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Journal Reference:

Liliana Velasquez-Montoya, Elizabeth J. Sciaudone, Rebecca B. Harrison, Margery Overton. Land cover changes on a barrier island: Yearly changes, storm effects, and recovery periods. Applied Geography, 2021; 135: 102557 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102557

?Our goal for this project was to develop a method to quantify land cover changes from natural processes and storms on barrier islands,? says Beth Sciaudone, co-author of the study and a research assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University. ?Ultimately, tracking and understanding these land changes can help us identify areas of coastal highway that are especially vulnerable to damage. It could also help us better understand how natural processes and infrastructure projects affect coastal wildlife habitat.?

For this study, the researchers focused on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, on North Carolina?s Outer Banks. Specifically, the researchers made use of detailed, color-infrared images of the island that were taken each year from 2011 through 2018. These images allowed them to track changes in land cover across the island. The images were also used to create terrain models that let researchers assess changes in topography across the island.

Using these tools, the researchers were able to assess the land cover on the island and divide it into a dozen categories, such as beach, vegetated sand dunes, marsh and estuarine ponds. They could then measure the amount of each land-type on the island and how it changed over time. For example, there might be five total acres of marsh, including one acre of estuarine pond that had shifted to marsh over the past year.

But the researchers also noticed something else regarding the relationship between storms and wildlife habitat.

The images highlighted the extent to which Hurricane Irene in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, reshaped Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.

?We already knew that bare sand is good wildlife habitat for many coastal species, but this work shed light on both how storms create habitat and how long that habitat lasts,? Sciaudone says.

What the researchers found was that, on barrier islands, a lot depends on which direction the storm is coming from. For example, Hurricane Irene hit Pea Island from the Pamlico Sound to the west, while Hurricane Sandy hit the island from the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Both storms caused noteworthy changes in land cover. However, the long-term impact of the two storms has varied significantly.

When Hurricane Sandy wiped out vegetation, creating areas of bare sand, it took three to four years for the vegetation to recover. Meanwhile, Hurricane Irene fundamentally changed the hydrodynamics on the western side of the island, increasing the amount of habitat hospitable for shorebirds and other coastal species.

?Evaluating these habitat changes directly informs conservation management decisions on the refuge and helps us prioritize resource protection and restoration actions,? says Rebecca Harrison, co-author of the study and supervisory refuge wildlife biologist at the refuge for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

?The methodology that we?ve developed here could be used to help quantify changes on barrier islands anywhere,? Sciaudone says. ?And working with regional wildlife experts can help us understand what those land cover changes mean for habitat.

?The takeaway is that we need to ensure our efforts to build and preserve coastal infrastructure take into account the role that coastal erosion and related natural processes play in creating and preserving wildlife habitat ? and the work we?ve done here can inform that sort of decision-making.?

Journal Reference:

Liliana Velasquez-Montoya, Elizabeth J. Sciaudone, Rebecca B. Harrison, Margery Overton. Land cover changes on a barrier island: Yearly changes, storm effects, and recovery periods. Applied Geography, 2021; 135: 102557 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102557

But the researchers also noticed something else regarding the relationship between storms and wildlife habitat.

The images highlighted the extent to which Hurricane Irene in 2011, and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, reshaped Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.

?We already knew that bare sand is good wildlife habitat for many coastal species, but this work shed light on both how storms create habitat and how long that habitat lasts,? Sciaudone says.

Only ten days before the opening of COP26, of which it is the host, the Johnson government finally made public, Tuesday, October 19, its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. It has been a year since the industry and NGOs have been waiting for this detailed roadmap, since the British Prime Minister published, in November 2020, a “Ten point plan” intended to meet the 2050 target, which is singularly lacking in detail.

Some Ł 620million (? 734million) will go towards bounties on the purchase of electric cars and the expansion of the charging station network in the country, with London having already announced in 2020 that the sale of New petrol or diesel cars would be banned from 2030. A research fund for ‘zero carbon’ technologies will be matched with an additional Ł 500 million, with Ł 120 million going to the “Nuclear research”, which should work on the technologies of small modular reactors, and another 124 million for reforestation, with the objective of replanting 30,000 hectares of wood per year and restoring 280,000 hectares of peat by 2050.

