Universal confirmed the project today (Monday, December 23) [formerly Twitter] account. The film will be shot ‘across the world using brand new IMAX film technology’, according to the studio. — Universal Pictures (@UniversalPics) Set in the 8th century BC, tells the story of Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War. The film will have a stacked cast of A-list stars, with Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron already attached. Described by Universal as ‘Homer’s foundational saga’, the 12,109-line poem takes in themes such as free will, heroism, loyalty, intelligence, and the struggle against divinity. ’s release date on the third weekend of July mirrors that of previous Nolan-directed tentpoles, including (July 21, 2023), , (July 21, 2017) and (July 20, 2012). Previous screen adaptations of Homer’s poem include Mario Camerini’s 1954 adventure starring Kirk Douglas; Andrei Konchalovsky’s 1997 TV miniseries; and loose adaptations including the Coen brothers’ 2000 comedy-drama . Nolan comes to the film on the back of a major global hit with , which made $974m worldwide, including $330m in North America and $644m internationally. The film swept the board in the 2024 awards season, winning seven awards at both the Oscars and Baftas, including best picture, director for Nolan and actor for Cillian Murphy at both ceremonies.Weber St. 68, Pepperdine 53
Littler, who won the Grand Slam of Darts last week, hit checkouts of 170, 164 and 136 as he threatened to overturn an early deficit, but Humphries held his nerve to win the last three legs. “I’m really, really proud of that one to be honest,” Humphries told Sky Sports. FOR THE SECOND TIME 🏆🏆 Luke Humphries retains his 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals title, beating Luke Littler 11-7 in the final. pic.twitter.com/QUhxvSbGeu — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 “I didn’t feel myself this week playing-wise, I felt like I was a dart behind in a lot of the scenarios but there’s something that Luke does to you. He really drives me, makes me want to be a better player and I enjoy playing him. “He let me in really early in that first session to go 4-1 up, I never looked back and I’m proud that I didn’t take my foot off the gas. These big games are what I live for. “Luke is a special talent and he was right – I said to him I’ve got to get these (titles) early before he wins them all. “I’d love to be up here and hitting 105 averages like Luke is all the time but he’s a different calibre, he’s probably the best player in the world right now but there’s something about me that never gives up. “This is a great way to go into the worlds.” HUMPHRIES GOES BACK-TO-BACK! 🏆 Luke Humphries retains his Players Championship Finals title! Cool Hand puts on an absolute clinic to defeat Luke Littler 11-7 in an epic final! 📺 https://t.co/AmuG0PMn18 #PCF2024 | Final pic.twitter.com/nZDWPUVjWE — PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2024 Littler, who lost the world championship final to Humphries last year, said: “It was tough, missed a few doubles and if you don’t take chances early on, it’s a lot to come back. “I hit the 170 and the 164 but just didn’t have enough in the end. “It’s been a good past two weeks. I just can’t wait to go home, chill out, obviously practice at home for the worlds. That’s it now, leading up to the big one.”FIFA confirms 2034 World Cup coming to Saudi ArabiaLuke Humphries defeats Luke Littler to retain Players Championship Finals titleAs TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington
HERMITAGE — When three children must choose between bullying a fellow classmate or getting bullied themselves, will they give in to fear or do the right thing? That question, simple yet relatable for many children, is the subject of a colorful new children’s book written by Joe Kulbacki called “The Think It Through Crew.” “It has some of the steps a kid can take when they’re being bullied or see someone getting bullied, like getting help or telling a teacher,” said Kulbacki, director of instructional technology at the Hermitage School District. The book tells the story of three fourth-grade friends named Max, Stan and Amanda, who are threatened by a fifth-grade bully to help him bully a classmate. To guide the three friends in the right direction, the Conscience Canary arrives and shows the students what could happen if they either give in to the bully’s demands or stand up to the bully. After the crew has a chance to think it through, they’re able to make the right decision — giving children some ideas to deal with real-life cases of bullying. Helping to tell the story are a series of bright, colorful and stylized illustrations by Hermitage graduate and artist Max Schaller, under the pseudonym “M. McGinnis.” “He does illustrations of a lot of different things, and he did a great job with this,” Kulbacki said of Schaller. The idea for the book first came about 10 or 15 years ago, when Kulbacki was teaching fourth and fifth grade in Lebanon, Pa. With plenty of students under his supervision and three daughters of his own, Kulbacki was used to reading plenty of children’s books. However, he was also familiar with many of the hardships and social situations that young children can find themselves in. This inspired him to write a book that would appeal to children while giving easy-to-follow instructions. “I’d been around kids enough that I knew what I wanted to teach them, I just had to figure out writing a book,” Kulbacki said. Work on the story itself started around seven years ago, and friends and family members involved in education helped develop and edit the story. Kulbacki discovered Schaller and asked him to illustrate the story, and the book was ultimately published through Amazon in early 2023. About 500 books have been sold so far, with many of those purchased by the United Way of Mercer County for the students involved in their summer program, Kulbacki said. Although he’s still learning the process behind advertising and promoting his work online, Kulbacki has had opportunities to share his work at local events such as the Hermitage Night Market. He’s also spoken at schools and libraries about the book and the importance of preventing bullying, and he has plans to write future books about similar topics for children, such as online safety. “The first book was about what to do when you see bullying, but there are so many things that children need to be aware of,” Kulbacki said. More information can be found on Amazon and at “The Think It Through Crew” on Facebook.How an unexpected gift reminds us of what matters
