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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
'We flushed that loss': PBKS pacer on moving past Qualifier 1 defeat
Punjab Kings pacer has revealed that head coach and captain have maintained a relaxed team environment ahead of their crucial IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against , particularly following their eight-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 at Mullanpur. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The upcoming match at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday will determine who faces RCB in Tuesday's final. If rain forces a washout, PBKS will automatically advance to the final due to their position as table-toppers. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Speaking to broadcasters before rain delayed the start of play, Jamieson discussed how the team has moved past their Qualifier 1 defeat. "It's actually pretty easy to put the Qualifier 1 game behind. When the game gets closer, you can nitpick things a little bit more. With the nature of how that game went, you just go and flush it. That's what we've done over the last couple of days. We've got a great opportunity here tonight and focus on all the good stuff we've done over the course of the season and hope we can do that tonight." Arshdeep Singh: The Poet Who Bowls Thunder | Stories from His Father & Coach Jamieson praised the leadership approach of Ponting and Iyer in handling high-pressure situations. "They keep it pretty relaxed and chilled out. There are obviously moments and times where the focus is on what's important and what we want to do but it's also very simple - try not to overcomplicate things. Both of them have been around high-profile games so often in their careers. The experience and the ability to keep it simple is something that they hold dear to their heart." Quiz: When asked about potential nerves among PBKS' uncapped players, Jamieson expressed confidence in the team's ability to handle pressure. "Hopefully more fearless, everyone's played enough cricket to have been in their own big situations and big match scenarios. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Hopefully 1-12 can play with the fearless attitude tonight and get a good result." The New Zealand pacer emphasized the importance of maintaining regular routines despite the match's significance. "You try and keep it as same as you can. There's a lot more energy and a lot more atmosphere around the game but it is also the same as any other game you play too. You try and stick to the processes that you followed for the whole campaign."
CBC
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Margaret Atwood awarded $25K Griffin Poetry Prize lifetime achievement award
Social Sharing Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. The Ottawa-born Atwood has published over 50 books — poetry, fiction, essays — and is a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She began her writing career with poetry, publishing The Circle Game and winning the Governor General's Literary Award for poetry in the late 1960s. She's since published more than a dozen poetry collections, including The Journals of Susanna Moodie in 1970, Power Politics in 1971 and, most recently, Paper Boat in 2024. Atwood has won several awards for her work including the Governor General's Literary Award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Writer in the World Prize, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the German Peace Prize. Her other notable books include the novels The Edible Woman, Oryx and Crake, The Handmaid's Tale and Cat's Eye, the essay collection Burning Questions and the nonfiction work Survival. Her debut memoir, Book of Lives, is set to be published on November 4, 2025. The Griffin Trust's Lifetime Recognition Award is presented to a poet from anywhere in the world in celebration of their body of work. Past recipients include South Korea's Ko Un, Northern Ireland's Seamus Heaney and American Fanny Howe. Atwood will be honoured with the award on June 4 at a gala event in Toronto, where she will also present a reading and be interviewed onstage by American poet, teacher and activist Carolyn Forché. The evening will also feature the announcement of the Griffin Poetry Prize winner and the recipient of the Canadian First Book Prize. Founded in 2000 by Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Scott Griffin, the Griffin Poetry Prize is the world's largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English. The winner will receive $130,000.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Meze debuts gorgeous new open-back planar headphones
Meze Audio's latest premium open-back wired headphones feature new custom-designed planar magnetic drivers — technology that audiophiles have long revered for its clarity and ultra-low distortion. But it's the design of the new $2,000 Meze Poet that might woo would-be buyers. A lot of planar headphones tend to be bulky affairs with designs that don't exactly offer as much for the eyes as they do the ears. The Meze Poet, are decidedly different, with copper-toned and finely patterned steel grilles, magnesium earcup chassis, a titanium alloy frame, and a suede leather headband. The copper accents extend into the height rods, and continue into the detachable, hand-braided copper cable. The earcushions attach magnetically, making them easily replaceable when they eventually breakdown from use. For the Poet, Meze has once again partnered with Ukrainian electro-acoustics specialists, Rinaro Isodynamics. Inside each earcup lives an MZ6 Isodynamic Hybrid Array driver — a hybrid magnet array linked to an ultra-low mass planar diaphragm (0.06g). It's a similar unit to the one that powers Meze's $4,000 Elite Tungsten flagship headphones. Those drivers deliver some impressive claimed specs: Frequency range: 4 Hz – 96 kHz Sensitivity: 101 dB SPL/mW at 1kHz Maximum SPL: >130 dB SPL Total harmonic distortion (THD): <0.05% Plus, the Poet, with an impedance of just 55 ohm, should be remarkably easy to drive, even from a standard 3.5mm jack on a laptop. For a more poetic description of the Poet's sound signature, here's Meze's take: 'a sonic experience with lush, airy vocals and precise bass impact, balancing low-end depth with delicate high-frequency clarity. The headphones' natural tonality is enhanced by subtle hints of sparkle, providing a lively yet effortless listening experience.' $2,000 is a big investment for anyone. But Meze Audio helps cushion that blow literally by including what looks like a very sturdy, PC-ABS headphone hard case. There's also a separate synthetic leather pouch to store your cables. The included cable uses 3.5mm mono jacks at the earcup connectors and a standard, unbalanced 6.3mm (1/4-inch) source connection, however Meze sells several optional accessory cables that can provide 2.5 or 4.4mm balanced connections if needed. For a much more affordable way into the open-back audiophile category, check out the Meze Audio 105 AER. They may not use fancy planar drivers, but they look great and sound fantastic.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Owner challenges order to sell land to community group
A landowner is challenging a Scottish government decision to force it to sell a patch of overgrown ground to a community group. Forthtay Ltd does not want to sell the strip of land in St Andrews to Poet's Neuk, which plans to turn it in to a public garden dedicated to Mary Queen of Scots. But those behind the Isle of Man-based trust were compelled to do so by ministers under the terms of land reform laws, which came into force in 2020. It is the first time the legislation has been used to force a community buyout of land, and the Scottish government will defend its decision in a case starting at Dundee later. And, if the appeal is denied, lawyers for the trust say it may have a "ground breaking" implications for land ownership in Scotland. Poet's Neuk said the land - at the corner of Greyfriars Garden and St Mary's Place - was gifted to the Fife town by Queen Mary prior to her abdication in 1567. The group said in recent years it has been the scene of anti-social behaviour and drug taking and also has an issue with vermin. Poet's Neuk was granted planning permission from Fife Council to transform the land - which sits within St Andrews' conservation area - into a public garden, complete with a statue of Queen Mary. In 2018 it was awarded the right to buy the land under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016. A provision added to the legislation in 2020 stated "abandoned, neglected or detrimental" land can be bought by a community organisation via compulsory purchase if it is judged to be in the "public interest" for it to do so. That was granted to the group in 2023. But lawyers acting for Forthtay, which was previously known as Optimus Fiduciaries Ltd, said several of its previous planning applications for the site were rejected by Fife Council. The latest application was for a coffee kiosk on the land inside a converted horsebox. It was unanimously refused after attracting more than 40 objections. Lawyers also said previous plans to curb anti-social behaviour on the site were turned down by the council. MML Law, based in Dundee, warned the outcome of the case would have "national implications". A spokesman said: "The owners are now essentially being accused and found guilty of effectively neglecting the land and thus being required to forfeit ownership against their wishes. "This is a groundbreaking case which could have far reaching consequences for many around Scotland. "Any property owner in Scotland would be well advised to pay very close attention to the provisions of this act and how this case unfolds." The Scottish government said it could not comment on live cases.
