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(BPT) - Tech gifts are consistently some of the most popular presents to give and receive during the holidays. In fact, according to the annual Consumer Technology Holiday Purchase Patterns report , a record 233 million U.S. adults (89%) will buy tech products during the 2024 holiday season. But with so many devices out there, it can be hard to decide on the perfect option for the loved one on your list. A tablet like the new Fire HD 8 from Amazon offers the versatility of an all-in-one device, with access to streaming, gaming, video chatting, reading or writing all at your fingertips. Fire HD 8 also features a vibrant 8-inch HD display and lightweight, portable design, for high-quality entertainment on the go. Plus, Fire HD 8 comes with three new AI features that can help you get the most out of your tablet experience. Check them out below and learn how they can help you with daily tasks this holiday season and beyond. 1. Meet your personal writing assistant Do you struggle with writing a heartfelt message or finessing a tricky email? Fear not! Writing Assist is here to help. Writing Assist works as part of your Fire tablet's device keyboard and compatible apps, including email, Word documents and social media. In just a few taps, you can transform your writing from good to great. Try Writing Assist's pre-set styles to turn a simple email into a professionally written note. Or, you can ask Writing Assist for grammar suggestions to make your writing more concise, or elaborate on your ideas. You can even "emojify" your writing to add more fun and personality. 2. Learn more in less time Say goodbye to scrolling through pages of information. The new Webpage Summaries feature allows you to learn pertinent information as quickly as possible. Available on the Silk browser on Fire tablets, Webpage Summaries provides quick insights on web articles. In a matter of seconds, this feature will distill the key points in an article or on a webpage into a clear, concise summary of what you need to know. 3. Get creative with your device wallpaper With Wallpaper Creator, you can easily add a touch of creative flair and customization to your tablet's home screen. You can choose from one of the curated prompts to get started on creating a unique background. Or, if you're ready to let your imagination run wild, type a description of what you'd like to see. For example, you can ask for an image of a tiger swimming underwater or a watercolor-style image of a desert landscape in space. Wallpaper Creator will then turn your vision into a reality, delivering a high-resolution image that you can use as your tablet's wallpaper. Celebrate an AI-powered holiday season Writing Assist, Webpage Summaries, and Wallpaper Creator are now available on Amazon's new Fire HD 8 and other compatible Fire tablet devices, including the latest Fire HD 10 and Fire Max 11 tablets. To learn more, or to order a new Fire tablet this gift-giving season, visit Amazon.com .Nothing wrong with stroking your chin to the likes of , but sometimes you need to throw a few shapes to something patently ridiculous yet undeniably great. This is where Mötley Crüe’s fifth and, by some considerable distance, best record comes in. Reissued yet again to celebrate its quick-think-of-something 35th anniversary, this is where the reprobates who made seem abstemious and resembled what might arrive if you ordered off Temu got it utterly, and perhaps unexpectedly, right. Sobering up at least a bit and drafting in the production know-how of Bob Rock, they birthed an album so gloriously over the top it’s coming down the other side screaming and shouting. Kneel in awe before the titanic title track which sports a riff sharp enough to use in a street fight then genuflect in thanks before , which quite rightly declares that the band are ‘ ’. OK, the rest of it isn’t quite up to that high standard but it’s still great sport. Going by the evidence presented in big ballads and (and you could see that key change coming from the moon) Vince Neil was never really going to make it as an opera singer (or a poet) but you’ll still be looking around for a cigarette lighter to wave in the air. If you find one, hang on to it for the marvellously monikered . What remains – the what’s-wrong-with-being-sexy glam grind of (hey, if it’s good enough for Steven Tyler and to provide backing vocals...), She Goes Down and Slice Of Your Pie – is pretty much by the numbers, but they’re good numbers and Mick Mars is always just around the corner with the kind of guitar solos tennis rackets were invented for. If does nothing for you then, well call a doctor. Dr. Feelgood, for example. This hey-why-not edition is fleshed out with some surprisingly robust live tracks and several superfluous demos, including the god-awful which shows how easy it is to stray across the line from inspired to insipid, but the main event is the essential meat of the matter. It would soon be all over, bar the shouting for the Crüe, the grunge horde from the Pacific Northwest moved in. But their stupid-like-a-fox masterwork still rocks like a rowboat in a typhoon. Pat Carty is a writer for Irish monthly music and politics magazine Hot Press. You'll also find him at The Times, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Irish Examiner, and on radio wherever it's broadcast. Black Stone Cherry, Michael Schenker and more announced for Maid Of Stone festival “Within my lifetime there could be some natural disaster or a third World War that could destroy everything. I sincerely believe that we live in the beginning of the end”: How Satyricon faced the darkness with The Age Of Nero “They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The TorpedoesThe South Carolina women's basketball team has been defeated for the first time since March 31, 2023. The No. 1 Gamecocks fell Sunday in Los Angeles as Lauren Betts posted a double-double effort to lead No. 5 UCLA to a 77-62 triumph. The Gamecocks (5-1) suffered their first defeat after 43 consecutive victories, dating back to the loss to Iowa 77-73 in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. South Carolina defeated Iowa last season for the national championship. Betts finished with 11 points, a game-high 14 rebounds, four assists and four blocks to power the Bruins (5-0) to a historic victory. UCLA also got 15 points from Londynn Jones on 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range, 13 points from Elina Aarnisalo and 11 each from Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jacquez. It's the first time UCLA has beaten South Carolina since 1981. The Bruins lost twice to the Gamecocks in the 2022-23 season, including in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Te-Hina Paopao had 18 points for South Carolina on 4-of-4 3-point shooting, while Tessa Johnson had 14 points. UCLA won the rebounding battle 41-34, marking the second time this season the Gamecocks have been outrebounded. South Carolina also got outscored in the paint 26-18. It's rare that a Dawn Staley-coached team -- units that typically revolve around dominant centers from A'ja Wilson to Aaliyah Boston to Kamilla Cardoso -- gets beat in the paint and on the glass, but with 6-foot-7 Betts, UCLA had the recipe to outmuscle the Gamecocks in those areas of the game. South Carolina never led after UCLA began the game with an 18-5 run, capped off by back-to-back 3-pointers from Jones. The Gamecocks cut the deficit to nine points in the second quarter, but the Bruins responded with a 17-5 run and entered halftime ahead by 21 points. Aarnisalo scored seven points during that run. From there, the Gamecocks never got within single digits of the lead in the second half. It's the first time in 21 tries that UCLA has beaten an AP-ranked No. 1 team. And it's the first time South Carolina lost a true road game since 2021, a streak of 33 games. The schedule doesn't get any easier for South Carolina. While UCLA faces UT Martin next on Friday, the Gamecocks play No. 8 Iowa State on Thursday. --Field Level Media1 2 Dhanbad: The Indian Institute of Technology-Indian School of Mines ( IIT-ISM ), Dhanbad , has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with several CBSE schools to promote scientific temperament among their students. Under the initiative, the IIT-ISM faculty will train school teachers in advanced teaching methodologies. "The objective is to draw students' attention towards science and technologies," said Dheeraj Kumar, the deputy director of IIT-ISM. He said the collaboration could be a milestone for school education. The institute will also organise technical workshops and seminars for students, allowing them access to IIT-ISM laboratories and lecture halls. Moreover, both students and teachers will be invited to participate in various academic activities. As part of the agreement, participating schools, including Delhi Public School (DPS), Dhanbad Public School, KG Ashram and DPS Hirak Road, will give preference to wards of IIT-ISM faculty and staff during admissions. "This coordination between the institutions would prove advantageous," said Sarita Sinha, the principal of DPS, Dhanbad. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . 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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and the left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff after failing to win an outright majority in last month’s vote . The closing of polls started a countdown to the announcement of official results as independent polling firms were preparing to release so-called quick counts. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front. Uruguay's staid election has turned into a hard-fought race between Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, and Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the first round. But other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Congress ended up evenly split in the October vote. Most polls have shown a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, with nearly 10% of Uruguayan voters undecided even at this late stage. Many said they believed turnout would be low if voting weren't compulsory in the country. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation," said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates' lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere . “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over a surge in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, campaigned on a vow to continue the legacy of current President Lacalle Pou — in some ways making the election into a referendum on his leadership. He campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." While a string of corruption scandals rattled Lacalle Pou's government last year, the president — who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term — now enjoys high approval ratings and a strong economy expected to grow 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Inflation has also eased in recent months, boosting his coalition. Delgado served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor's pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to iconic former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who raised Uruguay's international profile as one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations during his 2010-2015 term. His Broad Front coalition oversaw the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and the sale of marijuana in the small South American nation of 3.4 million people. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , was among the first to cast his ballot after polls opened. “Uruguay is a small country, but it has earned recognition for being stable, for having a citizenry that respects institutional formalities,” he told reporters from his local polling station. “This is no small feat.” While promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay, Orsi plans no dramatic changes. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi similarly pledged a smooth and respectful transition of power, describing Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report.
When archaeologists speak of the past, present and future, they mean a lot more than we do in our daily conversations. When these archaeologists use science in their research, or are scientists involved in archaeology, then these terms take on even deeper meaning. When the subject of discussion concerns not only their research but their profession itself, then we are at a point that interests not only specialists but also anyone who cares about knowledge and humanity’s march through the millennia. This is the point that was examined at the recent conference, “Half a Century of Archaeological Science in Greece. Past, Present, Future,” at the British School at Athens, celebrating 50 years of the school’s Marc and Ismene Fitch Laboratory. Since its founding in November 1974, the Fitch Laboratory has developed into an international center for the study of ceramics, tracing their origin, their journeys, the stories of objects that help us learn of the lives, movements and adventures of people of the distant past. The laboratory, as a center of excellence, is known to all in the world who are involved in archaeological research, contributing to the development of archaeological science – and archaeological scientists – in Greece and internationally. The three-day conference involved presentations and posters by Greek and foreign specialists who tied together Greek and international scientific developments. Among the topics of the conference were the history of archaeological science in Greece, landscape histories and environment, mobility and movement, and everyday life. Highly esteemed experts were called on to discuss their concerns about the challenges faced by archaeological science and express ideas for its future. “The great technological and methodological developments in the field have introduced greater specialization and occasionally knowledge fragmentation,” the director of the Fitch Laboratory, Evangelia Kiriatzi, commented. “But as we all have a common goal, we must find a way to communicate more and to cooperate towards a more holistic understanding of the human past, which, naturally, helps us to better understand the present and to be more prepared to deal with the future.” One of the issues raised by Michael Boyd of Cambridge University, who heads the excavation on the island of Keros, concerns the fact that “data are increasingly either being abstracted from their context and analyzed per se, or repurposed in large scale ‘big data’ analyses.” The question, he added, “is how to move between scales of analysis usefully.” Another issue is the need for broader, interdisciplinary cooperation. Shadreck Chirikure, Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, delivered the keynote speech, on archaeological science in a postcolonial era. “In Greece we have progressed from the philhellene phase to mutual international cooperation as equals,” Kiriatzi said. “In most cases, Greek and foreign archaeologists working in Greece influence each other and help each other. They teach each other. This was definitely not the case when I was starting out 30 years ago. The Fitch is such a microcosm, where academic but also cultural and social bridges are built. And the emphasis is on the younger generation, which is very important for the future.” More on the conference at bsa.ac.uk/events/fitchanniversaryconference2024/
