![]() This is the part where I’m obligated to tell you that I haven’t actually played the original Mafia. This might be - hopefully, god willing - the Mafia game I’ve wanted all along. It covered the first five chapters and then the tenth chapter. I’ve spent approximately three hours with a preview build of the Mafia remake on PC. Mafia III spun a really unique yarn about an empowered black man in the 1960s deep south, but it was egregiously padded out with hours and hours’ worth of repetitive missions. Mafia II is a tightly-controlled and compelling story, but the stuff that makes it a video game is marred by carrying out menial tasks, shooting that’s basic to the point of being offputting, and so much driving. Unfortunately, modern Mafia games haven’t really nailed that adaption to a video game medium. ![]() I’ll never turn down a good mob story, especially in the Goodfellas vein of “up-and-comer turned down-and-outter.” Tales of organized crime and the motif of individual success through family loyalty (and all the ways that can unwind) are ripe material for complex and fascinating narratives. The city feels like far more than just window dressing this time.Mafia is a series that I love in theory and am disappointed with in execution. Go south of the city into the swamp on a boat, and you’ll even seen alligators there, who'll attack you if you go for a swim. This environment, and how well it’s been brought to life, is by far my favourite part of my hands-on with the game. When the sun sets, it bathes the city in sepia. It’s perhaps a bit contrived, but games so rarely attempt to do any world building like this that it ends up being somewhat effective at making this feel like a real setting. NPCs around the city will chat about current events in the game’s ‘60s timeframe, or New Orleans-focused references. New Bordeaux is a gorgeous-looking backdrop, divided into ten districts (nine you can assign, and a tenth, the bayou). Collectively, this slowly-building set of tools make Mafia 3 feel much more like an open world game than ever before, which it has to, assuming this is far bigger than the last one. That last one makes for some really intense, large-scale battles out in the open world, and I had a couple of shootouts where it was fun to watch them bail me out. Some are simply useful functions-Cassandra grants you a weapon van that’ll turn up and sell you increasingly better guns over the course of the game-but you can also call off the cops in a chase, summon a better vehicle, or, my personal favourite, call some hired goons to instantly help you in a firefight. ![]() Lincoln also has underboss-based abilities he can use in combat, which are a lot of fun. Further tweaking of Mafia 3’s shooting can’t hurt in the run-up to release. On a granular note, too, the silenced pistol felt like the reticule was slightly too big for me to know when I was landing a headshot. Your opponents move around a lot during a firefight, which often means they’ll successfully flank you, but it also means they leave themselves a little too open for an easy kill-it could use some tweaking to make these encounters feel challenging (this was on medium difficulty). The gunplay itself is enjoyable, with chunky-feeling weapons and brutal kill animations, even if I’m not totally convinced by the AI yet. This system requires some suspension of disbelief, particularly when combined with Lincoln’s Batman-like ability to see enemies through walls, but I like that it offers you another way to play outside of sitting in cover with a machine gun. Stay out of the enemies’ line of sight for long enough, and they’ll very quickly forget you were there-their ability to search you out is near psychic. I really hope there are more stealth options they haven’t revealed yet, because it pretty quickly became my favourite way to play Mafia 3. What starts as a very simple takedown stealth system in the prologue soon gets a few neat wrinkles when you factor in the noisemaker, silenced weapons and remote explosives-it’s not MGSV in complexity, but it offers a nice breather from firefights. If you want to stealth through Mafia 3, you can do that in the majority of the sections I played. That extends to the ways you can play the game, too.
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![]() If you cannot delete the folder, try the following steps:ġ) Press Ctrl Shift Esc at the same time to access the Task Managerģ) Delete related processes that are running in the background.įor example: process for PowerDVD and previous version may be called PowerDVD.exe.Ĥ) Go back to C:\Program Files\CyberLink\ĥ) Try deleting the PowerDVD folder again.
