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There is a component in motherboards that has been losing importance over time and has become something almost testimonial. We are talking about the chipset. Does its existence still make sense today or is it a ploy to sell motherboards at different prices? One of the great secrets of the industry is that the motherboard chipset is an almost dispensable part right now, but they need its implementation to be able to sell CPUs much cheaper by forcing the sale of different board models. base with different specifications. However, the day will come when this will no longer be sustainable. Motherboard chipset is getting smaller and useless As time has passed and chips have been made with smaller transistors, much of the circuitry that crowded motherboards has been reduced. The highlight came when the memory controller, the so-called Northbridge, was absorbed by the central processor and already in recent generations certain high-speed interfaces, especially PCI Express, have also been absorbed by the CPU. Today, the chipset of a motherboard is nothing more than the concentrator of various low-speed peripheral interfaces, which, if placed on the main chip, would end up expanding the area and cost of the chip due to the need to place them on the periphery. . The solution? Connect the chipset through a high-speed bus and let it be in charge of concentrating all the additional connectivity to a single chip. Of course, to fully understand what the level of cut has been, we have to take into account that the management of the graphics card, the communication with the RAM memory and incidentally with the main SSD unit is done through the units that They are located in the central processor. What's more, the chipset for practical purposes is still an expansion card to add more ports, but on the same PCB as the motherboard. Would it be better if it was an expansion card? We are not saying it to say, normally a series of PCI Express lines or an interface of the same speed are associated to communicate with the chipset. These lines can be routed to a PCIe x4 connector and give us two different options: Install a second M.2 SSD in the PC in case we need extra high-speed storage. Have an expansion card with ports for additional peripherals. However, the trap of the current chipset is not found in the fact of granting more ports for peripherals, but in including a series of extra components that are connected to it. We are talking about things like integrated sound cards or network cards. However, their work does not depend on the chipset, but rather they are connected to the chipset and this could be solved by connecting each of them to a single PCIe line. After all, they do not require more bandwidth to work. The reality is that in the end we find ourselves with a large number of ports on motherboards that we do not use and still pay for it. The fact of giving us the opportunity to choose the expansion capacity of our PC would be much better, apart from being a better way to take better advantage of the less and less used expansion card slots beyond the use of the corresponding graphics card. https://hardzone.es/noticias/componentes/chipset-placa-base-tarjeta-expansion/

3jaaUGfxSq8rdfh2fzp5cX-970-80.jpg.webp Just a day after Rob2628 became the first Diablo 4 player in the world to reach level 100 at normal difficulty, former StarCraft 2 and Dota pro cArn_ has claimed the Hardcore crown as the first to accomplish the task in the unforgiving permadeath mode. Normally, death in Diablo 4 is not a big deal: Your equipment loses a bit of durability (which can be repaired by your local blacksmith) and life generally goes on. In Hardcore mode, however, life decidedly does not go on: When you die, you stay dead, and you have to start over from square one. Caution is therefore vital, although it's not always enough: As many players have learned (to their great frustration, no doubt), If you glitch out, you're gone. That makes progress to level 100, the maximum level in Diablo 4, slower than it is in the standard mode—you can't just hammer your way to the top, after all. But not that much slower, as it turns out. And with a surprise winner, too: Less than 24 hours ago, Ashava solo-killer Wudijo was in the lead at level 87, with streamer ben_ in second at level 85. But according to Twitch tracker D4race.com, both have been left in the dust by cArn_ and his "team," who he thanked for supporting his effort: Zizaran, Steelmage, and Nugiyen, all of whom are right behind him on the leaderboard. The win means cArn_ will have his name carved into Blizzard's Lilith statue—as required by the rules, he's already submitted his claim to the official Diablo 4 Twitter account, which has been acknowledged by Diablo global community development director Adam Fletcher.Diablo 4 is new, but cArn__ comes to it with valuable experience in the genre: His Twitch page says he now mainly plays the action RPG Path of Exile, "in all [competitive] Gauntlets and other events that come up." It's an undeniably impressive feat, and one that I personally would never even think about trying—I don't have the patience to be careful for extended periods of time. If you'd like to play Diablo 4 the cArn_ way, he recently shared a video breaking down his powerful Rend Thorns Barbarian build. It seems to work pretty well. https://www.pcgamer.com/diablo-4-already-has-its-first-level-100-hardcore-character-and-its-not-who-you-think/

