It's easy to forget that global warming doesn't just refer to the rising temperature of the air. Climate change is having an enormous, if less understood, impact on the oceans, which already absorb far more carbon dioxide than the atmosphere. Like so much of what goes on in the vast depths that cover more than two-thirds of our planet's surface, the effect of climate change on the oceans remains a black box, albeit one that scientists are working to illuminate.
Here's one way: fisheries. Wild fish remain a major source of protein for humanity — as well as a major source of reality-TV shows — and for some coastal communities, fish mean even more. Scientists aren't clear about what effect climate change, including the warming of the oceans, will have on wild fisheries. As Mark Payne of the National Institute of Aquatic Resources writes in a new piece in Nature, ocean researchers "tend to view climate change as a dark cloud on the horizon: potentially problematic in the future, but not of immediate concern" — especially compared with the much more pressing threat of simple overfishing.
But now a new study in Nature makes the case that climate change — including the warming of the oceans — is already having a direct impact on global fisheries. Researchers led by William Cheung at the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre created a new model that took the known temperature preferences of different species of commercial fish and compared those figures with catch numbers from around the world. They found that species comfortable in warmer waters have been replacing fish that are more accustomed to cool temperatures. That means climate change is altering the makeup of fisheries around the world — and that could be particularly bad for the tropics, which may eventually become too hot for even for fish that tend to prefer it on the warmer side.
We've been talking about climate change as if it's something that's going to happen in the distant future — our study shows that it has been affecting our fisheries and oceans for decades. These global changes have implications for everyone in every part of the planet.
The study's methodology is clever. Trying to estimate fish populations and distributions has always been a difficult and highly contentious process for the simple reason that there is so much ocean. You can use sonar estimates and trawl surveys — literally dredging the ocean — to try to get more precise samples, but that's difficult and expensive. Another option is to use commercial-catch statistics, which are kept by nearly every country in the world but tend to lack the requisite rigor. Countries have all sorts of motivations to fudge their catch numbers — especially in an age when catch quotas are being implemented to limit overfishing — and fishermen logically go after commercially viable species over unpopular fish, which then further skews the data.
The Nature team got around this problem by developing a sort of "thermometer" for fish distribution, analyzing the mean temperature of the catch (MTC). For each species in their database, the researchers derived a characteristic temperature range — in short, how hot or cold the fish could stand — weighted by the amount of each species caught.
They applied their metric to nearly 1,000 species across 52 large marine ecosystems from 1970 to 2006, looking at how water temperature changed over that period. (Hint: it got warmer.) And they found what you might expect: as water temperatures increased, so did the MTC, meaning that warm-water-preferring species moved in and cold-water-preferring species moved out.
In these regions, the fact that the catch composition seems to have reached the terminal hot-water state means that further warming may reduce fishery yields, if it has not already done so. The countries that border tropical waters are also those that are the most dependent on fisheries as sources of employment, foreign revenue and food, and are least able to adapt to such changes.
The oceans can sometimes seem so vast that nothing we could do could possibly alter them. But climate change — and our enormous hunger for seafood — seems up to the task.


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With no roads connecting sites of interest, this is, for most, the only way to explore the park. (There is also a snorkeling and scuba-diving trail, however; for equipment and a guide, contact the Dive Hut [tel. 073/130-0689] at Storms River Mouth rest camp.) Stormsriver Adventures (tel. 042/281-1836) also offers activities in and around the park, including canopy tours, where you slide along steel cables 30m (98 ft.) above the forest floor -- a delightful experience and, judging by the surrounding grins, one enjoyed by both the very young and fairly old. The easiest and most popular walking trail is the 1km (just over 1/2 mile) boardwalk, which starts at the visitor's office, and winds its way along the mountainside, providing beautiful glimpses of the sea and forest, and finally descending to the narrow mouth where the dark waters of the Storms River surge into the foaming sea. This walk also takes you past the appropriately named Mooi (Pretty) Beach, a tiny cove where the swimming is safe, though the water can be very cold. Once at the mouth, don't miss the excavated cave, with its displays relating to the Khoi strandlopers (beachcombers) who frequented the area more than 2,000 years ago. You can cross the suspension bridge that fords the mouth and climb the cliff for excellent ocean views, though it's steep going. To explore the otherwise inaccessible gorge, catch the Spirit of the Tsitsikamma, a boat that departs from the Tsitsikamma restaurant from 9:30am to 3:45pm every 45 minutes for a half-hour journey upstream. The trip costs R60 per person. To find out more about the various trails, pick up a map from the visitor's office (tel. 042/281-1607) at the rest camp. Hours are from 7am to 6pm daily.


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Q: Area of sector bounded by line and curve I have a line segment  $\overline{AB}$, with endpoints $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$. Drawing any function $f(x)$through those 2 points, the function must have an average velocity over $[x_1,x_2]$ of $\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$. However, the area bounded by the line and $f(x)$ can vary greatly, and what I'm trying to find is the relationship between $f'(x)$ and that area. I'm not sure about how to formally express this next part, but as the average velocity of both the line and function over $[x_1,x_2]$ is the same, the average of the sum of the values of $f'(x)$ at all the infinite points on $f(x)$ over the domain $[x_1,x_2]$ will be the same as the average of the sum of the slope/value of the line's derivative at all the infinite points the line in the domain $[x_1,x_2]$. However, the actual values of $f'(x)$ could vary significantly. Visually, it appears the greater the greatest y-value of $f'(x)$ over $[x_1,x_2]$, the greater the area if $f(x)$ has no stationary points in the domain $[x_1,x_2]$. For example, with the line segment with endpoints $(0,0)$ and $(2,4)$, and the function $f(x)=x^\frac{3}{2}*\sqrt{2}$, the area bounded by $y=2x$ and $f(x)$ is $\frac{16-2\sqrt{2}}{5}$, and the greatest y-value of $f'(x)$ over $[1,2]$ is 3. If $f(x)=\frac{x^3}{2}$, then the area bounded is 4, and the greatest y-value of $f'(x)$ over $[0,2]$ is 6.
Am I correct in saying that the greater the greatest y-value of $f'(x)$ over $[x_1,x_2]$, the greater the area bounded, if $f(x)$ does not have stationary points in the domain $[x_1,x_2]$? And if so, does there exist a relation that, given a line segment over $[x_1,x_2]$, can give the area bounded by the line segment and $f(x)$, given only the greatest y-value of $f'(x)$ over $[x_1,x_2]$?
Thanks to David K for answering the above questions. I only have one last question: I am aware of how to actually find the exact area, but, is there some general correlation that can be drawn between some property of the derivative, and the area? Which is to say, using no calculus methods, can one draw any conclusions about the area given the equation of the derivative? Or even given the actual function?
I also have no idea what tags I should use on this, so I would appreciate it too if someone could put on the right tags.

A: Let $(x_1,y_1) = (0,0)$ and $(x_2,y_2) = (\pi,2\pi).$
Let $f(x) = 2x + \sin x.$
Then $f'(x) = 2 + \cos x$ and the maximum value of $f'(x)$ on $[x_1,x_2]$ is
$f'(0) = 3.$
Now let $g(x) = 2x + \sin^2 x.$
Then $g'(x) = 2 + \sin (2x)$ and the maximum value of $g'(x)$ on $[x_1,x_2]$ is
$g'(\frac\pi4) = 3.$
These are two functions between the same two endpoints on the same interval with the same maximum value of the derivative.
But the area between the segment and $f(x)$ is $2$ while the area between the segment and $g(x)$ is $\frac\pi2.$
Let $h(x) = 2x + \frac54 \sin^2 x.$ Now $h'(\frac\pi4) = \frac{13}4,$ which is greater than the maximum value of $f'.$ But the area between the line segment and $h(x)$
is just $\frac{5\pi}{8},$ which is less than the area between the segment and $f(x)$ (which is $2$).
So no, you cannot tell much about the area under the curve just by looking at the greatest value of $f'(x).$
In particular it is not true that a greater maximum value of $f'(x)$ means a greater area bounded by the curve and the line segment.

Of course, there is a relationship between $f'$ and the area enclosed by the graph of $f$ and the segment.
The relationship is guaranteed by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Find the indefinite integral of $f'$ and set the constant of integration to select the antiderivative that passes through $(x_1,y_1).$
Now you have recovered $f$ and can use the integral of $f$ to find the area enclosed between the segment and the graph of $f.$
The key thing is that the value of a function (such as $f'$) at a single point gives you only limited information about the integral of the function, even if that single point is chosen to be the the maximum value of that function.
And when you ask about the area enclosed by $f$ and a line segment,
you're asking something about the integral of the integral of $f'.$

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Record Review: Brian Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets [part 2]
Posted on August 6, 2020 by postpunkmonk
Eno loved running instruments through the EMS synth
The next track was "Cindy Tells Me;" a 50s bobby-sox throwback like aspects of some of the less outré material from the first Roxy Music album. The dreamy backing vocals were swoon-worthy, but the fly in the ointment manifested when at first the distorted feedback from the guitar line manifested in front of the actual guitar itself. The harsh, metallic noise sounded like a cicada from hell had blown out the song before the feedback faded out, eventually leaving the guitar chord. No one else would dare to disrupt a carefully crafted mood like that but Brian Eno was born to disrupt.The lyrical imagery of white goods rusting in the kitchen very distinctive.
"Cindy tells me, the rich girls are weeping
Cindy tells me, they've given up sleeping alone
And now they're so confused by their new freedoms
And she tells me they're selling up their maisonettes
Left the Hotpoints to rust in the kitchenettes
And they're saving their labour for insane reading" – Cindy Tells Me
After that almost throwback tune, it was time for something a little more avant garde. "Driving Me Backwards" was possibly the most anxiety-provoking piece of music I'd ever heard. Based on a two note piano figure that plodded like the Bataan Death March, if proffered a grinding nihilism that perversely, stimulated me. The distorted wah wah guitar by Robert Fripp was the only part of this song that didn't necessarily sound "backwards. Eno's vocals featured berserk phrasing and inflection that suggested to me that he might have taken a composition, made a tape of it, threaded it in backwards, and played the reversed music to build the basis of a new composition around. Did he? Let's listen to an excerpt below.
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The quick listen is inconclusive on his vocal melody, but it's readily apparent that the music bed [and possibly the guitar solo of Fripp] sounded almost the same, whether played forwards or backwards! Making this possibly palindromic music.
"Side two" opened with the most lush and glorious pop imaginable with "On Some Faraway Beach;" the first of three songs with no guitars in them here. The long buildup of pianos on the track [there are 27 piano tracks layered on top of each other] took its good, sweet time to reach a plateau before Eno's dreamy vocals began the lyrical portion of the song. It's such a melancholy swirl of a song, but I have to admit, every time I have ever listened to this song from 1973, my pop music brain associated it with a song from five year later. And a very different artist.
The opening of "On Some faraway Beach" sounds like Bob Seger just cut and pasted it to form one of his biggest hits in "Still the Same." I wish I could embed the first 30 seconds of each song here, but I can't really. But trust me; they are amazingly congruent visions. The melody and vibe are almost identical. Which leads to the notion of Bob Seger listening to Brian Eno five years before writing the "Stranger In Town" album! Which lead to disbelief. But I loved the symmetry of how Eno faded out the rich synths and layers of piano to leave only a single piano melody in the outro.
When those last four notes come to a brief halt, our senses were then assaulted by the most aggressive transition possible in the next split second as the insane "Blank Frank" began like an unexpected jolt of acid in the face!
Robert Fripp was back with even more attitude [if possible], and this time Eno was driving his guitar through his synths, maximizing the waves of raw aggression that it generated tenfold. Eno's vocals were as nasal as they had been on "Baby's On Fire," but it was his backing vocals that consisted entirely of sinister, rhythmic laughter [of the most mocking kind imaginable] that took this track waaaaay over the top. And the lyrics were more concrete than usual as they painted a very psychotic picture of this titular Frank. "He is the one who will look at you sideways – His particular skill was leaving bombs in people's driveways." All of this conspired to make this an insanely aggressive track and the overdriven Bo Diddley beat with handclap rhythms like a psychopathic game of pattycake underneath made certain that that you knew that this song was playing.
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Ade.W says:
Monk, really enjoying this thread,thanks. It's a great album no doubt. It strikes me how challenged our young ears were back then, i would love to hear this album for the 1st time again, wow. Its funny the things one remembers…we used to go to a youth club thing back then, all innocent stuff, table tennis etc but you could take records in and play them to everyone, I took in this album and For your pleasure, my girlfriend at the time said "don't play those albums , no one will like them"
Ha Ha Ha validation ! (I'm rambling , sorry , it's the heat)
John Medd says:
I got into this record tragically late. But you know what they say… Eno's solo output pisses all over Ferry's.
John Medd – Welcome to the comments! Hah! Touché. I was digging into the spam filter during a casual moment this weekend and found your comment lodged there in a rare moment of the spam filter providing a false positive. Good thing I did. I consider 1981 tragically late as well so I can't claim any hipness factor.
Yes, this album was incredibly schizophrenic and mood/style swing-y. The song "Cindy Tells Me" sometimes strikes me as almost an "answer song" to The Velvet Underground's "Stephanie Says" (and, but less so, "Candy Says").
As for "Driving Me Backwards," I had always thought that (most clearly) the piano had been reversed — but unlike the Beatles' "Rain" or "Tomorrow Never Knows," the effect was used dissonantly on a dirge-like piece rather than as a representation of a drug trip or just general psychedelia. I agree with you that at least the piano part is entirely palindromatic … or should I say palin-dramatic?
I did not make the connection of "Faraway Beach" with "Still the Same" until I read the sentence here, and instantly my brain connected them. I'll send you the bill for the rehab I'll now need in order to disassociate the wretched Bob Seger with the divine Brian Eno. Thanks for sullying my beautiful mind, ya creep!
"Blank Frank" is truly a showcase for both Eno's amazing lyrics and Fripp's buzzsaw guitar figuratively sawing their way through a warped parade of, as you said, Bo Diddley, hard rock, and in a weird way, The Who (at least to me).
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Again, great part two. Blank Frank is a personal fave. The title track instrumental is quite moving. Super melody. Thanks Monk, loving these write ups.

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Miami officials want to postpone the festival "to a later date when we'll have a better idea of where we're heading with the coronavirus"
Ultra Music Festival at risk of cancellation amid coronavirus fears
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 17:12
Ultra Music Festival, which is set to run 20th to 22nd March, could reportedly be postponed following reports that two elected officials in Miami have raised concerns relating to the coronavirus.
Commissioner Joe Carollo — chair of the semi-autonomous government agency in charge of the event's venue, Bayfront Park — and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced today, Wednesday 4th February, plans to meet with Ultra organisers and City Manager Art Noriega at 11.30AM EST to discuss the risk factors and a potential delay to the weekender, according to a report in the Miami Herald.
Following pressure from local residents, Suarez reportedly outlined that City Hall has the power to cancel the event under the current agreement, if Ultra don't agree to postpone.
"We are going to be having a meeting today with folks from Ultra to discuss the possibility of them suspending the event," Carollo said. "We're saying suspend it to a later date when we'll have a better idea of where we're heading with the coronavirus."
Carollo has apparently emphasised the city does not want to cancel the 55,000-per-day-capacity festival, but with attendees flying in from more than 100 countries across the world there are significant dangers that must be considered. The US is among the nations currently attempting to contain the virus before a widespread outbreak.
Ultra's Abu Dhabi edition, which was set for this weekend — 5th and 6th March — has already been cancelled amid 'public health concerns'.
It's the latest chapter in a rather problematic relationship between Ultra and its host city. The festival was forced to move to a new site last year following complaints from local residents but secured permission to return to its spiritual home this spring. It then received the threat of a lawsuit from Miami's Downtown Neighbours Alliance. Find out about the environmental and sustainability steps organisers have taken since 2018 in our long-read feature on the future of festivals, according to festivals.
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Mayor and His Staff to Take One Week Unpaid Leave to Tackle Budget Crisis
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Sept. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his entire office staff will take one week of unpaid leave in order to help tackle the city's fiscal crisis amid the coronavirus shutdown.
The mayor said that the mandatory furloughs – which will affect nearly 500 employees – will save the city nearly $1 million.
The city is estimated to lose around $9 billion in tax revenue because of the coronavirus shutdown and the furloughs will apply to everyone in the mayor's administration including the office of his wife Chirlane McCray. De Blasio said he will work without pay during his time off.
"This is a painful step, but it shows just how committed we are to responsible budgeting and leading the city through these challenging times," de Blasio said at a press briefing Wednesday.
"It was not a decision I made lightly," he added. "It is the right thing to do at this moment in history."
Employees will have to take a week of unpaid leave during a six-month period beginning in October, de Blasio said, as he tries to balance the city's books.
The mayor has pleaded for a bailout from the federal government to help the city get through the crisis but without success. He has a strained relationship with President Donald Trump.
De Blasio is also trying to get the state to give it the authority to borrow money to cover the shortfall.
The mayor has warned that he may lay off 22,000 municipal employees if the city doesn't get either federal assistance or the state doesn't give him emergency authority to borrow $5 billion to pay for operating expenses.
"We need our partners in the state government to give New York City long term borrowing authority," de Blasio said.
"We have to keep making tough choices to move the city forward, to keep our budget balanced," he said.
Chris Pederson January 21st, 2021
I think it is smart for mayors to ask the federal government to help bail them out. Cities should not suffer because their mayor made a bad decision. Those people don't deserve that.
ASensibleMan September 17th, 2020
I have a better idea. Why don't the Mayor and his staff quit forever? They are abject and total failures in every way. We could randomly select people off the street and they'd do a better job.
Merman September 16th, 2020
He should have been working without pay all along seeing as he's ruined this city.
somedude September 16th, 2020
hizzoner has a reported net worth of between 1.5-2.5MM depending on source.
he also has rental properties bringing in a combined annual income of 100k+ on top of his 250k+/yr salary (he approved giving himself a raise). windbag could afford to give back the rest of the year, and let his staffers who earn substantially less than he does keep their lives afloat.
this is virtue signaling at its worst. dude is major basura.
FromLICQueens September 16th, 2020
This is impactful, resolution focused management, aiming to fully tackle the present, Jupited sized budget crater, and achieve a decisive, effective resolution. Naaahhh! It's PR BS.


The NAFBM Sponsored VITA Tax Preparation Team await their scheduled Veteran and dependent clients for free tax preparations inside the Museum.
This tax service, sanctioned by the IRS, will continue through April 8th.
The Norton AFB Museum took another vital step towards their continuous improvement initiative with the installation of safety hand rails to assist the guests of the Museum as they enter and exit the Museum.
The Norton AFB Museum will celebrate their 1st year of being open to the public on March 22, 2014. Additionally, the Museum will also recognize the anniversary of Norton AFB being closed for 20 years. The Museum is planning an anniversary celebration from 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. and is looking for sponsors and supporters to help make this event memorable. If you or your company would like to be part of this event please contact the Museum ASAP by calling (909) 382-7307 or Bob Edwards @ (909) 936-8484.
The Norton AFB Museum continues to reach out to the veteran community by sponsoring the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service to veterans who need assistance with filing their yearly income tax. The VITA service is also approved by the IRS to assist next of kin of recent service members killed in action. This no cost service is sponsored by the NAFBM at the Museum each Tuesday morning through April 8, 2014. For appointments please call Mr. Gaspar Diaz @ (951) 316-3330.
March 2014 will mark 20 years Norton AFB will have been closed. Also March 2014 will be the 1st Anniversary of the Norton AFB Museum being open to the public. Watch this site for upcoming event details commemorating Norton AFB and celebrating the Norton AFB Museum opening. Details will soon be posted.
April 2014, the Museum will feature our 4th Evening At The Museum with guest presenter Mr. Theodore Venturini, USAF / McDonald Douglas / Boeing, Flight Test Loadmaster. Watch this site for upcoming specific dates, details and times soon to be posted.
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Mario, the little Italian plumber with the famous moustache and panache for adventure is undoubtedly one of the most celebrated gaming characters of all times. Ask any gamer worth his salt and you will hardly find anyone who hasn't heard of or played a Mario games themselves. The reasons behind the popularity of Mario and the love it gets from the gaming community are numerous. All that told, what are the best games that the Mario franchise has given to the gamers? Here are the top 3 titles of the Mario franchise:
1. Super Mario Bros
Name one game of the Mario franchise that can be considered to be so crucial that it is believed that no other Mario game would had materialized had it not been developed and released! Yes, bang on, the answer is none other than the Super Mario Bros.
But why is this game regarded as such a raging success in the history of the franchise? It is believed that the Super Mario Bros. game revolutionized the gaming industry with its arcade mode of gaming that had side scrolling blended with a multi-platform setup. The Super Mario Bros. is also the game that has earned kudos from the gaming community due to its impressive mixture of graphics and sound with already amazing gameplay.
2. Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy is considered to be one of the trend setting Nintendo Wii games and many people believe that the popularity of Nintendo's dwindling console shot up after the release of the game. The popularity of the Super Mario Galaxy was resting on two factors.
On one hand it was acclaimed for successfully striking the balance between the gameplay of the old Mario games and incorporating the galaxy angle in to it. On the other hand game enthusiasts praised the Super Mario Galaxy for having the right power ups, difficulty levels and other characters of the game in order to complete the extra-terrestrial experience of the game. The Super Mario Galaxy game enjoyed mind boggling graphics and gameplay along with the music that was used as the background sound of the game.
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Амир Вайнтрауб ( — Вайнтруб; род. 16 сентября 1986, Реховот) — израильский профессиональный теннисист и спортивный комментатор, игрок сборной Израиля в Кубке Дэвиса.

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Амир — один из трёх детей Кэрол и Луиса Вайнтраубов; у него есть две сестры — Ирит и Далит. Только Амир занимается спортом профессионально: его отец — менеджер мебельного магазина, мать — сотрудница Института Вейцмана, одна из сестёр — адвокат, другая — заместитель генерального директора в компании по производству одежды.

Два года учился в Австрии, затем прошёл полный срок армейской службы в статусе ведущего спортсмена. Вайнтрауб владеет ивритом и английским языком. В 21 год собирался закончить теннисную карьеру и отправиться в США на академическую учёбу, но его отговорил тренер Шломо Цореф.

