#“Vendor” (1979)

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Dog sitting with a street vendor, Bulgaria, 2008 - by Denis Buchel (1979), Moldovan

[twomiddlefingersforthehaters]

Yatai Stalls:Japanese Street Food :- Street food vendors are known as Yatai in Japan and while they can be seen in abundance at festivals.

The text written in those colorful nobari :

串だんご (Kushi-dango)

Dango is a Japanese sweet that has been loved by Japanese people for a long time. Dango is a dough made by adding water to powdered grains such as rice, rolling it up and steaming it. Currently, skewered dumplings are often recognized as so-called dumplings, but there are also dumplings that are not skewered. Dumplings flavored with soy sauce, miso, and soybean flour have long been popular among Japanese people. There are also dango called hanami dango and tsukimi dango, which are often seen at events and are said to bring good luck.

たこ焼 (Takoyaki)

Diced octopus encased in a light batter and rolled into a ball with spring onion and ginger and topped with green seaweed, sauce, sliced and dried bonito, and sometimes drizzled with mayonnaise. The exterior of a takoyaki ball is a nice golden brown while the interior can be a touch molten. A single order of takoyaki typically contains about eight balls that are topped with shaved bonito flakes (katsuobushi), aonori seaweed flakes and drizzled with mayonnaise and takoyaki sauce.

おでん (Oden)

"Oden" is very popular winter dish all over Japan, and each region has original taste, as Ozouni new year soup. Various kind of ingredients slowly simmered in flavorful dashi broth.

• Masks

Traditional Japanese masks (お面) are mostly decorative and can easily be found at festivals and shrine events. Masks have long played an important role in Japanese culture. Most of these masks are archetypes borrowed from mythology, ancient dances, or noh theater and military costume. Traditional masks are still used by theater actors or Shinto dancers. The most popular Japanese masks are often inspired by yokai; Supernatural Japanese creatures that appear in popular legends and beliefs. In Kabuki theater, they used makeup to embody characters such as demons or to translate expressions such as anger, feelings of sadness or rage on the faces. The Kabuki actors, as opposed to the Noh Theater, do not wear masks. The mask has also the function of hiding any individual traces of the actor. The fox mask is worn on the faces of many festival goers during Shinto ceremonies. Kitsune mask always using White colour based with red patterns. Inari Shrine had red colors everywhere included on the fox statues of the shrine. Most of the foxes serve Inari has white fur. In most of Japanese festival, Kitsune mask always using White colour based with red patterns. The mask of the fox used in Noh play or Kagura play is white. Kitsunes are believed to have from one to nine tails. The number of tails a kitsune has indicates its age and strength. Kitsunes can come in different colors but turn white or gold upon gaining their 9th tail. The Nine Tailed Fox, or Kyuubi no Kitsune, can hear and see everything that goes on around the world. They wear these (kitsune) masks, in order to attract good benefits and thus ensure a good harvest.

Here are the masks I identified from the panel above.

1. Ramenman in Kinnikuman series

The Japanese manga series Kinnikuman was written and illustrated by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. The series follow Kinnikuman, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. The manga was first published in Shueisha's magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump as a two one-shots in December 1978 and March 1979. The regular serialization started with the publication of the first chapter in the May 28, 1979 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, where it was serialized weekly until its conclusion in March 1987. Tatakae!! Ramenman is an alternate-universe and spin-off series to Yudetamago's previous work: Kinnikuman. It is focused around the character of Ramenman, who travels the land to fight various enemies. It was serialized in Shueisha's Fresh Jump magazine from 1982 until 1988.

2. Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)

Kamen Rider is a tokusatsu franchise created by manga creator Shotaro Ishinomori.

3. Chiaotzu in Dragon Ball

4. Sun Wukong

(The picture I'm using from Toriyama's bonus illustration featured in Dragon Ball's 6th volume)

In the novel, this headgear is something that binds sun wukong. Originally, he didn't wear it, but after following Tang Sanzang, that is, his master. At the beginning, he liked to kill some ordinary people without any spells. Tang Sanzang felt that his character was very bad, so there was a god, she called Guanshiyin Bodhisattva.This Bodhisattva also taught Tang Sanzang a formula. She used the temptation to make Monkey King wear a hat, and then the hat became this headgear, if Monkey King wanted to kill ordinary people.Tang Sanzang can recite formulas, and this headdress will shrink, giving Monkey King a headache and unable to use any spells. @dob-siki thank you for the information!!!

5. Hyottoko mask

Hyottoko means this facial expression or a mask with this funny face. It's a man. The pouting bent expression of his mouth is very significant. The size of the left and right eyes can be different too. In the mask or the person, who wears the mask often puts Japanese cotton towel (Tenugui) around the head. This character originally came from ancient traditional Japanese dance called Bugaku. The face of this character is an old man playing a funny and ridiculous role. He saw a beautiful couple dancing beautifully and admired and appreciated their dancing while drinking a lot of sake. He was very impressed and tried to dance like that with his wife. But they were too drunk and too old to dance gracefully, so their "dance" turned out to be very funny and awkward. There are many different stories about Hyotoko in Japan. The name Hyottoko came from Hi-Otoko (fire man). He is blowing air through a hollow bamboo stick to make fire. And his expression is showing how hard he is trying. His mouth is also known to resemble sake bottle. Hyottoko masks are commonly used during traditional Japanese dances in order to bring good luck.

I don't know whether the following findings are correct or wrong.

6. Lokai in Star Trek : Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (1969)

This is what came to my mind when I saw white on the right side and black on the left side.

[justforbooks]

When Carl Weathers auditioned for the role of Apollo Creed, the prizefighter who gives an untried contender a shot at his heavyweight title in Rocky (1976), he was asked to read opposite the film’s writer. “Now – I’m ignorant – and as I finish reading, I say, ‘Well, wait a minute, if you can get me a real actor to read with, I can do this a lot better.’”

Unbeknown to him, his scene partner was the newcomer Sylvester Stallone, who had not only written the script but was playing the title role. “Somehow I got the job,” said Weathers.

