a warning for a tsunami as big as one metre -lrb- three feet -rrb- forecast to hit islands in japan 's far south after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern taiwan was cancelled on monday . national broadcaster nhk said waves were possible on several islands in the southern okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centred on yonaguni in the southwest , near taiwan . witnesses said buildings swayed in taipei but there was no visible damage in the taiwan capital . by . mark prigg . our brains start to slow down once we hit 24 , researchers have discovered . they analysed thousands of played of the hugely popular starcraft 2 computer game , and saw a universal slowdown far earlier than they expected . they claim that as soon as players hit the ripe old age of 25 , they have already reached their peak in terms of cognitive motor performance . researchers analysed thousands of players of the popular starcraft game - and found they peaked at 24 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . general view of ginowan city , north-east of the capital of okinawa prefecture in japan © kazuhiro nogi -lrb- afp/file -rrb- . ` we are issuing warnings via the radio , ' satoshi shimoji of the miyako city government told nhk . ` we want residents to get as far as possible from the sea , ' he said . nhk said the tsunami -- an irregular wave that alters the sea level , and not necessarily a huge event -- were believed to have already arrived at remote yonaguni , although no details were yet available . live footage from coastal cameras showed sea levels had apparently not risen in several harbours within the warning zone . the pacific tsunami warning centre said in a statement that ` based on all the available data ... there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake . ' map locating the epicenter of a 6.6-magnitude quake that hit the southwest edge of japan 's okinawa province , near the coast of taiwan on april 20 , 2015 . the us geological survey said the 6.6 magnitude quake , which japanese authorities had originally put at 6.8 , struck 71 kilometres -lrb- 44 miles -rrb- east of hualian , taiwan at 0143 gmt . japan sits at the confluence of four of the earth 's tectonic plates and registers more than 20 percent of the planet 's most powerful earthquakes every year . -lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . strict building codes and a long familiarity with the dangers mean that quakes that might cause devastation in other parts of the world are frequently uneventful in japan . however , occasional disasters prove exceptionally deadly , and more than 18,000 people were killed by a huge tsunami that smashed into the northeast coast in 2011 after a huge 9.0 magnitude earthquake . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . the game is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by blizzard entertainment , and is hugely popular , with players often meeting up to compete in vast weekend tournaments against each other . the team from simon fraser university analysed the digital performance records of 3,305 starcraft 2 players , aged 16 to 44 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . their performance records , which can be readily replayed , constitute big data because they represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . using complex statistical modeling , the researchers looked at how players responded to their opponents and more importantly , how long they took to react . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . ` after around 24 years of age , players show slowing in a measure of cognitive speed that is known to be important for performance , ' said joe thompson , a psychology doctoral student who led the study . researchers studied games players and found their cognitive abilities began to diminish as soon as they reached 24 . ` this cognitive performance decline is present even at higher levels of skill . ` however , they say there is a silver lining for older players . ` our research tells a new story about human development , ' says thompson . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . researchers say the performance records , which can be readily replayed , represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . ` older players , though slower , seem to compensate by employing simpler strategies and using the gameâ $ ™ s interface more efficiently than younger players , enabling them to retain their skill , despite cognitive motor-speed loss . ' for example , older players more readily use short cut and sophisticated command keys to compensate for declining speed in executing real time decisions . the findings , says thompson , suggest ` that our cognitive-motor capacities are not stable across our adulthood , but are constantly in flux , and that our day-to-day performance is a result of the constant interplay between change and adaptation . ' the research was published in the journal plos one . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv said in a written statement . television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl was transmitted from kvoa to local cable providers and through over-the-air antennas , there was no pornographic material , '' kvoa president and general manager gary nielsen said in a separate statement .
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a warning for a tsunami as big as one metre -lrb- three feet -rrb- forecast to hit islands in japan 's far south after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern taiwan was cancelled on monday . national broadcaster nhk said waves were possible on several islands in the southern okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centred on yonaguni in the southwest , near taiwan . witnesses said buildings swayed in taipei but there was no visible damage in the taiwan capital . by . mark prigg . our brains start to slow down once we hit 24 , researchers have discovered . they analysed thousands of played of the hugely popular starcraft 2 computer game , and saw a universal slowdown far earlier than they expected . they claim that as soon as players hit the ripe old age of 25 , they have already reached their peak in terms of cognitive motor performance . researchers analysed thousands of players of the popular starcraft game - and found they peaked at 24 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . general view of ginowan city , north-east of the capital of okinawa prefecture in japan © kazuhiro nogi -lrb- afp/file -rrb- . ` we are issuing warnings via the radio , ' satoshi shimoji of the miyako city government told nhk . ` we want residents to get as far as possible from the sea , ' he said . nhk said sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . strict building codes and a long familiarity with the dangers mean that quakes that might cause devastation in other parts of the world are frequently uneventful in japan . however , occasional disasters prove exceptionally deadly , and more than 18,000 people were killed by a huge tsunami that smashed into the northeast coast in 2011 after a huge 9.0 magnitude earthquake . the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta has said the last of 17 patients who were being monitored are expected to be released by thursday . more than 10,000 people have died in a west african epidemic of ebola that dates to december 2013 , according to the world health organization . almost all the deaths have been in guinea , liberia and sierra leone . ebola is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson , arizona , caught a different kind of show during sunday 's big game . just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint into the end zone on the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . the game is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by blizzard entertainment , and is hugely popular , with players often meeting up to compete in vast weekend tournaments against each other . the team from simon fraser university analysed the digital performance records of 3,305 starcraft 2 players , aged 16 to 44 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . their performance records , which can be readily replayed , constitute big data because they represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . using complex statistical modeling , the researchers looked at how players responded to their opponents and more importantly , how long they took to react . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . ` after around 24 years of age , players show slowing in a measure of cognitive speed that is known to be important for performance , ' said joe thompson , a psychology doctoral student who led the study . researchers studied games players and found their cognitive abilities began to diminish as soon as they reached 24 . ` this cognitive performance decline is present even at higher levels of skill . ` however , they say there is a silver lining for older players . ` our research tells a new story about human development , ' says thompson . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . researchers say the performance records , which can be readily replayed , represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . ` older players , though slower , seem to compensate by employing simpler strategies and using the gameâ $ ™ s interface more efficiently than younger players , enabling them to retain their skill , despite cognitive motor-speed loss . ' for example , older players more readily use short cut and sophisticated command keys to compensate for declining speed in executing real time decisions . the findings , says thompson , suggest ` that our cognitive-motor capacities are not stable across our adulthood , but are constantly in flux , and that our day-to-day performance is a result of the constant interplay between change and adaptation . ' the research was published in the journal plos one . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , ''
a warning for a tsunami as big as one metre -lrb- three feet -rrb- forecast to hit islands in japan 's far south after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern taiwan was cancelled on monday . national broadcaster nhk said waves were possible on several islands in the southern okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centred on yonaguni in the southwest , near taiwan . witnesses said buildings swayed in taipei but there was no visible damage in the taiwan capital . by . mark prigg . our brains start to slow down once we hit 24 , researchers have discovered . they analysed thousands of played of the hugely popular starcraft 2 computer game , and saw a universal slowdown far earlier than they expected . they claim that as soon as players hit the ripe old age of 25 , they have already reached their peak in terms of cognitive motor performance . researchers analysed thousands of players of the popular starcraft game - and found they peaked at 24 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . general view of ginowan city , north-east of the capital of okinawa prefecture in japan © kazuhiro nogi -lrb- afp/file -rrb- . ` we are issuing warnings via the radio , ' satoshi shimoji of the miyako city government told nhk . ` we want residents to get as far as possible from the sea , ' he said . nhk said originally put at 6.8 , struck 71 kilometres -lrb- 44 miles -rrb- east of hualian , taiwan at 0143 gmt . japan sits at the confluence of four of the earth 's tectonic plates and registers more than 20 percent of the planet 's most powerful earthquakes every year . -lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who were monitored for three weeks at an omaha , nebraska , hospital after being exposed to ebola in west africa have been released , a nebraska medicine spokesman said in an email wednesday . one of the five had a heart-related issue on saturday and has been discharged but has n't left the area , taylor wilson wrote . the others have already gone home . they were exposed to ebola in sierra leone in march , but none developed the deadly virus . they are clinicians for partners in health , a boston-based aid group . they all had contact with a colleague who was diagnosed with the disease and is being treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda , maryland . as of monday , that health care worker is in fair condition . strict building codes and a long familiarity with the dangers mean that quakes that might cause devastation in other parts of the world are frequently uneventful in japan . however , occasional disasters prove exceptionally deadly , and more than 18,000 people were killed by a huge tsunami that smashed into the northeast coast in 2011 after a huge 9.0 magnitude earthquake sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . the game is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by blizzard entertainment , and is hugely popular , with players often meeting up to compete in vast weekend tournaments against each other . the team from simon fraser university analysed the digital performance records of 3,305 starcraft 2 players , aged 16 to 44 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . their performance records , which can be readily replayed , constitute big data because they represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . using complex statistical modeling , the researchers looked at how players responded to their opponents and more importantly , how long they took to react . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . ` after around 24 years of age , players show slowing in a measure of cognitive speed that is known to be important for performance , ' said joe thompson , a psychology doctoral student who led the study . researchers studied games players and found their cognitive abilities began to diminish as soon as they reached 24 . ` this cognitive performance decline is present even at higher levels of skill . ` however , they say there is a silver lining for older players . ` our research tells a new story about human development , ' says thompson . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . researchers say the performance records , which can be readily replayed , represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . ` older players , though slower , seem to compensate by employing simpler strategies and using the gameâ $ ™ s interface more efficiently than younger players , enabling them to retain their skill , despite cognitive motor-speed loss . ' for example , older players more readily use short cut and sophisticated command keys to compensate for declining speed in executing real time decisions . the findings , says thompson , suggest ` that our cognitive-motor capacities are not stable across our adulthood , but are constantly in flux , and that our day-to-day performance is a result of the constant interplay between change and adaptation . ' the research was published in the journal plos one . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , ''
a warning a tsunami as big one metre -lrb- three feet forecast to islands japan 's far south after off eastern taiwan was cancelled monday. national broadcaster nhk said waves possible several islands the southern okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centred yonaguni, near taiwan. witnesses buildings swayed taipei but there in the taiwan capital. by. mark prigg. our brains start slow once hit 24, researchers they analysed thousands played of the hugely popular starcraft 2 computer game, saw a universal slowdown far earlier they. they claim as players hit the ripe old age, have already in cognitive motor performance. researchers analysed thousands players of the popular starcraft game - peaked 24. starcraft a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game players often undertake serious money. general view ginowan city, of okinawa prefecture japan © nogi -lrb- afp/file -rrb-. ` we issuing warnings via the radio, ' satoshi shimoji of the miyako city government told nhk. ` we want residents get as the sea, '. nhk said the tsunami -- an irregular wave alters, not necessarily a huge event were believed already arrived remote yonaguni, although no details yet. live footage coastal cameras showed sea levels had apparently not several harbours within the warning zone. the pacific tsunami warning centre said that ` based... there no tsunami threat this earthquake. ' map locating the epicenter the southwest edge japan 's okinawa province, near taiwan on april 20 the us geological survey said the 6.6 magnitude quake, japanese authorities had originally put 71 kilometres -lrb- 44 -rrb- east hualian, at 0143 gmt japan sits four of the earth 's tectonic plates and registers more than 20 percent every. -lrb- cnn -rrb- five americans who monitored three weeks an omaha, nebraska, hospital after ebola in west africa have, a nebraska medicine spokesman in wednesday one five had a heart-related issue on saturday has discharged but n't left the area, taylor wilson wrote. the others have already gone home. they exposed ebola sierra leone march, but none developed. they clinicians for partners health, a boston-based aid group. they all contact a colleague diagnosed is being the national institutes bethesda, maryland. as of monday, that health care worker in fair condition. strict building codes a long familiarity the dangers mean that quakes that might cause devastation frequently uneventful japan. however, occasional disasters prove exceptionally deadly, a huge tsunami smashed in after. the centers for disease control atlanta has said last 17 patients being are thursday. more than 10,000 people died a west african epidemic that dates december,. almost all the deaths in guinea, liberia sierra leone ebola is spread direct contact. -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- super bowl fans in tucson, arizona caught a different kind show during sunday 's big game. just as cardinals ' superstar larry fitzgerald watched himself sprint the stadium 's jumbotron during sunday 's super bowl, 10 seconds eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across those at `` we mortified last evening 's super bowl interruption, deeply apologize the inappropriate programming, '' comcast cable. `` our initial investigation suggests this an isolated malicious act, '' the statement added. the game blizzard entertainment, hugely, players often meeting vast weekend tournaments against the team from simon fraser university analysed the digital performance records 3,305 starcraft 2 players, aged 44. starcraft a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game players often undertake serious money. their performance records, which can readily replayed, constitute big data because represent thousands hours worth strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels using complex statistical modeling, the researchers players responded their opponents and more, long took react. comcast, and several local television stations that carried the signal, say currently what. ` after around 24 years age, players show slowing in a measure cognitive speed that known important performance, ' said joe thompson who led researchers studied games players and their cognitive abilities began diminish soon reached 24. ` this cognitive performance decline present even at skill. ` however they say there older players. ` our research tells a new story human development, ' says thompson. starcraft a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game players often undertake serious money. researchers say the performance records, can readily replayed, represent thousands worth strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels ` older players, though slower seem compensate employing simpler strategies using the gameâ $ �� s interface more enabling retain, despite cognitive motor-speed loss ' for example, older players more readily use short cut and sophisticated command keys compensate declining speed in executing real time decisions. the findings, says thompson suggest ` that our cognitive-motor capacities stable across our adulthood but constantly in day performance a result the constant interplay change ' the research plos one. `` it appears this material only viewed some comcast customers, '' local tucson television station kvoa-tv. television station kvoa added `` when the nbc feed of the super bowl transmitted local cable providers through over antennas, there no pornographic material, '' general manager gary nielsen.
a warning for a tsunami as big as one metre -lrb- three feet -rrb- forecast to hit islands in japan 's far south after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off eastern taiwan was cancelled on monday . national broadcaster nhk said waves were possible on several islands in the southern okinawa chain after a very shallow quake centred on yonaguni in the southwest , near taiwan . witnesses said buildings swayed in taipei but there was no visible damage in the taiwan capital . by . mark prigg . our brains start to slow down once we hit 24 , researchers have discovered . they analysed thousands of played of the hugely popular starcraft 2 computer game , and saw a universal slowdown far earlier than they expected . they claim that as soon as players hit the ripe old age of 25 , they have already reached their peak in terms of cognitive motor performance . researchers analysed thousands of players of the popular starcraft game - and found they peaked at 24 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . general view of ginowan city , north-east of the capital of okinawa prefecture in japan © kazuhiro nogi -lrb- afp/file -rrb- . ` we are issuing warnings via the radio , ' satoshi shimoji of the miyako city government told nhk . ` we want residents to get as far as possible from the sea , ' he said . nhk said sunday 's super bowl , 10 seconds of eye-popping pornographic imagery `` flashed '' across the screens of those watching at home . `` we are mortified by last evening 's super bowl interruption , and deeply apologize to our customers for the inappropriate programming , '' comcast cable said in a written statement . `` our initial investigation suggests this was an isolated malicious act , '' the statement added . the game is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by blizzard entertainment , and is hugely popular , with players often meeting up to compete in vast weekend tournaments against each other . the team from simon fraser university analysed the digital performance records of 3,305 starcraft 2 players , aged 16 to 44 . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . their performance records , which can be readily replayed , constitute big data because they represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . using complex statistical modeling , the researchers looked at how players responded to their opponents and more importantly , how long they took to react . comcast , and several local television stations that carried the signal , say they are currently investigating what caused the interruption . ` after around 24 years of age , players show slowing in a measure of cognitive speed that is known to be important for performance , ' said joe thompson , a psychology doctoral student who led the study . researchers studied games players and found their cognitive abilities began to diminish as soon as they reached 24 . ` this cognitive performance decline is present even at higher levels of skill . ` however , they say there is a silver lining for older players . ` our research tells a new story about human development , ' says thompson . starcraft 2 is a ruthless competitive intergalactic computer war game that players often undertake to win serious money . researchers say the performance records , which can be readily replayed , represent thousands of hours worth of strategic real-time cognitive-based moves performed at varied skill levels . ` older players , though slower , seem to compensate by employing simpler strategies and using the gameâ $ ™ s interface more efficiently than younger players , enabling them to retain their skill , despite cognitive motor-speed loss . ' for example , older players more readily use short cut and sophisticated command keys to compensate for declining speed in executing real time decisions . the findings , says thompson , suggest ` that our cognitive-motor capacities are not stable across our adulthood , but are constantly in flux , and that our day-to-day performance is a result of the constant interplay between change and adaptation . ' the research was published in the journal plos one . `` it appears this material was only viewed by some comcast customers , ''
 The article discusses how researchers have discovered that players of the popular online game Starcraft II are slowing down in their cognitive abilities as they age. The study analyzed data from thousands of players and found that reaction times, memory, and other cognitive skills decline with age. However, the researchers also found that older players can still perform well if they adapt to their declining abilities by changing their playing style.