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September 28, 2023
Shawn Layden’s Departure and Jim Ryan’s Retirement: The Future of PlayStation Studios and Sony Interactive Entertainment
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-27 22:51:53
It’s been nearly four years since former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden suddenly and mysteriously left Sony. This led to quite a few changes at the company, as the Japanese company’s gaming arm began to focus more on Europa, appointing Dutchman Hermen Hulst as head of PlayStation Studios and replacing Layden with Briton Jim Ryan. The final changes left many people disappointed. Leanne seems less of a gamer and more businesslike and intense. Well, we’ll soon find out how PlayStation fares without him. Jim Ryan has revealed that he will be retiring from PlayStation and Sony Interactive Entertainment on March 31 following 30 years at the company. On April 1, Hiroki Totoki will take over as SIE’s interim CEO while the company finds a suitable replacement (Shuhei Yoshida can be promoted if he wishes). Who would you like to take over and what changes would you like to see?
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He chooses Algeria rather than France, Riolo rants live
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-28 02:30:00
The choice of Amine Gouiri is therefore finally official. If the Rennes player played in the youth categories of the France team, he will now represent Algeria. A decision made official by the main party following long weeks of questions. Daniel Riolo also reacted to this outcome of the Gouiri case, not failing to raise his voice.
On his social networks, Amine Gouiri announced his decision for his selection. While he had the choice betweenFrench team and theAlgeriathe player of Rennes opted for the Fennecs. “With pride, I announce my decision to join the Algerian selection. I will defend body and soul the Fennecs jersey to carry high the colors of our country and contribute to writing the next pages of its rich history,” posted Gouiri.
With pride, I announce my decision to join the Algerian selection ???????? I will defend the Fennecs jersey body and soul to carry the colors of our country high and contribute to writing the next pages of its rich history. (1/1) pic.twitter.com/yIKLWWx7I5
— Amine Gouiri (@aminegouiri) September 26, 2023
“He had been telling his loved ones for 6 months that it was decided”
At the microphone of L’After Foot, Daniel Riolo reacted to this choice ofAmine Gouiri. If he has no problem with the 23-year-old striker opting forAlgeriahowever, he regrets the time taken to announce this decision. Riolo then let out a rant, blurting out: “The real problem in this story is why he waited so long when he had been telling his loved ones for 6 months that it was decided. These procrastinations annoy me deeply. I always said, guys, do what you want, you have to go where your heart wants to go. But say things clearly. I can’t stand guys who procrastinate. And I think that in Algeria, the procrastination around the choice of the national selection is unbearable.”
“That really pisses me off”
“You need to think for 1000 years to know if your heart beats for this country or that country? Or if in your imagination it is this selection that you like or that one? Thinking for months, don’t make me believe that you’re thinking, tell me instead that your agents are weighing the pros and cons, that you asked for contracts, that you asked for this, that, if I will play, if I have a chance to start. That really makes me tired,” continued Daniel Riolo.
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How to Deal with Beaver Dam Damage: The Battle for Property Protection
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-09-27 13:45:00
“We don’t want to kill a beaver, but we kill people”
Caroline De Smet is trying hard to get rid of beaver dams on her property. ©ÉdA
For six years, Caroline De Smet has been fighting for what belongs to her, that is to say the roof over her head and the land around it. Every month, it loses surface area, “the fault of the beavers,” she says.
You only have to walk around the property, boots on, to see the considerable damage caused by mammals. Dams at eye height, large holes in the garden, marshy ground and worse still, a house that may no longer stand up for long.
Distraught, Caroline De Smet explains: “Every year, the land is flooded. The house no longer dries out, I have to light the wood stove every day. The chalet takes on more and more humidity and is more and more more damaged.” Indeed, between the buckling walls, the cracking floor and the sagging ceiling, the owner of the place fears the worst, even more so as winter approaches. “My land, however, is not considered at risk for flooding,” she says. “And it is difficult to clean everything following each one.”
The DNF, who must be contacted in the event of a problem with beavers, visited the site on several occasions. “He does not want to intervene to catch the beavers because he believes that the land does not belong to me. I then went to the Commune and yes, the land belongs to me,” said the owner. The mayor of La Roche said that he cannot intervene if the DNF does not intervene first. I had to dig trenches myself around my house. It can be swept away in a few moments since the foundations are weakened.” With her feet in the water, Caroline De Smet tries as best she can to destroy the dams on her land herself. “We don’t want to kill a beaver, but we kill people,” she regrets.
“This all has a cost”
If Caroline De Smet says she can’t find help anywhere, it seems that her insurance doesn’t support her either. “She doesn’t want to intervene as long as there is no water in the house and because the damage is caused by beavers,” she said. “I will only receive €7,000 for the damage due to the humidity, but I’m not going to do anything with this amount, with the price of materials increasing. A contractor, who came here, is not optimistic. Obviously, the insurance does not agree with him.” The fifty-year-old therefore tries to find tips on her own. “I put gravel in front of the house so that the ground is dry,” she continues. “All of this has a cost. I am told to call a lawyer. But how long will that take? months? Years? It will be too late.” Caroline De Smet, exhausted, intends to call on the Minister of Nature and Forests Céline Tellier. “I’m just asking for help. I can’t sleep anymore. It’s no longer a life, it’s permanent stress. I’m afraid as soon as it rains. The DNF says that the dams located higher up in the river are solid. But if they break, it will be terrible for me. Psychologically and physically, it is very difficult. I don’t want to sell.” One thing is certain, the more humidity the property absorbs, the less easy it will be to stay living there.
For their part, the DNF and the Commune explain their respective positions. If the DNF intends to intervene once more, the Municipality has done what it might.
For its part, the Department of Nature and Forests (DNF) is defending itself. “Indeed, this has been going on for years,” explains spokesperson Nicolas Yernaux. “We have already done a lot of things at Ms. De Smet and we are going to do more. We have already destroyed dams and we are going to intervene once more soon to destroy a larger one to prevent the day it gives way, the water does not rise up to his house. But you need to know one thing, the beaver is a protected species and there is a balance to find . We are not going to give permanent shooting authorizations. Beavers will always be present on your property and you have to learn to live with them.”
Nicolas Yernaux continues by mentioning the site in question: “It is a site that the beavers appreciate because it is near the Ourthe and I do not think that they will leave. We cannot propose radical solutions. It is better to let the beavers consolidate what already exists rather than let them create other dams elsewhere which will pose a problem. You should also know that we are on a valley floor, this remains a particularly humid place, it is still a other problem than the beaver. We are going to propose solutions with the biologists from the Department of the Study of the Natural and Agricultural Environment (DEMNA).”
“We are at the end of what we can do”
On the side of the Commune, Mayor Guy Gilloteaux claims to have advised Caroline De Smet to call on a lawyer “in order to refer the matter to the justice of the peace,” he says. “For our part, we are at the end of what we can do “We do not have authority over the beavers or over the upstream land on which the dams are located and which are private property. We have a need to maintain the waterways, yes, but at some point, we do not doesn’t know how to do much anymore. We don’t have the power to destroy the dams or the animals since we must have authorization from the DNF. On our own initiative, we can’t do anything.”
Some dams are at eye height, like this one. ©ÉdA
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