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Alleged incident of racist abuse directed at MLS participant: Newest updates on what occurred in Portland vs. Minnesota

Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Chara was allegedly subjected to a racist comment by a Minnesota United player during a recent match. Chara’s head coach, Giovanni Savarese, revealed the incident but did not identify the alleged offending player or the specific comment made.

The incident occurred during the second half of the Week 10 MLS match between the Timbers and Minnesota at Providence Park in Portland, Ore., on June 26. MNUFC won the match 1-0.

The following day, MLS announced that it would conduct an investigation:

What happened in Portland?

The match broadcast showed Chara pointing at a Minnesota player in the 64th minute, and the broadcasters indicated that Chara had a conversation with referee Rosendo Mendoza. The footage also showed Chara exchanging words with MNUFC’s Franco Fragapane.

Mendoza proceeded to consult with his fellow officials and then huddled with the team captains and Chara. Fragapane attempted to join that conversation, but he was waved away by his captain.

The match resumed three minutes after the stoppage.

What was said postgame

Savarese opened his postgame press conference with a statement on the 64th-minute incident.

“I am very and extremely disappointed that it still at this time we have to deal with situations that should not be happening any more in any sport or anywhere — things that are not acceptable. And in this game there was a situation that had to do with a racist situation, a discriminatory word that has been said to one of our players that cannot have any place anywhere, in any situation, any sport, nowhere.

“So I’m extremely disappointed that still at this time we have to deal with these kinds of situations in a game. And the referee should have handled the situation in a much better way. We’re all in support of Diego Chara but what happened to him today, the discriminatory word that was said to him should not have a place anywhere at this time. And I’m extremely disappointed that it was not taken as serious as it should have been. The whole team, myself, the whole organization is with Diego Chara in this situation that happened on the field today.”

“We are all in support of Diego Chara. What happened to him today, the discriminatory word that was said to him, should not have a place anywhere.”

Gio Savarese addresses why the game was stopped in the 65th minute, and expresses his disappointment in how it was handled. #RCTID pic.twitter.com/5FUmTwErq5

— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) June 27, 2021

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported that Minnesota manager Adrian Heath was not asked about the incident during his postgame press conference. The club issued a statement to the Pioneer Press, saying Heath “spoke with the player and [the player] says he didn’t say anything.”

Referee protocol for racist incidents

The Professional Referee Organization (PRO), which oversees professional referees in the USA and Canada, issued a statement about the actions of the referees, which contrary to Savarese’s view, followed protocol: 

The referee did not witness or hear the comment, and therefore was unable to issue any disciplinary action.

The referee convened with other match officials, who confirmed they had not witnessed or heard the alleged comment. The referee then went a step further to inform captains of both teams that he was aware of the allegation, could not issue a sanction, but would be including the incident in his official match report to initiate further investigation.

In this instance, the referee acted appropriately in accordance with the annual diversity and anti-discrimination training protocols, which all PRO match officials are required to participate in each season to effectively identify and respond to discrimination of any kind during competition.

PRO and its match officials will cooperate with the MLS investigation that is already underway.

Bottom line: If a member of the referee crew witnesses a racist comment from a player, that officiating crew can issue discipline on the spot. If the officials do not hear the comment, all that can be done is to acknowledge the allegation, alert the captains and submit a detailed postgame report.

How past incidents have been handled

Instances of racist abuse between players during top-flight soccer matches have occurred in the past and disciplinary proceedings have resulted in different outcomes.

Slavia Prague’s Czech defender Ondrej Kudela was handed a 10-game ban by European soccer governing body UEFA for “racist behavior” directed at Glasgow Rangers player Glen Kamara, who received a three-game ban for a postgame act of assault following their Europa League match in March (photo below). Those bans were restricted to European continental competitions.

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La Liga, the top-tier league in Spain, found no evidence to support claims by Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby that Cadiz’s Juan Cala racially abused him in April. That investigation also involved lip-reading specialists. At the time of the incident, Diakhaby’s Valencia teammates left the field of play with him and 20 minutes later returned to the pitch without him to complete the match.

Players from both teams walked off the field last year during a December 2020 UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-German and Istanbul Basaksehir, but that incident was different. A member of the Istanbul coaching staff alleged that a member of the referee crew referred to him as “the Black one.” The match resumed a day later with a new set of officials and UEFA suspended the official for “inappropriate behavior” and ordered him to “attend an educational program.”

The U.S. Soccer Federation found insufficient evidence after an investigation into an alleged incident of racial abuse by an opposing player toward then-LAFC forward Adama Diomande. The match in question was a July 2018 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal between LAFC and the Portland Timbers. The match was played in its entirety and LAFC won 3-2.

