From 14 Hours Productions comes Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, an eggcellent idle RPG for mobile. Inspired by the po[CENSORED]r 90s virtual pets, Tamagotchis, Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is part idle RPG, part pet simulation game. In Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago, the Fairy Queen tasks you with raising elf heroes to protect the realm from the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord's minions have begun plaguing the countryside, and it's up to you to raise and train heroes to stop them. You’ll begin by caring for and protecting your egg from harsh elements and ferocious wildlife. Once your egg hatches, the adorable creature that emerges is ready to become a hero. You’ll train your hatchling with weapons and study material to upgrade its intelligence, strength, and dexterity. Of course, you'll also need to care for your hatchling by feeding and bathing it. Since Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago is an idle game, your hatchling can continue to grow into a hero while you’re away from the game. Just add tasks to the queue before logging out, and your little hero can continue to train and grow. Once your little hero has trained enough, you can send them out to explore dungeons and find hidden treasures. Powerful enemies will lie in wait, so be sure your hatchling is well-prepared. If your pet falls in battle, you'll receive a new egg to nurture and protect. Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago features more than 30 colour palettes you can use to customize your experience. For instance, the Winter palette gives your world a frosty look, while the Sunset palette is calming. You can change your colour palette at any time. Yolk Heroes: A Long Tamago launches on the App Store, Google Play, itch.io, and Steam on April 30th. To learn more about the game and stay up to date with all the latest news, follow developer Matthew M. Riiter on X (Twitter). https://www.pocketgamer.com/yolk-heroes-a-long-tamago/coming-to-mobile-in-april/

Today at GDC, Roblox unveiled a pair of AI technologies aiming to streamline 3D modeling for the platform's boundless legion of content creators. The tools aim to automatically prepare 3D models for animation and provide AI-powered texture generation, offering either a way to offload some creative tedium, or to accelerate the expansion of the company's exploitable labor pool, depending on how charitably you want to look at it. The first of the announced tools, Avatar Auto Setup, automatically handles the rigging of humanoid models, which prepares the model for animation—in this case, for use as a Roblox avatar. "With just a click, Auto Setup will automatically rig, cage, segment, and skin 3D models," Roblox said in a provided press release, claiming the tech cuts a process that can take days down to a handful of minutes. The second tool, Texture Generator, uses predictive image generation to create a texture for a 3D object based on a text prompt. "We are showcasing new technologies and opportunities to create, scale, and monetize on the platform in support of our vision to empower the creation of anything, anywhere, by anyone,” Nick Tornow, Vice President of Creator Engineering at Roblox, said in the provided press release. The "by anyone" there sticks out, considering that just last month Roblox was accused in a class-action lawsuit of building a platform founded on the exploitation of child labor. Included demo footage of the new Roblox Studio features shows a baby-faced mannequin as it's processed by Avatar Auto Setup for avatar use. Before demonstrating the model's automated rigging with a standard running animation, the model gets slapped with a set of clothes thanks to its freshly-generated attachment points for Roblox cosmetics. Luckily for our nameless figure, I'm not basing any impressions on style points, because they've been garbed as a fantasy ranger with the world's worst haircut/headwear pairing. But hey, the auto-rigging looks like it works.Likewise, Roblox showed a set of 3D models with textures provided by the new prompt-based Texture Generator. A 3D mesh of a backpack gets skinned with the prompt "designer backpack, weathered red leather," and the generated texture does, indeed, look like weathered red leather. Roblox also showed an automatically-textured treasure chest, an armchair, and a bear that cycles through a few textures: one armored, one icy, another cybernetic. Roblox says in the press release that Texture Generator can be used to "prototype new looks," which matches the quality of the results. The textures match the input prompts, but look more "starting point" than "finished product." https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/roblox-reveals-new-ai-powered-3d-modeling-tools-to-empower-the-creation-of-anything-anywhere-by-anyone-which-were-probably-not-meant-to-read-too-closely/

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday reiterated that June is the month in which policymakers will consider bringing interest rates lower. “By June we will have a new set of projections that will confirm whether the inflation path we foresaw in our March forecast remains valid,” Lagarde said in a speech in Frankfurt. Her message overall was highly positive on the path on inflation, despite flagging geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing domestic price pressures. Euro zone inflation cooled to 2.6% in February, though the print for services remained stickier at 3.9%. “Unlike in the earlier phases of our policy cycle, there are reasons to believe that the expected disinflationary path will continue,” Lagarde said, stressing confidence in the latest set of staff macroeconomic projections, which see inflation averaging 2.3% in 2024, 2% in 2025, and 1.9% in 2026. The euro zone’s central bank has held rates steady since bringing them to a record high in September. Until its March meeting, the bank’s messaging was that it was too early to discuss when to start rate cuts. It next meets in April, then June. Lagarde said Wednesday that it would judge its three criteria — the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary transmission — to gain “sufficient confidence to begin the dialling-back phase in which we make policy less restrictive.” une has been flagged as a key month by numerous members of the ECB’s Governing Council, which votes on the path of rates. In a phrase repeated by Lagarde on Wednesday, ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane told CNBC last week that the central bank would “learn a lot by April, [and] a lot more by June.” Earlier this month, Dutch central bank head Klaas Knot told a media briefing that he had “pencilled in June for a first rate cut,” according to Reuters. The June meeting is considered a potential turning point, as it will be the first gathering for which data from spring wage negotiations will be available. The ECB is on alert for potential knock-on inflationary effects from rising salaries. Market attention is now moving to how many rate cuts the ECB is likely to carry out over the course of this year. Money markets indicate three cuts taking place by December, along with a potential fourth, according to Reuters data. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/20/european-central-banks-lagarde-says-june-data-key-for-rate-cut-decision.html

The 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT43 has been revealed; the coupe will follow the AMG GT55 and GT63 models, which are slated to arrive later this spring. The GT43 has a 416-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that pairs with rear-wheel drive. Pricing for the '25 AMG GT43 coupe will be revealed closer to its launch. The Mercedes-AMG news faucet is currently all the way open. Details about the second generation of the AMG GT coupe just keep flowing. The latest iteration debuted last fall, and yesterday pricing for the 2024 AMG GT55 and GT53 models was announced. Now, Mercedes has revealed the 2025 AMG GT43 coupe. Meet the AMG GT43 The new entry-level GT43 coupe has some noticeable changes compared with the higher trims, namely power delivery. The GT43 packs a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 416 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque; the engine also features a 48-volt hybrid system. It's essentially the same turbo four found in the Mercedes-AMG C43 sports sedan, which in our hands hit 60 mph in 3.9 seconds. The GT43 coupe makes slightly more power, but Mercedes claims it will take closer to 4.5 seconds to reach 60 mph. The 402-hp C43 features standard all-wheel drive, while the GT43 coupe comes with rear-wheel drive. Compared with the other AMG coupes, the GT43 is down on power and traction, but it's RWD configuration arguably provides more fun. Both the GT55 and GT63 models feature Mercedes's twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 making 469 and 577 horses, respectively. Mercedes claims the GT63 will hit 60 mph in three seconds flat. Aero Trickery Despite having the least power of the bunch, the GT43 has a few tricks up its metaphorical sleeve to help aid performance. The front fascia features a hidden louver system that closes to reduce drag or opens when maximum cooling is needed. At the rear of the car, the retractable spoiler dances up and down, depending on the driving situation. Mercedes says the spoiler has five positions above 50 mph to either optimize handling stability or reduce drag. While the 2024 AMG GT55 and GT63 coupes are scheduled to arrive in the U.S. sometime this spring, the wait will be a bit longer for the GT43. The new entry-level coupe will eventually go on sale as a 2025 model, with pricing to arrive closer to its launch date. With the mightier AMG GT coupes receiving large price hikes for 2024, we think it's likely that the GT43 will start above $100K. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a60244186/2025-mercedes-amg-gt43-coupe-details/

Horses are a group of animals of the family Equidae. They are herbivores, which means they eat grass and other plants. Some plants are dangerous for them, like ragwort, lemongrass (oil grass) and sometimes acorns. The standard horse is the species Equus caballus. It was domesticated from wild horses by humans at least 5000 years ago. They are large, strong animals and some breeds are used to pull heavy loads. Racehorses can gallop up to 30 miles an hour. A male horse is a stallion, and a female horse is a mare, while the general term for a young horse is a foal. A young female horse is a filly, and a young male horse is a colt. A castrated horse is a gelding. Horses have hooves which need protection by horseshoes from hard or rough ground. A horse is related to the rhino and tapir in the order Perissodactyla. Early horses[change | change source] A group of horses The evolution of horses has been well studied. Fifty million years ago, there were no horses as we know them now. Of the earliest fossil horse, the North American one is called Eohippus, and the Eurasian one is called Hyracotherium. Both were small animals: Eohippus was the larger of the two at twice the size of a terrier dog. Many changes occurred between those little animals and today's horses. These changes are best explained as adaptations. To its changing ecological niche, from a small forest-dweller eating nuts and fruit to a more significant forest browser eating leaves and small branches. Finally, the modern horse is a grazer on open grassland, with different teeth, legs for running, and a much larger size. Significant changes happened in the mid-Miocene when the climate cooled and grassland replaced forests. This change continued, and several groups of mammals changed from browsers to grazers. Horses and humans[change | change source] Horses pulling a plough Horses have been domesticated for at least 5000 years. Humans have used them in many different ways for travel, work, food, pleasure and show. Cavalry horses were used in war until the mid-20th century. They are used for riding and transport. They are also used for carrying things, pulling carts, or helping plough farmers' fields in agriculture. People have used selective breeding to make more giant horses do heavy work. Some people keep horses as pets. Today, horses are mainly used for entertainment and sports. They are also still used for work and transportation in some places. Horses are used in equestrianism, and equine sports such as cross-country, show jumping, and other events. Show jumping, cross-country, and dressage are Olympic sports. "Equus" is the old Latin word for horse. Other uses of horses[change | change source] Horsehide is a rugged leather made from the skin of horses. Horsehair is used to create a stiff fabric. Horsehair can also be used as a stuffing for furniture. Horsehair can be mixed with plaster to make it strong. People can use horse bones to make gelatin for food. People can also use the bones to make glue. Animal glue is still preferred by some woodworkers. Horses are used all over the world to carry people and pull carts. Big cities use them to help police watch and protect people in crowds. Mare[change | change source] A mare is a female horse. Other female equines are also sometimes called mares. Before the mare's third birthday, the mare is called a filly. When a mare wants to mate, the mare is called in heat. This part of the oestrous cycle lasts about three weeks. Mares are more prone to being temperamental. Some people would call this being "mare-ish." https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse

Referees' chief Howard Webb has said the video assistant referee was right not to interfere as Liverpool were not given a late penalty in their recent 1-1 draw with Manchester City. City winger Jeremy Doku caught Alexis Mac Allister with a high boot in the area in the final seconds of the match. But on-field referee Michael Oliver did not award the Reds a spot-kick, and VAR Stuart Attwell agreed. "It's split a lot of opinion, hasn't it?" said Webb. "It's one of those, for sure - if the referee gives it on the field, it would have been a 'check complete' by the VAR. "Equally, having not given it, it's also 'check complete'. You hear Michael Oliver say the ball's in between two players going together. "The ball is too low to head. Doku lifts his foot to play the ball, and he does make contact on the ball. "And yes, we know there's some contact on Mac Allister as well. Mac Allister comes into him. Mac Allister is not really playing the ball either. So, I understand why it's split opinion." Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Mac Allister both felt the challenge should have resulted in a penalty for their side. "The VAR stays out of it. I think that is what we would we would expect," added Webb on Match Officials Mic'd Up, a Premier League Productions programme which analyses VAR decisions from previous games. Recap: All the key VAR talking points and reaction from Webb's Mic'd Up show "The VAR looks at it and doesn't see a clear-and-obvious situation. You see something that's pretty subjective and therefore stays out of it, and the feedback we've had from people within the game is that this is a pretty subjective situation. It's split opinion. "So on that basis, the VAR, working to that high threshold kind of followed the right course in not getting involved." Webb previously said that Liverpool should have had a penalty in December's 1-1 draw against Arsenal, while the Reds were also on the wrong side of a decision when VAR wrongly ruled out a Luis Diaz goal in a 2-1 defeat by Tottenham - an error acknowledged by referees' governing body PGMOL. On the show Webb was also asked about the time VAR decisions are taking and said the average length of check is 38 seconds "normally completed before the game even restarts after a goal is scored or penalty is awarded". He added that delays due to the VAR when the game has to stop "comes out just over a minute on average per game". Webb added: "We're always working to be as efficient as we can be. We go through training sessions where we're working on accuracy first and foremost, but also speed, embedding some good processes." West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (17 March) - Tomas Soucek goal disallowed for handball The Hammers thought they had scored a late winner against Villa in their 1-1 draw when Tomas Soucek got on the end of James Ward-Prowse's free-kick, which appeared to strike team-mate Jarrod Bowen before going in. Referee Jarred Gillett awarded the goal but, after VAR Tony Harrington recommended it be disallowed for a Soucek handball after a lengthy check that took more than five minutes, Gillett reviewed the incident on a screen and agreed it should be chalked off. "It was quite a complicated sequence, wasn't it, with quite a lot going off?" said Webb. "When the guys look back on this one, they'll see some areas where they could be a bit quicker and speed this process up a bit. "This is a situation of the player that's assisting (Soucek) deliberately bringing their arm forward in the opinion of the VAR, but that's a subjective matter and that's why the referee goes to the screen and makes the final decision. "So, a correct outcome, it just took a bit of time to get there." https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68609867

