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Swift's daily impact on Vancouver may have exceeded 2010 Games, says industry figure$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities If Juan Soto replicates his 2024 performance throughout his $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets, he'll make roughly $1.2 million for every home run he hits. He's hardly the only superstar athlete earning outrageous sums for each of his accomplishments. Some NFL quarterbacks make more than $3 million per game. Stephen Curry could make roughly $161,000 per 3-pointer. This past regular season, Lionel Messi earned $229 for every second he was on the field with Inter Miami. Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football’s national title was only worried about ranking the teams. Where those teams landed in the bracket was based on a formula created by conference commissioners. That jumbled up the pairings and made a strong case for tinkering in the future. Some possible tweaks, like reseeding after the first round or not giving conference champions automatic byes, would have resulted in a vastly different tournament this year, Belichick says he's had 'good conversations' with UNC chancellor amid Tar Heels' coaching search Former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick says he had “a couple of good conversations” with North Carolina Chancellor Lee Roberts amid his discussions about the Tar Heels’ head-coaching job. Belichick appeared on ESPN's “The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday. He said he had spent the 11 months since his departure from the Patriots taking a “longer look” at the college level. He said he had learned a lot and had “a couple of good conversations" with Roberts. UNC fired the program's all-time winningest coach in Mack Brown last month. Cowboys set to host Bengals under open roof after falling debris thwarted that plan against Texans ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys has opened without incident and will stay that way for a Monday night meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals. It will be the first game with the roof open at AT&T Stadium since Oct. 30, 2022. The roof was supposed to be open three weeks ago for Houston’s 34-10 victory on another Monday night. A large piece of metal and other debris fell roughly 300 feet to the field as the retractable roof was opening. The roof was then closed for that game. Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950s Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men's college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. The Vols are No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Auburn remained No. 2 and No. 3 Iowa State has its highest ranking since 1956-57. Kentucky rounds out the top five. Tennessee is off to its best start since opening the 2000-01 season 9-0. Georgia QB Carson Beck's status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbow ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterback Carson Beck’s status for No. 2 Georgia’s Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal is uncertain after he suffered an elbow injury in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game win over Texas. Georgia announced Monday there is no timetable on Beck’s return as he and his family explore treatment options. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday the team was awaiting results of tests. The school did not announce details of the injury. Punter Brett Thorson will need season-ending surgery after injuring his non-kicking leg. Backup Gunner Stockton likely would start in the Sugar Bowl if Beck is unable to play. Another final-second victory puts the Chiefs in prime spot to secure AFC's No. 1 seed: Analysis A thunderous doink helped the Kansas City Chiefs gain some breathing room in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills fell short despite Josh Allen’s spectacular performance. The fight for the top spot in the NFC stayed close as the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles kept pace with the Detroit Lions. Four weeks remain in the NFL regular season to determine the playoff picture. There’s a clear leader in the fight for the AFC’s bye. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are 12-1 and in excellent position to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs after a 19-17 win with a last-second field goal over the Los Angeles Chargers. No. 19 Tennessee back in women's AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2 Tennessee is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. The Lady Vols (7-0) had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been in the Top 25 in 779 of 870 total weeks. UCLA, UConn and South Carolina remain the top three teams and Oklahoma has cracked the top 10. Georgia Tech and N.C. State entered the rankings while Illinois, Louisville and Alabama fell out. College football transfer portal opens as Oklahoma's Arnold, other top players look for a move The college football transfer portal has opened a day after the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field was released. The portal period closes on Dec. 28. Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold, Texas State running back Ismail Mahdi, Miami (Ohio) wide receiver Reggie Virgil and Ohio State QB Devin Brown were among the first players who entered the portal. The sophomore Arnold passed for 1,984 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions and ran for 560 yards and four scores at Oklahoma. Mahdi led the nation with 2,169 all-purpose yards last season. Brown entered the transfer portal after three years as a backup. Saquon Barkley is chasing Eric Dickerson's NFL season rushing record. Can he do it? PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is closing in on the NFL season rushing record. Barkley set the Eagles' franchise record when he rushed for 124 yards and pushed his season total to 1,623 yards in a win against Carolina. Barkley also maintained his pace to break Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley is averaging 124.8 yards per game. At that pace and with one more game to play than Dickerson had, Barkley would become the top single-season rusher in NFL history. He needs 483 yards over the final four games to top Dickerson’s 40-year-old record. Barkley is on pace for 2,122 yards, just 17 yards beyond Dickerson’s 2,105 total.
Hess Midstream LP Publishes Sustainability ReportS&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also lower TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Tuesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut Wednesday, while U.S. markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 121.09 points at 25,504.33. Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press Dec 10, 2024 1:44 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message The TMX logo is shown in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost more than 100 points Tuesday ahead of an expected interest rate cut Wednesday, while U.S. markets were also down. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 121.09 points at 25,504.33. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 154.10 points at 44,247.83. The S&P 500 index was down 17.94 points at 6,034.91, while the Nasdaq composite was down 49.45 points at 19,687.24. “Relative to the churn we have seen in the markets the last few days ... today being a little bit of a boring day would be fairly welcome for many investors,” said Stephen Duench, vice-president and portfolio manager for AGF Investments Inc. Wednesday is set to be more exciting, with an interest rate cut expected in Canada and important consumer inflation data coming in the U.S. “I do expect a little bit more fireworks tomorrow,” said Duench. The Bank of Canada is widely expected to announce an outsized cut Wednesday of half a percentage point, he said. “Anything other than that would be a surprise.” The U.S. Federal Reserve has its last decision of the year scheduled for next week, and market watchers are leaning toward a smaller quarter-percentage-point cut there, said Duench. It would be the third cut this year after the central bank hiked rates to a two-decade high to fight inflation. The inflation report will be the last significant data point before the central bank’s decision, Duench said. If the inflation report shows price growth is proving more stubborn than expected, that could change the Fed’s thinking on rates next week, he said. “Maybe that's part of the reason we've seen churn in the market the last few days in the U.S.” Beneath the surface, there was some movement in the tech sector, where Oracle sank 6.7 per cent after its latest earnings report missed expectations. Meanwhile, Google's stock price rose by more than five per cent. The company on Tuesday unveiled its new chip meant for quantum computing. Duench said after the advent of artificial technology led a rally earlier this year, quantum computing could be another frontier for investors to keep an eye on. The Canadian dollar traded for 70.59 cents US compared with 70.77 cents US on Monday. The January crude oil contract was up 12 cents at US$68.59 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down two cents at US$3.16 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was up US$32.60 at US$2,718.40 an ounce and the March copper contract was down less than a penny at US$4.27 a pound. — With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 10, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message More The Mix Proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges Dec 10, 2024 2:02 PM GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit Dec 10, 2024 1:58 PM Key details about the man accused of killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO Dec 10, 2024 1:49 PM Featured FlyerVikings staying on track and in control behind Sam Darnold's composure and confidence
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government on Monday survived a third vote of no confidence in as many months, brought by his main Tory rival. The minority Liberal government got the support of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a small leftist faction once aligned with the ruling Liberals, to defeat the motion 180-152. The text of the proposition echoed NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's own past criticisms of Trudeau since breaking off their partnership in late August, calling him "too weak, too selfish." Neither Singh nor Trudeau were present for the vote. The House of Commons has been deadlocked most of this fall session by an unprecedented two-month filibuster by the Conservatives. But Speaker Greg Fergus, in a rare move, ordered a short break in the deadlock to allow for this and other possible confidence votes, and for lawmakers to vote on a key spending measure. MPs are scheduled to vote Tuesday on the spending package, which includes funds for social services, disaster relief and support for Ukraine. With a 20-point lead in polls, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has been itching for an election call since the NDP tore up its coalition agreement with the Liberals. But the NDP and other opposition parties, whose support is needed to bring down the Liberals, have so far refused to side with the Conservatives. Two no-confidence votes brought by the Tories in September and October failed when the NDP and the separatist Bloc Quebecois backed the Liberals. In Canada's Westminster parliamentary system, a ruling party must hold the confidence of the House of Commons, which means maintaining support from a majority of members. The Liberals currently have 153 seats, versus 119 for the Conservatives, 33 for the Bloc Quebecois, and the NDP's 25. Trudeau swept to power in 2015 and has managed to hold on through two elections in 2019 and 2021. amc/bs/bjt
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A recent study revealed many new details about the manufacture, material composition, and cultural importance of Late Bronze Age swords recovered during various 20th century excavations on Spain’s Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean. This cache of weapons includes artifacts that are approximately 3,000 years old, with the collection as a whole dating to the years 1000 through 800 BC. In the new study, which was just published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences , a team of researchers from the University of the Balearic Islands, led by archaeologist Laura Perelló Mateo, explain the results of their scientific analysis of these unique artifacts. They carefully examined these objects to determine the manufacturing techniques used to make them, while also measuring the chemical and isotopic compositions of their metals to determine their sources. Interestingly, the Balearic swords they looked at exhibited signs of local manufacturing traditions mixed with ideas that originated elsewhere. “These swords incorporate the use of production techniques that were brought over from Iberia throughout the Middle and Late Bronze Ages,” the study authors wrote in their journal article. They mention lost-wax casting, the use of complex bronze alloys (made from copper, tin and lead), and the creation of compound objects as representations of imported manufacturing and design innovations. Swordmaker, Instructed in Dreams, Recreates Infallible Sacred Swords of Legend What’s a Viking Sword? What’s not? The Distinctions of Norse Weaponry Sketch of details of swords found in the Balearic Islands. (L. Perelló Mateo et al./ Archaeol Anthropol Sci ) Sword Making with a New and Unique Style Between the 14th and 13th centuries BC, trading and cultural exchange in the western Mediterranean region began to pick up steam. Sitting 160 miles (260 kilometers) off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands were easily visited by seagoing vessels traveling from Europe and Africa, which put the people of the islands in prime position to take advantage of these developments. As calculated by Perelló Mateo and her team, the total weight of metal objects recovered from the islands of Mallorca , Ibiza, and Formentera rose from just 4.7 lbs. (2.15 kg) during excavations at Early Bronze Age sites to 117 lbs. (53 kg) during digs that explored Middle and Late Bronze Age sites. This reflected an increase of metals obtained through trade, which had a significant impact on the eventual development of a sword-making industry. “The objects [swords] are made with foreign raw materials,” the study authors wrote. “Since there are no deposits of tin in the Balearic archipelago, obtaining this metal is always related to foreign relations. With regard to the copper, isotopic analyses suggest that no Mallorcan outcrops were used and, in many cases, the materials were sourced from abroad of the archipelago, with a notable use of copper from Linare [mainland Spain].” Even though they were manufactured locally, the Balearic swords themselves can be directly linked to the increase in economic and cultural interactions that began in the western Mediterranean on the late second millennium BC. “The formal idea of the “sword” should be understood as a foreign archetype that was incorporated by island communities,” the study authors explained. “Before swords, no similar objects were found on the Balearic Islands, with the possible exception of the machete from Lloseta.” Interestingly, though, once the concept of the sword was embraced, the sword makers of the Balearic Islands put their own unique spin on their manufacture. The style and designs of their swords included some features that could be found nowhere else in the greater region in the early first millennium BC. There was a resemblance between these creations and swords found in Italy and Central Europe dating to the same era, but the differences were even more obvious. Metallurgy Prowess Revealed by World’s Oldest Swords Discovered in Turkey 2,800-year-old Hallstatt Swords Rewrite Bronze to Iron Age Technological Leap Image of the sword from Ses Salines and a close-up of the blade made to look like a sheath cast as one single piece. (L. Perelló Mateo et al./ Archaeol Anthropol Sci ) In total 18 Late Bronze Age swords were examined, most of which came from the islands of Mallorca and Menorca . The distinctive features of these weapons including solid grips, in place of the disc-or diamond-shaped pommels found on models made elsewhere, and thinner-than-usual blades that attached to the grips through direct casting techniques or via three rivets arranged in a triangular pattern. One of the major revelations from this study likely explains some of the differences in sword design that have been observed. “Though they [the artifacts] take on the formal concept of swords, their role and function would have been completely different to the more generalized use they received on the mainland,” the study authors wrote. “Documented evidence allows us to conclude that, largely, these swords were not envisaged or produced for use in combat. Rather, they were created as symbolic objects to be put on display.” The fact that the people of the Balearic Islands weren’t using swords in battle suggests their manufacture might have been commissioned by elites who could afford to have the materials imported to make them. Image of the machete from Lloseta (Archeology Museum of Catalonia). Drawing by Delibes and Fernández-Miranda 1988. (L. Perelló Mateo et al./ Archaeol Anthropol Sci ) Excavating the Lost World of the Mysterious Talaiotic Culture Most of the recovered swords in the Balearic Islands have been linked to the Talaiotic culture that inhabited the islands for much of the second and first millenniums BC. These mysterious people, who originated from parts unknown, got their name from their apparently obsessive construction of talaiots, which is the name given to elaborate stone structures they built in many locations in the Balearic Island chain. These structures are believed to have functioned as ceremonial centers, or possibly as community gathering spots. The swords were excavated in Talaiotic villages and fortified settlements, and it is thought they may have been used in various rituals or put on display at community events, which presumably would have taken place inside talaiots. More than anything, what the discovery of these unique swords shows is that the people of the Balearic Islands had become integrated into the regional culture of the western Mediterranean by the early first millennium BC. The Balearic swords with their innovative designs were one result of this integration, and as archaeological explorations continue archaeologists are hoping to find more evidence that reveals the true nature of the islanders’ interactions with the outside world. Top image: Image of the sword from Lloseta and detail of the burrs on the edge of the blade. Source: Archaeology Museum of Catalonia/ Archaeol Anthropol Sci By Nathan Falde References Radley, D. Nov 2024. Late Bronze Age swords of the Balearic Islands: a fusion of local and foreign innovations. Archaeology News. Available at: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/late-bronze-age-swords-of-the-balearic-islands/ Carvajal, G. Nov 2024. Unique Characteristics of Late Bronze Age Swords Discovered in the Balearic Islands. La Brujula Verde Available at: https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/11/unique-characteristics-of-late-bronze-age-swords-discovered-in-the-balearic-islands/ Perelló Mateo, L., Llull Estarellas, B. & Calvo Trías, M. Almost the same, but not quite: an analysis of Late Bronze Age swords in the Balearic Islands. 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