(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)It’s the end of the college football season, which means a bunch of coaching moves have been made and more are to come.Few college football programs, though, are going to have as much assistant coaching turnover as Old Dominion.ODU, which notched one of the biggest upset wins of the season with a victory against Virginia Tech, has fired four of its top assistant coaches.The program’s defensive coordinator, safeties coach, cornerbacks coach and offensive line coach have all been let go.From the school:Old Dominion head football coach Bobby Wilder announced changes to his coaching staff on Sunday. Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy, safeties coach Kermit Buggs, cornerbacks coach Sam Perryman and offensive line coach Chris Malone will not return.Wilder has named wide receivers coach John Allen the recruiting coordinator.“I want to thank Coaches Nagy, Buggs, Perryman and Malone for their commitment to our program,” Wilder said. “All four of these men worked hard at their jobs and cared about and for their players. On behalf of everyone associated with Old Dominion University football we wish them well. These are difficult decisions, but decisions that have to be made to improve our program.”ODU ranks in the bottom 15 in FBS in total defense, scoring defense and pass defense. ODU ranks ninth in Conference USA games in rushing offense and is last in rush defense in C-USA games.ODU went 4-8 this past season. read more

Juventus to ditch stripes after 116 years?Photos are being circulated on social media that suggest that Juventus FC will be sporting home jersey with one black half and one white half, divided by a thin pink line.advertisement Reuters TurinApril 25, 2019UPDATED: April 25, 2019 16:54 IST Juventus are set to ditch their famous black-and-white striped shirts after 116 years, at least according to leaks (Reuters Photo)First it was the club emblem, where the distinctive bull was removed to make way for a minimalist white letter J on a black background.Two years later, Juventus may be preparing to make an even bigger break with tradition and ditch their famous black-and-white striped shirts after 116 years.Gazzetta dello Sport, as well as a number of social media, feeds on Wednesday published what they said were leaked photographs of the 2019/20 “home” strip. In a dramatic departure, the shirt featured one black half and one white half, divided by a thin pink line.Juventus would not confirm the kit change. “We never comment leaks or rumours,” a spokesman told Reuters. But the pictures, which included the shirt being worn by first-team players Paulo Dybala and Federico Bernardeschi, quickly stirred up controversy.The English language blog “Black and White and Read All Over” said that the change “pretty much means Juventus will be ditching their history for a year in the hopes of making more of a fashion statement more than anything else.”Founded by students in 1897, Juventus initially played in pink but that colour quickly fell out of favour, especially as they did not want to be confused with Palermo – who wear pink until this day.One of the Juventus players, Englishman John Savage, had connections to Notts County and in 1903 asked if they could send a replacement. The English club agreed and ever since, Juventus have been playing in their familiar zebra stripes. Although the release of new kits is seen as a key part of modern football marketing, it is rare for teams to do more than tinker around the edges of the so-called “home kit”.advertisementOne notable exception was Brazil. Their combination of gold shirts and blue shorts is one of the most iconic kits in football but they only adopted it in 1953.Previously, they played in white which became seen as unpatriotic due to the lack of national colours.Following their failure to win the 1950 World Cup on home soil, the Correio da Manha newspaper ran a competition to design a new kit, won by 19-year-old Aldyr Garcia Schlee. Brazil have worn his Canarinho (Canary kit) ever since.Liverpool used to play in red shirts, white shorts and white socks only adopted their all-red kit in 1964 when the then manager Bill Shankly thought it would have a psychological impact on opponents.Coincidence or not, both Brazil and Liverpool went on to enjoy years of success after their kit changes.However, playing with tradition is not something to be taken lightly. When the Red Bull energy drinks manufacturer took over at Austrian club Salzburg in 2005, they changed to the traditional purple kit to their corporate colours of white and red.When fans pleaded for them to rethink, the club made one concession: the goalkeeper’s away kit would feature purple socks. Fans were so annoyed that they formed a breakaway club.Also Read | Manchester City take big step towards title with derby win at UnitedFor sports news, updates, live scores and cricket fixtures, log on to indiatoday.in/sports. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for Sports news, scores and updates.Get real-time alerts and all the news on your phone with the all-new India Today app. Download from Post your comment Do You Like This Story? Awesome! Now share the story Too bad. Tell us what you didn’t like in the comments Tags :Follow JuventusFollow StripesFollow Black and White Next read more