LA Galaxy II, the LA Galaxy’s reserve side which plays in the second-division USL, last September released Omar Ontiveros, who was found to have directed a racial slur at a Black player on the San Diego Loyal. He was also suspended for six games by the USL. The match finished in a 1-1 tie, but after the San Diego coaching staff learned about the incident following the match, the organization opted to forfeit the point earned in the draw.

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Huge Latto enters the airport in her hood amid cultural conversations about it

Angry! The cultural talk about wearing hoods in public has been going on for a hot minute! Some argue that hoods shouldn’t be rocked outside the home, while others argue that those who don’t wear them should mind their business. And some people get stuck on that “in certain rooms” line where they might carry it to the airport, but not to the grocery store or elementary school for example. Well, it seems like Big Latto recently took a flight and proudly rocked a hood at the airport despite the criticism.

Latto, dressed in what appears to be a red shirt, took to Instagram to let us know that she’ll still be comfortable! Dressed in a fuchsia hood and black face mask, Latto addressed any possible concerns or comments about her chosen look.

“PSA, I’m in the airport with my hood and whoever checked me out,” Latto said in an Instagram story video.

She ends the short clip with a laugh, which could indicate that she is joking about the situation. Nonetheless, some celebrities have “checked” others to see if they are publicly portraying themselves in this way. Celebrities like Mo’Nique have fueled the conversations on social media. As you may recall, she went over to Instagram a few weeks ago to call the practice. At the time, she admittedly went on her own excursion and saw “too many” black women wearing “hoods, scarves, slippers, pajamas, blankets”.

“I’m not saying you have no pride, but the portrayal you are showing has to ask someone if you have it,” replied Mo’Nique of what she saw.

She followed her first video with a clarification that legends like Patti LaBelle and Margaret Avery approached her for similar behavior.

“If I had changed my mind, I would have felt that they were rubbing me wrong,” said Mo’Nique. “But I am glad that I took the position of appreciation and gratitude because they tapped me.”

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Der CEO von Doximity ignorierte die Weisheit des Silicon Valley und baute ein 10-Milliarden-Greenback-Unternehmen auf

Jeff Tangney, CEO von Doximity an der New York Stock Exchange für ihren Börsengang am 24. Juni 2021.

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Jeff Tangney gründete sein erstes Health-Tech-Start-up, Epocrates, mitten in der Dotcom-Blase. Während das Unternehmen den Absturz überlebte und schließlich an die Börse ging, war das Endspiel eine enttäuschende Akquisition für weniger als 300 Millionen US-Dollar.

Als Tangney 2010 sein nächstes Projekt, Doximity, gründete, hatte er einige Dinge gelernt: Sammeln Sie nicht zu viel Geld. Verbrennen Sie nicht zu viel Bargeld. Beheben Sie ein echtes Problem für Ärzte.

Mit Doximity hat Tangney einen Webservice geschaffen, der sowohl ein professionelles Netzwerk – denken Sie LinkedIn für Ärzte – als auch eine sichere Möglichkeit für medizinische Experten zur Kommunikation und zum Austausch von Informationen mit Patienten und Kollegen ist. Es zählt jetzt 1,8 Millionen Mediziner in den USA als Nutzer, darunter über 80 % der Ärzte.

Am Donnerstag debütierte Doximity an der New Yorker Börse und schloss die Woche mit einer Marktkapitalisierung von fast 10 Milliarden US-Dollar ab, nachdem er bei seinem Börsengang rund 500 Millionen US-Dollar aufgebracht hatte. Tangneys Anteil hat einen Wert von 2,9 Milliarden US-Dollar.

Das sind große Zahlen, vor allem wenn man bedenkt, dass Doximity vor dieser Woche nie auf einer “Einhorn” -Liste von Milliarden-Dollar-Technologieunternehmen auftauchte. In der letzten Finanzierungsrunde im Jahr 2014 wurde das Unternehmen mit unter 400 Millionen US-Dollar bewertet. Tangney sagte, dass Doximity, weil es profitabel ist, immer noch nicht die 50 Millionen Dollar erreicht hat, die es vor sieben Jahren gesammelt hat.

„Ich habe mich einigen der Silicon Valley-Weisheiten widersetzt, dass man groß werden muss, man muss 40 weitere Verkäufer einstellen und all diese Dinge tun“, sagte Tangney, 48, in einem Interview am Donnerstag, nachdem er die Glocke an der NYSE geläutet hatte .

Im Zielmarkt von Doximity habe es keinen Sinn, Raketenwachstum anzustreben, sagte Tangney. Das Unternehmen erzielt Einnahmen von Arzneimittelherstellern, die die Website nutzen, um Behandlungen an ein sehr gezieltes Publikum zu vermarkten, und Gesundheitssystemen, die Inhalte für Ärzte im ganzen Land bewerben möchten. Es ist auch ein Recruiting-Tool, das Krankenhäuser und Gesundheitszentren verwenden, um wichtige Stellen zu besetzen.

