Douglas Coupland finds his Vincent van Gogh doppelganger
Login/Register With: Facebook LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment Advertisement The piece was commissioned by Anthony von Mandl, who will install the sculpture at his winery in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley.It will be the first in an ongoing series of commissioned monumental outdoor works titled “Redheads.”“Meeting Dan was a very strange experience because I’d spent months looking at Vincent look-alikes on a computer screen and then suddenly there was this man — my Vincent van Gogh — hopping out of a taxi looking like he’d just stepped out of the year 1889,” said Coupland.By The Canadian Press Advertisement
Advertisement Baker travelled to Vancouver where he underwent a 3D scanning process using hundreds of cameras to generate facial data that Coupland will use as source material to create a large 3D bronze sculpture.The completed piece will be revealed on April 22, 2017, at a special preconference event for attendees of the TED Conference in Vancouver. VANCOUVER—A British man bearing a striking resemblance to Vincent van Gogh is the muse for a new work of art by Douglas Coupland.The Vancouver-based writer and artist embarked on a worldwide search for individuals resembling the famed Dutch painter.Daniel Baker of the southern England town of Christchurch emerged as the top doppelganger out of 1,250 entrants from 37 countries. Twitter
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cocksure and uncouth, Conor McGregor was never afraid to defy authority.He dressed in fur coats and swung chairs at news conferences, reaped the riches of his dalliance with boxing, and demanded his boss cut him an ownership stake in the MMA promotion that made him one of the sport’s most notorious names.What McGregor wanted, McGregor got — in cash, championships, and living his best luxe life.After one more decisive victory in New York, McGregor scaled the UFC octagon and draped two championship belts over his shoulder while a sold-out crowd roared in approval.In the underbelly of a New York arena 17 months later, McGregor went wild, using a dolly, chairs and guard rails as weapons, not his fists. Fueled by revenge and running with a pack of his “hoodlums,” McGregor’s antics landed him in jail — and injured two fighters on Saturday’s UFC 223 card.Quiet and humbled, McGregor couldn’t talk his way out of trouble in a New York courtroom.McGregor was arraigned Friday on charges of felony criminal mischief charges and misdemeanour assault, menacing and reckless endangerment charges following a backstage melee he sparked at a UFC event in New York City.He spoke only to acknowledge that he understood the conditions of his release, saying, “Yes, your honour.”McGregor was released on $50,000 bond — pocket change for a fighter who was guaranteed $30 million last year in his ballyhooed boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor is due back in court June 14.Video footage appeared to show the promotion’s most bankable star throwing a hand truck at a bus full of fighters on Thursday after a news conference for UFC 223 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.McGregor was trying to get at UFC 223 main event fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov because the Russian had been involved in a hotel altercation with fellow fighter Artem Lobov. McGregor tried to stick up for Lobov, a close friend, and apparently loaded a private jet with his best buds and flew to New York to rumble.UFC President Dana White said Friday he spoke to McGregor via text and the brawler said the confrontation “had to be done.”“It was probably the worst conversation we ever had,” White told FS1’s “First Things First” on Friday. “We talked yesterday before he turned himself in.“It’s not that I don’t think he understood what happened. He justified it. It was justified to him.”White said the 29-year-old McGregor said he was sorry about the fighters who were injured, but, “this had to be done.”Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg were both pulled from the fight because of injuries suffered on the bus from McGregor’s shenanigans.Video showed McGregor with a group of people causing chaos Thursday as they took an elevator to the loading dock at Barclays Center. He can be seen tossing trash cans and being prevented from throwing a barricade at a bus during his unannounced appearance in New York.“Guys will say things, push, shove, grab each other. These things have happened,” White said. “People have slapped each other. We can deal with all of that stuff. But when you bring in twenty hoodlums that flew in from Ireland to basically do this at our event, there’s nothing like this that has ever happened.”Lobov was pulled from Saturday’s card for his involvement in the ugly act. McGregor’s friend and co-defendant Cian Cowley was released on $25,000 bond and also is due in court in June.McGregor hasn’t fought for UFC since November 2016 and was stripped this week by White of the 155-pound championship he had never defended.McGregor profanely responded on Twitter and wrote, “You’ll strip me of nothing.”The brashness was muted as cameras snapped Friday when he was brought out of a New York City police station in handcuffs.White said earlier this week in New York that McGregor would fight again for UFC this year. McGregor’s actions now put future fights in doubt. He could have had his pick of rich fights. A rematch against Mayweather inside the cage? A third fight against Nate Diaz? It all seemed possible — and it now seems a long way off.UFC has not immediately issued discipline against its biggest box office attraction.McGregor once held the 145 and 155-pound championships at the same time and boldly stated he wanted an ownership stake in UFC.But the trash-talking, egocentric has been out of the fight game except for his money fight with Mayweather that made him wealthy enough to never need to step inside the cage again.The Mayweather bout last August was his last professional fight and McGregor and his girlfriend also had a son last year.But not even fatherhood could mellow the irate Irishman.He was ordered to away from five people injured in the attack.McGregor’s lawyer, Jim Walden, said there was no risk that McGregor would try to avoid coming back to court: “He’s the most visible face on the planet.”It’s one usually plastered on a UFC poster.This time, it was seen on a mug shot.____Associated Press writer Verena Dobnik contributed from New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Amazon’s website ran into some snags quickly Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.Shoppers clicking on many Prime Day links got only an abashed-looking dog with the words, “Uh-oh. Something went wrong on our end.” Many took to social media to complain that they couldn’t order items.It wasn’t clear how widespread the outage was on one of Amazon’s busiest days of the year, but the hiccups could surely mute sales and send shoppers elsewhere. A company spokesman didn’t immediately respond to an email.Amazon, which recently announced that Prime membership would be getting more expensive, was hoping to lure in shoppers by focusing on new products and having Whole Foods be part of the process.While Amazon doesn’t disclose sales figures for Prime Day, Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight Research, had estimates it will generate $3.4 billion in sales worldwide, up from an estimated $2.4 billion last year. Prime Day also lasts six hours longer than last year.Shoppers, meanwhile, have lots of sales to choose from as other retailers offer promotions to try to take a share of the spending. Chains like Macy’s, Nordstrom, Best Buy, Walmart and Target to roll out their own promotions, said Charlie O’Shea, lead retail analyst at Moody’s.“Brick-and-mortar retailers know that they have little choice but to continue offering their own deep discounts, which is evident in the proliferation of ‘Black Friday in July’ deals that are being launched earlier each year, as well as various ‘price match’ offers,” he said in a note Monday.Amazon created Prime Day in 2015 to mark its 20th anniversary, and its success has inspired other e-commerce companies to invent shopping holidays. Online furniture seller Wayfair introduced Way Day in April, becoming its biggest revenue day ever.Prime Day also usually helps boost the number of Prime memberships. Amazon disclosed for the first time this year that it had more than 100 million paid Prime members worldwide. It’s hoping to keep Prime attractive for current and would-be subscribers after raising the U.S. annual membership fee by 20 per cent to $119 and to $12.99 for the month-to-month option.Here’s a look at what’s happening this year:WHOLE FOODS IN THE MIX: The Seattle-based company is offering Prime members who spend $10 at Whole Foods from July 11-17 a $10 Amazon credit to use on Prime Day.NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES: Several companies agreed to launch new products on Prime Day, Amazon says. Among them, a Fingerlings unicorn doll whose horn lights up and a Delta kitchen faucet that can be turned on through Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.PRIVATE LABEL PUSH: Amazon has been building its own brands, and it’ll be offering deals on those, especially its clothing brands, analysts have said.BACK TO SCHOOL: The company is making a big push in school supplies. It says customers bought more pencils, pens, notebooks, glue sticks, lunchboxes and backpacks on Prime Day last year than any other day of the year.MORE COUNTRIES: Amazon has been expanding its Prime membership around the world, and four new countries will be part of Prime Day this year: Australia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Singapore.
