Throughout the Copa America, the speed of the ships was a constant talking point.
The 75-foot-high monohull boat racing becomes like drag racing on water, with the boat reaching speeds above the 50-knot mark.
While impressive, Team New Zealand sailor Josh Junior believes there’s still a lot of speed to be found in them.
Throughout the sailing race, it was reported that Te Rehutai of Team New Zealand was the fastest in the boat race. While they had to wait until the Copa America Games to test the rumors, once they removed the rust from the lack of racing, their boat speed advantage became a critical factor in their 7-3 series win over Luna Rossa. .
Speaking to Martin Devlin of Newstalk ZB, Junior said it was very interesting to think about how much performance the ships were capable of.
“I think if we have another six months we will be much better off,” Junior said.
“These ships have so much potential, they are so maneuverable that we haven’t really figured out where the limits are. To be sure there is a lot more speed to be had and a lot more potential, but I think we are doing our best job to achieve it. our goal. “
The New Zealand team won the 36th Copa America 7-3 against Luna Rossa. Photos / Photosport
Teams will get their chance to try and find out how much the AC75 class is capable of during the next edition of the Cup, with Team New Zealand and the new challengers of England’s Ineos Record Team agreeing that the class will be used for the next two editions of the Cup – with this agreement entry conditions for the team. other.
During the 36th Copa America, Luna Rossa showed that there were many appearances to be found on board, as they continued to improve their pack and performance throughout the Auckland regatta before ultimately failing the Cup tie against Team New Zealand.
With class guaranteed to be around for a while to come, the next edition of the Cup could provide more high-speed, high-tech performances than the last.
(MENAFN – Swissinfo) The pandemic is forcing us to rethink everything, even the way we teach. What if robots were the future of education?
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Thymio, Lexi, Elias, Pepper, Nao, Anastasia, Kaspar: they can become your child’s new classmates. They are industrious but not competitive, they know a lot but are not arrogant, they learn from others while helping them learn. But instead of being children of flesh and blood, they have metal hearts and electronic brains. They are robots and are mainly used in education and schools.
According to forecasts, the market for educational robots is set to expand significantly in the coming years. External link. The increasing demand for collaborative robots in education and industry could also echo in the creation of new jobs.
In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic and school closures could significantly drive the long-term development of the educational robotics market.
But what’s so special about this smart machine? Robots in schools and universities can act as responsive mentors and assist students and teachers through more interactive teaching that encourages sociability rather than isolation. The robot can be a developed physical, social and emotional interface in such a way that it can read children’s facial expressions External links.
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YTH. ANN: What is even a “dress up” event again? One day I took a shower and put on a new sweater, shoes, earrings, make-up and my favorite perfume to go to the dentist. I’m looking forward to my root canal next month so I can wear my new clothes. Am I lowering the bar too much?
DEAR READERS: Surely you noticed, in your dentist’s lobby, that no one was making eye contact? This is an early function of COVID, when social distancing was new and it is better to avoid eye contact if you are also trying to avoid approaching someone. The unpleasant mix of pretending we can’t see each other, when actually being very conscious of our surroundings, remains the norm in indoor spaces. It is best to accept this and dress accordingly, that is, lower the standard to zero when it comes to indoor makeup.
Focus on outerwear. Check out: Stunning coat array at the Biden inauguration. See also: You’re done with a root canal, walking to your car on the slippery ground under a cold gray sky, but you’ve thought of your hat – cheerful Nordic, or bright solid goldenrod, or something that says “I am I am the man lighting up the parking lot “- and a fellow dental patient who got out of his car shouted,” nice hat! “he screamed in despair that you were at least three parking spaces away so he was free to aspire while also enjoying the last friendly eye contact before the rule. the COVID lobby applies. She’s your new dress-up show. Don’t let him down.
YTH. ANN: Can I find my own style that is comfortable, yet respectful, business-casual-retained? This was one of my goals for early 2020 and easy to do at first because of Zoom as a replacement for in-person business meetings. After some initial light testing, I realized that I might never wear pleated trousers again.
I’m contemplating the transition to the red Levi’s 505 tag in jet black, loose New York gray denim and Docker’s standard khakis, all with a wide, dark outdoor leather belt. Above, I was picturing mostly cotton, flannel, button-collar tame blue, gray, black, and maybe even orange. I would ditch the stuffy wing tips and love the soft, brown and black skin that is coarse, blending – almost disguising – with the rest of the clothing covering me. I dread the thought of the wrong shoe that catches the “aspiring hipster” label. It is the fashion faux pas that I fear the most.
I combed every thrift store within 70 miles. Finding four skinny ties in black-gray-blue that best matched me up with a feeling of fulfillment previously unnoticed in my long history of being in fashion. I took advantage of sales at my favorite store, Nutter’s, where I got an offer with a light blue button down, “chillin ‘in the garage” short sleeves, and six ties that were impossible to turn down (because there was bound to be a chance). I happened to be wearing cowboy boots, a Clint Eastwood duster, a sport coat that was deliberately weathered. My wife’s brow muscle damage is likely chronic.
