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https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/opels-german-factories-will-be-retained-ceo-says Opel's factories in Germany are not under threat of closure, the brand's CEO, Uwe Hochgeschurtz, said. "We are keeping all the plants. Ruesselsheim, Eisenach and Kaiserslautern are and will remain our factories in Germany," Hochgeschurtz told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an interview. However, the competitiveness of the plants would have to be re-assessed, Hochgeschurtz added. Related Articles Powered By Trackerdslogo In January, Opel became part of Stellantis, which was formed from the merger of its owner, PSA Group, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. German press reports have speculated about the future of Opel's German factories because of the new group's overcapacity in Europe. Hochgeschurtz said Opel, with its 15,000 employees, is "fit for the future as never before in this millennium.” At the same time, he said Opel would have to continue to change. "We will need fewer jobs with mechanical skills, but more that have to do with chemistry or software," Hochgeschurtz said, referring to the shift toward connected, electrified vehicles.

https://www.speciesunite.com/news-stories/oregon-kills-nearly-all-remaining-members-of-lookout-mountain-wolf-pack Three more members of the Lookout Mountain Pack, including a yearling and two pups too young to hunt, have been slaughtered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in response to conflicts with livestock in Baker County. This is the third time this year that the agency has killed members of this wolf family. Previous deaths include the breeding male, another yearling and three young pups. “We’re deeply saddened and angered that bullets have reduced this wolf family to a shadow of itself,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. “The Department of Fish and Wildlife killed the mate of the pack’s mother. Forced to hunt alone to feed her two remaining pups, it won’t be a surprise if livestock conflicts continue since livestock are easier to kill for a wolf who has lost her packmates. The agency’s rush to kill wolves only makes things worse for the pack and the livestock operators.” The Lookout Mountain wolf family consisted of a collared breeding male and female, two yearlings and seven pups born this spring. It is estimated that only 3 out of the previously 11-strong wolf pack remain. Between mid-July and mid-October, wolves from the pack were implicated in conflicts with farmed cows that resulted in 12 injured or dead calves or steers. Losses were not discovered by livestock owners for anywhere from 10 days to three weeks after the incidents occurred, even though the Department of Fish and Wildlife says livestock operators are monitoring their livestock and removing sick or injured animals so as not to draw in predators, according to conservation organization, The Center for Biological Diversity. And since September 17, when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife killed three wolves from the pack including its breeding male, there have not been any confirmed attacks of farmed cows. 1.28 million cows and 165,000 sheep are raised and farmed in Oregon, while there are less than 200 wolves in the state. Annual confirmed and probable wolf-caused losses on average amount to only 0.001% of Oregon’s animals farmed.

https://acetforafrica.org/events/event-news/acet-starts-new-transformation-program-for-small-and-medium-businesses/ The African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) has admitted the first cohort of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) into its new private sector initiative, ACET Business Transform (ABT). The first 10 SMEs, based in Ghana, were competitively selected from more than 70 applicants by an independent panel of consultants. Addressing participants at an orientation workshop held September 17, Dr. Edward K. Brown, ACET Senior Director of Research and Policy, underscored the “central importance of small and medium enterprises in the continent’s transformation agenda.” “Generally, interventions targeted at SME development have been uncoordinated,” Dr. Brown said. “ACET’s PSD approach will help fill the gap between public policy and private sector, to engage more constructively, and to better understand the local dynamics that drive SME businesses.” The ABT program is a flagship project of ACET’s burgeoning Private Sector Development (PSD) unit, targeting early- to growth-stage SMEs that have a manufacturing or assembly component in their business model. Mr. Charles Odoom, ACET Head of Private Sector Development, said the ABT program is ACET’s response to the challenges in the local content SME ecosystem. “Through technical and managerial interventions, mentorship, coaching, and direct funding, the program will move SMEs into investment readiness and support their integration into competitive global value chains.” The daylong workshop took participants through a complete overview of ABT as a unique business accelerator program, providing practical insight into the program’s ambitions, timelines, and, most important, opportunities. “Currently, our company is at the growth stage, and we need some restructuring,” said Kwesi Etu Bonde, CEO of Sky3 Ltd., one of the participating SMEs. “I expect that ABT will help us transform into a well-focused and well-planned business, ready to get external financial support.” ACET organized the workshop in collaboration with technical partners from PwC and EVC Africa, business advisory firms that reiterated their readiness to work with the ABT cohort not only to reach program goals but also to grow local businesses. “We are eager to bring all the knowledge, skills, and experience we have to assist these local SMEs, integrate them into the global value chains, and, ultimately, help transform Ghana’s economy,” said EVC Managing Partner Ed Villars. “We are excited about our partnership with ACET.” Kwabena Asante Poku, an Advisory Partner with PwC, said his firm will help the SMEs assess their situations and identify current gaps so that they are able to “transform into bigger, better organizations.” He said PwC will also assist ACET in developing an investment readiness tool that will help businesses determine “what type of investor they are actually ready for.” According to Mr. Odoom, ACET and its technical partners will perform a diagnosis on the participating SMEs to understand their individual needs as a business, and then work with each member of the cohort to develop an implementation plan that will “deliver a fruitful and exciting transformation journey for them.” In closing the daylong workshop, Mr. Odoom expressed optimism over the SMEs and the overall trajectory of the new program. “We have ten companies that have the potential to scale,” he said. “Their journey is going to take them to investment readiness and also support them to integrate into global value chains. At the end of the day, we want to see African companies going regional and taking advantage of the African Continental Free Trade Area and other new opportunities.” The ABT program is expected to run for approximately nine months for the initial cohort.

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/netflix-mobile-games-android-stranger-things-1984-3-the-game-update-2597216 Netflix on Tuesday introduced games on its platform. The new development is a result of a years-long experiment that the video streaming company is doing to go beyond offering movies and television series and please both its investors and users with newer experiences. As a result of the update, Netflix subscribers across the globe can now be able to play five mobile games — Stranger Things: 1984 (BonusXP), Stranger Things 3: The Game (BonusXP), Shooting Hoops (Frosty Pop), Card Blast (Amuzo & Rogue Games), and Teeter Up (Frosty Pop). Initially, Netflix has released mobile games on Android devices. You can pick them through the dedicated games row or games tab available on mobile devices or using from the categories drown down menu on tablets, and then download the selected games via Google Play. Once downloaded, the games will be available for access directly through the Netflix app. Although the initial experience is limited to Android, it is also on the way for iOS users, the company said on Twitter. Squid Game-Inspired Indian Mobile Game Sees Over 3 Lakh Registrations Netflix is not charging any additional fees for offering mobile games on its platform. The company is also not serving any advertisements or have in-app purchases to offer games through its platform. All this could, however, be an introductory move as Netflix may eventually be able to use gaming as a source of generating additional revenues. To attract the masses, games on Netflix are available in as many languages as the platform has for its regular offerings. This means that you can get games even in Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, and Tamil, among others. However, if you have not selected any particular language of your choice, games will default to English. Some of the Netflix games can even be played offline. Dhamaka, Red Notice, Tiger King 2, and More on Netflix India in November It is also important to note that games are not available on the Kids profile. You will also be required to enter the PIN you have set up to prevent children from having access to your profile to play games on your device. “Just like our series, films and specials, we want to design games for any level of play and every kind of player, whether you're a beginner or a lifelong gamer,” said Mike Verdu, VP, Game Development at Netflix, in a blog post. Netflix has been working with indie game studios including BonusXP for some time. In September, the Los Gatos, California-based company also acquired video game creator Night School Studio and rolled out the five initial mobile game titles in select European markets to test the new move. From Eternals to Dhamaka, What to Watch in November Alongside acquisitions and partnerships, Netflix in July hired Verdu as the head of its gaming division. He was previously collaborating with developers at Facebook for developing its augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) content and had worked at hardcore gaming companies including Electronic Arts, Zynga, Kabam, Atari, and Legend Entertainment. In July, Netflix formally announced its venture into the gaming world. The company told its investors during the earnings call for its second quarter that it sees gaming as another new content category. “We're excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games,” the company had said in its earnings call. Squid Game Craze Lifts Netflix Quarter With Over 4 Million New Subscribers Netflix may be able to grow stickiness on its platform by offering games alongside movies and television series. However, it is yet to see how the company would be able to use the update to expand its revenues and retain its leadership in the video streaming market. It is also unclear whether the gaming experience be limited to mobile devices or also reach TVs over time as the latter could require Netflix to convince users to get dedicated game controllers for playing games.