VANCOUVER – When Jeanine McDonald heard a pop in her low back as she bent down to pick up a lid from a box, she had no idea she’d ruptured a disc and would wait three months for surgery. Then a second disc ruptured and left her in more debilitating chronic pain, the kind that millions of Canadians live with daily.In McDonald’s case, a condition called cauda equina syndrome, involving a bundle of spinal-cord nerves, causes severe neuropathic pain in her lower legs and feet, forcing her to wear leg braces and forearm crutches so she can walk.Her neurosurgeon told her there’s no known reason why the two discs ruptured three years apart, in 2005 and 2008, leaving her able to work only one day a week for a non-profit organization helping families of special-needs kids.“There’s super sharp pins-and-needles type of pain and what I call fire feet, which is a burning type of pain that happens,” McDonald said. “And there’s what I refer to as Charlie horses on steroids. You have to find humour in it or you just lose your mind.”McDonald spent two years in search of a specialist who prescribed her current cocktail of medications including opioids so she could function. She also gets treatment from a physiatrist, a doctor who specializes in conditions including those affecting the spinal cord, and counts on support from a patient-advocacy and health professionals’ group called PainBC.It’s considered the most patient-focused group in the country among several organizations that are pushing for a national pain strategy, which would see the federal government establish a framework for provinces and territories to deliver programs addressing awareness, education for health professionals, early access to care and research.Dr. Fiona Campbell, president-elect of the Canadian Pain Society consisting of clinicians, patients and educators, said groups involved in chronic-pain initiatives, including in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Nova Scotia, want better services for acute pain as well, before people develop chronic pain, which changes the central nervous system and could affect mental health.The society announced a national pain strategy at a summit in Ottawa in 2012 but the federal government did not adopt it.“We’re now at what one might call a tipping point, where the ducks are aligning,” said Campbell, an anesthesiologist and co-director of the Pain Centre at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.“There’s more of an appetite and awareness about pain, which has probably arisen related to the opioid crisis, which is not the same as saying all people with chronic pain are taking opioids or affected by the opioid crisis. It just means it’s become more sentient in the public mind.”Dr. Norman Buckley, scientific director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care at McMaster University, also heads the Chronic Pain Network through a five-year funding arrangement with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. He said the aim is to train researchers and translate that knowledge into policy action.“Guys come in, they sit in my office and cry because they can’t pick up their grandchildren,” Buckley said of patients with back pain, one of the most common chronic-pain conditions, along with arthritis.While groups including PainBC and SaskPain are working to get provincial funding for multidisciplinary pain clinics, Quebec leads the country with a strategy that incorporates care as well as research.Jacques Laliberte, immediate past president of the Quebec Association of Chronic Pain Patients, said that in 2010, the province established centres of expertise at hospitals linked with four of its universities before creating regional centres to provide chronic-pain services.“Our main activity right now is to have support groups throughout the province of Quebec and we have about 17 of them,” said Laliberte, who nearly broke his neck in a snowboarding accident in 2003 before taking on the role of leading the association he helped form at the urging of a doctor.More regional centres are needed in Quebec, Laliberte said, adding: “We’re still striving to get chronic pain understood by decision makers.”In Ontario, the provincial government enhanced funding in 2016 for its current 18 multidisciplinary clinics as part of a pain management plan that includes a strategy to prevent opioid addiction. It also expanded training for primary care providers via case-based learning and video-conferencing sessions to manage chronic pain, the province’s Health Ministry said in a statement.“A data-driven national pain strategy would help inform ministry work in Ontario,” it says.Dr. Owen Williamson, president of the Pain Medicine Physicians of B.C. Society, said chronic pain affects one in five Canadians, many of whom develop anxiety and depression.“There’s more disability associated with chronic pain than with hypertension, diabetes, HIV and even cancer,” he said.“It’s a $60-billion drain a year on our economy,” said Williamson of visits to doctors’ offices, emergency-room and surgeries.Williamson, who treats patients at a clinic in Surrey as part of a team of health-care providers including physiotherapists, psychologists and social workers, said Australia has led the way with its national pain strategy.“For example, in New South Wales, they’ve shown greater access to pain management services, pain and disability outcomes are better, the use of opioids has been reduced, deaths through suicide are reduced and there’s been a reduced impact of the cost of managing pain.”Canada needs “political champions” in order to create its own pain strategy, he said.Health Canada has not committed to any action. It said in a statement it’s aware of “recent calls for a national pain strategy, including those proposed by the Chronic Pain Network and the Canadian Pain Society, and understands the importance of a responsible approach to pain management for Canadians.”— Follow @CamilleBains1 on Twitter. read more

CALGARY – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the only way to get projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built is by finding a compromise between growing the economy and protecting the environment.Trudeau was speaking at a reception for Liberal Party donors during the Calgary Stampede, where he had fewer public appearances than in past years..@JustinTrudeau speaks to #Stampede donors #canpoli @660NEWS pic.twitter.com/GF1uI7nUkI— megan mcphaden (@megom8) July 13, 2019The prime minister took aim at his conservative opponents in his remarks to dozens of party faithful in a downtown Calgary cafe.He says these days a government can’t just dictate where a pipeline will be built like Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, did for the railroad.Earlier in the day Trudeau greeted crowds and served pancakes at a community Stampede breakfast in the riding of Calgary’s only Liberal MP, Kent Hehr.There, university student Isabelle Reynolds confronted Trudeau over the treatment of Mi’kmaq opponents of a Nova Scotia natural gas project.Trudeau told her he had been listening to concerns over the project, but Reynolds told reporters afterward she was not satisfied with the prime minister’s response.A small group of yellow-vest-clad demonstrators held anti-Trudeau signs outside the donor event.Protesters with the #YellowVest movement are lined up on the street outside of a building where @JustinTrudeau is set to speak #calgary pic.twitter.com/eyHhRQts9f— megan mcphaden (@megom8) July 13, 2019 read more

Rabat – Dublin’s city council has voted to hoist the Palestinian flag alongside the Irish flag for the month of May, in solidarity with the Palestinian people on the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.It was not a unanimous vote but the motion passed and the flag has been raised. The original notion was proposed by People Before Profit Alliance councillor, John Lyons. He wanted to mark the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation as well as show support with the international community, which is increasingly favouring the Palestinian cause.There were the inevitable detractors. Councillor Anne Feeney, for one, proposed a counter solution involving the raising of both the Palestinian and Israeli flags in unison, to “acknowledge the suffering experienced by civilians on both sides.” Still other councillors voted against both motions, saying only Irish and European flags should be flown at the Dublin City hall.Understandably, the most vehement objection came from the Israeli ambassador. On behalf of his government he lodged a formal complaint ahead of the vote saying that the move would be, “highly politically charged.” He also expressed the opinion that the flying of the Palestinian flag would be a one-sided approach to the conflict.According to the Times of Israel, reaction back in April to the motion was immediate and sharp. “… it will essentially be waving a white flag of surrender to terrorist organizations, hatred and extortion,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon told the Ynet news site.Calling the decision “hostile”, Nahshon added that it “… affects first and foremost the decent citizens of Dublin, and also places a stain of shame on the city.”Lyons, on the other hand, is pleased with the outcome saying, “I think the gesture itself is a symbolic one, the flying of the flag. I think more and more people are of the opinion that the very state of Israel and how it’s behaving in an extreme manner is actually destabilizing its cause and argument.” read more

Rabat – Algeria is taking the idea seriously. The Algerian cabinet is expected to study a possible joint Maghreb bid to host the 2030 World Cup.The government is expected to study the request in its September ministerial council.Algerian news outlet Ennahar quoted a “reliable source,” who said the president of the Algerian football federation. Kheireddine Zetchi, will submit an official request to Algerian Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Hattab on the bid. The request will be for a joint Maghreb bid, uniting Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria.The idea also received applause from the leaders of the North African Football Union (UNAF) at a seminar last Saturday in Tunis.Morocco lost its bid to win the hosting rights for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. However, the country is determined more than ever that its next try will be successful.Both Tunisia and Algeria welcomed the idea of hosting a united Maghreb bid.The president of the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF), Wadie Jary, told BBC in July that his country is open to the idea.“We have not received any official offers, but we are open to this idea and we would like that to happen,” he said.In the same month, Algeria’s Hattab said that “with the sports infrastructure that was built, Algeria is ready to study a possible joint bid.” Morocco has not yet decided on the possibility of a joint bid. Head of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Fouzi Lekjaa said in July that the possibility of bidding jointly with neighboring countries is still undecided.For many, including  the secretary-general of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Taib Baccouche, a Maghreb bid would be strong enough to win the rights to host the World Cup as FIFA’s president expressed recently that he prefers joint bids.In an interview with Jeune Afrique in July, Baccouche said that the “Maghreb has a real card to play this time.”“The idea was born after two observations: the official support of all the Maghreb for the Moroccan bid and the choice of a World Cup held by three countries in 2026.”“All this convinced us, at the general secretariat of the UMA, to coordinate a Maghreb bid for 2030 and to start the process,” he added.Although Morocco did not study the possibility of a Maghreb joint bid, the North African nation could surprise football fans with a joint bid with Spain. The president of the Spanish Royal Football Federation, Luis Rubiales, told news outlet EFE that there would be more cooperation between Morocco’s FRMF and the Spanish federation.His remarks were made on the sidelines of a conference before the Spanish Super Cup, which was played in Tangier on August 12. Rubiales’ administration also pledged that the joint bid is still under discussion, according to EFE.According to Baccouche, there will be a number of bids presented to FIFA to host the tournament. “By 2030, there will be an Asian bid from China and probably one from three South American countries. The competition is serious, but Africa has not often had a chance.”Morocco may also face another strong bid from countries in the UK. read more

Blood samples are to be obtained from National Thowheed Jamath leader Zahran Hashim’s daughter to contact a DNA test.The DNA test will be conducted to confirm the identity of the remains of the bomber found after the Easter Sunday attacks. The Colombo Fort Magistrate today gave the CID approval to obtain blood samples from Hashim’s daughter.Zahran’s daughter was found at a house in Kalmunai in which a suicide bomber triggered explosives. (Colombo Gazette)

WINNIPEG – SkipTheDishes is apologizing to a woman and offering to reschedule a second job interview that was cancelled after she asked about wages and benefits.Taylor Byrnes of Winnipeg tweeted a screenshot Sunday of an email exchange with Victoria Karras, a talent acquisition co-ordinator with the online food delivery company.“If I do end up filling this position, how much do you think I’ll be getting paid an hour?” Byrnes asked.“Benefits will also be included, right? Sorry, I just thought I should ask now. Thanks for your time and have a lovely day.”Karras said in her reply that the questions revealed the applicant’s values were out of sync with SkipTheDishes. She called off a meeting that had been scheduled for Thursday.Karras followed up with another message clarifying the company’s position.“As a startup company, we seek out those who go out of their way to seek out challenges and new opportunities. We believe in hard work and perseverance in pursuit of company goals as opposed to focusing on compensation,” she wrote.“Our corporate culture may be unique in this way, but it is paramount that staff display intrinsic motivation and are proven self-starters. For these reasons, questions about compensation and benefits at such an early stage is a concern related to organizational fit.”Byrnes said the back-and-forth with Karras happened after she’d done a phone interview, which went well.Her tweet went viral. Many Twitter users voiced their support for Byrnes and some threatened to boycott SkipTheDishes.“Ensuring one gets paid for work they do IS a sign of a motivated person,” tweeted a user named Sue K. “Signed, a former customer.”“Good thing you found out now; that’s code for we need to exploit your labour for as much as possible,” Kim Siever wrote.Another Twitter user who goes by Eziquiel quipped: “‘Sure. I don’t mind if you pay me below average or I can’t pay my bills,’ said no one, ever.”SkipTheDishes co-founder Joshua Simair said the email to Byrnes was wrong and does not represent the company’s approach or values.“We are very disappointed in how it was handled. We do share a compensation package prior to hiring. As soon as we became aware of it on Monday, we reached out to Taylor to apologize for the email and reschedule her interview,” he said in an emailed statement.“We’ve also addressed the email internally and will be providing additional training. We are very committed to our community, employees and continuing to grow and create employment opportunities in the Prairies.”The online food delivery company, founded in Saskatoon and with headquarters in Winnipeg, was sold to a company in the United Kingdom for $110 million in December.SkipTheDishes operates in 20 Canadian and six U.S. cities.It can be tricky to pinpoint the right time to ask about compensation, said Benjamin Kemp, vice-president at Calgary employment agency Bowen.Sometimes there are big disparities between what a company is willing to pay and a potential employee’s expectations.“You don’t want to get too far in the process having not qualified that because you can do three interviews and it’s all been a waste of time.”Debby Carreau, CEO and founder of InspiredHR, said a good opening is at the end of the interview, when most employers will ask applicants if they have any questions.“I would first ask some questions about culture fit, other aspects of the business to make sure it’s a good fit and then I would absolutely ask the pay and the benefits questions,” she said.“But I would never lead with those. They need to be a secondary focus as opposed to the primary focus for joining and employer or it may be construed negatively.”— By Lauren Krugel in CalgaryNote to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version contained an outdated figure for the number of cities SkipTheDishes operates. by The Canadian Press Posted Mar 15, 2017 6:50 am MDT Last Updated Mar 15, 2017 at 7:40 am MDT AddThis Sharing ButtonsShare to TwitterTwitterShare to FacebookFacebookShare to RedditRedditShare to 電子郵件Email SkipTheDishes offers to reschedule interview nixed after pay inquiry read more

Ohio State guard Asia Doss (in walking boot) cheers on her teammates from the bench of the Buckeyes’ semifinal game against Rutgers on March 2 at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Credit: Alyssia Graves | Assistant Sports DirectorThe Ohio State women’s basketball team’s short rotation got even shorter after senior guard Asia Doss suffered a sprained ankle in her team’s regular-season ending win against Penn State. She will miss Friday’s game against Rutgers in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and is considered day-to-day, according to an Ohio State spokesman. He said she played the rest of the game against the Nittany Lions, but the team does not want her to play at less than 100 percent health with the NCAA tournament coming up. Doss has not been ruled out for the remained of the Big Ten tournament, though.Senior forward Alexa Hart started against Rutgers in place of Doss, who missed her first game after playing in 134 contests.Doss averages eight points, 3.6 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game. She has played 34.2 minutes per game this season, which is the second-most on the team. Doss shoots 33.6 percent from the field and has knocked down 26.3 percent of the 3-pointers. The Buckeyes typically play a seven-person rotation with guards Kelsey Mitchell, Sierra Calhoun, Linnae Harper and Doss and forward Stephanie Mavunga in the starting rotation. Hart and forward Makayla Waterman usually come off the bench. Sophomore guard Jensen Caretti has played in 24 games and averages 8.5 minutes per game, but will likely be counted on to play more minutes Friday. read more

In becoming the 18th major-league player to hit four homers in a game (and the second player this season), Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder J.D. Martinez did something rarer than a perfect game. But in accomplishing the feat, Martinez has also become the poster boy of one baseball’s biggest trends: the overnight fly ball-smashing sensation.Martinez began his career as a slap-hitting prospect for the Houston Astros — and to be charitable, he was not successful at it. Over his first three MLB seasons, Martinez had an adjusted on-base plus slugging that was 12 percent worse than average, accumulated negative 1.3 wins above replacement1Taking the average of Baseball-Reference.com’s and FanGraphs’s versions of WAR. and hit for very little power, belting just 24 home runs in 252 games. By 2014, Martinez was struggling so much that Houston released him.“I’m doing everything the coaches tell me,” Martinez told Travis Sawchik of FanGraphs in March about that period of his career. “I’m swinging down on the ball. In BP, I’m hitting low line drives everywhere. In games, it doesn’t play.”But the Detroit Tigers saw potential in Martinez, snapping him up a few days after his release. And Martinez repaid their faith by turning his career around, with the help of a new philosophy at the plate. He became one of baseball’s earliest fly-ball revolutionaries, reducing his ratio of ground balls to fly balls from 0.87 in his first three seasons to 0.64 in the seasons since. And the results were striking. Since 1901,2The first season of MLB’s modern two-league era. only Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby increased his isolated power — which is slugging percentage minus batting average — more from his career average through age 25 to his average between the ages of 26 and 29 (Martinez was coming off his age-25 season when the Astros waived him): Ivan Rodriguez.14997.8.235127.7+.086 Harry Heilmann.125118.3.216165.4+.092 PLAYERISOWRC+ISOWRC+ISO DIFF. Rogers Hornsby.162162.6.300203.5+.138 George Sisler.096136.7.192160.0+.096 Joe Adcock.15297.5.246138.5+.094 Gil Hodges.14796.4.244135.9+.098 David Ortiz.182101.5.288143.9+.106 Jeff Bagwell.170138.4.284169.1+.115 Tony Armas.12773.6.219105.1+.092 Kirby Puckett.07186.0.182138.3+.111 For players with at least 750 plate appearances through age 25 and at least 1,500 from age 26 to 29.Sources: FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference.com Albert Belle.222118.0.323159.9+.100 George Foster.14898.0.258151.3+.110 Todd Hundley.13667.0.251128.1+.115 J.D. Martinez.13687.3.265145.8+.129 Gorman Thomas.16281.8.264129.5+.101 Damion Easley.09272.9.190105.5+.098 Andy Pafko.114111.7.203132.2+.089 Duke Snider.203124.0.306163.8+.103 Martinez isn’t the only recent player to go on an out-of-nowhere power spree — Jose Bautista, for instance, went from a light-hitting utility man early in his career to a fearsome, bat-flipping homer machine as he approached his 30s. Nor is Martinez the only exemplar of the fly-ball phenomenon sweeping across the game; from Daniel Murphy to Yonder Alonso, plenty of players have given their careers new life by way of an uppercut swing.But Martinez might be the best of the bunch.Because of his newfound affinity for fly balls, Martinez — who landed in Arizona via a midseason trade — has remade himself into one of the game’s most dangerous hitters. Over the past four seasons, Martinez ranks as the eighth-best batter in all of baseball according to Weighted Runs Created Plus, which measures how many runs a player generates per plate appearance.Early in his career, it would have been a pleasant surprise if Martinez had hit four home runs in a month. But after Martinez modified his approach, Monday’s accomplishment is just the latest signpost along his road to stardom. And with the red-hot Diamondbacks practically assured of making the playoffs, a national audience will have a chance to get acquainted with Martinez’s power stroke this fall.Check out our latest MLB predictions. Ken Griffey Jr..234141.9.321146.0+.087 Sammy Sosa.18396.7.273123.5+.090 THROUGH AGE 25AGE 26-29 Late-blooming power hittersLargest difference in isolated power (ISO) between appearances through age 25 and age 26-29, 1901-2017 read more

