Miller

Male refugees from Afghanistan and Syria in Germany show a keen interest in forming relationships with local women, but the local women show little interest in forming relationships with them. Germany, in particular, received over 1,4 million refugees between 2014 and 2016, predominantly from Muslim-majority countries such as Syria and Afghanistan. The majority of these arrivals consisted of young, single men within prime marriageable age brackets. This study examines partnership preferences of male refugees from Afghanistan and Syria who arrived in Germany between 2014 and 2016 and female residents of similar age. Overall, our results indicate a high level of openness among male refugees towards partnering with female members of the resident population, but a comparatively low level of openness among the latter towards partnering with recently arrived male refugees. This implies a substantial incongruence in partnership preferences among the two groups. Regarding the educational level of a potential partner, we found that all respondents prefer highly educated partners over those with lower levels of education. This suggests that, for refugees, securing a highly educated partner might serve as a means of upward social mobility and integration into higher-status networks in the host society. Furthermore, it is possible that highly educated women, due to their greater exposure to diverse social environments and potentially less discriminatory attitudes, are perceived as more open to intergroup partnerships, making them a more attractive choice for refugees seeking acceptance and social integration. On the other hand, the reluctance of resident women to accept partnerships with refugees is largely explained by their rejection of the ‘imported’ religious Islam. It is possible that resident women perceive the religious practices of newly arrived refugees as different from their own, reinforcing a social distance that limits intergroup partnerships. Moreover, this reluctance might not only reflect religious differences but also concerns about gender norms or perceived lifestyle incompatibilities.

Crimson Desert Patch 1.01 is out now. Patch highlights: • Increased fast travel loading speed • Locked doors now require confirmation before spending a key • Gliding now uses less stamina • Improved movement controls - You can now hold down the Run key OR tap it once to increase speed • Cooking is now faster with a "Make Now" option • Added 5 summonable mounts • Added a Refinement Coin that instantly upgrades gear up to Level 4 • Added a 'Store All Selected' items function • The Mining Knuckledrill now collects ore immediately • The Demenissian Chainsaw now collects timber immediately • Can now store more than 240 items • Improved Photo Mode with a FOV slider • Equipment can now be used while flying • Aerial Stab has been nerfed so that each consecutive attack requires more stamina • Improved the interaction range for NPC • Improved responsiveness during short distance movements • Reduced Stamina consumption while sprinting and using Crow Wings • Minimap can now be fixed North • Added icons to the minimap to show keys and anvils • Added an icon to show new quests • Improved visual quality when using upscaling • Added a 'Fixed 4K Output' option to PS5 • Bug fixes and more Patch is out now on Steam, PS5 and other platforms should be coming soon.

US Ambassador: “Put a pipeline down to the border… if Alberta wanted us to build a pipeline to the west coast, because they said we’ve got another 2M barrels of oil per day that we want to ship to Asia and Japan, I would think that we’d be very open to having that discussion”.