Tim Tebow struggling in Triple-A, still a work in progress
Syracuse Mets’ Tim Tebow speaks with reporters prior to a minor league baseball game, Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Syracuse, N.Y. The former Heisman Trophy-winner and NFL quarterback is struggling with the Syracuse Mets but has begun to come alive at the plate with hits in five of the last six games. (AP Photo/John Kekis)SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Six weeks into his latest baseball adventure, Tim Tebow is still struggling to find his stroke with the Syracuse Mets at the top rung of minor league ball.He remains unflappable in spite of the numbers.ADVERTISEMENT Duterte wants probe of SEA Games mess PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games PLAY LIST 02:42PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games01:44Philippines marks anniversary of massacre with calls for justice01:19Fire erupts in Barangay Tatalon in Quezon City01:07Trump talks impeachment while meeting NCAA athletes02:49World-class track facilities installed at NCC for SEA Games02:11Trump awards medals to Jon Voight, Alison Krauss Tebow’s struggles at the plate have brought out plenty of skeptics who think playing some day in the major leagues for the parent New York Mets is a pipe dream at best, that maybe it’s time to do something else. He just smiles and remains focused on the task at hand, moments like being relegated to batting ninth as the team’s designated hitter in one game an afterthought at best.“I don’t necessarily set goals,” Tebow said. “For me, it’s just being able to really go back and look every day at the film and know that I’m improving and constantly stay kind on that progression plan where I feel like every day, every week, every month, I’m improving. I feel like I’ve done that so far.”Chimelis has worked hard of late to correct Tebow’s swing, which he called “real late” and something that’s easily exploited at this level.“Here in Triple-A the pitching is pretty good,” Chimelis said. “They’ve had a lot of experience, and if they see something in a hitter they’re going to expose it. But within the last week or so, he’s improved. He hit about four balls hard and had nothing to show for it. It’s baseball. It’s so frustrating. You hit the ball right, but you don’t get rewarded.”Just part of the journey.“He’s going to try to beat the odds for sure. It won’t be for lack of effort, I can tell you that,” DeFrancesco said. “One thing to put in perspective, he’s only been playing pro ball three years. He’s climbed very quick. He’s at a level that maybe he’s not ready for at the current time, but the at-bats are going to tell.“It’s just going to take maybe a little more time. He’s not the first guy, if it doesn’t work this year, come back to Triple-A again. There’s been numerous players that have two, three years of Triple-A. Just look at my baseball card, I’ve got three or four at Triple-A. It’s not that easy, and I played my whole life. So give the kid some time and some credit. It’s definitely a work in progress.”Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Private companies step in to help SEA Games hosting “I think I’m improving. I’m working, developing,” Tebow said Thursday before the Mets played a night game. “I think I’m getting better, adapting to some really good players, and I think that’s important.”The former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner is on a first-place team in the International League that’s thrived on its pitching, and Tebow’s offensive contributions have been minimal. In Syracuse’s first 23 games, Tebow had just 10 hits and was batting .130 with 32 strikeouts. A recent surge of hits in six of seven games that included a game-winning, pinch-hit double boosted the average to .158, still last in the league and well below the dreaded Mendoza Line, but encouraging nonetheless.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSPrivate companies step in to help SEA Games hostingSPORTSPalace wants Cayetano’s PHISGOC Foundation probed over corruption chargesSPORTSSingapore latest to raise issue on SEA Games food, logistics“It definitely helps with confidence,” said Tebow, who turns 32 in mid-August. “More than just confidence, getting into a rhythm. I think sometimes if you’re not in rhythm you can press a little bit, swing at pitches you don’t want to swing at. But when you’re in a rhythm, it just flows a little bit better. I think that’s important.”Since giving baseball a shot three years ago after playing in the NFL for three seasons, at midweek Tebow had these career numbers: a .230 batting average (197 hits in 856 at-bats), 46 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs, and 99 RBIs in 258 games. He also had struck out 287 times and walked 81 times and had an on-base percentage of .307, a slugging mark of .340, and an OPS of .647 (OPS is the sum of a player’s on-base percentage and slugging average, a measure of an ability to get on base and hit for power). View comments DA eyes importing ‘galunggong’ anew Catholic schools seek legislated pay hike, too ‘Rebel attack’ no cause for concern-PNP, AFP
Cayetano: Senate, Drilon to be blamed for SEA Games mess MOST READ Ethel Booba twits Mocha over 2 toilets in one cubicle at SEA Games venue Deontay Wilder death threats overshadow title defense Tebow displayed solid improvement in Double-A last year, batting .273 with six home runs, 108 total bases, and 36 RBIs in 271 at-bats over 84 games for Binghamton of the Eastern League before an injury to his right hand ended his season. The step up to Triple-A has been imposing.“Double-A pitching is a lot of younger guys that have good velocity on the fastball but no secondary pitches,” Syracuse Mets manager Tony DeFrancesco said. “Here, Tim is seeing everything coming at him but the kitchen sink. They’re throwing fastballs hard in on him, they’re breaking balls, they’re elevating. He just hasn’t seen enough of that right now — and they’re throwing strikes.”Perhaps the one number that sticks out most for the chiseled, 6-foot-3, 245-pound Tebow is that he’s still homerless. That’s a far cry from his Double-A debut last year , not to mention his first professional at-bat .“I think he’s feeling more confident of late. I’m sure he thinks about he hasn’t hit a home run yet or driving the ball,” Syracuse hitting coach Joel Chimelis said. “If you play the game long enough at this level, confidence is a very big thing, knowing that you’re going to go up there and you’re going to hit the ball hard.”“It’s a good sign for anybody to get a hitting streak, a couple of big hits, driving the ball better,” added DeFrancesco. “Now, you’re hoping that the power comes. He’s playing a corner position in baseball, which is offensive production, so he’s going to definitely need to drive some home runs soon. Getting into June you’ve got to be able to put up the numbers.”ADVERTISEMENT Two-day strike in Bicol fails to cripple transport Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. LATEST STORIES
Dubai: Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will square off against two-time former Commonwealth super middle-weight champion Charles Adamu of Ghana in his next professional bout in Dubai on November 22.Vijender, managed by the legendary Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions and IOS Boxing, made his US debut earlier this year in July, recording an 11th successive win, beating Mike Snider. WBO Asia Pacific and Oriental super middleweight champion, who is 34, will take on the 42-year-old Adamu, hailing from Ghana, in a 10-round fight. Adamu is a veteran of 47 fights with a record of 33-14-0, including 26 knockouts. He competed most recently in February this year, winning via a Technical Knockout to end a four-bout losing streak.”After having rigorous training sessions for more than two months, I am fully prepared to end my year on a winning note. For me this fight will be a build up to the world title which I am aiming in 2020,” said the Indian, who has eight Knockout wins to his credit.”No doubt Adamu is an experienced opponent, he will give me a few new tests, he has done more rounds than me, but will that compete with the power that I have and when I start landing my shots I don’t believe he will be standing around too long,” said Vijender.Adamu said he is confident of ending Vijender’s winning run.”I will bring my experience into play and look to play on the mind of Vijender Singh. Before all my fights I spend time analysing my opponent’s strengths and weaknesses,” he said.”If he thinks I’ll be one of his earlier opponents whom he’ll brush by then he’s very mistaken. I am a two-time former Commonwealth super middleweight champion and will put up a tactical master-class he’s never seen before,” he added. Get the best of News18 delivered to your inbox – subscribe to News18 Daybreak. Follow News18.com on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and on YouTube, and stay in the know with what’s happening in the world around you – in real time. boxingCharles AdamuIndiaprofessional boxing First Published: November 18, 2019, 3:54 PM IST
Advertisement AdvertisementLuke Shaw gives his honest opinion on MourinhoLuke Shaw criticized Manchester United’s lamentable performance in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at West Ham and apologized to the fans, but refused to blame Mourinho for their shortcoming.After losing to Derby County in penalty shootouts at the Carabao Cup last Wednesday and then to West Ham this Saturday, Man United are now behind Premier League leaders Manchester City and Liverpool in the league table.However, Shaw didn’t point his finger on Mourinho and instead gave his honest opinion about Mourinho in an interview to Sky Sports.He revealed that the gaffer had wanted to talk with the team at half-time and insists that the players were to be blamed for the defeat, not the manager.He said, “It was a wake-up and words that he’s said before – we need to be moving, we need to concentrate more, we need to want the ball, we need to be playing. That didn’t happen. It’s disappointing and a very, very bad day for us.“We have to look at ourselves as players. We’re the ones who go on the pitch. The manager isn’t on the pitch, is he?“He’s there to put a team out and put a team out that he thinks can win the game. You look at our team today and we had a very strong team. No excuses. As players, we weren’t good enough.”Read Also: ISL 5: Bengaluru FC vs Chennaiyin: Bengaluru FC kicks off their new season in styleFootball: Monkey see, monkey do. Real Madrid draw, so do Barcelona
The International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has taken cognizance of India Today’s sting operation on the Pune pitch curator Pandurang Salgaonkar.Salgaonkar was caught on India Today’s camera agreeing to manipulate some bounce, some movement and some balance between bat and ball for the Wednesday ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) stadium. He has now been barred from entering the ground.India Today has also been able to confirm that preliminary action will be taken against Salgaoncar, who was a first-class cricketer.IPL chairman and senior BCCI official Rajeev Shukla told India Today that the Indian board was firm with all such issues and promised firm action.”We are very firm on such issues. The joint secretary has also promised strong action. Our ACSU chief Neeraj Kumar has also said the ICC has taken cognizance of it,” Shukla said.Shukla was categorical in his emphasis that the match could not be called off and it was up to the ICC to see if the match was to be played on the same pitch.”The match could not have been called off. The ICC needs to look at whether the match happens on the same pitch or elsewhere.”Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said it would be unfair to fire the BCCI over a mistake made by the Pune pitch curator.The match began on schedule after ICC match referee Chris Broad cleared the pitch.”We are investigating the allegations from Pune this morning,” an ICC spokesman said.advertisement”As with all international cricket, the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit has an ICC ACU Manager on the ground in India and we are in close contact with him.”We are now looking to establish the facts and will make no further comment whilst this is ongoing.”The ball now appears to be in the ICC’s court and all eyes will be on the game’s world governing body.
England rugby union team … we have a small favour to ask. More people, like you, are reading and supporting the Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism than ever before. And unlike many news organisations, we made the choice to keep our reporting open for all, regardless of where they live or what they can afford to pay.The Guardian will engage with the most critical issues of our time – from the escalating climate catastrophe to widespread inequality to the influence of big tech on our lives. At a time when factual information is a necessity, we believe that each of us, around the world, deserves access to accurate reporting with integrity at its heart.Our editorial independence means we set our own agenda and voice our own opinions. Guardian journalism is free from commercial and political bias and not influenced by billionaire owners or shareholders. This means we can give a voice to those less heard, explore where others turn away, and rigorously challenge those in power.We hope you will consider supporting us today. We need your support to keep delivering quality journalism that’s open and independent. Every reader contribution, however big or small, is so valuable. Support The Guardian from as little as $1 – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Rugby union Saracens Sign up to the Breakdown for the latest rugby union news Read more Share on Twitter Gloucester Reuse this content Support The Guardian Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Wasps “I have talked with Eddie regularly,” Cipriani said. “He has given me pointers and he brings the little details of coaching that bring out the best in players. Rightly or wrongly, I guess I have always been me. It has either put me in good stead or not. With Shaun Edwards [at Wasps in the late 2000s] and Brian Ashton [the former England coach], it was great: they put me in charge of teams full of internationals when I was 19 and 20 and gave me licence. Along the way, I have learned lessons about how to drive things.“As different challenges come about over the years, so mistakes happen. That gets viewed as such a negative thing: a kid makes a mistake and gets told off. You learn from mistakes; it is how you improve. It is a message for people to understand: you won’t get to the top unless you make mistakes and I hope, after the ones I have made, I am the best version of myself right now and can keep improving.”Cipriani was asked what his 18‑year‑old self would say to him now. “He would offer a high-five and say he would not have expected me to come through as I have. I feel lucky to be sitting here with a semi-final to play on Saturday and going on, I hope, to play for England again.”Vunipola boost for SaracensSaracens are likely to go into their home semi-final against Wasps boosted by the presence of Billy Vunipola. “We’re very hopeful Billy will be fine,” Mark McCall said. “Unless there’s a setback. He did everything we asked of him.”McCall would not be drawn on whether Vunipola would start on Saturday but with Schalk Burger and Callum Clark missing it seems likely. “He’s a great player. We’ve done without him for the whole year, so it’s a big boost for the team, and for Billy, to get on the park again – hopefully!” The Wales full-back Liam Williams is touch and go with a shoulder injury. Michael Aywlin
Since you’re here… Cipriani and Haskell keep World Cup hopes alive after joining new clubs Share on Messenger “I have been here before and it’s not about following the wave up and down and letting your emotions ride with it but staying on an even keel,” Cipriani said before what will be his final game for Wasps on Saturday unless they defeat Saracens in the Premiership play-off at Allianz Park.“Anyone who knows me knows I’ve played the game just to play for England. It is now down to me to make sure things go well. I never gave up on England otherwise I would have signed a contract months ago.“I love the attritional side of French rugby and I had conversations. It was not easy to hold out with people pointing out that I was not getting picked but perhaps that wasn’t the right moment for me. When it is meant to be, it will all fall into place. It is tough to break into a squad with so much quality but I have an opportunity to go in and leave a positive imprint.”Cipriani will face his England tour captain in South Africa next month, Owen Farrell, when Wasps look to reach the final in consecutive seasons, although their league record against Saracens is poor – two victories in the past 13 meetings, both when Saracens fielded a weakened side.“Owen has stayed at the top of his game for a while,” Cipriani said. “He drives and runs the team and is the focal point of a Sarries attack that can cut teams apart. He has a huge amount of intensity and I am looking forward to working with him on the tour.”Cipriani has never been afraid to question authority and the first impression he makes on Jones, who from his first days with England has said he wants players to effectively make him redundant by being able to react to changing circumstances, will go a long way to determining whether he goes to the World Cup having missed out in 2011 and 2015. news Topics Read more Share on Pinterest Share on Facebook Danny Cipriani Share via Email Patience has not often been a virtue credited to Danny Cipriani but the Wasps fly-half’s reward for sitting on hefty financial offers from French clubs was his first call‑up to the England squad under Eddie Jones and a two-year contract with Gloucester that will make him available for the World Cup next year.When Wasps decided at the beginning of the year not to offer the 30‑year‑old a new contract it was expected he would follow another player who last season turned exasperation at the stalling of his Test career into euros by joining Toulon, Chris Ashton. While Cipriani has mustered only 14 caps after winning his first 10 years ago, his unwavering belief in his ability meant he could never close the chapter on England.Jones had overlooked him because he did not see Cipriani contentedly accepting a bit-part role. A player who had had training-ground disputes with the two previous England regimes was considered by some to be disruptive. After a Six Nations campaign in which the champions of the previous two seasons looked off the pace and lost their last three matches to finish fifth, Cipriani’s instinctive attacking flair counts for more than his reputation as a player who took some handling.
TagsLoan MarketAbout the authorPaul VegasShare the loveHave your say Everton winger Yannick Bolasie satisfied with Sporting CP debutby Paul Vegasa month agoSend to a friendShare the loveEverton winger Yannick Bolasie was satisfied with his Sporting CP debut.The midfielde, on-loan with Sporting, featured in the 1-1 draw with Boavista.He said, “I felt good and this is my second game this season. I had no preseason but with the help of my colleagues I managed to finish the game well.”It was a difficult game because Boavista scored early and we were chasing for the 90 minutes.”We want to do better than we did last season, but we know it will be difficult. There are very difficult stadiums to visit. I like these challenges and they worked hard to hire me.” 
Aggreko, the provider of temporary power and temperature control services to the mining industry, has officially opened a new service centre in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The new facility was formally inaugurated by Honorable Willem Isaak, Deputy Minister of Mines of Namibia and Martin Foster, Head of Local Business, Aggreko Southern and East Africa. Cleophas Mutjavikua, the Governor of the Erongo region, was also in attendance. The facility is the sixth service centre in Aggreko’s Southern and East African network and is the first operation to be based in Namibia.The new depot will service the country’s rapidly growing mining industry and other industrial users throughout the country. Aggreko provides turn-key temporary power and temperature control solutions to customers across a range of industries. Temporary power packages help companies deal with power outages and load shedding, guaranteeing their supplies and reducing the risk of business disruption when blackouts occur.Commenting on the new depot opening, James Shepherd, Aggreko’s Managing Director for Southern and East Africa, said: “Aggreko’s expansion into Namibia is a major step in our strategy to build local presence in the key industrial hubs of Southern and East Africa. As the region continues its strong growth, Aggreko is well placed to support this growth through the provision of the world leading temporary power and temperature control services.” “Namibia is a key strategic market for Aggreko,” commented Martin Foster. “Aggreko is highly committed to the development of the communities we operate in. We take very seriously the progression of our local Aggreko people and will hire and train a strong local workforce to support the new facility. The long-term success of our business is directly linked to a highly capable and well trained Namibian workforce.”
ABB has launched a new safety PLC offering exceptionally flexible and powerful programming facilities that speed and simplify the development of safe control solutions for the most complex control applications. The safety PLC – the AC500-S – is a new addition to ABB’s well-known AC500 PLC range and features a dual processor architecture that complies with SIL3/PL e functional safety levels. Prior to commercial release, the new controller has been extensively field tested over three years in some 10 pilot applications including different types of cranes, mining hoists, automatic guided vehicles, and robotics.Among many pioneering features for the safety PLC market segment, ABB’s new AC500-S includes support for Structured Text (ST) programming – in addition to conventional graphical function block diagram (FBD) and ladder diagram (LD) software. This provides users with a high level programming approach that can greatly simplify the development of solutions for sophisticated applications requiring complex algorithms and mathematics. The feature is complemented by the inclusion of a powerful suite of functions for trigonometric calculations, including COS, SIN, TAN, ASIN, ACOS and LOG. The mathematical capability is ideal for ensuring safe control of movement in applications involving complex kinematics – such as on cranes, hoists and manipulators. Existing AC500 PLC users can convert to safety PLC architectures, and start programming applications very easily using the new PLC. This is because ABB already includes support for the safety PLC programming in its CODESYS-based integrated development environments for control, motion, robotics and HMI. The new safety PLC hardware also shares the same look and feel as ABB’s standard AC500 PLC family for non-safety applications, as well as identical dimensions to standard ABB CPU and I/O modules, and the same mounting and wiring scheme. Both types of modules may be mixed in the same PLC, allowing it to perform both safety and non-safety functions. This can reduce the complexity and cost of many projects, and open up new options for applications such as direct variable mapping and data exchange between safety and non-safety elements of the control system.To support the development of safety related applications, ABB has developed its own safety code analyser tool, SCA, to verify the safety programming rules or guidelines according to IEC 61508-3 under FBD, LD and ST. This powerful tool – believed to be an industry first – has been certified by TÜV SÜD, who subjected the software to stringent tests. The results are documented in a technical report, which verifies the analyser’s features, compliance with standards, and performance in terms of syntax analysis of safety application source code. A valuable side effect is PLC code that is more reliable, better structured, and more easily readable, which contributes to lower certification effort and post-release maintenance costs. Lower costs and faster development are further aided by the AC500-S safety programming editor’s support for the well-known PLCopen Safety Library – which includes all the standardised function blocks used in safety applications such as E-Stop, Mode Selector, Two-Hand-Control, etc. AC500-S additionally supports the entire range of IEC data types, giving programmers much greater flexibility.Unlike some safety PLCs on the market, ABB’s AC500-S Safety PLC has a separate safety processor. The Safety CPU can be configured to work even if the non-safety processor is in STOP or maintenance mode, or during an online change. The dual processor architecture means that users can easily upgrade the performance of a safety PLC during its lifecycle by plugging in a faster non-safety CPU module. ABB offers a choice of SIL3/PL e certified safety I/O modules including digital input and outputs, and a dedicated analog current input module covering the 0-20 mA (or 4-20 mA) range. The latter module makes it possible to measure parameters such as pressure, temperature, position and torque on applications directly – without any need for A/D conversion or proprietary electronics. This can simplify the implementation of a wide range of safety-related machinery control applications such as braking systems in hoists and lifting equipment, to positioning systems and temperature control on cranes, and selective shutdown systems on wind power turbines. To simplify system design, safety-related control modules may be installed as part of the main PLC solution, or be sited in a remote I/O rack linked using the PROFINET/PROFIsafe protocol. Network-connected control systems like this save cabling and assembly costs, and avoid problems with interference. Moreover, ABB’s I/O modules include integral power supplies, reducing hardware costs and space requirements compared to some other PLC vendor approaches. One other valuable option for safety related control system designers, is the availability of safety PLC modules in ABB’s well known XC ‘extreme conditions’ variants. This option allows users to configure functional safety PLC solutions that are also ruggedised and suitable for operating in harsh conditions and extreme climates.
RESEARCHERS IN THE United States said yesterday they had bio-engineered a kidney and transplanted it into rats, marking a step forward in a quest to help patients suffering from kidney failure.The prototype proves that a “bio-kidney” can work, emulating breakthroughs elsewhere to build replacement structures for livers, hearts and lungs, they said.Described in the journal Nature Medicine, the work entailed taking a rat kidney and stripping out its living cells using a detergent solution, leaving behind a shell made of collagen.The next step was to repopulate this empty structure with living cells, comprising human endothelial cells, which line the walls of blood vessels in the kidney, and kidney cells taken from newborn rats.The trick was then to “seed” these cells in the correct part of the kidney, using a muscle duct called the ureter as a tube.The team transplanted the organ into living rats from which a kidney had been removed.The new kidney started filtering blood and producing urine through the ureter as soon as the bloody supply was restored, and there was no evidence of bleeding or clots.Hope for kidney failure and dialysis sufferersFurther work is needed to fine-tune the cell types to improve organ function, and many hurdles must be overcome before any tests on humans can go ahead, the scientists cautioned.The researchers stripped cells from pig and human kidneys to test the first phase of the procedure on these organs, but have not taken this further for now.Harald Ott of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine said the goal was to help the millions of people with kidney failure whose lives are cripled by dialysis.“If this technology can be scaled to human-sized grafts, patients suffering from renal failure who are currently waiting for donor kidneys or who are not transplant candidates could theoretically receive new organs derived from their own cells” to prevent rejection by the immune system, he said.- © AFP 2013.Read: World’s first womb transplant woman is pregnant>Read: Heart transplant gives mother a new life>
Facebook Twitter: @NeosKosmos Instagram There had been no official response by Tuesday night from the troika to the Greek government’s proposals for breaking a deadlock over the program review as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras told an audience in Athens that he would not give in to “unreasonable” demands.Greece’s proposals included raising value-added tax on hotel services to 13 percent from 6.5 and phasing out early pensions. It is believed, though, that the International Monetary Fund is demanding more fiscal measures to close an estimated shortfall of 2.5 billion euros for next year.“We are ready for a final agreement and we can achieve it if everyone really wants to move on,” said Samaras at an American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce conference. “I cannot accept unreasonable demands. We are at the end of 2014 and nobody has the right to treat us like they did two-and-a-half or four years ago, when everything was collapsing.”The government sent its proposals, stretching to almost 50 pages, to the troika on Sunday. Sources said that since then Samaras has not made any attempt to contact members of the European Commission.“We have a duty to protect the country’s dignity,” said the prime minister, adding that Greece is prepared to take extra measures next year if its forecasts regarding the budget gap prove wrong and the troika is proved right.“To make changes to the settlement of tax debts in 100 installments, to raise VAT on medicines and to cut pensions would be a disaster,” said Samaras. “I will not allow anyone to torpedo the successes that have been achieved through the sacrifices of the Greek people. I say this to a domestic audience and abroad.”The premier reiterated his belief that the government would win the presidential election in February and accused SYRIZA of scaring investors.Addressing the same conference earlier on Tuesday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras said he would seek a debt writedown for Greece if his party comes to power in snap polls and underlined the need for a broader solution to the eurozone’s debt problem. Tsipras heralded “an immediate end to austerity, a shift to growth, a debt haircut and a significant lightening of the annual cost of servicing [the debt].” Noting that eurozone member states have a combined debt of 9 trillion euros, Tsipras said Germany could not insist on austerity for much longer. “Mrs Merkel and Mr Schaeuble are playing deaf but reality will soon take over,” he said, adding that SYRIZA could be “the midwife of progressive developments in Europe.”Source: Kathimerini
