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Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human body - how worried should we be?
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| Date | June 19, 2024 6:01 PM |
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Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human
body - how worried should we be?
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The world is becoming clogged with plastic. Particles of plastic so
tiny they cannot be seen with the naked eye have been found almost
everywhere, from the oceans’ depths to the mountain tops. They are
in the soil, in plants, in animals and they are inside us. The
question is: what harm, if any, are they causing?When plastic trash is
dumped in a landfill or the sea, it breaks down, very slowly. Sunlight
and waves cause the surface of the plastic to become brittle, and
particles are shed into the environment. Collectively known as
“small plastic particles”, they range in size from five
millimetres or smaller (microplastics) to less than one-thousandth of
a millimetre (nanoplastics). The smallest can only be detected with
special scientific instruments.
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Would You Invite Employees to Vote on Strategic Direction?
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As the newly appointed CEO of Hema, a struggling European retail chain
with 750 stores and 19,000 employees, Saskia Egas Reparaz faced a
daunting challenge. The year before, in 2020, the company had posted a
loss of 215 million euros despite having generated 1.1 billion euros
in revenue. Hema had been through several private equity owners and
leadership teams over the past 15 years, all of whom had failed to
turn things around. Yet the new private equity owners had high
expectations of Egas Reparaz and were confident that she could get the
company back on track.She did just that, most notably by reversing the
company’s long-established strategy of expanding beyond the home
market. Hema was operating stores throughout Western Europe and had
even franchised some outlets in the Middle East and Mexico. Egas
Reparaz closed dozens of stores and focused Hema’s operations in the
Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) as well as
nearby France. By the end of 2021, the company was profitable again,
and in 2022, gross sales rose 20%. It’s easy to say that this
successful turnaround came from making the right strategic choices.
But it was equally important that Hema involved its people in
strategic planning. Successful strategic planning goes beyond setting
the right strategic priorities; it involves putting your people at the
heart of it.
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'I Saw the TV Glow's Confusing and Bleak Ending, Explained
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Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is about television. But like
television, it’s also about life. It’s also a deeply weird movie
with a final act that will likely leave you at least a little confused
(and perhaps totally lost). Some have called the movie’s ending
bleak and even cruel. But if you choose to believe it, I Saw the TV
Glow’s ending is incredibly inspirational. So what does I Saw the TV
Glow’s ending mean? We’re going to do our best to explain a movie
that’s admittedly left open for interpretation.Warning: Spoilers
ahead for the ending of I Saw the TV Glow. If you haven’t seen the
movie yet, we recommend watching it first before you continue reading
this article. Still here? Let’s dive in!
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Shadow of the Erdtree Review: 'Elden Ring' at its Finest and Most
Frustrating
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I was on my 60th try against a spear-wielding boss named Gaius riding
a massive boar; it’d been four hours and my eyes were burning from
staring at the screen so intensely. After getting embarrassed by the
porcine boss, yet again, I felt something shift. I craved vengeance.
One more try before I quit, I said, and to my surprise, that was the
one. With my victory claimed, and my heartbeat well over 100, I
decided it was time to take a break.Elden Ring’s Shadow of the
Erdtree expansion is an astoundingly massive addition to an already
enormous game. The DLC is packed to the brim with gorgeous new
locales, diverse new weapons and abilities, and soul-crushing bosses.
That being said, this is also some of the most challenging and
brutally difficult content FromSoftware has ever produced. As someone
who’s played and beaten everything since Demon’s Souls, this is
the first time I’ve ever felt that difficulty hinder my enjoyment.
That’s a caveat to what is otherwise a phenomenal expansion, one
that finds some fascinating ways to embellish on Elden Ring’s core
design.
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One of the Most Important RPGs Ever Is Getting an Astounding Facelift
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Dragon Quest is unarguably one of the most important video franchises
in history, a seminal series that has influenced decades of RPG
design. Unfortunately, some of the earlier titles haven’t aged that
well, a fact Square Enix is clearly addressing with the full-fledged
remake of Dragon Quest 3. After going hands-on with the remake, it’s
abundantly clear Square Enix has honed its HD-2D art style to a
dangerous sheen, while providing a wealth of improvements and
additions that’ll make one of the most important RPGs ever made feel
better than ever. Originally released in 1988 on the NES, Dragon Quest
III introduced so many of the systems that would come to define not
just the series but RPGs as a whole. This was the first Dragon Quest
game to introduce a class system, it drastically upped the size and
open-endedness of the world, and it crafted a compelling narrative
that tied directly into the first two games. The third game serves as
a prequel to Dragon Quest I and II and also has ties to the most
recent entry, Dragon Quest 11.
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Tesla's Cybertruck Has a Big Problem With Its Massive Windshield Wiper
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Cybertruck owners can’t seem to catch a break and reports of the
Tesla pickup’s comically large windshield wiper not working aren’t
making things look any better.Over the last few weeks, Cybertruck
owners have been reporting that their windshield wipers stopped
working. It may not seem like an immediate road hazard, but you
won’t have much visibility when there’s anything more than a light
drizzle while driving. When taken to a Tesla Service center, owners
were told that a faulty motor was responsible, but that they would
have to wait for the replacement part. Tesla has reportedly
temporarily halted deliveries for the Cybertruck, as seen on social
media.
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7 Years Later, Nintendo Finally Reveals 'Metroid Prime 4' -- And It
Looks Amazing
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Metroid Prime 4, the next entry in Nintendo’s sci-fi
action-adventure series, finally has a proper name and release window
nearly seven years to the day it was first announced.During Tuesday's
jam-packed Nintendo Direct showcase, Nintendo debuted an action-heavy
gameplay trailer for the new game, now titled Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
The two-minute-long trailer showed Samus landing near a Galactic
Federation Research Facility during an explosive conflict between the
Space Pirates and the allied space authority.
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'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom' Makes A Playable Zelda More
Than Just Another Link
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It’s finally happening! After decades of being sidelined in a game
series that’s named after her, Zelda is headlining a game of her own
— The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Announced at the June
Nintendo Direct, Echoes of Wisdom takes Link off the board entirely
and gives Zelda a unique set of powers for her first turn as hero.The
Echoes of Wisdom trailer starts with Link creeping into a dungeon to
rescue Princess Zelda, seemingly setting up yet another
damsel-in-distress tale. But after defeating Ganon, he goes and falls
into a giant hole in the ground (silly Link), freeing Zelda from the
gem she was trapped in at the last moment. From there, Echoes of
Wisdom reveals that it’s the game so many have been waiting a long
time for — one that finally gives Zelda her due.