https://www.techradar.com/news/what-is-brainstorming In the broadest sense, brainstorming is the collective consideration of ideas in order to arrive at a solution to a predefined problem. More strictly, it refers to a technique businesses can apply to come up with fresh, creative, and focused ideas. While being superficially similar to the concepts of problem-solving and mind mapping, brainstorming is most often a collective effort, and does not always have to target a specific issue. It is a technique designed to stimulate creativity in the most spontaneous way possible, with the goal of generating a list of quality ideas and suggestions from the participants. Brainstorming usually takes place in a less formal setting, primarily to restrict inhibitions on speaking one’s mind and promote creative thinking without the fear of criticism. In business, brainstorming is a well-established approach to creating ideas that serve as intellectual resources and commodities. Despite having the same outcomes, the applications of brainstorming vary across industries, with marketing brainstorming being different from the sessions more focused on the technical side of the business. For example, many brainstorming sessions concern coming up with ideas on how to win over a new customer base, introduce new technologies, streamline company operations, etc. Who should do brainstorming? Brainstorming was developed as a technique by Alex F. Osborne in 1939 as a response to his team’s inability to come up with useful ideas. Osborne started working on developing group sessions in which individuals would present their opinions in an informal manner under the guidance of an executive - and this general format of brainstorming still persists today. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... 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Yet, its also a valuable tool for political parties, schools and other educational institutions, research facilities, medical institutions, government authorities, etc. Common to all of these use cases is the need to face a pre-defined issue that needs to be questioned and approached from different and innovative angles. This is often described as group brainstorming, but the technique is equally applicable to individuals as well. With individual brainstorming, one person defines an issue to be tackled and records ideas that come to their mind in the course of a single or several sessions. While being less commonly used than the group-based method, individual brainstorming has been proven to be even more effective in tackling complex issues. Why you should do brainstorming The benefits of both individual and group brainstorming are numerous. Apart from the focus on quantity of ideas over quality, brainstorming sessions are usually free from criticism, meaning that participants can present their ideas without the fear of being ridiculed. Collaborative efforts such as brainstorming promote teamwork and a common approach to general business goals. Once they become an established practice, brainstorming sessions bring team-building to a new level, becoming a long-term solution to creative blocks, staff communication problems, and the lack of business innovations. Brainstorming is usually the fastest way to gain access to numerous ideas which are then filtered and provided with feedback for further refinement. This serves to encourage consensus-building as a general practice for dealing with business issues that require inclusive solutions and arriving at informed collective decisions. Also, brainstorming benefits from the interaction among multiple ideas as these sessions usually do not end with a single final conclusion. Instead, participants present diverse perspectives and, more importantly, combine them to produce a novel and out-of-the-box solution. Even when this happens, no participant can claim exclusive ownership of an idea, treating it instead as a product of a collective, team-based effort. Pros and cons of brainstorming While being almost universally applied today for its advantages, getting the best out of brainstorming sessions starts by being aware of its potential shortcomings as well. Pros Great new ideas and perspectives can be discovered. With brainstorming, it is easy to get a wholly new perspective and uncover “elephants in the room” with regard to a particular issue. These can easily become sources of solutions, new ideas or even constructive criticism coming from people guided by the same vision but who do not always get the chance to have their voices heard. Brainstorming helps you define problems better. Brainstorming sessions often take place in a less formal environment in which no one feels pressured to come up with the best idea, as is the case with formal meetings. Brainstorming is an informal pinnacle of creative teamwork. Brainstorming promotes a sense of camaraderie and working towards a common goal. It also helps relax the barriers that exist as part of a hierarchical organization. Once a solution is reached, everyone can feel satisfaction from participating in a collective effort that can be made part of standard organizational practice. Cons Brainstorming takes time to do properly. Brainstorming is not a fast solution to a particular problem. It needs to develop organically over time, which is why it often takes place over a sequence of sessions that can last for hours or days. Brainstorming can bring underlying interpersonal conflicts to life. Brainstorming, by its very character, often features a “stormy” or fiery exchange of ideas and it can easily get out of control without the assistance of a facilitator. It does not work in settings with a history of poor personal communication. To get the best out of every brainstorming session, one should ideally have a team of people who are taught to express their opinions and ideas freely. People with inadequate communication skills will find it hard to speak their minds, particularly if they work in an environment in which the free flow of ideas is not sufficiently promoted.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/valve-steam-deck-dev-day-coming-with-amd-van-gogh-details In a bid to give game developers some tips on how to build better games for its Steam Deck portable game console, Valve Software will host a virtual conference next week. The Steamworks Virtual Conference will be held online (as the name suggests) and will be a day-long event. Of course, being virtual means that if you miss the live event, there's a good chance replays will be available after the fact. Valve's team that developed the Steam Deck will share its knowledge, in-depth information, and proven practices to help Steamworks developers get the most out of the upcoming portable game console, providing gamers the best possible experience. Among other things set to be examined at the conference, Valve will discuss the Steam Deck hardware, offering a deep dive into the Van Gogh APU that powers the console, Proton support, and the Steam Deck Verified program. Valve's Steam Deck is essentially a SteamOS-based PC based on a custom AMD accelerated processing unit (APU) featuring four Zen 2 cores and an RDNA 2 integrated GPU. The unit comes equipped with a 7-inch LCD with a 1280x800 resolution as well as console-like inputs. On paper, the Steam Deck will support everything that works with SteamOS 3.0 (a heavily modified version of the Linux operating system), which is why Valve offers no development kit. Meanwhile, a title tailored for the Steam Deck's particular hardware and software will work best, which is why developers interested in addressing Steam Deck users will need to work with Valve to learn how to better use its capabilities. From a hardware perspective, the most interesting part of the Steamworks Virtual Conference will be AMD's Van Gogh APU that has a brand-new RDNA 2-based GPU, an innovative memory subsystem, and a new audio technology. Keeping in mind that AMD has tailored its Van Gogh for mobile gaming, the APU could potentially have other new features (versus existing APUs) that AMD yet has to reveal. The Steamworks Virtual Conference: Steam Deck will take place on Friday, November 12, 2021 and will start at 10AM PT. The event will be available to registered Steamworks developers free of charge.

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https://www.pcgamer.com/new-world-is-not-client-authoritative-amazon-says/ An invulnerability exploit was recently discovered in Amazon's massively multiplayer colonialism simulator New World. Though it's now been patched, the simple trick made players unkillable when they moved the window New World was running in. This started a conversation about whether the exploit worked because New World was "client authoritative", that it was trusting the game client's version of reality over that of the server, which would be a significant flaw. Reddit posts and viral Twitter threads explained that this was the cause of New World's troubles (one po[CENSORED]r thread posted last week has since been deleted). On Friday, Amazon responded to the claims, saying on the New World forums that "New World is not client authoritative". According to community manager Luxendra, the New World simulation is "entirely server based." Inputs from the client are fully animated on the server, and only after the animation is complete does the information get sent back. "We don't short cut or roughly compute this," Luxendra writes, "we do full physics detail for all such actions. Upon receiving the outcome, either hit or miss, the client will adjust its visual display to match what the server has determined. There are some client side tricks we use here to 'stretch' the animation while the client is waiting for the server answer, but the outcome is always based only on the server answer." The rubberbanding experienced by lagging players certainly suggests that the server has authority. But why didn't that prevent the invulnerability exploit? Because of a bug apparently, which has been fixed according to Amazon. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... video playingThe PC Gamer Show 189: Chivalry 2, Amazon's New World MMO, Hardspace: Shipbreaker New World Review | PC Gamer 27/10/21New World Review | PC Gamer New World - Best PC Settings | PC Gamer 05/10/21New World - Best PC Settings | PC Gamer Loop Hero - simple to start, brutal to master | PC... 14/09/21Loop Hero - simple to start, brutal to master | PC Gamer Top 100 2021 Valorant - Best Multiplayer Game of the Year 2020 |... 27/12/20Valorant - Best Multiplayer Game of the Year 2020 | PC Gamer Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Best Innovation,... 25/12/20Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Best Innovation, Game of the Year 2020 | PC Gamer "We did have a bug," the post continues, "in which given certain circumstances we were waiting server side on input from a client before processing through to outcomes. Combined with an intentional weapon effect that allows for brief invulnerability, this created a situation where players could reach an invulnerable state and prolong it by making the client unresponsive, even though the client has no say in damage (both damage the player creates and damage taken by the player are computed server side based on the results of physics simulation plus game rules). This was a particularly bad bug given our server based simulation, and we apologize for that. We corrected the bug in code the same day we learned about it, then tested to make sure nothing unintended came out of those changes, and published the fix immediately after that." New World has had a rough time of it lately. Amazon just had to deploy a fix to prevent the issue where players were able to post links and images in chat, which could even cause crashes, and it's got problems with bots hogging crafting materials, as well. It remains po[CENSORED]r, sitting among Steam's top three games by daily concurrent player counts. At last check, about 8% of New World players had reached max level.

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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/joe-manchin-biden-agenda/index.html Sen. Joe Manchin said he won't support the $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill Democrats are negotiating until there is "greater clarity" about the impact it will have on the country's national debt and the economy, a warning sign for Democratic leaders trying to pass a pair of legislative packages key to President Joe Biden's agenda as soon as this week. "Simply put, I will not support a bill that is this consequential without thoroughly understanding the impact that it will have on our national debt, our economy and most importantly all of our American people," Manchin said at a news conference Monday afternoon. Manchin also called on the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and warned, in an implicit rebuke to progressives, that "holding this bill hostage" won't work in getting him to support the larger social spending and economic package. Manchin has been non-committal about that larger package since Biden released a framework, but reiterated major concerns today. The moderate Democrat from West Virginia has been coy about his views of this proposal, despite months of efforts by Biden and his team to court the senator to back a pared back plan. But Manchin has been concerned about a number of proposals, including an expansion of Medicare. The bill is not yet finalized, but Biden announced a framework last week spelling out key details and the plan is poised to grow the entitlement program to cover hearing benefits but stops short of vision and dental coverage as many liberals had demanded. Manchin told CNN on Monday he plans to soon make a statement. "I think I will clear up a lot of things sometime today," he said. Asked him to explain what that meant, he said: "I think there needs to be clarity on where everybody stands." He later said: "I'm gonna put clarity to it." Manchin suggested to CNN last week he was supportive of the $1.75 trillion price tag, but he has not weighed in on the overall proposal as well as many of the details.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59063140 A large python which almost gave police the slip is safely in custody. The 5ft (1.5m) snake was discovered by Thames Valley Police officers in Green End, Granborough on Tuesday night. It was taken to Aylesbury Police Station where police said it "snuggled up nice and warm in the inspector's office". The python will now be taken to a snake specialist in Leighton Buzzard who will take care of it until its owner, or a new owner, can be found. The force said it had been kept "safe and warm" thanks to the expert snake knowledge of one of the on-duty sergeants.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/tesla-open-superchargers-all-ev-drivers-new-trial Tesla has begun a pilot scheme that allows drivers of other manufacturers' electric vehicles to use 10 of its Supercharger charging sites in the Netherlands. The EV firm's dedicated Tesla-only Supercharger network has grown to include more than 25,000 fast-charging points worldwide and is considered a key part of its success. But there's growing pressure from regulators in various countries to create an industry-standard 'universal' charging network, allowing all EV drivers to access any fast-charging site. RELATED ARTICLES Tesla becomes first $1tn car firm as Hertz orders 100,000 Model 3s The fastest electric cars How to charge an electric car How much does it cost to charge an electric car? What is a Tesla Supercharger? Tesla boss Elon Musk recently hinted that the American manufacturer was preparing to open the network to drivers of other EVs. In a statement, Tesla said that "it has always been our ambition to open the Supercharger network to non-Tesla EVs and by doing so encourage more drivers to go electric". It added: "This move directly supports our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy." Under the non-Tesla Supercharger pilot scheme, 10 stations in the Netherlands will be made accessible to Dutch non-Tesla drivers through the Tesla app. The pilot will be open only to drivers from the Netherlands, and they will need to have a car with a CCS charging plug. Tesla drivers can continue to use the Supercharger stations that are part of the trial, and the firm said that it will monitor the sites for congestion and take in customer feedback. Non-Tesla drivers will have to pay a higher fee due to the "additional costs" incurred in ensuring the sites can accept a range of different vehicles. Tesla has not specified the difference in rate and notes that it will vary by site and according to demand. The move might prove controversial to Tesla drivers, many of whom view having private access to the Supercharger network as a key benefit of Tesla ownership. The firm noted that allowing non-Tesla drivers to use the network will help enable faster future expansion and said that sites will be open to non-Tesla drivers in future only "if there is available capacity". While the move is a trial for now, Tesla noted that its plan is to continue to "aggressively expand the network, so we can eventually welcome both Tesla and Non-Tesla drivers at every Supercharger worldwide".