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz admitted on Monday for the first time publicly that Israel killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel's war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon. He said Israel has defeated Hamas and Hezbollah, "blinded" Iran's defence systems and damaged its production systems. He also said the country had toppled the Assad regime in Syria, dealing a severe blow to what he called "the axis of evil." "We will also deal a severe blow to the Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen, which remains the last to stand." Israel will "damage their strategic infrastructure, and we will behead their leaders — just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar and Nasrallah in Tehran, Gaza and Lebanon — we will do it in Hodeidah and Sana'a," Katz said during an evening honouring Defence Ministry personnel. The Iran-backed group in Yemen has been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea for more than a year to try to enforce a naval blockade on Israel, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Israel's year-long war in Gaza. In late July, the political leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was killed in Tehran in an assassination that Iranian authorities blamed on Israel. There was no direct claim of responsibility by Israel for the killing of Haniyeh at the time. Yemenis protest to condemn the killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Aug. 2. Arabic reads, 'Martyr Ismail Haniyeh.' (Osamah Abdulrahman/The Associated Press) Haniyeh, normally based in Qatar, had been the face of Hamas's international diplomacy as the war, set off by the attack the group led on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has raged in Gaza. He had been taking part in internationally brokered indirect talks on reaching a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave. North Gaza hospital faces 'continuous daily threat' from Israeli strikes, says director Months after, Israeli forces in Gaza killed Yahya Sinwar, Haniyeh's successor and the mastermind of the Oct. 7, attack. Earlier this month, Syrian rebels toppled the Assad regime. Israeli forces moved into a part of Syrian territory that is meant to be a demilitarized zone last week, sparking accusations that the country was taking advantage of the chaos in the region to make a land grab. Israeli troops will occupy buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future, says NetanyahuCommentary: A center-right Democrat's view from Washington stateMega Millions drew the numbers for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.22 billion late Friday. The numbers were 3, 7, 37, 49, 55 and the gold Mega Ball 6. 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Supporters bid adieu to ‘Doctor Sahab’LIMASSOL, Republic of Cyprus, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eurasia Resource Value S.E. (“ERV”) today announced that it has acquired 1,052,632 common shares (“Common Shares”) of Condor Energies Inc. (“Condor”) (TSX: CDR) as part of a larger offering by Condor of Common Shares under the Listed Issuer Financing Exemption and other exemptions under National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions of the Canadian Securities Administrators (“NI 45-106”), under which an aggregate of 10,198,582 Common Shares were issued (the “Offering”). ERV subscribed as an “accredited investor” under NI 45-106 and the aggregate consideration paid by ERV was CAD$2,000,000.80 or CAD$1.90 per share. Prior to the Offering, ERV held 13,399,905 Common Shares, or approximately 23.40% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares. Following the Offering, ERV holds 14,452,537 Common Shares, or approximately 21.42% of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares. As Condor’s largest shareholder before and after the Offering, ERV participated in the Offering for investment purposes as it believes the proceeds will position Condor to execute on its current business plan and strategy. An early warning report pursuant to National Instrument 62-103 The Early Warning System and Related Take-over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues will be filed on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. A copy of the report may be obtained by contacting Norman Storm at ERV using the following contact information: EurAsia Resource Value S.E. (“ERV”) Griva Digeni 78, 1 st Floor, Office A1 3101 Limassol Republic of Cyprus norman1700@gmail.com The Common Shares of Condor are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Condor’s head office address is: Condor Energies Inc. Suite 1810, 500 4 th Avenue SW Calgary, AB, T2P 2V6
