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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Wang Yang, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), center, waves as he arrives in Lhasa to attend the ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Tibet liberation, in Lhasa in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. The top Chinese official said Thursday, Aug. 19, that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation.” (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)
BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese official said Thursday that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation.”
Wang Yang made the remarks before a handpicked audience in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the home of Tibet’s traditional Buddhist leaders, at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of the vast Himalayan region.
China’s ruling Communist Party says it “peacefully liberated” Tibetan peasants from an oppressive theocracy and restored Chinese rule over a region under threat from outside powers.
Critics say such moves toward cultural assimilation spell the demise of Tibet’s traditional Buddhist culture and that Tibet was effectively independent for most of its history.
China has highlighted its efforts to boost the economy in the region and condemned the exiled Dalai Lama as a separatist.
Wang, who is a member of the Politburo Standing Committee — the apex of party power — and who oversees policy toward ethnic minorities, said “separatist and sabotage activities committed by the Dalai (Lama) group and hostile external forces have been crushed.”
Since 1951, Tibet has “embarked on a path from darkness to brightness, from backwardness to progress, from poverty to prosperity, from autocracy to democracy, and from closeness to openness,” Wang said.
Wang said Tibetans had been included in representative bodies. The region hosted close to 160 million tourists last year, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, China limited entrance to Tibet by foreigners.
“Only by following the CPC leadership and pursuing the path of socialism, can Tibet achieve development and prosperity,” Wang was quoted by Xinhua as saying.
The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 following an abortive uprising against Chinese rule and his supporters have documented human rights abuses in Tibet related to an ongoing security crackdown.
“Judging by developments in Tibet over the past 70 years, the Tibetan people have no cause for jubilation, as Chinese policies have turned Tibet itself into an open-air prison with restrictions on all aspects of Tibetan life,” the U.S.-based International Campaign for Tibet said in a statement.
“After 70 years of oppression, the only thing the Tibetan people need ‘peaceful liberation’ from today is China’s brutality,” the group said.
As China tightens its hold over Tibet, questions are arising over the future of its diaspora community. China has refused any contact with the self-declared Tibetan government in exile and the Dalai Lama has long separated himself from politics.
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Someone dumped Gizmo the hamster in the freezing cold earlier this year, but city workers came to the rescue. And now she’s a star.
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She bites coworkers and takes their lunches, but she’s the most popular public works employee in Bristol.
Someone dumped Gizmo the hamster in the freezing cold earlier this year, but city workers came to the rescue. And now she’s a star.
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She starts her day early with a snack. Then she’s up making her rounds in her exercise ball and checking on coworkers. There’s no place she won’t go.
“She is a maniac now that she knows that she’s fine here and she knows everybody,” said Bristol DPW Analyst Lindsey Rivers.
But it was a very different story back in March of this year when Bristol DPW found Gizmo dumped on the side of the road with bulk pickup. She was burrowed in the top of her cage.
“They went to take the cage like any normal day. They thought it was just an empty cage, and they took her and went to throw her in the back of our garbage truck. And they realized there was an animal in there,” said Rivers. “She was just trying to keep herself warm. It was between 0 and 15 degrees for four days straight. We don’t know how long she was out there for.”
Rivers says the homeowner where the bulk pickup was said they didn’t own the hamster and didn’t dump it. Rivers says people add to bulk pickup, so the cage and hamster could have been dumped at any point by anyone.
“Her water bottle was frozen, so she didn’t have any water. And her eyes were frozen shut,” said Rivers.
DPW workers warmed up the small, thin hamster, and Gizmo went from being all alone to becoming part of the DPW family. Rivers is her main handler.
“She hates when we wake her up. You always have to have her favorite food because if you wake her up and have nothing, she’s going to bite you,” said Rivers.
Gizmo may have put on some pandemic pounds this year, but she’s always hungry for more and never shares her apple.
In her short time at Bristol public works, she’s earned the coveted Employee of the Month parking spot, and she works hard for it. She handles heavy equipment around the office like a pro, is a star with her very own Facebook page, and is a spokesperson for DPW.
“She is our new mascot for our recycle program,” said Rivers.
And perhaps most importantly, she provides laughs during those tough days. They don’t know who abandoned Gizmo in the cold, but they’re glad she’s with them now. Because there’s no job she can’t do.
“Definitely the most popular. The most underpaid. But we do give her a lot of treats,” said Rivers.
Rivers asks everyone to be aware of abandoned boxes or cages on the side of the road because you never know if an animal is inside.
If you’d like to follow Gizmo’s adventures, she has a Facebook page and Instagram.
Gizmo also has an Amazon wish list on her Facebook page. Rivers says Gizmo could always use bedding and food, including peanuts and sunflower seeds.
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Candela Builds Most Efficient Boat Motor Ever-- it's fast, powerful, quiet, and looks like a torpedo. OF COURSE It's Electric!
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Candela already builds one of the wildest, transformer-iest speed boats we’ve ever seen, and we’re huge fans. So, when the company reached out to us a few days ago with pictures of a thing that looked like a cross between a Mark 48 torpedo and a Tomahawk cruise missile, we were definitely interested. Meet the Candela C-Pod, the most efficient marine outboard ever made. And — of course! — it’s 100% electric.
“In other boat motors, be it electric or fossil fuel, the motor is typically situated in a box above the waterline, transferring thrust to the propeller through a complicated set of shafts, bearings and gears,” explains Gustav Hasselskog, Candela’s Founder and CEO. “The Candela C-POD gets rid of the gears altogether. Two ultra-compact yet very powerful electric motors … coupled directly to a propeller, which minimizes friction losses. Contra rotating propellers add the benefit of very high propeller efficiency.”
The primary engineering challenge for Candela was in getting powerful enough motors compact enough to make the C-Pod practical. The solution required a re-think of conventional EV motor design, wherein motor volume is driven by torque, rather than power. “Candela opted to increase the rpm and lower the torque to boost the Candela C-pod’s power density,” reads the official, dense press release. “The best way was to split the thrust needed on two propellers. The reason is that the maximum rpm is limited by the speed of the propeller tip moving through water. At around 45 m/s propeller speed, the pressure in the flow around the propeller reaches vacuum and starts to boil … so splitting load on two propellers allows for propellers with smaller diameter and thereby higher rpm – and in turn smaller motors.”
The dummy version is that, if you spin the props too fast, the water around them gets too hot and boils, turning to steam. In order to move a boat forward, though, you need water, not steam, so they figured out the max speed they could spin their prop at and built backwards from there, eventually settling on two counter-rotating propellers that make the boat go fast. As a bonus, the long, narrow EV motor design sort of lent itself to this torpedo look, which is just awesome to see.
So, we know it’s fast, but one other benefit from the Candela C-Pod is its nearly silent operation, even at 30 knots. That means you can now positively blast across the lake in relative quiet and without waking up the neighbors (even if you are “that guy”).
Even with all the fancy engineering and stealthy, go-fast goodness, you’re probably repeating that old bromide about boat ownership to yourself as you read this. The one that goes, “The two best days of boat ownership are the day you buy your boat, and the day you sell your boat.” Not so with the Candela — at least, that’s the promise made by a line in the press release that reads, “Freed from gears and with very few moving parts, the Candela C-POD will last several thousand hours without any maintenance whatsoever.”
As my buddy, Neil, might say: interesting, if true.
What do you guys think? Does the promise of zero maintenance combined with high power make this latest product from Candela a must-buy, or are you looking for something a bit more conventionally shaped from your electric boats and personal watercraft? Better yet, anyone see this and start drawing up an underwater jetpack deal? Let us know in the comments!
Source | Images: Candela.
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This actually isn’t breaking news — I’ve been meaning to write about it for weeks, ever since I discovered it on NVIDIA’s blog. It also echoes what Danny Shapiro, NVIDIA’s Vice President of Automotive, told me in a podcast interview in February. The short story is that NVIDIA GPUs power the supercomputers that Tesla is using to train its neural networks for better and better autonomous driving.
In the blog, Shapiro noted that Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s senior director of AI, gave a presentation on June 20 about Tesla’s autonomous driving work. Shapiro notes that, in the presentation, Karpathy “unveiled the in-house supercomputer the automaker is using to train deep neural networks for Autopilot and self-driving capabilities.” Karpathy says that it is possibly the 5th most powerful supercomputer in the world.
NVIDIA was happy to use the opportunity to point out that it powers that #5 supercomputer (and I would not be surprised if it has its GPUs inside of some of the other 4 supercomputers). “The cluster uses 720 nodes of 8x NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs (5,760 GPUs total) to achieve an industry-leading 1.8 exaflops of performance.”
If you follow the Tesla FSD Beta testers closely, you can see that an enormous amount of progress has been made on Tesla’s FSD firmware, with the progress increasingly coming from Tesla AI teaching itself — well, presumably that’s the case, but we’ll hear more on this later today during Tesla’s AI Day presentation. In the meantime, here are some more words from NVIDIA on why Tesla is using its hardware in its superdojo:
“NVIDIA A100 GPUs deliver acceleration at every scale to power the world’s highest-performing data centers. Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere Architecture, the A100 GPU provides up to 20x higher performance over the prior generation and can be partitioned into seven GPU instances to dynamically adjust to shifting demands.”
Shapiro further summarizes how Tesla AI is working to improve autonomous driving in Tesla cars, and I don’t think I can do a better job than him, so here’s more on that:
“Tesla’s cyclical development begins in the car. A deep neural network running in ‘shadow mode’ quietly perceives and makes predictions while the car is driving without actually controlling the vehicle.
“These predictions are recorded, and any mistakes or misidentifications are logged. Tesla engineers then use these instances to create a training dataset of difficult and diverse scenarios to refine the DNN.
“The result is a collection of roughly 1 million 10-second clips recorded at 36 frames per second, totaling a whopping 1.5 petabytes of data. The DNN is then run through these scenarios in the data center over and over until it operates without a mistake. Finally, it’s sent back to the vehicle and begins the process again.
“Karpathy said training a DNN in this manner and on such a large amount of data requires ‘a huge amount of compute,’ which led Tesla to build and deploy the current generation supercomputer with high-performance A100 GPUs.
You can gather more from the Karpathy presentation above, but a final highlight is that about 20 engineers work together on each neural net team. For much more on the Tesla Autopilot team in general, based on a chat I had with Technoking Elon Musk last year, see this piece: “Tesla Autopilot Innovation Comes From Team Of ~300 Jedi Engineers — Interview With Elon Musk.”
And here’s the chat I had with Danny Shapiro earlier this year:
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First fossil-free steel delivered to Volvo Cars in Sweden - and that's big news for an industry that produces nearly 1/10 of all emissions!
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The first delivery of “the world’s first fossil-free steel” has reached its first customer, Volvo Cars. That’s the big news out of Sweden today, as joint venture HYBRIT — a joint venture between SSAB, the state-owned utility, Vattenfall, and mining company LKAB — announced its aim to revolutionize a steel industry that, by some estimates, produces nearly 10% of all harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
“I’m happy to be minister for enterprise and energy in a country where industry is bubbling with energy for a (green) reset,” Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, told a press conference on Wednesday. “The goal is to deliver fossil-free steel to the market and demonstrate the technology on an industrial scale as early as 2026.”
This is incredibly swift movement from a project that was announced recently — just back in May of this year, in fact — and it’s super important. “Steel is the foundation of modern society,” we wrote then. “A material input to buildings, cars, railways, roads and bridges. While low-carbon technologies exist across many industries, for the steel sector, which emits roughly 8% of global energy emissions and is heavily coal-dependent, commercially viable alternatives are still at an early stage for industrial-scale applications.” And, for what it’s worth, innovations to reduce carbon emissions in the steel business can’t come soon enough, as steel sector emissions could grow to some 20% of the global “carbon budget” by 2050 if left unchecked.
That’s to say nothing of car production! In terms of car-building, Volvo has been quoted saying that CO2 emissions related to steel and iron production for its cars amount to around 35% of the car’s total emissions in an ICE car, and 20% in a battery EV. So EVs are better than ICE, but that’s still a whole lot of carbon!
The greening of the steel industry involves removing the coal-fired blast furnaces that have been at the core of steel-making since forever, replacing them with hydrogen fueled blast furnaces that burn much more cleanly and without harmful emissions (the only emission from the hydrogen combustion is water). How you get that hydrogen is more troubling, sure — but undoubtedly better than coal … right?
You guys know better than most, scroll on down to the comments section and let us know what you think of the switch from coal to hydrogen. Is it better? Is it worse? Is it just a greenwashing job that moves emissions from one place to another? I can’t wait to find out!
Source | Images: SSAB Steel, via Reuters; NBC News.
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Editor’s note: Tesla AI Day is here. But many people who are super eager to see what’s revealed are leaning into their computers searching for something new or stimulating as an appetizer. Chanan Bos wrote a tremendous piece earlier this year about Tesla’s and what “real-world AI” from Tesla could mean — far beyond better autonomous driving systems and robotaxis. It seemed like a good time to revive the last part of that piece for anyone who missed it, so here it is again. Enjoy! And let us know down in the comments what you have to add. —Zach Shahan
Elon’s hints about real-world AI
Now we get to the really exciting part. Elon recently published some tweets that imply something I have been wondering about for a very long time and that bring us back to the question of the robot that builds the robot. Here are the tweets:
FSD beta build V8.1 normally drives me around with no interventions. Next version is a big step change beyond that. Tesla is solving a major part of real-world AI. This is not widely known. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2021
We’re upgrading all NNs to surround video, using subnets on focal areas (vs equal compute on all uncropped pixels) & many other things, so more time needed to write & validate software. Maybe something next week. This is evolving into solving a big part of physical world AI. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 24, 2021
Potentially — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 24, 2021
Seems likely — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 24, 2021
Real-world AI, physical world AI. What Elon means is the step where we go from object recognition to understanding the surrounding world. Ideally, we would like to place more robots in warehouses, factories, and many other places. Those examples are a very different real world than the streets a car drives upon. The same can be said about a hypothetical robot maid/butler at home or a robot chef in a kitchen. Those are all real-world AI issues and automating the learning process of AI is the only realistic solution if you want to go beyond basic functionality where a team needs to hand-hold the AI every step of the way towards basic functionality. In almost all of those applications, collecting a ton of data is exceedingly difficult because you don’t have millions of people volunteering to babysit an AI like they do with Tesla’s Autopilot.
If someone could fill an empty warehouse with robot chef arm prototypes and kitchens and have them all learn day and night automatically, continually improving and getting a sellable product in a couple of years, investors would throw so much money at them that the developers would drown in it. The less human input is required, the more scalable it becomes.
Yeah, we will open Dojo for training as a web service once we work out the bugs — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 20, 2020
Everything Tesla has learned and developed for FSD could one day be used to train all kinds of real-world AI. It’s funny because some people are already a bit skeptical about whether FSD will ever work and whether a Tesla FSD Robotaxi future is already included in the current stock valuation. However, what if I told you that Tesla could be the key to the real-world AI problem? If Tesla continues to automate this process, then the real-world AI market might have to brace for a major disruption. As for the tweet above, it depends on how you interpret it. If our theory is correct, what Tesla could offer might be a lot more than just raw processing power. In some ways, this will work like Google Cloud’s AutoML (automatic machine learning), but instead of a small machine learning operation, which is good for learning something useful from a bunch of images, this instead will be a toolkit to train an AI for operation in the real world, whether that be a kitchen or a warehouse delivery system.
Its not the robot, its the AI
We have by now all seen the amazing things that the walking robots of Boston Dynamics are capable of doing, whether it be with four legs or two legs. In fact, SpaceX recently used one to inspect the Starship SN10 crash site. The advancement there is that Boston Dynamics managed to crack the problem of walking like animals, staying balanced, not falling over, and more recently, being able to understand where they can walk and how to overcome obstacles.
However, when it comes to actually understanding their surroundings and interacting with them, they are not all that smart and are in desperate need of training. They might also be lacking the onboard processing power needed, but mainly, the AI is the problem, as no AI has truly cracked the real-world AI problem, which in essence is a learning problem. Solving this in the case of robots can make unbelievable new things possible.
The robot that builds the robot
Tesla has been working for years on the machine that builds the machine, which in essence is a highly automated factory, but if we get to a point that a robot can build another robot, then exponential growth becomes possible. Unfortunately, direct robot multiplication in such a fashion is still a very long way off. However, if a group of robots can be programmed to build a factory on the moon or on an asteroid from local raw materials with minimal required input from Earth, a factory that can build more robots, suddenly massive Kardashev 1* scale projects become possible. In some ways, it’s like the von Neumann probe*, but now in the form of worker robots able to turn the raw materials of the solar system into whatever we need.
*Kardashev scale is a measure of how advanced a civilization is where right now we are type 0 and type 1 is technically capable of using and storing all of the energy available on its planet.
*Von Neumann probe — the idea of a self-replicating spacecraft that upon reaching a new solar system uses local raw materials to replicate and sends replicas to nearby stars to do the same. With conventional slow space travel, the probes could completely explore our galaxy in just half a million years. When applied to construction, self-replication or even regular replication enables exponential growth and unbelievable mega projects.
For years I have been wondering why Elon doesn’t have a company like Boston Dynamics that is focused on the issue of the robot that builds the robot. Again, though, assuming that he is working towards this, he may have foreseen the larger issue, which was not hardware but the AI that will power it, in which case he found the most profitable and realistic way to fund the development of the methodologies needed to crack real-world AI. Though, I really wonder how much of that was actually part of the plan when he decided to pursue Autopilot back in 2012/2013.
How real-world AI could fit into Elon’s grand plan
Not needed, but will be very useful on Mars due to light speed latency — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2020
Elon Musk’s ambition, as he has stated a few times now, is to preserve the existence of consciousness. This can be broken down into just 3 different sub-goals and various technologies needed to achieve the goal. The easiest one to define is making life multiplanetary using SpaceX’s rapidly reusable rockets to build a civilization on Mars. The second is to preserve the earth and humanity on it. That would be done with Tesla’s help, which will help transition the world to renewable energy and make sure this world remains habitable. Then the last one has to do with AI taking over.
OpenAI was originally intended to prevent AI from extinguishing consciousness. Though, instead of being the savior we need, they themselves may have become the villain they were supposed to save us from, quite a lot of irony there. What is it that Elon keeps saying? Fate loves irony? The other side of that coin, founded at around the same time, is that Elon started Neuralink so that we can join AI if we can’t beat it, something for consciousness to at least remain relevant next to AI minds.
The Boring Company and Starlink can both be attributed to helping Tesla and SpaceX achieve their respective goals. Starlink by providing funding, and The Boring Company by helping avoid traffic on Earth and possibly by making places for us to live underground on Mars, because all the radiation makes the surface hazardous.
Nonetheless, if we can solve the issue of real-world AI, then we can make robots do a lot of the dirty work. Populating Mars without them would take a lot longer. Once again, robots and real-world AI can supercharge progress.
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Xanadu Quantum Technologies is a Canadian quantum computing hardware and software with US$145 million of funding.
In May, 2021, they raised US$100M in Series B financing. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round with participation from Capricorn, Tiger Global, BDC Capital, In-Q-Tel, along with returning investors Georgian, OMERS, and Tim Draper. The round brings Xanadu’s total investment to date to US$145M.
Xanadu was founded in 2016 with the objective of developing photon-based quantum computing to perform rapid and previously impossible computations at room temperature. They use silicon nitride chips.
This could be the most viable approach towards large scale quantum computers. They are leveraging mature silicon computing manufacturability and light’s ability to carry information across networks.
The systems operate primarily at room temperature and easily integrates into existing telecommunication infrastructure, enabling a system that can be housed in a standard, compact server rack and installed in regular data centers.
Over the past few years, Xanadu has consistently doubled its qubit count and made its quantum computers available over the “Xanadu Cloud”, described as the world’s first photonic quantum cloud platform.
Xanadu has also released two open-source software products: PennyLane, the hardware-agnostic and industry-leading standard for quantum machine learning; and Strawberry Fields, the only full-stack platform for photonic quantum computing.
They are initially focused on developing programmable Gaussian Boson Sampling (GBS) devices. GBS is a generalization of Boson Sampling, which traditionally uses single photons as an input; GBS uses squeezed states of light. In 2020, Xanadu published a blueprint for building a fault-tolerant quantum computer using photonic technology.
Blueprint for a Scalable Photonic Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
Arxiv – Blueprint for a Scalable Photonic Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
J. Eli Bourassa, Rafael N. Alexander, Michael Vasmer, Ashlesha Patil, Ilan Tzitrin, Takaya Matsuura, Daiqin Su, Ben Q. Baragiola, Saikat Guha, Guillaume Dauphinais, Krishna K. Sabapathy, Nicolas C. Menicucci, Ish Dhand
Photonics is the platform of choice to build a modular, easy-to-network quantum computer operating at room temperature. However, no concrete architecture has been presented so far that exploits both the advantages of qubits encoded into states of light and the modern tools for their generation. Here we propose such a design for a scalable and fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer informed by the latest developments in theory and technology. Central to our architecture is the generation and manipulation of three-dimensional hybrid resource states comprising both bosonic qubits and squeezed vacuum states. The proposal enables exploiting state-of-the-art procedures for the non-deterministic generation of bosonic qubits combined with the strengths of continuous-variable quantum computation, namely the implementation of Clifford gates using easy-to-generate squeezed states. Moreover, the architecture is based on two-dimensional integrated photonic chips used to produce a qubit cluster state in one temporal and two spatial dimensions. By reducing the experimental challenges as compared to existing architectures and by enabling room-temperature quantum computation, our design opens the door to scalable fabrication and operation, which may allow photonics to leap-frog other platforms on the path to a quantum computer with millions of qubits.
Photonics is currently the only platform that enables building room-temperature, modular, and easily-networked quantum computers. The advantages of photonics are augmented by using qubits that are encoded into the state of light using a method proposed by Gottesman, Kitaev and Preskill (GKP). These so-called GKP qubits are a leading candidate for optical quantum computation because:
(i) an important class of gates, operations, and measurements on these states can be performed with Gaussian resources, which are natively available and easy to implement on integrated photonic devices, and
(ii) they are inherently robust to noise and optical losses. Moreover, computation with GKP qubits can be performed at room-temperature, which makes them especially attractive for the scalable fabrication and operation of quantum computers
GKP qubits can be produced by Gaussian boson sampling (GBS) devices. These devices displace, squeeze, and interfere light – all Gaussian operations – and then guide it toward photon-counting detectors. When photons in all but one mode of the light are counted, the light in the unmeasured mode emerges in something approaching a GKP qubit, as long as a specific photon-number pattern is observed in the detectors. Although such a process is probabilistic, that is, conditioned on the observation of this pattern, many GBS devices can be run simultaneously to boost the likelihood of making a GKP qubit. But even with this approach, termed multiplexing, creating a GKP qubit with near certainty requires very many GBS devices. This requirement hinders existing photonic architectures, which require that GKP qubits be available on-demand.
We propose a scalable architecture for fault-tolerant measurement-based quantum computation that overcomes this severe limitation of GKP qubit production. Our method exploits a hybrid resource state comprising GKP qubits at some modes and squeezed states of light at others. Multiplexed GBS devices are still used to generate GKP qubits; however, when these devices fail, the mode is instead guaranteed to be prepared in a squeezed state. This mode becomes entangled with the others, as it would in a CV cluster state. Computation can still be performed on this squeezed-state mode but now the number of GBS devices needed is no
longer prohibitive.
