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Roselle mayor, neighbors save elderly man from fire
ROSELLE – With the help of their mayor, neighbors saved a hearing-impaired elderly man from a two-alarm fire Wednesday morning at a condo in the Brooklawn Avenue Condominiums.
Roselle Mayor Donald Shaw said he was awoken around 5:03 a.m. by the yells of “Fire, Fire!” and “Help, Help!” from a woman who had been walking her dog. Shaw ran out in pajamas and saw smoke rising from the building and called the fire department while joining his neighbors in banging on doors and evacuating them from the condominiums, according to authorities.
“Everyone kept saying, `Where’s Joe? Where’s Joe?’ and no one knew where he was,” Shaw said. "I raced to his front door and we all tried to kick it down.”
No one could get through the heavy door, so the mayor ran to his home and found a metal tool and was able to pry the door open with the help of his neighbors, who then pulled Joe out of the condo, authroties said, and Joe only suffered minor smoke inhalation.
“My neighbors are absolutely heroes,” Shaw said. “When something like this happens, you don’t even think about it. You work together. All we could think about was saving Joe.”
Borough firefighters arrived around 5:06 a.m. and put out the fire by 5:45 a.m., limiting the damage to one apartment, 521 Brooklawn Ave., H-1, where it had originated. Unfortunately, one pet cat died in the blaze, Roselle Fire Chief Eric Pearson said.
The fire started in the first-floor bedroom, the cause is under investigation, but it is suspected that a spark from a laptop charger caused the room to be engulfed in flames and smoke, according to authorities.
Other residents returned to their units.
“When we arrived on the scene, the condo units were all evacuated with the help of the mayor,” Pearson said. "We were very lucky he was there.” | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2022/08/31/roselle-nj-fire-mayor-neighbors-save-elderly-man-condo-blaze/65466445007/ | 2022-08-31T21:19:54Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/2022/08/31/roselle-nj-fire-mayor-neighbors-save-elderly-man-condo-blaze/65466445007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Franklin child, 2, dies after being left in hot car outside home
FRANKLIN (Somerset) – Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl who was allegedly left unattended in a vehicle outside a Summerall Road home.
The child's name has not been released and police are still trying to determine how long the toddler had been left in the vehicle, authorities said.
Franklin police responded around 2:21 p.m. Tuesday to a fire radio call about a child in cardiac arrest at a home on Summerall Road, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather.
Arriving officers found a neighbor who serves a member of the local fire department administering CPR to the unresponsive child, authorities said. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital medical units arrived and tried to resuscitate the girl before she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the prosecutor's office.
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A preliminary investigation indicates the toddler had been left unattended in the vehicle, and a further investigation is being conducted to determine the circumstances and how long the child was in the vehicle, the prosecutor's office said.
An autopsy by the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office is slated to be conducted to determine the cause and manner of the child's death.
Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Investigation Unit, the Franklin Township Police Department and the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Officer responded to investigate.
Anyone with information related to the child's death is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via the STOPit app. Information also can be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
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Suspect arrested in Frenchtown theft of LGBTQ+ flags later found in river
FRENCHTOWN – A 30-year-old borough man was arrested for allegedly stealing LGBTQ+ flags which were found discarded in the Delaware River.
Justin T. Settembrino, 30, was charged with one count of bias intimidation, two counts of theft of moveable property and one count of criminal mischief, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson announced.
Settembrino was lodged in the Warren County Jail following his arrest.
Frenchtown police were dispatched Sunday on a report of several LGBTQ+ flags recovered in the Delaware River Video surveillance from the previous night showed someone stealing the flags, and Settembrino was allegedly identified as the person in the video, according to the prosecutor's office.
Early on Aug. 8, several LGBTQ+ flags throughout the borough were reported stolen or damaged, and Hunterdon County Crime Stoppers offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the those responsible. Homes where symbols of LGBTQ+ solidarity were displayed were vandalized in the neighborhood between 4th and 6th streets that same day, authorities said.
Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to contact the Frenchtown Police Department at 908-996-4820 or the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Unit at 908-788-1129.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-321-0010, going online to www.CrimeStoppersHunterdon.com, or through the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app. All tips are anonymous and kept confidential.
Email: srussell@gannettnj.com
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Video shows pastor arrested while watering plants; plans to file lawsuit
CHILDERSBURG, Al. (WBRC/Gray News) – An attorney for a Black pastor in Alabama who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers in May is calling the incident “irrational, irresponsible and illegal.”
Police body camera footage released last week shows officers approaching Pastor Michael Jennings, of Vision of Abundant Life Church, and questioning why he’s at the house.
The 20-minute video shows the pastor being confronted and arrested by police.
Disclaimer: This video contains some foul language.
He identifies himself as “Pastor Jennings” and says he’s been asked to water the flowers while a neighbor is gone.
The officers asked Jennings for his identification, but he refused knowing he didn’t have to produce ID because he was not committing a crime.
Shortly after, Jennings walked away with the officers following behind.
In the video, Jennings can be heard telling police the gold SUV parked in the driveway that prompted the 911 call didn’t belong to him.
Jennings told officers his name and said his home was across the street.
The pastor was placed into handcuffs and sat down on nearby steps. He was charged with obstructing governmental operations.
The officers later spoke with the 911 caller, who confirmed Jennings would be watering her neighbor’s flowers since they are out of town and said, “this is probably my fault.”
The gold SUV seen on the property came back as registered to the neighbor who lived at the home where Jennings was watering flowers.
The charges against Jennings were dropped the following month. However, his attorney said they still plan to sue the department.
“These cases put law enforcement on notice and the country on notice that these types of interactions — thank God that Pastor Jennings had a cool head. He didn’t get aggressive or defensive in a sense, and he complied when the officers grabbed him,” civil rights attorney Harry Daniels said.
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CONCORD, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied BioMath (www.appliedbiomath.com), the industry-leader in providing model-informed drug discovery and development (MID3) support to help accelerate and de-risk therapeutic research and development (R&D), today announced the speaker lineup for the Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (QSP) Summit occurring September 15, 2022 at Le Meridien Boston Cambridge in Cambridge, MA.
In its fifth year, the QSP Summit is a free conference featuring talks from key industry and academic researchers, a poster session with awards, and networking time with peers. This year's speakers include:
Abed Alnaif, PhD, Principal Scientist - Translational Quantitative Pharmacology
EMD Serono
"Predicting the incidence proportion of drug-induced serotonin syndrome-associated tremors using a model-based meta-analysis"
Alison Betts, PhD, Vice President of Scientific Collaborations and Fellow of Modeling & Simulation
Applied BioMath
"More than the sum of their parts: integrating data and knowledge of ADCs in a QSP platform model to predict efficacy and toxicity"
Panteleimon Mavroudis, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist - Lab Head, Quantitative Pharmacology
Sanofi
"Model-Based Approaches to Guide Feasibility and Design of Multispecific Biotherapeutics"
Greg Moore, PhD, Director of Protein Engineering
Xencor
"Enabling selective activity of CD28 and TGFbR2 bispecific antibodies through cis or trans avidity engineering"
Hiroyuki Sayama, PhD, Research Fellow
Astellas Pharma
"A Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Approach in Oncology Drug Development – Virtual Clinical Trial Simulation for a KRASG12C inhibitor"
Brian Schmidt, PhD, Executive Director, Head QSP and PBPK
Bristol Myers Squibb
"Increasing the probability of success: supporting a diverse pipeline with a variety of mechanistic modeling approaches"
Leah Terrian, PhD Graduate Student
Michigan State University
"Cell Differentiation as a Critical State Transition"
In addition to the conference presentations, there will also be an executive roundtable featuring panelists:
- David de Graaf, PhD, Strategic Advisor at Abcuro, Inc
- Nathan Higginson-Scott, PhD, Chief Technology Officer and SVP, Drug Creation at Seismic Therapeutic
- Tatiana Novobrantseva, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, Immuno-oncology Research at Moderna
"We're excited to see everyone in person at the QSP Summit this year," said John Burke, PhD, Co-founder, President and CEO at Applied BioMath. "The QSP Summit is a great opportunity to bring industry and academia together to share successes and challenges in topics related to quantitative systems pharmacology, systems biology, or mechanistic/translational PK/PD."
To learn more and register for the QSP Summit, visit https://www.appliedbiomath.com/qsp-summit-2022.
Founded in 2013, Applied BioMath's mission is to revolutionize drug invention. Applied BioMath applies biosimulation, including quantitative systems pharmacology, PKPD, bioinformatics, machine learning, clinical pharmacology, and software solutions to provide quantitative and predictive guidance to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to help accelerate and de-risk therapeutic research and development. Their approach employs proprietary algorithms and software to support groups worldwide in decision-making from early research through all phases of clinical trials. The Applied BioMath team leverages their decades of expertise in biology, mathematical modeling and analysis, high-performance computing, and industry experience to help groups better understand their therapeutic, its best-in-class parameters, competitive advantages, patients, and the best path forward into and in the clinic to increase likelihood of clinical concept and proof of mechanism, and decrease late stage attrition rates. For more information about Applied BioMath and its services and software, visit www.appliedbiomath.com.
Applied BioMath and the Applied BioMath logo are registered trademarks of Applied BioMath, LLC.
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kristen.zannella@appliedbiomath.com
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Newly Created Role to Develop and Integrate Proprietary R&D Efforts Throughout Investment and Operational Functions
DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater"), a private equity firm that takes a full immersion approach to investing in energy and growth infrastructure solutions, today announced that Dana Sweet has been appointed Head of Strategic Research and Development ("R&D").
In this newly created role, Ms. Sweet will lead the firm's development and implementation of strategic macro perspectives, as well as the delivery of Tailwater's growing volume of proprietary research and insights across the energy solutions space. Additionally, she will work closely with Tailwater's deal, investor relations and communications teams across the firm to integrate R&D and data analytics throughout our investment process to enhance everything from opportunity origination and assessment to execution.
"In her role at Tailwater Innovation Partners, Dana has had an instant impact on how our teams think about and incorporate innovative technology and we are thrilled to announce her expanded role focused on amplifying Tailwater's influential research and development efforts," said Jason Downie and Edward Herring, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Tailwater Capital. "As we continue to grow and scale our platform and the impact we have across the Tailwater ecosystem, allocating the resources and institutionalizing our research and macro perspectives will allow us to enhance our investment process and outcomes. We look forward to working closely with Dana in this new role to continue positioning Tailwater at the forefront of today's dynamic energy transition landscape."
Ms. Sweet will also continue to serve in her role as Director of Energy Innovation for Tailwater Innovation Partners, Tailwater's full-service environmental, social and governance ("ESG"), research and engineering solutions provider for its portfolio companies. Since joining Tailwater Innovation Partners in 2021, she has worked across the portfolio to identify and execute on opportunities to incorporate new technologies and sustainable business practices to enhance long-term value and business performance.
"Tailwater's full immersion investment approach and track record of success has always been driven by an open minded, entrepreneurial culture and a commitment to innovation that has allowed the firm to anticipate thematic shifts and be a first-mover," said Ms. Sweet. "I believe this investment in strategic R&D and digitization will further differentiate Tailwater's unique approach to creating value across the energy landscape by providing actionable intel for the firm and its portfolio companies alike. I look forward to working with the Tailwater team and our portfolio companies to continue to expand our intellectual capital and integrate it seamlessly throughout our operations to drive value for all of our stakeholders."
Prior to joining Tailwater in 2021, Ms. Sweet spent more than 18 years in a variety of innovation-focused roles within the oil, gas and renewables sectors. Previously, she served as Portfolio Development Manager, Renewables and Energy Solutions at Shell, where she was responsible for pursuing and commercializing emerging energy technologies and opportunities.
About Tailwater Capital, LLC
Dallas-based Tailwater Capital is a growth-oriented energy and growth infrastructure private equity firm with a well-established track record of working constructively with proven management teams to deliver value-added solutions. Tailwater has raised more than $3.8 billion in committed capital since inception and the team has executed more than 100 transactions representing over $22 billion in value. For more information, please visit www.tailwatercapital.com
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Jill McMillan
Managing Director, Communications & Public Affairs
Phone: 214-489-7047
Email: jmcmillan@tailwatercapital.com
John Schaufele
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Fundraising
Phone: 214-489-7043
Email: jschaufele@tailwatercapital.com
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As a business owner, you will always need a dispatch rider to help deliver your goods and services.
There has been a serious hussle over time between business owners and dispatch riders.
Some encounter issues like the rider running away with the goods or delivering the orders very late, and so on.
It is inevitable not to use a dispatch rider because delivering orders yourself might be slow, especially if you have numerous orders from different people in different locations.
Every business thrives on the satisfaction of its customers. There is no business without a customer. This is why you need to satisfy your customers, especially in delivering their products on time to meet their needs.
Dispatch riders might be a hindrance to this due to certain factors.
However, if you are fed up with the disappointment you encounter with dispatch riders, you might need to try out the following measures to avoid rifts with your riders.
1. Use registered logistics companies
The most secure way to avoid disputes with a dispatch rider is to ensure that it is properly registered. It is dangerous to use random dispatch riders who have no source or legal business standing. Random dispatch riders have a tendency to run away with your goods.
2. Request for the details of the dispatch rider.
Even after making sure the logistics rider is legally registered, you need to request details of the rider. This is to make sure he is not a runaway rider.
3. Track the dispatch rider
Logistic apps like Safeboda help you track the movement of the dispatch rider on his way to deliver goods as he is assigned to.
This might not be the case for other logistic companies, but find every means to make sure you are aware of the rider’s movement to avoid “stories that touch the heart” as regards your package.
4. Check out for reviews and customers’ feedbacks
In cases of late deliveries, choose reliable logistic companies. You can know this by checking out their reviews and feedback left by their previous customers. Ask around with regards to the company and even their riders.
5. Don’t use logistic companies with busy orders
Logistics companies that receive huge orders daily might not be the best option for you. This is because meeting up with the deliveries of other people’s goods might hinder your customers from getting theirs on time.
To avoid this tussle, make use of companies that have more riders in order to fasten the delivery of your goods early enough to meet your customer’s needs.
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10-foot alligator that broke Mississippi’s state record could be 100 years old
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) - A 10-foot alligator broke the state record for the longest female alligator captured in Mississippi, and the reptile could be 100 years old.
The creature was reportedly killed Aug. 28 on the Pearl River by two Mississippi alligator hunters, Jim Denson and Richie Denson.
It’s full measurement was 10 feet, 2 inches long.
The alligator had previously been captured and tagged as “Yellow 410″ in 2009 as part of a research project. At the time, “Yellow 410″ also measured exactly 10 feet, 2 inches and was captured within 100 yards of where the Densons killed it.
According to Ricky Flynt, Alligator Program Coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, this state record ties a previous world record for the longest free-ranging wild female alligator, which was measured in Florida in 1984.
That record was recently broken in Florida in 2021 with a female alligator that measured 10 feet, 6.75 inches.
Since 2007, over 800 alligators have been captured and tagged in Mississippi.
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Every child is a reward for every parent at old age. The sacrifice they have made can be compared to none.
They deserve to be taken care of till they take their last breath. Nothing we do can be compared to the sleepless nights they had, the rest they gave up, or the hard work they had to go through to give us a better life.
Our parents are exceptional, and they deserve to be treated in a special way as they age. Most parents don’t want to be a burden to their children at old age. This might have prompted them to make certain decisions that would make them independent. However, they still need to be taken care of and shown as much love as they can get.
If you are not sure how to take care of your aged parents, you can try out these little tips. Remember, a little effort goes a long way.
1. Buy them gifts
You don’t have to wait for their birthdays before buying them gifts. They might feel they don’t need luxurious things since they are aging already, but try as much as possible to get them things that would be useful for them even at their old age.
This depends on your parents’ likes and interests.
2. Pamper them
Pampering them means making sure they don’t go through any stress no matter how little it might be. You need to remember that your aged parents might not be a strong as they were while raising you. You can get them a reliable help that would prepare their breakfast at the right time, make sure the house is properly kept clean, arrange their clothes appropriately and ease them of unnecessary stress.
3. Respect them
The best way to take care of your parents is to respect them. Respecting them means appreciating them constantly. It means reverencing them.
4. Don’t abandon them at old age
It is not a crime to take them to an old people’s home to be taken care of, but you need to remember that they were not too busy taking care of you when they were your age.
If you have little or no time to take care of them, employ a responsible help especially mature ones that will take care of your parents adequately.
Also, make sure they are not stranded financially. Abandoning them at old age is a cruel and mean way to reward them for the sacrifices made.
5. Call them regularly
Placing a call through your parent consistently goes a long way. It just shows you have them in mind all the time.
This is one of the best ways to take care of them. Ask about their well being, their needs, and even their health from time to time.
6. Encourage them to be more active
Your aged parents need to be encouraged from time to time. This is to make them more active to carry out some little things in order to prevent their bodies from becoming too weak.
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Lawyers: Eastman advised to plead the Fifth in Georgia probe
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for John Eastman, a lead architect of some of Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election, said Wednesday they advised their client to assert attorney-client privilege and invoke his constitutional right to remain silent when testifying before a special grand jury investigating possible illegal election interference in Georgia.
Charles Burnham and Harvey Silverglate confirmed in a statement that Eastman had appeared before the panel in Fulton County, complying with a summons from the district attorney. They declined to comment on the questions or testimony, citing respect for the secrecy of the grand jury process.
Eastman is one of a number of Trump advisers, attorneys and allies whose testimony Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has sought to compel in the case. Former New York mayor and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, who’s been told he may face criminal charges in the investigation, testified in mid-August. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, is fighting his subpoena. Willis filed petitions last week seeking the testimony of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Trump-allied attorney Sidney Powell, among others. And conservative attorney L. Lin Wood Jr. said this week he’s been told Willis wants him to appear.
Willis’ investigation began early last year, shortly after a recording of a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger became public. In that call, Trump suggested the state’s top election official could “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss in the state. But it has become clear that the scope of the probe has broadened considerably since then.
In their statement Wednesday, Eastman’s attorneys accused Willis of embarking on “an unprecedented path of criminalizing controversial or disfavored legal theories.”
As Trump and his allies began a campaign to spread false claims about the election, Eastman circulated what was essentially an academic proposal challenging the workings of the 130-year-old Electoral Count Act that governs the process for tallying the election results in Congress.
The first part of the plan was to put in place a slate of “alternate” electors in seven battleground states to sign certificates falsely stating that Trump, not Democrat Joe Biden, had won their states. Willis has told the 16 Georgia Republicans who joined that effort that they are targets of her investigation.
The second part of the proposal involved convincing then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to count some of the electoral votes won by Biden when presiding over Congress the certification of election results on Jan. 6, 2021. But Pence refused to stray from his ceremonial role that day, even as Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, chanting for him to be hung.
Wood, who sued unsuccessfully to block the certification of Georgia’s election results, said Wednesday that he’s willing to testify before the special grand jury.
Wood said a lawyer who represents him in a separate matter told him late last week that Willis’ office wants to subpoena him to testify. But he said he hadn’t received a formal request and didn’t know when they would want to see him.
“If they want to ask me questions, I’m happy to answer them,” Wood told The Associated Press by phone. “I have nothing to hide.”
Wood has long been known for his representation of high-profile clients — including Richard Jewell, who was wrongly accused in the 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta — particularly in defamation cases.
In a document filed last week seeking to compel Powell’s testimony, Willis noted that Wood hosted meetings at his home in South Carolina “for the purpose of exploring options to influence the results of the November 2020 election in Georgia and elsewhere.” Powell asked Wood, who’s licensed as a lawyer in Georgia, to help find Georgia residents who would be willing to serve as plaintiffs in lawsuits contesting the election results in the state, the petition says.
Wood said he didn’t know Powell well at the time but that she got in touch and asked if a group could meet at his home in late November 2020. He agreed to reach out to some prominent Georgia Republicans on Powell’s behalf, but said he doesn’t remember exactly who he called and whether they ended up joining any lawsuit filed by Powell.
The lawsuits filed by Powell and Wood were among many that were filed around the country in the wake of the 2020 election, many of them claiming that widespread election fraud had occurred. The lawsuits were ultimately dismissed, and state and federal election officials have consistently said there was no evidence of widespread fraud in the election.
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Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri in Washington contributed to this report.
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More on Donald Trump-related investigations: https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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Do you want to pick up a new skill? Do you plan to change your skills? You probably don’t have the time and finances. This article will be an answer to your questions.
With access to these websites, you get to learn a lot in just a short period of time. All you need is to dedicate your time and data to access the courses you desire in alignment with your interest.
The following websites are the most educational platforms to gain more skills to help your career.
1. edX
edX is a website that has a wide range of courses lectured by various international lecturers. You get to sign up for your desired courses for free, but might need to pay a token to access assignments, projects, and certificates.
2. Coursera
Just like edX, Coursera is a popular academic website that grants you access to various courses without paying tuition fees. It offers amazing courses which make you a professional in your field of study in no time.
Coursera gives you the opportunity to audit courses for free, but you get your certificate for a stipend starting from $29.
3. Udemy
Udemy offers a lot of amazing deals for every learner. These courses are usually on budget and have discounted fees. There are other options for you to explore in productivity, hobbies, lifestyle and more.
4. LinkedIn Learning
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The premium classes after this free trial cost about $140 per month.
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With heightened insecurity, politicians must not risk further violence —Presidency
*Says Ortom lied against Buhari on Fulani claim
The Presidency on Tuesday warned politicians not to risk further violence at a time the nation is witnessing heightened insecurity but should promote what brings citizens together.
In a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) where it gave the admonition, the Presidency accused Governor Sam Ortom of Benue State of lying over his claim that high-ranking security personnel had informed him personally that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against the Fulani herdsmen responsible for recent violence.
The statement informed that the governor made the claim in a recent interview, saying: “These ridiculous claims are patently untrue. If he is as brave as he claims to be, let him name names. Let him name the military personnel who told him this story or forever shut up.
“It is disappointing that Ortom, who in the same interview describes himself as a child of God who believes in being lawful and respects the Nigerian constitution, felt the need to spread such a divisive lie.
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“In a period of heightened insecurity, our politicians should be working to bring us closer together, not risking further violence by dishonestly seeking to further divide us along ethnic or religious lines.
“Fortunately, the cheap, dog whistle politics behind Ortom’s falsehood are plain for all to see. He is not the first opportunistic politician who has attempted to sow discord amongst his country’s people in the run-up to an election; sadly, he will not be the last.
“The Nigerian people will see him for what he is: an opportunist flaunting his wares as the country prepares to elect its next president; a man fond of posing in military fatigue who expects the country to believe Nigeria’s top security personnel would share high-level confidential information with him. To be clear: they do not.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/with-heightened-insecurity-politicians-must-not-risk-further-violence-presidency/ | 2022-08-31T21:33:12Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/with-heightened-insecurity-politicians-must-not-risk-further-violence-presidency/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Video shows pastor arrested while watering plants; plans to file lawsuit
CHILDERSBURG, Al. (WBRC/Gray News) – An attorney for a Black pastor in Alabama who was arrested while watering his neighbor’s flowers in May is calling the incident “irrational, irresponsible and illegal.”
Police body camera footage released last week shows officers approaching Pastor Michael Jennings, of Vision of Abundant Life Church, and questioning why he’s at the house.
The 20-minute video shows the pastor being confronted and arrested by police.
Disclaimer: This video contains some foul language.
He identifies himself as “Pastor Jennings” and says he’s been asked to water the flowers while a neighbor is gone.
The officers asked Jennings for his identification, but he refused knowing he didn’t have to produce ID because he was not committing a crime.
Shortly after, Jennings walked away with the officers following behind.
In the video, Jennings can be heard telling police the gold SUV parked in the driveway that prompted the 911 call didn’t belong to him.
Jennings told officers his name and said his home was across the street.
The pastor was placed into handcuffs and sat down on nearby steps. He was charged with obstructing governmental operations.
The officers later spoke with the 911 caller, who confirmed Jennings would be watering her neighbor’s flowers since they are out of town and said, “this is probably my fault.”
The gold SUV seen on the property came back as registered to the neighbor who lived at the home where Jennings was watering flowers.
The charges against Jennings were dropped the following month. However, his attorney said they still plan to sue the department.
“These cases put law enforcement on notice and the country on notice that these types of interactions — thank God that Pastor Jennings had a cool head. He didn’t get aggressive or defensive in a sense, and he complied when the officers grabbed him,” civil rights attorney Harry Daniels said.
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 104 expected.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. In
Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Lower Columbia
Basin of Washington.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
&&
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639,
OR641, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the
Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon
and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will
be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper
level shortwave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
&&
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639,
OR641, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the
Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon
and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will
be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper
level shortwave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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Kennewick, Wash. Trooper Thorson of the Washington State Patrol posted a tweet about finding an unsecured load - a liquid container - on the Columbia Drive, State Route 395 roundabout in Kennewick. Whoever lost the container will have to contact Washington State Department of Transportation East Region to reclaim.
Liquid Container Dropped in Kennewick
- Photos by Trooper C. Thorson of the Washington State Patrol.
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...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper level shortwave. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691... The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper level shortwave. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. &&
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WASHINGTON STATE.-
To celebrate the start of a new school year and to support students in need, Maverick Cares is hosting its annual Back-To-School event today.
4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies, snacks, and tickets for local activities will be handed out at 11 Maverick gaming locations across the state, including Pasco and Yakima, from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday, August, 31st.
Families can sign up in advance to reserve backpacks for pickup.
The two locations participating locally are:
The Caribbean Casino, 1901 Boggess Lane, Yakima
The Crazy Moose Casino, 510 S. 20th, Pasco
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 104 expected.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon. In
Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Lower Columbia
Basin of Washington.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
&&
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639,
OR641, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the
Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon
and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will
be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper
level shortwave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
&&
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR639,
OR641, AND WA691...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES OR639, OR641, AND WA691...
The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 639 East Slopes of the
Northern Oregon Cascades, 641 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon
and 691 Lower Columbia Basin.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.
* IMPACTS...An increase in fire weather spread and activity will
be possible as winds increase associated with a passing upper
level shortwave.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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UPDATE: 8/31/22 1:05 p.m.
Benton PUD crews have restored power to the Reata Road area in west Kennewick.
Benton PUD crews responded to the outage around 12 p.m. Wednesday. 908 customers were without power.
According to the PUD the outage was the result of farm equipment striking a power pole on Badger Canyon Road.
Anyone still experiencing lost power should contact the Benton PUD outage line at 1-888-582-2176.
12:15 p.m. 8/31/22
Benton PUD crews are responding to a power outage in West Kennewick near Reata Road.
Currently 908 customers are impacted by the outage.
There is currently no estimate for when power will be restored.
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(NEXSTAR) – For the first time in nearly a decade, Sam’s Club will raise its membership fee, joining a slew of other retailers and services that have raised such fees this year.
In a letter addressed to members that was shared with Nexstar Wednesday, Sam’s Club President and CEO Kathryn McLay said the fees for Club members and Plus members will rise on October 17. This comes just weeks after Sam’s Club reduced its Club membership fee for a limited time to $8 for new members.
For Club members, annual fees will increase by $5, from $45 to $50 per year. The Club membership fee has been the same for nine years, according to McLay. For Plus members, who will see their first price change since 1999, the fee will rise from $100 to $110 per year.
“We are mindful of the financial pressure on wallets right now,” McLay wrote. “So, this year’s renewal is on us. We’re giving back $5 in Sam’s Cash to Club members and $10 in Sam’s Cash to Plus members shortly after renewal.”
The Sam’s Cash offset may be limited to one per member if you have multiple memberships. This offer is valid from October 17 until October 16, 2023.
In March, Costco CFO Richard Galanti discussed the possibility of a membership hike in the near future, “especially in light of companies like Amazon and Netflix raising their fees” earlier in the year.
Netflix raised its monthly costs in January, with prices rising by about $1 to $2, depending on the plan. They will also soon add a lower-priced, ad-supported plan soon but an official date hasn’t yet been announced. In February, Amazon Prime’s annual cost jumped – this also impacts streaming through Amazon.
In early August, Disney announced its three streaming services – Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ – will become more expensive. These price hikes come as Disney rolls out an ad-supported Disney+ subscription that it announced earlier this year.
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Shares of alternative accommodations platform Airbnb (ABNB) have been clobbered, down significantly from their highs just north of $200 per share. From peak to trough, the stock fell 55%. Such a decline is indicative of a looming recession and waning demand. While there are potentially harsh headwinds in the firm’s future, recent quarters suggest demand is still holding strong.
Peak summer travel season and tremendous pent-up vacation demand could pave the way for more promising quarters up ahead. Still, many pundits agree that a recession (hopefully a mild one) could be in store in less than a year. Undoubtedly, resilient demand can go bust in a hurry as the magnitude of stress on consumer balance sheets intensifies from ongoing inflation and layoffs concentrated in the tech sector.
Indeed, Airbnb had to lay off 1,900 employees (25% of its workforce) in the second quarter. As the company braces itself for one of the worst economic contractions in its history, questions linger as to what the recovery trajectory will look like and when it will happen.
Airbnb Faces a Hurricane of Headwinds as 2023 Recession Looms
The business of hotels, vacations, and bookings is economically sensitive. Ultimately, the timing of Airbnb’s recovery will be tied to the severity of the looming recession. If it’s mild, Airbnb may already have ripped the band-aid off in anticipation of waning demand. However, if the rate-driven recession proves harsher than many on Wall Street expect, it’s tough to draw a line in the land with Airbnb stock or any of its peers in the leisure space.
At writing, shares of ABNB trade at 9.8x sales, 58x trailing earnings (around 46.7x forward earnings), and 46.7x cash flow. Airbnb has a wonderful platform, but I’d not be comfortable paying up such multiples for a firm in the face of a recession whose severity remains a major question mark.
Following the Fed’s latest Jackson Hole comments, rate cuts next year seem to be off the table. This doesn’t bode well for high-multiple tech or for hopes that we can steer clear of a recession in the new year. Further, the “soft-landing” that the Fed once wished to engineer may be far harder to achieve.
Given such dire economic storm clouds, I am neutral on Airbnb stock. I’m a massive fan of the asset-light platform and its dominance in vacation stays and experiences.
However, the recession risks seem a tad too high versus the potential rewards at today’s valuations. As such, I’d wait for a more opportune time before jumping into a name that’s sure to come roaring out of the gate once storm clouds dissipate.
Airbnb Could Continue to Snowball, Even in a Recession
Though it may be difficult for Airbnb to take share as the travel and leisure market takes a hit in an economic downturn, I expect it will look to make the most of a bad situation. It’s the firms that play their bad hands well that investors should strive to buy during times of economic turmoil. Though Airbnb has reduced its workforce by a quarter, the firm still seems to be staying on its toes to stay ahead of its big-league rivals in the vacation space.
Stays and experiences are a lucrative market that has drawn in rivals from the hotel and booking industries. Airbnb’s offering may be replicable, but its network is tough to stack up against. It’s not just a depth of offerings that puts Airbnb head and shoulders above its peers (like Vrbo); the firm is constantly looking to improve the experiential factor for guests and hosts.
At the end of the day, many hosts will draw in guests and vice-versa. In that regard, Airbnb remains a king among men in its niche corner of the travel and leisure space.
Recently, Airbnb shed light on its “anti-party” technology to draw in more hosts. A significant issue with “Airbnb-ing” your property is the potential for damages, unreasonable noise, and excessive clean-up in the event of parties.
Airbnb aims to solve partying risks hosts take with screening technology rolling out in Canada and the U.S. The tech uses new algorithms to discover and prevent people who use its platform from throwing parties.
Indeed, the anti-party tech seems pretty straightforward. If a guest looks to throw any sort of festivities, they run the risk of being banned from the platform. Though it’s not cutting-edge tech by any stretch of the imagination, I view such initiatives as a potential boon to the number of experiences over time.
Airbnb is already the go-to place for hosts and guests. Its sheer size can allow it to snowball rapidly and increase the gap between it and its peers.
Looking ahead, I’d look for Airbnb to implement more features to increase the experience for hosts and guests. As it does, it could prove challenging to dethrone Airbnb — the Uber (UBER) of the alternative accommodations space.
What is the Target Price for ABNB Stock?
Turning to Wall Street, ABNB stock comes in as a Moderate Buy. Out of 30 analyst ratings, there are 12 Buys, 17 Holds, and one Sell.
The average Airbnb price target is $134.04, implying upside potential of 19.1%. Analyst price targets range from a low of $95.00 per share to a high of $197.00 per share.
Conclusion: Wonderful Company, Suspect Valuation
Airbnb can’t seem to do any wrong. The firm will rise out of the 2023 recession. In the meantime, all eyes will be on the trajectory of demand as consumer sentiment looks to take a sharp turn lower. Airbnb stock has crumbled quite a bit already. That said, it may have another leg lower before it can bottom out and be constructive again. While I wouldn’t bet against the dominant play, I’d be extra cautious as the multiple leaves the stock vulnerable if rates settle at a much higher level. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/could-airbnb-stock-be-weighed-down-by-a-coming-recession | 2022-08-31T21:38:58Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/could-airbnb-stock-be-weighed-down-by-a-coming-recession | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Climbing into a cattle water tank and floating down a river may seem an odd way to spend an afternoon, but in Nebraska “tanking” is a summer pastime.
The tanks, usually metal or plastic and about 8 feet in diameter, provide plenty of room for picnic tables, coolers and entire families.
Now they may include something else: tourists.
Nebraska’s Tourism Commission is pitching tanking as just one reason for people to add the state to their vacation list. The quirkiness goes hand in hand with the state’s tourism slogan: “Nebraska. Honestly, it’s not for everyone.”
While Illinois has Chicago and Missouri the St. Louis Arch, other Midwestern states without obvious destinations – such as Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas – have to work a little harder for tourism dollars.
For example, while the off-beat campaign helped Nebraska boost its pre-pandemic 2019 traveler spending to $3.5 billion, it pales in comparison to Illinois’ 2019 figure of $43.1 billion or Missouri’s $17.7 billion.
Having room to grow isn’t necessarily a problem, according to Dipra Jha, a hospitality business management professor at Washington State University. He said it’s a chance for tourism directors to get more creative with how they draw in visitors.
“These states are true tourism underdogs,” Jha said. “They’re less discovered, so there’s a sense of mystery about them. There’s an opportunity there to find something unique and build a reputation.”
Nebraska tourism director John Ricks said states should lean on eccentricity and unexpected treasures to counteract attitudes of what there is to do in the heartland.
He has his work cut out for him – when Ricks surveyed folks on what they thought of Nebraska, he said it got a bit rude.
“They were almost like knee-jerk responses,” he said. “‘No fun, flat and boring landscape, nothing to do blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.’”
Iowa and Kansas combat similar beliefs. These states have to go beyond the stock images of skylines, friends laughing in bars and trekking up hiking trails and appeal to travelers who want to discover and explore new places.
“We're just trying to rise above the level of sameness that a lot of tourism spots are, they all start to kind of look the same,” Iowa Tourism’s communications manager Jessica O’Riley said. “So we really wanted to find a way to break through that clutter.”
Iowa advertises its showy state fair, which boasts things like the famous butter cow sculpture, and the Field of Dreams, the site of the movie and more recently, a couple of Major League Baseball games. The state also highlights the biking paths that host RAGBRAI, the annual eight-day bike ride/party across Iowa.
Kansas promotes working ranches that moonlight as bed and breakfasts and its endless sunflower fields. And don’t forget the brisket, said Kansas tourism director Bridgette Jobe.
“Our barbecue stands up to any other barbecue anywhere,” she said. “Everybody has their favorite place and we will fight for that. And I love that, it’s one of those things that makes Kansas very special.”
Those types of perks give people a reason to look past their perceptions and try out the Midwest, Ricks said.
“You have to give people a really good reason why your state is different and intriguing,” he said. “Tell them that part, don’t tell them you got good restaurants and breweries, because those are things everybody has. Give them the unique reason why they should try out Nebraska.”
Jha said this strategy also comes down to using honesty to connect with the right type of tourist. Most visitors aren’t coming to the Midwest to live it up in cities buzzing with bars and shopping centers, and it could seem disingenuous for the heartland to pitch urban amenities.
“People are savvy enough to know what is plastic and what is authentic,” he said. “Highlighting nightlife in your small rural town will not make sense. But highlighting the endless sky and miles and miles of farmland for someone who wants to get out of New York City can be really attractive and authentic.”
Data from the tourism offices show the off-beat marketing may work. Before the pandemic shut down travel, visitor spending had been increasing steadily in each of the three states since 2016.
And O’Riley said once people start exploring Iowa, they’re not talking about “flyover country” anymore.
“We’re seeing that the perception of Iowa is changing. And the likelihood to visit it is increasing as well,” she said. “So we know if we can get Iowa in front of people, their eyes open like, ‘Oh my gosh, I had no idea. There was all this stuff hiding right here, and I just never knew about it.’”
While the pandemic brought tourism to a halt everywhere, a silver lining followed for states with wide open spaces. For people who want to stay away from crowds, get into nature and off of Zoom, the Midwest has lots to offer.
And Midwesterners shouldn’t be shy about talking their states up, Jobe said.
“It's okay for us to tell others how wonderful we are; it's just not in our nature to do so. We know we're a great state,” she said. “We just have never had that ability or that desire to proclaim that to the rest of the world. And we're trying to change that.”
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Tony Romo had a succinct message for Joe Buck: “You’re welcome.”
Buck and his broadcast partner, Troy Aikman, who left Fox Sports for ESPN this NFL offseason, both appeared on this week’s “The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” a joint venture between The Post and Sports Business Journal.
Romo reset the market for top-tier NFL broadcasters when he ignited a bidding war that culminated in a deal in which Romo got paid $17 million a year to remain at CBS. Marchand reported in The Post earlier this year that Aikman received a five-year deal worth a total of $90 million from ESPN while Buck is earning $75 million over five years from the network.
“I saw Romo at the Tahoe golf tournament,” Buck said on the podcast. “I was eating dinner with the guy I brought there to caddie. [Romo] walks by and he said, ‘You’re welcome.’ Then he kept walking.”
Elsewhere in the podcast, Buck revealed that he may very well have called his final baseball game.
“I’m not saying I’ll never do it again, but there’s a good chance I’ll never do it again,” Buck said.
Marchand followed up, asking him about Bob Costas saying he’d call minor league baseball one day.
“He’s been talking about that for 30 years!” Buck laughed. “Okay, go ahead! That doesn’t sound appealing to me. I’m good. I did two years of that. I’m fine.”
Buck’s father, Jack Buck, was the legendary long-time play-by-play man for the St. Louis Cardinals. The younger Buck also called Cardinals games for several years, and was Fox Sports’ voice of the World Series from 1996 through 2021.
Joe Davis and John Smoltz will now be Fox’s team for the World Series while Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen are replacing Buck and Aikman on the NFL this season.
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In recent years, David Smock served as physician for the Agape Boarding School, an unlicensed Christian institution located in Cedar County.
For two years, multiple people linked to Agape Boarding School have faced criticism, criminal charges and lawsuits over allegations of severe physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children.
On Monday, the teenage plaintiff and his mother filed a civil lawsuit in Cedar County, naming both Smock and the school as defendants. Court records do not disclose the plaintiff’s name.
The lawsuit alleges that in 2018 and 2019, the 14-year-old boy was sexually abused at Smock’s Cedar County compound.
The teenage plaintiff’s lawyers also argue that Smock “exposed the genitals of another student and made Plaintiff physically watch this conduct for defendant Smock’s sexual gratification.”
These events led to “medically significant” psychological injuries that require treatment, the boy’s attorneys argued in court documents filed Monday.
For each of the five counts of alleged abuse outlined in the lawsuit, the 14-year-old's lawyers asked the court to award the boy at least $25,000 in “actual damages.”
Agape Boarding School is accused of negligence for placing Smock “in a position of authority and access” to children around the time the alleged sexual misconduct occurred. The boy’s lawyers, who include Springfield City Councilman Craig Hosmer, argued that Agape “had a duty to protect students” from “inappropriate sexual conduct and contact.”
KSMU was not immediately able to reach attorneys for Smock and Agape Boarding School for comment on Tuesday, nor was the news outlet able to reach an attorney for the 14-year-old plaintiff.
The case is assigned to 28th Circuit Judge David R. Munton, but no court dates were set as of Tuesday afternoon.
Cases in progress
Smock, the doctor accused of child sex abuse, already faces numerous felony criminal charges filed in Missouri courts beginning in late 2021, as previously reported by the Kansas City Star and the Springfield News-Leader.
Cases were filed in Cedar County and Greene County. Charges include two counts of child molestation, two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child, two counts of enticement of a child, eight counts related to statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy, and one count of stalking.
In the criminal cases, Smock faces a motion hearing in Cedar County on Sept. 6, and a pre-trial conference in Greene County set for Nov. 29.
Five staffers at Agape Boarding School were also charged last year with low-level felonies related to allegations of abuse at the school. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt objected to those charges, advocating instead for more serious charges against a wider group of defendants. The staffers’ cases are currently working their way through the court system.
Agape Boarding School also faces at least 20 other civil lawsuits over allegations of child abuse, Missouri online court records show.
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Capital Economics wrote on the Chinese PMI results for August yesterday, and as part of the commentary was this:
- According to Capital Economics, 41 cities, responsible for 32% of China's GDP, are currently in the midst of outbreaks — the highest number since April.
"For now, the resulting disruption appears modest, but the threat of damaging lockdowns is growing," said Julian Evans-Pritchard, senior China economist at Capital Economics.
"And even if they are avoided, we expect growth to remain subdued going forward."
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That 32% is a concerning number. Damage to the Chinese economy is damage to the global economy. Something to keep an eye on.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Country music singer Kane Brown's U.S. 'Drunk or Dreaming Tour' will make a stop in Spokane in 2023.
Brown's tour will kick off in March and tour 23 cities in the U.S., including Spokane on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Brown's tour includes special guests Dustin Lynch and LOCASH.
The new tour follows the success of Brown’s Blessed & Free Tour, in which he visited all 29 NBA basketball arenas, and make him the first country artist in history to headline every NBA basketball arena in a single tour.
People will enjoy from Brown's famous songs like 'Lose It,' 'What Ifs,' 'Heaven,' 'Used to Love you Sober,' 'Homesick,' to mention others. Attendees will also enjoy from more country songs by Lynch and LOCASH.
Tickets for Brown's' concert range from $40.50 to $90.50 and go on sale online on Friday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. People can get their tickets online at TicketsWest.com. Pre-sale begins on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 10 a.m.
The concert will take place next year on Thursday, May 18, at 7 p.m. at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena located at 720 W Mallon Ave, in Spokane.
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BOISE, Idaho — The former Idaho state representative convicted of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern, Aaron von Ehlinger, is in court Wednesday afternoon for his sentencing verdict.
Aaron von Ehlinger, 39, would be required to register as a sex offender and could face up to life in prison at his sentencing.
Von Ehlinger, a Republican from Latah County, resigned his seat in the Idaho House a month after a legislative ethics committee found that he had committed "conduct unbecoming a representative" in his sexual pursuit of the intern and several other women who worked at the Statehouse.
Von Ehlinger has been held in the Ada County Jail since April, when a 12-person jury found him guilty of raping a 19-year-old statehouse intern that he worked with.
The former lawmaker has maintained his innocence throughout the process, insisting on the stand the two had consensual sex after going on a date and that it was "passionate."
Earlier this month, Ehlinger's defense filed a motion for a new trial, claiming that the state was "leading" one of the testifying witnesses, sexual assault nurse Ann Wardle, who testified to Doe's injuries and her statements about the incident after examining her.
At the trial, District Judge Michael Reardon responded saying, "There is no question if penetration occurred. The question was, was it consensual? The jury was free to believe or disbelieve the statements from the nurse, and they chose to believe her."
Aaron von Ehlinger's sentencing is set for Aug. 31 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise.
Reporter Alexandra Duggan will live-tweet from the courtroom.
Follow along on Twitter @dugganreports.
Live updates here:
3:51 p.m. VE testified, "Why not?" when asked why he was pursuing Doe, which the state brought up as a red flag.
3:50 p.m. Cox objects again. Reardon says he won't give these things significant weight but he will allow it.
3:48 p.m. Reardon: the things the court can take into consideration can include evidence of his past and uncharged/dismissed misconduct.
3:47 p.m State is referring to the 3 women who said they were uncomfortable by him from the ethics hearing last year at the statehouse. Cox objected because they are just allegations. Reardon said this was in the prosecutor's packet that Cox saw and read through.
3:45 p.m. "there is no sentence this court can give that can heal her scars." -Katelyn Farley.
3:44 p.m. State said he took a place she loved (the statehouse) and turned it into a place where she was taunted and harassed.
3:43 p.m State is asking for a protection order for essentially, forever. "The defendant's actions destroyed her dreams and career aspirations."
3:42 p.m. "I hope me coming forward can create a path for others to come forward." "I hope he rots behind those cold, metal bars."
3:40 p.m "I will never forget the strength and force of his grip."
3:36 p.m. State is providing a recorded impact statement from Doe. Cox is objecting because he wants to review the statement. Reardon: Victims are not required to provide this ahead of time. My inclination is to hear it.
3:34 p.m. We are beginning. Judge Michael Reardon is going over the charges and the trial verdict. The state wanted to address a recorded call between VE and his parents about the victim and the results of the trial. Reardon doesn't want to consider this today.
3:29 p.m. Jon Cox, von Ehlinger's attorney, entered the courtroom in a navy suit and a baby blue tie.
3:26 p.m. von Ehlinger is eyeing the gallery -- which is pretty much full.
3:23 p.m. Victim witness coordinators have also arrived.
3:18 p.m HAPPENING NOW: I am in the courtroom for Aaron von Ehlinger's sentencing, which is set to begin in 15 minutes. We've got nearly a full house of reporters and some citizens here in support of Jane Doe as well.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Stoked by the largest surplus in state history, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature devised a $500 million plan to send one-time tax refunds to millions of households. In a shock to some, GOP Gov. Mike Parson vetoed it.
Parson's objection: He wanted a bigger, longer-lasting tax cut.
“Now is the time for the largest income tax cut in our state’s history,” Parson declared as he called lawmakers back for a September special session to consider a $700 million permanent tax reduction.
Upon its likely approval, Missouri will join at least 32 states that already have enacted some type of tax cut or rebate this year — an astounding outpouring of billions of tax dollars back to the people. Idaho lawmakers are convening Thursday to consider more tax breaks, and Montana lawmakers also are weighing a special session for tax relief.
Flush with federal pandemic aid and their own surging tax revenue, states have cut income tax rates for individuals and businesses, expanded tax deductions for families and retirees, pared back property taxes, waived sales taxes on groceries and suspended motor fuel taxes to offset inflationary price spikes. Many also have provided immediate tax rebates.
Republicans and Democrats alike have joined the tax-cutting trend during a midterm election year.
Yet divisions have emerged about how far to go. While Democrats generally have favored targeted tax breaks and one-time rebates, some Republicans have pressed for permanent income tax rate reductions that could lower tax bills — and state revenue — for years to come. Parson describes it as “real, lasting relief.”
Some budget analysts warn that permanent tax cuts could strain states during a future recession. The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters this year, meeting one informal sign of a recession.
“Quite simply, relying on the current surplus to fund permanent tax changes isn’t fiscally sustainable, or responsible, and will ultimately require cuts to state services,” said Amy Blouin, president and CEO of the Missouri Budget Project, a nonprofit that analyzes fiscal policies.
For some states, the current surpluses are unlike anything they've previously seen.
The 2022 fiscal year, which ended June 30 for most states, marked the second straight year of large growth in tax collections after economic shutdowns triggered declines early in the coronavirus pandemic. Many states reported their largest-ever surpluses, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers.
