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Hulu’s Hellraiser Reboot Officially Gets an R Rating
The producers behind the upcoming Hellraiser reboot are rolling out a bloody welcome mat for Pinhead’s return to screens. In case there were any concerns that the upcoming Hulu exclusive wouldn’t honor the boundary-pushing violence of Clive Barker’s original 1987 film, fans can officially lay these doubts to rest. According to Collider, the new movie has been rated R for “strong bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual content, and brief graphic nudity.”
Hulu’s reboot features Sense8 star Jamie Clayton as the new Pinhead, the longtime face of the Hellraiser franchise. Clayton succeeds the original Hell Priest, Doug Bradley, who played the character in eight installments before stepping down after Hellraiser: Hellworld in 2005. Stephan Smith Collins and Paul T. Taylor took over the role in subsequent films. David Bruckner directed the Hellraiser reboot from a screenplay by Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski. Additionally, Barker himself is onboard as a producer.
Barker faced his own challenges trying to get his first Hellraiser film past the MPAA in the late ‘80s. In fact, the review board initially gave the movie an X rating before Barker made cuts that brought it down to an R. But standards have changed a lot in the last 35 years, particularly in the streaming space, which is usually more lenient when it comes to releasing films that are rated R or higher.
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The new film isn’t the only major Hellraiser project on the horizon. In 2020, HBO began developing its own Hellraiser TV series with David Gordon Green (Halloween) directing several episodes, including the pilot. Michael Dougherty and Mark Verheiden are co-writing the show, which also counts Barker as an executive producer.
Spyglass and Hulu haven’t announced a release date for the Hellraiser reboot.
Are you happy to hear that the new film is R-rated? Tell us what you think in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Hellraiser Omnibus Vol. 1
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — ArtPrize 2022 will be held in downtown Grand Rapids from September 15-October 2. The event will feature work from more than 750 artists from around the world.
ArtPrize 2022 will feature large-scale, interactive art installations across three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids. The art will be available to view at more than 150 venues.
One of this year’s new additions will be an online interactive map for guests. The map will provide a user-friendly way to find art and venues. Users can also register for a visitor profile, which will allow them to favorite art and artists. The information from the interactive maps will be used to award daily and weekly prize money to artists. The prizes include:
- Top 5 favorites in each district: North, South, West
- Largest increase in favorites in one day
- Most favorited in each category
- The artist with the most favorites before ArtPrize starts.
Visitor profiles on the interactive map can be registered online starting on August 23.
The juried awards will be given in the categories of 2D Art, 3D Art, Time Based Art, Installation Art, and Digital Art. There will be a $10,000 first place award and a $2,500 runner up award in each category. This year, there will be an Artist-to-Artist award, which is worth $12,500. The award will allow artists to choose who they believe presented the best work at ArtPrize 2022. A total of $450,000 in prize money will be awarded to artists throughout the event.
“The entries get better with every year, and ArtPrize 2022 is no exception,” said Executive Director Craig Searer. “From the massive 20-foot-tall interactive stage and lit tower called EIRO at Calder Plaza, to the miniature sculptures and paintings you magically find around the next corner or in a window, ArtPrize 2022 will be one of the best yet. It’s a real testament to the dedication artists have to perfecting their craft and pushing the boundaries on what’s possible.”
A schedule for ArtPrize 2022 can be found below:
- August 23: Visitor registration opens
- September 15: Opening day
- September 16: ArtPrize community kickoff event at Calder Plaza
- September 21-23: Opening of “Grand Rapids Tech Week and Midwest House”
- September 30: Closing celebration with awards at Studio Park
- October 2: Last day of ArtPrize 2022 | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/artprize-2022-to-be-held-september-15-october-2-in-downtown-grand-rapids | 2022-08-17T23:04:48Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/artprize-2022-to-be-held-september-15-october-2-in-downtown-grand-rapids | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Kent County Prosecutor told FOX 17 in a recent interview that the Grand Rapids Police Department had received complaints regarding a downtown abortion clinic.
Through a Freedom of Information Act Request, FOX 17 received a copy of the complaints at the clinic located at 320 Fulton.
There are three complaints. The police department notes on each that they are not actively investigating these complaints.
The first was reported on July 7, 2022:
A member of the public, whose name was redacted from the incident report, came into Grand Rapids Police headquarters to report "illegal abortions" at the clinic, the report says.
Abortion rights remain legal in Michigan currently.
The member of the public stated in the report she was a member of a group that she would not name. The woman reported witnessing six women enter the clinic for abortions, according to the documents.
Police officers asked the woman how she knew the six women were at the clinic for abortions and not another medical procedure. The woman told police, according to the report, two women told her that they were there for abortions.
The report states that the woman would not refer to the medical provider at the clinic who performs abortions as a doctor.
According to the report, a witness recorded a woman stating she was at the clinic to receive an abortion because she "wanted to get rid of it," and that she was not seeking the procedure for "medical reasons."
On July 12, a man came into the Grand Rapids Police Department in connection to the complaint made on July 7. The man turned over a video recording. The man stated he was not associated with the woman who made the initial report. The man turned over a thumb drive, the documents say.
The report says the video was 50 seconds in length. An officer notes downloading the video in the report. The officer says they could not make out what the person's response was when questioned why they were receiving an abortion. The thumb drive was returned to the man.
The woman in the July 7 report stated someone from her group would "likely be there to make reports daily," and the woman states in the report that she had been in contact with both the Kent County Prosecutor and Grand Rapids Police Chief.
The woman reportedly called to follow up on the case numerous times and left multiple voice mails with detectives. A police officer informed the woman the case was not going to be investigated at this time. The woman was not happy to hear that news, the report says.
The woman stated in the report that she had spoken with Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker regarding this case.
The officer informed the woman at this time their current instructions are not to investigate such complaints.
A second incident report is taken on August 3, which is an update to the July 7 incident report:
A woman comes in and says she is with the group "On Earth Ministries" and that they have posted a video on YouTube which the woman says depicts the July 7 incident. The link was provided to officers.
Officers asked the woman why she was coming in to report this nearly a month later, the documents show. The woman states she "receives push-back" when she calls.
The report states that those making reports claim a man who they presume to be the father of a child stated "I don't want this baby," in the video.
Days later, another group of people stopped at the department, angry that their claims of "illegal abortions" were not being investigated. Abortion remains legal in Michigan. Witnesses are described as being frustrated that more reports were not made in connection to the incident on July 7. Police explain they do not create more than one police report per incident, but added an incident report containing the information.
Police asked the person filing the report why they wanted to make an additional report. The response was: to "make it known that illegal abortions are still happening," and to "increase visibility."
A third incident report is made on August 5, also in connection to the July 7 report:
This incident report states that a "similar" instance happened to that described on July 29.
The person filling out the report stated they stand outside the clinic from Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The person making the report stated that on July 29, another individual said they were going inside the clinic to have an abortion. The man making the report requested the officer specify that the person he spoke to on July 29 stated "their life was not in danger."
A detective was not assigned to the case.
The incident report notes that this is documentation for Prosecutor Becker, awaiting Becker's decision on how to handle these complaints.
The incident report concludes that no detective was assigned because the incident did not meet the criteria for an assignment. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/documents-incident-reports-filed-in-connection-to-gr-abortion-clinic | 2022-08-17T23:04:54Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/documents-incident-reports-filed-in-connection-to-gr-abortion-clinic | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DENVER — Who knew Colorado was so good at playing tag? The new international champions in World Chase Tag winners are from Denver, Colorado.
Team APEX, with the parkour gym APEX Denver, just won the World Chase Tag championship in London, England.
It is like the game we all grew up playing, only with a giant jungle gym in the way. It was invented in England back in 2016, and has gotten so popular that it gets broadcast on ESPN every summer.
"Imagine you're playing tag, confined in a space, and being chased by a professional parkour athlete," said gym co-owner Rob Shihl.
In the above story, you can hear more about their journey to becoming world champions, including a GoFundMe campaign that helped them build a "quad" here in Denver.
This story was originally published by KMGH in Denver, Colorado. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/champions-announced-as-team-from-this-us-city-celebrates-world-chase-tag-win | 2022-08-17T23:05:06Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/champions-announced-as-team-from-this-us-city-celebrates-world-chase-tag-win | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
← Sitting still…thinking out and aloud on spiritual friendship..be sure it be true\n20+…the next best years???…23rd Sunday through Advent in St Minians’.. →\nO Antiphons and our year…the 14 Nite before Bethulie Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks have been ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.
A federal judge awarded $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages to plaintiffs in a long-running civil suit against the judges.
In what came to be known as the kids-for-cash scandal, Mark Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, shut down a county-run juvenile detention center and accepted $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups.
Ciavarella was a juvenile court judge. He had a zero-tolerance policy, which led to many kids as young as 8 being sent to detention.
Once their scheme was discovered, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out some 4,000 juvenile convictions involving more than 2,300 kids.
Ciavarella was sentenced to a 28-year prison sentence, which he currently serves in Kentucky.
The 72-year-old is projected to be released in 2035.
Conahan was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, he was released in 2020 to home confinement.
The 70-year-old has six years left on his sentence. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/kids-for-cash-judges-ordered-to-pay-more-than-200m | 2022-08-17T23:05:12Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/kids-for-cash-judges-ordered-to-pay-more-than-200m | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A new report released by federal safety regulators shows that fatality crashes in the U.S. have hit a 20-year high.
On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its early estimates of traffic crashes in the U.S. during the year's first four months.
According to the agency's projections, 9,560 people died in vehicle crashes in the first quarter of 2022, a 7% increase from last year.
The agency said that's the highest number of fatalities in the first quarter since 2002.
More than 8,900 fatalities were projected for the same quarter last year, the agency said.
“The overall numbers are still moving in the wrong direction. Now is the time for all states to double down on traffic safety. Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, there are more resources than ever for research, interventions and effective messaging and programs that can reverse the deadly trend and save lives,” said Dr. Steven Cliff, NHTSA’s Administrator in the news release.
Although fatalities increased nationwide, the agency found that traffic deaths decreased in 19 states and Puerto Rico. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/new-report-by-nhtsa-shows-fatal-car-crashes-in-us-have-hit-20-year-high | 2022-08-17T23:05:24Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/new-report-by-nhtsa-shows-fatal-car-crashes-in-us-have-hit-20-year-high | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Authorities in New Zealand have opened a homicide investigation after a family in Manurewa found human remains in luggage they bought at auction at a local storage unit.
The Counties Manukau Police said they were alerted about the discovery by the family last Thursday around 1:30 p.m. local time after they went through the property back at their residence.
Police said they believe the family is not involved in the incident.
"Police acknowledge them for their assistance so far, and we are providing support for them," the department said in a statement.
Multiple news outlets reported the suitcases were amongst other items inside an abandoned storage unit.
Police said they are working on identifying the remains so they can contact the deceased person's next of kin.
Police said this may take some time due to "the nature of the discovery."
Police said a post-mortem examination is underway and that'll be completed over the coming days.
"Police will be providing further updates as our investigation allows, however, we can reassure the public our inquiry team is taking this matter extremely seriously and will investigate the matter thoroughly," the department said. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/police-open-homicide-investigation-after-new-zealand-family-finds-human-remains-in-suitcases-bought-at-auction | 2022-08-17T23:05:30Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/police-open-homicide-investigation-after-new-zealand-family-finds-human-remains-in-suitcases-bought-at-auction | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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THE euphoria of the July 16th victory of the PDP in the gubernatorial election seems to be dimming. Baring any legal abracadabra, it has dawned on the good citizens of Osun State that a new Sheriff will be in town from the 26th of November 2022. The election was adjudged to be credible, fair, free and transparent by most stakeholders hence the outcome is credible. Much as the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the democratic right to seek legal redress if it feels cheated, the general opinion is that the voters have spoken, hence the defeated party should be magnanimous enough to exhibit some spirit of sportsmanship. Approaching the election tribunal is Christmas come early for the legal teams. The party should be graceful in defeat and stop looking for technicalities. In the words of the American businessman, Gil Atkinson, “Change is inevitable, it is the direction that counts”.
By now, you must be preparing to move from Ede to Oke Fia and Abere. How prepared are you? According to the sage, statesman and philosopher, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who your late father, Senator Ayoola Adeleke was a loyal disciple of: “l have never regarded myself as having a monopoly of wisdom. The trouble is that when most people in public life and in position of leadership and rulership are spending whole days and nights carousing in clubs or in the company of men of shady character and women of easy virtue, l, like a few others, am always at my post working hard at the country’s problems and trying to find solutions for them. Only the deep can help the deep”. You have started positively by setting up a transition committee(which was inaugurated on the 27th of July 2022), comprising of 37 wise men and women headed by a distinguished Government College, lbadan, Old boy, Dr Muyiwa Oladimeji, who are to set the template for your ascension to office. You charged them to be creative and innovative in discharging their duty, in with the terms of reference. You equally admonished them to be practical and down to earth in approach.
You want them to come up with facts and figures about the general state of the State and the financial health of the State. This includes the IGR, monies from the Federation Account, level of indebtedness and terms of repayment to banks, financial institutions, their contractual and external debt obligations. It is a very comprehensive and engaging terms of reference. I have no doubt that the committee will present a well detailed and practical report. I hope the out going Government will collaborate and cooperate with the team. A seamless transition process will be for the benefit of the State. As the saying goes, ‘Talk is cheap’. It does not cost anyone to say and write something, the real difficulty is in doing it. Actions speak louder than words. It will be a thing of joy that when the report is submitted and accepted, they will be religiously adhered to and implemented.
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A sacrilegious columnist in his July 11th write up did not give you the slightest chance of victory at the polls. He was abusive, derogatory and condescending to you as the PDP Candidate. It will be interesting to know what he feels now that the clown has clinched the crown. I am sure you are aware that Osun is a state with vast natural and agricultural resources. It is endowed with a rich cultural heritage but facing an underdeveloped industrial sector and a high debt portfolio. Its lucrative gold mining sector in ljeshaland is being exploited by foreigners, especially the Chinese that come in with dodgy approvals from Abuja, aided by the ignorant and greedy locals who are rewarded with peanuts. The rate of degradation of the land should give your incoming administration some concern.
You definitely know the state is suffering from an economic and financial crisis. Glaringly, it is in a financial Dire Straits. It will require an ingenious financial engineer to get it back to shape. You will need to boost the State’s Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) without placing unnecessary burden on the people of the State. Presently the IGR hovers between N1.7 and 2 bn per month. According to the Nigeria Data Portal, it has a GDP of $7,280m and an over bloated civil service work force. According to the American entrepreneur and writer Max De Pree, ‘We cannot become what we want to be by remaining what we are”. To achieve this your incoming administration should invest heavily in education. Education in primary and secondary schools should be free and qualitative, with emphasis on information technology and science. Tertiary institutions should be well funded and enjoy autonomy. Skill acquisition should be embedded into the education curriculum, so that each student will learn and graduate with at least a skill useful for setting up a small business. Welfare and training of teachers should be given utmost priority. The farmers should be educated and helped to create wealth through the exportation of their produce
. Your government should make access roads available, provide farm impliments at subsidised rates. Cheap and affordable loans should be available to the Farmers. Cooperative societies should be encouraged. Above all, you should establish a counseling centre for farmers on best practices on mechanised farming.
Much importance should also be attached to the health sector. An educated mind is an informed and healthy mind. Osun citizens should be educated on how to maintain a healthy living. Medical centers should be localized, well equipped and stuffed with basic medical drugs. The welfare of the medical staff should not be taken for granted.
The potential of Tourism in Osun State is enormous. This cannot be achieved in a chaotic and unsecured environment. Amotekun should be well equipped and motivated.
In short, you should stick to your campaign promises. The buck stops on your table. There is no room for excuses or failure. Government is a continuum and you should assume you are starting from ground Zero. I do not know whether to pity or congratulate you, as there is so much work to do in a heavily indebted State with dwindling funds from the Federation account. How do you intend to fund them? You have to start the job running. With a hostile opposition at State and Federal levels, you will need the prayers and guidance of the Almighty God to succeed. Honeymoon in Osun does not last for long.
- Alafe-Aluko writes in from Osun State. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/what-osun-governor-elect-must-do-2/ | 2022-08-17T23:11:56Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/what-osun-governor-elect-must-do-2/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The effects of climate change and expanding global populations have been a lingering concern for governments worldwide. Still, as communities expand, humans and wildlife begin to live dangerously close to one another.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) reported that in India, it is estimated that up to 300 people per year are killed by human-elephant conflicts.
In June, India's PTI News Service reported that a 70-year-old woman in the central east Indian state of Odisha was killed by an elephant, only to have the same elephant reportedly return to her funeral to pull her body from a pyre and trample her again before fleeing, police said.
The woman, Maya Murmu, had been collecting water in her village in the morning when the wild elephant reportedly attacked her, according to Police Station Inspector Lopamudra Nayak. Authorities said the elephant had escaped from a wildlife sanctuary.
Murmu later died of her injuries in a hospital. Not long after, while family members were paying their last respects, the elephant returned and pulled the woman's body from the pyre and trampled it before running away.
In 2020 a farmer in India was killed after a herd of elephants reportedly attacked him in the early morning hours in the Parusarampuram village in central east India, the Hindu Times reported.
The 50-year-old man was in his fields working when a herd came and he was attacked.
The National Library of Medicine published an article earlier that year on a phenomenon known as "crop-raiding" by Asian elephants. These incidents are when elephants seem to cross through farmlands looking for food and water while trampling crops and ruining them.
The fragmented landscape in eastern India is causing a reduction in natural habitats for these elephants leading to the lives of humans and elephants colliding dangerously.
The study authors wrote in the publication, "Within such shared landscapes, poaching, habitat loss and extent of human-elephant conflicts (HEC) affect survival and conservation of elephants. HEC are severe in South Asia with increasing attacks on humans, crop depredation and property damage. Such incidents reduce societal tolerance towards elephants and increase the risk of retaliation by local communities."
Duncan McNair, a founder of the organization Save The Asian Elephants told Newsweek, "Elephants are generally benign and passive," he said. "They don't rush out of nowhere to attack people that pose no threat to their safety, or babies or anything like that."
McNair said the incidents which show no provocation are surprising.
WWF says worry has arisen over human retaliation after communities see elephants become a dangerous nuisance. In 2001 more than 60 elephants were found dead in Northeast India and Sumatra, said to have been poisoned by farmers. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/report-elephant-kills-woman-then-returns-to-funeral-to-trample-her | 2022-08-17T23:17:50Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/report-elephant-kills-woman-then-returns-to-funeral-to-trample-her | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Brian Kemp delays subpoena in 2020 election probe, citing political motivations
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won't have to appear in court tomorrow, after he asked a judge to quash his subpoena by Atlanta prosecutors investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and accusing prosecutors of political motivations.
Why it matters: While Kemp famously resisted former president Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election, his attorneys on Wednesday accused the district attorney's office of using the investigation "as a sword to influence the 2022 election."
- Whether Kemp will have to testify at all, however, remains undecided.
Driving the news: A spokesperson for the governor's office told Axios Wednesday that Kemp "has been released from his obligation to appear pending Judge McBurney’s ruling on the motion to quash.”
- A spokesperson for the district attorney's office told Axios the office plans to fight the request to quash the subpoena and will be filing a response.
What's happening: Kemp's attorneys explained in their filing that an original plan to submit recorded voluntary testimony via video was cancelled by the district attorney's office late last month, following more than a year of correspondence. Kemp was instead subpoenaed to testify in person tomorrow, the filing revealed.
- Kemp's lawyer wrote that after seeking "certain protections" be put in place about the original video testimony, the district attorney's office canceled the voluntary interview.
- Kemp's lawyers said the district attorney then refused their request to delay the testimony until after the election, which is why they're seeking to quash the subpoena altogether.
The big picture: The filing is the latest example of how the wide-reaching investigation into efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results has grown politicized.
- A judge already barred District Attorney Fani Willis from directly investigating one of the named targets because she had fundraised for his political opponent.
What they're saying: Kemp's attorneys wrote of the investigation: "Unfortunately, what began as an investigation into election interference has itself devolved into its own mechanism of election interference."
- Attorneys wrote that the district attorney's office's actions amount to "at best, a disregard of an unnecessary risk to the political process, and at worst, an attempt to influence the November 2022 election cycle.
Of note: Kemp's office has produced 137,000 pages of documents to the district attorney's office following the subpoena, his attorneys outlined. | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/17/brian-kemp-delays-subpoena-election-probe | 2022-08-17T23:18:38Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/17/brian-kemp-delays-subpoena-election-probe | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Fergus Falls City Council is once again discussing the Fergus Falls Municipal Airport.
Previously discussed at the Committee of the Whole on Aug. 10, the airport contractor, Sky Crew Services, has requested partial compensation to remodel the lower floor of the terminal building lobby.
Sky Crew Services have proposed paying for all construction for the floor including the materials and labor in exchange for a $400 rent credit for the remainder of their contract or five years.
In the event Sky Crew Services’ contract is not renewed with the city in June of 2024 they have requested the entire $24,000.
Sky Crew Services stipulates that this would be the equivalent of 50% of the total project cost if the work was hired out. In addition, they would cover $40,000 for demolition, construction materials and construction.
Under the proposal terms, plumbing, electrical, flooring and fire rated doors would be taken care of by the city for a total of $33,700. The city’s share would ultimately be $57,700.
In a previous discussion, the city engineering department felt that while the lobby does need an update, there are other aspects of the airport that should come first.
While the city council was generally in favor of the improvements to the lobby, they wanted to see a development agreement put in place especially with a proposed change to the rental agreement.
Council member Scott Kwamme stated that he was not comfortable with the rent/credit way being proposed to finance the project.
“I don’t like the idea of tinkering with the contract. If we’ve got a contract, let’s go with this if it’s a good project, but if it can stand on its own, I don’t want to fiddle with the contract.”
Other council members voiced similar sentiments.
Ultimately, a motion was approved by council to authorize city staff to draft a development agreement.
In other council business, a second reading of an ordinance was approved regarding how mobile food trucks can operate in the city.
Also, a resolution regarding an equipment purchase agreement with the school district for a chiller in the Community Ice Arena was approved. Finance Director Bill Sonmor stated that there was money in the city’s budget to make the purchase in cash.
Public Works Director Guy Taylor stated that if approved by council work on installing the new chiller system could begin as soon as Aug. 23, with a possible completion date by Oct. 9.
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Question: I really enjoy seeing these on Facebook and I am hoping you can shed some light on bike laws. I work and live around Glendalough State Park where there are quite a few walking/biking paths. I have seen and been verbally accosted by those who do not seem to “see” the stop and yield signs on such paths. Riders have blown through them and not given the right of way to the vehicle already in motion. Can you please explain the bike path signs to those who may not understand? Thank you for your time and continued service to our communities.
Answer: Thank you for the question. Sharing the road is always an important topic.
Does a bicyclist have to obey the same traffic laws as a motorist? Yes, Minnesota Statute 169.222 states: “Every person operating a bicycle shall have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle by this chapter, except in respect to those provisions in this chapter relating expressly to bicycles and in respect to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature cannot reasonably be applied to bicycles.” This includes stop signs, stop lights, yield signs, etc.
Does a bicyclist have to dismount and walk their bike through a crosswalk? No, a bicyclist using a crosswalk does not have to dismount to cross the intersection, but in some cases this may be the safest option.
A person lawfully operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, across a roadway or shoulder while using a crosswalk, has all of the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. That includes not entering a crosswalk if a vehicle is approaching and it is impossible for the vehicle to stop.
A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
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This is a story from long ago and far away, with some make-believe between two slabs of truth.
Once upon a time, there was a Georgian named Jimmy Carter who joined the Navy. He learned nuclear physics and engineering, which is the art of breaking atoms for energy. This is complicated and releases toxic radiation. So while it can provide energy it can also be made into very bad bombs. He was a good man. He did not make bombs. He saved Ottawa from a nuclear plant meltdown. When his dad died, he retired to farm peanuts and raise a family. He taught Sunday school.
He fought for desegregation and more civil rights for blacks. He thought politics needed more good men who knew how to deal with very dangerous things. He was not afraid. He had faced invisible dangers symbolized by a red trio of triangles many times.
He ran for President at the right time, soon after a bad President resigned in exchange for a pardon. People were ready for a good man. Unfortunately many dangerous things happened at once. Stagflation continued. They did not want him as President a second time. When he left, he decided, “I want to keep helping people with their rights and also their housing.” And he did so.
Imagine that as President, he had developed a hobby — taking random documents from the Government on vacation. He felt highly classified documents should enjoy a little sun, pool time, massages and meeting people. How sad for papers to be always locked up for national security!
He also displayed these documents to people at his hotel to make their stays more exciting, particularly if they were foreigners. When he left office, he moved to that hotel with many boxes of classified documents. Friends.
He collected things especially related to nuclear search. Now that he had free time, he thought he could pore over these, keep up with things, maybe do some nuclear reactor tinkering in his garage.
Of course, this purported hobby of purloining nuclear or indeed any classified documents for nostalgia’s sake never happened, because Jimmy Carter is not … Donald Trump. The Presidential Records Acts forbids carting off any presidential documents, even scrawled napkins.
Carter knows how dangerous nuclear stuff is in the wrong hands. During WWII there was a slogan, “loose lips sink ships.” In 1953, the Rosenbergs were tried and put to death for trying to pass nuclear secrets to the Russians. But it could be classified stuff about the French president or unclassified stuff about milk prices. Doesn’t matter. Purloining that is still criminal.
I had a basic security clearance once for a lowly job in which I might see classified material. Nothing memorable. Government prose is not known for juiciness. Still, little details may be unexpectedly valuable and get people killed. I had to pass a background check to qualify for one. Trump never could have passed. A security clearance doesn’t mean you own or are allowed to share any information you see. Doesn’t matter how trivial or lightly classified. That’s America’s, not yours.
Higher-ups may order declassification, but the office that originally classified documents is the only one allowed to declassify these documents. All copies must be marked correctly and everyone concerned must be notified. Declassification doesn’t happen by wishing on a lamp. Proper procedure prevents chaos.
Presidents get briefed on the existence of the most secret programs, new projects and who is running them, our strategic readiness and other resources we have for solving various problems. Details extremely few people know. These briefings end when they leave office. Former presidents get simplified briefings only if the sitting President clears that. Trump was not cleared.
Taking sensitive documents of any sort to an unsecured location — whether a home, hotel, or the Goodyear Blimp — in short, never would be a decision made by a good man who wants to help humanity. To hammer this point home: Trump seriously compromised America’s security and America must scramble to learn the full extent of that breach.
We already know he sent needed ventilators to China, Russia. He let cutting-edge vanadium battery technology go to China. He tweeted classified drone images. He tried to give nuclear tech to the Saudis — and that’s only some of the OPEN stuff we know about from his presidency. People have died from his lies. What else did he do to betray America? | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/once-upon-a-nuke/article_5eda9c1e-1bfc-11ed-b66c-cb3995d25d0a.html | 2022-08-17T23:19:27Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/once-upon-a-nuke/article_5eda9c1e-1bfc-11ed-b66c-cb3995d25d0a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I left last week’s column as an unintentional cliffhanger. To get everyone missing last week’s issue up to speed, here’s a (hopefully) quick recap:
I began my Australian journey in 2018 when I left the navy and enrolled in the University of Queensland, beginning studies towards a BA in English and journalism. Four years later and I’m more than ready to come home and reconnect with family and friends. Leaving mid-semester proves to be a seamless transition as course content is all delivered online as well as in-person.
I get home and it’s indescribable – I’m with family I haven’t seen in forever all the time and I’m reconnecting with the land and surrounding nature in a way that’s nourishing and healing. I haven’t been able to hunt for a very long time and I realized one of the most memorable hunts of my entire life through a spring archery turkey hunt.