Introducing Gaussian neighbors to the GKP modes of the cluster state leads to one complication though. When a GKP mode is measured to perform a gate, its intrinsic structure helps reduce the noise in the quantum state through the well known process of GKP error correction. But when squeezed state modes are measured, a known amount of random noise is injected into the neighboring modes, which might degrade the quality of the computation if not accounted for. To tackle this problem, we introduce a novel decoding procedure for the hybrid cluster state. Our decoder takes the noisy measurement values and uses the knowledge of the squeezed state locations in order to produce better-informed qubit readout values. Then, usual qubit decoding techniques can be applied to correct any errors that arise in the computation.
Thus our architecture enables scalable fault-tolerant quantum computation with optically-generated GKP states or squeezed states of light. More than that, it uses a room temperature moderately-sized planar photonic chip, which drastically reduces the difficulties in a scalable fabrication and running of the computer. Our planar architecture also satisfies a crucial requirement towards fault tolerance: ensuring that any noise does not extend beyond a qubit’s neighbours. These advantages may allow photonic quantum computation to leap-frog other platforms in the quest to build a scalable fault-tolerant universal quantum computer operating on millions of qubits.
They have proposed a concrete and scalable architecture for quantum computing with light. By using a hybrid resource state that can be generated and manipulated using near-future photonic technology, our architecture synthesizes modern techniques in scalable entangled resource state generation and bosonic codes. This “best of both worlds” hybrid approach comes with a novel error structure that arises from the Gaussian model of state imperfections and the use of probabilistic bosonic qubit sources. Numerical results show that such errors can be handled by our tailored two-tier decoder that makes use of continuous- and discrete-variable syndrome data.
Xanadu Advantages – modular nature, minimal cryogenic requirements, and fast clock speeds. Potential to scale in the near to mid term to millions of qubits.
SOURCES- Xanadu, Arxiv – Blueprint for a Scalable Photonic Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
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Baidu plans to expand its robotaxi ride-hailing services across 30 cities in China in two to three years to serve a wider range of users. Robin Li, founder of
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Baidu plans to expand its robotaxi ride-hailing services across 30 cities in China in two to three years to serve a wider range of users. Robin Li, founder of Baidu, said at the 2021 ABC Summit.
Currently, there are about 500 test vehicles in the Baidu Apollo self driving program and they are the first Chinese company to surpass 10 million miles of self-driving data.
Baidu has been deploying autonomous driving solutions since 2013.
In July, Baidu opened the Apollo Park in Shanghai. They have already had test systems in Beijing and Guangzhou. The 10 square kilometers area will be a hub for an intelligent connectivity ecosystem that will expand to 200 operating vehicles, becoming the largest autonomous driving fleet in East China.
Baidu officially announced the upgraded autonomous driving service platform—"Luobo Kuaipao" to speed up the scaling of autonomous driving operations on a commercial level!#BaiduWorld2021 #BaiduNews pic.twitter.com/1sTtLCQovw — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) August 18, 2021
Baidu has upgraded its core AI technology engine and open AI platform Baidu Brain to version 7.0, incorporating knowledge and deep learning as well as multimodal technologies while lowering thresholds. #BaiduWorld2021 #BaiduNews pic.twitter.com/lE7YHbXdu0 — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) August 18, 2021
Baidu announced its 2nd-gen AI chip Kunlun II has entered mass production. It heralds the 2.0 era for AI chips where it will display its powerful capabilities in autonomous driving, smart traffic, smart assistants, and other areas.#BaiduWorld2021 #BaiduNews pic.twitter.com/JLQqlg42pA — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) August 18, 2021
Huawei jointly announces the launch of ARCFOX Alpha-S HI — the 1st premium intelligent #EV co-branded with Huawei Inside — showing how #Huawei can help OEMs build better intelligent cars & drive the evolution of autonomous vehicles. #HuaweiFacts https://t.co/PrNneALB2c — Huawei (@Huawei) April 21, 2021
CNBC's @ArjunKharpal and @chengevelyn reported on #BaiduWorld2021, underscoring how key AI technologies from Baidu such as its Kunlun II chips and robocars are 'key to the company's future growth'. Find out more at https://t.co/fY3HFYHXlQ — Baidu Inc. (@Baidu_Inc) August 18, 2021
3) Some of the AI Accelerator Inference hardware that will be on 2021 and 2022 cars. Q4 2021: Zeekr 001 (~48 tops), Huawei Arcfox Hi (400 Tops). Q1 2022: Nio ET7 (1,016 Tops, ~180 watts), BMW iX (48 Tops). 2022 Volvo XC90 (254Tops, ~45 watts)… — Chris (@Christiano92) August 19, 2021
China’s Huawei and Baidu Pour $19 Billion into Electric Vehicles, Self-Driving Tech https://t.co/fM1iIde7Nl — TeslaNorth.com (@RealTeslaNorth) May 10, 2021
SOURCES – Baidu, Huawei, Christiano92
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Israel is being closely watched now because it was one of the first countries out of the gate with vaccinations in December 2020 and got more people
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Israel is being closely watched now because it was one of the first countries out of the gate with vaccinations in December 2020 and got more people vaccinated more quickly.
Israel is seeing weaker immunity for people with earlier vaccinations.
Weakening immunity may be beginning to show in Israelis vaccinated in early winter. A preprint published last month by physician Tal Patalon and colleagues at KSM, the research arm of MHS, found that protection from COVID-19 infection during June and July dropped in proportion to the length of time since an individual was vaccinated. People vaccinated in January had a 2.26 times greater risk for a breakthrough infection than those vaccinated in April.
Israel has among the world’s highest levels of vaccination for COVID-19, with 78% of those 12 and older fully vaccinated, the vast majority with the Pfizer vaccine. They are now logging one of the world’s highest infection rates, with nearly 650 new cases daily per million people. More than half are in fully vaccinated people, underscoring the extraordinary transmissibility of the Delta variant and stoking concerns that the benefits of vaccination ebb over time.
Israel has turned to booster shots, starting on 30 July with people 60 and older and, last Friday, expanding to people 50 and older. As of Monday, nearly 1 million Israelis had received a third dose, according to the Ministry of Health. Israel has 9.3 million people. They have given 12% booster shots and there is still surging delta COVID cases.
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Known for identifying cutting edge technologies, he is currently a Co-Founder of a startup and fundraiser for high potential early-stage companies. He is the Head of Research for Allocations for deep technology investments and an Angel Investor at Space Angels.
A frequent speaker at corporations, he has been a TEDx speaker, a Singularity University speaker and guest at numerous interviews for radio and podcasts. He is open to public speaking and advising engagements.
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All of these things are getting closer to completion but there is still 2-3 weeks left.
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SpaceX needs to complete the following to launch the Super Heavy Starship Orbital Flight
* complete the launch tower
* the Starship SN20 heatshield must be complete and each tile verified
* Both the SN20 and the BN4 prototypes must complete ground tests
* the fueling tank farm must be completed
All of these things are getting closer to completion but there is still 2-3 weeks left.
First orbital stack of Starship should be ready for flight in a few weeks, pending only regulatory approval — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 15, 2021
Finally the FAA must approve the launch after everything else is ready.
Ship 20, along side Booster 4 could possibly be flight ready within a few weeks.(pending regulatory approval) These full scale prototypes will be SpaceX’s 1st attempt to reach orbit with StarShip, testing the reentry capabilities is one of the focal points of this coming mission. pic.twitter.com/l3vevgEboi — Austin Barnard (@austinbarnard45) August 15, 2021
SOURCES- Felix Schlang – What About It?, Alex Svan Art, Austin Bernard, Elon Musk
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
The indictment charges Tony Navarrete with six felony counts related to sexual contact he's accused of having with a boy. He's charged with one count for alleged contact with a second boy.
Navarrete is a Democrat who represented parts of west Phoenix and Glendale. He resigned from the Senate on Aug. 10. He released a statement that day saying, “I adamantly deny all allegations that have been made and will pursue all avenues in an effort to prove my innocence.”
The first victim, a now-16-year-old boy, told Phoenix Police detectives that Navarrete molested him starting when he was 12 or 13 years old and continued until he was 15. A police probable cause statement said he admitted the crimes in phone call with the boy recorded by police.
He was arrested Aug. 5 and released on $50,000 bond two days later. A prosecutor said at his initial court appearance that he faced a mandatory minimum of 49 years in prison if convicted of all charges.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will chose a replacement to serve the remainder of his Senate term.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
More than 3,000 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards have been confiscated at cargo freight facilities at the Anchorage airport as they were being shipped from China, officials said Thursday.
Officers from U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized the cards in the past week as they arrived in small packages, said Jaime Ruiz, an agency spokesperson.
There were between 135 and 150 packages found in Anchorage, all sent by the same person in China, Ruiz said. The packages contained small amounts of the fake cards, about 20 or 25 each.
The cards confiscated in Anchorage closely resemble the authentic Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certificates given out by health care workers when U.S. citizens receive their vaccinations, the agency said. However, this shipment had cards that exhibited low-quality printing.
The seizure comes as a cottage industry for counterfeit cards has sprung up online to accommodate people who say they won’t get vaccinated for either personal or religious reasons.
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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The East High School boys golf team shot a collective team score of 298 on Thursday at a Missouri River Conference triangular that involved Le Mars and
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COUNCIL BLUFFS — The East High School boys golf team shot a collective team score of 298 on Thursday at a Missouri River Conference triangular that involved Le Mars and Council Bluffs Lincoln.
The Black Raiders won the triangular, beating the Bulldogs (349) and Lynx (452).
Drake Anderson won the tournament with an 18-hole score of 72. His back-nine split was stronger, as the East senior shot 33 on the final nine holes.
Ethan Spier shot a 73, good for second place. Spier shot a 6 in hole No. 18, the only time on the day where he had more than five strokes on a hole.
Spier's front-nine split was better at 35.
Le Mars' Dylan Susemiho was third, as he shot a 75. Susemiho recorded a back-nine split of 35. He carded a "2" on hole No. 11.
The Black Raiders took the next three spots in the standings. Cole Johnson was fourth with a 76, Jack Rees fifth at 77, and Aiden Westra sixth at 84.
Cole Brownmiller was the Bulldogs' No. 2 golfer with an 87.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a court ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases, a federal judge in Nevada found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno, in an order issued Wednesday, found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
“Anybody who works in federal courts knows the statute,” Franny Forsman, retired longtime chief of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Nevada, said Thursday. “There really are a large number of cases that have been brought over the years under that section. They’re mostly public defender cases.”
Section 1326 of the Immigration and Nationality Act makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. It was enacted in 1952 using language from the Undesirable Aliens Act passed by Congress in 1929. Penalties were stiffened five times between 1988 and 1996 to increase its deterrent value.
Forsman said she expected the government will appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
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US judge in Nevada: Felony deportation law unconstitutional
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are asking the public for information about a Hungarian man who traveled to Las Vegas and whose vehicle was found at Grand
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are asking the public for information about a Hungarian man who traveled to Las Vegas and whose vehicle was found at Grand Canyon National Park.
The family of Gabor Berczi-Tomcsanyi, 45, reported him missing to Las Vegas police. Authorities determined he recently traveled to the Grand Canyon as part of an extended trip to the U.S. Southwest, Grand Canyon spokeswoman Joelle Baird said Thursday.
The silver Honda Accord he was driving was located at a Grand Canyon visitor center on Aug. 9, with his belongings in it. Searches by ground and from the air at the park's South Rim and below the rim have turned up no sign of him so far, Baird said.
“We don't really have any additional clues that would lead us to other areas of the park where he might be,” she said.
Las Vegas police Officer Aden OcampoGomez said Berczi-Tomcsanyi was reported missing July 29 and that he stayed at The Mirage resort on the Strip.
Investigators believe Berczi-Tomcsanyi arrived at the Grand Canyon's South Rim on July 19. He did not have a backcountry permit or lodging reservations at the park, Baird said. It's not uncommon for vehicles to be parked in any of the lots for weeks at a time, she said.
Officials are urging anyone who saw him or interacted with him recently to contact investigators at the Grand Canyon. He was believed to be traveling alone.
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SIOUX CITY -- Students and their parents streamed into Sioux City schools on Thursday to meet their new teachers, unpack supplies and tour their new classrooms.
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Jonathan Leon is going into fourth grade and said his favorite parts of school are meeting new friends and learning more, especially math.
His father, Saul Leon, hopes the students are safe and have a great school year. Jonathan said he likes wearing his mask and his father added that the students are well prepared for the school year.
"I think they're ready," Saul said.
Students return to the classroom for in-person learning on Aug. 23.
Masks will not be required, but strongly recommended, according to the school's return-to-learn plan. Enhanced cleaning procedures in place and new this year, the school has acquired 16,000 rapid COVID-19 tests and will administer them with parent permission.
If a child becomes sick at school, the “caring room” will still be in place this year. The room is equipped with supplies and equipment to determine if the child should be sent home, according to the plan. If there are COVID-19 symptoms, the child’s guardian will be contacted and a rapid COVID test will be conducted with parental permission.
This year, the district hired ten certified nurse’s assistants to help with the workload.
With the heightened cleaning procedures creating more work for the janitorial staff, the school board approved the use of up to $3 million in ESSER 3 funding for hiring more teachers, janitorial staff and more. The school hopes to hire up to 17 part-time custodians through 2024.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are heading to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are heading to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship.
The team was formally invited by President Joe Biden to visit Monday afternoon. The Storm play at the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
“I think for a very long time, up until 2016, going to the White House was an honor. It wasn't necessarily political. It was to meet the president of the United States. The person who holds that office acknowledging your team's success,” said Seattle guard Sue Bird, who will be making her third trip to meet a president. “It was an incredible honor. Even when you watch a movie like ‘Forrest Gump,’ I'm dating myself a little bit, you understand in that movie what an incredible honor it was. It wasn't political. I think that all shifted in 2016.”
With former president Donald Trump out of office, Bird said she was happy to be going back. Many WNBA players including Bird have been outspoken in their embrace of social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, which Trump characterized as violent, radical ideology. Trump was also critical of Bird's fiancee, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former fiancee of Larry Elder said Thursday that the conservative radio talk show host now running for governor in California showed her a gun during
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Elder entered the race in July and Datig said she waited until now to come forward because she initially didn't think he would be competitive.
“I didn’t take it seriously but when Larry started to trend and become the frontrunner, I became extremely concerned,” she said.
Datig supports one of Elder’s Republican rivals, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Earlier this week Faulconer began targeting Elder for criticism and specifically questioning his attitudes about women, noting among other things that Elder had written that employers should be able to ask women if and when they plan to get pregnant.
Faulconer did not immediately comment on Datig's claims about Elder.
The documents provided by Datig described months of emotional distress from the unraveling romantic and business relationship. “I feel trapped and afraid,” she wrote in the mail.
A March 31, 2015, letter from her attorney to Elder asked for $6,000 in monthly support for Datig for one year, to cover expenses including rent, car and health care costs. She also asked for $195,000 for public relations, marketing and other services she said she provided for his show.
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Area childcare providers will seek early childhood professionals at an Aug. 21 job fair hosted by the state early childhood department in Farmington.
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The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the New Mexico Workforce Connection Center office at 3401 E. 30th St., Suite B, in Farmington.
The state is seeing about 800 people who listed early childhood professionals who are still showing up on unemployment, Groginsky said.
Tedrow also stated some employee love having a job where they work Monday through Friday, with no evening or weekend shifts and enjoy having holidays off. If they have small children, they can be into a class at the facility.
FARMINGTON — Area childcare providers will have a chance to seek early childhood professionals at an Aug. 21 job fair hosted by the state early childhood department. The goal is to help provide care for children as people return to work — and to get childcare professionals back to work and off the unemployment rolls.
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the New Mexico Workforce Connection Center office at 3401 E. 30th St., Suite B, in Farmington.
The state is seeing about 800 people who listed early childhood professional as a profession and who are still showing up on unemployment rolls, New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky said.
She believes some of the department’s initiatives will help employers locate childcare workers in the community.
“We wanted to be very proactive with the early childhood provider community in helping people think about coming back into the profession,” Groginsky said. “And also just reaching out to even other individuals who may be looking for work and rethinking their career to think about how fun and rewarding a career in early childhood education is.”
The early childhood department has learned from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions that finding childcare is one of the barriers to people returning to work, and providers are having trouble finding workers to open all their classrooms.
The state is holding three job fairs across the state, having hosted one in Las Cruces on Aug.14 and another one that is scheduled in Albuquerque on Aug. 28.
Groginsky hopes to see a large turnout at the job fair so people can learn about their scholarships offered to pursue a child development certificate and continue onward toward an associate and/or bachelor's degree.
Other initiatives include wage supplements, a bonus for bilingual certification and an upcoming $1,500 one-time payment for all early childhood professionals later this year.
Information will also be available from representatives for the department’s home visiting and early intervention programs.
Groginsky and Barbara Tedrow, owner of Gold Star Academy centers across Farmington, spoke to The Daily Times about employing early childhood professionals to help meet the demands of community members seeking childcare.
Tedrow said she is working hard to fill the open positions she has at her centers, including an infant teacher, a teacher for two-year-olds and a pre-kindergarten teacher.
“I have been struggling for about the past four or five months to fill the loss of the positions,” Tedrow said. “I have parents waiting to go back to work because I don't have the staff to open up the classrooms.”
She hopes to see more workers available when the federal enhanced unemployment benefits expire on Sept. 6.
When asked to “pitch” the community on a position in early childhood development, Tedrow said there are options to work in the field without working directly one on one with a child also.
There are options for employees to “float” between classrooms, providing support so teachers can work on development of lesson plans, and even help families find needed resources in the community such as rent support.
She also stated some employees love having a job where they work Monday through Friday, with no evening or weekend shifts, and enjoy having holidays off. If they have small children, they can also be placed into a class at the facility.
Joshua Kellogg covers breaking news for The Daily Times. He can be reached at 505-564-4627 or via email at jkellogg@daily-times.com.
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FARMINGTON — A New Mexico credit union is seeking applications for a grant program designed to support public school teachers.
US Eagle Federal Credit Union's enrichEd Classroom grant program is accepting applications through Sept. 13, with the winning teachers being provided $1,000 each for educational resources and classroom activities. Credit union officials say the program is designed to address the challenges the state faces in terms of classroom funding, resources and innovation.
Ten grants of $1,000 each will be awarded to teachers at public and charter schools in San Juan County, Santa Fe and the Albuquerque metropolitan area, according to Nadine Buerger, executive director of the US Eagle Foundation.
"The high poverty rate is hindering our children's success," US Eagle president/CEO Marsha Majors stated in a press release. "Teachers spend their own money, trying to prevent students from falling behind. As leaders in our community, we feel compelled to step up and support them."
The grant money can be used for books, technology, equipment, school supplies and any other items that enrich the classroom experience, according to the press release.
"We don't want to limit their creativity; we want to encourage new ways of learning," Majors stated in the press release.
The program is in its third year. Last year, Heights Middle School and Esperanza Elementary School in the Farmington Municipal School District were two of the grant recipients. The funds paid for a voice-amplification system for the band classroom at Heights, while the Esperanza grant covered the cost of an online reading program.
To qualify, applicants must be a full-time educator or administrator at a charter or public school in Bernalillo, Cibola, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance or Valencia counties, and their school administration must approve all grant requests. If the cost of the items or the project exceeds $1,000, an explanation of how the additional funds will be supplied is required.
Grant recipients will be announced in late September. To download an application, visit useagle.org/enriched.
Mike Easterling can be reached at 505-564-4610 or measterling@daily-times.com. Support local journalism with a digital subscription.
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FARMINGTON — For two of the top boys soccer teams in District 2-5A, the first chance to find out which direction these programs are headed will come quickly.
Both the Piedra Vista and Farmington teams are slated to take part in the annual Tiger Shootout, which begins Friday morning at the Aztec Sports Complex.
The Scorpions will face Kirtland Central while the Panthers, on the flipside of the bracket, will square off against Bloomfield. Both games will start at 8 a.m.
For the Panthers, and head coach Daniel Burns, the tournament is an exciting opportunity to show off their younger talent.
New challenges await Farmington, Piedra Vista girls soccer this season
"We actually have a really good roster, I wasn't expecting that," Burns said. "We've got some good skill in our seniors and we have a lot of young guys who have really stepped up. They're going to definitely contribute to our success."
The Panthers played a shortened schedule last spring due to travel restrictions and finished the season with a record of 5-2-3 played primarily against local and area teams.
Getting back to a more regular schedule, which will include district matches against the likes of La Cueva, Eldorado, West Mesa and Sandia is a prospect for which Burns is excited.
Lady Tigers looking to dominate district soccer once again
"We finally got to start practicing without masks this summer, which made it a good time for us," Burns said. "I like our schedule for the team this season."
Burns, entering his second season as boys soccer coach, was particularly excited about seeing the strength at the goalkeeper position, with a pair of seniors expected to stand out.
"Xavier Chavers and Deryk Duncan are going to be key for us this season in the net," Burns said.
Burns emphasized building the team concept for the Panthers coming into this season, hoping that philosophy will result in strong performances on the field.
Piedra Vista, Farmington High among five area schools mandating masks at indoor events
"The guys have shown a lot of leadership across the board, and my personal belief has always been that not one individual player will make or break the team," Burns said.
For the Scorpions, who finished last season with a record of 8-2-1, they'll be learning under new head coach Ray Santillanes, who took over the program after the end of last season from Victor Gill.
Santillanes had previously been an assistant boys soccer coach at Piedra Vista.
The Scorpions advanced to the state tournament last season, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up Albuquerque High by a final of 4-0.
"That was a real tough match against them," Santillanes said of the postseason loss. "They were stronger than us down the stretch. We definitely held our own in that one."
Santillanes said the Scorpions team struggled a bit without having that experience against some of the bigger schools and teams outside of the district.
"We had to stay here local against teams not in our district," Santillanes said. "I think for me, at least we got to play. That was our biggest thing."
Santillanes is encouraged about a number of star performers on his team this season, with four seniors coming back as well as co-captains Colton Lincoln, Jesus Flores and Anthony Solar.
"I've got some really strong defensive stars on the team," Santillanes said. "That's something I enjoy and something I think we'll be really good at."
La Cueva will likely be considered the favorite in the district this season. The Bears went into the state tournament as the second-ranked team in Class 5A, before losing in the semifinals to eventual state champion Rio Rancho 8-7 on penalties. The match finished 1-1 after extra time.
Steve Bortstein can be reached via email at SBortstein@Gannett.com, via Twitter @DTSBortstein or on the phone at (505) 635-2680
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'The Night House' is a tempered approach to horror that's never reliant on jump scares and yet remains so enthrallingly devastating as Rebecca Hall navigates the murkiest depths of mental health as a horror metaphor.
