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☆ The great America-Australia relay rivalry gets another worthy chapter in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Matthew Futterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

That was in 2000 in Sydney in the men’s 4×100, at a time when the American men were untouchable at the distance. Australia’s Michael Klim plays lead guitar while Ian Thorpe, right, looks on after the Australians beat the U.S. in the 4×100 freestyle relay in Sydney in 2000. The Chinese men led early but faded. Far and away the dominant swimming nation, American men won the 4×100 freestyle from 1964 until the air guitar incident in 2000. American women won it 14 times from 1924 to 2000.

Persons: That’s, There’s, Gary Hall Jr, Ian Thorpe, Australia’s Michael Klim, Al Bello, Meg Harris of, ’, Simone Manuel of, who’d, glumly, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, Torri, Hunter Armstrong, Qin Haiyang, Manuel, “, ”, Meg Harris, Mollie O’Callaghan, Quinn Rooney, it’s, Cate Campbell, Emma McKeon, Caeleb Dressel, ” Dressel, Armstrong, Dressel, Ian MacNicol Organizations: Paris Games, Australia, U.S, Getty, New York Times, ARD, FBI, Doping Agency, International Olympic, Aussie, Tokyo, “ Locations: France, Sydney, Meg Harris of Australia, U.S, Tokyo, Salt Lake City, Utah, Australian, Australia, United States, Paris

☆ Equinox got rid of Kiehl's in its locker rooms and everyone is in mourning
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Madeline Berg | Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. On Tuesday, after weeks of rumors, Equinox announced a new partnership with Australian beauty brand Grown Alchemist — meaning its long-beloved Kiehl's products are getting the boot. "It's been 13 years," Julia Klim, Equinox's VP of strategic partnerships and business development, told Women's Wear Daily of its Kiehl's deal. Advertisement(Full disclosure from Madeline Berg: I am an Equinox member and have little attachment to the Kiehl's lineup. ) AdvertisementEvery passionate online niche has two sides, and some brave souls have posted their excitement about the new products, alleging that it was actually Kiehl's products that were watered-down.

Persons: —, Equinox, moisturizers, It's, Julia Klim, Equinox's, Women's, Madeline Berg, commenter, Kiehl's Organizations: Service, Business, pepsi

☆ Equinox launches $40,000 membership to help you live longer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Equinox is teaming up with lab-test startup Function Health to launch "Optimize by Equinox," a personalized health program that includes everything from personal training and nutrition plans to sleep coaching and massage therapy. "It's really a paradigm shift in how we're able to live with vitality and avoid suffering," said Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder of Function Health. Function Health will test members for 100 biomarkers — everything from heart, liver and kidney health to metabolic and immune systems to cancer markers and nutrients. Equinox will then run its own battery of fitness tests, including VO2 max, strength and movement range. The fee doesn't include an Equinox gym membership, which brings the total to about $40,000 or more for the year.

Persons: Jonathan Swerdlin, Julia Klim, Equinox's, Klim, Swerdlin Organizations: Function, Pacific Locations: Philadelphia, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, New York City, Highland Park , Texas

☆ Emotion could be a better way to measure brand value
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Billee Howard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Marketing has long struggled to establish an standard measurement for brand value. AdvertisementThe number one thing on the minds of CMOs in 2024 is proving measurable brand value. There have been many ways of assessing brand value in the past including revenue, the value of future net earnings, and net promoter scores. Some new disruptive thinking on brand value deserves consideration — the power of emotion. The power of emotion — the Equinox exampleEmotion is the new currency driving quantifiable brand growth.

Persons: —, Julia Klim, Equinox's, Klim, Billee Howard Organizations: Service, Gartner Locations: Brandthro

☆ NHL roundup: Coyotes' Connor Ingram stops Kraken in SO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/4] Nov 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram (39) makes a save on Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) in the overtime at Mullett Arena. Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist for Seattle, and Justin Schultz and Jaden Schwartz also tallied goals. It was the second overtime winner at home this season for Necas. Panarin finished with his seventh multi-point game this season as the Rangers improved to 7-0-1 in their past eight games. Jets 5, Blues 2Kyle Connor scored two goals and added an assist as visiting Winnipeg defeated St. Louis.

