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The Labour Welsh government has been urged by one of its own Senedd members to sell the farm bought for £4.25m to help a festival company. Mike Hedges said ministers should never have purchased Gilestone Farm, near Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, for Green Man. The acquisition was controversial after it emerged the Welsh government bought the site before Green Man submitted a full business plan. The Welsh government declined to comment. Last week Auditor General for Wales, Adrian Crompton, said ministers acted with "avoidable haste" to buy the farm, and that officials "did not keep a record of matters discussed" with the company in meetings. The Welsh government said the auditor's report made clear the acquisition followed "appropriate processes" and was "value for money". Officials have been discussing leasing the site to the festival company. While it is not expected that the main Green Man event itself would move to the site, officials have told councillors there are plans to hold three gatherings a year for as many as 3,000 people at the farm. Meanwhile the Welsh government has disclosed a report that says the flood risk at the site is "moderate to high". Ministers' speed spending £4m on farm 'avoidable' Ministers opt out of Green Man decisions after row £4.25m spent on farm for Green Man Ministers have repeatedly defended the project, saying it was necessary to secure the future of the festival in Wales. It has caused a row with opposition politicians who questioned why the Welsh government bought it before Green Man had submitted a full business case. The boss of the festival, Fiona Stewart, said the festival submitted an "extensive vision document" and said she would employ a local farmer to manage the land. "I just don't think it's a good use of resources," Mr Hedges, Member of the Senedd (MS) for Swansea East, told BBC Wales. "We've got things we can do with that sort of money." "I don't believe the Welsh government should be out there getting involved in funding tourism projects." While he said the Urdd and National Eisteddfod, which receive Welsh government subsidies, were "slightly different," he asked: "How much do music festivals dotted around Britain get from local authorities or the Westminster government? "These people run it - they make money and they run it as a commercial venture. "I think it's about time some organisations decided whether they were commercial or not." Mr Hedges said the Welsh government "should never have got into it in the first place". 'Obsessed with tourism' Asked if the Welsh government should sell, he said: "Yeah." "If Green Man want to buy it, I have no problem with selling it to Green Man at the price we paid." "One of my real worries in Wales is that we seem so obsessed by farming and tourism is that we don't seem to realise that they're not the industries that make you wealthy. "We almost seem to have an economic policy that looks at Greece and says we can emulate that." Meanwhile, the Welsh government has published a report from 2022 which says the overall flood risk for the site is "moderate to high". "While the built area of the site does not appear to be at risk of river flooding, large areas of arable land could flood to significant depths," it said. "As a result, crop yield could be lost during a flood event, with potential financial implications," the report said. The document was published in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The same FOI request has disclosed two valuation reports - one by Knight Frank estimating the site to be worth £4.325m, and another from Powells which assesses the site's land, house and buildings at £4.25m. The Knight Frank valuation details that the 241 acre farm includes a grade II listed farmhouse with seven bedrooms, a tented site, and community orchard. Green Man was also approached for comment. Welsh Conservative Senedd leader, Andrew RT Davies, said: "Labour clearly cannot be trusted with public money and it looks like members on their own benches are coming around to agreeing." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-64574928

In a new study, some juvenile sea spiders were able to regrow amputated body parts, which was previously assumed to be impossible in these marine arthropods. Sea spiders possess a remarkable, previously unknown ability: They can regrow their rear ends. In a series of experiments, scientists discovered that juveniles from the sea spider species Pycnogonum litorale were able to fully regenerate a number of amputated body parts from their lower body, including hind limbs, parts of their guts, reproductive organs and even their anuses. Sea spiders, which belong to the class Pycnogonida, are a group of around 1,300 marine arthropods with eight legs. While they look similar to terrestrial spiders they are only very distantly related to them. Other arthropods, such as spiders, centipedes and crabs, can also regenerate body parts, enabling them to escape predators that have taken a bite out of them. However, it had long been assumed that sea spiders didn't possess this ability because scientists had never observed the animals doing it, and because sea spiders have evolved hard exoskeletons to protect them from predators, which suggested they might not need any other form of defense. In a new study, published Jan. 23 in the journal Evolution(opens in new tab), researchers tested this assumption by amputating body parts from 23 juvenile and 23 adult P. litorale sea spiders. The adults were unable to regenerate any of the lost body parts, but surprisingly a majority of the juveniles eventually regrew the missing parts. "We were the first to show that this is possible," Gerhard Scholtz(opens in new tab), a zoologist at the Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany, told French news agency AFP(opens in new tab). "Nobody had expected this." Related: 10 bizarre deep sea creatures found in 2022 During the experiments, the sea spiders had varying parts of their posterior sections removed, such as their back legs, hindgut, anus, various muscle regions and reproductive organs, which include gonoducts in females and gonopores in males. The adults were unable to regenerate the lost body parts and most died from their