Things were going well on the university work side of things as well. Most of my studies involve writing research essays and similar papers on various topics, which I really enjoy. At this point in my college career, I’m versed enough in these assignments to do them with relative ease, although it always is a stressful process.
I mentioned last week that I’ve always felt supported and heard regarding any interaction with University of Queensland staff and this holds true to the end of this story.
I submit all my final work and when I refresh my results page on the day of grade release, the report comes back showing that I have successfully passed all my courses (including the intense coding class) except for the easiest one: understanding the news.
By the record, I was two units shy of fulfilling my degree requirements. Even more terrifying was the prospect of waiting an entire year for the class to be offered again as they only deliver some classes during certain times of the year.
The reason I had been failed was because of a small technicality regarding in-person attendance. I had emailed the course coordinator upon arriving stateside about attending remote zoom tutorials, but since I had originally begun his course in-person I was advised that this option was not available to me.
Many emails and much escalation later I finally ended up conversing with the head of the school who ended up being a poet who I had taken a class from a few semesters prior. Her communication was professional and outlined the current university guidelines regarding such matters and ultimately sided with my course coordinator’s decision.
Students who end up failing a course sometimes have an additional opportunity to pass the course through a supplementary assessment. Due to the nature of my reason for failure, i.e., non-participation in tutorial-based coursework, the rules precluded me from utilizing this option, or so I thought.
Through her carefully worded email that upheld university strictures and ultimately backed up the decision that was made, she made it clear to me that I was in fact was able to submit a supplementary assessment despite the reason for my initial failure.
I submitted the additional assessment item and passed and I now have (receiving soon) my degree due in large part to a poet who helped me navigate a system that sometimes fails to realize or understand unique circumstances and student well-being.
Although this period was one of the most stressful times of my life, the experience taught me so much. There will be more challenging people and situations to navigate throughout the rest of my life, but I know that poetry has helped me through a lot and will continue to be a close ally during these times. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/poetic-justice/article_f763356e-1b97-11ed-a7f5-97c77ea34f8a.html | 2022-08-17T23:19:33Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/poetic-justice/article_f763356e-1b97-11ed-a7f5-97c77ea34f8a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The two friends ran hand in hand. Their friendship was bar none; a tiny team they were in the big world of which they knew nothing of. What was before them was all they could see and not much beyond. In fact, it was beyond them others couldn’t see as clearly – folly and all.
Tag teaming came naturally as most whimsical friendships do. Following the leader as a push-me, pull-me type was all they needed as far as the eye could see and off they ran helter-skelter as if childhood would never end. And for the most part, it didn’t … at least as far as one was concerned.
They’d both been taught Truth. Both knew what had been accomplished through His death and resurrection. Both knew the rules of the game from which all life must launch. However, only one of the two was a rule follower and for that matter, a follower of Him in thought, Word and deed. The other tapped on many a door in hopes of finding something better ‘cause this one always seemed to know better. Not only did the latter one tap on doors, but walked right on through several and as they did, were not only immersed in new ideologies, but entangled.
The other friend took a different path. Straight and narrow – almost boring at times was their life. So it seemed. But lost? This one never felt that way about the doors which opened. Rather, it was just the opposite. The boring days brought delight if not downright joy most oft as gently onto their path would wander others whom they knew needed encouragement from their discouragement. It was never the big things, but always the little things that seemed to glow-in-the-dark, so to speak. And this, after all, was the goal, to shed Light. Until …
One day, the childhood friend returned telling of things, people and places seen. So, like any renewed friendship, off they ran once again. Empathy was strong between them. Pure and simple with the rekindling of the friendship, all seemed right in their worlds once again. However, just because it seems so, doesn’t mean it is.
The Truth they’d known was never spoken of, but rather it was the whispers that found footings. Why not this and why not that became more foundational than the True foundation. After all, who were they to “judge” seemed appropriate for such a time as this.
One night as they traveled down a familiar path, they found opportunity to share in activities with others who knew not Him. Try as they might to shed light with Truth from time to time, the world in which they found themselves was not listening. “Who are you to judge” took up residence and precedence each time they tried to change direction. Soon, in unrecognizable territory they were – at least for the one who’d known better.
You see, the one who should have been leading the friendship, hadn’t done so. And the one who had gone off the beaten track early on, introduced the other to their upside-down world as right-side-up.
Each door entered was merely a snare which now held them both captive. More obscured it became each time they tried to find a way out and the confusion was no illusion. They were confused. Ploys as toys were used against them as the lies piling high skidded across the floor by the tempest’s twisting of each turn they took to find their way home which now seemed frightfully unreachable.
Soon, the one who knew better began to speak to the tempest and wouldn’t you know that just a few words spoken, released freedom.
“Jesus! It’s Jesus!”
The entrapper stared now with eyes wide open. Frozen, silent and disempowered it was.
“Jesus! Yes, it’s Jesus” was repeated with forceful courage. As the words were spoken, the snare of the fowler loosened its grip and withered where it was. Dissipate it did to translucent nothingness.
The two friends could now see beyond and quickly found their way home. With His name proclaimed, true freedom was unleashed – and soon, they were far from the illusions that had entrapped. Some appear to enjoy reveling in illusive illusion, but not these two. No longer was folly fun as they proclaimed His name all because “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:13).
John 8:32 says, “Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.” Amen.
Side note: Evil not only entraps, but encamps in order to confuse, limit vision and wag its tail in circles of suffocating paralysis. Everything one believes to be entertaining is actually a false facade. Walls built don’t exist, yet those trapped within cannot see beyond them. Vision is obscured and discernment is not possible as wisdom is nowhere to be found.
“So where does our help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:1-2). | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/we-cant-get-this-wrong-cause-he-got-it-so-right/article_9b565b58-1bfa-11ed-b922-cf5650dfc283.html | 2022-08-17T23:19:39Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/we-cant-get-this-wrong-cause-he-got-it-so-right/article_9b565b58-1bfa-11ed-b922-cf5650dfc283.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
M State Lady Spartans volleyball at last years national tournament. They will begin the 2022 season later in August, with the schools highest ranking, at No. 2.
The M State Fergus Falls Lady Spartan volleyball team opens the 2022 campaign with their highest national ranking ever, finding the No. 2 spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association DIII preseason ranking. The Lady Spartans are coming off an outstanding 2021 season, finishing the season with a 21-6 record and winning the Region XIII championship. They advanced to nationals and took third place at the NJCAA National Tournament.
Head coach Abby Crowser and her assistants Morgan Aasness and Krista Price have a talented group of players again this year, led by All-American players Baily Marty and Kaia Strom. Marty was also voted the Minnesota College Athletic Conference Southern Division Player of the Year.
M State opens the season at the Chaparral Invite, Aug. 26-27. More on the Lady Spartans volleyball team will be available in the upcoming fall sports tab.
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Laura Zorch McDermit, executive director of Laramie Public Arts Coalition, introduces Ashley Quick and her mural on the Visit Laramie building during a Thursday grand opening party.
Laramie’s Visitor Center hosted a grand reopening ceremony last week to show off its new space on 3rd Street, including a mural by local artist Ashley Quick.
Area business owners, neighbors and local nonprofits turned out Thursday to support the Laramie Visitor Center and it's new ground zero of operations. Attendees played yard games, enjoyed free drinks and food and learned about the agency and Laramie Public Art Coalition, which helped select the artist.
“When we moved in, (we saw) that wall is perfect for a mural. It’s vibrant and it’s colorful. We worked with LPAC to select the artist,” said Scott Larson, executive director of Visit Laramie. “It’s another one of those things that, as you’re driving by, it catches your eye and pulls you into the building.”
The mural, which features a variety of elements, is along the south wall of the center. Like other murals in Laramie’s public spaces, it radically changes the atmosphere of the neighborhood.
“I wanted to include a lot of different things that I think are personally very important in Laramie, and also what I think is important to other people as well,” said Quick about the colorful, playful work. “There’s a lot of flora and fauna and geological formations, but also the music and culture and things I tend to make in my other artwork.”
Quick expressed gratitude at the chance to celebrate her art at the visitor center and said the grand opening was a much bigger event than some of LPAC’s other artist celebrations. The unveiling also included a raffle.
“We used to be in this building, but it’s been a much better space for them. They are just way more visible, and it’s just been really great to celebrate with them,” said Joe Marr, operations and membership director for the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance.
The project to make the former office into a space for Visit Laramie began a year ago with the help of Elk Ridge Builders and LPAC. Thanks to the efforts of both organizations, the visitor center is much more obvious when driving along 3rd Street through town.
“Elk Ridge (Builders) have been a great partner in all of this,” Marr said. “This was their project and we’re really excited with how they stayed in budget and everything they were able to within the budget.”
The new building is located at 800 S. 3rd St. and operates from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/advertising_and_marketing/visit-laramie-reveals-new-mural-office/article_9018ef66-1e76-11ed-b524-93599f862d7c.html | 2022-08-17T23:20:09Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyomingbusinessreport/industry_news/advertising_and_marketing/visit-laramie-reveals-new-mural-office/article_9018ef66-1e76-11ed-b524-93599f862d7c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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OCEAN CITY, Md. – On Wednesday, Surfers Healing, an organization that exposes people with autism to surfing, held one of their annual surf camp events in Ocean City. Children and adults with autism, their families, and volunteers traveled from all over the country to attend the event.
Surfers Healing, which has been hosting these gatherings since 1996, was founded by Izzy Paskowitz, a former professional surfer, and his wife, Danielle. When their son, Isaiah was diagnosed with autism, a pivotal moment of happiness in the ocean between Isaiah and Izzy, inspired the couple to eventually start the organization and introduce other families sharing their experience to surfing.
“It should have been the perfect life,” Paskowitz says. “It should have been just like everybody else. I should have been just normal and married the prettiest girl in town and had a beautiful little family. But we had an autistic son.”
When families arrived in Ocean City on Wednesday, they were met by volunteers to check-in surfers. Surfers were given a wristband, which acted as a ticket to surf. Throughout the day, an MC called out group numbers, which let surfers know when it was their turn to surf. With safety being Surfers Healing’s top priority, all surfers are required to wear a life vest before getting in the water with professional surfing instructors by their side. Volunteers provided food and drinks throughout the day, and vendors were set up on the shore selling gear, as well as businesses advertising their autism specific services.
“The smiles that you’re seeing, and the excitement and the joy,” says Corey Shegda, marketing manager with Verbal Beginnings, an organization that provides Applied Behavioral Therapy to autistic children. “It’s indescribable, and something like this, I think they should do it all the time.”
At Wednesday’s event, specifically, Surfers Healing organizers and participants agreed that the waves at Ocean City were the biggest they’ve surfed in the history of the event.
“The waves are huge in Ocean City today, and a massive riptide is pulling the kids once you get in the water down the beach,” Paskowitz says. “It’s pretty challenging. If this were 25 years ago, which would have been just me, and Isaiah when he was five years-old, I would have said, ‘We can’t do this’. But [today] is a testament to my healers, my guys, who are able to take these kids out and ride a few waves.”
Despite the big waves on Wednesday, participants still had the time of their lives. Evangeline Fitzgerald, who is autistic, has been surfing at Surfers Healing events for seven years now. Her parents, grandparents, and little brother were there to support her.
“This is what I came here for,” Fitzgerald says. “This is what I've wanted. The waves that will leave you sore the next day. The waves that will knock you down and make you feel like you are about to practically die, but you are so overjoyed that you will do it again."
Her mother, Megan Fitzgerald, was just happy to see a smile on her daughter’s face.
"When we come here, this is our family,” Fitzgerald says. “I don't have to worry about my kids here. I don't have to worry about my kid's feelings here."
Surfers Healing plans to come back to Ocean City to host an event next year, and in the years to come. | https://www.wboc.com/news/surfers-healing-hosts-ocean-city-event-for-autistic-children/article_f1b9b8ba-1e79-11ed-9746-8b70b9890ac4.html | 2022-08-17T23:25:51Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/surfers-healing-hosts-ocean-city-event-for-autistic-children/article_f1b9b8ba-1e79-11ed-9746-8b70b9890ac4.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pod-maker Armadilla riding crest of wave with seven-figure deal to supply Wavegarden Scotland
Midlothian-based outdoor pod maker Armadilla is progressing what has been branded its “flagship project for Scotland” – a deal worth nearly £2 million to supply self-catering holiday units to forthcoming surfing attraction Wavegarden Scotland.
The family-owned manufacturer, which operates from Bonnyrigg, said it is providing 11 of its “Pods” products and eight “Waves” from its hospitality range to the inland surfing destination coming to the outskirts of Edinburgh. Armadilla explained that the deal is worth around £1.75 million and comes as it targets annual turnover of around £5m over the next two to three years, up from its pre-pandemic level of £2m, and follows it in April announcing the fulfilling of a major education contract.
It says it started building and supplying luxury pods to hotels and hospitality groups more than a decade ago, and was a 2020 winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of its innovation, officially receiving the prize last month when Richard Callander, Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian, visited its manufacturing site.
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The business also pointed out that major construction work started last month on Wavegarden Scotland’s £55m landmark leisure and staycation facility in Ratho. The attraction, which will be set within a 60-acre country park offering waterside accommodation, is due to open in summer 2024 when it is expected to create 130 jobs, generate up to £11m for the local economy, and attract more than 180,00 visitors annually.
Armadilla MD Archie Hunter said the tie-up comes on the back of Wavegarden Scotland being keen to support local firms, adding: “We’re flexible and happy to personalise our pods for clients [and] we’re adapting our pods for this unique destination to include such features as secure areas for holidaymakers to store surfboards, along with outdoor showers.
"Our offering is on a par with what guests would expect at a four- or five-star hotel. And we have always put sustainability at the heart of our design and manufacturing processes, which was another important consideration for the team.”
Armadilla also says its units are constructed using the high-spec principles of Passivhaus buildings, focused on high comfort and low energy use.
Winner
Mr Hunter added that Armadilla accommodation units’ low power demand helped net the deal with Wavegarden Scotland. “This feature means that they can focus the power on the site to its wave machine. This isn’t the first time that our low power use has proved to be a winner with customers.”
Andy Hadden, founder of Tartan Leisure that is developing Wavegarden Scotland, said: “As we create Scotland’s newest leisure and staycation facility, it’s important that we work with dynamic local businesses, so we are thrilled to be Armadilla’s flagship project for Scotland.”
Armadilla was founded by Mr Hunter, who has a background in farming and hospitality, and his design engineer son Ross, who is chief executive and whose other projects have included a design for a ventilator to help Covid-19 patients.
The pod-making firm says it now supplies clients across the UK and overseas and has 35 staff. Its hospitality customers include Jason Vale’s spa retreats in the Algarve, Glamping GMBH in Germany, Riverbeds in Ballachulish, and new hotel contracts are in the pipeline. Armadilla is also currently part of a market research project supported by Scottish Development International to help companies develop business in Europe. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/business/pod-maker-armadilla-riding-crest-of-wave-with-seven-figure-deal-to-supply-wavegarden-scotland-3809227 | 2022-08-17T23:36:01Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/business/pod-maker-armadilla-riding-crest-of-wave-with-seven-figure-deal-to-supply-wavegarden-scotland-3809227 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lombard toddler born prematurely, spending 500+ days at Chicago hospital, beats the odds
CHICAGO - In her 17 months on this Earth, all a suburban toddler has ever known is Chicago hospital life.
But on Wednesday, Autumn Robinson got to go home for the very first time.
"I'm very excited, I'm ready, nervous, anxious but it's been long overdue," said Autumn's mother, Tyler Robinson, before the departure.
Robinson from Lombard has been right by her daughter's side for more than 500 days in the hospital.
Doctors at Lurie Children's Hospital have watched Autumn's tremendous turn around for the last 10 months.
"She's gone from a baby who we had to take over breathing and keep her very quiet and very still for a long period of time to a baby who's acting, or a toddler, who's acting like a toddler," said Dr. Megan Lagoski, attending neonatologist at Lurie Children's Hospital.
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It clearly hasn't been easy. Autumn was born at 23 weeks, weighing just 1.1 pound. Doctors gave her a 50/50 chance of survival. Her mom wasn't sure she would even live a moment.
"The doctor asked me, ‘hey if she comes out what do you want to do?’ If she comes out lifeless, pass me my baby and I'll hold her but if she come out fighting then we going to fight," said Robinson.
And fight she did, with the help of the Lurie health care team and specialists for the micro preemie's struggling lungs and heart.
But now, she's well enough to be released.
"She's rolling all over the place. She smiles, she laughs, she engages in play with mom and other people that help her, and it's been fantastic," said Dr. Lagoski.
As Autumn heads home, the constant care continues, with her mother, who's a single mom, doing much of it.
"I do have nursing but it's not 24/7 and some days I won't have none at all, so I have to figure it out. I'm very scared but I'm also ready and I've been preparing for this since she was born."
Autumn goes home with a ventilator to help her breath and a stomach tube to help her eat, but the hope is that one day she'll do both those things on her own. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lombard-toddler-born-prematurely-spending-500-days-at-chicago-hospital-beats-the-odds | 2022-08-17T23:36:22Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lombard-toddler-born-prematurely-spending-500-days-at-chicago-hospital-beats-the-odds | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Loretto school: Musselburgh school plans new pupil accommodation with 70-bed boarding house
An East Lothian private school has begun plans for a new block of pupil accommodation.
Loretto has announced plans for it’s new ‘home from home’ 70 bed boarding house, which they say will be ‘modern and sustainable.’
The building will be located on Pinkie Campus and the pre-application notice is expected to be submitted to the local council within the next six months.
The new boarding facility will replace Seton House which was originally built in the 1960s has now been deemed not fit for purpose and is to be demolished.
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Dr Graham Hawley, Headmaster of Loretto School commented: “Loretto has always prided itself on the facilities we offer pupils and that extends to the quality of accommodation for our boarders.
"We attract boarders from all over the UK and from overseas but, even if their families are not far away, providing spaces that feel like home is vitally important.
“We want all our boarders to feel that Musselburgh is their second home, so while we know that the old Seton House will hold many fond memories for former pupils, the new building will offer a sense of well being and safety to a new generation of young people.”
“The demolition of the old Seton House is an end of an era, so we have begun to gather old photographs from its 60-year history. They will be a fascinating record of School life, and we intend to share these with past and present pupils.”
The School currently has over 500 pupils and is expecting this to grow as a new term approaches. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/loretto-school-musselburgh-school-plans-new-pupil-accommodation-with-70-bed-boarding-house-3809275 | 2022-08-17T23:36:22Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/education/loretto-school-musselburgh-school-plans-new-pupil-accommodation-with-70-bed-boarding-house-3809275 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2022 Land Rover Defender 110 P400e PHEV review: Hybrid 4x4’s performance and practicality come at a price
Plug-in version of rugged off-roader brings its best ever economy and emissions without sacrificing its core appeal
Smooth, quiet, comfortable. Just a few of the words you would never associate with the original Land Rover Defender.
That iconic 4x4 was famous for many things but its focus on passenger comfort wasn’t one of them. So it’s no surprise that when Land Rover reimagined the model for the 21st century that wasn’t one of the characteristics it carried over.
Now, despite its tough looks and rugged image, the Defender is an impressively comfortable and refined means of covering the miles.
Shorter passengers might need a stepladder to get in, even with the air suspension set to access height, but once inside this imposing machine offers acres of space for five in its leather and Robustec seats. There is abundant head, leg and even shoulder room and, in the long-wheelbase tested here, up to 853 litres of boot space for muddy wellies, dogs or shopping bags crammed with haute couture.
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Part of the modern Defender’s appeal is that it has a very modern interpretation of the green oval’s rugged image that’s both sturdy and stylish. Interior elements such as the grab handles are oversized and clad in hard-wearing materials but are neatly designed and tactile. Touches like the exposed bolt heads are largely for show but there’s still an honest practicality to the layout and materials, and to the wealth of storage and power points.
The exterior is a similar affair. There’s the rough outline of its famous namesake but finished in a softer, chunkier style more in keeping with modern tastes. Our test car’s X-Dynamic S trim ups the urban appeal with a glossy black contrast roof, satin chrome highlights, darkened tail lights and orange brake calipers. There’s still no doubt, though, that this is a lot more capable than your average road-biased SUV and should you venture off road, it’s as able as anything to ever wear the famous badge thanks to the latest configurable version of the Terrain Response 2 system and chunky off-road tyres.
But it’s on the road where it really impresses. Those road-focused alternatives offer more precise handling and body control but once you get used to the overall size of the Defender and its softer on-road behaviour it’s the kind of smooth, refined machine in which you can make comfortable, confident progress for mile after mile. Light electronic steering makes directing this 2.5-tonne beast a breeze and the adaptive suspension mutes most road imperfections.
Under the bonnet our test car features one of a new generation of 2.0-litre hybrid powerplants.
Hybrids are generally supposed to offer improved economy over a regular petrol or diesel engine without sacrificing performance. The Defender PHEV certainly doesn’t want for performance. This big boxy 4x4 can cover the 0-62mph run in 5.6 seconds and feels spry and sprightly accelerating in any gear once on the move. That’s thanks to the 398bhp and 472lb ft being put out by its combined petrol/electric powertrain and sent, as you’d expect, to all four wheels.
While that arrangement makes for rapid on-road progress, it also gives plenty of low-down grunt that the complex Terrain Response 2 system can use to best effect if you head off road.
Where it doesn’t fare so well is in the economy stakes. Official tests put fuel consumption at 72-86mpg. In the real world, even with an occasional charge, our test car hovered around 30mpg. Of course, charge the car fully every day and you’ll be able to do around 25 miles just on battery power, saving petrol for longer trips, but it’s not going to be a cheap machine to run.
It’s not cheap to buy either. The 110 P400e X-Dynamic S like we tested starts at £72,200 and our particular car featured £7,840 of options, including 20-inch wheels, an opening panoramic sunroof, electronic active diff with torque vectoring and fancy mixed-material seats. Shockingly, even the Type 2 home charging cable was a £220 optional extra.
So you’ll need deep pockets to run one but if you have the money, the latest Defender is a spacious, comfortable and high tech machine. Other cars are better to drive but the Defender remains easygoing and refined and comes with the style and brand cachet buyers can’t seem to get enough of.
Land Rover Defender P400e Dynamic X
Price: £72,200 (£80,040 as tested); Engine: 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, turbo, petrol with 105kW electric motor; Power: 398bhp; Torque: 472lb ft; Transmission: Eight-speed automatic, four-wheel-drive; Top speed: 119mph; 0-62mph: 5.6 seconds; Economy: 72.4-85.6mpg; CO2 emissions: 74-88g/km; EV range: 25-27 miles
Pros
- Spacious and practical
- Refined
- Huge off-road ability
Cons
- Pricey
- Poor economy
- Feels huge on the road | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle/cars/2022-land-rover-defender-110-p400e-phev-review-hybrid-4x4s-performance-and-practicality-come-at-a-price-3802080 | 2022-08-17T23:36:28Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/lifestyle/cars/2022-land-rover-defender-110-p400e-phev-review-hybrid-4x4s-performance-and-practicality-come-at-a-price-3802080 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Palm Harbor parents call for empathy, kindness after daughter dies by suicide days before start of senior year
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 (Crisis Text Line).
CLICK HERE for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide. Call 1-800-273-TALK for free and confidential emotional support.
McKenna Brown, 16, was a star athlete with a bright future, but just days before the start of her senior year at East Lake High she took her own life. Her parents are now sounding the alarm on the needs surrounding teenage mental health.
She was a fearless goalie on the ice with a bright smile.
"She lit everything up when she walked in a room. Hilarious. Witty," Cheryl Brown, McKenna's mother, described.
Her dad, Hunter, said her heart was always open to anyone in need.
Portrait of McKenna Brown
"Anybody that she felt was feeling left out, she went over, said, ‘Hello,’" her dad said. "She just she brought everybody in and connected everybody. She was the glue that held a lot of groups together, including our family."
Both said she often put others' needs before her own.
"She was broken. She was hurt. She was alone. She felt like she didn't belong, but she chose to suffer in silence because she never said, ‘I need help,’" her dad said.
Teenage relationships, female friendships, and cyberbullying made for a difficult freshman year, her parents said.
"She made a couple mistakes," Hunter said, "It led to some physical, sexual, emotional abuse. She was blackmailed. She was bullied. She was betrayed by her best friend."
It was a heavy weight for her to bear, but over the next two years, they said hockey gave her purpose. She traveled the country competing at the highest level and just weeks ago she was ecstatic when she learned the University of South Florida was starting up a woman's hockey team, which was her potential plan after high school.
McKenna Brown as a goalie for the women's hockey team at school (Provided by the Brown family)
However, on August 7 – days before the first day of school – she took her own life.
"It's been total hell, and I know she's all around us still, but she's not here physically and that hurts," Cheryl said.
Over 1,000 attended McKenna's memorial service, including all of Palm Harbor Fire Rescue, where Hunter is a lieutenant.
The Browns hopes her daughter's story is a wake-up call for all parents.
"If you're aware of something that's going on in your kid's life that's affecting another kid, you got to say something. You can't just not say something. That's not OK and that could've prevented this," her mom said.
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The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is actively investing her case. Meanwhile, her parents ultimately hope McKenna's story inspires kindness and encourages teens to have more empathy for not only others, but themselves.
"When you see somebody who is being ostracized or alone or just needs a little hug, pick me up," Hunter said, "you know, reach out to them."
"Throw your arm around them," Cheryl offered. "That's what she did. And that is the McKenna way."
If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The crisis center provides free and confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to civilians and veterans. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Or text HOME to 741-741 (Crisis Text Line).
CLICK HERE for the warning signs and risk factors of suicide. Call 1-800-273-TALK for free and confidential emotional support. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/parents-of-teen-who-died-by-suicide-sound-alarm-on-mental-health-needs | 2022-08-17T23:36:35Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/parents-of-teen-who-died-by-suicide-sound-alarm-on-mental-health-needs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Protesters demand Oak Lawn cops be held accountable for beating teen in viral video
OAK LAWN, Ill. - Protesters returned to the Oak Lawn Police Department Wednesday, demanding action against the officers caught on camera last month beating a teen during his arrest.
The Arab American Action Network says the teen suffered major injuries, and still needs a walker to move around.
Police say the altercation began after the 17-year-old ran from a traffic stop. He was a passenger in the car and fled on foot with a bag.
Officers fearing he was armed, tackled the teen and that is where the now-viral video of the incident begins.
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The cellphone footage shows the teen being punched repeatedly.
A loaded pistol was later found in the teen's backpack, police said.
The protest will begin at 5:30 p.m., ahead of the Oak Lawn Police Commission meeting. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-demand-oak-lawn-cops-be-held-accountable-for-beating-teen-in-viral-video | 2022-08-17T23:36:41Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-demand-oak-lawn-cops-be-held-accountable-for-beating-teen-in-viral-video | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Racine 15-year-old killed boy over gang dispute, prosecutors say
RACINE, Wis. - Zontell Junior, 15, of Racine, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the Aug. 12 shooting death of Quentin Smith, 16, shot in the head near 19th and De Koven. According to prosecutors, Junior killed Smith due to the fact that he was a member of a rival gang.
After the shooting, Smith was flighted to the hospital, where he died two hours later.
According to a criminal complaint, a witness told investigators he was at his home with the victim and Junior, whom he knew as "Ztell." This witness said the victim came over and he sold him some marijuana, and the victim called "Ztell" so they could all smoke together.
Zontell Junior
At some point, according to the witness, "Junior" said he was going to shoot the victim "because he messes with the opps." In other words, Junior wanted to kill the victim because the victim was associated with the Dirty P's gang on Racine's south side, while Junior is affiliated with the NFL Vice Lord gang on Racine's north side, investigators say.
The witness said he told Junior not to shoot the victim.
Later, the three were in the driveway when Junior got a call on his phone. The witness answered the phone, and while he was on the phone, the witness told investigators he heard a loud gunshot. He then saw Smith fall to the ground, and he saw that Junior had a gun.
Quentin Smith (Courtesy: GoFundMe)
The witness said he ran inside to tell his mom while Junior ran inside, grabbed his phone from the witness's hands and left.
According to prosecutors, video showed Junior running to his home. A search of his home revealed only a black sweatshirt Junior was wearing at the time of the shooting.
Junior was found at his grandmother's home, according to investigators.
He was interviewed by police and initially said he was in the backyard going to the bathroom when the shooting happened, and said the witness was near the victim when he heard the shot. He said he then ran upstairs to tell the witness' mom what happened.
Investigators confronted Junior about the phone call he received at the time of the shooting. According to the complaint, Junior seemed "surprised" when notified that investigators listened to the call and knew the witness was on the phone when the shot was fired. Junior was also told that the witness told investigators Junior was the one who killed Smith.
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At this point, Junior told investigators he wanted to show them something on his phone, but when told the investigators would have to open the phone and view it with him, he claimed to have deleted his call log. He did say Smith was shot with a "Ghost Glock," according to prosecutors.
A GoFundMe.com account set up by Smith's aunt has raised more than $4,000 for funeral arrangements.
Junior made his initial appearance in court Wednesday, Aug. 17. Smith's uncle argued for $1 million bail minimum.
"I think it’s absolutely outrageous to think anything less than $1 million," said Kyle Smith. "This is a 16-year-old kid that was shot in cold blood."
"The defendant is 15 and in juvenile detention," said Alice Rudebusch, court commissioner. "Bond’s not reflective of any possible guilt or sentence at this point."
Cash bond was set at $500,000. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/racine-15-year-old-homicide-16-year-old-killed | 2022-08-17T23:36:47Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/racine-15-year-old-homicide-16-year-old-killed | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jerry Sadowitz cancelled: Cool heads and mature discussion needed over surreal Fringe episode – Brian Ferguson
There have been more than a few surrreal episodes in the 75-year history of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
But it is hard to recall anything quite as bizarre as the ban on the Scottish stand-up comic and magician Jerry Sadowitz.
His show is by a country mile the most discussed out of the 3,500 being staged at this year’s Fringe – yet it had just one performance before the plug was pulled on Sadowitz and is now impossible to see in Edinburgh.
Two months after the world’s biggest and most celebrated “open access” festival, Sadowitz will perform the show he was not allowed to in Edinburgh during an extensive tour of venues across Scotland, including Hamilton, Galashiels, Perth, Livingston and Kilmarnock.
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While ticket sales for these shows will certainly have had an almighty boost since the Pleasance pulled the plug on Sadowitz on Saturday afternoon, the controversy has not reflected well on the venue operators, one of the biggest staging Fringe shows in Edinburgh this month.
On the face of it, its decision appears inexplicable, given that Sadowitz is probably the one regular performer at the festival that a hardened Fringe-goer would seek out if they wanted to find a show likely to cause offence.
The Glaswegian performer, whose politically incorrect routines have been performed on Edinburgh’s stages since the 1980s, had long since ceased to be a source of controversy at the festival.
He had been booked for two nights at the EICC by the Pleasance. However, in many ways, he had become a peripheral figure at the Fringe as generation after generation of new comics emerged.
So how on Earth has one of the longest-running venue operators stumbled into a stramash which casts up all kinds of questions about the future of the Fringe for audiences, performers and venue workers?
It is perhaps the last group, which may well have include people in their first jobs, that holds the key to understanding the decision.
Walk-outs and complaints from members of the public have been inextricably linked since the earliest days of the Fringe.
But if people working in venues are not prepared to put up with the material they are seeing or hearing, then that is another matter.
Regular Fringe-goers may find this notion ridiculous given the anything-goes ethos of the event, which was underlined only two months ago in a blueprint published by the Fringe Society, headlined with a pledge to “give anyone a stage and everyone a seat”.
The Pleasance’s decision to pull one of its own acts who had been performing at the festival for decades would seem to call into question the open-access principle.
The aftermath of the cancellation of Sadowitz’s show – a decision which obviously had to be taken a few hours ahead of his second performance – was clearly no time for cool heads and mature discussion.
But when the dust settles on this row and this year’s Fringe is wound up, there perhaps needs to be some serious thought about how to ensure performers have the freedom to put on the shows they want while respecting the people who are working at the event, ensure the festival is as inclusive, diverse and welcoming as possible, and for there to be no repeat of a damaging and embarrassing episode. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/jerry-sadowitz-cancelled-cool-heads-and-mature-discussion-needed-over-surreal-fringe-episode-brian-ferguson-3808347 | 2022-08-17T23:37:22Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/jerry-sadowitz-cancelled-cool-heads-and-mature-discussion-needed-over-surreal-fringe-episode-brian-ferguson-3808347 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tory party hustings Perth: Free speech enables foul abuse of Conservatives by 'patriots' to be heard by all – John McLellan
Defending freedom of expression is a tricky business. It not only involves calling out what should now be known as the Unpleasance for the cancellation of the Jerry Sadowitz show last weekend, but also accepting the right of people to gather and scream “scum” at respectable people attending a private event, as they did in Perth on Tuesday.
That the private event was the Conservative leadership hustings means that such abuse is just an accepted facet of “civic and joyous” nationalism, and attendees like me know what to expect.
I arrived too late for most of the “fun”, just having to settle for being told I should get out the country by a someone with a distinctly Estuary English accent, and that I was actually “lying f***ing scum”.
But earlier eggs were thrown, the chair of the Scottish Young Conservatives, Holly Moscrop, allegedly spat at and insulted as a “Tory whore”, and the BBC’s James Cook called a traitor and a “scumbag rat” just for doing his job.
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The First Minister has condemned the abuse of Mr Cook, but when journalists are met with snarling sarcasm when they ask legitimate questions at her press conferences, she should reflect on the tone she sets.
I for one am grateful Police Scotland’s “appropriate policing plan” allows such displays of tolerant, inclusive patriotism in which demonstrators need not worry about arrest for making people fearful for their safety. That way the rest of the country gets to see it too, not just us. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/tory-party-hustings-perth-free-speech-enables-foul-abuse-of-conservatives-by-patriots-to-be-heard-by-all-john-mclellan-3809668 | 2022-08-17T23:37:29Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/tory-party-hustings-perth-free-speech-enables-foul-abuse-of-conservatives-by-patriots-to-be-heard-by-all-john-mclellan-3809668 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Earlier China-related posts today:
- "PBOC has limited room to ease due to concerns over inflation, capital flight"
- Chinese financial media reports potential for CNY 1.5 tn debt issuance to fund investment
Scotia expects further fiscal stimulus will be rolled out in H2 2022 to support the economy. On monetary policy, does not expect the People's Bank of China to "flood the economy with excessive liquidity" .
On the yuan:
- a weaker yuan that makes imports into China more expensive is not in the monetary authority’s interest at this stage
- USD/CNH is expected to trade between 6.70 and 6.80 with downside potential in the weeks ahead
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Best gym shoes UK: workout trainers for CrossFit, weightlifting and cardio, from Nike, On, Inov-8, Reebok
A decent pair of gym trainers will ensure you train better, regardless of your workout regime. Here are the best on the market, for whatever routine you enjoy
Best gym shoes UK, from Nike, Reebok, and Inov-8
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Whether you’re heading to a gym, hitting the home treadmill, tossing kettlebells and dumbbells around your backyard, or (guilty as charged) doing endless burpees on the living room floor, many of you will be looking to get fit (or fitter) in 2022.
Regardless of your exercise regime, odds are it is time to invest in a new pair of trainers to help you perform at your best.
We spend time and money selecting shoes fit for purpose when running, but people often conclude weights or HIIT training don’t require the same investment.
But a great pair of gym trainers can help you be more stable when lifting, or provide tread to assist you with your agility and speed. Whether you’re an affirmed weights lifter (complete with zero cardio t-shirt), a cross-fit aficionado or dedicated to HIIT, there’s a gym trainer to lift your game.
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What kind of work-outs do you do?
If all you do is weights, your primary concern is support for your feet in the appropriate places. This means a stiff upper, and support in the heel (this helps when you deadlift or squat) - if you can, an ankle strap across the laces will ensure your feet are firmly in place.
Many of us cross-train, though, with CrossFit, HIIT, or a cardio blast to help keep us lean as well as muscular. If this is you, you’ll need a shoe that will absorb shock as well as add stability - that means cushioning. ‘Cross-training’ shoes provide support and cushioning in the mid-foot and the heel. They tend to be lighter than shoes designed simply for weight-lifting, to help you move quickly and explosively.
Finding the best fit for your foot
Unlike running trainers, you don’t want gym shoes to be too cosy. Weight-lifting shoes need to look for shoes of a reasonable width, to allow your feet to plant comfortably and offer that stable base for your compound moves.
Cross-training shoes should be a half or full size up from your regular shoe size, to allow you to move naturally as you train.
Barefoot training?
There are - as with everything - some barefoot training zealots. We’re not keen, as this invites injury - either through stress fractures, or from weights dropping on your feet. You’ll also find many gyms don’t allow barefoot training.
Here are our favourite gym shoes on the UK market.
Shoes featured here are all men’s, but each company produces a women’s shoe in the same model.
On Cloud X
Swiss running shoe brand On’s trainer, the Cloud X, is uniquely versatile, with a comfortable but supportive design, as well as providing impressive responsiveness as you train. Ostensibly a running shoe, we find they’re terrific in all areas of the gym.
The ‘CloudTec’ sole provides excellent cushioning for explosive movement or foot strikes as you run, while the ‘Zero-Gravity’ foam is light-weight and keeps cool as you move. The knit-weave upper means sweat and moisture is kept to a minimum, which we appreciate for particularly sweaty session.
They’re well balanced and feel great to move around in. The perfect all-rounder.
AdiPower weightlifting shoe 2
What a mighty bruiser of a gym shoe. If you’re a heavy lifter through and through, these are the kicks for you.
There’s a steep decline from heel to toe, and a souped-up torsion bar system at the rear of the shoe, to ensure the most stable platform you can imagine - you’ll be at your most powerful when you’re lifting your one-rep max weight.
There’s a single instep strap to really lock your rear-foot in place for maximum support. The midsole is thermoplastic (more, you guessed it - support).
A woven upper also ensures the perfect fit while still allowing your toes to move - so you’ll be comfortable when facing a loaded barbell.
Inov-8 BARE-XF 210 V3
If you love bare-foot shoes, you tend to really love them, and this shoe is ideal for bringing the benefits of bare-foot trainers to your weights’ sessions.
With graphene in the outsole and midsole, these shoes are ultra flexible, very, very light, and have a wonderfully grippy exterior. They are ideal for resistance training, bolstering your grip and helping ensure a great base of support as you lift.
That said, they’re not good for HIIT - they wouldn’t provide much cushioning if you do high-impact, kinetic workouts regularly.
The knitted upper and sock-like liner ensure breathability - no sweaty feet here, while a ‘rope-tec’, thermoplastic cage ensures your feet are protected while not adding weight to the shoe - they came in at the feather-lite 210grams.
AllBirds Tree Dashers
Though theoretically a running shoe, the Dasher is a great option for all-round training. The rubber outsole is great for withstanding a punishing workout, so you can jump, climb, and skip and they won’t wear. A cushioning midsole will bear the brunt of any impact as you move, while a knitted upper (combination merino and eucalyptus) is snug but flexible.
If you’re driven by aesthetics, this is one of the better looking gym shoes around, while if you’re eco-conscious, be advised it’s made entirely from renewable materials, such as sugarcane and caster bean.
Vivobarefoot Primus Lite III
Vivobarefoot have a reputation for their eco-friendly credentials, and these fully vegan shoes manage the neat trick of being ideal lifting shoes, as well as kind to the environment.
Each iteration of the Primus Lite has featured less material than its predecessor, and the latest, the mark III, is made of fully sustainable materials.
If you love barefoot training, these offer all the advantages, without the increased injury risk. The puncture-resistant sole is thin enough to allow nerve endings in the feet to feed back to the brain.
With a wide shape across the toe cage, the toes can spread to stabilise you thoroughly for deadlifts and squats. They’re also ridiculously flexible and lightweight - so you can take them into CrossFit classes, too.
We prefer the Inov-8 Bare, to be frank, but there’s not much in it performance wise, so ultimately it’s a question of aesthetic preference.
Nike Metcon 7
The Nike Metcon range has been rightly beloved for years, and the latest iteration is practically perfect. They’re ideal if you want a high-performance shoe you can use across a variety of exercises and training disciplines.
With a roomy toe box, excellent breathability, arch support, flexibility, and a thin enough sole to allow connection with the ground, you’ll be able to lift, run, and hit the CrossFit box without a shoe change.
Another shoe with thermoplastic in the upper, they allow airflow around the foot, which is great for high intensity workouts.
The ankle support is good, too, meaning you can do agility training without worrying about injury. The sole - in addition to being flat and thin - provides decent grip. Indeed, these shoes are all things to all sorts of exercisers.
The only drawback? They’re not lookers, but do they need to be?
Under Armour Hovr Apex 2
Like to work out outside? The Hovr Apex 2 has deep flex grooves in its sole that makes it ideal for training on grass, in parks or gardens. The same feature also makes it adept for more intense lifting sessions, so you can take it from park to gym without worry.
With a foam cushioning system, it’s good at shock absorption too, if you like to jump about in your workouts.
With a wide fit, and mid-foot support thanks to a TriBase plate, you’ll be able to power around the gym with these shoes, which have a well-earned reputation for being sturdily built.
Reebok Nano X1
The Reebok Nano was introduced into Reebok stable as the ideal shoe for CrossFit, and the Nano X1 is here to as seriously up-scale the shoe’s specs. Whether you love CrossFit, boot camps or HIIT, this is a fun shoe for people who love intense workouts.
It’s built with lightweight EVA foam in the midsole, to help provide cushioning as you jump about, while the outsole is flexible enough to ensure ease of movement, but still stable enough for when you break into your deadlift reps.
It’s a versatile shoe that will serve you well if you’re jumping on boxes, climbing ropes, or heaving a kettlebell around.
Nike ZoomX SuperRep Surge Training Shoes
Need an all-round gym shoe? The Nike ZoomX will do you proud. The Nike ZoomX foam provides shock absorption and cushioning, but is light enough to ensure a lightweight shoe. Mesh uppers keeps things breathable (no sweaty, over-heated feet).
A rubber outsole is grippy enough to help with multi-directional movement, while flexible grooves in the sole are handy for stability if you’re lifting. Frankly, whatever your workout - HIIT, strength training, treadmill, circuit training, rowing - this shoe will keep your feet comfortable and safe. A winner. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/recommended/best-workout-shoes-uk-3169055 | 2022-08-17T23:38:43Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/recommended/best-workout-shoes-uk-3169055 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FC Zurich coach Franco Foda discusses Hearts' threats, finances and Swiss pressure
FC Zurich coach Franco Foda openly discussed Hearts’ threats ahead of Thursday’s Europa League play-off and stressed he is not burdened by pressure at the Swiss champions.
Bottom of the Super League with only two points from five matches, Zurich want progress to the tournament’s group phase as a form of redemption. Foda is concerned by the Edinburgh club’s attacking threats as he namechecked Alan Forrest, Barrie McKay and Liam Boyce.
“When it comes to Hearts I’ve watched the last two games against Dundee United and Hibernian,” he explained. “We have analysed our opponents with all of the team. We know it’s a solid team, we know they play high-intensity football, they are very aggressive in one-on-one situations.
“We know they have individual quality with people like Forrest, McKay and Boyce. We are ready to face them but what is important is what we do, how we prepare for the game and how much conviction we will be able to bring on the pitch.”
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The Azerbaijan champions Qarabag eliminated Zurich from the Champions League qualifiers on a 5-4 aggregate last month. The Swiss side dropped into the Europa League to beat Northern Irish club Linfield on a 5-0 aggregate in the second qualifying round. That set up the tie with Hearts.
Domestically, they needed an 85th-minute equaliser to draw at second-bottom Winterthur on Sunday. “The way the game went in the second half on Sunday gave me confidence because we showed a reaction. When it comes to European competition, we’ve been playing better,” admitted Foda.
“We played a good game against Linfield. We could have beaten Qarabag and qualified. Even though the performance against Winterthur was unacceptable the players know it and I imagine it will not happen it again.
“Of course, the start of the league is not satisfying and we could have got more points. We’ve conceded some poor goals but in Europe we’ve done better and we have a good chance of winning the game.
“It’s the first leg and we all know when you play you face pressure every week. Last year we won the league and this time we have two points, which is disappointing, but we knew it was not going to be easy.
“We lost some important players such as Assan Ceesay and Ousmane Doumbia. I’m confident we will start to get better and start winning games in the league as well.”
Between 6,000 and 7,000 fans are expected to attend the match at Kybunpark, with just over 1,000 of those expected to be from Edinburgh. Foda insisted money for reaching the Europa groups is not his main driving force for this tie.
“International competitions have important financial aspects. We already reached that goal because we will be playing in the Europa Conference League,” he said.
“We would love to play in the Europa League and that’s the goal but I focus on what is on the pitch. It’s not one of the topics but I know it’s important for the team financially.”
Zurich will be without former Hearts winger Donis Avdijaj through injury. Defenders Lindrit Kamberi and Marc Hornschuh are both suspended. | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/fc-zurich-coach-franco-foda-discusses-hearts-threats-finances-and-swiss-pressure-3809964 | 2022-08-17T23:39:10Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/fc-zurich-coach-franco-foda-discusses-hearts-threats-finances-and-swiss-pressure-3809964 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hearts in Switzerland: Craig Gordon lays down Zurich challenge as Robbie Neilson insists he has learned since Birkirkara
Craig Gordon has laid out Hearts’ priorities for achieving a result against FC Zurich which would make their Europa League play-off tie winnable back at Tynecastle Park.
The club captain is confident that disciplined defending combined with ruthless attacking will trouble the Swiss champions in St Gallen’s Kybunpark on Thursday. Hearts want to score but Gordon explained the need to stay in the tie ahead of next week’s return leg in Edinburgh.
“We will have to dig in and defend well with a strong mentality to make ourselves hard to beat,” said the goalkeeper. “If we do that, we've got players with quality who can cause problems at the other end.
“That would give us a solid base to attack from. It's never easy but we want to stay in the tie. We will look to win the game. That's not always possible but we will set out to do that. If not, we will take the best possible result back to Tynecastle.
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Last time Hearts played in Switzerland, current manager Robbie Neilson scored the winning goal in a 2-1 UEFA Cup victory over FC Basel back in 2004. Gordon was in goal that night during his first spell with the club.
“Did the gaffer ask you to bring that up because of his last-minute goal?,” he laughed. “It's been a long time. It's good to be back in Switzerland. A similar result would be ideal. We had to do a bit of defending that night but it was a great result for us. If we could manage something similar here then it would be fantastic.
“I think you can feel excitement building. Everyone is buying into that. We have a group of players really trying their best. The relationship between the fans and players is good and they back us no matter what. I look forward to seeing how many are here and the noise they make.
"I'm sure they will make themselves heard, especially if it isn't a big crowd. I'm sure a lot of the noise will come from the Hearts fans.” Zurich expect around 6,000 to 7,000 supporters and just over 1,000 of those will be from Scotland.
Neilson is thriving in his second spell managing Hearts. His first included an ignominious Europa League qualifying exit against the Maltese side Birkirkara back in 2016. This is the club’s first European tie since then.
“Yeah, it was a long time ago and as you go along you learn a lot more,” admitted Neilson of the 2-1 aggregate loss. Hearts drew 0-0 in Malta but lost the return leg at home. “The game over there was fine but we didn’t manage the home game as well as we should have, we were probably a bit too open.
“You learn from these things and I have had 200-250 games since then and that probably helps as well.”
Neilson is not paying too much attention to Zurich’s confidence despite them sitting bottom of the Swiss Super League.
“You can have a difficult couple of games and then suddenly it all clicks and goes the other way,” he said. “They have real quality in their team, a really experienced manager and I’m sure he’’ll turn it around. I just hope he doesn’t turn it around in the next week.” | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-in-switzerland-craig-gordon-lays-down-zurich-challenge-as-robbie-neilson-insists-he-has-learned-since-birkirkara-3810042 | 2022-08-17T23:39:17Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-in-switzerland-craig-gordon-lays-down-zurich-challenge-as-robbie-neilson-insists-he-has-learned-since-birkirkara-3810042 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Collabro announce farewell UK tour including Edinburgh date - full list of tour dates and how to get tickets
The four-piece musical group, who shot to fame after Britain’s Got Talent, also thank fans for their continued support.
Collabro has announced its disband after eight years together and has announced a UK farewell tour with a stop in Edinburgh.
Described as the “world’s most popular musical theatre vocal group”, members Michael Auger, Jamie Lambert, Matthew Pagan and Thomas J Redgreave released a joint statement announcing their decision.
They said: "We are so incredibly grateful to have been allowed to do what we love for eight years, and the fans are to thank for that.
“Their constant support and love have meant that we have travelled the world singing, and we can’t thank them enough.
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“We are really excited to travel around the UK in December with a spectacular show, which we feel is the most fitting way to say goodbye."
Collabro rose to popularity after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2014, selling over two million records and headlining five UK tours, including appearances at the London Palladium and the Royal Albert Hall.
According to their website, Callabro have now renamed their previously entitled Christmas is Here to The Farewell Tour.
The show will feature both show tunes and Christmas classics and it is scheduled to launch at Sheffield City Hall on November 29.
The band is known for their top charting albums such as Stars, Home and Love Like This, which was released in 2019.
"Be Still My Soul," their seventh studio album, will be released on October 7.
Here is everything you need to know about their final tour.
When will Collabro perform in Edinburgh?
Collabro will make a stop in Edinburgh as part of their farewell UK tour on December 11, at the Edinburgh Usher Hall. The show is scheduled to start at 7.30pm.
How can I get tickets to Collabro’s final UK tour 2022?
Tickets are now available on *Ticketmaster, starting at £29 for all cities.
Collabro farewell UK tour full list of dates
- November 29 - Sheffield City Hall
- December 1 - Carlisle Sands Centre
- December 4 - Plymouth Pavilions
- December 6 - Newcastle O2 City Hall
- December 9 - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
- December 10 - Blackpool Opera House
- December 13 - London Adelphi Theatre
- December 14 - Birmingham Town Hall
- December 15 - Bath Forum
- December 16 - Portsmouth Guildhall
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By Holly Ramer | Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday implored fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of Donald Trump’s Florida home and denounced calls by some of the former president’s allies to defund the FBI, saying that was “just as wrong” as a push by Democratic activists to shift money from police.
Pence also said he would give “due consideration” if asked to testify before the House committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
His pleas for restraint come as law enforcement officials warn of an escalating number of violent threats targeting federal agents and government facilities since agents last week searched Mar-a-Lago as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump’s estate earlier this year.
Speaking in New Hampshire, Pence said he has been troubled by what he called the politicization of the FBI. He also said the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland should be more forthcoming about what led authorities to conduct the search.
But Pence, who is trying to stake out his own political path as he and Trump both consider 2024 presidential campaigns, also had a message for the GOP.
“I also want to remind my fellow Republicans, we can hold the attorney general accountable for the decision he made without attacking the rank-and-file law enforcement personnel at the FBI,” he said at the Politics & Eggs event, a breakfast gathering at St. Anselm College for business leaders that has become a customary stop for White House hopefuls in the early-voting state.
“The Republican Party is the party of law and order,” Pence continued. “Our party stands with the men and women who stand on the thin blue line at the federal and state and local level, and these attacks on the FBI must stop. Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police.”
Trump and some other Republican lawmakers have tried to capitalize on the search by portraying it as an act of political persecution and an attack on the rule of law.
For the onetime political allies, their paths diverged on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop Congress’ formal certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Trump denounced his vice president, who was presiding over the Senate, for refusing to object or delay the certification — something Pence had no power to do. A fake gallows was constructed on the National Mall, and people who broke into the Capitol chanted, “Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence!”
Before Wednesday, Pence had refused to say whether he would engage with the House committee investigating the insurrection if the panel requested his testimony.
“If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it,” Pence said, adding he would first reflect “on the unique role” he was serving as vice president.
“It would be unprecedented in history for a vice president to be summoned to testify on Capitol Hill, but as I said, I don’t want to prejudge,” he said. “If ever any formal invitation was rendered to us, we’d give it due consideration.”
A committee spokesperson declined comment on Pence’s remarks.
The committee and Pence’s team have had an open line of communication since Pence’s former chief of staff, Marc Short, agreed to testify in private in December 2021 after receiving a subpoena. Short was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and accompanied Pence as the then-vice president fled the Senate chamber and hid from rioters who were calling for his hanging.
In Short’s recorded testimony, aired at the committee’s public hearings this summer, he described attending White House meetings before the insurrection during which Trump allies discussed ways to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
At one point, Trump had banned Short from the White House grounds because Short objected to the pressure on Pence to reject the legitimate election results.
Committee members so far have not decided to seek Pence’s testimony, saying that Short and former Pence lawyer Greg Jacobs have provided investigators with plenty of evidence.
Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in Washington contributed to this report.
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THOUSAND OAKS — Rams coach Sean McVay probably expected to be asked again about Matthew Stafford’s elbow pain a day after the quarterback threw more than 75 passes during an intrasquad scrimmage. When the topic came up Wednesday, McVay played it safe and said nothing abnormal.
“I didn’t see any reason to be concerned,” McVay said. “I think ideally you’d like him to be totally pain-free, but he’s better equipped to be able to answer those questions.”
McVay could have spoken with more conviction because Stafford told reporters before practice Wednesday that his throwing elbow felt fine during the scrimmage and the day after.
“I know that I’m able to go out there and function at a high level right now,” Stafford said. “Hopefully, it continues to keep getting better as it has, but I know that functionally, I feel like I can do everything I need to do. Just trying to continue on that road.”
The Rams reiterated that everything is fine and they’re on the same page, which wasn’t always the case at the podium for training camp news conferences. McVay told reporters on Aug. 4 that Stafford was dealing with abnormal elbow pain and that the team was learning on the fly about the injury. A few days later, an agitated Stafford said that it was merely arm soreness and manageable. That drew many headlines because Stafford didn’t throw in the offseason program after receiving an elbow injection in his throwing arm.
Stafford continues to say he’s fine and he’s playing like it. The Rams have ramped up his workload in the past week with Stafford being a full participant at practice.
“I know this, based on evaluating him throwing the football, he looked like the Matthew Stafford that I know and that’s the most important thing and that was kind of the goal all along,” McVay said. “There was never a time where it was like, ‘I’m not able to practice.’ It was just let’s be smart with a guy who’s accumulated as much experience and is so sharp and does such a great job taking care of himself, that let’s do everything in our power to have him feel as good as possible with a progressive buildup.
“(He) threw over 75 balls (Tuesday). All different types of throws and looked really good and he felt good today, which I think is a really positive step in the right direction.”
Despite McVay’s “abnormal” comments, he has said all along that he’s not concerned about Stafford’s availability for the Sept. 8 season opener against the Buffalo Bills. Stafford’s practice performances have supported that, and there’s been enough progress that the Rams are now willing to play backup John Wolford in the preseason.
Wolford will start at quarterback Friday against the Houston Texans with Bryce Perkins scheduled to take over in the second half. Last week, Perkins played the entire preseason opener versus the Chargers. The Rams released fourth-string quarterback Luis Perez earlier this week.
