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Seattle Kraken Draft Outcomes: Full Roster, Checklist of Picks from the 2021 NHL Growth Draft

Seattle Kraken Draft Results: Full Roster, List of Picks from the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft

The Seattle Kraken officially revealed their roster during the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft.

Wednesday night, General Manager Ron Francis, supported by a host of big names including Sue Bird, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Marshawn Lynch, announced the 30 players who had been removed from their favorite teams during a special on ESPN.

The picks leaked earlier in the day so the names weren’t a surprise, but the Kraken caught some big fish anyway: Mark Giordano, Adam Larsson, Vince Dunn, Jamie Oleksiak, Brandon Tanev and Jordan Eberle. In addition to Oleksiak, Tanev, Eberle and goalkeeper Chris Driedger, Giordano, who will certainly take over the captaincy, was also present.

Following the Kraken’s pick and initial rumors, Sporting News officially announced the players who are now part of the 32nd NHL franchise.

SN’S MOCK EXPANSION DRAFT: Carey Price, Vladimir Tarasenko headlines

Seattle Kraken Squad

The Kraken had to pick at least 14 strikers, nine defenders and three goalkeepers. Twenty of the 30 players selected were required to have contracts for 2021-22 and all contracts had to meet the cap (the cap for 2021-22 is $ 81.5 million). Also, a quick reminder: The Golden Knights were exempt from losing a player.

TEAM PLAYER POS CAP-HIT
Anaheim ducks Haydn Fleury D. $ 1.3 million
Arizona coyotes Tyler Pitlick RW $ 1.75 million
Boston Bruins Jeremy Lauzon D. $ 850K
Buffalo saber Will borrow D. RFA
Calgary flames Mark Giordano D. $ 6.75M
Carolina Hurricanes Morgan Geekie C / W RFA
Chicago Blackhawks John Quenneville LW $ 750K
Colorado avalanche Joonas Donskoi RW $ 3.9 million
Columbus blue jackets Gavin Bayreuther D. UFA
Dallas stars Jamie Oleksiak D. UFA
Detroit Red Wings Dennis Cholowski D. $ 894K
Edmonton Oilers Adam Larsson D. UFA
Florida panther Chris Dryger G UFA
Los Angeles Kings Kurtis MacDermid D. $ 875K
Minnesota Wild Carson Soucy D. $ 2.75 million
Montreal Canada Cale Fleury D. RFA
Nashville Predators Jarnkrok Street C / W $ 2 million
New Jersey Devils Nathan Bastian RW $ 825K
Residents of New York Jordan Eberle RW $ 5.5 million
New York Rangers Colin Blackwell C / W $ 725K
Ottawa Senators Joey okay G $ 750K
Philadelphia flyer Carsen Twarynski LW RFA
Pittsburgh penguins Brandon Tanev LW $ 3.5 million
San Jose sharks Alexander True C. RFA
St. Louis Blues Vince Dunn D. RFA
Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde C. $ 5.17 million
Toronto Maple Leafs Jared McCann C / W $ 2.94 million
Vancouver Canucks Kole Lind RW RFA
Washington capitals Vitek Vanecek G $ 717K
Winnipeg jets Mason Appleton RW $ 900K

DRAFT EXTENSION: Protected Lists | Players available

Rumors of NHL Expansion Draft

(All times are Easter)

9:39 pm – Side deals and trades weren’t announced, so it sounds like none were made.

9:32 pm – The final choice is the now ex-Canuck Kole Lind.

9:25 pm – Mark Giordano: “This is the first time in my career that I have ever been drafted.” In all likelihood he’s the first team captain.

9:02 pm – Big toothless grin from Jamie Oleksiak as Dominic Moore says he’s the toughest player in the entire NHL.

8:52 pm – Krakens home opener will take place on October 23 against the nearby Canucks.

8:47 pm – Brandon Tanev is the choice of the penguins and he’s in Seattle. They show his headshot from last year and he’s a good sport.

8:32 pm – Many thought it was Jake Bean, but it’s Morgan Geekie who has ties to the region (played for the WHL’s Tri-City Americans) as the Hurricanes pick.

8:23 pm – Chris Fowler takes a chance on the Leafs playoff drought. . . before announcing Jared McCann.

8:20 pm – Ron Francis says Price was discussed but the team “decided to go in a different direction.”

8:18 pm – Chris Dryedger is in Seattle wearing the new Kraken home shirt.

8:13 pm – Three picks (Lauzon, Borgen, Cholowski). Three defense attorneys. Combined 194 NHL games, with Chowloski playing the most, 104.

8:10 p.m. – The first man to leave is Jeremy Lauzon of the Bruins, someone who Krakens assistant coach Jay Leach of Providence (AHL) knows well.

8:02 pm – Here we go. Gary Bettman is being booed. Hockey lives in Seattle.

7:39 pm – This will count towards one of the 20 players required to be under contract for 2021-22.

Jamie Oleksiak & SEA is five years old, approximately $ 4.6 million

– Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 21, 2021

5:45 pm – The last piece of the puzzle.

Dennis Cholowski.
This is the Seattle pick from Detroit.
Apparently the octopuses couldn’t reach him for most of the day.

– Mark Spector (@SportsnetSpec) July 21, 2021

3 pm – There is only one team left. Who was taken from the Red Wings? All signs point to Troy Stecher, but based on other tips, who knows?

12:31 pm – One of the biggest surprises with the expansion draft so far was Seattle not choosing Max Domi from the Blue Jackets and instead getting a 27-year-old defender who played nine NHL games in 2020/21.

The #CBJ did not make any side agreements with #SeaKraken regarding the selection of D. Gavin Bayreuther.

– Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) July 21, 2021

12:05 pm – Hurricanes defender Jake Bean was Carolina’s putative choice, but Seattle goes with Morgan Geekie instead.

Another interesting development: There were a lot of lines drawn between #Canes and #SeaKraken and who could Ron Francis choose from a team that knows their stuff so well.

Sounds like the pick would be Morgan Geekie, a player he picked in 2017. @DFOHockey

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

11:58 am – Seattle’s election from the Jets could suggest that Winnipeg has negotiated a side deal to prevent the Kraken from taking defense attorney Dylan DeMelo.

Winnipeg Jets loses Mason Appleton to the Kraken.

– Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) July 21, 2021

11:53 am – So far, Seattle’s GM Ron Francis has been careful to avoid bloated contracts.

Hearing the #SeaKraken saved more valuable canopy space by handing over to Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene in Nashville.

The belief is that they will choose Calle Järnkrok instead.

– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 21, 2021

11:45 am – Seattle may have found its first captain in 37-year-old Mark Giordano, plucked by Pacific Division’s new rival Flames.

BREAKING – I can confirm that the Seattle Kraken have selected Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano as their pick for the expansion draft that will be announced tonight.

– Salim Nadim Valji (@salimvalji) July 21, 2021

11:37 am – Seattle reportedly sourced its goalkeepers from Florida, Washington, and Ottawa.

Sounds like the three goalkeepers chosen by #SeaKraken will be Chris Driedger (FLA), Vitek Vanecek (WSH) and Joey Daccord (OTT). @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

11:33 am – Kaapo Kahkonen has been widely speculated as one of Seattle’s goalie selections.

At the moment I have the impression that the Kraken did NOT take the #mnwild goalkeeper Kaapo Kahkonen.

We will see. If that’s true, that would leave Carson Soucy, Victor Rask, Nick Bjugstad, Brennan Menell, and Free Agents / Minor Leaguers

– Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) July 21, 2021

11:30 a.m. – The NHL Expansion Draft has been a buzzkill for anyone hoping for chaos. Gabriel Landeskog, an upcoming UFA, won’t be Seattle’s choice from Colorado.

I know that some fans are surprised … but to hear that SEA has not reached an agreement with Gabriel Landeskog.

– Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 21, 2021

11:21 am – That means Alex Kerfoot will stay in Toronto.

His stay in Toronto was short-lived. The #SeaKraken will select Jared McCann from the # leaves.

The bottom line: Toronto traded potential Filip Hallander and a 7th round pick to Pittsburgh to essentially protect their squad from Seattle. @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

11:16 am – Another big name that won’t travel to Seattle.

Sources say #SeaKraken also passed on another high profile big money player: Vladimir Tarasenko.

Subject to change, but sounds like the #stlblues pick will be Vince Dunn. @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

11:10 am – It seems Carey Price was just talk for Seattle.

According to sources, the Kraken did NOT choose Carey Price in the draft extension. It remains the property of the Montreal Canadiens @TSNHockey @TheAthletic

– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 21, 2021

11:07 am – Could Vladimir Tarasenko be at the center of one of the greatest sideline businesses today?

If the Kraken takes Tarasenko off the blues (and I have no confirmation of that) that there are teams out there who have already told Seattle they would swap for him if the Kraken kept the salary … @TSNHockey @TheAthletic

– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 21, 2021

10:40 am – Brandon Tanev is the penguin type? Interesting.

Early news is that #SeaKraken has targeted Brandon Tanev from the #pens.

Kraken is already unfolding to be difficult to play. With Brandon in the Kraken episode, I’m looking forward to potential Tanev vs Tanev Brother matches in the Pacific. @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

10 am – The Kraken presented all of the deets to the NHL. Now we are waiting.

9:57 am – Another UFA pending, but time is running out when things have to be submitted to the NHL.

The Kraken had contract talks with the outstanding UFA Jaden Schwartz, but ended up not signing it while the window was just closed, a source confirms. So the Kraken’s choice will be a different blues player. You know? Tarasenko? @TSNHockey @TheAthletic

– Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 21, 2021

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9:05 am – A little shocking that Larsson doesn’t sign with the Oilers, who allegedly offered him similar money.

In addition to Frank’s coverage, Adam Larsson has a four-year deal with #SeaKraken – he hears it will be a $ 4 million AAV.

Seattle imprisoned him during his exclusive UFA / RFA interview period. https://t.co/7HAV5aVD3C

– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 21, 2021

9:42 a.m. – Any thought of the Kraken taking anyone but Gourde seems crushed.

Early news is that #SeaKraken focused on one player from #GoBolts: Yanni Gourde.

Not entirely clear how tonight is going to work. Teams wondering if he’s the only Tampa player going to Seattle? Could change. But it makes sense that Gourde will be an Kraken before the night is over. @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

8:58 am – The first news is coming. If it is indeed Larsson and Oleksiak, they will be the only players Seattle can pick from the Oilers and Stars respectively.

Early news is that #SeaKraken is signing deals with two UFA defenders: Adam Larsson (EDM) and Jamie Oleksiak (DAL).

Not completed. But aside from last minute changes, these players are expected to be the pick of #Oilers and #GoStars. @DFOHocky

– Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 21, 2021

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Enter celeb houses within the new teaser for MTV’s Cribs Revival

Enter celeb homes in the new teaser for MTV's Cribs Revival

Welcome to your crib!

On Wednesday July 21st, MTV released the first trailer for the revival of their hit tour series Cribs, which is returning on August 11th Martha Stewart, Ashlee Simpson Ross, Scott Disick, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Tinashe and more, invite viewers to peek inside their homes.

According to the network, the newly started series will again give an insight “into the everyday – and unexpected – lifestyles and rituals of their favorite personalities”. So if you’ve ever wondered how Lord Disick furnishes his mansion, or what Martha Stewart’s home aesthetic actually looks like, now is your chance.

Not only was the series revived, but the show’s iconic mantra was brought back. We are, of course, talking about the saying that everyone says when showing off their bedroom: “This is where the magic happens.”

As longtime MTV fans will remember, Cribs first debuted on the network in 2000, leading fans to homes’ homes Mariah Carey, 50 cents, Naomi Campbell and more. The series inspired several spinoffs including CMT Cribs, Teen Cribs, and a Snapchat series.

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Science

“The local weather emergency happened due to our sinfulness” – Watts Up With That?

“The climate emergency came about because of our sinfulness” - Watts Up With That?

Guest contribution by Eric Worrall

Rev. Dr. Peter Walker, Rector of the United Theological College, considers the emission of industrial CO2 to be sinful. But Jesus told us that we must take care of the poor – and there is no better tool for poverty alleviation than industrialization and economic development.

RECURRING SIN TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE CHANGE

Insights magazine

July 21, 2021

The recent infernos in California and floods in Germany remind us that climate change is a global drama that if we do not act can lead to total tragedy for all of creation. Just as a finger knocks a top out of its perfect rhythm and the rotating toy is unbalanced before it finds a new balance or collapses, the earth system is unbalanced. And not by chance, but from a willing, decisive species. This is us. Earth systems science tells us that this planet is fine-tuned, but one species has met its own needs so much that the cost of everything else has become unbearable. And it shows.

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As strange as the language of Christian theology may seem in public space today, the man-made climate emergency caused by our selfish abuse of the planet certainly requires a revival of the language of sin. In early 2020, there was speculation that Pope Francis, in his declaration on the plight of the Amazon, might label humanity’s abuse of the earth as sinful. He did not. In Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon), Pope Francis condemned the unchecked industrial destruction and said: “The companies, national or international, that harm the Amazon and do not respect the right of the original peoples to the land and its borders and to themselves – decision and prior consent should be required for what they are: injustice and crime. ”This language of“ injustice and crime ”is powerful, but it is not the inherently most powerful language available to Christian leaders.

Abusing the earth is a sin. The climate emergency arose because of our sinfulness. It is a sign, and it can prove to be the most illuminating of all signs, of our universal wrongdoing and the fact that humanity has fought on itself. Calling people to prayer for the planet without naming the sin that makes these prayers and global action necessary to save the planet is a profound moral and theological failure.

Rev. Dr. Peter Walker, Rector of the United Theological College

Read more: https://www.insights.uca.org.au/resurrecting-sin-to-address-climate-change/

What about the sin of denying food and clothing to the poor?

Matthew 25: 34-36 tells us: “Then the king will say to those on his right hand: ‘Come, you blessed ones of my Father, inherit the kingdom which was prepared for you from the foundation of the world; because I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took me in, I was naked and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you did took care of me, I was in jail and you visited me. ‘”

What will the King say to those who, however well mean, tear away from today’s abundance of food, clothing and medicine?

Dr. Walker, I’m sure you mean well. But the attempt to tear down the foundation stone of our age of plenty is a direct attack on the reliable supply of food, clothing and clean water to the poor. How do you reconcile your attack on our age of industrial abundance with the Gospel of Matthew?

Only cheap energy and industrial civilization can provide the abundance that we all too often take for granted, the abundance that has fed and clothed more poor people and cured more sick than humanity has ever tried before.

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Covid Native officers throughout U.S. are beginning to reimpose masks guidelines as delta variant takes maintain

Covid Local officials across U.S. are starting to reimpose mask rules as delta variant takes hold

People wearing face protective masks walk on Hollywood Blvd during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 29, 2021.

Mario Anzuoni | Reuters

From Los Angeles to Massachusetts, local officials across the country are pleading with Americans to once again wear masks inside as the delta variant rips through the U.S.

Several counties across California and Nevada are now advising all residents to wear masks in public indoor settings — whether they are vaccinated or not. Local leaders in at least three more states have reinstated mask mandates, issued facial covering recommendations or threatened the return of strict public health limits for all residents — in defiance of federal health guidelines that say vaccinated people don’t have to follow those protocols in most settings.

“A rise in case counts was not unexpected as the community began to fully reopen,” Jennifer Sizemore, spokeswoman for the Southern Nevada Health District, said in an email to CNBC. Home to Las Vegas, Nevada’s Clark County tightened its mask recommendation last week after Covid cases and deaths both surged by 50% over the previous week to 4,599 new infections last week and 33 coronavirus-related deaths, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

After months of falling cases, Covid infections are on the rise again in the U.S. New cases jumped by 55% since last week to an average of 37,000 new cases per day over the last seven days, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

The CDC eased its Covid guidelines May 13 on masks for fully vaccinated people, saying they didn’t need to use them or practice social distancing in most settings. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told lawmakers at a Senate hearing Tuesday that the agency is actively reviewing its mask and other public health guidelines as the virus and pandemic evolve, especially as scientists learn more about the delta variant and how vaccines hold up against it.

“A lot has changed since May 13,” Walensky testified. “We now have a variant circulating in this country that at the time was 3% (of new cases) and is now 83% and much more transmissible.”

The delta variant is spreading throughout the country, particularly in areas with low vaccination rates, she said. Nearly two-thirds of the counties in the U.S. have vaccinated less than 40% of their residents, “allowing for the emergence and rapid spread of the highly transmissible delta variant,” and that’s leading to a rise in hospitalizations and deaths, she said.

That’s starting to show in Nevada, which has fully vaccinated just 43.5% of its population, according to CDC data. Clark County recorded 641 new Covid hospitalizations last week, 23% more admissions than the previous seven days. Despite the resurging outbreak in the Las Vegas area, Sizemore said that the county’s vaccination rate has hovered just under 42% for the last two weeks.

“However, the community’s vaccination rate has been slowing and unvaccinated people are not taking recommended precautions, including wearing masks and continuing to practice social distancing,” Sizemore said.

Nevada isn’t the only state to reinforce its mask guidelines. On Friday, seven counties in California’s Bay Area recommended using masks indoors, stopping short of a full mandate. The city of Berkeley, Calif., similarly called for the continued use of masks.

Further south, Los Angeles County restored its mask mandate for public indoor places on Saturday. The county initially eliminated the mandate on June 15, when the state formally rolled back a series of executive measures designed to mitigate against the spread of Covid-19.

In Massachusetts, officials in Provincetown advised all individuals Monday to resume wearing masks indoors after Fourth of July celebrations led to an outbreak of new cases.

In Orleans Parish, Louisiana, where the CDC reported 560 new coronavirus cases last week, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is weighing whether to reenact a mask mandate, a decision NOLA.com reports could come as soon as Wednesday. And New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday that he wanted to avoid reinstating a mask mandate, pushing instead for residents to get vaccinated.

“For the time being, I hope we don’t have to do that,” Murphy said. “If we have to, we will.”

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The Mexican Soccer Affiliation fined FIFA $ 109,000 for homophobic chanting

The Mexican Football Association fined FIFA $ 109,000 for homophobic chanting

12:15 p.m. ET

  • Eric GomezWriter from Mexico

FIFA has announced that it will fine the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs (US $ 109,000) after anti-gay chanting by fans during the Mexico-Iceland game in Arlington, Texas on May 29 could be heard.

A FIFA spokesperson confirmed to ESPN Mexico that this latest penalty loop would not include any other sanctions such as banning fans from its games.

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In June, Mexico was ordered to play its next two official home games behind closed doors after anti-gay chanting last April during the CONCACAF pre-Olympic qualifier in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

“The singing is discriminatory and takes us away from FIFA competitions,” said Mexican association president Yon de Luisa during a press conference in June on the suspension. “For those who think it’s fun too [do it], I have news for you. It is not.”

The Mexican federation has been fined 16 for singing since 2015 and paid just over $ 336,000 since the first instance. During the May 29 match, FIFA’s three-step protocol against discrimination was put into effect after fans repeatedly directed the anti-gay slur against Icelandic goalkeeper Runar Runarsson after kicks.

The first step of the protocol calls for announcers at the stadium to urge fans to stop the discriminatory action. The second step allows the referee to temporarily stop the game in the event of repetition, and the third step can lead to the game being abandoned.

In Arlington, referee Ted Unkel was asked to suspend play in the 62nd minute, although the game eventually ended, resulting in a 2-1 win for Mexico.

Although the FMF was spared a more serious penalty this time around, recent cases of singing at games could still result in additional penalties.

In June the singing could be clearly heard at the semifinals and finals of the CONCACAF Nations League in Mexico against Costa Rica and the USA.

On July 10, during the El Tri Gold Cup opener against Trinidad and Tobago, the chant continued even after the first two steps of FIFA Protocol were enforced.

On the eve of the Mexican League restart on July 22, a press conference was scheduled by both Liga MX and FMF to address the ongoing problem of discrimination against homosexuals at games.

The upcoming season, tentatively titled Apertura (Opening) 2021, is expected to be renamed as part of a campaign to curb the use of singing in Mexican football.

