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How does Jets trading Sam Darnold to Panthers affect Patriots' QB plans? | originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It seems like years since Sam Darnold saw ghosts. Wasnt that long ago at all. Halloween 2019. But it was a different lifetime for the New England Patriots. Tom Brady was still their quarterback, the Patriots defense actually seemed worthy of their self-applied Boogeymen nickname, the Tampa Buccaneers sucked, Cam Newton was a Panther and an offseason spending spree was a foreign concept. It was also a different time for Darnold who still figured to be the player the Jets would build around for the foreseeable future. Darnolds a Panther. Some kid most of us never heard of in 2019 Zach Wilson is about to become the No. 2 pick and replace Darnold. And the Patriots are still scanning the horizon for any signs of quarterbacking life outside of Newton or Jarrett Stidham. Most immediately, it means they arent taking a quarterback with the eighth overall pick. We can already assume that the first three picks are going to be quarterbacks. With that early run, only two quarterbacks who seem worthy of first-round picks will remain. The Falcons, at No. 4, are going to get offers to trade down. The Patriots, with the 15th pick, could be in that mix. So too could the Denver Broncos who hold the ninth pick. The Panthers, though, are out of the mix and thats a good thing for New England. Less competition if they do indeed fancy (fancy?) one of the remaining quarterbacks enough to give up a boatload to get him. And it will be a boatload since the Niners swapped first-rounders with Miami to get up to No. 3 and also gave the Dolphins a third-rounder and two more first-rounders. Story continues After the fourth pick regardless of who uses it there will be one first-round quarterback remaining. The Patriots will then have to deal up to get ahead of Denver. Theyll sit tight, take the best player available at No. 15 and then just roll into 2021 with Newton and Stidham. If the Panthers move on from Teddy Bridgewater, the Niners from Jimmy Garoppolo, or the Jags from Gardner Minshew, theres three more quarterbacks released into the wild. The Patriots can then act as they see fit. The Niners' first-round asking price for Garoppolo is out the window aggressive. If Darnold, cost-controlled on the last two years of his rookie contract, only draws a second, a fourth and a sixth, Garoppolo at $25M a year isnt going to attract teams lining up to pay that wage and a high pick. Feels like Door No. 3 to me. | The Jets traded Sam Darnold to the Panthers for a 2019 first-round pick. The Patriots are expected to take a quarterback with the eighth overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. The Panthers are out of the mix and thats a good thing for New England. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/does-jets-trading-sam-darnold-221422934.html?src=rss | 0.350552 |
How Involved is Joe Burrow in the Bengals' Pre-Draft Process? | CINCINNATI There have been multiple reports about Joe Burrow's potential involvement in the Bengals' pre-draft process. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reports that the star quarterback has been "stumping" for the Bengals to take former teammate and top wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth pick. An unnamed coach on the staff reportedly shot that report down last week. Dan Hoard asked Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin that exact question on Monday. "I talk to a lot of people throughout the process," Tobin said on the Bengals Booth Podcast. "Hes an engaging guy, so I like to engage with engaging guys. Well just leave it at that." Tobin didn't say much, but he essentially confirmed that he has talked with Burrow about Cincinnati's draft plans. That could've been a simple conversation about Chase, Terrace Marshall and other prospects that Burrow played with during his time at LSU. Or their talk could've been more specific. Tobin might've asked Burrow about his vision of the future and how the fifth pick fits into Cincinnati's potential success moving forward. The Bengals seem to be down to those two prospects. Cincinnati is likely taking an offensive player with the fifth pick. Their star quarterback will be directly impacted by whoever they pick. Getting Burrow's thoughts on both guys makes sense. Listen to Hoard's entire conversation with Tobin below. For the latest free agency news and NFL Draft coverage, bookmark AllBengals and check out some of our other articles below. ----- You May Also Like: Here's How the Sam Darnold Trade Impacts the Bengals A Message to Bengals Fans: Thank You Bengals Legend Has Eyes on BIG Lineman to Protect Joe Burrow NFL Teams Expect Bengals to Pick Penei Sewell Former NFL Head Coach Weighs in on Great Debate Between Chase and Sewell "A Lot of Teams" Believe Bengals Should Take Penei Sewell at No. 5 Watch: Penei Sewell Goes Through Four Stage Workout Longtime Bengals Assistant Endorses Ja'Marr Chase Analysts Simplify Ja'Marr Chase Vs Penei Sewell Debate William Jackson III Takes Shot at Bengals Organization and Fan Base Scouts Rave About Ja'Marr Chase Following Pro Day Workout Another Big Board Has Sizable Gap Between Penei Sewell and Ja'Marr Chase This is a Great Film Breakdown of Penei Sewell Bengals Pass on Ja'Marr Chase in Latest Mock Draft NFL Draft Big Board: Big Gap Between Sewell and Chase This is a great film breakdown of Penei Sewell Penei Sewell vs Ja'Marr Chase: Team May Have Tipped Their Hand One NFL Team Believes Bengals Will Take Ja'Marr Chase at No. Grading the Bengals' Recent Signings in Free Agency Joe Burrow and the Bengals Big Winners After Blockbuster Trade Prospect Breakdown: Jaylen Waddle Has Exactly What Bengals Need at Receiver Joe Burrow Lobbying for Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 Three Teams That Should Trade For Giovani Bernard Penn State Stars Have Huge Day Tee Higgins shoots his shot in-between offseason workouts Cincinnati showing interest in veteran offensive lineman Analyst Dismisses Idea of Kyle Pitts to the Bengals ----- Be sure to keep it locked on AllBengals all the time! Subscribe to the AllBengals YouTube channel Follow AllBengals on Twitter: @AllBengals Like and follow AllBengals on Facebook | Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin confirms Joe Burrow is involved in the pre-draft process. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/how-involved-is-joe-burrow-in-the-cincinnati-bengals-draft-process | 0.164894 |
How Involved is Joe Burrow in the Bengals' Pre-Draft Process? | CINCINNATI There have been multiple reports about Joe Burrow's potential involvement in the Bengals' pre-draft process. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reports that the star quarterback has been "stumping" for the Bengals to take former teammate and top wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth pick. An unnamed coach on the staff reportedly shot that report down last week. Dan Hoard asked Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin that exact question on Monday. "I talk to a lot of people throughout the process," Tobin said on the Bengals Booth Podcast. "Hes an engaging guy, so I like to engage with engaging guys. Well just leave it at that." Tobin didn't say much, but he essentially confirmed that he has talked with Burrow about Cincinnati's draft plans. That could've been a simple conversation about Chase, Terrace Marshall and other prospects that Burrow played with during his time at LSU. Or their talk could've been more specific. Tobin might've asked Burrow about his vision of the future and how the fifth pick fits into Cincinnati's potential success moving forward. The Bengals seem to be down to those two prospects. Cincinnati is likely taking an offensive player with the fifth pick. Their star quarterback will be directly impacted by whoever they pick. Getting Burrow's thoughts on both guys makes sense. Listen to Hoard's entire conversation with Tobin below. For the latest free agency news and NFL Draft coverage, bookmark AllBengals and check out some of our other articles below. ----- You May Also Like: Here's How the Sam Darnold Trade Impacts the Bengals A Message to Bengals Fans: Thank You Bengals Legend Has Eyes on BIG Lineman to Protect Joe Burrow NFL Teams Expect Bengals to Pick Penei Sewell Former NFL Head Coach Weighs in on Great Debate Between Chase and Sewell "A Lot of Teams" Believe Bengals Should Take Penei Sewell at No. 5 Watch: Penei Sewell Goes Through Four Stage Workout Longtime Bengals Assistant Endorses Ja'Marr Chase Analysts Simplify Ja'Marr Chase Vs Penei Sewell Debate William Jackson III Takes Shot at Bengals Organization and Fan Base Scouts Rave About Ja'Marr Chase Following Pro Day Workout Another Big Board Has Sizable Gap Between Penei Sewell and Ja'Marr Chase This is a Great Film Breakdown of Penei Sewell Bengals Pass on Ja'Marr Chase in Latest Mock Draft NFL Draft Big Board: Big Gap Between Sewell and Chase This is a great film breakdown of Penei Sewell Penei Sewell vs Ja'Marr Chase: Team May Have Tipped Their Hand One NFL Team Believes Bengals Will Take Ja'Marr Chase at No. Grading the Bengals' Recent Signings in Free Agency Joe Burrow and the Bengals Big Winners After Blockbuster Trade Prospect Breakdown: Jaylen Waddle Has Exactly What Bengals Need at Receiver Joe Burrow Lobbying for Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 Three Teams That Should Trade For Giovani Bernard Penn State Stars Have Huge Day Tee Higgins shoots his shot in-between offseason workouts Cincinnati showing interest in veteran offensive lineman Analyst Dismisses Idea of Kyle Pitts to the Bengals ----- Be sure to keep it locked on AllBengals all the time! Subscribe to the AllBengals YouTube channel Follow AllBengals on Twitter: @AllBengals Like and follow AllBengals on Facebook | Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin confirms Joe Burrow is involved in the pre-draft process. Burrow has reportedly been lobbying for the Bengals to take Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth pick. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/how-involved-is-joe-burrow-in-the-cincinnati-bengals-draft-process | 0.353762 |
How Involved is Joe Burrow in the Bengals' Pre-Draft Process? | CINCINNATI There have been multiple reports about Joe Burrow's potential involvement in the Bengals' pre-draft process. Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer reports that the star quarterback has been "stumping" for the Bengals to take former teammate and top wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth pick. An unnamed coach on the staff reportedly shot that report down last week. Dan Hoard asked Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin that exact question on Monday. "I talk to a lot of people throughout the process," Tobin said on the Bengals Booth Podcast. "Hes an engaging guy, so I like to engage with engaging guys. Well just leave it at that." Tobin didn't say much, but he essentially confirmed that he has talked with Burrow about Cincinnati's draft plans. That could've been a simple conversation about Chase, Terrace Marshall and other prospects that Burrow played with during his time at LSU. Or their talk could've been more specific. Tobin might've asked Burrow about his vision of the future and how the fifth pick fits into Cincinnati's potential success moving forward. The Bengals seem to be down to those two prospects. Cincinnati is likely taking an offensive player with the fifth pick. Their star quarterback will be directly impacted by whoever they pick. Getting Burrow's thoughts on both guys makes sense. Listen to Hoard's entire conversation with Tobin below. For the latest free agency news and NFL Draft coverage, bookmark AllBengals and check out some of our other articles below. ----- You May Also Like: Here's How the Sam Darnold Trade Impacts the Bengals A Message to Bengals Fans: Thank You Bengals Legend Has Eyes on BIG Lineman to Protect Joe Burrow NFL Teams Expect Bengals to Pick Penei Sewell Former NFL Head Coach Weighs in on Great Debate Between Chase and Sewell "A Lot of Teams" Believe Bengals Should Take Penei Sewell at No. 5 Watch: Penei Sewell Goes Through Four Stage Workout Longtime Bengals Assistant Endorses Ja'Marr Chase Analysts Simplify Ja'Marr Chase Vs Penei Sewell Debate William Jackson III Takes Shot at Bengals Organization and Fan Base Scouts Rave About Ja'Marr Chase Following Pro Day Workout Another Big Board Has Sizable Gap Between Penei Sewell and Ja'Marr Chase This is a Great Film Breakdown of Penei Sewell Bengals Pass on Ja'Marr Chase in Latest Mock Draft NFL Draft Big Board: Big Gap Between Sewell and Chase This is a great film breakdown of Penei Sewell Penei Sewell vs Ja'Marr Chase: Team May Have Tipped Their Hand One NFL Team Believes Bengals Will Take Ja'Marr Chase at No. Grading the Bengals' Recent Signings in Free Agency Joe Burrow and the Bengals Big Winners After Blockbuster Trade Prospect Breakdown: Jaylen Waddle Has Exactly What Bengals Need at Receiver Joe Burrow Lobbying for Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 Three Teams That Should Trade For Giovani Bernard Penn State Stars Have Huge Day Tee Higgins shoots his shot in-between offseason workouts Cincinnati showing interest in veteran offensive lineman Analyst Dismisses Idea of Kyle Pitts to the Bengals ----- Be sure to keep it locked on AllBengals all the time! Subscribe to the AllBengals YouTube channel Follow AllBengals on Twitter: @AllBengals Like and follow AllBengals on Facebook | Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin confirms Joe Burrow is involved in the pre-draft process. Burrow has reportedly been lobbying for the Bengals to take former LSU teammate Ja'Marr Chase with the fifth pick. The Bengals seem to be down to those two prospects. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/news/how-involved-is-joe-burrow-in-the-cincinnati-bengals-draft-process | 0.451232 |
Are the Bears better off with Andy Dalton over Sam Darnold? | Its become way too easy in recent years to criticize the Chicago Bears decisions at quarterback. More specifically, its become way too easy to trash GM Ryan Paces every move at the position. The most obvious gaffe happened in 2017 when Pace selected Mitch Trubisky over Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson in a decision that will haunt this franchise for however long Mahomes is winning MVPs and Super Bowl rings. Only four seasons removed from the 2017 NFL Draft, Trubisky is slated to be QB2 in Buffalo while Mahomes has a chance to earn his third-straight Super Bowl berth in 2021. But while the Trubisky pick is the most obvious failure by Pace, his list of swings and misses at quarterback extends beyond just one selection. He released Jay Cutler in his first year on the job. He signed Mike Glennon in 2017 as what will go down as the worst free-agent smokescreen with the most horrendous post-draft results in league history. He traded for Nick Foles Pace actually gave up a fourth-round pick for Foles with the belief that hed provide at least a floor of quarterback play that wouldve been good enough to complement a Super Bowl-ready defense. Uh, no. So its easy to understand why every move Pace makes under center is met with criticism, or at the very least, skepticism. And thats why his decision to sign veteran Andy Dalton to a one-year deal wasnt received well by the fanbase. Yeah, it kind of was. The Saints werent letting Jameis Winston leave town, and the Seahawks were never going to trade Russell Wilson (unless theres a league-shifting about-face on draft weekend). Marcus Mariota is still with the Raiders, as is Derek Carr, and Ryan Fitzpatrick, for as fun of a character as he is, was never really a fit. Story continues The Bears need a guy who not only will win games for Chicago in 2021 but whos also young enough to keep the starting job for a few seasons until Pace finds his next draft crush. Heck, maybe the Bears will have one of this years big-five passers fall into their lap at No. 20 overall. Maybe Pace goes all-in and trades up for whoever gets beyond the 49ers at the third pick. Or maybe he plays the long game with Dalton and doesnt force the issue. One of the options that was available to the Bears this offseason was a trade for the former third overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, Sam Darnold. The Jets are (presumptively) taking Zach Wilson with the second pick, leaving Darnold the odd man out. He was the worst-kept-trade-secret in the league, and the Carolina Panthers pounced Monday, sending the Jets a package of picks that included a sixth-rounder this year and a second- and fourth-rounder in 2022. Thats not exactly an expensive price to pay for a guy who was once touted as the best quarterback in a class that included Baker Mayfield, Josh Allen, and Lamar Jackson. Rather than roll the dice on a 23-year-old with immense upside, though, Pace decided to toe the line with Dalton. And while itd be easy to pile on Pace and suggest he shouldve taken a more aggressive approach on Darnolds potential, thatd be wrong. This may be an unpopular opinion, but Dalton is better than Darnold. He has nine years of NFL play to prove it, and before anyone goes off and says that Darnold hasnt had a chance to showcase his true skill set because hes been stuck with the Jets, I call your attention to where Dalton thrived before playing 2020 with the Cowboys: The Cincinnati Bengals. Ill say it again: the Bengals. The Bears cant bank on could-bes and what-ifs at quarterback anymore. Theyve done that for the last four years with Trubisky. They need a proven commodity in 2021, and thats what Dalton is; especially when compared to Darnold. Dalton has nearly four times the amount of attempts that Darnold has as a pro, has completed passes at a higher rate, has a much better touchdown-to-interception ratio, and, believe it or not, has a winning record as a starter even while suiting up with some lowly Bengals squads. Darnold, for as talented as hes supposed to be, cant say the same thing. Sure, quarterback wins isnt a stat, but these are: Daltons eclipsed 4,200 yards twice. Darnolds barely cracked 3,000 yards once. Dalton has four seasons with 25 or more touchdowns. Darnolds never had more than 19. In almost every category, from experience to production, turnover ratio, and even wins, Dalton was and remains the better option. Maybe, just maybe, Pace is finally starting to figure out this whole quarterback thing. | The Chicago Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year deal on Monday. The team also traded up to select Sam Darnold with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. The move was widely criticized, but it was the right move for the Bears. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/bears-better-off-andy-dalton-013430832.html?src=rss | 0.239428 |
What Does It Mean To Be Customer-Centric In 2021? | * getty Many companies aim to be customer-focused but struggle to know what it actually looks like and how to truly make customers the center of their businesses. Customer experience is continually evolving as technology and customer demands change. Just because a company was once customer-centric doesnt mean it still is in 2021. Consider these six factors of customer-centric companies: Led By Customer-Centric Leaders True customer-centricity starts at the top. The most customer-centric leaders set the example to ingrain a customer focus into the culture and make customers central to every decision the company makes. Truly customer-centric leaders systemize customer-focused leadership and development in their organizations to train the next generation of leaders how to serve and connect with customers. When training is an organized part of the company, customer-centricity becomes a long-term hallmark for the company instead of something fleeting that fades when a customer-centric leader leaves. Tricia Griffith is a customer-focused leader as CEO of Progressive Insurance. She sets the tone within the company by continually listening to customers and employees and taking risks to try new things to best serve customers. Her creative thinking around customers has created a culture where employees are encouraged and empowered to take big risks for customers. And her leadership makes a differenceProgressive is regularly included in lists of satisfied customers, and the company has a 94% employee satisfaction score. Clearly, customer-focused leaders make a difference. Focus on Personalization Modern customers have experienced hyper-personalization from big companies like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix and now expect every company, big and small, to offer high levels of personalization. In 2021, companies cant afford to not prioritize personalization. Personalization is at the heart of customer-centricity. When a company is wholly focused on customers, it wants to deliver unique experiences to each person instead of one-size-fits-all solutions. Customer-centric companies know that simply plugging a customers name into a mass email isnt enoughthey need to create a unique experience tailored to each customer. Tesla focuses on personalization throughout the entire customer experience, but especially through its driver profiles. Tesla cars remember each drivers preference for seat, steering wheel and mirror location, as well as suspension, braking, radio presets and even driving style. The seamless integration of driver profiles into the Tesla experience makes the car an extension of the driver and allows each person to drive the car in the way they want and that is most comfortable to them. Personalization comes in multiple forms, from AI-powered apps to recommendations and products designed specifically for each customer. Make Customers Lives Easier, Even If They Have To Work Harder One of the main things customers are looking for in 2021 is convenience. They want to be able to get the information and service they need on their schedules, not on the schedules of the brands they do business with. Customer-centric companies realize the importance of convenience and go out of their way to make customers lives easier, even if that means they have to work harder. Its easier for companies to make customers call a contact center between certain hours to get help. But limited availability means customers are stuck to only getting assistance between certain hours and often having to sort through a difficult phone tree or explain their situation multiple times. A customer-centric alternative is a self-service option where customers can chat with a bot at any time of day or night and then be seamlessly transferred to a human agent if they need extra assistance. Self-service options may be more difficult for companies and require more time and resources, but they make customers lives easier. Undergo a Digital Transformation To succeed in the era of customer empowerment, companies must undergo a continual digital transformation to create digital solutions for their internal and external customers, tear down silos and use technology to solve everyday problems. When done well, digital transformation creates an agile and technology-driven company that can best meet customers needs. Companies shouldnt undergo digital transformation simply to say theyve done it or to adopt the flashiest technology; real digital transformation is rooted in solving customer problems and delivering a consistently high-quality experience. GEs digital transformation included a radical restructuring of the company that created a new market and consolidated business units to report digital information on a straight path to the CEO. The radical transformation allowed the company to help customers with a digital-first approach and made digital the focus of the company. A customer-focused digital transformation shifts the mindset of the entire company to solve problems with digital solutions. In todays world of technology, companies have to continually transform to stay relevant. Proactively Use Data There has never been more customer data available than there is today, and customer-centric companies use that data to paint an accurate picture of their customers. Some organizations may scratch the surface of data, but truly customer-centric brands use it to proactively serve customers. Predictive analytics can pinpoint when a customer is most in need of a product or service or when they might require changes or additional service. Its at these moments that the best companies step in to offer support before customers even realize they need it. Customer-centric companies arent just focused on putting out fires or addressing concerns customers have with their productsthey proactively aim to create positive experiences, recommend products and solve problems before they become larger issues. Sephora is as much a data company as it is a beauty company. With its wealth of customer data, Sephora uses its app to predict when customers will need to purchase new products and when they may be looking for something new. Other companies prioritize customers by predicting major life events that may trigger customers needing new products or advice. Innovate and Pivot If 2020 taught us anything, its the importance of agility. Customer trends and needs change at a rapid pace, and customer-centric companies can swiftly change direction to meet those needs, often even before customers realize the need for something new. Customer-centric companies arent afraid to take risks and innovate. No matter their size, they dont get bogged down with red tape and bureaucracy and instead operate with a startup mentality to move and be agile. Companies that are truly focused on customers aim for continual innovation to bring the best products and services to customers. Customer-centricity is vital for companies in 2021. When a company is truly customer-centric, every decision and action is done with customers in mind. Its the customer-centric companies that set the tone and lead the charge with loyal, satisfied customers. Blake Morgan is a customer experience futurist, keynote speaker and the author of the bestselling book The Customer Of The Future. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. | Customer-centric companies focus on personalization, convenience and employee satisfaction. The most customer-centric leaders set the example to ingrain a customer focus into the culture and make customers central to every decision the company makes. In 2021, companies cant afford to not prioritize personalization. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2021/04/05/what-does-it-mean-to-be-customer-centric-in-2021/ | 0.170001 |
Why Is J&Js COVID-19 Vaccine So Cheap? | Medical syringes and small figurines of people are seen in front of the Johnson and Johnson logo ... [+] displayed on a screen. On Saturday, March 26, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images J&J says they wanted to offer an affordable vaccine because of concern for public health. There is little evidence to support this case. When Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its COVID-19 vaccine, its chairman and CEO, Alex Gorsky, said, We are committed to doing our part to make a COVID-19 vaccine available and affordable globally as quickly as possible. J&J seemed to be honouring its commitment to affordability when it priced the approved vaccine at a mere $10, in comparison to the Pfizer vaccines $39 and Modernas $30. Whats more, the J&J vaccine requires only one shot, in contrast to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines two, making it far cheaper to administer. Some commentators are applauding J&J for its good corporate citizenship. Its possible, though, that J&J has other reasons for pricing its vaccine so cheaply. J&J may have been obliged to price their vaccine cheaper in return for receiving R&D money from the U.S. government. According to Bloomberg, the federal governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an office in the Health and Human Services Department, granted J&J approximately $1.5 billion to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Nonprofits such as the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Oxfam have filed shareholder resolutions asking J&J, along with Pfizer (which also received BARDA funding), to disclose how it would set prices for a COVID-19 vaccine that was developed with taxpayers money. If J&J gave the vaccine such a low price out of concern for public welfare, it is reasonable to expect that it would be happy to disclose its reasons. Instead, the company has pushed back, urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to keep the resolutions from being put to a shareholder vote on the basis that its ordinary business operations should be exempt from shareholder oversight. It is understandable that many people believe J&Js more altruistic claim for the affordability of its vaccine. The companys reputation is built on a credo of corporate citizenship, adopted in 1943, that begins with the statement, We believe our first responsibility is to the patients, doctors and nurses, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services. J&J put this part of its credo into action most notably in its handling of the Tylenol bottle tampering episode of in 1982. When seven Americans died after taking Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide, the company immediately recalled all 31 million bottles of Tylenol from store shelves and informed the public. Upon learning that the poison had been introduced through tampered bottles, the company innovated tamper-proof packaging that has now become the industry standard. J&J won widespread praise for its actions, and the Tylenol tampering case study is still taught in business schools worldwide as a model for crisis communications. However, the Tylenol crisis took place 40 years ago. More recently, J&J has come under fire for its handling of public-health issues. In a landmark opioid trial in Oklahoma in 2019, J&J was accused of supplying 60% of the opiate ingredients used by drug companies and aggressively marketing opioids to doctors and patients. A lead attorney for the state said, Weve shown that J&J was at the root cause of this opioid crisis and that the company has made billions of dollars from the sale of opiates. J&J has not yet taken responsibility for its role in the opioid crisis and continues to manufacture and sell fentanyl patches, which patients continue to misuse. This isnt the only scandal dogging J&J. Until the early 2000s, the company sold raw talc and finished powders, most famously its Johnsons Baby Powder, that were shown to harbor trace amounts of asbestos. Although J&J insisted that it detected no asbestos, deposition and trial testimony showed that in fact company executives knew and were worried about the traces of asbestos that had been detected by three independent labs. When a verdict in St. Louis awarded 22 plaintiffs $4.69 billion in damages for the ovarian cancer caused by the asbestos, J&Js response was to blame confused jurors, junk science, unfair court rules and overzealous lawyers. In 2012, the company sold off two of its talc brands, Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. In comparison to other pharmaceutical companies, J&Js sustainability performance is rated just middle of the pack by agencies that rate companies based on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Sustainalytics, for example, ranks J&J 155th of 841 pharmaceutical companies. MSCI, another rating service, says that investors should be concerned about J&Js corporate behavior and product safety. Even though we often want to paint a company as good or bad, few companies have clear-cut corporate social responsibility records. They often do good in one part of their business and harm in another. In the case of J&Js low vaccine price, there is sufficient reason to doubt that the company is motivated by the public good. So before we cast a fast favorable judgment on J&J for the pricing of its vaccine, its important to gather more evidence. | Johnson & Johnson says they wanted to offer an affordable vaccine because of concern for public health. There is little evidence to support this case. | bart | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/timabansal/2021/04/05/why-is-jjs-covid-19-vaccine-so-cheap/ | 0.20155 |
Why Is J&Js COVID-19 Vaccine So Cheap? | Medical syringes and small figurines of people are seen in front of the Johnson and Johnson logo ... [+] displayed on a screen. On Saturday, March 26, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images J&J says they wanted to offer an affordable vaccine because of concern for public health. There is little evidence to support this case. When Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its COVID-19 vaccine, its chairman and CEO, Alex Gorsky, said, We are committed to doing our part to make a COVID-19 vaccine available and affordable globally as quickly as possible. J&J seemed to be honouring its commitment to affordability when it priced the approved vaccine at a mere $10, in comparison to the Pfizer vaccines $39 and Modernas $30. Whats more, the J&J vaccine requires only one shot, in contrast to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines two, making it far cheaper to administer. Some commentators are applauding J&J for its good corporate citizenship. Its possible, though, that J&J has other reasons for pricing its vaccine so cheaply. J&J may have been obliged to price their vaccine cheaper in return for receiving R&D money from the U.S. government. According to Bloomberg, the federal governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an office in the Health and Human Services Department, granted J&J approximately $1.5 billion to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Nonprofits such as the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Oxfam have filed shareholder resolutions asking J&J, along with Pfizer (which also received BARDA funding), to disclose how it would set prices for a COVID-19 vaccine that was developed with taxpayers money. If J&J gave the vaccine such a low price out of concern for public welfare, it is reasonable to expect that it would be happy to disclose its reasons. Instead, the company has pushed back, urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to keep the resolutions from being put to a shareholder vote on the basis that its ordinary business operations should be exempt from shareholder oversight. It is understandable that many people believe J&Js more altruistic claim for the affordability of its vaccine. The companys reputation is built on a credo of corporate citizenship, adopted in 1943, that begins with the statement, We believe our first responsibility is to the patients, doctors and nurses, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services. J&J put this part of its credo into action most notably in its handling of the Tylenol bottle tampering episode of in 1982. When seven Americans died after taking Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide, the company immediately recalled all 31 million bottles of Tylenol from store shelves and informed the public. Upon learning that the poison had been introduced through tampered bottles, the company innovated tamper-proof packaging that has now become the industry standard. J&J won widespread praise for its actions, and the Tylenol tampering case study is still taught in business schools worldwide as a model for crisis communications. However, the Tylenol crisis took place 40 years ago. More recently, J&J has come under fire for its handling of public-health issues. In a landmark opioid trial in Oklahoma in 2019, J&J was accused of supplying 60% of the opiate ingredients used by drug companies and aggressively marketing opioids to doctors and patients. A lead attorney for the state said, Weve shown that J&J was at the root cause of this opioid crisis and that the company has made billions of dollars from the sale of opiates. J&J has not yet taken responsibility for its role in the opioid crisis and continues to manufacture and sell fentanyl patches, which patients continue to misuse. This isnt the only scandal dogging J&J. Until the early 2000s, the company sold raw talc and finished powders, most famously its Johnsons Baby Powder, that were shown to harbor trace amounts of asbestos. Although J&J insisted that it detected no asbestos, deposition and trial testimony showed that in fact company executives knew and were worried about the traces of asbestos that had been detected by three independent labs. When a verdict in St. Louis awarded 22 plaintiffs $4.69 billion in damages for the ovarian cancer caused by the asbestos, J&Js response was to blame confused jurors, junk science, unfair court rules and overzealous lawyers. In 2012, the company sold off two of its talc brands, Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. In comparison to other pharmaceutical companies, J&Js sustainability performance is rated just middle of the pack by agencies that rate companies based on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Sustainalytics, for example, ranks J&J 155th of 841 pharmaceutical companies. MSCI, another rating service, says that investors should be concerned about J&Js corporate behavior and product safety. Even though we often want to paint a company as good or bad, few companies have clear-cut corporate social responsibility records. They often do good in one part of their business and harm in another. In the case of J&Js low vaccine price, there is sufficient reason to doubt that the company is motivated by the public good. So before we cast a fast favorable judgment on J&J for the pricing of its vaccine, its important to gather more evidence. | Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its COVID-19 vaccine at a mere $10. J&J may have been obliged to price their vaccine cheaper in return for receiving R&D money from the government. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/timabansal/2021/04/05/why-is-jjs-covid-19-vaccine-so-cheap/ | 0.508888 |
Why Is J&Js COVID-19 Vaccine So Cheap? | Medical syringes and small figurines of people are seen in front of the Johnson and Johnson logo ... [+] displayed on a screen. On Saturday, March 26, 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images J&J says they wanted to offer an affordable vaccine because of concern for public health. There is little evidence to support this case. When Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its COVID-19 vaccine, its chairman and CEO, Alex Gorsky, said, We are committed to doing our part to make a COVID-19 vaccine available and affordable globally as quickly as possible. J&J seemed to be honouring its commitment to affordability when it priced the approved vaccine at a mere $10, in comparison to the Pfizer vaccines $39 and Modernas $30. Whats more, the J&J vaccine requires only one shot, in contrast to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines two, making it far cheaper to administer. Some commentators are applauding J&J for its good corporate citizenship. Its possible, though, that J&J has other reasons for pricing its vaccine so cheaply. J&J may have been obliged to price their vaccine cheaper in return for receiving R&D money from the U.S. government. According to Bloomberg, the federal governments Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), an office in the Health and Human Services Department, granted J&J approximately $1.5 billion to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Nonprofits such as the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) and Oxfam have filed shareholder resolutions asking J&J, along with Pfizer (which also received BARDA funding), to disclose how it would set prices for a COVID-19 vaccine that was developed with taxpayers money. If J&J gave the vaccine such a low price out of concern for public welfare, it is reasonable to expect that it would be happy to disclose its reasons. Instead, the company has pushed back, urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to keep the resolutions from being put to a shareholder vote on the basis that its ordinary business operations should be exempt from shareholder oversight. It is understandable that many people believe J&Js more altruistic claim for the affordability of its vaccine. The companys reputation is built on a credo of corporate citizenship, adopted in 1943, that begins with the statement, We believe our first responsibility is to the patients, doctors and nurses, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services. J&J put this part of its credo into action most notably in its handling of the Tylenol bottle tampering episode of in 1982. When seven Americans died after taking Tylenol that had been laced with cyanide, the company immediately recalled all 31 million bottles of Tylenol from store shelves and informed the public. Upon learning that the poison had been introduced through tampered bottles, the company innovated tamper-proof packaging that has now become the industry standard. J&J won widespread praise for its actions, and the Tylenol tampering case study is still taught in business schools worldwide as a model for crisis communications. However, the Tylenol crisis took place 40 years ago. More recently, J&J has come under fire for its handling of public-health issues. In a landmark opioid trial in Oklahoma in 2019, J&J was accused of supplying 60% of the opiate ingredients used by drug companies and aggressively marketing opioids to doctors and patients. A lead attorney for the state said, Weve shown that J&J was at the root cause of this opioid crisis and that the company has made billions of dollars from the sale of opiates. J&J has not yet taken responsibility for its role in the opioid crisis and continues to manufacture and sell fentanyl patches, which patients continue to misuse. This isnt the only scandal dogging J&J. Until the early 2000s, the company sold raw talc and finished powders, most famously its Johnsons Baby Powder, that were shown to harbor trace amounts of asbestos. Although J&J insisted that it detected no asbestos, deposition and trial testimony showed that in fact company executives knew and were worried about the traces of asbestos that had been detected by three independent labs. When a verdict in St. Louis awarded 22 plaintiffs $4.69 billion in damages for the ovarian cancer caused by the asbestos, J&Js response was to blame confused jurors, junk science, unfair court rules and overzealous lawyers. In 2012, the company sold off two of its talc brands, Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. In comparison to other pharmaceutical companies, J&Js sustainability performance is rated just middle of the pack by agencies that rate companies based on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. Sustainalytics, for example, ranks J&J 155th of 841 pharmaceutical companies. MSCI, another rating service, says that investors should be concerned about J&Js corporate behavior and product safety. Even though we often want to paint a company as good or bad, few companies have clear-cut corporate social responsibility records. They often do good in one part of their business and harm in another. In the case of J&Js low vaccine price, there is sufficient reason to doubt that the company is motivated by the public good. So before we cast a fast favorable judgment on J&J for the pricing of its vaccine, its important to gather more evidence. | Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced its COVID-19 vaccine at a mere $10. J&J may have been obliged to price their vaccine cheaper in return for receiving R&D money from the U.S. government, writes Andrew Hammond. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/timabansal/2021/04/05/why-is-jjs-covid-19-vaccine-so-cheap/ | 0.510095 |
How did Gillingham become the only EFL club not to pay agents a penny? | Last week, when the Football Association released the latest sums paid to agents, eyes inevitably moved towards the headline figures: Premier League sides stumped up a record 272m in a year they have shelled out more than 1bn over the past four seasons with every top-flight club spending more on intermediaries than the whole of League One combined, including Gillingham, the only club in the top four divisions to not pay a penny. Championship clubs spent more than 40m in the 12 months to the start of February 2021, League One 3m, League Two 1m and National League clubs almost 275,000, with Guiseley spending 450. Over the past six seasons, Gillingham have, according to the FA, spent 86,457 on agents fees, a figure eclipsed by fourth-tier Salford City in the last year alone. Across that six-year period Manchester United have paid intermediaries 125m, and Liverpools 143m spend is enough to buy Gillinghams 600,000 record signing Carl Asaba 238 times over. Gillingham are an anomaly in an era awash with super-agents and overspend. They will not pay agent fees unless they absolutely have to. I dont aim to pay zero, says the clubs owner, Paul Scally, who celebrated 25 years as chairman last summer. There are occasions when I have to pay an agent but I try and avoid it and do it very rarely. I dont like agents. I dont like their business, their trade. We managed before agents came along and it was probably a better world. For the first 10 years I dealt with players or their families, sometimes a solicitor or a representative, but most of the time I dealt with players. They would come in and we would agree a contract. Since agents came in its gone downhill from there. I think they either dont bother coming to us because they know I dont like agents, Im not going to pay them a fee or will fight them over a fee or they realise that theyll get their player in the shop window, well develop their player, their player will then have more worth and if they get sold to a Championship club, they will get more money. Playing hardball does not mean Gillingham struggle to get players through the door; since last summer they have loaned a dozen and made 11 permanent signings, seven of which, according to the FA, involved agents. If an agent represents a player, then the player should pay the agent, says Scally, whose annual budget is about 2.6m. I shouldnt pay the agent. In times of austerity, such as we are, Im looking at every penny to keep the business going. We dont need them in our industry. Paul Scally says money is being handed to agents that should have been fed down into the pyramid. Photograph: Simon Galloway/PA Wire/PA Images Shrewsbury, Gillinghams third-tier opponents on Saturday, coughed up 95,000 in agent fees and the league leaders Hull City 543,238. Because the people that make those decisions are weak, says Scally. The people that make the decisions to pay the agents are often not the owners; they are often people working on behalf of their owners. They are weak because, invariably, it is not their money and they think the money is just going to keep on coming, keep on coming. They think bringing these players in is going to guarantee them success and promotion. That is why the Championship is in such a mess, because of this frenzy to get hold of the Premier League money. The millions spent by top-flight clubs, four of whom have used the governments furlough scheme, particularly rankle. Its absolutely pathetic. It is all money that should have stayed in the game and should have been fed down into the pyramid. When League One and League Two asked for some help [to combat the impact of Covid-19], they all cried poverty. So we ended up with a 30m grant and 20m loan. We are going to them with begging bowls when they are paying that kind of money to agents. When you talk to fans generally, they are sick and tired of the nonsense at their club, the waste and the money they are spending on wages, agents etc. The average man cannot relate to the sums of money that are being wasted in the Premier League and, to some extent, in the Championship. Sign up to The Recap, our weekly email of editors picks. Mehmet Dalman, the Cardiff City chairman, has said the game requires a Big Bang to reset financial order and Fifa is pressing ahead with plans to introduce controversial regulations for agents. The dizzying numbers have made Scally question his future across a challenging 12 months but he has been encouraged by emails of support from fans since detailing some of his observations in a 14-page open letter last month. Gillingham remain fiercely competitive despite operating within rigid parameters. There are people who have supported us for 40 years saying: Were never going to be a top, top club, were never going to be glamorous but were still going and we love what weve got because its real, Scally says. If the Premier League and the Professional Footballers Association dont get their heads out of their backsides and start realising the way they are going there is no sustainable long-term future, it is going to be a very rocky road ahead. | Gillingham will not pay agent fees unless they absolutely have to. Owner Paul Scally says he doesn't like the business of super-agents. Scally: We managed before agents came along and it was probably a better world. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2021/apr/06/how-did-gillingham-become-the-only-efl-club-not-to-pay-agents-a-penny-football | 0.100792 |
How did CBS do with its coverage of Baylor-Gonzaga NCAA championship? | CLEVELAND, Ohio The underdog Baylor Bears upended the favored Gonzaga Bulldogs in the national championship Monday night, 86-70. Heres a look at CBS coverage of the game. The coverage Jim Nantz (play by play), Grant Hill and Bill Raftery (analysts) worked the game with Tracy Wolfson (reporter). Rules analyst Gene Steratore was used only once, on a foul call. Studio analysts: Greg Gumbel (host) with Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. The three analysts all predicted Gonzaga to win. The storyline As we have heard for weeks, the key question is whether Gonzaga could become the first NCAA mens basketball team to finish the season undefeated since Indiana in 1976. Gonzaga entered the game a 4.5-point favorite. Over-under on the game was 159.5. Gonzaga fans react while watching the NCAA Final Four college championship basketball game between Gonzaga and Baylor during a watch party at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)AP Pregame irony Much has been reported about the disparity between the mens and womens tournaments, drawing ire in some circles since a now famous video went viral showing the extreme differences between the weight rooms for men and women. In light of that, did you catch Miley Cyrus performing in a sponsor segment singing American Woman? Then we saw an ad for Subway featuring Draymond Green. It was Green who recently addressed what he saw as women complaining but not truly enacting the change they demand. That argument was countered by some including womens soccer player Megan Rapinoe, who noted it is primarily men who act as decision-makers when it comes to financial matters regarding leagues. Gabriel Fernandez of CBS Sports points out the root of the disparity goes beyond revenue-producing factors and says a decision on marketing players years ago helped elevate the popularity of the NBA, for instance. Pregame, part II Good piece summarizing how the two teams almost met this season, but Covid concerns halted the game before tipoff. Overall Nantz is a steady pro, Raftery is a veteran and Hill has been around. The studio analysts all have a ton of experience. But the foregone conclusion that this was Gonzagas win before tipoff was inherently forgetful that Baylor also was a worthy No. 1 seed, not a longshot. Also: Limited use of flashy graphics or statistical minutiae. Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) drives around Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook, left, during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP By the numbers The teams entered the game with a combined 58-2 record best ever for an NCAA title game. With Gonzaga down 9-0 at the 17:16 mark of the first half, Nantz noted it was the biggest deficit of the tournament for Gonzaga. Would have liked to have seen a quick story on Baylor coach Scott Drews coaching family. Dad Homer was the longtime Valparaiso coach, and brother Bryce coaches at Grand Canyon, which also made the tournament this year. tipoff at 8 p.m. rather than after 9. But its more of an issue with football. Quotes of the game Right now Gonzaga looks drained.- Hill, with Baylor up 21-6. This team, theyve got a big-time ticker. Theyre not going to go away. - Raftery after Joel Ayayi hit a shot for Gonzaga to close the gap to 38-26 with 3:41 in the first half. Theres no freedom out there, just confusion because of this defense. Hill, with just more than 2 minutes to go in the first half and Baylor up big. The Zags showing some heart, some grit and toughness, showing why they have been undefeated. Could have been knocked out. Wow. Hill as the half ended. Wonder what Baylor fans thought of that assessment. Halftime score: Baylor 47, Gonzaga 37. They are asleep defensively. Raftery on Gonzaga, after Baylors Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua slammed the ball through with 15:40 to go and the Bears up 58-45. Under 10 minutes to go, and the perfect season is on life support. Nantz, with Baylor up 73-56. A Raftery classic Get the lingerie on the deck, call the janitor. after Baylor went up 82-63 with 3:54 remaining. 18 years ago With 3:18 to go, the network aired a great video clip of Drew at his introductory press conference at Baylor, Aug. 22, 2003, saying: We came with the chance to win a national championship at Baylor University. Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) passes around Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP This and that Surprised no one did a Separated at birth item on Gonzagas Drew Timme and White Goodman, Ben Stillers character from the 2004 movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. You could almost hear the 1970s calling, asking for their handlebars mustache back. Ive been a longtime fan of Raftery, cut from the Dick Vitale School of giddiness and passion based on knowledge of the game. But sometimes Rafterys words jumble into an excited ball of incoherence. Would have been good to see a graphic listing the teams of the WCC Gonzagas West Coast Conference. Fans east of the Mississippi might be hard-pressed to know the University of the Pacific, University of Portland and Pepperdine University are among the members of the 10-school conference. Alternative programming notes ESPNU aired the Jackson State-Alabama State football game from March. Bally Sports Great Lakes was showing Mondays replay of the Kansas City Royals-Cleveland Indians game the home opener from Progressive Field. The SEC network showed the conferences football title game between Florida and Alabama from December. Related coverage For postseason, bowl or other big games concerning local teams or national championships, we often break down the broadcast from the various networks. I am on cleveland.coms life and culture team and cover food, beer, wine and sports-related topics. If you want to see my stories, heres a directory on cleveland.com. Bill Wills of WTAM-1100 and I talk food and drink usually at 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning. And tune in at 8:05 a.m. Fridays for Beer with Bona and Much, Much More with Munch Bishop on 1350-AM The Gambler. Get a jumpstart on the weekend and sign up for Cleveland.coms weekly In the CLE email newsletter, your essential guide to the top things to in Greater Cleveland. It will arrive in your inbox on Friday mornings - an exclusive to-do list, focusing on the best of the weekend fun. Restaurants, music, movies, performing arts, family fun and more. Just click here to subscribe. All cleveland.com newsletters are free. | Baylor beats Gonzaga 86-70 to win the NCAA men's basketball championship. CBS' coverage of the game was solid, but lacked flashy graphics or statistical minutiae. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/04/how-did-cbs-do-with-its-coverage-of-baylor-gonzaga-ncaa-championship.html | 0.41121 |
How did CBS do with its coverage of Baylor-Gonzaga NCAA championship? | CLEVELAND, Ohio The underdog Baylor Bears upended the favored Gonzaga Bulldogs in the national championship Monday night, 86-70. Heres a look at CBS coverage of the game. The coverage Jim Nantz (play by play), Grant Hill and Bill Raftery (analysts) worked the game with Tracy Wolfson (reporter). Rules analyst Gene Steratore was used only once, on a foul call. Studio analysts: Greg Gumbel (host) with Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. The three analysts all predicted Gonzaga to win. The storyline As we have heard for weeks, the key question is whether Gonzaga could become the first NCAA mens basketball team to finish the season undefeated since Indiana in 1976. Gonzaga entered the game a 4.5-point favorite. Over-under on the game was 159.5. Gonzaga fans react while watching the NCAA Final Four college championship basketball game between Gonzaga and Baylor during a watch party at the McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash., Monday, April 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)AP Pregame irony Much has been reported about the disparity between the mens and womens tournaments, drawing ire in some circles since a now famous video went viral showing the extreme differences between the weight rooms for men and women. In light of that, did you catch Miley Cyrus performing in a sponsor segment singing American Woman? Then we saw an ad for Subway featuring Draymond Green. It was Green who recently addressed what he saw as women complaining but not truly enacting the change they demand. That argument was countered by some including womens soccer player Megan Rapinoe, who noted it is primarily men who act as decision-makers when it comes to financial matters regarding leagues. Gabriel Fernandez of CBS Sports points out the root of the disparity goes beyond revenue-producing factors and says a decision on marketing players years ago helped elevate the popularity of the NBA, for instance. Pregame, part II Good piece summarizing how the two teams almost met this season, but Covid concerns halted the game before tipoff. Overall Nantz is a steady pro, Raftery is a veteran and Hill has been around. The studio analysts all have a ton of experience. But the foregone conclusion that this was Gonzagas win before tipoff was inherently forgetful that Baylor also was a worthy No. 1 seed, not a longshot. Also: Limited use of flashy graphics or statistical minutiae. Baylor guard Davion Mitchell (45) drives around Gonzaga guard Aaron Cook, left, during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP By the numbers The teams entered the game with a combined 58-2 record best ever for an NCAA title game. With Gonzaga down 9-0 at the 17:16 mark of the first half, Nantz noted it was the biggest deficit of the tournament for Gonzaga. Would have liked to have seen a quick story on Baylor coach Scott Drews coaching family. Dad Homer was the longtime Valparaiso coach, and brother Bryce coaches at Grand Canyon, which also made the tournament this year. tipoff at 8 p.m. rather than after 9. But its more of an issue with football. Quotes of the game Right now Gonzaga looks drained.- Hill, with Baylor up 21-6. This team, theyve got a big-time ticker. Theyre not going to go away. - Raftery after Joel Ayayi hit a shot for Gonzaga to close the gap to 38-26 with 3:41 in the first half. Theres no freedom out there, just confusion because of this defense. Hill, with just more than 2 minutes to go in the first half and Baylor up big. The Zags showing some heart, some grit and toughness, showing why they have been undefeated. Could have been knocked out. Wow. Hill as the half ended. Wonder what Baylor fans thought of that assessment. Halftime score: Baylor 47, Gonzaga 37. They are asleep defensively. Raftery on Gonzaga, after Baylors Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua slammed the ball through with 15:40 to go and the Bears up 58-45. Under 10 minutes to go, and the perfect season is on life support. Nantz, with Baylor up 73-56. A Raftery classic Get the lingerie on the deck, call the janitor. after Baylor went up 82-63 with 3:54 remaining. 18 years ago With 3:18 to go, the network aired a great video clip of Drew at his introductory press conference at Baylor, Aug. 22, 2003, saying: We came with the chance to win a national championship at Baylor University. Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) passes around Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, during the first half of the championship game in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP This and that Surprised no one did a Separated at birth item on Gonzagas Drew Timme and White Goodman, Ben Stillers character from the 2004 movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. You could almost hear the 1970s calling, asking for their handlebars mustache back. Ive been a longtime fan of Raftery, cut from the Dick Vitale School of giddiness and passion based on knowledge of the game. But sometimes Rafterys words jumble into an excited ball of incoherence. Would have been good to see a graphic listing the teams of the WCC Gonzagas West Coast Conference. Fans east of the Mississippi might be hard-pressed to know the University of the Pacific, University of Portland and Pepperdine University are among the members of the 10-school conference. Alternative programming notes ESPNU aired the Jackson State-Alabama State football game from March. Bally Sports Great Lakes was showing Mondays replay of the Kansas City Royals-Cleveland Indians game the home opener from Progressive Field. The SEC network showed the conferences football title game between Florida and Alabama from December. Related coverage For postseason, bowl or other big games concerning local teams or national championships, we often break down the broadcast from the various networks. I am on cleveland.coms life and culture team and cover food, beer, wine and sports-related topics. If you want to see my stories, heres a directory on cleveland.com. Bill Wills of WTAM-1100 and I talk food and drink usually at 8:20 a.m. Thursday morning. And tune in at 8:05 a.m. Fridays for Beer with Bona and Much, Much More with Munch Bishop on 1350-AM The Gambler. Get a jumpstart on the weekend and sign up for Cleveland.coms weekly In the CLE email newsletter, your essential guide to the top things to in Greater Cleveland. It will arrive in your inbox on Friday mornings - an exclusive to-do list, focusing on the best of the weekend fun. Restaurants, music, movies, performing arts, family fun and more. Just click here to subscribe. All cleveland.com newsletters are free. | Baylor beats Gonzaga 86-70 to win the NCAA men's basketball championship. CBS' coverage of the game was solid, but lacked flashy graphics or statistical minutiae. The game was delayed by two hours due to Covid concerns before tip-off, CBS says. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/04/how-did-cbs-do-with-its-coverage-of-baylor-gonzaga-ncaa-championship.html | 0.58807 |