“I don’t think there’s been a time in history where states are better equipped to ride out a potential recession,” said Timothy Vermeer, senior state tax policy analyst at the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. “A majority, if not all, of the rainy day funds are in a really healthy position.”
States implementing tax cuts
Income tax rate cuts have passed in 13 states this year, already equaling last year's historic total, according to the Tax Foundation. Republicans control the legislatures in all of those states except New York, where Democrats who wield power accelerated the timetable for a previously approved tax rate reduction.
Republican-led Arkansas was the most recent to take action during an August special session. A new law will speed up a gradual income tax rate reduction enacted last year and provide a one-time inflationary tax credit. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson described the $500 million package as “a transfer of wealth from the government to the taxpayer" that "could not have come at a more important time.”
Nationwide, inflation is at a 40-year-high, raising prices on most good and services and squeezing incomes.
Which states are sending out rebate checks?
At least 15 states have approved one-time rebates from their surpluses, including 10 led by Democratic governors and legislatures, four by Republicans and one — Virginia — with split partisan control.
Democratic-led California, which posted a record $97 billion surplus, is sending rebates of between $200 and $1,050 to individuals earning less than $250,000 annually and households earning less than $500,000.
All four GOP-controlled states providing rebates — Georgia, Indiana, Idaho and South Carolina — also made permanent income tax rate cuts.
Though often popular, tax rebates do little to fight inflation and “may actually be counterproductive” by enabling additional consumer spending on items in scarce supply and thus contributing to higher prices, said Hernan Moscoso Boedo, an economist at the University of Cincinnati.
Still, big surpluses coupled with inflation make rebates a tempting option for politicians, especially during an election year.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican facing a re-election challenge from Democrat Stacey Abrams, has been among the most aggressive tax-cutters. He signed legislation gradually reducing the income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99%. He also signed a measure providing a $1.1 billion tax rebate, with up to $250 for individuals and $500 for couples. He has proposed an additional $2 billion in income and property tax rebates. And after a law temporarily suspending the state's gas tax expired in May, Kemp extended the gas tax break through mid-September.
"We’re trying to help Georgians fight through this tough time," Kemp said.
In Colorado, legislative staff estimate it will cost $2.7 million to carry out legislation expediting an income tax refund of $750 for individuals and $1,500 for couples. The constitutionally mandated refund of surplus revenue was originally due to be paid next year but is being distributed now — along with a letter from Democratic Gov. Jared Polis touting it as inflation relief.
Polis, who is up for re-election in November, had been a previous critic of the automatic refund provision. His Republican challenger, Heidi Ganahl, is accusing him of “hypocrisy.”
Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, has called the Legislature back for a special session starting Thursday to consider more tax breaks.
He's proposing to use part of the state's projected $2 billion budget surplus for a $500 million income tax rebate this year. He also wants to cut more than $150 million annually by creating a flat 5.8% income tax rate starting next year. That comes after the state reduced the top tax rate each of the last two years.
“Folks, this is conservative governing in action,” Little said while asserting the tax cuts still would leave enough money to boost education funding by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Montana lawmakers are weighing whether to convene a special session later in September to provide tax breaks from a budget surplus. A proposal calls for giving $1,000 rebates to homeowners who paid property taxes during the past two years. It also would provide income tax rebates of $1,250 for individuals and $2,500 for couples.
Montana's Republican House and Senate majority leaders said in a joint statement that the rebates would offer help “as soon as possible with expenses such as gas, groceries, school supplies and so much more.” But some lawmakers, including term-limited GOP Rep. Frank Garner, have expressed reluctance.
“My first concern is if this proposal is driven by an imminent emergency or by those wanting to write checks to voters because their emergency is merely an imminent election,” Garner wrote in an opinion column.
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Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical that has many uses around the house, including cleaning, disinfecting, and stain removal. It can also be used to wash produce and even whiten carpets.
In the past, many people used hydrogen peroxide to treat minor cuts and scrapes. But VERIFY found that health experts now warn against using it to clean wounds because it can irritate the skin and kill healthy cells.
After VERIFY fact-checked why people shouldn’t use hydrogen peroxide on wounds anymore, the team got multiple questions about the safety of using hydrogen peroxide for other reasons. VERIFY viewer Thelma specifically asked whether it’s safe to gargle with hydrogen peroxide. Another viewer asked if it is okay to use hydrogen peroxide as a mouth rinse.
THE QUESTION
Is it safe to gargle with hydrogen peroxide?
THE SOURCES
- Cleveland Clinic
- Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental, family and cosmetic dentist office in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Callan White, DDS, general dentist at Asheville Family Dentistry in Asheville, North Carolina
THE ANSWER
It is safe to gargle with hydrogen peroxide if it’s been diluted with water.
WHAT WE FOUND
Dentists often recommend using hydrogen peroxide to improve oral health, according to Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental. In a blog post, the Raleigh, North Carolina-based dental office explains that gargling with hydrogen peroxide as a mouth rinse can help with several oral health issues, including reducing gum inflammation, especially when combined with brushing and flossing, and it can help soothe a sore throat. Many people also use hydrogen peroxide as a mouth rinse because it can help whiten teeth.
But Cleveland Clinic and Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental both say gargling with hydrogen peroxide is only safe to use as a mouth rinse if it is diluted with water first. It is also safe to use store-bought mouthwash that contains hydrogen peroxide, Cleveland Clinic says.
“To maximize the effects of hydrogen peroxide – and to use it safely – you must first dilute it,” Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental writes on its website. “The familiar brown bottle found in stores contains 3% hydrogen peroxide, which is too strong for oral use.”
More from VERIFY : No, it’s not safe to mix bleach with other household cleaners
Callan White, a general dentist at Asheville Family Dentistry, also told VERIFY it is safe to use diluted hydrogen peroxide as a mouth rinse as long as people “focus on the concentration and duration of use.”
To create a mouth rinse, you should dilute hydrogen peroxide from 3% to 1% by mixing two parts water with one part hydrogen peroxide. Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental says you can also mix ½ cup of water with ¼ cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide to make a 1% hydrogen peroxide rinse that is safe to gargle. Anything stronger than that is likely to cause mouth irritation, according to White.
“A higher concentration of hydrogen peroxide is not ideal, and long-term use at a higher concentration is not beneficial at all, and actually can start to harm tissue there,” White said.
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Once you have gargled with diluted hydrogen peroxide for about 60 seconds, you should spit it out immediately – do not swallow it. That’s because swallowing hydrogen peroxide can irritate the tissues in your throat, according to Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental.
“Swallowing undiluted hydrogen peroxide can even burn the organs of your digestive tract and cause bleeding there,” Williams, Daily & Frazier Dental says. “Swallowing even a small amount of diluted hydrogen peroxide can cause stomach pain and possible vomiting.”
While there are some risks associated with gargling diluted hydrogen peroxide, such as potential mouth irritation, using it as a mouth rinse can provide some additional oral health benefits, such as helping to fight periodontal (gum) disease or gingivitis, when used in combination with brushing and flossing.
“It's a very easy cost-effective way to help yourself out with mouth rinses or gargling,” White said.
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Pat Chun’s job as the athletic director at a Power Five school calls for publicly exuding optimism.
When Washington State was forced to replace its football coach midseason in 2021, some of that optimism waned.
"There was a likelihood we weren’t going to win another game the rest of the year,” Chun said, recalling the 2021 season.
What Chun didn’t know at the time was that the interim coach he chose to take over in a time of upheaval would be able to unite the Cougars. The season ended with growing momentum buoyed by victories and a clear choice for the team's next leader, Jake Dickert.
“It’s been really refreshing to be a part of, but really inspiring,” Chun said. “Anytime you watch anybody persevere and thrive in adverse situations, it’s really inspiring to watch and I think a lot of us are really optimistic about what could happen this season just because of what we’ve been able to see.”
Dickert’s first full season as a head coach gets underway Saturday when the Cougars host Idaho. But for the 39-year-old, it’s about more than that. It’s about certainty in a life as a coaching nomad. It’s about stability for a football program that’s faced turbulence the past five years.
It’s about the chance to build a new foundation.
“We need to reestablish ourselves and this isn’t a one-year journey. That’s success to me and just providing stability to our program,” Dickert said. “That’s a player’s thing, and it’s a coach’s thing, and as we keep establishing ourselves of how we want to do it, I think that’s the biggest thing coming out of year one.”
Dickert, who entered last season as the defensive coordinator, was never a head coach until he was asked to take over when Nick Rolovich was fired for failing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees. There were those who supported Rolovich and those who didn’t.
Dickert found a way to be a unifying force. The Cougars went 3-2 after Dickert took over, with one of those losses coming by two points to a ranked BYU team the week Rolovich was fired.
“After that BYU game, when we lost by an extra point, that locker room changed,” Dickert said. “They were like, ‘This is all we need. We got everything to be successful and finish this year out.'"
That was the start of an ongoing audition that eventually landed Dickert the job. His credentials, while notable, never would have landed him on Chun's radar in a traditional coaching search.
He put the finishing touch on his application when the Cougar flag — Ol' Crimson — was planted in the turf of Husky Stadium after the largest margin of victory for Washington State in the history of the Apple Cup. That, combined with a vision for how to move the program forward, was enough for Chun.
“I walked away from that game, just saying whatever happens, I’ve done everything I possibly could and if it doesn’t happen, I can walk away being really proud of the work that that group did,” Dickert said.
Stability is a big deal for Dickert and his family, and the Palouse fits with his Wisconsin background. He happily talks about the ability to leave work and be at an event involving one of his three kids in five minutes, be there and present, and go back to work later if needed.
One of the lasting images from his introductory news conference last December was Dickert’s daughter Rylee giving him a hug with a look of excitement and relief on her face.
“She’s got a big heart and when I got a chance to tell her that we’re gonna stay it was emotional for our whole family,” Dickert said. “Just to know, ‘I don’t have to change schools. I don’t have to make new friends.’ Because she’s at that age, that 10-year-old age, where she gets it. So that was a culmination of that moment.”
Maintaining the desired stability means building on Washington State’s run of seven bowl games over the past nine seasons. It means being near the top of the conference standings going into the final weeks on a regular basis. It means more than just one Apple Cup win.
“One of the things the last three years taught me is that fit is so incredibly important. Fit in place and fit in people,” Dickert said. “When you’re making the climb, you’re just a young guy, you’re like, ’I’ll do anything to get there.' And then you realize how important those other two factors are." | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/washington-state-cougars/jake-dickert-talks-success-at-washington-st/293-04b03322-d3b6-4599-8c99-bcb0f57aca92 | 2022-08-31T21:54:36Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaaf/washington-state-cougars/jake-dickert-talks-success-at-washington-st/293-04b03322-d3b6-4599-8c99-bcb0f57aca92 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
August fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit new 12-year high
Over 31,000 fires were detected in Brazil's portion of the Amazon rainforest this August, marking the highest number for the month since 2010, according to data from Brazil's space research institute, INPE.
Why it matters: The new fire data comes just weeks after Brazil's space agency published data showing deforestation in the Amazon hit a new record during the first half of 2022.
- The new data indicates that 2022 will likely be another severe year for deforestation of the rainforest, which reached a 15-year high in 2021.
The Amazon — the world's largest tropical rainforest — is a bastion of biodiversity and a crucial climate change buffer that stores vast quantities of planet-warming carbon dioxide.
- Research published earlier this year revealed most of the rainforest as likely struggling to recover from wildfires, droughts and human-caused disturbances and risk transforming into dry savannah.
- A study from last year also found segments of the Amazon rainforest emitting more carbon dioxide than they could absorb because of accelerating rates of deforestation and climate shifts due to human-caused global warming.
By the numbers: INPE observed a total of 31,513 fire alerts through satellite monitoring in Brazil's Amazon in the first 30 days of August, blowing past the 30,900 blazes the institute detected in August 2019.
- The August 2019 fires gripped the world's attention just months after President Jair Bolsonaro took office, prompting G7 nations to give Brazil a $20 million aid package.
- The institute recorded 45,018 fires throughout Brazil's Amazon in August 2010 — the highest number for that month since INPE starting maintaining records in 1998.
- INPE has detected 44,419 fires so far in 2022, though peak fire season for the region typically continues into September.
Yes, but: The data does not specify the severity of the fires, how they started or how many acres of rainforest have been destroyed by fires so far this year.
The big picture: Brazil is just weeks away from holding its October presidential election, with recent polls showing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva leading incumbent Bolsonaro.
- Deforestation of Brazil's Amazon has accelerated since the start of Bolsonaro's presidency in January 2019.
- Bolsonaro campaigned in 2018 on opening up the rainforest to new economic ventures and reforming environmental policies meant to slow deforestation, including fines for illegal logging, hunting and fishing. He also cut the budget for the country's main environmental agency by 24% after assuming office.
- Brazil joined more than 100 world leaders in a commitment to halt and reverse the deforestation of the world's forests by 2030.
- Lula has proposed policies which attempt to balance protecting the Amazon with the interest of Brazil's agriculture industry, such as offering farm loans to spur soybeans and corn cultivation on underused pasture land, according to Reuters.
Go deeper: Devastating Pakistan floods likely have climate change ties | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/31/brazil-amazon-rainforest-august-fires | 2022-08-31T21:55:31Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/08/31/brazil-amazon-rainforest-august-fires | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dylan Cage’s Top Projections (YD ★★: P, K11★★: LD8/SB13.2/BB84*)!\nMandatory Min $ DP - #5 of my best overall prospect plays; my value system was completely based on ADPS last Sunday...their numbers didn’t change during their two sim plays and in general (ADPS was a big problem last month - see Sunday Night Game GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan’s Democratic candidates held a canvassing rally in Grand Rapids Wednesday afternoon two months before the midterm election.
Dana Nessel is running for re-election for attorney general while Hillary Scholten is running for Congress.
Nessel stressed how important the role of attorney general is as it relates to women’s abortion rights while the Board of Canvassers debated on if the subject will hold a spot on the ballot this November.
"For the first time, we are facing a situation here in the state of Michigan where women won't have the right to make decisions about their own bodies, and their healthcare is going to be significantly compromised," Nessel warns.
Nessel says she has been “fighting tenaciously” in favor of abortion in the state, describing the 1931 ban on abortion as “draconian.”
She was unable to offer any comment on the Board of Canvassers but says a court will consider the Reproductive Freedom For All initiative.
READ MORE: Reproductive Freedom For All collects of 753K signatures for abortion rights | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/nessel-scholten-hold-canvassing-rally-in-grand-rapids | 2022-08-31T21:56:41Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/nessel-scholten-hold-canvassing-rally-in-grand-rapids | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As if entertainment legend Dolly Parton hasn't conquered everything, she's now launching a new line of pet apparel inspired by her signature fun and glitzy style.
The pet accessories and apparel line will be called "Doggy Parton" and will run in partnership with SportPet Designs.
Fans can dress their furry loved ones up in down-home looks sold through the brand's website and on Amazon.com.
Customers will be helping a good cause, as a portion of the profits from product sales will be donated to the animal rescue and welfare group, Willa B. Farms.
Parton said, "my love for pets is stronger than ever," as she hopes to help customers give their pets some "Dolly flair." | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/dolly-parton-announces-new-pet-apparel-line-called-doggy-parton | 2022-08-31T21:56:59Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/dolly-parton-announces-new-pet-apparel-line-called-doggy-parton | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Five thousand people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a neurological disease called ALS every year. Medical experts say it typically takes an average of two years to diagnose, but new research will likely make that timetable a lot shorter.
In 2019, Mark Weston and his wife, Kathleen, had their retirement all planned out.
"We were all set up for a sail off into the sunset and have a really fun retirement," Weston said. "We had, we bought a house on the coast of Maine several months earlier."
A week before the big move, he got a life-changing diagnosis.
"I got diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease," Weston said.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
"In the case of what I have, which is called limb onset ALS, you begin to lose the ability to do stuff like walk or stand up and sit down without assistance," Weston said. "Eventually, all the motor neurons fail, and you essentially become paralyzed and can no longer breathe."
There's no cure and no effective treatment as of yet. Weston wanted to contribute to research, so he asked to be a part of drug trials.
"And they said, 'Well, you're in a spot where you've had symptoms long enough that you're not that interesting to the drug investigators, to the sponsors of these experimental drugs,'" Weston recalled. "They want people who are more freshly symptomatic because you get better results."
He was still craving a sense of purpose.
"What am I going to do with my time?" Weston said. "I can't ride my horse anymore. I had to sell my motorcycle. I had to sell my bicycle. I can't even go hiking."
Weston says he was happy to learn of a research study that uses artificial intelligence to accurately document the progression of the disease. The hope is that it would help diagnose ALS earlier so people like Weston could be a part of drug trials.
"To me, it's like science fiction where they pinpoint different parts of your face and your musculature and your eye expressions," Weston said.
The nonprofit responsible for the study is EverythingALS. Indu Navar started it after losing her husband to ALS.
"Through that journey, I just realized that how behind we are in bringing, you know, technology and real innovation to these diseases, especially brain disease," Navar said.
The program uses sensors to track the degeneration of movement, speech and facial expressions over time. Participants are asked to do the 15-minute session once a month for five months.
"We measure the speech and video of people like the facial changes and gait changes, like how they move their balances and how they breathe and how they type, how they move their fingers," Navar said.
Navar says the research has been going great so far with 1,000 participants in only 14 months. She says she expects to put something in front of the FDA by the end of the year. What's really cool, is that she's using technology her husband created in the study.
"I really don't want him to be known as somebody who was lost to the disease," Navar said. "I want him to be known as somebody who solved, who helped solve the disease." | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 2022-08-31T21:57:05Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Georgia prosecutor announced earlier this week that 26 alleged gang members were charged in connection to homes of Atlanta athletes and celebrities being burglarized.
On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the indictments against alleged members of the Drug Rich gang, who are accused of committing carjacking, kidnapping, armed robberies, shootings, and home invasions, the Associated Press reported.
According to the 220-count indictment, celebrities targeted include singer Mariah Carey, reality TV star Marlo Hampton, Atlanta United player Brad Guzan and Atlanta Falcons player Calvin Ridley.
Willis added that the alleged suspects victimized social media influencers, the Associated Press reported.
“What they do is target people who show their wealth on social media,” Willis said during a press conference, the AP reported. “So I do have a message for the public: Where it is kind of fun to put your things on social media and show off, unfortunately these gangs are becoming more savvy, more sophisticated in the way that they target you.”
According to Willis, 18 of the 26 defendants charged are in custody, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 2022-08-31T21:57:12Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Wyoming lawmakers are considering removing election-related duties from the office of secretary of state.
The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee passed a motion during a Thursday meeting to draft a bill to create a separate office to administer the state’s elections. The effort was in direct response to Rep. Chuck Gray, R-Casper, securing the Republican nomination for secretary of state.
“I’m concerned based on some of the rhetoric and some of the mailers I saw in regards to our most likely upcoming secretary of state that we may be in a precarious position when it comes to election administration for the next four years,” said committee co-chair Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, R-Cheyenne, who introduced the motion.
Audits before and after the 2020 election in Wyoming indicated 100% accuracy. Gray, however, campaigned heavily on unsupported claims about voter fraud, saying there were “tremendous problems” with the security of Wyoming’s elections. This week, the State Canvassing Board certified the results of the 2022 primary election after an enhanced audit indicated zero issues across all 23 counties.
Gray did not respond to WyoFile’s request for comment.
Lawmakers moved several other election-related matters forward during the meeting, including a bill to open Wyoming’s primary election using ranked-choice voting.
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While the committee passed the motion to explore the possibility of having a separate state agency in charge of elections, the vote was not unanimous. Sen. Charles Scott, R-Casper, spoke against it.
Voters who supported Gray in the primary election would “rightfully feel insulted if we tried to take a major portion of the responsibilities away before the guy’s even had a chance,” he said.
Scott also pointed to recent history.
“We’ve been down this road before in the education area. There was consequences [that] were most unfortunate,” he said in reference to former State Superintendent of Public Instruction Cindy Hill.
After Hill refused to implement legislation, Gov. Matt Mead signed a bill into law in 2013 that stripped Hill of most of her authority, rendering her position largely ceremonial. A lengthy legal battle ensued, with the Wyoming Supreme Court declaring the removal of powers unconstitutional.
Like most states, Wyoming’s secretary of state administers elections, which includes providing residents with election information. The office also prepares a campaign guide for candidates and collects campaign finances.
In recent years, that workload has ballooned in a very specific way, according to Monique Meese, former policy advisor to the office.
“Election records requests have become exponentially greater since the 2020 election on a variety of data points,” she said. Meese recently resigned from the position as a direct result of Gray’s primary election victory, according to the Cowboy State Daily.
When Wyoming voters raised questions about the state’s elections in 2020, Secretary of State Ed Buchanan spent a considerable amount of time traveling the state to give presentations on election integrity and security. Buchanan’s office also looked into allegations of voter fraud, but no evidence ever surfaced.
Creating an office solely devoted to election duties would address this new workload, according to Zwonitzer, who said it would also be able to perform additional audits, including of political spending. Currently, there is no automatic audit mechanism for campaign finances, so a review of filings only takes place if the office receives a complaint about a report.
“You’d be able to go after transparency when it came to dark money and really strengthen and buffer our election security,” Zwonitzer said.
The new office would be overseen by the state’s top five elected officials – the governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and superintendent of public instruction – who would also appoint its director, Zwonitzer said.
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Following controversy and a legal battle involving the process to replace Jillian Balow earlier this year when she resigned from her position as superintendent of public instruction, lawmakers are looking to change how the state fills certain vacancies.
The committee is working on a bill from the 2022 session which would create, for example, a special election in the case of a vacancy in the governor’s office.
“I’ve certainly heard the concerns for six months now that we may want to have a better system, and this [bill] is at least one option,” Zwonitzer said.
The more elections that are held, however, the fewer people come out to them, according to Kai Schon, director of the secretary of state’s Election Division. Another concern with the bill is the cost, which would be shouldered solely by the counties.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” Scott said in opposition. Sen. Danny Eyre, R-Lyman, disagreed.
“I believe the system is broken, or at least we can do better,” he said, adding that low voter participation is preferable to the current system that involves political parties making appointments.
The committee voted to work together with county clerks and the secretary of state’s office to draft a bill that’s neither cost prohibitive nor disruptive to other elections.
The committee plans to meet again in October.
UPDATE: Schon has plans to leave the secretary of state’s office and is looking for work elsewhere, according to his LinkedIn account. He did not respond to WyoFile’s request for comment by press time Friday.
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Five thousand people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a neurological disease called ALS every year. Medical experts say it typically takes an average of two years to diagnose, but new research will likely make that timetable a lot shorter.
In 2019, Mark Weston and his wife, Kathleen, had their retirement all planned out.
"We were all set up for a sail off into the sunset and have a really fun retirement," Weston said. "We had, we bought a house on the coast of Maine several months earlier."
A week before the big move, he got a life-changing diagnosis.
"I got diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease," Weston said.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
"In the case of what I have, which is called limb onset ALS, you begin to lose the ability to do stuff like walk or stand up and sit down without assistance," Weston said. "Eventually, all the motor neurons fail, and you essentially become paralyzed and can no longer breathe."
There's no cure and no effective treatment as of yet. Weston wanted to contribute to research, so he asked to be a part of drug trials.
"And they said, 'Well, you're in a spot where you've had symptoms long enough that you're not that interesting to the drug investigators, to the sponsors of these experimental drugs,'" Weston recalled. "They want people who are more freshly symptomatic because you get better results."
He was still craving a sense of purpose.
"What am I going to do with my time?" Weston said. "I can't ride my horse anymore. I had to sell my motorcycle. I had to sell my bicycle. I can't even go hiking."
Weston says he was happy to learn of a research study that uses artificial intelligence to accurately document the progression of the disease. The hope is that it would help diagnose ALS earlier so people like Weston could be a part of drug trials.
"To me, it's like science fiction where they pinpoint different parts of your face and your musculature and your eye expressions," Weston said.
The nonprofit responsible for the study is EverythingALS. Indu Navar started it after losing her husband to ALS.
