![]() ![]() Tools to fix your security problems: Once your data is in your password manager, it should be able to identify weak, reused, and compromised passwords, and it should give you clear and easy-to-follow directions for changing them. ![]() And once you’ve set up your password manager, it should be easy (not annoying) to use when you need it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() And, DocDB is the distributed document store responsible for foundational aspects such as sharding, replication consistency, and other storage subsystems. The YQL layer includes the API specific aspects, for example, the SQL implementation, corresponding query/command compilation, and run-time components. YugabyteDB has 2 logical layers – Yugabyte Query Layer and DocDB. So, what’s inside a YugabyteDB node? Let’s look at it from both the logical and physical perspectives. Typically, the term node is used to refer to a single machine in the cluster. In production, YugabyteDB is deployed over a cluster of multiple machines that may be virtual, physical or containerized. If you are unfamiliar with the Yugabyte database, this blog post will help you grasp the key architectural concepts in YugabyteDB by drawing comparisons to PostgreSQL and MongoDB. These include auto sharding, fault tolerance, low read latencies, and support for flexible schema designs using JSON documents. It combines the best features of a SQL database, such as PostgreSQL-compatibility, ACID transactions, relational modeling with JOINS, secondary indexes, and schemas with the characteristics typically found in NoSQL systems. YugabyteDB is a fully open-source distributed SQL database designed for internet-scale, geo-distributed applications. ![]() Luckily, YugabyteDB offers a solution by providing a new distributed SQL database with a familiar programming and architectural model, eliminating the complexities. Each database has its own unique terminology and nuances, making the learning process daunting. However, selecting the right database can be challenging due to the numerous niche options available. Developing a distributed application or expanding an existing one with new microservices often requires data storage in a distributed database. ![]() ![]() ![]() To clarify this issue, Matt told that in case the address is not changed again within 180 days and if 301 redirect is firmly in place, then is there is no requirement for the update.Ĭhange of address option and 301 redirect can be both utilized by webmasters to notify Google that the address has been changed. In fact for a proper relocation, Google suggests that both can be effectively used so as to make the website address change permanent.Īnother doubt which pertains is regarding the notification after 180 days of address change in the Webmaster Tools. However, if the whole address of the website is being altered, the change of address option would be recommended. Thus, when the webmaster just needs to redirect a particular page in a website, 301 would be appropriate. 301 redirect is a mechanism which is employed on webpages, whereas change of address option is employed on a wider range, with implications on the whole website. ![]() The biggest difference is the main purpose. In a recent video blog post by Matt Cutts, this issue saw some explanations regarding the exact usage and the benefits. If both the address change option in Webmaster Tool and 301 redirect does the same task, then what is the difference? As it is well known, 301 redirect option, when employed within a website, redirects a webpage to another specified address. However, there are several webmasters who can have some doubt when comparing with 301 redirect option. Google will transfer all the website related details to site B. Thus, if site A is moving to site B, the webmaster can simply mention this fact, and the work is done. With the help of this feature, any webmaster can easily inform Google any changes made to the address of the website. Benefits Of Using Change Of Address In Webmaster ToolĬhange of address is a unique feature provided by Google in its Webmaster Tools console. ![]() ![]() ![]() Circling your arms out to the side and back up with each pulse. Reach your arms up alongside your ears.ī) Lower up and down, pulsing in a squat. Wide-leg squat pulsesĪ) Stay in your wide deep squat, as above. Keep alternating for 20 reps - 10 each side. ![]() Take a big step to the side, and lower down into a wide squat.ī) Stay in the squat and shift your weight from one leg to the other while reaching the opposite arm overhead in a wide circular movement. Wide-leg deep squats with single-arm circlesĪ) Start with your feet hip-width apart. Give yourself a 1-2 minute rest in between.ġ. Trust us, you're going to feel this after one round, but you can do another.To get it right, walk through the workout before you begin, to practise the form for each movement. ![]()
![]() ![]() Hest is furious and demands that Sedric, his secretary and constant companion, confirm his fidelity. ![]() ![]() After the shame of this event, she accuses him of being unfaithful to her, in the hopes of ending their marriage contract, and provides proof in certain things she has noted, such as his luxurious perfumes and a second house that he rents. Hest is displeased with Alise's inability to produce an heir and comes for another one of his unpleasant attempts to impregnate her. Meanwhile, Alise has given up on all efforts to make Hest attracted, or even interested in her, as they have all been met with failure or worse. Leftrin hopes that he will never hear from the man again. Some time later, Captain Leftrin is blackmailed by a Chalcedean man, Sinad Arich, for passage to Trehaug. Leftrin agrees to give a contract to Swarge's wife so that they may be together and Swarge signs the contract. The only remaining man to sign is Swarge, who admits that he is betrothed and does