My transition to the proprietorship was liberating. This continues into 2021, my middle age – well, not “crisis,” but debatable fad oddities. Question for you, is Zoom ready? I come to you, Ann’s Fashion Fortunes, for very gentle counsel and advice. Thank you for your important public service.
DEAR READERS: Thank you for sharing your brave journey, which is sure to resonate with anyone who has gone into personal style now that we are forced to separate “I wear this because it makes me happy” from “I wear this because I take for granted that it’s what it should be. You wear. “That means, all of us. If we don’t use this time for introspection and rediscovery, we are wasting a very good pandemic. Zoom is ready for your next step. Zoom needs it. We all need it. For the greater good, I urge you to avoid the “wrong shoe” idea and move on.
Ann Rosenquist Fee is the executive director of the Saint Peter Arts Center and host of Live from the Arts Center, a musical performance and interview Thursday from 1-2pm on KMSU 89.7FM.
The NZ team boss is looking for a place outside New Zealand to host the next Copa America Cup if the team wins this year. Photo / Brett Phibbs
The New Zealand team is seeking advice on the commercial landscape for the next Cup of America as speculation swirls that the competition is “shopping” to venues abroad.
A well-placed source told the Herald on Sunday that they understand Italian billionaire and businessman Matteo de Nora – principal and longtime supporter of Team NZ – has been involved in considering potential venues outside the country for his next event.
Qatar is considered an option while other possible locations include elsewhere in the Middle East, parts of Europe, and Singapore and China.
“This is disloyal,” said the source. “I think most New Zealanders will be disappointed. They were expected to support New Zealand to win only to find out that the whole country can be bullied because of them. [Team NZ] can raise money from other places, “he said.
Successive governments have previously helped fund Team NZ campaigns, based in part on the potential tourism gains that New Zealand’s defense generates.
De Nora could not be reached for comment. In a statement for written inquiries from the Herald on Sunday, Emirates New Zealand Team CEO Grant Dalton said: “As a team, the Emirates NZ Team has only been around and is growing to bring the Copa America back to New Zealand as hosts.
“Because of Covid-19, the world is clearly a different place to be after the last American Cup in terms of staging major sporting events as well as the entire market for commercial sponsorship.
“So as current defenders of the Copa America, the Emirates NZ Team has engaged an agency to research and assess the wider commercial environment globally and domestically to provide a picture of the future for the event and the team following the completion of this 36th edition.
“Of course, our total focus right now is on defending the 36th Copa America against what will ultimately be formidable opponents. And any level of assumptions about the next level is premature considering we haven’t won this event yet.”
Those opponents – either Prada Luna Rossa or England’s Ineos Team – will face the Kiwi side next month for the Copa America.
“As a team, the Emirates New Zealand Team has only been around and is growing to bring the Copa America back to New Zealand as host,” said Grant Dalton. Photo / Michael Craig
A spokesman for the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment said they were not aware of any discussions between Team NZ and elsewhere.
Tom Ehman, former Deputy Commodore of the Golden Gate Cruises club, and CEO of the Sailing Illustration website, said he had been hearing rumors for months that the next trophy event was “shopping.”
“This is not a secret, this has been talked about in the screen community for several months and I put it on my show and nobody refuses, in fact, more people confirm. I know about Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and Malta, and Spain.
“Shopping abroad is ridiculous and absurd. I don’t believe your government and the business community in Auckland will allow this to happen.”
The seasoned international sailor who has been involved with the Copa America since 1980 said it was not Team NZ’s job to “shop”.
“It’s up to the Royal New Zealand Cruises Squadron (RNZYS), they are the supervisor, not the team. It’s not up to the Emirates NZ Team, it’s not up to Mr Dalton, who I have known for years and I really respect,” said Ehman.
“I don’t believe they are serious about using this as a bargaining chip because the RNZYS are trustees and defenders – it’s up to them to choose a venue.”
Apart from two exceptions, the Cup has always sailed in defender country.
In 2007, the Copa America was held in Valencia because Switzerland was landless. Ten years later, the Oracle American team held an event in Bermuda.
Ehman resigned as Deputy Commodore of the Golden Gate Cruises Club in San Francisco based on the decision.
“When Larry (Ellison) and Russell (Coutts) started shopping and going overseas to Bermuda, they got financial support but not local support. So I stopped.
“We are an American club and we have to keep it in our country. When they said ‘no, the club will buy it in Bermuda’, I said ‘count me out’ and resigned,” Ehman said.
New Zealand Cruise Ship Squadron Commodore, Aaron Young, said he was also aware of rumors about overseas venues for the next Cup.
Young said it was “normal” that venues were touted to host the next Copa America, but stressed it was important to defend it first.
“The first and only objective at this stage is to win the Copa America because unless you do it, everything [else] a little irrelevant. “
Qatar is touted as a possible place. Photo / Getty Images
Young initially told the Herald on Sunday that the RNZYS would ultimately decide where the next Copa America will take place, but later clarified in a statement that Team NZ would also be involved.
“Any decisions surrounding future American Cup events or regattas will obviously be taken in collaboration between ETNZ and RNZYS,” he said.