Cameron: UK continues to 'push Israel to allow more crossings to be open' into Gaza for aid delivery The UK’s foreign secretary, David Cameron, has said his country continues to “push Israel to allow more crossings to open and for longer, and for healthcare, water and sanitation to be restored.” The statement came as the UK said it had provided food for 275,000 people. 1.1 million people have been described as experiencing “catastrophic” food shortages, with a UN-backed report on Monday stating that famine was “imminent” in northern Gaza. Cameron, the former UK prime minister, said: It’s crucial that we keep the flow of aid moving into Gaza to end the suffering, and that’s why this latest delivery of aid by the World Food Programme (WFP) is so vitally important. The IPC’s report warns of imminent famine. We need sustained humanitarian access by road to get more aid in. We continue to push Israel to allow more crossings to open and for longer, and for healthcare, water and sanitation to be restored. The UK Foreign Office said more than 2,000 tonnes of food aid funded by the UK had crossed the border and was being distributed by the WFP. WHO documents over 400 attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza since 7 October The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an infographic illustrating attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Gaza it has recorded between 7 October 2023 and 12 March 2024. It says: Since 7 October, WHO has documented 410 attacks on health care in the Gaza Strip. Attacks have resulted in 685 fatalities, 902 injuries, damage to 99 facilities and affected 104 ambulances. Two-fifths (38%) of attacks were in Gaza City, a quarter (23%) in North Gaza, and over a quarter (28%) in Khan Younis. Health care is #NotATarget. WHO calls for the respect of international law and active protection of civilians and health care. The scenes we are seeing unfold in Israel and Gaza mark a new chapter in the Middle East conflict. The consequences and scale of losses are already devastating, and the recent attack – and the war that now follows – is likely to shape global politics for years to come. With correspondents on the ground and reporters updating this liveblog 24/7, the Guardian is well-placed to provide comprehensive, fact-checked reporting, to help all of us make sense of this perilous moment for the region. Reader-funded and free from commercial influence, we can report fearlessly on world events as they develop. We believe everyone deserves equal access to accurate news. Help power the Guardian’s journalism and enable us to keep our quality reporting open for everyone. If you can, please support us on a monthly basis. It takes less than a minute to set up. Thank you. Haaretz reports that Israel’s high court has passed an Israeli request to demolish the home of Israeli-occupied West Bank resident Khaled Abed Alfatah Almukhtasab. In October he seriously injured an Israeli police officer in a shooting in occupied East Jerusalem. Chen Maanit writes for the paper that “this will be the first time Isreali authorities demolish the house of a Palestinian attacker whose attack caused no fatalities.”Also on the news wires are the latest pictures from inside Gaza, and the scenes at al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al Balah, where the bodies of Palestinians killed by overnight Israeli airstrikes on the Nusairat refugee camp have been taken. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/20/middle-east-crisis-live-blinken-due-in-region-for-truce-negotiations-as-us-calls-on-israel-to-increase-aid-to-gaza

Nick movie: The Conspiracy Of Dark Falls Time: 1 hour and 40 Netflix / Amazon / HBO: N\A Duration of the movie: see the Movie Trailer:

Artist: Abr diab Real Name: Amr Birth Date /Place: 11 October 1961 \ Bor Saeed Age: 62 Social status (Single / Married): Married Artist Picture: Musical Genres: Singer Awards: N\A Top 3 Songs (Names): خليك فاكرني \ العالم الله \ نور العين Other Information: Nothing

Live Performance Title: Beautful Relaxing Music Strees Relife Piano Music Sleep Music Meditation Music 24\7 Signer Name: N\A Live Performance Location: N\A Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video

Music title: Badshah X Karan Aujla - God Damm (official Video) | Hiten | Ek Rha Raja Signer: Jiten \ Ek Tha Raja Release date: 19\3\2024 Official YouTube link:

Dont post your info here

Rejected You Never Be Admin You are in Blacklist T\C

Nickname: GL HERO SHIMA Video author: Techno Gamerz Name of the game: PALWORLD Link video: Rate this video 1-10: 10

Updated on March 6th, 2024 Here it is: the list of the best mobile games of 2024 so far! We'll be adding more reviews as the games get released, so make sure to bookmark this page and check it every now and then. You can also have a look at the best mobile games of 2023 if you're feeling a little nostalgic! ALL THE MOBILE GAMES WE'VE REVIEWED IN 2024 Every year, we review hundreds of new mobile games, picking out the cream of the crop for you to play. It's not as easy a process as you might think. For a start, there's definitely no time to review everything - our editors and reviewers look through the stacks of titles released each month and pick out those which we think have the most promise. There are tens of thousands of mobile games released every year, and we only have so much time. So, even before games are reviewed, they're filtered through on multiple levels before that selection. But, with us doing so many reviews each year, we thought it was sensible to create this resource, so that you can, at a quick glance, see the best mobile games of 2024 by review ranking. We'll let you in on what might be quite a well-known secret: the teams at Steel Media (that's Pocket Gamer, Pocket Gamer France, 148Apps, App Spy, and more) really love mobile games - as well we should, because we've been reviewing them for over 15 years now, or, if you want to do that weird thing people do where they add up the collective years to get an obscene number, the sites have been reviewing mobile games for over fifty years collectively... That means that there's a lot of knowledge in these halls, and it also means that we are quite precise when it comes to picking which ones we do decide to review. Below you will find - by awarded score and within that, alphabetical order - each of the games we've chosen to review this year so far. Decide for yourself which of them are the best mobile games of 2024! 5 Star - 10/10 - Pocket Gamer Platinum Award Caves of Lore review - January 30th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer The Longing mobile review - January 18th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer 4.5 Star - 9/10 - Pocket Gamer Gold Award Ex Astris review - March 5th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Pizza Hero review - January 26th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Slipstream: Rogue Space review - February 19th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom review - January 9th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Yes, Your Grace review - February 5th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer 4 Star - 8/10 - Pocket Gamer Silver Award Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat review - January 11th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Floop's Big House Adventure review - January 25th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Little Nightmares review - January 4th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Love and Deepspace review - January 26th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Methods: Detective Competition review - January 31st, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Please, Touch the Artwork 2 review - February 21st, 2024 - Pocket Gamer One Punch Man: World review - February 15th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Shovel Pirate review - February 26th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Shovel Pirate review - March 5th, 2024 - 148Apps The Flower of Evil review - February 12th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Wytchwood review - February 21st, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Yes, Your Grace review - February 8th, 2024 - 148Apps 3.5 Star - 7/10 - Pocket Gamer Bronze Award Born Again Online review - January 4th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Cross-core review - March 5th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Hidden Through Time 2: Myths and Magic! review - February 28th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Potion Permit review - February 20th, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Puzzle & Dragons Story review - January 3rd, 2024 - Pocket Gamer Recontroller review - February 22nd, 2024 - 148Apps Resident Evil 4 review - February 14th, 2024 - 148Apps Solquence review - January 30th, 2024 - 148Apps https://www.pocketgamer.com/best-games/mobile-games-of-2024/

Bungie announced today that Destiny 2: Into the Light, the two-month stretch of updates and new content that will lead into The Final Shape, will get underway on April 9. The studio will hold three separate livestreams leading up to the big day showcasing hands-on gameplay and the new features, content, and rewards coming to the game. The Final Shape, the conclusion to the Light and Darkness saga that's underpinned the entire Destiny narrative thus far, was supposed to go live in February 2024. Instead, following layoffs at Bungie in October 2023, it was delayed to June 4, forcing Bungie to extend the Season of the Wish to a whopping six months. To keep players engaged, it came up with Into the Light, a series of free content updates, sandbox changes, and quality-of-life updates. What exactly will be added hasn't yet been revealed, but that's where those livestreams come in. They're set to start at 10 am PT/1 pm ET on March 19, March 26, and April 2, and "each will focus on different part of the content update and be presented by our developers, who will be sharing tons of information and providing a hands-on preview," Bungie said. Even if you're not especially interested in the details, there's reason to tune in: Watching at least 30 minutes in total (across all three streams) will earn you the "Those Held Dear" emblem, and if you can tally up two hours of total viewing time you'll also get the Echo Diamond emblem. Be sure to connect your Twitch profile to your Bungie ID so you can claim your stuff. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/destiny-2-into-the-light-the-two-month-series-of-updates-leading-into-the-final-shape-begins-on-april-9/

This month, Labour abandoned its pledge to invest £28bn in carbon-busting measures like home insulations, wind and solar energy, and clean steel manufacturing. Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer blamed this decision on the cost of government borrowing and the state of the UK economy. Next week we are likely to see Labour respond to the government spring budget with similar language. The Labour leadership are desperately keen to present Labour as economically responsible. But if Labour, as current polling suggests, form the UK’s next government, what will happen when they are hamstrung by their own borrowing and debt rules? The party would do well to look over to Germany, to see how they may box themselves into a corner if they come to power. In 2021, after 16 years of conservative rule, the Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) formed a centre-left coalition government in Germany, headed by chancellor Olaf Scholtz. This coalition promised a blend of social justice, environmental action, and support for German industry. Like the UK Labour Party, they also promised fiscal discipline — meaning restrictions on government borrowing and spending. Fast forward three years, and the German government coalition parties, particularly the SPD and FDP have dropped significantly in the polls. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged, now polling at 20%. Germany’s strict “fiscal rules” played a role in this. Back in 2009, Angela Merkel’s government enshrined excessively strict borrowing and spending limits in the German constitution, intended to prevent government debt payments from becoming unaffordable. Olaf Scholz’ coalition aimed to circumvent these borrowing and spending rules by raising government money through “special funds” outside the main budget. But in 2024, these were blocked by the constitutional court, leading to coalition parties cutting the government budgets. The FDP party continues to block attempts to reform these fiscal rules or introduce a wealth tax to raise government revenues. The impact on the German economy has been damaging. For decades, the German government has underinvested in digitalisation, education, health, trains and climate action. This has meant daily services that people depend on have suffered. Underinvestment has led to the productive capacity of Germany being weakened. The things which make an economy stronger — education, health, mobility and innovation — have been neglected. “For decades, the German government has underinvested in digitalisation, education, health, trains and climate action. This has meant daily services that people depend on have suffered.” It is also becoming clear that too little public and private investment is harming German industry. The German economy greatly depends on exporting manufactured goods, particularly to China and the US. But exports to China have declined, and the Chinese government plans to manufacture its own advanced industrial goods to become more self-sufficient. Meanwhile, the US is investing huge amounts of public money in its domestic industries. If German industry is to compete globally and embrace future-proof industries like renewables, heat pumps and semi-conductors, the government needs a different approach to public finance. Today, even industry is making this case. 54 major German multinational companies stated that failure to move to a low-carbon economy has made the climate crisis, energy crisis and cost of living crisis worse. They called on the German government to safeguard Germany’s “economic survival” by pursuing a low-carbon economy and making sure low-income households are supported, which would require changing the rules governing Germany’s borrowing and spending. Right now, the German economy is in recession, public services are crumbling, trains delayed and investments in slashing carbon emissions have slowed (UK reader: does this sound familiar?). This is contributing to many German people feeling insecure, powerless, and mistrustful of their government. Studies have found that austerity measures lead to rising political distrust, which contributes to increased support for extremist parties. While the growing po[CENSORED]rity of the AfD can not solely be attributed to underinvestment in essential sectors over the last decade, underperforming public services foster an environment where far-right beliefs can take hold. It seems particularly problematic when progressive parties, who promise “progress”, implement arbitrary fiscal limits that undermine the very objectives they set out. The ongoing ‘polycrisis,’ marked by ecological catastrophes, the conflict in Ukraine and the high cost of living, will persist in Germany without a boost to public investment. But this requires a government willing to state that fiscal rules are political choices — not objective economic truths. Instead of abandoning its pledge for massive investment in the green industries of the future, the UK Labour Party should have drawn lessons from the experience of the centre-left coalition in Germany. The right kind of public investment, particularly in green sectors like renewables, home insulation or green manufacturing, would boost the UK economy, create thousands of quality jobs, while kicking the UK’s addiction to expensive fossil fuels. Abandoning crucial green investments now is likely to make British people poorer and our economy weaker. Combined with the cost of future climate disasters, refusing to borrow now would lead to more unsustainable debt levels in the future. Watering down climate plans is also unpo[CENSORED]r. Recent polling found that Labour ditching climate policies could lose them a significant number of voters. Any political party does not just need to win an election — it also needs to ensure the long-term viability of its political project. Fulfilling promises for a “decade of national renewal” and “speeding ahead of climate” hinges on Labour committing to serious, sensible public investment. But right now, our fiscal rules are a political straightjacket that progressive projects get caught in time and time again. https://neweconomics.org/2024/02/will-labour-last-in-government-lets-look-to-germany-to-find-out

The 2024 Nissan GT-R lineup is joined by two new limited-production models: the T-spec Takumi Edition and the Skyline Edition. Along with a gold-plated VIN and red-scripted engine badge, the Takumi GT-R pairs Midnight Purple paint with a Mori Green interior. The Skyline Edition brings the JDM moniker to our shores, and the car pairs Bayside Blue paint with a new Sora Blue interior. There's currently a lot of smoke surrounding the R35-generation Nissan GT-R—and we're not talking about tire smoke. There was a recent report out of Japan that Nissan would kill off the current car after the 2025 model year. Parts of that report turned out to be true when Nissan revealed the 2025 version of the Japanese GT-R on the predicted date and said it would be sold in limited numbers. Of course, there was no news about its death. Now, we have details about two new special editions of the 2024 Nissan GT-R that are coming to the U.S. market. It's worth mentioning that earlier this week Car and Driver reached out to a spokesperson on Nissan's U.S. team regarding the rumors about the R35's demise, but they declined to comment. Today the company released details about the T-spec Takumi Edition and the Skyline Edition. Both of these special '24 models will be sold in "very limited number" on our shores, according to Nissan. T-Spec Takumi Edition The term takumi describes master craftsmen in Japan. That's who the 2024 Nissan GT-R T-spec Takumi Edition was inspired by, as they're responsible for the car's hand-built twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6. To commemorate that, it has an engine badge that features red-etched script, and there's also a gold-plated VIN under the hood. The Takumi Edition also comes with all the upgrades found on the regular GT-R T-spec, including carbon-ceramic brakes, gold-painted Rays forged 20-inch wheels, and wider front fenders. Most noticeably, the Takumi Edition wears a mesmerizing paint color called Midnight Purple. Its interior is equally unique with its Mori Green color scheme seen on the seats and other surfaces. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a60216001/2024-nissan-gt-r-limited-production-takumi-skyline-edition-details/

Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the superfamilies Hedyloidea (moth-butterflies in the Americas) and Papilionoidea (all others). The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though they may have originated earlier. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, and like other holometabolous insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, expands its wings to dry, and flies off. Some butterflies, especially in the tropics, have several generations in a year, while others have a single generation, and a few in cold locations may take several years to pass through their entire life cycle.[citation needed] Butterflies are often polymorphic, and many species make use of camouflage, mimicry, and aposematism to evade their predators.[1] Some, like the monarch and the painted lady, migrate over long distances. Many butterflies are attacked by parasites or parasitoids, including wasps, protozoans, flies, and other invertebrates, or are preyed upon by other organisms. Some species are pests because in their larval stages they can damage domestic crops or trees; other species are agents of pollination of some plants. Larvae of a few butterflies (e.g., harvesters) eat harmful insects, and a few are predators of ants, while others live as mutualists in association with ants. Culturally, butterflies are a po[CENSORED]r motif in the visual and literary arts. The Smithsonian Institution says "butterflies are certainly one of the most appealing creatures in nature".[2] Etymology Possibly the original butter-fly.[3] A male brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in flight. The Oxford English Dictionary derives the word straightforwardly from Old English butorflēoge, butter-fly; similar names in Old Dutch and Old High German show that the name is ancient, but modern Dutch and German use different words (vlinder and Schmetterling) and the common name often varies substantially between otherwise closely related languages. A possible source of the name is the bright yellow male of the brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni); another is that butterflies were on the wing in meadows during the spring and summer butter season while the grass was growing.[3][4] Paleontology Further information: Prehistoric Lepidoptera The earliest Lepidoptera fossils date to the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, around 200 million years ago.[5] Butterflies evolved from moths, so while the butterflies are monophyletic (forming a single clade), the moths are not. The oldest known butterfly is Protocoeliades kristenseni from the Palaeocene aged Fur Formation of Denmark, approximately 55 million years old, which belongs to the family Hesperiidae (skippers).[6] Molecular clock estimates suggest that butterflies originated sometime in the mid-Cretaceous, but only significantly diversified during the Cenozoic,[7][8] with one study suggesting a North American origin for the group.[8] The oldest American butterfly is the Late Eocene Prodryas persephone from the Florissant Fossil Beds,[9][10] approximately 34 million years old.[11] Taxonomy and phylogeny Further information: Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera Butterflies are scientifically classified in the macrolepidopteran suborder clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.[citation needed] Traditionally, butterflies have been divided into the superfamily Papilionoidea excluding the smaller groups of the Hesperiidae (skippers) and the more moth-like Hedylidae of America. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the traditional Papilionoidea is paraphyletic with respect to the other two groups, so they should both be included within Papilionoidea, to form a single butterfly group, thereby synonymous with the clade Rhopalocera.[12][13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly

Mohamed Sherif (en arabe : محمد شريف), né le 4 février 1996 au Caire en Égypte, est un footballeur international égyptien qui évolue au poste d'avant-centre au Khaleej FC. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] En club[modifier | modifier le code] Né u Caire en Égypte, Mohamed Sherif est formé par le Wadi Degla. Il joue son premier match en professionnel le 6 juillet 2015, à l'occasion d'une rencontre de championnat face au Misr El Maqasa. Il entre en jeu et son équipe s'impose par deux buts à un1. Il inscrit son premier but en professionnel le 16 mai 2016, lors d'un match de championnat contre l'Assouan SC. Il donne la victoire à son équipe ce jour-là en marquant le seul but de la partie après être entré en jeu2. Le 30 janvier 2018, Mohamed Sherif s'engage en faveur de l'Al Ahly pour un contrat de quatre ans et demi3. Le 24 août 2019, Sherif est prêté pour une saison au ENPPI4. De retour à Al-Ahly en 2020, il se fait remarquer en inscrivant un doublé, et délivrant une passe décisive à Mahmoud Kahraba dès la deuxième journée de championnat, le 18 décembre contre le Ghazl El Mahallah, permettant à son équipe de s'imposer (3-0 score final)5. Avec cette équipe il remporte la Ligue des champions de la CAF en 2020-2021. Titulaire lors de la finale contre le Kaizer Chiefs le 17 juillet 2021, il est l'un des grands artisans de la victoire des siens en ouvrant le score puis en délivrant deux passes décisives. Il est impliqué sur la totalité des buts de son équipe, qui s'impose par trois buts à zéro6. Il s'agit du dixième sacre du club dans cette compétition7. Sherif termine par ailleurs meilleur buteur du tournoi avec six buts8. En août 2023, Mohamed Sherif rejoint l'Arabie saoudite afin de s'engager en faveur du Khaleej FC. En sélection[modifier | modifier le code] Mohamed Sherif honore sa première sélection avec l'équipe nationale d'Égypte le 17 novembre 2020, en étant titularisé face au Togo. Il se distingue en inscrivant aussi son premier but en sélection ce jour-là, et la rencontre se termine par une victoire des Égyptiens (1-3)9. Il marque son deuxième but lors de sa troisième apparition en sélection, le 29 mars 2021 contre les Comores. Il délivre également une passe décisive pour Mohamed Salah et participe ainsi à la large victoire de son équipe ce jour-là (4-0)10. En janvier 2022, Sherif est retenu par le sélectionneur Carlos Queiroz pour participer à la coupe d'Afrique des nations11. Palmarès[modifier | modifier le code] En club[modifier | modifier le code] Al Ahly Championnat d'Égypte (2) : Champion : 2017-18 et 2018-19. Coupe du monde des clubs : 3e : 2020. Ligue des champions de la CAF (1) : Vainqueur : 2020-21. Supercoupe d'Afrique (1) : Vainqueur : 2021. En sélection[modifier | modifier le code] Égypte Coupe d'Afrique des nations : Finaliste : 2021. Distinctions personnelles[modifier | modifier le code] Meilleur buteur de la Ligue des champions de la CAF en 2021 avec Al Ahly (6 buts). Meilleur buteur du championnat d'Égypte lors de la saison 2020-2021 avec Al Ahly (21 buts). Annexes https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Sherif

EU's Borrell: 'Israel is provoking famine' in Gaza Israel is provoking famine in Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war, the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. “In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people,” Reuters reports Borrell said at the opening of a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza in Brussels. “This is unacceptable. Starvation is used as a weapon of war. Israel is provoking famine.”EU's Borrell: Gaza no longer 'open air prison', it has become 'open air graveyard'Lisa O'Carroll Lisa O’Carroll, the Guardian’s Brussels correspondent, has more on those comments by Josep Borrell: The EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell condemned Benjamin Netanyahu this morning for creating what he said was a “man made famine” in Gaza, and urged Israel to allow road deliveries of food immediately. Arriving at a summit of foreign ministers in Brussels, he said European leaders have told the Israeli prime minister they cannot stand by and watch Palestinians starve to death. In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine affecting thousands of people. Chancellor Sholz told Benjamin Netanyahu ‘we cannot stand by and watch Palestinians starve’. This famine is not a natural disaster. It is not a flaw. It is not an earthquake. It is entirely man-made. Chancellor Scholz is saying Europeans cannot sit and watch Palestinian starving, when on the other side of the border there is food for months accumulated in stocks, while on the other side of the road there are people dying of hunger. This requires some action. The EU, which funds much of the aid to Gaza, said the land border used to handle 500 tonnes of aid a day before the war. At present it was functioning at a level of 100 tonnes a day. Borrell added: “Before the war, Gaza was the greatest open air prison. Today it is the greatest open air graveyard”. Yesterday European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, one of Israel’s staunchest supporters in the EU said: “Gaza is facing famine and we cannot accept this.” Oxfam: Israel controlling 'unpredictable and chaotic regime of approval, scanning and inspection' of humanitarian aid Oxfam has accused Israel of controlling “an unpredictable and chaotic regime of approval, scanning and inspection” of humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip. In a new report, the NGO says “people living in Gaza will suffer mass death from disease and starvation far beyond the current 31,000 Palestinian war casualties unless Israel takes immediate steps to end its violations.” The report claims that Israel is “leading a dysfunctional and undersized inspection system that keeps aid snarled up, subjected to onerous, repetitive and unpredictable bureaucratic procedures that are contributing to trucks being stranded in giant queues for 20 days on average.” It adds that Israeli authorities are “routinely and arbitrarily rejecting items of aid as having ‘dual [military] use’”. Aid sent by the UK government that has been rejected, for example, included water filters and solar-powered lights. It accuses Israel of having “cracked down on humanitarian missions, largely sealing off northern Gaza, and restricting international humanitarian workers’ access not only into Gaza, but Israel and the West Bank including East Jerusalem too.” The report claims that in February there was a 44% reduction in the number of trucks allowed to enter Gaza compared to the month before. Israel has repeatedly claimed that it could process more aid than is being delivered to Gaza, but that the UN, NGOs and other aid agencies are causing the hold-up through lack of supplies. In January the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ordered that “Israel must take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the adverse conditions of life faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.” Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam’s Middle East and North Africa Director, said The ICJ order should have shocked Israeli leaders to change course, but since then conditions in Gaza have actually worsened. The fact that other governments have not challenged Israel hard enough, but instead turned to less effective methods like airdrops and maritime corridors is a huge red flag, signalling that Israel continues to deny the full potential of better ways to deliver more aid.In an operational update, Israel’s military has said that it “struck a Hezbollah military structure and an observation post” in Ramyeh inside Lebanon. The village is situated just north of the UN-drawn blue line that separates Israel and Lebanon. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/mar/18/middle-east-crisis-live-israel-gaza-palestine-al-shifa-live-updates