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President Emmanuel Macron has described rioting in the French-Pacific territory of New Caledonia as an "unprecedented insurrection movement" that no-one saw coming. During a tour of police headquarters in the capital Nouméa on Thursday, he said the coming days and weeks would be difficult, but Paris would "go until the end" to restore calm. Six people, including two police officers, have been killed and hundreds more wounded in riots, looting and arson triggered by a controversial electoral reform. New Caledonia, a group of islands between Australia and Fiji, has been a French territory since the 19th Century. Tensions have been high for some time between the central government in Paris and indigenous Kanaks who make up about 40% of the tiny archipelago. Kanak protesters fear that a new law giving voting rights to French residents who have lived there for more than 10 years will dilute the influence of the indigenous po[CENSORED]tion. However, the violence that began on 13 May is the worst unrest seen there since the 1980s. A state of emergency has been imposed and President Macron has said that a 3,000-strong force deployed from France will remain - even during the Paris Summer Olympics if required. Arriving in Nouméa after a 24-hour flight from Paris, President Macron said he wanted the return of peace, calm and security "as quickly as possible". "That is the absolute priority," the French leader said. He paid respects to the victims of the riots, as he met local political and business leaders. The summit included separatist leaders, who said beforehand that they hoped it could "breathe new life" into discussions with France. Mr Macron admitted that the most delicate conversation to be had was that of politics - and of the future of New Caledonia, the BBC's Australia correspondent Katy Watson reports, adding that he will have a huge job on his hands. Police have held 269 people since the violence began on 13 May, and New Caledonia is currently under a state of emergency. But Mr Macron hinted that the emergency status could be lifted in the coming days, saying: "I personally believe that the state of emergency should not be extended". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxxxn68zr06o

The animal rescue association Peluditos de Son Reus will be celebrating their tenth anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, the association is organising a charity dinner at Es Moli des Compte in Establiments on Friday July 5. With limited spaces available, reservations are highly recommended. The organisation is looking for local acts who would like to support the event by performing. Adopt a Pet In addition to the charity dinner, the organisation is hosting a parade at FAN on June 1 from 17.00 to 20.00. The event will feature eight stands featuring different organisations, all aiming to raise funds for rescued animals in need of loving, forever homes. There will be a chance to meet animals who are currently living in foster homes, and to learn more about pet adoption. Lynda Commons Mitchell, President of Peluditos de Son Reus explains – “Today we rescued a 40-day old pup. This little dog was in real danger. Our work is non-stop.” Following the parade, a raffle will take place providing further support for the cause. Businesses and retailers interested in contributing to the raffle are encouraged to contact Peluditos de Son Reus.Animal Welfare Lynda and her team work tirelessly to educate people about animal welfare, giving talks in schools and denouncing pet cruelty. For many years, Lynda’s beloved dog, Sauron, was the organisation’s greatest ambassador. Sadly, Sauron recently passed away; he is much missed by all.For those who would like to attend the charity dinner, support the charity, or help the association with their day-to-day work, Peluditos de Son Reus can be contacted on 601099154. https://euroweeklynews.com/2024/05/10/how-to-support-animal-rescue-in-mallorca/

Egypt's interior ministry said that security forces have located a private vehicle carrying weapons and explosives in Giza's Faisal district which initial investigations show was used to transfer the explosive device used in Friday's attack on a security checkpoint in Giza that killed six policemen, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported on Tuesday. Security forces defused an explosive device found in the car, which turned out to be stolen. The ministry said that two suitcases were found in the vehicle. In the first, security forces found a pistol, automatic rifle and ammunition, while in the second they found material used to manufacture explosives as well as a container for transporting explosive devices. Security forces are intensifying their search to arrest the militants responsible for Friday's attack. Six policemen were killed and three others were injured early Friday morning in a bomb blast in Giza governorate's Haram district. Attacks against security forces have become common in recent years but are largely concentrated in North Sinai, where Egypt's army and police are battling an entrenched Islamist insurgency. A little-known Egyptian militant group which calls itself "Hasm" claimed responsibility for Friday's bomb attack. The group has claimed a number of other attacks on police checkpoints in recent months. This explosion was the first of three attacks inside a week. On Friday, another bomb exploded on Kafr El-Sheikh international road, killing one civilian and injuring three policemen. On Sunday, twenty-four people were killed and 49 injured when a bomb exploded inside the prayer hall of a church attached to St. Mark's Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, in one of the deadliest attacks on Egyptian Christians in recent years. https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/252002/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptian-police-locate-vehicle-used-to-transport-e.aspx

