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a chinese company has developed a new generation of solar panels that look like roof tiles.

The individual captured in the photograph is Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev. In 1941, as a young artist passionate about painting portraits and landscapes, he had just completed his studies at the Kyiv State Institute in Ukraine and dreamt of launching a career in art. However, those aspirations were put on hold when Germany began its invasion of the Soviet Union, prompting Kobytev to join the war effort. Kobytev participated in multiple intense confrontations in Ukraine, but by September 1941, he was injured and became a POW. He was interned in the "Khorol pit" (Dulag #160), a notorious camp where nearly 90,000 civilians (including Jewish individuals) and POWs met their tragic end. This camp, previously an old brick factory, had a single shelter barrack. Those lucky enough to find space inside were tightly packed, enduring an overwhelming stench. Yet, the suffocating interior was still preferable to the merciless exposure outside. After enduring two harrowing years in captivity, Kobytev staged an escape. Wasting no time, he re-enlisted and continued fighting to reclaim German-occupied cities throughout Ukraine.

@Roadman_Podcast As I mentioned in reply to your previous tweet about Mallorca. Multiply it by 1,000 and this is why cyclists are unpopular here in Mallorca.

Modern cyclists are dangerous beginners pretending to be experts. And it's about to kill someone. Last weekend, I watched a guy on a €15,000 Pinarello nearly take out half a group ride. On the front of a club spin he sprinted for an orange light, chaos ensued. Half the group followed, others slammed on the brakes. He had all the gear. The power meter. Carbon Wheels. Aero everything. What he didn't have: anyone who'd ever taught him how to ride in a group, an environment which showed him that in cycling we depend (life & death depend) on the decisions of those around us, for our safety. Here's the terrifying truth about modern cycling: We've created a generation of fast, dangerous beginners who think YouTube University makes them peloton-ready. Twenty years ago, cycling had gatekeepers. Old-school riders who would literally kick you out of the group if you couldn't hold a line or pull through smoothly. It was harsh. It was elitist. It kept people alive. Today? Anyone with a credit card and WiFi thinks they're ready for the local fast group. The result: group rides that feel like playing Russian roulette, twenty shouts of hole for every minor road imperfection and no mention of the actual hole, wheels overlap, breaks jam on. It's not chill. And it's not how it used to be. I see the business parallel everywhere: - The "data analyst" who learned Python in 3 months making company-defining decisions - The "marketing expert" with 50k TikTok followers running your €500k campaign - The "AI specialist" who took an online course now leading your digital transformation We've confused access to tools with mastery of craft. Google gives you information. It doesn't give you judgment. A power meter tells you watts. It doesn't teach you when to use them. In cycling, this kills people. In business, this kills companies. The most dangerous person in any field isn't the obvious beginner. It's the confident intermediate who thinks they've figured it out. The guy who's fast enough to get invited to the ride, but hasn't put in the 50,000 miles to develop real bike sense. The executive who's smart enough to get promoted, but hasn't failed enough to develop real wisdom. The uncomfortable question: How many "experts" in your organization are actually just well-equipped beginners? How many of your fast-track promotions are time bombs waiting to explode? The companies that get this right: They make experience non-negotiable for critical roles. They create mentorship that's mandatory, not optional. They understand that confidence without competence is the most expensive mistake you can make. Because in cycling and business: The person who looks the part but doesn't know the rules doesn't just fail. They take everyone else down with them. Who's teaching the fundamentals in your organization? Or are you just hoping fast learners figure it out before someone gets hurt?

Olympic cameraman filming the trampoline gymnastics. I guess every job has it's ups and downs.

Resigned to his fate.

