A new generation of refractory alloys with excellent high-temperature performance is urgently demanded for aero-engines, gas turbines, and nuclear power plants. As the service temperature of their hot-ends is reaching 1800 °C or even higher, traditional superalloys can hardly fulfil the temperature demands. Mainly composed of refractory metal elements, refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) exhibit enhanced strength at temperatures above 1200 °C, causing them to attract a great deal of attention.

https://www.miragenews.com/ultra-high-temp-alloy-design-achieves-288-mpa-1092201/

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WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet to discuss the debt ceiling on Monday, after a 'productive' phone call as the president headed back to Washington, the two sides said on Sunday. McCarthy, speaking to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following the call, said there were positive discussions on solving the crisis and that staff-level talks were set to resume later on Sunday. Asked if he was more hopeful after talking to the president, McCarthy said: 'Our teams are talking today and we're setting (sic) to have a meeting tomorrow.

https://business.inquirer.net/402039/biden-and-mccarthy-to-meet-on-monday-as-debt-ceiling-talks-resume

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BRAVO! The South Korean-made robot called 'EveR 6' (right) and its human maestro face a sellout crowd at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul on June 30. —AFP SEOUL — A South Korean-made robot made its debut as an orchestra conductor before a sellout crowd in Seoul on Friday, wowing the audience with a flawless performance in place of a human maestro. Named 'EveR 6,' the 5-feet, 10-inch-tall (1.8 meters) robot guided more than 60 musicians of the National Orchestra of Korea who were playing traditional Korean instruments.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/513650/orchestra-conducting-robot-wows-seoul-crowd

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Quick note and part of the shell game the Yankees needs to play right now with Aaron Judge heading to the 10 day IL.  Billy McKinney just got a major league contract with the Yanks. MLB Trade Rumors w rites: "...Yankees announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder Billy McKinney . He will take the active roster spot of Aaron Judge , who has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right great toe sprain. That move was reported on last night and is retroactive to June 4.

https://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-yankees-just-picked-billy-mckinney.html

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Iza Calzado and baby Deia. Image: Instagram/@missizacalzado Iza Calzado recounted contracting a parasitic disease called toxoplasmosis during her pregnancy with baby Deia, revealing she was told at the time that her child could suffer from 'brain damage or visual impairment' due to the actress' condition. Calzado opened up about this through an open letter to Deia on her Instagram page, with the actress narrating how she was informed of her condition while on a 'short healing trip' in Switzerland.

https://entertainment.inquirer.net/514861/iza-calzado-recalls-bout-with-parasitic-disease-while-pregnant-with-deia

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The Whatever podcast prominently features women who are involved in the sex work industry in some capacity, with many earning an income through an OnlyFans account – a subscription-based platform where sex workers can monetize NSFW photos or video content.  The podcast has taken off in recent months, producing regular viral clips from the show , often involving heated debates or women saying something inflammatory. Many have criticized the show for fueling antagonistic gender relations, resentment, and punching down on women with low self-esteem.

https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/whatever-podcast-host-brian-atlas-lavlune-feminist-meets-match

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Railway Pension Investments Ltd boosted its position in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ADP – Get Rating ) by 71.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 51,500 shares of the business services provider's stock after buying an additional 21,400 shares during the quarter. Railway Pension Investments Ltd's holdings in Automatic Data Processing were worth $11,649,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/03/10/railway-pension-investments-ltd-raises-stake-in-automatic-data-processing-inc-nasdaqadp.html

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For a few days, it looked like Maxx Crosby was done with Las Vegas. A blockbuster trade to Baltimore was agreed upon on Saturday, but it fell apart just as fast.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-nobody-wants-him-ravens-killed-trade-value-nfl-fans-react-raiders-shut-maxx-crosby-trade-talks

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An iconic image: Teresa Taylor as Pap Smear Pusher with Ultimate Loser (Scott Marcus) and Stephanie From Dallas (Stella Weir) in Slacker – (courtesy of Detour Filmproduction) Richard Linklater: Teresa Taylor, ICON. It was amazing to see The New York Times and be like, "Wow, there she is in bright colors." I can't think of an actor or a figure whose obituary picture would be a poster to a movie they were in, but that was pretty cool. John Pierson: Unprecedented. One of the things that had to happen is you had to be in our digital age where we're looking at that online, so that those colors, when it popped up there at the top of the obituaries Thursday afternoon, shockingly, but those colors were so sharp and bright, which you'd never would have seen in a print edition even when they added color.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2023-08-04/saint-teresa-richard-linklater-and-john-pierson-on-the-icon-of-slacker/

