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Svi Mykhailuk was the top scorer for the Lakers with 22 points. Aside from him, Johnathan Williams, Isaac Bonga, and Travis Wear all reached double figures and got some useful playing time, something which will be hard to come by in the regular season.Kevin Durant did not play for the Warriors, but their other stars did, albeit for limited minutes. Klay Thompson was their scoring leader with 21 points.Although it is preseason, the signs are promising for the Lakers. The Warriors are still huge favourites to clinch their third consecutive title, but something might be cooking up in Los Angeles.Advertisement AdvertisementIt is only preseason, and neither team took the games seriously, but the Los Angeles Lakers did beat the two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors twice in succession.The final score in Portland was 119-105, and the fringe players played a starring role for the Lakers.The Lakers were without numerous key players, as the likes of LeBron James and Rajon Rondo were rested. Brandon Ingram was nursing a quad injury, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has knee tendinitis and Josh Hart had a hamstring problem to deal with. Neither one of them will be out for long, and they will play in the season opener against Portland.Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, and JaVale McGee played, and all of them notched up useful numbers. Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson played minutes, but both of them were ejected in the second half.
Virat Kohli’s brand value is touching the roof these days thanks to his exploits on the field. The Indian captain has now surpassed Argentine football legend Lionel Messi in the list of most valuable brands among athletes, according to Forbes.Kohli is ranked seventh in Forbes’ list ahead of Messi, golf superstar Rory McIlroy and basketball star Stephen Curry, but he still has a long way to go before he can catch up to the top-ranked Roger Federer.WATCH VIDEOKohli’s value this year stands at $14.5 million while Messi is ranked ninth with $13.5 million. Tennis legend Federer tops the list with a brand value of $37.2 million followed by NBA star LeBron James ($33.4m) and sprint king Usain Bolt ($27m). Top 10 most valuable athletes:1. Roger Federer $37.2m2. LeBron James $33.4m3. Usain Bolt $27m4. Cristiano Ronaldo $21.5m5. Phil Mickelson $19.6m6. Tiger Woods $16.6m7. Virat Kohli $14.5m8. Rory McIlroy $13.6m9. Lionel Messi $13.5m10. Stephen Curry $13.4mKohli’s phenomenal success in the last two years has seen his brand value soar up and above, especially after he took over the captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni in all formats earlier this year.Kohli also leaped ahead of his former captain this year to be valued at a whopping $92 million, according to an October 2016 report on India’s most valued celebrity brands published by Duff & Phelps, a global valuation and corporate finance advisory firm.The 28-year-old’s brand value was expected to rise up by 20-25% this year. He is quickly catching up to Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, who has been valued at $131 million.advertisementKohli’s form with the bat has had a direct effect on India’s performance as a team in the longest format. He recently surpassed Ricky Ponting on the list of batsmen with most ODI hundreds after he smashed his 31st ton in the format in the first ODI against New Zealand in Mumbai.The 3-0 Test series whitewash in Sri Lanka made Kohli the only Indian captain to register two series wins in the island nation. The same tour saw Kohli lead the Indian team to a 9-0 tourwash.
