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Pedro Strop will miss the rest of the regular season with a left hamstring strain, leaving the NL Central leaders with a closer-by-committee approach as they try to hold off the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals. The team announced the injury after Strop underwent an MRI on Friday. Strop has been Chicago’s closer since Brandon Morrow was placed on the disabled list on July 18. He has 11 saves in 13 opportunities since then and 13 saves on the season....

But it won’t, at least not yet. Because Gates is right. It is a disaster. Tiny Intuit, that upstart from Menlo Park, is eating Microsoft’s lunch. It gets all the press, too, with its popular financial-management program, Quicken. “Jeez,” says Bill, shaking his head in frustration, not understanding why Microsoft can’t get it right. He hacks again into his fist, rocking, rocking, rocking… This is not the Bill Gates the world admires and fears....

Brazilian-born Mario Fernandes had kept Russia’s dream alive when he headed home in the 115th minute to level the scores and force penalties, but he and Fedor Smolov both failed to convert their spot-kicks in Sochi. Croatia, for whom Andrej Kramaric and Domagoj Vida had earlier found the net, advance to their first World Cup semi-final since 1998. They will face England, who beat Sweden 2-0 earlier, at the Luzhniki Stadium Moscow on Wednesday....

The Crucial MX500 is aimed squarely at those people who have traditional spinning hard drives or older-generation SSDs, and fancy something better, bigger or just a new drive in their system for more capacity. With new models from Samsung and others, what makes the MX500 the SSD you might want? Let’s find out. Crucial MX500: Price Looking at these figures in more detail, the cost per GB goes down as the capacities increases, making the 2TB drive the most cost-effective choice, for those that can afford one that is....

The ship received a rating of 77 out of 100 in its report, below the 85 required to pass an inspection. There were 45 items highlighted by the report, each of which outlined a problem uncovered by the inspectors during their time aboard the cruise ship. “The inspector noted brown water discharged from two shower hoses in the medical center,” the report from the inspection on July 18 stated. “Medical crew reported these shower hoses were not used often....

Guardiola left Barcelona in 2012 and took a sabbatical away from the game, agreeing in January 2013 to take over Bayern Munich. That decision came five months before Ferguson brought his extraordinary tenure at Old Trafford to a close, the Scot announcing his retirement in May 2013. United subsequently appointed David Moyes, whose brief, unsuccessful spell in charge was followed by an inconsistent period under Louis van Gaal. Guardiola, meanwhile, went on to win three Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich and has now led Manchester City to the Premier League crown....

Victor Cruz curled up in a ball in the end zone screaming in pain, however, shuts it and locks it. IYER: Cowboys are true Super Bowl contenders | Scoreboard | Stats It was a heart-wrenching way for Cruz’s season to end: The electric wide receiver and by far the Giants’ most dangerous downfield threat tore his right patellar tendon in the third quarter, with the Giants trailing the Eagles in Philadelphia 20-0....

The trailer, entitled “Nintendo Switch Tech Trailer,” goes fairly in-depth into Crysis Remastered’s technical specs, showing off exactly how well the port fairs on the handheld. The answer is, well, fairly good actually. RELATED: Crysis Remastered File Size Revealed Running at a commendable 30 frames-per-second and 720p resolution, the game looks quite good. Many other titles on the console run at fewer frames and at a lower resolution – with even the first party title Xenoblade Chronicles 2 running at a lower 540p resolution while in handheld mode....

Palace had failed to score in two straight games since stunning Manchester City 3-2 on Dec. 22, but Ayew finally ended the drought in the 83rd minute after Patrick Van Aanholt’s mishit shot fell to him in the box. Ruben Neves nearly equalized for Wolves in injury time but goalkeeper Vicente Guaita palmed his deflected drive wide and Milivojevic then made sure of the win from the penalty spot after Ryan Bennett fouled Wilfried Zaha....

MI Cape Town have blown hot and cold this season with two wins in four matches. While their bowling unit has consistently delivered the goods, MI Cape Town have struggled for consistency on the batting front. The Sunrisers, meanwhile, got their first win of the season at the expense of MI Cape Town courtesy of a fine knock from Aiden Markram. They have a well-balanced side filled with the likes of Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen holding the key....

The changes are aimed at addressing some of the grievances, such as food and medicine shortages and power outages, voiced by Cuban citizens during mass protests over the last few days. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced that Cuba would be more flexible in customs for Cuban citizens who leave the country and bring back food, medicine and toiletries, which have been in short supply. Officials are looking to increase medicine supplies, while work is being done on the electricity system to enhance stability, the prime minister said....

While fractures of the cuboid are uncommon, they can occur infrequently in specific circumstances. In addition, a rare, but painful condition called cuboid syndrome can occur when a subluxation (partial dislocation) occurs at the joint between the heel and cuboid. This article discusses the anatomy and function of the cuboid bone. It also covers associated conditions and when you may need treatment. Anatomy The human foot is an intricate structure that contains 26 bones, 33 individual joints....

Almora was visibly shaken up after the foul ball. The 25-year-old went over to check on the fan who was injured and had to be consoled by his teammates and manager Joe Maddon. The young fan was immediately rushed upstairs after the play. Almora embraced a security guard after the play and was seen crying on ESPN. He said he saw the ball make contact with the girl. “That’s probably what sucked the most,” Almora said, via NBC Chicago....

The last time the Cubs visited PNC Park, they celebrated a 4-0 NL wild-card win over the Pirates. On Monday night it was a similar fate for the Bucs. MORE: Ranking the best third basemen in MLB Gerrit Cole, who started the playoff game for Pittsburgh last season, was roughed up again in the rematch, allowing six runs (five earned) in 4 2/3 innings with four walks in a 7-2 loss....

title: “Cuda Cores In Video Cards” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “David Reading” With CUDA, researchers and software developers can send C, C++, and Fortran code to the GPU without using assembly code. This streamlining takes advantage of parallel computing in which thousands of tasks, or threads, are executed simultaneously. What Are CUDA Cores? Nvidia CUDA cores are parallel processors similar to a processor in a computer, which may be a dual or quad-core processor....

Broadway Is Back New York Broadway is back! Live theatre is breathing life back into the Big Apple this fall, with shows such as David Byrne’s much-loved American Utopia, which resumed performances last month after its first return engagement was postponed due to the pandemic. Other shows drawing buzz include Diana: The Musical with Broadway performances starting in November. Contemporary Indigenous Dance New York to Vancouver Catch Canadian Indigenous dance troupe Red Sky Performance on their North American tour of Trace, a contemporary work inspired by Indigenous (Anishinaabe) sky and star stories that “glimpse into our origin as well as our future evolution....

Pro-wrestling, horror movies, and stand-up comedy all have streaming services available, but what if you’re an anime fan? Where do you go to get your animated kicks? Well, the two main players right now are Crunchyroll and Funimation. In this article we pit Crunchyroll vs. Funimation to find out what the best anime streaming service is. We compare the two on pricing, content, availability, and user interface before delivering our verdict....