Joyner Holmes history not enough for New York Liberty

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Joyner Holmes history not enough for New York Liberty

Joyner Holmes led a stellar day off the bench for the New York Liberty, but another tough loss awaited nonetheless.

Rookie history wasn’t enough to keep the New York Liberty away from another tough loss as their WNBA bubble experience comes close to popping.

Joyner Holmes became the first New York rookie to register a double-double with at least 13 points and 13 rebounds, but the Phoenix Mercury countered with a season-best 30 points from Skylar Diggins-Smith en route to an 83-67 victory in Bradenton. Phoenix also enjoyed 15 points from Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and 13 rebounds from Brianna Turner.

“I knew I had to show up for my teammates in general. I think I did a pretty good job of that tonight,” Holmes said. “I really enjoy (the coach’s system). We just got to find our spots and keep moving. We can’t become stagnant, because that’s when we take possessions off. But, in general, I think the system is really good, especially with the players that we have. We can get good shots.”

The theme of growth continued in another loss for the Liberty (2-16). New York shot 4-of-32 from three-point range but Hopkins was pleased with the team’s lack of resistance to shoot with open looks. He made it clear that he was unwilling to trade instant wins for future development through his offensive gameplan.

“We’re generating so many good looks. There’s so many good looks from three,” Hopkins said. “Our percentage wasn’t stellar, and it’s gotten worse. But the thing we’re trying to get to here is a way to determine how to get those looks when we do have our fresh legs and shooters in there. They’re really doing a great job creating these shots. They’re just not dropping.”

“The fact they’re staying confident and continuing to shoot those shots is great. It’s frustrating to not make them. I’m as frustrated as anybody that they’re not going down. But I’m also probably more proud than most people because they’re sticking with it. That says a lot. They’re sticking with the system on both ends.”

Saturday’s effort was helped by the bench. The Liberty scored 42 off the bench with Holmes reaching double figures with Kia Nurse (11) and Jazmine Jones (10). New York’s bench efforts became necessary after further tough injury breaks. Starter Paris Kea was forced to leave the game in the first quarter after

Holmes took center stage in the fight, making team history in the process. By the end of the third quarter, Holmes’ rebound tally of 13 tied a New York rookie record previously set by DeTrina White back in 2004. Her matching point and rebound tallies were good for career-highs. Holmes was originally drafted by Seattle in the second round of April’s draft and joined with the Liberty after her release.

The historic rebounding effort headlined a strong night on the boards overall. New York had a season-high 21 rebounds, led by six from Jocelyn Willoughby (who had a career-high nine rebounds total. Yet another rookie, Leaonna Odom, had seven rebounds and earned strong reviews for the defensive job she did on Phoenix’s legendary shooter Diana Taurasi. With Odom covering her, the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer had only nine points, her first game under 10 since July 29.

Phoenix (12-7) used efforts from former Liberty representatives to their advantage. Walker-Kimbrough was originally part of the Liberty’s haul from Washington in the trade that sent Tina Charles to the nation’s capital but she was later dealt on draft night for the rights to Willoughby. Bronx native and former Liberty first-round choice Kia Vaughn had 12 points to go with eight rebounds. The Mercury are currently fighting for one of the WNBA’s top playoff spots and currently sit a game-and-a-half out of fourth place, which would net them a first-round bye. Saturday’s loss officially eliminated the Liberty from playoff contention.

The Liberty begin their final stages of the bubble endeavor on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Sparks (7 p.m. ET, Fox Sports Go/CBSSN). Los Angeles previously took a 93-78 decision on August 11.

Geoff Magliocchetti is on Twitter @GeoffJMags

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GetYourBellyOut Discuss Ostomy Underwear with Vanilla Blush

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GetYourBellyOut Discuss Ostomy Underwear with Vanilla Blush

It’s not everyday that you get to ask a CEO about her knickers…but that’s exactly what we did!
#GetYourBellyOut were thrilled to sit down with the fabulous Nicola Dames of Vanilla Blush and ask her a few questions about her latest line of ostomy underwear….
Eilidh and RObbie grey

For your latest endeavour you’ve taken on the challenge of designing some ostomy underwear that’s aimed at children. What prompted you to design a kids range?
‘Simple answer: kids have stomas. Also, it might be a better way of looking at it and describing it as ‘when the person is a child. The reason being, this conceptually protects the reality that we are a continuum throughout our life.’

What special features does the underwear contain?
‘They have the Vanilla Blush trade mark with left-to-right internal pocket, a great style, and are designed for comfort.’

They sound great! Tell us a little about the price point…
‘The range is available via the NHS or private purchase which will cost £27 for three pairs!’
Eilidh Black and White

We can see that you had some very special models join you for the photo shoot. Could you explain why you felt it was important to use those with bowel troubles over traditional models? (Great move!)
‘Personally, I would never use someone who the product was not intended for to model our garments. So this was going to be no different when it came to the children’s range. The proof in what you do, is so much more when you can visualise how the product can work. Both Robbie and Eilidh were very much all guns blazing and nearly running the shoot by the end! Eilidh even turned up with her own makeup on haha that did give me a laugh and as for her poses, she was outstanding. Robbie was keeping me in line, showing me which prop went with which outfit, it was so wonderful to watch how everyone was just so comfortable. I’d like to say a very special thanks to Julie Bastin and Sue Blackwell (Breakaway), Jenny Gow, from Buttony Bear, and to the Parents, Lesley and Rhona, for allowing this to go ahead.’

Aww sounds like you had a right hoot!
What were some of the challenges of creating a children’s range, rather than your usual more slinky adult range?
‘Appropriateness is of course an essential. Our stage in life when we are a child should be one of innocence, light hardheartedness and limits. All the rest can wait, and should wait, until adulthood.’

We would love to know which is your favourite pattern and why?
‘I love them all, but guess the black and white stand out for me, but I do love black.’

What are range does your new range cater for?
‘We start age 3-4, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10 years in both boys and girls.’

Super! Tell us where people can get ahold of your new range…
‘Our new range is available on prescription or to private purchase (Which we can ship worldwide!) from our website http://www.vblush.com ‘

So there you have it folks, an ostomy child friendly underwear range that’s beautifully designed with comfort in mind. With thanks to Nicola Dame for taking the time out of her busy day to speak with the #GetYourBellyOut campaign.

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Yield Farming token YFI up 10x in Just One Month

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Yield Farming token YFI up 10x in Just One Month

YFI, the governance token for decentralized finance platform Yearn.Finance (yEarn) has broken Bitcoin’s all-time USD high and catapulted to over $ 38,000 per token this month. The rare governance token has a very limited supply of only 30,000, with 29,962 already in circulation.

The token was valued at around $ 3,500 in early August, representing a growth of almost 10 times in value just this month alone. Following a mild correction, the price of YFI has now found support at $ 32,000 and appears to be trading relatively strong at this level.

Yearn.finance is a decentralized token aggregation platform that has exploded in popularity this year. It collates information from various different DeFi protocols and offers the user a clear idea of the best tokens to choose and trade. While the YFI token was originally created as a governance token used by facilitators to vote on various network decisions, it’s now become more commonly viewed as a speculative asset.

Yield Farming

Yield farming is a relatively new activity to hit the crypto scene and involves lending and borrowing crypto to earn interest. The activity has picked up the term ‘farming’, where the interest you earn is referred to as your ‘yield’.

Just this weekend alone, the daily trading volume of YFI tokens has exploded from around $ 60 million to almost $ 900 million. Now, Bitmex CEO and popular voice in crypto, Arthur Hayes, believes the token will surpass $ 100,000 in value – restating the prediction in two tweets over the past 24 hours.

Yearn.finance

In an interview with Decrypt, yEarn creator Andre Cronje commented early this month that he was “tired, broke, and on the verge of quitting” due to the ‘toxic’ crypto community. It wasn’t the first time the South African voiced his feelings about issues in the space, having quit once already back in March.

Despite building the yEarn protocol to create a better, decentralized platform for all, Cronje has received criticism for wielding too much power in the space. In response, he created the YFI governance token so he could put decisions in the hands of the users.

However, despite it originally meant as a value-less token for voting purposes only, Cronje appears to have inadvertently created the most valuable cryptocurrency token ever.

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New York Rangers lock in 22nd pick with Islanders advancement to ECF

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New York Rangers lock in 22nd pick with Islanders advancement to ECF

The New York Rangers now have the first overall pick and the 22nd selection in this year’s NHL draft following the New York Islanders’ advancement to the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night.

It’s not every day that a win by the team’s arch-rivals could be a positive for the Blueshirts, but then again this is 2020 so nothing should be surprising this strange season.

Had the Islanders lost game 7 to the Philadelphia Flyers, the Rangers would have held the 23 selection in the first round.

The Rangers own the Carolina Hurricanes first-round selection this year as part of the trade that sent defenseman Brady Skjei to the ‘Canes prior to the trade deadline in February. The virtual NHL draft is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 9 and 10.

Draft order

Selections 1-27 are now set;

  1. Rangers
  2. Los Angeles Kings
  3. Ottawa Senators
  4. Detroit Red Wings
  5. Senators
  6. Anaheim Ducks
  7. New Jersey Devils
  8. Buffalo Sabres
  9. Minnesota Wild
  10. Winnipeg Jets
  11. Nashville Predators
  12. Florida Panthers
  13. Carolina Hurricanes 
  14. Edmonton Oilers
  15. Maple Leafs
  16. Montreal Canadiens
  17. Chicago Blackhawks
  18. Devils
  19. Calgary Flames
  20. Devils  
  21. Columbus Blue Jackets
  22. Rangers
  23. Philadelphia Flyers
  24. Colorado Avalanche
  25. Washington Capitals
  26. St. Louis Blues
  27. Ducks

Picks 28-31 will be filled by Tampa Bay, New York Islanders, Vegas, and Dallas based on where they finish.

General manager Jeff Gorton and team president Joh Davidson now will have to decide what to do with their second first-round selection. Some options are to use the pick to move up in the draft, include that pick with some current players or prospect and acquire a center or defenseman, or use the pick to select a prospect available.

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Version 15.05 (09/01/2020)

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Version 15.05 (09/01/2020)

Back to school!

Here come a major security patch. No new features, but a lot of improvements regarding:

  • The security of the communication with your OctoPrint server(s)
  • The speed of the connection with your server(s)
  • The timeout of the requests between the app and the server (it has been increased from 15 to 30 seconds)

This release also includes big changes regarding the Printoid Account. Now the app has a smart algorithm to determine it the settings and configuration have changed during an app session, before uploading the content to the cloud storage. This will avoid the annoying popup that tells you that “the settings have changed” while opening the app… whereas nothing had changed.

All those changes imply another major change: Printoid now requires Android 5.0 at least to run on your device. But don’t worry, the previous versions of the app are still published on Google Play.

Progressive release:

– If the update is still not available yet for you, please be patient, it will available very soon for everyone.
– Please do not ask me for the APK by email, Google Play is the only vector of distribution you shall trust. Moreover, I don’t not compile APK files anymore, but rather Android AppBundle only.

☀ Changelog

✏ Security patch (Printoid requires now Android 5.0 minimum)
✏ Printoid Account and cloud settings backup improvements
🔧 Increase requests timeout to 30 seconds
🔧 Minor UI improvements
🔧 Lot of bugfixes

☀ Notes de version

✏ Patch de sécurité (Printoid nécessite désormais Android 5.0 minimum)
✏ Amélioration du compte Printoid et du backup dans le cloud
🔧 Augmentation du timeout des requêtes à 30 secondes
🔧 Améliorations UI mineures
🔧 Nombreux fix de bugs

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