Leadertask version v26/23/2023 The Leader’s Role in Innovation Innovation Challenges Culture of Innovation ? Failure to Execute Think Differently Question Assumptions Get Things Done Experiment Team Members Inspire Curiosity Drive Discipline Leader Challenge Current Perspectives Create Freedom.( R )evolution Point 1 A Leaders Role in Innovation.Innovation Important 95% 90% 89% 72% Budget Increases 80% 82% 73% 49% Up The Value Chain Boston Consulting Group 2010.He said, ‘ I’d rather be 8 and 2 than 2 and 0 in terms of willingness to try out something new’ ”. “ Our CEO coined how we need to think about innovation.Leadership Skill Effectiveness: 50 / 50 Value Proposition.Table Activity: What are the top 5 future critical skills?.Leadership development: What works today, may not work tomorrow.Effective Development = Quality Leadership 13% 62% Low Development Effectiveness High Development Effectiveness.Development Matters Leadership Development Talent Systems & Practices Management Culture.Enhanced Business Impact Enhanced People Outcomes Talent Systems & Practices Leadership Development Management Culture.About the Global Leadership Forecast 1,897 HR Professionals 12,423 Leaders 2,679 Organizations 74 Countries.Cost of Leadership Performance AVERAGE HIGH LOW 1 Leader X 10 Direct Reports X $170,000 Revenue Per EE $1.7 million If the difference between an average leader and top-performing leader is 50% $2.6 million.Passion 7% 53% Low Leadership Quality High Leadership Quality. The bottom line Financial performance 2.8x Customer satisfaction 4.6x Productivity 4.7x Quality of services 4.4x 52% 13% Low Leadership Quality High Leadership Quality.Engagement 9% 50% Low Leadership Quality High Leadership Quality.Retention 24% 70% Low Leadership Quality High Leadership Quality.
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Kawaii rune 26/23/2023 Kawaii Deathu Desu certainly hopes to capture the minimalist aspect of arcade gaming, and there isn’t anything more than mashing the two shoulder buttons over and over again while trying to stay alive. First, everything I just said is the entirety of the game, front to back. I’ll start with the bad because the bad aspects can severely turn people off. With multiple stages across various countries, the fun never ends. You can then apply the collected souls (which are the game’s currency) to different things, like unlocking new characters, additional costumes, and levelling up in order to increase your stats. You continue to smash the fans until the song is over, you take a bow, and everyone can go home if they’ve still got souls left in them. For example, Death-chan will suddenly get a massive scythe that does better damage and has a far greater reach. As you slaughter the fans, a bar will build up, eventually allowing you to unleash a sort of limited super attack that has different forms. There is zero walking, blocking or doing otherwise: L and R are your only options. The only hope is to beat them back the swinging either left or right, using the L and R shoulder buttons, respectively, to swing in the aforementioned directions. Death, or one of her companions, will be performing a song while fans rush in from either side to basically tear them apart in appreciative fervor. Kawaii Deathu Desu is an ultra simplistic arcade brawler that takes place on various stages around the world. Death and pals will have never-ending stages and a permanent wellspring of screaming concert goers, so sharpen your scythe, prep your fists and get ready: this mosh pit takes place on the stage and the fight is on! Now, everytime they have a concert, they get completely mobbed by obsessed fans, and it puts our idols into serious danger! The only solution is to beat the fans to death and reap their souls, because you might as well do some work while you’re having fun. Death and her pals naturally decide that they need to be adorable in order to woo over fans, and their plan succeeds too well. In this game, Death and a small cohort of supernatural beings are all attempting to be pop idols, because why the hell not. Games have been made, successfully, off of much less, so why shouldn’t this one be a success? From Pippin Games, Kawaii Deathu Desu does live up to its name: Death is a fantastically cute character, and the gameplay, however simple, was enough to keep me coming back for more. Plus, the entire pixel art presentation of an incredibly cute Death mascot told me that it had a lot of potential. The title is obviously a fantastic nod to all the different speech mannerisms that show up across different anime titles, and mispronouncing death as “Deathu” was enough to get my attention. Specifically, I was immediately entranced and excited by the ridiculous presentation of Kawaii Deathu Desu. Sometimes, a title and a graphic are enough to get me into trying a game. Pixologic zbrush 2021 crack6/23/2023 Change the overall shape of the model by pushing or pulling, adding various pieces of geometry to combine into one, or even remove geometry in a manner similar to what can be done with Boolean operations. This frees you to focus entirely on the look you’re trying to achieve.ĭynaMesh is a perfect solution for free-form sculpting because it removes all need for focusing on topological constraints. It does this during your brush stroke in a real-time process called Tessimation. Ignore the constraints of polygon distribution and simply – sculpt! Sculptris Pro will dynamically add (tesselate) and remove (decimate) polygons wherever and whenever needed. The best known of these systems are explained here. ZBrush provides an arsenal of tools to assist with this task, ensuring that no matter what you have in mind, there is a way to get the perfect base to then take to the next level. Having a great finished model requires a quality base mesh. It allows you to create models and illustrations limited only by your imagination, at a speed that allows you to stand out in today's fast paced industry.Īs with anything else in life, where you can go is usually determined by where you begin. In short, ZBrush is an art tool created by artists, for artists. In fact, we have even received an Academy Award for the technology that powers ZBrush. When you use ZBrush you'll be empowered by the same tools employed by film studios, game developers, toy/collectible makers, jewelry designers, automotive/aviation designers, illustrators, advertisers, scientists and other artists the world over. Its features enable you to use customizable brushes to shape, texture and paint virtual clay in a real-time environment that provides instant feedback. ZBrush sets the industry standard for digital sculpting and painting. Zeus poseidon hades weapons6/23/2023 This is why Poseidon is also the god of earthquakes.īased on Zeus' having rescued his siblings from the belly of their father Kronos and on the deal that he made with the Titans who eventually sided with him (which is the majority of the Titan population, by the way), starting with his personal bodyguard the four winged children of Pallas and Styx, namely Zelos, Kratos, Bia and Nike and on his leadership in the war which led to Kronos' defeat, it would seem that it had already been decided that Zeus would be king of the gods and ruler over the entire universe.Īs for the family estate which they inherited from the first Titan generation-consisting mainly of the realms of Earth, Sky, Sea and Underworld-Zeus, Poseidon and Haides first decided that the Earth would be the domain of all three in common so that each of them would have some control over it from whichever realm one ended up with. Interestingly, the three brothers shared dominion over the earth. Armed with these weapons the gods overcame the Titans, shut them up in Tartarus, and appointed the Hundred-handers their guards but they themselves cast lots for the sovereignty, and to Zeus was allotted the dominion of the sky, to Poseidon the dominion of the sea, and to Pluto the dominion in Hades. And the Cyclopes then gave Zeus thunder and lightning and a thunderbolt, and on Pluto they bestowed a helmet and on Poseidon a trident. So he slew their jailoress Campe, and loosed their bonds. They fought for ten years, and Earth prophesied victory to Zeus if he should have as allies those who had been hurled down to Tartarus. I verily, when the lots were shaken, won for my portion the grey sea to be my habitation for ever, and Hades won the murky darkness, while Zeus won the broad heaven amid the air and the clouds but the earth and high Olympus remain yet common to us all.Īccording to Pseudo-Apollodorus, the three brothers drew lots to decide their dominions:īut when Zeus was full-grown, he took Metis, daughter of Ocean, to help him, and she gave Cronus a drug to swallow, which forced him to disgorge first the stone and then the children whom he had swallowed, and with their aid Zeus waged the war against Cronus and the Titans. And in three-fold wise are all things divided, and unto each hath been apportioned his own domain. For three brethren are we, begotten of Cronos, and born of Rhea,-Zeus, and myself, and the third is Hades, that is lord of the dead below. “Out upon it, verily strong though he be he hath spoken overweeningly, if in sooth by force and in mine own despite he will restrain me that am of like honour with himself. However, in the Iliad, it says this (emphasis mine again): There is some disagreement on this issue.Īccording to Theogony, lines 881-885 (emphasis mine):īut when the blessed gods completed their toil and made settlement of honors for the Titans by brute force, they urged wide-seeing Olympian Zeus in accord with the advice of Gaia to be king and lord, and he apportioned provinces to them well. Stella kidd chicago fire6/23/2023 Not sure where, though.įortunately, Cruz didn’t decide to keep this information to himself, and pulled Stella aside for a conversation as soon as they both had time to chat. They said they were so impressed with your lieutenant, they asked him to pitch in on some big investigation. His training session ended… I’m buddies with one of the instructors down there at the ATF complex. After complimenting Cruz for stepping up as acting lieutenant for Squad 3, he dropped this bombshell about Severide: “Change of Plans” (available streaming via Peacock Premium subscription) revealed that there’s more to the story than just Severide training down south and keeping Stella apprised of everything, and she had to find out about it from Cruz, who got the news from Chief Fletcher. What's Up With Severide?įire has dropped the occasional update on Taylor Kinney’s character since Severide went down to Alabama for arson investigation training to accommodate the actor’s leave of absence. After the events of “Change of Plans,” Stella also has something possibly bigger to worry about: what’s happening with her husband. The episode description for the finale, called “Red Waterfall,” reveals that Stella Kidd will find a new lead on a Homeland Security case, which is presumably the one that brought Casey back to Chicago in the first place this season. Either way, we’ll be thrilled to see her return.As much as Casey’s return and Brett’s conundrum are undoubtedly going to be important parts of the finale, the episode also isn’t going to be an hour of Brettsey developments. It’s possible that Haas and company will even save her return for the mid-season finale. While it doesn’t seem likely that Stella will return in the next couple weeks, it does sound like she will reappear before the end of the season. “That has its own issues and ramifications, but with Jesse possibly coming back at some point we’ll see a Kidd/Casey scene, I’m sure”, he teased. Haas didn’t hint at any relationship issues with Severide, and fans who felt cheated out of a Stella and Casey farewell will be happy to find out that he plans on making one happen. Watch One Chicago on fuboTV: Watch over 67 live sports and entertainment channels with a 7-day FREE trial! “She went to go do the Girls on Fire program, but that becomes a story going forward because the spot on Truck 81 is potentially open and she hasn’t come back to claim it as of the next episode after this one.” “We’re just playing her off screen for right now”, he revealed. Generally, an actor will take a break from the One Chicago universe when their schedules overlap with another show or a film, but Mayo is not slated to appear in any such projects.ĭuring an interview with CinemaBlend, showrunner Derek Haas said that Stella being offscreen is a narrative decision rather than a scheduling one. What’s been less clear is the reason for Mayo’s absence. She’s still a part of the cast credits, and her engagement to Severide in season 9 makes a wedding seem like a foregone conclusion. Stella, played by Miranda Rae Mayo, has been confirmed to return to Chicago Fire. Here’s what we know about the character so far: Is Stella coming back to Chicago Fire? It’s unclear whether Seager is going to join the main cast or become a recurring character, but it does raise some interesting questions about the tentativeness of Stella’s return in season 10. Severide (Taylor Kinney) was partnered with OFI Lieutenant Wendy Seager (Andy Allo) on an arson case, and the latter seemed to show some romantic interest in the 51 veteran. The speculation was kicked into overdrive in the new episode “Dead Zone”. Her absence has invited lots of speculation about Stella’s future with the show, and when she’s supposed to return. She didn’t even appear in the grand 200th episode sendoff to Casey (Jesse Spencer), as she was only mentioned passingly in name. Where is Stella Kidd? The Chicago Fire mainstay has been suspiciously absent for most of season 10. Next apple keynote rumors6/22/2023 IPhones may have better flashlight control with a brightness slider rather than the three pre-set levels in iOS 16. Among the bigger changes like UI customization, third-party app support, and updates to popular Apple apps, iOS 17 will bring some smaller - but still super useful - changes. There will likely be AR/VR headset integration with iOS 17, but this clearly isn’t the only feature Apple focused on while developing its software update. The original iOS 17 update was supposed to have fewer major changes, but as development progressed, more “nice to have” features were added. When first talking about iOS 17, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that Apple was de-prioritizing iOS 17 features while it focused more on its new VR/AR headset and the accompanying xrOS software. Drawing inspiration from the EU, other countries may start passing similar legislation, forcing Apple to expand the feature to others. Though it’d be great if Apple willingly allowed for sideloading and third-party app stores worldwide, this likely won’t happen - at least, not right away. Because the law was only passed in the EU, there’s a possibility that Apple could make these changes solely in Europe. Unfortunately, it’s unclear whether all iPhone users will see these benefits right away. It’s a win-win!Įuropean legislation requires companies to allow for sideloading and third-party app stores by 2024, so it’s likely that we’ll see support for these two new features in iOS 17. Developers could possibly be taking home more money, and iPhone users have a wider variety of apps available to them. Put simply, this means that iPhone users could start seeing more third-party app stores pop up as well as the option to download apps directly from developer’s websites. Then, users will hopefully have a separate tab for Apple Cash and Savings. There’s reportedly a new navigation bar at the bottom of the screen where you can quickly swap between Cards, Cash, IDs, Keys, and Orders. In leaks of iOS 17, the Wallet app appears to have a new look that’s easier to navigate. Perhaps the most exciting updates are coming to Apple Wallet. The Health app will potentially show users tables, colored graphs, and other visual aids that showcase their health data in new ways. It’s also possible that Apple Music lyrics may be viewable directly on the lockscreen, but this is a less-verified rumor. The Apple Music app is supposed to receive a simplified interface with better navigation, as are the Home, Fitness, Find My, and Apple Pay apps. It’s rumored that several Apple apps will be improved in iOS 17, including Apple Music, Health, and Apple Wallet. For example, instead of the Camera app being overloaded with stimuli, it is pared down to its bare essentials.įor a more in-depth look at Apple's new accessibility features, click here. Manhunt 2 game6/22/2023 The game fuelled a discussion for the International Game Developers Association to come up with a Credit Standards Guide for games. It is illegal to import, sell, supply or possess this game in the country. On June 12, 2008, Manhunt 2 was rejected in New Zealand due to the manner in which it depicts and deals with matters of sex, horror, cruelty and violence. The game was eventually released on 31st October 2008, almost a year and a half after the official request for classification. The VAC upheld its decision to permit the release of Manhunt 2 with an '18' certificate, and as such the UK release was then finally cleared. Eventually, in March 2008, the High Court decided to resubmit Rockstar's original appeal to the VAC, on grounds of "errors of law". The BBFC contested this and announced to apply for a judicial review seeking to suspend the game's classification, taking it to Higher Court. In December 2007 the UK Video Appeals Committee (VAC) ruled in favour of the publisher's right to release the game in the UK, with a majority vote of four to three. In October 2007 the BBFC rejected the game a second time, saying that, although it recognised that changes have been made, they didn't go far enough to address concerns raised with the original submission. The UK ban was appealed but in the meantime Rockstar submitted the revised version for review. In The Netherlands an appeal to court was made to ban the game as well, but there were no means to outlaw the sale of a videogame and as such the uncut version of the game was allowed to be sold there even though Rockstar had not revealed intentions to still publish the original version. In August 2007 a reworked version of the game received an M (Mature) rating by the ESRB, although the organization did not reveal what had been changed. The same happened in the United States were the ESRB gave the game an AO (Adults Only) rating, meaning Sony and Nintendo would not allow the game to be released on their consoles. As expected, the game was banned in Germany as well (USK). It had been since Carmaggedon in 1997 that the organization had refused to classify a game and that one was soon overturned when the humans were replaced by zombies. which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing". Manhunt 2 was refused classification by the BBFC in June 2007 in the UK, making it illegal to supply the game due to "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone. Germany Criminal Code confiscations (§131: Excess Violence).Other small changes in the Wii edition include more detailed environments, additional dialogue, new hunters (Sexual Deviants scene), some changes in weapon placement, a new manhole execution (in Ghosts), and more animations for Daniel and Leo, especially in close combat. The Wii version is also the only one to include a short tutorial to familiarize the player with the controls. The Wii edition includes three exclusive weapons (bottle, mace and a razor), while the other two versions have a weapon not found in the Wii game: a samurai sword. In the Wii version player need to mimic the motions needed for a kill with the combination of the Wiimote and the Nunchuk.Īll versions are quite similar. Some of these kills are however censored with blacked out scenes or the camera turning away. These feature explicit violence including strangling, beatings, gun violence, setting them on fire and more. If it is not completed in time, the character's location will be revealed at once.Īs in the first game players can perform executions, with three styles: Hasty (white), Violent (yellow) and Gruesome (red). To hide in the dark a quick mini-game needs to be performed. Players can throw objects to distract enemies or make noises into the USB headset to lure them away from their friends (PS2). There is a radar system, enemies have different levels of awareness and kills are best performed from the shadows. Gunplay requires extensive use of cover, maneuvers and sometimes stealth for success. The game mechanics are largely stealth oriented, while later levels offer more of a regular third-person shooter feel when more firearms become available. Although the beginning is set inside the asylum, the action soon moves to other locations. The player gets the chance to play two roles: as Dr. One day a power outage allows the patients to revolt and bring mayhem to the asylum. Instead, the same game mechanics are transferred to a new location, the Dixmor Insane Asylum, where the staff prefers to beat up the patients and experiment on them, rather than to offer treatment for their illness. Manhunt 2 does not build upon the story and events of the first game. Ways to stay awake6/22/2023 “So if you’re trying to stay awake, bright light can be very effective.” “We need darkness to have the onset of melatonin, which is the hormone that makes us sleepy,” Dautovich says. How to stay awake all night Bring on the lights “This will allow you to wake up during the lighter stages of sleep and feel more rested.” “Opt for either a brief nap of less than 20 minutes or a longer nap of 60 to 90 minutes, if possible,” says Natalie Dautovich, PhD, an environmental scholar for the National Sleep Foundation. Yes, we know this is about how to stay up, but if you can, even a 20-minute nap is better than nothing. DOI: 10.5665/sleep.5244 Get any amount of shut-eye Benefits of sleep extension on sustained attention and sleep pressure before and during total sleep deprivation and recovery. Luke’s Sleep Medicine and Research Center.īut if you’ve been sleeping the recommended seven to nine hours a night, you won’t feel as bad after one missed night. “If you’re already a sleep-deprived person and then you pull an all-nighter, you’re going to have more cumulative effects,” says Shalini Paruthi, MD, who specializes in sleep medicine at St. While you can’t always anticipate an all-nighter, if you happen to know a stressful time or multi-time zone trip is headed your way, there are a few ways to prep your body. Prep to pull an all-nighter Bank sleep ahead of time Here’s how to survive the night -and recover ASAP. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.03.032īut with all that in mind, there are steps you can take to minimize the damage and treat your body (and brain) as well as possible under bad circumstances. Sleep deprivation increases the cost of attentional effort: Performance, preference and pupil size. One 2019 study also showed that participants in a sleep deprivation study had decreased motivation and “attentional performance.” Basically, a chronic lack of Zzz’s may leave you with the attention span of a goldfish. Sleep deprivation impairs recognition of specific emotions. Check this out: More recent research suggests that sleep deprivation blurs our ability to accurately recognize emotions on the faces of others, particularly happiness. Effects of 72 hours total sleep deprivation on male astronauts’ executive functions and emotion. Sleep deprivation leads to mood deficits in health adolescents. Metabolic effects of sleep disruption, links to obesity and diabetes. There’s no denying that sleep deprivation has negative effects, including bleak moods and poor cognitive function in the short term, and weight gain and increased likelihood of diabetes in the long term. Project cars 3 ps56/22/2023 Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo franchise has long stood since the early days of the first PlayStation. It innovated across generations, and with the franchise’s 2017 release, Gran Turismo Sport (GT Sport), on the PlayStation 4 (PS4), the entry came with a few critics mixed feelings because of its persistent requirement to be online and the lack of content. I, on the other hand, tried GT Sport and found realistic car simulators tend to have a steep learning curve. I’ve avoided games like Project CARS and Assetto Corsa due to their “realistic” nature, but that changed all thanks to Gran Turismo 7 (GT 7). Let’s get one thing out of the way, I like cars but I’m not an enthusiast. This racing simulator puts at your disposal over 200 cars so you can race to your hearts content. I know some car parts, but not all of them. Take on the ultimate racing experience in Project CARS 3. There are terminologies that I don’t understand, I don’t even know what FR and FF mean. But with the help of GT 7, that became much clearer. The game not just introduces new people to realistic driving sims to race but also knowledge about automobiles. I’m not entirely a newcomer to the racing genre and Gran Turismo, I’ve played tons of hours in Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed and Xbox Game Studios’ Forza, and the first Gran Turismo and GT Sport. And I love it.Ĭonsidered to be the 8th mainline entry of the GT franchise, GT 7 holds more of a better game than GT Sport miles away. With tons of cars to choose from, a dazzling array of challenges and tracks, better car customization, the jaw-dropping photo mode, and the enjoyable Music Rally. I’ve enjoyed my time doing Menu Books given from the Cafe. 3 thirty second notes music6/22/2023 Its notation is located above the hi-hat, above the top line on the staff. This cymbal differs from the others on the drum set because it’s often struck with force and can help elevate the dynamic movements of a piece of music. Crash cymbals vary in size and tone and contain a large number of different styles and sounds. A crash cymbal is a very loud, big cymbal that is often used to accent different rhythms within music. Drummers can control the type of note that’s produced by stepping on the hi-hat pedal and tightening the two cymbals together and then striking them, known as closed hi-hat, or letting them lightly bounce off of each other by releasing pressure with the foot, known as open hi-hat. The hi-hat is a pair of cymbals that are used with a unique type of stand that contains a foot pedal. The hi-hat notation sits above the top line on the staff, and is often a main time-keeping tool. On the staff it’s located on the very top line. The ride cymbal is often tapped with the tip of the stick to create a feeling of “riding,” but it can also be used as a crash cymbal. This cymbal is often the biggest on a drum kit and is used for many different purposes. It gets its famous snare sound from the snare wires that are attached to the bottom head of the drum. Many drum beats are based around the pattern between the bass drum and snare drum. Its notation is located in the second space from the top of the staff. The snare drum is often considered to be the main drum of the drum set. Many drum fills are started on this drum, and many drum sets have more than one tom. Sometimes called the high tom, this drum typically produces a note higher than both the floor tom and bass drum. Toms are notated on the first space from the top of the staff and the line below that space. It is often referred to as a floor tom because it may rest on the floor by using legs. The floor tom (or low tom) is typically the next lowest note on the drum set. Notation for the floor tom sits in the third space from the top of the staff. It is used with a foot pedal and is often referred to as the “kick drum.” The bass drum is typically the biggest drum on the drum set, and usually produces the lowest note. Notation for the bass drum sits in the bottom space of the staff. There are several symbols musicians should know when starting to read drum notation, especially if they’re just starting off with a four- or five-piece drum set. Notice below that the bass drum is in a different position on the staff than the snare or ride cymbal.ĭrums are notated by dots, while cymbals are notated with an “x.” These symbols typically have “stems” attached to them, which help explain how to count the beat that is shown. Notes are placed in the staff based on which part of the drum set should be played at any given time. The staff is made up of five lines and four spaces, but notes can be positioned above or below the staff as well. Like the English language, drum notation is read from left to right. By learning to read and write this part of the musical language, you’ll develop a strong sense of timing and rhythm control. The space between the bar lines is referred to as a “measure.” You will typically count beats while playing different notes on the drum set within each measure.ĭrum notation does contain similarities to sheet music in that measures are counted and read the same way. In drum notation, the notes are written on the staff and are separated by vertical bar lines. |