The ease with which The Night House demystifies the rawness of grief and dug-in claws of mental despair are soberly emblematic. Writers Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski generate a horror story that’s never shy around stigmatic windows into death and suicide. David Bruckner’s directorial style has tamed cryptic creatures in The Ritual and faced limb-snapping gore in Southbound, which The Night House doesn’t consider—the director’s range extrapolates the chilling intimacy of a housebound haunted character. I adore how architecture becomes possessed (so to speak) by secrets and the demons they spawn, as thought-based prisons simulate a hidden landscape that erodes under the weight of being outwardly not alright. To label The Night House compelling and caustic is just the start.
Rebecca Hall stars as the widowed Beth, left grieving after their husband Owen (Evan Jonigkeit) shoots himself in the head while adrift on lake waters. Beth is experiencing the indescribably hollow period of loss where everything seems surreal; the house Owen built is now an empty reminder. She medicates with brandy most nights and begins sleepwalking as Owen once did—then she hears Owen’s voice and feels a nightly presence. Clues start to inspire hope that Owen has returned, but further interactions cause Beth to investigate her partner’s private affairs and spiral as Owen may have been leading a double-life behind closed doors.
The Night House is a frightening character dissection that becomes a posthumous reassessment of an entire existence on Earth. Beth questions Owen’s behaviors as a single thread begins to unravel—one suspect photo on his smartphone camera roll—while her supportive guardian friend Claire (Sarah Goldberg) or compassionate neighbor Mel (Vondie Curtis-Hal) urges Beth to stop dwelling on self-sabotaging punishment. It’s a paralyzing thought; what if the last fourteen years were a romantic farce or throwaway fabrication? Worse, what if she infected Owen with negative emotions? As shadowy figures flicker in full-size windows or effigial statues (bound and stabbed) replicate totems in occult literature found amidst Owen’s belongings, Beth has no choice but to chase a single spark that upholds her melancholic madness in the face of trauma.
Bruckner is able to conjure classical representations of spirits that contest Beth’s conceptualization of reality, which is a nifty magic trick. Voices whisper instructions to Beth over radio soundwaves or shapes built into Owen’s carpentry outline the illusion of a man via load-bearing pillars glimpsed at just the right angular reveal. The house comes alive as Beth thumbs through Owen’s blueprint designs, unlocking this unconscious dreamworld where cinematography blasts rosy reddened overlays to signify a parallel realm. Beth is essentially fabricating another universe where she can reside, and pain is a constant factor. Closure and justice become equal antagonists, as the film’s highest plateaus of suspense occur when Beth drunkenly interrogates an apparition because last resorts are natural—the voice she hears, the depression she suppresses, cannot be outrun.
Sound design becomes a representation of broadcast signal influences, of guiding messages heard by an individual, and of some exquisitely invasive spookiness while "Owen" keeps chipping away at Beth’s well-being.
As The Night House explores tragedy and reflexive somberness through Rebecca Hall’s slam-dunk performance, “the voices” become something she must combat. Collins and Piotrowski aren’t underselling metaphors as Hall’s exasperation is worn without any hope of augmented concealers. The way in which Hall allows Beth to speak so freely about Owen’s actions and her character’s prior brush with death never softens; there’s an authenticity to every one of Beth’s intoxicated breakdowns as she yelps at air where Owen’s soul could stand. It’s so vulnerable and exposed, in a way that understands Beth’s teetering on a blade’s edge and how that’s a common state of emotional decay. The unexpected confrontations, the barstool confessions, the powerlessness Beth feels as Owen villainizes from beyond the grave—Hall’s fragility makes her house-of-cards exterior all the more impactful as the film’s ghost story blends with serial supernatural crimes.
Understand, The Night House isn’t The Dark And The Wicked in terms of apparitional terrors—but jump scares aren’t the only weapon in horror’s arsenal. David Bruckner basks under the poetic allure of moonlight for a genre experience that dedicates its fear to commonplace mental anguish. Rebecca Hall is brilliant, and there’s such uniqueness to ultimate evils presenting themselves using banisters, furniture, and hallway curvatures that emphasize optical deception over hellraising demonic imagery. It’s not impervious to a few pacing issues, but those qualms are overshadowed by mental health horror admissions that are as resonant as they are ruinous. Who needs to create fantastical creatures when everyday life is filled with beasts we already struggle to acknowledge? Even better when a film so thoroughly and honestly addresses what society itself refuses to confront.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Monday, Pueblo police began investigating the death of 52-year-old Valerie Munoz-Infante, who was found shot in a home south of downtown.
According to the Pueblo Police Department, officers responded to reports of a shooting around 2:45 a.m. in the 700 block of Box Elder Street. Officers found Munoz-Infante inside a house. She was taken to a hospital but ultimately died from he injuries.
Now, her two daughters are speaking out, sharing their mother's memory and demanding justice.
Sabrina Oliver and Hannah Vigil told KRDO they aren't pleased with how the investigation into their mother's death is being handled.
"We haven't heard from police or investigators since Monday," Hannah Vigil said. "We have no answers at all."
Officers told KRDO they do not believe the shooting was a random act of violence. Instead, police believe Munoz-Infante was shot by someone she knew.
As of Thursday, no arrests have been made in the shooting.
"I'm extremely upset," said Oliver. "I don't understand how someone can shoot somebody and be out of jail in less than six hours after the incident occurred."
Munoz-Infante moved to Pueblo in 2015. She was a former bus driver and hospice worker.
"She was happy. She loved to sew. She loved to color. She loved her arts and crafts. She loved her grandkids. She loved my dogs. She was just happy," Oliver said.
The daughters say she was always the one person in their family everyone turned to for support.
"She took on a lot of burdens for other people. Every time someone died in my family, she was the one that everyone counted on. She handled everything. She was the glue," Oliver said.
A go fund me fundraiser has been created to help the family with funeral costs.
The link to donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/2u84e-funeral-and-end-of-life-costs?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
If you have information on the case, PPD is asking you to call 719-320-6006 or you can report anonymously to 542-STOP.
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“Glass ceiling? Ha! What glass ceiling? Women, women exaggerate the problem of sexism,” radio host Larry Elder said in a 1996 ad for his radio show.
Then a hand slaps him across the face.
“Blacks exaggerate the significance of racism,” Elder adds. Another slap. “Medicare should be abolished,” he continues. Slap. With each new comment, a hand slaps Elder across his face.
“What’d I say?” a grinning Elder asks as the ad concludes.
Elder has long relished making provocative comments in his time as a radio host and columnist. But now, what he previously said could complicate the Republican’s campaign to win California’s September 14 recall election and unseat sitting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. His comments about women — which have already drawn attacks from his opponents — are coming under scrutiny. And a CNN KFile review of his comments, dating back to 1996, show a lengthy history.
The Elder campaign did not provide comment when CNN requested it.
He has mocked premenstrual syndrome, known as PMS, calling it “Punish My Spouse (or Significant Other).” He prominently promoted on his webpage a 1950s textbook on “how to be a good wife” that said women should “have dinner ready” and told them, “Don’t complain.” He reposted an article on his website comparing single mothers on welfare to stray cats.
Elder has already faced some backlash for derogatory remarks he made about women in a 2000 column, in which he wrote that “Women know less than men about political issues, economics, and current events” and claimed that this gave Democrats an edge over Republicans because “the less one knows, the easier the manipulation.”
His disparaging comments have been as recent as January 2017, when he deleted a tweet that implied women taking part in the Women’s March were too unattractive to be sexually assaulted, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In another previously unreported comment from a January 2017 radio show, Elder mocked women attending the Women’s March as “obese.”
“When you look at all these women that have marched — something like 2 million women — Donald Trump has probably gotten more obese woman off the couch and in the streets, working out, than Michelle Obama did in eight years,” he said on an episode reviewed by CNN.
He even has challenged mainstream orthodoxy on subjects like violence against women.
In the early 2000s, Elder maintained a page on his personal website on “women and domestic violence statistics,” citing three articles that alleged a narrative that violence against women was exaggerated for political gain of feminists. One of the articles cited by Elder claimed the Violence Against Women Act, which was signed into law in 1994, was passed with the goal of “redistributing power from the ruling class (men) to the oppressed class (women).” Another asked, “Why does our culture refuse to hold women as well as men accountable for their participation in domestic violence?”
In his books, Elder endorsed pregnancy discrimination, according to a report from Media Matters, suggesting that working mothers aren’t “dedicated” and available for an “all-hands-on-deck commitment” to work.
“When I saw those comments directed about women, directed about pregnancy discrimination, that’s not right,” former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, one of his Republican opponents, said about Elder following a debate Tuesday. “That’s not right for anybody of any political party or background. That’s not what you want to have your governor doing or talking about.”
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films, including “Kill Bill,” has died. He was 82. His office says he died in a hospital while being treated for COVID-19. Chiba rose to stardom in Japan in the 1960s, portraying samurai, fighters and police detectives, doing many stunt scenes himself. His overseas career took off after “The Street Fighter” proved popular in the United States. American director Quentin Tarantino listed the work as among his “grindhouse” favorites and cast him as master swordsmith Hattori Hanzo in “Kill Bill.” Chiba’s career was also boosted by the boom in kung fu films, set off by Chinese legend Bruce Lee, although with a dirtier fighting style.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has issued a ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S. immigration cases. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno found that a criminal law that dates to 1929 and makes it a felony for a person who has been deported to return to the United States is unconstitutional. Her order issued Wednesday found the law widely known as Section 1326 is based on “racist, nativist roots” and discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people in violation of the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou in Nevada didn’t immediately respond to messages about whether the government will appeal.
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It’s been a month since England dropped most of its coronavirus restrictions, a move that was welcomed by much of the country’s hard-pressed business sector but criticized by thousands of scientists as a “dangerous and unethical experiment.”
In an open letter published in the Lancet medical journal, they argued that a rising number of Covid-19 cases, the new Delta variant and the fact that a large part of the UK population was not yet fully vaccinated made the move too risky.
But the government was determined to push ahead.
It removed all limits on mixing and allowed venues like nightclubs and sports stadiums to open at full capacity starting on July 19. Face masks are no longer required apart from in a few specific locations, such as airports and hospitals. And as of Monday, fully vaccinated people are no longer required to quarantine after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.
A month on, it’s becoming clear that while vaccination works, the reopening has come at a cost.
“The UK is averaging around 90 deaths a day from Covid. Our reopening has been far from an unqualified success,” said Kit Yates, co-director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath.
While the death toll is much lower than it was at the peak of the pandemic, when as many as 1,300 people were dying every day, experts like Yates say it’s still unnecessarily high.
And with roughly 800 Covid-19 patients ending up in hospital each day, the UK’s public health system is once again under pressure and unable to provide non-emergency care at the level that is needed, Yates said.
“There isn’t capacity to carry out all the routine treatment that’s necessary. As a result people are missing out on lifesaving treatment,” he said.
The number of people waiting for routine hospital treatment has risen to 5.5 million in July from 4.4 million in February 2020, according to NHS Providers.
“If there was one lesson I wish other countries would take from watching the UK’s attempt to reopen is that vaccines are not the whole solution to the problem,” Yates told CNN.
“Yes, they make a huge difference, but if you want to keep on top of this disease then you need to back vaccines up with other tried and tested public health measures: Mask mandates in indoor public spaces, ventilation in schools and work places, a functioning, locally-driven test, trace and isolate system in combination with support for isolation,” he added.
Cases dropped, then rose again
Epidemiologists expected the reopening would lead to an increase in the number of people becoming infected with the coronavirus — but this didn’t happen, at least not immediately.
While the number of new cases increased just before the restrictions were lifted, it went down in the first few weeks after the reopening. This unexpected drop was likely down to the fact that contacts between people didn’t increase as rapidly as some predicted, and because the Euro 2020 football tournament, which led to a spike in cases, ended on July 11.
“Thankfully, although technically we’ve lifted restrictions, the UK looks a very different place than it did before the pandemic. My workplace is still practically deserted. It’s quite clear that people are not behaving as they were before the pandemic,” said Mark Woolhouse, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh.
“There’s an awful lot of scope for people to change their behavior more to allow more transmission of the virus in the future. Whether they will, we don’t know — predicting people’s behavior in the face of an unprecedented pandemic is a fool’s game, really,” he said.
The spike in cases before the reopening meant a large number of people were in quarantine after coming into contact with someone who tested positive. More than 2 million people were “pinged” by the track and trace app in July alone, according to the NHS.
On top of that, the school summer vacation got underway in England on July 16.
Christina Pagel, director of the Clinical Operational Research Unit at University College London, said it has now become clear that schools played an important part in the overall picture, adding that cases in children have been halving every week since the beginning of the holidays.
But while the overall infection levels dropped in the first few weeks after the reopening, they have started creeping up again.
“In the last two weeks, cases in adults have started going up again, and more than you would know just from looking at the numbers, because they’re kind of masked by the big drops in cases in children,” Pagel said.
She said the increase in cases is worrying, because July and August are precisely the months when it should be easier to keep infection levels down.
“We’re still in a situation where we have a lot of cases and a lot of poor health from Covid, so I think there is kind of a bit of trepidation about what happens when we go back to school in September,” she said.
While hospitalizations in the UK are on the rise, the proportion of people who end up in hospital now is much lower than it used to be, thanks to vaccination.
“In January, before the vaccination program really got into full swing we were maybe seeing upwards of 10% of cases going on to be hospitalized. Now that figure is down to between 2% and 3%, so vaccines are making a huge difference,” Yates said.
The data also shows that while overall vaccination rates matter, the key is in the detail.
The UK has fully vaccinated 60% of its total population, according to Our World in Data, while in the US, that figure stands at 51%, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the overall rate is similar, the US has more unvaccinated elderly people who are more vulnerable to the disease.
“In the over-50s, in our vulnerable populations, we have 90% to 95% fully vaccinated. And that’s making a really big difference. So we do have a lot of hospitalizations, but it’s nowhere near as high as it could be,” Pagel said, referring to the UK population.
“And if you look at places like Florida, which is seeing unsustainable hospitalizations, this is because they have a higher number of people who are still vulnerable, so even though they have high vaccination rates overall, it’s not helping them as much because of how its distributed in their population,” she added.
According to the Florida Department of Health, 79% of people aged between 60 and 64 and 86% of people above the age of 65 have been vaccinated.
Kids on the front line
In England, next month’s return to school is a major risk, because most kids won’t be vaccinated against the disease.
The UK medicines watchdog, the MHRA, has approved the Pfizer and Moderna shots for children and teenagers aged 12 and above, but only clinically vulnerable teenagers have been able to get the shots so far.
The government said Sunday that 16- and 17-year-olds will be offered the vaccine by next week, but there has been no announcement on inoculation for younger children.
“We will see lots of students meeting up indoors in schools at which few or no mitigations have been put in place … we should expect to see further rises in transmission when this happens, which will inevitably lead to more cases, more hospitalizations and tragically more deaths,” Yates said.
Deepti Gurdasani, a clinical epidemiologist and senior lecturer in machine learning at Queen Mary University of London, has long been critical of the government’s approach to the reopening, arguing that the plan put children at unnecessary risk.
“They may not individually get hospitalized or die at the same rate, but if enough of them get infected, then a large number will still get hospitalized and sadly, some will die. And they do get long Covid,” she said, pointing to data released by the Office for National Statistics earlier this month, which showed that 34,000 kids aged 17 and under are suffering from long Covid, with 22,000 of them saying their illness is having an impact on their day-to-day activities.
“These are not mild cases … 7,000 have had persistent symptoms for more than one year. That’s not mild,” she said.
Pagel said that while schools don’t appear to be major drivers of new infections when overall community transmission levels remain low, they become a problem when Covid levels are higher — as they are right now in the UK.
“Every other high income country is doing at least one of three things … they are either vaccinating adolescents, or they’re keeping in mitigation (measures) in schools such as masks and social distancing, isolation and (investing in) ventilation, or they’re keeping community transmission low … most of them are doing two of those things. We’re not doing any of them,” she said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Elder, a talk radio host and a leading Republican candidate in California’s recall election, denies his ex-fiancee’s accusation that he once displayed a gun to her during a heated 2015 argument. Alexandra Datig worked on Elder’s show when they were engaged and lived together. In documents provided to The Associated Press, Datig described an emotionally abusive 18-month relationship with Elder. She said she never reported the gun incident to police and moved out after they agreed on a financial settlement. In a statement Thursday, Elder said he “never brandished a gun at anyone.” He didn’t address her other claims. Elder is among 46 candidates in the election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Significant growth and a staffing shortage are resulting in longer police response times in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski is asking the community for patience as his agency works to address the issue.
The response times for where someone is in immediate danger are nearly a minute longer than they were in January.
At the beginning of 2021, it took Colorado Springs officers roughly 11 minutes on average to respond to top priority calls.
Recent numbers show it takes nearly a minute longer for officers to respond to those same urgent calls when someone is in immediate danger, with an average of 11 minutes and 51 seconds response time.
“There are multiple reasons for our lengthy response times. Number one, the number of calls we have coming into our communications center have increased over the years because of the increased population. So we have a higher number of calls coming in that we have to respond to. Number two the biggest concern I have is our staffing,” Chief Vince Niski said.
Right now, Colorado Springs Police Department is operating with about 100 fewer officers than it has the capacity for. CSPD currently has the funding for 786 sworn police personnel, but only has 702 officers.
Out of that total, 24 are recent graduates from the police academy and are still in training.
Niski tells 13 Investigates it has been more challenging to recruit and retain officers recently.
“I think some of our employees did leave because of the social unrest toward law enforcement and they no longer wanted to deal with it," Niski said.
The dispatch center is also facing a major shortage.
“What I am trying to ask our community to do is to have some patience with our employees. It’s not their fault that they are answering the phones in a lengthy period of time. It’s not their fault that they aren’t getting to your calls right away. It’s just the mass volume that we’re dealing with right now with the number of people that we have,” Niski explained.
Department leadership is considering other ways to respond to calls including scheduling appointments or taking reports virtually.
“We’re looking at different ways to lessen the burden in patrol and detectives by using our civilian staffing and actually building our civilian staffing in 2022 to help us to do that,” Niski said.
In 2022, CSPD will have the funding to have 803 sworn police personnel. Niski says that goal may be met by the end of next year.
The CSPD Chief of Police also plans to ask the mayor soon for more funding to hire even more officers to keep up with the city’s growth.
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Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms currently exiting Colorado to the northeast as the severe weather threat has largely subsided. Gradually turning mostly clear overnight with low temperatures to 55 degrees in Colorado Springs and 60 in Pueblo.
Friday: Nothing but sunshine helping to warm to 84 degrees in Colorado Springs and 89 in Pueblo. Keep an eye on the hazy skies as light to moderate smoke will be transported to the I-25 corridor by late morning. No chance of precipitation during the daylight hours, although scattered shower are possible in Pueblo/El Paso Counties after 10pm.
Extended: Those late evening rain showers will likely carry into Saturday morning before clearing out by early afternoon and turning sunny for the region. Winds could be breezy this weekend with gusts at 20-30mph.
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US jobless claims hit a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases.
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GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County Police have identified an alleged intruder who was fatally shot by a homeowner.
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Police identify alleged intruder shot, killed by homeowner
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2021-08-20 02:03:21+00:00
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NORTH EAST — The Cecil College Leadership institute will have a virtual “Leadercast” from Sept. to Dec. through four virtual speaking engagements with 11 different speakers.
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Cecil Leadership Institute hosts Leadercast 2021 "Shift"
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — All workers at Maryland hospitals and nursing homes will be required to get vaccinated or submit to regular coronavirus testing as cases climb around the state
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Maryland mandates vaccines for nursing home, hospital staff
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Berna Gunacti started making homemade peanut butter for her son, Berke, so he could have a healthier version of his favorite snack. Three years ago, the Newark resident turned that
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff Thursday that prompted a
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“It’s the death of all hope,” Dr. Dean Shezai says of the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan. “When you build hope for millions of women and then overnight take it away. And not just take hope away, but subjugate them, shroud them, put them behind walls, behind doors, there's nothing worse than that. That’s worse than death.”
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Anger. Hopelessness. Uncertainty. For many of the estimated 150,000 Afghan Americans living in the US, the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan has been difficult, if not unbearable, to witness.
At a recent vigil outside the Federal Building in West LA, a couple hundred Afghan Americans and their supporters gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember the lives lost during 20 years of war and U.S.-led intervention.
Several Afghan Americans shared their thoughts with KCRW.
Fallon Zuhal Ferguson, activist
Fallon Zuhal Ferguson: I am the daughter of Afghan refugees who fled [Afghanistan] during the Russian imperialist era [known as the Soviet-Afghan War] in the 1980s. Right now, I'm working with an amazing team in LA to put together vigils [and] protests, and make our voice heard across the city and beyond.
Benjamin Gottlieb: What has it been like for you to do this type of activism, given what’s happening in Afghanistan right now?
FF: Have you ever worked so hard at something your whole life? And then in one second, in a month, had it completely taken away? Shattered? You don't know whether your friends are okay, whether your family's okay. It's hard. It's been difficult for all of us.
You know, I'm one of the lucky ones where I have all of my direct family here, but I do have relatives back in Afghanistan: uncles, aunts, cousins. And it's probably been one of the most difficult things for us to watch. And especially for African Americans. We kind of feel caught between two places because as much as we're grateful to be here, all of us are dealing with so much survivor's guilt. We ask ourselves, ‘Why couldn't we take everyone else with us? Why is it always our country that is always being taken advantage of and taken over?’ It's devastating.
BG: You mentioned a collective feeling of “survivor's guilt” among Afghan Americans.
FF: Yes. It's been heart wrenching. Frankly, I am so disgusted at how our people have been abandoned because that could have been me, that could have been any one of us here. But we're the lucky ones. We’re the privileged ones out of all this, we have no right to speak for the ones that are back there. All we can do now is focus on getting our people back, which is why we plead with the U.S. government and any of the neighboring countries to please open your borders to us. Let us through, give us expedited processing, give us visas, we’re civilians. We're humans, no one wants to live under the Taliban. No one wants to live under that kind of government.
BG: Would you have supported the U.S. government staying indefinitely in Afghanistan? Or at least longer than it did?
FF: I'm not going to say that Afghanistan was perfect. It wasn't. But at least it was still safe for girls in the main cities to walk the streets, or at least as safe as it could possibly be. It wouldn't have been as bad as it is today if the U.S. had at least stayed. One thing is for sure: We deserve better as a people. We deserve better as a country. We deserve better as a diaspora. We deserve better as Afghan Americans. We can't just stay silent.
Dean Sherzai, neurologist
Dean Sherzai: I am an American of African descent. I grew up here for most of my life, but we always have had connections with Afghanistan because my parents and grandparents are from there. In 2002, I was asked to go back to Afghanistan to help out for a short period where I helped construct the nation’s health care system. The whole time I was there, we were thinking about improving the lives of Afghanistan’s women, because the suffering was being borne by women, whether it was death from pregnancy, whether it was death from infections, whether it was loss of life from other causes. And within a year, women went from the darkest of ages, to the most amazing, flourishing of human spirit you could ever imagine. Within a year, we saw women becoming teachers, professors, doctors, engineers, skateboarders, a surfing team in Afghanistan and a coding team and all these amazing, amazing empowered women throughout the country.
BG: And given your first-hand look at what life had become in Afghanistan, what do you think is next for Afghanistan now that the Taliban have taken control of the country?