injuries, although a couple of individuals that sustained less-extensive damage were able to survive for up to two years after the experiments. However, 16 juveniles survived their amputations and 14 were able to fully regrow their lost body parts, although some individuals that had all four rear legs removed only regrew two replacement legs. The adults' inability to regrow lost body parts is likely why the juveniles' regenerative skills have gone unnoticed until now, researchers noted in the paper. The team now wants to discover the exact mechanism that triggers the regeneration in sea spiders and compare it with other arthropods' regenerative abilities. "We can try to find out on the cellular level and the molecular level what initiates the regeneration," Scholtz said. It is possible that it involves stem cells, or undifferentiated cells that can transform into any other type of cell, he added. Related: Could humans ever regenerate a limb? While this is the first time sea spiders' regenerative powers have been documented, scientists have observed more extreme versions of regeneration in other animal groups. In March 2021, researchers serendipitously discovered that photosynthetic sea slugs (Elysia cf. marginata) could deliberately decapitate themselves and regrow an entirely new body from their severed heads, with some individuals performing the trick twice in their lifetime. In September 2022, another team revealed how axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) — aquatic salamanders that were already known to regenerate their limbs, heart and spinal cord — can regenerate damaged parts of their brain. Studying the regeneration abilities of arthropods and other animals could one day lead to a breakthrough in regrowing lost human body parts, the team wrote in the new study. "In the end, maybe the mechanisms we detect in arthropods may help medical treatments of limb loss or finger loss and so on in humans," Scholtz said. "This is always the hope." link: https://www.livescience.com/sea-spiders-anus-regeneration

The third-generation Crosstrek, starting at $26,290, has carryover 2.0-liter and 2.5-liter engines but now offers more features and a way bigger screen. Subaru has revealed the U.S. version of the new 2024 Crosstrek. It has a 152-hp 2.0-liter engine as standard and a 182-hp 2.5-liter engine as an option, just like the previous model. There's no more manual transmission. Pricing starts at $26,290 and ranges up to $32,190, and it goes on sale this spring. The third generation of Subaru's po[CENSORED]r Crosstrek offers much of what we've come to expect from this lifted version of the Impreza hatchback. The 2024 model has carryover engines and maintains a similar aesthetic, but Subaru says it features a stiffer chassis, and its standard-features list grows. The only thing missing is the previous model's manual transmission, which is dropped for the lineup, leaving a CVT as the only transmission. As such, the base price rises from $24,870 to $26,290, although the equivalent automatic-transmission base model doesn't see a price increase. Trim levels include base, Premium, Sport and Limited. Like the previous Crosstrek, the lower two trims have a 152-hp 2.0-liter flat-four, while the $30,290 Sport and $32,190 Limited have a more powerful 182-hp 2.5-liter flat-four. A CVT and all-wheel drive are standard across the board. Subaru says it has made improvements to the AWD system to make it quicker to respond, and the X-Mode off-road driving mode is said to offer increased capability. The Crosstrek has a similar shape but amps up the rugged look with even more black plastic body cladding; the Sport also has yellow accents inside and out for more color contrast. 17-inch wheels are standard, with 18-inchers optional, and the Crosstrek has 8.7 inches of ground clearance. A 7.0-inch touchscreen is standard equipment, but all but the base model have Subaru's large vertically oriented 11.6-inch touchscreen. Subaru's EyeSight driver-assistance features are standard equipment on all trims. Crosstreks equipped with the 2.5L engine will now be built in the U.S., at Subaru's plant in Indiana, while 2.0L cars will still be built in Japan. There's no word yet on a new version of the Crosstrek plug-in hybrid. Subaru says the new 2024 Crosstrek will start arriving at dealerships this spring. link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42814448/2024-subaru-crosstrek-specs/

When we regard others as instantiations of a gender or as possible sexual partners, they can feel it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith I am technically an incel, though definitely not misogynist. I like women and they like me, but not enough to want a relationship or to sleep with. On dating sites I am almost invariably rejected with: “You seem like a nice interesting guy, but sorry, I am not attracted.” Before I put a stop to it, female friends would come to me complaining about their partners, and would expect (and receive) sympathy. Once a woman who had just found out about her boyfriend’s infidelity told me she was going to sleep around too. “Great,” I said. “You can start right here.” Immediately I got: “Oh no, not you, you’re too good a friend.” She went off with another bloke in our circle. Other women have tried to use me as a platonic “handbag” between real partners. I no longer do that either. I am neither handsome nor ugly, so appearance is not the problem. One male friend told me women see me as feminine. I don’t feel it. I work a manual job, ride a motorcycle, have never been mistaken as gay. Sometimes I wish I was gay but I’m not. The bit that frustrates me the most is that I am the caring, sharing, feminist-sympathetic bloke that women say they want, but they go off with attractive “bad boys” who – surprise surprise – treat them badly. I doubt there’s a solution other than a personality transplant but I’m interested in your take. This question has been edited for clarity. Eleanor says: Let me reflect the things you’ve said so far. When female friends talk to you about problems with their partners, that feels like a show of gall: something that needs to be “put a stop to”. When women lean on you between relationships (I’m not sure whether sexually or emotionally), this feels emasculating. It makes you