98.5 The Sports Hub’s Tim McKone Adored Celtics Grit

Wanjiru Waweru, Jadetimes Contributor

W. Waweru is a Jadetimes News Reporter Covering Sports & America News

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Image Source: Charles Krupa/Associated Press

Worcester, Massachusetts – The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA playoffs on May 2, and the advancement of Celtics to the next level. Their title to go on, they would handle, 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Tim McKone adored what he saw from the Celtics, who played without one of their basketball stars at the time, overachieved badly, throwing from a 3% point range with a combination of bread and butter. 

"Yeah five game series but a different series for the Boston Celtics," said McKone. "And I think a lot of that was the physicality the Orlando Magic brought to that series, and I think that's a good test moving forward for the Boston Celtics and a good tune up for what's in store moving forward throughout the playoffs.  I don't think there was ever a doubt that they were going to win that series but I think it was certainly a good test for the Celtics to face adversity this early on and pass with flying colors is a good omen for the Celtics moving on."

A Future Guide Dog is Ready to Be Trained at Worcester Regional Airport

Wanjiru Waweru, Jadetimes Contributor

W.Waweru is a Jadetimes News Reporter Covering America News

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Image Source: Spectrum News

Worcester, Massachusetts — The Worcester Regional Airport welcomed some special travelers on Friday, May 2. A lot of puppies are trained to become guide dogs for the nonprofit “Guiding Eyes for the Blind.” The group supports people with vision impairment by providing a guide dog for the blind. The puppies were capable of receiving more crowds, security, and all other aspects of an occupational airport.

The regional puppy instructor, Lisa Bumbalo, explained that training begins when they are born.

"They kind of start getting exposure right away when they're born in our kennels, on our campus at our canine development center, they start training them right away,” said Bumbalo. “But then they go to puppy raisers between 8 and 10 weeks of age, typically. Those who are volunteers that invite these pups into their home in their lives for, let's say, 14 to 18 months. And then they go back to our training center for evaluation. And that's when they would start their formal harness training and learn how to guide." 

The dog-training organization has recently acquired yellow and black labs and some German Shepherds. They reported that over 150 dogs graduate from this program every year.

The Rise of Underwater Data Centres: Cooling Tech beneath the Sea

Baasma Wafa  Jadetimes Staff

B. Wafa is a Jadetimes news reporter covering technology

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Image Credit: Microsoft’s Project Natick

As the world's demand for data keeps growing, tech firms are plunging into uncharted waters — or rather, underwater. Underwater data centers are on the horizon as a potential answer to increased demand while ensuring environmental sustainability.

These data centres are closed buildings positioned under the surface of the ocean, utilizing the natural cooling qualities of seawater. Cooling is one of the largest energy costs for conventional land-based data centres, which use enormous amounts of power to prevent servers from overheating. Operating underwater, firms can significantly minimize energy consumption and lower operational expenses.

One of the frontrunners in this direction is Microsoft, which announced its "Project Natick" project to discover the feasibility of underwater data centers. In 2020, following a two-year test on the Scottish island chain Orkney, Microsoft successfully pulled back its submerged data center with a robust outcome: the servers performed eight times more reliably than comparable servers onshore.

The advantages go beyond energy efficiency. Underwater data centres are modular and can be installed nearer coastal population hubs, lowering latency — the time it takes for data to travel. They are also expandable, with more modules being added as demand increases.

In addition, underwater data centres avoid some of the onshore issues like space constraints, increasing real estate prices, and public opposition to big data centre projects.

As world data consumption is projected to keep rising sharply, particularly with the speedy growth of artificial intelligence and cloud services, organizations are already looking to underwater deployment as a key part of their long-term plans.

While not yet at full maturity, underwater data technology is a groundbreaking move toward providing data infrastructure with a more sustainable and flexible approach in a more digitalized world.