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ABC has made the holiday season a little brighter thanks to The Great Christmas Light Fight . Season 12 is currently underway with more elaborate and unique displays. Even though Carter Oosterhouse has been judging for more than a decade, the longtime judge continues to be impressed. The construction expert and interior designer Taniya Nayak has the difficult task of deciding who out of the four families they visit in each episode takes home $50,000 and the coveted trophy. Here Oosterhouse talks about the show’s longevity and what his residence looks like during the holidays with his wife, actress Amy Smart . It’s amazing how this show has become such an annual holiday tradition for families to watch together. Carter Oosterhouse: The Great Christmas Light Fight is the gift that keeps on giving. The more we are on, the more people come up to me at the airport and reflect on how it’s a tradition for them. They tell me, “We know it’s Christmas time when we see this show come on air.” The family programming this embodies is so sweet and perfect for the holiday season. You have the holiday movies on, which are nostalgic and fun. This is a little bit different, yet gives the same moment for families to gather and have a nice little night at home. How would you say your judging eye has evolved? That’s a good question. I think sometimes as a judge you don’t even realize how these displays continue to get better. And it’s not just bigger. It’s more than more lights. I always say I can pick the winner right when the lights go on, but that’s not always true because now what I’ve seen is the creativity level has skyrocketed. People are more and more creative than ever before. It’s not just about putting lights on a tree or making sure the balance is correct or the color profile is engaging and interesting. It’s really about creativity. What that means is people are starting to tell stories with their lights. That’s fascinating. In scripted or nonscripted TV, it’s all about telling a story. When you watch something, that is why you keep going back to it. Now these families with these light displays are telling stories. As the viewer, it’s so much more dynamic and interesting to the point you have to scratch your head and say, “I’m blown away. I’m shocked. Just when you think you’ve seen them all, you haven’t.” Technology has also advanced within these displays through computer programming and drones. The technology is there and every year it gets better. Sometimes we do have people who are extremely good with computers and putting light and synchronized lights together, but that’s not always the winner. I don’t want to say it’s usually not the winner, but it seems to me what I have learned is over time I go back to the creative ones. Those are going to be the winners. If they can throw tech in there, even better because it makes it faster, more efficient maybe, and more interesting to some degree. As far as technology goes, every year we’re seeing something different. The light fighters who have been doing it for decades and are at the forefront of this technology, really geek out over that. I do too. I love learning more about it. Then some people who are doing it for the first time knock your socks off because they have no frame of reference. They just want to do something they want to do and in their mind is really cool. I’m always amazed at the dedication of these participants. The light fighters work extremely hard. They are very diligent with what they are doing. The families are in the grind. When September comes around, they are starting to put their lights up and it’s all hands on deck. It’s a lot of work. As a judge too, I want to make sure I applaud them and give them the credit they deserve. It is impressive to see the lengths they go. These guys are beyond the next level. They know the drill. They take the kids to school, go to work, and then come home to start working on their display at all hours of the night. Then they get up the next day and do the same thing. The cool thing is I’d say 99 percent of the people are happy to do this for their community. That’s the best part. On your travels, have there been places you never thought about going but are glad you went? For Trading Spaces , we traveled all over the United States. I think that was the indoctrination of a really crazy travel schedule. I’d say the good thing is I can go back to some of these areas. To your point, I do get to see areas that have lit up these lights or sometimes they are theme parks because we do heavyweights as well. We get into bigger areas that have the capability of dressing it up. Those are eye-opening. I’m in this last round of shooting right now where there are plenty of places I’ve said, “I want to bring my daughter back here.” That’s a sign they’ve done a really good job. You and Taniya are solo judging in these episodes, but do you talk much? We touch base a couple of times during the season and before. It’s funny because it is all very similar for us. There is a progression of what these light fighters are doing. I always feel like I can figure it out if they are going to be a top tier when the lights go on. Lately, I feel as you’ve gotten into it, this is not what I expected at all and even better. That’s fun. Taniya and I have been on the same page with all that. Does this being known for this show put pressure on you at home to deliver a good display? Does Amy get you to work? Good question. It used to be my wife saying, “So what are we doing? Why aren’t we having any lights?” I say, “I am the judge of The Great Christmas Light Fight . I feel like I would not do a service and carry out the oath of being a judge and fail miserably putting lights up.” Usually, when I get home it’s a lot closer to Christmas. So, we do the inside. I’ve been trying to bring back things people make as a builder and duplicate them. There are a lot of makers out there. You see this guy who has been working in his workshop, who has this crazy Santa Claus walking up a ladder built on a timing system. I think that’s really cool that I want to go home and do that. So I have dabbled in those. You mentioned you’re filming right now for next year. Do you go back and watch the episodes airing as a family at home? We try to, absolutely, when I’m not shooting for next year. We critique. If my daughter is into it, I feel like I’m doing my job. There are tons of shows she can watch, especially during the holidays. I feel if she is into it, I’m doing alright. What’s your go-to Christmas movies to watch? Do you watch Amy’s movie Just Friends ? I feel sometimes people forget that is a Christmas movie. Just Friends , we do watch that. That is definitely a Christmas movie. We go back to all the nostalgic movies. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation , we run back through all that. Now there are all these shows, too. Like these Christmas baking shows. I feel like those are of interest to us too. I guess we’re finding shows I never thought I would watch and falling into. Also, being on a show this long, we’re so thankful it has been on the air this long and having such a successful run. You go through a rollercoaster of emotions. Right now, we’re doing great. It’s fun. It’s a new interest not just on the show but on Christmas too. It’s all about being loved ones. This experience has really helped me dive deeper into the whole Christmas world and look at it from other angles compared to when I first started on the show. Anything you can tease about the episodes to come? There is one episode that is coming up, and what was really of interest was the coordination. Not just of the lights but things that these blow molds were doing within the light display. We see a lot of coordination from the tech world, but when you can take traditional elements and mix those into a newer feel, that was really impressive. There was this choir of blow molds in the show, and that was so dynamic because you think, “Wait? Are those blow molds singing to me now?” There was a ton of them. Not only was it visually interesting but to hear it was amazing. What do you want to see from the show moving forward? I do like the heavyweights. Those are really fun to shoot because they are on such a different level. It’s also the community is helping out as well. You just have more people involved. I’d like to see more of those to tell you the truth because there seems to be a lot more people, which creates a bigger energy. That’s not to say the homes don’t do that. We only do one of these types of episodes a year, but I’d love to see more of them. The Great Christmas Light Fight , Thursdays, 8/7c, ABC More Headlines:NBA to host preseason games in China five years after league was effectively blocked from the country
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ULM_Godfrey 26 pass from Armenta (Larson kick), 12:27. ARST_Z.Wallace 2 run (Van Andel kick), 6:50. ARST_Rucker 32 pass from Raynor (Van Andel kick), 7:52. ULM_Hardy 72 run (Larson kick), 11:59. ARST_Summers 12 pass from Raynor (Van Andel kick), :40. ULM_Hardy 1 run (Larson kick), 9:15. ARST_C.Jackson 44 pass from Raynor (Van Andel kick), 7:58. RUSHING_Louisiana-Monroe, Hardy 30-204, Armenta 8-52. Arkansas St., Z.Wallace 18-130, Spencer 6-31, Raynor 12-22, Cross 2-5, (Team) 1-(minus 1). PASSING_Louisiana-Monroe, Armenta 11-22-1-137. Arkansas St., Raynor 18-26-0-170. RECEIVING_Louisiana-Monroe, Godfrey 5-58, D.Wells 2-21, Hardy 2-4, T.Griffin 1-37, Cole 1-17. Arkansas St., C.Jackson 6-69, Rucker 3-49, Stevenson 3-20, A.Jones 2-15, Summers 1-12, Cross 1-5, Spencer 1-1, Z.Wallace 1-(minus 1). MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
ASX shares were in the red on Thursday, with the (ASX: XAO) down 0.27% at the market close. In this article, we look at some recent transactions involving company insiders. All of these stocks have fallen in value substantially in 2024. Some of these buy-ups are significant in size, with the largest new investment worth $1.765 million. Are these 5 ASX shares going cheap? Could all these buy-ups among company insiders indicate that these ASX shares are now going cheap? Ultimately, this is open to interpretation. But it's almost always a good sign when company directors choose to invest more of their own money into the businesses they run. Here are the details. DGL Group is a materials sector business. It manufactures, transports, stores, and manages the processing of chemicals and hazardous waste. DGL was founded by CEO and executive director Simon Henry, who is also the largest shareholder. The ASX materials share closed on Thursday for 61 cents, down 1.6%. It has fallen 28.2% in the year to date and has a 52-week high of $1.10. Judging by a series of trades between October and November totalling $1.765 million in new investment, perhaps Henry feels the shares in his ASX company are going cheap. Henry conducted three large trades between October and December. Firstly, Henry purchased 276,000 shares on-market between 22 November and 27 November. The deal cost him $155,325.69, equating to an average share price of 56.27 cents. He then made a much bigger purchase, snapping up 1,646,461 shares worth $969,142.51 on-market between 28 November and 3 December. This averages out to 58.86 cents per share. These purchases followed another buy-up in October. Henry bought 1,063,000 shares on-market between 24 October and 28 October. The outlay was $641,237.54, which translates to an average share price of just over 60 cents. According to the ASX, DGL Group has 285,225,261 shares on issue. Henry owns 154,333,690 of them, which gives him a 54% stake in the company. The Tabcorp share price was trading at 56.5 cents, down 0.88% at the close on Thursday and down 31.9% in the year to date. Brett Chenoweth is the non-executive chair at the gaming and lottery services company. Chenoweth bought 178,571 Tabcorp shares on-market on 6 December. He purchased the stock through his superannuation fund and paid 56 cents per share. The $100,000 purchase raised his personal holdings in Tabcorp shares by 41%. Worley is a global supplier of engineering and construction management services, mainly for the energy, chemicals, and mining industries. The ASX industrial share closed at $13.22, down 0.97% yesterday and down 24.2% in the year to date. Non-executive director Joseph Chafic Geagea purchased 4,000 Worley shares for a bit over $53,000 on 4 December. This increased his personal holdings by 40%. Geagea paid $13.345 per share in the on-market trade. Martin Parkinson AC also bought more Worley stock in his first personal trade in more than two years. Parkinson is also a non-executive director at Worley. He bought 505 shares on-market at an average price of $13.800139. He now holds 17,505 shares in the company. This ASX was up 1.6% to 61 cents yesterday and has fallen 63.9% in the year to date. Company insider Adrienne Parker more than doubled her stake in the lithium producer by purchasing 15,000 Liontown shares on-market on 5 December for $10,110. Fellow director Shane McLeay bought 100,000 Liontowns shares on-market on 3 December. The outlay was $72,000, which equates to an average share price of 72 cents. The purchase increased his personal holdings in Liontown by 55%. Sonic Healthcare is a global company specialising in pathology, laboratory services, and radiology. This ASX share was trading for $28.10, down 0.64% at yesterday's close and down 12.7% in the year to date. Three company directors recently made new investments in the company. Kate Spargo purchased 1,500 Sonic Healthcare shares on-market on 10 December for $28.52 per share. Mark Compton bought 1,000 shares on-market on the same day for $28.46 per share. Suzanne Crowe bought 348 shares on-market on 9 December for $28.71 per share.
Title: 2077 Officially Announces Upcoming 2.2 Update: Exciting Content Revealed!Watch Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics: Time, channel, free live streamGoogle is ramping up its push into smart glasses and augmented reality headgear, taking on rivals Apple and Meta with help from its sophisticated Gemini artificial intelligence. The internet titan on Thursday unveiled an Android XR operating system created in a collaboration with Samsung, which will use it in a device being built in what is called internally "Project Moohan," according to Google. The software is designed to power augmented and virtual reality experiences enhanced with artificial intelligence, XR vice president Shahram Izadi said in a blog post. "With headsets, you can effortlessly switch between being fully immersed in a virtual environment and staying present in the real world," Izadi said. "You can fill the space around you with apps and content, and with Gemini, our AI assistant, you can even have conversations about what you're seeing or control your device." Google this week announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world's tech giants race to take the lead in the fast-developing technology. CEO Sundar Pichai said the new model would mark what the company calls "a new agentic era" in AI development, with AI models designed to understand and make decisions about the world around you. Android XR infused with Gemini promises to put digital assistants into eyewear, tapping into what users are seeing and hearing. An AI "agent," the latest Silicon Valley trend, is a digital helper that is supposed to sense surroundings, make decisions, and take actions to achieve specific goals. "Gemini can understand your intent, helping you plan, research topics and guide you through tasks," Izadi said. "Android XR will first launch on headsets that transform how you watch, work and explore." The Android XR release was a preview for developers so they can start building games and other apps for headgear, ideally fun or useful enough to get people to buy the hardware. This is not Google's first foray into smart eyewear. Its first offering, Google Glass, debuted in 2013 only to be treated as an unflattering tech status symbol and met with privacy concerns due to camera capabilities. The market has evolved since then, with Meta investing heavily in a Quest virtual reality headgear line priced for mainstream adoption and Apple hitting the market with pricey Vision Pro "spacial reality" gear. Google plans to soon begin testing prototype Android XR-powered glasses with a small group of users. Google will also adapt popular apps such as YouTube, Photos, Maps, and Google TV for immersive experiences using Android XR, according to Izadi. Gemini AI in glasses will enable tasks like directions and language translations, he added. "It's all within your line of sight, or directly in your ear," Izadi said. gc/dw
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