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The Parasite-Infested Giant African Land Snail is Back in Florida_我的网站

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A | 北京时间8月18日凌晨，三条最新消息轮番轰炸，让我们来一探究竟：北京时间8月18日凌晨，据ESPN名记Shams Charania报道，巴斯家族已通过家族内部投票，决定将手中持有的洛杉矶湖人队剩余17.8%股份，出售给球队新的大股东，CEO鲍勃艾格和硅谷风投大佬乔什库什纳。巴斯家族信托由珍妮、吉姆、约翰尼、珍妮、乔伊和杰西六位兄弟姐妹组成，此次投票获得了六票中的四票，达到了启动跟售权条款的要求。 More than 1,000 of the slow-moving creatures have been wrangled in New Port Richey since June 23, when the first one was discovered. The snails not only eat hundreds of types of plants, they also crawl up the sides of buildings and consume the calcium from the stucco and plaster found there before leaving behind their droppings.,"These snails could be devastating to Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments," the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) warned.,Beyond the damage to plants and buildings, the snails carry with them a dangerous threat to humans, too. Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) most often infect the lungs of rats and other rodents, but can be transmitted through their digestive system. The lungworm larvae is then found in rat feces, which then infect the snails.,Humans can come into contact with the lungworms either by eating undercooked snails, fruits and vegetables contaminated by the infected snails, or consuming undercooked frogs and crabs that have snacked on a sick snail. While the parasite sometimes dies in a human’s central nervous system, other times it can travel through the brain and cause meningitis: a swelling around the brain and spinal cord which can lead to paralysis, comas, and death.,Thankfully, thus far scientists have yet to detect rat lungworm in the snails that have been wrangled in Pasco County, says Greg Hodges, who is an assistant director of the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry.,“Let me assure you, we will eradicate these snails. We have done it twice before, and we will do it again – it is not a question of if, but when. Together, let’s locate, communicate, and eradicate, so Florida can again be GALS free,” said Florida Commissioner Nikki Fried.,The state of Florida has set up a quarantine that runs from the northwest corner of the U.S. 19-Ridge Road intersection, and east to Little Road and south to Trouble Creek Road in New Port Richey, Pasco County. In this quarantine area, residents are restricted from touching or moving found snails, as well as plants, soil, compost, and yard waste. Those who do find any other snails are asked to contact state authorities.,At least 30 state employees are searching for the snails and are being assisted by dogs trained to sniff out the invasive critters. Authorities are also using metaldehyde to kill the snails, a pesticide that affects their mucus production and causes lethal dehydration.,The last time Florida dealt with a snail invasion, those giant African snails were dark gray and brown, but now? Authorities are finding the snails to have whiter, cream-colored bodies and dark shells. These newer snails are heavily sought after in the pet trade industry, but in Florida it is illegal to import or own a giant African snail without a permit. However, Florida state authorities have discovered individuals doing just that.。交易完成后，艾格与库什纳的合计持股比例将升至约83%。

B | 这笔交易以125亿美元的估值成交，刷新了全球职业体育球队的成交价格纪录。巴斯家族在给ESPN的声明中写道：“我们热爱湖人队和湖人球迷，并将继续支持洛杉矶；但现在是时候利用这个机会继续前行，并在我们还能做到的时候优雅地退出了”。根据NBA规定，球队最高所有权代表必须持有至少15%的股份，因此珍妮巴斯将不再满足担任这一职务的要求。

C | 然而事情远没有这么简单，就在Shams报道后不久，珍妮巴斯的律师亚当斯特赖桑德发出信函，称珍妮并未同意出售球队，任何表明巴斯家族正在出售股份的投票“将是且已经是无效的”。湖人这个47年的巴斯时代到底以何种方式落幕，悬念还在继续。快船这边的剧情同样一波三折。北京时间8月18日凌晨，ESPN多位名记联合报道，NBA对快船队长达11个月的调查有了新进展，联盟目前未发现有证据证明快船老板鲍尔默通过球队赞助商向科怀伦纳德输送资金以规避工资帽。这项调查源于对伦纳德与环保公司Aspiration之间代言协议的质疑，范围后来扩展至至少另外三家与快船有业务往来的公司。快船于7月1日同意将伦纳德交易至猛龙，换回英格拉姆、迪克以及选秀权，但这笔交易目前搁置，因为猛龙了解到他们将承担伦纳德可能面临的任何处罚风险。

D | 就在ESPN报道发出后不久，NBA官方发言人迈克巴斯发表声明，直指该报道“包含大量且重大的不实之处”，并称“等调查结束后，这件事的明确结果将会公布”。快船官方随后也发表声明，全盘否认向伦纳德输送合同外资金的指控。调查尚未盖棺定论，鲍尔默甚至已放话要将此事提交仲裁。火箭这边倒是干净利落，北京时间8月18日，据HoopsHype名记Michael Scotto报道，火箭用双向合同签下了后卫肖恩佩杜拉。佩杜拉上赛季在发展联盟混音队效力，场均砍下23.6分5.1篮板6.8助攻，荣膺G联盟年度最佳新秀。