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Today Sega released a new gallery of screenshots of the upcoming JRPG Ryu ga Gotoku 7: Whereabouts of Light and Darkness, also known as Yakuza: Like a Dragon in the west.
The screenshots focus on the job system that will let the player change class during the game, its JRPG battle mechanics, and extreme attacks.
First of all we take a look at two jobs that you can change into.
The fist is "Bodyguard," an attack-type job that wields a katana. Its attack can cause a bleeding effect that will inflict damage over time to opponents.
Its extreme skill is "Demon Slash," a simple and powerful single-cut technique.
The second job is "Host," which fights with a bottle. It's a job with a lot of tricky techniques like attacks with a cold attribute used to chill the wine. You can also support your allies with cheers and confuse your enemies with sex appeal.
The cold attacks literally make your enemies catch a cold dealing damage every following turn. That being said, you should be careful. If allies are close to your victim, they may catch a cold as well.
Its extreme skill is "Bubble Splash" that sprays cold champagne on your enemies also causing the cold effect.
Extreme skills are activated using MP (Mental Points) and have various effects including powerful attacks and healing. Which extreme skills are available depends on the job you have equipped.
Many extreme skills have quicktime events called "Just Actions" similar to the old heat actions in the Yakuza series. By hitting the button prompted at the right time, you can greatly increase the effect.
Also, if you hit X with the right timing when you're being attacked, you can guard and you will receive less damage.
Kasuga Ichiban basic job is "Freeter" (a Japanese term that indicates people lacking full-time employment, and are instead unemployed or survive with occasional jobs). This job is the only one with no weapons, and its first technique is "Slimming Punch" which has a chance to stun the enemy. If you hit the just action, you'll cause more damage.
You can then change job to "Brave," fighting with a baseball bat. Its extreme skill "Mega Swing" can hit in a wide area, and inflicts additional damage if you nail the just action.
Namba's basic job is "Homeless" and its extreme skill "Mysterious Cane" is a continuous attack using an umbrella or similar stick. While this is a job that portrays weakness, you can deal a lot of damage by executing a series of just actions.
Adachi's basic job is "Detective" featuring a powerful combat style. Its special attack "Relentless" is a poweful series of continuous attacks with the baton. If you keep hitting the just action you can increase the number of attacks.
Saeko's basic job is "Chi-Mama" (a lady who administers an establishment for its owner). Her extreme skill is called "Handbag Wind " and can cause damage to enemies around her in a wide area. A successful just action increases its damage.
The Live Command RPG system also includes situational attacks that involve positioning and the surrounding environment.
Techniques that knock enemies back can cause additional damage to everyone involved if you send them flying into additional opponents. Since different extreme skills have different knockback effects, it's important to use them tactically.
If you're fighting close to a road, you can knock the enemies back into a running car. If that happens, you'll cause a lot of damage.
You can enjoy all the screenshots below.
If you'd like to see more about the game, you can check out the latest trailer that revealed iconic hero Kazuma Kiryu, a batch of screenshots introducing the men of the Seiryukai, more showing the Omi Union crew, a look at some inevitable product placement, and one at bonus costumes.
We also have plenty of gameplay from a while ago and the previous screenshot reveal, which, combined another, shows how the Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio appears to be taking a page from Persona's book.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon will launch in Japan on January 16, 2020, exclusively for PS4. It'll also come west later next year, and a demo is already available on the Japanese PSN.
A few days ago, Microsoft and Sega announced that some Yakuza games are coming to Xbox One, but for now Yakuza: Like a Dragon remains PS4 exclusive.


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LA's Top Sushi Takeout
There's lots of sushi in Los Angeles. But what's the best sushi in LA that you can take away? That answer has grown significantly in the time of COVID-19, with more and more places offering delivery and curbside service. Let's see what's on the takeout menus!
A longtime favorite for couples looking to have an elegant date in Beverly Hills, Matsuhisa offers takeout bento boxes that are more affordable than you might expect from the upscale sushi bar. Order up a box containing some of their classics like sashimi tacos, cut rolls, and edamame. Not into raw fish? You can also order a cooked bento box.
Michelin-starred cuisine available for takeout? Yup! Shunji on the Westside offers curbside pickup of bento boxes filled with Japanese cuisine you won't find at most sushi bars: in-season trout and firefly squid, to name a few items. With seasonal sourcing, the menu is always changing, but you can always rely on exquisite omakase service.
The Brothers Sushi
A small upscale spot located in Woodland Hills, The Brothers Sushi offers takeout sushi platters in the 20 to 30-pieces range. While their sashimi and a la carte rolls are truly mouthwatering, their most fun offerings are three different DIY Hand Roll Kits, allowing you to make your own hand rolls at home. Plus, a Kids Hand Roll Kit to let the little ones get in on the fun.
Sushi Note
Nearly all of the menu items from this Sherman Oaks staple, Sushi Note, are available for takeout, from Spicy Tuna Biscotti and Peppered Albacore Sushi to their Kuro Edamame and signature Kinoko Itame. Or how about a little of everything? Their "Half Note" sampler box includes many of their most popular items, such as spicy tuna cut rolls, shishito peppers, bluefin tuna, and more.
A relative newcomer on the sushi scene, Morihiro in Atwater Village is under the helm of its namesake Tokyo-trained sushi chef Morihiro Onodera. Morihiro offers seasonal bento boxes loaded with over a half dozen traditional dishes, plus omakase sets with multiple courses including appetizers, miso soup, and nigiri. The rice, which Morihiro sources from Uruguay, is particularly popular.
Sushi purists may scoff at Hamasaku's fusion of traditional Japanese fare and California cuisine. They would never crunch down on Charlize Tacos (yes, named after Charlize Theron). Or a Kendall (Jenner) Roll—the Westwood eatery has no shame in naming food after the celebrities who have eaten there. But the fare is priced for non-celebrities, as you can get a bento box with hand rolls, sashimi, nigiri, and more for about $40.
Serving high quality sushi in Studio City for nearly three decades, Michelin-starred Asanebo is justified to charge the high prices it does for its indoor dining experience. But COVID-19 has driven those prices down and you can get takeout bento boxes and sushi combos for under $50. And keep in mind that Asanebo also offers bottles of sake to go!
Sushi Tama
Savoring some of the best sushi that Beverly Hills has to offer doesn't have to come with a price tag that will make you drop your chopsticks. While in-house dining can cost you, Sushi Tama's omakase nigiri set is under $50 and includes uni that's flown in fresh from either Japan or Mexico. A ten-piece sashimi plate will cost you about the same, and lots of the items on their a la carte takeout menu have reasonable prices.
Kiriko Sushi
Tucked into the Japanese enclave of Sawtelle in West Los Angeles, Kiriko keeps things traditional with Tokyo-style sushi—and also goes unconventional with a unique tapas menu featuring Japanese flair. Sashimi platters, bento boxes, and a variety of sushi combos are all available for takeout.
Sōgo Roll Bar
For affordable sushi that doesn't skimp on quality, Sōgo in Los Feliz is a popular choice. You can get a bento box of cut rolls—crab, lobster, snapper, tor—for around $25. While you won't find some of the more exotic fare you might encounter at a higher-end eatery, Sōgo impresses with some interesting creations like brandy-soaked albacore finished with garlic ginger ponzu.
...And Who Could Forget About SUGARFISH?
With 11 locations in Los Angeles, SUGARFISH is the undisputed king of takeout and delivery sushi. At least in terms of sheer volume. They also get high marks for high quality, impressing sushi lovers of all shades with their popular hand rolls. And with an understanding that folks want sushi that's both safe and affordable, their well-packed "Trust Me" boxes are available at reasonable prices.
So, who's going out for some sushi pickup? Or will you opt for sushi delivery? No matter how it arrives, the best takeout sushi in Los Angeles is just waiting for your order.
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Samsung Switch-Grip Full HD Camcorder w/ 10x Zoom & Touch-Screen Interface – Operate with Right or Left Hand.