feminine, an accessory, a “handbag”. When a friend tells you about a betrayal, you see in that moment an opportunity to have sex. You see yourself as a “caring, sharing feminist”. Genuinely ‘caring, sharing, feminist’ people are often the least likely to point out that that’s what they are I hope you’ll forgive my candour but I hear a tension between these things. Genuinely “caring, sharing, feminist” people are often the least likely to point out that’s what they are. Think about the kindest people you know – are they the ones who’d say “I’m a kind person” or are they the ones who show up when you need them, seemingly without noticing (to themselves or others) that this means they’re kind? The same thing goes for being good to women. The people who really are that way are often least inclined to self-describe like that. Part of the explanation for that phenomenon might be genuinely helpful to you. I think it has to do with how dominant the categories of “woman” or “prospective sexual partner” are in the way we see the world. Someone who just quietly does the good stuff on the gender front – not making inferences based on gender, not finding anything funny in sexist jokes – isn’t led primarily by observations about women and what they like. Often they’re led by something much more subconscious and automatic: that stuff just seems gross. It’s not that they’ve reasoned to good answers about women or how to attract them. It’s that those questions have receded. The problem is, when those questions don’t recede – when a big part of how you see others is as instantiations of a gender, or as candidate sexual partners – people can feel that. And many people don’t want to be seen primarily in those terms, because for them, those are pretty small parts of who they are. Portrait of two young men Giovanni Cariani Vittore Belliniano 1456-1529 I’m a boy in my teens and I’m worried about my oldest friend. We’ve hit a divide over politics Read more A big part of feeling attracted to someone is feeling they see you. Correspondingly, it’s very hard to feel attracted to someone if you feel they’re looking past you. You can imagine this from your own perspective: if someone thought one of the most salient things about you was the colour of your hair, and drew all kinds of expectations from that, even flattering ones – you might find it hard to want a third date. Equally, when it feels like the main things someone sees about you are your gender and whether you’ll sleep with them, it’s hard to feel like they’re seeing you. When you proposition your friends in a crisis, or block discussion of relationship problems you wouldn’t mind hearing from a man, it’s bound to feel to your interlocutor that their gender is a big part of how you see them. And it’s hard to feel attracted to someone when a large part of how they see you is as an instance of a kind. Far better to be thinking about what the kind of people you’d like to have relationships with are – whether that’s energetic people, cultured people, fun people, mature people, witty people. Whatever you’re looking for, thinking in those terms rather than gendered ones is going to be more productive for you – and enjoyable for them. Ask us a question Do you have a conflict, crossroads or dilemma you need help with? Eleanor Gordon-Smith will help you think through life’s questions and puzzles, big and small. Questions can be anonymous. link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/10/im-technically-an-incel-but-not-a-misogynist-why-arent-women-attracted-to-me

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has used a speech to the United Nations to repeat his controversial claim that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "provoked". The musician was invited by Russia to address the UN Security Council. He called for a ceasefire and condemned Russia's "illegal" invasion, but also denounced "provocateurs" in the West who he claimed were responsible. Ukrainian ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called Waters' speech "another brick in the wall" of Russian disinformation. Russia asked Waters to address the 15-member Security Council following an interview with a German newspaper, in which he praised Vladimir Putin's leadership. However, the 79-year-old singer, who appeared with his dog, surprised his sponsors by modifying his position on the war. "The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms," he said via video link. "Also, the Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked, so I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms." Roger Waters gigs cancelled after Ukraine outrage Rather than representing the view of Russia, the musician said he was speaking on behalf of "four billion or so brothers and sisters" - the majority of Earth's po[CENSORED]tion. He continued: "So what do the voiceless millions have to say? They say thank you for hearing us today. We are many who do not share in the profits of the war industry. "We do not willingly raise our sons and daughters to provide fodder for your cannons. "In our opinion, the only sensible course of action today is to call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Not one more Ukrainian or Russian life is to be spent, not one, they are all precious in our eyes." Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, glossed over the musician's reference to the illegality of the invasion. The diplomat complimented his "very precise analysis of events" and reiterated his belief that the West was waging war against his country. Other members were less enamoured by the speech. The deputy UN ambassador for the US, Richard Mills, said: "I certainly acknowledge he has impressive credentials as a recording artist. His qualifications to speak to us as an expert briefer on arms control or European security issues seem less evident to me." 