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Calgary Herald
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Calgary Dinos basketball star Nate Petrone named Canada West Male Athlete of the Year
Article content Following one of the greatest seasons in Calgary Dinos men's basketball history, Nate Petrone added another accolade on Thursday as he was named the 2025 Canada West Male Athlete of the Year. Article content Article content Petrone's award marks the 18th time a University of Calgary student-athlete has been named the top athlete in Canada West, and the first since 2022. Calgary's 18 nominees marks the second-most from a single university in U SPORTS, second only to McGill (23). Article content Article content All 17 Canada West member institutions vote to select the conference's athletes of the year, with nominees being the respective schools' athletes of the year. Fellow basketball standout Gage Grassick of Saskatchewan was named the Canada West Female Athlete of the Year. Article content Article content Petrone and Grassick will now move forward as the Canada West nominees for the prestigious Louis and Doug Mitchell U SPORTS Athletes of the Year Awards, which honour the nation's top male and female student-athletes. U SPORTS will announce this year's winners June 2. Article content There was no more dominant offensive force in U SPORTS men's basketball this season than Petrone, who delivered a year for the ages while leading the Dinos to their eighth Canada West championship. The hometown star led U SPORTS in total points and topped Canada West with 24.2 points per game, all while shooting a remarkable 56.8 percent from the field — an exceptional feat for a guard. Article content Petrone elevated his play even further in the playoffs. In the Canada West semifinals, he posted 23 points and nine rebounds to help the Dinos take down three-time defending champion Victoria. He followed that with a historic 38-point outburst on 15-of-21 shooting in the conference final against UBC, propelling Calgary to the title. Article content Article content His accolades reflect his standout season. Petrone was named Canada West Player of the Year and earned the U SPORTS Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as the nation's top men's basketball player.
Bloomberg
18-04-2025
- Bloomberg
The Grand American Resort Is Making a Comeback—Just In Time
'That building you're looking at right there? It's the birthplace of the American beach vacation,' says Gina Petrone. Petrone holds the unusual title of 'heritage manager' at San Diego's landmark Hotel del Coronado, and she and I are standing in the long driveway that leads up to the vast Queen Anne Victorian pile, whose distinctive ivory shingles and terracotta-red turrets captivate every arriving guest. A gilded plaque hints at the Del's architectural significance, calling it 'one of America's largest wooden buildings' and among the 'few seaside resort hotels of this style remaining in America.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Nate Petrone's career night leads Calgary Dinos to Canada West men's basketball title
VANCOUVER — The University of Calgary Dinos men's basketball team is the Best in the West in 2025. Behind a career-high 38 points from Canada West Player of the Year Nate Petrone, the Dinos jumped all over the host UBC Thunderbirds early and never looked back for a 109-96 win in the Canada West final Friday night at War Memorial Gym. 'I really wanted to be a champion,' Petrone said. 'I'm in my fourth year of eligibility, but this is my sixth year in this league and I hadn't won anything. I wasn't going to go away without a gold medal.' Petrone started the game on fire, going a perfect 8-for-8 in the first quarter alone for 19 points as the Dinos raced out to a 34-24 lead. As a team, Calgary shot an incredible 72% (13-for-18) in the opening frame, and finished the game connecting on 60.3% (41-for-68) from the floor. UBC was nearly up to the task, shooting 50% (10-for-20) in the second quarter and 60% (12-for-20) in the third to keep things close. A push late in the third and into the early part of the fourth saw the Thunderbirds close the gap to just four at 95-91 with 7:22 to play. But the Dinos responded with buckets from Declan Peterson and Petrone before a triple from Aidan Smith to go back up by double digits. 'Can't be better than that,' said Dinos head coach Dan Vanhooren, who also celebrated his birthday with Friday's championship win. 'It's a heck of a lot better than cake or presents or anything like that. This was a gift just watching these kids celebrate and achieve what they're capable of. 'Everybody shot the ball well. Even when we played 'D' well, they scored. UBC did such a great job. But our kids came out … between Nate and Noah (Wharton), we were so tough to guard. It was one of those games where, as a coach, you just sat there and watched it. I'm so in awe of what some of these kids are capable.' Petrone went 14-16 from the floor for 35 points through three quarters before finally cooling off a little in the fourth. The star guard added 10 assists to his 38 points in one of the greatest post-season performances in Canada West history. Fellow guard Wharton was also vital for the Dinos, finishing with 22 points, five rebounds and a career-high five steals. 