DS: It’s the death of all hope. When you build hope for millions of women and then overnight take it away. And not just take hope away, but subjugate them, shroud them, put them behind walls, behind doors, there's nothing worse than that. That’s worse than death. In my view, in one fell swoop, we killed 16 million women, young girls that had hopes and won’t have hopes anymore. Women that were in positions of power, of influence, they will not have those positions. That's what happened in Afghanistan overnight with one bad plan. I'm not saying that we had to stay there for years and years to come. But we had the influence to make a proper transition. We chose not to.
BG: If I may, there’s not just anger in your voice, but despair too. Do you think the Afghanistan you helped build, even in a small way, is lost?
DS: The speed with which the Taliban took over the country actually gave them tremendous power. They actually think that they have a superpower behind them, they have some mythical influence. That's the calamity. Forget about ever trying to turn this around. It's going to take much more than a few thousand soldiers. So yes, I [feel] quite hopeless.
Hosai Afridi, health care worker
Hosai Afridi: I am here with my son, my daughters, my cousins’ kids. … The one holding the other Afghan flag, that’s my cousin.
BG: Here we are, outside the Federal Building, where there is freedom of expression, of speech. But for so many women in Afghanistan right now, much of the freedom they’ve enjoyed for two decades has been replaced by fear.
HA: It has. I [have been] so, so, so sad these past two days, [that] I cannot sleep. I cannot sleep. I imagine how these women, these mothers feel. They don't know who is going to knock on their door and enter their house. They don't care about what they're going to take, their wealth or their money. They're worried about their daughters and their sons, and their husbands and their brothers that they're not going to be there in the morning. That's so sad. Imagine living like this every single second of your life. It's so hard. I can't even express my feelings.
BG: I’m sorry for striking a nerve. I can only imagine what this must be like for you.
HA: Thank you.
BG: What do you think is next for Afghanistan?
HA: We feel abandoned. The U.S. abandoned us. They left Afghanistan to Pakistan and [the] Taliban. It's going to be the same situation as it was before. So we are really disappointed in the national community, especially the United States. They used Afghanistan, just like before, when they used Afghan blood to get rid of Russia. It feels like the same thing now.
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UC schools and Cal State campuses have established firm rules regarding vaccines. Students and faculty must submit proof of vaccination to have access to any and all on-campus facilities. But some individual community college districts aren’t enforcing a vaccine mandate.
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It’s the first day of Nathanael Gayheart’s college career, and he’s doing something that, in our current moment, could be considered a little wild: eating a pack lunch inside, unmasked. He’s sitting in an airy common room at Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa where snacking is permitted, but the rule here is masks must be on at all times when indoors.
“I do think the professors are doing well enforcing and implementing the rules,” Gayheart says. “Students that weren’t wearing masks, he asked them to wear them.”
The community college is going all-in on masks, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, you name it. However, there’s one tool missing from the arsenal: a vaccine mandate.
Not so at UC campuses and Cal State schools. At those universities, COVID immunization is a must this year.
In the coming weeks, these two different models will be put to the test as higher ed in Southern California fully restarts.
Back on campus
It’s pretty quiet at Crafton Hills on the first day of school, but that’s by design. Just 43% of fall classes are being offered in-person.
“Thank God we’re back to this again,” says math professor Jodi Hanley, who’s unmasked and outside during a quick break from teaching. Waves of excited educator energy are emanating from her. “I couldn’t imagine going back to remote, even though it’s always a possibility this semester, but it is just so good to be back in the classroom.”
Fully vaccinated against the virus, Hanley feels safe holding her course in a packed classroom even though there’s no guarantee her students are vaccinated.
That’s because in California, community college districts set the policies for individual community colleges. In the case of Crafton, it’s up to the San Bernardino Community College District, and so far, they’re not requiring shots.
Still, Hanley and a lot of students feel secure with the strict masking rules and extra cleanings.
“I woke up this morning a little bit late for class,” film and photography student Ben Zambrano says with a laugh. “I was a little anxious coming back, for sure, just being able to see people. But in-person is way better in my personal opinion.”
Zambrano specifically signed up for classes that would get him back on campus this fall after doing summer courses remotely.
“You build that relationship with a professor that you can’t really build online or over a computer screen, and I really like that way better,” he says.
Sitting in the shade, waiting for a class to begin is Nicole Ayoub. This is her third year at the hilltop school, and she’s happy to be back after a long, pandemic-induced absence.
“Feels great, to be honest with you,” Ayoub says. “I like seeing people, I like being with students and interacting and getting my degree done.”
The 20-year-old pursuing a degree in radiologic technology concedes her happiness is tinged with a little unease.
“It’s a bit scary,” says Ayoub. “I want people to be safe, but you can’t really sit home your entire life. You have to get out one way or another, so it’s good to wear a mask, but not everyone’s going to wear a mask. I’m kind of scared about that.”
Both Ayoub and Zambrano are vaccinated, and they’re okay with leaving the decision to get immunized up to the individual.
It’s a different story for Kaliss Gibson. The 21-year-old psychology student would prefer a stricter policy.
“I really, really hope in the future they change it to everyone gets vaccinated so there’s less worry,” Gibson says. “But if people want the choice not to be vaccinated, that’s up to them.”
Preparing to repopulate
At the University of California, Riverside, classes start September 23. And here, masks and disinfectants aren’t enough. This UC campus required all students and staff to provide proof of vaccination by August 16.
Those who failed to do that will start down a track of consequences, including being denied access to on-campus housing or having class registrations cancelled.
“What the end of that process looks like is still being worked out,” says UC Riverside spokesman Johnny Cruz.
Like Crafton, UCR will have fewer in-person offerings than in the pre-COVID era. About 80% of courses will be on campus this fall, with the largest lectures and big introductory classes staying online.
The school has invested more than $17 million in infrastructure and supplies to battle the virus, including setting up an on-campus testing lab that can process thousands of tests per week.
New to campus
While they tackle the virus as best they can with the vaccine mandate and a universal masking policy, Cruz says they’re up against a completely separate pandemic problem: a slew of college students who have never been to college.
“More than half of the students – we’re now a year and a half into this – haven’t actually spent any time on campus,” says Cruz. “In many ways, we have two groups of first year students coming to campus.”
One of those first-timers is sophomore Victoria Nguyen.
“Actually this is the longest I’ve ever spent on campus sitting at this one table,” Nguyen says with a bemused smile.
She’s at a picnic table in the shade at the Highlander Union Building (HUB), in what would usually be the bustling heart of campus. A few weeks out from school starting, it’s basically empty. Still, it’s kind of exciting to Nguyen that this is even a physical place.
“It’s so wonderful to just see that there’s a building with UC Riverside on it,” says Nguyen.
The incoming sophomore from Irvine is particularly glad UCR is requiring vaccination. She has asthma, which means she’s at an elevated risk of being hospitalized with the virus.
“Having that made me feel a lot more comfortable returning to campus, being in large groups again, being in an indoor situation with other people,” Nguyen says.
Her friend, senior Vincent Rasso, agrees.
“I’m completely onboard with it,” Rasso says. “I think that it’s extremely necessary just in the sense of seeing what has happened over the past year.”
While he can see how some people could take issue with being required to get vaccinated, he’s firmly in the camp of “your freedom ends where my safety begins.”
“The personal freedom to spread a virus that’s killed over 500,000 people is not up for debate when it comes to coming to a campus and being safe in an academic environment,” says Rasso.
Hoping for the best
Back in Yucaipa, at Crafton Hills College, school brass like vice president of administration services Mike Strong are well aware of the risks a return to campus presents.
“There’s a lot of concerns around it,” Strong says. “Everybody’s got the fear of, ‘Hey, we’re going to have a COVID outbreak.’”
Strong acknowledges that while Crafton doesn’t have the authority to implement its own vaccine mandate, the overarching San Bernardino Community College District could change direction.
“We see the buzz in the K-12s, we see it in the UCs and the Cal States,” says Strong. “You know, it may be just a matter of time.”
If a COVID outbreak hits the school, he says the worst-case scenario is a swift pivot back to remote learning.
For math professor Jodi Hanley, adapting her class — even possibly moving it back online — is a variable she’ll solve for when the time comes. For now, she’s getting a sense of satisfaction and comfort just being physically present on this first day of school.
“I don’t know much longer I would’ve been able to sustain it, being at home, being remote,” says Hanley. “It just feels like, okay, we’re getting back to what we considered normal from before COVID. That’s what I like about this. This feels like it’s the beginning of the end.”
The math teacher buzzes into her crowded, fully-masked classroom and starts her lesson. But Hanley and her students won’t be able to crack the equation facing all of us. If the Greek alphabet has 24 letters, and Delta is the fourth, how many more will we have to go through before getting back to actual normal?
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Rabia Ahmadi came from Afghanistan in 2016 and now serves as the family services director at Miry’s List. She says, “We are safe here, we appreciate that. But our families are not safe. Our friends are not safe.”
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How do you resettle in LA after leaving turmoil and chaos in Afghanistan behind? Some Afghans who managed to evacuate are building new lives in California with help from LA aid groups.
Miry Whitehill is the founder of Miry’s List, a nonprofit that offers temporary housing, career mentorship, and more to refugees. Her group has launched an emergency action fund to help Afghan refugees resettle.
“In the last seven days alone, we have enrolled eight families from Afghanistan in our program,” she says. “We know that these families have been to hell and back to get their families to safety. So whatever we can do to make sure that we have the resources available so that we can respond quickly to our families’ very urgent needs –– that is a successful outcome for us.”
Rabia Ahmadi came from Afghanistan in 2016 with her husband and children, and now serves as the family services director at Miry’s List. She says, “We are safe here, we appreciate that. But our families are not safe. Our friends are not safe.”
She works alongside government agencies to connect newcomers to LA’s Afghan community, enroll them in English language classes, and help them get the basic necessities they need to begin their lives in the Southland.
“We approach this work in three pillars of our programming: survive, hive, and thrive,” says Whitehill, stressing the importance of a community support system. “Being in contact with these families, letting them know that they have friends and a support system, that goes a long way.”
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If you're a registered voter in California, your ballot for the gubernatorial recall election should be showing up in your mailbox soon, if you haven't received it already.
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If you're a registered voter in California, your ballot for the gubernatorial recall election should be showing up in your mailbox soon, if you haven't received it already.
The ballot includes two questions. The first one asks, “Should governor Gavin Newsom be removed as governor?”
The second one asks, “Who should succeed Newsom if he's recalled?” It gives you a long list of candidates to choose from.
Joe Mathews, a columnist with Zocalo Public Square, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the recall ballot.
KCRW: The Democratic Party and the Newsom campaign are urging voters to leave that second question blank. Who would it help?
Matthews: “It helps Gavin Newsom. It asks whether you are going to keep Newsom or pick one of these 46 people — none of whom is particularly well known.
And it probably helps the Republican Party if Newsom gets recalled. It makes it more likely that if Democrats are not voting, the leading Republican of the contenders will be governor.”
If you're opposed to the recall, should you answer the second question on the ballot?
“As I said to someone who decided not to vote in the same question, it’s fine by me [if you don’t fill it out], but I'm not listening to any of your complaints if the governor is recalled and you don't like the person who gets to be elected governor.
I think it's worth voting in the second question even if Newsom stays. If you're more Republican, you can give the tip to a Republican you would like, perhaps as a candidate for the governor's race just next year.
If you are sympathetic to California’s independents, you could vote for a guy named Michael Loebs, a San Francisco State lecturer who is part of the California National Party. [He] is on the ballot.
If you're perhaps a journalist who wants a different life path, there's a journalist-turned-shaman on the ballot who's a Democrat.”
When it comes to that second question, what is the most strategic thing to do?
“If you're a Democrat, you want to vote for a Democrat. The person who seems to have the best knowledge is this YouTuber named Meet Kevin.
The Newsom argument in not filling out the second question is that you'll be able to see how many fewer people voted. And that would undermine the legitimacy of the potential winner.”
What is the most democratic thing to do?
“It’s to research and find someone that you think can do the job and go with that.
I would caution that this is not really different from a typical election. We've had over 30 candidates on ballots for the Senate.
Having this problem of not knowing who the people are and who to vote for is a common one. Even if you have the one person you want to vote for, you’ll have to find them on the ballot, which may go on multiple pages.”
If the recall is approved, somebody could be elected governor with just 10% of the votes and without winning the majority. Is this an unusual system?
“People should recognize that this recall ballot and its problems are not just about the recall. The way we are doing elections doesn't work. It's a piece of this, and we should be doing it differently.
We need to have systems that dole out representation proportionally as done in other countries. They allow you to vote for a party or a person.
Within our system — even a system like rank choice voting, which New York City just used for its mayor — would allow people to vote for multiple candidates or multiple people of a party or ideology. It would be a true expression of what people want, rather than having to sort through a big group of names.
If you're trying to vote strategically, you're already in a bad place. People should get to vote for who they want in the best, closest expression of what they're for in a democracy. This recall system doesn’t meet that basic test.”
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“In my highs and my lows, in times where I've been in love and times where I had my heart broken, bolero has always been there,” says Roberto Carlos, founder of “Boleros de Noche,” a music series in LA dedicated to preserving the music and re-introducing it to the new generations.
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A “bolero” is a song filled with love, heartache, and betrayal. The genre originated in Cuba before spreading to Mexico in the 1940s and gaining popularity during the “Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.”
“In my highs and my lows, in times where I've been in love and times where I had my heart broken, bolero has always been there,” says Roberto Carlos, who grew up listening to boleros in Oaxaca and is now the founder of “Boleros de Noche,” a music series in Los Angeles dedicated to preserving the music and re-introducing it to the new generations.
“These concerts incentivize people to relook at bolero music,” says Carlos, who also plays guitar in the band Tres Souls. They’ll be performing at The Ford this Saturday with headliner Gaby Moreno to celebrate the Fifth Annual Boleros De Noche. “Our effort is to create a platform where these musicians can showcase their talents and showcase that they're also preserving bolero music.”
Earlier this year, Moreno recorded “Bolero a La Vida” with the iconic singer and dancer Omara Portuondo.
“Celebrating five years with Gaby Moreno and Tres Souls, it's a perfect combination because you get a glimpse of the traditional sound, which is Tres Souls, but also something that's evolving like Gaby Moreno, with the soulful jazz Americana influences. It's gonna be special.”
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Carl Lawson left practice early Thursday and had an MRI on his Achilles. The Jets announced he will miss the entire season.
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The Jets will be without their top free agent acquisition this year after defensive end Carl Lawson ruptured his Achilles, the team announced Thursday.
It was apparent that Lawson would miss some time when he left Thursday’s practice on a cart with a leg injury, but an MRI on his Achilles revealed the worst possible outcome: Lawson’s injury was bad enough to keep him out for the year.
It’s a huge blow to a Jets defense that needs a speedy outside pass rusher on the line. Lawson was poised for a big role after inking a three-year, $45 million deal this offseason. He’ll have a full season to recover now before rejoining the team next offseason.
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A 9pm to 5am curfew will be introduced in 12 Sydney suburbs.
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A member of the Australian Defence Force assists people arriving at the Qudos Bank Arena NSW Health Vaccination Centre on August 16, 2021 in Sydney. Photo / Getty Images
New South Wales has extended its lockdown and put tough new restrictions in place after recording 642 locally acquired Covid-19 cases overnight and four Covid-related deaths.
Greater Sydney will remain in lockdown until the end of September, while restrictions will remain in place for rural and regional communities until at least August 28.
At least 41 of today's cases were infectious while in the community.
Today's Covid-related deaths include an aged-care resident in her 80s from Sydney's inner west who died at Royal North Shore Hospital; a man in his 70s from south-east Sydney who died at St George Hospital; a man in his 80s from western Sydney who died at Nepean Hospital, and a woman in her 80s from south-west Sydney who died at Campbelltown Hospital.
NSW recorded 644 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm.
Of these locally acquired cases, 134 are linked to a known case or cluster – 107 are household contacts and 27 are close contacts – and the source of infection for 508 cases is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/cdIcVbmw2p — NSW Health (@NSWHealth) August 20, 2021
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said police would be enforcing a 9pm to 5am curfew from Monday in Bayside, Blacktown, Burwood, Campbelltown, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Liverpool, Parramatta, Strathfield, and some suburbs of Penrith.
The only people allowed to leave their homes during these hours will be authorised workers.
"We feel for you, we've imposed a lot of restrictions on you already ... But we don't want to see more of you lose loved ones," Berejiklian said.
"It's heartbreaking when you see a disease rip through families. Families who aren't vaccinated are suffering the most.
"I apologise deeply to the vast majority of people in these communities who are doing the right thing, but for our own health and safety moving forward we need to make these difficult decisions."
NSW Commissioner Mick Fuller said police had asked for additional powers.
"These additional powers, including the curfew are, from a police perspective, about stopping the spread of the virus," he said.
In addition to the curfew, outdoor exercise will be limited to one hour a day.
From Monday, all NSW residents will also be required to wear masks outdoors unless they are doing strenuous exercise.
"Our concern is that when people are walking past a group of people or accidentally bumping into people that, that can cause that fleeting contact can cause transmission, and even when you're exercising, you need to have the mask unless you're doing some strenuous exercise," Berejiklian said.
"And if you happen to come into contact with anybody else [while doing strenuous exercise], the mask needs to be put on your face."
Victoria
Victoria has recorded 55 locally acquired Covid-19 cases overnight.
Twenty-five have been in isolation for their entire infectious period, and 49 are linked to known outbreaks.
That means at least six are mystery cases.
Victorian authorities will release full case, testing and vaccination numbers shortly.
There are 57 new cases reported today with 55 local cases and two cases acquired overseas. Of the locally-acquired cases, 49 are linked to known outbreaks and 25 have been in isolation for the entirety of their infectious period. [1/2] — VicGovDH (@VicGovDH) August 19, 2021
Queensland
Queensland today recorded no new locally acquired Covid-19 infections and one historical case - a child who tested negative four times while in isolation.
The child is a student under the age of 10 at Ironside State School.
Despite the child's parents testing positive during their 14 days of home quarantine, the child never returned a positive test.
Queensland's chief health officer Jeannette Young said serology testing revealed the child had indeed had Covid and fully recovered, despite the four earlier negative results.
Friday 20 August – coronavirus cases in Queensland:
No new community transmission in Queensland overnight.
1 new locally acquired case - a historical case detected in home quarantine, and linked to the Indooroopilly Delta cluster.
0 new overseas acquired cases.#covid19 pic.twitter.com/BOjb7sMi24 — Annastacia Palaszczuk (@AnnastaciaMP) August 20, 2021
"We know that happens with young people," she said.
"But this [case] is of no risk because they were in quarantine the entire time. They have now fully recovered so they can leave quarantine.
"Other than that, we have no new cases, which is excellent news and it means we can remove some restrictions at 4pm."
This afternoon, a suite of restrictions will be eased in Queensland, with masks no longer required outdoors.
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Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba's career spanned 50 years.
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Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba has died.
The martial arts veteran who starred in Kill Bill and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift died from Covid-19 complications on Thursday aged 82, Variety reports.
According to the outlet, Chiba caught the virus at the end of July and was hospitalised after his pneumonia worsened on August 8. The Daily Mail reports he was not vaccinated.
He had an impressive career as an actor and choreographer from the 1960s to the 2010s.
His expert martial arts skills added flair to popular movies in Japan and America, including the Kill Bill franchise where he starred as Hattori Hanzō. His character was a retired swordsman who crafted a blade for Uma Thurman's character.
He was born Sadaho Maeda in Fukuoka, Japan on January 22, 1939. He earned a first-degree black belt in Karate and started his film career in 1960.
In The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift he played a Yazuka boss. His other notable film work includes roles in the titles Bullet Train, Champion of Death, and the 1970s Street Fighter trilogy.
Chiba's agent confirmed the news of his death to Variety.
Chiba's manager Timothy Beal also told The Wrap: "He was a great friend and an awesome client. Such a humble, caring and friendly man."
RIP Sonny Chiba. I hope more that only know him for his role in kill bill go find out how much awesome stuff he did before. He legit was hired by Quentin Tarantino since he knew how huge sonny was for the kung fu era movies pic.twitter.com/UnuLGe42jw — Mechanical found ghost 🇿🇦 (@ProjectAuuman) August 19, 2021
R.I.P. to the legendary Sonny Chiba, an absolute icon in Japanese Cinema.
For Western audiences that are not as familiar with Japanese Cinema, you may recognise him as the unforgettable Hattori Hanzō in Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill'.
Thank you Sonny.#SonnyChiba pic.twitter.com/xedmmBhV3t — Jōnetsu Nights (@JonetsuNights) August 19, 2021
Sonny Chiba was one of the all-time greats.
With him we got Quentin Tarantino, and I could’ve lived without that.
But without him we also wouldn’t have had Tokyo Drift, and I simply wouldn’t want to live in that world. https://t.co/2UO97j20XQ — Alex D. (@ThatAlexD) August 19, 2021
He is survived by his three children Juri Manase, Mackenyu Arata and Gordon Maeda.
In a 2007 interview with UK presenter Jonathan Ross, the actor spoke about the roles he enjoyed most.
"For me, the most enjoyable role to play is the bad guy," he said.
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"Be a devil, come in."
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A sex toy store's decision to stay open during Alert Level Four lockdown in Hastings has puzzled many in the city, with some arguing it's sending out the wrong sort of vibes.
When Hawke's Bay Today visited Adult Selections on Heretaunga Street West on Friday (for work purposes only), its door was open to customers and a sign placed outside saying "be a devil, come inside".
A man working at the store declined to be in a photo or comment, and also hung up on a reporter who tried to call.
Entertainment and hobby products fall under the non-essential category of consumer items and are not listed as an Alert Level Four business or service.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has been approached for comment.
Social media reaction to the store being open has been a mixture of comedic repartee and disbelief.
"That's far from essential," wrote several people on a local Facebook thread about the store's opening, while another said the owner had obviously made a mistake.
But others disagreed in a tongue-and-cheek way saying "It's an essexual business", and argued the store was important "for the girls".
Adult Selections is outside of the Hastings membership zone for the Hastings City Business Association, however the association's marketing manager, Emma Sey had some advice for the owner:
"If any businesses are unaware whether or not they are an essential service, they should visit the Covid-19 website.
"There is a webpage specifically around doing business at level 4, so I would recommend that if people are unsure they should visit the Government website and check Government guidelines about doing business at Alert Level Four."
There's potentially a good business case for staying open - last lockdown started a boom in the sales of adult toys in the region.
Havelock North just down the road topped a NZ-wide spike in sex toy deliveries, with sales growth of 401 per cent from May 2019 to May 2021, according to data released to Hawke's Bay Today by Adulttoymegastore earlier this year.
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Cromwell's Lee Murray high in the hills near Garston. Photo / Supplied
Partly, it's the thrill of the chase. Mostly it's spending hours alone in his backyard - the hills around Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes - that puts a smile on Lee Murray's dial.
Originally from Cromwell, Murray moved to Australia when he was about 11 after his father got a job there in the mines.
After attending high school there, he moved back to Cromwell when he was 17 and decided he wanted to get into hunting.