not want to be separated from his new wife-to-be. Captain Leftrin wants to give a lifetime contract to all of the workers to protect the secret of their illegal use of the forbidden substance. With some time having passed on the Tarman, the work with the wizardwood is finished. She ultimately decides that if she sold herself, she would demand a high price, and begins to use Hest's money freely to pursue her studies of dragons and Elderlings. She learns that the marriage was suggested by her childhood friend, Sedric. Agreeing, Alise begins to hope for a real marriage to her handsome suitor, but is desperately disappointed on her wedding night. If she can provide him with an heir, he will fund her fancies, including her research of dragons, including a trip to study the hatchling dragons since he had caused her to miss a trip she had already planned to watch them hatch. When finally confronting him, he admits that he is not in love with her, but is wishing for a marriage of convenience for both of them. She is unsure of the attention she is getting from a handsome local Trader, Hest Finbok. Most of her time is consumed by her passion for dragons and her studies thereof. ![]() Sisarqua has turned into a dragon, naming herself Sintara, and is distraught to realize that her proportions are all wrong and she is not what she should be, and will likely never fly.Īlise Kincarron is a plain, freckled young woman, past the prime age for marriage and suspecting spinsterhood. She communicates with one when her father is almost killed and eaten. She is shocked to find that the new hatchlings are weak and malformed. Thymara, an 11-year-old girl with claws and scaling, consistent with Rain Wilds defects from birth, goes with her father to watch the hatching of the dragons. At first he thinks to sell it for an immense profit, but then decides to use it for his ship to protect it against the acidic river. The captain of the Tarman, Leftrin, comes across a piece of wizardwood, an encased dragon that has been washed away by the river. Sisarqua, a queen serpent, struggles to finish her casing and is assisted by Tintaglia. The Rain Wilds Council has agreed to help in exchange for her helping the Rain Wilds people in their war against Chalced. The last known dragon, Tintaglia, is overseeing this journey in the hopes that dragons will be reintroduced to the world. It is late in the year and the serpents are older than is normal to make the journey. The book opens as a group of sea serpents have nearly finished their long journey upriver to encase themselves so they might hatch into dragons. ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]() ![]() ![]() Staying current: Companies need to ensure that both their video conferencing software and the systems on which it runs are not out of date.In ’s “5 Steps for Secure Video Conferencing,” tech writer Sara Moseley adds these considerations: If someone appears on the list who was not invited or isn’t even an employee, the meeting was compromised. Hosts can also view lists of actual attendees to check against a list of invited attendees. Managing both engagement and attendees: Video conference hosts should enable settings that allow them to see whether attendees have the video software running in the foreground (as the primary window) or behind other programs.Also, whenever file transfers are necessary, file types can be restricted on most platforms, blocking the transfer of executable files (.exe) or other file types that can quickly deliver malware or viruses. In such cases, the host must enable encryption before setting a meeting. Software generally doesn’t enable encryption by default. ![]() Securing communication: Video conferencing hosts can enforce encrypted file transfers and data traffic during each call. ![]() Controlling access: Video conferencing hosts can control access to the conference by creating user groups, limiting attendance by domain (e.g., only those with a company email address), setting a meeting password and holding attendees in a virtual “waiting room” to approve each one individually.Securing video conferencing software and web services requires several relatively easy-to-implement steps, according to the blog article, “Work from Home: Videoconferencing with Security in Mind.” Key considerations for video conferencing security include: Hacked video conferencing meetings can lead to anything from industrial espionage to “Zoombombing,” a prank whereby a hacker or other unauthorized user suddenly opens an inappropriate video in a group conference Once hackers gain access to video chat software, they can listen to and view everything that is happening during the conference, including confidential client information, technical data, trade secrets, shared screens, login credentials and personal information. Steps to Securing Video Conferencing SoftwareĪs with most types of connected software and web-based tools, video conferencing programs can be accessed by anonymous hackers and other malicious actors through a variety of exploits and security flaws. ![]() The pandemic, however, has turned cyber security professionals’ attention toward fixing previously overlooked security issues with working remotely. By accessing Zoom conferences, malicious actors can obtain a wealth of sensitive and confidential information damaging to companies, clients and employees alike. The hacking incident at Zoom highlights the importance of cyber security in business, specifically video conferencing security. In his Forbes article, “500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Given Away for Free on the dark web,” senior contributor Lee Mathews writes that stolen credentials included client info, personal meeting URLs and Zoom host keys. And the tech company Zoom was and still is among the most popular of these services.Īround the beginning of April 2020, the cyber security firm Cyble discovered that more than half a million valid Zoom account credentials were being sold cheap or offered for free on the dark web. Video conferencing web-based tech companies suddenly found their services in high demand as teams of employees met online to discuss their daily business. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, many businesses shifted the bulk of their operations from in-house workplaces to online distributed workforces. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are only a few short months until those amazing summer days and nights are upon us. This list of 52 summertime quotes will have you feeling the sunlight on your back and getting excited about all the incredible adventures you'll have this year. Luckily, you don't have to wait until summertime to feel rejuvenated and excited! It's perfect. All your stress fades into the background, and you find yourself truly relaxed for the first time in a long time. Think of the BBQs, the days spent by the pool or with a sprinkler, the smiles that seem to be everywhere you look and the crowds of people loosening up and having the time of their lives. ![]() It's the perfect time to spend hours with family and friends, and the longer days make us think brighter thoughts. Because of this, we often associate summertime with happiness. ![]() Just imagining the flip flops, sandy beaches and salty, sea air has me breathing deeper and letting my tense shoulders relax. We feel more alive during the summer than during any other time! In many ways, summertime is that renewal period that gives us the energy to make it through another year. ![]() ![]() ![]() So I said to him, “Let’s cut my hair off! He looked at me and was like, “Why? How old are you?” I told him I was 18 and his eyes almost popped out of his head. I was working all the time but I hadn’t done shows or real editorial work. I was working with a well-known hairdresser, Yannick d’Is, on a French beauty campaign and had a bob down to my chin. VALLETTA: Nobody had short hair at the time. INTERVIEW: What prompted the new haircut? I was about 18 when I cut my hair off-the little pixie haircut. Then I cut my hair short and it basically changed everything overnight. The other big break would have been a cover of French Elle with Hans Feurer. ![]() I think I had one or two test shoots there. That was two weeks after being in Milan for the very first time. I cried on set because I didn’t know what to do. VALLETTA: It was an advertorial for Italian Vogue. INTERVIEW: What was your first really big job? It was like the call of the wild-I just couldn’t not go anymore. But my career was starting and people were calling and I kept getting pulled out of school to work anyway. In retrospect, I wish I had spent one more year at home. Luckily, I had already traveled to Europe twice before I finally moved out at 17. I didn’t even really know what that meant. They asked if I wanted to come to Europe for the summer to model. My mom had paid for modeling classes, and some scout came through and discovered me. VALLETTA: I got discovered in Tulsa at a local agency. INTERVIEW: How did you get from Tulsa to Europe? INTERVIEW: You grew up in Oklahoma, right?ĪMBER VALLETTA: I grew up in Tulsa, then moved to Europe to model when I was 17. Amber VallettaĪBOVE: AMBER VALLETTA IN NEW YORK, JULY 2013. ![]() Two guys cutting my hair at the same time. They looked at me and said, ‘Let’s cut your hair off.’ We went back to my apartment in Paris and just cut it all off. ![]() ![]() Japanese swordsmiths didn’t choose Tamahagane because it’s the best, they were forced to use it because it was all they had.Īnd the whole folding and refolding of Tamahagane? They HAD to do that. Here’s why… medieval Japanese didn’t have a choice.īecause of Japan’s geology, they can’t produce superior steel. If it’s bad, why did the Japanese use it for katanas? And why do some people worship it? ![]() There go the people that insist Tamahagane is some sort of magical steel. In fact, it’s pretty bad compared to modern steel. ![]() Tamahagane is not the best steel in the world. Heck, it doesn’t even matter if it isn’t hand-forged (although it’s difficult to find a good katana that isn’t).Īs long as it’s a good katana, it’s an “authentic” katana. It doesn’t matter what type of steel is used. To me, any katana that excels at both of these is already an authentic katana. Katanas are famous for their strength and cutting ability. Of course, I’m not going to leave you like that. If you’re looking for an authentic katana, you decide what qualifies and what doesn’t. You can see why there’s so much confusion. Others say it doesn’t matter where the katana was made… as long as it uses Tamahagane forged by hand.įinally, some say that steel doesn’t matter. To them, if you take any of these away, it’s no longer an authentic katana. So how do you spot a good katana? What is an Authentic Katana?īefore we jump into the details, let’s clear the most confusing thing about katanas first…įor purists, only hand-made Tamahagane katanas forged in Japan are authentic. Is a $10,000 katana 10x better than a $1,000 one?Īnd if not… where do you draw the line between an authentic katana, a quality katana, and a fake katana? What Makes a Good Katana?Īdvertisers make it extremely difficult for you to choose a good katana.Įvery single manufacturer will tell you their katanas are “authentic”… even if they aren’t. How much better are expensive katanas compared to cheap ones? That’s why you can find katanas at $20, all the way up t $20,000. There will certainly be one for you.Is it what they’re made of? Is it how they’re made? Is it where they’re made?Īll these have an effect on the katana’s price. There are nearly 150 types on our website. According to centuries of traditional methods, covering all details like quenching, grinding, and forging, a perfect samurai sword is made.ĭuring the Shogunate, the Samurai would pair a katana and wakizashi on their belts in daily life. We choose the best materials and focus on quality assurance. ![]() The latter is hand-forged and shows well in toughness and hardness. The former is cost-effective and suited to beginners. The steel of the blade can be divided into high carbon steel and folded steel. It is considered as a holy and excellent collection, which can be used in iaido, kenjutsu, laijutsu, ninjutsu and kendo. With highly intensive human endeavor, sweat and toil building katana quality, it takes months to make a Japanese sword. The saya is made of light and hardwood, and its surface is manually sprayed with piano coatings. ![]() The design of tsuba is intricate as an artwork. The hand-forged blade is perfectly curved to make it solid. Each blade has its unique spirit The katana mainly consists of 3 parts. We have run our business for hundreds of years and ensure the quality of our samurai swords. Do you want a hand-forged katana sword? We will give you the best one. ![]() ![]() ![]() In electric and acoustic guitars, the most common profile is a semicircle or a half oval. Here’s our complete Thin Guitar Neck guide. This type of profile can also be more comfortable to hold in the hand when setting up chords. On the other hand, for guitarists with large hands, a wide neck profile may be more comfortable than a thin one. But it can be difficult for players with small hands to comfortably span them. Wider or thicker necks provide a full-bodied sound with more sustain due to the density and stiffness of the neck. From these two cross-sections, a luthier can create profile templates (pieces of wood or other material to place on the neck as it is shaped). These differences are subtle and almost impossible to see when looking along the length of the shank. They are simple two-dimensional representations of a shape that is difficult to imagine otherwise. These cross-sections are essential for design and construction purposes. Variations in the shape and size of the two cross-sections can give the neck and guitar a different character, feel, and easiness to play. The term “profile” refers specifically to the cross-sections of the top (nut area) and bottom (heel area) of the neck (above the 17th fret). The term “profile” refers to the curved shape we would see if we were to cut the neck in the direction of the frets perpendicular to the truss rod. Asymmetrical profiles: This is a more customizable tendency, made for certain guitarists who like to reach the treble side of the neck for soloing, but also want to comfortable play barre chords at the top part of the neck.Symmetrical profiles: C, U, D, and V-shaped (also soft V or hard V).The neck shapes we will go over in this article are classified into two main groups: And if you're not a Fender Play member yet, click here for a free trial.Related: Guitar Sizes Explained. Want to learn more about hammer-ons? Check out these videos from Fender Play. Both are note articulation methods referred to in formal musical notation as legato (Italian for, literally, “tied together”). Hammer-ons and pull-offs let you tie notes together smoothly, cleanly and quickly, with no silence between them. ![]() If no note is shown in parentheses, just hammer-on and pull-off the note directly above in the given scale. The note number in parentheses indicates the note to hammer-on and pull-off. A trill is denoted by the letters “tr” and a wavy line as seen in the last note of Figure 3 below. This musical seesawing can in theory go on indefinitely, as long as you can keep up sustain and volume (easier on electric guitar than acoustic) A rapid such series of hammer-ons and pull-offs between a single pair of notes is called a trill. You can see from these basic instructions that it’s possible to sound a note, hammer-on and then pull-off, thus sounding three notes despite only plucking the string once. Once you’ve done a hammer-on with your other finger on the other fret, now just pull that finger off the fret, pulling on the string a little with that finger as you do so and letting the note ring. Most hammer-ons are one, two or three frets apart, but if you can do several frets apart (easier on the upper frets), more power to you.Ī pull-off is basically a hammer-on in reverse. Nor does it matter how many frets apart the two notes are-you are bound only by the reach of the fingers of your fretting hand. Now, it doesn’t matter which fingers you use-you can hammer-on with your index and middle fingers index and ring fingers middle finger and pinkie whatever you need to do to get the job done. There-you’ve now sounded two notes even though you only plucked the string once. Pluck the note, and then tap your middle finger down sharply on the same string a fret or two up from the first fretted note. Hold a note down on a fret with your index finger. So let’s begin with a simple hammer-on, and the pull-off will follow. Physically, there’s nothing to it-when you’ve learned one, you’ve pretty much learned the other, too. They’re just simply a part of how guitar is played, both acoustic and electric. Hammer-ons and pull-offs complement each other nicely, and are so instinctive and ever-present in guitar music that we wouldn’t even call them tricks. Two of the most useful ways are those dexterous twins of fingering technique, the hammer-on and the pull-off. When you start learning to play guitar or bass, you’ll quickly discover that there are useful ways to sound notes other than just plucking them. Pull-offs are denoted by the letter “P” as seen in Figure 2 below, which starts with a pull-off on the eighth fret to the fifth fret of the high E string. In guitar tablature, a hammer-on is denoted by the letter “H” as seen in Figure 1 below, which starts with a hammer-on from the fifth fret to the eighth fret on the low E string. ![]() |
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