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Browning, Myles Gaskin, Trey Adams and Kaleb McGary were all freshmen starters at vital positions on offense in 2015. Backed by the Pac-12’s best defense, this senior class will play for its 40th victory together on Tuesday, which would establish a new program record. |
“They’ve been awesome. They’ve certainly helped change our program, the foundation,” Petersen said Monday. “It’s kind of interesting because I think one time there was, like, 10 of those guys who played as true freshmen. I don’t know if they’re still all with us. Some guys might have went to the NFL early and all those... |
The next step for this class, senior linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven said, is to win a major bowl game. They’ll get that opportunity against an Ohio State team that had designs on a return to the CFP for most of 2018. The No. 5 Buckeyes (12-1), the Big Ten champions, are 6 1/2-point betting favorites over the Huskies (10-3)... |
Beyond the Rose Bowl, Burr-Kirven predicted the Huskies will continue to be part of the playoff discussion in years to come. Burr-Kirven pointed to the trajectory of UW’s recruiting profile the past couple of seasons. |
The tornado sirens blared outside the Cotton Bowl about 20 minutes after the Huskies wrapped up their 44-31 Heart of Dallas Bowl victory over Southern Miss on Dec. 26, 2015. Earlier that season, those sirens could have been symbolic. |
In hindsight, they instead served as warning call to the rest of college football: Here come the Huskies. |
“When I first got here, my first year playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, I didn’t know how the next three years were going to go when we were 6-6,” senior cornerback Jordan Miller said. “For the next year to go to the playoff, and for the next year against Penn State, and for this year to be in the Rose Bowl, it’s ju... |
A win Tuesday would be no small consolation prize for these players and this program. |
Published: Dec. 31, 2018, 3:47 p.m. Updated: Dec. 31, 2018, 5:44 p.m. |
It will focus on the daughter of the iconic character played by Tom Selleck. |
The reboots are showing no signs of slowing down. |
ABC is teaming with Leverage creator John Rogers and producer Eva Longoria for a Magnum P.I. sequel focusing on the daughter of the iconic character played by Tom Selleck, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. |
Magnum has received a script commitment with a hefty penalty. The potential series is described as an action-packed drama in the same style of the original. It follows Magnum's daughter, Lily "Tommy" Magnum, who returns to Hawaii to take up the mantle of her father's PI firm. She and her tribe of friends mix tropical b... |
Rogers will pen the script and executive produce alongside his Kung Fu Monkey topper Jennifer Court. Universal Television-based Longoria will exec produce alongside Ben Spector. Universal Television owns the rights to the series, and Longoria's affiliation with the studio is important to the ABC revival. |
Originally created by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson, Magnum P.I. launched in 1980 and ran for eight seasons on CBS. Magnum's daughter was featured in four episodes. She was raised by her mother, Magnum's presumed dead wife, Michele, and her second husband. Following their deaths, Lily was reunited with her bi... |
Already in the works this season are reboots of The Lost Boys (The CW), Varsity Blues (CMT), The Departed (Amazon), Let the Right One In (TNT) and L.A. Law, though the latter does not yet have a network attached. |
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker is leading a fight to stop the appointment of a “secular humanist” chaplain in the U.S. Navy. |
In a letter sent Monday to the secretary of the navy and the chief of naval operations, Wicker, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and 22 other senators are asking why the Navy is even considering the proposal. |
According to Wicker, the Chaplain Appointment and Retention Eligibility Advisory Group is recommending the U.S. Navy accept the appointment. |
Family Research Council (FRC) president Tony Perkins says that this is the second time the Navy has been lobbied by Jason Heap to accept him as a non-believing chaplain. The Navy rejected his application in 2015 but now wants to move forward with it. |
“Now, with Secretary Jim Mattis at the helm, no one can quite understand why the topic is even up for discussion,” notes Perkins in an FRC post. |
Wicker, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, has also brought 40 House members on board in his campaign to halt the chaplain’s appointment. |
Developer says he's aiming to "appeal to everyone." |
A 26-story apartment tower being planned at the University of Minnesota would be the tallest on campus, but it’s not just for students. |
A local developer thinks that living close to campus will appeal to many other people — from professors and others who work at the U to professionals who work in downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul. |
The 431-unit project would be built on a quarter-block site at Washington Avenue SE. and Harvard St. SE., near the East Bank light rail station. The site is now home to a pub, coffee shop and juice place. |
Over the past six years, the neighborhoods around the U saw the building of 27 apartment projects, with 3,100 total units, according to research by Thomas O’Neil, vice president of FHA operations at Dougherty Mortgage. |
That’s a yearly average of five projects and more than 500 units, the bulk of which were designed to appeal to students with built-in furniture and multiple bedrooms in each apartment. Last year alone, private developers delivered five projects with 873 units. |
One rendering of the 26-story tower planned at the corner of Harvard Street and Washington Avenue SE. |
O’Neil noted that no new projects are planned to open this year in that submarket, making it one of only 11 Twin Cities submarkets where there’s been no significant expansion this year. However, four projects with 778 units, not including the tower proposal, are in the works for 2017 or later. Two of them would also be... |
Ted Bickel, vice president of Colliers International, a commercial real estate firm, said there’s been a dearth of more traditional options for people in the area, especially employees and graduate students at the U. |
Bickel said that while the last two leasing seasons have been challenging, new developments in their second leasing season and beyond have performed well almost across the board, with a few exceptions. |
Still, there’s some evidence — notably rent concessions — to suggest that the recent surge in supply is creating stiff competition among developers to fill their buildings. In projects near the U that were open for at least one year, the average asking rent declined 1.8 percent between the fourth quarter of 2014 and 20... |
Meantime, just 2 miles away, four other high-rise apartment or condo projects are at various stages of development. Those and the 26-story tower represent a new wave of development across the Mississippi River from downtown Minneapolis, where there was also a flurry of housing construction in recent years. |
Lund and Harbor Bay co-founder Mark Bell are partnering with Chicago-based developer Core Spaces. The tower was designed by another Chicago firm, HPA Architects. |
The project has yet to receive city approvals. That’s expected to happen this summer. Because the site is essentially surrounded by the U, it’s not technically within an official neighborhood. Lund said he will discuss it with residents from the nearby Prospect Park neighborhood. |
The building site is within three zoning districts with two height restrictions that are below what’s being proposed. Lund will ask the city to rezone the entire site and to increase the allowed height to 26 stories, which is similar to the Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower that the apartment tower will be near. |
Mary Bujold, president of Maxfield Research, which does market studies for developers, said the neighborhood has sought some more traditional multifamily development in the area, but nothing has moved forward. |
“I believe there is a niche to be satisfied for those that want to rent and be close to the U — but not live with a lot of undergraduate students,” she said. |
Ahead of its product launch event today, Google has hired Amazon’s David Foster as its new vice president of product engineering in its hardware division. |
According to The Information’s source, Foster will be responsible for developing Google’s next line of smartphones. He brings five years of experience leading efforts in building Amazon gadgets like the Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Voyage and the Kindle Fire tablet, as well as the Echo and Dash products that were borne ou... |
Google has worked with numerous manufacturers to build its products and as such, there isn’t yet a clearly defined design language that informs the look of all of its devices. It’ll be interesting to see how Foster influences device development at the company, especially right after it unveils a slew of new gadgets at ... |
Relief could be coming soon for Newport Beach residents who live under departure flight paths from John Wayne Airport. |
City Manager Dave Kiff, who works extensively with the airport and the Federal Aviation Administration, told the City Council on Tuesday that the aviation agency in October will again tweak its prescribed flight path for planes heading northwest in response to noise concerns. |
He acknowledged he didn't know what next month's new path would look like, but he will be monitoring flights. |
He'll also have his eyes peeled in December, when the FAA will nudge a departure path for eastbound planes and possibly implement a new path that navigates Upper Newport Bay's contours to minimize noise effects on both sides of the water. |
The technology exists for the curving path, though only the newest planes have it, Kiff said. And he wasn't certain how noise levels could change. |
Flight path alterations made earlier this year are part of the FAA's Southern California Metroplex project. The FAA says the new air traffic system covering the region's airports, including John Wayne in Santa Ana, will address inefficiencies, save fuel and reduce carbon emissions and flight delays. |
But flight path adjustments are a source of angst for Newport Beach residents, especially those close to Upper Newport Bay, who say shifts of a few hundred feet have brought the roar from jets too close to their rooftops. |
Because of a lawsuit the city filed against the FAA last year challenging the agency's environmental assessment of the Metroplex project — which concluded there would be no significant effects on surrounding communities — the FAA is willing to try the curving procedure, Kiff said. |
He said the city's "most important goal" in its relations with the airport is to protect locals' quality of life. |
Other objectives include protecting a longstanding agreement that caps the number of yearly passengers, sets a curfew and limits the number of the loudest flights. |
Norman Myers, a physician and resident of the Bluffs neighborhood on the bay's east side, told the council that articles in medical literature connect airport noise to serious health issues, including psychological stress that can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes. |
"All of those things are higher in people who live near airports," Myers said. "And if you come in already having those diseases and you live near an airport, especially if you're near a flight path, those diseases progress more rapidly." |
He said studies also show that children's cognitive development can be impaired by airport noise. |
Davis writes for Times Community News. |
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine on Thursday defended the action of its state security services in faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist after international criticism, saying the bizarre ruse had been essential for protecting him. |
Ukraine revealed on Wednesday that it had stage-managed the fake murder of Arkady Babchenko, a critic of the Kremlin who they said had been targeted by hit-men hired by Russia, in order to trace a trail back to Russia and expose plans for his, and other, state-sponsored assassinations. |
But some criticised the incident, which involved the phoney distribution of lurid details about his shooting and photographs showing him apparently lying in a pool of blood, as a stunt in poor taste which had sparked a false outpouring of grief and finger-pointing at Russia. |
Some said the operation had hurt Kiev’s credibility and played to Russian prejudices about Ukraine. |
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, in a sharp reaction, said he was surprised and shocked by “pseudo-moral” criticism from abroad and he defended a successful operation to save Babchenko’s life. |
“If it had been possible to do such operations on other occasions we would do it. We saved a life, broke a potential network ... that’s enough for us to be satisfied,” he told journalists. |
Ukraine’s embassy in London, in a comment, asked for understanding from its international partners even when it took “unorthodox approaches” to fend off Russia’s hybrid attempts at destabilisation. |
Babchenko himself, who was greeted with a hug by Poroshenko on Wednesday night, thanked the security service for saving his life and was robust in defending their actions. |
Anton Gerashchenko, a prominent lawmaker and adviser to the interior minister, who provided details of Babchenko’s “murder” on Tuesday night said he had been shot in the back by a man hiding in a stairwell, after returning home in Kiev from buying bread. His wife, it was said, found him in a pool of blood. |
Gerashchenko reappeared on Wednesday explaining that a cloak-and-dagger operation had been necessary to trace the trail from the would-be assassin to his handlers. |
They had to believe the plan to kill Babchenko had succeeded “and force them to take a number of actions that will be documented by the investigation,” he wrote on Facebook. |
Very few people knew about the plan, in order to prevent any information leaking, he said. A picture of Babchenko lying in a pool of blood was released, police made a series of statements about their investigation and issued a sketch of the killer. |
The head of the Ukrainian state security service (SBU), Vasyl Hrytsak, said on Wednesday that it had received information about a plot to kill Babchenko. |
The SBU’s covert operation allowed it “to gather irrefutable evidence of the terrorist activities of Russian special services on the territory of Ukraine.” The security service detained a Ukrainian citizen who it said was recruited by Russia to find someone to kill Babchenko. |
After Babchenko’s reported murder, the Ukrainian Prime Minister condemned the Russian state and a string of friendly countries produced statements in sympathy. Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who said he was not kept in the loop, spoke about the murder at the United Nations in New York. |
Desir, the office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s representative on media freedom, flew to Kiev to meet Babchenko’s colleagues in a show of solidarity. |
Babchenko on Wednesday recounted how the SBU had approached him a month ago to say someone had been paid $40,000 to carry out a hit job on him. They showed him documents that the would-be killers had, including his photo and passport details. |
The Russians pressed the would-be assassin to carry out the order quickly but the Ukrainians managed to get the operation delayed with a series of obstacles, such as pretending that Babchenko had broken his leg or had on a trip abroad, he said. |
They managed to delay the Russian attempt on Babchenko until after the Champions League soccer final, which Kiev hosted last weekend, the authorities said. |
Tonight (Dec. 17) at 7:30 p.m., the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir performs a gospel holiday concert at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. The program features gospel arrangements of traditional holiday songs, and tickets are $36 general, $31 for seniors and students, and $28 for children... |
Wine Tasting, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 10, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, 426 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park. Includes a souvenir wine glass and a visit with wine experts. $5. (904) 541-0653. |
The Fresh Market: 13493 Atlantic Blvd., 3:30-6:30 p.m. (904) 221-6286. |
The Fresh Market: 840 Florida A1A N., Suite 200, Ponte Vedra Beach, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (904) 273-8460. |
Bernie's Wine Shop: 1080 Edgewood Ave. S., No. 8, 5-7:30 p.m. $5. (904) 647-6658. |
The Fresh Market: 12795 San Jose Blvd., 3:30-6:30 p.m. (904) 880-7889. |
A Taste of Wine by Steve: 5174 First Coast Highway, Amelia Island, 5-7 p.m., with two white and two red wines, cheese, pate and crackers. (904) 557-1506. |
W90+ Avondale: 3548 St. Johns Ave., 5-8 p.m. (904) 379-0983. |
W90+ Jax Beach: 1112 Third St. S., Jacksonville Beach, 5-8 p.m. (904) 853-5559. |
W90+ Mandarin: 9210 San Jose Blvd., 5-8 p.m. (904) 503-2348. |
The Fresh Market: 12795 San Jose Blvd., 12:30-5:30 p.m. (904) 880-7889. |
The Fresh Market: 13493 Atlantic Blvd., 12:30-5:30 p.m. (904) 221-6286. |
The Fresh Market: 840 Florida A1A N., Suite 200, Ponte Vedra Beach, 12:30-5:30 p.m. (904) 273-8460. |
San Sebastian Winery: 157 King St., St. Augustine, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (904) 826-1594. |
Table 1: 330 Florida A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach. Wine Down Wednesday's with appetizers, 5:30-8 p.m.; live musical entertainment, 6 p.m. (904) 280-5515. |
Fax to (904) 359-4478 or email events@jacksonville.com. Complete list at jacksonville.com/calendars. To put your event in the free online calendar, go to events.jacksonville.com. |
Small stage flats of lovingly painted clouds and keyboard stands adorned with cotton sheets of rainbows and starscapes made the sold out Bluebird Theater crowd seem emotionally ready for a live high school production of “The Care Bears Movie.” Instead, Jenny Lewis trotted out with a big smile under her bangs, “What up,... |
With the youthful nostalgia of 2014’s Ryan Adams produced “The Voyager” extending far beyond the visuals of the album, Lewis sang rock/country/pop songs about yesteryear with the strength and vibrancy of someone half her age. Never missing a chance to wink and smile, she hypnotized the sardine can of a crowd. Two third... |
And it wasn’t limited to the old stuff! Lewis’ current album is garnering the same enthusiasm for singalongs. One of the most excitedly received songs was “Late Bloomer,” along with other acerbic storytelling ditties like finale “She’s Not Me” and vacation-gone-wrong anthem “Aloha & the Three Johns.” Lewis couldn’t pic... |
You can bet that most of these rabid fans will be at Red Rocks early on Friday to see Lewis open for Beck. |
That's how Jeb Bush summed up his brother's legacy at the Republican National Convention. But it isn't true. |
One of the few times George W. Bush was mentioned at the Republican National Convention came during a speech by his brother, Jeb Bush, who said this about the last GOP president: "He is a man of integrity, courage, and honor, and during incredibly challenging times, he kept us safe." |
I've heard that before about President Bush. It's something some conservatives tell themselves. But it's got to stop. Personally, I don't blame Bush or his administration for failing to prevent the September 11 terrorist attacks. I'd never say that it's their fault all those people died. Still, it happened on their wat... |
Is there any bigger caveat to that statement than 9/11? |
What people mean when they say he kept is safe seems to be that there wasn't another terrorist attack like 9/11. By that standard, he kept us no safer than Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, or Barack Obama. And even leaving out 9/11, for reasons that are never explained, Bush was president during the anthra... |
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