When Mark Yannetti visits Kings Of The Podcast, primarily based on fan suggestions, he ranks amongst the most effective friends to be featured on the present. His breadth and depth of solutions are second to none. In truth, you’d be laborious pressed to discover a extra open sports activities government, who effortlessly educates these paying consideration at any time when he speaks.

Over the previous 18 years, Yannetti has served because the central determine among the many LA Kings numerous scouting teams centered on NHL prospects. As the present Director of Beginner Scouting, he has confirmed to be one of the crucial educated individuals within the recreation.

As such, there was a treasure trove of insights and behind the scenes nuggets that have been shared throughout his 75+ minute interview final week. Though that’s far an excessive amount of to transcribe, we’ll share some choose highlights by way of a collection of articles over the following few weeks.

First up, let’s sort out one of many stylish subjects across the league this month. A couple of years after the Kings received their championships in 2012 and 2014, there was a push by most golf equipment to go for ‘velocity and ability’ over dimension; a notion that appears to be seeing the pendulum swing again the opposite path all through many of the chatter throughout this 12 months’s Stanley Cup playoffs.

With that in thoughts, Yannetti was requested if dimension was again in type heading into the 2024 NHL Draft:

[ed. note: the below transcript is a 95% word-for-word recap, with unmercenary transitions and misc. words removed, along with some minor paraphrasing done for clarity when reading]

“When all the things is equal, dimension issues,” started the veteran hockey thoughts, talking via his occasional thick Boston accent. “Measurement doesn’t matter for size-sake, however you actually would quite be huge and quick than small and quick, and even common dimension and quick. You need to be huge and sensible, quite than common dimension and sensible. So, dimension issues. However there’s heavy dimension and there’s mushy dimension. I’d like to have a bunch of 6-foot-4 Drew Doughty’s working round our blueline, with a little bit sprinkle of [Victor] Hedman and perhaps some Darian Hatcher thrown in.

“There are particular issues we’ve got to do to fill out the roster and I hope every year […] we study some classes alongside the way in which about the way to construct a greater mousetrap for subsequent 12 months. One of many issues can be to get — and Rob [Blake] mentioned it, it’s not prefer it’s a secret — we’ve got the ability half down. I believe we’ve got the velocity half down. So, sure, dimension is essential; but it surely’s a scale. At what level does dimension and ability hit a tipping level, or dimension and skating hit that stability level? At what level does the smaller, higher participant win out? And at what level does the scale mute a few of the different issues, and the scale win out?

“Measurement issues, up to a degree. Then it doesn’t. Measurement can’t trump an enormous hole. It could possibly trump a smaller hole. However, on the finish of the day, if in case you have a bunch of [tall guys] who can’t get the puck up rapidly or they will’t achieve a zone, then it doesn’t do you any good. After we received our Cups, everyone thought we have been this huge, heavy staff. We have been, however that’s not what we have been constructing. We have been constructing a staff to do two issues: a staff that bought the puck up the ice as quick as potential — out of our zone and into [the opposition’s] zone as quick as potential, and [we wanted guys who] once they misplaced possession or didn’t have possession, bought it again as quick as potential. These have been the 2 issues that we have been actually seeking to do.

“And the truth that a few of the guys had dimension was nice, however Drew wasn’t actually huge, [Slava] Voynov wasn’t actually huge, [Alec] Martinez wasn’t actually huge. Matt Greene was; he was the proper man in the proper function on the proper facet. Having Kopitar as your middle [was great], however he has all the opposite attributes too.

“There are many groups on the market that attempted to [copy us]. They bought what we have been doing flawed. They tried to imitate the massive, heavy factor, or the truculent factor or the powerful factor. It doesn’t work when that’s the primary ingredient. When that’s the first attribute you’re seeking to do, I don’t assume it really works.”

In terms of the Draft, Yannetti continues to be satisfied you go about issues in a extra systematic means than merely saying, ‘Draft larger gamers.’

“You create tiers,” he defined. “Then, if in case you have 5 gamers in a tier, now dimension issues. You probably have three smaller gamers in a tier and an enormous participant in a tier, it’s apparent. If that’s what you need to do, you’re taking the massive participant within the tier. Then it really works, then it’s sound and that’s logical. Measurement will not be the first issue, but it surely’s the separating issue between 4 or 5 pretty equal property.

“Then once more, dimension in itself doesn’t essentially imply heaviness, doesn’t essentially imply aggressive, doesn’t essentially imply ‘laborious to play towards.’ We are able to consider 10 huge mushy guys offhand who don’t actually influence the sport. And we may consider 5-foot-10 guys who influence the sport like an even bigger man does, like a heavier man does. Then type comes into it. There are such a lot of subtleties and layers to the scale argument or the scale debate. However individuals get fixated on simply the plain ‘dimension’ factor.

“Are Florida’s huge defensemen extra essential than their small D? I don’t know. I believe you could possibly make a very good case for both. Now, you get into staff constructing, the mix of it’s actually good. You might have a perceived smaller man — and it’s potential roster building, and it’s a little bit little bit of luck too — the place the right-handed, or the left-handed smaller D, matches with the right-handed tall D, they usually complement one another. When it really works like that, now you’ve got all of the substances working collectively.”

“It’s an extended course of to do it like that. It’s course of, however if in case you have one other staff with three small guys, and three huge guys that don’t match, now the scale is misplaced. The complementary, the cohesion of it, doesn’t work. So, there’s loads of issues that go into it. Within the Draft, I’d need each man within the tier to be 6-foot-4 to make issues simpler. It’s simply not usually the case.”

