Nina Buijsman (FDJ-SUEZ) won the breakaway sprint to secure the stage 3 victory at the Tour de l'Ardeche Buijsman out-sprinted runner-up Usoa Ostolaza (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) and third-place Nadia Gontova (DNA Pro Cycling) in Bollene Nathalie Bex (Chevalmeire) finished fourth on the day at five seconds back At the end of the 126km race from Avignon to Bollene overall leader Thalita de Jong (Lotto Dstny Ladies) increased her lead to 10 seconds ahead of Marion Bunel (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and 19 seconds ahead of Lotte Claes (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) The Tour de l'Ardeche continues on Friday with stage 4's 15.7km time trial from Goudargues to Méjannes-le-Clap Results powered by FirstCycling Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games. She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023. but deserves wider attention: “Return to Bollène,” the first feature by the director Saïd Hamich which revitalizes the familiar theme of the prodigal son’s homecoming The depleted uranium obtained during the enrichment process can be converted into uranium oxide (U3O8) via the defluorination process or the denitration process. Find out more in our Uranium processing page.  The Tricastin site has unique expertise in servicing the containers used to transport uranium-bearing materials (48Y and 30B cylinders and provides storage services for its customers.  Young American from Movistar Team even goes for splits at final sprint in Bollène retains privileged GC position at 'Course to the Sun' with three days to go Headwinds completely overshadowed any spectacle during stage five of the 2021 Paris-Nice a mainly flat course (200km) from Vienne to Bollène which the peloton completed with a 30-minute delay over the intermediate schedule Sam Bennett (DQT) would sprint to his second victory of the week showed again his intelligence and courageous spirit to even go and seek for the splits at the finish putting a couple of seconds on his GC rivals – which weren’t eventually taken into account by the race jury The situation GC-wise thus remains the same for the Idahoan less than a minute behind Primoz Roglic (TJV) The ‘Course to the Sun’ will near the Côte d’Azul on Friday’s 202km stage six a hilly course over five rated ascents and an uphill finish in Biot with some added uncertainty over the final routes of the race in Nice as the mayor of the city has prohibited the race from using the Promenade des Anglais for its final stage Cover picture (c): BettiniPhoto We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences Monte Carlo Rally's most famous pass will be traversed three times in the 2023 edition Words by , Head of Content The Monte Carlo Rally’s most famous stage, Col de Turini, will become the powerstage for the 2023 World Rally Championship opener, in one of several changes that have been made for next year’s itinerary. The famous mountain pass had been entirely absent from the 2021 Monte itinerary before returning this year, but with only a single pass on the opening night. While it will now host the rally-ending powerstage, Col de Turini will also retain its slot as a Thursday evening night stage, in addition to a third running on Sunday morning. That opening night of action promises to be one of the toughest as after the Turini is traversed, WRC crews will take on the longest stage of the rally, Cabanette–Col de Castillon, at 15.78 miles in length. There are other key modifications away from the stages. Before this year’s edition of the rally teams expressed concern at the lack of midday service on the Friday of the rally itinerary, given Rally1 cars were making their competition debut. But those cars will be tested even further in 2023, as there will be no midday service on any leg of the rally. That was tweaked slightly last year to accommodate an exception for Rally1 cars that were outside the top 50. But now the rule has been done away with entirely, with any car still running at the end of Saturday allowed to press on into Sunday. There are several familiar stages in the itinerary, especially on Friday and Saturday. Two passes of Roure–Beuil, Puget-Théniers–Saint-Antonin and Briançonnet–Entrevaux all feature on Friday, while Saturday has only five stages, with two passes of Malijai–Puimichel and Saint-Geniez–Thoard respectively followed by a night stage on Ubraye–Entrevaux, the longest of the day. In addition to two passes of the Col de Turini, Sunday also features an all-time classic Monte stage, Lucéram–Lantosque, run twice. Sign up today and be the first to know about special offers, exclusive products and more! Copyright © 2025 DirtFish, LLC. All rights reserved. Cars stacked on top of each other by clean-up crews are pictured in Breil-sur-Roya, France, near the border with Italy, Oct. 5, 2020. People are seen on a private beach following heavy rainfall in Nice, France, Oct. 3, 2020. A view shows a house flooded by the Vesubie river, after heavy rainfall hit southern France, in La Bollene-Vesubie, France, Oct. 3, 2020. A French tricolor flag recovered from the wreckage of a destroyed bridge over the Roya river is laid out to dry in Breil-sur-Roya, France, near the border with Italy, Oct. 5, 2020. A view shows a truck underwater in the Vesubie river, after heavy rainfall hit southern France, in La Bollene-Vesubie, France, Oct. 3, 2020. A general view shows a bridge that collapsed into the Vesubie river, after heavy rainfall hit southern France, in La Bollene-Vesubie, France, Oct. 3, 2020. This photo released by the French Securite Civile shows a pile of trees on a bridge over La Vesubie river in Saint-Jean-la-Riviere, southeastern France, Oct. 3, 2020. A view shows firefighters standing near the Vesubie river, after heavy rainfall hit southern France, in La Bollene-Vesubie, France, Oct. 3, 2020. A view shows a road that collapsed into the Vesubie river, after heavy rainfall hit southern France, in La Bollene-Vesubie, France, Oct. 3, 2020. A beach after a storm in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, near France's southern coastal city of Nice, Oct. 5, 2020. A damaged car is seen in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. People remove debris from a house in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. A man removes mud and debris from a street in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. A firefighter removes mud and debris from a restaurant in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. Workers remove mud and debris from a street in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. A damaged car and accumulated debris are seen in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. Firefighters remove mud and debris from a restaurant in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. A resident looks at a restaurant during clean-up operations in Breil-sur-Roya after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. Residents shovel away mud from a street of Breil-sur-Roya, France, near the border with Italy, Oct. 5, 2020. A car swept away during floods in the Roya river of Breil-sur-Roya, France, near the border with Italy, Oct. 5, 2020. A resident takes a break from clearing mud from a property, in Breil-sur-Roya, France, near the border with Italy, Oct. 5, 2020. A woman looks at damaged cars as clean-up operations continue after storm Alex hit southern France, Oct. 5, 2020. The Barry Troglodyte Village ("Village troglodytique de Barry") is a series of underground houses that were inhabited continuously—as far as we know—from the Neolithic era to the early 20th century. After being lived in for centuries, the houses started to fall apart in the 18th century. From 500 CE to the 1800s, the number of inhabitants in the village fell to only about 50. At the beginning of the 20th century, only one widow and her servant remained in the village, and they were convinced to leave after a number of collapses killed off their neighbors. Overlooking the Rhone Valley, the hill that contains the village was a strategically chosen site. From the top of the forested, shady hill, you can view far to the north, west, and south and watch for approaching threats. Archeologists digging in the area have found Paleolithic arrow heads, knives, Neolithic polished-stone axes, and a collection of other prehistoric tools. Driving north only 2 km from Bollène on the D26, the turnoff is marked to the right. The small road zig-zags up a narrow valley and ends at the village. This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant. A cluster of cylindrical apartment buildings nod to the city’s vegital past. A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall. A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences. A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly." Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision. Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back. A German “baron” built this castle for his wife, but their romance was short-lived. You don't have permission to access the page you requested. What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed. The latest update for EA SPORTS™ WRC 24 is available to download from January 28, 2025.  This update introduces the Le Maestros Content Pack, alongside a number of minor quality of life improvements and bug fixes. Le Maestros is a tribute to the iconic era of French success, from the late 1990s to the late 2010s. French competitors won the World Drivers’ Championship a stunning 15 times in a row, as two of the greatest rally drivers of all time rose to ascendancy.  This was also a highly successful time for French car manufacturers, with 11 World Manufacturers’ Championships and 11 drivers’ titles being taken behind the wheel of famed marques such as Citroën and Peugeot. Le Maestros introduces new rally stages, Moments, liveries, historic vehicles and an all-new car class.  We have refreshed the look and functionality of the livery selection screen when players choose a car to drive. This new layout showcases designs with greater detail, while also making it easier to select liveries on cars with a large quantity of available designs. We have refreshed the garage homespace of the game’s frontend menus with a fresh coat of paint, with the walls showcasing some of the new Le Maestros cars added to the game. The game’s “splash screen” (which appears when you boot up the game) has also been updated with new artwork. We have added over 80 countries to the Driver Details menu, allowing more players from around the world to represent their nation in-game and on leaderboards. The total number of selectable nationalities in the game is now above 170, covering the vast majority of EA SPORTS™ WRC players. We have extended the game’s Rally Pass, raising the level cap from 50 to 60. In addition to this we have added 20 new livery editor decals as rewards, and rebalanced the XP earning rates and level requirements to account for the new level cap. 12 new stages, for existing in-game locations: 17 official liveries for new and existing cars: Le Maestros Content Pack is also available as part of the following bundles: Please note that new cars from Le Maestros Content Pack are only available in Time Trial, Moments, Quick Play & Clubs at launch. Please note that all corner-cutting exploit fixes also affect the other stages on those locations that share the same road sections. Please note that new stages from Le Maestros Content Pack are only available in Time Trial, Moments, Quick Play & Clubs at launch. Thank you for providing feedback and bug reports on EA SPORTS™ WRC 24.  For further support please visit the following: HomeDestinationsInterestsTop Places to Travel by MonthSearchMenuBest time to go to Monaco Appreciate the abilities of contemporary automobiles while visiting the Monte-Carlo Rally was first organized over 100 years ago and has since become a major event for car enthusiasts from around the world Held annually by the Automobile Club de Monaco which also organizes the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Historic Rally of Monte-Carlo this rally is one of the most prestigious in the motorsport world The event takes place along the scenic French Riviera in Monaco and southeast France the Monte Carlo Historic Rally and the Monte Carlo E-Rally are also key highlights of the club The Monte-Carlo Rally is renowned for its iconic special stage considered one of the most famous in the world The stage runs from La Bollène-Vésubie to Sospel traversing a steep and narrow mountain road with numerous hairpin turns This challenging 31 km route includes the Col de Turini a mountain pass that often features ice and snow during the rally season The extreme weather conditions add to the difficulty with participants braving the harsh elements to compete for victory The 93rd Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo kicks off with the Shakedown on Wednesday where competitors can test their skills on the 3.28 km route in Gap The official start of the rally takes place on Thursday followed by three challenging special stages in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes regions The competition intensifies on Friday with a loop of three stages and continues into Saturday with the most demanding day of the rally featuring six special stages across the Drôme department including the Power Stage at La Bollène-Vésubie / Peïra-Cava before the prize-giving ceremony in Monaco at 4:15 pm The Rallye Monte-Carlo was first established in 1911 by Prince Albert I with the goal of showcasing advancements and innovations in automobile technology while also promoting Monaco as a Mediterranean tourist destination the event was a “concentration rally,” where participants began from different locations across Europe and made their way to Monaco before continuing with a series of special stages disinfectant rinse and disposable paper plates hint at something strange they go out to the yard and fill a bowl from a specially delivered plastic tank of purified water on a fork-lift tractor They carry the water up to the bathroom to wash "I feel as if everything's constantly dirty," Eymard said her hands deep in soapy lather scrubbing plates The view from the house over the fields is dominated by the nearby cooling towers of the Tricastin site the company which is poised to buy British Energy and take control of most UK nuclear stations Next to the plant is a nuclear treatment centre run by a subsidiary of Areva the nuclear group which hopes to design many of the new British reactors Last month an accident at the treatment centre during a draining operation saw liquid containing untreated uranium overflow out of a faulty tank About 75kg of uranium seeped into the ground and into the Gaffiere and Lauzon rivers which flow into the Rhône Eymard's house is 100 metres from one of these streams Like a handful of rural homes near the nuclear site hers is plumbed into the local groundwater from wells But after the incident there was a ban on drinking the groundwater using it to water fields - as all local farmers do - or swimming or fishing in local lakes and streams Eymard feels like she is in an episode of The Simpsons in a Springfield where people's trust has been abused by haphazard mistakes "It feels like a science fiction film where experts constantly come to examine and film the people who've been exposed." At the centre for adults with learning disabilities where she works some have seen her on the TV news and innocently asked for her autograph two men in green overalls from the nuclear site appear at her door to collect the daily sample of water from her tap to analyse it for uranium Even after the official ban was lifted this week and the families' urine samples tested normal "I always trusted that nuclear was totally secure have there been other accidents in the past we haven't been told about?" The nuclear site at Bollène sits in a picturesque corner of Provence between the lavender fields and cypress trees that stretch north to the nougat capital of Montélimar and to the historic town of Avignon 30 miles to the south which was hosting its famous theatre festival when the spillage occurred Until now most locals have accepted the plant as a risk-free part of everyday life in nuclear-dependent France More than 80% of France's electricity is generated by the country's 58 nuclear reactors - the world's highest ratio But the leak has shaken French trust in nuclear safety and embarrassed Nicolas Sarkozy as he crusades for a French-led world renaissance in atomic power The president wants to export French nuclear know-how around the world, including to Britain where nuclear power supplies 19% of electricity, and London and Paris are to cooperate on a new generation of nuclear power plants. Areva, 90% state-owned, is at the heart of foreign cooperation agreements not just with Europe but countries such as the United Arab Emirates Last year it clinched the biggest commercial nuclear power contract on record to supply China with two reactors and provide nuclear fuel for nearly two decades Areva has been criticised by France's nuclear safety watchdog over the Tricastin leak for not adequately informing local authorities and for unsatisfactory measures and operational procedures The leak rated at level one of the seven-stage scale of nuclear incidents It was detected on the night of July 7 but the town hall and locals who continued to drink water contaminated with uranium were not informed until the following afternoon called the leak an "anomaly" which posed no danger to humans or the environment The treatment plant has been shut and the subsidiary's director removed at another site run by an Areva subsidiary officials discovered a burst underground pipe which had been broken for years and did not meet safety standards A tiny amount of lightly enriched uranium leaked but not beyond the plant about 100 staff at Tricastin's nuclear reactor number four were contaminated by radioactive particles that escaped from a pipe EDF described the contamination as "slight" The French government has now ordered tests on the groundwater around all nuclear sites in France said there were 86 level-one nuclear incidents in France last year and 114 in 2006 People living near the Tricastin plant remain concerned In basil and coriander fields farmed by the extended Eymard family not far from the nuclear site part of the crop was ruined after wilting during the ban on using contaminated water have been tested for radioactivity and cleared now washes by pouring purified water into the shower fitting of his camper van parked in a stable "Nuclear was progress and we wanted that were there previous incidents we weren't told about?" France's IRSN nuclear safety institute has pinpointed high levels of uranium in the groundwater that it said could not have been caused by the recent leak alone A separate commission raised the possibility that this contamination could be linked to military nuclear waste at the Tricastin plant from 1964 to 1976 The area's image has been so dented that the nearby Rhône Valley wine makers whose label is Coteaux du Tricastin want to change their name sales of bottled water have soared despite assurances that the tap water is unaffected Some people have even asked chemists for iodine tablets sat by her luxury swimming pool framed by fig trees But for two weeks the cover has been on as the family ordered tests on radioactivity levels in the pool water The day the emergency water ban was announced more than 50 people swimming in a local lake were ordered out and fled "It was as if there was a shark attack," one said Dubois was in her pool with her grandchildren when a town hall official arrived to tell her of a ban on watering with groundwater He said he had orders not to give an explanation She assumed it was a drought warning and got back in the pool Only from television that night did the family learn of the leak Her husband is a retired engineer from the plant and her sons work in the industry "I've never questioned the safety of nuclear," she said She has resumed watering her vegetable patch and ate freshly picked salad for lunch "It's organic but it's been watered with the groundwater after the leak Why would I eat anyone else's tomatoes that weren't organic Although there are thoughts at the back of my mind as I'm eating." Sarkozy recently announced that France will build a second new-generation nuclear reactor a European pressurised water reactor or EPR He said nuclear power was France's best answer to soaring energy prices and global warming The Green party attacked the EPR as "useless saying: "France is becoming a nuclear showroom for Sarkozy the sales rep and Areva." Not far from the stream that was contaminated from the Tricastin leak Joel Bernard sat in his farmhouse tallying the loss to his carrots turnips and cherries which couldn't be watered during the ban "I don't want to return to the rural past But something like this creates a kind of suspicion." Welcome to IPE Real Assets. This site uses cookies. Read our policy By 2024-12-04T15:35:00+00:00 Belgium-based shed developer WDP has accelerated its European expansion with a deal which doubles its French portfolio sustainable logistics sites (Bollène and Puceul) from real estate group Altarea for €315 mln will nearly double WDP’s French holdings by 2026 totalling 305,000 m2 (including 76,000 m2 under development) offer a 5.2% initial yield and a medium-term rental potential of 15% These acquisitions strategically expand WDP’s presence in France’s key logistics corridors (La Dorsale and l’Arc Atlantique) offering regional and international distribution capabilities BREEAM-Excellent certified properties (over 80%) feature 25 MWp of installed solar capacity WDP has invested over €450 mln in France over the past year WDP leverages its robust financial position to fully debt-finance the acquisition and substantial available credit lines (€1.8 bn) ensure ample capacity for further investments WDP can invest at least €800 mln without impacting its key financial metrics The company believes current market conditions - with stabilised property valuations and a shifting interest rate cycle - present a favourable acquisition opportunity making this deal immediately earnings-per-share accretive commented: ‘WDP gains critical mass in France – with over €450 mln of investments over the past year – and is in an excellent position for further sustainable growth We will continue to develop this core market by leveraging the full spectrum: from acquisitions such as core and value add to in-house project development; always with a client-centric approach and a strong emphasis on profitability.’ The Bollène logistics park on the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille offers 190,000 m2 of Class A warehousing (completed in 2023/2024) and a further 76,000 m2 under development (2026 delivery) The site houses five fully leased warehouses serving prominent clients (including ID Logistics Loire-Atlantique region) provides a 38,000 m2 newly built distribution centre €221 mln will be for the existing buildings and €94 mln for the projects under development in 2026 Copyright © 1997–2025 IPE International Publishers Limited Site powered by Webvision Cloud Debora Silvestrie third from six-rider chase group Thalita de Jong (Lotto Dstny Ladies) won the opening stage at the Tour de l'Ardeche beating runner-up Karolina Perekitko (Winspace) by one second at the finish line in Beauchastel Debora Silvestri (Laboral Kutxa - Fundación Euskadi) finished third on the day A 15-rider breakaway emerged early in the day's 88km race from Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux to Beauchastel A new breakaway emerged over the category 1 climb: Col de la Mûre along with Valentina Cavallar and Lotte Claes (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) Monica Trinca Colonel (Bepink-Bongioanni) and Marion Bunel (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) The eight riders led the race with a 2:30 gap over a reduced chasing field of 19 and they pushed their lead out to 3:30 into the last climb and final descent into Beauchastel where De Jong took the stage victory De Jong now leads the overall classification by one second Results powered by FirstCycling Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006 Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023 You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners PRODUCTION / FUNDING France / Belgium / Morocco by Fabien Lemercier Anna Mouglalis and Grégoire Colin lead the cast of the director’s second feature film after Retuen to Bollène the story revolves around 27-year-old Nour who has emigrated to Marseille illegally He and his friends get by on wheeling and dealing and lead marginal but party-fuelled lives.. 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Cineuropa will continue to keep its readers up to date with the latest news and market insights, covering the buzziest events, including Cannes, Kraków, Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Annecy, Brussels, Munich and many others Distribution, Exhibition and Streaming – 02/05/2025Slovak crime-thriller Černák becomes the highest-grossing film in domestic cinemasThe second film in the saga about a local mafia boss, directed by Jakub Króner, outgrossed its first part, which dominated Slovak cinemas last year Animation – 30/04/2025Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta EntertainmentDuring our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First The Polish director discusses her approach to taking on a 1920s children’s literary classic in an unexpected way Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus The Serbian director discusses his deep suspicion of ideologies in relation to his irresistibly charming latest feature, which follows a man whose life spans three political systems Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas New Horizons Festival’s programme Lorcan Finnegan • Director of The Surfer The Irish filmmaker discusses his mystery-thriller, how he created the character with Nicolas Cage and his approach to the use of colours in the film Privacy Policy The images used on this website have been provided by journalists and are believed to be free of rights if you are the owner of an image used on this website and believe that its use infringes on your copyright We will remove the image in question as soon as possible We have made reasonable efforts to ensure that all images used on this website are used legally and in accordance with copyright laws About us | Contact us | Logos and Banners Mission | Partners | Team | Donations | Terms and conditions A visitor takes in the life size replica of Grotte Chauvet near Bollene in southern France in March 2015 Human beings have always been toolmakers. Chisels and scrapers fashioned from fractured stones are associated with our hominid ancestors going back a million years or more But a funny thing happened on the way to the machine shop. Sometime between 100,000 and 20,000 years ago, our tools changed radically the human tool kit exploded to include bone needles It's like a light went off in our ancestors' heads about all things that could be a tool But that wasn't the only light that switched to "on." Just at the same time as we were vastly expanding our tools we were also creating our remarkable works of art in the form of cave paintings sculptures and even instruments for making music Is there a deeper connection between these domains than just their appearance in human evolution Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? The answer, according to my co-blogger Alva Noë, is "yes." And in his book Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature he unpacks the connection in provocative new directions What follows can't be an objective review of Alva's book even if I don't agree with all of his views But I really got excited as I started digging into his ideas in Strange Tools I think he's hit a nerve that speaks not only to the meaning of making art but also to the meaning of human-world-making as a whole Tools are central to every aspect of the world we inhabit for the most par,t we forget they even exist what's this weird spiky thing." We get behind the wheel of our cars and don't think Why not use a stick like an airplane?" Our tools are simply "given" to us when we reach for them in way that makes them entirely transparent and invisible The only time they come to the fore in our awareness is when they break the entire edifice of human culture and organization would be impossible And if we broaden the definition of tools to include language and writing then its clear that culture itself is a kind of tool we have used to define our humanness "...Art itself can be thought of as a kind of research practice indeed a philosophical practice of precisely unveiling us to ourselves Letting us catch ourselves in the act of taking everything for granted that we do take for granted." Consider for example Duchamp's famous Fountain which is nothing more than an upended urinal Duchamp was explicitly attempting to extract this tool from its setting He was asking us to ask to see it without its usual context We just do it whether it's at a wedding or a night on the town or just hanging out by ourselves grooving to Marvin Gaye Now consider the art of dance with its sets and costumes and choreography What the choreographer is doing is putting that fact about us on display [my emphasis] And they're showing something deep and profound and extraordinary; namely that we are dancing animals." Dancing comes first — and only later to we get dance as an art form It's an essential feedback loop in being human That feedback comes by showing "we're always influenced by our own representation of our activities to ourselves." it's this connection that seems so exciting Science is a process by which we stand back and stop taking the world for granted The ant hill or the atmosphere becomes more than just something "there" and is transformed into something worth consideration on its own dance and piece of music plays a similar role but now the frame has indeed been shifted lived experience and us as individual world-builders that comes into view we can begin to question it and understand it's dynamics It allows us to let our own strangeness — as strangers in a strange land — be revealed Adam Frank is a co-founder of the 13.7 blog, an astrophysics professor at the University of Rochester, a book author and a self-described "evangelist of science." You can keep up with more of what Adam is thinking on Facebook and Twitter: @adamfrank4 Become an NPR sponsor The 2025 Tour de France will feature a hat-trick of tough days in the Pyrenees The route for the 112th edition of the race was unveiled in a presentation inside Paris's Palais des Congrès It will be the first Tour to take place entirely in France for five years The race begins with a series of hilly stages as well as an individual time trial on stage five meaning that this Tour will not be one to ease into for the general classification contenders It then heads towards the Pyrenees via the Massif Central with three back-to-back mountain tests in the south of France on stages 12 before the Tour heads to an Alpine conclusion with 5,500m of elevation tackled on stage 18 to Courchevel The race starts as it means to continue – inside the borders of mainland France where it will remain until the finish in Paris despite two categorised climbs in the second half it will very likely end in a bunch sprint and a sprinter pulling on the first yellow jersey of the race for the first time in five Tours Stage two: Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer (209km) with a series of tough ramps in the finale – including one to the line that are likely to rule out the pure sprinters They begin with the Côte de St Etienne au Mont with 10km to go with the Côte d'Outreau following hot on its heels a few kilometres later ramp up to the line in the centre of Boulogne Stage three: Valenciennes to Dunkirk (172km) A transfer back inland to Valenciennes sees the race bound once again for the coast on what will very likely be another day for the sprinters Their teams will need to be on their game though with the classified climb of Côte de Cassell followed by a super-flat final 35km offering potential complications with the wind By the admission of Tour boss Christian Prudhomme "the stage has been designed to encourage the formation of echelons" A lumpy stage that heads south west from Amiens in the north to the Norman city of Rouen the riders will have amassed 2,000m of climbing by the time they have finished Just as the sprinters have had two bites of the cherry this stage will offer the puncheurs their second bite with a tough final 22km that will almost certainly decide the day's winner A trio of tough côtes begins with the Bonsecours followed by the Grand'Mare at 12km and then the toughest of the three the final km is mostly uphill to the finish on the city's Boulevard de l'Yser Today's stage sees the race continue its modern trend of bringing the GC into play early doors with today's flat time trial likely to be the first stage that sees the overall contenders staking a claim for yellow but 33km is certainly long enough for any rider not on their game to shed vital seconds that will need to be recouped later on Christian Pruhomme has called this "the most challenging flat stage in the Tour's recent history" Much of the stage crosses La Suisse Normande so-called because of its ultra hilly nature There is a tough little climb – the Côte de Vaudry (1.2km at 7.2%) with five kilometres to go Stage seven: Saint-Malo to Mûr de Bretagne (194km) Today marks the fifth stage finish at the Mûr de Bretagne in less than 15 years though only one of those winners – Mathieu van der Poel (2021) – is likely to be present this time round with the difference being that this year's finish sees a double ascent of the 2km / 6.9% climb with the parcours passing through Bernard Hinault's home village of Yffiniac on its way to its tough finale Stage eight: Saint-Méen-Le-Grand to Laval (174km) The race heads south-east out of Brittany and into the Mayenne region for what will be a very flat stage on sheltered roads with a high likelihood of a bunch sprint – with the catch being that the final kilometre comprises a false flat that could catch out the pure sprinters with Chateauroux – which most recently hosted the Olympic and Paralympic shooting events – boasting a storied past when it comes to bunch sprints It's where Mark Cavendish won his first Tour de France victory back in 2008 Bastille Day sees the first full-fat mountain stage of the Tour with a tough day in the Puy de Dôme region scattered with major climbs The riders even revisit last year's climb of the Puy de Dôme climbing its first few kilometres early in the stage with seven classified ascents and 4,400m of climbing on the cards including a summit finish at Mont Dore Puy de Sancy the riders will be grateful that there are no mountains on the cards and they can ease their legs back into the race relatively gently They will have to remain mentally vigilant though with wind always ready to play havoc with the peloton on the French flats Today sees the race visit the Gers department in the far south-west for the first time since the 1970s with the parcours featuring two big climbs in the latter stages The riders crest the Col du Soulor (11.9km at 7.3%) with 47km to go This is immediately followed by the smaller Col de Bordères before they drop right back down into the valley and begin the Hautacam (13.6km at 7.8km) Stage 13: Loudenvielle to Peyragudes (11km) A short day with the potential to make big differences this uphill time trial finishes at Peyragudes' steep and straight 007 altiport seen in James Bond films Romain Bardet and Tadej Pogačar have both won here while it also hosted Fabio Jakobsen's courageous struggle home 13 seconds inside the time limit in the 2022 race The first 3km of today's stage will be flat and even downhill meaning the riders will accrue 650m of ascent in just 8km Stage 14: Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères (183km) The race has not finished at this mountaintop venue since the 1980s today's stage is a replica of stage 13 of the 1986 Tour which saw Greg Lemond become the first US rider to win a mountain stage of the race and behind him team-mate Bernard Hinault cling on to yellow A series of four very difficult climbs begins with the Tourmalet via Luz St Saveur (19km at 7.4%) the Peyrasourde (7.1km at 7.8%) and then Superbagnères (12.4km at 7.5%) to complete a total 4,950m of climbing The world heritage city of Carcassonne may have bunch sprint history but the sprinters have to get there first – today is decidedly lumpy with an excursion through the Tarn valley and 2,400m of climbing as the riders head east from Muret not just for the fastmen but the GC riders too Stage 16: Montpellier to Mont Ventoux (172km) it has been 12 years since the race last finished atop the 'Giant of Provence' though few who saw it that day will forget what happened – Chris Froome resorting to running up the climb after breaking his bike and no sign of a replacement the excitement on today's stage will be restricted to good old-fashioned pedalling to approach the Ventoux on the popular route via Bedoin Stage 17: Bollène to Valence (161km) on this flat but potentially windy day from Bollène to Valence as the race begins its approach to the Alps "There will be tension," says Christian Prudhomme "at every change of direction over the final 50km," thanks to that wind Stage 18: Vif to Courchevel / Col de la Loze (171km) The Tour breaches the 2,000m ceiling for the first time in the race on this outlandish stage to Courchevel in the Alps that features 5,500m of climbing It starts innocuously in the Alpine foothills but its a phony war that doesn't last long The mighty Col du Glandon (21.7km at 5.1%) and Col de la Madeleine (19.2km at 7.9%) stick up like formidable fangs in the middle of the course profile delivering riders to the foot of the Courchevel / Col de la Loze (26.2km at 6.5%) which carries the Souvenir Henri Desgrange and the potential to seal – or forfeit – overall victory Stage 19: Albertville to La Plagne (130km) today's stage reprises the climb of La Plagne to the finish not seen in the race since 2002 and the scene of Phil Liggett's famous "It's Stephen Roche!" commentarial exclamations in 1987 with five Alpine ascents including the La Plagne summit finish the toughest being the Col des Saisies (13.7km at 6.4%) the Col du Pré (12.6km at 7.7%) and the finishing climb (19.1km at 7.2%) all adding up to 4,600m of climbing and the final big-mountain stage of the race Travelling the length of the Jura mountain range this is a hilly day out by anyone's reckoning although not in the same league as the brutal Alpine excursions of the previous days With the GC all but decided and the sprinters waiting with bated breath for tomorrow's appointment in Paris this will be an opportunity for the breakaways to take their chance Stage 21: Mantes la Ville to Paris Champs-Elysées (120km) Marking 50 years since the race first finished on the Champs-Elysées the Tour returns to its traditional Parisian conclusion after a year sunning it up on the Côte d'Azur thanks to the Olympics taking over the capital today is often referred to as an unofficial world championship and hang on to the finish line and the right to the title 'King of the Road' – or indeed Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1 James ShrubsallAfter cutting his teeth on local and national newspapers James began at Cycling Weekly as a sub-editor in 2000 when the current office was literally all fields in 2016 he switched to the job of full-time writer James's racing days (and most of his fitness) are now behind him both on the road and on the gravelly stuff The Version 2.2.0 update for EA SPORTS WRC is now live for PC Today, we also saw the base EA SPORTS WRC experience updated alongside the release of an optional Le Maestros DLC pack Fundamentally, this patch (Version 2.2.0) facilitates said new content. That set is priced at $9.99 / £8.99 / €8.99 and includes new cars, stages and liveries. You can watch our hands-on review on YouTube or embedded below There are some tweaks to the base game experience too As further real-world paint schemes are part of the add-on content the menu when selecting a design has been suitably redesigned you could select a car and then scroll through the livery number on the car selection screen Now there’s a dedicated sub-menu for each car that showcases a picture of each livery before you select it over 80 countries have been added to the driver detail selection screen the Rally Pass system level cap has been raised by 10 to 60 (there are 20 new decals to unlock as rewards too) and the background to the main menu screen has fresh car images The full changelog from EA is below, which includes the removal of further corner-cutting exploits and bug fixes – plus details on the new DLC, which we have also reviewed Please note that new cars from Le Maestros Content Pack are only available in Time Trial Please note that all corner-cutting exploit fixes also affect the other stages on those locations that share the same road sections Please note that new stages from Le Maestros Content Pack are only available in Time Trial Quick Play Multiplayer lobbies are limited to 20 players instead of the usual 32 We expect to resolve this in a Version 2.2.1 update which is set to release in the near future You must be logged in to post a comment Britain's large stockpile of nuclear waste includes more than 100 tonnes of plutonium and 35,000 tonnes of depleted uranium The plutonium in particular presents a security risk as a potential target for terrorists and will cost billions to dispose of safely The government is currently considering options for disposing of or managing it Decc's preferred option is to build a plant to combine the plutonium with other materials in so-called mixed-oxide fuel (Mox) which is less dangerous than the current plutonium-oxide powder But there is currently no large-scale capacity for consuming Mox fuel and the previous Mox plant at Sellafield has been shut after being beset by operating and financial problems Mox fuel allows only a tiny proportion of the energy in the waste to be converted into electricity The engineering firm GE Hitachi has submitted an alternative proposal based on its Prism fast reactor, which could consume the plutonium as fuel while generating electricity Diagram showing how a fast reactor would work."It's a very elegant idea that we should try and use [the waste] as efficiently as possible I definitely find it an attractive idea," said Prof David MacKay Recent news reports have suggested this proposal has been rejected by the government and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) on the grounds of being too far from commercial viability But the Guardian has confirmed that talks between GE Hitachi MacKay told the Guardian: "My position as chief scientific adviser at Decc is that I think Prism is an interesting design and I'd like to see [details about its credibility] worked out." A spokesperson for the NDA said: "The statement that the NDA has rejected the GE Hitachi Prism reactor is completely without foundation." He added that the current round of discussions "might last about six months" Fast reactor technology was developed by the US government over many decades until 1994 when President Clinton terminated all nuclear power research GE Hitachi's Prism reactor is a commercial offshoot of that government-funded research but GE believes it could construct one in a few years plus the time taken to license the technology producing around 311MW of power – equivalent to 100 large wind turbines running non-stop or a quarter of a conventional nuclear plant The reactor core is submerged in a pool of liquid sodium transferring the heat to the turbines where electricity is generated Designers say that passive safety features ensure the reactor won't go into meltdown if its power source is cut off which is what happened in last year's accident at Fukushima In the proposal currently under discussion a pair of Prism reactors would be installed at Sellafield and optimised to consume the plutonium stockpile as quickly as possible the government decided to prioritise low-carbon power generation rather than rapid waste disposal a larger number of Prism reactors could theoretically be combined with a fuel recycling system to extract as much electricity as possible from the plutonium and depleted uranium According to figures calculated for the Guardian by the American writer and fast reactor advocate Tom Blees this alternative approach could – given a large enough number of reactors – produce enough low-carbon electricity from Britain's waste stockpile to supply the UK at current rates of demand for more than 500 years "As an upper bound on what you could get from those resources in fast reactors I think it's a very reasonable estimate In reality you'd get all kinds of issues so you wouldn't achieve the upper bound but I still think it's a reasonable starting point." But he added that free or low-cost fuel was not in itself sufficient to make inexpensive nuclear energy "When you think about the economics of the low-carbon transition it isn't the nuclear fuel that's the expensive bit – it's the power stations and the other facilities that go with them." The cost of any Prism installation would depend on unknown quantities including the details of the licensing requirements claims that the technology should be economically competitive due to its small and fixed-size modular design which allows it to be produced in an off-site factory "I think it's credible that it could be cheaper [than Mox] but it's up to GE to tell us the price tag" He added that the alternative option of making Mox would not be easy either " You have to make a big facility to make the Mox fuel and you need to have a load of reactors that can accept the Mox fuel and we don't have either of those in place yet." MacKay also said that he supported "long-term research and development" into new reactor technologies that could be safer and more efficient than current designs He argued that such research should not be seen as a threat to renewable technologies such as wind and solar which were crucial but not sufficient on their own to meet the UK's ambitious carbon targets "If you've seriously looked at ways of making plans that add up you come to the conclusion that you need almost everything and you need it very fast – right now You need all the credible technologies that can develop at scale … I don't think anyone serious would say that we only need nuclear … but similarly I think it's unrealistic to say we could get there solely with renewables." The 11,520 solar panels in the solar power station of Compagnie nationale du Rhône (CNR) in Gramat (Lot département) have just produced their very first kilowatt-hours This new farm illustrates CNR's commitment to the energies of the future alongside and in the service of the local authorities he project, winner of the national call for tenders of Commission de régulation de l'énergie (CRE) for large photovoltaic installations, was carried out by CNR in collaboration with local stakeholders: The first kWh were injected into the grid on 23 July before the park's final commissioning in September The Gramat farm will produce 7 gigawatt-hours per year or the electricity consumption of 2,900 inhabitants and will prevent the release of 4,660 tonnes of CO2 The development of the farm required an investment of €4.6mn will acquire a 50% stake in the project company in September CNR is considering new forms of solar farms: In addition, as part of its resource diversification policy, CNR has developed several wind farms. Since the commissioning of its first wind farm in 2006 in Fos-sur-mer (Bouches-du-Rhône département), it now operates 48 wind farms Mieux connaître le groupe Caisse des Dépôts Mieux connaître le service Mon Compte Formation Accéder à la plateforme Mon Parcours Handicap En savoir plus sur les comptes et assurances-vie inactifs (CICLADE) En savoir plus sur les consignations et les dépôts spécialisés Le délégué à la protection des données de la Caisse des Dépôts Le service Mécénat de la Caisse des Dépôts La direction des politiques sociales de la Caisse des Dépôts Exercer mes droits sur mes données à caractère personnel EA Sports WRC has recreated many of the iconic real-life locations Here’s a list of all the different locations and stages you can race in EA Sports WRC Developers themselves said that the scale and length of these stages are the reason why the game is exclusive to current-gen consoles and PCs here’s a full list of all locations and stages in EA Sports WRC EA Sports WRC has 17 locations featuring 600km of unique roads across asphalt Here’s the entire list of locations and tracks in EA Sports WRC: An additional Central European Rally will be available free for all players sometime after launch We’ll update if more details are revealed about the location and routes That covers every location and stage available in EA Sports WRC on launch Aakash Regmi was a Games Writer at CharlieIntel primarily covering Genshin Impact Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates on Esports The highly anticipated “eternal derby” between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos for the Super League takes center stage in today’s packed sports schedule Here’s a detailed guide to all the day’s events across different sports and channels: Enjoy an action-packed day of sports across all major leagues and competitions Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr