The 76th season of the National Basketball Association got underway earlier this week.
One of the wealthiest and most watched professional sports leagues in the world, the NBA is followed by fans worldwide and is a darling for brands worldwide.
As the league gets underway, today we look at the NBA sponsors for the 2021-22 season.
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Founded in 2005 through Take-Two Interactive, 2K Sports has been the Official Gaming Partner of NBA ever since, which facilitates the annual release of a basketball simulation video game series called NBA 2K.
Take-Two and NBA collaborated to launch the NBA 2K League in 2017, and in 2019, both of them extended their partnership for a further seven years in a deal reportedly worth US$1.1 billion.
In 2015, Nike replaced Adidas as the exclusive apparel provider of the NBA, starting with the 2016-17 season. The eight-year deal saw Nike become the first athletic apparel company who had its logo on the teams’ uniforms. Bloomberg reported the deal to be worth US$1 billion. Nike has also been the marketing partner of the NBA since 1992.
Financial services provider American Express has been the Official Card of the NBA and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) since 1995.
In 2021, the NBA signed a multi-year extension with the company that would see it continue as the Official Card of the leagues. Although their partnership dates back to 1995, between 2005 and 2010, American Express wasn’t partnering with the NBA.
Additionally, American Express is also the Official Card for the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets, the Chicago Bulls, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat.
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In July 2020, the NBA signed a multi-year agreement with brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, which saw its Michelob ULTRA brand become the NBA’s Official Beer Partner. Michelob ULTRA replaced Budweiser, and the partnership sees the brand engage with the fans virtually, creating in-stadium-like experiences.
American telecommunications company AT&T currently serves as the NBA’s Tech-services, wireless and telecom partner.
AT&T partnered with the NBA in 2019, joining on initially as its Tech-services partner, which was a multi-year deal focusing mainly on creating new fan experiences across the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA 2K League and USA Basketball.
In 2021, the NBA strengthened its partnership with AT&T, with the latter becoming the Official 5G innovation partner of the NBA and the WNBA.
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Headphone company Beats by Dre signed a multi-year deal with the NBA in 2018 that saw the Apple-owned company become the Official Headphone, Wireless Speaker and Audio Partner of the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA G League and USA Basketball.
In July 2018, the NBA inked a deal with Las Vegas-based casino operator MGM Resorts International that saw the latter join the former on a three-year deal as its first-ever sports gambling partner.
The deal is reportedly worth US$25 million and sees MGM get exclusive rights to the official NBA and WNBA logos and trademarks, while also having access to the official NBA data streams to create products like in-game betting.
In December 2020, CarMax was named as the Official Auto-Retailer of the NBA and the WNBA. The USA’s largest retailer of used cars, CarMax also became the presenting partner of the NBA Tip-Off on TNT.
Public health and disinfection company, The Clorox Company, signed a multi-year partnership in March 2021, which saw Clorox become the Official Cleaning Partner of the NBA and the WNBA.
As part of the deal, Clorox promotes health and safety during all NBA and WNBA matches and also supply disinfecting products to the leagues with a vision to create a cleaner and safer environment for teams and fans alike.
The USA’s leading logistics platform, DoorDash became the first-ever on-demand delivery platform of the NBA and the WBNA after signing a multi-year partnership in August 2020.
American video game company Electronic Arta (EA) has been a long-term partner of the NBA.
EA started publishing the NBA Live series of annually-released basketball simulation video games back in 1994. Since the launch of the NBA 2K series, the NBA Live series has taken a backseat, though EA confirmed in 2021 that it was still working on a new edition. Currently, EA also holds a licensing deal with the NBA that grants the company exclusive rights to the players and the teams.
American multinational oil and gas corporation Exxon Mobil signed a long-term deal with the NBA in 2016, which saw the company become the Official Fuel Partner of the NBA, the WBNA and the NBA G League.
The New York-based gambling company, which offers sportsbook, daily fantasy, online casino and online horse race betting products, became the first Official Daily Fantasy Partner of the NBA after inking a multi-year deal in 2014.
In 2018, both parties extended their partnership, which saw FanDuel become the Authorized Gaming Operator of the NBA.
In December 2020, Hotel.com, part of the Expedia Group Company, became the Official Travel Partner of the NBA after signing a multi-year global partnership.
The deal allows Hotels.com to engage with the fans and travellers alike through integrated marketing efforts and also gain in-game presence with brand integration on backboards.
A leading recovery and performance technology firm, Hyperice joined the NBA family in July 2020, which saw it become the Official Recovery Technology Partner of the NBA.
The deal sees Hyperice provide the players with custom-designed Hyperbox that features Hypervolt products, including the world’s quietest hand-held percussive massager.
Oakland-based health care company Kaiser Permanente joined the NBA as the Official Healthcare Partner of the league as well as the WNBA in 2015 on a long-term deal.
Kaiser Permanente continues its partnership with the NBA and the WNBA, providing medical expertise and consultants for the leagues on health and wellness programming. Kaiser Permanente also collaborates to develop the NBA ‘Health and Wellness Forum’.
In 2008, NBA partnered with Kia Motors, which saw the company become the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA, the WNBA and the NBA G-League. As part of the deal, Kia gains exclusive marketing rights and enjoys branding presence across marquee NBA events.
Kia Motors extended its partnership with the league in October 2021, signing a new multi-year deal.
Kumho Tire joined the NBA sponsorship portfolio as the league’s Official Tyre Partner back in 2014. Kumho Tire enjoys a marketing partnership with the NBA in the USA, Canada and South Korea. The deal sees the company also gain access to extensive branding rights.
The NBA last renewed this multi-year partnership in 2016.
The NBA signed a multi-year deal with fashion brand Louis Vuitton in January 2020. The deal was a first for the fashion brand with a major North American sports organisation.
The deal sees Louis Vuitton create an exclusive travel case for the Larry O’Brien Trophy and also release a limited-edition NBA capsule collection.
Microsoft joined the NBA, becoming its Official Technology Partner, in April 2020. The partnership sees both parties collaborate to create a direct-to-consumer platform which helps deliver exclusive fan engagement experiences and streaming capabilities that are enhanced by Microsoft Azure and its AI system.
Microsoft also serves as the Official Artificial Intelligence Partner and the Official Cloud and Laptop Partner to the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA G League and USA Basketball.
Moët Hennessy, one of the leading Cognac sellers in the world, signed a multi-year partnership with the NBA that saw the company become the Official Spirit of the NBA, the WNBA and USA Basketball.
Hennessy also serves as an Associate Partner to the NBA Celebrity Game and a Presenting Partner of the pre-game red carpet.
The NBA signed a four-year marketing and licensing partnership with confectionary giant Mondel?z International in March 2021. The partnership saw Mondel?z launch the limited-edition NBA Dynasty Oreo cookies.
Mondel?z also works on other fan engagement activities, such as the ‘Taste Greatness’ sweepstakes, which gave the fans a chance to win a trip to the NBA All-Star Game.
American footwear and apparel brand New Balance signed a multi-year deal with the NBA in February 2020, which saw the athletic brand join the league as an Official Marketing Partner.
The Boston-based sportswear brand works with the NBA to create authentic digital, broadcast and retail content, which features sponsored athletes.
In October 2016, New Era teamed up with the league to become the Official Headwear Partner of the NBA and the WNBA.
As part of the deal, the Buffalo-headquartered headwear brand designs and manufactures caps for marquee NBA Events like the NBA Draft, the Conference Finals, and the NBA Finals.