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Finally, Downing Street announced almost Ł 4 billion to increase the energy efficiency of buildings – rather very poor in the country – and reduce their emissions, with a bounty of 5,000 pounds for the purchase of an electric boiler – the British homes are mainly equipped with gas boilers.

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The goal is to “Secure 440,000 new jobs and generate Ł 90 billion in investment by 2030”, while reducing the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels and strengthening its energy security, said Boris Johnson. ?Our path to reducing our contribution to global warming will be paved with well-paid jobs, billions of investments and flourishing green technologies?, added the leader, faithful to his willful and ultra-optimistic style, assuring that his country would “Show an example to the rest of the world” just a few days from the climate summit.

It is true that the United Kingdom was the first country to include in its law the target of carbon neutrality by 2050 – this was in 2019, as part of the Climate Change Act, a text that the ex-Prime Minister Theresa May had then passed. It is also true that the Johnson government has shown itself to be very ambitious in raising, at the start of the year, to 78% its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 (compared to the level of ‘1990 emissions).

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ITALY

On Saturday night, scorer Dennis Praet and Torino defeated Sampdoria, 3-0, as part of the 11th day of the Italian league. Olympique Lyonnais, with Jason Denayer, beat Lens 2-1 for Matchday 12 of Ligue 1. Praet opened the scoring against his former club Sampdoria (17th), then Singo (52nd) and Belotti ( 90th + 3) hit the nail on the head. Meanwhile, Adrien Silva had received a red card for the Genoese club (67th). Dennis Praet was replaced in the 77th by Rincon.

In the standings, Torino moved away from the danger zone and settled in the middle of the standings, 11th with 14 points while Sampdoria was 15th with 9 points.

With Jason Denayer throughout the game, Lyon won their match against RC Lens, 2-1. OL took shelter in the first half thanks to Toko Ekambi on penalty (25th) and Aouar (41st). Kalimuendo reduced the gap in the second period for Lens (61st), without inspiring his people to snatch the draw.

Lyon is getting closer to Lens in the standings. Les Gones are 5th with 19 points, and Lens is 2nd, 2 points ahead of their opponent of the day but 10 behind the untouchable Paris Saint-Germain.

GERMANY

Holder after having been decisive this week in the German Cup, Thorgan Hazard did not miss the opportunity to show himself by scoring the first goal for Borussia Dortmund against Cologne in the 40th minute of play. the Red Devil lonely in the little rectangle and magnificently served by Bellingham.

Thorgan Hazard stood out with a goal in Borussia Dortmund’s victory against FC Cologne (2-0). Nathan De Medina started in the defensive line of Arminia Bielefeld, who lost 1-2 against Mainz on goals from Lee Jae-Sung (0-1, 25th), Laursen (1-1, 42nd) and Burkardt (1-2, 69th). De Medina was nevertheless replaced at half-time by Wimmer.

Belgians Wolfsburg saw their side’s winning streak come to a halt on the road at Bayer Leverkusen. The Wolves won the match 0-2 thanks to ex-Anderlechtois Nmecha (48th) and Arnold (51st). Koen Casteels, captain, played the entire match between pole vaults and Aster Vranckx also started. Dodi Lukebakio climbed at half-time in place of Philipp, while Sebastian Bornauw remained on the bench.

Tigges was responsible for doubling the bet for Borussia (64th). Besides Hazard, replaced in the 58th minute by Malen, Axel Witsel and Thomas Meunier were both holders. They played the entire game.

In the standings, Dortmund are 2nd, one length behind Bayern who has 25 points. Wolfsburg, 16 points, is 7th while the Arminia Bielefeld is relegated, in 17th position, with only 5 points.

