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Modder turns Oblivion Remastered into a "true" first-person experience with immersive camera tweak Modder turns Oblivion Remastered into a "true" first-person experience with immersive camera tweak A modder unhappy with how the first-person camera view was implemented in Oblivion Remastered decided to make a better one (with a few bugs). Source link #Modder #turns #Oblivion #Remastered #quottruequot #firstperson #experience #immersive #camera #tweak Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with terror offence – National Member of Irish rap band Kneecap charged with terror offence – National Descrease article font size Increase article font size Irish-language rap band Kneecap said on Thursday that a charge of a terrorism offence against one of its members for displaying a flag of banned militant group Hezbollah represented an attempt to prosecute artists who speak out. London’s Metropolitan Police charged Liam O’Hanna, 27, one of the three members of the Belfast-based band, on Wednesday, saying he displayed a flag “in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation,” in this case identified as Hezbollah. In a statement on X, the band said the charge represented “political policing” and sought “to prosecute artists who dare speak out.” The trio said O’Hanna displayed a flag that had been thrown on stage. They did not mention Hezbollah. pic.twitter.com/Yh0oteMTNN — KNEECAP (@KNEECAPCEOL) May 22, 2025 Story continues below advertisement O’Hanna, 27, is due to appear in court on June 18. Trending Now Ontario could have half-a-trillion dollar debt by 2027. It would set a record ‘You work for us:’ Neil Young takes aim at Trump in Bruce Springsteen feud Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Kneecap, who rap about Irish identity and support the republican cause of uniting Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, with the Republic of Ireland, faced backlash over pro-************ messages projected during their set last month at the annual music festival Coachella in California. “Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported ****** or Hezbollah,” they said on X last month about two groups banned in Britain. “We condemn all attacks on civilians, always. It is never okay. We know this more than anyone, given our nation’s history.” The trio apologized in April to the families of two murdered British members of the parliament after footage emerged of them appearing to say “kill your local MP” during a 2023 performance. Kneecap is due to play at the Glastonbury Festival in England in June. Some lawmakers have called on the festival organizers to cancel their appearance. More on Entertainment More videos Source link #Member #Irish #rap #band #Kneecap #charged #terror #offence #National Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Mario Kart World Producer Reveals Real Reason Behind Making It Open World Mario Kart World Producer Reveals Real Reason Behind Making It Open World Mark your calendars, June 5 is not just the release day of the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2, it’s also the day Mario Kart World drifts onto the scene as the system’s flagship title. And what better way to show off the new hardware than with a bold new direction to the iconic and beloved series? Fans are all hyped, rumors are racing, and thanks to the recent Ask the developer interview, we now know the reason behind this major shift in the series. Let’s just say, it’s not just about adding more tracks or characters, it’s about creating a whole new experience. How Nintendo is changing the game with Mario Kart World In the recent Ask the developer interview about Mario Kart World, producer Kosuke Yabuki shed light on the biggest change in Mario Kart history: it’s gone full open world. Yep, you read that correctly, no more hopping from one isolated track to another. The latest entry in the series will take the tracks and combine it into a single, massive interconnected world. Yabuki explained that after Mario Kart Deluxe, the team felt that they had perfected the traditional formula. So instead of just piling on new tracks and new characters, they asked themselves: what’s next? What should we do to take the leap forward? The answer was to break the mold completely. Now, players can race through a dynamic world with real-time weather changes, a day-night cycle, and seamless transitions between iconic locations like Bowser’s castle and Mario Circuit. You will be able to hop into a Free-roam mode to explore the world at your own pace, and even with a friend. That wasn’t our approach this time. We wanted to take the series to the next level. So, we decided to drop the numbering this time. Players can even straight dive into the knockout tour races that crisscross the entire map. This radical change to the formula even made the team drop the logical ‘Mario Kart 9‘ name entirely, a clear sign that this is not just a sequel, it’s a leap into a brand new era for the franchise. Fans are revving up, even if the price tag raises eyebrows Forget circuits, this time, you’re karting around a continent. | Image Credit: Nintendo Excitement for Mario Kart World is through the roof, and why wouldn’t it be? It’s the most ambitious entry in the series, and it’s launching alongside the Nintendo Switch 2, a console that’s expected to redefine handheld gaming. Sure, some players have raised an eyebrow or two at the premium pricing ($79.99 even for digital edition), but let’s be real, it’s Mario Kart. Nostalgia, fun, and chaos with friends are practically guaranteed. Fans are already gearing up to see how the game will take full advantage of the Switch 2’s upgraded tech. From what we have seen, Mario Kart World is built to push the console to its limits: enhanced graphics, smoother frame rates, improved online features, and deep integration with the Switch 2. Whether you’re drifting through rain-soaked streets or cruising over the water, it’s completely reinventing how we think about kart racing. And while the price might give some pause, the thrill of exploring a wide-open Mushroom Kingdom in full next-gen glory? That’s something fans won’t want to miss. Source link #Mario #Kart #World #Producer #Reveals #Real #Reason #Making #Open #World Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