This retails for $299.95 reg and is being offered at $139.99 w/ free shipping today. (I did find one very similar model on Amazon for $180 which is supposed to retail for about $300 as well.)
*This camcorder is found in the "Flash Sale" section.
- 2.7" (230k pixel) auto-rotate touchscreen LCD
- Full 1080p HD resolution
- Switch-Grip technology allows the camcorder to be rotated for use with both the left and right hand
- Schneider Kreuznach Varioplan-HD 2.75mm~27.5mm lens with 10x zoom
- Dual Optical and Digital Image Stabilization
- One button operation for easy record
- Auto focus and auto tracking ensures optimal clarity
- Recharge at any USB port
- 5MP still images
- Multiple filters and effects for all occasions
- MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC/H.264) video format, JPEG stills, MPEG-4/AAC audio
- 1/4″ 5M (1/5.8″ 2.07M effective) Pixel BSI CMOS sensor
- f1.8
- Uses SD and SDHC form memory cards (up to 8GB)
- HDMI 2.0, RCA Composite and USB 2.0 ports
- Compatible with Windows XP SP2/Vista/Windows 7
- Color: Black/Silver
- Dimensions: 4.7" (W) x 7.72" (H) x 2.1" (D)
- Weight: 0.4 lbs. (without memory card)


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'150% People': Thai, English, and Expanding Selves
In 2001, Ukrainian American linguist Aneta Pavlenko put out a survey asking one simple question: "Do you feel like a different person sometimes when you speak different languages?" She received responses from over one thousand multilingual speakers from around the world — nearly two-thirds of whom responded in the affirmative.
From Haze to Climate Change: A talk with a CMU Scientist
Citylife sat down with Asst. Prof. Dr. Somporn Chatara, Head of Environmental Science Research Centre (ESRC), Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, to learn all about their projects which include working with a team of NASA scientists and Taiwanese academics on matters of air pollution.
A Modern Approach to Hospitality Education at ICWW
With humanity's exponential growth on so many fronts, from science to technology, multiculturalism to progressive social leaps, it is imperative that we prepare our youth, equipping them with the right tools and pathways for learning, so that they can walk into that future with confidence and skills.
A Closer Look at Performing Arts in Chiang Mai: The Budding Dramaturgs of Chiang Mai University
As a first step in my investigation into 'Thai Theatre', I decided to turn to a familiar setting to collect information: a university. Chiang Mai University proved to be the perfect place to start, with a thriving Fine Arts department and a brand new Music and Performing Arts programme. I was eager to see what Thai theatre students were learning while preparing for the professional world, and what exactly that professional world entailed.
H Innovation for the Future: Hillkoff focus on sustainability
Having succeeded in being the go-to place for all players along the supply chain, Hillkoff has recently taken a step back to reexamining itself and has come to the conclusion that it must change its core business. The change is to become a responsible and sustainable business.


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Miracle Treatments that you Can use to heal Gums
Oral health is more than just teeth. Do you have bleeding gums?
Gum disease is a condition that can cause tooth loss. It's also one of the most common chronic diseases in adults, affecting more than half of people over age 30. If you think you have a risk for gum disease, talk with your dentist about how often you should get checked and what treatment options are best for your needs.
You don't want to lose any teeth because of this preventable condition! Let us help you Heal Gums today! We offer many treatments. Your smile will thank you later!
Read the following blog post for beneficial information on your problem!
Gum recession:
Gums can recede or shrink for several reasons: inflammation, dry mouth, and chronic periodontitis. The condition is often referred to as "gum recession."
Gum recession treatment:
There are many ways to heal gums, including Warm and Cold Compresses, Salt Water Rinses, Hydrogen Peroxide, Tea Bags, Tea Tree Oil, Turmeric Paste, Over-the-Counter, Pain Killers, Oral Anaesthetic Gels and surgery methods.
Natural Remedies as treatments of receding gums:
Prevention is the best medicine in this regard, and it is advisable to keep your gums healthy before they recede. Otherwise, you will experience much more pain and discomfort than when treating gum recession once there has been a little bit of tissue loss and bone exposure (after which treatment becomes much harder because the root surfaces cannot be 'brought together for them to heal flush with each other). However, several natural remedies are used to treat receding gums.
Saltwater is one of the most successful medications to address gum disease. It helps to remove the bacteria that are irritating your gums and decreases any inflammation.
Rinse your mouth with a 3% salt solution for 5 minutes twice a day. You can use boiled or bottled water but do not use salty seawater. Add 1 tablespoon of salt into 1/2 cup of warm water and stir well until all the salt has dissolved. If you are using the recipe for gargles, you should mix half a teaspoon of salt in 8 ounces of lukewarm water to make a solution which you will store in an airtight container if it is not being used immediately.
Begin by cleaning your hands well, then rinse your mouth with salt water for 5 minutes. Spit out the solution, and do not rinse your mouth afterward.
Moderate heat to warm compress:
Using a warm compress on your gums is one of the quickest ways that you can improve gingival conditions in just a few days. This works by improving blood circulation to the area, promoting the healing of tissues wherever they are located in your body. Over time, chronic irritations will be relieved, hopefully leading to healthier gums. Warm compresses should be used at least twice daily after cleaning teeth or while changing wound dressings. You may use them more often if desired or directed by health care provider instructions. By applying warmth to an injured area, it reduces bleeding, swelling and pain sensations.
To achieve the warm compress, you will need a disposable cellulose sponge or cotton cloth that has been soaked in hot water. These are located in most pharmacies or stores where medical supplies are sold. You can boil towels or gauze in water on your stove if desired instead of using premade warm compresses at room temperature.
· Place the premade warm compress onto gums for 5 minutes twice daily until gums improve – do not exceed 10 days unless otherwise directed by your health care provider;
· Alternatively, soak a cellulose sponge in steaming hot tap water and then squeeze out excess liquid before you place this into your mouth against the affected area; leave it in place for 5 minutes, then spit out any liquid that has pooled in your mouth. Repeat the process until gums improve;
Tea Tree Oil:
Not only is this useful for disinfecting minor wounds and burns, but it can also be used to address gum disease by simply adding drops of the oil into your daily oral hygiene routine (mornings and evenings). This will help you to maintain clean teeth while fighting off any infection. However, make sure not to swallow the oil because while considered safe when consumed in small amounts, it may cause diarrhea when ingested regularly.
Although still considered an experimental treatment, tea tree oil is believed to have many different healing benefits, which can help reduce pain, inflammation, and swelling when used carefully over time. This solution can be found at almost any pharmacy or grocery store and is considered safe when used appropriately. First, you will need to dilute tea tree oil by mixing 5-20 drops into 1/2 cup of water for future use.
After using a cotton swab to apply this mixture onto your gums, spit out all remaining liquid after 30 seconds before rinsing with warm water. Continue treatment once daily until symptoms improve the same way as the other methods listed above – typically within 7-10 days in most cases, depending on severity.
One of the oldest remedies for gum disease is using honey. However, it is not just that taste that makes this food useful in treating gum disease. This sweet substance contains antibacterial properties, which help to inhibit bacterial activity on your gums while also promoting blood circulation.
Honey will also relieve any pain associated with irritated tissues while it works towards reducing inflammation and irritation on your gums too. The best way to use honey for receding gums is by adding a teaspoon into warm water boiled then cooled slightly before rinsing with the warm solution once or twice daily after cleaning teeth properly.
Oral Anaesthetic Gels:
If you are finding an easy way to deal with painful sensitivity while fighting back against receding gums, consider using a gel that provides numbing effects. This will be extremely helpful in reducing pain associated with attempts to clean your teeth and gums thoroughly. Still, it can also help to reduce receding gum problems by protecting irritated tissue from further irritation when rinsed after thorough tooth brushing twice daily.
Be sure to follow any manufacturer's instructions carefully because these gels contain different chemicals within their solutions and may cause different reactions in your body when applied onto tissues at higher or lower concentrations than recommended by manufacturers.
Cold Compress:
Although this is not effective for warming up tissues, cold compresses do promote blood circulation, which will help you heal receding gums over time. The challenge comes from finding a suitable solution that will not worsen your condition while using it frequently. The best way to achieve a chilled compress for receding gums is by placing crushed ice into a plastic bag then flattening out this inside your mouth against the affected area. Leave in place for 5 minutes, then spit out any leftover liquid before rinsing with warm water.
Be sure that you do not exceed 10 days of application because cold compresses can cause tissues to become more swollen – this will result in enlarged blood vessels surrounding your teeth and gums, which may lead to further bleeding when brushing or flossing regularly.
Turmeric Paste:
Although still considered an experimental treatment, many people swear by using turmeric paste to treat gum disease daily. This home remedy will help reduce inflammation, pain, and swelling on your gums while stimulating blood circulation, resulting in healthier tissues that are less prone to receding further. To make this paste, mix 1 part turmeric powder into 3 parts water. Apply onto gums using a cotton swab twice daily for up to 10 days at a time before renewing treatment if necessary over time.
It is beneficial to discuss with your dentist before beginning any alternative or experimental treatments because different solutions may have varying degrees of success – especially if they are made incorrectly or used improperly.
Onion Juice:
Although it may sound a little unusual, this juice promotes healthy blood circulation. The flavonoids and sulfur within onions reduce inflammation, swelling, and irritation, which can all contribute to receding gums. To remove the juice from an onion without having to taste it first:
1) Cut off both ends of the onion, then slice into equal halves across the middle.
2) Peel away any outside layers of skin using a paring knife or your fingers.
3) Put flat-side down on a cutting board, then apply gentle pressure with a large knife until you feel it pierced through each half enough to make juicing possible.
4) Use a reamer or spoon to push out as much juice as possible – be sure not to waste even a single drop because this can be used several times over.
5) Apply the onion juice to affected tissue using cotton balls, swabs, or your fingers – make sure to rinse with water afterward for best results.
Oral Anaesthetic Gels:
Many over-the-counter strength anesthetics can help reduce pain, swelling, and inflammation while promoting enhanced blood flow increase the process of healing when used carefully over time. Be sure that you do not exceed 10 days of using any type of anesthetic treatment because long-term use may cause your gums to become overly sensitive, which will only exacerbate the problem.
Most people begin experiencing relief within 15 minutes after applying these solutions, although some forms can take up to one hour before making a significant difference.
Over-the-Counter Pain Killers:
Many people have had success using over-the-counter pain killers such as Tylenol or Advil as a last resort. These medications are particularly useful for reducing inflammation and swelling within tissues of the gums, which can increase blood flow while protecting sensitive teeth from further irritation.
Avoid aspirin because this solution may lead to excessive bleeding due to its natural properties, which thin blood and reduce clotting abilities.
Do not exceed the recommended dosage at any one time to prevent damage to tissues surrounding your teeth or gums when brushing or flossing regularly.
Hydrogen Peroxide:
This is an unusual remedy for receding gums, which involves using hydrogen peroxide to introduce oxygen into tissues. Take one teaspoon of 3% food-grade hydrogen peroxide and swish this around inside your mouth using gentle side-to-side motions for up to 10 minutes daily. Spit out any leftover solution, then rinse with warm water following treatment before brushing or flossing regularly.
Although not entirely understood, many people report that this solution works quite well when used regularly over time – it just takes a little while for results to begin showing on their own.
This may take a couple of weeks, while others may notice a difference after only one treatment. Always exercise caution while using any type of peroxide or mouthwash because these ingredients can be quite harsh and cause damage to tissues which will only lead to more problems down the road.
Tea Bags:
The use of tea tree oil or tea bags has been reported to cause intense pain by some people, but the relief was felt within 24 hours for others. The tannin within black tea irritates, leading to inflammation which can speed up the healing process when used carefully over time. It is an inexpensive natural treatment that works quickly enough if it provides any results at all.
Since there are no harmful chemicals or side effects involved with this solution, many have found it helpful to try on their own before opting for more complicated procedures involving doctors and anesthetic solutions. Again, be sure not to exceed 10 days of use because long-term use may lead to increased sensitivity which will only slow down the recovery process.
Alovera gel:
Aloe vera gel may help to heal receding gums. Aloe vera is an herb derived from the plant aloe vera. The gel of the aloe plant has many soothing properties, which could help people with their gums. Aloe vera gel has been used for this purpose in various cultures for centuries.
- Cut open an aloe vera leaf and extract the gel from it by using a spoon.
- Apply the Alovera gel on your receding gums with your finger and rub gently for about half a minute
- Do this twice daily – morning and before going to bed at night.
Alovera gel can also be obtained from health stores. Alovera gel with aloe vera extract has been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties that could help heal receding gums. You can apply it on the affected gum areas directly before you brush your teeth in the morning and at night before going to bed. This way, you would get rid of any bacteria or plaque on the gum area and reduce inflammation. The aloe vera extract may help to stimulate new cells (new epithelial tissue), which should aid wound healing over time.
The best results are achieved if Alovera gel is applied for three months or longer until your gums are completely healed. Do not swallow the gel. You can use Alovera gel for up to three months, but do not use it for more than that period.
Regular brushing and flossing:
Brushing your teeth is very important for oral health. Brushing can help remove tooth-decay causing bacteria, food particles, and plaque from the teeth. Brushing your teeth also helps to protect against gingivitis or gum disease. If you don't brush, you are more likely to have plaque build-up on your teeth. This can lead to cavities that will need a dentist to fix them later on down the road.
To brush your teeth, you want to make sure to use a soft-bristled toothbrush and toothpaste that has fluoride in it. Also, be sure to brush for at least two minutes twice a day. You can also buy an electric toothbrush which helps with the brushing process.
Flossing is important for oral health because it can prevent an infection in the mouth or even a heart attack!
It is necessary to remove food particles from your teeth than a regular toothbrush can't get to. To floss properly, wrap about 18 inches of floss around the middle fingers of both hands and hold ends between top finger joints closest to your thumbs.
Then gently wrap floss around each tooth beginning beneath the gum line until you have reached the gumline on either side of this particular – then bring floss back towards the center of your mouth and slide it up and down against each tooth. Do the same for every tooth surface in your mouth.
Using a Mouthwash:
Mouthwashes can be a great way to prevent plaque build-up and freshen bad breath from its source. The best types of rinses have fluoride, have been shown to reduce plaque containing Triclosan, chlorhexidine gluconate, or cetylpyridinium chloride.
To use a mouth wash, follow the directions on the bottle itself – some require you to swish it around then spit it out, while others only require that you rinse with water afterward. If you don't have a favorite, just ask your dentist which one they recommend.
Surgery methods:
Surgery is a medical procedure that can involve an operation and anesthesia. The surgeon will remove the diseased tissue, then stitch up the healthy tissues or replace them with prosthetic implants.
Tests are taken for blood and urine analysis, electrocardiogram (EKG) and chest x-ray. The procedure should be tailored based on each patient's needs. For example, patients with cardiac conditions will receive medications before surgery, so their heart rate and rhythm are controlled throughout the operation.
Generally, people will feel tired for one or two days; therefore, it is best to avoid driving until the patient has fully recovered.
After reading this article, you should better understand the different ways to heal receding gums. We hope our information has been helpful, and we wish you the best in your gum-healing journey! If any questions come up, or you need additional help with healing your teeth, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is standing by, ready for whatever needs may arise.
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Zhaoxin Displays x86-Compatible KaiXian KX-6000: 8 Cores, 3 GHz, 16 nm FinFET
by Anton Shilov on September 24, 2018 12:00 PM ESTZhaoxin, a joint venture between Via Technologies and the Chinese government, this week for the first time displayed its upcoming x86-compatible CPU, the KaiXian KX-6000. The SoC features eight cores running at 3 GHz and increases performance over its predecessor by at least 50%.
