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The government recognises that colleges need support to help students catch up following the disruption caused by the coronavirus, apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan has said.Speaking to Tes after a virtual visit to Exeter College with education secretary Gavin Williamson, Ms Keegan said she understood the sector's frustrations at the fact that the £1 billion catch-up fund, announced last week, will only benefit primary and secondary institutions. She also stressed that this was "the age of FE", where policies were coming together for the benefit of the sector.Coronavirus: MPs call for catch-up funds to be extended to collegesDavid Hughes: 'We'll carry on pointing out the injustice'Colleges: £1bn catch-up plan shows FE is an afterthought, says LabourMs Keegan said: “The initial focus has been on a school catch-up, and we have had a great response from the FE sector. They were quick to move online, they provided a wide range of brilliant classes, virtually and engaging and in real time. They have done a brilliant job. But, of course, we recognise that they do need to catch up. Of course we recognise that."Ms Keegan added: "We mention a lot about the challenges of maths and English for some of the cohort as they come into FE colleges. Clearly, those who are starting college from school are going to face those challenges, and they are going to face them more probably than they have in previous years. So we are working to see what we can give to make up for that disruption.”Schools are “where the focus has been, but that doesn’t mean that that is where we end”, said the minister.However, she stressed that colleges had got “a lot on which to build on”. “There is a lot of investment going into the sector that is much better than it has been before. This is the age of further education,” Ms Keegan said.On their virtual visit to the FE college, Mr Williamson and Ms Keegan talked to college managers, as well as a group of students. They were also updated on Exeter College's involvement in the region's new Institute of Technology, and its recruitment for the first intake of T-level students starting this September.Ms Keegan said the college visit had highlighted how “all these policies are coming together – the Institute of Technology, the T-level investment, the apprenticeship investment"."They have got capital equipment investment, they have got buildings investment, they have got the Institute of Technology – all those policies are coming together to create something that you can see is the future. This is not the time to despair – I think this is actually the time where we will see a lot more from our further education sector,” she added.

Ninety-five days after partial and total lockdowns were imposed in Saudi Arabia and after most activities were halted, people returned to a new normal on Sunday as most coronavirus restrictions were removed.In place, however, were numerous precautions aimed at stemming the spread of the disease, which still remains a threat in the Kingdom and world.At 6 am on Sunday, Saudi Arabia implemented the third phase of its plan to return to normal. It lifted curfew throughout the country and allowed the resumption of all economic, commercial and sports activities, while 75 percent of public employees returned to their offices.The expected morning traffic, however, never came, for a number of reasons, including the solar eclipse.People returning to normal life must adhere to social distancing rules and wear a face mask or cover their nose and mouth when around others. Gatherings of over 50 people have been banned. This applies to all public and private places, mosques, stores and others.Asharq Al-Awsat toured a number of markets and stores in the capital Riyadh. A restaurant owner said he was looking forward to life returning to normal and for the economy to be revived.Mohammed, who works at a barbershop, said it was forced to shut its doors in order to respect social distancing measures. He hopes that losses during the three months of closure will be made up in the coming days seeing as barbershops were among the most affected establishments during lockdown.Public sector employees returned to their offices according to new schedules, in line with a government plan. A first batch of employees was expected to show up to work at 7:30 am, a second batch at 8:30 and a third at 9:30.Saudi Arabia continues to register new coronavirus cases. The Health Ministry recorded 3,3379 infections on Sunday, raising the Kingdom’s tally to 157,612. Thirty-seven more people succumbed to the disease, with the death toll reaching 1,267. Recoveries have climbed to 10,1130.

Apple has launched a new CarKey function that allows drivers to unlock and start their car using their iPhone - and BMW will be the first manufacturer to adopt the system.The function will be introduced on the latest versions of Apple’s iOS smartphone operating system. While several cars makers offer digital keys through their own smartphone apps, this is the first time Apple has introduced such a system as a standard part of its operating system.The driver will have to pair their iPhone or Apple Watch with a vehicle that supports the feature. They can then choose from a range of security levels, from requiring a face or fingerprint scan to unlock the vehicle to using near-field communication technology to automatically unlock the vehicle whenever the phone is close.Vehicle owners will also be able to use iPhone messages to share digital car keys with friends or family members.BMW is the first manufacturer to announce that it will integrate the new Apple function into its vehicles. Owners will be able to unlock their vehicle by using the BMW Digital Key function in their iPhone's Apple Wallet. They will then be able to automatically start it by placing your iPhone in a special smartphone tray and pressing the engine start button.BMW owners will be able to share access with up to five people and to restrict top speed, horsepower, radio volume and other features for guest drivers.The BMW Digital Key function will work on any 1 Series, 2 Series, 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 8 Series, X5, X6, X7 or Z4 built after 1 July this year. Owners will need an iPhone XR, XS or newer.Apple has also added a news function to the navigation software in Apple Maps and paired with BMW to develop a feature that plots optimum recharging points for EV owners on longer journeys. The latter will be available in the BMW i4 that's due to launch next year.

Goosebumps Dead of Night (PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One [reviewed]) Developer: Cosmic Forces Publisher: Cosmic Forces Released: June 19, 2020 (PC, Xbox One) / TBA (PS4, Switch) MSRP: $39.99 Like Brett, I was obsessed with the Goosebumps books as a kid. Growing up, that obsession pretty much never died.I've caught most of the TV shows (even Haunting Hour), the two recent Jack Black feature films and pretty much everything in-between. But even as a Goosebumps diehard, you'll want to skip the hastily adapted Dead of Night. Described as an expanded version of the mostly well-received (and VR-enabled) Night of Scares, Dead of Night is actually a devolution in just about every sense.In theory, I love the premise, which is (at first) borrowed from Scares. Playing as silent protagonist "Twist," you enter Goosebumps author R. L. Stine's seemingly abandoned house, only to uncover that the evil Slappy dummy has unleashed hell on Earth; freeing Stine's horror creations from the confines of his books. It's your job to find hidden pages all across Stine's home and capture Slappy.From there, the game plays like a first-person free roaming Five Nights at Freddy's. Pages are tucked away behind objects and in cabinets, but the hunt is only half the battle, as you'll need to stave off (and hide from) a bunch of enemies with different mechanics. That includes a killer clown that only hunts you when the lights are off, a zombie that roams the upstairs, a werewolf that patrols the downstairs and mischievous lawn gnomes. In theory, I actually dig the multi-faceted enemy puzzle approach. Having to keep the lights on (while the gnomes are running around and flicking them off) is kind of fun, as is the scavenger hunt gimmick. The house should have been the entire game which has a certain cheeseball feel to it (accompanied by less forgiving faded visuals). Amazingly, Jack Black (who plays Stine in the films) is a credited voice: so this is legit JB we're getting here, not Mick Wingert (who occasionally moonlights for the actor for projects like the Kung Fu Panda TV show).Unfortunately, the literal and figurative house of cards completely topples after about 20 minutes. Instead of sticking with that formula, Dead of Night is three micro-games in one, spread across a triple-act layout. The house segment quickly ends in about half an hour (abruptly and with no payoff mind you), then you're off to Dr. Brewer's garden and a giant Tesla Tower (the finale of the second movie). Each of these locations lasts around 20-30 minutes apiece and then you're done.If the house portion was Five Nights, the garden is a run of the mill point-A-to-point-B walking sim and the tower is a janky first-person shooter with light puzzle elements. It's just a crying shame as these two bits of the game feel like complete wastes of time, yet somehow overstay their welcome simultaneously. By the time I was running around a factory setting gunning down evil gummy bears (also from the second film) with a Tesla gun, I started to question my reality. My wife, another big fan of the books, was casually watching me play and decided to bake cookies near the end of the second act. When she returned and saw me moving Tesla lasers to try and solve a Resident Evil style light puzzle, she asked "what does this have to do with Goosebumps?" My reply: "I...don't know." That final act lasts around half an hour like the others and then you're done: Slappy's head pops off (not really a spoiler!) and then the credits abruptly roll. If you spent $40 bucks on it, it'll feel more chilling than most of Stine's actual tales. It's such a disappointment.I can just imagine some kid saving up their allowance to buy this pricey meatball and crying afterward: if you're reading this, don't do it, Timmy! If you want your Goosebumps game fix, stick with the slick, lovingly-crafted 2015 adventure game that's $10 or less on more platforms.[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher.] CPU: Info CPU SPEED: Dual Core CPU RAM: 4 GB OS: Microsoft Windows 7.1/8/8.1/10 VIDEO CARD: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities PIXEL SHADER: 4.0 VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 FREE DISK SPACE: 3 GB

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch [Reviewed], 3DS, Wii U) Developer: Nintendo EAD Tokyo Publisher: Nintendo Released: July 13, 2018 (Switch, 3DS) December 5, 2014 (Wii U) MSRP: $39.99 Personally, I never ended up buying a Wii U. My original plan was to wait for Breath of the Wild to release on the system before nabbing one. But by the time that was drawing near, the Switch was announced and right around the corner. However, one of the games that immediately caught my eye during the Wii U's life-cycle (and nearly pushed me over the edge into purchasing the system) was Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.As a toad enthusiast who is still baffled that after The Year of Luigi we've yet to experience or even hear plans for The Year of Toad, I was stoked toads everywhere were finally getting the spotlight in the form of Captain Toad. Still, I couldn't help but feel distraught at the time knowing Captain Toad was released on a sinking ship of a platform. Thankfully, Captain Toad has now made its way to the Switch and 3DS and if you missed out on the Wii U like me, there's no time like the present to enjoy some fantastic puzzling on the go! Captain Toad is pretty light on story, with only a handful of story beats and cutscenes happening throughout the course of the game. The adventure begins with Captain Toad and Toadette out exploring in search of stars when suddenly Wingo (a giant bird) comes along and steals the star and Toadette along with it. Of course, Captain Toad is a toad of action. He isn't about to go beg some plumber in a red cap for help and sets off to save the day. That said, Toadette isn't any slouch though waiting to be saved, as you'll even get to play as her in the following episode in what is basically a role-reversal.This adventure takes place across three episodes, each with a number of different levels and bonus challenges to complete. The levels themselves, although small in size, allow you to mani[CENSORED]te the camera around them to uncover various hidden areas or objects. It's in this foundation of a mechanic where the bulk of the puzzle-solving is built upon, with the simple rule of Toad or Toadette not being able to jump (due to their heavy backpacks). Alongside moving the camera around the stage, you'll also be tapping or using the gyroscope-controlled cursor (when docked on Switch) to stun enemies or activate or move objects in the environment to reach the star and complete the level. Notably, though, you can't seem to use gyroscope aiming during on-rail levels while the Switch is docked. I can only assume this was due to the gyroscope controls being assigned to the mock-up cursor when playing while docked. Co-op was also added to the Switch version (if you can even call it that), which allows the second person to take control of the on-screen cursor... Exciting! As for the 3DS version, you move the camera with either the right analog nub or by dragging the touch screen on the bottom screen. It's not as intuitive as the Switch controls, obviously, but it still works. However, what you will find on both versions of the game is some absolutely solid perception-based puzzling and plenty of charm.Each level is beautifully crafted and meticulously planned out, with a number of them throwing in their own unique mechanics. The first episode acts as sort of an introduction to many of the puzzle mechanics and is fairly simple overall. For those of you aiming for 100% completion, though, Captain Toad offers up a good challenge in the form of hidden collectibles around the environment and bonus challenges to complete. Episode 2 and onward thankfully picks up the slack as well, with a slightly higher difficulty in some levels -- which was much appreciated. My favorite level was easily 3-10 (Multi Vator Mayhem), simply because it let me drop four toads off a high ledge and it sounded wonderful. Quality toad sounds from Samantha Kelly aside, not all the levels are wonderful. A good number of them re-use a lot of the same puzzle concepts with a slight twist, which definitely felt like padding at times. Then you have some trash-tier levels as well, such as Drop-Road Dash and Clear Pipe Puzzleplex. These levels, in particular, throw the perception-based puzzle solving out the window in favor of dumb gimmicks. Drop-Road Dash is an entire stage dedicated to a collapsible pathway floating in the sky filled with enemies that you simply run through. Clear Pipe Puzzleplex is an entire stage dedicated to going through clear pipes filled with enemies, all while moving non-stop.Playing Clear Pipe Puzzleplex for the first time, I didn't realize you had to hold the analog stick in the direction you wanted to turn next while going through the pipes. Instead, I was trying to flick the analog stick in the direction once I was near or at the turns themselves, resulting in me missing nearly every turn and a fair amount of lost lives. Captain Toad and Toadette are like the crew of Star Trek: The Next Generation. They're great at thinking on their feet, problem-solving, and having diplomatic discussions. But once you put them in an action film, it's obvious they aren't action stars. Basically, these two levels are the equivalent of Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis. They don't match the overall puzzle-solving theme of Captain Toad and simply aren't necessary.Thankfully, the Switch and 3DS versions of Captain Toad include some additional Super Mario Odyssey-themed levels and they're wonderful. These capture and highlight the notable Kingdoms from Super Mario Odyssey, as well as offer up some slightly unique puzzle-solving mechanics from Odyssey itself. You'll gain access to the levels once you've completed the three episodes and they act as a perfect end-game incentive. Oddly enough, however, the Super Mario 3D World-themed levels from the original Wii U release are nowhere to be found on the Switch and 3DS versions of the game. CPU: Info CPU SPEED: Dual Core CPU RAM: 4 GB OS: Microsoft Windows 7.1/8/8.1/10 VIDEO CARD: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities PIXEL SHADER: 4.0 VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 FREE DISK SPACE: 3 GB