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Ions surf by way of Jupiter’s magnetic subject and set off its polar lights

Ions surf through Jupiter's magnetic field and trigger its polar lights

Auroras come in many shapes and sizes. Jupiter is known for its spectacular addition of bright northern lights, which also appear in the X-ray band. These northern lights are also extreme sources of energy that give off almost a gigawatt of energy in a few minutes. But what exactly causes it has been a mystery for the past 40 years. Now, a team has used data from a combination of satellites to find out what is causing these heavy emissions. The answer seems to be charged ions surfing on some kind of wave.

Ions have long been fingered as the cause of the aurora borealis, but it was not clear how exactly they got into the atmosphere. To find out, the researchers first had to find out where the ions came from. A clue was found in the position of the aurora itself.

Image of the northern lights on Jupiter as seen in the X-ray image in 2007 from Chandra, one of NASA’s X-ray telescopes.
Credit – X-Ray – NASA / CXC / SwRI / R. Gladstone et al .; Optical – NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage (AURA / STScI)

Earthbound auroras usually occur between 65 and 80 degrees latitude, but do not exist above 80 degrees. At this point, the Earth’s magnetic field, which directs the ions into the atmosphere to create the polar lights, combines with the magnetic field created by the solar wind and carries the ions out to join the roaring sea of ​​other passing particles.

Jupiter, on the other hand, regularly has auroras that appear beyond this 80 degree line, and the aurora borealis may appear differently at the north and south poles, while they would be similar on Earth. All of this suggests the idea of ​​a “closed” magnetic field, which means that the magnetic field of one planet emanates from one point and hits the planet again at another, without ever being tied to the magnetic field caused by the solar wind.

Dr. Becky explains Jupiter’s now solved Aurora puzzle.
Credit – Dr. Becky YouTube channel

To test this new theory about the arrangement of Jupiter’s magnetic field, Dr. Zhonghua Yao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing different aspects of Jupiter’s magnetic field. The result, which most closely matched the varying, pulsating aurora borealis in observations, was a closed magnetic system in which the gas giant’s magnetic field began at a pole, extended for millions of miles into empty space, and then returned to the planet.

With this improved understanding of Jupiter’s magnetic field theory, it was time to take some measurements. Fortunately, two tools were in close proximity – the XMM-Newton, a near-earth X-ray observatory, and Juno, which recently released a spectacular video showing details of one of its flybys over the Jupiter system.

X-rays aren’t the only type of aurora on Jupiter. Here are some ultraviolet aurora images of Jupiter from the Juno Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument. The images contain intensities from three spectral ranges, false color red, green and blue, which provide qualitative information about precipitating electron energies (respectively high, medium and low).
Photo credit: NASA / SwRI / Randy Gladstone

In 2017, XMM-Newton aimed his optics at Jupiter for a full 26 hours and saw an X-ray aurora pulse every 27 minutes. At the same time, Juno was flying past just above the planet’s surface, collecting magnetometric data. When the two sets of data were compared, it became clear that the northern lights were caused by changes in Jupiter’s magnetic fields.

These fluctuations seem to come from some kind of “wave” that exists in the field itself. Technically known as Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves, they are created when the magnetic field itself is compressed by the solar wind hitting it. Heated particles that are compressed in the magnetic field are then forced into a wave pattern, where they follow the magnetic field lines to the poles, where they rejoin the atmosphere and then create the polar lights.

UT video about upcoming missions to Jupiter.

Researchers led by Dr. William Dunn from University College London were able to use the two data sets to follow the wave formation up to the Aurora process. And they think the same system could exist with other gas giants. The ion type could be different (Saturn has water ions from Enceladus versus Jupiter which is feeding sulfur from Io) but the process would be almost the same. It could even take place on exoplanets.

These data, which are already 4 years old, will not be the last on this subject. ESA has a mission called Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) that will reach the largest planet in the solar system in 2029. With a little luck we will get even more spectacular pictures and more information about these breathtaking, otherworldly northern lights.

Learn more:
ESA – The mystery of the causes of Jupiter’s X-ray aurors has been solved |
Advances in Science – Uncover the source of Jupiter’s X-ray auroral eruptions
Physics World – Vibrations drive X-rays in Jupiter’s northern lights
CBS – Astronomers finally reveal the 40-year-old mystery of Jupiter’s epic X-ray aurora flares
JPL – 40-year mystery solved: source of Jupiter’s X-rays uncovered

Mission statement:
Image showing a representation of Jupiter’s ions moving on a closed magnetic field loop, creating the X-ray aurors on the planet.
Credit – Yao / Dunn / ESA / NASA

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Lil Nas X warns followers upfront that his new tune is “NOT FOR YOUR CHILDREN”!

Lil Nas X warns fans in advance that his new song is "NOT FOR YOUR CHILDREN"!

Roommate, Lil Nas X preps his fans as he prepares for his new single to be released, but to avoid the inevitable backlash, he makes sure parents know to keep their kids away from it. On social media, Lil Nas X fairly warned that his new single “Industry Baby” is “NOT FOR YOUR CHILDREN!”