The KaiXian KX-6000 is a successor to the KX-5000 CPU launched earlier this year. Both chips integrate eight-core x86-64 cores with 8 MB of L2 cache, a DirectX 11.1-capable iGPU with an up-to-date display controller, a dual-channel DDR4-3200 memory controller, contemporary I/O interfaces (PCIe, SATA, USB, etc), and so on. The key differences between the KaiXian KX-5000 and the KaiXian KX-6000 are frequencies and manufacturing technology: the former is produced using TSMC's 28 nm fabrication process and runs at up to 2 GHz, whereas the latter is made using TSMC's 16 nm technology and operates at up to 3 GHz. Zhaoxin claims that the Kaixian KX-6000 offers compute performance comparable to that of Intel's 7th Generation Core i5 processor, which is a quad-core non-Hyper-Threaded CPU. Obviously, performance claims like that have to be verified, yet a 50% performance bump over the direct predecessor already seems beefy enough.
As the picture below shows, the thinner manufacturing process enabled Zhaoxin to make the KaiXian KX-6000 die smaller when compared to the predecessor, which will eventually shrink its manufacturing cost. Meanwhile, the two processors use different HFCBGA packaging and therefore cannot use the same motherboards. Meanwhile it is unknown whether the new KaiXian KX-6000 is compatible with Zhaoxin's USB 3.1 Gen 2-capable ZX-200 chipset.
The Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-6000 relies on the LuJiaZui microarchitecture, which is an evolution of the WuDaoKou microarchitecture that powers the KX-5000 processor introduced in early 2018. Based on what we know today, the LuJiaZui is an x86-64-compatible superscalar, multi-issue, out-of-order microarchitecture that supports contemporary instruction sets extensions like SSE 4.2 and AVX along with virtualization and encryption technologies. Zhaoxin has yet to disclose differences between its LuJiaZui and WuDaoKou designs. Therefore, all we can do is speculate that since the microarchitectures are launched within one year from each other they are very similar, but the newer one has minor optimizations that, perhaps, enable higher clocks, improved caching, better memory support, etc.
Zhaoxin has not announced when it plans to start commercial shipments of its KaiXian KX-6000 processors, as right now it only displays its picture (which proves that it exists). Based on the previously published roadmap, we'd expect the CPU to hit the market in 2019, though when exactly is anyone's guess.
Zhaoxin's Kaixian KX-5000 and KX-6000 CPUs | |||
Kaixian KX-5000 WuDaoKou |
Kaixian KX-6000 LuJiaZui |
Core Count | 4 - 8 | Up to 8 | |
L2 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
Frequency | Up to 2 GHz | Up to 3 GHz | |
ISA | x86-64 | ||
ISA Extensions | SSE 4.2, AVX | ? | |
APIC | Yes | ||
Virtualization | VMX technology, compatible with Intel's VT-X | ||
Temperature monitoring, overheat protection | Yes | ||
Power States | C1, C2, C3, C4, P-State | ? | |
Hardware Encryption Engines | Advanced encryption engine (ACE), SHA-1, SHA-256, SM3/SM4, Randomizer | ? | |
Security | TXT, EDB | ? | |
iGPU | DirectX 11.1 feature set. Hardware-accelerated video encoding/decoding. Outputs: DP, eDP, HDMI, D-Sub Max Resolution: 4K Number of Displays: 3 |
? | |
Packaging | x-ball HFCBGA 37.5 x 37.5 mm |
y-ball HFCBGA 37.5 x 37.5 mm |
Process Technology | TSMC 28 nm | TSMC 16 nm FinFET |
Related Reading:
- Cypress and Zhaoxin Have USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB Controllers
- China Calling: AMD Forms Joint Venture for x86 Server SoCs in China
- AMD Creates Quad Core Zen SoC with 24 Vega CUs for Chinese Consoles
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HStewart - Monday, September 24, 2018 - link
Intel was working on 64 bit - at time that AMD came out with it. Most important the original architecture was created by Intel. Upping to 64 bit at the time was seen not a big deal - just adding extra bits to original implementation. -
CaedenV - Monday, September 24, 2018 - link
lol, Intel's implementation was terrible though. They just finally stopped supporting those Itanium chips last year I think. -
rocky12345 - Monday, September 24, 2018 - link
Yes Intel was but not for the Desktop sector they had or were doing IA-64 which was totally different. It was AMD that that came up with AMD64 and a bit later on Intel decided to use that. Maybe Intel was working on 64 bit as well but they were most likely trying to adapt the IA-64 into an x86 CPU which would have pretty much screwed AMD over because you know Intel would not have licensed that to AMD and then AMD would have done their AMD64 and we would have had AMD64 & IA-64 on the market and it would have become a cluster frack for software dev's so I am glad AMD got there first and we now have a single 64 bit instruction setup and not 2 for the desktop. -
29a - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
"cluster frack"
Does this website censor comments? -
Lord of the Bored - Monday, September 24, 2018 - link
AMD64 is actually a new processor mode. It is not just "protected mode, but with wider registers". And long mode behaves quite differently than protected mode, much as protected mode behaves quite differently than real mode.
Anyways, it doesn't matter if it is added on to something else or not. It is still AMD's creation, and AMD holds the rights to their additions. That IS how the law works. Since APPARENTLY you can have a copyright on a frickin' microprocessor instruction set these days. I hate the world.
And Intel's 64-bit solution was a nonstarter. They created an entirely new processor architecture, and saw no reason anyone would want 64-bit x86 parts. They had no hand in extending x86, and I'm pretty sure that licensing an outsider's extensions sticks in their craw to this day. But that's what circumstances were at the time. AMD64 was a HUGE deal, and Intel was in no position to ignore it.
Honestly, where do you get the idea that "Upping to 64 bit at the time was seen not a big deal"? Sledgehammer lit the world on fire, and those first Opterons attracted quite a bit of attention. -
Zoolook - Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - link
It could be argued that the original archiecture was created by CTC, for the 8008, Intel expanded and rewrote it for the 8080. -
wumpus - Thursday, September 27, 2018 - link
8086/8088 does not maintain binary compatibility with 8080, so really isn't part of the architecture. 8086 was designed to be *assembly* language compatible, so for every 8080 opcode there existed a compatible 8088 opcode, but the exact binaries needed to be reassembled and linked.
If this was *perfectly* exact, presumably you could simply binary translate binaries, but I doubt all the opcodes had exactly the same size and you probably had to massage the assembly source if you were picky enough about where your memory was (and when 8088 was designed, everybody *cared* about every last byte: they were expensive). But still, not needed to rewrite *assembler* completely was unheard of, and good enough in those days. -
HStewart - Monday, September 24, 2018 - link
Intel and AMD do have differences in 64 bit implementation Intel is called EMT64 and is different than AMD64
I saw some blubber about AMD should end license - I think out of mess - Intel and AMD - just agree that AMD can use the original architecture including name of functions and such and to satisfied Microsoft Intel will support 64 bit extensions ( this is important part - 64 bit extensions ). -
MamiyaOtaru - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
yeah awesome. "extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T) is Intel's implementation of AMD's AMD64" with this as a reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64#Intel_64 It lists the minor differences but it's made super obvious there that Intel licensed the base tech from AMD. "Historically, AMD has developed and produced processors with instruction sets patterned after Intel's original designs, but with x86-64, roles were reversed: Intel found itself in the position of adopting the ISA which AMD had created as an extension to Intel's own x86 processor line." etc.
You either don't know WTF you are talking about, or this is a gross attempt at gaslighting -
Manch - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
I see you've met HStewart the Intel shill extraordinaire. LOL


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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Turkish Interior Ministry announced that it would reinstate over 700 police officers removed over suspected links to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, which Turkey refers as the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and blames for the 2016 coup attempt, local media reported.
According to the Anadolu news agency, a total of 734 police officers will be reinstated.
On July 15, 2016, a military coup attempt took place in Turkey. It was suppressed the following day, leaving over 240 people killed and an estimated 2,000 were wounded. After Turkey faced the attempted military takeover a year ago, Ankara accused Gulen, who has been living in the US state of Pennsylvania since 1999, and his followers of playing a key role in the coup attempt. The cleric has refuted the allegations.
