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Vidya Laxman was born a few shades darker than most of her family members , an aberration that didn’t go unnoticed. But soon that skin tone paled in front of the smart, confident and sensitive woman that she metamorphosed into. Vidya, an army man’s daughter, says agility, ambiguity and chaos defined her childhood years. With the family constantly shifting base, Vidya had to switch nine schools in 12 years. The technology director at Tesco Bengaluru recalls how once all their belongings, which were being transported by truck from Bengaluru to Gwalior, got gutted in an accidental blaze. “I was in class 1 and a lot of life’s tangible memories got wiped out in that fire,” she says. But the episode was also a lesson in how to bounce back and rebuild. No wonder Vidya says she owes her character to her dad and his profession. At home, there were no two rulebooks, which meant Vidya was as much a sports junkie as her brother; she was into swimming, badminton and basketball. Astride her … [Read more...] about This army man’s daughter knew no comfort zone

Paramount Plus is the subscription streaming-video service set to replace CBS All Access , costing $10 a month ad-free when it launches Thursday in the US and 18 Latin American countries. Paramount Plus will include live news and sports as well as on-demand shows and movies, including originals -- all of which leaning into parent company ViacomCBS ' brands like CBS , MTV , BET , Comedy Central , Nickelodeon and Paramount Network, plus movies from the Paramount Pictures studio. But Paramount Plus won't have the one show most associated with the Paramount name: Yellowstone . The first three seasons of the cowboy drama are streaming exclusively on rival service Peacock . Down the line, Paramount Plus will have exclusive Yellowstone spinoffs, though, like a prequel Y:1883 expected later this year. Paramount Plus will have a library of more than 30,000 episodes and 2,500 movies, plus 36 original series debuts this year. Among those originals will be a … [Read more...] about Paramount Plus: Everything to know about CBS All Access’ revamp

Welcome to Edition 3.34 of the Rocket Report! I apologize for the unplanned hiatus last week. The Rocket Report's Houston-based author lacked power until Wednesday night amidst a massive winter storm and had no reliable Internet until Friday afternoon. We still had no hot water at our house, but at least we're no longer freezing. We're back just in time to spew all manner of spicy launch news this week. As always, Ars welcomes reader submissions , and if you don't want to miss an issue, please subscribe using the box below (the form will not appear on AMP-enabled versions of the site). Each report will include information on small-, medium-, and heavy-lift rockets as well as a quick look ahead at the next three launches on the calendar. KSLV-2 rocket on track for 2022 launch . As part of its budget for 2021 space activities, South Korea will spend $553 million for satellites, rockets, and other equipment. SpaceNews reports this funding will keep the country's development of … [Read more...] about Rocket Report: Cornwall says “LOL, no” to space tourism, Korean rocket on track

“Location, location, location” is the real estate mantra. When it comes to building-site selection, city evacuation planning or extracting natural resources, location is critical indeed. To analyze location data, engineers, scientists, planners and developers rely on ArcGIS Pro software, from ESRI. Geographic information system (GIS) software uses large data sets, especially for imagery and elevation features. With help from NVIDIA GRID technology, the ArcGIS Pro application and GIS data stay in the data center. Meanwhile, work crews and other users in the field get a workstation-class experience anywhere on the network, to any connected device. To get a taste of what that’s like, anyone, from any location, can now explore high-resolution imagery and buildings in downtown Philadelphia for free with NVIDIA GRID Test Drive . From 10 feet off the ground to 10,000, you can examine the cityscape in incredible detail. It’s a digital recreation, so you set the parameters of your … [Read more...] about Everything But the Cheesesteak: Examine Philly’s Facets From Anywhere With NVIDIA GRID

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website . The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved a plan to administer $3.2 billion in emergency relief to subsidize broadband for millions of poor Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. The four-member commission unanimously voted to approve rules to the program that will offer up to $50 a month to low-income households and up to $75 a month to households on Native American land for broadband service. The FCC will also provide a one-time discount to poor households of up to $100 to purchase a computer or tablet. Cut through the chatter Subscribe to CNET's Mobile newsletter for the latest phone news and reviews. The program will be available to eligible households within 60 days, said Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chairwoman of the FCC. The agency still needs to sign up broadband providers that will administer and accept the discounts. "This is a … [Read more...] about FCC approves $50 a month emergency broadband subsidies