text stringlengths 9 93k |
|---|
During the chase, Lucas allegedly drove directly toward an officer, prompting the officer to shoot at Lucas' vehicle. The shots missed, but Lucas swerved, crashed and came to a stop in a yard in the 3200 block of Bay Street. |
As Lucas exited the driver's seat, he reportedly punched an officer in the ribs, then resisted multiple officers' verbal and physical attempts before has was ultimately detained. |
In a statement after the arrest, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told the News Journal, "We normally don't do that in a pursuit, normally we'll call it off, but with this guy, he's already killed one person, he left a threatening note for his wife that he was going to get her as well, so when it comes to things l... |
Lucas is facing an array of charges including premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, vehicle theft, fleeing and eluding police. |
He is currently being held in Santa Rosa County Jail without bond. |
Canadian company Aurora Cannabis, the world’s second-largest cannabis company, predicts that the expected opening up of the medicinal market may see up to 50,000 Irish patients being prescribed cannabis within four years. |
Simon Harris, the Minister for Health, is expected to bring proposals to regulate medicinal cannabis to Cabinet before the summer. Aurora, which is worth 11.9 billion Canadian dollars (€7.9 billion) on the stock exchange in Toronto, is lobbying the State to become an approved supplier of medicinal cannabis. |
The company, which has 11 production sites in Canada alone, as well as operations in 24 countries internationally, has already held meetings with department officials, as well as the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). |
Its contacts with the State are being led by plant scientist Shane Morris, a Canadian-based Dubliner who is Aurora’s senior vice-president for product development and regulatory affairs. He is known among his peers in the Canadian industry as “Peppermint Paddy”, due to his role in developing cannabis mints. |
Speaking in Dublin this week, Mr Morris said that, based upon the 300,000 cannabis patients who have emerged in Canada since it was legalised for medicinal purposes there in recent years, he expects about 50,000 patients here. |
“We are already allocating for Ireland in our production system,” said Mr Morris, who worked for the Canadian state for 15 years before entering the cannabis industry three years ago. |
It is already technically legal for Irish patients to access medical cannabis, once they have official sanction from the State. But in practice, the system as it is currently set up – requiring patients to physically travel to an approved stockist abroad to bring the cannabis products home – means very few avail of it. |
Mr Morris says he envisages that the State will probably introduce a system where approved suppliers import to Ireland on a wholesale basis, for the product top be accessed at pharmacies on the advice of a consultant. |
When asked if Aurora, providing it gains regulatory approval, intends to ever produce cannabis in this State, Mr Morris said it “depends on what the Government wants to do”. |
“If they want domestic production [versus importation], it is more likely there would be a tender process, which we would be happy to engage in,” he said. |
Although recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada, and Aurora also supplies that market there, its focus regarding international expansion is purely on supplying the drug for medical use. It recently won approval for a production facility in Germany and it is also building a million-square-foot facility in Denmark. |
“Our cannabis isn’t grown by guys in dreadlocks. It is grown at full pharmaceutical facilities with all the scrutiny and requirements that go with that,” he said. |
In Canada, medicinal cannabis is prescribed by about 10,000 doctors. Although recreational users of the drug prefer to smoke it, the focus with medicinal cannabis is on ingesting it through cannabis-infused oils, primarily, or through edible powder that is mixed with yoghurt or other fatty substances. |
Look who was at MOG! |
The tourist season might be getting over, but have we learnt our lessons? With the need to create sustainable, responsible tourism — especially in a holidayers’ hot spot like Goa — a recent event brought together nine seasoned travellers, who retold their unique and offbeat stories of travel. The unique thing was, each... |
A WELCOME CHANGE Macklemore’s debut is an unexpected and deserving hit. |
You’ve probably heard their hit song “Thrift Shop,” but there’s more to this duo than a retro fur coat. |
Seattle-based rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis have worked together since 2009, but The Heist is the pair’s first full-length effort. Mere hours after its official release, the album hit number one on iTunes. The unsigned duo was rightfully stunned; a work produced independently over the course of three years ... |
On the album’s first track “Ten Thousand Hours,” Macklemore drops some of his boldest beats. In typical rap fashion, he looks to establish himself amongst some of music’s greatest. Always the anomaly, Macklemore switches to some of his more unusual qualifications. He takes the opportunity to brag about impressive SAT s... |
From one type of bombast to another, the album shifts to “Can’t Hold Us,” an uplifting piano-pounding, stomp-along flash of studio genius from Ryan Lewis. Macklemore holds nothing back; his flow is precise, and the low bass kick coupled with horns that appear halfway through propel it further. Clearly, Macklemore and R... |