Robinhood Markets, Inc. Reports November 2024 Operating DataATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended. In information made public Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000. It also levied $10,000 fines on Rush Street Interactive NJ and the sports betting technology company Kambi. According to documents released by the state, Rush Street accepted 16 bets worth $1,523 in Nov. 2021 on a college basketball game between the University of North Carolina-Asheville and Tennessee Tech University after the game had already concluded with a UNC victory. Kambi told the enforcement division that a trader had failed to manually remove that game from its betting markets, saying it had stopped receiving messages from its own sports data provider due to a network connectivity error. Kambi said it has updated its guidelines and retrained its traders to prevent a recurrence. Kambi, which is based in Malta, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Monday. Rush Street declined comment, and DraftKings had no immediate comment Monday. DraftKings stopped using Kambi in 2021. In March 2022 Rush Street took seven bets totaling just under $2,900 on three Magic City Jai Alai games after the results were already known. Kambi told the division it experienced a connectivity issue that allowed the bets to be accepted after the games were over. An explanation of what Kambi did to address the situation was blacked out in documents released by the division. A month earlier Rush Street took 13 wagers worth $8,150 with pre-match odds on a Professional Golf Association match after the event had already begun. In this case, Kambi told the division a newly hired trader failed to enter the correct closing time time for bets on the event. The trader and a supervisor underwent retraining. DraftKings was fined for taking bets on unapproved events including Russian basketball for nine months in 2020 and 2021. It eventually voided over $61,000 in bets and returned the money to customers after being directed to do so by the state. In this case, Kambi told the division it misidentified this particular Russian basketball league as one that was approved for wagering in New Jersey. DraftKings told the state it did not catch the error, either. In 2020, DraftKings accepted 484 wagers on unapproved table tennis matches. Kambi incorrectly enabled the events for wagering without conditions required by the state, the division said. In Feb. 2022, the division said DraftKings took pre-season NFL bets involving specific players but did not give the state specific information on what information was to be included in the bets, drawing 182 wagers worth nearly $7,000 that were later voided and refunded to customers. Follow Wayne Parry on X at www.twitter.com/WayneParryAC
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David Coote will not appeal against the termination of his contract by referees’ body PGMOL, the PA news agency understands. Coote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had concluded he was “in serious breach of the provisions of his employment contract, with his position deemed untenable”. “Supporting David Coote continues to be important to us and we remain committed to his welfare,” PGMOL’s statement on December 9 added. Referee David Coote was sacked earlier in December (Richard Sellers/PA) The video which triggered PGMOL’s investigation into Coote’s conduct first came to public attention on November 11. In it, Coote is asked for his views on a Liverpool match where he has just been fourth official, and describes them as “s***”. He then describes Klopp as a “c***”, and, asked why he felt that way, Coote says the German had “a right pop at me when I reffed them against Burnley in lockdown” and had accused him of lying. “I have got no interest in speaking to someone who’s f****** arrogant, so I do my best not to speak to him,” Coote said. Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp (Peter Byrne/PA) The Football Association opened its own investigation into that video, understood to be centred on that last comment and whether Coote’s reference to Klopp’s nationality constituted an aggravated breach of its misconduct rules. The investigation by PGMOL which led to Coote’s contract being terminated is also understood to have looked at another video which appeared to show Coote snorting a white powder, purportedly during Euro 2024 where he was one of the assistant VARs for the tournament. European football’s governing body UEFA also appointed an ethics investigator to look into the matter.AP Sports SummaryBrief at 2:23 p.m. ESTThe IRS might be dropping $1,400 into your stocking this year
Lux Optics has released a loose product roadmap for its next big iPhone photo app, Halide 3.0 (which it’s calling Halide Mark III). After being more forthright than usual in the development of its , which was recently by Apple, Lux is giving the next version of its popular photo app a touch of the Steam indie dev treatment. Not only is Lux already hyping key upcoming features in by cofounder Ben Sandofsky, but it also plans to open up the development process via a , where users can give feedback once they start trying Halide Mark III. So far, Lux has detailed three upcoming features for Halide Mark III that subscribers will be able to try early: Color Grades, HDR photos, and an app redesign. Color grades will operate a lot like they do in Kino, with users able to quickly load an aesthetic look / color palette based on Lux’s own creations, film stocks, and imported recipes cooked by other users. In addition to what sounds like Lux’s take on Fujifilm’s film emulations, Halide Mark III will also include the developer’s take on HDR photos — now that iOS 18’s Adaptive HDR feature is making it easier to view HDR images on more platforms. Closing out the year doing things a bit different: sharing our Halide 3.0 roadmap, including its three major features! We’re also launching a Halide community Discord so we can bounce ideas off fans, solicit feedback on early builds, and more! www.lux.camera/the-road-to-... — Not much has been revealed so far about Halide 3.0’s redesigned interface, but Sandofsky said in the blog post that form follows function, and “if Halide’s version of Instant Grade goes as smooth as we think it will, we’ll make grade-picking central to the UI, just like Kino.” Sandofsky’s blog post also didn’t go into further detail about when Halide Mark III will ship beyond sometime in 2025, and it didn’t say how much Halide Mark III will cost. But the on Threads that Mark III will be included for Mark II users, and an upgrade for v1 users.