In 2009, Om Prakash Galav got the "State Merit Award 2006-07" by RAJSICO, Govt of Rajasthan. For a 6.5 feet Artistic Hookah made by him.
In 2010, Om Prakash Galav got the "State Merit Award 2008-09" by RAJSICO Govt of Rajasthan for a 5.5 feet Artistic embossed Hookah made by him.
Holds a World Record of Most Smallest Miniatures of terracotta in 2014. They measures in between 1 mm to 5 cm made on a potter's wheels and need a magnify glass to be seen. These miniature items including matka, tea-set, lantern, chain, bowl, kalash, hookah, stands, bell etc.
Holds a World Record of Smallest Hookah made of Teracotta in 2012 & 2014. It measured 1.8 cm in height and 7.5 mm in diameter at the bottom made on a potter's wheel. The tobacco heated in the bowl at the top of the hookah and smoke its filtered through the water in the base of the hookah.
Holds a world record of Tallest hookah made of terracotta in 2012 & 2014. It measured 14 feet in height made on potters wheel with murals of hazard of tobacco use and abuse. It was unveiled and installed at Dhanvantari O.P.D. in Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur by hon'ble health minister of Rajasthan on 31st may 2011 (World No Tobacco Day) to create public awareness through terracotta art. The campaign organized by Ramgarh Clay Pottery with public collaboration.
Ramgarh Clay Pottery enterprise is Located in Ramgarh District Alwar Rajasthan. It situated 140 Kms. From Delhi Via Sohna Road and 175 Kms From Jaipur. Ramgarh Clay Pottery is Cottage Industry and Registered with District Industry Center Alwar.
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The 40 people murdered in Kent whose killers have never been caught
The tragedy continues to be raw for the families who still have no justice
Will Harrison
There are 40 people murdered in Kent whose killers have never been caught.
These crimes remain unsolved and police have never caught the perpetrators of these heinous attacks.
For their families, the heartbreak remains raw knowing justice has never been served.
A litany of horrifying crimes include shootings, drownings and suffocations across the county.
Residents will remember with horror the infamous Tunbridge Wells bedsit killings.
And the devastating IRA bombing in Deal was a significantly tragic event, killing 11 musicians.
The full list has been revealed by Kent Police and, despite many fresh appeals as well as more modern forensic techniques, the killers of these 40 people have never been caught.
Scroll down for the full list of Kent's unsolved murders since 1986
But unsolved murder cases are never closed, no matter how much time has elapsed since the crimes were committed, and Kent Police is still looking for information on all of deaths listed below.
Adrian Milner
Adrian Milner, 48 was killed after a single punch to his face in 2011
It was three days after Christmas when a father of two was punched in the face in a Murston street in an unprovoked attack.
Adrian Milner, 48 had been to an evening out and was walking along Church Road with a friend, when he was attacked just before 8pm on December 28, 2011.
A single blow had caused the lorry driver to fall and smash his head on the pavement.
Adrian failed to regain consciousness after the attack and died 12 days later from his injuries in a specialist neurosurgery London hospital.
Despite an emotional televised appeal by his relatives, and two arrests after the incident, no one was ever charged.
Antoine Dennis
Antoine Dennis was stabbed in Chatham
Police were criticised over the investigation into the death of Antoine Dennis for "failing to spot a knife sticking out his back".
The 66-year-old was found inside his flat at Copperfield House in Chatham on Janaury 9, 2010.
The inquest into his death heard how police only discovered he had been murdered when undertakes found a knife in his back when they went to move his body.
A woman was charged with murder but the charge was dropped.
No one else has been charged with his murder.
Laura El-Hagrasi
The 33-year-old Latvian disappeared without a trace in 2015
In April 2015 Laura El-Hagrasi was reported missing from her Cliftonville home after failing to board a plane at Heathrow.
The 33-year-old from Latvia was meant to be flying to Egypt with her husband and children and police enquiries showed she arrived at the airport.
But she was not on her flight and it is not known if she remains in the country.
Her profile still appears on the Missing People website but as of February 19 this year, she features on Kent Police's list of unsolved murders.
Ashley Dighton
Dighton was last seen alive on June 11, 2007
The decapitated body of teenager, Ashley Dighton, was discovered 10 years ago, but no one has ever been charged with his murder.
The then-19-year-old was last seen at Sainsbury's Bybrook, in Ashford on June 11, 2007.
After a month of desperate searching, his headless body was eventually discovered buried beneath branches in woodland adjoining the nearby Warren Retail Park.
Despite numerous appeals for information and multiple arrests, police have never charged anyone with his murder.
His dad Ambrose, 61, remains hopeful police will catch his sons killer(s) despite no new developments or information.
He said: "Mr Dighton said: "I have still got hope that it will be done and dusted one day and they will catch who did it. But that's the only thing I have is hope.
"But somebody somewhere knows something."
David O'Leary
From left to right: Simon O'Leary, Daniel O'Leary, Jason O'Leary and David O'Leary
In 2009, a year after David O'Leary was gunned down, his family called for the police to run an appeal on Crimewatch.
The 31-year-old scaffolder was shot in the neck and chest outside his home in Lydden after a night out in Margate with his girlfriend.
At the time, DCI Maria Shepherd, who was then heading up the investigation, said: "There are many lines of inquiry we have been looking at over the past year during an investigation that is extremely complex.
"What may be considered a small detail to an individual may be that missing piece."
The worst crimes in Kent's history
Teacher sex assaults in Canterbury
Son woke up to find his mum was killed
Gripping crime documentaries about Kent
Story of man behind Chillenden murders
IRA bombing in Deal
Two years later members of the Staff Band of the Royal Marines School of music were in their recreation room in Deal when a bomb went off.
A total of 11 musicians were killed by the explosive device that had been planted in the North Barracks by the IRA.
The detonation caused the building to collapse and a further 21 people were injured but the people responsible have never been found.
Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce
Wendy Knell was one of two women from Tunbridge Wells killed in 1987
In just April this year, the parents of Wendy Knell asked the public for help to establish the identity of their daughter's killer.
Miss Knell was 25 when she was murdered in her Tunbridge Wells flat on June 23, 1987.
The man who killed her is still on the loose and he is believed to be a serial killer who five months later targeted another young woman in the town, Caroline Pierce.
Both were raped, beaten and strangled in their bedsits – Miss Knell's in Guildford Road and Miss Pierce's in Grosvenor Park Road.
Caroline Pierce was murdered five months after Miss Knell
Miss Knell's body was left in her bedsit by the murderer, whereas Miss Pierce's was dumped on Romney Marsh.
And while the weapon used to beat Miss Knell to death was never found her parents Bill and Pam still hope the man responsible will be found and brought to justice.
A full DNA profile, which police believe belongs to the killer, was created from crime scene evidence in 2008 but "a missing piece of the jigsaw has yet to be traced".
Alan Decabral
A court sketch of Alan Decabral in the Old Bailey witness box
In 2000 one of the witnesses at the trial of the M25 killer Kenneth Noye was shot dead.
Alan Decabral told the Old Bailey how he was sitting at the traffic lights in his Rolls Royce on the A20 near the M25 interchange, Swanley, when he saw Noye and Stephen Cameron brawling by the van.
Mr Decabral said he watched in horror as Noye plunged a knife into Mr Cameron's chest and then watched as Noye closed the blade and walked back to the Land Rover Discovery.
But in October 2000, Mr Decabral was shot as he sat in a car parked near a supermarket in Ashford.
It is alleged a man in his early twenties who was wearing a light green jacket was seen running away, but he was never traced.
Folkestone landlord shot dead
4 unsolved murders in Thanet
Dad's wait for justice after son shot
Unsolved murder of Thanet mother
All the unsolved murders in Kent over the last 30 years
24/06/1987 – Wendy Knell, 25, died of strangulation in Tunbridge Wells
15/12/1987 – Caroline Pierce, 20, died by a blunt instrument in Tunbridge Wells
22/09/1988 - David Short, 36, died by a blunt instrument in Broadstairs
06/11/1988 – Derek Brann, 49, died by a sharp instrument, he was found on the roadside on the M20
06/03/1989 – XX (Baby), died of newborn exposure in Chatham
26/09/1989 – Robert Simmonds, 34, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Mark Petch, 26, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Timothy Reeves, 25, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Dean Pavey, 32, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – David McMillan, 26, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Richard Jones, 27, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Richard Fice, 22, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Trevor Davis, 29, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – J A Cleatheroe, 25, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Michael Ball, 24, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
26/09/1989 – Christopher Nolan, 21, died in an IRA explosion in Deal
07/11/1989 – Willuiam Youens, 51, died of a blunt instrument and stabbing, Chatham
07/08/1990 – William Webster, 60, died of burning or scalding in Yalding
01/04/1991 – Alan J Leppard, 43, died of a shooting in Margate
14/05/1991 – Glenda Potter, 32, died of suffocation in Rochester
25/12/1991 – Brenda Long, 41, died of drowning in Herne Bay
26/09/1994 – Stan Nicholls, 37, died of a shooting in Yalding
18/09/1994 – Hassan Silgi, 46, died of a shooting in Rochester
03/04/1995 – XX (baby), died of strangulation in Ashford
13/09/1997 – Raymond Clifford, 44, died of shooting in Chatham
05/11/1998 – John Lee, 28, died of a shooting in Gravesend
19/09/1999 – Michael Smith, 41, died of shooting in Canterbury
30/12/1999 – Flamur Daci, 28, died of a sharp instrument in Gravesend
15/08/2000 – Jonathan Bristow, 39, died of a shooting in Ashford
05/10/2000 – Alan Decabral, 40, died of a shooting in Ashford
20/04/2001 – Leonard Naylor, 46, died of a shooting in Gravesend
18/03/2007 – Albert Bishop, 75, died of a blunt instrument in Ashford
11/07/2007 – Ashley Dighton, 19, unknown death in Ashford
01/03/2008 – David O'Leary, 31, died of a shooting in Margate
17/10/2008 - Daniel King, 51, died of a shooting in Ditton
10/11/2008 – Andrew Cresswell, 51, died of a blunt instrument in Ashford
09/01/2010 – Antoine Dennis, 67, died of a sharp instrument died in Chatham
28/12/2010 – Adrian Milner, 48, died by being punched in Sittingbourne
19/02/2016 – Laura El-Hagrasi, 33, it is not known how she died in Margate
01/03/2016 – Deborah Griggs, 34, it is not known how she died in Deal