https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/afghan-art-flourished-for-20-years-can-it-survive-the-new-taliban-regime-7601617/ The day Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled and handed the country over to the Taliban, Omaid Sharifi was in downtown Kabul, helping his colleagues paint murals on the wall of the governor’s office. By noon, panicked employees in nearby government buildings were flooding the streets, some jumping into cars, others pedaling bicycles or running to get home, or to the airport. ALSO READ |Murals washed off Kabul’s walls, but artists ask: ‘How will you wipe away the colours in people’s hearts?’ Sharifi, 36, decided to leave his work unfinished, asking his colleagues to pack the painting tools and head to the office. The Taliban were in charge of the country’s capital a few hours later. Sharifi stayed at home for a week, until he and his family were evacuated to the United Arab Emirates on Aug. 22. Since the Taliban’s return to power, hundreds of artists — actors, comedians, singers, musicians and painters — have fled Afghanistan, according to estimates provided to The New York Times by several of them. Some have resettled in the United States, France or Germany, while others are waiting in third countries, unsure where they will be allowed to live long term. afghan art A mural by the ArtLords artists group that reads “No Peace Without Women, so far unmarred by the Taliban, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times) Most left because they feared for their lives; others simply saw no future in the country, and were certain they would not be able to continue practicing their art and feeding their families. Under the new government, there has been a concerted campaign to remove artworks from all aspects of life, in an attempt to make society more Islamic, the Taliban have said. In doing so, the group is erasing two decades of craftsmanship that blossomed after the collapse of its first government in 2001. The Taliban have closed music schools and covered up public murals. Radio and television networks have stopped airing songs, as well as musical and comedy shows. Production of Afghan films has come almost completely to a halt. “The future of art and culture seems bleak,” Sharifi said from Virginia, where he and his family have resettled. “It is not possible for the Taliban to live with art.” It took more than seven years for ArtLords, the organization Sharifi led, to paint roughly 2,200 murals, mainly on blast walls, in Kabul and elsewhere in the country, promoting messages of peace, human rights and gender equality, among other issues. But the Taliban labeled those colorful murals propaganda of the previous government. Less than three months after seizing power, they’ve covered most of them with white paint and replaced them with religious poetry or pro-Taliban messages. “It is like losing a child. I feel like a part of my body has been chopped off,” Sharifi said. “We painted under the scorching sun and during the freezing winter. We were threatened at gunpoint, but continued painting.” The Taliban haven’t officially imposed any nationwide restrictions on artistic activities. But they also have shown no sign that their government will allow art as a form of free expression in the society they wish to lead, and their actions so far foretell an uncertain future for thousands of artists. ALSO READ |Women fight Taliban’s hijab mandate by posting pictures of colourful Afghan dresses on social media The Taliban “believe art is a path to corruption and vice in society,” said Samiullah Nabipour, former dean of the fine arts school at Kabul University. Nabipour said he lived fearfully in hiding for two months before he and his family were evacuated last week. “The Taliban ideology is against art,” he said. But the Taliban have rejected this, saying their government will not oppose art as long as it doesn’t violate Islamic laws. “We will define the status and position of music and art once the Islamic system is fully formed,” Zabihullah Mujahid, top spokesperson for the Taliban, told the Times. “Anything that has been banned in Islam will be treated based on Islamic teachings, and we will oppose them.” Afghan artists fear that the Taliban’s harsh interpretation of Islam means almost all forms of art will be banned, except for calligraphy, religious poetry and certain literature. Mujahid told the Times after the Taliban’s takeover in August that they considered music to be “forbidden” by Islam, but that they hoped to persuade people not to listen to it rather than force them. The Taliban prohibited music and movies when they ruled the country in the 1990s, severely punishing those who were caught violating the ban. Other forms of artistic activities or entertainment were also forbidden. They blew up two iconic Buddha statues in the central province of Bamiyan that had been carved into a mountain in the sixth century, and they smashed thousands of smaller sculptures. But after their first regime was overthrown with the U.S.-led invasion, art and entertainment saw a dramatic resurgence, much of it funded by international donors. Production companies began producing movies and television series, and a new generation of comedians and singers rose to fame, entertaining millions. Graffiti art, which didn’t exist in Afghanistan before 2001, flourished in urban areas. Afghan artists criticized the Taliban’s bloody insurgency. Comedians roasted the militants on television networks, painters expressed their abhorrence of the way they carried out attacks, and musicians sang anti-Taliban songs. Now, seemingly overnight, the art scene has vanished, and many fear that the new government will punish them for their critical views. Many artists continue to work on unfinished projects for the organizations that hired them in Afghanistan. Others have been sponsored by universities or nonprofits to take part in short-term programs, just to get them out of the country to safety. But what awaits them after those projects end is unknown. Nabipour, the former dean of fine arts, said he had been invited by the art, film and visual studies program at Harvard University to work as a research assistant professor for 10 months. “I have no idea what to do or what may happen after 10 months,” he said. “I am really worried about it.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-59125138 British naturalist Sir David Attenborough has urged COP26 climate summit delegates to "turn tragedy into triumph" and tackle climate change. In an impassioned speech which drew a standing ovation, he said the fate of future generations must give delegates the impetus "to rewrite our story". The 95-year-old warned that humanity was "already in trouble" because of rising carbon levels in the atmosphere. More than 120 world leaders are in Glasgow for the two week summit. The COP26 conference is seen as crucial to limit global temperature increases, and changes to the climate. The world is now about 1.2C warmer than it was in the 19th Century - and extreme weather events like heatwaves, floods and forest fires are already becoming more intense. The 2015 Paris climate conference called for average temperatures to rise by well below 2C, and preferably only 1.5C, when compared to pre-industrial averages. But unless more is done, the planet is already on track to warm by more than 2C by the end of this century. 'The greatest problem solvers' Sir David spoke for seven minutes alongside screens showing a graph that tracked the rise of carbon concentration in the Earth's atmosphere. That number - which Sir David said was "the clearest way to chart" the story of humanity - currently sits at close to 414 parts per million. According to the Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, that is now 149% of the pre-industrial level. "Our burning of fossil fuels, our destruction of nature, our approach to industry, construction and learning, are releasing carbon into the atmosphere at an unprecedented pace and scale," he told the conference. "We are already in trouble." He also criticised wealthier nations, saying this was also a story of inequality and that "those who've done the least to cause this problem are being the hardest hit." The naturalist however said people were "the greatest problem solvers to have ever existed on Earth" and called on leaders to think of the younger generation as they work to address climate change. "If working apart we are a force powerful to destabilise our planet, surely working together we are powerful enough to save it," he said, before concluding, "In my lifetime I've witnessed a terrible decline. In yours, you could and should witness a wonderful recovery." LIVE: Follow the latest from the conference here EXPLAINER: What the COP26 climate summit could mean for us all PICTURES: Leaders gather in Glasgow for COP26 World leaders give first speeches to summit His address came after a strongly worded speech from UN Secretary General António Guterres. Demanding that people stop "treating nature like a toilet" he sharply criticised continued use of fossil fuels, saying "we are digging our own graves". UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said future generations "will judge us with bitterness" if they failed at the conference, while US President Joe Biden said that "none of us can escape the worst of what's yet to come if we fail to seize this moment". Mr Biden was among those delegates to give a standing ovation to Sir David Attenborough's speech. But outside the conference on the streets of Scotland's largest city, activists and protesters demanded more from global leaders. Teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg told a crowd of demonstrators that politicians at the summit are "pretending to take our future seriously". "Change is not going to come from inside there. That is not leadership. This is leadership. This is what leadership looks like," she said to cheers. The climate summit is set to run for two weeks until 14 November.

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/redmi-note-11-pro-plus-teardown-video-500000-sales-mark-china-2595996 Redmi Note 11 Pro+ teardown video has been released by Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi just days after officially launching the new phone under its Redmi Note 11 series. The teardown coverage clearly shows the internals of the new Redmi Note-series phone, including its triple rear cameras as well as JBL speakers. The Redmi Note 11 Pro+ also has a dedicated liquid vapour cooling (VC) technology. In addition to the teardown, Redmi announced that in just one hour after beginning the sale for the Redmi Note 11 series, it was able to sell over 500,000 units in China. The over a minute-long teardown video posted on Weibo shows the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ along with its internals. The video shot at a restaurant-like setup shows the new Redmi phone with its textured back panel that hides components including the triple rear camera setup, which comes with a 108-megapixel primary sensor. The back of the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ also has liquid VC cooling for thermal management and a 4,500mAh dual-cell battery. After removing its back and taking out the battery, the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ teardown video shows other components including the MediaTek Dimensity 920 SoC. The video also gives us a glimpse of the JBL stereo speaker system that is backed by Hi-Res Audio and Dolby Atmos technologies. The ultra-wide camera of the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ is also integrated within the board for better compactness. Redmi Smart Band Pro, Redmi Watch 2 Lite With SpO2 Tracking Announced Redmi has separately released a promotional image on Weibo to claim that the Redmi Note 11 series has crossed the sales mark of 500,000 units in an hour after the phones went on sale in China earlier on Monday. Redmi Note 11 Series Said to Be Rebranded as Xiaomi 11i for India Redmi Note Series Has Sold Over 240 Million Units Globally, Says Lu Weibing Redmi Watch 2 With a Larger AMOLED Display Goes Official The Redmi Note 11 series comprise the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ as well as the regular Redmi Note 11 and Redmi Note 11 Pro. All three phones come with 5G connectivity and have a hole-punch display design.

https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-teams-vs-ringcentral-which-video-conferencing-and-collaboration-service-is-best RingCentral may be better known as a unified communications or VoIP solutions provider, but that’s not the only service that the company provides. In fact, RingCentral Video is certainly a video conferencing solution worth considering. Of course, companies do have a number of collaboration tools to consider these days. In addition to RingCentral, Microsoft Teams is another solution that many businesses have adopted. Deciding between the two is not an easy task, with each platform having its pros and cons. The integration of Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Slack makes RingCentral Video a promising option for businesses, but Teams has its advantages too. Plus, RingCentral Video now comes as part of the RingCentral Office solution in Europe for added functionality. In this guide, we’ve collected all the information you need to decide whether Teams or RingCentral Video is best for your business, comparing plans and pricing, features, security and more. The free version of RingCentral Video is pretty extensive compared to other free versions. It includes up to 24 hours of meeting time, which is much more than a lot of other platforms offer - the free limit for Teams, for example, is just 60 minutes. RingCentral Video also allows up to 100 participants with its free version and offers robust host controls. Teams As well as its free offering, Microsoft Teams comes in three pricing packages. Microsoft 365 Business Basic is priced at $5.00/£3.80/AU$6.90 per user per month, Microsoft 365 Business Standard costs $12.50/£9.40/AU$17.20 per user per month, and Microsoft 365 Premium is priced at $20.00/£15.10/AU$27.50 per user per month. For these prices, businesses receive different levels of functionality. Basic lets you schedule and record meetings and your file storage capacity is increased to 1TB per user. Standard also comes with desktop versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, while Premium comes with advanced security and privacy features. RingCentral Video comes in three payment tiers: Standard, Premium, and Ultimate. The Standard package costs $24.99 per user per month. The Premium package will set businesses back $34.99 per user per month, while the ultimate package is priced at $49.99 per user per month. The Standard package includes integration with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Slack, while Premium doubles the number of participants to 200, and provides further third-party integrations such as Canvas, Smarsh, Salesforce, Zendesk, and more. Ultimate, however, comes with advanced administrator analytics and unlimited storage for all users. Features Integrations are the order of the day with both Teams and RingCentral. Of course, Teams offers great functionality with other Microsoft services, but RingCentral has some useful integrations of its own, including Slack, G Suite, and Microsoft 365. Users can schedule and launch calls directly from these services. They can also integrate their calendars and visualize their schedules. There’s also a built-in analytics dashboard for RingCentral administrators to locate performance issues and ensure optimum performance. Teams features are extensive and include one-to-one messaging, group chat, contact search, access control, activity feed, and assistant bots. Teams also integrates with OneDrive and Sharepoint, so users can share files easily. It’s also worth remembering that Teams has added a host of other features over the past year. Some of the functionality that has been added include the ability to present from PowerPoint to Teams, conduct meetings from Apple CarPlay, and spotlight multiple participants. These are just some of the most recently added features, so expect many more to come in the next few months. Security In terms of the security on offer, the most disappointing aspect of RingCentral is the fact that there is no option for end-to-end encryption. Data is encrypted in transit and rest, but that might not be enough for some businesses. With Teams, on the other hand, end-to-end encryption was rolled out for Teams calls. In terms of other security features, RingCentral still has a pretty good reputation and comes with advanced administrative controls, threat detection, and rigorous applications security testing. Similarly, Teams also gives administrators a large degree of control over who can join meetings and what they can access. This is particularly handy given the fact that many organizations will have employees based in various locations (some in the office, some at home), and this will make access management more important than ever. Support If you’re a RingCentral user that is in need of support, there’s an online community forum, how-to guides, and even a RingCentral university. There’s also a hub for video guides and tutorials all available online. Online help chat is also on-hand and a customer service representative is available for more persistent problems. Microsoft Teams, on the other hand, has a number of support options, from step-by-step setup guides, training videos, and classes. There’s also support from other customers that are a major help. Microsoft users are a supportive bunch and there are plenty of forums that can be accessed whenever individuals have a query or problem that needs resolving. Teams users can also source assistance from the Microsoft 365 support channels, which include an online forum, phone support and a dedicated Get Help app. The lack of a live chat service is disappointing, however. Verdict Advertisement RingCentral Video is certainly worth exploring further as it is easy to overlook among the number of different video conferencing tools out there. Its free version, in particular, offers a very generous list of features. The integrations with other digital solutions are also impressive. Having said that, it is difficult to say that RingCentral Video provides a better offering than Microsoft Teams. If you are desperate to keep going with the free version, then it might be worth checking RingCentral out, but if you want added functionality, then Teams is the way to go.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/5d-storage-optical-data-cube Researchers with the University of Southampton, UK, published research eerily reminiscent of the sci-fi concept of a "data cube" -- promising incommensurate storage in a palm-sized device. However, that concept may be much closer to reality than expected, as the research describes a new, high-speed laser method of writing onto 5D structures. The 5D structure, built out of silica glass, can support long-term writings - and achieve storage densities that are 10,000x higher than current Blu-Ray technology. The new laser technology enabled the researchers to write in five dimensions - two optical and three spatial. The new approach can achieve write speeds of 1,000,000 voxels per second, the equivalent of 230 kilobytes of data (more than 100 pages of text) per second. That may sound ridiculously slow by today's standards - just look at the speeds the best SSDs achieve in comparison, such as 5,000 MB per second writes on the Samsung 980 Pro. However, some particular use-cases could benefit very much from such a technology, such as museums, libraries, and sure, the Ark-paradigm in science fiction. Furthermore, this technology actually could translate into real-world, cold-storage applications. "Individuals and organizations are generating ever-larger datasets, creating the desperate need for more efficient forms of data storage with a high capacity, low energy consumption and long lifetime," said doctoral researcher Yuhao Lei from the University of Southampton in the UK. "While cloud-based systems are designed more for temporary data, we believe that 5D data storage in glass could be useful for longer-term data storage for national archives, museums, libraries or private organizations." The team decided to test-drive their technology by writing 5 GB of data onto a 5D, silica glass disk. The researchers then asked one of the essential questions regarding storage techniques - is the data you are writing stable enough that you can get it back from its written state? The answer was a 100% successful readout. However, the test was conducted in only a small portion of the available medium - if filled to the brim, the silica glass disc would be able to hold 500 TB of data. The researchers say that with improvements to the writing techniques, particularly by taking advantage of parallelism, they can design a system that can fill that same 500 TB in a mere 60 days. The picture is a nice one: imagine if 500 TB of backup-only storage could be condensed onto a single external hard drive. That's the density scale advantage of this medium, compared to the file servers one would need today. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... video playingRDNA 2 Goes Mainstream With Radeon RX 6600 | The Tom's Hardware Show The Tom's Hardware Show 6/10: RTX 3070 Ti Review 10/06/21The Tom's Hardware Show 6/10: RTX 3070 Ti Review The Tom’s Hardware Show 4/29: Is Ray Tracing... 29/04/21The Tom’s Hardware Show 4/29: Is Ray Tracing Worth It? The Tom's Hardware Show 12/10: Glorious PC... 10/12/20The Tom's Hardware Show 12/10: Glorious PC Gaming Race CEO Shazim Mohammed, Cyberpunk 2077 Testing The Tom's Hardware Show 10/29: HyperX's Dan... 30/10/20The Tom's Hardware Show 10/29: HyperX's Dan Kelley, RTX 3070 Testing The Tom's Hardware Show 10/22: Alienware's RTX... 23/10/20The Tom's Hardware Show 10/22: Alienware's RTX 3090 Desktop, Nvidia Reflex Testing How the data is recorded onto the medium is eerily reminiscent of Blade Runner 2049's data spheres built from what appeared to be glass. Unfortunately, they also exhibited cracks that turned the medium unreadable. That would also seem to be the case on these particular silica glass data storage devices. The way of inscribing information is through extremely localized and precision-guided interactions between a high-repetition femtosecond laser and the silica glass structure. Essentially, the technique involves conducting extremely controlled explosions inside the silica structure. These explosions are controlled for temperature due to the nature of the laser's interaction with the silica glass and the resulting data structures (a nanolamella-like structure measuring just 500 by 50 nanometers each) can then be read back. The 3D part of the object is easy enough to understand - it's a cube. However, the data density of this technique isn't achieved merely via a spatial arrangement of information. The fourth dimension of storage is achieved by considering the light's slow axis orientation through the nanolamella-like structure, for which the researchers explore behaviors of a particle called soliton. This allows another set of binary (1,0) coordinates to be referenced and read from a single point in the data cube's space. If there's a soliton, it's set to 1. If there isn't a soliton, it's set to 0. The 5D part refers to an effect called strength of retardance, which is generally defined by the size of a nanostructure. As the nanostructure's size increases, so does the strength of retardance - another element that results in differences in light speed as it traverses the material. "This new approach improves the data writing speed to a practical level, so we can write tens of gigabytes of data in a reasonable time," said Lei. "The highly localized, precision nanostructures enable a higher data capacity because more voxels can be written in a unit volume. In addition, using pulsed light reduces the energy needed for writing." Zhang's team has already demonstrated that 5D data storage in silica glass could last basically forever. So long as we don't let these glass storage devices fall - or crack, of course. And with these new nanolamella-like structures being measured at a nanometer scale, I suppose there's an image for the future where it's still used as a technological advancement buzzword - if not for transistors anymore, then for nanolamellas and the data cube storage of (yesterday's) sci-fi. The nm will live on.

