NFL insider notebook: Top head coach and coordinator candidates entering 2022, plus Week 16 picks – CBS Sports

Last week I took a good, long look at the top GM candidates for this year’s cycle. This week … you guessed it … it’ll be head coaches, offensive coordinators and defensive coordinators. I enlisted a similar set of coaches, executives, agents and league sources in an anonymous polling over this past week-plus to cultivate… Continue reading NFL insider notebook: Top head coach and coordinator candidates entering 2022, plus Week 16 picks – CBS Sports

Return to Bedford Falls: Remembering “It’s a Wonderful Life” on its 75th Anniversary – The Digital Bits

“It’s a Wonderful Life is truly the platinum standard in Christmas movies; the benchmark by which all other entries in the genre are judged.” — Thomas A. Christie, author of The Christmas Movie Book The Digital Bits and History, Legacy & Showmanship are pleased to present this retrospective commemorating the 75th anniversary of the release… Continue reading Return to Bedford Falls: Remembering “It’s a Wonderful Life” on its 75th Anniversary – The Digital Bits

Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87 – The New York Times

Mr. Thomas pushed engagement with anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa, and Ford was among the first global nonprofits to open an office there. In 1993, he persuaded Nelson Mandela, a personal friend, and F.W. de Klerk, the country’s last apartheid-era president (who died last month), to meet with President Bill Clinton in Philadelphia. He left… Continue reading Franklin A. Thomas, Pathbreaking Ford Foundation President, Dies at 87 – The New York Times

EXCLUSIVE: How The New Infrastructure Bill Will Affect EV Adoption – HotCars

As the end of 2021 approaches, this year may go down in history as the moment that electric vehicles finally broke through into a new world order. Major events throughout the past twelve months include Lucid Motors cracking 500 miles of range, Rivian’s IPO and stock surge creating America’s second most valuable auto manufacturer (after… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: How The New Infrastructure Bill Will Affect EV Adoption – HotCars

Christmas Eve Flights Canceled and Times Square Celebration Scaled Back Amid Omicron – The New York Times

Mayor Bill de Blasio at a news conference last week in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. He announced on Thursday that the Times Square celebration would go on, but with far fewer spectators.Credit…Dave Sanders for The New York Times New York City will scale back the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration as the Omicron variant spreads,… Continue reading Christmas Eve Flights Canceled and Times Square Celebration Scaled Back Amid Omicron – The New York Times

Carl Palmer Wants Emerson, Lake and Palmer Tour to Be ‘Sincere’ – Ultimate Classic Rock

The idea of resurrecting Emerson, Lake & Palmer using hologram technology doesn’t interest Carl Palmer. He cites the Frank Zappa hologram tour as one that left him cold because it wasn’t “sincere enough.” But as the drummer tells UCR, he’s moving closer to finalizing his own concept, incorporating footage from a 1993 gig at the Royal Albert Hall… Continue reading Carl Palmer Wants Emerson, Lake and Palmer Tour to Be ‘Sincere’ – Ultimate Classic Rock

Henry ‘Matic’ Tenyue Interview (Part II) – 90s to Today – Reggaeville.com

12/23/2021 by Angus Taylor In Part 2 [read Part 1 here] of this interview with Henry Matic Tenyue, he talks about his solo works including his new Renditions EP. He also recalls how he went from UB40 to working with Soul II Soul and James Brown, and helped bring live horns to the revived UK dub… Continue reading Henry ‘Matic’ Tenyue Interview (Part II) – 90s to Today – Reggaeville.com

Aston Martin will replace Vantage, DB11 with all-electric cars – Automotive News Europe

Aston Martin has been able to move on its electrification plans after Daimler agreed last year to share more of its technology in exchange for a stake of up to 20 percent. Daimler currently owns 2.3 percent of Aston Martin. The plug-in hybrid V-8 drivetrain in the Valhalla is supplied by Mercedes’ performance arm AMG.… Continue reading Aston Martin will replace Vantage, DB11 with all-electric cars – Automotive News Europe

Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is ‘beyond the limits’ for automakers – Automotive News Europe

DETROIT — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said external pressure on automakers to accelerate the shift to electric vehicles potentially threatens jobs and vehicle quality as producers struggle to manage the higher costs of building EVs. Governments and investors want car manufacturers to speed up the transition to electric vehicles, but the costs are “beyond the… Continue reading Stellantis CEO says EV cost burden is ‘beyond the limits’ for automakers – Automotive News Europe