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Trusted Business Insights presents an updated and Latest Study on Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Market 2019-2029. The report contains market predictions related to market size, revenue, production, CAGR, Consumption, gross margin, price, and other substantial factors. While emphasizing the key driving and restraining forces for this market, the report also offers a complete study of the future trends and developments of the market.The report further elaborates on the micro and macroeconomic aspects including the socio-political landscape that is anticipated to shape the demand of the Robotic Vacuum Cleaners market during the forecast period (2019-2029).It also examines the role of the leading market players involved in the industry including their corporate overview, financial summary, and SWOT analysis.

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The global robotic vacuum cleaner market size was valued at USD 6.5 Billion in 2018 is projected to reach USD 39.1 Billion by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 25.3% during the forecast period.

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With the emergence of industrial robots, global market growth is estimated to be significant over the forecast period. The advancements incorporated across the robotics industry has resulted in more applications across the industries such as manufacturing, automotive, healthcare etc., aiding the expansion of the global robotic vacuum cleaners market size.Robotic Vacuum Cleaner is an automated cleaning machine with intelligent software programming, a smart navigation system, adjustable suction power, and scheduling mechanism. Adoption of robotic vacuum cleaners over the traditional cleaners is expected to increase as a result of various benefits such as cost-effectiveness in terms of human resources.Additionally, time efficiency and ease in the cleaning of large spaces without human intervention are expected to contribute to the growth of global robotic vacuum cleaner market significantly. Moreover, industrial robotic vacuum cleaners are beneficial for cleaning equipment and accessories in metal work, printing, food & beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Kevac SRL, a manufacturer of industrial vacuum cleaners with high filtering efficiency, has specifically designed KOIL230 of KOIL series for removal of coolants and oil from metalwork machines.

Major applications served by residential robotic vacuum cleaner are mopping, UV sterilization of the household atmosphere along with security cameras for security from intruders or fire and intercom services. Furthermore, the various innovative features, including voice interaction, are expected to result in the increased popularity of the product. Manufacturers are developing cleaners with voice recognition ability to receive and interpret the spoken commands.Furthermore, the voice recognition feature can be used in a Wi-Fi enabled smart robot vacuum cleaner embedded with a voice activation system such as Amazons Alexa. For instance, iRobot Corporation has developed a residential robotic vacuum cleaner, Roomba i7+, having advanced intelligence and automation with smart mapping technology through Alexa-enabled device.

MARKET SEGMENTATION

Adoption of automated products across the residential sectorsIn order to save time and energy, the end-users across the residential sectors are mainly focusing on adopting the automated products. With the use of robotic vacuum cleaner, a shift towards the smart home technology is observed, which bodes well for the global market. However, with the development of new electronic technologies and their integration with older, traditional building technologies, the intelligent home is now becoming a real possibility and attraction. Furthermore, integration of air filters in a robotic vacuum cleaner for consumers with allergies is expected to drive the global robotic vacuum cleaner market revenue.To avoid exposure to allergens from dust or pets, customers are increasingly shifting their focus on robotic cleaners, thus enhancing the demand for residential automated vacuum cleaners. One of the major socioeconomic factors expected to drive the global robotic vacuum cleaners market growth is increased female employment. Thus, resulting in decreased time for household activities which is expected to contribute to the household robotic vacuum cleaners sales. Furthermore, battery life plays a major growth inhibitor role as they enhance the operating time, thus making these vacuum cleaners less time consuming.

By type segment, floor vacuum cleaner held the largest portion in the global robotic vacuum cleaners market share in 2018, owing to the need of the smart robotic floor cleaning. The major sale increase in the floor robotic vacuum cleaner is due to its automate features for cleaning, in order to reduce health implications of the process of cleaning and save time. This segment is also anticipated to grow with the highest CAGR over the forecast period, with the growth of home automation and Artificial intelligence enabled products.Among the distribution channel segment, offline channel held the highest share in 2018, mainly due to the trust factor that has gained by the offline services of the companies. Whereas, online sales channel will influence the global robotic vacuum cleaner market trend, due to the growth of the ecommerce industry.

Household sector is projected to dominate the global robotic vacuum cleaner market, owing to the growth of the smart home and adoption of automated technology for the products that are used for daily routine. Also, investments in new production capacities in the emerging markets as well as investments in production modernization have led to a rising number of robotic installations. Across the commercial sector, offices are anticipated to have highest share due to the ease of work and modernization across the commercial sector, swelling the global market further.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

Increasing manufacturing of robotics products is favoring the growth of Asia Pacific over the forecast period.Asia Pacific is expected to dominate the global robotic vacuum cleaner market revenue and also projected to observe lucrative growth. China is expected to drive the market growth in Asia Pacific as a result of the decreased unit price of robotic vacuum cleaners. In addition, Japan has also made a notable growth in global robotic vacuum cleaner market due to the launch of advanced technologies and innovative products. For Instance, in 2018, Panasonic launched MC-RS810 and MC-RS310vacuum cleaners in Japan, which cleans the room using the obstacle detecting sensors, laser, ultrasonic waves and infrared rays.Asia Pacific Robotic Vacuum Cleaners Market, 2018

In Europe, due to larger household spaces and high rate of carpet usage, demand for automated vacuum cleaners is increasing. Also, significant presence of robot manufacturers across the Europe is also driving the global robotic vacuum cleaners market growth. Moreover, In Western Europe, the light-weighted and cordless vacuum cleaners are gaining popularity and are expected to drive the product growth in the near future.Furthermore, manufacturers in U.S. are developing technologically advanced robotic vacuum cleaners. For instance, U.S. based iRobot Corporation has manufactured technologically advanced residential robotic vacuum cleaners series ranging from Roomba and Braava. As a result, North America is also projected to have substantial growth rate after Asia Pacific region in the global market.

KEY PLAYERS

iRobot Corporation, ECOVACS and Dyson Company holds a Considerable Market Share in Terms of RevenueiRobots is the considered to be the major player across the globe and has accounted sales of robotic vacuum cleaners for more than 20 Million units across the world in 2018. This is mainly due to the company capable of enhancing the robotic technology across many types of other domestic robot categories like security systems, lawn mowers, etc. In the U.S., iRobot is considered to have considerable in the global robotic vacuum cleaners market share due to the brand name of the company. Ecovas have major presence in China and is anticipated to increase its presence and revenue across the other parts of the globe. Apart from this, major manufacturers are focusing on introducing robotic vacuum cleaners with a fast force feedback control algorithm for robotic vacuum cleaners using artificial intelligence technology.

LIST OF THE KEY COMPANIES PROFILED IN THE REPORT

REPORT COVERAGEThe report provides qualitative and quantitative insights on the global market and detailed analysis of market size & growth rate for all possible segments in the market. The market has been segmented by type, by application, by price, by distribution channel, by operation mode, application and geography. By type, the market is categorized into floor vacuum cleaner, window vacuum cleaner, pool vacuum cleaner.Based on application, the market is bifurcated into household and commercial. Based on price, the global robotic vacuum cleaners market is bifurcated into Below US$ 150, US$ 150 300, US$ 300 500, Above US$ 500. By distribution channel, the market id categorized into online and offline. Based on operation mode the market for robotic vacuum cleaners is classified into self-drive and remote control. Geographically, the market is segmented into five major regions, which are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. The regions are further categorized into countries.Along with this, the report provides an elaborative analysis of the market dynamics and competitive landscape. Various key insights provided in the report are the price trend analysis, recent industry developments such as mergers & acquisitions, the regulatory scenario in key countries, consolidated SWOT analysis for key players, and emerging market trends.

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INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT:

6th January 2019: ECOVACS officially launched its new AI (Artificial Intelligence) powered floor cleaning residential robot, the DEEBOT OZMO 960 and the award-winning window cleaning robot, the WINBOT X, in CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2019 held in Las Vegas.

2nd January 2017: Samsung Electronics announced the latest innovative and popular line of POWERbot vacuum cleaners, VR7000 in CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2017 held in Las Vegas, that is made for hard-to-reach places and has enough suction capacity.

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At the corner of 22nd Avenue and Roosevelt Road in Kenosha, Wis., there used to be a camera shop. Now, its a pile of rubble. A few blackened walls are still standing, the windows blown out. The heap of splintered wood and rebar and shattered concrete looms over bystanders. A charred mattress lies flopped on top of it all, and broken glass litters the sidewalk.

I drove into the city early Thursday morning, four days after a Kenosha police officer shot a black man and violent mobs set the city on fire. I saw hardly any windows: Every business had its glass boarded up with sheets of plywood, some with spray-painted pleas such as, Protect the people in our community, and Kids live upstairs.

Farther east, in the downtown business district, the plywood sheets are painted with bright flowers and hearts. Community organizers have tents set up on sidewalks, ready with check-in clipboards, cleaning supplies, and paint for volunteers. They tell volunteers to paint messages about love, because Love is the answer.

Kim got here around 8 a.m. Shes armed with a spray-on spray-paint remover, and she says a lot of people have stopped by to check on her: It looks like shes doing graffiti instead of scrubbing it off. I dont like this cleaner, she says. Its definitely not on the top of my graffiti cleaner list.

Dale and Michael are priming a sheet of plywood so other artists can come along and turn it into a mural. Michael lives a few miles away; Dale lives just down the street. His cousin texted and asked if he wanted to get out of town for a few days, but he said no. I feel like if I did, the bad guys win. We tough it out with our community, Michael adds. This is home. So we gotta be here to wake up and clean it up.

Different groups of volunteers are milling around, painting, chatting. A barefoot guitarist sings on one street corner. A couple of vendors have set up tents with muffins and smoothies.

I ask Michael what the goal of the artwork is. Love, he says, without missing a beat. Were spreading love.

A few blocks over, Pastor Matt Henry lives in what he calls the hood. He points out a row of houses: Gangs own all of them. The furniture store on the corner is completely demolished. There arent any murals or cleanup crews here. The streets are quiet, but Henry still hasnt relaxed. He sent his wife to stay with relatives outside the city earlier this week. Since Sunday, Ive had maybe nine, 10 hours of sleep. He spends nights with his police scanner on and his gun by his side, car backed into the driveway in case he needs to get out fast. The first night of riots, he watched buildings burn a block away and listened to cars exploding in the auto lot down the street.

After 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people Tuesday night, things got quiet in the city. I think the soul got taken out of it with the shootings, says Henry. But he also says a lot of Kenosha residents are still frustrated with how state and city leaders have handled the unrest. To him, everything seems to come two or three days too late. Its shocking to me that a 17-year-old young man did more in 45 seconds to bring calm to the city than all the forces of our government, he says.

According to Henry, politicians are using the unrest as a platform for grandstanding, not to achieve meaningful change: I just dont have time for the posturing. Its empty. He says painting murals or even doing a prayer walk isnt going to fix anything if everyone just goes right back to the way things were before. Instead, it has to be a generational approach. I think we have to realize that the ruins are there, metaphorically and now literally. And the only way to repair them is to regenerate households that are then being equipped to live out that Biblical worldview.

Though discouraged by the political response, Henry is encouraged by ordinary Christians living well and living out the gospel in their communities. Instead of empty phrases, They actually have something true to offer. And that gives me a lot of hope.

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It hasnt taken long for Xavier Su'a-Filo to assert himself at right guard.

After primarily lining up at left guard in his career, the seventh-year veteran is the presumptive starter at right guard for the Cincinnati Bengals. Su'a-Filo played some right guard in Houston and Dallas, but he spent most of his time at left guard. In Cincinnati, hes penciled in on the right side.

Good. When I was in Dallas, especially in training camp, I played a lot of right guard for Zack Martin early on the last couple of years. So, Ive gotten real comfortable there with it, Su'a-Filo said. A lot of reps.