If you thought Micromax’ Yu was dead, you were mistaken. Yu is back. And this time with Yu Ace — the company’s new budget smartphone which launched in the Indian market today for a starting price of Rs 5,999. With the Yu Ace, the Micromax sub-band will be aiming to take on the likes of similar price segment phones like the Xiaomi Redmi 5A, the Infinix Smart 2, Amazon exclusive 10.or D among others. The interesting bit about the new Yu Ace is that the smartphone comes with a stock version of Android 8 Oreo and 18:9 display which is rare to find in a phone at this price point.The Yu Ace has been launched in two variants. The base model of the phone will come with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. While the second or the high-end model of the Yu Ace comes with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. As of now, there’s no information on whether the storage space is expandable via microSD card or not. For its price, the Yu Ace looks like a decent phone for its price. Another good bit about the new Yu Ace is that the smartphone comes with face unlock and rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, which is also great to see in a phone so cheap. Let’s take a detailed look at what the Yu Ace brings to the platter.Yu Ace specifications:Display: The phone sports a 5.45-inch HD+ display with 720×1440 pixels resolution and 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone comes with what the company calls a “Full Vision” display. The screen of the phone is protected with an additional layer of 2D curved glass.advertisementRAM: The phone comes in two models: 2GB RAM and 3GB RAMStorage: Yu Ace will be available in two storage models. The base version with 16GB storage, while the second model with 32GB storage.Processor: The smartphone is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6738 processor.Software: The software is one of the best things about the Yu Ace. The phone runs stock version of the Android 8.1 Oreo.Battery: It comes with a massive 4000mAh batteryRear camera: On the back panel, the Yu Ace packs a single camera of 13-megapixel sensor.Front camera: On the front, the phone comes with a 5-megapixel selfie cameraYu Ace special features:–Yu Ace is dirt cheap. At this price point, the specs that the phone offers is incredible. One of the best thing — as also mentioned earlier — about the Yu Ace is that the phone runs on stock Android version of Oreo or clean software, which is great to see in a phone that’s so low priced. In simple words, the Yu Ace will not come with unnecessary pre-installed applications. This, in turn, will also improve the user experience.–Yu has also promised to roll out Android 9 Pie to Yu Ace by November this year. Now, that’s something to look forward to.–The phone comes with 18:9 display. Again, a phone with a price tag of Rs 5,999 come with 18:9 display is great.–The Yu Ace comes with face unlock support, which will help the users to unlock the phone by just looking at the phone screen. It will be great to see how well or not the face unlock feature works.–The phone comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor which will also help users to unlock the phone.–The 4000mAh battery. With the massive battery setup, we can say that the Yu Ace will last for one full day with ease.–The Yu Ace comes packed with Dual VOLTE setting for making VOLTE calls on both the SIM cards.Yu Ace price and availability:The Yu Ace will be available in India starting September 5 exclusively on Flipkart. Usually, Yu — in the past — has always focused on selling their phones on offline stores, but with the Yu Ace, the company seems to have some different plan or strategy. The smartphone will be available in three colours — Charcoal Grey, Elektric Blue, and Rose Gold. The phone will be selling in two variants. The base model with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage for Rs 5,999, while the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage model of the Yu Ace will be available for Rs 6,999. It is important to note that during the first flash sale of the Yu Ace, only the 2GB RAM model will be available. The date of availability of the 3GB RAM model hasn’t been announced yet.ALSO READ: Yu Ace with stock Android launched at Rs 5,999, goes on sale from September 6advertisementWith Yu Ace, the Micromax sub-brand will look to compete with Xiaomi Redmi 5A aka ‘desh ka smartphone’, Infinix Smart 2 and also the 10.or D which are also available for Rs 5,999.
Game one of all five Masters divisions (Men’s 30’s, Women’s 30’s, Men’s 40’s, Senior Mixed and Men’s 50’s) as well as game three of all four Youth divisions, including the all important decider in the 18’s Boys division.10.00amWomen’s 30’sMen’s 50’s11.10amSenior MixedMen’s 40’s18’s Girls12.20pm 20’s BoysMen’s 30’s1.30pm20’s Girls2.40pm18’s BoysRelated LinksSTT Day Three
Learn Guitar (and Don’t Give Up) With the Fender Play App 10 Top Shelf Vodka Brands that are Actually Worth a Damn The Evolution and History of the Home Stereo Audio equipment manufacturer Bang & Olufsen is well known for crafting high-end audio devices with impeccable sound quality and features that justify the high prices of its products. While the company’s new $37,710 BeoLab 50 speakers are more affordable than their previously available $80,000 BeoLab 90, it’s still a hefty price tag. That said, if you’re an absolute sound nut, that dent in your retirement savings may just be worth it.Each Beolab 50 speaker is equipped with seven drivers, and each of those drivers has its own 300-watt amplifier built in. This means that each channel can produce incredibly detailed sound. Further, the BeoLab 50’s trio of ten-inch woofers, each of which can emit bass in different directions, can fill an entire room with incredible, uber-tight bass — no external sub necessary. Treat Your Ears to an $40,000 Date with Bang & Olufsen’s