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Q: Why I keep getting "Object reference not set to an instance of an object."? My objective is to connect to an mdb database (stored locally), go through it and get the following information:
-The names of all the tables present in the database
-The name of the columns AND their type in each table of the database.
While developing the code I used the code indicated in the answer to the following stackoverflow question
need to find the type of the column of DB
I implemented the code written in the accepted answer and tailored it to my needs. Here is what I have so far:
      DataSet dtImportedTables = new DataSet();
      Globals.strSQLQuery = "SELECT * FROM {0}";
     //try
     //{
       Globals.conConnection = new OleDbConnection(Globals.strConnection);
       Globals.conConnection.Open();

      foreach (DataRow row in Globals.tblSchemaTable.Rows)
     {
       DataTable dt = new DataTable();

     OleDbCommand command = new OleDbCommand(String.Format(Globals.strSQLQuery, row["TABLE_NAME"] as String), Globals.conConnection);
     dt.Load(command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.SchemaOnly));
     dtImportedTables.Tables.Add(dt);

     }

   Globals.conConnection.Close();

   string temp="";

    int k;

    foreach (DataTable dt in dtImportedTables.Tables)
   {

    k = 0;
         foreach (DataColumn dc in dt.Columns)
        {

          Globals.arrColumnNamesList[k] = dc.ColumnName;
          Globals.arrColumnTypesList[k] = dc.DataType.ToString();
          temp += k+ ") "+Globals.arrColumnNamesList[k] + Environment.NewLine + Globals.arrColumnTypesList[k] + Environment.NewLine;
         k++;

           }
       }

Note the following:
-I am using Visual Studio 2012 and this is a Windows Form App, programmed in C#
-The connection works fine (according to debug at least), and the database in question is made up of just one table containing several columns.
-The full debug description of the error is:
$exception{"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."}
System.Exception {System.NullReferenceException}
-Both Globals.arrColumnTypesList and Globals.arrColumnNamesList are arrays of type string.
-On the third instruction line I commented out the "try" section for debug purposes (i.e. if left intact the program would simply not execute the whole section because of the error I am inquiring about, thus not letting the debugger warn me of the error).
-I had to modify both foreach statements from the original version found in the stackoverflow question mentioned above. As it was written the compiler would give me an error.
-The problem occurs here:
 Globals.arrColumnTypesList[k] = dc.DataType.ToString();

While looking through other questions about this exception, i found that it is thrown typically if the expression returns a NULL value (in this case, as I understand it, it would mean that dc.DataType is NULL). However, in the debug tool of VisualStudio, DataType is not NULL at all, it contains in fact the value {"System.String"}. I figured that the ToString() method could have been the cause of this strange behaviour so I changed the expression to the following:
 Globals.arrColumnTypesList[k] = dc.DataType.Name;

It gave me the same error and this time dc.DataType.Name had a value of "String", clearly of type string.
Can anybody help me figure out what is going on? Is the debugger perhaps misleading me indicating the error is on that line while the real problem could be someplace else?

A: Have you initialized Globals.arrColumnTypesList? If that field is null, there would be a NullReferenceException.

A: Most likely, you never initialize Globals.arrColumnTypesList. Try something like this before the loop:
Globals.arrColumnTypesList = new List<string>();

Or (depending on the type of arrColumnTypesList):
Globals.arrColumnTypesList = new string[dt.Columns.Count];

A: You could try debugging the code in debug mode and turning exceptions on - this will stop the code at the point the exception occurs. In general this is a useful feature that allows you to quickly find where an exception is being thrown.
To do this, in VS2012, go to Debug -> Exceptions and tick the 'Thrown' box for Common Language Runtime Exceptions. (Or press Ctrl + D, E to get the same dialog).

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Plebanivka (în ) este o comună în raionul Terebovlea, regiunea Ternopil, Ucraina, formată din satele Plebanivka (reședința) și Zalavie.

Demografie

Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației comunei Plebanivka era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de alte limbi.

Note

Plebanivka, Terebovlea, Ternopil
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Q: Stuck at BusyBox error after trying to fix other errors I get stuck at the busybox menu after a while and I don't know what to do.

*

*I installed Ubuntu on my laptop, and after I put it to sleep I came to it the next day and it was on a black screen.

*After holding down the power button - and restarting - I got stuck in a login loop.

*Upon trying to fix the login loop issue (Steps from here), the laptop gets to the busybox menu.

It won't allow me to plug in the USB I originally installed it from.
EDIT: Recreated the original USB and making some progress, however this question may become still open if the issue repeats (as it probably will).
EDIT2: Re-ran installer, ubuntu didn't install (errno 30) and USB is again not booting into ubuntu, with "error: no such partition" and grub rescue.

A: I know the guidelines don't like me doing this, but I can't comment:
Have you tried holding down one of the common BIOS keys during boot?


uTFilterManager هو تطبيق صمم خصيصا ليكون مديرا لتصفية RSS أوتورنت. الهدف هو جعل البرامج أساسا الحياة أسهل عند العمل مع أو إضافة مرشحات متعددة.
uTFilterManager is an application specially designed to be a RSS filter manager for uTorrent. The programs goal is to basically make life easier when working with or adding multiple filters.


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#include "ogr_ngw.h"

/*
 * OGRNGWDriverIdentify()
 */

static int OGRNGWDriverIdentify( GDALOpenInfo *poOpenInfo )
{
    return STARTS_WITH_CI( poOpenInfo->pszFilename, "NGW:" );
}

/*
 * OGRNGWDriverOpen()
 */

static GDALDataset *OGRNGWDriverOpen( GDALOpenInfo *poOpenInfo )
{
    if( OGRNGWDriverIdentify( poOpenInfo ) == 0 )
    {
        return nullptr;
    }

    OGRNGWDataset *poDS = new OGRNGWDataset();
    if( !poDS->Open( poOpenInfo->pszFilename, poOpenInfo->papszOpenOptions,
                     poOpenInfo->eAccess == GA_Update, poOpenInfo->nOpenFlags ) )
    {
        delete poDS;
        poDS = nullptr;
    }

    return poDS;
}

/*
 * OGRNGWDriverCreate()
 *
 * Add new datasource name at the end of URL:
 * NGW:http://some.nextgis.com/resource/0/new_name
 * NGW:http://some.nextgis.com:8000/test/resource/0/new_name
 */

static GDALDataset *OGRNGWDriverCreate( const char *pszName,
                                            CPL_UNUSED int nBands,
                                            CPL_UNUSED int nXSize,
                                            CPL_UNUSED int nYSize,
                                            CPL_UNUSED GDALDataType eDT,
                                            char **papszOptions )

{
    NGWAPI::Uri stUri = NGWAPI::ParseUri(pszName);
    CPLErrorReset();
    if( stUri.osPrefix != "NGW" )
    {
        CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Unsupported name %s", pszName);
        return nullptr;
    }

    CPLDebug("NGW", "Parse uri result. URL: %s, ID: %s, New name: %s",
        stUri.osAddress.c_str(), stUri.osResourceId.c_str(),
        stUri.osNewResourceName.c_str());
    std::string osKey = CSLFetchNameValueDef( papszOptions, "KEY", "");
    std::string osDesc = CSLFetchNameValueDef( papszOptions, "DESCRIPTION", "");

    CPLJSONObject oPayload;
    CPLJSONObject oResource( "resource", oPayload );
    oResource.Add( "cls", "resource_group" );
    oResource.Add( "display_name", stUri.osNewResourceName );
    if( !osKey.empty() )
    {
        oResource.Add( "keyname", osKey );
    }

    if( !osDesc.empty() )
    {
        oResource.Add( "description", osDesc );
    }

    CPLJSONObject oParent( "parent", oResource );
    oParent.Add( "id", std::stoi(stUri.osResourceId) );

    std::string osPayload = "POSTFIELDS=" + oPayload.Format(CPLJSONObject::Plain);

    char** papszHTTPOptions = nullptr;
    papszHTTPOptions = CSLAddString( papszHTTPOptions, "CUSTOMREQUEST=POST" );
    papszHTTPOptions = CSLAddString( papszHTTPOptions, osPayload.c_str() );
    papszHTTPOptions = CSLAddString( papszHTTPOptions,
        "HEADERS=Content-Type: application/json\r\nAccept: */*" );

    CPLJSONDocument oRequest;
    bool bResult = oRequest.LoadUrl( NGWAPI::GetResource(stUri.osAddress, ""),
        papszHTTPOptions );
    CSLDestroy(papszHTTPOptions);

    if( !bResult )
    {
        return nullptr;
    }

    CPLJSONObject oRoot = oRequest.GetRoot();
    if( !oRoot.IsValid() )
    {
        return nullptr;
    }

    std::string osNewResourceId = oRoot.GetString( "id" );
    if( osNewResourceId.empty() )
    {
        return nullptr;
    }