Tangney erkannte früh, dass er nur so schnell expandieren konnte, wie es die Kundenbudgets erlaubten.

“Die Realität des Gesundheitswesens und unserer Kunden, die sehr solide Institutionen sind, viele gemeinnützige Organisationen, die es seit 100 Jahren gibt, ist, dass selbst wenn Sie sich anlehnen und Tonnen von Vertriebs- und Marketingmitarbeitern einstellen, dies nicht der Fall ist.” wird dich wachsen lassen”, sagte Tangney.

Er ist auch nicht geneigt, für das Branding zu bezahlen, nur um sein Profil aufzubauen – ein weiterer Grund, warum das Unternehmen im Silicon Valley weitgehend unbekannt geblieben ist, obwohl es seinen Hauptsitz in San Francisco hat. Das Werbebudget von Doximity für das letzte Geschäftsjahr belief sich auf 2,6 Millionen US-Dollar oder ungefähr so ​​viel, wie Uber an einem durchschnittlichen Tag ausgibt.

Tangney sagte, die beste Werbung komme von Ärzten, die das Produkt in ihren Ärztenetzwerken anpreisen.

Inzwischen erzielte das Unternehmen im vergangenen Geschäftsjahr einen Umsatz von über 200 Millionen US-Dollar und einen Nettogewinn von über 50 Millionen US-Dollar.

Klettertour in Stanford

Tangneys Reise nach Doximity begann in den späten 1990er Jahren, als er bei einem ausgebildeten Arzt namens Richard Fiedotin in New York lebte. Aus ihrer nicht klimatisierten Wohnung entstand die Idee, eine App für den gerade auf den Markt gekommenen Palm Pilot zu entwickeln, mit der Ärzte wichtige Informationen abrufen können.

Tangney und Fiedotin nahmen diese Idee mit an die Stanford Graduate School of Business, wo sie einen anderen Arzt namens Tom Lee trafen. Die drei verbanden sich über die Schnittstelle von Technologie und Gesundheitswesen während einer Teambuilding-Klettertour für die Studenten des Programms.

1998 gründeten sie das, was Epocrates wurde, und sammelten in den nächsten zwei Jahren etwa 40 Millionen US-Dollar von einigen der Top-Gesundheitsinvestoren des Silicon Valley. Mit der Umstellung von Mobiltelefonen auf BlackBerry-Geräte und dann auf iPhones gewann Epocrates an Bedeutung, da Ärzte unterwegs Entscheidungen über Verschreibungen und Patientensicherheit treffen konnten.

Die Risikokapitalgeber sagten Tangney, er solle wie verrückt einstellen, also tat er es. Dann kam der Tech-Crash und die Krise durch die Terroranschläge vom 11. September. Im Jahr 2002 war Epocrates gezwungen, eine Reihe von Arbeitsplätzen zu streichen, sagte Tangney.

Das Unternehmen hielt durch, aber es war eine Plackerei. Fiedotin ging einige Jahre später, und Lee ging, um One Medical zu gründen, eine Kette von Kliniken für die Grundversorgung, die Technologie einsetzt, um die Patientenerfahrung zu verbessern. Tangney blieb noch etwas länger und versuchte, Epocrates an die Öffentlichkeit zu bringen. Dann kam die Finanzkrise 2008, und das Unternehmen musste seinen Prospekt zurückziehen.

Tangney verließ schließlich Ende 2009, ein Jahr vor dem späteren Börsengang und vier Jahre bevor Athenahealth das Unternehmen für 293 Millionen US-Dollar kaufte.

“In den letzten Jahren meiner Amtszeit gab es einen Punkt, an dem es sich anfühlte, als wären wir in diesem Tunnel und marschierten auf ein Ziel zu”, sagte Tangney. „Ich hatte nicht so viel Spaß. Wenn du nicht so sehr liebst, was du tust, machst du nicht deine beste Arbeit.“

Tangney hatte das letzte Jahrzehnt damit verbracht, Produkte an medizinische Zentren zu verkaufen und mit Ärzten über die Herausforderungen zu sprechen, denen sie bei ihrer Arbeit gegenüberstanden. Er hielt diese Gespräche am Laufen und erfuhr, dass die Kommunikation ein ständiger Stressfaktor war, sei es beim Kontakt mit Patienten, anderen Ärzten, Administratoren oder Personalvermittlern. Nach Tangneys Einschätzung erfolgen 80 % der Kommunikation in der Branche “per Post und Fax”.

“Software frisst zwar die Welt auf, aber sie hat das Gesundheitswesen ein wenig erstickt”, sagte er.

Shari Buck hatte mit Tangney bei Epocrates zusammengearbeitet. Sie ist eine der ersten Menschen, die er mit der Idee angesprochen hat, ein professionelles Netzwerk für Ärzte zu schaffen. Buck sagte, sie sei “ohne Vorbehalt” an Bord gesprungen und eine der drei Mitbegründerinnen, zusammen mit Nate Gross, einem Arzt, der auch der Gründer des Health-Tech-Inkubators Rock Health ist.

Doximity-Mitbegründer Jeff Tangney (links), Nate Gross und Shari Buck

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„Bevor wir ein Büro hatten, fuhr Jeff zu Marin, um mich zu treffen“, sagte Buck. “Wir trafen uns in einem Arbeitsbereich über der Garage. Wir haben immer darüber gelacht, wie Apple es war”, sagte sie und bezog sich auf den sagenumwobenen Ort, an dem Steve Jobs und Steve Wozniak ihre Computerfirma gründeten.

Tangney wandte sich auch an Lee als Resonanzboden und Berater. Bei One Medical hatte Lee das perfekte Testpublikum für Tangney: Eine wachsende Zahl technikbegeisterter Ärzte.

Zu dieser Zeit konzentrierte sich Tangney überhaupt nicht auf Einnahmen, sondern verfolgte eher einen Ansatz, der eher den Internet-Start-ups für Verbraucher ähnelte, und versuchte, eine große Basis engagierter Nutzer aufzubauen, in der Hoffnung, dass irgendwann Geld folgen würde.

Lee sagte, dass sie um Ideen für zukünftige Einnahmemöglichkeiten gekämpft hätten. Medizinischen Recruitern zu helfen, Talente zu finden, war eine klare Möglichkeit.

“Ärzte einzustellen ist kein klar definierter Beruf und wurde schlecht gemacht”, sagte Lee, der heute Gründer und CEO des Gesundheitsunternehmens Galileo ist. “Ein Arzt bekommt viele Jobangebote. Im klassischen Medizinmarketing bekommt man diese Hochglanzfotos von völlig veralteten Jobs, die herrliche Bilder von Vorortgemeinden, Symphonieleben und Fischfang zeigen.”

Die besten Ideen kommen bei Cocktails

Für Tangney hat sich die Produktentwicklung bei Doximity immer darauf konzentriert, was Ärzte brauchen. So hat er vor einem Jahrzehnt einen medizinischen Beirat gegründet, der jedes Jahr ein paar Dutzend Ärzte im Netzwerk für ein Wochenende zusammenbringt.

Die Gruppe trifft sich an einem Samstagnachmittag, um Feedback zu neuen Produkten zu geben, sich über mögliche Updates zu informieren und allgemeine Ideen zu sammeln. Die Gespräche werden bei abendlichen Getränken informell fortgesetzt und dann am Sonntagmorgen wieder aufgenommen und enden mit dem Mittagessen.

“Software frisst zwar die Welt auf, aber sie hat das Gesundheitswesen ein wenig erstickt.”

Während Doximity das diesjährige Treffen wegen Covid-19 auslassen musste, fand die Veranstaltung in Napa und in Pebble Beach und in jüngerer Zeit im Büro des Unternehmens in San Francisco statt.

“Es war wahrscheinlich der größte Einfluss auf unsere Produkt-Roadmap”, sagte Buck. “Wir sprechen über unsere Baupläne, individuelle Features und neue verrückte Ideen, die wir haben. Die besten Ideen kommen am Samstagabend zur Cocktailstunde.”

Buck sagte, Tangney sei dafür bekannt, kleine Notizbücher mit sich herumzutragen, die er an den beiden Tagen fleißig Deck um Deck ausfülle.

Kevin Spain von Emergence Capital besuchte das Napa-Wochenende im Jahr 2012, nicht lange nachdem seine Venture-Firma die erste Investition von Doximity, eine Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 10,8 Millionen US-Dollar, geleitet hatte.

Spanien wurde gründlich in den Erfolg von Doximity investiert, nicht nur wegen des Geldes, das Emergence auf dem Spiel hatte. Er war noch kein Partner der Firma, hatte aber seine Vorgesetzten davon überzeugt, ein Geschäft vor den Einnahmen zu unterstützen. Es war eine untypische Wette für Emergence, das sich auf Cloud-Softwareunternehmen in der Frühphase konzentriert.

Spanien sagte, dass die Vorstandssitzungen zwar aufschlussreich waren, weil er sehen konnte, dass die Anmeldungen in die richtige Richtung gingen und das Engagement auf der Website zunahm, das Napa-Wochenende jedoch viel aufschlussreicher war. Er hörte direkt von Ärzten, was sie brauchten, um ihre Praxis zu verbessern.

“Sie hatten das Gefühl, dass sie an der Entwicklung dieses Dings beteiligt waren, das Doximity baute”, sagte Spanien, dessen Firma zum Handelsschluss am Freitag eine Beteiligung von 1,35 Milliarden US-Dollar an dem Unternehmen besitzt. “Das hatte ich noch nie gesehen.”

Einige dieser Ärzte haben mit dem Börsengang schließlich gutes Geld verdient. Doximity hat Ärzten auf der Plattform bis zu 3,5 Millionen Aktien zugeteilt, was 15% des Angebots entspricht. Nachdem der Aktienkurs von Doximity in den ersten beiden Tagen um 115 % gestiegen war, stieg der Wert der Aktien im Besitz von Ärzten von 91 Millionen US-Dollar auf über 195 Millionen US-Dollar.

“Ärzte sind eine Art Außenseiter auf den Finanzmärkten und in der Geschäftswelt”, sagte Tangney. “Aber in unserem Leben und in unserer Welt sind sie die Insider, sie sind die Menschen, die uns am wichtigsten sind. Wir würden die Aktien lieber an sie gehen, wenn es einen Pop gibt, als an irgendeinen Hedgefonds.”

Eine Herausforderung für Tangney, während er weiterhin nach Expansionsmöglichkeiten sucht, besteht darin, dass es ein begrenztes Universum von Benutzern gibt und das Kernprodukt bereits die überwiegende Mehrheit von ihnen erreicht. Das Unternehmen betreut mehr als 80 % der US-Ärzte und über 90 % der Absolventen der medizinischen Fakultät. Es gibt nur etwa 1 Million Ärzte im Land.

Dennoch sieht Tangney ein Jahrzehnt des Umsatzwachstums vor sich. Es gibt digitale Werbegelder, die es zu erfassen gilt, wenn Pharmaunternehmen ihre Ausgaben online verlagern. Und es gibt die Macht der medizinischen Überweisungen, die Ärzten helfen, Patienten an den richtigen Ort zu bringen, je nachdem, wo die Top-Experten arbeiten und welches Krankenhaus auf die Behandlung einer bestimmten Krankheit spezialisiert ist.

Doximity ist laut Prospekt auch gerade in die Telemedizin eingetreten, eine Marktchance von 4,3 Milliarden US-Dollar. Als Reaktion auf die Pandemie hat Doximity einen videobasierten virtuellen Besuchsdienst eingeführt, den Ärzte über ihre bestehende App und Patienten nutzen können, ohne etwas herunterladen zu müssen.

Das Unternehmen sagte, es habe im Geschäftsjahr, das im März endete, über 150 Telemedizin-Abonnementverträge mit medizinischen Systemen unterzeichnet und über 63 Millionen virtuelle Besuche durchgeführt. Das Produkt macht jedoch nur 2 % des Umsatzes aus.

Auf höchster Ebene, sagte Tangney, macht das Gesundheitswesen 18% der US-Wirtschaft aus. Es gibt also keinen Mangel an Geld, wenn der Service von Doximity weiterhin wertvolle Funktionen hinzufügt.

“Wir konzentrieren uns unerschütterlich auf diese Millionen Menschen, die sehr beschäftigt sind und sich wirklich den ganzen Tag um die Kranken kümmern und keine großartigen Werkzeuge bekommen, um einfach zusammenzuarbeiten und die Pflege zu verbessern”, sagte er.

UHR: Störung des Gesundheitswesens

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LightSail 2 has been in area for two years now and may final even longer earlier than diving again into the environment

The Planetary Society’s crowdfunded solar sailing CubeSat, LightSail 2 was launched on June 25, 2019 and two years later the mission is still going strong. LightSail 2 is a breakthrough technology demonstration of solar sailing ability, leveraging the gentle thrust of photons from the sun to maneuver and adjust its orbit. Within a few months of its launch, LightSail 2 was already declared a success, breaking new ground and expanding the possibilities for future propulsion systems for spacecraft. Since then, it has been testing the limits of solar sailing in an ongoing expanded mission.

One of the main objectives of this expanded mission is to try out the spacecraft in different operating modes while learning how to sail efficiently and effectively. Although two years of flying in the harsh orbital environment have started to degrade the sail, software updates, learned experience, and careful debugging efforts have ensured that the LightSail 2 still flies exceptionally well. Shrinkage, wrinkles, and delamination must be continuously monitored, but nonetheless the team reports that the current “orbit decay rates … are the lowest we’ve seen since the early days of the mission”.

Of course, it will deorbitize at some point. The spacecraft is now at an average altitude of 692 km (about 25 km lower than its original orbit). In sailing mode he loses less than 20 m per day and even gains altitude on good days. When you’re not sailing, the LightSail falls about 50m per day.

It is clear that the mission was an amazing success, and the Planetary Society is not afraid to share its findings. The LightSail 2 team regularly posts pictures from orbit, which can be seen here.

LightSail 2 over the Bahamas. Credit: the Planetary Society.

It was a long way to get to this point. Even if you don’t know the Planetary Society’s history of solar sailing technology, you can probably guess from the name that LightSail 2 isn’t their first try. The idea was championed early in the company’s history by one of its founders, the famous astrophysicist Carl Sagan. Driven by his passion and influence, a plan was developed that would eventually become Cosmos 1: a 100-kilogram vehicle launched from a submarine on a Russian Volna rocket in 2005. Unfortunately, a launch vehicle failure prevented Cosmos 1 from reaching space.

The Planetary Society didn’t give up. With improvements in satellite technology, smaller, cheaper, toaster-sized CubeSats became viable test vehicles that enabled the formulation of an ambitious new plan, starting with LightSail 1, which launched in 2015. Its orbit turned out to be too low for sunlight pressure to overcome atmospheric drag, but it laid the foundation for LightSail 2, which has now reached leaps and bounds beyond its predecessors.

It is worth noting that solar sails have also been tested outside of low earth orbit. In 2010, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) successfully used a solar sail called IKAROS to navigate over the cloud peaks of Venus.

There is still a long way to go, but there is hope that this technology could eventually make interstellar travel possible. Initiatives such as the Breakthrough Starshot program provide solar sails that, powered by concentrated laser light, could transport small probes to nearby stars like Alpha Centauri in an incredibly fast travel time of just 20 years. The lessons of LightSail 2 could be an important first step on the path to distant stars. And right now they’re an inspiring symbol of perseverance and ingenuity (and I don’t mean the Mars robots).

Learn more: https://www.planetary.org/articles/lightsail-2-completes-second-year-in-space

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Wimbledon 2021 – see, plan, draw, maintain, tennis outcomes and extra

Wimbledon returns to ESPN on Monday June 28th this year after the world’s oldest tennis tournament was canceled last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

We will be informed of the results, the key players and the major storylines as the Grand Slam progresses, from the publication of the draw to the crowning of the champions.

This is how you see Wimbledon

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The entire tournament will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks as well as on ESPN + and the ESPN app. Coverage for the first round begins Monday, June 28, at 6 p.m. ET.

The women’s championship will be broadcast on ESPN on Saturday, July 10th at 9am, while the men’s championship will air on Sunday, July 11th at 9am.

Who will compete in Wimbledon?

Novak Djokovic, who wins the Australian Open in February and the French Open in June, is aiming for his sixth Wimbledon title. If he won the tournament, he would tie Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to the most important championships in men’s tennis history.

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The 39-year-old Federer, who retired before the fourth round of the French Open, is looking for his ninth Wimbledon championship. Nadal, meanwhile, retired from Wimbledon and the Olympics, saying he was listening “to my body” in order to “extend my career and keep doing what makes me happy”.

Nadal isn’t the only known player to leave Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka, the women’s runner-up, partially withdrew from the tournament in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. The defending champion in the women’s singles, Simona Halep, number 3 in the world, retired early Friday with a calf injury after Dominic Thiem, number 5 in the world rankings, had been eliminated from Wimbledon the day before due to an injury to his right wrist.

The women’s field is equally occupied, because seven different women have won the last eight majors. The high-ranking Ashleigh Barty, whose only Grand Slam was the 2019 French Open, did not get past the fourth round in her career at Wimbledon.

Serena Williams, meanwhile, hopes to tie Margaret Court to the majority of Grand Slam singles titles (24). Williams has not won a title since the 2017 Australian Open.

Which first round games can be seen?

The draw kept Djokovic and Federer in opposite halves, with the top seed Djokovic bringing British Jack Draper in round 1 – traditionally on Monday – and Federer against Adrian Mannarino from France. No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas, fresh after a heavy defeat in the final of the French Open against Djokovic, meets the American Frances Tiafoe.

The men’s possible quarterfinals based on seeding are Djokovic vs. No. 5 Andrey Rublev and Tsitsipas vs. No. 8 Roberto Bautista Agut in the top half; No. 2 Daniil Medvedev vs. No. 6 Federer and No. 4 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 7 Matteo Berrettini in the lower half.

For the women, Serena Williams is in Barty’s half, preparing her for a possible semi-final. Williams starts against number 100 in the world, Aliaksandra Sasnovich. The top seed Barty meanwhile takes on Carla Suarez Navarro. No. 10 Petra Kvitova meets Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion.

The women’s potential quarterfinals are Barty versus No. 5 Bianca Andreescu and No. 3 Elina Svitolina versus No. 6 Serena Williams in the top half; No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka vs. No. 7 Iga Swiatek and No. 4 Sofia Kenin vs. No. 8 Karolina Pliskova in the lower half.

Will there be fans at Wimbledon?

Yes, fans are allowed in this year’s tournament. Both singles finals will allow for full Center Court attendance, making it the first outdoor sporting event in the UK to be at full capacity since the pandemic began. The capacity will be 50% until the final, i.e. 100%.

The All England Club said fans are required to wear face coverings while on the venue, but not to wear masks and to maintain social distance while sitting. Viewers must also provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of attending.

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Science

Scientists use NASA satellite tv for pc knowledge to trace microplastics from the oceans from area – watts with that?

From NASA

June 25, 2021

A selection of microplastic fragments, filaments, and fibers from the North Atlantic Sub-Tropical Vortex presented in a disposable water bottle.Credits: Courtesy of Nicole Trenholm / Ocean Research Project

Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way of using NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of plastic in the ocean.

Microplastic is created when plastic waste in the ocean is broken down by the sun’s rays and the movement of ocean waves. These small plastic stains are harmful to marine organisms and ecosystems. Microplastics can be carried hundreds or thousands of kilometers from their source by ocean currents, making them difficult to track down and remove. Currently, the main source of information on the location of microplastics comes from fishing boat trawlers who use nets to catch plankton – and inadvertently microplastics as well.

The new technology is based on data from NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a constellation of eight small satellites that measure wind speeds over the Earth’s oceans and provide information about the strength of hurricanes. CYGNSS also uses radar to measure ocean roughness, which is influenced by several factors, including wind speed and debris floating in the water.

In reverse, the team looked for places where the ocean was smoother than expected given the wind speed, which in their opinion could indicate the presence of microplastic. Then they compared these areas with observations and model predictions of where microplastics accumulate in the ocean. The scientists found that microplastics tend to be found in smoother waters, showing that CYGNSS data can be used as a tool to track microplastics from the ocean from space.

The results were published online in IEEE Transactions of Geoscience and Remote Sensing on June 9, 2021. The work was carried out by Chris Ruf, professor at the University of Michigan and lead researcher for CYGNSS, and undergraduate Madeline C. Evans.

Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a new way to find sources of microplastics in the ocean and track their movements using NASA satellite data. Credit: University of Michigan

From Sofie Bates
NASA’s Earth Science News Team

Last updated: June 25, 2021

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Health

FDA Provides Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Warning of Uncommon Coronary heart Irritation

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday added a warning to patient and supplier data sheets for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to warn of a rare risk of heart inflammation.

For each vaccine, the leaflet has been revised to include a warning of myocarditis and pericarditis after the second dose and the onset of symptoms within a few days of receiving the vaccination.

Myocarditis is the inflammation of the heart muscle and pericarditis is the inflammation of the tissues surrounding the heart. Health officials said the vaccine’s benefits still outweigh the risk.

“The risk of myocarditis and pericarditis appears to be very small given the number of vaccine doses given,” Janet Woodcock, acting FDA commissioner, said in a statement.

“The benefits of the Covid-19 vaccination continue to outweigh the risks, given the risk of Covid-19 diseases and the associated potentially serious complications,” she said.

The FDA update follows a review and discussion by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday.

According to presentation slides from the CDC meeting, there have been more than 1,200 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis, mostly in those under the age of 30 who received the injections.

About 300 million shots had been administered by June 11, according to the CDC. For both vaccines combined, there were only 12.6 cases of heart inflammation per million doses.

– CNBC’s Berkeley Lovelace Jr. contributed to the coverage

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Quarter-finals of Euro 2021: video games, schedule, occasions, TV for match elite eight

Denmark and Italy became the first two quarter-finalists at Euro 2021 after their victories on the opening day of the knockout round.

The Danes beat Wales 4-0 and Italy needed extra time to beat Austria 2-1.

The Italians face the Belgium-Portugal winner, while the Danes, who were one of the most inspiring stories of the tournament after star player Christian Eriksen survived a cardiac arrest, advance to the quarter-finals against the tournament winner knockout Netherlands versus Czech Republic.

The quarter-finalists will be determined on four consecutive days of action and we will know the elite eight of the EM 2021 by Tuesday evening.

Watch: quarter-finals of Euro 2021 on fuboTV (free 7-day test version)

The four quarter-finals will be held on July 2nd and July 3rd at four different venues.

  • Quarterfinals # 1 (July 2nd): St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Quarterfinals # 2 (July 2nd): Munich, Germany
  • Quarterfinals # 3 (July 3rd): Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Quarterfinals # 4 (July 3rd): Rome, Italy

Here’s how to watch the Euro 2021 quarter-finals in the US

  • Events: Fri, July 2nd & Sat, July 3rd
  • Times: And 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. ET
  • Channels: ESPN, ABC
  • Spanish speaking channels: Univision, TUDN
  • Stream: fuboTV, ESPN app, PrendeTV

The quarter-finals will be broadcast in English on ESPN and ABC and in Spanish on Univision and TUDN. Both networks can be streamed on fuboTV (free 7-day trial version).

The complete line-up, schedule and TV for each game in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals follows below:

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Quarter finals

date game Time (TV channels) electricity
Fri, July 2nd QF1: Croatia / Spain vs. France / Switzerland 12:00 p.m. ET (ESPN) fuboTV, ESPN app, PrendeTV
Fri, July 2nd QF2: Belgium / Portugal vs. Italy 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN) fuboTV, ESPN app, PrendeTV
Sat, July 3rd QF3: Netherlands / Czech Rep. Vs. Denmark 12 p.m. ET (ESPN, Univision, TUDN) fuboTV, ESPN-App, TUDN.tv
Sat, July 3rd QF4: Sweden / Ukraine vs. England / Germany 3:00 p.m. ET (ABC, Univision, TUDN) fuboTV, ESPN-App, ESPN3, TUDN.tv

Semifinals

date game Time (TV channels) electricity
Tue, July 6th QF 2 vs. QF 1 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN, Univision, TUDN) fuboTV, ESPN +, TUDN.tv
Wed, July 7th QF 4 vs. QF 3 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN, Univision, TUDN) fuboTV, ESPN +, TUDN.tv

final

date game Time (TV channels) electricity
Sun July 11th final 3:00 p.m. ET (ESPN, Univision, TUDN) fuboTV, ESPN +, TUDN.tv
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Science

The primary Chinese language crew is busy on their new house station

On Thursday June 17th, China took another important step in its quest to become a superpower in space. Just two months after the core module of the Tiangong space station (literally “Heavenly Palace”) was sent into orbit, the three astronauts, who will be the station’s first crew, took off into space. The mission, Shenzhou 12, lifted off on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 9:22 p.m. local time (9:22 a.m. EDT; 6:22 a.m. PDT) on Wednesday evening.

The launch, the seventh manned mission of the Shenzhou spacecraft and the first manned expedition to the new space station, was broadcast live on the state broadcaster CCTV. According to the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO), the launch was a complete success, with the spacecraft separating from the rocket 573 seconds later and entering orbit to hit the station.

About six and a half hours later, at 3:54 a.m. EDT (12:54 p.m. PDT), the spacecraft successfully docked with the Tianhe core module and the three astronauts – Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo – entered the station. As the CMSEO reported shortly thereafter:

“After the Shenzhou-12 manned spacecraft successfully completed a rapid automated rendezvous and docked with the core module of the orbiting Tianhe space station, the Shenzhou-12 crew entered the orbital module from the re-entry module. After a series of preparations as programmed, the hatch of the core module opened and on June 17, 2021 at 6:48 p.m. (Beijing time), astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo entered the Tianhe module one after the other. The crew will carry out the relevant work as planned. “

The crew will spend the next three months aboard the Tiangong Space Station, where they will participate in a series of orbital scientific operations. This includes performing extravehicular activities (EVA), also known as. “Space walks” in suits supplied by the Tianzhou 2 mission. You will also test the station’s large robotic arm and review the module’s regenerative life support system.

The Tianhe module (literally “harmony of the sky” in Chinese) provides propulsion, guidance, navigation and orientation control as well as the station’s power supply and life support systems. It also includes a living space for its three crew members measuring 50m3 (compared to 15m for Tiangong-1) with beds, a kitchen and toilet, computers and equipment for scientific experiments and communication with the ground.

Tianhe’s design also includes multiple ports to accommodate the Shenzhou spacecraft and other modules to be integrated over time. The module also has two robotic arms, the smaller of which measures 10 m (33 ft) and is intended for remote station operation. The big robotic arm – aka. “Chinaarm” (such as “Canadarm”, “Canadarm2” and “Canadarm3”) is similar to the Lyappa arm that is used by Mir.

It is this arm that will be used to attach future modules to the two ports at the end of Tianhe’s long axis, gradually expanding the station and allowing a more diverse range of scientific operations. The proposed future modules include two Laboratory Cabin Modules (LCMs) – “Wentian” and “Mengtian” – which provide additional navigation, avionics, and backup propulsion and orientation controls.

The Wentian and Mengtian modules are currently scheduled to start between May-June and August-September 2022 (each). As soon as they are integrated and ready for use, the crews of the station can carry out scientific experiments in a microgravity environment, which here on earth (in simulated microgravity) is only possible for a few minutes.

Experiments will also be placed on the outside of the fuselage to measure the effects of exposure to the space environment, vacuum, cosmic rays and solar winds. These are similar to the research currently being carried out on board the International Space Station (ISS), the aim of which is to find out how humans will deal with space radiation and microgravity during long-term missions to space, the moon and Mars.

On the morning of Wednesday June 23, the crew spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was speaking to them from the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. On the same day, the CNSA also uploaded a video showing the daily operations of the crew on the station during the first week (see below). This essentially consisted of preparation for the various operations that will be performed later.

The Shenzhou 12 mission is the third of eleven launches that will culminate with the construction of the three-module station. As the third and final tranche of the Tiangong program, this station is set to compete with the ISS, which is scheduled to expire in 2024 (although the mission may be extended to 2028). The program is one of many designed to promote China’s presence in space and influence abroad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiu11UYNwd4

Further reading: Phys.org, Space News

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