"Through that journey, I just realized that how behind we are in bringing, you know, technology and real innovation to these diseases, especially brain disease," Navar said.
The program uses sensors to track the degeneration of movement, speech and facial expressions over time. Participants are asked to do the 15-minute session once a month for five months.
"We measure the speech and video of people like the facial changes and gait changes, like how they move their balances and how they breathe and how they type, how they move their fingers," Navar said.
Navar says the research has been going great so far with 1,000 participants in only 14 months. She says she expects to put something in front of the FDA by the end of the year. What's really cool, is that she's using technology her husband created in the study.
"I really don't want him to be known as somebody who was lost to the disease," Navar said. "I want him to be known as somebody who solved, who helped solve the disease." | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 2022-08-31T22:15:23Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Board of Canvassers on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
The two Democrats on the board voted in favor but getting the measure on the ballot required at least three votes of the four-member board. The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign, which gathered signatures to get the measure on the ballot, is expected to appeal to the Democratic-leaning Michigan Supreme Court in the coming days.
The Bureau of Elections last week verified that the ballot initiative petition contained enough valid signatures for the amendment to qualify for the ballot and recommended that the state Board of Canvassers approve the measure.
Michigan's 1931 law — which abortion opponents had hoped would be triggered by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade in June — remains blocked after months of court battles. A state judge ruled Aug. 19 that Republican county prosecutors couldn’t enforce the ban, saying it was “in the public’s best interest to let the people of the great state of Michigan decide this matter at the ballot box."
Abortion rights have become a powerful motivator for voters since Roe was overturned. In conservative Kansas, voters overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outright, and the issue has swayed votes in special elections for Congress, including in a battleground district in upstate New York. Nationally, Democrats have seen an increase in fundraising since the Supreme Court decision.
Having abortion rights on the ballot in November would almost certainly be a boon for Democrats in Michigan, a swing state where voters will also be deciding whether Democrats keep control of statewide offices, including governor and secretary of state. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democrats have put abortion rights front and center in their campaigns, and after Republicans chose businesswoman Tudor Dixon as the GOP nominee for governor, Democrats released an ad blasting her strong opposition to abortion, including in cases of rape and incest.
The organization behind the abortion ballot initiative turned in over 700,000 petition signatures — a record number for any ballot initiative in the state — providing names, addresses and phone numbers that can be used as voter contacts during the campaign season.
Abortion opponents protested noisily outside as the meeting got underway Wednesday. Their muffled yells could be heard inside the hearing room, and the Republican board chairman at one point asked security to tell them to stop banging on the windows.
During the public comment period, Dr. Jessica Frost, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lansing, told the board “we must restore the reproductive protections lost when Roe was overturned.”
Opponents said the ballot language was confusing. Several called abortion immoral and warned board members against approval.
“I can’t imagine a more important decision that you have to ever make in your life, because I know that you and I will kneel before Christ someday and answer for the decision you make today,” Billy Putman said.
The Michigan Board of Canvassers has become increasingly partisan in recent years.
The board made national headlines following the 2020 presidential election when one member, who has since resigned, abstained from voting to certify Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The other GOP board member, who voted to certify, wasn’t re-nominated by the state GOP party and was replaced by Tony Daunt, the board chairman.
Earlier this year, two leading candidates for the GOP nomination for governor were dropped from the primary ballot after the board deadlocked along partisan lines on whether too many fraudulent signatures on their nomination papers made them ineligible. A tie vote meant the candidates lost.
The board also voted Wednesday not to place another initiative, to expand voting in the state, on the fall ballot, though the committee backing the measure is expected to appeal the decision to the Michigan Supreme Court.
The measure would expand voter rights by allowing nine days of in-person early voting, state-funded absentee ballot postage and drop boxes in every community. The four-member board split 2-2, with Democrats voting to certify the initiative for the ballot and Republicans opposing certification, saying some of its language is unclear. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/michigan-election-board-rejects-abortion-rights-initiative | 2022-08-31T22:15:29Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/michigan-election-board-rejects-abortion-rights-initiative | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Georgia prosecutor announced earlier this week that 26 alleged gang members were charged in connection to homes of Atlanta athletes and celebrities being burglarized.
On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the indictments against alleged members of the Drug Rich gang, who are accused of committing carjacking, kidnapping, armed robberies, shootings, and home invasions, the Associated Press reported.
According to the 220-count indictment, celebrities targeted include singer Mariah Carey, reality TV star Marlo Hampton, Atlanta United player Brad Guzan and Atlanta Falcons player Calvin Ridley.
Willis added that the alleged suspects victimized social media influencers, the Associated Press reported.
“What they do is target people who show their wealth on social media,” Willis said during a press conference, the AP reported. “So I do have a message for the public: Where it is kind of fun to put your things on social media and show off, unfortunately these gangs are becoming more savvy, more sophisticated in the way that they target you.”
According to Willis, 18 of the 26 defendants charged are in custody, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 2022-08-31T22:15:35Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Some Florida A&M University football players have been reinstated to compete for the Rattlers.
The university confirmed to ABC 27 Wednesday the number of players that are not certified to play for FAMU against Jackson State University in the Orange Blossom Classic Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens is 17.
GOOD NEWS: I have confirmed with FAMU that the number of athletes that are not certified to play Sunday against Jackson State has gone down to 17. @abc27
— Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) August 31, 2022
Last week, ABC 27 reported that at least 20 FAMU football players were ruled ineligible by the NCAA because of compliance issues ranging from academics to transfers.
Florida A&M University has pledged to provide additional academic support for football student-athletes. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/famu/florida-a-m-some-players-reinstated-to-play-for-football-program | 2022-08-31T22:15:41Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/famu/florida-a-m-some-players-reinstated-to-play-for-football-program | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Some Florida A&M University football players have been reinstated to compete for the Rattlers.
The university confirmed to ABC 27 Wednesday the number of players that are not certified to play for FAMU against Jackson State University in the Orange Blossom Classic Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens is 17.
GOOD NEWS: I have confirmed with FAMU that the number of athletes that are not certified to play Sunday against Jackson State has gone down to 17. @abc27
— Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) August 31, 2022
Last week, ABC 27 reported that at least 20 FAMU football players were ruled ineligible by the NCAA because of compliance issues ranging from academics to transfers.
Florida A&M University has pledged to provide additional academic support for football student-athletes. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/famu/florida-a-m-some-players-reinstated-to-play-for-football-program | 2022-08-31T22:15:41Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/famu/florida-a-m-some-players-reinstated-to-play-for-football-program | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Pockets of heavy rain and frequent lightning are affecting various locations around the Big Bend and state line counties. These are slow-moving areas of unsettled weather that can cause soaked conditions, limited visibility, and hazardous travel with a chance for spot flooding. Rain and storms will subside later this evening, with leftover clouds partially clearing out in the morning hours. Forecast temps this evening will be impacted by areas of rain, with general expectations for lows in the low to mid 70s. Highs Thursday make another run toward the lower 90s, but early developing clouds and rain will prevent some areas from reaching that mark. Another round of downpours and thunderstorms is likely, with rain totals more than one inch in the strongest storms. Occasional rain will be scattered throughout the upcoming holiday weekend.
--Casanova Nurse, Chief Meteorologist | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/wednesday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-08-31-2022 | 2022-08-31T22:15:47Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/wednesday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-08-31-2022 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The trial over the murder of Lynette Dawson has laid bare the unusual relationship between the killer, Chris Dawson, and his twin, Paul.
For almost all of their existence, the twins have essentially led parallel lives. But that all changed on Tuesday when Chris was found guilty of murdering his first wife Lynette 40 years ago.
Justice Ian Harrison found the 74-year-old spun a web of lies that demonstrated a consciousness of guilt and said he had “resolved to kill his wife” after becoming “infatuated” with his student and teen babysitter, known as JC.
Chris was taken from the NSW Supreme Court in handcuffs and whisked away following the guilty verdict.
The focus on Lyn’s disappearance has highlighted the oddly close relationship shared between Chris and Paul, who have mirrored each other almost identically in the major facets of their lives.
The twins have always chosen to play the same sports on the same teams, live in the same neighborhood, and choose the same career paths.
They refer to themselves as “1 Twin” and “2 Twin”, with the latter referring to Chris as he was born after his brother.
The pair have even been seen sporting matching number plates with their nicknames.
After school, the athletically talented twins joined the same football team, the Newtown Jets.
When it came time to choose a career path, both men went to teacher’s college and, after graduation, would take identical roles at the same, or nearby, schools.
They also held the same part-time jobs as models, personal trainers, and garbage collectors.
Insight into the bond between the brothers can be seen in a 1975 ABC TV Chequerboard series, which interviewed Chris and Paul and even featured Lyn.
“Quite often, you will see a reflection of yourself and straight away you think, ‘Ha, it’s the other one, it’s the twin brother,’” one of the twins told the interviewer.
“Of course, on realization, it’s obviously yourself, you sort of have a little chuckle that you could be confused. Our whole lives really are a mirrored reflection of each other.”
The interviewer then asks: “Do you think it’s hard on your wives to be married to twins … you are so close?”
Paul Dawson replies: “Quite often, friends of our wives say, ‘What’s it like sharing your husband?’”
He added: “When they first start dating twins, I think they realize the relationship between twins. I think they tend to accept it and they wouldn’t enter into anything like marriage unless they did accept this bond or this relationship between your husband and his twin.”
Lynette Dawson then flashed on the screen for a few seconds, saying that she hadn’t thought about “sharing a husband” until “somebody asked a couple of years ago”.
She said: “To me, it just seemed so silly. You just join in.
“You encourage their closeness, not that it needs encouraging.”
Seven years after the interview Lyn vanished, leaving Chris free to marry the young schoolgirl girl that he had formed a sexual relationship with.
JC had become the couple’s live-in babysitter at the age of 16 on Sydney’s northern beaches, while Lyn was still alive.
Chris married the young woman in 1984, with the pair moving to Queensland where they lived in a house one street away from Paul and his wife Marilyn.
Scuffle outside court and Paul taking to the stand
Emotions were running very high on Tuesday afternoon after the guilty verdict was read, with Paul and the twins’ other brother, Peter, clashing with the media.
Police had to intervene after one brother appeared to nudge a cameraman.
“That’s my wife,” one brother said.
“I’m trying to get to my wife.”
After the scuffle, the media continued to follow the family.
A police officer tried to shield the woman from the media and kept their hand on her back.
The brother then hugged his emotional wife, who appeared to be crying and distressed.
Back in June, Paul took to the stand during his brother’s murder trial, claiming Lyn was “very positive” about the state of her marriage days before she disappeared.
He painted a positive picture of his brother’s marriage around Christmas 1981, days before Lynette went missing from her home.
Paul Dawson told the court that on Christmas Day he recalled speaking to Lynette and she was upbeat about her marriage.
“It was good,” Mr. Dawson said when asked by crown prosecutor Craig Everson about the state of his brother’s marriage in late 1981.
“Chris was being very positive towards it. I spoke to Lyn on Christmas Day, she was very positive about it. They were both looking forward to the future.”
Disturbing sex claims left out of Dawson case
The Supreme Court judge who decided Chris Dawson’s fate wasn’t told the shocking story of a schoolgirl allegedly passed around for sex by his twin brother, The Australian reported
Paul Dawson has denied wrongdoing, previously telling police his relationship with the girl, “Alice” started just after she left school.
In July 1982, when Alice was 17 but still at school, he allegedly began arranging for her to have sex with other men.
On another occasion, Paul Dawson allegedly called her to his office to perform oral sex on him during school hours. He had been her sex education teacher.
The girl made a statement to police about the alleged events, but it was the subject of a non-publication order by a coroner in 2003.
Paul Dawson was also allegedly having sex with another teenage girl who’d been one of his students, The Australian reported.
Chris’ children and three marriages
The retired teacher shared two children with Lyn.
The girls were aged two and four when their mother mysteriously vanished in 1982, which was the last time they ever heard from her again.
The elder, Shanelle, is now 44 and the younger daughter is 42, with both women remaining silent on the situation for decades before finally speaking out in 2018.
Shanelle broke her silence by telling 60 Minutes the absence of a mother left her feeling abandoned and confused for much of her life, but spoke fondly of her father, saying he was “fun”.
She said he was a loving father to her, and struggled to see him as the man that others made him out to be.
The younger daughter also publicly defended her father, claiming there was a “witch hunt” against him.
“My dad’s getting hounded because there are all these people that have got it in for him,” she told the Gold Coast Bulletin.
“Rather than focusing on perhaps that there could be someone else.”
C, formerly Chris’ babysitter and student, give birth to a baby girl a year after their marriage in 1984.
The pair divorced in 1990, with the woman now living back on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Chris then married his third and current wife, Sue Dawson, who he met shortly after his second divorce.
They were both working as teachers on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast at the time.
Sue was separated from her husband, with whom she shared twin children, Kobi and Jaga.
The pair got married and moved to the Sunshine Coast, with Sue’s children taking the Dawson name.
She has stuck by her husband as he faced repeated probes into the disappearance of Lyn.
Sue did not attend court on Tuesday where the guilty verdict was handed down and it is understood she remained at their Sunshine Coast home.
Defense Barrister Greg Walsh told media outside court that Dawson was “not doing well” and was very upset by the verdict.
“He’s upset, he wanted me to ring his wife Sue and talk to her … we don’t know where he’s going to go (to prison),” Mr. Walsh said.
Mr. Walsh revealed Dawson would appeal the verdict.
“Mr. Dawson has always asserted, and he still does, his absolute innocence … and he will continue to assert that innocence and he will certainly appeal,” he said. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/inside-the-relationship-between-australian-murderer-chris-dawson-and-his-twin-paul/ | 2022-08-31T22:18:19Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/inside-the-relationship-between-australian-murderer-chris-dawson-and-his-twin-paul/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Best Glossier Products Worth Adding to Your Beauty Routine
Find out the pros and cons of the brand’s most popular items, according to Oprah Daily’s beauty editor.
Glossier is known for formulas that deliver radiant and dewy skin and are wrapped in chic millennial pink packaging. It celebrated individuality and a no-makeup makeup approach to beauty long before the "clean girl aesthetic" started taking over social media. When the brand was founded in 2014, it turned to its Into the Gloss readership to learn what real women wanted and needed for their skin, and what products they wished existed. Their feedback planted the seeds of the Glossier many people know and love today.
In less than 10 years, the company has evolved into one of the biggest players in the beauty world, worth over a billion dollars and known for its gentle, minimalist formulas. And while the brand's "skin first, makeup second" ethos has undoubtedly worked well for it, those with skin concerns, like acne or fine lines, might be wary of giving the products a try. But, in fact, many of the products work for everyone—no matter your age, skin type, or concerns.
After testing the brand's most popular products across skincare and makeup, I've come to learn that Glossier is a brand that's perfect for both the novice and the advanced beauty lover, those of us always on the go, and anyone who prefers a natural makeup look.
Sound like you? Keep reading for an honest review on the best Glossier products, including the ones that may become an unexpected staple in your routine. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/beauty/g41018808/best-glossier-products/ | 2022-08-31T22:26:17Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/beauty/g41018808/best-glossier-products/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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47 Best Thanksgiving Songs to Play on Turkey Day
Save room for gobbling up some Gaga.
If the big meal is the star of your Thanksgiving festivities, then a good Thanksgiving playlist is the equivalent of a supporting character—meaning it's an accoutrement, yet equally important component of the day. That's because the right mix of songs not only creates the perfect ambiance but also helps you deal with all the stress of Turkey Day. Whether you'll be spending hours mixing delicious drinks, whipping up perfectly golden pumpkin pies, or decorating your space with wreaths, leaves, and other rustic touches, a good playlist can help make the day go by a whole lot smoother.
We know you probably already have a lot on your plate—which is exactly why we've compiled a list of the best Thanksgiving songs. Some are specifically about Thanksgiving (think: Graham Parker's "Almost Thanksgiving Day" or Bing Crosby's "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For"), while others riff on individual elements of the holiday. That includes traveling back home (think: Phillip Phillips's "Home"), spending quality time with family (like Sister Sledge's "We Are Family"), sharing everything you're grateful for (do not miss: Chance the Rapper's "Blessings" or Kelly Clarkson's "Thankful"), and, of course, all the yummy food (such as Kacey Musgraves's "Biscuits"). Not to mention that our go-to music includes traditional tunes as well as original songs from a wide variety of genres—ranging from pop, hip-hop, and rock, to country, R&B, and even reggae—so there's guaranteed to be something for everyone around your table.
Get transported right back to a simpler time, a.k.a. the '90s, with the help of Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, as she coos with lyrics dedicated to her mother and father. Whatever you “do, do, do, do” this year, remember to thank those who raised you.
Kelly Clarkson—Voice coach, professional chitchatter, powerhouse pop diva—may be thankful for the blessings and the lessons she’s learned, as she belts out her soulful contribution to this list, but really her 2003 ditty just makes us thankful for the “repeat” button.
Though part of her Christmas album, Mary Chapin Carpenter's soft, sweeping ballad "Thanksgiving Song" captures the beauty and importance of the holiday succinctly. "Father, mother, daughter, son, / Neighbor, friend and friendless / All together everyone in the gift of loving-kindness," she sweetly sings over delicate guitar strums.
Fall is arguably the Big Apple’s best time of year—and unarguably the very best season Billie Holiday has loaned her ethereal vocals to. Only Billie Holiday can make us actually wish we were caught on a bustling street under a swelling sky threatening a downpour: “Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds,” she sings.
If one thing is clear from our roundup of Thanksgiving songs, it’s that the music industry’s top performers are incredibly thankful for the blessings in their lives and have felt compelled to sing about them. For Queen Céline, her greetings of gratitude come courtesy of this divine ballad featuring a gospel choir.
One of the best parts of Thanksgiving is actually the day after Thanksgiving. Hello, Black Friday shopping. And to us, there is no better anthem for raking in the holiday deals than the Cure’s totally gleeful 1992 pop track, “Friday, I’m in Love.”
The Sand Man manages to work superstars Dolemite, Darryl Strawberry, and Cheryl Tiegs into a self-written tune that celebrates all of Thanksgiving’s most valuable players—you have turkey, sweet potato pie, and the post-feast nap, of course. Now that’s something to be thankful for.
When you’re sitting 'round a table topped with a home-cooked soul-food feast, every seat filled with a smiling face, just let the words of Sara Evans’s 2000 hit, “I Could Not Ask for More,” wash over you. These are the moments you will remember for the rest of your life. Corny, but true.
When disagreement is on the dinner menu for this year’s holiday (and it might be), just turn to the man in black for a compass back to what really matters. In “Thanksgiving Prayer,” the country music crooner recites a poem, offering love and thanks, with his trademark sound. And it’s exactly what the world needs right now.
We get the feeling Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weeknd, will do whatever he wants on any day he chooses, but we’re still grateful that he dedicated an entire sultry song to the most important day in November, which is of course Thanksgiving Thursday.
Doesn’t matter if you moved to an opposite coast or never even left your old stomping grounds, Carrie Underwood’s relatable crossover hit will make you yearn for those old “church pews and faces that won’t forget you.” Luckily, Thanksgiving at home is just around the corner.
Not that it was his intention, but no holiday is complete without Bing. Christmas is set with a slew of holiday fare: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” serving as the icing on the fruitcake. Easter gets Crosby love with “Easter Parade.” Halloween has “The Halloween Song.” And Thanksgiving gets its due with “I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful For.” We could go on.
A subdued departure from the Green Day of Dookie punk rock yore, “Macy’s Day Parade” is a single off the band’s Warning album from 2000. It features the distinct sound of front man Billie Joe Armstrong as he pines for a “brand-new hope” in a song named for the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
As it is so eloquently translated by Brandi Carlile, each of our stories is written on our faces: in every crease, wrinkle, and smile. Thanksgiving is one of the few times when several generations come together to give thanks, so play this alt-rock country hit as loud as you can as you sway along with baby, Mom, and Grandma.
Remember that time Mom forgot the cranberry sauce and you had to hightail it to the only shop on the corner that was open? This is a song dedicated to the friendly face who was there to welcome you on your errand. Or at least, that’s how we imagine the inspiration behind Pearl Jam’s 1993 track.
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to rattle off all the things you are thankful for, right? Well, that’s just what the emotive singer-songwriter does in her 1998 single, “Thank U.” Alanis Morissette thanks India, terror, disillusionment, frailty, consequence, and silence. And we thank her for just being her.
Perhaps more well-known and compelling tracks from the band who made black-rimmed glasses and sweaters the basics in a rocker’s starter pack would be “Buddy Holly” and “Say It Ain’t So.” But might we recommend their fall-centric “In the Mall” for your Thanksgiving playlist. You will need day-after Black Friday tunes, after all.
We like to think that the Zac Brown Band’s ode to the table that serves as the cornerstone of the home extends to the very place we eat supper with our family: i.e., on the couch from behind a trusty TV tray. Home is where the heart is, and the table is wherever the food is. Simple as that.
When it comes to the comforting sounds of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” there are no words. No, really. There are no lyrics, just the solo piano instrumental from George Winston in a dedication to the signature jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi. Cue the nostalgic pull on the heartstrings.
Detroit rapper Big Sean lets the blessings flow in his spiritual rhyme, sharing the mic with two of the boldest names in music: Drake and Kanye. There’s no battle here though; each mogul takes turns spitting his own humbling lyrics. “I’m way up, I feel blessed / Way up I feel blessed.” Yep.
Though Yeezy gives the holiday and its subsequent revelry, Christmas, a shout-out in his song (“Super hard on Thanksgiving and Christmas / This can't be right”), “Family Business” is more of an ode to the beating heart of the holidays: family. Blood is thicker than water, and Thanksgiving is better with family (usually).
Perhaps more of an amuse-bouche compared to the rest of the hearty selections from the New Jersey band’s discography, “Thanksgiving” is a quickie listen that’ll whet your appetite for all the alt-country, emo-flecked indie rock they have to offer.
The perfect country western song to complement the dark-colored spirit in Uncle Hank’s flask, this heel-tapping 1979 classic, considered one of the Grand Ole Opry regular’s greatest hits, is a celebration of breaking family tradition.
Rita Ora’s mighty single was featured in the film Beyond the Lights, a drama about the love story going down behind the scenes of a pop star’s rise to fame, which honestly has nothing to do with the holiday. But every time T-Day rolls around, Ora’s catchy earworm somehow nestles its way into our heads.
No matter how you prefer to define the word sisters—actual siblings, squad members, friend group, robed nuns—your girls are your family. And '70s girl-groupers the Sister Sledge prove it with their dance anthem “We Are Family.” Now, get up and sing.
There’s more to Mr. Las Vegas’s melodic thank-you from 1968 than just being remembered as a song on the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off soundtrack. His tune about Central Park in fall, walks down Lover’s Lane, and reminiscing about an old flame is actually widely considered the entertainer’s most famous song.
It’s very possible “Boogie Pilgrim” has just about as much to do with Thanksgiving as “Crocodile Rock” has to do with water monsters, but when you get the chance to tout a tune that works the lyric “I feel just like a Boogie Pilgrim” into its bridge, you do it. So, Thanksgiving listeners, you’re welcome.
Okay, so maybe Axl Rose’s lyrical story about love, grief, and suicide doesn’t exactly keep with the cheery disposition of a typical holiday playlist. And maybe its lengthy runtime is a little too much for novice rock listeners. But, hey, it’s November. And the forecast is calling for “Rain.”
Even if you can’t make the trek over the river and through the woods to your hometown for Thanksgiving, you can at least feel like you’re there. Thanks to the comforting sound crooning out of American Idol star Phillip Phillips, going home is as easy as clicking the button below.
ICYMI: The Mother of Monsters hosted a televised documentary special called A Very Gaga Thanksgiving in 2011. And in it, she performed some of her colossal pop hits for a dinner party in a lavish candlelit ballroom in an effort to no doubt lure viewers from their tryptophan comas. And it worked. One of the more tender moments, and our favorite, however, was when she sang “You and I.” | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g29643458/best-thanksgiving-songs/ | 2022-08-31T22:26:27Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/g29643458/best-thanksgiving-songs/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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44 Best Thanksgiving Movies the Whole Family Will Enjoy
Set the table for...a little dysfunction.