From there, the dialog veered off to speak about roster building in LA for a bit after which circled again to a pair of tall prospects that ought to be arriving within the NHL quickly — Andre Lee and Sammy Helenius.

It was identified that the duo fashioned Ontario’s greatest line through the latest AHL Calder Cup playoffs, with each elevating their recreation down the stretch of the 2023-24 common season after which once more within the post-season. Lee, particularly, appeared to seek out the stability of enjoying bodily, aggressive, and but contained, to the place he doesn’t take loads of penalties. Yannetti was requested if he agreed with that evaluation.

“Completely!” he declared, with none hesitation. “And take into accounts [Lee had] two main accidents. Think about if he had the complete season to construct on. I believe it’s exceptional that he was in a position to [do what he did this season]. He’s a man who needed to work on his transition recreation. Don’t overlook, when he was drafted, he was nonetheless extra of a of a ability man, much less of a bodily man. A variety of occasions, whenever you draft these guys, you’ll hear individuals discuss ‘backup video games.’ One of many issues that made us enthusiastic about him then is the truth that he had a backup recreation. Ought to he not fall right into a middle-six function, he has that bottom-three function, a 3rd line function.

“You’re seeing a little bit of that coming collectively now. He and Helenius appear to play very effectively collectively, they learn off one another effectively. It’s actually laborious to play towards two guys who’re that huge, which might be actually bodily.

“Helenius might be a little bit extra bodily, Lee might be a little bit bit higher with the puck. They every have attributes in different areas that complement one another. Lee had an awesome Rookie Camp. Actually, I used to be shocked extra individuals weren’t speaking about him earlier within the season. Earlier than he bought damage early, he appeared actually good. You by no means know, however I wouldn’t have been shocked if he had earned himself a short-term call-up this [past] 12 months. You see the prospects loads of occasions get known as up for a short-term, after which return right down to hone the issues they realized. Then they arrive again up once more later.

“You noticed it with [Tyler] Toffoli. You noticed it with [Tanner] Pearson, [Jordan] Nolan, a few of these guys got here up longer than others, however they arrive up, they bought their style, realized what it’s like and what they should do to remain up the following time. I believe Lee might need achieved that, and it might have been actually attention-grabbing. You don’t need to put unrealistic expectations on gamers, but when Lee hadn’t gotten damage, it wouldn’t have shocked me if he had an identical call-up like [Akil] Thomas did.

“Now, Thomas is aware of what he has to do subsequent 12 months. I absolutely count on him to be [on the Kings roster] subsequent 12 months. It will have been good for Lee to have an entire season final 12 months, however he actually seems to be like he’s placing himself within the dialog for making the LA Kings subsequent season.”

The dialog additionally provided loads of commentary on Helenius — each the thought of him and Lee making the NHL as a bundle deal, in addition to what Helenius’ general growth seems to be like shifting ahead.

That full dialog could be heard right here. We’ll share a small style of what that a part of the dialog included…

“I believe Helenius creates a little bit bit extra room on the market and I believe Lee takes benefit of it,” defined Yannetti. “I believe Lee does a little bit little bit of issues with the puck barely higher than Helenius, however Helenius is ready to benefit from that. I believe the issues that every man is healthier at enhances the issues that the opposite man isn’t fairly pretty much as good at. Enjoying towards guys that dimension, even when they’re simply leaning on you — you undergo half a recreation, by the second half of the sport, second half of the season, that stuff begins to build up.

“Method again when, once we envisioned Kopitar, Byfield, a 3C, after which Helenius at 4C sometime, you hope that timeline comes collectively in some unspecified time in the future, as a result of there’s simply no reduction. It’s simply wave after wave of getting to cope with huge guys; and it doesn’t matter what, it tires you out. It tires you out through the season, it tires you out throughout a recreation, and it actually tires you out in a seven-game collection.”

Ultimately, the dialog turned to some youthful gamers who even have dimension — together with Jared Wright and Kaleb Lawerence. The latter simply completed up a stint on the Memorial Cup and stands 6-foot-7. He performs with an edge, some particular snarl. He just lately signed his first NHL contract and shall be turning professional this summer season, earlier than becoming a member of AHL Ontario subsequent season. Learn extra about Lawerence right here.

Wright, however, is coming off a Nationwide Championship at Denver and has determined to remain in class for the 2024-25 marketing campaign. All indicators level to the 6-foot-3 ahead turning professional subsequent April or Could.

“Wright borders on being an elite skater,” Yannetti proclaimed. “By way of skating, he’s most likely not with [Adrian] Kempe or [Austin] Wagner in the case of flat out velocity, however he actually isn’t far behind them. He has a robust base, actually highly effective. Wright is coming; he has dimension, he performs the sport the proper means, and he can chip in offensively. Though the primary a part of his recreation is forechecking, pressuring pucks, and distributing them; not essentially creatively playmaking, as of now.”

Yannetti additionally provided up a daring prediction relating to two prospects from LA’s 2022 Draft class — “Barring them getting struck by lightning, [Kenny] Connors and Wright shall be NHL gamers. No one is a lock, however there’s a excessive likelihood of these two guys enjoying vital NHL video games.”

These prospects ought to all begin coming in waves. Lee and Helenius up first, adopted by Wright at ahead. On protection, there’s additionally Jakub Dvorak, who got here to North America in January and started his post-Draft journey by way of the WHL. He’s already signed his Entry Degree Contract, so he’s pushing to formally be part of the Kings pipeline quickly too. Extra on that scenario throughout Improvement Camp subsequent month.