'Ironic, if not hypocritical' Ukraine's Mr Kyslytsya referenced Pink Floyd lyrics in his response, noting that the band had once been outlawed by the Soviet Union for protesting against its 1979 invasion of Afghanistan. "It is ironic, if not hypocritical, that Mr Waters attempts now to whitewash another invasion," said Mr Kyslytsya. "How sad for his former fans to see him accepting the role of just another brick in the wall - the wall of Russian disinformation and propaganda." President Putin has repeatedly blamed Nato's expansion and Ukraine's push to join it for the invasion. But Eastern European countries sought to join the defensive alliance as a protective measure against Russia, while Sweden and Finland applied to join only after the February 2022 invasion. Albania's UN representative, Ferit Hoxha, noted how Waters' former bandmates had released a song in support of Ukraine last year. That release deepened the already-cavernous rift between Waters and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. In his interview with Berliner Zeitung, Waters said: "I find it really, really sad. It encourages the continuation of the war. "Pink Floyd is a name I used to be associated with... To associate that name now with something like this proxy war makes me sad." Dark Side Of The Moon revisited In response to that statement, and Waters' proclamations about Israel in recent years, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, tweeted this week that Waters is "a Putin apologist" as well as "anti-Semitic to your rotten core". Gilmour endorsed his wife's statement, adding: "Every word demonstrably true." Waters called Samson's comments "incendiary and wildly inaccurate", and said he refutes them "entirely". In a further deterioration of relations, Waters has told the Telegraph he has re-recorded Pink Floyd's iconic 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon, to reclaim it from his old band. "I wrote The Dark Side of the Moon," he said. "Let's get rid of all this 'we' crap. Of course we were a band - there were four of us, we all contributed - but it's my project and I wrote it, so, blah." According to the official credits on the album, Waters wrote all the lyrics and contributed music to five of the 10 tracks. In his Telegraph interview, the musician tore into his bandmates, including late keyboardist Rick Wright, claiming they "can't write" lyrics. "Well, Nick [Mason, drummer] never pretended. But Gilmour and Rick? They can't write songs, they've nothing to say. "They are not artists. They have no ideas - not a single one between them. They never have had, and that drives them crazy." link: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64580688

The French embassy said trade between the two countries increased by 24% in 2022. Rabat - The French government has touted trade cooperation with Morocco amid diplomatic tension affecting the Rabat-Paris bilateral ties. On Wednesday, the French embassy in Rabat posted data on Morocco-France trade cooperation as part of new statistics presented recently by Olivier Becht, Minister Delegate to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on France’s foreign trade in 2022. According to the data, trade between Morocco and France increased by 24% in 2022 to reach €12.4 billion. “The trade deficit has been reduced sharply from 1.5 billion euros in 2021 to 432 million euros in 2022,” the data shows. The same data indicates that French exports to Morocco increased by 40%, to reach €6.5 billion last year. French imports from Morocco also increased by 12.1% to reach €6.9 billion. Commenting on the new figures, the French embassy said that the new numbers reflect the “vigor of the partnership” between the two countries. The post touting trade cooperation between the two countries comes amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two countries due to visa issues and France’s ambiguous position on Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over Western Sahara. On January 3, a French news outlet acknowledged that ties between Morocco and France have turned cold due to many political challenges. Read also: “Praised in official speeches, the ‘exceptional partnership’ between France and Morocco is stained by a rise in tensions over visa restrictions, eastern Sahara, and Emmanuel Macron’s renewed courtship of Algeria,” the news outlet said. Many observers have also linked MEPs close to Macron’s office to the recent hostile resolution adopted by the European Parliament. On January 19, the European Parliament released a resolution, which interfered in Morocco's domestic affairs and challenged the country’s human rights advances. About 356 voted for the resolution, while 32 voted against it, and 42 abstained. President of the Moroccan-European Union (EU) joint parliamentary committee Lahcen Haddad accused some MEPs from France are “annoyed” at Morocco’s diplomatic and security gains and accused them of being behind the resolution. The recent resolution sparked outrage and uproar, with many Moroccan MPs calling for vigilance and strong mobilization to counter hostile campaigns that have been targeting the North African country. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/02/353962/france-touts-trade-partnership-with-morocco-amid-tensions

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There were "warning signs" of sexism in Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) but the organisation was "in denial", its acting chief executive has said. Nigel Walker apologised when questioned by a Senedd committee on Thursday. He said work is underway to publish a redacted version of an "uncomfortable" unpublished report into women's rugby. Mr Walker spoke at a culture and sport hearing into allegations of sexism and misogyny aired by BBC Wales Investigates. At the session Welsh government sports minister Dawn Bowden said she "did what I could" to address the claims before the programme was aired. A Labour MP had said on Wednesday that the Welsh government was aware of the claims after they were raised in the Commons last year. WRU chief executive Steve Phillips resigned at the weekend, while the union has announced an "external taskforce" will be created to review accusations of sexism, misogyny and racism. Ex-women's rugby boss says colleague made rape jibe Politicians knew about WRU sexism claims, says MP WRU relationship with teams abusive - region boss Mr Walker said the name of the person appointed to chair a taskforce to review the culture within the WRU should be announced on Friday. He says she is a woman with experience of working in the judiciary. "I think in any organisation, especially a large organisation like the Welsh Rugby Union, it's possible for things to happen