Cincinnati Bengals guard Xavier Su'a-Filo (72) waits between plays during training camp at the Paul Brown Stadium practice field in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020.(Photo: Sam Greene)

Su'a-Filo was signed over the offseason to replace last years starter John Miller. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound lineman viewed the Bengals as a good fit for him on the field. He was mainly a reserve interior lineman as a member of the Cowboys.

It was an opportunity really for me. To come in (and) be a part of a unit that has a lot of talent. And I know last year was last year and its a new year and its a new opportunity come in and compete and win in this division, Su'a-Filo said.

For the past two years, Su'a-Filo was part of a Cowboys O-line group that was one of the best in the NFL. Dallas had three perennial Pro Bowlers on its offensive line. In Cincinnati, he joins a much-maligned group upfront with zero former Pro Bowlers. Andy Dalton and Ryan Finley were sacked a combined 48 times last season and the unit struggled to consistently create holes in the run game. However, Su'a-Filo senses some untapped potential.

I just think it's untapped and we have to find it. There's a lot of guys like Mike coming into the second year, there's a lot of big jumps first to second year, Su'a-Filo said. But just for me, coming in as a veteran to kind of really help this group, and having guys like Trey (Hopkins), Bobby (Hart) has played a lot of football, to just kind of have that experience. For me, I think we can go as far as we want. We've just got to work, and we've got to be willing to do it as a unit.

Su'a-Filo has already provided tutelage for some of the younger linemen. Hes given the other starting guard, Michael Jordan, some O-line insight. The second-year left guard praised Su'a-Filo for what hes already brought to the offensive line.

Xavier Su'a-Filo brings a lot of competitiveness and hes a leader as well. For me personally, Ive always had those things in the room. (As a rookie) I had John Jerry and I had Andre Smith, Jordan said. Those guys helped me out a lot. Just have another guy like those two, it just adds on to it.

The question will soon become, can Su'a-Filo add to the offensive line on game days?

Cincinnatis O-line features two new projected starters in left tackle Jonah Williams and Su'a-Filo at right guard. With two new starters joining Jordan, Hopkins and presumably Hart upfront, the Bengals are banking on the unit developing continuity. The Bengals can ill-afford rookie quarterback Joe Burrow routinely running for his life in the backfield and another slow start in the run game. Su'a-Filo and the rest of the offensive line understand that.

Everything starts up front with the offensive line, Su'a-Filo. We have to protect. We have to do our job.

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If anyone can do a remake well, its Disney. The House of Mouses newest addition to its live-action remake canon is Mulan, which hits select theaters and Disney+ on Friday. But, much like the recent adaptation of The Lion King, expect major changes to the much-beloved story.

After continuously pushing the release date back for months due to the pandemic, Mulan is finally available to stream this weekend. The 1998 animated version is a classic and a fan favorite, but viewers should anticipate a more realistic story from the new film, as 2020s Mulan follows its original source material (the ancient Chinese folk story called The Ballad of Mulan) much more closely. Though the 1998 version is based on this same legend, it pulls many Westernized additions out of thin air, like Mulans pint-sized dragon sidekick Mushu and love interest Shang.

While you might not be able to picture the story without these elements, they ultimately make for a more historically accurate film. You might even be surprised to find that the historical Mulan is even more badass than the Disney Princess youve come to love.

Who was the original Mulan?

Although there are many different stories about Mulan beyond the Ballad of Mulan, the original poem tells the tale of the brave female warrior known as Mulan, who was a soldier in China during the Northern and Southern dynasties period (between 420 and 589 CE). Much like in the animated movie, she disguised herself as a man and joined the army so that her father, a sickly veteran conscripted a second time by imperial decree, wouldn't be killed in combat.

That said, there are sizable differences between the '98 movie and the ancient poem. In the ballad, Mulan fought against Rouran invaders instead of the Huns, a historical inaccuracy that the new film takes care to correct. The original Disney film also collapses the historical timeline. In the Ballad of Mulan, Mulan served twelve years in the army, culminating in an offer from the Emperor to take a government post. Mulan declined the offer, then retired to her village in the province of Hunan. After spending over a decade posing as a man, she finally revealed her true identity to her brothers in arms, who were shocked.

Is the story true?

Was Mulan a real person, or simply a character in an ancestral story? Debate remains ongoing. Tour company China Highlights confirmed that a real war happened between the Northern Wei state and a Mongolic state called Rouran, based on Chinese historical documents. Plus, Smithsonian Magazine reported that scientists found physical evidence suggesting that female warriors once rode across what is now Mongolia.

When it comes to Chinese folklore, The Ballad of Mulan is unusual in that it contains no supernatural elements, suggesting that the story may be nonfiction. However, scholars generally disagree that Mulan existed. The story was passed down orally, leaving room for error and providing no historical evidence to prove Mulans existence. Regardless, the original poem has inspired countless film and stage adaptations throughout the 20th century.

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How does the live action version differ from the animated movie?

In the live-action remake of Mulan, the familiar storyline remains intact, but many details have been changed. In addition to axing a few characters like Mushu, Grandmother Fa, and Li Shang, iconic scenes like Mulan cutting her hair and climbing up the pole to retrieve the arrow during training do not appear in the new film. Although none of the actors will break out into song like the 1998 movie, viewers can expect to hear familiar melodies.

There are a number of songs that are iconic for the movie and tell a great version of the story and they are very helpful to us in how were putting the movie together, producer Jason Reed told Collider. It gets a little easier in animation to keep the tension and the reality in place and still have people break into song and sing to camera. We made the decision that we wanted to keep the worldeven though its a fantasymore grounded and more realistic, so those emotions really played and the threat is very real so we are using music in a slightly different way.

Why is the new movie following The Ballad of Mulan rather than the earlier Disney version?

