Samsung has taken its first, tentative baby steps in the path toward giving users the option to self-repair their devices. These new repair kits are only available for a few select models, and new parts could still cost a pretty penny.
On Tuesday, the company shared its new repair kits carrying genuine parts in partnership with iFixit. The new kits come with guides and tools as well, but so far parts are limited to screens, charging ports, and back glass. Charging ports cost $US67 ($93) across the board, while screens run up around $US230 ($319), but likely more depending on the phone model. Back glass for each phone hovers between $US70 ($97) and $US90 ($125).
The full list of supported phones includes:
Galaxy S21
Galaxy S21+
Galaxy S21 Ultra
Galaxy S20
Galaxy S20+
Galaxy S20 Ultra
Tab S7+
Of course, this is still a fraction of the cost of a new phone (a new S21 goes for $US530 ($736) with trade-in, or $US850 ($1,180) normally), so considering the detailed instructions provided by the folks at iFixIt, it’s definitely a consideration. The repair kits include a return label to ship back broken parts to the company, which says they’ll get recycled.
Samsung announced back in March that it was finally jumping on the self-repair bandwagon, apparently seeing the light only when Apple announced last year it was going to let users repair some of their iPhones. Samsung has long been reprimanded by the folks at iFixit for its rather slapdash standards on devices like the early Galaxy Folds, so it’s encouraging to see the two teaming up. The new program is currently limited to the US, and of course, this new set of repair kits doesn’t include the most updated models like the Galaxy S22, Tab8, Galaxy Note, or the Galaxy Z Flip/Fold series.
Apple released its iPhone repair kits in April for the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and third gen iPhone SE devices. The company decided for some reason to provide tool rental kits at nearly $US50 ($69) bucks for a week’s use. At the same time, it offers significantly more parts and tools for its select product lines, including cameras and sim trays. Its service has similar pricing to Samsung’s, though the iPhone maker’s repair kits might cost slightly less in the end thanks to return credits. Other than the free shipping slip, Samsung does not offer any credits for its return-recycle services.
At the same time, iFixit has criticized Apple’s self-repair program for making stocking up on backup parts difficult, which doesn’t impact individual users but hurts mum and pop repair shops.
Though Samsung’s repair options are relatively straightforward compared to Apple’s offerings, that they’re so limited on which parts you can replace is a big sticking point, even with promises of more coming in the future. This is a good first step, but with how long users and government agencies have been demanding the right to self-repair, Samsung’s efforts seem lackluster.
Other major tech companies are also anticipating the release of their own self-repair services. Google said back in April that it would have parts available for the Pixel 2 through Pixel 6 Pro available later this year, and the company promises to have repair options for the UK, Canada, and Europe as well as the US Around the same time, Microsoft released a study showing the benefits of self-repair, and promised it would be working toward that end. However, it has not made any public statements about the timing for the release of its own self-repair service.
Rohan Browning has produced his best run of the year to send a message at the Commonwealth Games.
The 24-year-old won his heat in a time of 10.10 in a spectacular turnaround from the World Championships in Oregon last month where he was unable to get out of the heats.
The cult hero, popularly referred to as ‘The Flying Mullet’, said he even has more power in the tank to go quicker in Birmingham.
Browning, who famously ran 10.01 to win his heat at the Tokyo Olympics last year, looks like he is the real deal once again.
His time sees him go through to the semi-finals as the equal-fourth fastest runner, but the fact that he did it while easing up at the back end says everything.
“The gun went and he reacted well and he stayed relaxed through those middle phases. Even at the back end, he looked like he switched off a little bit and looked to his side of him and said ‘I’ve got this’.
“This is very similar to his heat at Tokyo. He opens up that leg stride. I have got
a nice forward lean. You can still tell he is looking across and he has got a bit more. Look at that face. He is so relaxed. That is exactly what you want to see from a sprinter running at top pace. He will be very happy with that.”
He was.
It’s a sign that the magical 10.0 second mark could finally fall for him.
“I always planned on running this round hard, at this level you have to treat every round with respect, but there’s two more rounds to come,” he said.
“I don’t want a repeat of Tokyo where I was out in the semis. I want to keep a bit of powder dry for the finals.”
He said part of his bounce back from the world championships is the “humiliating” factor of failing to reach the semi-finals.
“I try not to take it to heart,” he said.
“There’s always that humiliation element when you get run out in the heats, but just trying to bounce back from it and not take it to heart and just trust that the form is there, it’s just in the execution. I think I’ve tapped into a good vein of form.”
