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Suddenly, green roofs are sprouting across North America. Designed to curb air pollution, decrease energy expenses and reduce storm runoff, the environmentally friendly assemblies are adding a decidedly earthy element to urban skylines — a sign that the green roof industry is rapidly coming into its own. Particularly in cities, the rise of roof-topping grasses, succulents and other vegetation is fueling a boom for landscape architects, growers, builders and consultants in the know....

After a Predators goals, Vegas chose to update its 262,000 followers by directing its usual brand of snark at the Predators’ beat writers in attendance. “The other team scored and reporters covering their team started clapping,” the account posted. MORE: Vegas’ radio voice talks building broadcast from scratch The tweet was later deleted, but the accusation gained a negative response from some of the Predators reporters. Jim Diamond, who covers the Predators for the Associated Press as a member of the PHWA, called for the Golden Knights to retract the post....

McCrimmon, who served as assistant general manager from the team’s inception, was promoted to general manager Thursday. He takes over the role from George McPhee, who will remain Vegas’ president of hockey operations. “Working with the Golden Knights has been an incredibly rewarding experience and I am very grateful for this new opportunity,” McCrimmon said. McCrimmon will now absorb the responsibilities of representing the Golden Knights at league meetings and serve as the point of contact for other general managers....

CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Justin Rose complained about the “weak” set-up of the Hazeltine National course and the “pro-am feel” of the flag positions after Europe slumped to a 17-11 defeat by the U.S. in the Ryder Cup on Sunday. The Olympic champion also said it was tough getting used to the way the layout had been restructured in recent years. “I’ve been fortunate enough to play here in 2002 and 2009 and I think they have shifted the nines around which creates a little bit of havoc in your memory of the course,” Rose told reporters after losing his final-day singles to Rickie Fowler by one hole....

Stenson — who is ranked third in the world —claimed the FedEx Cup after winning two of the final three U.S. PGA Tour events. And he is in the box seat to be crowned Europe's best player of 2013, holding a healthy lead of more than 200,000 points over Justin Rose in the Race to Dubai. Ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai — a tournament to be contested by the top 60 players in this year's standings — nine players can claim the crown....

2008 was undoubtedly one of Lin’s best seasons since he turned professional in 1996. He won twice, including the Hong Kong Open, finished second on the Asian Tour Order of Merit before going on to break into the world’s top-50. Lin defeated former World No.1 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in a thrilling play-off that year. “Winning the Hong Kong Open back in 2008 was the best result I had in my golf career....

It’s been a long time since Medellin was described with such upbeat words. Billionaire cocaine king Pablo Escobar, who headed the Medellin cocaine cartel from the early 1970s until his death in December 1993, had turned the so-called City of Eternal Spring into the City of Eternal Violence. During la epoca Escobar, car bombs, murder (a horrific homicide rate of about 450 per 100,000) and kidnappings paralyzed the city with fear....

Advantages of Using Google Assistant for PC Google Assistant for PC 10 has some useful productivity tools for professionals. Here’s how you can take full advantage of them. Have a preview of your agenda for any day by asking Assistant questions like, “What does my day look like on Friday?” or “What’s on my calendar for next Monday?”Create new calendar events on the fly by telling Assistant “add to my calendar”You can make calls from a Google Home or Smart Display device as wellYou can use Google Assistant to send a text without lifting a finger by telling Google Assistant “text” followed by your contact’s name....

DeepMind wants to find the holy grail of AI: an artificial general intelligence, a cognitive system as broad as a human brain and capable of completing a vast range of tasks and perhaps overcoming the greatest threats to civilisation. As DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis put it in an interview with the Guardian: “What we’re working on is potentially a meta-solution to any problem.” Hassabis cofounded DeepMind in 2010 alongside Shane Legg, a machine learning researcher from New Zealand, and childhood friend Mustafa Suleyman, who had dropped out of a degree in philosophy and theology at Oxford to set up a counselling service for young Muslims....

El directivo ha destacado que aunque el equipo de Google+ ha hecho “cosas bien” ha habido otras que “hemos tenido que repensar” con lo que “en los próximos meses vamos a realizar algunos cambios importantes”. En este sentido, Google tiene la intención de hacer foco en mejorar la experiencia de usuario de la red social. “Google+ se está convirtiendo rápidamente en un lugar donde las personas se involucran alrededor de intereses que comparten....