    OGRNGWDataset *poDS = new OGRNGWDataset();

    if( !poDS->Open( stUri.osAddress, osNewResourceId, papszOptions, true, GDAL_OF_ALL ) )
    {
        delete poDS;
        poDS = nullptr;
    }

    return poDS;
}

/*
 * GetHeaders()
 */
static char **GetHeaders()
{
    char **papszOptions = nullptr;
    papszOptions = CSLAddString(papszOptions, "HEADERS=Accept: */*");
    std::string osUserPwd = CPLGetConfigOption("NGW_USERPWD", "");
    if( !osUserPwd.empty() )
    {
        papszOptions = CSLAddString(papszOptions, "HTTPAUTH=BASIC");
        std::string osUserPwdOption("USERPWD=");
        osUserPwdOption += osUserPwd;
        papszOptions = CSLAddString(papszOptions, osUserPwdOption.c_str());
    }
    return papszOptions;
}

/*
 * OGRNGWDriverDelete()
 */
static CPLErr OGRNGWDriverDelete( const char *pszName )
{
    NGWAPI::Uri stUri = NGWAPI::ParseUri(pszName);
    CPLErrorReset();
    if( !stUri.osNewResourceName.empty() )
    {
        CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Unsupported url %s", pszName);
        return CE_Failure;
    }

    if( stUri.osPrefix != "NGW" )
    {
        CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Unsupported name %s", pszName);
        return CE_Failure;
    }

    if( stUri.osResourceId == "0" )
    {
        CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Cannot delete resource 0");
        return CE_Failure;
    }

    char **papszOptions = GetHeaders();
    // NGWAPI::Permissions stPermissions = NGWAPI::CheckPermissions(stUri.osAddress,
    //     stUri.osResourceId, papszOptions, true);
    // if( stPermissions.bResourceCanDelete )
    // {
        return NGWAPI::DeleteResource(stUri.osAddress, stUri.osResourceId,
            papszOptions) ? CE_None : CE_Failure;
    // }
    // CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_AppDefined, "Operation not permitted.");
    // return CE_Failure;
}

/*
 * OGRNGWDriverRename()
 */
static CPLErr OGRNGWDriverRename( const char *pszNewName, const char *pszOldName )
{
    NGWAPI::Uri stUri = NGWAPI::ParseUri(pszOldName);
    CPLErrorReset();
    if( stUri.osPrefix != "NGW" )
    {
        CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_NotSupported, "Unsupported name %s", pszOldName);
        return CE_Failure;
    }
    CPLDebug("NGW", "Parse uri result. URL: %s, ID: %s, New name: %s",
        stUri.osAddress.c_str(), stUri.osResourceId.c_str(), pszNewName);
    char **papszOptions = GetHeaders();
    // NGWAPI::Permissions stPermissions = NGWAPI::CheckPermissions(stUri.osAddress,
    //     stUri.osResourceId, papszOptions, true);
    // if( stPermissions.bResourceCanUpdate )
    // {
        return NGWAPI::RenameResource(stUri.osAddress, stUri.osResourceId,
            pszNewName, papszOptions) ? CE_None : CE_Failure;
    // }
    // CPLError(CE_Failure, CPLE_AppDefined, "Operation not permitted.");
    // return CE_Failure;
}

/*
 * RegisterOGRNGW()
 */

void RegisterOGRNGW()
{
    if( GDALGetDriverByName( "NGW" ) != nullptr )
    {
        return;
    }

    GDALDriver *poDriver = new GDALDriver();

    poDriver->SetDescription( "NGW" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_LONGNAME, "NextGIS Web" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DCAP_RASTER, "YES" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DCAP_VECTOR, "YES" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_SUBDATASETS, "YES" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_HELPTOPIC, "drv_ngw.html" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_CONNECTION_PREFIX, "NGW:" );

    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_OPENOPTIONLIST,
        "<OpenOptionList>"
        "   <Option name='USERPWD' scope='raster,vector' type='string' description='Username and password, separated by colon'/>"
        "   <Option name='PAGE_SIZE' scope='vector' type='integer' description='Limit feature count while fetching from server. Default value is -1 - no limit' default='-1'/>"
        "   <Option name='BATCH_SIZE' scope='vector' type='integer' description='Size of feature insert and update operations cache before send to server. If batch size is -1 batch mode is disabled' default='-1'/>"
        "   <Option name='CACHE_EXPIRES' scope='raster' type='integer' description='Time in seconds cached files will stay valid. If cached file expires it is deleted when maximum size of cache is reached. Also expired file can be overwritten by the new one from web' default='604800'/>"
        "   <Option name='CACHE_MAX_SIZE' scope='raster' type='integer' description='The cache maximum size in bytes. If cache reached maximum size, expired cached files will be deleted' default='67108864'/>"
        "</OpenOptionList>"
    );

    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_CREATIONOPTIONLIST,
        "<CreationOptionList>"
        "   <Option name='KEY' scope='raster,vector' type='string' description='Key value. Must be unique in whole NextGIS Web instance'/>"
        "   <Option name='DESCRIPTION' scope='raster,vector' type='string' description='Resource description'/>"
        "   <Option name='USERPWD' type='string' description='Username and password, separated by colon'/>"
        "   <Option name='PAGE_SIZE' type='integer' description='Limit feature count while fetching from server. Default value is -1 - no limit' default='-1'/>"
        "   <Option name='BATCH_SIZE' type='integer' description='Size of feature insert and update operations cache before send to server. If batch size is -1 batch mode is disabled' default='-1'/>"
        "</CreationOptionList>"
    );

    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DS_LAYER_CREATIONOPTIONLIST,
        "<LayerCreationOptionList>"
        "   <Option name='OVERWRITE' type='boolean' description='Whether to overwrite an existing table with the layer name to be created' default='NO'/>"
        "   <Option name='KEY' type='string' description='Key value. Must be unique in whole NextGIS Web instance'/>"
        "   <Option name='DESCRIPTION' type='string' description='Resource description'/>"
        "</LayerCreationOptionList>"
    );

    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DMD_CREATIONFIELDDATATYPES, "Integer Integer64 Real String Date DateTime Time" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DCAP_NOTNULL_FIELDS, "NO" );
    poDriver->SetMetadataItem( GDAL_DCAP_DEFAULT_FIELDS, "NO" );
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There's rapid growth, and then there's the growth that Atomic Cartoons has experienced in the last several years, which to adequately illustrate would probably require some kind of slickly animated time-lapse sequence whipped up by one of the company's award-winning artists.
The Vancouver-based animation firm – which was acquired by Thunderbird Pictures in 2015 and will celebrate its 20thanniversary in 2019 – grew from 25 employees in 2011 to more than 400 in 2018. The staggering pace of growth required them to move from their long-time Mount Pleasant digs into a sprawling space across the alley once occupied by Kit & Ace (the official opening in March was attended by Premier John Horgan).
Atomic's rapid expansion has occurred in step with growth within the local animation industry. The Vancouver Economic Commission reports that Vancouver is now the number one visual effects and animation cluster in the world; more than 10,000 artists are employed at roughly 60 VFX and animation houses.
Despite its eye-popping growth, Atomic Cartoons has no intention of growing indiscriminately, according to its president, Jennifer McCarron. Atomic is all about playing the long game.
Atomic Cartoons was founded by a quartet of artists in 1999. The company quickly established itself as an artist-driven boutique firm specializing in 2D animation with their original projects Atomic Betty and Pirate Express. McCarron – an animation veteran who was VP of production at Rainmaker Entertainment – joined Atomic in 2011, when the company was eager to deep-dive into the world of computer-generated animation.
McCarron says she was initially drawn to Atomic by its culture, which dates back to the company's founding and begins and ends with a focus on the artists. "They really value the people and the art," says McCarron – a rare quality in an industry with a high turnover of employees. "We spend a lot of time worrying and caring about career progression, because we really want people to stay at Atomic, and build a career," says McCarron.
To find those stars, Atomic works closely with all of the local post-secondary institutions, and has recently expanded its outreach efforts into high schools to "get people thinking that this could be a career for them," says McCarron.
Atomic's lengthy filmography includes Max & Ruby, Little Charmers, Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Transformers: Rescue Bots, Marvel Super Hero Adventures, and a series of shorts for Mattel and Mojang based on the Minecraft video game. Its original work includes Beat Bugs, an award-winning series inspired by the music of The Beatles, and – coming to Netflix in 2019 – The Last Kids on Earth, a serialized animated adventure-comedy based on Max Brallier's New York Times bestselling book series.
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Foreign virus takes wing; Encephalitis: Insecticide spraying needed for mosquitoes that carry disease from birds to humans.
DEAD BIRDS alerted health officials to a rare African encephalitis virus that recently killed five people and infected about 40 others in the New York area. The West Nile virus is also linked to a Toronto man's death and to birds tested in New Jersey and Connecticut.
Federal experts are testing dead birds from Maryland to Florida, fearing the infection might spread through the fall southern migration. No virus has been found in them so far.
The disease is thought to be transmitted by mosquitoes who bite infected birds and then bite humans. Infected humans can also transmit it back to mosquitoes that bite them. Ticks are another suspected carrier.
This is the first confirmed report of West Nile virus in the Western Hemisphere. Scientists must find out how it develops in this new setting before they can come up with a prevention plan.
Travelers abroad can bring back exotic diseases, such as malaria. But the potential for the spread of West Nile encephalitis in the United States is enhanced by its transmission through common urban birds, such as pigeons and crows.
Several states launched emergency spraying programs. Maryland began spraying three weeks ago in response to a late-season explosion of mosquitoes on the Lower Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland. Airplanes and trucks are misting affected areas with Naled, a stronger chemical than the biological insecticides used in spring.
For now, that seems the only way to control the mosquito outbreak and stop the spread of the virus. Residents can help by cleaning up their properties and covering, draining or removing containers that can hold stagnant water, the breeding ground of mosquitoes.


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'Venom' Movie To Be Made By Sony
Posted on March 4, 2016 by Joseph Wade
The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Sony are to make a stand alone 'Venom' movie that shall be introduced as a separate entity to their Marvel property 'Spider-Man'. It is expected to be the launch of a new franchise.
Venom's last movie outing was in 'Spider-Man 3', as played by Topher Grace.
Sony have hired Spider-Man overseers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach to produce the movie and oversee the project, with Dante Harper, a relatively inexperienced writer whose previous work includes rewrites to 'Edge of Tomorrow' (2014) and a joint project writing 'Sleepless Night' (2016), set to write the script.
Venom was introduced to the 'Spider-Man' universe in 1988 and was used in a manner that frustrated fans of the comic books in Sam Raimi's 3rd installment of the 'Spider-Man' franchise.
As of this moment there are no names linked to direct or star in the movie.
Source: THR
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ABHYUDAYA RECENT RESEARCHES IN EPIGRA-PHY AND NUMISMATICS (COMMEMORATION VOLUME IN HONOUR OF DR. K.V. RAMESH)
RECENT RESEARCHES IN EPIGRA-PHY AND NUMISMATICS (COMMEMORATION VOLUME IN HONOUR OF DR. K.V. RAMESH)
Edited by Dr. T. S. Ravishankar
Dr. S. Swaminathan
As a tribute to the memory of Dr. K.V. Ramesh, a collec-tion of essays is presented by scholars who admired and adored him. Dr. K.V. Ramesh, for whom this collection of essays is meant, was such a scholar, whose scholarship was widely acclaimed and applauded. An erudite scholar and accomplished epigraphist of high caliber Dr. Ramesh com-bined in himself the orthodoxy of old school of thought and recent trends in the Indian historiography. Dr. Ramesh was a versatile genius whose passion included not only epigraphy but also other fields. His mastery of Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, and English was really enviable. A con-noisseur of arts and letters he was equally at ease in solving crossword puzzles as he decipher ancient inscriptions writ-ten in a complicated script. Epigraphy obtained a new lease of life during his tenure and research scholars thronged to the branch in large numbers which earned the branch a sobriquet "Mecca of epigraphical studies". It is a thrilling experience to go through the books authored by him as they are written in a breezy style. A polyglot he was a role model to many.
Dr. T. S. Ravishankar (b. 1955) joined the Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1980. Since then, he has been working as an expert in Sanskrit, Epigra-phy and Numismatics. Presently he is heading the branch.
Dr. S. Swaminathan (b. 1953) An accomplished Tamil epigraphist served in the Epigraphy Branch of Archaeolog-ical Survey of India for more than three decades. He has authored 5 books and published more than 100 articles in
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Riki is the Los Angeles based dark synth-pop outfit commandeered by the mysterious Niff Nawor, a visual artist and musician active in the deathrock / anarcho-punk scenes of the California bay area (formerly a member of Crimson Scarlet), before founding her solo endeavor as Riki in 2017.
Riki returns with her 2nd simulacrum of pitch-perfect synth-pop, aptly titled for the precious substance it is: Gold. Inspired by notions of symbolic power, letting go, and transmutable realms of the heart, the album further refines her rare gift for making swooning melancholia as anthemic as it atmospheric. Working with Telefon Tel Aviv co-founder Josh Eustis at his Pasadena studio, the sessions unfolded fluidly and fruitfully, focusing on "quieter moments" and refining the record's palette and voice. Occasional interruption from a nearby flock of wild parrots infused a mood of California dreaming, purple sunsets dissolving into deepening neon night.
Like all the most elusive pop, Riki's songcraft is simultaneously direct and oblique, dynamic and detached, shifting from sparkling chorus to elliptical outro according to its own poetic logic. She characterizes her lyrical muse as "very much what's going on in my life, things I wanted to say but didn't have the platform." This subcurrent of dream fulfillment animates the melodies with a specificity and immediacy that transcends her pantheon of 80's influences: from Saâda Bonaire and Strawberry Switchblade to Bryan Ferry, Bananarama, and beyond. Gold skews less dance floor than her instant classic 2020 debut but taken as a collection it's equally stirring, stylish, and exquisitely produced. Evocatively layered arrangements of drum machinery, sequencer, fretless bass, grey sky guitar, saxophone, and FX, anchored by Riki's singular voice, alternately widescreen and wounded, yearning beyond time for ecstasies both fleeting and forever: "Thought I knew you, but you've gone far away / it's not in your nature to stay / but the thought that I need you, grows stronger every day / the colors begin / to change."
'Gold' comes out on November 26, 2021 on Dais Records. Pre-order here.


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Spectre makes a comeback
When one cyberattack is stopped, another more powerful variant almost always takes its place. It happens all the time with ransomware, computer viruses, and Trojan horses. Recently, this has become the case with Spectre attacks, which exploit a fundamental flaw in modern computer chips. Here's everything you need to know.
Spectre 101
For those who don't know, Spectre is a vulnerability in modern computer chips like Intel and AMD that allows hackers to steal confidential information stored in an application's memory, including passwords, instant messages, and emails. Malicious code running on a computer or web browser could be used to exploit this vulnerability, but ever since Spectre was discovered, Microsoft, AMD, Intel, and other tech companies released a series of updates to fix it.
What is NetSpectre?
To perform Spectre attacks, malware would have to run on a targeted machine to extract sensitive data. But in late July, Austrian security researchers found a way to launch Spectre-style attacks remotely without locally installed malware. The new attack is called NetSpectre and it can be conducted over a local area network or via the cloud.
So far, it's impractical for average hackers to use this method to steal data. In tests, researchers were able to steal data at a rate of between 15 to 60 bits per hour, which means it would take days to gather corporate secrets and passwords. As such, NetSpectre will probably be used by hackers who want to target specific individuals but don't want to resort to obvious methods like phishing scams or spyware.
Experts also warn that while NetSpectre may be impractical now, hackers may develop faster and more powerful variants in the future.
How should you protect your business?
NetSpectre attacks exploit the same vulnerabilities as the original Spectre so it's important to install the latest firmware and security updates. You should also secure your networks with advanced firewalls and intrusion prevention systems to detect potential NetSpectre attacks.
Last but not least, working with a reputable managed services provider that offers proactive network monitoring and security consulting services can go a long way in protecting your business from a slew of cyberthreats.
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New Windows update for PC vulnerabilities
Two newly discovered Windows vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown and Spectre, make it possible for hackers to steal all sorts of confidential information. To resolve this issue, Microsoft has released an update. Continue reading to stay protected.
Issues with Microsoft's Spectre and Meltdown patches
After the January 3rd announcement of unprecedented security vulnerabilities, Microsoft has been rushing to release security updates for its Windows operating system. At their most basic, these complex vulnerabilities, named Spectre and Meltdown, make it possible for a program installed on your computer to access any information stored on your hard drive, even if it is protected.
These flaws mean that anything you've typed into your computer is at risk: credit card numbers, passwords — all of it. But don't rush off to install fixes just yet. There are a few speed bumps you'll have to navigate on your road to safety.
Incompatibility issues
According to reports, Microsoft's patches have caused several problems to some users' computers. For some, installing the new patches has resulted in computers with older processors to crash more often than usual. Users with newer processors have found their computers struggling to boot up, with some never getting past the Windows loading screen.
As a result, on more than one occasion, hardware and software vendors have recommended that its customers postpone installing the new patches.
Spectre and Meltdown can cause serious damage, but that doesn't mean anyone should run off to haphazardly attempt computer repair above their ability. Until the process for installing patches has been ironed out, we recommend enlisting help.
Given the issues on patches, IT novices shouldn't update their computers on their own. Without adequate experience, you might install the wrong patch and cause even more problems to your computer. Or worse, install one of the pieces of malware masquerading as Spectre patches. Instead, why not call a professional to update your computer and protect your system from Meltdown and Spectre?
Data and network security is no easy task. We offer advanced, multi-layer protection to keep your data safe and sound. Give us a call and we'll explain how we can help.
Meltdown and Spectre fixes cause problems
It's been three weeks since one of the worst IT security vulnerabilities in history was announced, and consumers are still receiving mixed messages about how to protect themselves. We usually encourage users to install software updates as often as possible, but when it comes to Meltdown and Spectre, that advice comes with an asterisk.
Unsecured data storage
Spectre and Meltdown are the names given to two hardware flaws that allow hackers to see any piece of information stored on your computer. Although slightly different in execution, both take advantage of a hardware feature that computer chips use to access and store private information. For the last 20 years, security experts believed this information could not be stolen or spied on by malicious software, but that assumption was proven false on January 3, 2018.
Now that the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities are public information, hackers can use them to create programs that steal passwords, social security numbers, credit card numbers, and anything else you type into your computer.
Because these problems are hardware-based, none of the updates will be able to secure the vulnerable storage; they'll simply prevent your computer from storing anything in it. Currently, there are patches for:
Operating systems (Windows, macOS, and Linux)
Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and IE)
Chip firmware (low-level programs installed on the processor itself)
If you're using an Apple computer, these updates are relatively easy to install. If you're using a Windows or Linux-based computer, these patches may cause your machine to freeze, reboot unexpectedly, or significantly slow down.
Why should I wait to install the updates?
Intel, one of the chipmakers responsible for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws, has provided contradictory recommendations on more than one occasion. As recently as January 18, Intel recommended waiting for an updated patch, but in the same announcement also recommended "consumers to keep systems up-to-date."
Experts believe detecting an attack that is based on one of these flaws will be relatively easy and represent an alternative to installing updates that could render your computer unusable.
IT support experts will be able to quickly and easily assess what is the best option for your computers. For example, our team can determine whether or not your hardware will conflict with the current patches, and either install them or set up a detection strategy that will help you mitigate the risks without ruining your computer.
If you need expert IT support for quick responses and ironclad security — give us a call today.


Erin Eckert scored four goals Friday in West Chester's win over Slippery Rock.
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Hannah Cowan scored five goals Friday and Erin Eckert added four more to lead No. 10 West Chester to a 16-8 victory against Slippery Rock on a blustery and windy afternoon at Vonnie Gros Field.
West Chester (5-1, 2-1 PSAC) opened a four-game homestand with a convincing win over Slippery Rock (3-4, 0-2).
Cowan finished the game with a career-high eight points to lead the Golden Rams' attack. She scored three of the first four goals for West Chester, who jumped out to a 7-1 lead. Eckert had three goals as well in the spurt. Melinda Speers scored the other goal.
West Chester, who led by as many as 10 goals until late in the game, forced Slippery Rock into 21 turnovers in the first half and held a 16-10 advantage in draw controls over the course of the entire game. A strong wind blowing toward the north end of the field challenged the players all game long.
Ashley Pyle, Sarah Dennison and Dina Cifelli each scored twice for the Rams. Eckert finished with five points while Cifelli notched four.
Gina Eberwein and Dennison each caused three turnovers as West Chester forced Slippery Rock into 32 turnovers for the game.
Jess Henderson made six saves in the cage for West Chester.


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How a little Canadian web series about a lesbian vampire became a worldwide hit
Carmilla is making the leap from YouTube web series to big-screen brand. The show, about a university student who falls in love with a vampire, has had nearly 70 million views over its three-season run.
Lesbian love story Carmilla gains international following online, leaps to big screen
Stephanie vanKampen · CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2017 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: October 24, 2017
Natasha Negovanlis, left, and Elise Bauman shoot a scene in Toronto for The Carmilla Movie. (Brenden Adam-Zwelling/Shaftesbury)
The 2017 Canadian Screen Awards shocked many in the television industry when the Fan Choice Award went to a little-known actor — Natasha Negovanlis — over popular television stars Hélène Joy and Yannick Bisson from Murdoch Mysteries.
"Most of you are wondering who the heck I am," Negovanlis said as she accepted the award on stage.
Toronto actor Natasha Negovanlis, 27, took home the 2017 Fan Choice Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. (Canadian Press)
But millions in the digital realm would recognize the 27-year-old Toronto actor as Carmilla, a lesbian vampire. The YouTube series Carmilla has nearly 70 million views in its three-season run, fans in 193 countries, and has been translated into 20 languages. Now, it's leaping to the big screen with a full-length feature film.
The low-budget Canadian show began streaming five-minute episodes in 2014. It tells the story of a female university student who falls in love with a female vampire. There are now 108 five-minute episodes, which streams on KindaTV, a YouTube channel aimed at millennial viewers.
'Safe haven'
Part of the reason the series took off, according to Negovanlis, lies in catering to the LGBTQ+ community.
"Our audience is so desperately in need of positive representation and it's something that they don't receive very often in film and television or media," said Negovanlis.
While there have been network shows with gay or lesbian characters, often they aren't at the centre of the story.
"Because it is a digital series, it reaches a larger audience. It reaches countries where being queer is sometimes illegal or not spoken about. So Carmilla provided this safe haven and online community."
The movie takes place five years after the series, when lead characters Laura and Carmilla are settling into regular life in downtown Toronto. (Brenden Adam-Zwelling/Shaftesbury)
Co-star Elise Bauman, who plays Laura, credits the show's success to its courage to tell a story others wouldn't.
"Digital is such an exciting new medium," Bauman said this summer during an interview from the Toronto set of The Carmilla Movie, which is now completed.
"Stories are being told that previously haven't been able to be seen on networks."
Executive producer Christina Jennings, CEO of Shaftesbury, said she didn't expect the little show to explode online.
"What we didn't realize when we set off, is we were creating a brand," said Jennings.
"You do your best creatively, you don't know if you've got a hit on your hands," she said. "By episode 20, it took off."
'Breaking a bunch of rules'
The show takes a radically different approach compared to television in filming short episodes. The entire series is shot from one static camera angle, as though viewers are looking through a webcam.
Jennings said producers tailor-made the series for YouTube, but the movie was shot in a more traditional way.
The first season of the digital series was shot in just four days in a house in Toronto. (Shaftsbury/KindaTV)
Jennings said Carmilla is "breaking a bunch of rules" in the movie, just as it did in the series.
The web series — which was sponsored entirely by Kotex manufacturer Kimberly-Clark — broke the mould as a scripted series for YouTube when most content on the medium was stand-up comedy or tutorials, she explained.
The Carmilla Movie was financed in large part by fans: a third of the movie budget came directly from fans who pre-ordered digital copies.
The Carmilla Movie is produced by Shaftesbury with Telefilm Canada. It plays on the largest scripted YouTube channel targeted for millennials in Canada. (Brenden Adam-Zwelling/Shaftesbury)
The Carmilla Movie will play in 30 cinemas across Canada on Thursday for one night only — as a way to bring fans together, Jennings said. On Friday, the day after the theatrical release, the film will be available for streaming online.
The action in the movie takes place five years after the web series and Carmilla and Laura are still a couple.
Furthermore, the Carmilla brand is continuing to grow, with a young adult book also in the works for 2019.
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Victoria Azarenka: Criticism from last Australian semi took 10 years to get over
Eleanor Crooks, PA Tennis Correspondent, Melbourne
Victoria Azarenka said it has taken her 10 years to get over the criticism she faced following her last Australian Open semi-final after finally making it back to the last four.
The Belarusian defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 in the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park on Tuesday and is putting together her best run since winning back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013.
The second of those proved controversial, with Azarenka taking a long medical time-out after failing to serve out a semi-final win over Sloane Stephens, who was then only 19.
Azarenka broke in the next game to clinch victory and told the crowd: "I almost did the choke of the year. I just felt a little bit overwhelmed realising that I'm one step from the final and nerves got into me for sure."
Azarenka later said she had pain in her chest and took the medical time-out for that reason but she faced a barrage of criticism for her actions before going on to defeat Li Na in the final.
Asked about the incident, a fired-up Azarenka said: "It was one of the worst things that I've ever gone through in my professional career, the way I was treated after that moment, the way I had to explain myself until 10.30pm at night because people didn't want to believe me.
"There is sometimes, I don't know, an incredible desire for a villain and a hero story that has to be written. But we're not villains, we're not heroes, we are regular human beings that go through so many, many things.
Jessica Pegula suffered a 6-4 6-1 defeat in the quarter-finals on Tuesday (Dita Alangkara/AP)
"Assumptions and judgments, all those comments, are just s**t because nobody's there to see the full story. It didn't matter how many times I said my story, it did not cut through.
"I was thinking about it. It took me 10 f***ing years to get over it. I finally am over that."
The 33-year-old produced a fine display to defeat third seed Pegula – who was the highest-ranked player left – and will take on Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the last four.
Azarenka said dealing with feelings of anxiety had been crucial to her resurgence, with the 24th seed reaching just her second semi-final at any grand slam since 2016.
"I don't think you recognise it right away," she said. "I think it builds up until you hit a pretty bad spot where nothing kind of makes sense. You feel kind of lost.
"I was at the point where I couldn't find anything that I feel good about myself, not even one sentence. I broke a few rackets after my match in Ostrava (in October). That was a very tough moment for me.
"From then, I tried to take it more simple. I started with not trying to be positive, just trying to be neutral, not to go negative.
"Accepting the anxiety that I have. Accepting the fear that I have. Kind of working through it. That was step by step.
"I kept trying to go a little step forward, another challenge, another step forward."
Pegula was playing in her fifth slam quarter-final – including three in a row here – but has yet to make it further.
The American praised Azarenka, saying: "That was a tough match. I think she played at a high level the entire time.
"I felt like every time I tried to get a little bit of momentum, I just wasn't able to really grab a hold of it. I don't think I played my best, but I also think she played very well from the start."
Of another quarter-final loss, Pegula added: "I don't really think it had much effect on me. Obviously afterwards, now, it sucks because I wish I could have made a semi, but it is what it is."
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One of the most common and ignored causes of back pain is lifting weight on your shoulders for prolonged periods of time. We do not realize but carrying a simple thing like a laptop bag on our shoulder can put strain on the lower back region. The lower back region is responsible for holding your upper body's weight and any other weight you carry. This is why if you carry something in your hand or over your shoulder, you can easily invite lower back pain.
Some jobs require you to constantly lift weights as a requirement. If you find yourself lifting heavy things from point A to point B during most of your work hours, you are an easy target of lower back pain. The best way to avoid pain in the lower region is to make sure that whatever you lift, lift it with the help of your legs and not your upper body or hands.
Another easy target for lower back pain are people who do not maintain a safe posture while working, studying or using a computer. In a recent research, it was revealed that one of the most common muscle pains and back aches are caused by wrong sitting or sleeping postures. If your job requires you to spend most of your working hours in front of a computer, consider taking short breaks after 45 minutes of sitting. With these breaks, make sure you also learn the correct posture of using a computer to avoid lower back pain and numerous other muscle aches that are common in computer users.
The most logical thinking of today is to exercise to live a healthy and pain free life. What we don't realize is that working out too much during a single session can cause major injuries in our bodies. One of these injuries can easily cause lower back pain. If you spend a lot of energy at the gym lifting very heavy weights, you need to be careful and maintain correct exercise postures. Most fitness trainers recommend keeping your workouts balanced with a good diet and correct exercise postures. If you are over exerting yourself at the gym in a single session because you do not get the time to go there every day, you should consider balancing your plan.
Lower back pain usually starts when your lower region is stressed for prolonged sessions. This is why lower back pain is very common in individuals who are overweight. Because your lower region supports most of your body weight, being overweight means consistently putting stress on your lower region. If you are overweight and suffer from back ache, your best solution to a pain free life is to lose that body weight.
Lower back pain is also quite common in individuals who sleep beyond the recommended sleep periods. The pain in the lower region can easily be accelerated if you are not maintaining a correct sleeping posture. This is why experts recommend changing your sleeping mattress and pillows often to make sure your body is in the correct posture when you are sleeping.
Lower back pain is common and can often be quite painful. It is one of the top sick leave reasons in the United States amongst other small common reasons like flu, fever and hay fever. Lower back pain is easy to get but hard to get rid of. The easiest way to stay away from it and live a comfortable life is to prevent it from happening. The above list of common causes provides you with enough reasons to start preventing the pain from happening. If you are already suffering from lower back pain which is beyond your control, consider visiting a doctor for prescribed medication or physical therapy.
My lower back gets very sore when I sit for long periods of time. I am at a desk all day long any tips for avoiding this? I get so locked up!
I completely understand. I used to set a timer to go offer every 20 minutes and make sure I got up and did a 1-2 minute stretch session. Simple stuff, raise your arms, lean to one side then the other etc… Just get up and move. It does wonders. Sounds simple, but it really is. You can also extend your legs and flex your quad muscles for 5-10 seconds. Try this and let me know how you feel. I think you will be amazed.
I just woke up one day last month and my lower spine only hurts on one spot and its effecting my whole back.. Know what might be the problem? And what to do?
I work in grocery store, and my back is hurting..not severe pain, but i can feel it.
It does hurt even im not lifting heavy stuff.
My legs does not hurt, just my lower back…above my pelvis..
Im 5'2 in height and i weight 150 lbs, a little overweight.
Did this just start? Have you done anything differently? Also what kind of sneakers are you wearing? If you are on your feet all day you will want a great pair of sneakers, not some cheap $20 pair. What happens if you take tylenol or ibuprofen?
I get back pain whenever I am standing and working with my hands out in front. Like severe pain. What causes that?
Grant could be a pinched nerve or disc herniation. If you feel that only when you move your arms certain ways I would go and see your doctor for a nerve test.
I was wondering if you know why I daily have back pain and I'm 18. I don't do heavy lifting or overwork my body.
There are so many things, but could be if you are sitting all day long at a desk, or even how you sleep. Too soft a bed. If you sit a lot at work make sure you take a break every 45minutes to an hour for 5 minutes and do some light stretching. It works wonders!
I am only 19, but I woke up one day and my lower back really hurts. It's almost a stinging feeling. I pressed on the lower back muscles and it didn't really feel sore, so I don't think it's muscle pain. It only hurts when I move in certain positions, such as bending down.
I did not do anything the day before.
Sounds like you slept on it wrong. It does happen. Did the issue go away?
My lower back has been killing me for over a month, I wasn't sure wat caused it but now I think it's because a lil over a month ago I got my own desk and I'm sitting down for 8 hrs n I don't really get up and stretch but now that I read ur article ill start doing that n see if it gets better. Thanks!
Yeah gotta get up every 45minutes to an hour and do something! Get the blood flowing and stretch a bit!
My lower back ache whenever i excerise alot. For example, during cycling, jogging and badminton training. Can u please guide me? Im only 16 years old.
Properly warming up and stretching before will help a lot. Also doing a slight cool down can be huge after you are done.
Yikes sounds like maybe a muscle strain or pull? Google pigeon stretch! That should get you feeling nice and loose!


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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars () — відеогра в жанрі стратегії в реальному часі з серії Command & Conquer, розроблена студією EA Los Angeles і видана компанією Electronic Arts в 2007 для персональних комп'ютерів з (Windows і Mac OS X) та ігрової приставки Xbox 360; третя гра в тиберіумній серії Command & Conquer.

Сюжет гри продовжує обертатися навколо глобального протиборства між Братством Нод та міжнародними збройними силами Глобальної Оборонної Ініціативи (GDI), які тимчасово змушує об'єднатися вторгнення скрінів — інопланетної раси, що занесла тиберіум на Землю.

Ігровий процес

Основи
Геймплей Command & Conquer 3 подібний на геймплей попередніх ігор серії. Зазвичай основна мета гравця полягає в тому, щоб перемогти ворога нападючи і знищуючи його базу, розвиваючи й захищаючи власну. Мобільний збірний цех (МЗЦ) є центром бази, він забезпечує будівництво інших споруд і містить радар для огляду карти. МЗЦ здатний трансформуватися в пересувну форму. Певні будівлі можуть випускати війська, забезпечувати оборону і давати ресурси, необхідні для розбудови бази та ведення бою.

На екрані міститься інтерфейс, що складається з карти, показників кількості ресурсів, закладок будівництва та створення військ, зони інформації/управління військами, технікою і спорудами (залежно що саме вибрано в даний момент), панелі режимів (агресія, оборона, охорона, бездіяльність) та прокладання маршруту військ, і панелі спеціальних можливостей. Спеціальні можливості відкриваються в міру розвитку бази чи захоплення нейтральних і ворожих будівель. Вони різні для кожної фракції і можуть бути такі як створення мінного поля, підрив ворожої споруди, маскування і т. д. Їх використання вимагає ресурсів.

Кран, як і МЗЦ, дозволяє будувати споруди (але не всі). МЗЦ і кран можуть будувати одночасно. Кожен новий кран додає ще одну чергу будівництва. Непотрібні споруди можна «продати», зруйнуваши їх і отримавши частину їхньої вартості.

Ресурси
Тиберіум є основним ресурсом і, як правило, збирається з родовищ кристалів тиберіуму, розкиданих по карті. Вичерпані родовища з часом відновлюються. Кристали, зібрані спеціальними комбайнами і відвантажені в переробну будівлю, дають гравцеві крéдити, які потім автоматично використовуватися при створенні підрозділів і будівлі/ремонті споруд. Максимальний ліміт ресурсів, коли при добуванні нових, вони вже не додаються, збільшується будівництвом сховищ тиберіуму (крім скрінів). Деякі карти також мають тиберіумні вишки, які при захопленні інженером постійно дають певну кількість ресурсів. Існують й інші споруди, які можна захопити, як генератори ЕМІ чи оборонні вишки. Часом на місцевості трапляються контейнери, які містять ресурси, підвищують звання військ, або лікують/ремонтують їх.

Другим ресурсом є енергія, яка генерується електростанціями. Кожна споруда вимагає живлення, якщо енергії недостатньо, вся база опиняється під загрозою. Виробництво та будівництво тимчасово блокується, якщо необхідні споруди зруйновані, або знеструмлені. Споруди можна тимчасово відключити від енергомережі для економії.

Війська і бої
Війська поділяються на піхоту, техніку та авіацію, кожен зі своїми спеціалізаціями. Ефективність військ визначається за принципом камінь-ножиці-папір — стрільці ефективні проти піхоти, але неефективні проти техніки, ракетометники ефективні проти техніки, споруд і авіації, але не стрільців і гренадерів і т. д. Війська ростуть у званнях зі знищенням противників (в тому числі будівель). Є три звання з якими підвищуються сила і стійкість, на третьому рівні додається регенерація. На відміну від попередніх ігор, у цій піхотинці в більшості замовляються не по одному, а цілими загонами. Всі фракції мають інженерів, що служать для швидкого ремонту і захоплення будівель, і елітних бійців, представлених одним особливо сильним солдатом зі спеціальними здібностями. Практично кожен тип будівель в грі дає доступ до нових технологій і додаткових можливостей. Кожна фракція має в своєму розпорядженні зброю масового ураження, яка стає доступна після побудови спеціальної споруди. Ця зброя «перезаряджається» перед першим використанням і після кожного наступного.

Ігрові фракції
Глобальна Оборонна Ініціатива (Global Defense Initiative, GDI)

GDI об'єднує основні армії демократичних країн світу задля швидкого реагування на конфлікти та боротьби з тиберіумним забрудненням. Основні сили GDI розташовуються на території США та Західної Європи.

Війська GDI мають більшу силу та захист, ніж у Нод, оснащені передовими зброєю та обладнанням. Але зворотним боком є те, що армія повільніша та менш гнучка в тактиках. Разом із тим GDI здатні, хоч і обмежено, миттєво перекидати на поле бою значні підкріплення. На час подій гри ця фракція майже відмовилася від крокуючої техніки, визнаної невиправдано вразливою. Надзброєю є орбітальна Іонна гармата, яка на відміну від попередньої гри, перестала завдавати точкових ударів, а навпаки, створює обширний вибух, подібно до ядерної зброї.

Юніти: Стрільці, Ракетники, Інженер, Гренадери, Снайпери, Спецпризначенці, Командо; Джип «Пітбуль», Танк «Хижак», БТР, Ремонтний модуль, Розкладний аванпост «Маркшейдер», Крокуюча артилерія «Джаґґернаут», Важкий танк «Мамонт»; Бомбардувальник «Косатка», Винищувач-бомбардувальник «Яструб», Транспортер V-35.

Братство Нод (Brotherhood of Nod)

Військово-релігійна організація під проводом харизматичного лідера Кейна, що вважає тиберіум запорукою розвитку людства. Основні сили Нод розташовуються на території колишнього СРСР і СНД. Ця фракція має значний вплив у Жовтих зонах, які потерпають від екологічних катастроф і обділені увагою GDI.

Війська Братства орієнтовані на партизанські бої, підтримувані потужними, проте дорогими технологіями. Так, вони використовують дистанційні атаки, диверсії і маскування. Тактики Нод дуже радикальні, наприклад, воно використовує смертників і жертвує власною технікою для вдосконалення роботів «Аватарів». Їх релігійне захоплення тиберіумом є підставою до використання цього мінералу в війні. Зокрема Нод за високого рівня розвитку бази посилює піхотинців його ін'єкціями, може оснащувати реактивну зброю тиберіумними ракетами. Комбайни Нод здатні маскуватися під час збору та перевезення ресурсів. Як надзброю Братство використовує ядерний удар.

Юніти: Бойовики, Ракетники, Саботажник, Смертники, Вогнеметники «Чорна Рука», Загін «Тіней», Командо; Бойовий мотоцикл, Багі «Нальотчик», Танк «Скорпіон», Вогнеметний танк, Ракетний стелс танк, Розкладний аванпост «Емісар», Променева гармата, Робот «Аватар»; Легкий літак «Отрута», Бомбардувальник «Смерч», Транспортер.