When the Thanksgiving feast is done and the pie plates are cleared, there's only one thing left to do: hunker down with a fantastic seasonal flick that honors the Turkey Day spirit—warm fall cocktails, fuzzy socks, and matching family pajamas are highly encouraged.
No matter the mood you're in (even if it's the 'itis) we have a Thanksgiving movie for you. If you're spending time with family or miss spending time with family, then streaming ensemble films like Knives Out and Black Nativity might appeal. Even if you are an avid football fan, we encourage you to take a breather (and maybe a bathroom break) to watch Remember the Titans on Disney+ before or after the day's actual game, while fans of classics like A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Addams Family Values can settle down for their annual viewings. If you're watching with little ones, settle in for one of these family-friendly animated options, like Free Birds. Prefer a comedy? You can never go wrong with one of those most popular Thanksgiving offerings on this list—Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, of course.
Whatever you select, we can assure that they'll provide at least an hour of calm before it's time to start focusing on the other holidays ahead.
There is no such thing as a holiday without Snoopy, Woodstock, and everyone’s favorite insecure Peanuts character, Charlie Brown. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving sees Chuck and co. celebrate Turkey Day with football, food, and fun.
Directed by Peter Faiman and written by John Hughes, Dutch is a criminally under-appreciated 1991 road trip comedy set over the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Played by Ed O’Neill, Dutch Dooley takes it upon himself to retrieve his girlfriend’s uppity preteen from boarding school to celebrate the holiday at home. Unfortunately for them, but lucky for us, that is only where the hilarity and misadventures begin.
A little bit melancholic, a lotta bit comedic gold, this buddy comedy from John Hughes navigates the hurdles of seasonal travel: heavy traffic, inclement weather, and empty rental car lots. It stars comedy heavyweights Steve Martin, who plays Neal Page, an ad exec just trying to get home in time for Turkey Day dinner, and John Candy as Del Griffith, the clingy companion traveler Neal just can’t shake.
Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, and Gabby Sidibe join forces for a Brett Ratner holiday heist. Their goal: to rob the wealthy hotel owner (Alan Alda) who ripped them off with his self-serving Ponzi scheme. There’s a game plan made out of Legos, a fake Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and plenty of Murphy zingers to keep the entire family satisfied.
Director Jodie Foster’s sophomore film stars Holly Hunter as a single mom who is forced to spend the holiday with the very people she tries the rest of the year to avoid: her family. A mix of slapstick comedy and character study, the film is stacked with quintessential '90s talent; think Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft, Dylan McDermott, and Steve Guttenberg. If only Clark Griswold were free.
From beginning to end, Knives Out is a nonstop delight—but the mystery's level of brilliant detail is what will lead you to multiple rewatches. Knives Out features a slate of celebs playing the dysfunctional Thrombey family, fighting to win the affection of patriarch Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) so that their inheritance is secure. When Harlan winds up dead, all of his family members become suspects. Your family will be drinking out of mugs like Harlan's that say, "My House. My Rules. My Coffee."
Who doesn’t have half an hour to get reacquainted with the orange fur ball you grew up watching? Just one of several holiday specials starring the lazy cat voiced by Bill Murray and his yellow-dog sidekick, Garfield’s Thanksgiving is one part nostalgia, one part comedy, and entirely necessary in your seasonal movie lineup.
Spend Thanksgiving parsing the intense dynamic of another family for a change. The warmhearted romantic comedy follows three brothers' search for love. Starring a young Edward Norton, Connie Britton, and others, The Brothers McMullen is an intimate movie, with interactions that feel so lived-in they might just be real.
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women has been adapted countless times before, but Greta Gerwig's 2019 version captured the warmth and spontaneous laughter inherent to sisters, as these real-life families of four girls told us. The movie rejoices in the simple act of a family spending time together—not only in the moments of high drama, but in the everyday.
Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal take the lead in this whodunit thriller that doesn’t release its grip until the literal final shot. Jackman plays a father desperate to find his little girl and her friend who went missing on Thanksgiving Day; Gyllenhaal costars as the cop on the case. Viola Davis and Terrence Howard costar also. It’s helmed by Canadian writer-director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario, Blade Runner), and it’s not without the filmmaker’s trademark twist ending.
With its multiple feast scenes, The Joy Luck Club will almost definitely make you hungry—perfect for a Thanksgiving weekend viewing. Based on a bestselling novel by Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club is comprised of a series of vignettes following four sets of mothers and daughters. They bond over shared experiences and, of course, food.
What's it like to be a turkey on Thanksgiving? Perilous, that's for sure. This family-friendly animated movie from the producer of Shrek imagines two turkeys—voiced by Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson—on a trip. Expect Thanksgiving jokes galore.
An inspirational sports movie and a family favorite, Remember the Titans lends itself to multiple rewatches (and perhaps memorizing the Titans' team dance). Denzel Washington plays the coach of a recently integrated Virginia football team in the year 1971. Remember the Titans is a testament to the way sports can bring a community together, or a family on Thanksgiving day.
Like many movies about football, Silver Linings Playbook is also a story of redemption and unexpected second chances. Only the heartfelt movie isn't about the team, but the people who love the team. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play the unlikely central duo, who bond over ballroom dance, the Philadelphia Eagles, and traumatic pasts that they can help each other work through. Watch it instead of, or in addition to, the game.
Are you the kind of person that bursts out into spontaneous song? Black Nativity, a touching melodrama with many a gospel tune, is for you. Based on a Langston Hughes story, the star-studded movie follows a recently reunited family in the lead-up to the Christmas holiday as they have long-delayed conversations. Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Jacob Latimore star.
Tear-jerker alert. Stepmom is one of the all-time greats guaranteed to make you cry. After she begins dating a businessman named Luke (Ed Harris), Isabel (Julia Roberts) adjusts to his family dynamics—including her complicated relationship with his ex-wife and the mother of his kids, Jackie (Susan Sarandon).
What do family members owe one another: the truth, or kindness? And how are we expected to care for our loved ones as they age? These questions, among others, are at the heart of this acclaimed autobiographical movie, which director Lulu Wang based on her life. Billi (Awkwafina) travels from New York to China to participate in a fake wedding, thrown so her family can say one last goodbye to their beloved matriarch—who has no idea she's been diagnosed with terminal cancer and given weeks to live. Watch it before the ending is spoiled, and be sure to have food nearby. Those feast scenes will make your stomach growl.
Thanksgiving is a time of family gatherings, furry friends included. Beethoven is one of cinema's biggest, and most memorable, pups. John Hughes wrote the 1992 romp about a family and their St. Bernard, which might compel you to adopt a dog (or have the opposite effect).
This Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan instant classic from romance maven Nora Ephron covers a lot of ground. We begin in the throes of fall as the leaves are turning and end sometime in spring as the flora are blossoming as quick as the leading couple’s newfound love. But it’s this supermarket scene (pictured), in which Hanks’s Joe Fox comes to the begrudged rescue of Ryan’s Kathleen Kelly on Thanksgiving Day that snags this chatroom love story a spot on our list.
A prep school student (Chris O’Donnell) agrees to care for a blind, retired Army vet (Al Pacino) over Thanksgiving to make a little dough for the upcoming Christmas holiday and ends up getting a lesson in life and love he never knew he needed. It was nominated for four Oscars and cleaned up at the Golden Globes. If you’re looking for an odd couple crowd-pleaser that can entertain both your parents and your in-laws, this is it.
Faith, family, football: It’s the decree of every Southern family. And that includes the Tuohys, the real-life Memphis crew on which this Disney winner is based. Led by matriarch Leigh Anne Tuohy (played by an Oscar-winning Sandra Bullock), they adopt a homeless teen, Michael Oher, who goes on to become an all-American and professional football player. And you can bet there’s a classic Thanksgiving scene.
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, and they’re even funnier in the sequel to the 1991 original. And although the central plot is dedicated to rescuing Uncle Fester from the gold-digging clutches of a widow nanny, Thanksgiving gets its due at Wednesday’s grade-school production of the events set around the nation’s very first time the Pilgrims broke bread with the Indians. Or at least tried to.
On-screen dueling duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau go for broke in this comedy about a pair of crotchety neighbors. Their differences only deepen when a siren played by Ann-Margret moves to town, sending the former friends into a tailspin on Thanksgiving Day when they both see her on a date with someone else entirely.
Not only was Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky a holiday release back in 1976, but the underdog tale about a Philly boxer who gets into a bout with a heavyweight champ features one of the most memorable Turkey Day scenes in the canon of holiday films. Rather than ruin it for you, we’ll just say the chaos leads to one of cinema’s sweetest love stories.
Nothing says “happy Thanksgiving” like a good old-fashioned key party. Set in November 1973, Ang Lee’s story based on the Rick Moody novel pulls the curtain back on the seemingly idyllic family life in New Canaan, Connecticut, where parental units are swapping spouses and thoughts on Nixon, while the minors are staying entertained with sex, pot, and booze of their own.
April, the estranged outcast of the Burns clan, is all of us when she invites her family to her New York City apartment for Thanksgiving… and they actually accept. Katie Holmes stars, with Derek Luke, Oliver Platt, and an Oscar-worthy Patricia Clarkson rounding out the cast. It’s dysfunction served with sides of humor, mortality, and, of course, mashed potatoes.
Soul Food is is not technically a Thanksgiving movie—in fact, it has nothing to do with Thursday and everything to do with Sunday dinner. But this classic about a Chicago family who are held together by their matriarch “Mama Jo,” has food, family, and soul at its core, and if that’s not the essence of Thanksgiving, then we don’t know what it.
Nominated for a trio of Oscars, The Big Chill—which stars Hollywood’s It cast of the era: Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Meg Tilly, the list goes on—is one of those that makes you go, “Oh, yeah, I loved that movie.” An emotional reunion drama about a group of friends who gather post-college, it’s a sentimental watch to be devoured in the company of your own homecoming.
Though the Thanksgiving Day meal spread differs from culture to culture—for some it’s turkey and gravy; for others, it’s egg rolls and sticky rice—one theme that transcends households during the holiday is family, no matter how much grief they cause. In this comedy stuffed with soul, flavor, and customs, four Los Angeles families gather round the table to celebrate the day for giving thanks.
This may be a stretch because there is no turkey and no mention of the Thanksgiving holiday in this delightful rom-com about a widowed dad-of-three (Steve Carell) who falls for his younger brother’s gal, but the nippy fall atmosphere and convergence of extended family on display is just begging to be included in a holiday movie roundup. So here you go, Dan. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/g29358790/best-thanksgiving-movies/ | 2022-08-31T22:26:37Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/g29358790/best-thanksgiving-movies/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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80 Easy Fall Desserts That Aren’t Just Pumpkin Pie
Though of course we’ve got that, too!
When fall rolls around, one major thing comes to mind: pumpkin. We love warm PSLs and a rich slice of pumpkin pie just as much as the next person, but—because trying new things is an important part of life—we are encouraging you to switch up your recipes this autumn. Fall is the perfect time to explore flavors like apple, cranberry, ginger, and cinnamon in addition to the classic pumpkin spice.
Each dessert recipe we've chosen is an ideal dish for autumn. You'll enjoy the classics, like maple cookies and gingerbread bars, plus the healthier options like sautéed apples and cranberry "nice" cream. There are also innovative yet tasty ideas, from adding bourbon to caramel drizzle to making an apple cider float. We've also included seasonal options—caramel apple poke cake, make-ahead monkey bread, cheesecake bars, and fruit-studded ice cream—that'll help use up the haul you scored at the apple orchard. Of course, since few things in life are better than the perfect slice of pumpkin pie, we also have recipes for the best (and a few alternatives that are just as decadent as the real thing).
Whether you're making enough dessert to feed a crowd at a fall-themed fête or a Halloween party (there are a few spooky snacks included, too), or you're just looking for a sweet treat after a day of apple picking or foliage hunting, we've got the autumnal dessert for you.
No time to craft an elegant apple tart? Even if you're on your way out the door, you can come home to a delicious dessert. Simply toss a few ingredients in your Instant Pot and let it work its magic.
This moist chocolate snack cake uses hot coffee in the batter to intensify the rich chocolate flavor. On top, you'll add a thin layer of sweet and sticky maple caramel icing that'll have you reaching for just one more piece—and then some.
If you want a dessert that looks fancy but is deceptively easy to put together, try these simple cheesecake squares. Thanks to the delicious caramel sauce and crumble topping, they'll wow at any dinner party.
Just because summer is over doesn't mean you have to abandon the flavors of a bonfire. You can get the ooey-gooey marshmallow taste in this decadent cake, which, although time consuming, is guaranteed to impress.
The cute candy decorations (literally just mini Oreo halves and M&Ms!) turn these bars into the perfect Halloween treat. The recipe uses cookie dough, but you can spook up any dessert by adding monster eyes.
A light and airy pumpkin-spiced mousse is a great make-ahead treat for a dinner party. This one is topped with rum-infused whipped cream and dusted with cinnamon—and everyone will appreciate having their own individual serving.
Brown butter—created by simply cooking butter in a saucepan until it becomes a dark, golden shade—easily lends any dessert a deeper, richer flavor. The added cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger elevate this from kid's classic to autumnal treat.
These bars are loaded with goodies like salted peanuts, peanut butter chips, white chocolate, and candy corn. An extra sprinkling of sea salt on top helps balance the super sweet flavors.
Carrot cake—but make it cookies. The spiced batter bakes into a soft texture and sneaks in oat flour, almond butter, and flaxseed...so they're basically healthy enough to eat for breakfast.
Make this sweet treat with the Honey Crisps, Jonathans, Granny Smiths, Galas, or Fujis from your last apple picking trip. It's a dessert that toes the line between healthy and indulgent—and is topped with ice cream, of course.
If ice cream sundaes are your go-to, upgrade them with a homemade topping. This sticky-sweet sauce requires only six ingredients and just about 20 minutes to make.
These moist and tender loaves have a classic vanilla flavor—perfect for topping with apple butter or caramel sauce—and are made in an adorable just-for-you mini size.
We support year-round ice cream consumption—but once the temperature dips, switch to this spiced fall fruit version. The recipe calls for frozen bananas rather than traditional dairy ingredients.
Consider these bars the perfect gingerbread cookie, made instead in a soft, cake-like form and topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.
You'd never guess these rich candy-studded squares are vegan-friendly—just swap the mini eggs and marshmallows for vegan versions and you're good to go.
Take one bite of this ooey-gooey treat and you'll instantly be hooked. It has everything you could ever want in a fall dessert—pumpkin spice, chocolate chips, pecans, and coconut—and is a great option to serve a crowd.
These brightly colored mini treats are filled with a creamy pumpkin pie filling and topped with a sweet and sugary glaze. If you have kids, they can lend a hand by helping to decorate with food coloring or edible glitter.
If the crisp autumn air has you reaching for some seriously decadent sweets, turn to this almond-butter-and-caramel-filled pie. (P.S.: It tastes surprisingly similar to one of the best candy bars of all time.)
A little bit of food coloring and some clever shaping will turn a classic dessert into a fall treat that's made to look like pumpkin but not taste like it. It's perfect for those who don't like the flavor but still want to feel festive (ahem, the little ones).
If baking isn't your strength, you can still get into the Halloween spirit with these eerily beautiful marshmallow-topped treats. Just buy a dozen chocolate macarons plus a box of ghost-shaped Peeps—and you're already halfway there. They're almost too pretty to eat (but they taste just as good as they look).
Cream cheese, powdered sugar, and pumpkin puree come together to create an irresistibly easy dessert-friendly dip. Serve it with fall favorites like green apples, gingersnaps, and graham crackers.
Take your typical apple crumble up a notch with the addition of tart blackberries and a vegan-friendly warm gingerbread crumble. Pro tip: It'll taste even better with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Take candy apples to new heights by dunking them in vividly colored chocolate and adding seriously delicious toppings like funfetti, frosted animal crackers, cosmic brownies, and toaster tarts.
Another single-serving dessert that borrows the flavors of summer is this no-fuss recipe bursting with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate ganache.
As we mentioned, dipping temps doesn't mean you have to give up ice cream. Try this fall-appropriate flavor infused with rich rum and sweet, plump raisins.
No matter how good everything else on your fall harvest or Thanksgiving table is, this decadent pumpkin cheesecake will steal the show. It's not only delicious, but the easy whipped cream decoration makes it look like something right out of a bakery.
When you want a departure from pumpkin spice but need something more fun than classic apple pie, try these fall-flavored cheesecake bars. They're stuffed with spiced apple pie filling and smothered with a creamy butterscotch shell.
This easy-to-make-for-a-crowd dessert looks impressive and tastes even better. Simply cut apples in half, sprinkle on a streusel topping, and bake. Just don't forget to serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and some caramel sauce.
Want a dessert that's easy to divvy up? Try these itty-bitty cheesecakes. They have just as much flavor as a bigger slice but won't overwhelm after a huge meal (looking at you, Thanksgiving).
Ditch the standard piecrust. With a crumbly dark chocolate base and a creamy pumpkin filling, this decadent tart may just become your new fall favorite. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/food/g28183294/best-fall-desserts/ | 2022-08-31T22:26:47Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/food/g28183294/best-fall-desserts/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Here's some food for thought: What you eat can keep your brain in better health for the long term.
Research shows that eating a wholesome, nutrient-dense diet such as the MIND diet may significantly slow age-related cognitive decline and slash your risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's. It might even change the structure of your noggin to support cognitive skills like memory and attention, found a study published earlier this year in Scientific Reports.
So which foods, exactly, are the best for your brain? "There is evidence that it's not all about just one food for brain health but how combinations of foods work together," says Marc Milstein, PhD, author of The Age-Proof Brain. Dietary patterns rich in fruits, veggies, fish, and fiber-rich foods like beans and whole grains seem to be the most beneficial. If you're looking for some specific items to add to your shopping list, these foods are a great place to start.
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Leafy greens
Here's one more reason to go green: Eating just one daily serving of leafy vegetables—think half a cup of cooked greens or a cup of raw ones—can keep you sharper longer, found one Neurology study. Veggies like spinach, kale, collard greens, and lettuce are rich in phytochemicals like folate, vitamin K, and lutein, which are thought to slow the rate of age-related cognitive decline.
"Make it a routine that you make or order a salad daily and you'll hit the mark," says Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, author of the Eat Clean, Stay Lean series. Or try tossing a handful of greens into a smoothie, adding sautéed greens to grain bowls or on top of whole wheat pizza, or snacking on DIY kale chips.
Fatty fish
Options like salmon, mackerel, tuna, and herring are some of Milstein's favorite brain-boosting foods. They're rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which form a vital coating for the brain's cells to help them send electrical signals. "These electrical signals play a crucial role in remembering, thinking, and focusing," Milstein explains.
Aim to enjoy at least two four-ounce servings of fish per week, recommends the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The omega-3s found in foods may be more beneficial than those found in supplements like fish oil.
Blueberries
The tiny fruits pack a big phytochemical punch. Blueberries are rich in anthocyanins, which deliver neuroprotective benefits by fighting inflammation and oxidation, and supporting healthy blood sugar. "All of these functions play an important role in maintaining and protecting the health of the brain, as well as help delay or minimize the effects of aging," says Bazilian.
Blueberries are also rich in prebiotics, beneficial fibers that feed the good bacteria in your gut. And "what's good for the gut is good for the brain," Milstein says, since mounting evidence shows that digestive health influences cognitive function.
Avocado
Replacing just half of a daily serving of animal-based foods like butter, cheese, or processed meat with avocado may reduce the risk of heart disease by up to 22 percent, found a recent American Heart Association study. And that, in turn, benefits the brain: When your blood vessels and circulatory system are healthy, your brain is better able to receive the blood, oxygen, and nutrients it needs to function at its best, Bazilian explains.
Walnuts
Like avocado, nuts are packed with healthy unsaturated fats that support the brain by protecting your heart. And walnuts seem to be particularly powerful. "They're rich in nutrients including polyphenols, tocopherols, and polyunsaturated fatty acids like omega-3 fats that may play an important role in supporting brain function and slowing the onset of age-related decline," Bazilian says.
Make it a point to enjoy at least two one-ounce servings of walnuts per week. Women in their 50s and 60s who consumed that much were significantly less likely to develop chronic diseases or memory impairment after age 65, per one Journal of Aging Research study.
Coffee
Your morning brew doesn't just help you feel more focused and alert after sipping. Regular coffee consumption is also tied to lower rates of cognitive decline, according to a 10-year study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Subjects who drank three cups of coffee per day earned the biggest brain benefits, but having more than that isn't necessarily better. Consuming more than six cups of coffee per day could actually increase the risk of stroke or dementia, research shows.
Broccoli
Leafy greens aren't the only veggies that are good for your gray matter. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli (along with cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts) are loaded with the phytochemical sulforaphane, which may protect against Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's, findings suggest. "Phytochemicals help protect, repair, neutralize, eliminate, and more," Bazilian explains. Try roasting broccoli with balsamic vinegar or lemon for a side dish or grain bowl topping, or swapping lightly steamed broccoli for basil in your favorite pesto recipe.
Oatmeal
Eating at least three servings of whole grains like oatmeal per day is tied to slower rates of decline in cognitive function and memory, found a Current Developments in Nutrition study. One possible reason? Whole grains are rich in fiber (a cup of cooked oatmeal has 4 grams), which supports normal cholesterol levels and healthy blood vessel function. "When we protect the heart, we protect the brain," Milstein says.
Green tea
The jury's still out on whether green tea delivers long-term brain protection. But enjoying the grassy sipper just might help you feel sharper in the moment. Green tea contains caffeine plus phytochemicals including L-theanine and EGCG, which are thought to work together improving alertness, focus, and memory, concluded one review.
Dark chocolate
Fun fact: Places with the highest chocolate consumption just so happen to have the greatest concentration of Noble Prize winners. While there's no guarantee the sweet stuff will boost your IQ, research does show that dark chocolate is rich in flavonols that may support healthy cognitive function by fighting inflammation. Just stick with chocolate containing at least 60 percent cacao, since lower percentages may not be enough to offer benefits. "About an ounce a day can fit into your diet without having to make much adjustment elsewhere," Bazilian says. | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a41019256/foods-for-brain-health/ | 2022-08-31T22:26:57Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/a41019256/foods-for-brain-health/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
As we get ready for crisp fall days and cooler weather, it's time to embrace our autumnal aesthetic and refresh our closet with seasonal outfit staples. When it comes to considering outerwear, no piece is more essential than a rain jacket.
No matter where you live, a functional yet chic rain jacket—one that’s actually going to keep you dry and look great at the same time, will come in handy. But finding a jacket that is waterproof, lightweight, and stylish isn't always easy. The secret to shopping for weatherproof outerwear is to focus on the materials, like buying a coat with a vinyl or plastic outer shell. You'll also want to consider jacket features, like a hood for extra protection against the elements. We did the hard work for you: Here, we rounded up the top rain jackets for women that are suitable for all types of weather, from on-and-off sprinkles to heavy rain storms.
In our curated list, you'll discover trench coats, travel-friendly packable anoraks, hooded options, and breathable toppers that you can toss on over your workout clothes when you're going for a run on a drizzly day. You'll be ready for any weather that comes your way—and don't forget to pair these jackets with your favorite rain boots! | https://www.oprahdaily.com/style/g32052757/best-rain-jacket-for-women/ | 2022-08-31T22:27:07Z | oprahdaily.com | control | https://www.oprahdaily.com/style/g32052757/best-rain-jacket-for-women/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Loflin Joins Theatre Art Galleries Staff
High Point, NC (Aug. 21, 2022) - High Point native, Teresa Loflin has joined Theatre Art Galleries (TAG) as the Marketing, Communications and Development Manager. Loflin has over 20 years of experience in marketing, public relations and communications.
Loflin will handle all of TAG's public relations, media relations, marketing, advertising, social media and communications. She also will oversee the database and website management. Her primary focus will be branding and raising awareness for the organization, which was incorporated in 1996.
