Sunrise scene of Seoul downtown city skyline, Aerial view of N Seoul Tower at Namsan Park in twilight sky in morning. The best viewpoint and trekking from inwangsan mountain in Seoul city, South KoreaMongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open lower on the penultimate trading day of this year, after Wall Street declined on Friday.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.3% lower in its first hour of trade.Japan’s Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a weaker open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 40,210 compared to the index’s previous close of 40,281.16.This week, traders…
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Rebecca Douglas has been to Iceland 29 times. And she’s already booked her 30th trip.The goal of every trip is the same: photographing the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights.Douglas has been photographing this spectacular phenomenon since 2010. It’s colors — which can paint the sky a dazzling array of green, purple, yellow and blue — are the result of sun particles that react with gases in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. With the current solar cycle reaching the peak of its 11-year period, the lights are expected to be even more prominent during the next four years.Douglas, a professional photographer based…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 22, 2024. Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock futures were flat in overnight trading Sunday evening ahead of the last few trading sessions of 2024.Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were flat, while S&P 500 futures edged up 0.04%. Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.1%.The major averages are heading into the yearend shy of record levels, with the S&P 500 and Dow up more than 25% and 14%, respectively, and on track for the best year since 2021. The Nasdaq has gained more than 31%.The…
Quotations by former President Jimmy CarterFormer President Jimmy Carter, March 25, 2014.Getty Images”My name is Jimmy Carter, and I’m running for president.” — Opening his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, July 15, 1976.”I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” — Interview published in the November 1976 issue of Playboy magazine.Democrat Jimmy Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States while first lady Rosalynn looks on, Washington DC, January 20, 1977.Hulton Archive | Getty Images”Because we are free we can…
FOXBORO, Mass. — Jim Harbaugh burst into the locker room like the Kool-Aid Man. There was an open entrance, so he did not have to break down a wall. But considering the enthusiasm the Los Angeles Chargers coach was exuding, he probably could have shouldered through some drywall if necessary.Harbaugh was yelling one name while scanning the assembled Chargers coaches, players and staff.“Joe Hortiz?!”“Joe Hortiz?!”“Joe Hortiz?!”Harbaugh found his general manager near the exit. He beelined over and put a hand on Hortiz’s shoulder.“Give me a hug!” Harbaugh said. jim and joe 💙 pic.twitter.com/pNWV0rhxJn — Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 28,…
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. During his acceptance speech, Carter urged others to work for peace.Arne Knudsen | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesJimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer who became a U.S. president and a Nobel Prize-winning activist for peace and human rights, has died. He was 100.Carter’s post-presidency had been widely seen as more successful than his time in the White House, and he called it “more gratifying.” even into his 90s, crusading for human rights, writing books, building homes for the needy with his own…
ORLANDO — Wild Berry, Hot Fudge Sundae and Cinnamon Roll stood on stage waiting for Pop-Tarts Bowl MVP Rocco Becht to reach a fateful decision.Iowa State’s quarterback didn’t hesitate.“Well, I really like cinnamon rolls so when I heard about the choices that was my immediate go-to,” said Becht, who capped the Cyclones’ game-winning, 15-play, 84-yard touchdown drive on a one-yard dive into the end zone with 56 seconds left to beat Miami, 42-41, on Saturday.“It tasted better than I thought it was gonna taste.”With Donna Summer’s classic hit “Hot Stuff” booming through the speakers at Camping World Stadium, the mascot…
FOXBORO, Mass. — Jerod Mayo’s walk back to the locker room was slow. It was an eerie evening here. Foggy, dark, foreboding. Even though his tenure has lasted only 16 games, Mayo’s done this walk several times, the sulked retreat to the locker room after a performance that feels like rock bottom only for a new low to arrive.But this one feels different. This one really has to be rock bottom. The kind that leads to change.For weeks, the New England Patriots have signaled to every NFL insider with a cell phone that they really wanted Mayo to return for…
Life is challenging, but there are ways you can lighten your load and take control of some outcomes.Shunmyo Masuno, a Zen Buddhist monk devotes an entire section of his book, “How to Let Things Go,” to how you can avoid making things more difficult for yourself.Here are his four tips for using your energy wisely and making life just a little bit easier.4 ways to make your life less difficult1. Think positively as often as possibleIt may be hard to look on the bright side of things when you’re experiencing challenges and setbacks, but “will spending lots of time worrying help?”…
Expectations are a dangerous thing.Nobody knows that more than NBA coaches, and we had our latest example Friday when the Coach of the Year Curse came after Mike Brown. The Sacramento Kings deposed him as head coach on Friday, a little more than two years after taking over a 30-win team that had an NBA-record 16-season playoff drought and failing to lead them to a championship.I kid … slightly. Arguably, there were reasons here, and the Kings front office knows more about what was happening behind the scenes than you or me. As near as anyone can tell, this was…