Скріни

Нова фракція в тиберіумній серії Command & Conquer. Ці прибульці, відомі як скріни, прийшли на Землю збирати тиберіум, раніше занесений ними на метеориті. Скріни довгий час залишалися невідомими для землян, хоча сліди їхніх експедицій траплялися і GDI і Нод. Скріни відкололися від своєї загальної раси; будучи ще колонією, вони заразили безліч планет тиберіумом, щоб потім використовувати накопичені в кристалах ресурси у війні. Тиберіум проходить стадії розвитку (зелений, синій, червоний), врешті перетворюється в рідину і детонує, що є знаком для скрінів. Знаючи це, Кейн приманив іншопланетян на Землю значно раніше, штучно викликавши подібний за силою вибух. Фактично скріни, показані в кампанії, були збиральниками тиберіуму, що мали небагато військ для охорони, але не ведення повномасштабної війни.

Війська і будівлі скрінів мають виражений біомеханічний і комахоподібний вигляд. Прибульці володіють кількома економічними і військовими перевагами, безпосередньо пов'язаними з тиберіумом, включаючи здатність прискорювати ріст кристалів, зберігати їх в необмежених кількостях і використовувати мінерал для посилення зброї. Війська скрінів мають найпотужніший повітряний флот. За високого рівня розвитку бази ця фракція може створювати червоточини і миттєво телепортувати війська в будь-яку точку поля бою. Скріни можуть викликати величезний Корабель-носій, яка має потужну Каталітичну гармату (), що знищує близькі будівлі за принципом ланцюгової реакції. Їхня надзброя — «Генератор розлому», створює просторово-часову діру, переміщуючи все поблизу у відкритий космос.

Юніти: «Дзижчальця», Дезинтегратори, Асимілятор, Ударні війська, Контролер; Крокуючий танк, «Шукач», Танк «Поглинач», Розпилювач тиберію «Осквернитель», Розкладний аванпост «Дослідник», Аннігілятор; Дронна платформа (аналог МЗЦ), Літак «Буревісник», Артилерійський корабель «Руйнівник», Летючий авіаносець «Планетарний штурмовик», Корабель-носій.

Версія для Xbox 360
Консольна версія гри має інший інтерфейс, керування з геймпада, та додаткові режими багатокористувацьких сутичок. Елементи інтерфейсу в бою розташовані вздовж нижнього краю монітора, а піктограми замовлення військ і вивчення вдосконалень містяться в круговому меню навколо відповідних споруд. Додаткові режими:
 «Облога» () — гравці 5 хвилин розділені нездоланною стіною, впродовж чого вони можуть накопичити й розмістити достатні військові сили до початку звичайної битви.
 «Захоплення прапора» () — гравцеві слід знайти на карті прапор, захопити його військами та доставити його на свою базу більше разів, ніж це зробить противник, або до вичерпання часу.
 «Цар гори» () — гравець повинен захопити й утримати довше за противника, або до вичерпання часу, точку в центрі карти.
 «Захоплення й утримання» () — гравець повинен захопити й утримати 5 точок на карті.

Сюжет

Світ гри
Події гри розгортаються в 2047 році, коли Братство Нод вже 17 років перебуває у відносному затишші. GDI акцентує свою діяльність на екології і проблемі поширення тиберіуму.

Тим часом тиберіум продовжує заражати все нові і нові області. Став зустрічатися новий різновид тиберіуму — більш цінний, але вибухонебезпечний синій. Земля була розділена на зони, що розрізняються за ступенем придатності до життя. 20 % поверхні планети — сині зони. Це території, які не зазнали впливу тиберіуму і не постраждали від бойових дій. Тут живуть 20 % населення Землі під охороною сил GDI. Жовті зони, в яких проживає решта населення планети, покривають 50 % території Землі. Ці райони заражені тиберіумом, сильно виснажені безперервними війнами останніх часів і є місцем активності Братства Нод. Жовті зони можна очистити від кристалів дією ультразвуку. В червоних зонах через високу концентрацію тиберіуму існування більшості форм життя неможливе. Кристали там виростають до величезних розмірів і бушують іонні бурі.

Кампанії
Всі три кампанії (третя з яких прихована) мають загальний сюжет і доповнюють одна одну. Разом вони мають 38 місій. Часто гравець має кілька місій на вибір, які може проходити в довільному порядку. В процесі проходження кампаній можна збирати додаткову інформацію, яка дозволяє більше дізнатися про світ гри, ігровий процес, і впливає на кінцевий рахунок, який виражається в медалях.

Кампанія GDI
У кампанії за GDI завдання гравцеві дає генерал Джек Грейнджер і офіцер зв'язку Кірс. Гравець проходить навчальну місію в Північній Кароліні і знищує невелику базу Братства. Тим часом в космічному центрі імені Годдарда відбувається диверсія Нод, що виводить з ладу світову протиракетну систему. Скориставшись цим, Братство запускає з Каїру ракету, що збиває космічну станцію «Філадельфія», на якій відбувався самміт GDI. Главою GDI стає Редмонд Бойл, єдиний, котрий залишився на Землі. Братство Нод нападає на Сині зони. Гравець відвойовує захоплені території, зриває плани Братства зі створення хімічної зброї і руйнує ракетну шахту в Каїрі, щоб вороги не могли завдати другого удару. GDI атакує Нод на Балканах і, здавалося б, вбиває Кейна пострілом Іонної Гармати по головному храму Братства в Сараєво.

Постріл спричиняє неочікуваний вибух тиберіуму під храмом, внаслідок чого непоправної шкоди зазнають майже вся Центральна і Східна Європа. Скоро радари GDI фіксують наближення до Землі невідомих об'єктів, що розділяються і падають на планету. Прибульці (скріни) атакують міста, GDI без особливих успіхів бореться з ними, поки не виявляється, що скріни вразливі до ультразвуку. Нова керівниця Нод, генерал Кілліан, пропонує об'єднатися проти космічних нападників. Війська гравця заходять в Італію, де скріни будують спіральні вежі невідомого призначення, а Братство для чогось захищає їх. В гирлі Тибру, куди свого часу впав метеорит з тиберіумом, виявляють будівлю, яка керує всіма скрінами на Землі. Бойл пропонує використати новітню розробку — тиберіумну бомбу, яка знищить всю Італійську Червону зону. Та гравець дослухається до поради Грейджера і добивається перемоги лише своїми тактикою і стратегією. З руйнуванням центру управління скрінів іншопланетяни масово «вимикаються», а їхня єдина добудована вежа залишається стояти в неробочому стані.

Кампанія Нод
Кейн і його генерал Кілліан Катар дають гравцеві завдання вивести з ладу центр космічних польотів Ґоддарта, що дозволяє збити «Філадельфію» й залишити GDI без керівництва. Нод проводить операції на східному узбережжі США. GDI контратакують, а Кейн наказує посилати в бої все нові і нові війська попри поразки, через що Катар сумнівається в його адекватності. В Бразильській Жовтій зоні Братство захоплює частини хімічної зброї на основі рідкого тиберіуму. Зброю слід доставити в Сараєво, що супроводжується низкою позаштатних ситуацій. Коли зброя доставлена, відвойований Сараєво атакують війська Братства під проводом Кілліан, які оголошують Кейна зрадником. Храм зазнає обстрілу з Іонної гармати, але через тиберіумну бомбу, сховану Кейном під ним, вибух виявляється набагато потужнішим, накриваючи Центральну і Східну Європу. Кейн, як вважається, під час цього загинув.

Владу бере в свої руки Кілліан і береться повернути Братству колишню силу. Передусім в Австралії Братство захоплює ядерні боєголовки GDI, але саме в цей час скріни починають вторгнення. Братство отримує в Сіднеї коди керування боєголовками, а Кілліан тим часом укладає союз з GDI задля боротьби з прибульцями. Раптово з'являється Кейн, який інсценізував свою загибель в Сараєво. Невдоволений атакою на храм і співпрацею з ідейними ворогами, він наказує захопити Кілліан і відправити її на суд Братства. Зрадницю показово страчують, у Внутрішньому Колі звільняється місце. В Італії Нод стримує скрінів і пробивається до вишок, які ті будують. В плани Кейна входить, щоб була завершена хоча б одна, отож Братство захищає прибульців. GDI здобувають перемогу над скрінами, але добудована вежа, тепер невразлива для людської зброї, ще знадобиться Кейну і все відбувається за його планом. Гравець за свої досягнення удостоюється увійти до Внутрішнього Кола Братства.

Кампанія скрінів
Компанія за скрінів відкривається в тому випадку, якщо гравець пройшов компанії за GDI і Нод, вона складається з чотирьох місій. Гравець виступає в ролі «Виконроба», що керує конкретними операціями на Землі, а накази йому віддає Спостерігач, який координує сили прибульців. Скріни спочатку атакують людей, щоб оцінити їхні можливості, аналізують зібрані дані і проводять відволікаючі атаки, поки будуються Вежі Межі ().

Спостерігач розкриває причини раннього вибуху тиберіуму і відслідковує Кейна, котрий вже відомий скрінам. Тим часом сили іншопланетян зменшуються в сутичках з людьми. Спостерігач наказує продовжити подальший збір інформації, але Корабель-носій () скрінів протестує, оскільки «Виконроб» у такому разі лишиться відрізаним від решти сил прибульців. Зрештою, через сварку, Корабель відключає канал зв'язку Спостерігача. Основним завданням стає завершення будівництва хоча б одної Вежі Межі, за допомогою якої «Виконроб» зможе покинути планету. Гравцеві вдається це здійснити, а Спостерігач доповідає лідерові скрінів — Повелителеві, ситуацію. Повелитель наказує зібрати повномасштабні війська для повторного нападу в майбутньому зі словами: «Приготуйте сили вторгнення! Земля буде нашою!»