A 6ft 2in former NFL linebacker, Weathers, who has died aged 76, brought the full force of his charisma to a role that could in less skilful hands have prompted straightforward hisses and boos. There was a depth and kindness to him that no amount of on-screen braggadocio could conceal. He spoke, said one LA Times reporter, with the “overly concise diction of a TV evangelist”.

To prepare for the role of Apollo, Weathers watched old Muhammad Ali fights for inspiration. Shot for peanuts, the film grossed $225m, won three Oscars, including best picture, and spawned four sequels. A further three films in the spin-off Creed cycle featured Michael B Jordan as Apollo’s son Adonis.

Weathers was taken aback by the instant fame that Rocky brought him. The day after the film opened, he said, “I was out for a walk in Manhattan and street vendors are yelling, ‘Yo, Apollo.’ That is scary. You are not prepared for that.”

He reprised his role in the first three Rocky sequels. Rocky II (1979) begins immediately after the events of the original film, with both fighters in wheelchairs, coming face-to-swollen-face with one another in the hospital.

“Get up out of that chair, chump, and let’s finish this fight right now!” Apollo demands, having won only on a split decision after 15 rounds. Later, there is a moment of tenderness when Rocky, bandaged and slurring, wheels himself to Apollo’s hospital room late at night, nudges open his door, and asks whether Apollo really gave the match his all.

Though they decide initially against a rematch, Apollo becomes incensed by the hate mail he receives branding the fight a fake. Rocky II ends with the opponents bloodied on the canvas. Struggling to his feet, Rocky is declared the winner.

In Rocky III (1982), Apollo trains Rocky against a vicious new opponent, Clubber Lang (Mr T). The old adversaries get back in the ring at the end of that film for a friendly sparring match, the outcome of which remained a secret until Rocky revealed to Adonis in Creed (2015) that Apollo had clinched it. In Rocky IV (1985), Apollo is brutally trounced in a bout with the Russian boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). He dies in Rocky’s arms.

Weathers found many of the subsequent roles he was offered to be “pointless and meaningless”. But he enjoyed squaring off against another of that decade’s action heroes – Arnold Schwarzenegger – in the fantasy thriller Predator (1987).

In their first scene together, the men greet each other with a handshake that develops into an impromptu arm-wrestling contest. It is won by Schwarzenegger, his bicep bulging monstrously in close-up – a clear case of the more famous actor literally flexing his celebrity muscle.

Weathers later meets a sticky end during an encounter in the jungle with a shape-shifting alien. He loses an arm – his finger is still firing the trigger of his automatic weapon even as the limb falls to the ground – before expiring with a blood-curdling scream.

During his down-time on Predator, the actor developed with the film’s producer Joel Silver a lead role for himself as a Detroit detective in his own shoot-’em-up adventure, Action Jackson (1988), though a hoped-for franchise never materialised.

He acquitted himself well in the Adam Sandler golfing comedy Happy Gilmore (1996) as a pro golfer whose hand is bitten off by an alligator; in one scene, he sits at a grand piano on a golf course playing We’ve Only Just Begun. He reprised the role in Sandler’s Little Nicky (2000) but was even funnier as a tight-fisted, cost-cutting version of himself in four episodes of the sitcom Arrested Development between 2004 and 2013.

Weathers was born in New Orleans, the eldest son of a labourer father. He won a sports scholarship to St Augustine high school, then attended Long Beach Poly high school and Long Beach City College. He made it to San Diego State University on a football scholarship and graduated with a degree in theatre.

His professional football career began in 1970 with a single season with the Oakland Raiders. After being dismissed for being “too sensitive”, he played for two years with the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League. “How good was I? I was good enough to make it … But I was never dedicated enough. I was never in love with football.” Acting, he said, was “a lot more fun, and I ache a lot less.”

He retired from football in 1974 and won supporting roles in television series such as The Six Million Dollar Man (1975) and Starsky and Hutch (1976), and with Pam Grier in the blaxploitation thrillers Bucktown and Friday Foster (both 1975).

After Rocky, he starred with Burt Reynolds and Kris Kristofferson in the football comedy Semi-Tough (1977); with Robert Shaw and Harrison Ford in the Guns of Navarone sequel Force 10 from Navarone (1978); and alongside Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in the thriller Death Hunt (1981). He also wrote and performed the 1981 soul single You Ought to Be With Me.

Television work was plentiful, though attempts to fashion a long-running TV vehicle for him were hit-and-miss. In Fortune Dane (1986), he played a political troubleshooter battling white-collar crime; the show lasted six episodes. Its producer Barney Rosenzweig called Weathers “one of the more intelligent people I’ve ever been in business with. But he’s a physical animal. He’s gorgeous … The guy looks like a Greek god.”

He was a regular on Street Justice (1991-93), In the Heat of the Night (1993-95), inspired by the 1967 Sidney Poitier film of the same name, and Chicago Justice (2017).

Weathers also provided the voice of Combat Carl in Toy Story 4 (2019) and played the bounty hunter Greef Karga in the Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian (2019-23).

Weathers’ three marriages ended in divorce. He is survived by two sons, Jason and Matthew, from his first marriage, to Mary Ann Castle in 1973.

🔔 Carl Weathers, actor, born 14 January 1948; died 1 February 2024

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Alton Sterling (June 14, 1979 - July 5, 2016) a victim of a police killing, was born in Baton Rouge. He worked as a CD vendor and had five children. He was known by residents as someone who loved to cook for everyone at the shelter.

Police received an anonymous tip that a man in a red shirt was selling CDs outside a grocery store and threatening another individual with a gun. They confronted him, forcing him to the ground and pinning him down by kneeling on his chest and thigh. Officer Blane Salamoni claimed Sterling was reaching in his pocket for a gun, and fired six shots at close range. He was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and back by EMS staff who arrived on the scene.

According to the witness videos, he did not pull a gun or threaten the officers. The bodycam footage of the officer who shot him shows that seconds after Salamoni came to the aid of another officer, Howie Lake, who was in the process of trying to restrain him, Salamoni drew his gun and threatened to shoot him if he moved. The store’s owner, Abdullah Muflahi, confirmed that he, known in Baton Rouge as “CD Man,” had begun carrying a gun only a few days before the incident, citing recent robberies of other CD vendors.

The Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation on July 7, 2016, and announced on May 2, 2017, that it would not file charges against officers Lake and Salamoni, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced in March 2018, after reviewing the evidence, that no charges would be filed against the officers because they had acted “reasonably and justifiably.” On March 30, 2018, Officer Salamoni was fired for violating the use of force policy, and Officer Lake was suspended for three days for losing his temper.

In 2021, his family accepted a $4.5 million settlement with the City of Baton Rouge. He is survived by his five children, his aunt, Sandra Sterling, the mother of three of his children; Andricka Williams; and other family members. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #blm

[madhattersez]

Stephanie Nichols 12th Annual Car & Vintage Plane Show (Georgetown, TX)

I love it when cars, uh... cosplay as planes. Hah. It's a rad idea, and the top one here is a Ford Mustang... painted up like a P-51 Mustang plane. That's just cool as hell.

I wish I could remember what kind of plane this was / history it had, but my son was too busy distracting me by laughing at the giant "69."

Sexy and sleek, or a dirty rat rod? Gorgeous, no matter the condition.

UGHHHHHH. I didn't have a Trans-Am, but I did have a car almost identical to this a long ways back. I had a 1979 Firebird that had the same body as this. Built for racing (for better or worse - It literally caught on fire when I raced someone once... but, yes, I did beat him).

It was awesome being in the presence of this cousin of my old ride. All sorts of memories I probably shouldn't mention here...

This plane looked like a '60s rec room.

I also had a 1971 Volkswagen Westfalia bus, which came a few years after this one on the left. I most certainly didn't have anything like this vintage Rolls Royce showstopper on the right.

One of our favorite local planes is from World War II, and it's still flying today - A B-25 Mitchell bomber called the "Devil Dog." What an incredible machine.

Random shots. Oh my good God, this Edsel, though!

There were a few vendors there, including Hot Wheels ones. I had to go home with these, they were all just $3 apiece!

Okay, I saved the best for last. Look at this sexy trike:

Just as legit as they come, including a speaker that plays multiple Mario Kart songs and sound effects, and a blue shell side pack. Godddddddd damn.

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Detail of Havoc Caused by Flooding of Guadalupe River by U.S. National Archives Via Flickr: Original Caption: Detail of Havoc Caused by Flooding of Guadalupe River U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-1979 Photographer: Reaves, Bill, 1934- Subjects: New Braunfels (Comal county, Texas, United States) inhabited place Environmental Protection Agency Project DOCUMERICA Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/544472 Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted

[pjstafford]

There are a million ways to tell a life story. Review of Reverse the Curse.

"There are a million ways to tell a life story. As a tragedy or a comedy or as a fairy tale with baseball teams that can keep you alive..."

Reverse the Curse is a movie written and directed by and starring David Duchovny based on his novel Bucky F*cking Dent. Duchovny plays Marty, a man dying of lung cancer. Logan Marshall-Green plays his estranged son Ted, an aspiring writer who works as a peanut vendor at Yankee Stadium. Stephanie Beatriz plays Mariana, a grief specialist nurse. Early in the movie, before we ever see Marty, Mariana speaks this line which foreshadows that, while this is a familiar story with universal themes, it is going to be told in a way that will take you by surprise. As the writer adapts his novel to the screen, it retains the signature style of Duchovny's written works for screen, novel, and song lyrics which is more reflective of life than any specific genre of storytelling. In Reverse the Curse Duchovny creates a story of tragedy, comedy, a touch of a fairy tale, an epic sports season, and a dash of romantic comedy. It's a movie that will take you on a heart-filled journey of loss, healing, and new beginnings while you laugh and cry.

With Duchovny's unexpected style (a critic refers to this movie as genre-bending), he is sometimes criticized for tonal dissonance. This film moves quickly, finds creative ways to express backstory without long exposition, and does a better job than his first movie (House of D which I would recommend) of signaling when the fairy tale aspects are about to begin (literally by asking the question do you believe in fairy tales). The story beats of comedy and drama blend into each other in a way that feels connected.

The story of the 78 Red Sox and New York Yankees works well as the backdrop of the story of the father-son. Sports provides a bridge for the two men to learn how to talk to each other again after years of estrangement. Marty makes the point that baseball is the one sport where theoretically a game might never end. However, the genius of this backdrop is that it anchors the story in our world which happens to be a world where people believe in curses and where sometimes there occurs an improbable outcome such as a shortstop with a poor batting average hitting a legendary home run. The fact that this story is a historical fact lends credibility to the more fairy tale parts of the movie.

What really pours forth from this movie is heart. Duchovny delivers comedic lines with genius and there is a confession scene which many are referring to as the best dramatic scene of his career. He has great chemistry with Marshall-Green whose hesitation with some comedic material works well in the character of Ted who is unsure of himself. Beatriz is a standout in her portrayal of a woman whose career path has been determined by personal tragedy. The most "out there" characters in the movie are the three barbershop boys, Marty's older male friends who spend their days in the barbershop. These characters are exactly that...Characters! Played by Jason Beghe, Evan Handler, and Santo Fazio, what makes the scenes with these characters work is the sense that they have known each other and developed their banter over decades. A storyline that could have been seen as silly becomes a story about true friendship over time.

This movie has the feel of a seventies movie. It is not simply that it is set in 1978. In fact, there are some historical inaccuracies such as the showing of Jimmy Carter's malaise speech which takes place in 1979 not 1978. It is the fact that the movie feels like it was based on the type of movies we might have seen in the theater in the seventies. Some of that is cinematic. The cinematographer, Jeff Powers, said in an interview that he drew inspiration from a lot of the American New Waves films from that time including Five Easy Pieces. It reminded me of movies like Harold and Maude, Midnight Cowboy, and Love Story. It's a character-driven story where the ending is a foregone conclusion that takes its beats getting to the ending because the ending is not the point as much as the journey to the ending. Each step of laughter and each step of tears and even sitting through a scene with an over-reliance on fart humor is a beat of hearts within the film.

For me, my journey of watching the film, my heartbeats, were these. Seeing Marty in a hospital bed with oxygen in the first scene in which we see him instantly transported me to the first time I saw my father after his lungs collapsed. However, the seventies feel of the movie transported me to a time when my father and I used to go to the theater to watch movies together - in the seventies- and how much he liked movies like this one. It was a surprise to me to feel that my father's presence was laughing with me as we had laughed together at so many films while he was alive. It was a gift of heart.

All the stars from me!

Please note I had a difficult time not constantly referring to changes between the book and the movie in this review. I was slightly afraid to see the movie for fear it would hurt the novel for me. I am now fascinated by the decisions that were made that make each so unique while telling the same story. In a few weeks, when spoilers are more acceptable, I will do a written comparison of the two.

[palmerranch]

Mira at Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, FL

Nowadays, seniors are fortunate since there are many things built for their comfort. For example, there are many Palmer Ranch senior housing options in Sarasota, FL area for them. In other words, there’s no need to worry about the best place for the elderly. In that case, you can try researching about Mira at Palmer Ranch. Well, the aforementioned place is adorned with practical fixtures such as granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, and screened-in balconies. In addition, Mira is in a gated community with secured entry buildings and elevators for your convenience. Lastly, their Sarasota 55-plus community is pet-friendly, too.

Sarasota, FL

Now, let’s discuss some of the future happenings in the Sarasota, FL location. First, there will be a free event named Connect Her - Bringing Entrepreneurial women together with intention and purpose this coming Thursday, May 16, 2024, at around 9:30 AM at Station 400. Second, the Jazz on the Water - Marina Jack II Cruise with Suzanne Lucas is scheduled on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at around 3:00 PM at Marina Jack II. Lastly, you can also opt to attend the Eat, Drink, and Design event on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at around 5:30 PM at The Granite Place, Incorporated.

Sarasota Farmers Market in Sarasota, FL

Sarasota Farmers Market in Sarasota, FL is famous. Many shoppers go there to buy interesting things. Basically, the Sarasota Farmers Market was founded in 1979 by Paul Thorpe and the Downtown Merchants Association. In addition, its original mission was to bring foot traffic to the downtown area. In 2009, the vendors formed a non-for-profit to further enhance the market with a focus on local farms and growers and also to support local non-for-profits and create educational platforms. Additionally, they are proud to provide their community with a connection to local farmers, growers, artisans, and chefs, right in the heart of Downtown Sarasota.

Sarasota City Commission approves plans to purchase land to build attainable workforce housing

These days, there are inspiring news reports in Sarasota, FL area. Recently, there was a topic about a housing project. As reported, the Sarasota City Commission unanimously approved a plan to purchase two plots of land to build two apartment buildings. Moreover, the nearly 200 units would include employees who have been priced out of living in the city where they work. In addition, the city currently owns a parking lot located at 1530 First Street, diagonally across from Sarasota City Hall. As such, the city is working to purchase adjacent properties, 1544 and 1590 First Street, to build attainable workforce housing units.

Link to maps

Sarasota Farmers Market N Lemon Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, United States Take S Orange Ave and Mound St to S Tamiami Trail 5 min (1.2 mi) Mound St turns slightly right and becomes S Tamiami Trail 7 min (3.1 mi) Take Swift Rd to FL-72 E/Clark Rd 5 min (2.0 mi) Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto FL-72 E/Clark Rd Pass by 7-Eleven (on the right in 0.5 mi) 7 min (3.0 mi) Drive to Honore Ave 3 min (1.5 mi) Mira at Palmer Ranch 7350 Honore Ave, Sarasota, FL 34238, United States

[learntoearn07]

History of E-commerce

E-commerce began in the 1960s, when businesses started using EDI to share business documents with other companies. In 1979, the American National Standards Institute developed ASC X12 as a universal standard for businesses to share documents through electronic networks.

Statistics showing how e-commerce grew early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

E-commerce grew significantly in 2020 as the pandemic took hold.

As the number of individual users sharing electronic documents with each other grew in the 1980s, the rise of eBay and Amazon in the 1990s revolutionized the e-commerce industry. Consumers can now buy many items online, from e-commerce-only vendors -- also called e-tailers -- and brick-and-mortar stores that have e-commerce capabilities. Almost all retail companies have integrated online business practices into their business models and sell online.

COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant spike in e-commerce transactions. With shoppers confined to their homes for an extended period, e-commerce jumped to a record high of 16.4% of total U.S. retail sales in the second quarter of 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It has since leveled off at around 15%. The Census Bureau keeps a record of quarterly e-commerce data dating back to 1999. In Q3 2023, total U.S. retail e-commerce sales were estimated to be $284.1 billion.

[rpmtrish]

ROSS PISTONS CELEBRATING 45 YEARS IN 2024!

For roughly 4 decades now, Ross Racing Pistons has met the global racer demand, for the most advanced forged pistons in the racing industry. Along with a dedicated line of in-stock pistons, we specialize in the manufacturing of custom, high-end, forged aluminum Import and Domestic piston applications, for use in high horsepower motorsports. Ross Pistons, is one of only 35 companies that has been a PRI Show vendor, since the show started well over 30 years ago! Most of you know that the PRI Show is the most influential business event in racing. Featuring the newest parts and technology, access to countless manufacturers and service providers, and virtually unlimited opportunities to network face-to-face with industry leaders, the PRI Show is where the racing industry gathers under one roof for three days in December. If you’re in the business of racing, you have to be at the PRI Show! CUSTOM AND OFF-THE-SHELF HIGH PERFORMANCE PISTONS. SINCE 1979. ROSS RACING PISTONS HAS WELL OVER 40 YEARS OF PISTON MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE RACING APPLICATIONS. Since 1979, Ross Racing Pistons has been at the forefront of piston technology, as a manufacturer of custom and off the shelf ,high-end forged aluminum racing pistons. For over 40 years now, we’ve been one of the most trusted names in durability for high performance pistons! If you can race it, we can make a piston for it! Our products can be found across all forms of racing, including: Top Fuel, Drag, Circle Track, Off-Road, Diesel , Boat, Motorcycle, Land Speed Racing and more. Ross Racing Pistons began production of high-end forged aluminum racing pistons in 1979. In an era where most manufacturing factories have been gobbled up by large multinational holding companies, Ross racing pistons still stands as one of the last independently owned and operated piston manufacturers. Over 40% of our work force has been with the company for over 10 years, with several Ross Team Leaders having been with the company for over 30 years! Having had the same management team in force longer than any other company in the racing piston business, gives us the advantages of stability, experience and organization. Utilizing the newest, most stable and most accurate (Okuma, Mori Seiki, Takisawa, Fadal) CNC equipment available for manufacturing, along with a very wide range of forgings, Ross Racing Pistons maintains exacting tolerances on pistons, for practically all engines. ROSS Racing Pistons are distributed through an extensive Warehouse Distributor and Dealer Network both in the United States and worldwide. We have shipped pistons to over 115 countries. We maintain a complete selection of stocking pistons in our El Segundo, California factory. This ensures that Ross Racing Pistons Authorized Dealers and Warehouses, enjoy quick delivery without the additional cost of airfreight.   #rosspistons #rossracingpistons #rpmmag #rpmmagazine #pistons #racingpistons Read the full article