Young’s personal preference is to sail anyway in the Cup-winning country and said it was in the host’s venue agreement that Team NZ have an “exclusive negotiation” period in New Zealand.
“With Covid still around, and costs under the government’s watchful eye, a decision will be made to place the next venue for tenders and will attract a big cash bid from Dubai-backed Abu Dhabi,” said the British cruise writer.
“The Cup will go to the Middle East in 2025. Money doesn’t speak, he screams.”
Both Wheatley and Ehman supported Team NZ to win the Auld Mug.
“The odds are Team NZ are the favorites – they get what appears to be the best ship, the youngest, strongest, best sailing team,” said Ehman.
“Every time a defender wins it brings him back to home advantage, they set the rules and have all the home support – I suspect it’s for all the reasons that ETNZ will win.”
Not even a world in a pandemic can stop Helena Power’s glamorous life circling the world.
While caring for and teaching the son of a London billionaire, the 26-year-old Kiwi spent most of 2020 riding private jets for retreats in Ibiza, Switzerland and Australia.
Then he caught Covid-19 in London in December.
Now his damaged lungs resemble those of a 20-year-old smoker, leaving him breathless and unable to leave the house. He spends up to 12 hours a day sleeping.
Twice he was hospitalized, each time he had spent the previous hours breathless.
By the time the ambulance arrived, he desperately needed help.
“I couldn’t stand or walk. I was so confused,” said Power.
At first he thought being young and fit would be enough to get back up quickly.
Instead, Auckland-raised Power now thinks his story is a timely reminder to New Zealanders that beyond their enchanted borders lies an alternative reality to a pandemic-torn world battling a new, highly contagious strain of Covid.
This has pushed the hospital to the brink. The National Health Service this week said coronavirus patients were treated every 30 seconds.
Young people are not immune either. Power’s three healthy young friends were beaten at the same time as him.
They are now recovering better from it, but all are still battling fatigue and most are suffering from worse initial symptoms.
Power said he is diligently following health guidelines and trying to avoid the virus.
He recently changed jobs and started a new family in London before they moved to Qatar.
Leaving Power in an apartment in front of London’s prestigious Hyde Park, the young Kiwi is waiting for his Qatari visa to arrive before flying to join them.
Twenty-six year old Kiwi Power Helena has spent more than a month battling the severe effects of Covid. Photo / Provided
But on December 17 he tested positive for Covid.
The 10-day mandatory quarantine in her apartment wasn’t so bad. He was tired, short of breath and lost his sense of taste and smell.
But then, 14 days after testing positive, he went out with a friend and started “having really bad breathing problems.”
After several hours of struggling to breathe, his friend called an ambulance.
At the hospital, the doctors do X-rays.
“They said my lungs were damaged by Covid,” said Power.
“Despite being 26 years old and never smoking – I don’t even drink alcohol – my lungs look like someone who’s been smoking for 20 years.”
She was then discharged, with instructions to stay on steroids, doing her best to look after herself and given an inhaler to inflate whenever she needed it.
Alone in her apartment in a sleep fog and exhausted with no one checking her in, she relies on a friend in Canada, who herself orders Uber Eats for her every day.
A day later, she got sick again and called another ambulance.
Helena Power hiking in Switzerland. Photo / Provided
Treat it well but as before, the gist of the doctor’s message is don’t come back unless you absolutely have to – “if you’re dying,” says Power.
Nearly all of the country’s hospitals were within their capacity, and Power knew friends waited eight to 12 hours for an ambulance to arrive.
Luckily, he had an uncle who lived an hour south of London with his family, who brought him in.
She said she still slept for hours, and just moving from room to room was tiring.
Returning for the doctor’s recent check-up, he asked what he could do to get better.
The doctor said the medical team didn’t know. They told him that his lungs “forgot how to work” but were expected to recover in two weeks to three months.
Medical workers see the same phenomenon in many other patients, including young people.
“Doctors say that right now the health team is focused on trying to keep people alive,” said Power.
Helena Power against Covid. Photo / Provided
“Then, once they get to the point where everyone’s okay, they can better treat people with side effects.”
Billionaire Power’s former employer also suffered.
When the pandemic broke out in March, her employers immediately settled in Australia as a safe hiding place.
“My boss read the statistics about the virus and thought it was time to go, and he flew right away,” he said.
“For people like that, money is not an object, so we just choose a safe country, and he gets a big house on the Australian coast.”
They “chill out” there for several months before Europe begins to reopen during the Northern Hemisphere summer and the family moves again.
“We fly on private planes, and the houses we rent are all private – so for people who have enough money, you can keep traveling and stay safe.”
Ibiza and Switzerland were among the stops.
However, Covid finally infected Power’s employer, with tragic consequences for elderly family members.
Power, meanwhile, is still hoping to recover in time to take up his job in Qatar.
However, his constant illness made him doubtful. He also managed to secure a place in managed isolation in New Zealand during the end of February.
The opportunity to be at home with family support made him jump for joy – if not literally.
“I’m very lucky. I’ll be home in a month, which will give me enough time to work until I get to the plane,” he said.
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