over a period of time and for people to turn a blind eye and not to address those problems." "So the warning signs have been there for quite some time," Mr Walker said. "When it's presented as graphically as it was during that programme, the BBC Wales programme the week before last, it hits you like a 10-ton truck." He apologised and said his thoughts were with staff and players who had negative experiences. "To be candid, I think as an organisation we have been in denial as to the extent of the problem," he said. The acting chief executive said that cases had been "in theory dealt with and people have moved on". "Each individual case has been an indication that there has been a wider problem but people have not joined the dots," he said. Mr Walker said an unpublished report commissioned by WRU into the women's game "would not make comfortable reading" and work was being done to get a "redacted version" published. "I personally have no objection to the report being released," he said. Mr Walker said London-based arbitration company Sports Resolution has been asked to set up the review but it will be the responsibility of the chairwoman to choose the other members of the panel, of which there will be three or four people. Terms of reference will be set by Sports Resolution and Sports Wales in discussion with the Welsh Government and the WRU. Mr Walker confirmed the review's report and recommendations would be made public. "It will look at the culture of Welsh rugby, including sexism and misogyny, going back to 2017 but could go further back," Mr Walker said. "We are opening our doors. The review can take any direction the chair wants it to take." 'Sobering' Mr Walker was asked whether former employees who had signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) would be able to give evidence to the review. He said he "cannot trample over law, but I would look to facilitate it". WRU chairman Ieuan Evans said the WRU were "aware as the stewards of Welsh rugby that we have a great responsibility and we're aware that we've disappointed the rugby family across Wales". "The experience has been sobering for us but as new chair I am determined to make the changes that are necessary to improve rugby in Wales," he told the sports committee. Mr Evans said proposals to modernise the WRU board, announced Wednesday night, were recommended by a review last year. "We need to demonstrate that we are a modern fit-for-purpose organisation on and off the field," he said. Mr Walker admitted that "changing the board or the governance of the WRU is not going to solve all the ills of the Welsh Rugby Union". "That's our problem at the moment, that it is dominated by males," he said. "It's the uncle of the person who ran the club last year or five years ago, 10 years ago, the nephew of somebody else - we just need to broaden that out and make it more open. "But that will take time, it won't happen overnight." 'Strict constraints' on minister Later, Welsh government sports minister Dawn Bowden told the committee she "did what I could" to address allegations of sexism in the Welsh Rugby Union before the BBC investigation. She said there were "very strict constraints" on her because the WRU was an independent business. Ms Bowden said she discussed sexism with the WRU last year but had not seen formal complaints or allegations. "It wouldn't have been appropriate for me to have gone out, if you like, searching out complaints," she said. Ms Bowden confirmed Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi wrote to her last year, setting out concerns about the women's game and the resignation of Amanda Blanc from the WRU. She also wrote about anonymous complaints, some of which had already been reported in the press. Ms Bowden told the Senedd's culture and sport committee that in "numerous meetings" with the WRU over a number of issues she raised "in very general terms issues around misogyny, sexism and diversity on the board". But she said: "Obviously I had no detail of anything so I wasn't able to talk in specific detail, and it would not have been appropriate for me to do so in any event, particularly as one of the cases in question was subject to a legal claim at that time." "I did what I could in the best way that I could with the powers that were available to me as a government minister, given that I had nothing formal. "I had no evidence, I only had what was in the public domain." "A choice was made to stay silent" She said the Welsh government took "decisive action" after the BBC Wales investigation last month, "because that was the first time we had heard the extent and the detail of the issues". There was criticism of Ms Bowden's performance from opposition committee members after the meeting. Heledd Fychan, who speaks for Plaid Cymru on sport, said: "The minister talks about 'constraints' of the allegations not being in the public domain, but this simply isn't true - there were quite horrific complaints in the public domain from last summer. "The minister has had ample opportunities to make a written statement, or raise these issues in committee, but a choice was made to stay silent, and the minister must now explain why." Welsh Conservative sports spokesman Tom Giffard said it was clear that ministers "could have been done more". "If the Labour government could attach strings to the Economic Resilience Fund to ensure that businesses in receipt of Covid support be unionised at time of national crisis, why could the Labour government not apply conditions to any of the grants or loans to the WRU?" he said. "There are lessons to be learned as to how the Labour government can better use public money, given there is evidence to suggest that they have been aware of misogyny allegations in the WRU for some time." For more on this story, listen to the latest BBC Walescast podcast, Welsh Rugby Under the Spotlight, on BBC Sounds. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-64497272

Deserts are full of oddball animals. Here are 15 of the strangest. Deserts are not easy places to call home. Broiling in the day, frigid at night, and lacking ample water, these landscapes test their inhabitants. The creatures that call deserts home have adaptations to help them survive and thrive in these harsh conditions. Many of these creatures never need to drink and have skin or scales that enable them to hoard what little water they require; some have evolved to move and be active solely at night to avoid the punishing sun. Here are 15 of the strangest animals found in deserts around the world. Fennec fox Desert animals don't get much cuter than fennec foxes (Vulpes zerda). These teeny canids are smaller than domestic cats, measuring 14 to 16 inches (35.6 to 40.6 centimeters) long, not including their tails, but they sport enormous ears that can grow to be 4 to 6 inches (10.2 to 15.2 cm) long. These ears help the foxes shed heat and listen for prey under the sand. When the foxes catch the sound of rodents, insects or other small animals they predate, they use all four paws to dig out their quarry in a shower of sand, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo(opens in new tab). Fennec foxes are well-adapted for life in African and Arabian deserts. Their pale fur camouflages them against the sand; it also grows on the bottoms of their feet to give them traction while running in the sand and protects their feet from the hot desert surface. When air temperatures rise, the foxes can pant up to 690 times per minute to cool down. Fennec foxes also dig elaborate burrows to escape the sun in the hottest part of the day. Screaming hairy armadillo Perhaps less cute than fennec foxes — but no less well-adapted to their desert environment — are screaming hairy armadillos (Chaetophractus vellerosus). These armadillos really do scream; when threatened, they make a terrible cry that sounds similar to the wails of a newborn human baby. Research published in 2019(opens in new tab) suggests that these screams are designed to startle predators, or to attract other predators to the scene, perhaps distracting an attacker and enabling the armadillo to get away. Screaming hairy armadillos are small, weighing only 1.9 pounds (0.86 kilograms). They live in the Monte desert of Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay, preferring spots with loose, sandy soil where they can dig burrows, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo(opens in new tab). The armadillos rarely need to drink. Their kidneys are highly efficient, and they get most of the water they need from the plants they eat. It's a waste not, want not environment in the desert, so screaming hairy armadillos are opportunistic eaters — they also consume insects and small animals such as lizards and rodents. Hairy desert scorpion Among the many scorpion species that call deserts home, the hairy desert scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) is a standout. These sorpions can measure between 4 and 7 inches (10.2 to 17.8 cm) long, according to Utah's Hogle Zoo(opens in new tab), making them North America's largest scorpions. Though they are a drab olive-green color, hairy desert scorpions fluoresce under ultraviolet (UV) light. No one knows exactly why scorpions fluoresce, but the best way to find these shy nocturnal predators is to take a UV light into the desert on a summer night, when they tend to be most active. Hairy desert scorpions are found in North America's Sonoran and Mojave deserts, as well as in Nevada and Utah. When looking to mate, male and female hairy desert scorpions lock pincers in a mating dance that looks more like a wrestling match. In fact, if the male does not flee quickly after depositing his sperm, he might find himself becoming his mate's next meal. Females gestate their young for six to 12 months, live-birthing up to 35 babies that piggyback on their mother's carapace until they're large enough to hunt on their own. Fortunately for humans, desert hairy scorpions would rather flee than sting, and their venom is relatively weak. For most people, the sting is similar to a bee's sting. Harris's hawk Harris's hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) are oddities in the falcon world. These impressive red-winged raptors sometimes hunt in packs, working together to pursue their prey around bushes, thickets and the saguaro cactuses of Arizona's Sonoran desert. The birds eat lizards, other birds and small desert mammals such as kangaroo rats and ground squirrels. When they catch large prey, they'll share the meat with their fellow hunters, according to the conservation nonprofit Audubon(opens in new tab). These birds also often work in groups to raise their young. Two males may mate with a single female, and the trio work together peacefully to raise any ensuing hatchlings. Hawk siblings help each other, too; an older brood from earlier in the season may stick around to bring food to younger broods. More info here in link: https://www.livescience.com/strange-desert-animals

Why? Because the price cap is higher. The Cadillac Lyriq, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model Y, and more will now qualify as SUVs under the higher $80K limit. The U.S. Treasury Department today announced new vehicle classifications that will allow more vehicles to qualify as SUVs and get the newly updated EV tax credits. The new rules consider the Cadillac Lyriq, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Tesla Model Y, and others to be SUVs and thus eligible under a higher $80,000 MSRP limit. The rules change is retroactive, so anyone who bought a vehicle since January 1, 2023, that now qualifies can claim the credit. More changes are coming to the complicated federal tax credit rules that involve EVs. The latest update notably allows more models to now classify as SUVs, raising their MSRP price limit from the $55,000 cap used for cars up to $80,000—pickup trucks and vans also fall into this category. It's All in How They Look at It The U.S. Treasury Department today announced new standards for vehicle classifications, which are implemented as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA gave the decision of how to classify these vehicles to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, using criteria similar to those used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to determine vehicle size and class . The Treasury Department had been classifying vehicles using the EPA's CAFE standards, but it will now switch to a system based on the Fuel Economy Labeling standard. While the old rules will remain in effect until the proposed