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CAMPBELL Love can now add Victoria Country selection to what has so far been both an individual and team cricket season that is tracking along just nicely. or signup to continue reading Strathfieldsaye's Love has earned his first senior selection in the Victoria Country men's team to play at next month's Australian Country Cricket Championships in the Barossa Valley. Love's selection continues Bendigo's strong link to the team with many of the competition's stars over the years having played for Victoria Country. Love has represented Victoria Country at under-15 and under-17 level previously and impressed during the trials to earn his spot in this season's senior squad of 14. "It's a big thrill to have been selected. It's a carnival where you get the chance to play against the best country cricketers and I've already learned a lot just from the trials," Love said this week. "It will be a great learning curve and an experience I'm really looking forward to." Love, who has been picked primarily as a bowler, will be part of a Victorian Country team aiming to bounce back from last season when it had been leading the competition heading into the last day, but a loss to New South Wales cost it the title, with Queensland claiming the honours. The support staff for the Victoria Country men's team includes BDCA president Travis Harling as manager, while Luke Manders is coach. Beginning on January 3, Victoria Country will play nine games - a mix of one-day and Twenty20 matches - at the championships. Love's Victoria Country selection comes in what is his first season as captain of Strathfieldsaye, taking over from Ben Devanny, who had done the job for the previous 11 years. It's a season in which Love has already become a part of Strathfieldsaye history having set a new club record partnership with Devanny during the Jets' round three win over Bendigo United at Junortoun. Love and Devanny put on 202 for the fifth wicket, not only setting a new Jets' partnership record, but also helping propel Strathfieldsaye to its highest BDCA first XI score of 391. With three wins and a draw the Jets sit second on the first XI ladder behind only Golden Square, while they are also still alive in the BDCA's knockout Twenty20 competition having defeated Sandhurst in round one. "We've had different players step up throughout the season and have been really sharing the load," said Love, who is at No.8 in the MVP rankings with 321 points. "You look at Jack Bell in the Twenty20 game the other week coming in and taking a five-for... it's little finds like that which help to take the pressure off guys like Chatty (Chathura Damith), Savy (Savith Priyan) and Ben (Devanny). "I'm very pleased with how we're going as a team." After last Saturday's washouts the BDCA has one-day matches scheduled for round five on Saturday. Strathfieldsaye is headed to Dower Park to take on Kangaroo Flat, which is coming off its first win of the season last round against Bendigo. One-day games are also scheduled for the Emu Valley Cricket Association. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!Fate of Matt Gaetz's bombshell ethics report revealedcasino game online earning 。

New biodegradable structures could improve energy, information technologies and help to advance medicine. This is in the form of soft, sustainable electroactive materials. This follows Northwestern University researchers designing new materials using peptides and tiny molecular segments found in plastics. The process results in a soft material with ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties . This material requires extremely low energy to switch its polarity, unlocking applications in sustainable energy and information storage. Another application is with low-power, energy-efficient microscopic memory chips, sensors and energy storage units In terms of other practical use, arrays of fibres containing the new materials could be woven together into smart fabrics, medical implants or wearable devices. As an example, this could include new types of ultralight electronic devices while reducing the environmental impact of electronic manufacturing and disposal. Manufacturers could integrate the material into woven fibres to create smart fabrics or sticker-like medical implants. The materials are made of tiny, flexible nano-sized ribbons that can be charged just like a battery to store energy or record digital information. According to lead researcher Samuel I. Stupp : “This is a wholly new concept in materials science and soft materials research. We imagine a future where you could wear a shirt with air conditioning built into it or rely on soft bioactive implants that feel like tissues and are activated wirelessly to improve heart or brain function.” Stupp adds: “Those uses require electrical and biological signals, but we cannot build those applications with classic electroactive materials. It’s not practical to put hard materials into our organs or in shirts that people can wear. We need to bring electrical signals into the world of soft materials. That is exactly what we have done in this study.” The basis of the new material is peptide amphiphiles. This is a versatile platform of molecules previously developed in Stupp’s laboratory. These self-assembling structures form filaments in water and have already demonstrated promise in regenerative medicine. The molecules contain peptides and a lipid segment, which drives the molecular self-assembly when placed in water. The scientists replaced the lipid tail with a miniature molecular segment of a plastic called polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). However, they kept the peptide segment, which contains sequences of amino acids. Commonly used in audio and sonar technologies, PVDF is a plastic with special electrical properties. It can generate electrical signals when pressed or squeezed — a property known as piezoelectricity. It also is a ferroelectric material, which means it has a polar structure that can switch orientation by 180 degrees using an external voltage. The dominant ferroelectrics in technology are hard materials and often include rare or toxic metals, such as lead and niobium. The new materials are equally ferroelectric and piezoelectric as PVDF, and the electroactive forms are stable, with the ability to switch polarity using extremely low external voltages. This makes them suitable for low-power electronics The research has been published in the journal Nature , titled “Peptide programming of a supramolecular vinylidene fluoride ferroelectric phase.” Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Billtrust , a B2B order-to-cash and digital payments market leader, has been named a Leader in two IDC MarketScape reports – IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Accounts Receivable Automation Applications for the Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51740924, December 2024 ) and IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Accounts Receivable Automation Applications for Small and Midmarket 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52692224, December 2024 ). Billtrust was one of 14 providers evaluated for the enterprise report and one of 11 providers in the small and midmarket report. The IDC MarketScapes evaluate a broad set of SaaS and cloud-enabled accounts receivable automation software vendors based on innovation, functionality, range of services, customer satisfaction, cloud capabilities and architecture. "Billtrust is a Leader in the Accounts Receivable Automation Applications for Enterprise and Small and Midmarket," said Kevin Permenter , Research Director, Financial Applications at IDC. "Billtrust attempts to differentiate itself with a scalable, unified solution that simplifies AR processes and improvement to the payment experience their clients provide their customers, all while empowering their AR teams to turn financial data into insights that contribute to their business strategy. They offer an extensive suite of payment management capabilities designed to streamline and automate the accounts receivable process." Billtrust was recognized for the following strengths: The news of Billtrust's recognition as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape comes as B2B businesses are leveraging technology like generative AI to boost efficiency and optimize operations as they grapple with the challenges of cash flow management, according to a recent IDC InfoBrief study (IDC InfoBrief, sponsored by Billtrust, "AI Pushing the Boundaries of What's Possible for OTC," IDC #US52446224, August 2024 ). Billtrust recently announced new generative AI functionality within its accounts receivable software platform to empower finance professionals to better understand their business, make strategic decisions, maximize cash flow and engage customers more effectively. "We are honored to be recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape, which we believe reflects our dedication to innovation, digital transformation, and delivering exceptional customer outcomes," said Sunil Rajasekar , CEO of Billtrust. "In 2024, we achieved remarkable milestones, including the launch of our generative AI tool, Billtrust Finance Co-Pilot, which provides unmatched, in-depth analysis of customer data. We are proud to support finance teams in working more efficiently, accelerating payments, and enhancing the buyer experience." About IDC MarketScape IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers. About Billtrust Finance leaders turn to Billtrust to get paid faster while controlling costs, accelerating cash flow and maximizing customer satisfaction. As a B2B order-to-cash software and digital payments market leader, we help the world's leading brands move finance forward with AI-powered solutions to transition from expensive paper invoicing and check acceptance to efficient electronic billing and payments. With more than $1 trillion invoice dollars processed, Billtrust delivers business value through deep industry expertise and a culture relentlessly focused on delivering meaningful customer outcomes. 