Спортивная карьера
Вайнтрауб начал играть в теннис в шесть лет с отцом на автомобильной стоянке. Через несколько месяцев он начал тренировки в яффском филиале Израильского теннисного центра. В старших классах тренировался у Амоса Мансдорфа, затем присоединился к программе Института Уингейта для молодых спортивных дарований. С 16 до 18 лет жил и тренировался в Вене у Гунтера Брезника (бывшего тренера Бориса Беккера).

Свой первый «фьючерс» Вайнтрауб выиграл весной 2006 года в Хайфе в парном разряде, а в августе того же года победил в Дакаре в одиночном разряде. Ещё через год в Бухаре он пробился в первый за карьеру финал турнира класса ATP Challenger, но проиграл хозяину корта Денису Истомину. Первая победа в «челленджере» была вновь одержана в парном разряде — в 2008 году в Аптосе (Калифорния), где его партнёром был другой израильтянин Ноам Окун. В декабре 2009 года Амир добрался до финала чемпионата Израиля по теннису, проиграв в трёх сетах Дуди Селе. Через год он уже обыграл Селу в финале чемпионата Израиля, также в трёх сетах.

На Открытом чемпионате Австралии 2011 года Вайнтрауб впервые сыграл в турнире Большого шлема, но проиграл в первом отборочном раунде. Два года спустя он не только пробился в основную сетку Открытого чемпионата Австралии, но и успешно преодолел первый круг, победив опережающего его в рейтинге почти на сто мест аргентинца Гвидо Пелью и затем проиграв 19-й ракетке мира Филиппу Кольшрайберу. Израильтянин входил в число 200 лучших теннисистов мира, но в апреле 2014 года получил тяжёлую травму бедра, лечение которой потребовало двух операций и восьмимесячного курса физиотерапии. Вайнтрауб вернулся на корт только через год и уже не сумел восстановить прежнюю форму. Регулярные выступления завершил после 2017 года, а последним турниром в карьере стал для Вайнтрауба Открытый чемпионат Австралии 2020 года, где он проиграл в первом отборочном круге 17-летнему итальянцу Лоренцо Музетти.

С марта 2011 года Вайнтрауб выступал за сборную Израиля в Кубке Дэвиса. В своём первом матче он принёс израильской команде очко, победив Ежи Яновича из Польши. В дальнейшем в матчах Кубка Дэвиса он обыгрывал таких соперников, как Милош Раонич, Тацума Ито, Го Соэда и Грега Жемля. Две его победы в матче переходного турнира Мировой группы в 2012 году против сборной Японии позволили команде Израиля вернуться в Мировую группу. Комментаторы и товарищи по команде отмечали, что в матчах за сборную Вайнтрауб играет с такой самоотдачей, которой не показывает в индивидуальных турнирах.

Любимое покрытие Вайнтрауба — хард, лучший удар — бэкхенд.

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Haven't started Hawkeye yet. Got too much to catch up on that I need to finish/get up to date with first. I've been too obsessed with Red Dwarf lately to keep up my weekly shows.
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Just finished "The Falcon And The Winter Soldier"
Definitely one of the weaker Marvel shows/movies.
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Finished Binge watching Devs:
It was decent enough sci-fi: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8134186/
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I'm watching 2 episodes per day of The Witcher, while doing other things. So far, I'm kinda mixed on this season, though I'll wait until I finish it to decide if I like it more than the first season or not. Up to this point, I'm fully on board with Geralt and Ciri's scenes (minus a couple idiots at Kaer Morhen who get on my nerves, lol) but Yennifer's plot has been iffy. Really didn't like her scenes in episodes 2-3, but in episode 4 it got a bit more interesting, so I guess I'll see how I feel about it by the end.
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Still to start Witcher 2. Next in my list.
I loved season 1 of The Witcher, and I´m dying to watch season 2. Unfortunatly there are a few things on my list to watch before that, so It´ll probably be a while.
I´m currently watching the last season of Lucifer with my wife, and after that we´ll watch the new episodes of La Casa de papel, and season 8 of The Blacklist.
I´m also watching season 1 of The Man in the High Castle and I´m still in progress with Gotham.
Two episodes into season 2 of The Witcher and my biggest issue so far is that they just killed off a character in their first appearance who is supposed to still be alive by the time the games take place.
^Yeah, the way that character was handled was just awful. A lot of fans are pissed off about that, for good reason. I was pretty sure I remembered him being in a few Witcher 3 quests, so I looked it up and was right, of course. I do think they handled a certain other important character I knew quite well, at the very least (someone else who was introduced at Kaer Morhen.)
I'm six episodes in, and I've been liking it, but not as much as season 1, for some reason. Could be I'm distracted by something else I'm enjoying a lot more, and it could also be that the overarching plot isn't doing much for me, and I prefer the more stand alone stories with Geralt. There have still been some great scenes, but aside from episodes 1 and 4, I haven't been overly excited.
I did appreciate the little Easter egg in EP 2 though with the shrine of Witcher medallions and there was one that had the game's design.
Just finished:
Lacasa de Papel
The Witcher season 2.
I´m gonna be furious if they cancel the latter. I love that series.
^ It's already renewed for season 3. Plus a limited series prequel, a second animated movie, and a more family friendly animated spin-off.
I've three episodes to go of season 2. I think it's really solid so far although there are some changes from the books that aren't sitting right.
Well that´s a relief. I will have to read those books some day.
I don´t know why, but I´m fascinated by the love story between Yennifer (I want to merry her. Such a clever and feisty lady) and Geralt (in addition to all the mystic magic and fantasy world story arc). Maybe it´s just the fact that it´s such a difficult and troubled love they share, that´s so interesting, but it touches me somehow, and I´m usually not a sucker for love stories, because they often seem so unrealistic to me.
I couldn't stand Yen in the books and even less so in the third game (which is the only one she appears in). This version seems more likeable though, which I guess means she's not done that well, but I'd say its an improvement.
I've just started The Witcher series 2.
Well...she isn´t the most sympathetic character to begin with, but there are signs here and there, that she can see beyond her own selfish ways. I won´t spoil it for those who haven´t watched season 2 yet, but there is definitely some major growth there. I think that´s what I find fascinating about her. She is conflicted...
Just watched the fourth episode of Season 1 of "The Man in the High Castle". I´m intrigued, but it hasn´t quite caught on yet. I´ll keep watching and see what happens.
It reminds me a lot of "Fatherland" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland_(novel)) which itself was probably greatly influenced by the the Philip K. Dick novel "The Man in the High Castle".
Fatherland is an excellent book.
I finished the the first season and have only seen one episode in the second because it got a bit too depressing.
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Yeah it´s rather brutal isn´t it? The scene in the room with the sister and the kids...eerie vile stuff.
Finished season 2 of The Witcher today.
Overall I thought it was a really good season, though it made a lot of changes from the novel Blood of Elves. I don't remember the book that well since I read it before the third game even came out, so I'm just going on the summary on Witcher Wiki. The changes weren't necessarily bad though. They were more additions than anything and may in fact have been necessary to flesh out the novel for TV.


Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, while his opponents and Western powers denounced the poll as illegitimate.
The election is going ahead independently of a U.N.-led peace process aimed at ending the five-year-long war. Peace talks are due to resume in Geneva on Wednesday as an upsurge in fighting darkens the already bleak outlook for diplomacy.
The government says the vote is being held on time in line with the constitution, a view echoed by its Russian allies. The opposition says the election is meaningless, while Britain and France dismissed it as "flimsy facade" and a "sham".
Voters are to elect 250 MPs to parliament, which has no real power in Syria's presidential system. The state is rallying them around the slogan "Your vote strengthens your steadfastness".
"We are voting for the sake of the Syrian people and for the sake of Assad. Assad is already strong but these elections show that the people support him and bolster him," said Hadi Jumaa, a 19-year-old student, as he cast his ballot at his university halls of residence in Damascus.
Dozens queued to vote at one polling station where a portrait of Assad hung on the wall. Outside, some danced.
With his wife Asma at his side as he went to vote in Damascus, a smiling Assad told state TV that terrorism had been able to destroy much of Syria's infrastructure but not Syria's "social structure, the national identity". Assad said it was the first time a president had taken part in parliamentary polls.
The conflict has killed more than 250,000 and created millions of refugees, splintering Syria into a patchwork of areas controlled by the government, an array of rebels, a powerful Kurdish militia, and the Islamic State group. The government views all the groups fighting it as terrorists.
The government controls around one third of Syria, including the main cities of western Syria, home to the bulk of Syrians who have not fled the country. The United Nations puts the number of refugees at 4.8 million.
With parliament elected every four years, it is the second parliamentary election held by the government in wartime. Assad was reelected head of state in a presidential election in 2014.
The election coincides with the start of a second round of U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva. The opposition delegation is due to meet U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday. The government has said it will be ready to participate from Friday.
De Mistura wants this round to make progress on the question of a political transition. The government had ruled out any discussion of the presidency ahead of the first round of talks last month. Spiralling violence meanwhile threatens to unravel the entire political track by wrecking a partial truce that had helped bring the sides to Geneva.
Foreign states opposed to Assad have said the vote is out of line with a U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for elections at the end of an 18-month transition. His allies, notably Russia, say it is in line with the constitution.
"The decision of the regime to hold elections is a measure of how divorced it is from reality. They cannot buy back legitimacy by putting up a flimsy facade of democracy," said a spokesperson for the British government.
France said the elections were a "sham" organised by "an oppressive regime".
Russia, one of Assad's main foreign allies, said however that the election was necessary to avoid a power vacuum.
"There is understanding already, that a new constitution should emerge as a result of this political process, on the basis of which new, early elections are to be held," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news briefing.
Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said the election showed that "the Syrian people is the one that decides its fate".
But Syrians living in opposition-held areas dismissed it.
"We used to be forced to cast our vote in sham elections. Now, we are no longer obliged to. After all this killing they want to make a play called elections," said Yousef Doumani, speaking from the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus.
Shereen Sirmani, who fled to Damascus from the Islamic State-besieged city of Deir al-Zor four months ago, said the election was good for Syria.


To see the Etta Mine on Google Earth, please click here.
The Etta mine near Keystone in the Black Hills began operations in 1883 as a mica mine. Accompanying "black ore" turned out to be rich tin ore, triggering a tin rush in the surrounding Black Hills, which resulted in the claiming of several other mines in the vicinity. However no substantial tin ore bodies were discovered and most mines were abandoned soon. In the Etta however the tin boom at least proved the existence of large quantities of lithium ores in form of large spodumene crystals, which were mined separately since 1898.
Today the abandoned Etta mine, with its gaping open pit, is still a spectacular sight and large spodumene crystals can be spotted at the steep rock walls. However the mine is on private property and visitors are generally not greeted with a warm welcome. Though this may change, as the Etta mine was up for sale recently.
For more information on the mineral spodumene please look at www.mindat.org, Webmineral and the german Mineralienatlas.
- Another locality with giant spodumene crystals is the nearby Tin Mountain quarry, where a 10 m large spodumene crystal was discovered.
- A further well known north american spodumene locality is the Harding mine in New Mexico, where a multitude of up to 5 m long crisscrossing spodumene crystals in the pit walls are still acessible today. For more information click here.
The Etta mine and many other pegmatite mines in the Black Hills have raised geological interest since a long time and today they constitute one of the classic geological field trip areas for many geological departments in the US. Therefore there is a vast literature available about this area, which is probably one of the best documented 'giant crystal areas' worldwide.
Blake, W. P. (1884) Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers Vol. XIII: "Tin Ore Veins of the Black Hills".
Guiteras, J. R. (1940) Mining of feldspar and associated minerals in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota. United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 7112.
Landes, K. L. (1928) Sequence of Mineralization in the Keystone, South Dakota pegmatites. American Mineralogist v. 13, p. 519.
Lincoln, F. C. (1927) Pegmatite mining in the Black Hills. Engineering and Mining Journal v. 123, n. 25.
Roberts, W. L., and G. Rapp Jr. (1965) Mineralogy of the Black Hills. South Dakota School of Mines bulletin 18.
Ziegler, V. (1914) The minerals of the Black Hills. South Dakota School of Mines bulletin 10.


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Corinthus (ital.: Corinto) ist ein Titularerzbistum der römisch-katholischen Kirche.

Es geht zurück auf einen historischen Bischofssitz in der antiken Stadt Korinth der in der Spätantike in der römischen Provinz Peloponnes lag.

Siehe auch
 Liste der römisch-katholischen Titularbistümer

Weblinks
 Eintrag auf catholic-hierarchy.org (englisch)

Corinthus
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Bolckow es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Andrew en el estado estadounidense de Misuri. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 187 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 222,16 personas por km².

