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Over the years, Obsidian Entertainment has developed a number of solid games, like Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas, giving players a reason to be excited about their next release. So, when The Outer Worlds, a title that seems to share a lot with Fallout, was revealed, it looked to have a lot of promise. This was furthered when we got to check it out at this year’s E3. Given so many things working for it, is The Outer Worlds another win for Obsidian or are their best years behind them? Here’s our The Outer Worlds Review.
If you played Fallout: New Vegas you will find the similarities between that and The Outer Worlds the moment the game starts. From scale to presentation to the overall feel, it will evoke a sense of familiarity to Fallout: New Vegas, though there are differences. There are a lot of things in The Outer Worlds that make it stand out on its own and it’s something fans of the genre will love.
The Outer Worlds follows a story of a player created colonist whose ship has been stuck in the Halcyon galaxy for about 70 years. Thanks to a scientist and fugitive named Phineas Welles, you awake from your slumber and start investigating the planet. Eventually you will learn why so many were put to sleep in the past. As you solve that mystery, you will tackle several side stories that will help shape the bigger picture. Just like in Fallout New Vegas, your actions will change the overall plot, giving you different directions and paths for the story.
But, before you can solve anything, you need to create your character. Options are rather limited, though skillsets are what is really important. To be competent when exploring different planets, it’s best that you have your skills set properly and choose perks that apply to your build. There are numerous skill trees that you can pick from, each with their own unique modifiers. For example, a ranged or melee character has a skill tree that focuses on weapons specific to that class. This can be overwhelming at first but the pacing makes it easy to figure it out in time.
Exploring every nook and cranny is something you should be doing in The Outer Worlds but unlike in Fallout games where the world is massive, The Outer Worlds is broken up into a variety of different planets. Just like in Mass Effect, you have a base ship in The Outer Worlds called The Unreliable. As you progress, more planets unlock. After selecting a planet you can explore alone or with up to two companions. Similar to Fallout, they are AI-controlled but you can control their equipment.
There are about six companions that you can recruit, each with their own personalities and can shape how battles and dialogue progress. The journey in getting them will not be an easy one as certain ones like Vica Max and Parvati have long quests before they join you. When it comes to using them in battle, they have certain uses such as enemies can’t detect them but when it comes to relying on them, they can be unpredictable.
As you defeat enemies you’ll find new armor and weapons to use in combat. Some of these items are unique and give different stats based off who equips them. These also play into different play styles, so make sure to mix and match accordingly. What makes The Outer Worlds stand out is the variety of types of equipment out there. Not to mention that there are different sets scattered throughout the worlds that you can loot.
In making your weapons pack a punch when taking down enemies, there are a lot of mods to further a weapons usefulness. Things like the plasma launcher or gravity-defying grenade launchers are great if you’re looking for something powerful and stylish.
Surprisingly, it’s not as long as you would expect from an RPG. There is about 20 hours of gameplay, falling shy of the usual 100+ in Fallout, though it’s a choice that encourages additional play throughs. In addition, there is also a Supernova difficulty that you can unlocked, which offers new challenges to overcome.
When it comes to combat, The Outer Worlds has a similar style to the Fallout games. The gunplay feels a little wonky and far from perfect. It feels sloppy most of the time but when it comes to shooting, there is something called Time Dilation Skill that plays similar to V.A.T.S in Fallout games. With the Time Dilation Skill active, you get to slow down time, allowing you to hit your enemy in the body parts you want. As you level up the Time Dilation Skill, more features get unlocked such as being able to see weak spots and cripple body parts. In reality, the skill is like a modified V.A.T.S but it works and is very helpful. If you are hoping this game will be a straight out gunplay, you will be disappointed as the combat is very similar to Fallout that is wonky and dated but it works.
One of the main highlights that I find really enjoyable in The Outer Worlds is the writing and the characters you interact with. Every character you meet has something to say. The conversations you get are deep enough for any RPG fan to like. It has flair to the tone of conversations that you get to see from a serious one to a very humorous one. For someone who has played every Fallout title, I find the characters and conversations to be a little more interesting and humorous in The Outer Worlds.
Visually, the game looks phenomenal on Xbox One X. Thanks to 4K support, the game looks very crisp and detailed. There are occasional hiccups like pop-ins but it’s very minimal. However, compared to the current-gen visual art styles and character model of other games, it does leave a lot to be desired. It looks a little bit dated as it’s similar to the engine Fallout New Vegas used but improved. Though when it comes to visiting several planets, the design is simply outstanding as it’s vibrant and colorful.
The Outer Worlds Review – Verdict
It’s easy to see The Outer Worlds was inspired by Fallout, though it’s so much more than that. Where it might not be as vast as Fallout: New Vegas, clever writing and a choice-based narrative more than makeup for it. Combat feels similar, which can be viewed as a downside, though it is certainly not a deal-breaker. Flaws aside, The Outer Worlds is a fun RPG that offers a fair amount of replayability. Between comical and fun narratives and plenty of RPG elements, it feels like the spiritual successor of Fallout: New Vegas and that is certainly alright.
[Editor’s Note: The Outer Worlds was reviewed on the Xbox One X platform and was provided to us for review purposes.]


Adidas lifts profit forecast for third time running
German sporting goods brand Adidas lifted its profit forecast for the third time in six months on Thursday after better-than-expected preliminary results in the second quarter. The firm said it had earned a net profit of 291 million euros ($322.7 million) in the three months to June -- 99 percent more than the same period in 2015. Higher sales will push Adidas' net profit growth for the year to between 35 and 39 percent, the company said, at least 10 percentage points more than previously predicted.
Solar panels blaze at water park in Taiwan heatwave
More than 1,200 people were evacuated from a Taiwan water park after solar panels caught fire in the midst of a heatwave that has seen record power consumption as the island struggles to keep cool. Local media reported the fire in Taipei -- which left a swathe of solar panels at the park blackened and distorted -- could have been sparked by soaring temperatures. The Taipei water park's chief engineer Wang Ming-fu said the fire may have been the result of a short circuit due to high temperatures or the overheating of the panels, which have been in service for 10 years, Taiwan's Central New Agency reported.
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Home flight simulator in MH370 captain's home plotted Indian Ocean course: JACC
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Hotter weather expected near blaze that killed 1
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Russia announces humanitarian operation in AleppoMOSCOW (AP) ? Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Russia and the Syrian government will open humanitarian corridors and offer a way-out for Islamic State fighters wanting to lay down their arms.
Volkswagen says net profit falls 57% in second quarter
Scandal-struck car manufacturer Volkswagen said Thursday that its profits fell in the second quarter by 57 percent to 1.15 billion euros ($1.3 billion). Second-quarter profits were weighed down by almost 2.5 billion euros of special items, mostly related to 2015's diesel emissions cheating scandal. "Further enormous feats of strength will be needed to contain the high costs of the diesel question," finance director Frank Witter said in a statement.
Iffy skies make pope take car, not copter to Poland shrine
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) ? Worry about bad weather prompted a last-minute change in Pope Francis' travel plans Thursday during his Polish pilgrimage, with the pontiff opting to take a car instead of a military helicopter to a shrine cherished by Poles as their spiritual capital.
Turkey shakes up military, closes media after coup bid
Turkey's top military commanders will decide Thursday on one of the most radical shake-ups in the history of the country's armed forces, as authorities shut down dozens of media outlets in a widening crackdown after a failed coup. The government ordered the closure of a total of 131 newspapers, TV channels and other media outlets as well as the discharge of 149 generals -- nearly half the armed forces' entire contingent of 358 -- for complicity in the putsch bid. The July 15 rebellion, which saw plotters bomb Ankara from war planes and wreak havoc with tanks on the streets of Istanbul in a bid to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has sparked a backlash affecting all aspects of Turkish life.
Biden to speak at vigil for slain Baton Rouge officers
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ? Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch are scheduled to speak Thursday at a Baton Rouge vigil honoring the three law enforcement officers who were killed by a lone gunman during a shootout outside a convenience store.


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Book Review: God Help The Child
It's hard to approach anything new by Toni Morrison with any degree of objectivity. The weight of all she has written hangs heavy in the air, making it tough to look beyond her breath-taking prose
It's hard to approach anything new by Toni Morrison with any degree of objectivity. The weight of all she has written hangs heavy in the air, making it tough to look beyond her breath-taking prose.
She still employs her well-honed techniques in the form of magical realism, that catch-all term for much of her recent fiction, as well as sudden shifts between distinct viewpoints. What marks God Help The Child as different from her earlier work, is that it is set in our time.
The novel revolves around a young girl with 'blue-black' skin called Lula Ann Bridewell or 'Bride', who is neglected and abused by her light skinned parents, Louis and Sweetness. As she grows into a wilful young woman, she loses her lover, Booker, and then drops everything to go in search of him.
An accident leads her to a white family, where she meets a mysterious white girl called Rain, who is dealing with her own painful past. Naturally, this facile paraphrasing of the plot ignores the sheer beauty of the language employed to tell the tale. She uses her characters to explore issues of race and identity that have been important to her since Sula was published.
She continues to write sentences that appear to have been dipped in honey, but fails to let us get under the skin of her protagonist. There are a number of ideas at work here, but also a few subplots that simply fail to reach any resolution. In the hands of a lesser writer, this could have been a disaster.
That it still manages to be a fabulous novel is testament to Morrison's powerful voice. She still has a lot to say and, for that alone, we ought to be grateful.
- God Help The Child, Toni Morrison, Penguin Random House, 599. Available in leading bookstores.

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The African Literacy Art and Development Association (ALAD) is a dynamic 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose Board of Directors collectively has more than 400 years of professional experience working in Africa. The main focus of ALAD is to help make the communities of rural Ghana, West Africa, self-sustaining places to live by promoting literacy and small business development.
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Develop community, small-scale businesses to generate cash income and employment to improve the community’s living standards. A portion of net income is set aside to maintain the community’s library, literacy and pre-school centers.
Enhance Americans’ literacy of African culture and history through projects which utilize contemporary and traditional African art to build awareness of the peoples of Africa.
Our mission will enhance the quality of life for the men, women, and children in rural communities in Ghana, West Africa and provide options where previously there were none " one village at a time".
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE Baccarat Tips?
Baccarat can be an Italian word which means “three cards face up”. Baccarat is a solitaire card game usually played in casinos. It’s a comparing card game usually played between a couple of hands, such as for example two diamond cards and a four of a kind (query) card. Each baccarat coup includes three possibilities: player, banker, and tie. There are two ways to play baccarat.
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Overall, a baccarat player can reduce his risk by placing a lower stake. Players can perform this by choosing a house edge of significantly less than fifty percent. Because of this a player has to set up twice as much money as he would for any other bet, however the house edge is still lower than the casino’s. Players may also greatly increase their residence edge by choosing an exotic or quality value card, or playing multiple hands at 온라인 바카라 once. Although baccarat is normally played at home, you can find literally a large number of casino restaurants all over the world that offer baccarat as a casino game.
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As for the actual game of baccarat, it is relatively simple to learn. Players focus on five regular cards and four special cards. A player may also include one additional card called a diamante. A new player starts by putting the standard cards in the center of the table and then making their choice from among the six special cards. Following a previous rule, the player should always be using the first five cards they possess, counting forward from the fifth card.

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Seventies-themed glamping elopement inspiration in Manitoba, Canada
This shoot in Matlock, Manitoba’s Kinloch Grove depicts a 70s-style glamping elopement with a focus on yellows, reds, oranges, and neutral browns. The casual celebration features a camping trailer with a wood paneled interior and a beige exterior, as well as Eddie and Ryan, a real LGBTQ+ couple, dressed in custom suspenders, beige dress pants and feather pin boutonnieres.
The couple feasted on macaroons and posed amidst lush green trees and a wide blue sky.
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Photographer: Christina W. Kroeker Creative
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Denali National Park Gates of the Arctic National Park Lake Clark National Park & Preserve Glacier Bay National Park Katmai National Park & Preserve Seward & Kenai Fjords Wrangell St. Elias National Park High & Low Weather Summary for the Past Weeks Temperature Humidity Pressure; High: 27 °F … 7:08 pm. 3 hours of sunshine per day; 13. Any commercial use is illegal. Weather in Denali is extremely variable. Summer months (generally May – September) bring temperatures between 33-75 degrees Fahrenheit. In summer, temperatures are usually in the 60's with highs, rarely, to 85 degrees F. In mid-summer, almost 21 hours of possible daylight give ample opportunities for recreational activities. Our weather history covers any place on earth at any given time regardless of availability of weather stations. K'esugi Ken Campground - outstanding. Does it rain in Denali National Park … Talkeetna Air Taxi : Get a live view of Denali from Talkeetna via Talkeetna Air’s webcam. See weather overview. 30 years of hourly historical weather data for Denali National Park can be purchased with history+. Be prepared with the most accurate 10-day forecast for Trapper Creek, AK with highs, lows, chance of precipitation from The Weather Channel and Weather.com Book a public use cabin at one of the most beautiful and serene places you can drive to in Alaska. The simulated weather data have a spatial resolution of approximately 30 km and may not reproduce all local weather effects, such as thunderstorms, local winds, or tornadoes. Denali State Park - K'esugi Ken … Free Long Range Weather Forecast for Denali National Park, Alaska. Various tour busses are offered during the summer months, and during the park's … All reviews great hiking south view princess tour dall sheep surrounding mountains weather was great alaska range hour tour denali caribou nature trail bear wildlife picnic rv scenery demonstration aurora. In 2014 we started to calculate weather models with historical data from 1985 onwards and generated a continuous 30-year global history with hourly weather data. In tropical and monsoon climates, the amounts may be underestimated. The 112 original Hillside Rooms and 64 RiverView Premium Rooms are nestled on the shoulder of Sugarloaf mountain, above the Denali National Park entrance. Here you will find the 14 day weather forecast for Denali National Park. Sunday 14-06 Monday 15-06 Tuesday 16-06 Wednesday 17-06 Thursday 18-06 Friday 19-06 Saturday 20-06; … Get the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) updates for the USA with current travel advice, statistics and online resources.-4-4°C max day temperature; 3. Current conditions, warnings and historical records Denali State Park is a 325,240-acre (131,620 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. 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Plan you week with the help of our 10-day weather forecasts and weekend weather predictions for Denali National Park, Alaska We recommend visitors dress in layers of clothing to make it easier to regulate body temperature and to pack for sun, wind, rain, and clouds… potentially all on the same day. The warmest weather wanes in August—it's been known to snow in August and evenings are chilly. Dubai, one of the hottest cities on earth, has almost none days below 40Â°C in July. Since 2007, meteoblue has been archiving weather model data. Denali State Park received trace amounts of snow since the last report. Accuweather: For an extended weather forecast months in advance using surface maps, computer models and collaboration with other meteorologists. 1-Day 3-Day 5-Day. There are normally 9 hours of bright sunshine each day in Denali National Park in June - that's 42% of daylight hours. All reviews great hiking south view princess tour dall sheep surrounding mountains weather was great alaska range hour tour denali caribou nature trail bear wildlife picnic rv scenery demonstration aurora. Add to My places Remove from My places. Overview; Hour by hour; Long term; Statistics; Maps; Talkeetna AK weather station: 109 m.a.s.l., 52.0 km away from Denali State Park. Denali National Park weather in October 2021. The K’esugi Ken Campground is the newest of the two campgrounds within Denali State Park and is an ideal choice for RV lovers looking for a little … Denali National Park and Preserve Weather Forecasts. Changes can be sudden with little warning. The Weather Channel Ski Forecast provides forecasts for Ski conditions in and around your area or anywhere in the world PO Box 455 The "mean daily maximum" (solid red line) shows the maximum temperature of an average day for every month for Denali National Park. The Beauty of Byers Lake. A Gem You Don’t Want to Miss. 20 mm of monthly rainfall; 1. New snow is in the forecast with accumulations up to 4". The wind rose for Denali National Park shows how many hours per year the wind blows from the indicated direction. Denali State Park is worth a visit when at Denali… Reservations can be made for these types of tours through local vendors. The answer is both—and then some. Hot days and cold nights (dashed red and blue lines) show the average of the hottest day and coldest night of each month of the last 30 years. Rochester Hills 76 contributions 20 helpful votes. Accuweather harnesses “the expert skills of the world’s leading meteorologists in tandem with the most robust database of forecast models, most advanced global forecast engine, proprietary patents, and comprehensive validation results pinpointed for every location on Earth.”. The average high during this season is between 15.9°F (-8.9°C) and -0.4°F (-18°C). The park is undeveloped wilderness with the exception of the two day-use areas, three campgrounds, and … Note: Simulated precipitation amounts in tropical regions and complex terrain tend to be lower than local measurements. Lowest recorded Seward temperature -19°F in Dec., 1977 Highest recorded Seward temperature 95°F in Aug., 1966 Past Weather in Denali — Graph °F. No heat & humidity; 20. Toggle navigation. 13 days with some rainfall-12-12°C min night temperature; 10. We travel through Denali State Park, upper Susitna Valley and take out near Trapper Creek, a historic gold mining town. Byers Lake Campground Find the most current and reliable 14 day weather forecasts, storm alerts, reports and information for Denali, AK, US with The Weather Network. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Denali … Gusts up to 70 mph decreasing to 60 mph late in the afternoon. Lowest 5 January, … The maximum temperature diagram for Denali National Park displays how many days per month reach certain temperatures. These times of year are fairly slow with tourists. This is the ideal location for travelers who want to stay close to Denali National Park. The meteoblue climate diagrams are based on 30 years of hourly weather model simulations and available for every place on Earth. 2015 Weather Summary: It was another interesting year for weather. Forecast as PDF. Lawrence H wrote a review Aug 2020. Fall foliage starts early in Denali, usually towards the end … Forecast as PDF. Graph explanation. Hi/Low, RealFeel®, precip, radar, & everything you need to be ready for the day, commute, and weekend! Here are a few resources with more detailed information about weather in the area. Call (907) 733-7238 for bookings. °F. Last 2 weeks of weather Find the most current and reliable 7 day weather forecasts, storm alerts, reports and information for [city] with The Weather Network. Weather forecast Denali National Park this week. During our stay we had it all. The precipitation chart is useful to plan for seasonal effects such as monsoon climate in India or wet season in Africa. Hide explanation. View of Alaska Range from Denali State Park. To learn more: Privacy & Terms. Packing for a trip to Alaska can quickly get overwhelming: do you need shorts, a ski cap, or both? Mile 146.5 off the Parks Highway Denali State Park weather forecast issued today at 6:08 pm. The landscape in August is chocked with berries, providing a feast for wildlife like bears. One day was sunny and warm. Denali National Park and Preserve weather forecast updated daily. Get the forecast for today, tonight & tomorrow's weather for Denali National Park, AK. The Alaska Range to the north protects the park from the dramatic temperature extremes common to Interior Alaska. Lawrence H wrote a review Aug. 2020. What Every Cruise Line Guest Needs to Know About Booking Tours, Best Places to Get Amazing Views of Denali (Mt. Likewise, "mean daily minimum" (solid blue line) shows the average minimum temperature. Temperatures this past week were in the single digits to mid 20's. Highs in the upper 20s to lower 30s. 10 hours of daylight per day ; 0. South winds 35 to 50 mph, except northwest around 15 mph in valleys west of toklat. Weather Underground’s network of 250,000+ personal weather stations is the largest of its kind and provides us with a unique ability to provide the most local forecasts based on actual weather data points. K’esugi Ken Campground . On average, it rains or snows a insignificant amount: consistently 0 times per month. meteoblue depends on cookies for best online experience, to analyse site usage and personalise advertising and content, for which we need your consent. Weather. Weather in Denali State Park is extremely variable. Note: In tropical climates like in Malaysia or Indonesia the number of precipitation days may be overestimated by a factor up to 2. Enter any city, zip or place. National Parks. This data can be used under the Creative Commons license "Attribution + Non-commercial (BY-NC)". Denali State Park - K'esugi Ken … Next forecast at approx. Average winter highs range from zero to 30 degrees F, wh… Overview; Hour by hour; Long term; Statistics; Maps; Today, Wednesday 16/09/2020; Time Forecast Temp. They give good indications of typical climate patterns and expected conditions (temperature, precipitation, sunshine and wind). Temperature Forecast NOAA; Temperature Real-Time ; Kenai Radar; National Satellite; National Synoptic; Denali State Park Temperature Statistics . Most visitors come to Denali National Park in Alaska in the summer when daytime temperatures are usually in the 50s and 60s, although they can climb to 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius). K'esugi Ken Campground - outstanding. Days with less than 20% cloud cover are considered as sunny, with 20-80% cloud cover as partly cloudy and with more than 80% as overcast. Example SW: Wind is blowing from South-West (SW) to North-East (NE). 8° 0 mm: Light air, 1 m/s from northeast: 18:00–00:00: Rain. The precipitation diagram for Denali National Park shows on how many days per month, certain precipitation amounts are reached. Wind speed units can be changed in the preferences (top right). Denali, a borough in south central Alaska, is home to Denali National Park, site of Mount McKinley, the tallest peak in the United States. Weather in Denali State Park is extremely variable. Beautiful landscape, extraordinary wildlife . These cool 10 to 20 degrees overnight for a daily temperature range of … Here are suggestions from Alaska.org on what to pack with information about layering, hats, shoes and even mosquito repellant recommendations that you can download here. How sunny is it in Denali National Park in June? Snow can fall any month of the year, particularly in the mountains. You can also see the cold winters in Moscow with a few days that do not even reach -10Â°C as daily maximum. While ReykjavĂk on Iceland has mostly cloudy days, Sossusvlei in the Namib desert is one of the sunniest places on earth. Byers lake remains hazardous due to marginal ice depths, open areas and thin ice … … Summer months (generally May – September) bring temperatures between 33-75 degrees Fahrenheit. WeatherTAB Denali National Park, Alaska Help °C °F. Annette G wrote a review Jun 2019. Download variables like temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation as CSV for any place on Earth. Newington, Australia 15 contributions 5 helpful votes. Download variables like temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation as CSV for any place on Earth. “Hiking in Denali State Park is much more fulfilling than the National Park.” “ ... We share all the planning details, tips and tricks in our post about Decoding Denali National Park. Monthly precipitations above 150mm are mostly wet, below 30mm mostly dry. Find us in the of Denali State Park at Byers Lake, Mile 147 Parks Highway, only 1 hour north of Talkeetna, Alaska. 30 years of hourly historical weather data for Denali National Park can be purchased with history+. You can explore the climate for any location like the Amazon rainforest, West-Africa savannas, Sahara desert, Siberian Tundraor the Himalaya. Denali in August. What’s the Weather Like in Denali State Park? 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EA DICE will release an update for the PlayStation 4 and PC versions ofBattlefield 4 tomorrow, addressing a one-hit kill glitch that has plagued the game since launch, among other fixes and improvements.
The patch will eliminate reported instances of a single bullet dealing damage multiple times upon impact, often resulting in one-hit kills. The PC version will see additional fixes that target audio bugs and screen blurring, while the PS4 patch will enable audio playback in video captures and fix crashes relating to large Friends lists.
The PC patch will deploy at 1:00 a.m. PST on December 3, while the PS4 update will be available "in the afternoon EU time."
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This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
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Bobst launches digital print subsidiary, unveils first machines
Friday, July 7, 2017
Bobst has launched a new subsidiary dedicated purely to digital printing, and signalled its first move into the textile and label printing space.
Mouvent was formed in late May as joint venture between Bobst and inkjet technology developer Radex but was given its official launch at its Wetzikon, Switzerland site yesterday (6 July). Bobst holds 50.1% of the shares and the rest are held by Radex shareholders, which has now ceased to exist as a company.
At the conference, Mouvent, which will be headed up by Radex co-founder Piero Pierantozzi, announced its first three printers, one for textile printing and two UV inkjet machines for labels.
Bobst chief executive Jean-Pascal Bobst said the development is a “watershed moment” for the future of digital printing.
Bobst said: “Today is a very special day. Our transformation started in 2009 when we announced that we wanted to be a major player in the world of digital printing. We want to be a leading player in digital now with industrial solutions; these evolutions are now part of our life.”
The 1.8m-wide eight-colour Mouvent TX801 is a multi-pass textile printer, capable of speeds up to 100m/min on a wide variety of fabrics with a maximum resolution of 1,200dpi.
The two UV-inkjet label printers, the LB701-UV and LB702-UV, both single-pass machines, are 170mm-wide and 340mm-wide respectively, also printing at 100m/min and offering 1,200dpi resolution on paper, self-adhesive labels and flexible materials.
The TX801 is available immediately while the label printers will be given their official launch at Labelexpo, Brussels, taking place from 25 to 28 September.
Two more textile printers are slated for release, one will be 3.4m-wide and will be released by the end of this year and the other will be single-pass and is due out in 2018. Pierantozzi said the machines cover 80% of the job “from roll to production”. Price was not disclosed.
The machines are based on Mouvent Cluster technology, a technology that Radex began developing from 2013 when it was formed by Pierantozzi and others after his previous business, Graph-Tech, was acquired by Domino Printing Sciences in 2012. It was 12 to 15 months ago that Pierantozzi first started speaking to Bobst about the possibility of combining and launching a new subsidiary.
The clusters use Fujifilm Dimatix Samba printheads and are designed to power machines running at up to 100m/min, at 1,200dpi resolution and 2,000dpi optical resolution. Each cluster is described as having four layers: electronics, ink supply, mechanical and printhead, and clusters are then put together in varying combinations to form a scalable Mouvent Matrix, dependent on the machine.
Each cluster, which supports the printhead, electronics and ink supply, is 3D printed in-house, although Pierantozzi did not disclose the machine being used to print these and how much each cluster costs to print.
Speaking to PrintWeek, Pierantozzi said: “This is the next generation. I think we are within the first that comes with 1,200dpi heads, so it’s faster, higher quality and we believe we have reached a very high integration level.
“Everything is integrated, we have no connectors, all the connectors are printed and they come out in one piece. So the number of parts is drastically reduced."
Mouvent develops, engineers, tests and industrialises its printers in-house based on the cluster. It develops water-based inks and coatings for various substrates, also in-house.
It has 80 employees now operating across five sites in Switzerland, with headquarters in Solothurn and the Wetzikon site focusing on textiles. 15 Radex engineers had previously been working on the technology but now a larger number of Bobst employees have moved over to the new company.
“The beauty [with Radex] was no customers, no daily business, just 100% focused on that, we had nothing else in mind and the outcome is the cluster,” added Pierantozzi.
“We started with traditional manufacturing, metal, and then wanted to do some prototypes and in the end decided to fully produce it 3D, which really opened up new ways.”
Infotrends director Ralf Schlozer, who attended the conference, said the Mouvent technology was “an interesting concept”.
“It is exciting and I’d need to look at it more but there may be the need for a bit of fine-tuning with end users,” he said.
Last month, Bobst launched its web-fed service offering to the UK.


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Bernard the German
By Grant Lawrence
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Bernard the German is the tragic tale of the giant of Desolation Sound, a true story of an ox of a man who died just as he lived- very remarkably, while following his dreams right to his grave. This 10-part series will take you on an adventure around the world, from the war-torn rubble of post-war Germany, to the coastal wilderness of Desolation Sound, B.C., to the dangerous but alluring tropical climes of the South Seas. Told in a fast-paced serialized format, this epic tragedy will appeal to anyone with a thirst for wanderlust.
||CleanChapter Ten - Part Two - The End||Bernard the German's colourful and adventurous life comes to a tragic and unpredictable end in Fiji.||12/29/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Ten - Part One - The Paradise||Bernard the German and Darragh the Irishman barely survive what turns out to be Cyclone Thomas, a Category 4 tropical storm. They find themselves closest to Fiji, where life changes in ways the big German could have never have predicted.||12/23/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Nine - The Storm||Bernard the German's dream of sailing around the world is threatened when he is diagnosed with cancer, but thanks to an Irish lucky charm / skipper-for-hire named Darragh McCarthy, together the two misfits attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean.||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Eight - The Sailboat||After a serious health scare, Bernard the German decides to sell his hand-built eagle's nest of a cabin in Desolation Sound to follow his second dream: sailing around the world.||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Seven - The Goodbye||Bernard the German rushes to help a Desolation Sound neighbour whose cabin has erupted into flames.||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Six - The Binoculars||Bernard the German is viciously attacked by several of the creatures that roam the dense woods behind his Desolation Sound cabin.||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Five - The Cabin||Bernard the German shook the Alberta dust once and for all and moved his young family to the West Coast where he took up work at the docks, always possessed to own a waterfront cabin in the wilderness. A one-line ad in the newspaper led him to...||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Four - The Striker||When Bernard the German arrived in Canada in the late 1960s, he was immediately the target of anti-German bullying in the Alberta capital of Edmonton. He eventually took matters into his own hands... or feet... as it were.||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Three - The Old Country||You'd have to go back to the late-1940s war-torn aftermath of penniless rubble and hunger in the oldest town in Germany to fully understand who Bernard the German really was, and how he eventually made it to Canada in the middle of the swingin'...||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter Two - The Gift||After a tense stand off at the Okeover government wharf, host Grant Lawrence and his friends thought they had left the menacing Bernard the German behind, until the huge man shows up invited in his boat in front of the Lawrence cabin in the wilds of...||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
||CleanChapter One - The Fender Bender||Host Grant Lawrence meets Bernard the German for the first time at the Okeover government wharf at the edge of the BC wilderness near Desolation Sound. The German's towering presence is instantly intimidating and leaves Lawrence and his friends...||12/21/2018||Free||View in iTunes|
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So enjoyed hearing this series on CBC, and again in podcast form. Grant is a masterful storyteller, and Bernard's life story is fascinating.
Bernard the German
What an incredible life well lived and well told!
Disrespectful! Not funny. Stupid jaunty irritating manner. Simpering. And the music, inappropriate. The tone was too light-hearted for a interesting story with a tragic end.

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We recently reported on a project by Microsoft to develop a special ROM for Android devices allowing them to run Windows 10 for phones. Xiaomi, which is partnering with Microsoft on the program, recently showed off its flagship Mi 4 device running the new operating system.
But it seems that Xiaomi may not be the only company to support the project, as the new OS has recently been seen running on the ZTE Nubia 9, an unannounced Android smartphone.
Spotted at the WinHEC conference in China by MyDrivers.com, the Nubia Z9 features a 5.2-inch full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, and an Adreno 430 GPU. 32 GB of internal storage is provided for users, with 3 GB of RAM. It also comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with OIS (optical image stabilization), and an 8-megapixel front shooter for selfie-lovers. While ZTE has not yet announced the device, it was widely believed that it would be released with Android 5.0 Lollipop on board.
Xiaomi and ZTE are not the only companies to have experimented with the Windows Phone operating system for their Android handsets. Back in August last year, HTC launched a Windows Phone version of their One M8 Android flagship smartphone. Moreover, a company called "Wei Yan" in China is also rumored to launch the Sofia, a device that dual boots both Windows 10 for phones and Android 5.0 Lollipop.


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Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Genes Have a Link to Fertility
Genes that increase a woman's risk of breast and ovarian cancer also make her more fertile, according to researchers. Women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are more likely to have children who could develop the diseases, and the fact that the genes have not been "weeded out" by natural selection indicates they may confer advantages as well as harmful effects. University of Utah scientists found that women possessing genes bore significantly more children, especially those born before 1930 who lacked access to modern contraception.

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For this young family, we created an interactive garden for play, eco-education and entertaining. The rear garden is inspired by numerous orchard trees and large vegetable boxes where the children love to plant and harvest.
A dry stream bed doubles as an active rear drainage system that collects water from adjoining properties and downspouts. The children enjoy the “creek” year-round with boulders and benches gently forming outdoor rooms.
The entire garden reflects a cohesive design with the front garden displaying a dry stream bed to take advantage of the graceful natural slope. A warm sense of entry was created using natural stone and plants for low water use while keeping deer and rabbits at bay throughout the seasons.


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Lucknow, Aug 11: Social activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey and his activist wife Arundhati Dhuru were put under house arrest in Lucknow on Sunday to prevent them from holding a protest against the abrogation of article 370 and communication blockade in Jammu and Kashmir.
The proposed protest ‘Stand for Kashmir’ was to be held on Sunday evening at the GPO Park, as per an IANS report.
“All of a sudden, police in four vans arrived at our house in the morning and told us that we cannot stage the dharna, because of prohibitory orders in the city. They said the prohibitory orders would be lifted after Independence Day. So I told them that we would stage the dharna after the orders are lifted. Yet, they are standing outside my house and no one is allowed to enter or leave the house,” Pandey said.
His wife Arundhati Dhuru is the national convener of the National Alliance of People’s Movement.
Several activists, journalists and civil society members have slammed the UP government for their house arrest. Here is a collection of some Twitter reactions

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The process of devising solutions for conflict resolution generally configures a challenging task. There exist different approaches to address the problem, namely the use of case-based models or even relying on the parties themselves to perform the task. From a computational point of view, these problems generally represent a NP-complete problem. In order to surpass this shortcoming, in this paper it is presented a biologically inspired method to deal with the problem in which genetic algorithms are used to create possible solutions for a given dispute. The approach presented is able to generate a broad number of diverse solutions that cover virtually the whole search space for a given problem. This approach provides better results than a case-based approach since: (1) it is independent of the legal domain and (2) it does not depend on the number and quality of cases present in a database. The results of this work are being applied in a negotiation tool that is part of the UMCourt conflict resolution platform.


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The dismissal and re-engagement on new terms of hundreds of British Gas engineers made the headlines last month.
With a background in City of London law firms, we are delighted to welcome Angharad Birch to our team.
As the vaccination rollout in the UK progresses, and more staff return to their workplaces as lockdown restrictions ease, there has been much debate in recent weeks about whether employers can require their staff to have a COVID-19 vaccine.
The menopause has long been a subject that “we just don’t talk about”. Signs are that this is starting to change, thanks to recent campaigns.

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Female rowers struggling to compete as their club’s boats are made for men have made a heartwarming video comparing their petite hands and feet with those of their male counterparts.
Despite being founded in 1875 women didn’t start rowing at Northwich Rowing Club until the late 1970s.
The club now has 100 female members – the same amount as men – but despite this the club doesn’t have a boat specifically designed for women, something which they say means they can’t train on an equal level to the men.
Desperate to keep rowing, the female members of the club, aged between 13-70, have made a heartfelt video in a bid to win £15K from Active Cheshire towards a boat made especially for them.
The video, which to date (January 14) has had 5,700 votes, shows the women of the club, including Team GB’s Lucy Burgess, exercising by the River Weaver and comparing their hands, feet and height to the male rowers saying “we’ve got a problem”.
The women have been trying to rally votes by posting the link to the video on social media using the hash tag #thisgirlcan – a Sport England campaign which aims to encourage women of all sizes and fitness levels to enjoy sport.
Captain Rachel Hooper said: “We want our women to be able to aspire to race at the same level as our me, but in order to do that they need equipment that’s actually designed for women.
“A new boat and blades costs in excess of £15,000 but with a grant from the Active Anywhere Fund we could buy a boat that would give women and girls the opportunity to train and race specifically with them in mind, and rowing boats last a long time, we’re talking about a piece of equipment that will still be in use in 20 years
“So please vote for us, not only to help our current female members reach their potential but also to help the women and girls who will join our club in the future.”
To vote for Northwich Rowing Club for the prize visit the Active Cheshire website.
The Active Cheshire bid
Energetic schools and community groups are currently competing to get their hands on bundles of cash to promote fitness.
The bid is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the not-for-profit sporting charity, which promotes sport and wellbeing in Cheshire and Warrington.
Community groups, fitness fanatics and schools are bidding for three prizes, one of £15,000, one of £5,000 and five of £1,000 from the Northwich-based charity.
To win they have to submit a video of their plans to the website and wait for the public to vote for their proposals, the top three in each category get through to a judging panel. We can exclusively reveal there could be a wildcard in each category.
The shortlist will be announced in the first week of February and the winning three will be announced by February 28.
Mark Banford, of Active Cheshire, said: “There is an opportunity for a wildcard for each category which the judges believe is an innovative project but has not had the same reach.
“One might get a lot of votes but the judges might not think it is the most affective.”


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Fighting Human Trafficking in NiagaraPublished on February 26, 2021
Niagara Falls - The Ontario government is taking action to help enhance efforts to fight human trafficking in Niagara. The proposed, tough new legislation and amendments to existing legislation build upon the province's comprehensive, $307 million Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy launched in March 2020. This legislation reinforces Ontario's commitment to fight human trafficking and demonstrates continued leadership in responding to this pervasive crime.
The changes would, if passed, strengthen efforts in Niagara to increase awareness of human trafficking, protect victims and intervene early, support survivors, and hold offenders accountable.
"Our government is taking deliberate steps to put an end to human trafficking and protect victims and potential victims of this terrible crime," said Premier Doug Ford.
"This tough new Legislation builds on our Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy we introduced nearly a year ago, giving law enforcement additional tools to help prevent and deter human trafficking."
"Sex trafficking is Ontario's dirty little secret and this new legislation, if passed, would expose those who are trafficking women and girls in every part of Ontario," said Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries.
"As Ontario's minister for heritage, sport, tourism and culture I'm committed to ensuring this criminal activity is prevented in our hotels, motels, short term rentals and at our convention and meeting spaces. To protect those vulnerable women we must have a whole of government approach."
"Human trafficking is a vile and terrible crime, that needs to be fought with everything possible," said Sam Oosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West.
"This legislation will provide important tools to our law enforcement partners to crack down on traffickers in communities in Niagara and across the province. To survivors and those being trafficked: we hear you and will continue doing what is needed to protect and support you."
The proposed changes include two new acts – the Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy Act, 2021 and the Accommodation Sector Registration of Guests Act, 2021 – as well as amendments to the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 and the Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017. Together, the proposed changes would support the government’s response to human trafficking by:
- Supporting a long-term provincial response to human trafficking and emphasizing that all Ontarians have a role to play in combatting human trafficking
- Strengthening the ability of children’s aid societies and law enforcement to protect exploited children
- Supporting more survivors and the people who support them in obtaining restraining orders against traffickers, with specific consideration for Indigenous survivors
- Increasing the government’s ability to collect non-personal data to better understand and respond to human trafficking
- Providing law enforcement with more tools to locate victims and charge traffickers by:
- Increasing penalties for traffickers who interfere with a child in the care of a children’s aid society
- Clarifying how and when police services can access information from hotel guest registries to help deter trafficking and identify and locate victims, while establishing regulation making authority to include other types of accommodation providers
- Requiring companies that advertise sexual services to have a dedicated contact to support investigations into suspected human trafficking.


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Boston police say two people were stabbed in the city's Roslindale neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon.
The stabbing was reported around 4:20 p.m. in the area of 100 Brookway Road.
Both victims were taken by ambulance to area hospitals. Their injuries are not life threatening, police said.
No further details were immediately available.
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Former Strictly pro James, 42, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to share the heartbreaking news with fans about his dad's health condition.
James explained that his father has a tumour, which is an "aggressive cancerous one and is terminal" and will be lucky to "live another year".
He'd written the emotional lengthy caption alongside a sweet video of his dad playing with his and wife Ola's cheery five-month-old daughter Ella.
But former EastEnders star and Stacey Solomon's partner Joe seemingly glossed over James' devastating note, and wrote: "This vid is amazing!! It's so good to see your dad doing better xxxxx".
His tone deaf comment was quickly called out by numerous social media users.
One hit back: "His dad isn’t 'doing better' he has just been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour. Read the post properly…."
"You really need to read the post by James. His dad has terminal cancer," another wrote.
Earlier this year, doctors initially diagnosed James' dad with a stroke after he was suffering seizures, but it was actually a sign of an aggressive brain tumour.
He explained: "We were told several times that 100% he had had a stroke and that’s why they were struggling to control his seizures... but after the 3rd time of being admitted to hospital I knew something was not quite right.
"It was what I had dreaded, my dad has a tumour and after having a biopsy it’s come back that it’s an aggressive cancerous one. The worst kind unfortunately.
"We have been told that it’s not advisable to operate because of where the tumour is and wouldn’t actually make that much difference even if they could.
"The end result is, it’s terminal, and they are saying with chemotherapy and radiotherapy we might be lucky and get a year with him."


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Dr. Arif Engin Çetin, who is the group leader of Nanophotonics and Biodetection Systems Lab at IBG, has published his new work.
Dr. Arif Engin Çetin, who is the group leader of Nanophotonics and Biodetection Systems Lab at IBG, has published his new work performed in collaboration with the researchers from Koç University in the prestigious “ACS Applied Materials&Interfaces” journal (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c09455).
The authors showed the first proof of principle that plasmonics can be used for enhanced capacitive currents for neurostimulation. Plasmonics is the study of the interactions of optical-frequency electromagnetic field oscillations with the free electrons on a metal or plasma. It is widely used in chemical and biological sensing; such as Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, super lenses and bio-imaging.
This study is significant in terms of introducing a new way of using plasmonics for safe and effective neurostimulation of neurons. We congratulate Çetin Lab members, and group members of Dr. Sedat Nizamoğlu Lab at Koç University.


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Holly Lyn Walrath will be joining us this summer for Rendezvous in the Rockies in Breckenridge. She graciously allowed me to ask her a few questions to find out a bit more about her life and writing and her forthcoming poetry chapbook, Glimmerglass Girl, from Finishing Line Press (available for pre-order April 9th!).
We’re so thrilled you’ll be joining us for a writers’ retreat in Breckenridge this summer! What are your thoughts on honoring creativity and/or creative play? How important are these to you?
I think a lot about Ursula K. Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards (http://www.ursulakleguin.com/Index-NBFMedal.html) where she says “Resistance and change often begin in art.” Honoring creativity to me means staying true to who you are as an artist and not chasing the market. This is so hard to do, because as writers we need to self-promote. But to me, the moment when we break free of the external world and instead let the internal world guide our process is the moment when we are capable of true art that will enact change.
When I feel a piece is enacting change in myself, that’s when I know it’s working. That’s what I strive for in creativity—break through, surprise, unsettling, resettling, a quiet dawning of realization.
You described your recent (amazing) flash in Fireside Magazine, entitled “knick knack, knick, knack” as one of your own favorites. Can you talk about the process of writing it and why it’s one of your favorites? I love that first line by the way…
I think the title of this piece is one of the best I’ve written so far, a nod to the old children’s rhyme, This Old man. Conceptually, I was inspired by the work of Hayao Miyazaki and his use of the Japanese tree spirits called Kodama, which appear in his film Princess Mononoke. But the piece is mostly drawn from the personal experience of struggling to put aside the demands of a parent. I’m interested in stories that put a new twist on the Mother-Daughter story. My own Mom has pretty much never known how to handle my creative side. I wanted to acknowledge that we don’t all have great relationships with our mothers, we don’t all want to follow in our parent’s footsteps.
Respond to this quote by Dani Shapiro: “If I dismiss the ordinary — waiting for the special, the extreme, the extraordinary to happen — I may just miss my life… To allow ourselves to spend afternoons watching dancers rehearse, or sit on a stone wall and watch the sunset, or spend the whole weekend rereading Chekhov stories—to know that we are doing what we’re supposed to be doing — is the deepest form of permission in our creative lives.”
Oh man, how do I struggle with this! Lately my schedule has been cram-jam full of lovely writing-related things that make me happy and give me a deep sense of purpose. But I’ve found it really hard to turn off lately, to explore the small, quotidian pieces of life that make it worthwhile on a deeper level.
The only way I’ve found to recapture this lately is going out canoeing with my husband. We paddle out on Armand Bayou and there’s always a moment when the water quiets, we slip away from the shore where people are picnicking and playing with their dogs, and everything we left behind sinks into the stillness. Cranes and vultures circle the sky, gators lurk in the shallows, and that’s how I turn off the rest of the world.
Anything else you’d like to share? Something we probably didn’t know about you?
Pre-orders for my first chapbook, Glimmerglass Girl (Finishing Line Press), start April 9th. This chapbook is a series of illustrated poems about femininity. Information on my website: Holly Lyn Walrath
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A lot of people don’t know that I worked in finance for three years. My mother is still disappointed that I quit that job, ha. Now I’m a freelance editor, but I still get random phone calls from my family asking for advice on money matters.
Well, we’re glad you pursued writing (and editing) instead! Thanks so much, Holly, and best of luck with your upcoming poetry chapbook!
Holly Lyn Walrath is a writer of poetry and short fiction. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Fireside Magazine, Liminality, Crab Fat Magazine, and other places. She is a freelance editor and volunteer with Writespace, a nonprofit literary center in Houston, Texas. She currently resides in Seabrook, Texas. Find her on Twitter @hollylynwalrath or at hlwalrath.com.
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In the animated musical adventure Vivo a music-loving kinkajou called Vivo (Lin-Manuel Miranda) sets out to deliver a song written by his friend Andrés (Juan de Marcos González) to his long-lost love Marta (Gloria Estefan). Along the way, Vivo befriends an energetic young girl called Gabi (Ynairaly Simo) who helps him in his quest.Continue reading →
Just as reading a great short story can have an impact in a relatively few pages, short films also can entertain, inform and challenge us with limited running times. Most of our favorite filmmakers started their careers making short subjects. Which of this year’s Oscar™ nominated creators will be the makers of the next breakout independent film on their way to a studio blockbuster? You can watch and place your bets. And remember that this year the public has seen all nominated movies the same way most Academy members have been watching them for years—at home.
M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity – Witty, touching, and illuminating. As we listen to a choice selection of Escher’s words, exuberantly delivered by Stephen Fry, we see – in stills, clips, and animation – how Escher’s ingenious notions and preoccupations become works of art.
“I think it’s in my basement…Let me go upstairs and check.”
― M.C. Escher
By Steve Segal
Maurits Cornelis Escher commonly known as M.C. Escher was an artist who has inspired millions with his unique vision. This is made abundantly clear in the film M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity, a hugely entertaining and informative documentary.
Do you remember a short film called Creature Comforts?
Stop motion clay animated zoo animals were given voice by a series of non-actors in series of “man on the street” type interviews where they talk about the advantages and disadvantages of living in a zoo. In 1991 the film won an Academy Award for director Nick Park and Aardman Animations.


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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
NEWS: Marc Webb To Remake Just Another Love Story...
Late last night, the trades were bombarded with news, primarily about a brand new remake getting lined up by Mandate Pictures.
It appears as though Mandate has tapped 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb to remake the 2009 film, Just Another Love Story, which was previously directed by Danish film maker Ole Bornedal, and was released in only 2 theatres this past January.
I had a chance to see the film once it hit DVD, and I must say, it's quite fantastic. The film follows a family man, who attempts to do a good deed for an acident victim suffering from amnesia, only to fall deeper and deeper into her complicated and violent life.
As /Film points out, this reminds film fans of Christopher Nolan's remake of the Swedish film, Insomnia, which he would later redo, only 5 years after the originals release. These situations are the only ones in which I think a remake may be a good thing, or at least not necisarilly a bad one. If anything, we will get an interesting shift in tone for Webb (500 Days is a sweet tale of love, but Love Story is a dark and heavy film noir/suspense film), but the original, a great film, will hopefully get some buzz and some added viewings as it is available at most film rental shops.
Webb has also been attatched to the much talked about remake of Jesus Christ Superstar, which to me, while a good fit, isn't as interesting a concept as his remake of Love Story.
What do YOU think?
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Danco Brushed Nickel Universal Adjustable Tub & Shower Flange
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Even with all of its might, the StudioBook Pro X that ASUS announced today isn't the most powerful StudioBook in terms of graphics. That accolade is reserved for the StudioBook One, with its Quadro RTX 6000 graphics. In fact, ASUS says this is the first (and currently only) laptop to harness the Quadro RTX 6000, and both it and NVIDIA say it's "the world's most graphically-powerful laptop." Well, at least it is for now.
The 15-inch StudioBook One has angled corners where most laptops are rounded. Not everyone is going to be a fan of that design touch. And for such a powerhouse, the machine appears to be pretty thin. The StudioBook One also has 9th-gen Intel Core i9 processors and its 4K UHD display covers the entire Adobe RGB gamut, is Pantone validated and has a 120Hz refresh rate. Unfortunately, that's all we know for now as ASUS didn't mention pricing or availability for the StudioBook One just yet.
If a desktop is more your style, ASUS debuted the ProArt Station D490MX as it expands that lineup. Once again, creatives are the target audience here with a 9th-gen Intel i9 processor with up to 64GB DDR memory. You can choose between NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 or GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics, and there's dual storage onboard with a 512GB SSD and 1TB hard drive. There's also two Thunderbolt 3 ports up front, so you don't have to go messing around back to connect things. The ProArt Station D490MX will be available in Q4.
We're not done yet. ASUS is adding to its line of ProArt displays with the 32-inch PA32UCG. The company says it's the world's first HD1600 monitor with 120Hz refresh rate. The IPS panel offers 4K UHD resolution and mini LED backlighting. ASUS says 1,152 mini LEDs enable a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 1,000 nits of "full-screen sustained brightness." Thanks to ASUS Smart HDR Technology, the PA32UCG supports HDR 10, Dolby Vision and more. Color accuracy is paramount for these devices, and this one has a Delta-E rating of less than 1 (the closer to zero, the better). It also offers two Thunderbolt 3 ports, one DisplayPort and 3 HDMI ports alongside a USB hub. Again, no word on price, but this will likely be an alternative for creative pros who may be considering the Apple Pro Display XDR.
ASUS is also debuting a new ProArt Creator Center app that will help with things like color calibration and optimizing performance. It will also allow you to monitor the rendering process from your phone. Gone are the days when you feel the need to sit in front of your computer while it does its thing.
This stacked ProArt line is meant to compete directly with Acer's ConceptD series for creative professionals. They more or less mirror each other spec for spec down the line, though Acer's ConceptD 9 does have a rotating display hinge -- if you're into that sort of thing.
Update 9/14/19 8:19AM ET: This post has been updated with more info on the StudioBook One.


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Highwood Classic 300
As the name implies, this is an absolutely classic loop through the Kananaskis and foothills: starting in Cochrane, the ride takes the highest paved road in Canada over Highwood Pass (2350m) and then returns through the foothills via Longview, Black Diamond/Turner Valley and Bragg Creek. Not to be missed!
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Yukon cancels classes for Tuesday
YUKON — Classes in the Yukon school district have been canceled Tuesday following threats made on social media.
Monday night, the district posted this to its website:
"Due to an ongoing investigation and additional threats made via social media to our schools, Yukon Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17th. Yukon Public Schools is working closely with the Yukon Police Department, and in turn, the Yukon Police Department is working closing with Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to resolve these unsubstantiated threats.
"The safety of our students and employees is our primary concern. While we do not believe any of these threats to be credible, out of an abundance of caution we want to allow YPS and our law-enforcement partners to complete their investigations.
"If you have any information regarding specific individuals involved in these social media threats or any other information regarding these threats please contact the Yukon Police Department at 405.354.2553."


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Bellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 44,382 at the 2000 census. South of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Incorporated in 1855, it is the oldest city in Nebraska.It is the third-largest city in the state, just ahead of Grand Island. Tribal territory of the OtoeSettlement of what became Bellevue began when a fur trading post was built in 1822 by Joshua Pilcher, then president of the Missouri Fur Company based in St. Louis. The post was later known as Fontenelle’s Post after being run by Lucien Fontenelle, a trader who purchased it in 1828 representing the American Fur Company. The Post served as a central trading point with local Omaha, Otoe, Missouri and Pawnee tribes. Early French Canadian trappers named the area Belle Vue because of the beauty of the view from the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River.
Fontenelle sold the post in 1832 to the US Government for the Missouri River Indian Agency (also called the Bellevue Agency). By this time the fur trade had declined greatly. When the first Baptist missionaries, Moses and Eliza Merrill, arrived in 1833, the Indian agent let them stay at the post temporarily. They moved about eight miles to the west with the Otoe in 1835, where they established what was known as the Otoe or Moses Merrill Mission. Fontenelle’s Post was abandoned about 1839-1842.
Colonel Peter Sarpy, a trader and Louisiana Creole, established a trading post across the river from Bellevue in what became Iowa. It chiefly supplied the expeditions of European and United States settlers bound for Oregon and later, California’s Gold Rush. About 1846, Sarpy also set up a ferry between Bellevue and St. Mary’s, Iowa. By the 1850s one of his ferries ran by steam. He later became active in community affairs in Bellevue and helped plat and organize the town, as well as platting Decatur. The legislature named Sarpy County after him for his service in community organizing.
Ideally situated on the Missouri River with access to the Platte River Valley, Bellevue continued to grow. The community became a hub for transfer of manufactured goods from the East and furs from the West. From the 1840s until the 1850s, Bellevue prospered. With the decline of the fur trade, Bellevue changed during the decade of the 1850s. With the opening of eastern Nebraska to settlement in 1854, Bellevue experienced a building boom, with the erection of the First Presbyterian Church, a bank, a hotel, and dozens of private homes.
The boom was short-lived, however. The expansion accompanied a belief that the city was to be selected as the capital of the Nebraska Territory. Since the city was the oldest and most widely known settlement in the territory, Bellevue residents were optimistic. The new territorial governor, Francis Burt, had already moved into a residence in Bellevue. Shortly after arriving, Governor Burt died. His successor T.B. Cuming selected a new upstart community as the territorial capital , Omaha.
The second half of the century witnessed Bellevue’s slip into relative obscurity. While Omaha grew from a few hundred in population in 1855 to 104,000 in 1890, Bellevue’s numbers continued to slide until the city was near extinction. In 1876, the county seat was transferred to Papillion, 10 miles (16 km) to the west. In the 1880s, Bellevue College (now Bellevue University) was established. In the 1890s, the city’s offer of inexpensive land brought Fort Crook to the Bellevue area. Both organizations provided an insurance against extinction. It would be the fort, however, that would cause the biggest impetus to Bellevue’s population in the future.
From the 1880s to 1940, Bellevue’s population grew minimally, from around 500 to not more than 1200 in 1940. The small growth was primarily due to the improved transportation access to Omaha, which allowed for easier commuting.

