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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1996

Page

13

Mario joins the 64 era with 3D moves and voice

The article notes Mario’s evolution from the NES to Super Mario World and the new 3D world of Super Mario 64 on Nintendo 64. It highlights 360 degree movement, adjustable camera, texture mapping and anti aliasing.

Santa Mario Mano Yoshi Jason Smith Brandon Bartlett Shawn Alley Cathy Sword Kay Bee Toy & Hobby Shop Music City Game Informer Magazine Los Angeles Redwood California Darth Vader Boba Fett Jabba the Hut the Emperor The Black Sun

Quick Takes Duck Duck Goose

Ducks geese and swans are water birds in the same family. Ducks are smallest and waddle with flat bills suited for straining food. Males often colorful, bond briefly. geese heavier with long necks and land plant diets, usually mate for life. Swans are the largest, mostly white.

Weightlifter Chemerkin Sets World Records At Olympics

Andrey Chemerkin of Russia delivered a remarkable super heavyweight performance at the Summer Olympics. He set a world mark in the clean and jerk with 73 pounds to his chest before lifting it overhead, snatched 435 1/2 pounds, and totaled 1,008 1/2 pounds which tied a world record set by Alexander Karlovich of Belarus in 1994. He finished fifth.

Charles Barkley Andrey Chemerkin Alexander Karlovich Belarus

Veins Look Blue From Color Filtering Not Blood Color

Explanation of why veins appear blue the skin acts as a color filter and deoxygenated blood is darker red not blue. Oxygenation changes blood color but skin and light scattering create the blue appearance in veins.

Man in the Moon Imagery and Lunar Plains

The article notes the moon is imaginary in concept but sunlight makes it appear bright. It describes dark areas visible from Earth as wide lava plains resembling a face, explaining they are large basaltic seas.

Earth

First Photographer to Create Lasting Image

Joseph Nicephore Niepce, a Frenchman, first integrated camera, film, and development to produce the lasting photograph in 1826. He made the earliest surviving image, marking the birth of photography.

Conn A Joseph Nicephore Niepce England Thomas Wedgwood Greece

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