[brookston]

Holidays 11.14

Holidays

American Teddy Bear Day

Children’s Day (India)

Chinggis Khan Day (Mongolia)

Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)

Dobruja Day (Romania)

Fappiano (Thanksgiving on Melmac, in “Alf”)

International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

International Farmers’ Day

National Figure It Out Day

International Girls Day

International Selfie Day

International Street Vendors Day

Inuit Asking Festival (Eskimo)

Leftover Trading Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia)

Moby Dick Day

Momentum World Day of Giving

Monet Day

Movie Day (South Korea)

National Block It Out Day

National Education Support Professionals Day

National Family Pajama (or PJ) Day

National Figure It Out Day

National Marie Day

National Metallurgists’ Day (India)

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Seat Belt Day

National Survivors’ Day (Australia)

Odd Socks Day (UK)

Operating Room Nurse Day

Orange Day (French Republic)

Readjustment Movement Anniversary (Guinea-Bissau)

Remembrance Day (Cayman Islands)

Spirit of NSA Day (Nat'l Speakers Ass'n)

Streetcar Day (NYC)

World Diabetes Day (UN)

World Sexual Purity Day

World Syphilis Day (India)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coast-to-Coast Toast Day

National Pickle Day (a.k.a. Pickle Appreciation Day)

National Spicy Guacamole Day (a.k.a. Homemade ‘Guac’ Day)

2nd Tuesday in November

International Wear Your Summer Camp T-Shirt Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Young Readers' Day [2nd Tuesday]

Feast Days

Alberic of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

All Saints of the Carmelites (Christian; Saint)

All Souls of the Benedictine family (Christian)

Bal Diwas (India)

Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Claude Monet (Artology)

Diwali, Day 3 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Bhai Duj (Parts of India)

Bhau Beej (Parts of India)

Chitragupth Jayanti (Parts of India)

Dawat Puja (Parts of India)

Day of Cows

Deepavali Holiday (Manipur, India)

Deepawali (Sikkim, India)

Festival of Lights, Day 3

Gai Tihar

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Ningol Chakkouba (Parts of India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Pancake (Nepal)

Dubricius (a.k.a. Dyfrig or Devereux; Christian; Saint)

Equorum Probatio (Old Roman cavalry parade)

Feronia’s Day (Pagan)

Gustavus Adolphus (Positivist; Saint)

Hypatius of Gangra (Christian; Saint)

John Steuart Curry (Artology)

Josaphat Kuncevyc (Roman Catholic)

Joseph Pignatelli SJ (Christian; Saint)

Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)

Laugh Like a Lunatic Day (Pastafarian)

Laurence O'Toole (Christian; Saint)

Moccas (Celtic Pig Godess Festival)

Nikola Tavelic (Christian; Saint)

Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)

Sappho Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Serapion of Algiers (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius (a.k.a. Saëns; Christian; Saint)

Sonia Delaunay (Artology)

Venera (a.k.a. Veneranda; Christian; Saint)

The Whipley Triplets (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 52 of 60)

Premieres

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

The Art of Skiing (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Bah, Hummock! A Looney Tunes Christmas (WB Animated Film; 2006)

The Black Album, by Jay-Z (Album; 2003)

Black or White, by Michael Jackson (Music Video; 1991)

Bosko’s Soda Fountain (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buried Treasure, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 125; 1961)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Film; 1980)

Conspiracy of One, by The Offspring (Album; 2000)

Dumb and Dumber To (Film; 2014)

End Game, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2017)

The Facts of Life (Film; 1960)

Father of the Bird (WB LT Cartoon; 1997)

Future Man (TV Series; 2017)

Hoosiers (Film; 1986)

The Jackal (Film; 1997)

Let’s Talk About Love, by Celine Dion (Album; 1997)

Little Beau Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Live Rust, by Neil Young (Live Album; 1979)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (WB Animated Film; 2003)

Love Actually (Film; 2003)

Mail Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film; 1997)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Film; 2003)

Mother Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Murphy Brown (TV Series; 1988)

The Ocean Hop (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Of Rice and Hen (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Quantum of Solace (US Film; 2008) [James Bond #22]

Raging Bull (Film; 1980)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Suspicion (Film; 1941)

A Ticket A Casket or The Bury Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 126; 1961)

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Novel; 1883)

What to Listen for in Music, by Aaron Copland (Music Book; 1939)

Yellowjackets (TV Series; 2021)

Today’s Name Days

Nikolaus, Sidonia (Austria)

Filio, Filip, Filipa (Bulgaria)

Laurencije, Nikola, Nikolina (Croatia)

Sáva (Czech Republic)

Frederik (Denmark)

Alve, Alvi, Alviine (Estonia)

Iiris (Finland)

Sidoine (France)

Karl, Nikolaus, Sidonia (Germany)

Filippos, Gregory, Philip, Philipia (Greece)

Aliz (Hungary)

Giocondo, Venera (Italy)

Fricis, Fridrichs, Vikentijs (Latvia)

Emilis, Judita, Ramantas, Saulenė (Lithuania)

Fred, Freddy, Fredrik (Norway)

Aga, Agata, Damian, Elżbieta, Emil, Emiliusz, Jozafat, Józef, Judyta, Kosma, Laurenty, Lewin, Ścibor, Ścibora, Serafin, Wszerad (Poland)

