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Rapper Tory Lanez is hospitalized after being stabbed in a California prison – NPR Rapper Tory Lanez is hospitalized after being stabbed in a California prison – NPR Rapper Tory Lanez is hospitalized after being stabbed in a California prison NPRRapper Tory Lanez attacked in California prison as he serves time for Megan Thee Stallion shooting AP NewsTory Lanez Stabbing Suspect Is Serving Life in Prison for ******* people.comCDCR identifies inmate accused of stabbing Tory Lanez 14 times at Tehachapi prison KBAKTory Lanez Stabbed in Prison, Rushed to Hospital TMZ Source link #Rapper #Tory #Lanez #hospitalized #stabbed #California #prison #NPR Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

War refugees complain of abuse in Poland War refugees complain of abuse in Poland EPA At least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland – making up nearly 7% of the country’s total population Svitlana says her daughter loved her school in Poland. “Even when we moved to another area, she didn’t want to change schools,” says the 31-year-old Ukrainian mother. “She liked it so much. There was no bullying.” Now she says the atmosphere at the school – and in Poland overall – has changed. “Two weeks ago, she came home and said “One boy said to me today, ‘Go back to Ukraine’.” Svitlana was astonished. She is one of dozens of Ukrainians living in Poland who have told the BBC that anti-Ukrainian sentiment has risen considerably in recent months. Many described experiencing abuse on public transport, bullying in schools and xenophobic material online. A polarising presidential election campaign has added to the tension, with the first round of voting taking place on Sunday. Svitlana says her daughter has been bullied at school for being Ukrainian The day after Svitlana’s daughter was told to go back to Ukraine, the abuse became even worse. “Girls from the class above started complaining about her speaking Ukrainian. Then they pretended to fall to the ground shouting ‘Missile! Get down!’ and laughing,” Svitlana says. “She came home crying.” A Russian missile had slammed into Svitlana’s hometown in Ukraine days before, killing scores of civilians, including children. Her daughter was traumatised. Svitlana – not her real name did not want to be identified as she fears reprisals. She showed us screenshots of messages with school staff where she complains about her daughter’s treatment. She said she had noticed attitudes changing towards Ukrainians in other places, too: “At work, many people have been saying Ukrainians come here and behave badly. And my Ukrainian friends say they want to go home because Polish people don’t accept us. It’s frightening to live here now.” According to government statistics, at least 2.5 million Ukrainians live in Poland, comprising almost 7% of the total population of Poland. When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, there was an outpouring of compassion from Poles. “It was amazing. Every day people were calling, asking, ‘How can we help?'” says activist Natalia Panchenko, head of the Warsaw-based ‘Stand with Ukraine’ Foundation. Natalia Panchenko’s organisation has seen a rise in anti-Ukrainian abuse online – and in real life “Some of them organised humanitarian convoys or brought refugees here. They gave their houses, food, everything they have – and their hearts, too.” Three years later, Natalia says she believes the majority of Poles still support Ukraine. But some don’t – and her organisation has noticed an upsurge of anti-Ukrainian online abuse that began several months ago. “Then it started to come to real life,” she says. “Recently, we have more and more of these kinds of situations… xenophobic [abuse] of people working in shops or hotels just because they speak with a Ukrainian accent.” Natalia says that many Ukrainian refugees are traumatised. “These groups of women and children are in Poland because of the war, very often their relatives are on the front line, in captivity or dead… and this is the group of people being targeted.” Research suggests that Poland’s public opinion of Ukrainians is indeed worsening. According to a March 2025 poll by the respected CBOS Centre, just 50% of Poles are in favour of accepting Ukrainian refugees, a fall of seven percentage points in four months. Two years ago, the figure was 81%. Around a million Ukrainians are officially registered as having arrived after the start of the full-scale invasion. Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on Ukrainian refugees. EPA Presidential front-runner Rafal Trzaskowski is playing down his pro-Ukrainian credentials in the campaign Ukraine has become a hot-button political issue in Poland’s crucial presidential election campaign. Far-right populist Slawomir Mentzen, currently polling third, is virulently anti-Ukrainian and supports an “agreement” with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. In second place is conservative Karol Nawrocki, who opposes EU and Nato membership for Ukraine and financial assistance for refugees, but supports the war effort. The most pro-Ukraine candidate is front-runner Rafal Trzaskowski from Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s coalition, although even he has promised a reduction in social ******** for Ukrainians. Trzaskowski has refrained from espousing his pro-Ukrainian credentials in order to attract the centrist vote in the elections, says political analyst Marcin Zaborowski. “He’s responding to the change in public attitudes. The initial enthusiasm for supporting war victims is disappearing, negative sentiments are taking over and it’s not an entirely comfortable issue for him.” Another far-right candidate, Grzegorz Braun, is under investigation by police for tearing down a Ukrainian flag from a city hall building during an election rally in April. Braun, who is polling at just 3%, regularly fulminates against what he calls the “Ukrainisation of Poland”. Last week, the Polish government warned of an “unprecedented attempt” by Russia to interfere in the Polish elections by spreading “false information among Polish citizens online”. Moscow denies all allegations of election interference. Michal Marek, who runs an NGO that monitors disinformation and propaganda in Poland, offers some examples of the anti-Ukraine material being circulated on social media. “The main narratives are that Ukrainians are stealing money from the Polish budget, that Ukrainians do not respect us, that they want to rob and kill us and are responsible for the war,” he says. “This information starts in Russian-speaking Telegram channels, and, after that, we see the same photos and the same text just translated by Google Translate. And they are pushing [the material] into the Polish infosphere.” Mr Marek links such disinformation directly with the increase in anti-Ukraine sentiment in Poland, and says an increasing number of Poles are becoming influenced by propaganda. “But we will only see the effect after the election – what percentage of Poles want to vote for openly pro-Russian candidates.” Source link #War #refugees #complain #abuse #Poland Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Will Rosemary Coogan be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? Will Rosemary Coogan be the first Briton to walk on the Moon? Alison Francis BBC News science team Reporting fromHouston, TexasKevin Church/BBC Rosemary Coogan is surrounded by a team of people pushing, pulling, squishing and squeezing her into a spacesuit. It takes about 45 minutes to get all her gear on before a helmet is carefully lowered over her head. The British astronaut is about to undergo her toughest challenge yet – assessing whether she is ready for a spacewalk. The test will take place in one of the largest pools in the world: Nasa’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The pool – which is 12m deep (40ft) – contains a life-sized replica of the International Space Station (ISS), and a “spacewalk” here is as close as it gets to mimicking weightlessness on Earth. Kevin Church/BBC Dr Rosemary Coogan graduated as a European Space Agency astronaut in 2024 “It’s a big day,” Rosemary says before the dive, which is going to last more than six hours. “It’s very physically intense – and it’s very psychologically intense.” But Rosemary doesn’t seem too fazed. She smiles and waves as the platform she’s standing on is slowly lowered into the water. Being an astronaut was Dr Rosemary Coogan’s dream from a young age, she says. But it was a dream that seemed out of reach. “At the careers day at school, you don’t tend to meet astronauts,” Rosemary says. “You don’t get to meet people who’ve done it, you don’t really get to hear their stories.” So she decided to study the stars instead, opting for a career in astrophysics. But when the European Space Agency (ESA) announced it was looking for new recruits to go to space, Rosemary applied and was chosen from more than 22,000 people. Kevin Church/BBCKevin Church/BBC The Neutral Buoyancy Lab pool is filled with 23 million litres of water ESA aims to get Rosemary to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030. She’ll be following in the footsteps of Britons Helen Sharman, who visited the Soviet’s Mir Space Station in 1991, and Tim Peake who launched to the ISS in 2015. Rosemary has spent the last six months training at the Johnson Space Center. As well as exploring the outside of the submerged ISS, she can head inside the orbiting lab in another life-sized mock-up located in a huge hangar. She takes us on a tour of the lab’s interconnected modules. It feels very cramped, especially considering astronauts usually spend many months on board. But Rosemary reminds us about the spectacular views. “It is an isolated environment, but I think this helps to give that kind of connection to being outside – to alleviate that sense of claustrophobia.” Kevin Church/BBCKevin Church/BBC Water is a such valuable resource in space that ****** is recycled into drinkable water Rosemary’s training here covers every aspect of going to space – including learning how to use the onboard toilet. “The lower part is where you put your solid waste,” she says, pointing to a loo in a small cubicle that looks like something you might find at a very old campsite. “And this funnel here is actually attached to an air suction system, and that is where you put your liquid waste.” Female astronauts have the option of suppressing their periods using drugs, Rosemary says, but can also opt not to. “There’s essentially a filter that you put on top of the cone in which you ******** and it’s to stop any particles, any blood, from going into the ****** system.” ****** needs to be kept separate because it’s purified and treated to be re-used as drinking water, she explains. Kevin Church/BBC Weightlessness is simulated by manipulating astronauts’ buoyancy in the pool Back in the pool, divers are constantly adjusting