Leo Messi's Inter Miami announced this Thursday that it sold out its season tickets for the 2024 MLS season, before the calendar for the new season was known, the Florida club reported in a statement. With about three months left until the new season starts, enthusiasm and demand for tickets remains at its highest in Miami due to the desire to see Messi play. Read: Teo Gutiérrez is sanctioned in Colombia for groping a woman in the middle of a game The club will put remaining tickets on sale for its home games at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale in the coming weeks. Those who have obtained the annual pass for the new year will have priority in purchasing tickets for the meetings. Inter Miami made history last June by announcing the signing of Messi, who was joined in the following weeks by the Spaniards Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. The club did not qualify for the MLS playoffs last season, but won the first trophy in its history, the Leagues Cup. In addition, it lost the final of the US Open Cup against the Houston Dynamo. The MLS will announce the official calendar for the 2024 season in the coming weeks. The American league is in the final stretch of the 2023 season, with the Conference finals scheduled this Saturday between Cincinnati and Columbus Crew and between Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo. EFE https://www.ecuavisa.com/deportes/futbol-internacional/el-inter-miami-agota-los-abonos-para-la-temporada-2024-de-la-mls-HF6421595

is a timeless Indian culinary staple known for its tantalising flavours and rich aroma. Made with a concoction of spices, blended with hot oil and a variety of seeds, coriander leaves and ginger slices for garnish, it defines the essence of the diverse Indian gastronomic landscape. But what if you could elevate your culinary prowess with a kitchen hack that transforms a single gravy into the secret behind 50 diverse and delectable Indian dishes? Now, that is a culinary revelation that can spark excitement among aspiring chefs and home cooks alike. Enter MasterChef Pankaj Bhadouria, who expertise extends beyond the conventional. Known for sharing easy recipes and quick hacks on her YouTube channel, she recently revealed a simple yet delectable recipe for a universal gravy — a concoction of various vegetables and spices that stands as the ultimate base for a plethora ofWhether you’re looking to replicate the bold flavours of chole, the succulence of kofta, or the homely comfort of aloo matar, this versatile gravy can serve as the foundation. The best part is you can tweak this gravy to make any dish distinct from the other. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/one-gravy-recipe-over-50-dishes-chef-pankaj-bhadouria-kitchen-hack-9046765/

Russia has started preparations for missile drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to "threats" by Western officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron constituted a "completely new round of escalation of tension". Last week, Mr Macron refused to rule out potentially deploying French troops, should Kyiv request them, while Lord Cameron said that Ukraine had the right to use British weapons for strikes within Russia. On Monday, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Lord Cameron's "hostile outburst" contradicted previous British assurances that the long-range missiles sent to Ukraine would not be used on Russian territory and meant that the UK was a "party to the conflict". The ministry added that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons on Russia could involve targeting any British military facilities and equipment on the territory of Ukraine and beyond. It also said that Mr Macron's statement on possible deployment of French troops to Ukraine could be considered as "readiness for direct confrontation with Russia". Both the British and the French ambassadors in Moscow were summoned on Monday. The tactical nuclear weapons drills announced on Monday were ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to TASS news agency. They were expected to take place "in the near future" and would involve missile formations as well as air and naval forces. Tactical nuclear weapons are small nuclear warheads and delivery systems intended for use on the battlefield, or for a limited strike. They are designed to destroy enemy targets in a specific area without causing widespread radioactive fallout. Strategic nuclear weapons, on the other hand, are large and designed to be fired at a long range - for example, between continents. Russia holds regular drills with strategic nuclear weapons. In April, Belarus's long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko said "several dozen" tactical nuclear weapons were stationed in his country. A Ukrainian military intelligence spokesman dismissed the announcement that drills would take place, calling it "nuclear blackmail". But Nato spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah said it was "dangerous and irresponsible" and stated that Nato remained "vigilant". Following a meeting in Paris with Mr Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she hoped President Xi would help de-escalate Russia's "irresponsible" nuclear threats. Russia's sabre-rattling come on the eve of President Vladimir Putin's inauguration for a fifth presidential term. Ukraine's foreign ministry has said it will no longer regard Vladimir Putin as a legitimate president after his inauguration and has urged other countries and international organisations to follow suit. However, a French diplomatic source quoted by Reuters said the French ambassador would attend the ceremony. Germany and several other European countries have ruled out sending their envoys. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5npwdv3wzo

WhatsApp has begun rolling out support for a new feature that will allow you to log in to your account using the biometric authentication mechanism on your smartphone. The messaging service will soon allow you to create a passkey — a kind of login credential that eliminates the need to use or remember a password — on your device and use it to securely log in to apps and services using the facial recognition or fingerprint scanner on your device. Feature tracker WABetaInfo spotted the new passkey feature on WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.20.4 on Tuesday, that is rolling out to beta users. However, not all users who have updated to the latest beta release will have access to the feature, which is reportedly rolling out to a "limited number of beta testers". Gadgets 360 was unable to access the feature on two different Android smartphones that are both enrolled in the beta program. Authenticating using passkeys isn't a novel concept and the technology is slowly gaining traction online— Google already allows you to log in to a new device by using fingerprint-based biometric authentication for passkeys in place of a password. These passkeys are securely stored on your device and used when biometric authentication is provided. The screenshot posted by WABetaInfo also states that WhatsApp will store the passkey in the device's password manager — for most users, that would be the device's default password store that is handled by Google with autofill support. The feature is also expected to make its way to iOS, where it is likely to be stored in the iOS Keychain. It is currently unclear whether WhatsApp will also support storing passkeys in third-party apps like Bitwarden, 1Password, or Dashlane. We can expect to learn more about how the feature works when it is rolled out to more users in the beta program and the feature is expected to arrive on all smartphones on the stable channel in the future. https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/whatsapp-beta-passkey-support-login-biometric-unlock-fingerprint-face-id-password-manager-4407108

