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2024-01-04 03:30:42

3rd Quarter Report

The Clippers are on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead the Suns 70-51.

The Clippers entered the matchup having won three straight and they’re just one quarter away from another. Will they make it four, or will the Suns step up and spoil it? We’ll know soon.

Who’s Playing

Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns

Current Records: Los Angeles 20-12, Phoenix 18-15

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Footprint Center — Phoenix, Arizona
• TV: Bally Sports SoCal
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Ticket Cost: $45.00

What to Know

The Clippers have enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off once morest the Phoenix Suns at 9:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Footprint Center. The Clippers have been getting the ball to fall more lately as they’ve increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 15.9% better than the opposition, a fact the Clippers proved on Monday. They took down Miami 121-104. The Clippers were down 39-25 with 10:46 left in the second quarter but they still came back for the handy 17-point victory.

The Clippers’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kawhi Leonard led the charge by scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five assists.

Meanwhile, the Suns came tearing into Monday’s contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Portland 109-88. The Suns were heavily favored coming into this matchup, and the results showcase why.

Los Angeles is on a roll lately: they’ve won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Phoenix, they pushed their record up to 18-15 with that win, which was their third straight at home.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. The Clippers haven’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 116.7 points per game. However, it’s not like the Suns struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging 115.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

The Clippers came up short once morest the Suns when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 136-130. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Suns’ Devin Booker, who shot 4-for-7 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 47 points and ten assists. Now that the Clippers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There’s only one way to find out.

Odds

Los Angeles is a 3.5-point favorite once morest Phoenix, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Clippers as a 3-point favorite.

The over/under is set at 232.5 points.

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Series History

Phoenix has won 6 out of their last 10 games once morest Los Angeles.

• Apr 25, 2023 – Phoenix 136 vs. Los Angeles 130
• Apr 22, 2023 – Phoenix 112 vs. Los Angeles 100
• Apr 20, 2023 – Phoenix 129 vs. Los Angeles 124
• Apr 18, 2023 – Phoenix 123 vs. Los Angeles 109
• Apr 16, 2023 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Phoenix 110
• Apr 09, 2023 – Los Angeles 119 vs. Phoenix 114
• Feb 16, 2023 – Los Angeles 116 vs. Phoenix 107
• Dec 15, 2022 – Phoenix 111 vs. Los Angeles 95
• Oct 23, 2022 – Phoenix 112 vs. Los Angeles 95
• Apr 06, 2022 – Los Angeles 113 vs. Phoenix 109

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2024-01-04 08:57:02

[Animal News]Even if you don’t love animals, you shouldn’t harm them. A dog owner was taking four dogs for a walk in Jiudu Mountain on New Year’s Eve. They met a couple who not only falsely accused big dogs of being “mad and biting” but also kicked and injured their border collie Nikki. The dog owner, Ms. He, came to protect her. The pet dog was injured by the two men during an argument. Ms. He was even pushed into a corner by the man in red shirt. In the end, the two attackers, Ms. He and their son were arrested by the police for fighting in a public place. Nikki’s muscles were sore following being kicked, and the dog’s owner was worried that he was suffering from psychological problems, saying that the dog would keep barking when he heard the video of the incident once more.

A dog owner uploaded two videos on the Internet, saying that when he took four dogs for a walk on Jiudu Mountain on December 31, he was suddenly criticized by a couple that “big dogs can go crazy and bite people.” The female dog owner asked back, “We I was just walking by and bit you suddenly?” There was an argument between the two parties. The female dog owner pointed out that the man in red shirt suddenly kicked her border collie Nikki hard, causing the dog to scream in fright. She stepped forward to protect the dog. He tried to lure the two of them to the other side, but was surrounded and attacked by two people, including being attacked by a man in a red shirt with his neck crossed. He was knocked to the corner twice. She has called the police and gone to the hospital for medical examination, and uploaded photos showing multiple wounds on her hands.

The first video showed an argument between the two parties, and the man in red shirt suddenly slapped the camera with his hand to stop filming. The second video shows the woman in black shouting, “Don’t point at me, what are you doing to point at me?” while pulling the female dog owner to the corner. Then the man in red first kicks the filmer with his feet, and then stabs the female dog owner with his hand. neck, pushing her to the corner.

Nikki, the dog who was kicked badly, has gone to the veterinary clinic for an X-ray. Fortunately, her ribs were not injured, but her muscles were bruised and she would scream in pain when pressed. Dog owners are also worried that their dogs will suffer psychological trauma.

The police said that they received a report at 11 pm on New Year’s Eve, alleging that a 47-year-old woman surnamed Ho and her 26-year-old son were letting their dogs out at 38 Lai Ping Road, Fo Tan. Due to road usage issues, they got into trouble with a 64-year-old man surnamed Lai and a 66-year-old man surnamed Ma. The woman argued and both parties used force. Four people were arrested for fighting in a public place and were sent to the hospital for treatment.