Rosemary’s buoyancy in the water to make the experience as close as possible to microgravity. She moves around painstakingly, making sure she’s always attached to the submerged structure using two hooks. Every hand-hold is carefully chosen along the bars on the outside of each module. They’re in exactly the same positions as the ones on the real thing, vital muscle memory if she gets to carry out a spacewalk 200 miles (322km) above the Earth. It’s slow and difficult work, requiring plenty of upper body strength and physical effort in the hot, bulky spacesuit. “You do a lot of mental preparation – you really think through every single movement,” Rosemary explains. “You have to be really efficient with your energy. You don’t want to do something and realise it wasn’t quite right and have to do it again.” Kevin Church/BBC The team in the control room watch a live video feed of Rosemary to monitor everything that’s happening underwater Kevin Church/BBC Rosemary is working alongside another astronaut to complete a list of space station repairs and maintenance for the test. Her every move is monitored by a team in a control room overlooking the pool. They’re in constant communication with her as she works through her tasks. Former space station commander Aki Hoshide, from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is on hand for advice. He has completed four spacewalks and says it’s a steep learning curve for new astronauts. “When we first start out, there’s so much information thrown at you, so many skills that you have to learn and show and demonstrate,” he says. “It is baby steps, but they are moving forward – and I can see their excitement every time they come here and jump in the pool.” Rosemary takes us to see a Saturn V – the rocket that took the Apollo astronauts to the Moon in 1969. More than 50 years on, Nasa is planning an imminent return to the lunar surface with its Artemis programme. European astronauts will join later missions. With an expected 35-year space career ahead, Rosemary may one day get the chance to become the first Briton to walk on the Moon. “It’s incredibly exciting that we, as humanity, are going back to the Moon, and of course, any way that I could be a part of that, I would be absolutely delighted. I think it’s absolutely thrilling,” she says. After six gruelling hours underwater, Rosemary is nearing the end of her spacewalk test – but then she’s thrown a curve ball. In the control room, we hear her call out for a comms check with her astronaut partner who’s working on another part of the space station. But she’s met with silence. On a video screen, we can see he’s motionless. Rosemary doesn’t know it, but he’s been asked to pretend to lose consciousness. Rosemary’s job is to reach him, check his condition – and tow him back to the airlock. After so long under water, we can see how exhausted she is – but working slowly and steadily, she gets him safely to the airlock. “Rosemary has the endurance of a champion. She crushed it today,” says Jenna Hanson, one of Nasa’s spacewalk instructors who’s been assessing Rosemary. “We’re really happy with where she’s at – she’s doing awesome.” Kevin Church/BBC Dr Rosemary Coogan has dreamed of being an astronaut since she was a child The spacewalk is finally over. Rosemary’s platform is hoisted out of the pool and the support team help her out of her suit. As her helmet is removed, we can see she’s clearly very tired, but still smiling. “It was a challenging one, it really was, and a challenging rescue,” she tells us, “But yeah, it was a really enjoyable day.” Rosemary’s hard work is bringing her ever closer to her dream of getting to space. “It’s amazing,” Rosemary says, “If I could do that for the real space station – where you can look out and see the stars and see the Earth at the same time – that would just be the cherry on top.” Source link #Rosemary #Coogan #Briton #walk #Moon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Big players line up to fund Lindian rare earths mine Big players line up to fund Lindian rare earths mine Rare earths developer Lindian Resources is juggling a slew of financing proposals from leading African and European commercial and investment banks to fund construction of its world-class Kangankunde hard rock rare earths project in Malawi. The company says it is riding a wave of financial momentum, with multiple funding proposals to bankroll Kangankunde’s Stage 1 development. One standout non-binding proposal involves a US$30 million loan from Ecobank Malawi and another proposal involves a US$30M – US$40M secured debt/equity bond from a leading European investment bank. Another US$50M proposal from Gerald group dates back to last December and the company also has a number of offtake prepayment proposals from numerous commodity traders. The latest offer from Malawi’s Ecobank includes a five-year pledge to act as mandated lead financier, with other commercial banks apparently circling for a syndicated deal. The support of Ecobank underscores Malawi’s rising status as a growing mining jurisdiction for global investment and critical minerals supply. A leading European investment bank has tossed its hat in the ring with a Nordic-style bond, targeting a 60:40 debt-to-equity split for up to US$40M over five-years. Lindian says the bond is tailor made for upstream projects like Kangankunde, promising flexibility for construction costs. The company’s existing US$50M non-binding term sheet with Gerald Group, to lock up the remaining 60 per cent of monazite product, for a full offtake right to Stage 1, remains a solid contender too. Lindian’s board will now sift through all of the proposals with a view to locking one in for its final investment decision. It is extremely pleasing to see the quality of the companies reaching out to enquire about Lindian, its projects, products, timelines and partnership potential as we continue to advance the project forward. An optimised feasibility study for Kangankunde is also nearing completion and is set to wrap up in late June and will look to build on last year’s blockbuster numbers. The project shows around 23.7-million-tonnes in reserve grading a weighty 2.9 per cent total rare earth oxides (TREO), placing it in rarified air on the global rare earths stage. Stage 1 is set to churn out 15,300t of premium 55 per cent TREO monazite concentrate annually for a massive 45 years, pegging a post-tax net present value at Kangankunde of some US$555 million, despite seriously depressed rare earths prices since 2023 that many believe will eventually move skywards. At a lean US$40 million pre-production capex and a miniscule US$2.92/kg TREO operating cost, the project is expected to pay for itself in under two years according to Lindian. Management says the preconstruction works are now in full swing on the ground in Malawi including the company’s 5km access road that is expected to be delivered ahead of schedule and under budget. That road will allow construction crews to tackle run-of-mine (ROM) pad earthworks, storage facilities and security yards, shaving precious time and costs off the schedule. With 40 per cent of Stage 1 production already locked in under binding offtake terms with Gerald Group, production is slated for mid-2026, with the bidding process heating up for the remaining 60 per cent. Management also notes that joint venture discussions in the US and CIS countries are gaining traction, aligning with Presidential executive orders and Western efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains. With a treasure trove of financing options, construction milestones and a low-cost foothold in the global rare earths market, Lindian is charging towards becoming a global rare earths supplier in 2026. Kangankunde’s sky-high grade and dirt-cheap costs make it a first-class alternative to ******** rare earths production as the West clamours for strategic rare earths alternative suppliers . Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #Big #players #line #fund #Lindian #rare #earths Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Can Apple contain its reliance on China while diversifying? Can Apple contain its reliance on China while diversifying? 00:00 Speaker A Apple stock rallying after the US and China agreed to reduce tariffs for 90 days. Our next guest closely follows the interconnection between Apple and China. Joining us now is Patrick McGee, San Francisco correspondent at the Financial Times and author of Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company. Thanks for being here, Patrick. My pleasure. So, it’s a good time to talk to you. It’s a good time for your book to come out because obviously, there’s a lot of focus on Apple and China right now. So, um, there has been talk about the company diversifying its supply chain more, particularly to India. 00:55 Patrick McGee Yeah. Do you think it, how, how far can that go? 01:01 Patrick McGee So, it’s basically a message that’s being orchestrated by Apple that lacks substance. So, what’s moving to India is assembly. So if you think there’s a thousand steps in making an iPhone, the final step will now be done in India for phones that are going to US. So congratulations, Apple, you, you will escape the tariffs that are on China. Have you de-risked from China in any sense? Not, not one iota. 01:33 Speaker A So Apple might push back, Patrick, and they might say, hold on, we are, we’re, we’re supplying from more than 50 different countries. And we’re sourcing products and or components from China and India, but also Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam. And we just told the street, we can fulfill US iPhone demand from India. It does sound more global, more diversified, no? 02:12 Patrick McGee No, that’s basically nonsense. All roads lead, lead through China. So if you think of how big, uh, the iPhone assembly is, right? I mean, we’re talking about going from 5 million phones in 2007 to a quarter billion phones by 2015. Nobody in their right mind, running a just-in-time production scheme is going to have parts coming in just in time from 50 countries. So there’s always this misleading graphics that have different suppliers, maybe they’re Korean, maybe they’re Japanese, and it shows the little flag and says like, oh, these components are coming from all these places. Those are mostly multinationals that are set up in China. So yeah, they get the little Korean flag, they get the little American flag, but by and large, those are American or Korean companies that are doing things in China. 03:05 Speaker A So Patrick, if the, if China has avoided the worst of the tariff rates, if this deal sticks or if there is another deal that lowers the tariff rate, why is it a problem for Apple to be so indexed to China? 