Top-seeded Madison Prep never could shake free of Westlake in the first half. The 16th-seeded Rams even held a one-point lead with 1:35 remaining. But there was no question about which team controlled the game after that. The Chargers outscored Westlake 38-10 in the second half to claim a 60-30 victory in a Class 3A regional-round playoff game played at Madison Prep on Tuesday night. “I think we did what we were supposed to do,” MPA’s Kaylan Jack said. “When we are aggressive and work together as a team, all things are going to fall in place for us.” Jack scored a game-high 10 points to pace the balanced Chargers (17-2), who advance to host No. 9 Loranger in the quarterfinals. Three Chargers — Allasia Washington, Jaylan Oliver and Aynessia Bell — all finished with eight points. Destiny Peltier also had eight to lead Westlake (12-9). “We played hard, and I think we missed some easy buckets in the second half that could have helped us close that gap,” Westlake coach Gloria … [Read more...] about Second-half surge powers balanced top-seeded Madison Prep past Westlake 60-30 in Class 3A playoffs
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A tower of power in bird protection
In the 1980s, Zheng Qingsong was a maintenance worker on power lines in Huangshi, Hubei province, and removed dozens of bird's nests from transmission towers every day to guarantee the safe operation of the electricity grid. However, if the young man found chicks in a nest, he took them upon himself to relocate them to a safer place. "Birds like to build nests in high places due to self-preservation instincts," said Zheng, 51, from the power transmission and inspection branch of the Huangshi subsidiary of the State Grid Corp of China. "Most of our company's high-voltage transmission towers are located in wetland and on hills and high mountains, which attract all kinds of birds. But the nests interrupt the power network's operations and birds also risk electrocution. Our job is to deal with the problem." One day in 1989, Zheng, then 19, was dismantling a nest when he found a dead magpie and two chirping chicks. He was moved by the sight and decided to take the fledglings home … [Read more...] about A tower of power in bird protection
India an achiever in solar power growth among 80 member countries: ISA
New Delhi: The International Solar Alliance ( ISA ) has ranked India as an "Achiever" among its 80 member countries along with Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its latest Ease of Doing Solar (EoDS) report. Achiever countries are those with most favourable technical and commercial conditions for solar and perceived as most attractive for investments in solar. The report groups the countries in four segments -- Achiever, Influencer, Progressive and Potential. "Owing to strong potential, robust sustainability targets, high solar irradiation and developing power infrastructure, India has emerged as a leading performer among the ISA member countries along with Brazil, Saudi Arabia and UAE," the report said. It states that there has been growing lender interest in renewable energy (RE) in India and 60 RE projects drew financing of over $2.5 billion in 2017, around 60 per cent of which came from non-banking financial institutions. "India's … [Read more...] about India an achiever in solar power growth among 80 member countries: ISA
Why first son is accorded high respect in Igboland — Monarchs, Igbo leaders
Kindly Share This Story: By Anayo Okoli, Vincent Ujumadu, Chidi Nkwopara, Ugochukwu Alaribe, Nwabueze Okonkwo, Chinenye Ozor, Chinedu Adonu, Chinonso Alozie, Ikechukwu Odu & Steve Oko IN Igboland, the first son is generally accorded high recognition and respect by the family. He also wields enormous traditional powers in the family’s decision- making. Whether he is rich or poor, his opinion is always sought and respected by members of the family. This age-long tradition has not changed and may not likely change in the near future. Question is; what is special in first sons of Igbo families? According to the revered monarch of Abriba ancient kingdom, Enachioken Abriba, Eze Kalu Kalu Ogbu (iv), Igbo accord high recognition to the first son because he is the family’s first hope for continuity. The first son, he said, is the first proof of his father’s strength and symbol of hope for the family’s continuity, hence, the special place he occupies … [Read more...] about Why first son is accorded high respect in Igboland — Monarchs, Igbo leaders
Lone high-energy neutrino likely came from shredded star in distant galaxy
Roughly 700 million years ago, a tiny subatomic particle was born in a galaxy far, far away and began its journey across the vast expanses of our universe. That neutrino finally reached the Earth's South Pole last October, setting off detectors buried deep beneath the Antarctic ice. A few months earlier, a telescope in California had recorded a bright glow emanating from the friction of that same distant galaxy—evidence of a so-called " tidal disruption event " (TDE), most likely the result of a star being shredded by a supermassive black hole. According to two new papers ( here and here ) published in the journal Nature Astronomy, that lone neutrino was likely born from the TDE, which serves as a cosmic-scale particle accelerator near the center of the distant galaxy, spewing out high-energy subatomic particles as the star's matter is consumed by the black hole. This finding also sheds light on the origin of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, a question that has puzzled astronomers … [Read more...] about Lone high-energy neutrino likely came from shredded star in distant galaxy