On New Year’s Eve, a dog-hating couple not only kicked and injured the dog, but also attacked the dog owner.

The dog owner was held once morest a wall by a man in red.

The dog owner, Ms. He, went to the hospital to have her injuries examined.

The owner’s four dogs were very docile and friendly, but the attacker falsely accused them of biting. The second from the right is the dog Nikki who was kicked and injured.

The post A grudge couple kicked and injured their dog. The owner protected his dog and was attacked with a forked neck. appeared first on Hong Kong Animal Post.

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2024-01-04 10:43:34
Due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 that occurred on the 1st, monitoring posts that measure air radiation levels around Hokuriku Electric Power’s Shiga Nuclear Power Plant (Shiga Town, Ishikawa Prefecture) are no longer able to measure radiation levels at 15 locations. The site cannot be confirmed due to roads being cut off by the earthquake, and there is no outlook for recovery. The difficulty of preparing for a nuclear disaster has been exposed in a situation where it is not possible to quickly obtain measured values ​​that can be used as a basis for making decisions regarding evacuation of residents in the event of a nuclear accident.

◆Many evacuees were exposed to radiation in the Great East Japan Earthquake

According to the Nuclear Regulation Authority, the Nuclear Regulation Authority’s secretariat, of the approximately 120 monitoring posts within 30 kilometers of the nuclear power plant, measurements have not been taken since the earthquake occurred at locations around 20 to 30 kilometers north of the power plant, including Wajima City and Anamizu Town. Not yet. A representative said, “We don’t know if it’s broken or if it’s filled with dirt or other things.”

The country’s nuclear emergency preparedness guidelines stipulate that in the event of a nuclear power plant accident, actual readings from monitoring posts will be used to determine whether residents should evacuate their homes or whether to begin evacuations. If measurements are not possible, measurements are taken using cars or helicopters instead, but issues remain, such as whether helicopters will be able to get close enough in the presence of severed roads and high radiation levels at the time of accidents.

During the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident in March 2011, 23 of the 24 monitoring posts installed by Fukushima Prefecture became unable to measure, making it difficult to ascertain radiation levels. As a result, many evacuees were forced to flee to areas with high radiation levels and were exposed to radiation.

◆Road disruptions…Ishikawa Prefecture is unable to take alternative measures

Hokuriku Electric Power Shiga Nuclear Power Plant hit by a major earthquake (Photo taken on the morning of January 2nd)

The Shiga Nuclear Power Plant is currently out of operation, and no severe accidents occurred due to the earthquake. However, it will be difficult to quickly restore monitoring posts that cannot be measured. As an alternative, only one location in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, more than 20 kilometers southeast of the nuclear power plant, has been able to set up portable measuring instruments. The Nuclear Regulation Authority is preparing for measurements by aircraft.

A person in charge of the Ishikawa Prefecture Nuclear Safety Measures Office said, “The prefecture is unable to come up with any alternative measures because the roads are cut off and it is inaccessible.” (Kenta Onozawa, Seiko Watanabe)


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2024-01-04 13:23:00

Published on January 4, 2024, 2:23 p.m. / ©Pixabay / Myriams photos

The President of the Carinthian Medical Association suggests new ways of supplying medicines: “Public doctors should be allowed to purchase urgent medicines and vaccines directly from pharmaceutical wholesalers.”

by Tanja Janschitz

2 minutes reading time (279 words)

There are recurring shortages of important medicines, such as the corona drug Paxlovid, the influenza vaccines and antibiotics Dr. Markus Opriessnig, President of the Carinthian Medical Association, a thorn in the side: “A sustainable solution is necessary to prevent such deficiencies – which are worrying and threatening for our patients – in the future.” He sees the necessary and logical solution in stocking up on such “urgent medications and vaccines.” directly on site in the ordinations.

New approaches to drug supply are needed

The expert demands that doctors in private practice must be given the right to purchase such medicines and vaccines directly from pharmaceutical wholesalers and subsequently also to distribute them directly to patients. “In one fell swoop, many new small stocks of important medicines can be gained throughout Austria. The risk of bottlenecks like the ones we are currently experiencing can be significantly reduced,” argues Opriessnig. He calls for this to be enshrined in law, whereby the Ministry of Health should determine the “urgent medications or active ingredient classes and vaccines” by regulation as required.

Solutions required

“The current logistics for the procurement and provision of medicines and the associated dispensing processes must be critically questioned,” suggests Opriessnig and states: “It does not exactly promote trust in the health system when the Minister of Health publicly searches for missing vaccines and medication!” Joint solutions should be on the table: “In all cases where ‘urgent medication’ is necessary or vaccinations are needed quickly, these new structural options should be considered in the interests of all those involved,” emphasizes Opriessnig in conclusion .

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