𝐌𝐑-𝐀𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐃 体

Musician Name: Hamza Birthday / Location: 1980 / Saudi arabya Main instrument: - Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations: Asforein – Two Birds 2011 21 October Lessa El'adl Gheyab – Justice Still Lacking (live) 2012 26 July Betheb Haga – You Love Something (Soundtrack of Sehr El Dunia [ar] by Mustafa Hosny [ar]) 2012 1 August Kun 'Awna – Be of Help (Soundtrack of Khawatir [ar] by Ahmad Al Shugairi) 2013 14 June Soundtrack of Bekhtesar (In short) TV show by Moataz Abdelfatah [ar] 2014 21 January Wa Ollak Eh – What to Tell You 2019 8 February Hekayet Tefl – A kid's story 2020 15 October Ft. in Emlaq (Giant) with Hassan El Shafei Best Performance: mtghir yama 3n zman Other Information: None

Music title: Dary ya qalbi Signer: hamza namra Release date: 2018 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer: Your opinion about the track (music video):

Criminal justice reform advocates are mobilizing to thwart a ballot initiative that would reverse California’s recent turn away from tougher criminal penalties. The counteroffensive signals that those advocates fear the initiative to crack down drug and property crimes, backed by prosecutors and major retailers, has a strong chance of landing on the November ballot. If it does, it could unravel a series of recent political victories seeking to overhaul sentencing and incarceration.A six-figure digital advertising campaign, funded by some of the same groups and people that have championed lighter criminal penalties, urges Californians to reject the tough-on-crime ballot measure and instead push for changes in the Legislature. It notes that the campaign has been funded by major corporations like Target, Home Depot, and Walmart, and backed by Republicans like Rep. Kevin Kiley. “It’s a dangerous scam that will not work,” the group said in a statement. “It will only set California’s progress back decades, making us less safe.” A newly launched committee supporting the advertising campaign has reported donations from Quinn Delaney and Stacy Schusterman, who have together poured millions into California prosecutor and crime ballot measure campaigns, and an organization whose leader, Tinisch Hollins, has championed efforts to reduce criminal penalties. The escalating battle marks another chapter in California’s long struggle over criminal justice. After setting the tone for a national era of mass incarceration, the increasingly liberal state has shifted markedly in the other direction over the last decade. Voters passed ballot initiatives in 2014 and 2016 that downgraded some drug and property crimes to misdemeanors and allowed for earlier releases from prison, and in 2020 they rejected a ballot measure that sought to restore some of those penalties. Gov. Gavin Newsom urged voters to vote no on that measure, and his current chief of staff ran the opposition campaign.More recently, Newsom and Democratic lawmakers have rebuffed calls to revisit those past ballot initiatives, instead advancing a package of bills targeting repeat or organized retail theft, enhancing penalties for selling fentanyl, and making it easier to prosecute car thieves. But the ballot measure’s backers believe enduring public frustration with retail crime and public drug use have shifted the landscape significantly since the 2020 measure failed, increasing the public’s appetite for more stringent penalties. They have raised more than $7 million and, in a sign that the idea could resonate with California’s overwhelmingly Democratic electorate, they have won endorsements from San Francisco Mayor London Breed and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, both Democra Topic Source :https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/06/california-criminal-justice-reform-00150875

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its black stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ungulates, such as deer and wild boar. It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large contiguous areas of habitat to support its requirements for prey and rearing of its offspring. Tiger cubs stay with their mother for about two years and then become independent, leaving their mother's home range to establish their own. The tiger was first scientifically described in 1758. It once ranged widely from the Eastern Anatolia Region in the west to the Amur River basin in the east, and in the south from the foothills of the Himalayas to Bali in the Sunda Islands. Since the early 20th century, tiger po[CENSORED]tions have lost at least 93% of their historic range and have been extirpated from Western and Central Asia, the islands of Java and Bali, and in large areas of Southeast and South Asia and China. What remains of the range where tigers still roam free is fragmented, stretching in spots from Siberian temperate forests to subtropical and tropical forests on the Indian subcontinent, Indochina and a single Indonesian island, Sumatra. The tiger is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. India hosts the largest tiger po[CENSORED]tion. Major reasons for po[CENSORED]tion decline are habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation and poaching. Tigers are also victims of human–wildlife conflict, due to encroachment in countries with a high human po[CENSORED]tion density. The tiger is among the most recognisable and po[CENSORED]r of the world's charismatic megafauna. It featured prominently in the ancient mythology and folklore of cultures throughout its historic range and continues to be depicted in modern films and literature, appearing on many flags, coats of arms and as mascots for sporting teams. The tiger is the national animal of India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and South Korea.The Old English tigras derives from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris. This was a borrowing of Classical Greek τίγρις 'tigris'.[4][5] The ultimate origin of the word is uncertain.[6] Ancient Greek geographer Strabo suggested an Armenian origin.[7] One po[CENSORED]r idea, believed in the 16th and 17th centuries, is tiger was a transliteration of the Middle Persian tigr, meaning 'arrow', from which the name of the river Tigris may also have been derived. Thus, the animal and the river may have both been associated with speed. The connection between the two words is doubted in modern times, and they are likely to be Latin homonyms.[6] Taxonomy In 1758, Carl Linnaeus described the tiger in his work Systema Naturae and gave it the scientific name Felis tigris.[2] In 1929, the British taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock subordinated the species under the genus Panthera using the scientific name Panthera tigris.[8][9] Subspecies Following Linnaeus's first descriptions of the species, several tiger zoological specimens were described and proposed as subspecies.[10] The validity of several tiger subspecies was questioned in 1999. Most putative subspecies described in the 19th and 20th centuries were distinguished on the basis of fur length and colouration, striping patterns and body size, hence characteristics that vary widely within po[CENSORED]tions. Morphologically, tigers from different regions vary little, and gene flow between po[CENSORED]tions in those regions is considered to have been possible during the Pleistocene. Therefore, it was proposed to recognize only two tiger subspecies as valid, namely P. t. tigris in mainland Asia, and P. t. sondaica in the Greater Sunda Islands. Mainland tigers are described as being larger in size with generally lighter fur and fewer stripes, while island tigers are smaller due to insular dwarfism, with darker coats and more numerous stripes.[11] The stripes of island tigers may break up into spotted patterns.[12] This two-subspecies proposal was reaffirmed in 2015 by a comprehensive analysis of morphological, ecological and molecular traits of all putative tiger subspecies using a combined approach. The authors proposed recognition of only two subspecies, namely P. t. tigris comprising the Bengal, Malayan, Indochinese, South Chinese, Siberian and Caspian tiger po[CENSORED]tions of continental Asia, and P. t. sondaica comprising the Javan, Bali and Sumatran tiger po[CENSORED]tions of the Sunda Islands. The continental nominate subspecies P. t. tigris constitutes two clades: a northern clade composed of the Siberian and Caspian tiger po[CENSORED]tions, and a southern clade composed of all other mainland po[CENSORED]tions. The authors noted that this two-subspecies reclassification will impact tiger conservation management.[13] It would make captive breeding programs and future re-wilding of zoo-born tigers easier, as one tiger po[CENSORED]tion could then be used to reinforce another. However, there is the risk that the loss of subspecies uniqueness could lead to less protection efforts for specific po[CENSORED]tions.[14] In 2017, the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group revised felid taxonomy in accordance with the two-subspecies proposal of the comprehensive 2015 study, and recognized the tiger po[CENSORED]tions in continental Asia as P. t. tigris, and those in the Sunda Islands as P. t. sondaica.[15] This two-subspecies view is still disputed by researchers, since the currently recognized six living subspecies can be distinguished genetically.[14] Results of a 2018 whole-genome sequencing of 32 samples support six monophyletic tiger clades corresponding with the six living proposed subspecies and indicate they descended from a common ancestor around 110,000 years ago.[16] Studies in 2021 and 2023 also affirmed the genetic distinctiveness and separation of these tigers.[17][18] The following tables are based on the classification of the species Panthera tigris provided in Mammal Species of the World,[10] and also reflect the classification used by the Cat Classification Task Force in 2017:[15] Topic Source :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger

Buick is in a new age of design. Here's what to expect once the storied automaker starts to add electric vehicles into the mix. Buick has revamped the design of its entire portfolio—by late summer it will be the freshest lineup in the industry. The recasting of the brand dates back years to grassroot sketches of a new face for Buick. Early sketches in 2018 led to the first scale model in 2019 and eventually the concept we now know as the Wildcat emerged. We won’t see the first electric vehicle for the Buick brand until 2025, a bit later than originally thought, but we now have a pretty good idea of what the brand's future SUVs will look like.What started as an internal exercise caught the eye of GM’s senior vice president of global design Michael Simcoe, who encouraged the team to keep going. A clay model emerged and the project got a name: Wildcat. That was as far as it was supposed to go. But the model caught another eye: that of GM president Mark Reuss. He said it looked too good to not share with the world. The Buick Wildcat EV concept was revealed to the public in May 2022 as a luscious 2-plus-2 coupe with a body that would never make it to production, but which had a face and other styling elements that would become the new design language for the all-SUV Buick lineup to come—that includes future EVs. But first the entire portfolio with internal combustion engines had to be updated for the interim. The 2024 Buick Encore GX was the first production vehicle to adopt Wildcat design cues, namely the face and new minimal tri-shield logo. The all-new 2024 Buick Envista was the first to go full Wildcat from scratch, in part because the lower-slung subcompact crossover was being developed in tandem with the concept coupe. This week, we also finally saw the refreshed 2024 Buick Envision compact SUV which adopts the sharp nose, low mouth, highly placed headlights, and body-mounted logo. Next up will be the three-row Enclave—come back to MotorTrend on April 9 for full details. The Enclave marks the end of the revamped lineup of Buicks with gas engines, an overhaul that becomes complete this year. Find a car near you For Buick, 2025 is the start of the EV era. When the first of the planned EVs goes on sale next year, as a 2025 model year, it will continue the Wildcat design theme. Electric vehicles require some adjustments, says director of Global Buick Design Bob Boniface, but the overall design language will continue. Some changes are obvious. Electric vehicles have flat floors which opens up more room in the interior. The exterior shape will be crafted for better aerodynamics. A traditional grille is not necessary given that less air is needed to cool the battery. The mouth can be removed, Boniface says, but that does not mean you should; it is how people identify with a vehicle. A better solution: close up the texture and keep the grille shape so the vehicle does not lose any of its personality. Making an EV look distinctive from ICE vehicles was more important 10 years ago when electric vehicles were new and automakers wanted to send a message. But now that electric vehicles are ubiquitous, that is no longer necessary and Boniface prefers that they look like the rest of the family. Meanwhile, grassroot designs continue in the pursuit of timeless design. More design studies are underway in the Buick studio, including new takes on compact and midsize SUVs (there are no plans to get back into sedans). The designs may never make it to production, or emerging clay and hard foam concepts could be the genesis of future vehicles. The work is being done in GM’s new design complex in Warren, Michigan. Buick invited a small group of journalists to tour the new GM Design West that has been a year in the making. There are four design studios in a complex built around the original courtyard and design dome where every new GM vehicle has had to parade for final inspection and approval since the 1950s. Reuss said he loves that the team is breathing life back into Buick, the brand where he worked early in his career. And dad Lloyd Reuss’s days as general manager of Buick were among his happiest. Reuss said he is excited by what the brand is becoming again, and its recent sales growth. “It’s very personal and passionate for me.” Today about 700 people work in the new design center that is decorated with local art by GM employees. The sculptures, paintings and art installments were hand selected by Simcoe. The 1938 Buick Y-Job, the industry’s first concept car, is also on display. It was the first concept car, designed by Harley Earl himself, who reserved his most creative creations for the Buick brand. The team is hoping that creativity is once again alive and well. Topic Source :https://www.motortrend.com/features/buick-wildcat-new-suv-design-explained-bob-boniface/

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says his players will be "angry" when they face Liverpool and called on them to "bring big games over the line". United conceded twice in stoppage time for a dramatic 4-3 loss to Chelsea on Thursday, five days after letting in a 99th-minute equaliser at Brentford. Those results have left them sixth in the table before hosting Jurgen Klopp's title-chasers on Sunday (15:30 BST). "We have to step up and make better decisions," said Ten Hag. The five points United have dropped late in their past two league games have left their hopes of qualifying for next season's revamped Champions League hanging by a thread. But Ten Hag added: "We can play to a very high standard. We can compete with the best and beat the best in the Premier League. When you can do that, you can also do it across Europe. "We need to learn how to bring big games over the line." With the top five in English football's top flight set to earn a place in Europe's elite club competition next season, United trail fifth-placed Tottenham by nine points with eight games left and are 10 behind Aston Villa in fourth. They have won on both occasions they have faced Liverpool at Old Trafford since Ten Hag took charge in 2022, including a pulsating FA Cup quarter-final last month which finished 4-3. And the United boss said he wants his players to use the disappointment they experienced at Chelsea - when Cole Palmer scored in the 10th and 11th minutes of injury time - to fuel a victory bid against their old rivals. "We have to recover very quick," said Dutchman Ten Hag. "We have to turn this around. We will be in a positive mood and we will be looking forward. "We have to take energy but we will be mad, angry. From anger you can take a lot of energy and that is how we have to do it." Latest Manchester United news, analysis and fan views Get Man Utd news notifications Topic Source : https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68753857

Dust and debris are your PC's worst enemy. As dust builds up, caking your fans and components, your PC finds it harder and harder to breathe and stay cool. This puts an increased strain on your hardware, leading to a shorter lifespan. Regular cleaning can significantly increase the lifespan of your computer, and if you stay on top of it, cleaning will only take a few minutes each time. This wikiHow guide will teach you the best ways to clean the inside and outside of your PC, from the case and internal components, to the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Cleaning Your PC Case and Hardware To clean inside your computer, turn it off, unplug all cables, and open the case. If you see a lot of dust, use a vacuum to suck it out, taking care not to strike components. Use short bursts of compressed air to remove dust & debris from crevices, avoiding fans. Use a dry lint-free cloth to clean the case and monitor. Gather your supplies. You will need a Phillips screwdriver, compressed air (either in a can or via a compressor), a small vacuum that can fit in narrow crevices, a toothbrush, and 99% isopropyl alcohol. Do not use an old vacuum with a metal tip, as these are usually poorly grounded and can damage your components. The best option is a newer handheld vacuum with an extendable plastic hose. The toothbrush should be new and have very soft bristles Setup an area where you can blow dust. You will be using compressed air and a vacuum to remove most of the dust from the inside of your computer, so set up an area that you can blow dust out without worrying about getting other things dirty. A garage or workbench is a good choice, or you can go outside if it's a dry day. Try to set up a table so that you can easily access the computer without having to bend over or set it on the ground. Set the computer on its side. Place the computer on its side on your table or workbench. Make sure that the connectors on the back are laying closest to the surface. These connectors are attached to the motherboard, and can help you ensure that you remove the correct side panel. Remove the side panel. Remove the screws that hold the side panel in place. These screws can be found along the back of the computer. Most modern cases have thumbscrews that you can remove without tools, though you may need to use the screwdriver for older cases or thumbscrews that are too tight. Do an initial vacuum. Depending on how long it's been and your environment, you could be greeted by a pretty gruesome sight. Dust has a tendency to collect and cake on your components, and the entire inside may be covered in a fine layer of gray. Use your vacuum cleaner to do a pass over the interior, sucking up the large bits of dust from the components and crevices.[1] Be careful not to strike any of the components with the vacuum tip as you move it across the interior. Many components inside are very fragile, and bent pins and connectors can make your hardware useless.Clean the fans with the vacuum and alcohol. Use the vacuum to remove the large amounts of dust on the fan blades. Dip your toothbrush into the alcohol, and gently scrub the dust that remains off of the blades. You may be able to access the fans easier if you remove them first. You will need to remove the screws that secure the fan to the chassis, and then disconnect the cable that connects the fan to the motherboard. Make sure that you note where the fan was plugged in so that you can easily reconnect it when you're finished cleaning. Make sure to reattach the fan in the same direction that it was originally installed. Fans blow in one direction, and reversing the direction of air flow can significantly impact the cooling of your machine. Most fans have an arrow printed on the top of the housing that indicates which way it blows. Topic Source :https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-PC

Nickname : Osiris - Ahmed Age: 17 How much time you can be active on TS3: Link of Reviews you have posted recently: How much you rate VGame Reviewers Team 1-10: 6/10 Why do you want be part of the Reviewer's team: I wanna help a community Any suggest you want to make for your Request: No

Blood Strike is an online multiplayer, FPS battle royale game following the classic trope of battle royale. As usual, players across the globe come under the umbrella of a particular map and engage in combat after matchmaking. The game is a lightweight and immersive development from the NetEase Games. Throughout this Blood Strike review, I’ll discuss the plus points in gameplay, visual and audio effects, and cons that give minor setbacks to yet another first-person shooting title.I have tried and tested Blood Strike on Redmi Note 7 Pro for over 20 hours to make sure I checked all the available features and got the best possible experience to judge it properly and write an in-depth piece.I have tried and tested Blood Strike on Redmi Note 7 Pro for over 20 hours to make sure I checked all the available features and got the best possible experience to judge it properly and write an in-depth piece.Additionally, you can check out some redeem codes in the game for some in-game rewards. We also provide essential tips for your journey, including beginner tips, tips to level up, map guides, weapon combinations, resource management, and striker and weapon tier lists. And if you face any in-game issues, check our customer support article to connect the devs hassle-free!There’s no storyline to ponder upon in Blood Strike as any other battle royale title. Getting into the Blood Strike review, the gameplay is quite responsive and has an appealing combat system. The format is to survive through each round on a map storming with enemies. The game provides different modes like Hot Zone resembling Hardpoint in CODM and a standard Weapon Master mode that requires a degree of money management to buy your loadouts. The maps have a unique and captivating layout. Also, the variety of strikers and weapons is limited but is sufficient to satisfy the thirst for fights. The realistic details on weapons with several skin and modification options were a sure hit in igniting my interest. Although, it’ll be refreshing to see some expansion to the character and arsenal sections. The in-game chat feature is an excuse for players to exchange game plans and pointers from miles away. Having influential communication and strategies is no sweat, in the wake of Blood Strike’s well-bodied system. Leaderboards, ranks, and striving toward victory leave you aching for another round. I also am a sucker for the cutthroat competition that stays intact no matter what. The audio and visual effects are just as vital in a battle royale to keep the players hooked on the game. The 3D graphics in Blood Strike are consistent and definite even for low-end devices. The scenes glide smoothly as butter for most of the time. The weapon and striker detailings with exquisite cosmetics are a lap of luxury. You can say, it is a mix of visual experiences but still not distracting enough from the core gameplay. The sonic atmosphere of the game is however praiseworthy. All kinds of audio effects are spot-on and crystal clear to the brim. The gunfire sounds, reload clicks, running, and outlying thumps of retreating rivals are all magnificent. These intense elements add up to the developing tension of high-quality combat and make your battle royale experience worthwhile. https://gamingonphone.com/reviews/blood-strike-game-review/

The Warhammer Vermintide 2 versus alpha test has concluded, and with 24,000 players checking in Fatshark talks about feedback and balance. The new Warhammer Vermintide 2 versus mode is proving hugely po[CENSORED]r, with a big turnout for its first open alpha test on Steam, which ran across the sixth anniversary event for the beloved co-op Warhammer game. The new mode brings in that classic asymmetrical multiplayer of the likes of Left 4 Dead 2 and Dead Space 2, allowing players to step into the roles of both the Heroes and the Skaven. Following on from an earlier closed alpha, the Fatshark team says it’s very happy with the feedback from players, which ranged across a much broader playerbase, with DLC characters and a new map included this time around. All in all the test was successful,” Warhammer Vermintide 2 design director Joakim Setterberg writes, “but unfortunately it was quite unstable in the first days of play, requiring five hotfixes to resolve the stability issues.” The turnout was impressive, with just short of 24,000 players jumping into one of the best Warhammer games to try out its new alpha mode; no mean feat for a game that’s now six years old. “After six years, Vermintide 2 consists of a lot of moving parts, and as the previous test had been on a separate beta app the integration of the game mode into Vermintide simply proved trickier than anticipated, ” Setterberg explains. “Hopefully this should have been one of the biggest production hurdles, and we expect things to roll out smoother now for any future binging in Helmgart.”As for how the test went balance-wise, Fatshark’s attempts to cut back on draws appear to have worked – just 0.4% of matches finished without a victor, as opposed to 7% in the closed alpha. Match times ended up at an average of around 30 minutes, a touch longer than in the closed alpha, which Setterberg says the community was positive about.Grenades and longer-ranged weapons such as crossbows, longbows, handguns, and the bolt staff came out as the big winners for the heroes, and both the Warrior Priest and life staff get a special shout-out as strong choices in particular. Setterberg remarks that 84% of players rated the new game mode as a 7-10 for ‘fun,’ and says that players who typically play at the top-end Cataclysm difficulty were the most positive about both the mode overall and also playing as the Pactsworn. The most common requests from players are centered on balancing – the gas-lobbing Skaven Globadier “still outperforms as a safely hidden damage dealer” and Setterberg says the team is aware of player feedback that too many of them can show up at the same time. He also acknowledges “frustrations with getting a random hero when joining into the game.”The team says it’s planning another round of versus mode testing, although Setterberg notes that after the CAT (Closed Alpha Test) and GOAT (Great Open Alpha Test), “tradition now mandates that we can’t have a next test before we decide on a good animal acronym.” Might I suggest STOAT (Second Term Open Alpha Test)? There’s more to come, also – Setterberg says the team at Fatshark is currently working on adding a playable boss for the mode, while independently of versus mode it is also “finally working on a loadout system and hopes to have that out together with the next test.” As for the core campaign, he teases (and I stress this is written verbatim), “Whale, we can’t reveal anything about the future just yet, so you’ll just have to wait and sea what it holds for oar heroes. But not for too long, we expect.” While we await more news on that, there are plenty more of the best multiplayer games to keep you occupied, or you can sniff out the best rat games you need to play in 2024. You can also follow us on Google News for daily PC games news, reviews, and guides, or grab our PCGN deals tracker to net yourself some bargains. Topic Source : https://www.pcgamesn.com/chivalry-2/free-game-amazon-prime

Voted !!

Music title: Lw gay fe rgo3 Signer: Farid Release date: Last year Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer: Your opinion about the track (music video): Good

Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons. Distinctive features of elephants include a long proboscis called a trunk, tusks, large ear flaps, pillar-like legs, and tough but sensitive grey skin. The trunk is prehensile, bringing food and water to the mouth and grasping objects. Tusks, which are derived from the incisor teeth, serve both as weapons and as tools for moving objects and digging. The large ear flaps assist in maintaining a constant body temperature as well as in communication. African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs. Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia and are found in different habitats, including savannahs, forests, deserts, and marshes. They are herbivorous, and they stay near water when it is accessible. They are considered to be keystone species, due to their impact on their environments. Elephants have a fission–fusion society, in which multiple family groups come together to socialise. Females (cows) tend to live in family groups, which can consist of one female with her calves or several related females with offspring. The leader of a female group, usually the oldest cow, is known as the matriarch. Males (bulls) leave their family groups when they reach puberty and may live alone or with other males. Adult bulls mostly interact with family groups when looking for a mate. They enter a state of increased testosterone and aggression known as musth, which helps them gain dominance over other males as well as reproductive success. Calves are the centre of attention in their family groups and rely on their mothers for as long as three years. Elephants can live up to 70 years in the wild. They communicate by touch, sight, smell, and sound; elephants use infrasound and seismic communication over long distances. Elephant intelligence has been compared with that of primates and cetaceans. They appear to have self-awareness, and possibly show concern for dying and dead individuals of their kind. African bush elephants and Asian elephants are listed as endangered and African forest elephants as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). One of the biggest threats to elephant po[CENSORED]tions is the ivory trade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to wild elephants include habitat destruction and conflicts with local people. Elephants are used as working animals in Asia. In the past, they were used in war; today, they are often controversially put on display in zoos, or employed for entertainment in circuses. Elephants have an iconic status in human culture, and have been widely featured in art, folklore, religion, literature, and po[CENSORED]r culture. Etymology The word elephant is based on the Latin elephas (genitive elephantis) 'elephant', which is the Latinised form of the ancient Greek ἐλέφας (elephas) (genitive ἐλέφαντος (elephantos[1])), probably from a non-Indo-European language, likely Phoenician.[2] It is attested in Mycenaean Greek as e-re-pa (genitive e-re-pa-to) in Linear B syllabic script.[3][4] As in Mycenaean Greek, Homer used the Greek word to mean ivory, but after the time of Herodotus, it also referred to the animal.[1] The word elephant appears in Middle English as olyfaunt (c. 1300) and was borrowed from Old French oliphant (12th century).[2] Elephants belong to the family Elephantidae, the sole remaining family within the order Proboscidea. Their closest extant relatives are the sirenians (dugongs and manatees) and the hyraxes, with which they share the clade Paenungulata within the superorder Afrotheria.[6] Elephants and sirenians are further grouped in the clade Tethytheria.[7] Three species of living elephants are recognised; the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).[8] African elephants were traditionally considered a single species, Loxodonta africana, but molecular studies have affirmed their status as separate species.[9][10][11] Mammoths (Mammuthus) are nested within living elephants as they are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants.[12] Another extinct genus of elephant, Palaeoloxodon, is also recognised, which appears to have close affinities with African elephants and to have hybridised with African forest elephants.[13] Evolution Over 180 extinct members of order Proboscidea have been described.[14] The earliest proboscideans, the African Eritherium and Phosphatherium are known from the late Paleocene.[15] The Eocene included Numidotherium, Moeritherium and Barytherium from Africa. These animals were relatively small and, some, like Moeritherium and Barytherium were probably amphibious.[16][17] Later on, genera such as Phiomia and Palaeomastodon arose; the latter likely inhabited more forested areas. Proboscidean diversification changed little during the Oligocene.[16] One notable species of this epoch was Eritreum melakeghebrekristosi of the Horn of Africa, which may have been an ancestor to several later species.[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant

PJ Washington scored with 4.5 seconds left to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 108-106. The Mavericks, without Luka Doncic, led 105-99 late on but Stephen Curry levelled for the Warriors at 106-106. Washington then scored a layup before Klay Thompson missed a three-pointer for the Warriors, whose six-game winning run came to an end. Washington scored a game-high 32 points, while Curry top scored for his side with 28 points. Elsewhere, Xavier Tillman scored with 7.4 seconds left for the Boston Celtics as they held off a Sacramento Kings comeback to win 101-100. The Celtics led by 19 points during the fourth quarter before a 16-1 run brought the Kings back into the game. De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 40 points for the Kings, including seven three-pointers, and put his side 100-99 in front with 27 seconds left. But Tillman restored his side's lead and they held on to win their 61st game of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, were beaten 117-111 by the Toronto Raptors, who ended a 15-game losing streak. Gary Trent Jr top scored for the Raptors with 31 points, while Damian Lillard registered 36 points for the Bucks. There were also wins for the Phoenix Suns, who beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-87, and the Indiana Pacers, who emerged 126-112 victors against the Oklahoma City Thunder. https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/68748134

