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AC: Origins Xbox One X Is Absolutely The Most Beautiful Version, Shines On PS4 And PC The Best It Can
By Sehran Shaikh on Sat, 09/09/2017 - 04:15
Ubisoft and Microsoft have signed a marketing deal for Assassin's Creed Origins, and this is the reason why we are seeing all the gameplay trailer and demo running on Xbox One X. In addition to this, Ubisoft is also taking only Xbox One X build of Assassin's Creed Origins to various hands-on events. The message is pretty clear, Ubisoft is giving that extra bit of care to the Xbox One X version of Assassin's Creed Origins, and Game Director Ashraf Ismail admitted it in a recent interview with our friend at We Write Things.
According to Ashraf Ismail, it was very to get Assassin's Creed Origins up and running on Xbox One X. He further added that it is the most beautiful version of Assassin's Creed Origins as it runs at high resolution, and Xbox One X offers a lot of development tool to the development team to showcase their creativity. However, Ashraf clarified that the experience of Assassin's Creed Origins is the same across all platforms, and the development team tried everything possible to make sure that the game shines on every platform the best it can.
"It has been a pleasure working on Scorpio. It has been quite easy to have our game running at a really high fidelity very quickly. With Xbox One X, the game is beautiful. Kudos to our artists, engineers and technical directors, the game looks absolutely stunning. I think with Xbox One X, it's the most beautiful version we have because it's rendering at a high resolution. We have more RAM to play with. There are a lot more tools at our disposal to showcase our creative work.
"From an open-world game standpoint, it's really valuable for us. The experience of the game is the same across all of the different platforms. We try to make sure the game shines on every platform the best it can. Having said that, the Xbox One X version is absolutely the most beautiful version."
You guys have seen a lot of Assassin's Creed Origins on Xbox One X. So tell us how does it look and play on it? Share your opinion with us in the comment section below.
Source: We Write Things


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The 5th Circuit has reversed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock, who had ruled a portion of Mississippi's campaign disclosure laws unconstitutional.
"Campaign disclosure laws are important," Hood said. "Voters are entitled to know who is spending money to buy advertisements to influence their votes."
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann said the 5th Circuit ruling confirms the state's financial disclosure requirements are reasonable.
Aycock ruled in September 2013 that part of Mississippi's campaign finance law creates an unconstitutional burden for people or groups that spend at least $200 to support or oppose a ballot initiative.
The state required groups or individuals to register and report spending more than $200 on a ballot issue.
Aycock said the law requiring group registration and individual reporting is "unconstitutional" under the First Amendment.
However, Aycock said Mississippi may regulate individuals and groups attempting to influence constitutional ballot measures, but that its "convoluted and exacting" requirements are "too burdensome" with the $200 threshold.
In 2011, five Oxford residents filed a federal lawsuit challenging Mississippi's campaign finance reporting requirements for those supporting or opposing ballot initiatives. They were backing an initiative that ultimately was approved by voters that year, limiting the government's use of eminent domain to take private land. They were represented by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian group based in Virginia.
Institute for Justice Attorney Paul Avelar said Monday 5th Circuit ruling downplayed the right of free speech and said the state's disclosure laws place a real burden on every Mississippian.
"In America, you shouldn't need lawyers and accountants in order to speak about politics," Avelar said. "But Mississippi insists on keeping laws on the books that don't benefit the public---they only impose onerous burdens on speech and scare ordinary Americans away from political engagement, resulting in less speech."
Contact Jimmie E. Gates at jgates@jackson.gannett.com or (601) 961-7212. Follow @jgatesnews on Twitter.
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Bin Laden: The Road to 9.11 • 2021 • 3 episodes •
What would the world we live in look like without our Top Ten? It is hard to imagine but one thing's for sure, in making the twentieth century they have indelibly influenced the world we know today. In our final episode we reveal our picks for the most significant people "Who Made the Twentieth Century". The results will surprise many. Some will disagree with the choices, everyone will remain gripped up to the final reveal.
8/8 • The 101 People who Made the 20th Century • 2016 • People
Diana: 7 Days that Shook the World
Follows the aftermath of Princess Diana's death in 1997, and the impact that this tragedy had on the way people felt about the royal family in the years to come. It features testimony from government insider Anji Hunter, director of government relations at the time, plus Diana's personal security consultant Colin Tebutt.
Phil Jackson's unique philosophy and demeanor take the Bulls to the next level. The team finally gets past Detroit and earns a shot at an NBA title.
4/10 • The Last Dance • 2020 • People
Garage People
In the Russian Arctic, there is a phenomenon beyond ice fishing, matryoshkas and vodka. It's the garage. Rows of tin sheds, inhospitable from the outside, where everything can be found except cars. They are the refuge of the Russian man. A few square metres to dream and escape the pressures of life. This is where illegal fish shops operate, where saints are carved, where booze is distilled and where quails are bred. In this film, the 'Garage People' speak for themselves, and with each other, sharing their concerns, fears and joys, and giving an insight into a secret world of everyday Russians.
The Lost Tribes of Humanity
Alice Roberts explores the latest discoveries in the study of human origins, revealing the transformation that has been brought about in this field by genetics. Traditional paleo-anthropology, based on fossils, is being transformed by advanced genome sequencing techniques. We now know that there were at least four other distinct species of human on the planet at the same time as us - some of them identified from astonishingly well-preserved DNA extracted from 50,000-year-old bones, others hinted at by archaic sections of DNA hidden in our modern genome. What's more, we now know that our ancestors met and interacted with these other humans, in ways that still have ramifications today. Alice uses these revelations to update our picture of the human family tree.
Horizon • 2016 • People
Jeff discovers the frightening truth behind why we love to be scared and meets master monster-maker Phil Tippet in his legendary studio before embarking on a monster hunt in the Big Foot forests among the California redwoods.
S2E5 • The World According to Jeff Goldblum • 2021 • People


"No Limit" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. "No Limit" was 2 Unlimited's fifth single released in January 1993. It was the first single released from their second album No Limits!. To this day, "No Limit" is one of the most well-known Eurodance songs and was a worldwide hit, selling 2.8 million copies. It topped many European charts including the United Kingdom, Finland, Denmark and Spain. It peaked at number 25 in the American Dance charts. It was Europe's biggest-selling song for 1993.


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Another Column at MyShelf.Com
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By Jeff Shelby
Don't Change That Channel!
The writers strike has really disrupted my life. I am an unabashed fan of television, a slave to checking the schedule every evening to see which of my favorites is on. And I've got no issue with repeats, but after awhile, I start to miss original programming. It makes me cranky. I NEED my new episodes.
Unfortunately, though, the powers that be and the writers can't seem to get on the same page. And being a writer myself, I feel compelled to support the folks who create my favorite shows. So while they are out on the picket lines, fighting for what they definitely deserve, I will keep my complaints to a minimum.
To get my fix, I've turned to books about television. Here are a few good ones that might keep you occupied while we wait for the writers to return:
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present by Tim Brooks and Earle F. Marsh
This book is the end-all, be-all of modern television encyclopedias. Currently in its 9th edition, I can't think of anything that isn't in this book. Need the name of an actor? Need the name of a show? Want to know when a show first hit the air? Want to know anything related to television that might win you a ridiculous bet? Then you need this book.
Sitcoms: The 101 Greatest TV Comedies of All Time by Ken Bloom and Frank Vlastnik
I was raised on sitcoms. The Brady Bunch, I Love Lucy, Three's Company, The Dick Van Dyke Show. So I've always had a particular affinity for goofy plots, the pratfalls and the way things were always solved for the better in half an hour. This book isn't as heavy on facts as the Brooks and Marsh book, but it does provide the basics. What this book is heavy on is pictures, big, glossy photographs of the actors and casts and some never before seen behind the scenes photos. This is a great coffee table book and an excellent conversation piece.
Emergency!: Behind the Scene by Richard Yokley and Rozane Sutherland
Emergency! was one of my all-time favorite shows as a kid. I had a Squad 51 fireman's hat and my sister and I used to pretend to be Johnny and Roy, running around the backyard saving imaginary people. This book provides the whole history behind the show. While most people tend to dismiss the show as 70's camp, I prefer to view the show as the grandfather of the medical shows that have dominated the airwaves in the last 30 years, shows like St. Elsewhere, ER and CSI. Maybe that's aiming high, but this was a highly entertaining show and it's comforting to know that others share my enthusiasm for it.