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'Elden Ring' DLC Length: How Long It Takes to Beat 'Shadow of the
Erdtree'
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Elden Ring is one of the most massive games FromSoftware has ever
created. The Lands Between are packed with secrets to uncover and an
adventure that can easily take upwards of 100 hours, especially if you
dig into New Game Plus. The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is about to make
that experience even longer, however, adding an entirely new sprawling
area called The Land of Shadow. Only Elden Ring could have an
expansion that feels like an entire game in and of itself, so you need
to make sure you’ve set aside a weekend or two. With that in mind,
here’s exactly how long it takes to beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the
Erdtree. Before starting Shadow of the Erdtree, do note that you’ll
have to play through a sizable portion of the main game, at least
beating the bosses Radahn and Mohg. We have a full guide on that here.
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Google's Next Magic Trick Is Making AI Sound for Your Generative
Videos
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Content creators might never have a shortage of b-roll again thanks to
Google DeepMind’s latest AI tool.Google’s AI laboratory showed off
its video-to-audio tech, shortened to V2A, and like generative video,
V2A uses AI to create audio that can match what’s being played in a
video. In the first few demos, the new AI tech is capable of
delivering convincing audio like steady footsteps or precise drum
strokes that line up with the videos’ timing.
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Todd Howard Admits Bethesda's Latest 'Starfield' Controversy Was a
Mistake
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The Bethesda boss provides some clarity on the recent DLC that stirred
frustration with fans.Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard hears
Starfield fans loud and clear regarding the developer's recent
controversial downloadable content. And for now, it looks like future
content drops will forego charging players for something as
incremental as a single quest.
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Nintendo Switch Online Just Quietly Released 4 All-Time Classic Games
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With the Switch’s successor set to be revealed before March of next
year, Nintendo seems intent on sending the original console out in
style. During the June Nintendo Direct, the company revealed a remake
of Dragon Quest 3, the long-anticipated Metroid Prime 4, and a Legend
of Zelda game that finally makes Zelda the hero. Old-school Nintendo
fans have plenty to look forward to as well, with the announcement of
a few classic Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 games heading to the
Switch Online retro collection today.On the Game Boy Advance side,
Nintendo is adding The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords
and Metroid: Zero Mission. The Nintendo 64 collection will be getting
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Perfect Dark. Like all Game Boy Advance and
Nintendo 64 titles on Switch Online, players will need to be
subscribed to the optional Expansion Pass to access the new titles.
The Nintendo 64 releases are also the first entries coming to a new
Switch app specifically for games rated Mature.
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This Phone-Like Device Could Be the Most Affordable Alternative to
Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Computing
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Apple and Meta are making steady progress towards fulfilling their
vision for spatial computing (or mixed reality as it’s also called),
but the Vision Pro and Quest 3 are still bulky headsets that come with
comfort and battery life compromises. But what if there was another
way to get a spatial computing experience that would literally be
lighter on your face? Meet Xreal’s Beam Pro.You may know Xreal as
the company that sells lightweight video glasses like the Air, Air 2,
Air 2 Pro, and soon, the Air 2 Ultra. These video glasses are super
easy to use: Just plug your preferred device into them via USB-C and
— boom — you’re watching movies, playing connected consoles, or
using your laptop like you would if you were viewing stuff on a
massive external monitor or TV.
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Who is the Sith in 'The Acolyte'? Episode 4 All But Confirms a Major
Fan Theory
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Not is all as it seems in The Acolyte, but the series’ biggest twist
could be its most straightforward. Episode 4 brings us that much
closer to uncovering the identity of its mysterious Sith master, and
finally teases the showdown we’ve all been waiting for.
Unfortunately, the episode ends on a hair-raising cliffhanger, which
means we’ll have to wait another week for potential answers. But
while The Acolyte has been playing it pretty safe thus far, it might
have already answered its most buzzworthy mystery.Episode 4 sees our
cast converge on the forest planet Khofar. While Sith apprentice Mae
(Amandla Stenberg) and her sidekick of sorts, Qimir (Manny Jacinto),
are there to assassinate the Wookiee Jedi Kelnaccaa (Joonas Suotamo),
Mae’s twin sister Osha (also Stenberg), her former Jedi Master Sol
(Lee Jung-jae), and a group of other Jedi warriors are there to stop
them.
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'The Acolyte' Just Dashed Everyone's Yoda Dreams With One Line
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When Yoda was about to turn 900, he told Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke
Skywalker that he had been training Jedi “for 800 years.” In the
Disney+ animated series Young Jedi Adventures, we see Yoda doing just
that, two full centuries before A New Hope, which would be roughly 600
years into his 800-year Jedi Master gig. And, because The Acolyte
takes place even closer to the films (a century before The Phantom
Menace) then that means the chances of seeing Yoda in this series are
really high, right?Wrong. In The Acolyte Episode 4, one line makes it
very clear that we’ll not be seeing Yoda anytime soon. And unless
this situation changes, our little green friend will remain busy for
the duration of this series.
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'The Boys' Is About to Solve a Disturbing Homelander Mystery
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The Boys is back, and this time, its days are numbered. Now that
showrunner Eric Kripke has announced the gory satirical satire show
will end after Season 5, everything in the current Season 4 is
building to a monumental final fight, and with every episode, we get
closer and closer to that showdown. After the initial three-episode
premiere, The Boys is now back to its regular one-episode-a-week pace,
but Episode 4 is surely going to be just as explosive as the first
three. Here’s everything you need to know about the episode, from
when to tune it to what to expect.
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Netflix's Wild New Superhero Reboot Was 20 Years in the Making
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Ultraman: Rising director Shannon Tindle chats about working with ILM,
and the biggest challenge of rebooting the tokusatsu hero for American
audiences.Ultraman is one of the most recognizable superheroes in
history — just not in the United States. Since the character’s
debut in the eponymous 1966 series, Ultraman has been a pioneer of the
“kyodai (or giant) hero” genre and a staple of tokusatsu, the
brand of effects-heavy media unique to Japan. For Shannon Tindle (Kubo
and the Two Strings, Lost Ollie) this meant that making his dream
Ultraman story in the Netflix animated film Ultraman: Rising would
require honoring the franchise’s near 60-year-old history just as
much as it would require introducing it to people whose only exposure
to kaiju is with Godzilla.
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One Line in 'The Acolyte' Changes Everything We Know About the Jedi
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For the longest time, it seemed like the only powers that be in the
Star Wars universe were the Jedi and the Sith (and the various
institutions they served). But The Acolyte is shifting our
perspective, showing the Jedi not as galactic heroes but as a ruling
class that regulates the use of the Force. In Episode 4, however,
it’s revealed that the Jedi may not have such a tight grip on the
Force after all. In fact, the entire way we think about the Jedi has
shifted, opening up possibilities for the future of Star Wars both
in-universe and in reality.
