Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 1) by Thomas A. Christie
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In this section: IntroductionExcerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.
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Syteria perform "Santa's Harley". We are a female fronted rock band that was born in 2015 and although we rehearse in Leeds we live all over South Yorkshire, England. Syteria is Jackie (Guitar, Vocals), Julia (Vocals), Keira (Bass Guitar, Vocals) and Pablo (Drums, Vocals).For bookings please visit: http://www.shockcity.co.uk/ or email: info@shockcity.co.uk , or Kaaren@shockycity.co.uk
Arleen Hurtado, flamenco dance - Lovesong
Arleen Hurtado grew up in Southern California, training in jazz, ballet and tap dance. In these years, she discovered Flamenco which is now her profession and she teaches classes, choreographs and performs in this style. For the past 18 years, Arleen has performed worldwide and toured throughout America showcasing her phenomenal talent.She has also toured and performed in United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Spain, Italy, Croatia, China and India. As well as the travelling, Arleen has featured in music videos, tv commercials and magazines. She is now based in Los Angeles where she teaches weekly flamenco classes and still performs and tours around America. Arleen Hurtado as she introduces the foundational movements and posture of flamenco dance in a fun and easy way. You’ll learn a flamenco song, how to count the rhythm, flamenco arm and hand styling, hip movements, basic footwork patterns and essential skirt styling and you’ll get a fun combo at the end to put everything together.