They said Arthur changed them – made them more empathetic, made them think about the footprint they’ll leave when they’re gone, made them think about what their actions mean to their legacy and the world around them – and I wanted to understand how Rockstar did this. Seasoned gamers said they’d never felt so deeply for a protagonist in their lives. I found myself completely engrossed with Arthur’s worldview, and when I looked online, I saw that others who played the game felt the same way. ![]() The gang matters to you as a player because they matter to Arthur. His fears are your fears, his anger your anger, his joy your joy. Arthur had personality, but the way he’s written encourages the player to sink into his mind. On the other hand, I loved John Marston because he was a character with a ton of personality built in – often, it felt like I was watching a movie, just maneuvering John from scene to scene.īut Arthur was different. It’s my story and the protagonists are a vehicle for me to explore the world. I love Bioware games because the characters can be whoever I want them to be. When I play video games, I generally enjoy my protagonists. It’s about what Arthur taught me about protagonist writing, empathy, and the tough nuance of redemption. It’s about the characters, and especially Arthur Morgan himself. Redemption is something John hoped he could earn it’s something Arthur hopes to give to someone else.īut this post isn’t about the plot of Red Dead (even though I could talk about the brilliance of the plot all day). Arthur’s found family is falling apart as they run from the law and from their fate, and Arthur’s only got a few months to do something good that will outlast him. Due to some unforeseen circumstances (contracting tuberculosis, a terminal illness that gives him a time-limit) he wonders if he can redeem himself. But unlike John, Arthur wonders if there’s a place for him in the new world at all. And Arthur, like John, is approaching a world that doesn’t want outlaws anymore. ![]() Instead of seeing the world through John’s eyes, we follow the gang’s enforcer and sole-provider, Arthur Morgan.Īrthur, like John, has a lot to atone for. This John isn’t on his redemption track yet. John Marston, RDR1’s protagonist, is in the gang but he’s a younger, wilder John. We follow them through what feels like a thousand jobs gone wrong. Since it’s a prequel, we start in 1899 following the Van der Linde gang as they retreat from Pinkertons after a failed ferry heist. Red Dead Redemption 2, the game I’ve been talking about obsessively, has a similar theme. Along the way, John is redeeming himself for the things he’s done in the past and trying to make a world his son can grow up in. Marston has been forced by government agents to hunt down the old members of his outlaw gang – the Van der Linde gang - in order to gain his family’s freedom. I’ve never played Red Dead Revolver, so I’m going to skip right to Red Dead Redemption 1, which takes place in 1911 following a man named John Marston. The thesis of all three games is that the Wild West era is coming to an end, and the time of outlaws is almost over. The Red Dead franchise is a series of games that takes place in a re-imagined American West between 1890-1915. For those of you haven’t played and don’t plan to, here’s a quick recap: WARNING – this post is going to include copious spoilers for RDR2. It offers almost-total immersion (and can be played as a farm simulator, a hunting simulator, a fashion simulator, you name it), a six-part plot with a lengthy epilogue, characters in major roles from diverse backgrounds, graphics to die for, killer voice acting, etc. Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 is incredible for a number of reasons. In April 2019, I played a video game that changed the entire way I thought about writing characters. The one I think a whole two people will care about. I'm just a nerd hoarding knowledge hoping to share what I've learned and be heard.Here it is: the blog post I’ve been wanting to write for months. I use writing as an avenue-an excuse to explore aspects of life and the world that I wouldn't normally be able to. Doom far more than the Fantastic 4 or something on what it's like to be a millennial who's aged out of the foster care system. My writing is likely to reflect my curiosity at any given point, which can mean anything from an article on why the MCU needs Dr. I follow my interests and let my passions guide my voice. On the freelance side of things, I tend to focus on entertainment, geek culture, vegan living, and Los Angeles culture. ![]() Stories are what interest me and writing has always been how I express that. Stories and Storytelling have been my passions for as long as I can remember, whether it's the stories written about superheroes, villains, or just people living in this world doing incredible and meaningful things. I am a freelance writer and an amateur human being.
