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Assessing the Eight NFL Head Coaches That Were Fired in 2018
By HCR Staff | Jan. 3, 2019
"Black Monday," as they call it, is a sad day in the NFL. No one in the profession likes to see another coach lose his job. When an owner makes the decision to terminate a head coach, that decision has consequences far beyond the head coach. It affects a lot of families, and even the careers of many players, as those players' styles of play may be particularly suited to that head coach. For each team hiring a new head coach, it is a good bet that nearly 60 percent of its roster will be turned over within the next two years.
Here is our assessment of each of the eight head coaches that were terminated in 2018:
Hue Jackson, Cleveland Browns
Most coaches feel that Jackson is a good, experienced coach — deposed Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis went out of his way to extol Jackson's virtues during his own final press conference. Our primary criticism of Jackson would be that he seems to have a penchant for creating drama whenever he receives some measure of authority. For example, when he was head coach of the Raiders, owner Al Davis passed away during Jackson's tenure. As soon as that happened, Jackson went full "Al Haig" (for those readers under the age of 50, here's the reference), and it was highly unbecoming. Over the last two years as head coach of the Browns, Jackson seemed to have a new gimmick every week. On one occasion, it was something about jumping into Lake Erie. On another occasion, it was about withholding the stripe decal for the players' helmets until they accomplished something in training camp. If Jackson gets another opportunity to be a head coach, our advice would be to keep the focus on the game, as opposed to himself.
Conclusion: Turn down the drama, Hue.
Steve Wilks, Arizona Cardinals
We believe that every head coach, with few exceptions, should be given more than one year to show progress. Wilks confronted a series of obstacles that he did not create and had no control over (e.g., rookie quarterback, a general manager who was arrested and suspended, a rash of injuries, the installation of a new system that did not fit the existing personnel, etc). We obviously don't know how Wilks would have done in a second year, but based on what we observed this year, he did appear to have a longer learning curve than others.
Conclusion: Just a few more years experience as a coordinatorbefore next head coaching job.
Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos
We definitely saw progress with Vance Joseph in 2018. In his rookie season, he made far too many errors and his team seemed unprepared on too many occasions. This year, however, we saw significant progress, and that did play out on the field as the Broncos were a tough out for some of the best teams in the league. Like many defensive-minded head coaches, however, Joseph struggled with his offensive choices. While he was shortening his learning curve as a head coach, however, for whatever reason, Broncos general manager John Elway didn't want to wait any longer. Based on the progress that we saw, however, we believe Joseph still has room to grow as a head coach in the future.
Conclusion: Have better offensive coordinator choices available to you in your next head coaching opportunity.
Dirk Koetter, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
We have watched Koetter as a head coach at Boise State, Arizona State, and now Tampa Bay. Our conclusion is that he is a good offensive coordinator.
Conclusion: Best of luck to you in your next offensive coordinator position.
Mike McCarthy, Green Bay Packers
We strongly believe McCarthy will be a success wherever he goes next. Clearly, the relationship between McCarthy and quarterback Aaron Rodgers had changed somewhat, and perhaps, they simply had been together too long. That doesn't mean anyone did anything wrong, but sometimes in the coaching profession, the dynamic can get a bit stale and, like anything else, needs some new energy and refreshment.
Conclusion: Simple change of scenery is all that's needed for McCarthy.
Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals
Marvin Lewis is a terrific coach and we believe he, too, will see success if he chooses to pursue being a head coach again. Our only constructive criticism would be that his teams tended to play tight and undisciplined at the same time. Having said that, it should be emphasized that Lewis had one of the most difficult head-coaching jobs in the league working for the Brown family in Cincinnati. This is an organization that lacks resources and just does not operate like most of the other franchises (and not in a good way). We feel Lewis did an unbelievable job covering up a lot of the ills in this organization. Finally, losing Jay Gruden as an offensive coordinator was a big blow to Lewis, and Gruden's successors simply did not measure up.
Conclusion: Like McCarthy, Lewis will succeed with a change of scenery.
Todd Bowles, New York Jets
We believe Todd Bowles has significant promise as a head coach. However, he has a couple of prominent blind spots. The first is that, like many defensive-minded head coaches, he seems to lack a direction on what he really wants out of an offense, other than to simply not screw it up. The second blind spot would be his ability to evaluate players. There was a lot of hit-and-miss during his tenure as head coach, but we are sure much of that also was the responsibility of general manager Mike Maccagnan. If Bowles were paired with a more prominent general manager than Maccagnan, we believe he has a chance to be a winning head coach.
Conclusion: Get paired with a great general manager, and stay out of his way.
Adam Gase, Miami Dolphins
Obviously, Adam Gase is a good coach. Peyton Manning is as good an authority as any of us will ever see, and he is convinced of Gase's ability. And that's good enough for us. So what is the problem here? Based on some of the reports we've seen, Gase may have a problem relating to players of a certain ilk. That's obviously not good. Another problem may not have been Gase's fault at all: Simply put, he may have not been ready to be a head coach. Still only 40 years old, Gase had never been in a position where he was the ultimate decision-maker prior to the Dolphins job. All we know is that his Dolphins teams exhibited wild inconsistency and puzzling lack of energy at times. That is a reflection on the head coach.
Conclusion: With just a bit more maturity and better personal relationships, Gase will be a winning head coach.
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Hello, I'm Joe Worrall and I'm a student at Specs Howard. I'm 25 and I'm a musician. I like to write and be creative any way I can. I've been playing guitar for about 10 years now and surprisingly I haven't put it down. I love music especially Classic Rock and have been in love with radio my whole life.


NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant acknowledges the best days of his brilliant career might be in the past. He still wants to play in another NBA All-Star game, though.
The 16-time All-Star made that much clear while sitting out Sunday's 2014 edition with nagging pain and swelling in his left knee, stemming from a broken leg. He said he would even be interested in entering a future 3-point contest.
The Los Angeles Lakers star is trying not to delude himself about how much longer he can play at the level to which he's been accustomed. He has played in only six games this season, fracturing his tibia shortly after his return from an Achilles tendon injury.
As for the Lakers, who are 18-35 and virtually out of playoff contention, Bryant sees a chance for a quick turnaround.
DUNKS GALORE: For those fans who felt confused or letdown by a revamped slam dunk contest, the new rules for which were widely criticized on social media, they could always look forward to the All-Star game itself, dunk fest that it so often is.
There were a total of 37 dunks in the 48-minute All-Star game Sunday night. Most of them were provided by Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, who had eight in the first quarter alone and finished with 11. Many came on alley-oop lobs and most of them were slammed down hard, drawing oohs and aahs from the crowd. Griffin finished with 38 points, four short of tying the All-Star game record.
Not surprisingly, he had a pretty high shooting percentage, going 19 of 23 from the field (82.6 percent).
LeBron James had some spectacular dunks of his own, finishing with six, an almost pedestrian total when compared to Griffin's night.
Griffin said he enjoyed all the dunking and wasn't the slightest bit concerned that it left an impression with the public that he's a one-trick pony.
THE OTHER STARS: There were plenty of stars who don't play pro basketball — at least not anymore — making a red carpet entrance at the All-Star game, or performing on a stage set up behind one baseline.
Those on the red carpet included actors Kevin Hart, Michael B. Jordan, Gabrielle Union and Jesse Williams; model Erin Heatherton; musicians Nelly and Ludacris; film director Spike Lee; TV personality La La Anthony; and former NBA stars Darryl Dawkins, Dominique Wilkins, Karl Malone and Penny Hardaway.
Musical performers during pregame and halftime included: Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, Nelly, Snoop Dogg, Janelle Monae, Dr. John, Aloe Blacc, Jason Derulo, Mack Wilds and Trombone Shorty. Pharrell was the main act during pregame ceremonies, while the headliner of the halftime show was Trombone Shorty, a New Orleans native. Dr. John, also from New Orleans, added to the local flavor.
SHORT SLEEVES: In addition to a crop of young stars such as Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis, the All-Star game had a new look in other ways. Namely, the short-sleeve jerseys that replaced the usual tank tops.
The jerseys did not have numbers on the front, emblazoned instead with fleur-de-lis to represent New Orleans and with a "W″ for the Western Conference or "E″ for the Eastern Conference. The West wore red with blue and white trim, while the East wore blue with green and white trim.
The NBA has been trying to promote short-sleeve jerseys, hoping they'll provide a boost to merchandizing by giving fans an alternative to tank tops. Several teams have short-sleeve versions of jerseys they've worn in regular-season games.