East Pilbara council moves to scrap outdated Pastoral Road and Airstrip Maintenance Policy East Pilbara council moves to scrap outdated Pastoral Road and Airstrip Maintenance Policy In a unanimous decision, the Shire of East Pilbara has voted to review and revoke its Pastoral Stations — Road and Airstrip Maintenance Policy, declaring the 2006 policy no longer fit for purpose. The policy currently allows the use of shire-owned equipment to carry out unfunded maintenance work on private pastoral land, a practice now seen as unsustainable on the grounds it is not in the public interest to divert scarce funds from essential roadworks for a private benefit. “When this policy was originally put in place, it was invoked in the days of road boards, when our councils were stations and our communities were very small, only consisting of people who held mining tenements or small businesses,” Shire of East Pilbara deputy shire president Wendy McWhirter Brooks said. “I just want to note the concern that we are representing all members of our communities, and if we are going to provide this service for stations which are private businesses, we really should be providing this service for all of our Aboriginal communities as well, which is something we don’t have the money to be able to do.” The road access policy originally included one fully maintained access road per station (connecting the homestead to a shire or Main Roads WA-maintained public road), one full maintenance grade per year for each designated road, emergency road assistance after cyclone flooding and minor gravel sheeting or resheeting. The airstrips policy originally stated that each separately rateable pastoral property would be entitled to a once per annum surface maintenance grade of the pastoral property airstrip adjoining the station homestead. Source link #East #Pilbara #council #moves #scrap #outdated #Pastoral #Road #Airstrip #Maintenance #Policy Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

RoadCraft (PC) Review – CGMagazine RoadCraft (PC) Review – CGMagazine thln4g2|2d ago |Review|0| ▼ Info Add Alt Source Time to don hi-viz vests and test out Saber Interactive’s RoadCraft, where you’re tasked with rebuilding disaster-hit zones using a variety of heavy plant. The game is mostly very good, with the odd foible, and up there with Saber’s finest. PC RoadCraft traxion.gg Read Full Story >> [Hidden Content] traxion.gg Source link #RoadCraft #Review #CGMagazine Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

US high-end livestock breeders lose millions in China tariff fallout US high-end livestock breeders lose millions in China tariff fallout By Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) – Dr. Mike Lemmon’s pigs, each valued between $2,500 and $5,000, were supposed to be on a plane bound for Hangzhou, China, from St. Louis in April, where’d they spend the flight snoring, play fighting and snacking on oats and husked corn before taking up residence at ******** hog farms. Instead, many went to a local Indiana slaughterhouse for less than $200 each after the ******** buyer canceled the order within a week of China implementing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. in April. China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle ******. These lucrative niche export markets had been growing, but dried up since U.S. President Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing. U.S. farmers and exporters said the dispute has already cost them millions of dollars and jeopardized prized trade relationships that took years to develop. Though Washington and Beijing agreed to pause tariffs last week, exporters said Trump’s unpredictable trade policy has caused their companies long-term damage and could encourage China and other major buyers to turn to foreign rivals like Denmark. “We’ve got brand damage now. There’s not a week that goes by without clients asking what’s happening with the U.S.,” said Tony Clayton, owner of Clayton Agri-Marketing, a Missouri-based livestock exporting company. “I don’t know how we can put this back together. This is long-term damage,” he said. White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the administration was “working around the clock to secure billions of dollars in even more opportunities with our other trading partners.” Some farmers raise pigs specifically for breeding, a niche business within the $37 billion U.S. hog industry. Farmers pay top dollar for these specialty pigs, which have favorable genetics to produce lots of healthy piglets that can eventually be processed into tasty, high-quality pork. Lemmon, an Indiana veterinarian and farm owner, has been selling pigs worldwide for over 30 years. He said he spent more than a year working on the $2.4 million ***** of the pedigreed pigs to China. He noted they were carefully bred for good health, litter size and high **** content that leads to richly marbled, tender meat when cooked. “It’s devastating when it happens,” Lemmon said, referencing the ***** he lost. He said he plans to stay in the breeding business, and is working to rekindle the deal with his ******** buyer during the tariff pause. Roughly half of the world’s pigs live on ******** farms. The country has purchased large quantities of breeding pigs from the U.S. since an outbreak of African swine fever, a virus with a near-total fatality rate, wiped out millions of the country’s hogs in 2018. Shipping livestock is lucrative but time-consuming. Shippers must personally fly with the animals or hire an on-board attendant who can make the rounds to keep their pricey passengers well-hydrated and comfortable during a long flight. When not working, the attendants chat with the flight crew or sometimes lie in sleeping bags next to the animals in the chilly cargo bay, exporters and farmers said. China has also been the biggest importer of ****** from U.S. dairy cows, known for producing large amounts of protein-rich milk. But “Not one unit of ****** is going to China right now,” Jay Weiker, president of the National Association of Animal Breeders, said, noting China had been importing one-quarter of all U.S. cattle ******, which they use to artificially inseminate their dairy cows. The ******** milk industry began importing large amounts of cattle ****** to improve the genetics of domestic dairy cows after a deadly scandal over contaminated milk in 2008, Weiker said. At least six children in China died and nearly 300,000 fell ill after a ******** manufacturer added melamine, a dangerous chemical, to milk powder to make the protein levels appear higher. Brittany Scott, owner of SMART Reproduction Services, a sheep and goat genetics company, said several foreign customers had also pulled out of deals. This left many vials of ****** sitting in her Arkansas facility, frozen in tanks of liquid nitrogen and waiting for buyers. “They are eager to do their jobs,” Scott said of her male goats and sheep. “They understand the assignment and they do really well.” However, the work of selling their product has proven harder after Trump announced sweeping tariffs in April, and China retaliated. The lost sales have been “a punch in the gut,” Scott said. (Reporting by Heather Schlitz. Editing by Emily Schmall and Tom Polansek; Editing by David Gregorio) Source link #highend #livestock #breeders #lose #millions #China #tariff #fallout Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Colts owner, dies at 65 – NBC News Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Colts owner, dies at 65 – NBC News Jim Irsay, Indianapolis Colts owner, dies at 65 NBC NewsLongtime Colts owner and CEO Irsay dies at 65 ESPNJim Irsay dies at 65: This Peyton Manning moment was his favorite Colts memory during 27-year reign as owner CBS SportsJim Irsay dies at 65: Peyton Manning, Pat McAfee, NFL world pay tribute to Colts owner USA TodayMeet Carlie Irsay-Gordon, who is expected to take over the Colts from her father, Jim Irsay IndyStar Source link #Jim #Irsay #Indianapolis #Colts #owner #dies #NBC #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SK hynix’s superb 2TB P41 Gen 4 SSD is now just $124 for Memorial Day SK hynix’s superb 2TB P41 Gen 4 SSD is now just $124 for Memorial Day It’s been available for a good few years now, and the Platinum P41 from SK hynix is still a solid choice for a Gen 4 SSD for gaming and other applications. We test a lot of SSDs at Tom’s Hardware, and at the time this drive was released onto the market, it was the best 2TB SSD that we had tested in our suite of benchmarking tests. Easily beating the competition to become our top pick for the best SSD. While it’s no longer the fastest SSD on the market thanks to the release of the latest and greatest Gen 5.0 drives, the P41 is still one of the quickest PCIe 4 drives you can get. In the Memorial Day sales at Newegg, you can grab the SK hynix Platinum P41 for the low price of just $124 for the 2TB capacity drive. This is a limited-time *****, so you will have to be quick to grab this offer. Use code EPES2A27 to save $25 and hit the $124 advertised price. The Platinum P41 drive is rated for 7,000 MBps sequential reads and 6,500 MBps sequential writes with up to 1.4 million random read IOPS or 1.3 million random write IOPS. SK hynix’s drive pairs the company’s Aries controller with 176-layer TLC flash. The Aries controller allows for up to 33 percent faster bus speeds and double the number of channels on the company’s prior-gen Cepheus controller. The drive also features a speedy LPDDR4 cache. The SK hynix P41 Platinum is fast and also likely to endure for quite a long time, with the 2TB capacity model sporting a respectable 1200 TBW (Terabytes Written). Meaning you’ll probably replace this drive for a more modern one before it experiences any degradation in performance. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Source link #hynixs #superb #2TB #P41 #Gen #SSD #Memorial #Day Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Shooting of Israeli Embassy Employees Shakes Washington Shooting of Israeli Embassy Employees Shakes Washington new video loaded: Shooting of Israeli Embassy Employees Shakes Washington transcript Back transcript Shooting of Israeli Embassy Employees Shakes Washington The shooting occurred on a street outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. I was walking by and a guy came up and [it] looked like a gun, I couldn’t tell what it was, but I heard it afterwards, the shots. And he shot this young couple. He just ran up. It was… It was terrible. Prior to the shooting, the suspect was observed pacing back and forth outside of the museum. He approached a group of four people, produced a handgun, and opened fire, striking both of our decedents. After the shooting, the suspect then entered the museum and was detained by event security. Free, free Palestine. Free, free Palestine. The couple that was gunned down tonight in the name of “free Palestine,” is a young couple about to be engaged. The young man purchased a ring this week with the intention of proposing to his girlfriend next week in Jerusalem. I have been worried for the past few months that something like this would happen. There is a direct line connecting antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement to this *******. This incitement is also done by leaders and officials of many countries and international organizations, especially from Europe. Recent episodes in Washington Show more videos from Washington Source link #Shooting #Israeli #Embassy #Employees #Shakes #Washington Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Splitgate 2 Open Beta Is Live, Is Almost The Full Game (And Won’t Wipe Progress) Splitgate 2 Open Beta Is Live, Is Almost The Full Game (And Won’t Wipe Progress) Splitgate 2’s open beta is now live, and it’s close to the full version of the game. The beta will continue until the full game’s Summer 2025 launch, and unlocked rewards and cosmetics won’t be reset. The beta for the free-to-play portal-focused FPS includes 25 weapons, including a new railgun power weapon, 15 maps, and 10 modes. Those maps include new 24-player Onslaught mode maps not seen in previous tests and new Arena maps, like the popular Stadium map making its return from the original Splitgate. A fan-favorite mode from the first Splitgate, Takedown, is also debuting as part of the Splitgate 2 beta, alongside four Simulation maps built for the mode. Also new as part of the Splitgate 2 beta is The Lab, essentially Splitgate’s version of Halo’s Forge map-creation tools, where players can create custom modes and maps. Developer 1047 specifically cited Halo: Reach’s Forge mode as an inspiration for The Lab. Though it’s technically a beta, cosmetics, purchases, and other progress earned during the beta will carry over to Splitgate 2’s full launch, 1047 said. That’s good news, as the beta will introduce Splitgate 2’s first $5 mini battle pass that includes three character skins, three weapon skins, a portal skin, and various emotes, sprays, banners, and weapon charms, as well as premium currencies used to buy additional cosmetics. Three different founder’s packs with exclusive cosmetics will also be available. Splitgate 2’s beta supports full cross-play between platforms and is available on PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store. It’s also playable on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and PS4. As for what will be new when Splitgate 2 officially launches in full later this summer, 1047 has already released a roadmap, one that promises more maps, weapons, and modes, as well as “one more massive surprise” for when the game hits 1.0 status that it’s keeping a secret for now. Splitgate 2 has been in development since 2022, when 1047 made the surprising decision to stop development for the original Splitgate around a year after its launch on consoles in order to focus on the Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel. At the time, 1047 said the choice to focus on Splitgate 2 was in order to build the game in a way that it doesn’t have to retrofit it after the fact, describing trying to maintain the original Splitgate as it increased in popularity as akin to “bailing water [out of a boat] while also trying to keep everyone who bought a ticket to board our ship happy, while also trying to turn our boat into a rocket ship.” Source link #Splitgate #Open #Beta #Live #Full #Game #Wont #Wipe #Progress Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