Margaret Robinson is the director of the Indigenous Studies program at Dalhousie. She's an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology with a cross-appointment in the Department of English.National Indigenous History Month has me thinking about roots — mine are Mi’kmaq and Scottish. Gardening in my yard, I notice that root systems grow together. Our cultural roots also do this, I think.In her essay, “Who is your mother? The red roots of white feminism,” Indigenous poet and activist Paula Gunn Allen details how “the American dream” of freedom and equality is derived from Indigenous political systems, particularly the “White Roots of Peace, also called the Great Law of the Iroquois,” which codified women’s “decision-making and economic power.” Gunn Allen argues that democracy and feminism have their source in Indigenous life, along with North American’s wealth, values, food and much of its medicine.I think Allen has a good point. And I propose that our much-beloved Maritime tradition of hospitality is rooted in Mi’kmaw hospitality, which is embedded in the land from which it springs. Maritime hospitality is legendary, especially to Maritimers ourselves. It’s an industry, for sure, but it’s not just a marketing campaign.Hospitality is vital in times of trouble. On September 11, 2001, I entered a student lounge at the University of Toronto to find friends huddled around the television. In New York, car alarms blared and people ran screaming as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre collapsed into an enormous grey dust cloud. As events unfolded, stories emerged of flights being re-routed and passengers stranded at airports outside of Halifax and in Gander, Newfoundland. Even as the reporters revealed the scope of the problem — thousands of passengers trapped in planes for hours, in need of food, shelter and support — I sighed my relief. They were on Canada’s East Coast, home of hospitality.“They’ll be fine,” I assured my friends. “Gander’s got ‘em,” And they did. With a po[CENSORED]tion under 10,000, Gander hosted passengers and airline crew members totaling 6,600. Halifax took in 40 flights carrying 8,800 passengers. I was proud of Atlantic Canada that day, and as I learn more about my Mi’kmaw culture, I ponder the role our own habits played in creating that culture of welcome and generosity.Gestures of friendship and generosityThe roots of hospitality grow deep in Mi’kmaw tradition. French Franciscan Missionary, Father Chrestien Le Clercq, arrived in Mi’kmaw territory in Gaspé in 1673. In addition to observing our written language (birchbark for the win!), Le Clerq noted our hospitality and a translation of his work paints a picture familiar to many:“Hospitality is in such great esteem among our Gaspesians [the Mi’kmaq in what is currently Quebec] that they make almost no distinction between the home-born and the stranger. They give lodging equally to the French and to the Indians who come from a distance, and to both they distribute generously whatever they have obtained in hunting and in the fishery, giving themselves little concern if the strangers remain among them weeks, months and even entire years” (p. 245).I suspect this nurturing instinct may be the reason I once let an acquaintance sleep in the office of our one-bedroom apartment for a month while my partner and I camped in the living room.Traditionally, Mi’kmaq who travelled might stop at any wenji'guom [house] to which they felt drawn, share in whatever food and drink was to be had. If the family wasn’t home, guests helped themselves. I heard an echo of this in my childhood growing up in the 1970s in Eskikewakik — Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore — when settler and Mi’kmaw friends dropped by unexpectedly, and entered unlocked homes to deliver extra blueberries or lobsters.Of course, an open-door policy comes with risk. In his book about the expulsion of the Acadians, Settler historian John Mack Faragher recounts how “Shipwrecked English sailors, rescued by a Mikmaw family, murdered and mutilated their hosts (including a mother and her two children).” Faragher reports that sailors were hoping to collect a scalp bounty, unaware that Governor Peregrine Thomas Hopson had cancelled the bounty.A tradition of hospitality makes sense in a culture by the sea. Have you been in the ocean? It’s freaking cold! Humans can develop hypothermia in less than 15 minutes. So it makes sense for survival to pull together and be helpful. I keep my office well-stocked with tea for people needing shelter from the cold waters of academia.Sharing culture and comfortAs Janice Esther Tulk reports in her thesis on Mi’kmaq powwow culture, “There is important cultural value placed on hospitality, taking care of visitors, providing for their need, and sharing meal with them.” Tulk wasn’t kidding. A copy of The Micmac News from June of 1971 features a letter to the editor from John Herney of Eskasoni, then living in Calgary, inviting readers to visit him. “if anyone comes down to Stampede, or is coming out our way” he writes, “I have not forgotten Micmac hospitality or my language, and they are welcome here at any time.”I spoke with Cathy Martin, director of Indigenous community engagement at Dalhousie, and asked her about hospitality. She recalled a discussion with Helen Martin of Membertou, co-founder and first president of Nova Scotia Native Women's Association:“I remember asking her, ‘if you could tell the young people anything, what would it be?’ And she said, ‘I just want everyone to know that the basis of our governance is the concept of sharing. That’s the most important thing.’”As a university community I think sharing knowledge is a key piece of how we do hospitality, so it makes sense to see signs that read Bienvenue/Pjila'si/Welcome in the library. In a TEDx talk from 2016, Rebecca Thomas speaks about the Mi’kmaw word:“This is Mi’kmaw territory, and many of you might have heard the word pjila'si to mean ‘welcome.’ That’s what it’s used for, but the literal translation of the concept equates to ‘I’ll do my best.’ That’s a much more nuanced and meaningful interaction. In this moment, a person-to-person contract is being agreed upon.”As I garden between teleconferences and prepare to teach online in the fall, I think of how important sharing and hospitality is in a community where we’ll be seeing one another again and again.I’m a newbie to Mi’kmaq, but I notice that our word for goodbye is borrowed from French, while the more common farewell, “Ne'multes,” means ‘see you later.’

The new Chevrolet C8 Corvette may be the first in the model’s history to officially be sold in the UK, but it certainly won’t be the first to touch our Tarmac. Imported examples of the C3 generation (1968- 1982) are easy to come by here so you could own one of the most radically styled and iconic American cars of all time from as little as £12,000.Available in coupé and convertible guises, the C3 ’Vette took its power from a variety of small- and big-block Chevy V8 motors during its 14-year lifespan, packing up to 460bhp from a whopping 7.4-litre unit in its most potent form. Later models, however, suffered at the hands of tightening emissions legislation throughout the 1970s, with unleaded fuel and catalytic converters reducing their output to as little as 165bhp – despite the 5.7-litre V8 under the bonnet.Go for an early model if you want big power and properly lairy styling. Late 1960s and early 1970s cars packed mostly 7.0- or 7.4-litre big-block motors and could crack the 0-60mph sprint in as little as 5.5sec. Take heed, though: American roads are straighter, wider and better paved than our humble byways, and such earth-shattering potency is not for the faint-hearted. They’ll also be more expensive to run than their quieter (it’s all relative) counterparts. Whatever your poison, you’ll find the C3 is about as easy to own and maintain as any other sports car of its era. Reproduction parts are readily available through suppliers such as Claremont Corvette, Eckler’s Corvette and Corvette Kingdom, and the Classic Corvette Club UK forum is a fount of knowledge for prospective buyers and owners alike. These resources are invaluable given the C3’s propensity for glassfibre panel problems and electrical gremlins and mean most jobs can be carried out at home if you’re handy with the spanners.Despite the C3’s age and collector car status, there’s a wide variety of models available on the UK marketplace, ranging from tatty, run-out T-tops to showroom-condition chrome-bumper cars with the all-important Stingray emblems, which were discontinued in 1976. You might have to venture to the other side of the Channel to find the car you like – there are plenty of C3s for sale at specialist dealerships in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands – but trailering a car, even if it’s right across Europe, is much more cost-effective and less risky than importing from the US.When viewing a car, try not to be seduced by its radical styling on first sight. C3 frames rust for fun and you have to dig deep to determine the extent of any corrosion, so take a leaf out of Prince’s guide to Corvette ownership: “You got to slow down, ’cause if you don’t, you gonna run your little red Corvette right in the ground.” They’re very docile – apart from the manual big-block cars. The standard small-block automatic is a very easy car to drive, with its power steering and power brakes. But they can be challenging to work on because there are a lot of systems people won’t be familiar with. For example, the headlights are vacuum operated, so you’ve got vacuum tanks, actuators and lots of pipework. The little flap that the wipers are hidden in is vacuum operated, as well.”Undue levels of smoke or rough running shouldn’t scare you off: the Chevy V8 is a simple motor and a full rebuild is quite feasible. Failing that, brand-new crate motors are readily available in the UK from around £2500. Big blocks suffer with cooling woes, so make sure the radiator, fan shroud and pipework are sound. A C3 Corvette can pack acres of rust underneath a shining glassfibre bodyshell. Check around the rear trailing arms but pay particular attention to the ‘birdcage’, which forms the shell for the cabin. It’s largely out of sight and access is tricky but it forms an integral part of the car so problems here can be fatal. Wonky door gaps are a telltale sign that the chassis is sagging.The cabin is known for poor durability. Leather and vinyl seats can stand the test of time, but dashboard tops and centre consoles are prone to cracking. Door cards – an especially fragile item – are surprisingly expensive, costing upwards of £200 apiece.Most Corvettes of this age will have had significant work carried out so check that all wiring has been run neatly through the car and is properly earthed – a common bugbear of glassfibre-bodied cars. Switches can be expensive but most parts are available through online suppliers.■ Steering, suspension: Noisy, heavy steering can sometimes be traced to low fluid in the power steering box. If the steering gets lighter at higher revs, the pump could be on its way out. Check the bracket holding the power steering cylinder to the chassis, as it’s known to wear. Aligning the rear suspension is not for the faint-hearted and may require specialist attention. Initially planned as a low-volume limited edition to mark the C3’s role in the 1978 Indianapolis 500, the Indy Pace Car replica ended up accounting for 15% of all C3s produced. This one, being sold by a dealer, has done less than 1500 miles and still wears its original alloy wheels.

Omega Labyrinth Life (Nintendo Switch) Developer: Matrix Software Publisher: D3 Publisher Released: August 1, 2019 MSRP: $59.99 From developer Matrix Software, Omega Labyrinth Life is a breast touching simulator with some light gardening and dungeon crawling thrown into the mix. You play as Hinata Akatsuki, the first-ever transfer student at Belles Fleurs Academy, a prestigious school of legacy students and faculty members with breasts of all size. At the center of the academy is its world-famous Grand Garden, a colorful and diverse flowerbed that's always in bloom. The plot, much like the pants of many people playing this game, thickens right out the gate when the flower field suddenly dies and the beautiful girls and women of Belles Fleurs think Hinata is to blame.Clearing her name and finding the real culprit behind this plant plight will send Hinata and friends deep into the various roguelike dungeons scattered across the garden. If you've played Pokemon Mystery Dungeon or any of the Shiren games, you should have a good understanding of what is going on here. Dungeon maps are generated procedurally, enemies only move when characters move, and players have to deal with a host of traps as they venture down, down, down into the unknown.As I have stated with every Mystery Dungeon game I've reviewed on this site, I'm a huge fan of the genre and am appreciative of the strides it has made to genuinely improve on what is often seen as unrefined and boring. Unfortunately, none of those improvements made it into Omega Labyrinth Life. Dungeon crawling here is very much "roguelike 1.0" with long hallways connecting to mostly square rooms. The lack of diversity in whatever piece of programming creates these dungeon floors is actually more evident the further you get into the game. Perhaps this would have been a negligible complaint if the developers bothered to add any sort of the challenge to the experience. This is, by far, the easiest roguelike I have ever played. The main story dungeons pose no real threat to players outside of a particularly stringent inventory limit. Enemies are incredibly sparse on each floor and the game introduces a few mechanics that do away with much of what can make the genre so punishing. There are monster rooms here -- rooms filled to the brim with monsters and traps that you sometimes stumble into -- but those don't pose a problem when you unlock one of Hinata's special moves that allow her to do damage to every monster in a room. Just activate it and watch the bodies disappear. Another playable character has an ability that will randomly reveal the entire floor map, removing much of the mystery in these Mystery Dungeons. Those abilities aren't exactly new to the genre, but they're unlocked far too early in the game, with Hinata's room-wrecker breaking what little challenge players will encounter.There are optional dungeons that provide a bit more pushback, but even they pale in comparison to what the genre has previously produced. I've heard the original Omega Labyrinth was punishingly difficult and I can't help but wonder if the developers decided to go in the opposite direction for their first international release.But of course, the point of Omega Labyrinth Life was never to challenge players with increasingly difficult dungeons as they learn to master the genre. Nor was Life meant to be a satisfying gardening sim as caring for the Grand Garden is lackluster and undercooked. No, the point of this game is fanservice and goddamit that's something it has in spades. At any time during your adventure, be it when you're walking around the garden, diving into the dungeon, relaxing naked in a spa, or watching a cutscene, you can make the girls' boobs jiggle like Jell-O with the poke of your finger. As you explore dungeons and defeat enemies, you'll collect Omega Points that will occasionally increase the size of your lead character's chest until it's literally bursting out of their shirt. Seeing their girls go from grapes to gonzagas actually takes a great while because chest size, as well as character level, will reset each time you exit a dungeon; so if that's something you're interested in checking out, you better be prepared to tackle the 99-floor dungeons. Early on, I thought that would be the most scandalous aspect of this game, that you could grow a high school student's breasts so big that they put Dolly Parton to shame.Then I titty-[CENSORED]ed Hinata.As you explore the various dungeons, there will be items you collect that are unidentified. This is a tradition of the genre, but how you identify them is completely unique to this game. Firstly, these items are described as soft and useless. In order to harden them up and reveal what the item is, you have to place it in between your lead girl's breasts, then squish and rub it with her tits until it grows hard and red before shooting a great, white mist over her face. And no, that is not an exaggeration.My jaw dropped when I saw first that and I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. Anime booby games have been pushing the envelope on salacious content for some time, with even relatively tame activities drawing the ire of objectors. But while other franchises have been restrained by decency standards or a fear of going too far into straight-up porn game territory, Omega Labyrinth Life pushes the boundaries of what's allowed in console gaming from the cheesecake sexy fun of its contemporaries into something that is actually pretty smutty. Because that mini-game above isn't even the most shocking sight in the game.As you grow flowers in the Grand Garden, you'll collect nectar. Nectar is used to unlock new abilities for all of the girls. When you buy a new ability with the Omega Points you collect in the dungeons, you can take your girl of choice to the campus greenhouse for a little heavy petting action. As you touch spots on the screen with your finger in handheld mode (or with the cursor using the Joy Con controllers), she'll start to get excited, riling herself up if you press the perfect points on her body. After you've touched enough of her special spots, you'll have to start touching her as fast as you can to rack up points. Time slows allowing you to get some last-second rubbing, and once she can't take it anymore, the girl cums sprays her juice all over the screen. And then you use that cum juice to water the garden and help the plants grow. There is another mini-game called Tit-for-Tat, which is Rock, Paper, Scissors with breasts, but compared to making these girls gush, that might as well be a game of Pat-a-Cake. I sat there in disbelief the first time I made Hinata shoot. I couldn't believe I had just witnessed that on the same device I use to play Happy Birthdays. I've played other titles before that include petting mini-games, but this is the first time one ever made me feel as though I needed to Lysol the hell out of my console. I would eventually pick my jaw up off the floor and press on into the next dungeon, but not before I started asking myself if this game had simply gone too far.It would be easy for me to gloss over these thoughts lest I invoke the wrath of Reddit, but in the early hours of Omega Labyrinth Life, I couldn't help but think Matrix Software created something even I would get up in arms over. Whatever lingering sense of subtlety remaining in these anime booby games was clearly gone as I watched a z-cupped teacher spray the screen in satisfaction due to my devious digits. But each time I made a girl wet herself or boob-[CENSORED]ed a sword into existence, the impact of these activities diminished. Not that I became numb to them, but rather, they quickly failed to rile up any reaction at all. And that's when my thoughts changed from the game going too far to maybe not going far enough; that perhaps it plateaued too early. After I made Hinata squirt like a lemon wedge being squeezed into ice tea, nothing else in Omega Labyrinth Life pushed against the acceptable limits of abjection, eventually turning the outlandish into something almost ordinary.Whether or not the fanservice is too much for players or just a natural evolution of the boundary-pushing booby game genre, one thing that is certain about Omega Labyrinth Life is that it is not that good. The dungeon crawling, which is how you'll spend about 75% of your time with the game, simply isn't up to snuff with its contemporaries and tending to the Grand Garden lacks the depth an activity like that should have. It's just a top-to-bottom boring experience, and no amount of lady spray on my Switch screen can change that.[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher.] CPU: Info CPU SPEED: Dual Core CPU RAM: 4 GB OS: Microsoft Windows 7.1/8/8.1/10 VIDEO CARD: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities PIXEL SHADER: 4.0 VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 FREE DISK SPACE: 3 GB

Whether it’s to mark an occasion or not, a carrot cake can make any moment special. If you are craving a dessert and in the mood to bake ahere is a recipe you definitely would want to try. The simple cake puts the available ingredients to best use. It also makes for a sumptuous teatime snack that you should definitely try.Wondering how to make it? Suvidha Gupta, Addilicious Bakery from Homefoodi, a food aggregator start-up, gives us the detailed recipe.The chef says, while carrot is the most overpowering ingredient, brown sugar, ginger and nutmeg add zing to this magical cake. The cake is dense but still soft and lush. The flavour intensifies with the cheese frosting seeping into the layers to make it more tender. It’s a classic cake and loved by all.

JEDDAH: Despite po[CENSORED]r perceptions, yoga is not only a regimen for physical well-being but also a positive lifestyle, according to the Indian consul general in Jeddah.“This year, on June 21, we are celebrating the sixth International Yoga Day,” Mohammed Noor Rahman Sheikh told Arab News.He said that he was very happy that Saudi Arabia had recognized Yoga as a sports activity.“I have been practicing yoga for the last 28 years. It all started with my father, who worked in the police department. One day in 1992, he brought home a wall poster illustrating 32 yoga asanas (postures). The next morning, I tried to do all of them, except for one asana ‘Shirshasana’ (headstand),” he said.He added that he was able to do all the others postures as he played football, and also learned Taekwondo from his uncle, who was a black belt holder.He mastered “Shirshasana” after intense practice, and was finally able to stand on his head. This exercise has since become his favorite, he said, adding that most of his siblings and his children are also fans of yoga.The consul general said that he had many Muslims asking him why he practices yoga as a Muslim. “They are surprised when I tell them one can choose the asanas in which one finds comfort, and that one may simply take it as a sports activity. There is no compulsion in yoga and practicing yoga has immense benefits.”Yoga, Sheikh said, had given him a great deal of stamina, perseverance, and self-confidence.“I have been instrumental in supporting International Yoga Day from the first year right up to the present in Jeddah,” he said.He added that he was proud of Nouf Al-Marwaai, the president and founder of the Arab Yoga Foundation and Saudi Arabia’s first female yoga master, who he described as “a genuine enthusiast for the propagation of yoga in Jeddah and all over the Kingdom.”Al-Marwaai and her foundation have been participating in the Indian Consulate’s celebrations of International Yoga Day for some time.In 2018, she was awarded India’s Padma Shri — the country’s fourth-highest civilian award — for her role in promoting yoga in the Kingdom.Sheikh said that besides wearing a mask, washing hands and social distancing during these testing times, people should not neglect their physical and mental well-being and practice yoga. “One should also maintain calm and patience and avoid panic. Yoga can be a great regimen for this.”The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted India’s proposal and proclaimed June 21 as International Yoga Day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested it in 2014.“Yoga embodies the unity of mind and body, thought and action, restraint and fulfillment, harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being,” Modi told the UNGA.

Basil Brush and Martin Roberts from Homes Under the Hammer team up to provide a video and resources to help schools engage with children on emotional issues Heroes are emerging from the unlikeliest of places in the pandemic – Captain Sir Tom Moore, Marcus Rashford, numerous local fundraisers…and now Basil Brush and Martin Roberts from Homes Under the Hammer.They’ve teamed up to produce a video of Basil Brush recording a video of Martin’s children’s book Sadsville alongside specifically created resources for both teachers and families, to help engage with children on emotions around sadness and how to understand our own mental health.Helping children access their emotionsThe book is aimed at children from ages 6-10, and a link to the video of Basil reading the story and the resources will be emailed to all primary schools to access in the coming weeks from the Martin Roberts Foundation.All the resources and the video are already live on Martin Roberts' own website as well.Sadsville is part of Martin's The Villes series, which he wrote around two years ago.It was written to help support the work of the NSPCC and Childline by raising awareness to children of their work and how they can contact them if they need help.So far physical copies have already been sent to around 35,000 schools over the last 12 months or so, chiefly to schools in Somerset and Hampshire.However, Martin explained that because of the coronavirus pandemic and the upheavals children will undoubtedly have felt, he thought it was important the book and its message had a chance to reach every child in the country as soon as possible.“We’re seeing a lot of research saying that young children are the ones who will be worst affected by this time…We wanted to get this out there to help teachers and parents have that discussion around why sometimes it’s OK to feel sad and down, but that also there are other emotions that they may feel that are more concerning, and that sometimes you need to talk about them with someone.”As such, he is hoping that parents, teachers and pupils will be able to use the reading of the book by Basil Brush as a fun, engaging way into a discussion on these issues and that the resources – from assembly guides and worksheets to posters and feedback forms – can develop this further.Peter Wanless, the CEO of the NSPCC said the organisation was confident it would have a hugely positive impact.“Currently, we are hearing from children in their thousands who have been cut off from vital support networks such as school and friends, and that has increased their feelings of loneliness and vulnerability. However, there are many more out there who are suffering in silence, which is why we are doing all we can to let children know we are still here for them.”“Using Basil Brush to narrate Sadsville is a unique and entertaining approach to letting even more children know how they can contact Childline if things are tough, and I am confident it will be very successful.”Glastonbury connectionsOf course, one of the key questions everyone will want to know is: how on earth did Martin convince the funny furry fox to take part?Celebrity connections are formed in the strangest of places, as it turns out.“I’ve been an admirer of Basil Brush for years – he’s always had a warm place in most people’s hearts, the cheeky chappie little fox,” Martin told Tes.“I actually first met him at a Children in Need event and it turned out he loved Homes Under the Hammer, so we had a bit of a mutual appreciation thing. Then I met him again at Glastonbury a few years ago where he was doing a set at the kids' stage, which was really funny.“I told him about the book and he said he’d be happy to read some of it, and I asked him how much [he would read] and he said, ‘Well, all of it’.”From here, there was only one person to contact when a lockdown recording was needed.For his part, Basil Brush said: “It was a booming pleasure to be part of Mr Martin’s wonderful book, to read his lovely story and help the NSPCC and their Childline service at the same time.“The illustrations are perfect, but for some reason I felt peckish at the end – you’ll know why when you read it. It might even bring a tear to your eye.”You can watch the story below.

Until pretty recently, an SUV from Alfa Romeo would have seemed as likely as Raymond Blanc donning the head chef apron at McDonald’s. But here we are.And the truth is that the Stelvio offers the same characteristics of engaging handling and charismatic styling that made so many of Alfa Romeo’s cars po[CENSORED]r in its long, romantic (and chequered) history.Built on the same platform as the Giulia saloon, its remarkably light aluminium body fat-shames all of its rivals. And while one of its main drawbacks from new was its poor residual values, that in turn makes it worthy of focus in these used pages.For power, you have the choice of a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine with 197bhp or 276bhp or a 2.2-litre turbodiesel with 188bhp or 207bhp.As for trim levels, the most basic gets no name but plenty of standard kit, including a 6.5in infotainment screen, automatic emergency braking, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors and a powered tailgate, but it’s uncommon on the used market.Instead, you’ll find more range-topping Speciale models with 19in 10-spoke alloy wheels, red-painted brake calipers, xenon headlights, power-folding door mirrors and leather seats (heated in the front).Used Stelvios cost from around £25,000. Incredibly, at this entry point, there are a lot of examples of the punchy 2.0 Turbo 280 petrol in Speciale trim – our pick of the lot. From here up to £30,000 is where the best value lies in the used Stelvio pickings. There’s a strong choice of all engines in varying trims and with low mileages, while £31,000 to £35,000 gives you the choice of 2019 and 2020 cars with very low mileage.The elephant in the room here is the Stelvio Quadrifoglio. With a 503bhp 2.9-litre twin-turbocharged petrol V6 that was created with help from Ferrari and a four-wheel-drive system borrowed from Maserati, it’s a truly exceptional hot SUV – and it can be yours for just £50,000.AdvertisementFind an Autocar car reviewDriven this weekMercedes-Benz GLA 220d 2020 UK first drive review - hero front18 June 2020First DriveMercedes-Benz GLA 220d 2020 UK reviewThe second coming of Mercedes' po[CENSORED]r compact crossover, now turned...Bentley Continental GT Convertible V8 2020 UK first drive review - hero front18 June 2020First DriveBentley Continental GT Convertible V8 2020 UK reviewJuggles its luxury and sporting credentials very well. Not quite as well as...Skoda Octavia estate 2020 UK first drive review - cornering front17 June 2020First DriveSkoda Octavia Estate 2.0 TDI 2020 UK reviewIs the Octavia still a supreme box-ticker in its new generation? We find out...Read our reviewCar reviewAlfa Romeo StelvioAlfa Romeo StelvioAlfa Romeo’s first SUV aims to hoist the handling panache of the Giulia saloonRead our reviewBack to topHowever, while the Quadrifoglio undoubtedly the most impressive, you’ll enjoy crisp handling from any Stelvio. It steers remarkably well with a typically quick and accurate rack and handles with a fluidity that’s rare for an SUV.The downside is a fairly firm ride, which some may genuinely find too firm, along with poor refinement.Another reason the Stelvio has never quite stood beside the Audi Q5 and BMW X3 is its interior. The dashboard and its surroundings are attractively finished, but the materials that you’ll regularly touch feel particularly low-rent. An upside shared with those rivals, mind, is infotainment controlled by a dial on the centre console, not your fingers.Rear space is slightly limited and that attractive roofline eats into head room, but the boot is reasonably big. Alfa Romeo and dependability historically went together like chocolate and a summer’s day, but its newer cars seem to fare better. Even so, Alfa finished 25th out of 31 brands in the latest What Car? Reliability Survey. A three-year, unlimited-mileage warranty from new is standard for the Stelvio.All models are four-wheel-drive apart from the entry-level diesel, which is rear-wheel drive. But if you want a diesel, go for the more impressive 207bhp model, which is also the most efficient Stelvio.A facelift this year changed the trim levels to Super, Sprint, Lusso Ti and Veloce, but won’t find many of these on the used market yet.Our pick2.0 Turbo 280 Speciale: This has crisp handling, zingy performance and loads of kit. The truth is that all of the Stelvio’s engines are impressive, but the miracle of used prices starting at this punchy petrol makes it a no-brainer.Wild cardQuadrifoglio: If the 2.0 Turbo 280 is a jalfrezi, this is a nameless, special-order-only dish that only locals are allowed: 0-62mph in 3.8sec, a 176mph top speed and a formerly record-setting Nürburgring time.

Golem (PlayStation VR [reviewed on a PS4 Pro]) Developer: Highwire Games Publisher: Perp Games Released: November 15, 2019 MSRP: $39.99 It's taken Golem longer than expected to make it onto PlayStation VR, and I worry that for some people, the game missed its window of opportunity – that it's going to seem like too little, too late. VR is a fast-moving field, after all. What worked in 2017 or even 2018 doesn't necessarily shine as bright in 2019.That's where my headspace was at coming into reviewing Golem. I heard about the game years ago, knew the basic premise – that you play as a housebound young "dreamer" who controls hulking golems in a cordoned-off city – and was just reminded of its existence last week when it launched on PS4.In the end, I can't say I was blown away, but I am impressed with what Highwire was able to pull off. For those of us who still use our PSVR headsets, Golem is a sword-clashing adventure worth exploring. After a slow-burning intro in which we get to know protagonist Twine, her teenage sister, and their stern but caring father, Golem offers a morsel of what's to come over the next six to seven hours.While you technically play as Twine for the duration, the majority of your time will be spent looking – and dueling – through the eyes of a giant stone golem that's able to go where humans cannot: an ancient city full of valuable relics (and other golems who aren't so friendly). There's more backstory to uncover further into Golem, both in a micro and macro sense, but that's the gist. When you aren't trudging along, looking for the next shortcut to open up or artifact to pilfer, you're probably fighting.There's a satisfying action-adventure wrapper in here, especially for people who love just-hidden-enough collectibles that serve a storytelling purpose, but the core of Golem is its one-on-one sword-fighting. You'll twist and turn your arm and wrist at high speeds to deflect swings and counter-attack when the time's right. The combat is thrilling; it gets my blood pumping. Even with a hardier health item to back me up and a far-reaching halberd, I still feel tension when facing the lowliest golems.That's the idea. Death is meant to be consequential. When you bite the dust in Golem, you'll lose your currently-equipped gear and start back at a central point in the city, so it pays to play cautiously and keep an eye out for shortcuts at all times. I never once "ran out" of crucial items, but I worried about it! A word of caution: this is going to be one of those VR games where everyone's results will vary depending on their setup and their comfort level. For me, the hand tracking worked wonderfully – at least most of the time. I definitely lost a few skirmishes that felt unfair, and that can sting pretty badly when it's a long walk back. There's also the game's novel movement system – to walk, you lean your head forward while holding down the trigger on your PlayStation Move – and the whole game-within-a-game conceit. For added immersion, Twine's room is visible in your periphery when you're a golem.With or without VR experience, it's a lot to take in. I needed a good hour-and-a-half before I was truly comfortable. But once everything clicked, I was seamlessly walking around and fighting using a single PlayStation Move controller. (Alternatively, you can hold a DualShock 4 in your other hand, but that control scheme isn't ideal.) Best-case scenario, your golem will feel like an extension of your body, and that's ultimately where I landed once I learned the quirks and how to work with them, not against them.Beyond all the hectic duels, the quieter moments spent exploring the city are fun in their own right thanks to well-layered world design and a brilliant, serene soundtrack from Halo composer Martin O'Donnell. I don't really care to track down every last relic, but I've gone out of my way to try and find all the collectible echoes – short audio messages from Twine's mother that help fill in the story gaps. Golem's scope is just about right – no VR qualifiers needed. It feels like a full experience. Another enemy type or two could've gone a long way (the pesky spear guys aren't enough), but I'm mostly happy.I want to duck back in for a couple more hours at some point, and hopefully the tracking oddities will have been smoothed over by then. It sounds like Highwire is looking to add more control options, too. If you're in any way unsure about the current controls or possible discomfort, I'd advise caution.When everything comes together, Golem has some of the best PlayStation VR combat I've played, and a story worth hearing. When it's off, even a little, frustration follows. If you can tolerate backtracking and don't mind dealing with occasional VR tech idiosyncrasies, you're gonna have a grand time.[This review is based on a retail build of the game provided by the publisher.] CPU: Info CPU SPEED: Dual Core CPU RAM: 4 GB OS: Microsoft Windows 7.1/8/8.1/10 VIDEO CARD: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities PIXEL SHADER: 4.0 VERTEX SHADER: 4.0 FREE DISK SPACE: 3 GB

When SuperSport United left-back Onismor Bhasera returned to the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to join Bidvest Wits in 2013, having left the country in 2010, many wrote him off, feeling he was past his prime.Before leaving Kaizer Chiefs for English league two side Plymouth in 2010, Bhasera, 34, had a fruitful quarter dozens of years at Naturena, helping Amakhosi win the 2007 Telkom Knockout.After three years of regular football with Plymouth, where he registered more than 100 appearances, Bhasera didn't show any signs of slowing down as he made the left-back position at Wits his own until, he joined SuperSport in 2016.During his three-year stint at Wits, Bhasera amassed 64 games across all competitions, while at Matsatsantsa he's played 101 to date.The Zimbabwean-born defender has chalked up his longevity and consistency to living a principled life, where nutrition and exercising take precedence."I have always made sure I stay away from dirty lifestyle. Things like alcohol, nightclubs and smoking are dangerous and I have always avoided them," Bhasera told Sowetan."I have always taken care of my body. I am mindful of what I eat. I always eat healthy. My body is the one that puts food on the table for me, so it's important that I respect it in return, by staying fit."The veteran full-back is also kept going by his desire to be an astute role model to upcoming players."There's a lot of youngsters coming through the system. Some of them look up to us as seniors, so you don't just want to be a senior player, but you must be one who leads by example," said Bhasera.Bhasera hasn't thought about the day he'll hang up his boots.The Matsatsantsa man still harbours a dream of winning the league.

We’ve all read about downforce, but photographer Max Edleston and I are now experiencing the phenomenon.It becomes noticeable at 180mph, when our Lamborghini’s gobsmacking Rosso Bia body begins to squeeze high-frequency suspension vibrations into submission, smoothing the flow. At 195mph, the force exerted on the front apron means effort is required to make tentative steering corrections. At 210mph, 10 screeching cylinders are all but drowned out by torrential oncoming air, which isn’t surprising because the Huracán Performante is now making almost eight times the downforce of a basic Huracán.Less than 1400kg of aluminium, plastic, ‘forged’ carbon-composite, Alcantara and ego has bolted itself to the road with a resolve that messes with your head. Only a moment ago, this thing seemed one of the most agile, flickable supercars out there. Now it’s an anvil on wheels. Far from feeling loose or frightening, by the time we nudge the wall (not for want of power but of a taller seventh gear), our Performante is travelling with trance-like calm amid a maelstrom of physics. According to the dials, the wall sits at a faintly absurd and totally exhilarating 216mph. Lift off, coast for a moment, tickle the other pedal… and breathe. Much as the sustained discharge of 631bhp leaves you speechless, it’s not the only reason we’re on an autobahn. Lamborghini needed this car chaperoned back home to Sant’Agata Bolognese from the Goodwood Festival of Speed and, when asked to go long and hard in arguably the greatest driver’s Lambo to date, the only answer is ‘sì’. On arrival, we’ll visit the factory to assess how much of an upheaval the company’s entry into the world of SUVs has created, but for now it’s all about having one last blast with what, in the future, we’ll undoubtedly refer to as a proper Lamborghini.It’s an enviable trip, but also one that raises some interesting questions. For one, how polished is too polished? Modern engineering means even trackday specials like the £215,000 Performante could, by the coating of their titanium con-rods, now have the breadth for grand touring. The ridiculous (deliberate?) absence of a solitary cupholder, doorbin or even a glovebox suggests otherwise, but so far the car’s ride quality has been exemplary given its role as a Nürburgring blade. To our surprise, the leather buckets – stitched with proud, vivid tricolore stripes to match the ones exploding along the outer sills – are also decently comfy. Close the exhaust valves that transformed our Eurotunnel carriage into the longest, wildest didgeridoo in existence and the car has manners, too. The violence can be suppressed and then electronically drip-fed in via three driving modes – Strada, Sport and histrionic Corsa – along with your right ankle’s angle of attack, but you do have a choice. Question is, should there ever be a choice with cars as beautifully unhinged as the Huracán Performante? Everywhere we go, the reaction to its sinful LED headlights, prehistoric silhouette and rear plumage is the same. People turn, their mouths fall open and the hand then points. In Italy, that’s your cue to pull both paddles, dropping the transmission in neutral, and depress the accelerator. The visible enjoyment of everyone else tells you two things. First, unlike aristocratic Ferrari and po-faced Porsche, the cars that mad Lamborghini builds are strangely classless, like Hawaiian shirts. They’re the good guys: everybody loves them. Second, supercars will always capture the imagination and reveal something about the person who sees one go by.Returning to the question, I think most people would rather cars like this left us tired and aching but wired and desperate for another hit, rather than frustrated by a perceived lack of grit. But if a sweet spot between does exist, our route to Italy gives ample opportunity to see whether the Performante nails it.There is the autobahn, which we pick up at Kradenbach in the Rhineland. It’s a theatre in which the Performante actually does pretty well, with its speed, soft mid-engined-style spring rates and reasonable 25mpg cruising economy; this from a 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10 that will go down as one of the greatest-ever road-car engines. Later on we’ll reach Baden-Baden, from where the evocatively named Black Forest High Road flows southeast, wide and smooth over low, densely wooded mountains. Day two sees us over the much more technical Silvretta Pass in Austria before heading to Innsbruck, then down into the wealthy, industrialist plains of northern Italy and Lamborghini’s hometown. It’s about 1200 miles all-in, further than many owners will drive these cars annually. More fool them. Back to topTwo-hundred miles evaporate and we reach the Black Forest at sunset, where the Performante performs its party piece, which is to rip into the road surface with Pirelli tyres that feel more like crampons and allow you to get the digital tacho whirring like a Catherine wheel. The chassis won’t freely adopt little slip angles like a Ferrari 488 Pista and doesn’t do the same gratifying rear-flavoured poise as a Porsche GT2 RS, but the grip and millimetric accuracy with which you can aim the cartoonishly fanged nose is astounding.It feels intuitive, too; not like an Aventador, which adds to the general air of excitement by making you guess just how much grip is left. The younger brother is a more condensed machine that will let you coax it close to the white lines – closer than perhaps any other supercar. And when you also have an 8750rpm engine of this calibre at your disposal, having confidence in your ability to place the car so precisely makes it easy not only to like, but to love, almost unconditionally. These are the first genuinely good roads on this trip and it takes the Lamborghini all of three third-gear corners to remind us that it is the definitive get-in-and-go-wild supercar. The Silvretta proves a tougher challenge, its corners tighter and slower. Though four-wheel drive and the V10’s lake of torque make short work of the switchbacks, what you really want here is an M2 Competition or Alpine A110. More slithery, even if a rain shower does lower the limits of adhesion enough for the Performante to show that its margin of initial understeer is impressively narrow before the tail starts to arc. Most Lamborghinis don’t handle like this, instead doggedly washing wide, but if the firm is to challenge Ferrari and Porsche on a level beyond superficial personality, future models will need to be more like the Performante.After two days, we arrive at Via Modena, 12, 40019 Sant’Agata Bolognese with fly-pocked front radiators and having funnelled 300 litres of superunleaded into the Huracán’s 83-litre tank. I’m tired but not aching. In fact, I’d turn the car around and do it all again, because I’m desperate for another hit.This article was originally published on 6 October 2019. We're revisiting some of Autocar's most po[CENSORED]r features to provide engaging content in these challenging times.

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Nine young SIGNIS communication professionals just graduated from a fellowship programme in India have created an interactive communication tool, Unfold Nest. It is inspired by Laudato sì.Isaac Atchikiti, 26, comes from Togo. He attended the course and recently shared his experience with Vatican News’ English Africa Service.English Africa Service - Vatican CityThe Certificate in Compassion and Social Communication is a programme developed by the Xavier University of Bhubaneshwar, India, in close collaboration with SIGNIS – the World Catholic Association for Communication. The programme launched in January, this year, with nine young communicators from Argentina, Cuba, Philippines, India, Mexico and Togo.Asked about Unfold Nest and his experience during the three months stay in India, Isaac said the experience was a profoundly challenging journey.“The starting point of my journey, I think, was the willingness I had – a yearning. I wanted to learn something new and to rethink many things I have taken for granted in my lifestyle and faith. I was looking for an engaging experience that would allow me to break my boundaries. When I came across this programme, I realised this is what I was looking for,” Isaac said.He continued, “The fellowship allowed me to explore local and global socio-ecological issues. Thanks to the interdisciplinary and inter-faith nature of the programme, study, daily reflection, and fellowship with colleagues, I feel that I have matured into new knowledge and wisdom. The Fellowship allowed me to go deep into the meaning of compassion. I am now more mindful about the cry of the poor and that of the Earth. I must emphasise that during the Fellowship programme, we had constant engagement with the encyclical of Pope Francis, Laudato sì, It is an enlightening document," narrated Isaac.Isaac said he found the sessions on Laudato sì, life changing. This is because “I was made more conscious of the critical challenges faced by Mother Earth. I could not have reached this level of ecological awareness I have today without this great learning journey."According to Isaac, Unfold Nest is, first, an interactive, multi-narrative and transmedia flipbook. The experience of interacting with this flipbook offers an immersive experience to the person engaging with it. The person should come away with a desire for conservation and protection of our “common home" - the earth.SIGNIS is the World Catholic Association for Communication. It brings together radio, television, cinema, video, media education, Internet, and new technology professionals.Laudato si, the second encyclical of Pope Francis was published on 24 May 2015. This year marks its fifth anniversary.

Called the JD70 after founder Joop Donkervoort, it is claimed to be the first production road car able to exceed 2G of lateral acceleration (cornering force) on its standard road tyres. It's an evolution of the D8 GTO sports car that was released in 2011. Called the JD70 after founder Joop Donkervoort, it is claimed to be the first production road car able to exceed 2G of lateral acceleration (cornering force) on its standard road tyres. It's an evolution of the D8 GTO sports car that was released in 2011.The D8 GTO JD70 is powered by a 415bhp version of Audi Sport’s 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbocharged engine, making it the maker’s most powerful model yet. That’s fitted in a car with a kerbweight of less than 700kg - down to 680kg depending on equipment specified - and puts power through a five-speed manual gearbox.The result is a 0-62mph time of 2.7sec and 0-124mph in 7.7sec. Donkervoort claims the JD70 can hit 1.02g during straight-line acceleration. The top speed is pegged at 174mph.The super-high weight is achieved using bodywork made almost entirely (95%) from carbonfibre. The chassis is a tubular steel ladder frame with added carbon, to boost strength, and aluminium to further reduce weight. Three-way adjustable Intrax dampers sit at each corner, as do specialist Tarox brakes with six-piston callipers at the front. The front wings feature a louvred design that enhances air flow for an improved top speed, while a redesigned front end, prominent rear diffuser and 'cycle-wing' wheel covers help to generate 80kg of downforce at the rear, and 50kg at the front. Also unique to the JD70 is a new side exit exhaust system that also enables it to pass EU6D-Temp emissions tests.Despite the hardcore specs, the brand is keen to point out this has been “developed with both the road and the racetrack in mind”. It’s the first Donkervoort ever fitted with electric power steering, with race-spec adjustable assistance to maintain “traditional steering intimacy”. Variable traction control is also fitted.Just 70 examples of the JD70 will be produced at a cost of £141,677 each. Over half of these are claimed to have been sold already as pre-orders opened late last year.

Above: Protesters gather at the One American News Network (OAN) headquarters in San Diego on June 13, 2020.About two dozen protesters gathered Saturday at the headquarters of One America News, a San Diego-based cable news channel that has been criticized for tailoring its content to one of its most high-profile viewers, President Donald Trump.Some of the protesters held signs. One read, “stop lying start caring,” another, “lies should not be a business.” A third had a drawing of what appeared to be Trump exhaling smoke from a pipe forming the letters, “OAN.”Protest organizer John Brunelle cited an OAN report broadcast last week which suggested Martin Gugino, a 75-year old man who was hospitalized with a head injury after being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police officers, had links to the so-called Antifa movement, as a reason for the protest. Gugino’s attorney has described him as a peace activist.“The president listens to them, watches them. I don’t understand how any human being who has that much power over what the president could hear could use that for hate and for violence,” Brunelle said.The day before OAN broadcast its story about Gugino, Trump tweeted, “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?”The OAN story appears to answer the president’s question. “In the video, you can clearly see (Gugino) waving his phone over the officers’ chests, which is exactly what you do if you are using a capture scanner,” reporter Pearson Sharp said.OAN CEO Robert Herring emerged from the building twice to speak to protesters. A facebook video taken by one of the protesters showed Herring telling the group that if they could prove something OAN said was wrong that he would take it back and give them, “a hundred bucks.”A man can be heard responding, “The burden of proof is on the person making the claim. You have to prove he is Antifa.”Earlier this week Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, criticized OAN saying the story was not, "responsible journalism."“These dangerous and unsubstantiated accusations seek to distract from the goals of peaceful protesters who want to see important changes in our country. The president also has a responsibility and duty to be honest about what is and is not happening in the streets,” Peters said in a

You may not be an action movie fan, but you still watch them sometimes. Some are good and exciting start-to-finish, others lose you somewhere along the way, and you can’t figure out what the hell you’re watching anymore. They’re definitely a “hit-or-miss” for most movie-goers. But there are times when a movie is almost certainly going to flop, judging from the promo materials, but when you see it on the big screen, you just can’t look away. Like, who thought that the Jumanji movie with Dwayne Johnson would be so good?Here are 7 action movies that surprised us all!1. “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014)Remember how cool the movie Groundhog Day was? Woah, time loops! Infinite Possibilities! Imagine all that plus weird aliens and Tom Cruise instead of Bill Murray. To put it bluntly, people thought it was going to be a regular Tom Cruise action movie, nothing special. I guess they should have read up on the source material. Edge of Tomorrow was based on an incredible manga – Live. Die. Repeat. And if there’s one thing a mangaka knows how to do is craft a story. In the end, we got one of the best movies of 2014! Judge Dredd is an outstanding piece of comic book fiction, and the old movie 1995 with Sly Stallone instantly became a cult classic. So when the news about a reboot hit the streets, everyone immediately jumped on the hate wagon. Turns out, they were dead wrong, because the 2012 version lives on to be one of the most underrated action movies ever.

There may be an abundance of bad news at the moment, but the automotive industry that will emerge the other side of this crisis will be leaner and greener.Tough decisions will be taken on restructuring, not just in jobs but also in manufacturing, development and even the existence and make-up of brands. But if there was ever any doubt over a switch to electrification, there’s none now.As pollution has dropped with fewer vehicles on the road, the public has seen that there’s another way. Legislators are already forcing manufacturers towards cleaner, greener vehicles and, having now tasted better air quality, the public’s opinion will be with them.“I believe that the best thing from the Covid-19 crisis is that it’s forcing an aged industry to finally take the plunge,” says Felipe Muñoz, Jato Dynamics’ global analyst. “Until now, not even tough regulations forced the OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] to evolve. They don’t have other options with this crisis. It’s time to have a more flexible, mobility-focused and efficient industry. Covid-19 will allow it to get there.”Whether you see that as good news comes down to whether or not you’re enamoured by the idea of an EV in the first place. But the fact is that the UK’s planned 2032 ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars now looms larger than ever, and all investments will be channelled towards that.

One of the first tasks the group will undertake is drafting an amendment to enshrine its collective commitment to anti-racism in the English UK rules.“We are listening and learning how we can do better”“Racism is unacceptable,” the organisation said. “As international educators working in the UK ELT sector, we strive to bring communities together. We are listening and learning how we can do better.”“We’re not particularly diverse, that is evident when you attend any conferences or events,” interim chief executive at English UK, Jodie Gray said.“I think there are occasional but too often overt instances of racism that make people feel uncomfortable, but they don’t know how to react.”Examples may include requests school receive for certain host families or teachers, she continued.“Sometimes those requests or our response to them are brushed under the carpet as part of working with different cultures… [that] they are just part of working in an international environment.”Additionally, the way the sector tends to promote and market itself – relying on images relating to tradition and history, such as castles, Big Ben, world-renowned universities rather than on diversity and multiculturalism – is another area the group will explore.“I think it’s important that we acknowledge where we can improve,” Gray added.For professionals in the sector interested in being involved, contact English UK.

English actress Sophie Turner revealed her baby bump for the first time on a walk with husband singer Joe Jonas in Los Angeles on Tuesday (May 12).The pair, who were in self-isolation for the past few months, were spotted wearing face masks on their walk. Turner wore black leggings and a long black hoodie that covered her bump.The 24-year-old tied the knot with Jonas in two separate ceremonies, one in Las Vegas and the other in southern France, last year. They had been engaged for two years before they married, as Turner was still filming the hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones (2011 to 2019).During an appearance on GQ magazine's video Q&A series Actually Me on May 8, Jonas said the couple's wedding ceremony at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas had been a spontaneous decision and they did not inform their families beforehand.The secret ceremony was leaked to the public when the couple's friend American DJ Diplo livestreamed the proceedings on his Instagram page.There have been pregnancy rumours since the start of the year, when Turner was spotted wearing baggy clothes and visiting toy shops.

The average age of a car registered in the United States is about 12 years. Past that point, the more tired ones that no longer pass inspections or aren’t worth keeping on the road usually end up in a junkyard where they spend weeks waiting for mechanics, enthusiasts or thrifty commuters to pull what they need.When there’s nothing left, they’re fed to a crusher that flattens them like a pancake. Most mass-produced cars are later mass-destroyed; the new car market would collapse otherwise. Here’s our highlights from trips we’ve taken around America, before recent stay-in-place orders:

To help fly the flag for English and Welsh wine, retailers are being encouraged to host virtual events and winemaker tastings via Zoom and Instagram Live, in addition to promoting special offers on home-grown drops.During the week, a slew of English vineyards will be hosting virtual tours and tastings, and partnering with local retailers on special offers.“We’ve seen a huge amount of resourcefulness and creativity among both our members and the wine trade over the last few months, and we are keen to harness this to further support our industry during English Wine Week,” said Julia Trustram Eve, marketing manager of WineGB.“Our #EnglishWineNights across social media have been a huge success, and we want to build on this increased awareness and goodwill for English wine producers by shining a light on them during English Wine Week.“With several key summer events taking place during this period including Father’s Day and the summer solstice, it’s the perfect time to promote English Wines for summer”, she added.English wine week will also shine a light on sustainability in the GB wine industry. For more information on English Wine Week, click