“There’s no question – in our view – that the cloud is the new console,” Amon said. “You are just gonna start playing on any device, on any screen. That is going to be the future of gaming.” The technology Amon is describing is exactly what Google Stadia brings to the table - the ability to stream a high quality video game in 60 frames per second on virtually any device, as long as the user has the Internet connection back it up....
As much as I wish for that to happen, it still remains a doubt because they were not able to win major trophies even when they had the likes of Suarez, Sterling, Gerrard, Torres, Mascherano and a list of major game-changers. Liverpool have done well under Jurgen Klopp, but the signings of Naby Keita and Fabinho could take them to the next level. Both the lads arrived at Anfield during the transfer window precisely to bolster Liverpool’s midfield options....
This article will discuss the technical details of anamorphic lenses, including how they acquire their wide-angle image—and how they differ from the more common spherical lenses. The History of Anamorphic Lenses “Anamorphic” refers to a distorted projection of an image that appears normal when viewed from a specific point or with a particular mirror or lens. The word “anamorphic” originates with the Greek anamophoun, meaning “to transform.” The anamorphic lens was invented in World War I to allow tank drivers to have a wider view of the battleground without expanding the viewing hole....
With three victories, a defeat against winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway and nine draws, Anand ended the event on 7.5 points and will add six points to his existing rating. He is sixth in world rankings. Carlsen expectedly won the event after drawing rather easily with Anish Giri of Holland in the final round. Leading by a half point over Giri, Carlsen started the day with black pieces and went for his recent pet Sveshnikov Sicilian....
Bones and Joints of the Ankle The ankle joint includes three bones (the tibia, the fibula, and the talus) that form a joint that allows the foot to bend up and down. This joint is a synovial hinge joint. There are also other bones and joints that help stabilize and support the ankle joint. Two bones of the foot (the talus and the calcaneus) connect to make the subtalar joint that allows the foot to move side to side....
The Bayern boss led Madrid to La Decima – their much-celebrated 10th European Cup/Champions League title – when they beat city rivals Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra time in the 2014 final in Lisbon. He is now seeking a repeat of the Bundesliga champions’ 2013 treble and will have to overcome some familiar faces - including former assistant and current Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane - if he is to keep that dream alive....
Hazard on best ever run A Kerem Demirbay goal saw Bayern fall behind in the 16th minute, Steven Zuber’s own goal helping the Bavarians back on level terms. Ancelotti’s men created a number of chances to take the lead, but they failed to make their chances count and had to settle for a draw instead. “We were having a few difficulties early on and struggled to deal with Hoffenheim’s pressing,” Ancelotti told reporters....
Despite guiding the Bavarian side to the Bundesliga title last term, Ancelotti was let go in October after a defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The 58-year-old was said to have lost the respect of his key players, and he has since been blamed for the team’s problems in recent weeks. Successor Jupp Heynckes criticised him for failing to sign a backup striker, and Robert Lewandowski said he is responsible for recent muscle injuries....
Among Us will launch for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on Tuesday, December 14. Among Us will be a day one Xbox Game Pass game when it launches, and will primarily be a digital release. However, there will also be some physical versions of Among Us launching with a staggered release schedule in various regions. RELATED: Fortnite Formally Credits Among Us for Its Impostors Mode The Among Us Crewmate Edition will retail for $29....
Americans’ views of Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination by President Donald Trump are divided along party lines, but opposition to her impending Senate confirmation process is minimal. A survey of 3,000 registered voters found 39 percent support or strongly support Trump nominating a new justice before the end of his current term, while 38 percent said they oppose or strongly oppose the controversial move. But despite numerous recent polls showing a majority of Americans oppose Trump filling the vacant ninth seat before the election, voters are much less inclined to oppose Barrett specifically....
Harris is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Democrats’ vice presidential candidate. This appears to put her in a historically unique position as no vice presidential nominee has participated in a Supreme Court confirmation hearing during their campaign. One major issue for Harris is the emerging Republican narrative that anti-Catholic bigotry is animating opposition to Trump’s nominee. Coney Barrett is a devout Roman Catholic who’s spoken openly about her faith....
Earlier in 2021, a revolving door of celebrities took the podium to try out to take over from beloved late presenter Trebek, who passed away in November 2020. Then-executive producer Mike Richards would eventually be announced in August as having landed the coveted job, only for him to step down nine days later amid backlash over offensive comments he had made on a now-defunct podcast. With all-time Jeopardy! champ Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik now splitting hosting duties for the remainder of the calendar year, Schneider has revealed who she was rooting for when she watched the show as a hopeful contestant....
The disturbing survey was conducted for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as part of a study on school readiness, the first of six goals in President Bush’s education strategy. Ernest Boyer, president of the foundation, says that largely because of poverty, too many children “are already shockingly restricted even before their first formal lesson.” The foundation recommends better health care, quality preschools and programs to educate parents....
But moving to all-mail elections would be dangerous. Ironically, it would likely disenfranchise many voters—the opposite outcome of what proponents of such a change desire. Absentee ballots are the form of voting most vulnerable to being stolen, altered or forced. In past elections, hundreds of thousands of ballots have been rejected for defects. Millions more have been undelivered, misdelivered or reported missing. Absentee ballots are cast outside the supervision of election officials and outside the presence of election observers....
This truth can be tickled from numbers provided by Philip Rosenberg in Science magazine. The numbers show that even good news about the epidemic is infected with alarming connotations. His good news has two parts, one of which is that previous estimates of the prevalence of HIV–the virus that is the precursor of AIDS–among Americans were too high. Rather than 800,000 to 1.2 million infected persons, there probably were 630,000 to 900,000 as of Jan....
The South Korean continued his fine start at the Country Club of Jackson on Friday, moving into 12 under after his second straight 66. An started his round with four consecutive birdies before finding water to bogey the par-five fifth. The 28-year-old recovered with back-to-back birdies at eight and nine before picking up another shot at the 17th. An holds a two-shot lead over J.T. Poston (70), George McNeill (67), Scottie Scheffler (66) and Tom Hoge (70)....
The fundamental problem of American democracy in the 21st century is the problem of “structural racism”: the deep patterns of socioeconomic inequality and accumulated disadvantage that are coded by race, and constantly justified in public discourse by both racist stereotypes and white indifference. Do Americans have the capacity and vision to dismantle these structural barriers that deny democratic rights and opportunities to millions of their fellow citizens? This country has previously witnessed two great struggles to achieve a truly multicultural democracy....
The point isn’t to make laggards look like scholars. College Board officials say they’re simply “recentering” the SAT scale to correct for decades of declining scores. When the test was established in 1941, 500 was the average score among the 10,000 kids who took it. But as the college-bound population expanded beyond a small elite to include 1.2 million people of varied backgrounds, test scores changed for the worse. Today, the average math score is 478, the average verbal score just 424....
UPDATE, 11:45 p.m: Just arrived in Boca Raton, Fla. (I’m down here to cover Tuesday’s Republican primary). As you all know by now, Obama whooped, whipped and/or whumped Clinton in South Carolina, more than doubling the margin the polls predicted (11.8 percent) to win by 27 points. The other thing he doubled? Clinton’s vote total. As top strategist David Axelrod put it, tonight was “a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking.” Earlier I wrote that Obama, who had long led in the polls, faced impossible odds in the expectations game: “If the Illinois Democrat hits that dozen-digit mark, it’s what everyone was anticipating–i....
