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Food Service Market: 50% Growth to Stem from APAC, Report Highlights AI-Powered Market Evolution - TechnavioBy JILL COLVIN and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump’s picks. Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., center, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, walk out of a meeting with Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, center speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, speaks with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, before testifying at a hearing, March 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill, Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance R-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It’s a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time “with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump’s “border czar.” In another sign of Vance’s influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump’s first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships,” he said. “But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he’s not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.Chinese EVs are killing it! This model from Huawei and Chery can do 1000 mile with a single charge
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For Joan Chen playing a doting but slightly disregarded Taiwanese immigrant mother in Sean Wang’s was a healing experience. Not only could she connect with the struggles that her character Chungsing goes through while raising her college-aged daughter and rebellious teenage son, the onscreen rift also helped her make amends with her daughters offscreen. “It was so cathartic to play Chungsing in this film and redemptive in a way because I think it gave me another chance almost to be a better mother,” Chen says. “And to do it better this time with my own younger daughter on set watching me, I felt like, ‘OK, Audrey. I’m talking to you. I’m trying to say, I’m sorry, and I love you.'” Throughout her nearly five-decade career, Chen has embodied more than the all-encompassing role of a supportive mommy dearest. From garnering China’s most prestigious award before she was 18 years old in pre-Maoist political drama r (1979), playing a femme fatale on (1990) to garnering U.S. moviegoers attention for her harrowing performance as an ill-fated empress trapped in a loveless marriage in the Oscar award-winning (1987). Her long-spanning career also led her to make moves behind the camera in films such as and her critically acclaimed debut film, . “Never for a moment throughout my teens and early twenties did I believe this could be a real career,” Chen says. “Looking back, I slowly fell in love with this profession because I did find self-expression in it. I have been a relatively shy person, not demonstrative of my feelings in front of people, so this became a venue for me. I was so lucky I was assigned to star in movies.” Here, with Deadline, Chen reflects on her career and the complexities of motherhood in her latest role in . There certainly is. My mother is very artistic, and I think her aspiration as a young child was to be an artist. She was a great singer. She played the grand piano, and she loved literature. Eventually, she followed in her own father’s footsteps and went into neuropharmacology. But all her life, I think what kept her happy was music. And then from my mother’s side and her mother’s side, there were great painters, and my brother is a great painter, and my mother also paints, so my brother and my mother are both a lot more talented than I am [laughs]. I fell into acting completely by accident, but they were my teachers. My brother taught me how to look at the world and how to actually see it. I remember he was painting cows. I only see black and white and maybe green grass. But he would see a myriad of colors in the green grass, and he would see the reflection from different things onto the hide of the cow. So, when I became a director, the way he taught me how to see was very important. I was 14 years old. I don’t think any 14-year-olds wanted to go back to school [laughs]. When they picked me out of the rifle team, I was overjoyed. One reason is that I would now get to go to work instead of going to school. And there were little things that, for instance, once you get a job, you can now wear a watch, students could never wear a watch, and so I was like, “Oh my god, now I could have a watch. I can wear a watch.” It was just little things that really had nothing to do with acting at first. Then, when I started practicing my lines, there was one line that I would speak. I didn’t have many lines in there, but there was one line I had to speak, the script described: with tears beaming out of my eyes and my lips quivering, and I’m like, “How do I do that?” So that was the line I practiced. I remember it being in the hallway or in the office before we were shooting. I think it’s these things that intrigued me. It’s like how you do that, how you conjure true emotion from a written page to your heart, and these types of challenges made me interested, and then later on, love acting. It was such a different era and culture. During the Cultural Revolution, our piano was taken. People would come and raid your