ENGLAND

Trossard scorer against Liverpool

While the Seaguls were down 2-0 at Anfield after 25 minutes of the works of Henderson and Mané, Graham Potter’s men returned. First of all thanks to a nugget from Enock Mwepu whose distant strike lobbed Alisson. In the 65th, it was Leandro Trossard, once again holder, who equalized. Isolated in the rectangle, the Devil was well served by Lallana and had no trouble deceiving the Reds goalkeeper.

Sambi Lokonga and Arsenal win against Leicester’s Tielemans and Castagne

Arsenal, with Albert Sambi Lokonga who played the entire match, won 0-2 at Leicester at the opening of Matchday 10 of the English Championship. Youri Tielemans and Timothy Castagne played the entire game for the Foxes. Arsenal took advantage of their good start to the game to score the two winning goals in the first 20 minutes of the game. Gabriel opened the scoring from a corner (5th) before Emile Smith-Rowe, at the conclusion of a counter-attack, doubled the bet (18th).

In the second half, Leicester then pushed to pick up the score but the Foxes stumbled on Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

In the standings, Arsenal climbed to 5th place with 17 points. Leicester slipped to 10th position with 14 units.

Trossard scores and Brighton keep Liverpool in check, De Bruyne and City lose

The notable performance is to be put to the credit of Leandro Trossard, scorer with Brighton, who held Liverpool in check at Anfield, 2-2. Brighton, in difficulty after a successful start to the season, managed to pocket the point of a draw at Anfield, against Liverpool (2-2). Leandro Trossard, holder for the Seagulls, scored the tying goal in the 65th minute. Previously, Henderson had opened the scoring for Liverpool (4th) and Mané had made 2-0 (24th). Mwepu had reduced the gap shortly before halftime (41st). After his goal, Trossard remained on the pitch until the final whistle while Origi, a weekday Cup scorer, remained on the bench for the Reds.

Manchester City also stumbled and lost to Crystal Palace, 0-2, after goals from Zaha (6th) and Gallagher (88th). Kevin De Bruyne started with the Citizens but was replaced by John Stones in the 59th minute, after Laporte was sent off just before half-time. Christian Benteke came up for Crystal Palace in the 65th minute in place of Jordan Ayew.

Ankle-injured Romelu Lukaku was missing from the scoresheet for Newcastle-Chelsea, which ended in a clear 0-3 victory for the Blues. Christian Kabasele also missed Watford’s 0-1 loss to Southampton through injury.

SPAIN

Real Madrid won 1-2 at Elche at the start of Matchday 12 of the Spanish league. Holder between the poles, Thibaut Courtois played the whole meeting while Eden Hazard came into play in the 84th minute. The Madrilenians opened the scoring in the first period via Vinicius Junior, well isolated by Mariano Diaz (22nd). In numerical superiority after the exclusion of Raul Guti (63rd), Real doubled the stake thanks to a new goal from Vinicius Junior (73rd).

Holder in the Madrid goals, Thibaut Courtrois still had to turn once on the reduction of the score of Pere Milla (86th). On the bench at kick-off, Eden Hazard rose in the 84th minute and did not have time to stand out.

In the standings, Real Madrid temporarily take the lead in La Liga with 24 points, the same total as Real Sociedad, who will have one more game after the reception of Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Elche is 15th with 10 points.

TURKEY

In Turkey, Besiktas and Batshuayi conceded defeat, 1-0, traveling to Hatayspor as part of the 11th day of the championship on a goal from Lobjanidze (6th). Michy Batshuayi, who started, had to come off the field with an injury in the 24th minute. Besiktas, with 23 points, is 3rd in the standings, 3 points behind their opponent of the day and 7 behind the leader, Trabzonspor.

NETHERLANDS

Yorbe Vertessen scores twice for PSV against Twente

With Yorbe Vertessen starting in his offensive line, PSV swept Twente, 5-2, in the 11th day of Eredivisie on Saturday afternoon. In Qatar, Toby Alderweireld won with Al-Duhail against Qatar SC. PSV, who are 2nd in the Dutch league standings with 24 points, have crushed Twente, 5-2, and continue to put pressure on Ajax, who are leaders and have one point more than PSV, but still has to play his match against Herakles on Saturday night.

The club were able to count on a top-flight performance from their Belgian striker, Yorbe Vertessen, who cracked a brace. Vlap, on loan from RSC Anderlecht, opened the scoring for Twente (13th), but Vertessen (14th) then Zahavi (27th) responded for PSV, before Zerrouki put the teams back to equality before half-time (44th ).

Vertessen gave back the advantage to his team after the break (54th), and Carlos Vinicius imitated him by scoring his own double (58th and 63rd) to put PSV permanently in the shelter. Vertessen then came down in the 75th minute, replaced by Bruma, and the score did not change until the final whistle.

In Matchday 8 of the Qatar Stars League, Al-Duhail and Toby Alderweireld won 2-1 over Qatar SC. The Belgian defender played the 90 minutes for his club, while the goals were scored by Jackson Martinez for Qatar SC (15th), then Tae-Hee Nam (38th) and Olunga (47th) for the visited. Al-Duhail is 2nd with 21 points out of 24, behind Xavi’s Al-Sadd, with a perfect record of 21 out of 21

Ajax does not pierce the defense of Heracles and his Belgians.

Heracles managed to hook Ajax and get a draw on Saturday night as part of the 11th day of Eredivisie. Neither team managed to find the loophole and the score remained stuck at 0-0. Noah Fadiga, the son of former Club Brugge player Khalilou Fadiga, played the entire game for Almelo’s right-back. Ismail Azzaoui was able to enjoy ten minutes of play, late in the game, after starting on the bench.

ITALY

In the standings, Torino moved away from the danger zone and settled in the middle of the standings, 11th with 14 points while Sampdoria was 15th with 9 points.

Lyon is getting closer to Lens in the standings. Les Gones are 5th with 19 points, and Lens is 2nd, 2 points ahead of their opponent of the day but 10 behind the untouchable Paris Saint-Germain.

GERMANY

Tigges was responsible for doubling the bet for Borussia (64th). Besides Hazard, replaced in the 58th minute by Malen, Axel Witsel and Thomas Meunier were both holders. They played the entire game.

In the standings, Dortmund are 2nd, one length behind Bayern who has 25 points. Wolfsburg, 16 points, is 7th while the Arminia Bielefeld is relegated, in 17th position, with only 5 points.

ENGLAND

Trossard scorer against Liverpool

Sambi Lokonga and Arsenal win against Leicester’s Tielemans and Castagne

In the second half, Leicester then pushed to pick up the score but the Foxes stumbled on Gunners goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.

In the standings, Arsenal climbed to 5th place with 17 points. Leicester slipped to 10th position with 14 units.

Trossard scores and Brighton keep Liverpool in check, De Bruyne and City lose

SPAIN

TURKEY

NETHERLANDS

Yorbe Vertessen scores twice for PSV against Twente

Ajax does not pierce the defense of Heracles and his Belgians.

More than sixteen times in a row he played in front of a sold-out Lucerna, the Spiritual Quintet published a narrative publication with an attached CD, which recapitulates the ensemble’s 60-year career. Relatively fresh, unconventional and engaging. However, there is much to remember during that time.

Right at the beginning of the narrative publication, the author of most of the lyrics and at the same time for sixty years the bandleader Ji?í Tichota explains and gives answers to various questions. The ambition of the book was definitely not to describe in detail in the form of a chronicle what was happening in the group from year to year. Rather, he wrote in more detail about the very beginnings of the formation and then pulled out the interesting facts and peculiarities she encountered. Hand in hand with this is the history and political history of the country, which was quite moved for half of the band’s operation.

The fight with the censors and the search for the boundary, what is still possible to publish, what song to record, what to say between the songs during the performance, it happened at that time practically constantly and several stops for the quintet cost. However, it was bought with a lot of positive reactions, which have a special place in the new book. When one reads them, one begins to understand at least a little how the feelings must be felt by the composer and performer of music, which was able to give the audience optimism and courage in times of oppression and non-freedom, and which was able to change if not immediately, then certainly affect people’s lives. One cannot fail to notice the beautiful stylistics and style of Dr. Tichota, a trained musicologist who does not lack a fine tingling, and at the same time it can be seen here that he was the bandleader in his place. A person comes to this opinion when he finds that he is willing to listen to the opinions of others (and more and more over time), but in the end he always does all the essential things in his own way and does not regret them over time. The author is not afraid to bite into a sour apple a few times in this book, especially in connection with forced and unforced personnel changes. Fans rarely find out exactly what was behind the end of each member – it was especially difficult when the ladies’ darling Old?ich Ortinský left. But the group is essentially like a family, moreover, in the quintet, later formed by eight people, each of whom was different in nature, liked different music and the like. Nevertheless, Tichot succeeded in all the changes, and the arrival of young blood for the last ten years was not a cry into the dark at all; Songy Spirituálu in fact, the radio never played much, and yet he sold out concerts even in the largest halls, and fans who, for example, were scattered around the world due to emigration, knew his songs intimately. Experiences from exotic journeys form an integral part of the publication, as well as non-traditional meetings with American presidents or the opportunity to play at Prague Castle for first ladies, including Laura Bush. The publication also includes inserted texts with various branches, which the main article would not be able to accommodate. Du?an Van?ura also writes about the fate of the song “When the Right Comes Back to Us”.

The last group was given the opportunity to comment on their entire engagement as well. While the bandleader’s wife Zdena Tichotová managed to make do with a few lines, Du?an Van?ura, who wished for the vast majority of final concerts postponed due to the covid, did not survive, deservedly (after Tichot’s longest serving member in the ensemble for 51 years) an avid traveler devoted himself to an expedition to the USA, where he visited on the occasion of the celebration of thirty years since the Velvet Revolution. Ji?í got the space right behind him Cidla Cerha, who weaved into the last sentence: “We are finishing slowly, but we are assuring that in full force. And Ji?í Cerha and CK Vocal continue …” At the time, he had no idea that he would die suddenly just days after the last concert. The whole book is made in A4 format, contains a lot of black and white and color photographs and is on beautiful chalk paper. And there is one more special bonus. There was no point in releasing another compilation, because in 2019 the album “Singing with the Spiritual Quintet” was released, which pinned the role of Zdena Tichotová. The “Music-Connected World” multipack was created in the 1950s, and many more selections followed. Therefore, when considering which audio medium to say goodbye to the listeners, the musicians decided on a collection in which several of the oldest surviving recordings of the wooden Spiritual (then still) quartet will be supplemented by the complete opposite – new versions of old and cult songs, but in the most current cast, with fresh energy and a lack of musical and vocal experience. The songs “I’m Free” and “Danielis prophetia” have never been recorded before. A big plus is that the carriers are devoted to the last three pages of the text in the book, which puts several songs into the context of the time and explains exactly why the album also contains examples of jokes, which every performance of the group used to be full of. During an example of the period atmosphere at the “Haú, white plain” in Porto, Pilsen, the younger generation can get a picture of what the activity bans were then imposed on.

This non-traditional ensemble is therefore a very dignified farewell to the career of the ensemble, which is the basic building block of Czech folk and inspiration even for today’s beginning bands, which have their music-making based on acoustic instruments and perfect polyphonies.

Israel dealt an unprecedented blow to Palestinian civil society and its international donors on Friday, October 22, by classifying six established human rights organizations among the “Terrorist organizations”. This order was signed by the Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz, who distinguished himself in August by becoming the first member of the Israeli government in a short decade to meet the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah. Since then, Israel has repeatedly stated that it intends to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and the occupied territories, in particular through economic measures, while excluding any political negotiations with the Palestinians.

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However, these six NGOs play an eminently political role, as a counterweight to a Palestinian Authority at the end of the line. These are Al-Haq, active in denouncing the occupation of the territories by the army since 1967, and the violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers; Addameer, who defends prisoners in Israel and documents administrative detentions, conducted without trial; the powerful Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan research and development center; Defense for Children Palestine; and the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees. On Monday, October 18, Israel had already announced the revocation of the granting of Jerusalem residency status to Franco-Palestinian Salah Hamouri, one of Addameer’s main lawyers.

Israel argues that these organizations are linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a movement born out of Arab nationalism and Marxism, a pioneer of Palestinian resistance, which was once the most active faction after Fatah. It remains considered a terrorist organization by Israel and the European Union. Historically, many civil society movements have developed in line with factions, drawing on their networks within the population.

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Israel says these groups now employ members of the PFLP and redistribute funds to it. In May, Israeli domestic intelligence had already accused NGOs in the West Bank of embezzling funds from several European countries – including Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Spain and Great Britain – for the benefit of the PFLP. Israel, however, did not feel obliged to provide proof, noted Israeli lawyer Michael Sfard on Friday. Like the organizations Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, he denounces “A declaration of war against the whole community of [défenseurs] of human rights ?.

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At first glance, it is a conference like the Ecole normale supérieure (ENS) regularly hosts. From October 27 to 29, philosophers, mathematicians and historians will examine the life and work of Albert Lautman, mathematician and resistance fighter, shot in 1944 at the age of 36. Nothing could be more normal when it comes to a former student of this institution, having navigated between these two disciplines, perhaps the most prestigious. In reality, the event is almost the redress of a memorial injustice. And its organizer, the society of friends of Jean Cavaillčs, measures it better than anyone.

Since the end of the Second World War, Cavaillčs has taken a prominent place in the Pantheon of combatant martyrs. Philosopher of mathematics, too, network leader, captured by the Nazis and shot, he was erected as a symbol of the University Resistance. At the Sorbonne, the ENS or the University of Strasbourg, rooms and amphitheatres bear his name. A college, also, in Figaničres, in the Var, and a few streets in France. Nothing like it for Albert Lautman, just a small pedestrian street, in the center of Toulouse, where he lived the last years of his life. With, ironically, a spelling error on the plate which displays two “n”. “In the stories, Lautman always comes second, when he is not forgotten, regrets Alya Aglan, professor of contemporary history at Paris-I. It may be in the process of being fixed. “

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The trajectory of the two men shows an astonishing similarity. Admitted to the Ecole normale supérieure in 1926, at the age of 18, Lautman rubbed shoulders with Raymond Aron and Georges Canguilhem, but especially Jean Cavaillčs. More than five years old, the latter plays the role of tutor with him to prepare for the aggregation.

It must be said that the two young men share the same passion for mathematics, an inclination not so common among literary people. They surveyed its long history, like their mentor Léon Brunschvicg, under the direction of whom both will do their thesis, but are also passionate about the mathematical ferment then underway, and which will give rise in France to the Bourbaki movement. . Incorporated when the war broke out, both were taken prisoner, escaped, joined the Resistance and were shot in 1944, April 4 in Arras (Pas-de-Calais) for the eldest, the 1^is August in Souge (Gironde), for the youngest.

Throughout their life, a solid friendship and an intellectual bond unite the two men. Together, they created a philosophical collection at Hermann. Geographically distant, they established a regular correspondence, before and during the war. “In a letter written in prison, Cavaillčs writes that it is the conversations he had with Lautman that were the most precious to him”, emphasizes Alya Aglan.

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Smartphone maker OnePlus put its new Nord 2 on the shelves on Wednesday. The 5G device comes in two versions and is available from 399 euros.

The Nord 2 with 5G is the successor to the first Nord, which was introduced exactly one year ago. According to the manufacturer, the device from the middle segment offers better performance thanks to AI and a smarter camera system with optical image stabilization.

50MP main camera

Chipset on duty is a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 which also takes care of 5G connectivity. The Nord 2 also has a 6.43-inch Fluid AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 90Hz and is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that can be quickly charged via the Warp Charge 65 adapter.

The eye-catcher on the camera island is the 50-megapixel Sony IMX 766 sensor. In addition to that main camera, there is an 8MP wide-angle camera with a range of 119.7 degrees and a 32-megapixel selfie copy. Remarkable: that is, for a front camera, the highest resolution so far on a OnePlus device.

OxygenOS

Also worth mentioning are the improved stereo speakers, Haptics 2.0 for more sensitive tactile feedback and, as a proprietary operating system on top of Android 11, version 11.3 of the OxygenOS. That offers some new features, including Dark Mode, Zen Mode, easy one-handed operation and multiple options for the always-on display (AOD).

The OnePlus Nord 2 comes in two colors, Blue Haze and Gray Sierra. There is a model with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage for 399 euros, and a version with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM for 499 euros.

The Nord 2 with 5G is the successor to the first Nord, which was introduced exactly one year ago. According to the manufacturer, the device from the mid-segment category offers better performance thanks to AI and a smarter camera system with optical image stabilization. The chipset is a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 that also takes care of the 5G connectivity. The Nord 2 also has a 6.43-inch Fluid AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 90Hz and is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that can be quickly charged via the Warp Charge 65 adapter. 50 megapixel Sony IMX 766 sensor. In addition to that main camera, there is an 8MP wide-angle camera with a range of 119.7 degrees and a 32-megapixel selfie copy. Remarkable: for a front camera, that is the highest resolution to date on a OnePlus device. Also worth mentioning are the improved stereo speakers, Haptics 2.0 for more sensitive tactile feedback and, as its own operating system on top of Android 11, version 11.3 of the OxygenOS. That offers some new features, including Dark Mode, Zen Mode, easy one-handed operation and multiple options for the always-on display (AOD). The OnePlus Nord 2 comes in two colors, Blue Haze and Gray Sierra. There is a model with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage for 399 euros, and a version with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM for 499 euros.

Smartphone maker OnePlus put its new Nord 2 on the shelves on Wednesday. The 5G device comes in two versions and is available from 399 euros.

50MP main camera

OxygenOS

The OnePlus Nord 2 comes in two colors, Blue Haze and Gray Sierra. There is a model with 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage for 399 euros, and a version with 12 GB RAM and 256 GB ROM for 499 euros.

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Nine heads of state and a blue screen, crossed out with the word ?Myanmar? (official name of Burma), for the missing person. The videoconference summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean, comprising ten countries) began on Tuesday, October 26 under the aegis of the Sultan of Brunei, while the Burmese putschist general Min Aung Hlaing spoke was uninvited following a collective decision taken on October 15. It is a sign of the change of tone within this group that the Philippine Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teodoro Locsin, had described at the beginning of the month as “A bunch of guys always agreeing with each other on unimportant things”.

The « bunch of guys »This time marked the occasion, by devoting to “Developments in Burma” A whole paragraph of the final communiqué of the meetings on Tuesday, in which the American President, Joe Biden, participated at the end of the day for the Asean-United States summit. The press release calls on the Burmese authorities in particular to fulfill the commitments made during the ?five-point consensus? of the April 2021 ASEAN in Jakarta: the end of the violence and the access of the ASEAN envoy to the country and To ” all parties involved “- that is to say the Burmese civilians leaders imprisoned since the coup d’etat of 1^is February, former State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi, and former President Win Myint.

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The Djakarta summit was ? an Asean effort to help a family member “, Recalled the Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, Tuesday, in front of his counterparts, adding that” unfortunately, the help given by this family was not well received by the Myanmar military “. In an interview with Reuters on October 19, he explained that his country had ” fully supported The idea of ??not inviting General Min. ” We are the ones who suggested it », He clarified. Supported by the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore, the initiative was endorsed by the Sultan of Brunei, facing the “soft underbelly” made up of four other members, in this case Laos and Vietnam, both led by parties. Communists, the Cambodia of Hun Sen, who threw the political opposition in prison, and the Thailand of General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, perpetrator of a coup in 2014.