regulations are made official—we don't know when that will be—the Treasury Department said if you purchased an EV in 2023 that previously didn't qualify but now does, you can still claim the credit. Both Ford and Tesla recently announced price cuts for their vehicles that will now qualify even at higher prices. The IRA was signed into law in August, but it wasn't until late December that the Internal Revenue Service defined some of the terms in the law, which finally clarified which EVs would qualify for the rebate with the start of the new year. As part of today's announcement, the Treasury Department reminded everyone that it will further clarify its guidance on critical minerals and batteries in March. This Affects Both Automakers and Buyers Ford, GM, and Tesla all supported changing the former rules. GM told Car and Driver in a statement that tax credits are "a proven accelerator of electric vehicle adoption" and said the Treasury "aligning" with the CAFE standards "will provide the needed clarity to consumers and dealers, as well as regulators and manufacturers." At Ford, chief government affairs officer Chris Smith told C/D: "We recognize that the Treasury Department has a huge task in front of them in implementing the Inflation Reduction Act. We sincerely appreciate their consideration and hard work to make sure that more customers are able to access clean vehicle tax credits under the Act." For EV buyers, the change means a few vehicles that were previously subject to a lower price limit qualify—or, at least, more expensive trim levels qualify—because now they're considered SUVs instead of cars. For example, the Cadillac Lyriq, the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Tesla Model Y, and the Volkswagen ID.4 are specifically affected. The Treasury Department said, "This change will allow crossover vehicles that share similar features to be treated consistently." link: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a42760685/ev-tax-credit-suv-price-limit-change/

For years, ever since I was at school, men have been mean and cruel to me. How do I make them stop? Philippa Perry Philippa Perry Sun 5 Feb 2023 06.00 GMT The dilemma Wherever I go men seemingly make it their business to bully and harass me. What makes me so attractive to bullies? How do I find the energy to deal with them? I’ve tried counselling, but counsellors seem overwhelmed by the sheer scale of my problem and have nothing useful to say. I started a new job a few weeks ago. A male colleague made sexual advances towards me. I tolerated this because I assumed he was a lonely older gay man and I felt sorry for him. Subsequently, I discovered he was in fact a married straight man and his cohort had been secretly filming my reaction to his advances and then sharing this around the office. Another colleague confided in me that he has been falsely convicted of hideous sexual crimes, the details of which he did not spare me, and which he claims to be innocent of. It was a shocking story to be made party to. I suspect it was all lies designed to upset me. Another colleague cornered me and made lewd suggestions, including that he should be my pimp. I rejected him. He subsequently told some female colleagues – the only people who’d been nice to me – that I was a sexual predator and they should not be alone with me, because I’m actually straight and a danger to women. I wish these men were an exception, but they are representative of a wider trend in my life, starting from school. Philippa’s answer It does seem as though you are a target for people who want to feel more powerful by harassing or teasing you. And teasing is another word for bullying when the person being teased isn’t in on the joke. First, you are not alone. In July 2017, the TUC published a study showing that 36% of LGBTQ+ people have been harassed or bullied at work. If your work has a HR department, you should tell them exactly what happened, where and when it took place and how long it has been going on for. Or if you belong to a union, your union representative could be of assistance. Hopefully not everyone at work is a homophobe, a harasser or horrible. Ask others for help. We so often feel somehow that we should tackle our problems alone, but it is so much easier with allies. The first defence is to avoid the bullies wherever possible. When you walk away, imagine you are walking away from a stranger. This way your body language will communicate a lack of interest in them. A bully wants you to react, take away your power, generally diminish you and make you feel bad. So don’t show them you feel hurt, scared or angry, and don’t react, then the bully loses their own power rather than eroding yours. You have power over your own mind and what you focus on, so focus on things that make you feel positive – like your relationships that are working. When you picture your bully, distort them in your mind as though they are as small and vulnerable as a slimy slug that you could just tread on; imagine you have a force field around you that the bully bounces off. Act as if you are confident, and if you go into their part of the workplace, take someone with you – bullies are more likely to attack when you are alone. No one deserves bullying and it shouldn’t happen, but experiences throughout life can cause us to develop a victim mentality – it can become part of our identity, but it is an adaptation to environment and can be changed. Past experiences can make us hyper-vigilant so that we begin to assume every situation is about us. This reinforces our negative view of others and about life. Seeing ourselves always as a victim can make us stop taking responsibility for our lives, which seem to just happen to us. I’m not saying this is you, but I mention it in case it does resonate. One of the indicators that shows we are in victim-mode is that we give a list of reasons why any solution offered to us will not work, so people who do try to help are often left confused or frustrated. I’m wondering whether this is what happened with your counselling. An experienced therapist would recognise if you were stuck in victim-mode and could help you break out of it. There are no advantages to being a victim, but there are to being stuck in victim-mode – such as not having to take responsibility for things that happen in our lives as we believe everything bad is only the result of other people’s actions. We can remember that although we cannot be responsible for other people’s behaviour, we are responsible for how we react to them. Look at your lifelong experience of being bullied with compassion. Feel the anger towards your bullies as fuelling your power to believe the following: “No, I’m not going to be mani[CENSORED]ted by this behaviour of theirs any more.” Change will not happen overnight, but keep a journal of your intentions and the results of your different reactions, and you can chart your progress. link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/05/why-wont-men-stop-bullying-me