"I used to try and tag along with the boys that were hearty hunters [such as] Duncan Stewart. He's a really well-known hunter in the Central Otago region, and I was terrible," the 36-year-old said.
"I was hopeless in the hills - I had no idea what I was up to.
"They carried a pig for five hours, and they chucked it on my back for 20 minutes and I was [exhausted]."
After a stint studying in Palmerston North, Murray moved back to Central, laced up his rugby boots, playing variously for the Cromwell and Arrowtown Premiers, and, later Invercargill's Blues, and then started working in pest control trapping possums.
"I just loved it. I was all for it, got right into it, and now it's my passion," he said.
"I loved being in those hills...my first job was down at Roxburgh, [then] at Mt Linton Station, down south, and then just all round Central."
They were long, lonely days covering an enormous amount of ground and vertical metres.
Laying bait could be a 25km-a-day mission, while laying traplines involved going up and down hills all day.
His preference: baiting.
"I love doing those big long days in the hills...it's amazing.
"You know when it's 4pm, 5pm, whenever you finish, you're back on your phone, back to normal life, but throughout that whole day, you're just a mountain goat."
For several years Murray split his year between New Zealand and Europe, playing one rugby season in Spain, in 2015, and then the following five seasons in Germany, eventually playing for the national team in 2019.
Returning to New Zealand "rugby-fit" was of little help in the hills, he said.
"There's a massive difference between being hill-fit and rugby-fit and it always used to kill me for that first few weeks."
Spending all that time in the great outdoors also came with another bonus - getting better at understanding deer and learning about their movements.
Hunter Lee Murray with his dog Jack in the hills. Photo / Supplied
Eventually, he decided to get his own rifle and teach himself how to hunt them, though that got off to a slow start, as he was spending days walking around and finding few, and missing those he did spot.
"I started not enjoying it so much because I was like, 'man, I'm no good at it. I'm not sure what I'm up to here'."
But perseverance started paying off and, in time, he learnt "the tricks of the trade".
Through his job he also started building relationships with farmers, who allowed him private access to go hunting.
"Private spots are obviously better because there are not many hunters out there. You've definitely got a better chance - the hit rate's high...so if you put in the yards, do the mahi, you'll get the treats."
While having decent fitness levels was always a good start to help get into "hearty country", what he loved most was learning the art from "old fellas that have done it their whole life".
"You'll sit in a hut with them and have a yarn - I love that. [Hearing] how they used to do it, to how they do it now."
There was a science to it, he said.
"It's like if you've got a couch out of place in the lounge, you'll notice straight away.
"They'll [the deer] notice something's different, something's moving - they'll smell you and they'll be up real high looking down on you.
Lee Murray (left) and Tim Campbell, both of Cromwell, with a stag shot on a hunting mission. Photo / Supplied
"So you've got to know how to get up to him, and if you see him down low, you've got to know how to creep up to him and stalk him.
"There's a lot of judging wind, things like that."
He was also a believer in respecting the animals he hunted.
"At the end of the day, if he can outwit you and get away from you, good on him, and that's part of it.
"But when you shoot him, show him respect. I know most hunters will have a lot of respect for the animal and utilise everything, take all the meat, whether they want it or not...it can feed a family.
"There were a couple of struggling families in Cromwell that I was helping, just giving meat to."
While he was yet to shoot "an amazing trophy" - to date he had shot some decent 12-point stags, "but nothing absolutely out the gate" - he looks up to the likes of Stewart and Sam Manson, "the real-deal big-time guides" who shoot "amazing trophy animals".
As he found more success on his hunting missions, Murray started taking photos of his deer to send to his family and mates and then decided to set up an Instagram account, @nzhunting.
Lee Murray with a deer he shot. Photo / Supplied
"Probably because I was doing it every day it started getting a bit of a following - within a couple of weeks I had about 1000 followers...and a couple of months down the track there was 5000 and then it built up."
At present, he's got almost 14,000 people following the account and, from time to time, he's had a familiar face tagging along on his missions, including a few All Blacks and Six60's Matiu Walters.
He was also featured on TVNZ's Hunting Aotearoa last year.
But unlike others, who use social media to become "influencers", he says the best thing about it are the friends he has made.
"You meet heaps of people and people will know who you are, in a way, and they'll just come up and have a yarn about hunting. That's what's so cool.
"I used to ask all those guys to go hunting and they were never keen to take me, and now they're wanting to come with me."
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The Wonky Box has expanded to the Wellington CBD during lockdown.
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When Wellington went to alert level 2 earlier this year, The Wonky Box saved the day for many fruit and vegetable growers from the Kāpiti and Horowhenua by collecting the harvested produce and distributing it in produce boxes to customers throughout the wider Wellington region.
Started out of a desire to see less wastage and be fairer to the growers, customers and the planet, The Wonky Box is a combination of a food rescue and a meal kit business.
Now, in level 4 lockdown, The Wonky Box has had a drastic increase in orders as it expands to inner-city Wellington for the week, with calls from many growers to take as much produce as it can off their hands.
Orders are increasing drastically during lockdown for Angus Simms and Katie Jackson's Wonky Boxes.
"Many growers have reached out to us since the announcement on Tuesday," The Wonky Box co-owner Angus Simms said.
"Although it's a three-day lockdown, the chances are it's probably going to go further, and many markets aren't open in level 2 either.
"So even if we go back down in levels, the chances are they aren't going to be open for a few weeks."
The boxes are normally delivered on a subscription basis, with options available for how frequently you want it, however this week they have opened up deliveries for one-off deliveries.
With many growers harvesting early midweek for the weekend markets in the wider Wellington region, a lot of produce is already picked.
"They had been harvesting the weekends produce already and as a result we've got even more of an offset to try and sell.
"With all the chaos at the supermarkets, we decided to turn on the postcodes for inner-city Wellington and try our best to manage delivering to more people."
Starting by talking to their packaging suppliers to make sure they could get enough boxes, Angus and Katie decided they could offer an extra 100 boxes to families in the CBD.
"Although we're an essential service, that was all we thought we could manage as our bubble – me, Katie and our flatmate."
"We've had offers from friends to help, but at the moment we're keeping it safe and doing the delivery ourselves."
Angus, Katie and their flatmate are sorting orders, picking up produce from growers, driving it down to Wellington, packing it into boxes and doing deliveries along with running the website and finances, enabling customers to have a fresh box of fruit and vegetables, packed with a number of staples and surprise options each week, of normal and wonky fruit and vegetables.
The Wonky Box is a new start-up in Wellington saving excess and misshapen produce that would otherwise be wasted.
Posting on social media that they were opening to the Wellington CBD for a one-off box this week Angus said "we sold out 100 boxes in the space of ten minutes, it was crazy".
"Our growers still have more produce than we can handle but we are able to save some of it that would be going to waste, we are helping to a certain degree."
Angus and Katie are working on opening up additional postcodes in the city, the Kāpiti Coast and are in discussions with the Sustainability Trust about using one of the electric vans, and are also in discussions with independent couriers working between Kāpiti and Wellington to reach more homes.
• Keep checking www.wonkybox.nz over the next few weeks to see if they expand delivery to your area.
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DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on Thursday night.
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DeWanna Bonner scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-71 on Thursday night.
Bonner made 10 of 11 free throws — and Connecticut went 23 for 25 from the line — to help reach 30 points for the first time this season. It was her fifth double-double.
The shot clock stood no chance against DB. pic.twitter.com/b0QFBu5mEJ —@ConnecticutSun
Jonquel Jones added 20 points and seven rebounds for Connecticut (17-6) despite being in foul trouble. The Sun turned it over 17 times but outrebounded the Lynx 31-23.
Sylvia Fowles led Minnesota (13-9) with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Layshia Clarendon added 15 points and Napheesa Collier scored 11.
Chatham, Ont., native Bridget Carleton scored six points for the Lynx while also contributing four assists and three rebounds in 25 minutes of play.
Fellow Canadian Natalie Achonwa of Guelph, Ont., chipped in two points off the bench for Minnesota.
Connecticut continues its five-game homestand on Tuesday against Las Vegas in a battle for sole possession of first place. Minnesota lost back-to-back games against Connecticut following an eight-game winning streak.
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New exposure notices issued for Délı̨nę require fully vaccinated to self-isolate. One new exposure notice for Yellowknife.
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Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the Northwest Territories. On Thursday health authorities reported 170 active cases, 169 of which are N.W.T. residents.
According to the N.W.T. COVID-19 dashboard 149 of the active cases are residents of the Sahtu region.
Public health officials in the Northwest Territories also issued several new COVID-19 exposure notices Thursday afternoon.
In Délı̨nę four high exposure locations where identified:
Délı̨nę Hand Games Event at the Community Culture Centre on Aug. 14. Anyone who was there must isolate for 10 days and arrange testing.
Spiritual Gathering Community Culture Event Aug. 13-15. Anyone who was there must isolate for 10 days and arrange testing.
Community Feast (Fish Camp) Lunch Aug. 13-15. Anyone who was there must isolate for 10 days and arrange testing.
Community Breakfasts from Aug. 13-15. Anyone at these breakfasts must isolate for 10 days and arrange for testing.
In Yellowknife anyone at the Black Knight on Aug. 10 between 10 p.m. and midnight, Aug.13 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., or anytime all night on Aug. 14, and who is unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated is asked to isolate for 10 days from their exposure and get a COVID-19 test.
Anyone fully vaccinated who was there during any of those times is asked to wear a mask in public and to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate if symptoms develop and arrange for testing.
The same stands for anyone who was at Harley's Hard Rock and Saloon on Aug. 13 from 12:30 a.m. until close.
In Inuvik, anyone at the Trapper Bar on Aug. 15 from 6 p.m. to close and who is partially or completely unvaccinated is asked to isolate for 10 days from exposure and get tested. The fully vaccinated should monitor for symptoms and wear a mask in public places.
The same for anyone at the Inuvik Legion on Aug. 14 from 3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
The office of the chief public health officer is now reporting 78 cases in Fort Good Hope, 55 in Colville Lake, seven cases in Délı̨nę, one in Inuvik and 19 cases in Yellowknife.
A press release late Thursday notes one additional case related to an out of territory resident unrelated to the current outbreak.
The Sahtu region has been at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak identified on Sunday. The outbreak has been tied to a handgames tournament in Fort Good Hope, a community of about 500 with a relatively low vaccination rate.
Sixty-three per cent of adults in Fort Good Hope are fully vaccinated, compared to 74 per cent across the territory. As a region, the Sahtu stands at 68 per cent fully vaccinated among adults.
Health officials and others have repeatedly implored residents across the N.W.T. to get fully vaccinated, saying it's the best defence against COVID-19 and its variants.
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There were many warnings about the safety of an intersection where an 18-year-old cyclist was fatally struck by a dump truck Wednesday evening, a Toronto lawyer says.
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There were many warnings about the safety of an intersection where an 18-year-old cyclist was fatally struck by a dump truck Wednesday evening, a Toronto lawyer says.
David Shellnutt, who is also a cyclist, says he and others tweeted about the the dangers posed by ongoing construction in the Avenue Road and Bloor Street West area two days before the collision.
"The whole area is a construction zone nightmare that we have been warning about," Shellnut wrote in an email to CBC News. "This was preventable. But, it was also negligent."
The cyclist, believed to be from Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Insp. Michael Williams told reporters the cyclist and truck driver were both travelling northbound in the curb lane on Avenue Road, north of Bloor Street West.
"It doesn't sound like the [dump] truck gave enough room to the cyclist, unfortunately," Williams said.
"It's very tragic and very preventable."
An 18-year-old died after he was hit by a dump truck while cycling at Avenue Road and Bloor Street West on Wednesday evening. (Michael Aitkens/CBC)
Shellnutt shared a number of tweets, which he says show the City of Toronto was put on notice about a dangerous road issue.
In one tweet Dave Edwards wrote, "2 days ago construction workers laughed at cyclists asking them to make the area safer."
"This morning cyclists filmed the area to demonstrate the danger and informed the City of Toronto," Edwards wrote in another.
Shellnutt said in a tweet, "We asked the City of Toronto repeatedly for help."
Big yikes @cityoftoronto. Save yourself a notice letter from our office and do better please :) https://t.co/a8d46SIlAB —@TheBikingLawyer
Shellnutt believes the city and the construction contractors "displayed reckless disregard for the safety of all road users. This death was caused by the negligent actions of those tasked with protecting the public."
Shellnutt says, as a lawyer, he hopes the family is given time to mourn in peace.
However, he says the incident raises serious issues about the liability of not only the driver but the City of Toronto and the contractors … who he says treat road safety without the seriousness with which it deserves.
Still 'work to do' on safety, Tory says
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city's Vision Zero initiative has resulted in a substantial reduction in the number of pedestrians and cyclists who have been seriously injured or worse in the past couple of years.
But he says, "We still have our work to do."
Tory says he'll be looking for a full report on the collision, adding that the city is "constantly looking at things we can do with respect to construction areas, with respect to all of the different things that we are doing to make sure that cyclists and pedestrians can be safer."
Other cyclists who spoke with CBC News from the site of the collision on Thursday are also calling for more to be done to make the area safer.
"There are definitely safer bike routes in the city, say on Wellesley, there's the elevated bike route," Ben Heldman told CBC Toronto.
"This one, you're directly with the cars, [while] on Wellesley they have about six inches above the road for you to bike on."
Another cyclist, Neil Gibb, says the city needs to make adjustments in the area to give enough room to cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles, including to the width of the bike lanes..
"This is just simply too thin. This needs to be cut back so there's enough room for cyclists to go by."
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An error-prone Naomi Osaka was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-3 by Jil Teichmann in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Thursday.
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An error-prone Naomi Osaka was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-3 by Jil Teichmann in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Thursday.
World number two Osaka cruised through the first set and looked like she would make short work of the Swiss wild card.
But world number 76 Teichmann settled down and took the second set, and the momentum swung firmly in her direction in the fourth game of the decider when Osaka missed overhead smashes on back-to-back points, leading her to scream in frustration.
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The miscues continued to pile up for the four-times Grand Slam champion, who issued her 41st unforced error on match point when she sent a service return long as Teichmann advanced to the quarter-finals with the biggest win of her career.
"I'm shaking right now," Teichmann said.
"She's a very tough opponent, a Grand Slam champion, and I'm the underdog, which is a bit easier. But you've got to start somewhere."
Osaka will look to find her form ahead of the upcoming U.S. Open in New York, where she is a two-time champion.
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Michigan defenceman Owen Power has elected to return to school for his sophomore season rather than make the jump to the NHL after being selected with the No. 1 pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft last month.
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Michigan defenceman Owen Power has elected to return to school for his sophomore season rather than make the jump to the NHL after being selected with the No. 1 pick by the Buffalo Sabres in the draft last month.
A person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed Power's decision to The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the player's decision has not yet been made public. The Buffalo News first reported the news earlier in the day.
Power's decision does not come as a surprise after saying he was leaning toward returning to Michigan in the weeks leading up to the draft.
The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ontario, cited numerous reasons for playing one more season at Ann Arbor, including wanting more time to develop and having the opportunity to enjoy a normal college year on campus minus COVID-19 restrictions. Power was also motivated by the chance to compete for a Frozen Four title after Michigan's season ended abruptly when the No. 2-seeded Wolverines were removed from the NCAA Tournament following positive COVID-19 test results.
Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams responded by saying the team was on board should Power return to school for an additional year of development.
"This is a tough league. So I think the one mistake we don't want to make is putting someone in position that they're just treading water," Adams said. "We want them to be ready to play."
The Sabres are in the midst of major offseason overhaul and placing their focus on building through youth after dealing forward Sam Reinhart and defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen in separate trades last month. Captain Jack Eichel is also on the trade block in part due to a widening rift with the team over whether to have surgery to repair a neck injury that sidelined him for the final two months of the season.
Power is listed at 6-foot-6 and 213 pounds and was a Big Ten all-rookie team selection after scoring three goals and adding 13 assists for 16 points in 26 games. Power was then selected to represent eventual champion Canada at the world championships in Latvia in May and June. Power's role increased through the tournament, and he finished with three assists in 10 games.
Power became the third NCAA player selected first in the NHL draft.
The Wolverines return a potentially stacked team after having four of the first five players selected in the NHL draft.
Michigan center Matthew Beniers went No. 2 to the expansion Seattle Kraken, forward Kent Johnson was selected fifth by Columbus, and defenceman Luke Hughes — who is committed to play for the Wolverines this year — was chosen fourth overall by the New Jersey Devils.
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Though the weather in recent days has brought a measure of relief to the women and men fighting B.C.'s wildfires, fatigue is starting to set in and safety issues are popping up, officials said Thursday.
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Though the weather in recent days has brought a measure of relief to the women and men fighting B.C.'s wildfires, fatigue is starting to set in and safety issues are popping up, officials said Thursday.
Todd Nessman, the manager of fire operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said cooler temperatures and increased precipitation have helped crews make progress on containing many fires and calmed blazes that had been burning too aggressively to get close to before this week.
Nonetheless, the strain is starting to show.
"Fatigue is something that we have a concern with. It's been a long summer for our firefighters, and many of the staff supporting their efforts," Nessman told reporters.
"With that increased fatigue, we're starting to see more safety concerns come forward — more slips, trips, falls as well as more serious occurrences."
There are currently more than 3,800 firefighters and other personnel working B.C.'s fires, but Nessman noted that the wildfire service will inevitably lose many members of its crews when post-secondary schools begin their fall semester next month.
Firefighters work on the Thomas Creek wildfire near Okanagan Falls, B.C., on Aug. 18, 2021. (B.C. Wildfire Service/Facebook)
As of Thursday morning, more than 8,520 square kilometres of B.C. has burned in 2021 — the fourth highest total on record. The 10-year average for this time of year is 2,230 square kilometres.
Nessman said there are currently 258 active fires burning across the province, about 70 per cent of which were sparked by lightning. An average of five to 10 new fires are being discovered every day right now, he added, but the improved weather conditions have allowed crews to manage these without too much trouble.
According to Emergency Management B.C., 75 evacuation orders remained in effect Thursday afternoon, affecting 6,126 properties, along with 122 evacuation alerts covering 19,840 properties.
The past few days have seen several evacuation orders lifted and alerts rescinded. That includes one covering the approximately 2,000 residents of the southern Interior community of Logan Lake, who were told they could return home Thursday, a week after they were ordered to leave.
No structures in Logan Lake were lost to the Tremont Creek fire, an achievement that Nessman described as "a big win" for firefighters who worked through the night.
'We're nowhere near out of the woods'
Despite the recent cooler and wetter weather, Nessman noted that fire behaviour within the Cariboo Fire Centre and the South Okanagan is still quite dangerous.
Speaking at the same briefing, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth described the recent rain as "welcome news for all of us" and thanked firefighters for their hard work.
"But the rain has not been enough to counteract the effects of the already tinder-dry conditions that are fuelling these fires. We're nowhere near out of the woods," he said.
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains above Lytton, B.C., on Aug. 15, 2021. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Those concerns were echoed at a public information meeting held Thursday by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Hannah Swift, the fire information officer for the destructive White Rock Lake wildfire, said that while recent fire activity has been less extreme, the effects of the rainfall earlier this week are starting to wear off.
"Each day it is getting drier and drier since we've received that rain on Monday," she said. "Fintry down in the southeast ... is probably one of the highest drought conditions in the province at this point, so we are seeing the most active fire behaviour down there."
The White Rock Lake wildfire is currently estimated at 811 square kilometres in size.
Also on Thursday, Farnworth addressed criticism from some wildfire evacuees about Premier John Horgan's continuing absence from the province during this state of emergency.
He said everyone should feel assured that wildfire service crews "are doing everything they can" to protect homes and businesses from fires.
"The premier is being briefed every single day and he is very much aware what is going on," Farnworth said.
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It will feel like 40 C in Toronto starting on Friday, says Environment Canada in a heat warning it has issued for the city.
At the time the warning was issued Thursday evening, the temperature was 29 C
According to the federal weather agency, maximum temperatures of 30 to 32 C, with humidex values between 36 and 40, are expected through Friday with the cooler temperatures moving in only on Saturday.
The agency is also reminding people that hot and humid air can also cause the Air Quality Health Index to approach the high-risk category.
"Watch for the effects of heat illness: swelling, rash, cramps, fainting, heat exhaustion, heat stroke and the worsening of some health conditions," Environment Canada said.
"Drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place. Check on older family, friends and neighbours. Make sure they are cool and drinking water."
In order to reduce heat risk, people are reminded to schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.
Pets should also never be left alone inside a parked vehicle.
8 emergency cooling stations open
Meanwhile, the City of Toronto will open eight emergency cooling stations at 11 a.m. on Friday.
They are located at:
East York Civic Centre — 850 Coxwell Ave.
Etobicoke Civic Centre — 399 The West Mall / Metro Hall — 55 John St.
North York Civic Centre — 5100 Yonge St.
Scarborough Civic Centre — 150 Borough Dr.
Domenico Di Luca Community Centre — 25 Stanley Rd.
Don Montgomery Community Centre — 2467 Eglinton Ave.
Masaryk-Cowan Community Recreation Centre — 220 Cowan Ave.
COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including physical distancing, mandatory use of masks, and hand washing, will be in effect at all cooling locations.
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Heather L. Reese has been named interim director of Wisconsin Public Media (WPM), the division at the University of Wisconsin — Madison that oversees Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and PBS Wisconsin. The announcement follows the recent death of Director Gene Purcell who had served in the role since 2018. Reese has worked at WPM since 2010 and has served as associate director since 2020. Prior to that, she was the director of strategic initiatives and compliance.
“We’re all still grieving the sudden and tragic death of Gene, but it’s comforting to know that Heather is ready to step in as a leader. I can’t think of a better person to guide us through this transition,” UW-Madison Provost John Karl Scholz said. “Heather is uniquely qualified for this position. In addition to serving as WPM’s director of strategic initiatives and compliance for four years, she was project manager for the division during the successful transition back to UW-Madison from UW-Extension in 2018. I look forward to continuing to work with her in this new, interim role.”
As WPM’s interim director, Reese will oversee operations and administration of the university division and work in partnership with the Educational Communications Board (ECB), who maintains the transmission and distribution of public media in the state. “Heather is a great choice,” ECB Executive Director Marta Bechtol added. “She brings a wealth of experience with big, strategic projects and is a strong advocate for Wisconsin Public Media’s incredible journalism, education, entertainment and community service work.”
Reese is a Wisconsin native, a graduate of UW-Madison’s School of Law and a longtime supporter of The Wisconsin Idea — the belief that UW-Madison teaching, research, outreach and public service should provide benefits beyond the classroom.
“WPR and PBS Wisconsin were founded on the principle that free and open access to information and education would make life better for everyone in Wisconsin,” Reese said. “Our mission has never been more vital and I look forward to sustaining that commitment during this transitional period.”
UW–Madison will provide updates about the status of a planned national search for the director of WPM when available.
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It is another wet weekend for many parts of the UK with heavy rainfall expected on Saturday and Sunday.
The Met Office say that despite scattered and persistent showers across Britain temperatures are still warm with highs of 24C in the South East.
No flood alerts or warnings have been issued so far although the heaviest rainfall is expected in Eastern Scotland and England on Sunday.