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Dr. Jihad Abouali completed a Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at the University of Toronto. Prior to this, he earned both his Medical Degree and completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at McMaster University.
Dr. Abouali is a member of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Michael Garron Hospital (formerly the Toronto East General Hospital), as part of the University of Toronto. He has been invited to present sports medicine research at numerous national and international conferences. He has consulted with many professional sports teams including the Toronto FC, Toronto Argonauts and Team Canada Basketball. He was appointed the role of lead physician at the 2015 Pan Am Games.
His practice involves treating recreational, amateur and professional athletes with upper and lower extremity injuries, with a special interest in arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery.


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After we've finished reading George's book, things seem to have fallen neatly into place. We feel like we can go forward with clear recommendations for public policy. George has taught us that free trade tends to increase production, and protection decreases it. He has shown the error in the old notion of a "favorable balance of trade." He's shown that international trade per se does not create the chronic problems of poverty and environmental destruction — and therefore those problems can't be addressed by changes in trade policy.
Yet when we turn back to reports from the "real world," everything seems topsy-turvy once more. In every round of international trade negotiation, nation after nation maneuvers as hard as it can to gain more exports, exports, exports! How else will workers find jobs? This becomes an intricate balancing act, for nations want to keep their own tariffs, while cajoling (or bullying) others into removing theirs. These interests — market access abroad and protection at home — are fundamentally at odds. This creates a constant ebb and flow of trade negotiations in round upon round of talks. These negotiations, unavoidably slanted in favor of the big national and corporate players, yield results that erode national sovereignty! They make countries less able to protect their workers from exploitation — protect their natural heritage from privatization — protect their very way of life from Americanization! Pretty soon we're on the barricades, screaming "Down with free trade!"
Henry George's rhetoric is stirring, and in 1886, no doubt, he'd made his case — but what about today? George claims to present theories that are grounded in natural law, true in every place and time — and he urges us to follow truth wherever it leads. We're free to offer corrections where needed. Can free trade be trusted in the 21st century?
Balance of Trade: In Whose Favor?
People trade because they want to; trading makes it possible for them satisfy their desires with less exertion. When a nation imports more than it exports during a given period, its consumers are better off — or at least they can be: much depends on who controls the increased amount of wealth. In fact, there is no reason why it couldn't be the general rule for all nations to import greater values of goods than they export. After all, that is the essential nature of trade: to exploit advantages of local productivity, distinctive heritage and natural endowment.
Yet that's not what happens in "the real world," where nations want a "trade surplus." If they have one, they want a bigger one. Why is that?
As so often happens in discussions of political economy, the answer lies in carefully examining the meaning of our terms. We said above that a nation's consumers tend to benefit when they import more goods than they export. That's true — but who are the consumers? Demand is not mere desire; it is desire backed up with the ability to pay. A nation's consumption patterns depend on how its wealth is distributed. Most workers produce far more than they consume. We know that, among other reasons, because many low-wage countries regularly run trade surpluses! The ownership of land and wealth in such places is drastically skewed toward a small elite, whose lavish incomes allow them to be their countries' major consumers. Why would they want a trade surplus? Because growth in export industries means increased land values and a better return on their investments! Also, foreign exchange enables endebted nations to meet their debt-service payments, avoiding default and keeping the current regime ensconced.
Meanwhile, the United States has run a trade deficit for over three decades. Many people wring their hands about this — its effect on manufacturing and union jobs, its load on the national finances — yet for various reasons the US has not summoned the gumption to change it. One important reason for this is that although real wages in the United States have been steadily falling during this period, the US nevertheless retains a large middle class. A significant number of producers in the US are also consumers. The availability of attractively-priced import goods allows them to stretch their shrinking paychecks. But, because workers in the US make relatively high wages compared to those in other nations, manufacturers increasingly take advantage of opportunities to relocate to other countries.
The trade relationship between the United States and China illustrates this dichotomy. China's economy has been growing by leaps and bounds — its GDP growth rate has been over 9% per year for two decades. China has a massive and growing trade surplus with the US. It has pursued an explicit policy of buying up a tremendous volume of US-dollar- denominated assets — mostly US Treasury Bonds — and holding them in reserve, to be used if needed to hold the value of the Yuan at the level that the Chinese government wants. This policy leads to a sizable undervaluation of the Yuan; if allowed to trade freely on currency markets, its value would be much higher. This means that Chinese goods are very inexpensive, especially in the United States, whose currency, though currently declining, remains strong compared with China's, which started at the extremely low level to which it had sunk after decades of communist isolation.
Who benefits from this policy? US consumers do, clearly. But who benefits in China? Not the industrial workers — they are sending away far more of what they make than they are enjoying themselves. There are, of course, new jobs to be had. However, with 1.3 billion people, China will have a buyer's market for labor for a long time to come. These factors make it super-profitable to invest in China's export industries. Foreign investors are getting on the bandwagon, bringing capital and know-how. Many new factories are being built, and every single one of them has to go on a piece of land. Although land in China nominally still belongs to the state, the transfer of use rights and long-term leases has been legalized, and foreign investment in China is increasing rapidly. The returns on these investments to owners in the United States don't show up in the balance-of-trade statistics, but they are, nevertheless, a transfer of wealth from China to the US, and the "trade gap" would be much narrower if they were included.
China & the WTO
China's Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai says critics need to understand China's unique challenges. "China is a big trading country in terms of quantity, but it is far from being a strong trading country. Take China's exports for example. In fact, half of China's exports are from foreign-funded companies," he said. "So, China's trading structure is very different from developed countries. As for trading volume per capita, it is even lower." (from Voice of America, December, 2005)Trade Agreements and National Sovereignty
In the past, the debate about international trade was about tariffs. It had gone on for quite a long time, in Great Britain and the United States and every other industrial nation. The United States has been a high-tariff nation through most of its history. (The dispute over trade issues between the free-trade South, which wanted to export its cotton crop to England, and the protectionist North, which wanted to encourage its textile industry, was a major cause of the sectional tension that led to the Civil War.) In the 1930s the US Congress yielded to political pressure and passed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, which drastically increased tariffs and exacerbated the Great Depression. Other countries retaliated with tariff increases of their own. The need to address these extraordinarily high barriers to trade led to the convening, by 23 countries, of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947. In three large "rounds" of multilateral negotiations (called the Kennedy, Tokyo and Uruguay Rounds), the GATT process succeeded in negotiating lowered tariffs, and many more countries joined. GATT, which had no governing body or permanent staff, evolved into the World Trade Organization (WTO), which does. The WTO has 150 member nations, and China has recently become one of them.
With the advent of transnational corporations, and increasingly complex issues regarding regulations and property rights, the matters addressed by multilateral trade negotiations have spread into other controversial areas. The current main issues are:
- Tariff Reductions
— the only part of modern "trade negotiations" that has anything to do with the issue of free trade.- Nontariff Barriers
— regulations enacted at the national level (or lower) that make international trade less profitable. Examples include laws providing for a minimum wage, worker safety or environmental protection. These can be designated as "nontariff barriers" which will subject the country to retaliatory tariffs by WTO members.- Intellectual Property
— nations must comply (for the most part) with patent, copyright and trademark laws of the countries where products originate; the WTO is empowered to arbitrate disputes, and infractions are punishable by trade sanctions.- Investments
— The goal is all for nations to apply the same rules to foreign and domestic investors. The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), which has been set aside for the time being, sought to codify this in WTO policy. Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, which has recently been extended to the Free Trade Area of the Americas, or FTAA) the investor can sue for damages against the government that imposed the regulation. This could open things up to cases in which any regulation, such as zoning that decreases the value of land, could be nullified in a secret proceeding by a NAFTA tribunal.When nations agree to treaties, such as NAFTA, they essentially adopt the trade-arbitration rules as laws — which means that, in so doing, they cede their own power to enact certain laws and regulations. These agreements are bitterly condemned by advocates for the environment, labor, indigenous peoples, etc., because they seem to represent the handing over of nations' responsibilities, for fairness, compassion and stewardship, to heartless transnational interests — who need not answer to any constituency but their profit-hungry shareholders.
