All posts tagged: frustration

Vladimir Putin faces public frustration over war, internet restrictions

Vladimir Putin faces public frustration over war, internet restrictions

Published by Sam Flores

A lone police officer with a megaphone shouted at a confused crowd in central Moscow to disperse — the traditional Victory Day fireworks last weekend having been canceled without warning. It was a fitting wind-down to the most muted celebration Russia had witnessed in decades. No military hardware rolled across Red Square. Few foreign guests attended. Across the Russian capital, the internet was blacked out, a move driven by fear that Ukraine could disrupt the World War II commemoration with its expanding reach of long-range drone attacks. Source link

How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels | Fossil fuels

How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels | Fossil fuels

Published by Sam Flores

The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” – including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics – will try to chart a new path to powering the world with low-carbon energy. What is the transition away from fossil fuels? With temperatures at land and sea breaking records, the prospect of limiting global heating to 1.5C above preindustrial levels looks increasingly remote. It is widely accepted that the only way of avoiding the worst ravages of climate chaos is to slam the brakes on fossil fuels and shift the global economy urgently to a low-carbon footing. The technologies needed to do that – wind and solar power, electric vehicles, heat pumps for home heating, battery storage – are all available and increasingly affordable. But the inertia of the fossil fuel economy, and the vast vested interests of the oil, gas and coal industries, are working against the shift. …

Peru’s ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election | Elections News

Peru’s ballot count drags on amid frustration with presidential election | Elections News

Published by Sam Flores

Three days out from Peru’s general election, voters are still waiting for results in the closely watched presidential race. Leftist candidate Roberto Sanchez moved into second place on Wednesday, as the vote count continues. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list But after years of political instability, Peru’s chaotic general election has done little to reassure voters that the tumult in their government is at an end. Peru has shifted through nine presidents in just 10 years. Then, on Sunday, the general election was marred by long lines and delayed ballot deliveries, prompting authorities to grant a one-day extension for voting in some areas. The confusion over the voting process and its results has spiked public scepticism. “We don’t know if the results are true,” Yeraldine Garrido, a 35-year-old receptionist in Lima, told the news service AFP. Another voter, Iris Valle, told The Associated Press she was frustrated at having to return a second day to vote. “I’m fed up,” she said. Those sentiments have been fanned by candidates who suggested that they will …

Latina/o Mormons grow in numbers and in faith, but also in frustration over immigration

Latina/o Mormons grow in numbers and in faith, but also in frustration over immigration

Published by Sam Flores

(RNS) — According to Pew Research Center, Hispanic Americans have grown as a share of the U.S. Latter-day Saint population. In 2007, when Pew fielded its first Religious Landscape Study, about 1 in every 14 U.S. Mormons identified as Hispanic or Latina/o. In the most recent 2023 – 24 data, that was closer to 1 in 8, or 12%, of the U.S. LDS population. But who are Latina/o Mormons in the U.S., and how do they practice and feel about their faith? Researcher Sujey Vega, a professor at Arizona State University, has probed that question for nearly 20 years now. She’s the author of the new book “Mormon Barrio: Latino Belonging in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (NYU Press), based on interviews with 48 people in Arizona, Indiana and Utah. Most were converts to Mormonism, primarily from Catholicism, and Vega wanted to know why they joined their new faith. “The immediate answer was not because they believe in the church’s message that families are forever. That’s definitely a benefit, but that wasn’t …

#Berrygate: Great British Bake Off addresses longtime viewer frustration with opening sequence update

#Berrygate: Great British Bake Off addresses longtime viewer frustration with opening sequence update

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Great British Bake Off creative team has recreated its title sequence to address a long-standing viewer complaint. For years, the hit baking competition — known as The Great British Baking Show in the U.S. — has frustrated fans with its opening credits, which feature a chocolate cake topped with raspberries that many believe is missing one berry in the bottom-right corner. On Wednesday, April Fool’s Day, the series finally fixed the missing raspberry in an updated intro shared on Instagram. “We’ve made a little raspberry-shaped change for the new series,” the caption read. The clip begins with a series of fan messages about the missing berry. “BAKE OFF, EXPLAIN YOURSELVES #BERRYGATE,” one person said, while another commented: “The missing raspberry is stressing me out.” For years, The Great British Bake Off’s original title sequence (below) has received numerous complaints over …

Could voice control finally fix the biggest frustration in modern cars?

Could voice control finally fix the biggest frustration in modern cars?

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get our weekly Drive Smart newsletter for motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get motoring news, reviews and advice from EV editor Steve Fowler Get our EV editor’s weekly Drive Smart newsletter One of the biggest gripes among owners of modern cars is the overuse of touchscreens – and I completely agree. Not only can they be incredibly frustrating, as you hunt through menus to carry out a simple function, but – more importantly – many systems require you to take your eyes off the road for far too long. Some cars are worse than others. I recall a particular journey in a Jaecoo where the car kept beeping at me for getting too close to the white lines on a motorway. But when I tried to turn that warning off via the touchscreen, it started beeping again because I’d taken my eyes off the road. I couldn’t win. I recently received an email from regular contributor Russell Mead about his new Volvo. Russell said: “I recently purchased an EX30. It …

Doctor Who’s Peter Purves reveals frustration and relief as lost episodes found

Doctor Who’s Peter Purves reveals frustration and relief as lost episodes found

Published by Daniella Wilson

Doctor Who legend Peter Purves has reacted to the incredible recovery of two of his long-missing episodes after more than 60 years. The rediscovered episodes, which were found in a “ramshackle collection” of vintage films donated by a collector, both star William Hartnell, the first incarnation of the Doctor, and Purves, and are the first and third episodes from the third season of Doctor Who. The first episode, titled The Nightmare Begins, aired back in November 1965, while the third episode, Devil’s Planet, aired two weeks later. They were part of a “dark and gritty” 12-episode arc called The Daleks’ Master Plan, written by Terry Nation – the creator of the Daleks. This follows the discovery of the second episode, Day of Armageddon, by a BBC engineer back in 2004 – meaning the opening three episodes of the arc have finally been recovered. The BBC has since confirmed that restored versions of the episodes will be released on BBC iPlayer this Easter. Alongside Hartnell, the episodes also star Purves as the Doctor’s companion Steven Taylor, …

Iran strikes risk more voter frustration on the economy with rising gas prices

Iran strikes risk more voter frustration on the economy with rising gas prices

Published by Sam Flores

Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up. The war Trump launched with strikes on Iran has spread across the Middle East, where more than a quarter of the world’s oil is produced. Gas prices spiked almost immediately, undercutting a key data point in Trump’s argument to skeptical Americans that the economy is soaring. “Gasoline, which reached a peak of over $6 a gallon in some states under my predecessor — it was, quite honestly, a disaster — is now below $2.30 a gallon in most states, and in some places, $1.99 a gallon,” Trump said in his State of the Union address. Though his numbers were rosier than the real figures, gas prices looked to be a strong talking point for Republicans heading into November’s midterm elections. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumped gas to underscore the message that the administration was making fuel cheaper for Americans. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumps gas in Corpus Christi, …