How does GoPro expand the audience for its Hero action cameras? By courting the vlogging crowd, according to a leak. WinFutureclaims to have images of the Hero 9 Black that show a color front screen rather than the usual data-only monochrome display. Although the exact functionality isn’t available, this could easily be used for a live preview to help video bloggers frame their shots — you certainly don’t need color to show recording settings or battery life.
The new Hero cam will reportedly support 5K video in the future, although details like the frame rate aren’t available). Fold-out mounting arms on the bottom let it attach to mounts without extra housing.
It’s not certain when the Hero 9 Black will ship or how much it will cost, provided the leak is accurate. GoPro has timed recent launches for late summer or early fall, however, so it may just be a matter of weeks before a new model arrives.
This could be a particularly important launch. GoPro made significant job cuts in the spring as the COVID-19 pandemic hit and hurt both retail sales as well as the size of its customer base. You don’t have as much incentive to get an action camera if it’s not safe to go on adventures with your friends. If the front display helps with video, this and the company’s Twitch-like streaming service could expand the audience for the Hero line to include more vloggers and social media enthusiasts who want to document their lives.
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A pair of Russian fighters conducted an "unsafe and unprofessional" intercept of a U.S. B-52 Stratofortress bomber over the Black Sea Friday, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement Saturday.
The service said that two Russian Su-27 Flankers "flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while crossing within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner causing turbulence and restricting the B-52's ability to maneuver."
Gen. Jeff Harrigian, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander, said in a statement that "actions like these increase the potential for midair collisions, are unnecessary, and inconsistent with good airmanship and international flight rules."
He added that the Russian aircraft "jeopardized the safety of flight of the aircraft involved."
Russia regularly executes intercepts that are considered "unsafe and unprofessional." Earlier this year, for instance, the U.S. Navy accused Russia of doing so at least three times in just two months, with Russian fighters closing to dangerous distances or carrying out risky maneuvers while intercepting US P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft.
In one instance, a Russian fighter conducted a high-speed inverted maneuver just 25 feet in front of the US aircraft, a move seemingly pulled straight from the movie "Top Gun."
In another close call, two tactical aircraft closed in on both sides of the P-8, restricting its ability to safely maneuver.
The unsafe intercept of a bomber by Russian fighters Friday followed a series of intercepts of Russian patrol aircraft by NORAD fighters the day before.
North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 stealth fighters intercepted three groups of two Tu-142 Russian maritime patrol aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday. The Russian aircraft came within roughly 50 nautical miles of Alaskan shores, NORAD said in a statement Friday.
Russian long-range air patrol flights near the US appear to be occurring more frequently.
"This year, we've conducted more than a dozen intercepts, the most in recent years," NORAD commander Gen. Glen VanHerck said in a statement. "The importance of our continued efforts to project air defense operations in and through the north has never been more apparent."
The NORAD intercepts of the Russian maritime patrol aircraft came the same day US Northern Command said that it was "closely monitoring the Russian submarine that surfaced near Alaska." The submarine is believed to have been participating in a large scale Russian naval exercise.
"We closely track vessels of interest, including foreign military naval vessels, in our area of responsibility," NORTHCOM said.
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Create or Complain: Valley middle schoolers start T-shirt business
A couple of Valley middle schoolers have started a T-shirt business. FOX 10's Anita Roman has the story.
PHOENIX - Business is booming for brothers Tanner and Tate.
"We got five orders today," they said. "We want people to remember that they're creators and in any situation, you have two options to create or complain."
The 13-and-11year-old middle schoolers started their online apparel company the same way any company starts, with an idea.
The boys used My First Sale, a Phoenix-based company, to develop their idea and bring it to the market.
"So things like investing savings and grit perseverance and delayed gratification -- all those things are part of our online curriculum, so we are building that community we're encouraging kids every week and every month on Zoom calls coaching calls," said Scott Donnell.
Owner of My First Sale and a self-proclaimed serial entrepreneur, Donnell says the goal is to teach business and life skills not taught in school and to provide a marketplace for the product and a community of support.
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"I think they've helped us a lot because I don't think we would have really gotten our business really going without my first sale because we wouldn't have anywhere to sell it," the kids said.
In their case, the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree -- their dad, who has been involved since step one, encourages his sons to create.
"My late late late grandfather started three towns Thatcher, Arizona... bought a ship... so he was this guy that was just a creator he went out and created possibility and that philosophy and his story are what inspired me to create my own business and realizing I am a creator," he said.
Jackson Young, protesting infront of Eastchester MS
Editor’s Note: We received the following letter to the Editor.
“Earlier this year my son’s math teacher told him if he scored over 90 in math, he would qualify for Algebra 1 (advanced math). He scored over the required mark. When we approached the principal, he said the policy had been changed and my son no longer qualified. My son says this is another example of school administrators lying to students. The principal said this is the new policy and it doesn’t matter that my son met the requirements, the answer is no.
“This is Unacceptable, Demotivating, and an insult. Why should our children follow the rules, only to be told that there are now new rules. Why were the goalposts moved? Eastchester Middle School should stand by its word. If they don’t, students will lose faith in the system, it’s teachers, and administrators. I call upon the principal to play by the rules and reverse his unfair and arbitrary decision,” writes Mark Young, the father of student Jackson Westerner, who was so disaapointed in the decision that he protested outside of Eastchester Middle School, where he is pictured above.
Here’s our two cents on this issue. As we all sit through another day, week and month of our COVID pandemic, to see a student who is so enthusiastic about taking a difficult course, and is willing to go to extreme lengths just to have the opportunity to take an advanced Math class is encouraging, and why we put Jakcson on our front page.
What would the harm be in allowing Jackson to take Alg-1, Advanced Math? If he were unable to achieve in that clasee, couldn’t they just move him down into another class?
Jackson seems very determined to take this class, and during COVID, the school district should be encouraging this type of enthusiasm. Why does Jackson want to take this class?
“He is anxious to get into Algebra, because if he doesn’t, he can’t do calculus in 12th grade and that is a prerequisite for many science classes.
I suggested to the principal that they give my son a month or two in algebra to see how he does—and drop him back if he doesn’t get the marks.
No go. Not interested said the principal. Said his original decision stands,” said Mark Young.
Mr. Young received the following email from the Eastchester School District. “Thank you for reaching out to Dr. Glass with your concern regarding your son’s math placement for this upcoming school year. I am sorry that you are disappointed with our decision to make this change in placement criteria for students. Throughout the second half of the school year, Mr. Elder and Mr. Blair (K-12 Supervisor of STEM) discussed the appropriate placement of students based on the extreme circumstances of the COVID closure and the best means by which students would be served during the 2020-2021 school year. The decision to place students accordingly was made with the best interest of students at heart and with sound educational backing. Mr. Elder made the decision clear in his April 22nd correspondence with parents. I do not believe that he has lied or misled any students or parents in this matter. As a former math teacher and department chairperson, I fully support his decision in the placement of students in this manner given the current circumstances,” wrote Scott Wynne, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction.
We will keep our readers updated on this case. Perhaps one of our readers can help the Young family. Email me at dmurphy@risingmediagroup.com if you can.
The Washoe County School District said Saturday afternoon that it has one confirmed positive case of COVID-19 at Marce Herz Middle School.
The district said in a news release that it is working in partnership with the Washoe County Health District to conduct contact tracing. An unknown number of individuals will be excluded from the school.
It is not known if the positive test came from a student, teacher, of staff member at the school, which opened this month in south Reno.
The district said that the school has begun an enhanced cleaning protocol, per Washoe County Health District and Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
In all, WCSD has reported positive COVID-19 tests from nearly a dozen of its schools since classes began earlier this month.
WCSD schools with positive COVID-19 cases
Marce Herz Middle School
Diedrichsen Elementary School
Lemelson STEM Academy
McQueen High School
Hunter Lake Elementary
Grace Warner Elementary
Reed High School
Rollan Melton Elementary
Vaughn Middle School
Wooster High School
Hug High School
Bishop Manogue High School
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The Pentagon has released what is possibly the most troubling video we have seen of a so-called 'unsafe intercept' between one of its aircraft and Russian fighters. The incident occurred on August 28th, 2020, when the U.S. Air Force sent six B-52s, four of which are forward deployed to RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom, to traverse every NATO member country's airspace in a show of strength and solidarity for the alliance. This included flights over Eastern Europe and the tense Black Sea region, where the intercept took place. You can read all about this highly unique large-scale bomber mission in this recent War Zone piece.
The maneuver the Su-27s executed is sometimes referred to as a 'head-butt' and it has the potential to be extremely dangerous depending on how it is performed. Regardless, it's never welcome. In the video, can see the Su-27 pull up close to the B-52's left-wing before pulling forward, up, and crossing in front of and above the bomber's forward path. It's easy to miss, but another clip towards the end of the video shows a Su-27 doing a similar maneuver, but directly in front of the nose of the B-52 at incredibly close range. To call the maneuver dangerous or unprofessional would be an understatement.
The Pentagon states:
The Su-27s seen in the video likely originated out of Crimea. A contingent of Flankers is tasked with a standing alert to intercept NATO aircraft venturing east over the Black Sea from Russia's primary airbase there. B-52s and B-1Bs have been active in the area in recent months, including practicing launching cruise missile strikes, an act that Moscow is clearly not pleased with.
This incident is yet another sign that we are barreling into a timeframe of peculiarly strong posturing on both sides. You can read a summary of these recent events here.
We will update this post as more information comes available.
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