Insatgram-Threads-Title-728x410.jpg Meta's new Threads app is finally available on iOS and Android, and the platform has received plenty of traction at launch. It has not even been 12 hours since the release, and the app has successfully crossed the 10 million download mark. Threads is Meta's answer to Twitter and the changes it is placing forth lately. It behaves a lot like Twitter as well when it comes to replies, sharing media, and much more. If you already have an Instagram account, the entire process of jumping to Threads will be a lot simpler. Meta launches Threads app to take on Twitter, and it has gained a lot of attention in a matter of hours As mentioned earlier, Meta's Threads is a microblogging platform similar to Twitter, and it will take time for users to get accustomed to the new ways. However, it is not yet known how the market will respond to it, but initial views have been positive so far. The platform is not only available on iOS and Android, but you can use it on your desktop as well. In terms of specifics, the Threads app supports text-based posts that can go up to 500 characters. You also have the availability to share photos, gifs, as well as short 5-minute videos. The media aspect of the app is different than Instagram but very similar to Twitter. You can not access additional video content in the form of Reels, so you will have to stick to Instagram for that. It features a minimalistic interface with a main feed page that contains recommendations as well as threads from people you have followed. Currently, the Threads app does not give you the option to choose between the two, but it could be added later on. The clean interface allows you to focus on the text and the content with little to no distractions. Posted July 8, 2023 Insatgram-Threads-Title-728x410.jpg Meta's new Threads app is finally available on iOS and Android, and the platform has received plenty of traction at launch. It has not even been 12 hours since the release, and the app has successfully crossed the 10 million download mark. Threads is Meta's answer to Twitter and the changes it is placing forth lately. It behaves a lot like Twitter as well when it comes to replies, sharing media, and much more. If you already have an Instagram account, the entire process of jumping to Threads will be a lot simpler. Meta launches Threads app to take on Twitter, and it has gained a lot of attention in a matter of hours As mentioned earlier, Meta's Threads is a microblogging platform similar to Twitter, and it will take time for users to get accustomed to the new ways. However, it is not yet known how the market will respond to it, but initial views have been positive so far. The platform is not only available on iOS and Android, but you can use it on your desktop as well. In terms of specifics, the Threads app supports text-based posts that can go up to 500 characters. You also have the availability to share photos, gifs, as well as short 5-minute videos. The media aspect of the app is different than Instagram but very similar to Twitter. You can not access additional video content in the form of Reels, so you will have to stick to Instagram for that. It features a minimalistic interface with a main feed page that contains recommendations as well as threads from people you have followed. Currently, the Threads app does not give you the option to choose between the two, but it could be added later on. The clean interface allows you to focus on the text and the content with little to no distractions. Instagram-Threads.jpg The app also brings various privacy and security controls from the Instagram app such as blocking words and limiting people to reply to your thread. You can make your account private or public as well. If you are on Instagram, you can easily sign up for Threads and follow the same people. As mentioned earlier, Threads is Meta's answer to Twitter and the number of issues it is running into these days. The app has crossed more than 10 million downloads in just 7 hours of launch. This shows people are looking for a dedicated platform to replace Twitter in its own game. However, the market feedback remains to be seen. We are gradually seeing celebrities and brands joining the platform, and the outcome could be a thread threat to Twitter. If you are up for it, Meta's Threads app can be downloaded from the App Store and Play Store. You can also use the app on your desktop so you always stay in touch with the latest news. We will share more details on Threads and how to use it in the future, so be sure to stick around. link:https://wccftech.com/twitter-rival-threads-is-available-on-ios-and-android-crosses-a-whopping-10-million-downloads-in-just-7-hours/

