Go Tour: Unova has a set of rotating habitat spawns and bonuses across the weekend of aturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 in Pokmon GoAs the name implies, the event focuses on the Unova region, including tie-in references specifically to the mainline games, Pokmon Black and White (and Black 2 and White 2, if were being specific). The event has loads of perks that arent behind a paywall though yes, there are a few bonuses behind a paywall, including boosted XP and Stardust from egg hatching and raiding. These tickets came as part of the Road to Unova event and the effects will carry out during Go Tour: Unova. Theres also the paid deluxe version of the Go Tour Pass, that gives you more rewards, but isnt necessary for enjoying the event.This is a great opportunity to fill in some of the blanks of your Unova Pokdex if youre still missing Pokmon, but you also will want to do your best to get a Black and White Kyurem with fusion, which make their debut with this event.Thats enough harping about Kyurem take a look at all the Go Tour: Unova perks, the rotating habitat schedule, egg hatches, and other event features below.Pokmon Go Tour: Unova event bonusesThis is a free-to-play event with no specific paid entry ticket to access the following bonuses:Five-star raid targets will have a chance to get a special event background based off of the mainline game theyre fromAll eggs placed into incubators during the event will have halved hatch distanceNo limit on remote raids all weekendUp to 6 special trades per day on Saturday and SundayHalved Stardust cost for trading all weekendThroh, Sawk, Heatmor, and Durant will appear as rewards for Party PlayBoth the red- and blue-striped form of Basculin will appear more often when doing routesUnova-region Pokmon will learn their legacy moves when evolved during the eventAll of that is in addition of the Its Not Over Yet Special Research that will rewards you with some candy and fusion energy for whichever specific Legendary you pick as well as the guarantee for one or the other to know Glaciate (required to get this years new Adventure Effects)in raids during the event.Pokmon Go Tour: Unova rotating habitat scheduleThe four Go Tour: Unova habitats, their times and spawns, are as follows:Winter Caverns (10-11 a.m., 2-3 p.m.)OshawottRoggenrolaWoobatDrilburTirtougaMinccinoVanilliteDeerling (Winter)JoltikKlinkTynamoAxewCubchooCryogonalSpring Soiree (11 a.m. until 12 p.m., 3-4 p.m.)SnivyPansageMunnaAudinoTimburrSewaddleVenipedeCottoneePetililDucklettDeerling (Spring)FoongusAlomomolaFerroseedSummer Vacation (12-1 p.m., 4-5 p.m.)TepigLillipupPansearPidoveBlitzleTympoleDarumakaDwebbleArchenTrubbishDeerling (Summer)EmolgaStunfiskRuffletAutumn Masquerade (1-2 p.m., 5-6 p.m.)PatratPurrloinPanpourScraggyYamaskGothitaSolosisDeerling (Autumn)FrillishElgyemLitciwkGolettDeinoIncense encountersUsing an Incense may net you one of these Pokmon, regardless of habitat:Unown AUnown NUnown OUnown UUnown VPokmon Go Tour: Unova boosted spawnsThe boosted spawns correlate with habitats, which change every hour. Each habitat will rotate in twice per day.All four habitats have special hat-wearing Pikachu. Theres four of them and theyre wearing the protagonists hats from the Unova games.Notably, Pansage, Panpour, and Pansear are regional Pokmon. Though they have appeared outside of their respective regions for other events, if you need more candy to evolve them or you dont have them yet, now is a good time to try to nab them.Deerling is also a special case where it usually only appears in its seasonal form in that respective season. So if you want to try to nab more Deerling for your collection without having to wait months for the form to swap around, you should keep your eyes out for them. Deerling and Sawsbuck are also available shiny for the first time.Pokmon Go Tour: Unova special legacy movesAs part of the event, these Pokmon will learn their respective legacy move when evolved:Servine Serperior: Frenzy PlantPignite Emboar: Blast BurnDewott Samurott: Hydro CannonBoldore Gigalith: Meteor BeamGurdurr Conkeldurr: Brutal SwingSewaddle Leavanny: Shadow ClawKarrablast Escavalier: Razor ShellEelektrik Eelektross: Volt SwitchLampent Chandelure: PoltergeistFraxure Haxorus: Breaking SwipeShelmet Accelgor: Energy BallZweilous Hydreigon: Brutal SwingPokmon Go Tour: Unova Field Research and rewardsSpinning a PokStop during the event may yield one of these Field Research Tasks:Power up Pokmon 5 times (Pikachu [any Go Unovan hat] encounter)Power up grass- or bug-type Pokmon 5 times (Deerling [Spring] encounter)Power up fire- or flying-type Pokmon 5 times (Deerling [Summer] encounter)Power up psychic- or ghost-type Pokmon 5 times (Deerling [Fall] encounter)Power up ice- or rock-type Pokmon 5 times (Deerling [Winter] encounter)Transfer 10 Pokmon (Red-stripe or Blue-stripe Basculin encounter)Theres also enigma research that cycles out with the habitats. The task for these is the same: Catch 10 different species of Pokmon first discovered in Unova and it rewards many different Unovan Pokmon, but with the special event background.Pokmon Go Tour: Unova egg hatchesAny eggs you get during the event period have the chance of hatching the following Pokmon.2 km eggsRoggenrolaTimburrKarrablastShelmetLarvesta5 km eggsThrohSawkHeatmorDurantLarvesta10 km eggsMaractusSigilyphBouffalantLarvestaNotably, Maractus, Sigilyph, Bouffalant, Throh, and Sawk are all also regional Pokmon that usually dont show up outside of their usual regions. Heatmor and Durant are migratory Pokmon, which follow similar rules, but they do swap locations sometimes. Maractus did show up during the 2024 Pokmon Go Fest, so you may already have one.Maractus, Sigilyph, and Bouffalant are also making their shiny debut with this event.Pokmon Go Tour: Unova raid targetsThe following Pokmon will be in raids during the event. Reshiram and Zekrom will rotate in and out of the raid cycle every other hour.One-star raidsThree-star raidsFive-star raidsPikachu (Hilbert's hat)DruddigonReshiramPikachu (Hilda's hat)ZekromPikachu (Nate's visor)Black KyuremPikachu (Rosa's visor)White KyuremIf youre diving deep into Pokmon Gos Go Tour: Unova weekend event, we have the information you need. Check out our guides on redeeming free fusion energy codes, how to get Black and White Kyurem with fusion, the Its Not Over Yet Special Research, the Go Tour Pass, and our Kyurem counters and weakness guide.While not 100% exclusive to Go Tour: Unova, we also have a guide with the Meloetta Masterwork Research steps.

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When Leonard Foglia was invited to directan operabased on Herman Melvilles masterpiece about a white whale, his first reaction was: Moby-Dick. Thats great!Then I ran to a used bookstore and got the book, he recalled, and I thought: Oh my God, what am I in for here? Its so daunting. I didnt panic, but I thought, How do we do this?How he and his collaborators did it will be on display at theMetropolitan Operabeginning March 3. The opera is composed by Jake Heggie to a libretto crafted by Gene Scheer.To begin with, Scheer had to whittlea novel of more than 600 pagesdown to a 64-page libretto. He kept as much of Melvilles language as possible, and estimates that 40% to 50% of his libretto can be found in the original text, though he often tweaked the phrasing to make it more singable.Heggie and his initial partner,Terrence McNally(who withdrew for health reasons), had already decided to lop off the opening chapters, which take place on land. They set the entire opera aboard the whale-hunting ship Pequod.Another crucial change was renaming the narrator, calling him Greenhorn to reflect his status as a novice aboard the ship. Now the books famous opening line, Call me Ishmael, is transposed to the very end of the opera when the character has matured.In the novel, Ishmael is telling a story that happened many years ago, Scheer said. But in the theater, you want to see it happen in real time. . . . Were watching him take in all the experiences so that when he says Call me Ishmael, hes ready to write the book. In essence, this opera is the education of Ishmael.Tenor Stephen Costello, who is performing the role for the fifth time and is the lone cast holdover from the Dallas premiere in 2010, sees his character as the only one who really has an arc.He goes on the Pequod because there was nothing for him on land, Costello said. So hes either going to die at sea or figure out who he is.In addition to Costello, the Met cast includes tenor Brandon Jovanovich as the vengeance-obsessed Captain Ahab. Pip, his cabin boy, is written as a trousers role (a male character portrayed by a woman) and will be sung by soprano Janai Brugger. Starbuck, the first mate, will be baritone Peter Mattei, and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green will sing the part of Queequeg. Karen Kamensek conducts the eight performances through March 29.The opera, commissioned to celebrate the opening of a new opera house in Dallas, has been a success from the beginning, drawing praise from audiences and criticsand even scholars.Bob Wallace, a professor at Northern Kentucky University and past president of the Melville Society, admired the opera so much that he wrote a book about its creation.Scheer and Heggie did a brilliant job of shrinking the novel to make it fit the stage and yet preserve so much of the essence of it, he said in an interview.As much as critics admired Scheers adaptation and Heggies tuneful, atmospheric, and at times gripping score, they lavished special praise on the physical production, with sets by Robert Brill and projections by Elaine J. McCarthy.The action, Steve Smithwrote in The New York Times,played out against a multimedia-enriched staging that ranged from striking to near-miraculous.Perhaps the most stunning effect is the way animated projections superimposed on a climbing wall that is curved a bit like a skateboard ramp create the illusion of the crew leaving the Pequod to board three whaling boats.A lot of the excitement and thrill of watching this is due to the work of the production team, Scheer said. Lenny kept saying to me, You imagine it the way you want it, and let me figure out how to do it.That often involved imposing unusual physical demands on the singers. For instance, when Pip gets lost at sea, his character sings the equivalent of an operatic mad scene dangling high above the stage, with projections making it appear hes treading water.I said to Janai when we first rehearsed it, Foglia recalled, Okay, you can just get mad at me now, because you have to sing your hardest aria hanging from not even a full harness, just a single wire.In addition, Queequeg and Greenhorn climb up and down ladders to sing at the top of the mastheads. Ahab, who has lost a leg in a prior encounter with Moby-Dick, has to hobble on a wooden prosthesis. And Greenhornfinally named Ishmaelends the opera grabbing onto a whale hook from a passing ship that lifts him to safety.I joke with them that everything opera singers count on in lifehaving both feet planted on the groundIve taken away from them, Foglia said.By Mike Silverman, Associated PressThis story was first published February 26, 2025. It was updated on February 28, 2025, to correct the name of Northern Kentucky University.

Americans across all political stripes were understandably concerned when news broke that Elon Musk, the unelected head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), had gained access to the U.S. Treasury Departments payment systems. These payment systems are responsible for trillions of dollars in federal payments, including things like Social Security benefits and tax refunds.DOGE has felt fishy from the start, a blatant branding stunt that blurs the line between private investment and public interest by advertising Musks investment in Dogecoin. Knowing that Musk and his crew of DOGEbags are pursuing deep access to the Treasury Department and its troves of data has led to a number of questions (some, perhaps, a tad paranoid):What exactly do they plan to do with my private information?What personal data is stored in these systems and is any of it from my incognito browsing?Couldnt the worlds richest man find better things to do with his time?Musks ability to access personally identifiable information (PII) from the Treasury Department and other federal agencies is in flux, with the courts weighing in on the legality of that access. That doesnt mean your personal and financial information is necessarily safeeither from this current threat or from any data breaches in the future.Heres what you can do to protect yourself and your finances from the prying eyes of DOGE.Know what information is vulnerableThe U.S. Treasurys payment system handles the outlay of federal funds, including federal grants, Social Security and Medicare payments, tax information, and payments to federal contractors. Anyone who has received any of these types of federal dollars (which is pretty much everyone) has their personal information stored on the database.Specifically, the database holds Social Security numbers, tax information, and bank account numbers (for direct deposit of tax refunds, Social Security payments, and other payments).To be clear, the U.S. Treasury Departments payment system is not the only place where this kind of personal information is storedso its prudent to protect yourself even if no classified material was accessed without proper security clearances, as the DOGE claimed on February 2, 2025.How to DOGE-proof your dataThere are several actions that will help keep you safe, even if any of your personal information falls into the wrong hands.Open a my Social Security accountMost policy and financial experts are not worried about the possibility of a Social Security payment breach. If you are currently receiving Social Security benefits, there is no reason to believe your payments are in jeopardy due to DOGE access to the U.S. Treasury.However, a stolen Social Security number could allow an identity thief to open a my Social Security web account in your name and potentially steal your benefits. The my Social Security web portal allows you to check your earnings history, estimate future benefits, and manage current benefits (which includes setting up direct deposit).Its not exactly easy for hackers to access your Social Security benefits, even if they have your Social Security number. The my Social Security web portal takes data safety seriously and uses various tools to verify your identity, including information from your credit reports. So an identity thief