03:27 Patrick McGee Yeah, so my concern is not that of a shareholder, it’s that of a citizen. Should probably know that I’m a ********* citizen, but nevertheless, the point still stands, right? So the novel argument that I take in my book is that China didn’t offer capabilities and tech competence to Apple. That is not why Apple went there. Um, they offered abundant cheap labor and tailor-made policies to lure in foreign capital. They did this for everybody, but Apple took advantage of what was possible better than anybody else. So they built the tech competence in China by literally sending, um, you know, plane loads of engineers, America’s finest coming out of Caltech, Stanford, MIT for the last 25 years to train, not dozens, hundreds of factories across China, not just Foxconn. We’re talking four tiers down in the supply chain. Okay? Um, so China has become the behemoth in manufacturing that it is because Apple’s influence on the country has been like that of the Marshall Plan. 04:33 Speaker A But you could argue they couldn’t have done that anywhere else. You could argue that just because of sheer numbers, right? 04:42 Patrick McGee Well, in 2013, Apple has this political awakening ******* where Xi Jinping comes in, comes, comes in power and there’s sort of a new sheriff in town, uh, mentality. And Apple sort of learns to, uh, speak the local language and ingratiate itself with provincial and federal officials. It’s also the same year that they decide to start buying back their shares. And as viewers might know, they buy about $100 billion worth of their own shares each year, an absurd amount of money equivalent to the top six or seven street, uh, Wall Street banks in terms of how much they spend on buybacks. If Apple instead decided to build resiliency into their supply chain, and was spending half of that figure on building resiliency in places like India, perhaps in places like Mexico, I mean, you could have had the consolidation that they’re claiming to do now into India 12, 13 years ago. And actually Apple would be in a great position now. So this is where things get a little bit personal because, you know, if Tim Cook is the guy, the buck stops with him for building the world’s most sophisticated supply chain. Great. I give Tim Cook all the credit for that. But if the problem is that he put all his eggs in one basket and then continue to double down as that basket reveals itself to be an authoritarian surveillance state, the buck still stops with Tim Cook. 06:12 Speaker A If you’re aware of this issue, Patrick, and it was this kind of existential issue, then Cook would be aware of this issue. Um, and I was talking to an Apple analyst and I asked him why he’s still bullish long-term. And he said, you know, I agree there’s these sort of issues, and one of them is supply chain, he brought up. But I said, why are you still bullish then? And he said, because of the install base. And I think they have an install base like no other. They have fans all over the world, billions of devices, and they’re loyal and they’re locked in. His point being that Apple is unique in that sense, in that Cook and Company have time, years as he put it, to figure out some of these issues unlike other rivals and peers. What do you, what do you make of that argument? 07:12 Patrick McGee So first of all, I agree with all of that. And where this story came from was that as a reporter, I got uncomfortably bullish about Apple in 2022 because I was looking at the sort of steady accretion from Android to iOS. And particularly generationally, like our generation is 50/50 Android to, to, uh, iOS. The next generation in America is nine out of 10 high schoolers have an iPhone, right? And the blue bubble lock-in and everything like that is testament to how the company can continue growing. So in that sense, I’m massively bullish on it. 07:45 Speaker A Did you work with Apple on this? Did they participate? 07:49 Patrick McGee No, not at all. I’m, I’m very familiar on a first-name basis with lots of Apple PR people. I would compare them to intelligence agents to a foreign country. They exist to extract information. They are not there to help you. They are there to pretend to help you. And so I couldn’t give them the window that you usually, like, as a reporter, you give Apple 48 hours, you give them 72 hours. You say, here are the claims, no surprise policy. This is what I’m going to do. I submitted this manuscript before, obviously, some revisions, last September. I could not give Apple eight months to get their ducks in a row to respond, to build a smear campaign, whatever it is they’re going to do. That, it was just untenable. And I spoke to other authors who wrote Apple books and they said, you know, Apple stonewalls or not very helpful. And I didn’t really even need to be told that. I already knew that. 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A Bearded Pete Buttigieg Drops Into Iowa for a Pitch to Veterans – The New York Times A Bearded Pete Buttigieg Drops Into Iowa for a Pitch to Veterans – The New York Times A Bearded Pete Buttigieg Drops Into Iowa for a Pitch to Veterans The New York TimesButtigieg, eyeing a presidential run, says ‘maybe’ Biden hurt Democrats The Washington PostButtigieg’s political future takes shape through town halls, fundraising texts and manosphere podcasts PoliticoButtigieg says ‘right now I’m not running for anything’ during Iowa stop Fox NewsPete Buttigieg hammers Trump at Iowa town hall amid 2028 presidential speculation NBC News Source link #Bearded #Pete #Buttigieg #Drops #Iowa #Pitch #Veterans #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sandisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD With Up to 14.9Gbps Read Speeds Launched in India Sandisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD With Up to 14.9Gbps Read Speeds Launched in India SanDisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD (solid-state drive) was launched in India on Wednesday. Sitting atop other products in the company’s WD ****** lineup, the SN8100 model caters to high-performance gaming and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Built upon PCIe Gen5 technology, the NVMe SSD is claimed to have sequential read speeds up to 14.9GBps and up to 8TB capacities. It leverages SanDisk’s BiCS8 TLC (Triple-Level Cell) 3D NAND technology for delivering a balance between performance and reliability. The SSD has an optional variant which comes with a heatsink that has a low-profile passive cooling design to improve heat dissipation during memory-intensive tasks. SanDisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD Price in India, Availability SanDisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD price in India starts at Rs. 17,499 for the 1TB storage variant. Meanwhile, the same SSD with an optional heatsink costs Rs. 18.999. It is offered in a total of three memory options — 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB. The company will also launch an 8TB variant of the WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD with an optional heatsink later this year. The company says its SSD is available for purchase via various e-commerce platforms as well as retail IT channels across the country. It is offered with a five-year warranty. SanDisk WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD Specifications The SanDisk WD ****** SN1080 NVMe SSD builds upon the recent introduction of the WD ****** SN770 in India and uses PCIe Gen5 technology. As per the company, it offers sequential read and write speeds of up to 14.9GBps and 14GBps, respectively, for the 2TB and 4TB models. It is said to have over 2.3 million IOPS (input/output operations per second) of random performance which is double the numbers claimed by the company’s PCIe Gen4 SSDs. However, it doesn’t just focus on performance. SanDisk claims that the new WD ****** SN8100 NVMe SSD is 100 percent more power efficient than the aforementioned SSD models, with a claimed average operating power of 7W or under. It is built using the SanDisk BiCS8 TLC 3D CBA NAND technology which balances performance and power efficiency. To handle intensive tasks like hardcore gaming, content creation, and AI workloads, the SanDisk SSD is listed with up to 2,400TBW (Terabytes Written) of endurance. You can also get an optional variant of the WD ****** SN8100 SSD which ships with a heatsink. As per SanDisk, it has an integrated, low-profile passive cooling design which does not require extra power or fans for heat dissipation. Further, it has an anodised aluminum build and comes with customisable RGB LEDs as a style enhancement feature. For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who’sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube. Google Announces Material 3 Expressive With Updated Dynamic Colour Themes for Android Source link #Sandisk #****** #SN8100 #NVMe #SSD #14.9Gbps #Read #Speeds #Launched #India Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days Climate change has already added about 10 extra days a year of extreme heat deemed harmful for pregnant women in Australia. Darwin experienced a sharp 17-day jump in heat conditions threatening to pregnant people and newborns, the biggest increase of all *********** cities captured in the analysis by international non-profit Climate Central. Heatwaves pose birth risks, with the World Health Organization linking high temperatures to preterm birth and stillbirth as well as hypertension and gestational diabetes. Climate Central vice-president for science Kristina Dahl said climate change added more than half of Australia’s pregnancy heat-risk days experienced over the past five years. “That means climate change is already making it harder to have a healthy pregnancy, especially in regions where care may be limited,” Dr Dahl said. She said each day of extreme heat increased the chances of serious pregnancy complications. More than 240 countries and territories were assessed against a known marker of elevated preterm birth risks; days when maximum temperatures are higher than 95 per cent of local seasonal temperatures. These extremely hot days were counted and compared with a counter-factual estimating extreme heat without human-caused climate change. From there it was possible to gauge how many pregnancy heat-risk days were caused by climate change each year. Every country experienced more pregnancy heat-risk days between 2020 and 2024, with higher emissions from burning fossil fuels and other human activities adding an extra month for nearly one-third. The sharpest increases were recorded in developing nations with substandard healthcare systems. Keeping cool with air-conditioning also tends to be more challenging in less-developed countries. Source link #Australia #records #big #bump #pregnancy #heatrisk #days Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Universe will die “much sooner than expected,” researchers say Universe will die “much sooner than expected,” researchers say The universe is poised to die much faster than previously thought, according to new research by Dutch scientists. But there’s no great need to panic. We still have 10 to the power of 78 years before it happens — that’s a one with 78 zeroes. However, that is a major revision from the previous estimate of 10 to the power of 1,100 years, notes the research paper from Radboud University, published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. “The final end of the universe is coming much sooner than expected but fortunately it still takes a very long time,” said lead author Heino Falcke. A trio of scientists at Radboud set out to calculate when the most “durable” celestial bodies — white dwarf stars — would eventually die out. They based their calculations on Hawking radiation, named after celebrated British physicist Stephen Hawking. Hawking postulated in the mid-1970s that ****** holes leak radiation, slowly dissolving like aspirin in a glass of water — giving them a finite lifetime. The Radboud scientists extended this to other objects in the universe, calculating that the “evaporation time” depends on density. This enabled them to calculate the theoretical dissolution of the longest-lasting body, the white dwarf. “By asking these kinds of questions and looking at extreme cases, we want to better understand the theory, and perhaps one day, we can unravel the mystery of Hawking radiation,” said co-author Walter van Suijlekom. Humankind needn’t worry too much about the end of the universe. Unless we escape planet Earth, we’ll be long gone. Scientists think that our sun will be too hot for life in about a billion years, boiling our oceans. In about 8 billion years, our star will eventually expand toward the Earth, finally gobbling up our by-then barren and lifeless planet and condemning it to a fiery death. Shedding light on dark energy The research comes just weeks after scientists released new findings that may also shed light on the fate of the universe. Researchers in March said new data shows dark energy — a mysterious force that makes up nearly 70% of the universe — may actually be weakening. If dark energy is constant, an idea first introduced by Albert Einstein in his theory of relativity, scientists say our universe may continue to expand forever, growing ever colder, lonelier and still. If dark energy ebbs with time, the universe could one day stop expanding and then eventually collapse on itself in what’s called the “Big Crunch.” “Now, there is the possibility that everything comes to an end,” said cosmologist and study collaborator Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki of the University of Texas at Dallas. “Would we consider that a good or bad thing? I don’t know.” This image provided by NSF’s NOIRLab shows the trails of stars above Kitt Peak National Observatory, where a telescope is mapping the universe to study a mysterious force called dark energy. / Credit: NSF’s NoirLab via AP Other efforts around the globe have an eye on dark energy and aim to release their own data in the coming years, including the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission and the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Launched in 2023, the ESA’s $1.5 billion Euclid space telescope is equipped with a near-perfect 3-feet-11-inch-wide primary mirror and two instruments: a 600 megapixel visible light camera and a 64-megapixel infrared imaging spectrometer. The telescope’s field of view is roughly twice the size of the full moon. Why are Trump, Elon Musk and Sam Altman in Saudi Arabia? Pete Buttigieg’s Iowa event sparks 2028 rumors; DNC could move to oust David Hogg April inflation report shows impact of Trump tariffs on auto parts Source link #Universe #die #sooner #expected #researchers Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Google Announces Material 3 Expressive With Updated Dynamic Colour Themes for Android Google Announces Material 3 Expressive With Updated Dynamic Colour Themes for Android Google on Tuesday kicked off a series of announcements related to Android as part of the recently announced ‘The Android Show: I/O Edition’. One of the first yet notable announcements is Material 3 Expressive, its next iteration of the open-source design language system for Android. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, Material 3 Expressive has personalisation at its core, enabling users to customise their device which feels unique to them. It adds updated dynamic colour scheme, more natural animation, subtle haptics, a Live Updates feature and more options. Material 3 Expressive: What’s New Ahead of Google I/O 2025 which takes place between May 20-21, Google shared details about its Material 3 Expressive in a blog post. As per the tech giant, the updated design language builds upon the previous Material You to introduce even more customisation options than before. It is claimed to deliver a balance between modern aesthetics and improved functionality. With Material 3 Expressive, Android users can now customise Quick Settings to get more out of their most used actions, such as Flashlight and Do Not Disturb. Meanwhile, the new Live Updates feature offers quick tracking of progress notifications from select apps via a glanceable view. Similar to Apple’s Live Activities, Live Updates in Material 3 Expressive work in real time for food delivery, rideshare, navigation, and other apps. Photo Credit: Google As per Google, it has made subtle tweaks across the UI. For example, when you dismiss a notification on Android, other notifications next to it will respond to the track. There’s also a new haptic rumble when you “snap it off” the notification stack. Additionally, fidgeting with the volume slider or tweaking the brightness levels will also invoke similar interactions. The tech giant will blur the shade background to provide a sense of depth. As part of the several visual changes coming to Android, Google is bringing updated dynamic colour themes, responsive components, and emphasised typography for improved customisation as per the user’s preferred style. Aside from the UI, the company says it is also working to bring these enhancements to Google apps like Fitbit, Gmail, and Google Photos. However, these changes are not limited to smartphones. On Android-based smartwatches, Material 3 Expressive’s design focuses on the round display, with scrolling animations tracing along its curvature. The pin pad and media controls have been refreshed with motion and responsive feedback. Further, it will now deliver smooth transitions with shape-morphing elements which adapt to the device’s smaller screen. Dynamic colour theming will also be making its way to the watch, which means that the watch face you choose will be applied to the entire system. Along with it, there’s a new system of glanceable buttons that stretch to hug the display. Google claims they are easily tappable and occupy less screen space. It enables users to get quick access to information or carry out actions like messaging their favourite contacts or starting a workout via more engaging tiles. These changes are expected to arrive with Wear OS 6, along with performance improvements and power optimisation to deliver up to a 10 percent increase in battery life. As per Google, the updates will initially be available on Pixel devices later this year with Android 16. It is also working with OEMs to bring other design improvements to their respective Android and Wear OS-based devices. Source link #Google #Announces #Material #Expressive #Updated #Dynamic #Colour #Themes #Android Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Overrated? Nope. Just over. Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton close out Cavs in 5 games – IndyStar Overrated? Nope. Just over. Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton close out Cavs in 5 games – IndyStar Overrated? Nope. Just over. Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton close out Cavs in 5 games IndyStarPacers eliminate top-seeded Cavs, return to ECF ESPNCavs’ Donovan Mitchell (ankle) starts in must-win Game 5 NBANBA playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton, Pacers hold on late to close out Cavaliers and advance to Eastern Conference finals Yahoo SportsCharles Barkley’s message for the Cavs after losing Game 4 to the Pacers Akron Beacon Journal Source link #Overrated #Nope #Pacers #Tyrese #Haliburton #close #Cavs #games #IndyStar Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sorrento development near Hillarys Boat Harbour approved despite Joondalup council opposition Sorrento development near Hillarys Boat Harbour approved despite Joondalup council opposition An $80 million seven-storey apartment proposal adjacent to Hillarys Boat Harbour has been green-lit by State planning officials, despite opposition from the City of Joondalup. The complex, developed by Perth-based Locus Property, secured approval on Wednesday from the WA Planning Commission’s Statutory Planning Committee. Located at the corner of West Coast Drive and Hepburn Avenue at 3 Delos Way, Sorrento, the development will convert a 4731sqm vacant block into a seven-storey complex featuring 83 apartments, which includes 18 one-bedroom, 35 two-bedroom and 30 three-bedroom units. The decision to approve the latest development comes after the WAPC stated two and a half years ago to locals that its support for an eight-storey building on a nearby block – zoned for five storeys – would not set a precedent for the area, as there was no other appropriately zoned land in the vicinity for an apartment development. Using its discretionary powers, the WAPC has decided to bypass the Hillarys Structure Plan, which designates the area for low-scale housing, such as single dwellings, duplexes, grouped dwellings, and townhouses. In what was a packed meeting full of deputations from City of Joondalup officials and local residents strongly opposing the proposal, the Statutory Planning Committee ultimately voted 4-3 to approve the development application. State planning officials dismissed the City of Joondalup’s recommendation to reject the development, citing its potential to provide housing options for ‘empty-nesters’ looking to downsize. “Whilst it is acknowledged the proposal is in some regards inconsistent with the structure plan, the planning framework is out of date and, as it relates to the subject site, is not conducive to modern planning outcomes,” State planning officials stated in the report. “The scale and density of the project is considered appropriate for the future context of the area and its role in creating a gateway statement for Hillarys Boat Harbour. “The proposed development will meet the needs of an increasing number of ‘empty-nesters’ looking to downsize into alternative, smaller dwelling types in their local area.” Camera IconAn artist impression of the seven-storey development set to be built. Credit: Supplied Speaking in support of the proposal, WAPC chair Emma Cole said a key factor in her decision was that the site had remained vacant for decades, given its location next to a busy intersection, and she also believed the Hillarys Structure Plan was outdated “I don’t believe this location has been attractive for low density development,” Ms Cole said. “A critical factor has been that the structure plan is 25 years old and that the City of Joondalup has not sought to make any changes to that. “Planning frameworks are intended to involve over time and in response to a changing context.” The development will include 900sqm of external communal facilities, including a pool and associated outdoor space, as well as internal amenity rooms such as a dining area, lounge, and gym, alongside 2257sqm of publicly accessible landscaped gardens. Additionally, 141 resident car parking bays will be provided across the basement levels, with 36 EV bays and 20 visitor parking bays. When the application came before the City of Joondalup earlier this year, the council, through the director of planning and community development, stated that it did not align with the objectives of the Hillarys Structure Plan and that its height and density were inconsistent with the local area. Mayor Albert Jacob led the council’s unanimous decision to not support the proposal, citing concerns over its height and the need for development in other parts of the city. Camera IconThe size of the development was a significant concern for residents who opposed the project’s plans. Credit: Supplied “Joondalup council has made decisions for many years to actively incentivise high-rise development in the Joondalup CBD, which is unusual for a lot of other councils,” Mr Jacob said earlier this year. “We have sought to honestly and openly create expectations for medium and high-rise for different points around our city . . . but here we have residents who bought on a very clear understanding of a three-storey limit, and they have an application which significantly exceeds that.” Of the 539 submissions received during the public consultation, 76.2 per cent were opposed, 4.7 per cent were neutral, and 19.1 per cent were supportive. According to the development report, the Minister for Planning was informed of the proposal in December last year and noted it without providing any feedback. The WAPC stated that the increased density aligns with the State Government’s priority to deliver housing and reiterated that the Hillarys Structure Plan is outdated in response to community complaints over its height and density. “The Hillarys Structure Plan, was adopted in the 1990s and was last amended 15 years ago,” they said in response to community concerns. “The framework fails to identify the evolving needs of the community, the changing environmental conditions, and the advancements in the Residential Design Codes and broader planning framework.” Locus Property’s website values the project at $130m, with a “premium collection” of ocean-view apartments expected to hit the market later this year. Camera IconThe site of the development is on the corner of West coast Drive and Hepburn Avenue, across the road from Hillarys Boat Harbour. 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Microsoft to lay off around 3% of workforce in organization-wide cuts Microsoft to lay off around 3% of workforce in organization-wide cuts By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Tuesday it was laying off less than 3% of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs while funneling billions of dollars into its ambitious bet on artificial intelligence. The cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023. The company let a small number of staff go in January over performance-related issues, but the new cuts are not related to that, according to CNBC, which first reported the news. Big Tech has been spending heavily on AI as they see the new technology as a major growth engine, while slashing costs elsewhere to safeguard profit margins. Google has also laid off hundreds of employees in the past year, as it looks to control costs and prioritize AI, media reports have said. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace,” a Microsoft spokesperson said on mail. The company, which had 228,000 workers as of June last year, regularly uses layoffs to prioritize staffing in its main focus areas. Tuesday’s move comes weeks after Microsoft posted stronger-than-expected growth in its cloud-computing business Azure and blowout results in the latest quarter, calming investor worries in an uncertain economy. But the cost of scaling its AI infrastructure has weighed on profitability, with Microsoft Cloud margins narrowing to 69% in the March quarter from 72% a year ago. Microsoft has earmarked $80 billion in capital spending this fiscal year, with most of it aimed at expanding data centers to ease capacity bottlenecks for artificial intelligence services. D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria said the layoffs showed Microsoft was “very closely” managing the margin pressure created by its heightened AI investments. “We believe that every year Microsoft invests at the current levels, it would need to reduce headcount by at least 10,000 in order to make up for the higher depreciation levels due to their capital expenditures,” he said. (Reporting by Aditya Soni and Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli, Anil D’Silva and Devika Syamnath) Source link #Microsoft #lay #workforce #organizationwide #cuts Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

NBA playoffs: Thunder erase double-digit deficit to take 3-2 lead vs. Nuggets – Yahoo Sports NBA playoffs: Thunder erase double-digit deficit to take 3-2 lead vs. Nuggets – Yahoo Sports NBA playoffs: Thunder erase double-digit deficit to take 3-2 lead vs. Nuggets Yahoo SportsThunder outduel Nuggets late in back-and-forth G5 ESPNOKC beats Denver in Game 5 in NBA playoffs: Live updates, analysis and reaction The New York TimesNuggets vs. Thunder odds, prediction, start time: 2025 NBA playoff picks, Game 5 best bets by proven model CBS SportsNikola Jokic Had the Funniest Offensive Foul of the NBA Playoffs Sports Illustrated Source link #NBA #playoffs #Thunder #erase #doubledigit #deficit #lead #Nuggets #Yahoo #Sports Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Chemist Warehouse, Priceline and Terry White overstating discounts that confuse shoppers: Choice Chemist Warehouse, Priceline and Terry White overstating discounts that confuse shoppers: Choice Major pharmacies Chemist Warehouse, Priceline and Terry White are engaging in pricing tactics that make it hard for shoppers to tell if they are getting bang for their buck, fresh analysis by consumer group Choice has found. With big supermarkets already under increased public and political scrutiny over pricing practices, Choice has revealed around one in three consumers found it difficult to gauge if colourful promotional tags at the major pharmacies represented a discount. For example, shoppers were shown a promotional tag accompanying a Colgate toothpaste at a Terry White store. The tag listed the product’s $6 price as a discount from its recommended retail price of $11.99. As many as 71 per cent of respondents believed they were getting a $6 discount but when asked, Terry White confirmed the toothpaste had never been sold at that $11.99 price, instead the usual shelf price was $8.99. “Our new research has found that those yellow and pink sales tags consumers are often bombarded with in pharmacy aisles are highly confusing,” Choice senior campaigns and policy advisor Bea Sherwood said. “If the pharmacies have never offered those products at that RRP, consumers may be misled about how much they’re really saving, making it harder for people to get the best value.” Priceline has also told Choice its use of a “great value” tag on a $16.99 lip balm did not represent a discount. While the label technically doesn’t claim to offer a discount, the use of the pink-coloured “great value” tag may cause consumers to believe the item is on *****, Choice said. The consumer group said it was concerned about the lack of transparency on pharmacy labels — particularly the use of RRP — which may result in shoppers overestimating the value of the deal on offer. “There has been a race to the bottom on these tactics, which makes it hard for businesses using transparent pricing to compete,” Ms Sherwood said. Chemist Warehouse, Priceline and Terry White have been contacted for comment. Source link #Chemist #Warehouse #Priceline #Terry #White #overstating #discounts #confuse #shoppers #Choice Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

St. Pete Beach Publix now on fire after CVS fire earlier Tuesday afternoon St. Pete Beach Publix now on fire after CVS fire earlier Tuesday afternoon Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways The Brief The St. Pete Beach Publix is now on fire after a CVS caught on fire earlier on Tuesday afternoon. Our FOX 13 reporter on scene says the Publix and several other stores are now on fire. This is happening at a shopping center at 4685 Gulf Boulevard on St. Pete Beach. ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, Fla. – Fire crews are back on scene in St. Pete Beach where a fire broke out at a CVS earlier on Tuesday afternoon. Our FOX 13 reporter on scene says the Publix and several other stores are now on fire. This is happening at a shopping center at 4685 Gulf Boulevard on St. Pete Beach. St. Pete Beach Fire Department released this statement on Tuesday evening: “During overhaul, fire was found in a void space of a front facade with no access points. The fire departments needed to break through with hose lines. At this point, the fire is contained to the front facade.” Nearby residents reacted to the fire continuing after thinking it was over. What they’re saying “I came by earlier, and it looked like it was all done. Everyone said it was a CVS caught on fire,” said neighbor Steven Eicher. “Then a friend of mine came and said Publix had giant flames shooting from the top of it and I had to see it myself. I couldn’t believe it, to see how far it’s gone down.” “We’ve already endured so much within the last 12 months. The hurricanes. The flooding. Wind damage. Everyone trying to recover and recoup. Businesses still not open. And then this,” said neighbor Eitan Pearl. “So this is the grocery store for the island. The CVS and UPS store. And it’s gutwrenching to have one more thing happen on this island. Earlier Tuesday afternoon Aerial video from Sky FOX showed smoke billowing from the building. Marc Portugal, the public information officer for St. Pete Beach, said someone called 911 around 2:45 p.m. to report the fire. Portugal said there were four people inside the store when the fire broke out and that they got out safely. No injuries have been reported. What’s next An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Source link #Pete #Beach #Publix #fire #CVS #fire #earlier #Tuesday #afternoon Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Menendez Brothers Resentenced to Life With Parole, Paving Way for Freedom – The New York Times Menendez Brothers Resentenced to Life With Parole, Paving Way for Freedom – The New York Times Menendez Brothers Resentenced to Life With Parole, Paving Way for Freedom The New York TimesErik and Lyle Menendez resentenced to 50 years to life, opening the door for possible parole, judge rules CNNJudge resentences Menendez brothers, making killers eligible for parole Fox NewsJudge grants resentencing bid by Menendez brothers for 1989 shotgun murders KSL NewsJudge to decide whether the Menendez brothers should be freed WPBF Source link #Menendez #Brothers #Resentenced #Life #Parole #Paving #Freedom #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Watch: wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants – in multiple ways – to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals using plants for first aid, both on themselves and occasionally on each other. Their research builds on the discovery last year that chimps seek out and eat certain plants to self-medicate. The scientists also compiled decades of scientific observations to create a catalogue of the different ways in which chimpanzees use “forest first aid”. Researchers say the study, which is published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, adds to a growing body of evidence that primates, including chimps, orangutans and gorillas, use natural medicines in a number of ways to stay healthy in the wild. Lead researcher Elodie Freymann explained there was “a whole behavioural repertoire that chimpanzees use when they’re sick or injured in the wild – to treat themselves and to maintain hygiene”. “Some of these include the use of plants that can be found here,” she explained. “The chimpanzees dab them on their wounds or chew the plants up, and then apply the chewed material to the open injury.” The researchers studied footage of a very young, female chimpanzee chewing plant material and applying it to an injury on its mother’s body. They also found records of chimpanzees tending to the wounds of other animals they weren’t related to. This is particularly exciting, explained Dr Freymann, “because it adds to the evidence that wild chimpanzees have the capacity for empathy”. Elodie Freymann Researcher Dr Elodie Freymann follows and observes wild chimpanzees to record their natural behaviour Some of the hundreds of written observations that Dr Freymann and her colleagues studied came from a log book at the field station in the forest site, which is northwest of the capital, Kampala. This record of anecdotal evidence dates back to the 1990s – local field staff, researchers and visitors have written in, describing any interesting behaviour they have observed. There are stories in that book of leaf-dabbing on injuries and chimps helping other chimps to remove snares from their limbs. There are some surprisingly human-like hygiene habits: One note describes a chimpanzee using leaves to wipe itself after defecating. This team of researchers has previously identified some of the plants that chimpanzees sought out and ate when they were injured. The scientists took samples of those plants, tested them and discovered most had antibacterial properties. Elodie Freymann Chimpanzees are some of our closest primate relatives Chimpanzees are not the only non-human apes with apparent knowledge of plant-based medicine. A recent study showed a wild oranguatan using chewed leaf material to heal a facial wound. Scientists think studying this wild ape behaviour – and understanding more about the plants the chimps use when they are sick or injured – could help in the search for new medicines. “The more we learn about chimpanzee behaviour and intelligence, the more I think we come to understand how little we as humans actually know about the natural world,” Dr Freymann told BBC News. “If I were plopped down here in this forest with no food and no medicine, I doubt that I’d be able to survive very long, especially if I were injured or sick.” “But chimpanzees thrive here because they know how to access the secrets of this place, and how to find all they need to survive from their surroundings.” Source link #Wild #chimpanzees #filmed #forest #aid Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

‘Night and day’: cycling star to return after surgery ‘Night and day’: cycling star to return after surgery Iliac artery endofibrosis – it’s a mouthful, and a medical condition that has become a significant issue in professional cycling. *********** star Sarah Gigante will finally head to her European base in Girona, Spain, on Thursday to belatedly start the season, having undergone major surgery in December to fix the problem. The 24-year-old is among several top-level riders, including compatriot Amanda Spratt, who have needed the operation that has saved their careers. “It’s going really well. It (the surgery) just made such a huge difference – night and day – with my pain, but also my power,” Gigante told AAP. The iliac arteries run through the pelvis. The condition happens when high blood flow and repetitive hip flexion cause the artery to narrow. Even in professional cycling, where a broken collarbone is seen as an occupational hazard, having this operation is a major step. “It’s not like a plated collarbone. For sure, in that first month they told me I had to be really careful, not to raise my heart rate, my blood pressure,” Gigante said. “For once, I listened to the doctor … this one, I was good.” Gigante’s recovery has gone better than expected and she hopes to ride in July and August at the women’s Giro d’Italia, then the Tour de France. The AG Insurance-Soudal rider was seventh overall last year at the Tour, adding to her formidable career. While the surgery was the latest in a series of injury and health setbacks for Gigante over the past few years, she is a phenomenal talent. Gigante won last year’s Tour Down Under in Adelaide and has snared three senior national road titles. The Tokyo Olympian was a star attraction on Tuesday when the annual Around The Bay In A Day community ride was launched in Melbourne. Her setbacks have also taught Gigante resilience. “I feel like I’ve had enough setbacks and bad luck for a while. It doesn’t work like that, but fingers crossed,” she said. “If I’d found out I needed the surgery, like, three years ago then I wouldn’t have been able to deal with it as well as I did. “I didn’t like the news – it was a big blow and a huge surprise. I was still trying to train, through pain, for the Tour Down Under. “Just to get told suddenly ‘oh, no, you need to have six months off the bike, we don’t know what the rehab will look like’ – that was a huge shock. “Pretty quickly, within a couple of days, I’d already turned it into a positive – ‘I’m going to come back stronger, now I will have two legs, not one and a quarter’.” For now, Gigante is setting no goals. She will be happy just to race again. “I wasn’t expecting to return to Europe for another month or so, but maybe two and a half months ago I was already getting better power than at my best last year,” she said. “At this stage, just being back in the peloton will be a huge win, pinning on numbers again – I just can’t wait to have that feeling again and being with my teammates, working towards a shared goal.” Source link #Night #day #cycling #star #return #surgery Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

These Conservatives Were Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Honest About Their Thoughts On Pope Leo These Conservatives Were Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Honest About Their Thoughts On Pope Leo By now, I’m sure you know there is a newly elected pope — Pope Leo XIV. ALBERTO PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images As the Catholic Church embraced Pope Leo, many eyes turned to the religion’s followers to see how they feel about their new leader. And, seeing as Catholicism is largely a conservative practice, curiosity especially turned toward MAGA’s response. TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images Well, American conservatives have been vocal in sharing their opinions via the r/conservative subreddit. Here’s a raw, unedited, and candid recap of what they’re saying: 1.”They say he’s more conservative on the gospel, if that’s true, it’ll be a good thing I think. That said, time will tell.” “I liked the energy Pope Francis brought to young people, just disliked his open politics and more liberal view of the gospel. He did a lot of good outwardly and for the reputation of the church to general public. It is exciting to be in a new era though. The only thing I didn’t like is he didn’t speak in English during the inauguration. Would have been a neat thing to see with him being the first American Pope.” —Markinoutman 2.”Assuming I have the right X account, he reposted a tweet recently which was anti-Trump in regard to immigration policy. I am Catholic, I generally liked Pope Francis (and likely this new Pope) but disagree with them on their immigration statements.” “Catholic Doctrine is essentially this: Nations have a moral duty to regulate immigration for the sake of order and security, but they must also treat migrants justly and humanely, especially those fleeing real danger. To the new Pope I’d say: We are one of the most charitable nations in the world, but the President has a duty to enforce laws. We have treated removal humanely and ******** immigrants not following our laws does far more harm than good.” —RotoDog Related: Republican Voters Are Finally Tearing Into Trump Over One Issue, But It’s Not The Issue You’d Expect 3.”I’m honestly exhausted by people who only view the Pope through a political lens. The papacy isn’t a partisan office.” “The Pope isn’t some figurehead to be cheered or attacked based on party lines. He’s the Vicar of Christ, not a political operative. Reducing him to a cheap politician misses the entire point of his role and calling.” —jshauns 4.”The papacy has always had political influence.” “Caring for the poor is at odds with government decisions sometimes. That’s just how the world is. Reality often gets in the way of perfection.” —WillGibsFan 5.”Curious to see his profile, he seems generally a bit more centrist than Pope Francis but obv still a pope.” “The name choice is interesting for both old and recent Leone, one stopped Attila and the other attempted to theologically confront communism if memory serves me well.” —Outside_Ad_3888 Related: Donald Trump Just Shared A Very Ominous Post, And People Are Calling It “One Of The Worst Statements Ever Made By A Sitting US President” 6.”Guys, as a Catholic, I can tell you he’s left leaning.” “You will probably see the same stuff as Francis, even if it’s only the media lying about what he’s actually saying.” —AnOriginalUsername07 TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images 7.”The Catholic faith transcends modern political divides.” “Most core teachings have been preserved and descended from Christ himself, so to say there’s liberals and conservatives is a gross overstatement.” —CapitalismWorship 8.”He’s an Augustinian.” “I don’t think he’s going to make classical liberals very happy. I could be wrong.” —BlahZay19 9.”Reading his Wikipedia page, he’s pro-climate change.” “I don’t see him being any sort of a game changer and just maintain the status quo.” —Squeezer999 10.Randomly, there was this comment: “Emperor Trump is upon us :3” —Choco_Cat777 11.And finally: “I suppose we will wait and see (and pray).” —AnOriginalUsername07 What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments. Also in In the News: “We Went From ‘Lower The Price Of Eggs’ To ‘Lower Your Standard Of Living'”: 39 Of The Best, Most Brutal, And Very Relatable Political Tweets Of The Month Also in In the News: “We Don’t Import Food”: 31 Americans Who Are Just So, So Confused About Tariffs And US Trade Also in In the News: People Who Voted For Trump Are Getting Very Honest About Donald Trump’s Latest Truth Social Post Source link #Conservatives #Honest #Thoughts #Pope #Leo Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Why the wealthy can’t find enough people to manage their money Why the wealthy can’t find enough people to manage their money Family offices are set to grow at a rapid pace as the ultra-rich look for personalized services to handle their wealth. But they are struggling to find money managers. As of last September, there were 8,030 family offices globally managing $3.1 trillion in assets, according to Deloitte’s recent statistics. By 2030, the number of family offices is expected to grow to 10,720 with $5.4 trillion in assets under their management. “We estimate that by 2034, at current advisor productivity levels, the [wealth] advisor workforce will decline to the point where the industry faces a shortage of roughly 100,000 advisors,” McKinsey said in February. According to the North America Family Office Report by RBC and Campden Wealth released last September, a significant number of family offices reported how hiring was a “big challenge” and expressed difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff. The same is true for European family offices. Meanwhile, family offices in growing Asian wealth hubs such as Singapore are turning to automating workflows and outsourcing due to talent shortages in the city-state. Family offices also have to compete with banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds for top talent. The talent crunch, though, is not just owed to a lack of qualified candidates — it’s also selectivity on the part of family offices. Trust issues While potential candidates find it difficult to step into the family office bandwagon, some family offices can also be particular when it comes to choosing the perfect fit. The key criteria: Trust. “Why did the boss give the accountant the money? Because they have a lifelong relationship,” said Tobias Prestel, managing director of Prestel and Partner Family Office Conferences. “In the family office space, very often not the best person for the job gets the job but the one who’s trusted,” he told CNBC. “If you have $500 million, who do you trust? Who do you give the key to everything to? It’s not an easy decision,” said Prestel, who organizes private discussion and investment forums for family offices around the world. If you have $500 million, who do you trust? Who do you give the key to everything to? It’s not an easy decision. Tobias Prestel Prestel and Partner Family Office Conferences Some families have the tendency to put a huge emphasis on the trust factor over other criteria, said Reto Jauch, partner at SZ&J. While this can be a good thing, sometimes it can be detrimental to the job, he added. Family offices are often looking to combine roles such as a chief investment officer **** CFO, where they hope to find the ideal right hand man, said Iris Xu, founder of accounting and corporate services firm Jenga, which hires full-time and contracted professionals for family offices in Singapore. “That’s a very tall order. Or very few professionals are both willing and capable to cover all these areas,” she said. The wealthy are however stepping up their game to pursue the talent they want. And sometimes, this means being willing to pay a “trust delta,” or salary premium, especially if the family wants someone to work for them, said Jauch, particularly in a climate where family offices are willing to pay up to $190,000 a year for executive assistants. European family offices are raising compensation packages to retain and attract talent by offering bonuses and other incentives like co-investment opportunities and a share in investment management profits, a separate report by Campden Wealth and HSBC showed. Family offices are ‘risky?’ Young employees are reluctant to work at family offices for reasons including the lack of a clear corporate structure, as well as how it is widely perceived as a “retirement job,” experts in the industry told CNBC. Family offices can appear “risky” to potential employees given their relatively informal structure, unclear reporting lines and undefined career progression, said Jenga’s Xu. Xu added that investment-related roles in family offices tend to be harder to fill compared to other roles, with the turnover rate largely between one and two years. “In the corporate world, at the end of the day, everything is fungible, including the CEO,” said SZ&J’s Jauch. There’s a different kind of personality that does well in such an environment: you have to keep your ego in check to work in a family office environment. This is different from working for a family office, where the family is central and constant, he explained, who conducts hiring and succession planning for family offices. Working for and being at the beck and call of one family requires an intricate balance that’s not always easy to strike. “There’s a different kind of personality that does well in such an environment: you have to keep your ego in check to work in a family office environment, but you also have to be confident enough to bring your opinion to the *****,” Jauch explained. “It is a balance between being able to speak to the family as an advisor, in a role that you have with the family, but also understanding that ultimately, it will always be the family’s decision. That is not going away,” he added. That’s the reason why John, a lawyer in his mid-40s who did not wish to share his real name, declined to take a job offer as a general counsel at a Singapore-based family office, and said it’s akin to “putting all your eggs in one basket.” “Maybe you get along really well with that person, maybe you don’t. But for somebody at my stage of career [then], with a family and different obligations, it was just too much personal risk … where basically one person can decide to just fire me,” he said. John had also cited the potential lack of transparency and process around compensation and promotion discussions as amongst other reasons for having turned down the role. The lawyer, who was working at an investment bank at that point in time, also had concerns that taking a family office job at a relatively early stage of his career would render it harder to get back into the corporate world. “You need to want to be part of something. And you’re okay if your progression is more on the content and maybe on the quality and professional side, but not necessarily in terms of career steps,” Jauch said. Source link #wealthy #find #people #manage #money Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies – bbc.com Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies – bbc.com Uruguay’s José Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’, dies bbc.comJosé Mujica, Leftist President of Uruguay Known for Humility, Dies at 89 The New York TimesUruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89 Al JazeeraOBITUARY Jose Mujica, Uruguay’s former leader, rebel icon and cannabis reformer, dead at 89 ReutersUruguay’s ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed ‘world’s poorest president,’ dies at 89 NPR Source link #Uruguay039s #José #Mujica #world039s #039poorest #president039 #dies #bbc.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

*********** cyclist sentenced over wife Melissa Hoskins’ death *********** cyclist sentenced over wife Melissa Hoskins’ death Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has been given a two-year suspended sentence over a car incident in Australia which killed his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. Dennis pleaded guilty to one aggravated count of creating the likelihood of harm, after Hoskins was struck by the car he was driving during a fight outside the couple’s Adelaide home in 2023. A judge said Dennis had disregarded his wife’s safety, but was not criminally responsible for her death. Hoskins’ parents spoke outside the court after sentencing, saying they were “glad” the case was over and they hoped the family could “move on”. The court had previously heard that Dennis and Hoskins were arguing about kitchen renovations shortly before the incident occurred, and Hoskins had held on to the car her husband was driving as he tried to leave. While sentencing Dennis, Judge Ian Press said calling the incident tragic “really does not do justice to the grief, the anguish and the turmoil those events have brought into the lives of those who knew and loved your wife”. He said he understood that Dennis had tried to “de-escalate the argument” by driving off, but said it did not excuse his actions. “It was your obligation to stop the vehicle when driving that vehicle became dangerous to her physical wellbeing,” he said, according to a report by the *********** Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). “That you did not stop because you wanted to leave, is a very poor reason for not doing so.” Hoskins was taken to hospital after being struck but later died of her injuries. Dennis was initially charged with dangerous driving causing death and driving without due care and pleaded not guilty, but he later admitted to a single, lesser charge. Dennis’ lawyer had argued that he had no intention of harming his wife and either did not know or was “reckless to the fact” that Hoskins was holding onto the car. She told an earlier hearing that despite his “stoic” front, Dennis felt a “deep, deep grief”. On Wednesday, Judge Press emphasised that Dennis was not criminally responsible for causing Hoskins’ death, and accepted he was remorseful. “I accept you have a sense of responsibility for all that occurred. I accept you have anguished over what could have been different if you had acted in some other way,” Judge Press said. In victim impact statements read to the court last month, Hoskins’ mother said that while she accepted Dennis wouldn’t have intentionally hurt her daughter, his temper was his “downfall” and “needs to be addressed”. Speaking outside court, Peter and Amanda Hoskins said they missed their daughter “terribly”. “She was someone really special,” Mr Hoskins said. He said the family was yet to receive an apology from Dennis, but expected it “will come with time”. “It’s now time for us to move on, which would be Melissa’s expectations of us,” Mr Hoskins said, adding it was important for the couple to have a “well-mannered relationship” with Dennis going forward. “There are two young children caught up in this tragedy… Clearly, we want to continue to be an integral part of [the] children’s lives and their future.” Hoskins was a world champion cyclist in the *********** team pursuit in 2015, and a two-time Olympian. Her death triggered a wave of tributes from around the world. She and Dennis married in 2018. Dennis retired at the end of the 2023 season after a cycling career in which he won a silver medal team pursuit at the London 2012 Olympics and a road time trial bronze at Tokyo 2020. He also won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Source link #*********** #cyclist #sentenced #wife #Melissa #Hoskins #death Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump expected to meet Syrian leader after announcing he will lift sanctions Trump expected to meet Syrian leader after announcing he will lift sanctions US President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Syria, ahead of an expected meeting with its leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump has agreed to “say hello” to Syria’s interim president on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia as part of his tour of the Middle East, the White House said. The announcement of the lifting of sanctions was met with elation in the Syrian capital of Damascus, where cheering, dancing and celebratory gunfire were heard. The sanctions had previously blocked any foreign financing, including aid, from reaching Syria and were originally intended to put pressure on the dictatorship of now-ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Trump said the policy change would give Syria “a chance at greatness”, telling an investment forum in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, “it’s their time to shine.” Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani celebrated the decision as a “pivotal turning point for the country” in an interview with the country’s state news agency, Sana. The country looks forward to a future of “stability, self-sufficiency and genuine reconstruction after years of a destructive war”, he added. Ninety percent of Syria’s population were left under the poverty line at the end of Assad’s regime and its new government has been pushing for an end to sanctions since Assad was overthrown in December. Al-Sharaa told the BBC in an interview late last year that Syria was not a threat to the world and called for sanctions to be lifted. He also called for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group who overthrew Assad, to be de-listed as a terrorist organisation. It is designated as one by the UN, US, EU and ***, among many others, as it started as a splinter group of al-Qaeda, which it broke away from in 2016. Al-Sharaa repeated these calls at a joint press conference with France’s President Emmanuel Macron last week, saying “these sanctions were imposed on the previous regime because of the crimes it committed, and this regime is gone.” The Syrian leader has promised to protect ethnic minorities since his Sunni Islamist group led the rebel offensive that overthrew Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December after 13 years of devastating civil war. However, the mass killings of hundreds of civilians from Assad’s ********* Alawite sect in the western coastal region in March, during clashes between the new security forces and Assad loyalists, has hardened fears among ********* communities. There have also been deadly clashes between Islamist armed factions, security forces and fighters from the Druze religious *********. The US’s announcement is a major boost for al-Sharaa, and also marks a significant foreign policy shift for the US, which previously said it would not lift sanctions on Syria until issues such as ********* rights progressed in the country. Trump said his announcement followed a request from Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. “Oh, what I do for the Crown Prince,” the US leader said, adding, “I like him too much.” The pair met on Tuesday on Trump’s first stop of his tour of the Middle East, where they jointly announced a $142bn (£107bn) arms deal. Former US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, who served under former President Barack Obama, applauded the Trump administration’s move to lift sanctions. “I visited Syria three months ago and the country is simply devastated after the 13-year civil war. It needs to rebuild, it needs reconstruction, it needs foreign financing to do that,” he told the BBC. “So removing the sanctions, that will enable international capital flows to go into Syria from Gulf states, from other Arab states and from different aid agencies is absolutely vital.” The tour of the Arab Gulf states will also see Trump visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Source link #Trump #expected #meet #Syrian #leader #announcing #lift #sanctions Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Aguia set for second cashflow stream by mid-year Aguia set for second cashflow stream by mid-year Aguia Resources is shifting gears and gunning for a second major revenue stream – this time from its phosphate project in Brazil’s booming southern agricultural heartland. Hot on the heels of its maiden gold pour at the Santa Barbara mine in Colombia just six weeks ago, the company is planning to become Brazil’s newest phosphate producer, with its Três Estradas project expected to lock in first organic fertiliser sales in for the first quarter of the 2026 financial year. In an effort to fast-track its phosphate production, Aguia has inked a deal to lease a fully operational 100,000 tonne per annum (tpa) fertiliser plant owned by local fertiliser group Dagoberto Barcelos 110 kilometres from the mine site. Under the terms of the 10-year agreement – including a built-in 10-year option extension – Aquia is shelling out R$5 million (A$1.38M) in upfront payments, split into six monthly instalments to smooth the company’s cashflows ahead of commissioning in July. Aguia has also agreed to pay a monthly rent of AU$43,000 from July which equates to just AU$5.13 per tonne at the current maximum capacity. The company’s decision to lease the plant will see it sidestep a potential $26 million price tag for a 300,000tpa standalone facility – a figure highlighted in a 2023 bankable feasibility study. That study painted a compelling picture, forecasting annual EBITDA of $22 million over an 18-year mine life and a rapid payback ******* of just 2.9 years. To keep operating costs low, Aguia has also cut a deal with local contractor, Contrasapper, to outsource mining and haulage under a per-tonne delivery agreement. Contrasapper’s services will also include everything from early works and vegetation clearance to haulage and road maintenance. Aguia Resources executive chairman Warwick GrigorThe processing facility has been undergoing a number of modification and maintenance activities in preparation to the handover of the site. The association with Dagoberto Barcelos will be instrumental to a smooth path to production, enabling significant cost and time savings on earlier estimates. Aguia’s initially targeted 100,000 tonne per annum phosphate production rate is likely to only scratch the surface of Brazil’s fertiliser-hungry agriculture sector. Within a 200-kilometre radius of the plant, the company says it can only meet 10 per cent of local phosphate demand. Even across the broader Rio Grande do Sul region, Aguia’s expected contribution will fill less than 2 per cent of the market, leaving the door wide open for expansion. Once the wheels are turning Aguia immediately plans to upgrade the plant. The company says surplus cash from early operations could bankroll a second dryer at the plant to triple output to 300,000 tonnes per annum by 2027. Sales of Aguia’s “PAMPAFOS” product – a high-grade 12 per cent reactive phosphate – are slated to start pending final Ministry of Agriculture approvals. A second lower-grade 6.27 per cent phosphate product with added sulphur called “LAVRATTO” is planned for rollout in 2026 following agronomic testing. Aguia is tipping its premium PAMPAFOS product to retail between A$200 and A$230 a tonne, offering a competitive, homegrown alternative to imported chemical phosphate, which it says is currently landing in Brazil at a hefty US$680 (A$1046) per tonne including freight costs. The company believes its PAMPAFOS product will be a hit with Brazilian farmers, not just for its price edge, but for its proven punch in the paddock. The organic fertiliser has been put through its paces on crops worldwide over the past four years and is shaping up as a more effective alternative to traditional chemical blends. Although the Três Estradas deposit will serve as the early feeder for Aguia’s plant, the medium-term plan is to switch to two closer phosphate deposits, Mato Grande and Passo Feio, which are both close to the plant and could save precious dollars on haulage costs. Recent augur drilling on the northern end of Paso Feio, 20km from the processing facility, has already shown early promise after revealing a distinct carbonatite target, despite the lack of outcropping and will be shortly followed up with ground magnetic surveys. A similar phosphate-bearing carbonatite at Mato Grande – only two kilometres from the plant – has also been identified and will be tested with the rotary truth teller once exploration permits have been issued. Notably, Aguia has already locked in a seasoned distribution partner with an established sales force that is already on the ground and has more than 40 years of market experience across Brazil, Uruguay and the broader South American agricultural sector. Aguia says the local presence and credibility of its distribution ally will play a crucial role in winning the hearts and minds and building community support to fast-track acceptance of its PAMPAFOS fertiliser. With mining contracts signed, plant modifications underway and marketing set to launch within weeks, Aguia appears close to zeroing in on first fertiliser revenues to complement its Colombian gold play which itself is shaping up as a potential serious bottom line contributor. With two potential walls of cash on the near horizon, the $61m market-capped Aguia is now very close to realising its strategic plan – and in record time too. Is your ASX-listed company doing something interesting? Contact: *****@*****.tld Source link #Aguia #set #cashflow #stream #midyear Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]