It's been a busy few weeks for Fortnite . We've had the big Juice WRLD concert , the launch of a new Chapter , the return to the old-school with Fortnite OG , the release of the Doom 2099 skin , and now a big new update. Fortnite update 33.10 has a December 10 release date on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. The update will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which begins at 9am GMT UK time. Considering the size of the update and amount of new content on offer, expect the downtime to run until around midday. The news was announced by Epic Games on X, alongside a preview about what to expect. "Sharpen your blades!" reads an Epic tweet. "Downtime for v33.10 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand." As you can see from the tweet above, matchmaking will be disabled at around 8.30am UK time, so make sure you're already in a game beforehand. In terms of what fans can expect, update 33.10 is shaping up to be one of the biggest updates ever. First up is the release of a brand new first-person shooter mode featuring 5v5 battles with ranked and unranked modes. Titled Fortnite Ballistic, the new mode is described as a tactical game mode where teamwork is key, it will launch with the Skyline 10 map. Epic explains more: "Ballistic is launching with the Skyline 10 map, a starting set of weapons, and a limited number of items. Adjustments will be made beyond launch based on player feedback, in addition to major updates such as new maps, weapons, and features." The game is a no-build mode where all presets from your Locker will carry over. It supports existing skins and items, except for Pickaxes, Contrails, Instruments, Vehicles and Jam Tracks. With Christmas coming soon, fans can also expect to find out more about this year's Winterfest event, which will include new rewards and festive decorations. Elsewhere, Fortnite is getting a new Text Chat update, which will expand its availability to all islands. We'll also get a look at the next wave of Fortnite crossovers, including a closer look at the Hatsune Miku skins and items. LEGO Fortnite is also getting a big update. Now known as LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, version 33.10 will introduce the Storm Chasers update, which tasks players with finding the Storm Chaser Village. That's on top of the release of LEGO Fortnite Brick Life, which is a new social role-playing experience which takes place in an ever-evolving city. Epic explains more: "Gather your friends (and make new ones!) as you explore vibrant locales, like sunset-drenched beaches and the mysterious Mourndale Academy, alongside 31 other players. "Become the ultimate socialite and hang out in restaurants, house parties, and rooftop clubs." Daily Express will be back with the full list of new items and features when the update launches on December 10. Text chat is getting a glow up! ?????? With tomorrow’s update, text chat is redesigned and available across all Fortnite islands. Read all the deets here https://t.co/28u7yzW0YC pic.twitter.com/lnFzsuBcoI Fortnite update 33.10 early patch notes... NEW CONTENT • Fortnite Ballistic mode - 5v5 Tactical shooter played in first-person perspective • LEGO Fortnite Brick Life - New Social role-play experience • LEGO Fortnite Odyssey - New name for LEGO Fortnite. Campaign kicks off with pursuit of Storm Chaser Village • Fortnite new Text Chat Experience - Creators can choose to include text chat in their islands so players can socialise and strategise. BUG FIXES • Low-resolution textures on Nintendo Switch - We’re looking into a fix for low-resolution textures on Nintendo Switch. • If used on a slope, Sprites may slide down and not heal the players. - Sprites may slide down or float if placed on a hill/slope, leaving their effect behind. • Missing rewards in LEGO Pass (LEGO FORTNITE) - For some players who have completed the LEGO Pass, it is displayed that they still need to obtain certain rewards in the pass. The missing rewards will be granted in the next update. • Vehicles may remain idle at the start of the race. (ROCKET RACING) - When in Ranked races, players' vehicles might remain idle at the start line while they can still navigate through the menus and interact with camera controls. • Painted styles' icons do not display the corresponding Ranked reward style (ROCKET RACING) - The icons for the painted styles of the I-Mod and Wellsian Wheels, Futurist Trail and Boost only display the default style for each item. • Player 2, 3 or 4 unable to take control as Player 1 (FORTNITE FESTIVAL) - When players try to take control in the Lobby by holding the “Take Control” button, screen may turn fully black, and the button may not respond. This will cause the inability to change any Settings or Locker items. • Jam Track preview continues to play outside the Music Library (FORTNITE FESTIVAL) - While in Backstage, players who select a Jam Track and then quickly close the Music Library may hear the preview load in late and continue playing.game slot online olympus 。

Former President Donald Trump vowed that the Republican Party would “use its best efforts” to get rid of Daylight Saving Time. In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Daylight Saving Time as being “inconvenient” and “costly” to the United States. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t,” Trump wrote. “Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” Under Daylight Saving Time, “civil clocks in most areas of the United States are adjusted ahead one hour in the summer months (known as Daylight Savings Time) and returned back one hour in the winter months (known as standard time.) The dates marking the beginning and end of Daylight Saving Time have changed as Congress has passed new statutes,” according to the website of the United States Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department. Trump’s post comes as throughout the years there have been attempts to make Daylight Saving Time permanent throughout the U.S. As Breitbart News’s Joel Pollak previously reported , in March 2022, the Senate passed a bill by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), called the Sunshine Protection Act. Under the bill, summer time zones would be permanent. The Hill reported that while “most” of the nation has “observed” Daylight Saving Time since the 1960s, former President Woodrow Wilson is reported to have introduced Daylight Saving Time in 1918.Mbappé scores as Madrid moves closer to Barcelona in Spanish league ahead of tough test at Liverpool

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living” and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States . Organizers said that over 170,000 had turned out, while Barcelona’s police said they estimated some 22,000 marched. Either way, the throngs of people clogging the streets recalled the massive separatist rallies at the height of the previous decade’s Catalan independence movement. Now, social concerns led by housing have displaced political crusades. That is because the average rent for Spain has doubled in last 10 years. The price per square meter has risen from 7.2 euros ($7.5) in 2014 to 13 euros this year, according to the popular online real estate website Idealista. The growth is even more acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. Incomes meanwhile have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. RELATED COVERAGE Barcelona’s Yamal and Lewandowski out due to injuries Barcelona’s attack keeps clicking and Catalan club earns another big Champions League win Heavy rains in Barcelona disrupt rail service as troops search for more flood victims in Valencia Protester Samuel Saintot said he is “frustrated and scared” after being told by the owners of the apartment he has rented for the past 15 years in Barcelona’s city center that he must vacate the premises. He suspects that the owners want him out so they can renovate it and boost the price. “Even looking in a 20- or 30-kilometer radius outside town, I can’t even find anything within the price range I can afford,” he told The Associated Press. “And I consider myself a very fortunate person, because I earn a decent salary. And even in my case, I may be forced to leave town.” A report by the Bank of Spain indicates that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent dedicate an average of 40% of their income to paying rents and utilities, compared to the European Union average of 27% of renters who do so. “We are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes,” said Ignasi Martí, professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory. The rise in rents is causing significant pain in Spain, where traditionally people seek to own their homes. Rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Many migrants to Spain are also disproportionately hit by the high rents because they often do not have enough savings. Spain is near the bottom end of OECD countries with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent. The OECD average is 7%. Spain is far behind France, with 14%, Britain with 16%, and the Netherlands with 34%. “I think it’s impossible to make prices fall to what they were a few years back. It makes me cry,” said protester Laia Pizjuán. “It’s so upsetting. I know so many people who are in a bad situation. I have relatives living together in crowded apartments because they can’t afford to live on their own.” Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for Barcelona’s Tenants Union which helped organize the protest, said that renters should consider a “rent strike” and cease paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement. “I think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can’t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,” Arcarazo told the AP. “So, if they (the owners) won’t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it.” The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid. The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain’s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia’s regional government and Barcelona’s city hall. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over what the government termed a “housing summit” including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona’s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate. The leading government measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be “highly stressed” by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona. Many locals blame the million of tourists who visit Barcelona, and the rest of Spain, each year for the high prices. Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely eliminate the city’s 10,000 so called “tourist apartments,” or dwellings with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.Phillies signing RHP Jordan Romano

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Whenever I'm asked what I do, I struggle to find a succinct way of saying I'm a journalist, writer, communications consultant and yoga teacher. I used to think all my work had to fit under one heading, but now I embrace my "portfolio career". It might seem unconventional, but I'm not alone in swapping the 9 to 5 for a more flexible and varied approach. But why are so many people choosing portfolio careers? Career consultant Lynda Barry says portfolio careers have become popular with people who want to use a wide range of skills. "People have realised that they have multiple variations of skills and knowledge, and also their interests have expanded," she says. Aoife Barry: journalist, writer, moderator and broadcaster. This variety and autonomy appeals to Aoife Barry, who is a journalist, writer, moderator and broadcaster. She released her first book, Social Capital, in 2023. "I can play to my strengths and do work that I am good at," says Aoife. "I love being my own boss as I don't have to ask anyone for permission - I'm free to do whatever work takes my interest and take time off when I need it." In March 2023, Aoife left The Journal after 12 years. Changes on a global and personal level made her realise it was time to move on. "I'd found the covid era very intense – there was absolutely no 'break' for news journalists globally," explains Aoife. "After experiencing two family bereavements in a very short space of time in 2022 I had a new outlook on my life – I knew it was time to leave hard news and work for myself." In some industries, rates of pay mean it's not realistic to have just one role. "Freelance journalism rates have barely changed since I was last freelance in 2010, which is a big part of why I have a portfolio career," says Aoife. Although it was a big transition, Aoife never looked back. "The Journal had been an amazing place to work and learn, so I was very lucky to immediately start picking up freelance work," she says. "It was...