When he’s not making music, Lil Nas X is perfectly at home on social media, making sure his troll game is as strong as ever – and while adding a predictable sense of humor to the warning about the content of his new single, the news was pretty clear.

After receiving a hurricane of backlash from the release of his controversial video “Call Me By Your Name” and his Satan sneakers, which is still having an impact, Lil Nas X appears to be facing any future controversy by letting fans know what to expect.

He posted on Twitter “that he says this in advance so you don’t blame me. THE ‘INDUSTRY BABY’ VIDEO IS NOT FOR YOUR CHILDREN! ”The single has been confirmed to be co-produced by Kanye West, with new music coming out soon.

Just last month, Lil Nas X was in the hot seat when he gave himself a same-sex kiss at the end of his appearance at this year’s BET Awards.

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USWNT vs. Sweden Stay Rating, Updates, Highlights from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Ladies’s Soccer Match

USWNT vs. Sweden Live Score, Updates, Highlights from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Women's Football Tournament

The US women’s national soccer team is number 1 in the world, the reigning world champion and unbeaten with 44 games on the way to the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Of course, the USWNT is the overwhelming favorite for Olympic gold in Tokyo.

But the Americans will have some work to do in the opening game of the Olympics against Sweden, which is number 5 in the world. The Swedes prevailed against the USWNT in the quarter-finals of the last Olympic Games and stopped a winning streak of the USA with a 1-1 draw in April last year. It’s the only game the US hasn’t won since January 2019.

The US women usually move up on big occasions and this would be one of them even though it’s still early in the tournament. Setting the tone for the rest of the competition, getting revenge and sending a message to the rest of the competition would be the ideal start to the tournament for the US.

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This should be a balanced, high quality affair with some of the best players in the world going against each other. Whatever the result, both teams face two more group games. The first two and the best third placed in the groups advance to the quarter-finals.

Sporting News will follow live updates, turning points and highlights of the Group G game at Tokyo Stadium. Follow the score and stay up to date on all the big moments.

USWNT v Sweden live ticker

1H 2H final
United States 0 – –
Sweden 0 – –

(All times east)

15th minute: What a chance for Sweden! A giveaway from Dunn becomes a shot on goal by Blackstenius and it goes straight to Nahe. The Dunn Giveaway sums up a very atypical start from the USA.

14th minute: Big stop from US keeper Naeher after a shot by Rolfo, which was intended for the lower right corner. Another Sweden corner kick, but the USWNT survived.

11th minute: A reaction from the USWNT – a header from Alex Morgan and a long shot from Tobin Heath moments later.

8th minute: Crystal Dunn with a massive tackle in her own box to prevent a close-range shot on target. When Sweden attacks, it easily invades US defense.

5th minute: Sweden with two straight corner kicks and the high press is working for them. The USWNT is on its heels to start the match.

4th minute: The USWNT is having a hard time clearing a Swedish standard in its own box. Finally, a shot from Sweden misses the target.

2nd minute: The jerseys are a little different:

The #USWNT wear their all white uniforms, while Swedes have a more yellow highlighter look than usual. A reminder that association crests are not allowed on jerseys during the Olympics, so the 4-star USSF logo will be replaced with a simple USA. # Tokyo2020

– Stars and Stripes FC (@StarsStripesFC) July 21, 2021

1st minute: And we’re gone. Sweden with early possession.

4:28 am: Scene in the stadium before kick-off:

4:25 am: The kick-off is almost there. Now hymns are being played.

4:01 am: The numbers point to the US victory, but Sweden has played hard for the Americans in recent years:

#USWNT starts the Olympics against Sweden at 3:30 p.m. CT on USA and Telemundo!

🇺🇸 The USA are 13-1-4 in the Olympic group games and only lost to Norway in 2008.

🇸🇪 Sweden eliminated the US in PKs at the 2016 Olympics.

😴 More notes when I wake up …

– Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) July 21, 2021

3:48 am: LA Times reporter Kevin Baxter is in Tokyo:

12:30 pm: Watch this video and you will have the adrenaline it takes to get through the two hours:

To the best fans in the world 🇺🇸⚽️,

Thousands of miles and many time zones away, we still feel that your energy and support mean everything as we begin our Olympic journey.

Now get ready because
HERE WE COME 👏! pic.twitter.com/nmcxIMUYuZ

– US Soccer WNT (@USWNT) July 21, 2021

12:23 pm: First early morning with Olympic football. I promise it won’t be that bad:

USWNT vs. Sweden starting grid

All eyes are on the head coach of the US women’s national team, Vlatko Andonovski, and his first starting XI in his first major competition. Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd begin the game on the bench alongside midfielder Julie Ertz, who is available after a long injury break.

The Swedes now appear in a mirrored 4-3-3 formation instead of a five-defender line-up. Defender Magda Eriksson’s surprising absence on matchday appears to be due to injury while Juventus striker Lina Hurtig starts on the bench.

MORE: Lineup of the US Olympic teams

United States

USWNT starters (4-3-3, left to right): 1-Alyssa Naeher – 2-Crystal Dunn, 4-Becky Sauerbrunn, 17-Abby Dahlkemper, 5-Kelley O’Hara – 3-Samantha Mewis, 9-Lindsey Horan, 16-Rose Lavelle – 11-Christen Press, 13-Alex Morgan, 7-Tobin Heath

USWNT replacement: 18-Adrianna Franch-GK, 12-Tierna Davidson, 14-Emily Sonnett, 8-Julie Ertz, 6-Kristie Mewis, 10-Carli Lloyd, 15-Megan Rapinoe. Sit out: 22-Jane Campbell-GK, 20-Casey Krueger, 19-Catarina Macario, 21-Lynn Williams

Sweden

Sweden starters (4-3-3, left to right): 1-Hedvig Lindahl – 2-Jonna Andersson, 14-Nathalie Bjorn, 13-Amanda Ilestedt, 4-Hanna Glas – 17-Caroline Seger (Capt.), 9-Kosovare Asllani, 16-Filippa Angeldal – 18-Fridolina Rolfo, 11 -Stina Blackstenius, 10-Sofia Jakobsson

Sweden replaces: 12-Jennifer Falk-GK, 3-Emma Kullberg, 5-Hanna Bennison, 15-Olivia Schough, 20-Julia Roddar, 7-Madelen Janogy, 8-Lina Hurtig. Suspend: 22-Zecira Musovic-GK, 6-Magdalena Eriksson, 19-Anna Anvegard, 21-Rebecka Blomqvist

How to watch Olympic soccer between the US and Sweden

  • Date: Wednesday July 21st
  • Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: USA network
  • Spanish speaking television: Telemundo
  • TV playback: NBCSN (8:30 a.m. ET and 6 p.m. ET)
  • Stream: fuboTV, NBCOlympics.com, TelemundoDeportes.com, NBC Sports App and Telemundo Deportes App (with user authentication)

USA vs. Sweden will air live on USA Network and Telemundo at 4:30 p.m. ET. The game is scheduled to replay Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET and 6:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN. NBCSN can be streamed with fuboTV (free 7-day trial version).

MORE: Full Women’s Olympic Football Schedule

All Olympic soccer games are streamed in the US on NBCOlympics.com, TelemundoDeportes.com, the NBC Sports App and the Telemundo Deportes App – all with user authentication.

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Science

wild pigs launch the identical emissions as 1 million automobiles every year – Watts Up With That?

wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year – Watts Up With That?

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Christopher J. O’Bryan, The University of Queensland; Eve McDonald-Madden, The University of Queensland; Jim Hone, University of Canberra; Matthew H. Holden, The University of Queensland, and Nicholas R Patton, University of Canterbury

Whether you call them feral pigs, boar, swine, hogs, or even razorbacks, wild pigs are one of the most damaging invasive species on Earth, and they’re notorious for damaging agriculture and native wildlife.

A big reason they’re so harmful is because they uproot soil at vast scales, like tractors ploughing a field. Our new research, published today, is the first to calculate the global extent of this and its implications for carbon emissions.

Our findings were staggering. We discovered the cumulative area of soil uprooted by wild pigs is likely the same area as Taiwan. This releases 4.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year — the same as one million cars. The majority of these emissions occur in Oceania.

A huge portion of Earth’s carbon is stored in soil, so releasing even a small fraction of this into the atmosphere can have a huge impact on climate change.

The problem with pigs

Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are native throughout much of Europe and Asia, but today they live on every continent except Antarctica, making them one of the most widespread invasive mammals on the planet. An estimated three million wild pigs live in Australia alone.

Wild pigs are one of the most widespread invasive animals on Earth. 123rf.com

It’s estimated that wild pigs destroy more than A$100 million (US$74 million) worth of crops and pasture each year in Australia, and more than US$270 million (A$366 million) in just 12 states in the USA.

Wild pigs have also been found to directly threaten 672 vertebrate and plant species across 54 different countries. This includes imperilled Australian ground frogs, tree frogs and multiple orchid species, as pigs destroy their habitats and prey on them.

Their geographic range is expected to expand in the coming decades, suggesting their threats to food security and biodiversity will likely worsen. But here, let’s focus on their contribution to global emissions.

Their carbon hoofprint

Previous research has highlighted the potential contribution of wild pigs to greenhouse gas emissions, but only at local scales.

One such study was conducted for three years in hardwood forests of Switzerland. The researchers found wild pigs caused soil carbon emissions to increase by around 23% per year.

Similarly, a study in the Jigong Mountains National Nature Reserve in China found soil emissions increased by more than 70% per year in places disturbed by wild pigs.

Wild pigs turn over 36,214 to 123,517 square kilometres of soil each year. 123rf.com

To find out what the impact was on a global scale, we ran 10,000 simulations of wild pig population sizes in their non-native distribution, including in the Americas, Oceania, Africa and parts of Southeast Asia.

For each simulation, we determined the amount of soil they would disturb using another model from a different study. Lastly, we used local case studies to calculate the minimum and maximum amount of wild pig-driven carbon emissions.

And we estimate the soil wild pigs uproot worldwide each year is likely between 36,214 and 123,517 square kilometres — or between the sizes of Taiwan and England.

Most of this soil damage and associated emissions occur in Oceania due to the large distribution of wild pigs there, and the amount of carbon stored in the soil in this region.

Read more: Feral pigs harm wildlife and biodiversity as well as crops

So how exactly does disturbing soil release emissions?

Wild pigs use their tough snouts to excavate soil in search of plant parts such as roots, fungi and invertebrates. This “ploughing” behaviour commonly disturbs soil at a depth of about five to 15 centimetres, which is roughly the same depth as crop tilling by farmers.

Wild pigs uproot soil in search of food, such as invertebrates and plant roots. University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Forestry Extension.

Because wild pigs are highly social and often feed in large groups, they can completely destroy a small paddock in a short period. This makes them a formidable foe to the organic carbon stored in soil.

In general, soil organic carbon is the balance between organic matter input into the soil (such as fungi, animal waste, root growth and leaf litter) versus outputs (such as decomposition, respiration and erosion). This balance is an indicator of soil health.

When soils are disturbed, whether from ploughing a field or from an animal burrowing or uprooting, carbon is released into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.

This is because digging up soil exposes it to oxygen, and oxygen promotes the rapid growth of microbes. These newly invigorated microbes, in turn, break down the organic matter containing carbon.

Wild pigs have a rapid breeding rate, which makes controlling populations difficult.  123rf.com

Tough and cunning

Wild pig control is incredibly difficult and costly due to their cunning behaviour, rapid breeding rate, and overall tough nature.

For example, wild pigs have been known to avoid traps if they had been previously caught, and they are skilled at changing their behaviour to avoid hunters.

Read more: Dig this: a tiny echidna moves 8 trailer-loads of soil a year, helping tackle climate change

In Australia, management efforts include coordinated hunting events to slow the spread of wild pig populations. Other techniques include setting traps and installing fences to prevent wild pig expansion, or aerial control programs.

Some of these control methods can also cause substantial carbon emissions, such as using helicopters for aerial control and other vehicles for hunting. Still, the long-term benefits of wild pig reduction may far outweigh these costs.

Working towards reduced global emissions is no simple feat, and our study is another tool in the toolbox for assessing the threats of this widespread invasive species.

Read more: Tiny Game of Thrones: the workers of yellow crazy ants can act like lazy wannabe queens. So we watched them fight

Christopher J. O’Bryan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland; Eve McDonald-Madden, Associate professor, The University of Queensland; Jim Hone, Emeritus professor, University of Canberra; Matthew H. Holden, Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, and Nicholas R Patton, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Canterbury

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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Health

WHO chief addresses IOC in Japan, warns of latest wave of Covid

WHO chief addresses IOC in Japan, warns of new wave of Covid

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will attend a daily press conference on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, on March 11, 2020 at WHO headquarters in Geneva.

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The world is in the early stages of another wave of Covid-19 infections and deaths, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

Speaking to members of the International Olympic Committee in Tokyo, Tedros said the global failure to share vaccines, tests and treatments is fueling a “two-pronged pandemic”. Countries with adequate resources like vaccines are opening up while others lock up to slow down the transmission of the virus.

Vaccine discrepancies around the world mask a “appalling injustice,” he added.

The pandemic is a test and the world is failing.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director General, World Health Organization

“This is not only a moral outrage, but also epidemiologically and economically self-destructive,” Tedros said, adding that the longer the pandemic lasts, the more socio-economic turmoil it will bring. “The pandemic is a test and the world is failing.”

He warned: “19 months after the start of the pandemic and seven months since the first vaccines were approved, we are now in the early stages of another wave of infections and deaths”. Tedros added that the global threat from the pandemic will remain until all countries have the disease under control.

A festival of hope

The Tokyo Games are slated to open on Friday after being postponed last year due to the pandemic.

Rising Covid-19 cases in Tokyo have overshadowed the Olympics, which excluded all viewers from the Games this month after Japan declared a state of emergency.

The cases around the Japanese capital have increased by more than 1,000 new infections daily in the past few days. Japan has reported more than 848,000 Covid cases and over 15,000 deaths nationwide from a relatively slow vaccine adoption.

The first positive Covid-19 case hit the athletes’ village over the weekend and so far more than 70 cases have been linked to the Tokyo Games.

On Wednesday, Tedros said the Games were a celebration of “something our world needs now more than ever – a celebration of hope”. While the pandemic may have postponed the Games, he said it did not “beat” them.

Vaccine discrepancies

Tedros criticized the vaccine discrepancies between rich and low-income countries. He said 75% of all vaccine doses – more than 3.5 billion vaccinations – were given in just 10 countries, while only 1% of people in poorer countries received at least one vaccination.

“Vaccines are powerful and indispensable tools. But the world has not used them well,” he said, adding that vaccinations have not been widely available but have been concentrated in the “hands and arms of the lucky few”.

The global health authority has called for at least 70% of the population in every country to be vaccinated by the middle of next year.

“The pandemic will end when the world chooses to end it. It’s in our hands, ”said Tedros. “We have all the tools we need: we can prevent this disease, we can test for it, and we can treat it.”

He called on the world’s leading economies, by sharing vaccines and funding global efforts to make them more accessible, and incentivizing companies to expand vaccine production.

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