See the reason why a Gympie man claimed his $1.6m lotto prize a month late See the reason why a Gympie man claimed his $1.6m lotto prize a month late A man from a regional Queensland town has come forward as the winner of $1.6m Gold Lotto draw 39 days after the draw, saying he just “couldn’t believe it”. Source link #reason #Gympie #man #claimed #1.6m #lotto #prize #month #late Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Sharply higher on national debt concerns Sharply higher on national debt concerns Mortgage interest rates moved sharply higher today. According to Zillow, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate gained 13 basis points to 6.93%, and the 20-year fixed rate rose nearly a quarter of a point (22 basis points) to 6.59%. Thankfully, the shorter end of the yield curve fared much better as the 15-mortgage rate was unchanged at 6.08%. The 15-year home loan may be a homebuyer’s safe haven for some time. Bond yields spiked yesterday as worries mounted about the nation’s growing deficit. The 10-year Treasury yield broke over 4.5% — a key predictor of higher mortgage rates. Tumbling stocks and nervous bond traders are leaving investors few places to hide. Read more: Is now a good time to buy a house Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 6.93% 20-year fixed: 6.59% 15-year fixed: 6.08% 5/1 ARM: 7.58% 7/1 ARM: 7.54% 30-year VA: 6.42% 15-year VA: 5.87% 5/1 VA: 6.48% Remember, these are the national averages and rounded to the nearest hundredth. Learn more: How to get the lowest mortgage rate possible Have questions about buying, owning, or selling a house? Submit your question to Yahoo’s panel of Realtors using this Google form. Here are today’s mortgage refinance interest rates, according to the latest Zillow data: 30-year fixed: 7.04% 20-year fixed: 6.86% 15-year fixed: 6.14% 5/1 ARM: 7.93% 7/1 ARM: 7.40% 30-year VA: 6.46% 15-year VA: 6.15% 5/1 VA: 6.50% As with the purchase mortgage rates, these are national averages we’ve rounded to the nearest hundredth. Refinance rates can be higher than purchase mortgage rates, but that isn’t always the case. Use the mortgage calculator below to see how various mortgage rates will impact your monthly payments. The free Yahoo Finance mortgage payment calculator goes even deeper by including factors like homeowners insurance and property taxes in your calculation. You can even add private mortgage insurance costs and HOA dues if they apply to you. These monthly expenses, along with your mortgage principal and interest rate, will give you a realistic idea of what your monthly payment could be. A mortgage interest rate is a fee for borrowing money from your lender, expressed as a percentage. There are two basic types of mortgage rates: fixed and adjustable rates. A fixed-rate mortgage locks in your rate for the entire life of your loan. For example, if you get a 30-year mortgage with a 6% interest rate, your rate will stay at 6% for the entire 30 years. (Unless you refinance or sell the home.) An adjustable-rate mortgage keeps your rate the same for the first few years, then changes it periodically. Let’s say you get a 5/1 ARM with an introductory rate of 6%. Your rate would be 6% for the first five years and then the rate would increase or decrease once per year for the last 25 years of your term. Whether your rate goes up or down depends on several factors, such as the economy and U.S. housing market. At the beginning of your mortgage term, most of your monthly payment goes toward interest. As time passes, less of your payment goes toward interest, and more goes toward the mortgage principal or the amount you originally borrowed. Dig deeper: Adjustable-rate vs. fixed-rate mortgage — Which should you choose? Two categories determine mortgage rates: ones you can control and ones you cannot control. What factors can you control? First, you can compare the best mortgage lenders to find the one that gives you the lowest rate and fees. Second, lenders typically extend lower rates to people with higher credit scores, lower debt-to-income (DTI) ratios, and considerable down payments. If you can save more or pay down debt before securing a mortgage, a lender will probably give you a better interest rate. What factors can you not control? In short, the economy. The list of ways the economy impacts mortgage rates is long, but here are the basic details. If the economy — think employment rates, for example — is struggling, mortgage rates go down to encourage borrowing, which helps boost the economy. If the economy is strong, mortgage rates go up to temper spending. With all other things being equal, mortgage refinance rates are usually a little higher than purchase rates. So don’t be surprised if your refinance rate is higher than you may have expected. Two of the most common mortgage terms are 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages. Both lock in your rate for the entire loan term. A 30-year mortgage is popular because it has relatively low monthly payments. But it comes with a higher interest rate than shorter terms, and because you’re accumulating interest for three decades, you’ll pay a lot of interest in the long run. A 15-year mortgage can be great because it has a lower rate than you’ll get with longer terms, so you’ll pay less in interest over the years. You’ll also pay off your mortgage much faster. But your monthly payments will be higher because you’re paying off the same loan amount in half the time. Basically, 30-year mortgages are more affordable from month to month, while 15-year mortgages are cheaper in the long run. According to 2024 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data, some of the banks with the lowest median mortgage rates are Bank of America and Citibank. However, it’s a good idea to shop around for the best rate with not just banks, but also credit unions and companies specializing in mortgage lending. Yes, 2.75% is a fantastic mortgage rate. You’re unlikely to get a 2.75% rate in today’s market unless you take on an assumable mortgage from a seller who locked in this rate in 2020 or 2021, when rates were at all-time lows. According to Freddie Mac, the lowest-ever 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 2.65%. This was the national average in January 2021. It is extremely unlikely that rates will dip below 3% again anytime soon. Some experts say it’s worth refinancing when you can lock in a rate that’s 2% less than your current mortgage rate. Others say 1% is the magic number. It all depends on what your financial goals are when refinancing and when your break-even point would be after paying refinance closing costs. Source link #Sharply #higher #national #debt #concerns Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

SDPD: Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta – cbs8.com SDPD: Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta – cbs8.com SDPD: Small plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood of Tierrasanta cbs8.comSmall plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood, setting home and cars on fire YahooPossible aircraft ****** reported in San Diego neighborhood ABC7 Los AngelesSmall plane headed towards Montgomery Field crashes into Murphy Canyon neighborhood NBC 7 San DiegoSmall plane crashes into San Diego neighborhood NBC News Source link #SDPD #Small #plane #crashes #San #Diego #neighborhood #Tierrasanta #cbs8.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Going Hands-On With Lies of P: Overture—Your Springs Are Reacting | CGM Going Hands-On With Lies of P: Overture—Your Springs Are Reacting | CGM Lies of P: Overture is a dramatic prequel to the acclaimed Lies of P, transporting you to the city of Krat in its final days of haunting late-19th-century Belle Époque beauty. On the brink of the Puppet Frenzy massacre, you follow the legendary Stalker—a mysterious guide—through untold stories and chilling secrets. As Geppetto’s deadly puppet, you’ll journey through Krat and its surroundings, uncover hidden backstories, and face epic battles that shape the past and future of Lies of P. Source link #HandsOn #Lies #OvertureYour #Springs #Reacting #CGM Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises Millions of public sector workers including nurses, doctors and teachers have been offered pay rises of between 3.6% and 4.5%. It comes after the government accepted recommendations from pay review bodies higher than the 2.8% it previously budgeted for. Unions had threatened action if pay awards were not increased, arguing 2.8% was too low. But the Treasury has previously said rises above this will have to be funded through savings from existing budgets. NHS workers on Agenda for Change contracts, covering around 1.4m staff excluding doctors, dentists and senior managers, have been offered rises of 3.6% from April. Awards of 4% have been offered to doctors and dentists, as well as teachers in England and prison staff. Members of the armed forces have been offered 4.5%. Inflation – the rate prices are increasing – has fallen in recent months, but unexpectedly rose to 3.5% in the year to April, potentially complicating how ministers sell the deals to workers. The Bank of England has previously said it expects inflation to peak at 3.7% between July and September this year, before slowly falling. Labour ended long-running public sector strikes last summer by accepting recommended pay rises between 4.75% and 6% for last year. Ministers argued the move was required to stop damage to the economy – but it led to Conservative accusations they had lost control of public sector pay. Source link #Public #sector #workers #offered #pay #rises Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

"MANIAC" Review: And He's Dancing Like He Never Danced Before \\ paulsemel "MANIAC" Review: And He's Dancing Like He Never Danced Before \\ paulsemel A critique of this ridiculously over-the-top, top down arcade game that’s like the first “Grand Theft Auto” on speed. Source link #quotMANIACquot #Review #He039s #Dancing #Danced #paulsemel Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Father of Sandipan Dhar says ‘I was made to feel like a time waster’ Father of Sandipan Dhar says ‘I was made to feel like a time waster’ The father of a toddler who died at Joondalup Health Campus two days after being denied blood tests that would have revealed he had ******* has told his son’s inquest the hospital ‘destroyed’ his family’s lives. Source link #Father #Sandipan #Dhar #feel #time #waster Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Zotac Zone 2 demoed with Manjaro Linux and an AMOLED panel — 12-core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM under the hood Zotac Zone 2 demoed with Manjaro Linux and an AMOLED panel — 12-core Zen 5 CPU and 32GB RAM under the hood Zotac’s Computex 2025 booth has a beautiful handheld for showcase, pairing a 7-inch AMOLED panel with AMD’s powerful Ryzen AI HX 370 APU from the Strix Point family. Breaking from Windows and SteamOS, Zotac has opted for Manjaro Linux as the Operating System. The handheld is currently called Zone 2, but its final name, pricing, and availability are still unconfirmed. Zotac’s original Zone 1 handheld debuted in September last year. It is powered by AMD’s last-generation Ryzen 7 8840U, introduced in December 2023. Zotac has clearly been on a slower release schedule compared to the competition. Initially revealed at CES in January, Zotac has once again showcased the expected follow-up to the Zone 1 at Computex. Their representative confirmed that the “Zone 2” designation isn’t final, but that’s what it will likely be called, with an expected launch window sometime later this year. The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU powering this handheld features a 12-core (4x Zen 5 + 8x Zen 5c) layout, the Radeon 890M (12 CUs) iGPU, along with a 50 TOPS capable NPU. While other alternatives are sticking to the handheld-focused and conservative Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Zotac is choosing the faster and potentially more expensive option. 24/32GB LPDDR5x memory options complement this with a 1TB PCIe 4.0 (M.2 2280) SSD that is user-upgradeable. You may like Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) One of the most important highlights is the 7-inch 1080p AMOLED touch display, offering a 120 Hz refresh rate, 800-nits peak brightness, and support for HDR. Similar to the Nintendo Switch, Zotac has equipped this handheld with a built-in kickstand to meet your tabletop gaming requirements. It sports two touchpads, hall-effect joysticks and triggers (dual-stage adjustable), along with a radial dial beneath the joysticks. The handheld is powered by an immutable version of Manjaro Linux, featuring the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment, similar to Valve’s SteamOS. The device will likely use Proton for game compatibility, which means it will face the same anti-cheat limitations in multiplayer games as other Steam-based systems. Though other titles should work without any hiccups, similar to the Steam Deck. You do have the option to switch to Windows, or any other Operating System for that matter. Backed by a 48.5Wh Li-ion battery, the system offers a similar playtime to the original Zone 1. For I/O, you get a UHS-II microSD slot, a 3.5mm jack, and several USB4 (40 Gbps) ports. Wireless connectivity is provided by WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 options. At the back, we can spot two additional buttons, toggles for the dual-stage triggers, and a mesh-style design for heat dissipation. You can expect more details leading up to Zotac’s global launch, whenever it happens. Follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button. Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. Source link #Zotac #Zone #demoed #Manjaro #Linux #AMOLED #panel #12core #Zen #CPU #32GB #RAM #hood Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa Fact-checking Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Ramaphosa Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting – at first warm and light-hearted – quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video showing opposition South African politicians calling for violence against white farmers. Trump also played footage showing rows of crosses, which he claimed was a burial site for murdered white farmers, and presented Ramaphosa with copies of articles which he said documented widespread brutality against South Africa’s white *********. Supporters of the Trump administration have long amplified claims of violence against the white *********, notably Elon Musk and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who ran segments on the supposed genocide during the president’s first term. Some of these claims are demonstrably false. Did rows of crosses mark graves of white farmers? The footage played by Trump in the Oval Office showed rows of white crosses stretching off into the distance along a rural road. Trump claimed: “These are burial sites right here. Burial sites. Over a thousand of white farmers.” However, the crosses do not mark graves. The video is from a protest against the ******* of white farming couple Glen and Vida Rafferty, who were ambushed and shot dead on their premises in 2020. The clip was shared on YouTube on 6 September, the day after the protests. Darrell Brown, who organised the march, told local media outlet SABC News that “each and every one of these crosses represents almost 10 commercial farmers murdered over the years, these are 500 crosses”. Trump referred to this clip showing rows of crosses on a rural road [X] BBC Verify has geolocated the footage to an area in KwaZulu-Natal province, near the town of Newcastle. Google Street View imagery captured in May 2023 – almost three years after the footage first appeared online – shows that the crosses were no longer standing. [Google] Has there been a genocide of white farmers? In the meeting, Trump said: “A lot of people are very concerned with regard to South Africa… we have many people that feel they’re being persecuted, and they are coming to the US, so we take from many locations if we feel there’s persecution or genocide going on.” He has previously made claims about “white genocide” several times before and appeared to be referring to that. At a press briefing earlier this month he said: “It’s a genocide that’s taking place” referring to killing of white farmers in South Africa. The country has one of the highest ******* rates in the world. There were 26,232 murders last year, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) figures. Of these, 44 were killings of people within the farming community and of those, eight were of farmers. These figures are not broken down by race in any public stats release that we’ve been able to locate – but they clearly don’t provide evidence for the claims of “white genocide” made repeatedly by Trump. In February, a South African judge dismissed the idea of a genocide as “clearly imagined” and “not real”. The Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU), which represents farmers, compiles figures which offer an insight into the racial identity of the victims. The TAU relies on media reports, social media posts and reports from their members. Their figures for last year show there were 23 white people killed in farm attacks, and nine ****** people. So far this year TAU has recorded three white people and four ****** people killed on South African farms. Did South African officials call for violence against white farmers? During the tense meeting, Trump played footage from political rallies in which participants sang “Kill the Boer” – a controversial anti-apartheid song that critics say calls for violence against white farmers. Trump said that those leading the singing were “officials” and “people that were in office”. One of the men leading the rally was Julius Malema, who previously led the ruling ANC’s youth wing. In 2012 he left the party and has never held an official government position. He now leads a party called the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) which won 9.5% in last year’s election, entering opposition against the new multi-party coalition. Julius Malema split from the ANC in 2012, later forming the EFF [Getty Images] Responding to Trump’s accusations, Ramaphosa emphasised that the EFF is “a small ********* party” and said that “our government policy is completely against what he was saying”. Another man in the video who can be heard singing the lyric “shoot the Boer” at a different rally is former President Jacob Zuma, who left office in 2018. The video is from 2012 when he was president. The ANC promised to stop singing the song shortly afterwards. Zuma subsequently left the ANC and now leads the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, which won more than 14% in last year’s election. What documents did Trump present as evidence? During the meeting, Trump held up a series of articles which he claimed showed evidence of white farmer killings in South Africa. There was an image clearly visible as Trump spoke and said: “Look, here’s burial sites all over the place. These are all white farmers that are being buried.” [Reuters] But the image isn’t from South Africa – it’s actually from a report about women being killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The French news agency (AFP) initially pointed out the image, and BBC Verify ran a search and confirmed it as being from a Reuters news agency clip filmed in the DR Congo city of Goma in February. [BBC] What do you want BBC Verify to investigate? Source link #Factchecking #Trumps #Oval #Office #confrontation #Ramaphosa Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

China’s Xiaomi claims new phone chip rivals Apple at a cheaper price China’s Xiaomi claims new phone chip rivals Apple at a cheaper price ******** smartphone company Xiaomi is developing its own chip called Xring O1. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — ******** smartphone company Xiaomi is taking on Apple’s iPhone with an advanced chip and a cheaper phone. Xiaomi is winning the battle on the pricing of its latest phone. The new Xiaomi 15S Pro starts at 5,499 yuan ($764) — making it eligible for a state-subsidized discount — and is significantly cheaper than Apple models containing the company’s most advanced phone chip. The iPhone 16 Pro starts at 7,999 yuan, while the iPhone Pro Max model begins at 9,999 yuan — above the 6,000 yuan cut-off for a ******** government discount for consumers. And Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun claims his company also has a competitive chip, saying at a launch event on Thursday that Xiaomi’s new Xring O1 beat Apple’s A18 Pro on several technical metrics, including the ability to operate a game with less heat. CNBC has not independently verified these claims. CNBC has reached out to Apple for comment. “Apple is still number one,” Lei said in Mandarin, according to a CNBC translation. He said the Xring O1’s performance should not be seen as an attempt to pressure Apple, but rather as an indicator of the great effort Xiaomi made to develop a comparable processor. The U.S. has increasingly restricted China’s ability to access high-end equipment for developing advanced semiconductors used in training artificial intelligence models. Lei did not discuss any significant AI features for the 15S Pro, but showed how it could be used to lock and unlock a compatible car. He announced that Xiaomi will spend 200 billion yuan on research and development in the next five years, starting from 2026, and predicted 30% revenue growth this year. Lei had teased the 3 nanometer chip last week on ******** social media app Weibo. He later noted the chip is in mass production and said the company would invest at least 50 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) over the next 10 years in its own chip development. Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max use A18 Pro chips built on the same 3 nanometer process.Around 40% of Xiaomi’s phones currently use chips by Qualcomm and MediaTek, according to Counterpoint Research Partner Niel Shah. Xiaomi spent 13.5 billion ($1.87 billion) over four years to develop the Xring O1, Lei said in a social media post. He revealed that the company started developing chips in 2014 and unveiled one in 2017, before temporarily suspending such research. Last spring, Xiaomi launched its first electric car, the SU7 sedan, with a price $4,000 below that of Tesla’s Model 3 at the time. Ford CEO Jim Farley said he spent months driving a Xiaomi electric car, as he tried to assess competition from ******** automakers. Xiaomi’s first SUV, called the YU7, will be officially released in July, Lei said in a social media post, noting the car’s price wouldn’t be revealed Thursday. Lei did share some promotional images and car features at the event. The company delivered more than 28,000 vehicles in April, down from its record of more than 29,000 during the previous month. That comes after the ****** of an SU7 vehicle in China, which left three people dead. China has since required automakers to use more conservative language when advertising driver-assist systems. Xiaomi is set to release its first-quarter results on May 27, after the company in March reported record revenue and net profit for 2024. Sales generated from overseas markets last year accounted for nearly 42% of total revenue. The company’s shares remain more than 50% higher year-to-date. — CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal and Bernice Ooi contributed to this report. Source link #Chinas #Xiaomi #claims #phone #chip #rivals #Apple #cheaper #price Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Paul Mescal Says Movies Are ‘Moving Away’ From ‘Alpha’ Male Leads, Calls It ‘Lazy and Frustrating’ to Compare ‘History of Sound’ to ‘Brokeback Mountain’ – Variety Paul Mescal Says Movies Are ‘Moving Away’ From ‘Alpha’ Male Leads, Calls It ‘Lazy and Frustrating’ to Compare ‘History of Sound’ to ‘Brokeback Mountain’ – Variety Paul Mescal Says Movies Are ‘Moving Away’ From ‘Alpha’ Male Leads, Calls It ‘Lazy and Frustrating’ to Compare ‘History of Sound’ to ‘Brokeback Mountain’ VarietyPaul Mescal says comparing his film romance with Josh O’Connor to Brokeback Mountain is ‘lazy and frustrating’ The GuardianCannes: The History of Sound review — Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor star in minor-key gay romance Financial TimesThe History of Sound review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s gay romance is ‘too polite’ BBCPaul Mescal on ‘The History of Sound,’ Sex Scenes, ‘Gladiator 2’ Body IndieWire Source link #Paul #Mescal #Movies #Moving #Alpha #Male #Leads #Calls #Lazy #Frustrating #Compare #History #Sound #Brokeback #Mountain #Variety Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Person shot outside CIA headquarters by security guards Person shot outside CIA headquarters by security guards Guards at CIA headquarters opened fire on an individual early Thursday morning in what the agency called a “security incident.” Source link #Person #shot #CIA #headquarters #security #guards Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Oval Office confrontation with Cyril Ramaphosa Peter Mwai, Matt Murphy, Jake Horton & Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify BBC Donald Trump confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense exchange in the White House on Wednesday, with a series of contested claims about the killings of white farmers in South Africa. The meeting – at first warm and light-hearted – quickly changed tone as Trump asked his staff to play a video showing opposition South African politicians calling for violence against white farmers. Trump also played footage showing rows of crosses, which he claimed was a burial site for murdered white farmers, and presented Ramaphosa with copies of articles which he said documented widespread brutality against South Africa’s white *********. Supporters of the Trump administration have long amplified claims of violence against the white *********, notably Elon Musk and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who ran segments on the supposed genocide during the president’s first term. Some of these claims are demonstrably false. Did rows of crosses mark graves of white farmers? The footage played by Trump in the Oval Office showed rows of white crosses stretching off into the distance along a rural road. Trump claimed: “These are burial sites right here. Burial sites. Over a thousand of white farmers.” However, the crosses do not mark graves. The video is from a protest against the ******* of white farming couple Glen and Vida Rafferty, who were ambushed and shot dead on their premises in 2020. The clip was shared on YouTube on 6 September, the day after the protests. Darrell Brown, who organised the march, told local media outlet SABC News that “each and every one of these crosses represents almost 10 commercial farmers murdered over the years, these are 500 crosses”. X Trump referred to this clip showing rows of crosses on a rural road BBC Verify has geolocated the footage to an area in KwaZulu-Natal province, near the town of Newcastle. Google Street View imagery captured in May 2023 – almost three years after the footage first appeared online – shows that the crosses were no longer standing. Google Has there been a genocide of white farmers? In the meeting, Trump said: “A lot of people are very concerned with regard to South Africa… we have many people that feel they’re being persecuted, and they are coming to the US, so we take from many locations if we feel there’s persecution or genocide going on.” He has previously made claims about “white genocide” several times before and appeared to be referring to that. At a press briefing earlier this month he said: “It’s a genocide that’s taking place” referring to killing of white farmers in South Africa. The country has one of the highest ******* rates in the world. There were 26,232 murders last year, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) figures. Of these, 44 were killings of people within the farming community and of those, eight were of farmers. These figures are not broken down by race in any public stats release that we’ve been able to locate – but they clearly don’t provide evidence for the claims of “white genocide” made repeatedly by Trump. In February, a South African judge dismissed the idea of a genocide as “clearly imagined” and “not real”. The Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU), which represents farmers, compiles figures which offer an insight into the racial identity of the victims. The TAU relies on media reports, social media posts and reports from their members. Their figures for last year show there were 23 white people killed in farm attacks, and nine ****** people. So far this year TAU has recorded three white people and four ****** people killed on South African farms. Did South African officials call for violence against white farmers? During the tense meeting, Trump played footage from political rallies in which participants sang “Kill the Boer” – a controversial anti-apartheid song that critics say calls for violence against white farmers. Trump said that those leading the singing were “officials” and “people that were in office”. One of the men leading the rally was Julius Malema, who previously led the ruling ANC’s youth wing. In 2012 he left the party and has never held an official government position. He now leads a party called the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) which won 9.5% in last year’s election, entering opposition against the new multi-party coalition. Getty Images Julius Malema split from the ANC in 2012, later forming the EFF Responding to Trump’s accusations, Ramaphosa emphasised that the EFF is “a small ********* party” and said that “our government policy is completely against what he was saying”. Another man in the video who can be heard singing the lyric “shoot the Boer” at a different rally is former President Jacob Zuma, who left office in 2018. The video is from 2012 when he was president. The ANC promised to stop singing the song shortly afterwards. Zuma subsequently left the ANC and now leads the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, which won more than 14% in last year’s election. What documents did Trump present as evidence? During the meeting, Trump held up a series of articles which he claimed showed evidence of white farmer killings in South Africa. There was an image clearly visible as Trump spoke and said: “Look, here’s burial sites all over the place. These are all white farmers that are being buried.” Reuters But the image isn’t from South Africa – it’s actually from a report about women being killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The French news agency (AFP) initially pointed out the image, and BBC Verify ran a search and confirmed it as being from a Reuters news agency clip filmed in the DR Congo city of Goma in February. Source link #Factchecking #Donald #Trumps #Oval #Office #confrontation #Cyril #Ramaphosa Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Smith shines as Cats survive Dogs' challenge in classic Smith shines as Cats survive Dogs' challenge in classic Bailey Smith was the central figure as Geelong outlasted the Western Bulldogs by 14 points in a high-scoring and entertaining contest. Source link #Smith #shines #Cats #survive #Dogs039 #challenge #classic Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Employment and Social Affairs Committee to discuss just transition in Ruhr area | News Employment and Social Affairs Committee to discuss just transition in Ruhr area | News Five MEPs from Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee will be in the Ruhr area from 26 to 28 May 2025 to meet with business leaders, trade union representatives and the state government. The delegation will be led by Dennis Radtke (EPP, DE). The other four members of the delegation are: Interested journalists can accompany the delegation or join the concluding press briefing on 27 May. On Monday 26 May, MEPs will visit the Chemical Park Marl, one of the largest chemical industry centres in Europe. They will also visit thyssenkrupp Duisburg, an international industrial and technology group. On Tuesday 27 May, the parliamentarians will meet workers and trade union representatives for a discussion at the Quaz-Ruhr Qualification Centre in Bochum. The delegation will also stop at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), where they will visit the Worldfactory Start-up-Center and Makerspace, both central RUB hubs for start-ups and technology transfer. In the afternoon, the MEPs will visit DASA − Germany’s largest exhibition on the world of work, where they will have a debate with the North Rhine-Westphalia State Minister for Labour, Health, and Social Affairs, Karl-Josef Laumann. Press briefing On Tuesday 27 May, at around 17:30, there will be a press briefing with Dennis Radtke (EPP, DE), the head of the delegation, and State Minister Karl-Josef Laumann at DASA, Working World Exhibit. For any media questions, or to register for the press briefing, you are kindly advised to get in touch with Parliament’s press officer in Germany, Thilo Kunzemann (email: *****@*****.tld; phone: +49 171 388 4775). Background Historically, the Ruhr area is well-known across Europe for its production of coal, iron, and steel. Production reached peak levels in the 1950s, when the sector accounted for about 70% of the Ruhr’s total workforce. With decarbonisation, jobs in the sector have since decreased drastically, and the region has shifted from an industry-based economy to one based on services and knowledge. The region is often seen as a successful example of the just transition, having transformed into a major “green hub”. Source link #Employment #Social #Affairs #Committee #discuss #transition #Ruhr #area #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]