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Shortly after this text was revealed, “Espresso” was faraway from Apple Music. Nonetheless, the music stays on YouTube.

Maren Morris has been one thing of a chameleon since rising in 2016 with the R&B-tinged nation of her major-label debut, Hero. The Arlington-born star veered into full-on dance-pop in 2018 with the one “The Center,” a collaboration with producer Zedd and digital music duo Gray, then introduced that sound again along with her to Nashville by inflecting her sophomore album, Lady, with a pop-country vibe in 2019. Later that yr, she went rootsy, teaming up with Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby, and Amanda Shires for the Americana supergroup the Highwomen. As a lot of the world was rising from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, she filtered a robust nation aesthetic by way of a nineties Lilith Truthful lens, channeling Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette on her third album, Humble Quest. In the case of self-reinvention, if she’s not fairly David Bowie, she’s confirmed bored with becoming right into a single field as an artist.

Nonetheless, when a mysterious new single popped up on-line below her title over the weekend, it was a little bit of a shock: inexplicably titled “Espresso,” the brand new music sounds not like something Morris has ever launched earlier than. Dropping into the world with out a lot as a press launch, the report artwork incorporates a lady with inexperienced hair who appears nothing like Morris, the phrase “GIRL” showing in a daring, sans serif font emblazoned over her physique. It’s filled with orchestral sounds and hovering, Florence Welch–esque vocals, with excessive drama drums and a complete friggin’ choir.

Take a hear under, after which let’s get into the questions.

Query 1: Is that this actually Maren Morris? 

To be clear: the music was posted to Maren Morris’s YouTube channel and seems on her web page on Apple Music and Tidal. (It’s not on Spotify, nevertheless it’s not unparalleled for official releases to look on one streamer earlier than one other.) If it’s not Morris, someone screwed up someplace alongside the best way. However given how a lot of a deviation that is from Morris’s present physique of labor—even by the requirements of somebody who appears to get pleasure from reinventing herself often—it’s value double-checking.

We reached out to each Morris’s label and her publicist on Monday morning to substantiate Morris launched the music, however we didn’t obtain a response by publication. If this is a brand new course Morris is embarking on with the intention of constructing intrigue round a spooky sound, we wouldn’t count on one anytime quickly. Then again, if it was a mistake or a metadata error—say whoever was liable for inputting the artist info on the monitor had an auto-complete mix-up that populated Morris’s title on one other artist’s music—the problem has gone uncorrected for greater than 24 hours, which is an eternity in PR time.

Query 2: Why is the music referred to as “Espresso”? 

One of many extra ubiquitous singles of the summer time is Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso,” a pleasantly poppy bop about how the singer, like a caffeinated beverage, retains a smitten fella up all night time desirous about her. Cute! Releasing a music by the identical title whereas that one remains to be close to the highest of the charts can be a curious alternative. But it surely’s even weirder, as a result of the music revealed on Morris’s channel has extra of an ethereal, Gothic really feel than a “consuming espresso and staying up late” vibe.

The “Espresso” that bears Morris’s title must be referred to as one thing like “Arwen’s Lament” or “The Siege of New Phyrexia.” It ought to play over a film trailer through which a military in chain mail expenses up a hill swinging swords over their heads to tackle a regiment of goblins. It sounds extra like one thing out of Recreation of Thrones than the precise music Morris recorded for the official Recreation of Thrones–impressed album.

Query 3: Simply what’s Maren Morris as much as? 

The final single Morris introduced and personally promoted was a canopy, launched in February, of Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself.” It’s good! She slows it down and finds slightly extra disappointment than Idol put within the unique. The monitor additionally suits in with what we all know Morris does musically—it’s bought a particular viewpoint however is a mainstream pop music that is smart on first hear.

Morris is on tour for the time being; on Saturday, in Phoenix, she celebrated Pleasure throughout a efficiency, waving a rainbow flag round onstage earlier than sharing on Instagram, “joyful to be the B in LGBTQ+” in a caption for a carousel of images. The singer, who additionally finalized a divorce from ex-husband Ryan Hurd earlier this yr, performed a 21-song set that included “Dancing With Myself,” a bunch of songs from her first three albums, and a brand new, still-unreleased monitor referred to as “Minimize” that she debuted in San Francisco on the finish of Could. That one feels like a typical Maren Morris music. She didn’t play “Espresso.” Is it as a result of it’s not her music and someone screwed up, after which everybody at her label fell asleep for twenty-four hours? Or is it simply because she didn’t have a full orchestra and Gothic choir to again her up and actually ship the drama of “Espresso”? We will guess which reply is appropriate, however absent affirmation from Morris’s label, we simply don’t know for positive. If Morris is the artist behind “Espresso,” all bets are off in terms of her subsequent album. It could possibly be a bizarre, Tori Amos–like factor. It could possibly be operatic doom steel. It may characteristic a duet with Travis Scott. If that is the place she’s going, something is on the desk.

Replace: Operating the paintings for “Espresso” by way of a reverse picture search turns up a lot of different songs with totally different titles, and in several genres, attributed to different artists. Whereas it’s unclear what trick the creator of those tracks used to get “Espresso” positioned on Morris’s pages, or what goal any of this serves, on the very least, we really feel assured that Maren Morris has nothing to do with this. After we checked to see if “Espresso” was AI generated by importing a portion of the music by way of Ircam Amplify’s AI music detector, it discovered that the monitor probably was created by AI, returning a ninety % confidence interval.

Members of the Taunton Air Pressure Junior ROTC elevate the Portuguese flag exterior Taunton Metropolis Corridor on June 8, 2024.