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https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/riot-is-throwing-events-across-tons-of-its-games-to-celebrate-arcanes-upcoming-release/ With League of Legends TV series Arcane hitting Netflix this month, Riot is throwing a whole bunch of events across its different games. League of Legends is seeing Caitlyn get a huge art overhaul, updating her skins and splash art and giving them a nice refresh. She's also getting a new Arcane-themed skin along with Jayce and Arcane protagonists Jinx and Vi. Wild Rift is getting an in-game event, with skins for Jinx and Vi available to nab through daily logins and Jayce and Caitlyn being released as new characters through the upcoming Hextech Heist event. See more Legends of Runeterra is getting an entire permanent PvE game mode called the Path of Champions. It'll include an Arcane-themed series featured around characters from the show and their adventures in Piltover and Zaun. Jayce is also arriving as a playable champion. Both Valorant and Teamfight Tactics are getting some Arcane cosmetics too, with the former getting an Arcane battle pass with new agent Chamber. All this comes as Riot revealed it has a whopping 180 million monthly active users across games set in the League of Legends Universe—so that's Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, League itself and China's Fight for the Golden Spatula. For comparison, Steam has roughly 120 million monthly active users, so you can get a sense of just how gigantic Riot's gaming empire has become. RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... Veuillez fermer la vidéo flottante pour reprendre la lecture ici. video playingThe PC Gamer Show 117: Steam's strange sex games, Hunt: Showdown, Overwatch League, and Q&A The Top 100 Showcase: Rocket League | PC Gamer 14/09/20The Top 100 Showcase: Rocket League | PC Gamer Funcom's upcoming games - PC Gaming... 11/06/19Funcom's upcoming games - PC Gaming Show 2019 The PC Gamer Show 162: Rage 2, upcoming... 16/05/19The PC Gamer Show 162: Rage 2, upcoming hardware, E3 predictions The PC Gamer Show 161: Borderlands 3, Sea of... 09/05/19The PC Gamer Show 161: Borderlands 3, Sea of Thieves, and the pressure to constantly update games The PC Gamer Show 160: Fortnite and crunch,... 25/04/19The PC Gamer Show 160: Fortnite and crunch, Apex Legends' longevity, the state of Anthem Arcane is set to release on Netflix on November 6, with chosen content creators being able to co-stream the show's premiere on Twitch. A fresh writer in the industry, Mollie has been taken under PC Gamer's RGB-laden wing, making sure she doesn't get up to too much mischief on the site. She's not quite sure what a Command & Conquer is, but she can rattle on for hours about all the obscure rhythm games and strange MMOs from the 2000s. She's been cooking up all manner of news, previews and features while she's been here, but especially enjoys when she gets to write about Final Fantasy, Persona, The Sims, and whatever other game she's currently hopelessly fixated on. There's a good chance she's boring another PC Gamer writer about her latest obsession as we speak.

https://www.aier.org/article/principles-not-coercion-are-the-source-of-unity/ Living in rural America requires my wife and I to travel several hours to make a major shopping trip. About 3 or 4 times a year, we head down the interstate to Costco, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and the Co-op. The bounty we are used to was less plentiful on a most recent trip. At the Co-op, many bulk bins were empty; their wholesale suppliers have been out of stock for over a month. At Whole Foods, Costco, and Trader Joe’s, staples we routinely buy were also unavailable. Human beings desire order in their lives. We experience order, Friedrich Hayek explained in “Cosmos and Taxis,” when our expectations are proven to be correct. The world we experienced on that shopping day was unexpectedly less orderly; typically, our expectations are almost always 100% met. Most of us think little about order until it is not there. Many believe order generally comes about by “deliberate arrangements made by somebody.” Hayek writes, “According to this interpretation order in society must rest on a relation of command and obedience, or a hierarchical structure of the whole of society in which the will of superiors, and ultimately of some single supreme authority, determines what each individual must do.” We are less aware of order when it arises as a spontaneous phenomenon. Hayek describes it as “an order that is of nobody’s deliberate making.” Spontaneous order is beyond the control, or even the understanding of anyone or any group of people. With spontaneous order, there is no threat of coercion; a harmony of interests emerges naturally. We fulfill our separate interests by cooperating with others. Cooperation harmonizes the interests of producers, suppliers, shopkeepers, and customers. That shopping day, in any of the stores we visited, it’s safe to bet that there were no two shopping carts filled with the same items. Shoppers were free to pursue their own purposes as they shopped. Think of the planned order in Soviet-era Russia. Shoppers stood in line in the bitter cold with the hope of purchasing low-quality sausage. In the Soviet Union, there was coerced unity, but there was little harmony of interests. History teaches that central planning in food distribution resulted in the starvation of millions. Authoritarians Coerce Unity Dr. David Galinsky is sure that those who have chosen not to vaccinate against Covid are revealing “a cynical lack of unity and resolve” in America. Galinsky reasons that the unvaccinated “have been primed not to believe us because they do not identify us as belonging to the same country as them.” Galinsky believes an economic class divide and “scurrilous politicians who are whipping up…anger and resentment” as well as “doctors and nurses who have promulgated falsehoods have done the priming.” Galinsky tries to be conciliatory, but he paints a version of Hillary Clinton’s “deplorables.” The vaccinated don’t want “sickness to spread in their own communities;” those who make different choices are painted as misinformed or uncaring. While Galinsky sees his opposition to the Vietnam War as righteous, he is sure the opposition to his view about vaccines is not at all righteous. In his view, the unvaccinated are killing the vaccinated; and one day in his “utopian fantasy,” he hopes with the aid of neighborly pressure, Galinsky’s “deplorables” will make a different choice and be redeemed. We could ask a hundred questions of Galinsky beginning with the obvious. Many experts disagree about boosters, natural immunity, and the safety of vaccines especially for younger adults and children at risk of myocarditis. Whose “unity” are we to follow? A new poll shows 48.6% “are not confident that the COVID-19 vaccines are necessary and appropriate for children ages 5-12.” When the vaccine is approved for that age group, will those parents wary of vaccinating their children be demonized for being in the way of “unity?” Galinsky says nothing of those with natural immunity after having contracted Covid. If he did, he might understand why fired healthcare workers, some of whom contracted Covid while putting their lives on the line during the pandemic, are not “primed” to share his view of unity. To be sure, many benefit from vaccines, but medicine is never one size fits all. Galinsky thinks those who have views differing from his own have nothing to teach him. Medical professionals who disagree are summarily dismissed as spreading “falsehoods.” Would Galinsky say that global unity has been undermined by medical authorities in Denmark and Sweden who have now stopped the use of the Moderna vaccine for those under 30? The vaccine mandate is causing shortages of health professionals. To cope, the governor of New York has ordered new graduates from medical and nursing schools be permitted to practice without the required post-graduate training, such as medical internships. Does Galinsky wonder how unseasoned, inexperienced nurses will learn with fewer senior nurses to help guide them through the perils of those early years? Worse, in New York State, the idea of deploying the National Guard as healthcare providers was trotted out. Are citizens in New York State better served by doctors and nurses fired for their lack of unity around mandates? You, like me, had probably never heard of Galinsky, but his mindset—that unity requires that all follow the same medical path—is shared by many. Galinsky’s false unity begins with the notion that he and his favorite experts have God-like power to know what is best for you. They will assess risk for you and expect compliance with no challenges. Yet, estimates of risk are subjective and political. Medical professor Dr. Vinay Prasad decries those “who are quick to label legitimate scientific dialogue as ‘anti-vax’ or ‘dangerous misinformation.’” Prasad adds, “[t]hey are further polarizing an already polarized debate, and worse, they are simply wrong. These are real and live issues. Intelligent scientists have to discuss these policy implications openly. The stakes could not be higher.” Limits on Power To be fair, Galinsky says nothing about President Biden’s vaccine mandates, commanding obedience to achieve coerced unity. The idea of an all-powerful president terrified the Founders. James Madison clearly stated in Federalist 45 the limited powers of government: “The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government, are few and defined.” The 9th and 10th Amendments to the Constitution reserve powers not delegated to the people and states. The 9th Amendment—”The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people”—is one of the most sublime expressions of freedom ever written, yet few know what it means. And so, many totally ignore the idea that rights are not granted by government but are embedded within each human being. In his book, The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution Brion McClanahan observes that the Founders “would have never supported an executive branch that could rule by decree, and the Constitution as ratified does not allow for unrestrained executive authority.” In Federalist 51, Madison wrote that however large the majority, minority rights remain: It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part. Different interests necessarily exist in different classes of citizens. If a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure. Coerced unity denies the legitimacy of minority views and inevitably puts us on the path to tyranny. Unity via Our Common Nature From Stoic philosophers to quantum physicists, many have pointed to an underlying oneness that is the reality of life. Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius wrote: Keep reminding yourself of the way things are connected, of their relatedness. All things are implicated in one another and in sympathy with each other. This event is the consequence of some other one. Things push and pull on each other, and breathe together, and are one. Marcus Aurelius wrote his Meditations as notes to himself. He wrote “keep reminding yourself” because he knew he would forget. This forgetting is universal. Today, like most days, it will appear as though we are separate from everyone and everything. If we don’t discipline our minds, others will appear as objects to be evaluated as helping us, hindering us, or irrelevant to us. Trapped in such a mindset, we will lose sight of the humanity of others. Aurelius reminded himself, “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly.” Aurelius’ solution wasn’t to correct other people but to correct himself: “Stop being aimless, stop letting your emotions override what your mind tells you, stop being hypocritical, self-centered, irritable.” Aurelius pointed to an important principle. He saw he was made of the same stuff as all other human beings: “They are not of the same blood or birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine.” Thousands of years after Aurelius saw unity in the common nature of humanity, the late physicist David Bohm offered that reality is governed by an implicate order: “Everything is enfolded into everything.” To enfold is to embrace, to come together, as all things are present in everything. Clearly, this implicate order, this oneness, is an order our senses cannot detect. Einstein put it this way: “A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.” Recognizing that we possess “a share of the divine,” Locke articulated laws of nature that stand “as an eternal rule to all men, legislators as well as others.” In his Second Treatise Locke saw the principle of self-ownership as a law of nature: “Man is absolute lord of his own person and possessions, equal to the greatest, and subject to nobody.” In his Rights of Man, Thomas Paine saw Locke’s natural rights as the basis for unity: All accounts of man’s creation agree in establishing one point, the unity of man; by which I mean, that men are all of one degree, and consequently that all men are born equal, and with equal natural right…. and consequently, every child born into the world must be considered as deriving its existence from God. The world is as new to him as it was to the first man that existed, and his natural right in it is of the same kind. The principle of the “unalienable rights” of humanity—the basis of a true unity—is not established by government. It is only recognized, or not, by government. Unified by Natural Rights In his First Inaugural Address, Jefferson shared his belief that principles guide a great nation forward: Principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civic instruction, the touchstone by which we try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety. True unity invites open conversations over our differences. Jefferson clarified, “Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.” Near the end of his inaugural address, Jefferson acknowledged his own fallibility: “I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment.” The authoritarians in the Covid debate admit to no “defects of judgment.” Dr. Fauci has claimed that if you criticize him, you criticize science. A lesson from history comes to us from the Great Leap Forward in China, where millions starved to death due to Mao’s ruinous coerced unity. Mao told a 1959 meeting of his inner clique, called the “immortals” that he wanted an open conversation. When defense minister Peng Dehuai took Mao up on his offer, Mao quickly changed his tune: “You either want unity or you want to split the party.” Mao tolerated no opposition. There were consequences for going against Mao’s false unity; “Mao’s opponents were found guilty of having conspired against party, state and people.” A nationwide hunt for those hindering unity followed. Today, people are losing their jobs when they do not unite with the official Covid “science.” A nationwide witch hunt for heretics has begun. There will be no unity on the other side of a witch hunt. There will be no true unity built around contempt for the unvaccinated. True unity, our shared humanity, must rest on the principle of natural rights. Rights-based unity leads to cooperation and harmony based on respect for voluntary choices made by individuals, especially when their choices differ from our own.

https://www.animalrahat.com/latest-news/bullock-raju-can-hold-his-head-high/ Raju’s head hung low as he waited for his owner outside the ice factory, and no wonder—every time he tried to raise his head, the short rope that was threaded through his nose bit into his sensitive skin. Like the many other beleaguered bullocks Animal Rahat’s team encounters every day, Raju struggled to haul an overloaded ice cart through noisy, dangerous traffic. Raju’s owner would load up this cart with massive blocks of ice and goad the bullock with a heavy stick along chaotic, crowded city roads. Wonderful news! This worn-down bullock will never feel the weight of a heavy cart again, never feel exhaustion, and never suffer from aching muscles. PETA India removed that painful tether and delivered this noble old man to one of Animal Rahat’s sanctuaries. Raju was welcomed with a beautiful edible garland of marigold flowers and given his fill of sweet treats. Animal Rahat will keep you updated on his progress as he makes friends at the sanctuary!

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new-bikes/2022-husqvarna-norden-901/ After almost two years of spy shots, and video teasers Husqvarna have finally lifted the covers off their hotly anticipated Norden 901 adventure bike. Based on the pre-existing KTM 890 Adventure range, the Norden is distinguished from its Austrian siblings by its typically-Husky futuristic bodywork, complete with cyclops LED headlight. Related articles on MCN KTM 890 Adventure bike review KTM 890 Adventure R bike review How to ride a motorbike off-road Said to be ergonomically designed to work with the rider’s body, the smooth plastics wrap tightly around a KTM-derived 889cc parallel twin engine - producing a claimed 103.6bhp and 73.8lb.ft, as well as acting as a stressed member within the steel chassis. Riding the Husqvarna Norden 901 off-road This frame itself also comes from its orange siblings, with a slightly more aggressive rake and trail for faster changes of direction. Also shared with the standard 890 are the WP Apex forks and shock, however there’s now more adjustment and 20mm extra travel in the front end and 15mm extra at the back for a little more composure on the rough stuff. There’s also 30mm of adjustment in the handlebars and the foot peg rubbers can be removed for more grip off-road. A two-piece seat climbs between 854mm and 874mm and gets thinner towards the tank to help riders reach to the floor. A side view of the Husqvarna Norden 901 Also keeping the bike in check are a myriad of lean sensitive electronic aids – made possible by a six axis IMU. This includes cornering ABS on the J.Juan brakes and anti-wheelie – with nine-stage traction control unlocked when the bike is placed in the optional 'Explorer' mode. It can also be deactivated completely if you fancy. Related: KTM 890 Adventure R long-term test Flicking to the off-road ABS setting allows you to lock up the rear wheel, and removes lean sensitivity at the front end for greater precision on loose surfaces. This is further helped by the rugged Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR rubber, which hug a pair of spoked tubeless rims. On top of this, Husqvarna have also thrown in cruise control, an up and down quickshifter and three standard riding modes. Engine braking control also works with the slipper clutch for better precision on aggressive downshifts and deceleration. Parked up on the Husqvarna Norden 901 Helping operate these systems is a 5in TFT display, which can also be connected to your mobile via the Ride Husqvarna Motorcycles App for turn-by-turn navigation. There’s no word on pricing yet, but we’d expect it to sit between £12,000 and £12,500. Norden 901 nearly here: Husqvarna put through its paces by rally legend Cyril Despres First published on 17 August 2021 by Jordan Gibbons Jumping the Husqvarna Norden 901 prototype As the Husqvarna marketing machine gets into full swing, the brand have released their latest video of the new Norden 901; this time we see it tearing around the volcanic plains of Iceland. There are two bikes in the video being piloted by some very handy riders: one is five-time Dakar rally winner Cyril Despres, the other is extreme explorer Mike Horn, who has also raced the Dakar on four wheels. Related articles on MCN KTM 890 Adventure bike review Best touring motorbikes of 2021 How to ride a motorbike off-road As well as amazing views of Iceland, what the video really shows us is just how capable the new bike will be (especially in the right hands). So far all we’ve been able to garner from the bike is what it’s like to ride on the road, when MCN bagged an exclusive first ride last year. The duo explored Iceland on the Norden 901 prototype At the time we said: "it offers a slightly softer – luxurious, even - more real- world alternative to the sportier 890 Adventure R. It’s subtly more welcoming, especially as you sit more in the bike than on it, so you feel more part of the bike and can ride it more intuitively." But now having seen it do the business off-road, it’s clear that it’s just as capable as its orange counterpart. Concentrating on the bike, it’s clear that these machines are one step closer to production, quite possibly even full production spec, and that very little has changed between these and the first prototypes we saw two years ago. Five-time Dakar rally winner Cyril Despres The biggest change, other than the paint finish, is that the two-part split dash has gone in favour of a more conventional TFT – albeit not the one from the 890 Adventure, with Husky instead opting for the 5in full colour unit from the 1290 Super Duke R. It’s no real surprise to see a few items carry over from the 890 accessories catalogue, including the Akrapovic pipe. We’re expecting Husqvarna to unveil two versions of the Norden – a more off-road and adventure focused version with a high mudguard, longer-travel suspension and dual sport tyres as well as a more touring focused model with shorter suspension, comfier seat, larger screen and road-biased tyres. There’s been no official word from Husqvarna on the release of the new bike but we’d expect it to be unveiled in the Autumn and to be in dealers for Spring 2022.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/31/the-real-life-forrest-gump-why-did-bob-pope-run-across-the-us-five-times Forrest Gump’s wisdom has inspired many of us, but Rob Pope took that a step further, dressing as his hero for the run of his life. But why? And what did he learn? Will Coldwell @will_coldwell Sun 31 Oct 2021 13.00 GMT On 15 September 2016, Rob Pope, a chipper veterinarian from Liverpool, sat down in the chair of Fluke’s Barbers in Mobile, Alabama, and readied himself for a haircut. “So what would you like?” the barber asked him. Pope held up a photo of Forrest Gump. It had taken years of planning for Pope to embark on this trip to America, to make it to this barber’s chair. He’d spent countless hours daydreaming about it, building the momentum to go. As his job became ever more miserable – he was working 13-hour days, five days a week – the urge to escape became insurmountable. He quit and, along with his partner and fellow vet, Nadine, headed west. In many ways, the seed for this adventure was sown in 2002. That was the year Pope’s mum, Cathy, died after a cancer diagnosis. Cathy was a medical laboratory scientific officer and a single parent. She raised Pope with grit, determination and heartfelt support of his passion: running. He’d shown promise at the sport since his school days when he took part in the oft-dreaded cross-country and excelled at it. Cathy would take him to his races, which soon became marathons. Marathons after marathons. To Pope she was a best friend, a rock, an inspiration, a support-crew leader. Before she died she asked him to make a promise: “Do one thing in your life that makes a difference.” These words echoed in his mind as he sat in that Alabamabarbershop, awaiting his turn beneath the clippers. Pope dressed as Forrest Gump at Bayou la Batre, Alabama. Shore to shore: Pope as Gump at Bayou la Batre, Alabama. Photograph: Nadine Pope/PR A brisk buzz later, Pope stepped out on to the street. His hair was groomed into a “high and tight”, as the barber described it, and he was decked head to toe in Gump attire: chinos, checked shirt and a brand new pair of white Nike Cortez sneakers. He donned his red Bubba Gump Shrimp Co cap and, well, started to run. Just like Forrest Gump, he didn’t stop until he’d run across America almost five times. Even if you’ve never seen the film or read the book you’ve probably heard of Forrest Gump. Gump is one of those archetypal screen characters who captured the public imagination. Like Rocky or Mia Wallace or BA Baracus, he mostly exists as a jumble of catchphrases and easy-to-assembl fancy-dress party accessories: “My mama always said, life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” That’s classic Gump. “What’s normal anyways?” That’s another. Then we have the most iconic quote from the film, though it was not actually uttered by Gump himself: “Run, Forrest, run!” This was a DIY operation. Pope had no sponsors and the budget was tight The character originated in a novel by Winston Groom, published in 1986. It tells the story of a man born in Mobile, Alabama with a low IQ who innocently drifts through several decades of social churn. Gump pops up in the Vietnam war and plays ping-pong in China. Oh, and there’s Jenny, his first-grade crush and lifelong love. Naturally, the book did poorly. The 1994 film, however, starring Tom Hanks, was a hit and won six Oscars, including best picture, best director and best actor. The film’s pièce de résistance – an iconic sequence in contemporary Gump-lore and the moment that created a spark of inspiration in Pope’s mind – was a scene that didn’t occur in the book. It almost didn’t appear in the film either. The sequence only exists because

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59105963 Extreme weather events - including powerful heat waves and devastating floods - are now the new normal, says the World Meteorological Organisation. The State of the Climate report for 2021 highlights a world that is "changing before our eyes." The 20-year temperature average from 2002 is on course to exceed 1C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. And global sea levels rose to a new high in 2021, according to the study. These latest figures for 2021 are being released early by the WMO to coincide with the start of the UN climate conference in Glasgow known as COP26. What do the poorest countries want from climate summit? Pope calls for radical action on climate change Oil chiefs grilled on climate change disinformation ice IMAGE SOURCE,MARIO TAMA Image caption,Melting ice off Greenland The State of the Climate report provides a snapshot of climate indicators including temperatures, extreme weather events, sea level rises and ocean conditions. The study finds that the past seven years including this one are likely to be the warmest on record as greenhouse gases reached record concentrations in the atmosphere. Hawick IMAGE SOURCE,PETER SUMMERS Image caption,Rushing flood waters at Hawick in the Scottish borders The accompanying rise in temperatures is propelling the planet into "uncharted territory" says the report, with increasing impacts across the planet. "Extreme events are the new norm," said WMO's Prof Petteri Taalas. "There is mounting scientific evidence that some of these bear the footprint of human-induced climate change." Prof Taalas detailed some of the extreme events that have been experienced around the world this year. It rained - rather than snowed - for the first time on record at the peak of the Greenland ice sheet A heat wave in Canada and adjacent parts of the USA pushed temperatures to nearly 50C in a village in British Columbia Death Valley, California reached 54.4C during one of multiple heat waves in the south-western USA Months' worth of rainfall fell in the space of hours in an area of China Parts of Europe saw severe flooding, leading to dozens of casualties and billions in economic losses A second successive year of drought in sub-tropical South America reduced the flow of river basins and hit agriculture, transport and energy production Another worrying development, according to the WMO study, has been the rise in global sea levels. flood IMAGE SOURCE,SOPA IMAGES Image caption,A woman serves food despite the flood waters in Thailand Since they were first measured by precise satellite-based systems in the early 1990s, sea levels went up by 2.1mm per year between 1993 and 2002. But from 2013 to 2021 the rise has more than doubled to 4.4mm, mostly as a result of accelerated ice loss from glaciers and ice sheets. "Sea levels are rising faster now than at any other time in the last two millennia," said Prof Jonathan Bomber, Director of the Bristol Glaciology Centre. "If we continue on our current trajectory, that rise could exceed 2m by 2100 displacing some 630 million people worldwide. The consequences of that are unimaginable." ice IMAGE SOURCE,MARIO TAMA Image caption,Melting ice and icebergs off the coast of Greenland In temperature terms, 2021 will likely be the sixth or seventh warmest on record. That's because the early months of this year were impacted by a La Niña event, a naturally occurring weather phenomenon that tends to cool global temperatures. But the report also shows that the global temperature record is on course to breach 1C for the first time over a 20 year period. "The fact that the 20-year average has reached more than 1.0C above pre-industrial levels will focus the minds of delegates at COP26 aspiring to keep global temperature rise to within the limits agreed in Paris six years ago," said Prof Stephen Belcher, chief scientist at the UK Met Office, which contributed to the report. Commenting on the analysis, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, said the planet was changing before our eyes. "From the ocean depths to mountain tops, from melting glaciers to relentless extreme weather events, ecosystems and communities around the globe are being devastated," he said.

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