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I figured this would expand into other areas...but Apple announced iPhone 8 and their new flagship iPhone X today: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/iphone-x/ Apple’s iPhone X, like the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, comes with a brand new design, ditching bezels and opting for a glass front and back. Apple says there is a deeper strengthening layer in the glass that makes it the “most durable in a smartphone.” Thanks to this new design, the iPhone X is sealed for water and dust resistance. It’s made from surgical-grade, stainless steel and comes in two finishes: space grey and silver. Following the current trend in smartphones, Apple has done away with the bezels on the iPhone X, offering an edge-to-edge 5.8-inch display. In fact, Apple is upgrading quite a bit in that department, offering an OLED display for the very first time, calling it the Super Retina Display. This brings with it all the standard benefits of OLED, including more accurate colors, better image uniformity across the screen, etc. The iPhone X Super Retina display supports 2046×1125 resolution, with 455 PPI, and HDR in both Dolby Vision and HDR. The company is reportedly paying around $125 per panel, which is part of the reason for the reports of a more expensive iPhone. This is also the first iPhone that will not have a home button, with the new screen reaching across the entire front of the device. Users can wake up their device by picking it up or swiping across any part of the screen. To close an app, simply swipe up on the screen and throw it away. Users can also reach Siri by simply saying “Hey Siri” or by pressing the side button. Given that the home button has historically been central to the iPhone’s security, the replacement comes in the form of a depth-sensing front camera which will unlock the phone by detecting the user’s face. Apple is calling it FaceID. This means that the iPhone will know what your face looks like from all angles and can unlock the phone while it’s, say, lying on a table. It also means that the feature shouldn’t be susceptible to trickery, such as unlocking for a two-dimensional photo of you instead of the real thing. Apple says the chances that someone can trick FaceID and break into your phone are 1 in a million. “You’re wearing glasses, or wear a hat, or do it up any way you want to do it…” FaceID still works, day or night, according to Phil Schiller. FaceID is enabled by a True Depth camera system, equipped with an infrared camera, flood illuminator, dot projector and more all packed into the top of your iPhone. The feature is used for Apple Pay now, as well as a new feature called Animojis for messaging. Animoji’s use FaceID to lay your facial expressions into emojis, giving them your own unique take. You can pick from a dozen different animated emojis. As far as cameras are concerned, the iPhone X is about as locked and loaded as one can get. The rear camera features a 12-megapixel sensor, with dual-lenses at f1.8 and f2.8 apertures (which is brighter than the 7 Plus telephoto). It comes with dual-image OIS quad-LED TrueTone flash. Because of the combination of the new A11 Bionic and the enhanced camera, Apple is introducing a new Portrait Lighting, letting users select their lighting effects. These aren’t filters, but rather a real-time analysis of the light hitting the subject’s face, and these lighting effects can be added before and after the photo is taken. Video is vastly improved as well. Combined with that A11 processor, video can be captured at 60FPS in low-light mode, with faster frame rate support and 4K capture. Slo-mo videos shot in 1080p will have 240 FPS. The front-facing camera is powered by that True Depth camera system that supports FaceID. But the big news here is that Portrait mode and Portrait lighting is now available on the front-camera. The iPhone X, as well as the other new iPhones announced today, comes with wireless charging capabilities, thanks to that new glass back. Wireless charging is supported by Qi, which is considered as the standard in the wireless charging industry. Plus, battery life is two hours longer than the iPhone 7, with most of the improvement coming by way of software enhancements. But because Apple likes to take things to the next level, the wireless charging on the new iPhones is coming with a new accessory called AirPower. It’s a larger mat that lets users charge their iPhones, Apple Watch and AirPods all at the same time. The iPhone X is packed with the new A11 Bionic processor: 64-bit design, six cores, two high performance processors that are 25 percent faster than the A10 and 4-high efficiency cores (two more than the A10) that are 70 percent faster. The GPU is 30 percent faster. Part of the bigger news here is improved photographs. As Panzarino noted in the live blog, “The Apple ISP is one of its secret weapons in photography. If you’ve loved an iPhone picture you’ve ever taken then thank the image processor inside the phone for that result.” The iPhone X starts at $999 for the 64GB model, with a larger 256GB option. Pre-orders begin on October 27 and regular sales begin November 3, just in time for the Holidays.