There is cause for optimism for people hoping for better weather next week as a warm front is expected on Monday with sunnier temperatures upwards of 27C. The warm weather is expected to last most of next week although not as hot as the last heatwave from mid-late July which saw temperatures pass 32C.
However the weekend could be a washout in parts of the UK.
The Met Office expect heavy rainfall in Northern Ireland on Saturday which spreads to Scotland and North West England later in the afternoon but 'with many areas dry, central and southern parts probably seeing some warm sunny intervals'.
Alex Deakin, Met Office UK said: "Saturday will see fairly heavy showers in some places. Rainfall is coming from an area of low pressure slowly edging towards the UK on Friday.
"There will be rain broadly speaking moving from West to East.
"Before it arrives some bright spells in eastern parts of England and we are likely to see some sunny spells in Northern Ireland and South Wales ad South East England with temperature highs of 24C in the South East.
"Otherwise a lot of cloud and rain and it will probably feel quite cool."
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On Sunday persistent heavy rainfall is expected in North East England and Scotland with Yorkshire, Lincolnshire expected to see some torrential rain in parts."
However despite cooler temperatures on Monday morning and some scattered rainfall - most of the UK will brighten up and experience warm sunshine expected to last until next weekend.
Alex Deakin explained: "Unsettled weather will be pulling away during Sunday and high pressure will be following on from behind. Still some showers on Monday but that high may well dominate for much of next week.
"There are signs of drier and sunnier weather coming next week. Not promising the temperatures to jump up significantly but it will be a drier week and a sunnier week.
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Is this how the identity of the elusive Johnny Franzia gets revealed? A recap of “Balancing,” episode four of season eight of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, airing on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Starring Andy Samberg.
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An episode that highlights one of the many arguments for defunding the police is followed by a goofier, more personal episode about how Jake and Amy will balance police work with raising Mac. It’s broader in tone than the most recent episodes, leaning into physical humor like hair nets full of maple syrup and dick pics, but it does center the relationship between Jake and Amy in a way that’s satisfying. And fans will jump at the fact that it returns to a throwaway line from a few years ago (in “White Whale” from episode 5.21) about killer Johnny Franzia, who has been on a murder spree for the last ten years. Johnny is Jake Peralta’s nemesis, one who Jake has been so obsessed with that at one point he wondered if Holt might be the serial killer. Sadly, the long-awaited reveal of Franzia’s identity feels a bit unsatisfying, wasting the potential for a fun guest star, or really a memorable character at all.
Jake spots the clues left by Franzia in footage of a recent murder scene. After all, there’s a deck of cards, two chairs, two paintings, and two pillows — Deuces are wild! In a classic Nine-Nine setup, Jake’s insane interpretation of the crime scene turns out to be accurate, but he quickly ends up distracted by real life. He and Amy asked Holt to reduce their hours so they could focus on childcare. Mac isn’t pulling himself up yet, but he’s only 10 months old, so they’re still in the window of normalcy, something that would be very important to Amy Santiago.
In the week’s silliest subplot, elevated only because the two performers in it are so good, Holt goes to live with Rosa because he’s not yet back with Kevin. The Odd Couple dynamic is funny because Beatriz and Braugher know these characters so well, but it feels like a subplot that was discarded a few years ago. He’s a lot chattier than she remembered (and than he used to be, really). After all, he told us last week how much he hated small talk.
In the episode’s third plot, Terry and Amy work together on a police reform proposal, but Amy, just like her husband, gets distracted by parenthood. She has to defeat a “HUD” (hot dud) named Austin Grant, who gets everything he wants because he looks so good in uniform, even though what he’s proposing is really “High-Tech Racial Profiling.” Using his competitive experience from when he won Little Mister Michigan, Terry is going to help Amy with the proposal.
While Jake is distracted by fatherhood, Charles works the Franzia case, which sounds so cool that it makes his BFF jealous. It gets worse when Mac’s daycare has a lice outbreak and there are no sitters available. Of course, both Amy and Jake have lice too, which leads to an old Peralta family remedy involving maple syrup, which smothers them to death so much that “you can hear their tiny screams.” (And it also makes Scully horny.)
The sticky situation at the precinct would probably drive Holt crazy, and so it makes sense that the writers would shuffle him off to Rosa’s apartment, where he’s pushing her buttons by talking about his couples therapy ad nauseam. (Cheddar’s French comprehension has regressed!) They decide to get really drunk to erase Kevin from his memory. It leads to Holt sending Kevin a “digital phallus portrait” in the middle of the night.
Back at the station, Amy and Jake are interviewing candidates to take care of Mac. The first was arrested a year ago. The second is a creepy dude with a stuffed tiger who likes to cuddle. The third is a Mary Poppins wannabe who sings a weird song about a fat little fanny. It’s harder than ever to find quality care, and so they turn to Scully while they figure it out. After all, Scully has a room that he’s baby-proofed so that he can nap on any surface. Well, almost every surface. He finds the one unpadded corner and hurts his toe so badly that it’s blurred out, sending Jake and Amy back to square one.
The final third of the episode plays out in the scattershot manner that derails Brooklyn Nine-Nine from time to time. The lice problem leads to blown-out hair and glasses for Amy, which works for his Nerd Fetish, but not for her upcoming presentation. In the episode’s dumbest scene, Jake runs an interrogation through an earpiece to Boyle, which is derailed after Jake starts talking to Mac about his poop and Boyle repeats it to the suspect.
While Boyle threatens to wipe a suspect’s tushie, Holt reveals that he didn’t text the dick pic but sent it over email and Kevin only checks that once a day at 4 p.m. (A very funny detail). They break in to delete the email and Braugher gets the episode’s best joke when he reads the body of the professional email he drunkenly sent in the middle of the night: “Dear Kevin, attached please find a picture of my penis. Sincerely, Raymond Holt.”
The other plots dwindle out in the final scenes. The handyman Boyle traumatized with baby talk has an alibi, which is revealed to Jake via lullaby. But Boyle has new evidence: it turns out that the precinct was bugged by the stuffed animal given to them during the babysitter interviews. Franzia was the weird babysitter. Really? Weird. It feels like an odd ending to Jake’s White Whale, although maybe the point is that Jake’s barely mentioned nemesis was just a loser with a cuddle fetish.
Amy’s presentation looks like it’s going to be a disaster, but Amy pulls it off, even with WAP written on her sweatpants. Despite the good presentation, Terry literally sprays water on the HUD, just like he did back at Little Mister Michigan. That’s a lame bit. Let Amy win out even with blown-out hair and inappropriate attire without making it look like her competition wet himself.
Finally, Mac pulls himself up in front of Jake, giving the episode a bit of heart. He remembers what’s important. And there’s even a hint that Kevin and Raymond could be getting back together after Kevin sends Holt a text with a “Scatter plot with a very robust data set.” Sexy.
Overtime Shift
• The zinger that Terry doesn’t have an arch-nemesis because he solves all his crimes was a great beat in the cold open, held well by Samberg, too.
• Holt saying “That escalated quickly” is the meme moment of the episode.
• Other than the formality of his dick pic email, Braugher’s best line is how casually he responds to Rosa’s surprise that he didn’t just text it: “We’re not teens.”
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The district says the parent-led option will be a short-term program it will re-evaluate in six weeks to see if it should continue longer than that.
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GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – As soon as Garland ISD opened enrollment Thursday morning, August 19, for its new parent-led remote learning option, Kimi Gray signed up her daughter.
Six-year-old Charlotte has a genetic condition that puts her at increased risk, should she catch COVID-19.
“She’s the main concern because her immune system is just kind of wild,” said Kimi.
In its first three weeks, the district’s schools in Garland, Sachse, and Rowlett have seen the number of active cases of COVID-19 climb to more than 650 students, more than one out of every 100.
RELATED STORY: Garland ISD COVID-19 Cases Top 300 After Early Start To School Year
At Armstrong Elementary, where Charlotte goes to school, 32 students are currently infected.
The district announced Wednesday, August 18, in response to concerns about COVID-19 spread, it would offer the parent-led option to students in pre-K through sixth grade, who are still too young to be vaccinated.
“In essence you’ll have complete autonomy over how your student is learning from home. It’s almost homeschooling. But with the awesome GISD resources created by our awesome GISD curriculum experts,” explained Dr Bonnie Martinez, Garland ISD’s eLearning coordinator during a Facebook Live Wednesday to answer families’ questions.
For the Gray family, it’s an improvement.
“I know a lot of people who are extremely excited about this. Because it’s something. It’s something. People have been emailing the school board, superintendent, trying to get something, anything. It’s a step in the right direction,” said Gray.
As quick as she is to jump at the opportunity, though, she knows the program won’t work for many of the families anxious their children could be exposed to COVID-19 at school.
“I hate it to be honest,” she said.
She wishes the state and district would take stronger steps to make schools safe for the sake of kids like Charlotte.
“She’s my baby. She’s had it really rough,” said Gray. “I’ve had to cancel so much in her life. Because of her disease. School is the one thing I shouldn’t have to cancel.”
The district says the parent-led option will be a short-term program it will re-evaluate in six weeks to see if it should continue.
Parents have until midnight Friday, August 20, to enroll.
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There will be a COVID-19 vaccination site set up behind Big Tex. Those getting their first dose will receive $20 worth of free fair coupons.
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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – We are days away from learning whether the latest COVID-19 surge will impact plans for the upcoming State Fair of Texas.
As of Thursday, August 19, only 36 days remain until Fair Park will come alive for the 135th State Fair of Texas and its spokesperson expects the Midway to light up for the full 24-day run.
“I am optimistic at this point, this whole time we have obviously been planning what would a fair look like during a pandemic,” said Karissa Condoianis, State Fair of Texas spokesperson.
Next week, fair officials will make a final decision about whether the recent COVID-19 surge will result in any restrictions on operating hours, crowd sizes or mask requirements.
Right now, face masks will only be recommended on fair goers when they are inside buildings if they are vaccinated.
If they are unvaccinated, fair goers will be urged to wear masks everywhere they go.
Dallas County Health and Human Services believes it can be pulled off safely.
“We are confident they are going to do a great job they always do, that’s why we are working closely with them,” says Christian Grisales, spokesperson for Dallas County HHS. “But we just hope that everyone in the community follows CDC guidance and follows the advice of doctors who recommend getting the vaccine and masking up.”
There will be a vaccination site set up behind Big Tex.
Those getting their first dose will receive $20 worth of free fair coupons.
The State Fair of Texas is set to run from Sept. 24 to Oct. 17.
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The Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health is offering a cash incentive for those who chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health is offering a cash incentive for those who chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The health department will give $500 to those who roll up their sleeve and get the shot, as well as those who have already gotten it.
Tribal members and current Ho-Chunk Nation employees are eligible to get the benefit. People must be fully vaccinated in order to get the $500.
Eligible members can apply for the reward starting Aug. 30 through Nov. 1.
Those interested in getting the vaccine can make an appointment at Ho-Chunk Health Care Center, The House of Wellness, or their personal health care provider.
The Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health is proud to announce a new cash incentive program to encourage all Ho-Chunk... Posted by Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Health on Wednesday, August 18, 2021
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Pitt County Schools welcomed students and their families for open house before the start of the new school year.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) -Pitt County Schools welcomed students and their families for open house before the start of the new school year.
At Lakeforest Elementary in Greenville, hundreds of kids found their classrooms and met their teachers Thursday afternoon.
For some first graders, it was their first time in a classroom after virtual learning last year and many were excited to find their desks and claim their cubbies.
Principal Diana Denham says staff members are ready to help kids catch up and are excited to see the students in person again. “We have some kids that haven’t been in our building for over a year. So the toll that it’s taking on kids and families we know it’s big, but we’re here to support our families and we’re excited and ready to welcome them back with open arms.”
School starts next week in Pitt County.
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Several counties in the east say they are now providing an additional dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to those that qualify.
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HYDE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) -Several counties in the east say they are now providing an additional dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination to those that qualify.
Currently, the CDC is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people receive an additional dose. This includes people who have been receiving active cancer treatment for tumors or cancers of the blood. Those who received an organ transplant and are taking medicine to suppress the immune system. Those who received a stem cell transplant within the last 2 years or are taking medicine to suppress the immune system. Those with moderate or severe primary immunodeficiency (such as DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome). Those with advanced or untreated HIV infection, and those with active treatment with high-dose corticosteroids or other drugs that may suppress your immune response.
People should talk to their healthcare provider about their medical condition, and whether getting an additional dose is appropriate for them.
Those in Hyde County can call 252-926-4467 to schedule an appointment.
And on Friday, August 20, the Carteret County Health Department will provide a no-cost additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people who self-attest to having a moderately or severely weakened immune system and who have previously received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
Documentation of a qualifying condition is not a requirement, but participants must bring documentation of their first and second vaccinations in order to receive the additional shot.
The health department says these additional doses are not considered booster doses but are additional doses of the vaccine intended to increase the protection for individuals who are immunocompromised and may need an additional dose to be protected from COVID-19. The additional dose is administered at least 28 days after the second dose of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. This does not apply to those who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The health department only has the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine available at this time.
To make a vaccination appointment for any dose, contact 252-728-8550, option 2, or find other providers at myspot.nc.gov.
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It all started just after 9 a.m. Thursday when police say the man parked his car on the sidewalk just outside of the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building.
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A North Carolina man is in custody after police say he drove to Washington, D.C. and put parts of nation’s capital on lockdown by telling police he had a bomb.
The Gray Television Washington News Bureau was there when the truck that police say belongs to Floyd Ray Roseberry was towed away, hours after the standoff began.
It all started just after 9 a.m. Thursday when they say Roseberry parked his car on the sidewalk just outside of the Library of Congress’ Jefferson Building.
“The driver of the truck told the responding officer on the scene that he had a bomb,” explained Chief Tom Manger of the U.S. Capitol Police.
Law enforcement then evacuated the Jefferson Building and Cannon House Office Building. People in a second library building, the Madison Building, were told to shelter in place.
Roseberry posted a video on Facebook where he was seen holding what looks like a large canister. In the video, Roseberry also talked about wanting President Biden and other Democrats to leave office. He claimed that he wasn’t working alone and that there were four other explosive devices placed around Washington, D.C. Police say they found no evidence to support that claim.
After about a five-hour standoff, Roseberry gave himself up to police.
“We tried to negotiate with Mr. Roseberry,” explained Manger. “We first started doing that with a whiteboard writing messages back and forth...He got out of the vehicle and surrendered, and the tactical units that were close by took him into custody.”
Most lawmakers were not on Capitol Hill as it is August recess, so most of the people affected by the lockdown and evacuations where Capitol Hill or Library of Congress staff.
This is the second major security event to happen near the Capitol since the Jan. 6 riots. In April, a man drove into a Capitol barricade, then stabbed two officers before being fatally shot. Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans lost his life in that attack.
Capitol Police say investigators are working closely with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia to determine charges.
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Marvel’s What If had a green light to include almost any character or story, but there were just a few that were totally off limits.
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Marvel’s What If…? is set to introduce all manners of story-bending to the Marvel Universe with a whole run of new iterations of time-honored characters and stories. The very gestalt of the series (and the comic books as well) is asking that titular question around if things had just been a little different. But with the series, some out there thought we could see the introduction of new characters to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well, not just different plays on classic stories. In an interview with Collider (via Comicbook.com) executive producer Brad Winderbaum explained that there were some new characters the studio said were off-limits.
In the interview, Winderbaum was asked point-blank about whether Disney and Marvel had told him and the rest of Marvel’s What If…? contingent if the X-Men and Fantastic Four were no-gos for this run of episodes. Winderbaum was honest in the response and the thinking makes a lot of sense. He starts by saying there were very few parameters when they were first putting together the series, but that keeping those two groups out was one of them. He went on to say “We wanted to make sure that the characters were firmly rooted in the MCU. And that had nothing to do with rights and had nothing to do with the future stories we wanted to tell…So we look – primarily – at the Infinity Saga.”
You can see the interview about Marvel’s What If…? series below:
What Winderbaum is saying here and Marvel’s adherence to keeping the altered storylines in Marvel’s What If…? around characters and arcs we had already seen, makes total sense. While this particular show would have been a cool way to introduce new folks into the mix, especially ones fans are jonesing to have up on the screen, this likely wouldn’t have been the most optimal way to do it. Instead, the show correctly focuses on those stories we’ve already seen play out with subtle (or major) twists to the characters. Heck, in the first episode we see Peggy Carter take the super-soldier serum and become Captain America instead of Steve Rogers.
And since Marvel’s What If…? is set to explore a bunch of retroactive changes to previous stories, there really was no reason to jam in new characters like the X-Men or Fantastic Four. For starters, we don’t even have a good sense of who is playing any of these characters in the live-action roles so creating likenesses for them now would have been folly. Plus, adding them into any story now would have weirdly established some kind of baseline for the characters going forward even though Marvel’s What If is strictly around one-off stories in Multiverse-induced timelines.
When we will finally get the X-Men and Fantastic Four is not totally clear. It certainly will not be in Marvel’s What If…? this season. That is fine because we have more than enough cool stuff coming. This week we saw T’Challa actually become Star-Lord instead of Peter Quill. It was the last performance by Chadwick Boseman in the MCU prior to his tragic passing. And there are plenty of other stories as well with Marvel zombies, a new Avengers lineup, a different version of Hulk, Tony Stark becoming Iron Man in a whole new way, and much more. Plus we already know Season 2 is on its way as well. So no new MCU characters but plenty of altered looks at the ones we already know.
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In Memoriam Loisann Tylenda May 27, 1949 – July 25, 2021 Loisann Tylenda, who loved to be called “Bacci” by her family, passed away on July 25, 2021. She was 72. Loisann was born in...
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In Memoriam
Loisann Tylenda
May 27, 1949 – July 25, 2021
Loisann Tylenda, who loved to be called “Bacci” by her family, passed away on July 25, 2021. She was 72.
Loisann was born in San Francisco, CA to William Tylenda and Alice (John) Schaefer. She moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1974, where she raised four children on her own. She returned to college in her mid-thirties and received her AA in Business Administration. She retired from El Dorado County Welfare and Child Protective Services where she was known for her compassion and kindness.
Since moving to Tahoe, Loisann was a passionate member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church. She enjoyed attending mass daily and actively served as a Eucharistic Minister and Reader. For many years, she sang in the Folk Group and was praised for her beautiful, powerful voice. She always considered the clergy and other church members as her extended family.
Loisann is survived by her four loving children, Allen Nieve, Craig Nieve, Amy (Peter) Caramazza, Kristen (Duane) Tylenda, along with eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, located at 1041 Lyons Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA on August 26, 2021 at 11am.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Theresa’s in her memory.
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GEORGE WILLIAM DEDEKER January 20, 1923 – August 10, 2021 IT IS WITH GREAT SORROW WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF GEORGE WILLIAM DEDEKER. GEORGE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN WWII AS A MEDIC ABOARD...
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IT IS WITH GREAT SORROW WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF GEORGE WILLIAM DEDEKER.
GEORGE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN WWII AS A MEDIC ABOARD THE USS SEA SNIPE TROOP SHIP AND CONTINUED HIS MEDICAL CAREER FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS AS A CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST. FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS HE SPENT HIS TIME ON GENEALOGY RESEARCH AND WRITING A BOOK OF HIS BELIEFS. HE WAS DEDICATED TO GOD AND TO HIS FAMILY.
HE IS SURVIVED BY MANY THAT CALLED HIM DAD, GRANDPA, BROTHER, UNCLE, COUSIN AND FRIEND. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO WOUNDED WARRIORS IN HIS NAME. WOUNDEDWARRIORPROJECT.ORG
SERVICES ARE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. INTERNMENT WILL BE IN ROCKFORD, MN ALONGSIDE HIS LOVING WIFE MARY LOU WEISNER DEDEKER.
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Ramen and okonomiyaki made with the Colonel’s blend of 11 herbs and spices?
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Ramen and okonomiyaki made with the Colonel’s blend of 11 herbs and spices?
The “K” in KFC stands for “Kentucky,” but the fried chicken chain’s culinary reach and inspirations now go far beyond the borders of the landlocked eastern U.S. state. KFC Japan, for example, has offered such localized fare as frozen matcha dessert drinks and rice bowls.
But there’s still plenty of as-yet untapped potential to meld KFC and Japanese cuisine, and the chain is now giving home chefs more ways to do just that with a series of “KFC arrangement” recipes. Let’s take a look at one of the most mouthwatering, Chicken Broth Soba (which in this case is actually ramen).
Ingredients:
● Ramen noodles (1 pack)
● Original Recipe KFC chicken (1 piece)
● Chicken bones (3 Original Recipe pieces’ worth)
● Water (3 cups)
● Kombu kelp (5-centimeter/2-inch square)
● Green onion tip (5-centimeter piece)
● Ginger peel (one knob’s worth)
● Salt (1/3 teaspoon)
● Soy sauce (1 teaspoon)
● Leek (1)
● Black pepper
Step 1: Remove chicken meat from bone. Warm meat in microwave for 30-40 seconds. Slice leek with diagonal cuts.
Step 2: Put all bones (including from the piece you removed the meat from) into a pot along with the water, kombu, green onion tips, and ginger. Bring to a boil and skim off any scum/foam from the surface. Cook on low heat for 30 minutes. Strain with a colander, then combine liquid with salt and soy sauce.
Step 3: Boil water in a separate pot and cook the ramen noodles in it. Drain the water, transfer the noodles to a bowl, and add the broth made in Step 2, plus the chicken meat, sliced leeks, then season with pepper to taste.
And just like that, we know exactly what we’re eating for lunch! But what about dinner? Well how about KFC’s take on okonomiyaki, the hearty pancake-style dish, presented here in the Kansai-style that’s popular in central Japan?
Fluffy Okonomiyaki
Ingredients (makes two okonomiyaki):
● Small KFC coleslaw (2 orders)
● Boneless KFC chicken (1 piece)
● Okonomiyaki flour (50 grams/1.8 ounces)
● Water (60 milliliters/2 ounces)
● Mozzarella cheese (20 grams/0.7 ounces)
● Vegetable oil
● Okonomiyaki sauce
● Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
● Aonori (dried seaweed powder)
Step 1: In a bowl, mix the coleslaw and cheese. Cut the chicken into two-centimeter (0.8-inch) pieces and add them to the mixture.
Step 2: Add oil to frying pan or hot plate and bring to medium heat. Pour in mixture from Step 1. Once mixture browns, flip it over and cook other side.
Step 3: Season to taste with okonomiyaki sauce, katsuobushi, and aonori.
These are just two of the tasty ideas KFC has come up with. Others include putting some KFC chicken and matsutake mushroom soup mix in with your rice in the rice cooker…
…and creations inspired by non-Japanese cuisine, like this “Bread Stew of Dreams” that uses a whole cubic loaf of bread.
The whole list of recipes can be found on the KFC Japan website here. Just make sure you don’t eat all your ingredients on the way home.
Source: KFC Japan, PR Times
Images: KFC Japan
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As the delta variant continues to spread around the U.S., the Biden administration is taking steps to authorize covid vaccine boosters, require nursing home workers to be vaccinated and protect school officials who want to require masks despite state laws banning those mandates. Meanwhile, the U.S. House is returning from its summer break early to start work on its giant budget bill, which includes a long list of health policy changes. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more.
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As covid-19 cases in the U.S. continue to rise, the Biden administration is countering with new strategies. The latest efforts include preparing for vaccine boosters starting this fall, requiring that nursing home workers be vaccinated and pushing back against state bans on mask mandates in schools.
Meanwhile, the U.S. House is returning early from its summer break to begin work on a planned $3.5 trillion budget bill that will address a long list of health issues, including changes to Medicare and Medicaid, extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies and lowering prescription drug prices.
This week’s panelists are Julie Rovner of KHN, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider.
Among the takeaways from this week’s episode:
Democratic House members from the moderate and progressive wings are facing off over the fate of two key initiatives: the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package, which includes President Joe Biden’s priorities for health care, climate change and other matters. Moderates are pushing for the House to vote on the traditional infrastructure bill first and get it to the president’s desk, but progressives are insisting it must go forward in tandem with the more controversial reconciliation plan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems confident she can wrestle her caucus into moving forward without losing support from either wing.
The reconciliation package, while massive, is still very ambiguous. Most of the proposals and ways to pay for them are being negotiated. That makes it hard for lawmakers to endorse yet. The process is reminiscent of the difficult campaign to get the Affordable Care Act across the finish line in 2009 or the Republican effort to repeal and replace the ACA in 2017, when members of Congress did not have a lot of details about what might replace it.
The Biden administration’s call for booster shots for people who have been vaccinated against covid has generated some disagreement among public health experts. Some argue that the need in the U.S. is not yet great and that those shots should be sent to countries in greater need, where a new variant could develop if too many people contract covid. But the administration and its supporters argue it is better to be ahead of the virus, rather than try to tamp down a resurgence among the vaccinated later.
To push the nation’s inoculation efforts, Biden on Wednesday called for nursing homes to require staff members to be vaccinated or lose Medicare and Medicaid funding. Some other industries — especially those where risks are great — have already mandated vaccinations on their own.
The president also pushed back in his comments this week against conservative governors who insist schools may not require students to wear masks. Public health officials have said masking will help prevent kids from getting sick, especially since many are too young to get the shots and the delta variant appears to be more virulent than previous versions of the virus. In some states that start school early, thousands of children already have been forced to quarantine. The administration, educators and public health officials are concerned that rampant spread could force many schools to resume remote learning.
Nonetheless, some Republican state officials, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, are digging in their heels about mandates. It’s a tricky political issue for them because the delta variant is hitting Southern states the hardest.
Medicare Advantage plans have been growing in popularity, often because they offer benefits not available in traditional Medicare coverage. But if Democrats succeed in their efforts to beef up standard Medicare with dental, vision and hearing benefits, it could affect the business model of the Medicare Advantage plans.
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Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too:
Julie Rovner: KHN’s “Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by Covid Shot,” by Arthur Allen.
Margot Sanger-Katz: The Atlantic’s “How the Pandemic Now Ends,” by Ed Yong, and New York magazine’s “Don’t Panic, but Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Problem Than You’ve Been Told,” by David Wallace-Wells.
Alice Ollstein: The New Republic’s “Here’s a Terrible New Idea: Making the Unvaccinated Pay Higher Insurance Premiums,” by Natalie Shure.
Kimberly Leonard: Business Insider’s “Amazon, Investment Banks, and Even Big Tobacco Are Spending Millions of Dollars to Try to Get Favorable Marijuana Laws,” by Kimberly Leonard and Jeremy Berke.
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Learning about wine can be an unending journey. Are there general rules to make this quest simpler? Not really.
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Doing this for a single grape variety takes years to master. The first year usually is dedicated to various inexpensive wines. By Year 2 we look seriously at classic examples. By then, you have the beginnings of a knowledge base about one grape.
Expand that to the top 20 grape varieties, and you’re looking at decades of study. Since I’ve been doing this since 1970, give or take, and since I like a lot more than 20 different grape varieties, I consider myself to still be on a learning curve and a novice with some grapes.
Are there general rules to make this quest simpler? Not really. Generalizations often lead us to cul-de-sacs. Here are a few ideas, but remember: there probably are as many exceptions as there are rules:
• When looking for a good example of varietal correctness in a wine, it may be necessary to spend at least $16 to get a decent varietal example. Below that, an awful lot of blending makes wines that are “tasty” — a horrible word that usually has nothing to do with varietal personality.
• Varietal correctness is more often seen in wines that have less than 14% alcohol. The closer you get to 15%, and especially over it, the more wines begin to resemble their cousins, raisins. And a raisin is more like prune juice than a wine.
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Also: Permit sought for Rolling Mill Hill mixed-use project
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – AT&T workers get an El Paso boy a free basketball court after they saw him using a makeshift basketball hoop he built himself. In his family’s yard, the little boy played basketball by using a piece of plywood and a plastic bucket for the hoop. The court he played on […]
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – AT&T workers get an El Paso boy a free basketball court after they saw him using a makeshift basketball hoop he built himself.
In his family’s yard, the little boy played basketball by using a piece of plywood and a plastic bucket for the hoop. The court he played on was just dirt.
“He reminded me a lot of when I used to be a kid. It kind of shock me because I did the same thing when I was little. I built my own basketball court,” said Robert Vargas, an AT&T Premises Technician.
Nicholas Farmer, an AT&T Area Manager Network Services, said he had told the technicians to let them know if they saw any opportunities for community engagement and thought this was the perfect opportunity.
The technicians decided to do something to help the boy get a basketball court he deserved. AT&T said they bought the boy a real goal and ball, and poured a slab of concrete so he could have a nice surface to play on.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sound Decay, a new record store near downtown El Paso, is putting a spin on what your regular record shop is supposed to look like. Located at 1314 Magoffin Ave., this nostalgic shop is almost hard to spot as it is set in an old house, making the place a […]
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Sound Decay, a new record store near downtown El Paso, is putting a spin on what your regular record shop is supposed to look like.
Located at 1314 Magoffin Ave., this nostalgic shop is almost hard to spot as it is set in an old house, making the place a home for all music lovers.
Danny Alcantar owns the store with his brother. They’re both local DJs who started their vinyl collections as young children.
“Music is a part of our life. And we were, like, constantly surrounded by it, so might as well, maybe, make a living off of it,” said Alcantar.
Sound Decay opened in early July, and Alcantar said it is seeing customers of all ages come in and browse their offerings.
“There’s a whole new generation, not older people that are into it, but definitely ranges like from teenagers [to people] all the way up into their ’60s, ’70s, but everybody’s into it right now,” he said.
He said he believes the growing popularity of records is not just from them sounding better, but also from another thing that makes them special.
“People sit down and actually focus on it because they can’t just go and skip tracks like on Spotify,” he said. “And you also get a nice big piece of art, like, a really nice lyric sheet so you get to be more. You get to absorb yourself more into it.”
Alcantar said he gets his records from different cities such as Phoenix, Austin and Los Angeles, but he has them shipped from different places as well.
The store also buys records from customers.
“I think we’re just mostly proud that we have pretty much a little bit of everything,” said Alcantar.
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The city of El Paso has opted to withhold individual evaluations scored by the mayor and eight representatives on the City Council, even though the Texas Attorney General says the documents can be released.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is set to earn nearly $400,000 after increases to his pay in 2022 based-off evaluations conducted by Mayor Oscar Leeser and the City Council.
Karla Nieman, the city attorney, is also set to earn more next year with a 2-percent increase that will put her pay at approximately $266,641. But the documents explaining why the city’s two highest-paid executives are getting increases won’t be released to the public.
The city of El Paso has opted to withhold individual evaluations scored by the mayor and eight representatives on the City Council, even though the Texas Attorney General says the documents can be released.
In July, the city only elected to release an aggregated score of the city manager and city attorney’s evaluations but wanted an opinion from the Texas Attorney General to see if individual evaluations could be withheld.
Similar documents have been released to the public the last several years and the city has not produced a clear reason why it has elected to change its approach in releasing evaluations.
Alexandra C. Burks, an assistant attorney general, wrote in an opinion, the city had demonstrated the information could be held under attorney-client privilege but a governmental body could elect to waive the exemption.
“Based on your representations and our review, we find you have demonstrated the applicability of the attorney-client privilege to the submitted information,” Alexandra C. Burks, an assistant attorney general wrote. “Accordingly, the city may withhold the submitted information.
KTSM 9 News reached out to the city to ask for comment from the city manager and city attorney and whether the city will elect to waive its exemption. Neither has returned requests for comment.
A city spokeswoman said the exemption has not been waived due to “contractual obligations.”
“The city does not comment on personnel matters, so you’ll need to speak with an outside attorney,” a spokeswoman said to questions the contracts and the opinion from the attorney general. “You would need to ask an attorney.”
The city manager’s contract was updated in 2018 and the city attorney was formally appointed the same year by the City Council.
Gonzalez’s contract has a confidentiality clause, as does Nieman’s, that states the following:
“Unless the manager expressly requests otherwise in writing, except to the extent prohibited by or in material conflict with applicable laws and authorities, the evaluation of the manager shall at all times be conducted in closed session of the council and shall be considered confidential to the maximum and full extent permitted by law. Nothing herein shall prohibit the council or the employee from sharing the content of the employee’s evaluation with their respective legal counsel.” City Manager’s Employment Agreement, 2018
But the clause is no different from the previous agreement with Gonzalez in 2014.
Last year, the city of El Paso handled the open records request but this year, the city hired an outside firm called Davidson, Troilo, Team & Garza, P.C. to handle the request.
View the attorney general’s opinion here:
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The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That's much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The deadline to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan is approaching, and officials with the Pentagon say only 7,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul this week. That’s much lower than the goal of evacuating 5,000 to 8,000 Americans and eligible Afghans per day.
“We want to make sure we are taking care of those people who have helped us,” Rep. Rob Wittman said.
The Virginia Republican wants not only U.S. military and their families out safely, but the Afghan translators that helped over the last 20 years. He’s worried they won’t get out in time.
“There are so many SIV – Special Immigrant Visa – applications that the State Department is just overwhelmed,” Wittman explained.
Wittman says, in addition to Special Immigrant Visas, the humanitarian parole option could allow Afghan allies into the United States temporarily.
“We encourage everyone that is there in Afghanistan trying to get out to pursue both of those processes in unison,” he said.
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, enters a plane evacuating people, at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Capt. William Urban/U.S. Navy via AP )
In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
The Afghan flag remains on the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The U.S. military has taken over Afghanistan’s airspace as it struggles to manage a chaotic evacuation after the Taliban rolled into the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
The Pentagon says the Kabul airport is secure, but Nexstar’s Washington D.C. bureau asked Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby what they’re doing to make sure U.S. citizens and our allies can even get to the airport.
“There has been no hostile interactions between the Taliban and our forces,” Kirby said Thursday.
And Kirby adds they’ve made something clear to the Taliban.
“Any attack on our people and our operations at the airport will be met with a forceful response.”
For now, U.S. troops are still scheduled to be out of the country by Aug. 31. The Pentagon says any change to that deadline would require new conversations with the Taliban.
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Members of local rat rescue groups say they are concerned by plans to round up rats at parks in Henderson.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Members of local rat rescue groups say they are concerned by plans to round up rats at parks in Henderson.
This week 8 News Now reported the city would use bait control boxes at Acacia Park to capture rats following complaints from neighbors. But local rat enthusiasts say the rodents should be relocated without causing them harm.
“A lot of people would rather kill them and have them not exist instead of understanding they are loving and caring,” said Meghan Harrington, the owner of Desert Rose Rattery, which is dedicated to rescuing and breeding rats.
Harrington, who has around 30 pet rats herself, said the idea of trapping wild rats in valley parks or at local homes doesn’t sit well with her.
“With bait, it will poison them and they will suffer,” said Harrington. “(Traps) will cause so much pain to them. It’s not fair. Even with wild rats, they are still animals.”
Harrington said a better way to solve the wild rat issue is with a metal cage that catches rats so they can be released into another area. Harrington does not take in wild rats due to the diseases they carry. But she said if you do come across one, it is likely more scared of you, and it is best to leave them alone.
If you have a pet rat you no longer want, Harrington said you should not simply let them loose outside. They could get diseases from other wild rats. Instead, she suggests giving them to a local rescue group.
8 News Now reached out to the city of Henderson to find out if the bait trapping worked at Acacia Park. The city did not immediately respond.
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Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him at the end of his general audience.
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Pope Francis plays with Natale Tonini, president of Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla association, at the end of the weekly general audience, Wednesday, Aug.18. 2021. Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him by representatives of the association that created a special foosball table designed to be inclusive, for people with physical disabilities, to encourage their participation in sport. (Vatican Media via AP)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received dozens of soccer jerseys and game balls during his eight-year pontificate but he got a new football-themed toy on Wednesday: his very own foosball table.
Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him at the end of his general audience by representatives of a Tuscany-based table football association, Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla in Altopascio.
Pope Francis plays with Natale Tonini, president of Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla association, at the end of the weekly general audience, Wednesday, Aug.18. 2021. Francis played a round on the table that was presented to him by representatives of the association that created a special foosball table designed to be inclusive, for people with physical disabilities, to encourage their participation in sport. (Vatican Media via AP)
The mayor of Altopascio, Sara D’Ambrosio, wrote on Facebook that the table was designed to be inclusive and work well for people with physical disabilities to encourage their participation in sport.
The Argentine-born pope is a well-known lover of soccer and his beloved San Lorenzo soccer club in Buenos Aires. He has long promoted sport as a way to promote solidarity and inclusion, especially for young people.
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“Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) – The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg […]
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(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) – The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott’s request that it disallow mask mandates in Texas school districts — albeit on a technicality.
The Supreme Court’s order Thursday temporarily allows school districts to require face coverings because it leaves in place previous temporary restraining orders issued by a Travis County judge, whom Paxton wanted the high court to overrule. Justices cited a provision that typically requires matters to go to an appellate court before it reaches the state’s highest civil court.
State District Judge Jan Soiferissued temporary restraining orders against Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, clearing the way for Harris County and eight school districts to enact their own mask-wearing rules. Soifer also barred Abbott from enforcing his order “against Texas independent school districts.” Abbott, who is vaccinated, tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday but is not experiencing any symptoms.
In the past two weeks, Abbott and Paxton have sought to stem the tide of cities, counties and school districts challenging the governor’s pandemic executive order and putting their own mask mandates in place. Paxton’s office argued to the state’s Supreme Court that the patchwork of local mask mandates was causing “mass confusion” in Texas.
While Abbott and Paxton have had a few legal victories in temporarily removing some mask mandates, those victories have been short-lived. The high court has allowed the many legal challenges to continue playing out.
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The Ysleta Independent School District is set to require masks on district property, according to an internal document sent to the school board.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Ysleta Independent School District is set to require masks on district property, according to an internal document sent to the school board.
The memo sent to YISD board of trustees on Thursday afternoon says individuals visiting the district’s property will need to wear a face covering starting Friday morning.
From Superintendent Xavier De La Torre, the memo cites the temporary restraining order blocking Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates throughout the state.
The TRO took effect in El Paso after the region’s Health Authority Hector Ocaranza called for a county-wide indoor mask mandate. Earlier this week, El Paso Independent School District, Socorro Independent School District and Canutillo Independent School District implemented mandates that started on Thursday.
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The Texas Department of Transportation has numerous projects planned over the next few days that will cause closures across the city.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Texas Department of Transportation has numerous projects planned over the next few days that will cause closures across the city.
There is one overnight road closure happening on Sunday, August 22 to the 26 from 9 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Montana. The north and southbound lanes at Montana Avenue at George Dieter will also be closed. Along with the westbound left lanes between Lee Trevino Drive and Soul Kleinfeld.
Multiple closures will begin on Monday, August 23 including Gateway Boulevard eastbound and westbound between McRae and Lomaland will begin on August 23 and last until the 27. However, this closure will happen during the day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also, on Monday, from northbound lanes from Zaragoza to Northloop on Loop 375, there will be a closure from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. On Tuesday, the southbound lanes will be closed on Loop 375 from North Loop to S. Americas, this closure will also be overnight.
A daytime closure happening on Monday as well from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. between Zaragoza and Eastlake on Gateway East. This closure will last until Friday, August 27.
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MGM Resorts is giving away free tickets to upcoming events, including concerts, boxing matches, and more to entice more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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FILE – In this July 22, 2021, file photo, health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. U.S. health officials Wednesday, Aug. 18, recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – MGM Resorts is giving away free tickets to upcoming events, including concerts, boxing matches, and more to entice more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
The event is Friday, Aug. 20 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. outside Eataly at Park MGM. Immunize Nevada and Albertsons Pharmacy will provide COVID-19 vaccinations and testing. All three vaccines will be available.
Everyone who receives a shot will be entered for a chance to win show tickets. Those who are already vaccinated can bring a friend and both be entered into the contest.
Grand prizes include tickets to Maluma at Mandalay Bay next month and other shows as well as Saturday’s boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak said Nevada would welcome Afghan refugees and those who helped U.S. forces to Nevada following the Taliban takeover of their homeland.
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In this photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
CARSON CITY (KLAS) – Gov. Steve Sisolak said Nevada would welcome Afghan refugees and those who helped U.S. forces to Nevada following the Taliban takeover of their homeland.
The governor and his Office for New Americans released a joint statement Thursday, saying Nevada has a long-standing tradition of resettling refugees and helping them achieve a brighter future in the Silver State.
“We must not forget that Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders are those who assisted our
U.S. military operations and worked side-by-side with our American services members,
including some of the many Nevada Veterans who proudly served overseas,” said Sisolak. “Nevada has always been, and will continue to be a welcoming state for all, and we stand ready to play our part in
resettlement efforts,”
Nevada’s refugee resettlement process is administered and overseen by nonprofit organizations. Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada serves as the Refugee Resettlement Office for the State.
“Our hearts go out to those who are affected by what is happening in Afghanistan and we pray
for a safe outcome for all,” said Deacon Tom Roberts, CEO, Catholic Charities of Southern
Nevada. “We remain devoted to our mission to assist those who have been tragically displaced
from their home countries as they seek refuge in the United States.”
A surge of refugees from Afghanistan is expected following the Taliban takeover of the country in the wake of President Biden’s decision to remove U.S. combat troops.
The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems. With an Aug. 31 deadline looming, tens of thousands remained to be airlifted from the chaotic country.
Taliban fighters and their checkpoints ringed the airport — major barriers for Afghans who fear that their past work with Westerners makes them prime targets for retribution. Hundreds of Afghans who lacked any papers or clearance for evacuation also congregated outside the airport, adding to the chaos that has prevented even some Afghans who do have papers and promises of flights from getting through.
In a hopeful sign, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in Washington that 6,000 people were cleared for evacuation Thursday and were expected to board military flights in coming hours. That would mark a major increase from recent days. About 2,000 passengers were flown out on each of the past two days, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Despite the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones across Texas last year. Now that Borderland kids are back in school, multiple agencies are coming together to warn you to watch out for students’ safety. A new campaign is warning drivers to pay attention and slow down […]
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Despite the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones across Texas last year. Now that Borderland kids are back in school, multiple agencies are coming together to warn you to watch out for students’ safety.
A new campaign is warning drivers to pay attention and slow down in school zones and around school buses to avoid fines but also avoid a tragic accident.
“The last thing we want to do is leave for our day and end up with a child getting hurt,” said Commander Ryan Urrutia of the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
TXDOT said there were 11 people seriously injured in school zone crashes in 2020 as well as more than 1,214 crashes involving school buses in Texas and that was mostly during the pandemic.
“We haven’t seen our children back in school for well over a year so we’ve got accustomed to not obeying the laws within the school zones,” said Commander Urrutia.
A public service announcement as part of an El Paso school safety campaign shows some tips on common mistakes people make.
Tips for Driving in School Zones:
• Be aware that traffic patterns around schools may have changed since the last school year, and expect more vehicles on the road as many students will be returning for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
• Stay alert and put your phone away. Using a handheld electronic device while driving in an active school zone is against the law.
• Always obey school zone speed limit signs. Remember, traffic fines increase in school zones.
• Drop off and pick up your children in your school’s designated areas, not the middle of the street.
• Keep an eye on children gathered at bus stops.
• Watch for children who might dart across the street or between vehicles.
Tips for Drivers Sharing the Road with School Buses:
• Follow at a safe distance, keeping in mind that school buses make frequent stops.
• Always remain alert for children around buses and remember that they may not always look for vehicles before crossing the street.
• Stop for flashing red lights or a stop sign on a school bus, regardless of which direction you’re headed. Continue your trip once the bus has moved, the flashing lights stop flashing or the bus driver signals it’s okay to pass.
• Violations can lead to a fine of up to $1,250 for a first offense.
Tips for Children Walking or Biking to School:
• Always use sidewalks. If there’s not a sidewalk, walk on the left side of the street facing traffic.
• Cross the street at intersections or marked crosswalks. Look left, right and left again before proceeding.
• Always obey crossing guards.
• Make eye contact with drivers before crossing the street. Never assume a driver sees you.
• Look for traffic when stepping off a bus or from behind parked vehicles.
• Always wear a helmet when riding a bicycle.
• Don’t be distracted by electronic devices that take your eyes and ears off the road.
• Follow all traffic rules, signs and signals.
“Many of the people that are killed, involving school bus related accidents, are children between the ages of four and seven,” said El Paso Police Department Lieutenant Jaime Velasquez.
Police said they’ll be keeping an eye out for drivers breaking the law.
“El Paso police department is out there in full force. Enforcing the school zones,” said Lieutenant Velasquez.
Dr. Armando Aguirre, the Education Service Center Region 19 Executive Director said educators do warn students to be careful near roads and make safe choices but it’s drivers who need to be more aware.
“Because they are kids, I think the adults need to take the lead and show the way. So we need to make sure that first of all we abide by all the laws when it comes to school zones,” said Dr. Aguirre.
Fines within a school zone are doubled.
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Residents in La Union are still cleaning their properties following heavy flooding in the area. Homes on the corner of Alvarez and McNutt still look like they have lakes in their yards. One homeowner, Frank Armendariz has been pumping out water from his property, saying he’s already spent $4,000 to […]
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Residents in La Union are still cleaning their properties following heavy flooding in the area.
Homes on the corner of Alvarez and McNutt still look like they have lakes in their yards. One homeowner, Frank Armendariz has been pumping out water from his property, saying he’s already spent $4,000 to $5,000 in repairs and believes that’s just the beginning. He’s worried t=that with another rainstorm, he could be back to square one.
“Every night when we go to sleep, it’s like pins and needles. We saw it was raining a couple of nights ago, so every night we get up and think, ‘is it coming again?'” said Armendariz.
The landscaping that was once in his front yard has turned into simply mud. On top of all that, Armendariz said he’s worried that the dam behind his house is unstable.
“The problem with the dam that breeched, I mean, nobody’s taking responsibility for it but the homeowners are the ones that are taking the hit,” said Armendariz.
However, Stephen Lopez, emergency manager for Dona Ana County and the city of Las Cruces, said the county is pumping water out of the Gardner Dam, which is near the Armendariz property. But he added that the floodwaters came from a separate dam.