Persons: Connor Ingram, Adam Larsson, Matt Kartozian, Clayton Keller, Nick Schmaltz, Matias Maccelli, Barrett Hayton, Nick Bjugstad, Eeli Tolvanen, Justin Schultz, Jaden Schwartz, Matty Beniers, Joey Daccord, Bjugstad, Daccord, Keller, Martin Necas, Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei, Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Matt Tomkins, Tomkins, Nikita Kucherov, Nick Suzuki, Michael Pezzetta, Christian Dvorak, Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek, Pat Maroon, Vinni Lettieri, Marc, Andre Fleury, Noah Dobson, Oliver Wahlstrom, Semyon Varlamov, Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Chris Kreider, Trocheck, Ville, Michael Rasmussen, Klim Kostin, Andrew Copp, Kyle Connor, Louis, Mark Scheifele, Alex Iafallo, Josh Morrissey, Neal Pionk, Cole Perfetti, Connor Hellebuyck, Robert Thomas, Brayden Schenn, Jordan Binnington, Kadri, Noah Hanifin, Blake Coleman, Dillon Dube, Calgary's Jacob Markstrom, Nick DeSimone, Sharangovich, Michael McCarron, Kiefer Sherwood Organizations: Arizona Coyotes, Seattle, Mullett, Coyotes, Arizona, Arizona State, Hurricanes, Sabres, Buffalo, Necas, Canadiens, NHL, Montreal, Ohio, Islanders, New York, Minnesota, Rangers, Red Wings, New, Detroit, New York's, Jets, Blues, Winnipeg, St, Flames, Calgary, Nashville, Predators, Thomson Locations: Tempe , Arizona, USA, Tempe, Ariz, Carolina, Raleigh, N.C, Tampa, Minnesota, New, Elmont, Ville Husso

☆ NHL roundup: Panthers stun Bruins to even series
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY SportsApril 20 - Brandon Montour scored twice as a four-goal third period led the visiting Florida Panthers past the Boston Bruins 6-3 in Wednesday's Game 2 of their Eastern Conference opening-round playoff series. Montour is the first defenseman in Panthers history to record a multi-goal game in the postseason. Brad Marchand, Tyler Bertuzzi and Taylor Hall scored for Boston, which won the Presidents' Trophy with an NHL-record 135 points in the regular season. Stars 7, Wild 3Roope Hintz had three goals and an assist to help Dallas even its Western Conference first-round playoff series against visiting Minnesota in Game 2. He worked to the left circle and ripped a screened wrist shot just inside the far post for his first playoff goal.

☆ NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's historic multi-goal streak hits 5
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

McDavid has scored two goals in each of the past five games and has an NHL-leading 52 for the season. Klim Kostin and former Maple Leaf Zach Hyman added a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who had lost their previous two games. Mitchell Marner logged a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak end. Owen Tippett and Scott Laughton scored one goal apiece for the slumping Flyers, who have dropped four in a row. Jordan Staal and Martin Necas scored goals for Carolina, which took its second straight loss.

☆ NHL roundup: Kraken use huge 2nd period to down Blackhawks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

[1/4] Jan 14, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin (91) and Calgary Flames center Nazem Kadri (91) look for the puck in the Calgary zone during the second period at the American Airlines Center. Flames 6, Stars 5Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and Chris Tanev collected one goal and one assist apiece as visiting Calgary rode a four-goal second period to a victory over Dallas. Bruins 4, Maple Leafs 3Matt Grzelcyk scored with 1:16 left in the third period to lift host Boston past Atlantic Division rival Toronto. Grzelcyk scored his second goal of the season and first since Oct. 28, firing a bomb from above the left circle with David Krejci screening Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray. Paul Cotter, Keegan Kolesar and William Karlsson scored goals and Logan Thompson made 33 saves for Vegas.

☆ NHL roundup: Alex Tuch, Sabres knock off Bruins in OT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 37 saves for Buffalo, facing 11 shots in the second period and 19 more in the third. Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist, while Dylan Strome, Anthony Mantha and Garnet Hathaway also scored. Emil Bemstrom and Kirill Marchenko also scored for the Blue Jackets in the comeback victory over the NHL's last-place team. They netted goals three times in the second, including Alex Killorn's go-ahead breakaway goal for a 4-3 lead. Stamkos scored his 498th career goal and had an assist, and Brayden Point notched a goal and a helper.

☆ Evander Kane out for 3-4 months after operation on cut wrist
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that forward Evander Kane will be out for 3-4 months after sustaining deep cuts on his wrist in Tuesday night’s 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. While on the deck, Tampa Bay forward Pat Maroon accidentally skated over Kane’s wrist and he immediately went to the bench for assistance before eventually being transported to the hospital where he had an operation. Kane took to social media to say that he was “on the mend” following a procedure on his wrist. Kane wrote on Twitter, “Thank you all for the kind wishes and prayers from over the past several hours. You never wish that upon any player in the League.”After being released by the San Jose Sharks last season, Kane joined the Edmonton Oilers on a four-year deal worth $20.5 million.

☆ Rusia va trimite o actriţă şi un regizor la bordul ISS pentru a realiza primul film de ficţiune în spaţiu
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Agenţia spaţială rusă Roscosmos a anunţat joi că o va trimite pe actriţa Iulia Peresild (36 de ani) şi pe regizorul Klim Shipenko (37 de ani) la bordul Staţiei Spaţiale Internaţionale (ISS) pentru a realiza prima peliculă de ficţiune filmată în spaţiu, informează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. ”Plecarea expediţiei este prevăzută pentru 5 octombrie 2021 de pe cosmodromul Baikonur, la bordul unei rachete Soyuz MS-19”, potrivit unui comunicat al Roscosmos. Filmul, care are titlul provizoriu ”Provocarea”, este ”o dramă spaţială”, potrivit agenţiei spaţiale ruse. Va fi realizat de Shipenko, care mai are în filmografie pelicule precum ”Holop” (2019), ”Saliut-7” (2017) şi ”Text” (2019). Filmul este coprodus de Dmitri Rogozin, directorul agenţiei spaţiale ruse, care a vorbit anterior despre dorinţa sa ca Rusia să fie prima ţară care filmează o peliculă în spaţiu.

Persons: Agenţia, Iulia Peresild, Dmitri Rogozin Locations: actriţa, Rusia

☆ Rusia va produce primul film de acțiune în spațiu. O actriță și un regizor vor fi expediați la bordul Staţiei Spaţiale Internaţionale
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Rusia va produce primul film de acțiune în spațiu. O actriță și un regizor vor fi expediați la bordul Staţiei Spaţiale InternaţionaleAgenţia spaţială rusă Roscosmos a anunţat joi că o va trimite pe actriţa Yuliya Peresild (36 de ani) şi pe regizorul Klim Șipenko (37 de ani) la bordul Staţiei Spaţiale Internaţionale (ISS) pentru a realiza prima peliculă de ficţiune filmată în spaţiu. Filmul, care are titlul provizoriu „Provocarea”, este „o dramă spaţială”, potrivit agenţiei spaţiale ruse. Va fi realizat de Shipenko, care mai are în filmografie pelicule precum „Kholop” (2019), „Salyut-7” (2017) şi „Tekst” (2019). Filmul este coprodus de Dmitri Rogozin, directorul agenţiei spaţiale ruse, care a vorbit anterior despre dorinţa sa ca Rusia să fie prima ţară care filmează o peliculă în spaţiu.

Persons: Dmitri Rogozin Organizations: AGERPRES Locations: Rusia

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