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Coach Matt Nagy argued that theres plenty of time left in the season for quarterback Mitch Trubisky to play the way he wants him to. But the clock is ticking: The 3-4 Bears are in last place with nine games to play.

Youre talking about a kid that wants it really bad he really, truly cares, Nagy said Monday, a day after the Bears 17-16 loss to the Chargers. And I told you how I am and what Ive learned on how you need to be with quarterbacks. But at the same time, theres also an accountability. Theres that balance of, when is it time? And when do you want to start seeing that type of stuff?

And I think were getting close to that, and he knows that. When I say that, meaning, when theres opportunities to be made, we want to make those, and he wants to make them. But weve just gotta do it. But its the world we live in right now. People want it now.

In Kansas City, Nagy had the luxury of installing Alex Smith an eight-year veteran to run an offensive scheme that he said does take a little time to master. Trubisky has 32 NFL starts. He has 20 in Nagys system and counting Nagy confirmed hell stick with Trubisky over backup Chase Daniel.

And then you take his college experience, high school experience, Nagy said of Trubisky, who started for only one year at North Carolina. It can be challenging. We know where were at, and we want it for him. He wants it for us. But its who we are right now. Its where were at, and were just going to stay positive.

Trubisky went 23-for-35 for 254 yards, was sacked four times and had a 75.1 passer rating. With a six-point lead, he twice turned the ball over in the fourth quarter in his half of the field an interception thrown toward tight end Trey Burton, then, amazingly, a fumble when he wasnt touched by the opponent. The latter led to the Chargers go-ahead touchdown.

The Bears seemed to stumble upon an offensive identity, though it had little to do with Trubisky. David Montgomery ran 27 times for 135 yards, both career highs. His 55-yard run was the Bears longest since Jordan Howard gained 69 on Halloween in 2016.

As a unit right now, we didnt get the win, but we felt there was definitely an improvement, Nagy said.

Nagy held on to index cards, remnants of his film review earlier in the morning. There were plenty of plays highlighted in yellow for good throws that Trubisky made. Nagy thought a 16-yard pass to Burton in the fourth quarter was special. He was impressed with Trubisky leading the Bears down the field with his passes and an 11-yard scramble to set up the 41-yard field goal that ultimately failed.

He was better than the week before but made far too many mistakes. About five minutes into the fourth quarter, Trubisky had the teams fastest player, Taylor Gabriel, running free down the field, chased by 36-year-old linebacker Thomas Davis.

Trubisky overthrew him, then fumbled on the next play.

Those are the type of plays man, its 16-10, you hit that touchdown, after the way our defense is playing, and its close to being the dagger, Nagy said. And we didnt, we didnt hit.

He truly missed that one. He knew it right away. We all knew it. Well talk about it, and well try to hit it next time.

If Trubisky doesnt, hell eventually start running out of next times.

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BETHEL ISLAND (CBS SF) Several wind-whipped wildfires erupted early Sunday morning on Bethel Island, near Oakley in rural Contra Costa County and in Clayton, one which triggered the evacuation of residents of a mobile home park and a neighborhood, fire officials said.

Evacuation orders for both the Summerlake fire and the Knightsen Avenue fire were later lifted and East Cypress Road was set to reopen for residents to return home

Officers will be doing a controlled re-population for residents of the Summerlake neighborhood at the intersection of Bethel Island Road and East Cypress Road, the Oakley police department said in a message.

Residents should not call 911 unless there is a life-threatening emergency, officials said.

The East Contra Costa Fire Department said the blaze burned near 3505 Gateway Blvd. Winds were clocked at 52 mph in the area.

A fire department spokesman said the fire was first reported at 3:08 a.m. near a trailer and a PG&E power pole. Crews saw the flames as they approached the scene, describing it as a football field sized blaze.

An unknown number of structures were threatened in the Santiago Mobile Home Park, which was evacuated. Gateway Boulevard was closed near the adjacent gas station.

Around 5:45 a.m., crews responded to a second fire near E. Cypress Road and Knightsen Avenue in Oakley. East Contra Costa County Fire said three units and a strike team were on scene, with a call for an additional strike team.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m., additional evacuations were ordered for the Summer Lake neighborhood and the area of Knightsen Avenue and Delta Road. Residents between Cypress Road and Delta Road and west of Sellars Avenue were being evacuated. Authorities were being ordered to leave and go south towards Delta Road and then west towards Brentwood Boulevard.

The Oakley Recreation Center located at 1250 OHara Avenue was used as an evacuation center.

By 7:45 a.m. East Contra Costa Fire officials said crews had stopped forward progress on all three fires reported in the Oakley and Bethel Island areas. No structures damaged but one horse was killed.

Officials reported another fire near in the Clayton area that crews were responding to with a moderate structure threat but resources were on scene.

Despite that, some Clayton residents were being told to evacuate the area of Leon Court, Leon Drive and Leon Way.

By shortly after 9:30 a.m., all evacuation orders had been lifted and the forward progress of the fire in Clayton had been stopped.

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Despite what had happened, three weeks later and Abel is doing things doctors didn't think he could do.

3-year-old Abel was much like other kids his age, but his young life took a turn for the worst.

He was in a medically induced coma for several days. His parents did not know if he would be able to see or use his arms.

"Initially it was terrifying, you always think that things like this won't happen to you," Abel's dad, Jim Leach said.

Lincoln police charged 24-year-old Allen K. Anderson with felony child abuse. Court documents say the little boy suffered a serious head injury while in his care.

Despite what had happened, three weeks later and Abel is doing things doctors didn't think he could do.

"When you don't think that your child is going to do things they use to do and then you see them work harder than you've ever worked in your life and do things that like I said you don't expect, there really isn't a word I can come up with that justifies the amount of joy I felt," Leach said.

Leachwas told rehab could take anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months so he packed his bags and moved from Grand Island to Lincoln. He wanted to be by Abel's side, every step of the way.

"It may not seem like staying at a rehab place is exhausting but it is, but when you see him smile and hear his voice and see what he does every day, there is no way I would leave," Leach said.

"I've had messages from people who have Cancer and say they watch videos every day and it gives them hope and it's become so much bigger than just my son now. He's become something that people find hope in and something that people can follow and feel good about."

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- As the Cleveland Cavaliers wrapped up Wednesdays shootaround at Cleveland Clinic Courts, sidelined rookie Dylan Windler stayed a little longer to take part in some light spot-shooting work.

According to sources, Windler is progressing and has started to see more on-court activity recently.

Theres still no official word on Windlers return date. The Cavs are going to continue to be cautious. Windler was originally estimated to be sidelined 4-6 weeks because of a stress reaction in his left leg that caused him to miss all of training camp, the preseason and the first three games of 2019-20. The one-month mark just passed a few days ago. If the injury takes him all the way to six weeks then his debut would be Nov. 8 -- a night the Cavs are in the nations capital to play the Washington Wizards.

Head coach John Beilein admitted that hes already started envisioning Windler in his rotation.

A lot of it is involved with KP (Kevin Porter Jr.) and how hes playing," Beilein said. "Its going to be a good day when he gets back in there because we really can stretch the floor. Hes a low-maintenance player. He just moves the ball. That will be natural. What you saw the other day (versus Indiana), he will do that all the time. But, boy, does he give guys space.

Windler was the lone member of Clevelands 2019 draft class to play in summer league. Thats where he showed off his shooting prowess, which the Cavs raved about all off-season. According to sources, he had a great summer, buying into the development program immediately, getting stronger, eating right, constantly working on his shooting and putting himself in position to be Cedi Osmans primary backup at small forward before injury.

The 26th pick last June believes he pushed himself too hard without enough recovery time. Thats what led to the flareup. He learned from that and has been going about his rehab in a smart, patient way.

On Wednesday, Windlers first round of shooting came alongside trainer Steve Spiro, who rebounded and monitored Windler the whole time. After going through that without issue, Windler moved over to a different hoop, taking part in some drills with director of player development Mike Gerrity.

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The debate on the floor of the House on Thursday revealed the wide gap between Republicans and Democrats on the necessity of the inquiry.

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House speaker, spoke standing next toanAmerican flag as she urged her colleagues to vote to move forward with the impeachment process.

"What is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. I proudly stand next to the flag, Ms Pelosi said. "So many have fought and died for this flag, which stands for our democracy.

Ms Pelosi, along with many of her Democratic colleagues, said that she took no glee or comfort from impeachment, framing the inquiry vote as a solemn occasion which amounted to protecting the US Constitution.

Other Democrat House members argued there was evidence that Mr Trump has committed impeachable offences and urged others to consider what people would say in 100 years time if they voted to block the inquiry.

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A significant number of manufacturers are launching premium devices with OLED screens thanks to their obvious benefits over LCD. However, theres little development in the smartphone space when it comes to microLED technology and that most likely has to do with mounting costs and production complications, despite the fact that this tech resonates a lot of benefits. According to a new report, Apple appears to be making big moves when it comes to the development of this technology, having applied for 30 patentsearlier, most likely to attain an upper hand against the likes of Samsung.

Since it took over the startup LuxVue back in 2014, the Cupertino giant has apparently seen ups and downs but if a new report is to go by, the company has made a breakthrough in microLED technology. This would perhaps explain why the company is building its third plant in Taiwan, which local media says will be completed by December 2019. Looking at the timeline, it appears that the company has finally scaled through the manufacturing hurdles of the new display technology and wants to get the plant established as early as possible.

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This will enable the company to launch products with microLED technology. Since the Apple Watch was the first from the company to debut with an OLED screen, its possible the same product iteration features microLED down the road, and according to a previous report, Foxconn has reportedly increased investment when it comes to the development of this technology. According to one estimate, Apple has spent $1.5-2 billion on microLEDs over the last five years. By improving the technology, Apple can outshine competitors like Samsung, LG, AOU, and Innolux, and reduce its reliance on them for display orders.

The new plant dedicated to microLED technology is apparently nearby the companys other facility in Longterm, with TSMCs factory is also nearby. Apple was earlier reported to be workingwith TSMC to deal with some microLEDproduction problems it had encounteredin the past. Apples recent work is apparently focused on emissive inorganic semiconductor-based microLEDs. The new displays will use glass substrates with thin-film transistors (TFTs) for controlling the transmission of the backlight.

As for future iPhones, it might take a while before they feature microLED screens. For now, a previous report states that Apple is working to bring LTPO displaysin future handsets, leading to better battery life. These arent microLED but its still a major improvement when it comes to conserving battery.

As a reminder, Apple will most likely take its sweet timeto bring microLED technology to consumers, so its highly unlikely well see a product from the tech giant bearing a new display next year. Regardless, well keep you updated on the latest. Also, you can check out how microLED and OLED technologies differ in our comprehensive comparison.

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In Coimbra Portugal, high on the top of a hill, there sits an ancient and storied university. Within it there's a library - but not just any library. The Biblioteca Joanina as it's known, may be a single room, but it feels like a palace. Climbing five levels up, every inch of every wall is covered with books, some dating five centuries back. At 250,000 volumesit's stunning and impressive, so it's no surprise that it was the library chosen to bring Hogwarts and Harry Potter to life. Yet for all its wonders, the most captivating thing it contains is the easiest to overlook: a handful of scraps of white paper sticking out here and there from amongst its volumes. Their meaning and use are fascinating, but it's the oft overlooked sources of value, perspective, and forward progress they remind us of that offer so much more than meets the eye.

"Ghost books," the curator tells me they're called. "When someone removes a volume from the shelves," he continues, "a slip of paper is inserted where the book rested. It tells anyone who comes across it what volume was there and who has it." While at first the markers appear as simple cogs in an archaic, unsophisticated check out system, their simplicity belies their greater power. Ghost books are really the nodes and the anchors of a powerful human web, reminding the university's scholars about far more than just where a book belongs. Indeed, it's the ghost books' other functions we'd all be wise to borrow as metaphors and guides in our own busy efforts to learn, to advance, and sometimes just regain forward momentum. Here are a few worth checking out ...

Calling out the value that's already there.

A quarter of a million is a lot of books, so many that the value of any one can be easily lost among its many brothers and sisters. Trickier still, new books and new knowledge are added all the time. Our own work desks, even our brains, can feel the same - so much data from so many channels, that it's hard to keep it all straight. Still, our reflex is to keep looking outward and adding. We default to the idea that any new insight for breaking through is yet to be and will arise from elsewhere. We forget value that already exists.

In Coimbra, ghost books placehold but they also function as reminders of already accumulated value. "Someone is using this," the white slip signals, while also quietly declaring, "someone knows or senses the value within what's already here and right in front of us." A ghost book is like a jog to the brain to consider if the insight we seek might already be within our databanks. In the search for new, it's easy to overlook what we already have. We do it individually. It happens collectively. We're even culturally absentminded. Sometimes it's good to leave ourselves a little reminder to pause and look right in front of us for what we seek.

Reminding us we're not alone (nor all-important).

Our mountainous individual to-do lists don't just run the risk of burying value that already exists, they can block our ability to see that our colleagues are chipping away at their own parallel versions. The ghost book calls this forth too. Imagine strolling the shelves at Coimbra (if you could be so lucky) and seeing a ghost book with Maria Santos' name on it. "Huh," you might think to yourself. "I wonder why this book has value to Maria. Whatisshe up to in her work?" Imagine further that she's checked out thesamebook you were looking for. Take note, it's the implied reawakening, not the dialog here, that's important.

At one level, the pause of the ghost book causes us to wonder - about someone other than ourselves, about their work and what they're up to, maybe even how what they're up to connects with what we're up to. But whatever the specifics, we remember to wonder. When we do, somewhere within we also recall that inevitably we need others for that spark of wonder to catch flame. More than just a powerful way to gain new ideas, wonder helps us gain perspective.

But there's another level of reminder here as well, that is if we can clear the clutter in our heads long enough to see it. The ghost book acts as a trigger of recognition thatourversion of importance and priority isn't the only one.

Giving us anchor in the waves of distraction.

No matter who you are, you're living through a time of great upheaval and interference. While the impacts of this volatile and unpredictable new century are many, one universal result is this: It is so darn easy to get distracted. Again, the ghost book offers help. In the Coimbra library system, this simple tool says, "Hey you there! That book you took out and then proceeded to become absorbed in? It belongs right here, part of the larger order it's connected to. Don't forget to come back and connect, no matter where its insights take you." Beyond the walls of the Biblioteca Joanina, the ghost book is a reminder to each of us to give ourselves an anchor, someplace to come back to - if not to reestablish order, to at least remind ourselves to check in with the larger context and the reasons why we are so busy doing what we do. Such anchors need not be fancy, they just need to exist and be used.

This deep into this quiet library moment, it's worth asking yourself - What'syourghost book? What's that little habit or deviceyouuse to recenter? If you don't have one, where do they exist around you that you could borrow the idea? If you do have your own version, how might you spread it to others? Could you have a collective version you could help each other use? Increasingly we all need aid in sorting the maelstrom we're collectively living in these days. Admitting that can feel overwhelming. What the ghost book reminds us is that bringing some order to it all can be simple, quick, even reassuring that thereisa path, both forward and back, and sometimes all we need is a way to call it out.

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Rita Ferro, Disneys president of ad sales, received the Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication during a luncheon Wednesday in New York attended by a number of senior-level colleagues.

ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne, ABC entertainment chief Karey Burke and Direct to Consumer and International Chairman Kevin Mayer were among those paying tribute to Ferro in person. Videotaped salutes came from a range of notables, among them CEO Bob Iger, NBA great Kobe Bryant and Live co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest.

The annual lunch event benefits the Center for Communication, a non-profit organization promoting media education and career advancement. Founded by Stanton, the late president of CBS, the center will mark its 40th anniversary in 2020. Past editions have featured honorees including Ted Turner, David Nevins of Showtime/CBS, Vice Media co-founder Shane Smith, and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Once free-wheeling, roast-y affairs held at the Pierre Hotel, they have become gentler in recent years and this years edition relocated to the 583 Park event space and had a more wholesome, Disney-worthy signature.

Ferro, who is Cuban-American, highlighted the industry diversity push that is a key objective of the Center, whose board she recently joined. People of color and women in this business we dont have enough of them, she said. And yet, at the same time, I look around this room and Im inspired by the opportunity and the possibility because if this room is a reflection of what we will be in the future, everything is to come. She also offered transformational advice to those coming up in the ranks. Whatever you choose to do, do it with passion, she said. If it doesnt bring happiness, just dont spend the time doing it.

In her introduction of Ferro, Burke recalled befriending her when they both took part in a Disney executive training program. I knew that even if I had a stupid question or I made a dumb mistake, she would always have my back, the exec said. Now, a few years later, I am lucky enough to call her a close friend and colleague.

Mayer said he had gotten to know Ferro over the past year and a half after sales operations were consolidated in his unit. Im enormously grateful to have her as part of my management team, he said, saluting her drive and heart.

Mayne took a more sardonically on-brand approach during his turn at the microphone, delivering a shorter dose of his annual rip-fest on the industry, Disney and its advertisers that is a staple of the companys spring upfront.

After rattling off the many networks and platforms whose sales efforts are overseen by Ferro, Mayne deadpanned, Theres a lot of duplicative stuff in here, Im not even sure Because he anchors SportsCenter, which recaps news and highlights across all sports, he reasoned, I do the American League, the National League, the National Football Conference, the American Football Conference (He continued reciting a list of leagues and conferences.) Therefore, Mayne said, and Ferro are kind of equals. We like to look at it that way. Theres no shes up here and Im down here. We look at each other like Im your mentor, is really what Im trying to convey right here.

Mayne went on: We want to honor her by having some fun, a little roast, is what they said this was. So right out of the gate, lets bring up the guy that she got him fired, pretty much: Ed Erhardt. Hes unemployed but he came back here to honor Rita. Theyve stayed friends.

Erhardt, a 20-year veteran of Disney and ESPN, who ended his tenure early this year after Ferro added responsibility for the sports networks sales in a 2018 reorg, thanked her as soon as he took the stage. Getting fired was the best thing youll ever do for me, he joked.

On a more sincere note, he recalled his first interactions with Ferro in the mid-2000s when she was based in Miami and overseeing ESPN sales in Latin America. Liberally sprinkling the word totally into her blended English and Spanish conversations, she would occasionally gripe about clients or even some less-than-synergy-minded Disney colleagues. Shes totally someone that Im smitten with, Erhardt said. I think shes extraordinary. I am totally happy to be here with you, my friend. Congratulations.

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The flags of United States and China outside a commercial building in Beijing, China, on July 09, 2007.

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China and the United States have achieved some progress in their trade talks, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said on Tuesday, and any problem could be resolved as long as both sides respected each other.

No country can prosper without working with other nations, Le said at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, which China styles as its answer to the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore.

The world wants China and the United States to end their trade war, he said. That required openness rather than a "de-coupling" of countries or a new Cold War.

China has been nervous that the United States is seeking to sever, or at least severely curb, economic ties in what has been called a "de-coupling". Beijing fears that the Trump administration wants a complete separation with China.

The two countries have been working to resolve their trade dispute, with the United States announcing a "phase 1" deal with China on trade matters and suspending a scheduled tariff hike for October.

"As long as we respect each other and seek equal cooperation, there are no disagreements that cannot be resolved between China and the United States," Le said.

"What China wants is to deliver a better life for the Chinese people. We don't want to take anything from anyone else. There's no such thing as China replacing anyone or threatening anyone," he said.

China and the United States have accomplished much through cooperation over the years, Le said. "Why would we toss away the achievements of such cooperation?"

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) is making progress toward getting its 737 MAX aircraft in the air again, but the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will need at least several more weeks for review, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Aerial photos showing Boeing 737 Max airplanes parked at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, U.S. October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Gary He/File Photo

Boeing and the FAA are grappling to contain a crisis in the wake of two deadly 737 MAX crashes that have left 346 people dead, forced airlines to ground more than 300 aircraft, and put on hold Boeing deliveries worth more than $500 billion.

Boeing has said it hopes to resume 737 MAX flights later this year, although major U.S. and Canadian airlines have canceled MAX flights into January or February.

Dickson said at a conference of air traffic controllers in Washington that the agency had received the final software load and complete system description of revisions to the plane, which was grounded in March.

The FAA is currently using aircraft production software in the engineering simulator. The next step is to complete pilot workload management testing and have U.S. and international pilots conduct scenarios to determine training requirements before a key certification test flight.

It is going to be several more weeks before we go through all of that part of the process, Dickson said. Weve got considerable work to do.

Separately, Boeing said that last week it successfully conducted a dry-run of a certification flight test. Dickson told Reuters last month the FAA would need about 30 days from the time of the certification test flight before the plane could resume flights.

The system description is a 500-ish page document that has the architecture of the flight control system and the changes that they have made, Dickson told Reuters last month.

Boeing shares rose on Tuesday after two sharp days of declines following the release of instant messages on Friday from a former Boeing pilot that the company had withheld from the FAA and which raised questions about what Boeing may have known about a key safety system known as MCAS.

That prompted an immediate demand for an explanation from the FAA about why the messages were not turned over sooner.

Boeing said on Tuesday it had made significant progress over the past several months in its work to return the MAX to service.

The changes include an MCAS software update with new safeguards for an anti-stall system at the heart of the two fatal crashes.

Dickson said once the steps were completed ahead of the certification test flight it is a fairly straightforward process to unground the airplane. He reiterated he would not let the 737 MAX fly again until I am satisfied it is the safest thing out there.

Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg will appear before Congress for two days of testimony next week. He was stripped of his title as board chairman earlier this month.

On Wednesday, Indonesia plans to share with victims families a final report into Lion Air flight 610 that crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off from Jakarta on Oct. 29, 2018, killing all 189 people on board. The report on the 737 MAX crash is expected to be made public later this week.

The MAX was grounded after a second crash, on March 10, involving Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, which killed 157.

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