“Thrift Shop” is even catchier. Layering unconventional vocal samples over some of the funkiest saxophone this side of the ‘70s, Macklemore takes a subject so ordinary and mundane and turns it into a swaggering proclamation of frugality. Of the fifteen tracks on the album, this one is most likely to be heard from the s... |
“Same Love,” which after three party-friendly tracks is likely to hit listeners like a ton of bricks. As much as diehard fans will defend Macklemore’s originality, it’s not difficult to find similarities and influences in the music world. But they’d be hard pressed to find a rapper who has hit the mainstream so forcefu... |
Between the faux-alligator leather, gold-lettered album cover and the thought-provoking introspection of their songs, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis present a confusing duo — maybe intentionally. In a scene of auto-tuning and tired subject matter, perhaps the rap world needs a shock to the system. In the triumphant and humb... |
A preliminary hearing on Chris Cagle’s domestic assault charge has been postponed by a Nashville judge. The continuance, a routine legal procedure, was ordered Tuesday (June 3), the original court date for the hearing. Cagle and his girlfriend, Jennifer Tant, were arrested May 28 at Cagle’s residence following an argum... |
The Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) will have an enormous booster and a second stage spaceship, and Elon Musk says the spaceship could start taking short test flights next year. |
Only a few hours after the world beheld the launch of Falcon Heavy, Elon Musk had already decided the monster rocket was too small. |
“I finished looking at the side boosters, and they’re pretty big—you know, 16 stories tall, 60-foot leg span," Musk said at a press conference following the launch. "But really we need to be way bigger than that." |
"Now that we're almost done with Falcon... most of our engineering resources will go toward BFR." |
The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are both closing in on their final designs. The so-called "Block 5" update will be the last major upgrade to the rockets, one that will increase the rockets' thrust and reusability and also allow SpaceX to certify the Falcon 9 to carry crews of astronauts on the Dragon 2 spacecraft. To go ... |
SpaceX is banking its future on the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR—although the original name for the rocket is a bit more colorful. And this week's big success was a boon for Musk's ever bigger dreams. “It’s given me a lot of confidence that we can make the BFR design work,” Musk says about the Falcon Heavy launch and land... |
The Big Falcon Rocket will consist of a massive first-stage booster with 31 Raptor engines—a new rocket engine SpaceX began test-firing in September 2016. The second stage, also known as the Interplanetary Transport System, is a 48-meter long, 9-meter diameter spaceship that, on paper, could carry up to 100 people on f... |
“I think we might be able to do short hopper flights with the spaceship part of BFR, maybe next year,” says Musk. "By hopper tests, I mean kind of like the beginning of the Grasshopper program for Falcon 9... it will go up several miles and come down." |
The Grasshopper was a small experimental rocket SpaceX built to test vertical takeoffs and landings, a program that paved the way for Musk's company to land full-scale boosters like it did with two of the three from this week's Falcon Heavy test flight. The first flights of the BFR spaceship will be similar tests, and ... |
Musk said the tests need to take place somewhere remote, "so if it blows up it's cool." He also said the spaceship should be capable of flying to Earth orbit itself, a requirement for the long-term plan of having the Interplanetary Transport System fly back to Earth from the moon or Mars. |
Raptor engine test fire, April 12, 2017. |
These initial tests need to make sure the spaceship can hold up to intense reentry heats. "The ship part is by far the hardest. That's gonna come in from super-orbital velocities," Musk says, meaning the spaceship will be returning at incredibly high speeds from beyond Earth's orbit. He explained that some of the heati... |
"[We] really want to test the heat shield material, so we're going to fly up, turn around, [and] accelerate back real hard." |
In addition to the spaceport in Brownsville, SpaceX is considering expanding its facilities in San Pedro, California, to accelerate work on the interplanetary spaceship, as reported by Wired. Musk hopes the Big Falcon Rocket will ultimately be capable enough to replace Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. |
"Now that we're almost done with Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy... most of our engineering resources will be dedicated to BFR," he says. "I think it's conceivable that we do our first test flight in three or four years—full on orbital test flight of the new booster... going to the moon shortly thereafter." |
That timeframe is ambitious to say the least. Falcon Heavy was announced in 2011 and took seven years to realize. The BFR is even bigger and more complex, designed to fly with four more engines than Falcon Heavy, and those engines are still in development. If SpaceX is going to fly the BFR booster and spaceship by the ... |
"Testing the ship out is the whole tricky part," says Musk. "The booster I think—I don't want to get complacent—but I think we understand reusable boosters. Reusable spaceships that land propulsively, that's harder." |
BFR is the most arduous spaceflight project SpaceX has ever attempted—an enormous booster with a second-stage spaceship that can fly a hundred people to the moon or Mars, launch commercial payloads, and even fly passengers from a city on Earth through space to land in another city as an alternative to airliners. SpaceX... |