Should Detroit Lions Trade Up for Penei Sewell? | Penei Sewell is likely to be the first offensive lineman selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions are in desperate need of a running game. For the past several seasons, one aspect of Detroit's offensive attack has yet to gel and become a reliable staple out on the football field. Despite utilizing selections in early rounds on running backs in recent drafts, the Lions' offense has failed to consistently produce games in which their backs earned 100-yards or more. Over the years, the offensive line has become more and more consistent, and is the clear strength of the team heading into 2021. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports Despite not playing in 2020, Penei Sewell has been climbing draft boards the past few weeks. He is widely considered the first offensive lineman that will be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. "Sewells such a good player. We havent seen him play in over a year, but hes 330 pounds. Hes long, hes athletic. Hes not as quick and as sudden as (Northwestern tackle Rashawn) Slater, but hes so hard to get around because hes so long and big," ESPN NFL analyst Todd McShay said in a teleconference. "And once he latches onto you, its over. I think hes going to be the first offensive tackle off the board." He added, These offensive tackles are really good. Im not saying theyre going to be the best in the league, but I think that Penei Sewell from Oregon, Rashawn Slater from Northwestern, and even (Alijah) Vera-Tucker from USC, I think theyre all plug-and-play starters right away. And I think that theyre going to be really good pros. I think theyre probably three of the safest picks in the first round, to be honest with you." Speaking at his pro day Monday, Sewell explained why scouts and general managers need to watch his film to gain a sense of why he is vastly different than any other draft prospect playing his position. "Just go put on the tape. Everybody just go ahead and watch what I do, and nobody can do what I do in this draft in the offensive tackle room. So I bring something totally different to the table and I think people notice that," he said. "People know that, but again, people will say whatever they want to say and all I have to say is put on the tape and watch me work." With the new attitude and culture head coach Dan Campbell is looking to establish, it is certain that Sewell's attitude and mentality will catch his attention. I like to play real physical," Sewell said. "I like to use my body type to my advantage and to really get up under peoples chin and to really showcase my mentality (that) Im coming off the ball every play with violent intentions and that nothing less is coming from that." Despite Sewell's obvious talents, Detroit should be looking to add as many draft picks as possible over the next few seasons -- not trading them away. Even though he would be an asset to any team that selects him, Detroit must simply hope he falls to them and general manager Brad Holmes should not trade up for the talented offensive lineman. Roundtable: Which Team Is Most Likely to Call the Lions to Trade Up for No. | Penei Sewell is widely considered the first offensive lineman that will be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions should not trade up for the talented offensive lineman. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/should-lions-trade-up-for-sewell | 0.44229 |
Should Detroit Lions Trade Up for Penei Sewell? | Penei Sewell is likely to be the first offensive lineman selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions are in desperate need of a running game. For the past several seasons, one aspect of Detroit's offensive attack has yet to gel and become a reliable staple out on the football field. Despite utilizing selections in early rounds on running backs in recent drafts, the Lions' offense has failed to consistently produce games in which their backs earned 100-yards or more. Over the years, the offensive line has become more and more consistent, and is the clear strength of the team heading into 2021. Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports Despite not playing in 2020, Penei Sewell has been climbing draft boards the past few weeks. He is widely considered the first offensive lineman that will be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. "Sewells such a good player. We havent seen him play in over a year, but hes 330 pounds. Hes long, hes athletic. Hes not as quick and as sudden as (Northwestern tackle Rashawn) Slater, but hes so hard to get around because hes so long and big," ESPN NFL analyst Todd McShay said in a teleconference. "And once he latches onto you, its over. I think hes going to be the first offensive tackle off the board." He added, These offensive tackles are really good. Im not saying theyre going to be the best in the league, but I think that Penei Sewell from Oregon, Rashawn Slater from Northwestern, and even (Alijah) Vera-Tucker from USC, I think theyre all plug-and-play starters right away. And I think that theyre going to be really good pros. I think theyre probably three of the safest picks in the first round, to be honest with you." Speaking at his pro day Monday, Sewell explained why scouts and general managers need to watch his film to gain a sense of why he is vastly different than any other draft prospect playing his position. "Just go put on the tape. Everybody just go ahead and watch what I do, and nobody can do what I do in this draft in the offensive tackle room. So I bring something totally different to the table and I think people notice that," he said. "People know that, but again, people will say whatever they want to say and all I have to say is put on the tape and watch me work." With the new attitude and culture head coach Dan Campbell is looking to establish, it is certain that Sewell's attitude and mentality will catch his attention. I like to play real physical," Sewell said. "I like to use my body type to my advantage and to really get up under peoples chin and to really showcase my mentality (that) Im coming off the ball every play with violent intentions and that nothing less is coming from that." Despite Sewell's obvious talents, Detroit should be looking to add as many draft picks as possible over the next few seasons -- not trading them away. Even though he would be an asset to any team that selects him, Detroit must simply hope he falls to them and general manager Brad Holmes should not trade up for the talented offensive lineman. Roundtable: Which Team Is Most Likely to Call the Lions to Trade Up for No. | Penei Sewell is widely considered the first offensive lineman that will be selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. Sewell has been climbing draft boards the past few weeks. The Detroit Lions should not trade up for the talented offensive lineman, according to ESPN NFL analyst Todd McShay. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/should-lions-trade-up-for-sewell | 0.356482 |
What can I do with wild garlic? | Christine, Winchester Any serious cooking turns wild garlic into green slurry, warns writer and gardener Mark Diacono. Pesto suits it well, because its only just warmed through by the heat of the pasta. So, faced with an abundance of the stuff, Christine needs dishes that require little or no cooking. Thankfully, eggs welcome that kind of thinking, especially scrambled. When youve got 15-20 seconds left of stirring, throw in shredded wild garlic and it will give itself in to the warmth of the eggs, says Diacono, whose new book Herb: A Cooks Companion is out this month. That way, youll keep the green freshness and garlickiness, too, which is lovely. Alternatively, toss shredded leaves into herby chopped eggs. While chives and tarragon may seem the obvious go-tos for eggs, Diacono suggests parsley: It works really well with wild garlic, especially if thrown into a mustardy mayonnaise to go with eggs on toast. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for the likes of risotto (shredded, then stirred in off the heat, Diacono says) and broths. Use it like spinach, says Robin Gill, chef-owner of Darbys, Bermondsey Larder and Sorella in London. For a simple, Japanese-style broth at home brown miso, boiling water, vegetables, maybe a bit of poached fish Ill drop in wild garlic at the end. It just elevates things. Succulent young leaves are good company for leafy salads, but make sure theyre cut small. About 7-8cm at the most, so you get this ping here and there, Diacono says. Its wonderful with some shredded mint, too. And keep the dressing simple: lemon juice, good olive oil, a touch of mustard, maybe some honey. You dont want to drive a bus over wild garlic. Gill turns a bounty of garlic into a better bit of butter. He folds equal amounts of chopped parsley and wild garlic into softened butter, seasons, then uses greaseproof paper to roll it into a cylinder. If youre cooking mushrooms, add a knob of the butter at the end, or drop in the pan when frying fish, he says. It also works well with lamb: Cook a rack or chop, rest, then turn on the grill and put a cylinder of butter on the eye of the meat, flash it under the grill, and the flavoured butter will ooze into the lamb. Youve also got the flowers and stalks to play with. The latter, Gill says, can be chopped and pickled: put 500ml water, 400ml vinegar and 100g sugar in a pan, bring to a boil, then pour over the stems in sterilised jars. Drain the pickled stems, fold through yoghurt and have it as an accompaniment to something spicy, like curries. Flowers, meanwhile, could live between sheets of filo to make a lid for, say, chicken pie. Brush a sheet with butter, scatter with flowers, top with another sheet, brush with more butter, then bake. Finally, after the flowers come seeds, which Gill packs in salt for a few hours, before rinsing and pickling. Youve then got wild garlic capers, he says. Theyre really nice in salads and sauces, and will be good for a year. | Christine, Winchester. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for risotto, risotto and broths. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/apr/06/what-can-i-do-with-wild-garlic-kitchen-aide | 0.329858 |
What can I do with wild garlic? | Christine, Winchester Any serious cooking turns wild garlic into green slurry, warns writer and gardener Mark Diacono. Pesto suits it well, because its only just warmed through by the heat of the pasta. So, faced with an abundance of the stuff, Christine needs dishes that require little or no cooking. Thankfully, eggs welcome that kind of thinking, especially scrambled. When youve got 15-20 seconds left of stirring, throw in shredded wild garlic and it will give itself in to the warmth of the eggs, says Diacono, whose new book Herb: A Cooks Companion is out this month. That way, youll keep the green freshness and garlickiness, too, which is lovely. Alternatively, toss shredded leaves into herby chopped eggs. While chives and tarragon may seem the obvious go-tos for eggs, Diacono suggests parsley: It works really well with wild garlic, especially if thrown into a mustardy mayonnaise to go with eggs on toast. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for the likes of risotto (shredded, then stirred in off the heat, Diacono says) and broths. Use it like spinach, says Robin Gill, chef-owner of Darbys, Bermondsey Larder and Sorella in London. For a simple, Japanese-style broth at home brown miso, boiling water, vegetables, maybe a bit of poached fish Ill drop in wild garlic at the end. It just elevates things. Succulent young leaves are good company for leafy salads, but make sure theyre cut small. About 7-8cm at the most, so you get this ping here and there, Diacono says. Its wonderful with some shredded mint, too. And keep the dressing simple: lemon juice, good olive oil, a touch of mustard, maybe some honey. You dont want to drive a bus over wild garlic. Gill turns a bounty of garlic into a better bit of butter. He folds equal amounts of chopped parsley and wild garlic into softened butter, seasons, then uses greaseproof paper to roll it into a cylinder. If youre cooking mushrooms, add a knob of the butter at the end, or drop in the pan when frying fish, he says. It also works well with lamb: Cook a rack or chop, rest, then turn on the grill and put a cylinder of butter on the eye of the meat, flash it under the grill, and the flavoured butter will ooze into the lamb. Youve also got the flowers and stalks to play with. The latter, Gill says, can be chopped and pickled: put 500ml water, 400ml vinegar and 100g sugar in a pan, bring to a boil, then pour over the stems in sterilised jars. Drain the pickled stems, fold through yoghurt and have it as an accompaniment to something spicy, like curries. Flowers, meanwhile, could live between sheets of filo to make a lid for, say, chicken pie. Brush a sheet with butter, scatter with flowers, top with another sheet, brush with more butter, then bake. Finally, after the flowers come seeds, which Gill packs in salt for a few hours, before rinsing and pickling. Youve then got wild garlic capers, he says. Theyre really nice in salads and sauces, and will be good for a year. | Mark Diacono's new book Herb: A Cooks Companion is out this month. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for the likes of risotto. Chef Robin Gill turns a bounty of garlic into a better bit of butter. | bart | 1 | https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/apr/06/what-can-i-do-with-wild-garlic-kitchen-aide | 0.32924 |
What can I do with wild garlic? | Christine, Winchester Any serious cooking turns wild garlic into green slurry, warns writer and gardener Mark Diacono. Pesto suits it well, because its only just warmed through by the heat of the pasta. So, faced with an abundance of the stuff, Christine needs dishes that require little or no cooking. Thankfully, eggs welcome that kind of thinking, especially scrambled. When youve got 15-20 seconds left of stirring, throw in shredded wild garlic and it will give itself in to the warmth of the eggs, says Diacono, whose new book Herb: A Cooks Companion is out this month. That way, youll keep the green freshness and garlickiness, too, which is lovely. Alternatively, toss shredded leaves into herby chopped eggs. While chives and tarragon may seem the obvious go-tos for eggs, Diacono suggests parsley: It works really well with wild garlic, especially if thrown into a mustardy mayonnaise to go with eggs on toast. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for the likes of risotto (shredded, then stirred in off the heat, Diacono says) and broths. Use it like spinach, says Robin Gill, chef-owner of Darbys, Bermondsey Larder and Sorella in London. For a simple, Japanese-style broth at home brown miso, boiling water, vegetables, maybe a bit of poached fish Ill drop in wild garlic at the end. It just elevates things. Succulent young leaves are good company for leafy salads, but make sure theyre cut small. About 7-8cm at the most, so you get this ping here and there, Diacono says. Its wonderful with some shredded mint, too. And keep the dressing simple: lemon juice, good olive oil, a touch of mustard, maybe some honey. You dont want to drive a bus over wild garlic. Gill turns a bounty of garlic into a better bit of butter. He folds equal amounts of chopped parsley and wild garlic into softened butter, seasons, then uses greaseproof paper to roll it into a cylinder. If youre cooking mushrooms, add a knob of the butter at the end, or drop in the pan when frying fish, he says. It also works well with lamb: Cook a rack or chop, rest, then turn on the grill and put a cylinder of butter on the eye of the meat, flash it under the grill, and the flavoured butter will ooze into the lamb. Youve also got the flowers and stalks to play with. The latter, Gill says, can be chopped and pickled: put 500ml water, 400ml vinegar and 100g sugar in a pan, bring to a boil, then pour over the stems in sterilised jars. Drain the pickled stems, fold through yoghurt and have it as an accompaniment to something spicy, like curries. Flowers, meanwhile, could live between sheets of filo to make a lid for, say, chicken pie. Brush a sheet with butter, scatter with flowers, top with another sheet, brush with more butter, then bake. Finally, after the flowers come seeds, which Gill packs in salt for a few hours, before rinsing and pickling. Youve then got wild garlic capers, he says. Theyre really nice in salads and sauces, and will be good for a year. | Mark Diacono's new book Herb: A Cooks Companion is out this month. Wild garlic makes a great finishing touch for the likes of risotto. Chef Robin Gill turns a bounty of garlic into a better bit of butter. Succulent young leaves are good company for leafy salads, but make sure theyre cut small. | bart | 2 | https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/apr/06/what-can-i-do-with-wild-garlic-kitchen-aide | 0.40281 |
What Can Wedding Bells Tell Us About Hotels After The Pandemic? | Wedding receptions are blooming in 2021. Anita Kan Love conquers all and may also help speed the recovery of the hotel business in the post pandemic environment. Hotels, along with other parts of the travel business, were among the real estate sectors most severely impacted by the shutdowns due to social distancing requirements during the pandemic. Many parts of both leisure and business travel may be slow to recover, but there is one area that is practically bursting to get back to business: weddings, and wedding receptions. Nearly half of all couples that had planned a wedding in 2020 either postponed the entire wedding until 2021 or later, or had a small ceremony but put off the reception to a later date, according to a recent survey by The Knot. in the months ahead. Wedding parties can drive a lot of business to hotels and resorts, including booking ballroom or outdoor event space, having food and beverage offered throughout the celebration, which often takes place over a couple of days, and of course the room reservations for the wedding party and guests. Wedding parties themselves are not a main driver of hotel earnings, but are a reasonable proxy for the return of other normal travel activities. Indeed, its not just weddings that are a source of post pandemic pent-up demand for events and travel that can spur a rebound in the hotel sector. Many other gatherings that were postponed during the pandemic may be rescheduled in the months ahead, from family get-togethers and college reunions, to visits with the grandchildren. The hotel business, to be sure, still has a long way to go to recover from the pandemic. Total spending on travelers accommodations declined 70.8% in the second quarter of 2020, to an annualized $80.5 billion, from a $275.4 billion annual rate one year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The start of the reopening of the economy allowed a partial rebound to $157.9 billion (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2020, but this is still 43.5% below its 2019 pre-pandemic peak. Spending on travelers' accommodations recovered partially from its initial plunge in spring 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nareit Business travel is likely to recover more slowly than leisure travel. Business transient travelers are high-margin customers, especially in major cities, and many hotels rely heavily on business travel. A survey by the Global Business Travel Association reports that total business travel expenditures in 2020 were 60% below the prior year and spending during the pandemic months of April through December were down nearly 80% from 2019. Executives anticipate a modest rise in 2021, with business travel spending expected to increase 21%, mostly in the second half of the year as vaccines ease concerns about infection. The shift to online business meetings, conferences, trade shows and conventions will remain a challenge to the recovery of business travel. The continuing rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 will allow some travel to resume in the months ahead, and most hotels have implemented careful cleaning procedures and touchless check-in to reassure travelers about safety. Some of the changes in business travel that took place during the pandemic may linger longer after infection rates subside, however, as firms have found that online meetings and conferences can save both time and money. A survey of business travelers by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that just 29% anticipate attending a business conference in the first half of 2021, while an additional 36% plan to resume attending conferences in the second half of the year, with the remainder expecting in-person conference attendance to wait until next year or later, if they return to in-person conferences at all. The Knickerbocker Hotel, Times Square, NYC ANITA KAN This divergence between the recovery of leisure travel and business travel is clear in the occupancy rates during different days of the week. Prior to the pandemic, overall hotel occupancy rates were comparable for mid-week stays, which include a large portion of business travelers, and on weekends, which are predominantly leisure travel. Occupancy rates for all days of the week fell sharply in March and April of 2020, but travel by essential workers kept mid-week travel, as measured by occupancy rates on Wednesdays, a bit higher than on Saturdays, according to data from AHLA. As the economy began to reopen, however, weekend occupancy rates rebounded much more rapidly than mid-week, indicating that leisure travel is recovering faster while business travelers are slower to get back on the road. Financial markets are also seeing a brighter future for the hotel and travel business than they had feared during the initial months of the pandemic. One measure of this shift in sentiment is the stock market returns of Lodging/resort REITs since the announcement of positive test results for vaccines against COVID-19 early last November. Total returns (capital gains plus dividends) from November 2020 through the end of March 2021 have been an eye-popping 81.4% for Lodging/resort REITs. For comparison, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return of 22.3% over this period, and the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index a return of 21.2%. (Full disclosure, I am senior economist at Nareit, the trade association representing REITs and public real estate.) Lodging/resort REITs have fully recovered their losses from the early months of the pandemic, and the improvements in the fundamentals for leisure and business travel are encouraging for future gains as the economy and the wedding business gets back to normal. | Wedding parties can drive a lot of business to hotels and resorts, including booking ballroom or outdoor event space, having food and beverage offered throughout the celebration and of course the room reservations for the wedding party and guests. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/calvinschnure/2021/04/06/what-can-wedding-bells-tell-us-about-hotels-after-the-pandemic/ | 0.109965 |
What Can Wedding Bells Tell Us About Hotels After The Pandemic? | Wedding receptions are blooming in 2021. Anita Kan Love conquers all and may also help speed the recovery of the hotel business in the post pandemic environment. Hotels, along with other parts of the travel business, were among the real estate sectors most severely impacted by the shutdowns due to social distancing requirements during the pandemic. Many parts of both leisure and business travel may be slow to recover, but there is one area that is practically bursting to get back to business: weddings, and wedding receptions. Nearly half of all couples that had planned a wedding in 2020 either postponed the entire wedding until 2021 or later, or had a small ceremony but put off the reception to a later date, according to a recent survey by The Knot. in the months ahead. Wedding parties can drive a lot of business to hotels and resorts, including booking ballroom or outdoor event space, having food and beverage offered throughout the celebration, which often takes place over a couple of days, and of course the room reservations for the wedding party and guests. Wedding parties themselves are not a main driver of hotel earnings, but are a reasonable proxy for the return of other normal travel activities. Indeed, its not just weddings that are a source of post pandemic pent-up demand for events and travel that can spur a rebound in the hotel sector. Many other gatherings that were postponed during the pandemic may be rescheduled in the months ahead, from family get-togethers and college reunions, to visits with the grandchildren. The hotel business, to be sure, still has a long way to go to recover from the pandemic. Total spending on travelers accommodations declined 70.8% in the second quarter of 2020, to an annualized $80.5 billion, from a $275.4 billion annual rate one year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The start of the reopening of the economy allowed a partial rebound to $157.9 billion (annualized) in the fourth quarter of 2020, but this is still 43.5% below its 2019 pre-pandemic peak. Spending on travelers' accommodations recovered partially from its initial plunge in spring 2020. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Nareit Business travel is likely to recover more slowly than leisure travel. Business transient travelers are high-margin customers, especially in major cities, and many hotels rely heavily on business travel. A survey by the Global Business Travel Association reports that total business travel expenditures in 2020 were 60% below the prior year and spending during the pandemic months of April through December were down nearly 80% from 2019. Executives anticipate a modest rise in 2021, with business travel spending expected to increase 21%, mostly in the second half of the year as vaccines ease concerns about infection. The shift to online business meetings, conferences, trade shows and conventions will remain a challenge to the recovery of business travel. The continuing rollout of vaccines against COVID-19 will allow some travel to resume in the months ahead, and most hotels have implemented careful cleaning procedures and touchless check-in to reassure travelers about safety. Some of the changes in business travel that took place during the pandemic may linger longer after infection rates subside, however, as firms have found that online meetings and conferences can save both time and money. A survey of business travelers by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that just 29% anticipate attending a business conference in the first half of 2021, while an additional 36% plan to resume attending conferences in the second half of the year, with the remainder expecting in-person conference attendance to wait until next year or later, if they return to in-person conferences at all. The Knickerbocker Hotel, Times Square, NYC ANITA KAN This divergence between the recovery of leisure travel and business travel is clear in the occupancy rates during different days of the week. Prior to the pandemic, overall hotel occupancy rates were comparable for mid-week stays, which include a large portion of business travelers, and on weekends, which are predominantly leisure travel. Occupancy rates for all days of the week fell sharply in March and April of 2020, but travel by essential workers kept mid-week travel, as measured by occupancy rates on Wednesdays, a bit higher than on Saturdays, according to data from AHLA. As the economy began to reopen, however, weekend occupancy rates rebounded much more rapidly than mid-week, indicating that leisure travel is recovering faster while business travelers are slower to get back on the road. Financial markets are also seeing a brighter future for the hotel and travel business than they had feared during the initial months of the pandemic. One measure of this shift in sentiment is the stock market returns of Lodging/resort REITs since the announcement of positive test results for vaccines against COVID-19 early last November. Total returns (capital gains plus dividends) from November 2020 through the end of March 2021 have been an eye-popping 81.4% for Lodging/resort REITs. For comparison, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return of 22.3% over this period, and the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index a return of 21.2%. (Full disclosure, I am senior economist at Nareit, the trade association representing REITs and public real estate.) Lodging/resort REITs have fully recovered their losses from the early months of the pandemic, and the improvements in the fundamentals for leisure and business travel are encouraging for future gains as the economy and the wedding business gets back to normal. | Wedding parties can drive a lot of business to hotels and resorts, including booking ballroom or outdoor event space, having food and beverage offered throughout the celebration, and of course the room reservations for the wedding party and guests. The hotel business, to be sure, still has a long way to go to recover from the pandemic. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/calvinschnure/2021/04/06/what-can-wedding-bells-tell-us-about-hotels-after-the-pandemic/ | 0.291113 |
What Makes A Brand Sustainable? | Zaheer Dodhia, CEO of Logo Design, is an entrepreneur whos launched multiple startups including ZillionDesigns, 2ndBazaar, and PCStore. getty Longevity, in the world of business, is something of a hat trick. The needs of customers change overnight, it seems, and as a result, brands come and go just as quickly. Watching from the vantage point of CEO of Logo Design and, at times, being closely involved its not hard for me to pinpoint what some brands do wrong and discern why they dont last. Whats harder, though, is figuring out what sustainable brands are doing right. The common thought is that sustainability is a buzzword arising from the green movement that has taken over almost every market. But in terms of branding, its broader than that. Sustainability involves building your brand with marketing, branding and producing practices that are geared toward the long term. In my experience, this can be narrowed down to three vital components. The first key point for building a truly sustainable brand is the motivation behind it. And not just that a motivation must exist, but the degree and depth to which that motivation functions. In short, the drive. Sustainability in the eco-friendly sense is a common term. Its increasingly searched for by conscientious customers, though it has by no means reached its full potential. Recent research suggests that about 46% of consumers are more likely to invest in eco-friendly, sustainably made products. Its important to note, however, that consumers are drawn to authenticity. If a brand that markets itself a certain way proves false to its claims, the backlash is often significant, even seriously damaging. There goes the longevity! A well-known example of this was seen a few years ago with Volkswagen and its diesel cars that were equipped with cheating mechanisms to score better on emissions testing. The brand was marketing the product as environmentally clean, but it turned out not to be true, and Volkswagen was required to offer more than $11 billion to consumers as compensation. Not to mention the damage that the brands reputation took as a whole. The lesson here is that while sustainability is a valuable marketing tool, it shouldnt just be treated as a buzzword to boost the brand unless you can really back it up. Consumers will figure it out every time. The drive to create and sustain your brand is a necessary component for true resiliency the ability to overcome challenges that will inevitably occur. And a resilient brand is a sustainable brand, largely through the application of adaptability, which is what I want to discuss next. Adaptability Adaptability is a vital component, especially these days when the switch to digital marketing and management has never been more obvious. As we make our way through the year-plus-long pandemic and contemplate the future of branding and marketing, its easy to be overwhelmed at the sheer number of possibilities. The exact questions youre facing depend on your brand and the market you serve, but it all boils down to the same important component: adaptability. This is true both from a marketing and branding standpoint and for the goal of total brand sustainability. During the pandemic, weve seen a significant rise in sales of particular items: household items, sure, but also home entertainment, fitness equipment and baking goods. The demand might drop. Or your budget might change. Or new initiatives and products could steal the focus. For a long-term business plan to work, rather than fly-by-night capitalization on current needs, it is vital to build a sustainable brand. Based on what Ive seen, Walmart, Cargill, General Mills and Danone are among brands that adapted and are going with the flow of sustainability. The possibilities are endless, and adaptability is a lifesaver for a future-focused brand. Connectivity The final component that makes a brand really sustainable from every aspect is how well it connects with its customers, market, employees and needs. Making connections with your customers, and sustaining them through targeted marketing and excellent customer service, is a linchpin for building and expanding a brand successfully. For a brand to thrive, it needs to form emotional connections and build loyalty with its consumers. Amazon does this through its Climate Pledge Friendly initiative, listening to its customers and acting on what it learns. More recently, the push in marketing has been geared toward social media, with more people looking to social media accounts to connect with and learn about brands. Building a reputable online presence and maintaining connections isnt just good customer service; its a sustainability practice that will keep your company in the public eye. As far as connecting with employees and the needs of the company itself, these are keys to longevity. Educate and enthuse your employees through employee branding an employee who knows what theyre talking about and cares about the business is going to make a much better impression on an interested consumer. Proving that you value your employees, too, keeps your company running more smoothly and reduces turnover, both of which may boost longevity within the brand. Its more than just a marketing tactic. Its more than just bringing in new customers. Its about building your company around true values that align with those of your target audience and promoting adaptability, goal-setting and a forward focus that will help your brand to truly last. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. | Zaheer Dodhia: Sustainability is a buzzword arising from the green movement. He says sustainability involves building your brand with marketing, branding and producing practices that are geared toward the long term. | bart | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/06/what-makes-a-brand-sustainable/ | 0.153432 |
What Makes A Brand Sustainable? | Zaheer Dodhia, CEO of Logo Design, is an entrepreneur whos launched multiple startups including ZillionDesigns, 2ndBazaar, and PCStore. getty Longevity, in the world of business, is something of a hat trick. The needs of customers change overnight, it seems, and as a result, brands come and go just as quickly. Watching from the vantage point of CEO of Logo Design and, at times, being closely involved its not hard for me to pinpoint what some brands do wrong and discern why they dont last. Whats harder, though, is figuring out what sustainable brands are doing right. The common thought is that sustainability is a buzzword arising from the green movement that has taken over almost every market. But in terms of branding, its broader than that. Sustainability involves building your brand with marketing, branding and producing practices that are geared toward the long term. In my experience, this can be narrowed down to three vital components. The first key point for building a truly sustainable brand is the motivation behind it. And not just that a motivation must exist, but the degree and depth to which that motivation functions. In short, the drive. Sustainability in the eco-friendly sense is a common term. Its increasingly searched for by conscientious customers, though it has by no means reached its full potential. Recent research suggests that about 46% of consumers are more likely to invest in eco-friendly, sustainably made products. Its important to note, however, that consumers are drawn to authenticity. If a brand that markets itself a certain way proves false to its claims, the backlash is often significant, even seriously damaging. There goes the longevity! A well-known example of this was seen a few years ago with Volkswagen and its diesel cars that were equipped with cheating mechanisms to score better on emissions testing. The brand was marketing the product as environmentally clean, but it turned out not to be true, and Volkswagen was required to offer more than $11 billion to consumers as compensation. Not to mention the damage that the brands reputation took as a whole. The lesson here is that while sustainability is a valuable marketing tool, it shouldnt just be treated as a buzzword to boost the brand unless you can really back it up. Consumers will figure it out every time. The drive to create and sustain your brand is a necessary component for true resiliency the ability to overcome challenges that will inevitably occur. And a resilient brand is a sustainable brand, largely through the application of adaptability, which is what I want to discuss next. Adaptability Adaptability is a vital component, especially these days when the switch to digital marketing and management has never been more obvious. As we make our way through the year-plus-long pandemic and contemplate the future of branding and marketing, its easy to be overwhelmed at the sheer number of possibilities. The exact questions youre facing depend on your brand and the market you serve, but it all boils down to the same important component: adaptability. This is true both from a marketing and branding standpoint and for the goal of total brand sustainability. During the pandemic, weve seen a significant rise in sales of particular items: household items, sure, but also home entertainment, fitness equipment and baking goods. The demand might drop. Or your budget might change. Or new initiatives and products could steal the focus. For a long-term business plan to work, rather than fly-by-night capitalization on current needs, it is vital to build a sustainable brand. Based on what Ive seen, Walmart, Cargill, General Mills and Danone are among brands that adapted and are going with the flow of sustainability. The possibilities are endless, and adaptability is a lifesaver for a future-focused brand. Connectivity The final component that makes a brand really sustainable from every aspect is how well it connects with its customers, market, employees and needs. Making connections with your customers, and sustaining them through targeted marketing and excellent customer service, is a linchpin for building and expanding a brand successfully. For a brand to thrive, it needs to form emotional connections and build loyalty with its consumers. Amazon does this through its Climate Pledge Friendly initiative, listening to its customers and acting on what it learns. More recently, the push in marketing has been geared toward social media, with more people looking to social media accounts to connect with and learn about brands. Building a reputable online presence and maintaining connections isnt just good customer service; its a sustainability practice that will keep your company in the public eye. As far as connecting with employees and the needs of the company itself, these are keys to longevity. Educate and enthuse your employees through employee branding an employee who knows what theyre talking about and cares about the business is going to make a much better impression on an interested consumer. Proving that you value your employees, too, keeps your company running more smoothly and reduces turnover, both of which may boost longevity within the brand. Its more than just a marketing tactic. Its more than just bringing in new customers. Its about building your company around true values that align with those of your target audience and promoting adaptability, goal-setting and a forward focus that will help your brand to truly last. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. | Zaheer Dodhia: Sustainability is a buzzword arising from the green movement. He says sustainability involves building your brand with marketing, branding and producing practices that are geared toward the long term. The drive to create and sustain your brand is a necessary component for true resiliency, he says. | bart | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/06/what-makes-a-brand-sustainable/ | 0.206692 |
Can Data Be A Liability For The Business? | Founder and Managing Principal of DBP Institute. I consult companies on how to transform technology and data into a valuable business asset. Getty Today, almost every organization is trying to leverage data for improving its business performance using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques. Fundamentally, data has the potential to improve the company's revenue, reduce expenses and mitigate risk. While data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results, it has some serious limitations and can become a huge liability if not managed well. There are four common scenarios: Collecting data without a defined business purpose will result in huge data volumes, ultimately resulting in increased data management complexity and cost. In 2018, according to Deloitte, the average IT spending in a company was 3.3% of the top line and trending upwards at an average of 49% every year. One important reason attributed to these increased IT expenses is the processing of huge data volumes. In addition, if the data is captured without a defined purpose, it will remain unused. Forrester found that between 60% and 73% of data in a company is never used strategically, and research by Carnegie Mellon University (via Forbes) has found that 90% of the data in an organization is "dark data." Data takes up vast amounts of energy to store, secure and process, resulting in an increase in the carbon footprint for the business. This makes it less attractive for investors considering their growing interest in ESG commitments these days. In 2018, data centers consumed roughly 1% of total global electricity. By 2025, according to Swedish researcher Anders Andrae (via The Guardian), the energy consumption of data centers is set to account for 3.2% of the total worldwide carbon emissions and consume 20% of global electricity. Cybercriminals are drawn to organizations that have large volumes of data. Many cyber crimes and data breaches in the last few years are associated with organizations that have large databases. These cybercriminals do not care whether or not the data is dark data and acquire all the data they can get their hands on. Following its 2017 data breach, Equifax spent $1.4 billion on modifying its technology infrastructure. Managing data also entails privacy compliance. As Fortune noted, Facebook lost $35 billion in market value following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. In addition, the scandal resulted in the permanent closure of Cambridge Analytica. While it was data that was responsible for the success and growth of Cambridge Analytica, it was the same data that resulted in the collapse and ultimate closure of Cambridge Analytica. Below are three key recommended strategies for business enterprises to transform a valuable resource like data into a business asset. 1. Data management should be purpose-driven. Fundamentally, data is used for three main purposes in business: (a) operations to serve its stakeholders, (b) compliance with industry standards, security policies and government laws and regulations, and (c) derive insights for decision-making. If the data captured does not clearly associate itself with one or more of the above three purposes, there is a good chance that the data will eventually become dark data or unused data, consuming valuable business resources and providing little or no value. 2. Data should be structured. According to an article published by CIO, over 80% of business data is documents, audio, video, images and more. These data elements are unstructured (i.e., they do not have a predefined data model and data type). When data has the right structure, it enables efficient data access and processing. From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric). The data type is important because it holds the key in analytics in facilitating the selection of the right statistical technique for insight derivation. In other words, structuring the data enhances its utility. For example, in predictive analytics, if the response data type is numeric in nature, linear regression is the preferred technique. However, if the response data type is nominal or categorical in nature, the recommended predictive analytics technique to be applied will be logistics regression. 3. Data should be nonsubstitutable. Businesses always look for resources that are cheaper to procure, faster to deploy and reliable to consume. From the analytics point of view, insights can be derived from intuition or data. If the data and analytics literacy in the company is low, intuition precedes data as the main option for deriving insights. While intuition has some advantages, what is needed in today's VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) business environment is deriving insights holistically by combining both intuition and data. Overall, data is a valuable resource and has the potential to become a valuable asset for business enterprises. However, just capturing and storing data does not make data a valuable enterprise asset nor does it make a company data-driven. Data is a business asset only when it is consciously captured and deliberately managed; if not, data can become a huge liability that threatens the very existence of the firm. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. | Data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results, but it has some serious limitations and can become a huge liability if not managed well. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/04/06/can-data-be-a-liability-for-the-business/ | 0.572108 |
Can Data Be A Liability For The Business? | Founder and Managing Principal of DBP Institute. I consult companies on how to transform technology and data into a valuable business asset. Getty Today, almost every organization is trying to leverage data for improving its business performance using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques. Fundamentally, data has the potential to improve the company's revenue, reduce expenses and mitigate risk. While data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results, it has some serious limitations and can become a huge liability if not managed well. There are four common scenarios: Collecting data without a defined business purpose will result in huge data volumes, ultimately resulting in increased data management complexity and cost. In 2018, according to Deloitte, the average IT spending in a company was 3.3% of the top line and trending upwards at an average of 49% every year. One important reason attributed to these increased IT expenses is the processing of huge data volumes. In addition, if the data is captured without a defined purpose, it will remain unused. Forrester found that between 60% and 73% of data in a company is never used strategically, and research by Carnegie Mellon University (via Forbes) has found that 90% of the data in an organization is "dark data." Data takes up vast amounts of energy to store, secure and process, resulting in an increase in the carbon footprint for the business. This makes it less attractive for investors considering their growing interest in ESG commitments these days. In 2018, data centers consumed roughly 1% of total global electricity. By 2025, according to Swedish researcher Anders Andrae (via The Guardian), the energy consumption of data centers is set to account for 3.2% of the total worldwide carbon emissions and consume 20% of global electricity. Cybercriminals are drawn to organizations that have large volumes of data. Many cyber crimes and data breaches in the last few years are associated with organizations that have large databases. These cybercriminals do not care whether or not the data is dark data and acquire all the data they can get their hands on. Following its 2017 data breach, Equifax spent $1.4 billion on modifying its technology infrastructure. Managing data also entails privacy compliance. As Fortune noted, Facebook lost $35 billion in market value following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. In addition, the scandal resulted in the permanent closure of Cambridge Analytica. While it was data that was responsible for the success and growth of Cambridge Analytica, it was the same data that resulted in the collapse and ultimate closure of Cambridge Analytica. Below are three key recommended strategies for business enterprises to transform a valuable resource like data into a business asset. 1. Data management should be purpose-driven. Fundamentally, data is used for three main purposes in business: (a) operations to serve its stakeholders, (b) compliance with industry standards, security policies and government laws and regulations, and (c) derive insights for decision-making. If the data captured does not clearly associate itself with one or more of the above three purposes, there is a good chance that the data will eventually become dark data or unused data, consuming valuable business resources and providing little or no value. 2. Data should be structured. According to an article published by CIO, over 80% of business data is documents, audio, video, images and more. These data elements are unstructured (i.e., they do not have a predefined data model and data type). When data has the right structure, it enables efficient data access and processing. From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric). The data type is important because it holds the key in analytics in facilitating the selection of the right statistical technique for insight derivation. In other words, structuring the data enhances its utility. For example, in predictive analytics, if the response data type is numeric in nature, linear regression is the preferred technique. However, if the response data type is nominal or categorical in nature, the recommended predictive analytics technique to be applied will be logistics regression. 3. Data should be nonsubstitutable. Businesses always look for resources that are cheaper to procure, faster to deploy and reliable to consume. From the analytics point of view, insights can be derived from intuition or data. If the data and analytics literacy in the company is low, intuition precedes data as the main option for deriving insights. While intuition has some advantages, what is needed in today's VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) business environment is deriving insights holistically by combining both intuition and data. Overall, data is a valuable resource and has the potential to become a valuable asset for business enterprises. However, just capturing and storing data does not make data a valuable enterprise asset nor does it make a company data-driven. Data is a business asset only when it is consciously captured and deliberately managed; if not, data can become a huge liability that threatens the very existence of the firm. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. | Data has the potential to improve the company's revenue, reduce expenses and mitigate risk. Data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results. But data can become a huge liability if not managed well. | bart | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/04/06/can-data-be-a-liability-for-the-business/ | 0.543803 |
Can Data Be A Liability For The Business? | Founder and Managing Principal of DBP Institute. I consult companies on how to transform technology and data into a valuable business asset. Getty Today, almost every organization is trying to leverage data for improving its business performance using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques. Fundamentally, data has the potential to improve the company's revenue, reduce expenses and mitigate risk. While data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results, it has some serious limitations and can become a huge liability if not managed well. There are four common scenarios: Collecting data without a defined business purpose will result in huge data volumes, ultimately resulting in increased data management complexity and cost. In 2018, according to Deloitte, the average IT spending in a company was 3.3% of the top line and trending upwards at an average of 49% every year. One important reason attributed to these increased IT expenses is the processing of huge data volumes. In addition, if the data is captured without a defined purpose, it will remain unused. Forrester found that between 60% and 73% of data in a company is never used strategically, and research by Carnegie Mellon University (via Forbes) has found that 90% of the data in an organization is "dark data." Data takes up vast amounts of energy to store, secure and process, resulting in an increase in the carbon footprint for the business. This makes it less attractive for investors considering their growing interest in ESG commitments these days. In 2018, data centers consumed roughly 1% of total global electricity. By 2025, according to Swedish researcher Anders Andrae (via The Guardian), the energy consumption of data centers is set to account for 3.2% of the total worldwide carbon emissions and consume 20% of global electricity. Cybercriminals are drawn to organizations that have large volumes of data. Many cyber crimes and data breaches in the last few years are associated with organizations that have large databases. These cybercriminals do not care whether or not the data is dark data and acquire all the data they can get their hands on. Following its 2017 data breach, Equifax spent $1.4 billion on modifying its technology infrastructure. Managing data also entails privacy compliance. As Fortune noted, Facebook lost $35 billion in market value following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. In addition, the scandal resulted in the permanent closure of Cambridge Analytica. While it was data that was responsible for the success and growth of Cambridge Analytica, it was the same data that resulted in the collapse and ultimate closure of Cambridge Analytica. Below are three key recommended strategies for business enterprises to transform a valuable resource like data into a business asset. 1. Data management should be purpose-driven. Fundamentally, data is used for three main purposes in business: (a) operations to serve its stakeholders, (b) compliance with industry standards, security policies and government laws and regulations, and (c) derive insights for decision-making. If the data captured does not clearly associate itself with one or more of the above three purposes, there is a good chance that the data will eventually become dark data or unused data, consuming valuable business resources and providing little or no value. 2. Data should be structured. According to an article published by CIO, over 80% of business data is documents, audio, video, images and more. These data elements are unstructured (i.e., they do not have a predefined data model and data type). When data has the right structure, it enables efficient data access and processing. From the insight derivation or analytics perspective, the structure provides the right data type (i.e., nominal, ordinal or numeric). The data type is important because it holds the key in analytics in facilitating the selection of the right statistical technique for insight derivation. In other words, structuring the data enhances its utility. For example, in predictive analytics, if the response data type is numeric in nature, linear regression is the preferred technique. However, if the response data type is nominal or categorical in nature, the recommended predictive analytics technique to be applied will be logistics regression. 3. Data should be nonsubstitutable. Businesses always look for resources that are cheaper to procure, faster to deploy and reliable to consume. From the analytics point of view, insights can be derived from intuition or data. If the data and analytics literacy in the company is low, intuition precedes data as the main option for deriving insights. While intuition has some advantages, what is needed in today's VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) business environment is deriving insights holistically by combining both intuition and data. Overall, data is a valuable resource and has the potential to become a valuable asset for business enterprises. However, just capturing and storing data does not make data a valuable enterprise asset nor does it make a company data-driven. Data is a business asset only when it is consciously captured and deliberately managed; if not, data can become a huge liability that threatens the very existence of the firm. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. | Data can be a valuable business asset by offering tangible business results, but it has some serious limitations and can become a huge liability if not managed well. Forrester found that between 60% and 73% of data in a company is never used strategically. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/04/06/can-data-be-a-liability-for-the-business/ | 0.621714 |
