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But Paul Clarke, head of planning at Middlesbrough Council, said: "At the moment there is capacity within the network.
"As applications come forward they are assessed against that capacity. When it gets to a point that capacity is reached that is when there is an issue in its transport assessment and that these pieces of infrastructure need to be in place."
Noting that 350 homes could mean 700-1,000 cars, Cllr Julie McGee, Labour councillor for Berwick Hills and Pallister, asked how officers had calculated their figures based on the number of cars per household.
Officers said they used software to model the data and had calculated that just one vehicle, per property, would move in or out of the estate during the peak periods.
Committee chair, Cllr Margaret Walters, asked: "The model that we use is accredited nationally? Internationally?"
Officers said it followed Department of Transport guidelines.
Cllr John Hobson, Conservative councillor for Marton West, said he could not support the application, due to his concerns about the road network.
"All we're doing is putting more vehicles into the Marton Crawl," he said.
"Once again, we're putting the cart before the horse. We should be sorting the infrastructure out before we build more houses."
Put to a vote, the application was approved with just Cllr Hobson voting against it.
A serious accident has led to a section of the A19 on North Tyneside being closed.
The road in Willington is closed northbound between Holystone Roundabout and the A1056 Killingworth Way junction.
A diversion is in operation - Northbound traffic should exit onto the A186 eastbound and follow the solid triangle symbol on local signs, via the B1322 northbound to re-join the A19 at the Killingworth Interchange.
Baltimore police were investigating the bludgeoning death early yesterday of an 18-year-old city man at a party that drew 400 people to celebrate the professional basketball draft of former Baltimore high school star Mark Karcher.
Stanley J. White Jr. of the 2700 block of Beryl Ave. was killed in a fight about 2:30 a.m. yesterday as the party celebrating Karcher's draft by the Philadelphia 76ers was breaking up at the lodge of Teamsters Union Local 557 in the 6000 block of Erdman Ave.
Karcher, 21, who starred at St. Frances Academy in East Baltimore before playing for Temple University in Philadelphia, spent about 10 minutes at the gathering and left about 90 minutes before the fight erupted, said a manager of the Teamsters hall.
Police said only a dozen of the 400 people who attended remained by the time they arrived at the hall on an industrial stretch of Erdman Avenue in East Baltimore. Even the disc jockey had packed and was gone.
"That's how fast they got out of there," homicide detective Kenneth Welsh said. "Apparently, it was very quiet for 99 percent of the night, and right as it closed, it got crazy."
While police searched for suspects, witnesses and a motive, they said it appeared that White was attacked by several men wielding beer bottles.
"It was a real melee," Welsh said. "There were chairs being thrown, and broken bottles everywhere."
White was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Before attending the party, White had helped his mother unload packages from her car. He did not tell his mother where he was going, said his aunt, Cathy White of Baltimore.
"He was not the type for partying and going out," she said. "He was quiet. He was not an extrovert, not very sociable and outgoing. ... He liked to listen to music. He liked to play with his cousins."
Wes Souders, manager of the Teamsters hall, said some of his co-workers predicted the party would draw a raucous crowd. He said he normally doesn't rent space to events that attract young crowds "because of the violence, the nature of the people they draw." But he said he knew the promoter's mother, so agreed to make the hall available.
The promoter hired security and charged $15 per person, Souders said.
As the disc jockey was playing his final song, the manager said several screaming women rushed past him.
"When I came in and turned the lights on, there were four guys in the middle of the floor, pushing and fighting," he said. "They kept working their way toward the front. The next thing, I heard a big thump. I didn't know what it was."
Souders said he couldn't see what the altercation was about.
Karcher, 21, was the leading scorer for Temple during each of the past two seasons before entering the NBA draft as a junior. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound forward was selected by Philadelphia late in the second round during last month's draft.
He was named a McDonald's All-American during his senior year at St. Frances. He led the school to three consecutive Catholic League titles.
His grandmother, Eunice Lewis, said yesterday from her home in East Baltimore that she had not seen Karcher or spoken with him about the most recent fracas.
"He hasn't been here today," Lewis said. "I don't approve of parties."
This might be the most adorable dance-off we’ve ever seen.
Video footage posted by Rumble.com shows a little boy busting out some cute moves – his dance partners? Three playful emus.
See the heartwarming clip below.
WASHINGTON — The news that special counsel Robert Mueller "did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government" has left a lot of people in Washington with a lot of explaining to do.
Recall that in 2016, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., released a letter to FBI Director James Comey claiming the FBI had proof of Trump-Russia collusion. "In my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, it has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisers, and the Russian government," Reid declared. When asked what information Reid was referring to, a spokesman said, "There have been classified briefings on this topic. That is all I can say."
These comments by people with access to intelligence were shameful. But the most sinister of all is John Brennan, who used his authority as former CIA director to suggest that Trump was a traitor and a compromised Russian asset. After Trump's Helsinki summit, Brennan declared "he is wholly in the pocket of Putin." When challenged by Chuck Todd on "Meet the Press," Brennan stood by his assessment. "I called (Trump's) behavior treasonous, which is to betray one's trust and aid and abet the enemy, and I stand very much by that claim."
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell told Brennan this investigation was "developing while you were still on the job" and asked, "Did you see enough at that stage to believe ... that that would result in indictments?" Brennan replied, "I thought at the time there was going to be individuals who were going to have issues with the Department of Justice. Yes." In a New York Times op-ed, he wrote that "Trump's claims of no collusion are, in a word, hogwash." Now, Brennan feigns contrition. "I don't know if I received bad information, but I think I suspected there was more than there actually was," he said, adding, "I am relieved that it's been determined there was not a criminal conspiracy with the Russian government over our election."
Dylan Minnette, Exec. Producer Selena Gomez and Katherine Langford seen at Netflix '13 Reasons Why' Premiere at Paramount Studios, March 30, 2017, in Los Angeles, Calif.
It's a scene as painful to watch as it is graphic: A 17-year-old girl climbs into a bathtub with a razor. We see her slice into her skin, we see the blood pour out, hear her cry and struggle to breathe. Then she is still.
The suicide of the heroine in Netflix's new popular series "13 Reasons Why" shouldn't come as a shock, since it's depicted in the final episode of a series built around the character's death. But knowing that it is coming doesn't make it any easier.
That stomach-turning scene has triggered criticism that it romanticizes suicide and prompted many schools across the country to send warning letters to parents and guardians. The show's creators are unapologetic, saying their frank depiction needs to be "unflinching and raw."
"Many people are accusing the show of glamorizing suicide and I feel strongly — and I think everyone who made the show — feel very strongly that we did the exact opposite," said writer Brian Yorkey, who won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for the musical "Next to Normal," which grappled with mental illness. "What we did was portray suicide and we portrayed it as very ugly and very damaging."
The 13-episode drama, co-produced by actress and singer Selena Gomez, is based on Jay Asher's young-adult 2007 bestseller about a high school student who kills herself and leaves behind 13 audiotapes detailing the events that led to her death, including sexual assault, substance abuse and bullying.
Per usual, Netflix released all 13 hours of the series at once — on March 31 — leaving suicide prevention specialists worried teens might binge the entire series without a chance to fully absorb the issues and ask questions. They also say they wish the show would consistently flash the National Suicide Prevention hotline.
"Graphic details about suicide we know historically are not recommended," said Phyllis Alongi, the clinical director of The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide . "I understand what the producers are saying but it could really be unsafe and I think we need to be a little more responsible."
Netflix and the show creators point out that several mental health professionals were consulted and they offer a 30- minute show called "Beyond the Reasons" that delves deeper into the tougher topics portrayed, as well as a site with links to resources.
The show is rated TV-MA, which means is may be unsuitable for children under 17, and three episodes that contain explicit material have "viewer discretion advised" warnings.
But some mental health professionals are going further, with the National Association of School Psychologists declaring, "We do not recommend that vulnerable youth, especially those who have any degree of suicidal ideation, watch this series."
Critics of the show argue that depression and mental illness — keys to understanding suicide — are rarely mentioned and the fact that its heroine, Hannah, gets to tell her story after her death sends a potentially dangerous message. They're also upset that the school guidance counselor depicted on the show seems to blame the victim.
The Jed Foundation and Suicide Awareness Voices of Education joined forces to create 13 talking points for young adults and guardians to discuss while watching the series, including warnings that the way the counselor is portrayed is "not typical" and that "leaving messages from beyond the grave is a dramatization produced in Hollywood."
School systems across the country are alerting parents, making them aware that their teens may be streaming the series, urging them to watch it with them, and providing information to help them talk about it.
In the upstate New York community of Grand Island, school administrators warned that the series "sensationalizes suicide." Indiana's largest school district warned in an email that the series "does not accurately model what we would want or hope individuals do if they are struggling or in crisis."
In Maryland, principals in the Montgomery County public school system noticed teens talking about the series and wanted to make sure parents had resources to handle tough questions. A warning letter and links to resources eventually went out to all 35,000 middle schoolers.
"There's a lot to take in and digest. If you're a young, growing mind being informed by what you see, this could have an impact," said Derek Turner, spokesman for the district. "So we're giving them tips and tools."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was the second leading cause of death for children and young adults ages 10 to 24 in 2014.
Dr. Helen Hsu, a clinical psychologist in Fremont, California, whose work involves suicide prevention in schools, helped shape some of the "13 Reasons Why" scripts. She said not showing Hannah's suicide would be almost "coy and avoidant" and that medical studies aren't definitive about the risks of suicide contagion. Plus, there are already graphic how-to guides online.
"If you think your child can't find this in one second on the internet already in the past 10 years, you are sadly mistaken," she said. "To say this is going to trigger that is sort of naive. What I really emphasized in the script writing was I said. 'It has to focus on that it's not glamorous, that it's ugly, it's painful and I really want you to focus on the pain of her parents and the people left.'"
While suicide has been depicted on TV shows, the youth of the roles in "13 Reasons Why" is pioneering. It has clearly struck a nerve: The show has 340,000 Twitter followers and 2.4 million likes on Facebook.
Gomez, who has talked openly about her own mental-health struggles, said she was braced for a backlash: "It's going to come no matter what. It's not an easy subject to talk about. But I'm very fortunate with how it's doing."
Yorkey said creators wanted to tell a young adult story in "a more honest way that it has ever been told on television."
"I understand it's hard to watch," he said. "It was supposed to be hard to watch because these things are incredibly hard to endure and we wanted to say, 'These things are happening in kids' lives. You can keep quiet about them. You can keep kids from watching shows about them. It's not going to stop them from happening in kids' lives and you should be talking about that.'"
AP writer Nicole Evatt in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
Most of the PC vendors Google listed on its blog as partners for the new Chrome operating system say they're evaluating the software but have not committed to creating devices around it, a far less upbeat message than Google had portrayed.
"We are studying Chrome," said Hewlett-Packard media relations officer Marlene Somsak, by e-mail. "We want to assess the capability Chrome may have for the computer and communications industries, and so we are studying it."
HP, the world's largest PC vendor, said that most of its products use Microsoft operating systems today, including Windows Mobile, XP and Vista. The company also sells machines with Linux for some computing customers.
Lenovo, China's largest PC vendor and the world's fourth biggest, said it is actively assessing Google Chrome OS's development and evaluating it based upon customer value. "Lenovo continually examines ways to bring customers more product choice and capabilities in terms of features and technologies," said Kristy Fair, in media relations at Lenovo.
Asustek Computer, pioneer of the netbook devices that Chrome may appear in first, also said it was evaluating Chrome.
"We cooperate with many companies on various technologies and we are currently evaluating [Chrome]," said Alvin Chen, an Asustek representative. "We have nothing to announce right now. We're not sure yet if we'll put out any products based on the operating system yet."
Acer, the world's third biggest PC vendor, did not respond to several requests for comment by e-mail and phone.
Google said in a blog post late Wednesday that it was "currently working with a number of technology companies to design and build devices that deliver an extraordinary end user experience." But PC vendors listed on the posting indicate they are only studying Chrome, and are not yet ready to commit to any designs or devices.
The new Chrome OS will compete against Microsoft Windows in netbooks, laptop computers and desktops. Google is developing the Linux-based operating system for heavy Internet users, and it will begin appearing in netbooks in the second half of 2010, the company has said.
Before listing stores, the FSIS included the usual caveat that these are stores the agency “has reason to believe” received the recalled raw ground turkey products. Some stores on the list might not have received the turkey while other stores that did might not be on the list (retail lists for large recalls often have several updates).
The list is topped by all 300-plus H-E-B stores in Texas, and all Brookshire Grocery and Super 1 Foods stores in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.
BEAUMONT, Texas - Traffic congestion in 2009 cost area commuters an average of $501 in lost time and gasoline, down from a regional peak of $758 in 2007.
Drivers also spent an average yearly total of 21 hours in traffic in 2009, another decrease from previous years.
That still is more than four times as long as average regional commutes in 1982, the report shows.
The declines mirror national figures, reported in a Texas Transportation Institute study that attributed the decline to the economic slowdown.
In Southeast Texas, population and gas prices might have more to do with the study's findings.
The FBI says that sexual assaults on flights are increasing "at an alarming rate" and they're unsure why, NBC News reported.
FBI Special Agent David Rodski said last week that reports of sexual assault on planes went up to 63 last year, a 66 percent increase from 38 investigated in 2014. And the victims aren't just passengers. They're flight attendants, too. A recent survey conducted for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union found that more than two-thirds of its members have experienced in-air sexual harassment.
The latest figures still likely represent just a fraction of such incidents, since assault victims often choose not to come forward, and even if they do, there's no regulatory agency that comprehensively tracks the reports.
Some politicians are trying to respond to the issue through legislation, like the Stopping Assault While Flying Enforcement Act of 2017, which would require all air carriers operating in U.S. skies to train flight personnel on how to respond to sexual assaults.
May 31, 2018 360_summer, recreation, running.
It might feel like you just finished this year’s marathon, but registration for the 2019 race opens Friday.
The 28th Annual Austin Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K presented by Under Armour is scheduled for Feb. 17, 2019.
Early pricing is in effect. Registration is $100 for the marathon, $80 for the half and $35 for the 5K. Prices increase July 18 and again in September, October, December and January. If you sign up at the expo on race weekend next February, you’ll fork over $160 to enter the marathon, $140 for the half and $60 for the 5K.
LIFE & STYLE: Take me on a journey that sees a man like yourself develop into the classical pianist, improviser and composer who releases his first album, The Secret Piano, in 2009.
Alexis Ffrench: I started off as a church organist. My dad got me into that. We’re a deeply religious family, so I became a church organist when I was about seven.
Before that I was playing piano and was always playing on the kitchen table, which is how I learnt in terms of my formative years.
My parents eventually got me a piano – I think they got bored of the tapping.
From the organ I’ve then won scholarships to various academies and colleges.
I was at the Royal Academy of Music when I was 11 and then trained as a composer and a pianist with and briefly on the violin, which I played hideously, but piano stuck, composition stuck and orchestration.
For me, the Royal Academy was key along with other places as well. A lot of practice, a lot of hard work and sacrifice. But a lot of reward, too, and I have continued doing it since.
L&S: Where did you grow up? What was life like for you seen as you were married to a piano from a young age?
AF: My dad was in the Royal Air Force and we travelled around, – we lived on bases.
There were a lot of planes over head, a lot of rough and tumble. Then we moved to a place call Bagshot in Surrey when I was about six, a very gentile place and where I became a church organist at Christ The King Church.
It wasn’t out of the ordinary for me to be doing what I was doing because for my parents it was all about raising the bar, you do what you’re doing and you don’t look around to see who else is doing it and everything you did you did it to the best of your ability, work harder than anyone else, that’s what they used to say, for whatever reason.
Everyday was about practice, working hard and being ready. I went to boarding school when I was about 14, in Harrow. It was perfect – great friends, idyllic with incredible teachers and a wonderful headmaster.