“We are fortunate to add Teresa to our team,” Jeff Horney, TAG executive director, said. “As TAG prepares to move to Congdon Yards, communicating news and updates to the community will be especially important. Teresa has just the skill set we need.”
Prior to joining TAG, Loflin worked at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, the City of High Point/High Point Museum and The High Point Enterprise. She is involved in a variety of community organizations including Friends of the High Point Public Library, High Point Historical Society, Steel Magnolias at High Point University and Women in Motion.
Theatre Art Galleries will be moving to Congdon Yards in early 2023.
TAG provides visual art exhibits and educational experiences to enrich the entire community. TAG presents exhibitions yearly featuring solo and group shows and offers art classes. | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/loflin-joins-theatre-art-galleries-staff/article_de123f06-2957-11ed-a9f5-e39c7cae07d8.html | 2022-08-31T22:27:39Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/loflin-joins-theatre-art-galleries-staff/article_de123f06-2957-11ed-a9f5-e39c7cae07d8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
South Atlantic Contract Packaging Supports Kaleideum during September, National Hispanic Heritage Month
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (August 31, 2022) — South Atlantic Contract Packaging has made a $10,000 annual gift to Kaleideum in support of programming and outreach during the month of September, which kicks off National Hispanic Heritage Month in the middle of the month.
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15 to October 15. Hora del Cuento/Spanish Storytime will occur at 2 pm on three Fridays during the month: September 2, September 16, and September 30. In addition, Kaleideum will celebrate the colorful cultures, rich histories, and diversity of the American Hispanic and Latinx community through some of its regular Curiosity Cart programming throughout the month.
“We are so grateful to South Atlantic Contract Packaging for the support of Kaleideum,” said Elizabeth Dampier, Kaleideum Executive Director. “Kaleideum relies on dedicated corporate partners to help advance the museum’s on-site programming and community outreach initiatives. This monthly sponsorship program allows partners who share our dedication to Learning Reimagined to demonstrate their commitment to children and families in our community.”
Kaleideum is committed to furthering a diverse learning environment for individuals of all ages. “We believe that when we engage in experiences in a rich learning environment alongside people who may look different from us or have a diverse perspective, then our learning is deeper — as is the growth in our skills, our ability to hold multiple concepts at the same time, and our capacity to appreciate the viewpoints of others,“ Dampier said. “We look forward to celebrating National Hispanic Heritage month through our on-site programs and community outreach that help make Kaleideum such a special place. Que comience la fiesta! (Let the fun begin!)”
About South Atlantic Contract Packaging
South Atlantic Contract Packaging is a full-service contract packaging company located in Winston-Salem, NC. As a rising leader in contract packaging, the company delivers a variety of packing capabilities — from complex point-of-purchase displays to knitting and assembly to shrink wrapping and more. South Atlantic is the anchor for Wheelhouse, a family of packaging companies that serve dozens of customers in dedicated, stand-alone facilities across five states. Backed by leading technology with a focus on agility, South Atlantic Contract Packaging and the Wheelhouse sister companies are well-known for consistently delivering high quality products on-time with efficiency and effectiveness.
About Kaleideum
Kaleideum was formed by the merger of The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks in July 2016. Kaleideum Downtown (formerly The Children’s Museum) was founded by the Junior League of Winston-Salem and opened its doors in 2004. Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), also founded by the Junior League of Winston-Salem, opened its doors as the Nature Science Center in 1964. The two museums merged into a single organization with a new mission — “Inspiring wonder, curiosity, and lifelong learning in our children and community through interactive play and discovery.” | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/south-atlantic-contract-packaging-supports-kaleideum-during-september-national-hispanic-heritage-month/article_c729f2c0-293e-11ed-abf6-bbbd2c63e98c.html | 2022-08-31T22:27:45Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/south-atlantic-contract-packaging-supports-kaleideum-during-september-national-hispanic-heritage-month/article_c729f2c0-293e-11ed-abf6-bbbd2c63e98c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Two women walk into a bar, which they own and run as a safe space, and have named after a Norse Goddess.
It’s a dream come true for veteran Winston-Salem bartenders Allison Cambra and Morgan Masencup. Construction is underway on Hel’s, the bar they are building at 545 N. Trade Street, off the alleyway next to Body & Soul, which will also have a Liberty Street entrance. The currently-smallish space is being expanded to add more patio space.
If everything continues on schedule, the first drinks will be poured there in early November.
Or, if you go by the old Icelandic calendar, Gormánuður, the First Month of Short Days, which corresponded to the period between October 24 and November 22.
According to Zippia.com, 60% of all bartenders in the United States identify as women, but only 44% are bar managers, and even fewer, owners.
“The ‘boys club’ mentality runs rampant in the service industry,” wrote Cambra and Masencup in a joint answer to YES! Weekly.
“We’ve watched as women have been demoted and fired over minor mistakes while their male counterparts have been given multiple chances to redeem themselves after making much more serious transgressions. We’ve seen male bar owners and managers grope and harass customers and staff members with little to no consequences, and we’ve also experienced situations where we have been pitted against other women by management as a way of being forced to prove that we’re worthy of employment.”
The old friends and new business partners are out to challenge what they call a toxic status quo.
“When men are confident in their experience and ability, they’re treated with respect and promoted. When we do the same, we’re told that we’re ‘too big for our britches’ (a quote from a former employer). We fully expect that not everyone will look at us with the same regard they give other male bar owners, but we’re both incredibly stubborn and enjoy the challenge that comes with having to prove ourselves.”
The idea of Hel’s was born when the two women were working in a bar where they say they were treated horribly by management.
“We decided that we needed to create our own space that upheld the values we share. We’ve watched for years as transgressions against employees, women, LGBTQIA+, POC, and other marginalized groups have been allowed to happen in bars because ‘that’s just the way it is’. We want to change that standard because we believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and compassion.”
They intend to challenge the industry’s patriarchal and sometimes dangerous culture in an effort to make Hel’s a safe space.
“No one should be made to feel uncomfortable or unsafe while they’re just trying to have a good time. Hel’s will have a strict zero-tolerance policy for anyone using hate speech or inflammatory language, violating others’ personal space without consent, or generally being disrespectful. Our goal is to resolve the situation before it becomes a problem.”
One key element of this is staffing.
“We’ve brought on people who have experience and know what to keep an eye and an ear out for while they’re working. We want our guests to feel comfortable letting us know if they need us to step in and we want them to know that they will be heard when they do. Our most important rule is that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, both guests and employees. If anyone comes through our door and chooses not to abide by that, they will be removed immediately.”
Masencup said that she and Cambra met while working together and immediately bonded, due to their shared strong work ethic and desire to change the way their industry is run. They knew early on that they wanted to name their dream bar after a feminine deity.
“After weeks of doing research, we fell in love with Hel. She is the queen of the underworld, but her realm isn’t just a bad place for wrongdoers like the Christian Hell.’ Instead, it’s a place where regular everyday people go. Being from the bible-belt and creating a space that is welcoming to people who are often told that they’re ‘going to Hell’, we liked the play on words and the idea behind it, which is that you aren’t a sinner, a bad person, or abnormal for being who you are; you’re not going to hell, you’re going to Hel’s.”
Cambra said she couldn’t recall who first suggested the name.
“But we instantly loved it and started reading into her lore. I do not believe Morgan or I knew anything about Hel apart from hearing the name in passing. Hel, a place where everyone goes no matter their ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, or sex; a place for everyday people. Morgan and I have always felt that our human obligation is to show compassion and stand up to injustice. The bar is our stand against the injustices we have seen.”
For Cambra and Masencup, protecting women, people of color, and the queer community is incredibly important. “To live authentically and unapologetically is the bravest thing someone can do in a society that can be cruel and judgmental,” said Cambra. “Women, POC, and the LGBTQIA+ community are filled with courageous individuals who refuse to apologize for who they are. We wanted to create a space for them because they deserve it.”
Masencup, a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts, currently tends bar at Silver Moon Saloon and Recreation Billiards. Cambra, who bartends at Recreation and Tate’s Craft Cocktails, is currently studying at UNCG, where she majors in history and minors in art history.
“Being a full-time student and opening a business can be stressful; however, I feel that the stress and struggle are worth it when you have committed to following your passion for creating something that matters to people and the betterment of your community. Morgan and I have had a lot of people in our life tell us no, that we cannot or will not be able to accomplish our goals because of our age or sex. To that, Morgan and I have always said.... watch us.” | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/winston-bartenders-to-open-one-hel-of-a-bar/article_f84bed16-294f-11ed-87a0-9f49e2e88371.html | 2022-08-31T22:27:51Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/business/winston-bartenders-to-open-one-hel-of-a-bar/article_f84bed16-294f-11ed-87a0-9f49e2e88371.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Writer/director Baltasar Kormakur’s Beast isn’t a good movie, but it’s not a bad one — and it could have been considerably worse. Its main asset is front and center throughout: Idris Elba, in a full-fledged star turn. Elba is such a magnetic screen presence that he can make just about anything, including this exercise in B-movie formula, bearable and even watchable. He may be killing time, but for an audience looking to do likewise on a hot summer’s day, he brings a touch of class to Beast.
Idris plays Nate Samuels, a doctor who brings his two daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Jeffries) to Africa where he first met their mother. She has died recently, and the girls harbor some resentment because Nate and their mother were separated when she fell ill with cancer.
At the same time, poachers nearby have been hunting lions by the score, but one particular lion has instead been hunting them — and doing a bloody good job of it. What occurs next should be of no surprise to any viewer over the age of five. Accompanied by long-time family friend Martin (Sharlto Copley), Nate and the girls take an impromptu tour of the region and soon run into trouble. It’s a good thing Nate’s a doctor because his skills will come in mighty handy indeed, and whatever the family’s domestic dilemmas, there’s nothing like a few days trapped in the African bush being terrorized by a rogue lion to put those to rest.
Predictable in the extreme, Beast telegraphs most of its plot points well in advance. There aren’t a lot of surprises here. The attack scenes pack some punch, the filming location offers some spectacular scenery, the CGI (computer-generated imagery) effects run hot and cold, Kormakur maintains reasonable pacing (despite some padding), and it all ends as you’d expect it to. There are a couple of chuckles, all unintentional and all predicated on the clichéd expectations of the genre. Beast is what it is, take it or leave it. | https://www.yesweekly.com/film/idris-elba-in-beast-the-lion-eats-tonight/article_6d62c098-294b-11ed-99a6-27b3b67433a6.html | 2022-08-31T22:27:57Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/film/idris-elba-in-beast-the-lion-eats-tonight/article_6d62c098-294b-11ed-99a6-27b3b67433a6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I’ll admit it: In my wayward youth, I was a huge Star Trek fan. Call me a “Trekkie” or “Trekker,” but I loved the television series and was totally jazzed for Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979. Unfortunately, despite spectacular special effects and an Oscar-nominated score by Jerry Goldsmith (still my favorite composer), the film fell short.
Whatever my concerns for the franchise were, when I saw Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in 1982 (on opening day – of course!), those concerns were laid to rest. It was everything a Star Trek movie should be, and that sentiment was shared by a vast majority of fans, who ensured its ongoing status as a profitable franchise, on both the large and small screens.
Now, Fathom Events has teamed up with Turner Classic Movies and Paramount Pictures to bring the director’s cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan to the big screen in honor of the film’s 40th anniversary. Of the hundreds of theaters nationwide offering this special presentation, two are here in the Piedmont Triad: The Regal Greensboro Grande Stadium 16, 3205 Northline Ave., Greensboro, and the Regal Palladium Stadium 14, 5830 Samet Drive, High Point.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan will be presented in both theaters at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, September 4th, 7 p.m. Monday, September 5th, and 7 p.m. Thursday, September 8th. Tickets are $13.34 each and can be purchased here: https://www.fathomevents.com/.
Nicholas Meyer, who made his feature directorial debut with Time After Time (1979), assumed the directorial reins for The Wrath of Khan, which reunited the entire cast from the series: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig and Nichelle Nichols, joined by Paul Winfield, Bibi Besch, and newcomers Kirstie Alley and Merritt Butrick. But the most important element was the return of Ricardo Montalban as Khan, the genetically enhanced super-human introduced in the 1967 Star Trek episode “Space Seed.”
While on a routine training mission, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise is confronted by Khan, who has commandeered the U.S.S. Reliant and has come into possession of the Genesis Project, which can turn lifeless moons into thriving planets. In the wrong hands, however, Genesis can be a tool for unspeakable destruction, which is precisely Khan’s intent as he wreaks vengeance against his old nemesis, Admiral James T. Kirk (Shatner). The film was controversial even before it opened when it was revealed that a major character would not survive, which only fueled curiosity and interest.
The film earned plaudits from the critics and set an opening-weekend box-office record, grossing over $14 million. Needless to say, the record has since been broken numerous times, but back then that was a clear indicator that Star Trek was still a very viable franchise. Shatner won the Saturn Award for Best Actor and Meyer the Saturn Award for Best Director. Some fans still consider it to be the best in the series. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is rated PG.
For those who want to “keep on Trekkin’,” September 6th has been designated “Star Trek Day,” and Paramount Home Entertainment will commemorate this landmark by releasing all six of the original feature films in a 4K Ultra HD combo: Star Trek: The Motion Picture retails for $30.99, while Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (also directed by Nicholas Meyer) each retail for $25.99, and each boast bonus features. Paramount is also releasing “Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture Collection” ($94.96 retail).
In addition, an upcoming issue of Shock Cinema magazine (https://shockcinemamagazine.com/) will feature an in-depth interview with Nicholas Meyer written by yours truly in which he discusses his career, including the Star Trek films.
There have been recent reports that Regal Cinemas chain, which is owned by Cineworld Group, is possibly on track to declare bankruptcy due to falling revenue initially brought about by lack of in-theater attendance during the COVID pandemic. Nevertheless, Fathom Events has a number of special screening events scheduled throughout the month of September, including Kevin Smith’s Clerks III, Ever After Happy (the latest in the popular romantic series based on Anna Todd’s best-seller), and the 10th-anniversary commemorative screening of Pitch Perfect. For updates on the status of the Regal Cinemas chain, you can visit the official website: https://www.regmovies.com/.
Yes, it’s true: At the end of Star Trek II I did shed a tear or two, and it’s also true that I attended Star Trek conventions when I was a kid, but I never went dressed in a Starfleet uniform or as an alien. What am I, a geek? Well, actually …
“Live long and prosper.”
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
DOG SOLDIERS (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory): Writer/editor Neil Marshall’s award-winning 2002 feature directorial debut was an immediate cult classic, and put a fierce, fresh spin on the werewolf legend in a contemporary context.
Luxembourg and Norway pass remarkably well for the Scottish Highlands, the setting of this tantalizing tale, in which a squadron of soldiers is deposited to engage in a training mission for the Special Air Service (SAS), Britain’s legendary crack commando unit. Their training hasn’t quite prepared them for what they’re about to face – rampaging lycanthropes that don’t require a full moon to transform.
With confident enthusiasm, Marshall sets up the narrative in shrewd fashion, and displays a knack for orchestrating mayhem with snatches of black comedy, intriguing twists and turns, and splashes of gore. The squeamish, understandably, are forewarned, but fans will devour it gleefully.
A tight ensemble cast includes Sean Pertwee, Liam Cunningham, Kevin McKidd, Thomas Lockyer, and the feature debuts of Emma Cleasby, Darren Morfitt, and Chris Robson. Despite the film’s acclaim and success, proposed sequels never materialized.
The 4K Ultra HD combo ($36.98 retail) includes multiple audio commentaries, retrospective interviews, vintage featurette, still galleries, and more. Rated R. ***
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THE BAD GUYS (DreamWorks/Universal Pictures Home Entertainment): Pierre Perfiel makes his feature directorial debut with this light-hearted, elaborately produced adaptation of Aaron Blabey’s best-selling series of children’s books, detailing the misadventures of the titular crew of miscreants (voiced by Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, and Anthony Ramos) forced to undergo “rehabilitation” at the hands of a pompous scientist (voiced by Richard Ayoade) who has other, nefarious plans in mind for them. A few jokes will appeal to grown-ups, but this is primarily directed toward kids – and none the worse as a result, available on DVD ($17.96 retail), Blu-ray ($22.96 retail), and 4K Ultra HD combo ($44.98 retail), each replete with bonus features including audio commentary, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. Rated PG. ***
BELLE (GKIDS/Shout! Factory): Writer/director Mamoru Hosoda’s award-winning, PG-rated animated feature (originally titled Ryu to sobakasu no hime) detailing the fantastic misadventures of a shy teenager who enters a virtual realm and adopts the on-line persona of the titular “Belle,” a gorgeous international superstar, available in a DVD/Blu-ray combo ($26.98 retail) and a collector’s-edition 4K Ultra HD combo ($64.99 retail), each replete with bonus features including original Japanese (with English subtitles) and English-dubbed audio options, behind-the-scenes featurettes and interviews, trailers, and more.
“BLUE BLOODS”: THE TWELFTH SEASON (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment): Standing tall for law and order in New York City, the Reagan family's back in action in all 20 episodes from the 2021-'22 season of the award-winning CBS crime series starring Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynihan, Donnie Wahlberg, Will Estes and Len Cariou, with guest appearances by Jimmy Buffett and Ali Stroker, available in a five-DVD collection ($42.99 retail) – replete with bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and gag reel.
COMING APART (Kino Classics): The Blu-ray bow ($29.95 retail) of writer/director Milton Moses Ginsberg’s 1969 debut feature (originally rated X), starring Rip Torn is a psychiatrist (!) who installs hidden surveillance cameras in his bachelor pad to satisfy his voyeuristic tendencies, with Viveca Lindfors and Sally Kirkland among the objects of his obsessive attention. Bonus features include retrospective interviews, Ginsberg’s short films, theatrical trailer, and more.
THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ (VCI Entertainment/MVD Entertainment Group): The Blu-ray bow ($29.95 retail) of Luis Bunuel’s award-winning 1955 adaptation of Rodolfo Usigli’s novel (originally titled Ensayo De Un Crimen) stars Ernesto Alonso in the title role of a wealthy, unhinged wastrel determined to pull off the perfect crime, only to see his efforts repeatedly go awry. In Spanish with English subtitles, bonus features include a video essay celebrating the film.
“FILM NOIR: THE DARK SIDE OF VIII” (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): The latest Blu-ray triple feature ($49.95 retail) of vintage film noir thrillers: Burgess Meredith and Claire Trevor headline Street of Chance (1942), based on a Cornell Woolrich story; Charles Korvin plays the title role in Enter Arsine Lupin (1944), based on the character created by Maurice Leblanc; and Korvin joins Merle Oberon, George Brent and Paul Lukas in Temptation (1946), based on the novel Bella Donna by Robert Hichens. Bonus features include audio commentaries and theatrical trailers.
LOVECUT (Omnibus Entertainment): In their award-winning debut feature, writer Iliana Estanol and writer/producer Johanna Lietha co-directed this credible but fragmented drama focusing on three aimless couples in modern-day Vienna as they indulge in thievery, casual sex, and hedonism in an effort to combat boredom and their own immaturity and inadequacies. Flaws and all, it’s worth a look. In German with English subtitles, available on DVD ($24.95 retail). **½
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): The title tells all in Joseph Pevney’s directorial swan song, a 1979 CBS-TV movie (released theatrically overseas as Island of Sister Theresa) in which millionaire Peter Lawford’s private jet crash-lands on a remote island populated entirely by females battling a hostile tribe known as “the Headchoppers.” Total camp nonsense, with an embarrassed-looking cast including Clint Walker, Steven Keats, Jaime Lyn Bauer, Jayne Kennedy, Deborah Shelton, Sandy McPeak, Michael McGreevey, and Rosalind Chao (in her TV-movie debut), available on DVD ($14.95 retail) and Blu-ray ($24.95 retail), each boasting audio commentary and trailers. *
“NCIS: LOS ANGELES” – THE THIRTEENRTH SEASON (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment): Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J are back on the case in the City of Angels, in all 22 episodes from the 2021-'22 season of the award-winning CBS crime series (the first NCIS spin-off), with Eric Christian Olsen, Daniela Ruah, Medalion Rahimi, and Gerald McRaney rounding out the regular cast, available in a five-disc DVD collection ($39.99 retail) including such bonus features as behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted and extended scenes, and gag reel.
OLGA (Kino Lorber): Writer/director Elie Grappe’s award-winning feature debut stars Anastasiia Budiashkina (in her feature debut) in the title role, an exiled Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic hopeful living in exile in Switzerland whose family is caught up in the Maidan Revolution in her homeland. Real-life gymnast Budiashkina had to flee her native Ukraine during the recent turmoil there, lending this even more relevance and credibility. In French, Russian and Ukrainian with English subtitles, available on Blu-ray ($29.95 retail).
SAMIRA’S DREAM (IndiePix Films): Filmmaker Nino Tropiano spent over a decade filming this award-winning documentary feature in which he trained his cameras on Samira, a modern-day Zanzibari woman, following her academic ambitions to become a teacher and other events that occurred in her life during that period of time. Both a compassionate, in-depth character study and a persuasive depiction of contemporary life in Africa. In English and Swahili with English subtitles, available on DVD ($24.95 retail), replete with audio commentary and deleted scenes. ***
SHRIEK OF THE MUTILATED (Vinegar Syndrome): Mere words can hardly describe this ultra-cheap, ultra-sleazy 1974 shocker edited and directed by Michael Findlay, starring Alan Brock (in his only feature) as a college professor who investigates the legend of the Abominable Snowman on a weekend expedition with his graduate students, only to see it turn into a gruesome nightmare for all concerned – including the viewer. Nevertheless, this played drive-ins and grindhouses for years after its initial release and boasts a fervent cult following. The limited-edition (!) Blu-ray ($42.98 retail) includes audio commentary, retrospective interviews, and more. Rated R. *
SUMMER HEAT (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): There’s trouble down on the farm when lonely Lori Singer embarks on a torrid affair with field hand Bruce Abbott, much to the mounting consternation of her husband (Anthony Edwards), in screenwriter/director Michie Gleason’s dour, dullish 1987 adaptation of a Louise Shivers novel, set in North Carolina during the Great Depression and featuring Clu Gulager (who died earlier this month), Noble Willingham, and Kathy Bates in support, available on Blu-ray ($24.95 retail). Rated R. *½
THE TENTH MAN (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): The Blu-ray bow ($24.95 retail) of director Jack Gold’s 1988 adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel, originally broadcast by CBS as a “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentation, starring Anthony Hopkins as a survivor of World War II who returns to Paris to make amends for the prisoner who traded identities with him in captivity, only to fall in love with the man’s sister (Kristin Scott Thomas) and encounter a mysterious stranger (Derek Jacobi) who knows his secret. Jacobi copped the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series or Special.
TERROR CIRCUS (Code Red/Kino Lorber): The Blu-ray bow ($29.99 retail) of the tacky, trashy, low-budget 1973 psychological shocker (also released as Nightmare Circus and Barn of the Naked Dead) in which three showgirls (Sherry Alberoni, Gyl Roland, and Manuella Thiess in her final feature to date) headed for Las Vegas are waylaid by sadistic, irradiated rapist Andrew Prine (who later claimed this was the one film he regretted making). This was director Alan Rudolph’s feature debut, although he denies it … and who can blame him? Bonus features include retrospective documentary. Rated R. ½
THEY CALL ME MISTER TIBBS!/THE ORGANIZATION (Kino Lorber Studio Classics): Sidney Poitier reprised his iconic role as police inspector Virgil Tibbs in a pair of big-screen sequels to the groundbreaking In the Heat of the Night (1967), both set in San Francisco and both featuring Barbara McNair as Mrs. Tibbs: 1970’s They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (rated PG) co-starring Martin Landau, Anthony Zerbe, Edward Asner, and Jeff Corey; and 1971’s The Organization (rated PG) co-starring Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Sheree North, Ron O’Neal, and Raul Julia, available on Blu-ray ($29.95 retail).
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Free Circus Performance Coming to LeBauer Park
GREENSBORO, NC – Greensboro Downtown Parks, Inc. (GDPI) invites the public to celebrate the culmination of its 2022 Artist in Residence program with the premiere performance of Passages: An Homage to Our ‘Extra’Ordinary Lives by circus arts company, the Activate Entertainment Project.
Since May of this year, artists from Greensboro have joined performers from as far as Japan to create this performance piece that explores how even the most mundane parts of life can be made magical. A cast of nine artists who specialize in such forms as Chinese Pole acrobatics, hand-balancing, accordion, hip hop dance, and more come together to create a story of childhood, change, and connection. The stories told are inspired by the real-world observations of community happenings in LeBauer and Center City Parks, which speak to the vision for GDPI’s Artist in Residence program, created to put artists in the lead of connecting the community with its stories, assets, challenges, and possibilities utilizing the urban park settings.
This is a family-friendly performance fit for all ages. Premiere performances will take place on Saturday, September 3 in LeBauer Park at 7:00pm and 8:30pm. Each show will be 45-minutes in length and are free to attend. Visitors are encouraged to bring a blanket or chair for seating on the lawn. Picnics and non-alcoholic beverages are welcome, and additional concessions will be available for purchase. This project is supported by the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; the Cemala Foundation; ArtsGreensboro; the Weaver Foundation, and the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts For more information about this Artist in Residence project, please visit https://www.greensborodowntownparks.org/passages
Greensboro Downtown Parks Inc. is a non-profit organization in partnership with the City of Greensboro, Center City Park and LeBauer Park. The mission of GDPI is to serve as the executive management of Greensboro’s downtown parks, focusing on public activation, maintenance, financial well-being and overall vitality. | https://www.yesweekly.com/foodanddrink/free-circus-performance-coming-to-lebauer-park/article_36cda878-2954-11ed-9fcb-0f7e43fdb476.html | 2022-08-31T22:28:16Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/foodanddrink/free-circus-performance-coming-to-lebauer-park/article_36cda878-2954-11ed-9fcb-0f7e43fdb476.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
N.C. State Fair announces Home Chef Challenge
Entry deadline is Oct. 3
RALEIGH -- The N.C. State Fair is looking for home chefs to spice up the competitions at the fair with 11 days of cooking challenges. Included are loaded nachos, ultimate brownies, spirited pies, quirky cobbler, a make-ahead breakfast challenge, chili cook-off, grain bowls, sirloin salad, fair food featuring bacon and chicken casserole.
“Like the N.C. State Fair, cooking is a way to bring people together,” said John Buettner, competitive exhibits director. “I know that the competitions offered this year will bring out the creative side of our home chefs and I can’t wait to see the results. In addition to bragging rights, the winning recipe for each challenge brings home a prize of $500.” Recipes will be judged on appearance, taste and creativity.
A complete list of Home Chef Challenges is listed below. Deadline to enter is Oct. 3. The Home Chef Challenge will be held in the North Lobby of Dorton Arena. Contestants will receive two gate tickets and a parking pass to bring their entry to the fair.
More information is online at: https://www.ncstatefair.org/2022/Competitions/Entering/HomeChefChallenge.htm.
Loaded Nachos Challenge
presented by NC State Wolfpack Basketball
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 4 p.m.
Dream up an ultimate loaded nachos recipe that will wow the judges.
Ultimate Brownie Showdown
presented by Humana
Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.
Dense and fudgy or light and fluffy? Extra fillings or simply classic? Our judges will try them all.
Spirited Pie Challenge
presented by The Distillers Association of North Carolina
Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m.
Fill them with your best fruit, chocolate, nuts and more – but be sure to add the feature ingredient of a spirit made in North Carolina. Check out the competition guidelines for a list of 41 N.C. craft spirits acceptable for the challenge.
Great Bowls of Fire Chili Cook-Off
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
Beans or no beans? It’s a debate for the ages. Everyone has the best chili recipe and today’s the day to put yours to the test.
Morning Mayhem Buster: Make-Ahead Breakfast Challenge
presented by Superior Sleep Experience
Monday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m.
Everyone could use a little more time in the morning. Bring us your BEST make-ahead breakfast to make that vision a reality. It could be a casserole, muffins, breakfast burritos, overnight oats, etc.
Brain Food Healthy Grain Bowl Challenge
Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 11 a.m.
The N.C. State Fair’s first super food challenge. Start with a healthy whole grain base and start topping to build a delicious protein-packed meal.
Tip Top Sirloin Salad Challenge
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m.
Make a steak salad that’s meal worthy, don’t forget a dressing that will put your creation together!
Bacontastic Fair Food Challenge
presented by the North Carolina Pork Council
Thursday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m.
This competition offers a Junior and Adult Division with two $500 first place prizes. It’s for home chefs that might have dreamed of their own fair booth and know just what fair food they’d offer. Just be sure to add bacon!
Not Your Mama’s Chicken Casserole Challenge
presented by House of Raeford
Friday, Oct. 21 at 10 a.m.
Everyone has that chicken casserole recipe that’s been passed down for generations- that’s not what this competition is about. Put a new spin on an old favorite and add a twist that excites the judges.
Duke Cancer Care in Wake County Celebrates Cancer Warriors Challenge presented by Duke Raleigh Hospital
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.
This competition is heart-led. Honor or recognize someone you know who has experienced cancer through your appetizer, main dish or dessert. Story matters, so be sure to share your inspiration along with the recipe.
Quirky Cobbler Challenge
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 10 a.m.
Fall calls for cobbler and sonker. Show the judges what you’ve got in this competition looking for the best sweet and savory, or sweet and more sweet, cobbler.
The 2022 N.C. State Fair is slated for Oct. 13-23 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. The fair offers an experience unique to North Carolina for all who attend, and is an unparalleled value with free entertainment, thrilling rides and games, thousands of animals, endless family activities, competitions, vendors and creative deep-fried delights. For more information, visit www.ncstatefair.org. | https://www.yesweekly.com/foodanddrink/n-c-state-fair-announces-home-chef-challenge/article_5116571e-293d-11ed-b207-ab159e8925ac.html | 2022-08-31T22:28:22Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/foodanddrink/n-c-state-fair-announces-home-chef-challenge/article_5116571e-293d-11ed-b207-ab159e8925ac.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Heath Ilderton, 325th Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks to 325th Fighter Wing leadership during an All Call at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 29, 2022. Leadership traveled from Tyndall AFB to Eglin to host the All Call which focused on the future of the 325th FW and the Agile Combat Employment construct the unit is transforming into. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Dastas)
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ASHEBORO
Four Saints Brewing
218 South Fayetteville St. | 336.610.3722
Thursdays: Taproom Trivia
Fridays: Music Bingo
Sep 3: William Nesmith
Sep 4: Randolph Jazz Band
Sep 10: 80’s Unleashed
Sep 17: Club FSBC with DJ Shainsaw
Sep 18: Honky Tonk Jam w/ Mark Dillon & Friends
CARBORRO
Cat’s Cradle
300 E Main St | 919.967.9053
Aug 31: Sir Woman
Sep 1: Post Sex Nachos & Similar Kind
Sep 2: Birds and Arrows w/ Josh Kimbrough
Sep 3: The Sandwich Shoppe Showcase ft. Hot Brains, Orphan Riot, Worthington’s Law, & Pageant
Sep 3: Mipso w/ Rodes Baby & Hazel
Sep 4: Mispo w/ Bella White
Sep 4: Interpol w/ Dante High
Sep 6: almost monday
Sep 7: Holy Fawn w/ Astronoid & Slow Teeth
Sep 8: Croce Plays Croce — 50th Annicersary
Sep 9: Spiritualized Live
Sep 10: Chris Stamey’s A Brand New Shade of Blue
Sep 10: Jordy Searcy
Sep 10: The Pink Stones + Teddy and the Rough Riders
Sep 11: Margo Cilker w/ Gabe Lee
Sep 12: Tall Heights w/ Tow’rs
Sep 12: Briston Maroney w/ Medium Build
Sep 13: Lake Street Dive w/ The Dip
Sep 13: Leo Kottke
Sep 14: Joe Purdy
Sep 14: Illiterate Light
Sep 15: The Deer
Sep 16: DB Edmunds Album Release Show
Sep 16: BRONCHO
Sep 17: The Connells w/ Tonk
Sep 17: Shoaldiggers w/ Love and Valor & Albert Blomquist
Sep 18: The King Khan & BBQ Show w/ Miranda and the Beat
CHARLOTTE
Bojangles Coliseum
2700 E Independence Blvd | 704.372.3600
CMCU Amphitheatre
former Uptown Amphitheatre
820 Hamilton St | 704.549.5555
Aug 31: Dispatch & O.A.R.
Sep 10: Halestorm
Sep 15: Koe Wetzel
Sep 17: Lake Street Dive
Sep 20: The Head and the Heart
The Fillmore
1000 NC Music Factory Blvd | 704.916.8970
Aug 24: Hoodie Allen
Aug 27: Kany Garcia
Aug 28: Giveon
Sep 1: Jay Critch
Sep 2: Grits & Biscuits
Sep 4: Club 90’s Present Un Verano Contigo — Bad Bunny Dance Night
Sep 6: Aleman — Tour USA 2022
Sep 7: Apocalyptica: Cell-0 Tour
Sep 8: DPR — Regime World Tour 2022
Sep 8: Alex Isley — Marigold Tour
Sep 9: In this Moment
Sep 9: Wild Rivers
Sep 10: P-Square
Sep 11: Lacuna Coil
Sep 16: Denzel Curry
Sep 18: Alec Benjamin
PNC Music Pavilion
707 Pavilion Blvd | 704.549.1292
Aug 31: KoRn & Evanescence
Sep 6: Five Finger Death Punch, Megadeth & The Hu
Sep 9: OneRepublic & Needtobreathe
Sep 10: Outlaw Music Festival ft. Willie Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff And The Night Sweats & Billy Strings
Sep 18: Wu-Tan Clan & Nas
Spectrum Center
333 E Trade St | 704.688.9000
www.spectrumcentercharlotte.com
Sep 4: Twenty One Pilots
Sep 11: Kevin Hart
Sep 20: Karol G
CLEMMONS
Village Square Tap House
6000 Meadowbrook Mall Ct | 336.448.5330
Sep 1: JVC w/ W. Kiley Smith
Sep 9: NOK
Sep 15: Josh Jennings
Sep 17: Big City (Formerly Jukebox Revolver)
DURHAM
Carolina Theatre
309 W Morgan St | 919.560.3030
Sep 4: Crowded House
Sep 8: Croce Plays Crose
Sep 17: Matt Nathanson
Sep 19: Brian Culbertson ft. Marcus Anderson & Marqueal Jordan
Sep 20: The Robert Cray Band
DPAC
123 Vivian St | 919.680.2787
Sep 8: Jim Jefferies
Sep 9: The Temptations & The Four Taps
ELKIN
Reeves Theater
129 W Main St | 336.258.8240
Wednesdays: Reeves Open Mic
Fourth Thursdays: Old-Time Jam
Sep 1: Jay Bird, Alice Gerrard, & Our Band
Sep 9: Victoria Victoria
Sep 15: Annie Mack, Ordinary Elephant, & Django Haskins
Sep 16: I Draw Slow
GREENSBORO
Arizona Pete’s
2900 Patterson St #A | 336.632.9889
Barn Dinner Theatre
120 Stage Coach Tr. | 336.292.2211
Aug 26 - Sep 24: Beehive the 60’s Musical
Sep 30: Stephen Freeman - 20 Years of Dinnertainment
Carolina Theatre
310 S. Greene Street | 336.333.2605
Sep 3: Frames + Housewife
Sep 9: NC Comedy Fest 2022 w/ Eric Trundy
Sep 10: NC Comedy Fest 2022 w/ Eeland Stribling
Sep 17: 1964 The Tribute
The Corner Bar
1700 Spring Garden St | 336.272.5559
www.facebook.com/corner.bar.37
Comedy Zone
1126 S Holden Rd | 336.333.1034
Sep 1: Kevin James Thornton
Sep 2-4: Dusty Slay
Sep 9-11: John Crist
Sep 13: Chad & JT
Sep 17-18: Damon Wayans
Common Grounds
602 S Elm Ave | 336.698.388
www.facebook.com/CommonGroundsGreensboro
Cone Denim
117 S Elm St | 336.378.9646
Sep 17: Steel Pulse
Flat Iron
221 Summit Ave | 336.501.3967
Aug 31: Drew Shamir
Sep 1: Casey Noel & Kevin Daniel
Sep 2: Ed E. Ruger’s Album Release
Sep 7: Elora Dash
Sep 8: Drew Foust Album Release w/ Sam Fribush Organ Trio
Sep 14: Lee Ross
Sep 16: Nightblooms, Josh King’s Fools, & Old Heavy Hands
Sep 17: Dashawn Hickman’s Sacred Steel, Randford Almond & Randord’s Dead
Sep 18: Singer-Songwriter Showcase followed by THE HIT
Garage Tavern
5211 A West Market St | 336.763.2020
www.facebook.com/GarageTavernGreensboro
Sep 3: RetroVinyl
Sep 9: Brother Pearl
Sep 16: Threadbare Trio
Greensboro Coliseum
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400
Sep 10: Alan Jackson
Sep 17: Mary J. Blige
Little Brother Brewing
348 South Elm St | 336.510.9678
www.facebook.com/littlebrotherbrew
Wednesdays: Trivia
Sep 2: 100 Years of Good Vibes Concert ft. J. Timber
Piedmont Hall
2411 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400
Sep 2: Green Queen Bingo
South End Brewing Co.
117B W Lewis St | 336.285.6406
Tuesdays: Trivia Night
Sep 1: Couldn’t Be Happiers
Sep 2: Retro Vinyl
Sep 3: Coda Junction
Sep 9: Turpentine Shine
Sep 10: Lowkey
Sep 15: Jim Mayberry
Steel Hands Brewing
1918 W Gate City Blvd | 336.907.8294
www.steelhandsbrewing.com/greensboro/
Steven Tanger Center
300 N Elm Street | 336.333.6500
The Idiot Box Comedy Club
503 N. Greene St | 336.274.2699
Thursdays: Open Mic
Sep 2: Cam Wyllie
Sep 2: Rails Comedy
Sep 2: Bustercups
Sep 3: Loathsome Wind at Next Door Beer Bar
Sep 3: Brick Penguin
Sep 3: Screwup TV
Sep 3: Mom’s Adhesive Improv
Sep 5: Drew Davis
Sep 5: Erin Lok
Sep 5: Wills Maxwell
Sep 6: Becca Stephenson
Sep 6: Sammie James
Sep 6: Jenny Questell
Sep 7: Vishal Kal
Sep 7: Jacy Lafontaine
Sep 7: Dougie Al
Sep 8: Myq Kaplan
Sep 8: Julian Fernandez
Sep 9: Will Purpura
Sep 9: Ritch Shydner
Sep 9: Brian Sullivan
Sep 9: Colin Rankin
White Oak Ampitheatre
1921 W Gate City Blvd | 336.373.7400
WineStyles
3326 W Friendly Ave Suite 141 | 336.299.4505
HIGH POINT
After Hours Tavern
1614 N Main St | 336.883.4113
www.facebook.com/AfterHoursTavernHighPoint
Goofy Foot Taproom
2762 NC-68 #109 | 336.307.2567
Sep 3: Jessie Dunks Duo
Sep 10: Emma Lee
High Point Theatre
220 E Commerce Ave | 336.883.3401
Sep 13: Emma Langford
Sep 17: In the Light of Led Zeppelin
Plank Street Tavern
138 Church Ave | 336.991.5016
www.facebook.com/plankstreettavern
Sweet Old Bill’s
1232 N Main St | 336.807.1476
Sep 1: TBD
Sep 8: Broad Street Blues Band
Sep 15: Tin Can Alley
JAMESTOWN
The Deck
118 E Main St | 336.207.1999
Sep 1: Ethan Smith
Sep 2: Dance Party w/ DJ TJ
Sep 3: Brother Pearl
Sep 8: Kelsey Hurley
Sep 9: Radio Revolver
Sep 10: Stereo Doll
KERNERSVILLE
Breathe
Cocktail Lounge
221 N Main St. | 336.497.4822
www.facebook.com/BreatheCocktailLounge
Wednesdays: Karaoke
Kernersville Brewing Company
221 N Main St. | 336.816.7283
www.facebook.com/kernersvillebrewing
Thursdays: Trivia
Sep 2: Makenzie Phipps
Sep 10: Comin’ Home Band
LEWISVILLE
Old Nick’s Pub
191 Lowes Foods Dr | 336.747.3059
Fridays: Karaoke
LIBERTY
The Liberty Showcase Theater
101 S. Fayetteville St | 336.622.3844
Sep 10: Twitty & Lynn
OAK RIDGE
Bistro 150
2205 Oak Ridge Rd | 336.643.6359
RALEIGH
CCU Music Park at Walnut Creek
3801 Rock Quarry Rd | 919.821.4111
Sep 1: The Black Keys w/ Band of Horses
Sep 7: Five Finger Death Punch
Sep 10: OneRepublic
Lincoln Theatre
126 E. Cabarrus St | 919.831.6400
Sep 2: ABACAB — The Music of Genesis
Sep 3: Eric Strickland Record Release Party w. 87 & Pine w/ Tan Sanders
Sep 9: Third Eye (Tool Tribute) w/ Ware Within a Breath (Rage Against the Machine Tribute)
Red Hat Amphitheater
500 S McDowell St | 919.996.8800
Sep 3: Oliver Tree w/ JAWNY & Huddy
Sep 10: Lee Brice w/ Michael Ray & Jackson Dean
Sep 14: Zach Bryan w/ Charles Wesley Godwin
PNC Arena
1400 Edwards Mill Rd | 919.861.2300
WINSTON-SALEM
Burke Street Pub
1110 Burke St | 336.750.0097
CB’s Tavern
3870 Bethania Station Rd | 336.815.1664
Earl’s
121 West 9th Street | 336.448.0018
Mondays: Open Mic
Thursdays: Will Jones
Sep 2: Lando & The Mando
Sep 3: James Tucker
Sep 5: Billy Creason Band
Sep 10: Time Bandits
Fiddlin’ Fish Brewing Company
772 Trade St | 336.999.8945
Tuesdays: Trivia
Sep 2: Jeremiah McKinley Band
Sep 16: The Hit
Foothills Brewing
638 W 4th St | 336.777.3348
Sundays: Sunday Jazz
Thursdays: Trivia
Aug 31: Palmyra
Sep 2: Colin Allured
Sep 7: Carolina Clay
Sep 11: Anne and The Moonlighters
Midway Music Hall
11141 Old US Hwy 52, Suite 10 | 336.793.4218
www.facebook.com/midwaymusichallandeventcenter
Mondays: Line Dancing
Sep 10: Jimmy Shirley Jr & The 8 Track 45 Band
Sep 17: Diamond Edge
Muddy Creek Cafe & Music Hall
137 West St | 336.201.5182
www.facebook.com/MuddyCreekCafe
Sep 16: Zoe & Cloyd
The Ramkat
170 W 9th St | 336.754.9714
Aug 31: Big Daddy Love
Sep 1: Luke Simon Payne & Friends w/ Drake Duffer
Sep 2: Jeffrey Dean Foster & The Arrows, Laurelyn Dossett
Sep 3: Steady Hyperactive Showcase
Sep 8: The Fundamentals w/ Maia Kamil
Sep 9: The Sun God w/ Condado
ROAR
633 North Liberty Street | 336-917-3008
www.roarws.com | www.roarbrandstheater.com
Sep 1: Joe Dowdy Trio @ Fords Food Hall
Sep 1: Tony Chambers @ Est! Est!! Est!!!
Sep 2: Corky Jams “Steve Willard” @ Fords Food Hall
Sep 2: Torch Songs @ JL Caspers
Sep 2: DJ FISH @ The Mayfair Club
Sep 2: DJ Redd @ Fords Food Hall
Sep 3: Torch Songs @ JL Caspers
Sep 3: The Blue Genes @ Fords Food Hall
Sep 3: DJ FISH @ The Mayfair Club
Sep 3: DJ Profesor @ Fords Food Hall
Sep 4: DJ @ Mayfair Club
Sep 5: DJ Professor @ The Mayfair Club
Second & Green
207 N Green St | 336.631.3143
www.2ngtavern.com | www.facebook.com/secondandgreentavern
Winston-Salem Fairground
421 W 27th St | 336.727.2236
Wise Man Brewing
826 Angelo Bros Ave | 336.725.0008
Thursdays: Music Bingo
Sep 2: The Hit
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The Harvest moon of Winston-Salem will shine at the Full Moon Festival at the West Salem Art Hotel on Sep 10.
With music, art, and vendors — and an interactive slant of activities for all ages — the Full Moon Festival serves to showcase the block of Albert and Green Streets and help folks behind the Wherehouse Art Hotel settle in their new digs.
Preserving elements of the beloved downtown arts staple, curator Haydee Thompson moved operations to a 1931 brick building in the West Salem neighborhood — rebirthing its vibe in its new spot as the West Salem Art Hotel, “a hotel for art (and artists) and you.”
Celebrating their community — both old and new — the Full Moon Festival unites a collection of art and agriculture vendors, live musicians, and interactive artplay — all under a big ol’ Harvest moon.
Coordinator, Tessa Everton, intends to continue the Wherehouse’s pattern of holding events during the full moon. “It’s helpful when timelines and deadlines and things naturally unfold in tune with the waxing moon,” she said. “This will be our first big event since the pandemic started, and we’re especially excited to show off the new space!”
Thompson, a West Salem resident, agreed. “I adore this new space — I’m very grateful to the building owner Brice Shearburn for welcoming all of my crazy ideas and helping me achieve an ambitious vision.”
“Right now my favorite part is the solarium,” she continued, “all covered in vines and art.” Thompson likewise enjoys the balance of a neighborhood only three minutes from downtown, with quiet nights and rooster crows in the morning.
The hotel itself currently offers two spaces: the four-room Whimsical Rose Room and Art Salon (painted by Greensboro muralist, Gina Franco, with Liz Simmons’ “Vulture Series” currently on display) and the Old Hollywood deco-inspired, Art/partment, that features work from Zac Trainor, Chandra Noyes, Zach McCraw, Greg Vore, and Thompson, herself). Open for tours throughout the festival, renovations are underway for the upstairs area, which will feature a gallery space, a shared kitchen, and four en-suites.
“Our Outdoor Art Film Viewings have been very popular there,” Thompson said, referencing the smaller-scale events they’ve held so far. “Our monthly mini-flea’s have been a ‘small-bites’ taste of the festival.”
The trio of festival organizers hope to appeal to a wide range of art lovers and moon freaks. “It will be a wide variety of curated craft and visual art vendors, offering something unique for everyone, at many different price points,” said vendor coordinator, Lindsay Piper Potter-Figueiredo. “I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the spirit of Winston-Salem through the artistic lens. We believe in the magic of community. We hope this event will showcase the local love that flows through this neighborhood.”
They hope to share that love through supporting and showcasing area nonprofits including: the Piedmont Environmental Alliance; Art Nouveau (a program by the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County), the UNC-School of the Arts Community Music School (who’ll be hosting a kid-friendly demonstration) and the Art SHAC, a second-hand nonprofit collective that offers access to affordable art materials through donations and upcycling workshops, who’ll also offer interactive art activities.
“We’re always motivated by community and in the past two years it has been difficult to connect in the ways that we’ve been used to,” Thompson said. “West Salem is our new home and it is time to turn the page and make new connections with a new community — all under a big full moon.”
“In the spirit of the Harvest moon, we‘ve chosen to highlight the agricultural arts,” Everton explained, praising the work and spaces of their neighbors West Salem Public House and the Apple & Green City Farm (who’ll be selling baskets for their pick-your-own cherry tomato garden). Plant vendor, Patiently Rooted, will also be on hand with buds and wares; and the festival will feature a “Pot on the Spot” plant-potting tutorial. “It’s meant for tiny hands,” Potter-Figueiredo noted, “but adults can join in the fun, too!”