“Progress has been slow”

It’s not “Through the fault of Asean” that the country is not present at the top, even reacted, Tuesday, Hun Sen, but that of “The Burmese army [qui] did not cooperate with Asean ?. Phnom Penh takes over the presidency of Asean in 2022 and its role could be decisive in the pursuit of a firm position vis-ŕ-vis this Burmese junta. ?Progress has been slow. This has real consequences for the people of Myanmar and for the credibility of ASEAN as a rules-based organization ?Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday about the situation in Burma. Burma offers the gloomy prospect of a “failed state” within the region, tipping towards civil war and a persistent epidemic focus, while generating a growing number of refugees, and an increase in the trafficking of arms and drugs. .

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“Progress has been slow”

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This is a new element in the already heavy file of the University Hospital Institute (IHU) of Marseille. For several years, the IHU has been carrying out, under the direction of the controversial professor Didier Raoult, irregular clinical trials on treatments for tuberculosis, writes Mediapart, Friday October 22.

“Since 2017”, l’IHU “Is leading a savage experiment against tuberculosis, causing serious complications in several patients, including a 17-year-old minor”, explains the newspaper, which quotes several employees of the institute on condition of anonymity. This experiment was “Initiated by its director, Didier Raoult, and his deputy, Michel Drancourt”, precise Mediapart.

According to the site, which is also based on e-mail exchanges and hospitalization reports, IHU teams tested a combination of four drugs whose joint effectiveness had never been evaluated.

These trials were carried out despite the refusal of the National Medicines Safety Agency, the ANSM, which must give its approval to research requiring experiments on human beings, in particular clinical trials of drugs.

Several studies conducted in a way “Not eligible”

Asked by Agence France-Presse, the Marseille IHU did not immediately respond. The ANSM, without mentioning these trials in particular, acknowledged that several studies had been carried out in a manner “Not eligible” by the organization, and said they have initiated “Adequate suites”, without further details.

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Information from Mediapart come in addition to revelations published during the summer by L?Express, according to which many studies carried out at the IHU for years broke free from the rules governing experiments carried out on human beings.

Marseille hospitals, one of the six founding members of the IHU, for their part estimated in a press statement that if these “Breaches” were confirmed, they “Would be of real gravity by their supposed scale, by the time during which they would have lasted, by the possible implication of several professionals and if necessary their full awareness and their repeated desire to register outside the regulatory framework”.

The AP-HM has promised to tie up with “All the stakeholders as soon as possible in order to analyze the follow-up to be given to this alert and to initiate, if necessary, all the useful investigations [pour] know the reality of the facts ?, reserving the possibility also to seize the parquet floor of Marseilles.

The IHU and Mr. Raoult encountered a strong media aura at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020, by promoting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the disease, despite the lack of proven effect. Several studies have been carried out by the IHU to confirm the interest of this treatment, but they have been criticized by many scientists as to their methodology and their conditions.

More recently, Mr. Raoult has been criticized for advertising a Brazilian study defending a treatment with hydroxycholoroquine, when these trials then caused a wide scandal for having been carried out on patients without their consent, and for giving rise to the publication of truncated results.

Didier Raoult will leave the head of the IHU at the end of June at the latest, the founding members of the institute having wished to launch a succession process. He retired this summer as a university professor-hospital practitioner.

Explanations: Didier Raoult pushed towards the exit by the partners of the Marseille University Hospital Institute

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According to the site, which is also based on e-mail exchanges and hospitalization reports, IHU teams tested a combination of four drugs whose joint effectiveness had never been evaluated.

Several studies conducted in a way “Not eligible”

Read also Clinical trials at the IHU of Didier Raoult: the ANSM announces “investigations” on possible “breaches of the regulations”

Explanations: Didier Raoult pushed towards the exit by the partners of the Marseille University Hospital Institute

The World with AFP