Despite being one of the first games announced for the PS5, information about Godfall has been scarce since its initial trailer, and it’s only recently that the devs are delving into things like how combat will work in its mysterious fantasy world. The game has had its fair share of marketing, but many would-be players are still on the fence about buying a game that hasn’t given them a lot to go on quite yet....

After Roberto Bautista Agut beat Steve Darcis’ replacement Kimmer Coppejans 6-1 6-4 in the first singles match, a win for Nadal would have sent Spain through to the semi-finals in Sydney. However, Goffin got the better of the 19-time major winner for only the second time in his career with a fine attacking display. The Belgian was unable to consolidate his first break of the opening set but, after staving off a trio of break points in game eight, he did not fail at the second attempt....

A few quick observations on these betting lines: – Alabama is favored in eight of its nine games posted. The exception: the Tide’s game at Georgia on Oct. 3 is a pick ‘em. They open the season as 10-point favorites vs. Wisconsin in Arlington, Tex., and they are just -3.5 in the Iron Bowl at Auburn on Nov. 29. –Ohio State is a double-digit favorite in all four of its Games of the Year, just as Micah Roberts reported it would be earlier this week....

Woods spoke publicly for the first time since Chamblee, a longtime critic of the world's No. 1 player, wrote a column for SI Golf Plus in which he gave Woods an "F'' for his season for being "a little cavalier" with the rules. Chamblee is best known for his work with Golf Channel, though he also is a contributor to SI Golf Plus. He took to Twitter last week to apologize to Woods for "this incited discourse," though not for the content of his column....

According to Oddschecker, the duo are 17/2 to win in Medinah, Illinois, this week in the second event of a three-legged FedEx Cup playoffs. Koepka, the world number one, retained first place in the FedEx Cup standings despite finishing tied for 30th last week at the Northern Trust Open. McIlroy finished tied for sixth, the second consecutive top-10 finish after he came tied for fourth at the WGC FedEx St....

Hurley’s dad has been missing for the last nine days, the golfer said Tuesday at a news conference. He seeks the public’s help in locating Willard Hurley, who left home nine days ago with some cash and clothes, but without a reason. MORE: PGA Tour winners in 2014-15 | Photos from the Open Championship at St. Andrews “I’m just hoping that there’s a story that maybe he goes to pgatour....

Instead, it was the last-minute replacement for Alvarez who verbally tagged the Mexican superstar on Cinco de Mayo. “I see why he’s eating that kind of meat. I see why he’s trying to get that extra edge,” said Martirosyan, referencing Alvarez’s failed drug test in March. Golovkin won his 20th consecutive middleweight title defense by sending Martirosyan down at 1:53 of the second round on Saturday night. Showing he has not lost any of his devastating power after his previous two fights ended in decisions, Golovkin (38-0-1, 34 KOs) tied Bernard Hopkins’ record for middleweight title defenses with staggering fury....

Oxlade-Chamberlain has been out of action with knee ligament damage since last season’s Champions League semi-final, first leg against Roma at Anfield. The England international featured in an under-23 match against Derby County earlier this month but was withdrawn with a muscle injury after 40 minutes, having been expected to complete the first half. Klopp says he now regrets talking up Oxlade-Chamberlain before that fixture as it increased expectations - and vowed he will not discuss the former Arsenal man again until he is fit....

The 22-year-old defender starred as Gareth Southgate’s side booked their place in the inaugural Nations League Finals last season, but a lower-leg fracture ruled him out for much of the second half of the campaign. He now finds himself down the pecking order at Liverpool, with Joel Matip having established himself as Virgil van Dijk’s first-choice partner. Southgate preferred Harry Maguire and Michael Keane as his starting centre-backs for the Euro 2020 qualification wins over Bulgaria and Kosovo, with Gomez an unused substitute for both matches as John Stones – who he featured alongside for the Three Lions last season – sat the games out due to injury....

“Because, as you know, it’s a staff award,” Few told SN. “And I have the best staff around!” Few has managed to become a commanding presence in college basketball without ever insisting you pay attention to him. It is about the Zags, a term he uses with an obvious sense of pride. Before Few came along, no one knew what a Zag was. Now, it has become an established brand and many have forgotten the school’s official nickname....