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Porto Ch F: August Holmgren def. Alejandro Moro Canas [6] 7-6(3), 7-6(5) Match Stats

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A. Moro Canas had some fair moments toward the end of the second set, but A. Holmgren dictated the flow in a way that overwhelmed the latter thanks to his point construction that also incorporated the net game, which he mostly executed successfully. This way, even though both players broke twice, A. Holmgren generated 4 break points, most of which came from the first set, as a result of his direct aggression right at the start of the match.

Besides, it appeared that both players had distinct service game strengths throughout the match. In this regard, A. Moro Canas might have scored twice more aces than the Dane (4 to 2), but the latter optimized his serves further as he won 76% points behind his first serves, which helped him avoid trouble at best. However, Spaniard double-faulted just once compared to A. Holmgren's 2, putting the latter's second serves in danger as he won 5% lesser second serve points.

This marked A. Holmgren's second Challenger title, whose first came not long ago in the Pozoblanco Challenger, propelling his rank to 177 live. For A. Moro Canas, this also marked another part of his breakthrough, but his other Challenger-level title had to wait. Another chapter of growth for both players in this regard, definitely more are waiting.

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If he were mine, I’d make him send me selfies every day, no matter if we saw each other that day or not, I’d still wanna see his face all the time 🥰

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Tennisspiller August Holmgren under Davis Cup kampen mod Indien i februar 23.

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Sigurd Lewerentz Exhibition: Arkdes Stockholm

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Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect Of Death And Life – Arkdes

3 Nov 2020

Sweden’s Most Revered Architect Subject Of Major Exhibition Opening in Stockholm In April 2021

Location: ArkDes Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design, Stockholm, Sweden

• Designed By Caruso St John

• Accompanying Monograph Published Spring 2021

Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect Of Death And Life

3 November 2020 – Sweden’s most revered architect Sigurd Lewerentz, regarded as a giant of 20th century architecture, is the subject of a major exhibition, Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life designed by Caruso St John, opening at ArkDes, Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design in Stockholm, in April 2021.

This will be a significant moment of assessment, the first major monograph exhibition of the work of Lewerentz since the 1980s coinciding with the publication of the first comprehensive biography.

Lewerentz, who was born in Bjärtrå in northern Sweden in 1885 and died in Lund 1975, is an enigmatic figure in the modern history of architecture. He rarely spoke publicly or published, but his influence is acknowledged by a generation of the world’s leading architects.

Colin St. John Wilson, paraphrasing E.M. Forster’s impression of the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, said it was “as if he stood at a slight angle to the world.”

In the words of Adam Caruso, designer of the exhibition: “Lewerentz’s late projects represent an unprecedented integration of making and thought. Like Matisse, who advised young painters to cut off their tongues and communicate with brush, paint and canvas, Lewerentz was famously laconic. He did not teach and few of his own project descriptions survive. He built.”

The exhibition and the book are the result of four years of research. The majority of the objects in the exhibition are drawn from ArkDes’ own formidable collection, which will be shown alongside hitherto unknown or never previously exhibited objects that have been discovered in travels by the research team across the country.

The exhibition will cover the full range of Lewerentz’s works. Among these are three iconic projects: The Woodland Cemetery in south Stockholm, designed with Gunnar Asplund (1935-40), where many notable Swedish writers, musicians and actors are buried, including Greta Garbo, and his two late masterpieces, St Mark’s Church, in Bjorkhagen, dedicated in 1960; and St Peter’s Church, in Klippan, a town 60 kilometres north of Malmo, completed in 1966.The show will include a range of drawings of these famous buildings but also objects that show how Lewerentz’s collaborations with artists and theologians made buildings that were deeply literate and inventive about Lutheran traditions.

The exhibition will feature a newly commissioned work by the American artist Amie Siegel in the space called Boxen. Known for her layered, meticulously constructed works that trace and perform the undercurrents of systems of value, design and cultural ownership, Siegel works variously with film, video, photography, performance, sound and installation.

ArkDes will produce a landmark new book in connection with the exhibition, which will be the first ever published with full access to Lewerentz’s archive. Designed by award-winning graphic designer Malmsten Hellberg, it will contain 700 pages of drawings, photographs and models, plus excerpts from Lewerentz’s personal archive and library.

