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Thursday at 3:30 CDT the official signal about the 2025 Unbound Gravel lottery was delivered on social media from Life Time, “It’s time to check your email… the results are in”.Life Time Events, which owns and operates Unbound Gravel, delivered email confirmations the afternoon of November 21 to thousands of expectant riders, elite and amateur alike, from around the world, answering the burning question about who would be heading to Emporia, Kansas for one of the premier gravel events on the global calendar.Former footballer Jelle Van Damme, now an ambassador for BMC, received his ticket for a second visit to…
WireImage Happiest of Birthdays to all of these talented faces today, December 11. It’s December 11, and a lot of Hollywood is celebrating a birthday today. From actors to musicians, and to stars who are no longer with us, Hollywood Life is wishing all of these faces a “Happy Birthday.” Hailee Steinfeld is one of the most famous birthday babes born on December 11. The actress and singer landed her breakout role in True Grit and became a household name ever since! From the Pitch Perfect franchise to Edge of Seventeen and Hawkeye, it’s clear that Hailee’s career has only…
Ethereum price started a decent increase above the $3,350 resistance. ETH is now recovering some losses and might gain pace if it clears the $3,550 resistance. Ethereum started a fresh increase above the $3,400 zone. The price is trading above $3,450 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $3,455 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $3,525 and $3,550 resistance levels. Ethereum Price Aims Higher Ethereum price started a decent increase above the $3,320 level like…
PITTSBURG — Life has always been challenging for Christopher Stockton.Born into a home where substance abuse and financial hardships were constant struggles, his early years were marred by instability. While living in Phoenix, Arizona, his family constantly moved and relied on churches and food banks for meals, but the nomadic lifestyle made it difficult for Stockton to find stability, friends, or even a consistent school routine.Stockton was 11 when his father, who struggled with substance abuse and wanted to get out of a life of crime, decided to change his ways and moved the family to Lakehead in Shasta County.…
A top Slovak mountaineer died on a descent of the 7,234-meter Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal after an historic ascent up its east face, Slovakia’s climbers association said on Sunday.Ondrej Huserka, a member of the Slovak national mountaineering team who had climbed in the Alps, Patagonia, Pamir Mountains and Himalayas, fell into a crevasse on Thursday.His Czech climbing partner Marek Holecek said that the pair had just completed the first-ever ascent of the Langtang Lirung peak via the east face. The Slovak climbers association SHS James called for rescue action on Facebook but then said on Sunday that the helicopter…
Surface features of a distant star — Science News, December 21, 1974 & December 28, 1974 Thanks to high-speed photography and modern data processing, [astronomers] are beginning to be able to suppress the effects of [a star] twinkling…. The star involved is one of the most prominent in the sky, big, red Betelgeuse.… What was found are large-scale hot and cold regions, that may be convection currents in the star’s atmosphere. Update Powerful ground- and space-based telescopes have since let scientists observe the surfaces of giant stars in the Milky Way, including Betelgeuse and R Doradus, in even greater detail.…
Tel Aviv — Early this fall in Gaza, aid workers doled out one food portion per mealtime, per family to starving civilians displaced by Israel’s raging war with Hamas. But as Israel choked off aid deliveries to the Palestinian territory, the meals dwindled. Last week, the United Nations again warned that some Gazans are facing famine conditions.Israel’s government faces a deadline this Wednesday. The Biden administration warned almost a month ago that Israel must significantly increase the amount of aid reaching Gaza’s beleaguered civilian population within 30 days, or it would face restrictions on American military support to the country.…
Premium cycling shoe brand Nimbl has expanded its range to seven with the launch of the Urano, its first off-road shoe. As with the brand’s other shoes, the Nimbl Urano is handmade in Italy and boasts low weight, claimed at 254g per shoe for a size 43. “We concentrated on developing a model with the character and top-tier performance that our riders expect, as well as the ability to compete on a variety of terrains… What was the result? Whatever terrain you pedal on, this shoe is extremely fast and versatile,” says Nimbl’s CEO Francesco Sergio.Low weight design The Urano’s 508g…
With the dramatic fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, the West may have achieved its objective in Syria. But the success could impose enduring costs on Western, and especially European, security. Assad’s secular regime has been replaced by violent jihadist forces that Western governments regard as terrorists. On President Joe Biden’s watch, first Afghanistan and now Syria have emerged as jihadist citadels. As has already happened in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, the victorious Islamist leaders in Syria have pledged to introduce a system based on Islamic law. The main insurgent group that spearheaded the lightning blitz to Damascus seeks…
The first Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale has been delivered to its excited owner – in keeping with the Italian marque’s promise last month. With only 33 units to be made, the super rare, custom-built 33 Stradale surely made the holidays of its owner way better – a one-percenter that’s a member of Alfa’s exclusive Club 33. To ensure confidentiality, Alfa Romeo didn’t disclose the identity of its owner nor its exact configuration. However, images released by the brand tell us that the Rosso Villa d’Este 33 Stradale is number 5 out of the 33 units built, headed to a wealthy…