“These are valuable experience opportunities for a player like John, who we have a ton of confidence in, but he hasn’t played a whole lot,” McVay said.
It’s all been positive since news first broke about Stafford’s elbow pain, which was reported by NFL Network as “bad tendinitis.” But Stafford won’t get ahead of himself by saying he’ll be pain-free come the regular season.
“I’m not going to put a timetable on it,” Stafford said. “I’m just going out there doing my work, trusting the process that we have.”
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Rookie running back Kyren Williams won’t make his preseason debut against the Houston Texans, McVay said.
Williams recently returned as a full participant after dealing with a foot injury, but he quickly became the No. 1 running back available because Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson are sidelined with soft tissue injuries and didn’t practice this week.
McVay said he’s considering playing Williams next week in the preseason finale against the Cincinnati Bengals but mentioned that he wants to be smart because Williams hasn’t practiced much and could be needed if Akers and Henderson aren’t ready for the season opener.
“We want to be smart with him, but we will see about getting him some preseason experience before that game against the Bills rolls around,” McVay said.
Running backs Jake Funk, A.J. Rose and Raymond Calais will likely split carries against the Texans at SoFi Stadium.
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WALES, Wis. — A Wisconsin school board voted in favor of a policy that prohibits teachers and staff from displaying gay pride flags and other items that district officials consider political in nature.
The Kettle Moraine School Board voted Tuesday to keep a code of conduct in place that the superintendent recently interpreted as forbidding district employees from displaying political or religious messages, including pride flags, and Black Lives Matter and We Back the Badge signs. Staff also may not say in emails what their preferred pronouns are.
Superintendent Stephen Plum recently told the board that the district’s interpretation of a policy that prohibits staffers from using their positions to promote partisan politics, religious views and propaganda for personal, monetary or nonmonetary gain changed following a legal analysis.
Jim Romanowski was the only board member to vote against the ban, saying he changed his mind about the policy after hearing from students and staff.
Most of those who spoke at Tuesday’s packed board meeting opposed the policy. The public comment period was capped at an hour, despite a call from the crowd to extend it.
“If you have a policy that says ‘nothing political,’ does that mean you can’t have a sign up that says, ‘Support our Troops,’ or ‘Believe Women’ or ‘Save the Planet?’ By some people’s definitions, all of those things are political,” said Christine Donahoe, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin.
Donahoe said she’s looking closely at the policy and a similar one approved last fall by the school district in nearby Waukesha.
“It really looks like targeted attacks at specific viewpoints, like LGBT communities, or welcome and safe spaces to students of color,” said Donahoe.
More than 13,000 people have signed an online petition opposing the Kettle Moraine policy that was launched by two local high school students, Bethany Provan and Brit Farrar.
“Having a rainbow flag in your room isn’t pushing your beliefs on someone,” Provan told WITI-TV. “It’s just saying, ‘Hey, you’re welcome here, and we support you.’”
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By the time you read this, there will be less than 35 hours to the first kick of the Marquette Golden Eagles women’s soccer season! We’ve already talked about the players on the team, breaking it down to the returning women and the newcomers, where head coach Frank Pelaez has five freshmen and five transfers to work into his rotation this fall.
Today, we’re going to wrap up our preseason preview work by addressing the three biggest questions that I can think of for the Golden Eagles’ 2022 season. Some of this you’re probably thinking about already if you’ve read the roster breakdowns, but hopefully I’m introducing some new ideas to your brain along the way.
Let’s get right to it!
QUESTION #1 — Who’s playing defense for this team, and maybe more importantly, are they going to be better than last year?
As we talked about in the discussion of Frank Pelaez’s returning players from last year’s roster, there’s just one notable returning defender. Bonnie Lacey is going to be the #1 option for running things on the back line along with Mikki Easter minding the net, but after Lacey, it’s wide open as to who might take the other two or three starting defender spots. The obvious favorites are Josie Kelderman and Katie Koker, but both have question marks attached to them. Kelderman is returning from a knee injury at the very start of last season that wiped her out for the year, so it’s reasonable to wonder if she’s 100% back from that. Koker had a great freshman year for Marquette back in 2018, but she transferred to Minnesota after that and for whatever reason, she didn’t play for the Gophers last fall and thus hasn’t been in a live collegiate match since April 2021. Again, like Kelderman, it’s reasonable to ask if she’s going be up to providing the defense necessary for 90 minutes.
After that…. Well. Pelaez and his staff don’t have a lot of options, at least not ones with experience. Emma Tabor and Caroline Cline logged minutes last year, but they weren’t relied on, Grace Allen and Aeryn Kennedy don’t have any on field experience to speak of, and Erin O’Keefe is a freshman. Maybe there’s someone in the midfielder group that can drop backwards and provide what the Golden Eagles need, because if the coaches want to play with four defenders, they still need someone else in addition to Lacey, Kelderman, and Koker.
No matter who the defenders end up being, Marquette has to be a stronger defensive team. So far under Frank Pelaez, the Golden Eagles have finished two seasons underwater on shots for and shots against. In both years, MU has ended their season having attempted just 44.6% of the shots in their matches. Now, to be clear, winning in shot percentage isn’t a 1-to-1 guarantee of being a winning soccer club, as all you need is one shot to go in to win a 1-0 game. However, you can’t shoot and score if you don’t have the ball, and at the end of the day, Marquette hasn’t done enough to win matches. That’s why they’re 15-12-0 overall under Pelaez and a perfectly middle of the road 9-9-0 in Big East contests with no conference tournament appearances.
Credit where credit is due: Pelaez’s two teams have improved on Markus Roeders’ final two squads. Marquette had shot percentages of 42% and 40% in the last two campaigns of the best and longest tenured coach in program history. They were not good, going just 10-22-4. So things have been better, but not better enough to make a difference relative to postseason action for MU. No matter who gets the call to play in those defensive positions, they have to find a way to be better than they have been in the first 27 matches of Pelaez’s tenure.
QUESTION #2 — Can the kids play?
I count seven players that I would project as starters on the Marquette roster listed as seniors for this season. Now, to be clear, we live in an era of COVID-19, and there’s at least a few of those seniors that have another year of eligibility available to them if they’re so interested. That’s not the case for Katrina Wetherell, who is back for her bonus year this fall and is likely to be Marquette’s only all-Big East honoree when that team is announced, and the same for Elizabeth Bueckers, who is at MU after four years at IUPUI.
That COVID bonus year of eligibility cuts both ways, of course. I see three players on the roster that project as starters who are listed as juniors. Two of them — Bonnie Lacey and Katie Koker — are on their fourth season of competition. While one of them “doesn’t count” so to speak, the fact of the matter is that this is college soccer and pretty much everyone’s paying at least something to be enrolled at Marquette. If you’re finishing up your degree and don’t have an interest in grad school, I’m not going to knock anyone for moving on with a year of eligibility remaining.
If you’re counting, there’s a chance that Marquette could be losing as many as nine seniors off this team when the season is over. That sounds an awful lot like Frank Pelaez and his staff need to figure out for sure what they have in the women who will be back next season and make sure those players get the development they need to make an impact.
Of course, the coaches also have to balance that idea out with “winning soccer matches right now is pretty important,” because……
QUESTION #3 — Is this a Big East tournament team?
Maybe?
Don’t you just love those definitive answers?
Marquette has been thisclose to reaching the Big East tournament in both of Frank Pelaez’s seasons in charge on the sideline. In the timeshifted 2020 season, MU went 4-4-0 in league play, which left them in a tie for second place in the Big East’s Midwest division. They lost the tiebreaker to Creighton as only the top two teams from each division went to the semifinals. Last fall, the league went back to the single division format and six teams qualified for the conference tournament. The last three spots in the field went to teams with 19, 17, and 16 points. Marquette finished seventh with 15 points.
Like I said, thisclose. A goal or two here, a save or two there, a lucky bounce maybe, and ta-da, Marquette’s in the semifinals in the spring or in the quarterfinals in the fall. But they didn’t get those plays or that luck. Can they get those things this fall? Can the offense come together to provide pressure downfield and do the defense some favors? Can Mikki Easter guide the defense to close down attacks quicker and make a few more stops?
We’re talking about turning one match in Marquette’s favor. Last year, 6-4-0 and 18 points would have been good enough for MU’s first Big East tournament berth since 2017. It’s not that far away, and quite honestly, if Pelaez is going to be guiding this team back to the title contention spot that they occupied for the first several years of this century, back when he was an assistant coach here, then the Golden Eagles need to take that step forward this year. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/17/23288555/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-season-preview-questions-defense-big-east-tournament | 2022-08-17T23:46:44Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/8/17/23288555/marquette-golden-eagles-womens-soccer-season-preview-questions-defense-big-east-tournament | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NACHES, Wash.-
Crews are on scene of a fire off 14400 Old Naches Highway since about 2:00 p.m. Wednesday.
The Department of Natural Resources has 2 helicopters on scene for water drops and other local agencies are boots on the ground.
The fire is on DNR property and has burned nearly 25 acres.
Roads are closed at this time and there's no update on when they'll be back open.
This is a developing story, which means information could change. We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/fires/fire-causing-road-closures-on-old-naches-highway/article_f3141784-1e81-11ed-ba5f-ef46fa12127d.html | 2022-08-17T23:47:37Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/fires/fire-causing-road-closures-on-old-naches-highway/article_f3141784-1e81-11ed-ba5f-ef46fa12127d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OLYMPIA, Wash.-
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside.
The lawsuit, filed in Yakima County Superior Court, asserts that Ostrom discriminated against its workers on the basis of gender, citizenship, and immigration status, in violation of Washington Law.
Between January, 2021 and May, 2022, Ostrom allegedly fired over 140 of its U.S.-based mushroom pickers, the majority of which were women. During this same period the farm hired 63 male foreign agricultural workers.
These actions were an abuse of the H-2A system, as foreign workers are guaranteed fewer rights than U.S.-based workers.
Female workers at Ostrom were also reportedly disciplined at higher rates than their male counterparts.
Production goals were raised in an effort to pressure women to quit. Today's lawsuit alleges that Ostrom hid production numbers and fired female workers who they claimed didn't meet the goals.
When workers approached management with their concerns, management retaliated through warnings, disciplinary action, and in one case, physical assault.
"Ostrom discriminated against female farmworkers and Washington residents so that it could hire mostly male foreign workers, who have fewer rights. Their conduct is disturbing and unlawful," Attorney General Ferguson said. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/ag-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-sunnyside-mushroom-farm/article_6dc4197e-1e6a-11ed-b705-b33ac452d965.html | 2022-08-17T23:47:43Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/ag-files-civil-rights-lawsuit-against-sunnyside-mushroom-farm/article_6dc4197e-1e6a-11ed-b705-b33ac452d965.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PENDLETON, Ore.-
According to the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, an armed man attempted to rob the Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Pendleton.
Tribal Police intercepted the armed man at the door and shots were fired.
At least one bystander was hit and was transported to the St. Anthony Hospital, their condition is unknown at this time.
The suspect was also hit and taken to the hospital and is now in custody.
The lockdown has been lifted. At this time the casino remains open, however the food court will remain closed until the investigation is complete.
“We are grateful no one else was physically injured with all that took place,” said Gary George, CEO. “Security personnel and Tribal Police were quick to act and the situation was controlled in a swift manner.”
Police are continuing to investigate.
The Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center release this statement following the shooting, "Due to the ongoing situation at Wildhorse we are canceling the remainder of appointments for today. Staff will be calling patients. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted by this tragedy today. Please keep clear of the Casino and Resort area while officials continue to evaluate the situation and conduct their investigation.
This is a developing story and we will keep you updated as details become available. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/shooting-at-wildhorse-casino/article_cc705710-1e6c-11ed-aa10-9f4fd9ca7556.html | 2022-08-17T23:47:49Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/shooting-at-wildhorse-casino/article_cc705710-1e6c-11ed-aa10-9f4fd9ca7556.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
With her win in Toronto, Simona Halep returned to the Top 10, while Coco Gauff became No.1 in doubles, while winning the title alongside Jessica Pegula. Check out the racquets these players used during their title runs.
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Gauff used the Head Boom MP 2022, a light and user-friendly racquet, in Toronto to capture the title and rise to No.1 in the doubles rankings.
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Reuters latest Corporate Survey has found that more large Japanese companies are now raising wages to attract workers and cope with chronic staff shortages
Japan pay has been flat for decades. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier called on firms to hike wages.
The Bank of Japan will be keen for this to continue, it should help it move inflation towards the target that has eluded it for decades (apart from that transitory time sales taxes were raised).
Reuters link here for more | https://www.forexlive.com/news/reuters-survey-show-more-wage-hikes-in-japan-20220817/ | 2022-08-17T23:50:58Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/reuters-survey-show-more-wage-hikes-in-japan-20220817/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The initial COVID outbreak plays a role in “Sprung” — as both a narrative element and the raison d’etre for the Amazon Freevee comedy premiering Aug. 19.
“This one was a pandemic creation,” said series star Garret Dillahunt, who’s also an executive producer on “Sprung,” which reunites him with his “Raising Hope” co-star Martha Plimpton and that show’s creator, Greg Garcia (“My Name Is Earl,” “Yes, Dear,” “The Guest Book”).
“It was in 2020 and I thought, ‘When was the last time I had a ball on a series?’ And it was on ‘Raising Hope.’ So I called Greg and said, ‘Let’s do something.’ I didn’t know what, but I knew the kind of guy I wanted to be [in the show] so he had very little to go on,” he said. “He probably had this idea for a while and kind of tinkered with it to make it fit into what I was looking for and [to fit] the times.
“So that’s the best move a producer can make — have a friend who’s a better producer.”
Dillahunt (“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Where the Crawdads Sing,” “The Mindy Project”) plays Jack, who’s serving a 24-year sentence in the slammer for a drug offense. He and his cellmate, Rooster (Phillip Garcia), are among the non-violent prisoners freed when the pandemic first hits — and, along with fellow inmate Gloria (Shakira Barrera), they move in with Rooster’s wild-child mom, Barb (Plimpton) and, eventually, decide to use their criminal backgrounds for the greater good. Co-stars include Clare Gillies as Wiggles, Rooster’s ex-girlfriend, and James Earl as Melvin, her new beau.
Kate Walsh, Susan Ruttan, Fred Grandy, Steven Ogg and Chris Bauer are among the guest stars in the 10-episode series, which was shot last year in and around Pittsburgh.
“Greg really wanted to shoot in Frostburg, Md., which is where he went to college,” Dillahunt said. “The series is set in a fictitious town, Kimberton, which is named after Greg’s wife, Kim. But there was no crew that was close and we would have had to ship and house the entire crew for the entire shoot and that just wasn’t fiscally responsible, so we moved to Pittsburgh.
“There are great tax incentives in Pennsylvania but also an amazing atmosphere in Pittsburgh — every direction you point the camera in there’s something really cool to look at,” he said. “It was a steel town and there’s a lot of blue-collar and those ghosts and remnants … it was a marvelous place to shoot.”
His role behind the camera — as an executive producer along with Garcia, Michael Rotenberg and Jonathan Berry — gave him a new appreciation for the work that goes into that job, Dillahunt said.
“Oftentimes actors are producers but it’s like, ‘Yeah, but he really didn’t [do much].’ I’m not a writing producer but I was involved in the day to day [stuff] and Greg gave me a lot of responsibility — we chose the cast together and I had a lot of input on notes and took a lot off his plate,” he said. “Greg directed every episode and we did all 10 at once — like a giant movie … I felt like I was a pretty good liaison between the cast, Greg and Amazon.
“I confess, when I started I thought, ‘I’ll show you guys how to make a TV show, it doesn’t need to be this hard.’ And I had to call a few producers after it was done and apologize for some behavior in the past. I was like, ‘You know what? I see. I get it now.'”
Most of all, though, Dillahunt said that working with Plimpton was the icing on the cake.
“She’s a really unique presence in my my life,” he said. “I’ve worked with her more than any other actor in my career. I figured it out: we’ve made the equivalent of about 33 movies together over the course of ‘Raising Hope’ [2010-2014 on Fox] and she was in one [episode of] ‘The Guest Book’ [which aired on TBS] and now 10 episodes of ‘Sprung.’ She’s incapable of not being human even in the most exploded kinds of circumstances. It didn’t feel like we had to get anything back — it felt like home, like a natural continuation … hearing her voice say the words — 50 percent of the comedy is Barb — to hear her just nailing it time and again, differently on each take, was such a relief.”
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There is nothing funny about what is going on with the Giants and their offense this summer. There is nothing too surprising, either.
There is all sorts of angst and instant analysis detailing the lack of production during training camp and in the first preseason game from a unit that is suspect until proven otherwise. Daniel Jones looks like a quarterback learning his third offense in four years, the interior of the line has been a rotating adventure, the marquee wide receivers are either too often absent (Kadarius Toney) or too often invisible (Kenny Golladay). At least Saquon Barkley has looked splendid, and the two young offensive tackles appear to be foundations to build upon.
No one observing all this can ignore the lackluster showing thus far, which fits snugly into “the defense will be ahead of the offense’’ anticipation that accompanied the arrival of head coach Brian Daboll and his choice to run the defense, the uber-aggressive Wink Martindale. What can be seen and extrapolated is what gets reported, and this has been a source of some amusement to someone new on the scene.
“I guess there’s more competition with the media here than other places, especially the places I’ve been,’’ new right guard Mark Glowinski told The Post, “where if there’s not a story, maybe it’s not talked about.’’
Glowinski, whose previous NFL stops were in Seattle and Indianapolis, will get the hang of swimming in the New York fishbowl. There was a “What the heck did you expect?’’ vibe given off when this was all brought to his attention. Glowinski and new center Jon Feliciano are both 30 years old, but Glowinski is far more accomplished, in terms of NFL starts (74, compared with Feliciano’s 39), so he can serve as the most experienced voice along the offensive line.
The glaring growing pains going on the past month? Yeah, well, duh.
“If the press wants — it’s kind of crazy to think, ‘Hey, are these guys gonna get off to a hot start?’ ’’ Glowinski said. “Even when we were at camp, we’re running plays that were gonna run, like the basics, but we’re not gonna pull out all our weapons and start shooting. Everything we’re building right now is just leading into what we’re gonna do.’’
Just like the August evening song of the cicadas, blaming shoddy offense this time of year on the lack of game-planning is a tune heard annually. In the case of the 2022 Giants, it is all about finding a rhythm, and that takes time. There is no guarantee the composition will be ready to be heard Sept. 11, when the Giants open their season at Tennessee.
But, you never know. Daboll started from scratch with this group. The offense is his vision. He is the mastermind and his fingerprints will cover every aspect of the attack, though offensive coordinator Mike Kafka seems poised to actually call the plays. Daboll’s plays, lest we forget.
It was telling to hear Daboll explain why he did not pursue a joint practice this week with the Bengals leading up to preseason game No. 2 on Sunday night.
“This is just our first year,’’ Daboll said. “I’ve been part of a lot of different teams over the last however many years. I just thought for our first year to make sure we’re getting our installations right and we’re doing the things we need to do, I thought that it was in our best interest to do it this way.’’
Translation: We need to get our stuff together before trying it out on someone else. The Giants will hold a joint practice with the Jets on Aug. 25, but that will be only a one-day event, and it will come a full month after training camp began.
The way Daboll worked his way up the NFL coaching ladder, and his penchant for developing offenses and stimulating quarterbacks are the main reasons why Giants ownership entrusted him with the keys to the franchise. You can be sure virtually nothing anyone has seen so far from him and his offense will be on display in his true head-coaching debut in Nashville.
“We’re evaluating players right now,’’ Daboll said. “We’re working through a lot of different schemes. That’s not much different than the last 22 years I’ve been around.’’
There is a caveat here. Had Daboll stayed in Buffalo, the dynamic offense he built would be working on its doctoral dissertation. It is ABCs and 123s in his first go-round with the Giants.
“Until the season comes and the games are played, there shouldn’t be, there might be worries when it comes to depth or things of nature that can be controlled,’’ Glowinski said, “but until the game is played things shouldn’t be said, you know?’’
Things will continue to be said. What is true now, though, might not be true later. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/giants-arent-panicking-over-offensive-growing-pains/ | 2022-08-17T23:51:45Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/giants-arent-panicking-over-offensive-growing-pains/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 160-seat Midnight Theatre will be located closer to the Hudson River than Broadway.
An Art Deco-inspired venue is coming to the West Side’s 8-acre, city-within-a-city Manhattan West. Set to begin entertaining New Yorkers on Sept. 21, the city’s newest performance space promises to showcase a wide range of talent while also keeping audiences well fed and boozed.
Midnight will host “experiences” from “the worlds of Broadway, music, magic, comedy and more,” the venture’s creative director, Warren Adcock, told The Post.
Drinks and sustenance will be provided by the separate, but in-house, bar and restaurant, Hidden Leaf, from Lilia and Saint Vitus restaurateur Josh Cohen. That portion has been open since July.
“When paired with the menu at our pan-Asian restaurant Hidden Leaf, we aim to offer guests a unique night on the town that excites all the senses,” added Adcock of showgoers’ ability to eat dim sum and wok dishes while watching magic shows.
The venue also has a street-level aperitivo bar component called Midnight Cafe, which has been slinging craft cocktails and a “high-energy, fun experience, soundtracked to ’70s Italian disco” since last month.
“The idea is you come see a show under our roof and then go get dinner, or vice versa,” Adcock told TimeOut. “We all go to the theater but it’s not the smoothest experience. There are a ton of other people and, if there is a dining component to it, it’s a slice of pizza or a meal in the Theater District following the show. Maybe you’re buying expensive wine at the concession stand. We set out to bring the hospitality component to the theater side of things.”
Mastercard is involved in the space as a sponsor, and has located its new, eponymous “innovative multisensory studio” — consisting of a “270-degree immersive projection system to digitally change the décor of the room” in the theater’s walls.
The idea for the venue was born back in 2018, when Manhattan West developer Brookfield showed Cohen an enormous retail space in the luxury playground of a neighborhood.
“[They] asked him to make a restaurant but the space was huge,” Cohen recalled to TimeOut. “It was 11,000 square feet with a portion of it that had no columns so it was an ideal entertainment space.”
Midnight Theatre is located at 75 Manhattan West Plaza. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/new-variety-theater-to-open-in-manhattan-west-this-fall/ | 2022-08-17T23:52:22Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/17/new-variety-theater-to-open-in-manhattan-west-this-fall/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Some allies of former President Donald Trump are urging him to publicly release surveillance footage of FBI agents executing a search warrant on his Mar-a-Lago residence, a proposal that has drawn mixed reaction inside his orbit, CNN has learned.
The CCTV footage has been so closely held that aides to the former President aren't sure if he has seen it in full himself, said a person close to Trump.
"I don't think it's been shared by anyone outside of the attorneys," this person said.
Yet when asked earlier this week by Fox's Sean Hannity whether the footage would be released, Trump's son Eric said, "Absolutely Sean, at the right time. "
Some of Trump's aides and allies have encouraged the former President to make some of the footage available to the public, believing it could send a jolt of energy through the Republican Party's base. One person familiar with the conversations said there have been discussions about featuring the August footage in campaign-style ads, believing the footage could bolster Trump's claims of political persecution.
Another person close to Trump said it's not a matter of if the former President and his team release any of the footage, but when, noting it could be released before he makes a campaign announcement.
Others in Trump's orbit have warned of the potential risks to the former President if he does release the tapes. A second person close to Trump cautioned that releasing the footage could backfire by providing people with a visual understanding of the sheer volume of materials that federal agents seized from his oceanfront residence, including classified materials.
"It's one thing to read a bunch of numbers on an inventory list, it's another to see law enforcement agents actually carrying a dozen-plus boxes out of President Trump's home knowing they probably contain sensitive documents. I don't see how that helps him," said this person, who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity in order the speak candidly.
Trump could also spend the next several months simply raising the specter of releasing the footage to be used as a political weapon without ever actually doing so.
CNN has reached out to FBI and Justice Department for comment.
Federal prosecutors disclosed in recent days that the investigation "implicates highly classified materials" and that their work continues on, potentially toward criminal charges.
While it is unclear exactly what the surveillance footage could show, Trump and his attorneys say they taped the August 8 search by federal investigators even after agents asked them to turn off the security cameras. Jay Bratt, the chief of the counterintelligence and export control section at the Justice Department who visited Mar-a-Lago in June, was the official who made the specific ask the day of the search, a source familiar tells CNN.
The Justice Department had previously subpoenaed surveillance footage from the club as part of its ongoing investigation, including outside the room where documents were kept.
On Tuesday, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that FBI agents "demanded that all security cameras be turned off... We said no!" It's not uncommon for the FBI to try to make sure any cameras are not capturing a search of this nature when there are classified materials involved.
As the former President and his team weigh whether and when to release any of the surveillance footage, his impending 2024 presidential campaign announcement could be a factor in that timing, said one person familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to discuss closely held matters. The former President is widely expected to make another run for office, though he is still deciding when to formally launch his campaign.
It is unclear if he has consulted with his current legal team on the potential implications of releasing the surveillance footage. The former President has reportedly been searching to hire experienced attorneys to help him navigate the federal investigation into his keeping of presidential records at Mar-a-Lago.
"If someone can persuade him this is somehow good for him and bad for his enemies, he'll do it," said Ty Cobb, a former White House attorney under Trump. "He doesn't have the lawyers to help him sort through these things strategically and is really thinking through them on his own."
Trump attorney Christina Bobb declined to comment on the record.
Among the Trump allies clamoring for him to release the surveillance footage either in full or curated versions is former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, who told CNN in an interview that he favors releasing the footage, saying "Red-Pill the Nation" in an apparent reference to the film, "The Matrix."
A second Trump ally who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity has also encouraged the former President's team to make the footage public, telling CNN it would "drive the base f---ing bananas" to see FBI agents "milling around Mar-a-Lago while President Trump was out of town." (The former President was at Trump Tower in New York City when the search occurred last week.)
Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed on social media that Republicans are benefiting from a surge of enthusiasm among base voters who believe the Justice Department abused its authority by executing a search warrant at the former President's residence.
But releasing the tapes could neuter some of the most conspiratorial excuses for the search that MAGA personalities have been circulating in recent days, including the baseless notion that the FBI planted evidence at Mar-a-Lago -- a claim the former President himself has repeated and which there is no evidence to support, especially after Trump's own lawyer signed off on the FBI's seizure receipts at the end of the search.
Prior to revealing he kept his surveillance cameras on at Mar-a-Lago, Trump also claimed that "nobody" was allowed to watch the FBI conduct its search of his home.
"I think the folks in New York -- President Trump and his family -- they probably had a better view than I did. Because they had the CCTV, they were able to watch," Bobb told the right-wing network Real America's Voice last Thursday. Days later, Bobb told right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren she had misunderstood the situation and wasn't aware of who saw the surveillance footage -- live or taped.
Trump's former lawyer Cobb said he is skeptical that Trump will eventually release the footage.
"If anything problematic happened, like it showed somebody planting evidence or something like that, then it would be really explosive," said Cobb. "That's the main reason I doubt they will make it public, because I'm sure it doesn't show them planting evidence and it takes that crazy claim off the table."
Using it as leverage
As Trump mulls a third presidential campaign, the more politically potent move for him could be to keep teasing the existence of security footage without ever making it public. It would be a familiar strategy for Trump, who routinely promised to provide exonerating evidence when faced with sexual harassment allegations during his 2016 presidential campaign but rarely followed through.
"It loses its power as leverage once it gets out," said Cobb.
Trump already pushed to release the warrant that led FBI agents to search his Palm Beach estate last week and the list of items they seized while on the property -- both of which were unsealed last Friday at the behest of the DOJ. The former President has also urged Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart to release the underlying affidavit that was central to federal agents obtaining a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago.
Writing on Truth Social Monday, Trump said, "In the interest of TRANSPARENCY, I call for the immediate release of the completely Unredacted Affidavit pertaining to this horrible and shocking BREAK-IN."
The Justice Department responded this week to oppose media outlets' request to unseal the affidavit, arguing that doing so could compromise its ongoing investigation and discourage future witnesses from cooperating.
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One of the largest majority Black cities in America is likely not to be represented by a Black lawmaker in Congress for the first time in almost 70 years -- and residents and community activists worry their economic and racial justice concerns will go unaddressed.
Three weeks after Indian American Shri Thanedar won the Democratic primary for the 13th congressional district in Michigan, some voters in Detroit fear they may not have a candidate looking out for their interests in Congress and say recent redistricting is partially to blame. Others also say the Black community should have rallied behind one Black candidate out of the eight Thanedar ran against.
Dwan Dandridge, CEO of Black Leaders Detroit says having fewer Black candidates in the race against Thanedar could have allowed the ones that emerged to build a coalition of support and resources to win the race.
Michigan Democratic Party Black Caucus Chair Keith Williams agreed.
"We had eight people in the race and when you've got that many, everybody's carving out some voters," he said. "Shri only won by a small margin in Detroit, but he gained his plurality in the down river areas, which are predominantly White."
But "this didn't happen overnight," Williams added.
After the 2020 census, Detroit was split between the 12th and 13th congressional districts, which Williams said set the city up to lose its political power by decreasing the number of Black voters living within any singular congressional district.
In the newly redrawn districts, majority-Black districts are eliminated entirely while 11 majority-White districts remain. There are two districts where no group has a majority, CNN previously reported.
Currently, part of Detroit is represented by Palestinian-American Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who decided to run in the new 12th congressional district for reelection this year. Tlaib won her primary in the new 12th congressional district earlier this month.
Michigan lost one congressional seat after the 2020 census and the state's redistricting commission eliminated the suburban-Detroit 14th congressional district of Rep. Brenda Lawrence. Lawrence is currently the only Black member of Congress in Michigan's delegation. She was expected to run for the 13th congressional district seat but subsequently decided to retire at the end of her term next year in January.
'He had name recognition'
In a city that is 77.1% Black, some are skeptical of Thanedar's motivations.
Williams and others say he moved to Detroit to further his political ambitions after a failed gubernatorial run.
"There was a lost opportunity to rally the reparations movement, during this political process," Williams said, adding that Thanedar not only concentrated on issues important to Black voters in Detroit but used his money to hire workers to knock on doors and flood the city with campaign paraphernalia.
In the new 13th congressional district, which includes parts of Detroit, the wealthy former businessman won with 28.3% of the vote and largely self-funded his campaign.
Thanedar's campaign spokesman said the Democrat's win in majority Black areas of the district is not an anomaly and he has a record of advocating for Black voters.
Thanedar currently represents a state house district with one of the highest percentages of black voters in the state, according to his campaign.
"Shri won his state house district in this congressional race because he is a fighter on economic and racial justice issues in Lansing," his spokesman told CNN.
Political analyst Mario Morrow, who has been following Detroit politics for years, told CNN Thanedar's clear advantages allowed him to overshadow the others in the race.
"He had name recognition," Morrow said. "The Black [candidates] were splitting the vote and he was floating a bunch of money on the airwaves, which is a formula for disaster for African Americans and a formula for victory for him."
Morrow says the other candidates in the race could not match the money Thanedar spent on his campaign because there was no one consensus black candidate.
According to Thanedar's campaign, "voters know Shri because he is incredibly visible in the community, accessible and responsive" and as somone who grew up in poverty he understands the struggles of low-income and working-class families.
But Thanedar took advantage of running up margins in the down-river areas of the district which are predominately White, Williams said.
Although the candidate did win the majority White down river area, his top Black opponents in the race also won areas of the district that are primarily White, according to Thanedar's campaign.
Were too many people running?
Some Detroiters also blame the number of Black candidates in the race and the lack of the Democratic establishment to get behind one candidate which would have likely narrowed the field.
"You had nine people running, eight of which were African American, and one was Shri Thanedar, who was a man of color but Indian descent. The eight African American candidates split the vote among the Black community," Morrow said.
Some Black community activists and business leaders also agree some of the Black candidates should have dropped out of the race.
"You get a couple of those candidates to endorse one another, right, and step back and say 'hey, it's more important that we have representation than it is that I'm the one that's going to represent us at this time'," Dandridge, tells CNN. Dandridge adds he hopes in the future, Black candidates recognize the dynamics at play in their individual races and will coalesce around the most viable Black candidates.
In November, Thanedar will run against Black Republican opponent Martell Bivings.
Williams doesn't think Republican Bivings has a chance. "Black folks are not going to do that in Detroit," Williams says, "I don't care how attractive the guy is. We've been voting Democratic all our lives."
President Joe Biden beat former President Trump in Wayne county where the 13th congressional district is located by 38 percentage points in the 2020 race for the White House.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Russian spacewalker had to rush back inside the International Space Station on Wednesday when the battery voltage in his spacesuit suddenly dropped.
Russian Mission Control ordered Oleg Artemyev, the station commander, to quickly return to the airlock so he could hook his suit to station power. The hatch remained open as his spacewalking partner, Denis Matveev, tidied up outside.
NASA said neither man was ever in any danger. Matveev, in fact, remained outside for another hour or so, before he, too, was ordered to wrap it up. Although Matveev's suit was fine, Russian Mission Control cut the spacewalk short since flight rules insist on the buddy system.
The cosmonauts managed to install cameras on the European Space Agency's new robot arm before the trouble cropped up, barely two hours into a planned 6 1/2-hour spacewalk.
“You know, the start was so excellent," Matveev said as he made his way back inside, with some of the robot arm installation work left undone.
The 36-foot robot arm arrived at the space station last summer aboard a Russian lab.
NASA spacewalks, meanwhile, have been on hold for months.
In March, water seeped into a German spacewalker's helmet. It was not nearly as much leakage as occurred in 2013 when an Italian astronaut almost drowned, but still posed a safety concern. In the earlier case, the water originated from the cooling system in the suit's undergarments.
The spacesuit that malfunctioned in March will be returned to Earth as early as this week in a SpaceX capsule, for further investigation.
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President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Aug. 16, and in doing so made significant changes to the kinds of tax credits people can get for purchasing electric vehicles.
The law aims to tackle climate change in numerous ways, including by incentivizing the use of battery-powered cars.
In some ways, it expands which vehicle purchases could be eligible for such a credit, but there are also new restrictions. Several VERIFY viewers have reached out to ask about those restrictions, and whether certain cars will be ineligible.
THE QUESTION
Are all electric vehicles eligible for the tax credits created by the Inflation Reduction Act?
THE SOURCES
Full text of Inflation Reduction Act
26 U.S. Code § 30D – the prior law establishing EV tax credits
THE ANSWER
No, not all electric vehicles will be eligible for the tax credit. Many popular models don’t currently meet the new requirements relating to pricing and where the cars are made, but that could change as companies adapt.
WHAT WE FOUND
A tax credit for electric vehicles already existed prior to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. However, taxpayers could only claim up to $2,500 – the new law expands that number to $7,500 starting in 2023, if the vehicles meet certain requirements (we’ll get back to these).
To qualify as an electric vehicle, the car must have a battery that can be recharged with a plug-in system and a capacity of at least 7 kilowatt hours. That means many plug-in hybrids, in addition to fully electric cars, meet the definition.
The prior law, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008 as part of the same package as the bank bailout, set a significant limitation: Once a company sold more than 200,000 electric vehicles, its cars would no longer be eligible for the full credit. Within a few years, that ruled out many of the most popular brands like Tesla.
The Inflation Reduction Act removed that barrier. However, it also created new ones.
First, it says only cars for which “the final assembly… occurs within North America” will be eligible.
Second, it imposes an income cap on taxpayers. If you file your taxes jointly or are a surviving spouse, you must make under $300,000 per year to claim the credit. Heads of households must make under $225,000. Everyone else has to be under a $150,000-per-year threshold.
Third, it prohibits the most expensive cars from being eligible. Trucks, vans, and SUVs that cost more than $80,000 don’t qualify. For other types of vehicles, the cap is $55,000.
Fourth, and most complicated, is a restriction on where the materials for the battery that powers the EV in question come from.
The Inflation Reduction Act says a certain percentage of “critical minerals contained in such batter[ies]” have to be mined in the United States “or in any country with which the United States has a free trade agreement” or recycled in North America. In 2023 – the first year the law will be in effect – that percentage is 40. It increases periodically until 2027, when at least 80% of the minerals have to be sourced from the U.S. or its free trade partners. Vehicles that don’t meet this standard are not eligible for the tax credit.
The law likewise requires a certain percentage of all the battery’s components to be “manufactured or assembled in North America.” That starts at 50% in 2023, increasing to 100% by 2029.
It also disqualifies cars if “any of the components contained in the battery of such vehicle[s] were manufactured or assembled by a foreign entity of concern.” That rules out any manufacturers who rely on Chinese supply chains for their batteries.
So what does that actually mean for taxpayers and car manufacturers?
The removal of the 200,000-count cap is huge, especially since Tesla is by far the most popular EV, according to Kelley Blue Book. Teslas in general are well-positioned for eligibility, as the company primarily manufactures in the U.S, although some of its models currently exceed the qualifying price range.
Cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Nissan could also benefit from the new credit. Consumer Reports says that popular models like the Chevrolet Bolt, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Nissan Leaf are assembled in North America. Depending on specifications, these models also tend to fall within the qualifying price range.
Companies like Toyota, Kia and Hyundai may have difficulty securing eligibility, according to Consumer Reports, as their electric vehicles are not made in North America.
But exactly which models will actually be eligible remains somewhat unclear, as we don’t know what percentage of their battery materials are sourced domestically or from U.S. free trade partners.
An analysis of the law by the Congressional Budget Office suggests the Inflation Reduction Act will result in an overall expansion of the amount of money dished out in the form of these credits to American taxpayers. Their analysis expects that expansion would be relatively slow at first, with the government giving out $85 million in 2023, then quickly pick up pace as manufacturers adjust their supply chains in order to meet requirements, with $451 million in credits forecast for 2024, and nearly $1.5 billion by 2031. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/not-all-electric-vehicles-eligible-for-7500-inflation-reduction-act-tax-credit/536-b9de6276-f1e6-4259-b680-e82ba80da7e1 | 2022-08-17T23:55:49Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/not-all-electric-vehicles-eligible-for-7500-inflation-reduction-act-tax-credit/536-b9de6276-f1e6-4259-b680-e82ba80da7e1 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In 2021, a record number of Americans voluntarily quit their jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many of those who resigned cited low pay, lack of advancement, and feeling disrespected at work as the top reasons behind why they decided to leave their jobs and seek out new employment, a Pew Research Center survey found.
As “The Great Resignation” continues in 2022, job scams are on the rise. In June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a consumer alert warning job seekers about phony job postings. Here are some tips on how to protect yourself from falling victim to a scam when looking for a new job.
THE SOURCES
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a government-authorized nonprofit organization that oversees U.S. broker-dealers
WHAT WE FOUND
Scammers typically advertise jobs in some of the same ways legitimate employers do — they may create fake job listings in online ads, on job sites, like Indeed or LinkedIn, on college employment websites, through email, and even on social media, according to the FTC, FBI, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). But, despite offering job seekers the promise of new employment, the FTC says all these scammers really want is money and people’s personal information.
Work-from-home job scams, such as reshipping or reselling merchandise scams, and nanny, caregiver, or virtual assistant job scams are examples of some of the most common employment scams listed on the FTC’s website. Other potential scams include mystery shopper scams, job placement service scams, and government and postal jobs scams.
“Many people would like to work from home and generate income. Scammers know this, so they place ads, often online, claiming that they have jobs where you can make thousands of dollars a month working from home with little time and effort,” the FTC writes.
“But instead of making money, you end up paying for starter kits, ‘training,’ or certifications that are useless. If someone offers you a job and they claim that you can make a lot of money in a short period of time and with little work, that’s a scam.”
Job scam warning signs
When looking for a new job, there are several red flags to look out for. These include payment requirements in order to get a job, on-the-spot interviews without any prior contact from the company, and lack of preparation by a hiring manager, FINRA writes on its website. Other warning signs include the following:
- Requests for personal information, such as your social security number, credit card information, or bank account number.
- Odd or poorly written text, such as typos or unusual wording, in the job listing or in other forms of communication.
- Pressure to commit to a job quickly or make equipment purchases.
- Language that suggests a job is “guaranteed” or “waiting for you,” or that personal funds are required for purchases.
- Interviews arranged for “previously undisclosed" jobs.
“You should not have to pay an employer or an employment firm to get a job. Nor should you be asked to provide payment for any materials unless you have been hired and clearly agree to pay for something associated with the job, such as supplies or equipment,” FINRA said.
How to protect yourself from a job scam
The FTC, FBI and FINRA all share tips on how to protect yourself from falling victim to a job scam. These include the following:
- Don't pay for the promise of a job. Legitimate employers, including the federal government, will never ask you to pay to get a job. Anyone who does is a scammer, according to the FTC.
- Don’t respond to unsolicited requests for an online interview. If you are not certain you applied for the job, don’t engage in a session.
- Do an online search. Look up the name of the company or the person who is interested in hiring you, plus the words “scam,” “review,” or “complaint.” By doing so, you might find out they’ve scammed other people in the past.
- Call the company’s human resources department. Verify that the company has really scheduled an interview on the date for which you received a request. You should also make sure the person leading the interview or engaging in follow-up conversations is a current company employee or has been hired to represent the company.
- Never bank on a “cleared” check. No legitimate potential employer will ever send you a check and then tell you to send part of the money or buy gift cards with it. That’s a fake check scam, and when the check bounces, the bank will want you to repay the amount of the fake check, the FTC says.
FINRA says you should immediately hang up on an interviewer if they ask you to provide personal or financial information, or to pay a fee that you did not expect. You should also avoid responding to similar written requests about payment.
“If anything about the way the job interview or hiring process seems suspicious, contact the organization directly on your own to confirm the legitimacy of the position before taking any further action,” FINRA said.
How to report a job scam
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ELMA, Wash. — A 25-year-old male delivery driver was killed when his United States Postal Service mail truck drove about 65 feet down an embankment near Elma.
The crash occurred along state Route 8 near milepost 4. Both directions of the highway were blocked but have since reopened.
State troopers received a 911 call just before 10 a.m. When they arrived, the truck's engine was cold. It's currently unknown what time the crash happened.
The driver was delivering Amazon packages at the time of the crash, according to Washington State Patrol. He was ejected from the truck and found under the packages.
It's unclear if he was wearing a seatbelt.
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The financing will be used to redevelop an office building at 801 South Canal Street in the expanding South Loop neighborhood of Chicago
CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionheart Strategic Management LLC (Lionheart), an affiliate of Fisher Brothers that manages capital on behalf of third party investors, announced today that it originated a $67.6 million investment in the form of a mezzanine loan and preferred equity on behalf of Milestone Asset Management. The investment sits behind a $147.5 million senior loan from Bank OZK and was provided to 601W Companies. The financing will be used to redevelop 801 South Canal Street into a modern and highly amenitized 700,000 square foot office building located near Union Station in the vibrant Southwest Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
"As the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago continues to attract new companies and residents, we are thrilled to support 601W in their vision of redeveloping 801 South Canal Street and to further strengthen our relationship with Bank OZK," said Sang Kim, Lionheart Strategic Management LLC.
601W Companies plans to redevelop the Property, which is one block away from its $1 billion renovation of the Old Post Office building. The Old Post Office, which 601W Companies acquired in 2016, is now 95% leased and features a unique 3.5 acre urban rooftop oasis and an 18,000 square foot food hall.
Lionheart and Bank OZK recently announced its partnership to provide $150 million in funding to Two Roads Development for a residential development in Miami.
Andy Klein and Sang Kim led the transaction for Lionheart Strategic Management.
About Lionheart Strategic Management LLC
Lionheart Strategic Management, LLC was established in 2017 as the asset management vehicle for an affiliate of Fisher Brothers to manage investments for individuals of the firm and on behalf of third party investors seeking exposure to real estate strategies with a primary focus on top urban markets within the United States. For more information please visit http://www.lionheartstrategic.com/
About Bank OZK
Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK), through its Real Estate Specialties Group (RESG), provides financing on commercial real estate projects throughout the nation. RESG is considered a preeminent, market-leading construction lender focused on senior secured financing for a variety of property types including mixed use, multifamily housing, condominiums, office, hospitality, life sciences, industrial and retail. During the five years ended December 31, 2021, RESG originated approximately $35 billion in new commercial real estate construction loans. For more information visit www.ozk.com.
Contact: fbmc@berlinrosen.com
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Trump Org. CFO to plead guilty, testify against company
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s chief financial officer is expected to plead guilty to tax violations Thursday in a deal that would require him to testify about illicit business practices at the former president’s company, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
Allen Weisselberg is charged with taking more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the Trump Organization over several years, including untaxed perks like rent, car payments and school tuition.
The plea deal would require the Weisselberg speak in court Thursday about the company’s role in the alleged compensation arrangement and possibly serve as a witness when the Trump Organization goes on trial in October on related charges, the people said.
The two people were not authorized to speak publicly about the case and did so on condition of anonymity.
Weisselberg, 75, is likely to receive a sentence of five months in jail, to be served at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island complex, and he could be required to pay about $2 million in restitution, including taxes, penalties and interest, the people said. If that punishment holds, Weisselberg would be eligible for release after about 100 days.
Messages seeking comment were left with the Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for Weisselberg and the Trump Organization.
Weisselberg is the only person to face criminal charges so far in the Manhattan district attorney’s long-running investigation of the company’s business practices.
Long seen as one of Trump’s most loyal business associates, Weisselberg was arrested in July 2021. His lawyers have argued the Democrat-led district attorney’s office was punishing him because he wouldn’t offer information that would damage Trump.
The district attorney has also been investigating whether Trump or his company lied to banks or the government about the value of its properties to obtain loans or reduce tax bills.
Former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who started the investigation, last year directed his deputies to present evidence to a grand jury and seek an indictment of Trump, according to former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who previously led the probe.
But after Vance left office, his successor, Alvin Bragg, allowed the grand jury to disband without charges. Both prosecutors are Democrats. Bragg has said the investigation is continuing.
The Trump Organization is not involved in Weisselberg’s expected guilty plea Thursday and is scheduled to be tried in the alleged compensation scheme in October.
Prosecutors alleged that the company gave untaxed fringe benefits to senior executives, including Weisselberg, for 15 years. Weisselberg alone was accused of defrauding the federal government, state and city out of more than $900,000 in unpaid taxes and undeserved tax refunds.
Under state law, punishment for the most serious charge against Weisselberg, grand larceny, could carry a penalty as high as 15 years in prison. But the charge carries no mandatory minimum, and most first-time offenders in tax-related cases never end up behind bars.
The tax fraud charges against the Trump Organization are punishable by a fine of double the amount of unpaid taxes, or $250,000, whichever is larger.
Trump has not been charged in the criminal probe. The Republican has decried the New York investigations as a “political witch hunt,” has said his company’s actions were standard practice in the real estate business and in no way a crime.
Last week, Trump sat for a deposition in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ parallel civil investigation into allegations Trump’s company misled lenders and tax authorities about asset values. Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination more than 400 times.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Boys & Girls Club of the Big Bend now has 1,200 kids enrolled in its after school program. They're seeing the biggest increase in middle and high school students than their other age groups.
They've seen an increase in enrollment due to COVID-19 restrictions being lifted and new funding through community partners. Over the summer, the Children's Service Council of Leon County awarded over $52,000 to help enroll 40 new kids in their clubs.
Kacy Dennis said having kids in the clubs after school keeps them from being involved in things they shouldn't be. "Having our doors open during those key hours of the day really helps keep kids out of trouble and it gives parents a good sense of mind that their kids are in a safe environment after school," said Dennis.
Students ages 6 through 18 come to the clubs everyday after school. They work on homework for about an hour before moving on to fun activities like dance team or games.
Nadeje Pierre is the Leon County Area Director. She said parents are most excited about their kids getting extra help outside of the classroom.
"In classrooms ratios are like 1 to 25 and when they come to the club we're able to seek out those students who need that more personalized help. So whether it be a staff, volunteer, or mentors we offer that for the kids to be able to get that 1 on 1 attention that they needed," said Pierre.
At their Springfield location near, Riley Elementary they have around 45 kids enrolled. 14-year-old Laterricka Hodge has been coming to the club since she was 5-years-old. She's grateful to have the extra help outside of school. "The Boys & Girls Club has helped me in many ways because it hasn't always been easy with school work and stuff and they help me," said Hodge.
Students also participate in the leadership and development program and learn about having a healthy lifestyle.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida State University's new student union is now open on campus.
Students are already enjoying the $144 million facility ahead of the first day of classes. The four story building has been three years in the making.
Going into her senior year, Jada Ellis is happy to finally see it open. "I've actually never experienced a student union at FSU so I'm so excited. This is actually my first time in here and I just love it. It's such a nice space for all the students to hang out," said Ellis.
The student union is home to a new food court, grand ballroom, bowling and billiards center, Club Downunder and more.
Students aren't the only ones who can enjoy the new building. It's open to everyone in the community. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/florida-state-universitys-student-union-now-open | 2022-08-18T00:10:43Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/florida-state-universitys-student-union-now-open | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jared Kushner’s memoir, Breaking History, will be released on August 23. If you’ve been hemming and hawing over clicking that preorder button, and wondering if it’s possible the former first son-in-law actually wrote something worth reading, The New York Times is here to tell you: HE MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT.
In a historically savage review published on Wednesday, book critic Dwight Garner writes that, essentially, Breaking History is one of the worst things he’s ever read. Of course, The New York Times isn‘t in the business of simply telling its audience, “This book sucks, don’t buy it unless you plan to use the pages to line your bird cage,” and so, Garner elaborated. Here are a few of the things he has to say about the memoir and the guy who—with the help of a ghostwriter—put it out into the world:
- “Kushner looks like a mannequin, and he writes like one”
- “This book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog’s eye goo”
- “The tone is college admissions essay”
- “Queasy-making”
- It includes cringeworthy praise for its subject, such as: “Jared did an amazing job,” “Jared’s a genius,” and “You deserve an award for all you’ve done”
Unsurprisingly, as Garner notes, Kushner seems to be entirely unaware that he landed the gig in the White House for one reason only—and it’s not because he’s a boy genius. Garner says that Kushner “writes as if he believes foreign dignitaries (and less-than dignitaries) prized him in the White House because he was the fresh ideas guy, the starting point guard, the dimpled go-getter,” and “betrays little cognizance that he was in demand because, as a landslide of other reporting has demonstrated, he was in over his head, unable to curb his avarice, a cocky young real estate heir who happened to unwrap a lot of Big Macs beside his father-in-law.” He appears to be totally oblivious as to why people who were actually qualified for their jobs—or, y’know, sort of qualified, with this being the Trump administration, after all—couldn’t stand him. To boot, he “almost entirely ignores the chaos, the alienation of allies, the breaking of laws and norms, the flirtations with dictators, the comprehensive loss of America’s moral leadership, and so on, ad infinitum.” And despite the fact that the former first son-in-law and Ivanka Trump are reportedly distancing themselves from the former president, Garner reports that “Kushner’s fealty to Trump remains absolute.”
According to young Kush, the matter of him being denied a top secret security clearance, until his father-in-law reportedly intervened, was no big deal. (Perhaps the concerns of the intelligence officials who reportedly didn’t think he could be trusted should be reviewed again, given recent events.) He also still apparently believes that it was totally unfair for his father, Charles Kushner, to be prosecuted so harshly by then U.S. attorney Chris Christie for (1) tax fraud and (2) hiring a prostitute to sleep with his brother-in-law, filming the encounter, and then mailing it to his sister as retaliation against his brother-in-law for cooperating with federal investigators. (Kushner the Younger previously insisted, according to Christie’s 2019 memoir, that such things were “family matter[s],” and not something for the government to stick its nose in.) And if that doesn’t upset you, in reflecting on his relationship with Mohammed bin Salman, Kushner at one point tells readers that he wasn’t willing to turn his back on the Saudi crown prince over one measly kidnapping and dismemberment.
Of that pesky little insurrection business? According to Garner, the 492-page book “ends with Kushner suggesting he was unaware of the events of January 6 until late in the day. He mostly sidesteps talking about spurious claims of election fraud,” Garner adds. “He seems to have no beliefs beyond carefully managed appearances and the art of the deal. He wants to stay on top of things, this manager, but doesn’t want to get to the bottom of anything.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/jared-kushner-breaking-history-book-review | 2022-08-18T00:10:50Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/jared-kushner-breaking-history-book-review | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Hawaii Senate Minority Leader Kurt Fevella has requested Gov. David Ige declare a state of emergency to address rising electricity rates in the state.
Fevella’s request comes less than two weeks after the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) said it would have to raise its rates by an additional 7% as the state shuttered its last coal power plant and the ban on coal as an energy source is set to take effect to start 2023.
The HECO rate increase is in addition to 10% to 20% increase they announced for the state in March 2022.
Citing Hawaii Revised Statute Chapter 127A-14, Fevella says Gov. Ige has the power to “relieve hardships and inequities, or obstructions to the public health, safety, or welfare found by the governor to exist in the laws.”
In Fevella’s request, the senator says the emergency declaration should remain in place until HECO can obtain cost-effective renewable energy sources.
“Per HECO, it has had to turn to oil as a result of a delay with renewable energy projects. However, HECO's reliance on oil results in residential households and businesses left to carry the burden,” wrote Fevella.
As part of the declaration, Fevella called for the AES plant to be restarted until the state’s renewable energy projects are ready to go.
A HECO spokesperson issued the following statement in response to Fevella's request:
"We know that paying more for electricity will impact households and businesses, especially as costs for just about everything else are rising. The state has mandated ending the use of coal for power generation, and it’s the right thing to do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.
We’re working with government leaders, regulators, developers, stakeholders and communities to bring more renewable projects online. On Oahu, the first utility-scale solar-plus-storage facility is now feeding energy to the grid, and eight more clean energy projects are slated to come online through 2024. Over time, these projects will stabilize energy costs for our customers."
KITV4 has also reached out to Gov. Ige for comment on this story. So far we have not received a response. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/sen-fevella-calls-for-emergency-declaration-over-rising-electricity-costs-in-hawaii/article_60144142-1e73-11ed-b25d-3f9205db4705.html | 2022-08-18T00:11:21Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/sen-fevella-calls-for-emergency-declaration-over-rising-electricity-costs-in-hawaii/article_60144142-1e73-11ed-b25d-3f9205db4705.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The effects of climate change and expanding global populations have been a lingering concern for governments worldwide. Still, as communities expand, humans and wildlife begin to live dangerously close to one another.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) reported that in India, it is estimated that up to 300 people per year are killed by human-elephant conflicts.
In June, India's PTI News Service reported that a 70-year-old woman in the central east Indian state of Odisha was killed by an elephant, only to have the same elephant reportedly return to her funeral to pull her body from a pyre and trample her again before fleeing, police said.
The woman, Maya Murmu, had been collecting water in her village in the morning when the wild elephant reportedly attacked her, according to Police Station Inspector Lopamudra Nayak. Authorities said the elephant had escaped from a wildlife sanctuary.
Murmu later died of her injuries in a hospital. Not long after, while family members were paying their last respects, the elephant returned and pulled the woman's body from the pyre and trampled it before running away.
In 2020 a farmer in India was killed after a herd of elephants reportedly attacked him in the early morning hours in the Parusarampuram village in central east India, the Hindu Times reported.
The 50-year-old man was in his fields working when a herd came and he was attacked.
The National Library of Medicine published an article earlier that year on a phenomenon known as "crop-raiding" by Asian elephants. These incidents are when elephants seem to cross through farmlands looking for food and water while trampling crops and ruining them.
The fragmented landscape in eastern India is causing a reduction in natural habitats for these elephants leading to the lives of humans and elephants colliding dangerously.
The study authors wrote in the publication, "Within such shared landscapes, poaching, habitat loss and extent of human-elephant conflicts (HEC) affect survival and conservation of elephants. HEC are severe in South Asia with increasing attacks on humans, crop depredation and property damage. Such incidents reduce societal tolerance towards elephants and increase the risk of retaliation by local communities."
Duncan McNair, a founder of the organization Save The Asian Elephants told Newsweek, "Elephants are generally benign and passive," he said. "They don't rush out of nowhere to attack people that pose no threat to their safety, or babies or anything like that."
McNair said the incidents which show no provocation are surprising.
WWF says worry has arisen over human retaliation after communities see elephants become a dangerous nuisance. In 2001 more than 60 elephants were found dead in Northeast India and Sumatra, said to have been poisoned by farmers. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/report-elephant-kills-woman-then-returns-to-funeral-to-trample-her | 2022-08-18T00:13:19Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/report-elephant-kills-woman-then-returns-to-funeral-to-trample-her | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been spotted hatching on barrier islands in Louisiana, making it the first time in more than 75 years that the endangered species has been known to hatch there.
Crews had been monitoring a chain of barrier islands located 50 miles east of New Orleans called the Chandeleur Islands when they spotted the tracks of females leaving and returning nests. Workers with the state's coastal protection department were doing flyovers as part of a restoration project for the crucial barrier islands when they spotted hatchlings existing nests.
Chip Kline of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority said, "As we develop and implement projects statewide, we are always keeping in mind what’s needed to preserve our communities and enhance wildlife habitat. Having this knowledge now allows us to make sure these turtles and other wildlife return to our shores year after year,” WVUE reported.
The news has brought a national spotlight on Louisiana and its conservation efforts for multiple species that nest on barrier islands.
“Louisiana was largely written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles decades ago, but this determination demonstrates why barrier island restoration is so important,” Kline said.
Now activists and environmental workers are renewing a push to continue protecting the now vital Chandeleur barrier Islands of Louisiana, which host multiple threatened species.
Beth Lowell, vice president for the U.S. with the nonprofit Oceana said, “The endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle has returned to nest on the Chandeleur Islands, highlighting the need to protect this sensitive habitat so it can continue to be home to ocean and coastal wildlife in the future.”
Authorities in Louisiana announced that the threatened loggerhead sea turtle is also nesting on the same barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, the second-oldest national wildlife refuge in the United States, the Associated Press reported. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/worlds-smallest-most-endangered-sea-turtle-species-seen-hatching-after-decades-of-waiting | 2022-08-18T00:13:25Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/worlds-smallest-most-endangered-sea-turtle-species-seen-hatching-after-decades-of-waiting | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BATON ROUGE — The intensity of LSU's 12th fall camp practice seemed to be at an all-time high.
The offense moved effectively with Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier under center with the first-team offense.
Daniels seemed to get a few more snaps with the first group and had a masterful drive during the scrimmage period where he led the offense on a touchdown drive. Nussmeier had several impressive throws in his time with the ones, including a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jaray Jenkins.
Overall, the biggest impression seen throughout practice was the demand for excellence that the Tigers' coaching staff had for each position.
"We don't want to be demeaning to our players, but we're demanding," head coach Brian Kelly said. "It's about graduating all of our players and winning a National Championship. You can't do that by sitting on your hands. We're here to challenge our players. That's why they're here at LSU. They want to win a championship too. We're going to be demanding and do it the right way."
LSU opens the season in 18 days when they face Florida State on Sunday, Sept. 4 inside the Caesars Superdome.
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The New Orleans Pelicans announced today their 2022-23 regular season schedule presented by SeatGeek. The Pelicans will open the regular season with a two-game road trip beginning with an away contest against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, October 19, and then traveling to play the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, Oct. 21. The Pelicans return to New Orleans to make their Smoothie King Center debut on Sunday, Oct. 23 against the Utah Jazz.
The Pelicans will be featured on national television 18 times during the 2022-23 campaign. ESPN is scheduled to broadcast five Pelicans games – at Phoenix (Oct. 28), vs. Cleveland (Feb. 10), at L.A. Lakers (Feb. 15), at Portland (Mar. 1), and vs. Dallas (Mar. 8). TNT will broadcast six Pelicans contests – vs. Dallas (Oct. 25), vs. Memphis (Nov.15), at Denver (Jan. 31), vs. Atlanta (Feb. 7), at Golden State (Mar. 28), and at Denver (Mar. 30). NBA TV will televise seven Pelicans games – vs. Houston (Nov. 12), vs. Golden State (Nov. 21), at Memphis (Nov. 25), at Phoenix (Dec. 17), at Milwaukee (Jan. 29), at Sacramento (Mar. 6), and at LA Clippers (Mar. 25).
Seventeen of the Pelicans’ 41 home games at the Smoothie King Center will be played on Friday (7), Saturday (5), or Sunday (5).
All home games are scheduled to tip off at 7:00 p.m., with the exception of four nationally televised games which will tip off at 6:30 p.m. (Oct. 25 vs. Dallas; Nov. 15 vs. Memphis; Feb. 7 vs. Atlanta; Mar. 8 vs. Dallas); a nationally televised contest set to tip-off at 9:00 p.m. (Feb. 10 vs. Cleveland); two Sunday contests tipping off at 2:30 p.m. (Dec. 4 vs. Denver; Dec. 11 vs. Phoenix); three Sunday contents at 6:00 p.m. (Oct. 23 vs. Utah; Feb. 5 vs. Sacramento; Mar. 12 vs. Portland); three Saturday night games at 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 12 vs. Houston; Mar. 11 vs. Oklahoma City; Apr. 1 vs. LA Clippers); and five Friday night games scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 4 vs. Golden State; Nov. 18 vs. Boston; Dec. 9 vs. Phoenix; Dec. 30 vs. Philadelphia; Jan. 6 vs. Brooklyn).
New Orleans’ longest homestand is a six-game stretch from Nov. 10-21 when the team hosts Portland, Houston, Memphis, Chicago, Boston, and Golden State. The Pelicans’ longest road trip stretches from Jan. 7-16 when the team travels to Dallas, Washington, Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland. The Pelicans will play Western Conference opponents four times each (2 home, 2 away), with the exception of LA Clippers (1 home, 2 away), Minnesota (2 home, 1 away), Sacramento (2 home, 1 away), and Utah (1 home, 2 away). New Orleans will play Eastern Conference opponents twice each (1 home, 1 away).
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Dr. Anu Taranath is the author of Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, and has been a pro- fessor at Seattle’s University of Washington for 20 years. She’s one of AFAR’s new Unpacked (p.19) columnists. Her work has appeared in Jaggery, Yes!, and Away Journal.
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The points and miles of loyalty programs are valuable currencies redeemable for future travel, gift cards, cash back, and more. There are spenders and savers—even hoarders—when it comes to travel rewards. But savers beware: Unlike bank accounts, points and mileage accounts can drop to zero after periods of inactivity, erasing those hard-earned rewards—forever.
Truth is, every loyalty program has a different policy for points and miles expiration, with some offering no-expiration policies. Others expire after certain periods of account inactivity but can be maintained if even a single mile is added or subtracted from the account. Meanwhile, points and miles of a few programs may expire outright after a year or more.
Here is what you need to know to keep your points and miles balances from expiring and avoid the shock of a zero balance.
Credit card points do not expire
Points earned in credit card loyalty programs, whether from welcome bonuses, spending, or promotions, do not expire if your credit card account is open, active, and in good standing. However, if you cancel your account, you will lose any unredeemed points. This applies to:
- American Express Membership Rewards
- Capital One Rewards
- Chase Ultimate Rewards
- Citi ThankYou Points
Hotels points expire without activity
Many hotel loyalty programs paused points expirations during the height of COVID, but now rules are back in place. Most hotel points expire after 24 months of inactivity but can be extended with any type of account activity. This goes for:
- Hilton Honors
- Marriott Bonvoy
- World of Hyatt
Note that Lifetime Elite members in Marriott Bonvoy do not have to worry about checking their balances because they are exempt from expiration .
Popular hotel loyalty program IHG One Rewards has a stricter expiration policy than its competitors. Points expire 12 months from last activity but can be extended with activity. However, points in elite member accounts do not expire. So, if you have the IHG Rewards Premier Credit Card, which comes with automatic IHG Platinum Elite status, your points will not expire if you maintain elite status with the card.
Most domestic frequent flier miles do not expire
Less than four years ago, the frequent flier programs of just two airlines had no-expiration policies: Delta and JetBlue. But now more programs have followed suit, ensuring miles will not expire (if the programs still exist, of course). These programs now include:
- Delta SkyMiles
- Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles
- JetBlue TrueBlue
- Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards
- United Airlines MileagePlus
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Also on this list is Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan. However, accounts will be locked after two years of inactivity. If such time lapses, you will have to contact Alaska Airlines to reactivate your account, but rest assured the miles will still be there.
Frequent flier miles that expire due to inactivity
American Airlines AAdvantage program is the sole domestic airline loyalty program in which miles expire. To keep your AA miles, you’ll need account activity at least once every 24 months.
Most international airline loyalty programs also have mileage expiration policies. Below are some, including the number of months after which miles expire if there is no account activity.
- AeroMéxico Club Premier – 24 months
- Air Canada Aeroplan – 18 months
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue – 24 months
- British Airways Executive Club – 36 months
- Iberia Plus – 36 months
- Qantas Frequent Flyer – 18 months
- Qatar Airways Privilege Club – 36 months
- Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles – 36 months
- Frequent flier miles that expire outright
Frequent flier miles that expire outright
Regardless of account activity, miles in some programs will expire completely in 36 months. Be sure to use your points within three years in the following programs to avoid disappointment:
- ANA Mileage Club
- Emirates Skywards
- Lufthansa Miles & More
- Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer
How to avoid points and mileage expiration?
For programs requiring activity every 12, 24, or 36 months, activity can be as simple as the addition or subtraction of a single point, but a transaction must post to the account. If you aren’t currently banking miles or points in an account through credit card spending or travel, you have several options to keep your account active. To start, simply transfer points between accounts (e.g., transfer Amex Membership Rewards into a partner frequent flier program, or transfer Hilton points from one Hilton account to the next). Also, consider ordering a magazine subscription with miles. You can typically get a subscription for just a few hundred miles. Finally, shop through an airline’s shopping portal to earn extra miles, which also count as account activity.
On a broader scale, it’s wise to follow a few other rules to keep your points and miles from expiring. First, don’t transfer your credit card points to airline and hotel partners until you are ready to book an award. Next, don’t hoard points and miles. They don’t collect interest, and, in many cases, they devalue over time as inflation impacts loyalty programs. Don’t be afraid to spend them. Furthermore, check the current balances of your points and mileage accounts and mark the mileage expiration dates on your calendar (which will be clearly stated in your points summary). This way you are aware if you need to carry out some activity to keep the points and miles safe. | https://www.afar.com/magazine/do-credit-card-points-hotel-points-and-frequent-flier-miles-expire | 2022-08-18T00:13:44Z | afar.com | control | https://www.afar.com/magazine/do-credit-card-points-hotel-points-and-frequent-flier-miles-expire | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NewsNation) — Nearly three decades after her death, new music by legendary Latin-American pop star Selena Quintanilla-Perez, known to fans worldwide as Selena, will be released in an album later this month.
The beloved Grammy-winning, multi-platinum Tejano artist, whose stardom has been compared to that of Elvis Presley and Madonna, was killed at the age of 23 in 1995 by the president of her fan club.
Twenty-seven years later, her father, Abraham Quintanilla, announced in an interview with Jose Rosario of Latin Groove News that his family is collaborating with Warner Music to put out a record.
The album will feature remixed tracks of some of Quintanilla-Perez’s hits, along with some previously unreleased songs that were originally recorded when she was a young teen.
“The public still remembers Selena, you know. They haven’t let go of her,” Abraham Quintanilla said. “And so they are waiting for a project like this to come out.”
Much like Selena’s musical career when she was alive, the new album is a family project, with her brother A.B. Quintanilla helping to produce the 13-song collection and her sister Suzette Quintanilla helping to design the album art.
“I remixed all her vinyls,” said A.B. Quintanilla in an interview with Tino Cochino Radio. “With this album, with an EDM (electronic dance music) world, with arpeggiators and with keyboards, I made her flow to cumbia.”
A remixed version of “Como Te Quiero Yo A Ti,” was released in late July as the first single for the album, called “Moonchild Mixes,” which is set to be released on Aug. 26.
Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, south of Houston. She began singing with Los Dinos, the Quintanilla family band, when she was 9. Like Madonna, Selena was known for risqué stage costumes, including high boots and bustiers. But she also emphasized family values and was married to band member Chris Perez.
Selena holds the Guinness World Record for the biggest-selling Latin album in the U.S., has been the subject of both a movie and a Netflix series about her life, has a museum with her merchandise, and even a MAC Cosmetics collaboration.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/entertainment/new-selena-music-to-be-released-27-years-after-her-murder/ | 2022-08-18T00:30:18Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/entertainment/new-selena-music-to-be-released-27-years-after-her-murder/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The biofuel industry is celebrating a major victory. Democrats’ newly signed Inflation Reduction Act invests millions to support renewable fuels, something they argue is a key part of their climate agenda.
The law invests millions to help gas stations fund the equipment necessary to sell more gasoline blended with ethanol, which is made from corn and other crops.
Chris Bliley with Growth Energy represents many of the nation’s ethanol producers. He said the plan will create jobs, lower air pollution and help keep the price of gasoline low.
“It’s really a win-win for the environment and consumers,” Bliley said. “These biofuels are American made. … Higher ethanol blends like E15 were selling (for) as much as dollar less per gallon this summer, E85 for flex fuel drivers we saw, at times, $3 less per gallon.”
Many Democrats and even some Republicans say biofuels are key to slashing carbon emissions and possibly slowing climate change.
“This really helps jumpstarts that,” Bliley said.
Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., who represents a big chunk of rural Illinois, said the new law also supports farmers that produce corn and other crops for biofuel with tax credits.
“This is monumental,” Bustos said. “We’re putting our money where our mouth is to get to sustainable agriculture programs and to make sure that we’re helping our family farmers.”
President Joe Biden said the law now puts the U.S. on track to meet his campaign promise to cut carbon emissions in half by 2030.
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(KTLA) – Actress Anne Heche likely died as a result of the fire that broke out after her car crashed into a home earlier this month, authorities say.
Her death about a week after the fiery wreck in Mar Vista was due to smoke inhalation and “thermal injuries,” the Los Angeles County Coroner announced Wednesday. The coroner added that the manner of death was an “accident,” and that Heche suffered a “sternal fracture due to blunt trauma.”
Witnesses recorded video of Heche speeding through city streets before crashing into the two-story home and sparking a fire on August 5. A Venice salon owner spoke with Nexstar’s KTLA, saying Heche had visited his store minutes before the crash.
Authorities believe Heche was under the influence of cocaine and possibly other drugs at the time of the crash, TMZ reported over the weekend.
Heche was removed from life support on Sunday after her organs were harvested for donation. She was 53.
The Ohio native, who won an Emmy Award for the NBC soap opera “Another World,” was also known for roles in movies “Donnie Brasco” and “Six Days, Seven Nights,” as well as her high-profile relationship with Ellen DeGeneres.
After her split from DeGeneres, Heche was hospitalized after knocking on the door of a stranger in a rural area near Fresno, California. Authorities said she had appeared shaken and disoriented, and spoke incoherently to the residents.
In her memoir “Call Me Crazy,” Heche talked about her lifelong struggles with mental health and a childhood of abuse.
Over the past two decades, Heche’s career pivoted several times. In 2017, she hosted a weekly radio show on SiriusXM with Jason Ellis called “Love and Heche.”In 2020, Heche made her way into the podcast world. She launched “Better Together” which she cohosted alongside Heather Duffy Boylston. The show was described as a way to celebrate friendship.
She also worked in smaller films, on Broadway, and on TV shows. She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.,” “All Rise,” and was a contestant on Season 29 “Dancing With the Stars.”
Heche was married to camera operator Coleman Laffoon from 2001 to 2009. The two had a son, Homer, together. She had another son, named Atlas, during a relationship with actor James Tupper, her co-star on the TV series “Men In Trees.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/anne-heches-cause-of-death-revealed/ | 2022-08-18T00:33:00Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/anne-heches-cause-of-death-revealed/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
What are the top-rated skin beauty supplements?
If you’re looking for a way to take better care of your skin or think your diet could use a little extra boost, you may want to consider using a skin beauty supplement. These are packed with good-for-your-skin nutrients like collagen, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that work from the inside out to promote healthy skin.
They don’t require a prescription and are generally sold in the form of powders, pills and gummies. While your diet and lifestyle make all the difference, adding a supplement to your wellness routine is a great way to tackle specific concerns and improve the quality of your skin. Here are the 12 best skin beauty supplements on the market.
Best skin beauty supplements
Zint Pure Collagen Peptides Powder
Collagen is key when it comes to reducing the signs of aging, including wrinkles and dry skin. This hydrolyzed collagen powder helps boost collagen production to enhance skin elasticity and hydration. Sourced from non-GMO, grass-fed cows, this product is gluten-free and certified paleo and keto-friendly. It’s also unflavored and dissolves easily in both cool and warm beverages.
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Nature’s Bounty Hair, Skin and Nails Gummies
These strawberry-flavored gummies from Nature’s Bounty provide a glowing blend of nutrients to strengthen your daily beauty routine. They’re formulated with a high dose of biotin along with vitamins C and E, which are all well known for their role in maintaining healthy skin, hair and nails. Plus, they’re easy to chew and taste delicious.
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The Beauty Chef Glow Inner Beauty Essential Powder
This glow-inducing supplement combines probiotics with potent antioxidants to keep your skin happy and balanced from within. It also contains niacinamide and vitamin C to stimulate collagen production and brighten the skin. All you need to do is blend this berry-flavored powder into your water, yogurt or smoothie daily for glowing skin and good gut health.
Goli Nutrition Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies
Many health experts and nutritionists advocate for the daily intake of apple cider vinegar to not only promote digestive health but also help clear the skin, thanks to its antibacterial and detoxifying properties. These gummies are delicious, organic, vegan, non-GMO, gelatin and gluten-free. They also contain vitamins B9 and B12 to help boost cell turnover and reduce skin inflammation.
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The Nue Co. Skin Hydrator Dietary Supplement
Hydration is vital to plump, clear, youthful skin. This beauty supplement from The Nue Co. makes it easy to give your skin all the hydration it needs with just one small capsule. Loaded with hyaluronic acid, collagen and aloe vera, it’s formulated to help repair the skin’s barrier to leave you with visibly smooth, dewy and hydrated skin.
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HUM Nutrition Daily Cleanse Clear Skin and Body Detox Supplement
If you’re dealing with pesky breakouts, this powerful formula works wonders to help clear acne. With algae, minerals and detoxifying herbs in each capsule, not only do these help combat acne-causing toxins, but they also help detoxify other internal organs like the kidneys and liver. It can take up to four to six weeks of using this supplement daily to see results.
Garden of Life mykind Organics: Collagen Builder
If you’re shopping for an organic skin supplement, this one from Garden of Life may just be what you’re looking for. Made using whole food ingredients like blended fruit and vegetables, these can help maintain your body’s keratin, collagen and elastin levels with their modest dose of vitamins A, C and E. They also include a significant amount of biotin and green tea extract.
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Moon Juice SuperBeauty Dietary Supplement
These tiny capsule supplements from Moon Juice pack a powerful anti-aging formula to help minimize the appearance of fine lines by promoting collagen renewal and skin elasticity. Glutathione, its hero ingredient, is known for its ability to neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative stress, which in turn supports skin vitality and helps improve your overall complexion.
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Make getting your daily dose of greens easy with these dissolving tablets that are packed with eight vitamin-rich greens, including spinach, kale, wheatgrass, spirulina, aloe, chlorella, barley grass and blue-green algae. They also contain marine collagen, biotin and green tea, which are all known to play an integral part in keeping your skin radiant and plump, as well as hydrated.
Hum Nutrition Arctic Repair Fine Lines and Wrinkles Supplement
If wrinkles, fine lines and sagging skin are a concern, look to this unique blend of omegas and vitamins that can help replenish moisture, smooth out tone and texture and boost the skin’s elasticity. The star ingredient in this formula is lingonberry seed oil, a potent anti-aging ingredient that helps slow down skin aging while also improving your skin’s hydration levels.
Om Beauty Certified Organic Mushroom Powder
This is a great vegan option that uses a blend of mushroom varieties to promote glowing skin, lustrous hair and strong nails. Since it’s organic, non-GMO, kosher, gluten-free and paleo-friendly, it fits a wide variety of diets and is easy to incorporate into your daily wellness routine. Just add one teaspoon of the powder to your smoothie, coffee or tea daily for soft, supple skin.
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Goop GOOPGLOW Morning Skin Superpowder
Drink your way to glowing skin with this healthy dose of nutrients that includes vitamins C and E, CoQ10, grape-seed extracts, lutein and zeaxanthin. The formula not only helps stimulate collagen production but also protects against free radical damage and daily environmental stress. It comes conveniently packaged in single-dose stick packs, designed to be mixed with 8 ounces of water and taken daily.
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Descaling a Keurig in seven easy steps
If that first delicious cup of coffee from your Keurig is now only a distant memory, dissolved in murky flavors and sluggish brewing speeds, it may be time to descale your Keurig. Even the cleanest water leaves trace amounts of minerals and other debris in the delicate lines inside your machine. These deposits can affect the flavor of your coffee and the speed at which it brews. Fortunately, descaling a Keurig is fast and easy.
How a Keurig gets dirty
Although tap water is perfectly safe to drink, it contains minute particles of minerals that can build up over time. This limescale can block water flow and give your morning cup of joe an unpleasant taste.
Hard water is also naturally high in dissolved minerals like calcium and magnesium, which can build up and block the lines inside your Keurig faster.
Investing in a filtered water jug can extend the period between cleanings. The carbon filter grabs most of the potential deposits and can prolong the life of your Keurig — or at least make it so that you don’t have to clean it as often. These require regularly changing the filter, so the expense can add up.
If you use water straight from the tap, there’s no way around it: you’re going to have to descale your Keurig regularly.
How do you know when it’s time to descale?
If you notice that your Keurig coffee machine is taking longer to create your caffeinated goodness, it might be time to descale.
Other signs it’s time to descale your Keurig include:
- A taste that is slightly off
- Visible signs of deposits
Even if none of these things occur, it’s good practice to descale your Keurig once every three months. This keeps it in top working order and ready to go when needed.
What you need
- Water
- Coffee mug
- Commercial descaling agent (or white vinegar)
Descaling your Keurig
Step 1: Cleaning the machine and accessories
Start by cleaning the machine itself and any brewing accessories. This includes any reusable K-Cups, the mug tray and the lid.
Wipe the lid down, and scrub the outside of the Keurig with a damp sponge. Rinse out the reusable K-Cup, and scrub it if needed.
Allow the accessories to dry, and then reassemble your machine for descaling.
Step 2: Add your descaler
If you opt for a commercial descaler, follow the directions on that product for its use. If you are using white vinegar, plan on using one full cup of white vinegar per water reservoir. Add your descaler of choice, then fill the reservoir and replace it on the machine.
Step 3: Start descaling
Place your mug on the mug tray and start brewing. Brew and dump the water/descaler mix until the water reservoir is empty. You might notice the water moving through your Keurig faster than when you started. This is a good sign that the descaler or white vinegar is doing its job.
If the water flow is still sluggish or mineral deposits are still obvious, add more white vinegar or descaler to another full reservoir of water and repeat the process.
Step 4: Rest
Once the descaling is finished, let your machine rest for 30 minutes. This gives the vinegar or descaler time to dissolve any remaining limescale.
Step 5: Clean the empty reservoir
While waiting for the descaling solution to do its job, take this opportunity to wash and completely rinse the reservoir. This removes any last traces of vinegar or descaler.
Step 6: Rinse completely
You’ll need to rinse your Keurig’s interior multiple times to ensure all traces of descaler or white vinegar are removed. Fill your reservoir with cool, clean water. If your Keurig has a carafe setting, use that to maintain a steady water flow.
Dump each mug or carafe of water as it brews. This may take four or more full reservoirs of water, but it’s worth it.
Step 7: Test your descaling
For the final step, taste the last cup of water you run through your Keurig. It should be free from any trace of vinegar or other taste.
What you need to buy for descaling a Keurig
Brita Standard Everyday Water Filter Pitcher
This 10-cup pitcher filters water to extend the time between descaling. It’s lightweight and has a filter that’s easy to change.
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Essential Values Store Keurig Compatible Descaling Solution and Keurig Cleaner
This two-pack gives you four cleanings. It’s non-toxic and compatible with other coffee machines, too.
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Bosmarlin Large Stoneware Coffee Mug
Descale in style with this 17-ounce, heat-safe stoneware coffee mug. It’s available in six colors and comes in packs of one or two mugs.
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RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and will miss the team’s preseason game against Chicago.
The Seahawks issued a statement regarding Lock’s positive test about two hours following the end of Tuesday’s practice in which Lock was a full participant and led the No. 1 offense. Before learning of the positive test, Seattle coach Pete Carroll announced that Lock would start Thursday’s game against the Bears after he served as the backup to Geno Smith in last weekend’s preseason game in Pittsburgh.
Lock was acquired from Denver as part of the trade that sent Russell Wilson to the Broncos and has been competing with Smith for the starting job with the Seahawks. Carroll said Tuesday the plan all along was for Smith to start the preseason opener and have Lock get the nod for the second game.
“This was part of the plan. Regardless of what happened, we were going to give Drew a chance to start a game to see what happens,” Carroll said after practice. “Fortunately, he has played really well, and he deserves a shot to play, just like everybody deserves a shot to play and show what they can do, so we’ve been able to stick to it.”
Lock will have to be away from the team for several days, but should have a chance at returning in time for Seattle’s preseason finale on Aug. 26 at Dallas. Still, the game against the Bears was expected to be Lock’s chance at leading the starting offense and perhaps overtaking Smith in the race to be Seattle’s starting QB.
Lock is the second prominent person for the Seahawks to test positive during training camp. Carroll was away from the team for five days during the opening week of camp after testing positive.
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The penultimate race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season will be held this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network at Watkins Glen International, while the NTT INDYCAR SERIES visits World Wide Technology Raceway this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock featuring a tightly-contested points standings with only three races remaining. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will also race at Watkins Glen this Saturday on USA Network, which is presenting all three major races this weekend. NBC Sports digital platforms will live stream all television coverage.
Kevin Harvick has won two straight Cup Series races following his victory at Richmond Raceway last weekend. Ryan Blaney, Martin Truex Jr., and Bubba Wallace lead the list of drivers still looking for a win to try and secure a spot in the playoffs. Blaney currently leads Truex Jr. by 26 points in the final playoff position. 2007 Formula One World champion Kimi Raikkonen will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut on Sunday.
NBC Sports’ signature fan-favorite “Radio Style” broadcast returns this weekend at Watkins Glen, with announcers positioned from vantage points around the track at the following positions:
- Main Broadcast Booth: Daytona 500-winning crew chief Steve Letarte and lead NASCAR race announcer Rick Allen
- “The Esses”: Veteran MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio announcer Mike Bagley
- “Inner Loop” and “The Carousel”: Two-time Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Turn 6: 21-time Cup Series race winner and “The Mayor” of NASCAR Jeff Burton
Last weekend’s Cup Series race from Richmond Raceway averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 2.432 million viewers on USA Network, up 34% from last year’s Richmond race on NBCSN and up 11% vs. the 2021 NBCSN Cup Series average. Richmond marked NBC Sports’ sixth consecutive Cup Series race and fifth consecutive USA Network Cup Series race with year-over-year viewership gains.
With only three races remaining in the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, Big Machine Music City Grand Prix winner Scott Dixon trails standings leader Will Power by six points, and only 33 points separate Power from fifth-place points sitter and 2021 season champion Alex Palou. Dixon, who ranks second all-time with 53 series wins, is aiming to capture a record-tying seventh INDYCAR championship with A.J. Foyt following his victory in Nashville on Aug. 7.
TOP FIVE DRIVERS IN 2022 INDYCAR SERIES STANDINGS
NBC Sports’ motorsports coverage this weekend also includes MotoGP and Monster Jam.
NASCAR: CUP SERIES GO BOWLING AT THE GLEN & XFINITY SERIES AT THE GLEN 200
Watkins Glen International in New York hosts the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. An hour-long edition of Countdown to Green begins pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET on USA Network with NASCAR America post-race immediately following the checkered flag at 5:30 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season continues with the Glen 200 Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with pre-race coverage getting underway at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. Complete programming details can be found below.
Marty Snider, Parker Kligerman and Dave Burns will serve as pit reporters in their customary race day roles throughout the weekend.
NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Dale Jarrett and auto racing icon Kyle Petty will anchor pre- and post-race studio coverage with Snider from the Peacock Pit Box on Saturday and Sunday. Petty earned a victory at “The Glen” in 1992.
Sunday’s pre-race coverage will feature a piece on Michael McDowell’s crew team member Brett Sanchelli.
The official home of the NASCAR Championship and Playoffs, NBC Sports will once again present the final 20 NASCAR Cup Series races and 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022 across NBC, Peacock and USA Network, culminating with the Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 5-6. Click here for more information on NBC Sports’ 2022 NASCAR coverage.
NASCAR Pick ‘Em: NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, NASCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each NASCAR Cup Series race throughout the season. NASCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).
Austin Dillon's Life in the Fast Lane airs each Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on USA Network. The half-hour unscripted series will follow the over-the-top NASCAR lifestyle of Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon, along with wife Whitney, adorable son Ace, and best friends Paul and Mariel Swan. Featuring high-stakes races, hilarious adventures and heartwarming moments at home, Austin leans on his loved ones both on and off the track as he trains and competes in the NASCAR season.
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
INDYCAR: BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., is presented this Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network and Peacock. Race coverage will immediately follow NASCAR America Xfinity Series post-race coverage on USA Network.
Live coverage of qualifying, practice, and the Indy Lights race from the oval circuit on Friday and Saturday will stream exclusively on Peacock. For more information about INDYCAR on Peacock and how to sign up, click here.
Leigh Diffey (play-by-play), Townsend Bell (analyst), and James Hinchcliffe (analyst) will call the race. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch will provide reports from pit road.
Josef Newgarden, currently fourth in the points standings, took home the checkered flag at World Wide Technology Raceway in 2021.
NBC Sports’ free-to-play game, INDYCAR Pick ‘Em, features a weekly contest for each race throughout the season with a $25,000 jackpot. INDYCAR Pick ‘Em is available for download now on the NBC Sports Predictor app powered by PointsBet (available in the App Store and Google Play Store).
BROADCAST TEAM
- Play by Play: Leigh Diffey
- Analysts: Townsend Bell, James Hinchcliffe
- Pit Reporters: Kevin Lee, Dillon Welch
HOW TO WATCH
- TV – USA Network
- Streaming – Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app
MOTOGP: AUSTRIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
The 2022 MotoGP season continues this weekend with the Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix from Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET on CNBC. Fabio Quartararo (180 pts) currently leads the premier class points standings ahead of Aleix Espargaro (158 pts), while Francesco Bagnaia (131 pts) has jumped back into championship contention following back-to-back wins. The Spielberg track has also added two additional turns that will be used in a race for the first time this weekend.
Live and on-demand coverage of all races will be available to stream on MotoGP VideoPass, in addition to every session of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. For more details, click here or visit MotoGP.TV.
MONSTER JAM
NBC Sports continues its presentation of the 2022 Monster Jam season this Saturday from Salt Lake City, Utah, at noon ET on CNBC. The complete schedule can be found here.
THE DALE JR. DOWNLOAD
Former NASCAR crew chief Michael “Fatback” McSwain joins this week’s The Dale Jr. Download episode streaming this Thursday at 6 p.m. ET on Peacock. Weekly and on-demand episodes of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s podcast will stream exclusively on the platform, taking viewers table-side for unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and insight from Dale Jr.
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Driver: Daniel Dye
Hometown: Deland, Florida
Birthday: December 4, 2003
Series: ARCA Menards Series
Vehicle: #43 GMS Racing Chevrolet SS
Crew Chief: Chad Bryant
Owner: Maury Gallagher
Primary Sponsors: Champion Container, Race to Stop Suicide, Solar-Fit
WATKINS GLEN Race Notes:
Track: Watkins Glen International
Location: Watkins Glen, New York
Date: Friday, August 19
Race: 6:00 PM ET
Length: 41 Laps - 100.45 Miles
Coverage: FS1, FOX Sports App, MRN Radio, SiriusXM (XM channel 391, online channel 981), ARCARacing.com
- Daniel Dye will make his first career start at the 2.45-mile, seven-turn Watkins Glen International located in the Finger Lakes region of central New York.
- Dye's white No. 43 GMS Racing Chevrolet will once again feature Edison, New Jersey based Champion Container on the hood and quarter panels.
- Daniel's only previous road course experience came this season at Portland (OR) International Speedway (Won the Pole, and finished 4th) and most recently at Mid Ohio (OH) Sports Car Course (finished 8th).
- The Deland, Florida competitor, is currently third in ARCA Menards Series national points, two points out of second and nine from the series lead.
- DD will have BecomeADeputy.com featured as the onboard camera sponsor for Friday’s race live on FS1 and the FOX Sports App. (6:00 p.m. ET)
- Friday’s 41-lap race can be seen on FS1 and the FOX Sports App at 6:00 p.m. ET. Coverage will also be provided by the Motor Racing Network, on SiriusXM Satelite Radio, and through ARCAracing.com.
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During an event held at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina headquarters in Charlotte, McCall Gaulding, the winning driver of the 2022 Better Half iRacing Dash, presented the organization the entire $10,000 purse she won from this year’s annual Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) fundraising race.
Joining McCall was her crew chief, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Zane Smith. They presented the check to Kathy Helms, CFO of Second Harvest Food Bank. Also in attendance was MRO Board of Directors member and Commissioner of the Better Half iRacing Dash, Kristin Labonte.
The amount of $10,000 will provide 70,000 pounds of food to those in need. Kathy Helms, CFO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina (left) is presented with a $10,000 donation from 2022 Better Half iRacing Dash winner McCall Gaulding (second from left), NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Zane Smith (second from right), and MRO Board of Directors member/Better Half iRacing Dash Commissioner Kristin Labonte (right).
“Thank you to Zane and McCall for making this generous donation to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina,” said Kay Carter, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina. “Special congratulations to McCall who defended her first-place win in the Better Half iRacing Dash Championship and is donating her $10,000 prize winnings.
It is through community partners like Motor Racing Outreach that we are able to reach more individuals and companies who are interested in helping us feed our neighbors in need.”
This year’s win of the Better Half iRacing Dash, an event held and broadcast on FS1 in late May, marks Gaulding’s second victory in as many years.
“It was very educational and emotional visiting Second Harvest and learning about their regional hunger relief operations as part of the Feeding America network of food banks,” said Gaulding, whose race car sponsor, KOIA, is a nutritious, plant-based beverage maker. “Opportunities like this to feed hungry people and pets is why I love participating in the MRO Better Half iRacing Dash each year.
I had a lot of competition from the other NASCAR Better Half drivers this year. It’s a fun event for great causes. I don’t know if I can win again next year for a third time, but I’m willing to try.”
As the commissioner of the event, Labonte and her team were very instrumental in putting together and promoting the event, which aired on FS1-TV during the popular “NASCAR Race Hub” daily show.
"As a board member, I am honored to represent Motor Racing Outreach today,” Labonte said. “MRO's work has an incredible breadth and such a heartfelt intentional impact on the NASCAR community and the Charlotte area where so many of us call home. As the ‘Commissioner’ of the Better Half iRacing Dash, I am really proud of McCall and all the drivers who participated. The effort each driver-crew chief team put into the competition and race preparation, plus the tremendous commitment to fundraising was second to none. These women should be inspiring for all of us - look at what we can accomplish when we come together to do good. Congratulations to McCall and her charity Second Harvest, job well done."
To learn more about Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, check out their website www.SecondHarvestMetrolina.com and for more information about MRO, log on to www.Go2MRO.com.
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Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina receives $10,000 donation from MRO Better Half iRacing Dash winning driver McCall Gaulding
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A legendary driver who knows his way to Victory Lane at Watkins Glen International will say the most famous words in motorsports on Sunday afternoon, as the track today announced NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace as the grand marshal for the Go Bowling at The Glen NASCAR Cup Series race.
Wallace, inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2013, has twice won the Go Bowling at The Glen race, first in 1987 and then again in 1989 en route to winning the NASCAR Cup Series championship. He also posted 10 top-10 finishes in 20 starts at The Glen.
He was named the Cup Series rookie of the year in 1984. In all, Wallace won 55 NASCAR Cup Series races over 26 years.
“All the drivers in the field on Sunday have a common goal – to become one of the best in the sport, just like Rusty Wallace,” said Watkins Glen International president Michael Printup. “We are honored that Rusty, who has twice conquered The Glen, will be serving as our grand marshal. And we know how much it will mean to the fans to see this legendary driver introduced on stage Sunday afternoon.”
Wallace knows the impact winning at The Glen could have on a driver’s season, and to have the racing legend get things started on Sunday is appropriate given the influence the event could have on the NASCAR Playoffs.
Sunday’s race serves as the penultimate race in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. With 15 drivers already posting wins this year, there could be a shake-up in the 16-driver Playoff field should a new driver win at Watkins Glen with two races to go before the postseason begins.
“I’m really looking forward to being the Grand Marshal for Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen,” said Wallace. “It’s such an iconic and historic racetrack. The Glen is the place where I got my first road course win and won the IROC title, so it’s a really special track to me personally. Watkins Glen always puts on an exciting race and I’m sure that this weekend will be no exception!”
Two-time Watkins Glen winner Chase Elliott currently leads the regular season championship battle over Ryan Blaney by 116 points. Elliott could clinch the regular season title this weekend at the Glen.
Watkins Glen hosts the NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen race weekend August 17-21, with racing action beginning with the ARCA Menards Series race on Friday, August 19. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will compete on Saturday, August 20, in the SUNOCO Go Rewards 200 at The Glen, and the Go Bowling at The Glen NASCAR Cup Series race will cap off the weekend on Sunday, August 21.
Sunday’s race will help the NASCAR Cup Series set the field for the Playoffs, as only one race will remain in the regular season following the road course battle in New York. Kyle Larson, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, won last year’s Go Bowling at The Glen race.
To purchase NASCAR race tickets or for camping and additional information, call 1-866-461-RACE or visit TheGlen.com. Fans can view the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series schedules and purchase tickets at nascar.com/tickets.
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After last racing at Stafford Speedway in a K & N East Series race in 2016, Dawsonville, GA native Spencer Davis will be part of the Open Modified brigade for the Lincoln Tech 80, set for Friday, August 19. The 23 year old Davis has driven a wide range of vehicles in different touring series during his career such as the Truck Series, ARCA, K & N Pro Series, CARS Late Models, and the Whelen Modified Tour. Davis finished third in his lone Stafford K & N Series start back in 2016 but he wasn’t quite as fortunate in his two Whelen Modified Tour starts in 2015, with mechanical issues leaving him with finishes of 30th and 31st. Davis is hoping to get his #29 Inox Supreme Lubricants / Casagrande Builders / Kopec’s Truck and Auto machine into the top-5, but would like a victory.
“Stafford is a fun track and it has a unique layout,” said Davis. “We’re hoping to have a little more luck on the modified side than I’ve had before. I had a really good run with the K & N East Series back in 2016 so I’m looking forward to coming back to Stafford. I have to give a big thanks to Casagrande Builders and Kopec’s Tire and Auto for making it possible for us to be able to come up to Stafford and race. If we could get a top-5 finish, that would be a respectable night for us, but we come to the track to win races.”
Davis originally had planned to make his Stafford return back in April for the NAPA Spring Sizzler®, but his #29 car wasn’t quite ready.
“Since we’ve been back short track racing, we’ve wanted to go to race at tracks that I’ve liked,” said Davis. “We were planning on running the Spring Sizzler® back in April but we just didn’t have everything put together in time since this is the first time we’re running a modified out of our own shop. We’ve finally got everything worked out between work schedules and racing schedules to make it back to Stafford.”
Davis will be coming to Stafford with some positive momentum on his side after competing in the two modified events that were held 2 weeks ago at the North Wilkesboro revival.
“We had a good showing at North Wilkesboro a couple weeks ago with a second and sixth place finish, so we’re hoping we can come to Stafford and take the win back down south with the momentum we have,” said Davis. “Every time we hit the track our goal is to win.”
With only 3 career starts at Stafford, Davis will be at a distinct experience disadvantage when compared with the drivers that he will be racing against in the Lincoln Tech 80, but his goal is still to go out and win the race.
“I think we’ll be pretty good,” said Davis. “My whole career I’ve raced against guys that have raced weekly at tracks and we come in with whatever touring series I was with and we’ve had good runs. It showed with the K & N car at Stafford while things didn’t work out so well for me on the modified side of things. Obviously not running at Stafford every week like some of the guys will be a little bit of a disadvantage, but we’re going to do our best and see if we can make the most out of it.”
In order to help prepare for the Lincoln Tech 80, Davis has gone back and rewatched the previous four open modified races that have been held at Stafford this season on FloRacing replays. While Davis says he can’t pick up much from watching older races, he has a general idea of what he can expect when he hits the Connecticut half-mile pavement this Friday night.
“The key to this race is going to be about being smart and saving tires,” said Davis. “From watching some of the other open 80 races this year on FloRacing, it’s going to take having a clean race and being there at the end. You really can’t pick up too much, but you can at least see how the races trend and there’s some little differences from race to race that you can pick up on. I’ve run against a bunch of these guys at other tracks so I know their driving styles and it’s all going to be about racing the track and seeing how things unfold.”
The 3rd Annual Lincoln Tech 80 is scheduled for this Friday, August 19th. Stafford’s SK Modified®, Late Model, SK Light, Limited Late Model, and Street Stock divisions will join the Open Modifieds in feature action. Tickets for the Lincoln Tech 80 are available now online at StaffordSpeedway.com/tickets and tickets will also be available for purchase at the admission gates. Tickets for the Lincoln Tech 80 are $30.00 for adults, $10.00 for kids 6-14, and free for kids 5 & under. Reserved seating is priced at $35.00 for all ages and pit passes are $45.00 with a valid 2022 Stafford Competition License and $50.00 without a Stafford license. If you are unable to attend the event, tune into the live stream on FloRacing, the official streaming partner of Stafford Speedway.
For more information, visit www.staffordspeedway.com, checkout Stafford Speedway on Facebook or Twitter, or contact the track office at 860-684-2783.
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WXMI — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that its new hunting and fishing app is now available for download on Apple and Android devices.
The free Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app offers a convenient way for hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts to:
- Buy hunting and fishing licenses and trail permits
- Report deer or fish harvests
- Look up regulations
- Download guides and digests
- Find their license history, including point and chance balances
- Check out maps with several layers, showing features such as shooting ranges and boat launches
- Get timely notifications from the DNR
The app is designed as a hybrid solution, which means users need internet access for some features, but not others.
“I like the app; it’s easy to use and has everything right there,” said Mike Koziara, owner of MQT Adventures and Guide Service, which provides guided fishing and other outdoor excursions in the Upper Peninsula.
The DNR says you’ll need internet access to make purchases, report harvests, download guides and digests and view a map of DNR locations.
However, you don’t need internet to view your license purchases or check out previously downloaded guides and digests.
“With hunting seasons just around the corner, the app couldn’t have launched at a better time,” said Tom Weston, DNR chief technology officer. “It has never been easier to get DNR licenses and information – download the free app and get a one-stop shop at your fingertips, plus an onX maps discount.”
A 30% discount to onX digital hunting maps is available to anyone who downloads the Michigan DNR’s new app and signs up for notifications by September 14.
You’ll receive the discount through an in-app notification on September 15.
The Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app is available:
- On the App Store for Apple devices
- On the Google Play store for Android devices | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/new-michigan-dnr-hunt-fish-app-offers-one-stop-shop-for-hunters-anglers | 2022-08-18T00:44:49Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/new-michigan-dnr-hunt-fish-app-offers-one-stop-shop-for-hunters-anglers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been spotted hatching on barrier islands in Louisiana, making it the first time in more than 75 years that the endangered species has been known to hatch there.
Crews had been monitoring a chain of barrier islands located 50 miles east of New Orleans called the Chandeleur Islands when they spotted the tracks of females leaving and returning nests. Workers with the state's coastal protection department were doing flyovers as part of a restoration project for the crucial barrier islands when they spotted hatchlings existing nests.
Chip Kline of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority said, "As we develop and implement projects statewide, we are always keeping in mind what’s needed to preserve our communities and enhance wildlife habitat. Having this knowledge now allows us to make sure these turtles and other wildlife return to our shores year after year,” WVUE reported.
The news has brought a national spotlight on Louisiana and its conservation efforts for multiple species that nest on barrier islands.
“Louisiana was largely written off as a nesting spot for sea turtles decades ago, but this determination demonstrates why barrier island restoration is so important,” Kline said.
Now activists and environmental workers are renewing a push to continue protecting the now vital Chandeleur barrier Islands of Louisiana, which host multiple threatened species.
Beth Lowell, vice president for the U.S. with the nonprofit Oceana said, “The endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle has returned to nest on the Chandeleur Islands, highlighting the need to protect this sensitive habitat so it can continue to be home to ocean and coastal wildlife in the future.”
Authorities in Louisiana announced that the threatened loggerhead sea turtle is also nesting on the same barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico, which is part of the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, the second-oldest national wildlife refuge in the United States, the Associated Press reported. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/worlds-smallest-most-endangered-sea-turtle-species-seen-hatching-after-decades-of-waiting | 2022-08-18T00:44:55Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/worlds-smallest-most-endangered-sea-turtle-species-seen-hatching-after-decades-of-waiting | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Caledonia won 10 games and a district championship last fall in Derek Pennington's first season as head coach of the Fighting Scots.
"Last year was a great year, but we had a long talk with our kids, last year's success has nothing to do with this year," Pennington said. "We have different chemistry, we lost some really good seniors. We lost six seniors, I believe, that are playing college football on defense. We have some huge replacements on defense. Then we lost two really good offensive linemen with Andrew DeVries and Caleb Paarlberg. So, there's spots to fill. This is a different team, obviously we return a lot of skill."
Those returning skill players include senior quarterback Mason McKenzie and junior running back Brock Townsend, who will both be in their third year as varsity starters.
"I'm just excited to get out there, I'm going to be honest with you," Townsend said with a big smile on his face. "It feels like forever since we've been out there. I'm ready to just play, go hit people and I don't know. I think this season I feel different, I feel ready to go. I feel like our team has been getting after in practice and I think it we will do good this year."
The community support the football team receives is outstanding and the players appreciate it.
"It's great to have people supporting us, it makes a lot more fun when there's a lot of people out there cheering for you and you're always going to expect to see a big crowd out there, so it makes it a lot more motivating for us as a team," McKenzie said. "We really want to go out and show everybody what we can do."
The Fighting Scots' first game is home next Thursday, August 26th against Holt.
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OKALOOSA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida airport employee was arrested after deputies said he stole over $16,000 worth of items from travelers’ luggage.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said 19-year-old Giovanni De Luca, an airline subcontractor who worked at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, faces two counts of grand theft.
According to a sheriff’s office news release, in July, a traveler reported her luggage, which had more than $1,600 worth of stuff inside, never got to her destination. It was listed as stolen or lost. There was an Apple AirTag, a tracking device, inside the suitcase which showed it was in the area of Mary Esther neighborhood.
On Tuesday, deputies said another traveler reported missing more than $15,000 worth of jewelry and other items from their luggage.
OSCO said they began interviewing employees who lived in the area of the Airtag’s location. That’s when they went to De Luca’s home.
The second victim’s items were found in his home. De Luca also admitted to going through the first victim’s luggage and removing the Airtag, though those stolen items were not found.
“This arrest is an example of excellent teamwork by our Airport Security Unit, our Investigators, and the Airport to find the person responsible for these thefts and make sure he is held responsible,” Sheriff Eric Aden said.
Apple’s AirTag, a coin-sized trackable device marketed as a tool to keep track of your belongings, has also garnered criticism in the past for being used by stalkers to follow their unsuspecting victims.
Now, however, Apple says the AirTag is designed to discourage “unwanted tracking.”
“If someone else’s AirTag finds its way into your stuff, your iPhone will notice it’s traveling with you and send you an alert,” Apple says. “After a while, if you still haven’t found it, the AirTag will start playing a sound to let you know it’s there.” | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/airtag-leads-to-arrest-of-florida-airport-worker-accused-of-stealing-over-16k-in-items/ | 2022-08-18T00:49:57Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/airtag-leads-to-arrest-of-florida-airport-worker-accused-of-stealing-over-16k-in-items/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Africa’s foremost carrier, Ethiopian Airlines has again re-emphasized its strict compliance with all national, regional and international aviation related regulations.
The airline, which is a member of the global clearing house for airlines, said none of the aircraft in its fleet had ever transported any war armament on any of the routes it operates to around the world.
The airline’s latest declaration came after an earlier report that it used one of its aircraft to transport war armament while it was foodstuffs and refill that was transported.
According to the General Manager of the airline in Nigeria, Shimeles Arage, “To the best of our knowledge and our records, Ethiopian airlines has not transported any war armament in any of its routes by any of its aircraft. The mentioned air waybills clearly show that the nature of goods transported on the alleged flights was “food stuff and refill” as declared on the document as per IATA standards. The alleged pictures are not known to Ethiopian Airlines.
“We would also like to confirm that we don’t have any employee suspended or terminated due to their ethnic background. There is no employee in Ethiopian Airlines suspended or terminated from our payroll due to their ethnic background. This can be verified from our Human Resources records.
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“On top of the four-fold (4X) growth registered in all parameters in the last decade, which repositioned our airline as the leading airline in the continent of Africa, Ethiopian Airlines demonstrated unique and top of the line level of creativity, agility, resilience and speed of decision making in managing the devastating global pandemic crisis.
“Thus, we would like to assure all our passengers and the public that Ethiopian Airlines strictly complies with all international aviation related regulations and standards, doesn’t deviate from any civil aviation regulations in all its operations, it has never been engaged in any weapons transportation. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ethiopian-airlines-never-engaged-in-weapons-transportation-gm-2/ | 2022-08-18T00:52:00Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ethiopian-airlines-never-engaged-in-weapons-transportation-gm-2/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The 49ers releasing Darqueze Dennard, despite him running with the first team exclusively at slot cornerback, was a move nobody saw coming. Head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke about the move after Wednesday’s practice and was fairly blunt with his answer:
“We didn’t think he was going to earn that spot. Whether he is out there with the ones or not, no one really is slotted that way, except for the depth charts we have to give you guys before preseason. So we wanted to give him opportunities, being the vet and with younger guys coming in, but we got to see enough where we felt the younger guys were going to have a chance, so we want to give them some reps. And Dennard’s been awesome for us when he helped last year stepping in, in that game. He was a good player for us this offseason. And we’ll see how these guys do and if doesn’t work out, hopefully someday can come back.”
This reads like a head coach who wanted to see more from his veteran cornerback, which didn’t happen. Shanahan pointed out the obvious answer as Dennard’s potential replacement:
“Yeah, [CB Samuel] Womack [III]. I think everyone saw him during the game and he did a real good job. He’s done a decent job in practice too. We have some safeties who we can mix there also. So there’s still some competition, but yeah, we’ve been happy with how he’s been so far.”
Those safeties are Dontae Johnson and Tarvarius Moore, who played nine snaps in the slot against Green Bay last Friday.
Other slot defenders included Qwuantrezz Knight, Johnson, and George Odum — who, based on his frame, skillset, and willingness to hit, isn’t a bad option. A healthy Jimmie Ward will take pressure off Womack.
After Womack’s performance against the Packers, Shanahan was asked whether it’s easy or not for a rookie to step in and win the job:
“It is difficult for rookie to step into any job. K’Waun [Williams] when I was with Cleveland, he was on the rookie tryout team and he ended up starting that whole year in Cleveland as a rookie. In 2016 when I was in Atlanta, we went to the Super Bowl, we had a rookie, I think a seventh-round pick start that whole year, so it’s not abnormal, but it has to be the right guy. And we’ll see how that it ends up.”
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Volunteers and committee members for the 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer's planted flowers in Bunning Park for participants to choose before the ceremony. This year, the event will be held at Evers Park in Green River on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
ROCK SPRINGS -- Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, Walk to End Alzheimer's is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research.
The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's is full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending this disease. Because like flowers, our participants don't stop when something's in their way. They keep raising funds and awareness for a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's and all other dementia.
The 4th annual Sweetwater County Walk to End Alzheimer's takes place on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at Evers Park in Green River (Near gazebo before bridge to Expedition Island)
This year, it will be held in the evening. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
The walk will begin after the ceremony.
Walkers will have the opportunity to walk several laps around Expedition Island or as far as they want to on the Greenbelt.
The EIO Band, a local music group, will be the live entertainment.
Local construction company Searle Brothers will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.
Kids carnival games will be on-site with various prizes and raffle items will be available for purchase.
Traditionally, a Promise Flower Garden will be ready for participants as well. During the Walk to End Alzheimer's, participants are given flowers from the Promise Flower Garden which kicks off the ceremony. Each flower represents the personal connection to the disease.
For instance, a blue flower indicates that the individual has Alzheimer's. A purple flower shows others that the individuals had lost someone to Alzheimer's. An orange flower expresses that the individual supports the cause and has a vision of a world without Alzheimer's.
During last year’s event, Justin Spicer, co-chair for the event said, “My firm (Edward Jones Financial) is a national sponsor for this event but I’m personally involved because it runs in my family. It’s important to recognize that everyone has a story – whether it’s someone you’re related to or caring for or someone you work with. Everyone knows someone who has Alzheimer’s.”
Sponsors include: Premier Power Plants, Mission at Castle Rock, Steed Metals, Genesis Alkali, Searle Brothers, Radiant Manufacturing, Deer Trails Assisted Living, Kelly's Convenience Center and the City of Green River.
Participants may re-register at alz.org/walk or register at the walk in person.
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John Warner is the author of Why They Can't Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities and The Writer's Practice: Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing.
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Utter Madness
Tracking "productivity" doesn't actually make people more productive.
Sometime later this week – probably Thursday - I will sit down and write six hundred words which will be a first draft of a column that will ultimately appear in the Chicago Tribune a week from Sunday.
I have been doing this every single week for over ten years.
From the moment I put the first words on the page to when I tap out the 600th word, I will work diligently and consistently on the task without deviation. This will take me somewhere between 15 and 45 minutes.
If I were to be subjectd to the kind of productivity tracking and surveillance recently explored by the New York Times in the article, “The Rise of the Worker Productivity Score” the person (or more likely the algorithm) in charge of monitoring the amount of time I worked this week would credit me solely with that 15 to 45 minutes.
The article runs through a horror show of various technologies used to surveil workers across a wide variety of industries, whether it be someone working in an Amazon warehouse, or healthcare workers, or lawyers or other professionals.
People are tracked and rated according to their “productivity.” Never mind if some of that productivity involves using a device designed to jiggle a computer mouse to simulate activity.
This monitoring included therapists being judged “idle” when having conversations with their patients because they were not actively typing into the computers. Rather than being judged on their ability to help others, their productivity was literally measured in keystrokes.
The low point in the article concerns the experiences of hospice chaplains in Minnesota who were being tracked by their employer as the chaplains ministered to sick and dying patients. A visit to the dying might garner one-point. A funeral, one and three-quarters points. A phone call, a quarter point. The neediest patients requiring the most time became problematic, dropping the productivity points. This resulted in what one of the chaplains called “spiritual care drive bys” timing a visit when a patient was sleeping and doing a quick check in with the nurse in order to score the points and move on.
I highly recommend reading the article online as the Times has included a rudimentary tracker which will prompt you if you stop scrolling, warning you that your status has been switched from “active” to “idle.”
I actually have the article open in another screen as I work on this post, and when it warns me that I’ve been inactive for 30 seconds while I’m reviewing the text, I get distracted. When it switches me to idle after another 30 seconds, I get irritated enough to move my cursor up to the screen, jiggle the mouse to return my status to active, and then get back to work on writing this post.
No one is actually monitoring me and I’m still bothered by the mere presence of this stuff, concerned not with advancing my argument here, but making sure I’m not being judged as a slacker by the AI.
Reading the article made me realize how terribly I would be judged by these accountability systems that seek to monitor your activity in real time.
Lest we think this is some kind of corporate dystopian nightmare, let me direct your attention to the learning management systems now ubiquitous on college campuses, and the way they are often used to track student activity. If young workers are accepting of this kind of surveillance by their employers, it’s only because it’s been normalized much earlier in their lives. And I would also ask how many of you are required to input all of the minutia of your scholarly lives into some kind of "faculty activity system" and consider how much time this requires, as well as the toll it takes on one's spirit as the information disappears into the digital ether, never to be heard from again.
If a journal article is logged into a digital interface and no one beyond an algorithm acknolwedges it, did it make a sound...er...I mean, was it really published?
It should go without saying that the technology used to track work does not actually track work.
Consider what goes into the production of those 600 words I draft in 15-45 minutes for the Chicago Tribuneeach week. I have had to conceive a topic, research and read, plan an approach, and spend time thinking about what I might want to say.
The amount of preparation that goes into that focused writing period can vary greatly. Some weeks I may be writing about a book or two, which means reading those books. For the piece that was published this past Sunday – a remembrance of the recently deceased writer, Melissa Bank – the initial impulse came from scrolling Twitter where I saw the news of Bank’s death and other writers discussing how influential her book, The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing had been.
My brain started whirring. I read some of the Tweet replies below the announcement. I searched for Bank’s name and saw a number of prominent contemporary writers commenting on her passing. I pulled my copy of Girl’s Guide… off the shelf and paged through, seeing some of my annotations from twenty years ago, getting lost in the memories of what it was like to be so much younger and so impressed with a book that I was both excited and annoyed because it seemed so far beyond what I was capable of.
A number of the ideas that would wind up in the final piece took shape in these moments that would’ve looked like utter idleness from the outside. I probably didn’t need to re-read nearly as much of the book as I did in order to produce the column, but so what? I enjoyed it.
And I also turned the column in on time, as I do every week.
If productivity is the most important consideration, It strikes me that it isn’t all that hard to judge people on what they produce over time, rather than their moment-to-moment behaviors.
I believe my method has made me pretty darn productive, all things considered. I publish several hundred thousand words of original prose per year. I do 6-10 public events per year. I just launched an education consulting company. I’m sure I’ll write another book before too long.
But honestly, all this is beside the point. Of course that technology is lousy at actually measuring work. The bigger problem is that whether you are an Amazon warehouse worker, a UPS driver, a nurse, lawyer, or hospital chaplain, the use of this kind of tracking is simply inhumane.
As human beings we are more than our ability to produce according to metrics counted by an algorithm.
Aren’t we?
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Musgrave NI right on track for Down Royal Bank Holiday fixture
Musgrave NI is returning to Down Royal as it takes on title sponsorship of the racecourse’s August Bank Holiday fixture.
The partnership will give the leading food convenience retailer and wholesaler, whose brands include SuperValu, Centra, Mace, Musgrave MarketPlace and Drinks Inc, exclusive naming rights to the full race card on Friday 26th August – the Musgrave Race Evening.
This is not Musgrave NI’s first foray into the world of horse racing as it has partnered with the racecourse for 10 years.
Down Royal Chief Executive, Emma Meehan said: “Like Down Royal, Musgrave Group has a rich local heritage with a 146-year history. We are always looking to work with local brands who share our commitment to developing authentic and elevated experiences for racegoers.”
Retail Sales Director at Musgrave NI, Paddy Murney said: “The event is an opportunity for Musgrave to show appreciation to our retailer partners, whilst enabling them to take some time out of their stores.
“The sponsorship also provides an opportunity to showcase Musgrave to a diverse local audience whilst being part of an extremely exciting sporting weekend.”
For full details of the Musgrave NI Race Evening or to book tickets, please visit www.downroyal.com
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Columnist Sal Rodriguez made some valid suggestions about undocumented immigrants (Aug. 14), to which I offer an even better libertarian approach: We should create two “Ellis Islands” on our borders with Mexico, probably with one in Texas and the other in California.
These would be run by two private companies that would be in competition with each other to serve any immigrants who desired to come to our country and pursue the American Dream. Thus this would not be an asylum program, it would only be a program for immigrants to enter and stay in our country pursuant to our existing laws to pursue honest labor.
Therefore, after they pay a small fee, the immigrants would be subjected to a background check for such things as criminal activity, medical problems and even possible terrorist activities. But if they qualified, they could be issued a government card that they could use to travel to and live and work in any state that wished to be involved in the program.
But there would be no welfare entitlements for any of them, nor their families, except for schooling for their children and truly emergency medicine. In addition, once the workers found a job their employers would pay a “finder’s fee” back to the companies, which would make the companies economically self-sufficient. Furthermore, soon many undocumented people here would likely approach the Ellis Island companies to be screened and thus live more normal and less fearful lives.
So in this area, like in so many others, private businesses will work much more efficiently than government — to everyone’s benefit.
— James P. Gray, Newport Beach
Election 2024
Re “Democratic hypocrisy on elections” (Aug. 14):
Larry Elder gives several examples of how the Democrats have reacted to Republican victories in the past 20 years or so.
While I agree with him, the problem is that none of those disagreements resulted in a riot at the Capitol, as far as I know.
Unfortunately, President Trump is tied to the rioters even though he didn’t order them to attack the Capitol. Perception is everything and those that already hate Trump will use the actions of others on Jan. 6 to add fuel to the election fire. If Trump has any hope of an election victory in 2024, he needs to drop the 2020 “stolen election” rhetoric.
— Amy Schneider, Northridge
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Despite receiving more applications than last year, the University of California system admitted just shy of 125,600 freshmen this year — a 5% drop from the 132,353 invited to enroll in 2021, according to preliminary findings shared by UC.
But the drop came entirely among the high-paying, out-of-state and international students that UC has been widely criticized for favoring in recent years at the expense of home-grown applicants. The number of first-year college students from the Golden State increased slightly, setting a new record.
“The university’s enduring dedication to California’s young people and its partnership with the state continue to attract unprecedented numbers of talented Golden State students,” UC President Michael V. Drake said in a statement. “It is our privilege to be able to offer admission to the state’s largest-ever class of California students.”
The number of California freshmen systemwide was up 1.2% to more than 85,250 students. Meanwhile, the number of out-of-state admits plunged 19% to just under 23,000, and the number of international students was down 12% to about 17,500. In recent years, the legislature has given UC more state funding to enroll more Californians.
Olufemi Ogundele, UC Berkeley’s associate vice chancellor of enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, also chalks up the shift to increased recruitment events in-state and more robust financial aid packages to entice more students to continue their education in California.
“Given the pandemic, many institutions had fewer events,” Ogundele said in a statement. “We welcomed the students, and we are seeing all of those efforts bear fruit.”
Still, his own campus, one of the system’s most elite, may welcome its smallest cohort overall of incoming students in four years when classes begin August 24. Only 14,600 freshman applicants and 5,250 transfer students received acceptance letters to Cal.
UC Berkeley accepted 11.4% of the more than 128,000 first-year students who applied to tackle classes in 2022 — down from last year’s 14% — while 27% of transfer students were admitted.
Those numbers could have been even lower. UC Berkeley narrowly dodged a court order tied to an environmental dispute with neighbors to slash 5,000 admission offers this year and continues to struggle to provide enough beds for its students in the Bay Area’s tight housing market. But university spokesperson Janet Gilmore said in a statement that “the litigation issues of this winter ultimately had no impact on the number of admission offers.”
Zooming into UC Berkeley’s newest cohort of Golden Bears, accepted students came from all but five of California’s 58 counties, 55 U.S. states and territories and 88 different countries. Demographics within that pool of newly admitted students remained diverse: 39% Asian, 24.5% Latino, 22.3% white, 5.5% Black, 3.5% Filipino and 0.8% Native American.
Although this was the first year that all state public universities formally eliminated standardized test requirements — California is the first and only state to nix the SAT and ACT — admissions into UC Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa Cruz each plummeted between 14.5% and 23.3% this year. Santa Barbara’s rates fell 7%.
Only two UC campuses — Merced and Riverside — each sent out more than 2,500 additional acceptance letters this fall.
One reason is that at more-competitive campuses, enrollment increased unexpectedly last fall, when more students than anticipated accepted their admission offers. That forced campuses to hold down numbers this year. It’s not yet clear what the 2022 enrollment figures will be.
Breanne Boyle, a past president of the Western Association for College Admissions Counseling who also runs her own college advising business, said the fact that more families may have applied to in-state schools in order to save money on tuition, housing or transportation during the pandemic may also have skewed the numbers.
“The numbers of applications have gone up so much, but it’s not like the UCs are opening up more seats to kind of keep up with that,” Boyle said. “Therefore, the admit rates have been driving down lower.”
UCLA admitted just shy of 13,000 students, well below the 15,000+ who were admitted in 2020 and 2021. UC Santa Cruz admitted just over 31,000 students, significantly fewer than the more than 35,000 who gained admission each of the previous two years. To the south, UC San Diego also saw a sizable drop off, from more than 40,000 admissions last year to just more than 31,000 in 2022.
Still, Boyle isn’t too concerned, about admission at the UC system or to other schools.
“Even unrelated to the UC system, colleges are still admitting students like they were before the pandemic,” Boyle said. “They still want students.”
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EASTON, Md. - The Asbury United Methodist Church, in Easton's historic area, uncovered artifacts after an excavation on Sunday and Monday.
Flooding and drainage problems required new pipes to be laid on the site. The state of Maryland required an archeologist to be on site.
Among the dirt, the archeologist found, broken pieces of a plate, teacup, broken glass, old bricks, marbles, nails, and oyster shells.
Tarence Bailey, five times great nephew of Frederick Douglass says, "I am glad that they had somebody come out and actually look into the archeology, to make sure there were no artifacts being lost. It makes me proud to be apart of this community."
Natalie Slater, Communication Manager of Easton Economic says, "Its a 300-year-old town, so of course when there's something that is a piece of history, you get excited. And you think, who did it belong to?"
The area is also know as "The Hill." "A historic community that is one of the nation's oldest African American communities, established by free black individuals in the year of 1787," says Dale Green. Green is an architecture and historic preservation professor at Morgan State University. Green says, the artifacts found at this project and others, "continue to speak to the testament of the Hill Community." Around 900 artifacts have been found, from the area's other sites.
Archeologist, Mark Leonie, and Anthropology professor at the University of Maryland, who did not work on this project. However he has found many artifacts around this historic area.
"In terms of the rubbish, in terms of the discards, in terms of the coins, and in terms of the marbles, we have a much better sense of listening to the people that actually used them and by how they lived their lives," says Leonie.
Mayor of Easton, Robert Willey, says these artifacts will mean a lot to the community and the church. | https://www.wboc.com/news/artifacts-found-at-church-excavation-site-in-easton/article_a512b400-1e7c-11ed-9458-a35c8889e03a.html | 2022-08-18T01:10:09Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/artifacts-found-at-church-excavation-site-in-easton/article_a512b400-1e7c-11ed-9458-a35c8889e03a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.- The Delaware State Fire Marshal Office retired one accelerant detection dog and inducted another.
The new arson dog goes by P.J. and is just two and a half years old. Retired is 11 year old Tanya.
The dogs play a critical role in forensic investigations. They are trained to sniff out flammable materials that are commonly used for arson. Without the dogs, it would be much harder for the SFMO to find the source of many fires.
The accelerant detection dogs came to Delaware with the help of State Farm. The insurance company granted the SFMO a scholarship to receive and train the K-9s.
Deputy Fire Marshal, Michael Pfaffenhauser, is P.J.'s handler. Pfaffenhauser spent four weeks in New Hampshire training with him.
He says, it's a blessing being able to work with his bestfriend everyday.
Now that Tanya is retired after eight years of service, she is learning to live like a regular house pet. | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-state-fire-marshals-welcome-a-new-k-9-to-the-team/article_d690b508-1e82-11ed-b464-3393bc67e94a.html | 2022-08-18T01:10:15Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/delaware-state-fire-marshals-welcome-a-new-k-9-to-the-team/article_d690b508-1e82-11ed-b464-3393bc67e94a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DELMAR, Md.- The town of Delmar has received complaints from drivers about kids playing basketball in the street. So the town posted a reminder of an ordnance on Facebook, made in the 80's. The ordinance says basketball hoops should not be in the street, sidewalk, edge of lawn or driveway. It also forbids anyone from playing basketball in the street. Father Aaron Mumford put up a basketball hoop for his two kids to play with. Mumford said he never even heard of the ordinance until the town posted the reminder on Facebook.
"I'm a 90's baby... that's what we did! I got two kids and they can't play basketball in the street? That doesn't make sense... I don't like it," said Mumford. "If you got young kids like me, you can't let them go to far. I don't I'm not that type of parent. So I got a basketball court for my kids to play at home!"
Even for older students like Elijah Dethoff say they don't like going to the park.
"Why I don't go there is the language, the conversation that they have and the rude and impolite behavior. There are no rules in a park so it's just based on how you're raised," said Dethoff.
Town Commissioner Core Shaffer says the ordinance was made to protect the people of Delmar.
"The town received a couple complaints from drivers of kids playing in the street, so it's basically is a chance to reiterate an already existing ordinance and just remind people to pay attention for drivers and for kids, we don't want anyone getting hurt," said Shaffer. "It covers the town too, the ordinance, it covers us when it comes to liability and things like that, so that's why it was created back then."
Though Mumford wants the town to reconsider the law.
"Consider the families. Consider the young kids who can't be chaperoned to a basketball court that you provide at Gordy Park. Consider the kids that might not have much than a basketball court to play at home. Its like, did you consider the residents?," said Mumford. "I put something up for my kids to have enjoyment, at home, but now the town is telling me that if it's in their street, they're gonna come take it? It just don't make sense to me. It just don't." | https://www.wboc.com/news/delmar-parents-angered-by-old-law-on-basketball-hoops/article_e40c0c04-1e7e-11ed-913c-b79fedbbde83.html | 2022-08-18T01:10:21Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/delmar-parents-angered-by-old-law-on-basketball-hoops/article_e40c0c04-1e7e-11ed-913c-b79fedbbde83.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SALISBURY, Md. - Wicomico County Executive Candidate Julie Giordano, a Republican sent a campaign e-mail using her Board of Education e-mail address on Monday.
By Wednesday, the James M. Bennett High School teacher sent out an apology e-mail from her g-mail account, saying it was a mistake and a "misuse of public resources."
"It was definitely an innocent mistake just sending an invite and introducing myself so quickly tried to resolve it," she said.
Giordano says she reached out to the Wicomico County Board of Education's Human Resources Department to determine what steps needed to be taken to remedy the error.
"I just wanted people to know that I did use the right terminology from the HR department and I do recognize those policies are in place for a reason," she said.
"We are going to schedule a meeting just to go over the policy again and that's just standard protocol," she continued.
The Wicomico County Board of Education tells WBOC it cannot comment on personnel matters.
But a Board official pointed us to its "Political Solicitation Policy," which states school system resources cannot be used for any political campaign activities "including email accounts."
How Giordano got the e-mail addresses is another story.
Giordano says she paid the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce $150 for the list of Chamber member e-mail addresses.
We spoke with Chamber President Bill Chambers who says it is standard practice for the Chamber to sell member e-mail addresses to businesses, organizations and political campaigns that are members of the Chamber.
"I'm sure that candidate Giordano wishes she had put that out on her campaign e-mail I'm sure of that. But at the same time, I'd tell the business community you're going to get a lot of correspondence from candidates for this County Executive race," he said.
Bill Chambers says the Chamber of Commerce strives to be apolitical and offer the same benefits to all members, regardless of political affiliation.
The Wicomico County Board of Elections tells WBOC Giordano's e-mail does not violate any election laws.
But whether this would amount to a campaign ethics violation remains an open question.
Giordano beat Acting County Executive John Psota in July's Republican primary.
She will face Democrat Ernest Davis and Libertarian Muir Boda in the November General Election. | https://www.wboc.com/news/wicomico-county-executive-candidate-julie-giordano-apologizes-after-using-school-e-mail-address-for-campaign/article_0a883892-1e81-11ed-965a-93aa89d394a9.html | 2022-08-18T01:10:27Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/wicomico-county-executive-candidate-julie-giordano-apologizes-after-using-school-e-mail-address-for-campaign/article_0a883892-1e81-11ed-965a-93aa89d394a9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MARINE FORECAST
WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME LIGHT THURSDAY WITH SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA. A SOUTH TO SW WIND WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY WITH A RISE IN HUMIDITY.
Atlantic Ocean:
Thursday: Vrbl. 5-8 knots. Seas: 3 ft.
Friday: SE 5-10 knots. Seas: 2-3 ft.
Chesapeake Bay:
Thursday: W 4-7 knots. Seas: 0-1 ft.
Friday: SW 5-9 knots. Seas: 0-1 ft.
Delaware Bay:
Thursday: W 5-8 knots. Seas: 1-2 ft.
Friday: S 5-9 knots. Seas: 1 ft. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast/article_2bc6d7f8-1e80-11ed-a8ea-47c9a0f86325.html | 2022-08-18T01:10:33Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast/article_2bc6d7f8-1e80-11ed-a8ea-47c9a0f86325.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Should you have a non-violent, low-level or misdemeanor outstanding warrant, the city of St. Louis is offering a chance to clear the case, and help individuals find employment.
Municipal Courts Administrative Judge Newton McCoy has signed a dismissal order for more than 24,000 older, low-level cases at the municipal court. The annual cancellation helps the court focus on more serious crimes while cleansing records of St. Louisans, which can reduce employment, housing, and other opportunities.
The cases must pre-date July 1, 2018, and, importantly, do not include offenses including DWI’s, DUI’s, leaving the scene of an accident, and dumping in unlicensed areas.
Nicole Barton, St. Louis Criminal Justice Coordinating Council executive director, assures that there is no risk of on-the-spot incarceration for people seeking to have warrants cleared.
“People who come to this event to reset their warrants do not have to worry about being arrested,” she said.
“The city wants everyone to succeed, regardless of their past. I hope everyone who needs this support takes advantage of it as well as the job fair and other resources going to be there."
The Warrant Reset Day event and Second Chance Job Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, August 26, 2022, at 1520 Market. The St. Louis Department of Personnel will be on-site to help connect residents to open city positions, and free background checks will be available.
“This annual dismissal helps the court do its job more efficiently in the months ahead,” McCoy explained, adding that this is the fifth consecutive year for the program
“City Court is also pleased to support our public safety mission by offering our Warrant Reset Day program for the fifth consecutive year.”
Last year, 3,155 warrants in municipal court were reset.
Outstanding warrants for nonviolent offenses create barriers for individuals that inhibit their ability to take advantage of opportunities, get jobs and participate in everyday life.
Hundreds of low-level felony and misdemeanor warrants are up for consideration for reset by the Circuit Court. Most Municipal Court warrants are eligible. Individuals can check if they have a municipal warrant on the Municipal Courts’ webpage, which can be found at www.stlouis-mo.gov/government. | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/warrant-reset-day-job-fair-on-august-26/article_57310b18-1e7e-11ed-a741-e7f84dd40ec0.html | 2022-08-18T01:17:53Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/warrant-reset-day-job-fair-on-august-26/article_57310b18-1e7e-11ed-a741-e7f84dd40ec0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kem Smith, an English teacher in the Ferguson/Florissant School District, has been busily preparing for the return of students on August 22nd.
There’s been much to do. She has been in teacher training sessions, professional development meetings, setting up her classroom and preparing the year’s curriculum for students.
She knows the year will include English lessons and electives where students will read and discuss creative works of suspense, fiction, and African American literature. On top of that. she must also help seniors focus on college and career courses.
When Smith spoke with the St. Louis American in January, during the omicron variant's surge that increased hospitalization rates in Missouri and throughout the world, the conversation centered around a survey that found that teachers were “stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed.”
About half of those surveyed said they were considering leaving the profession altogether. Smith is back, and ready for a challenge.
In May, she completed her doctorate in higher education administration. A month later, she contracted COVID while visiting her grandson in Kansas City. Smith, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, summarized the ordeal with a dash of humor:
“It was terrible, but I didn’t die,” she said.
That upbeat attitude is also evident in her thoughts about teachers returning for the 2022-’23 school year after over two years of COVID-related uncertainty and disruption.
“It feels different this year,” Smith explained.
“Starting with not having to wear masks and not having to do hybrid classrooms. Those anxieties are gone but they’ve been replaced by other anxieties.”
Those include a teacher and substitute teacher shortage, which is not just a state-wide problem. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly 600,000 teachers left the profession between 2020 and 2022 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Smith said the shortage hasn’t affected her immediate educational environment.
“Maybe we’re in a bubble, but at my school building teachers are in place and those who are not, we’ve been able to cover them [with substitutes],” Smith said.
“So, I think we’re in a unique place when you look at the nationwide struggle.”
Smith’s school may be in a positive space but the consequences of COVID has wreaked havoc throughout the region. For example, nearly 3,500 students across St. Louis cannot take the bus to school for at least two weeks because of a driver shortage.
Additionally, some parents are having difficulty enrolling their children in school because they have not been able to get routine vaccinations including measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, and chicken pox vaccines.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccinations have plummeted worldwide with some 25 million children missing vaccination in 2021, 5.9 million more than in 2019 and the highest number since 2009.
The global problem is more pronounced in Missouri, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. In an August 8, 2022, article, the newspaper presented the latest data from the 2021-22 school year which showed that 91% of kindergarteners were caught up on routine shots, which was down from 94% two years prior.
Dr. Kendra Holmes, incoming president and CEO of Affinia Healthcare, addressed the issue:
“Basically, we’ve been playing catch-up for two years now,” Holmes said.
“There are many children who have missed their checkups and their recommended vaccinations over the past two years as a result of the pandemic.”
Still, Smith maintains that things are looking hopeful as the school year begins. Part of her optimism is related to recent COVID-related recommendations from the Center of Disease Control (CDC). Earlier this month, the nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines and dropped recommendations that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person. The decisions were motivated by the recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity, either from being vaccinated or infected.
Most St. Louis City and county public schools have adopted the CDC’s recommendations with plans to offer full-time in-person learning for all students this year with health and safety mitigation efforts.
Face coverings are recommended but not mandated. COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccination is not a requirement for students or staff, although vaccinating children ages 5 and older is still recommended.
Most students will welcome the relaxed recommendations and updated COVID-related policies, but not all Smith added.
“The kids got tired of social distancing, but they embraced the masks,” she said.
“It became a form of anonymity for them. You saw them walking around with the hoodies and masks. There were a few who were happy when they dropped the masks requirements but there were some who felt no one’s going to look at my face, no one is going to insult me or call me ugly because all they could see is my eyes.
“It was a split with some who wanted to keep wearing masks and we were super surprised by that.”
The phrase “semi-normal state” regarding the new school year has become a somewhat standard definition. Smith, however, paused when the phrase was mentioned. She defines it differently with multiple complicated levels.
“I wouldn’t call it that because what we’re looking at is a new normal and it’s up to us to establish what that normal is.”
By “us” Smith was referring to teachers. Although “change” has been ushered in by administrators, she worries that teachers who’ve been in survival mode these past two years, aren’t necessarily a part of the decisions to make necessary change.
“There’s this drive to do school differently but then there are two problems with that,” Smith said. “Number one: we don’t necessarily have the tools to do it differently nor do we have enough people willing to move from the way things have been done.”
In the post-COVID world, Smith said change shouldn’t just come from “up above.” It must include the real-life experiences and recommendations from teachers if said change is to be effectively implemented.
Be it “semi-normal” or “new normal,” Smith remains cautiously optimistic:
“In relationship to COVID, I feel positive. Yes, there’s the monkeypox scare out there now and I’m concerned about what this ‘new normal’ will be; how we will establish it and what will it mean to be a teacher in 2022.
“But I’m ready to push pass all that and just teach again.”
Sylvester Brown Jr. is The St. Louis American’s inaugural Deaconess Fellow. | https://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_news/as-covid-seems-to-wane-school-year-opens-with-optimism-anxiety/article_11777aca-1e70-11ed-92b0-03a4252158c5.html | 2022-08-18T01:17:59Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_news/as-covid-seems-to-wane-school-year-opens-with-optimism-anxiety/article_11777aca-1e70-11ed-92b0-03a4252158c5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
- USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
CNH is the offshore yuan. USD/CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
A significantly stronger or weaker rate than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC.
The previous close was 6.7805
- The PBOC injects 2 yuan via 7-day reverse repos (rate remains at 2%, was cut from 2.1% on Monday this week)
2bn yuan mature today
thus a net neutral in OMOs today | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/pboc-sets-usd-cny-central-rate-at-67802-vs-estimate-at-67789-20220818/ | 2022-08-18T01:22:20Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/pboc-sets-usd-cny-central-rate-at-67802-vs-estimate-at-67789-20220818/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago Public Schools CEO announces record number of after school programs
CHICAGO - The CEO of Chicago Public Schools made some big promises in an address to the City Club on Wednesday, as Chicago is less than a week away from the start of the school year.
Pedro Martinez has been on the job for nearly a year. He says this year, more after-school programs will be offered than ever before and early literacy support will make sure all students can read by the third grade.
Martinez says the district will continue to use technology in the classroom, providing all students with devices and connecting them with no cost internet if they qualify.
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He also alleviated concerns that there won't be enough teachers this school year.
"I'm pleased to share that we have more licensed teachers today in our schools than a year ago and we've hired more new teachers at any point in the history. In addition, half of our new hires are Black and Latinx — that's up 33 percent from five years ago," Martinez said.
Masks will be recommended but not required in schools, and Covid-19 cleaning protocols will still be in effect. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-public-schools-ceo-announces-record-number-of-after-school-programs | 2022-08-18T01:22:26Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-public-schools-ceo-announces-record-number-of-after-school-programs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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