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LONDON: Brighton had most of the chances but could not find the net in a 0-0 draw with Brentford that extended the south coast club’s winless run in the Premier League to six games on Friday. It was a frustrating night for the home side and especially Julio Enciso. The Paraguay striker had a host of opportunities to score but couldn’t make them count. Along with Southampton, Brentford has the worst away record in the league with seven losses and two draws and it was easy to see why in this toothless performance. Brentford had an early goal from Yoane Wissa ruled out for offside and, although it came a bit more into the game in the second half, it failed to pressure Icelandic goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson, who made his Premier League debut eight minutes before halftime when Mark Flekken went off with a thigh injury. One bright spot for the home side was the return of winger Solly March. He came on as a late substitute to make his first appearance for Brighton since injuring a knee against Manchester City 14 months ago. The result leaves Brighton in 10th place with 26 points, one spot and two points ahead of the Bees.In German folklore, doppelgängers are considered to be a bad omen whose presence brings about misfortune. It feels all the more fitting then, that amid today's geopolitical conflicts, increasing climate catastrophes and economic uncertainties, we're seemingly hooked on celebrity lookalike contests. It began with actor Timothée Chalamet. In October, hundreds of onlookers turned up at Washington Square Park to watch more than a dozen chocolate-haired 20-somethings jostle for the title of Chalamet's unofficial doppelgänger. The event, organized by YouTuber Anthony Po, ended in a handful of arrests, a $500 fine and an appearance from the Oscar-nominated actor himself. "It was insane," Reed Putman, a Chalamet lookalike contestant, told CNN after the competition . "People were flooding (around you), recording you and taking photos or asking quick questions." After that, things moved quickly. In Ireland, mulleted men compared thighs in 5-inch Gaelic Athletic Association shorts , hoping to have their likeness to Paul Mescal verified by a jumbo cheque for €20 ($21) (a second contest took place at a pub in London, apparently making Mescal the first actor to inspire two competitions). Days later, more young men, this time dressed in pussy-bow blouses and three-strand pearls, piled into London's Soho Square looking to be crowned the best Harry Styles lookalike. Then there was the search for actor Dev Patel's doppelgänger in San Francisco and singer Zayn Malik's in New York. And not since the taping of a "Top Chef" episode has so many apron-wearing men gathered in one place for the Jeremy Allen White competition in Chicago earlier this month. There were cigarettes, farmer's market flowers and yards of fake tattoos — all in reference to paparazzi shots of White as well as his character Carmy Berzatto in "The Bear." Just this past week, Zendaya — because who else? — became what appears to be the first female celebrity to have her own viral lookalike contest in Oakland, California, while one for actor Glen Powell was held over the weekend in Austin, Texas. Thanks to social media, a new competition poster seems to go viral each week, with many awarding a small cash prize and an item associated with the celebrity or celebrity's character (White's lookalike took home a pack of Marlboro Reds, while the organizers of Zendaya's contest threw in a bottle of shampoo and conditioner of a brand that the actor reportedly uses). Like a dog whistle for a particular type of online Gen Z or Millennial, these contests spread like wildfire. But the idea of a lookalike contest is, in fact, a time-honored form of entertainment. In his memoir, Charlie Chaplin Jr. wrote that his famous father had not only entered but came third in his own lookalike competition — held at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood sometime between 1915 and 1921. (Dolly Parton said she also participated in one held of her at a gay bar in Santa Monica decades later. She lost). There were Shirley Temple contests in the 1930s — including one in Sydney, Australia in 1934 and one in 1935 at the Cleveland Food Show, where more than 900 children entered. The event was so popular that the Cleveland organizers reportedly staged three more — one for femme fatale Myrna Loy, one for singer Alice Faye, and one for actor Katharine Hepburn. For the last 40 years, a bar in Key West, Florida, has been staging an annual Ernest Hemingway lookalike competition. But British sociologist and celebrity cultural critic Ellis Cashmore believes there's a reason we're seeing a resurgence of these types of contests now. "I don't think this is a vestige of the Golden Age of Hollywood," he told CNN over the phone. "I think (the most recent ones) capture something that we believe in the 21st