Although it might be hard to envision Mulan without some of its most beloved components, the filmmakers felt that the changes were necessary to tell a more culturally accurate story. Their goal was to faithfully adhere to the legend, not to keep each and every piece of a Disneyfied classic intact. Its worth noting that Mulan will be released globally, with Disney targeting the large Chinese moviegoing market in particular; as a result, the creators felt it was important to keep their Chinese audiences in mind. Many decisions about adhering to the ballad were made in an effort to create a more real and relatable story, as well as to respect Chinese culture.

One important omission was Mushu, Mulans wise-cracking sidekick, who hit the cutting room floor due to the fact that many Chinese viewers disliked his character.

This kind of miniature dragon trivialized their culture, USC professor Stanley Rosen told The Hollywood Reporter.

Though Mulan did not have a surname in the original ballad, Hua Mulan eventually became her most commonly known name. According to Vulture, the 98 movie renamed her to Fa Mulana Cantonese rendering more closely related to the Fa Mu Lan of Chinese-American Maxine Hong Kingstons memoir, The Woman Warrior. Some viewed the animated Mulan as a Western appropriation due to her Anglicized name. In the remake, Mulan once again comes from the Hua family.

"We had a lot of conversations about it ... [We wanted] to tell this story in a way that is more real, more relatable, where we don't have the benefit of the joke to hide behind things that might be uncomfortable and we don't break into song to tell us the subtext, Reed told The Hollywood Reporter.

Meanwhile, director Niki Caro took several research trips to China before filming began, where she spoke with historians and brushed up on the original story.

"I certainly wasn't aware of how deeply important it is to Mainland Chinese all children were taught it," Caro said. "[Mulan] is so meaningful that many places I went, people would say, 'Well, she comes from my village.' It was wonderful to feel that profound connection but also terrifying."

The new version of Mulan might be different from the animated classic that we all know and love, but in an age when cultural appropriation has at long last come under the microscope, Disneys efforts to honor Mulans authentic story are long overdue--and resonating with audiences. Glamour even reported that journalists are calling it Disneys best-ever live-action remake. Not so sure? Stream Friday to judge for yourself.

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Maybin will bring solid leadership to the Cubs (Rah Mehta - USA Today Sports)

Coming into the 2020 MLB trade deadline, the Cubs had some basic needs that they wanted to fill. The first of those needs was to acquire a bat who has a decent average against left-handed pitchers. They did that by acquiring Jose Martinez from Tampa Bay before Sunday's game against the Reds. However, they didn't stop there, as the Cubs continued to address that need along with their second need to acquire a left-handed relief pitcher.

With just 45 minutes remaining until the trade deadline, we were starting to wonder whether the Cubs would be making any more significant deals. Not only did they pull some magic off, but they did so by giving up next to nothing in acquiring LHP Andrew Chafin from Arizona, LHP Josh Osich from Boston, and then picked up a very reliable bat in outfielder Cameron Maybin from Detroit.

Theo knew what his team's needs were coming in and did what he needed to do to not only improve this group but did so without jeopardizing the team's future. In total, the Cubs dealt away just one prospect immediately with the rest to be named later.

All season long, the Cubs were in desperate need of lefty relievers, especially after Brad Weick went down with an injury. That left Kyle Ryan as the lone southpaw in the pen. Picking up both Osich and Chafin will immediately help solve that problem as both are lefty pitchers that neutralize left-handed bats. The moves may not be flashy, but when the Cubs gave up next to nothing to get them done, the organization can live with it.

The 31-year-old Osich was acquired from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later and cash considerations. Osich will be added to the 40-man roster and will be taking the place of Hernan Perez, who is now designated for assignment. Osich, who turns 32 on Thursday, has gone 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA (10 ER/15.2 IP) in 13 appearances, all but one in relief, with the Red Sox this season.

He has limited left-handed batters to a .191 batting average last season, to a .231 mark this season, and held them to a .211 mark for his career. Osich saw half of his earned runs occur in one outing this season and has otherwise posted a 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) in his remaining 12 outings.

For his career, Osich is 11-6 with 40 holds and a 4.95 ERA (112 ER/403.2 IP) in 230 career major league appearances, all but one as a starter, in all or part of six seasons with the San Francisco Giants (2015-18), Chicago White Sox (2019) and Red Sox (2020). Prez, 29, has batted .167 (1-for-6) in three

games with the Cubs this season and may elect to return to South Bend should he clear waivers.

The first lefty the Cubs acquired before the deadline was left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin and cash considerations from the Arizona Diamondbacks. In exchange, once again, the Cubs didn't have to give much up as another player to be named later, and cash was sent Arizona's way. I was a little surprised by the Cubs decision here as they elected to designate Ian Miller for assignment to open a space for Chafin.

The 30-year-old has spent his entire career with Arizona, going 10-12 with a 3.68 ERA (111 ER/271.2 IP) in 337 career major league relief appearances. He exceeded 70 outings in each of the last three campaigns, including a career-best 77 appearances over the previous two years. Chafin has limited left-handed batters in a .230 batting average, .307 on-base percentage, .310 slugging percentage, and .617 OPS in his career.

Chafin may be added to the 40-man roster, is currently on the 10-day injured list due to a left finger sprain. Chafin had gone 1-1 with an 8.10 ERA (6 ER/6.2 IP) in 11 outings before being sidelined, striking out 10 batters in 6.2 innings pitched. His ERA is vastly inflated due to a pair of rough outings before hitting the IL; otherwise, he has thrown well this season. Chicago is hopeful to have him back in the next week or so.

The speedy Miller was an early season favorite to land the final roster spot out of camp but didn't make the team, ending up in South Bend. He appeared in one game with Chicago this season and was used as a pinch runner.

The final deal of the day for Chicago came in the closing minutes as the Tigers agreed to trade Cameron Maybin to the Cubs in exchange for shortstop prospect Zach Short. Maybin was rumored to be in the Cubs discussions for a while now will add an excellent veteran presence and the ability to hit left-handers to this team.

Maybin may only be a .256 hitter for his career, but has registered 169 doubles, 33 triples, 72 home runs, 349 RBI, and 183 stolen bases across 14 seasons with eight major league clubs. He has a .324 on-base percentage and a .377 slugging percentage, good for a career .701 OPS.

Looking at this season, and you will see him hitting just .244, but he can hit against lefties. That was the reason for this deal. Add in the versatility of him playing all three outfield spots, and you can see why the deal made sense and could work out in the Cubs favor.

Of the four trades the Cubs pulled off this season, this was the only one where a player was sent the other way in the form of a prospect already. The Cubs initially selected short in the 17th round of the 2016 Draft out of Sacred Heart University. He's listed as the Cubs No. 21 prospect by MLB Pipeline. Short has a long way to develop with the bat, but many felt like he was the best defensive middle infielder in the system this year.

The Tigers won't have any film on him this season, so they are banking on what he did last year in the minors. Cubs fans shouldn't be upset at this deal, considering they have Javy Baez and Nico Hoerner in the bigs right now with Ed Howard and others lined up for the future.

Maybin has yet to report to the club but reportedly driving straight to Pittsburgh. According to Jed Hoyer, the defensively gifted Albert Almora will be heading to the South Bend Alternative site today as Maybin will be taking his place on the roster.

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From cancellations to additions, the 2020 Destin Fishing Rodeo is making some changes.

Theone thing, however, that will not change isthere will be a fishing tournament the month of October in Destin on the docks behind AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar.

But in the meantime, here are five changes concerning this year's 72nd annual Destin Fishing Rodeo.

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One - The Meet Miss Destin event slated for Sept. 17 at The Inn on Destin Harbor has been canceled.

"The facility is lovely but with having as many people as we expect at the event, we felt like it was not going to be conducive to social distancing," said Helen Donaldson, executive director of the Destin Fishing Rodeo.

More: MISS DESTIN 2020: Im not scared to touch a fish

Plus the event is a food-based event as well as a chance to get to meet Miss Destin 2020, Lauren Adams.

"People would not be able to wear their mask because they would be eating," Donaldson said.

So the plan is to do an event in the spring before the Miss Destin pageant, that will showcase The Inn as well as Miss Destin Lauren Adams.

"We just want to make sure we can celebrate her reignas Miss Destin," Donaldson said.

Two - The Kid's Wagon Boat Paradeand Reel Local Rodeo Kickoff Party are both still onas planned for Sept. 25th at AJ's.

"AJ's is doing thiswonderful event (the wagon boat parade)to celebrate theRodeo. It's been a good tradition and they want to continue that," Donaldson said.

More: PHOTOS: Destin Fishing Rodeo 11th annual Kids Wagon Boat Parade

The 12th annual Kid's Wagon Boat Parade will roll at 6 p.m. on Sept. 25.

Following the wagon parade is the kickoff party on the docks, a family-fun gathering and cookout outside at AJ's.

Three - There will be no Captain's Meeting on Sept. 25.

Donaldson said the meeting, which is usually held indoors at AJ's, isn't going to take place due to social distancing requirements.

Captains will be able to pick up their buckets, filled with goodies,at the Rodeo merchandise trailerduring the kickoff party on Sept. 25. After that, their buckets can be picked up at the trailerthroughout the month of October.

Four - The annual Destin 5KRodeo Run set for Oct. 4 has been canceled.

For the past couple of years, the run had fielded more than 150 runners, which is not conducive to social distancing.

So during this pandemic, the run has been canceled for 2020.

More: 2019 - Locals shine in Rodeo Run

Five - The Rodeo will be adding triggerfish to their lineup of eligible fish to catch.

After an announcement from the NOAA Fisheries last weekthat triggerfish would be opening back up in state and federal waters starting Sept. 1 and going through Oct. 25, the Rodeo decided to add triggerfish to the leaderboard.

More: 2018 - Triggerfish almost made it in the Rodeo

"We did not take away anything ... we just addedtriggerfish to the five major divisions - Charter, Private, Party Boat, 25 and under charter and 25 and under private." Donaldson said.

There will be a first and second place in each division as well as a triggerfish on the daily board.

"Wewere very fortunate that our sponsors all came through for the awards for that," she said.

The last time the Destin Fishing Rodeo was able to have triggerfish in the lineup was 2013.

However, triggerfish will not be open the entire month, it will last about 85 percent of the month.

"And we're going to take advantage of being able to catch a big old triggerfish," Donaldson said.

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The 2020 Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading will be different from the 27 before it: All events will be virtual. But two things wont change: We have a terrific lineup of authors talking about a range of books to appeal to almost every reader. And its all free.

Video interviews with more than 40 writers will be available starting Nov. 12 at festivalofreading.com. Youll be able to buy the featured books through the website.

For three days, Nov. 12-14, there will be a live event each day; other interviews and panels will be recorded in advance. The Nov. 13 live event will feature PolitiFact staffers answering your election questions; other live events will be announced soon.

If you have questions youd like to ask any of these authors, please send them with the subject line Festival author question to cbancroft@tampabay.com. Well ask them while recording the virtual interviews.

Two of the hottest names in literary fiction will be part of the 2020 festival. Colson Whitehead won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction (his second) for The Nickel Boys, his quietly stunning novel based on the disturbing history of the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna.

Maggie OFarrells acclaimed new novel Hamnet immerses readers in 16th century England for the rich and heartbreaking story of William Shakespeares son.

The iconic crime fiction writer James Lee Burke will make his first festival appearance to talk about A Private Cathedral, an enthralling gothic mystery. Its his 40th book and 23rd novel about Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux.

One of the bestselling, and busiest, crime fiction writers around, Michael Connelly, returns to the festival with his latest book, The Law of Innocence, featuring Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller and his half brother, detective Harry Bosch.

Another prolific and accomplished mystery writer, Walter Mosley, makes his first appearance. Known for his Easy Rawlins series and many other books, hell be talking about his new short story collection, The Awkward Black Man.

Two bestselling novelists with St. Petersburg roots will talk about their popular Facebook Live show, Friends and Fiction, and their latest books. Mary Kay Andrews (a.k.a. Queen of the Beach Reads) delivers her signature mix of mystery, romance and wit in Hello, Summer, about a suddenly jobless journalist. The new book from Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names, is gripping historical fiction about a young woman whose knack for forgery saves hundreds of Jewish children during World War II.

Essayist (Sunshine State) and fiction writer Sarah Gerard, a Clearwater native, will talk about her darkly satirical new novel, True Love.

Elizabeth Wetmore takes an unflinching approach to the reverberations of the rape of a teenager in a small Texas town in her debut novel, Valentine.

Theater fans will know the work of novelist Gregory Maguire, who has two new publications to talk about. One is the 25th anniversary edition of his book Wicked, source of the smash Broadway musical; the other is his new novel, A Wild Winter Swan, based on a Hans Christian Andersen story.

Speaking of childrens stories, two popular childrens authors will present their latest books. Brad Meltzer is a bestselling thriller writer, but his kids book series, Ordinary People Change the World, is close to his heart. Hell talk about the latest additions, I Am Anne Frank and I Am Benjamin Franklin.

Two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer brings his new book, The Popper Penguin Rescue, a sweet sequel to a childrens classic, Mr. Poppers Penguins, published in 1938.

As always, the festival will feature lots of top-notch crime fiction authors. Teaming up (virtually) for their annual Bourbon and Books panel will be Ace Atkins, with The Revelators, his new Quinn Colson book, and Lisa Unger, whose latest psychological thriller is the twisty Confessions on the 7:45.

Florida favorite Tim Dorsey will be on hand to talk about the latest wacky adventures of Serge Storms in Naked Came the Florida Man. Sterling Watson will discuss his compelling historical mystery, The Committee, set in Gainesville in the 1950s.

There will also be several panel discussions by the 15 contributors to the anthology Tampa Bay Noir (which I edited and wrote a story for). In addition to Atkins, Connelly, Dorsey, Gerard, Schrefer, Unger and Watson, the contributors include Karen Brown, Luis Castillo, Ladee Hubbard, Danny Lopez, Gale Massey, Yuly Restrepo Garces and Lori Roy.

If you need even more noir, Les Standiford (director of Eckerd Colleges Writers in Paradise conference) will be on hand with Miami Noir: The Classics, an anthology collecting stories by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Elmore Leonard, Zora Neale Hurston and more.

James W. Hall has based many of his mysteries in South Florida, and fans will be glad to hear his series character Thorn is back to take on some very bad guys in Bad Axe.

Odessa author James Swain will join the festival with Bad News Travels, his third thriller about FBI agent Beth Daniels and retired detective Jon Lancaster, who discover sinister truths behind her fathers suicide.

St. Petersburgs own Cheryl Hollon, known for her Webb Glass Shop books, will introduce her new Paint & Shine series with Still Knife Painting.

Memoirs, some in essay form and one illustrated, will give readers a personal look at writers lives. Laura Lippman is known for her mystery fiction, but her new book, My Life as a Villainess, is a witty and poignant collection of personal essays.

Rick Bragg is one of the masters of Southern storytelling, and hes bound to dish some up when he talks about Where I Come From: Stories From the Deep South, a collection of his columns from Southern Living and Garden & Gun.

Eleanor Crewes The Times I Knew I Was Gay combines charming illustrations and text in a warmly funny graphic memoir.

Former Tampa Bay Times staffer Katherine Snow Smith offers humor and insight in her essays in Rules for the Southern Rule-Breaker.

If youre a fan of nonfiction, the festival has authors for you. Ariel Sabar will be discussing his book Veritas, the fascinating true tale of a Harvard biblical scholar, an ancient artifact and a Florida con man.

Neal Karlens biography This Thing Called Life: Princes Odyssey, On and Off the Record draws from his multiple in-depth interviews with the musical superstar.

Just out in paperback is a 2018 book of some local interest 12: The Inside Story of Tom Bradys Fight for Redemption. Authors Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge will tell us all about it.

Festival favorite Roy Peter Clark will entertain fans with a talk about his latest book, Murder Your Darlings: And Other Gentle Writing Advice From Aristotle to Zinnser. He will also team up with University of South Florida St. Petersburg historian Raymond Arsenault to discuss The Changing South of Gene Patterson: Journalism and Civil Rights 1960-1968, a collection of columns by the late editor of the then-St. Petersburg Times.

It wouldnt be a festival without a bunch of Florida books. Former Tampa Bay Times staffer Craig Pittmans nonfiction Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther reveals an amazing story with a happy ending, at least for now.

Kent Russell took a walk from the Florida-Alabama border to his childhood home in Coconut Grove, and hell talk about the resulting book, In the Land of Good Living: A Journey to the Heart of Florida.

Naturalist Susan Cerulean weaves together her experiences studying and protecting wild shorebirds on Floridas coast and caring for her father while he has dementia in her memoir I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird.

USFSP historian Gary Mormino will talk about his biography of a Florida governor who led the state into the modern age, yet held shockingly racist ideas, in Millard Fillmore Caldwell: Governing on the Wrong Side of History.

In From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa, USF special collections librarian Andrew Huse tells the citys history through its restaurants, bars, social clubs, theaters and more.

For updates, check the festival website or follow it on Facebook.

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Now the revised entry for racism has finally arrived, included in the online update Merriam-Webster published yesterday. As promised, the entry underscores some nuances, though the revision is not a complete rewrite. As before, the first definition given relates to personal belief and attitudes. But the revised second definitionthe systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another; specifically: white supremacybetter highlights what Mitchum was looking for. Additionally, the entry is now enriched by illustrative quotations from such writers as Angela Y. Davis, bell hooks, Mariana Calvo, and Imani Perry, and the activist Bree Newsome.

When Mitchums appeal to Merriam-Webster attracted news coverage in June, many commentators portrayed the story in broad strokes as the dictionary gets woke. Depending on ones political perspective, that might be seen as either a laudable step in the path to progressive enlightenment or as a capitulation to the forces of political correctness. But a closer look at how Merriam-Websters definition of racism has evolved over time reveals a much more complex narrative.

Racism and racist are surprisingly recent additions to the English lexicon. You wont find those words in the writings of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, or Abraham Lincoln. While the Oxford English Dictionary currently dates racism in English to 1903 and racist to 1919, the terms were still rarely used in the early decades of the 20th century. The pioneering civil-rights activist and journalist Ida B. Wells, for instance, instead used phrases like race hatred and race prejudice in her memoir, Crusade for Justice, which she began writing in 1928 but left unfinished when she died three years later.

When Merriam-Webster published the second edition of its unabridged New International Dictionary, in 1934, racism was nowhere to be found. The editors did include another, related term, which was more popular at the time: racialism, defined as racial characteristics, tendencies, prejudices, or the like; spec., race hatred. But racism was not yet on the radar of the lexicographers diligently at work at Merriam-Websters Springfield, Massachusetts, office.

Read: The dictionary definition of racism has to change

That all changed thanks to a perceptive observation by one member of the editorial staff named Rose Frances Egan. Egan, a graduate of Syracuse and Columbia who studied the history of aesthetics, came on board as an assistant editor for the second edition of the New International Dictionary. She was also tasked with writing entries for Websters Dictionary of Synonyms, which she worked on for several years before its first edition was published in 1942.

A handwritten slip tucked away in Merriam-Websters archive tells the story. (Before the advent of email, interoffice communication among the editors in Springfield would typically be carried out by exchanging notes on pink slips of paper, still known affectionately as the pinks.) This particular slip, dated November 1, 1938, was written by Egan, who asked a fellow editor, John P. Bethel, about the status of the word racism. Has this term been entered in the Addenda? Egan asked Bethel. I wanted to use it in a ds. and found that it is not in W. 34.

John Morse, a former president and publisher at Merriam-Webster, guided me through the obscure in-house notations on the slip with the eagerness of an Egyptologist deciphering the Rosetta Stone. Egan knew that there was no racism entry in the 1934 Websters New International but was inquiring whether it was slated for future printings as part of the Addenda, the section in the front of the dictionary for new words that came to the editors attention too late for inclusion in the main text. When Egan said she wanted to use it in a ds., that was short for discriminated synonym, the term of art for the items considered in the entries of the Dictionary of Synonyms that Egan was hard at work drafting. Any word used in a secondary work like the synonym dictionary, according to Merriam-Webster policy, should also be found in the flagship unabridged dictionary.

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Wednesday morning was a little weird.

It started off like most of my other weekdays of late alarm at 6:45 a.m. for my wife Katie to get up and get ready for work, me brewing some coffee for her morning commute (none for me; Ive never warmed to the smell or taste), watering the plants out in the front yard, and then hopping on Twitter to see whats happening in the sports world.

And thats when the weirdness happened. Thats when I got the tweet from the NBA Communications account detailing the days practice and media availability schedules for the teams in the bubble. And thats when it once again hit me like a ton of bricks:

The Jazzs season was over.

I could hardly fathom it. I mean, obviously, I knew it like seemingly everyone else in Utah who hasnt sworn off the NBA for being too political, Id watched their Game 7 defeat to Denver the night before. Id written two versions of a story during the fourth quarter (one for a win, one for a loss) on account of the game turning out to be close; Id switched back and forth between three Zoom links afterward to do postgame/exit interviews with Quin Snyder, Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley, Joe Ingles, Jordan Clarkson, Royce ONeale

And yet, it was the Jazzs absence from that Wednesday morning NBA tweet that brought it home.

There was a feeling of emptiness not dissimilar from what Jazz fans were probably feeling that day in the aftermath of their favorite teams unexpectedly early exit, though it originated from a different place as obsessed as fans are with the Jazz, the fact that covering the team is my job arguably makes me perhaps even more consumed by them.

Look at it from this perspective: My job is literally to spend every day looking up stats, researching trends, (theoretically) going to practices and shootarounds, interviewing coaches and players, watching games (and taking copious notes and tracking three different statistical compilations while doing so), interviewing coaches and players again, and then trying to put it all together in a way that makes sense to the average reader.

Back when things were normal, the average fan going to a game at the Viv would be in their seat from tipoff at 7:10 until the final horn around 9:25; covering the team necessitated that I get to the arena at 5 p.m. and usually didnt leave until around midnight. And then the next day, I was either going to practice at ZBBC, or getting on a plane and flying to Detroit or Memphis or Oklahoma City or San Antonio for the next couple of games.

And so, while I am not a fan of the team like you are, the team is nevertheless an unfathomably huge part of my life. So yeah, Im bummed the season is over, too.

In the meantime, there will be stories to write about all the offseason machinations, though that will just beget more weirdness, considering there will be no daily draft workouts at ZBBC, no picking the brain of the now-departed Walt Perrin on the latest batch of prospects, no trying to decipher if one of the young men who came in that day will be the next to don a ballcap with a Jazz logo on it when draft night comes.

All of which is to say, like you, I cant wait for the Jazz to be back on the schedule again.

Heres the problem with that this whole COVID-19 thing not only wrecked the conventional season, but the conventional offseason, too. For starters, after the season is over, the team will typically hold an hours-long day of exit interviews, with the likes of Dennis Lindsey and Justin Zanik giving a broad overview of what happened and whats to come, followed by every player getting a turn on the dais.

This year, the Jazz PR staff followed the league protocol and gave us that aforementioned lineup following the Game 7 loss, as everyone would be scattering to their own corner of the world the following day. Suffice it to say, most players dont want to think big picture or talk about their offseason plan literally minutes after a gut-wrenching elimination. At least Lindsey and Zanik are on the books for mid-next week.

Meanwhile, the loss of games, the loss of revenue from not having fans in seats, et cetera means that the collective bargaining agreement has been thrown into chaos, as has next seasons salary cap. And with the cap unsettled, the draft and free agency are unsettled, too. And the start of next season, for that matter.

Obviously, this is all in flux right now. Stay tuned.

One last bit of bubble Donovan

To that end, his postgame interview following Game 7 featured yet one more powerful, poignant moment. As he was fighting back tears over the loss and the end of the season, he was asked to sum up the bubble experience. And he apologized for not beginning his postgame remarks with some kind of reflection or comment dedicated to the cause, before quickly putting his own hurt in perspective.

The NBA did an incredible job, is doing an incredible job, of allowing us to finish up the season and giving us exposure to get our message out. That being said, the pain thats on my face right now and the way I feel, I can only imagine whats going through these victims families, he said. And I know Im probably going to go back to cry again over this s---, but I just want to come out and say it and say, Look man, this is a game; people lost their family members to police brutality and racism and s---, and I can only imagine [what theyre going through]. So I want to say that I can only imagine that. I just want to get that out there because the way that Im feeling is nothing compared to that.

A bit of reading to catch up on this Labor Day Weekend

Hey, were all busy people with lots of important things going on in our lives. So maybe you missed a good Jazz story in the Trib over the past few days. If so, here are a few worth a second effort:

Though the series obviously didnt end the way that the Jazz or their fans wanted, youve got to admit, the back-and-forth duel between Donovan and the Nuggets Jamal Murray was fun to watch. My coverage partner Andy Larsen broke down just what a historic matchup it was.

And hey, if youve been so into the Jazz that you find yourself having used up your full allotment of seven free monthly articles, I would highly recommend becoming a Tribune subscriber or supporter. You not only get unlimited articles, but youre helping to fund quality local journalism, whether it coverage of the Jazz, college sports, local government, the coronavirus pandemic, social justice issues, the ongoing scandals emanating from the University of Utah police department you name it. Along those lines, The Trib is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so if you like the work we do and want to help it continue, please consider making a one-time or recurring tax-deductible donation.

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Holmes County finished with its second straight losing season in 2019, finishing 5-6. Among those defeats were close, competitive losses at the hands of Freeport, Chipley, and Sneads, and Blue Devils coach Jeff Lee hopes a more experienced squad will be able to the tables in those close contests and get back on the winning track.

"Playing those close games, that's what we've worked on," Lee said. "One play here and there, we're not 5-6, we're 8-3 or 7-4, and two wins in those games makes a huge difference. We're hoping we've closed the gap on those things. We hope those things will go our way this year."

The Blue Devils return a large portion of last year's core featuring starting quarterback Colby Jones, their top two rushers Jeremy Martinez and Ethan Marsh, four returning starters on the offensive line, and four of their top six tacklers from a year ago.

That extra experience is particularly useful for Holmes County on the offensive line where tackles Tyson Shores and AndrewSwartz, guard Brock Bowen, and center Dakota Thomas return along with tight end Waylon King.

"That was a struggle for us last year. We had no starters up front last year coming into the season," Lee said. "Those guys now, we've got eight of them that are playing that I can rotate in and feel comfrortable playing. They got a lot of reps last year and now, fastforward to this year,hopefully it pays off."

Having so many players familiar with Lee's system and terminology is especially helpful given the abbreviated off-season due to the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled spring football practice for teams throughout the state.

"We do a nine-day installation on offense/defense,three days and then repeat it three times," Lee said. "When you get to that ninth day, you want to have your base offense and defense in. Last year, we struggled getting that in.

"When we got to day nine (this year), we felt like we can play a game with our terminology and knowledge. Now going out and playing a game is a different deal, but that's how we felt. We feel like we're ahead of the game right now based on kids having that experience last year."

Jones comes into this season as the clear-cut No. 1 guy at quarterback after splitting time with Kalen Evans in 2019.

Lee said the junior signal-caller has made impressive strides since last year that will make it possible for the Blue Devils to be a little more aggressive offensively this season.

"Colby is having a heck of an off-season. That kid has grown tremendously," Lee said. "He has developed more as a leader, he understands the offense, he wants to win, he's very competitive, and he's made a big improvement in his game.

"Last year it was a different thing. We had a bunch of young ones and we were trying to use every bit of that 40-second (play) clock to our advantage to stay in games. Now we've picked up several guys that did not play last year that are athletic and very fast, so we've gotten better not just with Colby throwing it but adding those guys who can stretch the field a little better.

"We'll establish what it takes, run or pass, to win a game, but we feel confident in our ability to go out and throw to win. That's been a big positive for us in the preseason."

Among those additions are Vernon transfer receiver Riley Edwards and basketball player BB Richards, both of whom Lee said have picked things up quickly and will be able to make plays for the Blue Devils on the outside.

While the run game will still be the centerpiece of Holmes County's offense, Lee said he believes this group can be among the more balanced attacks he's had.

"We have the capability of throwing it. We feel confident in throwing it," he said. "The run will be a big part of our game. But if we had to (throw) last year, we would have a hard time coming from behind in a situation where we could'nt have more than two receivers out. Now we can put four guys out there. Picking up those guys has helped."

Defensively, Holmes County returns starters at linebacker in Martinez, safety in Nathan Wilkerson, cornerback in Marsh, and defensive end in King, with linebackers John Miller, Aidan Mulins, Chandler Majors, and Cody Pate also bringing back a lot ofexperience.

It's on the that side of the ball where Lee said improvement was needed most after the Blue Devils allowed over 26 points per game last season in their six losses.

"Defense is the key for us," he said. "We have to prevent the big play on defense. Preventing the big play is what keeps us in the game. On offense, I feel like we've got some weapons to make it even better than last year, but if we do not allow the big play, I think we've got a shot at everyone on the schedule."

Holmes County opens the regular season Friday on the road against Freeport. The Blue Devils stay on the road in Week 2 against Sneads before making their home debut Sept. 18 against Graceville.

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