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She gave America a lesson in the differences between Hitler and Somoza; Stalin and Khalid. Between authoritarians who, while surely not democrats, are different from totalitarians who require their people to absorb a new social/religious/world order and abandon traditional structures of family, religion, property and state. It is an eerily apt description of China and Iran. On the other hand, for more than 250 years, Americans haven’t talked much about ideology....

Ever since it first released in 2018, Parkitect has ranked high among the park-building games of recent years (and virtual life simulation games in general) for how it builds upon the likes of Rollercoaster Tycoon with its own distinct twists, such as more powerful construction tools and a greater focus on the behind-the-scenes park operations. Joining these features will be full-on multiplayer, which will be coming to the game in a free update on December 8....

Wenger blasts ‘weak’ Arsenal The England international took part in a challenge during training, competing against team-mates Laurent Koscielny, Francis Coquelin and Nacho Monreal. The quartet were challenged to stop a ball being dropped from a crane, with Walcott showing his skills by controlling it superbly after it was dropped from 34 metres. Walcott beat the previous record by two metres in front of a certified Guinness judge, ensuring his place in the Guinness Book of Records....

As more Americans start to pay attention to the upcoming midterm elections, what they will find is a Democratic Party racing to the left at the speed of a jet plane. They will find coming from the opposite direction a Republican Party moving to the right at the speed of ordinary traffic. Some will think they see the converse. They will be tricked by an illusion. A moving backdrop of elite Leftism across global and political institutions will from every angle set the agenda and change the subject to suit the optics of the Democratic Party....

After a convincing 211-run win in Joe Root’s first Test as captain, England were brought back to down earth with a bump at Trent Bridge as the Proteas responded with an even more emphatic 340-run triumph. With the likes of Keaton Jennings and Gary Ballance struggling at the top of the order, there are concerns for England ahead of the Ashes series, which gets under way in late November....

Even if The Walking Dead does give up some traction to Game of Thrones or The Wolf Among Us, though, we are happy to confirm that this current season, the series’ second, will not be its last. At a Comic-Con 2014 panel for Skybound Entertainment, Telltale’s Co-Founder Kevin Bruner revealed that The Walking Dead will be getting a third season. Unfortunately, that’s all Bruner was willing to reveal about The Walking Dead: Season 3....

[HTML1] While the standards may have been raised for open world RPGs in recent years - with Dragon Age Inquisition earning particular praise for outdoing prior installments - there’s no question that fans of the genre are anticipating The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt like no other. And the developers at CD Projekt Red have made it clear time and again that they’re taking that pressure seriously. They admitted previously that the game was delayed into 2015 (like so many others) because the open world simply wasn’t as polished as the famously-detailed story and choice systems....

Today, Luca Dalco of Studio LTA.it, who serves as the art director and screenwriter of The Town of Light, announced that the game will be available for PlayStation 4 this year. In a post on the PlayStation Blog website, Dalco stated that the studio is “incredibly excited to to be bringing [its] first video game” to the PlayStation 4. A synoptic overview of The Town of Light was given, highlighting the game’s inspiration, characters, and intensity....

Tell that to Hokkaido residents. The Japanese like their furry animals as much as anybody, but they’re out for blood following an increase in bear encounters, which often lead to maulings. Some farmers have taken to shooting the bears, which on Hokkaido is perfectly legal. While bears in Alaska or British Columbia are protected by rulebooks a few inches thick, Japan’s bear-management guide runs a few sentences, says bear biologist Yoshikazu Sato of Japan University in Tokyo....

The HBO series focuses on the investigation and how it impacts the Peterson family. The Staircase also includes the filming of the documentary Soupçons (Suspicions), by French Academy-Award-winning filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. Lestrade and his team followed Peterson, his family, and his defense team throughout the trial, including the trial itself, as well as the lengthy process full of appeals, dismissals, and misconduct. In 2018, Netflix made the documentary available under the title, The Staircase, including three new episodes of the case’s latest developments....

Then came the bad news. The North Face company would sell Innovex the jackets but wouldn’t include the energy company’s logo. The reason? Innovex was an oil and gas company, and it would be a bad thing for North Face’s public image to associate itself with the industry. Not happy with that answer, Anderson struck back with some public relations of his own. It turns out the vast majority of North Face’s apparel—its hoodies, snow pants, coats and many other items in its product line, like backpacks and tents—are made with polyester, polyurethane and nylon, all of which come from petroleum....

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has recently announced that he wants to work with both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin, to bring an end to Syria’s civil war. This comes in light of the commander of the Syrian Kurds calling on President Biden to prevent a possible Turkish invasion that could devastate Syria further. The United States should broker a deal between Turkey and the Kurds to address Erdogan’s security concerns and work together to build a stronger Northern Syria that could counter the threat of Assad and foster the ideal environment for Syrian refugees to return until a permanent political solution is achieved....

That’s precisely the risk in Eastern Europe, where the administration is straining to confront Russia over its troop buildup on Ukraine’s borders. If handled improperly, the conflict could potentially spiral into a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. But if the administration stops dealing with Ukraine as a dangerous distraction, it could turn this crisis into a profound foreign policy opportunity. The truth is, the United States has few levers of influence with Russia, and European allies are divided on how to respond to the Kremlin’s increasingly aggressive stance....

Peloton previously provided a calibration kit with their Bikes, but no longer do so. This also means the company’s online instructional video is no longer available. Phillips head screwdriver 3mm Allen wrench - Included with initial purchase of the Bike. 4mm Allen wrench - Included with initial purchase of the Bike. Simply place the equipment to the side until you are ready to reattach it after calibration. The Bike should automatically calibrate the minimum resistance....

It’s not so farfetched. Like a computer, the brain is made up of many little units wired together to process information digitally. Where computers use zeros and ones, neurons encode our thoughts in all-or-nothing electrical impulses. And if computers and brains speak the same language, it should be possible for the two to speak to each other. Researchers hope ultimately to eavesdrop on the brain’s digital crackle with electrodes, transmit those signals to a computer that can read the brain’s code and then use those signals to control a machine....

All of which came to mind last week as we experienced the absence of a great, gaseous harrumphing from the right – practically no effort to link familiar liberal figures with the Harvard elitist accused of being the Unabomer. Why not? I considered, and quickly dismissed, the possibility that the right was simply more civil or responsible than the left. Of course it was always possible that the connections in this case were too abstruse: Al Gore may be a tree-hugger, but he’s also a techno-nerd – hardly a Unabomer soulmate (and those who do share the Unabomer’s Zeitgeist, the assorted neo-Luddites – followers of the 19th-century English weavers who smashed their power looms – were too obscure to pillory)....

Now there’s a new Hootie album to contend with. Some might read the title “Fairweather Johnson” as a reference to bandwagon jumpers, but we read it as another of Hootie’s inane sexual innuendoes. (Cracked rear view? Think about it.) “Fairweather Johnson” is built to sate and satisfy the faithful. There are more soaring roots-rock anthems, more bigger-than-big pop hooks and enough “Hold My Hand”-style church-choir backup vocals to fill a month of Sundays....

In his “Suggestion Box” segment, host Jimmy Fallon was asked if he could have the Phenom appear on the show. Suddenly fog and lighting effects filled the stage as the Undertaker walked out to his entrance music. He then delievered his signature finishing move to a guy in a turkey costume, who wrestling fans will recognize as former Raw general manager Brad Maddox. MORE: Wrestlers who became actors | Five wrestlers who could replace Seth Rollins as top heel...

How Many iPhone Users Opt Into User Tracking? Analytics firm Flurry has released data on Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency feature, which suggests that most iPhone users have chosen not to opt into app tracking. The report claims that only four percent of iPhone users in the US, based on a sample of 2.5 million daily active users (DAU), have chosen to opt into app tracking. When looking at users worldwide, that statistic grows to 12 percent in a sample size of 5....

In some ways, it’s just like any other charter school, the popular public-private hybrids that get public money but operate independently of their districts. But there’s a key difference that helps to explain Monarch’s success–the involvement of the influential NewSchools Venture Fund, which aims to apply to K-12 education the hands-on style that venture capitalists famously brought to the world of high tech. Old-style philanthropy typically gave away large sums and then watched passively as the money was used by various nonprofits....