In August 2020, the NBA signed a deal with Facebook-owned virtual reality platform Oculus, making it the Official Marketing Partner of the league.
The multi-year partnership has seen Oculus become the first-ever VR headset partner of the NBA, the WNBA and the NBA G League. Oculus’s signage is also present at the IMG Academy and ESPN Wide World of Sport.
Oculus also serves as an associate partner of the NBA Draft, the NBA All-Star Game and the WNBA’s Believe in Women platform.
Italian company Panini has held the exclusive license for basketball trading cards for the NBA since 2009. Panini’s current deal with the NBA runs till 2026, and it is reported that sports merchandise giant Fanatics is set to replace Panini once the deal runs out.
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The NBA inked a long-term deal with food and beverage giant PepsiCo in April 2015, which saw the latter become the Official Food and Beverage Partner of the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA G League and USA Basketball. The partnership saw the NBA end its 28-year partnership with Coca-Cola
The partnership saw Mountain Dew replace Sprite as the sponsor of the Slam Dunk Contest and Gatorade continue its sponsorship deal, with the latter being a sponsor since 1984.
Athletic, apparel and footwear brand Puma signed a multi-year marketing partnership with the NBA in February 2019. The deal allows Puma to create official merchandise for the NBA and also use the NBA logos and uniforms for advertising.
Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten signed a lucrative multi-year partnership with the NBA in 2017. The deal was reported to be worth US$225 million. Rakuten became the exclusive distribution partner in Japan for the NBA games while also becoming a global marketing partner.
The NBA signed a long-term deal with German multinational software company SAP in 2012, which saw it become an official partner of the league. The deal saw SAP create a real-time data platform, which enabled the league to collate unlimited amounts of NBA stats and information directly to the fans via its official website.
In August 2021, NBA renewed its partnership with the German company.
Santa Clara-based software company ServiceNow became the Official Workflow Partner of the NBA and the WNBA in October 2020 after signing a multi-year partnership.
The deal sees both the NBA and the WNBA use ServiceNow’s employee workflow solutions to manage the processes of their respective seasons. ServiceFlow also works on essential onboarding and health-screening processes to provide a safer environment for teams and fans alike.
Insurance group State Farm signed a six-year sponsorship deal with the NBA in 2016. It currently holds rights to the NBA, the NBA G League and USA Basketball.
Luxury Swiss watch brand Tissot signed a six-year deal with the NBA in 2015 which was reported to be worth US$200 million.
The deal saw the Swiss brand become the first-ever Official Timekeeper of the league and develop a new timing system for the NBA along with rebranding the clocks above the baskets in all of the league’s arenas.
Gambling operator William Hill signed a multi-year deal with NBA, which saw it become a sports betting operator of the league.
William Hill gained rights to use NBA betting data and league branding across its mobile platforms and sportsbook. The NBA, in turn, promotes William Hill across its digital assets, which include its website, official app and social media platforms.
In 2015, Under Armour signed a multi-year partnership with the NBA, joining on as the Presenting Partner of the NBA youth program and the Official Title Partner of the NBA Draft Combine.
Under Armour also serves as the Official Outfitter of the Draft Combine and holds rights to make a retail line of the Draft Combine apparel for the fans.
In 2020, the NBA ended its long-term partnership with Spalding, the manufacturer of the league’s official game ball since 1983, to sign a new deal with Wilson Sporting Goods.
Wilson replaced Spalding across the NBA, the WNBA, the NBA G League, the 2K League and the Basketball Africa League to supply balls from the 2021-22 season.
The NBA and Yahoo! Sports teamed up in July 2020 on a multi-year partnership that saw Yahoo! Sports become the Official Marketing Partner of the league. Yahoo! Sports engages with the fans via fantasy and sports betting and produces betting content on its platform.
In 2018, YouTube TV became the first-ever presenting sponsor of the 2018 NBA Finals. After signing a multi-year deal with the NBA, YouTube TV also became the presenting sponsor of the WNBA Finals and the NBA G League.
The deal sees a logo with “Presented by YouTube TV’ featured during all NBA Finals and also on the court and inside the arena. YouTube TV also gets ABC ad-spots and in-game callouts while gaining branding presence across the NBA’s digital and social media platforms.
In October 2021, the NBA signed a new multi-year deal with Google and its brand Pixel. The deal sees Google Pixel become the Official Fan Phone of the NBA, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League. Pixel is also the Presenting Partner of the NBA playoffs.
Google is also the league’s Official Search Engine, Search Trends and Fan Insights Partner. Both parties have additionally announced that they will work together to create new 3D and AR-driven fan engagement tools.
Right at the start of the 2021-22 season, the NBA partnered with cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. The multi-year deal sees Coinbase become the league’s first-ever cryptocurrency partner. Coinbase also joined as the exclusive cryptocurrency platform of the WNBA, the NBA G League, the NBA 2K League and USA Basketball.
The deal sees Coinbase get branding visibility during NBA broadcasts while also being the presenting partner of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup and USA Basketball’s men’s and women’s exhibition tours.


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These Ocean County, NJ Towns are Launching a Huge Ticket Blitz
It's about this time of year when our weekends start getting booked quickly as we make plans to visit friends and family for the holidays.
In an attempt to keep all of us safe on the roads this season, some Ocean County towns are participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.
This is not a new thing. Every year about one hundred or so police departments receive grants to add officers on the roads looking for those who are driving impaired.
This program will run through January 1, 2022.
According to nj.com, last year's campaign resulted in 590 DUI arrests, and 3,121 speeding, and 817 seat belt violations issued.
Those are scary numbers.
Keep in mind that the 590 arrests were just the people who got caught.
Unfortunately, there were likely many others that were under the influence and didn't get nabbed.
There is a simple solution to not being pulled over.
You guessed it - drive sober, responsibly, and wear your seatbelt.
It's not that hard if you think about it.
The following Ocean County police departments received a $6,000 State grant for the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.
- Ocean Gate
- Pine Beach
- Point Pleasant Beach
- Seaside Heights
Howell got an $8,400 grant.
Um, where are Toms River, Brick, and Lakewood? I'm shocked that those towns aren't taking part in this program.
I'm in full support of this blitz because it keeps us and our loved ones safe.
Here's to safe and sober travels this holiday season in Ocean County.

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BMW has confirmed that it is bringing its next BMW 7 series, which will spawn an electric car model as well. The new line-up of the cars in the next generation of Series 7 luxury sedan models was revealed in an article at Auto car.
The newest line-up of BMW cars will be available in four versions: one of the versions comes equipped with a gasoline-burning engine. There is another which runs on a diesel version while the third one boasts of a plug-in hybrid, and finally, we have the fourth one that is going to be an electric car. The fourth one shall be the electric power train.
The cars will become available in the early 2020s, but there is one more thing to note. Not all versions of the car will be made available at first when the starting model makes its grand presence. It was stated that the all-electric version is going to be the most powerful among the four types of car models. The details were commented upon by none other than Oliver Zipse, BMW’s Chairman of the Board of Management.
The all-electric version is also going to be operated by a powerful battery, which means that BMW has decided to bring to its buyers the all-new electric car. With the most powerful member of the Sedan family just about to arrive, it is relevant to note that it would be enjoying a weight above the combustion engine versions.
The enthusiastic buyers will be up and sprinting in due course, thanks to a variety of options that they can choose from. There shall be six, eight, and twelve-cylinder variants as well, which the buyers can select from. In the coming years, up until 2023, at least 12 fully electric cars have been planned to be released. It is not that the company does not have any rivals. It is likely to get sufficient competition from Mercedes Benz EQS in the subsequent years.
As per BMW’s Chairman, Zipse, the brand is planning to bring a range of variants that are likely to exist with one another. By the year 2023, BMW shall be bringing at least 25 different kinds of electric cars, which may also give way to the electrified 7 Series.
BMW has enjoyed the glory of its highly acclaimed fifth-generation electric technology. It is said that the electrified 7 series shall be powered by none other than the same fifth-generation electric technology. This technology gets to be the one that will power the i4 version as well. However, it is not known if or not this series will have a confirmed date of launch.
Since the current lineage of cars are here to stay up until the coming year of 2022, the new 7 series might have to wait a little longer before being revealed. There might be some more years before the electrified 7 series makes its entry. At the conference, the automaker company touched upon the production side avenues while it did not tell much about the technical details.


AGBEKO weareagbeko Manchester Agbeko are an afrobeat-inspired rock-funk-psych juggernaut from Manchester, UK. Agbeko were born out of admiration for the enduring music of 1970s West Africa and have spent the past three years honing a singular, contemporary sound built upon its teachings. An onslaught of horns, guitars, percussion and gutsy vocals, the eleven-strong outfit deliver powerful songs packed with riffs, groove and lyrical prowess to move gig-goers, festival throngs and afro-funk afficionados alike. Their combined political awareness and uncompromising musical commitment enables the group of Manchester-based twenty-somethings to draw from Afrobeat, psychedelic rock, funk and raucous-leaning jazz without missing the vital nuance and defiant tone that gives each its clout and power to resonate. They view our times through the lens of Generation Z, the forty-eight and the ninety-nine percent, speaking out against irresponsible leadership and humanitarian crises through their music, while promoting fairness and acceptance — just as the musicians who inspire them have.


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Have you been diagnosed with PCOS and feeling distressed because of your infertility problems? We understand your pain but you are not alone suffering with this problem. There are many women around the world that have problems conceiving because of PCOS. Yes, it’s true that a problem like PCOS does not currently have a cure in conventional medicine. There are natural remedies and treatment that have been shown to have a positive impact on PCOS. With proper attention and treatment given PCOS
can be managed well & even help you to conceive. There are a few things that you need to do to improve your fertility, especially if you have been diagnosed with PCOS.
- Keep a check on your body weight: Excessive weight gain is common to see in PCOS candidate. You need to work really hard to keep a check on it. Do regular exercise and to stay away from excessive weight gain.
- Follow nutritious diet: First of all, you need to say no to fast food and oily food to control the effect of PCOS on your body. Take more fresh food, green vegetables, and fiber. Say no to sweets and lower carbohydrate intake.
- Do Yoga and exercise: As Already mentioned in point 2 doing exercise is important. What will be the best postures of doing exercise, you can learn from your yoga trainer. Follow them and reduce the effect of PCOS
- Medicine for PCOS: Your doctor will recommend some medicines which can control the effects of PCOS on your body. Take them as per instructions.
- Take birth control pills: It is not a common type of medicine which is given for PCOS. These pills will help in natural ovulation and improvement in your menstrual cycles.
- IVF: Today’s medical science is advancing every year and the concept of IVF treatment is now very popular. If you have been diagnosed with PCOS then IVF is likely to increase your chances of getting pregnant. The medications given will take into consideration the existence of PCOS. IVF treatments definitely increase your chances of pregnancy although they do not guarantee 100% success.
- Reflexology: It is emerging as one of the latest technique to treat the problem of PCOS in Women. In the UK and US reflexology is giving good results to women with PCOS.
- Laparoscopy surgery: This type of surgery is done when other fertility treatments are ineffective. It is meant to trigger normal ovulation in women leading to pregnancy.
- Reduce: Stress is the best friend of PCOS. More the stress in the mind and body, harsher will be the effects of PCOS. Do meditation to calm your mind and control the stress level in the body.
- Socialize more: Interact and meet more people. It will increase the chances of making you feel better and happy. This in turn is likely reduce the effect of PCOS on your body.
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A healthy eating charity is calling for €1 million from the government to combat food poverty.
The call was made by Health Food For All (HFfA) after research revealed that food poverty is on the rise in Ireland with 600,000 people being affected by it in 2013 alone.
The findings released by the Department of Social Protection have shown that food poverty – which is the inability to afford or access healthy food – has hit children, lone-parent families and the unemployed particularly hard. One in five Irish children go to school or bed hungry.
The HFfA is calling for the investment in 2016 to help ensure that each county has at least one Community Food Initiative to improve the affordability of healthy food for low income groups and empower people to address their nutritional needs at local level.
Food prices in Ireland remain above the European average and the cost of food varies
depending on access to different food outlets. Lack of access to multiple or discount
supermarkets means food costs are significantly higher if bought in a local convenience
Sinéad Keenan, a spokesperson for HFfA
The healthy eating crisis has arisen as it is ten times cheaper to provide calories in the form of unhealthy foods that are high in
fat, salt and sugar than it is the form of healthy foods such as fresh fruit, vegetables, lean
meat and fish.
Socially-disadvantaged households consume less nutritionally-balanced diets and suffer from higher rates of diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, obesity and certain cancers at a younger age.
If you’d like to learn more about initiatives offered by Health Food For All, click here.

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Another reason for the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt divorce is that Angelina believed that Brad had cheated on her actress Marion Cotillard while the two filmed their World War II drama “Allied.”
“She hired a private eye because she felt that he was fooling around with her on the set, and it turns out, he was. And that was the final straw,” the source said.
Cotillard responded to the rumors in an Instagram post in which she denied anything happened between her and her co-star and wishes peace for Pitt and Jolie.
She also went on to say how much she loves her partner, and father of their son, French actor Guillaume Canet. They are expecting their second child together.
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In the United States, the pilots managed to land United Airlines passenger plane, in which the engine exploded in the air after takeoff. There were more than two hundred passengers on board. After the incident, the United States decided to test all aircraft of this model.
What is known about the accident, told in the story TSN. Morning February 22.
There were 231 passengers and ten crew members on the raid from Denver to Hawaii. Within minutes of takeoff, the Boeing engine explodes and starts. Self-seekers are shocked, but have time to film everything through the windows. “My daughter was sitting by the window. I told her not to look. She said let’s close the window and just pray,” said passenger Brenda Don.
Pilots demand landing: “Reception! As soon as the engine fails, we need an immediate return.”
Passengers are frightened and scared. “It was a tense silence. It was as if there were no people around. I didn’t seem to realize the seriousness of the situation,” said Brett Guy, a passenger.
The plane continued to descend. Huge chunks of engine trim fell right on private detours and into parks in Broomfield, near Denver. Some of the engine itself flew into the yard. “I heard a loud rumble. At first I thought it was a military plane. It was flying just over the house. I could even see that the right engine was on fire,” said an eyewitness.
Even on one engine, Boeing reached the runway. Skilled pilots successfully landed the plane. There are no victims on the cover.
Experts will find out why the engine started. The US Federal Aviation Administration is still asking Broomfield residents not to touch the wreckage. They will be needed to establish the cause of the incident.
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The first same sex weddings in Scotland could take place in the autumn if, as expected, equal marriage laws are passed through the Scottish Parliament this evening.
MSPs are voting right now on legalising marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
As Lucy Taylor reports, there have been rallies outside Holyrood from campaigners on both sides of the debate.
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|Title||The human phylome|
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|Year of Publication||2007|
|Authors||Huerta-Cepas, J, Dopazo, H, Dopazo, J, Gabaldón, T|
|Keywords||Animals *Evolution Evolution; DNA; Molecular Gene Duplication *Genome Humans *Phylogeny Proteins/genetics Sequence Analysis|
BACKGROUND: Phylogenomics analyses serve to establish evolutionary relationships among organisms and their genes. A phylome, the complete collection of all gene phylogenies in a genome, constitutes a valuable source of information, but its use in large genomes still constitutes a technical challenge. The use of phylomes also requires the development of new methods that help us to interpret them. RESULTS: We reconstruct here the human phylome, which includes the evolutionary relationships of all human proteins and their homologs among 39 fully sequenced eukaryotes. Phylogenetic techniques used include alignment trimming, branch length optimization, evolutionary model testing and maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods. Although differences with alternative topologies are minor, most of the trees support the Coelomata and Unikont hypotheses as well as the grouping of primates with laurasatheria to the exclusion of rodents. We assess the extent of gene duplication events and their relationship with the functional roles of the protein families involved. We find support for at least one, and probably two, rounds of whole genome duplications before vertebrate radiation. Using a novel algorithm that is independent from a species phylogeny, we derive orthology and paralogy relationships of human proteins among eukaryotic genomes. CONCLUSION: Topological variations among phylogenies for different genes are to be expected, highlighting the danger of gene-sampling effects in phylogenomic analyses. Several links can be established between the functions of gene families duplicated at certain phylogenetic splits and major evolutionary transitions in those lineages. The pipeline implemented here can be easily adapted for use in other organisms.
Huerta-Cepas, Jaime Dopazo, Hernan Dopazo, Joaquin Gabaldon, Toni Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t England Genome biology Genome Biol. 2007;8(6):R109.

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The death toll from the fuel tanker explosion in Boksburg South Africa has risen to 27 after nine more people died late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
South Africa’s Department of Health spokesperson Foster Mohale confirmed the death toll, saying ten of them are health workers from Tambo Memorial Hospital.
The truck, which was carrying LPG gas, exploded after it became stuck under a low bridge.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says most families of the victims of the truck explosion are finding it difficult to cope with their loss.
The truck driver, who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released on a warning.
A memorial service for the victims will be held on Friday and the provincial government says it will be in a position to give a final detailed report of the incident.


Weller Tools has introduced its new smart soldering platform WXsmart. The platform consists of a 2-channel soldering station and a hot air module with an air and vacuum requirements, from pico to micro and ultra soldering are part of this platform. A calibration unit as well as a soldering tip holder make it a complete platform.
Weller Tools states that with the Total Process Control (TPC), the WXsmart offers maximum connectivity and traceability at the highest quality. The platform fully supports all IoT standards. The hand soldering station also has cyber security to prevent costly downtimes.
- Connect – Weller WXsmart offers maximum connectivity, supporting IoT standards for full traceability with mobile-enabled, remote-control access.
- Smart – The all-in-one station acts as the brain of the workbench by consolidating all soldering applications into one station. The platform fully supports Smart Soldering 4.0 with intelligent tips and tools, saving cost, time and space.
- Control – Total Process Control (TPC) to manage the complete soldering process from tip to station.
- Safe – Built-in cybersecurity to prevent costly downtimes.
- Auto Calibration – Captures accurate data and documentation by automatically re-adjusting its soldering calibration for strong auditing.
- Modularity – Backwards compatibility of tips and tools for soldering, desoldering and hot-air applications, ensures the security of the all-in-one station investment.
The platform is comprised of the following units:
WXsmart Soldering Station WXsmart: Powerful two-channel station with 300 W, ESD-safe touch screen and a functional benchtop controller (preheating plated, solder baths, filtration and calibraiton unit)
Hot Air Module WXair: WXair is a self-contained rework module that can operate a standalone unit with two channels: one for vacuum and one for hot air. In combination with the WXsmart soldering station, it is an all-in-one rework station with four channels. This benchtop control operates as the brain of a workbench by consolidating all soldering applications into one station. The platform fully supports Smart Soldering 4.0 with intelligent tips and tools saving cost, time and space.
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We have won this election and we will prove it to Nigerians
Labor presidential candidate Peter Obi has said he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, won the February 25, 2023 presidential election and will go to court to “reclaim their mandates”.
At a press conference in Abuja yesterday, March 2, Obi said he had won the election and he would prove it in court. Speaking at the press conference, Obi said;
”The election we have just witnessed has taken place and the results announced as expected. This is a clear deviation from the electoral rules and guidelines as we were promised. This election failed to meet the minimum standard expected of a free, transparent, credible and fair election. This will be one of the most contentious elections ever held in Nigeria. The good and hardworking Nigerian people have again been robbed by our supposedly trusted leader.
The process by which people come into office is far more fundamental and important than what they do afterwards. It is my belief that if you are to respond to its excellence, the process you come to office must be excellent.
Let me assure you that we will explore all options to recover our mandate. We won the elections and we will prove it to Nigerians. Please don’t despair’.’
He called on all Nigerians to be peaceful and law abiding as he goes to court to “reclaim his warrant”.
Watch a video of him speaking below

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Title: Taylor Swift’s Decade-Old Impression Surfaces Amid Rumors of Real-Life Role as Chiefs Player’s Girlfriend
In a surprising turn of events, fans of the beloved singer-songwriter Taylor Swift have recently resurrected a decade-old interview clip showcasing her spectacular impression of a “Minnesota soccer mom.” As the internet buzzed with excitement, this unexpected resurfacing comes at a time when speculation around Swift’s romantic life with Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce has reached a fever pitch.
Back in 2009, Taylor Swift showcased her humorous side during an interview, where she flawlessly imitated the stereotypical characteristics of a suburban soccer mom hailing from Minnesota. The clip, which garnered little attention at the time, has now become a hot topic for fans combing through Swift’s extensive archives.
With Swift’s recent appearance at two Chiefs games, rumors of a potential romance between the “Blank Space” singer and Kelce have been swirling like an autumn leaf caught in a gusty wind. The 29-year-old pop icon was spotted enthusiastically cheering on the Chiefs from a private box alongside friends, fueling the rumor mill even further.
Nonetheless, Kelce is not pleased with the attention surrounding his personal life, publicly accusing the NFL of fueling gossip about his alleged relationship with Swift. The star tight end, who prefers to keep his private life out of the spotlight, remains focused on his career on the field rather than off it.
However, it seems the NFL is not entirely disappointed with the sudden spotlight on this intriguing “Traylor” (Taylor + Kelce) dynamic. Officials from the league, recognizing the benefits of such media attention, hope that these rumors will attract new fans while boosting the skyrocketing enthusiasm surrounding the sport.
As the intrigue deepens, fans eagerly await any official confirmation or denial of the blossoming romance between Swift and Kelce. Swift’s notoriously tight-lipped approach to her personal life has only heightened curiosity, leaving fans to only guess about the nature of their connection.
Whether or not the “Minnesota soccer mom” impression will hold any significance for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce remains to be seen. For now, fans will continue to speculate and follow the heartwarming, albeit enigmatic, love story that seems to be unfolding between these two beyond their respective fields.
In the world of ever-changing celebrity relationships, this unexpected twist only adds to the ongoing allure of Taylor Swift and her perpetual enigma.
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The candlelight vigil scheduled for Monday night has been canceled, the organizer says.
A friend of William and Tyler Jensen and their family is inviting the community to participate in a candlelight vigil Monday evening.
The service will take place at the Riverbend Park in Palisade near the boat launch. The event will start at 6 p.m. and is meant to give the community a chance to remember William and pray for Tyler.
William lost his life on Tuesday, and his brother Tyler is battling to stay alive. He is currently in Denver being treated.
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The Aladin khan memorial cricket trophy in Jaisalmer has in the biggest controversy. A team played in the trophy whose name was Taliban clubs. And not only this, but the team called Taliban club has also played the matches.
When the scoreboard started showing the name, it suddenly started creating controversy. As expected, the organisers of the cricket trophy were grounded by the many trollers on social media platforms.
Seeing the trolling social media platforms, organisers suddenly seems to swing into action. The team called The Taliban club has to move out and quit the further journey in the trophy. Also, the organisers apologised after that.
The Aladin khan memorial cricket trophy is organised every year in the Jesurana village in Jaisalmer. Many teams who live near the town take part and play matches in the trophy.
The competition is organised in the memory of a social worker, Aladdin khan. There are almost ten teams that have been participated in this year. And the child welfare committee chairman, Amin khan had inaugurated the trophy on 22nd august Sunday 2021.
The Taliban club’s cricket team consisted of Mathar Khan (captain), Abal Baazigar Khan, Aladdin Khan, Amin Khan, Gumanaram, Haji, Jako, Jamal Khan, Kamal Jan, Khamish Khan, Madhe Khan, Mahesh and Merab Khan.
The entry of the Taliban team led to a dispute as soon as the competition started.
According to the reports, Ismail Khan, the organiser of the cricket trophy, said that “we were not aware of the team. The applications were invited online, so we have not paid attention to them. We had thrown out the team when this matter came to our notice through social media and other means. Sorry about this whole incident, and we are deeply sorry”.
The organisers may be clarifying and apologising about the incident, but they keep silent on letting that team play the match and showing the score on their page.


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NEW British Rock/Pop musical opens in London, February 2012
I just wanted to post and let you all know that the musical, 'After the Turn' opens on January 31st at the Courtyard Theatre in London.
The cast features Wicked's Ashleigh Gray, High School Musical/Hairspray's Liam Doyle and a whole host of amazing talent such as Tori Allen-Martin, Stevie Webb, Greg Oliver & Stephen Rolley.
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Opinion No. 01-301 (2001)
Attorney General of California ? Opinion
July 11, 2001
BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General
BILL LOCKYER Attorney General JONATHAN R. DAVIS Deputy Attorney General
THE LIBRARY OF CALIFORNIA BOARD has requested an opinion on the following question:
Upon replacement of the California Library Services Act cooperative library system programs, may a cooperative library system continue to operate, with or without state funding?
Upon replacement of the California Library Services Act cooperative library system programs, a cooperative library system may continue to operate, with or without state funding, depending upon the particular circumstances present.
The cooperative library system programs currently being operated pursuant to the provisions of the California Library Services Act (Ed. Code, ? 18700-18767; “Act I”)[fn1] will be replaced by different programs authorized under the provisions of the Library of California Act (?? 18801-18870; “Act II”). At the end of the transition period implementing the new programs, the Library of California Board (“Board”) will “file a written notice with the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly notifying the Legislature of the fact, and date, of full implementation of [Act II].” (? 18870, subd. (c).) Filing the notice that Act I’s programs have been replaced will cause the repeal of Act I. (Ibid.)
The question presented for resolution concerns whether any entities providing services under Act I may continue to operate after Act I has been repealed.[fn2] We conclude that depending upon the individual circumstances, it is conceivable that some of the entities may continue to operate with or without state funding.
Under Act I, approximately 170 public libraries in 15 “cooperative library systems”[fn3] are reimbursed by the state for loaning books and other resources and providing services to each other. Under Act II, it is expected that approximately 800 public and private libraries in five “network regions”[fn4] will be reimbursed by the state for loaning books and other resources and providing services to each other.
1. Separate Agreements
We first address the current operation of resource sharing by cooperative library systems. Cooperative library systems receive from the state “an annual allowance for the improvement and maintenance of coordinated reference service support to the members of the system.” (? 18741, subd. (a).) They receive additional state funds for providing special service programs (? 18742), “intrasystem communications and delivery” (? 18745), and “planning, coordination, and evaluation of the overall systemwide services authorized by [Act I]” (? 18746). “Each member library of a system shall be reimbursed through the system to cover handling costs, excluding communication and delivery costs, of each interlibrary loan between member libraries of the system. . . .” (? 18744.)
Nothing in Act II prohibits the continued sharing of resources outside the scope of Act II’s provisions.[fn5] Of course, a cooperative library system will not be able to exist as a cooperative library system pursuant to Act I’s provisions, since such provisions will be repealed. However, the libraries in such a system may enter into independent agreements to share resources and provide services on mutually agreed upon terms.[fn6]
While state funding under Act I’s provisions will not be available, state funding pursuant to Act II’s provisions will conceivably be available based upon compliance with the latter’s terms and conditions of operation.
2. Combination of Eligible Libraries
The programs and state funding of Act II are available to individual “libraries.” Subdivision (a) of section 18830 provides the basic authorization for libraries to participate in Act II’s programs: “Libraries in public library jurisdictions that are members of a regional library network and libraries in institutions that are members of a regional library network are eligible to receive services under [Act II] and to become participating libraries. . . .”
“Combinations” of eligible libraries may receive state funding for a variety of programs. (See ?? 18843, 18846, subd. (b),18848, 18850, subd. (b), 18853, subd. (c), 18855, subd. (c), 18856, subd. (b), 18857.) For example, section18848 states:
“Any combination of eligible libraries may receive funds from the regional library network for cooperative, coordinated resource development programs of benefit to the local service area and to the region as a whole. Each library participating in this program shall already be capable of meeting the basic, recurring needs of its primary clientele through its locally supported collection. Library resources purchased, in whole or in part, under this program shall be widely accessible to Californians for the useful life of those resources.”
Depending upon the particular circumstances, it is conceivable that a cooperative library system may qualify as a combination of eligible libraries under Act II’s provisions.
3. Special Libraries
A “special library” may join a regional library network and receive state funding for participating in the programs of Act II. (?18830, subd. (a).) A special library is defined in subdivision (v) of section 18810 as follows:
“`Special library’ means a library that is maintained by a parent organization to serve a specialized clientele; or an independent library that may provide specialized materials or services, or both, in a specific subject to the public, a segment of the public, or other libraries. It is maintained by an association, business or corporation, government agency, research institution, learned society, not-for-profit organization, professional association, museum, industrial enterprise, chamber of commerce, or other organized group and is characterized by its depth of subject coverage.”
A “special library is a primary source of information and research resources related to its specific mission or the purpose of its parent organization. . . .” (? 18801, subd. (a)(9).)
It is conceivable that a cooperative library system operated under Act I might qualify as a special library under the terms of Act II. As specified in section 18810, a special library is characterized by its depth of subject covered and may be maintained by any organized group. If independent, it may provide specialized materials or services, or both, in a specific subject to the public, a segment of the public, or other libraries. If maintained by a parent organization, it is limited to serving a specialized clientele.
Whether a currently existing cooperative library system may meet the qualifications of a special library under Act II’s provisions would depend upon the particular circumstances presented.
4. Information Agency
It is also conceivable that an existing cooperative library system may qualify as an “information agency” under Act II’s provisions. Information agencies may participate in the programs of Act II and receive state funding for providing specified services and resources. (?? 18810, subds. (f), (g), 18830, subd. (a), 18844, subd. (b),18850, subds. (b), (c), 18853, subd. (a), 18856, subd. (a), 18861.)
Subdivision (f) of section 18810 describes information agencies as “institutions that provide or preserve, or both, information resources, such as archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.” Subdivision (g) of section 18810 in turn defines an “institution” as follows:
“`Institution’ means a business or corporation, college, correctional facility, education agency, governmental agency, hospital, not-for-profit organization, professional association, school district, or other organized group that is authorized by law and that operates one or more libraries. These libraries would be academic, school, or special libraries located in California. . . .”
Hence, an information agency must operate one or more libraries (?18810, subds. (f), (g)), but need not be a library itself (see ?18844, subd. (b)). An existing cooperative library system might constitute an information agency after Act I is repealed if it operates at least one academic library,[fn7] school library,[fn8] or special library in California. (? 18810, subd. (g).)
Again, the circumstances of the individual cooperative library system must be examined to determine whether it might qualify for participation and state funding under Act II’s provisions as an information agency.
5. Independent Contracts For Services
The final consideration to be addressed is whether a cooperative library system may contract with a regional library network after Act I has been repealed. As previously indicated, a cooperative library system will not be able to operate or receive state funding under Act I’s provisions once the Act II programs are fully implemented. A cooperative library system might be able to operate outside the scope of Act I and Act II, or it could attempt to qualify for participation and funding under Act II. A third alternative would allow the cooperative library system to contract to provide services to a regional library network organized and operating pursuant to Act II.
Nothing in Act II prohibits a regional library network from independently contracting for services from any entity. The services provided by a regional library network are varied. Section 18842
provides the basic authorization:
“Each regional library network shall do all of the following:
“(a) Make available a telecommunications system for the transfer of information and communications among its members.
“(b) Provide regional communications based upon the most effective methods of exchanging information among its members.
“(c) Provide intraregional delivery service based upon the most cost-effective methods for moving materials among its members.
“(d) Provide online access to the information files, resources, and bibliographic records of its members which may be accessed regionally and statewide.”
“Each regional library network shall provide opportunities for training and continuing education activities that encourage the most effective use of the resources and services authorized under this chapter, and that respond to the needs of its members in the effective delivery of services.” (? 18845.) “Each regional library network shall provide information and referrals to answer requests that are beyond the capacity or capability of its members by accessing the resources and expertise of other libraries, improving general reference service in participating libraries, and improving reference service to respond to the needs of the underserved populations in the region.” (18846, subd. (a).) “Each regional library network shall augment the public awareness programs of its members by providing public relations packages to them for customization and dissemination.” (? 18847.)
Any of the services performed under Act II’s programs may be the subject of an independent contract between a regional library network and a cooperative library system, if the specific facts so allow.
We conclude that upon replacement of Act I’s programs, a cooperative library system may continue to operate, with or without state funding, depending upon the particular circumstances present.
[fn1] All references hereafter to the Education Code are by section number only.
[fn2] We may assume for purposes of this opinion that the Legislature has not, by a subsequent act, continued Act I in full force and effect. (See ? 18870, subd. (c).)
[fn3] A cooperative library system is “a public library system that consists of two or more jurisdictions entering into a written agreement to implement a regional program in accordance with [Act I], and which, as of the effective date of [Act I], was designated a library system under the Public Library Services Act of 1963 or was a successor to such a library system.” (? 18710, subd. (c).)
[fn4] A network region is “a geographic subdivision of California within which libraries organize as a regional library network under [Act II] for the purpose of resource sharing and mutual cooperation” (? 18810, subd. (k)), with “regional library network” meaning “a not-for-profit, cooperative organization established by the Library of California Board composed of libraries within the public library jurisdictions or institutions that choose to become members and agree to share resources and services with, or to provide resources and services to, or both, other members of the regional library network.” (? 18810, subd. (s).)
[fn5] However, “[p]articipating libraries may not obtain services provided under [Act II] on behalf of nonparticipating libraries. . . .” (? 18830, subd. (c).)
[fn6] For example, the libraries may have the authority to enter into a joint powers agreement (Gov. Code, ?? 6500-6599) for the exchange of resources and services. The joint powers agreement may designate the joint powers agency as a cooperative library system.
[fn7] An “academic library” is one that is “established and maintained by a college or university or other postsecondary institution to meet the educational needs of its students, faculty, staff, and others by agreement.” (? 18810, subd. (a).)
[fn8] A “school library” is one “that is established to support the curriculum-related research and instructional reading needs of pupils and teachers and provides the collections, related equipment, and instructional services of a staff for an elementary or secondary school.” (? 18810, subd. (u).)

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Brace yourself for six weeks of relentless itemizing as HBO’s Game of Thrones chugs its way toward what will be the mother of all checklist finales. Not since ABC’s Lost have fans headed into the last season of a show with quite so many questions they need answered and resolutions they need imposed.
A checklist finale will always face incredible scrutiny from viewers, but at least it allows showrunners to eye a rhetorical finish line. If you take a show without questions as a show without required answers, you can also take a show without required answers as a show without a clear destination, which sounds scary, yet opened the door for a trio of wonderful shows to end in the past two weeks on their own terms. Just because Broad City, You’re the Worst and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend didn’t have mysteries they needed to resolve doesn’t mean that each show’s planned finale — kudos to Comedy Central, FX and The CW for giving their respective creators the opportunity to chart their preferred course home — arrived without accompanying emotional pressure, as opposed to narrative pressure.
The gap between satisfying on emotional terms versus satisfying on narrative terms is probably a whole different column. I think, for example, that the Lost finale is gloriously satisfying on emotional terms, and yet some fans still hate it because it wasn’t the narrative ending they wanted. The finale to AMC’s Breaking Bad feels so right in narrative terms that it’s easy to look past how emotionally reductive it is compared to nearly every other episode of that season.
The issue of forcing or not forcing closure on stories not built for closure must have hovered over the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, You’re the Worst and Broad City teams and despite that, all three did a thoroughly admirable job of looking past where various arcs seemed to be going to recognize where their shows always were.
I have no doubt that a few fans of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend were ticked off by the April 5 finale. The show’s characters were so deeply invested in the Rebecca/Josh/Greg/Nathaniel love quadrangle that they were placing bets on who Rebecca would end up with — and if you weren’t paying attention, you might have gotten the impression that the investment of the diegetic characters represented the investment of creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna. I tuned in for last Friday’s finale vaguely terrified that Rebecca really was going to make a choice and that I, as a viewer, would have to find that choice satisfactory or not.
In that respect, I was a fool. If anybody knows Rebecca, it’s the two women who have shepherded her the entire journey, and Rebecca’s ultimate choice to choose herself and to do so in the context of choosing to embrace the literal and figurative song of her heart was the only decision the show could have made. This was one of the frequent frustrations I felt throughout the entire series: that Rebecca was too internally flawed for any of the relationships she was presented. Greg and Josh and Nathaniel each offered Rebecca something of value. None of them offered her something of greater value than the self-care and self-determination she owed herself.
There were aspects of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend finale that I didn’t love. I’ve never thought the non-musical parts of the show were on the same level as the musical numbers, and the finale was a little frustrating in its paucity of songs. It was really only “Eleven O’Clock,” wasn’t it? And that was primarily a medley? I can justify the lack of songs. The finale is a transition point between those internal songs and Rebecca’s ability to externalize them. But still, I wanted more songs.
I can also justify that the finale, like its main character’s choice, was all about Rebecca. Still, the marginalization of all of the show’s supporting characters was a disappointment. Other than Paula (stealth series MVP Donna Lynne Champlin), the supporting characters were talked to and told their futures and their destinations, without having anything at all to do in the finale. The finale was nearly one step from the twist I’d thought might be coming at several points in the series, a revelation that all of the supporting characters in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend were just manifestations of Rebecca Bunch’s troubled psyche, none of them real at all.
If you view Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as exclusively the story of Rebecca Bunch, the finale was perfect. If you view it as the story of a small world of West Covina residents, each worthy of celebrating as individuals, well, that’s what the post-finale filmed concert was there for (also for my complaint about the finale’s lack of songs). You got Rebecca making the right choice for herself and one last rendition of “Period Sex.” What more could you possibly want?
Rebecca narrating at each of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend supporting characters was an implication that they were less important to the story than she was, but she lacked the self-awareness to just come out and tell them that, pointing to the ongoing journey she still has to take.
The contrast I’d offer is Ilana in Broad City‘s March 28 finale, who invited many of the series’ beloved supporting characters to a rooftop farewell party for Abbi and then, one by one, told them to go away. Rebecca Bunch wouldn’t want to tell her friends and loved ones that they were secondary. Ilana Wexler wouldn’t care. The Broad City finale was a celebration of the show’s two-headed solipsism, that in the most vibrant city in the world — the show’s perspective, not necessarily mine — things always only revolved around Ilana and Abbi. Yet the final season found the two characters questioning that for the first time.
It was one of the head-scratching parts of Broad City for me for a long time, that the series never quite seemed to know how old Abbi and Ilana were compared to how old creators Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer were and whether that mattered. The fifth and final season saw both characters pondering maturity meaningfully maybe for the first time. Whether it was Ilana pondering her relationship with Lincoln and, more importantly, deciding not just on grad school but on grad school in a discipline that would require her to see other people, or Abbi recognizing the need to commit to her art and expanding her sexual horizons, this was a season of the Broad City women making choices they never could have made in earlier seasons. From the opening madcap adventure in search of a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich to the lovely and contemplative scene with the toilet on the Brooklyn Bridge, it was an emotional finale of near perfection and the last shot, a pull-back to reveal New York City as a sea of Abbis and Ilanas, was perfect.
It was, in general, a great final season for Broad City, and I had no regrets and only joy in catching up on it basically all in one afternoon. What? I was busy! Also, that’s how people watch TV now. Apparently. Oh, and as much as I hate our current reboot culture in which even the most carefully crafted finale can be only temporary, I’m here for a post-apocalyptic Broad City sequel series set in St. Louis. Just give me a few years, OK?
The last of the three recent series finales was maybe the best and maybe the one that left me the most conflicted.
On the most primary level, the You’re the Worst finale on April 3 is a great piece of television, pointing to how confident creator Stephen Falk has become as a writer-director over the run of the series. The finale pushed the story of Jimmy (Chris Geere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) around in time in a way that resolved all of the mysteries of the seasons’ flash-forward structure and gave us two separate waves of satisfying conclusions, both the wedding that the season had been building to all season and a second wedding that allowed us the illusion of several happy endings.
Like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, You’re the Worst set itself up in a way that we were supposed to be worried that it was heading toward a conclusion that would be artificially conclusive. Rebecca Bunch never should have ended up with any of the three guys in her life, even if the final season teased us into thinking she was about to choose, and Jimmy and Gretchen never should have ended up getting married, even if the final season teased us into thinking that was what was coming. And they didn’t. They made exactly the appropriate non-resolved choice, each emanating from a failure to write their vows, since as Jimmy puts it, “This ceremony is a fiction. It’s a false guarantee that protects us from exactly nothing,” which isn’t exactly Rebecca Bunch’s realization that “Romantic love is not an ending, not for me or anyone else here,” but in both cases it’s an understanding of the fundamental hollowness of non-death closure in TV or in life. It’s the reason countless fans of The Sopranos need to insist that Tony Soprano died on-camera in the finale even though he absolutely didn’t. Finales have trained us to think of weddings or climactic kisses as closure, when we know better. Death is closure, even when we have to make it up ourselves.
The You’re the Worst finale was beautifully directed — Falk’s movement of the camera around the wedding party was graceful and captured the chaos and beauty of the occasion wonderfully — and Geere, Cash, Desmin Borges and Kether Donohue were, as ever, terrific. Borges’ Edgar and Donohue’s Lindsay were actually central figures in their show and central figures in the finale, rather than being rendered secondary.
My reservation and conflict come from the obviousness of how right Jimmy and Gretchen’s choice was, like that it was the choice they could have made off of the pilot. It was the contrivance of the show that forced Jimmy and Gretchen into the aspiration to get married, not anything that felt organically believable for the characters to do, so it felt like the characters were only solving a mess created by the show and not living their fictional lives. Thankfully, they solved the mess correctly.
Our next non-checklist finale will be The CW’s Jane the Virgin as the TV landscape is losing a brace of its best female-fronted shows this spring, which I’d view as cause for panic if we hadn’t already added PEN15 and Shrill to our collective rotation and if Better Things wasn’t currently continuing to cement itself as one of the medium’s true gems. We’ll miss the shows that have gone, but at least they’re leaving us the right way.
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Physical Limits to Economic Growth Perspectives of Economic, Social, and Complexity Science
The debate on the physical limits and constraints to the economic growth of globalized society is now widespread. This book explores the physical and economic aspects of the conflict between humans, with their thoughtless focus on growth through material production, and environmental constraints.
In the context of the looming shortage of material resources and the latest science on climate change, Physical Limits to Economic Growth offers new insights which provide a broad and comprehensive picture of the conflict between humans and environmental constraints. The authors’ approach goes beyond the boundaries of specialized disciplines to explore climate change, resource depletion, technical innovation and the interactions between these within the socio-economic-institutional systems we live in. This volume looks at opportunities for rethinking these systems if we moved away from fossil fuel dependence, while considering the status of current mainstream economic thinking around this subject.
Physical Limits to Economic Growth provides a genuine interdisciplinary examination of the physical limits to economic growth. It will be of interest to both students and academics in various disciplines in the areas of natural sciences, climate change and economics.
Introduction, 1. The Limits to Material Resources Ugo Bardi, 2. Global Climate Change Stefano Caserini, 3. Limits for a growing complexity system Angelo Tartaglia, 4. Depletion vs. Innovation: The Fundamental Question of Sustainability Joseph A. Tainter, Deborah Strumsky, Temis G. Taylor, Michelle Arnold, José Lobo, 5. Strategies for an Economy Facing Energy Constraints Ian Schindler and Julia Schindler, 6. Limits to Material Growth and Economics: Ecological Conditions and Values and the Core Components of Economic Theories Roberto Burlando, Conclusions


The four-day Green Climate Fund's Structured Dialogue with Africa, organised in collaboration with the Government of Mali from 3 to 6 April 2018, brought together almost 250 key stakeholders from 49 countries to increase the involvement of African countries with GCF. It also helped to accelerate the design and implementation of ambitious projects and programmes that conform with countries' climate action aspirations and to the GCF mandate. Eleven ministers and one state secretary from various countries in the region attended the high-level segment on the first day which was chaired by Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
Over the four days, participants appreciated the opportunity to engage in open and frank exchanges among themselves and with the GCF Secretariat on issues of high strategic importance. During the high-level segment, ministers described their countries’ visions and perspectives in transitioning Africa on a paradigm shift towards a low-emission and climate-resilient future. They also highlighted measures necessary to deal with the climate change implications of socio-economic development and investment trends in Africa.
Discussions during the Dialogue highlighted strong support for the role of GCF, amid calls for the Fund to maintain and enhance its engagement with the region. This included calls for the Fund to increase its presence in Africa.
A consistent theme during the Dialogue was that GCF should continue to provide support to help countries:
- mainstream climate risk in development agenda and macroeconomic frameworks,
- access reliable climate data and information,
- identify and overcome stumbling blocks of institutional, policy and legal frameworks,
- strengthen the capacity of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and focal points to coordinate climate action and exchange with peers,
- build longer-term and sustainable technical expertise
- drive participatory climate action, and
- scale up climate investment, including through engagement of the private sector, to address priority areas in Africa.
The ministers pointed out these priority areas include low-emission and resilient sustainable agriculture, urbanization, waste management according to circular economy models, coastal erosion prevention, energy security and natural resource management.
The ministers, and other participants, said GCF has improved its operations during the past few years. They called on GCF to continue improving, including in reducing the time taken for responding to questions and carring out the overall approval process.
The Structured Dialogue provided participants with a wide range of interactions with GCF Secretariat staff. These included:
- Bilateral meetings of Secretariat staff with NDAs/focal points and Accredited Entities. These led to concrete progress in the development of over 25 Readiness proposals and over thirty funding proposals - including projects that will target GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP). The purpose of these meetings was to improve the quality of funding proposals going to GCF, and to ensure the proposals seek improvements in the main GCF results areas.
- Presentations and meetings also led to improved participants’ understanding about the roles of country-level institutions that can become accredited to work with GCF, also called Direct Access Accredited Entity partners, and of other relevant actors, such as delivery partners and executing entities. GCF’s work with national institutions help ensure GCF projects respond to country needs. Several African institutions are currently in GCF's accreditation pipeline.
- Stronger understanding of the GCF investment framework and criteria, and of opportunities to unleash the potential of the private sector, including by tapping into the resources made available by the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. This followed plenary and more focused workshop sessions presented by GCF operational divisions which are focusing on public sector projects, private sector projects and country engagement.
- A series of interactions between participants assisted by GCF Secretariat staff provided invaluable chances to share information about project implementation. This should help prevent problems around implementation arise in the future. Participants were also able to learn about GCF’s governance structure.


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- Entertainment News'Love On The Spectrum' Has Been Renewed For A Second Season & Our Hearts Are So Happy
'Love On The Spectrum' Has Been Renewed For A Second Season & Our Hearts Are So Happy
We NEED this!
If you're fan of the Netflix series 'Love on the Spectrum' we have some fantastic news for you!
Screen Australia has agreed to renew the show for another season and we are beyond stoked!
In case you haven't seen the show, it follows a group of young people on the autism spectrum on their journey to find love and it's just as bloody adorable as it sounds.
Screen Australia announced a whopping $1.3 million in production funding through the Producer Program and the Commissioned Program on Monday.
The second season will feature an entirely new group of people on their own complicated journey to find love and will be separated into four parts.
Season one originally aired on ABC and was eventually picked up by Netflix where it absolutely went off.
Following the first season, we were lucky enough to receive an update from the original group of youngsters with some still searching for love.
We heard from train loving Thomas & Ruth who, since the show ended, got married and moved into Thomas's dream house right next to the train tracks.
If you'd like to catch up on the show before the second season is released, head over to Netflix to catch the first season of 'Love on the Spectrum'.
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| Nov 18, 2013
| 9:32 AM
A loss in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and the likely loss of its No. 1 ranking did not keep the Notre Dame men’s soccer team from a high seed and first-round bye in the 48-team NCAA tourney.
And a late-season slump,...
| Nov 19, 2012
| 1:30 PM
The Big Ten is now a conference of Legends, Leaders and East Coasters.
The league on Monday added Maryland, and Rutgers will join Tuesday.
At a news conference on Maryland’s campus, league commissioner Jim Delany welcomed the school by saying...
| Sep 12, 2012
| 6:24 PM
The Big Ten’s flirtation with Notre Dame ended the spring of 2010, just before Nebraska was invited to join the league of Bo and Woody.
So no one at Big Ten headquarters was remotely surprised with Notre Dame’s decision to align with the ACC,...
| Mar 27, 2013
| 9:02 PM
Chris Collins dined in the Chicago area Wednesday with Northwestern President Morton Schapiro, sources told the Tribune.
Here's guessing they raised a glass and spoke of their sweet expectations -- to end the Wildcats' 75-year run of missing the NCAA...
| Feb 6, 2012
| 5:11 PM
The Big Ten is not only ready to listen to proposals regarding a national four-team football playoff, league and school officials are kicking around an intriguing idea.
Sources told the Tribune that a Big Ten plan would remove the top four teams from the...
| May 9, 2012
| 4:35 PM
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller will lead her team into its ninth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament this week, with …...
| May 23, 2011
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EVANSTON, Ill. — No. 2 Northwestern jetted to a 7-1 lead to open its NCAA Championship quarterfinal game against seventh-ranked and previously unbeaten Albany, and …...
| Jun 24, 2011
| 4:34 PM
Oak Park native Iman Shumpert said it would be a dream come true to play basketball in Chicago. But as Shumpert went through the draft …...
| Mar 4, 2012
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An hour or so before his Notre Dame team reconvened Sunday to prep for the postseason, the self-proclaimed loosest coach in America revealed how he'd been advised, fairly regularly, to get the hell out of the place.
| Mar 18, 2012
March Madness is upon us. Who will be the Butler or VCU Cinderella team of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament?
Will the Big Ten, Big East or ACC dominate?
If you want to dive into those kinds of questions and more, pick up Grantland Quarterly...
| May 14, 2012
| 12:08 PM
Northwestern and Illinois won’t have to hit Tobacco Road for their 2012 Big Ten-ACC Challenge games.
They won’t even have to leave campus. Maryland will visit Evanston to play Northwestern on Tuesday, Nov. 27, and Georgia Tech will face...

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Civil Drafting & Modeling
Civil drafting and drawing is an important aspect of the design of buildings, bridges, highways, pipelines, and other major engineering projects. Technical drawings must be extremely precise and accurate, especially when dealing with large infrastructure projects. These documents are the primary tool through which the civil engineering designer can communicate the exact instructions the builders need to successfully complete the project.
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After watching previews for the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas Special, 'Voyage of the Damned', I have come to the conclusion that Russel T Davies has been watching a little too much Futurama!
I refer, of course, to the first season episode 'A Flight to Remember', where Fry, Leela, Bender etc. took a vacation aboard the luxury liner Starship Titanic, which looked very similar to the Titanic in the 'Voyage of the Damned'! Plus, I don't know what those flaming things shooting towards the Titanic are in the Doctor Who preview, but they reminded me of the comets from the Futurama episode! As Zap Brannigan stated, "Ah, yes. Comets. The icebergs of the sky!"
However, 'Voyage of the Damned' still looks great, and I can't wait till Christmas Day!!