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Is American Funds Mutual Fund A (AMRMX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | Large Cap Value fund seekers should consider taking a look at American Funds Mutual Fund A (AMRMX). AMRMX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective AMRMX is classified in the Large Cap Value segment by Zacks, which is an area full of possibilities. Investors interested in a stable income stream fund these mutual funds very appealing because they have a unique investing strategy. Large Cap Value funds invest in stocks with a market capitalization of $10 billion or more, but whose share prices do not reflect their intrinsic value. This tactic often leads to low P/E ratios and high dividend yields; however, these funds'high growth opportunity are often slowed, as large-cap securities are generally in stable industries with low to moderate growth prospects. History of Fund/Manager American Funds is responsible for AMRMX, and the company is based out of Los Angeles, CA. Since American Funds Mutual Fund A made its debut in February of 1950, AMRMX has garnered more than $25.23 billion in assets. The fund's current manager is a team of investment professionals. Performance Investors naturally seek funds with strong performance. This fund has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 9.53%, and is in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 11.49%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Compared to the category average of 8.59%, the standard deviation of AMRMX over the past three years is 7.93%. Looking at the past 5 years, the fund's standard deviation is 8.79% compared to the category average of 8.75%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors It's always important to be aware of the downsides to any future investment, so one should not discount the risks that come with this segment. AMRMX lost 43.29% in the most recent bear market and outperformed its peer group by 7.41%. This could mean that the fund is a better choice than comparable funds during a bear market. Nevertheless, investors should also note that the fund has a 5-year beta of 0.85, which means it is hypothetically less volatile than the market at large. Another factor to consider is alpha, as it reflects a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark-in this case, the S&P 500. AMRMX has generated a positive alpha over the past five years of 0.07, demonstrating that managers in this portfolio are skilled in picking securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Expenses As competition heats up in the mutual fund market, costs become increasingly important. Compared to its otherwise identical counterpart, a low-cost product will be an outperformer, all other things being equal. Thus, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is vital for investors. In terms of fees, AMRMX is a load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.58% compared to the category average of 1.03%. AMRMX is actually cheaper than its peers when you consider factors like cost. This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $250, and each subsequent investment should be at least $50. Bottom Line Overall, American Funds Mutual Fund A ( AMRMX ) has a high Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, average downside risk, and lower fees, this fund looks like a good potential choice for investors right now. For additional information on the Large Cap Value area of the mutual fund world, make sure to check out www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds. There, you can see more about the ranking process, and dive even deeper into AMRMX too for additional information. Zacks provides a full suite of tools to help you analyze your portfolio - both funds and stocks - in the most efficient way possible. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (AMRMX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Large Cap Value fund seekers should consider taking a look at American Funds Mutual Fund A (AMRMX) AMRMX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Large Cap Value funds invest in stocks with a market capitalization of $10 billion or more. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/american-funds-mutual-fund-amrmx-120012332.html | 0.109037 |
Is AMG Yacktman I (YACKX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | If you have been looking for All Cap Value funds, a place to start could be AMG Yacktman I (YACKX). YACKX holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective We classify YACKX in the All Cap Value category, an area rife with potential choices. Like the name suggests, MUTUAL FUNDS invest in small, medium, and large-cap companies, though they end up focusing on bigger firms due to percentage of assets. These funds look for key value characteristics, targeting stocks that boast low P/E ratios, high dividend yields, and whose share prices do not reflect their worth. History of Fund/Manager YACKX finds itself in the AMG Funds family, based out of Norwalk, CT. The AMG Yacktman I made its debut in July of 1992 and YACKX has managed to accumulate roughly $7.60 billion in assets, as of the most recently available information. The fund is currently managed by Stephen Yacktman who has been in charge of the fund since December of 2002. Performance Of course, investors look for strong performance in funds. This fund in particular has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 8.65%, and is in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 11.84%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. YACKX's standard deviation over the past three years is 6.17% compared to the category average of 10.25%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 7.88% compared to the category average of 10.56%. This makes the fund less volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors Investors cannot discount the risks to this segment though, as it is always important to remember the downside for any potential investment. In the most recent bear market, YACKX lost 40.99% and outperformed its peer group by 7.96%. This makes the fund a possibly better choice than its peers during a sliding market environment. Nevertheless, investors should also note that the fund has a 5-year beta of 0.68, which means it is hypothetically less volatile than the market at large. Because alpha represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which is the S&P 500 in this case, one should pay attention to this metric as well. YACKX's 5-year performance has produced a positive alpha of 0.97, which means managers in this portfolio are skilled in picking securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Expenses For investors, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is key, since costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing. Competition is heating up in this space, and a lower cost product will likely outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, all things being equal. In terms of fees, YACKX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.70% compared to the category average of 1.15%. So, YACKX is actually cheaper than its peers from a cost perspective. Investors need to be aware that with this product, the minimum initial investment is $100,000; each subsequent investment needs to be at least $100. Bottom Line Overall, AMG Yacktman I ( YACKX ) has a high Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, average downside risk, and lower fees, this fund looks like a good potential choice for investors right now. Your research on the All Cap Value segment doesn't have to stop here. You can check out all the great mutual fund tools we have to offer by going to www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds to see the additional features we offer as well for additional information. For analysis of the rest of your portfolio, make sure to visit Zacks.com for our full suite of tools which will help you investigate all of your stocks and funds in one place. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (YACKX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | AMG Yacktman I (YACKX) holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy) YACKX has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 8.65%. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/amg-yacktman-yackx-strong-mutual-120012480.html | 0.107126 |
Is AMG Yacktman I (YACKX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | If you have been looking for All Cap Value funds, a place to start could be AMG Yacktman I (YACKX). YACKX holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective We classify YACKX in the All Cap Value category, an area rife with potential choices. Like the name suggests, MUTUAL FUNDS invest in small, medium, and large-cap companies, though they end up focusing on bigger firms due to percentage of assets. These funds look for key value characteristics, targeting stocks that boast low P/E ratios, high dividend yields, and whose share prices do not reflect their worth. History of Fund/Manager YACKX finds itself in the AMG Funds family, based out of Norwalk, CT. The AMG Yacktman I made its debut in July of 1992 and YACKX has managed to accumulate roughly $7.60 billion in assets, as of the most recently available information. The fund is currently managed by Stephen Yacktman who has been in charge of the fund since December of 2002. Performance Of course, investors look for strong performance in funds. This fund in particular has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 8.65%, and is in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 11.84%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. YACKX's standard deviation over the past three years is 6.17% compared to the category average of 10.25%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 7.88% compared to the category average of 10.56%. This makes the fund less volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors Investors cannot discount the risks to this segment though, as it is always important to remember the downside for any potential investment. In the most recent bear market, YACKX lost 40.99% and outperformed its peer group by 7.96%. This makes the fund a possibly better choice than its peers during a sliding market environment. Nevertheless, investors should also note that the fund has a 5-year beta of 0.68, which means it is hypothetically less volatile than the market at large. Because alpha represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which is the S&P 500 in this case, one should pay attention to this metric as well. YACKX's 5-year performance has produced a positive alpha of 0.97, which means managers in this portfolio are skilled in picking securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Expenses For investors, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is key, since costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing. Competition is heating up in this space, and a lower cost product will likely outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, all things being equal. In terms of fees, YACKX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.70% compared to the category average of 1.15%. So, YACKX is actually cheaper than its peers from a cost perspective. Investors need to be aware that with this product, the minimum initial investment is $100,000; each subsequent investment needs to be at least $100. Bottom Line Overall, AMG Yacktman I ( YACKX ) has a high Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, average downside risk, and lower fees, this fund looks like a good potential choice for investors right now. Your research on the All Cap Value segment doesn't have to stop here. You can check out all the great mutual fund tools we have to offer by going to www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds to see the additional features we offer as well for additional information. For analysis of the rest of your portfolio, make sure to visit Zacks.com for our full suite of tools which will help you investigate all of your stocks and funds in one place. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (YACKX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | AMG Yacktman I (YACKX) holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 2 (Buy) YACKX has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 8.65% and is in the top third among its category peers. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/amg-yacktman-yackx-strong-mutual-120012480.html | 0.146276 |
Is Ivy Small Cap Growth Y (WSCYX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | Small Cap Growth fund seekers should not consider taking a look at Ivy Small Cap Growth Y (WSCYX) at this time. WSCYX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective WSCYX is one of many different Small Cap Growth funds to choose from. Small Cap Growth mutual funds build portfolios around stocks with markets caps under $2 billion and large growth opportunities. Additionally, these portfolios typically highlight smaller companies in promising markets and industries. History of Fund/Manager Ivy Funds is responsible for WSCYX, and the company is based out of Boca Raton, FL. Ivy Small Cap Growth Y made its debut in December of 1995, and since then, WSCYX has accumulated about $141 million in assets, per the most up-to-date date available. The fund's current manager is a team of investment professionals. Performance Of course, investors look for strong performance in funds. WSCYX has a 5-year annualized total return of 9.8% and it sits in the top third among its category peers. But if you are looking for a shorter time frame, it is also worth looking at its 3-year annualized total return of 13.17%, which places it in the middle third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Over the past three years, WSCYX's standard deviation comes in at 14.3%, compared to the category average of 9.29%. The fund's standard deviation over the past 5 years is 14.45% compared to the category average of 9.4%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors One cannot ignore the volatility of this segment, however, as it is always important for investors to remember the downside to any potential investment. WSCYX lost 49.67% in the most recent bear market and outperformed comparable funds by 3.36%. This means that the fund could possibly be a better choice than its peers during a down market environment. Investors should not forget about beta, an important way to measure a mutual fund's risk compared to the market as a whole. WSCYX has a 5-year beta of 1.08, which means it is likely to be more volatile than the market average. Alpha is an additional metric to take into consideration, since it represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which in this case, is the S&P 500. WSCYX has generated a negative alpha over the past five years of -1.49, demonstrating that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Holdings Exploring the equity holdings of a mutual fund is also a valuable exercise. This can show us how the manager is applying their stated methodology, as well as if there are any inherent biases in their approach. For this particular fund, the focus is primarily on equities that are traded in the United States. This fund is currently holding about 93.84% stock in stocks, and these companies have an average market capitalization of $3.69 billion. The fund has the heaviest exposure to the following market sectors: Technology Other Health With turnover at about 43%, this fund makes fewer trades than its comparable peers. Expenses As competition heats up in the mutual fund market, costs become increasingly important. Compared to its otherwise identical counterpart, a low-cost product will be an outperformer, all other things being equal. Thus, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is vital for investors. In terms of fees, WSCYX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.31% compared to the category average of 1.29%. So, WSCYX is actually more expensive than its peers from a cost perspective. This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $0, while there is no minimum for each subsequent investment. Bottom Line Overall, Ivy Small Cap Growth Y ( WSCYX ) has a low Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, worse downside risk, and higher fees, Ivy Small Cap Growth Y ( WSCYX ) looks like a poor potential choice for investors right now. Don't stop here for your research on Small Cap Growth funds. We also have plenty more on our site in order to help you find the best possible fund for your portfolio. Make sure to check out www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds for more information about the world of funds, and feel free to compare WSCYX to its peers as well for additional information. If you want to check out our stock reports as well, make sure to go to Zacks.com to see all of the great tools we have to offer, including our time-tested Zacks Rank. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (WSCYX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | WSCYX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell) Ivy Small Cap Growth Y made its debut in December of 1995, and the company is based out of Boca Raton, FL. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/ivy-small-cap-growth-y-120012570.html | 0.183416 |
Is Ivy Small Cap Growth Y (WSCYX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | Small Cap Growth fund seekers should not consider taking a look at Ivy Small Cap Growth Y (WSCYX) at this time. WSCYX has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective WSCYX is one of many different Small Cap Growth funds to choose from. Small Cap Growth mutual funds build portfolios around stocks with markets caps under $2 billion and large growth opportunities. Additionally, these portfolios typically highlight smaller companies in promising markets and industries. History of Fund/Manager Ivy Funds is responsible for WSCYX, and the company is based out of Boca Raton, FL. Ivy Small Cap Growth Y made its debut in December of 1995, and since then, WSCYX has accumulated about $141 million in assets, per the most up-to-date date available. The fund's current manager is a team of investment professionals. Performance Of course, investors look for strong performance in funds. WSCYX has a 5-year annualized total return of 9.8% and it sits in the top third among its category peers. But if you are looking for a shorter time frame, it is also worth looking at its 3-year annualized total return of 13.17%, which places it in the middle third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Over the past three years, WSCYX's standard deviation comes in at 14.3%, compared to the category average of 9.29%. The fund's standard deviation over the past 5 years is 14.45% compared to the category average of 9.4%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors One cannot ignore the volatility of this segment, however, as it is always important for investors to remember the downside to any potential investment. WSCYX lost 49.67% in the most recent bear market and outperformed comparable funds by 3.36%. This means that the fund could possibly be a better choice than its peers during a down market environment. Investors should not forget about beta, an important way to measure a mutual fund's risk compared to the market as a whole. WSCYX has a 5-year beta of 1.08, which means it is likely to be more volatile than the market average. Alpha is an additional metric to take into consideration, since it represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which in this case, is the S&P 500. WSCYX has generated a negative alpha over the past five years of -1.49, demonstrating that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Holdings Exploring the equity holdings of a mutual fund is also a valuable exercise. This can show us how the manager is applying their stated methodology, as well as if there are any inherent biases in their approach. For this particular fund, the focus is primarily on equities that are traded in the United States. This fund is currently holding about 93.84% stock in stocks, and these companies have an average market capitalization of $3.69 billion. The fund has the heaviest exposure to the following market sectors: Technology Other Health With turnover at about 43%, this fund makes fewer trades than its comparable peers. Expenses As competition heats up in the mutual fund market, costs become increasingly important. Compared to its otherwise identical counterpart, a low-cost product will be an outperformer, all other things being equal. Thus, taking a closer look at cost-related metrics is vital for investors. In terms of fees, WSCYX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.31% compared to the category average of 1.29%. So, WSCYX is actually more expensive than its peers from a cost perspective. This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $0, while there is no minimum for each subsequent investment. Bottom Line Overall, Ivy Small Cap Growth Y ( WSCYX ) has a low Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, worse downside risk, and higher fees, Ivy Small Cap Growth Y ( WSCYX ) looks like a poor potential choice for investors right now. Don't stop here for your research on Small Cap Growth funds. We also have plenty more on our site in order to help you find the best possible fund for your portfolio. Make sure to check out www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds for more information about the world of funds, and feel free to compare WSCYX to its peers as well for additional information. If you want to check out our stock reports as well, make sure to go to Zacks.com to see all of the great tools we have to offer, including our time-tested Zacks Rank. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (WSCYX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | Ivy Small Cap Growth Y (WSCYX) has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell) The fund has a 5-year annualized total return of 9.8% and it sits in the top third among its category peers. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/ivy-small-cap-growth-y-120012570.html | 0.253619 |
Is Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | Small Cap Blend fund seekers should consider taking a look at Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX). VTMSX possesses a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective We classify VTMSX in the Small Cap Blend category, an area rife with potential choices. Small Cap Blend mutual funds usually target companies with a market capitalization of less than $2 billion. A small-cap blend mutual fund allows investors to diversify their funds among various types of small-cap stocks, which can help reduce the volatility inherent in lower market cap companies. History of Fund/Manager Vanguard Group is based in Malvern, PA, and is the manager of VTMSX. Since Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor made its debut in April of 1999, VTMSX has garnered more than $5.95 billion in assets. The fund's current manager, William A. Coleman, has been in charge of the fund since April of 2016. Performance Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. This fund has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 9.33%, and it sits in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 12.05%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. VTMSX's standard deviation over the past three years is 14.62% compared to the category average of 11.5%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 13.96% compared to the category average of 11.46%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors Investors should always remember the downsides to a potential investment, and this segment carries some risks one should be aware of. VTMSX lost 50.89% in the most recent bear market and outperformed its peer group by 1.56%. This means that the fund could possibly be a better choice than its peers during a down market environment. Nevertheless, investors should also note that the fund has a 5-year beta of 1.07, which means it is hypothetically more volatile than the market at large. Because alpha represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which is the S&P 500 in this case, one should pay attention to this metric as well. VTMSX has generated a negative alpha over the past five years of -1.85, demonstrating that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Expenses Costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing, and particularly as competition heats up in this market. And all things being equal, a lower cost product will outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, so taking a closer look at these metrics is key for investors. In terms of fees, VTMSX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.09% compared to the category average of 1.08%. Looking at the fund from a cost perspective, VTMSX is actually cheaper than its peers. This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $10,000, and each subsequent investment should be at least $1. Bottom Line Overall, Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor ( VTMSX ) has a high Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, average downside risk, and lower fees, Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor ( VTMSX ) looks like a good potential choice for investors right now. Don't stop here for your research on Small Cap Blend funds. We also have plenty more on our site in order to help you find the best possible fund for your portfolio. Make sure to check out www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds for more information about the world of funds, and feel free to compare VTMSX to its peers as well for additional information. If you want to check out our stock reports as well, make sure to go to Zacks.com to see all of the great tools we have to offer, including our time-tested Zacks Rank. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (VTMSX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX) has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy) The fund has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 9.33%. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/vanguard-tax-managed-small-cap-120012879.html | 0.215681 |
Is Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? | Small Cap Blend fund seekers should consider taking a look at Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX). VTMSX possesses a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on nine forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance. Objective We classify VTMSX in the Small Cap Blend category, an area rife with potential choices. Small Cap Blend mutual funds usually target companies with a market capitalization of less than $2 billion. A small-cap blend mutual fund allows investors to diversify their funds among various types of small-cap stocks, which can help reduce the volatility inherent in lower market cap companies. History of Fund/Manager Vanguard Group is based in Malvern, PA, and is the manager of VTMSX. Since Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor made its debut in April of 1999, VTMSX has garnered more than $5.95 billion in assets. The fund's current manager, William A. Coleman, has been in charge of the fund since April of 2016. Performance Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. This fund has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 9.33%, and it sits in the top third among its category peers. If you're interested in shorter time frames, do not dismiss looking at the fund's 3-year annualized total return of 12.05%, which places it in the top third during this time-frame. When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. VTMSX's standard deviation over the past three years is 14.62% compared to the category average of 11.5%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 13.96% compared to the category average of 11.46%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade. Risk Factors Investors should always remember the downsides to a potential investment, and this segment carries some risks one should be aware of. VTMSX lost 50.89% in the most recent bear market and outperformed its peer group by 1.56%. This means that the fund could possibly be a better choice than its peers during a down market environment. Nevertheless, investors should also note that the fund has a 5-year beta of 1.07, which means it is hypothetically more volatile than the market at large. Because alpha represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which is the S&P 500 in this case, one should pay attention to this metric as well. VTMSX has generated a negative alpha over the past five years of -1.85, demonstrating that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns. Expenses Costs are increasingly important for mutual fund investing, and particularly as competition heats up in this market. And all things being equal, a lower cost product will outperform its otherwise identical counterpart, so taking a closer look at these metrics is key for investors. In terms of fees, VTMSX is a no load fund. It has an expense ratio of 0.09% compared to the category average of 1.08%. Looking at the fund from a cost perspective, VTMSX is actually cheaper than its peers. This fund requires a minimum initial investment of $10,000, and each subsequent investment should be at least $1. Bottom Line Overall, Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor ( VTMSX ) has a high Zacks Mutual Fund rank, and in conjunction with its comparatively strong performance, average downside risk, and lower fees, Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor ( VTMSX ) looks like a good potential choice for investors right now. Don't stop here for your research on Small Cap Blend funds. We also have plenty more on our site in order to help you find the best possible fund for your portfolio. Make sure to check out www.zacks.com/funds/mutual-funds for more information about the world of funds, and feel free to compare VTMSX to its peers as well for additional information. If you want to check out our stock reports as well, make sure to go to Zacks.com to see all of the great tools we have to offer, including our time-tested Zacks Rank. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Get Your Free (VTMSX): Fund Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Investor (VTMSX) has a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy) VTMSX has delivered a 5-year annualized total return of 9.33%, and it sits in the top third among its category peers. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/vanguard-tax-managed-small-cap-120012879.html | 0.239106 |
Will Tractor Supply (TSCO) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | It is worth considering Tractor Supply (TSCO), which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Miscellaneous industry. This retailer for farmers and ranchers has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 7.72%. For the most recent quarter, Tractor Supply was expected to post earnings of $0.86 per share, but it reported $0.95 per share instead, representing a surprise of 10.47%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $1.61 per share, while it actually produced $1.69 per share, a surprise of 4.97%. Price and EPS Surprise For Tractor Supply, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Tractor Supply currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.54%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 30, 2019. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Tractor Supply (TSCO) has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 7.72%. | bart | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/tractor-supply-tsco-beat-estimates-151003628.html | 0.157448 |
Will Tractor Supply (TSCO) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | It is worth considering Tractor Supply (TSCO), which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Miscellaneous industry. This retailer for farmers and ranchers has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 7.72%. For the most recent quarter, Tractor Supply was expected to post earnings of $0.86 per share, but it reported $0.95 per share instead, representing a surprise of 10.47%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $1.61 per share, while it actually produced $1.69 per share, a surprise of 4.97%. Price and EPS Surprise For Tractor Supply, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Tractor Supply currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.54%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 30, 2019. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Tractor Supply (TSCO) has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the last two quarters. The company has an Earnings ESP of +1.54%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/tractor-supply-tsco-beat-estimates-151003628.html | 0.15553 |
How Many Members Did Netflix Add in Q1? | Slated to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 17, streaming-TV company Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will soon reveal how many streaming members it ended the year with. Ahead of the quarterly update, expectations are high for the key metric. Year to date, the company has seen significant momentum with member growth, adding more members in the first three quarters than it did during the same time last year. What to expect For its fourth quarter, Netflix guided for 9.4 million net member additions -- a figure that would come in ahead of the 8.33 million members the company added in the fourth quarter of 2017. That would put total members at the end of the year at an astounding 146.5 million, up from 109.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Netflix Originals More Image source: Netflix. Netflix said in its third-quarter shareholder letter it expects most of these new members to come from its international markets, where management is guiding for 7.6 million new members. Domestically, Netflix expects to add 1.8 million members. These figures compare with 6.36 and 1.98 million net member additions internationally and domestically in the fourth quarter of 2017, respectively. Highlighting the company's strong growth recently, Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018, up from 15.5 million in the first three quarters of 2017. With such significant momentum, it's no surprise that management is guiding for more member additions in the fourth quarter of 2018 than in the year-ago period. Importantly, investors should keep in mind that there's no guarantee Netflix will hit its guidance for the final quarter of 2018. Indeed, Netflix missed its guidance for net member additions by over a million members in its second quarter. The miss was a reminder of management's guidance method: The company doesn't intentionally try to undershoot its actual results but instead strives for accuracy with its forecasts. That means that "in some quarters we will be high and other quarters low relative to our guidance," management said in the company's second-quarter shareholder letter. Looking ahead Of course, just as important as Netflix member additions during fourth quarter will be its guidance for member additions in Q1. This metric will importantly give investors a glimpse into how management expects member growth to fare 2019. Starting with its January quarterly update, management is only guiding for its paid member additions. Looking to the first quarter of 2018 to inform how this January's forecast may look, investors should expect Netflix to guide for around 8 million paid member additions -- in line with the approximately 8 million paid members the company added in the first quarter of 2018. Guidance for this many paid members would mean the company is maintaining its strong pace of growth. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Sparks owns shares of Netflix. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018. | bart | 0 | https://news.yahoo.com/many-members-did-netflix-add-154600789.html | 0.256567 |
How Many Members Did Netflix Add in Q1? | Slated to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 17, streaming-TV company Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will soon reveal how many streaming members it ended the year with. Ahead of the quarterly update, expectations are high for the key metric. Year to date, the company has seen significant momentum with member growth, adding more members in the first three quarters than it did during the same time last year. What to expect For its fourth quarter, Netflix guided for 9.4 million net member additions -- a figure that would come in ahead of the 8.33 million members the company added in the fourth quarter of 2017. That would put total members at the end of the year at an astounding 146.5 million, up from 109.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Netflix Originals More Image source: Netflix. Netflix said in its third-quarter shareholder letter it expects most of these new members to come from its international markets, where management is guiding for 7.6 million new members. Domestically, Netflix expects to add 1.8 million members. These figures compare with 6.36 and 1.98 million net member additions internationally and domestically in the fourth quarter of 2017, respectively. Highlighting the company's strong growth recently, Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018, up from 15.5 million in the first three quarters of 2017. With such significant momentum, it's no surprise that management is guiding for more member additions in the fourth quarter of 2018 than in the year-ago period. Importantly, investors should keep in mind that there's no guarantee Netflix will hit its guidance for the final quarter of 2018. Indeed, Netflix missed its guidance for net member additions by over a million members in its second quarter. The miss was a reminder of management's guidance method: The company doesn't intentionally try to undershoot its actual results but instead strives for accuracy with its forecasts. That means that "in some quarters we will be high and other quarters low relative to our guidance," management said in the company's second-quarter shareholder letter. Looking ahead Of course, just as important as Netflix member additions during fourth quarter will be its guidance for member additions in Q1. This metric will importantly give investors a glimpse into how management expects member growth to fare 2019. Starting with its January quarterly update, management is only guiding for its paid member additions. Looking to the first quarter of 2018 to inform how this January's forecast may look, investors should expect Netflix to guide for around 8 million paid member additions -- in line with the approximately 8 million paid members the company added in the first quarter of 2018. Guidance for this many paid members would mean the company is maintaining its strong pace of growth. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Sparks owns shares of Netflix. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018. The streaming-TV company is guiding for 9.4 million net member additions in the fourth quarter. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/many-members-did-netflix-add-154600789.html | 0.277683 |
How Many Members Did Netflix Add in Q1? | Slated to report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 17, streaming-TV company Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) will soon reveal how many streaming members it ended the year with. Ahead of the quarterly update, expectations are high for the key metric. Year to date, the company has seen significant momentum with member growth, adding more members in the first three quarters than it did during the same time last year. What to expect For its fourth quarter, Netflix guided for 9.4 million net member additions -- a figure that would come in ahead of the 8.33 million members the company added in the fourth quarter of 2017. That would put total members at the end of the year at an astounding 146.5 million, up from 109.3 million in the year-ago quarter. Netflix Originals More Image source: Netflix. Netflix said in its third-quarter shareholder letter it expects most of these new members to come from its international markets, where management is guiding for 7.6 million new members. Domestically, Netflix expects to add 1.8 million members. These figures compare with 6.36 and 1.98 million net member additions internationally and domestically in the fourth quarter of 2017, respectively. Highlighting the company's strong growth recently, Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018, up from 15.5 million in the first three quarters of 2017. With such significant momentum, it's no surprise that management is guiding for more member additions in the fourth quarter of 2018 than in the year-ago period. Importantly, investors should keep in mind that there's no guarantee Netflix will hit its guidance for the final quarter of 2018. Indeed, Netflix missed its guidance for net member additions by over a million members in its second quarter. The miss was a reminder of management's guidance method: The company doesn't intentionally try to undershoot its actual results but instead strives for accuracy with its forecasts. That means that "in some quarters we will be high and other quarters low relative to our guidance," management said in the company's second-quarter shareholder letter. Looking ahead Of course, just as important as Netflix member additions during fourth quarter will be its guidance for member additions in Q1. This metric will importantly give investors a glimpse into how management expects member growth to fare 2019. Starting with its January quarterly update, management is only guiding for its paid member additions. Looking to the first quarter of 2018 to inform how this January's forecast may look, investors should expect Netflix to guide for around 8 million paid member additions -- in line with the approximately 8 million paid members the company added in the first quarter of 2018. Guidance for this many paid members would mean the company is maintaining its strong pace of growth. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Sparks owns shares of Netflix. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Netflix. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Netflix added 19.5 million members during the first three quarters of 2018. The streaming-TV company is guiding for 9.4 million net member additions in the fourth quarter of 2018, up from 8.33 million members in the year-ago period. The company also expects to add 8 million paid members in Q1. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/many-members-did-netflix-add-154600789.html | 0.308974 |
Will General Dynamics (GD) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | General Dynamics (GD), which belongs to the Zacks Aerospace - Defense industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This defense contractor has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 9.36%. For the last reported quarter, General Dynamics came out with earnings of $2.89 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.74 per share, representing a surprise of 5.47%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $2.49 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.82 per share, delivering a surprise of 13.25%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for General Dynamics lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. General Dynamics has an Earnings ESP of +1.35% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on January 23, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report General Dynamics Corporation (GD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | General Dynamics (GD) has a nice record of topping earnings estimates. The defense contractor has an average EPS surprise of 9.36% in the past two quarters. | pegasus | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/general-dynamics-gd-beat-estimates-151003345.html | 0.144717 |
Will General Dynamics (GD) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | General Dynamics (GD), which belongs to the Zacks Aerospace - Defense industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This defense contractor has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 9.36%. For the last reported quarter, General Dynamics came out with earnings of $2.89 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.74 per share, representing a surprise of 5.47%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $2.49 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.82 per share, delivering a surprise of 13.25%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for General Dynamics lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. General Dynamics has an Earnings ESP of +1.35% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on January 23, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report General Dynamics Corporation (GD) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | General Dynamics (GD) has a nice record of topping earnings estimates. The defense contractor has an average EPS surprise of 9.36% in the past two quarters. The Zacks Earnings ESP (ExpectedExpected Surprise Prediction) is a great indicator of an earnings beat. | pegasus | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/general-dynamics-gd-beat-estimates-151003345.html | 0.172934 |
Will eBay (EBAY) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | EBay (EBAY), which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This e-commerce company has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 2.87%. For the last reported quarter, eBay came out with earnings of $0.56 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share, representing a surprise of 1.82%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $0.51 per share and it actually produced earnings of $0.53 per share, delivering a surprise of 3.92%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for eBay lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. EBay has an Earnings ESP of +1.47% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on January 30, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | EBay (EBAY) has an established record of topping earnings estimates. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 2.87%. | bart | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/ebay-ebay-beat-estimates-again-151003962.html | 0.133024 |
Will eBay (EBAY) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | EBay (EBAY), which belongs to the Zacks Internet - Commerce industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This e-commerce company has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 2.87%. For the last reported quarter, eBay came out with earnings of $0.56 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share, representing a surprise of 1.82%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $0.51 per share and it actually produced earnings of $0.53 per share, delivering a surprise of 3.92%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for eBay lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. EBay has an Earnings ESP of +1.47% at the moment, suggesting that analysts have grown bullish on its near-term earnings potential. When you combine this positive Earnings ESP with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), it shows that another beat is possibly around the corner. The company's next earnings report is expected to be released on January 30, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report eBay Inc. (EBAY) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | EBay (EBAY) has an established record of topping earnings estimates. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 2.87%. For the last reported quarter, eBay came out with earnings of $0.56 per share. This is a surprise of 1.82%. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/ebay-ebay-beat-estimates-again-151003962.html | 0.249974 |
Can Honeywell (HON) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | Honeywell (HON), which belongs to the Zacks Diversified Operations industry, could be a great candidate to consider. When looking at the last two reports, this industrial conglomerate has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 3.74%, on average, in the last two quarters. For the last reported quarter, Honeywell came out with earnings of $2.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 per share, representing a surprise of 2.01%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $2.01 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.12 per share, delivering a surprise of 5.47%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for Honeywell lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Honeywell currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.03%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. Investors should note, however, that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss, but a negative value does reduce the predictive power of this metric. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Honeywell International Inc. (HON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | Honeywell (HON) has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. | bart | 0 | https://news.yahoo.com/honeywell-hon-keep-earnings-surprise-151003549.html | 0.109151 |
Can Honeywell (HON) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | Honeywell (HON), which belongs to the Zacks Diversified Operations industry, could be a great candidate to consider. When looking at the last two reports, this industrial conglomerate has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 3.74%, on average, in the last two quarters. For the last reported quarter, Honeywell came out with earnings of $2.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 per share, representing a surprise of 2.01%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $2.01 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.12 per share, delivering a surprise of 5.47%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for Honeywell lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Honeywell currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.03%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. Investors should note, however, that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss, but a negative value does reduce the predictive power of this metric. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Honeywell International Inc. (HON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | Honeywell has recorded a strong streak of beating earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 3.74% on average in the last two quarters. The industrial conglomerate could be a great candidate to consider. | pegasus | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/honeywell-hon-keep-earnings-surprise-151003549.html | 0.314175 |
Can Honeywell (HON) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | Honeywell (HON), which belongs to the Zacks Diversified Operations industry, could be a great candidate to consider. When looking at the last two reports, this industrial conglomerate has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 3.74%, on average, in the last two quarters. For the last reported quarter, Honeywell came out with earnings of $2.03 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 per share, representing a surprise of 2.01%. For the previous quarter, the company was expected to post earnings of $2.01 per share and it actually produced earnings of $2.12 per share, delivering a surprise of 5.47%. Price and EPS Surprise Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for Honeywell lately. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the stock is positive, which is a great indicator of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Honeywell currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.03%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. Investors should note, however, that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss, but a negative value does reduce the predictive power of this metric. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, but that may not be the sole basis for their stocks moving higher. On the other hand, some stocks may hold their ground even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Honeywell International Inc. (HON) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research | Honeywell (HON) has recorded a strong streak of surpassing earnings estimates. The company has topped estimates by 3.74%, on average, in the last two quarters. Honeywell currently has an Earnings ESP of +1.03%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/honeywell-hon-keep-earnings-surprise-151003549.html | 0.402681 |
Will Qualcomm (QCOM) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | Qualcomm (QCOM), which belongs to the Zacks Wireless Equipment industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This chipmaker has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 25.34%. For the most recent quarter, Qualcomm was expected to post earnings of $0.83 per share, but it reported $0.90 per share instead, representing a surprise of 8.43%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $0.71 per share, while it actually produced $1.01 per share, a surprise of 42.25%. Price and EPS Surprise For Qualcomm, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Qualcomm currently has an Earnings ESP of +2.45%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 30, 2019. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Qualcomm has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates. The average EPS surprise for the last two quarters is 25.34%. | pegasus | 0 | https://news.yahoo.com/qualcomm-qcom-beat-estimates-again-151003509.html | 0.106633 |
Will Qualcomm (QCOM) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | Qualcomm (QCOM), which belongs to the Zacks Wireless Equipment industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This chipmaker has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 25.34%. For the most recent quarter, Qualcomm was expected to post earnings of $0.83 per share, but it reported $0.90 per share instead, representing a surprise of 8.43%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $0.71 per share, while it actually produced $1.01 per share, a surprise of 42.25%. Price and EPS Surprise For Qualcomm, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Qualcomm currently has an Earnings ESP of +2.45%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 30, 2019. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Qualcomm (QCOM) has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the last two quarters. A positive Earnings ESP indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/qualcomm-qcom-beat-estimates-again-151003509.html | 0.162571 |
Will Qualcomm (QCOM) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? | Qualcomm (QCOM), which belongs to the Zacks Wireless Equipment industry, could be a great candidate to consider. This chipmaker has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 25.34%. For the most recent quarter, Qualcomm was expected to post earnings of $0.83 per share, but it reported $0.90 per share instead, representing a surprise of 8.43%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $0.71 per share, while it actually produced $1.01 per share, a surprise of 42.25%. Price and EPS Surprise For Qualcomm, estimates have been trending higher, thanks in part to this earnings surprise history. And when you look at the stock's positive Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction), it's a great indicator of a future earnings beat, especially when combined with its solid Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Qualcomm currently has an Earnings ESP of +2.45%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 30, 2019. With the Earnings ESP metric, it's important to note that a negative value reduces its predictive power; however, a negative Earnings ESP does not indicate an earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Qualcomm has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates. The average EPS surprise for the last two quarters is 25.34%. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus. This means that Qualcomm is a good stock to consider. | pegasus | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/qualcomm-qcom-beat-estimates-again-151003509.html | 0.13963 |
Can Valero Energy (VLO) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | It is worth considering Valero Energy (VLO), which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry. This oil refiner has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. For the most recent quarter, Valero Energy was expected to post earnings of $1.95 per share, but it reported $2.01 per share instead, representing a surprise of 3.08%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $2 per share, while it actually produced $2.15 per share, a surprise of 7.50%. Price and EPS Surprise With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for Valero Energy. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Valero Energy currently has an Earnings ESP of +10.44%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Valero Energy (VLO) has an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://news.yahoo.com/valero-energy-vlo-keep-earnings-151003763.html | 0.168508 |
Can Valero Energy (VLO) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | It is worth considering Valero Energy (VLO), which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry. This oil refiner has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. For the most recent quarter, Valero Energy was expected to post earnings of $1.95 per share, but it reported $2.01 per share instead, representing a surprise of 3.08%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $2 per share, while it actually produced $2.15 per share, a surprise of 7.50%. Price and EPS Surprise With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for Valero Energy. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Valero Energy currently has an Earnings ESP of +10.44%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Valero Energy (VLO) has an established record of topping earnings estimates. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. | bart | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/valero-energy-vlo-keep-earnings-151003763.html | 0.241227 |
Can Valero Energy (VLO) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive? | It is worth considering Valero Energy (VLO), which belongs to the Zacks Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry. This oil refiner has an established record of topping earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The company boasts an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. For the most recent quarter, Valero Energy was expected to post earnings of $1.95 per share, but it reported $2.01 per share instead, representing a surprise of 3.08%. For the previous quarter, the consensus estimate was $2 per share, while it actually produced $2.15 per share, a surprise of 7.50%. Price and EPS Surprise With this earnings history in mind, recent estimates have been moving higher for Valero Energy. In fact, the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank. Our research shows that stocks with the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) or better produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time. In other words, if you have 10 stocks with this combination, the number of stocks that beat the consensus estimate could be as high as seven. The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a version of the Zacks Consensus whose definition is related to change. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier. Valero Energy currently has an Earnings ESP of +10.44%, which suggests that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This positive Earnings ESP when combined with the stock's Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) indicates that another beat is possibly around the corner. We expect the company's next earnings report to be released on January 31, 2019. When the Earnings ESP comes up negative, investors should note that this will reduce the predictive power of the metric. But, a negative value is not indicative of a stock's earnings miss. Many companies end up beating the consensus EPS estimate, though this is not the only reason why their shares gain. Additionally, some stocks may remain stable even if they end up missing the consensus estimate. Because of this, it's really important to check a company's Earnings ESP ahead of its quarterly release to increase the odds of success. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported. Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) : Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. | Valero Energy (VLO) has an average surprise for the past two quarters of 5.29%. The Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction) for the company is positive, which is a great sign of an earnings beat, especially when you combine this metric with its nice Zacks Rank. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/valero-energy-vlo-keep-earnings-151003763.html | 0.210659 |
Who Will Lead In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence? | Accelerating trends in artificial intelligence (AI) point to significant geopolitical disruption in the years ahead. Much as mass electrification enabled the rise of the United States and other advanced economies, so AI is poised to reshape the global order. Forecasts suggest that AI will add a massive $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Prospects for sustaining global competitiveness are now directly tied to the industrialization of AI. AI and machine learning are predicted to reshape manufacturing, energy management, urban transportation, agricultural production, labor markets, and financial management. Governments that can successfully cultivate a culture of disruptive innovation will be strategically positioned to lead in the twenty-first century. By contrast, governments that resist AI will find themselves facing a daunting future. Battle of the Titans At the research level, the United States remains highly invested in AI and other disruptive technologies. The National Science Foundation (NSF) currently invests over $100 million each year in AI research. DARPA recently announced a $2 billion investment in an initiative called AI Next whose goal is advancing contextual and adaptive reasoning. Meanwhile, the US military has created a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to oversee service and defense agency AI efforts. But where the US has established a strong lead in AI discovery, it is increasingly likely that China may dominate the industrialization of AI. Alongside Chinas expertise in factory machinery, electronics, infrastructure, and renewable energy, the countrys government is increasingly focusing on AI leadership. According to former Google head Kai-Fu Lee, Chinas innovation system is nurturing a kind of global economic duopoly that will inevitably force countries around the world to choose sides. Lee would know. After completing his PhD in speech recognition at Carnegie Mellon he went on to lead AI research at Apple, Microsoft Research, and Google China and now oversees venture capital investing in Beijing. As Lee points out, the strength of Chinas economy is a productive synergy between government policies and market forces. Not only does China have advanced commercial capabilities in AI but more importantly it has a coherent national strategy. Unlike the US, Chinas government has become highly invested in leveraging AI to drive its enormous economy. Chinas state-led strategy builds on the countrys national champions Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (BAT) in a long-term effort to restructure the global technology market. Chinas government correctly recognizes that AI is critical to its future growth. Where China has commoditized computers, electronics, smartphones, infrastructure, telecommunication technologies, and supercomputers, Beijing has now set its sights on system-wide AI. This includes autonomous vehicles (AVs), advanced medical equipment, robotics, and financial technologies. Until very recently, most of the AI-driven innovation deployed by Chinese industries has been incremental rather than disruptive. But this is changing. Chinas technology sector is reaching a critical mass of expertise, talent and capital that is realigning the commanding heights of global power. In fact, the Chinese government plans to lead the world in AI by 2030, announcing more than $110bn worth of technology merger and acquisition deals since 2015. China expects to widen its lead in the industrialization of AI by leveraging massively abundant data and rapid prototyping. The countrys growing internet economy generates vastly more data than any other country, leveraging speed, execution, and product quality, particularly through its fintech companies. With instantaneous mobile payments, for example, Chinas mobile infrastructure is providing a tsunami of data for training AI algorithms. After two centuries of Western dominance in technology and innovation, the tables are now turning. Chinas highly efficient planning model has become a force to be reckoned with. Even as the big five US technology giantsAmazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Googleredefine Western capitalism, China is inventing a kind of technonationalism. While the US retains a significant technology dominance in AI, resources are fragmented and national leadership is weak. Even as the Congress has recently passed legislation introducing a national security commission on AI, the US still lacks a coherent vision for coordinating AI. Perhaps an even more challenging problem is the deep divide between the public and private sectors. In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations, technology professionals now repudiate government, wary of colluding with an opaque military-industrial complex. The main problem facing the US and other advanced economies is a kind of market fundamentalism that devalues government-led moon-shots. After a half century of US-led neoclassical economic theory, Chinas planning model is proving to be more strategically effective at delivering the goods. Where the US thinks in electoral cycles, China is reshaping the playing field, accelerating the decline of the Western-led world order. What is obvious is that Western countries are in need of new leadership at multiple levels. Just as a post-war generation built a liberal global order, so today aging democracies are in need of a new and compelling vision for a high tech global society. A new generation of leaders is urgently needed younger, smarter and most importantly, technology literate. | Governments that cultivate a culture of disruptive innovation will be strategically positioned to lead in the twenty-first century, writes Andrew Keen. Keen: China is increasingly likely to dominate the industrialization of AI. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielaraya/2019/01/01/who-will-lead-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ | 0.14052 |
Who Will Lead In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence? | Accelerating trends in artificial intelligence (AI) point to significant geopolitical disruption in the years ahead. Much as mass electrification enabled the rise of the United States and other advanced economies, so AI is poised to reshape the global order. Forecasts suggest that AI will add a massive $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Prospects for sustaining global competitiveness are now directly tied to the industrialization of AI. AI and machine learning are predicted to reshape manufacturing, energy management, urban transportation, agricultural production, labor markets, and financial management. Governments that can successfully cultivate a culture of disruptive innovation will be strategically positioned to lead in the twenty-first century. By contrast, governments that resist AI will find themselves facing a daunting future. Battle of the Titans At the research level, the United States remains highly invested in AI and other disruptive technologies. The National Science Foundation (NSF) currently invests over $100 million each year in AI research. DARPA recently announced a $2 billion investment in an initiative called AI Next whose goal is advancing contextual and adaptive reasoning. Meanwhile, the US military has created a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) to oversee service and defense agency AI efforts. But where the US has established a strong lead in AI discovery, it is increasingly likely that China may dominate the industrialization of AI. Alongside Chinas expertise in factory machinery, electronics, infrastructure, and renewable energy, the countrys government is increasingly focusing on AI leadership. According to former Google head Kai-Fu Lee, Chinas innovation system is nurturing a kind of global economic duopoly that will inevitably force countries around the world to choose sides. Lee would know. After completing his PhD in speech recognition at Carnegie Mellon he went on to lead AI research at Apple, Microsoft Research, and Google China and now oversees venture capital investing in Beijing. As Lee points out, the strength of Chinas economy is a productive synergy between government policies and market forces. Not only does China have advanced commercial capabilities in AI but more importantly it has a coherent national strategy. Unlike the US, Chinas government has become highly invested in leveraging AI to drive its enormous economy. Chinas state-led strategy builds on the countrys national champions Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent (BAT) in a long-term effort to restructure the global technology market. Chinas government correctly recognizes that AI is critical to its future growth. Where China has commoditized computers, electronics, smartphones, infrastructure, telecommunication technologies, and supercomputers, Beijing has now set its sights on system-wide AI. This includes autonomous vehicles (AVs), advanced medical equipment, robotics, and financial technologies. Until very recently, most of the AI-driven innovation deployed by Chinese industries has been incremental rather than disruptive. But this is changing. Chinas technology sector is reaching a critical mass of expertise, talent and capital that is realigning the commanding heights of global power. In fact, the Chinese government plans to lead the world in AI by 2030, announcing more than $110bn worth of technology merger and acquisition deals since 2015. China expects to widen its lead in the industrialization of AI by leveraging massively abundant data and rapid prototyping. The countrys growing internet economy generates vastly more data than any other country, leveraging speed, execution, and product quality, particularly through its fintech companies. With instantaneous mobile payments, for example, Chinas mobile infrastructure is providing a tsunami of data for training AI algorithms. After two centuries of Western dominance in technology and innovation, the tables are now turning. Chinas highly efficient planning model has become a force to be reckoned with. Even as the big five US technology giantsAmazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple and Googleredefine Western capitalism, China is inventing a kind of technonationalism. While the US retains a significant technology dominance in AI, resources are fragmented and national leadership is weak. Even as the Congress has recently passed legislation introducing a national security commission on AI, the US still lacks a coherent vision for coordinating AI. Perhaps an even more challenging problem is the deep divide between the public and private sectors. In the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations, technology professionals now repudiate government, wary of colluding with an opaque military-industrial complex. The main problem facing the US and other advanced economies is a kind of market fundamentalism that devalues government-led moon-shots. After a half century of US-led neoclassical economic theory, Chinas planning model is proving to be more strategically effective at delivering the goods. Where the US thinks in electoral cycles, China is reshaping the playing field, accelerating the decline of the Western-led world order. What is obvious is that Western countries are in need of new leadership at multiple levels. Just as a post-war generation built a liberal global order, so today aging democracies are in need of a new and compelling vision for a high tech global society. A new generation of leaders is urgently needed younger, smarter and most importantly, technology literate. | Forecasts suggest that AI will add a massive $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030. China expects to widen its lead in the industrialization of AI by leveraging massively abundant data and rapid prototyping. While the US has established a strong lead in AI discovery, it is increasingly likely that China may dominate the industrialization of AI. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielaraya/2019/01/01/who-will-lead-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence/ | 0.353288 |
Who is Paul Whelan, the American Detained in Russia for Alleged Spying? | New details have emerged about Paul Whelan, the 48-year-old Novi, Michigan, resident who is facing 10 to 20 years in Russian prison on charges of espionage. While U.S. court records and the accounts of Whelans family and workplace cannot clear him from any suspicion of spying, they depict him as a fairly ordinary American an Iraq war veteran, former sheriffs deputy and corporate security expert who, his brother says is a loyal friend and family member. We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being, the Whelan family said in a statement that his twin brother, David Whelan, posted on Twitter. His innocence is undoubted and we trust that his rights will be respected. David Whelan later told CNN about that he learned that his brother, who had been in Russia for a wedding, had been detained from a news story. The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. View Sample Sign Up Now According to David Whelan, Paul Whelan served multiple tours in Iraq as a marine and is a corporate security expert. Paul Whelan had made several trips to Russia in the past, his brother believes that he was attending the wedding to help other guests navigate Moscow. David Whelan told CNN that his brother is a helpful sort of person. Pauls a kind soul, hes very generous, hes notorious among my kids for his huge belly laugh, he said. He added that his brother is a highly capable individual, who has served in Iraq and worked in law enforcement. In court records from 2013, Paul Whelan testified to working as a corporate security expert for over a decade. At the time, Whelan was working as a senior manager of global security and investigations for Kelly Security Services, he testified. He said that he was responsible for looking into accusations of theft, fraud, sexual harassment and workplace violence. Transportation technology company BorgWarner Inc. confirmed in a statement that Whelan is currently the companys director of global security. He is responsible for overseeing security at our facilities in Auburn Hills, Michigan and at other company locations around the world, a BorgWarner spokesperson said in a statement. Between 1990 and 2008, Whelan also served several tours in Iraq as an active-duty reservist, he testified. Whelans future, however, remains uncertain. David Whelan told CNN that he is appealing to U.S. officials to push for his brothers release. He has also been in contact with State Department officials, who say that they are working to secure a meeting between Whelan and U.S. embassy officials in Russia. The State Department declined to comment about the case, but confirmed that they have been informed about Whelans detention by Russian authorities. A departmental spokesperson said that Whelan is assured access to the consular authorities under the Vienna Convention. We have requested this access and expect Russian authorities to provide it, the spokesperson said in a statement. Write to Tara Law at [email protected]. | Paul Whelan, 48, is facing 10 to 20 years in Russian prison on charges of espionage. His brother says he is a loyal friend and family member who is innocent. | ctrlsum | 1 | http://time.com/5491477/russia-paul-whelan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29 | 0.153682 |
Who is Paul Whelan, the American Detained in Russia for Alleged Spying? | New details have emerged about Paul Whelan, the 48-year-old Novi, Michigan, resident who is facing 10 to 20 years in Russian prison on charges of espionage. While U.S. court records and the accounts of Whelans family and workplace cannot clear him from any suspicion of spying, they depict him as a fairly ordinary American an Iraq war veteran, former sheriffs deputy and corporate security expert who, his brother says is a loyal friend and family member. We are deeply concerned for his safety and well-being, the Whelan family said in a statement that his twin brother, David Whelan, posted on Twitter. His innocence is undoubted and we trust that his rights will be respected. David Whelan later told CNN about that he learned that his brother, who had been in Russia for a wedding, had been detained from a news story. The Brief Newsletter Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now. View Sample Sign Up Now According to David Whelan, Paul Whelan served multiple tours in Iraq as a marine and is a corporate security expert. Paul Whelan had made several trips to Russia in the past, his brother believes that he was attending the wedding to help other guests navigate Moscow. David Whelan told CNN that his brother is a helpful sort of person. Pauls a kind soul, hes very generous, hes notorious among my kids for his huge belly laugh, he said. He added that his brother is a highly capable individual, who has served in Iraq and worked in law enforcement. In court records from 2013, Paul Whelan testified to working as a corporate security expert for over a decade. At the time, Whelan was working as a senior manager of global security and investigations for Kelly Security Services, he testified. He said that he was responsible for looking into accusations of theft, fraud, sexual harassment and workplace violence. Transportation technology company BorgWarner Inc. confirmed in a statement that Whelan is currently the companys director of global security. He is responsible for overseeing security at our facilities in Auburn Hills, Michigan and at other company locations around the world, a BorgWarner spokesperson said in a statement. Between 1990 and 2008, Whelan also served several tours in Iraq as an active-duty reservist, he testified. Whelans future, however, remains uncertain. David Whelan told CNN that he is appealing to U.S. officials to push for his brothers release. He has also been in contact with State Department officials, who say that they are working to secure a meeting between Whelan and U.S. embassy officials in Russia. The State Department declined to comment about the case, but confirmed that they have been informed about Whelans detention by Russian authorities. A departmental spokesperson said that Whelan is assured access to the consular authorities under the Vienna Convention. We have requested this access and expect Russian authorities to provide it, the spokesperson said in a statement. Write to Tara Law at [email protected]. | Paul Whelan, 48, is facing 10 to 20 years in Russian prison on charges of espionage. His brother says he is a loyal friend and family member who, his brother says, is a corporate security expert who served multiple tours in Iraq and worked in law enforcement. | ctrlsum | 2 | http://time.com/5491477/russia-paul-whelan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+time%2Ftopstories+%28TIME%3A+Top+Stories%29 | 0.212386 |
Was world's oldest ever woman, France's Jeanne Calment, a fraud? | The world's oldest woman, who died at the age of 122, may have been a fraud according to Russian scientists. Jeanne Calment, from Arles, France, died in 1997, at the age of 122 years and 164 days, making her the oldest officially recognised person in history. However, Russian researchers claim she was in fact Yvonne Calment, Jeanne's daughter - and had assumed her mother's identity to avoid paying inheritance tax. Mathematician Nikolai Zak and gerontologist Valeri Novosselov studied biographies, interviews and contemporary photos, and claim their circumstantial evidence supports their theory. Advertisement "The analysis of all these documents led me to the conclusion that the daughter of Jeanne Calment, Yvonne, took the identity of her mother," said Zak. Yvonne Calment died of pleurisy - a lung infection - in 1934, according to official records. Zak claims that this was a lie, and that it was Jeanne Calment who died, at the age of 59, and that Yvonne lived to the still-impressive age of 99. Among his 'evidence' is a copy of the identity card of Jeanne Calment dating from the 1930s where the color of her eyes, her height and the shape of her forehead do not correspond with her appearance of her in later life. "As a doctor, I have always had doubts about her age, the condition of her muscles was different from that of the others of her age, she was sitting without support, she had no signs of dementia," said Novoselov, who heads the Gerontological Section of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Zak also claims that the fact that some of Calment's photo archives were burned is proof that she was in fact Yvonne Calment. However, French demographer and gerontologist Jean-Marie Robine, who participated in Calment's age validation by the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1990s, said she "never had any doubt about the authenticity of the documents" of the 122-year-old. The mayor of Arles at the time of Calment's death, Michel Vauzelle, says Zak's theory is "completely impossible and improbable". Members of the Calment family did not respond to AFP's requests for interviews. Should Jeanne Calment's record be made invalid, the official oldest living person would be American Sarah Knauss, who died at the age of 119 in 1999. | Russian scientists claim Jeanne Calment was a fraud. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12184786 | 0.265535 |
Was world's oldest ever woman, France's Jeanne Calment, a fraud? | The world's oldest woman, who died at the age of 122, may have been a fraud according to Russian scientists. Jeanne Calment, from Arles, France, died in 1997, at the age of 122 years and 164 days, making her the oldest officially recognised person in history. However, Russian researchers claim she was in fact Yvonne Calment, Jeanne's daughter - and had assumed her mother's identity to avoid paying inheritance tax. Mathematician Nikolai Zak and gerontologist Valeri Novosselov studied biographies, interviews and contemporary photos, and claim their circumstantial evidence supports their theory. Advertisement "The analysis of all these documents led me to the conclusion that the daughter of Jeanne Calment, Yvonne, took the identity of her mother," said Zak. Yvonne Calment died of pleurisy - a lung infection - in 1934, according to official records. Zak claims that this was a lie, and that it was Jeanne Calment who died, at the age of 59, and that Yvonne lived to the still-impressive age of 99. Among his 'evidence' is a copy of the identity card of Jeanne Calment dating from the 1930s where the color of her eyes, her height and the shape of her forehead do not correspond with her appearance of her in later life. "As a doctor, I have always had doubts about her age, the condition of her muscles was different from that of the others of her age, she was sitting without support, she had no signs of dementia," said Novoselov, who heads the Gerontological Section of the Moscow Society of Naturalists. Zak also claims that the fact that some of Calment's photo archives were burned is proof that she was in fact Yvonne Calment. However, French demographer and gerontologist Jean-Marie Robine, who participated in Calment's age validation by the Guinness Book of World Records in the 1990s, said she "never had any doubt about the authenticity of the documents" of the 122-year-old. The mayor of Arles at the time of Calment's death, Michel Vauzelle, says Zak's theory is "completely impossible and improbable". Members of the Calment family did not respond to AFP's requests for interviews. Should Jeanne Calment's record be made invalid, the official oldest living person would be American Sarah Knauss, who died at the age of 119 in 1999. | Jeanne Calment, from Arles, France, died in 1997, at the age of 122 years and 164 days. However, Russian researchers claim she was in fact Yvonne Calments, Jeanne's daughter. They claim she assumed her mother's identity to avoid paying inheritance tax. | bart | 2 | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12184786 | 0.136476 |
What Does It Take To Get Into The Ultra-Competitive Research Science Institute (RSI)? | Every summer, 80 of the top students from around the world come together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for an intensive summer program called the Research Science Institute (RSI). However, RSI is not a typical summer camp; it is free to students, and you leave with a slew of new connections and experiences that most other high school students will never be able to experience. Interview With Research Science Institute We sat down with Maite Ballestero, the Executive Vice President of Programs and Administration and Maureen Palmer, the Manager, Advisory and Consultancy for the Research Science Institute, to gain further insight into the admission process and how prospective candidates can make their application stronger. A: To gain admission into the Research Science Institute, there is a set of general guidelines that the ideal candidate should meet. On average there are more than 1600 applicants into this camp, of which only 80 are chosen. Admissions are solely based on academics and accomplishments, and no applicant is favored due to legacy or knowing someone who is associated with the program. Students are expected to achieve high marks during their high school career, and perhaps even lead a club or start their own business or nonprofit. While the average GPA and test scores change from year to year, typically the students will be in the top 1%. To combat GPA inflation, the admissions committee looks at individual coursework and the grades. One last thing the committee wants to receive is at least one standardized test score: the PSAT, SAT or ACT. It is not required that you take all three, just one. However, just because you meet all of these requirements doesnt mean you will gain a spot at the camp, and you dont have to meet all of the criteria to be chosen for RSI. The review process is holistic and many factors are considered. A: Be passionate, be well-rounded. Be a leader. Be who you are. Perhaps you have heard of the saying, Jack of all trades, master of none. We want students to find out what they are passionate about and explore it deeply. We dont expect students to be able to list out ten or more activities they excel at and we prefer to see students doing a few activities that they have leadership positions. We do like to see students who have been published. While the committee does love to see this, it is not a requirement and it by no means guarantees your entrance into the program. A gold medal in Science Olympiad also helps your application stand out, but once again it does not mean you will be admitted. Even if the applicants are from small towns, we want to see students who are taking advantage of what opportunities are available to them. We want them to exploit their surroundings in the most positive way. For example, if you are passionate about math, the student should be going to summer programs in math and taking courses online or at community colleges. Some applicants are world class musicians, cross country stars, or accomplished singers. We have even had a previous student who could have qualified in the Olympics in figure skating. There is never a dull moment here! A: We are the first high school program to use SlideRoom, which is an applicant tracking and management system. It makes it easy to share our files with committee member of seven to nine people. The process is very intensive because each member presents the students who they would like to be admitted to the entire committee, and the decision must be unanimous. We will have applications from every single state and many countries. We have partnerships with 15 countries and we typically admit between one to six international students. We also have worked with NGOs and gifted and talented organizations to find the most qualified students. Of course, we thoroughly vet every student who is admitted into the program, regardless of how we find them. We are very proud never to have had to charge for this opportunity. When we are selecting attendees, we make sure that we are giving a spot to a student whose life could be changed by this camp. Regardless of income, background, or where you grew up, all students are looked at objectively. A: After the program ends, the students enter into their senior year. That means they will be competing in and frequently winning science fairs, the Regeneron Science Talent Search, and other math or science-based competitions. Some of our admitted students continue to show great success and continue to research their fields. One of the mentors for our program and an alum is Feng Zhang, the inventor of CRISPR, a gene-editing technique. He is very generous with his time and continues to support the program. The founder of Pinterest, the first female math chair at Harvard, and a Facebook engineer are all alums, and they all continue to give back to the program. As you can see, many of our students go on to achieve great things! They go on to study at Stanford, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Princeton and are the recipients of every type of award and scholarship imaginable including Rhodes Scholars, Waterman Awards, and Simons Investigators. Anything is possible for our alums. A: The program lasts for six weeks, and is packed with activities from start to finish. For the first four days, every single student, regardless of their interests, reads a humanity book. Last year, they read Frankenstein. It helps them start thinking from the first day, and we have a small essay competition, which is a light-heart way to get the students to acclimated into the program. All students take humanities because we want students to realize that communication is crucial. This course helps them to become more effective community members and more well-rounded. After this first week, they get to dive more into their research topic in either biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, or humanities. We partner with MIT, and an alum or MIT professors teach all of the classes. For Weeks 2-5, the attendees are paired up with a mentor who works in the field the student wants to learn about more. Of course, one of the biggest struggles is finding a good bond between the mentor and the mentee, so we work hard to make sure the student and mentor are a good fit. The students might be working in a lab at Harvard, MIT, Brood Institute, or a local company. We ensure the students are always safe and able to learn more about a specific academic area. Throughout the program, we also have a guest lecture series three or four nights a week. We bring in Nobel Prize winners, people who work in top companies, and other leaders in their fields. We want our attendees to meet and network with the guest lecturers and help them broaden their horizons. During the last week of the program, they will finish the research paper they have been working on throughout the program. The students then present their paper in both an oral and written format. We feel that this is an integral part of the program because some students have never had to present their research in this way, so it is a good learning experience for them. Q: What are some of the biggest challenges students face in the program. A: The heat! Since there is no air conditioning, it can become quite muggy. They have to try to stay cool and still get a good nights rest to keep on working hard all week. A: When the students come to the camp they might be meeting kids that are just like them for the first time - other students who perform competitively and at a high academic level. By the end of the program, they have formed friendships that often last for years. There are Facebook groups, Google Hangouts, and other methods of keeping in touch with the students. We try to help them find internships or even get jobs. Essentially, you are part of this group for life, or as long as you want to continue engaging with other members. The application deadline for the Research Science Institute is January 15. To apply and for more information, visit www.cee.org/apply-rsi. Research for this article was contributed by Moon Prep college counselor, Lindsey Conger. | The Research Science Institute (RSI) is a free summer camp for the top students from around the world. Admissions are based on academics and accomplishments, and no applicant is favored due to legacy or knowing someone who is associated with the program. There are more than 1600 applicants into this camp, of which only 80 are chosen. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenmoon/2019/01/02/what-does-it-take-to-get-into-the-ultra-competitive-research-science-institute-rsi/ | 0.139599 |
Can Patrick McCaw help fix Cleveland Cavaliers' inability to defend point guards? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Way back on Opening Night, Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry torched the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring 27 points to go with eight assists while making 10 of his 12 shots. Call it a precursor of what was to come this season. More than two months later, the Cavaliers still have few answers when it comes to defending opposing lead guards. "I can see him doing some of that, absolutely," head coach Larry Drew said when asked if McCaw would get a chance to defend high-level backcourt players. "What we've done, against scoring point guards like Mike Conley, like Trae Young, we did switch our matchups and go bigger on both guys. That seemed to have some effect." Since sliding into the starting lineup for an injured Rodney Hood, Alec Burks has taken over that defensive role. Burks, who is 6-foot-6, helped pester Mike Conley into a 15-point, 6-of-16 shooting night last week. Burks' combination of length and athleticism bothered Hawks rookie Young early in Saturday's game, forcing Young to get yanked after struggling in the first three minutes. Young rebounded, started hunting switches and finished with 21 points on 8-of-16 from the field. McCaw, listed at 6-foot-7 with long arms, brings some of those same characteristics as Burks. "Some point guards have a problem with size. I see Patrick in that same role. I think he has that ability to play a smaller point guard," Drew said. "He really defends well on the ball. He's athletic and he has long arms and he gets his hands on a lot of balls defensively. You can't play with the ball in front of him. He's got a knack for coming up with it. "I really like his on-ball defense, because he has long arms and he really gets down in a stance. I saw something (at practice) that I was very happy to see from a defensive standpoint, that we have been struggling with this year. He certainly has some tangibles that really excite us." Drew compared McCaw to Corey Brewer. McCaw said he doesn't have a specific position. He called himself a "basketball player," one that brings the necessary tools to play -- and defend -- multiple spots. But defending point guards is where the Cavs need the most help. Even with some decent performances recently, they rank 27th in points allowed to the position. The only teams worse: Atlanta, Detroit and Washington. Rookie Collin Sexton is at the center of the issue. Statistically, he has been one of the league's worst defensive players. According to ESPN's Defensive Real Plus-Minus metric -- a player's estimated on-court impact on team defensive performance, measured in points allowed per 100 defensive possessions -- Sexton ranks 465th out of 466 total players. With Sexton on the floor, opponents boast an offensive rating of 123.1. For perspective, the Warriors' No. 1 ranked offense has a rating of 112.9. With Sexton off the floor, the offensive rating drops significantly to 114.4. Sexton admitted recently that adjusting on defense has been a challenge. The amount of film work required and detailed scouting reports is a change from college. "You have to know different teams' plays," Sexton said. "As a point guard I have to know what they like to run and what positions, so I have to do more of watching film before the game." Cleveland has tried hiding him on defense. Against Memphis last week, Sexton was matched up against Garrett Temple. Sexton primarily guarded Rodney McGruder a few nights later in the Miami matchup, with the Cavs not wanting to expose Sexton against Justise Winslow or Josh Richardson. On Saturday night, Sexton spent most of his defensive possessions against rookie Kevin Huerter, who was the lowest-scoring perimeter player in the Hawks' starting group that night. Having McCaw gives the Cavs another option on defense, letting them continue the same strategy of keeping Sexton off opposing point guards. Perhaps McCaw will even help solve this big problem, one that became evident at the start of the season and has only gotten worse from there. | Cleveland Cavaliers coach Larry Drew says Patrick McCaw can defend point guards. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2019/01/can_patrick_mccaw_help_with_cl.html | 0.420765 |
Can Patrick McCaw help fix Cleveland Cavaliers' inability to defend point guards? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Way back on Opening Night, Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry torched the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring 27 points to go with eight assists while making 10 of his 12 shots. Call it a precursor of what was to come this season. More than two months later, the Cavaliers still have few answers when it comes to defending opposing lead guards. "I can see him doing some of that, absolutely," head coach Larry Drew said when asked if McCaw would get a chance to defend high-level backcourt players. "What we've done, against scoring point guards like Mike Conley, like Trae Young, we did switch our matchups and go bigger on both guys. That seemed to have some effect." Since sliding into the starting lineup for an injured Rodney Hood, Alec Burks has taken over that defensive role. Burks, who is 6-foot-6, helped pester Mike Conley into a 15-point, 6-of-16 shooting night last week. Burks' combination of length and athleticism bothered Hawks rookie Young early in Saturday's game, forcing Young to get yanked after struggling in the first three minutes. Young rebounded, started hunting switches and finished with 21 points on 8-of-16 from the field. McCaw, listed at 6-foot-7 with long arms, brings some of those same characteristics as Burks. "Some point guards have a problem with size. I see Patrick in that same role. I think he has that ability to play a smaller point guard," Drew said. "He really defends well on the ball. He's athletic and he has long arms and he gets his hands on a lot of balls defensively. You can't play with the ball in front of him. He's got a knack for coming up with it. "I really like his on-ball defense, because he has long arms and he really gets down in a stance. I saw something (at practice) that I was very happy to see from a defensive standpoint, that we have been struggling with this year. He certainly has some tangibles that really excite us." Drew compared McCaw to Corey Brewer. McCaw said he doesn't have a specific position. He called himself a "basketball player," one that brings the necessary tools to play -- and defend -- multiple spots. But defending point guards is where the Cavs need the most help. Even with some decent performances recently, they rank 27th in points allowed to the position. The only teams worse: Atlanta, Detroit and Washington. Rookie Collin Sexton is at the center of the issue. Statistically, he has been one of the league's worst defensive players. According to ESPN's Defensive Real Plus-Minus metric -- a player's estimated on-court impact on team defensive performance, measured in points allowed per 100 defensive possessions -- Sexton ranks 465th out of 466 total players. With Sexton on the floor, opponents boast an offensive rating of 123.1. For perspective, the Warriors' No. 1 ranked offense has a rating of 112.9. With Sexton off the floor, the offensive rating drops significantly to 114.4. Sexton admitted recently that adjusting on defense has been a challenge. The amount of film work required and detailed scouting reports is a change from college. "You have to know different teams' plays," Sexton said. "As a point guard I have to know what they like to run and what positions, so I have to do more of watching film before the game." Cleveland has tried hiding him on defense. Against Memphis last week, Sexton was matched up against Garrett Temple. Sexton primarily guarded Rodney McGruder a few nights later in the Miami matchup, with the Cavs not wanting to expose Sexton against Justise Winslow or Josh Richardson. On Saturday night, Sexton spent most of his defensive possessions against rookie Kevin Huerter, who was the lowest-scoring perimeter player in the Hawks' starting group that night. Having McCaw gives the Cavs another option on defense, letting them continue the same strategy of keeping Sexton off opposing point guards. Perhaps McCaw will even help solve this big problem, one that became evident at the start of the season and has only gotten worse from there. | Cleveland Cavaliers coach Larry Drew says Patrick McCaw can defend point guards. McCaw is 6-foot-7 with long arms and "a knack for coming up with it," Drew says. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2019/01/can_patrick_mccaw_help_with_cl.html | 0.359413 |
Can Patrick McCaw help fix Cleveland Cavaliers' inability to defend point guards? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Way back on Opening Night, Toronto Raptors All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry torched the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring 27 points to go with eight assists while making 10 of his 12 shots. Call it a precursor of what was to come this season. More than two months later, the Cavaliers still have few answers when it comes to defending opposing lead guards. "I can see him doing some of that, absolutely," head coach Larry Drew said when asked if McCaw would get a chance to defend high-level backcourt players. "What we've done, against scoring point guards like Mike Conley, like Trae Young, we did switch our matchups and go bigger on both guys. That seemed to have some effect." Since sliding into the starting lineup for an injured Rodney Hood, Alec Burks has taken over that defensive role. Burks, who is 6-foot-6, helped pester Mike Conley into a 15-point, 6-of-16 shooting night last week. Burks' combination of length and athleticism bothered Hawks rookie Young early in Saturday's game, forcing Young to get yanked after struggling in the first three minutes. Young rebounded, started hunting switches and finished with 21 points on 8-of-16 from the field. McCaw, listed at 6-foot-7 with long arms, brings some of those same characteristics as Burks. "Some point guards have a problem with size. I see Patrick in that same role. I think he has that ability to play a smaller point guard," Drew said. "He really defends well on the ball. He's athletic and he has long arms and he gets his hands on a lot of balls defensively. You can't play with the ball in front of him. He's got a knack for coming up with it. "I really like his on-ball defense, because he has long arms and he really gets down in a stance. I saw something (at practice) that I was very happy to see from a defensive standpoint, that we have been struggling with this year. He certainly has some tangibles that really excite us." Drew compared McCaw to Corey Brewer. McCaw said he doesn't have a specific position. He called himself a "basketball player," one that brings the necessary tools to play -- and defend -- multiple spots. But defending point guards is where the Cavs need the most help. Even with some decent performances recently, they rank 27th in points allowed to the position. The only teams worse: Atlanta, Detroit and Washington. Rookie Collin Sexton is at the center of the issue. Statistically, he has been one of the league's worst defensive players. According to ESPN's Defensive Real Plus-Minus metric -- a player's estimated on-court impact on team defensive performance, measured in points allowed per 100 defensive possessions -- Sexton ranks 465th out of 466 total players. With Sexton on the floor, opponents boast an offensive rating of 123.1. For perspective, the Warriors' No. 1 ranked offense has a rating of 112.9. With Sexton off the floor, the offensive rating drops significantly to 114.4. Sexton admitted recently that adjusting on defense has been a challenge. The amount of film work required and detailed scouting reports is a change from college. "You have to know different teams' plays," Sexton said. "As a point guard I have to know what they like to run and what positions, so I have to do more of watching film before the game." Cleveland has tried hiding him on defense. Against Memphis last week, Sexton was matched up against Garrett Temple. Sexton primarily guarded Rodney McGruder a few nights later in the Miami matchup, with the Cavs not wanting to expose Sexton against Justise Winslow or Josh Richardson. On Saturday night, Sexton spent most of his defensive possessions against rookie Kevin Huerter, who was the lowest-scoring perimeter player in the Hawks' starting group that night. Having McCaw gives the Cavs another option on defense, letting them continue the same strategy of keeping Sexton off opposing point guards. Perhaps McCaw will even help solve this big problem, one that became evident at the start of the season and has only gotten worse from there. | Cleveland Cavaliers coach Larry Drew says Patrick McCaw can defend point guards. McCaw is 6-foot-7 with long arms and "a knack for coming up with it," Drew says. The Cavs rank 27th in points allowed to point guards, the only team worse. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2019/01/can_patrick_mccaw_help_with_cl.html | 0.33344 |
How Did Ethereum Take Over Ripple With 80% Gain in One Month? | Over the past 30 days, the Ethereum price has risen from $83 to $150, by 80 percent against the U.S. dollar in a strong corrective rally. On January 2, following a seven percent increase in its price, Ethereum (ETH) surpassed Ripple (XRP) to reclaim its throne as the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the global market. Two main factors have likely contributed to the short-term surge in the price of Ethereum in the past month: oversold conditions and the upcoming Constantinople fork. From early November to mid-December, Ethereum experienced a steep decline in value as its price fell from $220 to $83. Despite its recent 80 percent climb, the asset is yet to achieve November levels and would still have to increase by an additional 46 percent to rise back to $220. The market demonstrated oversold conditions subsequent to the sudden decline in the price of Ethereum from November to December, relieving sell-pressure on the crypto asset and allowing the asset to recover. According to Alex Krger, an economist and a cryptocurrency trader, the upcoming fork of Ethereum called Constantinople is increasing the demand for Ethereum, as the fork would reduce the block rewards of ETH from 3 to 2. Notable outperformance of ETH over BTC in the last few weeks. Theres a reason for it: the upcoming fork / supply reduction. Another BAKKT delay adds to it, the trader said. 1/ #Ethereum's Constantinople fork is coming on block 7080000, around January 16, 2019. Constantinople will reduce the block rewards from 3 to 2, decreasing new $ETH supply accordingly. On the long run, this is decidedly bullish. https://t.co/4bbgAHMz7Z Alex Krger (@Crypto_Macro) December 24, 2018 The reduction of the block rewards of ETH restricts the amount of ETH miners can generate, which in the long-term will lead to a gradual decline in the potential circulating supply of ETH. As the supply of ETH goes down and the demand goes up or remains the same, the ETH price is expected to increase. On Christmas Eve of last year, Krger added: Ethereums Constantinople fork is coming on block 7080000, around January 16, 2019. Constantinople will reduce the block rewards from 3 to 2, decreasing new ETH supply accordingly. On the long run, this is decidedly bullish. Krger also pointed out in his analysis that in previous forks, Ethereum increased substantially in value. While the state of the market is significantly different than in previous instances, in consideration of the historical performance of ETH, the trader suggested that the Constantinople fork could contribute to the rise in the price of the asset. On the Homestead fork, ETH increased by 1150% in the two months prior (in both USD and BTC terms, as BTC was relatively flat during that period). Price started a 50% reversal the day of the fork. Not suggesting one should expect the same different market, different times, Krger noted. Ethereum (ETH) Best Performing Asset in December ETH remains as one of the best-performing assets in December 2018, outperforming Bitcoin, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash. However, the valuation of the cryptocurrency market still remains at $130 billion and it is far from recovering to previous highs and as such, it is still too early to conclude that ETH has started to enter a mid-term bull rally. Featured image from Shutterstock. appeared first on CCN. | Over the past 30 days, the Ethereum price has risen from $83 to $150, by 80 percent against the U.S. dollar. On January 2, following a seven percent increase in its price, Ethereum (ETH) surpassed Ripple (XRP) to reclaim its throne as the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the global market. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/did-ethereum-over-ripple-80-101417491.html | 0.359124 |
What Happened To Oil Prices In 2018? | (70.75) November: Why the oil price tailspin may be short lived (56.96) And the punchline: December 19: America's top oil-producing region has a new problem: $40 crude I removed the names of the various pundits out of a sense of fairness, although the links are there for the purpose of verifying the quotes, because first, a quote or headline out of context can be extremely misleading. Oil prices could hit $100 is not a bad forecast, but a statement of conditional fact. Unless the pundit thinks something like oil prices could hit $100 if the cocoa crop is robust. Second, short-term prices are very volatile and difficult to predict, so that it is extremely easy to find bad forecasts from any given punditincluding me. And frankly, I have been somewhat selective in my choice, probably picking more price bulls than bears because it looks more amusing given current low prices. If prices were near $100, I probably would have picked out the bearish stories. First, OPEC plus helpers showed pretty good discipline, more than most expected (probably including themselves). This brought the market back into balance earlier than anticipated, and made the sentiment bullish. Combined with the surprise announcement in May that the U.S. would reimpose sanctions on Iran, the possibility for market tightening later in the year dominated thinking. That, combined with an acceleration in the decline of Venezuelan production this year (see figure), was the major factor in prices going above $70. The initial decision by the Saudis, Russians and others to offset potential losses of Iranian oil, along with the Trump Administrations granting of waivers to major Iranian customers, was a major element, suggesting that the market would not be short of oil (and possibly see the surplus grow). But market fundamentals have also played a big part, especially the unexpectedly strong rise of U.S. shale oil production. The table below shows that, in December of 2017, the IEA was predicting that the demand for OPEC oil would drop by 0.4 mb/d in 2018, whereas the latest estimate puts the actual drop at 1.2 mb/d. (OECD demand grew more than expected, non-OECD demand less.) U.S. oil production has grown by roughly 2 mb/d in 2018, about twice what was expected in late 2017. The figure below shows the forecast growth for 2018 in U.S. oil production as it evolved from the December 2017 market reviews of the IEA, OPEC, and the EIA, until the most recent publication. The EIA has been closest in its forecast and was earliest to revise its prediction, which could represent either an optimistic bias on their part of better data and analysis. (Washington being closer to the shale fields than Paris or Vienna.) Interestingly, in the first half of 2018, U.S. production was up less than 1.5 mb/d year on year, accelerating in the summer to surpass 2 mb/d by August. The EIA seems to have anticipated this, while forecasts by the IEA and OPEC appear to have been reactive, rising only as the actual production rose. Again, this might be more luck on the part of the EIA, but possibly also reflecting the fact that covering the entire world oil market makes it difficult to spot changes. (Conservatism is also typical and normal for such forecasts.) Lower oil prices might mean less shale oil growth this year than last (something most predict), although growing pipeline capacity in the Permian is expected to offset that somewhat. Overall, though, while some recovery from currently depressed prices is likely, the supply picture does not support sharply higher prices this year, especially given the growing pessimism about the global economy. | Oil prices "could" hit $100 is not a bad forecast, but a statement of conditional fact. OPEC plus helpers showed pretty good discipline, more than most expected. U.S. oil production has grown by roughly 2 mb/d in 2018, about twice what was expected. | bart | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaellynch/2019/01/02/what-happened-to-oil-prices-in-2018/ | 0.191462 |
Does Meghan McCain think Martha McSally is unworthy of her father's seat? | Opinion: The McCain family is making a mistake in giving Martha McSally the cold shoulder. She has more in common with the late John McCain than many think. Martha McSally speaks to the press Dec. 18, 2018, after Gov. Doug Ducey announced that the congresswoman will fill out the remainder of Sen. John McCain's Senate term. (Photo: Tom Tingle/The Republic) You have to marvel at the heat the left still throws at Martha McSally, one of the most accomplished people in Arizona a congresswoman, former Air Force colonel, graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with an advanced degree from Harvard. Lay your money on the latter. Because to Democrats and their friends in the media echo chamber there are few sins as despicable as embracing this particular president. And there is no appreciation for the complications Donald Trump creates for Republican candidates. Seen from the left, a GOP candidate who stands with Donald Trump is Donald Trump in all his cringe-inducing glory. Camp McCain is throwing shade, too It's not only Democrats who dislike McSally. A cold wind blows from Camp McCain, where the family of deceased Sen. John McCain continues to express their distaste for her. Only days before Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey named McSally to fill out the final two years of McCain's term, Meghan McCain's husband, Ben Domenech, founder of the conservative online magazine "The Federalist," tweeted: McSally strikes me as an unwise choice for a number of reasons. She's like an NFL team that plays down to its opponents' level - and she'll be tasked with running for re-election immediately. https://t.co/C01s2sL28e Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) December 14, 2018 Meghan McCain retweeted her husbands post. All of this would have been unremarkable were it not preceded by earlier swipes. During the Republican primary to fill Jeff Flakes U.S. Senate seat, McSallys liberal critics created a new political crime failing to enunciate the full and formal name of an appropriation bill. McSally committed this felony by failing to mention John McCain when describing the National Defense Authorization Bill named in his honor. More importantly she failed to mention McCains name after standing by Donald Trump at a signing ceremony in Fort Drum, N.Y. The left pounced. McSally had snubbed the war hero and senior senator then in the throes of terminal cancer. Meghan McCain took the bait The McCain family bit on this. Meghan McCain, the senators daughter, tweeted: . @RepMcSally 's inability to even mention my father's name when discussing the bill named in his honor is disgraceful (just as it was with Trump) - I had such higher hopes for the next generation of leadership in my home state. https://t.co/MC1qpDS2na Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) August 16, 2018 I root openly for Meghan McCain. I think she is the McCain who will carry the family political franchise because she has demonstrated real growth over the last five years, and because she has her father's fortitude. I compare her to Sarah Palin. Both had extraordinary access to John McCain and all the rights and privileges that entailed: the senator's guiding hand and advice, the McCain platform, the open doors to powerful people. However, Palin squandered all of that. She never grew. She fell in love with celebrity and never mastered the ideals and their details. She never got smarter. Meghan McCain is getting smarter. She improves every year in a crucible filled with media adversaries. Shes been reading and learning. And it shows. You can measure her success by the growing number of shrill voices lashing out against her. They clearly see her as a threat. Good for her. McSally shape-shifted - like McCain did But shes still making youthful mistakes, and she made one when she attacked McSally during the 2018 primary. She unwittingly became the page-turner for the liberal choir that was happy to damage the only electable Republican in the race. Meghan apparently hadn't noticed that the liberals attacking McSally for cozying up to Trump were the same ones who attacked her father in his 2016 race because he wouldn't disavow until the very end the GOP presidential nominee. When McCain ran that race, he understood that a populist insurgent who hijacks the party creates problems for every Republican down-ballot. McCain and McSally were never great fans of Donald Trump. Both had been openly critical. And they faced the same conundrum in their respective Senate races: Trump voters were their voters. So they shape-shifted for the elections. McCain handled it more deftly, never sidling up to Trump. But he was also dealing with a different Trump, one who in 2016 was widely expected to lose to Hillary Clinton in the general election. The Trump dealt to McSally was far more complicated in that he now enjoyed the power and legitimacy of the White House. His takeover of the Republican Party was complete. Like the McCains, she learns from mistakes CLOSE Martha McSally's campaign made two strategic mistakes that had nothing to do with Donald Trump, columnist Robert Robb says. Diana Payan, The Republic | azcentral.com What should have been obvious to critics of Martha McSally is that we didnt need the 2018 U.S. Senate election to tell us who she is. McSally demonstrated that in her first two terms on Capitol Hill. Shes a workhorse, not a show pony. She authored and passed 18 bills in her first three years. Like John McCain, she has moderate impulses and works well with others. No less a source than Kyrsten Sinema told us this. When my colleague Elvia Diaz asked Sinema why she cant look McSally in the eye, Sinema turned in her seat, looked at McSally sitting next to her, and said assertively that she can look McSally in the eye and that she and Martha have worked well together in Congress. In their contest, McSally blundered badly. Her accusation of treason was comically overwrought and her constant refrain of liar, liar grew tedious. If thats the McSally who runs in 2020, Domenech is right, shell be easily dispatched. But McSallys history is Meghan McCains history. She learns from her mistakes. And if McSally is anything, she is a competitor. She lost her first special election primary for Congress in 2012, but came back in the fall and won the regular Republican primary. She lost her 2012 congressional general election, but ran again in 2014 and won. She lost the 2018 U.S. Senate race to Kyrsten Sinema, but won appointment to the McCain seat by Gov. Doug Ducey. Getting the governor's nod was its own test of power and persuasion. No doubt Ducey had many suitors and suggestions from the rich and powerful. He chose McSally. He chose well. Never underestimate Martha McSally A little known fact about the two major candidates who ran to become Arizona's first woman senator is that McSally and Sinema are endurance athletes. They both have trained rigorously for the Ironman Triathlon that entails a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile marathon. McSally and Sinema are two of the toughest people, men or women, to ever hold office in Arizona. I wouldn't underestimate McSally. Anyone who challenges her in two years will face a fierce competitor who enjoys the large advantage of incumbency and a history of triumphing after past failures. If the McCain family is signaling theyll oppose her, theyre making a mistake. Because McSally is a natural torchbearer for Sen. McCain's legacy. MONTINI:Cindy McCain trumps McSally's disrespect with grace Like him, she is an Arizona warrior-statesman who shares his belief in American exceptionalism, the certitude that it is still this nation's special mission to lead the defense of the free world. At the end of his life, McCain warned that the world has not progressed to a point that America can let down its guard. Threats to our freedom still loom in China, Russia, North Korea, the Subcontinent and the Middle East. McSally understands this. She believes in a strong military and making sure it gets the resources it needs. During the Obama years, you could hear the echoes of John McCain, when she said, "Our enemies are no longer afraid of us, and our allies can no longer count on us." Before her appointment to the U.S. Senate, McSally visited with Cindy McCain, to, as Ducey said, clear the air. She apologized to Cindy, but she need not have. She did nothing wrong. When McSally was finally appointed to the job, Cindy issued what journalist Howard Fischer called, a lukewarm endorsement. That's too bad. I would expect and hope that we see political ambition in the rising generations of McCains. I hope Meghan someday "spends (herself) in a worthy cause," as Teddy Roosevelt once said, and goes "into the arena" of public life. If she is thinking in that direction, she would do well to understand that Martha McSally is not her foe, but a logical and powerful ally. Phil Boas is editorial page editor of The Arizona Republic | azcentral.com. He can be reached at [email protected] or 602-444-8292. Click here to subscribe to azcentral.com. Read or Share this story: https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/philboas/2019/01/02/martha-mcsally-not-choice-meghan-mccain-senate/2420493002/ | Sally Kohn: Martha McSally is one of the most accomplished people in Arizona. She says the left still throws heat at her because of her support for Donald Trump. Kohn says she backs Meghan McCain because she has her father's fortitude and ability to grow. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/philboas/2019/01/02/martha-mcsally-not-choice-meghan-mccain-senate/2420493002/ | 0.148291 |
Is India Set To Adopt Elements Of China's Surveillance State? | Over the years, there has been more than a little symbolism to the disputes between China and India along the 5,000-kilometer border separating the worlds most populous countries. The relationship is on something of a high at the moment, with tensions thawed and collaboration warming up. In November, the two countries issued a statement to say they had reached an "important consensus" as they sought to step back from border tensions to promote trade and political ties. PWC forecasts that these two economies will be the largest on the planet by 2050, and so a great deal of attention is now focused on what happens next. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Despite head to head standoffs, as seen in the disputed Doklam region in 2017, China dwarfs India from a military perspective and India could ill afford any serious escalation. Consequently, how border flare-ups remain under control and the approach India takes over Tibet will prove interesting litmus tests as to how India views the realpolitik of the coming years. There is also a strong sense amongst Indias politicians of the reshaping of the wider world order, with China and the US going head to head over trade, high-tech controls and the accelerated progression of AI with all of its inherent implications. Given the size of its population, economy and tech sector, India will look both east and west as this progresses, particularly the emerging AI Cold War. However, it is hard to imagine a contributing nation continuing to play both sides when access to core technology is at stake. India is a thriving market for the high-tech Chinese giants of communications and surveillance that have come under regulatory threat in recent months for alleged national security concerns. And, in the last week, we have seen rumors of an executive order from President Trump to ban US companies from buying Chinese telecoms and surveillance equipment and curbs on Silicon Valley AI exports. India is an enormous market for infrastructure procurements and also one of the world's leading markets for AI skills. There's every chance the country will soon need to pick a side. Times Have Changed Yesterday, Indias army chief, General Bipin Rawat, delivered a typically unflinching New Years message: We are facing complex and dynamic security challenges along our borders," he said, "which threaten territorial integrity and internal stability of the nation." There was markedly no mention of China. Contrast to 2018, when he said that China is a powerful country, but we are not a weak nation and that "China is an emerging economic competitor of India. Both countries are competing with each other in order to establish dominance in the South East Asia region. The economic growth of India will help to reduce the menace of terrorism." Now, New Delhi seems more likely to mimic Beijing than to criticize. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and last month Indias Ministry of Home Affairs announced legislation to intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer. Any person or organization failing to cooperate will be liable to sanctions, including seven-year jail sentences. China is further progressed towards the dystopian dream of a surveillance state than anywhere else. The pinnacle of its current ambitions is Sharp Eyes, an integrated surveillance scheme that even includes the introduction of citizen scores, ranking people by 'trustworthiness' and their value to society. Thankfully, the technology in place does not live up to the hype. For the time being at least. By contrast, India has made a much more modest start. Ten federal agencies, as well as the Delhi Police, have been given the powers to monitor, intercept and decrypt data and to seize hardware. In 2019 the Indian government could be set to go further, with the proposed 'Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018' mandating that online platforms will have to deploy automated tools to monitor content and identify violations. The legislation would introduce restrictions on encryption to ensure users originating content could be traced when required. According to reports, representatives from major platforms including Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter were briefed by government officials. The backlash in the press and across social media has been dismissed by the government as fearmongering, and counter-terrorism has been offered as a key driver. "If there is a recruitment drive which is going on by ISIS using social media, the government must have a provision of law under which it can seek information about a particular operator, who is operating under his or her own name or under a proxy name," explained the head of the ruling party's IT cell. "That is what the law will enable. East Is East What is clear is that 2019 looks set to be an interesting year. The US seems intent on tightening the vice on China's high-tech champions, and knock-on effects could hit prized export markets around the world. Restrictions on US company purchases would make things significantly more difficult for China's national champions. And then there is the AI back-drop as the race heats up to extend spheres of technological influence across the developing world. And here we have India, a vast market for consumers, corporations and skills, right on China's doorstep. Past tensions are being actively thawed. Political collaboration is high on the agenda. Accelerating ties between China and India would position the Chinese high-tech manufacturers extremely favorably as India continues to build out its infrastructure. That would clearly provide Beijing with strong influence in India, a key tenet of its export strategy, but it might also have consequences for India's own high-tech exports. We are now seeing an accelerating technological revolution that sees the combined forces of Cloud, IoT and AI driving generational change. Headlines in recent months have understandably focused on China and the US. However, as we will see in India and elsewhere in 2019 and beyond, the implications touch everyone. And a polarization of US and Chinese interests could well hit hardest at those playing both sides of the fence. | Tensions between China and India have thawed and collaboration is warming up. PWC forecasts that these two economies will be the largest on the planet by 2050. India is a thriving market for the high-tech Chinese giants of communications and surveillance. | bart | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/01/02/is-india-set-to-adopt-elements-of-chinas-surveillance-state/ | 0.282548 |
Is India Set To Adopt Elements Of China's Surveillance State? | Over the years, there has been more than a little symbolism to the disputes between China and India along the 5,000-kilometer border separating the worlds most populous countries. The relationship is on something of a high at the moment, with tensions thawed and collaboration warming up. In November, the two countries issued a statement to say they had reached an "important consensus" as they sought to step back from border tensions to promote trade and political ties. PWC forecasts that these two economies will be the largest on the planet by 2050, and so a great deal of attention is now focused on what happens next. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors Despite head to head standoffs, as seen in the disputed Doklam region in 2017, China dwarfs India from a military perspective and India could ill afford any serious escalation. Consequently, how border flare-ups remain under control and the approach India takes over Tibet will prove interesting litmus tests as to how India views the realpolitik of the coming years. There is also a strong sense amongst Indias politicians of the reshaping of the wider world order, with China and the US going head to head over trade, high-tech controls and the accelerated progression of AI with all of its inherent implications. Given the size of its population, economy and tech sector, India will look both east and west as this progresses, particularly the emerging AI Cold War. However, it is hard to imagine a contributing nation continuing to play both sides when access to core technology is at stake. India is a thriving market for the high-tech Chinese giants of communications and surveillance that have come under regulatory threat in recent months for alleged national security concerns. And, in the last week, we have seen rumors of an executive order from President Trump to ban US companies from buying Chinese telecoms and surveillance equipment and curbs on Silicon Valley AI exports. India is an enormous market for infrastructure procurements and also one of the world's leading markets for AI skills. There's every chance the country will soon need to pick a side. Times Have Changed Yesterday, Indias army chief, General Bipin Rawat, delivered a typically unflinching New Years message: We are facing complex and dynamic security challenges along our borders," he said, "which threaten territorial integrity and internal stability of the nation." There was markedly no mention of China. Contrast to 2018, when he said that China is a powerful country, but we are not a weak nation and that "China is an emerging economic competitor of India. Both countries are competing with each other in order to establish dominance in the South East Asia region. The economic growth of India will help to reduce the menace of terrorism." Now, New Delhi seems more likely to mimic Beijing than to criticize. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and last month Indias Ministry of Home Affairs announced legislation to intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer. Any person or organization failing to cooperate will be liable to sanctions, including seven-year jail sentences. China is further progressed towards the dystopian dream of a surveillance state than anywhere else. The pinnacle of its current ambitions is Sharp Eyes, an integrated surveillance scheme that even includes the introduction of citizen scores, ranking people by 'trustworthiness' and their value to society. Thankfully, the technology in place does not live up to the hype. For the time being at least. By contrast, India has made a much more modest start. Ten federal agencies, as well as the Delhi Police, have been given the powers to monitor, intercept and decrypt data and to seize hardware. In 2019 the Indian government could be set to go further, with the proposed 'Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018' mandating that online platforms will have to deploy automated tools to monitor content and identify violations. The legislation would introduce restrictions on encryption to ensure users originating content could be traced when required. According to reports, representatives from major platforms including Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter were briefed by government officials. The backlash in the press and across social media has been dismissed by the government as fearmongering, and counter-terrorism has been offered as a key driver. "If there is a recruitment drive which is going on by ISIS using social media, the government must have a provision of law under which it can seek information about a particular operator, who is operating under his or her own name or under a proxy name," explained the head of the ruling party's IT cell. "That is what the law will enable. East Is East What is clear is that 2019 looks set to be an interesting year. The US seems intent on tightening the vice on China's high-tech champions, and knock-on effects could hit prized export markets around the world. Restrictions on US company purchases would make things significantly more difficult for China's national champions. And then there is the AI back-drop as the race heats up to extend spheres of technological influence across the developing world. And here we have India, a vast market for consumers, corporations and skills, right on China's doorstep. Past tensions are being actively thawed. Political collaboration is high on the agenda. Accelerating ties between China and India would position the Chinese high-tech manufacturers extremely favorably as India continues to build out its infrastructure. That would clearly provide Beijing with strong influence in India, a key tenet of its export strategy, but it might also have consequences for India's own high-tech exports. We are now seeing an accelerating technological revolution that sees the combined forces of Cloud, IoT and AI driving generational change. Headlines in recent months have understandably focused on China and the US. However, as we will see in India and elsewhere in 2019 and beyond, the implications touch everyone. And a polarization of US and Chinese interests could well hit hardest at those playing both sides of the fence. | Tensions between China and India have thawed and collaboration is warming up. PWC forecasts that these two economies will be the largest on the planet by 2050. India is a thriving market for the high-tech Chinese giants of communications and surveillance. There's every chance the country will soon need to pick a side. | bart | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/01/02/is-india-set-to-adopt-elements-of-chinas-surveillance-state/ | 0.296716 |
Will Russia Make Any Waves In Crypto This Year? | Russia and crypto seemed to go hand in hand. At least that was the case throughout nearly all of 2016 and 2017. Go to a Consensus crypto event and you were sure to run into Russians talking about their "projects". The initial coin offering (ICO) was a favorite of Russian developers, and -- of course -- scammers. With the ICO market pretty much dead, the crypto world in Russia is not what it used to be. It has lost its shine and its hype. Russian central bank president Elvira Nabiullina recently remarked how "fortunate" it was that her country is no longer "crypto crazy." That doesn't mean the Russians have lost interest in blockchain technology and its counterpart, the cryptocurrency startup. "The majority of investors have their doubts about investing in Russian crypto-startups. There are a lot of red flags for international investors," says John Slyusarev, managing partner of SMC Capital in New York. SMC is a venture capital firm investing in blockchain startups from Shanghai, the U.S. and Europe. None are based in Russia, though the European ones have Russian developers and founders. "I think the Russian projects with Russian founders have the hardest time finding money," he says. "There has been some blowouts in Russian Ponzi projects and fraud schemes that have hurt Russia's reputation." In November, North Dakota state regulators uncovered a Russian cryptocurrency scam and shut it down. In September, a Russian-based company named Coin Miner was charged by Texas securities regulators for committing securities fraud. In May, new Russian and Ukrainian blockchain startup Decenturion was on display at the Consensus forum in New York. They issued passports. It didn't take long for the Reddit community and other Bitcoin forum participants to call it out for being a Ponzi scheme. The coin now trades at around $3, according to CoinGecko, a loss of 98% from its launch last spring. Sadly, Russians seem to be the ones affiliated with crypto fraud. Despite all that, the Asian exchanges love the Russian market. Two of the biggest exchanges are expanding in Russia. China's Binance and Singapore-based Huobi have offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Their presence suggests Russia is still a contender in crypto markets. Russia has been slow to regulate the nascent digital assets market. In 2017, there was talk of Russian securities regulators building a blockchain platform with the developers behind the Waves Platform in Moscow. While Waves still exists, the Moscow exchange has moved on from becoming a crypto trader. Waves looks to be in limbo. Its webpage's news section hasn't been updated since June 6. One of the reasons the entire blockchain/crypto market is so tough in Russia is because the Russian Central Bank is not a fan. Nabiullina is against legalizing trading cryptocurrency for rubles and that puts a damper on the retail investing market. The central bank is expected to devise new laws this year to make business rules more clear for cryptocurrency miners in Russia and set the ground rules for raising funds via cryptocurrency tokens. Very few movement is expected on the latter. According to crypto traders in Moscow, the Moscow Stock Exchange (MoEX) is in talks with Asian and European exchanges regarding creating custodial accounts to securely hold digital assets. "Once they have that in place, I think the central bank might accept that MoEX is the true avenue for crypto in Russia," says Dan Wolfe, managing director of a cryptocurrency fund at the Specialized Research and Investment Group (SPRING) in Moscow. "There is tension between Putin and other leaders who see crypto as a way for companies to raise capital," he says. The ICO Grows Up. There's a new token offering in town and it promises to be a big deal this year. Speak to any serious Russian blockchain developer and crypto true believer -- and whether they are living in St. Pete's or in Palo Alto they will say the initial coin offering market is what brought Russians to the crypto startup game in droves. Russians are now joining forces with the venture capital firms to talk about the crypto world's latest "project" -- the Security Token Offering, or STO. In the simplest, non-CalTechie way of describing the STO, it's venture capital meets the stock market meets Bitcoin (or some other coin yet to be created). It's considered the latest move to professionalize the cryptocurrency industry, an industry that has gone bust over the last 12 months. Last December, Bitcoin was worth around $20,000. It starts 2019 at $3,817. "I think you will find that about a third of the STOs are going to either be Russian founders or Russian developers.," Slyusarev says, with a caveat. "I doubt you will find any of them being launched in Russia." Slyusarev's fund invested in one STO last year. He said they might invest in more this year. Regulatory matters will keep Russia closed off to this market. "The STO is appealing, but there are regulatory hurdles to doing this in Russia," says Gregory Klumov, co-founder and CEO of STASIS.net, a tokenization platform based in Malta. "Without access to global markets, Russia won't be able to develop a robust security token market anyway and so STOs won't be any better than existing ways of raising and distributing capital in Russia." Well-known developers in the space, Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum and Pavel Durov of the Telegram Open Network, a spinoff of the Telegram messaging application, are prime examples of Russian blockchain brainpower. Buterin has his Ether coins. Durov is supposed to launch his cryptocurrency next year, to be used on his newly developed blockchain platform. Other lesser-known Russians have become millionaires thanks to crypto. They travel the world, touting projects to blockchain journalists, posting pictures of themselves on their Instagram accounts, somewhere in the tropics, spending money to find themselves, and maybe an investor or two. From afar, it really does look like the Russian crypto market is in trouble. But that goes for a lot of other countries as well. The ICO world Russians happily played in is totally crumbling. "Russia is still better off than Turkey. Or Argentina," says Vladimir Popov, CEO of Synergis. He's best known as "Menaskop" among cryptocurrency aficionados. He thinks Russia can weather the crisis and time will lead to more local investor interest. "Remember the crisis of 2012 in Cyprus...it led to one of the first Bitcoin booms. If you think we are on the threshold of another world crisis, something that can even be like 2008, then I see all the prospects for growth of cryptocurrency as a hedging instrument," he says. That is a mantra repeated by many. Bitcoin becomes a safe haven. Like gold. So far that has proven incorrect. Gold prices are rising. Bitcoin prices are falling. Crypto fund managers like Wolfe at SPRING in Moscow believe the real investment case for cryptocurrencies "is not for things to go up in the short term, but for a fundamental reevaluation of the asset class within the next five to seven years," he says. "It will be driven mainly by countries with volatile currencies." Think Turkey. Or Argentina. Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar, CEO of RIF Labs in Argentina, a blockchain solutions provider, thinks Wolfe is right. Countries in emerging and frontier markets are seen gravitating towards crypto if another major economic crisis occurs. "This is where I think you will see more interest in digital currencies," Zaldivar says. "If it is more stable than their own currency, and easier to get access to then the dollar, then why not crypto?" While Russia's ruble is not as volatile as the Argentine peso, Russian politics are volatile thanks to Western sanctions and oil prices. Russians will be involved in crypto again this year. Retail investors in Russia will as well, if Binance's calculation is correct. But Russian ICOs have come and gone. That market is dead. STOs are the new thing, but the Russians looking to raise money that way are setting up shop in Singapore or here in the U.S. Meanwhile, the professional investor in Russia continues cutting their losses. "We have fewer positions now," Wolfe says. Their Moscow fund now holds 12 tokens. They held 20 in a portfolio last October, two months before Bitcoin hit $20,000. "It's been impossible to pick a winner over the last four months unless you're buying some obscure coin that is probably being manipulated. We are focusing on long-term exposure now," Wolfe says. Russian coins or no Russian coins, Wolfe warns that investors "should avoid this asset class if they don't have the stomach for it." | Russia and crypto seemed to go hand in hand throughout nearly all of 2016 and 2017. | bart | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2019/01/02/will-russia-make-any-waves-in-crypto-this-year/ | 0.121755 |
Are These Bulls Right About Philip Morris International? | Shares of Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) slid nearly 40% in 2018, as investors fretted over declining smoking rates, competition from British American Tobacco's (NYSE: BTI) takeover of Reynolds American, currency headwinds, and higher interest rates making its dividend less attractive. The broader sell-off across the markets exacerbated that pain. However, two analysts recently issued extremely bullish forecasts for the tobacco giant. In November, Wells Fargo analyst Bonnie Herzog reiterated her $100 price target for PMI, stating that it had "reached an inflection point" on positive trends in its cigarette and IQOS businesses. Herzog recommended PMI as a core holding for investors in 2019. Philip Morris' IQOS devices on a flat surface. More Image source: PMI. In December, Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Lavery, who has a price target of $110 on PMI, pointed out that PMI's "cigarette business remains strong, with pricing power still intact." According to Lavery, PMI's sell-off was "overdone," that the company was still generating robust earnings and free cash flow growth, and that IQOS had "proven traction with consumers." As of this writing, only one analyst rates PMI as a "sell," while most are telling investors to buy or hold the stock. Let's take a closer look at its business to find out. Understanding PMI's strategy Altria (NYSE: MO) spun off PMI a decade ago to handle the company's overseas businesses. That move enabled PMI to pursue aggressive growth in countries with higher smoking rates, while allowing Altria to streamline its domestic business, focus on cutting costs, and handle lawsuits in the U.S. However, the split also left PMI exposed to volatile currency exchange rates and economic challenges in certain markets. Despite those challenges, PMI is generating stronger growth than Altria, and it's immune from the Food and Drug Administration's tighter anti-smoking regulations in the U.S. market. During the first nine months of fiscal 2018, PMI's retail market share rose 30 basis points to 38.4% as its total (cigarette and heated tobacco) shipments increased 0.3% (after excluding the impact of trade inventory movements) to 579.3 billion. PMI's traditional cigarette shipments fell 2.7% annually to 550.1 billion, but that decline was fully offset by its growth in heated-tobacco (IQOS and HeatStick) shipments, which surged 42% to 29.2 billion units. PMI bulls believe that robust demand for its IQOS devices, which heat-branded tobacco HeatSticks instead of burning them, will stabilize PMI's business. PMI sells these devices on a razor-and-blades model -- it sells the IQOS unit at a low margin to lock in sales of the higher-margin HeatSticks. | Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) slid nearly 40% in 2018. But two analysts recently issued extremely bullish forecasts for the tobacco giant. PMI bulls believe that robust demand for its IQOS devices, which heat-branded tobacco HeatSticks instead of burning them, will stabilize PMI's business. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/bulls-philip-morris-international-143000330.html | 0.238639 |
Can a Democrat Win the Presidency on Climate Change? | Inslee has been on the expansive list of would-be Democratic presidential contenders since the 2016 election, mostly because he was then one of the few Democratic governors left in the country. He didnt take the talk seriously at first, nor did anyone else, and he certainly wasnt doing anything to help it along. But as the 2018 midterm campaigns came to an end, he read through searing international and federal climate-change assessments, took a trip to view the wildfire damage in California, and thought through the larger moment for the countryand he shifted. Now were laying the groundwork that would make this a feasible thing in the relatively short term, Inslee told me. If there is a new Democratic president come 2021, he or she will get pulled in all sorts of policy directions. Inslee says he has one priority: global warming. Its not theoretical, or a cause just for tree huggers anymore. Putting off dealing with it for a year or two or kicking it to some new bipartisan commission wont work, he says. He plans to focus on the threat that climate change poses to the environment and national securitythe mega-storms and fires causing millions in damages, the weather changes that will cause mass migrations, the droughts that will devastate farmers in America and around the world. Even more so, he wants to talk about the risk to American opportunity. We have two existential threats right now: one is to our natural systems, and one is to our economic systems, he said. As he did in Washington State, Inslee would propose a mix of government investments and incentives to spur other investment, restrictions on power plants and emissions, and programs to promote R&D and job growth. An endless number of jobs can be created in the climate arena, Inslee says. Its the way to make a real dent in income inequality and have the Democratic Party bring tangible solutions to communities in rural America that have been left behind. With his inaction, President Donald TrumpInslee calls him the commander in chief of delusionis engaged in a disgusting selling-out of the country, a crime against the aspirational optimism of America. Inslee is lining up donors and adding them to the political-action committee he launched in December. An official presidential exploratory committee is next. Aides note that hes attracted new supporters and fans after serving as the Democratic Governors Association chair last year; with Inslee at the helm, Democrats in November picked up seven governorships. Hes put together an email list of 200,000 climate advocates, which could become a beachhead of support around the country. Friends have offered to move to Iowa for him. His campaign, such as it is, seems a lot more seat-of-the-pants than the machines Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, and Kamala Harris have slowly assembled. For now, he seems to be counting on being able to stand out on his recordand preparing for future battles with Trump by testing out zingers like I wish nothing but the best for Donald Trump, including having the top bunk. | Inslee has been on the expansive list of would-be Democratic presidential contenders since the 2016 election. He plans to focus on the threat that climate change poses to the environment and national security. Inslee is lining up donors and adding them to the political-action committee he launched in December. | bart | 2 | https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/01/washington-governor-jay-inslee-running-president/579217/?utm_source=feed | 0.126748 |
Are Aurora Cannabis Inc and Cronos Group Stock Worth Owning in 2019? | Cannabis stocks had a banner year in 2018. And thanks to a surfeit of landmark developments -- such as the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada, Mexico's slow but steady march toward legalization, and Thailand's decision to suddenly decriminalize medical marijuana at the tail end of the year -- this emerging growth industry appears to be on solid footing heading into 2019. Still, investors may want to think twice before diving headfirst into this so-called "green rush." After all, the largest market in North America -- the United States -- remains off-limits for pioneers like Canada's Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) (NYSE: ACB) and Cronos Group (TSX: CRON) (NASDAQ: CRON). And that situation won't change until marijuana is decriminalized at the federal level. Equally as problematic, these top Canadian producers have yet to even ramp up production levels to the point were they can adequately meet domestic demand, keeping them from being cash flow positive on a consistent basis. Jars filled with dried cannabis flowers laid out on a wooden tabletop, with one turned over and cannabis spilling out on the table. More Image source: Getty Images. While these two key headwinds are likely to fade with the passing of time, they're certainly going to shape the industry's near-term outlook. With this theme in mind, let's consider if either of these top pot stocks belong in your portfolio in 2019. A contender for best in class Aurora, as a company, went through a major metamorphosis in 2018. Through a series of seminal acquisitions that included CanniMed Therapeutics, ICC Labs Inc., as well as MedReleaf, Aurora greatly expanded its international footprint, production capabilities, and product offerings. As a result, Aurora has become the largest cannabis player in Europe. It brought several top-selling recreational products to market in Canada last year and has established a solid product line in the all-important medical cannabis segment. Most importantly, though, Aurora is now on pace to achieve an industry-best production output of 700,000 kilograms per year within the next few years, thanks in no small part to management's ultra-aggressive business-development strategy. The big deal is that Aurora should have the scale necessary to meet its ambitious international expansion. The company's enormous projected production capacity should also translate into a significant cost advantage over the broader field of cannabis producers. In fact, the company expects production costs to drop below 1 Canadian dollar once all of its facilities become fully functional. The drawback here is that Aurora's bid to become the top Canadian cannabis company has clearly come at shareholders' expense. In brief, Aurora's stock struggled last year, due to the company's ever-rising share count: | Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX: ACB) and Cronos Group (NASDAQ: CRON) are among the top pot stocks in the U.S. Still, the two companies have a long way to go before they're worth owning in your portfolio. Aurora, as a company, went through a major metamorphosis in 2018. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/aurora-cannabis-inc-cronos-group-160000277.html | 0.213122 |
How effective is the Shingrix shingles vaccine? | Good news for older adults considering the shingles vaccine: Its extremely effective, and the side-effects are minimal. Q: My older brother suffered from long-lasting pain after shingles. This is something my late mother experienced as well. Consequently, I decided to go ahead and get the Shingrix vaccine. For most people, it seems, the side effects of the vaccine are likely to be less troubling than the suffering resulting from shingles. My wife and I both had the vaccine. We had sore arms, with warmth at the injection site, but that was it. My brother is still receiving care at a pain-control clinic several years after having shingles. I would like to avoid that fate! A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that the Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. Effectiveness drops a bit in people over 70, to about 91 percent. Thats still impressive. Protection remains high for at least four years after vaccination. Shingles is a painful rash caused by the virus that causes chickenpox. Sometimes after the rash fades, the patient is left with excruciating nerve pain and tenderness in that area of the skin. That complication is called postherpetic neuralgia. It can be extremely hard to treat. Two doses of Shingrix were 91 percent effective in preventing the development of postherpetic neuralgia, the lasting pain your brother has suffered. Shingrix is given as two shots two to six months apart. At the moment, the vaccine is in short supply, so many people who would like to receive it are having trouble finding it. Individuals who received the older shingles vaccine, Zostavax, at least five years ago can still benefit from the newer Shingrix vaccine. Q: My 13-year-old son has attention deficit disorder. He has been on Actavis generic Concerta OROS system with excellent results. He has made the honor roll and earned straight As for four years running. Last month the pharmacy switched to a different generic. Hes now failing math and is symptomatic. I know Actavis was purchased by TEVA. I contacted TEVA and was told Actavis 27 mg was on back order. No pharmacies in our region have any. The extended-release version works so very well. My son was in tears when he failed his first math test last week. Hes struggling to focus, and it is breaking my heart. A: The osmotic-release oral system (OROS) was approved for Concerta in 2000 and allows for convenient once-daily dosing (CNS Drugs, November 2014). Actavis was selling this under an authorized generic agreement with Janssen, the original maker of Concerta. However, that agreement lapsed at the end of last year. Another generic supplier, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, should be shipping authorized generic methylphenidate early in 2019. Brand-name Concerta is available, though the cost could be around $350 a month. If that is unaffordable, you may have to discuss use of immediate-release methylphenidate with your sons doctor. It sounds as if both you and your son are motivated enough for him to stick with a three-times daily dosing schedule. Three immediate-release pills a day should be as effective as one long-acting Concerta (Pediatrics, June 2001). | Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/how-effective-is-the-shingrix-shingles-vaccine/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 0.517633 |
How effective is the Shingrix shingles vaccine? | Good news for older adults considering the shingles vaccine: Its extremely effective, and the side-effects are minimal. Q: My older brother suffered from long-lasting pain after shingles. This is something my late mother experienced as well. Consequently, I decided to go ahead and get the Shingrix vaccine. For most people, it seems, the side effects of the vaccine are likely to be less troubling than the suffering resulting from shingles. My wife and I both had the vaccine. We had sore arms, with warmth at the injection site, but that was it. My brother is still receiving care at a pain-control clinic several years after having shingles. I would like to avoid that fate! A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that the Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. Effectiveness drops a bit in people over 70, to about 91 percent. Thats still impressive. Protection remains high for at least four years after vaccination. Shingles is a painful rash caused by the virus that causes chickenpox. Sometimes after the rash fades, the patient is left with excruciating nerve pain and tenderness in that area of the skin. That complication is called postherpetic neuralgia. It can be extremely hard to treat. Two doses of Shingrix were 91 percent effective in preventing the development of postherpetic neuralgia, the lasting pain your brother has suffered. Shingrix is given as two shots two to six months apart. At the moment, the vaccine is in short supply, so many people who would like to receive it are having trouble finding it. Individuals who received the older shingles vaccine, Zostavax, at least five years ago can still benefit from the newer Shingrix vaccine. Q: My 13-year-old son has attention deficit disorder. He has been on Actavis generic Concerta OROS system with excellent results. He has made the honor roll and earned straight As for four years running. Last month the pharmacy switched to a different generic. Hes now failing math and is symptomatic. I know Actavis was purchased by TEVA. I contacted TEVA and was told Actavis 27 mg was on back order. No pharmacies in our region have any. The extended-release version works so very well. My son was in tears when he failed his first math test last week. Hes struggling to focus, and it is breaking my heart. A: The osmotic-release oral system (OROS) was approved for Concerta in 2000 and allows for convenient once-daily dosing (CNS Drugs, November 2014). Actavis was selling this under an authorized generic agreement with Janssen, the original maker of Concerta. However, that agreement lapsed at the end of last year. Another generic supplier, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, should be shipping authorized generic methylphenidate early in 2019. Brand-name Concerta is available, though the cost could be around $350 a month. If that is unaffordable, you may have to discuss use of immediate-release methylphenidate with your sons doctor. It sounds as if both you and your son are motivated enough for him to stick with a three-times daily dosing schedule. Three immediate-release pills a day should be as effective as one long-acting Concerta (Pediatrics, June 2001). | The Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. The vaccine is in short supply, so many people who would like to receive it are having trouble finding it. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/how-effective-is-the-shingrix-shingles-vaccine/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 0.526094 |
How effective is the Shingrix shingles vaccine? | Good news for older adults considering the shingles vaccine: Its extremely effective, and the side-effects are minimal. Q: My older brother suffered from long-lasting pain after shingles. This is something my late mother experienced as well. Consequently, I decided to go ahead and get the Shingrix vaccine. For most people, it seems, the side effects of the vaccine are likely to be less troubling than the suffering resulting from shingles. My wife and I both had the vaccine. We had sore arms, with warmth at the injection site, but that was it. My brother is still receiving care at a pain-control clinic several years after having shingles. I would like to avoid that fate! A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that the Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. Effectiveness drops a bit in people over 70, to about 91 percent. Thats still impressive. Protection remains high for at least four years after vaccination. Shingles is a painful rash caused by the virus that causes chickenpox. Sometimes after the rash fades, the patient is left with excruciating nerve pain and tenderness in that area of the skin. That complication is called postherpetic neuralgia. It can be extremely hard to treat. Two doses of Shingrix were 91 percent effective in preventing the development of postherpetic neuralgia, the lasting pain your brother has suffered. Shingrix is given as two shots two to six months apart. At the moment, the vaccine is in short supply, so many people who would like to receive it are having trouble finding it. Individuals who received the older shingles vaccine, Zostavax, at least five years ago can still benefit from the newer Shingrix vaccine. Q: My 13-year-old son has attention deficit disorder. He has been on Actavis generic Concerta OROS system with excellent results. He has made the honor roll and earned straight As for four years running. Last month the pharmacy switched to a different generic. Hes now failing math and is symptomatic. I know Actavis was purchased by TEVA. I contacted TEVA and was told Actavis 27 mg was on back order. No pharmacies in our region have any. The extended-release version works so very well. My son was in tears when he failed his first math test last week. Hes struggling to focus, and it is breaking my heart. A: The osmotic-release oral system (OROS) was approved for Concerta in 2000 and allows for convenient once-daily dosing (CNS Drugs, November 2014). Actavis was selling this under an authorized generic agreement with Janssen, the original maker of Concerta. However, that agreement lapsed at the end of last year. Another generic supplier, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, should be shipping authorized generic methylphenidate early in 2019. Brand-name Concerta is available, though the cost could be around $350 a month. If that is unaffordable, you may have to discuss use of immediate-release methylphenidate with your sons doctor. It sounds as if both you and your son are motivated enough for him to stick with a three-times daily dosing schedule. Three immediate-release pills a day should be as effective as one long-acting Concerta (Pediatrics, June 2001). | The Shingrix vaccine is about 97 percent effective in people 50 to 69 years old. The vaccine is in short supply, so many people who would like to receive it are having trouble finding it. Q: My older brother suffered from long-lasting pain after shingles. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/how-effective-is-the-shingrix-shingles-vaccine/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 0.535027 |
Did these 6 artists have us fooled about their pasts? | "You're born with, you know, the wrong name, the wrong parents," said Dylan in 2004, according to Classic Rock. "I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself." Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Wyoming in 1941, it purportedly wasn't just his name that Bob Dylan changed. According to Rolling Stone, he went through a period during the mid-60s where much of what he said had the faint whiff of fabrication about it. On a plane trip from Nebraska to Colorado he told the New York Times journalist Robert Shelton that he'd kicked a "$25 a day habit" and turned tricks when he first moved to the Big Apple two months before he switched to the Greenwich Village. And in earlier interviews he liked to claim he worked for six years on-and-off as a clean-up boy for a travelling carnival. In a 1984 Rolling Stone interview, Dylan said, "I never got hooked on any drug." Regarding working as a prostitute, Rolling Stone believe the story is "complete fiction", and other experts have cast doubt on Dylan's ability to get his own backstory correct, even in his 2004 autobiography Chronicles: Volume One. "I enjoy Chronicles as a work of literature, but it has as much basis in reality as [Dylan's 2003 film] Masked And Anonymous, and why shouldn't it?" Dylan biographer Clinton Helyin said in 2011 (via Rolling Stone). "He's not the first guy to write a biography that's a pack of lies." | Bob Dylan has been accused of lying about his past. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/1c0de7d6-5032-4f40-ba27-0fab891a17b1 | 0.150837 |
Did these 6 artists have us fooled about their pasts? | "You're born with, you know, the wrong name, the wrong parents," said Dylan in 2004, according to Classic Rock. "I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself." Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Wyoming in 1941, it purportedly wasn't just his name that Bob Dylan changed. According to Rolling Stone, he went through a period during the mid-60s where much of what he said had the faint whiff of fabrication about it. On a plane trip from Nebraska to Colorado he told the New York Times journalist Robert Shelton that he'd kicked a "$25 a day habit" and turned tricks when he first moved to the Big Apple two months before he switched to the Greenwich Village. And in earlier interviews he liked to claim he worked for six years on-and-off as a clean-up boy for a travelling carnival. In a 1984 Rolling Stone interview, Dylan said, "I never got hooked on any drug." Regarding working as a prostitute, Rolling Stone believe the story is "complete fiction", and other experts have cast doubt on Dylan's ability to get his own backstory correct, even in his 2004 autobiography Chronicles: Volume One. "I enjoy Chronicles as a work of literature, but it has as much basis in reality as [Dylan's 2003 film] Masked And Anonymous, and why shouldn't it?" Dylan biographer Clinton Helyin said in 2011 (via Rolling Stone). "He's not the first guy to write a biography that's a pack of lies." | Bob Dylan has been accused of lying about his past. The singer has claimed to have worked as a prostitute and as a clean-up boy for a travelling carnival. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/1c0de7d6-5032-4f40-ba27-0fab891a17b1 | 0.209636 |
Did these 6 artists have us fooled about their pasts? | "You're born with, you know, the wrong name, the wrong parents," said Dylan in 2004, according to Classic Rock. "I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself." Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Wyoming in 1941, it purportedly wasn't just his name that Bob Dylan changed. According to Rolling Stone, he went through a period during the mid-60s where much of what he said had the faint whiff of fabrication about it. On a plane trip from Nebraska to Colorado he told the New York Times journalist Robert Shelton that he'd kicked a "$25 a day habit" and turned tricks when he first moved to the Big Apple two months before he switched to the Greenwich Village. And in earlier interviews he liked to claim he worked for six years on-and-off as a clean-up boy for a travelling carnival. In a 1984 Rolling Stone interview, Dylan said, "I never got hooked on any drug." Regarding working as a prostitute, Rolling Stone believe the story is "complete fiction", and other experts have cast doubt on Dylan's ability to get his own backstory correct, even in his 2004 autobiography Chronicles: Volume One. "I enjoy Chronicles as a work of literature, but it has as much basis in reality as [Dylan's 2003 film] Masked And Anonymous, and why shouldn't it?" Dylan biographer Clinton Helyin said in 2011 (via Rolling Stone). "He's not the first guy to write a biography that's a pack of lies." | Bob Dylan has been accused of lying about his past. The singer has claimed to have worked as a prostitute and as a clean-up boy for a travelling carnival. He has also said that he has never been a drug user or a drinker. He is also accused of being a closeted gay man. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/1c0de7d6-5032-4f40-ba27-0fab891a17b1 | 0.251019 |
Why did these 8 musicians decline a British honour? | Asian Dub Foundation formed in 1993 as an outgrowth of a community arts projects being run by Aniruddha Das and John Pandit, both of whom became part of the group as Dr Das and Pandit G. When Pandit was awarded an MBE it was for "services to the music industry" and not for work with Community Music Ltd or Asian Dub Foundation's campaigning arm, ADFED, so he refused to accept the honour, telling NME in 2002: "I personally don't think it's appropriate. I've never supported the honours system. If you want to acknowledge projects like CM, the work that these organisations do, then fund them. There's no point in giving an individual (an accolade). To bring people into the establishment won't actually help the organisations." A Member of the British Empire - it's not really me," adding that he refused the award because of "exploitation and colonialism" of the British empire and because "the existing honours system is archaic and shrouded in secrecy". He also joked that he'd told his dad he was "holding out for a knighthood". | John Pandit was awarded an MBE for "services to the music industry" Pandit refused the award because of "exploitation and colonialism" of the British empire. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/e477656b-eed1-470c-ad56-3e06fa50901a | 0.394804 |
What makes a winning World Cup song? | This method is not foolproof, however. Dizzee Rascal and James Corden made No.1 in 2010 with the andante-paced Shout at just 98 BPM. The schlarger-y but catchy This Time (We'll Get It Right) by the England World Cup squad of 1982 made it all the way to No.2 at a languid 83 bpm, while 1986's We've Got The Whole World At Our Feet - at the optimum 125 BPM - only made it to No.66 in the charts. That's almost entirely on account of its lacklustre delivery though. It's also worth noting that songs that are more carnivalesque, a word not readily associated with the English game, will often be faster. Dario G's Carnaval De Paris clocks in at a frenetic 135 bpm and is a proper banger. | Dizzee Rascal and James Corden made No.1 in 2010 with Shout at 98 BPM. England World Cup squad of 1982 made it all the way to No.2 at a languid 83 bpm. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/16ca6df7-8549-421e-96b2-0a7e3bb1e925 | 0.103768 |
What makes a winning World Cup song? | This method is not foolproof, however. Dizzee Rascal and James Corden made No.1 in 2010 with the andante-paced Shout at just 98 BPM. The schlarger-y but catchy This Time (We'll Get It Right) by the England World Cup squad of 1982 made it all the way to No.2 at a languid 83 bpm, while 1986's We've Got The Whole World At Our Feet - at the optimum 125 BPM - only made it to No.66 in the charts. That's almost entirely on account of its lacklustre delivery though. It's also worth noting that songs that are more carnivalesque, a word not readily associated with the English game, will often be faster. Dario G's Carnaval De Paris clocks in at a frenetic 135 bpm and is a proper banger. | Dizzee Rascal and James Corden made No.1 in 2010 with Shout at 98 BPM. This Time (We'll Get It Right) by the England World Cup squad of 1982 made it all the way to No.2 at a languid 83 bpm. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/16ca6df7-8549-421e-96b2-0a7e3bb1e925 | 0.117776 |
Who are the designers behind some of music's most striking album covers? | Storm Thorgerson created epochal imagery from every era of music since the 1960s. He was part of Hipgnosis, who designed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon artwork, and he subsequently worked on countless other covers for the band, as well as with 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Muse, Led Zeppelin, Biffy Clyro, ELO and Wings. After he died in 2013, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said he would be remembered for his "great ideas and high, sometimes infuriatingly high, standards... Two days before he passed away, and by then completely exhausted, he was still demanding approval for artwork and haranguing his loyal assistants." Like us on Facebook, on Instagram at bbcmusic, or follow us on Twitter @bbcmusic | Storm Thorgerson created epochal imagery from every era of music since the 1960s. He was part of Hipgnosis, who designed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon artwork. | bart | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/65c2f244-e2e9-408f-a2e7-5e070de3d287 | 0.164014 |
Who are the designers behind some of music's most striking album covers? | Storm Thorgerson created epochal imagery from every era of music since the 1960s. He was part of Hipgnosis, who designed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon artwork, and he subsequently worked on countless other covers for the band, as well as with 10cc, Peter Gabriel, Muse, Led Zeppelin, Biffy Clyro, ELO and Wings. After he died in 2013, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason said he would be remembered for his "great ideas and high, sometimes infuriatingly high, standards... Two days before he passed away, and by then completely exhausted, he was still demanding approval for artwork and haranguing his loyal assistants." Like us on Facebook, on Instagram at bbcmusic, or follow us on Twitter @bbcmusic | Storm Thorgerson was part of Hipgnosis, who designed Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon artwork. He died in 2013, and was remembered for his "great ideas and high, sometimes infuriatingly high, standards" He was one of the most prolific artists of the 1960s and 1970s. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/65c2f244-e2e9-408f-a2e7-5e070de3d287 | 0.141241 |
Was September 1991 the best month ever for albums? | To go by the title of Dave Markeys essential documentary, 1991 was dubbed The Year Punk Broke. In America, alternative rock had been building up a head of steam throughout the 80s, thanks to bands like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and Pixies. Nirvana's Nevermind was the point it erupted noisily into the mainstream, powered by Kurt Cobains transfixing underdog snarl and sly pop hooks. The colossal riffs and vicious sarcasm of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium instantly cut through pops superficial facade, galvanising a new generation of righteous noisemakers and annihilating the last remaining 80s hair metal bands in one fell swoop. Kurt Cobain instantly regretted the swirling Butch Vig production that turbocharged his songs so effectively; tragically, he was unable to withstand the fame and scrutiny that Nevermind brought. But the album still stands proud as one of those rare, epochal records that revolutionised music overnight. Confirming that their fates were intertwined from the start, September 1991 also saw the release of Courtney Loves first album with Hole, Pretty On the Inside. | Nirvana's Nevermind was one of the most influential albums of all time. The album was released in September 1991 - the same month as Courtney Love's first album with Hole, Pretty On the Inside. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/b33c43da-5fe9-4595-9172-b4083c74e891 | 0.193382 |
Was September 1991 the best month ever for albums? | To go by the title of Dave Markeys essential documentary, 1991 was dubbed The Year Punk Broke. In America, alternative rock had been building up a head of steam throughout the 80s, thanks to bands like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr and Pixies. Nirvana's Nevermind was the point it erupted noisily into the mainstream, powered by Kurt Cobains transfixing underdog snarl and sly pop hooks. The colossal riffs and vicious sarcasm of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium instantly cut through pops superficial facade, galvanising a new generation of righteous noisemakers and annihilating the last remaining 80s hair metal bands in one fell swoop. Kurt Cobain instantly regretted the swirling Butch Vig production that turbocharged his songs so effectively; tragically, he was unable to withstand the fame and scrutiny that Nevermind brought. But the album still stands proud as one of those rare, epochal records that revolutionised music overnight. Confirming that their fates were intertwined from the start, September 1991 also saw the release of Courtney Loves first album with Hole, Pretty On the Inside. | Nirvana's Nevermind was one of the most influential albums of all time. The album was released in September 1991 - the same month as Courtney Love's first album with Hole, Pretty On the Inside. It was the year punk broke - and Nirvana were the first band to break through. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/b33c43da-5fe9-4595-9172-b4083c74e891 | 0.192729 |
Are these the most controversial pieces at this year's Proms? | This year, the Proms are commemorating 100 years since the Russian Revolution, a theme that makes itself felt in works as varied as Shostakovich's Ten Poems on Texts by Revolutionary Poets (PCM 5) and Prokofiev's Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution (Prom 68). But these aren't the only musical earthquakes on offer in this year's programme. Below are seven other pieces that for a variety of reasons were highly controversial when they were first played, and we haven't even mentioned Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Prom 28), the premiere of which caused a riot. We discussed the debate in a different article, Eight mysteries buried in the music of this year's Proms. | This year's Proms are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Here are seven pieces that were highly controversial when they were first played, and we haven't even mentioned Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (Prom 28), the premiere of which caused a riot. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9b63bfc6-724f-44f5-addc-db16d20001f1 | 0.22614 |
What rare and priceless instruments do the stars of the Proms play? | [WATCH] Prom 62: Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Chineke! under Kevin John Edusei perform Dvok's Rondo in G minor (excerpt) Last year's BBC Young Musician winner first played his current cello, a 1610 Amati, during the final of the competition. He performed with it again at his Royal Festival Hall debut in September, on loan from north London instrument dealer Florian Leonhard. Then, an anonymous benefactor bought it for what is believed to be a six-figure sum so he or she could ensure the teenage cellist could use it for life. The makers of this instrument, Antonius and Hieronymous Amati, were part of the oldest significant luthier dynasty in the world, stretching back to the middle of the 16th centuty. They essentially invented the modern shape and set-up of the stringed instrument as we know it, and Stradivari learned his trade in their Cremona workshop. The Nottingham cellist said of the instrument: "I am thrilled that I can continue to develop my relationship with this cello, making the sound more completely my own over time. This rare instrument will grow with me and respond to what I need to express and I could not be more happy and excited." At more than 400 years old, his cello is the oldest instrument played by a soloist at this year's Proms. | At more than 400 years old, his cello is the oldest instrument played by a soloist at this year's Proms. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/ab4167a2-e90f-48c1-8168-80aeb1692dc7 | 0.228976 |
What rare and priceless instruments do the stars of the Proms play? | [WATCH] Prom 62: Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Chineke! under Kevin John Edusei perform Dvok's Rondo in G minor (excerpt) Last year's BBC Young Musician winner first played his current cello, a 1610 Amati, during the final of the competition. He performed with it again at his Royal Festival Hall debut in September, on loan from north London instrument dealer Florian Leonhard. Then, an anonymous benefactor bought it for what is believed to be a six-figure sum so he or she could ensure the teenage cellist could use it for life. The makers of this instrument, Antonius and Hieronymous Amati, were part of the oldest significant luthier dynasty in the world, stretching back to the middle of the 16th centuty. They essentially invented the modern shape and set-up of the stringed instrument as we know it, and Stradivari learned his trade in their Cremona workshop. The Nottingham cellist said of the instrument: "I am thrilled that I can continue to develop my relationship with this cello, making the sound more completely my own over time. This rare instrument will grow with me and respond to what I need to express and I could not be more happy and excited." At more than 400 years old, his cello is the oldest instrument played by a soloist at this year's Proms. | Last year's BBC Young Musician winner first played his current cello, a 1610 Amati, during the final of the competition. At more than 400 years old, his cello is the oldest instrument played by a soloist at this year's Proms. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/ab4167a2-e90f-48c1-8168-80aeb1692dc7 | 0.292503 |
Will NFL investigate Steelers for overt lying on injury report? | Violations of the rules regarding injury reporting usually happen when a team conceals a players health issue. Rarely does anyone get in trouble for reporting a fake injury, or for exaggerating a mild one. The Steelers land in that unusual category, if Mondays Antonio Brown bombshell is accurate (and theres no reason to think it isnt). So apart from the question of what the Steelers will do about Brown, its important to ask what the NFL will do about the Steelers. Scroll to continue with content Ad As one league source has observed, overt lying on the injury report is a much bigger problem than Browns antics, because shenanigans with the injury report speak to competitive issues, about which the league office should be very concerned. Its unknown whether the league office actually is concerned or will take action; the NFL has not responded to an inquiry from PFT regarding the situation. Whatever happens and however it plays out, the Keith Butler/Tyler Eifert coverup suddenly pales in comparison to what apparently was a deliberate decision to hide the dysfunction by brushing off Browns absence from practice and from Sundays game as the product of an injury, when in fact there was no injury or at a minimum no injury that would keep Brown from playing. The motive for hiding the truth is obvious. The Steelers didnt want yet another distraction or disruption as they faced a must-win game. And if word had emerged that Brown had: (1) thrown a football at Ben Roethlisberger; (2) stormed out of practice; and (3) not shown up for practice on Thursday or Friday, it would have been a HUGE distraction and disruption from preparations for Week 17. Story continues The huge distraction and disruption has now arrived, but the Steelers have nothing else to currently do. Coach Mike Tomlin will still have to address the situation, since his end-of-season press conference will happen on Wednesday. Unless he decides to not show up. | The NFL will investigate the Steelers for "overt lying" on injury report. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-investigate-steelers-overt-lying-163147362.html?src=rss | 0.257242 |
Will NFL investigate Steelers for overt lying on injury report? | Violations of the rules regarding injury reporting usually happen when a team conceals a players health issue. Rarely does anyone get in trouble for reporting a fake injury, or for exaggerating a mild one. The Steelers land in that unusual category, if Mondays Antonio Brown bombshell is accurate (and theres no reason to think it isnt). So apart from the question of what the Steelers will do about Brown, its important to ask what the NFL will do about the Steelers. Scroll to continue with content Ad As one league source has observed, overt lying on the injury report is a much bigger problem than Browns antics, because shenanigans with the injury report speak to competitive issues, about which the league office should be very concerned. Its unknown whether the league office actually is concerned or will take action; the NFL has not responded to an inquiry from PFT regarding the situation. Whatever happens and however it plays out, the Keith Butler/Tyler Eifert coverup suddenly pales in comparison to what apparently was a deliberate decision to hide the dysfunction by brushing off Browns absence from practice and from Sundays game as the product of an injury, when in fact there was no injury or at a minimum no injury that would keep Brown from playing. The motive for hiding the truth is obvious. The Steelers didnt want yet another distraction or disruption as they faced a must-win game. And if word had emerged that Brown had: (1) thrown a football at Ben Roethlisberger; (2) stormed out of practice; and (3) not shown up for practice on Thursday or Friday, it would have been a HUGE distraction and disruption from preparations for Week 17. Story continues The huge distraction and disruption has now arrived, but the Steelers have nothing else to currently do. Coach Mike Tomlin will still have to address the situation, since his end-of-season press conference will happen on Wednesday. Unless he decides to not show up. | The NFL will investigate the Steelers for overt lying on injury report, a source says. The NFL has not responded to an inquiry from PFT regarding the situation. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-investigate-steelers-overt-lying-163147362.html?src=rss | 0.349956 |
Will NFL investigate Steelers for overt lying on injury report? | Violations of the rules regarding injury reporting usually happen when a team conceals a players health issue. Rarely does anyone get in trouble for reporting a fake injury, or for exaggerating a mild one. The Steelers land in that unusual category, if Mondays Antonio Brown bombshell is accurate (and theres no reason to think it isnt). So apart from the question of what the Steelers will do about Brown, its important to ask what the NFL will do about the Steelers. Scroll to continue with content Ad As one league source has observed, overt lying on the injury report is a much bigger problem than Browns antics, because shenanigans with the injury report speak to competitive issues, about which the league office should be very concerned. Its unknown whether the league office actually is concerned or will take action; the NFL has not responded to an inquiry from PFT regarding the situation. Whatever happens and however it plays out, the Keith Butler/Tyler Eifert coverup suddenly pales in comparison to what apparently was a deliberate decision to hide the dysfunction by brushing off Browns absence from practice and from Sundays game as the product of an injury, when in fact there was no injury or at a minimum no injury that would keep Brown from playing. The motive for hiding the truth is obvious. The Steelers didnt want yet another distraction or disruption as they faced a must-win game. And if word had emerged that Brown had: (1) thrown a football at Ben Roethlisberger; (2) stormed out of practice; and (3) not shown up for practice on Thursday or Friday, it would have been a HUGE distraction and disruption from preparations for Week 17. Story continues The huge distraction and disruption has now arrived, but the Steelers have nothing else to currently do. Coach Mike Tomlin will still have to address the situation, since his end-of-season press conference will happen on Wednesday. Unless he decides to not show up. | The NFL will investigate the Steelers for overt lying on injury report, a source says. The NFL has not responded to an inquiry from PFT regarding the situation. Its unknown whether the league office actually is concerned or will take action. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-investigate-steelers-overt-lying-163147362.html?src=rss | 0.447629 |
Are these music's most outlandish stage props? | Successive generations of stars have learned that just playing the hits isn't enough - you need to visually dazzle punters as well. But when every act can call on state-of-the-art laser displays and giant confetti cannons, a more unique approach is called for. Hence the custom-built, show-stopping, super-sized stage prop. Of course, extravagant stage props come with the risk of malfunction - in 1974, prog rockers Yes accidentally trapped their drummer Alan White inside a giant seashell (a mishap that was recreated in This Is Spinal Tap) and Fleetwood Mac once spent a large proportion of their tour budget on a 70ft inflatable penguin that refused to inflate. But that hasn't impeded the stage prop arms race; whether its Coldplay's light-up Xylobands or Lordes arty glass box of dancers at Glastonbury 2017, music's best set designers continue to innovate. Here are some of their finest creations. | From Lorde's glass box of dancers to Coldplay's light-up Xylobands, here are some of music's finest stage props. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/65bd7d82-567c-42a7-a4f1-23a837493fe1 | 0.125677 |
Are these music's most outlandish stage props? | Successive generations of stars have learned that just playing the hits isn't enough - you need to visually dazzle punters as well. But when every act can call on state-of-the-art laser displays and giant confetti cannons, a more unique approach is called for. Hence the custom-built, show-stopping, super-sized stage prop. Of course, extravagant stage props come with the risk of malfunction - in 1974, prog rockers Yes accidentally trapped their drummer Alan White inside a giant seashell (a mishap that was recreated in This Is Spinal Tap) and Fleetwood Mac once spent a large proportion of their tour budget on a 70ft inflatable penguin that refused to inflate. But that hasn't impeded the stage prop arms race; whether its Coldplay's light-up Xylobands or Lordes arty glass box of dancers at Glastonbury 2017, music's best set designers continue to innovate. Here are some of their finest creations. | From Lorde's glass box of dancers to Coldplay's light-up Xylobands, here are some of the world's most extravagant stage props. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/65bd7d82-567c-42a7-a4f1-23a837493fe1 | 0.145438 |
Are these music's most outlandish stage props? | Successive generations of stars have learned that just playing the hits isn't enough - you need to visually dazzle punters as well. But when every act can call on state-of-the-art laser displays and giant confetti cannons, a more unique approach is called for. Hence the custom-built, show-stopping, super-sized stage prop. Of course, extravagant stage props come with the risk of malfunction - in 1974, prog rockers Yes accidentally trapped their drummer Alan White inside a giant seashell (a mishap that was recreated in This Is Spinal Tap) and Fleetwood Mac once spent a large proportion of their tour budget on a 70ft inflatable penguin that refused to inflate. But that hasn't impeded the stage prop arms race; whether its Coldplay's light-up Xylobands or Lordes arty glass box of dancers at Glastonbury 2017, music's best set designers continue to innovate. Here are some of their finest creations. | From Lorde's glass box of dancers to Coldplay's light-up Xylobands, here are some of music's finest stage props. From giant confetti cannons to light-up Xylobands, here are some of music's finest stage props. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/65bd7d82-567c-42a7-a4f1-23a837493fe1 | 0.19229 |
Is David Bowie the ultimate crossover composer? | [Watch the Prom in full at the bottom of this article] By 1976, David Bowie's early years of success and excess were taking their toll. He decamped to Berlin to sober up and after a run of albums - including Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust, Young Americans and Station to Station - that straddled the styles of folk, glam, rock and soul embarked on his so-called Berlin Trilogy that would see him embrace European electronica and become as much of a classical composer as a pop musician. When we think of the Berlin albums - Low, "Heroes" (both 1977) and Lodger (1979) - we think of ex-Roxy Music innovator Brian Eno as leading Bowie into these experimental and erudite territories. But Bowie had always been intrigued by classical music in its many guises. An early introduction to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and Holst's Planets taught him that "classical music wasn't boring", as he said when he was interviewed in 2003 by Vanity Fair about his favourite albums, which also included Strauss's Four Last Songs. The chaotic bass tuba riff in The Rite of Spring was, for a young David Jones, as effective as any in pop: he even devised his own dance to it. His 1967 self-titled debut album was dominated by orchestral instruments. He and a friend taught themselves basic classical theory from a book over a couple of weeks and presented their scores to the London Philharmonic. The result sounds like a Cockney Scott Walker with a marching band. | David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy saw him embrace European electronica and become as much of a classical composer as a pop musician. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/a4d1028e-bc49-4657-b3cc-227db2c14c52 | 0.132636 |
What happened to the one-hit wonders of the noughties? | The wheels of pop are well-oiled, and for every artist that manages to score Top 10 hit after Top 10 hit there are thousands that become best-known for sending just one killer tune storming up the charts. There's no shame in that - plenty of acts have built long touring careers off the back of a single smash - and as we look back at these eight era-defining songs from the 2000s let's be clear that we're being loose with our definition of 'one-hit wonder'. Some, like Duffy, followed a platinum-selling No.1 (Mercy) with a song that charted well, but sold far less (Warwick Avenue) and in the case of Gnarls Barkley, both members have had plenty of success independent from each other. Still, bet these songs will forever remind you of the noughties... | The one-hit wonders of the noughties are no longer a thing of the past. Here, we look back at eight of the most memorable songs of the decade. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/62308e54-dd47-4972-aec4-7e6ad55cb50f | 0.133969 |
What happened to the one-hit wonders of the noughties? | The wheels of pop are well-oiled, and for every artist that manages to score Top 10 hit after Top 10 hit there are thousands that become best-known for sending just one killer tune storming up the charts. There's no shame in that - plenty of acts have built long touring careers off the back of a single smash - and as we look back at these eight era-defining songs from the 2000s let's be clear that we're being loose with our definition of 'one-hit wonder'. Some, like Duffy, followed a platinum-selling No.1 (Mercy) with a song that charted well, but sold far less (Warwick Avenue) and in the case of Gnarls Barkley, both members have had plenty of success independent from each other. Still, bet these songs will forever remind you of the noughties... | The one-hit wonders of the noughties are no longer a thing of the past. Here, we look back at eight of the most memorable songs of the decade. Click through the gallery to find out what they were all about. Click here to read the full list of songs from the 2000s. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/62308e54-dd47-4972-aec4-7e6ad55cb50f | 0.132745 |
Is it okay to eat in an Uber or Lyft? | Most people argue that proper etiquette is to ask the owner or driver of a car whether or not it is okay to eat, and obviously, this rule transfers to riding in an Uber or Lyft. Others feel that it's acceptable to eat food anywhere, so long as they don't make a mess. If you're paying for the ride, whether or not you eat shouldn't matter. The same goes for Ubers and Lyfts. Your food stinks up the car for the rest of the day, affecting drivers' business and ratings. Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation -- you just shouldn't do it. Uber even says so on its own blog. Business Insider's Rachel Gillett interviewed Uber and Lyft drivers to find out what they believe passengers should change. According to a driver for both ride-share programs: 'I wish passengers would stop eating food in my car without asking. In order to drive for Uber or Lyft, you have to have a new car. Therefore, your nachos in my new car causes undue stress.' There's a reason you're self-conscious about how loud your chewing is in a quiet car; it's a sign you shouldn't be chewing at all! Ride-share programs are a form of new-age public transportation. Meaning, if you need to eat while riding, nothing should stop you. As long as you are treating the vehicle with respect, there's nothing wrong with taking a snack break in an Uber or Lyft. Everyone has had that day where there is simply no other time to eat except for when you're in the car; sometimes you don't have a choice. I've reached that point in my snacking career where I can accurately identify what kind of Doritos my Lyft driver was eating before he picked me up. -- Devahkiin (@TheRealHotdish) December 31, 2018 The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation -- you just shouldn't do it. | bart | 0 | https://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2019/01/is_it_okay_to_eat_in_an_uber_o.html | 0.168157 |
Is it okay to eat in an Uber or Lyft? | Most people argue that proper etiquette is to ask the owner or driver of a car whether or not it is okay to eat, and obviously, this rule transfers to riding in an Uber or Lyft. Others feel that it's acceptable to eat food anywhere, so long as they don't make a mess. If you're paying for the ride, whether or not you eat shouldn't matter. The same goes for Ubers and Lyfts. Your food stinks up the car for the rest of the day, affecting drivers' business and ratings. Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation -- you just shouldn't do it. Uber even says so on its own blog. Business Insider's Rachel Gillett interviewed Uber and Lyft drivers to find out what they believe passengers should change. According to a driver for both ride-share programs: 'I wish passengers would stop eating food in my car without asking. In order to drive for Uber or Lyft, you have to have a new car. Therefore, your nachos in my new car causes undue stress.' There's a reason you're self-conscious about how loud your chewing is in a quiet car; it's a sign you shouldn't be chewing at all! Ride-share programs are a form of new-age public transportation. Meaning, if you need to eat while riding, nothing should stop you. As long as you are treating the vehicle with respect, there's nothing wrong with taking a snack break in an Uber or Lyft. Everyone has had that day where there is simply no other time to eat except for when you're in the car; sometimes you don't have a choice. I've reached that point in my snacking career where I can accurately identify what kind of Doritos my Lyft driver was eating before he picked me up. -- Devahkiin (@TheRealHotdish) December 31, 2018 The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation -- you just shouldn't do it. Uber even says so on its own blog. | bart | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2019/01/is_it_okay_to_eat_in_an_uber_o.html | 0.189365 |
Is it okay to eat in an Uber or Lyft? | Most people argue that proper etiquette is to ask the owner or driver of a car whether or not it is okay to eat, and obviously, this rule transfers to riding in an Uber or Lyft. Others feel that it's acceptable to eat food anywhere, so long as they don't make a mess. If you're paying for the ride, whether or not you eat shouldn't matter. The same goes for Ubers and Lyfts. Your food stinks up the car for the rest of the day, affecting drivers' business and ratings. Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation -- you just shouldn't do it. Uber even says so on its own blog. Business Insider's Rachel Gillett interviewed Uber and Lyft drivers to find out what they believe passengers should change. According to a driver for both ride-share programs: 'I wish passengers would stop eating food in my car without asking. In order to drive for Uber or Lyft, you have to have a new car. Therefore, your nachos in my new car causes undue stress.' There's a reason you're self-conscious about how loud your chewing is in a quiet car; it's a sign you shouldn't be chewing at all! Ride-share programs are a form of new-age public transportation. Meaning, if you need to eat while riding, nothing should stop you. As long as you are treating the vehicle with respect, there's nothing wrong with taking a snack break in an Uber or Lyft. Everyone has had that day where there is simply no other time to eat except for when you're in the car; sometimes you don't have a choice. I've reached that point in my snacking career where I can accurately identify what kind of Doritos my Lyft driver was eating before he picked me up. -- Devahkiin (@TheRealHotdish) December 31, 2018 The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Eating in a ride-share vehicle is not a "ask for forgiveness" type of situation. Business Insider's Rachel Gillett interviewed Uber and Lyft drivers to find out what they believe passengers should change. As long as you are treating the vehicle with respect, there's nothing wrong with taking a snack break in an Uber or Lyft. | bart | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2019/01/is_it_okay_to_eat_in_an_uber_o.html | 0.354733 |
What happened next for the dancers in the Top of the Pop troupes? | Imagine that you're a harassed TV producer working on one of the BBC's most popular weekly shows, in an era before the glitzy music video had become ubiquitous. There's a new hot smash hit in the charts, and you have to play it, or there'll be anarchy in the studio. But disaster! The band in question are touring abroad, and there's no way they can make it to BBC Television Centre to record. The answer is, of course: make your own impromptu music videos with a talented troupe of high-energy dancers. For 19 years, different Top of the Pops troupes danced out the dreams of young pop fans from R&B through punk to disco and all stops in between: first the Go-Jos (1964-1968), then Pan's People (1968-1976), Ruby Flipper (1976), Legs & Co. (1976-1981) and finally Zoo (1981-1983). As well as first loves for many young viewers, they were icons, high-kicking their way into the heart of pop culture. And even after they hung up their lam leotards, some of them went on to have lives scarcely less incredible than their lives during TOTP. | Dancers from the Top of the Pop troupes were icons of the 1960s and 1970s. Some of them went on to have lives scarcely less incredible than their lives during TOTP. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/0496d882-6c83-45c2-a2c9-02f384b6c3a6 | 0.145781 |
What happened next for the dancers in the Top of the Pop troupes? | Imagine that you're a harassed TV producer working on one of the BBC's most popular weekly shows, in an era before the glitzy music video had become ubiquitous. There's a new hot smash hit in the charts, and you have to play it, or there'll be anarchy in the studio. But disaster! The band in question are touring abroad, and there's no way they can make it to BBC Television Centre to record. The answer is, of course: make your own impromptu music videos with a talented troupe of high-energy dancers. For 19 years, different Top of the Pops troupes danced out the dreams of young pop fans from R&B through punk to disco and all stops in between: first the Go-Jos (1964-1968), then Pan's People (1968-1976), Ruby Flipper (1976), Legs & Co. (1976-1981) and finally Zoo (1981-1983). As well as first loves for many young viewers, they were icons, high-kicking their way into the heart of pop culture. And even after they hung up their lam leotards, some of them went on to have lives scarcely less incredible than their lives during TOTP. | For 19 years, different Top of the Pops troupes danced out the dreams of young pop fans from R&B through punk to disco and all stops in between. As well as first loves for many young viewers, they were icons, high-kicking their way into the heart of pop culture. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/0496d882-6c83-45c2-a2c9-02f384b6c3a6 | 0.190644 |
What makes Handel's Water Music so great? | As its name suggests, the Water Music was indeed written to be performed on the water, commissioned by King George I to accompany a grand royal jaunt up the River Thames in the summer of 1717. Eager to please his royal master (see below), the 32-year-old Handel composed a lavish, three-part suite for 50 musicians (a huge group for the period), packing it with raucous horns and woodwind instruments so that the sound would carry across the water. At 8pm on July 17, everyone crammed into boats, and set off to travel the three-and-a-bit miles from The Palace of Whitehall up to Chelsea. The king and a gaggle of aristocrats watched from the royal barge while "a City Company's Barge was employ'd for the Musick", according to a report in the Daily Courant. The composer himself conducted. Although there were "so great a Number of Boats, that the whole River in a manner was coverd", no one seems to have capsized, and George was so thrilled with Handel's piece that he asked for it to be played over and over again, including on the way back downriver. The performance is said to have finished long after midnight - pretty exhausting for the musicians. | The Water Music was commissioned by King George I to accompany a grand royal jaunt up the River Thames in the summer of 1717. Handel composed a lavish, three-part suite for 50 musicians, packing it with raucous horns and woodwind instruments so that the sound would carry across the water. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/1ba1e404-2b3e-48cc-a3e1-d12269b8346b | 0.143517 |
Why Are NFL GMs Being Let Off the Hook? | Within 24 hours of the 2018 regular season ending, eight teams had vacancies at the head coach position. One. Every situation is different, but the fact that blame was unequally assigned to coaches over personnel executives for failed seasons raised eyebrows around the league. In Arizona, Steve Wilks was one-and-done after a season with a rookie quarterback and a flawed roster, while GM Steve Keim will hire his third head coach. Vance Joseph was dismissed after two seasons with Trevor Siemian, Brock Osweiler, Paxton Lynch and Case Keenum as his quarterbackseach brought in by John Elway. In Tampa Bay, Jason Licht will search for a replacement for Dirk Koetter, who was let go because he couldnt win enough games with Jameis Winston, the quarterback that Licht picked No. 1 overall in 2015. With one-quarter of the league looking for new head coaches, youll hear a lot of discussion in the coming days about whether there are enough candidates to fill these openings. Over the past decade, an average of seven head coaches have been hired and fired each year, thinning the pipeline. Teams may, as a result, cast wider nets this year, making harder pushes to lure top college candidates or (hopefully) being spurred to adjust their criteria of what matters in a head coach, valuing a persons leadership abilities over a specific amount of play-calling experience. Both Keim and Licht will be working with their third head coach, and Elway his fourth. Over the past five years (not including this one) there have been 34 head coaching changes compared to 20 GM changes, by unofficial count. (We should note here that in Dallas and Cincinnati the club owners also serve as de-facto GMs, and in New England, Bill Belichick is both the head coach and GM). GMs are usually in a position to build a closer relationship with the owner, who ultimately makes the firing and hiring decisions; in failed arranged marriages between a coach and a GM, its more often the GM thats given a chance to hire his own head coach, rather than vice versa. And coaching mistakes like poor clock management or bad play calls are more glaring and painful in the here and now than a flawed team-building approach, which may take years to reveal itself. But for less-experienced coaches or those who have been waiting a long time for an opportunityincluding many minority candidates who have faced hurdles to advancement starting at the lowest rungs of the coaching ladderthat demand may be prohibitive to getting hired. Thats particularly true when so many head coach openings (including all eight openings this year) are attached to a sitting GM. Beyond Oakland, two other teams will have a change in their top personnel executive, with Eric DeCosta taking over in Baltimore for the retiring Ozzie Newsome after this season, and Dolphins GM Chris Grier taking over all football operations with Mike Tannenbaum being re-assigned. But the story of this years hiring cycle is yet another game of coaches musical chairs. Meanwhile, most of their partners in team-building never have to rise from their seats. Email us at [email protected]. | Eight teams have head coach vacancies at the end of the 2018 NFL season. John Berman asks: Why are NFL GMs being let off the hook for failed seasons? The answer may be that there are not enough candidates to fill these openings. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/02/head-coach-firings-general-managers-john-elway-vance-joseph-jason-licht-dirk-koetter | 0.362996 |
Why Are NFL GMs Being Let Off the Hook? | Within 24 hours of the 2018 regular season ending, eight teams had vacancies at the head coach position. One. Every situation is different, but the fact that blame was unequally assigned to coaches over personnel executives for failed seasons raised eyebrows around the league. In Arizona, Steve Wilks was one-and-done after a season with a rookie quarterback and a flawed roster, while GM Steve Keim will hire his third head coach. Vance Joseph was dismissed after two seasons with Trevor Siemian, Brock Osweiler, Paxton Lynch and Case Keenum as his quarterbackseach brought in by John Elway. In Tampa Bay, Jason Licht will search for a replacement for Dirk Koetter, who was let go because he couldnt win enough games with Jameis Winston, the quarterback that Licht picked No. 1 overall in 2015. With one-quarter of the league looking for new head coaches, youll hear a lot of discussion in the coming days about whether there are enough candidates to fill these openings. Over the past decade, an average of seven head coaches have been hired and fired each year, thinning the pipeline. Teams may, as a result, cast wider nets this year, making harder pushes to lure top college candidates or (hopefully) being spurred to adjust their criteria of what matters in a head coach, valuing a persons leadership abilities over a specific amount of play-calling experience. Both Keim and Licht will be working with their third head coach, and Elway his fourth. Over the past five years (not including this one) there have been 34 head coaching changes compared to 20 GM changes, by unofficial count. (We should note here that in Dallas and Cincinnati the club owners also serve as de-facto GMs, and in New England, Bill Belichick is both the head coach and GM). GMs are usually in a position to build a closer relationship with the owner, who ultimately makes the firing and hiring decisions; in failed arranged marriages between a coach and a GM, its more often the GM thats given a chance to hire his own head coach, rather than vice versa. And coaching mistakes like poor clock management or bad play calls are more glaring and painful in the here and now than a flawed team-building approach, which may take years to reveal itself. But for less-experienced coaches or those who have been waiting a long time for an opportunityincluding many minority candidates who have faced hurdles to advancement starting at the lowest rungs of the coaching ladderthat demand may be prohibitive to getting hired. Thats particularly true when so many head coach openings (including all eight openings this year) are attached to a sitting GM. Beyond Oakland, two other teams will have a change in their top personnel executive, with Eric DeCosta taking over in Baltimore for the retiring Ozzie Newsome after this season, and Dolphins GM Chris Grier taking over all football operations with Mike Tannenbaum being re-assigned. But the story of this years hiring cycle is yet another game of coaches musical chairs. Meanwhile, most of their partners in team-building never have to rise from their seats. Email us at [email protected]. | Eight teams have head coach vacancies at the end of the 2018 NFL season. John Berman asks: Why are NFL GMs being let off the hook for failed seasons? The answer may be that there are not enough candidates to fill these openings, he says. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/02/head-coach-firings-general-managers-john-elway-vance-joseph-jason-licht-dirk-koetter | 0.349045 |
Are Minnesotans letting the neighborly obligation to shovel melt away? | For years, Sandy Daly didnt hesitate to rat out shoveling scofflaws. Until she retired last year, Daly spent three decades as an occupational therapist for Minneapolis Public Schools, making home visits to her preschool clients. Nothing made her madder than a sidewalk blocked by snow. Im that bug in the citys ear. I never called within the first 24 hours [of a snowfall] Im talking when its still slippery days later, said Daly, who had many clients with physical disabilities. I had a landlord tell me he lets nature take its course. Im sorry, thats not OK. Its your obligation as a neighbor to take care of your property and make sure its safe. These days, it seems that not everyone would agree. Judging by the number of sidewalks remaining snow-covered in the past few winters, more Twin Cities homeowners are slipping when it comes to shoveling. Its as if the unwritten contract to keep sidewalks passable is as outdated as wool gloves in the era of Thinsulate. Increasingly, shoveling is seen as an inconvenience, if not a burden. The time it takes to clear walks following a substantial dump throws a wrench into a busy familys schedule, already disrupted by snow-slowed commutes. And snowbirds and travelers struggle to manage their civic duty from afar. We have a small city lot and finding a service that will reliably take it on has been impossible. They say its not worth their while, said Todd Hanks, a retired business owner who winters in Nevada. The neighbors kids dont want to do it. A couple of guys who said they would didnt show, he said. I feel that sense of responsibility. I couldnt live with it if someone cracked their skull on my property, but were kind of stuck. We need someone to start an Uber Snow. A Lyft my shovel. In Minneapolis, city leaders are considering taking over the job of clearing the almost 2,000 miles of residential sidewalks. In the meantime, the city has announced plans to get tougher with property owners who are slow with their snow. Public works inspectors pledge to promptly seek out uncleared sidewalks rather than just waiting to follow up on complaints from neighbors. In the past, the city sent out warning letters before issuing citations or fines. This winter, the city has said that inspectors will move more quickly on anonymous tips about slackers. But some prompt shovelers are taking matters into their own gloved hands. A lot of renters dont understand the expectation, said Erin Neihoff, who lives near the University of Minnesota. She has spoken to student renters on her block who run off to class without clearing their walks. I tell them, we have a neighbor who walks with a cane and cant get to the bus stop, she said. They seem receptive but theyll say, I dont have a shovel. If no one gets on it, I call so the landlord gets notified. Indirect reminders But here in Minnesota, most of us are not as direct as Neihoff. Calling the city on your neighbor for not shoveling is about as Minnesota passive-aggressive as it gets, quipped Joel Gryniewski. Hes well positioned to take that dig; his novelty company Old Tom Foolery produces a popular T-shirt that reads: Keep Minnesota Passive-Aggressive. (Or not. Whatever you think is best. ) Gryniewski is not judging those who drop a dime on those who fail to shovel, admitting that he would do it, too. As a nonconfrontational Minnesotan, I can tell you that sounds terrifying, he said. Let the city deal with it and bask in the anonymity. Greta Grosch knows all about our passive-aggressive tendencies. She wrote six of the Church Basement Ladies musicals and has stomped the stage in a plaid housedress and buckled galoshes to perform as one of the church ladies for 15 years. In Minnesota, we are rule followers. We like to think we have high standards and we know best. We make someone else feel shame for not doing it the right way, which is, of course, our way, she said. We do it all with a smile, which is what makes it passive-aggressive. Grosch suggests a few classic moves to nudge a neighbor who doesnt measure up after a measurable snowfall. So you dont have to talk to them, you can put the city shoveling rules in their mailbox or under their windshield. You could leave a shovel at their door. Or you can dramatically sigh and walk out in the street to get around their snowy sidewalk, maybe trip a little, she suggested. Try to do this when theyre walking to the car or checking the mail so they see you. But in the end, when neighbors dont shovel, Grosch thinks a good Minnesotan might just do it for them. Well do it because we worry about other neighbors falling, she said. And then we can sigh and give them side eye the rest of the year over our sacrifice. Prejudice and pride Its difficult for people with mobility issues to be amused by the shoveling debate. I wish people were more conscientious and did more than the bare minimum, said Sadie Ruge. Born with spina bifida, she uses a wheelchair. Those of us who cant walk through snow are either homebound or late to where we need to go. It often limits us to going places in the winter; we might not take the chance that the situation will be difficult, she said. Ruge said she has called the city of St. Paul to report uncleared walkways in her neighborhood and for a reason. If people dont say something about a problem, it likely goes unnoticed and unresolved, she said. Unshoveled sidewalks can also be bad news for neighborhoods. When a block has homes in need of shoveling, it can signal a lack of pride. Theres no question that first impressions are incredibly important in real estate. You want a buyer to have a positive experience and it starts at the front door and the front sidewalk, said Cotty Lowry, a real estate agent with Keller Williams and past president of the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. Buyers look at the fabric of the block, the architecture and also the general maintenance. I suppose looking at a neighbor whos neglected shoveling could influence how they felt, he said. Despite her on-the-job tumbles, Sandy Daly promptly shovels her own property on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, saying having a clean walk fills her with a sense of accomplishment. In my neighborhood, everyone is good about paying it forward or paying it back, she said. When I had knee replacement surgery last year, help just showed up. Daly opposes the city proposal to take over shoveling sidewalks, which could cost as much as $20 million. This is our community and our neighbors. We have to take care of each other, she said. We have better things to spend our money on than this. | More Minnesotans are slipping when it comes to shoveling. | ctrlsum | 0 | http://www.startribune.com/are-minnesotans-letting-the-neighborly-obligation-to-shovel-melt-away/503802182/ | 0.228082 |
Are Minnesotans letting the neighborly obligation to shovel melt away? | For years, Sandy Daly didnt hesitate to rat out shoveling scofflaws. Until she retired last year, Daly spent three decades as an occupational therapist for Minneapolis Public Schools, making home visits to her preschool clients. Nothing made her madder than a sidewalk blocked by snow. Im that bug in the citys ear. I never called within the first 24 hours [of a snowfall] Im talking when its still slippery days later, said Daly, who had many clients with physical disabilities. I had a landlord tell me he lets nature take its course. Im sorry, thats not OK. Its your obligation as a neighbor to take care of your property and make sure its safe. These days, it seems that not everyone would agree. Judging by the number of sidewalks remaining snow-covered in the past few winters, more Twin Cities homeowners are slipping when it comes to shoveling. Its as if the unwritten contract to keep sidewalks passable is as outdated as wool gloves in the era of Thinsulate. Increasingly, shoveling is seen as an inconvenience, if not a burden. The time it takes to clear walks following a substantial dump throws a wrench into a busy familys schedule, already disrupted by snow-slowed commutes. And snowbirds and travelers struggle to manage their civic duty from afar. We have a small city lot and finding a service that will reliably take it on has been impossible. They say its not worth their while, said Todd Hanks, a retired business owner who winters in Nevada. The neighbors kids dont want to do it. A couple of guys who said they would didnt show, he said. I feel that sense of responsibility. I couldnt live with it if someone cracked their skull on my property, but were kind of stuck. We need someone to start an Uber Snow. A Lyft my shovel. In Minneapolis, city leaders are considering taking over the job of clearing the almost 2,000 miles of residential sidewalks. In the meantime, the city has announced plans to get tougher with property owners who are slow with their snow. Public works inspectors pledge to promptly seek out uncleared sidewalks rather than just waiting to follow up on complaints from neighbors. In the past, the city sent out warning letters before issuing citations or fines. This winter, the city has said that inspectors will move more quickly on anonymous tips about slackers. But some prompt shovelers are taking matters into their own gloved hands. A lot of renters dont understand the expectation, said Erin Neihoff, who lives near the University of Minnesota. She has spoken to student renters on her block who run off to class without clearing their walks. I tell them, we have a neighbor who walks with a cane and cant get to the bus stop, she said. They seem receptive but theyll say, I dont have a shovel. If no one gets on it, I call so the landlord gets notified. Indirect reminders But here in Minnesota, most of us are not as direct as Neihoff. Calling the city on your neighbor for not shoveling is about as Minnesota passive-aggressive as it gets, quipped Joel Gryniewski. Hes well positioned to take that dig; his novelty company Old Tom Foolery produces a popular T-shirt that reads: Keep Minnesota Passive-Aggressive. (Or not. Whatever you think is best. ) Gryniewski is not judging those who drop a dime on those who fail to shovel, admitting that he would do it, too. As a nonconfrontational Minnesotan, I can tell you that sounds terrifying, he said. Let the city deal with it and bask in the anonymity. Greta Grosch knows all about our passive-aggressive tendencies. She wrote six of the Church Basement Ladies musicals and has stomped the stage in a plaid housedress and buckled galoshes to perform as one of the church ladies for 15 years. In Minnesota, we are rule followers. We like to think we have high standards and we know best. We make someone else feel shame for not doing it the right way, which is, of course, our way, she said. We do it all with a smile, which is what makes it passive-aggressive. Grosch suggests a few classic moves to nudge a neighbor who doesnt measure up after a measurable snowfall. So you dont have to talk to them, you can put the city shoveling rules in their mailbox or under their windshield. You could leave a shovel at their door. Or you can dramatically sigh and walk out in the street to get around their snowy sidewalk, maybe trip a little, she suggested. Try to do this when theyre walking to the car or checking the mail so they see you. But in the end, when neighbors dont shovel, Grosch thinks a good Minnesotan might just do it for them. Well do it because we worry about other neighbors falling, she said. And then we can sigh and give them side eye the rest of the year over our sacrifice. Prejudice and pride Its difficult for people with mobility issues to be amused by the shoveling debate. I wish people were more conscientious and did more than the bare minimum, said Sadie Ruge. Born with spina bifida, she uses a wheelchair. Those of us who cant walk through snow are either homebound or late to where we need to go. It often limits us to going places in the winter; we might not take the chance that the situation will be difficult, she said. Ruge said she has called the city of St. Paul to report uncleared walkways in her neighborhood and for a reason. If people dont say something about a problem, it likely goes unnoticed and unresolved, she said. Unshoveled sidewalks can also be bad news for neighborhoods. When a block has homes in need of shoveling, it can signal a lack of pride. Theres no question that first impressions are incredibly important in real estate. You want a buyer to have a positive experience and it starts at the front door and the front sidewalk, said Cotty Lowry, a real estate agent with Keller Williams and past president of the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. Buyers look at the fabric of the block, the architecture and also the general maintenance. I suppose looking at a neighbor whos neglected shoveling could influence how they felt, he said. Despite her on-the-job tumbles, Sandy Daly promptly shovels her own property on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, saying having a clean walk fills her with a sense of accomplishment. In my neighborhood, everyone is good about paying it forward or paying it back, she said. When I had knee replacement surgery last year, help just showed up. Daly opposes the city proposal to take over shoveling sidewalks, which could cost as much as $20 million. This is our community and our neighbors. We have to take care of each other, she said. We have better things to spend our money on than this. | More Minnesotans are slipping when it comes to shoveling their sidewalks. City leaders are considering taking over the job of clearing the almost 2,000 miles of residential sidewalks. | ctrlsum | 1 | http://www.startribune.com/are-minnesotans-letting-the-neighborly-obligation-to-shovel-melt-away/503802182/ | 0.22565 |
Are Minnesotans letting the neighborly obligation to shovel melt away? | For years, Sandy Daly didnt hesitate to rat out shoveling scofflaws. Until she retired last year, Daly spent three decades as an occupational therapist for Minneapolis Public Schools, making home visits to her preschool clients. Nothing made her madder than a sidewalk blocked by snow. Im that bug in the citys ear. I never called within the first 24 hours [of a snowfall] Im talking when its still slippery days later, said Daly, who had many clients with physical disabilities. I had a landlord tell me he lets nature take its course. Im sorry, thats not OK. Its your obligation as a neighbor to take care of your property and make sure its safe. These days, it seems that not everyone would agree. Judging by the number of sidewalks remaining snow-covered in the past few winters, more Twin Cities homeowners are slipping when it comes to shoveling. Its as if the unwritten contract to keep sidewalks passable is as outdated as wool gloves in the era of Thinsulate. Increasingly, shoveling is seen as an inconvenience, if not a burden. The time it takes to clear walks following a substantial dump throws a wrench into a busy familys schedule, already disrupted by snow-slowed commutes. And snowbirds and travelers struggle to manage their civic duty from afar. We have a small city lot and finding a service that will reliably take it on has been impossible. They say its not worth their while, said Todd Hanks, a retired business owner who winters in Nevada. The neighbors kids dont want to do it. A couple of guys who said they would didnt show, he said. I feel that sense of responsibility. I couldnt live with it if someone cracked their skull on my property, but were kind of stuck. We need someone to start an Uber Snow. A Lyft my shovel. In Minneapolis, city leaders are considering taking over the job of clearing the almost 2,000 miles of residential sidewalks. In the meantime, the city has announced plans to get tougher with property owners who are slow with their snow. Public works inspectors pledge to promptly seek out uncleared sidewalks rather than just waiting to follow up on complaints from neighbors. In the past, the city sent out warning letters before issuing citations or fines. This winter, the city has said that inspectors will move more quickly on anonymous tips about slackers. But some prompt shovelers are taking matters into their own gloved hands. A lot of renters dont understand the expectation, said Erin Neihoff, who lives near the University of Minnesota. She has spoken to student renters on her block who run off to class without clearing their walks. I tell them, we have a neighbor who walks with a cane and cant get to the bus stop, she said. They seem receptive but theyll say, I dont have a shovel. If no one gets on it, I call so the landlord gets notified. Indirect reminders But here in Minnesota, most of us are not as direct as Neihoff. Calling the city on your neighbor for not shoveling is about as Minnesota passive-aggressive as it gets, quipped Joel Gryniewski. Hes well positioned to take that dig; his novelty company Old Tom Foolery produces a popular T-shirt that reads: Keep Minnesota Passive-Aggressive. (Or not. Whatever you think is best. ) Gryniewski is not judging those who drop a dime on those who fail to shovel, admitting that he would do it, too. As a nonconfrontational Minnesotan, I can tell you that sounds terrifying, he said. Let the city deal with it and bask in the anonymity. Greta Grosch knows all about our passive-aggressive tendencies. She wrote six of the Church Basement Ladies musicals and has stomped the stage in a plaid housedress and buckled galoshes to perform as one of the church ladies for 15 years. In Minnesota, we are rule followers. We like to think we have high standards and we know best. We make someone else feel shame for not doing it the right way, which is, of course, our way, she said. We do it all with a smile, which is what makes it passive-aggressive. Grosch suggests a few classic moves to nudge a neighbor who doesnt measure up after a measurable snowfall. So you dont have to talk to them, you can put the city shoveling rules in their mailbox or under their windshield. You could leave a shovel at their door. Or you can dramatically sigh and walk out in the street to get around their snowy sidewalk, maybe trip a little, she suggested. Try to do this when theyre walking to the car or checking the mail so they see you. But in the end, when neighbors dont shovel, Grosch thinks a good Minnesotan might just do it for them. Well do it because we worry about other neighbors falling, she said. And then we can sigh and give them side eye the rest of the year over our sacrifice. Prejudice and pride Its difficult for people with mobility issues to be amused by the shoveling debate. I wish people were more conscientious and did more than the bare minimum, said Sadie Ruge. Born with spina bifida, she uses a wheelchair. Those of us who cant walk through snow are either homebound or late to where we need to go. It often limits us to going places in the winter; we might not take the chance that the situation will be difficult, she said. Ruge said she has called the city of St. Paul to report uncleared walkways in her neighborhood and for a reason. If people dont say something about a problem, it likely goes unnoticed and unresolved, she said. Unshoveled sidewalks can also be bad news for neighborhoods. When a block has homes in need of shoveling, it can signal a lack of pride. Theres no question that first impressions are incredibly important in real estate. You want a buyer to have a positive experience and it starts at the front door and the front sidewalk, said Cotty Lowry, a real estate agent with Keller Williams and past president of the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors. Buyers look at the fabric of the block, the architecture and also the general maintenance. I suppose looking at a neighbor whos neglected shoveling could influence how they felt, he said. Despite her on-the-job tumbles, Sandy Daly promptly shovels her own property on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis, saying having a clean walk fills her with a sense of accomplishment. In my neighborhood, everyone is good about paying it forward or paying it back, she said. When I had knee replacement surgery last year, help just showed up. Daly opposes the city proposal to take over shoveling sidewalks, which could cost as much as $20 million. This is our community and our neighbors. We have to take care of each other, she said. We have better things to spend our money on than this. | More Minnesotans are slipping when it comes to shoveling their sidewalks. The city of Minneapolis is considering taking over the job of clearing the almost 2,000 miles of residential sidewalks. Some prompt shovelers are taking matters into their own gloved hands, using an Uber Snow. | ctrlsum | 2 | http://www.startribune.com/are-minnesotans-letting-the-neighborly-obligation-to-shovel-melt-away/503802182/ | 0.209587 |
Why is Wizards assistant coach Kristi Toliver being paid just $10,000 to do a six-figure job? | Its been hard for women to break into the coaching ranks of the NBA, but theyve been making slow and steady progress. Kristi Toliver is proof of that. The Washington Wizards hired Toliver as an assistant coach in October, and shes received rave reviews from Wizards players and head coach Scott Brooks. But while NBA assistant coaches typically make upward of $100,000, Howard Megdal of the New York Times reported that Toliver is paid a fraction of that. Toliver is being paid just $10,000 to work as an NBA assistant coach, 1/10 of the typical assistant coachs salary. Its because shes a WNBA player who takes the floor for the Washington Mystics. Toliver has played in the WNBA for nearly a decade, and joined the Mystics in 2017. According to Megdal, the WNBAs collective bargaining agreement puts a cap on what every team can pay their players for offseason work. And because the Wizards and the Mystics are both owned by Ted Leonsis Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the NBA and WNBA decided that Toliver would have to be paid from the pool of $50,000 each team gets to pay players for offseason work. Most of that money has already been allocated to Elena Delle Donne, who does promotional work for the Mystics during the offseason. Tolivers getting whats left. Washington Wizards assistant coach Kristi Toliver is paid significantly less than other NBA assistant coaches, thanks to the WNBAs collective bargaining agreement. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Story continues Its easy to see the thought process behind the decision, since the Wizards and Mystics are owned by the same guy. But that doesnt mean the decision makes sense. Toliver isnt doing promotional work for the Mystics, like Elena Delle Donne. Shes doing work in her chosen field thats completely unrelated to the Mystics. Toliver was brought in by the Wizards because of her talent and experience, not because of any relationship to the greater Leonsis sports empire. She was brought in as a professional, and she deserves to be paid like one. The Wizards agreed. They fought the leagues decision with Toliver, arguing that she should be paid more than the $10,000 the Mystics could allocate for her. The league ruled against them, but Toliver decided to take the job anyway, though it wasnt an easy decision. She could have done what many of her colleagues do and make big money playing overseas. Taking the position with the Wizards meant that she would get a chance to rest her body, but shed have to forgo the big paycheck and get paid like an intern to do a job that everyone else is paid six figures to do. In the end, she chose to fulfill her long-held dream of coaching in the NBA, a decision made much harder by the NBA and WNBAs ruling. Things are changing in the WNBA. The cap for offseason pay was part of a previous collective bargaining agreement, which WNBA players opted out of last year. A player like Toliver, a well-respected competitor who has been immensely successful in her career, speaking out about this publicly could lead to a change when a new CBA is negotiated. Megdal said in the Times that its expected that the league will be open to changes in the new CBA that allow for WNBA players to receive more than they currently do for NBA work. If thats true, thats good news for Toliver and for the many women who will undoubtedly follow in her footsteps. More from Yahoo Sports: Roger beats Serena in exhibition match Fired Bengals coach gives questionable endorsement Paylor: This was the most unfair firing of the NFL season Thamel: With Holgorsen gone, 5 candidates for WVU job | Washington Wizards assistant coach Kristi Toliver is being paid just $10,000 to work as an NBA assistant coach. The WNBAs collective bargaining agreement puts a cap on what every team can pay their players for offseason work. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/wizards-assistant-coach-kristi-toliver-paid-just-10000-six-figure-job-184136654.html?src=rss | 0.290743 |
Why is Wizards assistant coach Kristi Toliver being paid just $10,000 to do a six-figure job? | Its been hard for women to break into the coaching ranks of the NBA, but theyve been making slow and steady progress. Kristi Toliver is proof of that. The Washington Wizards hired Toliver as an assistant coach in October, and shes received rave reviews from Wizards players and head coach Scott Brooks. But while NBA assistant coaches typically make upward of $100,000, Howard Megdal of the New York Times reported that Toliver is paid a fraction of that. Toliver is being paid just $10,000 to work as an NBA assistant coach, 1/10 of the typical assistant coachs salary. Its because shes a WNBA player who takes the floor for the Washington Mystics. Toliver has played in the WNBA for nearly a decade, and joined the Mystics in 2017. According to Megdal, the WNBAs collective bargaining agreement puts a cap on what every team can pay their players for offseason work. And because the Wizards and the Mystics are both owned by Ted Leonsis Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the NBA and WNBA decided that Toliver would have to be paid from the pool of $50,000 each team gets to pay players for offseason work. Most of that money has already been allocated to Elena Delle Donne, who does promotional work for the Mystics during the offseason. Tolivers getting whats left. Washington Wizards assistant coach Kristi Toliver is paid significantly less than other NBA assistant coaches, thanks to the WNBAs collective bargaining agreement. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Story continues Its easy to see the thought process behind the decision, since the Wizards and Mystics are owned by the same guy. But that doesnt mean the decision makes sense. Toliver isnt doing promotional work for the Mystics, like Elena Delle Donne. Shes doing work in her chosen field thats completely unrelated to the Mystics. Toliver was brought in by the Wizards because of her talent and experience, not because of any relationship to the greater Leonsis sports empire. She was brought in as a professional, and she deserves to be paid like one. The Wizards agreed. They fought the leagues decision with Toliver, arguing that she should be paid more than the $10,000 the Mystics could allocate for her. The league ruled against them, but Toliver decided to take the job anyway, though it wasnt an easy decision. She could have done what many of her colleagues do and make big money playing overseas. Taking the position with the Wizards meant that she would get a chance to rest her body, but shed have to forgo the big paycheck and get paid like an intern to do a job that everyone else is paid six figures to do. In the end, she chose to fulfill her long-held dream of coaching in the NBA, a decision made much harder by the NBA and WNBAs ruling. Things are changing in the WNBA. The cap for offseason pay was part of a previous collective bargaining agreement, which WNBA players opted out of last year. A player like Toliver, a well-respected competitor who has been immensely successful in her career, speaking out about this publicly could lead to a change when a new CBA is negotiated. Megdal said in the Times that its expected that the league will be open to changes in the new CBA that allow for WNBA players to receive more than they currently do for NBA work. If thats true, thats good news for Toliver and for the many women who will undoubtedly follow in her footsteps. More from Yahoo Sports: Roger beats Serena in exhibition match Fired Bengals coach gives questionable endorsement Paylor: This was the most unfair firing of the NFL season Thamel: With Holgorsen gone, 5 candidates for WVU job | The Washington Wizards hired Kristi Toliver as an assistant coach in October. Toliver is being paid just $10,000 to work as an NBA assistant coach, 1/10 of the typical assistant coach's salary. It's because she's a WNBA player who takes the floor for the Washington Mystics. | pegasus | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/wizards-assistant-coach-kristi-toliver-paid-just-10000-six-figure-job-184136654.html?src=rss | 0.657355 |
How Much Does Apple Stand To Lose As Netflix Stops In-App Subscriptions? | Last week, Netflix indicated that it would be stopping in-app subscriptions on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices, as it looks to bypass the commission that Apple charges on subscriptions made via iOS apps. Apple typically takes a 30% commission from subscriptions initiated on its platform over the first year, with the number dropping to 15% from the second year onward. Going forward, Netflix will require new subscribers on iOS to sign up via its website, rather than within the Netflix App, thereby allowing it to bypass Apples iTunes-based billing system. In this note, we try to size up the potential impact of Netflixs move on Apples subscription business, which counts as one of the iPhone makers fastest growing services segments. We have created an interactive dashboard analysis on Breaking Down Apples Services Revenue. You can modify the various drivers to arrive at your own estimates for services revenue. Netflix Likely The Biggest Subscription Based App On iOS Apple had a total of about 330 million paid subscriptions on its platform as of the last quarter, and we estimate that the company made a total of over $2 billion in subscription revenues over 2018 from third-party apps. While Apple will continue to garner a cut from existing Netflix subscribers who signed up on an iOS device, it will have to forgo revenues from new sign-ups and this could be meaningful, as Netflix is likely one of the biggest contributors to Apples third-party subscription revenue. The companys subscriber base is likely approaching 150 million globally and it counts as one of the most popular apps on the AppStore. That said, we dont believe there is a meaningful risk that other digital subscription providers will follow suit and discourage app based sign-ups as the in-app subscription model allows developers (particularly smaller players with less visibility) to offer convenient payment process and a more streamlined experience. If we assume that Netflix adds a total of 21 million users globally in 2019, with 20% of the subscriptions coming from iOS, it could imply that about 4 million users sign up on iOS devices next year. Although iOS accounted for just about 13% of the global smartphone market last quarter, iOS users could be more likely to sign up for Netflix, considering higher purchasing power and spending on apps and services. Assuming an average monthly subscription fee of $11 per user, revenues from new subscribers on iOS for the year would come in at about $550 million. Apples share of revenues on these users would have come in at about $160 million for the year, assuming a 30% take rate. The potential loss of incremental revenue could increase to $200 million in 2020 and $250 million by 2021, as the loss of recurring revenue (15% cut for users who signed up in the previous year) is factored in. While this would barely have an impact on Apples revenues, which stood at about $265 billion last year, its likely that these commissions are almost pure profit for Apple, meaning that the impact on the companys bottom line could be slightly more pronounced. See our full calculations in the table below. See How its Powering New Collaboration and What-Ifs | Netflix indicated that it would be stopping in-app subscriptions on Apple devices. Apple typically takes a 30% commission from subscriptions initiated on its platform over the first year, with the number dropping to 15% from the second year onward. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/01/02/how-much-does-apple-stand-to-lose-as-netflix-stops-in-app-subscriptions/ | 0.242512 |
How Much Does Apple Stand To Lose As Netflix Stops In-App Subscriptions? | Last week, Netflix indicated that it would be stopping in-app subscriptions on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices, as it looks to bypass the commission that Apple charges on subscriptions made via iOS apps. Apple typically takes a 30% commission from subscriptions initiated on its platform over the first year, with the number dropping to 15% from the second year onward. Going forward, Netflix will require new subscribers on iOS to sign up via its website, rather than within the Netflix App, thereby allowing it to bypass Apples iTunes-based billing system. In this note, we try to size up the potential impact of Netflixs move on Apples subscription business, which counts as one of the iPhone makers fastest growing services segments. We have created an interactive dashboard analysis on Breaking Down Apples Services Revenue. You can modify the various drivers to arrive at your own estimates for services revenue. Netflix Likely The Biggest Subscription Based App On iOS Apple had a total of about 330 million paid subscriptions on its platform as of the last quarter, and we estimate that the company made a total of over $2 billion in subscription revenues over 2018 from third-party apps. While Apple will continue to garner a cut from existing Netflix subscribers who signed up on an iOS device, it will have to forgo revenues from new sign-ups and this could be meaningful, as Netflix is likely one of the biggest contributors to Apples third-party subscription revenue. The companys subscriber base is likely approaching 150 million globally and it counts as one of the most popular apps on the AppStore. That said, we dont believe there is a meaningful risk that other digital subscription providers will follow suit and discourage app based sign-ups as the in-app subscription model allows developers (particularly smaller players with less visibility) to offer convenient payment process and a more streamlined experience. If we assume that Netflix adds a total of 21 million users globally in 2019, with 20% of the subscriptions coming from iOS, it could imply that about 4 million users sign up on iOS devices next year. Although iOS accounted for just about 13% of the global smartphone market last quarter, iOS users could be more likely to sign up for Netflix, considering higher purchasing power and spending on apps and services. Assuming an average monthly subscription fee of $11 per user, revenues from new subscribers on iOS for the year would come in at about $550 million. Apples share of revenues on these users would have come in at about $160 million for the year, assuming a 30% take rate. The potential loss of incremental revenue could increase to $200 million in 2020 and $250 million by 2021, as the loss of recurring revenue (15% cut for users who signed up in the previous year) is factored in. While this would barely have an impact on Apples revenues, which stood at about $265 billion last year, its likely that these commissions are almost pure profit for Apple, meaning that the impact on the companys bottom line could be slightly more pronounced. See our full calculations in the table below. See How its Powering New Collaboration and What-Ifs | Netflix indicated that it would be stopping in-app subscriptions on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices. Apple typically takes a 30% commission from subscriptions initiated on its platform over the first year, with the number dropping to 15% from the second year onward. | bart | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/01/02/how-much-does-apple-stand-to-lose-as-netflix-stops-in-app-subscriptions/ | 0.279476 |
What are the new gun laws in 2019? | A wave of gun control activism surged across the U.S. in 2018 and yet it led to little action from the federal government. So as 2019 arrives, it's state governments that are taking aim at the problem with new gun laws. The new year has brought new restrictions and regulations in several states, with some going into effect on New Year's Day and others scheduled to take force midway through 2019. Many of the laws enact versions of policies that were in the 100-plus gun control proposals that have failed in Congress over the past few years. California The most sweeping new gun laws are in California, where a gunman in November killed 12 people and himself in a Thousand Oaks country-western bar. It was the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2018, behind the Parkland school shooting in Florida, which left 17 people dead and led to several changes in that state's gun laws. As of January 1, the Golden State has raised the minimum age to buy rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 (with exceptions for members of law enforcement, the military, or those who have a hunting license). Anyone convicted of certain domestic violence charges after January 1 will face a lifetime ban on gun ownership, as would anyone committed to a mental institution twice in one year. Californians who want to carry a concealed weapon now must undergo at least eight hours of safety training. And starting July 1, ammunition dealers will have to check with the Justice Department before a sale to make sure the customer is not banned from gun purchases. Illinois A new law called the Firearms Restraining Order Act creates a system to take guns away from people who are deemed dangerous to others or themselves. Relatives or police can request an emergency order of protection against someone who has shown threatening or suicidal behavior, which could include social media posts. The order could lead to that person's guns being seized immediately for two weeks, or up to six months in more extreme cases. The state also amended several of its gun laws. The waiting period for purchasing rifles has jumped from 24 hours to 72 hours. Schools, employers and places of worships are allowed to file orders of protection against individuals. Hospitals are required to report involuntary psychiatric admissions, which could lead to some gun owners losing their concealed carry licenses. Oregon The state has expanded its firearm ban for domestic abusers and stalkers to close a so-called "boyfriend loophole." Under previous law, abusers were banned from buying and owning guns only if they were married to their victim. The new law bans all convicted stalkers, abusers and people under restraining orders from buying or owning guns, regardless of whether they are married or live with children. Washington state The age for buying semi-automatic rifles has been raised from 18 to 21, after voters passed an initiative in November. Starting in July, the state will also have new requirements for safe gun storage and new background checks from law enforcement for purchases. Gun owners could also face criminal charges if one of their weapons gets into the hands of children or someone banned from carrying a firearm, and is used for threats or violence. Federal ban on bump stocks On the federal level, there is at least one major change coming in 2019: A ban on bump stocks, the devices that let semi-automatic rifles fire faster rounds. The gunman responsible for the 2017 rampage in Las Vegas, which is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, used bump stocks to fire more than 1,100 rounds into a country music festival crowd in only 10 minutes. Congress' attempts to ban bump stocks after the massacre went nowhere. But the Trump administration announced in October 2018 that it was amending the legal definition of machine guns to encompass bump stocks, effectively making the devices illegal. The ban is expected to take effect in March. | The new year has brought new restrictions and regulations in several states. California has raised the minimum age to buy rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-are-the-new-gun-laws-in-2019/ | 0.158013 |
What are the new gun laws in 2019? | A wave of gun control activism surged across the U.S. in 2018 and yet it led to little action from the federal government. So as 2019 arrives, it's state governments that are taking aim at the problem with new gun laws. The new year has brought new restrictions and regulations in several states, with some going into effect on New Year's Day and others scheduled to take force midway through 2019. Many of the laws enact versions of policies that were in the 100-plus gun control proposals that have failed in Congress over the past few years. California The most sweeping new gun laws are in California, where a gunman in November killed 12 people and himself in a Thousand Oaks country-western bar. It was the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2018, behind the Parkland school shooting in Florida, which left 17 people dead and led to several changes in that state's gun laws. As of January 1, the Golden State has raised the minimum age to buy rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 (with exceptions for members of law enforcement, the military, or those who have a hunting license). Anyone convicted of certain domestic violence charges after January 1 will face a lifetime ban on gun ownership, as would anyone committed to a mental institution twice in one year. Californians who want to carry a concealed weapon now must undergo at least eight hours of safety training. And starting July 1, ammunition dealers will have to check with the Justice Department before a sale to make sure the customer is not banned from gun purchases. Illinois A new law called the Firearms Restraining Order Act creates a system to take guns away from people who are deemed dangerous to others or themselves. Relatives or police can request an emergency order of protection against someone who has shown threatening or suicidal behavior, which could include social media posts. The order could lead to that person's guns being seized immediately for two weeks, or up to six months in more extreme cases. The state also amended several of its gun laws. The waiting period for purchasing rifles has jumped from 24 hours to 72 hours. Schools, employers and places of worships are allowed to file orders of protection against individuals. Hospitals are required to report involuntary psychiatric admissions, which could lead to some gun owners losing their concealed carry licenses. Oregon The state has expanded its firearm ban for domestic abusers and stalkers to close a so-called "boyfriend loophole." Under previous law, abusers were banned from buying and owning guns only if they were married to their victim. The new law bans all convicted stalkers, abusers and people under restraining orders from buying or owning guns, regardless of whether they are married or live with children. Washington state The age for buying semi-automatic rifles has been raised from 18 to 21, after voters passed an initiative in November. Starting in July, the state will also have new requirements for safe gun storage and new background checks from law enforcement for purchases. Gun owners could also face criminal charges if one of their weapons gets into the hands of children or someone banned from carrying a firearm, and is used for threats or violence. Federal ban on bump stocks On the federal level, there is at least one major change coming in 2019: A ban on bump stocks, the devices that let semi-automatic rifles fire faster rounds. The gunman responsible for the 2017 rampage in Las Vegas, which is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, used bump stocks to fire more than 1,100 rounds into a country music festival crowd in only 10 minutes. Congress' attempts to ban bump stocks after the massacre went nowhere. But the Trump administration announced in October 2018 that it was amending the legal definition of machine guns to encompass bump stocks, effectively making the devices illegal. The ban is expected to take effect in March. | The new year has brought new restrictions and regulations in several states. California has raised the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21. A federal ban on bump stocks is expected to take effect in March. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-are-the-new-gun-laws-in-2019/ | 0.162489 |
What are the new gun laws in 2019? | A wave of gun control activism surged across the U.S. in 2018 and yet it led to little action from the federal government. So as 2019 arrives, it's state governments that are taking aim at the problem with new gun laws. The new year has brought new restrictions and regulations in several states, with some going into effect on New Year's Day and others scheduled to take force midway through 2019. Many of the laws enact versions of policies that were in the 100-plus gun control proposals that have failed in Congress over the past few years. California The most sweeping new gun laws are in California, where a gunman in November killed 12 people and himself in a Thousand Oaks country-western bar. It was the second-deadliest mass shooting of 2018, behind the Parkland school shooting in Florida, which left 17 people dead and led to several changes in that state's gun laws. As of January 1, the Golden State has raised the minimum age to buy rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 (with exceptions for members of law enforcement, the military, or those who have a hunting license). Anyone convicted of certain domestic violence charges after January 1 will face a lifetime ban on gun ownership, as would anyone committed to a mental institution twice in one year. Californians who want to carry a concealed weapon now must undergo at least eight hours of safety training. And starting July 1, ammunition dealers will have to check with the Justice Department before a sale to make sure the customer is not banned from gun purchases. Illinois A new law called the Firearms Restraining Order Act creates a system to take guns away from people who are deemed dangerous to others or themselves. Relatives or police can request an emergency order of protection against someone who has shown threatening or suicidal behavior, which could include social media posts. The order could lead to that person's guns being seized immediately for two weeks, or up to six months in more extreme cases. The state also amended several of its gun laws. The waiting period for purchasing rifles has jumped from 24 hours to 72 hours. Schools, employers and places of worships are allowed to file orders of protection against individuals. Hospitals are required to report involuntary psychiatric admissions, which could lead to some gun owners losing their concealed carry licenses. Oregon The state has expanded its firearm ban for domestic abusers and stalkers to close a so-called "boyfriend loophole." Under previous law, abusers were banned from buying and owning guns only if they were married to their victim. The new law bans all convicted stalkers, abusers and people under restraining orders from buying or owning guns, regardless of whether they are married or live with children. Washington state The age for buying semi-automatic rifles has been raised from 18 to 21, after voters passed an initiative in November. Starting in July, the state will also have new requirements for safe gun storage and new background checks from law enforcement for purchases. Gun owners could also face criminal charges if one of their weapons gets into the hands of children or someone banned from carrying a firearm, and is used for threats or violence. Federal ban on bump stocks On the federal level, there is at least one major change coming in 2019: A ban on bump stocks, the devices that let semi-automatic rifles fire faster rounds. The gunman responsible for the 2017 rampage in Las Vegas, which is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, used bump stocks to fire more than 1,100 rounds into a country music festival crowd in only 10 minutes. Congress' attempts to ban bump stocks after the massacre went nowhere. But the Trump administration announced in October 2018 that it was amending the legal definition of machine guns to encompass bump stocks, effectively making the devices illegal. The ban is expected to take effect in March. | New gun laws go into effect in several U.S. states in 2019. Many of the laws enact versions of policies that have failed in Congress. The most sweeping new gun laws are in California, where a gunman killed 12 people in November. On the federal level, there is at least one major change coming in 2019: A ban on bump stocks. | bart | 2 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-are-the-new-gun-laws-in-2019/ | 0.537102 |
Does defence still have what it takes to get to the top? | Open this photo in gallery Cornerback Richard Sherman (25) and San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Elijah Lee (47) tackle Los Angeles Rams running back C.J. Anderson (35) during the first half of a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images From Pittsburghs Steel Curtain in the 1970s to Chicagos Monsters of the Midway in the 80s to Seattles Legion of Boom more recently, dominant defences have often been the story of the NFL postseason. High-powered offences might generate the highlights, the fantasy points and victories in the regular season. But more often than not the top defences have managed to hold those dynamic offences in check when the weather turns colder and the games get more important in the postseason. Story continues below advertisement I have no idea, said San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman, a key member of Seattles 2013 championship defence. I dont think the league really wants that or cares to have that thing again. They care more about offensive football, so thats what theyll get. To have a special defensive group to play that well for so long would be very difficult to do because of the style of defence and the rules. ... I think its going to be harder and harder to make the Hall of Fame from defence. Playing defence in the NFL perhaps has never been harder, with the intimidating hits on receivers and quarterbacks now outlawed, even the most minor downfield contact resulting in penalties, and quarterbacks more accurate and efficient than ever while running the new spread offences. This year featured the highest passer rating (92.9), most yards a play (5.6) and second-most points a game (46.7) in NFL history. It seems as if playing great defence is almost impossible. You cant use it as an excuse because they still let us hit, okay? said Dallas defensive co-ordinator Rod Marinelli, an assistant on the 2002 Tampa Bay team that won a Super Bowl behind its defence. Ive always believed in the speed of the defence. And thats the hitting. Theyve got holes. Weve got to hit the holes. Weve got to hit them. And weve got to make it a physical game. Weve got be smart, helmet to helmet, got to be smart on the quarterback, some of those things. And you try to teach it, keep our speed and playing fast. Some of the things down the field, push-offs and all that stuff, its tough. The story of this NFL season has been the offences, with the highlight being a 54-51 win for the Los Angeles Rams over the Kansas City Chiefs back in November. Thats been part of a season that had first-year starter Patrick Mahomes throwing for 50 touchdown passes and more than 5,000 yards for Kansas City, Drew Brees setting more records at the age of 39 in New Orleans, Tom Brady maintaining his winning ways in his 40s for New England and Sean McVays offence tormenting opposing teams all year long for the Rams. Story continues below advertisement Story continues below advertisement But those teams that feature four of the five most efficient offences in the league, according to Football Outsiders, and defences that have been far less consistent will get the opening weekend of the postseason off. That will provide a bit of a throwback look on wild-card weekend with many of the leagues top defences taking centre stage in hopes that they can get on a run such as the one the Denver Broncos had three years ago to win a Super Bowl. I think its still definitely possible, said Broncos linebacker Todd Davis, a member of that title-winning team. I dont feel like it has to be 51-54. It really doesnt. I feel like you can really stop teams if you play close defence, you play tight on receivers, play great in man coverage and you can really stop people. Many of the teams playing this weekend have shown that ability this season, led by the NFLs top-ranked scoring defence in Chicago. An already-strong unit only got better with the acquisition of elite pass rusher Khalil Mack before the season. With Mack and Akiem Hicks wreaking havoc up front and Eddie Jackson and Kyle Fuller providing big plays from the secondary, the Bears appear to have the defence best equipped for a long postseason run, starting with Sundays home game against defending champion Philadelphia. Dominant, thats it, Hicks said. We are aggressive. We like to hit. All the stuff that I was [saying] before the season started, were everything that we said we were. And hopefully we can get to another level for these playoffs. Story continues below advertisement The Bears arent alone. Six of those 10 most efficient defences are playing this weekend: Baltimore, Houston, the Chargers, Dallas and Indianapolis. Ball-control offence and dominant defence have been a tried-and-true formula for teams such as Baltimore and Seattle, which have combined for three Super Bowl championships and five appearances in the title game this century with that recipe. The Seahawks still have that capability despite the absence of most of the stalwarts from the Legion of Boom such as Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril. But Bobby Wagner remains at middle linebacker, Frank Clark has been an elite pass rusher, and coach Pete Carrolls scheme is still effective after all these years. You either believe in something or you dont, Carroll said. I think just staying the course and knowing were on to something. Believing in the history. We know what were capable of doing. Weve shown it over a lot of years. Youre always adapting, but its staying what youre true to. I think thats what is happening. We look like a team that we have seen before, and thats powerful. | Top defences have often been the story of the NFL postseason. Playing defence in the NFL perhaps has never been harder, with the intimidating hits on receivers and quarterbacks now outlawed. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-does-defence-still-have-what-it-takes-to-get-to-the-top/ | 0.118128 |
Does defence still have what it takes to get to the top? | Open this photo in gallery Cornerback Richard Sherman (25) and San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Elijah Lee (47) tackle Los Angeles Rams running back C.J. Anderson (35) during the first half of a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images From Pittsburghs Steel Curtain in the 1970s to Chicagos Monsters of the Midway in the 80s to Seattles Legion of Boom more recently, dominant defences have often been the story of the NFL postseason. High-powered offences might generate the highlights, the fantasy points and victories in the regular season. But more often than not the top defences have managed to hold those dynamic offences in check when the weather turns colder and the games get more important in the postseason. Story continues below advertisement I have no idea, said San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman, a key member of Seattles 2013 championship defence. I dont think the league really wants that or cares to have that thing again. They care more about offensive football, so thats what theyll get. To have a special defensive group to play that well for so long would be very difficult to do because of the style of defence and the rules. ... I think its going to be harder and harder to make the Hall of Fame from defence. Playing defence in the NFL perhaps has never been harder, with the intimidating hits on receivers and quarterbacks now outlawed, even the most minor downfield contact resulting in penalties, and quarterbacks more accurate and efficient than ever while running the new spread offences. This year featured the highest passer rating (92.9), most yards a play (5.6) and second-most points a game (46.7) in NFL history. It seems as if playing great defence is almost impossible. You cant use it as an excuse because they still let us hit, okay? said Dallas defensive co-ordinator Rod Marinelli, an assistant on the 2002 Tampa Bay team that won a Super Bowl behind its defence. Ive always believed in the speed of the defence. And thats the hitting. Theyve got holes. Weve got to hit the holes. Weve got to hit them. And weve got to make it a physical game. Weve got be smart, helmet to helmet, got to be smart on the quarterback, some of those things. And you try to teach it, keep our speed and playing fast. Some of the things down the field, push-offs and all that stuff, its tough. The story of this NFL season has been the offences, with the highlight being a 54-51 win for the Los Angeles Rams over the Kansas City Chiefs back in November. Thats been part of a season that had first-year starter Patrick Mahomes throwing for 50 touchdown passes and more than 5,000 yards for Kansas City, Drew Brees setting more records at the age of 39 in New Orleans, Tom Brady maintaining his winning ways in his 40s for New England and Sean McVays offence tormenting opposing teams all year long for the Rams. Story continues below advertisement Story continues below advertisement But those teams that feature four of the five most efficient offences in the league, according to Football Outsiders, and defences that have been far less consistent will get the opening weekend of the postseason off. That will provide a bit of a throwback look on wild-card weekend with many of the leagues top defences taking centre stage in hopes that they can get on a run such as the one the Denver Broncos had three years ago to win a Super Bowl. I think its still definitely possible, said Broncos linebacker Todd Davis, a member of that title-winning team. I dont feel like it has to be 51-54. It really doesnt. I feel like you can really stop teams if you play close defence, you play tight on receivers, play great in man coverage and you can really stop people. Many of the teams playing this weekend have shown that ability this season, led by the NFLs top-ranked scoring defence in Chicago. An already-strong unit only got better with the acquisition of elite pass rusher Khalil Mack before the season. With Mack and Akiem Hicks wreaking havoc up front and Eddie Jackson and Kyle Fuller providing big plays from the secondary, the Bears appear to have the defence best equipped for a long postseason run, starting with Sundays home game against defending champion Philadelphia. Dominant, thats it, Hicks said. We are aggressive. We like to hit. All the stuff that I was [saying] before the season started, were everything that we said we were. And hopefully we can get to another level for these playoffs. Story continues below advertisement The Bears arent alone. Six of those 10 most efficient defences are playing this weekend: Baltimore, Houston, the Chargers, Dallas and Indianapolis. Ball-control offence and dominant defence have been a tried-and-true formula for teams such as Baltimore and Seattle, which have combined for three Super Bowl championships and five appearances in the title game this century with that recipe. The Seahawks still have that capability despite the absence of most of the stalwarts from the Legion of Boom such as Sherman, Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril. But Bobby Wagner remains at middle linebacker, Frank Clark has been an elite pass rusher, and coach Pete Carrolls scheme is still effective after all these years. You either believe in something or you dont, Carroll said. I think just staying the course and knowing were on to something. Believing in the history. We know what were capable of doing. Weve shown it over a lot of years. Youre always adapting, but its staying what youre true to. I think thats what is happening. We look like a team that we have seen before, and thats powerful. | Top defences have often been the story of the NFL postseason. Playing defence in the NFL perhaps has never been harder, with the intimidating hits on receivers and quarterbacks now outlawed, even the most minor downfield contact resulting in penalties, says defensive co-ordinator Rod Marinelli. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/article-does-defence-still-have-what-it-takes-to-get-to-the-top/ | 0.120832 |
Who replaces Dillon Mitchell as Oregons go-to receiver in 2019? | EUGENE Justin Herberts best and most common target is leaving for the NFL so Oregons signal caller will have to aim elsewhere in 2019. Dillon Mitchells early departure leaves a major void atop the Ducks receiver corps. He had 75 catches for a program-record 1,184 yards and 10 touchdowns this season, all team-highs. The Ducks have eight receivers returning and four signees set to join the group as they attempt to replace Mitchells production next season. It will be a tall task, but hardly impossible with Herbert at quarterback, as Mitchells jump in production shows how easily being a reliable target can lead to big results. However, all of Oregons receivers had major issues with drops and theres no easy way to improve that other than constant individual work. Dillon Mitchell enters 2019 NFL Draft Oregons leading returning receiver is Jaylon Redd, who had 48 catches for 433 yards and five touchdowns. Redd didnt play the same role as Mitchell, but his production should increase. Hell also be a candidate to take over as Oregons primary kickoff returner. Tight end Jacob Breeland had 24 catches for 377 yards and two touchdowns. However, the return of Cam McCormick should eat into his playing time and thus, his contributions, while McCormick could be a more significant factor in the passing game. Running back CJ Verdell had 27 receptions for 315 yards and two scores. He was one of only two players with 1,000 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards this season and the other, Utah States Darwin Thompson, is entering the NFL Draft. Verdell will be called upon in the receiving game but perhaps even more on the ground and with durability a question after he dealt with an array of injuries, theres only so many reps he can take. The next true wide out in terms of production is Johnny Johnson III, who had 17 catches for 215 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson only had more than one catch in two Pac-12 games and only topped 20 yards once in Pac-12 play. More targets is not the obvious answer for Johnson, who like all of his peers had issues with drops. Brenden Schooler will be Oregons lone senior receiver in 2019 and is coming off a year in which he had 21 receptions for 203 yards and a touchdown. Schooler was a consistent contributor in the middle of the season, with 14 catches for 142 yards and a score over a four-game span, but ended the season with one four-yard catch during the last three games, including nothing in the last two. That leaves freshmen Bryan Addison, Isaiah Crocker, J.J. Tucker, Demetri Burch and Daewood Davis, with the latter two already having redshirted, vying for roles to contribute along with incoming signees Josh Delgado, Mycah Pittman, JR Waters and Lance Wilhoite. Mario Cristobal spoke highly of Addison late in the season and during bowl practices so he could push for a meaningful role. Burch and Davis took some reps with the second-team offense during the regular season while Crocker and Tucker were with the scout team while redshirting. But Oregon needed to upgrade its receiver corps and did in a big way with Delgado, Pittman, Waters and Wilhoite. How quickly any of them will contribute is anyones guess, but it would be foolish to expect any true freshmen to single-handedly be as big a factor as Mitchell, who had 63 catches on 107 targets in Pac-12 play. | Dillon Mitchell had 75 catches for a program-record 1,184 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Oregons leading returning receiver is Jaylon Redd, who had 48 catches for 433 yards and five touchdowns. | bart | 1 | https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2019/01/who-replaces-dillon-mitchell-as-oregons-go-to-receiver-in-2019.html | 0.149505 |
Who replaces Dillon Mitchell as Oregons go-to receiver in 2019? | EUGENE Justin Herberts best and most common target is leaving for the NFL so Oregons signal caller will have to aim elsewhere in 2019. Dillon Mitchells early departure leaves a major void atop the Ducks receiver corps. He had 75 catches for a program-record 1,184 yards and 10 touchdowns this season, all team-highs. The Ducks have eight receivers returning and four signees set to join the group as they attempt to replace Mitchells production next season. It will be a tall task, but hardly impossible with Herbert at quarterback, as Mitchells jump in production shows how easily being a reliable target can lead to big results. However, all of Oregons receivers had major issues with drops and theres no easy way to improve that other than constant individual work. Dillon Mitchell enters 2019 NFL Draft Oregons leading returning receiver is Jaylon Redd, who had 48 catches for 433 yards and five touchdowns. Redd didnt play the same role as Mitchell, but his production should increase. Hell also be a candidate to take over as Oregons primary kickoff returner. Tight end Jacob Breeland had 24 catches for 377 yards and two touchdowns. However, the return of Cam McCormick should eat into his playing time and thus, his contributions, while McCormick could be a more significant factor in the passing game. Running back CJ Verdell had 27 receptions for 315 yards and two scores. He was one of only two players with 1,000 rushing yards and 300 receiving yards this season and the other, Utah States Darwin Thompson, is entering the NFL Draft. Verdell will be called upon in the receiving game but perhaps even more on the ground and with durability a question after he dealt with an array of injuries, theres only so many reps he can take. The next true wide out in terms of production is Johnny Johnson III, who had 17 catches for 215 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson only had more than one catch in two Pac-12 games and only topped 20 yards once in Pac-12 play. More targets is not the obvious answer for Johnson, who like all of his peers had issues with drops. Brenden Schooler will be Oregons lone senior receiver in 2019 and is coming off a year in which he had 21 receptions for 203 yards and a touchdown. Schooler was a consistent contributor in the middle of the season, with 14 catches for 142 yards and a score over a four-game span, but ended the season with one four-yard catch during the last three games, including nothing in the last two. That leaves freshmen Bryan Addison, Isaiah Crocker, J.J. Tucker, Demetri Burch and Daewood Davis, with the latter two already having redshirted, vying for roles to contribute along with incoming signees Josh Delgado, Mycah Pittman, JR Waters and Lance Wilhoite. Mario Cristobal spoke highly of Addison late in the season and during bowl practices so he could push for a meaningful role. Burch and Davis took some reps with the second-team offense during the regular season while Crocker and Tucker were with the scout team while redshirting. But Oregon needed to upgrade its receiver corps and did in a big way with Delgado, Pittman, Waters and Wilhoite. How quickly any of them will contribute is anyones guess, but it would be foolish to expect any true freshmen to single-handedly be as big a factor as Mitchell, who had 63 catches on 107 targets in Pac-12 play. | Dillon Mitchell had 75 catches for a program-record 1,184 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Oregons leading returning receiver is Jaylon Redd, who had 48 catches for 433 yards and five touchdowns. Brenden Schooler will be the lone senior receiver in 2019. | bart | 2 | https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2019/01/who-replaces-dillon-mitchell-as-oregons-go-to-receiver-in-2019.html | 0.245202 |
Is it time for the Arizona Coyotes to ride rookie goaltender Adin Hill? | Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill is 7-3-0 since he was called up from the AHL. (Photo: Icon Sportswire, Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Its safe to say that Adin Hill didnt envision he'd be a starting goaltender in the NHL at the conclusion of Coyotes training camp in September. Hill, regarded as the top goaltending prospect in the Coyotes organization, has been thrust into duty as one of the most trusted netminders on a club that seems to be plagued more and more by injuries as the season drones on. With No. 1 goaltender Antti Raanta sidelined for what could end up being a season-ending injury, the Coyotes goaltending situation has turned into a tandem between Hill and regular backup Darcy Kuemper. The Coyotes also added Calvin Pickard off waivers from Philadelphia and assigned him to their AHL affiliate in Tucson for purposes of conditioning, which suggests Pickard could see some NHL game action once he shakes off the cobwebs with the Roadrunners. Im fine with it, Hill said of the current goaltending situation. Its what Ive done in the AHL the past few years with the rotating back and forth Darcys a great guy and its healthy competition. Still, the Coyotes goaltending situation has been in flux since Raanta went down with an injury on Nov. 27. Rangers center Mika Zibanejad lines up a shot against Coyotes goalie Adin Hill during overtime of a game Dec. 14 at Madison Square Garden. (Photo: Catalina Fragoso / USA TODAY Sports) Since then, the Coyotes have posted an 8-9 record and have allowed an average of 2.94 goals per game. Their 50 goals allowed since Nov. 27 are tied for eighth most in the NHL over that span. Prior to Raantas injury, the Coyotes had allowed just 62 goals in 22 games (2.82 per game), which was tied for the fourth fewest in the NHL over that span. Although the Coyotes individual goals-against average didnt increase by much, they are clearly trending against league trajectory. Of course, not all of that can be pinned on the goalie. The Coyotes defensive unit has suffered with Jason Demers out indefinitely with a knee injury and effective two-way forwards Michael Grabner and Brad Richardson also missing some games as of late. Over the course of the entire season, the Coyotes have still been an above-average team in terms of goal prevention, but theyll need excellent goaltending and air-tight defense down the stretch in order to get themselves back in the race for a playoff spot. Their best chance at achieving the first part of that could lie with Hill, who has been the best-performing of the Coyotes current goaltenders since his recall from Tucson. Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet pointed out Hills presence in games where his club has shown the most resiliency. From last year to this year, obviously hes gotten better, Tocchet said of Hill. His style of play is a lot quieter. Last year, he was a little busy, scrambly. I think hes tempered that and still needs to temper some of that, but hes come in for some pressure situations and has done a nice job for us. The one thing I like is even in the games where theyve scored three or four goals on him, hes stayed strong and let us get back in the game. If you look at the games weve been in, hes been there. The Rangers game, the Anaheim game. Even though they scored 3-4 goals on him, he stayed strong and let us come back. Thats the sign of a mentally strong goalie. Although the rookie certainly hasnt been perfect this season, Hill has performed admirably with a 7-3-0 record to go along with a 2.39 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage. Simple math will tell you hes been in net for seven of the Coyotes eight wins and been involved with just three of their nine losses since Raanta went down with injury. The 22-year-old Hill said hes felt more and more comfortable with each start between the pipes at the NHL level. When you first come up here youre a little nervous off the ice but I feel like Im finding my game and I feel good, Hill said. Im just working one day at a time in practice and trying to get better every day. The guys here have been super welcoming. Tocchet said hes seen Hill continue to adjust to his new NHL setting on and off the ice. I think he watches himself a little bit because hes a young goalie and stuff, Tocchet said. But I think hes outgoing in the sense where hes talking out on the ice. I think sometimes as a young goalie youre afraid to say those things, but Ive heard him out there and thats a step in the right direction. With Kuemper struggling since his own return from injury (5-11-2, 2.90 GAA) and Pickard still an unknown commodity with the Coyotes, Hill might represent Arizonas best option in goal. The more you play, I feel like thats the more comfortable you get in the league, Hill said. Getting in a rhythm is nice but Im just going to take what I get. Its nice to play as many games as you want because you want to be in the net every game, right?If I get one start in the next month or 10, Im going to take it and do the best I can with them. MORE COYOTES Richard Morin covers the Coyotes and Diamondbacks for azcentral sports. He can be reached at [email protected] and by phone at 480-316-2493. Follow him on Twitter @ramorin_azc. | Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill is 7-3-0 since he was called up from the AHL. With No. 1 goaltender Antti Raanta sidelined for what could end up being a season-ending injury, the Coyotes goaltending situation has turned into a tandem between Hill and Darcy Kuemper. | bart | 2 | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nhl/coyotes/2019/01/02/time-arizona-coyotes-ride-rookie-goaltender-adin-hill-net/2465694002/ | 0.144412 |
What's Driving Camping World Holdings 12% Higher Today? | Shares of Camping World Holdings (NYSE: CWH), a leading outdoor and camping retailer with products that include recreational vehicles, camping gear, and services such as RV maintenance and repair, are up 12% as of 3:22 p.m. EST after the company announced a management shakeup. So what After all was said and done, 2018 turned out to be a rough year for shareholders, who witnessed the stock shed much of its value. CWH Chart More CWH data by YCharts. Camping World decided to start the new year with a realignment and new assignments for the executive leadership team with the hope that it would foster a positive turnaround in performance and operations. Roger Nuttall resigned as president of the company's dealership group in late December 2018, and that position's responsibilities were divided between CEO Marcus Lemonis, and four tenured divisional RV presidents to make the decision-making process more efficient. Thomas Wolfe was also appointed to president of Good Sam, the company's comprehensive portfolio of recurring products and services, and Melvin Flanigan to chief financial officer. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marcus Lemonis had this to say in a press release: Our 2019 focus will be to better serve our customers, associates and shareholders while continuing to expand our RV market share with opportunistic RV acquisitions and completing the rollout of RV dealerships into newly opened retail locations. Recreational vehicle parked in the woods. More Image source: Getty Images. Now what The hope is that these executive moves will enable the team to better focus on improving inventory management, reducing costs and expenses, and increasing margins and cash flow. Management also reiterated it will close underperforming locations, as it had already closed four unprofitable RV dealership locations and eight retail stores. While today's 12% pop might be a breath of fresh air for investors who have endured a rough past 12 months holding the stock, remember that it merely offsets the initial plunge when news came out that Roger Nuttall had resigned from his position. Executive management might have a new look, but it has many problems to turn around before long-term investors buy back in. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Miller has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Camping World Holdings. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Shares of Camping World Holdings are up 12% today. The company announced a management shakeup. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://news.yahoo.com/apos-driving-camping-world-holdings-212500199.html | 0.470795 |
What's Driving Camping World Holdings 12% Higher Today? | Shares of Camping World Holdings (NYSE: CWH), a leading outdoor and camping retailer with products that include recreational vehicles, camping gear, and services such as RV maintenance and repair, are up 12% as of 3:22 p.m. EST after the company announced a management shakeup. So what After all was said and done, 2018 turned out to be a rough year for shareholders, who witnessed the stock shed much of its value. CWH Chart More CWH data by YCharts. Camping World decided to start the new year with a realignment and new assignments for the executive leadership team with the hope that it would foster a positive turnaround in performance and operations. Roger Nuttall resigned as president of the company's dealership group in late December 2018, and that position's responsibilities were divided between CEO Marcus Lemonis, and four tenured divisional RV presidents to make the decision-making process more efficient. Thomas Wolfe was also appointed to president of Good Sam, the company's comprehensive portfolio of recurring products and services, and Melvin Flanigan to chief financial officer. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marcus Lemonis had this to say in a press release: Our 2019 focus will be to better serve our customers, associates and shareholders while continuing to expand our RV market share with opportunistic RV acquisitions and completing the rollout of RV dealerships into newly opened retail locations. Recreational vehicle parked in the woods. More Image source: Getty Images. Now what The hope is that these executive moves will enable the team to better focus on improving inventory management, reducing costs and expenses, and increasing margins and cash flow. Management also reiterated it will close underperforming locations, as it had already closed four unprofitable RV dealership locations and eight retail stores. While today's 12% pop might be a breath of fresh air for investors who have endured a rough past 12 months holding the stock, remember that it merely offsets the initial plunge when news came out that Roger Nuttall had resigned from his position. Executive management might have a new look, but it has many problems to turn around before long-term investors buy back in. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Miller has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Camping World Holdings. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Shares of Camping World Holdings are up 12% as of 3:22 p.m. EST after the company announced a management shakeup. The company announced a realignment and new assignments for the executive leadership team. | pegasus | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/apos-driving-camping-world-holdings-212500199.html | 0.552908 |
What's Driving Camping World Holdings 12% Higher Today? | Shares of Camping World Holdings (NYSE: CWH), a leading outdoor and camping retailer with products that include recreational vehicles, camping gear, and services such as RV maintenance and repair, are up 12% as of 3:22 p.m. EST after the company announced a management shakeup. So what After all was said and done, 2018 turned out to be a rough year for shareholders, who witnessed the stock shed much of its value. CWH Chart More CWH data by YCharts. Camping World decided to start the new year with a realignment and new assignments for the executive leadership team with the hope that it would foster a positive turnaround in performance and operations. Roger Nuttall resigned as president of the company's dealership group in late December 2018, and that position's responsibilities were divided between CEO Marcus Lemonis, and four tenured divisional RV presidents to make the decision-making process more efficient. Thomas Wolfe was also appointed to president of Good Sam, the company's comprehensive portfolio of recurring products and services, and Melvin Flanigan to chief financial officer. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marcus Lemonis had this to say in a press release: Our 2019 focus will be to better serve our customers, associates and shareholders while continuing to expand our RV market share with opportunistic RV acquisitions and completing the rollout of RV dealerships into newly opened retail locations. Recreational vehicle parked in the woods. More Image source: Getty Images. Now what The hope is that these executive moves will enable the team to better focus on improving inventory management, reducing costs and expenses, and increasing margins and cash flow. Management also reiterated it will close underperforming locations, as it had already closed four unprofitable RV dealership locations and eight retail stores. While today's 12% pop might be a breath of fresh air for investors who have endured a rough past 12 months holding the stock, remember that it merely offsets the initial plunge when news came out that Roger Nuttall had resigned from his position. Executive management might have a new look, but it has many problems to turn around before long-term investors buy back in. More From The Motley Fool Daniel Miller has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Camping World Holdings. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | Shares of Camping World Holdings (CWH) are up 12% today. The company announced a management shakeup and new assignments for the executive leadership team. While today's 12% pop might be a breath of fresh air for investors, remember that it merely offsets the initial plunge when news came out that Roger Nuttall had resigned from his position. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/apos-driving-camping-world-holdings-212500199.html | 0.682064 |
Who is performing at the Super Bowl halftime show 2019? | Super Bowl LIII will take place on Sunday, Feb. 3 and Maroon 5 will headline the performance during 2019's halftime show. The pop band will perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Rapper Travis Scott will reportedly join the group onstage. The NFL has not yet confirmed either performer for the show. Other acts could join Scott and Maroon 5 on stage. Justin Timberlake performed at Super Bowl LII last year in Minneapolis, Minn. with the University of Minnesota marching band. Lady Gaga headlined Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas. Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars were the stars of the Super Bowl 50 show in Santa Clara, Calif. This post will be updated when more information becomes available about the halftime show. | Maroon 5 will perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The NFL has not yet confirmed either performer for the show. The Super Bowl LIII will take place on Sunday, Feb. 3 and will be held in Atlanta. It will be the first time the NFL has held a Super Bowl halftime show. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/super-bowl-2019-halftime-show-performers-maroon-five-travis-scott | 0.130648 |
Was the 9 Percent Drop in the S&P 500 Really Just a 'Glitch' Like President Trump Says? | That was some glitch! President Trump called the more than nine percent drop in the S&P 500 index last month a glitch and suggested that stock prices would recover if trade deals -- most notably with China -- are completed. That, of course, is a big if. With the worst December since 1931 behind it, the S&P 500 and Dow Industrials indexes both overcame very weak starts to the day, to post gains of 0.13 percent and 0.08 percent respectively. The Nasdaq Composite index was up 0.46 percent today The Entrepreneur Index was up 0.26 percent, with strength in energy, technology and clothing stocks offset by losses in manufacturing stocks and real estate investment trusts. Bed Bath & Beyond had the biggest gain on the Entrepreneur Index today, rising 5.83 percent. The specialty retailer had a horrible 2018, with the stock dropping nearly 50 percent. It appears to be riding a high from reportedly strong holiday season sales across the retail sector. BBBY Quotes by TradingView Wynn Resorts stock had the second biggest gain on the day, rising 5.55 percent. The casino operator was once again buoyed by Macau gamblers. December gross gambling revenues reported today for the former Portuguese colony, where Wynn operates three casinos, were up a heady 16.6 percent. That blew away estimates that anticipated a slowdown due to slower growth in China. Analysts, however, expect that comparisons could get more difficult this year, particularly with a smoking ban in casinos going into effect this month. Oil and gas producer Hess Corp. rose 4.3 percent as the oil market showed signs of finding a bottom. The price of West Texas crude was up 2.51 percent today as recent production cuts by OPEC members began taking effect. Oil prices have fallen 40 percent since early October, but are up nearly 10 percent since dropping below $43/barrel the day before Christmas. Kinder Morgan was also up sharply, rising 2.73 percent. The manager of oil and gas pipelines is much less dependent on energy prices than producers like Hess Corp, but the stock still fell more than 20 percent over the last three months. Low oil prices may eventually lead to lower production (and pipeline transportation) in the U.S., but the country is currently pumping record volumes and is expected to maintain high levels in 2019. Clothing makers got the year off to a good start. L Brands (2.49 percent) and Ralph Lauren Corp. (1.91 percent) were up nicely and Under Armour Inc. gained 0.79 percent. Technology stocks were mixed with Facebook (3.5 percent) posting the biggest gain and Akamai Technologies (-3.39. the biggest decline. Adobe Systems Inc. (-0.74 percent) and salesforce.com (-1.04 percent) both fell on the day. Tesla shares were down sharply as production numbers for the fourth quarter came in slightly lower than expected. The stock fell 6.81 percent -- the biggest decline on the Entrepreneur Index today. The pioneer in electric cars also announced price cuts on all its models to help offset the cut in federal income tax credits for buyers of electric vehicles this year. Ford, on the other hand, was up 3.27 percent today though it remained below $8 per share. The stock fell 37 percent last year and currently has a price-earnings ratio of just 5.5 times and a dividend yield of over seven percent. The REIT stocks were hammered despite interest rates falling on the day. Residential focused companies like Equity Residential (-3.41 percent) and Apartment Investment and Management Co. (-3.49 percent) fell furthest. Storage REIT Extra Space Storage was also down 3.36 percent. The Entrepreneur Index collects the top 60 publicly traded companies founded and run by entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurial spirit is a valuable asset for any business, and this index recognizes its importance, no matter how much a company has grown. These inspirational businesses can be tracked in real time on Entrepreneur.com. | President Trump called the more than nine percent drop in the S&P 500 index last month a glitch and suggested that stock prices would recover if trade deals -- most notably with China -- are completed. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/9-percent-drop-p-500-222000037.html | 0.254543 |
Did Notre Dame deserve a College Football Playoff spot? | Notre Dame was blown out of the College Football Playoffs, and some people are fuming that the committee wasted a valuable playoff spot on a school that didn't deserve it. The team finished undefeated while sporting the ninth-ranked defense in the country and many felt the Fighting Irish deserved to be in the hunt. Others feel the lack of a conference title and weak schedule should've had Notre Dame on the outside looking in, with a more deserving team taking the spot -- and history is on their side. PERSPECTIVES Say what you will about Notre Dame, but the team finished undefeated while playing the top universities in the country. The Fighting Irish's wins against Michigan, Stanford and Syracuse -- all top-15 teams at the time of their respective games -- are proof that Notre Dame belonged in the playoff. People are crying over the lack of a conference championship like it is the end all, be all of determining eligibility. Notre Dame was one of the four top schools in the country. They just had a bad day against Clemson. There is no arguing that. But they deserved that spot. Look no further than the scoreboard. The Fighting Irish managed to play fewer games and still gain a berth in the College Football Playoff. Every other qualified team had one more monumental test just to be considered for the honor, while Notre Dame sat at home enjoying Friday and Saturday like every other schmuck in the country. Just because Notre Dame is Notre Dame, it gets special consideration. Brand equity shouldn't be a requisite for qualification. The Fighting Irish should've been left out of the bracket. The blowout loss against Clemson is further evidence that the Fighting Irish were never serious contenders for a national title. The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Notre Dame was left out of the College Football Playoff. The Fighting Irish finished the season undefeated. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2019/01/did_notre_dame_deserve_a_colle.html | 0.315146 |
Did Notre Dame deserve a College Football Playoff spot? | Notre Dame was blown out of the College Football Playoffs, and some people are fuming that the committee wasted a valuable playoff spot on a school that didn't deserve it. The team finished undefeated while sporting the ninth-ranked defense in the country and many felt the Fighting Irish deserved to be in the hunt. Others feel the lack of a conference title and weak schedule should've had Notre Dame on the outside looking in, with a more deserving team taking the spot -- and history is on their side. PERSPECTIVES Say what you will about Notre Dame, but the team finished undefeated while playing the top universities in the country. The Fighting Irish's wins against Michigan, Stanford and Syracuse -- all top-15 teams at the time of their respective games -- are proof that Notre Dame belonged in the playoff. People are crying over the lack of a conference championship like it is the end all, be all of determining eligibility. Notre Dame was one of the four top schools in the country. They just had a bad day against Clemson. There is no arguing that. But they deserved that spot. Look no further than the scoreboard. The Fighting Irish managed to play fewer games and still gain a berth in the College Football Playoff. Every other qualified team had one more monumental test just to be considered for the honor, while Notre Dame sat at home enjoying Friday and Saturday like every other schmuck in the country. Just because Notre Dame is Notre Dame, it gets special consideration. Brand equity shouldn't be a requisite for qualification. The Fighting Irish should've been left out of the bracket. The blowout loss against Clemson is further evidence that the Fighting Irish were never serious contenders for a national title. The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Notre Dame finished undefeated while playing the top universities in the country. The Fighting Irish's wins against Michigan, Stanford and Syracuse are proof that Notre Dame belonged in the playoff. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2019/01/did_notre_dame_deserve_a_colle.html | 0.221978 |
Did Notre Dame deserve a College Football Playoff spot? | Notre Dame was blown out of the College Football Playoffs, and some people are fuming that the committee wasted a valuable playoff spot on a school that didn't deserve it. The team finished undefeated while sporting the ninth-ranked defense in the country and many felt the Fighting Irish deserved to be in the hunt. Others feel the lack of a conference title and weak schedule should've had Notre Dame on the outside looking in, with a more deserving team taking the spot -- and history is on their side. PERSPECTIVES Say what you will about Notre Dame, but the team finished undefeated while playing the top universities in the country. The Fighting Irish's wins against Michigan, Stanford and Syracuse -- all top-15 teams at the time of their respective games -- are proof that Notre Dame belonged in the playoff. People are crying over the lack of a conference championship like it is the end all, be all of determining eligibility. Notre Dame was one of the four top schools in the country. They just had a bad day against Clemson. There is no arguing that. But they deserved that spot. Look no further than the scoreboard. The Fighting Irish managed to play fewer games and still gain a berth in the College Football Playoff. Every other qualified team had one more monumental test just to be considered for the honor, while Notre Dame sat at home enjoying Friday and Saturday like every other schmuck in the country. Just because Notre Dame is Notre Dame, it gets special consideration. Brand equity shouldn't be a requisite for qualification. The Fighting Irish should've been left out of the bracket. The blowout loss against Clemson is further evidence that the Fighting Irish were never serious contenders for a national title. The Tylt is focused on debates and conversations around news, current events and pop culture. We provide our community with the opportunity to share their opinions and vote on topics that matter most to them. We actively engage the community and present meaningful data on the debates and conversations as they progress. The Tylt is a place where your opinion counts, literally. The Tylt is an Advance Local Media, LLC property. Join us on Twitter @TheTylt, on Instagram @TheTylt or on Facebook, we'd love to hear what you have to say. | Notre Dame finished undefeated while playing the top universities in the country. The Fighting Irish's wins against Michigan, Stanford and Syracuse are proof that Notre Dame belonged in the playoff. Some feel the lack of a conference title and weak schedule should've had Notre Dame on the outside looking in. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2019/01/did_notre_dame_deserve_a_colle.html | 0.261381 |
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