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Diane Torres, left, watches her grandchildren, Kingston Torres, 3, and Hudson Torres, 18 months previous, in the course of the reception inside Metropolis Corridor Chambers for the Taunton Day of Portugal ceremony after the flag elevating on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Members of Taunton Air Pressure Junior ROTC are readily available for the Taunton Day of Portugal flag elevating on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

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Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’ Connell, middle, stands with representatives of the Veterans Affiliation for the Portuguese Armed Forces on Saturday, June 8, 2024 on the Day of Portugal flag elevating ceremony.

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Paul Ferreira, left, president of The Better Taunton Space Day of Portugal Committee, offers the opening remarks for the flag elevating ceremony exterior Taunton Metropolis Corridor on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Members of the Taunton Air Pressure Junior ROTC elevate the Portuguese flag exterior Taunton Metropolis Corridor on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Members of the Taunton Air Pressure Junior ROTC elevate the Portuguese flag exterior Taunton Metropolis Corridor on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Members of the Taunton Air Pressure Junior ROTC elevate the Portuguese flag exterior Taunton Metropolis Corridor on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Rachel Ferreira Silva sings each the Portuguese and American nationwide anthems in the course of the Taunton Day of Portugal flag elevating ceremony on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Rachel Ferreira Silva, middle, sings each the Portuguese and American nationwide anthems in the course of the Taunton Day of Portugal flag elevating ceremony on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Taunton Mayor Shaunna O’Connell, proper, stands with different attendees on the Day of Portugal flag elevating ceremony exterior Metropolis Corridor on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

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State Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, speaks on the Taunton Day of Portugal ceremony on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Metropolis Corridor.

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Representatives of the Better Taunton Space Day of Portugal Committee come collectively in Metropolis Corridor Chambers on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

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Maria Bartolomeu, Judie Brum DeSa and Lisa Mellen attend Taunton’s Day of Portugal ceremony on Saturday, June 8 2024.

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Attendance inside Metropolis Corridor Chambers for the Day of Portugal reception, held after the flag elevating. June 8 2024.

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Tony Evans, the longtime chief of a Dallas megachurch and best-selling creator, has introduced that he’s stepping again from his ministry as a result of sin he dedicated years in the past.

“The muse of our ministry has all the time been our dedication to the Phrase of God as absolutely the supreme customary of fact to which we’re to evolve our lives,” Evans mentioned in a June 9 assertion to his Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship church that was posted on its web site.

“After we fall wanting that customary as a result of sin, we’re required to repent and restore our relationship with God. Various years in the past, I fell wanting that customary. I’m, subsequently, required to use the identical biblical customary of repentance and restoration to myself that I’ve utilized to others.”

Evans, 74, was not particular about his actions however mentioned they weren’t prison.

“Whereas I’ve dedicated no crime, I didn’t use righteous judgment in my actions,” he mentioned. “In gentle of this, I’m stepping away from my pastoral duties and am submitting to a therapeutic and restoration course of established by the elders.”

Evans, the founding father of the Christian Bible educating ministry The City Various, has led the congregation for greater than 40 years and has a radio broadcast, The Various with Tony Evans, that’s carried on a whole bunch of radio retailers throughout the globe.

A further assertion on the web site of the predominantly Black nondenominational church mentioned Evans made the announcement about stepping away from his senior pastoral duties throughout each of the congregation’s companies on Sunday.

“This troublesome resolution was made after great prayer and a number of conferences with Dr. Evans and the church elders,” the opposite assertion reads. “The elder board is obligated to control the church in accordance with the Scriptures. Dr. Evans and the elders agree that when any elder or pastor falls wanting the excessive requirements of Scripture, the elders are accountable for offering accountability and sustaining integrity within the church.”

The second assertion mentioned lead affiliate pastor of fellowship Bobby Gibson and the church’s elders will present extra particulars about future steps regarding interim management.

Evans famous in his assertion that he had shared this improvement together with his household and church elders who, he mentioned, “have lovingly positioned their arms of grace round me.”

Evans’s spouse of 49 years, Lois, died in 2019. He remarried in November, and the church introduced his marriage to the previous Carla Crummie in December, introducing her as “Mrs. Carla Evans.”

Tony Evans, the primary African American to have each a examine Bible and a full Bible commentary bearing his title, has referred to as on others to be accountable.

In 2021, in an interview with Faith Information Service, he spoke of how he “corrected” gospel musician Kirk Franklin, who then apologized for an obscenity-laced audio that was launched by Franklin’s oldest son after the 2 had an argument.

Evans mentioned at the moment that Franklin “was each challenged and corrected for that. And that’s a part of the accountability that each man wants in his life.”

Now, the pastor instructed the congregation that he’s getting into a interval of “non secular restoration and therapeutic.”

“Throughout this season, I will probably be a worshiper such as you,” he mentioned. “I’ve by no means cherished you greater than I really like you proper now, and I’m trusting God to stroll me via this valley.”

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Eh oui, ma femme et moi arrivons du Portugal. Un mois là-bas ! Pour le enjoyable, pour prendre ça cool, pour décrocher.

Le Portugal est vraiment un pays génial. Les paysages sont magnifiques et les gens fort sympathiques. J’avais écrit quelques chroniques à l’avance. Donc, personne ne s’est aperçu que j’étais parti ! Je pouvais même répondre aux commentaires et passer des appels à partir des maisons que j’avais louées ! En tout, j’en ai loué sept, des chics et des moins chics, query de vivre la vie portugaise de différentes façons…

Étant un fan de voitures et de tout ce qui roule, c’est sûr que lorsque je voyage, j’look at toujours les marques de voitures du pays où je me trouve. Eh bien, pour le Portugal, je peux vous dire que ça ressemble beaucoup à la France que j’ai visitée l’an dernier.

En Europe, j’adore reluquer les voitures, automotive non seulement elles sont mignonnes (automotive plus petites), mais en plus il y a une très grande variété de marques. C’est vraiment fou ! Tous les grands noms qui existent chez nous sont présents, sauf qu’en plus il y a plein d’autres marques qu’on n’a pas : Seat, Peugeot, Dacia, Renault, Skoda, Opel, Citroën, ça n’en finit plus !

Sans compter que dans les marques que l’on connait, il y a plein de modèles qu’on ne voit pas chez nous, par exemple des Toyota Aygo ou des Ford Puma !

Quelles voitures rencontre-t-on le plus souvent sur les routes portugaises ? Je vous dirais qu’il y a énormément de Renault, de Peugeot, de Volkswagen et de Dacia. Ce que ma blonde a apprécié là-bas, c’est que les Portugais ne conduisent pas trop vite. Ils ne sont pas énervés comme les Français ! (Rires !) Du moins, en général. C’est donc pas trop stressant de conduire là-bas. Par contre, il faut aimer prendre des ronds-points, automotive il y en a partout !

Et moi qui m’attendais à découvrir un pays pas trop riche avec parfois des routes défoncées, j’ai eu la shock de découvrir un pays moderne, bien organisé, avec des magasins remplis à rebords et un réseau routier bien supérieur au nôtre !

Y’a-t-il des VÉ au Portugal ? Absolument. Et il y en a beaucoup ! Pratiquement autant que chez nous, sauf que là-bas, ils ont beaucoup plus de choix. Au Québec, on voit toujours les mêmes dix modèles alors qu’au Portugal, je vous dirais qu’ils ont une trentaine de modèles grand public ! J’ai même vu des VÉ chinois comme la fameuse MG4 !

Dans quoi ai-je roulé ? 
Ayant un funds limité pour ce voyage, j’avais réservé une petite Fiat Panda hybride, une citadine. Sauf que j’arrive là, il n’en restait plus ! On m’a donc surclassé et je me suis retrouvé au volant d’une Citroën C3, une sous-compacte à essence ! Imaginez, ça m’a coûté 272 $ pour 23 jours. C’est pas cher ça !

J’ai adoré cette voiture qui était à peine plus petite que ma Bolt EUV (4 m de lengthy X 1,75 m de giant). Était-ce un VUS ? Pas à mes yeux. Bien sûr, le capot fait VUS et la conduire était surélevée, mais c’est un peu comme ma Bolt EUV, il s’agit essentiellement d’un look VUS.

Au Portugal, je vous dirais que le tiers des voitures sont des petites citadines comme la Yaris, l’autre tiers des sous-compactes comme la Citroën que j’ai louée et le dernier tiers des voitures un peu plus grosses (des compactes) avec un look familial ou VUS.

Y a-t-il de vrais VUS ? Très uncommon. Je n’ai vu qu’un seul RAV4 et un seul CR-V durant tout mon voyage !

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Toujours de plus en plus gros
J’en arrive à mon sujet du jour : je me suis rendu compte en faisant ce voyage que les voitures européennes, malgré le fait qu’elles soient plus petites, grossissent d’une génération à l’autre exactement comme les nôtres !

Je me suis aperçu de cela en conduisant ma Citroën C3. Comme je l’aimais bien, je me suis mis à regarder les autres C3 sur la route et je me suis rendu compte que plus elles étaient vieilles et plus elles étaient petites ! Regardez la picture ci-dessous. La première C3 est une 2009, la deuxième une 2016 et la troisième une 2023 comme celle que j’ai louée. La différence de taille est notable !

Je ne comprends pas qu’un modèle d’une catégorie X ou Y, grossisse sans cesse. Avouez que c’est un peu stupide. Je n’ai rien contre les grosses voitures, mais pourquoi faire grossir les petits modèles ! Je suis sure que c’est une query de advertising and marketing. Les vendeurs aiment dire à leurs purchasers que le nouveau Kona par exemple est plus grand que l’ancien, qu’il offre plus d’espace à l’intérieur. Les gens sont réticents à passer à un format plus grand, mais aiment bien que le format auquel ils sont habitués se bonifie au fil des ans. Sauf que c’est nono ! Automotive la conséquence de tout cela est un embonpoint perpétuel des voitures !

En Europe, en plus de cela, je me suis rendu compte que la plupart des modèles populaires grossissent également du fait qu’ils abordent tous à présent un faciès VUS. Regardez la Renault Megane que j’ai illustrée plus haut. C’était une 2017. Regardez à quoi elle ressemble aujourd’hui :

Mais consideration, je n’ai rien contre le look VUS ! Une voiture de taille raisonnable avec un look VUS, je trouve ça très joli ! Je comprends donc les gens d’aimer ça. Il faut juste faire consideration à ne pas grossir sans cesse les modèles. Moi j’appliquerais des règles très strictes là-dessus. Automotive on s’habitue à voir des autos de plus en plus grosses autour de soi et on finit par penser que c’est la norme. Et quand vient le temps de s’acheter une nouvelle voiture, on fait comme tout le monde et on achète trop gros.

Prenons l’exemple du RAV4. Au début, dans la tête des gens, c’était un petit VUS compact. Et aujourd’hui ? Eh bien, on croit encore que c’est un petit VUS compact SAUF QUE CE N’EST PLUS UN PETIT VUS COMPACT. C’est rendu une très grosse machine !

