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Rajan Menon Daniel R DePetris Xi Jinping's phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a long time coming, but it should not have come as a surprise.Beijing is on everyone's shortlist when it comes to prospective peacemakers in Ukraine.The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is no exception.I know I can count on you to bring back Russia to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table, Macron told the Chinese leader during their meeting in Beijing this month.

In a rare show of unity, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning the Taliban's discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan and called for the country's leadership to swiftly reverse policies banning education, employment and equal public participation of women and girls.

The White House says it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons and munitions to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with much-needed food and other commodities in return.It is the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and export controls, is turning to rogue nations to help it continue its 13-month-old war.

The White House on Thursday said it has new evidence that Russia is looking again to North Korea for weapons to fuel the war in Ukraine, this time in a deal that would provide Pyongyang with needed food and other commodities in return.It's the latest accusation that Russia, desperate for weaponry and restricted by sanctions and export controls, is turning to rogue nations to help it continue to prosecute the 13-month-old war.

Welcome to HubSpot Marketing News!Tap in for campaign deep dives, the latest marketing industry news, and tried-and-true insights from HubSpot's media team.The beginning of January is like the Superbowl for fitness and wellness brands.Year after year consumers set goals to form healthier habits in the new year and 2023 is no exception.

Oppo's Find N2 launched back in December and now we get our first set of rumors for its successor - the Find N3.The upcoming horizontal foldable will allegedly bring a larger 8-inch main display with a 2268 x 2440px resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.For reference, the Find N and Find N2 featured identical 7.1-inch panels with 1792 x 1920px resolution.

Friday, March 24, 2023 by Nina Hernandez
At its regular meeting Thursday, City Council approved a pair of items aimed at exploring the possibilities for burying existing utility power lines as well as ones to be constructed in new capital projects such as Project Connect.The idea surfaced after the devastating February winter ice storm that left thousands of Austinites without power for days.

Veikk VK1560 Pro: Key specs
The Veikk VK1560 Pro Screen Tablet is an updated version of the The Veikk VK1560 Screen Tablet.At $269.99, it's at the more affordable end of the market, pitting it against brands such as Huion and XP-Pen (opens in new tab) rather than heavy-hitters Wacom/Cintiq.I put it through its paces in Clip Studio Paint, where it worked responsively and demonstrated good pressure sensitivity, especially for its price range.

Bryce Bedgood plucked a rebound out of the air, flung an outlet pass up to teammate Mikah Ballew, and stopped for a moment.He'd done his job.Ballew and Jacob Michel-Zavala had a two-on-two in transition late in the second quarter against Half Moon Bay in the Division IV boys' basketball state championship game, and an overwhelming physical advantage.

KYIV, Ukraine After a year of war, Ukrainians have learned all too well how to parse danger.Even as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia might be plotting a revenge attack timed to the anniversary on Friday of its invasion, Khrystyna Mironova, 30, sat on a trolley in Kyiv, the capital, listening to music on her way to visit a friend.

Comments by Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, were met with laughter at an international conference in India, when he said that the Ukraine war had been launched against his home country.Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue, a politics and economics event in Delhi, Lavrov also claimed that Russia was trying to stop the war.

You know that beloved L. M. Montgomery quote?The one that celebrates the virtue of Octobers?"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."L. M. Montgomery

Up until a couple of years ago, October was hands-down my favorite month.Cozy evenings and crisp mornings; brightly hued, golden leaves; chunky sweaters and hand-knit scarves; haunted houses; pumpkin patches and corn mazes; hot, spiced cider; and fall breaks.

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In a new study, a group of NASA-affiliated researchers suggests we could train an AI to look for biosignatures on Mars - and thereby improve our chances of discovering life on the Red Planet and beyond."In the search for biosignatures on Mars, there is an abundance of data from orbiters and rovers to characterize global and regional habitability, but much less information is available at the scales and resolutions of microbial habitats and biosignatures," the researchers write in the study, which was published this week in the journal Nature Astronomy.

It seems like the worst April Fools' joke in history, but an indicted war criminal, Vladimir Putin, is about to take control of the U.N. Security Councilwith the implicit blessing of the United States, France, and the U.Kjust weeks after his global criminal indictment.On top of this, the man just designated as Putin's emissary to address this session of the Security Council is his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovwho stormed out of the Security Council this fall when confronted with evidence of Russia atrocities against Ukraine.

Bluey has become not only the biggest kids' show on the planet but one of the most popular TV series worldwide.Period.First airing in its homeland of Australia in 2018, the realistic portrayals of parenting combined with the zany wholesome hijinx of a pair of adorable animal sisters means the show is loved equally by kids and adults.

Here at Streetsblog, we firmly believe that we can all play a role in ending car dependency in America.But could we end it even faster if every reader of this site committed to a whole  year  of advocacy - or even just making the kind of small, intentional, daily changes that chip away at car culture over time?

Thursday, March 23, 2023 by Elizabeth Pagano
City Council's abbreviated work session didn't offer many clues to this week's agenda, as most of it was spent behind closed doors in an executive session.However, reading through the posted agenda , there are a few things that stood out.It's been about two months since Winter Storm Mara swept through Austin, and today's Council meeting features a number of resolutions clearly inspired by its impact.

Monday, February 13, 2023 by Chad Swiatecki
The city will begin taking applications for the Live Music Fund in April, after City Council approved two resolutions Thursday clearing the way for the awarding of grants to musicians and event promoters.The two items approved on consent were not considered controversial.

PIEDMONT The City Council on Monday unanimously approved both resolutions to adopt its sixth cycle housing element amending the Piedmont general plan to repeal the fifth cycle housing element and adopting an initial study and negative declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Days after the state legislature proposed hundreds of millions of dollars in new investments for City University of New York, close to 100 students and faculty members rallied for additional funding as they seek a tuition-free CUNY and a better quality of education.Marchers, joined Sunday by a bevy of local elected officials, called on the State Senate, Assembly and Governor Kathy Hochul to enact the New Deal for CUNY legislation that would fully fund CUNY, improve faculty-to-student and advisor-to-student ratios and make undergraduate education tuition-free again.

BRUSSELS The Belgian authorities arrested a European lawmaker on Friday in connection with a sprawling cash-for-favors investigation, the latest figure to be detained in a scandal that has ripped through the European Parliament since it came to light in December.A spokesman for the Belgian prosecutor confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker, Marc Tarabella, as part of a yearslong inquiry into whether lawmakers accepted bribes from Qatar and Morocco, in exchange for supporting measures that would benefit the two countries politically and economically.

Picture your day, beginning with an alarm waking you up to smelling the coffee brewing in the kitchen, appliances rule our life.In fact, imagining our life without these everyday appliances is like imagining Batman without Alfred!As we step into an advanced iOT-based society with smart assistants (be it Alexa or Siri) and AI's, the appliances we use are stepping away from the traditional blocky devices we are used to seeing into smarter designs that not only solve our problems but also look good while doing so!

A picture taken from the Palestinian village of Aqraba shows the Israeli settlement outpost of Gevat Arnon, near Nablus city in the southern occupied West Bank.Jaafar Ashitiyeh/AFP via Getty Images In a rare move, key European allies France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom joined the U.S. on Tuesday in condemning Israel's plans to build 10,000 more housing units in existing settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Lenovo's laptop with a screen that can roll from 12.7 inches to 15.3 inches is just a proof of concept, but it looks like a pretty serious one.The company first teased the versatile OLED laptop online in October but showed it off in person before the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona this week.

Noting that as organisations become more distributed, the increasing shift of applications to the cloud is exacerbating the need for connectivity that unifies datacentre, branch, campus and cloud networks, cloud networking provider Extreme Networks has integrated network fabric capabilities into its ExtremeCloud SD-WAN platform to enable customers to securely connect these disparate environments from within a single platform.

If you're looking for a premium Android tablet, Samsung's Galaxy Tabs are terrific options.Not only do the latest Galaxy Tab S8 models compete head to head with the rival iPad in terms of design and build quality, but Samsung's slate also comes with a few features not available on Apple's tablet, including a desktop DeX mode, various screen sizes and resolutions, and integration into the Samsung and Windows ecosystems.

A recent poll found that 52 percent of Americans approve of the ACA, while just 36 percent disapprove.Speaker Kevin McCarthy gives remarks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on February 2, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Republican Party insiders have indicated that, for the time being, the party will not seek to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an Obama-era piece of legislation that expanded access to health care for millions of Americans.

Some 141 members of the UN General Assembly back resolution, a year after Russia invaded its neighbour.The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution demanding Moscow withdraw its troops from Ukraine and end the fighting, a year after Russia launched its invasion.

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday by the state GOP for for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities, the party announced.The Texas Republican Party took issue with several House votes and stances by the second-term congressman, including his vote for the Respect for Marriage Act, his opposition to a GOP-led border security measure and the fact that he was the lone House Republican to vote against his conference's rules package earlier this year.

"I am proud of my staff for embodying the commitment not to agonize, but to organize," Markey said.Sen. Ed Markey attends a press conference on funding climate change legislation outside the U.S. Capitol on October 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee / Getty Images Congressional staffers have formed the first-ever labor union in the U.S. Senate after Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) granted his staff voluntary recognition of their union on Wednesday, the same day the group announced its organizing drive.

I'm not using a literal megaphone in the morning, but it sometimes feels like that." What do you think?Stay on to own the Design System full-time.You'll have the Lead UX Designer title, too." I paused to take it in.I knew it wasn't just owning a Figma file or two-I could own it end to end.

NYC's largest charter school network won't be expanding into several more Queens and Bronx locations, for now.After facing heated opposition, the city's Department of Education put the kibosh on proposals for three, new Success Academy co-locations in Districts 28 and 29 in Queens and in District 11 in the Bronx.

The UN General Assembly approved a non-binding resolution on Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.
he resolution, drafted by Ukraine in consultation with its allies, passed 141-7, with 32 abstentions.

Putin says relations between the two countries have reached new frontiers' and confirmed a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.The warmth of Russia's and China's relationship has been on display in the Kremlin as President Vladimir Putin held talks with China's top diplomat Wang Yi and hailed the importance of the two countries' cooperation.

By Edith M. Lederer and Michael Weissenstein | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, sending a strong message on the eve of the first anniversary of the invasion that Moscow's aggression must end.

Microsoft today unveiled Dynamics 365 Copilot, which it says is "the world's first AI copilot natively built-in to both CRM and ERP applications."The system is being rolled out as part of several of the company's software packages, including CRM, sales and customer service."Copilot brings the power of next-generation AI capabilities and natural language processing to Dynamics 365, working alongside business professionals to help them create ideas and content faster, complete time-consuming tasks, and get insights and next best actions - just by describing what's needed," Emily He, corporate vice president for business applications marketing, wrote in a blog post.

YouTuber Dave2D got his hands on a dummy unit of the alleged Pixel Fold and here's everything we know... and feel.First off, this isn't even scandalous anymore, given that Google has perhaps the worst track record when it comes to keeping upcoming smartphones a secret.Last year, the company prematurely revealed what the Pixel 7 would look like just for kicks, months before the phone actually launched... so when I see a YouTuber talking about 'credible leaks' of Google's next product, my best bet is that they're as credible as it comes!

Progressive City Council members have renewed their push for legislation aimed at reducing housing speculation by giving nonprofits and community land trusts priority on purchasing housing that come up for sale.The group of lawmakers, including Council Housing Chair Pierina Sanchez, Comptroller Brad Lander, and City Council Members Lincoln Restler and Gale Brewer, rallied on the steps of City Hall Thursday with New York City Community Land Initiative and other housing groups.

Twixmas at Battersea Power Station- Kate Smith, Darrick Wood School (Image: Kate Smith, Darrick Wood School) The time between Christmas and New Year's has always been a strange one: while it has become a tradition to shop between the holidays, others will take the opportunity to relax and make resolutions before a hopeful 2023.

In today's ExchangeWire digest: YouTube close to NFL streaming deal; Tremor reportedly exploring sale; and US lawmakers plan to curb TikTok.YouTube to take NFL screening rights?The National Football League is close to agreeing a deal with Google's YouTube exclusive rights to NFL's Sunday Ticket subscription-only package, according to the WSJ.

Andrew Reinmann looked past the buildings on a recent afternoon in Harlem and focused instead on the trees.Along St. Nicholas Terrace, Dr. Reinmann noted rows of London planes and oaks embedded in cement.In a park dotted with river birches, he saw a savanna.New York is surprisingly verdant for a city inseparable from its glass-and-steel towers.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been destroying the NHL over the last two months.Despite leading the NHL In man games lost due to injury, and the quality of those injuries (as of December 16th) the Toronto Maple Leafs enter the new year at the top of the NHL.At the time of this writing, the Leafs are in 3rd place, nine points back of a Boston Bruins team that refuses to ever lose.

Happy New Year!It's 2023, baby! 🎉
Let's make this your best year.Let me be your accountability partner.Email me your new year's resolutions and I'll help keep you on track to reach your 2023 goals.😉
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Although paper will never really disappear in our lifetime, our civilization today heavily relies on digital content, from graphics to videos to even documents.These digital artifacts don't just appear out of thin air, of course, and somebody (or something) has to make them.Creating these assets, especially computer graphics and digital art, is a job in itself, and it requires the proper tools for the best possible output.