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The NFL single-season rushing record has stood for 40 years, far longer than Saquon Barkley has been on this planet. But now, with two games to play, the Philadelphia Eagles running back is 268 yards from eclipsing the mark of Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson, who set the league record of 2,105 with the Rams in 1984. Barkley, 27, who signed with the Eagles last offseason after spending the first part of his career with the rival New York Giants, is also 162 yards from becoming the ninth player to run for 2,000 yards in a season. The other seven are Adrian Peterson (2,097 with Minnesota in 2012), Jamal Lewis (2,066 with Baltimore in 2003), Barry Sanders (2,053 with Detroit in 1997), Derrick Henry (2027 with Tennessee in 2020), Terrell Davis (2,008 with Denver in 1998), Chris Johnson (2,006 with Tennessee in 2009) and O.J. Simpson (2,003 with Buffalo in 1973). The Eagles finish the regular season with home games against the Dallas Cowboys and the Giants. Dickerson spoke to The Times this week about Barkley, running backs in general, the Rams and the thought of his longstanding record going away: How do you feel about the possibility of Barkley breaking your single-season rushing record? I don’t think he’ll break it. But if he breaks it, he breaks it. Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not. I don’t pull no punches on that. But I’m not whining about it. He had 17 games to do it? Hey, football is football. That’s the way I look at it. If he’s fortunate to get over 2,000 yards and get the record, it’s a great record to have. So the 17 games part doesn’t bother you, even though you set it with 16 games? O.J. Simpson was my favorite player. He went over 2,000 yards in 14 games. It took me 15 games to get to 2,000. I had one extra game to play. Getting to 2,000 is an accomplishment in itself. I got close to that three other times. Do you look at it from the perspective that the record is eventually going to fall? I’ve always said that the one that’s going to last the longest is me setting the rookie record with 1,808. Because you only get one shot at that. You’re only a rookie once. What do you think of Barkley as a back? I like him. But I tend to like big backs. He’s not a big back like I was. He’s elusive, he’s tough, he runs hard, he can catch the ball out of the backfield. I think he’s a great player. I always felt like he’d never reach his potential when he was in New York. You could take Emmitt Smith and put him in Cleveland, and he’d have never been the Emmitt Smith we know now. So it’s location, location, location? Yes. Even myself. If you’d have put me in Cincinnati on a bad team, I’d have never been that guy. Because these bad football teams with no blocking, I don’t care how great you are. If you don’t have the guys in front of you, you can’t do it. And that’s why you go to those lengths to thank your blockers? I saw what [San Francisco quarterback] Brock Purdy did with his offensive line, buying them those Tundras. I got a text from Jackie [Slater, Hall of Fame Rams tackle], “Hey, man, where’s my Tundra?” I told him I was making $175,000 at the time. I could afford about two Tundras and be broke. Will you be tuned in to watch Barkley? I don’t sit down and watch games, except the Rams, and I work for the team. But I’ll have no choice but to keep up with it because I get so many text messages. People blowing up my phone like, “Man, it’s not fair. He gets 17 games,” or, “We’re going to put a hex on him.” Any thoughts on Rams running back Kyren Williams? I like him as a back. He’s able to carry the ball 29, 28, 27 times. That takes a toll on you. I was able to do it, but there’s very few backs that are able to do that. He’s not a real big guy, so that says a lot about him as a player, and what Sean McVay thinks of him. I look at McVay and think he’s done a fantastic job of coaching this team. Do you think McVay should be in the Coach of the Year conversation? Of course he does. He probably won’t get it because they’re going to give it to a coach who’s 15-2 or 14-3. But McVay has a young team, a team that at one point was decimated by injuries. They lost three in a row and weren’t looking good. And right now they’re in position to win the NFC West. What else does it take [to win Coach of the Year]? Back to Barkley, are you surprised the Giants let him go? Let me tell you something. When you look at certain people who run these teams, some of these guys have as much sense as me being the president of the United States. That’s about how much they should be running a football team. In my contract, when the Rams traded me to the Colts, did you know I couldn’t come back to the NFC for five years? They put that clause in there. The Eagles finish the regular season against the Giants. If the record is up for grabs... A real team would be like, “Oh no, you ain’t gonna get that record on us.” But how ironic would it be for him to break the record on them, the team that let him go. A true slap in the face.In recent real estate news, a prime residential land parcel located in the southwestern area of Fengtai District in Beijing has been unveiled for auction, sparking significant interest among investors and developers. With an initial bidding price of 4 billion yuan, this highly sought-after plot has garnered attention for its strategic location, potential development opportunities, and the rare chance it presents for securing a foothold in the competitive Beijing property market.