R4PKpLGxzHPHVbqxPfjvDY-650-80.jpg.webp Benchmarks from QuasarZone show that a near tripling in performance can be achieved in some games by using both DLSS Frame Generation combined with AMD's Fluid Motion Frames. This is possible thanks to a multi-GPU solution that allows an Nvidia 40-series GPU to render using DLSS Frame Generation and then have an AMD GPU to take that output and generate even more frames via Fluid Motion Frames. So pairing two of the best graphics cards for maximum faked frames is possible. Practical? That's a different story, and there are quite a few caveats to this dual Nvidia-AMD setup that makes it unlikely to be useful in practice. How QuasarZone got this working is a little tedious. It installed both an RTX 4090 and an RX 6600 into its test system, installed drivers for both, and then had the primary display hooked into the 6600. Then in Windows, it selected the 4090 as the rendering GPU, which allowed the 4090's DLSS 3 Frame Generation content to pass through the 6600, which could then allow AFMF (AMD Fluid Motion Frames) to generate even more frames. In Cyberpunk 2077 and Starfield, the performance boost with both DLSS 3 and AFMF enabled was nearly 3X. Starfield's results were achieved even without DLSS Frame Generation, which isn't supported in the game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart saw roughly a doubling in performance. It certainly sounds impressive on a surface level. However, this solution isn't exactly without problems. First, it requires having two GPUs, one from Nvidia and one from AMD. Thankfully, even an RX 6600 is sufficient for the AFMF aspect, but that's still an extra $180, more space taken up, and more heat being generated. More critically, the performance claims require a bit of an asterisk. Although combining DLSS and AFMF resulted in a big increase to the average framerate, the 1% low framerate either didn't budge much or went slightly down. Ideally, the 1% low framerate or 99th percentile framerate will be as close to the average FPS as possible. Increasing the average FPS while decreasing the 1% low FPS could result in a choppier and less smooth experience. Finally, there's ample opportunity for visual quality to take a big hit. QuasarZone didn't show any screenshots or videos in its testing, but just thinking logically about what's going on gives plenty of cause for concern. We know that both frame generation technologies don't leave visuals 100% intact, and combining two of them seems like a recipe for disaster. Plus, user input latency should be atrocious. The 4090 would sample user input once for every two frames, and then AFMF would try to double down on that, meaning one input sample would be used for every four frames that get sent to the display. For all of these reasons, it's very unlikely we'll see gamers picking up two GPUs to see a potentially big boost in performance. It's almost like CrossFire and SLI, which were also multi-GPU technologies that didn't exactly work well. Of course, CrossFire and SLI at least were officially supported; combining DLSS and AFMF isn't and almost certainly never will be. https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/combining-nvidia-dlss-amd-fluid-motion-frames-potentially-boosts-framerate-up-to-three-times

Today, Epic Games announced the public release of Unreal Engine 5.2, the next major version of the third-party engine of choice for most triple-A game developers. Unreal Engine 5.2 comes with many new features and improvements. Let's lead with what's plagued many PC games lately, chiefly made with Unreal Engine 4: stuttering. The previous release, UE 5.1, had introduced an experimental PSO precaching system to improve hitching in DirectX12 games. In UE 5.2, the performance and stability have been increased, and the system now supports skipping drawing objects altogether if the relative PSOs aren't ready yet. While the goal is to have them ready, there is no guarantee they will be. With the new support for skipping, the stuttering shouldn't happen if the PSO hasn't been compiled. Epic also reduced the number of caches to compile in Unreal Engine 5.2 thanks to improved logic that smartly finds those that would never actually be used. Lastly in this area, the old manual caching system can now be used alongside the automated precaching one. Unfortunately, it may take a while before game developers switch to the new version to take advantage of these additions. The virtualized geometry system Nanite has received some improvements, too. There is now support for Custom Depth and Stencils, Lighting Channels, and Global Clip Plane; Variable Precision Normals are available to create, for instance, high-quality reflections on cars; and the Nanite Streamer, which fetches geometry data from the disk, has had its performance, stability, and statistics improved. Lumen, the other major UE5 feature, benefits from improved global illumination and occlusion for thin geometry (such as ears) on characters, and the hair grooms are integrated more seamlessly. High-quality reflections on translucency have received material roughness support (they were limited to mirror-only) in Unreal Engine 5.2, and software ray tracing now defaults to using Asynchronous Compute for consoles. Hardware ray tracing now supports two-sided foliage and can better approximate secondary bounces for reflections. Epic also added Async Compute support for inline ray tracing passes, and ray traced shadows for Rect Lights and lights with a source size are more accurate in this new version. Rough surface rendering for human skin types has been improved. Moreover, Unreal Engine 5.2 expands Variable Rate Shading (VRS) from XR devices to desktop and adds Contrast Adaptive Shading (CAS) to analyze the previous frame and better understand which areas should be rendered at reduced shading rates. Game developers are also likely to appreciate big new features like the Procedural Content Generation Framework, which is useful to quickly po[CENSORED]te large areas or even worlds after defining rules and parameters, and Substrate, a brand new tool that replaced the standard suite of shading models with a modular framework that supports a wider range of surface appearances, capable of providing a better layered look. https://wccftech.com/unreal-engine-5-2-out-now-adds-improvements-to-anti-stuttering-system-enhances-lumen-and-nanite/

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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Like a jilted lover reluctantly coming to the aid of a former partner in need, New Hampshire Democrats have largely decided to help Joe Biden win their beloved primary this month — even though many are still mad he tried to kill it. “I love Joe Biden, I think he’s just been a great president,” said former state Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan, now running a pro-Biden super PAC. “Having said that, I’m still pissed. But you compartmentalize that. You just put that aside.” Last year, Biden tried to end New Hampshire’s 100-year reign as the nation’s first presidential primary state when he directed the Democratic National Committee to overhaul the 2024 primary calendar by putting South Carolina (which he won in 2020) ahead of New Hampshire (which he lost). His allies are now waging what has to be one of the most unusual campaigns in American presidential history ahead of next week's vote: A write-in campaign with a shoestring budget on behalf of the most powerful man in the world, trying to help him win a contest in which he is not technically competing and one which he would rather see not even exist. New Hampshire, whose political class holds the primary as sacred as the Red Sox, just went ahead and scheduled its primary in its usual place right after Iowa’s caucuses, essentially telling the DNC to go pound granite and even threatening the committee with legal action. (As a result, the DNC says it won't seat New Hampshire's delegates at the summer nominating convention.) “It’s safe to say in New Hampshire, the DNC is less po[CENSORED]r than the New York Yankees,” quipped the state Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, who ran for DNC chair not long ago. For Biden, the upshot of the standoff is a bizarre no-win situation. He is prohibited by his own party rules from competing in the Jan. 23 primary since it is officially “meaningless,” according to the DNC. The party will not recognize its results. And he did not even put his name on the ballot, so his supporters will have to write in his name. But his performance against weak opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., and self-help author Marianne Williamson will nonetheless be judged as a measure of his political health at a moment when Democrats are already anxious about his campaign. “This was political malpractice of the highest order because it was totally unnecessary and totally self-inflicted,” said a New Hampshire Democrat and Biden ally who has decades of experience in presidential primaries, requesting anonymity to speak candidly. So, as much as some New Hampshire Democrats may have wanted to let Biden suffer for trying to take away their primary, the state’s party establishment began to come to the realization in the fall that they would have to step up to help the president do what he could not. Anything that hurts Biden, they concluded, helps Donald Trump, the likely GOP nominee. “This is about the general election when you come right down to it,” said Democratic state State Sen. David Watters, a leader of the Biden write-in effort. “There’s too much at stake to have a snit or get our noses bent out of shape about the primary.” In a sense, New Hampshire’s Democratic primary will be the first real-world test of the strategy on which Democrats are betting the entire election: That no matter what gripes Democratic-leaning voters may have with Biden — and polls show they have many — they’ll ultimately pull the lever for the president if the alternative means electing Trump. “I think Democrats will come home,” said Terie Norelli, former New Hampshire House speaker and another leader of the write-in effort. “If anybody is upset about the primary, they need to realize that democracy is at stake.” 'A weird thing to do' Biden ended up in this strange predicament when he tried last year to do what many Democrats say is long overdue: Dethrone overwhelmingly white Iowa and New Hampshire and add more diversity to the top of the presidential primary process. The Democratic National Committee, which essentially becomes the political arm of the White House when a Democrat is in occupancy, promptly ratified Biden’s wishes. Iowa went down easily since it was already on the chopping block after botching its 2020 caucuses. But the Granite State refused to budge. Armed with a century of history, its swing state status and a law mandating New Hampshire hold its primary a week before any others, the Republicans who control the government in Concord had no qualms about ignoring the DNC. “We’re going first and the law says so because we’ve earned it,” Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said when the stateset the date. That impudence triggered DNC rules prohibiting any presidential candidate from campaigning in any state with an unauthorized primary and Biden abided. The rules prohibited him from spending money, giving a single stump speech, or even getting on the ballot in New Hampshire. Democrats there stepped into the vacuum to help Biden — and, they hope, though they won’t say it publicly, themselves, curry favor with Biden that will pay off when the primary calendar comes up for consideration ahead of 2028.Their main goal is simple: Make sure voters know how to write in Biden’s name on the ballot. "Start at the bottom of the ballot, fill in the oval for 'write-in,'" one digital ad instructs, "Then write 'Joe Biden' on the line." They’re doing it without any help from — or even the explicit consent of — Biden and the vast party infrastructure he commands. “It’s a weird thing to do,” Watters said. “But I actually find it very liberating. We can do whatever we damn please.” The Biden write-in effort has no field offices. No staff army. No rallies. No TV ads. It’s being vastly outspent by Phillips, the wealthy gelato magnate who is partially self-funding his long shot primary challenge to Biden. The budget for the main write-in campaign is somewhere around $70,000 — a comically paltry sum in modern presidential campaigns — which is mainly going toward printing signs explaining the write-in process and covering the cost of one staffer and one part-time consultant. An affiliated super PAC would not disclose its budget. But a source familiar with the effort said it had raised roughly $500,000 by mid-December. That’s enough to pay for some mailers and some digital advertisements, but not enough to run television ads or staff a real field operation. “I wish we could, but I didn’t win the Powerball on Monday, so it’s not looking like we’re going to be able to afford TV,” said Sullivan, who is running the super PAC. By comparison, Phillips’ campaign spent $589,000 on TV ads in New Hampshire during a single week between Christmas and New Years, according to AdImpact. Phillips and Williamson have tried to capitalize on Biden’s slight. They've held debates where they slam his absence, and Phillips' campaign put another $300,000 behind a TV ad portraying Bigfoot searching for Biden and sent voters mailers saying: "Joe wrote you off. Why should you write him in?" There are 21 other Democrats on the ballot — New Hampshire makes it easy to run for office — and the space to write in Biden’s name comes directly under that of Vermin Supreme, the perennial candidate known for wearing a boot on his head. Reading smoke signals The leaders of the write-in effort all insist they have had no communication with the White House or the Biden campaign, but they see signs of approval in the travel patterns of national Democrats close to Biden who have visited the state. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at state Democratic fundraisers in the fall, while a slew of national Democrats — most of them on the Biden campaign’s national advisory board — have pitched in to help the write-in effort directly by making calls, speaking at events or soliciting donations. Write-in supporters include Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Maura Healey of Massachusetts have pitched in to help the write-in campaign directly. "I don’t think any kind of politics is 'meaningless,'" Raskin said at a press conference in support of the write-in effort last Tuesday, when asked about the DNC, "So I guess I would take exception to that characterization." Meanwhile, nine Biden Cabinet secretaries have visited the state in the past six weeks, including four last week alone. All came on official business, to tout new federal programs, and none mentioned the primary. But it would hardly be the first time an administration has scheduled official visits with ulterior political motives, which is exactly how Granite State insiders view the visits. "They aren’t up here to go skiing,” said one plugged-in New Hampshire Democratic strategist, who requested anonymity to speak about the political implications of the official trips. “There has just been a ton of folks coming through." Still, some Biden allies in the state worry that the write-in effort will unnecessarily raise expectations for the president, arguing that he might have an easier time shrugging off a disappointing showing in the primary if he were able to say he wrote off the state entirely. “They’re trying to have their cake and eat it too,” the veteran New Hampshire Democrat said. “They’re raising the stake unnecessarily.” Recent Democratic presidents running for re-election have earned north of 80% of the vote in the state’s Democratic primary (Barack Obama got 81% in 2012, while Bill Clinton scored 84% in 1992). But, of course, their names were on the ballot. Few think Biden will reach that threshold, since his supporters will have to write in his name and because he has real opponents. But no one knows exactly what will qualify as a good showing for Biden in the Granite State. The president is polling somewhere between 50% and 70% support among New Hampshire Democrats in recent polls, but pollsters have struggled to capture the write-in dynamic. Ultimately, most Democratic insiders say Biden just needs to not embarrass himself. And New Hampshire Democrats are convinced Biden is not going anywhere, careful to direct all their criticism at the DNC and not at the president himself, like feudal lords excoriating the king’s ministers while praising the man on the throne. “I have no doubt that Joe Biden is committed to this state,” Watters said over coffee and between meetings about the flood of new federal money hitting his state, thanks to laws Biden signed. “I just think there was a lot of bad advice from the DNC.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/weird-write-campaign-needed-help-biden-win-new-hampshire-rcna133295

