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Nyxi unveils Flexi Game Controller with customizable analog stick locationThe Golden State Valkyries have selected Kate Martin and Kayla Thornton in their expansion draft, per Sabreena Merchant and Marcus Thompson II of the Athletic . The Las Vegas Aces rookie and New York Liberty veteran will both be headed to the Bay as part of the inaugural team on the WNBA’s 15th team. Neither selection comes as a massive shock. SB Nation’s official expansion draft predictions had Golden State selecting Kayla Thornton. The versatile veteran is a proven playoff contributor and a reliable shooter, but the Liberty had to protect Nyara Sabally after her postseason surge. Kate Martin could have easily been on the protected list, but the Aces went in a different direction, ultimately leaving her unprotected. Martin didn’t play much in her rookie season once the Aces rotation was whole, but she showed flashes of potential during the season. Related Martin appeared in 34 games, averaging 2.6 points in 11.5 minutes a night. Her teammates were impressed by her quick instincts and how quickly she adjusted to life as a professional. “Kate Martin is awesome. Kate Martin picks up things so quickly, she’s an amazing sponge,” Kelsey Plum said in May. “I think Becky nicknamed her Kate ‘Money’ Martin. I think that’s gonna stick.” Martin fell out of the rotation in the second half of the season, her minutes taking a dip after Chelsea Gray returned from her early-season absence. While she was a fan favorite in Las Vegas — and was regularly lauded for her effort and seamless integration — she ultimately wasn’t one of the Aces’ rotation players when they were whole. Related Ultimately, her fit in Golden State makes perfect sense for a couple of reasons: Kate Martin’s developmental timeline likely aligns better with Golden State The Aces are a veteran team, and their championship window is now. Three-time MVP A’ja Wilson is in her prime at 28 years old, while several of the Aces’ rotation players from 2024 are in the latter portion of their careers, including Tiffany Hayes (35), Sydney Colson (35), and Kelsey Plum (30). It’s not that the team’s championship window is closing — but if the Aces were between protecting a more veteran player and Martin, it’s understandable why they opted to let one of their intriguing young pieces walk. Though she was often praised for her emotional maturity, Martin is still fresh off of her rookie season. Like most WNBA players, it will probably be a few years until she is a reliable playoff contributor. The Valkyries’ roster will likely be younger than the Aces’, and Martin’s developmental timeline will align with theirs. Natalie Nakase will make the transition particularly seamless The Golden State Valkyries’ head coach, Natalie Nakase, already had a close relationship with Martin. Nakase was one of Becky Hammon’s lead assistants in Las Vegas this past season, and her experiences working with the 2024 No. 18 overall pick likely played a part in the franchise's decision to select her. For Martin, having to change franchises after a single season is an unusual situation, but having a familiar face in her new city will make the transition less tumultuous. Kate Martin’s popularity will help the Valkyries generate buzz There’s plenty of buzz around the Valkyries already, but the Iowa star joining the squad will help generate even more. Kate Martin sold the 4th-most jerseys of any WNBA player this season, and she will undoubtedly be one of the most well-known names on the Valkyries roster right off the bat. What better way to start a new organization than with one of the most popular players in the league?
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The Little Foxes review: Just in time for Christmas, a back-stabbing family feud, writes PATRICK MARMION By PATRICK MARMION and GEORGINA BROWN Published: 23:47 GMT, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 00:12 GMT, 13 December 2024 e-mail View comments The Little Foxes (Young Vic, London ) Verdict: Sibling cesspit Rating: Anne-Marie Duff has become widely celebrated as the mousey housewife who roared in the hilariously chaotic revenge comedy Bad Sisters on Apple TV+. And here she goes again, at London’s Young Vic theatre, only this time as a seemingly downtrodden sister in a wealthy family fighting for control of an Alabama cotton plantation. Lillian Hellman’s play The Little Foxes, written in 1939, is a bitter domestic melodrama in which one brother Ben (Mark Bonnar) seeks to swindle his sister Regina (Duff) out of a potential multi-million dollar fortune by plotting with another, Oscar (Steffan Rhodri). But Regina already has the measure of her conniving siblings. She plans to thwart them by withholding money kept by her mortally ill husband, Horace (John Light). Just in time for Christmas , this is a tasty but cheerless exercise in family feuds. The back-stabbing brothers even seek marriages between their own children - first cousins - to secure a medieval-style alliance (a subject debated by MPs this week, in one of those weird overlaps of art and life). Rhodri’s Oscar is a nasty piece of work who beats his alcoholic wife (Anna Madeley, Mrs Hall of All Creatures Great And Small) and manipulates his feckless son Leo ( Piers Morgan ’s son Stanley, who passed out on Press Night this week, causing a half-hour halt, before manfully carrying on). Anne-Marie Duff (pictured) has become widely celebrated as the mousey housewife who roared in the hilariously chaotic revenge comedy Bad Sisters on Apple TV+. And here she goes again, at London’s Young Vic theatre, only this time as a seemingly downtrodden sister in a wealthy family fighting for control of an Alabama cotton plantation Lillian Hellman’s play The Little Foxes, written in 1939, is a bitter domestic melodrama in which one brother Ben (Mark Bonnar) seeks to swindle his sister Regina (Duff) out of a potential multi-million dollar fortune. Pictured: Mark Bonnar as Ben and Eleanor Worthington-Cox as Regina’s virtuous daughter Alexandra Only Regina’s virtuous daughter Alexandra (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) emerges with any credit. Regina was originally played on Broadway in 1939 by the formidable Tallulah Bankhead, and here Duff works hard to be less of a monster. But when she stands by, watching her husband have a heart attack on the stairs, her self-serving moral depravity can no longer be denied. Bonnar’s Ben, an opportunist in a tailored tweed suit, notes that soon all America will be this way. Lyndsey Turner’s slick production transposes the original 1900 action to the 1960s, with Lizzie Clachan’s peculiarly bland set of beige hessian panels and G Plan furniture arranged around a grand, four-seater green velvet Chesterfield sofa. Perhaps this is an attempt to say something about the civil rights era, as black servants played by Freddie MacBruce and Andrea Davy lurk in silent judgement of their masters’ complacent supremacism. Rhodri’s Oscar is a nasty piece of work who beats his alcoholic wife (Anna Madeley, Mrs Hall of All Creatures Great And Small) and manipulates his feckless son Leo (Piers Morgan’s son Stanley) But it’s too vague a gesture. Despite top-of-the-range acting and portentous sound effects, urging us to feel the tension, Hellman’s writing is simply too schematic to make us care about the outcome. Ballet Shoes (Olivier, National Theatre) Verdict: Girls’ Own epic Rating: Noel Streatfeild’s children’s classic Ballet Shoes, by contrast, is a jolly riot of wishful family thinking suitable for children aged seven and over. It’s a zany story about three orphaned sisters growing up in 1930s London in the home of itinerant palaeontologist Great Uncle Matthew (‘GUM’). A Girls’ Own fantasy reminiscent of Enid Blyton, it sees the three siblings follow their own creative stars. Pauline discovers a talent for acting, Posy wants to be a ballerina, and Petrova dreams of being an aviator. They’re assisted by GUM’s niece Sylvia (another, older orphan), and seen-it-all housekeeper Nana. Daisy Sequerra (pictured) brings dedication and tantrums as dancer Posy, while Yanexi Enriquez embodies cast-iron certitude as the mechanically minded Petrova But when the sisters run out of money after GUM fails to return from his travels, they are forced to take in lodgers: a lesbian English teacher, a jazz dancer from New York and an Indian mechanic with a fabulous Citroen. Director Katy Rudd previously staged an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Ocean At The End Of The Lane at the National Theatre, and again produces an impressive exhibition of stagecraft. Frankie Bradshaw’s set is an edifice of archaeological curiosity, but also transports us from ballet schools to film sets, around London and across continents. A doughty cast is led by Justin Salinger doubling as the studiedly eccentric GUM and Russian ballet teacher Madame Fidolia. Grace Saif straddles bolshiness and ambition as budding actor Pauline. Daisy Sequerra brings dedication and tantrums as dancer Posy, while Yanexi Enriquez embodies cast-iron certitude as the mechanically minded Petrova. Noel Streatfeild’s children’s classic Ballet Shoes, by contrast, is a jolly riot of wishful family thinking suitable for children aged seven and over. Pictured: Pearl Mackie, as Sylvia, left, and Sid Sagar (Jai Saran) The whole enterprise could collapse like a house of cards. But Pearl Mackie, as Sylvia, the girls’ surrogate mother, helps maintain continuity. It’s spirited, wholesome and hearty, and you’ll either love it already, or — like me and my 14-year-old daughter — be captivated by its ambition. The Little Foxes until February 8; Ballet Shoes until February 22. Pinocchio (Watermill Theatre, Newbury) Verdict: The ordinary becomes extraordinary Rating: Carlo Collodi ends his 19th-century morality tale about the fibbing Pinocchio with his death by hanging. There are neither ropes nor strings in Michael Morpurgo’s whimsical fantasia about a puppet who is not so much wicked as thick, as might be expected in a boy carved from a cherry log with eyes made from pine... which is what gave him his name. Morpurgo’s point, pithily made in Simon Reade’s adaptation, is that Pinocchio is a unique individual, as are we all. Carlo Collodi ends his 19th-century morality tale about the fibbing Pinocchio with his death by hanging His knuckle-headedness means he is easily lead astray by more wily characters but, supported by his parents’ unconditional love, he will find his own path through life. The charm of this show comes from the ordinary becoming extraordinary. Gepetto is inspired by the shape of a log to create a son for his childless wife. In a truly magical moment, Pinocchio (Jerome Yates) appears, stock still, his limbs gradually coming to stiff life. Occasionally he lies, but it is Pinocchio’s laddish stupidity that gets him into trouble. He doesn’t understand that a careless blow can kill a friendly cricket, any more than that his toes will burn if he puts them too close to the fire. Under Indiana Lown-Collins and Elle While’s breezy direction, nothing is irredeemable. There are neither ropes nor strings in Michael Morpurgo’s whimsical fantasia about a puppet who is not so much wicked as thick, as might be expected in a boy carved from a cherry log with eyes made from pine... which is what gave him his name That includes Pinocchio’s scorched extremities, thanks to Gepetto’s expert emergency surgery, involving a drill and screwdriver, and his ingeniously extending lying hooter — which gets pecked off by a flock of woodpeckers. The cast keep the show moving splendidly through a series of merry musical misadvantures, but the real show-stealers are Marc Parrett’s puppets, including a poo-shooting pig with a head made from a watering can, a gang of ginger weasels as slinky as can be and, best of all, a giant lantern suggesting a luminous whale, in which Pinocchio and his dad are reunited over a lunch of tuna and anchovies. Delightfully diverting. Until January 5, watermill.org.uk Alabama London Share or comment on this article: The Little Foxes review: Just in time for Christmas, a back-stabbing family feud, writes PATRICK MARMION e-mail Add comment
Bridge Defense Announces Strategic Investment in Federated ITCould Serve Robotics Become the Next Nvidia?The earnings results for Tilly's TLYS for Q3 were made public on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 04:05 PM. Here's a comprehensive overview of the announcement. Earnings Tilly's missed estimated earnings by -34.0%, reporting an EPS of $-0.43 versus an estimate of $-0.32. Revenue was down $23.03 million from the same period last year. Historical Earnings Summary Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.09 which was followed by a 4.0% drop in the share price the next day. Here's a look at Tilly's's past performance: Quarter Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 EPS Estimate -0.09 -0.47 -0.22 -0.07 EPS Actual 0 -0.48 -0.17 -0.03 Revenue Estimate 163.81M 115.16M 171.65M 167.98M Revenue Actual 162.87M 115.86M 173.02M 166.47M New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast). Guidance Tilly's management provided guidance for Q4 2024, expecting earnings between $-0.43 and $-0.32 per share. To track all earnings releases for Tilly's visit their earnings calendar here. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. Related Articles National Politics | Will Kamala Harris run for California governor in 2026? The question is already swirling National Politics | Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people National Politics | Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America National Politics | Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration National Politics | Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump The incoming president posted on social media that he met Harold Daggett, the president of the International Longshoreman’s Association, and Dennis Daggett, the union’s executive vice president. “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump posted. “The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets. They shouldn’t be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. At the heart of the dispute is whether ports can install automated gates, cranes and container-moving trucks that could make it faster to unload and load ships. The union argues that automation would lead to fewer jobs, even though higher levels of productivity could do more to boost the salaries of remaining workers. The Maritime Alliance said in a statement that the contract goes beyond ports to “supporting American consumers and giving American businesses access to the global marketplace – from farmers, to manufacturers, to small businesses, and innovative start-ups looking for new markets to sell their products.” “To achieve this, we need modern technology that is proven to improve worker safety, boost port efficiency, increase port capacity, and strengthen our supply chains,” said the alliance, adding that it looks forward to working with Trump. In October, the union representing 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for three days, raising the risk that a prolonged shutdown could push up inflation by making it difficult to unload container ships and export American products overseas. The issue pits an incoming president who won November’s election on the promise of bringing down prices against commitments to support blue-collar workers along with the kinds of advanced technology that drew him support from Silicon Valley elite such as billionaire Elon Musk. Trump sought to portray the dispute as being between U.S. workers and foreign companies, but advanced ports are also key for staying globally competitive. China is opening a $1.3 billion port in Peru that could accommodate ships too large for the Panama Canal. There is a risk that shippers could move to other ports, which could also lead to job losses. Mexico is constructing a port that is highly automated, while Dubai, Singapore and Rotterdam already have more advanced ports. Instead, Trump said that ports and shipping companies should eschew “machinery, which is expensive, and which will constantly have to be replaced.” “For the great privilege of accessing our markets, these foreign companies should hire our incredible American Workers, instead of laying them off, and sending those profits back to foreign countries,” Trump posted. “It is time to put AMERICA FIRST!”Several amazing deals just went live as part of the Best Buy Black Friday Sale (seriously, you should check them out), but one of the big highlights are the massive discounts on the most popular Windows-based gaming handheld PCs. They include all three Asus ROG Ally models (including the newest ROG Ally X ) and the Lenovo Legion Go . Currently no other retailer is offering the same discounts as Best Buy, although this might change (and we'll keep you updated if it does). Featured in this article All the deals below are listed above for your quick perusal. Just scroll horizonatally to see all the current deals on PC gaming handhelds, power banks we recommend, and a MicroSD card for extra storage. Lenovo Legion Go Lenovo is teasing Black Friday with not one, but two excellent deals on the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld. The 1TB model is down to $549.99 (originally $750) and the 512GB model is $499.99 (originally $700). This was our pick for best Windows-based gaming handheld before the ROG Ally X came along. Even so, at a price that's $150-$200 less, this handheld is a very convincing purchase. The Legion Go shares similar specs as the Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme model, but with a bigger and sharper display, detachable controllers, and a larger battery. Asus ROG Ally X Best Buy drops $100 off the recently released Asus ROG Ally X, bringing the price down to $699.99. In our Asus ROG Ally X review , gaming guru Jacqueline Thomas wrote that "the Asus ROG Ally X is simply the best handheld gaming PC on the market right now. With more and faster memory and double the battery as the original Ally, the Ally X will run any modern game without dying in an hour and a half." The Asus ROG Ally X improves on the original ROG Ally in several ways, the biggest upgrades being a much bigger 80Whr battery with nearly the runtime, more RAM, a beefier cooling system, double the storage capacity on the base model, and better controls. It's not inexpensive starting at $799.99, but it's definitely an incredible piece of hardware. Asus ROG Ally Best Buy is taking up to $200 off ASUS ROG Ally models. The more powerful AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme edition is priced at $499.99, however My Best Buy Plus members get an extra $50 off. If you don't have the paid membership, I'd suggest you wait until Black Friday proper begins. This deal should be available to the general public at that time. The AMD Ryzen Z1 (non-Extreme) edition is down to $349.99, which is easily the best price we've seen and the cheapest cost of entry to the world of PC gaming handhelds. Is This a Better Choice For You Than the Steam Deck? We wrote up a guide comparing the pros and cons of an Asus ROG Ally versus a Steam Deck . The Steam Deck is an easier handheld to use for anyone who doesn't like to tinker and just wants everything to work right out of the box. The SteamOS interface is simple and intuitive. The ROG Ally and Legion Go have all the advantages and disadvantages of the Windows operating system. You'll get to run games that run on clients apart from Steam (like Mihoyo games, Battle.net, Origin, Xbox Game Pass, and more), and you'll benefit from more powerful hardware, but you'll need to deal with compatibility issues. Must-Have Accessories for Any PC Gaming Handheld Owner If you end up getting a gaming handheld PC, we'd definitely recommend picking up a portable power bank for extended travels and a Micro SD card if you think you'll be running out of space even with the 1TB of storage. Fortunately, there are already a few options that are discounted for Black Friday. Anker 737 24,000mAh 140W Power Bank As part of the Amazon Black Friday Sale , you can pick up the Anker PowerCore 737 24,000mAh 140W Power Bank at the best price I've ever seen . Right now, the price is down to $79.99 after a nearly 50% off discount. This is one of the best Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally X chargers you can get. I've actually owned this power bank for over a year now for ROG Ally and my kids' Switches; it has been on multiple flights and road trips and is still lasting strong. Anker Prime 20,000mAh 200W Power Bank Amazon is also offering the Anker Prime 20,000mAh USB Power Bank for only $77.99 after you clip the 40% off coupon on the product page. This is the best price we've seen for 2024 (the previous lowest price was $89.99 on Amazon Prime Day). The Anker Prime is the successor to the Anker 737 with a couple of noticeable upgrades like a higher power delivery output (200W vs 140W) and a higher charging rate through USB Type-A (65W vs 18W). SanDisk Ultra 1.5TB Micro SDXC Card If you thought a 1TB Micro SD card was big, think again. Amazon currently has a massive SanDisk Ultra 1.5TB Micro SDXC Card for only $88.99. We've seen a 1.5TB Micro SDXC card drop below $90 only a few times this year, and it's fully compatible with the Steam Deck, Legion Go, and ROG Ally. When Is Black Friday 2024? The actual date of Black Friday in 2024 falls on November 29 this year, but the deals season began a lot sooner than that. Leading up to the big event, retailers have begun to open deals online. (This usually starts in the last week of October, just before Halloween.) Each week leading up to the event will slowly roll out more deals, which ultimately leads to massive discounts on Black Friday. Retailers will not reveal their biggest Black Friday deals until the big day, but most general deals will be available well in advance. Eric Song is the IGN commerce manager in charge of finding the best gaming and tech deals every day. When Eric isn't hunting for deals for other people at work, he's hunting for deals for himself during his free time.
MCALLEN, Texas – SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk 's company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase — the South Texas site where SpaceX builds and launches its massive Starship rockets — into an incorporated city. Residents of the area known as Starbase submitted the petition, according to the company. Recommended Videos The area is on the southern tip of Texas at Boca Chica Beach, near the Mexican border. Earlier this year, Musk announced he was moving the headquarters of SpaceX and his social media company X from California to Texas. “To continue growing the workforce necessary to rapidly develop and manufacture Starship, we need the ability to grow Starbase as a community. That is why we are requesting that Cameron County call an election to enable the incorporation of Starbase as the newest city in the Rio Grande Valley,” Kathryn Lueders, the general manager of Starbase, wrote in a letter to the county. It's not the first time turning Starbase into its own city has been floated. Musk proposed the idea in 2021 when he wrote a social media post that simply said, “Creating the city of Starbase, Texas.” Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr., the county’s top elected official, said despite the talks of incorporation in 2021, this was the first time a petition was officially filed. “Our legal and elections administration will review the petition, see whether or not it complied with all of the statutory requirements and then we’ll go from there," Treviño said on Thursday. More than 3,400 full-time SpaceX employees and contractors work at the Starbase site, according to a local impact study issued by Trevino earlier this year. SpaceX's rapid expansion in the region has drawn pushback from some locals. Earlier this year, a group called Save RGV sued the company in July over allegations of environmental violations and dumping polluted water into the nearby bay. SpaceX said in response that a state review found no environmental risks and called the lawsuit “frivolous.”Mike Lupica: Steve Cohen and the Mets can change the narrative by winning on Juan Soto