Jake Doran, Australia’s second-fastest man, also qualified for the 100m semi-finals, finishing second in his heat with a time of in 10.39 seconds.
Browning’s time was just 0.04 seconds short of being the fastest in the heats.
The text messages arrived on Monday, the day before Kansans were set to vote on an amendment that would excise abortion protections from their state constitution.
Thetextclaimed that approving that measure, which could allow the Republican-controlled legislature to outlaw abortion, would safeguard “choice.” If the amendment fails, constitutional protections would remain in place, buttressing current law that allows abortion in the first 22 weeks of pregnancy.
“Women in KS are losing their choice on reproductive rights,” the text warned. “Voting YES on the Amendment will give women a choice. Vote YES to protect women’s health.”
The unsignedmessages were described as deceptive by numerous recipients, including former Democratic governor Kathleen Sebelius, who also served as health and human services secretary in the Obama administration. She told The Washington Post that she was “stunned to receive the message, which made clear there was a very specific effort to use carefully crafted language to confuse folks before they would go vote.”
The gambit was all the more alarming to abortion rights advocates and watchdogs because its source was unknown. But the messages were enabled by a fast-growing, Republican-aligned technology firm, whose role in the episode has not been previously reported.
The messages were sent from phone numbers that had been leased by Alliance Forge, based in Sparks, Nev., according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the issue. Alliance Forge, which was founded in 2021, describes itself as the “nation’s fastest growing political technology company, proudly serving federal, state, and local campaigns throughout the nation.”
The numbers were leased by Alliance Forge from Twilio, a San Francisco-based communications company. The numbers were disabled Monday evening, according to a Twiliospokesman, Cris Paden, who said the account that had leased them was in violation of the company’s policies prohibiting the “spread of disinformation.”
In a statement, Alliance Forge chief executive David Espinosa said that “Alliance Forge did not consult on this message’s messaging strategy or content.” He said the company was notified Monday night of a “possible content violation” and “immediately began working with the Twilio team to identify the source and nature of the content.”
It was not immediately clear which of Alliance Forge’s clients sent the messages seeking to sway Kansas voters. Alliance Forge representatives declined to say. The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission said Monday that, “under current law, text message advocacy about constitutional ballot initiatives does not require paid-for disclaimers.”
This election cycle, Alliance Forge has been paid more than $60,000 by federal campaigns alone, according to filings with the Federal Election Commission. Its clients have included Adam Laxalt, a Republican candidate for the US Senate in Nevada, and a committee associated with Kathy Barnette, a political commentator and unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the US Senate in Pennsylvania. Alliance Forge provided text-messaging services for both, filings show.
The texts sent Monday did not mention Alliance Forge or its client, leaving no clear way for people who received the messages to tell who was seekingto push them in favor of a “Yes” vote.
The effort offered fresh evidence of the power of text messages in political campaigning, as well as the covered style of communications made possible by the platform. Two days after the 2020 election, a Republican firm run by a top aid to then-President Donald Trump’s campaign helped send unsignedtext messages that urged supporters in Philadelphia to converge outside a building where local election officials were counting votes. It blared: “ALERT: Radical Liberals & Dems are trying to steal this election from Trump!”
Reports filed with the Kansas ethics commission illustrate keen interest in the outcome of Tuesday’s referendum, the first major vote on abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June. The opposing camps have spent $11.2 million this year, with the Catholic Church and its affiliates dispensing $3.4 million in support of the amendment that could give legislators the ability to impose new abortion restrictions and the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood spending $382,000 and $1.3 million , respectively, to oppose it.
Espinosa, an information technology specialist, is among Alliance Forge’s co-founders. theothersare Michael Clement, a Republican operative whose LinkedIn profile says he managed the 2020 campaign of Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), and Greg Bailor, a former state director for the Republican National Committee and executive director of the Nevada Republican Party.
Newswise — Wearable electronics, from health and fitness trackers to virtual reality headsets, are part of our everyday lives. But finding ways to continuously power these devices is a challenge.
University of Washington researchers have developed an innovative solution: the first-of-its kind flexible, wearable thermoelectric device that converts body heat to electricity. This device is soft and stretchable, yet sturdy and efficient — properties that can be challenging to combine.
The team published these findings July 24 in Advanced Energy Materials.
“It’s a 100% gain if we harvest thermal energy that would otherwise be wasted to the surroundings. Because we want to use that energy for self-powered electronics, a higher power density is needed,” said Mohammad Malakooti, a UW assistant professor of mechanical engineering. “We leverage additive manufacturing to manufacture stretchable electronics, increase their efficiency and enable their seamless integration into wearables while answering fundamental research questions.”
Even after more than 15,000 stretching cycles at 30% strain, the researchers’ prototype device remains fully functional, a highly desirable feature for wearable electronics and soft robotics. The device also shows a 6.5 times increase in power density compared to previous stretchable thermoelectric generators.
To create these flexible devices, the researchers 3D printed composites with engineered functional and structural properties at each layer. The filler material contained liquid metal alloys, which provide high electrical and thermal conductivity. These alloys address limitations in previous devices, including an inability to stretch, inefficient heat transfer and a complex fabrication process.
The team also embedded hollow microspheres to direct the heat to the semiconductors at the core layer and reduce the weight of the device.
The researchers showed that they could print these devices on stretchable textile fabrics and curved surfaces, which suggests that future devices could be applied to clothing and other objects. The team is excited about the future possibilities and real-life applications of wearable electronics.
“One unique aspect of our research is that it covers the whole spectrum, all the way from material synthesis to device fabrication and characterization,” said Malakooti, who is also a researcher in the UW’s Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems. “This gives us the freedom to design new materials, engineer every step in the process and be creative.”
Youngshang Han, UW master’s student in mechanical engineering, was lead author on the paper. Leif-Erik Simonsen is an additional co-author.
Team Australia dominated the Commonwealth Games medal tally in Birmingham in the opening four days, sitting comfortably in front – thanks largely to more dominance in the pool.
Australia claimed a stunning eight gold medals on day one, including five of a possible seven in the pool! On day two, Australia added five more golds.
The gold rush continued with nine on day three, highlighted by Emma McKeon making history with a record-breaking 11th Commonwealth Games gold medal when she took out the Women’s 50m freestyle final.
Australia has dominated again on day four with another NINE gold medals, coming in judo, lawn bowls, cycling and gymnastics — along with the usual big haul in the pool.
Australia has opened day five with a 72nd medal of the Games, this time a bronze in the men’s vault in artistic gymnastics.
DAY 5 LIVE: Athletics begins as Browning opens 100m campaign; McKeon and Simpson eye final swim day
DAY 4 WRAP: Aussies win NINE golds in wild Games medal blitz; Chalmers win ‘hard to enjoy’
Read on for more details and the full medal tally.
Australia sit on top of the medal tally with 31 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze (71 total!), ahead of England and New Zealand.
The Aussies topped the tally with 198 medals — including 80 gold — in the Gold Coast four years ago.
You can track the live medal tally for every country here, with key Aussie wins and updates as they happen.
Click here for a full list of EVERY Aussie medal winner!
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALS TALLY (AS OF 5:30AM WEDNESDAY)
RANK/COUNTRY/GOLD/SILVER/BRONZE/TOTAL
1. Australia — 37, 28, 30, 95
2.England—28, 30, 17, 75
3.New Zealand—13, 7, 5, 25
4. Canada — 10, 14, 19, 43
5. South Africa—6, 5, 5, 16
6. India — 5, 4, 3, 12
7.Scotland—3, 8, 15, 26
8. Wales—3, 2, 8, 13
9. Malaysia — 2, 2, 3, 7
10. Nigeria — 2, 1, 4, 7
See the full live medal tally here.
DAY-BY-DAY MEDAL LIST
DAY FIVE
James Bacuetti claimed Australia’s first men’s gymnastics medal of these Games, winning bronze in the men’s vault. 20-year-old English sensation Jake Jarman won gold – his FOURTH of the Games – ahead of Fellow Englishman Giarnni Regini-Moran.
Aofie Coughlan took home the gold medal in the women’s 70kg judo final while Eileen Cikamatana set a new Games Record en route to a gold medal in the women’s 87kg weightlifting final.
in the swimming, Mollie O’Callaghan produced a stunning upset to win the gold in the womens’ 100m freestyle as Elizabeth Deckers won the women’s 200m butterfly.
nina kennedy secured the gold in the women’s pole vault.
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DAY FOUR
Australia ended day four with 31 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze (71 total!), ahead of England and New Zealand.