Animal welfare bodies were appalled by a Northern Cape high school auctioning off a lion-hunting experience as part of a fundraiser. Jacques Peacock, public relations and legal liaison for the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA), said it condemned the planned fundraiser at Futurum Akademie near Jan Kempdorp. Peacock said the Northern Cape private school’s advertisement promoting a game/hunt auction, with the prize being the hunt of a lioness in Tosca valued at R40 000, was appalling and deeply concerning. Under mounting pressure from animal advocacy groups, the school has purportedly agreed to substitute the lioness hunt with two buffaloes, said the NSPCA.Peacock said the NSPCA unequivocally opposed the hunting of animals for exhibition, entertainment or sport. “While acknowledging the role of hunting in South Africa as part of sustainable wildlife management, and despite claims of a ‘clean kill’, our experience suggests that such outcomes are rare,” he said. “Our goal is to foster a future where animals are not viewed as commodities for human financial gain but as sentient beings deserving of dignity and respect.” Rural criminologist Prof Witness Maluleke said the fundraiser offers threats to animals and exploits them. “The sustainability of animal rights cannot be maintained with witnessed tolerance of unruly behaviour of this nature. The ignorance shown by the institution has signs of far-reaching consequences with devastating impacts and it should be avoided at all costs,” he said. Teaching an educational institution to protect and respect animals was unjustifiable, he said. “Wildlife crimes should be taken seriously and animals should be prevented to avoid extinction and other risk factors,” he said. Ban Animal Trading director Dr Smaragda Louw said hunting was unethical and immoral. “The concept of ethical conduct – which is obviously what this school believes it is engaged in – has been usurped by the hunters, who distinguish between ethical and unethical hunting, while all they really do is to describe what is acceptable and unacceptable to them as hunters.” Louw said hunting for entertainment and financial gain was always morally reprehensible. “Bonding with nature through lethal means is an indefensible form of recreation and leisure. “Morality evolves. Society cannot and should not decide what is morally right and wrong based on ancient practices. This is what the hunters live by: ‘we have always done it like this,’” she said. Louw said her organisation was appalled that a school would use the killing of innocent animals as a fundraiser. “Hunting is not conservation, nor does it contribute to it. In this instance, it is only individuals – in this case, the school – that benefits from killing animals. Adding a canned/captive-bred lion killing to this event makes it more appalling. Futurum Akademie did not respond at the time of publishing. https://www.citizen.co.za/news/shoot-a-lion-for-our-school-animal-welfare-bodies-outraged-over-lion-hunting-auction/

Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro is arguably one of the most celebrated soccer players of our time. He is thirty-five years old and continues to grace our screens with his incredible wins and now we’re here to talk about the Cristiano Ronaldo car collection. Cristiano has extraordinary football talents that earned him the title of one of the best players or, as people say it these days, the GOAT. Cristiano’s career debuted at the age of 16 in 2002 when he started as a player for Sporting Lisbon. He left the team for Manchester United in 2003, where he made a name for himself for the next six years. During that period, he became a star and a household name, gaining many fans each season. Cristiano left Manchester United in 2009 for Real Madrid until he debuted again in Manchester United. And now, he has parted ways with Manchester United during his time at the 2022 World Cup. We don’t know where he will play next, but we do know that no matter where he plays, he will most certainly always have an incredible car collection. Cristiano has played over 400 games in his career, and as history dictates, he always delivers exceptional performance during every game he is part of. Cristiano is also a five-time Ballon D’or winner and has bagged over 30 trophies in his career. Some of these trophies include; seven league titles in England, Spain, and Italy, Five UEFA Champion League titles, UEFA European Championship for his country Portugal and four FIFA Club World Cups. He was the first to win league titles in England, Italy, and Spain. He also scored the most goals in last season’s Serie A and won the golden boot at the year’s championship. Cristiano has been a top player for the past 20 years. Cristiano’s skills continue to grow as the years progress, earning him recognition in his club and other numerous clubs. Being successful and one of the most famous players of his time, it is no surprise that he is among the highest-paid players in the world. He ranks side by side with Lionel Messi. Apart from his football salary, most of his income comes from endorsement deals with renowned companies like Tag Heuer, Nike, and Clear Hair Care. By 2019, his net worth was roughly $500 million and he was reportedly worth about $1 billion throughout his life. So how does Cristiano spend his wealth? Being such a young, wealthy man, Cristiano enjoys the luxury his career affords him. Some of the notable investments he spends on are real estate. For example, the footballer owns a $602 million villa in La Finca, a luxury neighborhood in Madrid. He also owns an $18.5 million apartment in Manhattan’s Trump tower that he bought in 2015. Other real estate properties that he owns include a football-themed hotel in his hometown in Portugal. He also owns private land on Madeira Island in his home country Portugal. Ronaldo is also a watch fanatic. He has a $160,000 Jacob and Co watch. Aside from his properties and assets, the footballer openly expresses his love for cars. Just like his performance, Ronaldo has a phenomenal car collection in his garage. In the rest of this article, we will briefly review some of the superstar’s favorite rides. https://news.dupontregistry.com/celebrity-cars/cristiano-ronaldo-car-collection/

the 39-year-old Portugal forward earned $260m (£205m) - up from $136m (£108.7m) - over the past 12 months. Ronaldo's great rival Lionel Messi has fallen a place to third behind Rahm. The Spanish golfer has jumped up to second on the back of his switch to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tour and is reported to have earned $218m (£172m). Footballers Neymar and Karim Benzema have also entered the top 10 after moves to the Saudi Pro League. Giannis Antetokounmpo (fifth) joins fellow basketball stars LeBron James (fourth) and Stephen Curry (ninth) on the list, while American football quarterback Lamar Jackson is in 10th spot. According to Forbes, the world’s 10 highest-paid athletes collectively earned $1.38 bn (£1.06bn) before taxes and agents’ fees over the past 12 months, which is the highest total ever. https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/ceklk9j7vmeo