Is this site ever going to be updated?
I was just wondering if this site is ever going to be updated, other than the messageboards? I'm not trying to sound rude or anything when I ask.
I liked that Berserk world deal that Walter came up with (the characters, places, etc.), and I'd like to see "true" translations that are easier to get to, and not just links to other sites (I say true because everytime someone quotes anything, Olivier says "bad translation" which tells me that almost everything out there is a bad translation). I wouldn't mind seeing Saiya's scans put up permanently (sp?) either, but that might be asking too much, since everyone around here hates scans.
I just thought I'd say something about all this. I still like this place and I want to know if anyone else thinks this way?
Wasn't this questioned answered in this forum in the post just before yours....?
I've been very busy in the real world but if you're dying for new content, you could always help with writing it yourself. Your dillema is the exact scenario I was in back on BSOM over 4 years ago. Not enough new content, so I started my own.
and I'd like to see "true" translations that are easier to get to, and not just links to other sites (I say true because everytime someone quotes anything, Olivier says "bad translation" which tells me that almost everything out there is a bad translation).
It just hasn't been updated in a while. It's still a good start, and very useful though.
I wouldn't mind seeing Saiya's scans put up permanently (sp?) either, but that might be asking too much, since everyone around here hates scans.
We just hate whole volumes being scanned and distributed. That's outright plundering. Individual episode scanning is watered down, white-collar piracy.
Let's say I'd want to redesign your TRANS page, and get permission from the translators here to put their trans. into html. Are you giving me permission to try it?
Go for it. If you're considering adding volume 26-27 content, as long as you stay with the current design in the Trans/manga section, I can pretty much guarantee it will make it to the page.
Thanks for the time and consideration. Wish we had more forward-thinking members.
Well, I really don't have too much time. I have to work and pay for my car and all, and I just got 9 brand new staples in the back of my head. But here's my idea, thing..
I don't think it's too big of a change, and the html for it is really simple to look at and a lot easier to mess with. I think it's a lot easier to read too. Just ignore that banner up top though.
and I like this a lot. I think having the Berserk logo in the background would work good too. I didn't use his pic though because I don't exactly have permission to use it.
If you want to use it, I'll gladly add some navigation links at the bottom of the page and finish it all up. The links don't work right now, I just threw this together last night. Anyway, let me know what you think. If not, I'll just send you Vol.26 to your current setup sometime this weekend.
I'm pretty happy with my design. What about new content? I thought you wanted updates, not aesthetic changes?
Speaking of changes, shouldn't the Volume 26 forum be merged with the Assorted Translations forum while replacing it with a Volume 28 forum? Or is that only going to happen when the actual Volume 27 is released?
Taken care of. If chapters in the volumes aren't as predicted, corrections will be made accordingly to the board listings.
Quick question. How do we know that the latest chapter won't be in vol 27? Some volumes have 11 chapters while others have 10. I mean seeing skull knight on the cliff is a fitting end for the volume. But knowing that Caska can be cured is also a fitting ending. I'm just curious if there's a way to tell when a chapter ends a volume.
Of course there's no way we can tell... but there are trends in the number of chapters per volume. We assume, but its not really fatal if we're mistaken in the end, is it?
Yeah, and it's not like they alternate between 10 and 11 chapters. The 10 chapters thing started after volume 21, and has stayed consistant since.
The 10 chapters thing started after volume 21, and has stayed consistant since.
Since the board based translations are organized now and usually the most up to date I think that works best for the links.
Apology not accepted, since I said AFTER volume 21, which means volume 22 and on. Learn to read.
Anyone else want to try and correct me and look like a dumbass? Jesus.
Look, a useful person, everyone take notes!
Anyone else want to try and correct me and look like a dumbass?
I said to take notes.
Thanks to Asmer for htmlizing the volume 26-7 chapter translations!
PS: See how much things can change with just a few productive sentiments and forward thinking members?
But Walts didnt you know the release date for vol26?
Actually, nobody translated the title for 231 (in the usual places), so "Demon Emperor" is just an assumption until Olivier or another translator shines his light of truth on the matter. If it is "Demon Emperor" or "Emperor of Terror", I get a cookie.


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Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer
The Pinzgauer 710 and 712 models were developed in the 1960s and produced from 1971 to 1985 by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Graz, Austria. The company still exists, but from 2000 has been involved in a series of acquistions and is now part of a larger defense manufacturing group.
The Pinzgauer has a number of innovative elements to its design, making it a highly reliable and easily maintained vehicle. The chassis is built around a center tube, with a transaxle, sealed differentials, hydraulic differential locks, and portal axles. It has high ground clearance with a surprisingly low center of gravity providing great traction, off-road capability and stability. The engine has multiple oil pumps to maintain lubrication at any angle.
The Pinzgauer was produced in both Model 710 (4x4) and 712 (6x6) models, each with soft-top (suffix M) and steel bodies (suffix K) as well as specialized body variants such as fire truck, ambulance or workshop. It is reported that a total of 18,349 "air-cooled" Pinzgauers (models 710 and 712) were produced between 1971 and 1985. After 1986, new model Pinzgauers were produced in Model 716 (4x4) and 718 (6x6) with a six cylinder Volkswagen turbo diesel engine and other improvements.
The vehicle is named for the Pinzgauer, a breed of spotted Austrian horse. The vehicle was used by the Austrian and Swiss military as well as export customers around the world.
Today in WW II: 15 Jul 1941 Double agent spy Juan Pujol Garcia [nicknamed 'Garbo'] sends his first communique to Germany from Britain.
Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710 Specifications
Length 13 feet, 8 in (4.20m)
Width 5 feet, 8 in (1.76m)
Height 6 feet, 9 in (2.10m)
Weight 4,297 lb (1,950kg)
Engine Steyr-Puch 4cyl gas, 92bhp, air-cooled, dual-carburetor
Transmission 5 speed manual mated to two-speed transfer case
Max speed 62mph (100kph)
Range 310 mi (500km)
Payload 2,204 lb (1,000kg)
Tow capacity (off road) 3307 lb (1,500kg)
Visit the Olive-Drab,com page about Unimog and German / Austrian / Swiss Military Vehicles where you can find more information about the Pinzgauer.
Left side and rear: Pinzgauer 710M, owned by Richard Shuben. Photo: Olive-Drab.com.
Left side: Pinzgauer 710M, owned by Richard Shuben. Photo: Olive-Drab.com
Front, left: Pinzgauer 710M, owned by Richard Shuben. Photo: Olive-Drab.com.
Pinzgauer 712M, factory photo.
Army of Saudi Arabia Pinzgauer 718K Five Door, Operation Desert Shield, 11 January 1991.
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Until recently, compliance has largely been the driving force for workplace skills development in South Africa. However, increasingly, CEOs and other business decision makers are realising the need for a more sustainable solution; growing a workforce that both meets their compliance needs and the overall goals of the business.
It's no secret that employee retention yields greater ROI than employee recruitment. It's this concept that governs Progression's 'Grow Your Own' initiative; aimed to encourage organisations to empower and help current employees grow into greater roles. Picture a strategic management team consisting of members who began their career at the very same organisation; members who understand the business nuances because they had exposure and access to every touch-point during their career. This kind of in-depth knowledge is invaluable yet very easily attainable with a sustainable investment in previously unskilled or unemployed staff members.
This sustainable development requires transformation as a forward-thinking tool. Candice Lambert, who heads up Strategic Business Development at Progression, looks at developing talent from the ground up in this 'Grow Your Own' concept, addressing the issue of compliance versus sustainable and strategic business growth, as well as the need for contribution to skills development on a national level.
An organisation that invests time to understand employees at a fundamental level creates a climate for greater morale, loyalty and growth. By taking a sustainable, 'ground-up' approach to skills development, an organisation stands to not only meet their compliance needs, but create a workforce that is committed and aligned to the goals of the business. This both strengthens the business itself and feeds into the larger national need for skills development.
"What we need to remember when embarking on the 'Grow Your Own' journey within any business is the fact that improving on the national skills pool is a shared responsibility" says Lambert. "It's about imparting knowledge that truly empowers another person. At a macro level it's always going to be a win-win because if we are all able to do our bit towards transformation, then the overall impact is in the right direction," she told Achiever magazine.
As there is no blanket model for nurturing talent internally, Progression works closely with each organisation to develop a bespoke solution for finding and growing much-needed talent from within.
Progression offers broad, all-encompassing strategic consulting, backed by a variety of world-class products in the employment equity, disability equity, skills development, training, and recruitment arenas. The company can empower any organisation to manage diversity and transform the workplace into a more inclusive, positive and dynamic environment.
"We're not reacting to the urgency or the race to transformation that is biting at the heels of so many. We're responding to it in a strategic manner. The benefit is not about instant compliance; it is about organic growth. To put it directly, it is about finding individuals now, investing in a skills development programme, and then watching that person grow within the business," Lambert concludes.


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Punjab Additional Home Secretary Fazeel Asghar Wednesday admitted that Counter-Terrorism Department's method undertaken during Sahiwal encounter was wrong.
During briefing to a Senate committee, he explained that the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel should have first checked to see who was in the car.
Four people, including three members of a family, were killed at point blank range during a fake encounter in Sahiwal on January 19. Eyewitnesses and videos filmed by the common people have exposed that the people in the car did not fire at officials as claimed by the CTD.
Punjab additional home secretary still maintained in his briefing that it was not clear whether or not the occupants of the vehicle fired at the CTD personnel. He said it would only be clear when the investigation team furnishes its findings.
Those killed in the fake encounter included Khalil, his wife and their teenage daughter – initially claimed to be terrorists. The three family members have now been declared as 'collateral damage'.
Fazeel Asghar said it was obvious thus far that Khalil and his family were innocent.
Zeeshan, a family friend who was driving the car, was also killed in the fake encounter. CTD still insists Zeeshan is a suspect. No concrete evidence to prove him a terrorist has been brought forward so far, apart from a few photos in which he is allegedly seen with individuals claimed to be terrorists. The CTD's version, which includes recovery of suicide jackets and other explosives from the car, is also yet to be substantiated.
The additional secretary further told the Senate committee that on January 13, for the first time, Zeeshan was spotted in a photo with two other terror suspects, Adeel and Usman, along with a car. The car travelled from Sahiwal to Faisalabad where the other two suspects were killed in an intelligence-based operation while Zeeshan fled.
Asghar informed the committee that the authorities also intercepted a call from Daesh in Afghanistan in which it was mentioned that Adeel and Usman had been killed and that a major terrorist activity would be carried out in revenge. On January 17, big boxes of explosives were seized from Misri Shah.
Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, who chaired the Senate committee on human rights, pointed out that one of the children, in his statement following the tragedy, said that his father had begged to offer money so they could be spared. To this, Asghar replied that the child's grief could have influenced his statement. In response, Barrister Saif warned not to take the child's statement lightly.
PML-N Senator Javed Abbasi, who is also a member of the committee, criticised the provincial ministers and accused them of lying about the Sahiwal incident. "Police is involved in the killings; they will not do justice," he said.
Barrister Saif pointed out that the police should not even be allowed to constitute the JIT as it must have erased all the evidences. "Where are the jackets and explosives that the CTD claimed to have found [from the car]? If these objects have not been presented still, it means the evidence has been altered," he said. "If your purpose was only to kill, then it means you have become a killing squad," he raged on, questioning how many more innocents may have been killed in so-called encounters.


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Major League Baseball 2K9 Review
MLB 2K9 is a deeply flawed funhouse-mirror distortion of baseball.
By Brett Todd on March 6, 2009 at 6:53PM PST
Scientists have long pondered the existence of other universes where the physics are totally different than they are here. In these strange dimensions, up would be down, fast would be slow, and Major League Baseball 2K9 would be a realistic depiction of the national pastime game. In our own mundane reality, however, 2K Sports' latest look at the grand old American game skews baseball so much that you seem to be viewing the diamond action through a funhouse mirror. All of these distortions become more glaring the more time you spend with the game, resulting in a deeply frustrating experience that never feels like the real thing.
Hit the ball and touch 'em all. A lot.
Most features are identical to what they were in MLB 2K8, so you still have the options for single games, franchise play, playoffs, and the home-run derby, as well as multiplayer matches, tournaments, and seasons against buddies on the couch or over the Internet. Living rosters have been added, so you can enable this feature and see your rosters mirror those of the real Majors this summer. If the Twins and Jays pull off a trade in the real world, it happens in your franchise league, too. The interface has been refurbished with the addition of nested menus similar to those on display in NHL 2K9. Everything is a lot easier to find here, however, with all of your GM and manager duties split up into separate lists. Some items aren't where you might expect them to be, but after you spend about five minutes figuring your way around, you can navigate the interface with a gamepad almost as smoothly as if you were using a mouse.
Hitting, pitching, and fielding are carried over largely intact from last year, although everything has been made a little easier. As with most sports games these days, the default controls make just about everything reliant on the right analog stick. Hitting is a straightforward pull back to get set and a shove forward to swing, with the extra option of pushing the left stick around to pull the ball, slap it the other way, keep it on the ground, or get it into the air. Pitching works in a similar fashion, although it is a bit more involved in that you have to move the right stick to sort of mimic the motion of the ball. So for a fastball, you just pull back to fill up a yellow circle and then push forward to release the ball, while change-ups are handled by making the same movements in reverse, and breaking pitches are thrown by twisting the stick in a circular motion. To field balls, you guide players around with the left stick and then throw to the base of your choice by pushing the right stick in the appropriate direction. You hold the stick to fill up a meter and determine how hard your throw will be. Overall, the controls are intuitive and simple to dive right into, but they don't have a good feel and can be extremely imprecise.
Pitching hasn't changed dramatically, but it's easier this year.
Hitting is too easy on all difficulty levels. Games often wind up being slugfests where the teams combine to clock something in the neighborhood of 30 hits. You don't have to be a good twitch gamer, either, because it's a snap to time your swings right and get big-time wood on the ball even if you're going up against a fireballer like Jonathan Papelbon. The left stick makes it easy to call your shot and place the ball wherever you would like, as long as you don't try to do something physically impossible like pull a hard outside pitch. Hit results tend to feel canned. While there are a good variety of flies, fouls, and grounders to cycle through, it seems like you're getting roughly the same results. A single to left is a single to left, in other words. You need to play a couple of dozen games to generate even a handful of "Huh, I've never seen that before" moments. And top sluggers get on absurd hot streaks. We hit multiple home runs with players many times, including a spectacular four straight in one match with A-Rod and three in a row in a game with teammate Nick Swisher. Expect these homer explosions to happen consistently. It's so predictable that if you send a ball over the fence in the first or second inning, you can pretty much bank on being able to hit a couple more with the same player before the end of the game.
Stepping onto the rubber has its issues as well. Throwing a circle change, a four-seam fastball, a slider, a curveball, or whatever else is handled with a simple right-stick twirl that's easy to pull off moments after starting your very first game. This makes the game accessible, but also a bit dull in that there is no challenge to pitching. It's not any harder to throw even the most arm-aching breaking balls after pitchers get tired in the later stages of games. An equally irritating problem is presented by catchers. They work with you and call pitch types and locations, but they're dumb and have a limited imagination, to say the least. Catchers call for fastballs a good two-thirds of the time, even if you've got a starter on the mound with highly rated breaking pitches. The result? You get shelled. Thankfully, you can wave off the big lunks wearing the tools of ignorance. But doing so takes so much time that you're better off throwing whatever you feel like at wherever the catcher is holding his glove and risking the odd passed ball.
Yes, there are a few faces that only mothers could love in the real Major Leagues. But some of the characters in MLB 2K9 would fit in at a burn ward.
Fielding is the biggest irritation in MLB 2K9. Controls are amazingly touchy. The throwing meter is so sensitive that you can easily accidentally go into the red and throw the ball away. If the catcher drops a third strike, for example, and you have to throw down to first to record the out, a light touch is needed to avoid chucking the ball down the line into right field. Moving fielders can also be an adventure, especially in the outfield. Just touching the left stick at about the same time that a fly ball arrives seems to cause the ball to be dropped. Also, infielders and outfielders seem to have been switched up by the developers. Infielders never appear to be in a rush to get rid of the ball. Second basemen double-pump for no reason, and shortstops take an eternity to get the ball out of their gloves. The result is a lot of infield singles and a ton of botched double-plays. Conversely, outfielders scoop up every routine ground ball hit for a single and gun it back in like their lives depend on it. Fielding even has the power to irritate you when you're not doing it. Watching the computer-controlled fielders at work is like being poked with a sharp stick. Opposing infielders can somehow throw lasers from their knees from behind third to nail speedy runners at first, while their regular tosses are often rainbow-arc lobs that travel faster than is physically possible.
Slipshod quality control can also be found elsewhere. Animations stutter on a regular basis, mostly between plays after outs have been recorded. Online play with the PlayStation 3 is laggy to the point of being unplayable at times. Xbox 360 multiplayer is considerably better, although there is a slight response delay when hitting that forces you to swing much earlier than you do in solo games. Both the visual quality and the audio are second rate. Players tend to look like Madame Tussaud refugees who've spent too much time in a tanning salon, and runners kick up globby clouds that look more like brown lens flare than infield dust. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game have specific visual quirks, as well. The former has a strange softness that gives everything an indistinct, Vaseline-on-the-lens appearance, while the latter is loaded with jaggies in the stadium architecture.
Play-by-play commentary from newcomers Gary Thorne and Steve Phillips is loaded with absurdities like telling a pitcher throwing a one-hitter that he needs to buckle down to keep things from getting out of control. They also make the same weather observation during every single game--that it's getting a little colder. Music is a truly bizarre kitchen-sink mix of tunes. One moment you're listening to Europe's "The Final Countdown," and the next some Latin hip-hop number, and then you're on to Judas Priest bashing through "You've Got Another Thing Coming." We would love to meet the guy who came up with this soundtrack.
Generic scowling relief pitcher or Shaggy a couple of decades after leaving the Mystery Machine?
Stats appear to be unreliable. We hit seven home runs with A-Rod in the first four games of a season, yet the stats credited him with only three. Cutting down the Yankee star's home-run totals probably wouldn't be a bad idea given his recent confessions of steroid abuse, but there are better ways to go about it.
Either MLB 2K9 shipped in a half-finished state or the developers have never seen a baseball, much less thrown one around. You can see that the foundations have been laid for what could be a creditable baseball game, but design screw-ups render playing it an exercise in frustration that grows more bothersome every time you hit the diamond. Like Chicago Cubs fans say at the end of every September: "Wait till next year." Maybe 2K Sports will get it right with MLB 2K10.
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An early mistake ended up costing the DLX Knights as the IP&E Hal's Angels squad defeated the Knights 23-22 on a game winning PAT Sunday night in Miller Football League action.
Trailing 22-16, Angels handed the ball off to star defensive back Ryan Bigler, who often takes snaps on offense, to tie the game at 22. The game came down to the foot of kicker David Cruz who catapulted the Angels to the win over the Knights for the second time this season.
The Knights had a safety in the first quarter off a botched snap which ultimately decided the game in the end.
Angels Jarred Meno scored the first touchdown of the game from a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve "SP" Phillips.
Knights Joshua Marini reeled in a 37-yard pass to cut the Angels lead 9-8 after a successful 2-point conversion in the second quarter. Marini then caught a 62-yard pass to go up 16-9 after halftime.
After a scoreless third quarter, the Angels got a big defensive lift from Jeofry Limtiaco which allowed running back Mike Pangelinan to punch in the game tying touchdown from one yard out to tie the game at 16.
Knights' Malcom Walker gave DLX back the lead after hauling in a touchdown pass to go up 22-16. Bigler then delivered for the Knights with the clutch touchdown followed by Cruz' game winning kick.


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Las noches son de los monstruos es una película de fantasía y drama argentina dirigida por Sebastián Perillo. Narra la historia de una adolescente que se muda con su madre a un pueblo, donde deberá lidiar con el acoso perpetuado por la pareja de la madre y el hostigamiento por parte de sus compañeras en el colegio, sin embargo, encontrará refugio en una misteriosa perra que la protegerá de estas situaciones. Está protagonizada por Luciana Grasso, Esteban Lamothe, Jazmín Stuart y Gustavo Garzón. La película tuvo su estreno mundial el 12 de octubre de 2021 durante el Festival de Cine de Sitges y luego tuvo su lanzamiento limitado  en las salas de cines de Argentina el 10 de marzo de 2022 bajo la distribución de Vi-DOC.

Sinopsis
Sol (Luciana Grasso) es una joven de 17 años que se muda con su madre Julieta (Jazmín Stuart) y Gonzalo (Esteban Lamothe), el novio de ésta a un pueblo, donde tendrá que pasar por vivencias desagradables como el bullying por parte de sus nuevas compañeras de colegio, lideradas por Natalia (Macarena Suárez), y el constante acoso de Gonzalo, que la inunda de terror. Al mismo tiempo, deberá cuidarse en su barrio, ya que se corre la noticia de que un puma anda suelto. Pero una noche se encontrará con una perra misteriosa y mágica con la cual establecerá una relación simbiótica y será la perra quien aparecerá para defenderla ante todos sus problemas, sin importar las consecuencias.

Reparto
Luciana Grasso como Sol
Esteban Lamothe como Gonzalo
Jazmín Stuart como Julieta
Gustavo Garzón como Comisario Morazzo
Agustín Daulte como Miguel
Macarena Suárez como Natalia
Majo Chicar como Amiga de Natalia
Laura Grandinetti como Amiga de Natalia
Nico García como Mario
Gervasio Usaj como Remisero
Sebastian Pinardi como Preceptor
Ignacio Quesada como Juan

Recepción

Comentarios de la crítica
La película recibió críticas mixtas a favorables por parte de la prensa. Juan Pablo Cinelli de Página 12 puntuó a la película con un 5, diciendo que hay méritos técnicos y buena labor del elenco, pero el film muestra inconsistencias como por ejemplo la atmósfera de terror sobrenatural que alimenta el inicio de la película, pero la cual se esfuma de a poco, sin ninguna referencia ni explicación al respecto. Por su parte, Francisco Mendes Moas de Cine Argentino Hoy valoró la atmósfera creada por el director en el filme, en el cual «el miedo y la risa van de la mano». Rolando Gallego de Escribiendo Cine calificó a la cinta con un 8, expresando que el director «construye en clave fantástica un nervioso y logrado relato sobre vínculos tóxicos, acosos y violencia», donde «Grasso se luce como Sol, con sus miedos e inseguridades, pero también con sus deseos y pulsiones, al igual que Stuart y Lamothe que ofrecen actuaciones verosímiles para sus personajes». Por otra lado, Josep Luzán del sitio web Terror Weekend mencionó que la cinta es «visualmente agradable, pero con poca contundencia», debido a que el guion es algo irregular, sin embargo, destacó que «Grasso elabora un personaje lleno de matices».

En una reseña para el portal Sólo fui al cine, Bruno Calabrese elogió la actuación de Grasso a la cual definió como una actriz afianzada en el género y mencionó que Suárez sobresale en su papel de villana del colegio. Catalina Dlugi de El portal de Catalina elogió la interpretación de Lamothe, manifestando que «compone muy bien su personaje de estafador y abusador», mientras que Grasso también «hace un muy buen trabajo».

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Oppo Find X3 Pro review: Form and function but not quite flawless
Oppo's Find X3 Pro smartphone promises more than a swanky redesign, but does it do enough to justify such a high price tag?
Robert Triggs
The Oppo Find X3 Pro blends exceptional design with bleeding-edge hardware specifications, with a price tag to match. However, a few hardware compromises prevent the Find X3 Pro from being a flawless recommendation.
Retail price: £1,099.00
£1,099.00 at Amazon
Sleek, lightweight, great design
Excellent battery life
65W fast charging
Amazing 120Hz display
Fingerprint magnet
Only fast charges with SuperVOOC
Quad cameras but only two good ones
Our scores
A new version of this device is available: The Oppo Find X5 Pro is here! Oppo's 2022 flagship offers an upgraded camera setup, improved specs, faster charging, and more. Find out all the details in our Oppo Find X5 series buyer guide and check out our Oppo Find X5 Pro review.
Are you tired of lazy copy and paste smartphone designs? Do you long for something more eye-catching and unique to spend your money on? Then put down the morning coffee, lean in a little closer, and get ready to drink in Oppo's new Find X3 Pro flagship.
I'm going to cut right to the chase here: this phone is a looker. Forget ugly square camera housings, bulky lenses, and gaudy colorways, the Find X3 Pro finally offers something strikingly different in the world of flagship Android smartphones. Of course, Oppo has excellent form when it comes to aesthetic design. 2020's Find X2 Pro was not only fashionable but also had the hardware chops to make it one of the best Android smartphones of the year. So we have high hopes for Oppo's latest flagship.
It's harder than ever to stand out in the saturated smartphone market but this new design sets Oppo in good stead. But can this chic flagship strike the perfect balance of both form and function? Let's find out in Android Authority's Oppo Find X3 Pro review.
About this Oppo Find X3 Pro review: I tested the Oppo Find X3 Pro over a period of six days. It was running Color OS v11.2 on the February 5 security patch. The review unit was provided by Oppo for the purposes of this review.
Update June 2021: Included references to the display update, Android 12 beta and update promise, and new competitive models on the market.
What you need to know about the Oppo Find X3 Pro
Oppo Find X3 Pro – 12GB RAM / 256GB storage: £1,099/€1,149 (~$1,520)
The Oppo Find X3 Pro is the flagship product out of the Find X3 series, which also includes the Find X3 Neo and budget-friendly Oppo Find X3 Lite. All three phones are set to hit the UK and other European markets on April 14. Oppo has not announced plans for a US launch at the time of writing.
As you can probably see by now, the Find X3 Pro is all about aesthetic design. The new-look breaks with last year's leather Find X2 Pro to push a new glass unibody. There's nothing else quite like it on the market. Oppo offers the Find X3 Pro in Gloss Black, Matte Blue, and White colorways.
Oppo Find X3 Pro buyer's guide: Everything you need to know about the Find X3 series
Premium design commands premium pricing and the Find X3 Pro certainly comes with a hefty price tag. At £1,099/€1,149, this flagship smartphone is as expensive as Apple's iPhone 12 Pro Max and almost as much as the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Oppo is clearly not afraid to scrap it out with the industry's biggest players. Although unlike the other two, Oppo continues to include a charger in the box with its latest smartphone.
But this flagship isn't just about appearances. Oppo bundles in its latest fast wired and wireless charging technologies, a quad-camera setup, and a cutting-edge processor into the package. The Find X3 Pro also boasts a "full-path 10-bit color management system." What this means is that the camera package, image storage formats, and display all support 10-bit colors to show off your pictures and video in all their glory.
Oppo promises a unique blend of form and function, so let's see if the Find X3 Pro pulls it off.
Design: Glorious glass
Glass unibody with aluminum-alloy frame
163.4 x 74 x 8.26 mm
In-display fingerprint scanner, face unlock
Unibody design
Gorilla Glass 5 display protection
Gloss Black, Matte Blue colorways
The Oppo Find X3 Pro is an eye-catching piece of hardware. Oppo says it took 2,000 attempts to get the hot-forged glass process just right, and the unique unibody that extends up the camera housing is quite something to behold. I like it, but this look may well split the crowd, as there's something a little alien about its appearance. More so as the Find X3 Pro makes some camera hardware compromises to make the unibody a reality. But more on that later.
As striking as the Gloss Black model I reviewed is, it's an absolute fingerprint magnet. If this would be an irritant for you, Oppo offers a Matte Blue colorway that it claims is fingerprint-proof. The glass unibody is accompanied by an aluminum-alloy frame around the edges. Combined with the impressive 92.7% screen-to-body ratio, 3D curved display, and lightweight thin design, the handset definitely stands out from the crowd.
The Find X3 Pro is a welcome break from lazy copy and paste smartphone designs.
You'll find a small speaker grille at the top and bottom of the handset, which produces passable stereo audio via Dolby Atmos. Although, like most smartphones, there's a distinct lack of bass for music and film. They're average speakers at best. The SIM tray and USB-C port are found alongside the bottom speaker. As for the buttons, you'll find the power button on the right and volume rocker on the left, both within easy reach when using the phone in one hand.
Oppo's Find X3 Pro promises an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance and can survive being submerged in fresh water up to 1.5 meters for half an hour. Finally, there's an in-display fingerprint scanner that works as snappily as the best security options on the market right now. Face unlock also works, though this relies solely on the camera without any fancy depth or face detecting hardware.
Display: All the bells and whistles
6.7-inch curved LTPO AMOLED display
3,216 x 1,440 resolution
120Hz variable refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
A 6.7-inch, QHD+, 120Hz, curved LTPO AMOLED display is as high-end as you can find on the market right now. The display defaults to an FHD+ resolution of 2,184 x 1,080 out of the box, so you'll need to dive into the settings to get the maximum out of it. Oppo also claims high color accuracy, 1300 nits of peak brightness, HDR10+ certification, and 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 colorspace to make the most of 10-bit content.
What's important is how the display appears to the human eye and the Find X3 Pro looks gorgeous. All the content I've viewed looks nice and vivid without oversaturation, and the 6.7-inch panel is ample for multi-tasking. The display is also more than bright enough for outdoor viewing, while a 120Hz high refresh rate ensures the UI feels buttery smooth.
Those after a big, bright, bold display will love the Oppo Find X3 Pro.
Interestingly, the 120Hz adaptive display supports a number of different modes depending on the content. 10, 20, 24, 30, 60, 90, and 120Hz modes are all supported for native video playback. This feature didn't ship at launch, but Oppo has since issued an update to the phone to enable these very low refresh rates. Lower refresh rates help save on power, meaning the display can consume up to 30% less energy than Oppo's last-gen handset. That's a pretty significant improvement.
The slight curve to the panel ensures the device remains usable in one hand. Although reaching for the notification shade is a stretch for anyone at this size. Fortunately, the display isn't so curved as to ruin the viewing experience or make interacting with apps awkward. All in all, it's a very nice display setup.
Performance: efficiency wins out over raw speed
256GB Internal Storage
With a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and 12GB of RAM on board, I had no quibbles about day-to-day performance during my Oppo Find X3 Pro review testing. Apps open up quickly, run smoothly, and there's no noticeable stuttering when multitasking. There's no microSD slot to be found, but 256GB of storage should have the vast majority of buyers well covered for years worth of pictures, video, and more.
That said, the Find X3 Pro is quite aggressively tuned for battery life at the expense of peak performance out of the box. All our usual benchmarks ran rather slowly compared to the Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. The graph below shows that the phone clocks in closer to the performance of last generation's handsets. That's still more than adequate for day-to-day performance but not what you'd expect from a brand new flagship smartphone boasting the latest processing technology.
Enthusiasts and gamers can flick on the high-performance mode tucked away under the battery settings. This sees the phone jump back up to the top of our benchmark collection, offering performance closer to what we'd expect from the Snapdragon 888. You don't need to flick this mode on for gaming, but it does eke out a fraction more graphics performance too. This mode comes with an accompanying hit to device temperature and battery life, although the phone should still make it through a full day of reasonable use.
As is par for the course with all 2021 flagship smartphones, the Oppo Find X3 Pro is a 5G-capable device. The international model supports 13 5G bands for global travel. However, none of these are mmWave bands. This isn't an issue as such for most international customers, as the bulk of Europe, Asia, and most of the world is still using sub-6GHz 5G exclusively for the time being. Although this will change in the next couple of years, so the Find X3 Pro isn't the most future-proof 5G purchase.
Battery: more than a day's worth, maybe two
4,500mAh battery capacity
65W SuperVOOC 2.0 wired charging (included in the box)
30W AirVOOC wireless charging
10W reverse wireless charging
With a large 4,500mAh battery capacity and the aforementioned performance cap, the Oppo Find X3 Pro offers exceptional battery life. I easily made it through a full day of use shooting photos and browsing the web. You can expect to see at least six hours of screen-on time from a single charge, meaning that most users will be able to make it well into a second day before reaching for the adapter.
Oppo's 65W SuperVooc 2.0 plug bundled with the Find X3 Pro charges the phone from empty to full in just 31 minutes. You'll hit 50% charge in as little as 11 minutes, meaning you'll never be short of power. Importantly, the phone's internal temperature reading didn't exceed 40°C (or even 35°C on a cold day) during the fast charging phase. So the battery stays reasonably cool.
However, Oppo's 65W SuperVooc 2.0 plug is a rather bulky charger compared with some of the new high-wattage GaN units on the market. The plug also doesn't support common charging standards, such as USB Power Delivery, so you can't use it to fast charge laptops or other gadgets quickly.
The Oppo Find X3 Pro charges super-fast... as long as you use the bundled adapter.
What's more disappointing is that the Oppo Find X3 Pro doesn't make use of USB Power Delivery or Quick Charge either. This caps the phone at less than 10W of charging power from other adapters and means you'll be waiting hours for the phone to fully charge. This is very poor for a flagship smartphone, so don't misplace that bundled 65W plug.
Wireless charging support is similarly hit and miss. I don't have an AirVooc charger to test the Find X3 Pro's fast wireless charging capabilities, although Oppo says this is fast enough to fully charge the phone in 80 minutes. I managed to obtain 10W from a more universal Qi charging pad but that will take a couple of hours to hit full charge. Meanwhile, reverse wireless charging works well enough to charge up small, low-power gadgets.
Camera: Two out of four ain't bad
50MP main (f/1.8, 1/1.56-inch sensor size, OIS, all-pixel PDAF)
50MP ultra-wide (f/2.2, 1/1.56-inch sensor size, all-pixel PDAF)
13MP telephoto (f/2.4, 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, 20x digital zoom)
3MP microlens (f/3.0, 77-degree FOV, fixed focus, up to 60x zoom)
Front: 32MP ( f/2.4)
Video: 4K at 60/30fps, 1080p at 240/60/30fps, 720p at 480/60/
Selfie video: 1080p at 30fps, 720p at 30fps
The Oppo Find X3 Pro boasts a rather novel camera setup. There's not one but two custom-built Sony IMX766 sensors designed specifically for Oppo, which reside in the main and ultra-wide 50MP rear cameras. These cameras are paired up with a 5x hybrid zoom (3x optical) telephoto camera. This is a downgrade from the Oppo Find X2 Pro's 5x periscope zoom camera, a trade-off resulting from the unibody design of the camera housing.
Oppo augments this setup with a new 3MP "microlens" that takes extreme macro shots with up to 60x magnification. The results from this camera can be quite striking and it's quite a bit of fun to spend a few minutes inspecting the micro-world around you. Sadly, the results are often a bit too noisy and low-res to use as wallpapers and the like, and it's ultimately still a gimmick that most users will forget about after a week. This is partly because it's a nightmare to use without image stabilization and the fixed focal point requires you to be within 3mm of your subject, but not right on top of it. Frankly, it's a pain to take pictures with.
The more serious cameras fair a lot better. The two 50MP Sony IMX766 sensors in the wide and ultra-wide cameras produce excellent images in good lighting and the identical hardware ensures a consistent look between the two. Colors can be exceptional, rivaling the best smartphone cameras around. Although the Find X3 Pro can produce its share of oversaturated and overexposed images. Cropping in on the pictures reveals a dose of sharpening but it's not too overbearing and details are generally very good.
See also: The best camera phones you can get
Oppo's HDR effect is perhaps the main camera's only weakness, leaving some images looking overprocessed. Speaking of HDR, the handset can't use this technique and apply portrait blur at the same time. A minor irritant, but one that cropped up in a few pictures I took on a sunny day.
Oppo also makes a big deal about its 10-bit color path from camera to display. My eyes can't really see what all the fuss is about, as tricky HDR images captured in 8-bit and 10-bit appear identical on the Find X3 Pro's display. Overall, few will complain about the full-frame pictures this smartphone can produce.
The ultra-wide camera is every bit as good as the main sensor, color, and detail-wise. It also doubles up as a macro camera for taking closeups. While there's familiar lens distortion around the edges of these images, it's kept reasonably well under control.
Low-light photography is more hit and miss. The handset's Night mode definitely helps to improve exposure and color. However, finer details still look rather smudgy and noisy. Night mode is perfectly serviceable but it's not quite as good as you'll find on some rival smartphones that have larger image sensors.
Night Mode On
The telephoto camera is where we start to see bigger issues, as it often looks third-rate compared to the other lenses. Color grading is often obviously washed out compared to the Sony IMX766 cameras. Details hold up pretty well to 5x in good lighting, but there's a sharpening pass that ruins the look if you crop in further. In slightly less ideal lighting conditions, the zoom camera is very noisy and notably poorer in quality than the other cameras. Oppo says that most of its consumers prefer wide-angle versus zoom cameras, but that's not really an excuse for such a significant downgrade.
5x zoom
The selfie camera is better, as details and skin textures look very good, although skin tones are a little too warm. However, the sensor struggles a bit with exposure, with backgrounds often appearing too dark or too light. This can wash out colors when compared to the main sensor. The fact that you can't use the portrait mode and HDR at the same time exacerbates the HDR issue. Oppo's HDR implementation is again rather overzealous, as you can see in the example below.
The video footage I shot follows the same pros and cons as taking photographs. Colors are vivid and daylight results look great, although you will notice lots of grain when shooting in dimmer conditions. The "Ultra Steady Pro" toggle is a nice touch for removing shake from your videos and Oppo's "Film" mode provides a huge range of shooting options, including shutter and ISO controls, log-format, and HDR toggles.
This brings me to the camera app. The formula is pretty much set these days and Oppo doesn't deviate too far from the mean. You'll find the usual options within easy reach and more advanced shooting options, such as the microlens, off to the right-hand side. The Find X3 Pro also offers advanced photography and cinematography modes that offer all the levels of control you could possibly want.
Overall, the Oppo Find X3 Pro camera setup is good but a little too inconsistent for my liking. The main and wide-angle cameras are great and the setup can take some exceptional photographs. However, the telephoto zoom camera, low light, and HDR implementation are a bit off the pace for an expensive flagship smartphone. As fun as the microlens is, it's a gimmick that most will quickly forget about.
You can check out the full-resolution camera samples in this Google Drive folder.
Software: Color OS keeps getting better
Color OS 11.2
Color OS 11.2, based on Android 11, is simultaneously a lightweight yet also overwhelming deep Android skin. It's snappy, reasonably good-looking, and isn't overly bloated with extra apps. The Find X3 Pro comes with various Google apps, along with Facebook, Netflix, and O Relax pre-installed. A Google Discover feed sits on the left-most home screen. Oppo also includes a few pieces of its own software, like Game Space for optimized gaming, Clone Phone, and other standard apps for weather and the like. But that's it for "bloat."
Color OS 11: Everything you need to know
As you'd expect from an Android 11 smartphone, day-to-day use is simple and sturdy enough. However, Oppo certainly packs in plenty of extras for those who want to go routing through the gargantuan settings menu. Color OS' greatest strength and biggest weakness is the sheer range of customization options and extras.
For example, the entire skin is customizable. Options range from adjustable home screen layouts, app and fingerprint icons, colors, font, and notification shapes. That's before you get on to the huge range of always-on display options, tweakable dark mode settings, and edge lighting options. You can definitely make this phone your own, providing you're willing to put the work in.
On top of all that, Oppo includes a huge selection of "Convenience tools." This menu includes further options for swipe and off-screen gestures, as well as screenshot shortcuts. Toggles for Oppo's Quick Launch, Smart Sidebar, and Google Assistant power button toggle can also be found here. It seems a bit random what's enabled by default on the Find X3 Pro, so you might want to dive through these menus to find out what you like.
Color OS is customizable almost to a fault.
Oppo's ethos seems to be that if it exists, there should be a toggle for it. As a result, Color OS can be a rather unwieldy beast. Fortunately, the Find X3 Pro comes setup easy to use out of the box and Color OS 11 is definitely an improvement compared to Oppo's software from just a couple of years ago.
Finally, Oppo's update promise is sadly not as comprehensive as some of its rivals. But it has promised three years of security updates and presumably two OS upgrades for the Find X3 Pro. The company is already preparing Android 12 for the X3 Pro too. Users in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, or China are able to sign up for an Android 12 beta through the Oppo OpenMobile portal.
Oppo Find X3 Pro specs
6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED
Curved QHD+
3,216 x 1,440 at 525PPI
Adaptive 120Hz refresh rate
HDR10+ certified
256GB UFS3.1
4,500mAh
65W wired charging
30W wireless charging
- Wide-angle: 50MP, ƒ/1.8, 1/1.56" sensor with OIS and all-pixel PDAF
- Ultra-wide: 50MP, ƒ/2.2, 1/1.56" sensor with all-pixel PDAF
- Telephoto: 13MP, ƒ/2.4, with 5x hybrid zoom
- Microlens: 3MP, ƒ/3.0 with fixed focus
- 32MP, ƒ/2.4, with OIS
4G LTE support
5G (sub-6GHz, SA and NSA)
Wi-Fi 6 support
(Color OS 11.2)
Gloss Black, Blue
Value and competition
The Oppo Find X3 Pro boasts an exceptional design and bleeding-edge hardware specs, with a price tag to match. If you want a phone that stands out from the crowd, look no further than the Find X3 Pro.
Just like last year's flagship, Oppo has priced the Find X3 Pro right at the top of the market. As we mentioned earlier, £1,099/€1,149 is right in iPhone 12 Pro Max and Galaxy S21 Ultra territory, and that leaves the Find X3 Pro feeling a little on the expensive side. Especially compared to the OnePlus 9 Pro, another BBK brand phone, which offers some very similar features starting at a friendlier $969. Then there's the even more affordable and equally unique-looking Xiaomi Mi 11 to consider.
Mind you, it's not far off the mark. The exquisite display, wireless charging capabilities, IP68 rating, and stunning design all help justify the high price tag. The Find X3 Pro carves out an experience that's a cut above the affordable flagships that litter the market.
Related: The best Android phones in the UK
However, Oppo's software still doesn't feel quite as refined as the other two big brands. The company has slightly improved its offer on the two years of upgrades it previously committed to, but it's still not as generous as other premium players. Finally, the quad-camera setup, while competitive with the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, isn't as versatile as the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which remains my pick for the best camera phone at the moment and costs just a fraction more.
Oppo Find X3 Pro review: The verdict
During the course of my Oppo Find X3 Pro review, I experienced both elation and frustration. The Find X3 Pro is an exceptional smartphone and not just in terms of its design. Providing you take pictures in the right conditions, stick with SuperVOOC chargers, and don't mind the odd fingerprint (or several), the handset is an absolute delight.
Read another take: Oppo Find X3 Pro review second opinion
However, stray from this path and the phone is quick to show its faults. In particular, I can't fathom why a flagship smartphone can't quick charge with third-party accessories and adapters. The phone's performance throttling and lack of mmWave 5G also raises an eyebrow with such an expensive price tag.
As with all major purchases, picking the Find X3 Pro over other handsets boils down to what you need. The phone excels in the display and battery life departments, and these are by far its greatest strengths. The camera setup, while a little gimmicky, is great if you love taking wide-angle pictures. And the design, well it speaks for itself.
The Oppo Find X3 Pro is a particularly well groomed jack of all trades
However, those after a more well-rounded camera package, mmWave 5G future-proofing, or even just a more "standard" smartphone design may want to check out the best from Samsung or peek at what Oppo's sister brand delivers with the OnePlus 9 series.


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Aspen Film is pleased to offer a number of special events throughout Shortsfest, including our Opening Reception, informal late-night get-togethers, Breakfast at the Fest, and the Shortsfest Awards dinner.
Red Brick Center for the Arts, 110 E Hallam, Aspen, CO
Join us in kicking-off the 26th Annual Aspen Shortsfest with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, wine and a signature drink. Following the reception, we'll walk over to Paepcke Auditorium for Shortsfest Program One. Complimentary shuttle service or free parking available to those who would prefer to motor it.
Open to the public.
Hosted by: Aspen Film and Aspen Sojourner Magazine
Après Screenings
April 4, 7, 8, immediately following the evening program.
The J Bar at the Hotel Jerome, 330 East Main, Aspen CO
Hang out with Aspen Film's staff and with festival filmmakers from around the world as we celebrate the day's events during these late-night get togethers. Food and beverage discounts with your Aspen Shortsfest pass or ticket.
Hosted by: Aspen Film and the Hotel Jerome
April 5 immediately following the evening program.
Hooch A Craft Cocktail Bar | 301 E Hopkins, Aspen, CO
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Justice Snow's | 328 Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO
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Afternoon Fun Happy Hours!
April 5, 6, 7 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Limelight Hotel | 355 S Monarch, Aspen, CO
Join us for a little afternoon fun in the lounge at The Limelight Hotel on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoon as we get ready or the evening's festivities. Meet Aspen Film's programming team and filmmakers from around the world. Complimentary pizza for Aspen Shortsfest pass and ticket holders.
Open to all Aspen Shortsfest pass and ticket holders.
Hosted by: Aspen Film and The Limelight Hotel
BITE SIZE RECEPTION
April 8 | 8:00 – 8:30 PM
Wheeler Opera House Lobby | 320 E Hyman Ave, Aspen, CO
Join us for complimentary beer and bite sized treats before the 8:30 PM screening of Program Ten.
Complimentary admission for all pass and ticket holders for Program Ten.
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Breakfast at the Fest
Noon – 1:00 PM
Wheeler Opera House Lobby, 320 East Hyman, Aspen CO
Join Aspen Film board members, staff, Shortsfest filmmakers, and fellow festival goers for complimentary brunch before attending our Films for Families program. Complimentary breakfast buffet and mimosas. Open to the public.
Complimentary for all Aspen Shortsfest Attendees
Shortsfest 2017 Awards Dinner
The Kitchen | 515 E Hopkins #200, Aspen, CO
Join us for dinner as we announce the winners of this year's Shortsfest in the following categories: Best Animation ($2,500 Oscar-qualifying category), Best Comedy ($2,500 Oscar-qualifying category), Best Drama ($2,500 Oscar-qualifying category), Best Short Short ($1,000 Oscar-qualifying category), Best Documentary ($2,500), Best Student Film ($1,000). In addition, our Youth Jury determines the Youth Jury Award ($500) and Shorstfest's audiences determine the winners of the Audience Award ($500) and the Audience Special Recognition.
The Ellen Award ($2500), named for Aspen Film's founder and former Executive Director, Ellen Kohner Hunt, originated from an endowment raised by the community to annually award a film that embodies the spirit of Aspen Film's programming from 1976 to 1995.
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For 25 years, Ross Hoffman has had a vision: to use tiny changes in the environment to alter the paths of hurricanes, slow down snow storms and turn dark days bright.
For most of those years, Hoffman kept his ideas largely to himself. His adviser at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology told him weather control was too outlandish for his Ph.D. thesis. The chances of a buttoned-down foundation or government agency funding such research were so slim, Hoffman didn't even bother to ask.
But, in 2001, all that changed. Hoffman stumbled upon a tiny, obscure cranny of the American space program – the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts, or NIAC. In this $4 million-a-year agency, Hoffman found a place where the wildest of ideas were not only tolerated, they were welcome.
Shape-shifting space suits? Step right up. Antimatter-powered probes to Alpha Centauri? No problem. Robotic armada to destroy incoming asteroids? Pal, just sign on the dotted line. Weather control seemed downright down to earth in comparison.
Hoffman is now wrapping up his half-million-dollar study for NIAC. But the agency is continuing to bankroll concepts for a future decades away.
Some space analysts wonder how long it can last, however. With NASA in turmoil, and a presidential directive to return to the moon, will a science fiction-oriented agency like NIAC survive?
"They're interested in taking some risks, unlike most other government organizations these days," said Hoffman, a vice president at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts. "At NIAC, if it's not risky, it's not going to get funded."
Over the last six years, NIAC has backed 118 studies into the chanciest of propositions: interplanetary rapid transit, aircraft without moving parts, and radio signals bounced off of meteors' trails.
The idea, according to NIAC director Robert Cassanova, is to give concepts 10 to 40 years out a chance to grow, and then to pass those models on to NASA proper for further development.
The agency's best-known baby is the so-called space elevator – a 62,000-mile twine of carbon nanotubes that would transport cargo into orbit.
Technically, NIAC isn't part of the space agency, Cassanova said. It's a wing of the Universities Space Research Association – a collection of colleges that work together on final-frontier studies. Through the group, NASA gives Cassanova a few million a year to hand out to way-out researchers. NIAC hands out two types of grants. Six-month Phase I investigations receive $75,000 each. Phase II grants go up to $400,000, for 18 to 24 months of study.
With his award, Hoffman tweaked a weather-prediction program to show that moving a hurricane was possible – at least in theory. Here's how: You need a ring of satellites in orbit, channeling the sun's energy, stretching around the Earth. The machines would beam power to the planet, using microwaves. But, tuned to 183 GHz, they could also heat up small regions of the atmosphere by a degree or two. Those small changes could have enormous impact, Hoffman's simulation showed. A deadly hurricane, headed for the Hawaiian island of Kauai, drifted off into the Pacific, harmlessly.
"One of the great things about NIAC is that they never say, 'That's crazy, you can never build a fleet of solar-powered space stations,'" Hoffman said.
Such a system is decades off – if it ever happens at all. But analysts like Brian Chase, vice president of the Space Foundation, see research like Hoffman's as critically important.
"It's impossible to make breakthroughs if all you're funding is immediate, near-term applications," he said.
Chase is concerned, however, that NASA may be pressured to drop its far-out studies.
"These are tight times," he said. "It's tricky balancing how much can be obtained for the moon and Mars versus how much can be obtained for the longer-term stuff. Often, it's one of the first areas to get cut."
NIAC isn't the only arm of the space agency engaged in projects that border on the fantastic. The Marshall Space Flight Center, for example, is looking at propelling spaceships with electrodynamic tethers (PDF). But Marshall can be pretty darn practical, compared to the NIAC folks.
Marshall research asks, "How long can I store antimatter?" said Gerry Jackson, president of Hbar Technologies in West Chicago, Illinois. NIAC studies wonder, "How do I integrate it into spacecraft? How does this affect mission priorities? And how many kilograms can I get to Alpha Centauri in a certain number of years?"
Jackson said Marshall scientists are trapping antimatter a fraction of a billionth of a gram at a time. By his NIAC-funded calculations, a trip to Alpha Centauri will require 17 grams. He figures it would take 20 or 30 years to ramp up to harvesting tens of milligrams per year. And after that, it will only be another decade or so until there's enough antimatter for an Alpha Centauri trip.
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Comedy, Drama and a Musical
Westfield High presents Winter One-Act Play Festival
From left are Westfield student directors Catherine Crossett, Gabby Moses, Colin Edner, Hanna Soudah, Morgan Perigard and Julian Sanchez. (Not pictured, Zack Walsh). Bonnie Hobbs
By Bonnie Hobbs
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Comedy, drama and even a full-length musical are all part of Westfield High's Winter One-Act Play Festival. The curtain rises this Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 13-15, at 7 p.m., in the school theater.
Tickets are $10 for one night, $18 for any two nights or $25 for all three nights. Go to www.westfieldtheatreboosters.com. Here's what's on tap:
Thursday, Feb. 13: "The Dance" and "Jared"
Friday, Feb. 14: "13 Ways to Screw up Your College Interview" and "Suddenly Last Summer"
Saturday, Feb. 15: "The Two-Character Play" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
'The Dance'
Sophomore Catherine Crossett is directing "The Dance;" classmate Gabby Moses is assistant director. A comedy about a high-school Valentine's Day dance, love and how things can change, it's an ensemble piece with 16 characters.
"There's the popular clique, the awkward couple and the boy-crazy girls," said Moses. The entire Theater II class chipped in story ideas and she wrote the script, which Crossett describes as "witty and heartwarming."
"It's realistic and people will be able to relate to it," said Moses. "These are things that actually do happen in high school."
Having a good time directing, Crossett said, "It's a new experience for me and it's fun. Instead of being an actor, it gives me a new perspective. And it's hard establishing a professional relationship with your peers. But seeing your ideas be put into action onstage is a really cool feeling. And it's interesting being the one giving the directions, instead of receiving them.
'Jared'
Westfield Theater Director Shannon Lynch is guiding "Jared" with help from Assistant Director Morgan Perigard, a sophomore. Featuring a cast of about 12, it focuses on three teens — portrayed by Misha Mullany, Jason Lucas and Keegan Garant — and a therapist, played by Perigard.
"The teenagers recently lost a friend to suicide and, by talking about it, they take the audience through their own, personal stories about depression," said Perigard. "It's a drama but, at the end, it gives people hope for the future."
She said it's relatable because "suicide and depression are tough to talk about in high school, but we handle it well. And I think everyone has had something in their lives that's hard to deal with, such as problems with parents, school or friends."
In addition, Westfield took third place in the Jan. 30 VHSL theater competition at Hendon High with this play. "There's a strong ensemble, and we also incorporated aspects of physical theater into it," said Perigard. "I helped do that and did the costumes, too." Regarding directing, she said, "I learned that you have to go with your instincts and do what the director thinks is best."
'College Interview'
A comedy, "13 Ways to Screw up Your College Interview" is directed by senior Colin Edner. "It's about two interviewers who need to get one more student to enroll in their college or they're fired," he said. "The dean still blames them for accepting the pyromaniac who burned down the science center."
There's a cast of about 13 and some roles are double-cast. Playing the interviewers are Selena Clyne-Galindo and Andrew Brockmeyer. Said Edner: "It's funny, fast-paced and farcical, so the audience will really enjoy watching it."
Calling directing challenging, he said, "At first, I had a hard time speaking out for what I wanted and explaining it to the actors. And directors have to keep track of every, single second of the play and how it's going to appear onstage."
'Suddenly Last Summer'
A drama by playwright Tennessee Williams, "Suddenly Last Summer" is directed by senior Hanna Soudah. "It's about a girl in her mid-20s, Catherine, who's been put into a mental asylum by her aunt," she said. "The aunt blames Catherine for her son's death while they were in a foreign country together."
There are seven people in the cast. Elizabeth Coo portrays Catherine; Jake Ehrlich, a doctor at the asylum; and Estella Massey, the aunt. "It's different from the other plays because of the dark subject matter and because the way Catherine describes her cousin's death isn't something anyone would believe," said Soudah. "I think the audience will like this play's oddity and its surprise twist."
Besides that, she added, "My cast is amazing. For example, Stephen Cox joined, the last minute, and picked up his character immediately."
As for directing, Soudah said, "I've absolutely loved it. We're all really good friends, which helps with the process. And they understand what I mean when I say, 'I need you to do this,' which is fabulous. I also learned that directors have to be patient with people. I love acting, but I'd definitely try my hand at directing again."
'Two-Character Play'
Senior Julian Sanchez is directing Tennessee Williams's "The Two-Character Play," part comedy and part drama. "It's about a brother-and-sister acting duo abandoned in a theater by their acting troupe," said Sanchez. "So, left with an expectant audience, they decide to do an original play of their own, 'The Two-Character Play.'"
Portraying the duo are Brandon Sanchez as Felice and Olivia Witt as Claire. "Over the course of the play, reality and fiction start to blur," said Julian Sanchez. "So you never really know what's the truth and what's fiction onstage."
He said directing this show made him empathize with "the director's plight. You need to elicit the performance you want from your actors without telling them exactly what to do. You walk a fine line so their performance is both natural and structured. I've enjoyed it so much; I like working closely with my friends and exploring vulnerable places with people I trust."
As for this play, Sanchez said, "I think the audience will enjoy it because it's not a traditional, Williams piece with Southern accents and set in New Orleans. Ours is set in a nonspecific place with high drama."
'Spelling Bee'
"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is directed by senior Zack Walsh. "It's a musical and, unlike the other one-acts, we're doing the full, 90-minute show," he said. "It takes place in a school, and some spellers are scripted characters, but others are improvised by people we pull from the audience."
The play has a cast of nine and, during the course of the story, the audience learns about each character's life. "We're having so much fun with it," said Walsh. "The script is excellent and it's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen, but with a heart to it. The songs are entertaining and the improv makes it a constantly changing show."
He's also enjoyed directing. "I've never directed anything this long, or a musical, so it's different and new," he said. "And directing my friends is fun. I learned how much of the show is the director's responsibility and how much effort and time goes into it. I understand better some of the directions that were given to me as an actor, and I think I'll be a better actor now because I was a director."
Walsh noted that this play is "PG-13" because "it's fairly edgy in some of the language and subject matter," and he said the audience should really like it. "My cast is fantastic," said Walsh. "They're hysterically funny and excellent dramatic actors, as well. And they're completely committed to this play; it's really coming together and I couldn't be prouder."
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For Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon, baseball's offseason has gone on long enough.
"First of all, the extra month is so unexpected," Maddon said of the offseason during his "Thanksmas" dinner Thursday evening at St. Leonard's Ministries on the near West Side of Chicago. "We're not used to this. We don't want to get used to this. I think from top to bottom, everybody's had enough of the offseason. We're eager to get back to spring training, and we will soon.
"It can't be an oil painting every year but we've got to get back deeper into the season this season."
So far that hasn't happened, but it doesn't seem to faze Maddon.
Other teams in the National League Central beefed up. The Cubs have passed -- so far anyway -- on prime free agents such as Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, opting instead to pick up the option on pitcher Cole Hamels and to sign utility man Daniel Descalso.
"Every team seems to be doing a lot of good work this year, including ourselves," Maddon said. "Everybody is bemoaning the fact that we have not gone out there and signed anybody, but I like our names. That's a big part of why we're going through the off-season in this manner. We've just got to extrapolate more out of the boys that are there, which we shall.
"I like our group. We just had some really good meetings over at Wrigley (Field), going over each guy individually, trying to figure out the best way to get all of that out of them. So I'm kind of excited."
The big elephant in the room is Maddon's own contract status. He is entering the fifth and final season of his five-year contract, making him essentially a lame-duck manager.
"We're all lame-duck, aren't we?" he asked. "I've been on one-year contracts for many years, but actually, I'm on the last year of a five-year contract, so I'm pretty fortunate. I don't worry about it. I don't even think about it unless you ask me about it. As you know, I'm pretty self confident, and I feel good about what we've done and where we're going in the future."
The Cubs' annual fan convention begins Friday, and Maddon will face the fans Saturday during a session with his coaching staff.
"I really don't understand why anybody would be jaded about this group," he said. "If you're a Cub fan having gone through what you've gone through for so many years, I think you'd kind of like this group right now. I'm talking from ownership right down to the players. It's a well-run organization, a lot of good young players, a lot of good people and a very successful group on the field.
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The History of Money Revolves Around Gold
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Money makes the world go round.
But, what is money?
That $20 bill in your wallet is money. Throughout history, cowrie shells, barley, even peppercorns have been used as money. Do any of these things actually have intrinsic or real value? One could argue no.
What gives things like paper money, the $5, $10, and $20 dollar bills you get from the bank value? It's the backing and promises by the U.S. government that this has value. Essentially, American society is built around the agreement that this paper money has value.
For the vast majority of human history, however, people relied on gold and silver as money.
The traditional definition of money states that it is a:
Store of value, which means people can save it and use it later
Unit of account, which provides a common base for prices
Medium of exchange, something that people can use to buy and sell with
"Precious metals seemed to serve all three needs: a stable unit of account, a durable store of value, and a convenient medium of exchange," according to an International Monetary Fund blog post.
Precious metals are hard to obtain. There is a finite supply of them in the world. They stand up to time well. They are easily divisible into standardized coins and do not lose value when made into smaller units. In short, their durability, limited supply, high replacement cost, and portability made precious metals more attractive as money than other goods, the IMF said.
Gold coins were first created by King Croesus of Lydia, now part of Turkey, around 550 BC and circulated in many countries before paper money was created.
When paper money was first printed it was tied and backed by gold.
As the American economy developed, a strong tradition of gold as money unfolded.
In 1913, the Federal Reserve Act provided for the creation of Federal Reserve banks and a system overseen by the Federal Reserve Board. U.S. law required the Federal Reserve to hold gold equal to 40 percent of the value of the currency it issued. The Federal Reserve Notes were convertible into gold at the fixed price of $20.67 per ounce.
In 1933, a financial crisis spurred Americans to convert their paper money for gold, which sparked a massive outflow of gold from the Federal Reserve.
Individuals wanted real physical gold. Not paper money. A rush on the banks began.
In March 1933, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York could no longer honor its commitment to convert paper money to gold and President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a banking holiday.
Ultimately, President Roosevelt issued an Executive Order requiring all Americans to surrender all gold owned by them to a Federal Reserve bank and prohibited the private holdings of all gold coins and bullion.
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He gained national attention when he arranged for a biplane to tow a banner proclaiming "Legalize Gold" over President Richard Nixon's inauguration in January 1973.
His lobbying efforts were a success and after more than 40 years, Congress once again legalized private ownership of gold bullion effective Dec. 31, 1974. Once the gold restrictions were lifted, Blanchard founded our company in 1975 and helped build it into of the nations largest and most respected tangible asset investments firms.
Owning gold and other precious metals makes as much sense today as it did a thousand years ago, perhaps even more so given the changes that have occurred on a governmental and monetary policy level. Diversification in tangible assets makes sense for all investors for a small portion of their portfolio in order to preserve and grow wealth.
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Романія (, ) — гора і регіон у східній частині Республіки Сербської, Боснія і Герцеговина. До романського плато та регіону належать міста Пале, Соколац, Хан Пієсак, Рогатиця; в той час як гора Романія простягається на південний захід від Соколаця, на північний схід від Пале та на схід від Східного Сараєво. Найвища точка - Великий Лупоглав з висотою 1652 метри. На південному боці, над Пале, знаходиться знаменита печера Новака, назва якої пов'язана з гайдуком Стариною Новаком. На західній стороні, над Мокро, знаходяться знамениті Червоні скелі. На плато Рівна Романія, у 2002  році звдена Церква св. Великомученика Георгія. Романія є частиною Сараєво-Романійського регіону в Республіці Сербська. Регіон включає Східне Сараєво та гори Романія.

Етимологія
Назва Романія буквально означає - земля римлян. Вважається, що назва виникла в ранньому середньовіччі з приходом слов'ян та авар на цю територію на початку VII століття . Потім частина романізованого населення відступила до Романії, і тому гора отримала свою назву.

Галерея

Література

 Марковић, Јован Ђ. (1990). Енциклопедијски географски лексикон Југославије. Сарајево: Свјетлост. ISBN 978-86-01-02651-3.

Примітки

Гори Боснії і Герцеговини