Adaptive cruise control, emergency brake assist and blind-spot monitoring were the stuff of science fiction just a decade ago, but today these features are available on many reasonably priced, mass-market vehicles. Pushing driver assistance even further, Continental is developing a suite of advanced technologies with some pretty amazing capabilities.
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AutoGuide’s last installment of “Under the Hood” investigated traction control; today it’s time to look at another safety feature. This one has nothing to do with gripping the road and everything to do with keeping your vehicle shiny-side up.
Traffic, inclement weather and road construction add up to headaches and frustration for motorists. According to automotive supplier company Continental the typical driver spends an average 50 minutes per day commuting to work. Add it up and that’s roughly 300 hours per year that could be spent doing more productive things.
Traction is important; it’s the difference between moving forward and sitting still. Without any friction between your vehicle’s tires and the road surface you’d never make it to work in the morning, let alone to that Grand Funk Railroad concert on Saturday night.
The winter season is underway, and many drivers still aren’t sure which tires are right for them. Fortunately, Consumer Reports has gone and tested just about every winter-tire available, and have ranked them from best to worst.
As the seasons begin to change and the temperatures drop, many motorists will be on the hunt for winter tires, or even just a set of new all-seasons. Well in advance of the snow, Consumer Reports has released a list of the best new all-season and winter tires to meet different traction needs with both Michelin and Continental scoring highly.
It was only December of last year when Google earned patents for autonomous vehicles. Now, the technology continues to rapidly move ahead as automotive supplier Continental has commenced testing a semi-autonomous vehicle of its own that is more affordable and could be among the first licensed for use on Nevada’s designated public roads by months end.
Nevada is the first state to pass laws regulating driverless vehicles. To qualify for a special state license, engineers at Continental have built and driven a heavily modified Volkswagen Passat with its brake and steering controls removed and replaced with sensors to digitally read and interpret surroundings. According to engineer Ibro Muharemovic, the Passat has logged almost 10,000 miles of autonomous driving and during a more recent trip from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Brimley, Michigan, home of Continental’s development and testing center, more than 90 percent of the journey did not involve the use of hands and feet.
Unlike Google’s ambitions to create a sophisticated fully autonomous vehicle, Continental went along to develop an interim semi-autonomous option that could take over duties during stop-and-go traffic or extended stretches of highway, the least satisfying of driving conditions. However, Continental and Google’s endpoint is identical: to create a solution that will reduce accidents, congestion, and fuel consumption. Continental director of engineering systems and technology Christian Schumacher said, “We still have a long way to go, but the technology is amazing.”
According to Ravi Pandit, CEO of India’s global IT and engineering company KPIT Cummins, “There is a strong business case for an autonomous car that can drop you off or a cab without the expense of a driver.”
Despite the optimism, mass production semiautonomous cars are still a couple years away. The technology exists but the idea raises questions of liability, regulation, and public acceptance. NHTSA will begin a study of autonomous driving in August with a one-year pilot project in Ann Arbor, testing 3,000 cars with the ability to communicate with one another to avoid an accident. What’s more, in an event of a crash, the law has yet to resolve who is reliable or whether the occupants of an autonomous car are legally exempt from bans on mobile devices.
As for passenger anxiety, Ravi Pandit is confident that, “A car can see better than a human can, and the car responds faster.”
Engineer Ibro Muharemovic commented, “I was surprised by how well it worked.” Continental’s Volkswagen Passat is fitted with a stereo camera that can monitor speed-bumps or potholes as far as 220 yards away and adjust steering, braking, and acceleration accordingly. Muharemovic adds, “The driver is always in control and can override the system any time.”
If testing is successful and Continental is qualified for Nevada registration, a special red license plate will be provided to distinguish the driverless car. In the future, production driverless cars would receive a green license plate.
Check out video footage of Continental’s autonomous Volkswagen Passat driving itself below. Continue Reading…
Tires can make a huge difference in your car’s handling and safety. Additionally, with the right rubber, you can enjoy a more comfortable driving experience and even save money.
The right tires depends a lot on how you drive, and in what weather conditions. To help you pick, Consumer Reports has released a list of the best tires in several different categories: All Season, Performance All Season, Ultra High Performance All-Season, Ultra High Performance Summer, Winter and Performance Winter.
All-season tires are the standard equipment for most manufacturers. They’re the ideal combination of performance in wet and dry conditions. Additionally, they’re known to be very comfortable and quiet compared to performance tires.
The top 4 All-Season tires for cars are:
Continental ProContact EcoPlus+
Michelin Energy Saver A/S
Hankook Optimo H727
Goodyear Assurance TripleTred
The Continental, Michelin and Hankook tires all scored a rating of 82 in Consumer Reports test, while the Goodyear tires netted a score of 80.
The new Bentley Continental GT and GTC V8 still doesn’t have a scheduled release date, but that hasn’t stoped the British automaker from releasing more photos of the two upcoming models to whet our appetite.
The new V8-powered Continental features a 4.0L, twin-turbo engine with 500-hp and 487 lb-ft of torque with an eight-speed automatic transmission. With the new V8 engine, the GT reportedly can get up to 33-mpg on the highway, which is extremely impressive for a vehicle with 500-hp.
On the outside, the V8 model will have slightly different exterior features than its W12 counterpart including a glossy black grille with chrome frame and center bar, a red enameled Bentley “B” badge, and a black mesh three-segment front bumper.
Even though US pricing still hasn’t been announced, the UK buyers will be paying a base price of around $196,215 (£123,850) while the rest of Europe has a starting price of around $179,000 (€136,000) based on today’s conversion rates. We expected American pricing to be closer to $175,000 than $200,000.
GALLERY: Bentley Continental GT and GTC V8
Bentley recently found an interesting way to prove the all-wheel drive capabilities of its Continental sports car, taking to the sport of skijoring out at the Switzerland Alpine passes.
Skijoring, a winter sport that usually involves a person on skis being pulled by a horse or dogs, can sometimes be seen with a motor vehicle, but not commonly. Especially not with a luxury car like a Bentley Continental. Nonetheless, the British automaker teamed up with 16-time skijoring world champion Franco Moro to show off what the 570-hp Continental GT out in the snow. And of course it was recorded for all of us to enjoy on Youtube.
The event took place at a joring track in Rougermont, Switzerland, and we reckon this was the fastest Moro has ever experienced skijoring – around 40-mph.
Just out the two videos after the break.
GALLERY: Bentley Continental Skijoring
The 1970s was definitely an interesting era, with good ‘ol disco all over America. And nothing was more luxurious and smooth back in the ’70s then a Lincoln Town Coupe.
Those looking to relive those days can now get their hands on this pristine 1978 Lincoln Continental with just 61,745-miles on the odometer and an asking price of $19,900. Finished in a Midnight Blue Metallic shade on the outside, it’s the Saddle interior that we can’t get over on this retro resale, with the back seat looking like it came out of a VIP room in a 1970s strip club.
Under the hood, this 1978 Lincoln Continental is no slouch either, featuring Ford’s 460-cubic inch V8 mated to their indestructible C6 three-speed automatic transmission. What’s even crazier is reading off the list of options that is on this Continental, giving it a big-dollar price back in 1978: illuminated entry system, defroster group, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, 6-way power bench seat, dual map light, AM/FM/8-track stereo, interval wipers, appearance protection group, right-hand remote control mirror, power lock convenience group, forged aluminum wheels and body side moldings.
This awesome throwback to the disco era would definitely make for a great conversation piece, imaging packing five of your friends with yourself and taking it out on a cruise in town.
GALLERY: 1978 Lincoln Continental V8
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Set to make their world debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, Bentley has released some photos of their new V8-powered Continental GT Coupe and GT Convertible. Powered by a new 4.0L, twin-turbocharged V8 powerplant with 500-hp, Bentley claims that the new V8 will also deliver 40-percent better fuel economy.
The new V8 Continentals will also sport red-enamelled Bentley badges, originally seen only on performance-tuned Red Label cars. The new V8 was developed in collaboration with Audi, and features a cylinder management system that shuts down four of the eight cylinders at cruising speeds, maximizing fuel efficiency.
The new engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission while the drivetrain is also equipped with stop-start technology to save fuel. Official numbers haven’t been announced yet on the V8-powered GT and GTC, but estimates are coming in at around 25-mpg, which is pretty impressive for a 500-hp luxury sports car.
The exterior of the V8-powered Continental has some styling changes too, with different exhaust tips, black gloss matrix grille, chrome frame and center bar. Both models will come with 20-inch wheels standard, with 21-inchers available as an option while the six-spoke design of the wheels are exclusive tot he V8 variant.
Interior choices include two-tone leather combinations, dark eucalyptus wood veneers and a new cloth headliner. U.S. pricing is expected at the Detroit Auto Show reveal.
GALLERY: Bentley Continental V8
Though there are no real surprises, Bentley has made their new Continental GTC official, detailing the new luxury convertible in a comprehensive press releases. The four-seater convertible features a seven-bow, three-layer fabric roof that’s available in eight different colors. It can fold and rise in just 25 seconds and works at speeds up to 20-mph.
Standard features for the convertible also include a heated glass rear window and reading light in the liner when the roof is down while the heating/ventilation system will automatically adjust the air distribution and volume accordingly.
For the first time, 20-inch wheels will be standard for the GTC while Bentley will also offer three different styles of 21-inch wheels available as an option. It’ll feature Bentley’s infamous 6.0L twin-turbocharged W12 engine under the hood along with a new Quickshift transmission putting all 567-hp and 516 lb-ft of power to the ground.
Inside, the new interior features a bold, sweeping dashboard and instrument panel finished in premium soft-touch leather, while a choice of 17 different colors are available for your picking. In the center console, a new 30GB infotainment system is touchscreen and includes satellite navigation and Google Maps compatibility.
The new Continental GTC is now available for order through your local Bentley dealership.
GALLERY: New 2012 Bentley Continental GTC
Bentley has officially revealed the all-new Continental GTC with updates similar to those of the GT coupe. Originally hitting the market in 2006, the revamped second generation GTC is set to officially debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
There are no real surprises to the new GTC, as it was heavily anticipated to receive the same treatment as the GT coupe, but it will have a weight savings of about 154-lbs compared to the first iteration.
Standard to the second generation GTC will be stylish 20-inch wheels, with three styles of 21-inchers available as options. Compared to the first generation, the new GTC will feature a 40:60 rear torque bias as opposed to the original’s 50:50, helping minimize understeer during hard cornering. It will be powered by a 6.0L twin-turbocharged W12 powerplant with 567-hp and 516 lb-ft of torque and with a weight savings of 154-lbs the convertible can hit 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds.
The new Continental GTC is now available to order with first deliveries starting in late 2011. MSRP is set at $212,800.
GALLERY: 2012 Bentley Continental GTC
Pope Paul VI was the first pope to travel the world, visiting Asia, Africa, and the Americas extensively. When he came to the USA for the first time, he needed something fitting to represent the Catholic Church—and this Lincoln Continental served nicely.
This Continental was built upon a request from the Vatican, who needed a ride for Paul VI’s address to the United Nations in 1965. To fulfill the order, coachbuilder Lehman-Peterson built it in just two weeks. They stretched it to 21 feet and added a removable roof section, with a PA system to address the huddled masses and a removable transparent window, more to shield the pope from the weather than from the likes of Carlos the Jackal.
When Pope Paul VI came to New York, he addressed the United Nations, attended the World’s Fair, and witnessed a Yankees game, to the chagrin of Red Sox fans. After his whirlwind New York tour the Pope and his Continental went to Bogotá, Colombia, where the car was modified to fit in with the city’s 8,000-ft elevation.
The car never made it back to Italy after the South American trip, but rather to Chicago where, given the right series of events, it could have become the Bluesmobile. Instead, it carried a series of astronauts: Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anderson after they orbited the moon, and then the Apollo 11 crew after the 1969 moon landing.
Just another example of a Lincoln Continental becoming part of world history. And this bit of history could be yours at Pebble Beach, where it will go up for auction on August 19th. Auction house Bonhams believes it will go for $250,000 to $350,000, which seems low for a car that’s a genuine holy roller.
GALLERY: 1964 Lincoln Continental Pope Mobile
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Grigory Novak (USSR): Born to Press Heavy
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One of the most impressive Olympic pressers in the history of weightlifting, Grigory Novak performs an Olympic press at one of many exhibition events in the USSR in the 1940s.
Grigory Novak (1919-1980) was a national hero in the post WWII . He was the first Soviet World champion ever. Not just in weightlifting – in all sports.
Novak had a phenomenal press lift. It was a no nonsense pressing – strict and powerful. Historians still write papers about his press lifting.
Grigory Novak was the king of press. He was a usual crowd gatherer in the public exhibition events in his times. Thousands of spectators watched him almost effortlessly breaking world records at these events. Many of these records never became official because they didn’t meet specific requirements by the international federation that the Soviets joined only in 1946. Still in his career, Novak managed to set 23 World records and 86 national records. Most of them were set in the press lift.


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The Playstation VR 2 could offer something that meta Quest 2 sorely lacks: an automatic setup of the play area.
In order for consumers to use VR glasses instead of smartphones, TV remote controls or game consoles, the switch to virtual reality must be as quick and easy as possible.
Meta Quest 2 has removed the biggest hurdle: The VR headset does not require a player that you have to start or set up first and is ready for use in a few seconds thanks to the standby mode . At least in theory.
In reality there is usually one more step to take: you have to Confirm or redraw play area
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I have to feel every other time messing around with the Guardian system. If I don’t like going through the tedious procedure (standing up, touching the ground, drawing boundaries, confirming), I use the stationary mode. But even this can be annoying because of the lack of flexibility: If I change my position in the room slightly, a blue circle appears or the game world disappears, so that I have to set up Guardian again.
You can see: The Guardian system still has a lot of room for improvement and is currently an unsatisfactory solution that the VR Unnecessarily complicated to use.
Playstation VR 2 could take an important technological step forward by taking the space of the VR headset scans and automatically recognizes where you are
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Institute for Security Studies of the Western European Union, Paris
THE INTEGRATION OF DEFENCE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES IN EUROPE:
TOWARDS A EUROPEAN ARMAMENTS INDUSTRY?
PARIS, 30 March 2001
Lecture in the Cicero Foundation International Seminar 'European Armaments Industries, ESDP, and Transatlantic Cooperation'
The Current State of Play
Over the last two years, transnational restructuring of defence industries has been high on the agenda of European defence. Public debate on this issue, however, has often been characterised by a certain misunderstanding. Indeed, many analysts use the term "defence industry" when what they really mean is aerospace and, at the most, defence electronics. Only in these two areas has real cross-border consolidation taken place, leading not only to the formation of sector-specific transnational companies, but also to the creation of a truly European champion, EADS.
Other reference areas, however, have not as yet been greatly affected by interational consolidation. In land armaments the number of cross-border acquisitions is rising (see, for example, the take-over of Sweden's Hägglunds by Alvis of UK), and US investors are also entering the European market (General Dynamics, for example, became a major shareholder in Daimler Puch of Austria and recently obtained approval to acquire Santa Barbara of Spain). Nevertheless, neither the Main Battle Tank, nor the artillery or munitions sectors have started the process of international restructuring in any meaningful way. The same is true for naval shipbuilding, a sector by and large structured around national leaders that dominate their home market (BAE Systems in the UK, Fincantieri in Italy, DCN in France, etc.). The only major transnational acquisition so far has been the take-over of Sweden's Kockums submarine business by Germany's HDW (1).
Several reasons explain why 'Europeanisation' is more advanced in aerospace than in other defence industries (2):
Experience of Cooperation
Driven by high R&D costs, aerospace companies started to cooperate much earlier than their counterparts in other sectors. Over several decades, they have learned to work together and have gradually developed a dense network of joint ventures that served as an excellent base for the consolidation wave at the end of the 1990s. Land system companies and naval shipyards, in contrast, have never reached a similar degree of cooperation. During the Cold War, R&D costs in these sectors were lower and (as far as land armaments is concerned) production runs longer, making purely national programmes and production facilities sustainable. This situation changed with procurement cuts in the early 1990s. The ensuing period however, has been too short to make up for the delay taken over several decades, in particular since there were almost no intergovernmental programmes launched that could have structured industrial cooperation.
Importance of Civil Activities
Aerospace industries have military origins, but they realise today more than 70% of their turnover in the civil market. The importance of the commercial business is not only due to reduction in military orders, but also to the growth of civil aviation, in general, and to the huge success of Airbus, in particular. Airbus was in many ways the driving element for cross-border consolidation. First, cooperation within the consortium has led to a considerable degree of specialisation among the partner companies, binding them together in a core area of activity. Second, the transformation of Airbus into an integrated company implied the wider restructuring of the whole aerospace sector, including defence activities. This stands in contrast to the land systems or naval shipbuilding sectors where producers are often highly specialised, with little diversification, and rarely associated with big commercial groups (except in Germany). As a consequence, civil activities could never become a driving force for transnational consolidation.
Between 1993 and 1997, a wave of consolidation in the US led to the creation of aerospace and defence giants with turnovers several times greater than those of the biggest European groups. The only way for Europe's national champions to sustain competition with companies the size of Boeing, Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon was to pool their R&D resources, broaden their market access and reform the Airbus system. The pressure to move from cooperation to integration was all the more irresistible because competition with the US was across both the civil and defence markets. For the other defence industry sectors, in contrast, competition has been a dividing rather than a unifying factor. European shipyards rarely have to confront US competition, because American shipyards produce almost exclusively for the US Navy. On the other hand, they are in fierce competition with each other in export markets. European land armaments producers face US pressure on export markets, but they compete with each other at least as much as they do with their US counterparts.
Since the announcement of the MDD-Boeing merger in particular, European governments have actively supported the Europeanisation of their aerospace industries. For very different reasons, a similar consensus has never been reached concerning other defence industrial sectors. The Spanish and the Swedish government, for example, accepted the take-over of major land armaments producers by US investors, simply because the latter presented a better offer than the European competitors. In France, on the other hand, the government has been obliged, for political, social and legal reasons to slow down privatisation, thereby delaying cross-border restructuring.
'Europeanisation' is more advanced in aerospace than in any other sector, but even here, integration has remained until now limited to the shareholder- and senior management levels. The reasons for this are mainly political. Whereas almost all industrial high-tech assets are now organised into transnational companies, defence-related rules and regulations, R&D funding and procurement systems are still national. EADS, for example, has to deal with three different national regulatory frameworks and procurement agencies. This fragmentation makes it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for transnational aerospace companies to optimise their internal procedures and to rationalise their production in an efficient way: R&T funding is nationally earmarked and R&T policies remain uncoordinated, financing of projects is unstable because of non-harmonised budget cycles, companies are obliged to go through long and time-consuming export procedures for transfers from one site to another, etc.
In July 2000, the six major European arms producing countries made a first attempt to overcome these problems, signing a Framework agreement that aims at harmonisation of defence-related regulations and procurement policies (3). Nevertheless, a common European armaments market and a common armaments policy are still a long way off. So far, European governments have focused on reforms of their national procurement processes, which is hardly sufficient since almost all future complex weapon systems in Europe will be developed through international cooperation. At the European level, very few phases of the acquisition process are actually covered by cooperative bodies, and even the most promising initiatives like OCCAR and the Framework agreement are limited to certain areas and certain countries. Fragmentation of defence policies, markets and budgets is all the more regrettable since is a major disadvantage for both Europe's supply and demand side: It not only complicates the life of transnational defence companies, but it also creates costly duplications and weakens the purchasing power of governments vis-ā-vis the European champions. Given the shortage of public finances in general, and military budgets in particular, it is high time that European governments put all their efforts into establishment of a common procurement system and a homogeneous defence economic space.
In spite of persisting political and regulatory obstacles, industrial consolidation
in Europe will continue. In aerospace, further restructuring steps will certainly
be taken at the subsystem and component level as well as in specific areas,
such as combat mission and transport aircraft. A full scale merger between the
two European giants, EADS and BAE Systems, however, does not seem realistic
in the foreseeable future. The creation of a single European aerospace and defence
prime could be perceived as a step towards the creation of a fortress Europe
which, in turn, would undermine attempts of both BAE Systems and EADS to gain
access to the American defence market.
Therefore, the big European primes will probably prefer to reinforce their transatlantic links through specific and programme specific arrangements. Transatlantic cooperation will certainly also grow at the subsystem and component level (where industrial ties are already important).
Consolidation of naval shipbuilding and land armaments will also continue. Due to different market conditions, however, the restructuring process in these sectors will probably follow a different path than in aerospace. The creation of a big transnational prime contractor for land armaments, for example, is rather unlikely, since there are no common commercial activities that could promote transnational integration and very few intergovernmental programmes that could structure cross-border consolidation. Moreover, the lack of harmonisation of military requirements is even more pronounced in land armaments than in aerospace. Last but not least, market fragmentation, a dispersed industrial system and a lack of political backing for European arrangements makes it much easier for US companies to take-over land system producers than it was the case in aerospace (4).
In spite of the recent consolidation wave, Europe's defence industrial landscape remains extremely complex and differs widely from one sector to the other. A really European industry exists, at best, in aerospace. Consolidation will certainly continue, but following a specific path in each sector.
In many ways, the ball is now in the court of governments. European transnational companies can only fully exploit their technological strength if an appropriate framework and an up-to-date demand side exists. The traditional intergovernmental ad hoc approach towards armaments cooperation is far too complicated and inefficient to cope with new industrial, financial and technological realities. Facing severe budget constraints, European governments will have to start thinking the unthinkable: The European Commission, for example, should be involved in the process, at least for certain regulatory and technology issues; integrated European institutions should be established throughout the procurement cycle; an EU budget line should be created for certain common projects; etc. If Europe wants to have both a competitive Defence Industrial Base and well equipped armed forces, a common procurement system and a common defence economic space must become a top priority for all relevant political authorities.
(1) Christophe Cornu, "Fortress Europe - real or virtual?", in: "Between cooperation and competition: The transatlantic defence market", edited by Burkard Schmitt, Chaillot Paper 44, Institute for Security Studies, Paris, January 2001.
(2) Burkard Schmitt, "From cooperation to integration: Defence and aerospace industries in Europe", Chaillot Paper 40, Institute for Security Studies, Paris, July 2000.
(4) Jan Joel Andersson, "Cold War dinosaurs or high-tech arms providers? The West European land armaments industry at the turn of the millennium", Occasional Paper 23, Institute for Security Studies, Paris, February 2001.

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Not the best photos today, but the point is to document life, not really to have award winning photos. Anyhow, I am not able to run everyday but would like to somehow get in some sort of exercise. I decided to try Jason's spinner. It is such and easy way to fit in about 15 minutes of exercise, hoping to do more but the seat is just not so comfy. What I have realized though is that I want an Elliptical Machine and now am on the lookout for a good used one.
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Globescan: No Frexit
Rival ride services Uber and Lyft have settled high stakes litigation involving two of their top executives, court filings show, in advance of a trial that could have aired sensitive details about both companies
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President Francois Hollande ruled out organising a referendum on the European Union (EU) in France, saying next year’s presidential election will be the opportunity for voters to decide on which European policy they want. There have been growing calls in France for a referendum on the EU since Britons voted to exit the EU a week ago. Mainstream politicians, including economy minister Emmanuel Macron and the 2017 presidential election front-runner Alain Juppe, a center-right former prime minister, have called for a plebiscite on a new EU project. Only the far-right National Front is calling for a vote on EU membership. “Why organise such a tumult and confrontation if it’s not to leave the EU? Lies, simplifications, excesses and even the violence we saw in the referendum campaign in Britain were not enough for those sorcerer’s apprentices?” Hollande said.
EU antitrust regulators will investigate whether brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is illegally blocking cheaper imports of its own beer into the Belgian market, the European Commission said. The probe underlines the competition authority’s crackdown against companies seeking to prevent “parallel trade”, in which cheaper products in one country are transported for sale in another. “AB InBev may be pursuing a deliberate strategy to restrict so-called ‘parallel trade’ of its beer from less expensive countries, such as the Netherlands and France, to the more expensive Belgian market,” the Commission said. It said the investigation would focus on whether the brewer changes the packaging of beer cans or bottles to make it harder to sell them in other countries and whether it restricts non-Belgian retailers’ access to rebates to prevent them from importing cheaper beer to Belgium.
Japan may include assistance for small businesses in an economic stimulus package it will compile after Britain’s shock vote to leave the EU, Economy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said. Japanese policymakers also said financial markets are starting to calm down after the Brexit vote last week, but repeated that they want to remain ready to respond to any further sudden jump in the yen, which could jeopardise the struggling economy. Ishihara, did not answer reporters’ questions on the size of the stimulus plan, but sources have said the government is willing to spend at least $98 billion. “There are concerns about lessening the impact of the British referendum on Japan’s small- and medium-sized companies,” Ishihara said after a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, the government’s top advisory panel.
Takata Corp’s chief executive said he will resign after a “new management regime” is found, finally bowing to calls for change so that the auto parts supplier can move ahead in dealing with a multi-billion dollar airbag recall. Takata, one of the world’s largest suppliers of auto safety equipment, has been searching for a financial backer to help it overhaul the business and carry ballooning costs. The Japanese firm’s airbag woes first emerged in 2008 but its troubles have grown over the past three years as fatalities linked to its inflators rose and recalls mounted to the point where some analysts have questioned its future. CEO Shigehisa Takada — a quiet, bookish presence in contrast to his gregarious, hands-on father who previously led the company — is the first member of the founding family to take public responsibility. He apologised for the scandal last year, but has also defended the company’s products.
A federal judge in Chicago refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which wheat futures and options traders accused Kraft Heinz Co and Mondelez International of illegally manipulating the grain’s price at their expense. US District judge Edmond Chang said traders may pursue claims that a large and, in their view, unnecessary late 2011 purchase by Kraft Foods of wheat futures contracts violated the Sherman antitrust law and the Commodity Exchange Act. In a decision, Chang also dismissed claims that the defendants conducted offsetting “wash trades” over roughly a decade to create an illusion of greater market activity. He said the traders can try to bring those claims again.
Enter The Dragon
Netflix will continue to look into the possibility of entering China, a senior company executive said, as the video streaming service seeks to grow its subscriber base outside its home of the US. “Since China is a great opportunity, we continue to look into China,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said. Netflix is trying to counter slowing growth in the US with its move in January to launch in more than 130 new markets worldwide. But the streaming service remains absent in the world’s most populous country, where content providers face stringent regulations and censorship challenges. The company has also struggled to make headway in other large Asian markets such as South Korea and Indonesia due to a dearth of local content and regulatory hurdles.
Rival ride services Uber and Lyft have settled high stakes litigation involving two of their top executives, court filings show, in advance of a trial that could have aired sensitive details about both companies. Lyft and its former chief operating officer Travis VanderZanden ended litigation in a California state court in which Lyft accused VanderZanden of breaking his confidentiality pledges when he went to work for Uber. Uber also withdrew a subpoena in separate litigation over a data breach at Uber, which had targeted an Internet address assigned to Lyft’s chief technology officer, according to a court filing. Last year the US Department of Justice was pursuing a criminal investigation of a May 2014 data breach at Uber, including an examination of whether any employees at competitor Lyft were involved. Lyft has said it found no evidence that any employee was involved in the breach.
Google has bought the entire 12-year power production from a yet-to-be-built Norwegian wind power farm to supply its European data centers with renewable energy, its developers said. Norway’s Zephyr and Norsk Vind Energi said the 160-MW capacity onshore Tellenes wind power farm south of Stavanger is expected to be fully operational in late-2017, and when built it would become the largest wind power farm in the Nordic country. “Google has been carbon-neutral since 2007 and we are committed to powering 100 per cent of our operations with renewable energy sources,” said Marc Oman of Google Global Infrastructure. “Google’s first wind power deal is an important step towards that commitment,” he added.


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Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.
About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed in Iowa last week as water temperatures reached 97 degrees. Nebraska fishery officials said they’ve seen thousands of dead sturgeon, catfish, carp, and other species in the Lower Platte River, including the endangered pallid sturgeon. And biologists in Illinois said the hot weather has killed tens of thousands of large- and smallmouth bass and channel catfish and is threatening the population of the greater redhorse fish, a state-endangered species.
So many fish died in one Illinois lake that the carcasses clogged an intake screen near a power plant, lowering water levels to the point that the station had to shut down one of its generators.
"It’s something I’ve never seen in my career, and I’ve been here for more than 17 years," said Mark Flammang, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. "I think what we’re mainly dealing with here are the extremely low flows and this unparalleled heat."
The fish are victims of one of the driest and warmest summers in history. The federal U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states are experiencing some form of drought, and the Department of Agriculture has declared more than half of the nation’s counties — nearly 1,600 in 32 states — as natural disaster areas. More than 3,000 heat records were broken over the last month.
Iowa DNR officials said the sturgeon found dead in the Des Moines River were worth nearly $10 million, a high value based in part on their highly sought eggs, which are used for caviar. The fish are valued at more than $110 a pound.
In this July 26, 2012 photo, dead fish float in a drying pond near Rock Port, Mo., as a turkey vulture paces the shore.
Gavin Gibbons, a spokesman for the National Fisheries Institute, said the sturgeon kills don’t appear to have reduced the supply enough to hurt regional caviar suppliers.
Flammang said weekend rain improved some of Iowa’s rivers and lakes, but temperatures were rising again and straining a sturgeon population that develops health problems when water temperatures climb into the 80s.
"Those fish have been in these rivers for thousands of thousands of years, and they’re accustomed to all sorts of weather conditions," he said. "But sometimes, you have conditions occur that are outside their realm of tolerance."
Geno Adams, a fisheries program administrator in South Dakota, said there have been reports of isolated fish kills in its manmade lakes on the Missouri River and others in the eastern part of the state. But it’s unclear how much of a role the heat played in the deaths.
One large batch of carp at Lewis and Clark Lake in the state’s southeast corner had lesions, a sign they were suffering from a bacterial infection. Adams said the fish are more prone to sickness with low water levels and extreme heat. But he added that other fish habitat have seen a record number this year thanks to the 2011 floods.
"When we’re in a drought, there’s a struggle for water and it’s going in all different directions," Adams said. "Keeping it in the reservoir for recreational fisheries is not at the top of the priority list."
Obama Arms ISIS-Linked Militants, Pushes Gun Control On Very Same Day 2015-10-07 6:19
President Obama authorized a shipment of guns to the Syrian opposition, a.k.a. ISIS-linked militants, on the exact same day he demanded more gun control in response to the Oregon shooting.
Even more shocking, Obama did the very same thing after the 2013 D.C. Navy Yard shooting.
The president approved the re-arming of the Syrian opposition, which predominantly consists of ISIS and its ...
'No Borders' Activist Gang Raped by Migrants, Pressured into Silence to not 'Damage Causeâ€™ 2015-10-07 6:37
Colleagues are alleged to have said that reporting the crime would set back their struggle for a borderless world.
The ‘No Borders’ activist had dedicated a month of her life to helping migrants. Her group was stationed between Italy and France in Ponte San Ludovico in Ventimiglia when the atrocity occurred, according to reports from local papers La Stampa and Il Secolo XIX, ...
Muslims Declare Jihad on Dogs in Europe 2015-10-07 3:18
A Dutch Muslim politician has called for a ban on dogs in The Hague, the third-largest city in the Netherlands.
Islamic legal tradition holds that dogs are "unclean" animals, and some say the call to ban them in Holland and elsewhere represents an attempted encroachment of Islamic Sharia law in Europe.
This latest canine controversy -- which the Dutch public has greeted ...
Islamic State 'blows up Palmyra arch' 2015-10-06 21:37
Palmyra's Arch of Triumph was built by the Romans in the second Century AD
Islamic State militants in northern Syria have blown up another monument in the ancient city of Palmyra, officials and local sources say.
The Arch of Triumph was "pulverised" by the militants who control the city, a Palmyra activist told AFP news agency.
It is thought to have been ...

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Indian Navy’s INS Sindhurakshakdiesel-electric submarine will leave for home port on January 29 on completion of its modernisation in Russia, ITAR-TASS reports.
The Kilo class submarine was retrofitted in ‘Zvyozdochka’ shipyard in Severodvinsk, north-west Russia. In the course of refit it was armed with modern Club-S cruise missiles, Porpoise radar and its cooling system was modernised.
Ship repair centre “Zvyozdochka” shipyard, specialising in repairs and cutting of nuclear submarines, has modernised four Indian naval submarines since 1997. INS Sindhurakshakwas built in 1997 at Admiralty Shipyards in St. Petersburg.
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Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely, is recalling 8,406 S80 cars for a potential power steering fluid problem that could increase the risk of a crash, according to a federal safety regulator website. Volvo is recalling the 2007 model year cars, built between March 8, 2006, and May 16, 2007, to inspect a potential problem that could cause a hose to burst at the steering gear resulting in a sudden loss of power steering, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Forget about the swine flu, Mexico has been gripped a stunning jail break right out of Hollywood. The economy has its worst quarter since the 1995 tequila crisis. Nonetheless, the European Cup brings out revelers to joints like the Yuppie Sports Café.
Top News: A prison escape of epic proportions grabbed the attention of Mexican media in the second half of May, dominating headlines for a week. Not one, ten or even 20 prisoners were busted out of the penitentiary in the mining state of Zacatecas on May 16, but a whopping 53 inmates escaped, including drug traffickers and killers. Making the story even more unbelievable, the rescuers went in dressed as police along with a 17-car convoy and even a helicopter. Not a shot was fired.
The public was amazed about how it could be done. Then a video came out from a security camera showing the guards standing by as the prisoners poured out the cells. The wardens were either paid off or just too scared to intervene. Either way some heads had to roll. Zacatecas states’ Public Security Director was the first to take the flak, being fired on May 22.
But that wasn’t enough for some. A federal senator, Ricardo Monreal, called for the resignation of Zacatecas governor Amalia Garcia. She fought back by revealing that the army had seized 14.5 tons of marijuana in a warehouse owned by Monreal’s brother. Monreal claimed the whole thing was a plant and invited federal agents to investigate him.
Corruption scandals just don’t seem to stop in Mexico. On May 26, soldiers and federal agents arrested 27 public officials for alleged ties to drug gangs in President Felipe Calderon’s home state of Michoacan. The officials included 10 town mayors and several police chiefs. They had allegedly been working for a particularly gruesome drug gang called La Familia, which is a key trafficker of crystal meth to the United States. La Famila burst to fame in 2006 when they rolled five decapitated heads onto a disco dance floor.
It was not all drugs and thugs in May though. Mexico was also still battling the swine flu virus. By May 17, there had been 83 confirmed deaths from the A/H1N1 virus in Mexico out of a total of 101 worldwide. There were more than 4,900 confirmed cases of the flu altogether in Mexico and rising.
Still, health authorities were relieved that the bug wasn’t killing the thousands they first had feared. On May 21, the Mexico City government moved its traffic light contingency down to green – signaling the city could return to normal. The federal government was also trying hard to bring the tourists back in. Some reports showed they might be being successful. One report on British tour agents showed that there were even more bookings to Mexico than the same time last year.
Money: Amid the corruption scandals and flu, Mexico’s economy continued to stumble through the world economic slowdown. Depressing figures for the first quarter showed the economy had shrunk a whole 8.2 percent compared to a year ago. It was the worst loss since the tequila crisis of 1995.
Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens subsequently revised his expectations for GDP losses over the whole year to 5.5 percent. However, he was still confident it would be back in growth by 2010. Mexico’s stock market or bolsa was up and down over the quarter gaining during several days in a row but losing modestly on May 27.
Elsewhere: One sector experiencing a temporary reprieve was the bar industry, with the end of the Mexican and European soccer seasons bringing in the sports fans to watch final games and guzzle beers. Bars were crowded during the UEFA Champions League final on May 27. Even bigger turnouts are anticipated for the Mexican two leg final on May 28 and May 31.
One colorful place for visitors to enjoy sports events is the aptly named Yuppie Sports Café in the trendy pink zone or Zona Rosa. Furthermore, the bar is not only big on soccer. Baseball, American football, golf or whatever is in season always fills its plentiful plasma screens.


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Employees photographed at a lithium mine in Chile on August 24, 2022. Lithium is integral to the batteries that energy electrical autos.
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Demand for the important minerals key to a future centered round low and zero-emission applied sciences is surging, in accordance with the Worldwide Vitality Company, with the power business’s ever-growing wants seen as a key driver.
In a brand new report printed Tuesday, the Paris-based group stated the interval between 2017 and 2022 noticed a “tripling in total demand for lithium, a 70% leap in demand for cobalt, and a 40% rise in demand for nickel.”
The IEA’s Vital Minerals Market Overview stated the primary issue behind the rise was “demand from the power sector.”
Funding within the growth of important minerals elevated by 30% in 2022, constructing upon a 20% rise in 2021, the IEA stated.
“Firms specialising in lithium growth recorded a 50% enhance in spending, adopted by these specializing in copper and nickel,” it added, noting that corporations in China practically doubled their spending on funding final yr.
In Dec. 2022, the IEA stated renewables had been on the right track to overhaul coal and change into the planet’s largest supply of electrical energy era by the center of this decade.
Such is the position that important minerals play within the operation of applied sciences together with wind generators and EVs, the stakes are excessive.
If all of the tasks deliberate for the important minerals sector come to fruition, there could also be sufficient provide to satisfy local weather pledges introduced by governments, the IEA stated.
There are challenges forward, nonetheless, with the danger of delays to tasks in addition to “technology-specific shortfalls” offering “little room for complacency concerning the adequacy of provide.”
In an indication of the large activity dealing with the planet, the IEA stated extra tasks would nonetheless be required by the top of this decade to be able to restrict world warming to 1.5 levels Celsius, a key objective of the Paris Settlement.
The market dimension for minerals essential to the power transition hit $320 billion in 2022, a doubling throughout the previous 5 years. Begin-ups within the important minerals sector raised $1.6 billion final yr, a file.
The file deployment of applied sciences like batteries and photo voltaic PV was, the IEA stated, driving “unprecedented development within the important minerals markets.”
Given their big significance to low and nil emission applied sciences — lithium, for instance, is integral to the batteries that energy EVs — the event of web sites that may mine and course of important minerals has a major geopolitical facet.
China, for instance, leads the extraction of graphite and uncommon earths and the processing of lithium, in accordance with the IEA’s evaluation.
Regardless of this, the world’s second largest financial system continues to be massively reliant on one other nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for mined cobalt.
Total, the IEA’s report stated there had been restricted progress when it got here to the diversification of provide sources previously few years, including that “the state of affairs has even worsened in some instances.”
Citing its evaluation of undertaking pipelines, the IEA stated there have been indicators of a “considerably improved image” for mining, however added that refining operations had been a distinct story.
“The vast majority of deliberate tasks are developed in incumbent areas, with China holding half of deliberate lithium chemical crops and Indonesia representing practically 90% of deliberate nickel refining services.”
The sustainability credentials of the complete important minerals business wants work, too. The IEA stated water withdrawals had practically doubled between 2018 and 2021, whereas greenhouse fuel emissions had been stubbornly excessive.
“At a pivotal second for clear power transitions worldwide, we’re inspired by the speedy development out there for important minerals, that are essential for the world to attain its power and local weather targets,” Fatih Birol, the IEA’s government director, stated.
“Even so, main challenges stay,” Birol added. “Way more must be accomplished to make sure provide chains for important minerals are safe and sustainable.”


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Human evolution is one of the most vibrant fields of science and an inspiring area of knowledge. Despite deep public interest in the scientific discoveries, uncertainties and challenges posed by evolution in the public sphere, particularly about human origins, present a critical strategic challenge for all the life sciences. This challenge shapes whether people develop an understanding about the nature of science, with implications for their facility in facing the imminent issues of human biology and society. The proposed project seeks to address this challenge by developing a traveling exhibition based on the Smithsonian’s Hall of Human Origins, and by inviting audiences to public libraries across America to explore the evolutionary milestones that distinguish humanity and to discuss the meaningful implications of human origins. Through the question ‘what does it mean to be human?’, the traveling exhibition aims to position the discourse on evolution beyond the conflict mode even as it emphasizes critical messages about science and the intimate connection humans have with the history of life. The exhibition and its associated public programs, including formal community conversations and science workshops, will engage audiences to explore the wonder of the scientific discoveries concerning human evolution and how these findings connect to diverse personal and societal perspectives about who we are as a species and why it matters. We believe this project offers unique opportunities for public audiences to deepen their understanding of science, evolution in particular, and how its findings may expand on the diverse ways in which people develop their understanding of humanness. The intended enduring impact of the traveling exhibition and community-based events is to further a national discussion on the life sciences and to build opportunities for audiences to connect their personal lives and viewpoints with the scientific exploration of human origins.
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Tina Harrod is a singer/songwriter and bandleader. Her numerous awards, nominations and critical acclaim see her as one of Australia’s most highly regarded vocalists and songwriters. She has toured extensively in Australia and Europe with many, including Jimmy Barnes, Paul Kelly, Vika and Linda Bull, Wendy Mathews, Jenny Morris, Renee Geyer, Paul Gabrovsky and The Australian Art Orchestra, The Whitlams, Thirsty Merc and most of the cream of the Jazz and Avant Gard world including 14 years performing with the Hungarian master musician, the late Jackie Orszaczky.
Since moving to Pittwater on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2012, Tina began a life as a painter of old dusty sheds and purchaser of second-hand chandeliers and rugs and with co-founder, the highly innovative American photographer & Pittwater resident Chuck Bradley, the Co-Op Club at Church Point was born with Tina as the artistic director and booking agent for the first 4 years of its life.
During this period she also released her fourth album The Revolution is Eternal, co-written mainly with multi-award winning Australian upright bass player Jonathan Zwartz
”Among the most stunning is Dear Henry, a slow, relentless song in 12/8 riding on Zwartz’s double bass, Evan Mannell’s drums and Hunter’s keyboards. Harrod, meanwhile, delivers an oneiric love song that carries a Jacques Brel-like sense of urgency. This remarkable achievement is easily Harrod’s finest album to date…” — SMH 2013
2018 saw the release of her latest album City of Longing, co-written with one of Australia’s most ambitious and imaginative composers, piano player and wizz-kid producer Stu Hunter.
”Dazzlingly innovative arrangements produce an edgy and overarching cinematic resonance that strikes a cohesive balance between mainstream and art-house music. A set of impressive depth and diversity, displaying all the hallmarks of album excellence..” — Tony Hillier, The Australian 2018 ★★★★½
This is the album Tina Harrod had in her all along. Here there’s no attempt to be something, whether an R&B singer, a jazz singer or anything else. Here she just is. Their jointly-penned songs defy categorisation and continually jolt the listener with improbable musical leaps – not to be arty for the sake of it, but simply to maximise each song’s potential. — John Shand, SMH 2018. ★★★★½

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Last night on the O'Reilly Factor, former Secretary of State Colin Powell again accused the Republican party of racism, saying calling President Obama lazy is code language despite Obama referring to himself as lazy. Powell's comments come two weeks after he said the GOP had a "dark vein of intolerance" on NBC's Meet the Press.
Every time Powell looks into the mirror he is confronted by race, being neither fully black, nor fully White: BUT the very worst of both races. Without affirmative action, he would never have risen within the ranks.
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RS Regulate Unveils Galil ACE Railed Handguard at Big 3 2017
The Galil carbine has enjoyed a cult-following in the United States since being imported a few decades ago. Some companies like Century Arms built a few guns off of Galil rifle parts kits, but IMI itself didn’t offer a dedicated civilian-legal Galil carbine until recently.
Dubbed, the Galil ACE, this rendition of the Galil carbine is based off the most recent iteration of the military version: the ACE 21. Under the hood, the gun is still the same great Galil, which itself is an improved version of the Finnish RK-62 which is heavily influenced by the AKM.
The ACE was developed to address the largest complaint against the original Galil – weight. The old Galil tipped the scales at a back-aching 8.7 pounds unloaded. Doesn’t sound too heavy, but when coupled with a loaded magazine and everything else a soldier needs to carry, becomes a burden very quickly.
IMI (now IWI) addressed this by employing polymer wherever possible on the carbine, and making lightening cuts on the receiver’s design. While this is great for portability, one of the areas that many feel shouldn’t be polymer, is the railed handguard.
That’s where RS Regulate comes in.
Scot, the owner of RS Regulate, explained to me at Big 3 2017, that the impetus behind the new, “GAR-10M-R MLOK” rail was to better conform to the rifle’s shape, while adding increased durability and mounting options without adding any weight.
Why this sounds very optimistic and bordering on marketing spin, the reality is dead on; the new rail fails to match the old polymer rail’s weight – undercutting it by more than 30 percent.
Available in both MLOK and KeyMod configurations, the new RS Regulate GAR series of railed handguards are available for Galil ACE carbines and pistols in 5.56mm, 7.62x39mm and 7.62x51mm, and in multiple lengths.
Constructed of 7075 aluminum, these new rails are rock-solid and ultra rigid. They also include an open top design that uses heavy bolts both to secure the rail to the rifle, and to better resist crushing. Plus, the rail is so thoroughly ventilated by the accessory slots , that it cools very quickly even under heavy use.
Lastly, the new design doesn’t block gas ports at all, keeping the rail from blocking said gas and heating up necessarily. Plus, the rail incorporates QD sling mounts on both sides of the front of the handguard.
While no solid release date has been announced, I was told to expect the rail sometime after SHOT Show 2018, and that the rail will be available in three colors of type 3 mil-spec anodized coating – black, Wasteland (tan) and a yet unnamed shade of gray.


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Increasing investor interest, sustainability efforts and compressed pricing among the top themes to impact the data center industry in 2020
Cloud adaptation accelerates and data center REITs outperform office and retail according to JLL’s Data Center Year-end report. The strong demand recorded in the first half of the year continued to year end with increased cloud activity across data center markets in the United States. According to JLL’s latest Data Center Year-end report, US markets finished the year strong with 349.6 MW of total absorption in 2019.
JLL identified three key themes expected to impact the data center industry in 2020
- Data center REITs closed 2019 with a strong performance and are poised for healthy 2020: Accelerated growth in consumer and commercial data usage and digital content continue to drive positive investor sentiment.
- Data centers going green: Sustainability and green initiatives are growing mandates for businesses across the globe and in commercial real estate, especially in data centers. While it is not intuitive to think about the carbon footprint of data, it lives in data center facilities where massive amounts of power are consumed.
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Tigray: UN says all sides committed rights abuses
All sides to the year-long conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have committed violations that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to an investigation by the United Nations and Ethiopia released on Wednesday.
"We have reasonable grounds to believe that...all parties to the Tigray conflict have committed violations of international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law. Some of these may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity," said Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressing a press conference in Geneva.
The report accuses Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian military and its allies – forces from the Amhara region and Eritrean soldiers – of atrocities including torturing and killing civilians, rape and arbitary detentions of Ethnic Tigrayans.
The findings were published two days after Ethiopia’s government declared a six-month state of emergency and called on its citizens to take up arms against the advance of Tigrayan forces towards the capital Addis Ababa. It was based on more than 260 interviews with victims and witnesses.
The report is the result of a rare joint investigation carried out by the UN human rights office and the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) from November 2020 to June 2021. There were concerns the scope of the inquiry could be constrained by Ethiopia’s involvement, but Bachelet insisted on its independence. She told journalists that the involvement of the EHRC was necessary for investigators to gain access to the rejoin.
Investigators said the report received no response from Eritrea’s government or from Amhara region officials, and that it faced opposition from Tigrayan forces about the involvement of the EHRC. It said the presence of EHRC personnel occasionally hampered interviews.
Bachelet said most violations in the period covered by the report were committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, but that there had since been an increase in reports of crimes by Tigrayan forces. There have been reports that Eritrean soldiers were responsible for many of the atrocities since the start of the conflict, despite Prime Minister Abiy denying their presence in the country until March this year.
“The Tigray conflict has been marked by extreme brutality. The gravity and seriousness of the violations and abuses we have documented underscore the need to hold perpetrators accountable on all sides,” said Bachelet.
The report also accused all sides of blocking aid to Tigray, cutting off access for commercial goods and humanitarian aid. But investigators could not verify whether blocking humanitarian assistance or starvation was being used as a weapon of war, as alleged by former UN aid chief Mark Lowcock.
Bachelet said the investigation was hampered by authorities' intimidation and restrictions, preventing investigators from visiting some of the locations worst affected by the war. The report also said the Ethiopian government failed to release satellite phones procured for the investigation. It said further investigations were needed.
The UN rights boss also said she expected to present her findings to the Human Rights Council in a special session, during which a resolution on Tigray would be discussed.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy said in a statement he accepted the report despite some "serious reservations," and that a civil-military task force would be established to investigate all allegations.
The TPLF, which controls most of the Tigray region, said the report was incomplete due to investigators being unable to visit some places.
The war in Tigray erupted one year ago when forces loyal to the TPLF seized control of military bases in the region, prompting Prime Minister Abiy to send troops to the region. The Prime Minister then allowed soldiers from neighbouring Eritrea to invade Tigray to join Ethiopian troops fighting Tigray forces.
The conflict has since pushed 400,000 people in Tigray into famine, killed thousands of civilians and forced over 2.5 million people to flee their homes.


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You’ve probably seen them in the sky – blinking lights that give you a few seconds’ warning before your day gets interrupted. Many people don’t know what the lights on drones mean, and this article breaks down some possible meanings so that you can be more aware of what’s happening around you.
The different types of lights on a drone are essential to learning. They’re needed for essential use to help you fly the Drone, and they can also be helpful when editing your videos and pictures. This article is a comprehensive introduction to what the light on a drone can do for you.
What are the lights on a drone?
You may have had your drones light up at the perfect time, or you might have been flying them in dark conditions. In either case, it is essential to know the different types of available drone flights. There are several different types, such as those with a red tint for being seen at night or even one that creates a strobe light effect. This article will explain and break down the different types of lights available so you can make an informed decision on how to use them!
The lights on a drone can indicate several things, including the battery life, the speed, and whether or not the Drone is in flight.
What do the lights on a drone mean?
The lights on a drone are often used to indicate different modes or functions of the Drone. Drones’ most common light patterns are those used for navigation, communications, and flight control.
Why do the lights on a drone change colors?
Drone lights can change colors to indicate different things, like whether the Drone is in the air or not. The different colors are typically used to communicate with other drones, pilots, or ground receivers.
What does the red light mean on a drone?
A red light on a drone typically means that the Drone is in trouble. This could mean a problem with the Drone’s flight controls, or the Drone is carrying something dangerous.
What does the green light mean on a drone?
When a drone is flying, the green light on the controller will indicate that the Drone is inoperable and should not be flown. The red light indicates that the Drone is in flight, and the yellow light indicates that the Drone is being flown manually.
What does blue light mean on a drone?
The blue light on a drone typically indicates that the Drone is in flight mode. The light will turn green when the Drone is grounded and ready to be used.
Types of Drone Lights
Different Types of Drone Lights
Various types of drone flights can be used for different purposes. Here are some of the most common:
1. Gimbal Camera Drone Lights: These lights are mounted on the Drone’s gimbal and provide illumination while filming. They are typically bright but have a short battery life, so they are not ideal for long flights.
2. LED Drone Lights: These lights use LED bulbs and produce a bright, consistent light that can be seen farther away than other types of drone flights. They also have a longer battery life, making them perfect for long flights.
3. Spotlight Drone Lights: These lights are designed to focus the light onto an area, making it perfect for spotlighting objects or people. They work best in low light conditions and have a short battery life, so they are not ideal for long flights.
4. RTK GPS Drone Navigation Lights: These lights emit a signal that helps drones navigate using their receiver/transmitter system. They come in different colors and intensities to help pilots find their way in dark or low-light conditions.
How do you control your Drone?
Read on if you are new to drones or want to learn more about their controls! This blog post will teach you how to control your Drone using the remote control.
First, it is essential to know that there are three types of drone controllers: manual, semi-automatic, and automatic. Manual controllers require you to use your hands to fly the Drone; semi-automatic controllers let you fly the drone with one hand while using the other to operate the camera, and automatic controllers do all the flying for you.
Now that we have covered the basics let’s get started! To start flying your Drone, all you need is a remote control. If you have a manual controller, find a spot where you can see your Drone and start practicing piloting it. You first need to figure out how to fly your Drone by looking at the picture on the remote control. Next, move your hands under what is shown in the picture.
For automated drones, most of the work has been done for you. All you need to do is point your camera in the direction you want it to go and press a button.
Pros and Cons for a Light that is Flyable
When it comes to drone flight, there are a few available different types. These lights can be flyable or non-flyable, each with pros and cons.
Flyable drone lights are great for nighttime photography or videography. They allow you to clearly see what you’re shooting, even in low-light conditions. However, flyable lights can be bulky and require extra batteries, so they may not be ideal for smaller drones.
Non-flyable drone lights are perfect for filming during the day. They don’t require additional batteries and can be plugged into your Drone’s controller directly. However, they can be less bright than flyable lights and may not be visible in low-light conditions.
What to do if you see a drone with unauthorized lights
If you see a drone with unauthorized lights, you can do a few things to ensure safety. First, ensure the Drone is not in flight and not approaching any aircraft or people. If it is still in flight and the lights are flashing, it is most likely in distress and may require assistance. If you can safely approach the Drone, use a phone app to take pictures or videos of the Drone and its lights for documentation. You can also contact law enforcement to report the Drone if it interferes with aviation or threatens public safety.
Safety Measures for Drones in the Sky
When flying a drone, it is essential to be aware of the safety measures necessary to avoid accidents or crashes. When flying a drone, there are several things that you need to keep in mind to stay safe:
-Always follow the rules and regulations set by your local authorities. These can change from place to place, so it is essential to check before flying.
-Always keep an eye on the Drone and its surroundings. If anything looks suspicious, immediately land the Drone and take precautions.
-Never fly a drone near airports or large areas where aircraft are frequently flying. This includes sporting events, concerts, and other large gatherings.
-Be careful when using night vision cameras on drones. The light output from these cameras can cause interference with other electronic devices, including cell phone signals. Always use caution when flying at night.
Like most drone pilots, you probably don’t quite understand the significance of the lights on your quadcopter. But to ensure that your flights are as safe as possible, you must know what they mean and how to use them. In this article, we’ll go over.


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