Розробка
Продовження Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun очікувалося з самого її виходу в 1999. Роботи над продовженням почалися на Westwood Studios в 2001. Перша альфа-версія гри називалася Tiberian Twilight і розроблялася ще в 2003 році. Гра планувалася як завершення серії Command & Conquer.

У 2004 були опубліковані концепт-арти, на яких зображувалися деякі юніти і фігурувала назва Command & Conquer 3.

Дуже багато уваги приділялася роботі над сюжетом і над всесвітом серії Command & Conquer, розробники навіть залучили кількох вчених з MIT, щоб ті науково обґрунтували склад тиберіуму, природу і принцип роботи на атомному рівні, його вплив на навколишнє середовище. Майк Верду, виконавчий продюсер, говорив про «безпрецедентний рівень занурення в сюжет». Розробники повернули традиційні для тиберієвого циклу Command & Conquer (і взагалі всієї серії, за винятком Command & Conquer: Generals) відеоролики за участю живих акторів. Кейна, як і раніше, зіграв Джо Кукан (Joseph Kucan), у минулому розробник і актор.

Що стосується графіки, то тут була застосована нова версія графічного рушія SAGE (Strategy Action Game Engine), який використовувався в Command & Conquer: Generals і The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth. Була створена нова система часток, завдяки якій різні ефекти (наприклад вибухи, вогонь, дим і погодні явища) виглядають краще.

Гра була випущена в трьох виданнях: виданні попереднього замовлення, стандартному і обмеженому Kane Edition.

Гра була випущена і під Xbox 360 у травні 2007. У цій версії було змінено інтерфейс і управління для зручності гри з використанням геймпада.

Саундтрек
Саундтреки для Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars і аддону Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath були написані Стівом Яблонским () і Тревором Морісом (), оскільки Френк Клепакі був зайнятий роботою над Petroglyph. На відміну від попередніх ігор серії, в Command & Conquer 3 не можна вибирати треки і відтворювати їх у довільному порядку.

Список треків оригінальної Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars:

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 1. Mourning Hour — 00:25
 2. Crystalline — 01:12
 3. Drop Attack — 01:16
 4. Blue Control — 02:09
 5. Black Dawn — 01:50
 6. Tiberian Influx — 02:07
 7. Aftermath — 02:03
 8. Alien Substance — 01:49
 9. Yellow Temple — 02:07
 10. Crimson City — 02:22
 11. Blue Glory — 00:26
 12. Deadly Force — 01:18
 13. Gathering Intel — 01:45

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 14. Heavy Handed — 01:54
 15. The Zenith — 01:06
 16. Yellow Dawn — 02:07
 17. Infection — 03:32
 18. Guilty Pleasure — 00:24
 19. Infestation — 02:13
 20. War Zone — 00:56
 21. Defense Line — 02:22
 22. Light Infantry — 00:34
 23. Havoc — 01:07
 24. Rebel Forces — 02:15
 25. No Surrender — 01:17
 26. Research Initiative — 02:16

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 27. Yellow Explore — 01:56
 28. Intelligence — 02:06
 29. Radiation Alert — 02:15
 30. Maelstrom — 01:14
 31. Red Ashes — 02:19
 32. War Machine — 01:16
 33. Red Life — 02:09
 34. Renegade Attack — 01:03
 35. Yellow Planet — 02:13
 36. Unleashed — 01:10
 37. Apocalypse — 01:13
 38. Returning to Base — 02:24

Видання
Крім звичайного видання, гра має два з додатковим вмістом:
 Kane Edition — обмежене видання, яке містить додаткові карти для багатокористувацької гри, альтернативні текстури для всіх фракцій (активовуються в окремому пункті настройок), DVD з відео про створення гри, навчальні ролики, фрагменти зйомок відео з акторами зі смішними моментами, і 5 шпалер. Вийшло одночасно зі стандартним виданням.
 Deluxe Edition — містить C & C 3: Tiberium Wars і доповнення Kane's Wrath.

Книги
29 травня 2007, Del Rey Books випустили в продаж книгу Кіт де Кандідо «Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars», яка описує події, що відбуваються одночасно з грою. Книга зосереджена на трьох персонажах: солдаті GDI Рікардо Вега (можливий племінник генерала Нод Веги), репортерки W3N Аннабелли Ву і командира 22-го батальйону Майкла «Мака» Макніла (персонаж гравця в Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun).

Оцінки і відгуки

PC Gamer США дав грі «Вибір редактора» оцінивши її в 90 %, зазначивши «Одна з найвидатніших франшиз RTS всіх часів славно повернулася», PC Gamer Швеції оцінив у 81 %, тоді як PC Gamer Об'єднаного королівства 82 %, із зазначенням «Похвальне, проте обмежене повернення». GameSpot поставив оцінку 9.0 з 10 і «Вибір редактора», описуючи Tiberium Wars як «одну з найкращих стратегій реального часу за рік.» IGN дали оцінку «great», з балом у 8.5/10. GamePro дали Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars свій «Вибір редактора» з оцінкою в 4.5 з 5, назвавши її «GГрою місяця» у червневому номері 2007 року. Журнал PCFormat оцінив у 81 % та відзначив «Блискучу й гладку презентацію та вибухову, розривну дію», що робить Command and Conquer «квінтесенцією всього, чим є RTS», в той же час критикуючи недостачу нововведень. Фінські журнали Pelit та MikroBitti поставили 89/100 та 4/5, відповідно. MikroBitti похвалили представлення гри і звук, проте критикували відсутність вірності ігровій механіці старих ігор серії Command & Conquer. Edge поставив грі 7 балів. При точному відтворення досвіду оригінальної Command and Conquer, журнал назвав стратегічну формулу гри надто старою, порівняно з нинішніми стратегіями в реальному часі.

Нагороди
Apple Design Award
 2008 — Друге місце як «Найкраща гра для Mac OS X Leopard 2008 року» ()

GameStar (Німеччина)
 28 березня 2008 — «Найкраща стратегічна гра для ПК 2007 року (читацьке голосування)» ()

G-Phoria 2007 Awards

 «Найкраща стратегічна гра» ()

Firing Squad

 Номер 10 в «Топ десять ПК-ігор 2007 року» ()

11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

 «Найкраща стратегічна/симуляційна гра року» (Best Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year)

1UP

 «Стратегічна/симуляційна гра 2007 року» ()

Продовження
Аддон для гри, випущений у 2008 — «Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath» (), описує, що відбувалося з Братством і Кейном в періоді з закінчення Другої тиберієвої війни до декількох років після Третьої. Також додано нові війська та режим захоплення світу. У кожної фракції з'явилися спеціалізовані підфракції та «епічні юніти». В центрі сюжету стоїть штучний інтелект, створений на основі CABAL'а з другої частини, в ролі якого і виступає гравець.

Посилання на інші твори
 На деяких картах для мультиплеєру можна побачити уламки техніки з попередньої частини гри: «Мамонт Mk II» або «Титана».
 У аддоні «Лють Кейна» на карті однієї з місій можна побачити уламки космічної станції «Філадельфія».
 Протягом всієї кампанії GDI Редмонд Бойл (виконувач обов'язків директора GDI) єдиний з вищого командування лишився живим і зволікає з контратакою, що викликає підозри на зраду. В аддоні «Лють Кейна» виявляється, що Кейн, знаючи характер Бойля, наказав атакувати скарбницю GDI, якою той завідував. Як і планував Кейн, жадібний Бойл через це лишився рятувати статки, не полетів на «Філадельфію», і потім очолив GDI.

Помилки і маловідомі факти
 Стелс танк і вогнеметний танк Нод з незрозумілих причин не можна транспортувати авіацією. Тоді як для танку «Мамонт» GDI це обмеження можна пояснити його великим розміром.
 Енергосистема комп'ютерного супротивника може бути окремою для кожної бази, тоді як у баз живих гравців вона завжди спільна. Тому при виведенні з ладу будь-яких генераторів гравця, вся його інфраструктура опиняється під загрозою.
 Анігілятор скрінів постійно генерує в невеликому радіусі навколо себе ЕМІ, який виводить з ладу ворожу техніку і будівлі.

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Dr. Judith S. Weis is a Professor Emerita of Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, Newark. She received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University and MS and Ph.D. from New York University. Her research focuses mostly on estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology, and she has published well over 200 refereed scientific papers, a technical book on marine pollution, co-edited a book on "Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour" as well as several books for the general public. These include a book on salt marshes ("Salt Marshes: A Natural and Unnatural History"), a book on fish ("Do Fish Sleep?"), a book on crabs ("Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs"), and a book on marine pollution ("Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know").
She is interested in stresses in estuaries and salt marshes (including pollution, invasive species, and parasites), and their effects on organisms, populations, and communities. Particular areas of focus have been effects of contaminants on growth, development, behavior, and predator/prey interactions; development of pollution tolerance in populations living in contaminated areas; effects of contaminants and parasites on behavior and ecology; interactions of invasive and native species; the role of mangroves and salt marsh grasses as habitat; effects of invasive salt marsh plants on estuarine ecology and contaminants. Much of her research has been in estuaries in the NY/NJ area, but she has also done research in Indonesia and Madagascar.
She serves on the editorial board for BioScience. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was a Congressional Science Fellow with the U.S Senate, and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Indonesia. She has been on numerous advisory committees for USEPA, NOAA, and the National Research Council, served the United Nations Environment Programme as a lead author of Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5 and GEO-6 North America) and the World Ocean Assessment and chairs the Science Advisory Board of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. She was the Chair of the Biology Section of AAAS, served on the boards of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the Association for Women in Science (AWIS), and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), of which she was the President in 2001. In 2016, she received the Merit Award from the Society of Wetland Scientists.
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