We are all about forbidden fruit, so when Lexus extended the opportunity to drive its Europe and Asian market exclusive tiny LBX SUV, we jumped at the chance. Though, we walked away from the experience feeling like we weren’t missing out on much. The LBX isn’t a bad car, but for a luxury car it was a bit to small and not as refined as the Lexus UX, which is actually cheaper than the LBX. It was missing something. If the LBX was going to fall short on luxury appointments, it needed a bit more grunt and it looks like that’s exactly what it’s going toEarlier this year, Lexus revealed an LBX Morizo RR concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon. If “Morizo” sounds familiar to you, that’s because it’s also the moniker of a Toyota GR Corolla trim. Do you see where this is going? The Toyota GR Corolla’s engine and drivetrain was dropped into a Lexus LBX and the result is this angry little beast.While labeled as a concept at its initial debut, Motor1 now reports that Lexus Australia CEO John Pappas says it is “highly likely” that the LBX Morizo RR concept will reach production, we'd guess sooner than later. Is Lexus trolling us? Did Akio Toyoda purposely sign off on giving the tiny SUV the GR treatment after we said the current LBX SUV wasn’t all that special? It's probably not that personal for us, but it still feels personal. Jokes aside, we’re crossing our fingers that the GR Corolla’s 1.6-liter three-cylinder turbo engine making 300 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque with all-wheel-drive finds the way into a Lexus sooner than later. How awesome would it be to have a turbocharged all-wheel-drive Lexus UX Morizo or F-Sport or whatever in the U.S., for example? https://www.motortrend.com/news/lexus-lbx-morizo-rr-sporty-suv-production-toyota-gr-corolla-power/

PC and console gamers alike know that a good gaming setup can make all the difference in terms of performance and overall enjoyment. Not to mention some of today’s video game setups are truly remarkable: fully immersive, well-designed environments, with ample space for both work and play. As you might suspect, video gaming setups vary based on use. PC gamers have very different needs than console gamers; casual gamers have very different needs than hardcore gamers; streamers have different needs than content creators, etc. It can get complicated quickly. Below, we’ll cover the basic setup for beginning gamers who are interested in acquiring the right pieces for success. So, if you’re relatively new to gaming and think that you’d like to create a beginner gaming setup, you’re in the right spot. Keep reading to learn how to choose the gaming setup option that best fits your gaming style, overall budget, and gaming room dimensions, and provide some shopping tips. Noob no more; you’re ready for the big leagues now. Tip One: Choose the Right Gaming Desk We hear it all the time: What is the best computer desk for gaming? Or, for people who are slightly tighter on space: What is the best computer desk setup for gaming and work? Folks also want to know: How can one choose the best gaming desk? And of course: What size of a normal gaming desk should I get? If you’re struggling with answering those or similar questions, you are not alone. It’s hard to pick out the right gaming desk – and it’s an expensive and annoying mistake if you choose wrong. Below are a few key features to focus on and help narrow down the choices. Ergonomics: Make sure the desk has an adjustable height option for maximum comfort, regardless of it’s a standing desk or not. Shape: Choose between a standard, U-shaped or an L-shaped desk, depending on the available space, amount of peripherals you have, and budget. Durability: The more stuff you want on your desk, the sturdier it needs to be. Look for a desk made from high-quality materials (like tempered glass, steel, or engineered wood). Cable management: Avoid the clutter and mess of disorganized cables by buying a desk with a built-in cable management system. If that’s not in the budget, search online for tips on how to DIY or buy an off-the-shelf solutions. Storage: Some desks come with loads of storage options – shelves, racks, drawers, hooks, cup holders, you get the picture. Others are a bit more minimalist. Consider the bulk of what you’ve got – and what you plan to get. No need to invest in a giant desk with all the bells and whistles if you aren’t planning on acquiring a load of peripherals or gaming monitors. At the end of the day, the more gear and accessories you’ve got – the more desk space you need to keep everything well-organized and tidy. Check online forums and read reviews before you purchase a video game desk to avoid any “gotchas.” And remember: you can always start small and build, especially with modular options. We’re not going to get into the technical details of which type of monitor to get beyond saying you’ll definitely want one with a high refresh rate and low response time. What we are going to focus on is how to pick your monitor size and whether or not to use wall mounts or monitor stands. When it comes to picking monitor size, you first want to think about how far back you’re going to sit or stand from the monitor. According to Dell, “24-inch monitors are best if you are sitting less than 3 feet from the screen, while 27-inch displays work best when sitting 3 to 4 feet away.” You’ll also want to consider the display resolution (pixels per inch or PPI). The higher the PPI, the clearer the image. Generally, 24-inch monitor looks best at 1080 PPI and a 27-inch looks best at 1440 PPI. You then need to decide how you want to mount the monitor. How you mount the monitor really depends on how you want to use your setup. Wall mounts save desk space but can cost a lot and be a bit of a pain to install. Monitor stands are great for gamers who also want to work from their gaming setup, and who don’t feel like busting out the drill and level quite yet. https://www.cubesmart.com/blog/your-space/organization/how-to-build-the-best-gaming-setup-in-2023-for-beginners/