The worst part of expansion is that the Jets would lose someone very very good.

JJ is also re-writing the film with Chris Terrio. Terrio wrote the awful Batman vs Superman. But also wrote Argo. He also re-wrote The Batman and wrote Justice League. Hopefully BvS is not the direction they take Star Wars. In Terrio's defense he was re-writing someone else's script. But this sounds like its back to the drawing board for Star Wars 9. Which is interesting as thats what happened with TFA when JJ came on board. He discarded the scripts that had been written and started over with Kasdan. I wish Kasdan was back for 9. But now that the voices of the characters are established, maybe they dont need him.

IHOP comes to Winnipeg! http://accesswinnipeg.com/2017/09/photo-ihop-winnipeg-sign-is-now-up/

It had to be JJ or RJ. I liked TFA so JJ completing the story makes sense. I imagine it will be sufficiently recognizable, feel good and fit within the over-all franchise story. Plus, he seemed to "get it" eventually, that Kathleen Kennedy is the boss.

I thought this Free Press story was interesting. Its behind the paywall so i wont post the whole thing: A few years ago, Ray Eskritt noticed palm-sized bruises blooming all over her abdomen. Scared, she went to a walk-in clinic. "The doctor looked at me and said, ‘Well, are you walking into counters?’" she recalls. "That was his response. I must be so big that I’m walking into things and not noticing it. He didn’t touch me, he didn’t take vitals. He didn’t ask me to come back. He didn’t ask me anything That incident stands out to Eskritt, 31, as a time when she felt a doctor was seeing her weight, not her. For many years, she avoided going to doctors altogether (she never did find out what caused her bruising). "I knew they were going to tell me I was fat and that I just needed to stop being fat," she says. She got used to health-care providers not taking her problems seriously. Eskritt’s experience is all too familiar to Lisa Naylor, Amy McGimpsey-Tuckett and Lori Peters, three Winnipeg women who work in women’s health. They had a vision: what if there was a website where people could find health-care providers and professionals who focused on people, not their weight? And so, they created Good Fat Care. The resource website soft-launched earlier this month, and the trio is in the process of building a seachable, Canada-wide database that will include physicians, nurse practicioners, dietitians, midwives, counsellors, physiotherapists, massage therapists and yoga and fitness instructors who have taken the Good Fat Care pledge. The Good Fat Care pledge is a list of principles and pledges such as "I will not classify bodies as ‘good/acceptable’ or ‘bad/unacceptable’ based on BMI or weight," "I will not promote weight-based rules around how or what to eat,’ and "I understand that weight stigma, fat oppression and discrimination may negatively impact one’s mental and physical heath," among others. The goal is to link body-inclusive providers with the people who need them, removing the guess-work. Such a resource has been a long time coming. "I’ve been fantasizing about this website for, I don’t know, 10 years," Naylor says. And it’s insidious. The term "healthy lifestyle" is used as a euphemism for weight-loss. Fad diets are disguised as "wellness." Fitness instructors talk about calories burned and building summer bodies. The use of stigmatizing language can also be a barrier when it comes to seeking care. In her practice, Naylor doesn’t use the term "overweight," for example. "Overweight implies that there’s a weight standard that one should be at," she says. Instead, she acknowledges that everyone has a weight. "Just as they have a height. We don’t tell people who are 6-3 that they are ‘over-height.’" Naylor recognizes that Good Fat Care’s use of word ‘fat’ might be stigmatizing to people because of the way the word has been used. "We’ve tried to use it in a feminist reclaiming way," she says, "but also ‘thin’ gets used in the culture every day, and fat is the opposite of thin. The value judgements don’t need where they are. We thought fat was a word we could reclaim and make clear what we’re doing here." "That’s what we do for thin people," Naylor points out. "You can be thin and never step foot in a gym and forget to go to the doctor for three years, or smoke and drink a little too much, and you’re not judged for not taking good care of yourself — and if you do get sick, you aren’t blamed." For her part, Eskritt has since found an excellent doctor. But she says she’d absolutely use Good Fat Care. "If there was just a website I could go to and be like, ‘Where’s a doctor who will treat me well and doesn’t care that I’m fat, or understands the complications that fat brings to wellness in a non-discriminatory way, I’d go there all the time," she says. "Anytime I needed something, I’d go there."

Heard someone on TSN1290 analyzing the Jets from this weekend. Didnt catch who. He said Logan Stanley is still a project but had surprising mobility. But his decision making was still half a step behind. Said Harkins was good. Said Niku was almost ready and I think he called him a proto-typical D man in todays NHL. He's 21 next month and has been playing over-seas. He's also a Left Shot! (Replacement for Toby??)

If you like Seth's humor you might like it. I used to watch Family Guy and American Dad religiously. But I kind of grew weary of it. The problem with Orville is, Seth cant hide behind animation and funny voices. And the flashback gag from Family Guy cant be used either. So Orville seems overly long and pretty boring. The few jokes that work, that are more traditionally Seth style ARE funny. But too few and far between. There are characters that werent utilized in the premiere that might make it funnier. They have an Android that looks like its from a 60's TV show but barely used him. And they have a Norm Macdonald voiced alien blob that appeared once. But alot of the humor is meant to come from the setting. So if you arent a Trek fan or dont know Trek, you might not enjoy it.

Oh and I agree, the JJ films sucked. Thankfully Discovery is a return to Prime Universe and JJ is NOT involved.

lol No, Im not upset. Im disappointed Orville sucks. I think there is merit to a spoof along the lines of Galaxy Quest. Seth MacFarlane just isnt the right guy to pull it off. If anything, Orville was not enough Star Trek, but it relied on people knowing Trek to think some of the humor was funny. If you dont know "Worf" do you think the wooden delivery of the "Klingon-like" bridge officer is funny? They also came pretty close to infringement with some of the music which isnt as protected under parody. Doesnt bother me as I dont make money off music but I know people were talking about that the day after. Abrams has nothing to do with Discovery so the changes he made to Star Trek really are moot. The actors are not forbidden to say God. The clarification came that that particular character, the writers didnt want saying God. You know, cause actors are paid to read the lines written for them. The Klingons have changed their look many times. This is a red herring to me. Its low hanging fruit for people who want to complain about the new series. But they dont look that different and they've changed so many times it really doesnt matter. I would strongly suspect the actors' agents have been instructed to find them work after December because its a 15 episode season. So unless they want a big vacation between seasons, why wouldn't they work? The writing and producing staff have begun work on a second season and have a loose idea for a third as well. Given the nature of the business model for Discovery, whether it gets renewed will be up to CBS to continue to support a very expensive series. Because traditional viewership numbers wont matter. If it sucks and is critically panned, CBS might go back to the drawing board. But they already extended season one by three very expensive episodes, so we can assume CBS liked what they were seeing. The Orville is a spoof, yes, which makes Seth a liar because he's been everywhere saying its serious sci fi akin to Star Trek, with some humor. Its not. If you liked it, great. Seth continues to get paid and his shows get watched so he has a fan base. I grew tired of his comedy awhile back. I watched Family Guy and American Dad religiously. But its generally the same thing over and over again. And I didnt see any new ground in Orville either. Unless the characters or visuals are interesting, the old lame jokes wont be able to sustain it. And so far, the visuals are average at best and the characters range from boring to obnoxious. Seth isnt a leading man. He's not a good enough actor. And doesnt look the part. Switching the Captain and First Officer would make a better dynamic.

Looked like the Edmonton player was embracing the Stamps player in an effort to get a call. Did Maas get a penalty for his meltdown?

Sad footnote to the game

You Jennifer Lawrence fans might like to know that her first official topless scene happens in the new film "Mother!"

While Star Trek has always had elements of humor, it isn't a comedy. So certainly, I dont expect Discovery to be very funny. I'd say the humour in Trek works more as "charm" and comes from the chemistry between characters. Of course, The Voyage Home had humor that came from the setting. In a way, Orville does the reverse of this, taking the dude bro 90's humor and putting it in the 2400's. But that would work better if it had more of a futuerama premise with someone from the 90's actually awakened in the 2400's so they could be OUR perspective. Instead, it just looks like poorly scripted actors on a space stage.

I dont think they trade him unless his demands are unreasonable (no sense they would be though). They have no one to take that spot right now. And with the talent assembled, I cant see Chipman being okay with going forward without a legit 2nd line center. The cap will be a factor at some point though once you get Trouba, Ehlers and Laine under contract.

You missed an ejaculation joke.

Yeah, he gets bonus points for being a centre but still. I have now changed my mind on Little's next contract though...

