![]() ![]() Personally I intensely dislike both Cameron and Osborne. Remain’s campaign has been criticised for being dull, being negative, and being led by people who are thoroughly disliked.Īll of those claims are entirely reasonable. ![]() I haven’t had time to fact-check every single Leave claim, and some, like the claim that leaving “will make Britain Great again”, aren’t possible to fact-check.īut every single Leave claim I’ve checked has turned out not to be exaggeration, not to be well-meaning misunderstanding, but to be obviously false. In other words, Leave’s statement is absolutely untrue, and that’s proved by an article they themselves use as “proof” of their untrue statement. The GMC, which registers doctors and licenses them to work, has been able to check EU medics’ English since last summer… As just one example, the Vote Leave website claimsīecause of free movement laws, the UK cannot test every EU doctor operating in the UK for whether they can speak EnglishĪs proof, they link to an article in the Guardian about a horrible accident thanks to a doctor not understanding English. I haven’t had time to post all the mini-fact-checks I’ve found. Just today I discovered that the European Commission’s role in legislation is actually far more balanced than I thought.Īnd the Leave campaign lie a lot more. The more I investigate the EU, the more I find out it’s fairer and better set up than the UK’s government. They lie about the state of democracy in the EU. I still have found absolutely no support whatsoever for the figures that are confidently quoted here. They lie about the business case for Leave. I’d love to say “they’re misinformed”, or “they exaggerate”, but they don’t. They lie about how much money we spend on the EU. Leave’s ReliabilityĪt every single turn, I found that the Leave campaign’s arguments were founded on lies. Unfortunately, “well, at the end of the day both sides have a good point” is not what I found. And if that happens I’d much rather be saying “well, at the end of the day both sides have a good point” than “oh god, oh god, we’re in real trouble now”. Why? Because the country might vote for Leave. However, I really hoped to find that my initial impressions of Leave were wildly wrong, and I was hoping they had very strong arguments. I came into this leaning cautiously to Remain. You care about who’s telling the truth, who isn’t, and who you should vote for. It has been surprisingly interesting, in some ways. ( Here are all the posts I wrote as a result. I’ve treated myself to a fun Google search for the accounts of pro-Remain activists to check that they’re not biased. I’ve hacked through academic analyses of the EU when I really should have been promoting my Virtual Reality game. I’ve read 90-page government reports on my way to a wedding. ![]() The latter reference is to David Cameron, who has been criticised for calling the referendum on Britain’s EU membership, which led to Brexit.I’ve now spent the last three weeks fact-checking every detail on Brexit that I possibly could. I should have been clearer when I then said it was the best thing that had happened to us for a long time – because I greatly disliked the behaviour of the previous PM, who at that point I felt had abandoned us and everybody felt angry and let down. In response I said that we had a woman in charge of our country, and that I felt it was a good thing to have women in power. I felt he was putting a really negative slant on powerful women, referring to a witch hunt involving Hillary Clinton. My response to the interviewer was not meant to be political but rather was in the defence of women in power. She says she decided not to clarify her words at the time but was now moved to comment after the quote had been aired again in articles about her recently remastered back catalogue and a book of her collected lyrics. Writing on her website, Bush says the quote was “out of context … it seemed as if the focus went on to the quote rather than the work. She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.” “I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country. She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. In the interview with the Canadian magazine Maclean’s, Bush was reported as voicing support for the British prime minister, Theresa May.Īnswering a question about Hillary Clinton and “the fear of women’s power”, she said: “We have a female prime minister here in the UK.
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![]() Scale and Variety: This game has it all packed with explosive FPS action, outlandish settings, vehicle driving, and puzzle solving - gamers will never tire of the endless fun. ![]() World Interactivity: Spend as much time as you want shooting hoops, lifting weights, playing pinball, pool, air hockey, and slots.Duke’s constant stream of hilarious one-liners throughout the game will have gamers rolling. He does and says the things you are thinking. Ego and Then Some: Step into the shoes of Duke Nukem, the steroidal One-Man army who never fails and always gets the Babes. ![]() Duke Nukem was and will forever be a gaming icon, and this is his legend. With hours and hours of over-the-top single player action, and a range of bodacious multiplayer modes, rest assured knowing the fun will last. Shoot hoops, lift weights, read adult magazines, draw crude messages on whiteboards or ogle the many hot women that occupy Duke’s life - that is if you can pull yourself away from destroying alien invaders. This game puts the pedal to the metal and tongue firmly in cheek. The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, non-stop action, and unprecedented levels of interactivity. Pig cops, alien shrink rays and enormous alien bosses can’t stop our hero from accomplishing his goal: to save the world, save the babes and to be a bad-ass while doing it. The alien hordes are invading and only Duke can save the world. Put on your shades and prepare to step into the boots of Duke Nukem, whose legend has reached epic proportions in the years since his last adventure. ![]() In areas adjacent to Cydonia, gently sloping areas surrounding hills or reliefs, so-called 'debris aprons,' are frequently found. ![]() While the formations aren't of alien origin, they are nevertheless of significant interest to planetary geologists. More data from the same orbiter in 2001 further confirmed this conclusion. It took until April 1998, and confirmation with additional data from the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor, before popular speculation waned. The idea that the planet might have once been home to intelligent beings has since inspired the imagination of many Mars fans, and has been expressed in numerous, more-or-less serious, newspaper articles as well as in science-fiction literature and on many Web pages.ĭespite all this, the formal scientific interpretation has never changed: the face remains a figment of human imagination in a heavily eroded surface. The array of nearby structures has been interpreted by some space enthusiasts as artificial landscapes, such as potential pyramids and even a disintegrated city. Nonetheless, the 'Face on Mars' was the subject of widespread speculation on the possible origins and purpose of artificial structures on the Red Planet, with the face being the most talked-about formation. One of these visible remnant massifs became famous as the 'Face on Mars' in an image taken on 25 July 1976 by the American Viking 1 Orbiter.Ī few days later, on 31 July 1976, a NASA press release said the formation "resembles a human head." However, NASA scientists had already correctly interpreted the image as an optical illusion caused by the illumination angle of the Sun, the formation's surface morphology and the resulting shadows, giving the impression of eyes, nose and mouth. This transition is characterized by wide, debris-filled valleys and isolated remnant mounds of various shapes and sizes. "They not only provide a completely fresh and detailed view of an area famous to fans of space myths worldwide, but also provide an impressive close-up over an area of great interest for planetary geologists, and show once more the high capability of the Mars Express camera."Ĭydonia is located in the Arabia Terra region on Mars and belongs to the transition zone between the southern highlands and the northern plains of Mars. "These images of the Cydonia region on Mars are truly spectacular," said Dr Agustin Chicarro, ESA Mars Express Project Scientist. Cydonia lies at approximately 40.75° North and 350.54° East. The data were gathered during orbit 3253 over the Cydonia region, with a ground resolution of approximately 13.7 metres per pixel. After multiple attempts to image the Cydonia region from April 2004 until July 2006 were frustrated by altitude and atmospheric dust and haze, the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express finally obtained, on 22 July, a series of images that show the famous 'face' on Mars in unprecedented detail. ![]() This will show all items of the selected kind in the selected catalog or data folder, and every single subfolder contained in these. That also works for any folder in a catalog as well. Select the catalog, and use "All photos in this item" in the Find menu. While NeoFinder acts more like a disk cataloger, you can still do the same by using the Find context menu. When you are coming in from the abandoned PhaseOne iView Media Pro, you are used to see all photos in your library at once. No loading, saving, or anything else needed.Īll your cataloged photos are always available to you with thumbnails and metadata in NeoFinder.Ĭan NeoFinder show all photos of a catalog or folder at once? That was probably due to the limited amount of data that iView was able to handle.Īs NeoFinder is able to handle a huge amount of files, folders, volumes, photos, and all, NeoFinder simply keeps all your catalogs in one safe place, its LIBRARY. With iView, you had to manually load, save, and manage your iView catalogs all the time. NeoFinder can rename multiple files in sequence for you, just select the file you wish to rename, and use the "Rename…" command in the context menu. NeoFinder can catalog and even add and edit these as well. IView MediaPro was able to let you create and populate your own custom metadata fields. NeoFinder can catalog, display, edit, search, and write these as well. IView had offered a special metadata field for Persons or People. NeoFinder can use most of them with usually very few changes required. Many iView users have used custom made web gallery templates. Please note that this will not work when you Import the XML Export files from iView, it will work only when you catalog your photos and videos with NeoFinder. That makes the transition from iView so much easier. NeoFinder will then automatically re-create Albums and Album Groups based on that data, and place the files int here for you. NeoFinder will now catalog the iView CatalogSets XMP data when cataloging photos or videos. NeoFinder also offers Album Groups, where you can group together your Albums in multiple levels. If you used Catalog Sets extensively, you need to know that NeoFinder uses the term "Albums" for these. We highly recommend this second option, as this will place your valuable annotations and other metadata where it belongs, into the actual files. That way, you can just catalog the actual photos with NeoFinder, no Export or Import needed. That will cause iView to write back all metadata you have added to your actual photo files, or to sidecar XMP files, so that NeoFinder and other applications in your workflow can pick them up immediately. To work properly, you want to use these settings for this: To do that, select your photos in iView, and use the Sync Annotations… (Expression Media, or iView) or Export Annotations… (Phase One Media Pro) command in the Action menu in iView: Instead of using the kludgy iView Exporter and the NeoFinder Importer, you may alternatively wish to add the keywords, descriptions, ratings, people, and all that to the actual photo files from inside iView, so that NeoFinder can immediately catalog the original photos quickly, with all metadata intact and available. Please note that we highly recommend the next option, as it will allow NeoFinder to keep the connection to your data, and get all metadata, including much better thumbnails and more. Also, please make sure that the "Use POSIX paths" is turned OFF, that will make the Import easier for NeoFinder. It is very important that the DTD is NOT included in the export file, but that you do include the Thumbnails, so that these can be imported into NeoFinder properly. Please make sure that the options in that dialog are exactly as shown here. Select "Export to XML." from the File menu in iView. Or you use iView to write back all your keywords, ratings, and annotations back into the original files (where they belong), and let NeoFinder simply catalog these. You can either export the iView data to a XML file, and import that in NeoFinder. To get existing data (especially your metadata, ratings, keywords, and such) over from iView to NeoFinder, you have two choices. The best news first! Your existing valid iView, Expression Media, or Media Pro license entitles you to a cross-grade! Please contact our sales team for the details. ![]() On this page, you will find a couple of helpful tidbits for the transition. After the demise of iView, Microsoft Expression Media, and PhaseOne MediaPro, many people came over to NeoFinder to have a modern, 64-bit future proof DAM solution.Īs iView and NeoFinder use different approaches for many things, some of your workflows will have to be modified. It is likely that I will switch my rss feed reading to that app in the near future. ![]() I also find it to be a tad faster than FeedReader. I'm currently leaning more towards GreatNews, as it feels like a complete package. Update: Keyboard shortcuts are listed on this page. The font used by the application feels to light for my taste, with no options available to switch to a different font in the program.įeedReader is pretty fast as well, and while it does not have that many features, it still is pretty good when it comes to reading RSS feeds.If there is one thing to criticize, it is the slow closing time of the app. It features the same messaging layout with the rss feed listing on the left, the titles and messages on the right. It requires more configuration than the second RSS reader application that I take a look at later in this article. It can import OPML files which you can generate in most rss readers, including RSSOwl or Google Reader. GreatNews has a tiny download size of 1 Megabyte, and is available as a setup and portable version. They both do not come near the functionality that RSSOwl offers, but since my main focus is feed reading, I'm not that worried about it. ![]() I've been using both for a while, and have not made a decision yet. With that in mind, I found two candidates to replace RSSOwl as my main rss reader. ![]() And some that were, were simply to slow performance-wise and could not keep up with the number of feeds and the updating that I needed. While researching rss reader alternatives for the Windows desktop I noticed that there were not a lot that were still updated regularly. It is a great program and I usually would not have the desire to move away from it, where it not for the fact that it is based on Java, and the only reason that I still have Java installed on the system. If you are a regular reader you know that I'm currently using the Java based desktop rss reader RSSOwl for all my rss feed reading needs. ![]() Unfortunately, there have been several terrible accidents. Impatient to a fault, General Tsing relies heavily on nuclear technology on the battlefield. General Tsing gets what he wants, at any cost. Battlemaster and Overlord Tanks are unavailable.Nationalism upgrade is available at start.Unique upgrades and powers: Infantry Paradrop (1/2/3) Unique units: Mini-Gunner, Assault Troop Transport, Attack Outpost His divisions feature several weapons and transport systems unique in the People’s Liberation Army. Military analysts credit the speed and professionalism of General Shin’s peacekeeping units with preventing the Taiwan Conflict of 2018 from becoming a global war. The General has developed advanced field training programs for the Red Guard and elite operatives. Discipline is very strong with General Shin, and officers and infantry who can maintain it are rewarded. Known to his troopers as The Anvil, General Shin can mobilize four divisions in twenty-four hours thanks to a streamlined, and sometimes brutal, command structure. On the battlefield, China’s greatest resource is the millions of individuals in uniform, and General Shin has staked a career on them. Tomahawk Missile Launcher is unavailable.This four-star general continues to push the technology envelope in harnessing energy and improving power efficiency, and the Army is counting heavily on him. It is only in recent years that powerful lasers became cheap enough and light enough to mount on battlefield weapons, and General Townes has deployed them throughout his forces. Stationed: Fort Union, Redwood Shores, California, USAĪn early champion of laser technology in the USA Armed Forces, “Pinpoint” Townes has developed comprehensive offensive and defensive strategies for the 21st century around laser-based weapons. Particle Cannons cost much less to produce.Unique upgrades and powers: Advanced Control Rods The general’s army takes to the offensive only when she has superior offensive fire-power that cannot be touched by counter-attack. While hardly efficient in her use of resources, General Alexander makes defense and resource acquisition priorities in the early phases of conflict. To protect supply lines during the first GLA conflict, Alexander developed a tiered scheme of defenses that did not allow a single strike on any of her supply columns. Alexander parleyed that ability into a scholarship and a long and distinguished career in the Marines. Stationed: Camp Franklin, Belfast, Maine, USAĪ logistics staffer in Okinawa, Alexander attracted the notice of her superiors with her ability to acquire just about anything. When a Supply Center and War Factory are created, Combat Chinooks can be built in addition to the regular Chinooks.Crusader and Paladin Tanks are unavailable.Stealth Fighters are available at the start.A-10 Thunderbolts at Level 1, 2, and 3 cost fewer Generals points.All aircraft receive laser point defense systems.Unique upgrades and powers: Stealth Comanche, Carpet Bomber Unique units: Combat Chinook, King Raptor ![]() His squadrons are known for precision execution and a strong will to complete the mission. Those techniques have been used with success in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other theatres. Even-tempered yet uncompromising, Granger has developed novel techniques in fuel management and resource deployment during air superiority operations. As he moved up the Air Force ranks, Granger earned a reputation for advancing the role of fighting aircraft in the U.S. As a lieutenant in the Vietnam War, Granger became an ace in a single afternoon, knocking out four MiG-17s over Da Nang. The son of an Iowa crop duster, General Malcolm Granger’s flying career began at the age of 12, when he borrowed his father’s biplane to go to the state fair in Kansas City. Stationed: Fort Belmont, Houston, Texas, USAĪvailability: Skirmish, Generals Challenge, Online These challenges are definitely meant to test your skills so some research about these Generals will be needed. Each time you beat one of them, you’ll be able to take that force online against other players. Zero Hour features the all new Generals Challenge mode, in this mode you will battle 9 AI computer controlled Generals. Stirewalt’s credentials also include serving as a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and as a contributing editor for The Dispatch. He was part of the decision desk on the night of the 2020 election, but he didn’t lead it - Arnon Mishkin ran it then, and still runs it today. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users.” The book summary goes on to argue that (unnamed) news companies reward bad journalism because it’s “easy and profitable,” not because it’s necessarily an enjoyable pursuit.Īt Fox News, Stirewalt helped coordinate the network’s political coverage and worked as a digital politics editor before Fox let him go. “Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Ostensibly MacHarrie resigned from the radio and TV department of Young. Meanwhile, along the lines of the drubbing he’s all but certain to direct at Fox News on Monday, Stirewalt will expand on some of those same themes in “Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back.” It’s a book Stirewalt has penned that will be published in August, and it’s not hard to feel like you’re reading the book blurb equivalent of a subtweet about Fox News in the official summary: For outstanding public service by a regional station. News Andrea Lindenberg Joins CBS42: Is She Leaving Talk 99 WASHINGTON Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has resigned her position effectively immediately, Defense News has learned Wingnut cash cow and all-around loathsome Jabba the Hutt Republican slug, Sheldon Adelson, is dead at 87 In the Pilot Pitch, the. 6 committee witness, here are some of the key facts to know:Īs noted above, Stirewalt co-hosts a podcast that deconstructs the latest media headlines ( the latest episode, which took a deep dive into the chaos at the Post, is titled “KinderCare at The Washington Post”). “Can anyone really be surprised that the problem has gotten worse in the last few years?”Īs for the background of this latest Jan. “Americans gorge themselves daily on empty informational calories, indulging their sugar fixes of self-affirming half-truths and even outright lies,” Stirewalt wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed in January 2021, soon after he was fired by Fox. Like Stirewalt’s podcast co-host said: Sometimes, the show does indeed write itself. ![]() As for his former network home, Fox offloaded live coverage of the first committee hearing to its business channel, Fox Business, leaving Fox’s key primetime hosts like Tucker Carlson to savage the committee proceedings - which were carried live, of course, by CNN and MSNBC. 6 riot into an appearance before the congressional committee investigating said riot. The Associated Press contributed.So, to quickly recap: A prominent former Fox News personality, part of a team that made a big anti-Trump call in 2020 who was later fired by Fox, is about to parlay his belief that Fox bears some culpability for the Jan. In CNN's announcement, he said, "I look forward to the new freedom and flexibility streaming affords in interviewing major figures across the news landscape - and finding new ways to tell stories."ĬNN said more details about Wallace's new role will be forthcoming. FOX said a series of rotating guest news anchors will take over for Wallace until a permanent host is named. His announcement even took the guests on his show Sunday by surprise they were not tipped off ahead of time. "I want to try something new, to go beyond politics, to all the things I’m interested in. Wallace said he decided to leave the network because he’s ready to try something new. The debate he moderated last year went off the rails when then-President Donald Trump repeatedly interrupted Democratic challenger Joe Biden. He was the first FOX News personality to moderate a presidential debate, doing it in 20. news, weather, traffic and sports from FOX 5, serving the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. ![]() Methodical and never showy - in contrast to his father Mike, the legendary "60 Minutes" reporter - Chris Wallace was known for his methodical preparation and willingness to ask hard questions of all guests. Wallace was a veteran broadcast network newsman, working at both ABC and NBC News, before the late Roger Ailes lured him to FOX with the promise of his own Sunday show. ISIS Romero is a news anchor who had been with KSAT 12 San Antonio for more than a decade.She announced her termination from the station on July 27, 2. "Eighteen years ago, the bosses at here at FOX promised they would never interfere with a guest I booked or a question I asked. In his final moments on his show, Wallace reflected on his time there, saying he’s been "free to report to the best of my ability, to cover the stories I think are important, to hold our country’s leaders to account." ![]() ![]() His owner, Martin Greywhinder, was annoyed by the dog as he barks too loudly, urinates on his shoe or in the house. ![]() In the Go0d_B0y tape, it's suggested that Martin can command Banzo to mutate into this version of himself but Banzo contradicts this by doing so to lead others to their demise via sounding like an injured dog only to attack anyone willing to follow the cries.īanzo is a family pet adopted by the Greywhinder family. He's far more aggressive when in this form but it's not exactly known if Martin or Banzo are capable of controlling the transformation. His appearance from his regular form is still present with little change other than having claws on his feet as well as metallic outlines on his fur. Banzo is also missing his right eye but has a yellow eye in his left socket.Īt the center of his chest lays a shiny, metallic sphere that presumably is for children to speak and listen to Banzo as suggested by the advertisement in Go0d_B0y.īanzo - in this form - is more intimidating by his increased build and height. It's not known why exactly besides from partaking in Martin's gruesome acts. Despite having stump-like feet, he seems to have human hands given - instead of paws - he has fingers with thumbs. Any trespassers/company (as suggested by Wake_uP_B4nZo and THE_PERFECT_PET) also seem to fall victim to him due to his superhuman strength and ability to lure in some individuals using cries/whimpers of a dog.īanzo's regular appearance consists of a patchwork style toy in the shape of a dog with large, floppy ears (the right being larger than the other) and canine teeth on his jaw. However - concerning Martin - he's hellbent on receiving justice for the abuse and experimentation inflicted onto him and others. Because of the emotional connection these two shared in both life and death, some fans speculate that Martin had killed Ava upon Banzo's refusal to do so himself. When Martin demands for him to murder Ava, he's shown to be more hesitant as the audience is given a choice between acting on his demand or refusing to stay obedient. He seems to have his own personal interest to protect her by any means necessary, even if it is at his own expense. At least not to those who he had loved previously. As seen by his preference to prioritize Ava, Banzo isn't entirely heartless nor cruel. ![]() Defeating the aliens will give the player an upper hand against the other enemies of the Commonwealth. Players who played the Mothership Zeta DLC will recognize the weapons they are given, including the shock baton, atomizer, and the disintegrator. Fallout 4 Memes That Are Too Hilarious For Words The quest has the player honor a dead farmer's wish, during which they will then find aliens in the wild. This content gives the player more alien weapons, and also comes with a brand new quest. The bundle contains ten skins for 300 Creation Club Credits, while each individual Pip-Boy skin costs 100 Credits each. It makes more sense to buy a bundle that contains multiple alternate skins for the Pip-Boy. However, the individual packs can end up costing a pretty penny if players purchase them separately. Thus, a bunch of skins that can recolor the Pip-Boy are bound to be a welcome addition. The Pip-Boy is easily one of the most iconic parts of Fallout. This quest allows players to have a Pre-War dog as their faithful companion. The dogs can be found in different locations around the Boston wasteland. This quest allows players to adopt and rename the dogs that they find. A few dog breeds in the game include Shiba Inus, Huskies, Golden Retrievers, and pit bulls. 10 Dog Rescueĭogs are still found throughout the Commonwealth, but this side quest allows the player to find the breeds that were common from before the war. Here are ten of the best Fallout 4 Creation Club mods that fit the bill in this regard. However, for what it's worth, the Fallout 4 Creation Club features a wealth of high-quality content that can actually be worth the money they charge. The majority of gamers lamented the idea of a paid service to download what were essentially mods that players should ideally be able to download for free. Updated on July 30th, 2021 by Ritwik Mitra:The initial reception to the Creation Club was overwhelmingly negative. With so much available, what's worth players' money? Players will also earn 100 credits for logging into the Creation Club for the first time. The Creation Club contains content from Bethesda, in addition to content that was created by fans. Players can purchase this extra content using credits, with $40 being the most the player can spend. RELATED: The Best Factions In The Fallout Series Content can range from quests that introduce old characters, player homes, and new camouflage for armor. This content is similar to the mods offered for Fallout 4, but can be considered semi-canon. The Creation Club was launched for Fallout 4 in August of 2017, allowing players to purchase extra content using money.
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