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A brief hiatus between volume 1 and the last episodes of the season has allowed for a lot of speculation about who will die in the climactic battle in the season finale of Stranger Things 4. That someone we care about is going to be killed is unfair, according to the show’s creators, the Duffer brothers.
“I don’t want to say, but I would be concerned about the characters going into Volume 2, for sure,” the Duffers said to Variety. “I hope that makes sense because it’s a darker season and the kids aren’t kids anymore. And there’s a shadow of doom hanging over everything. If they do, you’ll have to keep an eye on it.
In other words, while many have speculated on who they think it will be, I’ve decided to focus on the person I don’t want to be the one in charge. No one in Hawkins needs to die; we’ve all suffered enough. However, even though I wish they could all be well and live happily ever after, here are a few of my top picks for those who will survive because I simply cannot bear to see them suffer any longer.
Stranger Things has a history of taking off characters we grow to care about throughout the course of a season, and Eddie is no exception. My worry is that Joseph Quinn’s Eddie Munson’s Eddie Munson will be next, and I’m not looking forward to it.
As a fan, I believe that Eddie’s survival will not only change the show’s precedent but also give hope to many of the show’s viewers, who will be inspired by the fact that Eddie is still alive and kicking. There are many advantages to this, including the fact that we will get to see more of Eddie.
As Mike and Dustin were enraged by Lucas’s time away from his friends, it allowed Lucas a chance to discover who he was on his own, and soon after, he returned to his friends and Max and reunited with his family (who needed him despite not telling him as much). So, I hope he doesn’t become a victim of Vecna and may continue his quest to discover his true identity outside of his circle of friends.
I’ll march on Netflix in response to the popular belief that my son, Steve, will be the one to die. If somebody even comes close to touching a single hair on Steve Harrington’s head, I’ll get a lawyer and file a lawsuit for emotional harm.
He’s still trying to find out his mission and what he needs to do. In addition, it’s possible that he’d die doing something heroic, but I’m not interested. Please allow him to live his life and do what he needs to without being damaged in any way.
Our girl can’t die, and we’re not going to let you do it! Because she’s motivated to destroy Vecna and has rediscovered her talents, Eleven may be an easy target for him in season 5. Hopefully, though, she will live to see the end of the war and stop the evil from taking over Hawkins once and for all. As a side note, I have my doubts that they will not, as they did in season 1, kill her off and fool us again.
If we don’t kill off Robin Buckley because she’s beloved by viewers and would give Steve great emotional distress, then lets at least allow her to have a romantic relationship in season 5 so that she can be completely content with her best buddy Steve and his girlfriend [insert name here].
Though Hopper’s demise was feigned in season 3, I do not believe that he is safe, and I do not want for it. I adore both Jim Hopper and Steve Harrington, so losing any of them would be a blow to my self-esteem on an emotional level. It’s probably best if we simply let him get through this one. On July 1, Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 will begin airing, and I’m not ready.
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Andreja is an Associate in the Healthcare team.
Andreja advises on manages matters ranging from the preliminary analysis of new cases to fully litigated files on behalf of the NHS Litigation Authority and various NHS Trusts, as well as continuing to work on a vast range of complex cases with a variety of experienced supervisors.
Andreja has acquired significant experience in inquest work, ranging from having conduct of and undertaking inquests independently, to being heavily involved in complex and sensitive inquests. In addition to conducting up to two day inquests independently, Andreja assisted on several high profile inquests, including inquests involving a jury, Article 2 inquests, inquests involving mental health issues, a two week inquest involving death of a baby and numerous complex and high profile inquests involving ambulance staff.
She also has experience in interviewing witnesses and drafting witness statements, conducing pre-inquest meetings, as well as assisting in SUI processes and undertaking a forensic analysis of documents when reconstructing key issues.
Andreja routinely reviews and redacts documents and medical records, and deals with other aspects of pre-action disclosure obligations on behalf of various NHS trusts. Andreja is also regularly seconded to NHS Trusts and NHS Litigation Authority and she frequently carries out research and prepares presentations in relation to various topics, ranging from legal enquires to duty of candour and disclosure of medical records.
Andreja spent several years working for the European Institutions, initially as a Stagiaire at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection and thereafter as a Lawyer Linguist at the European Parliament.


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Hospitals are a safe place to deliver during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 21, 2020
Updated Nov 17, 2023
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Some expectant mothers may be feeling apprehensive about giving birth at a hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, Intermountain Healthcare is committed to providing the safest birthing experience possible, including every necessary precaution against exposure to COVID-19. With all of the extra precautions in place, experts agree that hospitals are a safe place to deliver your baby during the pandemic.
Beyond deciding the location of your delivery experience, when you find out you’re pregnant you are faced with many other choices. One of those choices is whether to have a physician or midwife care for you during your pregnancy and birth. Depending on where you live, you might think that only physicians care for women in pregnancy. But midwives are a safe choice for most women. Having more options for your childbirth experience is a great benefit to have — especially during these uncertain times.
Darcey Brockman, a 44-year old mom from Utah, was grateful she had a midwife by her side when she delivered her fourth baby earlier this year. Brockman didn’t find out she was pregnant until she was 24 weeks along and was shocked and surprised when she found out she was expecting.
"Pregnancy did not even enter my brain because I was told I was done," said Brockman, whose doctors had told her that having another baby would be medically impossible.
Her miracle baby, Jack Brockman, was born on Aug. 12 and has already brought immense joy to Brockman, her husband, and her three older children — ages 20, 18, and 16.
Brockman saw an obstetrician for her three previous pregnancies, but for her fourth pregnancy, she saw Intermountain Healthcare's Celeste Thomas, a certified nurse midwife who delivers babies at Layton Hospital.
Because of Brockman’s advanced age and high blood pressure, she was considered high-risk. Her midwife partnered with physicians in the Maternal Fetal Medicine clinic to ensure the safety of both mom and baby. She saw both her nurse midwife and her high-risk doctor once a week.
"There was preeclampsia we were worried about. We were worried about gestational diabetes … all kinds of things, and I felt like all of it was taken care of," Brockman said. "All my needs were met; all of his needs were met."
Unlike her previous pregnancies, in which the doctor was only by her side at the delivery, Thomas was there the whole time she labored.
"This time, Celeste was with me pretty much the entire time," Brockman said. "It felt very warm and welcoming."
Although she gave birth during a pandemic, Brockman said she "felt completely safe and secure."
"It actually is a really safe time for delivering your baby on the labor and delivery unit," Thomas said.
All members of staff at every Intermountain hospital are ready and prepared to care for all expectant mothers and their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic — no matter which childbirth option has been chosen. There are strict care protocols and personal protective equipment to keep everyone safe and healthy.
The word midwife means “with woman.” The midwifery model of care focuses on individualized care that is a partnership between the pregnant woman and the provider.
Midwives focus on health, wellness, and prevention, and use interventions at lower rates when complications arise. Midwives approach pregnancy as a normal physiologic event in a woman’s life. While complications are possible in any pregnancy, midwives are trained to not only identify and manage those complications but to also refer or consult with physicians when needed. Typically, midwives allow more time during prenatal visits and can also provide additional support during labor and birth.
Midwives offer continuous labor support, which has been shown to decrease the chance of Caesarean section. They can prescribe medications and use them to induce labor. They care for women who are laboring with or without epidural anesthesia for pain relief, and they may recommend a C-section, if necessary.
Many studies show that midwifery care for healthy pregnant women is just as safe or safer than physician-led care. Midwifery care is cost-effective because it can result in fewer unnecessary interventions such as C-sections. Preterm birth rates are also lower in women who receive their prenatal care from a midwife.
In Utah, only Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) have privileges at hospitals. If you prefer to deliver in a hospital, find out if your midwife is licensed to do so. Ask questions, share your birth goals and health history to find a provider who can attend to your specific needs.
Midwives aren’t just for pregnancy and birth. You can also see a midwife for general women’s primary care and gynecological issues such as pap smears, annual exams, birth control and family planning, immunizations, and breast exams. Midwives care for women of all ages — from puberty to menopause and beyond.
Intermountain Healthcare has midwives at locations near Intermountain Medical Center, at Alta View, Riverton, and Layton Hospitals. For more information, visit intermountainhealthcare.org.


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Christopher Scalia recalled one time when his father toasted Ginsburg on the tenth anniversary of her appointment to an appeals court, where they served together until Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court.
“I miss Ruth. She was the best of colleagues as she is the best of friends," the elder Scalia said. “May she have 100 years.”
Christopher Scalia, whose brother is President Trump’s Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia, also recalled a journalist’s account of his father’s plan to surprise Ginsburg with 24 roses for her birthday.