Strack-Zimmermann, who is the lead candidate for the German Free Democratic Party in the EU election, has often lambasted the chancellor for his hesitant approach toward sending military aid to Ukraine “You can’t get through to him because he is glaringly self-righteous,” Strack-Zimmermann said, adding that even the chancellor’s fellow party members think so. She accused Scholz of copying his predecessor Angela Merkel and basing policies on polls, only doing what is popular with the public. “He shapes policy exclusively according to polls,” Strack-Zimmermann said. It isn’t the job of a politician to tell people what they want to hear,…
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Thanks to our large brains, humans and non-human primates are smarter than most mammals. But why do some species develop large brains in the first place? The leading hypothesis for how primates evolved large brains involves a feedback loop: smarter animals use their intelligence to find food more efficiently, resulting in more calories, which provides the energy to power a large brain. Support for this idea comes from studies that have found a correlation between brain size and diet – more specifically, the amount of fruit in an animal’s diet. Fruit is a high-power food, but creates a complicated puzzle…
At about 09:53 hrs on 23 April 2024, an East Midlands Railway train travelling at 104 mph (167 km/h) was involved in a near miss with a track worker on the Down Fast line about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) north of Harpenden station, in Hertfordshire. The track worker was crossing an underbridge when the train approached. This bridge did not have the required clearance between the bridge parapet and the nearest running rail for the track worker to be far enough away from the train, so that they were in a position of safety. Upon seeing the track worker…
Home » Places » Kyoto Discover Kyoto’s culinary heart at Nishiki Market Welcome to our comprehensive travel guide for visiting Nishiki Market, a destination known for its unique blend of cultural richness, history, and educational value in Kyoto, Japan. Here, you will find detailed insights into what makes Nishiki Market such a unique cultural attraction. About Nishiki Market, often dubbed “Kyoto’s Kitchen,” is a crucial experience for anyone passionate about food, culture, and arts. Dating back to 1615, it’s a bustling, narrow street lined with over 100 shops selling fresh seafood, traditional snacks, and local crafts. The dynamic displays of…
Ambassador Steve Lang, U.S. Coordinator for International Information and Communications Policy, and Special Envoy Eileen Donahoe, Coordinator for Digital Freedom, are in Geneva, Switzerland, leading a U.S. interagency delegation for the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event and AI for Good Global Summit May 27-31. For over twenty years, the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have guided global digital cooperation across the UN system and spurred efforts to leverage digital technologies for sustainable development. The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event is organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), UNESCO, and other UN agencies and co-hosted by the ITU and…
Fossilized skin and other soft tissues are exceedingly rare, and it is only under special conditions that these rarest of fossils are preserved. Most skin is preserved as impressions in the rock, but under rare conditions and incalculable odds, a 3D fossil of the actual skin can form. These fossils provide an exceptional window into the appearances, evolution and anatomies of prehistoric animals. As graduate students in the Reisz Lab of vertebrate palaeontology at the University of Toronto, we study such fossils to help answer critical questions surrounding major evolutionary innovations. Fossilized skin Our study, published in Current Biology, details…
When George Miller was directing Anya Taylor-Joy in the role of Furiosa, Taylor-Joy says he told her: ‘mouth closed, no emotion, speak with your eyes’. That’s it, that’s all you have. Taylor-Joy has only 30 lines of dialogue, but in the first half of the film Furiosa is played (admirably) by a younger actor, Alyla Browne. But even when Furiosa doesn’t speak, the new films are a huge step forward for the portrayal of women’s stories in the Mad Max world. Science-fiction disaster films Max is silent for much of the first four films and he does not appear in…
There are few better feelings than that of practicing a hobby, slowly honing your craft and then being able to spread the joy it brings you with others around you. Though it’s ultimately fulfilling, the pursuit can be a challenging undertaking. Orlando-based dancer Kaitlyn Sardin, however, has achieved it, with a passion that she has embraced for 20 years now. As a child, Sardin began dancing ballet at the Elizabeth Parsons School of Dance. During a ballet recital, she saw a performance of Irish dancing for the first time during the intermission and was immediately fascinated by it. “It was…
WILLARD, OH – One of the world’s largest and best-known tool and equipment manufacturers could have prevented a 29-year-old maintenance electrician from suffering severe burns during an electrical arc blast at a company facility in Willard if required safety standards were followed, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found. An arc flash occurs when an electric current travels through the air from one conductor to another, or to the ground. These flashes can produce temperatures over 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit and can cause serious injury and even death for people nearby. In response to the employer’s report of the worker’s hospitalization, the…
“Enjoy the human side of electioneering,” Aitken similarly urged. “There’s always humor, there’s always humanity, there’s always stories, there’s always a chance to enjoy a pint. And don’t show your own pessimism to your supporters.” When the moment comes, “losing well and graciously is important,” he said. “Politics is purely, completely unpredictable, and you’ve got to have a personality that can cope,” Rifkind added. And for those who do survive the carnage, there’s the prospect of remaining in opposition interminably. Former Attorney General Dominic Grieve was one of only 32 new Tory MPs elected in 1997; “it was weird,” he…