An article on Dani's question is coming soon. What to do? == Find another way to win - create your own game. When we feel like we are losing/declining, we are playing someone else's game. As I wrote on True Wealth, we start life by playing our parents' game. The sooner we understand our programing... the sooner we can adjust it to our own ends. Play games where we "win" regardless of outcome ✅ Consistency ✅ Enjoyment ✅ Kindness ✅ Outdoor Exercise ✅ Shared Experiences These aren't traits or strategies, these are games where we 100% control the outcome. Where I can cultivate a sense of daily wins? Devices beating you down? Train without devices - can you? How does it feel? => Thepoint above is HUGE for the data obsessed athlete with chronic anxiety. ➡️Always seeking to prove something via tracking a signal that's mostly noise. ➡️The noise of the system thereby reducing adaptation, enjoyment and performance If you use stimulants to mask fatigue, or to enable you to do more, then remove them - get a clear view on fatigue levels and true motivation. Many are scared to face the reality they need less stress in their lives. Why might that be? Look deeply into that feeling. It's another source of anxiety, for many. Diversify identity - @BStulberg has written excellent advice on this, which has helped my Superelite pals. Turn off the music for easy training - listen to your breathing, feel your heart beating, learn how to relax while moving Exit Strava & Social media for a time - I started with a 30-day test. I was off Strava for years. It was a time when I needed to focus on something other than performance. Stay strong and healthy, you can always come back. Surface, then face fears - much of what drives our concerns, anxiety and obsessions is an illusion. The reason I choose difficult, long-term goals is because "performance" is a tool for me to craft (part of) the life I want to live. Performance, itself, is also an illusion - performance is fleeting. Same deal with every other form of external success There's nothing at the finish line - the people who like us for our victories have love an image that isn't us => that's a lesson we will hear from champions with their heads on straight When something's not working, have the courage to change === But what if performance does matter? Then make evidence salient I travel the world with my spiral bound notebook Inside are key workouts, tests, sets, writing ideas and meeting notes. I've been generating evidence since the early 1990s. This was before I started daily exercise There have been many notebooks over the years. I rarely look back, it's the act of writing evidence that I find useful Same deal with keeping a training log. The act of entering the workout helps me feel satisfied.

@mlothianmclean @novaramedia People from this generation were indoctrinated from a very young age partly to stoke the war effort and it continued all of their lives. The more intelligent ones thought for themselves in later life but this type still exist. It’s young people you should worry about.

@MrMichaelSpicer Where’s the money raised from? A fund created from celebrity millionaires? On wait.. it’s taxpayers on low income.

Soccer Aid has raised £15m so far. Last night they played at Stamford Bridge owned by Todd Boehly who is worth $6.1 billion. Dig deep everyone, please give what you can.

If you stop to watch one thing today, let this be it.

Mark Knopfler performing 'Money for Nothing'. Think about a man who has a guitar player for this song named Eric Clapton. Knopfler also sings along with Sting who performs back-vocals. Now, you think about a man who has a drummer on his back named Phil Collins. What a team, what a song, what a performance! #MarkKnopfler #EricClapton #PhilCollins

@Roadman_Podcast There are too many concentrating in Spring and Autumn. The main problem is big groups of people with a gang like attitude and little experience who are on a cycling holiday who don’t know how to ride properly. They’ll be playing golf next year.

@Roadman_Podcast I have cycled in Mallorca for 25 years and lived here for 4 years. Mallorcan people don’t like cyclists.

Girona is going to lose its appeal for cycling tourists fast. The tourism should be helping the local economy but it is having the effect of driving all prices up I think visitors need to be more dispersed similar to how Mallorca cycle tourism has grown.

Kids 😂

@jablett1 History means nothing in football. Most clubs have new owners, new stadium, new players, new managers. The trophies in history have no bearing on the future.

Roy Keane’s take on Anthony Gordon’s move to Newcastle is quality 😂

It seems a blue tick has been added to my account. Just to be clear, I've not paid for it, I didn't ask for it and I don't want it. This account being "verified" is beyond silly; everyone knows it's me tweeting

@JonathanPieNews Rush goalie!!! I thought that was invented by us in the north in the 60’s.

Small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Rush goalie. Two at the back, three in the middle, four up front, one's gone home for his tea. Beans on toast? Possibly, don't quote me on that. Marvellous.

@danroan Man Utd have got a Mike Ashley who won’t put any of his own money in. He’s literally working for the Glazers.

Should public funding help pay for a new national stadium for Man Utd? Billionaire co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells me “there clearly has to be a conversation with government” about that & the regeneration of the wider area, despite his & Utd’s wealth bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

@Jeremy_Hunt @LondonMarathon @RSCharity Bread & circuses.

Raising money for the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre (£20m secured from the NHS plus £400k in donations so far and rising!) has persuaded me perhaps unwisely to run a THIRD @LondonMarathon this year! So here I am with Poppy this morning in Hyde Park knocking off a cool 17 miles…which was also three hours to plan the budget 🥹

@Jeremy_Hunt @LondonMarathon @RSCharity I mean! He chooses not to fund it properly and then gets taxpayers to give money to it after a publicly stunt! And people applaud him for it. People don’t understand what ‘fundraising’ is.