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project that forever altered the course of spaceflight with its triumphs — and its tragic failures. Deemed an “engineering marvel,” the first of five winged orbiters — the space shuttle Columbia — made its inaugural flight in 1981. Twenty-two years and 28 trips to space later, the same shuttle broke apart during its final return to Earth, killing all seven crew members on board. The tragedy spelled the end for the US space agency’s transformative shuttle program. And its memory continues to reverberate in the halls of NASA today, leaving a lasting mark on its consideration of safety. “Human history teaches us that in exploration, after accidents like this occur, we can learn from them and further reduce risk, although we must honestly admit that risks can never be eliminated,” said then-NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, who ran the agency from 2001 to 2004, in a speech before members of Congress shortly after the Columbia disaster. After the shuttle program was retired, no US astronaut would travel to space on an American-made rocket for nearly a decade. Reimagining rocketry The space shuttle project was forged in the optimism of NASA’s Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the surface of the moon and bested America’s Soviet rivals during the Cold War. Apollo was, however, extraordinarily expensive: NASA spent $25.8 billion (or more than $200 billion when adjusted for inflation) — according to a cost analysis from space policy expert Casey Dreier of the nonprofit Planetary Society. With financial constraints on the horizon, by the mid-1970s, engineers within NASA were building an entirely new means of space transportation. Apollo used towering rockets and small capsules — destined to be flown just once — that would plunge back home from space and parachute to an ocean landing. The space shuttle concept was a remarkable pivot: Reusable, winged orbiters would take off strapped to rockets, sail through Earth’s orbit and glide to an airplane-esque runway landing. From there, the shuttle could be refurbished and flown again, theoretically driving down the cost of each mission. Shuttle’s legacy Over the course of three decades, NASA’s fleet of space shuttles flew 135 missions — launching and repairing satellites, building a permanent home for astronauts with the International Space Station and commissioning the revolutionary Hubble Space Telescope. But the shuttle program, which ended in 2011, never lived up to the US space agency’s initial vision.Each shuttle launch cost about $1.5 billion on average, according to a 2018 paper from a researcher at NASA’s Ames Research Center. That’s hundreds of millions of dollars more than what the space agency had hoped for at the program’s outset, even when adjusted for inflation. Long delays and technical setbacks also beleaguered its missions. “Every single mission that I was there for was scrubbed, rescheduled, delayed because something wasn’t exactly right,” said O’Keefe, the former NASA administrator, in a new CNN documentary series, “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight.” And two disasters — the Challenger explosion in 1986 and the loss of Columbia in 2003 — cost the lives of 14 astronauts. The Columbia disaster: Looking back On the morning of February 1, 2003, the Columbia orbiter was heading home from a 16-day mission to space. The seven-person crew on board had carried out dozens of science experiments while in orbit, and the astronauts were slated to land at 9:16 a.m. ET in Florida.NASA engineers knew that a piece of foam — used to insulate the shuttle’s large, orange fuel tank — had broken off during the January 16 launch, striking the Columbia orbiter. The space agency’s stance, however, was that the lightweight insulation material likely didn’t cause significant harm. Some foam had broken off on earlier missions and caused slight damage, but it was deemed an “accepted flight risk,” according to the official Columbia accident investigation report. It was later revealed, however, that concerns about the foam’s impact were swept under the rug by NASA management, according to previous reporting and “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight.” “I was very upset and angry and disappointed with my engineering organizations, top to bottom,” said Rodney Rocha, a chief NASA shuttle engineer, in the new series. The astronauts even received an email from mission control alerting them about the foam strike on the eighth day of their mission, reassuring them there was no reason for alarm, according to NASA. But the assumption was wrong. An investigation later revealed the dislodged foam had struck Columbia’s left wing during launch, damaging the spacecraft’s thermal protection system.The issue didn’t affect crew members while they spent more than two weeks in space. But heat protection is crucial for the dangerous return home. As with every mission that returns from orbit, the vehicle had to dive back into the thick of the Earth’s atmosphere while still traveling at more than 17,000 miles per hour (27,359 kilometers per hour). The pressure and friction on a spacecraft can heat up the exterior to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,649 degrees Celsius). Reentry proved too much for the damaged Columbia shuttle. As the vehicle approached its destination, crossing over New Mexico into Texas, the orbiter began to disintegrate — visibly shedding chunks of debris. At 8:59 a.m. ET, ground controllers lost contact with the crew. The final dispatch came from mission commander Rick Husband, who said, “Roger, uh,” before he was cut off. At 9 a.m., onlookers saw Columbia explode over East Texas and watched in horror as it showered the area with debris. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/05/world/nasa-space-shuttle-columbia-what-happened-scn/index.html

Nickname: Dark Sword Video author: Gamin in arabic Name of the game:Honor of kings Link video: Rate this video 1-10: i didn't watch it