Filip, Grigorie (România)

Irma (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Emil, Emilia (Sweden)

Philip (Ukraine)

Aphrodite, Chrystal, Cristal, Crystal, Kristal, Krystal, Venecia, Venice, Venus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 318 of 2024; 47 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 2 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 1 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 18 Mir; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 1 November 2023

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Frederic (12th Month) [Gustavus Adolphus]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 52 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 22 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (a.k.a. Jumada I) [جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12] (First of the Parched Land; Pre-Islamic Summer)

Kislēw (a.k.a. Kislev, Marcheshvan, Chisleu & Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12]

November (Julian Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

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Holidays 11.14

Holidays

American Teddy Bear Day

Children’s Day (India)

Chinggis Khan Day (Mongolia)

Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia)

Dobruja Day (Romania)

Fappiano (Thanksgiving on Melmac, in “Alf”)

International Day Against Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property

International Farmers’ Day

National Figure It Out Day

International Girls Day

International Selfie Day

International Street Vendors Day

Inuit Asking Festival (Eskimo)

Leftover Trading Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia)

Moby Dick Day

Momentum World Day of Giving

Monet Day

Movie Day (South Korea)

National Block It Out Day

National Education Support Professionals Day

National Family Pajama (or PJ) Day

National Figure It Out Day

National Marie Day

National Metallurgists’ Day (India)

National Pride Day (Mongolia)

National Seat Belt Day

National Survivors’ Day (Australia)

Odd Socks Day (UK)

Operating Room Nurse Day

Orange Day (French Republic)

Readjustment Movement Anniversary (Guinea-Bissau)

Remembrance Day (Cayman Islands)

Spirit of NSA Day (Nat'l Speakers Ass'n)

Streetcar Day (NYC)

World Diabetes Day (UN)

World Sexual Purity Day

World Syphilis Day (India)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Coast-to-Coast Toast Day

National Pickle Day (a.k.a. Pickle Appreciation Day)

National Spicy Guacamole Day (a.k.a. Homemade ‘Guac’ Day)

2nd Tuesday in November

International Wear Your Summer Camp T-Shirt Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Young Readers' Day [2nd Tuesday]

Feast Days

Alberic of Utrecht (Christian; Saint)

All Saints of the Carmelites (Christian; Saint)

All Souls of the Benedictine family (Christian)

Bal Diwas (India)

Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Claude Monet (Artology)

Diwali, Day 3 (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), a.k.a. ... 

Bhai Duj (Parts of India)

Bhau Beej (Parts of India)

Chitragupth Jayanti (Parts of India)

Dawat Puja (Parts of India)

Day of Cows

Deepavali Holiday (Manipur, India)

Deepawali (Sikkim, India)

Festival of Lights, Day 3

Gai Tihar

Laxmi Puja (Sikkim, India)

Ningol Chakkouba (Parts of India)

Tihar Festival (Nepal)

Yam Pancake (Nepal)

Dubricius (a.k.a. Dyfrig or Devereux; Christian; Saint)

Equorum Probatio (Old Roman cavalry parade)

Feronia’s Day (Pagan)

Gustavus Adolphus (Positivist; Saint)

Hypatius of Gangra (Christian; Saint)

John Steuart Curry (Artology)

Josaphat Kuncevyc (Roman Catholic)

Joseph Pignatelli SJ (Christian; Saint)

Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church)

Laugh Like a Lunatic Day (Pastafarian)

Laurence O'Toole (Christian; Saint)

Moccas (Celtic Pig Godess Festival)

Nikola Tavelic (Christian; Saint)

Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion)

Sappho Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Serapion of Algiers (Christian; Saint)

Sidonius (a.k.a. Saëns; Christian; Saint)

Sonia Delaunay (Artology)

Venera (a.k.a. Veneranda; Christian; Saint)

The Whipley Triplets (Muppetism)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [46 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 52 of 60)

Premieres

Anastasia (Animated Film; 1997)

The Art of Skiing (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Bah, Hummock! A Looney Tunes Christmas (WB Animated Film; 2006)

The Black Album, by Jay-Z (Album; 2003)

Black or White, by Michael Jackson (Music Video; 1991)

Bosko’s Soda Fountain (WB LT Cartoon; 1931)

Buried Treasure, Part 1 (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 125; 1961)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Film; 1980)

Conspiracy of One, by The Offspring (Album; 2000)

Dumb and Dumber To (Film; 2014)

End Game, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2017)

The Facts of Life (Film; 1960)

Father of the Bird (WB LT Cartoon; 1997)

Future Man (TV Series; 2017)

Hoosiers (Film; 1986)

The Jackal (Film; 1997)

Let’s Talk About Love, by Celine Dion (Album; 1997)

Little Beau Porky (WB LT Cartoon; 1936)

Live Rust, by Neil Young (Live Album; 1979)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (WB Animated Film; 2003)

Love Actually (Film; 2003)

Mail Dog (Disney Cartoon; 1947)

The Man Who Knew Too Little (Film; 1997)

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Film; 2003)

Mother Pluto (Disney Cartoon; 1936)

Murphy Brown (TV Series; 1988)

The Ocean Hop (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Of Rice and Hen (WB LT Cartoon; 1953)

Quantum of Solace (US Film; 2008) [James Bond #22]

Raging Bull (Film; 1980)

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson (Song; 1988)

Suspicion (Film; 1941)

A Ticket A Casket or The Bury Box (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 126; 1961)

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Novel; 1883)

What to Listen for in Music, by Aaron Copland (Music Book; 1939)

Yellowjackets (TV Series; 2021)

Today’s Name Days

Nikolaus, Sidonia (Austria)

Filio, Filip, Filipa (Bulgaria)

Laurencije, Nikola, Nikolina (Croatia)

Sáva (Czech Republic)

Frederik (Denmark)

Alve, Alvi, Alviine (Estonia)

Iiris (Finland)

Sidoine (France)

Karl, Nikolaus, Sidonia (Germany)

Filippos, Gregory, Philip, Philipia (Greece)

Aliz (Hungary)

Giocondo, Venera (Italy)

Fricis, Fridrichs, Vikentijs (Latvia)

Emilis, Judita, Ramantas, Saulenė (Lithuania)

Fred, Freddy, Fredrik (Norway)

Aga, Agata, Damian, Elżbieta, Emil, Emiliusz, Jozafat, Józef, Judyta, Kosma, Laurenty, Lewin, Ścibor, Ścibora, Serafin, Wszerad (Poland)

Filip, Grigorie (România)

Irma (Slovakia)

José (Spain)

Emil, Emilia (Sweden)

Philip (Ukraine)

Aphrodite, Chrystal, Cristal, Crystal, Kristal, Krystal, Venecia, Venice, Venus (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 318 of 2024; 47 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 46 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Ngetal (Reed) [Day 15 of 28]

Chinese: Month 10 (Gui-Hai), Day 2 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 1 Kislev 5784

Islamic: 1 Rabi II 1445

J Cal: 18 Mir; Foursday [18 of 30]

Julian: 1 November 2023

Moon: 2%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 10 Frederic (12th Month) [Gustavus Adolphus]

Runic Half Month: Nyd (Necessity) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Autumn (Day 52 of 89)

Zodiac: Scorpio (Day 22 of 29)

Calendar Changes

Jumādā al-ʾŪlā (a.k.a. Jumada I) [جُمَادَىٰ ٱلْأُولَىٰ] (Islamic Calendar) [Month 5 of 12] (First of the Parched Land; Pre-Islamic Summer)

Kislēw (a.k.a. Kislev, Marcheshvan, Chisleu & Chislev) [כִּסְלֵו / כסליו] (Hebrew Calendar) [Month 9 of 12]

November (Julian Calendar) [Month 11 of 12]

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This is a 1979 international scout and there were two versions supposedly but really there weren't it's four wheel drive it's pretty hefty and it's a truck it's almost to mid-size it's more like a compact of today's standard and he wants to make a sub compact and probably a pickup version and that would be probably it and to be really easy to make with fiberglass and we could put them on almost any frame the truck would be a truck frame that would be the scout II and we'll do it in standard Blazer fashion where you can have it turned into a truck or you can have it be a standard vehicle which in the interior wouldn't change but he wants to make it so you can take the back off and that's what they're made to be like no fancy stuff except when you take the back off he wants to make it so he can close it off but we tried that it doesn't work but he wants to put like the gorilla coating where it's really a rhino liner and it looks like flooring and it feels like it we have one that wears like it and you can take the seat out and you have a pickup truck and you don't have to worry about the carpets floor mats and you take those out and it comes with a roll cage and we will start to sell these these are nice when you take the top off you go cruising and it's awesome and you'll see the top it comes off differently. And it is utility vehicle it's made to tow it's made to drive around it's made to do all sorts of stuff but the smaller one will come in a couple different formats maybe even three one is for towing and it's going to be lighter towing it's going to be rear wheel drive the other is a utility vehicle front wheel drive still light duty the other would be heavier duty 4-wheel drive and the same would be for the scout 2 and we'll make two of them and since the utility vehicle you can change it up to whatever you want as a format and we'll sell soft tops and convertibles all sorts of things it's a great truck and he wants one already it's tired of screwing around with all these vehicles that don't work and you can get a small one and front wheel drive is his thing for fuel economy and it would look cooler than this but very very close to this because it's a kit and we're going to start doing it and people used to go nuts with these I mean they were fanatics is a fast seller we're going to put together a kit and we're going to try this new system and we're looking for vendors who sell kits and who sell fully built kit vehicles and we build the kit out of metal

Thor Freya

We sort of got the fact you probably would do this we have some tested and we know they work and the design is close it looks really nice strong and sturdy they get great gas mileage even with the four-wheel drive because you can switch it out like most but the way it works is better and it's an inexpensive frame and and the body is not not expensive and it is a kit but we have one that's fully built too and be selling the rolling chassis and drive training separately at first but it does go on to a whole bunch of vehicles in a small pickup truck looks like this it's really the scout goes on to all sorts of cars

Zig Zag our projects are moving forwards and we're doing well we will need help eventually no we need it now and we're getting it and they're sending it out I can see it go out

Olympus

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Product introduction roadmap and agent information of the world's top five storage vendors

Followings are some datas collected from Lansheng Technology.

1. Samsung

As the world's leading electronics company, Samsung Electronics' business covers consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, equipment solutions, etc., especially in the field of DRAM and NAND Flash semiconductor storage, Samsung Electronics has long ranked first in the world.

According to TrendForce data, Samsung's global market share in the DRAM and NAND markets will reach 43% and 33% respectively in 2022, making it the core supplier of the global memory chip industry.

Samsung Electronics was founded in 1969. It developed 256Kb DRAM in 1984, successfully developed the world's first 64Mb DRAM in 1992, developed the first 1Gb NAND flash memory in 1999, successfully developed 3D V-NAND technology in 2013, and mass-produced it in 2018. LPDDR5 DRAM, currently Samsung’s 10nm process and extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) technology has developed a large-capacity 512GB DDR5 memory module. At the same time, its 8th generation V-NAND memory layer number has reached 236. The company’s storage technology is at Global leading position.

2. Micron Technology

Micron Technology was founded in the United States in 1978. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductor storage and imaging products, its main businesses include DRAM, NAND flash memory, NOR flash memory, CMOS image sensors, etc.

In 2022, Micron Technology ranked third in the global DRAM market with a market share of 25%, and ranked fifth in the global NAND market with a market share of 12%.

Micron completed the design of 64K DRAM in 1979 and launched the first 64K DRAM product in 1981. In 1984, it launched the world's smallest 256K DRAM. In 2021, Micron launched the industry's first 1α node DRAM. In 2022, the company began to Customers are shipping samples of their 1β node DRAM products, taking the lead in entering the 1β stage, with EUV technology expected to be available in 2024. In terms of NAND, the company achieved mass production of the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND in November 2020, and will achieve shipment of 232-layer NAND products in 2022.

3. SK Hynix

SK Hynix is the world's leading storage company. The company is committed to producing DRAM, NAND Flash and CIS non-memory semiconductor products. It has four production bases in South Korea, Wuxi and Chongqing in China.

SK Hynix's predecessor was Hyundai Electronics; after the merger of Hyundai Electronics and LG Semiconductor, it was independently renamed Hynix in 2001; in 2012, SK Group acquired Hynix, and it became SK Hynix as it is known today.

On October 20, 2020, SK Hynix and Intel jointly announced the signing of an acquisition agreement in South Korea. According to the agreement, SK Hynix will acquire Intel's NAND flash memory and storage business for US$9 billion. The acquisition includes Intel's NAND SSD business, NAND components and wafer business, and its NAND flash memory manufacturing plant in Dalian, China. Intel will retain its unique Intel OptaneTM business.

On December 29, 2021, Solidigm announced its official establishment and became an independent subsidiary of SK Hynix in the United States.

In 2022, SK Hynix ranked second in the global DRAM market with a market share of 28%, and ranked fourth in the global NAND Flash market with a market share of 13%.

In 1984, SK Hynix successfully trial-produced 16Kb SRAM for the first time, acquired LG Semiconductor in 1999, successfully developed NAND Flash products in 2004, and developed the world's first TSV technology HBM in 2013. In 2019, it became the first time in the industry to successfully develop 128-layer 4D NAND. Enterprise, at this stage, SK Hynix has successfully developed the world's first 12-layer stacked HBM3 DRAM new product. Its DDR5 uses EUV lithography's 1αnm technology. In terms of NAND, in 2022, the company successfully developed 238-layer 4D NAND flash memory in 2023. It demonstrated its latest 300-layer 3D NAND product prototype, which is expected to be available in the 2024-2025 period.

4. Kioxia

Toshiba Memory officially changed its name to "Kioxia" on October 1, 2019, and its Chinese name is "Kioxia".

In 2007, as 2D NAND reached its scale limit, Toshiba took the lead in proposing the concept of 3D NAND structure. However, due to Toshiba's financial difficulties, this part of its core business had to be sold to a consortium led by Bain Capital, an American private equity investment company, in 2018. Toshiba only held about 40.6% of Kioxia's shares. In October 2019, the new company started afresh as Kioxia Holdings Co., Ltd.

Toshiba invented NAND flash memory in 1987. In April 2017, Kioxia's predecessor, Toshiba Memory Group, was spun off from Toshiba, creating advanced storage solutions and services that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. Kioxia's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH™, is shaping the future storage methods for many high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automobiles, and data centers.

5. Western Digital Western Digital

Western Digital is a world-renowned storage manufacturer. It was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in California, USA. It has branches around the world and provides storage products to users around the world.

In 2011, Western Digital acquired Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) for US$4.3 billion, which acquired IBM's hard drive division for US$2 billion in 2002.

On October 22, 2015, Western Digital announced that it would acquire flash memory manufacturer SanDisk for US$19 billion in cash and stock. In May 2016, Western Digital completed its acquisition of Sandisk for US$16 billion. In December 2018, Western Digital officially announced that it would conduct a round of integration of its storage sub-brands. Enterprise and business-class storage product brands will abandon the HGST, SanDisk, tegile and WD brands and use the Western Digital unified brand. Including brands, the brand of consumer terminals will not change. Then Western Digital and SanDisk jointly announced that starting from January 1, 2021, the SanDisk brand will be renamed Western Digital, and the company's operating entity and brand name will be changed to "Western Digital GK" and "Western Digital Co., Ltd." On April 18, 2022, Western Digital officially released a new brand logo.

In November 2016, Western Digital and Tsinghua Unigroup established Ziguang Western Digital Company in Nanjing with a registered capital of US$158 million, of which Western Digital and Tsinghua Unigroup each hold 49% and 51% of the shares. In September 2017, Western Digital acquired Toshiba's semiconductor business for US$18.3 billion.

Now, Western Digital is preparing a new transformation plan and plans to sell its storage business to Kioxia Holdings.

According to reports, the two parties have held in-depth negotiations and plan to establish a new holding company after the merger. Western Digital will retain 50.1% of the assets, and the remaining 49.9% will be owned by Kioxia. The president of Kioxia will manage the new company's business, while the Japanese representative company will occupy the majority of the board of directors. The new company will be registered in the United States but will be headquartered in Japan and its shares will be listed on the U.S. and Tokyo stock exchanges.

If the merger is successful, the two parties will surpass South Korea's Samsung Electronics in global market share in the NAND field and amount, ranking first in the global memory market sales.

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By • Olalekan Fagbade BREAKING; Presidency issues Press Statement on Tinubu's Chicago State University Certificate The presidency has dismissed claims that the certificate President Bola Tinubu presented to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2023 elections was forged. Chicago State University (CSU) had released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, following the order of a court. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, had requested the documents to back his allegation of forgery of CSU certificate against Tinubu. The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court in the suit Atiku filed to challenge the election of Tinubu. Despite the court’s ruling, Atiku continued his case at the US court, hoping to get official documents to back his claim and possibly include them in his appeal at the Supreme Court. Birthday mismatch, gender error, unanswered questions As Chicago State University releases Tinubu’s certificate Chicago University saga: Five things Atiku planning to use in nailing Tinubu Through his lawyers, Atiku sought these key things – an example of a CSU diploma issued in 1979; Tinubu’s diploma issued in 1979; example of a CSU diploma that “contains the same font, seal, signatures and wording” as Tinubu’s diploma issued in June 1979 and CSU documents certified and produced by Jamar Orr, an associate general counsel at CSU at the time. The university registrar had made an oral deposition of the documents, but there were different interpretations. Reacting on Wednesday, President Tinubu’s media aide, Temitope Ajayi, argued that CSU affirmed under oath that Tinubu attended and graduated from the institution and that the school does not handle replacements for lost certificates. He said there was no truth in the forgery claim, adding that no person can forge a certificate he already has. Taking to his account on the X formerly known as Twitter, the presidential media aide wrote: “We should be clear. “In the deposition made by the Chicago State University, there was nowhere the University said the certificate presented to INEC by President Tinubu is fake. The University insisted under oath that President Tinubu graduated with honours and even at that, replacements for lost certificates are done by vendors not the University. “The claim that President Tinubu submitted fake certificate to INEC does not make sense. A man can not forge the academic records he possesses. You can only forge what you don’t have.”