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60 Years Ago, the Most Influential Sci-Fi Show Aired its Subversive
Final Episode
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After five seasons and 155 episodes of macabre twists and turns, the
original run of the CBS anthology The Twilight Zone concluded with an
uncharacteristically happy ending.First screened 60 years ago, “The
Bewitchin’ Pool” centers on Sport (Mary Badham) and Jeb (Jeffrey
Byron) Sharewood, two affluent young siblings seemingly unperturbed
when a straw-hatted boy suddenly emerges from their swimming pool, the
latter poetically described by creator and narrator Rod Serling as
“a structure built of tile and cement and money, a backyard toy for
the affluent, wet entertainment for the well-to-do.” The pair
subsequently accept his invitation to follow him back to his homeland,
and after diving in after him, find themselves in a fantasy world that
evokes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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For one of nature's great builders, finding a mate means weaving the
perfect nest | Aeon Videos
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Native to South and Southeast Asia, the bird species Ploceus
philippinus, better known as the baya weaver, is so named for its
unique nests, which often hang from palm trees above bodies of water.
To create them, males of the species, identifiable by their bright
yellow feathers, stitch together grass, leaves and twigs. Females then
take on inspection duties, poking at the structure to find
vulnerabilities, and only pairing with the male if his work is up to
snuff. This short video condenses roughly 18 days of meticulous work
into three-and-a-half minutes as it captures one of the world’s most
skilled and clever builders weaving a structure he hopes might impress
a mate.
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Between Mathematics and the Miraculous: The Stunning Pendulum Drawings
of Swiss Healer and Artist Emma Kunz
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Emma Kunz (May 23, 1892–January 16, 1963) was forty-six and the
world was aflame with war when she became an artist. She had worked at
a knitting factory and as a housekeeper. She had written…
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G7 overcomes internal wrangling and 'irrelevance' barbs to strike
US$50 billion deal to support Ukraine
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University Teacher, Department of Politics and International
Relations, University of Sheffield In the 26 months since Russia
invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the west has been riven with
disagreement about how much – and what – support it will provide
for Volodymyr Zelensky’s government. There are two main reasons for
this. One is Russia’s deep integration in the global economy,
particularly when it comes to energy supplies. The other is the fear
of escalation into a wider conflict.
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This is billed as a 'change' election - but Britain's electoral system
means hardly any seats are true multi-party contests
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With all polls pointing in the same direction, the 2024 election will
deliver seismic change. It is being seen as a contest that will
practically wipe out one party and deliver a large majority to
another. But the reality for most of the voting public will feel quite
different, at least at the constituency level. The Electoral Reform
Society has estimated that more than 100 of the UK’s 650
parliamentary seats haven’t changed hands for 100 years or more.
Millions of voters, therefore, reside in what the society describes as
“one party fiefdoms”.
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Royal Mail takeover has benefits but poses risk to those reliant on
UK's national postal service
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Selling a British institution to a foreign billionaire is a big deal.
In the case of Royal Mail, that deal is not yet done, but the
company’s board has agreed to the move in principle. The
508-year-old postal service, which employs around 150,000 people, has
been valued at £5 billion by its potential Czech buyer, Daniel
Kretinsky, and shareholders of Royal Mail’s parent company are due
to vote on the deal in September 2024.
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Eighteenth-century stays are the corset of 2024 - just ask Taylor
Swift or Anne Hathaway
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While performing the Tortured Poets Department act of her Eras Tour in
Paris in May 2024, Taylor Swift appeared in a custom Vivienne Westwood
white dress. It had a fitted bodice and flowing, draped skirts
scrawled in lyrics from her single, Fortnight. While the lyrics have
gained the attention of Swifties across the internet, as an expert in
Georgian fashion, I was captured by the fitted bodice – a design
that was known in the 18th century as stays. It’s a testament to the
staying power of 18th-century trends that stays continue to be at the
centre of fashion.
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The Green party's plans aren't perfect but they offer a much-needed
attempt at climate leadership
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The Green party’s target is to take four seats at the upcoming UK
election. Recognising it has no chance of forming a government, its
manifesto is written from the perspective of a future pressure group
within Westminster. In doing so, the party highlights some key ideas
and steps that could help the UK achieve meaningful climate action.
This provides a refreshing attempt to outline an alternative way
forward, at a time when climate leadership is severely lacking from
other parties.
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Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK's 'social media
election'
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For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic
campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly
social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have
even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok
election”.It is true that the nature of campaigning has changed, and
newspaper and broadcaster reach has waned. But legacy media brands
still drive much of the political conversation around elections and
beyond, though analysing their continuing reach and influence is
complicated.
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How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution
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People often underestimate tiny beings. But microscopic algal cells
not only evolved to thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on
Earth – glaciers – but are also shaping them.With a team of
scientists from the UK and Canada, we traced the evolution of purple
algae back hundreds of millions of years and our findings challenge a
key idea about how evolution works. Though small, these algae are
having a dramatic effect on the glaciers they live on.
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Epstein-Barr virus: how does a common infection trick the immune
system into attacking the brain in people with MS?
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Olivia Thomas has received a lecture honorarium from Merck which has
no relation to the content of this article.Almost 3 million people
worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS) – an autoimmune disease
caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and central
nervous system.
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Ukraine summit fails to provide a path to peace for Kyiv and its
allies
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Was the the first so-called “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, held in
Switzerland on June 15 to 16, a failure? Certainly not, if you listen
to the fairly upbeat reactions of Ukrainian president Volodymyr
Zelensky and his western backers. And, to be fair, the summit has
enabled Zelensky to keep Russia’s war against Ukraine high on the
international agenda.But by most other counts, the outcome of the
summit was disappointing. International participation was lacklustre,
with only 92 of the reportedly invited 160 states and international
organisations turning up. The final communique fell short of
expectations in terms of content and signatories.
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EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil - here's what
that could mean for households across the US
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As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more
time outdoors. Playing outside is healthy in all kinds of ways, but it
also poses some risks. One that many families may not be aware of is
exposure to lead in soil, which is still a serious problem, mainly in
cities.Children can be exposed to lead by swallowing or inhaling soil
while they are playing. Young children often put their hands in their
mouths and may have dirt on their hands. Kids and pets also can track
lead dust from soil indoors. And anyone who eats fruit or vegetables
grown in contaminated soil can ingest lead.
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Young investors: Here's some tips for getting into the market
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You’ve likely heard of Minecraft. It’s a simple game where you
slowly place blocks and craft items from containers to castles and
entire cities. You’ve probably also heard of the first-person
shooter Call of Duty (COD), where players navigate fast-paced war
zones.Like gaming, investing is all about how you approach it. You can
build slow but safe, like in Minecraft, or you can go fast and risk
more, like in COD.
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How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer
solstice - and using them to resist
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If we were to watch the Sun rise every morning, we would notice that
its location appears to shift a little each day. During springtime in
the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun appears on the horizon farther north
each day. Annually, around June 20 or 21, this motion appears to stop
in what is known as the summer solstice. During that time, the
Earth’s axis is angled toward the Sun, and the intensity of sunlight
on the Northern Hemisphere is greatest.
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The renaming of universities and campus buildings reflects changing
attitudes and values
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Derek H. Alderman is affiliated with the Federal Advisory Committee on
Reconciliation in Place Names, U.S. Department of Interior.As protests
have swept across university campuses calling on higher education
institutions to break ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, one
tactic that protesters used to raise awareness of the war’s
devastating human cost has been renaming campus buildings.
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Pay transparency would help close NZ's gender gap - why is progress so
slow?
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Announcing her government’s plan to disestablish the Equal Pay
Taskforce in May, Minister for the Public Service Nicola Willis argued
the “process for settling pay equity claims has now matured”
enough that the taskforce was no longer required. Only a week earlier,
New Zealand had praised the taskforce’s work in reducing pay gaps
for women, Māori and Pacific people, during the United Nations’
five-yearly review of the country’s human rights record.
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Do you have a mental illness? Why some people answer 'yes', even if
they haven't been diagnosed
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PhD Candidate at Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The
University of Melbourne Mental illnesses such as depression and
anxiety disorders have become more prevalent, especially among young
people. Demand for treatment is surging and prescriptions of some
psychiatric medications have climbed.
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Bohemian, artist, conservationist: breathing humanity into the man who
fought to protect Queensland's rainforest and reef
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John Büsst earned the moniker “The Bingil Bay Bastard”. From his
self-built homestead in Bingil Bay, he campaigned from the early 1960s
against grazing and agricultural industries seeking to fell the
tropical forests of north Queensland. Then, in his words, “in came
the Army” eyeing “the best, most scientifically valuable, and the
very loveliest” low-lying forest areas surrounding Mission Beach for
army weapons testing. By 1968, after a campaign opposing the tests,
nearly 50,000 acres of this land had been protected. Eventually,
nearly 100,000 acres would become national park.
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Emotions don't decide who you are: how to talk to your child about the
new emotions in Inside Out 2
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Inside Out 2 invites us back into the mind of Riley, now a 13-year-old
ice-hockey enthusiast on the cusp of high school – and puberty.
Literally overnight, her brain goes through a large-scale demolition
and construction that sees Riley wrestling with four new emotions:
anxiety, envy, ennui and embarrassment.
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Many sports are tightening their transgender policies - can inclusion
co-exist with fairness, physical safety and integrity?
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The inclusion of trans women athletes – women who were assigned male
at birth – is one of the most controversial issues in world
sports.International and national governing bodies, sports teams and
athletes themselves are grappling with how to balance trans inclusion
with safety and fairness for cisgender women.
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Will the Paris Olympics be a terrorist target? These three factors
could be key
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In recent months, Islamic State has escalated its calls to attack
sporting events in Europe. Governments are increasingly concerned
about the specific threat the terrorist group poses to the upcoming
Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.But how concerned should we be?
While definitive answers on the dangers posed by clandestine actors
are inherently hard to get, there are three important factors to look
at: intent, capability and opportunity.
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'Decolonizing Lens': Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the
beauty of Indigenous worldviews
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of Manitoba Supervisor of Education, Outreach, and Public Programming,
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba
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How Biden's executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens
from deportation will benefit their families and communities
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Rodrigo Salazar is a man who entered the U.S. without a visa and has
been living in the country without legal status ever since. Because of
this, Rodrigo, who asked that we not use his or his wife’s real
names in order to protect their identity, cannot advance from
low-paying jobs at restaurants and car washes. His wife, Carmela, is a
U.S. citizen, but she is also facing career limitations. Carmela
doesn’t feel safe moving to a place where she could get a
higher-paying job. She worries that Rodrigo’s lack of legal status
would be more obvious in a city with a smaller Latino population,
which would put him at risk for arrest and deportation.
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Infant's tragic death after neglect sparks urgent calls for system
changes
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Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, L’Université
d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As a community in Kingston, Ont.,
grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was
allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a
tragedy could unfold. A surviving three-year-old sibling was also
rescued from the home and brought to hospital in need of medical care.
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Whips, adultery and a 'Loin King': what is it about Tory political
players writing scandalous books?
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Cleo Watson, former co-deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, was
fined in the infamous “PartyGate” scandal involving gatherings
held at government buildings while the United Kingdom was under a
pandemic lockdown. The scandal ultimately saw Johnson step down as
prime minister.She’s the author of Cleavage, a saucy new novel set
against the backdrop of contemporary Conservative British politics.
Cleavage depicts an embattled Tory party limping towards a seemingly
inevitable election loss. It is an interestingly timed release for
those hoping current UK prime minister Rishi Sunak will win the
upcoming July 4 election.
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S44
Please stop obsessing over words. It's quite simple: the RBA thinks
inflation is too high
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These days every word of every statement from the Reserve Bank
Governor Michele Bullock is pored over in minute detail – as is
every word uttered at her press conference after each Reserve Bank
board meeting.Desperate for signals about what the bank will do next,
market economists examine every comma, every adjective, for a hidden
meaning. It’s a bit like divination, the ancient practice of seeking
meaning by examining the entrails (internal organs) of a sacrificed
sheep or goat.
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I've been given opioids after surgery to take at home. What do I need
to know?
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PhD Candidate and Clinical Pharmacist, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Opioids are commonly
prescribed when you’re discharged from hospital after surgery to
help manage pain at home.
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S46
Dutton goes nuclear, proposing seven government-owned generators with
the first starting in 2030s
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has announced seven sites for reactors,
unveiling his long-awaited and highly-controversial policy for nuclear
power with the claim it could start operating from the 2030s. The
locations are the sites of former or current coal plants. They have
the technical attributes needed for a nuclear plant, including
transmission infrastructure, cooling water capacity and a skilled
workforce, the opposition policy says.
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Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball's 'Say hey' kid
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In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco
and members of the International Longshoreman’s Union greeted him
with cheers, newspaperman Frank Coniff quipped: “This is the
damndest city. They cheer Khruschev and boo Willie Mays.”It was the
height of the Cold War and, for Coniff and many of his readers, there
was no better symbol of America than Mays. At that time, Mays was a
28-year-old centerfielder for the San Francisco Giants and the best
ballplayer in the world, and he was occasionally booed by fans of his
own team.
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I watched some 40 films at this year's Sydney Film Festival. Here are
my top five picks - and one hilarious flop
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This year’s Sydney Film Festival’s rich offerings of films more
than compensated for the minor technical issues that led to some
screenings being interrupted.Out of the 40-odd films I saw, here are
my top five, along with some notable mentions and three
disappointments (including a genuine dud).
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Farmers told me what they really think about reintroducing lynx and
wolves to Britain and Ireland
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The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in
the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind.
But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine:
this place was home to one of the last wolves in what is now the UK.
The species clung on in other parts of Ireland until the late 18th
century. Lynx and bears probably disappeared from both islands much
earlier, despite debates over the potential presence of lynx in early
modern Scottish texts.