Whether BFR will fly in its complete configuration within three or four years is anyone's guess at this point. It's safe to say there will be unforeseen challenges and likely delays, but after witnessing Falcon Heavy, it seems that if anyone can pull off a large reusable interplanetary spaceship, its SpaceX. |
The line-up for Live At Leeds 2018 has been bolstered by the addition of a host of new acts. |
Returning on May 5 this year, a number of high-profile and new and emerging artists will take to the stage – including the likes of The Horrors, Peace and Circa Waves – across the day. |
Joining them on the bill are local garage-rock band Pulled Apart By Horses. They said: “We’ve haven’t played LAL for a few years now and it’s been going from strength to strength since we last appeared on the bill. It made sense to come back to it this year though. |
Other additions to the line-up include Ash, Dermot Kennedy, Sunset Sons, Louis Berry and High Tyde. Check out the full line-up and ticket information here. |
The likes of Bastille, Stormzy and Ed Sheeran have all played the festival in previous years. Last year saw Slaves, The Pigeon Detectives and The Big Moon among the performers. |
Festivities will start the night before the festival (May 4) with a showcase presented by the PRS Foundation at The Wardrobe. The likes of Chelou, Fenne Lily and Our Girl will perform, as well as one as-yet-unannounced headliner. |
I hate throwing stuff out. Well, I don't keep banana peels a minute longer than required. I recycle plastic bags, rubber bands, newspaper and magazine paper. I wash and flatten steel cans for recycling. I wash glass for recycling. |
hate throwing stuff out. Well, I don't keep banana peels a minute longer than required. I recycle plastic bags, rubber bands, newspaper and magazine paper. I wash and flatten steel cans for recycling. I wash glass for recycling. Sue demands "Throw out that raggedy shirt!" when she sees me wearing an old favorite, missi... |
I noticed the stapler at St. Alban's kneeled rather than sat open, ready to bind a few pages. I inspected it. The leaf spring that held the staple supply arm up from the base was missing. It had been riveted to the base but broke off. I had no idea anyone could break a stapler supply arm lift spring. I considered writi... |
I studied Lynn Green's example board of compression and extension springs. Coil Spring No. 427 looked a good fit, and pushed my fingers apart just right to hold up the staple supply arm. Would you believe springs are such exotic items, they are protected in a locked cabinet? It cost 45 cents at the counter, plus tax. |
Back home, I found a washer the right size to hold the end of the spring, and a self-tapping screw that fit inside the spring. They were in my vast bench stock of weird stuff I didn't want to throw out because I might need it some day. This was the day! I drilled a tiny hole, and installed the spring under the staple s... |
Rather than waste some good, virginal paper for a test run, I rummaged through the morning's junk mail for the most recent touts for insurance policies that cover everything except volcanic activity, replacement teeth by the mouthful, roomfuls of furniture, and used or new luxury cars at amazing bargain prices. A sale ... |
I slipped the brochure from PetGrocerPlace into the stapler's open jaws. I resolutely pressed the top down. It made a nice "squinch," and I released my pressure. The staple supply arm rose by itself. The staple was perfectly curled on the back of the pages. Wow! I did it. I had repaired the St. Alban's stapler. I conti... |
I patiently removed the staples from the papers, so they could be recycled. I threw out the 20 tiny bits of wire. I'm proud I have indeed recycled the St. Alban's stapler. |
StarChild Academy schools stand above and beyond typical preschools and child care centers. We have earned a reputation for offering your child the strongest academic experience available… all within our state-of-the-art, highly-secure facilities. |
Starchild Academy provides the highest quality children’s programs for those parents who want the very best in education, personal development, and safety for their children. For infants through school-age children, StarChild Academy’s caring and dedicated educators provide first-class developmental programs at our con... |
One look and you will see why StarChild Academy’s premier programs are the best decision for your child’s future and your own peace of mind. |
StarChild Academy accepts children without regard to race, religion, or national origin. |
© 2019 Ocala Star Banner. Powered by OwnLocal – helping local media with innovative print to web and directory software. |
Gathering at a very popular eatery in Reston guarantees great eats, great drinks, and a chattering social time. That describes an experience at Not Your Average Joe’s. Unclear who Joe may be, but for sure, kitchen creations are above average. Indeed, NYAJ seems to now be a Reston go-to place, especially at lunch. And d... |
What to expect? To start, attentive service with a staff member handing over a basket of hot bread slices with a ramekin of chopped garlic and a sprinkling of crushed red pepper bathed in olive oil. And drinks, of course, from ice water to whatever your choice for the meal. |
Then spend time browsing through your menu of choice: dinner, happy hour, lunch, gluten-free, party, and Sunday brunch. And for lunch, wow, the choices are so extensive that picking the final two or three — or four — makes one head towards calorie heaven. |
Starters run the gamut from ahi tuna wontons and buffalo Caribbean chicken tenders to delicious New England-style crab cakes (enough really for an entrée) and a forno-baked chicken quesadilla. |
But if you are with a table of hungry friends, do consider the nachos composed of corn tortillas, chipotle-braised chicken and melted Pepper Jack cheese. Cumin sour cream heightens the Latino essence of this appetizer. Besides an appetizer, what about a bowl or cup of New England clam chowder? Delish! |
Faced with multiple entrée choices from beef, pork, pasta, chicken, and veggie main dishes, even the pickiest eater will be stumped. And that does not include the big salad entrées, burgers, sandwiches, and eight specialty pizzas — or you can create your own pizza, selecting from among such toppings as Italian sausage,... |
If you are looking to keep calories under control — sort of, especially if you have eaten your way through a basket of two of hot bread — consider a big salad, topped with your choice of grilled chicken, shrimp, or salmon. A real pleaser is the Cobb salad, loaded with crumbled blue cheese, a hard-boiled egg, country ba... |
Looking for a heartier entrée? The shrimp tacos or the Sweet Blue burger makes a pleasing choice. Going even bigger includes one of the meat-based entrées or simply grilled meats with your choice of sides that include French fries and chipotle sweet potato mash. |
Even the menu warns not to skip dessert, and those are words of good advice. The sticky toffee cake and their Peanut Butter Thing (whatever that is) may appeal, but do include an order of the Key Lime pie—an awesome rendition of this classic American fave. |
Again: a note of advice: reservations, reservations, reservations. NYAJ gets mighty crowded…. |
Not Your Average Joe’s, 1845 Fountain Dr., Reston, 571-234-8200. Hours: Sun..-Wed., 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.. |
Can I ditch my wallet for the smart wallet on my phone? |
You grab your keys, smartphone and your wallet when you leave the house. It may not be such a disaster to leave the wallet and keys behind. |
You grab your keys, smartphone and wallet when you leave the house. Would it be such a disaster if you left that last one behind? |
In the not too distant future, it may not be. Your physical wallet is on borrowed time. |
Your phone, after all, increasingly provides the utility in digital form for the many reasons you schlep a Costanza-sized billfold in the first place, from showing off pictures to making mobile payments. |
Think about it. At the airport, you hand your iPhone or Android handset, rather than a paper document, to the TSA agent who inspects and scans your boarding pass. |
You scan your phone entering ballparks, movie theaters and concert halls, too. |
Most states will accept an electronic copy of your automobile's insurance ID card during a traffic stop. |
Students at Duke, University of Alabama, University of Oklahoma, Temple, Johns Hopkins and Santa Clara can or will soon be able to use the Wallet app inside iPhones as contactless student IDs. Other colleges are presumably to follow. |
It may not be long before you can use your phone as your corporate ID as well, something Apple employees already do at the company’s Apple Park headquarters. |
And yes, more and more of you are letting your smartphone sub for cash, debit and credit cards, through the likes of Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Cash App, Venmo, PayPal and other payment services. |
“We’re nearing the point where that pendulum is shifting to the preference for digital forms of payment (and) identity,” says Tiffany Conway, director of field marketing for government programs at Gemalto, a global digital security company that produces digital driver's licenses. |
Upgrading your wallet: How soon can I get a digital driver's license? |
For sure, the demise of the physical wallet is not imminent. Consumer habits are tough to crack, and the use of some version of a "wallet" to cart money and other possessions dates at least as far back as ancient Greece. |
For all the talk of a cashless society, paper currency isn't going away anytime soon. |
Still, 68 percent of 1,218 smartphone owners surveyed by SurveyMonkey Audience on USA TODAY’s behalf last month, say it is likely that smartphones will eventually replace the need for wallets entirely. Nearly half (45 percent) think wallets will be obsolete in five years or less. |
Such an eventuality remains a ways off for Seth Buchwalter, a PR manager at Sparkloft Media in Portland, Oregon. Buchwalter uses Venmo and Apple Pay on his iPhone, but he also epitomizes the consumer who remains reluctant to send the wallet out to pasture. |
Concerns about security are one key reason people don’t feel comfortable ditching their wallets. Fifty-eight percent of SurveyMonkey respondents want to make sure they have better phone security before they stop using their physical wallet altogether. |
“Smartphones have one big advantage – convenience – and one big weakness – security – and consumers clearly see a tradeoff between the two,” says Laura Wronski, the senior research scientist at SurveyMonkey who conducted the survey. |
Of course, the concern about security may be an unfounded matter of perception. |
There’s another resistance to retiring the wallet. Forty-three percent of the smartphone owners in the SurveyMonkey survey want to see longer battery life before they stop using their physical wallet altogether. |
Just under half said they wanted the ability to store their passports, driver’s license or other forms of ID on the phone. These might include digital versions of hunting and fishing licenses or other credentials issued by the state. |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.