would need to have that information, in addition to your SSN, to open an account in your name. But it is still prudent (and helpful) to establish your account now, as it will ensure that no one else opens an account in your name.One important note: If you have already frozen your credit (more on that below), you will need to temporarily unfreeze it to establish your account.Set up an IRS.gov accountScammers with your personal information may also attempt to file a fraudulent tax return in your name to claim a refund. The IRS has identified this as a growing problem over the past few years, with over one million tax returns flagged as potentially fraudulent during the 2023 tax season.Setting up an online individual account with IRS.gov can help ensure that you are the only person filing taxes in your name. This kind of account can also allow you to access your tax records, manage payments, and get virtual assistance.For further security, you can also request an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS. This is a six-digit number assigned to you at the beginning of the tax season that you may use to file your taxes instead of your Social Security number. The IP PIN is only shared with you, and you will need to provide it when filing your tax return to verify your identity. The IP PIN is also only valid for one calendar year, so you must request a new one each tax season.If you have your IRS.gov online individual account set up, there is a link to request an IP PIN through that portal.Freeze your creditFreezing your credit means that no one, not even you, can open new credit in your name.(The fact that youre included in the freeze comes in handy when youre tempted by impulse credit. Youll actually be relieved when the cashier denies your Kohls credit card application, 20% discount be damned. Ask me how I know this.)With frozen credit, even if identity thieves have your personal information, they cant open an account in your name. Credit freezes last indefinitely, which means you dont have to worry about renewing the chill. However, you do need to unfreeze your credit anytime you want to open a new line of credit. The credit bureaus allow you to thaw your credit for a specific time frame, after which point the freeze goes back into effect. These time frames can be as short as a day.To freeze your credit, go to each of the three nationwide credit bureau websites and follow their prompts:EquifaxExperianTransunionPractice good password hygieneIf youve been using Bandit1993 as your password for everything, its time to change itwhether or not the U.S. Treasury Department has access to your bank account. Passwords that use pet names, important dates, your mothers maiden name, or the name of your favorite Toad the Wet Sprocket album (Dulcinea, of course!) are just too easy to guess. And though reusing passwords may feel like a timesaver, it leaves all your accounts vulnerable to any sketchy characters lurking among real TtWS enthusiasts.Good password hygiene requires a unique, strong password for every account. Passwords made up of a random string of 16 or more characters are the most secure, but it would be literally impossible to remember such passwords for every account.Cybersecurity experts suggest creating passphrasesa memorable phrase made up of several unrelated wordsto use as passwords. These can be especially secure if you replace some letters with numbers or symbols. For example, you might choose the words watch, mirror, eclair, and limb, and create the following passphrase: W@tchMirr0rEcl@irL!mb.If you want to hit the easy button on password security, you can ensure unique and strong passwords with a password manager. Just dont use Bandit1993 as your master password for the manager.Death, taxes, and security breachesThe particular security threat posed by DOGE may be novel, but its a good idea to remember that our information is always vulnerable in one way or another. Some proactive strategies can protect your Social Security number, tax information, and bank account from a variety of threats.Specifically, opening accounts with my Social Security and IRS.gov can prevent fraudsters from accessing benefits and tax refunds in your name, while requesting an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS every tax season offers further protection from identity thieves.Freezing your credit prevents anyoneincluding youfrom opening new credit in your name. The credit bureaus make it easy to freeze and unfreeze your credit on their websites.And using strong, unique passwords on all your accounts is the best way to keep your information secure. Since remembering random strings of characters is impossible, use a password manager to handle the recall for you.The fact that, via DOGE, an unelected billionaire has access to our sensitive data is rage-inducing, but we do have the power to protect ourselves.

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Large language models have made remarkable strides in natural language processing, yet they still encounter difficulties when addressing complex planning and reasoning tasks. Traditional methods often rely on static templates or single-agent systems that fall short in capturing the subtleties of real-world problems. This shortfall is evident when models must verify generated plans, adapt to varying levels of complexity, or refine outputs iteratively. Whether it is scheduling meetings or solving scientific problems, the limitations of conventional approaches prompt the need for more nuanced and adaptable strategies.Google AI introduces PlanGENa multi-agent framework designed to improve planning and reasoning in large language models by incorporating constraint-guided iterative verification and adaptive algorithm selection. PlanGEN comprises three agents that work in concert: the constraint agent extracts problem-specific details, the verification agent evaluates the quality of the proposed plan, and the selection agent chooses the most appropriate inference algorithm based on the problems complexity. Rather than relying on a single, rigid approach, this framework facilitates a process in which initial plans are refined iteratively, ensuring that the final output is both accurate and contextually appropriate.Technical Underpinnings and AdvantagesAt the core of PlanGEN is its emphasis on modularity and refinement. The process begins with the constraint agent, which carefully extracts essential parameters from the problem descriptionsuch as individual schedules in calendar planning or key concepts in scientific reasoning tasks. This extracted information forms a set of criteria against which potential plans are measured. The verification agent then steps in, assessing each candidate plan against these constraints and assigning a reward score on a scale that ranges from 100 to 100. This feedback, expressed in natural language, not only quantifies plan quality but also highlights areas for improvement.The selection agent adds another layer of sophistication by employing a modified Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) policy. This adaptive mechanism weighs factors like historical performance, the need to explore less-tested methods, and recovery from previous errors. By dynamically selecting among different inference algorithmssuch as Best of N, Tree-of-Thought (ToT), or REBASEPlanGEN is able to tailor its approach to the complexity of each specific task. The frameworks design allows it to transition smoothly between different strategies, balancing exploration and exploitation without overcommitting to any one method.Empirical Insights and Experimental ResultsPlanGEN has been evaluated across several benchmarks, demonstrating consistent improvements in planning and reasoning tasks. In the NATURAL PLAN benchmark, which covers tasks such as calendar scheduling, meeting planning, and trip planning, PlanGEN has shown notable improvements in exact match scores. For example, one variant of the framework achieved better performance in calendar scheduling by effectively refining the planning steps through iterative verification.Similarly, in mathematical and scientific reasoning benchmarks like OlympiadBench, the frameworks adaptive approach has led to higher accuracy in both mathematics and physics categories. On the DocFinQA dataset, which focuses on financial document understanding, PlanGEN has been able to enhance both accuracy and F1 scores. These improvements are attributed to the frameworks ability to harness detailed feedback and adjust its inference strategy accordingly. By integrating both verification and selection mechanisms, PlanGEN demonstrates a balanced and methodical approach to problem solving that adapts to the demands of each task.ConclusionPlanGEN represents a thoughtful advance in addressing the challenges inherent in complex planning and reasoning for large language models. By combining the strengths of multiple specialized agents, the framework supports a more deliberate and iterative approach to generating high-quality plans. Its modular designcentered on the extraction of constraints, iterative verification, and adaptive selection of inference algorithmsensures that each solution is carefully refined to meet the specific demands of the task at hand.The results from various benchmarks illustrate that a collaborative, multi-agent system can indeed outperform more conventional single-agent methods, without relying on overly aggressive claims. Instead, the improvements observed are the result of measured, incremental advancements achieved by systematically incorporating feedback and adapting to instance-level complexity. As the field continues to develop, PlanGENs balanced methodology offers a promising foundation for future work in enhancing the natural language planning capabilities of large language models. This approach, grounded in careful analysis and iterative improvement, provides a practical pathway toward more robust and reliable AI systems for complex reasoning tasks.Check outthe Paper.All credit for this research goes to the researchers of this project. Also,feel free to follow us onTwitterand dont forget to join our80k+ ML SubReddit. Asif RazzaqWebsite| + postsBioAsif Razzaq is the CEO of Marktechpost Media Inc.. As a visionary entrepreneur and engineer, Asif is committed to harnessing the potential of Artificial Intelligence for social good. His most recent endeavor is the launch of an Artificial Intelligence Media Platform, Marktechpost, which stands out for its in-depth coverage of machine learning and deep learning news that is both technically sound and easily understandable by a wide audience. 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