Of course, there is another side to the argument; advocates of trade liberalization argue that opening of national economies leads to development and growth, while isolationism creates stagnation. How are we to sort out these complex counter-claims?
One thing to remember is that rules of justice don't change just because something crosses a national boundary. As we consider these "assaults on national sovereignty," we must be clear, as always, about the meaning of terms. What is the basis of national sovereignty? Among many others, Henry George agreed with Thomas Jefferson that governments are instituted in order to secure people's inalienable rights. Jefferson called them "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." George reminded everyone that no one can live without land. Therefore, the right to life is not secured, unless everyone's equal right to the land is guaranteed. In its task of securing basic rights, the national government must exercise its sovereign power over the nation's land; that is the first, most basic and essential aspect of national sovereignty. Yet, nations all around the world today cast aside that fundamental responsibility, by allowing fee-simple private ownership of land.
When a nation enacts an environmental regulation — say, should Cameroon disallow logging in virgin rainforests — the rent-collecting potential of a few investors is restricted, and they might go to their cronies in the WTO for redress. But in a case like that, they are really only going after the last few crumbs — for, as private individuals and corporations already own almost all the land in Cameroon, the entire pie has already, pretty much, been given away.
Suppose, on the other hand, a nation followed Henry George's advice, collecting the full rent of its natural opportunities for public revenue. Would it then suffer any damage from offering the same rules to foreign and domestic investors? It would not — for it would not allow any investor to collect unearned profit at the community's expense. An environmental regulation that lowered the commercial value of land would not unfairly penalize any investor, for no investor would have had the right to collect the value of the land in the first place.
However, if a nation were to try a radical stunt like that — public collection of land rent — this late in the game, would not the World Trade Organization squish it like a fly under its mighty thumb?
The WTO's disciplinary power strikes fear into many hearts. What punishment can it impose on those who transgress its rulings? Nothing worse than trade sanctions. Of course, that's enough to persuade most of today's regimes, addicted as they are to "favorable" trade balances. But we might ask whether taking away "market access" for export products would necessarily be as bad as all that. Remember, in the world's poor, indebted nations, the vast majority of producers are nevertheless doing precious little consuming. Since the foreign exchange gleaned from all those exports scarcely benefitted them in the first place, poor people would hardly be hurt if they lost it.
For example: suppose a developing country's leading export is rubber, which is grown on large plantations owned either by cronies of the ruling junta, or by foreign investors. Suppose this country decides to collect land rent for public revenue. Under WTO rules, this would degrade the value of investors' landed property. The WTO proclaims its doom, and our country's rubber exports are slapped with high tariffs worldwide. Rubber plantations have now become much more profitable in the neighboring country, where the land is cheap, and nearly as good. If our nation cannot export rubber anymore, and the rubber plantations are leaving, what will become of all those rubber-harvesting jobs?
But — how much rubber do the people need? A whole lot of arable land now sits, abandoned by the rubber plantations, who are eagerly exploiting the workers in the country next door. Certainly there are other crops people can grow.
Realists will hasten to remind us that if this newly-available land is useful for anything at all, opportunistic investors and well-informed cronies will snap it up so they can rack-rent it to the peasants. Won't we need some kind of "socialistic" land redistribution, if we are to make their lives any better?
Enter Henry George, who insists that every nation has a sovereign responsibility to collect the rent of land for public revenue. And, if land values have declined — or even been lost entirely — because owners have abandoned their holdings, can the land not be made accessible to those who are willing to use it?
If a nation respects its citizens' right to use its sovereign lands, it need not fear trade sanctions. In addition to stimulating efficient land use, Henry George's remedy would remove the burden of taxation on producers, and throw open large areas of land for use in production. Domestic production would be further stimulated by the removal of duties on imports. Domestic demand for goods would increase. Some exports would still be needed to purchase items that couldn't be produced domestically — but, goods offered at attractive prices have a tendency to find buyers. And, if one or two nations succeeded in establishing these reforms, others would soon follow suit — creating a "domino effect" that would make WTO membership much less advantageous.
The reason why every nation in the world today yearns for a trade surplus (or says it does, anyway) is that every nation sets up its economic policy — some more boldly, some more subtly — to benefit small elites at the expense of the general welfare. A Georgist economy — even in a single nation — could safely abolish all tariffs and subsidies, and let its producers freely compete.


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Recently this column discussed where to find comprehensive listings for live music in and around Greenpoint. We ran some contenders head-to-head and came up with a champ.
This week I'll let you know about some places to find listings for obscure shows. You know, the ones that are more suited to your weird tastes that nobody else gets, except your sparse cadre of friends.
And regarding this weekend's local shows, you'll find New Wave, rock, and folk acts featured below.
Aviv seriously just needs in Greenpoint a floor-through apartment with backyard from an awesome Polish landlord, that's what's always worked for us.
Also Oriana found hip-hop karaoke playing at a great place to photobomb bachelorette parties in the GP, and probably what we should consider a disturbing number of artists exhibiting Star Trek-inspired art at a tattoo parlor.
Here's my list of recommended bands, starting with the Aviv mention. One thing we'll miss there is their great, and sometimes unadvertised, opening acts that would normally headline on their own.
For Saturday's show, if you show up at the doors at 6 PM, that means Psymon Spine, Sports., Surf Rock is Dead, Yours Are the Only Ears, and Kississippi.
If you haven't heard of Surf Rock is Dead yet, it's not '60s-style surf rock, it's more Manchester-intoning and ethereal than that. But it's still perfect after returning home from riding the 8-foot swells that are expected in the Rockaways tomorrow (in my case, with body alone – screw the board).
As promised, here are two of my recent favorite discoveries for mining music seams in coal country: WFMU's Arbitrary Guide to Popular Culture, and New York Music Daily.
For this weekend they made me aware of Love As Laughter playing on Saturday at Market Hotel in Bushwick, and Black Sabbath running a mariachi mash-up through Metalachi at the Knitting Factory on Thursday.
The Metalachi listing is far away from the Labor Day weekend, but at least it gives you the chance to buy tickets before it sells out, and it also reminds me that The Rad Trads are also at the Knitting Factory next week. They play Tuesday night, and their bluesy country sound is a good way to make you forget that you had to go back to work that day.
Here's some tracks from those bands to entertain you.
Returning to where to find out about local concerts, your best way of discovering new, possibly obscure, but really good bands playing nearby is to listen to (cue every reader under 40 years old rolling their eyes in 3…2…1) radio shows that do listing announcements on the radio every hour, like those on WKCR and WNYU, Columbia and NYU's student-run stations.


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The fashion industry is persistently evolving to tailor a more refined buying experience for consumers. Be it adopting online selling platforms, virtual shopping assistants, or augmented reality, every aspect is being transformed to create a personalized consumer experience. When it comes to generating business-driven outcomes, the product development cycles can be drastically refined with automation tools. 3D fashion design software is one such alternative to conventional garment design practices.
"The global market of 3D design software is growing rapidly, and is expected to hit the $1.2 million mark by 2028."
3D Design Tools Can Redefine The Fashion Supply Chain
Design is a crucial element of product development. It can help you capture the right details such as dimensions, fabrics, or trims to be used. A badly-fitted garment is every designer's worst nightmare. With 3D fashion design software, one can eliminate the scope of human error and work more efficiently, all while increasing productivity. You can easily render 3D designs, make multiple iterations, or communicate their ideas to the production team without any challenges.
"The textile industry produces a fabric waste of about 15%. With 3D fashion design software, they can reduce their global waste production by introducing zero-waste design.
The fashion and design industry has stuck to manual processes for years. However, the growing demands and surfacing challenges require a more optimal approach. By using 3D fashion design software, you can aid multiple designs with ease. Here are a few key features that make 3D software stand out from the conventional design methods and can assist your fashion design goals.
2D designs are flat layouts and hard to visualize on a real human body. 3D software has overcome this challenge and gives designers the ability to create realistic renders for their designs. A 3D design can give you a 360-degree overview of the final product even before the sample is manufactured. It helps you visualize the design better from multiple angles, including the flow of the fabric, creases across the pattern, and silhouette. You can easily spot any shortcomings in the designs and make immediate iterations to avoid production failure.
Testing Multiple Fabrics
Many times manufacturers incur huge losses due to sourcing the wrong fabric material. This typically happens due to a bad fabric choice or lack of fabric performance tests. Every fabric hangs differently and has a unique flow. With 3D fashion design software, you can view the flow of different fabrics, or even combine multiple fabrics for various elements of a single design. It will help you get the final picture of the desired result. If required, you have the option of switching fabrics before making a purchase decision.
Different Virtual Looks
Imagine being confused with two options for the same design. The only way for you to choose between the two is by looking at the final result. However, with the conventional process, it can take a lot of time to get through this process. 3D design software creates a possibility to compare different designs without going through the hassle of manufacturing samples. You can try different cuts, colors, patterns, and even trims for your design in 3D software. You can view the garment from various angles and create a final look within minutes.
What Are The Benefits Of Using 3D Design Software?
3D design software can increase your time to market by 45%, way faster than the average turnaround time. It is both more time-saving and economical than the conventional design processes. You can make quick edits and changes to different components of your designs and streamline your design operations. Some of the major benefits experienced by using 3D fashion design software are-
Reduce Production Costs
Pen and paper designs can put a strain on your budget. Every time you layout a 2D design, you need to get a sample manufactured to understand it's built. For a single sample, designers have to source multiple fabric materials, pay for the shipping costs, and sometimes even bear the production costs of resampling. With 3D you can get the same things done on a comparatively low budget. You can skip the need to manufacture multiple product samples. A 3D fashion design software can give you advanced insight into your design's build, fabric flow, and other test factors.
Optimize Your Design Operations
2D designs require a lot more evaluation to plan and process the final output. With 3D, designers can get the same evaluation easily and at fractional time. This allows them to focus more on the design process. They can individually design, make edits, and alter embellishments from different components of a single design without altering the whole design. This not only makes the whole process a lot easier but also time-efficient. Designers have experienced increased productivity after using 3D design software. Animated 3D designs allow faster assessments, quick iterations on a low budget and can increase your market turnaround time.
Interactive Client Experience
A 3D design can create an impact on your clients by giving them a virtual product sample. The 3D design model can help you put up an interactive visual representation of your designs, and you can offer more customized design options. Also, you can satisfy your clients by offering them multiple options to choose from. For example, you can show them a single bottoms design in multiple colors, fabrics, or patterns. You won't have to spend a lot to get multiple physical samples ready. All the customization can be done within a click.
Create Better Product Visualizations
3D designs accelerate product marketing decisions by allowing interactive prototypes. Designers can easily communicate with pattern makers, and marginalize the scope of error by using 3D fashion design software. It enables zero-waste designing with less use of physical samples and helps you maximize your market growth. More and more MNCs are realizing its potentials and opting for 3D design, showing an ever-growing demand for the software in the market.
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Fulton County Fair Continues Its 2014 Run In Lewistown
(Lewistown, IL) -- The 2014 Fulton County Fair is winding down. Today, activities taking place at the fair is the Kid's Pedal Tractor Pull taking place in the grandstand. Check in will begin at 2:30 with the pull beginning at 3. Also the Garden Tractor and Tractor and Truck Pull will take place tonight in front of the grandstand. Tomorrow there will be a Beef Cook Off taking place sponsored by the Fulton County Farm Bureau's Women's Committee. The fair will wind down with the annual Demolition Derby taking place in front of the grandstand.


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[press] [<<<] [>>>] click on image to enlarge © tracey moberly 20080421.50LndnStudnt.2.800.jpg LondonStudent Tracey Moberly Not to be sniffed at: Cocaine's invisible hitchhiker We all know banknotes have traces of cocaine but how many of yours have hepatitis C? Tomas Mowlam finds out. 21 April 2008 In the Foundry art gallery down Old Street, the aftermath of the irreverent Late Late Breakfast Hour broadcast is being tidied up. Amongst the snaking cables, upturned chairs and crates of beer ready to be packed away, two women are talking about a subject that is anything but light, off the wall or irreverent: the silent epidemic and killer-by-denial that id Hepatitis C. A weak, midday sunlight is just pushing through the door, highlighting the drifting swirls of dust, and Gemma Peppe, the Campaign Manager for the Hepatitis C Trust, is explaining how she first found out she had Hep C. 'I was living a very hedonistic lifestyle working in the music industry, but I went on this six-month health kick and still felt terrible all the time.' Gemma realised something was terribly wrong and broke down in tears in the Royal Academy, and hearing her describe sitting there, head in hands, makes you realise the exhaustion and depression that Hep C brings. But how did she not realise earlier? 'A lot of people mask their symptoms with drinking. I did it too - I'd just think I had a really big hangover.' At this point, Tracey Moberly, owner of the Foundry and artist working with the Trust's What Not To Share campaign, adds 'you can get symptoms after five or fifteen years.' And therein lies the danger. If you're in a place in your life when you're taking lots of coke or sharing needles, then chances are drinking a fair amount too; any symptoms and feelings of lethargy and illness that you do get can be easily passed off as one drink too many. As a mix of artists and prospective comedians move through the bar, organising exhibition spaces and stand-up slots, Gemma outlines the dangers of the virus and problems of getting people to take notice; the stigma surrounding Hep C means that a lot of the people who 'don't have symptoms simply don't believe it and live in denial.' And after a night of hitting it hard, the last thing many people want to consider is that they could've snorted a line with someone who has Hep C. Most people know of the dangers of sharing needles, but how can passing around a bank note be potentially fatal? The nasal epithelium at the top of the nose, where blood vessels are close to the surface of the skin, regularly releases blood when you sneeze or blow your nose hard, for example. Small specks of blood lie dormant in the nose, and can be picked up on the end of a note. So when you share the banknote to snort the coke, you could be snorting someone elses infected blood too. The virus can stay active outside the blood stream for up to three months and three quarters of those infected with the virus will go on to develop chronic Hepatitis. Although not everyone with Hep C shows symptoms, it can make you chronically exhausted and nauseous - like a bad case of the flu, again and again and again. Exacerbated by alcohol, one in five of those who are positive will suffer cirrhosis of the liver and even possible liver failure. How can passing around a banknote be potentially fatal? It's an exclusively blood-borne disease so even sharing razors and toothbrushes can pass it on. Rates of sexual transmission are low, although anal sex or sex with someone who is also HIV positive increases the risk. The risks are real, especially if you share drugs, so it's worthwhile getting tested if you've been doing something that could put you at risk of contracting Hep C. The NHS claim little over 200,000 are infected with the virus in Britain, but this is however a massive discrepancy in the numbers. The Hep C Trust says that this government figure has been underplayed and that the real total is closer to 500,000. Some estimates even put it as high as 75,000 because its instance is uncharted in immigrant communities, where people may have previously had unhygienic dental or medical procedures. To those that have no symptoms and are living in denial, Gemma's 2006 film 'Louie, me and Hepatitis C', charting her treatment is a harrowing wake-up call. Tracey said the film knocked her over leaving her on the floor. The film shows quite how brutal and debilitating treatment for Hep C is. The regular injections of Pegylated Interferon Alfa and Ribavirin wipe you out totally, inducing 'flu-like symptoms' according to the NHS website. Flu-like symptoms, though, doesn't do justice to the utter exhaustion , depression and hair-loss that the film shows the treatment to cause. Stomach pains and raging anger are also side effects of the Ribavirin. The earlier you cn catch the disease the better, because the more likely you are to respond to the drugs. Under the NHS treatment scheme those who don't respond to the drugs after a review period can't undergo further treatment, leading to an even worse anxiety over this period. An Old Street artist and a charity make an unusual alliance, but cocaine is prolific in the art world, as well as the media. Three years ago when large numbers of people Tracey knew were being diagnosed with Hep C, she felt she had to draw attention to it, and so she made solid-silver cocaine straws for her exhibition, Star Spangled Sinners. Last ear the Hep C Trust commissioned her to make the straws with a selection of lines from her poem (also called Star Spangled Sinners), because says Gemma 'it fitted perfectly with what we are doing.' The silver straws obviously represent the note or straw used to take coke, and are engraved with their very own dangerous line of poetry such as 'new designer disease'. A piece of jewelry engraved with these words is an immediately affecting work. Despite their beauty, Gemma is keen to point out that neither the straws nor the Hep C Trust encourage drug-taking. 'They're certainly quite a controversial piece of art, but they're ambiguous and question peoples behavior.' She explains that they question the destructive behavior of taking coke - exactly the aim of the What Not To Share campaign. Gemma laughs at the idea of the straws becoming as common as the breast cancer pink ribbons, and says it will never be appropriate for a little old lady to wear one. She would however, like the Hep C ribbon to become as popular, to help beat the stigma and ignorance surrounding the disease that says 'it's only a junkies' problem'. Lots of people can't tell their families or places of work,' says Gemma and although the campaign 'is aimed primarily at young people to stop individuals engaging in risky behavior,' she's keen to assert that it's not the only aim. The first step to get people talking and get Hep C normalised 'in [the] same way that HIV has been normalised.' It's all part of a wider effort, including a 'series of t-shirts which are fantastic,' says an enthusiastic Tracey. it may seem a minor point, but if people wear the shirts, which feature a rolled up �50 note and the words 'What Not To Share' out in public, it helps break the taboo and silence surrounding Hepatitis C. Tracey has already got her family involved: 'my boys wear them all the time - they think they're fantastic, they're their main shirts.' Why? 'I hate drugs ... I want them to educate [my sons] about what's out there.' Gemma is proud of what the campaign has achieved: 'we've been in all the national press, our postcards are in bars all around the country, it's a national campaign.' She add, '[we have had] gigs and events all over the country, we had manumission in Ibiza produced these dollars that said 'Share the Wealth and Not the Disease.' The government has gone some way to try to combat this potential nightmare for the NHS, but the ignorance of most people to the dangers testifies to low public awareness.Gemma believes that the silence from official sources is for a far more cynical reason. 'The government did a fantastic job for AIDS' and it was a 'huge success for the Thatcher government but it didn't win them votes.' Fighting a disease that is viewed by many of the electorate as just deserts for junkies, it seems it is not viable election campaign material. But what will happen when the silent epidemic becomes a very loud one? It's got the potential to bring the health service to its knees, it's a huge and serious problem, states Gemma. Hep C at it's worse brings on end stage liver disease, cirrhosis and then failure. A transplant sets the health service �back somewhere in the region of �40,000, making it a pricey problem to deal with. Celebrity involvement has given What Not To Share a great chance of breaking through the stereotypes and stigma surrounding Hep C, but is there not still an assumption that coke is a middle-class drug? 'Taking it these days you're more likely to find yourself on an over spill council estate,' says Tracey, and Gemma quickly agrees: 'as much as it is the chattering classes sitting around and taking a few lines of coke after dinner, you've now got 15 year old kids doing it.' Cocaine is getting cheaper - Drug Scope's 2007 survey found dealers in Nottingham offering low-quality coke for as little as �30. According to last year's British Crime Survey (BCS), cocaine use has generally 'remained stable' over the past decade, but amongst the youngest age group (16-240 it has almost doubled to six percent. The survey also found that nine per cent of all 16-24 year olds questioned had used cocaine in the last month, and that those who regularly attended nightclubs were three times likely to have taken it. No surprise there then. Anecdotal evidence certainly suggests that coke is increasingly cheap and popular with students. 'People say that you can still get a gram for �40,' says Joe, an ex-UCL student who dropped out because of his coke problem, 'but that is not entirely true. More often than not you'll get 0.75, or even less. Still, it's cheaper than it used to be, and easy to get hold of aswell.' 'The general rule is that you can get your coke from the same guy that sells you your weed,' says Joe. 'And if you're lucky, you'll get offered to share with someone on most nights out.' Talking with Joe is educational. It's ruined my life, pure and simple,' he says. 'You just sort of wake up one morning and realize that you're a grand into your overdraft and that you haven't had a proper meal for a month.' Joe got lucky - he's clean now and doing ok. Although he had to drop out and work to pay off his debts, he found it easier to kick it away from uni and with the support of his family. The destructive human cost of coke, however, is not just felt on the streets of London, but across the globe. In Latin America it's used to fund guerilla armies such as Colombia's FARC. Cocaine dollars bring with them endemic corruption; they are a tempting prospect for street kids, poorly paid police and civil servants and politicians alike. Corruption impoverishes the life of all citizens, taking away the chance for n honest legal system, rendering bribed judges and contract killings a normal occurrence. Last year, police in the Mexican tourist resort of Acapulco fought the Gulf drug cartel, which was also fighting its own inter-gang conflicts with the Los Zetas and Siniola gangs. Gun battles in the street and hit squads became common news. One hitman from the GUlf cartel, who was captured by other gangs, was paraded on YouTube and then beheaded. It's a little slice of Basra on the sunny Pacific coast - all for cocaine smuggling routes. Efforts to stamp out the local cocoa production at the root of the problem often do more harm than good; the Whitehouse organised 'Plan Colombia' and spent $4.7 billion trying to eradicate cocoa plants from the area. The defoliant sprayed from planes was estimated to be 104 times as toxic as standard weed killer, and the poison has caused untold damage to the people and the natural environment. Ecuador is now even suing Colombia in The Hague for the damage done when pesticides drifted across the border. For the farmers, cocoa is the only crop worth growing; banana prices have fallen 40% in the last two years despite Fairtrade's best efforts and sugar cane prices have also fallen. The cartels, too, pay better wages for tending the plants and making the cocoa paste. Better at least than the legitimate companies do for cutting cane or picking bananas. The jungles of the Latin America may seem remote, but drugs are wrapped up with human misery all over the world. To make a difference in the UK, the What Not To Share Campaign can bring the message home to an increasingly younger audience of cocaine users. The drafting in of celebs and trendy bands may help shake a little of the glitz off the idea of a little line of charlie, as does talk of infected blood and nasal epithelium, but real government action is is also needed to educate people about the dangers and to put in a concrete timetable (and money) for nationwide treatment of Hep C. Procrastination is the worst choice, both for the NHS and all those who may already be suffering. See whatnottoshare.com or hepctrust.org.uk for further details. You can also buy Gemma Peppe's film 'Louie, Me and Hepatitis C' from these websites. Factfile: Hepatitis C discovered in 1991 7 major virus strains Estimated 200 million people infected worldwide The virus is not confined to the liver but can spread to other areas of the body including the immune syaytem and the brain. Symptoms can occur almost immediately or take decades.
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Milonga is situated on a quiet street with destination traffic. You can park your car safely on private property. Milonga is situated in a quiet neighbourhood. The distance to the beach is 29000 meters. Milonga is situated on street level. Milonga is a fully detached villa with a private swimming pool. Entrance: Here you find the living room, kitchen, dining room and 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Second floor: Here you find the 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. You have access to the balcony from the 1 bedroom. The interior of Milonga is original spanish but practical. The inside is light with a nice atmosphere. Milonga disposes of a a nice view the urbanisation. Milonga has a built surface of 120 square meters. You have to your disposal terraces. You find the swimming pool at the backside of your villa. Here you can fully enjoy the Spanish sun and outdoor life. Milonga has disposal of a permanent stone bbq cooking utensils. This holdiay residence is very suitable for families because of the privacy.
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- Nearest beach: 25 km
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