The bodies of two British volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine in January have been recovered as part of a prisoner swap with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said the bodies of Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, had now been returned to Ukraine. No indication has been given as to when they will be handed to British embassy staff to be flown home. The families of the men said they were killed during a humanitarian rescue. The two volunteers were last seen heading to the city of Soledar on 6 January. Mr Bagshaw's family said the pair were attempting to help an elderly woman when their cars were hit by a shell. Soledar had been the focus of intense fighting and last month Russia's military claimed to have captured the Ukrainian salt-mine town after a long battle. The government in Kyiv disputed the claim. Despite the continued fighting in Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's chief of staff, said 116 Ukrainian soldiers had been released on Saturday. He said released prisoners included defenders of Mariupol, partisans from Kherson and snipers from Bakhmut, as well as two personnel from special operations. Russia's defence ministry said 63 servicemen had been returned as part of a "complex mediation process". It said it included people of a "sensitive category" thanks to the mediation of the United Arab Emirates, though it did not specify what those people did. It is the second prisoner swap carried out between the two countries so far this year. Mr Yermak said Ukraine is continuing efforts to bring everyone home. Mr Parry and Mr Bagshaw had been in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine doing voluntary work. In a statement issued by the UK Foreign Office last month, Mr Parry's family said his "selfless determination in helping the old, young and disadvantaged" in Ukraine had made them "extremely proud". "We never imagined we would be saying goodbye to Chris when he had such a full life ahead of him. He was a caring son, fantastic brother, a best friend to so many and a loving partner to Olga," they said. They added that Mr Parry, originally from Truro in Cornwall, "found himself drawn to Ukraine in March in its darkest hour at the start of the Russian invasion and helped those most in need, saving over 400 lives plus many abandoned animals." Scientific researcher Mr Bagshaw was a British national but lived in New Zealand. He had been a volunteer in Ukraine since April. In a statement, Mr Bagshaw's family said last month: "Andrew selflessly took many personal risks and saved many lives; we love him and are very proud indeed of what he did. "The world needs to be strong and stand with Ukraine, giving them the military support they need now, and help to rebuild their shattered country after the war." Another foreign national volunteering in Ukraine, Pete Reed, was killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut - the location of heavy fighting in recent days - on Thursday. Mr Reed, a 33-year-old American volunteer aid worker, was killed "while rendering aid," according to a statement from the humanitarian aid group he founded, Global Response Medicine. The UK government has previously warned against all travel to Ukraine, saying there is "a real risk to life". British nationals still in Ukraine should leave immediately if it is safe to do so, it added. link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64521865

The first shipments of red meat from Brazil are expected to arrive in the next few weeks. Rabat - Morocco is now turning to Brazil to keep its beef market well-supplied with the country expected to receive a shipment of 30,000 heads of cattle from Brazil and Uruguay in an attempt to weather price inflation in the market. Local production of red meat plunged over the past two years affected mainly by the soaring cost of red meat, a trend that was further exacerbated by the severe drought the country experienced in 2022. According to reports, President of Morocco’s Federation of Red Meat Professionals (FIVIAR), Mohammed Karimine, “the first boats of cattle imported from Brazil should arrive in 15 to 20 days. We hope above all that this batch will help slow the price rise.” The first shipments are expected to arrive in the next few weeks, converging reports indicate. The imports from Brazil are part of government efforts to meet the national demand for red meat and stabilize prices. Over the past year, red meat saw a dramatic rise in prices growing by more than 50% in value. One kilogram of red meat now averages more than MAD 100 ($10), up from MAD 70 ($7) last October. Earlier this week, the government passed a decree to extend the suspension of import duties for red meat imports. In Addition, the government scrapped the minimum weight condition of 500 kilograms and a quota of 200,000 heads of cattle that was a prerequisite for receiving the customs duties exemption. The news comes at a time when concern is already mounting over the state of the red meat market ahead of Eid Al Adha, a religious holiday that sees a spike in demand for cattle. A shortage in cattle is bound to mean a spike in prices that would put cattle out of reach for the country’s average purchasing power. link: https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/02/353882/morocco-turns-to-brazil-to-supply-its-red-meat-market

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Nick Movie: She Came From The Woods Time: February 10, 2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: ? Duration of the movie: 1h 41min Trailer: