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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Former Patrick Mahomes teammate makes admission on Tom Brady
"Patrick is definitely a close second, he's closing in"Tyrann Mathieu on where his former teammate stands in his GOAT QB rankings 🐐@heykayadams | @Mathieu_Era Former Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu gave an honest response when asked if he believed quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the greatest of all time. While he does think the three-time Super Bowl champion is closing in on that title, he isn't ready to put him ahead of former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. "I would say he's a great quarterback, but greatest of all time, I think that's still reserved for Brady," Mathieu said on Up & Adams. "And I think with Brady, that's just longevity. That's respect. That's just playing against this guy on the biggest stages. He was one of the most competitive, accurate. He just had a single mindset to win—win by any means necessary. He was always a challenge to go up against. Being the greatest of all time, I don't think it's like an eight, nine, 10-year thing." Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, has beaten Mahomes twice in the postseason—once in the 2018 AFC Championship Game and once more at Super Bowl LV. He also won a Super Bowl with two different football teams after leaving the Patriots for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Mahomes is still only 29 years old and not completely out of the race. Mathieu acknowledged his former teammate might one day go down as the greatest of all time if he stays on his current trajectory. But that's a big hill to climb in a league where teams improve every year. Follow Patriots Wire on Twitter and Facebook.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
'Safety remains a top priority': Nasa says 20% of workforce to depart space agency; here's why
AP file photo Around 20% of Nasa's workforce is expected to leave the agency, a spokesperson of the agency confirmed to news agency Reuters on Friday. Roughly 3,870 employees are projected to depart, although the figure could change in the coming days and weeks After the departures, Nasa's workforce would stand at 14,000 employees. The shake-up comes as the Trump administration moves to cut staff and faces growing concerns over steep budget reductions for the agency. "Safety remains a top priority for our agency as we balance the need to become a more streamlined and more efficient organization and work to ensure we remain fully capable of pursuing a Golden Era of exploration and innovation, including to the Moon and Mars," stated Nasa spokesperson Cheryl Warner as quoted by CBS News. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like No annual fees for life UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo The White House has proposed cutting Nasa's science budget by nearly 50 per cent. 'We are losing some of the brightest minds of our time,' said Democratic leader George Whitesides, a former Nasa chief of staff and the vice-ranking member of the House committee overseeing the agency. 'It will have terrible implications for decades to come,' he was quoted as saying to Politico. Nasa employs around 17,000 people, but about 80 per cent of those expected to leave are senior officials. These are top-level leaders responsible for major engineering projects, such as Mars rover missions. The staff drain would result in depriving the agency of 'highly specialized, irreplaceable knowledge crucial to carrying out Nasa's mission,' said Nasa administrator Sean Duffy. Other major centres like the Johnson Space Center, Nasa headquarters, Langley Research Center, Kennedy Space Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center are set to lose around 400 employees each, according to Politico. These centers handle most of Nasa's human spaceflight operations, aviation research, rocket launches, and engineering work. Without them, the agency is incapable of running the International Space Station, send payloads into orbit, or plan missions to the Moon. The Goddard Space Flight Center under Nasa is set to witness the exiting of nearly 800 of its 3,000 staff. The center is responsible for space probes and major projects, such as infrared space telescopes.
Global News
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Winnipeg Pokémon prodigy, 12, set to take card-playing prowess to world championships
A young Winnipegger is going international with a very particular skill — all before finishing elementary school. Era Roulette, 12, is a world-class player of the Pokémon trading card game, frequently beating players twice her age in local competitions. Her success at Winnipeg game nights led to competing across Canada and the U.S., and has helped her punch her ticket to the Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, Calif. It's a huge step for Era, who learned the game only five years ago, and a chance to compete on the biggest stage there is for Pokémon players. Her father Cody Roulette told Global Winnipeg he initially introduced her to Pokémon cards at a very young age to help her learn some educational basics. 'I would use Pokémon cards as a way, when she was a toddler, to introduce her to numbers, to introduce her to reading, writing,' he said. Story continues below advertisement 'And just growing up, she was kind of surrounded by that.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Roulette said he bought Era her first competitive set of cards at a local comic shop when she was around seven or eight years old, which began the journey that is taking the family to California in mid-August. 'When you have something that starts off as an excuse to bond with your kid and she ends up being one of the best at this hobby, how can you not feel something about that?' Era said the local Pokémon community has been incredibly supportive since the news broke that she qualified for the big championship, and that she appreciates the support of her fellow local Pokémon enthusiasts. 'It's a friendship … how people are willing to support, even if they don't know who you are, but they're interested,' she said. 'It's just really nice. It's kind. It's, in my opinion, more like you're friends with them.' Despite that friendliness, she didn't get to such a high level without shocking a few adult players with her Pokémon prowess. Mark Larson of Manitoba TCG, a local game store, told Global Winnipeg he started hearing Era's name around the community. 'I'd ask, 'How good is Era?' I'd ask some of the adults, and they'd say, 'She kicks my butt at the game'… so yeah, she's pretty good.' Story continues below advertisement The championship, which runs from Aug. 15 to 17, gives competitors a chance to win prizes and cash — from a combined prize pool of more than $2 million — as well as bragging rights as the best in the game.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Letters to the Editor: As Disneyland turns 70, readers share their earliest memories of their visits
To the editor: In reading this article, I feel compelled to cast my vote for Disneyland's first decade as the best of times for those of us who were able to enjoy it ('What was the greatest Disneyland era? We look back on 70 years at the happiest place on Earth,' July 17). Shortly after I turned 5, my parents took the family to Disneyland just two weeks after its opening in 1955. Even in its early days, it fit the definition of 'magic kingdom' to a T. While I was watching a parade, Zorro himself (Guy Williams) stopped his horse right in front of me and scrolled a familiar 'Z' in the air with his famous saber. He then dismounted and signed my autograph book after having his merry band of characters do just the same. The icing on the cake came when Walt Disney himself suddenly appeared, patted me on the head and told my parents 'nice kid.' I suppose it helped that I was wearing an official Davy Crockett coonskin hat. To this day, I feel like Disney royalty as a result of his kind words. Those of us who remember what an 'E' ticket is are a dwindling horde, but even after all these years, I still remember that day and the kind pat on the head from the man himself. Stephen Lash, Carlsbad .. To the editor: Thank you for this wonderful overview of the 70-year history of Disneyland. Seventy years ago, when I was 8, my sister was 12 and my brother was 6, my parents decided to take us on a five-week drive across the country from the Boston suburbs to Los Angeles to be part of the grand opening of Disneyland. We drove without GPS, but with the old AAA booklets, to see our beautiful country. Along the way, we stopped at Yellowstone, Bryce, Zion and Yosemite national parks. But what was most memorable was our wonderful time at Disneyland's grand opening. All our neighbors came out to say goodbye as we started our journey, and we drove in an old DeSoto without air conditioning. But we didn't care because we got to see so much. We collected small pendants from each state and learned to appreciate this great country's beauty and natural wonders. Because of this experience, I am still an active traveler all over the world, and it all started with my parents' desire to imbue in us a love of seeing this country and the world — and of course, Disneyland. Fran Lyons, Encino .. To the editor: My dad began working at Walt Disney Studios in 1956 just after the opening of Disneyland. He would tell us that the Disney motto was 'Never stop creating.' All Disney employees were given free tickets to the park annually. While driving from Hollywood to Anaheim took about two hours since the 5 Freeway was just being constructed, my mom would pack a lunch to eat in the car during the long journeys. Very special memories. Cheryl Ortega, Los Feliz .. To the editor: Disney may have created "70 years of magic" but, elsewhere in the same edition of the paper, the Los Angeles Times noted that Disney pledged $15 million for President Trump's library to resolve a defamation lawsuit ('After CBS and ABC's Trump settlements, Democrats want to curb presidential library gifts,' July 16). That pretty much cancels out Disney magic in my book. Mary Montes, West Hills This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. Solve the daily Crossword
Technical.ly
14-07-2025
- Business
- Technical.ly
Baltimore startup pivots Salesforce product to help companies save cash
Startup profile: Era Founded by: Guy Tawney Year founded: 2024 Headquarters: Baltimore, MD Sector: Cloud-based software Funding and valuation: N/A A Baltimore founder is relaunching his company's platform to show Salesforce users where to ditch unnecessary licenses. Era, founded by Guy Tawney in 2024, originally housed an automated time-tracking app in Salesforce that showed how long users spend on different pieces of data to identify workflow issues and employee performance. Now, as of July, it's become a tool to audit Salesforce licenses and help customers figure out which ones they actually need. These licenses give users certain degrees of access to the enterprise software giant's platform. The goal is to help companies save cash, per Tawney. 'We're addressing what I think is one of the biggest common complaints, or biggest issues, people have with Salesforce,' Tawney told 'the price tag.' The entrepreneur previously created Lanvale, a separate company founded in 2008 that also focuses on Salesforce by providing automation, project management and UI services for the software. While a different entity, the firm's seven employees, including contractors, also work for Era, per Tawney. Era's technology identifies what licenses in Salesforce are not being used and recommends which users can be moved to less expensive licenses by evaluating a 'very large web of details,' including which files and data are accessed, Tawney said. An economy in flux pushes companies to cut costs The US economy is shrinking as of the first quarter of 2025, and consumer spending is slowing. Ongoing trade wars have business owners on alert, too. That's why a cost-saving tool is important now, Tawney said. He credited these circumstances, along with customer feedback and the flexibility afforded by not taking funds from outside investors, with spurring Era's pivot. His primary customers are large enterprises, although he declined to name specific companies. While he's identifying places where Salesforce would not make as much money from its consumers, Tawney is not concerned about any tension between his company and the San Francisco-based cloud computing titan. Era is a Salesforce partner and independent software vendor, per Tawney. The product is native to Salesforce and gets distributed through its app exchange, which is similar to the app store on an iPhone, Tawney explained. He even uses Salesforce's coding language, called Apex. The tech is valuable to Salesforce itself because customers will be happy to save some funds, he believes. 'Helping their customers optimize their licensing structure or cost,' Tawney said, 'is going to end up being a benefit to Salesforce in the long run.'