“Unfortunately there appears to be a situation of another dam, another private dam, that was built but failed and that led to the floodwaters that went in there. Because the Gardner Dam did not fail and has no spillways, we know none of that water came from the Gardner Dam, which is the county’s dam,” said Lopez.
The Armendariz family told KTSM they were hoping that with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declaring a State of Emergency, funds for repairs may be available. But the Office of Emergency Management said that’s not the case.
“The State Declaration of Disaster does not provide any funding for individual home or landowners. It is simply to provide funding for the public infrastructure,” said Lopez.
Residents who need help after the flooding should call the Dona Ana County Office of Emergency Management at 575-647-7900 to see what alternative resources may be available.
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El Paso, Texas (KTSM) – With kids back to in-person learning, school districts across the nation have been experiencing a shortage of bus drivers. Locally, some districts are seeing the same issue. Many have enough drivers, but Clint Independent School District and Fabens Independent School District are looking for more. Clint Independent School District said […]
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El Paso, Texas (KTSM) – With kids back to in-person learning, school districts across the nation have been experiencing a shortage of bus drivers.
Locally, some districts are seeing the same issue. Many have enough drivers, but Clint Independent School District and Fabens Independent School District are looking for more.
Clint Independent School District said they are short 14 drivers and are interviewing anyone who has applied for those positions.
“All of our staff, to include mechanics, dispatchers, and office staff have been driving as well as performing their normal duties. Many of our staff have been working overtime” said Marketing & Public Relations Specialist Sara Lopez.
They are currently allowing anyone who has at a minimum, a CDL class A or B permit with a P (Passenger) and S (School Bus) endorsement.
Fabens Independent School District said they have been able to manage bus drivers effectively, however with the start of college classes soon, they foresee added strain in overtime costs and a need to cover drivers. Two more bus drivers are needed.
“At the moment we are evaluating our position and as a team preparing solutions to manage current employee schedules while being financially responsible but never jeopardizing the safety and security of our students while on Fabens ISD buses. Moving forward we will, as a team, determine the needs of additional drivers and will discuss incentive programs we can make available for potential applicants and our current staff.” Leticia Mora, a spokesperson for Fabens ISD.
Other districts in the area have been lucky and have managed to find enough drivers.
Gadsen ISD stated their bus services are contracted out to Boone Transportation and during 2020 when students were in remote learning, Boone Transportation did lose 20 drivers, but managed to have some of the retired drivers come back until new ones could be hired and trained. They do not have a shortage right now but continue to list their vacancies if any on their website.
Anthony ISD is currently staffed with bus drivers. They’ve planned ahead and if a bus driver is absent, AISD has two substitutes, a mechanic and transportation coordinator, that are certified bus drivers and can fill in.
“We always have a bus driver job application open on our website so we can quickly select from a list of candidates if we ever need to fulfill a position….School transportation is essential to ensure the students arrive safely to school at Anthony ISD.” said AISD’s Communications and Safety Coordination, Adriana Candelaria.
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An unlikely source of inspiration from pop culture has given a renewed lease on life for wayang kulit, a traditional puppet-shadow play.
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An unlikely source of inspiration from pop culture has given a renewed lease on life for wayang kulit, a traditional form of shadow puppetry.
Nearly a decade ago, character designer Tintoy Chuo was invited to participate in Designer’s Weekend. For the art exhibition held at Publika, he settled upon the ingenious idea to employ wayang kulit but executed in such a way that was never before thought of by anyone else – not even George Lucas. The same shadow puppetry that was in peril of being disposed of by economic progress found a saviour from the epic space opera Star Wars.
The unique contemporisation of an ancient art form caught on. Inspired by a galaxy far, far away, Fusion Wayang Kulit was born in Malaysia to not only preserve this art form but attuning it to modern society. The founding team comprises Tintoy, Teh Take Huat and Pak Dain – the 13th accredited Tok Dalang, or master puppeteer, of the Kelantan Traditional Malay Shadow Play art school. They have performed internationally on numerous occasions.
While they are famously associated with Star Wars, Fusion Wayang Kulit has explored other endearing subjects including Batman, Ed Sheran and the late Bruce Lee. Perhaps it wasn’t such a surprise to witness Tintoy’s fascination with pop culture manifest itself in their endeavours once you learn of his upbringing.
“My dad worked as a mechanic at arcade centres and I loved visiting him at his workplace,” he reveals, recalling a childhood surrounded by arcade machines with a palpable excitement creeping into his voice. “When they went under repair and upon completion, I always got to play for free.”
“Those were wonderful moments,” he puts it. Naturally it had a profound influence on him on his career path. “Because when you play a game, you think about the progression of the game and what’s next,” he says.
It is this rumination of where the storyline will drift that has kept Tintoy invested. Now being a creator himself, dictating characters and plots is his prerogative.
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From a nautical theme last season, Onitsuka Tiger scales the mountains this Autumn/Winter 2021 with a Himalayan-inspired collection.
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From its nautical-themed collection in the last Spring/Summer 2021 season, Onitsuka Tiger continues to conquer the higher ground this Autumn/Winter 2021.
Taking inspiration from the majesty and grandiosity of the Himalayas during winter, the Japanese brand sought to revive the athletic-chic aesthetics of hiking — more specifically, its historical boom in the 1970s.
The resulting collection is both a nod to Onitsuka Tiger’s long-standing heritage as well as a fusion of fashion and sports with innovation, something Creative Director Andrea Pompilio achieved effortlessly with the help of Toyoki Adachi, designer and art director of textile graphic brand “nowartt”.
Unlike the usual dark tones and heavy silhouette that are associated with the year-end season, this collection is rife with effervescence and attitude. Adachi — whose brand revolves around the idea of “timeless modern art” and “peaceful art — worked closely with the Italian designer to create a unique flower print for the season. This unique floral design was created by combining analog and digital elements, and finds its way onto plenty of Onitsuka Tiger’s timeless separates and accessories.
Driven by the brand’s specialty in functionality, the pieces of this collection — think classic tracksuits, down jackets, and backpacks — sport materials like fleece and nylon for extra durability and warmth.
Even the sneakers echo this sentiment; archival designs are married with contemporary updates and technology here to create some of the most covetable footwear the upcoming season will see. In keeping with the mountaineering theme, expect trekking elements and bigger, bolder silhouettes from the Japanese label.
Can’t wait to get fitted for the season? Onitsuka Tiger will be offering free delivery and 10% off your first online order too. The collection will also be available at Onitsuka Tiger boutique in Suria KLCC.
Below, some of our favourite pieces from the Autumn/Winter 2021 collection to invest in today.
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Made hand in hand with the design team of Levi's, the collection is inspired by Naomi Osaka's personal style and her heritage.
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Here’s another collaboration worth noting down from Naomi Osaka.
Tennis star Naomi Osaka opens a new chapter in her story with Levi’s, which began last May, by collaborating on a new ready-to-wear collection in upcycled denim. The line will be available for sale on August 24.
It’s a winning move for denim specialist Levi’s to bring onboard world number 2 tennis player Naomi Osaka, who is known as a fashion icon as well as a champion committed to fighting against all kinds of injustices.
It’s a good look on an environmental front as well, as this more sustainable collection is based on the principle of upcycling – which consists of making something new out of something old, and making it even better.
The tennis star partnered with Levi’s to co-create a four-piece collection made entirely from vintage Levi’s denim. This reduces waste as well as the pollution associated with the destruction of outdated clothing. It also considerably reduces the pollution associated with the production of new denim, a problem that has been widely pointed out in recent months.
Made hand in hand with the design team of Levi’s, the collection is inspired by Naomi Osaka’s personal style, as well as by her Japanese heritage, as Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reports. This is evidenced by the flagship piece of the collection, none other than a denim kimono. “I always loved wearing kimonos as a kid. So to be able to do it in denim seemed really different and a little unexpected,” said Naomi Osaka in a statement relayed by the specialized site.
Available on August 24, the collection also includes shorts and a bustier, also created from upcycled denim.
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Ranging from streetstyle to workwear, Korean fashion influencers ace it all. Here are some Korean fashion influencers to follow on Instagram.
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In the mood for some fashion inspiration? These stylish Korean fashion influencers can help you with that.
From music, TV dramas and beauty products to Korean fashion, in the past few years, Korea has made its presence felt in many industries globally. Here are some of the most important Korean fashion influencers that you need to follow if you’re into that Korean lifestyle.
Known for their porcelain beauty, Koreans have conquered the beauty industry with their innovations and multistep routines. However, they have also been wooing and inspiring young audiences across the world with their sense of simple, quirky and chic fashion.
Ranging from street style to workwear, Korean fashion influencers are armed with diverse styles that are gaining traction. Here are some of the Korean fashion influencers you must follow on Instagram.
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1. Jung Ji-woo (@mejiwoo103)
Followers: 8.8m
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Although her birth name is Jung Da-won, she goes by the name Jung Ji-woo.
Her elegant style on Instagram can give many Korean celebrities a run for their money. The CEO of eyewear brand FUN THE MENTAL and clothing brand MEJIWOO also models for the latter. Her style ranges from comfortable casuals like strappy dresses and knitted tops paired with skirts to creating formal ensembles with linen or tweed jackets and slacks.
In March 2021, the fashion influencer, who is the elder sister of BTS member J-Hope, signed an exclusive contract with South Korean record label and entertainment agency Cube Entertainment — she is listed under their artist’s section.
Follow here.
2. Irene Kim (@ireneisgood)
Followers: 2.1m
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One of the most followed Korean fashion influencers, Irene Kim is known for her edgy, eclectic and experimental style. The Korean-American model, beauty and fashion blogger, sweeps her followers on Instagram off their feet each time she drops a picture showcasing a new OOTD look.
When she is not busy collaborating with big brands like Chanel, Estee Lauder and Calvin Klein, she is working on her line of clothing IRENEISGOOD Label. In 2020, Irene Kim shared her 25-step Korean skincare routine with Vogue which drew a lot of attention.
Follow here.
3. Cheri (@naras._)
Followers: 217k
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Hailed for her uber-cool creations, the artist and stylist has left many going gaga over her Instagram feed. The openly queer fashion maverick’s obsession for coloured hair is pretty evident in her posts.
Currently sporting platinum blonde locks, the Korean fashion influencer loves to incorporate quirky colour combinations and smart layering in her outfits. Taking the fashion industry by storm, Cheri has another Instagram account, @styledbycherinara, where she shares her styling work.
Follow here.
4. Park Gyuri (@gyuri_pp)
Followers: 67.3k
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Gyuri’s fashion mantra is pretty simple — keep it fresh, fun and feminine. She is one of those fashion influencers who is often seen channelling her inner rebel on Instagram, as she blends elements of street style in a chic and classy way.
While one of her Instagram accounts showcases updates of her daily life, the fashionista uses @xxuri_style to share some of her creations.
Follow here.
5. Chriselle Lim (@chrisellelim)
Followers: 1.4m
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If you are confused about what to wear to work, head to Lim’s Instagram account, and you will be delighted with her posts. Her style is the embodiment of practicality and sophistication. Apart from being an Instagram sensation, she has a website and YouTube channel too. She usually posts beauty, fashion and other lifestyle-related videos on her channel.
The multi-faceted Korean fashion influencer also hosts the Being Bumo podcast — the page’s bio calls it “a podcast for the modern parent”. Lim is also the co-founder of BümoWork, a co-working space-cum-childcare service, and BümoBrain, a virtual learning platform.
Follow here.
6. Park Sora (@sora_pppp)
Followers: 1m
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After dabbling in music and acting, the Korean fashion influencer finally struck gold with her dynamic style. Apart from being a singer of the group Flying Girls, she has also modelled for various brands like STYLENANDA and 3CE.
Over the years, she has created an audience of young admirers with her peppy and comfortable outfits.
Follow here.
7. Lee Sung-kyung (@heybiblee)
Followers: 12.8m
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A stunner in all ways, Lee Sung-kyung’s outfits suit every woman’s needs. Whether you are planning an outing with friends, a dinner date or just heading to the supermarket, you will find fashion inspiration for every occasion.
The model-actress also has a popular YouTube channel where she focuses on her behind the scenes and dance videos and offers a sneak peek into her life.
Along with being one of the most prominent Korean fashion influencers, she is also a talented singer; her last single Show Time was released in 2019.
Follow here.
8. Lee Ho-Jung (@holly608)
Followers: 1m
View this post on Instagram A post shared by HOLLY 이호정 (@holly608)
The USP of Lee Ho-jung’s style, you ask? The model-actress knows how to create the perfect blend of simplicity and comfort and yet keep it stylish. Her Instagram feed showcases minimalist Korean fashion through cool denims and simple T-shirts, often teamed them up with a blazer or a jacket.
Featured in fashion magazines like ELLE Korea, Vogue Korea and W Magazine, she has recently partnered with brands like Lancôme and Chiara Ferragni. The fashion influencer is also fond of travelling and has a YouTube channel dedicated to her outings. She was last seen in the 2021 thriller film Hostage: Missing Celebrity.
Follow here.
9. Sunghoon Jang (@jsunghoon)
Followers: 199k
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunghoon Jang, 장성훈 (@jsunghoon)
Men can take a cue or two on accessorising their outfits from this Korean fashion influencer. Known for giving his formalwear a casual twist, Jang’s looks usually consist of loose shirts, pants, suits and sleek jackets.
His passion for photography, cinema and art is apparent from the posts on Instagram.
Follow here.
10. Kim Won-joong (@keemwj)
Followers: 311k
View this post on Instagram A post shared by 김원중입니다. (@keemwj)
Kim Won-joong shot to fame after becoming the first Asian male model to walk the runway for luxury brand Prada. The Korean fashion influencer never fails to share his fashionable streetwear looks with his followers on Instagram.
His clothing brand 87MM is everything cool and comfortable, and he is known for his shows at the Seoul Fashion Week.
Follow here.
(Number of followers as on 16 August, 2021)
This story first appeared on Lifestyle Asia Bangkok
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We've gathered some of the best resources for the perfect picnic in Singapore that'll make sure your experience is a hassle-free one.
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It’s time to head out into the great outdoors.
If you’re looking for a quick fix to your cabin fever, why not plan a picnic instead? The cool breeze, your skin soaking up all that vitamin D and your feet touching actual grass, this sounds exactly like the type of therapy we need out of the house.
Yet, planning a picnic can be daunting. You’ve got to scour the best locations, and then bring 101 items along with you for the perfect one. From your food and drink to your mats, decorations and dishes, it seems like a hassle for anyone wanting to dine under the cloudy blue skies.
To help you along, we’ve gathered some of the best resources for the perfect picnic in Singapore. Read on for our full list of picnic hampers and picnic planners that’ll sort you out in a jiffy.
The Shake Affinity
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The Shake Affinity is a one-stop destination for planning a picnic in Singapore. All you need to do is let them know the decorative theme, your preferred cuisine (you can even let them know if you have anything specific in mind!) and any beverages you’d like to have.
What if you have a special occasion in mind, you ask? The Shake Affinity also hosts add-ons like a mobile cocktail bar, and professional photography service to capture all the moments you’d want to remember.
Book them here.
Picneeds
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During the non-COVID situation, Picneeds usually does beautiful, hassle-free picnic setups for the weary planner. This time, they’re still providing the same service, but they’ll be re-creating the experience for you at home. The DIY rental kit comes with all the essentials for a Picneeds session, delivered right to your doorstep.
They have three different options currently available: The Perfect Pair, fit for two, The Fab 5, meant for five guests, and We Are Family, curated for a party of six to eight. Each package also allows add-ons like the tart options for a sweet treat to end your experience with.
Book them here.
KxS
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Besides glamping, the events team at KxS also provide picnic packages for guests. Choose from three different packages: Petite for the minimalist, La Norme for a slightly dressier occasion and Le Meilleur for a fancy day out. Prices are inclusive of delivery/setup service charges, and food and decoration add-ons are also available. Halal-based add-ons can be arranged for Muslim guests.
Book them here.
The Lo & Behold Group
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We’ve heard through the grapevine that The Lo & Behold Group, the people behind crowd favourite establishments like Tanjong Beach Club and OverEasy, will be launching a new Dine In Nature concept. This concept will include two types of picnic baskets filled to the brim with treats from their other establishments like The White Rabbit’s Duck Rillettes and Chicken Liver Parfait, the sourdough from Le Bon Funk, stuffed Camembert truffles with walnuts and choux pastries.
Keep up to date with this concept on their website here.
Bee’s Knees at The Garage
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If you’re looking to dine at Botanic Gardens, picnic-style, Bee’s Knees at The Garage has partnered with homegrown event services brand, Packdd Singapore, to create Picnic Buzz-kets for guests.
These Picnic Buzz-kets are a convenient and delicious way to enjoy your picnic in Singapore: each comes fully equipped picnic set-up including decorative picnic mats, a foldable table, fluffy cushions and battery-operated candlelight. Diners can between three different dining options: Light Bites, Brunch or Dinner and the Vineyard Picnic Buzz-ket. Cocktails and additional menu items are available upon request too. The best part of this experience? Just return the basket and its accoutrements to Bee’s Knees when you’re done, no cleaning required.
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From Hublot to Breguet, we're in awe of Cristiano Ronaldo's watch collection. Here are 7 iced-out novelties from CR7 and Juventus' hunter.
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From his lavish collection of Hublot, Breguet and Rolex watches, here are 7 iced-out novelties CR7, Cristiano Ronaldo flexed on his Instagram.
When you have a net worth of US$65 million (RM275 million) bucks, you can certainly cherish the finest of things of life. Whether it’s super sportscars, multi-million dollar mansions, yachts or horological novelties, the Juventus hunter, Cristiano Ronaldo is no slouch when it comes strutting his luxuries for the world to see. Being the apex of the FIFA food chain, we’ve seen CR7 cruise in Bugatti and Lamborghini vehicles, and we could very much expect the same level of extravagance from his watch collection.
Through his Instagram, we got a peek at a few novelties from the Cristiano Ronaldo watch collection, here are the timepieces that left us bedazzled.
Cristiano Ronaldo watch collection: Most expensive watches worn by CR7
Hublot Masterpiece MP-09 Tourbillon Bi-axis
Let’s start off this list with something special. Costing north of US$1.2 million (RM5 million), this Hublot stunner is cased out of 18K Rose Gold while being fully set with baguette-cut diamonds along with a rose-cut diamond for a crown. We’ve been following Hublot for a while now and we can say with confidence, this is perhaps their most complicated timepiece yet. With a self-winding in-house calibre, it offers a 5-day power reserve that can run its bi-axial tourbillon.
Cartier Santos 100 XL Chronograph
We’ve always believed that Cartier have always been a brand of an acquired taste. They’re signature clean and classy look is truly timeless in our books. Top that off with a diamond case, and you have a true spectacle. Cased in a base of white gold and bedazzled with diamonds as a factory fit, the timepiece is limited to just 5 pieces and costs a hefty US$90,250 (RM382,500).
Franck Muller Cintree Tourbillon
Reportedly, this one was crafted especially and exclusively for Ronaldo. Standing alongside his lady-love, he’s wearing the world’s only Cintree Tourbillon to feature a white gold curved case that’s 100% dial-to-buckle set with baguette-cut diamonds. There’s also a watchmaking marvel, a tourbillon that serves as the heart of the timepiece. Ronaldo hasn’t officially confirmed this, but speculations were made that the watch was sold for around US$1.5 million (RM6.36 million).
Girard-Perregaux Planetarium Tri-axial
Enjoying a lovely sunset, Cristiano Ronaldo wore a piece that actually defies gravity with its spectacular high-speed 3D rotation of its tourbillon. The GP Planetarium Tri-axial also boasts a terrestrial globe that rotates in sync with the Earth. It certainly offers an intuitive view of time all over the world. The case design houses two sapphires domes and a side opening, putting that stunning tourbillon on display for us.
Jacob & Co H24 Four Time Zone
When you’re a globethrotter like Ronaldo, a single-timezone watch can’t be enough right? Here’s him strutting a Jacob & Co H24 Four Time Zone. Usually watches would sport dual time zone complications but the guys at Jacob & Co, always like taking it to the next level. The timepiece boasts 5 crowns for each cities it keeps time of. Otherwise, it’s crafted out of rose gold and strapped on with brown leather.
Breguet Classique Grande Complication 5349PT
Sometimes, you just don’t need a reason. Even though it might be a nice, casual evening, it doesn’t stop Cristiano from sporting a horological novelty on his wrist as if preppin’ for his next Balon D’or. With twin rotating tourbillons, this exquisite timepiece is powered by two independent tourbillons affixed by a bridge. The bezel, lugs and caseband are set with a total of 107 baguette-cut diamonds. While so, the gold chapter ring and centre plate add another 310 brilliant-cut diamonds. This horological masterpiece slates in at approx. US$802,000 (RM3.4 million).
Franck Muller Diamond Tourbillon Trumps Van Cleef & Arpels
When meeting someone as special as Sheikh Hamdan, you ought to wear a special timepiece too. CR7 wore, what could be the most regal piece from his watch collection – An iced-out FM Diamond Tourbillon. Reported to cost over US$1.5 million (RM6.36 million), this timepiece is crafted with a rare technique called ‘serti mysterieux’ in French, translating to ‘Mystery Set’ – A method of setting gemstones with no visible mounting, also called ”invisible setting’.
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Alternatives to cow's milk are booming. The latest unusual entrant: potato milk. Developed by a Swedish company, it is intriguing.
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Vegans looking for their milk fix get a new alternative – potato milk.
Alternatives to cow’s milk are booming. The latest unusual entrant on the market: potato milk. Developed by a Swedish company, the formula is intriguing. According to its creator, this liquid requires far fewer resources than any other milk drink. Will it become the must-have coffee creamer? Zoom in.
“Oat milk in your mocaccino?”
“No, potato milk, please,” you’ll reply to the officious waiter the next time you go to your favorite coffee shop. Because yes, the unthinkable has happened. After soy milk, almond milk or even cashew milk, the Swedish company Veg of Lund has invented potato milk. The liquid is marketed under the brand DUG. It is both creamy and respectful of the planet.
DUG has many advantages. According to its CEO Thomas Olander, interviewed by The Guardian, the drink is “very sustainable” because it takes far fewer resources to make a liter than any other milk. According to the executive, it even requires half as much land as oat milk and 56 times less land than almond milk to produce. These days, such a difference is far from being negligible.
How do you “milk” a potato?
The formula for this vegetarian liquid logically involves a potato base. To this base, pea protein, maltodextrin (a kind of starch), chicory fiber, rapeseed oil and natural flavors are added. DUG is also enriched with vitamin D, B12 and folic acid. All this without lactose, soy, gluten or nuts.
Will the potato drink be to milk what chicory is to coffee? Ask your barista.
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Producer prices in South Korea spiked 0.7 percent on month in July, the Bank of Korea said on Friday – accelerating from 0.5 percent in June.
On a yearly basis, producer prices surged 7.1 percent after two straight months at 6.6 percent.
Individually, prices for agricultural products were up 1.5 percent on month and 8.4 percent on year, manufacturing products rose 1.0 percent on month and 11.8 percent on year, utilities gained 0.7 percent on month and 1.8 percent on year and services rose 0.4 percent on month and 2.3 percent on year.
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