Ohio State redshirt senior guard Linnae Harper drives the ball during the first half of the Buckeyes’ game against Quinnipiac on Nov. 15. Credit: Colin Hass-Hill | Sports EditorNo. 9 Ohio State (3-1) rode a season-high 32-point performance from guard Kelsey Mitchell and guard Linnae Harper’s career-high 23 points to a 95-63 win against Quinnipiac (0-3) Friday night at the Schottenstein Center.Harper also pulled down 10 rebounds, which gave the 5-foot-8 guard her third double-double of the season. “She’s one of the most unique players in college basketball with the fact that she’s such a great rebounder and defender for her size,” head coach Kevin McGuff said. “We can get away with playing small because of that. It gives us an opportunity to do some different types of things.”Mitchell converted 6-of-9 3s, including three in a row down the stretch. She drilled a her final 3-pointer with 4:09 remaining in the contest to give her 32 points — which eclipsed her former season-high of 30 points — and cap off a 13-0 run. A preseason first-team All-American, Mitchell said she felt like she got into a rhythm near the end of the game.“It’s just a flow, still try to play within the game system, trying to play within the gameplay defensively and offensively,” Mitchell said. “But what ever you see, try to go for it.”Despite the 32-point win against a team that made it to the Sweet 16 last season, McGuff was not pleased by Ohio State’s performance.“I thought we played hard throughout the game, but we had some stretches where we just mentally had lapses and when we did that, they made us pay,” McGuff said. “So that was kind of the message afterward, if we’re going to be the team that we’re capable of being, it’s got to be a much more consistent mental effort for closer to 40 minutes.”Ohio State redshirt senior forward Stephanie Mavunga corrals a rebound during the first half of the Buckeyes’ game against Quinnipiac on Nov. 15. Credit: Colin Hass-Hill | Sports EditorQuinnipiac ended the third quarter on a 7-0 run, trimming its deficit to 65-53. But Ohio State quickly quenched any Bobcat comeback hopes with Mavunga hitting two free throws and Calhoun scoring an and-1 layup to put the Buckeyes up 70-53. Mitchell chalked rebounding up to the reason for Ohio State pulling away from the Bobcats with a 30-10 fourth quarter.“It takes us a long way,” Mitchell said. “Y’all know how we are, if we get a rebound, we get it in transition, it’s always positive for us.”Ohio State held just a one-rebound advantage at halftime, but ended the game with a 55-40 rebound lead. Of the Buckeyes’ 17 transition points, 15 came in the second half when they were able to corral rebounds and turn them into points.Redshirt senior forward Stephanie Mavunga also picked up her third double-double of the season. She dropped 12 points and snagged up 11 rebounds. Most of her buckets came from the charity stripe as she made eight free throws. The Bobcats played 11 players and were helped by 23 bench points, while Ohio State’s bench combined for just 11 points. Quinnipiac frequently subbed five-person lineup in and out out of the game.Ohio State redshirt junior guard Sierra Calhoun drives the ball during the Buckeyes’ game against Quinnipiac on Nov. 15. Credit: Colin Hass-Hill | Sports Editor“You’ve got to know personnel,” Mitchell said. “A person like [forward Jen Fay] that can put it on the floor and shoot it, but you don’t know whether she’s a [power forward] or a [center]. But then she’ll go right back out and come right back in and you don’t know who to guard. It was different.”Playing its second game in three days, Ohio State came out of the gate slow. The Bobcats pulled ahead to a 12-8 lead, but Harper hit a 3-pointer and Mitchell hit a jumper to give the Buckeyes a lead they would not relinquish.The Buckeyes entered halftime leading 46-32 as the Bobcat offense faltered down the stretch of the first half as the visitors hit just two of its final 12 shots of the half. Quinnipiac junior guard/forward Aryn McClure was tied with forward Jen Fay for the team-lead with 15 points.Redshirt junior guard Sierra Calhoun finished fourth on Ohio State with 11 points, but went just 3-for-13 from the field.Ohio State will look for its third-straight victory when it takes on Washington at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Schottenstein Center. read more