A moment of reflection and a singular thought about wanting to bring nationalism and development in India is what made former cricketer Gautam Gambhir join politics and specifically the Bharatiya Janata Party. In a candid interview with Abhay Singh and Abhinay Lakshman of the Millennium Post, Gambhir said he will work towards bringing clean water and breathable air to Delhiites if elected and also bring up issues like the Ghazipur landfill in parliament. Excerpts: Also Read – Odd-Even: CM seeks transport dept’s views on exemption to women, two wheelers, CNG vehiclesWhat are some of the issues in East Delhi you are talking about? Look, the landfill at Ghazipur is a huge issue I want to work on. Other than this, people in East Delhi face a whole lot of problems related to parking, with increasing population and congestion and decreasing land area as a result. I want to work on building multilevel parking spaces to solve this issue. Moreover, I want to find ways to bring a university campus in East Delhi, not unlike the DU North Campus. I also want to work on developing the Yamuna Vihar Sports Complex into a world-class international stadium, which will be a great thing for our constituency. Also Read – More good air days in Delhi due to Centre’s steps: JavadekarWhat areas are you planning to focus on in parliament, if elected? I want to talk about Ghazipur, because the landfill is a huge issue. Clean water is a very very important problem. People do not get clean water to drink in East Delhi. There’s a lot of traffic woes caused due to lack of efficient parking solutions and I want to focus on bringing as many multi-level parking spaces in East Delhi as possible. The basic need in Delhi remains to be improvement of the quality of air that we breathe. So, to try and work on air quality is something that is imperative for the development of my constituency and the city as a whole; and of course clean water. These two are the most important things people need here. These are the things that made me successful in my previous profession. The fact that I had access to fresh, breathable air, and clean water is the reason I achieved what I could in my first profession. These are foundational things we want to work on first and foremost. The rest, I believe will follow. How has your campaign been so far? What is your strategy? See, my strategy here is very clear. I’ve got into this profession with a clean heart and with clean intentions and we will only talk about development and make promises that are achievable and not pander to the emotions of people, which has been a constant theme with members of the opposition here for the last so many years. We will try and promise only what we can achieve. Nothing less, nothing more. Further, I want to clarify that even though my candidature was announced late, my interaction with party workers and people on the ground has been nothing less than heartwarming. I have met so many of our workers and voters here and the response has been great from them. You’re going up against opponents who have campaigned for longer and have a better feel for the ground. What are your thoughts? Look, I am not going to say things about what my opponents are promising to bring to the people of East Delhi. I don’t want to be just another politician who engages in mud-slinging. If I make counter-promises just as an opposing thought, I would not come off as genuine. I am here with a clean intention of doing good and we are making promises we know we can keep. The rest will be available for people to see on May 23. You are going up against Atishi, yet you want to debate Kejriwal. Why not debate your opponent? See, it doesn’t really matter who I’m fighting against. I believe that the AAP government in Delhi has betrayed its electorate. If Atishi says that she wants to debate me on issues that people of Delhi here face, I say I am prepared to go up against her party’s chief. I want a debate with Kejriwal. If he wants to accept, he can and if he doesn’t want to then that’s his choice. Why join politics? Why now? Why BJP? See, I can’t tell you the exact date but a few months back, I had a moment of reflection one day and I thought about what I wanted to do with my life. I didn’t want to be a Twitter sensation and stick to social media platforms to effect change somehow. I have a young family and I decided that joining politics would be my way of doing something for the people of Delhi. I wanted to get a feel on the ground, see what issues people face and whole-heartedly contribute to bringing progress in my country and state. So that is the day I decided to take the plunge into politics. I was genuinely impressed with what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done in the last five years and I wanted to join BJP to bring something meaningful to the table. Finally, why should people in East Delhi be voting for you? I’ve come here with an honest heart and appealing to the people to vote for someone who is making promises they know they can keep. Our appeal to people here has always been that we will not make promises that play with the emotions of the people. And that is the reason I believe people will vote for me.
LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE to receive almost €3 million in funding as part of a “Public Area Enhancement” scheme.However, 25 per cent of the funding must be matched by the authority, and the work must be already planned.Minister for the Environment, Community, and Local Government Phil Hogan announced the move today, and outlined that the funding is aimed at work such as supporting the Tidy Towns competition, improving public parks, cleaning graveyards, and making derelict buildings safe.The Minister noted that due to severe weather earlier this year it might have been “difficult” for local authorities to maintain public spaces.“This additional, once-off fund is being provided to support local authorities’ efforts to prepare and maintain their public areas in an effort to maximise the economic benefits that can flow from increased visitors to their towns, cities and counties,” he said.Here’s who will get what:9 local authorities have been allocated €105,000Dublin City, Cork County, Fingal, South Dublin, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, Kildare, Meath, Galway County, and Donegal.14 have been allocated €90,000Kerry, Wexford, Wicklow, Limerick, Mayo, Louth, Cork City, Clare, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Westmeath, Laois, Offaly, and Galway City.11 have been allocated €70,000Cavan, North Tipperary, Waterford County, Sligo County, Roscommon, Monaghan, Limerick City, Carlow, Waterford City, Longford, and Leitrim.The Office of Public Works announced earlier this month that €19.6 million would made available to local authorities to include coastal protection and flood defences.More: Here’s the breakdown of €20m for flood repairs across the country >
3D printers can be used to create all sorts of consumer goods, but the future they could also be used to create artificial organs for transplants.Researchers at the Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine say that the printers could be used to create custom organs designed specifically for your body. And if that sounds like science fiction, they’ve actually already created hearts the size of a quarter that began to beat several hours after being printed.“Instead of using ink in the inkjet cartridge, we use cells,” Dr. Anthony Atala told the CBC. “All the cells in your body are already pre-programmed. There’s a genetic code within all your cells that drives them to do what they are supposed to do if you place them in the right environment.”In addition to the tiny hearts, researchers have also managed to create full sized versions of less complex organs, like bladders.
Google+ Twitter “Delete” chants may be louder. Now Playing Up Next WWE’s Sasha Banks Opens Up About Concussion Will Sasha Banks Return To The WWE? WhatsApp WWE RAW Ratings: Viewership sees a 15% drop against the return of Monday Night Football December 4, 2017 at 5:37 pm Snoop Dogg Sasha Banks Takes A Break From WWE To Deal With Injury Now Playing Up Next So we have 2 of the legit toughest and strongest guys in the business (The Bar) against 2 of the smaller guys, one of which (Ambrose) looks like he doesn’t even go to the gym. WWE will book the Shield guys to win the belts though. No wonder ratings are dropping. I stopped watching when Kalisto beat Ryback at wrestlemania. There’s only so much disbelief I’m able to suspend. I’ve been reading spoilers and watching 3-minute clips ever since. unknown WWE RAW is live tonight from Los Angeles, California.Advertised for tonight’s show is The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) defending the RAW Tag Team Championships against Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.Also scheduled is Sasha Banks vs. Paige and Cedric Alexander vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Tony Nese vs. Drew Gulak in a Fatal 4-Way qualifying match.Wrestleview.com will have live RAW coverage tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 CT).Recommended videosPowered by AnyClipWWE’s Sasha Banks Opens Up About ConcussionVideo Player is loading.Play VideoPauseUnmuteDuration 0:48/Current Time 0:07Loaded: 100.00%0:08Remaining Time -0:41 FullscreenUp NextThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Replay the list What Is Ronda Rousey’s Dream Match? Sasha Banks
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The Newcastle United manager thinks his team can do better during the second half of the 2018-2019 English Premier League seasonNewcastle United is currently sitting in the 15th position of the English Premier League table.The team has only 18 points, after four wins, six draws and ten defeats.But manager Rafael Benitez believes his team can have a “miracle” during 2019.
Liverpool legend Nicol slams Harry Maguire’s Man United form Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Steve Nicol believes Harry Maguire has made some “horrendous mistakes” recently, and has failed to find his best form since joining Manchester United.“This group of players were playing really well and doing really well,” he told The Chronicle Live.“We have to realize that for us the key has to be the team effort, every player giving 100%.”“A lot of the teams are stronger than last year because everyone was spending a lot of money,” he added.“We have to be sure that we continue performing like we did on the pitch, and then see what happens in January.”
Alaska Native dog mushing great George Attla died Sunday of cancer. (Photo by Catharine Axley)Download AudioAlaska Native dog mushing great George Attla has died. The sprint champion known as “The Huslia Hustler” died of cancer on Sunday at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. He was 81. Attla’s impact spanned from success in racing to helping village kids connect with mushing.
Karimnagar: The 73rd Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety and patriotic fervour in the erstwhile Karimnagar district on Thursday.Health Minister Eatala Rajendar in Karimnagar district, Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar in Jagtial district, Sircilla Zilla Parishad Chairperson Nyalakonda Aruna in Rajanna Sircilla district and Zilla Parishad Chairman Putta Madhu in Peddapalli district had hoisted the national flags at a colourful ceremony and received the guard of honour by the police personnel. Also Read – With 61 feet high, Khairatabad Ganesh claimed to be tallest idol in India Advertise With Us Speaking on the occasion, the chief guests of the programmes explained the public about various developmental activities that are under progress in the respective districts and about several innovative welfare schemes introduced by the State government for uplifting the weaker sections of the people present across the State. They urged the people to utilise various welfare schemes introduced by the government to develop economically along with participating in developmental activities that are going on in their respective districts for achieving Bangaru Telangana. Various tableaux explaining the developmental activities that have been taking place across the State were displayed on Independence Day celebrations. Later, the dignitaries had distributed cheques to beneficiaries under various welfare schemes and presented prizes to employees, who discharged their duties perfectly. Cultural activities performed by students of various educational institutions grabbed the attention of the people on the occasion.
