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Once again here in L.A. the black community is up in arms over a police shooting involving a 13 year old black boy who stole a car, lead police on a 4 minute chase and then attempted to back the automobile into said officers, resulting in one of the officers firing 10 shots into the car ultimately killing the young boy. You might recall earlier last year actually another black man, Stanley Miller, high-speed 21-mile car chase and foot pursuit through Los Angeles, ending in his final apprehension by several officers, one of which beat on him with a standard issue flash light. Once again, black leaders cried foul and racism, police brutality. Amazing!
If you would recall, we had a similar situation back in the 90's with an individual named Rodney King. Which subsequently lead to the officers being acquitted and a riot ensuing as a result. Is this the same thing all over again? My answer, surprisingly enough is yes, it is. But not from the perspective of police brutality or racism, but from the stand point of blatant political meandering, hypocrisy, blind anger, hatred, and ignorance. Not on the part of the officers in question in any of the incidents but with our city and community leaders along with the residents of Los Angeles, particularly black people.
If blacks don't wake up soon we surely will have another L.A. riot on our hands and for what? A convicted felon and car thief hit over the head with a flashlight for resisting arrest? A 13 year old boy, who stole a car for a joy ride at 2 or 3 am, and for all we know was involved with gangs and demonstrated problem behavior prior to this incident? I'm sorry but it is just not worth it. One thing I noticed in all of the Mainstream Media reporting, no one ever comments about the home life of the alleged victim. No one emphasizes the character of the so called victim. Who is he? Why were the police interested in arresting or confronting him? The actual crime that is committed, which lead to the subsequent herrassmentof the "victim" is never called into question. It is blatantly de-emphasized and the integrity of the LAPD and the officers in particular are put under a microscope. Anyone who says otherwise is either racist or ignorant. A good example of this is in this LA Times editorial where the argument is made that the LAPD has a culture of shoot first ask questions later. I ask, is that really at issue here? While I would agree that it is possible that the officer didn't have to fire as many shots or even at all, this one incident should not be used as an indictment of the LAPD. This has been the case for many years now and is still going on today. Black leaders and the press are quick to scream racism for ratings or media attention. Therefore the truth is put to the side never to see the light of day.
In the case of the 13 year old boy, Devin Brown , it is tragic that this incident occured. It is horrible that he will never have the chance to grow up, graduate high school and become a real man, but what is even more tragic is that first and foremost, he is being made into a martyr with the use of such terms as "...the slaying of Devin Brown...", etc., when he is definately not a martyr nor was it a slaying. His death should be a lesson learned for his mother, teachers and the community at large regarding the state of our black youth today. Yet, another article in the LA Times makes excuses for Brown's behavior with statements like Brown was a "go-with-the-flow" kind of boy", and as one having "... a sweetness about him,". This all sounds good but it doesn't preclude the fact that he, along with another youth, stole a car and lead the police on a chase in that stolen car, then through the use of that car resisted arrest. And while the article does point out that prior to this incident Devin Brown's behavior had begun to change for the worst, including missing a month of class at one point and hanging out with the wrong crowd, it is played down to a point of harmlessness. Being used to somehow justify outrage towards the police and imply that it was unnecessary for the officer to shoot since he wasn't a hardened criminal.
Ultimately, the truth of the matter is this, the officer who fired the shots didn't know Brown nor had no way of knowing what kind of boy he was, whether a good kid or not. He was in the moment, defending the public good by stopping a car thief who, for all we know now, attempted to end that officers life with that automobile. Instead of holding vigils, townhall meetings, and crying racsim, which only serve to incite more hatred, anger and bitterness in the community towards the police, why not allow a mother to mourn the death of her son properly, in peace and in private. Then allow the processes in place to reveal what really happened on that early morning. Whether or not this officer used bad judgement isn't the point, and will not justify the actions of many of these so called black leaders using racism as an excuse for every unfortunate occurance within the black community.
If anything, the incidents with Rodney King, Devin Brown, Stanley Miller, and Donovan Jackson should wake the black community up to a harsh reality, that our black men are misguided and in trouble and need real, serious help ASAP! I believe the only way to save the black man is through the truth. The truth about responsibility, accountability, racism and ultimately about our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

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Word Fever will be top of any word-lover’s Christmas list this year, the perfect addition to family fun on Christmas Day. Given one topic and one letter, all players need to be on their A-game to quickly find a word that matches! Questions could include “A black and white animal starting with P”; “A superpower starting with I” and with stressful sounds to throw players off, and only 12 seconds to answer - who will give the fastest response? The faster you answer, the more points you score! Using Artificial Intelligence, the game adapts so that players of all skills can play together. With 3,000 questions available, this exciting game will be loved all year round!
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T-Mobile may introduce data passport plan with international coverage
T-Mobile is slated to usher in the third phase of its Uncarrier initiative this evening and there is plenty of buzz as to what might be announced. We’ve previously heard of refurbished devices in stores, free calls to Mexico, and/or removing deposits for well-qualified buyers. The latest, which comes only hours ahead of the unveiling, seems to make the most sense: T-Mobile could offer data plans with international roaming.
The images above come courtesy of a Shakira fansite and foretell at least one of tonight’s new details. Sure, it could be a fake, however, the colors and photo of the international pop star feel legit. Plus, it’s the same picture used in the official invite, albeit pulled back a bit.
We don’t much in the way of details however the phrasing of “passport” and global coverage definitely line up with the invitation. Remember how T-Mobile said not to “miss it for the world“? Data coverage in more than 100 countries doesn’t get much more worldly.
We’ll find out in short order what T-Mobile has up its sleeve!
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Sweet relief is here, Denver.
Today we’re looking at a high of only 84, according to the National Weather Service, and a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms from noon to 11 p.m.
Unfortunately, the skies will probably remain mostly cloudy, again making it difficult to see the Perseid meteor shower.
It’s going to stay relatively cool throughout the weekend. The NWS says Saturday’s high will be 83 and Sunday’s will be 86. There’s a 30 percent chance of rainy and stormy weather on Saturday, mostly before noon, but Sunday should be crystal clear. Plan your hikes, barbecues and Pokemon hunting accordingly.


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MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. US reconnaissance plane RC-135U was heading towards Russia’s state border and Russian Su-27 fighter jet made it change its course, the Russian Defense Ministry’s official spokesman told reporters on Saturday.
The incident occurred on April 7 when the Russian air defense forces on duty found an unknown air target over the Baltic sea that was moving towards the Russian state border, Gen. Maj. Igor Konashenkov said.
The Su-27 fighter jet approached the unknown plane and flew around it several times and identified it as the RC-135U reconnaissance plane of the US Air Force and reported to the command about the incident, he said.
The US plane changed its course and flew away from the Russian border, Konashenkov said. He stressed that during the spy plane’s flight the transponder was turned off.
"No extraordinary situations occurred when the [fighter jet] flew around the US reconnaissance plane," Konashenkov said.
"As for the assessment of professional qualities of our pilots, this is up to the Russian command. And US reconnaissance planes can perform routine flights only along the US borders," he added.
The Pentagon earlier claimed that the RC-135U was performing a routine flight in the international airspace on April 7 when it was intercepted by Russia’s Su-27 in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner."


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Salt meadows are something special and the view over the vastness and the splendor of color of these areas are incomparable. The surf on the North Sea on the beach invites you to relax and to the soul dangling, to collect shells and run around the waves on the feet. Past the dune landscape, the stilt houses and through the sand you can look up to the horizon - and a little further.☺
October 4, 2018
This special mixture of flora and fauna makes the salt marshes in the national park not only interesting for animals, but also for nature enthusiasts and slow-downs. The silence and untouched nature let you forget the stress of everyday life and body, mind and soul can really breathe. The healing effect of a mixture of salty air and the medicinal plants in the meadows is to be noted.
The area of the salt marshes is only a few centimeters above the mean high water level and is regularly flooded. In the process, fine material sinks to the bottom and a silt layer develops, which becomes slightly higher after each flooding. Once the right height is reached, the source of the swelling settles, the first of many plants. The higher the silt layer grows, the more plants can settle. On average, the meadow grows 1 cm per year, which means that it is less frequently flooded and more and more plants can settle. The salt meadow is born.
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Salt marshes are periodically or irregularly flooded stocks of herbaceous plants from the sea. They form the so-called siltation zone of the North Sea. Here the water meets land. The regular flooding and the high salinity of the sea water require real specialists in the plant world. They have adapted to the conditions in the salt marshes and together with about 400 species of animals form a unique habitat. In addition to the seagrasses, which submerge for hours at each high tide, there are only two flowering plants in the mudflats that endure daily flooding: swelling and silt grass.
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Extensive salt marshes lie between the beach and the seaside resort that stretches from north to south. The approximately one kilometer wide meadows lie in front of the dike and are therefore regularly inundated by storm surges. Few plants can thrive in this salty soil.Since the salt marshes of St. Peter-Ording were created naturally, there are no groups (artificial drainage ditches) here; instead, troughs have formed as natural drainage, which sometimes change their course after storm surges.quermania.de/schleswig-holstein-hamburg/sankt-peter-ording/sankt-peter-ording5.php
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The combustion noise in aero-engines is known to have two different origins. First, the direct combustion noise is directly generated by the flame itself. Second, the indirect combustion noise is caused by the acceleration in the turbine stages, of entropy spots generated by the combustion. In both cases, the turbo-machinery is involved in the combustion-noise transmission and generation. Numerical simulations are performed in the present study to assess the global noise for a real aeronautical configuration. On the one hand, the acoustic and entropy transfer functions of an isolated blade row are obtained using two-dimensional unsteady simulations. The transfer functions of the blade row are compared with the model of Cumpsty and Marble that assumes an axially compact configuration. On the other hand, the acoustic and entropy sources coming from a combustion chamber are calculated from a three-dimensional Large Eddy Simulation (LES). This allows an evaluation of the error introduced by the model for the present combustion chamber using the previous numerical simulations. A significant error is found for the indirect combustion noise, whereas it stays reasonable for the direct one.


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NAME: Rotterdam Harbor
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches
FRAME SIZE: 28 x 40 inches
SIGNED: Lower left
Pieter Van Schaik Jr (Dutch, 1927 - 1993) signed P. V. Schaik, Jr. ( Netherlands)
A beautifully rendered original 20th century industrial marine oil painting on canvas depicting a very busy Rotterdam harbor. The painting was created circa 1950-1960 by the Dutch impressionist artist P.V. Schaik Jr.(also refered to as Hugo Van Schaik) in his unmistakable style and signed "P.V. Schaik Jr." in the lower left hand corner.
This painting is in overall very good condition. The canvas has no tears, holes, stains, or repairs. The wood frame is what came with the painting.
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Member Profile: Terrence Masson
1. What do you do, and how long have you been doing it?
I’ve been a creative + technical CG artist, producer and educator for about 30 years.I am currently Chair of the MFA Computer Arts department at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
2. What was your first job?
Freelance 3D animation in Boston and NYC in the late 1980’s; I think the first job I ever got paid for was a logo design I made with MacPaint in about 1985, I still have that somewhere.
3. Where did you complete your formal education?
I have a BFA in Graphic Design with a Minor in Art History from University of Massachusetts and an MFA in Computer Animation from William Patterson University in New Jersey
4. How did you first get involved with ACM SIGGRAPH?
2018 will be my 30th SIGGRAPH Conference, I started volunteering almost immediately and have been hooked every since. Being around the worlds most brilliant graphic researchers and artists is just too great a privilege to resist!
5. What is your favorite memory of a SIGGRAPH conference?
Being Computer Animation Festival Chair in 2006 (Boston) was incredibly rewarding, building such an incredible team around that; and working with Loren and Rachael Carpenter to envision and create the worlds largest digital interactive Etch-A-Sketch for the pre-show was very memorable.
6. Describe a project that you would like to share with the ACM SIGGRAPH community.
I’m particularly passionate about recording and preserving our CG history. Having written “CG101: A Computer Graphics Industry Reference” back in 1997, a second edition and then a Japanese edition , I’ve since put all the content and more on www.historyofcg.com moving forward. The “People Behind the Pixels” theme for HistoryofCG.com was my driving vision for SIGGRAPH 2010 when I was Conference Chair; we do need to preserve content but our most valuable and irreplaceable treasures are the memories of our Pioneers and stories of the men and woman who thought up and made the things we use today.
7. If you could have dinner with one living or non-living person, who would it be and why?
Living, I think Elon Musk most exemplifies exactly the kind of very far-forward thinking & beyond-global thinking that I try to inspire in my own students; thinking BIG and not being afraid to fail while at the same time making sure to have lots of fun at the same time. Non-living I can think of many but it would be hard to beat having Jesus and Mary Magdalene over for dinner with my wife and I.
8. What is something most people don’t know about you?
Matt Stone and Trey Parker approached me to conceive and create the original CG method for animating SouthPark in 1996. I created a 10 second test to play side by side their traditional construction paper pilot for Comedy Central. I used Alias running on an SGI, animating on 24fps, 3:2 converting, raytraced shadows and added film grain, all modeled and animated with little imperfections. I still have the plastic baggy full of construction paper heads and mouth and body parts I used as reference. I hear the show did pretty well, but I still don’t know who Phillip is.
9. From which single individual have you learned the most in your life? What did they teach you?
Easily my Dad, to be curious and humble, hardworking and responsible. He inspired me to read science fiction, to travel, he taught me to play chess and to not go into medicine like his career :)
10. Is there someone in particular who has influenced your decision to work with ACM SIGGRAPH?
I think my first official volunteering was with Isaac Kerlow, and then John Finnegan as Conference Chair appointing me as CAF chair. Without them I wouldn’t have been exposed to the behind the scenes volunteering aspect of SIGGRAPH, so I will be eternally grateful to them in particular.
11. What can you point to in your career as your proudest moment?
Flying the Millennium Falcon was pretty cool (working on the Empire Strikes Back Special Edition) but I think including my kids in things I’ve done has made me most happy, Chelsea playtesting games and making art for my games, Elise adding her voice with Chelsea for my short film “Bunkie & Booboo”. At 6 years old my son JJ is showing every indication of being as much the creative tech nerd as myself and his mom now too so that’s about as good as it gets.


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Luxury automaker company Porsche has revealed that the first car designed in 1898 by its founder, Ferdinand Porsche, was electric. The car has been stored in a garage in Austria since 1902, being now part of an exhibition at the Porsche museum in Germany.
Mr. Porsche was 22 years old when car builder Jacob Lohner asked him to design an electric drive train. The final model was an “octagonal electric motor” powered by electric batteries and could reach up to 21mph and travel up to 49 miles on a single charge, an amount of energy that was far less than the average car consumption at those times.
The car, labeled as P1, eventually entered in a Berlin road race and beat out other competitors easily by travelling faster and consuming less energy. A green ride indeed.
The car is on display at the Porsche museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany.

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Senate passed a joint resolution Thursday recognizing educators of the deaf and instructors of American Sign Language while a class from the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind applauded from the balcony.
The sponsor of the joint resolution, Senate Minority Caucus Manger Jani Iwamoto, D-Holladay, read it to the Senate.
It acknowledges the commonly held belief that American Sign Language began in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1817. It acknowledges Abraham Lincoln signing the charter for the first school for advanced education of the deaf and blind, Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., in 1864.
It acknowledges the founding of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind in 1884 and the 133 years of contributions it has made to Utahns and American society. It concludes with a continuing pledge from the Legislature to support the deaf community in the state.
The Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind held classes earlier in the morning at the Capitol to meet with lawmakers.
Gayla Ward, an educator for the blind with Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind, showed the students working with a computer device called a BrailleNote Apex. She explained that such devices are like computers with refreshing braille instead of a computer screen.
Stephen Persinger, president of the Utah Association for the Deaf, spoke in ASL through an interpreter.
The association works closely with the Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind and also with the deaf community, he said, making sure there are interpreters at hospitals, or that movie theaters have caption options.
It also watches legislation that may affect the deaf community, like HB115, which "seeks to protect Utah businesses from the bad faith use of demand letters asserting violation of the public accommodations protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act." The group opposes the bill.
"The deaf people as a whole are unique in what we have experienced, how we've grown up. We do have our own language and our own culture. It's rich and it's different, and we use facial expression and body language, and … it's a very visual language, and it makes us unique," Persinger said.


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We have searched for you who are curious about kumquat, which is among the exotic fruits and can be consumed with its peel. Kumquat, which is among the fruits of the Far East, belongs to the citrus family. Rich in vitamin C, kumquat benefits everything from the skin to the immune system. So what are the benefits of kumquat (kumkat)? Which diseases is kumquat good for? How is kumquat consumed?
Kumquat, which is frequently consumed in Far Eastern countries and even grown at home, is a fruit belonging to the citrus family. It has a lemon-like appearance. Kumquat, whose color resembles an orange, can be consumed with its peel. It has a smell similar to bergamot, but the smell disappears in the environment before long. It is consumed raw as well as making jam, marmalade and fruit juice. It is a fruit rich in vitamin C. Thanks to its sweet taste, it is consumed after meals in restaurants in the Far East. It is the smallest fruit of the citrus family. It is known as “Fortunella” in the scientific world. It was discovered by Scottish fruit grower Robert Fortune. It was taken from its surname because it spread all over the world thanks to him. It is popularly called kumquat and komquot or golden orange. Kumquat can also be grown at home in pots. After the 19th century, it began to be consumed all over the world.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF KAMKAT?
– Kumquat, which contains high fiber, thus provides incredible benefits to digestion. It prevents the occurrence of discomforts such as kumquat, abdominal bloating, constipation and gas compression, which especially supports the healthier functioning of the gastrointestinal system.
– It is an ideal food for diabetes because it contains low sugar. In addition, since it is a powerful antioxidant, it reduces the rate of sudden rise in sugar in diabetics.
– Like oranges and tangerines, it strengthens the immune system and makes it more resistant to diseases. In addition, it supports the regeneration of cells and prevents the formation of infections, bacteria and fungi.
– Kumquat, which is ideal for skin cells, is also known as the miracle fruit because it prevents aging and wrinkles. It also strengthens the roots at the bottom of the hair, preventing wear and shedding.
– It prevents the increase of blood pressure by balancing not only the sugar in the blood, but also the bad cholesterol and fat levels. Thus, it prevents the occurrence of diseases such as heart, vascular and high blood pressure.
– It contains calcium and vitamin C, which are important for bone and muscle health. Therefore, consumption of pregnant women and children is recommended. Thanks to the vitamins and minerals it contains, it provides both the development and strengthening of the bones.
– Thanks to the acids it contains during consumption, it protects the tooth surface from infections. purifies it and prevents it from darkening. It also cleans between the teeth and makes a positive contribution to oral and dental care. In addition, it makes the salivary glands work more healthily. It reduces the bacteria in its content. It prevents bad breath.
– Vitamin A provides the most support for eye health in the body. It prevents the yellow spot diseases by preserving the fluid ratio in the eye. Since kumquat is rich in vitamin A like citrus fruits, it supports eye health.

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Antichamber: A Mind-Bending Psycological Puzzle Game, has just been released! The game has been picking up awards throughout its development, debuted at NUMBER ONE on Steam, and hs garnering fantastic reviews since release.
Antichamber is the product of Alexander Bruce - who's journey to make the game is as impressive and inspirational as anything seen in IGTM. Big congratulations go out to Alexander - we're super happy for him. You can read more about Alexander and Antichamberhere. And, of course, you can pick up the game here.
This is AMAZING! A block by block exact replica of the first level of FEZ. This fantastic piece is the work of the very talented and wonderfully detail-oriented Sean Foreman. See more photos of his creation here.
Image and original piece by Sean Foreman
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We are super honored to be up for Best Theatrical Documentary at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. It's been a strong year for docs in general, but Canada seems to have been kicking some serious butt. So, we are extremely proud/humbled/estatic to be listed among the likes of Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell', the excellent 'The World Before Her' by Nisha Pahuja, 'Over My Dead Body' and 'Alphée des Étoiles'.
And as if the nomination needed to be made any more sweet: The awards are going to be given out on a nationally televised ceremony / show, hosted by MARTIN SHORT!! My family and I grew up trading impressions from a steady diet of SCTV. So, this has us doubly excited!
(Fun fact: I tore my hamstring doing an Ed Grimley dance on an icy sidewalk. Ruining a not-really-at-all-promising basketball career. If IGTM happens to win in March, we'll call it even).
With 2012 coming to a close, a whole bunch of year-end 'Best Of' and 'Year-In-Review' lists are popping up each and every day. Indie Game: The Movie has been fortunate enough to land on a fair number of them!
It's been kind of crazy and far beyond anything we could have imagined when we started film this project 2 years ago. Thank you to every one who watched the film, talked about the film and supported the film. It's mind-blowing to have IGTM make this lists and rub shoulders with some of the best films of the year. Crazy.

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Korean Mean Girls Demand Top Women's Soccer Player Take Gender TestLatest
South Korean ladies’ soccer dynamo Park Eun-Seon is good at her sport. Real good. Like, man good. At least, according to a cabal of her fellow women’s soccer league players, who have threatened to stop playing unless the league subjects Park to a humiliating gender test and releases the results to the public.
The problem, it seems, stems from the fact that in recent years, Park went from being pretty OK at soccer to being one of the best soccer players in the league. Last season, she was the league’s top scorer, with 19 goals in 22 games. She’s also larger than the average Korean woman — standing 5’9″ and weighing 163 lbs.
Of course, none of this means that Park Eu-Seon is SUDDENLY A MAN, nor does it justify her leaguemates’ incredibly childish threatened boycott.
In in a Facebook post, Park pointed out that she’s undergone gender tests before, that she’s embarrassed by other athletes’ accusations, and that she’s a woman. This is what she wrote, according to CNN:
My heart aches and it is humiliating.
I’ve been through gender tests many times and competed in the World Cup and the Olympics.
I know these people are trying to destroy me … In the past, I would have thrown my hands up and left, but I’ve worked so hard to get to this point, and I will not give up so easily.
Luckily, South Korea’s sports governing body isn’t into subjecting a female athlete to a gender test because some other athletes are worried that she’s too good at sports. It said in a statement,
Park’s gender was tested by Korean Football Association in 2004 when she was selected to national team for Athens Olympics.
The demand from coaches from six different clubs to test the gender of Park again is double jeopardy.
This is betraying the fundamental human rights of a player which should be protected at all means.
This is a far better outcome to gender questioning fuckery than what happened in the case of South African sprinter Caster Semenya, who just a few years ago was forced to sit out of competition for 11 months while she waited for the results of a “gender test.” Test results showed that she did, in fact, qualify to compete in women’s track.


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The Super Bowl LVIII is looming on the horizon, and the excitement in the air is visible. The clash of titans is set with Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs securing their spot after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens. Cost-effective quarterback Brock Purdy and his San Francisco 49ers also showcased their prowess by triumphing over the Detroit Lions with a thrilling 34-31 score. These wins earned both teams a well-deserved place in the championship game.
Fans are now yearning to witness the gridiron battle that unfolds on the grand stage. Before the kickoff, enthusiasts are keen to gather details about the event, from the date and time to the location. Ticketing information is a hot topic, with fans scrambling to secure a coveted seat. We have got them covered for you.
Super Bowl LVIII date and time, location, ticketing details
On February 11th, the eyes of the sports world will be on Las Vegas, Nevada, as the city plays host to Super Bowl LVIII. It marks the 58th edition of this iconic NFL event. The stage for this year’s showdown is none other than the state-of-the-art Allegiant Stadium, home to the Las Vegas Raiders and a marvel of modern sports architecture.
This historic moment marks the first time Las Vegas, and the entire state of Nevada, has had the honor of hosting the Super Bowl. Allegiant Stadium, equipped with over 2,300 televisions and 75,000 square feet of video boards, sets the stage for the big occasion.
The excitement kicks off early, with the Super Bowl LVIII campus at Allegiant Stadium opening its doors at 11:30 am PST. Pre-game festivities will commence at 1:30 pm PST, leading up to the main event. Fans are encouraged to find their seats by 2:00 pm PST to make sure they don’t miss any of the action.
One of the most anticipated aspects of any Super Bowl is the halftime show, and this year is no exception. With Usher headlining the performance, supported by Post Malone, Andra Day, and Reba McEntire, fans will be in for a star-studded event.
For those looking to attend the Super Bowl, tickets are available on resale sites like Stubhub, Vivid Seats, and Ticketmaster. The ticket packages come with various VIP amenities, including post-game field access, pre-game parties, open bars, and chef-curated menus. It’s important to note that the entire Super Bowl LVIII campus at the Stadium is a cash-free zone, with VISA being the preferred payment services sponsor of the NFL.
How to watch the Super Bowl LVIII game live?
For traditional TV viewers, CBS is the go-to channel, but there is a twist this year. For the first time in NFL history, Nickelodeon will also be broadcasting the game by offering an exclusive kids- and family-friendly telecast. So, whether someone is a die-hard football fan or looking for a more playful experience, there is something for everyone.
If streaming is more of someone’s style, Paramount+ has them covered. Fans can access the game on all platforms with a Paramount+ subscription. Alternatively, they can sign in with your TV provider on CBS.com or CBS Sports apps to stream the CBS broadcast. Paramount+ is compatible with various devices, including iPhones, iPads, Fire TVs, Apple TVs, PlayStation 4s and 5s, Roku TVs, Google TVs, and Xboxs.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AFP) - Defending NBA champions Miami bounced back with a vengeance on Sunday, racing to an early lead and rolling to a 114-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Heat, stung by a Game-Two defeat on their home floor last Friday, struck back to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
The winners will advance to the NBA Finals to take on either the San Antonio Spurs or the Memphis Grizzlies for the Larry O'Brien trophy.
NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James led the Heat with 22 points. He scored 18 in the first half as Miami, connecting on 63 per cent of their shots from the floor in the half, jumped to a 70-56 lead at the break.
The Heat eventually shot 54.5 per cent for the game, connecting on 42-of-77 shots in an impressive offensive performance against the league's best defensive team.
"What we talked about in the locker room was a team win," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We just tried to focus on the task of playing one possession at a time and trying to play those possessions well.
"We had a lot of contributions tonight so it was a good step forward, but we know how competitive this series is. We already have to start putting this behind us and start getting ready for the next challenge, the next battle."
All five Miami starters scored in double figures. Dwyane Wade added 18 and eight assists and Udonis Haslem, who had scored just three points in the first two games of the series, added 17 and seven rebounds.
Chris Bosh scored 15 and Mario Chalmers poured in 14 as the Heat remained unbeaten on the road in this post-season and handed the Pacers their first home defeat of this play-off campaign.
"Obviously they're one of the great teams that this league has seen, the defending champs," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. "If you're not perfect guarding them, they'll do what they did to us tonight.
"We didn't have a great defensive night. You have to credit Miami for playing a great basketball game."

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The work of composer Louisa Nicklin encompasses both contemporary classical and popular music.
A graduate of Te Koki New Zealand School of Music - having studied with Michael Norris and Professor John Psathas - Louisa has had works performed and recorded by professional orchestras and small ensemble groups. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Louisa is an accomplished musician. Alongside classical composition, Louisa also writes and performs songs as a soloist and with the band No Girl.
Louisa's work One (2017) was recently performed and recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as part of the 2018 NZ Composer Sessions - organised by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, and recorded by RNZ Concert. In November 2016 her piece for orchestra and soloist, Moonlit Delirium, was premiered by the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in China as part of Shanghai Conservatory of Music's 'Hearing China' concert. Louisa has been a finalist in the highly-coveted New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Todd Corporation Young Composers Award on two separate occasions. In 2015 her piece Construals was one of 9 orchestral pieces selected, and in 2016 her piece (Ir)rational was one of 8 selected. In 2016 she was awarded the Matthew Marshall Prize for a Classical Guitar Composition for her work Locus (2016).
Louisa's contemporary classical work explores the roles of psychological phenomena, patterns and processes in music.


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DT270-326, a Truncated Diphtheria Toxin, Increases Blood-Tumor Barrier Permeability by Upregulating the Expression of Caveolin-1
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Aim: The nontoxic mutant of diphtheria toxin (DT) has been demonstrated to act as a receptor-specific carrier protein to delivery drug into brain. Recent research showed that the truncated "receptorless" DT was still capable of being internalized into cells. This study investigated the effects and potential mechanisms of DT 270-326 , a truncated "receptorless" DT, on the permeability of the blood-tumor barrier (BTB). Methods: BTB and GECs were subjected to DT 270-326 treatment. HRP flux assays,
... immunofluorescent, co-immunoprecipitation, Western blot, CCK-8, and Flow cytometry analysis were used to evaluate the effects of DT 270-326 administration. Results: Our results revealed that 5 lM of DT 270-326 significantly increased the permeability of BTB in vitro, which reached its peak at 6 h. The permeability was reduced by pretreatment with filipinIII. DT 270-326 co-localized and interacted with caveolin-1 via its caveolin-binding motif. The mRNA and protein expression levels of caveolin-1 were identical with the changes of BTB permeability. The upregulated expression of caveolin-1 was associated with Src kinase-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of caveolin-1, which subsequently induced phosphorylation and inactivation of the transcription factor Egr-1. The combination of DT 270-326 with doxorubicin significantly enhanced the loss of cell viability and apoptosis of U87 glioma cells in contrast to doxorubicin alone. Conclusions: DT 270-326 might provide a novel strategy to increase the delivery of macromolecular therapeutic agents across the BTB.

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“Far Cry 6” October Launch & New Teaser Videos
Ubisoft has announced that the next instalment and long-anticipated game of the open-world shooter franchise "Far Cry" will be released on October 7th.
There are several new trailer videos released for "Far Cry 6" that include glimpses at new gameplay across what is mostly cinematic trailers.
Dive into a blockbuster experience as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran defending their country from a tyrant’s rule. Jump into the action and chaos of guerrilla combat at the heart of a revolution.
Stay in the shadows and hit where it hurts the most while gathering soldiers and resources to help you in the fight against Antón Castillo’s regime.
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If you bother to read through these almost 2,000 reviews, dating back to 1999, you will note that this difference in opinion has generated a number of "flame wars" amongst our reviewers here. Whoa, talk about striking an emotional chord for a lot of movie viewers and buffs. There simply are not that many films that seem to polarize like this film. And again, personally I think that is a good thing.
I first watched this film shortly after its release and I must confess to you that at that time I was on the side of those who were not overly impressed. I remember my first reaction was "What the....." Since that time I have watched this film five or six times, with the last viewing being last night. I have changed my mind. The reason for this number of viewings is not that I was all that enamored with the movie, but rather that I keep very late hours...very, very late, (Insomnia you know) and do a tremendous amount of channel surfing in the wee hours of the morning. And that is where you will find this movie residing now...lost in the jumble of late night T.V.Read more ›
If you like Hollywood cookie-cutter horror movies, this is definitely NOT for you. It's a very unique, experimental movie, one which had elements from my childhood nightmares (getting lost, being in a strange house, etc.).
Why it works, I think, is because so much is unseen or vague, leaving much of what is going on to your own imagination, sort of like Jaws, where the most intense scenes are those where the shark isn't even in sight. Hitchcock understood this concept, that less is more.
Unfortunately, today's viewers (especially younger ones) are jaded by the glut of gore and special effects in modern Hollywood horror movies, which may explain the negative reviews (worst movie ever? Not by a long-shot). Gore is almost non-existent in this movie...but be warned, I believe the "R" rating comes from the use of the "F" word, which becomes more and more prevalent as the three filmmakers get more and more lost/scared/frustrated.
I was a little disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after (I also had trouble falling asleep the night I saw it)....give it a shot.
The movie isn't about the budget--- sure it was made on a small small budget and made a huge profit, what helped was that we as viewers were first introduced to an aggressive online ad campaign--- the film makers had the website, had the back story of the three lost film makers, the history of the Blair Witch, it was all very clever because I remember when clicking through the website I couldn't tell if this was real or not, or based on a true story then as word got around when this movie was getting popular it was all a clever rouse by the film makers themselves. Now you see these online viral ad campaigns everywhere, all in part have to thank the Blair Witch movie. remember 1999 was still new to online information, Yahoo was coming around and there was the big Website boom, look how far we come now with the Net.
And the whole documentary style film making is not new, the film makers have alot to owe to the Italian Cannibal movies Cannibal Holocaust for the inspiration, where that film an anthropologist finds lost footage of a trio of film makers that disappeared in the jungles of the Amazon. This film was made back in the early 80s. So this kind of style is not new.
The movie itself is shot in grainy black and white, and showing no gore no violence, everything is implied.Read more ›
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Three star reviews? Sigh...people today need to get a clue. This film was one of the best found footage films you'll ever see. Not relying on cheap jump scares.Published 11 days ago by Margarita G. Gutierrez
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“Summer summer summertime,” sung The Fresh Prince’s backing singers in his smash hit song, Summertime. Why? Because he freakin’ loves summertime – and so do we!
To celebrate the arrival of our favourite season we crammed our Summer issue full of fantastic art and design-related content, questioning Eike König about the objects that define him, investigating the growing trend of theatrical catwalk shows and touring the studios of some of the world’s finest children’s illustrators. We caught up with revolutionary artist Duke Riley to find out why it’s important to take huge risks, spoke to David Pearson about the best book covers of his career and learned that Marian Bantjes doesn’t understand the latest craze for beards.
Shit Girls Say’s Graydon Sheppard apologises to an old school friend, Eric Yahnker waxes lyrical on the highs and lows of American politics and we find out more about the career of Don Hunstein, a man who’s spent his life creating some of the most iconic imagery in rock ‘n’ roll history. We also gave Rami Niemi 16 pages to write an original comic that references each of the seven key themes in fiction. You can’t say fairer than that!
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For many, there is a misconception that there is not much that can be done to prevent heart disease. While it is true that heart disease is common, it is also true that the chances of developing heart disease can be reduced by learning about ways to keep your heart healthy. There are a lot of ways to keep your heart in great shape. All of these include healthy life choices to decrease the risk factors of the disease. Understanding these risk factors is essential in preventing them.
Key Heart Disease Risk Factors
High blood pressure: Many people go for years without realizing they have high blood pressure. They are unknowingly at risk for a heart attack because high blood pressure can result in hardening and thickening of your arteries, which narrows the vessels your blood flows through. Know your blood pressure readings; have your blood pressure checked during your next routine medical check-up.
High cholesterol: High cholesterol greatly increases your risk for heart disease. Make sure that you request to have yours checked, especially if high cholesterol runs in your family.
Family History: A family history of heart disease can increase your risk as well, especially if a parent developed heart disease at an early age. It is best to learn about your family history as soon as possible to see if you are at risk for any of the factors that can lead to heart disease.
Diabetes: Many people may not know that there’s a link between diabetes and heart disease. If you’re a diabetic you’re twice as likely to develop the disease because your body either doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use its own insulin as well as it should.
Smoking: Smoking not only affects your lungs but causes high blood pressure, depletes oxygen going to the heart, damages your blood vessels, and increases the likelihood of developing blood clots.
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There are many effective lifestyle changes that can both improve your health and help decrease the chances of developing heart disease. These include:
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Because heart disease affects so many adults nationwide, it is important to know the risk factors. Knowing these factors can help a person map out ways to reduce the chances of developing a heart disease. If you are even remotely concerned, follow the tips above and consider scheduling a check-up with a doctor to determine if you may be at risk.