![]() In fact, Arnold himself agrees with this description a bit too much (warning: that link may be slightly NSFW). The muscle being trained feels “fuller” and “tighter” and “bigger” and just pretty awesome in general. ![]() You know, sorta like what happens with that other body part us guys have. Pump (aka “the pump”) is the immediate but short term feeling you get in your muscles during your workouts as a result of blood filling the area. No soreness whatsoever the next day? Then your workout was an ineffective waste of time.īut just how true is all of this? Let’s find out… What Is Pump? Well, in a lot of people’s minds, a super intense pump = a super awesome workout! Crippling muscle soreness the next day = guaranteed sign of a successful workout! Hardly any pump? Then you failed. These are the 2 “feelings” that people seem to use as an indicator of how effective their weight training workouts are. The instant feedback I’m referring to here isn’t so much seen or measured… it’s felt. Nor do I mean the other dumbasses who measure their arms, do 15 sets of curls, and then measure their arms again to see how much their biceps have already grown. Now I don’t just mean the geniuses who get on the scale, then jump on a treadmill for 30 minutes, and then get on the scale again to see all of the “fat” they already lost. Anyone trying to lose fat or build muscle always wants to do it as quickly as possible, and that probably explains why so many people seem to base the effectiveness of a workout on the instant feedback they get from it. In Week 1, well dive right into Autodesk Fusion 360 to learn all the basics of navigating, sketching. Il software CAM (inglese) utilizza i modelli e gli assiemi realizzati con un software CAD, ad esempio Fusion 360, per generare percorsi in base ai quali gli utensili delle macchine trasformano i progetti in parti. Lite 495 Euro + VAT, Professional 595 Euro + (EU VAT if applicable)Ģ. Autodesk Fusion 360 Foundational Design concepts. Le applicazioni CAD/CAM vengono utilizzate sia per la progettazione dei prodotti che per la programmazione dei processi produttivi, in particolare per la lavorazione CNC (inglese).
Proposed exercises or who had any interference in the quality of the EMG Participants who failed to perform any of the Injury or surgery history on upper limbs and/or scapular dyskinesis ![]() Least six months of structured classes), without self-reported pain, Eighteen (18) young men (agedīetween 18-28 years) with previous experience in resistance exercise (at Of the abdominal and periscapular muscles in both exercise variations. Variations (bilateral and 3-point push-ups) and 2) to correlate the EMG The EMG of the periscapular muscles during two isometric exercise Were: 1) to analyze the effects of conscious abdominal contraction on Imperative, and the information obtained can aid in the selectiveĪctivation of the periscapular muscles. Of the abdominal muscles during exercise in different positions is In this context, understanding the effects of conscious activation Seems to be at least partly explained by the transmission of forces from Improvements in the EMG activity of the periscapular muscles, and this Positions of the lower limbs while executing push-ups provide Increase in the electromyographic activity (EMG) of the scapulothoracic (21)ĭemonstrated that conscious activation of the abdominals induces an Theory, which deals with the existence of a myofascial interaction in Scapulothoracic muscles may be also explained by the Anatomical Trains The anatomical and functional relationship between the trunk and In this line, trunk musculatureĬan act in the stabilization, transfer and anticipation for theįunctional performance of the upper limbs because they are related to Influenced by the proximal segment stability through a connection in theĬontrol of body segments (8,10,14,20). Many studies have suggested that closed kinetic chain (CKC)Įxercises are an effective strategy to promote periscapular muscleĪctivation, as well as for the maintenance of shoulder functionĪccording to the CKC concept, distal segment movements are The rotator cuff, anterior serratus and trapezius muscles (4,7,12). Shoulder rehabilitation has been implemented for restoring the functionĪnd timing of periscapular and scapulohumeral muscles, and especially ![]() Imbalances may be associated with kinematic disorders of the shoulderĬomplex including scapular dyskinesis and impingement syndrome (7,12), Serratus and trapezius muscles given their motor and stabilizingĬontributions on the scapula (2,19). Previous studies have highlighted the contribution of the anterior ![]() Upper limbs in rehabilitation, as well as clinical and sports contexts Periscapular muscles play a role in the functional performance of
You can customize the sounds with the onboard controls for tuning, muffling, attack, pitch sweep, and more. Unlike the original Octapad PAD-8, which was strictly a MIDI controller, the Octapad SPD-30 is a controller that’s packed with its own internal bank of sounds. It provides a +6 dB boost when a stronger signal is needed. Output Gain Function (Version 2)Ī new Output Gain function has been added to increase the overall output of the OCTAPAD SPD-30. Use the Chains as is, or easily edit them to best suit your live-performance needs. Select from Drum Kits, Percussion, Orchestra Perc, Club Sounds, Melodic Perc, Melodic Synth, Sound Effects, and Expanded Kits. There are eight banks of Kit Chains onboard conveniently organized into musical style and instrument categories. ![]() Useful Kit Chains for live performance (Version 2) Nineteen new phrases have been added to the onboard library, which adds exciting performance and recording possibilities. Additionally, you can toggle freely between solo play (Kit mode) and phrase play (Phrase Loop mode). With Version 2, you can control the start of Phrase Loop using pad velocity, buttons presses, and/or a footswitch (optional). You can also save your phrase data on your USB Memory. You can record and store 50 phrases internally, with each containing up to three layers. The onboard Phrase Loop function lets you instantly create layered loops and phrases. Controllable Phrase Loop function with 50 preset phrases (Version 2) * You can back up your own original OCTAPAD SPD-30 kit data and import it into Version 2. Use the OCTAPAD as a compact drum set, play dynamic orchestral percussion, or explore traditional world percussion and melodic instruments from India, the Middle East, Africa, China, and Latin America. The number of kits has been increased from 50 to 99 (Version 2)įorty-nine exciting new kits have been added to the OCTAPAD for even more creative possibilities.
Outside the ballpark, Who’s your daddy? is a favorite form of one-upmanship among young men, particularly in video-gaming and well, any sort of competition.įox television took the phrase more literally in their 2005 show, Who’s Your Daddy?, a reality show about a woman searching for her biological father … by picking him out of a group of 25 men for $100,000. Outside the bedroom, Who’s your daddy became a notable taunt in sports when one athlete makes a power play over another-you know, “ownage.” Around 2004, for instance, Who’s your daddy? was a popular chant among Yankees fans against Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez who once said after a loss: “I just tip my hat and call the Yankees my daddy.” Not to be confused with Daddy Yankee of “Despacito” fame. The murder is given a knife to kill all the other babies. The sheriff can hide from the murder, or find them and kill them with their ball gun. The innocents and sheriff must figure out who is the murder, then survive from them. ![]() ![]() In the 1975 movie The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother, Sigerson Holmes (Gene Wilder) grills a female suspect by sitting over her nearly naked body, massaging her breasts, and asking her over and over Who’s your father? This is clearly a reference to the sexual who’s your daddy trope-the gag being that Holmes actually wants to know who the suspect’s father is. Mad Bloxxer Baby is a murder game, which is the Kindergarten's exclusive game mode. The kinky flair of Who’s your daddy spread in the 1970s. The contemporary expression Who’s your daddy? got a big boost from British rockers The Zombies in their 1968 “Time of the Season,” which features the lyrics: “What’s your name? Who’s your daddy? / (Who’s your daddy? He rich?) Is he rich like me?” The daddy here isn’t exactly clear, but the sultry theme of the song suggests competition with another male lover. One interesting early example of Who’s your daddy? comes from the 1850s in a story about Uncle Sam (yes, that Uncle Sam) who tells off some rowdy young Irishmen in New York: “Did’nt I give you every foot of land you own, you rebellious rascals?… who’s your daddy, hey?” Uncle Sam, here, is being semi-literal but still rhetorical, reminding the lads who’s boss. Daddy as slang for male lover is found in the early 1900s and still calls up sexual dominance today. ![]() As early as 1681, there’s evidence of daddy referring to pimps. Records from the early 17th century show daddy being used for any controlling and older figure, regardless of biology. Who’s your daddy? is a slang expression used to show dominance over someone else in an aggressive, playful, or sexual way.ĭaddy goes way back. ![]() ![]() The popular DER Bracket Racing Series is set with six weekend dates in 2021, including May 14-16, May 28-30, June 25-27, July 23-25, August 27-29 and Sept. The most successful Super Pro racers in the country will converge at Bristol Dragway for the special opportunity to win life-changing money. Long revered as one of the most popular bracket racing events in the country, the Sparco Fall Fling presented by Optima Batteries returns to the Thunder Valley schedule for the 12th time, running from Tuesday, Sept. Racers in both of those events will duel for the largest payouts in Thunder Valley history. The BTE World Footbrake Challenge XV returns on July 1-4, while the BTE Labor Day 250K will be held Sept. tour.ĭuring the latter half of the season, Bristol Dragway will be home to four of the most prolific bracket races in the USA, offering participants their chance to win some mega bucks and experience the famed strip in Northeast Tennessee. 20-22 as part of the circuit’s six-race U.S. The Inaugural Thunder Valley Nitro Nationals & Rally will be held Aug. due to revised scheduling conflicts during the pandemic.īristol Dragway will welcome for the first time the powerful American V-Twin Motorcycles of the American Motorcycle Racing Association with an assortment of featured classes, including Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Bike, Pro Fuel, Pro Gas, Pro Mod, Modified, Outlaw Street and more. Bristol Dragway has played host to the Eastern Conference Finals since 2004, with the exception of last year when the event had to be relocated to BD sister track zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C. Dragster Nationals presented by Mike Bos Chassis Craft, and culminating July 15-17 with the NHRA Jr. The region will welcome more than 500 young racers and their families for a week full of racing activities beginning July 9 with the Huddleston Performance Jr. The next generation of drag racers (ages 6 to 17) will once again descend upon Bristol Dragway in July. One of the most anticipated events of the season is the popular Street Car Takeover, the premier national street car lifestyle drag racing, roll racing, night meets and car show event, will visit Thunder Valley April 30-May 1. Fans can witness drag racing, take in a car show, score some hard to find merchandise at the swap meet and much more. The Bristol Chevy Show showcases the best classic and modern Chevrolets in the region, both on the track and in the famed car corral. ![]() The legendary Bristol Chevy Show will once again return to Thunder Valley, and will move to a brand-new date, Aug. “We can’t wait to light the Christmas Tree for what promises to be a thrilling season of drag racing at iconic Bristol Dragway.” “Whether you are a fan of big-dollar bracket races, enjoy watching street cars go fast or love the wild rumble of Top Fuel Harleys, Thunder Valley has something special in store for you in 2021,” said Jerry Caldwell, executive vice president and general manager of Bristol Motor Speedway and Dragway. There are so many reasons for high-performance enthusiasts to be super excited about what Bristol Dragway has in store in 2021. There is so much action on tap this season at Thunder Valley it will certainly knock the peg in your thrill-meter to the maximum level. When historic Thunder Valley opens its gates in 2021, it will once again be one of the busiest drag strips in the country as it will offer fans a wide variety of compelling events guaranteed to satisfy every type of hot-rodding enthusiast. Williams stated that, “Because Plaintiffs do not hold a valid copyright registration and because Plaintiffs have not established either legal or beneficial ownership of the exclusive right to prepare derivative works for Hustlin’, Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is denied and this case is dismissed.” Copyright Office, a copyright lawsuit cannot be filed in federal court. In April 2016, the Florida court ruled that Rick Ross’ copyright registrations for the song had several errors making them invalid. Can people stop rapping about molly now? I’m tired of hearing that heffa’s name.Los Angeles – Last week Miami rapper Rick Ross appealed a 2016 ruling that dismissed his copyright lawsuit about alleged similarities between his song “Hustlin” and Los Angeles duo LMFAO’s song “Party Rock Anthem.” LMFAO is made up of Redfoo (Stefan Gordy) the youngest son of Motown founder Berry Gordy, and Sky Blu (Skyler Gordy) who is Stefan’s nephew. Your nipples point down at your feet and no one is here for that. You really need to start wearing shirts more often. GET YOUR LIFE, RICK ROSS!!! Also, none of this lends you street cred. And then at the end of that day, take off your bra and lay your burdens down next to your face chain and re-assess your lifespace.Īrt is subjective but artists can also be held accountable for their work when they perpetuate a culture that is damaging to us all. And then tell people that it’s really not okay. ![]() I need to put on your GOOD bra, step up to someone’s podium and apologize for being an irresponsible misogynistic prick. Just so people can treat our bodies with respect. This rape culture we live in tries to cut women down to size at any chance, and all our lives we’ve had to fight like Miss Sophia. They’ll think that behavior is normal and justifable. Those lyrics will connect with someone. Kids (and some adults) who look up to Rick Ross are gonna listen to him slipping someone a molly and “she don’t even know it” and some will think it’s ok. Why do you think music is used for therapy? It’s incredibly powerful. It’s deeper than that. Music has the ability to sink in our minds and connect with people’s thoughts and emotions in a way nothing else can. Music is NOT just music. For those who will say “it’s just music” then you don’t know how the human brain works. O_O I want to tell them to get the entire hell out along with you. It’s not just music. I blame you first for uttering this garbage but I also blame the fools who gave it the thumbs up for public consumption.Īnd someone somewhere is gonna defend that line, telling us “chill, it’s just music.” Because, you know, date rape is cool to rap about. Chill on that?” That in itself is problematic. And then the label allowed it to come out? maybe you shouldn’t say that.” You can your crew felt it was perfectly reasonable to boast about date raping a woman. That’s not cool! The fact that you wrote those lyrics down, spit them unto the mic, approved them to go on this song and then released them means at no point did anyone tell you “hey. ALL the people who heard this song before it got released thought it was fine? Seriously. If we all need proof that we live in a society that perpetuates violence against women, you don’t have to look far. ![]() You’re talmbout slipping a roofie into a woman’s drink, taking her home and having your way with her and not having her remember it. You might not be the first to say some insensitive ass shit about women through rap or song (I surely won’t go into the history of misogyny in music because that post would be an encyclopedia) but that doesn’t mean we should let this one slide. Bitch it’s true you ain’t nothing but a slut to me… “Bitch I’ma kill you like a murder weapon I will conceal you…” I actually rapped those words out loud before, bobbing my head to the dope beat. “Bitch I’ma kill you, you don’t wanna fuck with me. And I feel ULTRA guilty because I used to love that CD. Ok, maybe in the mid-90s and early 2000s, when the uncle of misogynistic rap, Eminem dedicated a whole album (Marshall Mathers LP) to his hate of women. How in the hell did you think uttering those words FOR RECORD was okay? When did date rape become the topic for bragging rights, Rozay? NEVER, that’s when. Some of it is scattered in the corner, and some of it might be lost under your giant mammaries. I am to tell you that you need gather your life because it is clearly not all together. I took her home and I enjoyed that, she ain’t even know it.” “Put molly all in her champagne, she ain’t even know it. You came out with a song with the following lyrics: Rick Ross, the rapper with moobs has earned this sternly-worded letter for being a disrespectful misogynistic jackass through his music. This is the third Range Holster I've purchased here. Like the first, the fit, finish and quality are great. This was my second range holster purchased from Fury. The quality is outstanding, and I haven’t had to adjust (heat gun) any of the holsters, which I had gotten used to doing with other companies. I’ve gotten 3 completely custom holsters from them in the last couple months, and I’m blown away by how fast they turn them around. I recommend them to everyone I know and all my students. I can’t say enough good things about Fury. All the needed features, super fast build time, and good quality. Posted by Andrew Johnsen on Jun 22nd 2021 Placing an order for a light baring model low light stages coming up in the fall.Įxcellent customer service and great fit and finish! Full combat grip easily attained and smooth fast presentation with this set up. Overall, I am unhappy with most offerings available and have no interest in switching to appendix carry, so my options are limited.Been running the range holster with drop and offset and QLS system this season for the local 2-gun matches I put on. I have not seen another manufacturer with a denim-colored holster since. It would almost disappear against a pair of jeans. A great idea that I saw on an old Blade-Tech holster from the late 1990s was Kydex printed with a denim pattern. (Six months to a year, if they feel like it.) Most of the Kydex holsters I see on the market today are complicated, over-engineered junk. ![]() I prefer leather from Milt Sparks, Kramer, or Mitch Rosen except their prices are out-of-sight and their lead times are ridiculous. Dara is better but is moving in the direction of Blade-Tech. You need a mechanical engineering degree to put one together correctly. Their holsters come in modular, assemble-yourself kits with all kinds of screws and funky attachment devices (e.g., Tek-Lok, ASR, Molle, and variants thereof). More money, less time, higher profit margins. Blade-Tech was the leader in that technique. Most manufacturers are looking for ways to speed and standardize production, pushing customization off on the end-user. Hard to find a truly custom Kydex holster. My two favorite Kydex manufacturers are Dara Holsters and Blade-Tech. Since I've converted to plastic pistols, I've also converted to Kydex holsters. I used to carry a Colt Commander in a Milt Sparks holster. I don't worry nearly as much about printing since open carry became legal in my state. I carry OWB and rely on a loose t-shirt or jacket for coverage. I shoot right-handed, so the holster rides at 4:00 o'clock and a single mag pouch rides at 8:00 o'clock. Is your goal quick access to your pistol or to keep your pistol hidden? The two are mutually exclusive with many holsters. I carry only OWB so my perspective is a little different. ![]() ![]() Yes, I know most of you probably won’t be doing cartwheels or headstands in your holster, but what if you’re in an altercation and get knocked down? The last thing you want is for your gun to slip out of your holster where your assailant can grab it before you recover.Įven outside of a defensive situation, you don’t want to slip or fall and have your gun fly out of your holster, or even have your gun fall out while doing normal daily activities, like running, getting in and out of a vehicle, or dropping your pants to go to the bathroom. If your gun stays firmly in place, you’ve got plenty of retention. ![]() The go-to litmus test for retention is simply turning the holster upside down. Retention just means that your holster won’t allow your gun to fall out of it. Some people aren’t too worried about scuffs and therefore don’t need to fuss over this too much, but if you’d like to preserve your Glock’s finish, opt for a holster made of a soft material or a hard holster that has a soft, protective lining. Hard materials, like polymer, offer more protection against impacts, but they can also scuff up your Glock as you holster and draw your handgun. Hard Kydex holsters are popular because they can be custom-molded to any gun and light/laser combination for a perfect fit. |
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