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Mark Allen has confessed that his opinion of fellow snooker player Shaun Murphy has changed following a fiery online spat. The 38-year-old Northern Irishman found himself at odds with 42-year-old Murphy over the conditions at the British Open in September, prompting Murphy to brand Allen's comments as "rude and amateurish". Unfazed, Allen hit back on social media, labelling the 12-time ranking title winner as "irrelevant". His scathing tweet read: "Anyone taking @Magician147 opinions seriously, I seriously question their judgement or quite possibly their sanity, not gonna lie. Anyway, maybe I'll take 3 cues to my next match." When a user jumped to Murphy's defence citing his four world finals appearances and claiming his views are "perfectly valid", Allen bitingly replied: "You misspelled irrelevant." However, this clash wasn't just a momentary burst of temper for Allen. In an interview with Mirror Sport , he disclosed that his perception of Murphy has genuinely shifted. He commented: "I think he's changed a bit in my view if I'm honest. "Some of the things he said just made no sense to me to the extent that some of the things he said recently are completely the opposite of what he's said in the past. "At least if you're going to speak rubbish, speak rubbish consistently... don't change your tune." Allen further criticised Murphy's apparent flip-flopping on the issue of Stephen Lee's return to snooker after a 12-year ban for match fixing. He said: "He said that all players who were involved in the match-fixing thing should never play snooker again, then he's asked on Stephen Lee about a comeback and he said, 'welcome him back with open now he's served his time,' so which is it? "You can't just chop and change. And then he's complaining about Kyren (Wilson) having a go with not being on the main table more as world champion, but then someone sent me an article from when he was world champion complaining about exactly the same thing. "At least if you're going to be opinionated, stick to your guns. Don't chop and change depending whenever it suits or depending on what role you're in in the game."
They still don’t get it. While President-elect Donald Trump is working overtime assembling his White House Cabinet, Democrats in some circles are still concocting ways to elevate Kamala Harris. They need to follow the advice of ice queen Elsa from the movie “Frozen.” Let it go. One nutty idea has President Joe Biden resigning from office and allowing Harris to take over and become the 47th president before Trump steps up in January and lays claim to the number. “He could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, make Kamala Harris the president of the United States,” Jamal Simmons, Harris’ former communications director, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” If the goal is to disrupt some of Trump’s merchandising, it’s a great idea. All the red MAGA hats and T-shirts that say “47” would have to be changed to “48.” But if the goal is to move the needle forward for a party that lost the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives, it has that closing-the-barn-door-after-the-horses-get-out feel to it. The time for Biden to have resigned was over the summer, when the momentum of history and incumbency could have done Harris some good. All it would be now is a quirky consolation prize, which is the last thing America and Black women need. Nearly as short-sighted is a long-shot plan to put Harris on the U.S. Supreme Court before Biden’s term expires. The problem with this plan is that there is no vacancy. To create one, proponents suggest convincing Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 70, to step down because she has some health problems. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died in the final months of Trump’s presidency, allowing him to nominate Amy Coney Barrett and moving the Supreme Court to a 6-3 conservative majority that in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling. In just four years, Trump was able to put three justices on the court. Biden has nominated only one person to the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the nation’s female first Black Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor, the senior member of the court’s liberal minority, has given no indication that she would go along with the plan, one that would do nothing to change the court’s balance of power. Biden, who showed his own reluctance to step aside, doesn’t appear likely to ask Sotomayor to give up her lifetime appointment. “When it comes to those types of decisions, those are personal decisions, regardless of if it’s Justice Sotomayor or any other justice on the bench,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in March, when the idea of targeting Sotomayor’s seat was first floated. This is backward thinking. If the Democrats, Biden included, were so determined to keep Trump from having another opportunity to put someone on the court, they should have come up with a better strategy — and message — to keep him out of the White House again. But the damage has been done, and no amount of resignation roulette is going to fix it. These aren’t real ideas. They’re internet memes. They’re intricate plots for streaming political dramas on Hulu or Netflix. They are page-turning fiction novels. They’re candy. Meanwhile, Trump is appointing his Cabinet. Next on his list of nominees is the My Pillow guy. What the Democrats have needed to do, from the moment the electoral votes were counted, was start looking and planning ahead. No more wound licking. No more finger pointing. No more kooky ideas. Harris fought a great fight. But she lost. It’s over. It’s time to let it go. Greene writes for the New York Daily News: nydailynews.com . His column is distributed by Tribune Content Agency. Green is an adjunct professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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KYIV: Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine on Monday to reaffirm German support for Kyiv after becoming the first major ally of the war-torn country to speak to Vladimir Putin in years to urge negotiations. His surprise visit comes as Ukrainian forces are buckling across the eastern front and amid fears about future US support once Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Russia launched another aerial barrage of hundreds of drones hours before Scholz arrived, leaving one dead and three wounded in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil. Scholz had said he would meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and announce another package of military support worth €650 million ($680 million) to be delivered by the end of the year. Scholz and Zelensky later met at an undisclosed location and reviewed military drones manufactured by Ukrainian and German firms. They also visited a hospital and spoke to people wounded in the war. “I would like to make it clear here on the ground that Germany will remain Ukraine’s strongest supporter in Europe,” said Scholz, who faces new elections in February after his coalition collapsed last month. “Ukraine can rely on Germany — we say what we do. And we do what we say,” he added in a post on social media. Scholz in mid-November spurred controversy and concern in Ukraine by becoming the first Western leader in years to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Low Kremlin expectations for visit Zelensky at the time slammed the call, saying it had opened a “Pandora’s Box” by weakening Putin’s international isolation. In the call, Scholz condemned the war and “urged Russia to show willingness to negotiate with Ukraine with the aim of achieving a just and lasting peace”, the chancellor’s office said. The Kremlin said Monday that it had no expectations from Scholz’s visit. “I would not say we have expectations from this visit. Germany is continuing its line of unconditional support to Ukraine,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that Putin had not passed on a message to Zelensky through Scholz. Ukraine faces a tough winter, with Russia unleashing drone and missile attacks against its power grid. The air force said Russia had attacked overnight with 110 drones, including the Iranian-designed Shahed unmanned aerial vehicle from four regions of Russia. The bombardment killed a 45-year-old man in Ternopil, a town of around 224,000 people, where strikes last month left thousands without electricity, authorities said. “Unpunished evil never stops. And it will not limit itself by our borders,” Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak wrote on social media in response to the attack. Scholz’s visit comes ahead of the January 20 inauguration of Trump, who has pledged to speedily end the war, raising fears he will try to force Ukraine to accept a deal on Moscow’s terms. ‘Russian roulette’ Separately, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing’s support for Moscow would impact ties and instead urged China to help end the Ukraine conflict. Zelensky said Sunday that his country needed security guarantees from NATO and more weapons to defend itself before any talks with Russia. He made the comments after meeting the EU’s new head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas and EU Council chief Antonio Costa, who were visiting Kyiv as a show of support on their first day in office. Under Scholz, Germany has become the second-biggest arms supplier to Ukraine after the United States, but has refused to send Kyiv long-range missiles that could strike deep inside Russia. Berlin has stuck to that approach even after US President Joe Biden gave the green light for Ukraine to fire long-range ATACMS missiles into Russia for the first time. In a campaign speech in Berlin on Saturday, Scholz criticized political rivals pushing for Germany’s Taurus long-range missile system to be delivered to Ukraine. Speaking to his Social Democratic Party, Scholz said that confronting Moscow, a nuclear power, with such a threat would amount to playing “Russian roulette” with Germany’s security. — AFPSome Atlantic City casino workers call on union boss to resign for opposing a smoking ban
ZHONGSHAN, China , Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SUNLU was present at the Formnext 2024, the largest event for additive manufacturing held in Germany , where they unveiled the new product FilaDryer E2. SUNLU, the Chinese Tech Giant in the 3D printing industry, recently wrapped up a highly successful showcase at Formnext 2024, one of the largest events for additive manufacturing held in Frankfurt, Germany from November 19–22. SUNLU's booth (F29, Hall 11.1) hosted a large number of visitors eager to explore the company's latest innovations in 3D printing materials, equipment, and technology. A key highlight of SUNLU's exhibit was the new range of functional filaments, including PA6-CF, PA12-CF, PC-ABS, and PETG-CF. The filaments provide enhanced strength, durability, and temperature resistance, catering to more demanding applications in both industrial and personal use. Visitors saw firsthand how these materials impact the quality, resilience and overall performance of 3D-printed parts. The debut of the SUNLU FilaDryer E2 also attracted significant interest for its powerful features, notably its maximum drying temperature of 110°C, which allows for the fast drying of functional filaments and annealing printed parts to improve their strength and durability. The FilaDryer E2 will be available for preorder on January 8, 2025 , on our official website . Visitors expressed great anticipation, after seeing the upgrades that set the FilaDryer E2 apart. Jack Jiang , the founder of SUNLU, said: "This opportunity allowed us to position and showcase SUNLU as one of the key global players in the 3D Industry." Formnext 2024 was a valuable opportunity for SUNLU to connect with peers, partners, and customers worldwide. The team exchanged ideas with industry professionals and distributors, where the company had the opportunity to interview James Rooke from "Honey Badger Print and Paint" and talk about the new SUNLU's Filament Connector FC01 and it's perks to make the most out of leftover materials, while enabling multi-color prints. As the exhibition comes to an end, the SUNLU team extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited the booth and made the event memorable, and the company looks forward to meeting up again next year for groundbreaking solutions and meaningful partnerships within the additive manufacturing community. About SUNLU Founded in 2013, SUNLU is a leading 3D printing materials company specializing in R&D, manufacturing, and sales. With facilities in China and Vietnam , we operate 150+ automated production lines and employ over 900 staff. Our certified products serve customers across Europe , America, and Southeast Asia. SUNLU has led 30+ research projects, secured 400+ patents, and introduced innovations like "Neat Winding" filament, 3D printing drying boxes, and the ±0.02mm FDM filament tolerance standard, enhancing precision and user experience. Guided by our mission, "Simply Your Creation," we empower creators worldwide with reliable 3D printing materials. For more information, please visit https://www.sunlu.com . Media Contact: Branding@sunlu.com Sales@sunlu.com Stay Updated: If you're interested in the FilaDryer E2, sign up here to receive exclusive preorder information and updates directly in your inbox. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunlu-formnext-2024-event-highlights-from-functional-filaments-to-filadryer-e2-302314231.html SOURCE SUNLU
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Crews battled a two-alarm blaze Monday afternoon at 710 James St. in Sinking Spring. The fire was reported about 2:40 p.m. Reports said the fire originated when an air fryer caught fire in a second-floor apartment in the building, but the cause is still under investigation by the state police fire marshal, according to Jared Renshaw, fire commissioner with the Western Berks Fire Department. Renshaw noted that emergency services were called to evaluate one firefighter whose helmet was damaged during the operation. “He’s okay...he didn’t have any burns,” Renshaw said of the firefighter. “Luckily the equipment we provided did its job.” Crews arriving at the scene reported heavy fire and smoke from the second floor. Images posted to social media show a large plume of smoke billowing from the apartment building. A second alarm was struck after crews began operation, with firefighters running lines from a hydrant outside, and opening the roof to contain the flames. Renshaw said the fire was contained to the kitchen and living room area of a single apartment in the complex, with the apartment underneath sustaining some water damage. He said the fire was under control in about 20 minutes, with crews then performing overhaul operations to ensure the fire’s remnants didn’t spread through an attic space connecting multiple apartments. “We laid in from a hydrant (outside),” Renshaw said. “One of the (crews) cut two ventilation holes in the roof.” The family living in the apartment is displaced, and Renshaw said he wasn’t sure what their plans were.OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The biggest question facing the Baltimore Ravens right now has little to do with Lamar Jackson or even a defense that started the season poorly. It's about a kicking conundrum that has turned into a crisis. Can the Ravens make it to the Super Bowl with Justin Tucker? One of the more surprising subplots of this NFL season has been Tucker's decline from one of the greatest of all time to a week-in, week-out liability. Sunday's loss to Philadelphia might have been the nadir — he missed two field goals and an extra point in a game the Ravens ultimately lost 24-19 . “Points were at a premium in the game. They have been in a few of these games. Sometimes we haven't made the most of our opportunity to score points,” coach John Harbaugh said Monday. "We're racking our brains, talking to Justin, looking at what we're doing. I'm very confident that it's going to get fixed. I believe it will. It has to. “And he's the guy to get it fixed.” Harbaugh has given every indication that he's standing by Tucker, who is in his 13th season and is under contract through 2027. When he's at his best, he's the type of kicker that gives his team a clear advantage in close games, but this season he has missed eight field goals. Sunday showed that against a good defensive team, the Ravens (8-5) can't simply assume their excellent offense will pile up points. There almost certainly will be close games in the weeks to come. Tucker's ability to come through will be tested again, and it's hard for Baltimore to feel too confident at the moment. “When he was hitting, three or four years ago, hitting bombs, we were going 57, 58, 56 pretty regularly," Harbaugh said. “That's tightened up a little bit.” The Ravens continue to do a good job stopping the run. Although Saquon Barkley did eventually surpass the 100-yard mark late in the game, Baltimore held the Eagles to 140 yards on the ground, well below their usual output. Even beyond Tucker's problems, Sunday wasn't a great showing by Baltimore's special teams. Tylan Wallace was shaky returning punts, and the Ravens had to start four drives inside their own 20 and two inside their own 10. “They had great bounces, and they downed right down in there,” Wallace said. "I’m pretty sure we’ll come back and talk about those and see what we can do to avoid those.” The Ravens' defense continued to show signs of improvement, holding Philadelphia to 252 total yards. “I think we’ve just locked in on some things, and we’re playing our deep coverages better, bottom line,” Harbaugh said. "You watch the coverage, you watch the guys’ spacing, positioning, eyes, the communication, the checks that get made, and you just keep chasing doing the right things. It’s not (that we) changed the defense. We’re just playing it a lot better.” Harbaugh was vague on receiver Diontae Johnson's situation. He was active Sunday but didn't play, and he has only one catch in four games since the Ravens acquired him in a trade from Carolina. “I’m going to have to wait just to clarify it,” Harbaugh said. "There’s some moving parts there that we’re going to have to figure out and explore and just see where we’re at. I know that’s not the answer you want, but that’s the best I can do in fairness to everybody right now.” The Ravens were missing pass-rushing ace Kyle Van Noy (hamstring/neck) on Sunday, and WR Rashod Bateman was dealing with knee soreness. Through his first 12 seasons, Tucker made field goals at a 90% clip. That's dropped to 70% this season. He had a 95% success rate from under 50 yards, and that's dipped to 83%. The Ravens have this week off before a Dec. 15 road game against the New York Giants. Then comes a home matchup with Pittsburgh that may determine whether Baltimore has any shot to win the AFC North. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflCarson Beck injury update: Georgia QB has no timetable for return ahead of CFP due to elbow injury
ATI Inc. ( NYSE:ATI – Get Free Report ) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $73.71. ATI has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of ATI from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of ATI from $81.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. KeyCorp downgraded shares of ATI from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of ATI from $75.00 to $70.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on shares of ATI in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Get Our Latest Report on ATI ATI Stock Performance ATI ( NYSE:ATI – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The basic materials company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.06). ATI had a net margin of 8.85% and a return on equity of 21.39%. The company had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.55 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.5% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ATI will post 2.27 EPS for the current year. ATI declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, September 3rd that permits the company to repurchase $700.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the basic materials company to repurchase up to 9.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. Insider Buying and Selling at ATI In other news, Chairman Robert S. Wetherbee sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.61, for a total transaction of $1,540,250.00. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 511,443 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,510,003.23. This trade represents a 4.66 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link . Insiders own 0.71% of the company’s stock. Hedge Funds Weigh In On ATI A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in ATI by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,383 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $360,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of ATI by 3.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 7,113 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $364,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the period. Beck Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of ATI by 0.8% in the second quarter. Beck Capital Management LLC now owns 34,229 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,898,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its position in shares of ATI by 12.9% in the third quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,362 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $225,000 after acquiring an additional 385 shares during the period. Finally, Souders Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of ATI by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Souders Financial Advisors now owns 7,125 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $477,000 after purchasing an additional 411 shares in the last quarter. ATI Company Profile ( Get Free Report ATI Inc produces and sells specialty materials and complex components worldwide. It operates in two segments: High Performance Materials & Components (HPMC) and Advanced Alloys & Solutions (AA&S). The HPMC segment produces various materials, including titanium and titanium-based alloys, nickel- and cobalt-based alloys and superalloys, metallic powder alloys, advanced powder alloys and other specialty materials, in long product forms, such as ingot, billet, bar, rod, wire, shapes and rectangles, and seamless tubes, as well as precision forgings, components, and machined parts. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for ATI Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ATI and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Scott Frost officially returned to UCF as their head coach on Sunday, making the move about seven years after leaving for Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were supposed to be Frost’s dream job, but in retrospect, he sounded like he had some second thoughts about making that jump. Frost offered up a fairly telling quote about that move when addressing the media on Sunday. The coach made clear that there were important upsides that came from leaving UCF for Nebraska, but that he ultimately might have been better off staying put. “When you’re climbing the ladder of success in life, sometimes they forget to tell you to stop when you’re happy,” Frost said. “That being said, there was a lot of pressure. The biggest thing for me is, my dad wasn’t doing well, and I got to spend time with him. My wife and I were lucky enough to have two daughters born at the next place I went. You have good times and bad times everywhere, and in this game, sometimes you get it done, and sometimes you don’t.” Full Introductory Press Conference also available on YouTube: https://t.co/vnOzGXEbes pic.twitter.com/cc9Yu7x7pw — UCF Football (@UCF_Football) December 9, 2024 Frost went 24-2 as Nebraska’s quarterback in 1996 and 1997, and he won a share of the national championship in his final season. When the Nebraska job opened up in 2017, he was coming off a 13-0 campaign with UCF, and was the obvious choice to take over at his alma mater. He openly coveted the position at the time, and it was not at all surprising when he took it. The move did not work out professionally, as he went just 16-31 with the Cornhuskers and was fired three games into his fifth season. Clearly, Frost was comfortable in his first stint at UCF, but left it to chase his dream job. It is fair to question whether he will be able to replicate his success at UCF in his second stint there, but he appears genuinely thrilled to be back. This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.3 HBO shows coming in 2025 that I’m putting at the top of my watchlist
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