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![]() My opponent dug a small trench that was difficult to jump out of. This is Build ‘n Destroy mode, where the battle takes place in two distinct phases: one period to build in an otherwise flat plane, and the other to fight. You’ll have points that you can pour into different stats - vehicle damage, player damage, bullets per shot, and such - but Exato is still working the kinks out, as gun crafting might lead to some seriously overpowered weapons if the studio isn’t careful. By using a similar grid-like interface from the map editor, you can customize the look of your weapon before you bring it online. What may become the most impressive part of Guncraft is the actual gun crafting, a feature that’s not out yet (it’s coming after launch). You can even design your own custom prefabs. One neat feature in the map editor is that you can generate random terrain like a river, a desert, or frozen tundra. You’ll often find matches based on custom maps rather than those created by the developers. Guncraft also emphasizes player-made maps. You can use specialized abilities and items, like lighting bricks on fire or placing gun turrets, but you can only put down a small number of them. You can also join or create specific “build rooms” so others can come in and help you build a new map. Level building is fairly straightforward: You plop down into a barren landscape and choose different brick types from a menu. However, nearly five months after its launch on Steam, Ace of Spades still doesn’t have the tools to let players create their own maps.īrick-Force has an elegant setup for community-made maps – Infernum highlights a new one every week on its website, and the most popular maps are in regular rotation on the servers. The Miner can get through more blocks - his spade can take out whole walls at a time - than the others, who can only dismantle one or two blocks per hit.īesides building with individual blocks, you can use premade structures called prefabs to improve your defenses or to lay down a new path, such as small platforms, towers, and staircases. Though each one comes with their own arsenal, all of them can build and destroy levels using guns and melee weapons like spades and pickaxes (the only mode you can’t build anything in is in “classic” capture-the-flag matches). TIME ASSAULT MODE: Ready for a single player challenge? Take on deadly hero based assault courses, utilise your parkour skills and compete against your own best times & if you're fast enough win a top spot on the global leaderboards.Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry.Īce of Spades uses a class-based system: The choices are the Miner, Commando, Marksman, or Rocketeer.1000s of player made maps available to try! CUSTOM GAME MODE: Set up your own game on the servers to choose your favourite map and build time.Share them on the Steam Workshop and play them in game. MAP EDITOR: Craft your own amazing Arenas using the same tools the developers do for official Arenas.Everything you need for calculated mayhem. ![]() WHAT THE BLOCK!? Big bombs, turrets, bounce pads, poison traps, landmines, forcefields, speed pads, mortars, glue blocks, health blocks, ammo blocks and more.MASTERS OF CONSTRUCTION: Creative use of a wide choice of blocks in-game mean your deadly and devious constructions can cause havoc with the enemy – and the map.BUILD PHASE: Experiment and take the time to work on your defences, traps and setups before the team attacks truly begin.BRAINS AS IMPORTANT AS BULLETS: Every game has a blend of intelligent and creative tactics fused with strategic shooter action.UNHINGED HEROES: Character variety offers a robust mix of roles for full combat, defensive and supportive players in a team.NO GAME THE SAME: The game world is ever-changing and evolving throughout every match, as players creatively build and tunnel their way to enemy positions and onto victory.Build using a crazy range of block types and work together in this FPS where no game is ever the same. Be a large metal robot, twisted scientist, deadly ninja and more. Tunnel under the map or catapult over it, they’ll never see it coming! Be sneaky, be devious, be destructive. Build your defenses and charge into action to destroy theirs. Face off in a tactical battle where everything you build, destroy, construct or shoot has devastating impact on the entire game. ![]() ![]() Already in 1960, two exemplary spy films were produced in Yugoslavia: X-25 javlja/X-25 Reports (František Čáp) and Kota 905/Point 905 (Mate Relja). In the context of this intensive commotion, and with regards to popular culture and genre patterns, the decade’s beginning was marked not only by the two early modernist oeuvres by Hladnik and Petrović, but also by an intensive interest in spy film. However, the decade was not marked solely by auteur film, it was also a period of intensive reception of (mainly American) popular culture in Yugoslavia (Vučetić 2018), a period whose beginnings were marked by a ‘commercialization’ trend (Boglić 1963 Crnovršanin 1963) in the country’s cinema-which reached its peek with the scandalous musical comedy Šeki snima, pazi se/Šeki Is Filming, Watch Out (Marijan Vajda, 1962)-and a period in which the Yugoslav variant of the war film genre-the partisan film-developed into a spectacular form. ![]() Already within the 1960s period itself, and almost to the present day, this development was perceived by film critics as beginning with two movies, both appearing in 1961: Boštjan Hladnik’s Ples v dežju/A Dance in the Rain and Aleksandar Petrović’s Dvoje/And Love Has Vanished (Čolić 1967 Munitić 1966 Novaković 1967). In the history of Yugoslav cinema, the 1960s are often described as the ‘golden’ decade (Kirn 2012, 5 Levi 2007, 15), the period when auteur film flourished and consequently led to an affirmation of the national cinema on the modernist world stage. Taking film genre theory as its issuing point, this article attempts at offering an insight into this cluster of problems. The generic structure of the spy film combined with a position of non-alignedness therefore produced specific ideological effects within Yugoslav cinema. Through the spy’s infiltration, this enemy was then represented in ways which cannot be found in earlier war (partisan) films. Consequently, Yugoslav spy films not only systematically (re)turned to the context of World War II, but also, the ‘enemy within’ became the fundamental neuralgic point of their symbolic strategies. On the one hand, spy films witness to a process of ‘genre-grafting’ highly symptomatic of the developments in the Yugoslav cinema of the period on the other hand, however, they also introduce specific problems into this process: with Yugoslavia occupying a nonaligned position in the Cold War context, the metaphor of the ‘Iron Curtain’, largely fuelling the international spy genre of the 1960s, remained inaccessible to Yugoslav spies. Through an analysis of three films ( X-25 javlja/ X-25 Reports, František Čáp, 1960 Kota 905/ Point 905, Mate Relja, 1960 Abeceda straha/ ABC of Fear, Fadil Hadžić, 1961) the article inquires into roles spy movies acquired within the Yugoslav cinema of the 1960s. ![]() "There's so much grace and forgiveness in these lyrics," Adele said, "which was very important for me in the relationship that 21 is about." Īdele has openly discussed the genesis of it saying, “Well, I wrote that song because I was exhausted from being such a bitch, with ‘ Rolling in the Deep’ or ‘ Rumour Has It.’ I was really emotionally drained from the way I was portraying him, because even though I’m very bitter and regret some parts of it, he’s still the most important person that’s ever been in my life, and ‘Someone Like You,’ I had to write it to feel okay with myself and okay with the two years I spent with him. The track, which epitomizes the lyrical content of 21, summarizes the now defunct relationship that the record is about. It was one of the last songs written for 21. ![]() “Someone Like You” was written and produced by Adele and American songwriter and producer Dan Wilson. 8 Cultural impact and appearances in popular media.“Someone Like You” is also the first piano-and-vocal-only ballad to hit number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, it became the most downloaded digital single of all-time in the UK. While it was always intended to be on the album, it was originally the third track on the album rather than the eleventh and final track. “Someone Like You” was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, which she won, in 2012. The live performances of the song were heavily praised by music critics and fans. Adele performed the song on several award and television shows including the 2011 Brit Awards, 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Critics praised the video for being simple and perfect for the sound of the song. ![]() The video showed Adele walking alone through the streets with a sad look on her face. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the United Kingdom and it was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as being certified 5x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.Īn accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jake Nava and it was filmed in Paris, France. With that achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. The song also topped the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Italy, France, Switzerland and has become Adele’s second number one in the United States. The lyrics and Adele’s vocal performance in the song were also praised.įollowing a well-received performance of the song at the 2011 Brit Awards, “Someone Like You” became Adele’s first number one single in the United Kingdom and it stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks. The song received positive reviews from music critics who chose the song as a highlight on the album and praised its simple sound. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-boyfriend. ![]() XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on Januin the United Kingdom and on Augin the United States. The pop ballad was inspired by a broken relationship of hers, and lyrically it speaks of Adele coming to terms with it. Written by Adele and Dan Wilson in her second studio album 21. “Someone Like You” is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele. 2010 Harmony Studios (West Hollywood, California) ![]() ![]() There is a free WiFi network available in the dining room, bar and leisure area. The kitchen staff will make all the variations needed to satisfy the needs of our younger guests and those with specific eating needs due to intolerances and allergies. The large and well-lit dining room of the hotel provides an ample buffet breakfast, prepared using fresh homemade products, and lunch and dinner cooked with great care, using products of excellent and proven quality. The setting is simple, informal and welcoming. The Hotel Giardino is a family run hotel located in the middle of the enchanting gulf of Lacona, surrounded by a beautiful, fresh and airy 30,000 m² park. Historical notes concerning Elba and its originsĪdministration of Elba and its eight CommunesĪ carefree holiday on the Golfo di Lacona on the southern side of the island of Elba. The unmissable experiences to do on holidayĮlba: A paradise for lovers of outdoor sportsġ000 paths to live the island to the full Scuba diving, going snorkelling, fishing, sailing ![]() Museums, ancient monuments, breathtaking views Honey, beer, oil, wild and aromatic plants Typical sea, home or more refined cuisineĮxperiences of gastronomy and wine tastingĪleatico, Moscato and Ansonica: Elba wines Socializing and having a good time surrounded by nature The shipping companies that connect the islandĪccommodation that is open all year roundīooking a holiday farm centre, hotel or B&B all open in winter too ![]() There are now almost as many Camel components available for the JBoss EAP container as for the Apache Karaf container. Many more Camel components are available for Camel on JBoss EAP. ![]() camel-thrift - the Thrift data format allows you to call and expose remote procedure calls (RPC) with the Apache Thrift data format and serialization mechanism.camel-fastjson - JSon data format (using the FastJSon library) is used to unmarshal a JSon payload to a POJO or to marshal a POJO back to a JSon payload.camel-asn1 - the ASN.1 data format is used for file transfer with telecommunications protocols.Supported Configurations"Ĭollapse section "10. Fuse on OpenShift issues resolved in Fuse 7.0Įxpand section "10. Fuse Console (Hawtio) issues resolved in Fuse 7.0ĩ.6. Apache CXF issues resolved in Fuse 7.0ĩ.5. Apache Camel on EAP (Wildfly) issues resolved in Fuse 7.0ĩ.4. Apache Camel issues resolved in Fuse 7.0ĩ.3. Apache Karaf container issues resolved in Fuse 7.0ĩ.2. Issues Resolved in Fuse 7.0"Ĭollapse section "9. ![]() Deprecated and Removed Features"Įxpand section "9. Deprecated and Removed Features"Ĭollapse section "5. BOM files for Fuse 7.0"Įxpand section "5. BOM files for Fuse 7.0"Ĭollapse section "4.5. Upgrading applications to 7.0.1 using the new-style BOMĮxpand section "4.5. Upgrading applications to 7.0.1 using the old-style BOMĤ.4.2. Upgrading to Fuse 7.0.1"Ĭollapse section "4.4. Fuse 7.0 Product Overview"Įxpand section "4.4. Fuse 7.0 Product Overview"Ĭollapse section "1. ![]() In some cases, the nature of the item means that it is non-returnable, for example, due to hygiene/health and personal care/wellness/consumable nature of the product. Office Products and Wireless Returns Policy New electronic items fulfilled by Amazon AU can be returned for change of mind, for a replacement or a full refund of the purchase cost of the item within 30 days of receipt of delivery.For information about returning faulty electronics please see Returning Faulty Items. Please see our Amazon Global Store Returns policy and Refunds policy for more information about returning Amazon Global Store items.Ĭamera, Electronics and PC Returns Policy Please see About Marketplace Returns & Refunds for details on Seller returns policies. To return faulty items see our Returning Faulty Items policy.įor items ordered on from a seller that fulfils and ships its own inventory (also called a third party seller), any returns will be in accordance with the returns policy set by that seller (not the Amazon AU returns policies). This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. Unless otherwise stated, original shipping fees for change of mind returns are not refunded. What to look for: Place your baby face up about 1-2 inches below the top edge of the wings. ![]() Please Contact Us and see About Items That Can’t Be Returned. Nested Bean Zen One - Gently Weighted Swaddle, Baby: 3-6 Months, 11-16 lbs, Arms Free/in/Out Swaddle, Helps to Reduce Moro (Startle) Reflex, Unisex, TOG 1.0, Machine Washable 50. How to use a Nested Bean swaddle How to swaddle a baby step 1: Position the weighted swaddle blanket on your baby's body Place the blanket as shown, with its wings open wide on a flat surface and place your baby in the center. Simply wrap the band around their lower arms, making sure it is tight enough to prevent their arms from wiggling up. In some circumstances, these items may be eligible for a refund or a replacement (for example, if you receive the wrong item due to an Amazon AU error or if the item is faulty). If you have a newborn who is experiencing the startle reflex, the best way to use the Zen One is to fasten the inside secure band to swaddle their arms down. You can return most new, unopened items fulfilled by Amazon AU within 30 days of receipt of delivery for a replacement or full refund of the price you paid for the item if you change your mind - see About Replacements and About Refunds. Integrated ARM platform support -DVD, 64bit and x86 Compatibility with HDMI miracast beta Allows import and links expotar massively to make your own backup. You can player the right through our integrated video player, share videos, pause the download and resume it whenever you want! The currently supported are hosting the next, but updated regularly: -Allmyvideos -Axavid -Backin -CloudTime -Daclips -Divxstage -Exashare -Hellsmedia -Junkyvideo -Movshare -Novamov -Nowvideo -Played -Powvideo -Realvid -Streamcloud -Streamin.to -Vine -Videoweed -Vidspot -Vk -Vidgg.to CHARACTERISTICS -Plays Videos Online -Download And enjoy your videos offline at any time and can recover lost or canceled downloads -Social: Share your video links with friends -History: Keep track of your videos viewed and carry him back playing anytime Generate the playlist. These little things are what made our bond special.Streamcloud Player allows you to view streaming or download videos from multiple web on your mobile dispotivo or tablet. This is significant for a web-site to use however, doesn't imply on its own that the web site is genuine. This indicates if visitors send private info to this web page there is a decreased probability it may be retrieved by a 3rd party as all transmissions will be encrypted. We got excited when someone had a (203) or (860) area code. Streamcloud.store makes use of an HTTPS connection. StreamCloud uses a novel parallelization technique that splits queries into subqueries that are allocated to independent sets of nodes in a way that minimizes. We would talk about our "slang" (if there really is slang) and smile when people didn't know what a package store was, or what it meant to go to a tag sale. Access your SoundCloud music everywhere via your menu bar with StreamClouds mini. With global hotkeys you can easily play and pause tracks or jump to the next or previous track. Unlike other kinds of video download platforms that focus on giants of the. Online video player that also works offline. You can control your SoundCloud music with your Mac’s media keys. StreamCloud Streaming Download allows us to watch videos via streaming or download them directly to an Android smartphone or tablet to be able to watch them time after time, even if we're without an Internet access. We would joke about things going on in our state, because it felt good to talk to people who understood what goes on in a small state. StreamCloud is a lean and minimal SoundCloud app that brings your SoundCloud stream to your desktop. We had this special bond that kids from Massachusetts and other states didn't have. When I was at school in Massachusetts, I met dozens of kids from Connecticut (it was a small school). I came back to Connecticut after spending 2 years at a private college in Massachusetts, not just because I missed being in the home I grew up in, but because I regard the entirety of Connecticut my home. Instead, they learned from the students what they needed to change in the way they teach than force kids to learn a specific way. They encouraged their students to participate in classes and didn't judge if you got the answer wrong. The teachers she had cared more about a student's well-being than teaching to a test. Your schools provided me with more than just a general education on math and English, but cultivated a thriving citizen who was ready to tackle whatever life threw at her. We loved going away, but we were always so ready to be back home in Connecticut.