Whats The Matter With Germany? | Germany, the worlds fourth-largest economy and the most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S., a partnership that was critical in winning the Cold War against the once formidable Soviet Union. This is good news for China and Vladimir Putins Russia. 06 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and the Baltic Pipe from Denmark to Poland are stored at the port of Mukran on the island of Rgen. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is apparently planning to use a state-owned foundation to ensure the completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline. (Photo by Jens Bttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Under its long-serving chancellor, Angela Merkel, Germany is going all-out to ensure the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will enormously increase Europes dependence on Russian natural gas, even though Putin has never hesitated to use the fuel as a political weapon. A far sounder, more sensible alternative for Berlin would be to import more U.S. natural gas, which we have in abundance. Germany should also beef up its mangy military as a means of countering Moscows ambitions to pry Europe from Washington. Unlike Sweden, which is dramatically increasing the strength of its military because of Russias aggressive moves, Germany has been more hesitant. Intense pressure from the Trump administration got Berlin to boost military outlays. But German reluctance remains significant, and efforts may flag if President Biden doesnt continue Trump-like goading. Another recent move that bodes ill is Germanys pushing through a China-EU investment deal that Beijing sees as a way to loosen U.S.-European ties. Germany, so far, has refused to work closely with Washington to keep strategic technologies from getting into the hands of Beijing, a contrast to its approach regarding the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Germany takes this tack even as China engages in major human-rights abuses and continues its highly aggressive foreign policy, such as moving to dominate the South China Sea, a critical international waterway. Instead, Chancellor Merkel seems intent on keeping Germany at some distance from Washington and Beijing. During the Cold War, despite occasional differences, the NATO alliancewith Germany and the U.S. at its coreheld fast. A critical example was how closely the two countries worked together to counter Moscows attempts at blackmailing Germany into loosening its transatlantic ties by threatening it with intermediate-range nuclear missiles in the late 1970s. Despite fierce pressure from Moscowincluding whipping up domestic oppositionGermany, under the redoubtable Chancellor Helmut Kohl, agreed to our stationing missiles on its soil. The Russian move failed, a crucial factor in the Wests winning the Cold War. The Biden administration has a big job in getting Germany to realize that close cooperation between our two countries in all areas remains absolutely crucial to preserving democracy and the free worlds security in the face of growing pressures from China and Russia. | Germany seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S. This is good news for China and Vladimir Putin's Russia. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/04/06/whats-the-matter-with-germany/ | 0.184454 |
Whats The Matter With Germany? | Germany, the worlds fourth-largest economy and the most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S., a partnership that was critical in winning the Cold War against the once formidable Soviet Union. This is good news for China and Vladimir Putins Russia. 06 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and the Baltic Pipe from Denmark to Poland are stored at the port of Mukran on the island of Rgen. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is apparently planning to use a state-owned foundation to ensure the completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline. (Photo by Jens Bttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Under its long-serving chancellor, Angela Merkel, Germany is going all-out to ensure the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will enormously increase Europes dependence on Russian natural gas, even though Putin has never hesitated to use the fuel as a political weapon. A far sounder, more sensible alternative for Berlin would be to import more U.S. natural gas, which we have in abundance. Germany should also beef up its mangy military as a means of countering Moscows ambitions to pry Europe from Washington. Unlike Sweden, which is dramatically increasing the strength of its military because of Russias aggressive moves, Germany has been more hesitant. Intense pressure from the Trump administration got Berlin to boost military outlays. But German reluctance remains significant, and efforts may flag if President Biden doesnt continue Trump-like goading. Another recent move that bodes ill is Germanys pushing through a China-EU investment deal that Beijing sees as a way to loosen U.S.-European ties. Germany, so far, has refused to work closely with Washington to keep strategic technologies from getting into the hands of Beijing, a contrast to its approach regarding the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Germany takes this tack even as China engages in major human-rights abuses and continues its highly aggressive foreign policy, such as moving to dominate the South China Sea, a critical international waterway. Instead, Chancellor Merkel seems intent on keeping Germany at some distance from Washington and Beijing. During the Cold War, despite occasional differences, the NATO alliancewith Germany and the U.S. at its coreheld fast. A critical example was how closely the two countries worked together to counter Moscows attempts at blackmailing Germany into loosening its transatlantic ties by threatening it with intermediate-range nuclear missiles in the late 1970s. Despite fierce pressure from Moscowincluding whipping up domestic oppositionGermany, under the redoubtable Chancellor Helmut Kohl, agreed to our stationing missiles on its soil. The Russian move failed, a crucial factor in the Wests winning the Cold War. The Biden administration has a big job in getting Germany to realize that close cooperation between our two countries in all areas remains absolutely crucial to preserving democracy and the free worlds security in the face of growing pressures from China and Russia. | Germany seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S., a partnership that was critical in winning the Cold War against the Soviet Union. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/04/06/whats-the-matter-with-germany/ | 0.149234 |
Whats The Matter With Germany? | Germany, the worlds fourth-largest economy and the most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S., a partnership that was critical in winning the Cold War against the once formidable Soviet Union. This is good news for China and Vladimir Putins Russia. 06 January 2021, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Sassnitz-Mukran: Pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and the Baltic Pipe from Denmark to Poland are stored at the port of Mukran on the island of Rgen. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is apparently planning to use a state-owned foundation to ensure the completion of the controversial Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline. (Photo by Jens Bttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Under its long-serving chancellor, Angela Merkel, Germany is going all-out to ensure the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will enormously increase Europes dependence on Russian natural gas, even though Putin has never hesitated to use the fuel as a political weapon. A far sounder, more sensible alternative for Berlin would be to import more U.S. natural gas, which we have in abundance. Germany should also beef up its mangy military as a means of countering Moscows ambitions to pry Europe from Washington. Unlike Sweden, which is dramatically increasing the strength of its military because of Russias aggressive moves, Germany has been more hesitant. Intense pressure from the Trump administration got Berlin to boost military outlays. But German reluctance remains significant, and efforts may flag if President Biden doesnt continue Trump-like goading. Another recent move that bodes ill is Germanys pushing through a China-EU investment deal that Beijing sees as a way to loosen U.S.-European ties. Germany, so far, has refused to work closely with Washington to keep strategic technologies from getting into the hands of Beijing, a contrast to its approach regarding the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Germany takes this tack even as China engages in major human-rights abuses and continues its highly aggressive foreign policy, such as moving to dominate the South China Sea, a critical international waterway. Instead, Chancellor Merkel seems intent on keeping Germany at some distance from Washington and Beijing. During the Cold War, despite occasional differences, the NATO alliancewith Germany and the U.S. at its coreheld fast. A critical example was how closely the two countries worked together to counter Moscows attempts at blackmailing Germany into loosening its transatlantic ties by threatening it with intermediate-range nuclear missiles in the late 1970s. Despite fierce pressure from Moscowincluding whipping up domestic oppositionGermany, under the redoubtable Chancellor Helmut Kohl, agreed to our stationing missiles on its soil. The Russian move failed, a crucial factor in the Wests winning the Cold War. The Biden administration has a big job in getting Germany to realize that close cooperation between our two countries in all areas remains absolutely crucial to preserving democracy and the free worlds security in the face of growing pressures from China and Russia. | Germany seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S. This is good news for China and Vladimir Putin's Russia. Under its chancellor, Angela Merkel, Germany is going all-out to ensure the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2021/04/06/whats-the-matter-with-germany/ | 0.177851 |
How Will Retailers Thrive In A Post-Covid World? | 09 March 2021, Berlin: A QR code is scanned in front of the entrance to the fashion boutique ... [+] NewYorker at Alexanderplatz. Customers who want to enter the store must register in advance for an appointment. This time last year, businesses were shutting down and many were unsure of Covids impact on the 2020 holiday season and beyond. These massive retail shutdowns devastated big and small cities. 2020 was a year of quick pivots and many experiments for brands. Everyone redistributed their teams and quickly expanded their digital touch points and customer services strategies. These quick pivots have proven to be costly additions, as retailers are now expected to fully invest in those strategies in a post-pandemic world. Now that people are starting to feel safe to go out again and international travel is resuming, we have to wonder how businesses will adapt. Strategy Meets Data All signs point to e-commerce. Shopify reported in 2020 that over 150 million new shoppers migrated online in the past year, with 79% of consumers indicating they plan to continue shopping online. The US Department of Commerce also reported that in just three months, they had seen ten years of online retail growth. These indicators point towards a massive global increase in revenue opportunities online. At the same time, those who entered the market fresh were met with unprecedented competition to capture the online audience. This led to increased customer acquisition costs and a need to differentiate product offerings and added services. Retailers were also introduced to a new customer, a panicked customer that had a rapidly changing lifestyle with a new hierarchy of needs. After all, COVID was a crisis that affected many people in a way they never had thought would be possible. The answer was through implementing consumer-centric transformation: meeting their customers where they were and solving their new struggles. These lines of questioning around the struggles of a life in quarantine pushed innovation around category and product development, and how we were to serve and communicate to customers. Customers were shifting towards wellness. Areas such as CBD (making almost $1.2 billion in sales in 2020 compared to $845 million in 2019), loungewear, outdoor, fitness, home goods and self-care all saw sales increase last year. While most categories were struggling in the apparel market to comp last years sales, areas like sleepwear and loungewear are on track to grow to by $19.5 billion by 2024, thanks to 2020s boost. The wellness industrys largest market share, personal care, beauty and anti-aging, also had a large $1.1 trillion market share in 2020. Connectivity was paramount. Time spent on cell phones and computers drastically increased as Zoom meetings were suddenly the new norm (users skyrocketed from 10 million in 2019 to over 300 million in 2020.) Those who were quick to adopt new digital strategies found themselves launching aggressive text message marketing campaigns. While stores were shut down in 2020, a new model of customer and experience was brewing. This new, evolved version of in-store retail revolved around elevated customer service. Customers grew to expect a more personalized experience, including appointment-only shopping or shopping parties, digital try-ons, Zoom stylist meetings and more. And as stores have reopened their doors, customers have flocked back to physical spaces, not only enjoying the in-person experience of shopping but also expecting a more heightened one. Continuing the trends of specialized or personalized shopping and merging digital strategies like SMS marketing to a loyalty program is just one of the ways in which we are seeing retailers adapt. Ron Thurston, author of Retail Pride, The Guide to Celebrating Your Accidental Career, says it best: Customers have limited time and multiple options. If you want them to choose you, you need to provide them with a consistent, positive customer experience. Youre not going to do that by treating them like a dollar sign and pitching a product or service relentlessly. Listen, Pivot, Adapt Brands that sustained throughout 2020 and are on track to thrive in 2021 and beyond are ones that have taken steps to make the in-store experience an enjoyable (and safe) one. David Benavides of Rhone Apparel sums it up as a three-pronged approach: Employees first, valuing customers over transactions, and creating a personal experience for shoppers. A lot of customers are coming off of being furloughed and so are cautious about where to spend their money. Weve created a personal experience and given them an educational tour of the brand to put them at ease. Backend data only tells you what was bought and when, but it doesnt tell you the why. Talking to customers directly lets you get a better understanding of why they are choosing to buy something or why they arent. These in-store conversations are invaluable. At a certain price threshold, David points out, its all the same. What sets smaller stores apart from big box stores is the personal interaction. Companies that are more hands-on, like Peruvian Exchange, are able to provide a personal experience for shoppers, letting them touch, feel and learn about the brand, which separates them from competitors. Similarly, brands such as REI are embracing a more multi-dimensional approach to the customer experience. With the opening of their latest store in Jackson, WY, this summer, they will be offering classes and workshops designed to reconnect customers to the regions outdoor experiences. This diverse offering will not only attract interested consumers, but will cement their why to shop at REI. With the opening of LVMH-backed Lowe in Southern California, brands are showing how leaning into a unique experience can be beneficial. By incorporating art and sculpture among apparel and accessories, it makes the experience of visiting the store a true outing and something that cannot be replicated online. Other brands are expanding their footprints and availability via acquisitions. With Adore Mes recent absorption of Belabumbum, they have a new foothold in the expanding maternity sector, while reaping some of the benefits of acquiring the loyal customers of a smaller business. Pre-pandemic, the world was already primed for a shift towards a hyper-omnichannel business model, one where digital and in-store were synthesized. The pandemic forced the hand of those businesses that did not have an omnichannel strategy and highlighted the need to quickly adapt or perish. For many, this fast-tracked budget shifts from closed physical stores to open e-commerce platforms. Now, in 2021 these same businesses will be layering in their new revenue models with their pre-pandemic models. Whether that was opening e-commerce or doubling down on the in-person customized store experience, no business will emerge without an increase in budgets and tighter bandwidth. How retailers will close 2021 is still uncertain, though economic indicators point to a strong Q4. Our once archaic industry was served a reality check of pivot or perish in 2020, and the brands that focused on innovation, scaled customer service and adapted strategically have emerged the winners. Expect to see fashion enter the non-fungible token (NFT) space, diving deeper into the fusion of art-meets-commerce, and brands focusing on global e-commerce entering into Russia, Africa and Southeast Asia. Retail will never be in a pre-pandemic state again as this unprecedented time in history has emphasized the need to be customer-centric, agile and experimental. | Retailers will have to adapt to a post-Covid world. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/syamameagher/2021/04/06/how-will-businesses-thrive-in-a-post-covid-world/ | 0.119445 |
How Will Retailers Thrive In A Post-Covid World? | 09 March 2021, Berlin: A QR code is scanned in front of the entrance to the fashion boutique ... [+] NewYorker at Alexanderplatz. Customers who want to enter the store must register in advance for an appointment. This time last year, businesses were shutting down and many were unsure of Covids impact on the 2020 holiday season and beyond. These massive retail shutdowns devastated big and small cities. 2020 was a year of quick pivots and many experiments for brands. Everyone redistributed their teams and quickly expanded their digital touch points and customer services strategies. These quick pivots have proven to be costly additions, as retailers are now expected to fully invest in those strategies in a post-pandemic world. Now that people are starting to feel safe to go out again and international travel is resuming, we have to wonder how businesses will adapt. Strategy Meets Data All signs point to e-commerce. Shopify reported in 2020 that over 150 million new shoppers migrated online in the past year, with 79% of consumers indicating they plan to continue shopping online. The US Department of Commerce also reported that in just three months, they had seen ten years of online retail growth. These indicators point towards a massive global increase in revenue opportunities online. At the same time, those who entered the market fresh were met with unprecedented competition to capture the online audience. This led to increased customer acquisition costs and a need to differentiate product offerings and added services. Retailers were also introduced to a new customer, a panicked customer that had a rapidly changing lifestyle with a new hierarchy of needs. After all, COVID was a crisis that affected many people in a way they never had thought would be possible. The answer was through implementing consumer-centric transformation: meeting their customers where they were and solving their new struggles. These lines of questioning around the struggles of a life in quarantine pushed innovation around category and product development, and how we were to serve and communicate to customers. Customers were shifting towards wellness. Areas such as CBD (making almost $1.2 billion in sales in 2020 compared to $845 million in 2019), loungewear, outdoor, fitness, home goods and self-care all saw sales increase last year. While most categories were struggling in the apparel market to comp last years sales, areas like sleepwear and loungewear are on track to grow to by $19.5 billion by 2024, thanks to 2020s boost. The wellness industrys largest market share, personal care, beauty and anti-aging, also had a large $1.1 trillion market share in 2020. Connectivity was paramount. Time spent on cell phones and computers drastically increased as Zoom meetings were suddenly the new norm (users skyrocketed from 10 million in 2019 to over 300 million in 2020.) Those who were quick to adopt new digital strategies found themselves launching aggressive text message marketing campaigns. While stores were shut down in 2020, a new model of customer and experience was brewing. This new, evolved version of in-store retail revolved around elevated customer service. Customers grew to expect a more personalized experience, including appointment-only shopping or shopping parties, digital try-ons, Zoom stylist meetings and more. And as stores have reopened their doors, customers have flocked back to physical spaces, not only enjoying the in-person experience of shopping but also expecting a more heightened one. Continuing the trends of specialized or personalized shopping and merging digital strategies like SMS marketing to a loyalty program is just one of the ways in which we are seeing retailers adapt. Ron Thurston, author of Retail Pride, The Guide to Celebrating Your Accidental Career, says it best: Customers have limited time and multiple options. If you want them to choose you, you need to provide them with a consistent, positive customer experience. Youre not going to do that by treating them like a dollar sign and pitching a product or service relentlessly. Listen, Pivot, Adapt Brands that sustained throughout 2020 and are on track to thrive in 2021 and beyond are ones that have taken steps to make the in-store experience an enjoyable (and safe) one. David Benavides of Rhone Apparel sums it up as a three-pronged approach: Employees first, valuing customers over transactions, and creating a personal experience for shoppers. A lot of customers are coming off of being furloughed and so are cautious about where to spend their money. Weve created a personal experience and given them an educational tour of the brand to put them at ease. Backend data only tells you what was bought and when, but it doesnt tell you the why. Talking to customers directly lets you get a better understanding of why they are choosing to buy something or why they arent. These in-store conversations are invaluable. At a certain price threshold, David points out, its all the same. What sets smaller stores apart from big box stores is the personal interaction. Companies that are more hands-on, like Peruvian Exchange, are able to provide a personal experience for shoppers, letting them touch, feel and learn about the brand, which separates them from competitors. Similarly, brands such as REI are embracing a more multi-dimensional approach to the customer experience. With the opening of their latest store in Jackson, WY, this summer, they will be offering classes and workshops designed to reconnect customers to the regions outdoor experiences. This diverse offering will not only attract interested consumers, but will cement their why to shop at REI. With the opening of LVMH-backed Lowe in Southern California, brands are showing how leaning into a unique experience can be beneficial. By incorporating art and sculpture among apparel and accessories, it makes the experience of visiting the store a true outing and something that cannot be replicated online. Other brands are expanding their footprints and availability via acquisitions. With Adore Mes recent absorption of Belabumbum, they have a new foothold in the expanding maternity sector, while reaping some of the benefits of acquiring the loyal customers of a smaller business. Pre-pandemic, the world was already primed for a shift towards a hyper-omnichannel business model, one where digital and in-store were synthesized. The pandemic forced the hand of those businesses that did not have an omnichannel strategy and highlighted the need to quickly adapt or perish. For many, this fast-tracked budget shifts from closed physical stores to open e-commerce platforms. Now, in 2021 these same businesses will be layering in their new revenue models with their pre-pandemic models. Whether that was opening e-commerce or doubling down on the in-person customized store experience, no business will emerge without an increase in budgets and tighter bandwidth. How retailers will close 2021 is still uncertain, though economic indicators point to a strong Q4. Our once archaic industry was served a reality check of pivot or perish in 2020, and the brands that focused on innovation, scaled customer service and adapted strategically have emerged the winners. Expect to see fashion enter the non-fungible token (NFT) space, diving deeper into the fusion of art-meets-commerce, and brands focusing on global e-commerce entering into Russia, Africa and Southeast Asia. Retail will never be in a pre-pandemic state again as this unprecedented time in history has emphasized the need to be customer-centric, agile and experimental. | Retailers will have to adapt to a post-Covid world, according to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Retailers must focus on customer-centric transformation, says the report. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/syamameagher/2021/04/06/how-will-businesses-thrive-in-a-post-covid-world/ | 0.468491 |
How Will Retailers Thrive In A Post-Covid World? | 09 March 2021, Berlin: A QR code is scanned in front of the entrance to the fashion boutique ... [+] NewYorker at Alexanderplatz. Customers who want to enter the store must register in advance for an appointment. This time last year, businesses were shutting down and many were unsure of Covids impact on the 2020 holiday season and beyond. These massive retail shutdowns devastated big and small cities. 2020 was a year of quick pivots and many experiments for brands. Everyone redistributed their teams and quickly expanded their digital touch points and customer services strategies. These quick pivots have proven to be costly additions, as retailers are now expected to fully invest in those strategies in a post-pandemic world. Now that people are starting to feel safe to go out again and international travel is resuming, we have to wonder how businesses will adapt. Strategy Meets Data All signs point to e-commerce. Shopify reported in 2020 that over 150 million new shoppers migrated online in the past year, with 79% of consumers indicating they plan to continue shopping online. The US Department of Commerce also reported that in just three months, they had seen ten years of online retail growth. These indicators point towards a massive global increase in revenue opportunities online. At the same time, those who entered the market fresh were met with unprecedented competition to capture the online audience. This led to increased customer acquisition costs and a need to differentiate product offerings and added services. Retailers were also introduced to a new customer, a panicked customer that had a rapidly changing lifestyle with a new hierarchy of needs. After all, COVID was a crisis that affected many people in a way they never had thought would be possible. The answer was through implementing consumer-centric transformation: meeting their customers where they were and solving their new struggles. These lines of questioning around the struggles of a life in quarantine pushed innovation around category and product development, and how we were to serve and communicate to customers. Customers were shifting towards wellness. Areas such as CBD (making almost $1.2 billion in sales in 2020 compared to $845 million in 2019), loungewear, outdoor, fitness, home goods and self-care all saw sales increase last year. While most categories were struggling in the apparel market to comp last years sales, areas like sleepwear and loungewear are on track to grow to by $19.5 billion by 2024, thanks to 2020s boost. The wellness industrys largest market share, personal care, beauty and anti-aging, also had a large $1.1 trillion market share in 2020. Connectivity was paramount. Time spent on cell phones and computers drastically increased as Zoom meetings were suddenly the new norm (users skyrocketed from 10 million in 2019 to over 300 million in 2020.) Those who were quick to adopt new digital strategies found themselves launching aggressive text message marketing campaigns. While stores were shut down in 2020, a new model of customer and experience was brewing. This new, evolved version of in-store retail revolved around elevated customer service. Customers grew to expect a more personalized experience, including appointment-only shopping or shopping parties, digital try-ons, Zoom stylist meetings and more. And as stores have reopened their doors, customers have flocked back to physical spaces, not only enjoying the in-person experience of shopping but also expecting a more heightened one. Continuing the trends of specialized or personalized shopping and merging digital strategies like SMS marketing to a loyalty program is just one of the ways in which we are seeing retailers adapt. Ron Thurston, author of Retail Pride, The Guide to Celebrating Your Accidental Career, says it best: Customers have limited time and multiple options. If you want them to choose you, you need to provide them with a consistent, positive customer experience. Youre not going to do that by treating them like a dollar sign and pitching a product or service relentlessly. Listen, Pivot, Adapt Brands that sustained throughout 2020 and are on track to thrive in 2021 and beyond are ones that have taken steps to make the in-store experience an enjoyable (and safe) one. David Benavides of Rhone Apparel sums it up as a three-pronged approach: Employees first, valuing customers over transactions, and creating a personal experience for shoppers. A lot of customers are coming off of being furloughed and so are cautious about where to spend their money. Weve created a personal experience and given them an educational tour of the brand to put them at ease. Backend data only tells you what was bought and when, but it doesnt tell you the why. Talking to customers directly lets you get a better understanding of why they are choosing to buy something or why they arent. These in-store conversations are invaluable. At a certain price threshold, David points out, its all the same. What sets smaller stores apart from big box stores is the personal interaction. Companies that are more hands-on, like Peruvian Exchange, are able to provide a personal experience for shoppers, letting them touch, feel and learn about the brand, which separates them from competitors. Similarly, brands such as REI are embracing a more multi-dimensional approach to the customer experience. With the opening of their latest store in Jackson, WY, this summer, they will be offering classes and workshops designed to reconnect customers to the regions outdoor experiences. This diverse offering will not only attract interested consumers, but will cement their why to shop at REI. With the opening of LVMH-backed Lowe in Southern California, brands are showing how leaning into a unique experience can be beneficial. By incorporating art and sculpture among apparel and accessories, it makes the experience of visiting the store a true outing and something that cannot be replicated online. Other brands are expanding their footprints and availability via acquisitions. With Adore Mes recent absorption of Belabumbum, they have a new foothold in the expanding maternity sector, while reaping some of the benefits of acquiring the loyal customers of a smaller business. Pre-pandemic, the world was already primed for a shift towards a hyper-omnichannel business model, one where digital and in-store were synthesized. The pandemic forced the hand of those businesses that did not have an omnichannel strategy and highlighted the need to quickly adapt or perish. For many, this fast-tracked budget shifts from closed physical stores to open e-commerce platforms. Now, in 2021 these same businesses will be layering in their new revenue models with their pre-pandemic models. Whether that was opening e-commerce or doubling down on the in-person customized store experience, no business will emerge without an increase in budgets and tighter bandwidth. How retailers will close 2021 is still uncertain, though economic indicators point to a strong Q4. Our once archaic industry was served a reality check of pivot or perish in 2020, and the brands that focused on innovation, scaled customer service and adapted strategically have emerged the winners. Expect to see fashion enter the non-fungible token (NFT) space, diving deeper into the fusion of art-meets-commerce, and brands focusing on global e-commerce entering into Russia, Africa and Southeast Asia. Retail will never be in a pre-pandemic state again as this unprecedented time in history has emphasized the need to be customer-centric, agile and experimental. | Retailers will have to adapt to a post-Covid world, according to a report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Retailers must focus on customer-centric transformation and customer-first strategies, says the report. The report predicts a $1.1 trillion market share for the wellness industry in 2020. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/syamameagher/2021/04/06/how-will-businesses-thrive-in-a-post-covid-world/ | 0.657551 |
Why Are Oil Majors Investing In Offshore Wind? | (Photo by Jens Bttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images By Valentina Kretzschmar, Wood Mackenzie Vice President, Corporate Research Offshore wind will play an important role in the Majors' plans to transform against the backdrop of the global energy transition. Some of the European Majors, such as Equinor and Shell, have been on that road for several years. However, other European major oil companies have recently adopted radical shifts in strategic direction that will transform them over the coming decades. It's all about a change from big oil to big energy and expansion in renewable power, and offshore wind will be a huge part of that. Offshore wind is an obvious choice for the oil majors for several reasons. Firstly, the offshore wind sector has large growth potential. We estimate that installed capacity in offshore wind will grow sixfold over the next decade to nearly 200 gigawatts (GW), and government targets are even higher than that. The ultimate potential of the sector is much bigger, and our figures indicate the total capacity of projects in the development pipeline is currently over 400 GW. Secondly, there's an obvious overlap with the oil Majors' experience in managing and developing the operation of large offshore oil and gas projects. The Majors can use their supply chain power synergies with oil and gas operations and existing project management experience to create value. Finally, offshore wind provides avenues for additional growth within emerging new energy technologies. Green hydrogen is the obvious one that everybody is talking about now, and the oil companies are already targeting this area. The Majors offshore wind portfolios are already some of the most geographically diverse in the sector. Portfolios are mostly early-life and the Majors now account for a significant proportion - 30% in 2020 - of sector capacity reaching final investment decisions. They will seek to gain a competitive advantage through operational and marketing synergies, geographical reach, partnership experience, financial muscle, and technology leadership. Partnerships are a key feature of the Majors strategies, helping entry to new wind markets, facilitating operational knowledge transfer, and providing access to technologies such as floating wind. Equinor has the most in-house business development and operational experience and so has an advantage over its peers in this respect. However, its worth noting that strategies will diverge as each company focuses on areas of competitive advantage. For example, Equinor is targeting leadership as a developer while Shell stands out as being most market oriented. Most Majors are simultaneously building out solar and onshore wind, but offshore wind has a bigger project scale and higher capacity factors. According to Wood Mackenzies Corporate New Energy Series, annual spending on offshore wind by the Euro Majors before project financing will increase to around US$8 billion a year in 2025, which is more than 18 times 2020 spending levels. This is a game-changer for the development of offshore wind and illustrates the level of commitment from these companies. Gross (pre-project finance) capex projection based on current project pipelines in offshore wind Wood Mackenzie Corporate New Energy Series Wood Mackenzie Equinor aims to be an offshore wind Major and is already the leading oil Major with net equity capacity of 12 GW, which is more than the rest put together. But the others are working hard to catch up, with BP and Total placing increasingly bigger bets on wind technologies. Shell is more customer focused and sees offshore wind as part of its integrated value chain that supplies low-carbon energy to its customers. The Majors will be active participants in wind tenders scheduled for 2021. Lease and deal activity will increase as companies look to enhance and diversify portfolios, especially in new markets. The race to expand floating wind solutions to commercial scale will also continue. Equinor has been active in floating wind for over 20 years and they will continue to invest in this area. Shell and Total will also look to get involved in projects that advance this technology. This could become an important source of growth for all three in the 2030s. | Offshore wind will play an important role in the Majors' plans to transform against the backdrop of the global energy transition. | bart | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/woodmackenzie/2021/04/06/why-are-oil-majors-investing-in-offshore-wind/ | 0.231547 |
Why Are Oil Majors Investing In Offshore Wind? | (Photo by Jens Bttner/picture alliance via Getty Images) dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images By Valentina Kretzschmar, Wood Mackenzie Vice President, Corporate Research Offshore wind will play an important role in the Majors' plans to transform against the backdrop of the global energy transition. Some of the European Majors, such as Equinor and Shell, have been on that road for several years. However, other European major oil companies have recently adopted radical shifts in strategic direction that will transform them over the coming decades. It's all about a change from big oil to big energy and expansion in renewable power, and offshore wind will be a huge part of that. Offshore wind is an obvious choice for the oil majors for several reasons. Firstly, the offshore wind sector has large growth potential. We estimate that installed capacity in offshore wind will grow sixfold over the next decade to nearly 200 gigawatts (GW), and government targets are even higher than that. The ultimate potential of the sector is much bigger, and our figures indicate the total capacity of projects in the development pipeline is currently over 400 GW. Secondly, there's an obvious overlap with the oil Majors' experience in managing and developing the operation of large offshore oil and gas projects. The Majors can use their supply chain power synergies with oil and gas operations and existing project management experience to create value. Finally, offshore wind provides avenues for additional growth within emerging new energy technologies. Green hydrogen is the obvious one that everybody is talking about now, and the oil companies are already targeting this area. The Majors offshore wind portfolios are already some of the most geographically diverse in the sector. Portfolios are mostly early-life and the Majors now account for a significant proportion - 30% in 2020 - of sector capacity reaching final investment decisions. They will seek to gain a competitive advantage through operational and marketing synergies, geographical reach, partnership experience, financial muscle, and technology leadership. Partnerships are a key feature of the Majors strategies, helping entry to new wind markets, facilitating operational knowledge transfer, and providing access to technologies such as floating wind. Equinor has the most in-house business development and operational experience and so has an advantage over its peers in this respect. However, its worth noting that strategies will diverge as each company focuses on areas of competitive advantage. For example, Equinor is targeting leadership as a developer while Shell stands out as being most market oriented. Most Majors are simultaneously building out solar and onshore wind, but offshore wind has a bigger project scale and higher capacity factors. According to Wood Mackenzies Corporate New Energy Series, annual spending on offshore wind by the Euro Majors before project financing will increase to around US$8 billion a year in 2025, which is more than 18 times 2020 spending levels. This is a game-changer for the development of offshore wind and illustrates the level of commitment from these companies. Gross (pre-project finance) capex projection based on current project pipelines in offshore wind Wood Mackenzie Corporate New Energy Series Wood Mackenzie Equinor aims to be an offshore wind Major and is already the leading oil Major with net equity capacity of 12 GW, which is more than the rest put together. But the others are working hard to catch up, with BP and Total placing increasingly bigger bets on wind technologies. Shell is more customer focused and sees offshore wind as part of its integrated value chain that supplies low-carbon energy to its customers. The Majors will be active participants in wind tenders scheduled for 2021. Lease and deal activity will increase as companies look to enhance and diversify portfolios, especially in new markets. The race to expand floating wind solutions to commercial scale will also continue. Equinor has been active in floating wind for over 20 years and they will continue to invest in this area. Shell and Total will also look to get involved in projects that advance this technology. This could become an important source of growth for all three in the 2030s. | Offshore wind will play an important role in the Majors' plans to transform against the backdrop of the global energy transition. Equinor aims to be an offshore wind Major and is already the leading oil Major with net equity capacity of 12 GW. Shell is more customer focused and sees offshore wind as part of its integrated value chain. | bart | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/woodmackenzie/2021/04/06/why-are-oil-majors-investing-in-offshore-wind/ | 0.46726 |
Can playing in Spain help Zimbabwe's Martin Mapisa become a top African keeper? | Zimbabwe under-23 international Martin Mapisa says he wants to follow in the footsteps of some of Africa's best goalkeepers. Like many of those who have made it to the top the 22-year-old, who earned his first senior cap in the recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has started his journey in Spain. A product of the Harare-based Aces Youth Soccer Academy Mapisa began his Spanish odyssey in 2018 at seventh-tier club CD Almunecar since then he has moved up four divisions and now plays for Segunda B side Zamora FC. "My ultimate goal is to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. And play in one of the top leagues," he told BBC Sport Africa. "I know Carlos Kameni who used to play for Malaga, I know Andre Onana and Fabrice Ondoa came from Barcelona. There was also Francis Uzoho from Nigeria who used to play for Deportivo La Coruna. "I don't know if I am going to play here in Spain or I might move as they did but I am going to get to that the same level." The history of African keepers includes two other Cameroon greats; Jacques Songo'o who had two spells at Deportivo La Coruna, while Thomas N'kono played more than 200 games for Espanyol. "When I came here it was all new, the facilities and everything," he remembers. "I was playing with people who do not speak my language but I learnt so fast because as a goalkeeper you have to communicate and now I can speak Spanish." The 2010 World Cup in South Africa provided Mapisa with one of his inspirations in Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. "I started looking up to him at the 2010 World Cup. I looked at his videos and I could see how good he was," Mapisa explained. Mapisa recently took the next step on his journey to fulfilling his dreams by making his senior international debut in a 2-0 loss to Zambia in the recent Nations Cup qualifying after being on the bench for the win over Botswana four days earlier. Despite that loss to Chipolopolo the Warriors secured a place at next year's Nations Cup in Cameroon thanks to the win over the Zebras and Mapisa will now hope that he can continue to impress in Spain and earn a place in Zimbabwe's squad for those finals. | Martin Mapisa wants to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The 22-year-old is currently playing for Segunda B side Zamora FC in Spain. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/56651494 | 0.202157 |
Can playing in Spain help Zimbabwe's Martin Mapisa become a top African keeper? | Zimbabwe under-23 international Martin Mapisa says he wants to follow in the footsteps of some of Africa's best goalkeepers. Like many of those who have made it to the top the 22-year-old, who earned his first senior cap in the recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, has started his journey in Spain. A product of the Harare-based Aces Youth Soccer Academy Mapisa began his Spanish odyssey in 2018 at seventh-tier club CD Almunecar since then he has moved up four divisions and now plays for Segunda B side Zamora FC. "My ultimate goal is to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world. And play in one of the top leagues," he told BBC Sport Africa. "I know Carlos Kameni who used to play for Malaga, I know Andre Onana and Fabrice Ondoa came from Barcelona. There was also Francis Uzoho from Nigeria who used to play for Deportivo La Coruna. "I don't know if I am going to play here in Spain or I might move as they did but I am going to get to that the same level." The history of African keepers includes two other Cameroon greats; Jacques Songo'o who had two spells at Deportivo La Coruna, while Thomas N'kono played more than 200 games for Espanyol. "When I came here it was all new, the facilities and everything," he remembers. "I was playing with people who do not speak my language but I learnt so fast because as a goalkeeper you have to communicate and now I can speak Spanish." The 2010 World Cup in South Africa provided Mapisa with one of his inspirations in Germany and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. "I started looking up to him at the 2010 World Cup. I looked at his videos and I could see how good he was," Mapisa explained. Mapisa recently took the next step on his journey to fulfilling his dreams by making his senior international debut in a 2-0 loss to Zambia in the recent Nations Cup qualifying after being on the bench for the win over Botswana four days earlier. Despite that loss to Chipolopolo the Warriors secured a place at next year's Nations Cup in Cameroon thanks to the win over the Zebras and Mapisa will now hope that he can continue to impress in Spain and earn a place in Zimbabwe's squad for those finals. | Martin Mapisa wants to become one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The 22-year-old is currently playing in Spain for Segunda B side Zamora FC. Mapisa says he has been inspired by Manuel Neuer and other African keepers who have made it to the top. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/56651494 | 0.301776 |
Did the Panthers Give Up Too Much for Darnold? | Anytime you make a trade in the NFL and you sacrifice multiple draft picks, people overreact and begin to think that it was the wrong move to make. On Monday, the Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick, a 2022 2nd round pick, and a 2022 4th round pick to the Jets for QB Sam Darnold. Absolutely not. In fact, it's about the asking price I thought it would be for the Jets. I thought they would settle for a 3rd rounder in addition to two later picks but making it a 2nd rounder sweetened the deal. The Panthers will likely turn around and trade Teddy Bridgewater after just one season with the team and could get as high as a 3rd round pick in return. If that's the case, then all the Panthers really did was deal a 4th and 6th rounder to New York, and move back one round in next year's draft all while acquiring a QB they believe can develop into a quality starter. Carolina was able to make a deal for a quarterback without having to trade any first-round picks, including this year's 8th overall pick, and kept each of their picks of the first five rounds in 2021. They're risked very little for an opportunity to have their guy of the future at quarterback. Whether or not Darnold is the long-term solution is to be determined but they are taking a flyer on a 23-year-old quarterback who has a lot of talent and potential. If Matt Rhule and Joe Brady can elevate his game to the next level to become a respectable starting quarterback, the Panthers will win this trade. Not to mention, the coaching and personnel surround Darnold in New York was no help. He'll now have a lot of that in Carolina. You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook & Twitter: Facebook - @PanthersOnSI Twitter - @SI_Panthers and Schuyler Callihan at @Callihan_. | The Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick to the Jets for Sam Darnold. | bart | 0 | https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/did-the-panthers-give-up-too-much-for-darnold | 0.348251 |
Did the Panthers Give Up Too Much for Darnold? | Anytime you make a trade in the NFL and you sacrifice multiple draft picks, people overreact and begin to think that it was the wrong move to make. On Monday, the Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick, a 2022 2nd round pick, and a 2022 4th round pick to the Jets for QB Sam Darnold. Absolutely not. In fact, it's about the asking price I thought it would be for the Jets. I thought they would settle for a 3rd rounder in addition to two later picks but making it a 2nd rounder sweetened the deal. The Panthers will likely turn around and trade Teddy Bridgewater after just one season with the team and could get as high as a 3rd round pick in return. If that's the case, then all the Panthers really did was deal a 4th and 6th rounder to New York, and move back one round in next year's draft all while acquiring a QB they believe can develop into a quality starter. Carolina was able to make a deal for a quarterback without having to trade any first-round picks, including this year's 8th overall pick, and kept each of their picks of the first five rounds in 2021. They're risked very little for an opportunity to have their guy of the future at quarterback. Whether or not Darnold is the long-term solution is to be determined but they are taking a flyer on a 23-year-old quarterback who has a lot of talent and potential. If Matt Rhule and Joe Brady can elevate his game to the next level to become a respectable starting quarterback, the Panthers will win this trade. Not to mention, the coaching and personnel surround Darnold in New York was no help. He'll now have a lot of that in Carolina. You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook & Twitter: Facebook - @PanthersOnSI Twitter - @SI_Panthers and Schuyler Callihan at @Callihan_. | The Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick to the Jets for Sam Darnold. The Panthers are taking a flyer on a 23-year-old quarterback who has a lot of talent and potential. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/did-the-panthers-give-up-too-much-for-darnold | 0.400617 |
Did the Panthers Give Up Too Much for Darnold? | Anytime you make a trade in the NFL and you sacrifice multiple draft picks, people overreact and begin to think that it was the wrong move to make. On Monday, the Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick, a 2022 2nd round pick, and a 2022 4th round pick to the Jets for QB Sam Darnold. Absolutely not. In fact, it's about the asking price I thought it would be for the Jets. I thought they would settle for a 3rd rounder in addition to two later picks but making it a 2nd rounder sweetened the deal. The Panthers will likely turn around and trade Teddy Bridgewater after just one season with the team and could get as high as a 3rd round pick in return. If that's the case, then all the Panthers really did was deal a 4th and 6th rounder to New York, and move back one round in next year's draft all while acquiring a QB they believe can develop into a quality starter. Carolina was able to make a deal for a quarterback without having to trade any first-round picks, including this year's 8th overall pick, and kept each of their picks of the first five rounds in 2021. They're risked very little for an opportunity to have their guy of the future at quarterback. Whether or not Darnold is the long-term solution is to be determined but they are taking a flyer on a 23-year-old quarterback who has a lot of talent and potential. If Matt Rhule and Joe Brady can elevate his game to the next level to become a respectable starting quarterback, the Panthers will win this trade. Not to mention, the coaching and personnel surround Darnold in New York was no help. He'll now have a lot of that in Carolina. You can follow us for future coverage by clicking "Follow" on the top right-hand corner of the page. Also, be sure to like us on Facebook & Twitter: Facebook - @PanthersOnSI Twitter - @SI_Panthers and Schuyler Callihan at @Callihan_. | The Panthers traded a 2021 6th round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick to the Jets for Sam Darnold. The Panthers are taking a flyer on a 23-year-old quarterback who has a lot of talent. If Matt Rhule and Joe Brady can elevate his game to become a respectable starting quarterback, the Panthers will win this trade. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/panthers/gm-report/did-the-panthers-give-up-too-much-for-darnold | 0.467701 |
How Rich Is Jordan Spieth, the Golfer Whos Rivaling Tiger Woods? | Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com Jordan Spieth is ranked as one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. He has won 11 PGA tournaments. Spieth has also achieved the much-loved tradition of gracing the Wheaties box. At 27 years old, championship golfer Jordan Spieth has acquired a net worth of $110 million, largely from endorsement deals and tournament winnings, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com. Spieth won his first tournament in more than three years in his home state of Texas, breaking an 82-event losing drought at the Valero Open, part of the PGA Championship Tour. He was once the worlds number one player, PGATour.com reports, but had been in danger of slipping off the Top 100 list if he didnt secure a win soon. His victory at the Valero Open marked his 11th in five years on the PGA Tour. The win puts Spieth one step closer to the records set by golf legends Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who all boast at least 12 PGA wins before the age of 28. Spieth has been making headlines and collecting trophies in the sport of golf since he announced hed be turning pro at the end of 2012. Find Out: Maria Sharapova and 45 More Incredibly Rich Retired Athletes Jordan Spieth Net Worth: $41M After turning pro, Spieth won PGA Rookie of the Year and placed second at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Being the youngest person to win three of the four golf majors in two years certainly attracted international attention. And even Spieths 1,351-day losing drought didnt dampen his drive. Hes back on the championship list after his Valero victory, with a net worth thats reported as $110 million by CelebrityNetWorth.com. The young golfer also reached #52 on Forbes list of highest paid athletes for 2020, earning $27.6 million per year according to Forbes. Spieths earnings from his victories on the golf course are impressive but where theres prize money, sponsorship deals and endorsements follow. Learn More: The Richest Athletes in the World Story continues Jordan Spieth Endorsements and Golf Earnings In 2017, the golfer banked $24 million off the course, compared to the $6.4 million he made on the course, according to Golf Digest. The incredibly gifted athlete is also extremely marketable; Spieth has forged lucrative partnerships with top-tier companies like Under Armour, NetJets, Rolex, Titleist, AT&T, Perfect Sense, Coca-Cola and SuperStroke. Just a few years into his career, Spieth achieved the hallmark of sports greatness and joined the esteemed league of athletes to grace the cover of a Wheaties box. Check Out: Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and 43 More of the Richest Golfers of All Time Jordan Spieth Real Estate and Charity Other 20-somethings share apartments with roommates, but Spieth calls a $7.1 million Dallas 16,655-square-foot mansion complete with infinity pool, 12-car garage, golf simulator, indoor basketball court and man cave his home. Although his digs are undeniably lavish, Spieth isnt known as a big spender or collector of extravagant purchases. Spieth uses his platform and leverages his wealth for charitable work, having established The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, which is dedicated to youth with special needs, bringing golf to young people, supporting military families and pediatric cancer research. More From GOBankingRates Stephanie Asymkos contributed to the reporting for this article. Last updated: Apr. | At 27 years old, championship golfer Jordan Spieth has acquired a net worth of $110 million. | pegasus | 0 | https://sports.yahoo.com/rich-jordan-spieth-golfer-rivaling-110031090.html?src=rss | 0.265878 |
How Rich Is Jordan Spieth, the Golfer Whos Rivaling Tiger Woods? | Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com Jordan Spieth is ranked as one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. He has won 11 PGA tournaments. Spieth has also achieved the much-loved tradition of gracing the Wheaties box. At 27 years old, championship golfer Jordan Spieth has acquired a net worth of $110 million, largely from endorsement deals and tournament winnings, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com. Spieth won his first tournament in more than three years in his home state of Texas, breaking an 82-event losing drought at the Valero Open, part of the PGA Championship Tour. He was once the worlds number one player, PGATour.com reports, but had been in danger of slipping off the Top 100 list if he didnt secure a win soon. His victory at the Valero Open marked his 11th in five years on the PGA Tour. The win puts Spieth one step closer to the records set by golf legends Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who all boast at least 12 PGA wins before the age of 28. Spieth has been making headlines and collecting trophies in the sport of golf since he announced hed be turning pro at the end of 2012. Find Out: Maria Sharapova and 45 More Incredibly Rich Retired Athletes Jordan Spieth Net Worth: $41M After turning pro, Spieth won PGA Rookie of the Year and placed second at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Being the youngest person to win three of the four golf majors in two years certainly attracted international attention. And even Spieths 1,351-day losing drought didnt dampen his drive. Hes back on the championship list after his Valero victory, with a net worth thats reported as $110 million by CelebrityNetWorth.com. The young golfer also reached #52 on Forbes list of highest paid athletes for 2020, earning $27.6 million per year according to Forbes. Spieths earnings from his victories on the golf course are impressive but where theres prize money, sponsorship deals and endorsements follow. Learn More: The Richest Athletes in the World Story continues Jordan Spieth Endorsements and Golf Earnings In 2017, the golfer banked $24 million off the course, compared to the $6.4 million he made on the course, according to Golf Digest. The incredibly gifted athlete is also extremely marketable; Spieth has forged lucrative partnerships with top-tier companies like Under Armour, NetJets, Rolex, Titleist, AT&T, Perfect Sense, Coca-Cola and SuperStroke. Just a few years into his career, Spieth achieved the hallmark of sports greatness and joined the esteemed league of athletes to grace the cover of a Wheaties box. Check Out: Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and 43 More of the Richest Golfers of All Time Jordan Spieth Real Estate and Charity Other 20-somethings share apartments with roommates, but Spieth calls a $7.1 million Dallas 16,655-square-foot mansion complete with infinity pool, 12-car garage, golf simulator, indoor basketball court and man cave his home. Although his digs are undeniably lavish, Spieth isnt known as a big spender or collector of extravagant purchases. Spieth uses his platform and leverages his wealth for charitable work, having established The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, which is dedicated to youth with special needs, bringing golf to young people, supporting military families and pediatric cancer research. More From GOBankingRates Stephanie Asymkos contributed to the reporting for this article. Last updated: Apr. | Jordan Spieth is ranked #52 on Forbes list of highest paid athletes for 2020, earning $27.6 million per year. Spieth won his first tournament in more than three years at the Valero Open. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/rich-jordan-spieth-golfer-rivaling-110031090.html?src=rss | 0.326166 |
How Rich Is Jordan Spieth, the Golfer Whos Rivaling Tiger Woods? | Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com Jordan Spieth is ranked as one of the highest-paid athletes in the world. He has won 11 PGA tournaments. Spieth has also achieved the much-loved tradition of gracing the Wheaties box. At 27 years old, championship golfer Jordan Spieth has acquired a net worth of $110 million, largely from endorsement deals and tournament winnings, according to CelebrityNetWorth.com. Spieth won his first tournament in more than three years in his home state of Texas, breaking an 82-event losing drought at the Valero Open, part of the PGA Championship Tour. He was once the worlds number one player, PGATour.com reports, but had been in danger of slipping off the Top 100 list if he didnt secure a win soon. His victory at the Valero Open marked his 11th in five years on the PGA Tour. The win puts Spieth one step closer to the records set by golf legends Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas, who all boast at least 12 PGA wins before the age of 28. Spieth has been making headlines and collecting trophies in the sport of golf since he announced hed be turning pro at the end of 2012. Find Out: Maria Sharapova and 45 More Incredibly Rich Retired Athletes Jordan Spieth Net Worth: $41M After turning pro, Spieth won PGA Rookie of the Year and placed second at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. Being the youngest person to win three of the four golf majors in two years certainly attracted international attention. And even Spieths 1,351-day losing drought didnt dampen his drive. Hes back on the championship list after his Valero victory, with a net worth thats reported as $110 million by CelebrityNetWorth.com. The young golfer also reached #52 on Forbes list of highest paid athletes for 2020, earning $27.6 million per year according to Forbes. Spieths earnings from his victories on the golf course are impressive but where theres prize money, sponsorship deals and endorsements follow. Learn More: The Richest Athletes in the World Story continues Jordan Spieth Endorsements and Golf Earnings In 2017, the golfer banked $24 million off the course, compared to the $6.4 million he made on the course, according to Golf Digest. The incredibly gifted athlete is also extremely marketable; Spieth has forged lucrative partnerships with top-tier companies like Under Armour, NetJets, Rolex, Titleist, AT&T, Perfect Sense, Coca-Cola and SuperStroke. Just a few years into his career, Spieth achieved the hallmark of sports greatness and joined the esteemed league of athletes to grace the cover of a Wheaties box. Check Out: Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and 43 More of the Richest Golfers of All Time Jordan Spieth Real Estate and Charity Other 20-somethings share apartments with roommates, but Spieth calls a $7.1 million Dallas 16,655-square-foot mansion complete with infinity pool, 12-car garage, golf simulator, indoor basketball court and man cave his home. Although his digs are undeniably lavish, Spieth isnt known as a big spender or collector of extravagant purchases. Spieth uses his platform and leverages his wealth for charitable work, having established The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation, which is dedicated to youth with special needs, bringing golf to young people, supporting military families and pediatric cancer research. More From GOBankingRates Stephanie Asymkos contributed to the reporting for this article. Last updated: Apr. | Jordan Spieth is ranked #52 on Forbes list of highest paid athletes for 2020, earning $27.6 million per year. Spieth won his first tournament in more than three years in his home state of Texas, breaking an 82-event losing drought at the Valero Open. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/rich-jordan-spieth-golfer-rivaling-110031090.html?src=rss | 0.321499 |
Are the Giants Taking a Big Risk After Not Adding to Offensive Line in Free Agency? | The Giants didn't really add to their offensive line in free agency, and are thought to be planning to do so via the draft. The New York Giants' free-agency spending spree touched nearly every position group on the team except for the most important one. On the surface, it certainly would appear as such, especially after they decided to cut veteran guard Kevin Zeitler and not retain tackle Cameron Fleming, last year's starters on the right side. But Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, who from Day 1 of his tenure vowed to fix the offensive line, believes that while veterans serve a purpose, the way to build the offensive line for the long-term is via the draft. This process, of course, means putting young, inexperienced players on the field to gain valuable experience. "At some point in time, youve got to let the young kids play," Gettleman said last month. "Listen, every player was a rookie at some point or a young player at some point. At some point in time, you have to have confidence in whos on your club and you have to put him in there and let him play." MORE FROM GIANTS COUNTRY While he's not wrong, the risk the Giants are taking is in the timing. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones is entering his third season, a critical season. While the organization is confident he's their franchise quarterback of the future, he was still a part of the league's second-to-last worst offense in 2020 and, as such, has a few remaining questions he needs to answer on the field. The Giants, to be fair here, have approached rebuilding the offense in a somewhat backward fashion. Rather than ensure they had a solid offensive line in place for Jones's arrival, they have built it on the fly. Last year at times, the unit played well; at others, not so much so. But the Giants, who have hired Rob Sale to coach the unit as well as Pat Flaherty (a senior offensive assistant who groomed the Giants' offensive line under Tom Coughlin) in addition to returning assistant offensive line coach Ben Wilkerson, are confident that they can get the unit on the right track. Check out the video above in which former NFL and college head coach Jim Mora Jr offered his thoughts about the Giants' offensive line plan, and whether they were taking a significant risk. Sign up for our FREE newsletter for all the latest, and be sure to follow and like us on Facebook. Submit your questions for our mailbag. And don't forget to check out the daily LockedOn Giants podcast, also available for subscription wherever you find podcasts. | The New York Giants didn't really add to their offensive line in free agency. Giants general manager Dave Gettleman believes that the way to build the offensive line for the long-term is via the draft. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/big-blue-plus/are-the-giants-taking-a-big-risk-after-not-adding-to-offensive-line-in-free-agency | 0.219992 |
Are the Giants Taking a Big Risk After Not Adding to Offensive Line in Free Agency? | The Giants didn't really add to their offensive line in free agency, and are thought to be planning to do so via the draft. The New York Giants' free-agency spending spree touched nearly every position group on the team except for the most important one. On the surface, it certainly would appear as such, especially after they decided to cut veteran guard Kevin Zeitler and not retain tackle Cameron Fleming, last year's starters on the right side. But Giants general manager Dave Gettleman, who from Day 1 of his tenure vowed to fix the offensive line, believes that while veterans serve a purpose, the way to build the offensive line for the long-term is via the draft. This process, of course, means putting young, inexperienced players on the field to gain valuable experience. "At some point in time, youve got to let the young kids play," Gettleman said last month. "Listen, every player was a rookie at some point or a young player at some point. At some point in time, you have to have confidence in whos on your club and you have to put him in there and let him play." MORE FROM GIANTS COUNTRY While he's not wrong, the risk the Giants are taking is in the timing. Starting quarterback Daniel Jones is entering his third season, a critical season. While the organization is confident he's their franchise quarterback of the future, he was still a part of the league's second-to-last worst offense in 2020 and, as such, has a few remaining questions he needs to answer on the field. The Giants, to be fair here, have approached rebuilding the offense in a somewhat backward fashion. Rather than ensure they had a solid offensive line in place for Jones's arrival, they have built it on the fly. Last year at times, the unit played well; at others, not so much so. But the Giants, who have hired Rob Sale to coach the unit as well as Pat Flaherty (a senior offensive assistant who groomed the Giants' offensive line under Tom Coughlin) in addition to returning assistant offensive line coach Ben Wilkerson, are confident that they can get the unit on the right track. Check out the video above in which former NFL and college head coach Jim Mora Jr offered his thoughts about the Giants' offensive line plan, and whether they were taking a significant risk. Sign up for our FREE newsletter for all the latest, and be sure to follow and like us on Facebook. Submit your questions for our mailbag. And don't forget to check out the daily LockedOn Giants podcast, also available for subscription wherever you find podcasts. | The New York Giants didn't really add to their offensive line in free agency. Giants general manager Dave Gettleman believes that while veterans serve a purpose, the way to build the offensive line for the long-term is via the draft. Former NFL and college head coach Jim Mora Jr offers his thoughts on the Giants' offensive line plan. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/big-blue-plus/are-the-giants-taking-a-big-risk-after-not-adding-to-offensive-line-in-free-agency | 0.308416 |
How will a 17-game season impact Browns single-season records? | CLEVELAND, Ohio Jim Brown retired as the NFLs all-time leading rusher after the 1965 season. It wasnt until 1984 that someone caught him. Brown gained 2,359 yards in nine seasons, and Walter Payton reached that total in the middle of his 10th season. But thats oversimplifying things. The NFL schedule changed from 12 to 14 games in 1961. That was five seasons into Browns career. It took another 17 years for the NFL to increase the regular season again, moving to 16 games in 1978. That gave Payton 16-game seasons for the final 10 years of his career. In other words, Payton needed 136 games to do what Brown accomplished in 118. Today, Brown is 11th on the all-time rushing list. Hes the only player in the top 30 to play his entire career before the 16-game schedule. Only two players ahead of him - Payton and Tony Dorsett - played even one season prior to the 16-game era. Brown still tops the Browns in career rushing yards. Even as the NFL moves to a 17-game schedule in 2021, that record is safe. For now. Lets take a closer look. 1. RUSHING Six of the top seven single-season rushing totals in franchise history including the top three - belong to Brown. His 1,863 yards in 1963 (14 games) tops the list. Nick Chubbs 1,494 yards in 2019 are ranked fourth. Chubb finished with 1,067 yards last season, averaging 88.9 yards over 12 games. Projecting that over 17 games gives Chubb 1,511 yards, which would replace his 2019 total in fourth place on the franchise list. That gets him to 1,588 yards with 17 games, good enough for second place but still well shy of Browns 1963 season. If you want to use yards per game as a measuring stick, Brown dominates that list, too, owning the top seven spots with averages ranging from 100.6 to 133.1. Chubb is ranked eighth (2019) and ninth (2020). Stefanskis offense runs as much as any modern NFL offense, but 133 yards per game seems pretty safe. After all, it is the second-best single-season average in NFL history. 2. PASSING Mayfield is ranked fourth (3,854 yards, 2019), seventh (3,725, 2018) and ninth (3,563, 2020) on the Browns single-season passing yardage list. Projecting that 2019 season for 17 games gives him 4,066 yards. But that only gets him to second place behind Brian Sipes 1980 total of 4,132. Mayfields 266.1 yards per game in 2018 is the franchise record, and averaging that over 17 games gets him past Sipe on the yardage list. But its unlikely Mayfield ever averages that much per game in Stefanskis balanced offense. His 2020 average per game ranks 17th (222.7). Stretching that over 17 games only gets him to seventh, edging out his 2018 season. Stefankis other quarterback as a play caller, the Vikings Kirk Cousins, averaged 240.1 yards per game in 2019. That would be 4,083 yards over 17 games, still behind Sipe. 3. RECEIVING Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow share the Browns record for most receptions in a season with 89. Newsome, though, did it twice. Josh Gordon is fourth (87 in 14 games in 2013) and Kevin Johnson is fifth (84). Landry is sixth (83, 2019) and eighth (81, 2018). But again, Stefanskis offense makes an 89-catch season look like a longshot. Landry led the Browns with 72 catches in 15 games last season, which ranks 15th on the Browns list. But even if you give Landry back the game he missed and add a 17th, his catch per game average only gets him to 82, just inside the top 10. For the record, Stefon Diggs led the Vikings with 63 catches in 15 games in 2019 with Stefanski. Yards will be an even steeper hill to climb. Landry led the Browns with 840 receiving yards last season, down from 1,174 the year before. Not only that, both yards per catch and average depth of target decreased for Landry, too. Beckhams yards per catch stayed about the same from 2019 to 2020 (14.0, 13.9), and his depth of target went up slightly (13.0, 13.6). He had 23 catches in seven games, but really it was only six games because he was hurt on the first offensive series in Week 7. Projecting his catches over 17 games, though, only gives Beckham 65 catches last season. Nowhere close to record-breaking territory. 4. SACKS Bill Glass 14.5 sacks in 1965 are recognized by the Browns as the single-season franchise record. Theres an asterisk next to Glass in the media guide, though, because sacks did not become an official NFL stat until 1982. Jack Gregory (1970) is tied with Reggie Camp (1984) for second with 14. Myles Garrett is next with 13.5 in 2018. The truth is Garrett probably doesnt need 17 games to top Glass. He simply needs to stay on the field for more than 10-12 games. He had seven sacks in 11 games as a rookie, then 10 sacks in 10 games in 2019. Last season he had 12 sacks in 14 games but was dealing with the after affect of COVID-19 over the final five weeks of the regular season. The only time Garrett played a full season 2018 he came within a sack of the franchise record. 5. SCORING The Browns finished last season with 408 points, fourth most in franchise history and the best since 1964. Scoring was up league-wide last season as 2020 finished with highest per game averages in NFL history for points (24.8), yards (359.0) and first downs (21.7). The 2020 season also averaged the most passing touchdowns per game (1.7), tying with 2018. In fact, the top six passing touchdown seasons have come in the last eight years. That trend could see Mayfield topping the Browns single-season touchdown list. Sipe leads that one, too, with 30 (1980). But Mayfield threw 26 last season and 27 in 13 games as a rookie. A second year in the same offense and the potential of starting 17 games could be enough to get Mayfield the record. Browns 21 total touchdowns in 1965 is currently the franchise record and figures to be safe. Chubb scored 12 touchdowns (all rushing) last season and Kareem Hunt had 11. That ranked 12th and 24th, respectively. Braylon Edwards 16 touchdowns in 2007 top the receiving list. The only other post-1999 receivers on the list are Gary Barnidge (2015) and Gordon (2013), whose nine touchdowns are tied for eighth. The most receiving touchdowns anybody had last season was Hunts five. As for rushing touchdowns, Chubbs 12 last season are eighth on the franchise list, an impressive feat considering he only played 12 games. Brown holds this record, too, with 17. He did it twice. Once in 14 games and once in 12. - Browns playoffs shirts, hats for sale: Heres where Cleveland Browns fans can order shirts and hats celebrating the team qualifying for the 2020 NFL playoffs. Hey, Mary Kay! Hey, Mary Kay! Orange and Brown Talk roundtable | Jim Brown still tops the Browns in career rushing yards. Josh Mayfield is ranked fourth (3,854 yards, 2019) on the Browns single-season passing yardage list. The NFL moves to a 17-game schedule in 2021, but that record is safe for now. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/04/how-will-a-17-game-season-impact-browns-single-season-records.html | 0.164634 |
Why do American universities favour the children of alumni? | TODAY THOUSANDS of hopeful students find out whether they have got into Americas prestigious Ivy League universities. The admissions process is fiercely competitive, but some applicants have a helping hand. Roughly three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni. These privileged progeny are known as legacies. The policy, or at least its brazenness, is unique to America (universities in other countries tend to be less open about their nepotism) and much more common among private universities, which include all Ivy League schools, than public ones. Other groups are also given preferential treatment, such as underrepresented minorities or athletes recruited to play on a university team. But legacy admissions are the hardest to justifyyet legacy admissions typically receive less opposition than programmes meant to boost minorities. The practice began in the 1920s, when a wave of new arrivals to America stirred anti-immigrant prejudice. Universities started looking beyond academic criteria in part to limit the number of Jewish students. They began to consider qualities such as character and whether an applicants father had attended. Today, legacy preference still gives a big advantage particularly to rich and white applicants, who are most likely to have a parent who attended university. In 2019, 14.6% of Harvards first-year undergraduates had a parent who also attended as an undergraduate, whereas only 2% of new students did at MIT, an elite university with no legacy preference. The justification for the policy today is financial. Americans already tend to have a strong connection to their alma maters. Britons, for example, dont have university bumper stickers on their cars like Americans do, says Mitchell Stevens of Stanford University. Universities with legacy preference argue that it strengthens these bonds further and increases alumni donations, which can in turn be used to help disadvantaged students. Private universities in America rely more on individual donors than universities in other countries. But the data are unclear to what extent legacy preference actually boosts fundraising. Children of stingy alumni still get an advantage. And plenty of rich non-alumni are happy to buy their children a spot by donating a gym. The days of legacy preference may be numbered. Some 68% of Americans oppose it, and as the country grapples with privilege in many areas of life, university admissions are coming under scrutiny. For example Operation Varsity Blues, a new documentary on Netflix, tells of how the rich and famous used scams to secure for their children slots meant for student-athletes. Johns Hopkins University in Maryland announced last year it had dropped legacy preference to make admissions fairer. The shift away from legacy preferences may also be a side-effect of other changes in admissions policies. Several universities, including the University of California, abolished legacy preferences soon after dropping affirmative-action policies based on race (through a statewide referendum in the case of California). Giving an advantage only to privileged applicants no longer seemed tenable. The Supreme Court is considering taking up a case concerning Harvards consideration of race in admissions, which gives black and Latino applicants an advantage. If a decision in that case ends racial preference in university admissions, it would threaten legacies leg-up too. But for now, universities are facing a pandemic-induced fiscal crisis. Many are reluctant to abandon what they see as a money-spinner. | Three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni. The justification for the policy today is financial. | bart | 0 | https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/04/06/why-do-american-universities-favour-the-children-of-alumni | 0.215418 |
Why do American universities favour the children of alumni? | TODAY THOUSANDS of hopeful students find out whether they have got into Americas prestigious Ivy League universities. The admissions process is fiercely competitive, but some applicants have a helping hand. Roughly three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni. These privileged progeny are known as legacies. The policy, or at least its brazenness, is unique to America (universities in other countries tend to be less open about their nepotism) and much more common among private universities, which include all Ivy League schools, than public ones. Other groups are also given preferential treatment, such as underrepresented minorities or athletes recruited to play on a university team. But legacy admissions are the hardest to justifyyet legacy admissions typically receive less opposition than programmes meant to boost minorities. The practice began in the 1920s, when a wave of new arrivals to America stirred anti-immigrant prejudice. Universities started looking beyond academic criteria in part to limit the number of Jewish students. They began to consider qualities such as character and whether an applicants father had attended. Today, legacy preference still gives a big advantage particularly to rich and white applicants, who are most likely to have a parent who attended university. In 2019, 14.6% of Harvards first-year undergraduates had a parent who also attended as an undergraduate, whereas only 2% of new students did at MIT, an elite university with no legacy preference. The justification for the policy today is financial. Americans already tend to have a strong connection to their alma maters. Britons, for example, dont have university bumper stickers on their cars like Americans do, says Mitchell Stevens of Stanford University. Universities with legacy preference argue that it strengthens these bonds further and increases alumni donations, which can in turn be used to help disadvantaged students. Private universities in America rely more on individual donors than universities in other countries. But the data are unclear to what extent legacy preference actually boosts fundraising. Children of stingy alumni still get an advantage. And plenty of rich non-alumni are happy to buy their children a spot by donating a gym. The days of legacy preference may be numbered. Some 68% of Americans oppose it, and as the country grapples with privilege in many areas of life, university admissions are coming under scrutiny. For example Operation Varsity Blues, a new documentary on Netflix, tells of how the rich and famous used scams to secure for their children slots meant for student-athletes. Johns Hopkins University in Maryland announced last year it had dropped legacy preference to make admissions fairer. The shift away from legacy preferences may also be a side-effect of other changes in admissions policies. Several universities, including the University of California, abolished legacy preferences soon after dropping affirmative-action policies based on race (through a statewide referendum in the case of California). Giving an advantage only to privileged applicants no longer seemed tenable. The Supreme Court is considering taking up a case concerning Harvards consideration of race in admissions, which gives black and Latino applicants an advantage. If a decision in that case ends racial preference in university admissions, it would threaten legacies leg-up too. But for now, universities are facing a pandemic-induced fiscal crisis. Many are reluctant to abandon what they see as a money-spinner. | Three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni, known as legacies. The justification for the policy today is financial. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/04/06/why-do-american-universities-favour-the-children-of-alumni | 0.209279 |
Why do American universities favour the children of alumni? | TODAY THOUSANDS of hopeful students find out whether they have got into Americas prestigious Ivy League universities. The admissions process is fiercely competitive, but some applicants have a helping hand. Roughly three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni. These privileged progeny are known as legacies. The policy, or at least its brazenness, is unique to America (universities in other countries tend to be less open about their nepotism) and much more common among private universities, which include all Ivy League schools, than public ones. Other groups are also given preferential treatment, such as underrepresented minorities or athletes recruited to play on a university team. But legacy admissions are the hardest to justifyyet legacy admissions typically receive less opposition than programmes meant to boost minorities. The practice began in the 1920s, when a wave of new arrivals to America stirred anti-immigrant prejudice. Universities started looking beyond academic criteria in part to limit the number of Jewish students. They began to consider qualities such as character and whether an applicants father had attended. Today, legacy preference still gives a big advantage particularly to rich and white applicants, who are most likely to have a parent who attended university. In 2019, 14.6% of Harvards first-year undergraduates had a parent who also attended as an undergraduate, whereas only 2% of new students did at MIT, an elite university with no legacy preference. The justification for the policy today is financial. Americans already tend to have a strong connection to their alma maters. Britons, for example, dont have university bumper stickers on their cars like Americans do, says Mitchell Stevens of Stanford University. Universities with legacy preference argue that it strengthens these bonds further and increases alumni donations, which can in turn be used to help disadvantaged students. Private universities in America rely more on individual donors than universities in other countries. But the data are unclear to what extent legacy preference actually boosts fundraising. Children of stingy alumni still get an advantage. And plenty of rich non-alumni are happy to buy their children a spot by donating a gym. The days of legacy preference may be numbered. Some 68% of Americans oppose it, and as the country grapples with privilege in many areas of life, university admissions are coming under scrutiny. For example Operation Varsity Blues, a new documentary on Netflix, tells of how the rich and famous used scams to secure for their children slots meant for student-athletes. Johns Hopkins University in Maryland announced last year it had dropped legacy preference to make admissions fairer. The shift away from legacy preferences may also be a side-effect of other changes in admissions policies. Several universities, including the University of California, abolished legacy preferences soon after dropping affirmative-action policies based on race (through a statewide referendum in the case of California). Giving an advantage only to privileged applicants no longer seemed tenable. The Supreme Court is considering taking up a case concerning Harvards consideration of race in admissions, which gives black and Latino applicants an advantage. If a decision in that case ends racial preference in university admissions, it would threaten legacies leg-up too. But for now, universities are facing a pandemic-induced fiscal crisis. Many are reluctant to abandon what they see as a money-spinner. | Three-quarters of the top 100 universities in America give an admissions boost to children of alumni, known as legacies. The justification for the policy today is financial. Some 68% of Americans oppose it, and as the country grapples with privilege in many areas of life, university admissions are coming under scrutiny. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/04/06/why-do-american-universities-favour-the-children-of-alumni | 0.33069 |
Are youth sports an engine of B.1.1.7 variant outbreaks? | Dan Culhane, 62, took extraordinary precautions when he returned to the ice as a youth hockey referee in January. He triple-masked, wore a plexiglass face shield on his helmet and donned his gear at home to minimize time indoors. It wasnt enough. Culhane, who died on Feb. 28 of COVID-19, is one of more than 189 people confirmed or suspected to be linked to an unusual youth sports outbreak of the coronavirus in Carver County, Minn., driven by the B.1.1.7 variant that was first seen in the United Kingdom. The interlinked cases span all levels of K-12 schools, from elementary to high school, and 18 hockey, four basketball, three lacrosse and one soccer teams. Until now we havent seen transmission like this in kids in the pandemic, said Michael Osterholm, an infectious-disease specialist at the University of Minnesota who served as an adviser to President Joe Biden. After a surge of infections among children peaked in January, a new wave has been building since mid-March, and many worry about the risks to vulnerable, still-unvaccinated adults such as Culhane. Even as coronavirus cases in the United States remain far off their peaks as vaccinations accelerate, 63,862 new COVID-19 cases among children, representing 18% of the total, were reported for week ended April 1, according to data collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Childrens Hospital Association. A growing number of them are caused by virus variants, which represent a big unknown in what is otherwise a time of national optimism: The question is whether these emerging B.1.1.7 clusters foreshadow the surges seen in parts of Europe, where they upended school openings and a return to normalcy, or are just a blip on the way to the end of the pandemic in the United States, given the pace of vaccinations here. Minnesotas case numbers, which had been falling since December, recently began inching upward again. Advertising In Nevada, the B.1.1.7 variant which has been confirmed in several studies to be more infectious has been linked to an outbreak at a recent youth volleyball tournament. In Michigan, cases among those ages 10 to 19 have jumped 133% during the past month, faster than any other age group, and the states leading epidemiologist said the infections seem to have been spread through activities including sports, but not limited to sports, rather than in the classroom. Many of these outbreaks involving young people are related to youth sports and extracurricular activities, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a briefing Monday. She noted that CDC guidance calls for limiting those activities and urged Americans to please continue to hang in there and continue to do the things that we know prevent the spread. Officials say they believe transmission may be happening through athletic activities, rather than in the classroom, because some sports such as wrestling, basketball and volleyball involve close indoor contact. They have also wondered whether outbreaks may be triggered by related interactions such as carpooling, sleepovers and team celebrations, when people let their guard down, rather than from the practices and games themselves. The rise in infections in children has so far not resulted in a surge in pediatric hospitalizations. As in the past, most cases in children have been mild, health officials say, but they worry about vulnerable adults interacting with them, such as coaches, instructors, child-care providers or parents. Across the United States, a number of youth sports coaches have become seriously ill or died during the past few months as activities have opened up. In December, COVID-19 took the life of Jamie Seitz, 51, an assistant basketball coach in Denver, N.C., whose team made it to the state championships last month. In January, it also killed Chris Beerman, 53, director of Lexington United Volleyball, a club for girls ages 9 to 18. On March 29, it killed Damien Jackson, a high school math teacher in Columbia, S.C., who coached the girls track and field squad and served as the offensive coordinator for the football team. Genomic sequencing has directly linked some adult cases to youth outbreaks, but the technology isnt widely available, so others have been associated through contact tracing. The changing demographics of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are prompting a radical shift in testing strategies to prioritize asymptomatic children and teens. Numerous jurisdictions are moving testing sites to sportsplexes, recreation centers or other locations convenient to where games and practices are held. Advertising On April 2, youths ages 13 to 19 in Michigan began to be tested before all practices and competitions, per an order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Suffolk County, a suburb of New York City, became the first in the state to require weekly testing for kids participating in high-risk sports, such as high school wrestling and basketball. Numerous counties in California are doing the same. Minnesota recommends that all school-age kids returning to school and their families get tested every two weeks, and that student athletes and those involved with other in-person activities get tested weekly. For most of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has spread in big bursts that have been described by epidemiologists as viral bombs. The Biogen conference in Boston, a church in South Korea, a French ski resort. In each of these events, infectious-disease investigators were able to trace the cases back to one highly infectious patient zero. This uneven transmission, with an estimated 20% of people infecting many others, while 80% spread the virus to no one or just a few, has been a hallmark of the virus since the very early days. The recent outbreak in Carver County looks very different. Kris Ehresmann, the Minnesota Department of Healths director of the division of infectious diseases, describes the 189 cases 49 of which were confirmed to be B.1.1.7 through genomic sequencing and the rest of which are suspected to be the variant as having more of a lattice pattern in which each node is connected to several others. She also said the variant appears to have a high attack rate in households between children and parents and siblings. In a report, her team commented that the youth clusters have seeded community spread to a degree not seen in previous spikes. It isnt just the sheer number of cases, but the network of interconnectivity that is striking, she said. It is showing us how readily transmissible this virus variant can be. She said its as if the virus has mapped the areas whole social ecosystem. Felix Wong, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology postdoctoral fellow who has been modeling coronavirus transmission throughout the pandemic, found in an analysis for The Washington Post that a measure of the clustering aspect of the Carver County spread is different from past outbreaks. Last year, studies show the pandemic was largely driven by a few superspreaders infecting many. But in Carver County, the data suggests the transmission pattern is more similar to the flu, in which a greater number of people spread the virus to a few others. Advertising Wong cautioned that this is just one case study and more data is needed to make stronger conclusions. He said the higher transmission rate of B.1.1.7 should lead to larger and more frequent superspreading events. But changes such as masking practices, vaccinations and natural immunity from previous infections may prevent that. He also noted our ability to contract trace effectively is hampered by the sheer magnitude of the infections. Nowadays the case numbers are so high its difficult to figure out where the huge clusters are when the virus has more or less spread around everywhere, he said. The outbreak in Carver County began in one of the least likely places a K-8 school. When Minnesotas genomic sequencing team on Feb. 16 noticed a pair of B.1.1.7 cases there, contact tracing teams sprang into action. They found multiple additional cases among students and staff, sports groups they played for and members of their households. Within a few weeks, cases in the larger community had taken off. For Osterholm, the outbreak was eerily reminiscent of what happened in November in Kent, an English county at the southeastern extreme of the United Kingdom. The country had been under a national lockdown, but cases were still climbing in that region, overwhelming hospitals. By far the fastest rise was among those ages 11 to 18, prompting officials to mandate testing for all youths to break chains of transmission. It wasnt until Dec. 10 that British experts identified the new variant and speculated that it had an easier time entering cells. That would put children on a more level playing field, if you like, Wendy Barclay, head of the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College London, commented at the time. From my perspective, I think we havent fully felt the effects of B.1.1.7 and many have been far too quick to dismiss the danger, Osterholm said. I think its going to be a challenge. Sponsored From my perspective, I think we havent fully felt the effects of B.1.1.7 and many have been far too quick to dismiss the danger. I think its going to be a challenge. Osterholm When the Minnesota Department of Health first confirmed the outbreak, it pleaded with sports organizers and families for a two-week pause on activities. Few complied. That reaction was not entirely unexpected, as youth sports have become one of the most impassioned reopening debates. In Montgomery County, Md., parents peppered roads with signs that declared, Youth Hockey is not a community health risk. In San Diego, Phoenix, Detroit and many other large cities, parents protested in the streets, insisting sports are essential not only for childrens physical health, but also for their social and mental health. As the technology and availability of coronavirus testing have improved over the past few months, many jurisdictions have settled on increased testing as an alternative to shutdowns. The Michigan High School Athletic Association has just wrapped up a pilot program with wrestling teams that allowed students to be tested weekly by their school nurses. Geoff Kimmerly, the groups communications director, said students who tested positive were immediately sent home to isolate, keeping outbreaks to a minimum. The message is starting to sink in, he said, that those who want to participate in sports should follow precautions. Advertising This week, the state is rolling out weekly testing to 100,000 public school athletes who participate in spring sports. From an administrative view, thats a lot, so some schools and leagues are frustrated, Kimmerly said. But its the right thing to do. Our students, schools and families will do whatever is required to continue to play. Mark Pandori, the director of the Nevada State Public Health Laboratory at the University of Nevada at Reno, said a recent youth volleyball tournament is generating a very, very large cluster of B.1.1.7 cases. He said the lab identified dozens of secondary cases and is finding additional infections among tertiary contacts, or those with even more degrees of separation. We are now at the point of community spread, he said. That outbreak was discovered by mandatory weekly testing of a university athlete, who attended the volleyball tournament, he said, noting that such monitoring is becoming an important tool given the speed at which some of the variants spread. In sports-crazy Minnesota, tensions have been high between public officials, schools and families with young athletes. In November, after Gov. Tim Walz ordered youth sports paused to slow the spread of the coronavirus, one group Let Them Play MN, organized via Facebook sued in U.S. District Court to end the suspension. In January, it protested the states mask mandate for high school players, arguing that it could cause breathing issues and reduced vision that could lead to falls and concussions. David Adney, executive director of the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, said that to shut down everything doesnt make sense. When schools have moved to introduce new restrictions or policies, you get a lot of pushback from the community, he said. Advertising In recent weeks, however, some groups have reached a compromise. Minnesota officials set up a drop-in testing site at the Chanhassen Recreation Center in Carver County to make it more convenient for athletes to get tested. Ehresmann, the states infectious-disease expert, said the additional testing has not only helped kids stay in sports, but it has also given epidemiologists a picture of how the new variant is moving in the community. The positivity rate in Carver County the first few days the testing site was operating was 6.9% much higher than 3.9% in the rest of the state during the same period. We definitely have had good uptake, she said of the testing site. There were some sports and some teams that said yes well do a two-week pause, and others that said were not going to pause but we will institute regular testing for our participants. And thats great, too. That gets to the heart of where are cases occurring, and how they keep them from spreading. Of the 189 linked cases in Carver County, two people both adults were hospitalized. Although health officials did not identify people in the cluster, family members have spoken out about relatives being part of the group. For Dan Culhane of Minneapolis, it started with a slightly runny nose on Feb. 11 that he thought was probably allergies. The radio production director had recently finished stem cell treatment for multiple myeloma and was thrilled when his doctors cleared him to venture out into the world again with the proper precautions. He and his wife, Nancy, had been very strict about self-quarantining and had not been out even to a grocery store for nearly a year. He immediately signed up to referee youth hockey again, as he had done for the past 20 years. Nancy was nervous, but it was just something he had to do, so she supported him. The B.1.1.7 variant was still something that seemed far away. Advertising Culhane had refereed a couple of games about 40 miles out of town in Carver County shortly before he got sick. His condition deteriorated quickly, until he was hospitalized on Feb. 23. The next day, Brandt Vettel, a 50-year-old who coaches freshman basketball at Chanhassen High School in Carver County, texted his wife that he was aching, but she thought nothing of it, because he also mentioned that he had done sprints and push-ups with the team. By the next morning, however, he had a fever of 101, and the day after that, he tested positive for the coronavirus. He was soon admitted to the hospital on supplemental oxygen. Vettels condition stabilized and he was discharged home. His wife, Kari, a physician assistant who had been fully vaccinated before he became ill, cautioned family and friends. That is the variant that caused the U.K. to shut back down, she wrote on Caring Bridge, a health journal site. I have watched my husband, a fit 50-year-old be so sick. But Culhanes condition nose-dived. He was put on a ventilator and then, Nancy recalled, he went on a downward spiral. He had a spiking fever. His liver readings were through the roof, and his kidneys had stopped functioning. He was bleeding and clotting at the same time in the brain and died at 5:27 a.m. on Feb. 28. In retrospect, I wish he would have never done it, Nancy said. I dont blame the hockey. I dont blame anybody for that. It was something he loved. He took all the precautions. And its such an insidious virus that I dont know how it could have been prevented. The Washington Posts Alice Crites contributed to this report. | More than 189 people confirmed or suspected to be linked to an unusual youth sports outbreak of the coronavirus in Carver County, Minn., driven by the B.1.7 variant. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/are-youth-sports-an-engine-of-b-1-1-7-variant-outbreaks/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 0.368964 |
Will Biden's Offshore Wind Plan Be Enough? | Susan Stewart, a Penn State engineering professor specializing in wind energy, waited more than 10 years to see an offshore wind turbine up close. A pregnancy caused her to miss a chance in 2005 to tour offshore turbines in Europe. There, offshore wind farms have produced clean energy since the early 1990s, but regulatory roadblocks and a lack of political will left plans for U.S. plants moldering in filing cabinets for years. Finally, in 2016, Stewart and a group of colleagues toured Americas first ocean wind farm, which had just been installed off Block Island, a popular Rhode Island vacation spot. I was so excited, Stewart says of seeing the turbines. Theyre majestic to me. While historic, that Block Island plant produces only about 30 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power about 20,000 average U.S. housesor about 4% of Rhode Islands homes. By comparison, a typical coal plant produces about 600 MW. In total, offshore wind farms currently generate just 42 MW in the U.S. But under an ambitious $3 billion Biden Administration plan unveiled last week, the U.S. is set to multiply that output to 30 gigawatts (GW)30,000 MWby the end of this decade. Among other things, the package includes federal loan guarantees for offshore wind development, a new priority wind energy area between Long Island and New Jersey, and funding for port improvements around the country to make it easier to build new offshore wind facilities. We are taking an all-of-government approach, says Amanda Lefton, director of the Interior Departments Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The program, she says, represents a sea change [from] how the United States had previously approached offshore wind. Experts say Bidens offshore wind plana prelude to the massive $2 trillion infrastructure proposal he announced two days lateris a long overdue step in the right direction. Indeed, the U.S. has plenty of work to do to catch up with other parts of the world. Europe, for instance, currently generates about 25 GW of electricity from offshore wind farms, while China generates nearly 9 GW. In Europehome to the worlds first offshore wind plant, which opened in Denmark in 1991energy companies have spent decades building up their offshore wind manufacturing and infrastructure capabilities, which means new plants can be developed at lower costs. Their proven track record also makes it easier for them to raise capital by issuing bonds. The result: cheaper renewable energy. Europes lead is likely to widen. Orsted, a Danish renewable energy giant, is currently developing about 3 GW in new offshore wind capacity via five projects along the U.S. East Coastbut the company built more capacity than that in Europe in just the past three years. Energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie projects Europe will add more than 85 GW in offshore turbine capacity over the next 10 yearsnearly three times the Biden Administrations goal. The U.K. alone is likely to reach 30 GW of offshore capacity by 2030, says David Toke, an energy policy researcher at the U.K.s University of Aberdeen. Thats a handy feat for a nation with less than 10% the electricity demand of the U.S. China, meanwhile, is projected to add 73 GW in new offshore capacity over the next decade. Offshore wind energy is only one solution in the renewables grab-bag. The U.S., which benefits from more wide open spaces and less population density compared to Europe, built 20 GW of new land-based wind power capacity in 2020, and is on track to build 12 GW more in 2021, while also adding 27 GW in new solar capacity in those two years. Overall, the U.S. currently generates about 20% of its electricity capacity from renewables, compared to 38% in the E.U. Regardless, experts say its essential for the U.S. to develop its offshore wind capacity, especially in eastern coastal states with low land availability and high energy needs, like New York. And though offshore wind power can be more expensive to install than equivalent onshore capabilities, sea-based wind turbines can be built much larger and capture stronger and more consistent ocean winds, generating a bigger bang for the buck. Many offshore turbines in use today generate roughly twice as much power as their land-based equivalents, while upcoming models could be four or even five times as large, further increasing their production capabilities. The U.S. has yet to embrace offshore wind in large part due to legal and political opposition. In 2016, the fishing industry of New Yorks Long Island moved to block a plan to build turbines 11 miles off the coast amid concerns about the impact on their livelihoods. Another wind farm planned near Cape Cod was scrapped in 2017 after nearly two decades of legal challenges led in part by William Koch, brother of conservative kingmakers Charles and David Koch, who decried the plans visual pollution of a beachfront long occupied by the most elite families of the Northeast (the late Edward Kennedy, a Democratic senator for Massachusetts for nearly 50 years, also opposed the project). And a Trump Administration order last year blocked new offshore leasing along the U.S. Southeast coast. This industry has been preparing and doing analysis and understands where the good sites are, says Stewart. Whats been needing to fall into place is definitely a bit of political support. Biden Administration officials argue the situation has changed. They say offshore wind enjoys more public support now than it did even a few years ago, prices have come down as the technology has improved (making it possible to build bigger, more efficient turbines), and U.S. states have begun developing wind energy on their own, both to meet renewable targets and to capture jobs in a potentially booming industry. Going forward, federal administrators say there will be a clearer and quicker review process for new projects. Were at a very different moment for offshore wind now than we were even a few years ago, says Lefton. The Biden plan represents only a slight acceleration for U.S. offshore projects already underway; New York and New Jersey were already planning to develop a combined 16.5 GW on their own, for instance. But the White Houses support may play ensure those and other projects actually get finished, rather than die on the vine like so many previous efforts. The American people are recognizing that we have to do something about climate right now, says Kelly Speakes-Backman, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Department Energys Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Government is being responsive to that and actually marshaling the resources to pull all of these agencies to work together. For those who have waited decades to see the U.S. take firmer initiative on renewable energy, the Biden plan comes, at the very least, as a long-awaited move forward. Ive been almost numb to the fact that were not going to see this big growth quite yet, says Stewart. But Im actually excited. In the next couple of years were going to see a lot of offshore wind constructed. Get our Space Newsletter. Sign up to receive the week's news in space. Please enter a valid email address. * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. Please attempt to sign up again. Sign Up Now An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. 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Will Biden's Offshore Wind Plan Be Enough? | Susan Stewart, a Penn State engineering professor specializing in wind energy, waited more than 10 years to see an offshore wind turbine up close. A pregnancy caused her to miss a chance in 2005 to tour offshore turbines in Europe. There, offshore wind farms have produced clean energy since the early 1990s, but regulatory roadblocks and a lack of political will left plans for U.S. plants moldering in filing cabinets for years. Finally, in 2016, Stewart and a group of colleagues toured Americas first ocean wind farm, which had just been installed off Block Island, a popular Rhode Island vacation spot. I was so excited, Stewart says of seeing the turbines. Theyre majestic to me. While historic, that Block Island plant produces only about 30 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power about 20,000 average U.S. housesor about 4% of Rhode Islands homes. By comparison, a typical coal plant produces about 600 MW. In total, offshore wind farms currently generate just 42 MW in the U.S. But under an ambitious $3 billion Biden Administration plan unveiled last week, the U.S. is set to multiply that output to 30 gigawatts (GW)30,000 MWby the end of this decade. Among other things, the package includes federal loan guarantees for offshore wind development, a new priority wind energy area between Long Island and New Jersey, and funding for port improvements around the country to make it easier to build new offshore wind facilities. We are taking an all-of-government approach, says Amanda Lefton, director of the Interior Departments Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The program, she says, represents a sea change [from] how the United States had previously approached offshore wind. Experts say Bidens offshore wind plana prelude to the massive $2 trillion infrastructure proposal he announced two days lateris a long overdue step in the right direction. Indeed, the U.S. has plenty of work to do to catch up with other parts of the world. Europe, for instance, currently generates about 25 GW of electricity from offshore wind farms, while China generates nearly 9 GW. In Europehome to the worlds first offshore wind plant, which opened in Denmark in 1991energy companies have spent decades building up their offshore wind manufacturing and infrastructure capabilities, which means new plants can be developed at lower costs. Their proven track record also makes it easier for them to raise capital by issuing bonds. The result: cheaper renewable energy. Europes lead is likely to widen. Orsted, a Danish renewable energy giant, is currently developing about 3 GW in new offshore wind capacity via five projects along the U.S. East Coastbut the company built more capacity than that in Europe in just the past three years. Energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie projects Europe will add more than 85 GW in offshore turbine capacity over the next 10 yearsnearly three times the Biden Administrations goal. The U.K. alone is likely to reach 30 GW of offshore capacity by 2030, says David Toke, an energy policy researcher at the U.K.s University of Aberdeen. Thats a handy feat for a nation with less than 10% the electricity demand of the U.S. China, meanwhile, is projected to add 73 GW in new offshore capacity over the next decade. Offshore wind energy is only one solution in the renewables grab-bag. The U.S., which benefits from more wide open spaces and less population density compared to Europe, built 20 GW of new land-based wind power capacity in 2020, and is on track to build 12 GW more in 2021, while also adding 27 GW in new solar capacity in those two years. Overall, the U.S. currently generates about 20% of its electricity capacity from renewables, compared to 38% in the E.U. Regardless, experts say its essential for the U.S. to develop its offshore wind capacity, especially in eastern coastal states with low land availability and high energy needs, like New York. And though offshore wind power can be more expensive to install than equivalent onshore capabilities, sea-based wind turbines can be built much larger and capture stronger and more consistent ocean winds, generating a bigger bang for the buck. Many offshore turbines in use today generate roughly twice as much power as their land-based equivalents, while upcoming models could be four or even five times as large, further increasing their production capabilities. The U.S. has yet to embrace offshore wind in large part due to legal and political opposition. In 2016, the fishing industry of New Yorks Long Island moved to block a plan to build turbines 11 miles off the coast amid concerns about the impact on their livelihoods. Another wind farm planned near Cape Cod was scrapped in 2017 after nearly two decades of legal challenges led in part by William Koch, brother of conservative kingmakers Charles and David Koch, who decried the plans visual pollution of a beachfront long occupied by the most elite families of the Northeast (the late Edward Kennedy, a Democratic senator for Massachusetts for nearly 50 years, also opposed the project). And a Trump Administration order last year blocked new offshore leasing along the U.S. Southeast coast. This industry has been preparing and doing analysis and understands where the good sites are, says Stewart. Whats been needing to fall into place is definitely a bit of political support. Biden Administration officials argue the situation has changed. They say offshore wind enjoys more public support now than it did even a few years ago, prices have come down as the technology has improved (making it possible to build bigger, more efficient turbines), and U.S. states have begun developing wind energy on their own, both to meet renewable targets and to capture jobs in a potentially booming industry. Going forward, federal administrators say there will be a clearer and quicker review process for new projects. Were at a very different moment for offshore wind now than we were even a few years ago, says Lefton. The Biden plan represents only a slight acceleration for U.S. offshore projects already underway; New York and New Jersey were already planning to develop a combined 16.5 GW on their own, for instance. But the White Houses support may play ensure those and other projects actually get finished, rather than die on the vine like so many previous efforts. The American people are recognizing that we have to do something about climate right now, says Kelly Speakes-Backman, acting assistant secretary of the U.S. Department Energys Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Government is being responsive to that and actually marshaling the resources to pull all of these agencies to work together. For those who have waited decades to see the U.S. take firmer initiative on renewable energy, the Biden plan comes, at the very least, as a long-awaited move forward. Ive been almost numb to the fact that were not going to see this big growth quite yet, says Stewart. But Im actually excited. In the next couple of years were going to see a lot of offshore wind constructed. Get our Space Newsletter. Sign up to receive the week's news in space. Please enter a valid email address. * The request timed out and you did not successfully sign up. Please attempt to sign up again. Sign Up Now An unexpected error has occurred with your sign up. Please try again later. Check the box if you do not wish to receive promotional offers via email from TIME. You can unsubscribe at any time. By signing up you are agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Thank you! For your security, we've sent a confirmation email to the address you entered. Click the link to confirm your subscription and begin receiving our newsletters. If you don't get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Write to Alejandro de la Garza at alejandro.delagarza@time.com. | Offshore wind farms currently generate just 42 MW in the U.S. Under an ambitious $3 billion Biden Administration plan, that output will multiply to 30,000 MW by the end of this decade. Europe, for instance, currently generates about 25 GW of electricity from offshore wind farms; China generates nearly 9 GW. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://time.com/5952586/biden-offshore-wind/ | 0.474527 |
Why Have Arsenal Allowed Their Standards To Slip So Drastically Under Mikel Arteta? | ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at London ... [+] Colney on March 20, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal FC via Getty Images Walk around the Emirates Stadium and youll come across several reminders of Arsenals illustrious past. There are statues in honour of Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry, two of the greatest forwards to have ever played in the Premier League PINC . On the exterior walls of the stadium itself are the images of club icons such as Charlie George and Ian Wright. However, such glories are a fading memory for the Gunners. Its been 17 years since Arsenal were last title winners. This will be the fifth consecutive season that the North London club has finished outside the Premier Leagues top four. In fact, Arsenal are on course to finish in mid-table, not even in the Europa League qualifying spots. Despite this clear erosion of standards at the Emirates Stadium, there is no apparent urgency to correct course. While other Premier League mangers, like Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, have come under intense scrutiny this season, Mikel Arteta has seemingly been given a free pass despite his side sitting lower in the Premier League than any other Big Six team. LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: ( THE SUN OUT,THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT ) Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates ... [+] after scoring the third goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on April 03, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) Liverpool FC via Getty Images Arsenal fans have been told to trust the process. That all their club is currently going through will lead to something better. Arteta has been in charge since December 2019, nearly a year-and-a-half ago. Saturdays 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool was not the performance of a team heading in the right direction. Arsenal werent just outclassed and outplayed, they had the look of a group of players unsure of their roles and responsibilities on the pitch. Arteta was hired on the basis of his reputation as a coach, but that reputation has yet to translate into anything meaningful. Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, two of Arsenals most important players, were missing against Liverpool, while Kieran Tierney, another key figure, was forced off through injury at half time. With this trio on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, Arteta would have stood a better chance of implementing an effective game plan. Nonetheless, the lack of alarm at Arsenal, both in terms of the clubs hierarchy and its support, is peculiar. Contrast the Gunners contentment at sitting ninth in the Premier League with the growing disquiet at Tottenham Hotspur, who are still in the race to finish in the top four and have a Carabao Cup final to look forward to later this month. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks on following the Premier League ... [+] match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Getty Images Many moments in recent years have been viewed as symbolic shifts in the North London soccer power balance, but the discourse around the two rival clubs at this very moment does a better job of highlighting this shift than any match or trophy win. It is Spurs, not Arsenal, who are restless having suffered a dip. It could be that Arsenal are now such an irrelevancy at the top end of the Premier League their struggles simply dont draw the sort of attention that of a more successful, ambitious rival does. There have been some signs of progress under Arteta, but they have been too few and far between to suggest Arsenal are going anywhere fast. An organisation that was once an English superpower, then Champions League regulars, has grown a little too comfortable with being a project club. | Arsenal are currently ninth in the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta has been given a free pass despite his side sitting lower than any other Big Six team. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/grahamruthven/2021/04/06/why-have-arsenal-allowed-their-standards-to-slip-so-drastically-under-mikel-arteta/ | 0.101634 |
Why Have Arsenal Allowed Their Standards To Slip So Drastically Under Mikel Arteta? | ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during a training session at London ... [+] Colney on March 20, 2021 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal FC via Getty Images Walk around the Emirates Stadium and youll come across several reminders of Arsenals illustrious past. There are statues in honour of Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry, two of the greatest forwards to have ever played in the Premier League PINC . On the exterior walls of the stadium itself are the images of club icons such as Charlie George and Ian Wright. However, such glories are a fading memory for the Gunners. Its been 17 years since Arsenal were last title winners. This will be the fifth consecutive season that the North London club has finished outside the Premier Leagues top four. In fact, Arsenal are on course to finish in mid-table, not even in the Europa League qualifying spots. Despite this clear erosion of standards at the Emirates Stadium, there is no apparent urgency to correct course. While other Premier League mangers, like Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, have come under intense scrutiny this season, Mikel Arteta has seemingly been given a free pass despite his side sitting lower in the Premier League than any other Big Six team. LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: ( THE SUN OUT,THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT ) Diogo Jota of Liverpool celebrates ... [+] after scoring the third goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool at Emirates Stadium on April 03, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) Liverpool FC via Getty Images Arsenal fans have been told to trust the process. That all their club is currently going through will lead to something better. Arteta has been in charge since December 2019, nearly a year-and-a-half ago. Saturdays 3-0 home defeat to Liverpool was not the performance of a team heading in the right direction. Arsenal werent just outclassed and outplayed, they had the look of a group of players unsure of their roles and responsibilities on the pitch. Arteta was hired on the basis of his reputation as a coach, but that reputation has yet to translate into anything meaningful. Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, two of Arsenals most important players, were missing against Liverpool, while Kieran Tierney, another key figure, was forced off through injury at half time. With this trio on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, Arteta would have stood a better chance of implementing an effective game plan. Nonetheless, the lack of alarm at Arsenal, both in terms of the clubs hierarchy and its support, is peculiar. Contrast the Gunners contentment at sitting ninth in the Premier League with the growing disquiet at Tottenham Hotspur, who are still in the race to finish in the top four and have a Carabao Cup final to look forward to later this month. LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal looks on following the Premier League ... [+] match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2021 in London, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) Getty Images Many moments in recent years have been viewed as symbolic shifts in the North London soccer power balance, but the discourse around the two rival clubs at this very moment does a better job of highlighting this shift than any match or trophy win. It is Spurs, not Arsenal, who are restless having suffered a dip. It could be that Arsenal are now such an irrelevancy at the top end of the Premier League their struggles simply dont draw the sort of attention that of a more successful, ambitious rival does. There have been some signs of progress under Arteta, but they have been too few and far between to suggest Arsenal are going anywhere fast. An organisation that was once an English superpower, then Champions League regulars, has grown a little too comfortable with being a project club. | Arsenal are currently ninth in the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta has been given a free pass despite his side sitting lower than any other Big Six team. Arteta was hired on the basis of his reputation as a coach, but that reputation has yet to translate into anything meaningful. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/grahamruthven/2021/04/06/why-have-arsenal-allowed-their-standards-to-slip-so-drastically-under-mikel-arteta/ | 0.160655 |
What's next for Baylor men's basketball after capturing program's first national title? | The first men's basketball national title is in the trophy case for Baylor. Asking for a repeat of a remarkable season that saw them finish 28-2 and run through both Houston and Gonzaga in the Final Four will be difficult. However, Baylor coach Scott Drew has consistently had his team near the top of the Big 12. So another run isn't completely out of the question. How deep that run goes depends on how many key contributors return. The NCAA rule allowing all players to retain a year of eligibility would give everyone the option to return. It's unlikely the entire band will stick together, however the Bears went eight deep with their regulars, so they're in better shape that some teams that typically need a complete overhaul after winning a title. Making the doubters look foolish:Baylor's Scott Drew is forever a national champion Analysis:Gonzaga showed cracks in semifinal, and Baylor capitalized in championship game Let's start with the seniors. Mark Vital just finished his fifth year in the program, so a stay for a sixth year is unlikely. A key role player and leader, his contributions on and off the court will be difficult to replace. MaCio Teague put his name in the NBA draft last offseason before deciding to return, so coming off 52 combined points in the team's last three victories, it's safe to assume his eyes are focused on professional basketball. Teague's departure will leave a void on the perimeter. His 3-point shooting and size was a perfect foil to backcourt mates Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell. Speaking of Butler and Mitchell, the juniors were first- and third-team All-Americans, respectively. There's not much more they can accomplish in their college careers. Butler was the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player. Mitchell boosted his stock with an impressive postseason. Drew might be holding out hope either return, but with each potentially a first-round pick, it's safe to assume their final day in a Baylor uniform was Monday night. Which brings us to who is returning. It's a better picture than it would seem with all that talent headed out the door. Flo Thamba, the lone starter expected back, provides size and athletic ability. Another season would serve him well in developing his all-around game. The same is true for reserve Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, a second inside presence who showed some offensive ability. Those two pieces are a nice foundation for the frontcourt. Adam Flagler won't be the equal of Butler, but he is more than capable of running the point guard spot next season. He scored in double figures in four tournament games off the bench and his offensive role should expand. Matthew Mayer is another offensive talent that will get more opportunities if he stays. A 6-9 forward, the senior could have a breakout season with a larger role that will highlight his outside shooting and ability to drive to the basket. With the eight regulars soaking up much of the playing time, there weren't many chances for a talented freshmen class to show itself, but guard L.J. Cryer can slide into a starting spot and has the potential to be great. Zach Loveday is another piece for the front line along with Dain Dainja, who redshirted. Then there's the incoming recruiting class that is ranked in the top 10. The jewel is five-star forward Kendall Brown, who Drew pried from Kansas. He projects to start immediately and can be something unique for the Bears lineup. Langston Love, a four-star shooting guard, can be another piece to the backcourt if he is ready to contribute. Another thing to consider: Drew is not one to stand pat. Expect to see Baylor exploring the transfer portal for some experience in the backcourt or on the wing. You have to think winning a national title would be an attractive recruiting pitch for a player who wants to win right away. When you add it together, the Bears don't look like a team that'll be going away anytime soon. While some of the names may be different, the results might not be far off from what they were in this historic season. Follow colleges reporter Erick Smith on Twitter @ericksmith | The Baylor men's basketball team won its first national title on Monday night. The team is expected to have eight regulars back next season, including MaCio Teague, Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/04/06/baylor-bears-national-champs-2021-22-lookahead/7102623002/ | 0.110149 |
What's next for Baylor men's basketball after capturing program's first national title? | The first men's basketball national title is in the trophy case for Baylor. Asking for a repeat of a remarkable season that saw them finish 28-2 and run through both Houston and Gonzaga in the Final Four will be difficult. However, Baylor coach Scott Drew has consistently had his team near the top of the Big 12. So another run isn't completely out of the question. How deep that run goes depends on how many key contributors return. The NCAA rule allowing all players to retain a year of eligibility would give everyone the option to return. It's unlikely the entire band will stick together, however the Bears went eight deep with their regulars, so they're in better shape that some teams that typically need a complete overhaul after winning a title. Making the doubters look foolish:Baylor's Scott Drew is forever a national champion Analysis:Gonzaga showed cracks in semifinal, and Baylor capitalized in championship game Let's start with the seniors. Mark Vital just finished his fifth year in the program, so a stay for a sixth year is unlikely. A key role player and leader, his contributions on and off the court will be difficult to replace. MaCio Teague put his name in the NBA draft last offseason before deciding to return, so coming off 52 combined points in the team's last three victories, it's safe to assume his eyes are focused on professional basketball. Teague's departure will leave a void on the perimeter. His 3-point shooting and size was a perfect foil to backcourt mates Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell. Speaking of Butler and Mitchell, the juniors were first- and third-team All-Americans, respectively. There's not much more they can accomplish in their college careers. Butler was the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player. Mitchell boosted his stock with an impressive postseason. Drew might be holding out hope either return, but with each potentially a first-round pick, it's safe to assume their final day in a Baylor uniform was Monday night. Which brings us to who is returning. It's a better picture than it would seem with all that talent headed out the door. Flo Thamba, the lone starter expected back, provides size and athletic ability. Another season would serve him well in developing his all-around game. The same is true for reserve Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua, a second inside presence who showed some offensive ability. Those two pieces are a nice foundation for the frontcourt. Adam Flagler won't be the equal of Butler, but he is more than capable of running the point guard spot next season. He scored in double figures in four tournament games off the bench and his offensive role should expand. Matthew Mayer is another offensive talent that will get more opportunities if he stays. A 6-9 forward, the senior could have a breakout season with a larger role that will highlight his outside shooting and ability to drive to the basket. With the eight regulars soaking up much of the playing time, there weren't many chances for a talented freshmen class to show itself, but guard L.J. Cryer can slide into a starting spot and has the potential to be great. Zach Loveday is another piece for the front line along with Dain Dainja, who redshirted. Then there's the incoming recruiting class that is ranked in the top 10. The jewel is five-star forward Kendall Brown, who Drew pried from Kansas. He projects to start immediately and can be something unique for the Bears lineup. Langston Love, a four-star shooting guard, can be another piece to the backcourt if he is ready to contribute. Another thing to consider: Drew is not one to stand pat. Expect to see Baylor exploring the transfer portal for some experience in the backcourt or on the wing. You have to think winning a national title would be an attractive recruiting pitch for a player who wants to win right away. When you add it together, the Bears don't look like a team that'll be going away anytime soon. While some of the names may be different, the results might not be far off from what they were in this historic season. Follow colleges reporter Erick Smith on Twitter @ericksmith | The Baylor men's basketball team won its first national title on Monday night. The team is expected to have eight regulars back next season, including MaCio Teague, Jared Butler and Davion Mitchell. The incoming recruiting class is ranked in the top 10 by ESPN.com. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2021/04/06/baylor-bears-national-champs-2021-22-lookahead/7102623002/ | 0.159923 |
How do Colorado voting laws compare to Georgias voting laws? | Contrary to what Georgias governor, Fox News, Newsweek and others have said since Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of the Atlanta area, Colorados voter access laws are not more restrictive than Georgias. By nearly all measures, Colorado makes it more convenient to vote and is consistently and widely hailed by Democratic and Republican officials alike as among the safest and most accessible states in the U.S. to cast a ballot. The two states are being compared because of MLB moving its annual All-Star Game from the Atlanta Braves stadium after Georgia passed a controversial new voting law. The game will be held instead at Coors Field. Here are a few ways Colorado and Georgias voting laws differ. Voter ID This is where Colorado and Georgia have been most often compared by conservatives. What Im being told, they also have a photo ID requirement, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday. So it doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me. Georgia in-person voters must produce photo ID either when they vote or by following up with their counties within three days. Colorado has no such requirement (and only a sliver of the electorate votes in person). Voters in both states can use a wide range of identifying documents, from standard photo ID to a bank or utility statement. Colorado allows eligible voters who cannot produce ID documents to cast provisional ballots, and counties are required to attempt to verify those individuals identities. Early voting Georgia has 17 days of early voting. Colorado has just 15. The vast majority of voters in Colorado dont vote in-person. Mail-in ballots Colorado counties automatically mail ballots to registered voters, who can return those ballots at their leisure by mail or at a wide range of drop-off sites. Georgia voters must request mail ballots. And the state has tightened its laws to require people to vote at specifically designated precincts. Food and water In Georgia, it is illegal to provide food or water to people within 150 feet of the boundary of a polling place or within 25 feet of any voter standing in line. Colorados law allows for giving voters food or water unless theyre within 100 feet of a polling place or wearing campaign gear or accessories bearing the name or image of a candidate, party or issue. The rules are less significant in Colorado, as nearly all voters cast ballots by mail and long voting lines are seldom reported here. Registration deadline Georgia cuts off registration 28 days prior to Election Day, while Colorado permits registration up to and even on Election Day. Parolee voting Colorado lets all parolees vote as of 2019. Georgia does not. Neither state allows prisoners to vote. | Colorado's voter access laws are not more restrictive than Georgia's. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.denverpost.com/2021/04/06/colorado-georgia-voting-laws-fact-check-comparison-mlb-all-star-game/ | 0.305415 |
How do Colorado voting laws compare to Georgias voting laws? | Contrary to what Georgias governor, Fox News, Newsweek and others have said since Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of the Atlanta area, Colorados voter access laws are not more restrictive than Georgias. By nearly all measures, Colorado makes it more convenient to vote and is consistently and widely hailed by Democratic and Republican officials alike as among the safest and most accessible states in the U.S. to cast a ballot. The two states are being compared because of MLB moving its annual All-Star Game from the Atlanta Braves stadium after Georgia passed a controversial new voting law. The game will be held instead at Coors Field. Here are a few ways Colorado and Georgias voting laws differ. Voter ID This is where Colorado and Georgia have been most often compared by conservatives. What Im being told, they also have a photo ID requirement, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday. So it doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me. Georgia in-person voters must produce photo ID either when they vote or by following up with their counties within three days. Colorado has no such requirement (and only a sliver of the electorate votes in person). Voters in both states can use a wide range of identifying documents, from standard photo ID to a bank or utility statement. Colorado allows eligible voters who cannot produce ID documents to cast provisional ballots, and counties are required to attempt to verify those individuals identities. Early voting Georgia has 17 days of early voting. Colorado has just 15. The vast majority of voters in Colorado dont vote in-person. Mail-in ballots Colorado counties automatically mail ballots to registered voters, who can return those ballots at their leisure by mail or at a wide range of drop-off sites. Georgia voters must request mail ballots. And the state has tightened its laws to require people to vote at specifically designated precincts. Food and water In Georgia, it is illegal to provide food or water to people within 150 feet of the boundary of a polling place or within 25 feet of any voter standing in line. Colorados law allows for giving voters food or water unless theyre within 100 feet of a polling place or wearing campaign gear or accessories bearing the name or image of a candidate, party or issue. The rules are less significant in Colorado, as nearly all voters cast ballots by mail and long voting lines are seldom reported here. Registration deadline Georgia cuts off registration 28 days prior to Election Day, while Colorado permits registration up to and even on Election Day. Parolee voting Colorado lets all parolees vote as of 2019. Georgia does not. Neither state allows prisoners to vote. | Colorado's voter access laws are not more restrictive than Georgia's. Voters in both states can use a wide range of identifying documents, from standard photo ID to a bank or utility statement. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.denverpost.com/2021/04/06/colorado-georgia-voting-laws-fact-check-comparison-mlb-all-star-game/ | 0.422505 |
How do Colorado voting laws compare to Georgias voting laws? | Contrary to what Georgias governor, Fox News, Newsweek and others have said since Major League Baseball moved the All-Star Game out of the Atlanta area, Colorados voter access laws are not more restrictive than Georgias. By nearly all measures, Colorado makes it more convenient to vote and is consistently and widely hailed by Democratic and Republican officials alike as among the safest and most accessible states in the U.S. to cast a ballot. The two states are being compared because of MLB moving its annual All-Star Game from the Atlanta Braves stadium after Georgia passed a controversial new voting law. The game will be held instead at Coors Field. Here are a few ways Colorado and Georgias voting laws differ. Voter ID This is where Colorado and Georgia have been most often compared by conservatives. What Im being told, they also have a photo ID requirement, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday. So it doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me. Georgia in-person voters must produce photo ID either when they vote or by following up with their counties within three days. Colorado has no such requirement (and only a sliver of the electorate votes in person). Voters in both states can use a wide range of identifying documents, from standard photo ID to a bank or utility statement. Colorado allows eligible voters who cannot produce ID documents to cast provisional ballots, and counties are required to attempt to verify those individuals identities. Early voting Georgia has 17 days of early voting. Colorado has just 15. The vast majority of voters in Colorado dont vote in-person. Mail-in ballots Colorado counties automatically mail ballots to registered voters, who can return those ballots at their leisure by mail or at a wide range of drop-off sites. Georgia voters must request mail ballots. And the state has tightened its laws to require people to vote at specifically designated precincts. Food and water In Georgia, it is illegal to provide food or water to people within 150 feet of the boundary of a polling place or within 25 feet of any voter standing in line. Colorados law allows for giving voters food or water unless theyre within 100 feet of a polling place or wearing campaign gear or accessories bearing the name or image of a candidate, party or issue. The rules are less significant in Colorado, as nearly all voters cast ballots by mail and long voting lines are seldom reported here. Registration deadline Georgia cuts off registration 28 days prior to Election Day, while Colorado permits registration up to and even on Election Day. Parolee voting Colorado lets all parolees vote as of 2019. Georgia does not. Neither state allows prisoners to vote. | The two states are being compared because of MLB moving its annual All-Star Game from the Atlanta Braves stadium after Georgia passed a controversial new voting law. Here are a few ways Colorado and Georgias voting laws differ. Georgia has 17 days of early voting, Colorado has just 15. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.denverpost.com/2021/04/06/colorado-georgia-voting-laws-fact-check-comparison-mlb-all-star-game/ | 0.463239 |
Is a vaccine passport the same as a vaccine card? | The use of vaccine passports by Texas state agencies and political subdivisions has been banned by Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott's move makes no such distinction for the private sector, unlike a similar edict by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. "The government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives," Abbott said in a video released Tuesday morning. The move by Abbott follows the Biden administration signaling that it also will leave such a decision to private businesses instead of federal government entities. As of this writing, the state of New York is the only state that uses vaccine passports. Here's how that state uses them and why your vaccine card provides similar information. New York's vaccine passport uses an app Named the Excelsior Pass, New York's vaccine passport uses a code on a cellphone application to show if someone has been vaccinated or recently tested for COVID-19. The data comes from the state's vaccine registry using IBM technology. The app is funded by the state and available free to businesses and anyone with vaccination records or test results in New York. The purpose of the passports is to help businesses safely reopen by using a requirement for immunization much like preschools and international air carriers can. Eventually, New York hopes tickets to events at major venues can be tied to the app so opening multiple apps won't be a requirement for entry. Travis County vaccine:Track how much of Travis County COVID-19 have been vaccinated Several countries in the European Union, as well as Israel, are already using vaccine passports. In the U.S., airlines have been pushing the government to create a vaccine passport for Americans, saying verifiable testing of vaccination data is "critical to the return of travel." A vaccine card, which can be laminated, also notes your vaccination status By contrast, a vaccine card is a handwritten card that notes when and where an individual has received doses of the vaccine. It does not have a space for entering one's record of COVID-19 tests. If you do lose your vaccine card, you can get a new one at the vaccination station where you received the dose or through the state health department, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The health department should have an internal record of your vaccination. Out of state, into state:Why 26,000 Texas vaccine shots went to people who don't live in Texas Companies like American Queen Steamboat Co. are requiring proof of vaccination in order to go on a cruise starting July 1. Paper cards are used by several countries when seeking to learn if an individual is vaccinated for yellow fever or other high-risk diseases. Companies like Office Depot and Staples are making lamination of the cards free as Americans look for ways to make their vaccination record look more official. But fake cards are being sold on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Currently, at least two competing sets of standards are being developed globally to allow secure access to information about vaccination status, particularly for international travel. Vaccine requirements facing legal challenges Having no streamlined approach to proof of vaccination for companies may be tied to future legal challenges over the requirement of private and public sector employees to be vaccinated. In New Mexico, a detention center officer filed a lawsuit against Doa Ana County over a directive to certain employees that they obtain COVID-19 vaccinations or face termination. | New York's vaccine passport uses an app to show if someone has been vaccinated or recently tested for COVID-19. A vaccine card is a handwritten card that notes when and where an individual has received doses of the vaccine. New York is the only state that uses vaccine passports. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/04/06/vaccine-passport-travel-card-covid-restrisctions-requirements/7105284002/ | 0.46989 |
What is a COVID vaccine passport and how would it work? | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19. They are in use in Israel and under development in parts of Europe, seen as a way to safely help rebuild the pandemic-devastated travel industry. Those in favor of mandating vaccine certifications argue that the documentation could facilitate business reopenings, mass events and international travel. Although U.S. public schools in all 50 states have required students to receive their vaccines unless schools approve certain medical or religious exemptions, those against a COVID-19-specific vaccine passport say requiring documentation proving immunization in exchange for goods or services raise privacy questions. Republicans have largely condemned the idea of requiring documentation that proves a person has been inoculated in order for that person to participate in certain public activities -- an idea that some states and countries have floated or enacted. CORONAVIRUS VACCINE PASSPORTS WON'T BE MANDATED BY GOVERMENT, FAUCI SAYS Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have already issued executive orders restricting the use of such documentation in their respective states. DeSantis and Abbott also issued orders banning statewide mask mandates -- another hotly debated issue -- leaving such rules up to individual locales and businesses. On a federal level, the White House said Tuesday that it will not support a national vaccine passport requirement. U.K. leaders are weighing the option, according to the BBC, and EU officials have proposed "digital green certificates," which would certify whether an individual has been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from COVID-19. The Chinese government, as early as last April, required citizens to present a green symbol on their smartphones that says a user is symptom-free to board a subway, check into a hotel or enter Wuhan. In March, China launched travel certificates using QR codes that show an individual's test results, vaccine and other information, according to state media. The certification program meant to facilitate safe travel is available via the Chinese social media app WeChat and made possible by the Chinese public's almost universal adoption of smartphones, as well as the ruling Communist Party's embrace of "Big Data" to extend its surveillance and control over society. WHO AGAINST VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR THE TIME BEING, SPOKESPERSON SAYS The health codes add to a steadily growing matrix of high-tech monitoring that tracks what Chinas citizens do in public, online and at work: millions of video cameras blanket streets from major cities to small towns. Censors monitor activity on the internet and social media. State-owned telecom carriers can trace where mobile phone customers go. A vast, computerized system popularly known as social credit is intended to enforce obedience to official rules. People with too many demerits for violations ranging from committing felonies to littering can be blocked from buying plane tickets, getting loans, obtaining government jobs or leaving the country. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The ACLU in a March 31 blog post, argued that "a vaccine passport will encourage over-use ... as people get asked for credentials at every turn." "While there are legitimate circumstances in which people can be asked for proof of vaccination, we dont want to turn into a checkpoint society that outlasts the danger of COVID and that casually excludes people without credentials from facilities where vaccine mandates are not highly justified," Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the ACLUs Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, wrote. The Associated Press contributed to this report. | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. | bart | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-vaccine-passport-how-it-works | 0.603079 |
What is a COVID vaccine passport and how would it work? | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19. They are in use in Israel and under development in parts of Europe, seen as a way to safely help rebuild the pandemic-devastated travel industry. Those in favor of mandating vaccine certifications argue that the documentation could facilitate business reopenings, mass events and international travel. Although U.S. public schools in all 50 states have required students to receive their vaccines unless schools approve certain medical or religious exemptions, those against a COVID-19-specific vaccine passport say requiring documentation proving immunization in exchange for goods or services raise privacy questions. Republicans have largely condemned the idea of requiring documentation that proves a person has been inoculated in order for that person to participate in certain public activities -- an idea that some states and countries have floated or enacted. CORONAVIRUS VACCINE PASSPORTS WON'T BE MANDATED BY GOVERMENT, FAUCI SAYS Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have already issued executive orders restricting the use of such documentation in their respective states. DeSantis and Abbott also issued orders banning statewide mask mandates -- another hotly debated issue -- leaving such rules up to individual locales and businesses. On a federal level, the White House said Tuesday that it will not support a national vaccine passport requirement. U.K. leaders are weighing the option, according to the BBC, and EU officials have proposed "digital green certificates," which would certify whether an individual has been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from COVID-19. The Chinese government, as early as last April, required citizens to present a green symbol on their smartphones that says a user is symptom-free to board a subway, check into a hotel or enter Wuhan. In March, China launched travel certificates using QR codes that show an individual's test results, vaccine and other information, according to state media. The certification program meant to facilitate safe travel is available via the Chinese social media app WeChat and made possible by the Chinese public's almost universal adoption of smartphones, as well as the ruling Communist Party's embrace of "Big Data" to extend its surveillance and control over society. WHO AGAINST VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR THE TIME BEING, SPOKESPERSON SAYS The health codes add to a steadily growing matrix of high-tech monitoring that tracks what Chinas citizens do in public, online and at work: millions of video cameras blanket streets from major cities to small towns. Censors monitor activity on the internet and social media. State-owned telecom carriers can trace where mobile phone customers go. A vast, computerized system popularly known as social credit is intended to enforce obedience to official rules. People with too many demerits for violations ranging from committing felonies to littering can be blocked from buying plane tickets, getting loans, obtaining government jobs or leaving the country. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The ACLU in a March 31 blog post, argued that "a vaccine passport will encourage over-use ... as people get asked for credentials at every turn." "While there are legitimate circumstances in which people can be asked for proof of vaccination, we dont want to turn into a checkpoint society that outlasts the danger of COVID and that casually excludes people without credentials from facilities where vaccine mandates are not highly justified," Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the ACLUs Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, wrote. The Associated Press contributed to this report. | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Those in favor of mandating vaccine certifications argue that the documentation could facilitate business reopenings, mass events and international travel. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-vaccine-passport-how-it-works | 0.709762 |
What is a COVID vaccine passport and how would it work? | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19. They are in use in Israel and under development in parts of Europe, seen as a way to safely help rebuild the pandemic-devastated travel industry. Those in favor of mandating vaccine certifications argue that the documentation could facilitate business reopenings, mass events and international travel. Although U.S. public schools in all 50 states have required students to receive their vaccines unless schools approve certain medical or religious exemptions, those against a COVID-19-specific vaccine passport say requiring documentation proving immunization in exchange for goods or services raise privacy questions. Republicans have largely condemned the idea of requiring documentation that proves a person has been inoculated in order for that person to participate in certain public activities -- an idea that some states and countries have floated or enacted. CORONAVIRUS VACCINE PASSPORTS WON'T BE MANDATED BY GOVERMENT, FAUCI SAYS Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have already issued executive orders restricting the use of such documentation in their respective states. DeSantis and Abbott also issued orders banning statewide mask mandates -- another hotly debated issue -- leaving such rules up to individual locales and businesses. On a federal level, the White House said Tuesday that it will not support a national vaccine passport requirement. U.K. leaders are weighing the option, according to the BBC, and EU officials have proposed "digital green certificates," which would certify whether an individual has been vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from COVID-19. The Chinese government, as early as last April, required citizens to present a green symbol on their smartphones that says a user is symptom-free to board a subway, check into a hotel or enter Wuhan. In March, China launched travel certificates using QR codes that show an individual's test results, vaccine and other information, according to state media. The certification program meant to facilitate safe travel is available via the Chinese social media app WeChat and made possible by the Chinese public's almost universal adoption of smartphones, as well as the ruling Communist Party's embrace of "Big Data" to extend its surveillance and control over society. WHO AGAINST VACCINE PASSPORTS FOR THE TIME BEING, SPOKESPERSON SAYS The health codes add to a steadily growing matrix of high-tech monitoring that tracks what Chinas citizens do in public, online and at work: millions of video cameras blanket streets from major cities to small towns. Censors monitor activity on the internet and social media. State-owned telecom carriers can trace where mobile phone customers go. A vast, computerized system popularly known as social credit is intended to enforce obedience to official rules. People with too many demerits for violations ranging from committing felonies to littering can be blocked from buying plane tickets, getting loans, obtaining government jobs or leaving the country. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The ACLU in a March 31 blog post, argued that "a vaccine passport will encourage over-use ... as people get asked for credentials at every turn." "While there are legitimate circumstances in which people can be asked for proof of vaccination, we dont want to turn into a checkpoint society that outlasts the danger of COVID and that casually excludes people without credentials from facilities where vaccine mandates are not highly justified," Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the ACLUs Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, wrote. The Associated Press contributed to this report. | A "vaccine passport" is documentation affirming that a person has received the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative. They are in use in Israel and under development in parts of Europe. Republicans have largely condemned the idea of requiring documentation. | bart | 2 | https://www.foxnews.com/health/covid-vaccine-passport-how-it-works | 0.756463 |
Will Biden's clean energy push lead to a jobs boom? | Good-paying jobs lots of them. Thats the promise around which President Joe Biden is proposing to transform the U.S. energy sector, with the goal of making it energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and a catalyst for long-term economic growth. As Biden portrays it, his plan to invest in infrastructure including a shift to renewable energy, electric vehicles and upgrades to the nation's power grid would produce jobs at least as good as the ones that might be lost in the process. His plans call for 100% renewable energy in the power sector by 2035. To people who have devoted careers to the the fossil fuel industries, those plans may look more like a dire threat. To the president, though, out-of-work oil workers could be shifted to other jobs plugging uncapped oil wells, for example and thousands more positions would be created to help string power lines and build electric vehicles and their components. "We think that's a lot of jobs to fill, and one of the key questions is: How do we build the right skill base that can help fill those jobs?" said Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a labor market analytics firm. The outlook for the energy industry's coming decades, as Biden's plan would have it, includes good wages and good benefits, reinforced by a revival of labor unions. "I'm a union guy," he said at a union training center in Pittsburgh. "I support unions, unions built the middle class, and it's about time they started to get a piece of the action." But a speedier transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy would hardly be as simple as longtime wildcatters transforming themselves into solar installers. So many unknowns overhang the shift toward greener energy that no one knows how the industries and its jobs will evolve in the coming years. For one thing, many experts say the transition to electric vehicles will likely mean fewer factory workers than are now employed in producing internal combustion engines and complex transmissions. EVs have 30% to 40% fewer moving parts than vehicles that run on petroleum. Yet economists have warned that climate change poses such a grave threat that the United States must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to ensure its economic security. Even with favorable policies, it can take generations to create jobs in individual industries. During his presidency, for example, Barack Obama encouraged tax incentives for the development of solar and wind energy. That effort did achieve some progress. Yet solar and wind remain to this day small sectors of the overall energy industry. "If you're thinking about incentives and disincentives, it's easy to kill something; it's hard to create something," said Rob Sentz, chief innovation officer at Emsi, a data analytics firm. The renewable energy industry employed about 410,000 people in 2019, including those in the solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass and biofuels industries, according to Burning Glass. By comparison, employment for oil and gas alone in 2020 was 516,000 counting extraction, pipelines, refining and other elements of the industry. An additional 485,000 people were working at gas stations, though gas station jobs are technically classified as retail, according to Burning Glass. "It's a pipe dream to imagine that we're going to achieve full decarbonization in a short period of time," Sigelman said. "Jobs in the carbon economy will continue in great numbers for some time to come." That said, Sigelman estimates that the renewable energy industry could grow up to 22% over the next five years to a total of 465,000 jobs. More generally, economists say that investing in the nation's aging infrastructure, including its power grid, would significantly boost growth over the long term. It depends on the type of job, as well as whom you ask. Many in the oil and gas industry say they fear that their wages would shrink if they transitioned to a job in renewable energy. But many economists say incomes might be comparable, whether a worker is laboring in an oil field or a wind farm. The median annual pay of solar installers was about $44,650 in 2020, according to Emsi. For wind turbine service technicians it was about $52,100. In the oil industry, derrick operators, rotary drill operators, service unit operators and excavating and loading machine operators earned median annual pay ranging from $44,700 to $55,000, Emsi says. The median for roustabouts and extraction work helpers was $37,000 to $39,000. Oil and gas field service technicians earn a median of about $39,000 a year, Sigelman said. Those workers could, in theory, transition into such areas as electrical technician work, which pays roughly $25,000 more a year, or construction foreman jobs, whose median is about $27,000 more per year. Some jobs span the divide One point often missed in any debate over green energy versus fossil fuel jobs is that the line between the two can blur. To install wind turbines, for example, you need truckers, electricians and mechanics. "It's the same people doing the work," Sentz said. "You call it green, but it's still a trucker." Likewise, jobs involved in installing or repairing power and transmission lines are critical to both the renewable energy and fossil fuel industries. The renewables growth that Biden envisions will need a massive buildout of transmission and power lines to deliver electricity from the solar farms and wind farms on sunny plains to energy-gulping coasts. Whether for fossil fuel or renewable projects, electrical workers who string the lines are already in demand. The number of advertisements for job postings in the electric power distribution industry grew 35% in the past two years, Emsi says, and the number for jobs in power and communication line construction rose 63%. "They're having a hard time finding the people they need for the jobs they're doing," Sentz said. Power line installers, in demand everywhere, earn around $72,000 a year, higher than some others in the energy sector, according to Emsi. "Every county in the country needs them," Sentz said. An electrician who spent 20 years working on transmission lines for coal-fired power plants will be in high demand when building infrastructure for renewable energy projects, and those tend to be union jobs, said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, a nonpartisan group that advocates for policies that serve the economy and the environment. Clean-energy projects are also construction projects, and can also support a range of high-paying trade jobs. Jason Walsh, executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, which advocates for expanding the trades in clean energy, points to the U.S.' first offshore wind farm, off the cost of Rhode Island, as an example. Despite being relatively small, with just five turbines, "that project alone supported more than 300 jobs across the building trades we're talking welders, pipefitters, iron drivers ... tugboat drivers," Walsh told CBS MoneyWatch. "To us, that's the illustration of just how much work is out there." "Stringing power lines is stringing power lines," Keefe said. "We're just doing it better and more efficiently and hooking them up to the right places that need it to move some of the renewable energy that we're producing now where it needs to be." The energy efficiency field, which encompasses a range of work from weatherizing buildings to changing out their cooling systems to building energy-efficient appliances, is another area environementalists see as common ground. Some 2.3 million Americans work in energy efficiency today, according to the BlueGreen Alliance, and the field has the potential to grow rapidly as more buildings need retrofits and upgrades to become less polluting. It's hard to say. The oil, gas and chemical industries lost 107,000 jobs from March to August last year, according to a Deloitte study. That occurred after the pandemic crushed demand for jet fuel and gasoline as tens of millions of people stayed home. And coal mining jobs have been declining for years, from a high of 92,000 workers in 2011 to roughly 53,000 in 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration. Biden wants to spend $16 billion to put hundreds of thousands of those people back to work capping unplugged oil wells and mines. Any such spending, though, would need congressional approval, so the number of jobs that might be created remains unclear. Offshore wind projects in the U.S. generated about 7,500 jobs in 2020. And projects developed off U.S. coasts are expected to produce 85,000 jobs over the next decade, though those jobs aren't necessarily filled within the United States, according to Rystad Energy, a consulting firm. Many construction and maintenance jobs are handled outside the U.S. despite the project sites off American shores. Meanwhile, demand grew for solar sales representatives by 70%, based on the number of job postings, and for solar installers by 56% from 2019 through 2020, according to Burning Glass. It's unclear, though, whether the number of workers employed in such jobs increased or declined because the pandemic delayed many solar installation projects. No one disputes, though, that it will take time for a majority of workers in the fossil fuel industries to be able to find work in renewables. "It's going to be incumbent on companies to help their existing workers adapt," Sigelman said. | President Joe Biden's plan calls for 100% renewable energy in the power sector by 2035. Many experts say that's a lot of jobs to fill, and one of the key questions is how to build the right skill base. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-clean-energy-fossil-fuels-jobs/ | 0.139726 |
Will Biden's clean energy push lead to a jobs boom? | Good-paying jobs lots of them. Thats the promise around which President Joe Biden is proposing to transform the U.S. energy sector, with the goal of making it energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and a catalyst for long-term economic growth. As Biden portrays it, his plan to invest in infrastructure including a shift to renewable energy, electric vehicles and upgrades to the nation's power grid would produce jobs at least as good as the ones that might be lost in the process. His plans call for 100% renewable energy in the power sector by 2035. To people who have devoted careers to the the fossil fuel industries, those plans may look more like a dire threat. To the president, though, out-of-work oil workers could be shifted to other jobs plugging uncapped oil wells, for example and thousands more positions would be created to help string power lines and build electric vehicles and their components. "We think that's a lot of jobs to fill, and one of the key questions is: How do we build the right skill base that can help fill those jobs?" said Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a labor market analytics firm. The outlook for the energy industry's coming decades, as Biden's plan would have it, includes good wages and good benefits, reinforced by a revival of labor unions. "I'm a union guy," he said at a union training center in Pittsburgh. "I support unions, unions built the middle class, and it's about time they started to get a piece of the action." But a speedier transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy would hardly be as simple as longtime wildcatters transforming themselves into solar installers. So many unknowns overhang the shift toward greener energy that no one knows how the industries and its jobs will evolve in the coming years. For one thing, many experts say the transition to electric vehicles will likely mean fewer factory workers than are now employed in producing internal combustion engines and complex transmissions. EVs have 30% to 40% fewer moving parts than vehicles that run on petroleum. Yet economists have warned that climate change poses such a grave threat that the United States must accelerate its transition to renewable energy to ensure its economic security. Even with favorable policies, it can take generations to create jobs in individual industries. During his presidency, for example, Barack Obama encouraged tax incentives for the development of solar and wind energy. That effort did achieve some progress. Yet solar and wind remain to this day small sectors of the overall energy industry. "If you're thinking about incentives and disincentives, it's easy to kill something; it's hard to create something," said Rob Sentz, chief innovation officer at Emsi, a data analytics firm. The renewable energy industry employed about 410,000 people in 2019, including those in the solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass and biofuels industries, according to Burning Glass. By comparison, employment for oil and gas alone in 2020 was 516,000 counting extraction, pipelines, refining and other elements of the industry. An additional 485,000 people were working at gas stations, though gas station jobs are technically classified as retail, according to Burning Glass. "It's a pipe dream to imagine that we're going to achieve full decarbonization in a short period of time," Sigelman said. "Jobs in the carbon economy will continue in great numbers for some time to come." That said, Sigelman estimates that the renewable energy industry could grow up to 22% over the next five years to a total of 465,000 jobs. More generally, economists say that investing in the nation's aging infrastructure, including its power grid, would significantly boost growth over the long term. It depends on the type of job, as well as whom you ask. Many in the oil and gas industry say they fear that their wages would shrink if they transitioned to a job in renewable energy. But many economists say incomes might be comparable, whether a worker is laboring in an oil field or a wind farm. The median annual pay of solar installers was about $44,650 in 2020, according to Emsi. For wind turbine service technicians it was about $52,100. In the oil industry, derrick operators, rotary drill operators, service unit operators and excavating and loading machine operators earned median annual pay ranging from $44,700 to $55,000, Emsi says. The median for roustabouts and extraction work helpers was $37,000 to $39,000. Oil and gas field service technicians earn a median of about $39,000 a year, Sigelman said. Those workers could, in theory, transition into such areas as electrical technician work, which pays roughly $25,000 more a year, or construction foreman jobs, whose median is about $27,000 more per year. Some jobs span the divide One point often missed in any debate over green energy versus fossil fuel jobs is that the line between the two can blur. To install wind turbines, for example, you need truckers, electricians and mechanics. "It's the same people doing the work," Sentz said. "You call it green, but it's still a trucker." Likewise, jobs involved in installing or repairing power and transmission lines are critical to both the renewable energy and fossil fuel industries. The renewables growth that Biden envisions will need a massive buildout of transmission and power lines to deliver electricity from the solar farms and wind farms on sunny plains to energy-gulping coasts. Whether for fossil fuel or renewable projects, electrical workers who string the lines are already in demand. The number of advertisements for job postings in the electric power distribution industry grew 35% in the past two years, Emsi says, and the number for jobs in power and communication line construction rose 63%. "They're having a hard time finding the people they need for the jobs they're doing," Sentz said. Power line installers, in demand everywhere, earn around $72,000 a year, higher than some others in the energy sector, according to Emsi. "Every county in the country needs them," Sentz said. An electrician who spent 20 years working on transmission lines for coal-fired power plants will be in high demand when building infrastructure for renewable energy projects, and those tend to be union jobs, said Bob Keefe, executive director of E2, a nonpartisan group that advocates for policies that serve the economy and the environment. Clean-energy projects are also construction projects, and can also support a range of high-paying trade jobs. Jason Walsh, executive director of the BlueGreen Alliance, which advocates for expanding the trades in clean energy, points to the U.S.' first offshore wind farm, off the cost of Rhode Island, as an example. Despite being relatively small, with just five turbines, "that project alone supported more than 300 jobs across the building trades we're talking welders, pipefitters, iron drivers ... tugboat drivers," Walsh told CBS MoneyWatch. "To us, that's the illustration of just how much work is out there." "Stringing power lines is stringing power lines," Keefe said. "We're just doing it better and more efficiently and hooking them up to the right places that need it to move some of the renewable energy that we're producing now where it needs to be." The energy efficiency field, which encompasses a range of work from weatherizing buildings to changing out their cooling systems to building energy-efficient appliances, is another area environementalists see as common ground. Some 2.3 million Americans work in energy efficiency today, according to the BlueGreen Alliance, and the field has the potential to grow rapidly as more buildings need retrofits and upgrades to become less polluting. It's hard to say. The oil, gas and chemical industries lost 107,000 jobs from March to August last year, according to a Deloitte study. That occurred after the pandemic crushed demand for jet fuel and gasoline as tens of millions of people stayed home. And coal mining jobs have been declining for years, from a high of 92,000 workers in 2011 to roughly 53,000 in 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration. Biden wants to spend $16 billion to put hundreds of thousands of those people back to work capping unplugged oil wells and mines. Any such spending, though, would need congressional approval, so the number of jobs that might be created remains unclear. Offshore wind projects in the U.S. generated about 7,500 jobs in 2020. And projects developed off U.S. coasts are expected to produce 85,000 jobs over the next decade, though those jobs aren't necessarily filled within the United States, according to Rystad Energy, a consulting firm. Many construction and maintenance jobs are handled outside the U.S. despite the project sites off American shores. Meanwhile, demand grew for solar sales representatives by 70%, based on the number of job postings, and for solar installers by 56% from 2019 through 2020, according to Burning Glass. It's unclear, though, whether the number of workers employed in such jobs increased or declined because the pandemic delayed many solar installation projects. No one disputes, though, that it will take time for a majority of workers in the fossil fuel industries to be able to find work in renewables. "It's going to be incumbent on companies to help their existing workers adapt," Sigelman said. | President Joe Biden is proposing to transform the U.S. energy sector. His plans call for 100% renewable energy in the power sector by 2035. To people who have devoted careers to the the fossil fuel industries, those plans may look more like a dire threat. The outlook for the energy industry's coming decades includes good wages and good benefits. | bart | 2 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-clean-energy-fossil-fuels-jobs/ | 0.116166 |
Does Arm Length Really Matter for NFL Offensive Tackles? | The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in an interesting predicament when it comes to securing their future at offensive tackle. One of the most talked-about topics in Kansas City over the past few weeks has been the arm length of the offensive tackle prospects in this year's NFL Draft. Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. joined me on today's Roughing the Kicker podcast as we had a conversation about the Chiefs' tackle situation and the crop of talent Kansas City could be choosing from in the 2021 NFL Draft. When it comes to arm length in this year's class, Mora said that it is something that matters on an offensive line, especially at tackle, and explained why this conversation has risen to the forefront. "It does make a difference," Mora said. "It sounds like something very trivial but it's very important because you've got to do a couple of things as an offensive tackle versus pass rush defensive ends. No. 1 is you've got to keep them away from the quarterback, obviously. In order to do that, you've got to be able to widen the edge. The way you widen the edge is with length. Length doesn't always come in the form of long arms. It comes in the form of long legs, long torso, but it is your arms that keep the pass rusher away from your body." According to Arrowhead Pride's Kent Swanson, the average arm length of a tackle for head coach Andy Reid is 34 1/4 inches. When comparing that to the top 20 tackles in this year's draft, only six meet or exceed that measurement. Arm length won't make or break a prospect, though, Mora said. While it's certainly an important trait, there are other qualities for offensive linemen that should be taken into consideration. "It's not the most important thing," Mora said. "If you said I could have a guy with 35-inch arms but he had average feet and average lateral quickness then I would say, 'Well, I don't know, what's my alternative?' Then say, 'OK, you can have a guy with 33 1/2-inch arms with great lateral quickness.' I'd take the 33 1/2-inch arms with lateral quickness every single day. But the thing about the NFL is we're always talking fractions of inches in a difference between a play being made and a play not being made." The Chiefs are known for having "types" when it comes to the players they draft, and there is a reason for that. Reid knows what he likes, and when they stick to those "prototypes" whether on offense or defense they know what to expect. As the draft inches closer and the Chiefs' time on the clock approaches, Mora said there will always be exceptions to certain "rules" teams have, but they have to be careful when it comes to allowing anomalies. "There's always going to be exceptions," Mora said. "Height exceptions, weight exceptions, speed exceptions, strength exceptions. There are going to be exceptions, but if you start building your team through exceptions, then you become a poor team very, very quick. So you've got to be careful how often you drop your standards. If you do drop your standards, then that player better have other traits so redeeming that there's no doubt he can overcome the exception." Read More: The Pros and Cons of One-Year Contracts | Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. joined me on today's Roughing the Kicker podcast. Mora said arm length matters on an offensive line, especially at tackle. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/podcasts/does-arm-length-really-matter-for-nfl-offensive-tackles | 0.331841 |
Does Arm Length Really Matter for NFL Offensive Tackles? | The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in an interesting predicament when it comes to securing their future at offensive tackle. One of the most talked-about topics in Kansas City over the past few weeks has been the arm length of the offensive tackle prospects in this year's NFL Draft. Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. joined me on today's Roughing the Kicker podcast as we had a conversation about the Chiefs' tackle situation and the crop of talent Kansas City could be choosing from in the 2021 NFL Draft. When it comes to arm length in this year's class, Mora said that it is something that matters on an offensive line, especially at tackle, and explained why this conversation has risen to the forefront. "It does make a difference," Mora said. "It sounds like something very trivial but it's very important because you've got to do a couple of things as an offensive tackle versus pass rush defensive ends. No. 1 is you've got to keep them away from the quarterback, obviously. In order to do that, you've got to be able to widen the edge. The way you widen the edge is with length. Length doesn't always come in the form of long arms. It comes in the form of long legs, long torso, but it is your arms that keep the pass rusher away from your body." According to Arrowhead Pride's Kent Swanson, the average arm length of a tackle for head coach Andy Reid is 34 1/4 inches. When comparing that to the top 20 tackles in this year's draft, only six meet or exceed that measurement. Arm length won't make or break a prospect, though, Mora said. While it's certainly an important trait, there are other qualities for offensive linemen that should be taken into consideration. "It's not the most important thing," Mora said. "If you said I could have a guy with 35-inch arms but he had average feet and average lateral quickness then I would say, 'Well, I don't know, what's my alternative?' Then say, 'OK, you can have a guy with 33 1/2-inch arms with great lateral quickness.' I'd take the 33 1/2-inch arms with lateral quickness every single day. But the thing about the NFL is we're always talking fractions of inches in a difference between a play being made and a play not being made." The Chiefs are known for having "types" when it comes to the players they draft, and there is a reason for that. Reid knows what he likes, and when they stick to those "prototypes" whether on offense or defense they know what to expect. As the draft inches closer and the Chiefs' time on the clock approaches, Mora said there will always be exceptions to certain "rules" teams have, but they have to be careful when it comes to allowing anomalies. "There's always going to be exceptions," Mora said. "Height exceptions, weight exceptions, speed exceptions, strength exceptions. There are going to be exceptions, but if you start building your team through exceptions, then you become a poor team very, very quick. So you've got to be careful how often you drop your standards. If you do drop your standards, then that player better have other traits so redeeming that there's no doubt he can overcome the exception." Read More: The Pros and Cons of One-Year Contracts | Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. joined me on today's Roughing the Kicker podcast. Mora said arm length matters on an offensive line, especially at tackle. The Chiefs are known for having "types" when it comes to the players they draft. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/chiefs/podcasts/does-arm-length-really-matter-for-nfl-offensive-tackles | 0.424863 |
Whats Happening to Inflation Expectations? | (spukkato/Getty Images) A few weeks ago I wrote here that some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. Theyre looking at the difference in yields between Treasury bonds that are indexed for inflation and those that are not, and treating that difference as the markets implied expectation for inflation. What that simple method misses is that bond purchases by the Federal Reserve can muffle the signal of these markets by affecting their liquidity. At the moment, the effect is to make expected inflation look higher than it is. And since the effect varies over time, it also distorts our understanding of trends in inflation expectations. Applying one method of correcting for the effect, inflation expectations at the end of February werent any higher than they were at the end of 2019. Advertisement I drew two narrow conclusions. First, if this method of adjustment gives us an accurate picture of market expectations of inflation and if the market expectation is as reliable a guide to future inflation as we have, then we didnt have any more reason for worrying about high inflation in late February than we did at the end of 2019 (when much less worry was being expressed). Second, even if we dont have confidence in this method of determining the markets expectation or in the expectation itself, the unadjusted difference in yields shouldnt worry us. To the extent were letting that unadjusted difference affect our view of inflation risks, its biasing us toward excessive worry. Jerry Bowyer explains today why my post did not persuade him. He makes several observations that, though valid, do not call these conclusions into question. Advertisement He points out that those who are worried about high inflation in our near future do not base their concern solely on the difference in yields between bonds that are and are not adjusted for inflation. Thats correct. But to the extent that difference factors into their thinking, the failure to adjust for liquidity is biasing them toward excessive worry. (And the other causes for concern are, to some extent, reflected in the yield difference, at least if we assume markets process information efficiently.) Bowyer notes that the liquidity premium often makes the yield differential misleading in the other direction: It often understates market expectations of inflation. Thats also correct. At the moment, though, it appears to be overstating it. That could certainly change in the future, in which case it would be worth pointing out that people looking at the unadjusted difference were too complacent about rising inflation. Thats not our problem right now. He suggests that common methods of accounting for liquidity are not foolproof. On this point, too, we agree. Thats why one of my conclusions (we didnt have more reason to worry about inflation at the end of February than we did in late 2019) was conditional on the soundness of the method. The other conclusion (the unadjusted difference doesnt itself give us a reason for worry) stands. The Fed has produced new estimates for inflation expectations, adjusting for liquidity, through the end of March. Those expectations rose a bit during March and are now a tick above where they were at the end of 2019. The late-March projection was for an average increase of 1.83 percent in the Consumer Price Index over the next five years. Thats still below the expectation on any day from the start of 2017 through the middle of 2019. Whatever other reasons we may have for worrying about high inflation in the next few years, the difference in yields between inflation-indexed and unindexed Treasury bonds isnt giving us one. | Some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whats-happening-to-inflation-expectations/ | 0.232921 |
Whats Happening to Inflation Expectations? | (spukkato/Getty Images) A few weeks ago I wrote here that some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. Theyre looking at the difference in yields between Treasury bonds that are indexed for inflation and those that are not, and treating that difference as the markets implied expectation for inflation. What that simple method misses is that bond purchases by the Federal Reserve can muffle the signal of these markets by affecting their liquidity. At the moment, the effect is to make expected inflation look higher than it is. And since the effect varies over time, it also distorts our understanding of trends in inflation expectations. Applying one method of correcting for the effect, inflation expectations at the end of February werent any higher than they were at the end of 2019. Advertisement I drew two narrow conclusions. First, if this method of adjustment gives us an accurate picture of market expectations of inflation and if the market expectation is as reliable a guide to future inflation as we have, then we didnt have any more reason for worrying about high inflation in late February than we did at the end of 2019 (when much less worry was being expressed). Second, even if we dont have confidence in this method of determining the markets expectation or in the expectation itself, the unadjusted difference in yields shouldnt worry us. To the extent were letting that unadjusted difference affect our view of inflation risks, its biasing us toward excessive worry. Jerry Bowyer explains today why my post did not persuade him. He makes several observations that, though valid, do not call these conclusions into question. Advertisement He points out that those who are worried about high inflation in our near future do not base their concern solely on the difference in yields between bonds that are and are not adjusted for inflation. Thats correct. But to the extent that difference factors into their thinking, the failure to adjust for liquidity is biasing them toward excessive worry. (And the other causes for concern are, to some extent, reflected in the yield difference, at least if we assume markets process information efficiently.) Bowyer notes that the liquidity premium often makes the yield differential misleading in the other direction: It often understates market expectations of inflation. Thats also correct. At the moment, though, it appears to be overstating it. That could certainly change in the future, in which case it would be worth pointing out that people looking at the unadjusted difference were too complacent about rising inflation. Thats not our problem right now. He suggests that common methods of accounting for liquidity are not foolproof. On this point, too, we agree. Thats why one of my conclusions (we didnt have more reason to worry about inflation at the end of February than we did in late 2019) was conditional on the soundness of the method. The other conclusion (the unadjusted difference doesnt itself give us a reason for worry) stands. The Fed has produced new estimates for inflation expectations, adjusting for liquidity, through the end of March. Those expectations rose a bit during March and are now a tick above where they were at the end of 2019. The late-March projection was for an average increase of 1.83 percent in the Consumer Price Index over the next five years. Thats still below the expectation on any day from the start of 2017 through the middle of 2019. Whatever other reasons we may have for worrying about high inflation in the next few years, the difference in yields between inflation-indexed and unindexed Treasury bonds isnt giving us one. | David Frum: Some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. He says the Federal Reserve can muffle the signal of these markets by affecting their liquidity. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whats-happening-to-inflation-expectations/ | 0.304578 |
Whats Happening to Inflation Expectations? | (spukkato/Getty Images) A few weeks ago I wrote here that some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. Theyre looking at the difference in yields between Treasury bonds that are indexed for inflation and those that are not, and treating that difference as the markets implied expectation for inflation. What that simple method misses is that bond purchases by the Federal Reserve can muffle the signal of these markets by affecting their liquidity. At the moment, the effect is to make expected inflation look higher than it is. And since the effect varies over time, it also distorts our understanding of trends in inflation expectations. Applying one method of correcting for the effect, inflation expectations at the end of February werent any higher than they were at the end of 2019. Advertisement I drew two narrow conclusions. First, if this method of adjustment gives us an accurate picture of market expectations of inflation and if the market expectation is as reliable a guide to future inflation as we have, then we didnt have any more reason for worrying about high inflation in late February than we did at the end of 2019 (when much less worry was being expressed). Second, even if we dont have confidence in this method of determining the markets expectation or in the expectation itself, the unadjusted difference in yields shouldnt worry us. To the extent were letting that unadjusted difference affect our view of inflation risks, its biasing us toward excessive worry. Jerry Bowyer explains today why my post did not persuade him. He makes several observations that, though valid, do not call these conclusions into question. Advertisement He points out that those who are worried about high inflation in our near future do not base their concern solely on the difference in yields between bonds that are and are not adjusted for inflation. Thats correct. But to the extent that difference factors into their thinking, the failure to adjust for liquidity is biasing them toward excessive worry. (And the other causes for concern are, to some extent, reflected in the yield difference, at least if we assume markets process information efficiently.) Bowyer notes that the liquidity premium often makes the yield differential misleading in the other direction: It often understates market expectations of inflation. Thats also correct. At the moment, though, it appears to be overstating it. That could certainly change in the future, in which case it would be worth pointing out that people looking at the unadjusted difference were too complacent about rising inflation. Thats not our problem right now. He suggests that common methods of accounting for liquidity are not foolproof. On this point, too, we agree. Thats why one of my conclusions (we didnt have more reason to worry about inflation at the end of February than we did in late 2019) was conditional on the soundness of the method. The other conclusion (the unadjusted difference doesnt itself give us a reason for worry) stands. The Fed has produced new estimates for inflation expectations, adjusting for liquidity, through the end of March. Those expectations rose a bit during March and are now a tick above where they were at the end of 2019. The late-March projection was for an average increase of 1.83 percent in the Consumer Price Index over the next five years. Thats still below the expectation on any day from the start of 2017 through the middle of 2019. Whatever other reasons we may have for worrying about high inflation in the next few years, the difference in yields between inflation-indexed and unindexed Treasury bonds isnt giving us one. | David Frum: Some people are overestimating the risk of high inflation because they are misinterpreting one widely used indicator of market expectations. He says the difference in yields between Treasury bonds that are indexed for inflation and those that are not is to make expected inflation look higher than it is. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/whats-happening-to-inflation-expectations/ | 0.247046 |
Will the Falcons hold a bidding war for the No. 4 overall pick? | After the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, it became clear that quarterbacks are going to be selected with each of this years first three selections. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to take Clemsons Trevor Lawrence at No. 1, while BYUs Zach Wilson is the emerging favorite to at No. 2 to the New York Jets. At No. 3, the 49ers would then have their pick between Ohio States Justin Fields and North Dakota States Trey Lance, while Alabamas Mac Jones could be the surprise pick. No matter who the 49ers take, the Atlanta Falcons will end up in an enviable position at No. 4 overall. Should they not wish to take one of the remaining quarterbacks for themselves, they could hold a bidding war for the pick, eliciting offers from other quarterback-needy teams picking later in the first round. It appears the Falcons are indeed fielding offers for the pick already, and are willing to make a move, per ESPNs Adam Schefter: With teams locked into the first three overall picks, the Atlanta Falcons now have received trade calls from multiple teams and are open to moving out of the No. 4 spot, per source. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 6, 2021 If the Falcons dont want to go quarterback, Florida pass-catcher Kyle Pitts would be a worthy selection if they stick and pick at No. 4. As talented as Pitts is, though, it could easily be the best route for the Falcons to take a big package of additional picks to move down. With so many teams moving up for quarterbacks, theres still likely to be plenty of talented prospects at positions of need for the Falcons to pick from later in the first round. In terms of teams that could be calling the Falcons looking to move up to No. 4, the Denver Broncos (No. 9 overall), New England Patriots (No. 15 overall), Washington Football Team (No. 19 overall) and Chicago Bears (No. 20 overall) would all make sense. | The San Francisco 49ers traded up to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. The Atlanta Falcons will pick at No. 4 overall, and could hold a bidding war for the pick. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/falcons-hold-bidding-war-no-211426395.html?src=rss | 0.432842 |
Will the Falcons hold a bidding war for the No. 4 overall pick? | After the San Francisco 49ers traded up to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, it became clear that quarterbacks are going to be selected with each of this years first three selections. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to take Clemsons Trevor Lawrence at No. 1, while BYUs Zach Wilson is the emerging favorite to at No. 2 to the New York Jets. At No. 3, the 49ers would then have their pick between Ohio States Justin Fields and North Dakota States Trey Lance, while Alabamas Mac Jones could be the surprise pick. No matter who the 49ers take, the Atlanta Falcons will end up in an enviable position at No. 4 overall. Should they not wish to take one of the remaining quarterbacks for themselves, they could hold a bidding war for the pick, eliciting offers from other quarterback-needy teams picking later in the first round. It appears the Falcons are indeed fielding offers for the pick already, and are willing to make a move, per ESPNs Adam Schefter: With teams locked into the first three overall picks, the Atlanta Falcons now have received trade calls from multiple teams and are open to moving out of the No. 4 spot, per source. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 6, 2021 If the Falcons dont want to go quarterback, Florida pass-catcher Kyle Pitts would be a worthy selection if they stick and pick at No. 4. As talented as Pitts is, though, it could easily be the best route for the Falcons to take a big package of additional picks to move down. With so many teams moving up for quarterbacks, theres still likely to be plenty of talented prospects at positions of need for the Falcons to pick from later in the first round. In terms of teams that could be calling the Falcons looking to move up to No. 4, the Denver Broncos (No. 9 overall), New England Patriots (No. 15 overall), Washington Football Team (No. 19 overall) and Chicago Bears (No. 20 overall) would all make sense. | The San Francisco 49ers traded up to the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft. The Atlanta Falcons will pick at No. 4 overall, and could hold a bidding war for the pick. The 49ers are expected to pick a quarterback in the first three rounds of the draft. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/falcons-hold-bidding-war-no-211426395.html?src=rss | 0.523774 |
How Does Penei Sewell Stack Up Against the Top Offensive Linemen in the 2020 NFL Draft Class? | CINCINNATI The Bengals could take Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft later this month. The 20-year-old impressed scouts last week during his pro day. Sewell's size and athleticism was on full display. NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah put out a table comparing Sewell and Rashawn Slater to the best linemen in the 2020 draft class. Sewell's arm length and wingspan are a tad shorter than most of the other prospects, but he was near the top in a few categories including weight and bench press. It does give this year's rankings a bit more context. Sewell probably wouldn't have been the top tackle in the 2020 class. That doesn't mean the Bengals shouldn't take him with the fifth pick. Instead, it's a testament to how great the first four offensive tackles were as prospects last spring. The Bengals are weighing their options at No. 5. Sewell and LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase are the two favorites to be the pick. If they're both available, then the organization will be faced with a tough decision. For the latest free agency news and NFL Draft coverage, bookmark AllBengals and check out some of our other articles below. ----- You May Also Like: Former NFL General Manager Believes Bengals Have Easy Decision With No. 5 Pick Bengals Open to Potential Geno Atkins Return Duke Tobin Sheds Light on O-Line and Wide Receiver Depth in 2021 NFL Draft How Involved is Joe Burrow in the Bengals' Pre-Draft Process Here's How the Sam Darnold Trade Impacts the Bengals A Message to Bengals Fans: Thank You Bengals Legend Has Eyes on BIG Lineman to Protect Joe Burrow NFL Teams Expect Bengals to Pick Penei Sewell Former NFL Head Coach Weighs in on Great Debate Between Chase and Sewell "A Lot of Teams" Believe Bengals Should Take Penei Sewell at No. 5 Watch: Penei Sewell Goes Through Four Stage Workout Longtime Bengals Assistant Endorses Ja'Marr Chase Analysts Simplify Ja'Marr Chase Vs Penei Sewell Debate William Jackson III Takes Shot at Bengals Organization and Fan Base Scouts Rave About Ja'Marr Chase Following Pro Day Workout Another Big Board Has Sizable Gap Between Penei Sewell and Ja'Marr Chase This is a Great Film Breakdown of Penei Sewell Bengals Pass on Ja'Marr Chase in Latest Mock Draft NFL Draft Big Board: Big Gap Between Sewell and Chase This is a great film breakdown of Penei Sewell Penei Sewell vs Ja'Marr Chase: Team May Have Tipped Their Hand One NFL Team Believes Bengals Will Take Ja'Marr Chase at No. Grading the Bengals' Recent Signings in Free Agency Joe Burrow and the Bengals Big Winners After Blockbuster Trade Prospect Breakdown: Jaylen Waddle Has Exactly What Bengals Need at Receiver Joe Burrow Lobbying for Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 Three Teams That Should Trade For Giovani Bernard Penn State Stars Have Huge Day Tee Higgins shoots his shot in-between offseason workouts Cincinnati showing interest in veteran offensive lineman Analyst Dismisses Idea of Kyle Pitts to the Bengals ----- Be sure to keep it locked on AllBengals all the time! Subscribe to the AllBengals YouTube channel Follow AllBengals on Twitter: @AllBengals Like and follow AllBengals on Facebook | The Bengals could take Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah put out a table comparing Sewell and Rashawn Slater to the best linemen in the 2020 draft class. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gm-report/how-does-penei-sewell-stack-up-against-the-top-offensive-linemen-in-2020-nfl-draft-class | 0.123026 |
How Does Penei Sewell Stack Up Against the Top Offensive Linemen in the 2020 NFL Draft Class? | CINCINNATI The Bengals could take Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft later this month. The 20-year-old impressed scouts last week during his pro day. Sewell's size and athleticism was on full display. NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah put out a table comparing Sewell and Rashawn Slater to the best linemen in the 2020 draft class. Sewell's arm length and wingspan are a tad shorter than most of the other prospects, but he was near the top in a few categories including weight and bench press. It does give this year's rankings a bit more context. Sewell probably wouldn't have been the top tackle in the 2020 class. That doesn't mean the Bengals shouldn't take him with the fifth pick. Instead, it's a testament to how great the first four offensive tackles were as prospects last spring. The Bengals are weighing their options at No. 5. Sewell and LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase are the two favorites to be the pick. If they're both available, then the organization will be faced with a tough decision. For the latest free agency news and NFL Draft coverage, bookmark AllBengals and check out some of our other articles below. ----- You May Also Like: Former NFL General Manager Believes Bengals Have Easy Decision With No. 5 Pick Bengals Open to Potential Geno Atkins Return Duke Tobin Sheds Light on O-Line and Wide Receiver Depth in 2021 NFL Draft How Involved is Joe Burrow in the Bengals' Pre-Draft Process Here's How the Sam Darnold Trade Impacts the Bengals A Message to Bengals Fans: Thank You Bengals Legend Has Eyes on BIG Lineman to Protect Joe Burrow NFL Teams Expect Bengals to Pick Penei Sewell Former NFL Head Coach Weighs in on Great Debate Between Chase and Sewell "A Lot of Teams" Believe Bengals Should Take Penei Sewell at No. 5 Watch: Penei Sewell Goes Through Four Stage Workout Longtime Bengals Assistant Endorses Ja'Marr Chase Analysts Simplify Ja'Marr Chase Vs Penei Sewell Debate William Jackson III Takes Shot at Bengals Organization and Fan Base Scouts Rave About Ja'Marr Chase Following Pro Day Workout Another Big Board Has Sizable Gap Between Penei Sewell and Ja'Marr Chase This is a Great Film Breakdown of Penei Sewell Bengals Pass on Ja'Marr Chase in Latest Mock Draft NFL Draft Big Board: Big Gap Between Sewell and Chase This is a great film breakdown of Penei Sewell Penei Sewell vs Ja'Marr Chase: Team May Have Tipped Their Hand One NFL Team Believes Bengals Will Take Ja'Marr Chase at No. Grading the Bengals' Recent Signings in Free Agency Joe Burrow and the Bengals Big Winners After Blockbuster Trade Prospect Breakdown: Jaylen Waddle Has Exactly What Bengals Need at Receiver Joe Burrow Lobbying for Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 Three Teams That Should Trade For Giovani Bernard Penn State Stars Have Huge Day Tee Higgins shoots his shot in-between offseason workouts Cincinnati showing interest in veteran offensive lineman Analyst Dismisses Idea of Kyle Pitts to the Bengals ----- Be sure to keep it locked on AllBengals all the time! Subscribe to the AllBengals YouTube channel Follow AllBengals on Twitter: @AllBengals Like and follow AllBengals on Facebook | The Bengals could take Oregon offensive lineman Penei Sewell with the fifth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah put out a table comparing Sewell and Rashawn Slater to the best linemen in the 2020 draft class. The 20-year-old impressed scouts last week during his pro day. The Bengals are weighing their options at No. 5. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/gm-report/how-does-penei-sewell-stack-up-against-the-top-offensive-linemen-in-2020-nfl-draft-class | 0.267574 |
Does Michigan Have A Transfer Problem? | Since January, somewhere between five and seven players who likely would've played in 2021 have decided to leave Michigan's football program. The number isn't set in stone because different people have different views on what each player's potential future could've been in Ann Arbor. For instance, Zach Carpenter almost certainly would've been in the mix at the center position, while defensive end Luiji Vilain battled injuries and never really found a role at U-M. There are others somewhere on that spectrum like running back Zach Charbonnet, wide receiver Giles Jackson and quarterbacks Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton who all, at some point, seemed to have a bright future at Michigan. Now they're all planning to suit up elsewhere. I would say yes. Over the last three years, 60 players from Michigan have entered their names into the transfer portal. That includes scholarship players and walk-ons, and also just counts the pure number on the surface. Some of those guys have withdrawn from the portal, some have already found new homes and some are still looking. However each unique situation started and played out, 60 is the number of names that are in the portal. Only Penn State and Maryland had more from the Big Ten over that stretch of time with 62. Here's how the entire conference fared: Maryland - 62 Penn State - 62 Michigan - 60 Rutgers - 59 Nebraska - 58 Illinois - 38 Iowa - 35 Indiana - 34 Purdue - 33 Michigan State - 31 Ohio State - 31 Minnesota - 31 Wisconsin - 21 Northwestern - 14 Some Michigan apologists would say, "Michigan has a lot of transfers because they recruit so well. If guys get passed on the depth chart and aren't going to play, they leave." Yet that issue doesn't seem to be present at Ohio State. The Buckeyes have recruited as well as any program in the entire country and have only had 31 transfers. Wisconsin, who doesn't recruit quite as well as Michigan on paper at least, but does develop talent and put guys in the league, has only had 21 entries. Recruiting powers Clemson (20), LSU (50), Georgia (36), Oklahoma (50), Oregon (33) and USC (31) all lose less players to the portal than Michigan. Alabama is the lone recruiting machine that loses more players to the portal than Michigan with 85 over the last three years. Of course no one is going to argue with how Alabama is doing things. Whatever formula Nick Saban has in place, it's obviously working. Another faction of U-M supporters might say, "It's because of Michigan's stringent academic requirements. Kids to get to U-M and just can't cut it." Northwestern is as good or better than Michigan academically, and they've had just 14 transfers. Other big time academic institutions like Vanderbilt, Cal and Stanford also don't seem to have the same issue with 33, 29 and 23 transfers respectively. Maybe Michigan is recruiting from a slightly bigger pool than those programs to start with, but the transfer numbers aren't even close. Not even the programs that consistently seem to deal with some level of dysfunction has transfer numbers as high as Michigan over the past three years. Teams like Auburn (47), Tennessee (58), Arizona (57), Texas (40), Kansas (43) and Florida State (50) all have lower numbers than Michigan. They're all close, but still not at the 60 mark. Some would say that these numbers don't mean much that it's just the nature of college football now but I'm not so sure. To me, the transfer numbers at Michigan indicate that something is off, and former UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. agrees in the video above. If U-M was in the middle of the pack, you could argue that it's just the way things are now, but being in "rare" and somewhat unexplained company when it comes to players leaving a program, suggests that there's an issue. In fact, only eight Power 5 programs have had more transfers than Michigan over the last three years Alabama, Maryland, Penn State, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia, Arizona State and Utah. Of those eight, five have gone through coaching changes within the last three seasons Maryland, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia and Arizona State which often leads to more transfers. Whatever Alabama is doing is working and no one will question the approaches in Tuscaloosa no matter how high the transfer numbers get. Transfers obviously happen during coaching changes so those five teams can explained on some level as well. However, the numbers at U-M, Penn State and Utah are a bit puzzling. James Franklin, Jim Harbaugh and Kyle Whittingham have all been running their shows for a while, and all three have had some decent levels of success. That makes the transfer numbers noteworthy, in my opinion. I don't know the ins and outs of Utah and Penn State football, and I don't talk to anyone currently within the programs or past members of the teams, so it's hard to speak on what's going on there. However, I cover U-M on a daily basis and feel like I have a good grasp on what's going on in Ann Arbor. I've been quite clear when giving my opinion on Michigan football and Harbaugh. By all accounts there has been and still is a culture issue, and I can't believe he was extended after last season. The transfer numbers seem to support that belief and it's quite hard to explain why the number is so high if everything is just fine under Harbaugh. Since the 2018-19 academic year, which is when the transfer portal was created, Kansas State leads all Power 5 programs with 90 names in the transfer portal. Alabama has 85 and West Virginia has 66 to round out the top three. Here's how the numbers look across the other four Power 5 conferences, keeping in mind that these are scholarship and walk-on players combined, and that these are names entered and not necessarily definitive departures: ACC Louisville - 65 Va. Tech - 53 Florida State - 50 NC State - 45 North Carolina - 41 Miami - 40 Georgia Tech - 34 Virginia - 33 Boston College - 32 Duke - 32 Syracuse - 31 Wake Forest - 31 Notre Dame - 29 Pitt - 26 Clemson - 20 Big 12 Kansas State - 90 West Virginia - 66 Texas Tech - 61 Oklahoma State - 58 Oklahoma - 50 TCU - 48 Kansas - 43 Texas - 40 Iowa State - 31 Baylor - 25 Pac 12 Arizona State - 65 Utah - 62 Washington State - 57 Arizona - 57 UCLA - 52 Colorado - 48 Oregon State - 38 Oregon - 33 USC - 31 Cal - 29 Washington - 27 Stanford - 23 SEC Alabama - 85 Arkansas - 59 Tennessee - 58 LSU - 50 Mississippi State - 48 Auburn - 47 Texas A&M - 43 South Carolina - 39 Georgia - 36 Ole Miss - 36 Kentucky - 35 Florida - 34 Vanderbilt - 33 Missouri - 31 | Over the last three years, 60 players from Michigan have entered their names into the transfer portal. | bart | 0 | https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-transfer-portal-giles-jackson-zach-charbonnet-wolverines | 0.279478 |
Does Michigan Have A Transfer Problem? | Since January, somewhere between five and seven players who likely would've played in 2021 have decided to leave Michigan's football program. The number isn't set in stone because different people have different views on what each player's potential future could've been in Ann Arbor. For instance, Zach Carpenter almost certainly would've been in the mix at the center position, while defensive end Luiji Vilain battled injuries and never really found a role at U-M. There are others somewhere on that spectrum like running back Zach Charbonnet, wide receiver Giles Jackson and quarterbacks Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton who all, at some point, seemed to have a bright future at Michigan. Now they're all planning to suit up elsewhere. I would say yes. Over the last three years, 60 players from Michigan have entered their names into the transfer portal. That includes scholarship players and walk-ons, and also just counts the pure number on the surface. Some of those guys have withdrawn from the portal, some have already found new homes and some are still looking. However each unique situation started and played out, 60 is the number of names that are in the portal. Only Penn State and Maryland had more from the Big Ten over that stretch of time with 62. Here's how the entire conference fared: Maryland - 62 Penn State - 62 Michigan - 60 Rutgers - 59 Nebraska - 58 Illinois - 38 Iowa - 35 Indiana - 34 Purdue - 33 Michigan State - 31 Ohio State - 31 Minnesota - 31 Wisconsin - 21 Northwestern - 14 Some Michigan apologists would say, "Michigan has a lot of transfers because they recruit so well. If guys get passed on the depth chart and aren't going to play, they leave." Yet that issue doesn't seem to be present at Ohio State. The Buckeyes have recruited as well as any program in the entire country and have only had 31 transfers. Wisconsin, who doesn't recruit quite as well as Michigan on paper at least, but does develop talent and put guys in the league, has only had 21 entries. Recruiting powers Clemson (20), LSU (50), Georgia (36), Oklahoma (50), Oregon (33) and USC (31) all lose less players to the portal than Michigan. Alabama is the lone recruiting machine that loses more players to the portal than Michigan with 85 over the last three years. Of course no one is going to argue with how Alabama is doing things. Whatever formula Nick Saban has in place, it's obviously working. Another faction of U-M supporters might say, "It's because of Michigan's stringent academic requirements. Kids to get to U-M and just can't cut it." Northwestern is as good or better than Michigan academically, and they've had just 14 transfers. Other big time academic institutions like Vanderbilt, Cal and Stanford also don't seem to have the same issue with 33, 29 and 23 transfers respectively. Maybe Michigan is recruiting from a slightly bigger pool than those programs to start with, but the transfer numbers aren't even close. Not even the programs that consistently seem to deal with some level of dysfunction has transfer numbers as high as Michigan over the past three years. Teams like Auburn (47), Tennessee (58), Arizona (57), Texas (40), Kansas (43) and Florida State (50) all have lower numbers than Michigan. They're all close, but still not at the 60 mark. Some would say that these numbers don't mean much that it's just the nature of college football now but I'm not so sure. To me, the transfer numbers at Michigan indicate that something is off, and former UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. agrees in the video above. If U-M was in the middle of the pack, you could argue that it's just the way things are now, but being in "rare" and somewhat unexplained company when it comes to players leaving a program, suggests that there's an issue. In fact, only eight Power 5 programs have had more transfers than Michigan over the last three years Alabama, Maryland, Penn State, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia, Arizona State and Utah. Of those eight, five have gone through coaching changes within the last three seasons Maryland, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia and Arizona State which often leads to more transfers. Whatever Alabama is doing is working and no one will question the approaches in Tuscaloosa no matter how high the transfer numbers get. Transfers obviously happen during coaching changes so those five teams can explained on some level as well. However, the numbers at U-M, Penn State and Utah are a bit puzzling. James Franklin, Jim Harbaugh and Kyle Whittingham have all been running their shows for a while, and all three have had some decent levels of success. That makes the transfer numbers noteworthy, in my opinion. I don't know the ins and outs of Utah and Penn State football, and I don't talk to anyone currently within the programs or past members of the teams, so it's hard to speak on what's going on there. However, I cover U-M on a daily basis and feel like I have a good grasp on what's going on in Ann Arbor. I've been quite clear when giving my opinion on Michigan football and Harbaugh. By all accounts there has been and still is a culture issue, and I can't believe he was extended after last season. The transfer numbers seem to support that belief and it's quite hard to explain why the number is so high if everything is just fine under Harbaugh. Since the 2018-19 academic year, which is when the transfer portal was created, Kansas State leads all Power 5 programs with 90 names in the transfer portal. Alabama has 85 and West Virginia has 66 to round out the top three. Here's how the numbers look across the other four Power 5 conferences, keeping in mind that these are scholarship and walk-on players combined, and that these are names entered and not necessarily definitive departures: ACC Louisville - 65 Va. Tech - 53 Florida State - 50 NC State - 45 North Carolina - 41 Miami - 40 Georgia Tech - 34 Virginia - 33 Boston College - 32 Duke - 32 Syracuse - 31 Wake Forest - 31 Notre Dame - 29 Pitt - 26 Clemson - 20 Big 12 Kansas State - 90 West Virginia - 66 Texas Tech - 61 Oklahoma State - 58 Oklahoma - 50 TCU - 48 Kansas - 43 Texas - 40 Iowa State - 31 Baylor - 25 Pac 12 Arizona State - 65 Utah - 62 Washington State - 57 Arizona - 57 UCLA - 52 Colorado - 48 Oregon State - 38 Oregon - 33 USC - 31 Cal - 29 Washington - 27 Stanford - 23 SEC Alabama - 85 Arkansas - 59 Tennessee - 58 LSU - 50 Mississippi State - 48 Auburn - 47 Texas A&M - 43 South Carolina - 39 Georgia - 36 Ole Miss - 36 Kentucky - 35 Florida - 34 Vanderbilt - 33 Missouri - 31 | Michigan has had 60 players enter their names into the transfer portal over the last three years. Only Penn State and Maryland had more from the Big Ten over that stretch of time with 62. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-transfer-portal-giles-jackson-zach-charbonnet-wolverines | 0.30782 |
Does Michigan Have A Transfer Problem? | Since January, somewhere between five and seven players who likely would've played in 2021 have decided to leave Michigan's football program. The number isn't set in stone because different people have different views on what each player's potential future could've been in Ann Arbor. For instance, Zach Carpenter almost certainly would've been in the mix at the center position, while defensive end Luiji Vilain battled injuries and never really found a role at U-M. There are others somewhere on that spectrum like running back Zach Charbonnet, wide receiver Giles Jackson and quarterbacks Dylan McCaffrey and Joe Milton who all, at some point, seemed to have a bright future at Michigan. Now they're all planning to suit up elsewhere. I would say yes. Over the last three years, 60 players from Michigan have entered their names into the transfer portal. That includes scholarship players and walk-ons, and also just counts the pure number on the surface. Some of those guys have withdrawn from the portal, some have already found new homes and some are still looking. However each unique situation started and played out, 60 is the number of names that are in the portal. Only Penn State and Maryland had more from the Big Ten over that stretch of time with 62. Here's how the entire conference fared: Maryland - 62 Penn State - 62 Michigan - 60 Rutgers - 59 Nebraska - 58 Illinois - 38 Iowa - 35 Indiana - 34 Purdue - 33 Michigan State - 31 Ohio State - 31 Minnesota - 31 Wisconsin - 21 Northwestern - 14 Some Michigan apologists would say, "Michigan has a lot of transfers because they recruit so well. If guys get passed on the depth chart and aren't going to play, they leave." Yet that issue doesn't seem to be present at Ohio State. The Buckeyes have recruited as well as any program in the entire country and have only had 31 transfers. Wisconsin, who doesn't recruit quite as well as Michigan on paper at least, but does develop talent and put guys in the league, has only had 21 entries. Recruiting powers Clemson (20), LSU (50), Georgia (36), Oklahoma (50), Oregon (33) and USC (31) all lose less players to the portal than Michigan. Alabama is the lone recruiting machine that loses more players to the portal than Michigan with 85 over the last three years. Of course no one is going to argue with how Alabama is doing things. Whatever formula Nick Saban has in place, it's obviously working. Another faction of U-M supporters might say, "It's because of Michigan's stringent academic requirements. Kids to get to U-M and just can't cut it." Northwestern is as good or better than Michigan academically, and they've had just 14 transfers. Other big time academic institutions like Vanderbilt, Cal and Stanford also don't seem to have the same issue with 33, 29 and 23 transfers respectively. Maybe Michigan is recruiting from a slightly bigger pool than those programs to start with, but the transfer numbers aren't even close. Not even the programs that consistently seem to deal with some level of dysfunction has transfer numbers as high as Michigan over the past three years. Teams like Auburn (47), Tennessee (58), Arizona (57), Texas (40), Kansas (43) and Florida State (50) all have lower numbers than Michigan. They're all close, but still not at the 60 mark. Some would say that these numbers don't mean much that it's just the nature of college football now but I'm not so sure. To me, the transfer numbers at Michigan indicate that something is off, and former UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. agrees in the video above. If U-M was in the middle of the pack, you could argue that it's just the way things are now, but being in "rare" and somewhat unexplained company when it comes to players leaving a program, suggests that there's an issue. In fact, only eight Power 5 programs have had more transfers than Michigan over the last three years Alabama, Maryland, Penn State, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia, Arizona State and Utah. Of those eight, five have gone through coaching changes within the last three seasons Maryland, Louisville, Kansas State, West Virginia and Arizona State which often leads to more transfers. Whatever Alabama is doing is working and no one will question the approaches in Tuscaloosa no matter how high the transfer numbers get. Transfers obviously happen during coaching changes so those five teams can explained on some level as well. However, the numbers at U-M, Penn State and Utah are a bit puzzling. James Franklin, Jim Harbaugh and Kyle Whittingham have all been running their shows for a while, and all three have had some decent levels of success. That makes the transfer numbers noteworthy, in my opinion. I don't know the ins and outs of Utah and Penn State football, and I don't talk to anyone currently within the programs or past members of the teams, so it's hard to speak on what's going on there. However, I cover U-M on a daily basis and feel like I have a good grasp on what's going on in Ann Arbor. I've been quite clear when giving my opinion on Michigan football and Harbaugh. By all accounts there has been and still is a culture issue, and I can't believe he was extended after last season. The transfer numbers seem to support that belief and it's quite hard to explain why the number is so high if everything is just fine under Harbaugh. Since the 2018-19 academic year, which is when the transfer portal was created, Kansas State leads all Power 5 programs with 90 names in the transfer portal. Alabama has 85 and West Virginia has 66 to round out the top three. Here's how the numbers look across the other four Power 5 conferences, keeping in mind that these are scholarship and walk-on players combined, and that these are names entered and not necessarily definitive departures: ACC Louisville - 65 Va. Tech - 53 Florida State - 50 NC State - 45 North Carolina - 41 Miami - 40 Georgia Tech - 34 Virginia - 33 Boston College - 32 Duke - 32 Syracuse - 31 Wake Forest - 31 Notre Dame - 29 Pitt - 26 Clemson - 20 Big 12 Kansas State - 90 West Virginia - 66 Texas Tech - 61 Oklahoma State - 58 Oklahoma - 50 TCU - 48 Kansas - 43 Texas - 40 Iowa State - 31 Baylor - 25 Pac 12 Arizona State - 65 Utah - 62 Washington State - 57 Arizona - 57 UCLA - 52 Colorado - 48 Oregon State - 38 Oregon - 33 USC - 31 Cal - 29 Washington - 27 Stanford - 23 SEC Alabama - 85 Arkansas - 59 Tennessee - 58 LSU - 50 Mississippi State - 48 Auburn - 47 Texas A&M - 43 South Carolina - 39 Georgia - 36 Ole Miss - 36 Kentucky - 35 Florida - 34 Vanderbilt - 33 Missouri - 31 | Michigan has had 60 players enter their names into the transfer portal over the last three years. Only Penn State and Maryland had more from the Big Ten over that stretch of time with 62. Alabama is the lone recruiting machine that loses more players to the portal than Michigan with 85. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-transfer-portal-giles-jackson-zach-charbonnet-wolverines | 0.297608 |
Did Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes meet again Tuesday in Tampa? | Two months after their one-sided encounter in Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes apparently converged in Tampa again. Albeit under far more furtive circumstances. A spokesperson for Carrollwood Day School would neither confirm nor deny speculation the quarterbacks were on the north Tampa campus shooting a commercial for EA Sports Madden NFL franchise. WFLAs Dan Lucas reported the taciturn meeting late Tuesday afternoon via Twitter, adding a bootleg photo with a faint image bearing a strong resemblance to Brady. Responding to an inquiry from the Tampa Bay Times, CDS marketing director Nicki Ragan offered this statement: Our response is that I cannot confirm or deny any of the rumors due to a non-disclosure agreement. There was not a school event on campus today. An organization rented our location and there is no story to be told. Mahomes and Brady are believed to have a solid friendship. Immediately following the Bucs 31-9 Super Bowl romp of the Chiefs, NFL Films cameras captured the pair shaking hands and embracing. Youre a legend, man. Congrats, man, Mahomes told Brady. Youre a stud, bro, the Bucs quarterback responded. Keep in touch. Sign up for the Bucs RedZone newsletter to get updates and analysis on the latest team and NFL news from Bucs beat writer Joey Knight. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. | Brady and Mahomes reportedly met in Tampa on Tuesday. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://sports.yahoo.com/did-tom-brady-patrick-mahomes-000200239.html?src=rss | 0.266797 |
Did Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes meet again Tuesday in Tampa? | Two months after their one-sided encounter in Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes apparently converged in Tampa again. Albeit under far more furtive circumstances. A spokesperson for Carrollwood Day School would neither confirm nor deny speculation the quarterbacks were on the north Tampa campus shooting a commercial for EA Sports Madden NFL franchise. WFLAs Dan Lucas reported the taciturn meeting late Tuesday afternoon via Twitter, adding a bootleg photo with a faint image bearing a strong resemblance to Brady. Responding to an inquiry from the Tampa Bay Times, CDS marketing director Nicki Ragan offered this statement: Our response is that I cannot confirm or deny any of the rumors due to a non-disclosure agreement. There was not a school event on campus today. An organization rented our location and there is no story to be told. Mahomes and Brady are believed to have a solid friendship. Immediately following the Bucs 31-9 Super Bowl romp of the Chiefs, NFL Films cameras captured the pair shaking hands and embracing. Youre a legend, man. Congrats, man, Mahomes told Brady. Youre a stud, bro, the Bucs quarterback responded. Keep in touch. Sign up for the Bucs RedZone newsletter to get updates and analysis on the latest team and NFL news from Bucs beat writer Joey Knight. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. | Brady and Mahomes reportedly met in Tampa on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Carrollwood Day School would neither confirm nor deny speculation the quarterbacks were on the north Tampa campus shooting a Madden NFL franchise. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/did-tom-brady-patrick-mahomes-000200239.html?src=rss | 0.322947 |
Did Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes meet again Tuesday in Tampa? | Two months after their one-sided encounter in Super Bowl 55 at Raymond James Stadium, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes apparently converged in Tampa again. Albeit under far more furtive circumstances. A spokesperson for Carrollwood Day School would neither confirm nor deny speculation the quarterbacks were on the north Tampa campus shooting a commercial for EA Sports Madden NFL franchise. WFLAs Dan Lucas reported the taciturn meeting late Tuesday afternoon via Twitter, adding a bootleg photo with a faint image bearing a strong resemblance to Brady. Responding to an inquiry from the Tampa Bay Times, CDS marketing director Nicki Ragan offered this statement: Our response is that I cannot confirm or deny any of the rumors due to a non-disclosure agreement. There was not a school event on campus today. An organization rented our location and there is no story to be told. Mahomes and Brady are believed to have a solid friendship. Immediately following the Bucs 31-9 Super Bowl romp of the Chiefs, NFL Films cameras captured the pair shaking hands and embracing. Youre a legend, man. Congrats, man, Mahomes told Brady. Youre a stud, bro, the Bucs quarterback responded. Keep in touch. Sign up for the Bucs RedZone newsletter to get updates and analysis on the latest team and NFL news from Bucs beat writer Joey Knight. Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. | Brady and Mahomes reportedly met in Tampa on Tuesday. A spokesperson for Carrollwood Day School would neither confirm nor deny speculation the quarterbacks were on the north Tampa campus shooting a commercial for EA Sports Madden NFL franchise. The quarterbacks are believed to have a solid friendship. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/did-tom-brady-patrick-mahomes-000200239.html?src=rss | 0.394699 |
Could Washington move inside the top five of the 2021 NFL draft? | When the New York Jets traded Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers on Monday, it settled two quarterback situations for 2021. The New York Jets will likely select BYU quarterback Zach Wilson at No. 2 overall, while the Panthers will see if offensive coordinator Joe Brady can turn Darnolds career around. The Jacksonville Jaguars appeared locked in with Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 overall. The Jets are expected to select Wilson at No. 2, and the San Francisco 49ers come in at No. 3. After giving up multiple future assets, the 49ers are drafting a quarterback. While there is a lot of speculation that Jones could be Kyle Shanahans guy, Ohio States Justin Fields and North Dakota States Trey Lance could also be the choice. For the first time since 1999, three quarterbacks will be selected among the top three picks. Could the Atlanta Falcons, who hold the No. The Falcons have veteran Matt Ryan under contract, but that doesnt mean they arent interested in one of the top passers in this draft. Atlanta is in a good position. It could sit at No. 4 and either pick its quarterback of the future or take Florida tight end Kyle Pitts to pair with Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley. Or, the Falcons could auction the No. 4 pick to the highest bidder. With teams locked into the first three overall picks, the Atlanta Falcons now have received trade calls from multiple teams and are open to moving out of the No. 4 spot, per source. While head coach Ron Rivera didnt sound like someone willing to mortgage multiple future assets to move into the top five recently, he didnt rule out drafting a quarterback despite having Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinicke on the roster in 2021. Story continues Washington did an outstanding job in free agency. The team goes into the draft without a glaring need, except perhaps at linebacker. While Fitzpatrick is the starter for 2021, now could be the perfect time for the Football Team to find their quarterback of the future. Washingtons defensive players will eventually become expensive to re-sign. Drafting a rookie quarterback could help the team contend while also keeping some of its key defensive pieces like Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne. In every draft, a talented quarterback seemingly slides down the draft board. While that could be the case in the 2021 NFL draft, Washington would be wise to move up and get its guy instead of waiting until day two or three to pick a developmental quarterback. Perhaps Rivera and his coaching staff dont see a player worth moving up for. However, if they do, this is the perfect time for Washington to be aggressive in landing its future quarterback. | Three quarterbacks will be selected among the top three picks in the 2021 NFL draft. The Washington Redskins have no glaring need, except perhaps at linebacker. The Atlanta Falcons have received trade calls from multiple teams and are open to moving out of the No. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/could-washington-move-inside-top-034110462.html?src=rss | 0.114844 |
