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Redmi 11A may launch soon in Xiaomi's home country, China. A Redmi smartphone, believed to be the Redmi 11A, has been spotted on the Chinese regulatory authority TENAA's certification website. The smartphone is shown with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of storage. It appears to have a hole-punch display notch and a multi-camera setup on the back. The listing suggests specifications including a 5-megapixel selfie camera, a 4,900mAh battery and a 50-megapixel rear camera sensor for the rumoured Redmi 11A. A Redmi smartphone with model number 22120RN86C has appeared on TENAA. The listing, believed to be of Redmi 11A, suggests the design and key specifications of the upcoming device. The early photos show a hole-punch cutout located at the top left corner of the display and a rectangular camera module at the back housing two rear camera sensors alongside LED flash. Redmi 11A specifications (leaked) The TENAA listing has also included some specifications of the phone. As per the listing, the upcoming headset will feature a 6.7-inch display with 720x1,650 pixels resolution. The listing shows that the Redmi 11A will be powered by an octa-core SoC, along with 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB RAM options. The phone also has 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB of onboard storage models. The onboard storage could support expansion up to 512GB. link : https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/redmi-11a-specifications-tenaa-listing-features-3512095

Twitter has more or less become a joke over the past couple of days; a service that was revered for being one of the harbingers of truth ended up becoming a mess after going through several ups and downs and several changes overnight. At one point, one would almost assume that Elon Musk is just messing up Twitter for the sake of amusement. It all started yesterday when we reported how there is going to be an "Official" label next to accounts that are actually verified. Musk later removed that feature altogether, and decided that there will be two verifications; one will belong to those who paid for it, and the other will belong to those who are actually verified. How to tell them apart? You will have to open the profile in question and click on the blue tick to make sure that they are actually verified. The Handy Little Chrome Extension will Allow You to Tell Paid Twitter Verified Accounts from Actual Twitter Verified Accounts Considering how Twitter Blue launched yesterday and allowed everyone in supported to have access to the Blue Tick, this resulted in a whole lot of dilemma because people started misrepresenting actual accounts, by simply paying for Twitter Blue. Well, now, we have a very handy Google Chrome extension that will solve your issues for you. The extension in question is made by Will Seagar and Walter Lim and the purpose is simple; it reveals whether the accounts you are following are actually authentic or just paid for. I quickly gave it a try by loading it into Google Chrome, and well, here's the result. My Twitter account shows that I am actually verified instead, and if I were paying for Twitter Blue, it would show a badge saying, "Paid for Verification." This is a handy little extension for those who are looking to ensure that they are only following accounts that are legit. If you want to download and install the extension onto your Google Chrome, the process is fairly simple. Just head over here and follow the steps below. Download the extension from the link above. Extract it all together in a folder. On the top right of your Google Chrome, click on the button that looks like a piece of a puzzle. Then click Manage Extensions. On the top right, make sure you have turned on Developer mode. On the top left, click on Load unpacked. Navigate to the folder where you extracted the extension. Remember, you must load the entire folder or else it will not work. Once you are done, the extension will show up in your extensions. Refresh your Twitter feed, and you will be able to see the difference. LINK: https://wccftech.com/tired-of-seeing-everyone-with-a-blue-tick-on-twitter-this-extension-tells-who-paid-for-it-and-who-is-verified-in-reality/

Micron is announcing the commencement of volume shipments for its new DDR5-4800 SDRAM for AMD's 4th Gen EPYC Genoa "Zen 4" CPUs. Micron DDR5 Memory Now Supporting 4th Gen AMD EPYC Genoa CPUs, Based on “Zen 4” Architecture Press Release: Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq: MU) today announced it is volume shipping DDR5 SDRAM memory for the data center that is validated for new AMD EPYC 9004 Series processors. Micron's new DDR5 SDRAM delivers a 1.5 times increase in data rates at 4800 MT/s when compared to DDR4 3200, and enables features like on-die ECC, Error Check and Scrub (ECS), and fault bounding for increased reliability in the data center while continuing to scale density. Additionally, Micron is providing flexible memory solutions capable of fueling the continued expansion of CPU cores for data-intensive workloads like AI, advanced analytics, and high-performance computing (HPC). Micron continues to lead the industry transition to DDR5 through our ongoing development and validation collaborations with AMD and our ecosystem partners to ensure readiness for 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors. Extracting insights from huge volumes of data requires advanced, compute-intensive AI workloads, necessitating more memory bandwidth. DDR5 is the game-changing memory required to enable performance and efficiency in the data center. Raj Hazra, senior vice president and general manager of Micron’s Compute and Networking Business Unit. With introductory data rates at 4800 MT/s and other features to improve overall data bus efficiency, Micron DDR5 memory enables a 36% increase in bus efficiency and approximately two times the effective bandwidth when compared to DDR4 3200 to feed the continued growth of CPU cores in the modern data center. Micron will continue development on DDR5 to facilitate data rates up to 8800 MT/s, which would provide three times the effective bandwidth compared to DDR4 3200 as processors and workloads continue to evolve. link: https://wccftech.com/micron-begins-ddr5-4800-volume-shipments-for-amd-4th-gen-epyc-genoa-zen-4-cpus/

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It is essential for companies of all sizes to keep customers and employees happy by communicating effectively – so where should you start? Whether it’s by email, face-to-face or via a technology platform such as Slack or Zoom, good communication skills eliminate silos, win deals, and help build trust and loyalty with employees, clients and customers. But with the shift to hybrid working post-pandemic, many organisations are having to rethink how they’ve always done things. We ask three experts where leaders should start when it comes to optimising business communication. Remember your audience is busy The average professional spends a significant part of their working day reading and answering emails. And, according to Kim Arnold, business communication expert and founder of the email-writing training course Email Engagement, there are some pointers that everyone should know when it comes to writing emails. “Whether it’s internal or external emails, it’s that battle for attention now that is the biggest problem,” she says. “I hear from sales teams that say they’re now having to do everything on email and are sending more cold emails than ever before.” The first step? Keep it short. “Assume that your audience is as busy and frazzled as you are. Most business emails should be 80 words or fewer, with 16 words or less in a sentence. And make sure you include a call to action – be very clear about what you want to happen next.” Don’t invest in too many platforms One of the biggest challenges with effective business communication is the multitude of platforms on offer. Jess Baker, a business psychologist with 20 years’ experience and the co-author of The Super-Helper Syndrome: A Survival Guide for Compassionate People, says some organisations are simply using too many. “They might have Zoom, Teams, Slack channels, email … and they think this helps them manage internal comms. The reality is that people can get lost in all of these different threads of communication.” Be very clear with your teams about which platforms should be used for which, she adds, and remember the basics: “What do I want to say? Who needs to hear it? When do I need to say it? And how frequently do I need to say it?” Give customers choice When it comes to good customer service, having different methods of contacting the team is key. One US survey found that 40% of consumers say multiple options for communicating is an important feature of a brand’s customer service offering, with talking over the phone to a live agent, email, and online chat the most po[CENSORED]r options. “Make it easy for customers to contact the organisation in a way of their choosing,” Jo Causon, chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service, says. “Be honest about when someone is talking to technology versus a human being, and make sure you have consistency across channels.” It’s also important to be proactive: “If you’ve got a problem with your website, for example, tell customers you’re working on fixing the problem.” Be authentic Any customer service interaction should be transparent, authentic and honest, Causon says. A poll (pdf) by the Institute of Customer Service found that up to 85% of customers lose trust when an organisation is not being transparent about products and services, and a third say an important factor in trust is when brands use clear, straightforward language. Being authentic means staying true to your business’s core beliefs and values, and aligning all communication with that mission. Organisations that talk to their customers authentically are likely to build more trust and brand loyalty, possibly increasing engagement even when external factors such as the rising cost of living starts to bite. Encourage two-way communication Authenticity is important in internal communication too. Baker says: “Managers must communicate as authentically as they can to encourage their direct reports or colleagues to trust them. Not having trust can ultimately lead to more problems, which can cost more money to resolve further down the line.” Advertisement Almost all employers who responded to a 2022 survey acknowledge they have a responsibility for the health and wellbeing of employees, but most have no formal strategy. Effective two-way communication isn’t just about running an annual employee survey, Baker says. “Mental wellness needs to be taken seriously. People ought to feel comfortable enough to ask how the organisation can support them better.” Balance value with selling Email newsletters can be tricky to get right, but they are an incredible marketing tool when used properly, Arnold says. “Even if you’re sending out thousands of emails, it needs to feel like an intimate conversation. No one wants to feel like they’ve been slapped around the face with a sales brochure. You need to balance value and selling – give your readers things to think about, that might make them smile, or just genuinely brighten their day. When you’ve got enough of those brownie points, then you can sell.” Be friendly As well as authenticity, friendliness is another attribute that should be incorporated into email in particular. “We have a tendency to become very formal in our written communication,” Arnold says. “But email is just a conversation with a pause. It’s about building relationships with people, not just shooting out information. Plus, writing in a more conversational style shows people that this is a conversation, and you expect a response.” Adapt your message We all have different styles of communication, so it’s a good idea to check if your message has been heard in the way you intended. “Don’t be afraid to talk it through,” Baker says. “Knowing how to adapt your message appropriately is the sign of social intelligence.” When it comes to giving and receiving feedback, make sure you focus on the project or situation rather than getting too personal. “Be task and solution focused,” she adds. “Instead of saying: ‘You didn’t give me that information,’ you could say: ‘I needed more information to do my role on this project.’” LEAD - Curiosity Box 4946-0120 (1) Building your brand: how to create effective newsletters Paid for by Mailchimp Read more Feed insights back through the organisation Customer service departments can be a great wealth of knowledge, but all too often those insights stay trapped within one small team. “Businesses that are the most connected to what’s really going on in the external world and what that means for their employees and customers are the most likely to remain relevant,” Causon says. “For me, a really good communication strategy is joined up across the whole of the organisation. It needs to be up, down and across.” Be proactive about good communication Successful communication begins with self-awareness, Baker says. “Observe your own style, your words, and how your message is received and interpreted by others. Consider the timing and medium for maximum impact, whether that’s checking in with your team or reporting to the board.” For Arnold, businesses that are struggling with this need to tackle training first and spend time getting this right. “It might help to create playbooks for how your team communicates – what are the expectations? What tone of voice will you use? How do you use certain platforms? Organisations are going to find this becomes a real competitive differentiator – those that can persuade and influence remotely and those that can’t.” Mailchimp is the number one email marketing and automations brand*. With plans suitable for every size of business and database, marketers are able to send the right message at the right time to convert more customers, get AI-assisted suggestions to make content more engaging, and set up automated workflows to cross-sell products, recover abandoned carts and to help drive more loyalty and sales. link: https://www.theguardian.com/email-marketing-and-automation-with-mailchimp/2022/oct/14/emails-should-be-80-words-or-fewer-experts-reveal-10-rules-to-optimise-business-communication

New research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is. The Devils Hole pupfish is small, blue and incredibly endangered. It also may be the most inbred creature on Earth. All 263 wild Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) live in one location: a 10-foot by 20-foot (3 by 6 meters) cavern in the middle of Devils Hole in Nevada, a detached part of Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places in the world. Their cavern oasis, located just 50 or so feet (15 meters) below the desert floor, is at least 500 feet (152 m) deep (scientists have yet to find the bottom) and stays at a balmy 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 degrees Celsius) year-round. The species has lived there, isolated from all other pupfish, for at least 1,000 years, and possibly as long as 20,000 years, according to the National Park Foundation(opens in new tab). That isolation has led to some very dramatic genetic consequences, scientists reported Nov. 2 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B(opens in new tab). They found that Devils Hole pupfish genomes are 58% identical, on average — "the equivalent of five to six generations of full sibling matings," said Christopher Martin(opens in new tab), an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Berkeley and senior author of the new study. That's enough to make the infamously inbred Habsburg dynasty look wildly diverse. For the new study, the researchers sequenced the genomes of eight Devils Hole pupfish, as well as one preserved specimen from the 1980s. They found that the fish were missing some seemingly important genes. For example, they lacked a gene normally involved in producing sperm — one that causes infertility if knocked out in other species. "It's kind of surprising that they're even able to reproduce at all," Martin told Live Science. The fish had also lost a gene that helps other types of pupfish survive in low-oxygen environments — a surprise, given that the warm, stagnant pool they call home is very deoxygenated. At the moment, it's unclear to what degree the absence of these genes is harming the pupfish's overall health. "The genome is a complex place," Martin said. He and his team plan to study the fishes' genetics in greater detail to determine what, exactly, each of their genes is doing and how they're compensating for genomic losses. The intense inbreeding observed in the fish is likely due to their geographic isolation, coupled with multiple po[CENSORED]tion bottlenecks in recent years. In the past two decades alone, the po[CENSORED]tion nearly crashed twice — dipping to 38 individuals in 2006 and as low as 35 in 2013, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(opens in new tab). his unique fish was one of the first species to be officially added to the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1967, which was later folded into the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Since then, thanks to considerable conservation efforts — including the construction of a 100,000-gallon (379,000 liters) replica of Devils Hole that houses a separate captive-bred pupfish po[CENSORED]tion — the species has survived, though it has not always thrived. "They're still in a precarious situation," Martin said. "But the good news is that human interventions and accidents haven't really made the po[CENSORED]tion worse than it was … I don't think they're doomed." link: https://www.livescience.com/devils-hole-pupfish-inbred

The Boston University neuroscientist wants to take the edge off traumatic memories by mani[CENSORED]ting how they’re processed in the brain. Steve Ramirez credits his career in neuroscience to a broken centrifuge, which prompted a chance encounter with his college crush at a functioning machine across the hall. At the time, Ramirez was trying a bit of everything in academia, but the pair’s fateful conversation led him to seek guidance from the first department head of Boston University’s fledgling neuroscience program. The crush fizzled out, but Ramirez developed a passion for neuroscience that has only grown stronger. Initially, it was the supportive lab community that convinced him to stay in the field, Ramirez tells The Scientist. “The people had this ‘All for one, one for all’ mentality. Everyone worked on their own scientific questions or projects, but people worked together and helped each other out with analyses or surgeries or data collection.” But eventually, the science itself—specifically, the neural mechanisms of memory, which he calls “our access to the richness of our past”—captured his interest. After graduating in 2010, Ramirez joined the lab of Nobel Prize–winning neuroscientist Susumu Tonegawa at MIT for his PhD. There, Ramirez learned to use genetic and neurological mani[CENSORED]tions to study the molecular basis of learning and memory in rodents, as well as to probe how those memories could be experimentally altered. For example, Ramirez used optogenetic techniques to activate specific brain cells in mice with surgically implanted lights, finding that triggering activity in memory-related neurons that were active during happy experiences reduced depressive behaviors. Ramirez’s research landed him a fellowship at Harvard University’s Center for Brain Science, an academic incubator of sorts. “It’s three years of really trying to position yourself as a leader and catapult your career,” Ramirez says. “I loved it because it was as much intellectual breathing room as I could have ever hoped for.” As a fellow, Ramirez was able to start his own lab, which he moved to Boston University in 2017 at the fellowship’s end. His work today explores the phenomenon of recall; a 2021 preprint from his group demonstrates how optogenetic mani[CENSORED]tion in mice can restore memories that were poorly stored—and thought to be lost—due to sleep deprivation. His research also focuses on emotions such as fear that are often associated with memories, and how these associations might someday be altered. Although his mouse work involves invasive surgeries, Ramirez says that he hopes the fundamental principles underlying memory mani[CENSORED]tion will carry over to humans. For example, offering MDMA to a person with post-traumatic stress disorder prior to having them recall traumatic experiences may help their brain process those memories in a way that is less painful, he speculates. Sheena Josselyn, a neuroscientist studying memory at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Kids, says that she is always “so fascinated with what [Ramirez] finds.” Because the two research similar questions from different perspectives, she adds, discoveries made in one lab often benefit the other. “All this silly competition bitterness, it takes all the fun out of science. If I can’t celebrate someone publishing a paper in my field, maybe it’s time for me to pack it up.” That sort of open collaboration and support is exactly what science needs, Ramirez says. In the past, when he has learned other labs are working on similar experiments, he has reached out to share resources and findings instead of racing to publish first. As the child of two undocumented immigrants, Ramirez strives to create an academic culture where anyone is able to perform high-quality scientific research. “I think when science becomes about winning, it loses the most basic human part of what drives it, which is curiosity to make an unknown known,” he says. “Anyone can do science, it’s just a matter of creating the opportunity for people to do science.” Denise Cai, a friend from graduate school who is now a neuroscientist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, attests to Ramirez’s generosity. When the two were beginning their careers, “we made a pact that if we ever became faculty with our own labs and research programs, we would collaborate rather than compete,” Cai says. Ramirez, she adds, “leads with positivity and is always the first to offer help when needed. He is both a leader and a servant at the same time.” link: https://www.the-scientist.com/scientist-to-watch/steve-ramirez-reshapes-memories-in-the-brains-of-mice-70633

The 17% pay rise requested by a nursing union that has voted to strike is "not affordable", Rishi Sunak has said. Nurses in the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union have voted for its first UK-wide strike in its 106-year history. The action will involve RCN members in more than half of hospitals and community teams, but emergency care will still be staffed. The prime minister said the health secretary would sit down with unions to "see how we can resolve this". Speaking in Blackpool after a meeting of the British-Irish Council, Mr Sunak told reporters he shared "everyone's respect and gratitude for our nurses". But he added: "Where we are now is that the unions are asking for a 17% pay rise - and I think most people watching will recognise that clearly that's not affordable". link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63592205

Convincingly practical and refined tall family hatch gains pluggable tech We’ve just had our first chance to drive a plug-in hybrid variant of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, other versions of which went on sale in the spring.So far, it has proved it’s a likeable car. Not a traditional BMW in the ‘ultimate driving machine’ sense, but this sensible and predominantly front-driven hatch-meets-kinda-MPV has sold pretty well and is intensely practical. At nearly 4.4m long and 1.6m high, it’s a spacious tall family car with generous roominess and a big boot. This 225e xDrive variant has a 56-mile (combined cycle) electric-only range, and 108bhp as an EV via a motor that acts solely on the back axle. Then there’s the 1.5-litre petrol engine in the front, driving the front wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, whose 135bhp gives a system total of 243bhp (because the engine and motor don’t both make their peak outputs at the same time). The latest system’s EV range is much better than the 32 miles the old 2 Series Active Tourer plug-in offered, and the drive battery can charge at 7.4kW, double the 3.7kW it used to have – so it can fully charge in around 2.5 hours on a home wallbox. As before, and as elsewhere in plug-in hybrid land, it’s the integration of the various drive systems that’s key to usability and here’s where the 225e scores well. In normal driving, the electric motor assists the petrol engine, filling a torque gap while the engine spools from low revs, assisting performance when you ask for full acceleration, and pitching in to drive on EV power alone whenever it can, even once any initial battery charge is depleted. The impressive thing is how little you’d know about what it’s up to mechanically, and when it’s doing its various things. The petrol engine is quiet so spins in and out largely unnoticeably around town. And when the battery has no plugged range left, this is still a set-up that can return an MPG deep into the 50s without too much effort on the driver’s part. link: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw/2-series-active-tourer/first-drives/bmw-225e-active-tourer-2022-first-drive

Sandy, the 18th named storm of 2012's Atlantic hurricane season, was an example of a hurricane that made landfall, moved inland and intersected with cold air, resulting in heavy rain converting to heavy snow, Porter said. "You had all the damage along the coast, especially in New Jersey and New York, and all the impacts from storm surge," Porter said. "Then, not far away in the mountains of West Virginia, there was a raging blizzard with over 40 inches of snow accumulating." As Sandy's center approached the New Jersey coastline, the storm lost its tropical characteristics as it moved over much cooler waters and began interacting with a cold air mass over the eastern United States, according to Lamers. "It is exceptionally rare to see snow directly in association with a tropical cyclone or one having just lost tropical characteristics," he said. Hurricanes Zeta and Eta Hurricane Zeta made landfall over Louisiana in late October 2020 before moving into the southeastern United States, according to Lamers. Meanwhile, a significant winter storm hit the Southern Plains. "Freezing rain and ice accumulation in Oklahoma led to widespread power outages and significant damage," Lamers said. The following month in early November 2020, heavy rain from Hurricane Eta impacted Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. During the same time frame, several winter storms affected portions of the Western U.S. and Upper Midwest, according to Lamers. link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/11/10/blizzard-warning-tropical-storm-nicole/8323202001/

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Nick Movie: The Last Airbender Time: June 30, 2010 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: ? Duration of the movie: 1h 43m Trailer:

The United Nation’s 27th annual climate summit, COP27, opened on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The event, which should pressure governments into ramping up their decarbonisation pledges, will be the first to put the issue of financial compensation for damages suffered by developing countries at the top of the agenda. What is at stake and who are the movers and shakers of climate finance? 100 billion dollars Key to understanding this issue is the question of the 100 billion dollars. The figure refers to the pledge put forward by US president Barack Obama in December 2009 as negotiations threatened to break down at the ill-fated summit in Copenhagen. He proposed that rich countries pay US$100 billion per year from 2020 onwards to finance mitigation and adaptation policies in developing countries. At the time, this had less to do with “North-South solidarity” than the US president’s attempt to secure emission-reduction pledges from major emerging countries. Led by China, none caved in. According to the OECD, 13 years later the pledge is on the cusp of being met. But developing countries greeted the news with some scepticism. In fact, the sum consists mostly of loans rather than grants. Nor is it clear if this will be a transfer of development aid or additional funds. Whatever the answer, recipients are likely to have next to no control over how the funds are used. Defining “loss and damage” As early as the first COP, held in 1991, a negotiation bloc made up of island states vulnerable to rising sea levels – the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) – recommended an “international financial compensation mechanism for loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change”. Twelve years later, a first version saw the day at the COP19 in Warsaw. In 2015, the UN’s overarching deal, known as the Paris Agreement, nevertheless specified it was a tool for cooperation, not compensation. A “dialogue on loss and damage for the most vulnerable countries” would finally have been brokered at COP26 in Glasgow (2021) (the so-called “Glasgow Climate Pact”). [Nearly 80,000 readers look to The Conversation France’s newsletter for expert insights into the world’s most pressing issues. Sign up now] In recent years, countries from the Global South have pushed for a financial mechanism to compensate for damages to be launched at COP27. But the United States and Europe never wanted it and will not support the creation of a new fund. Instead, they will argue in favour of strengthening existing institutions. Historical responsibilities In climate negotiations, it is essential to understand the overarching concept of “common but differentiated responsibilities”. Enshrined in the 1992 Climate Convention, it points to industrialised countries’ historical responsibility in the climate crisis. Here again, the United States has long opposed the principle. Until now, it has exempted the countries of the South, including China, from any obligation to reduce emissions. In the past years, it has incorporated the issue of financing adaptation and financial compensation for damages suffered by the Global South. Economist Olivier Godard has noted the historical responsibility of industrialised countries is not as simple to make out as it might seem, be it on legal and moral grounds or even statistics. Emerging and developing countries beg to differ, however. As early as 1991, the South Centre, a think tank of countries from the Global South, indicated that industrialised countries had long pre-empted the global environmental space, something made clear by a glance at relative cumulative emissions. Current generations would therefore have to repair the damage caused by the behaviour of their forebears. To appreciate this at a quantitative level, the graph below shows annual and cumulative greenhouse-gas emissions of industrialised countries (known as the Annex 1 group in the Climate Convention) and developing countries, including major emerging economies such as China (the non–Annex 1 group). https://theconversation.com/cop27-how-responsible-are-industrialised-countries-for-climate-change-193965

It is a phrase we hear almost every day from government ministers: "Illegal migrants." These are the words they use to describe the people crossing the English Channel in small boats. But if you are going to say someone has committed a crime, you need to be able to prove that in court. That's how the law works. So I have been trying to find out how many of the 40,000 channel-crossers this year could be said, to a legal standard, to have arrived illegally. And it's been impossible so far to get any figures - despite it being a fairly simple question to answer. New crime for our times Since 28 June 2022, it has been a specific crime to knowingly arrive in the United Kingdom without proper permission. The penalty is up to four years in jail. So if we can find out how many have been arrested, charged or convicted of this offence, we can measure the number of people who are definitely suspected of, or have committed, a crime. This offence of illegal arrival was created by the Nationality and Borders Act - measures steered through Parliament's choppy waters earlier this year by the then Home Secretary, Priti Patel. Just over a year ago, Tom Pursglove, the then junior ministers for tackling illegal immigration, explained to MPs that the proposed new offence aimed to tackle small boat migrants. "They arrive in, but may not technically enter, the UK," he said, referring to the complicated procedures of borders and immigration law. "We need to deter migrants from risking their lives and those of their families by taking such dangerous routes to the UK, and to take back control of our borders. "The clause introduces new arrival offences to deal with the issue." Parliament was reassured that the new crime would not target people who were "genuine refugees". Different law says they should not be penalised for seeking protection. Today, there is wide-spread and credible reporting that the English Channel is being used by smuggling gangs as well as refugees. LINK: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63555323

The species to which the living fossil clam belongs disappeared 400 million years ago from Earth. Today, copies survive in the US. It happened in the Santa Barbara sea, southern California. Among the salty waters, a team of scientists identified a small white mollusk . As they approached it, they realized that the animal shared characteristics with an ancient species, which inhabited the Earth at least 400 million years ago. Before their eyes, they had a living fossil clam specimen . "Discovering a new species is always exciting," the UC Santa Barbara researchers write in a statement , "but so is finding a live one that everyone assumed had been lost to time ." They found it just off the coast of Naples Point, which surprised scientists even more: this region had been extensively studied, and they had never found signs of prehistoric life before. LINK: https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/encuentran-una-almeja-fosil-viva-en-california/

Social media post by Japanese manufacturer hints at new car with ‘Hybrid Reborn’ slogan Toyota will reveal a new hybrid model – understood to be a successor to the Prius – on Wednesday 16 November. The car was previewed by an image posted to the firm’s Japanese social media accounts today, featuring the strapline “Hybrid Reborn” underneath a headlight. This indicates that the new model will use a different hybrid powertrain to today’s car, such as a plug-in hybrid system, or a motor-generator set-up (where a petrol engine generates electricity, while an electric motor drives the wheels) as used in the Nissan Qashqai e-Power. LINK: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/toyota-prius-successor-be-shown-16-november