In August 2021, a Lewerentz Festival will be arranged in collaboration with partners throughout Sweden, to pay tribute to one of architectural history’s most revered, and most mythologised architects.

Kieran Long, Director of ArkDes and curator of the exhibition, said: “There is no Swedish architect with more influence on contemporary architecture today, or with more passionate advocates across the globe, than Sigurd Lewerentz. Devotees travel from everywhere in the world to see his buildings. There are very few architects in history with Lewerentz’s ability to make buildings that truly ask the biggest questions about what it means to be a modern person. His work powerfully evokes our deepest and most archaic cultural memories. But he was also fascinated by cosmetic and fleeting pleasures: Shopping, dancing, drinking and having dinner. The life of the city fascinated him and his work made a stage for our playful selves as well as our spiritual ones.”

Background

Sigurd Lewerentz Sigurd Lewerentz was born at Sandö in the parish of Bjärtrå in Västernorrland County, Sweden. He was the son of Gustaf Adolf Lewerentz and Hedvig Mathilda Holmgren. He initially trained as a mechanical engineer at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg (1905–8). Later he took up an architectural apprenticeship in Germany.

He first opened his own architectural office in Stockholm in 1911 and became associated with the architect Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940). Together they made a winning entry for the Stockholm South (Woodland) Cemetery (Skogskyrkogården) competition of 1914–15. This project was implemented initially by both architects, however, the latter stages were done by Asplund alone. He and Asplund were appointed as the main architects for the Stockholm International Exhibition (1930) but afterwards Lewerentz became disillusioned, Lewerentz turned away from architecture for many years, and from 1940 he ran a factory producing windows and other architectural fittings of his own design.

Sigurd Lewerentz, together with his colleagues Erik Lallerstedt and David Helldén, created between 1933 and 1944 what is regarded of one of the masterpieces of functionalist architecture, Malmö Opera and Music Theatre (Malmö Opera och Musikteater). The foyer is considered of particular beauty, with its open surfaces and beautiful marble staircases and it is adorned with a number of works of art by artists such as Carl Milles and Isaac Grünewald.

He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for architecture in 1950. In the last decade of his life he designed two churches, St. Mark’s at Björkhagen in Stockholm (1956) and St. Peter’s at Klippan in Scania (1963–66), that revived his career in architecture.

He continued to work at competition proposals and furniture designs until shortly before his death in Lund, Sweden during 1975.

ArkDes ArkDes, located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, is Sweden’s national centre for architecture and design. It is a museum, a study centre and an arena for debate and discussion about the future of architecture, design and citizenship. It is housed in a beautiful building by Rafael Moneo and more recently ArkDes´ new studio gallery, called Boxen, designed by Dehlin Brattgård Architects.

Kieran Long, Director ArkDes: photo courtesy ArkDes Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design

Kieran Long Kieran Long, the British curator, critic and broadcaster, was appointed Director of ArkDes in April 2017. He was the architecture critic of the London Evening Standard between 2014 and 2014. He subsequently established the department of design, architecture and digital at the V&A in London in 2013/14, of which he was Keeper between 2014 and 2017. His television work includes presenting “Restoration Home’ and ‘The House that £100k Built’ for the BBC.

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NBA News

As the regular season gets closer teams and preparing to compete against one another. The lakers have been getting involved in many trades trying to trade Russell Westbrook out of LA. The current rumor is that it will be a 3 way trade including Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz and a player from the New York Knicks.

There have been multiple injuries in the offseason. 2 of the most notable injuries this off season have been season ending, 1 of the injuries being the rookie for the OKC Thunder: Chet Holmgren who had a Lisfranc injury in his right foot. Another injury was Danilo Gallinari of the Boston Celtics who torn his meniscus and is also out for the season after just being traded.

The NBA has announced a new change to the schedule with an event called rival week. During this week Rival teams will play each other, this is a good idea as these games will probably being the most watched of the season.

August 28 2022

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Putin orders big buildup of Russia’s military: CBS News Flash August 26, 2022

Putin orders big buildup of Russia’s military: CBS News Flash August 26, 2022

Russian President Putin has ordered a major expansion of his country's armed forces, six months after the Ukraine invasion. NASA’s mega-rocket Artemis 1 is scheduled to blast off toward the moon Monday. And the No. 2 pick in this year's NBA draft, Oklahoma City forward Chet Holmgren, will miss the entire season. He's set to have surgery on a ruptured tendon in his right foot. CBS News Streaming…

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OL Le Progres Article

Again, I am super reluctant to commit to doing this on a regular basis, but it does cover Lyon's preseason schedule, so here we are.

OL: Gradual Return for the Lyon Players

The OL players found their way back to the training grounds, Monday, two weeks after the men's team.

The OL women's team returned to training at the beginning of the week at Décines [Note: where Lyon's facilities are]. Very few for the moment (only nine professional players with Henry, Le Sommer, Bouhaddi, Morroni, Holmgren, Sylla, Sombath, Paljevic and the latest Lyon recruit Jaurena), most of the international players in England for the Euros, the group will adapt its schedule in the coming weeks according to a player's performance in the Euros.

Already having been eliminated from the competition with Norway and Denmark, Hegerberg and Bruun will be the first to rejoin the group after having had several days off. Just like Horan, who just won the CONCAF with the United States, and clenched their spot for the 2024 Olympics. Also Endler, who will play one more match against Colombia on July 21 in the Copa America.

While waiting for the outcome of the quarter finals in the Euros (Renard, MBock, Bacha, Cascarino, Malard with France, Damaris [Egurrola] and van de Donk with Netherlands, Dabritz with Germany, Cayman with Belgium), the players continue with the physical [fitness] tests in small groups at the training center in Décines, reinforced by several academy players. Meanwhile Catarina Macario and Dzsenifer Marozsan, victims of a torn ACL at the end of the season, continue their rehab at OL. Whereas Carpenter, who also suffered from a torn ACL, went back to Australia to spend a few weeks with her family after having already spent six weeks [rehabbing] in Lyon.

No summer preseason, then, considering the [FIFA} schedule of the international players. But there are two friendlies planned, against Servette on August 3, followed by ASSE on August 11, before a departure to the US on August 13. There OL, former winner of the International Champions Cup, will play Chelsea, Portland and Monterrey for the fourth edition from August 17 to August 20.

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​Ny konsernorganisering i Storebrand

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​Ny konsernorganisering i Storebrand

Odd Arild Grefstad, konsernsjef i Storebrand, gjør endringer i konsernorganiseringen. Dato: 08-08-2019 10:01 CEST Opprinnelig tittel på pressemeldingen: ​Ny konsernorganisering i Storebrand Kategori: , Karin Greve-Isdahl Pressekontakter Storebrand gjør i dag endringer i konsernledelsen. Endringene skal rigge konsernet for bedre kundeopplevelser, økt tempo og lønnsom vekst.

Storebrand gjør i dag endringer i konsernledelsen. Endringene skal rigge konsernet for bedre kundeopplevelser, økt tempo og lønnsom vekst.

Heidi Skaaret vil ta over som leder for det nye satsingsområdet Personmarked Norge (PM), som fremover også vil få ansvar for produktenhetene Sparing, Bank og Forsikring. Terje Løken vil lede det nye konsernområdet Digital & Innovation, som vil fokusere på innovasjon og utvikling av nye digitale løsninger. Tove Selnes vil lede People og går inn i konsernledelsen, og det samme gjør Trygve Håkedal som vil lede konsernområdet Technology.

– Med ny organisering ønsker jeg å legge til rette for økt tempo og kraft av den daglige kundekontakten. Samtidig skal vi utvikle nye løsninger og konsepter til privatkundene våre, sier konsernsjef Odd Arild Grefstad.

Konsernsjefen påpeker at både markedet og digitale løsninger er i sterk utvikling.

– Veldig mye går bra i dag i Storebrand, samtidig står vi midt oppe i store endringer. Fra et tidligere tyngdepunkt mot bedriftskunder og forbedring av soliditet, rigger vi oss nå for lønnsom vekst i et stadig mer individualisert sparemarked, sier Grefstad.

Rigger konsernet rundt kundene

Ved å sette kundereiser og kundeopplevelser i sentrum skal Storebrand bygge prosesser og løsninger som leverer på de rette kundebehovene like bra som eller bedre enn de beste i verden – for eksempel ved å hjelpe kunder mot økonomisk frihet.

Privatkundenes reise hos oss hopper mellom digitale og betjente flater. Kundeopplevelsen må forsterkes ytterligere med samarbeid og involvering på tvers av organisasjonen. Slik vil Storebrand tilpasse organisasjonen enda mer til kundenes behov.

Den nye konsernledelsen vil fra 8. august bestå av:

Konsernsjef: Odd Arild Grefstad

Konserndirektør med ansvar for økonomi, finans og strategi (CFO): Lars Løddesøl

Konserndirektør for Personmarked Norge: Heidi Skaaret (NY)

Konserndirektør for Bedriftsmarked Norge: Geir Holmgren

Konserndirektør for SPP: Staffan Hansén

Konserndirektør for SAM: Jan Erik Saugestad

Konserndirektør for Bærekraft, Næringspolitikk og Kommunikasjon: Karin Greve-Isdahl

Konserndirektør for Technology: Trygve Håkedal (NY)

Konserndirektør for People: Tove Selnes (NY)

Konserndirektør for Digital & Innovation: Terje Løken (NY) 

Kilde: Pressekontor Storebrand – PRESSEMELDING –

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Om Storebrand 

Storebrands ambisjon er å være best på sparing til pensjon. Storebrand skal levere bærekraftige løsninger tilpasset kundens livssituasjon slik at den enkelte får en bedre pensjon, og en bedre verden å gå av med pensjon i. Storebrand har om lag 40 000 bedriftskunder og 2 millioner personkunder, med hovedkontor på Lysaker utenfor Oslo. Storebrand forvalter over 750 milliarder kroner og er Norges største private kapitalforvalter. Vi jobber målrettet for å nå visjonen: Våre kunder anbefaler oss. Storebrand-aksjen (STB) er notert på Oslo Børs. rBesøk oss på www.storebrand.no og følg oss på twitter@Storebrand.no

Hashtags: # #Karin Greve-Isdahl Pressekontakter Karin Greve-Isdahl Pressekontakter

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However, A. Holmgren had a slip of his service game when an erratic service game marked by his prevalent +1 forehand errors, allowed A. Moro Canas to break early before the latter consolidated his position. It was not until the eighth game, where the unseeded Dane broke back to 4-4 after a backhand error from the Spanish sixth seed secured the earliest break point.

The tie-breaker became inevitable 4 consecutive holds later, which started at A. Moro Canas' working volley to secure his mini-break (1-0). Despite consolidating to 2-0, the Spaniard's forehand error brought A. Holmgren back to the match to 5-5, and a set point was saved to 6-5. Ultimately, the latter created a match point through an unreturned serve, which was immediately converted to 7-6(5) to secure his second Challenger-level title.

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The next Challenger-level finals for the week was the Porto Challenger, which featured August Holmgren, who took the most scenic route possible to defeat third seed Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7(6), 7-5, 7-6(5), and sixth seed Alejandro Moro Canas, who advanced due to fifth seed Jaime Faria's retirement down 3-6, 1-4 due to the illness he suffered from, apparently, for the entire week. This match turned out to be a neat one, with their range consistency and endurance being tested in most parts of the match.

A. Holmgren already started the match with a working smash, following up his previous volleys right at the first point before breaking early to 1-0. Consolidating his service game hold to 2-0, he looked slated to take the set smoothly until the former volleyed his way to minimize the gap before holding his serves to 5-3. The sixth seed then followed by holding to 5-4 to keep his chances alive.

Subsequently, A. Holmgren earned his chance to serve for the first set. However, his backhand error made his ground game more vulnerable at that time, which caused A. Moro Canas to break back 5-5. Two straight holds later, the tie-breaker became inevitable, where A. Holmgren started with a smash to set up his mini-break (1-0), but a let cord moment allowed the Spanish sixth seed to equalize the score (3-3). Ultimately, an intuitive volley from the unseeded Dane after the net exchange secured his mini-break lead to 5-3, with his forehand winner securing the first set 7-6(3) to put himself in the right foot during the match.

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Stormzy cuts a casual figure in a black hoodie as he visits an art exhibition with his assistant | Daily Mail Online

He was recently embroiled in a very public feud with rapper Chip.

And Stormzy seemed to have put the online drama behind him as he enjoyed a trip to an Andy Warhol art exhibition at the Halcyon Gallery in London on Thursday.

The Vossi Pop rapper, 27, appeared to be in good spirits as he wrapped his arm around a pal- thought to be his long-term assistant- outside the venue.

Cultural excursion: Stormzy appeared to be in good spirits as he enjoyed a trip to an Andy Warhol art exhibition at the Halcyon Gallery in London with his assistant on Thursday

Stormzy put on a relaxed display as he stepped out, donning a black hoodie and matching tracksuit bottoms. 

As he left the building, some of the gallery's staff were seen rolling out a stunning black and white photograph and loading it into the star's car. 

It is thought that Stormzy was joined by his assistant for the cultural excursion, reports The Sun. 

She also cut a fashionable figure for the outing and looked chic in a knitted brown set and was  seen laughing as she chatted to the rapper.

Relaxed: The rapper donned a black hoodie and tracksuit bottoms for the outing

Having fun: Stormzy's pal seemed to be in good spirits as they pair laughed and chatted

Something funny? Stormzy put on an animated display as he talked to his pals outside

In his love life, Stormzy has most recently been linked to Swedish Victoria’s Secret model Yasmine Aisha Khalifa Holmgren.

Reports in August had suggested the model and rapper enjoyed a secret reunion in London once lockdown regulations eased. 

Stormzy and Yasmine were first linked in March after meeting backstage at his gig in Stockholm, Sweden.

He had been performing at the Annexet arena in Stockholm and reportedly crossed paths with Yasmine backstage, with sources telling The Sun the pair then spent two days together in a hotel in the city.   

Stormzy had been single since his split with long-term love Maya Jama last August. 

Stunning: A black and white photograph was loaded into Stormzy's car during the outing

Success: His assistant also toted a white bag with the gallery's name written across the front

Maya has since been linked to Drake, who reportedly first contacted the TV star in 2018, but she ignored his messages as she was still dating Stormzy at the time.

The God's Plan hitmaker, 33, even provoked Maya's ex Stormzy in a new song where he refers to the TV presenter as a 'sweet one'.  

Stormzy's art exhibition outing comes after the rapper Chip, formerly Chipmunk, and Stormzy became embroiled in a very public feud earlier this month. 

Chip, 29, shared a now-deleted video which he claims shows Stormzy and three of his friends on CCTV turning up at his house. 

He wrote: 'June… When you get sent a video of Stormzy & friends tryna run up on your house.'

Pals: Stormzy wrapped one arm around his assistant while waiting outside the gallery 

Chic: The assistant looked fashionable in a brown two-piece set

Group trip: They were also joined by another woman who cut a stylish figure in a leather jacket

It's claimed Stormzy says: 'Telephone me, innit.' 

A voice then tells him: 'You think you can just pull up to people's houses? No I ain't gonna phone you, Stormzy. You're disrespectful bro, and that's that.'  

It's unknown if the feud is real or just a marketing ploy and MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for both Stormy and Chip for comment.  

Earlier in the year, Chip teamed up with Skepta and Young Adz on the track Waze and it's thought that he refers to Stormzy on the record. 

Checking in: Stormzy took a moment to check his phone

Staying safe: His assistant held onto a face mask 

Chip rapped: 'You ain't even done ten years in this ting. Round here we don't hear you're a king, man will take your throne.' 

His words come after Stormzy called himself the king of grime in his Wiley diss track, Still Disappointed.  

Stormzy then rapped on Tion Wayne's new track I Dunno: 'Is he sending for me? I dunno. What them boy there sell first week? I dunno.'

Whatever the case, fans of both acts have been taking to Twitter in their droves to comment on the supposed feud and share memes. 

Heading off: A black car was seen waiting outside for the Vossi Bop rapper

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Obama White House Kept Key Officials in Dark About Brennan’s Russia Intel

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Declassified With Gina Shakespeare 5.18.2020

President Barack Obama’s White House kept three key officials in the dark about bombshell Russia intelligence received in early August of 2016 from CIA Director John Brennan until after the presidential election in November.

The three officials held the top roles focusing on Russia, cybersecurity, and intelligence programs at the National Security Council. Their exclusion is likely to raise new questions about the Obama administration’s involvement in the origins of the investigation of the Trump campaign that evolved into the probe by special counsel Robert Mueller.

The Obama administration coordinated a series of so-called “small group” meetings in response to Brennan’s intelligence, but excluded three officials who would usually be involved in high-profile work on the topics: White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel, Senior Director for Russia and Eurasia Celeste Wallander, and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs Brett Holmgren.

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Your Tuesday Morning Roundup

It happened again. A loss.

The Phillies have now dropped 13 of their last 20 games dating back to the series opener against Arizona on August 6. Loss number 13 occurred last night as the Nationals downed the Phils 5-3. A Juan Soto single and a Matt Wieters homer gave the Nats the first two runs of the game in the first two innings. But a Roman Quinn triple and a Cesar Hernandez single tied things up in the bottom of the third.

The Nats would respond in the fourth with two runs of their own and add one more in the sixth, the first coming on a Stephen Strasburg bunt where Zach Eflin tried to send the ball to home plate for a force out, but instead it went into the backstop. The Phils had no response against Strasburg, who went six innings with five strikeouts. Rhys Hoskins hit a deep solo home run in the eighth but it wasn’t enough.

Eflin had a rough performance, allowing five runs off eight hits with two walks and five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. The fielding error was his biggest stain of the night, and things could have been different if the force out was applied.

Meanwhile, the Phillies could have yet another new face to the organization in Jose Bautista. I’d say this would be a questionable move to make. But I guess something on offense helps, even though he hasn’t been that good.

Nevertheless, the Phils and Nats play again tonight at 7:05 PM on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Another duel between Aaron Nola and Max Scherzer is on tap for the second time in five days. Get yourselves ready with the latest edition of Crossed Up.

The Roundup:

Another day, another practice for the Birds, who also made a small roster move. Gone is wide receiver Anthony Mahoungou. In comes safety Deshawntee Gallon. Thrilling stuff.

Brandon Graham has felt like a “caged-up lion” after returning to practice.

Graham said he is about “80 percent,” which admittedly doesn’t sound great. But based on his other updates, he might have just been a tough grader on himself.

“I’m feeling good,” Graham said Monday. “It was really good. Good start. It let me know I’m not that far. I wasn’t out of shape. That was pretty cool to know all the hard work we’ve been doing this offseason in the training room and the weight room has been worth it because now on the field, I ran a couple plays and I wasn’t as tired.”

More importantly, Graham said there were no issues with his ankle after going through practice on Sunday.

The hardest part of getting over the ankle injury, Graham said, is getting back to the ability to turn around a corner. That’s obviously very dependent upon a healthy ankle. He said that wasn’t an issue as the week of practice began.

After Doug Pederson got mad with reporters with incessant Carson Wentz questions, Mike Groh and Jim Schwartz were thrown into the fire yesterday.

The Hard Knocks bump really paid off in the really bad Eagles-Browns game.

Seven Eagles were named to ESPN’s top 100 NFL players list for this upcoming season.

There’s still no GM for the Sixers, but the team did make some promotions from within.

The ice is down inside the Wells Fargo Center.

One step closer to hockey!! The ice is going in at the @WellsFargoCtr

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— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 27, 2018

FACT: it takes 65 hours to get the ice in completely

FACT: it takes 10,000 gallons of water for one inch of ice

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— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 27, 2018

Back like we never left

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— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) August 27, 2018

The Acme ad on the end of the ice is going to be weird.

Flyers president Paul Holmgren is very happy James vanRiemsdyk is back in the orange and black.

“I think he’s a more consistent player now,” Holmgren said. “When we had him, he was in his early 20s. As they mature, their consistency level goes up usually, and it did with JVR. It’s hard to find guys who can score like that. That was a tremendous signing for us.”

And one he wholeheartedly endorsed. For a team that finished 12th in team scoring last season, and one that could use a left wing and some size, JVR “checks a lot of boxes,” Holmgren said. Van Riemsdyk, 29, can also fill a leadership role for a young team, especially when it comes to players keeping themselves healthy in a grinding 82-game season.

He also adds to one other expanding column, Holmgren said.

“All of a sudden, there’s a lot of players on our team who were drafted by the Flyers,” the Flyers president said.

“That’s kind of cool.”

There’s some optimism with this year’s Temple football squad as it gets ready to kick off their 2018 season on Saturday against Villanova.

Parx and The Turf Club have applied for sports betting licenses in PA.

In other sports news, the Giants and Odell Beckham Jr. agreed to a massive five-year, $95 million contract extension. $65 million is guaranteed.

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili announced his retirement.

With Tottenham beating Manchester United yesterday, this is a perfect tweet:

Spurs retired Manu and Man U today

— Egwene Will My Life Begin (@j15royals) August 27, 2018

Jose Mourinho had this legendary presser as well:

College football revs into gear this week and nothing gets you as hyped for it as Imagine Dragons, right?!

In the news, two men were shot in Roxborough last night. One of them has died.

President Trump announced a new trade deal with Mexico yesterday.

“Sea lice” is a problem in Ocean City.

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Why are we so enthusiasmate concerning Pomegranates? They are bizarre searching, pricey, difficult to spell, difficult to eat and messy; the juice will stain almost everything aspherical you; particularly your mouth, your fingers and your cwhole lothes. But, much of the inhabitants seems to be to be ingesting in, decorating with, smearing on and salivating earlier mentioned this peculiar fruit in one way or an additional. If ever there ended up this kind of a thing as a designer fruit, the Pomegranate would be it. No fruit has completed far more to substitute the planet of produce than the Pomegranate and even more amazing is its far-obtaining approval.

A native of Persia, the Pomegranate is one of the oldest end result acknowledged to man and its origins can be traced back again to almost 4000 B.C. Due to the fact its humble beginnings, this historical fruit has been shrouded in controversy, intrigue and imageism. Historians feel the Pomegrante, not the apple, was the forbidden fruit that tempted Eve on that fateful working day in the Backyard of Eden. During its hitale, the Pomegranate has experienced a significant influence on faith, mythology, art and literature and it has influenced a lot of poets, composers, painters and sculptors to create amazing operates. The title “Pomegranate” is derived from the Heart French phrases, pomme and garnete, which interprets to seeded apple, and owing its’ over abundance of seeds, and rounded form, the Pomegranate has lengthy been a symbol of fertility and new existence.

These days the Pomegranate is symbolic of good flavor and good health. Whilst it is currently making the most of a super-meal superstar popularity, after it originally resurfaced, and was nominated as “fruit of the yr” in The Top American Recipes 1999; most assumed it was absolutely nothing more than a passing trend however in accordance to the Countrywide Cafe Affiliation, Pomegranates are nonetheless a sizzling food vogue for 2007. “There is certainly no denying that the pomegranate has designed a replaceation for currently being elegant,” mentioned Pam Holmgren, Boss of Company Communications at Pom Fantastic in Los Angeles. “The Pomegranate is highly regarded not entirely for its taste but for its many health positive aspects, which helps make it not only trendy, but a rediscovery that is here to remain.”

Just before Pom Wonderful’s launching of its intense market placeing marketing campaign in 2002, most People in america had minor body of reference with the elusive Pomegranate. It had been significantly underutilized and was most frequently viewed as a garnish, centerpiece or table accessory. But thanks to POM’s thorough exposure on the candy-tart essence and dietary benefit of Pomegranates, Americans are embracing this now popular fruit and integrating it into their resides. The Pomegranate has become the most functional produce on the planet; lending its unique taste, beautiful coloration and luscious scent to everything from burritos to human body butter. Its uniqueness and independence makes it fun to experiment with, and because of its brilliant shade of red, crunchy texture and intense flavor, anything manufactured with Pomegranate makes a assertion which is why arbiters of taste like Starbucks and Oprah, and cooks and residence cooks include additional this vibrant and curious fruit to their culinary repertoires.

Barbara Hulick CEC, Director of Functions for Clean Cuts at Purchase Fresh Income in Las Vegas, grew up on Pomegranates. “I was excited when Pomegranates made a comeback, not only as a produce seller but because they taste so good and they are so good for you. Pomegranates are the new ‘cranberry’. Many years back, cranberries and cranberry juice were all the rage because of the taste and wholesome qualities, and now, with all the buzz about anti-oxidants, the Pomegranate is the ‘prince among produce’. During period, we’ve a substantial call for them from the Accommodations for their dining establishments and banquet centers, and as well from a lot of neighborhood locations about city, and because you can freeze them clean, you can enjoy the seeds and the juice year round”.

With the greater commonity of the Pomegranate, it is regrettable that they’ve such a brief shelf. Dependent on in which you live, this “Jewel of Winter season”, is cultivated in hotter climates globally and is only obtainable fresh about 6 months out of the year; from August to November or Oct to January but for the duration of that time you can uncover them in appetizers to desserts and everything in in between. “I love cooking with fresh Pomegranates”, said Chef Mark Hopper, Chef de Delicacies, from Bouchon; Chef Thomas Keller’s award-successful Bistro in the Venetian Hotel. “They are extremely healthier and versatile, and they provide added dimension to any dish. Fresh Pomegranates are a labor of love but well worth the energy. After they’re in season, I use them in assorted dishes, especially in our house made Duck Prosciutto made with Marshall Farms Honey Roasted Quince. Luckily, the juice can be appreciated year round in such savory liquids as marinades, dressings, glazes and sauces. The Pomegranate has done much to change the world of cooking; it has an outstanding flavor mix and it enables chefs like me to create new dishes with great preferences and beautiful shows”.

Aside from its taste, vibrant color and health-protective outcomes, men and women are romantic about the Pomegranate for its aphrodisiacs properties. Meal and sexual intercourse often go hand-in-hand and taking in a succulent Pomegranate in the uncooked or introducing it to foodstuff and beverages can be a recipe for romance. Depending on the dimensions, this apple look-alike, with its leathery pores and skin and distinctive crown, can hang up to 800 seeds; the heavier it is, the more juice it consists of and as this juice oozes out; the sweet and tangy flavor combination will explode in your mouth and wake up your taste buds. “The pomegranate is one of the sexiest foods on earth”, said Amy Reiley, Learn of Gastronomy from Le Cordon Bleu and the writer of Daily life of Reiley. “Its crimson shade is the color of prefer. They’re messy and sticky, and because there is certainly no other way to eat a pomegranate than with your fingers, the act of consuming the juicy little seeds gets a sensuous act of perform”.

In purchase to attract the calls for of the more subtle, urbane and health-mindful consumer, food manureal truthurers need to continually develop new and innovative goods. Present day complicated consumers are looking to whet their appetites with a little of the unique, erotic and imprecise, and they are strenuous liquid libations that are aesthetically tasty, refreshing and “healthy”. The Pomegranate is all of people stuff combined and that heightens its appeal. As this “hot food trend” proceeds to effect the beverage industry, bartenders throughout the place are mixing, shaking and stirring up an assortment of innovative cocktails with the hugely mixable and extremely versatile Pomegranate juice.

Its sweet taste with a tangy kick infuses well with a range of spirits, delicate beverages and other juices. “There are a couple of factors why the use of Pomegranates have become so popular in drinks”, said Chef Matthew Silverman of Agave; the wonderfully modern day and first Mexican Restaurant in Summerlin. “The 1st is the fact that they are perceived as being healthy, even though most are combined with sugar and alcoholic beverages. The belief of drinking anything that is good for you whilst still getting to drink your alcoholic beverage is the main reason that it has become popular. The moment reason is that there has been a growth in products that have been revealed in the previous handful of many years in which a tremendous sum of selling pounds have been put guiding them. They’ve sold these drinks productively with that information and now they are all the rage largely with the youthful/hip crowds”.

Julia Infant said, “Discover something you happen to be passionate about and maintain tremendously intrigued in it”. It truly is interesting to find people who are interested in Pomegranates, it evokes great cooks and results in fantastic dining activities, and it also offers people like me an likelihood to write about them because people who are passionate about things usually has a story notify. I requested Cheryl Panariello, Exclusive Functions Director of TAO Asian Bistro New York and Las Vegas, if they are employing Pomegranates in their foods or beverages. “We never use it for anything as of now, not even cocktails, but because it is “all the rage” I believe that will change. Individually, I have loved pomegranates since I was a baby. I utilized to call them Chinese apples and I always made a mess when eating them, staining my clothing, carpets, furnishings; you name it, I stained it! My mom stopped getting them for me and I turned very frustrated, it was so, so unfortunate. Then one day I observed them when I was at the market with my Father. I said, ‘Mother will not likely buy them for me any longer’ and I advised him why. He said “that’s preposterous” and he purchased me one. Against that day in advance, me and the pomegranate were reunited and to this day, we never told my mom”.

There is cosmetic in passion, and people are passionate about the Pomegranate. Probably this undying and powerfully healthy fruit shouldn’t be judged by its cover since it’s what is inside that counts. Even with the fact that it’s messy and a little weird looking, because of its variety, recipe probabilities and unsurpassed taste, the Pomegranate has a vivid and delicious foreseeable future.

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