The United Nations said more than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania.Ĭountries of sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050. Referring to an earlier World Health Organization report – estimating about 14.9 million deaths relating to the Covid-19 pandemic between January 2020 and December 2021, the UN report said global life expectancy at birth fell to 71 years in 2021 from 72.8 years in 2019, mostly due to the pandemic. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/AFP/Getty ImagesĪ two-child policy in overpopulated India? It won't work, say experts Participants receive prize money by constructing a human pyramid tall enough to enable the topmost person to reach the pot and claim the contents after breaking it. Indian Hindu devotees gesture before attempting to form a human pyramid in a bid to reach and break a dahi-handi (curd-pot) suspended in air during celebrations for the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth of Hindu god Lord Krishna, in Mumbai on August 18, 2014. Still, a growing population was a reminder of a shared responsibility of care for the planet and to “reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another,” he said. ![]() “This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1 births per woman by 2050. In 2021, the average fertility of the world’s population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime, having fallen from about 5 births in 1950. The world’s population was growing at its slowest pace since 1950, having fallen below 1% in 2020, UN estimates showed. The government had deferred the 2021 census due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ![]() India’s population was 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the domestic census, which is conducted once a decade. The world’s population, estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 this year, could grow to 8.5 billion in 2030, and 10.4 billion in 2100, as the pace of mortality slows, said the report released on World Population Day. India is set to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023, with each counting more than 1.4 billion residents this year, a United Nations report said on Monday, warning that high fertility would challenge economic growth.
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NACON and Cyanide have announced a closed beta for Blood Bowl 3 will launch in early 2021. The tabletop game is £85, though, so I wouldn’t buy it if you just want to access Blood Bowl 3, as that's a lot of money. Instead, the only way to guarantee access to the closed beta right now is to pre-order the next edition of the board game it's based on - and it's a costly way in, to be sure.Īccording to Games Workshop, you can pre-order the Blood Bowl: Second Season Edition to guarantee beta access to the electronic version of Blood Bowl 3, and they'll send you a code when it's live. There are going to be several ways into the pre-release party, according to publisher Nacon and developer Cyanide, but neither have specified exactly what form those routes are going to take. The turn-based American Football and Warhammer mash-up is scheduled to come out next year, but Games Workshop have announced it will be preceded by a closed beta in early 2021. The Beta is only on Steam, however, the full game will release in February 2022 to console and pc.We are almost in the final quarter of Blood Bowl 3’s development. By clicking View Page, you affirm that you are at least eighteen years old. may not be appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top… leaving your opponents in the graveyard. Closed Beta :: Blood Bowl 3 General Discussions. ![]() The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. If you don’t hear back right away have no fear, They will continue to send out beta codes over the duration of the event. Straight from the official website, the Beta will run from June 3rd – 13th. ![]() If you yourself got the boxset for the latest tabletop version of the game, you may not have realized that it also came with a voucher for the Beta of this digital version! Registration For The Blood Bowl 3 Beta We’ve known for a while now that Blood Bowl 3 was on the way, but now, we each get our chance to get into the beta ahead of the launch of the game! Not to mention as a bonus, a new faction was announced for the video game this go around! Blood Bowl 3’s Newest Faction AdditionĪs you may notice, this team is a reflection of the Blood Bowl starter box set for the Second Season. Blood Bowl 3 has been in the works for a while now, and we each finally get a chance to play in the Beta. ![]() Stay away from USB or Firewire soundcards, those will always ad a security buffer to your overall latency and in addition will not perform so stable when dealing with a high channel counts and/or high CPU load. 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![]() As well as being inhumane, killing animals like mice and rats typically does not offer a permanent solution to the problems their presence might cause, whereas measures such as removing food sources and blocking up access holes are effective in addressing such situations. HSI/UK advocates an ethical approach to wildlife management, addressing the root cause of problems through human behaviour change strategies and wildlife control and mitigation measures that are humane, with lethal interventions used only as a last resort to protect public health and safety. Together with ministers at Defra and organisations such as HSI/UK, the RSPCA and others, I am pleased to have made a positive difference.” The use of glue traps is cruel and barbaric, and has often led to animals not intended to be caught in these traps dying in the most inhumane way. The banning of the use of glue traps by the general public is another step forward in the strengthening of animal welfare legislation in England, and I want to thank everyone involved in making this happen. This law is great news for mice and rats, but also for the many unintended victims who get stuck in the glue, such as delicate birds, grass snakes, frogs and hedgehogs.”Ĭonservative MP Jane Stevenson, who sponsored the Bill, said: “I am absolutely thrilled that my Glue Traps Bill has passed its Third Reading, meaning it will soon receive Royal Assent and become law. I commend HSI/UK on their Unstuck campaign victory and I’m delighted that cruel and unnecessary glue traps will now be taken out of public use, prompting a more compassionate and also effective approach to dealing with unwanted wildlife. Naturalist and campaigner Chris Packham, who supported HSI/UK’s Unstuck campaign, joined the charity in welcoming the ban, saying: “When wildlife, like mice and rats, are successful at living alongside humans, we label them ‘pests’ or ‘vermin’ and seem to think that’s a green light to completely disregard their welfare. ![]() Discovering a glue trap but failing, without reasonable excuse, to ensure it is disabled will also constitute an offence. Once the Bill receives Royal Assent, the new law will make it an offence in England for a member of the public or any “pest” controller without a licence to set a glue trap to either deliberately or accidentally catch a rodent, with a fine and/or up to 51 weeks in prison. The licensing regime for glue trap use by the ‘pest’ control industry will need to be strictly managed to ensure that these cruel products are no longer casually used with impunity.” It is immoral to subject small, sentient wildlife to being immobilised on these sticky boards, only to suffocate in the glue, die slowly of their injuries, or be ineptly killed by unprepared members of the public who resort to drowning or throwing them in the rubbish while still alive. It is absolutely right that their public use will be banned, and we hope this will precipitate their removal from sale by retailers since it will be illegal for their customers to use them. The legislation contains a limited exemption for so-called “pest” control operatives to apply to the Secretary of State for a licence to use a glue trap, which may be granted where there is “no other satisfactory solution” and where the action is required for “the purpose of preserving public health or safety”. The exemption mirrors that of the 2015 glue trap ban in New Zealand, where glue trap licences have fallen year on year since the ban’s introduction, with no approvals for use in 2021.Ĭlaire Bass, executive director of Humane Society International/UK, said: “Glue traps are crude devices that cause horrific suffering to millions of animals. The traps also pose a serious risk to other species, with numerous reports each year of animals-including protected and endangered species like hedgehogs, wild birds and bats, and even pet cats-being caught and suffering often fatal injuries. ![]() ![]() The ban has been welcomed by animal charity Humane Society International/UK, which led the “Unstuck” campaign to end the public use of the “ inhumane, indiscriminate and indefensible” glue boards, which immobilise the small mammals in strong adhesive in which they can suffocate, rip off skin and fur and break their limbs in desperate efforts to escape.ĭespite their potential to cause prolonged and extreme animal suffering, glue traps are currently widely sold to the public in DIY and corner shops, as well as online, for as little as 99p. LONDON-The public’s use of glue traps to catch mice and rats will be banned across England after a government-backed Private Members Bill received unanimous support during its third and final reading today in the House of Lords. In recognition of the fact that OS X doesn’t come with default audio editing software that is within the reach of the average consumer, the app includes its own, and allows you to mix several tracks, as well as adding sound effects-and even your own commentary, which can be recorded directly from a microphone connected to your Mac. Naturally, a slideshow is a sad affair without some accompanying audio, and this is one area where PulpMotion really excels. For example, a particular template could choose to highlight or zoom in on them, or perhaps display them as separate items alongside the full photo on the same “wall” in a virtual art gallery. 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PulpMotion’s user interface is easy and convenient to use, with all the important features well organized and within easy reach of even the most inexperienced user. ![]() Having so many of them seemed a little gimmicky at first, and, therefore, I spent some time picking-and-choosing my way through the available selection as it turns out, the templates that come with the app are quite advanced, with visual effects that take full advantage of OS X’s ability to generate complex 3D animations and lighting. As in other apps of the same type, these templates can be used as a sort of blank canvas to which you can add your own pictures and music to create a slideshow. The Advanced version of PulpMotion comes with roughly 150 templates, whereas the Standard edition comes with 130 or so. |