The judge said the report should concentrate on “autism or any mental health issues which might be relevant to culpability”.Danny Moore, defending Cox, asked to address the judge Mr Justice Stuart-Smith in private about her bail situation.  Danny Shepherd, who has been found guilty alongside Katherine Cox of causing the death of her baby son Eli Cox, who suffered 28 fractures during his short life and had been exposed to amphetamine and cocaineCredit:Kent Police  A mum-of-nine and her boyfriend have been convicted of causing the death of her baby boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury.Eli Cox, who was just five-months-old when he died, was found to have 28 bone fractures so severe he was compared to a car crash victim.Katherine Cox, 33, and her 25-year-old boyfriend Danny Shepherd were found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child and causing or allowing physical harm to a child following a month-long trial.They were also found guilty of possession of a Class B drug after it was revealed the tragic tot had been exposed to narcotics at the family home on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Cox looked strained as the unanimous verdicts was read out at Maidstone Crown Court, while there was no reaction from Shepherd.The jury heard Eli’s 28 fractures of varying ages to 19 bones were consistent with being “twisted, pulled, crushed and bent in half'”.Jennifer Knight, prosecuting, said Eli suffered extensive  brain damage consistent with shaking and caused by a prolonged period of insufficient oxygen to the brain.It was suggested the injuries were inflicted on many different occasions leading up to the child’s collapse on Wednesday, April 13 last year, and he died two weeks later. Both Cox and Shepherd denied taking amphetamine, but Cox admitted she used cannabis.A pathologist found the fractures were caused on five different occasions, some of which were almost exclusively non-accidental, and the oldest fractures were up to 10 weeks before death.Miss Knight said Cox had separated from Eli’s father by the time of his birth on November 27 2015.She started a relationship with Shepherd in the summer of that year, and he moved into the four-bedroom house in Minster-on-Sea in November.After being alerted by Shepherd that Eli had turned blue, Cox called for an ambulance saying the baby was not breathing.Shepherd performed “adult” chest compressions using both hands.Cox asked: “Pickle, what have you done?”Shepherd said: “I will get the blame for this. They will blame me.”Once in the ambulance, Eli was ventilated and CPR continued. He was still not breathing on his own on arrival at Medway Hospital.Eli was transferred to London’s King’s College Hospital. A further scan showed there was extensive brain damage. He remained on a ventilator.”It was apparent Eli would never recover,” said Miss Knight. “Life support was withdrawn and Eli died on April 27.”Shepherd maintained in evidence that he had never harmed the baby in any way. Shepherd, known as Pickle, and Cox were the only adults in the four bedroom house at the time of the collapse.The mother has 12 previous convictions for 20 offences including assault causing actual bodily harm, burglary, handling stolen goods and shoplifting. Miss Knight said: “It was the actions of one of them that resulted in the catastrophic  brain  injury that Eli Cox suffered that day.”The events of that day were clearly the unhappy culmination of injuries Eli Cox suffered on many occasions, also inflicted by Danny Shepherd and Katharine Cox.”Both were aware in the weeks leading up to April 13 and on the day of his death that Eli Cox was at serious risk of physical harm.”They were aware of it because one was the perpetrator and the other knew that perpetrator presented a risk to Eli.”Miss Knight said Shepherd, who was not the child’s father, had a stick he labelled ‘Pickle’s beating stick’, which he claimed he had it to control their dogs.After Eli was taken to hospital, a Vanish tub in the garden shed was found to contain five small bags of amphetamine.Samples from the boy’s hair showed he had been exposed to the drug, as well as cocaine. Cox didn’t give evidence, but had claimed in police interviews she was not aware of Eli being injured.Libby Clark, from the CPS, said: “This has been a difficult case to prosecute due to the complex medical evidence and challenges in establishing the involvement of either or both of the defendants in relation to the fatal injury caused to Eli.”When the trial started, our case was that either Danny Shepherd or Katherine Cox had caused Eli’s injuries and the death, or were aware that there was a significant risk of serious physical harm being caused to him, and failed to take reasonable steps to prevent this.”During the course of the trial and in light of the evidence given, it became possible to say that Danny Shepherd was the perpetrator of the injuries to Eli, including the assault which led to his death.”The fatal injury and older fractures identified by one of the medical experts showed very significant similarities. This considerably undermined the defence case that they were caused by another person.”Shepherd was remanded in custody for a psychiatric report, likely to take up to 12 weeks.His QC Nadine Radford asked for a psychiatric report to look at the issue of autism. She added that he also had a low IQ. Katherine Cox And Danny Shepherd on trial at Maidstone Crown CourtCredit:Steve Finn  Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily  Front Page newsletter and new  audio briefings. read more

On 19 March 2019, a historic decision was made when Cumbria County Council (CCC) formally granted planning approval to West Cumbria Mining (WCM) to develop its Metallurgical Coal Project, which will be known as Woodhouse Colliery – a new underground mine, located on a brownfield site, to the south west of Whitehaven in West Cumbria, which will also be the UK’s first deep coal mine since Kellingley Colliery in North Yorkshire closed in 2015.Since 2014, the company has been working on its plans to develop a 21st century mine which has included careful thought and consideration about the design of the surface infrastructure to minimise any potential impact from noise, dust and light. “A considerable number of environmental and ecological surveys have been completed, alongside a programme of coal exploration, both onshore and offshore which has proven the presence of high-quality coal for use in the steel industry. Once construction of the mine is completed and Woodhouse Colliery moves into the operational phase, the company plans to extract and process around 2.5 Mt of metallurgical coal per year to supply into UK and European steel-making coal plants, which currently import around 45 million tonnes per annum from USA, Canada, Russia and Australia.”“As is normal with projects of this nature, as part of planning approval being granted, CCC has set-out extensive planning conditions which WCM needs to meet to enable the company to move forward to the next phases of the development of the project. Over the coming months, WCM will continue to work with CCC to finalise and discharge those conditions, which will enable the project to progress to the pre-construction and construction phases.” It is anticipated that site work will start before the end of 2019, with coal production commencing around 24-months from the start of construction.Commenting, Mark Kirkbride, CEO of West Cumbria Mining said “Today marks a very important milestone in our journey to develop a world class mine in Cumbria and is the culmination of five years of hard work and determination by the WCM team to realise our vision.”“Woodhouse Colliery will bring significant local benefits to Whitehaven, Copeland and Cumbria in terms of jobs and investment. I am proud to be part of something which will have such a positive impact on the local community and economy as well as the long-term financial benefits the mine will bring to the UK. We now look forward to moving towards the construction of Woodhouse Colliery and harnessing the extensive mining history and knowledge in West Cumbria to operate a state-of-the-art mine, including the highest levels of health and safety and technology to ultimately realise our vision of becoming a leading European producer of high-quality metallurgical coal for steel making.” read more

7,815 Views By Cormac Fitzgerald Wednesday 30 Nov 2016, 7:04 AM 51 Comments Share55 Tweet Email3 Nov 30th 2016, 7:04 AM http://jrnl.ie/3110420 Image: Shutterstock/Andrey_Popov THE STATE’S FISCAL watchdog has warned that the momentum of Ireland’s economic growth is slowing down.In its November report, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council stated that any increases in spending by Government next year or any increase in public sector pay would have to be offset by raising taxes or spending less money in other areas.The report states that although the economy continues to grow in 2016, “there is some evidence of a loss of momentum” as the year has progressed.IFAC warned that Department of Finance growth projections for GDP growth of 3.5% next year and an average of around 3% for the years 2018 to 2021 were “far from assured” with the economy vulnerable to “numerous domestic and international risks”.The report also found that half of the fiscal space – the amount of money the Government has to play around with for tax cuts and increases in spending – for 2018 has already been used up in October’s budget.IFAC was critical of Government overspending and a failure to comply with fiscal rules. It warned that any potential slowdown in economic growth in a time of international instability left the country more vulnerable to shocks like Brexit.In a statement, Finance Minister Michael Noonan welcomed the IFAC report saying that it endorsed is department’s “macroeconomic forecasts for next year”.“I note the report highlights Brexit as a fiscal risk,” said Noonan.“As part of our ‘Brexit readiness’ approach, a lower debt target of 45% of GDP has been announced for the mid-to-late 2020s.This will help to provide additional fiscal ‘shock absorption’ capacity to the public finances.Read: There are now 110,000 dollar millionaires in Ireland thanks to rising house pricesRead: Employment hits a post-crash high amid some ‘worrying signs’ for Ireland’s ongoing recovery Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article Fiscal watchdog warns of “loss of momentum” of economic growth A new report said increased spending would have to be offset by raising taxes. Short URL Image: Shutterstock/Andrey_Popov read more

Pollution : 1.200 écoles passées au peigne finFrance – Le ministère de l’Environnement a lancé une vaste étude de terrain afin de mesurer le degré de pollution des établissements situés sur d’anciens sites industriels. 1.200 sites sont pour l’instant concernés par cette campagne de diagnostic qui sera menée sur quatre ans.Afin de déterminer si les établissements scolaires bâtis sur d’anciens sites industriels présentent un risque sanitaire dû à la présence de métaux lourds, d’hydrocarbures ou encore de solvants, le diagnostic de 1.200 écoles, dans soixante-dix départements, débutera dès le mois de juillet.À lire aussiLa Méditerranée est officiellement la mer la plus polluée par le plastiqueCette initiative fait partie des engagements du Grenelle de l’environnement, et Laurent Michel, directeur de la Direction générale de la prévention des risques, se veut très rassurant. Il affirme qu’il ne s’agit là que d’une “démarche préventive et d’anticipation”, aucunement motivée par une inquiétude quant à la santé des écoliers.Les diagnostics seront menés par des bureaux d’étude sous le contrôle du Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières (BRGM). En cas d’identification de concentrations de polluants préoccupantes, des contrôles sur la qualité de l’air seront effectués et si nécessaire, des travaux pourront être entrepris afin d’éliminer tout risque sanitaire. Après une expérience pilote réalisée dans sept établissements, le ministère estime qu’il “ne devrait pas y avoir de très nombreux cas ni de travaux extrêmement lourds”.L’ensemble de l’opération, qui devrait durer quatre ou cinq ans, portera sur 2.000 écoles environ. La liste des établissements sera publiée au mois de juin.Le 28 mai 2010 à 18:34 • Emmanuel Perrin read more

Google améliore son algorithme de rechercheLe moteur de recherche annonce procéder à un réajustement de son algorithme de recherche. 35% des requêtes seraient ainsi concernées par ces mises à jour. On l’oublierait un peu aujourd’hui mais avant d’être un fabricant de systèmes d’exploitation ou de services en ligne, Google reste le premier moteur de recherche mondial. Et ce pour la pertinence remarquable de ses résultats. D’ailleurs, la recherche reste le cœur de métier de l’entreprise et représente toujours la majeure partie de ses revenus.À lire aussiÉquinoxe du Printemps : pourquoi tombe-t-il le 20 mars ?Google a annoncé via son blog officiel avoir procédé à une refonte de l’algorithme, à la formule aussi cachée que le Coca-Cola, qui améliorerait près de 35% des requêtes mondiales. C’est l’ingénieur Amit Singhal qui l’explique: “Si j’effectue une recherche pour le terme “olympics”, je souhaite probablement obtenir des informations sur les prochains jeux olympiques de cet été plutôt que ceux de l’été 1900.”Google a travaillé sur l’optimisation des calculs sur les serveurs de l’entreprise et l’accélération de l’indexation du contenu, pour les recherches plus en relation avec l’actualité ou des évènements. Lorsque l’utilisateur fait une recherche sur une élection présidentielle ou un sommet politique, il s’attend a avoir d’emblée les informations les plus récentes, et c’est en ce sens que Google a concentré ses efforts. Les sites proposant des opinions d’internautes sont également ciblés par cette mise à jour, car là encore ils concernent l’actualité et permettent d’affiner la recherche.Le 4 novembre 2011 à 13:28 • Maxime Lambert read more

Amazon Had Another Record-Breaking Prime DayPrime Day 2019: Best Deals on Audio, Headphones, and Speakers Stay on target Prime Day, Amazon’s 48-hour parade of deals and the biggest shopping event of the year exclusively for Prime members, is just around the corner. But while Prime Day 2019 doesn’t officially start until July 15, tech shoppers can already take advantage of great discounts on Amazon devices.Here are the best deals on Amazon devices. (If you’re not already an Amazon Prime member, sign up online to join Prime or start a 30-day free trial.)Echo Dot 3rd Gen Smart Speaker for $22 (3-Pack $70) at Amazon (list price $49.99)Ring Video Doorbell 2 1080p Camera + 3rd Gen Echo Dot for $139 at Amazon (list price $199)Ring Video Doorbell Pro 1080p Camera + 3rd Gen Echo Dot for $169 at Amazon (list price $298.99)Fire TV Stick 4K Streaming Media Player for $24.99 at Amazon (list price $49.99)Fire HD 10 32GB 10.1″ 1080p WiFi Tablet with Special Offers for $99.99 (2 for $180) at Amazon (list price $149.99)Fire HD 8 16GB 8″ HD WiFi Tablet with Special Offers for $49.99 (2 for $80) at Amazon (list price $79.99)Echo Input (Add Alexa to your own speaker) for $14.99 at Amazon (list price $34.99)Ring Video Doorbell 720p Camera + 3rd Gen Echo Dot for $69.99 at Amazon (list price $149.98)Fire TV Stick Streaming Media Player for $14.99 at Amazon (list price $39.99)Echo Show 2nd Gen Smart Display for $159.99 at Amazon (list price $229.99)eero Tri-Band Mesh Home WiFi System (1 eero Pro + 1 eero Beacon) for $149 at Amazon (list price $299)eero Tri-Band Mesh Home WiFi System (1 eero Pro + 2 eero Beacon) for $199 at Amazon (list price $399)eero Tri-Band Mesh Home WiFi System (3 eero Pros) for $299 at Amazon (list price $499)Fire 7 8GB 7″ WiFi Tablet with Special Offers for $29.99 (2 for $50) at Amazon (list price $49.99)Kindle 4GB 6″ 167ppi WiFi E-reader with Special Offers + $5 eBook credit and 3 months Kindle Unlimited for $59.99 at Amazon (list price $89.99)Echo 2nd Gen Smart Speaker for $49.99 at Amazon (list price $99.99)Echo Plus 2nd Gen Smart Speaker with Built-in Smart Home Hub for $109.99 at Amazon (list price $149.99)Fire TV Recast Over-the-Air DVR (4 Tuners, 1TB, 150 Hours) for $179.99 (2 Tuners/500GB for $130) at Amazon (list price $279.99)Insignia 43″ 4K UHD HDR Fire TV Edition Smart LED TV for $239.99 at Amazon (list price $299.99)Insignia 50″ 4K UHD HDR Fire TV Edition Smart LED TV for $249.99 at Amazon (list price $349.99)Toshiba 50LF621U19 50-inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV HDR Fire TV Edition for $304.99 (list price $379.99)For more great deals go to TechBargains.More Prime Day 2019 on Geek.com:Best Deals on Toys and EntertainmentBest Gaming DealsBest Deals on Audio, Headphones, and Speakers read more

00:00 00:00 spaceplay / pause qunload | stop ffullscreenshift + ←→slower / faster ↑↓volume mmute ←→seek  . seek to previous 12… 6 seek to 10%, 20% … 60% XColor SettingsAaAaAaAaTextBackgroundOpacity SettingsTextOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundSemi-TransparentOpaqueTransparentFont SettingsSize||TypeSerif MonospaceSerifSans Serif MonospaceSans SerifCasualCursiveSmallCapsResetSave SettingsSAN DIEGO (KUSI) –  The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is spearheading a local effort to encourage San Diegans to opt outside and partake in the 2019 City Nature Challenge for the second year in a row.Taking place from Friday, April 26 through Monday, April 29, 2019, City Nature Challenge is an international competition to see which city can document the most local flora and fauna over a 4-day period.Organizers are calling upon fans of nature and science and people of all ages and backgrounds to observe and submit pictures of plants, animals, and fungi using the free iNaturalist app and website.“As all San Diegans know, we are lucky to live here—surrounded by natural beauty, we can easily go from the beach to the desert in the same day. The variety in our terrain is reflected in the amazing diversity of plants and animals that also call this place home,” said Lauren Marino Perez, citizen science manager at the San Diego Natural History Museum. “We’re hoping we can meet or beat last year’s record and show the world that we are a leader in biodiversity, we have the most nature-loving and environmentally-conscious residents, and that we’re proud of the abundance and diversity of life that exists in this region.”People can participate on their own throughout the 4-day period or get involved as part of an organized event. Nature and conservation organizations around San Diego County are hosting their own programs, hikes, and events to drum up interest and participation. Examples include:• Friday, April 26-Saturday, April 27 | 24-Hour BioBlitz at Cabrillo National Monument• Saturday, April 27 | Canyoneer nature hike at Dos Picos Park in Ramona• Sunday, April 28 | Lagoon in Bloom event at San Elijo Lagoon• Monday, April 29 | BioBlitz with Earth Discovery Institute and San Diego National Wildlife Refuge at the Shinohara Vernal PoolsMost events are free and open to the public, but some require advance registration. A full list of events is listed at sdnat.org/cnc2019.After April 29, observations will need to be tallied and vetted, and results will be announced one week later on Monday, May 6. Jonathan Halvorson, April 26, 2019 Jonathan Halvorson Categories: Good Morning San Diego, Local San Diego News FacebookTwitter Posted: April 26, 2019 The San Diego Natural History Museum’s City Nature Challenge read more

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – Authorities continue their search for a bank robber at large.The FBI released photos of the robber on Friday. Officials said the robber walked into an Ocean Bank along 18th Street and West Fourth Avenue in Hialeah, Thursday afternoon.The robber demanded money from the teller while customers were inside the bank. The robber then fled the scene with the stolen money.Police said no injuries were sustained by anyone at the time of the crime.If you have any information on this bank robbery, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. read more