Bitcoin shot past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, taking the limelight away from stock markets that wavered as investors tracked political crises in France and South Korea. Oil prices fell modestly despite a move by the OPEC cartel and its allies to extend their supply cuts amid concerns about oversupply. Wall Street's main stock indexes retreated from records, while Paris and Frankfurt forged higher despite political uncertainty in Paris. Bitcoin reached a high of $103,800.45 before dipping below the symbolically important level to $99.154 near 2200 GMT. The digital asset has now soared more than 50 percent since the election of Donald Trump, who has vowed to make the United States the "bitcoin and cryptocurrency capital of the world". "Bitcoin smashed through $100,000 as the Trump Trade powered on with force," noted Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell. The historic level was broken after Trump picked crypto proponent Paul Atkins to take over as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the markets regulator. Atkins is founder of risk consultancy firm Patomak Global Partners, whose clients include companies in the banking, trading and cryptocurrency industries. Atkins "is unlikely to be as anti-crypto as his predecessor Gary Gensler", said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB trading platform. "Thus, politics is driving bitcoin. We doubt that the rally will stop here," she added. Stock markets struggled for direction ahead of important US jobs figures on Friday. Aaron Clark, an equity portfolio manager at GW&K, said investors "are probably not willing to step in" ahead of Friday's November employment data. "We've seen record inflows into equities," said Clark, who thinks the market could be poised for additional gains later in December. Paris closed higher despite the historic no-confidence vote that ousted the government of French Prime Minister Michel Barnier. President Emmanuel Macron vowed to name a new prime minister in the coming days to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil, rejecting growing pressure from the opposition to resign "The French political crisis failed to knock European indices off course," said Coatsworth, an analyst at AJ Bell. Frankfurt was also in the green but London was flat. Most Asian stock markets finished higher but Seoul closed in the red. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol clung to power Thursday, his party announcing they will oppose an impeachment motion after his short-lived imposition of martial law stunned the world. "The silver lining we think is that the swift reversal of the martial law underscores the resilience of South Korea's institutions," said analysts at BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. "For now, we expect limited implications for the economy and financial markets as the Bank of Korea and the ministry of finance have responded swiftly by reassuring investors," they added. New York - Dow: DOWN 0.6 percent at 44,765.71 (close) New York - S&P 500: DOWN 0.2 percent at 6,075.11 (close) New York - Nasdaq: DOWN 0.2 percent at 19,700.26 (close) London - FTSE 100: UP 0.2 percent at 8,349.38 (close) Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.4 percent at 7,330.54 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.6 percent at 20,358.80 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.3 percent at 39,395.60 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.9 percent at 19,560.44 (close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.1 percent at 3,368.86 (close) Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0591 from $1.0511 on Wednesday Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2760 from $1.2701 Dollar/yen: DOWN at 150.09 yen from 150.59 yen Euro/pound: UP at 82.97 from 82.75 pence Brent North Sea Crude: DOWN 0.3 percent at $72.09 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.4 percent at $68.30 per barrel burs-jmb/arpAn incredible year for Elon Musk has culminated in a significant increase in his net worth. The enigmatic CEO of Tesla and SpaceX has seen his fortune grow by a staggering $133 billion in 2021, solidifying his position as one of the richest individuals in the world.
One of the most prominent figures who sought refuge in a foreign country was former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Following the Arab Spring uprising in Egypt in 2011, Mubarak was forced to step down from power and later sought exile in Saudi Arabia. Despite living in relative seclusion, Mubarak faced legal repercussions in his home country and was eventually tried and sentenced to prison for corruption and the killing of protesters during the uprising.
STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl ‘s got its fair share of problems , for sure, but once you’ve got it properly modded , it’s a uniquely compelling experience with much to offer. Artifact hunting, for example, has never been better than it is in STALKER 2 , and that’s partially thanks to legendary Artifacts. More specifically, though STALKER 2 plays host to over 50 unique types of Artifacts, at least ten of those are bespoke legendary-rarity spawns. That’s right: STALKER finally has rarity differentiation for its Artifacts, and we’ve got Common, Uncommon, and Legendary Artifacts with a bit more delineation in this very last category. More on that later. The important bit is that some Artifacts are now extremely elusive and won’t pop up unless you’re really lucky and/or skilled. Or, in some specific cases, know exactly where to look for them. Down below, I’ve assembled a list of all of these legendary Artifacts and explained how to find them and what makes them such a big deal. How to find all legendary Artifacts in STALKER 2 Legendary Artifacts are, of course, the most powerful of them all in STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl . Usually, they grant Skif either entirely unique effects or fully max out a particular kind of resistance . Naturally, they also fetch extremely high prices with Traders, so they’re highly coveted no matter why you might be looking for them. Here’s how and where to look for each of the nine unique legendary Artifacts in STALKER 2 ! Sleeping with this flower equipped makes it much harder for your enemies to detect you. The effect diminishes as time goes on. The first in a long line of delightfully Weird Artifacts is the Weird Flower, which you may or may not have stumbled upon while figuring out how to deal with the Poppy Field Anomaly. The Weird Flower isn’t hard to spot if you know to keep an eye out for it: a bright-blue flower kind of stands out in a sea of red. You can grab it around the northern section of the anomaly. Just approach from the side of the small cliff and slowly sift through the Poppy Field until you can grab it. The Weird Flower massively improves Skif’s stealth and lowers his visibility, with the caveat being that this effect diminishes the longer it is since he last slept. This means you’re going to want to equip the Weird Flower, sleep with it, and then take on stealth missions like Solid Snake would. It’s a neat little Artifact, though hardly game-changing. This artifact “eats” the physical and gravitational damage dealt and grows heavier the more of it you take. Stacks up to 5 kg in weight. The Weird Ball is one of the most potent Artifacts you can grab during the early stages of the game. If you take the eastern road out of Zalissya and look to your left as you go, it won’t take long before you spot the ominous Bulba Anomaly. Don’t be like me: quick save before approaching the Bulba! With that all sorted out, Bulba is going to kill you in a single hit if you allow it to suck Skif in. Thankfully, figuring out Bulba’s effect pattern shouldn’t be hard, and the crucial piece of advice I can offer here is to use the nearby detritus (i.e., the bus and the ambulance car) while crouching. This will make it impossible for Bulba to pull you in. All you need to do at that point is to slowly approach from the bus’s right side and grab the Weird Ball once you’re close enough. Weird Ball reduces the damage you take by “eating” it. Whenever the Artifact “eats” damage, it grows heavier, and it takes a while before it resets. The effect is particularly potent when you’re standing still. Massively reduces all damage taken from Anomalies. Recharges by going outside just before an Emission hits . It only makes sense that the Zone would take one of the Stalkers’ fabled bolts and turn it into something magical. The Weird Bolt is found smack-dab in the middle of the anomalous Tornado over in Yaniv, and grabbing it is going to take some skill and a whole boatload of luck. Head on over to the Tornado and set your eyes on the tall crane. You need to make your way to the top of the crane while the Tornado is elsewhere and then stay there as the Tornado approaches. The Weird Bolt is actually inside the anomaly, and you’re going to need to grab it as it flies by. Obviously, this is no mean feat, and I highly recommend quick-saving once you’re on the crane to prevent undue frustration. The juice is well worth the squeeze, though! Weird Bolt reduces all damage taken from Anomalies by a whopping 70% or so. The slight issue is that it needs to recharge every so often, and the only way to do that is to stand outside just before an Emission kills you. Neat, right? You’ll know that your Weird Bolt is ready to be used whenever it glows hot-red. Passively heals applied bleeding effects, but makes healing items less potent. If bleeding is a huge pain for you in combat (which is fairly understandable), you’re probably going to want to spend some time hunting down the Weird Nut. Locating it is very easy, as long as you don’t mind wading through squads of Monolith troops to get to it! Your target is the Fire Whirl Anomaly found in the Cooling Towers region. This one’s so big and bombastic you can see it right from your PDA’s map: the red-hot glowing bit, you can’t miss it. To get the Weird Nut, just waltz on over to the Fire Whirl and start climbing onwards. Your goal is the small section of steel railing that the Fire Whirl basically rubs against as it moves around. There’s some slightly tricky platforming involved, for sure, but the really problematic bit is getting out of the Whirl’s damaging area of effect fast enough to stay alive. Expect some trial-and-error here, but your reward is extremely useful. The Weird Nut makes it so that your bleeding effects heal automatically, but the downside is that it also makes all of your healing items less potent in total. Still, it’s worth the trouble in my book! Automatically applies the drunken effect to your character. Reduces the effects of radiation and adds an extra 40 kg weight capacity. Found in the Zaton region, smack-dab in the middle of the Wandering Lights Anomalous Area, Weird Water is both the most annoying and arguably the most useful Artifact of them all. That’s because it increases your carry capacity by an excellent amount while also making Skif perpetually drunk. Yeah, that’s some weird water, alright. To find Weird Water, head on over to Wandering Lights from Noontide’s Shelter base. You need to reach the Anomaly by 9 PM in-game time at the latest and then get cozy with a quick save. Just before 10 PM, get to the southwest part of Wandering Lights, the bit that borders with a swamp, and hang tight. AT 10 PM sharp, Weird Water should spawn on top of a big rock. It does appear to be somewhat buggy at this time, mind, so be prepared to keep trying this out for a while. Did I mention that Weird Water also almost completely eliminates any radiation danger while you’ve got it equipped? Yeah, it’s like an infinite vodka that automatically sips itself. Maximum thermal and bleeding protection. Maximum applied radiation. This super-rare Artifact spawns exclusively in thermal anomalies, and since it’s a random spawn, all you can do is hope for the best when you find one. I recommend checking the Brain Scorcher and the Burning Rift Anomalous Zones, specifically, as they’re fairly easy to navigate and come with a huge number of thermal Anomalies by default. Remember that Artifacts will occasionally respawn following Emissions. This means you’re going to want to revisit your favorite thermal hunting grounds every so often if you really want to get the Hypercube. This bit of advice applies to every single “regular” legendary Artifact on this list, too. The Hypercube is a huge help with thermal and bleed damage, but radiation handling will be a problem. You’re probably going to want to have a Liquid Rock handy before equipping the Hypercube. Maximum radiation and chemical protection. And on that note, Liquid Rock is no easier to find than the Hypercube. In fact, it’s a fair deal more annoying to look for because while avoiding thermal Anomalies is easy enough after a while, the same cannot be said about chemical ones. My advice is to look for Fruit Punch (green/yellow acid puddles on the floor) and Bubble Anomalies, as those are reasonably manageable even from afar. I was lucky enough to snag the Liquid Rock in the Marshes, but it’s not a bad idea to look for it in the Chasm, either. There’s no real downside to using the Liquid Rock, either. With its radiation and chemical protection in tow, you’re going to be able to both equip at least one more legendary Artifact or a bunch of regular ones that boost it. Maximum physical protection. Maximum applied radiation. Funnily enough, the Compass is, in my experience, the most common of all legendary Artifacts. This is the gravitational Anomalies’ super-rare find, and it’s going to pop up sooner or later as long as you keep searching through Kordon and the Lesser Zone. There’s a huge number of grav-Anomalies to be found in these regions. Using the Compass is a problem without Liquid Rock because it massively increases your radioactivity, but it also boosts your protection from physical damage by a fair margin. An excellent choice to have alongside the Weird Ball Artifact, as they’ll turn you into a walking tank. Maximum endurance enhancement. Maximum applied radiation. The Thunderberry is the single legendary Artifact I am yet to come across. Sure enough, electrical Anomalies are easy enough to come across, but the Thunderberry just doesn’t want to spawn no matter where I go, so fingers crossed you have better luck than I did! It’s a handy Artifact, too: it allows you to run for extremely long periods of time, as long as you can deal with its radiation build-up. Since electro-Artifacts fetch great prices with traders, farming for the Thunderberry is an excellent way to stock up Koupons for endgame-tier raids and crucial equipment upgrades. Strelok’s legendary Artifact. Used in the main story quest. If you were wondering what STALKER 2 ‘s subtitle was all about, it’s this particular Artifact. Now, of course, I don’t mean to spoil much about the main narrative. This means I can’t tell you exactly what this Artifact does. The bit I can tell you about is that STALKER series veterans will find it extremely familiar from the original cutscenes of the old Shadow of Chernobyl title. Since this Artifact is downright pivotal for the main story, you won’t be able to find it just by roaming about. A particular sequence of events needs to play out for Skif to get the Heart of Chornobyl, and let’s just say they do not necessarily lead to the best possible conclusion. Curiously enough, there may well be a further distinction we can make within the loose category of legendary Artifacts found in STALKER 2 . Specifically, whereas many legendaries can be found multiple times if you’re lucky enough, the same cannot be said for particular Weird items. Of course, I’m talking about the following legendary Artifacts here: Weird Bolt Weird Ball Weird Flower Weird Water Weird Nut Whereas the majority of Artifacts found in the Zone are entirely new objects created out of mutated detritus and Noosphere reagent, Weird items are most definitely not that. Instead, they’re kind of like Control ‘s Objects of Power: regular items subjected to physics-defying forces that mutate them into something much different. The thing about Weird Artifacts (or Arch-Artifacts, as some call them) is that they’re unique, bespoke items you can only ever find once in a STALKER 2 playthrough. They are also found exclusively in particular places on the map, which makes finding them relatively easy. Really, as long as you know roughly where a Weird Artifact is located, all you need to figure out is how to deal with its specific Anomalous Area, and you’re golden. Sometimes, this might mean coming extremely well equipped, as is the case with the Poppy Field’s Weird Flower. Other times, as with Bulba’s Weird Ball, you might have to think fast to survive the local damaging effect. From a gameplay perspective, the notable bit here is that whereas you have to use an Artifact to find regular legendaries , Weird Artifacts are visible to the naked eye. Finally, another important tidbit is that you probably don’t want to sell off Weird Artifacts willy-nilly, as there’s no way to get them again.Key Tronic Corporation Announces New Credit Facilities
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With the release of the major update for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, fans can expect to embark on new and thrilling adventures in the grim darkness of the far future. Whether battling on the front lines of war-torn planets or competing against fellow space marines in epic multiplayer showdowns, the game offers endless opportunities for excitement and camaraderie.