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S50
Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human
body - how worried should we be?
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The world is becoming clogged with plastic. Particles of plastic so
tiny they cannot be seen with the naked eye have been found almost
everywhere, from the oceans’ depths to the mountain tops. They are
in the soil, in plants, in animals and they are inside us. The
question is: what harm, if any, are they causing?When plastic trash is
dumped in a landfill or the sea, it breaks down, very slowly. Sunlight
and waves cause the surface of the plastic to become brittle, and
particles are shed into the environment. Collectively known as
“small plastic particles”, they range in size from five
millimetres or smaller (microplastics) to less than one-thousandth of
a millimetre (nanoplastics). The smallest can only be detected with
special scientific instruments.
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Would You Invite Employees to Vote on Strategic Direction?
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As the newly appointed CEO of Hema, a struggling European retail chain
with 750 stores and 19,000 employees, Saskia Egas Reparaz faced a
daunting challenge. The year before, in 2020, the company had posted a
loss of 215 million euros despite having generated 1.1 billion euros
in revenue. Hema had been through several private equity owners and
leadership teams over the past 15 years, all of whom had failed to
turn things around. Yet the new private equity owners had high
expectations of Egas Reparaz and were confident that she could get the
company back on track.She did just that, most notably by reversing the
company’s long-established strategy of expanding beyond the home
market. Hema was operating stores throughout Western Europe and had
even franchised some outlets in the Middle East and Mexico. Egas
Reparaz closed dozens of stores and focused Hema’s operations in the
Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) as well as
nearby France. By the end of 2021, the company was profitable again,
and in 2022, gross sales rose 20%. It’s easy to say that this
successful turnaround came from making the right strategic choices.
But it was equally important that Hema involved its people in
strategic planning. Successful strategic planning goes beyond setting
the right strategic priorities; it involves putting your people at the
heart of it.
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'I Saw the TV Glow's Confusing and Bleak Ending, Explained
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Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is about television. But like
television, it’s also about life. It’s also a deeply weird movie
with a final act that will likely leave you at least a little confused
(and perhaps totally lost). Some have called the movie’s ending
bleak and even cruel. But if you choose to believe it, I Saw the TV
Glow’s ending is incredibly inspirational. So what does I Saw the TV
Glow’s ending mean? We’re going to do our best to explain a movie
that’s admittedly left open for interpretation.Warning: Spoilers
ahead for the ending of I Saw the TV Glow. If you haven’t seen the
movie yet, we recommend watching it first before you continue reading
this article. Still here? Let’s dive in!
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Shadow of the Erdtree Review: 'Elden Ring' at its Finest and Most
Frustrating
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I was on my 60th try against a spear-wielding boss named Gaius riding
a massive boar; it’d been four hours and my eyes were burning from
staring at the screen so intensely. After getting embarrassed by the
porcine boss, yet again, I felt something shift. I craved vengeance.
One more try before I quit, I said, and to my surprise, that was the
one. With my victory claimed, and my heartbeat well over 100, I
decided it was time to take a break.Elden Ring’s Shadow of the
Erdtree expansion is an astoundingly massive addition to an already
enormous game. The DLC is packed to the brim with gorgeous new
locales, diverse new weapons and abilities, and soul-crushing bosses.
That being said, this is also some of the most challenging and
brutally difficult content FromSoftware has ever produced. As someone
who’s played and beaten everything since Demon’s Souls, this is
the first time I’ve ever felt that difficulty hinder my enjoyment.
That’s a caveat to what is otherwise a phenomenal expansion, one
that finds some fascinating ways to embellish on Elden Ring’s core
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One of the Most Important RPGs Ever Is Getting an Astounding Facelift
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Dragon Quest is unarguably one of the most important video franchises
in history, a seminal series that has influenced decades of RPG
design. Unfortunately, some of the earlier titles haven’t aged that
well, a fact Square Enix is clearly addressing with the full-fledged
remake of Dragon Quest 3. After going hands-on with the remake, it’s
abundantly clear Square Enix has honed its HD-2D art style to a
dangerous sheen, while providing a wealth of improvements and
additions that’ll make one of the most important RPGs ever made feel
better than ever. Originally released in 1988 on the NES, Dragon Quest
III introduced so many of the systems that would come to define not
just the series but RPGs as a whole. This was the first Dragon Quest
game to introduce a class system, it drastically upped the size and
open-endedness of the world, and it crafted a compelling narrative
that tied directly into the first two games. The third game serves as
a prequel to Dragon Quest I and II and also has ties to the most
recent entry, Dragon Quest 11.
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Tesla's Cybertruck Has a Big Problem With Its Massive Windshield Wiper
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Cybertruck owners can’t seem to catch a break and reports of the
Tesla pickup’s comically large windshield wiper not working aren’t
making things look any better.Over the last few weeks, Cybertruck
owners have been reporting that their windshield wipers stopped
working. It may not seem like an immediate road hazard, but you
won’t have much visibility when there’s anything more than a light
drizzle while driving. When taken to a Tesla Service center, owners
were told that a faulty motor was responsible, but that they would
have to wait for the replacement part. Tesla has reportedly
temporarily halted deliveries for the Cybertruck, as seen on social
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7 Years Later, Nintendo Finally Reveals 'Metroid Prime 4' -- And It
Looks Amazing
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Metroid Prime 4, the next entry in Nintendo’s sci-fi
action-adventure series, finally has a proper name and release window
nearly seven years to the day it was first announced.During Tuesday's
jam-packed Nintendo Direct showcase, Nintendo debuted an action-heavy
gameplay trailer for the new game, now titled Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
The two-minute-long trailer showed Samus landing near a Galactic
Federation Research Facility during an explosive conflict between the
Space Pirates and the allied space authority.
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'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom' Makes A Playable Zelda More
Than Just Another Link
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It’s finally happening! After decades of being sidelined in a game
series that’s named after her, Zelda is headlining a game of her own
— The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Announced at the June
Nintendo Direct, Echoes of Wisdom takes Link off the board entirely
and gives Zelda a unique set of powers for her first turn as hero.The
Echoes of Wisdom trailer starts with Link creeping into a dungeon to
rescue Princess Zelda, seemingly setting up yet another
damsel-in-distress tale. But after defeating Ganon, he goes and falls
into a giant hole in the ground (silly Link), freeing Zelda from the
gem she was trapped in at the last moment. From there, Echoes of
Wisdom reveals that it’s the game so many have been waiting a long
time for — one that finally gives Zelda her due.
