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Racing may be focused on driving as quickly as possible, but there are crucial moments when speeds need to be limited for the safety of people exposed to high-performance traffic. Today, every top-level championship imposes pit road speed limits. Drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have the added complication of not having a speedometer in their cars. Despite ditching analog gauges for a digital dash, the stock car racing body refused to let drivers see their speeds directly. 

NASCAR drivers have to use the information that they do have and a little bit of practice to ensure that they don't speed on pit roads. The tachometer and gear indicator are the pertinent instruments for completing this task. The engine's rpm, the gear ratio, and the wheel size are enough to calculate how fast the car is moving. However, the drivers aren't crunching these numbers in their heads every time they pull down pit road.

Before 2016, the crew chief and the team's other engineers would do necessary calculations at the start of the race weekend, then remind their drivers of the correct gear and rpm before stops. In 2016, NASCAR mandated that Cup Series teams (Sprint Cup Series teams at the time) use customizable McLaren-built digital dashboards, and drivers today monitor a light system or numerical tachometer display for pit speed reference. The light systems are generally favored, as they require less attention. If you've ever played the NASCAR segment of iRacing's simulator, you'll similarly find visual supportive elements, including a pit speed limit bar at the top of the screen.

Having a speedometer wouldn't change anything

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Even if NASCAR allowed speedometers tomorrow, it's highly unlikely that any team would drop their current procedure. The sheer precision of the current system can't be beat, as the calculations are accurate down to 0.01 mph. Similar to Formula 1, NASCAR doesn't monitor pit road speed on a moment-by-moment basis. Race officials divide the pit road into numerous sections and measure each average driver speed through the section via car-mounted transponders and electronic timing loops beneath the pavement. Still, Formula 1 differs from NASCAR in that there is no buffer for exceeding a pit speed limit. NASCAR gives drivers a 5-mph buffer.

Rules for NASCAR pit speeding were unfortunately written in blood. During the season-ending 1990 Atlanta Journal 500, Ricky Rudd locked his brakes and slammed into two crew members servicing Bill Elliott's Ford. Rudd's Chevrolet hit and pinned tire-changer Mike Rich between the cars. The crash crushed Rich's chest wall and lungs, killing him. At the time, there was no speed limit on pit road. NASCAR imposed a speed limit in 1991. %!s()

He meant Italy, above all.

Fratelli d'Italia, the hard-right party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, had been quick to post images of migrants racing through the streets of Ceuta.

"This is the Sanchez model the Italian left wing likes so much," the caption crowed.

Meloni then announced she was suspending Italy's Schengen agreement with Spain that allows for the free movement of people, citing a security threat.

Madrid is fuming.

The way Spain sees it, the crisis has been contained and Ceuta is not in the Schengen zone so Moroccan migrants were never going to head for mainland Europe, unchecked.

Meloni knows that.

But she faces elections next year with her coalition losing ground to a new and virulently anti-immigrant party. This was a chance to sound tough herself and claw back votes and she leaped on it.

Italy is not the only country to see Spain as soft on migration, though.

Meloni's call for an urgent meeting of interior ministers to be held on Tuesday was signed by almost two dozen EU heads of state, calling for the elimination of all policies that could be "pull factors" to Europe.

Above all, they mean Spain's controversial move to allow hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants apply for residence and work permits and "regularise" their status.

The government's pragmatic: Spain is ageing and needs workers.

But those who flocked to the beaches of Ceuta this week were not heading to sign up for a campaign that's already closed.

Sanchez himself points instead to a recent ruling by Spain's Supreme Court: it said those who enter by sea cannot be pushed back immediately.

The prime minister argues that was misrepresented by smugglers to promise an easy path to Europe.

The crowd heading for Ceuta didn't need to pay smugglers, though, because most were Moroccan and the route is well known.

The message was actually spread online.

Migrants have shown social media posts to reporters with people shouting that "Spain is Open" and jumping into the sea.

Multiple accounts we've checked ourselves show young people in wetsuits and flippers, or filming themselves already swimming, mixed with pictures from inside Ceuta itself.

Some have only been active for weeks. Several have tens of thousands of likes.

All their promises were false.

The crowds who made it to kiss the shore in Ceuta with joy were met with nothing. Without food or shelter, and with no way on to continental Europe, most quickly turned back.

So have migrants been "weaponised" as happened a few years back in Belarus, for example?

If so, who did it?

For now we only see those enjoying the results.

The global right wing are "hyperventilating with happiness", as journalist Andrea Rizzi wrote in Spain's El Pais newspaper.

US President Donald Trump, angry at Spain for opposing his war on Iran, has talked of a "catastrophe" and an "invasion". Like Meloni, he has an election looming.

Russia has been gloating, too: it loves chaos and division in Europe. Anything to weaken Ukraine's allies.

As for Morocco, it's blaming "criminal organisations". But its border guards must have seen the crowds building.

The last time something similar happened, albeit smaller, Spain and Morocco were at loggerheads over Western Sahara, a former colony.

There are new tensions, right now.

Sanchez is emphatically not blaming Morocco for what happened, calling Rabat a "good ally".

But his critics call that appeasement and say he should be "showing teeth". %!s()

It’s Sunday. I’m feeling lazy. I’ve probably been working out a little too hard and I’ve taken on way too many projects. I have game night to go to and I’m the GM and I’m totally unprepared, so let’s knock this Pips out shall we?

Looking for Saturday’s Pips? Read our guide right here.

How To Play Pips

In Pips, you have a grid of multi=-colored boxes. Each colored area represents a different “condition” that you have to achieve. You have a select number of dominoes that you have to spend filling in the grid. You must use every domino and achieve every condition properly to win. There are Easy, Medium and Difficult tiers.

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Here’s an example of a difficult tier Pips:

As you can see, the grid has a bunch of symbols and numbers with each color. On the far left, the three purple squares must not equal one another (hence the equal sign crossed out). The two pink squares next to that must equal a total of 0. The zig-zagging blue squares all must equal one another. You click on dominoes to rotate them, and will need to since they have to be rotated to fit where they belong.

Not shown on this grid are other conditions, such as “less than” or “greater than.” If there are multiple tiles with > or < signs, the total of those tiles must be greater or less than the listed number. It varies by grid. Blank spaces can have anything. The various possible conditions are:

• = All pips must equal one another in this group.
• ≠ All pips must not equal one another in this group.
• > The pip in this tile (or tiles) must be greater than the listed number.
• < The pip in this tile must be less than the listed number.
• An exact number (like 6) The pip must equal this exact number.
• Tiles with no conditions can be anything.

In order to win, you have to use up all your dominoes by filling in all the squares, making sure to fit each condition. Sometimes there’s only one way to solve the puzzle. Other times, there can be two or more different solutions. Play today’s Pips puzzle here.

Today’s Pips Solutions And Walkthrough

Below are the solutions for the Easy and Medium tier Pips. After that, I’ll walk you through the Hard puzzle. Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Easy Pips

Today’s Medium Pips

Hard Pips Walkthrough And Solution

Here’s today’s Hard Pips:

Today’s Hard Pips is the number 350, because today is the 350th Pips puzzle since this game kicked off at the NYT Games App. It’s a tough one to commemorate this big day, so I just sort of winged it and, naturally, had to make a bunch of changes as I went along. I’ll give you the right way to go about it from step 1.

Step 1

Place the 4/1 domino from Blue < 5 into Orange = and the 1/2 domino from Orange = up into Dark Blue =. The 1/1 domino goes in the remaining Orange = tiles and the 6/2 domino goes from Blue > 5 into Dark Blue =.

Step 2

Toss the 2/5 domino from Dark Blue = up into Blue 5 and then hop over to the right side of the “350”. Place the 3/5 domino from Dark Blue 3 into Green 5 and the 6/4 domino from Orange = into Purple > 3. The 6/3 domino goes from Orange = up into Green 3.

Step 3

We’re saving all the free tiles for the fourth step so bear with me. Place the 0/1 domino from Purple 0 into Pink = and the 1/3 domino from Pink = into Green 3. Then place the 0/5 domino from Dark Blue < 3 up into Purple 5. Hop over to the top of the “5” and place the 0/0 domino from Orange 0 into Purple < 3.

Solution

Moving left to right: Place the 3/3 domino from the first free tile into Pink 3 and the 1/6 domino from Purple < 3 into the second free tile. The 2/3 domino goes from Dark Blue = into the third free tile and the 0/2 domino finishes up this monster of a Hard Pips from Pink 0 into the fourth free tile.

Have a great lazy Sunday, Pipsqueaks!

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Suddenly, WWE has a heel problem.

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk told a very good story in what is becoming a stale formula of babyfaces battling for world titles in big matches. Rhodes faced WWE legend Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42 Night 1, who was cheered so much as a babyface leading up to the event WWE paired him with Pat McAfee in a polarizing decision.

CM Punk returned to a rousing ovation in his hometown of Chicago to regain the WWE Championship with a win over Sami Zayn, who held the title for just nine days. Punk faced fellow babyface Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania Night 1, and Reigns will take on fellow babyface in the main event of SummerSlam Night 2.

As good as all these matches are and are likely to be, WWE is in need of major heels, especially with former heel Solo Sikoa now rising up the ranks as a surprise breakout babyface. Even Sami Zayn’s catchphrase as a heel is “the last real good guy.”

The “can they coexist” formula was spammed during an otherwise highly anticipated dream match between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, who received a custom Street Fighter-themed entrance. Rhodes donned a mask inspired by Guile, whom he’ll be portraying in the Street Fighter movie on October 16.

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• Cody Rhodes walked out with a helmet and entrance inspired by Guile of Street Fighter. CM Punk walked out with no music, but a loud ovation instead. Wearing a Minnesota North Stars bomber jacket, Punk led Minneapolis in an “it’s clobberin’ time!” battlecry before Cult of Personality blasted through US Bank Stadium.
• Fans were split for the two top babyfaces who exchanged a pair of tense lockups. Rhodes and Punk then exchanged chops before Punk scored with an awkward flying headscissors. Punk attacked Rhodes’ left arm, setting him up for a possible Anaconda Vice.
• US Bank Stadium competed in dueling chants for Punk and Rhodes as Rhodes claimed the advantage with a headlock takeover. Punk went to the outside with a suicide dive on Punk. Punk answered with a flying clothesline off the barricade and went right back to work on Cody’s arm.
• Punk barely connected with a flying kick, tweaking his knee. Now it was Rhodes’ turn to exploit a babyface injury. Punk struggled to get Rhodes up for the GTS with his bad knee, and Rhodes returned to grounding Punk by targeting his knee.
• Punk temporarily got Cody up for the GTS, but Rhodes fought out of it and ran into a big boot from Punk. There were dueling chants for Punk and Rhodes as Punk limped to the top rope. Punk fought Rhodes off the top rope and hits flying elbow for a two-count.
• Cody Rhodes fought out of a GTS with well-placed elbows to the jaw and a Cody Cutter. A frustrated Rhodes kept attacking Punk’s knee, even pulling down Punk’s kneepad. Rhodes hit a super Cody Cutter for another nearfall.
• Rhodes went for the Figure Four, but Punk fought out and tried a GTS. Cody countered with a Figure Four. Fans chanted for CM Punk Rhodes held the hold in the center of the ring. Punk ultimately forced the rope break.
• CM Punk crossed over into the Anaconda Vice, but Cody forced a rope break. Rhodes tried a spinning Alabama Slam, but Punk countered with an Anaconda Vice. Cody bridged out of a pinfall attempt and hit a Cross Rhodes for a nearfall.
• Punk tried an ugly moonsault and missed, leading to a Cody kickout at two. Punk followed up with a GTS using his bad knee. Punk’s injured knee gave Cody enough time to recover and kickout of the pin attempt. CM Punk ripped apart the Spanish announce table. There was a stalemate trying to put one another through a table, and upon reentering the ring, Punk hit a second GTS. Cody grabbed the bottom rope at two.
• Punk set Cody up on the table and willed his way to the top rope. Punk came crashing through the table feet-first, re-injuring his already hurt knee. Fans chanted “this is awesome” as Rhodes slowly dragged Punk back into the ring. Cody went for a Cody Cutter, but Punk ducked and Rhodes accidentally hit Charles Robinson. Punk hit a third GTS, then a fourth. Cody answered with a Cross Rhodes that sent the referee out of the ring.
• Randy Orton hit the ring and scored with an RKO on Cody Rhodes. Punk hit a fifths GTS for the win.

Match Grade: B

It also said that the other nine members of the expedition had died.

Purja, a Nepali-born climber, was known for scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in just over six months in 2019.

Pakistani officials previously said the bodies of three climbers - American Mallory Geis, Nadhira Ahmed Abdullah Al Harthy from Oman and Pur Bahadur Gurung from Nepal - who were among the 10-person expedition had been recovered.

Purja's death was also confirmed by Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah, who said on social media that "the tragic death of six Nepalese and four other foreign climbers, including world record holder Nirmal Purja, in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan, has shocked us".

"The history of their courage, dedication, and contributions will always remain inspiring," the prime minister added.

Rescue teams in Pakistan had been searching for the climbers on the world's 12th-highest summit.

Purjam 43, became widely known following a Netflix documentary chronicling his journey, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, released in 2021.

The avalanche happened on Thursday on the 8,047m (26,400ft) peak in the Karakoram range.

The multinational climbing group was being led by Purja, who joined the British Army in 2003 and the Special Boat Service - the Royal Navy's special forces unit - in 2009.

Broad Peak is regarded as one of the more challenging mountains for climbers. The first successful ascent was in 1957, when an Austrian expedition reached the summit.

Since then, many more have climbed the mountain, but dozens have lost their lives.

One of Broad Peak's deadliest years was 2013, when at least six fatalities were recorded.

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