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On Klay Thompson as a sixth man, boost from a living (Larry) legend and uncertain Warriors future

Mar

On Klay Thompson as a sixth man, boost from a living (Larry) legend and uncertain Warriors future

Linked media - Connected media SAN FRANCISCO — The motivational message, courtesy of the great Larry Bird, came at the perfect time. Klay Thompson was just a few days removed from the unwelcome start of his sixth-man life in Utah, where the 34-year-old Warriors legend had been asked to come off the bench after the previous 12 years as a starter. Even with Thompson’s spectacular debut in this new reserve role, a 35-point showing on Feb. 15 that helped lift Golden State over the Jazz heading into the All-Star break, this was the kind of career-changing decision that would take…

Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

Biden Calls Chinese Electric Vehicles a Security Threat

Connected media - Associated media The Treasury Department has already proposed rules meant to limit China’s ability to supply materials for cars and trucks that qualify for a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit included in Mr. Biden’s signature climate bill. The Commerce Department investigation announced on Thursday grew from a series of conversations that administration officials had with automakers last fall, after the settlement of a United Automobile Workers strike during which Mr. Biden stood with the union and joined a picket line. The carmakers told administration officials about the restrictions they faced selling in China, including on software. Biden…

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Politics

Lift your brand: leading agency for managing your online reputation

In today's hyper-connected world, where information circulates without borders and decisions are made in seconds, your online reputation has become the most valuable asset for your personal and professional success. The repercussions of a derogatory remark on the internet, dissemination of false information on a blog, or mishandling of your online profiles can be incredibly detrimental to your reputation and trustworthiness, jeopardizing not only your personal relationships but also your professional trajectory.Consider this hypothetical situation: an individual with an exemplary professional background invests countless years establishing an unblemished reputation within their field. Suddenly, they find themselves confronted with a deluge…

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Related media - Connected media Cutbacks were just announced at Law360, The Intercept and the youth-oriented video site NowThis, which laid off half its staff. The tech news site Engadget, which comprehensively tracks tech layoffs, laid off its top editors and other staff members. Condé Nast and Time are shedding employees. The continued existence of Vice Media, once valued at $5.7 billion, and Sports Illustrated, in another era the most influential sports publication, is uncertain. The Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post eliminated hundreds of journalists between them. One out of four newspapers that existed in 2005 no longer…

F1 Teams Sauber and AlphaTauri Get New Names

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

F1 Teams Sauber and AlphaTauri Get New Names

Connected media - Associated media The names of both teams have been criticized, with some fans taking to social media. “Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber might be the worst name for a team in F1 history,” a fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “When you try something new, and when you have a team name that is different from other team names, it’s always easy to be critical,” Alunni Bravi said. “Of course, there was criticism from those close to the Sauber name, and maybe they expected something different. “Maybe we went too extreme, but we wanted to…

Ohtani’s Contract Goes Beyond Dollars and Sense

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Science and Technology

Ohtani’s Contract Goes Beyond Dollars and Sense

Associated media - Related media Ohtani, though, is beating the Americans on their own terms. “He can hit a home run 500 feet and throw a ball 100 miles per hour, and he’s bigger and stronger than most Americans,” said Robert Whiting, who has written several books on baseball in Japan, including “You Gotta Have Wa.” Ohtani’s Ruthian contract might never have been signed if Nomo, Hideki Irabu and Alfonso Soriano hadn’t challenged Japanese restrictions on the movement of players in the 1990s. Nomo, for instance, retired from Japanese baseball so he could sign with the Dodgers, while Irabu pushed…

China’s Country Garden Faces Winding Up Petition In Hong Kong

Mar

By Kyle C. Garrison

Investments and Business

China’s Country Garden Faces Winding Up Petition In Hong Kong

Related media - Linked media More than 50 Chinese property developers have defaulted on debts since 2021. They have refused to repay overseas creditors while still making arrangements with Chinese banks for possible eventual repayment. Many of these developers have shares listed on the Hong Kong stock market or have borrowed there, or both. But creditors face formidable obstacles in seeking to recover loans from Chinese real estate developers through petitions to the court system in Hong Kong, said Zerlina Zeng, the head of East Asia corporate credits at CreditSights, a global credit research firm. Most of the assets of…