It really is neither. Im not sure it can be salvaged either. The biggest issue is probably Seth MacFarlane as the lead. He cant act. So you could change everything else about the show but unless you change the lead, its still terrible. Seth led us to believe it was serious sci fi drama in the vein of Star Trek but with humor. It isnt. Its the worst episode of Family Guy, stretched out to an hour with a premise it neither respects nor honors.

Career best: 20 goals, 52 points. Gee, what are Ehlers & Laine going to cost the Jets...

That whole Jarrett thing was a work. Russo's comments about Hogan later that night were the "shoot" that made Hogan sue. He didnt even know what was said until later because him leaving was part of the work. Russo wanted Hogan to drop the title to Jarrett but Hogan didnt want to and he had creative control in his contract. So they came up with the worked shoot angle that we saw - where Jarrett would lie down, Hogan would pin him. Hogan would then walk out. The idea was to build Jarrett up as a legitimate champion and Hogan to return later and do a champion vs champion match. But Russo burying Hogan on the PPV violated Hogan's creative control clause in his contract (because it was not part of the plan). It was long thought that everything was a work. Russo claims it was. But Hogan actually sued. And you dont go to court to get a work over. When Hogan and Bischoff went to TNA, Russo being there was one of the major roadblocks. The Hogan/Nash fingerpoint and nWo revival was bad. Not just for reviving the nWo but because it meant nothing. They had Goldberg's streak shattered and it meant nothing. It was all goofy politics and Nash and Hogan were on opposite sides politically, but since Nash was booker, he wanted Hogan on his side to ensure his power. Thats what they came up with. I actually didnt mind the nWo 2000 idea with Bret, Hall, Nash, Jarrett & Steiner. Because it was at least an elite version. But everyone got hurt right away so it died a quick death.

The best thing is seeing all the Star Trek fans with their irrational hatred of Discovery (because they wanted a post-nemesis series) blowing smoke up Orville, saying how its going to be "real Star Trek"...and now its aired and is terrible, they are still defending it. Its awful. if Orville actually was Star Trek, if the only difference was it was on CBS and called Star Trek: Orville, it would be the death knell for the franchise. Expectations are lower because it's basically the worst of Family Guy in Space. But my goodness, it was bad. Cheap looking sets. Cheap costumes (the one officer there, the "Klingon" was good). Poor CGI. I'd give the CGI a break because its TV but it looks comparable with Enterprise's worst CGI. But Discovery looks way better so if you're going to claim to be "Star Trek", you have to compete effects-wise. Seth has a very, very narrow window for actual humor. His deadpan sarcasm is funny. Sometimes his commentary on contemporary things can be funny. And I thought the sarcasm was the best parts. When the doctor said "Im your doctor, if your balls are not up to par, Ill know it", I laughed. When Seth remarked about an "anti-Banana gun" I laughed. Everything else, awful awful stuff. Much of the humor is based on either making fun of Star Trek (not really in a irreverent way) or doing something that would be considered stupid on Star Trek. Like, can I have soda on the bridge, can I wear shorts on the bridge. In a way, trying to say "Star Trek takes itself so seriously, so we wont". And there is maybe a market for that. But then lets not pretend its Star Trek. it isnt. Orville was BAD. As "Star Trek", it was life-altering bad. As a non-related comedy, it was bad. There was literally nothing good about it other then the ship looked good and I liked the security officer.

I went into Orville with an open mind and I've seen this three times now - people saying Orville is "Star Trek". Im perplexed. Its exactly what it looked like - a lame, cheap Trek parody filled with stupid jokes, 90% of which are not funny whatsoever. The sets and costumes are cheap. The CGI is "Cheap Enterprise" level. Star Trek releases these amazing promos, super slickly produced with great CGI and effects and have a line "this is cool" and everyone goes crazy about a person using "cool" in the future. Yet in Orville, they dont even pretend. It's all "dude this" and "friggen" that as if people from the 90's are transplanted to the 2400's. If CBS was at all worried about Orville taking any Trek audience, they dont have to be. Orville was terrible. And if the show is expensive (I dont know where they would have spent much money), it wont last. Its BORING. 30 minutes, maybe. But a one hour "drama"? So boring.

The Orville was awful.

Does every O line hold the D as much as the riders did? Maybe I was looking for it but they seemed to be holding like crazy, uncalled.