Geografía
Bolckow se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Bolckow tiene una superficie total de 0.84 km², de la cual 0.84 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 187 personas residiendo en Bolckow. La densidad de población era de 222,16 hab./km². De los 187 habitantes, Bolckow estaba compuesto por el 98.4% blancos, el 0% eran afroamericanos, el 0% eran amerindios, el 0.53% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0% eran de otras razas y el 1.07% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 0.53% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Review – Red Dead Redemption 2 – "Gentlemen, I think I've got something good"
Posted by Caleb Moran | Nov 22, 2018 | Reviews | 0 |
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"We all have fond memories of Red Dead Redemption as most of us saw it as 'GTA in Wild West times' and it was a change of gameplay from what we were used to in GTA. No cars to steal, no assault rifles, no sprawling cities. It was the central character, Marston, your revolver and the great big expanse that was the frontier. It was an amazing adventure and we all enjoyed it, and we're all looking forward to the new one. " – Red Dead Tinted Glasses. Nov 2017
Red Dead Redemption was a game that many people have fond memories of as it was something pretty different at the time. GTA clones had been coming out of developers for years, but something back in Wild West times? It was unheard of, with GUN being the only exception. We all loved it, even with it's issues, but questions were always on the horizon over when the next one was coming. Then on October 16th, Rockstar posted a single image, and the internet went into meltdown. Originally slated for Autumn 2017, it wouldn't be until a year later in Autumn 2018 where we'd be able to get back on our horses and become the wild west gunslinger we yearned to go back to. It was a long wait, but howdy was it worth it.
I had several phones calls about this tweet
Spoiler free – I will be touching on the story shortly, however there will be no spoilers
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that redefines immersion and open world games as a whole. What this game has achieved in terms of character development and world building is like nothing I've seen before, to the point that limiting this review to the key points is difficult as it's important to see how much they've done to make a living breathing world. The game starts slow, but as it progresses it opens up a huge world for you to explore, with a plethora of activities to do, and characters to meet – and it's the characters that really make this game stand out. Arthur Morgan is our protagonist, a skillful gunslinger and valuable asset to the Van der Linde gang. Arthur has ridden with the gang for many years, lead by it's charismatic leader Dutch Van der Linde himself, who prides himself on his principles of liberty and freedom for all, away from oppressive governments and back to a more simple time. Through robbery and other criminal activities he hopes to escape back to the old west, and start a new life for him and his rag tag group of thieves. For most part the gang will be hanging around in the camp, and through these characters we see Red Dead at its strongest. They've all got their own thing going on, they might playing cards, playing guitar, dancing, talking about current events, singing around the campfire, and even arguing with each other.
The gang really are the heart of the game
They've got their own personalities and as the game goes on you learn more about them, their history, who they are and what they hope for and you start to care for them and unlike some other games where you can just vaguely remember them, you know exactly every character maybe 2-3 hours in and you'll try you hardest for them, it's not just a generic gang, but a community and they all matter. Now it's pretty standard for games to include generic interactions like this, with many games bragging how "their characters engage in dialogue" to make it more immersive, and yes they do, but Red Dead takes it a step further. You may come across some characters arguing in camp, or storming off, or crying, and you can go up and ask what the problem is, it might be something minor and they'll brush it off, but sometimes it can evolve into doing something for them, a passive side mission to do when you've got some time to kill. I know this doesn't sound like a big deal as many games have side quests, but with Red Dead does it so passively, it doesn't open up a separate dialogue window or text options, it's simply go up and have a chat and go about your day, and that's what makes this game so immersive. Every character can be spoken to as you walk through town, some characters may give you a simple howdy, some might get hostile and tell you to keep to yourself, some might call you over and ask for your help. In a certain town an ex-confederate soldier recognized me from earlier on and warned me to keep a low profile as he'd noticed I was a wanted man around those parts. It's so simple, but I cannot stress how much more it adds to the game simply being able to say hello to people, or insult them if I really wanted to.
Dutch, always the philosopher
Immersion isn't just limited to your interaction, but to how you decide to lead Arthurs life. You can dress up in fine suits and be kept well shaven with everything you own in pristine condition, or you can choose to walk around in your pants with filthy guns and never bathe. You choose the life you want to lead, you can choose his clothes, what style of beard and hairstyle, what food he eats, if you want to bathe, how you talk to people, if to help people, the campsite itself and most importantly – his guns. With most games, certain guns favor certain situations but the new horse mechanics mean you can't take your entire arsenal with you going into gun fights. Arthur can carry 2 handguns and 2 long barreled guns, while the rest will be holstered with your horse. Personally I always carried 2 revolvers, a rifle / repeater and my double barreled shotgun. The double barreled fired much slower, but it looked amazing. The gun customization makes your weapons much more personal and there's so much to do. you can use different metals for different parts of the gun, with different engravings and wood varnishes to make them go from some generic farmhouse shotgun to something real menacing. Walking around with these custom guns makes it that much more satisfying when you go into gun fights and just like Red Dead before it, they're a lot of fun. As said each gun is suited for certain situations, and the more you use a gun, the more efficient it becomes. The repeaters are faster but weaker, while rifles are stronger but slower. Shotguns have shorter range but much more powerful and handguns are useful in a flurry of bad guys shooting at you. Shooting feels stronger than GTAs as guns seem to have more of an impact, you really feel the connection when you fire and its delivery is a great feeling.
Every now and then you get some amazing shots
Dead Eye makes a return also, allowing you to mow down a group of bandits in one fell swoop. It also gets better the more you use, with it's more later features showing you the more lethal areas of gunslingers and animals. Knowing where to shoot on an animal sounds quite specific but its actually very important. Hunting is a major part of Red Dead 2 and you need to do it right. you can't just go guns blazing into the woods, you need to track the animal and use the right gun for the job. Smaller animals are decimated by shotguns so you need to use a bow or small caliber rifle. The more holes you put in the animal, the less value it will have and for some of the best outfits in the game you need those perfect skins. Guns are also your main tool for intimidation (obviously) so you can aim at any passer by to rob them, or if you just want to mess around, you can even point your gun skyward and fire just for that extra demand. Certain times you may have committed some uncivil act and need to chase down the witness and 'force' him to not tell the authorities, the choice is yours and as previously stated – it's the minor things in this game that really make it stand out.
Some people you don't need to rob
A good example of this was one of my days around chapter 4. I had got into the town of Saint Denis quite late and didn't want to start the next mission until the next day so I checked into the nearest parlor and went to sleep, the next day I woke up early and spoke to the bar keep about setting up a bath as Arthur was quite dirty from the night before. I went back upstairs and had a bath, and one of the 'parlor girls' helped me wash. I set out to town to run some errands and get some supplies, first place being the barbers. I had my hair and beard trimmed down as it was getting a bit of a mess. Next was the general store to get some new clothes, but it was all a bit plain so I just bought a new hat and some general provisions for my travels. The gun store was nearby and my guns needed a bit of a clean as they get a bit dirty over time and don't function as good, so it's important to keep them nice and shiny. While I was there I added some custom engravings to my newer guns and some extra ammo to keep on top of things. Finally my horse needed some grooming so it was off to the local stables to get her all cleaned up, fed, and spruced up her mane, tail and saddle to something a bit more fancy as I had the money now so she was looking good. Horses play a much more intimate role in Red Dead 2 than they did in Red Dead 1, but back to that shortly. Now with all of this – stopping at the parlor, bathing, shaving, shopping, gun cleaning and going to the stables – I didn't need to do any of that. There was absolutely nothing stopping me from going straight from Saint Denis to my next mission, sleeping and bathing does help Arthur perform better but it's not needed. I didn't need to get my hair cut, I didn't need new clothes or even get my guns cleaned as they perform fine. Your horse also doesn't need constant attention and as long as you pat her time to time she stays in a good mood. But that's the thing with this game, I enjoy doing stuff like this. Minimal things that make minimal changes, but make the gameplay experience much more immersive and enjoyable. If you just want to blast through the story that's fine, but I insist – just take the game world in and what it has to offer.
Grooming is very important
Horses play a major part in Red Dead 2 now compared to the simple role they had in Red Dead and nearly every other game with horses in. They're your get go from point A to point B and are invaluable to you as your journey progresses, so much so that you need to look after and care for your horse so it can look after you. You have your own horse and you can name it, but you also need to brush it, pet it and feed it to keep it happy. Horses can be bought or you can catch wild ones but in both cases you need to care for your horse and over time you create a better bond with it. Better bonds mean it won't act up as much, get scared and can be called from further distances. Horses now carry your guns also, so if you want to change guns you need to have your horse nearby, but you also need to remember to actually pick them up. The amount of times I dismounted my horse and ran into a gunfight without actually grabbing my guns left me in some bad situations, but no matter how much I whistled she wasn't going to just run into the gun fight so I could have my guns, which is a good thing really because if a horse dies, it dies. There's no horse insurance so you really need to look after them and honestly it does sorta bum you out if you lose a horse as this is your main buddy through what could be a huge part of your adventure. Just like guns horses can be customized with different saddles, manes and tails – and just like guns it adds that personal touch but much more so as this is a living thing, you really do start to create a bond with your horse and look after them, even more so as you start to get out into the huge world Rockstar have created.
Your horse is your best friend through your entire journey
The game map is huge, there's no other way to say it, It's ridiculously massive. It takes about 5-6 minutes to travel from the bottom of Los Santos to the top of Blaine County in GTA 5, by comparison it took me 23 minutes to travel from the bottom left of the map to the top right in Red Dead 2. Now of course cars are faster than horses, but the Red Dead map is filled with minor details and places you'll go off trail to go explore. Hunting for animals, collectibles and easter egg hunting is more enjoyable as you feel like you're actually exploring the vast world due to the nature of the untamed frontier, compared to generally tame never too far from a main road feeling of GTA. This also comes down to the fact that GTA 5 was a PS3/360 game and while it was extremely detailed, it was always going to be limited, and even if it was detailed they were never going to be seen with the stuck 3rd person camera, as it was only until GTA 5 came to current gen console that the first person view was added. The first person mode of Red Dead makes the game look amazing, and it's about time we spoke about that. The game is gorgeous, probably the best looking game shown on consoles. Once you get into the huge game world you'll find yourself travelling place to place just to see it all. Towering mountains in the distance, massive expanses of the heartlands, the cliffs up north with beautiful waterfalls, the gloomy swamps to the east and the baron deserts of New Austin. I took about 350 screenshots in this game because it just looks incredible with such attention to detail that I wonder how its even possible to be this precise with the details. You can be walking around the woods at night with the eerie moonlight peaking through the trees and lighting up the mist, walking through dusty Rhodes on a hot day or trying to get through the industrial smog of Saint Denise.
"This place, aint no such thing as civilized"
The soundtrack does a great job too and plays along just like a classic spaghetti western. Simple guitar strums for simple places, then you travel to some ranch and it might switch to some more guitar twangs, but get going on your horse and the music starts to pickup with a thundering bassline during some of the more heated moments, but it all comes together when the gun fights kick in. Triumphant horns, electric guitars plucking away with heavy hitting drums and you've got yourself a true gun fight. Wherever you are the game does a great job of providing the right tune for the right area. What this game does different though is its use of vocal tracks, which Rockstar games have done, but it's usually licensed music from that era. Red Dead 2 has a few vocal tracks for special moments of the game, travelling place to place for key moments in the game and they really do set the mood. "May I? Stand Unshaken (Oh Traveller Have a Seat)" by D' Angelo and "That's The Way It Is" by Daniel Lanois are 2 standout tracks that are so moving, they set the tone so well and as I've said before it's just another instance of Rockstar knowing exactly how to create an amazing atmosphere, which further compliments the characters themselves. They are masterfully animated and voice acted, and combined with the personal touch each one offers as mentioned earlier, creates some of the best characters Rockstar has ever made. A few short missions with each characters doesn't give you any direct information, but you can tell who they are and what they're like just by the voice acting and animations alone. Arthurs grizzly but caring tone, which can get angry to those who annoy him, but he just wants what best for the camp. Dutch is assertive, but in a charming way, being able to talk himself out of situations, while John is an honorable man who just wants what's best for his family, but will not hesitate to do something he'd regret to save the people he cares about.
You can tell so much from a short time with these people
So about that story…
Possible spoilers – I will not be talking about the story directly, characters will only be mentioned in the most basic sense, and locations and key events will not be mentioned but this section is more how the game progresses and the vague overview of the story as a whole.
The story in Red Dead is probably one of the more personal stories Rockstar have made, and this is down to the community of the camp within the game. You care about all of them and the outcome of the game and get emotionally connected to them and their personal struggles. Missions are varied and usually has a member of the camp tag along with you so you get to know them more and more, and there's a real sense of direction for each individual at the camp, and the camps goal as a whole. Every time you get to a new area the camp wants to explore and see what can be done and you do your best to help out. Arthur has a strong sense of loyalty to those in his camp and even if he disagrees sometimes he makes it his mission to help out as it's for the greater good, as he trusts Dutch to carry out his plan. However there's a certain point in the game where the game just sort of stops, you'll know when you get to it, but it becomes a bit of a grind and the creative missions from earlier start to fall apart. It does get back on track, but only vaguely and doesn't pickup for some time and for a decent chunk of the game and I was questioning where the game was going. I felt like Rockstar wanted to throw a curveball my way to mix things up, but it just didn't work, My interest for the main story really dropped and I wanted to see where it went, but it seemed that it couldn't come to an amazing conclusion anymore. I obviously can't say too much as I don't want to give anything away, but I will be doing a separate article on Red Dead 2 story where I'll go into detail on the story itself. Overall it's a good story and it starts real strong, but it starts to falter as it goes on and doesn't really get back on track until the end.
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There's a massive world full of content to explore
All this said though, it doesn't detract from the amazing job Rockstar have done with Red Dead Redemption 2. The sheer amount of detail gone into all corners of this game make it must play for anyone into their open world adventure games. The most fun you'll have with this game is just walking around exploring the huge world that's been created for you. Even now with the main story over I still play the game just to wander around and get a sense of untamed frontier that's been created. But dive a little deeper into Arthurs world and make him your own man, live the world of a gunslinger, go to saloons and start fights with strangers, rob a train, go hunt some bears with dynamite, just chill out and go fishing and make some fancy meals for your travels or kidnap strangers and throw them off cliffs. There is an insane amount of content and I doubt I'm even aware of a good portion of it this far in, and even with all these things to do, it's the little details that really make you appreciate how far Rockstar have gone to make a real living breathing world. While I have my problems with the story, it's still a heartfelt journey of Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang that will keep you hooked to see how it concludes and where the gang ends up.
Rockstar have worked on their strengths and built something outstanding that should not be missed. An amazing representation of the American frontier, at one of its pivotal eras of the extension into the new world, but also the slow death of the old ways. Red Dead Redemption 2 redefines what we should expect from open world games, offering amazing attention to detail, interesting and thoughtful characters and a world that keeps you playing for hours on end, surprising you even late into the game. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterpiece, and if you think it's not you for, I direct to what John Martson once said "I implore you, think about this".
Red Dead Redemption 2 - "Gentlemen, I think I've got something good"
Summary Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absolute masterpiece and shouldn't be overlooked by anyone with means to play it. Its redefined what to expect from open world games - an amazing in depth world, interesting characters and simple yet effective mechanics that put this game above so many other open world games out there. It's difficult to overlook the amount of effort Rockstar have put into this game with it's minor details but its immersion as a whole. A game where you can play your Wild West dreams with some of their best characters, or you can just lose yourself in the games world. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterpiece, and it can't be put any other way.
