In the workshop was an oven that archaeologists think might have been used to make bronze objects.The excavation of that and a second ancient shop started in May near a necropolis in the Herculaneum port area. Archaeologists are puzzling over what kind of business the second shop did ... tomb of an adult, complete with funerary vases ... Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were ancient Roman towns....
Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne join a growing list of public figures and artists confronting the growing gun control crisis in the US this week by penning an impassioned plea in an essay in support of firearms restrictions, Billboard reported.Less than two weeks after the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Byrne wrote, “We ware [sic] are ware here,” in an essay entitled “Guns Are About Freedom....
David Cameron has resigned as British prime minister following the failure of his Remain side to win the referendum on staying in the EU. Mr Cameron called the vote on Brexit in 2013 under pressure from the anti-EU wing of his Conservative Party and Ukip, hoping to end decades of debate over the UK’s ties with Europe... With a turnout of 72.2 per cent, 51.9 per cent voted to leave; 48.1 per cent voted to remain ... Irish government reaction....
'Lead with a Story' author PaulSmith and Chet Garner of PBS's 'The Daytripper' will serve as opening and closing speakers respectively at the conference, Aug. 24-26, in Austin. Smith, a popular keynote speaker, expert in storytelling techniques and 20-year veteran of the Procter & Gamble Co., will help attendees see how the ability to tell a great story is the key difference that separates a good leader from a great one....
Three-time defending champ John Isner and Nick Kyrgios will headline the field for the BB&T;Atlanta Open tennis tournament that will be played at Atlantic Station July 30-August 7 ... 18 and a favorite to win Wimbledon...CurtisCompton / ccompton@ajc.com ... Georgia’s AustinSmith will compete in the main draw. “I told Austin that Georgia will never get a chance to play the Falcons, but he will get a chance to play an ATP pro,” Gonzalez said ... ....
(Source. San Diego Padres). Meanwhile, the Padres' two full-season Class A affiliates finished the first halves of their season and entered the All-Star break ... Right-handed reliever EricYardley (1.76 ERA) followed Kelly and had a strikeout in two perfect innings ... Catcher AustinAllen and right-handed starting pitchers J.C ... Starting RHPAustinSmith (1-5, 5.92 ERA) allowed eight runs on six hits and four walks in 1 1/3 innings ... (noodl....
(Source. San Diego Padres). Torres is one of four San Antonio Missions named to the team. He will be joined by shortstop Jose Rondon and right-handed relief pitchers JasonJester and Adam Cimber ... Rondon, 22, is hitting .273 with four homers and 25 RBIs in 56 games ... Cimber, 25, is 2-1 with a 2.28 ERA in 19 appearances ... Starting RHPAustinSmith (1-4, 4.56 ERA) allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks with a strikeout in four innings....
(Source. San Diego Padres). Kelly, 23, the 48th overall pick of the 2011 Draft, allowed three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Since being promoted to San Antonio, Kelly is 2-1 with a 2.29 ERA and has 35 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings ...Jester (1.86) pitched a perfect ninth ... Right-handed starter AustinSmith (3.74 ERA), the Padres top Draft pick in 2015, allowed two hits on six hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings ... Around the farm....
(Source. San Diego Padres). Here's how the Draft is shaping up for the Padres, whose first selection is the No. 8 overall pick. In about 50 words ... The scoop ... If we go upside, then we can go conservatively.' ... 8 ... 8 ... 8 overall ... StarterJacob Nix has been sharp over his first 10 outings this season, while catcher AustinAllen has spent the first couple months peppering all fields with an impressive line-drive stroke ... AustinSmith, RHP, Fort Wayne....
(Source. Arizona Diamondbacks). O'Brien has been driving in runs at a torrid pace over his last nine games. The outfielder had a brief stint with the Major League club at the end of May, but since returning to Reno, he's been on fire. O'Brien has at least one RBI in each of his last nine Triple-A games and has driven in 21 runs during that span ... Pitcher to watch. Frankie Montas (Dodgers' No ... Nate Smith (Angels' No ... AustinSmith (Padres' No....