įor (almost) 20 years I called your public school system my home. Keywords: Data Streaming, Stream Processing Engine, Scalability, Elasticity, Load Balancing. ![]() For 20 years, every time we went on vacation, I was always somewhat relieved when I saw a "Welcome to Connecticut" sign, or when the plane landed and the pilot welcomed us to Bradley International Airport. If this were my personal project I would have taken extra time to refine the experimental UI, but that’s not the situation I was in. Although I was disappointed and my ego was a little bruised, once I gave myself some time to think things through and disassociate myself from the work, I was in agreement with her. She thought that the UX wasn’t as intuitive or fluid as what we had accomplished with the original version of the app. Unfortunately, that feedback was not positive. I was excited to share this build with Rachel and get her feedback. I spent this initial time sketching ideas and wireframes in my sketchbook or on my whiteboard…digital devices were intentionally prohibited. With priorities in order, I focused on interaction design and feature-mapping. Generating matte color options from the color information of the selected media. ![]() Include RAW information when capturing photos.Capture in either compressed or uncompressed image formats.Create and store custom aspect ratios using both on-screen controls and keyboard input.High resolution video capture at 60, 30, and 24 frame rates.Manual adjustment of exposure, focus, and white balance.Categorizing by priority made it easier to chunk work out into sprints so that measurable and testable progress was always being made. We grouped our feature wishlist into three levels of prioritization. The biggest design challenge facing the new version of the app was figuring out how to incorporate a more complex feature-set without sacrificing Cinescope’s minimalist nature. Our users have been asking for Cinescope to support these evolving features and for the past two years Rachel and I have been working in our spare time to redesign and rebuild Cinescope to meet those needs. iPhone hardware is more powerful than ever and iOS developer tools expose additional nuanced control over the camera. Version 1 of Cinescope was successful in meeting its goals but a lot has changed with Apple products in the last five years. Cinescope v1 - All the options could fit on one screen ![]() She couldn’t even cut it off to do so would be her death. The hair that she now bound, braided, knotted, and tangled with charms to keep under control. Her beautiful, treasonous hair had killed her birth parents just after she was born, in a moment of infant rage. Rapunzel was locked in a tower because she was a murderer. The thing that took all the color from her already tiny world, the light from the faraway sun, the small amount of air her lungs used. The silent secret that destroyed her inside when she wasn’t strong enough to stop it. This was what Rapunzel had lived with for nineteen years. “Mother indeed,” Gothel said - but what she meant by that was unclear. “Mother,” she pleaded weakly, looking at the ground. Ashes clogged her nose her body felt fragile, sapped of its inner structure. Everything burned out the soot, smoke, and heat sucked themselves back into wherever a fire’s energy came from. Rapunzel deflated like a tower that had an inferno raging through it a moment before. “That you don’t kill anyone else, like your own mother and father?” Gothel hissed. You’ll take me there and you’ll make sure I don’t-” “But, Mother,” Rapunzel said, trying not to wheedle or whine. Gothel pulled her hands out of Rapunzel’s. The two women stared at each other, both silent: one, now that she had finally spit out the words, with a pregnant pause of hope. Ourselves.” Silence fell over the room, which was also suddenly dim and dusky as a dramatic cloud took the opportunity to pass in front of the sun. “And you want me to watch them with you, dear,” Gothel said, making a moue of her lips and squeezing Rapunzel’s hands. This year it should be especially bright because it’s a new moon tonight, which means the sky will still be pretty dark a few days from now, and -” “Every year at this time, the mysterious glowing things float up into the sky in the west. It wasn’t a technically sophisticated piece: just pretty golden orbs with faint auras rising up into a night sky. “You know.” She grabbed her mother by the hand and led her over to the painting she had made years ago, when she first started noticing the yearly regularity of the lights. “What?” Gothel asked, sounding honestly confused (or as though she was expertly feigning confusion). ![]() “Which brings me to my next point: Every year during my birthday week there are those floating lights in the sky.” “Grown up, and responsible, and … things. By any definition,” Rapunzel continued, standing up as straight as she could. “Well, turning nineteen means that I’m an adult. |