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Ginebra coach Tim Cone with his coaching staff including guard LA Tenorio. –PBA IMAGES Coach Tim Cone made it no secret who his Barangay Ginebra Kings are playing for from here on. 'It can be kind of corny to say that we're doing this for LA. Of course, we're doing this for LA,' Cone said after a 121-112 victory over San Miguel Beer at the start Friday of their best-of-five semifinal series in the PBA Governors' Cup at Ynares Center in Antipolo, referring to LA Tenorio, his skipper stricken with colon cancer.

https://sports.inquirer.net/?p=502374

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump arrives at a commit to caucus rally, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Trump, the Republican front-runner and long the person who has shaped his party's rhetoric on the border, has often blamed Mexico for problems in the U.S. and promises new uses of military force and covert action if he returns to the White House. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) file photo

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/077/0006049215?sid=104

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LaSalle College suspended the first day of classes Monday to protest the slashing of its operational grant by the Quebec government, which is withholding $30 mi...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lassalle-college-montreal-dispute-1.7616138?cmp=rss

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The Albanese government is now entering a new zone of 'greater risk' as Australia approaches a significant economic downturn, according to The Australian's Editor-at-large Paul Kelly. 'The Reserve Bank has told us if everything works out, unemployment will only rise to 4.5 per cent which is a significant increase on where things are now,' Mr Kelly told Sky News Australia. 'So essentially the Albanese government faces a series of structural problems. 'It can't do anything about these problems but essentially what they mean is households are going to be punished more and obviously they're going to be upset about this – some of that will be sheeted home to the government.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/albanese-govt-is-entering-a-new-zone-of-greater-risk-paul-kelly/video/ca71970497a371964a9ab14ee060b29f

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Cannation ( CNNC ) traded up 17.7% against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 17:00 PM ET on August 20th. Cannation has a total market capitalization of $519,746.29 and $15.09 worth of Cannation was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Cannation coin can currently be bought for $0.21 or 0.00000801 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Cannation has traded 34.8% lower against the dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 3.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/20/cannation-price-reaches-0-21-cnnc.html

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PriceSmart, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PSMT – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 619,900 shares, an increase of 16.4% from the March 31st total of 532,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 110,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.6 days. Currently, 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. PriceSmart Trading Down 0.9 % Shares of NASDAQ:PSMT traded down $0.68 during trading on Friday, hitting $73.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/30/pricesmart-inc-nasdaqpsmt-short-interest-up-16-4-in-april.html

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We highlight the most in-form, under-the-radar talent aged 23 or younger across Europe's top leagues each month.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40238509/may-u23-hot-list-real-madrids-future-star-arda-guler-doue-making-waves

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A trial court here has junked one of the lawsuits lodged against a businesswoman and two other individuals accused of allegedly running an ‘investment scam.' Branch 37 of the Lapu-Lapu City RTC dismissed an estafa case against Michelle Lim Go for lack of probable cause. The decision was signed by Presiding Judge Ronald Caramba Tolentino, and promulgated on Feb. 27, 2023. A copy was also furnished to the press. Portions of the seven-page decision stated that the financial arrangement between the two parties is 'civil in nature' and that they found 'no criminal liability under the penal laws that would arise from the issuance of checks which are intended as guarantees of repayment.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/491945/court-junks-estafa-case-vs-businesswoman-2-others

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Latitude Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Wells Fargo & Company ( NYSE:WFC ) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,731 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 1,084 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC's holdings in Wells Fargo & Company were worth $319,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/08/wells-fargo-company-nysewfc-shares-sold-by-latitude-advisors-llc.html

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District Education Coordinator, Markus Tipepe said the National Book Week is an important annual event. 'The aim of today's activities is to encourage our students to get into a healthy habit of reading books starting from an early stage. We also like to see more students coming out and speaking confidently on certain issues,' Tipepe said. ENB's Chairlady for the National Book Week, Karo Rema, emphasized on the importance of reading. She said this year's theme of ' Click on a Book, Pick on a Book-Read!' highlights the accessibility of books; both the digital platform and on the shelves.

https://www.looppng.com/community/enb-book-week-success-122123

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