0 No word yet on whether original cast members Kilmer and Whalley will join the cast. Disney did not immediately respond to a request for comment. MTV News correspondent Josh Horowitz broke the news on Twitter on Tuesday, saying Disney Plus is developing a Willow series based on a pitch by Jon Kasdan and featuring Warwick Davis.He added, “You in, @valkilmer?”Screenwriter Jon Kasdan — son of The Empire Strikes Back screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan — recently wrote the screenplay for Solo: A Star Wars Story (also directed by Howard) and the upcoming, untitled Indiana Jones 5 movie. 50 Photos Share your voice TV and Movies Tags Actor Warwick Davis could be returning as the character Willow Ufgood in the Willow TV series reboot for Disney Plus. Lucasfilm The 1988 fantasy film Willow could get rebooted as a television series for the Disney Plus streaming service, according to reports on Wednesday. The original film was directed by Ron Howard and starred Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis. Willow tells the story of a reluctant dwarf who must protect a special baby from an evil queen.
2019 TV shows you can’t miss Post a comment Game of Thrones Battle of Winterfell most tweeted episode in TV history Female Marvel superheroes who deserve Disney Plus shows Former MythBusters host Adam Savage back on TV with Savage Builds DISNEY+ is developing a WILLOW series based on a pitch by @JonKasdan. It’s a continuation and would feature @WarwickADavis. Straight from @RealRonHoward’s mouth to a greenlight please!!! You in, @valkilmer? pic.twitter.com/az4NZllEYf— Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) May 1, 2019 More TV Disney
FedEx Express planes will no longer be an option for Amazon deliveries. Christian Van Grinsven/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images FedEx said Friday that it’s not renewing its express air-delivery contract with Amazon.The contract loss could hamper Amazon’s push to one-day delivery for Prime members, which already covers 10 million items.”FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew our FedEx Express contract with Amazon as we focus on serving the broader market. We are excited about the future of e-commerce and our role as a leader in it,” it said.FedEx cited the “significant demand and opportunity” in e-commerce as its reason for ending the contract, saying online delivery is expected to grow from 50 million to 100 million parcels every day in the US by 2026.FedEx also pointed to its e-commerce contracts with Target, Walmart and Walgreens in an emailed statement Friday.”FedEx has already built out the network and capacity to serve thousands of retailers in the e-commerce space,” it said.In response, Amazon said it respects FedEx’s decision and thanked the company for its past role in serving Amazon’s customers, according to an emailed statement.Amazon still retains access to FedEx Ground and international delivery services, however. The e-commerce giant has been working on expanding its own delivery infrastructure, having leased its own planes and broken ground on a new air cargo hub. Earlier this week, Amazon also unveiled its new delivery drone at its re:MARS 2019 conference in Las Vegas.Commenting on the decision by FedEx, Jonathan Root, Moody’s SVP and lead FedEx analyst, said id “makes perfect sense” in light of the growth of retail e-commerce.”FedEx will achieve higher margins and better returns on its investments in its Express network by re-deploying capacity to customers other than Amazon,” Root said in an emailed statement.”We believe Amazon, representing less than 1.3% of FedEx’s nearly $70 billion of consolidated annual revenue, is one of FedEx’s least profitable customers on a margin basis and that the decision implies that Amazon would not agree to financial terms that would meet FedEx’s needs.”Amazon also has express delivery capabilities through its contracts with UPS and USPS, as well as its own services.Updated at 5:51 p.m. PT: Adds comments from Moody’s. Comments 2 Share your voice Mobile Culture Tags Amazon Prime E-commerce Amazon