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There have always been goals. The foremost were to play good field hockey and give area high school players a chance to be seen by college coaches. Debbie McQuaid has done this for 28 years during Thanksgiving weekend, taking area teams to the annual United States Field Hockey Association Festival in locations in Florida, California and Arizona. “I don’t really care about the win-loss (record),” McQuaid said. “But winning is always fun.” Well, McQuaid and her TC Shore team had a lot of fun last weekend, as it went 5-0 over three days of pool play during the annual USFHA Festival at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples, Florida. “We’ve won our pool a couple of times,” McQuaid said. “But we’ve never gone 5-0. It was very exciting.” It was also very impressive, considering after Friday’s tournament-opening 5-2 victory over Team Gateway of St. Louis, TC Shore yielded only one more goal over its remaining four games. “Somebody asked me, ‘Well, who stood out?’” McQuaid said. “I said, ‘None of them and all of them.’ They just worked as a unit. And they were so supportive. We had (Saints Peter and Paul eighth-grader) Caroline (Corson) being younger and they were just all so supportive of her. Just nice to see. No egos.” TC Shore also won its second game Friday, as Queen Anne’s County High goalies Cassidy Alexander and Caroline Kimball combined for a 3-0 shutout of Xcaliber (New Jersey). It was after Day 1, that McQuaid — who is currently the head coach at Sts. Peter and Paul, but has also been head coach at St. Michaels and Easton — thought her team could go undefeated. “Those were the two best teams,” McQuaid said of Team Gateway and Xcaliber. TC Shore came back to post back-to-back shutouts on Saturday, blanking both GOA Canada and Atlanta by 3-0 finals. In addition to Kimball and Alexander not letting anything get past them, the play of backs and midfielders Ellee McLean (Queen Anne’s), Haley Cole (Queen Anne’s), Angie Webb (SSPP), Jordan Bilbo (Queen Anne’s), Kadence McGuckin (Easton) and Claire Bieber (SSPP) stymied opponents. “The midfield really took care of things. They locked them down,” McQuaid said. TC Shore also had Gunston’s Layla Kent and Grace Shepherd, who saw time up front, at midfield, and in the back. McQuaid, who was assisted by Missy Cannon and Julie Corson, had Sadie Latchaw (Kent Island), Ellen Napier (Kent Island) and Sadie Jacobs (SSPP) rotating at midfield and forward, and Jules Stepp (SSPP), Ryann Quicke (Easton) and Gabi Shepherd (Gunston) up front. That offensive group combined to outscore the opposition, 15-3, for the tournament. TC Shore punctuated its unbeaten run Sunday with a 2-1 victory over HTC of Connecticut. “We started probably three years ago with the core group and they stayed together through Disney tournaments and spring tournaments,” McQuaid said. “And basically they just trust each other. Their personalities get along on the field, off the field. It was just a joy to coach. They enjoy themselves on the field.”AP Trending SummaryBrief at 5:24 p.m. EST

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Audi has launched the new 2025 RS e-tron GT and S e-tron GT to update its top-performance EV lineup with what is now the most powerful and fastest accelerating production vehicle in the brand’s history. With almost 1,000 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of just 2.4 seconds, Audi’s electric flagship joins the electric supercar ranks, where efficiency meets performance. The 2025 e-tron GT family now includes two models: the S e-tron GT as an impressive entry point and the headline-grabbing RS e-tron GT Performance. Both models benefit from significant upgrades, including improved battery capacity, range, and faster charging. The new 105 kWh battery pack enables up to 300 miles of range on the S e-tron GT. No range figures are not available for the RS yet. Audi has packed the 2025 e-tron GT models with a suite of performance-enhancing upgrades: The four-ring brand has refined the e-tron GT’s already impressive handling with new active suspension technology, offering better cornering dynamics and enhanced ride comfort. The RS Performance mode, exclusive to the top model, optimizes torque distribution and suspension settings for maximum grip and precision on challenging roads or track conditions. While staying true to its sleek grand tourer DNA, the 2025 e-tron GT lineup introduces new exterior colors, a reworked front fascia, and unique forged carbon design elements. The RS model, in particular, showcases Audi’s first use of forged carbon fiber for interior and exterior accents, delivering a high-tech, lightweight look. Inside, Audi debuts a glass roof with adjustable transparency, allowing drivers to customize the ambiance with a liquid crystal film that transitions from clear to frosted. Both models are now available for order through U.S. Audi dealerships: Hopefully, we will get a chance to get behind the wheels of this new e-tron GT lineup soon because these look like significant improvements over the previous model years. and subscribe to the . Fred is the Editor in Chief and Main Writer at Electrek. You can send tips on Twitter (DMs open) or via email: fred@9to5mac.com Through Zalkon.com, you can check out Fred’s portfolio and get monthly green stock investment ideas. Get interesting investment ideas by Fred Lambert ChargePoint Home WiFi Enabled Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger