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Each year, pedestrian and bicycle accidents make up 16 percent of all traffic fatalities but police said the number has recently increased.
In addition to increased patrols, city council will provide pedestrian safety funds.
More: A beloved Northside business owner was hit by a car. The neighborhood is still waiting for safety fixes.
Kickoff will start Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m in Pleasant Ridge at the corner of Montgomery Road and Ridge Avenue at the gazebo.
Recognized around the world by its nickname “Music City,” Nashville is one of the most popular tourist stops in the United States, hosting more than 10 million visitors every year. Tennessee’s capital city is a haven for country music lovers who come to see their favorites perform at famous music venues, such as the Grand Ole Opry or Ryman Auditorium. Although many of Nashville’s busiest attractions remain closed until noon on Sunday, there a number are interesting things to do in Nashville on a Sunday morning that the entire family can enjoy.
The Loveless Cafe (lovelesscafe.com), a Nashville landmark since 1952 less than 30 minutes from downtown, is one of the most well-known eateries in the city. Frequented by celebrities, tourists and local residents alike, the Loveless Cafe opens at 7 a.m. on Sunday and offers classic Southern comfort food for breakfast, such as country-fried steak, stone-ground grits and country ham with red-eye gravy. Try the Loveless’ famous biscuits along with the homemade strawberry, peach or blackberry preserves, made right in the restaurant’s kitchen. After finishing your meal, stop in the Hams & Jams Country Market (hamsandjams.com) to take home some of your favorite Loveless food, cookbooks or souvenirs.
Located at the Texas Troubadour Theatre across from the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (gaylordhotels.com), Nashville Cowboy Church holds lively, interdenominational services every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. Sunday services often include inspirational gospel music performances by local country music singers and songwriters. If you can’t attend the church services in person, listen to the live radio broadcast of the program, which reaches more than 110 countries every Sunday.
Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, including Sunday, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum preserves the history and rich traditions of country music within its expansive walls. The museum, located in downtown Nashville only two blocks from the Ryman Auditorium, features a large collection of country music memorabilia, historic music video clips and recordings. Live music performances and public programs are also scheduled throughout the year. Spend a couple of hours touring the exhibits, then stop and enjoy Sunday brunch at Two Twenty Two, the museum’s on-site restaurant, where you’ll find Southern favorites such as the sausage gravy biscuit bowl, alongside classic brunch favorites.
Kids of all ages will love a Sunday morning visit to the Nashville Zoo. Just seven miles southeast of downtown Nashville, the Nashville zoo opens at 9 a.m. on Sunday and features a wide variety of animal exhibits, educational programs and zoo events. View the wildlife residents, such as African elephants, Masai giraffes, clouded leopards, tigers, pandas and more, within natural outdoor exhibit settings. Vast assortments of reptiles, amphibians, insects and fish are also on display in an indoor exhibit area. Take a ride on the Wilderness Express, a trackless train that chugs around areas of the zoo, or tour Grassmere, an original historic plantation house still preserved on the property.
Biehler, Barbara. "Things to Do in Nashville on a Sunday Morning." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/things-nashville-sunday-morning-63189.html. 21 March 2018.
The line between perception and reality is one that can be blurred by either a creative or faulty mind, with the end result being a prosperous recognition of information, or a damning look at how fragile one’s psyche really is. After watching Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, I’d be willing to offer a commentary on how both sides of the coin have their shiny facets, but since I’m just a guy typing on a computer at 2 a.m., and not a licensed psychiatrist, let’s just stick to my take on this dispiriting tale of a consciousness gone askew.
Kumiko (played by Japanese starlet Rinko Kikuchi), is an utterly worn down woman in a non-stop world, dragging herself through life in a job where she is dogged incessantly by an unappreciative boss who plans on molding her into the perfect “office lady”, and her overbearing vex of a mother. Her apartment is the size of a closet, but she happily escapes there nightly to settle in and watch her favorite movie on VHS: Fargo. She has viewed this tape SO many times that the slightest care is taken when removing it from the player every single night, however there is a reason for her over consumption of the Coen Brothers’ hit film, and it’s due to the treasure she firmly believes is buried in the snow out in a field in Minnesota, hence the blurred line of reality and fantasy. She carefully maps out the exact location of the money-laden briefcase, jotting down measurements and coordinates in a personal notebook, and when her boss errantly tosses her his credit card so she can pick up a gift for his wife, the journey to America is on.
As I type this, it may appear that this is a whirlwind comedy of sorts, and nothing could be further from the truth – Kumiko is a troubled woman who desperately wants to forsake her life in her home country, which is acceptable if there were truly something to run towards, but when the movie begins (like it has so many times over for her), and she sees the opening disclaimer of “this is a true story,” she takes it as a tangible axiom, and it merely pushes her further away from the only home she’s ever known. There’s even a scene where she says goodbye to her pet bunny “Bunzo”, leaving him on a subway car to hopefully find someone to take care of him – it’s simple, and it will break your heart at the same time. Upon arriving in America, the language barrier proves to be another colossal hurdle for Kumiko, leaving her in the hands of some interesting individuals along the way.
Kikuchi absolutely steals the film with her fantastic performance of a sad and lonely spirit, who longs for a better existence, and at times she seems single minded in that purpose. David Zeller (who also directed), plays a police officer who takes her in and tries to shelter her as best as possible, giving off a warm vibe that mixes protection with big-brother like goofiness, unaware that her scarred mind won’t truly allow her to trust his intentions.
When all was said and done, the movie plays out like a sad tale that appears to have no gratifying conclusion to it, and for the majority of its’ 100-plus minutes, it truly doesn’t. Aside from a less-than-stellar culmination of events, I’d positively recommend this to any viewer willing to invest some time into it, but don’t look for the laughs, as you won’t find them, but soak in the sentiment. Supposedly, Kumiko was based upon a true story of a Japanese woman, who in 2001, followed the path from her home overseas to America for the same grasp of what wasn’t there, and it just goes to show you, as much as fantasy can reel you in, you’ve got to be able to grasp onto that vine of verity to haul yourself back out.
Letters : It’s the Muppets . . .
reasons which are said to be “obscure” (“The Far Frontier”, 3 April, p 33).
Alex Rodriguez (quad) and Jorge Posada (shoulder) took batting practice at the Yankees’ minor-league complex today.
Rodriguez said it’s tough not being able to contribute to the Yankees’ offense, which has been sluggish.
Rodriguez is expected to run the bases for the first time Thursday, a key step in his rehab program. He will work out with the team before the game against the Rays so Joe Girardi can watch the session.
“Joe wants to see me run the bases,” said Rodriguez, who could play in minor league games in Florida this weekend.
Rodriguez took 89 swings in batting practice, fielded 24 grounders and continued a running program in the outfield at the Yankees’ minor-league complex.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has registered the domain name "Pravduh" after saying he would create a site to rate reporters.
Musk has been very critical of media coverage of Tesla lately.
He accused media companies of "holier-than-thou" hypocrisy and said distrust of journalists was key to President Donald Trump's election.
Elon Musk has registered the domain name "Pravduh.com" days after fiercely criticizing the media and saying he would build a website to rate the "core truth" and "credibility" of articles and reporters.
It is another move suggesting the CEO of electric car maker Tesla may be moving forward on such a project. Musk had previously said he would name his site "Pravda" after the Soviet Communist newspaper, but that name has already been taken.
Musk has recently railed against reporters, whom he has criticized for focusing negative coverage on Tesla.
Recent media coverage of Tesla includes reports on crashes involving Tesla cars. In several cases, they have drawn attention from federal agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board over the possible involvement of Tesla's driver assistance technology, called Autopilot.
There have also been reports of repeated production delays, and CNBC has previously reported that Tesla is manufacturing a high volume of flawed parts.
Several media outlets, including CNBC, have also reported on labor issues at the factory.
Musk's relationship with Wall Street has also received attention, particularly given the company's need for capital and a recent earnings call where Musk brushed off queries from analysts as "boring, bonehead questions."
Musk's comments also also come days after reviewer Consumer Reports decided not to recommend the Tesla Model 3 midsize sedan, after it found the vehicle had the longest stopping distance of any contemporary car it has tested.
Some of Tesla's efforts have earned media praise. Consumer Reports gives the Model S the highest rating in the ultra luxury class, and many early Model 3 reviews mostly praised the vehicle.
Musk said Wednesday on Twitter that the public no longer respects "big media companies" because they "lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie."
He also said President Donald Trump was elected because no one believes reporters anymore.
Then he said reporters are under constant pressure to produce work to attract advertising dollars from "fossil fuel companies" and other carmakers.
Musk said he plans to create a site where the public can "rate the core truth of any article and track the credibility" of every reporter over time.
Pravda, which means "truth" in Russian, was the name of the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Apparently, Jared Birchall, who has previously been identified as an employee of another Musk project called Neuralink, registered a company called "Pravda Corp" in the state of California last year.
On Wednesday, Musk had referred to a research note from Baird analyst Ben Kallo published that morning, which said that the media landscape may have become saturated with "increasingly immaterial" negative reports about Tesla, and that the shares could climb if and when Tesla executes on its goals.
The body definitely went over the hill before I even hit 50. Funny how I swore off doing those “old people” things, until I was doing them, and didn’t even realize it.
Spring is here and I’m geared up for the season. Winter was long and I’m itching to get outside and play in the dirt. I know it’s way too early to plant anything and the few plants I’ve been trying to baby along are going to call it quits if I don’t get them in the ground soon. The winter almost did me in with so much snow, I started buying plants way too soon, but every time I passed them in the store I felt as though they were a sign spring really would come, eventually. I’ve officially become the ol’ lady roaming around the plant store, longer than necessary.
Although I haven’t seen many robins yet, the cardinals and blue jays are still enjoying birdseed from the feeder. (If that doesn’t sound like something an “old” person would say I don’t know what does.) During the snowmageddon months they managed to go through pounds of food in a single day. I’m not sure if I was just imagining it, but by the time the snow melted, most of them looked overweight.
Although mowing takes a big chunk out of my day, I can’t wait for it to begin. My therapy sessions on the mower are long overdue. I asked to take the mower out last weekend when we had true spring temperatures, just to mulch the leaves, but it was a no-go. He’s as obsessed with greasing and oiling the mower as I am with using it. One of my downfalls is being patient when I’ve got my eye on the prize and as much as I’ve tried being pouty about the lack of effort, on getting the mowers ready, it still hasn’t happened. He knows me well as I’ve torn up the grass too many times by mowing dormant, soggy grounds before it’s time.
I have a new plan of attack for the moles this season. I’m determined to lead them to someone else’s’ acreage. I know that’s not being very neighborly, but I’m over the dirt mounds they cause. They seem impossible to get rid of, but even if I have to set up camp by their runs and mounds, I’m either going to catch them in a trap or gas them out.
It’s these kinds of thoughts that bring me back to reality. I’m truly over the hill. My concerns have revolved from how to be fashionable and trendy to birds, moles (both the varmints underground and the odd looking ones on my body) and the weather forecast.
Just to be clear, I do love being over the hill.
Rose M. Pryor, 73, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2013, at her home surrounded by family. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, May 13.Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery on Nameoki Rd. www.wojstrom.com.
The new effective date means that, if passed, Hoosiers could begin buying alcohol at stores on Sundays within weeks and by late March at the latest.
Sunday carryout alcohol sales could come even sooner than expected after a House committee moved up the effective date.
The House Public Policy Committee voted 9-1 in favor of a Senate bill that would allow grocery, drug, convenience and liquor stores to sell alcohol on Sundays from noon to 8 p.m.
Rep. Tim Wesco, a conservative Republican lawmaker from Goshen, was the only "no" vote.
The vote came after the committee changed the effective date from July 1 — the standard date when most new laws go into effect — to immediately upon passage.
Sen. Ron Alting, the bill's author, said he and the committee's chairman, Rep. Ben Smaltz, agreed to the change in advance of Wednesday's hearing on the measure.
"Why wait until July to provide more convenience for citizens?" Alting said.
The measure now moves to the full House, which has already approved an almost identical version of the bill. If approved there, a final Senate vote to concur with the change to the effective date would send the bill.
In other words, repeal of Indiana's Prohibition-era ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales is now as close as two votes away from heading to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk for final approval.
The measure's new effective date means that, if passed, Hoosiers could begin buying alcohol at stores on Sundays within a few weeks and by late March at the latest. Those following the Indianapolis 500 on radio or television in May, for example, could pick up a six pack of beer on race day.
The Sunday sales measure is moving ahead only after a Senate panel knocked down another popular alcohol reform in January that would have expanded cold beer sales to convenience and grocery stores. Now, cold beer is almost exclusively the domain of the state's small but powerful liquor store industry.
This year's support for the Sunday sales measure — which has failed to pass for years — is widely attributed to an unlikely alliance between liquor stores and the state's retail council, which represents grocers, chain pharmacies and big-box stores.
Under the deal, both groups are supporting Sunday sales while opposing expanded cold beer sales. The arrangement was made as liquor stores were facing increasing public pressure to relinquish their control of cold beer sales, which they say is crucial to the survival of their stores.
Recent public opinion polls show that a strong majority of Hoosiers support both Sunday carryout alcohol sales and expanded cold beer sales.
Can 2014 live up to hype, hopes for Orlando theme parks?
We should feel pretty confident about many aspects of what 2014 will hold for theme parks and attractions. Sure, a certain boy wizard will play a key role, and a group of height-challenged cast members are expected to raise a ruckus in the middle of Fantasyland. But who will show up for Bands, Brew & BBQ?
Here are a few predictions from the Theme Park Rangers Complaint Department for how things will really shake out.
There will be grousing — and the shocking appearance of surprise — about long lines at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley at Universal Studios, when it opens sometime this summer.
Universal can't be blindsided legitimately by huge opening crowds like it was at the opening of Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Hogsmeade at Islands of Adventure three years ago, when the queue snaked through the theme park and out the front gate into Universal CityWalk. But interest level is higher than a quidditch game, and throngs are inevitable.
So let us locals be patient and remember Diagon Alley isn't going anywhere. And the elbow room that accompanies September in our theme parks will be mere weeks away.
Anyway, I also predict the return of the "J.K. Wanted It That Way" Game, wherein any oddity of Diagon Alley is explained away by saying that Potter author J.K. Rowling wanted it that way, although Universal never officially put it at her bazillionaire feet. Alleys too crowded? J.K. wanted it that way. Hogwarts Express too slow? J.K. wanted it that way. Fire-breathing dragon a little gassy? J.K. wanted it that way.
Play along! At any rate, we should know more after Universal's informational webcast on Jan. 23.
The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster is scheduled to open in Magic Kingdom in spring and be the final cog of the park's Fantasyland expansion.
Disney officials have repeatedly described the ride's intensity as somewhere between sister attractions Barnstormer, a sort of beginner coaster, and the runaway Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. But, despite this advisory, some folks will want more thrills.
It's kind of like when grown-ups were mealy-mouthed about last year's debut of Under the Sea — Journey of the Little Mermaid. I had to look people in the eye and say "Oh, are you an 8-year-old girl?" Not every ride is made for everybody, so extreme-thrill seekers should adjust expectations before boarding.
Sorry for being so Grumpy.
Burning question: Will anyone show up for SeaWorld's Bands, Brew & BBQ fest? It has suffered a rash of performer defections tied to the "Blackfish" documentary that's critical of SeaWorld's whale operations, but I'm not sure the general public has run the other direction yet. The event was scheduled to begin Feb. 1.
Meanwhile, another Bands, Brew & BBQ is scheduled to begin Feb. 2 at sister park Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The only act posted is Beach Boys on Feb. 15. Will Blackfishers also go after Busch, which has the same owner, but no whales?
Disney fans will report extra-long ride lines and blame advance reservations made my MagicBand users. … Folks will stare at construction that will transform Downtown Disney into Disney Springs (eventually). … Water-park fans will dispute the "Nothing Taller" claim of the upcoming Aquatica attraction called Ihu's Breakaway Falls. Look for a waterlogged loophole.
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Roger Johnson's late header gave Cardiff City a 2-1 victory against Norwich at Carrow Road.
Norwich had taken a 12th minute lead through Simon Lappin who took advantage of Ross Turnball's poor kick.
But second-half substitute Peter Whittingham converted Paul Parry's cross to equalise for the Bluebirds.
And then late-on Roger Johnson gave Cardiff City all three points sending his header from Whittingham's cross past David Marshall for 2-1.
"The fact that we played well before the break is no consolation to me at all.
"We should have won the game but instead we let them back into it.
"We should have been taking the game to them in the second half but instead we let them take it to us by passing the ball square and backwards.
"We kept them in the game by doing that and I call it a lack of professionalism. We have got to learn how to win games, that's our Achilles' heel at the moment."
"Sometimes you don't play as well as you can and still take the points. This was one of those occasions.
"Peter Grant (the Norwich manager) will feel hard done by right now, and he probably feels like I did after our first two home games this season.
"We dominated like they did in our games against Stoke and Coventry without getting any reward.
"Today was probably our worst performance of the season and yet we come away with a win.
Norwich: Marshall, Otsemobor, Dublin, Doherty, Drury, Chadwick (Huckerby 72), Brellier (Croft 82), Russell, Lappin, Cureton, Brown.
Subs Not Used: Gilks, Murray, Martin.
Cardiff: Turnbull, Gunter (Blake 46), Loovens, Johnson, Capaldi, Sinclair, Rae, McPhail, Ledley (Parry 46), Fowler (Whittingham 60), Hasselbaink.
Subs Not Used: Oakes, MacLean.
Goals: Whittingham 64, Johnson 84.
"That was intended only when there is an emergency, a security issue. Clearly, we are in nothing like that situation."
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, is mindful that President Donald J. Trump is not only the president, but the leader of his own party.
Pennsylvania's junior senator is often public in his support for the president. After Trump's speech on border security Tuesday, for instance, Toomey said the president had made a "clear case for boosting security and humanitarian aid funding at our southern border."
But Toomey, a former Wall Street banker, has not fallen quietly into line on the issue of trade.
In an interview last week with the Erie Times-News, Toomey was largely critical of the president's trade policies, especially his use of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which authorizes the president to impose tariffs if he believes there is a threat to national security.