BeoLab 50 Speakers Close The Best Campgrounds Near Major U.S. Cities The Best Wired and Wireless Headphones for Travel A pair of the powered speakers can be linked up into a master-slave configuration to source wired audio directly, but each individual speaker also features WiSA technology for high-resolution wireless connectivity. Developed as a standard for high-performance, wire-free, surround-sound audio, WiSA delivers lag-free, high resolution audio from compatible source devices. You’ll be able to connect high-end equipment like a WiSA-equipped Blu-ray player up to the BeoLab 50 and get perfect playback with no latency.The hardware in the BeoLab 50 is impressive, but that’s only one aspect of these uber-speakers. Bang & Olufsen’s room tuning software included in the speaker is powerful, giving the user a remarkable amount of control over playback. The system reads a room’s acoustics and modifies the sound output to suit its needs, which results in immaculate clarity for almost any listening environment. Most impressively, the software allows you to place the sweet spot anywhere in the room, so you can still have an incredible sound stage and imaging even if you can’t sit front and center. Better yet, if you’re listening with a group of people, the sweet spot placement is flexible enough that you can widen it to a larger area. Editors’ Recommendations BeoLab 50 – The Future of SoundShareVideo Player is loading.Play VideoPlayUnmuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:44Loaded: 22.67%0:00Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:44 Playback Rate1xChaptersChaptersDescriptionsdescriptions off, selectedCaptionscaptions settings, opens captions settings dialogcaptions off, selectedAudio Tracken (Main), selectedFullscreenThis is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.Close Modal DialogThis is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration 0:00Loaded: 0%Stream Type LIVESeek to live, currently playing liveLIVERemaining Time -0:00 Playback Rate1xFullscreen Many may find it difficult to fish out the cost of the BeoLab 50s from between the couch cushions and piggy banks, but in the world of audiophilia, it’s not all that outrageous — especially considering these powered speakers are virtually all you’ll need to power the listening room of your dreams, matching up (and even coming well under) the cost of many multi-component audiophile systems.When it comes to design, these speakers live up to their regal price tag as well. While not as outlandish as the BeoLab 90’s downright surreal design, the BeoLab 50’s slender, silver-polished aluminum frame and oak wood lamellas are striking. To take things further into wealthy Bond-villain mode, the circular section on the top of each speaker unfolds when you power it on for some mechanical visual flair.The BeoLab 50 is available from authorized retailers for just under $20,000 for one, or $38, 710 for a pair.A version of this article also ran on our “Brother Site,” Digital Trends.
zoom Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has signed a concession agreement with Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge to develop 49 hectares of land known as the Bastenaken West property located in the inner port. With this concession, in place until 2043, the company will nearly double its terminal footprint. WWL plans to invest about USD 20 million during the next two to three years.“The agreement marks the next step in WWL’s long-term commitment to the Port of Zeebrugge, the largest RoRo port in the world, and positions the company for continued growth and expansion all across Northern Europe,” Ray Fitzgerald, President & COO WWL Landbased, commented.“Both WWL and the Port of Zeebrugge have experienced significant growth together over the last two decades, and this expansion paves the way for an exciting future,” Hendrik Sohier, terminal manager, WWL Zeebrugge, said.The Port of Zeebrugge, which handled 2.8 million units of cargo in 2017, serves as an important hub for WWL with a network of deep-sea, short-sea and inland transportation connections.
A series of simulated crises will test how well agencies communicate when the province, Municipality of the County of Kings and Acadia University join other agencies for a tabletop emergency exercise Tuesday, Oct. 23 and Wednesday, Oct. 24. Exercise Scotian Pine will be the first provincial exercise using E-team, the software-management system that helped manage the response to the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001, as well as other significant international disasters and political events. “Conducting an exercise on this scale will help us test systems that agencies use to further public safety in Nova Scotia,” said Carolyn Bolivar-Getson, Minister of Emergency Management. “From the public’s viewpoint, it must be reassuring to know that the people who are in place to help, receive this regular training.” Craig MacLaughlan, CEO and deputy head of the Emergency Management Office, says provincial exercises are vital to effective emergency preparedness. “We’re very excited to be working this closely with the Municipality of Kings and Acadia University to test a number of weather-related scenarios,” said Mr. MacLaughlan. “We have a long history in Nova Scotia of responding to hurricanes, floods and blizzards. This exercise will keep us all sharp and at the ready.” Mr. MacLaughlan said that with winter approaching, it’s also good for residents to make sure they have a workable family emergency plan, emergency kits for homes and vehicles, and enough supplies to last for the first 72 hours in a crisis. The Emergency Management Office is responsible for ensuring the safety of Nova Scotians and their property. The joint emergency operations centre is located in Dartmouth. EMO Nova Scotia also has regional offices in Kentville, Truro, Sydney and Lunenburg.
A member of one of Britain’s most notorious crime families, who shot an associate he accused of being a “grass” in the chest in broad daylight, has avoided a trial for attempted murder.Patrick “Patsy” Adams instead pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after prosecutors said his victim, Paul Tiernan, was “seeking to derail” the case by refusing to cooperate with police.Adams’s wife Constance, who was with her husband when the shooting took place, walked free after a charge of attempted murder against her was also dropped. It read: “Pat, I ain’t no F***king grass.“G could have stopped all this bollocks by telling the truth.”The prosecutor said “G” is thought to refer to the Adams’s son George, whose home was searched in January 2014 and found to contain gunshot residue on a drawstring bag.The prosecution said the movement of Mrs Adams’s mobile phone following the attack was consistent with her visiting her son’s Islington home.Two women, whom the Crown say were the defendants’ daughters, Rea and Constance Junior, were seen on CCTV arriving and leaving the defendant’s flat on the day of the shooting.The prosecution said the significance of this was that “Rea, who had been wearing a short jacket is now wearing a longer coat”.“Whether that is the coat Constance Adams was wearing remains to be seen, but she was also pulling a suitcase,” said Mr Aylett.Patrick and Constance Adams later fled to The Netherlands but were extradited back to the UK last October.Constance was discharged from custody but her husband, who has a string of convictions dating back to when he was 12, was remanded ahead of sentencing.A charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life against him was left to lie on file. The fact of an open window in December points to the victim having seen Mr and Mrs Adams approaching him and having opened his window in order to speak to them.“Shortly before the shooting Patrick Adams was accusing Tiernan of being a grass.”The court heard witnesses heard a “loud boom” before Tiernan was seen bent double “groaning in pain”.After the attack detectives discovered a hand-written note believed to be from the victim, at the Adams’s flat nearby in Percival Street, Clerkenwell. His sentence for the lesser offence, however, could be less than half that duration.The defendant, who is the younger brother of Terry Adams, the former head of the Clerkenwell “Adams family” crime syndicate, was caught on camera reaching towards his “distinctive duster coat” moments before a shot was heard.Prosecutors said Adams had been feuding with his associate before shooting him once in the chest as he sat at the wheel of his BMW in Finsbury, North London, in December 22 2013.Tiernan may have been lulled into a false sense of security by the presence of Constance Adams, 56, the court was told.Lead counsel Crispin Aylett QC said: “The prosecution suggest from the circumstances of the shooting in broad daylight and at close range that what happened would seem to be personal 
Terry Adams, Patrick’s older brother, outside the High Court in 2014Credit:Telegraph Shortly before the shooting Patrick Adams was accusing Tiernan of being a grassCrispin Aylett QC, prosecution barrister Tiernan, 54, had previously told police he would not talk for fear of incriminating himself.But yesterday Woolwich Crown Court heard he lived under a “code in which loyalty is everything” and “snitching or grassing is contemptible”.Without his evidence, and in the absence of an eye-witness, prosecutors would have had to rely on CCTV of Adams, who claimed the gun was Tiernan’s, moving to and from the scene.Pleading guilty to the lesser charge of GBH with intent means he potentially faces a far lighter sentence.Both offences carry a maximum term of life in prison, although in reality Adams may have faced seven to 15 years behind bars had he been convicted of attempted murder. 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.
Last month, Bethesda and id Software delivered five minutes of action-packed gameplay from the upcoming FPS Rage in a trailer called The Shrouded. Back then, they teased an upcoming trailed, called The Well, which has finally landed. The Well delivers 8 gorgeous minutes of character interactions, detailed maps, a dusty post-apocalyptic world, and most importantly, guns-blazing shootout action.If you weren’t excited about Rage before, The Well will get you interested. Built under the guidance of game developing legend John Carmack, Rage is an FPS with driving elements that have more than a few people excited. The game takes place on a post-apocalytpic Earth, years after a devastating asteroid impact.In The Well, we start out in the town of Wellspring, and learn that the citizens of Wellspring have been plagued by bandits who threaten to poison the town’s water supply. You take on the job of infiltrating the ransacked well where the bandits are hiding out, cleaning them out, and making sure the bandits don’t contaminate the water.We start the trailer in-town, talking to some of the locals and learning about the threat the citizens face. You get a feeling for the character interactions here, as well as the detail in the world, on the buildings, in the backgrounds, and even on the character’s faces and clothes.Eventually, we make our way to the well and sneak inside to tray and catch the bandits by surprise. Take out a few quietly, and eventually the rest realize you’re there. Now that you’ve infiltrated the well, you have to use all of the weapons in your arsenal to take down the bandits and save Wellspring.Rage is gorgeous, and the trailer proves it. The game is gritty without being murky, realistic without being over-the-top, and the environments look great. If the game plays as smoothly as the trailers indicate, it’ll definitely be a must-buy FPS when it’s released in September. If you want to get in on the action sooner, you can pre-order your copy for PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and iOS (yes, there’ll be an iPad and iPhone version) now.
According to rumor, Google will be launching its answer to Dropbox within the next few weeks, and the new service could have a lot more to offer than a higher storage limit. Unlike stand-alone cloud storage solutions, Google Drive will almost certainly get plugged into Google’s existing ecosystem — a major selling point against more established competition. The company’s portfolio of webapps and their mobile/computer platforms all stand to benefit from having access to a central repository for user data.Here are a few of the possibilities of what Drive could mean for Google’s top products and services.Google DocsFolding Drive into Google’s online document suite is a no-brainer — users would retain all the collaboration and sharing tools available in Docs, but get easy access to their documents through Microsoft Office and other full-featured applications, even when offline. It wouldn’t be the first time Google has attempted to resolve the online-only limitation of Docs, but Drive might make for a cleaner, more robust method than the Office Cloud Connector or the Chrome-only, view-only Offline Google Docs. References to Google Drive have already been discovered in the Google Docs developer tools, so it’s likely this will be one of the first uses of the new service.GmailWhy does email need cloud storage? Attachments. Currently, you can find attached files in Gmail by using the advanced search “has attachment” option — an effective solution, but a bit cumbersome. With a “connect to Gmail” option, Google Drive could automatically pull out those old attachments into a dedicated folder, giving users access to them without having to manually hunt down and redownload them.Google could also use Drive to revolutionize the way Gmail attachments are handled in the first place. Ask any IT support professional and they’ll tell you that attachments can be a big headache. File size restrictions often cause email servers to reject messages or strip large attachments, and even small ones take up a lot of space if the email is sent to multiple recipients. Cloud storage fans have long had a way around those issues: toss the file into Dropbox, copy the private share link, and paste that into the body of a message. With Drive, Google could automate that entire process without losing the “attachment” metaphor. When Gmail users add an attachment, Google could simply place the file into a special Drive folder, then add a link to it in the body of the email. The message would be less likely to get hung up by server restrictions, and the file could go to dozens of addresses while being stored in only one place.Google Play MusicUnlike the other sections of Google’s online media store, the music section includes a simple download option, which lets customers get their tracks and albums out of their digital locker. Once downloaded, there would be nothing to stop users from backing up that content to their Google Drive, so it seems logical that the service might just do it for them at the time of purchase. Assuming that Google Drive keeps the files up to date across multiple devices, that kind of integration could negate the need for the somewhat-clumsy Music Manager application Google Play currently uses.Android and Chrome OSGoogle’s made a few attempts to connect their desktop and mobile products, most notably the “Chrome to Phone” extension that sends web pages, directions, and other content to a linked handset. Google Drive could be another bridge between those two platforms, especially if the company includes a “send to” option on the desktop side. In much the same way apps can be purchased from the Android web store and sent immediately to an Android phone or tablet, Google Drive could let users push files to their mobile devices.Drive is also a natural fit for Google’s Chrome OS laptops, which ship with a mere 16GB of local storage. Drive will almost certainly have a web interface that Chromebooks could connect to, but hopefully Google will reach beyond that. With a new, more desktop-like interface rolling out for the OS, it might be possible for the company to create a Drive sync plugin that works more like Dropbox, and doesn’t require manual uploading and downloading.Final ThoughtsIntegration with the existing Google products is almost certainly a priority for Google Drive, but the question is how that integration will work with the 5GB storage limit (or 2GB, depending on which leaked screenshot proves accurate). Ideally, Drive would simply act as an alternative way to access your data in Google’s other services, so all your existing documents/attachments/music wouldn’t count against the cap. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how one of the most cloud-focused companies around folds such a basic cloud service into what they do.
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram Shrinking economic activity in Greece continues to have negative consequences on employment, which will continue to decrease throughout 2011, a European Commission report on employment outlook in the European Union stated on Tuesday. The report said that lower employment opportunities in the private sector, combined with a freeze in hirings and reducing contract-workers in the public sector were expected to push the unemployment rate above 15 per cent of the workforce in 2012. The Commission stressed that a negative situation in the labour market combined with a continuing reduction of wages were expected to burden available income in the medium-term, reducing real demand in the country. The EU’s executive noted that continuing tax uncertainties could further shrink private consumption in the country. The Commission, in its report citing Hellenic Statistical Authority data, said employment fell 5.4 per cent in March 2011 compared with the same month in 2010, with the number of unemployed people totalling 811,000. Employment fell 7.7 per cent in the first quarter in the primary sector, by 13.8 per cent in the secondary sector and by 2.2 per cent in the third sector. The Commission forecasts that the economy will shrink by 3.5 per cent this year, while a recovery was expected to return “by the last quarters of the year or later and will be more visible after 2012”. Source: Athens News
A task force of Culture Ministry officials and police officers who received specialized training for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are discussing ways to boost security at Greece’s museums and archaeological sites following two high-profile heists in as many months, Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos told a parliamentary committee yesterday. “Police units have been mobilized around the country to immediately increase the protection of museums and archaeological sites, and readiness levels have been increased,” Geroulanos told the Committee for Educational Affairs. Among the measures being explored are providing special training to security guards at museums and sites by police experts, improving electronic security and issuing a manual of standardized security procedures for all museums and sites. Geroulanos in February had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Lucas Papademos – who rejected it – following the robbery on February 17 of dozens of antiquities from a museum in Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. News of the heist made its way around the world, putting Greece’s ability to protect its cultural heritage into question as the government continues to curb public spending and reduce staff numbers at the country’s archaeological sites and museums. The two armed and hooded perpetrators of the Olympia robbery overpowered the 48-year-old female guard as she was starting her shift and had deactivated the alarm in the early hours of the day. The thieves tied her up and smashed display cases, removing 65 artifacts, most dating from the 9th-4th century BC. “What happened at Olympia was a very serious blow,” Geroulanos said. “We never want to see anything like it happen again. But we have to operate as though this kind of thing is being planned all the time,” he added. Earlier in the year, on January 9, an unknown number of thieves broke into the National Gallery in Athens and stole a painting by Pablo Picasso that had been donated to the country’s largest state museum by the artist himself, as well as an oil painting by Piet Mondrian and a drawing by Guglielmo Caccia. The perpetrators of both the robbery at Ancient Olympia and at the National Gallery remain at large. Source: Kathimerini Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram
Central City has three speedsters now, and a good thing too. With Savitar somehow reappearing at the end of last week’s episode, The Flash, Kid Flash, and Jesse Quick are training extra hard. Jesse’s presence on Earth-1 is also doing wonders for Wally’s speed. He wants to impress his girlfriend after all. He even manages to reach The Flash and Jesse in just over two seconds, meaning he’s fast enough to save Iris from Savitar.Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, there’s even further cause for celebration as Barry and Iris announce their engagement to everyone. (Come on, did you really think she was going to say “no” last week?) Everyone is overjoyed, except for Joe. He’s a little peeved that Barry didn’t ask his permission before proposing. Who knew Joe West was so old fashioned? Before they can work that out, Barry and Wally are called away to deal with a fire. On the way, Wally has another vision of Savitar. It turns out; last week wasn’t Savitar’s actual return, it was a vision. Those have been happening to Wally for a week.Now we get to the most frustrating part of the episode, which is to say most of it. Everyone keeps things from each other, refuses to work together and screws basically everything up. Barry doesn’t react well to this because of course, he doesn’t. It’s a wonder he continues to have friends considering how he treats them sometimes. He excludes Wally from the team, thinking that Savitar could be spying on them through Wally. He also decides to use Julian to try and find out about Savitar’s plans. Dude just got back into the country, and Barry’s already asking him to open old wounds. They don’t learn much, but Savitar speaking through Julian is legitimately terrifying.Tom Felton as Julian Albert (Photo via CW)What they do learn is that they may not have gotten rid of the Philosopher’s Stone entirely. Yes, Barry threw it into the Speedforce, but there may be one piece remaining on Earth. And hey, the team doesn’t have to look too far to find it. It turns out that Caitlin has been keeping a piece without telling anyone, hoping that Julian could use it to help her get rid of her ice powers. Julian understandably feels betrayed, thinking she only asked him to join the team so he could help her.Team Flash isn’t quite done being big ol’ jerks to each other just yet. Wally, having trouble matching is speed from earlier, is convinced that if he could see the future Barry saw, that would motivate him to run faster. He and H.R. convince Cisco to vibe him into the future. He watches Iris die but notices that she isn’t wearing her engagement ring. He returns to the present with absolutely no chill and tells everyone that Barry only proposed to try to change the future. Iris, after taking some time to think, decides that while she loves Barry, she has to call off the engagement, so she won’t always be someone he has to save.The episode starts to pick back up when Wally is at home being comforted by Jesse, and his mom appears on the stairs. Of course, we all know that isn’t his mom. He eventually figures that out too. Her eyes start glowing, her voice deepens, and she reveals herself to be Savitar in the episodes most genuinely unsettling sequence. Meanwhile, Barry has figured out that Savitar is in the Speedforce. That’s how he’s been appearing to Wally all over the city. And, since the Philosopher’s Stone is in the Speedforce, he has most of it and just needs the final piece. Unfortunately, since Wally was excluded from all this, he doesn’t know that. He thinks he can stop Savitar by throwing the remaining piece of the stone into the Speedforce. Way to go, Barry.Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow. (Photo via CW)Barry is eventually able to track Wally down, but not before he throws the stone into the Speedforce. You’d think Savitar’s constant egging on would tip Wally off that something wasn’t right, but you know, teenagers. Now that Savitar has the full stone, he comes out of the portal as Wally is pulled in. Barry just stands there and watches this happen for reasons that are never entirely explained. Was he paralyzed with fear? Anger? What? Wally’s disappearance into the Speedforce makes Barry angry enough to fight Savitar. He does a pretty good job too. The episode builds to a fun climax with an exciting speedster fight. In the end, Barry gains the upper hand and threatens to unmask Savitar. Before he can, Savitar stabs him in the shoulder and escapes.The episode ends with everyone crying over losing Wally and Iris walking away from Barry. It’s an emotional scene that reminds you how great this cast is. Even after a truly frustrating episode, their grief at the end is real and painful. This show can be really effective when it wants to be.Even though all the secrets and reveals led to some great character moments, it’s frustrating watching Barry learn the same lesson over and over again. Maybe this is all going somewhere, but really? How many times has this team kept secrets from each other only to have them immediately blow up in their faces? It’s getting ridiculous at this point. Thankfully, this episode managed to end on a high note with a great speedster fight and one of the most emotional scenes the show has ever had. It’s unusual for the show to end with that kind of energy and it’ll be interesting to see where it takes the story next week. Stay on target Top Movies and TV Panels to Keep on Your Radar for SDCC 2019’The Flash’ Season 5 Finale Recap: 2 Big Bads and 1 Pre-Crisis 
News that the Trump administration barred the Environmental Protection Agency from awarding new contracts or grants created many questions and few answers for local agencies Tuesday.The confusion was exacerbated by a media blackout that froze all communication from the agency in the aftermath of the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Asked by nonprofit news agency ProPublica on Monday, EPA officials did not answer questions about possible implications of the freeze.At Washington State University Vancouver, Christine Portfors, associate vice chancellor of research and graduate education, was herself trying to answer that question Tuesday afternoon. Portfors said she combed email exchanges between researchers and professors, and said it appears the university’s current pending grant proposals won’t be “reviewed, let alone funded.”But, she said, it’s unclear what exactly is going on at the EPA.“There’s a lot of confusion,” Portfors said. “It’s hard to get some straight answers.”Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, co-director of the Aquatic Ecology Lab at WSU Vancouver, recently submitted a $760,000 grant proposal to the EPA to study cyanobacteria blooms, or blue-green algae like the kind that plague Vancouver Lake every summer.If the college received the grant, it would have brought researchers of a variety of disciplines from across Washington together to study algal blooms and their relationship with surrounding bodies of water.
Manchester United have announced that former youth coach Eric Harrison passed away peacefully on Wednesday night.The 81-year-old joined United as a youth coach in 1981 from Everton and famously oversaw the Class of ’92 team that consisted of the likes of David Beckham, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs.Harrison also worked under another United legend in Mark Hughes as an assistant manager at Wales for four years and won an MBE for his services to football last year.Since 2014, however, Harrison had been living in a nursing home after being diagnosed with mixed dementia and died on Wednesday.“We are extremely saddened to report that our former youth coach Eric Harrison passed away last night,” read a statement on United’s Twitter.“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Eric’s family and friends at this sad and difficult time.”Also paying tribute was the legendary United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who praised Harrison’s contribution to football and labelled him one of the “greatest coaches of our time.”“Eric’s contribution to football and not just at Manchester United was incredible,” said Ferguson.“When I came as manager I was lucky enough to have Eric on the staff as head of youth development, so I got to see the work he did and not just with the Class of ’92 but with all the young players.“He built character and determination in those young players and prepared them for the future. He was a teacher, he gave these players a path, a choice and he only did that through his own hard work and sacrifice.“He was able to impart that education to the young which made him one of the greatest coaches of our time.”Former United midfielder Beckham wrote on Instagram: “We’ve lost our mentor, our coach and the man who made us.“He taught us how to play, how to never give up, how important it was to win your individual battles and what we needed to do to play for Manchester United Football Club.“He was always watching and always with us every time we played, I can still hear him telling me NO MORE HOLLYWOOD PASSES.“I can still see him as we played on The Cliff training ground looking down on us either with a proud smile or a loud bang of his fist on the window knowing any minute he would be on his way down to probably advise me in the most polite way to stop playing those passes.“More importantly he made us understand how to work hard and respect each other and not just on the pitch. We won’t forget the life lessons he gave us.“Eric we love you and owe you everything. Gary, Phil, Ryan, Paul, Nicky and David.”
Liverpool legend Nicol slams Harry Maguire’s Man United form Andrew Smyth – September 14, 2019 Steve Nicol believes Harry Maguire has made some “horrendous mistakes” recently, and has failed to find his best form since joining Manchester United.Below are some of the tributes that have been coming in today from other United greats.Eric Harrison, one of footballs greatest people has sadly passed away. Responsible for the development of The Class of 92 and so many other great players that came through the @ManUtd academy he was one of the clubs biggest heroes. RIP Eric pic.twitter.com/gainlxov5u— Peter Schmeichel (@Pschmeichel1) February 14, 2019We’ve lost our mentor , our coach and the man who made us. He taught us how to play , how to never give up , how important it was to win your individual battles and what we needed to do to play for Manchester United Football Club. Eric we owe you everything ❤️ pic.twitter.com/iv0uisTGCl— Gary Neville (@GNev2) February 14, 2019Such sad news to hear of Eric Harrison’s passing- Eric was a massive part of my education,not only in football but life in general-hard work, desire ,commitment and respect. He built character and determination in all of us , he was a great coach and a great man ❤️ I’ll never— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) February 14, 2019Forget the letter he wrote to me after my release from United , a letter I have to this day , saying that he believed in me and dont give up , Eric along with my family was the reason I didn’t and to this day I will always be so thankful to Eric ❤️— Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) February 14, 2019So sad.Thoughts are with Eric’s friends and family.I’ve heard so many stories over the years about the influence Eric had on the lads coming through the youth team. Schooling and developing them into some of the worlds best players.Such an integral part of the club.RIP🙏🏻 https://t.co/gsXhCmDv2l— Michael Carrick (@carras16) February 14, 2019
Nirmal: Everyone should plant saplings with commitment in Haritha Haram project and protect them with responsibility, said Minister for Forests, Environment, Endowments and Housing Allola Indrakaran Reddy.He was the chief guest at a training programne on Haritha Haram at Gandi Ramanna Haritha Vanam (nursery) on the outskirts of Chincholi (B) village under Sarangapur mandal in Nirmal district on Friday. Also Read – Vemulawada school seized after road accident Advertise With Us addressing the participants, Minister Reddy said human life is dependent on trees and everyone should plant saplings to provide healthy environment for te future generations. Panchayat Raj Act was introduced to provide awareness among the rural people to increase greenery in villages. Not only plantation but also conservation is the responsibility of the officials and they should work with commitment to turn the villages into green, he said. Also Read – Non-bailable warrant to Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury Advertise With Us In cities like Bengaluru, the officials will give permission for house construction only if the owners agree to raise plants, Reddy stated. He wanted to arrange tree guards to protect the saplings. Gandi Ramanna park is spread over 178 acres and of this, park will be developed in 300 acres, with an estimation cost of Rs 1 crore. Zilla Parishad chairperson Karepelli Vijaya Lakshmi, Nirmal MPP Rameshwar Reddy, Library Chairman E Rajendar, FACS chairperson Ramkishan Reddy, R&B superintendent Engineer Nazeer Ahamed, DRDO Venkateshwarlu, Zilla Parishad CEO Sudheer, forest officer Prasad and others were present.