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- 1Knights Templar Credited With First International Travellers' Cheques●The Knights Templar Issued the First International “Travelers’ Cheques” https:// buymeacoffee.com/newscafe/the- knights-
A history item is circulating claiming that the Knights Templar issued the first international "travellers' cheques" during the Middle Ages. The medieval military order, which grew wealthy protecting pilgrims travelling to the Holy Land, reportedly allowed travellers to deposit funds in one location and withdraw them in another using letters of credit, a forerunner of modern banking instruments.
- 2Scholar links The Longing game to medieval time●Last paper of # MAMG26 day one! Jéssica Iolanda Costa Bispo argues that the real-time temporality of The Longing (2020)
At the Middle Ages in Modern Games conference (MAMG26), researcher Jéssica Iolanda Costa Bispo presented a paper arguing that The Longing (2020), with its real-time temporality, reflects medieval western senses of time and meditation in a way few video games can. The closing paper of the conference's first day drew attention from attendees discussing how games can model premodern experiences of time.
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A new trial suggests creatine's muscle and strength benefits may extend to middle-aged and older adults, not just younger athletes. The findings, covered by Nutritional Outlook, add to ongoing interest in the supplement as a fitness aid for aging populations. Health and fitness audiences are picking up the story as interest in strength training and supplementation among older adults keeps growing.
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A first-person account from Valet explores why a man in his 40s began taking creatine, reflecting a broader surge of interest in the supplement among adults over 40. Once associated mainly with bodybuilders, creatine is now widely discussed as a tool for preserving muscle mass, strength and possibly cognitive health as people age, with men in middle age increasingly adding it to their routines.
- 5Researcher examines why modders reshape historical puzzle games●And in our second paper for this session we have Andrew Griffiths talking about the puzzling question of why people use
At the Middle Ages in Modern Games conference session, researcher Andrew Griffiths presented a paper exploring why players use mods rather than building games from scratch when working on historical and pseudo-historical puzzle building. The work asks what draws game modders to existing titles when creating historically themed experiences, a question touching on creativity, community tools and accessibility in game development.
- 6Man jailed 15 years for blowing up London ULEZ cameras●A middle aged white man has been sent to # prison for 15 years after being found guilty of blowing up # ULEZ # CCTV # AN
A middle-aged man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of blowing up ULEZ surveillance cameras, including CCTV and ANPR units, around London. Courts said the explosions endangered the general public, and the lengthy sentence reflects that danger as an aggravating factor in the case.
- 7Why strength declines after 40 may not be ageing▼Nickhil Jakatdar explains why you may not be ‘ageing’ after 40: What is the real reason strength and fitn
Entrepreneur Nickhil Jakatdar argues that the loss of strength and fitness people attribute to ageing after 40 is often not ageing at all, but the result of reduced activity and lifestyle habits that can be reversed. His comments are drawing attention among readers interested in health, exercise and staying fit in middle age.
- 8How I finally lost my midlife belly in 75 days▼How I finally lost my midlife belly (in just 75 days)
The Telegraph has published a first-person account of losing midlife abdominal fat in just 75 days. The piece details the methods the writer used to tackle stubborn belly weight common in middle age, a topic that resonates with readers facing similar fitness struggles.
- 9The Tabula Rogeriana: a medieval world map from Norman Sicily●La Tabula Rogeriana Si tratta di un mappamondo in 70 fogli realizzato dal geografo e viaggiatore arabo Muhammad al-Idris
The Tabula Rogeriana is a world map in 70 sheets drawn by the Arab geographer and traveller Muhammad al-Idrisi in the 12th century. It was commissioned by Roger II of Sicily and forms an appendix to the so-called Book of Roger, one of the most advanced geographic works of the Middle Ages. Interest in the map centres on its remarkable accuracy and on the cultural encounter between Arab scholarship and the Norman court in Palermo that produced it.
- 10Sports dance promoted as health and fitness option for middle-aged and older adults●https://www. wacoca.com/life/469182/ スポーツダンス ― 中高年層のための健康とフィットネスの場。 # health # Kenkō # 健康
Sports dance is being highlighted as a way for middle-aged and older people to stay healthy and fit. The item promotes it as a health and fitness venue for the middle-aged and senior generations, framed around themes of health and wellbeing in Japanese.
- 11Medieval people mistook mammoth tusks for unicorn horns●'Giant tusks from Siberia were thought to be the horns of the mythical unicorn': What medieval people made of fossils before vertebrate paleontology
Giant tusks unearthed in Siberia were long believed to be the horns of the mythical unicorn, according to a Live Science feature on fossil interpretation before vertebrate paleontology existed. In the Middle Ages, huge bones and teeth found in the ground were commonly explained through myth, legend and folklore rather than science, with mammoth remains among the most famous examples of such misinterpretation.