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Retro enthusiast, love my old technology, has a real charm that's lost with newer gadgets today, but I still enjoy taking a look at what's new in the technological world. Avid gamer, old school Nintendo / Sega fan but now stick with my PS4 these days and tend to stick to more adventure games, something you can really get invested in.
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Car Show Report: 2013 First Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show Gardena, CA
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Anyone remotely familiar with automobiles will know the name, man & legend that is Carroll Shelby without any fancy introductions. The world mourned his passing in May of 2012 and the First Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show was put on by the LASAAC and the Carroll Shelby Foundation on May 11th, 2013. We don't need alternative reasons to wander through rows of vintage Shelby machines, but the donation to kids disease research and automotive education scholarships through CSF is certainly a bonus.
The Shelby Tribute and Car Show was held in the parking lot of Carroll Shelby International Inc headquarters located in sunny Gardena, CA. CSI Inc says its mission statement is "To create high performance machines and products that connect human beings to their passion" and this Tribute show couldn't have been a better testament to that goal. Follow the Daily Turismo as we walk through Carroll Shelby's legacy with some choice photos of his greatest accomplishments.
Born on January 11, 1923 Carroll Shelby suffered heart problems as a child but was declared healthy by age 14. During WWII he was a pilot instructor in the Army Air Corps, later became a chicken farmer, but his love of automobiles could not be extinguished and he started SCCA automobile racing in 1952. He was quite successful from the start and attracted the attention of the Aston Martin factory team and began a short career in sports car racing that even netted him a few stints in a Forumla 1 car. Unfortunately his childhood heart problems returned and he was forced from the racing seat into the front office…a change that he met with a smile on his cowboy hat covered head.
Shelby formed Carroll Shelby Sports cars in Dallas, TX in 1957, and after a failed attempt at gaining a foothold in the Harley Earl and Ed Cole run General Motors, Shelby first found an unlikely opportunity with AC Cars of England. It took some convincing to get AC Cars and Ford to agree to his crazy
plan, but in 1962 Shelby shoved a 260 cubic inch Ford small block V8
into the small AC chassis, enlisting friend Dean Moon to test drive the
Frankenstein's monster on the public streets of Southern California. A
few months later production began at Shelby's production facilities in
Venice, CA.
This custom blue plate "NO KIT" (California never issue personalized black plates) wearing AC Cobra belongs to Hank Williams (no, sorry, not the country singer or his kids/grandkids) who purchased it new in 1965 and has put more than 140,000 road and track miles on this beauty. What is remarkable is that it shows really well with its original paint, interior, 289 cubic inch V8, American Racing Mag wheels and hardtop.
The AC Cobra started out with a 260 horsepower and 260 ft-lbs of torque – more than enough to give the 2000 lb roadster stunning performance for its time…but soon the 425 horsepower 427 cubic inch V8 was shoved between the fenders to show, Corvettes, Ferraris and light aircraft who was boss.
This Hertz Gold colored 1965 Shelby Cobra (serial number CSX3047) is an un-restored barn find, one of 30 original 427 SC equipped Cobras from 1965 and certainly the most ratty looking car at the show.
Ratty or not, it attracted a crowd all day and was driven home by its owner with a cacophonous rattle of unrestored awesome. Three thumbs up from us for an unrestored street version of the cars that showed Ferrari their tailpipes at LeMans in the mid 60s.
At some point in time Carroll Shelby's name become synonymous with performance Mustangs, probably because Ford asked him to create a performance street version of the uber-popular 2+2 Mustang Fastback in 1965.
The Shelby Mustang fastback is an icon today- and the Tribute parking lot was littered with actual Shelby Mustangs of all kinds.
Shelby ran a successful racing driver's school and some of the cars that weren't rolled into a ball at the local race track have been located and restored for the ultimate Mustang coupe.
Early Shelby Mustangs can be identified by the glass fastback C-pillar window in the place of the stock louvered vent…although many fake-Cobras have been created by Fastback owners around the world.
One of the cooler things Shelby did was to create an arrangement with Hertz Rental Car company to rent Shelby Mustangs to the public. Chaos ensued and there are all kinds of rumors of rental cars being used for SCCA races and new rental car engines being swapped for worn out versions…what would probably be the case today if anyone other than a fleet purchased a Chrysler 200.
Not exactly Shelby related, but what Mustang car show would be complete without the requisite Bullitt movie mustang clone? This one was extremely well executed.
First glance inside this Bullitt mustang looks like Carroll Shelby has autographed the glove box (as 99% of the Mustangs in the show), but upon closer inspection it looks to be Chadwick Steven "Chad" McQueen.
Shelby Mustangs continued into the first minor restyle in 1967/68 and became a bit more extroverted in character with all sorts of scoops/ducts and stripes.
The 1969 Mustang represented a major change from previous years and the Shelby version was even more radical, with unique fenders, grill, headlamps, bumper, and NACA duct covered hood. 1969 -70 (technically 1970 Shelby Mustangs were just 1969 models that hadn't sold in 69) was when Ford decided to bring its performance versions back in house and away from Shelby.
The 1969 model represented the last of Ford/Shelby collaboration until 2007 with the triumphant return of the Shelby name on the Mustang. The 1969 Shelby Mustang didn't sell well when new and today doesn't command the higher prices of the early cars. They're kind of the Shelbyville redneck cousins to the star 'Simpson kids' even though they're arguably the best
looking Shelby and also unique looking….but…they're considered more
Ford-ified Shelby's than Shelby-fied Fords. Ford took Shelby's ideas and watered them down, instead of Shelby taking Fords and beefing them up….whatever, we dig the fact that this was the only one at the show.
Shelby was reunited with Ford in 2007 and the Shelby GT500 was revealed to a drooling public, featuring a 500 horsepower supercharged 5.4 liter V8 mated to easily pulverized rubber.
A limited number of Shelby GT versions were also sold that featured a 300 horsepower V8 and some Shelby specific tuning and are rumored to be very competitive in F Stock SCCA autocross.
Not sure if Shelby had anything to do with the Lincoln Continental Mk VII LSC coupes, but they were powered by Ford 302 V8s and can be purchased with DailyTurismo money…
Clearly the star of the show was this extremely cool Shelby GLH-S – Omni based coupe. It was wearing some sticky rubber and had a seriously loud blow-off valve.
Another classic 80s Shelby creation is this Dodge Dakota pickup – complete with dents on the side and generally looking like a car that would be a good time to drive.
A few Superperformance kit cars were on hand, including this wicked looking GT40 replica.
We also couldn't help but stare at the racing stripe treatment on another Superperformance kit car – this time a Cobra look-a-like that had a gold metal flake stripe that faded in/out of the black base color when viewed from different angles.
If you happen to be in the LA area next may for the 2nd Annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car show and have any interest in classic Shelby iron, we highly recommend swinging by for a visit – it is well worth the $10 suggested donation to charity.
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Tinman says:
Great to see that Hank is still showing his car. By my math, he must be approaching 90 years old! I've spoken with him several times at shows/races over the years. Always friendly, great ambassador for Shelbys.
Hank is most definitely one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet.
Hotrodelectric says:
It's interesting to me, having worked on the line that produced them, that the Dakotas are finally picking up a bit of respect. I kinda wonder about the one you show- it's missing almost all of the exterior hallmarks. Did it still have the red/gray 'Shelby' upholstery?
I go to LA frequently. If I get the chance, I can check it out next year.
And that Hertz Gold "65 427? I would leave that one the hell alone. We already have too many examples of over-restored Cobras. You can never have too many originals.
Where were the tigers?
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A barren hipster bedroom and The 1975 poster or record.
An arty black and white photo of lead singer, Matt Healy.
Aesthetically pleasing edits of 'Chocolate' or 'Girls' lyrics.
I've seen it all, and I'm sure you have too.
It wasn't until just recently that I actually gave the band a listen. Man oh man, now do I understand the hype.
Take a listen. Really let your inner hipster/glam rock/ 80's superstar shine this Monday morning!
This album is going to be everywhere. Including my Tumblr dashboard.


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Q: How do I save MKAnnotations on an MKMapView? I have a simple iPhone app that just allows the user to add annotations to a map view, and seeing that I'm very much a beginning developer, I am trying to figure out how to save the annotations to the file system. If I were to just archive the map view, would it also save the annotations with it? And how would I go about doing that? Is it better to use Core Data or something else? Sorry, I know I have a lot of questions, I'm just very confused. Thanks!

A: CoreData is meant to be used for a huge datasets. In your case I see you've to save annotations only. I'd suggest you to hold the location values in PLIST and create annotations dynamically at runtime whenever necessary.
Hope this helps.. :)

A: I would implement NSCoding for your Annotation class, archive the annotations with a NSKeyedArchiver and save the resulting NSData object to the NSUserDefaults.


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