Successful Television Writing by Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin
Think you've got an idea for a show? Can you create the next big hit when the shows go back into production? Look no further. Goldberg and Rabkin, two television vets, take you behind the scenes and show you how it's done. It's not as easy as it might seem, but if you've got any inclination to see your name in the end credits, this one is a must read.
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Walker Singleton
Begbies Traynor announces sale of Huddersfield furniture store Thatchers
A BUYER has been found for the former Thatchers Furnishings building in Huddersfield town centre.
Henryk ZientekBusiness Correspondent
The deal was announced by administrators of the company, which collapsed in September last year in the face of tough trading conditions, with the loss of about 20 jobs.
Joint administrator Peter Sargent, of insolvency firm Begbies Traynor, has announced a final auction of stock from the building – amounting to more than 400 items – would be held next Thursday at the premises at Dundas Street.
The shop closed last October after administrators failed to find a buyer for the business.
Thatchers' managing director Darran Chappell, has now formed a new company, Thatchers of Huddersfield Ltd, which is trading from a former mill opposite the Great Northern Retail Park on Leeds Road.
Mr Sargent declined to name the buyer of the Dundas Street premises, where furniture in six showrooms covered four floors.
He said: "It is good news that the building has been sold. It shows there some interest in commercial property in Huddersfield. It is probably the biggest retail building to be offered for sale in the town centre for some time.
"It is a grand building in a good location and it has a lot going for it. Whether it will be used for retail or something else, we don't know at present."
An initial retail sale of stock ran alongside the unsuccessful efforts to sell the business as a going concern. Mr Sargent said supplier and third party claims had been addressed during the intervening period. The remaining stock to be sold next week is being auctioned by property agents Walker Singleton on behalf of the administrators.
Items range from long case clocks to chess sets and include lounge, dining, bedroom and occasional furniture, carpets, pictures and ornaments together with the contents of the top-floor Rafters cafe and the warehouse and office assets.
Howard Eastwood, a director at Walker Singleton, said: "There are over 400 lots in the auction and from the range of stock we anticipate interest will be generated not only from private buyers but also private landlords, developers and resellers."
He said: "The store was synonymous with retailing quality furnishings and with lots carrying retail values of up to £6,000 the opportunity to secure an auction bargain exists for everyone."
The original Thatchers was founded in 1940 by John Herbert Thatcher who had been a carpet fitter.
It began in Queen's Mill Lane and moved to its present premises in the early 1960s. Trevor Chappell joined the business in 1954 as an apprentice, took over in the late 1960s and was succeeded in turn as managing director by his son Darran.
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Banned Books Week begins today, September 27 and continues through October 3. It is a week I truly look forward to each year!
Yes, we CELEBRATE Banned Books Week in my library.
Every year since beginning as a librarian (7 years now), I've made a special point to teach a lesson, make a display, and talk to students about their freedom to read. Each year, my students are amazed as they look through the piles of books available in our library that have been challenged or banned in other schools and libraries. We also discuss what banning means and why we have these books available in our tiny, rural school library.
It is the policy of RMHS library to support the right to read, not restrict it.
I explain to students that this statement comes directly from our board approved collection development policy which also says "No parent has the right to determine the reading, viewing, or listening material of students other than their own." This policy and statement gives us much to talk about as we debate why certain books might be challenged. Students usually are quick to discover that some of the very titles that are required reading in English classes are often found on the list of frequently banned and challenged books. Other students discover that some of their very favorite books are on the list as well. There is much discussion about who can/should make the decision about what you should and shouldn't be able to read. Discussions also center around how books are like clothes -- one size does NOT fit all and sometimes you have to grow up to fit (into) a book. Our library has books that fit sixth graders through twelfth graders and that is certainly a lot of sizes and shapes!
We have 9 out of 10 of these books available in our library currently and will be ordering #7 soon!
I was inspired last week by an amazing bulletin board and display constructed by Jonathan Werner and shared on the Cape Elizabeth Schools LLC blog.
So, thanks to my PLN, we're ready at RMHS to share the love of reading (BANNED) books!
I hope you'll celebrate your right to read and share a (banned) book with someone.
I'd love to hear about your favorite book that appears on the top 100 list of banned and challenged books! Leave a comment and I'll be sending a reader one of my favorite banned and challenged books.