'This is surreal,' Wharton said. 'Six years of hard work finally paid off — finally got that championship. It feels great. 'This playoff run, we just locked in defensively. From the quarterfinals all the way to the finals right now, we've been locked in. We've been following the scout. It clearly paid off today. It's just a great feeling.' Third-year centre Peterson finished a perfect 7-for-7 from the floor for 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, and came up with a number of key defensive plays in clutch moments. Adam Olsen led the T-Birds with a team-high 21 points as one of five UBC players to score in double figures on the night. This marks the 164th Canada West championship in the University of Calgary history and the second in the 2024-25 school year, joining women's wrestling. It also marks the sixth conference title under Vanhooren, also achieving the feat in 2004, '09, '16, '18 and '19. Both the Dinos and Thunderbirds will now turn their attention to the U SPORTS Final 8, which will also be held on the UBC campus, starting Thursday.
Asharq Al-Awsat
27-02-2025
- Science
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Mount Vesuvius Eruption Turned a Man's Brain into Glass. Here's How It Happened
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull. It turns out the eruption had somehow turned his brain into glass. It is the only case on record of such a phenomenon, and researchers now have answers for why and how it happened. They say the vitrification - transformation into glass - of this victim's brain was the apparent effect of a scorching ash cloud that suddenly descended upon his city along the Bay of Naples, instantly killing all the inhabitants. They concluded vitrification took place through a unique process of rapid exposure of the brain's organic material to a very high temperature - at least 510 degrees Celsius (950°F) - and its subsequent rapid cooling. The researchers conducted an extensive analysis that confirmed the glass nature of the fragments and revealed their physical properties. "The glass formed as a result of this process allowed for an integral preservation of the biological brain material and its microstructures," said forensic anthropologist Pier Paolo Petrone of Università di Napoli Federico II in Italy, one of the leaders of the research published in the journal Scientific Reports. The eruption obliterated the thriving ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. "The only other type of organic glass we have evidence of is that produced in some rare cases of vitrification of wood, sporadic cases of which have been found at Herculaneum and Pompeii. However, in no other case in the world have vitrified organic human or animal remains ever been found," Petrone added. Thousands of people were killed and the two cities were buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, sitting untouched until their rediscovery in the 18th century. Victims were preserved in sudden death, as was the case with the one whose brain was turned to glass. His body was first discovered in the 1960s inside a building called the College of the Augustales dedicated to the cult of Emperor Augustus, who had died in 14 AD. The individual was identified as a young man believed to have been the college's custodian. The remains were re-examined in 2018. "I was in the room where the college's custodian was lying in his bed to document his charred bones. Under the lamp, I suddenly saw small glassy remains glittering in the volcanic ash that filled the skull," Petrone said. "Taking one of these fragments, it had a black appearance and shiny surfaces quite similar to obsidian, a natural glass of volcanic origin - black and shiny, whose formation is due to the very rapid cooling of the lava. But, unlike obsidian, the glassy remains were extremely brittle and easy to crumble," Petrone said. Analyses of this material, previously published in other scientific journals, revealed the presence of proteins and fatty acids common in human brain tissues, with the entire central nervous system exceptionally well preserved, represented by nerve cells interconnected by a dense network of fibers called axons. The research is forging a deeper understanding of how the tragic events unfolded after the eruption. "The study shows that the 'killer' at Herculaneum was the arrival in town of an early hot ash cloud. This highlights the importance of understanding the behavior of ash clouds, as they are very hazardous and still very poorly studied and understood," said volcanologist and study first author Guido Giordano of Roma Tre University in Italy. The actual burial of the city occurred in later stages of the eruption. The custodian at apparently around midnight was surprised while sleeping in his bed by the first effects of the eruption. "As the postures of the victims' bodies show, the custodian of the college died instantly from the impact with the hot volcanic ash surge, as did all the rest of the inhabitants of Herculaneum," Petrone said. "The body of evidence found for the victims at Herculaneum shows that all people died instantly, so they did not have time to notice or suffer."
Reuters
27-02-2025
- Health
- Reuters
Mount Vesuvius eruption turned a man's brain into glass. Here's how it happened
Summary Feb 27 (Reuters) - It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments resembling obsidian inside his skull. It turns out the eruption had somehow turned his brain into glass. It is the only case on record of such a phenomenon, and researchers now have answers for why and how it happened. They say the vitrification - transformation into glass - of this victim's brain was the apparent effect of a scorching ash cloud that suddenly descended upon his city along the Bay of Naples, instantly killing all the inhabitants. They concluded vitrification took place through a unique process of rapid exposure of the brain's organic material to a very high temperature - at least 510 degrees Celsius (950°F) - and its subsequent rapid cooling. The researchers conducted an extensive analysis that confirmed the glass nature of the fragments and revealed their physical properties. "The glass formed as a result of this process allowed for an integral preservation of the biological brain material and its microstructures," said forensic anthropologist Pier Paolo Petrone of Università di Napoli Federico II in Italy, one of the leaders of the research published in the journal Scientific Reports, opens new tab. The eruption obliterated the thriving ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. "The only other type of organic glass we have evidence of is that produced in some rare cases of vitrification of wood, sporadic cases of which have been found at Herculaneum and Pompeii. However, in no other case in the world have vitrified organic human or animal remains ever been found," Petrone added. Thousands of people were killed and the two cities were buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, sitting untouched until their rediscovery in the 18th century. Victims were preserved in sudden death, as was the case with the one whose brain was turned to glass. His body was first discovered in the 1960s inside a building called the College of the Augustales dedicated to the cult of Emperor Augustus, who had died in 14 AD. The individual was identified as a young man believed to have been the college's custodian. The remains were re-examined in 2018. "I was in the room where the college's custodian was lying in his bed to document his charred bones. Under the lamp, I suddenly saw small glassy remains glittering in the volcanic ash that filled the skull," Petrone said. "Taking one of these fragments, it had a black appearance and shiny surfaces quite similar to obsidian, a natural glass of volcanic origin - black and shiny, whose formation is due to the very rapid cooling of the lava. But, unlike obsidian, the glassy remains were extremely brittle and easy to crumble," Petrone said. Analyses of this material, previously published in other scientific journals, revealed the presence of proteins and fatty acids common in human brain tissues, with the entire central nervous system exceptionally well preserved, represented by nerve cells interconnected by a dense network of fibers called axons. The research is forging a deeper understanding of how the tragic events unfolded after the eruption. "The study shows that the 'killer' at Herculaneum was the arrival in town of an early hot ash cloud. This highlights the importance of understanding the behavior of ash clouds, as they are very hazardous and still very poorly studied and understood," said volcanologist and study first author Guido Giordano of Roma Tre University in Italy. The actual burial of the city occurred in later stages of the eruption. The custodian at apparently around midnight was surprised while sleeping in his bed by the first effects of the eruption. "As the postures of the victims' bodies show, the custodian of the college died instantly from the impact with the hot volcanic ash surge, as did all the rest of the inhabitants of Herculaneum," Petrone said. "The body of evidence found for the victims at Herculaneum shows that all people died instantly, so they did not have time to notice or suffer." Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters Sustainable Switch newsletter. Sign up here.
