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244th Edition - May 28th, 2019
Snapple Fact: The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime.
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European Elections are over, rise of the right wing parties?
The election for the European Parliament was held between the 23rd and 26th May all across Europe in the 28 Member States. The voters represented over 500 million people. Due to an increase in advertisements in all media forms like TV, Radio and especially the internet there has been an overall increase in voters.
There are 10 groups which will enter the European Parliament. Since there are 28 countries it would not be viable for each of the multiple parties from each country to enter, therefore all the parties with the same views are grouped together and will act as one in the Parliament.
The Biggest one is the European Peoples Party (EVP) with now 180 Seats, down from 221 seats in 2014. They represent the Christdemocratic parties. They are generally very conservative.
The S&D are the Social Democrats with a center left view. They have now gotten 145 seats, down again from 191.
The European Conservatives and Reformists (ALDE) are a civic democratic party, which means they are generally more interested in the economy and the wellbeing of that. Unlike the prior 2 parties they managed to gain additional seats, they now have 109 ones compared to 67.
Now the 4th biggest force are the Grüne/EFA which represent left views with a high importance of climate saving measures and interest in the environment. They also managed to gain additional votes, up from 52 to 69.
The EKR, ENF and EFDD all represent different Eurosceptic hard right parties from different european countries. All votes of those added up they now have 171 seats, a high increase from 118 in 2014. While they all act as a different parties they are very similar in their core messaging therefore theyre counted as one party here.
GUE/NGL is the party for the hard left voters, they have lost a few seats and are now at 39, down from 52.
Last but not least there are the Non inscrits, which do not belong to any party or the party they belong to does not associate with any of the previously mentioned ones.
In general it can be said that there is a clear trend all across Europe in the latest elections. The middle right and middle left parties had to suffer big losses. Meanwhile especially the far right parties have gained a lot more seats and are showing the trend of more political extremism.
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A visual representation of the new Seat Distribution in the European Parliament
Sandwich's Simple CSGO Essentials
This week brings back the popular and long-awaited update for CSGO Essentials. The cheat is an external cheat designed for a legit playstyle, I'm looking at you Forsaken. The cheat is easily customisable although it must all be done through the console application. This update revises the cheat and we hope to see the updates come out more frequently.
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Trump bans Huawei, Should you own a Huawei Smartphone now?
Just the other week, President Trump placed Huawei on their blacklist that prevents American companies working with specific foreign subsidiaries. Now we already knew Huawei was banned from the United States, this has been going on for quite some time now but the big deal though is that Google just came out saying they're no longer providing services to Huawei. This has huge implications which could potentially destroy the company. Huawei could potentially lose up to 11 billion dollars not having access to the Google Play Store and apps like YouTube Google Maps will completely crush Huawei smartphones. This is not a big deal if you're in China because Google services are banned in that country but everywhere else in the world is a big deal now if you're a current owner of a Huawei P30 Pro and P20. Right now you'll still continue to receive security updates but you might not see future updates to major Android releases like Android Q or any future release going forward. The report does say that Huawei is still allowed to use the Android open source project and that's fine, they can continue using Android but Google is moving away from that and they're working closer and closer with OEMs to provide a better experience. Huawei has also been preparing for this, they do have their own operating system as a plan B in case this ever happened which is called the HongMeng OS. If you have a Huawei smartphone right now, the Play Store is not being removed you still have access to all the Google Apps and you'll still continue to receive security updates. You just might not get the next version of Android. Get one if you don't care about not able to use any Google related apps anymore.
OnePlus 7 Pro Hacked in Minutes
The OnePlus 7 Pro is a beautiful and technological advanced phone. The pop-up camera and the full screen display shows OnePls is still pushing the form and the functionality of the device. Regardless of all these "beautiful" design, the fingerprint sensor still got hacked.
The fingerprint sensor rests under the screen, but the accuracy and speed is similar to that of the normal sensor. The OnePlus 7 Pro also has the option for facial recognition, but the slow speed makes more user to opt for fingerprint.
Earlier this week, a video by MaxTech showed how easily the fingerprint sensor can be fooled. The device unlocked with just a hot-glue gun, tinfoil and normal white glue. This method is nothing new, and similar methods have fooled many biometric security systems, but the simplicity of the method makes the hacking easy and efficient.
Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
Tyler released promotion for his new album IGOR only a couple of months before release (with the main promotions being 2-3 weeks before the album dropped). Tyler fans automatically took to twitter to express their excitement for the project, but was this project what they wanted or expected? The night of the album release Tyler posted a picture on instagram stating “THIS IS NOT BASTARD. THIS IS NOT GOBLIN. THIS IS NOT WOLF. THIS IS NOT CHERRY BOMB. THIS IS NOT FLOWER BOY. THIS IS IGOR.” Tyler explains that when listening to this album it's important to not expect any sounds from his previous albums. He was right to make this statement because boy is this album completely different than anything he's ever made. His earlier albums consisted of hate-filled lyrics about his Father he's never met, while his mid career albums are more exploring and searching for his proper sound while IGOR changes all of that completely and Tyler takes on a more experimental approach. This is fair seeing as Tyler has released multiple albums in the sounds we're all used to, so who can hold it against him if he feels like experimenting? There's a lot of electronic-esque sounds on this album as well as a prevalent guitar presence. This album probably doesn't have much radio appeal, although there are a couple of songs which can be deemed "bangers". "WHATS GOOD" and "NEW MAGIC WAND" are among those few. It seems IGOR is yet another alternate persona for Tyler (among the already 4 or 5 he has). Tyler can be seen on twitter and instagram wearing a short blonde wig and sunglasses, it's assumed this is the dress of his alternate personality. IGOR is NOT for close-minded listeners, while the lyrics are pretty standard for a Tyler project, the instrumentals are incredibly off-putting. While they do sound good, it's obvious that some things were recorded... off-pitch.. for lack of a better phrase. Tyler experiments with off-beat and off-pitch vocals and production on this record I'm assuming because it doesn't get done much at all.
I enjoyed the album a lot, but I've seen a lot of backlash about this album. I'm a long time Tyler fan so that may have something to do with my reasoning for enjoying the tape. Give it a listen here.
Infinite Tucker Went Full Superman To Win A Race
Texas A&M University track star Infinite Tucker claimed victory in the 400-meter hurdles event at the 2019 SEC Track & Field Championships by performing a spectacular “Superman dive” over the finishing line.
Tucker was neck-and-neck with his teammate Robert Grant on the final leg of the race, held in Arkansas. After clearing the final hurdle, Tucker charged the finish line and went “full Superman,” diving across it to take the win over Grant.
Tucker Told the following to ESPN afterwards:“I saw my mother at the finish, and I jumped to give her a hug.And that’s all it is.”
Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry joked about Tucker’s dramatic win. “I’ve told Tucker ‘you can’t get there faster diving, just run through and you’ll be fine,'” Henry said. “He thought he was a swim team guy today.”
Tucker, who finished second in last year’s championship race, had a winning time of 49.38 seconds. He is currently the U.S. and collegiate leader for the 2019 season and ranks 10th on the world list.
Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act
Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder has recently been indicted on 17 accounts of violating the US espionage act raising concerns over both journalistic rights and the first amendment. The charges are the latest twist in a career in which Assange has morphed from a crusader for radical transparency to fugitive from a Swedish sexual assault investigation, to criminal defendant in the United States. It has not yet been explained as to why justice officials have decided to charge Assange under the espionage act as it was a step debating under the Obama administration but not taken.
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