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'Elden Ring' DLC Length: How Long It Takes to Beat 'Shadow of the
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Elden Ring is one of the most massive games FromSoftware has ever
created. The Lands Between are packed with secrets to uncover and an
adventure that can easily take upwards of 100 hours, especially if you
dig into New Game Plus. The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is about to make
that experience even longer, however, adding an entirely new sprawling
area called The Land of Shadow. Only Elden Ring could have an
expansion that feels like an entire game in and of itself, so you need
to make sure you’ve set aside a weekend or two. With that in mind,
here’s exactly how long it takes to beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the
Erdtree. Before starting Shadow of the Erdtree, do note that you’ll
have to play through a sizable portion of the main game, at least
beating the bosses Radahn and Mohg. We have a full guide on that here.
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Google's Next Magic Trick Is Making AI Sound for Your Generative
Videos
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Content creators might never have a shortage of b-roll again thanks to
Google DeepMind’s latest AI tool.Google’s AI laboratory showed off
its video-to-audio tech, shortened to V2A, and like generative video,
V2A uses AI to create audio that can match what’s being played in a
video. In the first few demos, the new AI tech is capable of
delivering convincing audio like steady footsteps or precise drum
strokes that line up with the videos’ timing.
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Todd Howard Admits Bethesda's Latest 'Starfield' Controversy Was a
Mistake
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The Bethesda boss provides some clarity on the recent DLC that stirred
frustration with fans.Bethesda Game Studios boss Todd Howard hears
Starfield fans loud and clear regarding the developer's recent
controversial downloadable content. And for now, it looks like future
content drops will forego charging players for something as
incremental as a single quest.
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Nintendo Switch Online Just Quietly Released 4 All-Time Classic Games
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With the Switch’s successor set to be revealed before March of next
year, Nintendo seems intent on sending the original console out in
style. During the June Nintendo Direct, the company revealed a remake
of Dragon Quest 3, the long-anticipated Metroid Prime 4, and a Legend
of Zelda game that finally makes Zelda the hero. Old-school Nintendo
fans have plenty to look forward to as well, with the announcement of
a few classic Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 games heading to the
Switch Online retro collection today.On the Game Boy Advance side,
Nintendo is adding The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Four Swords
and Metroid: Zero Mission. The Nintendo 64 collection will be getting
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Perfect Dark. Like all Game Boy Advance and
Nintendo 64 titles on Switch Online, players will need to be
subscribed to the optional Expansion Pass to access the new titles.
The Nintendo 64 releases are also the first entries coming to a new
Switch app specifically for games rated Mature.
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This Phone-Like Device Could Be the Most Affordable Alternative to
Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Computing
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Apple and Meta are making steady progress towards fulfilling their
vision for spatial computing (or mixed reality as it’s also called),
but the Vision Pro and Quest 3 are still bulky headsets that come with
comfort and battery life compromises. But what if there was another
way to get a spatial computing experience that would literally be
lighter on your face? Meet Xreal’s Beam Pro.You may know Xreal as
the company that sells lightweight video glasses like the Air, Air 2,
Air 2 Pro, and soon, the Air 2 Ultra. These video glasses are super
easy to use: Just plug your preferred device into them via USB-C and
— boom — you’re watching movies, playing connected consoles, or
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Who is the Sith in 'The Acolyte'? Episode 4 All But Confirms a Major
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Not is all as it seems in The Acolyte, but the series’ biggest twist
could be its most straightforward. Episode 4 brings us that much
closer to uncovering the identity of its mysterious Sith master, and
finally teases the showdown we’ve all been waiting for.
Unfortunately, the episode ends on a hair-raising cliffhanger, which
means we’ll have to wait another week for potential answers. But
while The Acolyte has been playing it pretty safe thus far, it might
have already answered its most buzzworthy mystery.Episode 4 sees our
cast converge on the forest planet Khofar. While Sith apprentice Mae
(Amandla Stenberg) and her sidekick of sorts, Qimir (Manny Jacinto),
are there to assassinate the Wookiee Jedi Kelnaccaa (Joonas Suotamo),
Mae’s twin sister Osha (also Stenberg), her former Jedi Master Sol
(Lee Jung-jae), and a group of other Jedi warriors are there to stop
them.
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'The Acolyte' Just Dashed Everyone's Yoda Dreams With One Line
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When Yoda was about to turn 900, he told Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke
Skywalker that he had been training Jedi “for 800 years.” In the
Disney+ animated series Young Jedi Adventures, we see Yoda doing just
that, two full centuries before A New Hope, which would be roughly 600
years into his 800-year Jedi Master gig. And, because The Acolyte
takes place even closer to the films (a century before The Phantom
Menace) then that means the chances of seeing Yoda in this series are
really high, right?Wrong. In The Acolyte Episode 4, one line makes it
very clear that we’ll not be seeing Yoda anytime soon. And unless
this situation changes, our little green friend will remain busy for
the duration of this series.
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'The Boys' Is About to Solve a Disturbing Homelander Mystery
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The Boys is back, and this time, its days are numbered. Now that
showrunner Eric Kripke has announced the gory satirical satire show
will end after Season 5, everything in the current Season 4 is
building to a monumental final fight, and with every episode, we get
closer and closer to that showdown. After the initial three-episode
premiere, The Boys is now back to its regular one-episode-a-week pace,
but Episode 4 is surely going to be just as explosive as the first
three. Here’s everything you need to know about the episode, from
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Netflix's Wild New Superhero Reboot Was 20 Years in the Making
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Ultraman: Rising director Shannon Tindle chats about working with ILM,
and the biggest challenge of rebooting the tokusatsu hero for American
audiences.Ultraman is one of the most recognizable superheroes in
history — just not in the United States. Since the character’s
debut in the eponymous 1966 series, Ultraman has been a pioneer of the
“kyodai (or giant) hero” genre and a staple of tokusatsu, the
brand of effects-heavy media unique to Japan. For Shannon Tindle (Kubo
and the Two Strings, Lost Ollie) this meant that making his dream
Ultraman story in the Netflix animated film Ultraman: Rising would
require honoring the franchise’s near 60-year-old history just as
much as it would require introducing it to people whose only exposure
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One Line in 'The Acolyte' Changes Everything We Know About the Jedi
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For the longest time, it seemed like the only powers that be in the
Star Wars universe were the Jedi and the Sith (and the various
institutions they served). But The Acolyte is shifting our
perspective, showing the Jedi not as galactic heroes but as a ruling
class that regulates the use of the Force. In Episode 4, however,
it’s revealed that the Jedi may not have such a tight grip on the
Force after all. In fact, the entire way we think about the Jedi has
shifted, opening up possibilities for the future of Star Wars both
in-universe and in reality.
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60 Years Ago, the Most Influential Sci-Fi Show Aired its Subversive
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After five seasons and 155 episodes of macabre twists and turns, the
original run of the CBS anthology The Twilight Zone concluded with an
uncharacteristically happy ending.First screened 60 years ago, “The
Bewitchin’ Pool” centers on Sport (Mary Badham) and Jeb (Jeffrey
Byron) Sharewood, two affluent young siblings seemingly unperturbed
when a straw-hatted boy suddenly emerges from their swimming pool, the
latter poetically described by creator and narrator Rod Serling as
“a structure built of tile and cement and money, a backyard toy for
the affluent, wet entertainment for the well-to-do.” The pair
subsequently accept his invitation to follow him back to his homeland,
and after diving in after him, find themselves in a fantasy world that
evokes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
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For one of nature's great builders, finding a mate means weaving the
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Native to South and Southeast Asia, the bird species Ploceus
philippinus, better known as the baya weaver, is so named for its
unique nests, which often hang from palm trees above bodies of water.
To create them, males of the species, identifiable by their bright
yellow feathers, stitch together grass, leaves and twigs. Females then
take on inspection duties, poking at the structure to find
vulnerabilities, and only pairing with the male if his work is up to
snuff. This short video condenses roughly 18 days of meticulous work
into three-and-a-half minutes as it captures one of the world’s most
skilled and clever builders weaving a structure he hopes might impress
a mate.
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Between Mathematics and the Miraculous: The Stunning Pendulum Drawings
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Emma Kunz (May 23, 1892–January 16, 1963) was forty-six and the
world was aflame with war when she became an artist. She had worked at
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G7 overcomes internal wrangling and 'irrelevance' barbs to strike
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University Teacher, Department of Politics and International
Relations, University of Sheffield In the 26 months since Russia
invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the west has been riven with
disagreement about how much – and what – support it will provide
for Volodymyr Zelensky’s government. There are two main reasons for
this. One is Russia’s deep integration in the global economy,
particularly when it comes to energy supplies. The other is the fear
of escalation into a wider conflict.
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This is billed as a 'change' election - but Britain's electoral system
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With all polls pointing in the same direction, the 2024 election will
deliver seismic change. It is being seen as a contest that will
practically wipe out one party and deliver a large majority to
another. But the reality for most of the voting public will feel quite
different, at least at the constituency level. The Electoral Reform
Society has estimated that more than 100 of the UK’s 650
parliamentary seats haven’t changed hands for 100 years or more.
Millions of voters, therefore, reside in what the society describes as
“one party fiefdoms”.
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Royal Mail takeover has benefits but poses risk to those reliant on
UK's national postal service
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Selling a British institution to a foreign billionaire is a big deal.
In the case of Royal Mail, that deal is not yet done, but the
company’s board has agreed to the move in principle. The
508-year-old postal service, which employs around 150,000 people, has
been valued at £5 billion by its potential Czech buyer, Daniel
Kretinsky, and shareholders of Royal Mail’s parent company are due
to vote on the deal in September 2024.
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Eighteenth-century stays are the corset of 2024 - just ask Taylor
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While performing the Tortured Poets Department act of her Eras Tour in
Paris in May 2024, Taylor Swift appeared in a custom Vivienne Westwood
white dress. It had a fitted bodice and flowing, draped skirts
scrawled in lyrics from her single, Fortnight. While the lyrics have
gained the attention of Swifties across the internet, as an expert in
Georgian fashion, I was captured by the fitted bodice – a design
that was known in the 18th century as stays. It’s a testament to the
staying power of 18th-century trends that stays continue to be at the
centre of fashion.
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The Green party's plans aren't perfect but they offer a much-needed
attempt at climate leadership
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The Green party’s target is to take four seats at the upcoming UK
election. Recognising it has no chance of forming a government, its
manifesto is written from the perspective of a future pressure group
within Westminster. In doing so, the party highlights some key ideas
and steps that could help the UK achieve meaningful climate action.
This provides a refreshing attempt to outline an alternative way
forward, at a time when climate leadership is severely lacking from
other parties.
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Why legacy media brands still matter in the UK's 'social media
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For decades, the front pages of newspapers have documented iconic
campaign moments. Now, many think that the internet (particularly
social media platforms) is where an election is won or lost. Some have
even dubbed this year’s general election the “TikTok
election”.It is true that the nature of campaigning has changed, and
newspaper and broadcaster reach has waned. But legacy media brands
still drive much of the political conversation around elections and
beyond, though analysing their continuing reach and influence is
complicated.
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How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution
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People often underestimate tiny beings. But microscopic algal cells
not only evolved to thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on
Earth – glaciers – but are also shaping them.With a team of
scientists from the UK and Canada, we traced the evolution of purple
algae back hundreds of millions of years and our findings challenge a
key idea about how evolution works. Though small, these algae are
having a dramatic effect on the glaciers they live on.
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Epstein-Barr virus: how does a common infection trick the immune
system into attacking the brain in people with MS?
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Olivia Thomas has received a lecture honorarium from Merck which has
no relation to the content of this article.Almost 3 million people
worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS) – an autoimmune disease
caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and central
nervous system.
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Ukraine summit fails to provide a path to peace for Kyiv and its
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Was the the first so-called “Summit on Peace in Ukraine”, held in
Switzerland on June 15 to 16, a failure? Certainly not, if you listen
to the fairly upbeat reactions of Ukrainian president Volodymyr
Zelensky and his western backers. And, to be fair, the summit has
enabled Zelensky to keep Russia’s war against Ukraine high on the
international agenda.But by most other counts, the outcome of the
summit was disappointing. International participation was lacklustre,
with only 92 of the reportedly invited 160 states and international
organisations turning up. The final communique fell short of
expectations in terms of content and signatories.
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EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil - here's what
that could mean for households across the US
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As spring phases into summer across the U.S., kids are spending more
time outdoors. Playing outside is healthy in all kinds of ways, but it
also poses some risks. One that many families may not be aware of is
exposure to lead in soil, which is still a serious problem, mainly in
cities.Children can be exposed to lead by swallowing or inhaling soil
while they are playing. Young children often put their hands in their
mouths and may have dirt on their hands. Kids and pets also can track
lead dust from soil indoors. And anyone who eats fruit or vegetables
grown in contaminated soil can ingest lead.
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Young investors: Here's some tips for getting into the market
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You’ve likely heard of Minecraft. It’s a simple game where you
slowly place blocks and craft items from containers to castles and
entire cities. You’ve probably also heard of the first-person
shooter Call of Duty (COD), where players navigate fast-paced war
zones.Like gaming, investing is all about how you approach it. You can
build slow but safe, like in Minecraft, or you can go fast and risk
more, like in COD.
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How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer
solstice - and using them to resist
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If we were to watch the Sun rise every morning, we would notice that
its location appears to shift a little each day. During springtime in
the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun appears on the horizon farther north
each day. Annually, around June 20 or 21, this motion appears to stop
in what is known as the summer solstice. During that time, the
Earth’s axis is angled toward the Sun, and the intensity of sunlight
on the Northern Hemisphere is greatest.
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The renaming of universities and campus buildings reflects changing
attitudes and values
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Derek H. Alderman is affiliated with the Federal Advisory Committee on
Reconciliation in Place Names, U.S. Department of Interior.As protests
have swept across university campuses calling on higher education
institutions to break ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, one
tactic that protesters used to raise awareness of the war’s
devastating human cost has been renaming campus buildings.
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Pay transparency would help close NZ's gender gap - why is progress so
slow?
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Announcing her government’s plan to disestablish the Equal Pay
Taskforce in May, Minister for the Public Service Nicola Willis argued
the “process for settling pay equity claims has now matured”
enough that the taskforce was no longer required. Only a week earlier,
New Zealand had praised the taskforce’s work in reducing pay gaps
for women, Māori and Pacific people, during the United Nations’
five-yearly review of the country’s human rights record.
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Do you have a mental illness? Why some people answer 'yes', even if
they haven't been diagnosed
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PhD Candidate at Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The
University of Melbourne Mental illnesses such as depression and
anxiety disorders have become more prevalent, especially among young
people. Demand for treatment is surging and prescriptions of some
psychiatric medications have climbed.
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Bohemian, artist, conservationist: breathing humanity into the man who
fought to protect Queensland's rainforest and reef
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John Büsst earned the moniker “The Bingil Bay Bastard”. From his
self-built homestead in Bingil Bay, he campaigned from the early 1960s
against grazing and agricultural industries seeking to fell the
tropical forests of north Queensland. Then, in his words, “in came
the Army” eyeing “the best, most scientifically valuable, and the
very loveliest” low-lying forest areas surrounding Mission Beach for
army weapons testing. By 1968, after a campaign opposing the tests,
nearly 50,000 acres of this land had been protected. Eventually,
nearly 100,000 acres would become national park.
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Emotions don't decide who you are: how to talk to your child about the
new emotions in Inside Out 2
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Inside Out 2 invites us back into the mind of Riley, now a 13-year-old
ice-hockey enthusiast on the cusp of high school – and puberty.
Literally overnight, her brain goes through a large-scale demolition
and construction that sees Riley wrestling with four new emotions:
anxiety, envy, ennui and embarrassment.
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Many sports are tightening their transgender policies - can inclusion
co-exist with fairness, physical safety and integrity?
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The inclusion of trans women athletes – women who were assigned male
at birth – is one of the most controversial issues in world
sports.International and national governing bodies, sports teams and
athletes themselves are grappling with how to balance trans inclusion
with safety and fairness for cisgender women.
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Will the Paris Olympics be a terrorist target? These three factors
could be key
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In recent months, Islamic State has escalated its calls to attack
sporting events in Europe. Governments are increasingly concerned
about the specific threat the terrorist group poses to the upcoming
Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.But how concerned should we be?
While definitive answers on the dangers posed by clandestine actors
are inherently hard to get, there are three important factors to look
at: intent, capability and opportunity.
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'Decolonizing Lens': Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the
beauty of Indigenous worldviews
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Associate Professsor, Women's and Gender Studies, History, University
of Manitoba Supervisor of Education, Outreach, and Public Programming,
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba
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How Biden's executive order to protect immigrant spouses of citizens
from deportation will benefit their families and communities
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Rodrigo Salazar is a man who entered the U.S. without a visa and has
been living in the country without legal status ever since. Because of
this, Rodrigo, who asked that we not use his or his wife’s real
names in order to protect their identity, cannot advance from
low-paying jobs at restaurants and car washes. His wife, Carmela, is a
U.S. citizen, but she is also facing career limitations. Carmela
doesn’t feel safe moving to a place where she could get a
higher-paying job. She worries that Rodrigo’s lack of legal status
would be more obvious in a city with a smaller Latino population,
which would put him at risk for arrest and deportation.
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Infant's tragic death after neglect sparks urgent calls for system
changes
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Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, L’Université
d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa As a community in Kingston, Ont.,
grapples with the shocking death of a seven-month-old infant who was
allegedly abandoned for several days, questions arise as to how such a
tragedy could unfold. A surviving three-year-old sibling was also
rescued from the home and brought to hospital in need of medical care.
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Whips, adultery and a 'Loin King': what is it about Tory political
players writing scandalous books?
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Cleo Watson, former co-deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, was
fined in the infamous “PartyGate” scandal involving gatherings
held at government buildings while the United Kingdom was under a
pandemic lockdown. The scandal ultimately saw Johnson step down as
prime minister.She’s the author of Cleavage, a saucy new novel set
against the backdrop of contemporary Conservative British politics.
Cleavage depicts an embattled Tory party limping towards a seemingly
inevitable election loss. It is an interestingly timed release for
those hoping current UK prime minister Rishi Sunak will win the
upcoming July 4 election.
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Please stop obsessing over words. It's quite simple: the RBA thinks
inflation is too high
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These days every word of every statement from the Reserve Bank
Governor Michele Bullock is pored over in minute detail – as is
every word uttered at her press conference after each Reserve Bank
board meeting.Desperate for signals about what the bank will do next,
market economists examine every comma, every adjective, for a hidden
meaning. It’s a bit like divination, the ancient practice of seeking
meaning by examining the entrails (internal organs) of a sacrificed
sheep or goat.
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I've been given opioids after surgery to take at home. What do I need
to know?
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PhD Candidate and Clinical Pharmacist, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of
Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Opioids are commonly
prescribed when you’re discharged from hospital after surgery to
help manage pain at home.
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Dutton goes nuclear, proposing seven government-owned generators with
the first starting in 2030s
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has announced seven sites for reactors,
unveiling his long-awaited and highly-controversial policy for nuclear
power with the claim it could start operating from the 2030s. The
locations are the sites of former or current coal plants. They have
the technical attributes needed for a nuclear plant, including
transmission infrastructure, cooling water capacity and a skilled
workforce, the opposition policy says.
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Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball's 'Say hey' kid
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In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco
and members of the International Longshoreman’s Union greeted him
with cheers, newspaperman Frank Coniff quipped: “This is the
damndest city. They cheer Khruschev and boo Willie Mays.”It was the
height of the Cold War and, for Coniff and many of his readers, there
was no better symbol of America than Mays. At that time, Mays was a
28-year-old centerfielder for the San Francisco Giants and the best
ballplayer in the world, and he was occasionally booed by fans of his
own team.
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I watched some 40 films at this year's Sydney Film Festival. Here are
my top five picks - and one hilarious flop
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This year’s Sydney Film Festival’s rich offerings of films more
than compensated for the minor technical issues that led to some
screenings being interrupted.Out of the 40-odd films I saw, here are
my top five, along with some notable mentions and three
disappointments (including a genuine dud).
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Farmers told me what they really think about reintroducing lynx and
wolves to Britain and Ireland
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The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in
the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind.
But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine:
this place was home to one of the last wolves in what is now the UK.
The species clung on in other parts of Ireland until the late 18th
century. Lynx and bears probably disappeared from both islands much
earlier, despite debates over the potential presence of lynx in early
modern Scottish texts.
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