house. My parents were considered the intellectual class as well as the bourgeoisie, so I didn’t have a choice. And most people, my brother’s age, as he’s older than me, and our friends were slightly older, were all being sent down to remote areas, so they left the city. One good thing about being an actress was that I didn’t have to graduate from high school and be assigned to a remote region, so my parents were happy about that. But never for a moment throughout my teens and early twenties did I believe this could be a real career. Looking back, I slowly fell in love with this profession because I did find self-expression in it. I have been a relatively shy person, not demonstrative of my feelings in front of people, so this became a venue for me. I was so lucky I was assigned to star in movies. I think most kids see their parents as just somebody who provides what they need. It’ll take many years and maturity for them to reflect and understand that their parents are human beings with their own desires, needs, and emotional ups and downs. In the film, Chungsing’s children are teens, and I don’t think they would see things that way. It is, in a way, my own personal experience. So, when I read the script, I felt instantly empathy toward the character’s sympathy and empathy. I felt like this was a part of my own life, now finding its expression. My children and I weathered many storms, some much worse than what’s in the film, and I take it as my responsibility. They’ve been trying to teach me to be a better mother. Being an immigrant, having been raised very differently and coming from a different culture... that uncertainty that both the character and I felt about what’s best for my children is relatable. I don’t know how to raise them. Is their behavior the norm in the society, or is it my own children that are difficult? There are so many uncertainties. I’m sure motherhood for anyone in any culture is really not for the faint of heart, especially when you are a stranger to this land and trying to raise American children. It’s awfully difficult. Chungsing’s art and paintings are so important to her. She had the aspiration of becoming an artist and then having to be a single mother, not only raising two kids but also taking care of her mother-in-law. That’s a very difficult job. Sean [Wang] ‘s mom really did a marvelous job. She’s had the patience, the resilience, and the forbearance to carry out this job, even though she wasn’t sure. It was so cathartic to play Chungsing in this film and redemptive in a way because I think it gave me another chance almost to be a better mother, to do it better this time with my own younger daughter on set watching me, and I felt like, “OK, Audrey. I’m talking to you. I’m trying to say, ‘I’m sorry, and I love you.'” My younger daughter does want to be an actress. Right now, her strongest passion is for social justice. She’s still a student at NYU, so that’s her strongest passion right now. But she does love acting also. My older daughter is a writer. Playing Sean’s mom taught me something: to have a little patience so that they will fall into their destinies where they need to be, and I don’t have to worry too much about it. I think they are two great children, and oftentimes, we fear for them, like, “Oh my God. Is she ever going to be like this or that?” Having played this character helped that. Now I know that I have faith and they’re decent people and they will find their own destiny, and so it’s a learning process for me. It was interesting to learn about her mannerisms, tone of voice, beliefs, and faith. What I admire most about Sean’s mom is that she has very deep faith within her. I have learned that in trying to incorporate this into a character who is insecure, Her relationship with her children is fraught with so much misunderstanding, not only by the generational gap but also by the cultural chasm, yet she held faith and hope. So, I learned a great deal from that part. Throughout my interviews with her, I saw she had such a gentle touch and spoke gently. I had her record all my lines, just to get another point of view on the delivery, as I was curious about how someone that the character is based on would say these. And a lot of the dialogue came from her in real life. She was part of the scriptwriting. She was very helpful in creating the character of the mother. It’s very interesting. For one thing, even though the Chinese and U.S. culture is very different, the filmmaking process nowadays in China and in the U.S. is very similar. The filmmaking departments, from art, the DP, directors, and costuming, all do their work similarly. So, it’s not really hard to jump from one Chinese movie to a U.S. movie and vice versa. But the audience’s appetite is culturally different. I think the Chinese audience likes sentimental things more. And so, some films are not so well reviewed in the U.S. or are too sappy or sentimental and poorly reviewed. However, they are reviewed very well in China. People actually love these films, so tastes are different.. Not good or bad. It’s just different. If I direct a film, I’m not thinking about who the audience is or who do I [impress]. It’s just as I see it. There is only one subjective view, and you can’t consider this and that. I think filmmaking is a circus life, a production, and all the crews; we are all together. We build our tents and start performing. That type of lifestyle is very similar. It’s the same in China or the U.S.. I feel very fortunate to be able to constantly work in both or other countries. I just finished a Canadian film in Quebec, where half of my lines are in French. It’s a wonderful thing to make films with different cultures. It feels great. I love acting, writing and directing. I think acting, if I see some merit in a character, if I could identify with one scene, like, “OK, this is one scene that I could sink my teeth into, and maybe the entire project is not ideal, it’s not the best, I could still go do it,” but I think for directing, I’d be like, “I really need to love it.” I need to feel 100% passion for it to go for it. There is this little difference. If I’m acting and don’t get a good part, I can’t wait for a whole year for a good part. You need to be constantly acting because that’s how you practice. And so when the good part does show up, you’re good at it. For directing, it’s not just a craft thing. The story has to drive me insane. I would have to tell it, or else I couldn’t live. That’s the difference, but I do love both. It’s very interesting. When it first came out, I think one critic mentioned it. I thought maybe that Hollywood experience may have driven me [to portray] the women being exploited in that way. Maybe it was subconsciously. Consciously, I was making a film about my generation’s loss of innocence. An entire generation for ten years were being sent down [ Chinese youths were coerced to leave their hometowns to work in rural areas for labor]. As a matter of fact, I was once approached by Criterion, and now a couple of other people are approaching me to bring it to a platform. The funny thing is I couldn’t find my cut negative. [The company] has since folded, so I’m like, where would that be? How do I restore it now? Back then, it was like, OK, I made the film, and it was shown and that’s done [laugh]. And I didn’t keep a good record of all the material because I was wearing so many hats on the film. I was producing, directing, and writing it, and I was the one who actually carried the prints around. And so now, good question. I do want to bring it to a good platform. But first, I need to find where my negative is. If worse comes to worse, and I don’t find my cut negative, then it’s expensive to restore the print itself. We’re going to try, though. I appreciate your question. Sign up for . For the latest news, follow us on , , and .Trump signals support for US dockworkers in stalled labor talks
Orange County supervisors approve outside audit of county contracts after Andrew Do scandalThe Minnesota Twins acquired infielder Mickey Gasper from the Red Sox on Tuesday, sending left-hander Jovani Moran to Boston. Gasper, 29, made his major league debut in 2024 with the Red Sox, going hitless with four walks and one run in 18 at-bats over 13 games. The switch-hitter spent most of the 2024 season at Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, hitting a combined .328 with 27 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 RBIs in 92 games. The Red Sox selected him from the New York Yankees in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft. A 27th-round pick of the Yankees in the 2018 draft, Gasper has played four positions in the minors -- first base, second base, third base and catcher -- along with serving as designated hitter. In 407 minor league games with the Yankees and Red Sox farm systems, he has hit .275 with 48 home runs and 207 RBIs. Moran, 27, underwent Tommy John surgery after the 2023 season and didn't pitch in 2024. In 79 relief appearances with the Twins from 2021-23, Minnesota's seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft is 2-3 with one save along with a 4.15 ERA, 52 walks, 112 strikeouts and a 1.33 WHIP in 91 innings. --Field Level Media
When making adjustments to how we perceive players in fantasy, it's important to consider how a player is utilized within their offense. Opportunity is what drives fantasy production after all. Talent can only carry a player so far. No matter how gifted we believe a player is, if they're playing a secondary role in the offense, they will have a hard time producing fantasy points. It sounds simple, but the players who are on the field and see more touches are set up best to contribute to your fantasy team. Monitoring usage trends will keep you informed on which players are (or will be) in the best position to accumulate fantasy points. For most NFL fans and fantasy players, reviewing the data on player usage is far too difficult and time-consuming. But there's no need to look any further. We've got you covered with the Sporting News Usage Report, where we'll take you through some of the most significant trends regarding player usage and discuss how it will impact players' fantasy values. WEEK 14 FANTASY FOOTBALL RANKINGS QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | D/ST | Kickers Fantasy Football Week 13 Usage Report: Biggest running back utilization trends Kyren Williams, Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Snap Share Rush Attempt Share Route Participation Target Share Goal Line Rush Share 3rd Down Snap Share 2 Minute Drill Snap Share Kyren Williams LAR 67% 52% 35% 4% 100% 89% 100% Blake Corum LAR 33% 28% 8% 0% 0% 11% 0% If you've been watching the NFL in the last two years, you've probably become accustomed to seeing Kyren Williams playing nearly every snap for the Rams. His stranglehold on the Los Angeles backfield has provided him with one of the most valuable roles in fantasy football. Williams finally ceded some work to Blake Corum. For the first time all year, Williams' snap share dropped below 70 percent. Corum may get a few carries here and there down the stretch, but this is still Williams' backfield. He ran significantly more routes, took the goal line carries, and played in high-leverage situations. Losing a handful of carries each week undoubtedly hurts Williams' fantasy value, but he still holds an elite role that should lead to him being viewed as a weekly RB1. Bucky Irving and Rachaad White, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Snap Share Rush Attempt Share Route Participation Target Share Goal Line Rush Share 3rd Down Snap Share 2 Minute Drill Snap Share Bucky Irving TB 53% 64% 31% 9% 50% 0% 0% Rachaad White TB 52% 28% 36% 3% 50% 100% 100% The Tampa Bay backfield has been a talking point in fantasy throughout the year, and we've seen several twists and turns over the last 13 weeks. As we head into the fantasy playoffs, it appears we'll finally have some clarity on where each back stands. Bucky Irving will operate as the 1A and primary rusher with most of the other work being close to an even split. Over the last two weeks, Irving has out-carried Rachaad White 37 to 23. However, their overall snap share, route participation, and goal line usage have been comparable during this time frame. Irving is clearly the running back to roster in this backfield, and matchups with the Cowboys and Panthers down the stretch should have fantasy managers frothing at the mouth. However, White isn't going anywhere, and he'll continue to see work through the air and at the goal line, which could leave fantasy managers frustrated. WEEK 14 FANTASY FOOTBALL WAIVER WIRE ADVICE Full Waiver Wire List & FAAB recommendations | Top Waiver Wire Targets Isaiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Snap Share Rush Attempt Share Route Participation Target Share Goal Line Rush Share 3rd Down Snap Share 2 Minute Drill Snap Share Isiah Pacheco KC 33% 44% 21% 2% 0% 19% 0% Kareem Hunt KC 42% 44% 37% 7% 0% 13% 0% Samaje Perine KC 25% 0% 23% 2% 0% 69% 100% Isiah Pacheco returned to action for the first time since Week 2 and was predictably utilized in a limited capacity. He handled a good portion of the Chiefs' rush attempts, but he played just one-third of the snaps and was out-snapped by Kareem Hunt. In the first two games of the season, Pacheco was pushing for a 70-percent snap share. We'll have to wait and see if his usage returns to these levels. For most fantasy managers, Week 14 is a do-or-die week that is crucial for their ability to make the playoffs or secure a Round 1 bye. Unfortunately, managers who have been waiting on Pacheco's return will likely have to win without him. Pacheco is not guaranteed to return to a bell cow role anytime soon; this is a situation where you have to see him getting a heavy workload before he can be inserted into lineups. Los Angeles Chargers running backs Los Angeles Chargers: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Snap Share Rush Attempt Share Route Participation Target Share Goal Line Rush Share 3rd Down Snap Share 2 Minute Drill Snap Share Gus Edwards LAC 52% 35% 28% 4% 0% 27% 43% Kimani Vidal LAC 26% 24% 17% 0% 0% 18% 0% Hassan Haskins LAC 13% 6% 10% 0% 0% 46% 43% J.K. Dobbins was placed on IR ahead of Week 13, giving us our first glimpse of the Chargers' backfield without him. As expected, Gus Edwards was the lead back, but he was not the only one getting playing time. Kimani Vidal took nearly a quarter of the carries, while Hassan Haskins played a meaningful role on passing downs. Moving forward, it's hard to see fantasy managers leaning on any of these backs. Edwards is far too inefficient to produce in a committee, and none of these other backs are seeing the field enough to deliver meaningful production. Unless Vidal somehow supplants Edwards, this will be a forgotten backfield during the fantasy playoffs. Fantasy Football Week 13 Usage Report: Biggest wide receiver and tight end utilization trends Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders Las Vegas Raiders: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Position Route Participation Target Share Targets per Route Run aDOT Air Yards Share Endzone Targets Wide Rate Slot Rate Inline Rate Tre Tucker LV WR 92% 3% 0.03 40 14% 0 71% 29% 0% Jakobi Meyers LV WR 87% 29% 0.3 13.3 48% 0 70% 30% 0% Brock Bowers LV TE 92% 37% 0.37 8.8 41% 0 9% 51% 40% It's Brock Bowers' world, and we're just living in it. The rookie went out and dominated yet again, this time commanding 37 percent of the targets on his way to his second 30-point performance in three weeks. Bowers is now up to 0.29 targets per route run across the full season, which ranks 8th among all pass catchers and 1st among tight ends. What's impressive about the Las Vegas offense is the concentrated nature of the target tree. Bowers and Jakobi Meyers combined for 66 percent of the targets last week and have combined for at least 40 percent in four straight games. With limited target competition in Las Vegas, Bowers is a weekly threat to draw 30 percent of the targets. WEEK 14 FANTASY FOOTBALL ROSTER MANAGEMENT Lessons Learned | Stock Up, Stock Down | Sleepers | Busts Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Position Route Participation Target Share Targets per Route Run aDOT Air Yards Share Endzone Targets Wide Rate Slot Rate Inline Rate Mike Evans TB WR 77% 35% 0.4 12 63% 1 70% 30% 0% Sterling Shepard TB WR 67% 21% 0.27 6.3 19% 1 35% 65% 0% Jalen McMillan TB WR 77% 9% 0.1 9.3 12% 0 80% 20% 0% Cade Otton TB TE 74% 21% 0.24 1.3 4% 1 14% 35% 52% Mike Evans' second game back from a hamstring injury saw him return to a full-time role and absolutely dominate the passing attack. Evans' 35-percent target share and 63-percent air yards share are both elite marks that you don't see every day. He made a spectacular one-handed touchdown grab as the cherry on top of his best game of the year. We're not going to see Evans draw a target on 40 percent of his routes every week, but the lack of talent among Tampa Bay's pass catchers should lead to Evans seeing plenty of work. This volume, coupled with Evans' ability to win in contested situations, makes him a strong WR1 option for the rest of the season. Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Chargers: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Position Route Participation Target Share Targets per Route Run aDOT Air Yards Share Endzone Targets Wide Rate Slot Rate Inline Rate Ladd McConkey LAC WR 83% 50% 0.5 8.6 64% 0 33% 67% 0% Quentin Johnston LAC WR 69% 17% 0.2 6.5 16% 1 90% 10% 0% Josh Palmer LAC WR 69% 4% 0.05 12 7% 0 50% 50% 0% Will Dissly LAC TE 62% 4% 0.06 12 7% 0 39% 28% 33% In Ladd McConkey's breakout rookie season, Week 13 will likely go down as his magnum opus. He accounted for 50 percent of the targets on top of 64 percent of the air yards dished out by Justin Herbert. He had a career-high 12 targets on the day, nine of which came in the first half. McConkey has arguably been the largest success story among rookie wide receivers this season. He's entrenched as Herbert's No. 1 option, and he's now proven that double-digit targets are within his range of outcomes. He shouldn't have much of an issue drawing targets ahead of Quentin Johnston and Joshua Palmer, and he should be a locked-in Flex option for the rest of the year. Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams: Week 13 Utilization Name Team Position Route Participation Target Share Targets per Route Run aDOT Air Yards Share Endzone Targets Wide Rate Slot Rate Inline Rate Puka Nacua LAR WR 81% 33% 0.38 5.9 25% 0 67% 33% 0% Cooper Kupp LAR WR 77% 21% 0.25 9.6 26% 1 50% 50% 0% Demarcus Robinson LAR WR 73% 13% 0.16 15 24% 1 53% 47% 0% Colby Parkinson LAR TE 23% 4% 0.17 3 2% 0 0% 33% 67% Similar to the Las Vegas offense, you have to sit back and appreciate how Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp are able to condense the target tree in Los Angeles. Kupp and Nacua have now accounted for at least 50 percent of the targets in three straight games. What's even more impressive is that both of their target rates (TPRR) are above 30 percent this season. Following their return in Week 8, it's become pretty clear that Nacua is the top dog. He ranks ahead of Kupp in essentially every target-earning, efficiency, and production metric. Even still, the beauty that is Sean McVay's offense has allowed Kupp to average 17.8 PPG since his return, even if he is the second fiddle. Expect both Nacua and Kupp to have big days down the stretch this year.Here, the veteran chef tells how he built up one of the most successful seafood restaurants in the Scottish capital, and his thirst for expansion. Business name: Chef and owner of Ondine Oyster & Grill Location: Seaton House, St Andrews, and Edinburgh Business Description: Ondine Oyster & Grill, specialising in seafood and shellfish, was opened in 2009 by renowned owner and chef Roy Brett, one of Scotland's leading figures in the food revolution. It has since become an institution within the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. We are delighted to announce that in early 2025, Ondine will be relocating to a brand-new venue in Edinburgh city centre, and opening at Seaton House Hotel in St Andrews in spring 2025. After 15 very successful years in the current premises, we have decided it is time to move. This is to ensure Ondine's customers enjoy the superior dining experience they deserve. In recent years this has been hampered by the ongoing works to the façade of the building that is occupied in part by Ondine. With no end in sight to these works I have decided relocation to new premises is important for Ondine's loyal customers. READ MORE: Our new opening in St Andrews in spring 2025 will be situated near the first tee at the world-famous Old Course, where the first ever game of golf was played 600 years ago. Seaton House offers 5-star luxury hospitality in the heart of historic St Andrews, with spectacular views across West Sands beach. Ondine Oyster & Grill will be a restaurant within the hotel working with the finest local producers from both land and sea. We also have Old Tom's Bar, providing... Brian Donnelly
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