Which football teams have played in kits inspired by musicians? | Recently, the Seattle Sounders released a Jimi Hendrix-inspired kit, writes Rashaad Jorden. Have any other clubs released kits inspired by or paying tribute to musicians? A number have been sponsored by musicians; we looked at those last year and in 2009. But there are also a handful who did it for love rather than money, usually with the heritage of the town or city in mind. One that immediately springs to mind is Bohemians FC, who had a beautiful away shirt with an image of Bob Marley on it, writes Kirk Burton. Sadly, it was pulled because the club didnt have the image rights to use it. This season Bohemians have the logo of the band Fontaines DC on their shirt, a partnership with the band. Fifteen per cent of the profits go towards a homeless charity so there is an extra incentive to buy one. Introducing Bohemians new away shirt! Its in tribute to Bob Marley after his final outdoor concert took place at their home ground pic.twitter.com/tdl9KKhffy Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) October 24, 2018 Coventry was the spiritual home of 2 Tone in the late 1970s, thanks to bands like the Specials and the Selecter. Citys brilliant third kit last season was inspired by the entire 2 Tone scene, notes Chris Oakley. Aside from that, on my Kitbliss website I once illustrated a set of kits that channelled various rock and pop performers. If readers would like to suggest more, Id be happy to add them. Jrg Michner points out that German punk band Die Toten Hosen helped hometown club Fortuna Dsseldorf several times during their career. It started out with one D-Mark from each ticket sold going to the club and, at one point, they designed special kits that were worn against Bayern Munich and eventually auctioned off to raise money. Finally to Manchester, where musical inspiration is plentiful. Uniteds current away kit bears resemblance to the iconic cover of Joy Divisions debut album Unknown Pleasures, though as far as were aware they have never confirmed the kit is a tribute. City were more open about their 2019-20 away shirt, which copied homaged the famous yellow and black stripes of the Haienda nightclub. Ben Kelly, who designed the stripes, was not thrilled. Formula One has a concept of pay drivers drivers in F1 teams who not only drive for free, but also bring funding or sponsorships to their teams, tweets Ben Janseson. Have there ever been pay footballers in top-division professional teams? A number of you mentioned the story of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Perugia were encouraged to sign him by the Italian government to help trade relations with Libya. He played one game as substitute against Juventus in 2003-04, making Ali Dia look like an accomplished baller by comparison. Al-Saadi Gaddafi takes on Alessandro Del Piero during Perugias 1-0 win over Juventus. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters A variation on the theme occurred on Merseyside. In terms of sponsors footing the bill, surely the best example of this is Li Tie, who signed for a frugal David Moyes-run Everton on loan in a deal sorted by their sponsors, Kejian, in 2002-03, writes Matt Beaumont. He made a permanent move in 2003, with 66% of the funds stumped up by Kejian. The less successful Li Weifeng arrived in 2002 with Li Tie, making one appearance before shuffling off again. The biggest win by 10 men (2) Recently we looked at the biggest wins and comebacks by teams with 10 men. We missed a couple of beauties In late 2018, I witnessed a 10-man side claim a big victory matching that of Bayerns 4-0, begins Jack Tanner. In the final match day of the Chinese Super League season, Guangzhou Evergrande were a goal and a man down against Tianjin Teda at half-time. However, manager Fabio Cannavaro worked his magic at half-time and the home side hit four unanswered goals in the second half three coming in the last 10 minutes. Tianjin possibly had their minds elsewhere near the end as other results meant they stayed up on goal difference. And for the numerous Charlton fans who rightly wrote in, theres a Knowledge classic to mention too. The biggest international upsets (redux) Is the Republic of Ireland (42nd) losing to Luxembourg (98th), the biggest difference in Fifa rankings for an international upset? asks Jon McGuckin. No, says this 2014 edition of a familiar column: its the Faroe Islands 169-place shock of Greece in 2014. That result inadvertently led to an even more seismic event: Greece sacked manager Claudio Ranieri, who took over at Leicester the following sumner and, well, you know the rest. Since then, Andorra dropped a 153-place shock on Hungary, but thats as close as anything has come. Going by a different metric, Guam (population: 165,000) beating India (1.3bn) in 2016 was quite something. Greece lose 1-0 to the Faroe Islands back in 2014. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Knowledge archive In the dying stages of a final, the camera often pans to the sideline showing an engraver putting the team name on the trophy, wrote Richard Smith. Has this ever backfired due to late goals or some other reason? According to Peter Harthan, this happened in 1991 on the last day of the Second Division season. He recalled a story told to him by Oldhams former commercial manager, Alan Hardy: The title was to be decided between Oldham and West Ham. The Hammers had the advantage. If they beat Notts County at Upton Park, the title was theirs. If West Ham slipped up then Oldham could take the title by beating Sheffield Wednesday at home. Although the Hammers were losing to Notts County, Oldham were also 2-0 down to Wednesday. On the final whistle at West Ham the latest news was that Oldham were losing 2-1, and it was felt safe to engrave the trophy for post-match presentation. However, an equaliser from Paul Bernard led to a frenetic end at Oldham, and deep into injury-time the Latics were awarded a penalty. Neil Redfearn stepped up to win the league for Oldham with the last kick of the season. Jos Luis Chilavert has scored in the top flight of four different leagues (Paraguay, Spain, Argentina and Uruguay). Has any other keeper scored in so many different leagues? asks Michael Gatt. Not including Rogerio Ceni who was always a goalkeeper but just one that scored. Murray Rankin (@murray_rankin) April 6, 2021 With Ireland drawing 1-1 with Qatar, Stephen Kenny is now winless in his first 11 matches as boss, notes Phil Kent. Or survived a longer winless run in general? Brora Rangers have just been declared Highland League champions, having played just three games, writes Jim Love. Frank (@fhodg9) April 6, 2021 Which player has been sent off for the most different teams (including internationals)? asks Masai Graham. Andy Carswell (@_AndyCarswell) April 6, 2021 What is the shortest time between the final whistle of a match and its appearance on Match of the Day? wonders Feargal Ross. | Bohemians FC had a beautiful away shirt with an image of Bob Marley on it. | bart | 0 | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/07/which-football-teams-have-played-in-kits-inspired-by-musicians-knowledge | 0.376756 |
Which football teams have played in kits inspired by musicians? | Recently, the Seattle Sounders released a Jimi Hendrix-inspired kit, writes Rashaad Jorden. Have any other clubs released kits inspired by or paying tribute to musicians? A number have been sponsored by musicians; we looked at those last year and in 2009. But there are also a handful who did it for love rather than money, usually with the heritage of the town or city in mind. One that immediately springs to mind is Bohemians FC, who had a beautiful away shirt with an image of Bob Marley on it, writes Kirk Burton. Sadly, it was pulled because the club didnt have the image rights to use it. This season Bohemians have the logo of the band Fontaines DC on their shirt, a partnership with the band. Fifteen per cent of the profits go towards a homeless charity so there is an extra incentive to buy one. Introducing Bohemians new away shirt! Its in tribute to Bob Marley after his final outdoor concert took place at their home ground pic.twitter.com/tdl9KKhffy Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) October 24, 2018 Coventry was the spiritual home of 2 Tone in the late 1970s, thanks to bands like the Specials and the Selecter. Citys brilliant third kit last season was inspired by the entire 2 Tone scene, notes Chris Oakley. Aside from that, on my Kitbliss website I once illustrated a set of kits that channelled various rock and pop performers. If readers would like to suggest more, Id be happy to add them. Jrg Michner points out that German punk band Die Toten Hosen helped hometown club Fortuna Dsseldorf several times during their career. It started out with one D-Mark from each ticket sold going to the club and, at one point, they designed special kits that were worn against Bayern Munich and eventually auctioned off to raise money. Finally to Manchester, where musical inspiration is plentiful. Uniteds current away kit bears resemblance to the iconic cover of Joy Divisions debut album Unknown Pleasures, though as far as were aware they have never confirmed the kit is a tribute. City were more open about their 2019-20 away shirt, which copied homaged the famous yellow and black stripes of the Haienda nightclub. Ben Kelly, who designed the stripes, was not thrilled. Formula One has a concept of pay drivers drivers in F1 teams who not only drive for free, but also bring funding or sponsorships to their teams, tweets Ben Janseson. Have there ever been pay footballers in top-division professional teams? A number of you mentioned the story of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Perugia were encouraged to sign him by the Italian government to help trade relations with Libya. He played one game as substitute against Juventus in 2003-04, making Ali Dia look like an accomplished baller by comparison. Al-Saadi Gaddafi takes on Alessandro Del Piero during Perugias 1-0 win over Juventus. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters A variation on the theme occurred on Merseyside. In terms of sponsors footing the bill, surely the best example of this is Li Tie, who signed for a frugal David Moyes-run Everton on loan in a deal sorted by their sponsors, Kejian, in 2002-03, writes Matt Beaumont. He made a permanent move in 2003, with 66% of the funds stumped up by Kejian. The less successful Li Weifeng arrived in 2002 with Li Tie, making one appearance before shuffling off again. The biggest win by 10 men (2) Recently we looked at the biggest wins and comebacks by teams with 10 men. We missed a couple of beauties In late 2018, I witnessed a 10-man side claim a big victory matching that of Bayerns 4-0, begins Jack Tanner. In the final match day of the Chinese Super League season, Guangzhou Evergrande were a goal and a man down against Tianjin Teda at half-time. However, manager Fabio Cannavaro worked his magic at half-time and the home side hit four unanswered goals in the second half three coming in the last 10 minutes. Tianjin possibly had their minds elsewhere near the end as other results meant they stayed up on goal difference. And for the numerous Charlton fans who rightly wrote in, theres a Knowledge classic to mention too. The biggest international upsets (redux) Is the Republic of Ireland (42nd) losing to Luxembourg (98th), the biggest difference in Fifa rankings for an international upset? asks Jon McGuckin. No, says this 2014 edition of a familiar column: its the Faroe Islands 169-place shock of Greece in 2014. That result inadvertently led to an even more seismic event: Greece sacked manager Claudio Ranieri, who took over at Leicester the following sumner and, well, you know the rest. Since then, Andorra dropped a 153-place shock on Hungary, but thats as close as anything has come. Going by a different metric, Guam (population: 165,000) beating India (1.3bn) in 2016 was quite something. Greece lose 1-0 to the Faroe Islands back in 2014. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Knowledge archive In the dying stages of a final, the camera often pans to the sideline showing an engraver putting the team name on the trophy, wrote Richard Smith. Has this ever backfired due to late goals or some other reason? According to Peter Harthan, this happened in 1991 on the last day of the Second Division season. He recalled a story told to him by Oldhams former commercial manager, Alan Hardy: The title was to be decided between Oldham and West Ham. The Hammers had the advantage. If they beat Notts County at Upton Park, the title was theirs. If West Ham slipped up then Oldham could take the title by beating Sheffield Wednesday at home. Although the Hammers were losing to Notts County, Oldham were also 2-0 down to Wednesday. On the final whistle at West Ham the latest news was that Oldham were losing 2-1, and it was felt safe to engrave the trophy for post-match presentation. However, an equaliser from Paul Bernard led to a frenetic end at Oldham, and deep into injury-time the Latics were awarded a penalty. Neil Redfearn stepped up to win the league for Oldham with the last kick of the season. Jos Luis Chilavert has scored in the top flight of four different leagues (Paraguay, Spain, Argentina and Uruguay). Has any other keeper scored in so many different leagues? asks Michael Gatt. Not including Rogerio Ceni who was always a goalkeeper but just one that scored. Murray Rankin (@murray_rankin) April 6, 2021 With Ireland drawing 1-1 with Qatar, Stephen Kenny is now winless in his first 11 matches as boss, notes Phil Kent. Or survived a longer winless run in general? Brora Rangers have just been declared Highland League champions, having played just three games, writes Jim Love. Frank (@fhodg9) April 6, 2021 Which player has been sent off for the most different teams (including internationals)? asks Masai Graham. Andy Carswell (@_AndyCarswell) April 6, 2021 What is the shortest time between the final whistle of a match and its appearance on Match of the Day? wonders Feargal Ross. | Many football teams have played in kits inspired by musicians. Manchester United's current away kit bears resemblance to the iconic cover of Joy Divisions debut album Unknown Pleasures. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/07/which-football-teams-have-played-in-kits-inspired-by-musicians-knowledge | 0.477183 |
Which football teams have played in kits inspired by musicians? | Recently, the Seattle Sounders released a Jimi Hendrix-inspired kit, writes Rashaad Jorden. Have any other clubs released kits inspired by or paying tribute to musicians? A number have been sponsored by musicians; we looked at those last year and in 2009. But there are also a handful who did it for love rather than money, usually with the heritage of the town or city in mind. One that immediately springs to mind is Bohemians FC, who had a beautiful away shirt with an image of Bob Marley on it, writes Kirk Burton. Sadly, it was pulled because the club didnt have the image rights to use it. This season Bohemians have the logo of the band Fontaines DC on their shirt, a partnership with the band. Fifteen per cent of the profits go towards a homeless charity so there is an extra incentive to buy one. Introducing Bohemians new away shirt! Its in tribute to Bob Marley after his final outdoor concert took place at their home ground pic.twitter.com/tdl9KKhffy Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) October 24, 2018 Coventry was the spiritual home of 2 Tone in the late 1970s, thanks to bands like the Specials and the Selecter. Citys brilliant third kit last season was inspired by the entire 2 Tone scene, notes Chris Oakley. Aside from that, on my Kitbliss website I once illustrated a set of kits that channelled various rock and pop performers. If readers would like to suggest more, Id be happy to add them. Jrg Michner points out that German punk band Die Toten Hosen helped hometown club Fortuna Dsseldorf several times during their career. It started out with one D-Mark from each ticket sold going to the club and, at one point, they designed special kits that were worn against Bayern Munich and eventually auctioned off to raise money. Finally to Manchester, where musical inspiration is plentiful. Uniteds current away kit bears resemblance to the iconic cover of Joy Divisions debut album Unknown Pleasures, though as far as were aware they have never confirmed the kit is a tribute. City were more open about their 2019-20 away shirt, which copied homaged the famous yellow and black stripes of the Haienda nightclub. Ben Kelly, who designed the stripes, was not thrilled. Formula One has a concept of pay drivers drivers in F1 teams who not only drive for free, but also bring funding or sponsorships to their teams, tweets Ben Janseson. Have there ever been pay footballers in top-division professional teams? A number of you mentioned the story of Al-Saadi Gaddafi, son of the former Libyan leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Perugia were encouraged to sign him by the Italian government to help trade relations with Libya. He played one game as substitute against Juventus in 2003-04, making Ali Dia look like an accomplished baller by comparison. Al-Saadi Gaddafi takes on Alessandro Del Piero during Perugias 1-0 win over Juventus. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters A variation on the theme occurred on Merseyside. In terms of sponsors footing the bill, surely the best example of this is Li Tie, who signed for a frugal David Moyes-run Everton on loan in a deal sorted by their sponsors, Kejian, in 2002-03, writes Matt Beaumont. He made a permanent move in 2003, with 66% of the funds stumped up by Kejian. The less successful Li Weifeng arrived in 2002 with Li Tie, making one appearance before shuffling off again. The biggest win by 10 men (2) Recently we looked at the biggest wins and comebacks by teams with 10 men. We missed a couple of beauties In late 2018, I witnessed a 10-man side claim a big victory matching that of Bayerns 4-0, begins Jack Tanner. In the final match day of the Chinese Super League season, Guangzhou Evergrande were a goal and a man down against Tianjin Teda at half-time. However, manager Fabio Cannavaro worked his magic at half-time and the home side hit four unanswered goals in the second half three coming in the last 10 minutes. Tianjin possibly had their minds elsewhere near the end as other results meant they stayed up on goal difference. And for the numerous Charlton fans who rightly wrote in, theres a Knowledge classic to mention too. The biggest international upsets (redux) Is the Republic of Ireland (42nd) losing to Luxembourg (98th), the biggest difference in Fifa rankings for an international upset? asks Jon McGuckin. No, says this 2014 edition of a familiar column: its the Faroe Islands 169-place shock of Greece in 2014. That result inadvertently led to an even more seismic event: Greece sacked manager Claudio Ranieri, who took over at Leicester the following sumner and, well, you know the rest. Since then, Andorra dropped a 153-place shock on Hungary, but thats as close as anything has come. Going by a different metric, Guam (population: 165,000) beating India (1.3bn) in 2016 was quite something. Greece lose 1-0 to the Faroe Islands back in 2014. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Knowledge archive In the dying stages of a final, the camera often pans to the sideline showing an engraver putting the team name on the trophy, wrote Richard Smith. Has this ever backfired due to late goals or some other reason? According to Peter Harthan, this happened in 1991 on the last day of the Second Division season. He recalled a story told to him by Oldhams former commercial manager, Alan Hardy: The title was to be decided between Oldham and West Ham. The Hammers had the advantage. If they beat Notts County at Upton Park, the title was theirs. If West Ham slipped up then Oldham could take the title by beating Sheffield Wednesday at home. Although the Hammers were losing to Notts County, Oldham were also 2-0 down to Wednesday. On the final whistle at West Ham the latest news was that Oldham were losing 2-1, and it was felt safe to engrave the trophy for post-match presentation. However, an equaliser from Paul Bernard led to a frenetic end at Oldham, and deep into injury-time the Latics were awarded a penalty. Neil Redfearn stepped up to win the league for Oldham with the last kick of the season. Jos Luis Chilavert has scored in the top flight of four different leagues (Paraguay, Spain, Argentina and Uruguay). Has any other keeper scored in so many different leagues? asks Michael Gatt. Not including Rogerio Ceni who was always a goalkeeper but just one that scored. Murray Rankin (@murray_rankin) April 6, 2021 With Ireland drawing 1-1 with Qatar, Stephen Kenny is now winless in his first 11 matches as boss, notes Phil Kent. Or survived a longer winless run in general? Brora Rangers have just been declared Highland League champions, having played just three games, writes Jim Love. Frank (@fhodg9) April 6, 2021 Which player has been sent off for the most different teams (including internationals)? asks Masai Graham. Andy Carswell (@_AndyCarswell) April 6, 2021 What is the shortest time between the final whistle of a match and its appearance on Match of the Day? wonders Feargal Ross. | Many football teams have played in kits inspired by musicians. Manchester United's current away kit bears resemblance to the iconic cover of Joy Divisions debut album Unknown Pleasures, though as far as were aware they have never confirmed the kit is a tribute. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/07/which-football-teams-have-played-in-kits-inspired-by-musicians-knowledge | 0.469649 |
Should I worry about stale gasoline in a plug-in hybrid? | Im considering replacing my older Toyota RAV4 with a RAV4 Prime. With hybrids, if Im primarily making short trips in the city and running in EV mode. Melanie Gasoline doesnt come with a best-before date, but its still got a shelf life. Story continues below advertisement Gas can start to break down after three to six months and that could cause your car to break down. We see it in our fleet vehicles that get used for four months and then sit parked for eight months, said Steve Elder, an automotive instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). All the high-end additives evaporate out of the fuel and leave behind a varnish on the valves. As gas gets old and evaporates, it becomes thicker and less combustible. In your car, that might mean rough idling, a check-engine light or even a total failure to start. Weve had the valves seize up in some of our vehicles, although that shouldnt be a problem in an engine with bigger valves, like a Chevy V8 theyll run on anything, Elder said. If you bought gas from a station that doesnt see a lot of business, it might have already been sitting in their storage tank for a month or longer before you put it in your car. It depends. Some hybrids, such as the $199,700 Karma Revero GT, which has a reported 98 km of electric range, let you drive without using gasoline at all. Story continues below advertisement But on most others, including the RAV4 Prime, which has 68 km of electric range, the gas engine will kick in if you press hard on the accelerator or if youre going up a hill. Most people will use at least some gasoline in a PHEV, Elder said. With the RAV4 Prime, I dont think thats a problem for most people because youll end up running the engine anyway, said Steve Elder, an automotive instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). If you only ever go back and forth to the grocery store, its possible that the engine may not start. Some PHEVs including the Chevy Volt, which GM stopped making in 2019 sense when gas is stale and will run the engine instead of the battery to burn gas, Elder said. The RAV4 Prime doesnt do this. The RAV4 Primes drivers manual states fuel may remain in the tank for a long time and undergo changes in quality depending on how the vehicle is used. Toyota recommends adding at least 20 litres of gasoline every 12 months. If fresh gasoline hasnt been added in a while, the main display will flash a message telling you to add fuel. Story continues below advertisement Toyota said stale gasoline isnt usually an issue in regular hybrids, such as the Prius or RAV4 Hybrid, because they can only be driven in EV-only modes for short distances sometimes for less than a block. Ethanol dilemma Filling up the tank adds fresh gasoline to the stale gasoline, but it also leaves less room for water condensation, which can make gas break down even faster, Consumer Reports said. You can also add fuel stabilizer, which makes gas last longer, to a tank of fresh gas. It cant reverse the degradation process, but it can slow it down. We use one called Sta-Bil, Elder said. Use a premium gasoline that doesnt contain ethanol. We found one from Chevron here that has no ethanol, Elder said. When we put that in our fleet vehicles, we dont have a problem, Story continues below advertisement While Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) said all gasoline can degrade over time, whether or not it has ethanol, Elder finds that gasoline containing ethanol degrades faster. Although diesel can last up to a year before going stale, pure ethanol evaporates faster and can get stale in less than a month, J.D. Power said. Chances are the gas youre buying contains ethanol. Its added to make the gas greener. Thats because ethanol is renewable unlike fossil fuels, which well run out of eventually and the crops grown to make it absorb CO2. Since 2010, Ottawa has required that companies sell gasoline with at least 5 per cent ethanol, on average. Theres an exemption in the Atlantic provinces, the territories and Northern Quebec. Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia have their own rules and require gas to be anywhere from 5 to 10 per cent ethanol. While the maximum amount of ethanol allowed in regular gasoline is 15 per cent, the average gasoline blend contains 6 to 7 per cent, NRCAN said. Several companies, including Shell and Canadian Tire, advertise ethanol-free premium gasoline. Story continues below advertisement Its usually their top-tier gasoline, so youll have to pay anywhere from 20 to 30 cents a litre extra for it. Send it to globedrive@globeandmail.com and put Driving Concerns in your subject line. Emails without the correct subject line may not be answered. Canadas a big place, so let us know where you are so we can find the answer for your city and province. | Gasoline can start to break down after three to six months and that could cause your car to broken down. Some PHEVs sense when gas is stale and will run the engine instead of the battery to burn gas. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-should-i-worry-about-stale-gasoline-in-a-plug-in-hybrid/ | 0.199734 |
Should I worry about stale gasoline in a plug-in hybrid? | Im considering replacing my older Toyota RAV4 with a RAV4 Prime. With hybrids, if Im primarily making short trips in the city and running in EV mode. Melanie Gasoline doesnt come with a best-before date, but its still got a shelf life. Story continues below advertisement Gas can start to break down after three to six months and that could cause your car to break down. We see it in our fleet vehicles that get used for four months and then sit parked for eight months, said Steve Elder, an automotive instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). All the high-end additives evaporate out of the fuel and leave behind a varnish on the valves. As gas gets old and evaporates, it becomes thicker and less combustible. In your car, that might mean rough idling, a check-engine light or even a total failure to start. Weve had the valves seize up in some of our vehicles, although that shouldnt be a problem in an engine with bigger valves, like a Chevy V8 theyll run on anything, Elder said. If you bought gas from a station that doesnt see a lot of business, it might have already been sitting in their storage tank for a month or longer before you put it in your car. It depends. Some hybrids, such as the $199,700 Karma Revero GT, which has a reported 98 km of electric range, let you drive without using gasoline at all. Story continues below advertisement But on most others, including the RAV4 Prime, which has 68 km of electric range, the gas engine will kick in if you press hard on the accelerator or if youre going up a hill. Most people will use at least some gasoline in a PHEV, Elder said. With the RAV4 Prime, I dont think thats a problem for most people because youll end up running the engine anyway, said Steve Elder, an automotive instructor at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). If you only ever go back and forth to the grocery store, its possible that the engine may not start. Some PHEVs including the Chevy Volt, which GM stopped making in 2019 sense when gas is stale and will run the engine instead of the battery to burn gas, Elder said. The RAV4 Prime doesnt do this. The RAV4 Primes drivers manual states fuel may remain in the tank for a long time and undergo changes in quality depending on how the vehicle is used. Toyota recommends adding at least 20 litres of gasoline every 12 months. If fresh gasoline hasnt been added in a while, the main display will flash a message telling you to add fuel. Story continues below advertisement Toyota said stale gasoline isnt usually an issue in regular hybrids, such as the Prius or RAV4 Hybrid, because they can only be driven in EV-only modes for short distances sometimes for less than a block. Ethanol dilemma Filling up the tank adds fresh gasoline to the stale gasoline, but it also leaves less room for water condensation, which can make gas break down even faster, Consumer Reports said. You can also add fuel stabilizer, which makes gas last longer, to a tank of fresh gas. It cant reverse the degradation process, but it can slow it down. We use one called Sta-Bil, Elder said. Use a premium gasoline that doesnt contain ethanol. We found one from Chevron here that has no ethanol, Elder said. When we put that in our fleet vehicles, we dont have a problem, Story continues below advertisement While Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) said all gasoline can degrade over time, whether or not it has ethanol, Elder finds that gasoline containing ethanol degrades faster. Although diesel can last up to a year before going stale, pure ethanol evaporates faster and can get stale in less than a month, J.D. Power said. Chances are the gas youre buying contains ethanol. Its added to make the gas greener. Thats because ethanol is renewable unlike fossil fuels, which well run out of eventually and the crops grown to make it absorb CO2. Since 2010, Ottawa has required that companies sell gasoline with at least 5 per cent ethanol, on average. Theres an exemption in the Atlantic provinces, the territories and Northern Quebec. Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia have their own rules and require gas to be anywhere from 5 to 10 per cent ethanol. While the maximum amount of ethanol allowed in regular gasoline is 15 per cent, the average gasoline blend contains 6 to 7 per cent, NRCAN said. Several companies, including Shell and Canadian Tire, advertise ethanol-free premium gasoline. Story continues below advertisement Its usually their top-tier gasoline, so youll have to pay anywhere from 20 to 30 cents a litre extra for it. Send it to globedrive@globeandmail.com and put Driving Concerns in your subject line. Emails without the correct subject line may not be answered. Canadas a big place, so let us know where you are so we can find the answer for your city and province. | Gasoline can start to break down after three to six months and that could cause your car to broken down. Some PHEVs sense when gas is stale and will run the engine instead of the battery to burn gas, but the RAV4 Prime doesn't do this. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-should-i-worry-about-stale-gasoline-in-a-plug-in-hybrid/ | 0.155454 |
Will Governor McKee take over the Providence school takeover? | But as McKee gets his head around running an entire state, Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green and Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro are busy treating him like a substitute teacher who cant quite control the warring kids in the back of the classroom. Its a surprisingly effective tactic when dealing with reporters. Every time he gets knocked off his talking points, he offers a subtle reminder that he became governor during a once-in-a-century health crisis, as if to say, Cut me some slack. If you want to know how long Governor Dan McKee has been in office, you dont even need to ask him. In nearly every interview he does these days, he finds a way to explain that hes on day 20 and day 30 of his new job. Advertisement The education leaders have spent the last few weeks launching spitballs at one another in public, including Calabro calling for an end to the states takeover of Providence schools. Infante-Green has been operating under playground rules too, so she has punched back by criticizing Calabros grammar and suggesting that teachers unions are a little more logical in New York, where she came from two years ago. Their dispute revolves around the teachers union contract negotiations, with Infante-Green specifically wanting more control of the hiring and firing process. Thats a non-starter for the teachers, which tend to view changes to seniority as an attempt to bust the union. The existing contract expired on Aug. 31, 2020, but remains in effect. Theyve reached more than 300 hours of negotiations and Providence schools Superintendent Harrison Peters said last week, Were just not anywhere. The discussions devolved to the point where the two sides cant sit in the same room together to discuss the agreement. Former state Supreme Court Justice Frank Flaherty is functioning as a mediator who passes notes to each side while Infante-Green and Calabro check their mentions on Twitter. Advertisement No one is looking especially good here. Infante-Green came to Rhode Island as a truth-telling change agent who wanted to fix a school system where 12 percent of students are proficient in math and 17 percent of kids are reading at grade level. She was embraced by parents, whose children look more like her than they do the overwhelmingly white teachers union leadership. Now that negotiations have stalled and relationships have soured, she now finds herself at risk of becoming another reformer who over-promises and under-delivers. Calabro and other members of the union say all the right things about wanting to improve the lives of children and recruit a more diverse cohort of teachers, but they want to do it on their own terms. Theyve shown no interest altering seniority and theyre busy doing everything they can to convince lawmakers to block an expansion of charter schools despite overwhelming public demand for additional seats. Supporters of the takeover, like Mayor Jorge Elorza, believe the answer is simple: Rip the Band-Aid off and break the contract. He believes the law that allowed the state to take control of Providence schools gives Infante-Green the power to change anything she wants, but he concedes that the union will challenge her in court. The only reason we went down this road was to change the contract, Elorza said in an interview last week. Ive been there, done that, and what I came to realize is you just cant do it through the negotiation process. Advertisement Infante-Green and Peters spent several months laying the groundwork to change the hiring process and begin the inevitable legal battle, but their plans were stalled when Governor Gina Raimondo joined President Joe Bidens administration. So now everyone is waiting for McKee to make the next move. Like a lot of elected officials, he passively supported the takeover because it wasnt his problem as lieutenant governor. He didnt really have any problems as lieutenant governor. Hes always been known as a school reformer, but hes also a politician. And fighting the teachers union a year before he runs in a Democratic primary for governor isnt exactly part of the playbook for success. So far, McKee has been content with sitting on the sidelines. Hes had private conversations with Infante-Green and Calabro, and he has made it clear that he opposes ending the takeover. But hes adamant that the contract can be resolved through a mediator, as though more billable hours are the answer to anything. Its entirely reasonable that McKee would rather talk about COVID-19 vaccines and reopening the economy, but this fight has no end in sight. The union and Infante-Green are going to push every boundary until he steps in and brokers (or forces) a deal. For those keeping score, Wednesday marks McKees 36th day as governor and the 523rd day of the state takeover of Providence schools. Every day that ticks by without a resolution is a profound waste of time. Advertisement Dan McGowan can be reached at dan.mcgowan@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @danmcgowan. | Governor Dan McKee and Providence teachers union leaders are at odds over the state's takeover of Providence schools. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/07/metro/will-governor-mckee-take-over-providence-school-takeover/ | 0.354402 |
Will Governor McKee take over the Providence school takeover? | But as McKee gets his head around running an entire state, Education Commissioner Anglica Infante-Green and Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro are busy treating him like a substitute teacher who cant quite control the warring kids in the back of the classroom. Its a surprisingly effective tactic when dealing with reporters. Every time he gets knocked off his talking points, he offers a subtle reminder that he became governor during a once-in-a-century health crisis, as if to say, Cut me some slack. If you want to know how long Governor Dan McKee has been in office, you dont even need to ask him. In nearly every interview he does these days, he finds a way to explain that hes on day 20 and day 30 of his new job. Advertisement The education leaders have spent the last few weeks launching spitballs at one another in public, including Calabro calling for an end to the states takeover of Providence schools. Infante-Green has been operating under playground rules too, so she has punched back by criticizing Calabros grammar and suggesting that teachers unions are a little more logical in New York, where she came from two years ago. Their dispute revolves around the teachers union contract negotiations, with Infante-Green specifically wanting more control of the hiring and firing process. Thats a non-starter for the teachers, which tend to view changes to seniority as an attempt to bust the union. The existing contract expired on Aug. 31, 2020, but remains in effect. Theyve reached more than 300 hours of negotiations and Providence schools Superintendent Harrison Peters said last week, Were just not anywhere. The discussions devolved to the point where the two sides cant sit in the same room together to discuss the agreement. Former state Supreme Court Justice Frank Flaherty is functioning as a mediator who passes notes to each side while Infante-Green and Calabro check their mentions on Twitter. Advertisement No one is looking especially good here. Infante-Green came to Rhode Island as a truth-telling change agent who wanted to fix a school system where 12 percent of students are proficient in math and 17 percent of kids are reading at grade level. She was embraced by parents, whose children look more like her than they do the overwhelmingly white teachers union leadership. Now that negotiations have stalled and relationships have soured, she now finds herself at risk of becoming another reformer who over-promises and under-delivers. Calabro and other members of the union say all the right things about wanting to improve the lives of children and recruit a more diverse cohort of teachers, but they want to do it on their own terms. Theyve shown no interest altering seniority and theyre busy doing everything they can to convince lawmakers to block an expansion of charter schools despite overwhelming public demand for additional seats. Supporters of the takeover, like Mayor Jorge Elorza, believe the answer is simple: Rip the Band-Aid off and break the contract. He believes the law that allowed the state to take control of Providence schools gives Infante-Green the power to change anything she wants, but he concedes that the union will challenge her in court. The only reason we went down this road was to change the contract, Elorza said in an interview last week. Ive been there, done that, and what I came to realize is you just cant do it through the negotiation process. Advertisement Infante-Green and Peters spent several months laying the groundwork to change the hiring process and begin the inevitable legal battle, but their plans were stalled when Governor Gina Raimondo joined President Joe Bidens administration. So now everyone is waiting for McKee to make the next move. Like a lot of elected officials, he passively supported the takeover because it wasnt his problem as lieutenant governor. He didnt really have any problems as lieutenant governor. Hes always been known as a school reformer, but hes also a politician. And fighting the teachers union a year before he runs in a Democratic primary for governor isnt exactly part of the playbook for success. So far, McKee has been content with sitting on the sidelines. Hes had private conversations with Infante-Green and Calabro, and he has made it clear that he opposes ending the takeover. But hes adamant that the contract can be resolved through a mediator, as though more billable hours are the answer to anything. Its entirely reasonable that McKee would rather talk about COVID-19 vaccines and reopening the economy, but this fight has no end in sight. The union and Infante-Green are going to push every boundary until he steps in and brokers (or forces) a deal. For those keeping score, Wednesday marks McKees 36th day as governor and the 523rd day of the state takeover of Providence schools. Every day that ticks by without a resolution is a profound waste of time. Advertisement Dan McGowan can be reached at dan.mcgowan@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @danmcgowan. | Governor Dan McKee and Providence teachers union leaders are at odds over the state's takeover of Providence schools. The dispute centers on the teachers' union contract negotiations, with Infante-Green specifically wanting more control of the hiring and firing process. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/07/metro/will-governor-mckee-take-over-providence-school-takeover/ | 0.51129 |
What Type of NFL Players Could Cisco, Melifonwu Become? | Syracuse has two former defensive backs in the NFL Draft that are expected to go within the first three rounds at worst in Ifeatu Melifonwu and Andre Cisco. We spoke to former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. to find out. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE ALL SYRACUSE NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST ORANGE UPDATES SENT TO YOUR INBOX! IFEATU MELIFONWU "I think Iffy can become an elite defender," Mora Jr. said. "If he can learn route recognition, if he can figure out his eye discipline, if he can figure out that down the field they're not going to let him grab like they did in college, if he can keep that aggression he plays the run game with, I think, it's a tough one, but I think he can be an All Pro player. I really do. He's got elite traits, now he's just got to hone those traits. He's got to hone those things in. He'll get with an elite defensive back coach, and if he dedicates himself to working hard, to listening, to learning from other players, working on his weaknesses, he can be a great one in my opinion with the elite traits that he has." ANDRE CISCO "With Andre, I think he's going to have a really productive NFL career," Mora Jr. said. "He does everything well. Tackling concerns me but you can figure that out. He's not a bad tackler because he lacks courage. It's just his angles aren't always good. So the more he plays, the more he comes to understand the NFL game that's more of a passing league, the fact that he's a fearless run defender, a heat seeking missile. A guy that can make people hesitate when they try to catch the ball over the middle. Those are all great traits to have. So I think he's going to have a really solid career. He might start out as a special teams player, where he can have a tremendous impact. But he's a guy who I think will start in the league as a safety for sure." | Ifeatu Melifonwu and Andre Cisco are two former Syracuse defensive backs who are expected to go in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. gives his thoughts on both players. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/football/melifonwu-cisco-nfl-upside-mora-jr | 0.10213 |
What Type of NFL Players Could Cisco, Melifonwu Become? | Syracuse has two former defensive backs in the NFL Draft that are expected to go within the first three rounds at worst in Ifeatu Melifonwu and Andre Cisco. We spoke to former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. to find out. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE ALL SYRACUSE NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST ORANGE UPDATES SENT TO YOUR INBOX! IFEATU MELIFONWU "I think Iffy can become an elite defender," Mora Jr. said. "If he can learn route recognition, if he can figure out his eye discipline, if he can figure out that down the field they're not going to let him grab like they did in college, if he can keep that aggression he plays the run game with, I think, it's a tough one, but I think he can be an All Pro player. I really do. He's got elite traits, now he's just got to hone those traits. He's got to hone those things in. He'll get with an elite defensive back coach, and if he dedicates himself to working hard, to listening, to learning from other players, working on his weaknesses, he can be a great one in my opinion with the elite traits that he has." ANDRE CISCO "With Andre, I think he's going to have a really productive NFL career," Mora Jr. said. "He does everything well. Tackling concerns me but you can figure that out. He's not a bad tackler because he lacks courage. It's just his angles aren't always good. So the more he plays, the more he comes to understand the NFL game that's more of a passing league, the fact that he's a fearless run defender, a heat seeking missile. A guy that can make people hesitate when they try to catch the ball over the middle. Those are all great traits to have. So I think he's going to have a really solid career. He might start out as a special teams player, where he can have a tremendous impact. But he's a guy who I think will start in the league as a safety for sure." | Ifeatu Melifonwu and Andre Cisco are two former Syracuse defensive backs who are expected to go in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. Former NFL head coach Jim Mora Jr. gave his thoughts on both players. " With Andre, I think he's going to have a really productive NFL career," Mora Jr. said. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/football/melifonwu-cisco-nfl-upside-mora-jr | 0.168624 |
What Does The Biden Presidency Mean For Investors In The Meat Industry? | Jeremy Coller Foundation, Chairman and CIO of Coller Capital, Founder of the FAIRR Initiative. getty As we approach President Bidens 100th day in office, investors are watching closely to see whether his administration will embrace bold and progressive policies or ultimately be governed by caution and conservatism. Theres a key battleground where that question will play out: the meat sector. Ultimately, Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry. Better working conditions, better health and safety standards and better management of climate risks, which means a more resilient food system for those exposed to it, from consumers to investors. In his inaugural address, Biden spoke of a "climate in crisis." So far, he has re-joined the Paris Agreement, launched a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and committed to conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030. A succession of executive orders sent a clear message that climate is a priority for the new president. But there was a crucial ingredient missing from Bidens plan: animal agriculture. Currently, meat and dairy production make up 14.5% of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, and animal agriculture uses up to 80% of the worlds agricultural land. Put simply, it will be impossible for the world to stay below 1.5 to 2 degrees without looking at factory farming. To avoid the worst material impacts of a warming planet, ESG-conscious investors will be looking to Biden to provide economic incentives and a regulatory road map for a low-carbon agricultural revolution. For instance, Biden has offered support for carbon taxation during the primaries and pledged to hold polluters accountable for the damage they have caused. Research by the $30 trillion FAIRR investor network, of which I am the founder, has found that some kind of carbon tax on meat could cost the industry $11.6 billion in EBITDA by 2050. Investors should be preparing for this potential outcome by conducting climate scenario analyses, integrating ESG data into their portfolio decisions and diversifying away from an over-reliance on animal protein. The possibility of carbon taxation and other climate regulation will it make even clearer to investors that sustainable business is not just good for the planet but for their profits, too. The Great Protein Transition That said, exactly how Biden will achieve his net-zero pledge remains unclear. The likes of Michael Regan as EPA administrator and John Kerry as special presidential envoy for climate show positive intent, as did his request for Sanah Baig, current chief of staff at the Good Food Institute (which promotes climate-friendly food production), to take a role in his transition team last year. The appointment of these key voices on protein transition shows Biden is taking an interest in alternative proteins. Markets are already embracing alternative proteins as a sustainable way to meet soaring global protein demand, with the plant-based and lab-grown "meat" market expected to grow to $17.9 billion by 2025. FAIRR has found that the number of major meat firms diversifying into sustainable protein sources has soared from five in 2018 to 22 last year. Plant-based proteins are growing in popularity, but a sustainable protein transition relies on global leadership, too. Other major governments already have a headstart. The EUs farm to fork strategy includes a framework to promote plant-based diets and cut antimicrobial use in food chains. If Biden were to include an equally progressive approach at the heart of his climate policy, meat companies would be wise to diversify their protein sources to include more sustainable options like plant-based meat alternatives. Labor Risks And Line Speeds On the campaign trail, Biden told Yahoo News, No workers life is worth my getting a cheaper hamburger, and he urged measures to enforce social distancing and better protect workers from Covid-19. Since coming into office, Biden has signed an executive order mandating that workers have a federal right to refuse employment that will jeopardize their health. This move is in stark contrast to President Trumps executive order that kept meat plants open, placing the health of workers around the country at risk. Whats more, Biden has withdrawn a Trump administration request to raise the maximum speed at which chicken plants can operate, from 140 birds per minute to 170 birds per minute a win for meatpacking worker advocates who highlight the link between higher line speeds and worker injury and Covid-19 spread. So far, the administration is signaling an awareness of the importance of better working conditions in the meat industry. Poor working conditions arent just a problem for workforces, theyre a material risk for investors, too. Labor breaches come with costly regulatory, reputational and operational risks for companies and their stakeholders. More robust labor standards build long-term resilience that could prove priceless for a sector already under fire for its grave mismanagement of pandemic risks. Its Simply Good Business To Be Sustainable The Biden presidency is signaling a change of course on animal agriculture. Bidens nominee for SEC chairman recently indicated that the SEC has a role to play to help bring some consistency and comparability to disclosures, given the rising demand for climate risk data. This points to a prioritization of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and regulation and an administration that will build investor accountability around climate and labor risks in the meat industry. I had a lightbulb moment several years ago and decided to harness my professional and personal experience to focus on ESG issues and factory farming. So far, Bidens approach to the meat industry seems to be placing these issues high on the agenda, so investors should prepare for increased regulation within a sector that I believe is in urgent need of reform. Its never been clearer for investors: Its simply good business to be sustainable. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. | Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry, says Jeremy Coller. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/07/what-does-the-biden-presidency-mean-for-investors-in-the-meat-industry/ | 0.121943 |
What Does The Biden Presidency Mean For Investors In The Meat Industry? | Jeremy Coller Foundation, Chairman and CIO of Coller Capital, Founder of the FAIRR Initiative. getty As we approach President Bidens 100th day in office, investors are watching closely to see whether his administration will embrace bold and progressive policies or ultimately be governed by caution and conservatism. Theres a key battleground where that question will play out: the meat sector. Ultimately, Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry. Better working conditions, better health and safety standards and better management of climate risks, which means a more resilient food system for those exposed to it, from consumers to investors. In his inaugural address, Biden spoke of a "climate in crisis." So far, he has re-joined the Paris Agreement, launched a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and committed to conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030. A succession of executive orders sent a clear message that climate is a priority for the new president. But there was a crucial ingredient missing from Bidens plan: animal agriculture. Currently, meat and dairy production make up 14.5% of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, and animal agriculture uses up to 80% of the worlds agricultural land. Put simply, it will be impossible for the world to stay below 1.5 to 2 degrees without looking at factory farming. To avoid the worst material impacts of a warming planet, ESG-conscious investors will be looking to Biden to provide economic incentives and a regulatory road map for a low-carbon agricultural revolution. For instance, Biden has offered support for carbon taxation during the primaries and pledged to hold polluters accountable for the damage they have caused. Research by the $30 trillion FAIRR investor network, of which I am the founder, has found that some kind of carbon tax on meat could cost the industry $11.6 billion in EBITDA by 2050. Investors should be preparing for this potential outcome by conducting climate scenario analyses, integrating ESG data into their portfolio decisions and diversifying away from an over-reliance on animal protein. The possibility of carbon taxation and other climate regulation will it make even clearer to investors that sustainable business is not just good for the planet but for their profits, too. The Great Protein Transition That said, exactly how Biden will achieve his net-zero pledge remains unclear. The likes of Michael Regan as EPA administrator and John Kerry as special presidential envoy for climate show positive intent, as did his request for Sanah Baig, current chief of staff at the Good Food Institute (which promotes climate-friendly food production), to take a role in his transition team last year. The appointment of these key voices on protein transition shows Biden is taking an interest in alternative proteins. Markets are already embracing alternative proteins as a sustainable way to meet soaring global protein demand, with the plant-based and lab-grown "meat" market expected to grow to $17.9 billion by 2025. FAIRR has found that the number of major meat firms diversifying into sustainable protein sources has soared from five in 2018 to 22 last year. Plant-based proteins are growing in popularity, but a sustainable protein transition relies on global leadership, too. Other major governments already have a headstart. The EUs farm to fork strategy includes a framework to promote plant-based diets and cut antimicrobial use in food chains. If Biden were to include an equally progressive approach at the heart of his climate policy, meat companies would be wise to diversify their protein sources to include more sustainable options like plant-based meat alternatives. Labor Risks And Line Speeds On the campaign trail, Biden told Yahoo News, No workers life is worth my getting a cheaper hamburger, and he urged measures to enforce social distancing and better protect workers from Covid-19. Since coming into office, Biden has signed an executive order mandating that workers have a federal right to refuse employment that will jeopardize their health. This move is in stark contrast to President Trumps executive order that kept meat plants open, placing the health of workers around the country at risk. Whats more, Biden has withdrawn a Trump administration request to raise the maximum speed at which chicken plants can operate, from 140 birds per minute to 170 birds per minute a win for meatpacking worker advocates who highlight the link between higher line speeds and worker injury and Covid-19 spread. So far, the administration is signaling an awareness of the importance of better working conditions in the meat industry. Poor working conditions arent just a problem for workforces, theyre a material risk for investors, too. Labor breaches come with costly regulatory, reputational and operational risks for companies and their stakeholders. More robust labor standards build long-term resilience that could prove priceless for a sector already under fire for its grave mismanagement of pandemic risks. Its Simply Good Business To Be Sustainable The Biden presidency is signaling a change of course on animal agriculture. Bidens nominee for SEC chairman recently indicated that the SEC has a role to play to help bring some consistency and comparability to disclosures, given the rising demand for climate risk data. This points to a prioritization of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and regulation and an administration that will build investor accountability around climate and labor risks in the meat industry. I had a lightbulb moment several years ago and decided to harness my professional and personal experience to focus on ESG issues and factory farming. So far, Bidens approach to the meat industry seems to be placing these issues high on the agenda, so investors should prepare for increased regulation within a sector that I believe is in urgent need of reform. Its never been clearer for investors: Its simply good business to be sustainable. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. | Coller Foundation: What Does The Biden Presidency Mean For Investors In The Meat Industry? Coller: Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/07/what-does-the-biden-presidency-mean-for-investors-in-the-meat-industry/ | 0.50571 |
What Does The Biden Presidency Mean For Investors In The Meat Industry? | Jeremy Coller Foundation, Chairman and CIO of Coller Capital, Founder of the FAIRR Initiative. getty As we approach President Bidens 100th day in office, investors are watching closely to see whether his administration will embrace bold and progressive policies or ultimately be governed by caution and conservatism. Theres a key battleground where that question will play out: the meat sector. Ultimately, Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry. Better working conditions, better health and safety standards and better management of climate risks, which means a more resilient food system for those exposed to it, from consumers to investors. In his inaugural address, Biden spoke of a "climate in crisis." So far, he has re-joined the Paris Agreement, launched a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and committed to conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and oceans by 2030. A succession of executive orders sent a clear message that climate is a priority for the new president. But there was a crucial ingredient missing from Bidens plan: animal agriculture. Currently, meat and dairy production make up 14.5% of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions, and animal agriculture uses up to 80% of the worlds agricultural land. Put simply, it will be impossible for the world to stay below 1.5 to 2 degrees without looking at factory farming. To avoid the worst material impacts of a warming planet, ESG-conscious investors will be looking to Biden to provide economic incentives and a regulatory road map for a low-carbon agricultural revolution. For instance, Biden has offered support for carbon taxation during the primaries and pledged to hold polluters accountable for the damage they have caused. Research by the $30 trillion FAIRR investor network, of which I am the founder, has found that some kind of carbon tax on meat could cost the industry $11.6 billion in EBITDA by 2050. Investors should be preparing for this potential outcome by conducting climate scenario analyses, integrating ESG data into their portfolio decisions and diversifying away from an over-reliance on animal protein. The possibility of carbon taxation and other climate regulation will it make even clearer to investors that sustainable business is not just good for the planet but for their profits, too. The Great Protein Transition That said, exactly how Biden will achieve his net-zero pledge remains unclear. The likes of Michael Regan as EPA administrator and John Kerry as special presidential envoy for climate show positive intent, as did his request for Sanah Baig, current chief of staff at the Good Food Institute (which promotes climate-friendly food production), to take a role in his transition team last year. The appointment of these key voices on protein transition shows Biden is taking an interest in alternative proteins. Markets are already embracing alternative proteins as a sustainable way to meet soaring global protein demand, with the plant-based and lab-grown "meat" market expected to grow to $17.9 billion by 2025. FAIRR has found that the number of major meat firms diversifying into sustainable protein sources has soared from five in 2018 to 22 last year. Plant-based proteins are growing in popularity, but a sustainable protein transition relies on global leadership, too. Other major governments already have a headstart. The EUs farm to fork strategy includes a framework to promote plant-based diets and cut antimicrobial use in food chains. If Biden were to include an equally progressive approach at the heart of his climate policy, meat companies would be wise to diversify their protein sources to include more sustainable options like plant-based meat alternatives. Labor Risks And Line Speeds On the campaign trail, Biden told Yahoo News, No workers life is worth my getting a cheaper hamburger, and he urged measures to enforce social distancing and better protect workers from Covid-19. Since coming into office, Biden has signed an executive order mandating that workers have a federal right to refuse employment that will jeopardize their health. This move is in stark contrast to President Trumps executive order that kept meat plants open, placing the health of workers around the country at risk. Whats more, Biden has withdrawn a Trump administration request to raise the maximum speed at which chicken plants can operate, from 140 birds per minute to 170 birds per minute a win for meatpacking worker advocates who highlight the link between higher line speeds and worker injury and Covid-19 spread. So far, the administration is signaling an awareness of the importance of better working conditions in the meat industry. Poor working conditions arent just a problem for workforces, theyre a material risk for investors, too. Labor breaches come with costly regulatory, reputational and operational risks for companies and their stakeholders. More robust labor standards build long-term resilience that could prove priceless for a sector already under fire for its grave mismanagement of pandemic risks. Its Simply Good Business To Be Sustainable The Biden presidency is signaling a change of course on animal agriculture. Bidens nominee for SEC chairman recently indicated that the SEC has a role to play to help bring some consistency and comparability to disclosures, given the rising demand for climate risk data. This points to a prioritization of environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure and regulation and an administration that will build investor accountability around climate and labor risks in the meat industry. I had a lightbulb moment several years ago and decided to harness my professional and personal experience to focus on ESG issues and factory farming. So far, Bidens approach to the meat industry seems to be placing these issues high on the agenda, so investors should prepare for increased regulation within a sector that I believe is in urgent need of reform. Its never been clearer for investors: Its simply good business to be sustainable. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. | Coller Foundation: What Does The Biden Presidency Mean For Investors In The Meat Industry? Coller: Biden has an opportunity to demand better from the meat industry. He says it will be impossible for the world to stay below 1.5 to 2 degrees without looking at factory farming. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/04/07/what-does-the-biden-presidency-mean-for-investors-in-the-meat-industry/ | 0.605952 |
Will the Saints fill their need at cornerback in the 1st round of the NFL draft? | Every year the New Orleans Saints go into the offseason armed with areas theyve identified as wants and others theyve identified as needs. They dont usually tip their hand and publicly identify those areas, but it is probably safe to say cornerback is one of their top priorities as they continue to fill out their roster before the 2021 season. Janoris Jenkins, who tied for the team lead with three interceptions while starting opposite Marshon Lattimore, is now a Tennessee Titan after the Saints released him in a salary cap saving maneuver. Lattimore is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the only players with legitimate NFL experience behind him are Patrick Robinson, who has missed 22 games the last three seasons, and P.J. Williams, whose value is mostly tied to his versatility. Considering the position they are still in with relation to the salary cap (as of this writing, NFLPA records have them with just $1.4 million in cap space, the least in the NFL), the Saints will almost surely use some of their draft capital on cornerbacks. The question is when. For the last several seasons, New Orleans has fortified a deep roster by drafting the best player available, not worrying about reaching for a player to address a need. They could take a slightly altered version of the same approach this year, as they have a few more soft spots than usual on their current roster after making a flurry of moves to become compliant with the salary cap. But it could just work where some of the best available prospects when the Saints turn comes around at No. 28 are cornerbacks. Only two Alabamas Patrick Surtain II and South Carolinas Jaycee Horn are locks to be drafted before the Saints are on the clock. Here are a few potential options for the Saints at the back end of the first round. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern Opposing offenses didnt have much success when throwing against Newsome last season. On plays in which he was targeted in coverage, Newsome posted the best passer rating allowed of any cornerback in the 2021 draft class, allowing just 12 completions on 34 targets for 93 yards (a 31.7 NFL passer rating). Just one of those completions came 10 or more yards downfield, and he did not allow a single completion of 20-plus yards. Starts with the mentality, Newsome said at his pro day. I'm a very confident player and I think if I eliminate those deep routes nobody is gonna beat us. Just knowing where my help is coming from and my teammates are doing their jobs, I don't want to let the team down. He only recorded one career interception at Northwestern (against Wisconsin last season), but was credited with 20 pass breakups in his final 15 collegiate games. The 6-foot, 192-pound Newsome would fit the Saints man coverage scheme well. The main concern with Newsome is his durability: He missed parts of his first two seasons at Northwestern with injury, then sat out the Wildcats bowl game last season to focus on the NFL draft after injuring his groin in the Big-10 championship. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State There is a lot to like about Samuel. Start with the name, which should sound familiar if youve been watching the NFL for a while. His father, Asante Samuel Sr., made four Pro Bowls in an NFL career that spanned more than a decade. Then go to the game. He picked off four passes and broke up 20 in his final 20 college football games (he opted out midway through his junior season), showing a knack for finding the football and making a play on it. Samuel is an aggressive player who is not afraid to stick his nose in the mix as a run defender, the type of mentality the Saints covet in their defenders. Saints news in your inbox If you're a Saints fan you won't want to miss this newsletter. Sign up today. e-mail address * Sign Up The main concern about him as a prospect is his size. He stands 5-foot-10 and weighs 180 pounds, both of which fall on the smaller side. Still, Samuel frequently lined up against players bigger than him during his time at Florida State and after a rough stretch in his freshman season, mostly held his own. When Samuel spoke about his physical proportions, he brought up Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl corner Jaire Alexander, who entered the NFL roughly the same size as Alexander and has since become one of the NFLs better man-coverage corners. And if the Alexander comparison doesnt do it for you, his father was about the same size too, and he finished with 51 interceptions in an 11-year NFL career. I feel like size doesn't matter; it's about the heart, and the dog mentality you have on that field, Samuel said. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech Farley is a bit of a wild card for a couple reasons. He wouldve never appeared in this article if it was written a month ago, because the assumption was hed be long gone before the Saints picked. Most considered Farley neck and neck with Surtain as the best corner prospect in the draft, and he figured to be gone within the first 15 picks. But then Farley had back surgery last month, forcing him to sit out his pro day workout which was a bigger deal than usual, because Farley opted out of the 2020 season and has just 23 games of college film for NFL scouts to analyze. Farley was eager to discuss his discectomy surgery at his pro day. He said it was a result of an injury he suffered while deadlifting last year. In a previous surgery after the original injury, the doctor fixed one herniated disc and chose to leave a bulging disc to heal on its own. It was something I was informed in and trusting that it was just post-operating surgery and would go away over time, Farley said at his pro day. I did a great job managing over a year but that bulge is still in my S1 (disc) and unfortunately I irritated it a month ago, which caused me to pull back on my training. I was trying to cut back and manage the inflammation to come out here on Pro Day and put up some crazy numbers but ... we were advised it would be best to go ahead and fix this problem so I will be ready for training camp and ready for the season. The combination of Farley having not played live football since 2019 and the uncertainty brought on by his recent surgery could push him down draft boards if not all the way to No. 28, maybe far back enough for the Saints to make an aggressive move for him. Farley has everything the Saints like in their corners. He is big (6-2, 205), physical, confident, excels in man coverage and has a nose for the ball. The converted wide receiver and prolific high school quarterback broke up 19 passes and intercepted six in his 23 college football games. He has the longest odds of these three to make it to New Orleans, but if he did he would be an outstanding complement to Lattimore to combat the receiver-rich NFC South. Day 2-3 options Syracuse CB Trill Williams: Williams did a little bit of everything for Syracuse, playing on the boundary, in the slot and at safety in his three years there. He opted out midway through the 2020 season after trying to play through a torn ligament in his ankle. After offseason surgery, Williams ran an unofficial 4.42-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds. Oregon CB Thomas Graham: Graham is a former top recruit who flashed a lot of play-making ability with the Ducks (32 passes defended, 8 interceptions) before opting out of the 2020 season. He had a nice week at the Senior Bowl, his first game action since 2019, which probably helped his stock. Michigan CB Ambry Thomas: After a breakout junior season in which he recorded three interceptions, Thomas opted out of the 2020 campaign. He showed off excellent athleticism at Michigans pro day, with a 4.37-second 40-yard dash and a 37-inch vertical leap. Wade mightve been a first-rounder if he left for the NFL after his redshirt sophomore season, but his play dipped in 2020 when the Buckeyes asked him to play on the boundary. | The New Orleans Saints are expected to draft a cornerback in the first round of the NFL draft. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/article_6f735d00-9727-11eb-ab1f-5330e6f1a2af.html | 0.422641 |
Will the Saints fill their need at cornerback in the 1st round of the NFL draft? | Every year the New Orleans Saints go into the offseason armed with areas theyve identified as wants and others theyve identified as needs. They dont usually tip their hand and publicly identify those areas, but it is probably safe to say cornerback is one of their top priorities as they continue to fill out their roster before the 2021 season. Janoris Jenkins, who tied for the team lead with three interceptions while starting opposite Marshon Lattimore, is now a Tennessee Titan after the Saints released him in a salary cap saving maneuver. Lattimore is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the only players with legitimate NFL experience behind him are Patrick Robinson, who has missed 22 games the last three seasons, and P.J. Williams, whose value is mostly tied to his versatility. Considering the position they are still in with relation to the salary cap (as of this writing, NFLPA records have them with just $1.4 million in cap space, the least in the NFL), the Saints will almost surely use some of their draft capital on cornerbacks. The question is when. For the last several seasons, New Orleans has fortified a deep roster by drafting the best player available, not worrying about reaching for a player to address a need. They could take a slightly altered version of the same approach this year, as they have a few more soft spots than usual on their current roster after making a flurry of moves to become compliant with the salary cap. But it could just work where some of the best available prospects when the Saints turn comes around at No. 28 are cornerbacks. Only two Alabamas Patrick Surtain II and South Carolinas Jaycee Horn are locks to be drafted before the Saints are on the clock. Here are a few potential options for the Saints at the back end of the first round. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern Opposing offenses didnt have much success when throwing against Newsome last season. On plays in which he was targeted in coverage, Newsome posted the best passer rating allowed of any cornerback in the 2021 draft class, allowing just 12 completions on 34 targets for 93 yards (a 31.7 NFL passer rating). Just one of those completions came 10 or more yards downfield, and he did not allow a single completion of 20-plus yards. Starts with the mentality, Newsome said at his pro day. I'm a very confident player and I think if I eliminate those deep routes nobody is gonna beat us. Just knowing where my help is coming from and my teammates are doing their jobs, I don't want to let the team down. He only recorded one career interception at Northwestern (against Wisconsin last season), but was credited with 20 pass breakups in his final 15 collegiate games. The 6-foot, 192-pound Newsome would fit the Saints man coverage scheme well. The main concern with Newsome is his durability: He missed parts of his first two seasons at Northwestern with injury, then sat out the Wildcats bowl game last season to focus on the NFL draft after injuring his groin in the Big-10 championship. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State There is a lot to like about Samuel. Start with the name, which should sound familiar if youve been watching the NFL for a while. His father, Asante Samuel Sr., made four Pro Bowls in an NFL career that spanned more than a decade. Then go to the game. He picked off four passes and broke up 20 in his final 20 college football games (he opted out midway through his junior season), showing a knack for finding the football and making a play on it. Samuel is an aggressive player who is not afraid to stick his nose in the mix as a run defender, the type of mentality the Saints covet in their defenders. Saints news in your inbox If you're a Saints fan you won't want to miss this newsletter. Sign up today. e-mail address * Sign Up The main concern about him as a prospect is his size. He stands 5-foot-10 and weighs 180 pounds, both of which fall on the smaller side. Still, Samuel frequently lined up against players bigger than him during his time at Florida State and after a rough stretch in his freshman season, mostly held his own. When Samuel spoke about his physical proportions, he brought up Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl corner Jaire Alexander, who entered the NFL roughly the same size as Alexander and has since become one of the NFLs better man-coverage corners. And if the Alexander comparison doesnt do it for you, his father was about the same size too, and he finished with 51 interceptions in an 11-year NFL career. I feel like size doesn't matter; it's about the heart, and the dog mentality you have on that field, Samuel said. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech Farley is a bit of a wild card for a couple reasons. He wouldve never appeared in this article if it was written a month ago, because the assumption was hed be long gone before the Saints picked. Most considered Farley neck and neck with Surtain as the best corner prospect in the draft, and he figured to be gone within the first 15 picks. But then Farley had back surgery last month, forcing him to sit out his pro day workout which was a bigger deal than usual, because Farley opted out of the 2020 season and has just 23 games of college film for NFL scouts to analyze. Farley was eager to discuss his discectomy surgery at his pro day. He said it was a result of an injury he suffered while deadlifting last year. In a previous surgery after the original injury, the doctor fixed one herniated disc and chose to leave a bulging disc to heal on its own. It was something I was informed in and trusting that it was just post-operating surgery and would go away over time, Farley said at his pro day. I did a great job managing over a year but that bulge is still in my S1 (disc) and unfortunately I irritated it a month ago, which caused me to pull back on my training. I was trying to cut back and manage the inflammation to come out here on Pro Day and put up some crazy numbers but ... we were advised it would be best to go ahead and fix this problem so I will be ready for training camp and ready for the season. The combination of Farley having not played live football since 2019 and the uncertainty brought on by his recent surgery could push him down draft boards if not all the way to No. 28, maybe far back enough for the Saints to make an aggressive move for him. Farley has everything the Saints like in their corners. He is big (6-2, 205), physical, confident, excels in man coverage and has a nose for the ball. The converted wide receiver and prolific high school quarterback broke up 19 passes and intercepted six in his 23 college football games. He has the longest odds of these three to make it to New Orleans, but if he did he would be an outstanding complement to Lattimore to combat the receiver-rich NFC South. Day 2-3 options Syracuse CB Trill Williams: Williams did a little bit of everything for Syracuse, playing on the boundary, in the slot and at safety in his three years there. He opted out midway through the 2020 season after trying to play through a torn ligament in his ankle. After offseason surgery, Williams ran an unofficial 4.42-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds. Oregon CB Thomas Graham: Graham is a former top recruit who flashed a lot of play-making ability with the Ducks (32 passes defended, 8 interceptions) before opting out of the 2020 season. He had a nice week at the Senior Bowl, his first game action since 2019, which probably helped his stock. Michigan CB Ambry Thomas: After a breakout junior season in which he recorded three interceptions, Thomas opted out of the 2020 campaign. He showed off excellent athleticism at Michigans pro day, with a 4.37-second 40-yard dash and a 37-inch vertical leap. Wade mightve been a first-rounder if he left for the NFL after his redshirt sophomore season, but his play dipped in 2020 when the Buckeyes asked him to play on the boundary. | The New Orleans Saints need to fill their need at cornerback in the 1st round of the NFL draft. The Saints have just $1.4 million in cap space. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/article_6f735d00-9727-11eb-ab1f-5330e6f1a2af.html | 0.431812 |
Will the Saints fill their need at cornerback in the 1st round of the NFL draft? | Every year the New Orleans Saints go into the offseason armed with areas theyve identified as wants and others theyve identified as needs. They dont usually tip their hand and publicly identify those areas, but it is probably safe to say cornerback is one of their top priorities as they continue to fill out their roster before the 2021 season. Janoris Jenkins, who tied for the team lead with three interceptions while starting opposite Marshon Lattimore, is now a Tennessee Titan after the Saints released him in a salary cap saving maneuver. Lattimore is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and the only players with legitimate NFL experience behind him are Patrick Robinson, who has missed 22 games the last three seasons, and P.J. Williams, whose value is mostly tied to his versatility. Considering the position they are still in with relation to the salary cap (as of this writing, NFLPA records have them with just $1.4 million in cap space, the least in the NFL), the Saints will almost surely use some of their draft capital on cornerbacks. The question is when. For the last several seasons, New Orleans has fortified a deep roster by drafting the best player available, not worrying about reaching for a player to address a need. They could take a slightly altered version of the same approach this year, as they have a few more soft spots than usual on their current roster after making a flurry of moves to become compliant with the salary cap. But it could just work where some of the best available prospects when the Saints turn comes around at No. 28 are cornerbacks. Only two Alabamas Patrick Surtain II and South Carolinas Jaycee Horn are locks to be drafted before the Saints are on the clock. Here are a few potential options for the Saints at the back end of the first round. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern Opposing offenses didnt have much success when throwing against Newsome last season. On plays in which he was targeted in coverage, Newsome posted the best passer rating allowed of any cornerback in the 2021 draft class, allowing just 12 completions on 34 targets for 93 yards (a 31.7 NFL passer rating). Just one of those completions came 10 or more yards downfield, and he did not allow a single completion of 20-plus yards. Starts with the mentality, Newsome said at his pro day. I'm a very confident player and I think if I eliminate those deep routes nobody is gonna beat us. Just knowing where my help is coming from and my teammates are doing their jobs, I don't want to let the team down. He only recorded one career interception at Northwestern (against Wisconsin last season), but was credited with 20 pass breakups in his final 15 collegiate games. The 6-foot, 192-pound Newsome would fit the Saints man coverage scheme well. The main concern with Newsome is his durability: He missed parts of his first two seasons at Northwestern with injury, then sat out the Wildcats bowl game last season to focus on the NFL draft after injuring his groin in the Big-10 championship. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State There is a lot to like about Samuel. Start with the name, which should sound familiar if youve been watching the NFL for a while. His father, Asante Samuel Sr., made four Pro Bowls in an NFL career that spanned more than a decade. Then go to the game. He picked off four passes and broke up 20 in his final 20 college football games (he opted out midway through his junior season), showing a knack for finding the football and making a play on it. Samuel is an aggressive player who is not afraid to stick his nose in the mix as a run defender, the type of mentality the Saints covet in their defenders. Saints news in your inbox If you're a Saints fan you won't want to miss this newsletter. Sign up today. e-mail address * Sign Up The main concern about him as a prospect is his size. He stands 5-foot-10 and weighs 180 pounds, both of which fall on the smaller side. Still, Samuel frequently lined up against players bigger than him during his time at Florida State and after a rough stretch in his freshman season, mostly held his own. When Samuel spoke about his physical proportions, he brought up Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl corner Jaire Alexander, who entered the NFL roughly the same size as Alexander and has since become one of the NFLs better man-coverage corners. And if the Alexander comparison doesnt do it for you, his father was about the same size too, and he finished with 51 interceptions in an 11-year NFL career. I feel like size doesn't matter; it's about the heart, and the dog mentality you have on that field, Samuel said. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech Farley is a bit of a wild card for a couple reasons. He wouldve never appeared in this article if it was written a month ago, because the assumption was hed be long gone before the Saints picked. Most considered Farley neck and neck with Surtain as the best corner prospect in the draft, and he figured to be gone within the first 15 picks. But then Farley had back surgery last month, forcing him to sit out his pro day workout which was a bigger deal than usual, because Farley opted out of the 2020 season and has just 23 games of college film for NFL scouts to analyze. Farley was eager to discuss his discectomy surgery at his pro day. He said it was a result of an injury he suffered while deadlifting last year. In a previous surgery after the original injury, the doctor fixed one herniated disc and chose to leave a bulging disc to heal on its own. It was something I was informed in and trusting that it was just post-operating surgery and would go away over time, Farley said at his pro day. I did a great job managing over a year but that bulge is still in my S1 (disc) and unfortunately I irritated it a month ago, which caused me to pull back on my training. I was trying to cut back and manage the inflammation to come out here on Pro Day and put up some crazy numbers but ... we were advised it would be best to go ahead and fix this problem so I will be ready for training camp and ready for the season. The combination of Farley having not played live football since 2019 and the uncertainty brought on by his recent surgery could push him down draft boards if not all the way to No. 28, maybe far back enough for the Saints to make an aggressive move for him. Farley has everything the Saints like in their corners. He is big (6-2, 205), physical, confident, excels in man coverage and has a nose for the ball. The converted wide receiver and prolific high school quarterback broke up 19 passes and intercepted six in his 23 college football games. He has the longest odds of these three to make it to New Orleans, but if he did he would be an outstanding complement to Lattimore to combat the receiver-rich NFC South. Day 2-3 options Syracuse CB Trill Williams: Williams did a little bit of everything for Syracuse, playing on the boundary, in the slot and at safety in his three years there. He opted out midway through the 2020 season after trying to play through a torn ligament in his ankle. After offseason surgery, Williams ran an unofficial 4.42-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds. Oregon CB Thomas Graham: Graham is a former top recruit who flashed a lot of play-making ability with the Ducks (32 passes defended, 8 interceptions) before opting out of the 2020 season. He had a nice week at the Senior Bowl, his first game action since 2019, which probably helped his stock. Michigan CB Ambry Thomas: After a breakout junior season in which he recorded three interceptions, Thomas opted out of the 2020 campaign. He showed off excellent athleticism at Michigans pro day, with a 4.37-second 40-yard dash and a 37-inch vertical leap. Wade mightve been a first-rounder if he left for the NFL after his redshirt sophomore season, but his play dipped in 2020 when the Buckeyes asked him to play on the boundary. | The New Orleans Saints need to fill their need at cornerback in the 1st round of the NFL draft. The Saints have just $1.4 million in cap space, the least in the NFL. They could use some of their draft capital on cornerbacks, but it could just work where some of the best available prospects are. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/article_6f735d00-9727-11eb-ab1f-5330e6f1a2af.html | 0.57609 |
How will Braves handle tomahawk chop as fans return? | The tomahawk chop has been a part of Braves home games since 1991, spreading to the teams fans from Florida State when FSU alum Deion Sanders played for the Braves. It has drawn criticism through the decades, including during the Braves 2019 National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan Helsley, a Cardinals relief pitcher and a member of the Cherokee Nation, called the Braves fans arm motion and chant disrespectful. He told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: I think its a misrepresentation of the Cherokee people or Native Americans in general. Just depicts them in this kind of caveman-type people way who arent intellectual. Before the series final game on Oct. 9, 2019, the Braves decided not to distribute 40,000 red foam tomahawks to fans, as had been planned, and decided not to play the musical prompt and graphics for the chop when Helsley was in the game. He didnt get into the game, which the Cardinals won 13-1 after scoring 10 runs in the first inning, and the chop broke out several times. The Braves said in a written statement at that game that they looked forward to continued dialogue with those in the Native American community after this postseason concludes. The Braves were able to defer a decision on the future of the tomahawk chop last year because no fans attended games at Truist Park in a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic. Significantly, Fridays game against the Philadelphia Phillies will be the first game played at Truist (formerly named SunTrust Park) with fans in attendance since the 2019 NLDS. During a joint interview with the AJC last July, Braves Chairman Terry McGuirk and Schiller said unequivocally that the Braves would keep their team name, but left open the question of whether the organization would keep the tomahawk chop as part of its in-game fan experience. Be assured we are spending a lot of time thinking about it, McGuirk said then, and Schiller added: Its a topic that deserves a lot of debate and a lot of discussion and a lot of thoughtfulness, and thats exactly what we are doing. Schiller also said in the July interview: No matter what the decision is from our vantage point, this started as a fan initiative, and the fans are likely going to keep doing it anyway. When asked about the chop in other interviews over the past 18 months, the Braves generally have said they were continuing to get input from various groups, including the teams Native American Working Group, the Georgia Council on American Indian Concerns and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. In a letter sent to season-ticket holders last year, the Braves wrote that they were continuing to listen to the Native American community, as well as our fans, players and alumni, to ensure we are making an informed decision on this part of our fan experience. In some ways, the Braves have backed away from their tomahawk chop tradition over the past year-plus. They replaced Chop On as a marketing slogan with For the A. They removed a large wooden Chop On sign from the stadium last year. The NFLs Kansas City Chiefs also have made the tomahawk chop a tradition, and the chant greeted the team as it took the field for the Super Bowl in Tampa in February. An in-depth report by the AJC last year found that within the Native American community, there are strong and varied opinions on the Braves name and associated imagery. Some Native American groups called for the Braves to change their name and end the use of the chop. Some individuals took issue with the chop but not the name. Some werent offended by either. In that report, the National Congress of American Indians objected to the tomahawk chop, saying in a statement: A ritual that is still widely practiced and consumed on television by sports fans across the country, it is a painful perpetuation of the warrior savage myth. Cherokee Nation also supports ending the use of Native American mascots and stereotypes such as the chop, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Richard Sneed said in the same AJC report that the Braves organization wants to make sure everything theyre doing is honoring and is presented in a way that honors Native Americans. Speaking on a personal level and not in his professional capacity, Sneed said he isnt offended by the Braves name or tomahawk chop cheer but respects the opinion of those who feel differently. Staff writer Sarah K. Spencer contributed to this report. | The tomahawk chop has been a part of Braves home games since 1991. It has drawn criticism through the decades, including during the 2019 National League Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Braves have said they are continuing to get input from various groups, including the teams Native American Working Group. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/how-will-braves-handle-tomahawk-chop-as-fans-return/LVLWUQVIWBBO3GIFAJASJWJD7E/ | 0.129588 |
Do Californians really need to wear masks after June 15? | California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that on June 15, the state will "fully reopen" its economy and abandon the current color-coded tier reopening system as long as COVID-19 vaccines are widely available to all who want them and hospitalizations remain low. However, the state's mask mandate will remain intact, precluding a true return to a pre-pandemic normal. Every Californian over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive the vaccine by April 15, making it highly likely everyone who wants to be vaccinated will be by June 15. Two infectious disease experts from UCSF agree on the science that once an individual is fully vaccinated, they face minimal risk of serious disease but disagree on whether the mask mandate should continue beyond June 15. "There's a really simple answer to when mask mandates should be lifted, and it's when everyone in a given locality can get access to the vaccine," said Dr. Monica Gandhi. "There's no justification for a mask mandate once everyone who wants the shot has gotten the shot and they have immunity. If people choose not to get the vaccine, thats their right, but for all of us to have to wear masks when we have the much more powerful intervention of vaccination is not necessary." Conversely, her colleague Dr. George Rutherford predicted compulsory mask-wearing into perhaps 2022. "Itll be a long time," he said. "Maybe mandates will be dropped by this time next year, or maybe it'll be earlier. The fourth surge has already started, and just because it's not here doesn't mean it's not everywhere else. ICU capacity is already running out in Michigan, so that should weigh heavily on our decisions here. Whether what's happening there is a harbinger of a summer surge that will come to the west later is still to be determined." Michigan is currently undergoing a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, largely fueled by variants that are more contagious. The state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has declined to reimplement any restrictions, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's most visible pandemic expert, stated that while cases may increase again, he does not believe the country will see a fourth "surge" akin to the previous three "as long as we keep vaccinating people efficiently and effectively." Regardless, Rutherford predicted that vaccine hesitancy coupled with variants could keep mask mandates in place for the foreseeable future. "Whats concerning is we may have a lot of people who choose to be unvaccinated," he said. "If 30% of the population is unvaccinated, that's enough to sustain transmission which could create a big winter surge, so I can see health officials wanting to be cautious." Even if there is sustained transmission among the willingly unvaccinated, it may be a tough sell both practically and politically to compel the vaccinated to wear masks for another year if it remains the case that there are no known variants that easily elude vaccination. Newsom is already facing a recall largely driven by those who believe his pandemic measures were too strict, and may find himself in a politically untenable position if most other states drop their respective mask mandates. Some blue states including Colorado have already floated the possibility of ending mask mandates once everyone who wants a vaccine has gotten one. "I actually wrote to the California Department of Public Health and urged them to lift their mask mandate on June 18, which is one year after they first issued it," Gandhi said. "I believe this topic is an important one because it can be motivating in getting more people to take the vaccine and it gives people something to look forward to." | California will "fully reopen" its economy on June 15 as long as COVID-19 vaccines are widely available. The state's mask mandate will remain intact, precluding a true return to a pre-pandemic normal. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-mask-mandate-COVID-19-when-plan-vaccine-16081053.php | 0.145109 |
Do Californians really need to wear masks after June 15? | California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that on June 15, the state will "fully reopen" its economy and abandon the current color-coded tier reopening system as long as COVID-19 vaccines are widely available to all who want them and hospitalizations remain low. However, the state's mask mandate will remain intact, precluding a true return to a pre-pandemic normal. Every Californian over the age of 16 will be eligible to receive the vaccine by April 15, making it highly likely everyone who wants to be vaccinated will be by June 15. Two infectious disease experts from UCSF agree on the science that once an individual is fully vaccinated, they face minimal risk of serious disease but disagree on whether the mask mandate should continue beyond June 15. "There's a really simple answer to when mask mandates should be lifted, and it's when everyone in a given locality can get access to the vaccine," said Dr. Monica Gandhi. "There's no justification for a mask mandate once everyone who wants the shot has gotten the shot and they have immunity. If people choose not to get the vaccine, thats their right, but for all of us to have to wear masks when we have the much more powerful intervention of vaccination is not necessary." Conversely, her colleague Dr. George Rutherford predicted compulsory mask-wearing into perhaps 2022. "Itll be a long time," he said. "Maybe mandates will be dropped by this time next year, or maybe it'll be earlier. The fourth surge has already started, and just because it's not here doesn't mean it's not everywhere else. ICU capacity is already running out in Michigan, so that should weigh heavily on our decisions here. Whether what's happening there is a harbinger of a summer surge that will come to the west later is still to be determined." Michigan is currently undergoing a surge in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, largely fueled by variants that are more contagious. The state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has declined to reimplement any restrictions, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's most visible pandemic expert, stated that while cases may increase again, he does not believe the country will see a fourth "surge" akin to the previous three "as long as we keep vaccinating people efficiently and effectively." Regardless, Rutherford predicted that vaccine hesitancy coupled with variants could keep mask mandates in place for the foreseeable future. "Whats concerning is we may have a lot of people who choose to be unvaccinated," he said. "If 30% of the population is unvaccinated, that's enough to sustain transmission which could create a big winter surge, so I can see health officials wanting to be cautious." Even if there is sustained transmission among the willingly unvaccinated, it may be a tough sell both practically and politically to compel the vaccinated to wear masks for another year if it remains the case that there are no known variants that easily elude vaccination. Newsom is already facing a recall largely driven by those who believe his pandemic measures were too strict, and may find himself in a politically untenable position if most other states drop their respective mask mandates. Some blue states including Colorado have already floated the possibility of ending mask mandates once everyone who wants a vaccine has gotten one. "I actually wrote to the California Department of Public Health and urged them to lift their mask mandate on June 18, which is one year after they first issued it," Gandhi said. "I believe this topic is an important one because it can be motivating in getting more people to take the vaccine and it gives people something to look forward to." | California will "fully reopen" its economy on June 15 as long as COVID-19 vaccines are widely available. The state's mask mandate will remain intact, precluding a true return to a pre-pandemic normal. Two infectious disease experts from UCSF disagree on whether the mask mandate should continue beyond June 15. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-mask-mandate-COVID-19-when-plan-vaccine-16081053.php | 0.203327 |
Should Washington Trade Up To Falcons No. 4 Pick? | A trade up in the first round is certainly possible for the Washington Football Team. A trade to No. ASHBURN, Va. - Should the Washington Football Team trade up from No. My immediate - maybe even knee-jerk - answer is "no.'' Adam Schefter of ESPN lit the first match - which makes sense. Atlanta wanting to trade out of No. 4 should not be a surprise. They are looking to rebuild their roster with new general manager Terry Fontenot in charge (and with a former Washington Football executive, Kyle Smith, alongside.) If the Falcons are not going to draft QB Matt Ryan's eventual replacement (which they could do), they have plenty of reasons to move down. Even if it's just a couple of spots. They could - having put down some of the groundwork in advance, of course - wait until they are on the clock so that a desperate team knows what is left. ... and can come calling. Here's the part that Washington fans should keep an eye on. Peter Schrager of NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" offered this scenario for the fourth pick. In my opinion, it makes no sense that Washington would trade all the way up to No. 4, because they do not need to be desperate for a quarterback ... and because of the cost. READ MORE: NFL Draft Tracker To climb 15 spots in the draft is going to cost multiple picks including a likely 2022 first-round choice and something more this year. The WFT still has too many holes to fill to be - I'll use this word again, as I often do - "reckless.'' I agree with colleague Cole Thompson about still wanting to keep an eye out for the future and for "Our Guy'' at QB ... but I would not want the WFT to put its present and future at risk by being over aggressive. Maybe there is a more conservative way to do that. There isn't one player that's worth 15 picks of compensation. Not Kyle Pitts, not anybody. READ MORE: Quinton Dunbar off to Detroit Washington and Ron Rivera have talked about being patient over and over again. Hopefully, even as the tantalizing No. 4 overall pick is dangled, they remember their own expressed philosophy. | A trade up in the first round is certainly possible for the Washington Football Team. Atlanta wanting to trade out of No. 4 should not be a surprise. Washington and Ron Rivera have talked about being patient over and over again. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/should-washington-trade-up-to-falcons-no-4-pick-football-team-nfl-draft | 0.193839 |
Should Washington Trade Up To Falcons No. 4 Pick? | A trade up in the first round is certainly possible for the Washington Football Team. A trade to No. ASHBURN, Va. - Should the Washington Football Team trade up from No. My immediate - maybe even knee-jerk - answer is "no.'' Adam Schefter of ESPN lit the first match - which makes sense. Atlanta wanting to trade out of No. 4 should not be a surprise. They are looking to rebuild their roster with new general manager Terry Fontenot in charge (and with a former Washington Football executive, Kyle Smith, alongside.) If the Falcons are not going to draft QB Matt Ryan's eventual replacement (which they could do), they have plenty of reasons to move down. Even if it's just a couple of spots. They could - having put down some of the groundwork in advance, of course - wait until they are on the clock so that a desperate team knows what is left. ... and can come calling. Here's the part that Washington fans should keep an eye on. Peter Schrager of NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" offered this scenario for the fourth pick. In my opinion, it makes no sense that Washington would trade all the way up to No. 4, because they do not need to be desperate for a quarterback ... and because of the cost. READ MORE: NFL Draft Tracker To climb 15 spots in the draft is going to cost multiple picks including a likely 2022 first-round choice and something more this year. The WFT still has too many holes to fill to be - I'll use this word again, as I often do - "reckless.'' I agree with colleague Cole Thompson about still wanting to keep an eye out for the future and for "Our Guy'' at QB ... but I would not want the WFT to put its present and future at risk by being over aggressive. Maybe there is a more conservative way to do that. There isn't one player that's worth 15 picks of compensation. Not Kyle Pitts, not anybody. READ MORE: Quinton Dunbar off to Detroit Washington and Ron Rivera have talked about being patient over and over again. Hopefully, even as the tantalizing No. 4 overall pick is dangled, they remember their own expressed philosophy. | A trade up in the first round is certainly possible for the Washington Football Team. Atlanta wanting to trade out of No. 4 should not be a surprise. To climb 15 spots in the draft is going to cost multiple picks including a likely 2022 first-round choice and something more this year. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/washingtonfootball/news/should-washington-trade-up-to-falcons-no-4-pick-football-team-nfl-draft | 0.234047 |
Do Gig Platform Workers Need New Tax Rules Now That Reporting To IRS Is Expanding? | An Uber Eats worker wait in front of a McDonalds for his order. Food delivery industry has boomed in ... [+] the past year as the pandemic forced people to stay at home and shop online as in France where this industry is considered as an 'essential services'. But yesterday Milano prosecutors order food delivery groups to hire riders, pay 733 million euros in fines after an investigation showed their working conditions were inadequate. The European Commission took a step towards improving the rights of gig economy workers with the launch of a public consultation to determine their legal employment status and how to improve their working conditions. The CLAP (a french riders union) says that the proposal has been written by Uber's European head. Toulouse, France. February 25th 2021. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Non-employee platform-based work seems like a sufficiently distinct phenomenon to require changes to either tax forms or the tax code to accommodate the new work arrangements that have arisen over the past decade or so, but the only truly novel element in platform work might be the online platform. The IRS maintains that platform work is essentially an internet-fueled spin on the well-established concept of self-employed workers running small businesses. While those gig economy taxpayers may require increased outreach because they may not have a complete understanding of their tax obligations, the rise of platform work probably doesnt require any new rules, particularly once information reporting gets underway in its expanded format. Because of the changes in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, that expansion is coming. Increased tax information reporting for participants in platform work is step 1 in increasing compliance, even if compliance isn't lower than typical for taxpayers with self-employment earnings. Educating taxpayers on their obligations will be the second step, as noted in a previous post. To that point, there has been a dearth of information about platform workers tax compliance in part because its hard to identify which taxpayers are doing platform-based work. But the deficiencies in the data the IRS has about platform workers will be dramatically shored up once the information reporting begins. The IRS explained, in response to a Government Accountability Office report in May 2020, that there's no evidence that taxpayers who use platforms to find work are at any greater risk of noncompliance with their tax obligations than any other self-employed taxpayer. Perhaps the unique challenge for taxpayers who begin platform work is that they often seem to be turning to it to supplement other income or as a bridge between non-platform jobs. Given the ease of signing up with a platform, taxpayers may not initially consider their tax obligations when opting to do platform work. The IRS already does outreach to self-employed platform workers, including through its year-old Gig Economy Tax Center, which provides basic instructions on recordkeeping, paying quarterly estimated taxes, and tax return filing. The principal message is that taxpayers performing platform work who arent employees are self-employed and have the same filing obligations as any other self-employed taxpayers. Other options that have been floated for helping platform workers comply with their tax obligations might not be as attractive in the wake of information reporting. Check-the-Box The May 2020 GAO report said the IRS could add a question to Form 1040, Schedule C, "Profit or Loss From Business," or Form 1099-NEC, "Nonemployee Compensation," asking whether a taxpayer had performed platform work. That would probably take the form of a checkbox, much like the ones that already ask whether a taxpayer has foreign bank accounts or bought or sold cryptocurrency. The IRS disagreed with the recommendation to change the forms on the grounds that it already had a communication strategy in place for helping to educate platform workers, and changing the forms would require added costs. The IRS said that while a form change "could provide a count of self-reported platform workers, it is not expected to serve a benefit to improve tax administration, nor does the IRS see a clear jeopardy to tax compliance without implementation of this recommendation. The foreign bank account and cryptocurrency questions on Form 1040 have a slightly different role in administering the tax laws than a hypothetical platform work question would. Because every taxpayer must answer them, they serve as a speed bump for taxpayers, reminding them of their obligations, but the IRS also uses them in the enforcement context. Before the UBS investigation, which prompted legislation that effectively dismantled bank secrecy across the globe, some taxpayers were unaware of their obligation to report their foreign bank accounts, and there was no reporting from foreign financial institutions before the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Rear view of independent gig delivery van and male driver inside managing packages for eventual ... [+] transport. getty The dynamic at play in the platform work space is sufficiently distinct from foreign bank account and cryptocurrency ownership that the IRSs position here makes sense. Standard Business Deduction An option to streamline the tax compliance of platform workers that would require action by Congress is a simplified deduction for business expenses. A standard deduction would be calculated as a percentage of gross earnings for specific types of platform work. It would reduce the complexity platform workers face in filing their tax returns, while also simplifying administration, particularly the examination function, for the IRS. It could be enacted with an option to deduct actual business expenses instead. Kathleen DeLaney Thomas of the University of North Carolina proposed a standard business deduction to replace the current requirement for self-employed taxpayers to track and report their business expenses, with a deduction of 60% of gross receipts. Congress isnt terribly likely to consider a standard business deduction anytime soon because of the American Rescue Plans increase in information reporting and the likely negative revenue estimate that a standard deduction would have. If, once information reporting is in full effect, it becomes apparent that platform workers have particularly high compliance challenges, the standard business deduction might reemerge as a way to help the IRS and taxpayers. | The IRS says the rise of platform work doesn't require any new rules. Gig Economy Tax Center provides basic instructions. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/04/07/do-platform-workers-need-new-tax-rules-after-information-reporting/ | 0.409797 |
Do Gig Platform Workers Need New Tax Rules Now That Reporting To IRS Is Expanding? | An Uber Eats worker wait in front of a McDonalds for his order. Food delivery industry has boomed in ... [+] the past year as the pandemic forced people to stay at home and shop online as in France where this industry is considered as an 'essential services'. But yesterday Milano prosecutors order food delivery groups to hire riders, pay 733 million euros in fines after an investigation showed their working conditions were inadequate. The European Commission took a step towards improving the rights of gig economy workers with the launch of a public consultation to determine their legal employment status and how to improve their working conditions. The CLAP (a french riders union) says that the proposal has been written by Uber's European head. Toulouse, France. February 25th 2021. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Non-employee platform-based work seems like a sufficiently distinct phenomenon to require changes to either tax forms or the tax code to accommodate the new work arrangements that have arisen over the past decade or so, but the only truly novel element in platform work might be the online platform. The IRS maintains that platform work is essentially an internet-fueled spin on the well-established concept of self-employed workers running small businesses. While those gig economy taxpayers may require increased outreach because they may not have a complete understanding of their tax obligations, the rise of platform work probably doesnt require any new rules, particularly once information reporting gets underway in its expanded format. Because of the changes in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, that expansion is coming. Increased tax information reporting for participants in platform work is step 1 in increasing compliance, even if compliance isn't lower than typical for taxpayers with self-employment earnings. Educating taxpayers on their obligations will be the second step, as noted in a previous post. To that point, there has been a dearth of information about platform workers tax compliance in part because its hard to identify which taxpayers are doing platform-based work. But the deficiencies in the data the IRS has about platform workers will be dramatically shored up once the information reporting begins. The IRS explained, in response to a Government Accountability Office report in May 2020, that there's no evidence that taxpayers who use platforms to find work are at any greater risk of noncompliance with their tax obligations than any other self-employed taxpayer. Perhaps the unique challenge for taxpayers who begin platform work is that they often seem to be turning to it to supplement other income or as a bridge between non-platform jobs. Given the ease of signing up with a platform, taxpayers may not initially consider their tax obligations when opting to do platform work. The IRS already does outreach to self-employed platform workers, including through its year-old Gig Economy Tax Center, which provides basic instructions on recordkeeping, paying quarterly estimated taxes, and tax return filing. The principal message is that taxpayers performing platform work who arent employees are self-employed and have the same filing obligations as any other self-employed taxpayers. Other options that have been floated for helping platform workers comply with their tax obligations might not be as attractive in the wake of information reporting. Check-the-Box The May 2020 GAO report said the IRS could add a question to Form 1040, Schedule C, "Profit or Loss From Business," or Form 1099-NEC, "Nonemployee Compensation," asking whether a taxpayer had performed platform work. That would probably take the form of a checkbox, much like the ones that already ask whether a taxpayer has foreign bank accounts or bought or sold cryptocurrency. The IRS disagreed with the recommendation to change the forms on the grounds that it already had a communication strategy in place for helping to educate platform workers, and changing the forms would require added costs. The IRS said that while a form change "could provide a count of self-reported platform workers, it is not expected to serve a benefit to improve tax administration, nor does the IRS see a clear jeopardy to tax compliance without implementation of this recommendation. The foreign bank account and cryptocurrency questions on Form 1040 have a slightly different role in administering the tax laws than a hypothetical platform work question would. Because every taxpayer must answer them, they serve as a speed bump for taxpayers, reminding them of their obligations, but the IRS also uses them in the enforcement context. Before the UBS investigation, which prompted legislation that effectively dismantled bank secrecy across the globe, some taxpayers were unaware of their obligation to report their foreign bank accounts, and there was no reporting from foreign financial institutions before the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. Rear view of independent gig delivery van and male driver inside managing packages for eventual ... [+] transport. getty The dynamic at play in the platform work space is sufficiently distinct from foreign bank account and cryptocurrency ownership that the IRSs position here makes sense. Standard Business Deduction An option to streamline the tax compliance of platform workers that would require action by Congress is a simplified deduction for business expenses. A standard deduction would be calculated as a percentage of gross earnings for specific types of platform work. It would reduce the complexity platform workers face in filing their tax returns, while also simplifying administration, particularly the examination function, for the IRS. It could be enacted with an option to deduct actual business expenses instead. Kathleen DeLaney Thomas of the University of North Carolina proposed a standard business deduction to replace the current requirement for self-employed taxpayers to track and report their business expenses, with a deduction of 60% of gross receipts. Congress isnt terribly likely to consider a standard business deduction anytime soon because of the American Rescue Plans increase in information reporting and the likely negative revenue estimate that a standard deduction would have. If, once information reporting is in full effect, it becomes apparent that platform workers have particularly high compliance challenges, the standard business deduction might reemerge as a way to help the IRS and taxpayers. | The IRS says the rise of platform work doesn't require any new rules. Gig Economy Tax Center provides basic instructions on recordkeeping, paying quarterly estimated taxes, and tax return filing. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/04/07/do-platform-workers-need-new-tax-rules-after-information-reporting/ | 0.505602 |
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