The band will appear as avatars and perform digitally alongside a live 10-piece band starting May.
Mamma Mia! ABBA is making a comeback and is releasing its first studio album in 40 years. The popular Swedish pop group split in 1982 and decided to get back together after working on a stage show. The band announced it would be releasing a new album titled Voyage on November 5 and will contain 10 tracks. ABBA's new album will be released through Universal Music Group’s Capitol label, reported NBC. "We are on our way back! Thank you for waiting. ABBA Voyage is the concert we've always wanted to perform for our fans. The journey is about to begin!" read a tweet from the group. The pop group will also be hosting virtual concerts where Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, and Björn Ulvaeus will appear as avatars and will perform at a specially built venue, called ABBA Arena, in London's Olympic Park starting next May and play six nights a week. The revolutionary concert will see ABBA band members appearing in digital form with a live 10-piece band. The group said the reunion was inspired by their area of "creating the strangest and most spectacular concert you could ever dream of."
It was a surreal experience for the ban, to reunite after so many years. “Such joy it was to work with the group again — I am so happy with what we have made,” said Lyngstad, before calling Andersson and Ulvaeus “exceptionally talented, truly genius songwriters,” reported The Guardian. "I was completely floored by the way they delivered those songs," said Ulvaeus referring to Fältskog and Lyngstad. Andersson said, “I think hearing Frida and Agnetha singing again is hard to beat,” before adding, “We’re truly sailing in uncharted waters. With the help of our younger selves, we travel into the future.”
"The Voyage project has injected new life into us in more ways than one," said Ulvaeus. “So, again, thanks for waiting! We hope to see you in the 'ABBA Arena' and yes — see — because we have infused a good deal of our souls into those avatars. It’s not an exaggeration to say that we’re back.” The band made live-streamed the announcement and also played two tracks — I Still Have Faith in You and Don’t Shut Me Down — from the album. More than 200,000 people tuned in. "Join us for a concert 40 years in the making. A concert that combines the old and new, the young and not-so-young. A concert that has brought all four of us together again," reads a piece on their website. The digital 'ABBA-tars' for the concert were made possible by visual effects company Industrial Light and Magic, founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas. The 'ABBA-tars' were "created following weeks and months of motion-capture and performance techniques with the four band members and an 850-strong team from Industrial Light & Magic, the company founded by George Lucas, in what is the company’s first foray into music," said the band in its news release.
“What you’re gonna see when you come to this show… is us.”— ABBA Voyage (@ABBAVoyage) September 2, 2021
Benny and Björn introduce the world to #ABBAVoyage, the revolutionary concert 40 years in the making, and the brand new @ABBA album that was born out of the journey 🎶
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ABBA is one of the most successful pop bands of all time, selling close to 400 million albums worldwide. TikTok has also seen a renewed spike in the pop group with many younger fans discovering their popular hits including Dancing Queen, Chiquitita, and Slipping Through My Fingers." The group also witnessed a resurgence after the musical Mamma Mia! debuted, followed by the films starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård among others.
After gaining popularity on TikTok, the group also started its own TikTok account and has already garnered more than 738,000 followers and 3.2 million likes. "It’s been a while since we made music together. Almost 40 years, actually. We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it," said the band in a statement.
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Golis: Is Sonoma County ready for life after the pandemic?
You hear the stories every day — of people coming and going, buying and selling.
After more than a year of isolation, people are thinking about how they want to spend the rest of their lives. For some, it begins with recalibrating what is meaningful to them, and that might mean moving near their children or cashing out the equity in their homes. For others, it means figuring out how to pay the rent and still put food on the table.
Staff Writer Ethan Varian told the story the other day of the Vintners Resort and the struggles its managers face in finding sufficient employees to get their business up to speed.
Sonoma State University economist Robert Eyler posited likely explanations. Some workers may prefer unemployment benefits that may exceed what they’re paid as hospitality workers, he said. Some may fear contracting COVID-19. And some may have retired or moved on because they can’t afford to live here.
If Sonoma County was an expensive place to live when you had a paycheck — and it was — it’s easy to imagine people without a paycheck seeking a cheaper place to live.
Here’s the irony: Some people are changing their lives because they have options, and some people are changing their lives because they don’t.
To gauge what the economy will be like on other side of the pandemic, it would be useful to better understand what is happening in local service industries. A chronic labor shortage would make it increasingly difficult to operate a business in Sonoma County. In a county with an aging population, no one should underestimate the obstacles associated with recruiting the next generation of workers.
“I’ve never seen it so hard,” Percy Brandon, the Vintners general manager, told Varian. “Now we have the opportunity to start doing business, but we’re unable to deliver full service because we don’t have the people to work.”
We know Sonoma County lost population after the 2017 fires, which isn’t surprising when you consider that 5,200 homes were lost in that terrible week.
And now comes the U.S. Census Bureau to report that California’s population growth trailed population growth in the other 49 states. For the first time, California will lose a congressional seat.
The notion of the great California exodus has lately become a story line. There’s been no shortage of hand-wringing about the state’s future. Is the California Dream dying?
It’s worth noting that it’s still California, the state with the fifth-largest economy on Earth. The state still grew by more than 2.3 million people in the past decade, and with almost 40 million people, it remains the most populous state.
For better and worse, surging home prices demonstrate that someone wants to live here.
More Californians, it is said, now want to move to Texas. Census data shows a net loss of 300,000 Californians to the Lone Star state over the last decade (700,000 Californians moved to Texas, 400,000 Texans moved to California.)
Note that many Californians and California businesses — including Tesla and Oracle — are moving to Austin, a city that won’t be confused with conservative Texas. Democratic President Joe Biden won Austin’s Travis County by a margin (71% to 26%) approaching what Biden won in Sonoma County. Austin, a mecca for music and food, has as its unofficial slogan: Keep Austin Weird.
The median price of a house in Austin last month was $500,000 — not California prices, but not the housing bargain some imagine.
With those caveats in mind, however, Californians should not be blind to the warning signs.
In a state with a prosperous future, it can’t be OK that the gap between rich and poor is growing wider.
It’s not acceptable that too many kids are failing in school, that 150,000 people are living in squalid homeless encampments or that living costs can be crippling for low- and moderate-income people. (CalMatters reported that most people leaving the state make less than $100,000 a year, and most people arriving in California make more than $100,000 a year.)
When businesses complain about high taxes and excessive regulation, Californians ought to pay attention.
And they ought to insist on initiatives to combat climate change. Prosperity can’t survive fire and drought, rising sea levels or damage to the state’s agricultural production (which happens to rank first among the 50 states).
When asked about evidence people were leaving California, former Gov. Jerry Brown argued that people would be mistaken to think climate change and other problems don’t happen in other states. “Where would they go?” he asked about people who say they want to leave.
Some have ready answers, of course. They want to live where they can afford a house or an apartment. They want to live where business is subject to less regulation and lower taxes — and where the politics is more like their own.
California has been living off its press clippings for a long time. Even a moderate climate, a bountiful landscape and wealthy cities won’t be enough if workers find reasons to go elsewhere.
With news of a $15 billion budget surplus, now would be a good time to return to the investments that made California great in the first place. The future will be decided by California’s willingness to invest in jobs, education and housing.
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The Prosecutor’s Office, at the service of the Nicaraguan regime, accused Dr. Anely Dolores Perez Molina,
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Part of the greater Sacramento area, Carmichael is one of the small, well-established suburbs located along the Interstate 80 corridor just north of California’s capital city. With a population around 50,000, Carmichael provides residents some the benefits of a smaller community – including local theatre and outdoor attractions, as well as slightly lower housing prices – while still being within a half-hour drive to metropolitan downtown Sacramento and all the amenities the city provides.
Sacramento is a growing urban community that has kept much of its small-town charm. With a living history dating back to California’s Gold Rush days and a future bright with technology and sophistication, there are virtually unlimited cultural and recreational opportunities.
The greater Sacramento area offers a blend of fine dining, theatre, community events, recreational and professional sports. Our central location also allows residents to enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains, the glamour of San Francisco and the splendor and peacefulness of the Napa Valley and Pacific Coast towns – all within about a two-hour drive.


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Although SSDs are now the dominant storage device due to their performance and declining cost, HDDs still have a place in some applications, such as storage disks and NAS, due to their large capacity and lower cost. At the same time, after a long time of development, HDDs also have different types due to the differences in technology, and there is even a saying among HDD players: "Buy a disk, don't buy a shingled disk." So, what is a shingled disk? How is it different from other types of hard disks? Why do people become jittery at the mention of SMR disk frightful? Today, we will explain to you.
What do CMR and SMR mean?
First, let’s take a look at the technical stages that mechanical hard disks have gone through since their birth. The earliest mechanical hard disks used LMR technology, or horizontal magnetic recording, which can store very little data due to the low density of magnetic particles placed horizontally, with a single disk capacity of 160GB. With the explosive growth of data, this capacity quickly becomes inadequate.
And hard disk manufacturers are constantly innovating to break through the bottleneck, resulting in the advent of PMR technology, or vertical magnetic recording, which dramatically increases the density of magnetic material and allows a single disk capacity of 1.5 TERabytes. LMR hard disks are also obsolete.
With technological innovation, PMR has been further subdivided into CMR (conventional magnetic recording) and SMR (shingled magnetic recording). From a technical standpoint, CMR works by aligning the magnetic poles of magnetic elements representing data bits vertically with the surface of the disk. Disks are written side by side without overlap. Because write heads are typically larger than read heads, HDD manufacturers minimize the size of write heads.
SMR, also known as a Shingled disk, overlaps each new track with a portion of the track previously written, much like roof tiles, hence the name. By repeating the track, the write head becomes thinner, increasing surface density.
Advantages and disadvantages of CMR and SMR
In terms of technical differences, CMR leaves a gap between tracks to avoid data interference between tracks, so that both writing and reading are performed by the magnetic head passing over the track. Its advantages are that there is no unnecessary operation when writing data, the writing speed is fast, and the hard disk life is long. The disadvantage is that the single disk capacity is low.
SMR’s approach is simple. Based on CMR, the gap between the tracks is narrowed so that some of them overlap so that more tracks can fit on the disk, and the capacity can be made larger. However, the problem arises because the area brushed by the writing head is larger than that of the reading head. As a result, the data on the current track will be erased and the data on the next track needs to be backed up first. Therefore, SMR needs to use a large cache to store data.
The advantages of SMR are that the single disk capacity is larger, and the price of an SMR with the same capacity is cheaper than that of a CMR disk due to the decrease in the manufacturing cost of manufacturers. The disadvantage is that when too much data is stored, even small data changes will migrate the data in the sector repeatedly, which will seriously affect the write speed and accelerate the aging of the disk and magnetic head, thus increasing the risk of data loss. That’s why they say, “Buy a tile, don’t buy a shingle.”
Can SMR hard disk be bought?
There are two sides to the problem. SMRS can’t compare to CMR disks in terms of write speed, security, and longevity, but they’re also cheaper and have more capacity. Therefore, the more affordable SMR may be more suitable for the needs of continuous and small erasable operations, mainly video storage and data archiving. However, if it is used as a working disk, game, or system disk, naturally CMR disk is more secure.
However, it should be noted that some manufacturers do not directly tell you whether they are CMR or SMR drives when selling mechanical drives, or even mix the two drives, which leads to some people buying SMR drives without knowing. This kind of behavior is naturally frowned upon, so we should ask before buying. In addition, we can also identify by querying the cache capacity. As mentioned above, SMR requires a large-capacity cache to store data. Generally speaking, if the disk capacity is 1TB, the cache capacity is larger than 64GB, and the SMR disk is most likely to be used; otherwise, the CMR disk may be used.


5 Pillars Of Zero Trust Security. What Is ZT?
With the increasing rate of mobile users constantly connecting to business apps via unmanaged devices, the need for zero-trust security has become essential to every organization to ensure maximum network security and reduce cyberattacks to their minimum. The system uniquely addresses and secures the modern challenges faced by businesses today, such as ransomware threats, hybrid cloud environments, and remote workers’ security.
This security approach aims to ensure total protection of a corporate network which it achieves using its five central pillars.
So, what Is Zero Trust?
Zero Trust is a security structure that obligates all users (both on-site and remotely) to be authorized, authenticated, and constantly validated for security posture and configuration before being given access to the organization’s resources.
It can also be described as a security model that insists on identity verification of every device and individuals trying to gain access to the data and applications of a private network. This is notwithstanding the location from where they are operating. It combines different technologies to check thoroughly who is unauthorized to access the network.
This system trusts nothing inside the network, and so it employs a rigorous approach to all users and devices. The only trusted resources come from the defined IP addresses controlled by the organizations.
It is, therefore, an “end-to-end” strategy to data security that consists of identity, endpoints, credentials, operations, access management, and interconnecting infrastructure.”It addresses common security threats like malware, phishing, and credential theft.
How Does Zero Trust Work?
This security approach assumes that every access attempt emanates from an untrusted network, so access will be denied until trust is displayed. Once the trust of the devices and users has been confirmed, zero trust grants access only to the specific resources that are requested to avoid unauthorized movement within the network.
5 Pillars Of the Zero Trust Security Model
The Zero Trust model rests on five central pillars, which shows that the model should not concentrate on some areas alone but instead cut across the entire digital landscape. These pillars are;
An identity is a set of attributes that describes an entity. The zero trust model offers a detailed approach to identifying and validating anyone trying to access corporate data and applications. Only authorized users will be granted access, proven through solid authentication.
This principle is adopted before applying the access policies that help reduce potential attacks on the surface area and limit access.
Just like the first pillar (device security) that proves an individual before granting access to the network, this is also applicable to the device used, which is what the second pillar seeks to achieve. It identifies and proves the authorization of a device before allowing access to a company’s resources.
Application workload security pillar covers the digital processes, applications, and private and public IT resources used for an organization’s operational activities. This pillar seeks to prevent unauthorized access and tamper with sensitive services and apps.
To narrow down access to authorized users only, networks are subdivided into end-to-end encryption monitoring, real-time threat protection, and analytics.
The data security pillar rotates around the grouping of an organization’s data which is made private except for that authorized access. It involves the step by step of determining where data can be stored and also uses encryption mechanisms when data is at rest or in transit.
Benefits Of Zero Trust
Here are some unique benefits of Zero Trust.
- The risk of a data breach is minimized because all requests are verified before access is granted.
- It gains absolute control over the container environment and cloud.
- With a zero-trust security model, security policies are implemented according to the communicating workloads’ identity, which helps maintain close security access like protocols, IP addresses, and ports. As the environment changes, protection remains constant with the workload.
- It also shields users from the internet to prevent exposure and exploitation.
- Its model of securing the network helps to save extra costs on IT personnel and loss from damage.
- It persistently monitors the activities of users’ devices and applications while on the network to keep a clean environment. And it can revoke permission when activities carried out are not consistent with its guidelines.
Whether you adopt a zero trust model in the cloud or on the premises, a robust authentication mechanism system is required to help define, enforce and adopt the user access policies and necessary tools for creating and adopting software-defined security perimeters.
You find more information here: https://nordlayer.com/blog/what-is-zero-trust/. Read more about zero-trust security.


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New York Daily News
September 26, 2017
By Esha Ray and Graham Rayman
Fifteen women are claiming Tuesday they were sexually abused by a priest at a Catholic school in Queens over a span of two decades.
The women say they were abused by the Rev. Adam Prochaski at the Holy Cross school in Maspeth between 1973 and 1994, according to their lawyer Mitchell Garabedian and Robert Hoatson of the New Jersey-based Road to Recovery group, which helps victims of sexual abuse.
Garabedian was portrayed by Stanley Tucci in the movie “Spotlight” about the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning series on clergy sexual abuse.
Garabedian said the alleged victims were between the ages of 5 and 16 years old at the time of the abuse.
“The sexual abuse happened here at Holy Cross Church, in the church, in Holy Cross Rectory, in the Holy Cross school, in cars and in homes where Father Prochaski used to visit the children,” Garabedian said. “He would sexually abuse them in unimaginable ways according to the allegations.”
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The National Antique & Art Dealers Association of America (NAADAA) is a non-profit trade organization of the United States’ leading dealers. Our members are mutually pledged to safeguard the interests of those who buy, sell or collect antiques and works of art, achieved through just, honorable and ethical trade practices. Many years of study and experience are necessary to acquire the specialized knowledge that has made NAADAA members recognized authorities in their various fields. Each member of the Association has earned a high reputation for integrity and fair dealing in all transactions, so that collectors can be confident that an antique work of art is honestly represented as to authenticity, provenance and condition. Membership is very selective, and by invitation only.
NAADAA members take pride in the careful, personalized service they provide. We can help you acquire a single object, or start or add to a collection. Members also purchase antiques and works of art. You are cordially invited to visit the shops and galleries listed in this Directory, and to make use of our member’s knowledge and experience. Always look for the NAADAA logo.
Board of Directors
- James R. McConnaughy, President
- Mark Jacoby, 1st Vice President
- Arlie Sulka, Secretary
- Steven J. Chait, Treasurer
- Leon J. Dalva
- Mark A. Schaffer
- Anthony Blumka
For 50 years, the Association has presented exhibitions and has sponsored a wide range of conferences and lectures concerning art and antiques for both specialists and the general public.
Recognized for their scholarship and expertise, individual NAADAA members contribute to or sponsor a variety of publications in their areas of specialization each year. Members also participate in many prestigious national and international antique and art shows, and hold significant exhibitions in their own establishments.
NAADAA is a member of La Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d’Art (see www.cinoa.org), an organization founded in 1935 comprising the leading art and antique dealer associations in twenty-one countries worldwide. Under the auspices of CINOA., NAADAA continues to provide grants for art historical research at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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FCC buries investigation's finding in 5G press release, won't punish carriers.
By Jon Brodkin
Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular exaggerated their 4G coverage in official filings to the Federal Communications Commission, an FCC investigation found. But FCC officials confirmed that Chairman Ajit Pai does not plan to punish the three carriers in any way. Instead, the FCC intends to issue an enforcement advisory to the broader industry, reminding carriers "of the penalties associated with filings that violate federal law."


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Women drug addicts coming forward for counseling in Kashmir
For the first time in Kashmir valley, being a traditional society, women drug abusers are coming forward for counseling as the valley see the drug addicts’ age slipping into the age group of 12.Updated: Jul 01, 2011 18:42 IST
For the first time in Kashmir valley, being a traditional society, women drug abusers are coming forward for counseling as the valley see the drug addicts’ age slipping into the age group of 12. The availability of drugs and liquor, according to doctors, now reaches colleges in towns and rural pockets.
"In the last three months, we have received 11 calls of women taking drugs, mainly abusing medicines like sleeping pills. The phone line for counseling has helped women to come out of the closet," said Dr Muhammad Muzaffar Khan, in-charge Police Control Room De addiction Centre in Srinagar.
An online counseling centre was opened in Srinagar three months ago in Srinagar. It has received 120 calls of drug abusers till date, including women callers.
According to the recent survey by valley’s leading psychiatrist Dr Mushtaq Margoob, there are two lakh drug abusers in Kashmir. The UN puts the figure at 60,000. The surveys suggest around 4,000 women are taking drugs in Kashmir.
“Most women we heard from and treated do not take drugs for fun but as an escape route. The majority of female drug abusers were facing disturbed relationships and break-ups,” said Dr Khan.
The Srinagar de-addiction centre is also observing a dangerous trend. “The age of drug abusers in Kashmir has gone from 16 to as young as 12-years-old. It’s peer pressure, abusers’ company and easy availability of drugs in the market that have the juveniles getting hooked to it,” said Dr Khan.
Khan said the questioning of the patients revealed that drugs like codeine are available in colleges. “We are told that non-permanent teachers and non-teaching staff sell drugs to students to make quick bucks. It’s for the first time that alcohol is available in rural pockets of Kashmir,” said Dr Khan.
Abusers are chiefly taking medicinal opiates followed by sleeping pills, cannabis and capsules. “Alcohol, however, is showing increasing trend,” said Dr Khan.
Waking up to the alarming trend of drug abusers, the government on Friday inaugurated a de-addiction centre at Srinagar’s premiere government hospital Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital.
“It is a bio-psycho-socio intervention centre. It has recreational therapy and psychological intervention. It will also have a department for social workers,” said Dr Yasir Ahmad.
Principal Government Medical College Srinagar Dr Shahida Mir threw open the 10-bed de-addiction centre, which is to be upgraded to 30 bed in second phase.


Senior apartment developments would bring nearly 240 units to Oconomowoc
Two separate senior housing developments would together bring nearly 240 units to Oconomowoc, according to the new proposals.
Presbyterian Homes and Services wants to develop 158 apartments on 22 acres at N55 W36909 Lisbon Road, according to plans filed with the city.
That land, south of Lisbon Road and west of Oconomowoc Golf Club, would be annexed from the Town of Oconomowoc.
The development, known as Towner Crest, would provide multiple housing options, including 120 apartments for seniors who can live independently. Those would be in a four-story building.
It also would have 38 assisted living units, including 18 units set aside for people who need memory care. Those apartments would be in a two-story building.
Towner Crest also would have a two-story, 24,000-square-foot town center, with amenities such as a bistro, club room, library and wellness center.
Also, Matter Development wants to build a three-story building with 64 assisted living and memory care apartments at 1101 S. Silver Lake St.
Matter also might add a second phase with four single-story buildings, totaling 16 apartments, for seniors who can live independently, according to the plans.
The 6.7-acre site is next to Paganica Golf Course.
Matter Development, led by Aaron Matter, has developed other senior housing complexes in southeastern Wisconsin.
The firm is currently seeking city permission to develop 145 senior apartments in Glendale.
The Oconomowoc Plan Commission is to review both proposals at its Wednesday meeting.


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