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Dominic Thiem serenaded in Vienna after farewell match

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images) Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem officially made his farewell from tennis on Tuesday when the 31-year-old Austrian lost a first-round match at the Erste Bank Open to Luciano Darderi in Vienna. The homecountry fans gave Thiem top-level support but Darderi of Italy posted a 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory. After the match, Thiem received a thunderous ovation and his racket was placed

Report: Astros land Tony Perezchica as 3B coach

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images) The Astros are set to hire Tony Perezchica as their third-base coach to replace Gary Pettis, who was not retained after 10 seasons with the club, the Arizona Republic reported. Perezchica was the Diamondbacks' third-base coach for eight seasons under manager Torey Lovullo, while also serving as the club's infield instructor. Before joining the coaching staff, he served served in A

Jittery Dems Face Voters Saying U.S. on Wrong Track

Real Clear Politics 

With two weeks to go until Election Day, Kamala Harris' top advisers are staring down numbers that show a wide majority of Americans saying the country is on the wrong track.

Report: A's to have grass field in Sacramento after all

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images) While the Oakland Athletics' temporary move to Sacramento starting next season was decided by ownership, a decision to have the team play on a grass field in 2025 was player driven, the Los Angels Times reported. MLB had recommending changing the grass field at Sacramento's Triple-A ballpark to an artificial one since it will get use nearly every day by the A's, as well as the San

Reaction conditions tune catalytic selectivity

Sciencedaily.com 

Chemists have developed a new theoretical framework for more accurately predicting the behavior of catalysts. The study reveals how conditions such as temperature and pressure can change a catalyst's structure, efficiency, and even the products it makes -- and can potentially be used to control reaction outcomes.

Geometric mechanics shape the dog's nose

Sciencedaily.com 

The noses of many mammals, such as dogs, ferrets and cows, feature grooves forming a multitude of polygons. A team has analyzed in detail how these patterns form in the embryo using 3D imaging techniques and computer simulations. The researchers discovered that differential growth of the skin tissue layers leads to the formation of domes, which are mechanically supported by the underlying blood vessels. This work describes for the first time this morphogenetic process, which could help explain the... Читать дальше...

'Visual clutter' alters information flow in the brain

Sciencedaily.com 

Whether we're staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of vision. How that visual 'clutter' affects visual processing in the brain, however, is not well understood. In a study, researchers show that this clutter alters how information flows in the brain, as does the precise location of that clutter within the wider field of vision. The findings help clarify the... Читать дальше...

The ILA East Coast Port Strike Is Over...for Now

Real Clear World 

Nash, Hop, & Rastin, RealClearPolitics

On October 3, the membership of the International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) suspended its strike and agreed to extend its current contract for...

Japan's North as a New Center of Gravity

Real Clear World 

Yu Koizumi, War on the Rocks

The fact that Japan is a neighbor of Russia is often overlooked, especially in the West. In fact, Japan has had no land border with Russia for 79 years. But...

EU Inertia Provides an Opening for Populists

Real Clear World 

John Rapley, UnHerd

Last weekend Boštjan Vasle, Governor of the Bank of Slovenia, warned traders not to read too much into the European Central Bank's recent back-to-back interest...

Our Enemies Thought They Could Break Us

Real Clear World 

Jason Dov Greenblatt, Times of Israel

After October 7, a newfound sense of unity, forged in pain, has shown the unshakable bond that links us as Jews

What I found Out About Yahya Sinwar in 2017

Real Clear World 

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, Newsweek

In 2017, I was awaiting a call from a friend in the Gaza Strip over a WhatsApp video. When it finally came, my friend Khaled was sitting in the living room of...

Harris, Trump separated by 1 point in NC survey

TheHill.com 

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are separated by just 1 point in the latest survey out of North Carolina. The poll, conducted by High Point University, found Harris receiving 47 percent support from North Carolina registered voters; Trump trails right behind with 46 percent. Around 1 percent of voters say they plan to...

X Live: Musk Finds His New Republican Superfans

Real Clear Politics 

Volunteers in neon yellow wave red wands to bring order to the traffic snarl spilling out in the street, untangling gridlock and directing a steady stream of cars into the garage adjacent to the Life Center Church. The driver of one diesel dually pulls over and tries to quickly lower a giant Trump flag. The banner would scrape the concrete ceiling, but by the time he reaches the front of the line, his pickup is redirected to an overflow lot. Doors open in two hours. The world's richest man won't arrive for another three. Читать дальше...