Il est là le hazard et c’est ça qu’il faut dénoncer !

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Donc, vivement rouler dans des voitures plus petites, sauf que l’offre n’est pas là en Amérique. Il faudrait faire quelque selected, par exemple forcer les manufacturiers à en offrir.

Regardez la Fiat Panda que je voulais louer au Portugal (picture de droite). N’est-elle pas mignonne ? J’ai eu un modèle plus gros (Citroën C3 pour le même prix), mais j’aurais préféré cette petite Panda. Elle est tellement jolie !

Et moi je trouve que c’est une grosseur qui pourrait convenir à bien des Québécois. (Elle existe même en 4X4 !)

En terminant, sachez que la voiture que j’ai conduite au Portugal (la C3) aura sa model 100 % électrique dès cette année ! La ëC3 a commencé à être distribuée en Europe et cette dernière se veut révolutionnaire en termes de prix. Elle débutera sous la barre des 35 000 $. De plus, étant donné que Citroën fait partie du groupe Stellantis, il est doable qu’on la retrouve en Amérique du Nord avec un carrosserie différente sous la bannière Jeep ou Chrysler. (Voir l’article d’Electrek.)

Enfin de bonnes nouvelles !

^{Picture couverture : ma femme et moi dans la ville d’Evora, Portugal.}

Apple at present introduced main updates to its working methods through the opening keynote of WWDC 2024. Each iOS 18 and macOS 15 include many new options, together with iMessage enhancements, extra continuity options, and Apple Intelligence. Nonetheless, not all of those options are at present out there to beta customers.

Learn on as we element which options introduced at WWDC 2024 are but to turn out to be out there to beta customers.

Apple Intelligence

Sure, Apple Intelligence was one of many most important highlights of this yr’s WWDC. Apple lastly launched its personal set of AI-based instruments. With Apple Intelligence, customers can evaluate and summarize texts, generate replies to emails, filter notifications, generate pictures and emoji, edit photographs, and far more.

Nonetheless, those that have been excited to check out Apple Intelligence are actually disillusioned. That’s as a result of none of those options demonstrated by Apple throughout at present’s occasion can be found in iOS 18 beta 1 or macOS 15 beta 1. And it’ll take even longer for Apple to launch its AI options.

The corporate says Apple Intelligence might be launched “in beta this fall.” In different phrases, there’s an enormous probability that we gained’t have the ability to get our palms on the brand new AI options earlier than the launch of the brand new iPhones in September. It’s value noting that the AI options require the A17 Professional or later for iPhone or M1 or later for iPad and Mac.

RCS

Apple confirmed final yr that it will add assist for RCS (Wealthy Communication Providers) to the iPhone with a future software program replace. Now we all know that RCS assist is certainly coming with iOS 18.

With RCS, iPhone customers can ship wealthy messages with audio and bigger media information to Android customers. Though RCS messages will nonetheless have inexperienced bubbles, the Messages app will present the label “Textual content Message – RCS” within the dialog.

However at the least for now, there’s no signal of RCS assist in iOS 18 beta 1.

Redesigned Mail app

After years, Apple is lastly redesigning the Mail app. Now, the app will robotically filter and categorize emails into classes resembling transactions, updates, and promotions. There’s additionally a class for emails thought-about necessary. The brand new model of Mail additionally makes it simpler to search out and consider emails with receipts and newsletters from the identical sender.

However the dangerous information is – you guessed it – the brand new Mail app just isn’t out there in iOS 18 beta 1. Apple says the app might be launched “later this yr” with a future iOS 18 replace.

Safari Highlights

Apple is utilizing machine studying to energy a brand new Safari function known as Highlights, which is ready to determine related data resembling an tackle or a hyperlink to a music on a webpage and present it to you. Safari Reader has additionally been redesigned to summarize articles.

Though the brand new model of Safari is already included with iOS 18 beta 1 and macOS 15 beta 1, the brand new AI options aren’t at present out there.

iPhone Mirroring

Each macOS 15 and iOS 18 introduce iPhone Mirroring, which is a brand new approach of interacting along with your iPhone out of your Mac. The function helps you to see and management your iPhone display screen out of your laptop with out having to the touch your cellphone. You may also drag and drop information between macOS and the mirrored iPhone.

A minimum of in beta 1, this function just isn’t out there.

Panoramic Mac Digital Show

Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional is getting its first main software program replace with visionOS 2, and one of many new options is Panoramic Mac Digital Show – which mainly offers customers the choice of seeing their Mac display screen as an enormous ultrawide show. Apple says it’s the equal of getting two 4K screens aspect by aspect.

Even should you set up visionOS 2 beta in your Imaginative and prescient Professional, Apple says that Panoramic Mac Digital Show gained’t be out there till later this yr with a future replace.

Wrap up

There are numerous different new options to be explored within the betas launched at present. Nonetheless, we’ll have to attend till a number of the most enjoyable options turn out to be out there.

Are there any particular options introduced at at present’s occasion that aren’t out there in beta 1? Tell us within the feedback part beneath.

Ce n’est pas parce qu’il apparaît à l’écran de Sky Sports activities que Villeneuve a délaissé les ondes de Canal +. Durant la programmation de la chaîne française au Grand Prix du Canada, Villeneuve a fait ses interventions.

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Certains ont sourcillé en le voyant à la télévision britannique aux côtés de la pilote américaine Danica Patrick. Les deux avaient eu maille à partir durant une course NASCAR sur le circuit Highway America, à Elkhart Lake à l’été 2012.

Dans une bataille autour de la cinquième place en fin de course, Villeneuve avait touché le pare-chocs de l’étoile américaine qui avait ensuite effectué une sortie de piste. L’histoire avait fait grand bruit à l’époque.

Suite à Montréal

Deux mois plus tard, dans une escale du circuit à Montréal, le pilote québécois avait dit au collègue du JDM, Louis Butcher, qu’un contact semblable avec un autre pilote n’aurait jamais défrayé les manchettes.

«Ce n’est jamais de sa faute. Quand Danica type un autre pilote, c’est la faute du pilote qui s’est fait sortir. Et quand un pilote frappe Danica, c’est la faute de l’autre. Ça fait partir de la course, j’think about…», avait-il répondu à l’époque. 

Les deux s’étaient même retrouvés dans la même camionnette lors de la parade des pilotes avant la course.

Douze ans plus tard, énormément d’eau a coulé sous les ponts. De l’avis du principal intéressé, il s’agissait d’une affaire «médiatique».

«Il n’y a pas de problème avec Danica. Elle est très cool et agréable. Elle parle assez ouvertement et elle ne mâche pas ses mots. Et elle n’essaie pas de faire plaisir à tout le monde, ce qui est agréable.»

Shares chipmaker Nvidia Monday are buying and selling at a fraction of what they had been final week, as the results of the corporate’s 10-for-1 inventory cut up, which went into impact on the shut of buying and selling on Friday. The transfer offers every investor of the AI titan 9 extra shares for each share they already personal.

Shares declined barely to $119.77 shortly after the market open on Monday.

Nvidia’s inventory value has greater than doubled this yr after greater than tripling in 2023 and it is now the third most dear firm within the S&P 500. The meteoric journey allowed Nvidia to briefly surpass Apple final week because the second most dear firm within the U.S. Nvidia surpassed $3 trillion in market worth.

The chipmaker has seen hovering demand for its semiconductors, that are used to energy synthetic intelligence functions. The corporate’s income greater than tripled within the newest quarter from the identical interval a yr earlier.

Nvidia, which has positioned itself as some of the distinguished gamers in AI, has been producing some eye-popping numbers. This is a glance:

Nvidia’s whole market worth as of Wednesday. Earlier this yr, it handed Amazon and Alphabet to change into the third most dear public firm, behind Microsoft ($3.168 trillion) and Apple ($3.029 trillion). The corporate was valued at round $418 billion two years in the past.

That is the one-day enhance in Nvidia’s market worth on Wednesday.

Firms usually conduct inventory splits to make their shares extra reasonably priced for traders. Nvidia’s inventory closed Wednesday at $1,224.40 and it is simply one in all 11 corporations within the S&P 500 with a share value over $1,000.

Income for Nvidia’s most up-to-date fiscal quarter. That is greater than triple the $7.2 billion it reported in the identical interval a yr in the past. Wall Avenue expects Nvidia to usher in income of $117 billion in fiscal 2025, which might be near double its income in 2024 and greater than 4 occasions its receipts the yr earlier than that.

Nvidia’s estimated internet margin, or the proportion of income that will get turned in revenue. Checked out one other means, about 53 cents of each $1 in income Nvidia took in final yr went to its backside line. By comparability, Apple’s internet margin was 26.3% in its most up-to-date quarter and Microsoft’s was 36.4%. Each these corporations have considerably greater income than Nvidia, nonetheless.

The Males’s Singles Closing French Open started with 130 plus gamers, and now it’s time for the ultimate showdown between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz this coming weekend, Sunday, June 9, 2024. The Males’s Single Closing will start after 6:00 PM IST or 2:30 PM CEST. 

The primary semifinal match was between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. X received by 6-6. The second semifinal match was performed between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz received by 6-6 too. Novak Djokovic received the French Open event final yr by taking part in in opposition to Casper Ruud. Let’s see who will get the trophy this yr. 

The primary semifinal match was between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Alcaraz received with 2-6-3-6-6. Casper Ruud and Alexander Zverev performed the second semifinal match. Zverev received with 2-6-6-6. Novak Djokovic received final yr’s French Open event by taking part in in opposition to Casper Ruud. Let’s see who will get the trophy this yr. 

The place To Stream the French Open Tennis Match Males’s Singles Closing

The Males’s Singles Closing shall be held between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz on June 9, 2024, Sunday, after 6:00 PM IST or 2:30 PM CEST. 

For all tennis lovers who want to watch the Males’s Singles Closing French Open Tennis Match, it will likely be value realizing in regards to the a number of streaming providers in your nation that can allow you to stream the Males’s finals. 

You possibly can watch the finals dwell stream in India on the Sony Ten channel. Smartphone fanatics who want to watch the finals on the go can watch the Males’s Singles Closing on Sony LIV. It’s greatest to subscribe; it’s accessible at a beginning value of INR 299 month-to-month.

Indians can benefit from the French Open utilizing a digital non-public community (VPN). Learn on to be taught extra about watch the Males’s finals.

How To Watch Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz Males’s Singles Closing On-line From Anyplace Utilizing a VPN

Varied streaming providers permit customers to make the most of VPNs and be entertained by any worldwide content material, together with the dwell French Open Tennis Match 2024.

For those who’re not a French resident, use a VPN server, and also you’ll be capable of watch the finals. A VPN is an acceptable possibility because it offers you entry to dwell streams from anyplace worldwide. All you want is a robust web connection.  

If you’d like a VPN server on your Home windows, ExpressVPN is the only option general. The beginning price is round INR 547 per thirty days, which might go as much as INR 1,062 per thirty days. This VPN connects as much as eight gadgets with a wonderful 30-day money-back assure. 

Not solely that, ExpressVPN additionally comes with widespread security measures, resembling break up tunneling and one-click connection. It additionally offers 24/7 buyer help to its clients.

The opposite VPN you possibly can go for is Surfshark. It’s low-cost and nice, the beginning price is round INR 188 per thirty days, as much as round INR 1,062 per thirty days. This VPN gives limitless machine connection and a free trial. 

Try our article on the most effective VPNs for Home windows.

For those who’re searching for an Android VPN server, you possibly can go for NordVPN. The beginning value is round INR 412 per thirty days (billed yearly). You may also take a look at the TorGuard VPN. It’s best identified for its velocity and begins at INR 826 per thirty days (billed yearly). 

Try our article on quickest VPN

How To Set Up a VPN

It’s easy to arrange a VPN server in India. Choose a VPN and create an account along with your VPN supplier. After that, obtain the applying in your smartphone or PCs.

Downloading the applying can instantly join you to your nearest VPN server. It should additionally provide the probability to select from the listed servers. You should choose the server in Paris, so your web visitors shall be directed there.

You’ll obtain a affirmation of your profitable server connection. You should utilize your required machine such as you usually would after which join it to the streaming service of your alternative. After watching the French Open Males’s Singles Closing, disconnect your server or change it from the app’s house display.

Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz: When and The place?

The Males’s Singles Closing shall be held between Alexander Zverev and  Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, June 9, 2024. It will likely be held in Philippe-Chatrier Tennis Courtroom, France.

The match will start after 6:00 PM IST or 2:30 PM CEST. Tickets to look at the sport dwell within the stadium may be discovered right here. 

How To Livestream the Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In Singapore 

In case you are questioning watch the Males’s Singles Closing French Open Tennis Match from Singapore, this text covers you. The finals between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz shall be held in Philippe-Chatrier Tennis Courtroom, Paris. You possibly can stream it from anyplace worldwide utilizing a VPN server.

The quickest VPN server to make use of in Singapore is ExpressVPN. The second possibility is CyberGhost, which is a superb value-for-money server. Typically, the most effective is Non-public Web Entry. Hook up with your well-suited VPN server and select the server in French, and also you’ll be good to look at the Males’s Singles Closing. You may also stream on beINSports for simply S$14.98 (round INR 929) per thirty days.

How To Livestream Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In The UAE

UAE tennis fanatics who confer with Google Scores or YouTube a day or two later to look at the French Open Tennis Match highlights and look ahead to having fun with the dwell streaming of the Males’s Singles Closing between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz, which is able to happen in Philippe-Chatrier Tennis Courtroom, Paris, France, all it is advisable to do is join your required machine to a VPN server such as you often would to make use of Whatsapp or Instagram. 

A number of the greatest VPNs within the UAE are NordVPN, Surfshark, and IPVanish. NordVPN has 5 UAE servers, Surfshark has only one UAE server, and IPVanish has two. All three VPNs help gadgets: Mac, Home windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. When you’re linked to your VPN server, choose any server in France to dwell stream the Males’s Singles Closing. You may also stream on beINSports for simply $30 per thirty days (round INR 2,503).

How To Livestream Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In The U.S.

Watching the Males’s Singles Closing between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz is tremendous simple within the U.S. Residents can watch the match dwell on NBC and you can too stream it on Peacock. The Peacock streaming service prices $6 month-to-month, or round INR 500. 

How To Livestream Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In The UK

Alexander Zverev will battle in opposition to Carlos Alcaraz within the French Open Males’s Singles Closing. All of the U.Ok. residents who want to watch the event’s closing on Sunday, June 9, can simply watch it on Eurosports tv channel. It is usually a streaming service. The subscription value is £6.99 per thirty days round INR 749.

How To Livestream Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In Canada

Tennis fanatics in Canada can watch the Males’s Singles Closing of the French Open Tennis Match dwell on the TSN channel.

TSN is a number one sports activities channel within the nation. The price is round $19.99 (round INR 1,668) per thirty days. You may also subscribe to the TSN channel and get limitless entry to the sports activities universe. Don’t overlook to look at the dwell Ladies’s Single Closing of the French Open on Sunday, June 9, between Alexander Zverev and  Carlos Alcaraz. 

How To Livestream Males’s Singles Closing Between Alexander Zverev Vs. Carlos Alcaraz In India

Tennis lovers in India don’t must seek for Google Scores for the French Open Tennis Match. They will as an alternative take pleasure in dwell entry to the event on tv channels like Sony Ten.

You may also dwell stream it on the Sony LIV utility in India. The month-to-month subscription prices INR 299. Suppose you have already got ongoing entry to the VPN server. In that case, you possibly can watch the Males’s Finals between Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz by connecting to the accessible France server.   

Worthwhile Suggestions For Streaming The French Open Utilizing a VPN

• For those who can’t discover your required location as a default possibility, strive the “seek for nation or metropolis” possibility utilizing a VPN server. 
• After your VPN server is turned on and set to the correct viewing location, you possibly can strive two choices to repair this example: One, log in to your account streaming service subscription and ensure the registered handle is the situation within the right viewing space. Second, sensible TVs largely don’t have VPN purposes; you possibly can instantly set up the apps in your router or cellular hotspot in order that any gadgets on its WiFi community now seem within the right viewing location. 
• Browsers typically reveal your precise area regardless that you’re utilizing a VPN server, so it is advisable to be sure you use a privacy-first browser to log into VPN providers.