Georgia Goodwin narrowly won gold in the women’s vault over Canada’s Laurie Denommee, while at the track, matthew glaetzer won gold in the men’s 1,000m time trial. Ellen Ryan won gold in the women’s lawn bowls singles and Tinka Easton caused an upset by claiming gold in judo.
in the pool, Kyle Chalmer won the 100m freestyle, Kaylee McKeown won the 200m backstroke and matthew levy claimed gold in the men’s 50m freestyle S7. Emma McKeon then narrowly clinched gold in the 50m breaststroke to extend her Games record to 12 golds, while the Aussies ended the night with victory in the men’s 4x200m freestyle.
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Elsewhere, 49-year-old legend Jian Fang Lay has led the Aussie team to bronze in the women’s table tennis team event.
It began with victory in doubles alongside Yangzi Liu, who won her own singles game before Jian Fang Lay sealed the 3-0 over Wales with a singles victory of her own.
Kyle Bruce claimed silver in the men’s 81kg weightlifting after a heartbreaking jury decision overruled his final, gold-winning lift.
The Aussie men’s triples claimed silver in the lawn bowls, fighting back from 12-1 down in the final to level the score at 12-12 against England before falling 14-12.
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Jian Fang Lay led the Aussies to bronze in table tennis!Source: Getty Images
DAY THREE
Australians Sam Harding and Jonathan Gorlach kicked off the day with superb silver and bronze medals in the men’s PTVI triathlon final.
Emma McKeon and Kaylee McKeown then added two more gold in the pool taking out the Women’s 50m freestyle and the 100m backstroke respectively.
McKeon led home meg harris in silver with Shayna Jack (24.36) finishing third.
In the men’s 50m breaststroke, Zac Stubblety-Cook (59.52) took home bronze.
The Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team then completed a dominant campaign in the pool by breaking the world record.
Georgia Godwin won the all-round rhythmic gymnastics women’s final.
Australia’s Women’s 7s rugby side then put the pain of Tokyo behind them to claim gold in the final against Fiji.
In track cycling, matthew richardson won the men’s final sprint.
Kristina Clonan took home gold in the 500m time trial.
Georgia Baker won the women’s 25km points race, while Jessica Gallagher picked up her second gold medal of the Games in the Women’s tandem 1000m time trial with pilot Caitlyn Ward.
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DAY TWO
madison de rosario took out the women’s T53/54 marathon in style, dominating the field to win with a Commonwealth Games record time of 1:56:00.
Jess Stenson won the women’s marathon with an incredible run, going better than her two bronze medals in Glasgow and the Gold Coast.
It was another ripping day in the pool, with katja dedekind winning a gold meal in the women’s 50m freestyle S13 while both the men’s and women’s 4 x 100m freestyle relay finished first.
There were silver medals for maeve plouffe in the women’s 3000m individual pursuit, Brendon Smith in the men’s 400m IM, Emma McKeon in the women’s 100m butterfly and the artistic gymnastics team.
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DAY ONE
matt hauser had the honor of being the first Australian to win a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, taking home the silver medal in the Men’s Triathlon Sprint Distance Final.
Ariarne Titmus won gold in the women’s 200m freestyle, 18-year-old Aussie Mollie O’Callaghan claimed silver in an unbelievable late charge, ahead of Madison Wilson.
Elijah Winnington won gold in the men’s 400m freestyle, ahead of fellow Aussies Sam Short and Mack Horton. Zac Stubblety-Cook won gold in the men’s 200m breaststroke while Kiah Melverton took silver in the women’s 400m Individual Medley.
In the final race of night one, Australia won gold in the mixed 4x100m relay.
The weather set-up is classic for a late summer line of severe thunderstorms Wednesday.
All of the boxes of basic items on a severe weather checklist are checked for afternoon Wednesday and evening. Heat and high humidity will create unstable air. Unstable air rises and produces billowing thunderstorms. The engine to a large line of thunderstorms is an upper-air disturbance and an abrupt wind shift at the surface. Both of those storm-making weather features will be present late Wednesday. Finally, the time of day matters for robust storms. The heat of late afternoon and evening are the right time for scattered thunderstorms to merge into a solid line of thunderstorms.
The Storm Prediction Center’s early Tuesday morning severe weather forecast for Wednesday afternoon and evening indicates the severe weather should occur over part of Lower Michigan.
The severe storms are expected from the Alpena area through Bay City, Saginaw, Midland, the Thumb, Flint, Lansing and possibly the Grand Rapids area. The placement is based mostly on the peak instability of the day from 3 pm to 10 pm
Overall severe weather probability for Wednesday afternoon and evening, August 3.
The Storm Prediction Center mentions that widespread tornado development is not expected, but an isolated tornado is possible.
Isolated tornado probability for Wednesday afternoon and evening, August 3.
Typically these lines of thunderstorms produce one-mile wide segments of 60 mph winds, or maybe even slightly stronger. The damaging wind like forecast shows the area where the storms will be located during the late afternoon and evening.
Damaging wind like probability for Wednesday afternoon and evening, August 3.
They also give a small chance of large hail occurring in any of the thunderstorms across Lower Michigan.
Large hail probability for Wednesday afternoon and evening, August 3.
Here is the radar forecast from the best model for this situation and the 24 hour to 36 hour timeframe (from Tuesday morning).
Radar forecast from midnight Wednesday, August 3 to 6 am Thursday, August 4.
The weather scenario gives us a pretty easy concept on when and where to prepare for possible severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. The line of storms will likely move from the northeast corner of Lower Michigan to the Saginaw Bay area, and could even hold together into southeast Lower Michigan. The severe part of the line of storms may extend back to the southwest into the Grand Rapids area.
Also note that an early morning line of thunderstorms could bring a burst of severe wind gusts across the northern part of Lower Michigan. This line of storms would be a different line of storms than the afternoon storms.
If you have a construction project that is susceptible to wind damage or heavy rain damage, make sure to protect it today. If you are planning some boating, Wednesday will probably be too windy before the storms and then obviously too dangerous during the storms. Campers will just need to be ready to move to a sturdy vehicle or solid building for the hour when storms are moving over your campsite.
short videos have become a success among users, and an example is the spectacular impact that TikTok has had. For this reason, other companies have included the possibility of creating them, such as Instagram or YouTube. We tell you how to easily create them on this latest platform. This type of content is called Short in the streaming video service that Google has, and initially there were not many creations of the aforementioned type. The reason is that creating them within the platform itself was somewhat complicated. Fortunately, this has changed a lot and now simplicity is the predominant note. Even now there is the possibility of generating short videos with new recordings or using those that already exist in the library. And, the latter, is an excellent idea because it makes it possible to take advantage of the work that many creators have done for years. Steps to create short videos on YouTube We leave you what you have to do to create a short video (or Short) on YouTube. You will see that it is not complicated at all and it takes little time as long as you already have the recording available to use it in the editor. This, by the way, is within the platform itself, so you do not have to resort to using third-party options. These are the steps you have to take to take advantage of this new option within the content that can be published on YouTube: You have to use the YouTube Studio tool that you can get as an application for your smartphone or by accessing this website. Select any video you have in the library or upload one directly using the Upload video button in the user interface. This can take a while, depending on the duration of the recording and its quality. Now, among the possibilities that exist in the editor, you must select the one that indicates that the duration that the creation will have is less than 60 seconds (so it is assume it is a Short). Then, you can include all the options you think are convenient, from music to effects. Now you just have to click on the button called Create Short. Wait for the process to finish and, then, you are done and you can decide to publish everything directly or schedule it. As you can see, the creation of short videos on YouTube has been greatly simplified, and now it is really easy to achieve it both using the web client and the existing application itself -both for iOS and Android-. The fact is that you can join the trend of the Shorts and, thus, exploit a new way of getting followers and, thus, monetize your channel in the best possible way. >
Democrats’ inflation bill includes a provision from the Build Back Better Act (BBB) which a nonpartisan analysis deemed the “most economically damaging provision.”
The Inflation Reduction Act, introduced last week by Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.Va., would introduce a 15% minimum tax on corporate book income, or the income that corporations list on public earnings reports. However, the same tax was included in BBB, President Biden’s budget proposal that Manchin ultimately tanked over concerns the bill would dampen economic growth and worsen inflation.
The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan tax policy research group, characterized the provision as a particularly harmful provision of the BBB.
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“The proposed 15 percent minimum tax on corporate book income is the most economically damaging provision in the bill,” the Tax Foundation’s analysis of BBB stated in December.
Sen. Joe Manchin walks near the White House on Nov. 18, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The analysis concluded the corporate minimum tax would cost roughly 27,000 jobs and reduce gross domestic product by 0.1%. The tax provision would also lead to lower wages, according to the December study.
While the Tax Foundation hasn’t issued a similar analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act, William McBride, the group’s vice president of federal tax and economic policy at the Tax Foundation, said the bill would cause economic damage. I have noted that the Federal Reserve’s attempt to halt inflation from increasing is likely to trigger a recession within the next 12 months.
“In such conditions, it would be extremely unwise to raise taxes, especially the type of taxes advocated by this administration, which would do excessive harm to the economy,” McBride wrote in a blog post on July 27.
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Separate analyzes from the Penn Wharton Budget Model and National Taxpayers Union Foundation concluded that the Inflation Reduction Act wouldn’t reduce inflation.
FOX Business host Stuart Varney argues there’s ‘no certainty’ that Manchin will get the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
“Unfortunately, the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ doubles down on the same irresponsible fiscal policy that has caused inflation: All of the new government spending is upfront, while the deficit-reducing revenues are backloaded,” Matthew Dickerson, the director for the Grover M Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation, wrote on July 29. “The result would be higher short-term deficits and higher inflation.”
In addition, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) published a report Friday that showed most Americans, including those that make less than $10,000, would face increased costs as a result of the bill. Republicans, including Senate Finance Committee ranking member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, highlighted the report and slammed Democrats for pushing a bill that “raises taxes on the middle class.”
But Democrats argued the JCT analysis was incomplete and didn’t factor in the bill’s energy, pharmaceutical and health care cost reductions.
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“The JCT report that we’re currently seeing is incomplete because it omits the actual benefits that Americans would receive when it comes to prescription drugs, when it comes to lowering energy costs, like utility bills,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday. “It does not include that.”
(RED) has announced the second iteration of its Creator Cup tournament, where big names in the Minecraft community battle it out to raise money for charity.
The second (RED) Creator Cup will be livestreamed on Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter on Aug. 4 beginning at 1pm CT. The player lineup includes AntVenom, Papaplatte, Loony, Legundo, SpideyArmy, and the ItsFunneh Krew, who will be playing on a custom (RED) Minecraft server that incorporates real-time events from viewers. The tournament will be hosted by Erin Ashley Simon and Friskk.
To trigger in-game events on the stream, players can make donations, all of which will go toward (RED)’s goal of fighting AIDS and COVID-19 around the world. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which was created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, will match all donations and other revenue raised by the tournament. Fans who are interested in doing more to support (RED)’s mission can start their own charity streams through the organization’s Tiltify fundraising tools.
(RED) partner Fandom will also be assisting with the tournament proceedings. Viewers watching through the Fandom Twitch channel can support both the creators and (RED), learn new facts about Minecraft and its community, and connect with other players. Fandom is also making a donation of custom content to the Creator Cup.
Last year’s Creator Cup was a rousing success, with over $120,000 raised for COVID-19 relief. This summer, (RED) is aiming to fight both COVID-19 and AIDS, two global pandemics that affect people around the world. While last year’s tournament set a lofty bar, the origination and the Creator Cup’s participants are looking to surpass it this time around.
The National Transportation Safety Board is taking over the investigation into a man’s death last week linked to the emergency landing of the plane he was co-piloting.
The body of Charles Hew Crooks, 23, was found Friday evening in a Fuquay-Varina backyard, hours after the plane landed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. It is not clear whether Crooks, who was one of two pilots on the CASA 212-200 airplane, jumped or fell from the plane.
The news comes a day after the Federal Aviation Administration said it would lead the investigation.
The RDU Police Department said it had interviewed the surviving co-pilot, whose name was not made public. RDU police have not released the incident report, citing the ongoing investigation. Airport police turned over the interview to the FAA and NTSB.
Preliminary information indicates that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the landing gear and fuselage, according to the NTSB.
The NTSB will determine the scope of its investigation after more information is gathered. The board is not conducting any interviews as of Tuesday.
WRAL News has also requested interviews with the FAA and RDU Police.
Wake County Emergency Management Chief of Operations Darshan Patel said the initial 911 call came in around 2:30 pm Friday, July 29. Flight logs show the emergency landing happened at 2:48 pm
“Once the aircraft had landed, it was reconfirmed based on a report the pilot said the second person in the aircraft had exited the aircraft prior to landing,” Patel said.
Patel said 80-plus people were involved in the search for Crooks.
“At the beginning, it was quite a large search area, and we wanted to make sure we using our resources effectively but also efficiently to do what we could for this individual,” Patel said.
Several law enforcement entities were involved in the search for Crooks, including Wake County Emergency Management, the town of Cary, the town of Holly Springs, the town of Fuquay-Varina and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
‘It was kind of an all hands on deck for the folks who were in that area,’ Patel said.
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