century... That biology isn't destiny." To Cashmore, our current society is defined by the idea that "you can potentially do anything and be anything you want to be." "What (the audience) is looking at is a transition in process," he said. "They know this isn't really Harry Styles on stage, but if someone who looks so much like him, could even be him, you're giving someone an indication of just how malleable and changeable we are as human beings. Humanity isn't fixed." There's a chance to build a real community, too, he says. "These lookalike contests provide us with an opportunity to relate and form new relationships with people we might hitherto not know and would never cross paths with and wouldn't even say hello to them in a gym, in a club, in a bar, in a supermarket or anywhere," Cashmore added. "But the fact is, they share a common interest, and that is celebrity." Andy Harmer, professional David Beckham tribute act and founder of Lookalikes, one of the UK's top celebrity impersonator agencies, believes it's more to do with the fact that "humans are interested in all kinds of symmetry." Harmer, who is writing a book on the history of his unique industry, recounts examples of lookalikes in nature: "Stick insects use (similarity) to survive. And some flowers look like bees," he told CNN in a phone interview, referring to the bee orchid which mimics the appearance of a female bee to encourage pollination. "It's a natural thing," he said. His career as Beckham's double hasn't always been smooth sailing, however. "When he (Beckham) got sent off against Argentina (during the 1998 World Cup) everybody knew him, but everybody hated him," Harmer said. "Me and Victoria used to get so much abuse, death threats and stuff," he said, referring to a friend of his who looked like Victoria Beckham. "It was crazy." According to the 2020 Channel 4 documentary, "The World's Most Identical Strangers." it's estimated that one face will have at least seven doppelgänger matches. But Dr. Manel Esteller, the chairman of genetics at the University of Barcelona's School of Medicine, points out that doppelgänger is a relative term. "The perfect ones are the real ones, the monozygotic twins (split from the same embryo) with over 90% similarity," he said over email. "From that point on you can look 85%, 80%, 75% similar to someone. The cut-off point determines the number of so-called "virtual twins" in the world." In 2022, a study in the scientific journal Cell Reports found that lookalikes with no family connection shared genetic variants. If you are genetically blessed with a striking celebrity resemblance, Harmer assures it can become a lucrative career. He has supported himself as Beckham's dead-ringer for 20 years, working with the man himself on ads and even appearing in the 2002 film "Bend it like Beckham." The star of his agency is Denise Ohnona, a Lancashire-born Kate Moss lookalike who has walked the runway for Marine Serre and Vetements at Paris Fashion Week. "She's been very popular this year," he said. "A lot of brands are realizing that lookalikes are actually great... It's quite cost-effective. You're not paying for the amount you would pay for the real one." But is there a psychological impact of having your identity so tightly bound to someone else? There doesn't have to be, Harmer says. "Treat it like fancy dress," he advises. "And don't get too wrapped up in it." And for the latest cohort of victorious lookalikes, Harmer does have one more piece of wisdom: "Contact me because I can turn your looks into money."fortune gems withdrawal gcash 。

Legendary St. John's basketball coach Lou Carnesecca has died at the age of 99, News 4 sports reporter Bruce Beck has confirmed Saturday. Carnesecca, a two-time National Coach of the Year and three-time Big East Coach of the Year, was enshrined in the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. In addition to his tenure at St. John's, he also coached the New York Nets of the ABA. The legendary coach own more than 500 games in his 24 seasons at St. John's, taking the team to the Final Four in 1985. He also helped pave the way for the BIG EAST as it is now known. "A founding father of the BIG EAST Conference and an international ambassador for the game worldwide, Coach Carnesecca was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. In addition to his legendary coaching career, he has touched the lives of countless individuals and has made a positive impact on the St. John’s University community for the last eight decades," the school posted in September. Beck posted a tribute to Carnesecca on social media: "With tears in my eyes - I say goodbye to Lou Carnesecca. What a run - 99 years of living life to its fullest. What a coach. What a man. What a friend. I was so honored to host his TV show for 7 years on @msgnetworks & so blessed to have him in my life for 46 years. RIP Louie. I have lost a second father - the world has lost a Saint. 💙💜 @StJohnsBBall @StJohnsU @naismith_hall ."

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The NSW government will "throw everything" behind an investigation into an antisemitic incident overnight as Australia's peak Jewish body urges the prime minister to ramp up efforts to tackle what it says is a crisis. Emergency services responded to reports of a vehicle on fire in Woollahra in Sydney's east at around 1am on Wednesday, with Fire and Rescue NSW extinguishing the blaze. That vehicle and another, as well as two buildings and a footpath, were graffitied. The graffiti on one of the buildings said 'Kill Israiel' (sic). It's the second attack in the same suburb within weeks. 10/12/2024 04:22 Play 'Attempts to divide our city' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns were among those who condemned the attack, labelling it an antisemitic incident. Minns said attempts to divide Sydney "won't work" and the offenders would face "the full force of the law". He said it was "a violent act of destruction, clearly antisemitic, designed to strike fear into the community that lives in this part of Sydney". Police are searching for two people believed to have been in the area at the time. The perpetrators are believed to be two people of slim build, aged between 15 and 20 years, wearing face coverings and dark clothing. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas Albanese wrote on social media that there was "no place for antisemitism in our community". He told ABC radio the vandalism was "an attack on people because they happen to be Jewish", calling it a "hate crime". The incident has been escalated to the Australian Federal Police, who Albanese announced had established an antisemitism taskforce earlier this week. NSW police commissioner Karen Webb said a "full police response is underway" and that police are conducting an "extensive investigation". Earlier, NSW Police and Counter-Terrorism Minister Yasmin Catley pledged the state government would "throw everything we can" behind the investigation. "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, acts of hatred and violence directed at our Jewish community," Catley said in a statement. "There is no place for hatred or antisemitism in our society. Every person has the right to feel safe in their own city, their homes, and their places of worship." Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas 'Antisemitism crisis' The incident comes after the Adass Israel Synagogue at Ripponlea in Melbourne's south-east was set alight in a pre-dawn attack on Friday while a number of people were inside. Police are treating it as a "likely" act of terrorism. Speaking outside the synagogue on Wednesday, Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin said the vandalism in Woollahra was designed to terrorise Jewish Australians. "The Jewish community again wakes to scenes of terror and devastation," he said. "How long will this continue, and with what horrors will it end?" Source: AAP / Joel Carrett Ryvchin said after the attack on the synagogue, his organisation has "appealed to the prime minister with urgent requests" to address what he called an antisemitism crisis. Albanese visited the synagogue on Tuesday, where he promised to support its rebuild but was jeered by some angry with his handling of the situation . He committed his government to provide support to rebuild the synagogue, will provide funding for the restoration of the salvageable scrolls, and the replacement of those that are beyond repair. The Victorian government announced 15 community organisations would receive $950,000 in security funding. Grants of up to $200,000 were available to Jewish community organisations to support the purchase, installation or improvement of security equipment at community facilities. 'Harmful': Liberal senator's 'fictitious Islamophobia' claim condemned Islamic school bus torched Meanwhile, a bus belonging to an Islamic school in Adelaide was set alight in suspicious circumstances over the weekend. Independent senator Fatima Payman has questioned whether there was a double standard over incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, saying the government had rightly condemned the synagogue attack, "yet there is no outrage" over the bus being torched. "Two acts of arson, two acts of hate, but two very different responses," she said in a social media video on Tuesday. Police in South Australia are investigating but say no evidence has been found to indicate it was racially motivated. — With additional reporting by the Australian Associated Press.