Hailing from New Delhi, Mangal Singh aka Chaudhary72 has had quite many highs and lows in his life. Raised by his grandparents in Uttar Pradesh, a sense of responsibilities was instilled in him all thanks to the upbringing he had in his childhood. Not only this, but he also was taught to have a sense of responsibility towards the society, his people and the downtrodden along with doing something which matches his passion and can bring glory & success to him and his family.Other Passions: Mangal enjoys traveling, exploring nature, off-roading and buying new cars. His Instagram is filled with videos of his travel and his driving sessions which prove his love for the same.Mangal Singh who makes sure that a part of his earnings goes into the society believes in bringing the nation strong and ready for tomorrow. He wants the government to ensure the betterment of the farmers as he says that farmers are the foundation of India and its dreams. We agree with you Mangal Singh!Also having battled depression in his life, Mangal keeps posting inspirational and motivational posts on his IG to inspire people to live life positively and have a peaceful attitude in life.IBT does not endorse any of the above content.
Demonstration on the first day of the implementation of the Danish face veil ban in Copenhagen, Denmark 1 August, 2018. Photo: ReutersAround 1,300 Danes marched through Copenhagen on Wednesday in protest at a new ban on the wearing of face veils in public, accusing the government of infringing on women’s right to dress as they choose.Denmark’s parliament enacted the ban in May, joining France and some other European Union countries to uphold what some politicians say are secular and democratic values.The protesters, many wearing the niqab veil or the all-enveloping, body-length burqa, marched from the central, left-wing district of Norrebro to Bellahoj police station on the outskirts of the capital. They formed a human chain around the station and then marched back to Norrebro before dispersing.Demonstrators, often with children in tow, chanted “no racists in our streets” and “my life, my choice” during the three-hour rally. No incidents were reported.The marchers included non-niqab-wearing Muslim women and non-Muslim Danes with faces covered.”We need to send a signal to the government that we will not bow to discrimination and a law that specifically targets a religious minority,” Sabina, 21, a niqab-garbed student, told Reuters, asking that her full name not be used.She is one of about 150-200 Muslim women – 0.1 percent of those in the country – who daily wear either the niqab or burqa garments covering the face or the entire body. Muslims account for around 5 percent of Denmark’s 5.7 million population.Under the law, police will be able to instruct women to remove their veils or order them to leave public areas. Justice Minister Soren Pape Poulsen said officers would fine them and tell them to go home.Fines will range from 1,000 Danish crowns ($160) for a first offence to 10,000 crowns for a fourth.DISCRIMINATORY, CRITICS SAYDespite its generic wording, the legislation is being widely interpreted as discriminating against Denmark’s Muslims and violating women’s right to freedom of expression and religion.Critics, noting the tiny number of Muslim women in Denmark who actually wear a niqab, regard the law as largely a sop to increased anti-immigrant sentiment in the Nordic country.”If the intention of this law was to protect women’s rights, it fails abjectly,” said Fotis Filippou, deputy Europe director of human rights group Amnesty International. “Instead, the law criminalises women for their choice of clothing – making a mockery of the freedoms Denmark purports to uphold.”Police said none of the veiled protesters would be penalised since certain uses of face veils, such as to exercise freedom of speech as part of a peaceful protest, are exempt from the law.The justice ministry explained that the ban would focus on women forced by their families to wear veils, though it has been faulted for vagueness in stipulating who would fall afoul of it.Danish police union chief Claus Oxfeldt said he would have preferred more comprehensive guidance on how to enforce the ban.”We need as thorough guidance as possible so we don’t end up in situations where (police officers) don’t 100 percent know how to act,” he said.As an example, he was unsure whether Asian tourists wearing anti-pollution masks would be covered by the ban.France – with the largest Muslim community in the EU – as well as Belgium, the Netherlands, Bulgaria and the German state of Bavaria have all imposed some curbs on face veils in public.France’s controversial 2011 ban added to a broader sense of alienation felt by many Muslims and some evidence surfaced that it encouraged assaults in the street on women wearing still legal headscarves as well.
Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3uFrom 5-7 P.M.National politics with political strategist Catalina Byrd. We’ll focus on the strategies for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, with a little more than a week before this pivotal Election Day on November 8. How does Clinton mobilize Democrats in the wake of this latest email controversy? And how does Trump turn tenuous blue states, red? Plus, a discussion with Nneka Nmamdi, The Living Well’s, director of Community Wellness, on their battle with Citywide Properties, a group they describe as, “slumlords.” These stories and much more on AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes, Monday through Friday, 5-7 p.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – With just 16 days before the 2019 season opener versus Notre Dame, the University of Louisville football team conducted its second major scrimmage of fall camp.Head coach Scott Satterfield conducted a 90+ play scrimmage under intense heat at Cardinal Stadium, and was pleased with what he saw from his team on the second go-around of the fall.”I think we got better today,” Satterfield said on Saturday. “I think overall, the No. 1 offense was good today. I thought Jawon (Pass) played a lot better today, which was encouraging to see. I thought we made some plays out of the wide receiver position today. Tutu Atwell had a couple touchdown passes and we were able to run the football.”Pass, who took all the repetitions with the first group, connected on a couple of deep throws to Atwell for scores. He connected with speedster on a deep seam throw for one of the touchdowns, which pleased the first-year head coach.”Mentally he was a lot better today,” Satterfield said. “He was a lot sharper in his decision making, which is the key. He was a lot more accurate today. The ball was where it needed to be today, which is a good sign in his development.”A starter in nine games a year ago, Pass had an up-down-year in 2018, but it seems like the redshirt junior is turning the corner to being more consistent.”I had a pretty good day,” Pass said. “I was better in my decision making and taking care of the ball. I didn’t turn the ball over at all today and we had some consistent drives. I’m taking it one play at a time and just being solid with my decision making.”The native of Columbus, Ga., is learning a new system and he finally feels like he has grasp” of the offensive scheme and looks to keep improving and taking advantage of the repetitions to become a better quarterback every day.”I am playing a lot freer and having a lot more fun this year,” Pass said. “I just control what I can control and try to be the best me.”Defensively, the Cardinals were able to limit the big plays and force a few turnovers, which hopes to be a staple of defensive coordinator Bryan Brown’s defense.”I feel like we got a little better today,” senior Cornelius Strughill said. “I felt like we improved red-zone wise by holding the offense to field goals instead of letting the offense score. We built on our performance from last week. We were in the right spot and were able to make a lot of plays.”The Cardinals return to practice on Sunday evening before taking Monday off as the school year officially begins. Print Friendly Version Story Links
Whenever we get to the mid-point in a current generation console’s life, there’s growing discussions of what comes next. We all expect a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox 720, but the introduction of motion controllers, and the high cost of developing and manufacturing a new console has everyone thinking Sony and Microsoft may try to extend the life of existing consoles for as long as possible.In the case of Sony, they may even try to make the PlayStation 3 stick around as the base for its next gen machine. Speculation as to that happening comes in the form of a patent the Japanese company has been awarded.The patent covers attaching an external processing unit to an existing device such as the PS3 giving it access to more processing power. The combined unit would make for a better performing machine without the need to buy a whole new console.If Sony were to release such a device it would extend the life of the PS3 by making it more powerful while at the same time keeping development costs low. For gamers, it would mean an additional investment in hardware, but nowhere near the cost of a brand new machine.Read more at PlayStation LifeStyleMatthew’s OpinionWhile it may not class as a PlayStation 4, more of a PS3.5, it would allow Sony to continue making a profit on the PS3 hardware while selling gamers more performance if they want it. Inevitably they’d end up bundling the new bolt-on unit with the PS3, but that’s not going to be hard if it’s quite a small piece of kit.The problem is it may confuse the market. Gamers need to be convinced to upgrade, but developers need to create games that take advantage of the unit rather than targeting just PS3 owners. Sony will have to incentivize that, and it could also allow games that recognize the extra performance is available to use and additional features then kick in.While I realize how expensive buying a new console is, I think I would prefer a real PS4 rather than an upgrade. I also don’t think Sony would be willing to take the risk of attempting this, especially if Microsoft turns up with a brand new machine on the market.