Meanwhile, West Salem Public House will set the stage for music and entertainment. “We’re so grateful to share this block with two other amazing businesses,” Thompson said. “We really want this to be a community event and specifically show our West Salem neighborhood we’re here for them to enjoy and utilize the space.”
“We love supporting our neighbors,” Everton echoed. She and Thompson have long been fixtures of the Winston-Salem music world — a world they’ll highlight with local festival performers: Pilzvolk’s “occult folk of the Piedmont” and elemental hip-hop of Flower in Bloom; along with regional artists Oiseau, Cakes Ov Light, and Mother Marrow.
A bohemian canvas lodge “kid’s area,” aids the block party vibe; with games, a photo booth, costume trunk, and face painting by Cheryl Ann Lipstreu. Other interactive elements include workshops and demonstrations. The Mixxer Community Makerspace will offer woodcarving and scratch block exercises, and Kelsey Brown from Village Fabric shop will be doing natural dye workshops into the night.
“We’ll also have a large drop cloth and lots of paint,” Potter-Figueiredo noted. “We hope kids and adults go wild with painting fun! It’s going to be a cool collaborative community piece.”
Visual arts remain a cornerstone, with Everton and Potter-Figueiredo among the vendor lineup offering their respective projects, Heart of Glass and Piper & Fig. They’ll be joined by Triad photographers Devin Lane and Kristen Bryant; illustrators and makers Kat Lamp, Sarah Kelly, and Turpentine Caroline; and multimedia artists Corrie Beck, Petal Club Co., and That Blonde Girl Vikki.
The crafts arena will showcase work from Piedmont Craftsmen, This Witch Candles, embroiderist Alice Jette, steampunk and leather work from TheOddCog, hand-printed paper goods and linens from Woodie Anderson; along with sustainable fashions from Heart on the Floor (who uses secondhand and recycled materials to create one of a kind garments) and Farm Girl Arts (who offers a variety of renewable wool products from area Suffolk sheep).
The festival will also offer glasswork from Kent Herrick and Sarah A. Band (who specializes in sculptures inspired by science and all things creepy); along with vintage shops and jewelry offerings from Mix Tape, Rich Tiger, Molgnarly, Carolina Stardust Vintage, Ichigo Bat, Sheridan C. Watkins, and Omstone Creations.
And of course, there’ll be food for the harvest. Mary Haglund (from Mary’s, Of Course and Mary’s Gourmet Diner) is making a special appearance, along with El Burrito Bueno, Acadia Foods, and Sweetheart Pizza.
Mixing art and commerce — with flare — Thompson is stoked for the flame poofer coming from Mixxer Community Makerspace, which fires up after each successful transaction.
“I’m excited for dusk, when all of the magical lights kick on,” she said. “Watching friends and strangers have fun and seeing that big full moon low in the sky.” Potter-Figueiredo and Everton agreed. “We look forward to dancing in the moonlight with you!”
Kick up your heels and look to the sky for the Full Moon Festival at the West Salem Art Hotel on September 10. | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/full-moon-fever-at-the-west-salem-art-hotel/article_8de3e204-293f-11ed-85bc-5ba4cd01f9a5.html | 2022-08-31T22:28:34Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/full-moon-fever-at-the-west-salem-art-hotel/article_8de3e204-293f-11ed-85bc-5ba4cd01f9a5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The “biggest party on two wheels” returns to downtown Winston-Salem for the 9th annual Gears & Guitars music and cycling festival, September 9-11.
Bikes and bands will once again take over Bailey Park for three days of free concerts and cycling events for amateurs and professionals of all speeds.
For co-founder and event director, Ray Boden, it’s all about the energy. “The festival is a huge passion project for me,” he said. “It’s high energy fun and excitement. The uniqueness of the event is really something to see firsthand. It’s an immense amount of fun.”
Now in its 9th year, the festival for bike nuts and rock n rollers alike, will open with a drag race-style street sprint through downtown on Friday, classic criterium on Saturday, and wind down on Sunday with a round of fondos (near and far).
On the music side, Gears & Guitars is stoked to offer the music end for free this year. “We really want people to come out in a big way,” Boden said, thanking the sponsors that helped cover the costs. “We’re expecting some great crowds and some serious fun.”
A co-founder of Gears & Gears, Boden assembled the first festival “from scratch,” and enjoys combining the high-energy nature of cycling and live music. He’s also been on the staff of the Winston-Salem Open since its inception and is the co-founder and managing director of the Coalpit Live Series at Incendiary Brewing. Sports and tunes seem to be his bread-and-butter.
Originally the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, with bands as a bonus, the event kicked into high gear, officially becoming the Gears & Guitars Festival in 2016. Boden beams the efforts of Winston-Salem Cycling as an organization over the years. “We’ve come a long way!” he said. “We’ve run Union Cycliste Internationale road races, managed the USA Cycling Championships in several different categories, managed the UCI North American qualifying event for their world fondo championships; and ran tons of other races and fondos.
Saving the fondos for Sunday, the festival kicks off on Friday with a “Streets of Fire” drag-race sprint that looks to light up 4th Street (from Spruce to Trade), as riders set the street ablaze from 7 to 9 p.m. Crenshaw Pentecostal kicks off the music (at Marshall and 4th St.) at 7 p.m., followed by “An Evening with Dawes and Bahamas” package that runs until 10 p.m. Dawes, a Los-Angeles based alt-rock outfit and Bahamas (the GRAMMY Award-nominated Canadian artist) are co-headlining a national tour that features two collaborative sets. The Winston rockers in Crenshaw Pentecostal are playing two sets themselves: bookending the festival as Friday’s opener, and closing the festival as the headliner for Sunday.
Food trucks and mini-velodrome demos will welcome attendees to Bailey Park on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Food trucks run all day. The mini-velodrome will run demos from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and host a demo and competition from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Fans of Winston-Salem’s defunct radio station, “94.5 the Rock Alternative,” will relish the Saturday music lineup, starting with Tonic at 6 p.m., followed by Cowboy Mouth and Better Than Ezra until 11 p.m. Meanwhile, cyclists in “fast and furious” criterium races will be zipping around Bailey Park, circling the audience and stage, from 4th Street to Vine to 5th to Patterson and back again. Amateurs run in the morning (8 a.m.-3:45 p.m.). Professional races will be held from 4 to 8:15 p.m.
Fans can wake up on Sunday to a workout with F45 Training Winston-Salem in Bailey Park at 11:45 a.m. Earlybird long-haulers can enjoy a 65-mile Gran Fondo (starting at 8:30 a.m.). 42-mile Fondo (9 a.m.) or 15-mile Fondo and 7-mile gravel variation that both begin at 10 a.m.
Over at Bailey Park, the festival takes a casual “Sunday Funday” block party approach. Bands begin at noon; along with kid-friendly safety workshops, bike decorating tent, rodeo, and parade. Musically, the rock n roll cover band Repeat Offender makes its debut to open the show. The Deluge, Killing Gophers, and Crenshaw Pentecostal will close out the afternoon local showcase.
“We love that Winston has something to look forward to every summer,” said Crenshaw Pentecostal’s Dusty Redmon. “A big weekend of loud rock and roll and speeding bikes is pretty righteous.”
A Camel City native, “Anytime my hometown gets to show itself off, I’m proud,” he said. “Winston’s live music scene has steadily been coming back stronger and stronger over the past five or six years, even through the pandemic. We’ve got great rooms like the Ramkat, Gas Hill, and Monstercade; and outdoor spots like Bailey Park and the Coalpit. Not to mention all the live music happening at the breweries. It all works together in the big scheme of things to improve the vibe of live music here, and I love it.”
They love it so much, that they’re doing it twice — kicking off the Friday night show and headlining the Sunday closer. “Ray is putting us to work, for sure,” he said. It was easy to say yes to, though. We love to play wherever, whenever. We’ve done small dive bars with ten people watching, to playing with Bon Jovi at PNC arena and 14-thousand people this year. It’s all the same to us. We want to turn our amps up and beat the crap out of our drums.”
Different sorts of shows may all be the same to Redmon and his Crenshaw cohorts — but their sets won’t be. “Friday night will be a little bit more of a ‘tune up your guitar and rip it’ evening,” he explained. “The set will open up a bit more on Sunday; maybe a couple of fun cover songs. I’m excited about both sets though. I think the vibes will be totally different each day.”
Redmon isn’t the only performer pulling a double, Michael Cobler will play in both Repeat Offender and Killing Gophers. As a longtime member of the Winston-Salem Cycling community, he’ll be pulling a triple of sorts: as part of the team manning the mini-velodrome demonstrations and perhaps participating in a competition or two.
“This is my 35th year in the bike business and I truly love seeing the joy it brings folks,” Cobler said. “Events like Gears & Guitars help expose even more people to how amazing bike racing is and how much fun bikes are.”
Outside the festival, Cobler can be found around Forsyth County cycling shops and helps manage the Winston-Salem Cycling bike-share program. ”I love seeing it grow and evolve,” he said of the festival and the city. “The constant at Gears & Guitars is always great music and incredible bike racing. I’m really excited about this year — all the concerts are free and the racing is always spectacular.”
Onstage, he’ll open the Sunday day party with Repeat Offender, a brand new cover band (that also features Boden in the fold). Cobler’s primary rock n roll band, Killing Gophers, is in the third-band slot. “So psyched to be playing this year! Both bands are primed and ready to go!,” he said, noting Killing Gophers will debut a few new songs. They’ll also be joined by Steven Jones (Ledneck) and Uncle Watson’s Widow for a song and will show off their new “pet” gopher mascot (courtesy of Ian Bredice).
Cobler is equally excited for the first show with Repeat Offender. Pushing the alternative 90’s vibe, the group serves as a deep-cut sort of cover band. ”We’re definitely trying to do something a little different,” he explained. “Artists you know, like The Wallflowers, Tom Petty, or REM — but maybe not the songs you always hear from them. And then maybe some artists you don’t hear covered as much, like Jason Isbell or the Lemonheads.”
The bill fits for Boden (who hosted Isbell for Gears & Guitars 2018). “We’re paying homage to playing covers of songs that are great songs but not always covered,” Boden said, “it’ll be fun. But Deluge and Crenshaw are the real stars of the show.”
As a director for both the Gears & Guitars and the Coalpit Live music series, Boden is a fan who puts his city first — seeing both as a mission and means of helping folks embrace the city, while helping make Winston-Salem the music capital of the region.
“My best memories from the event come from when I introduce the bands from the stage and I see all the faces of people I know, or are about to know. There’s so much excitement on their faces for the music that’s about to be performed for them. And then I see them watch the bikes rip by — and I often watch them mouth the words ‘wow’ when they see how incredible some of these athletes are”
The music over the years has leaned heavily on the 90’s alternative mix, with artists like Stone Temple Pilots, Dishwalla, Matthew Sweet, Soul Asylum, Blues Traveler, Collective Soul, Barenaked Ladies, Edwin McCain, Gin Blossoms, Sister Hazel, and Drivin’ N’ Cryin filling the rosters of past festivals. “It’s not a lane we intentionally drive down,” Boden noted, “but it’s always fun and that time period provided all of us with some great music that most all of us can sing along with.”
And Triad residents seem to agree, having voted the festival the “Best Live Show of 2021,” in the YES! Weekly reader poll. That lineup featured The Smithereens, Fastball, Magnolia Green, Gov’t Mule, Devon Gilfillian, Ida Mae, and Grace Potter with Hannah Wicklund. “I’m always thankful for any accolades and attention we get from the public,” he said. “It means a lot to us and helps us see that we are making a difference in our community.”
And the bands seem to enjoy themselves, with the main acts on Saturday all being return features. 2022 will be Better Than Ezra’s third time at Gears and Guitars. Their first visit was in 2014, followed by a 2016 appearance. Cowboy Mouth also played at the 2016 festival. Tonic played in 2017.
But Gears & Guitars isn’t stuck in the ‘90s. “We try to bounce genres around,” Boden noted, referencing the array of Americana, indie, country, jam and more that filled the bills over the years. “I’ve enjoyed every show we have had, even with all the different genres we have been lucky to have nothing but great performances from every band each year,” he added, reflecting on the array of past festival performers like Shovels & Rope, DeltaRae, Trampled by Turtles, The Infamous Stringdusters, Drive-By Truckers, North Mississippi Allstars, Gov’t Mule, Charley Crockett, Amanda Shires, Rusted Root, and the Wailers.
For Boden, hosting Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit in 2018 remains a highlight. “The concert certainly stands out to me,” he said, reflecting fondly on that year. “But, also, Colony House and Liza Anne really left impressions on me.”
Lasting impressions and a love for the locals create a showcase dynamic of Triad musicians paired with major artists. “I love doing this because we have some talented musicians in this town,” Boden said, “ in the case of Crenshaw Pentecostal, I’ve used them several times to support national acts and they have rocked it every time.”
Locals over the years like Clay Howard, The Plaids, The Bo Stevens, Hank Pattie and The Current, Muddy Creek Players, Luxuriant Sedans, June Rise, and Big Daddy Love offer a tandem of home team love and larger exposure that befits a tandem concert and cycling series.
“Running the two events concurrently certainly isn’t easy,” Boden said. “But it’s exciting and a challenge I very much enjoy. I love providing additional entertainment options for people to come out and to expose them to cycling.”
“I think it’s a great event that has brought so many different types of folks downtown,” he continued. “The festival certainly highlights Bailey Park and the Innovation Quarter, but we started on Trade Street and have raced all over the city and out in the county — and even to several of the neighboring counties.”
Bringing in the gear-action, the festival features star cyclists along with music performers. “Many of the pros have been in the Tour de France or the Olympics, and are just incredible athletes,” Boden noted. “There are field limits to the pro-racing, so we usually have about 250 pros each year here to race — and should be near that again for 2022. In the amateur events, we usually get close to 1,000 participants and many cross-register for different rides and races. It’ll be a great weekend.”
He’s especially stoked for the “Streets of Fire” event to make its debut on Friday. “It’s going to be super fun and a totally new thing for us with street racing,” Boden said. The race itself is a 200-meter sprint from point A to point B, along the “restaurant row” that borders Innovation Quarter. “It’s basically bike drag racing,” he said. “It’s going to be wild.”
In contrast to the high no-octane energy of Friday night, Boden is also happy to showcase a new Gravel Fondo on Sunday morning. “Gravel is a rapidly growing cross-section of cycling, we hope to expand this program and venture into cyclocross also.”
The Sunday Fondo series will match the more casual approach of day party vibes. “I’m looking forward to people coming down and enjoying all of the cool stuff we have planned,” he said of the community block party at Bailey Park, with parade and rodeos (and bands, of course). “It’s going to be a nice day for people to gather and see some cool displays, or go on one of our rides and see and hear some good local music.”
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The Greensboro Symphony Presents: Mariachi Cobre on Sept. 24th 2022
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with
Mariachi Cobre!
Michelle Merrill, Guest Conductor
GREENSBORO, NC (8/31/22) – The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO), along with Mariachi Cobre –known for exposing millions of people from around the world to mariachi music at Disney's EPCOT– will open the GSO's POPS Series with an exciting concert during Hispanic Heritage Month at the new Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 8:00 pm! The concert, a co-production with the Hispanic League, is made possible by Cone Health, the Hillsdale Fund, and the Joseph M. Bryan Foundation. It features Michelle Merrill conducting the GSO and this 12-piece ensemble of violins, trumpets, and guitars. Tickets are on sale at the GSO Box Office, Tanger Center Box Office, and Ticketmaster.com.
Mariachi Cobre represents mariachi music, one of the world's most exciting folk idioms and a vital part of Mexico's cultural identity. Nowhere is that identity better illustrated than in the music of this group. Since 1982, they have played to crowds at EPCOT's Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Their performances –showcases of bold, stirring vocal harmonies, complex rhythms, and exuberant playing– are world-class and represent mariachi at its best.
Since its founding in 1971, Mariachi Cobre has played a vital role in preserving and disseminating Mexico's most representative musical folk form. In addition to decades of performances at Disney World, Mariachi Cobre has performed with great artists of Mexican music and collaborated with celebrated musicians of other genres. Features include Vikki Carr with the San Antonio and San Jose Symphony Orchestras, and Doc Severinsen with the Milwaukee, Phoenix, and Minnesota Symphony Orchestras. They've also performed, recorded, and toured with the Boston Pops.
Guest Conductor Michelle Merrill has inspired audiences throughout the country with her sharply detailed and vibrant performances. A passionate and dynamic artist, she served four years as the Assistant and then Associate Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. While there, Ms. Merrill also carried the title of Phillip and Lauren Fisher Community Ambassador. In addition to her growing guest conducting schedule, she currently serves as the Music Director of the Coastal Symphony of Georgia, where she has ignited the growth and expansion of the orchestra's offerings both on and off the stage.
Ms. Merrill is a proud recipient of a 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award and the prestigious 2013 Ansbacher Conducting Fellowship awarded by members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the American Austrian Foundation, enabling her to be in residence at the world-renowned Salzburg Festival.
Salute Hispanic Heritage Month with this epic show featuring Mariachi Cobre and the Greensboro Symphony. Together, they will deliver the warm, rich rhythms of Mexican folkloric music that will sweep your entire family into a spirit of celebration! | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-greensboro-symphony-presents-mariachi-cobre-on-sept-24th-2022/article_f1d9253a-2958-11ed-a1da-372a5ee0c86d.html | 2022-08-31T22:28:46Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-greensboro-symphony-presents-mariachi-cobre-on-sept-24th-2022/article_f1d9253a-2958-11ed-a1da-372a5ee0c86d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Winston-Salem Symphony Opens 2022–23 Season with Classics Series Concert Mendelssohn’s Muse
Music Director Candidate Andrew Grams to Conduct with Guest Violinist Simone Porter
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (August 31, 2022) – The Winston-Salem Symphony is opening its 2022–23 season with a Classics Series concert cycle entitled “Mendelssohn’s Muse.” The concerts will feature guest conductor Andrew Grams, one of six candidates for the Symphony’s Music Director position. He will take the podium on Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 18 at 3 p.m. for a curated showcase of the Romantic Era’s most towering figures and beautiful masterpieces.
Grams is joined by emerging violinist Simone Porter, who makes her Winston-Salem debut with Felix Mendelssohn’s tender and fierce Violin Concerto. The concert opens with the first movement from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s picturesque and emotional Third Symphony, an ideal pairing with the majestic Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. Inspired by a friend’s posthumous exhibit of artworks, Mussorgsky wrote a set of musical paintings for piano that was later arranged for orchestra by Maurice Ravel and will close this concert with the mighty “Great Gate of Kiev.”
“We are very excited to kick off our 2022-23 season as we conclude our 75th Anniversary celebrations and welcome six sensational conductors who are competing to become our next Music Director,” said E. Merritt Vale, Winston-Salem Symphony President & CEO. “Throughout this season, our audience members will play a vital part in helping us choose our next artistic leader. A little bit like ‘American Idolämeets the Winston-Salem Symphony,’ we are inviting the community to provide feedback about their experiences with the candidates in the concert hall and at a variety of public events. We encourage all music lovers to join us throughout the week leading up to every finalist’s concerts. We’re counting on your input!”
“Mendelssohn’s Muse” concerts will take place on Saturday, September 17 at 7:30 p.m. and September 18 at 3 p.m. at the Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, 405 West Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem. Tickets begin at $25 and are available by calling the Symphony Box Office at 336-464-0145 or online at wssymphony.org.
The public is invited to several opportunities to interact with Andrew Grams throughout the week leading up to the concert. There will be an open coffee and meet and greet on Thursday, September 15, from 10:30–11:30 a.m. at the Forsyth County Central Library Auditorium, 660 West Fifth Street. Symphony by the Glass returns to The Caviste, 1100 Reynolda Road, on Thursday, September 15, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. and provides an opportunity to hear from Grams while listening to Symphony musicians and enjoying wines paired with the music of Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn, and Mussorgsky.
Another chance to meet the Music Director candidates is atthe Symphony’s Music Lovers’ Luncheons. These fun and informative preconcert events feature the Music Director candidate and the guest artist and take place the Friday before each 2022–23 Classics Series concert from 12–1:30 p.m. Attendees have a chance to learn about the weekend’s programming while enjoying a gourmet lunch. The September 16 Music Lovers’ Luncheon will include an enlightening discussion with Andrew Grams and violinist Simone Porter. Music Lovers’ Luncheons are an opportunity to gain insights into the music presented and learn more about the performer’s careers and backgrounds. Music Lovers’ Luncheons are $35 per person, and advanced registration is required. Visit wssymphony.org/luncheon for more information and to make a reservation. The September 16 luncheon will take place at Footnote Coffee & Cocktails, located at 434 West Fourth Street, downtown beside Bookmarks.
After the Saturday concert, patrons are invited to walk across the street from the Stevens Center for a drink at The Ginger Fox. Andrew Grams and other orchestra musicians will be on hand to mix and mingle. As part of the fun to kick off the Winston-Salem Symphony’s season, The Ginger Fox has created a signature cocktail for Symphony patrons.
Andrew Grams became music director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra after an international search in 2013 and recently concluded his tenure there after eight seasons. His charismatic conducting and easy accessibility have made him a favorite of Elgin Symphony audiences. With a unique combination of intensity, enthusiasm, and technical clarity, Grams has steadily built a reputation for his dynamic concerts, ability to connect with audiences, and long-term orchestra building. Grams received a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from The Juilliard School and a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music. For a full biography, visit andrewgrams.com.
Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. In the past few years, she has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic alongside renowned conductors, including Stéphane Deneve, Gustavo Dudamel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Nicholas McGegan, Ludovic Morlot, and Donald Runnicles. Born in 1996, Porter made her professional solo debut at age 10 with the Seattle Symphony and her international debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London at age 13. In March 2015, she was named a recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant. Raised in Seattle, Washington, Porter studied with Margaret Pressley as a recipient of the Dorothy Richard Starling Scholarship and was then admitted into the studio of the renowned pedagogue Robert Lipsett, with whom she studied at the Colburn Conservatory of Music in Los Angeles. For a full biography, visit simoneporterviolin.comThis concert and the Winston-Salem Symphony are supported by Season Presenting Sponsors Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.; 2022 Classics Series Guest Artist Sponsors Salemtowne; Symphony Unbound/Etherbound Presenting Sponsors Chris and Mike Morykwas; 75th Anniversary Season Sponsor Betty Myers Howell; as well as the Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and the North Carolina Arts Council.
About the Winston-Salem Symphony
Proud to be one of the Southeast’s most highly regarded regional orchestras, the Winston-Salem Symphony will celebrate its 75th Anniversary across 2022. The Symphony inspires listeners of all ages throughout North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad with various concerts, education programs, and community engagement initiatives each year.
The Symphony is supported by Season Presenting Sponsors Bell, Davis & Pitt, P.A.; 2022 Classics Series Guest Artist Sponsors Salemtowne; Symphony Unbound/Etherbound Presenting Sponsors Chris and Mike Morykwas; 75th Anniversary Season Sponsor Betty Myers Howell; the Arts Council of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, the North Carolina Arts Council, and other dedicated sponsors. Subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased online at wssymphony.org or by calling the Symphony Box Office at 336-464-0145. | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-winston-salem-symphony-opens-2022-23-season-with-classics-series-concert-mendelssohn-s-muse/article_349a33d6-295a-11ed-b61e-77691da500eb.html | 2022-08-31T22:28:52Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/music/the-winston-salem-symphony-opens-2022-23-season-with-classics-series-concert-mendelssohn-s-muse/article_349a33d6-295a-11ed-b61e-77691da500eb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The North Carolina Comedy Festival is bringing guaranteed laughter to the Triad.
The fourth annual event will feature more than 50 shows from September 2 to September 11 by roughly 300 comedians from all around the United States and Canada.
Jennie Stencel, executive producer of the festival, said that residents could expect to have their choice of several comedians each night of the festival.
“Everyone’s excited. It’s a really cool networking event for all the local performers as well as the people that come in,” Stencel said. “A lot of the shows tend to sell out. Everybody is buying the t-shirts and is ready to laugh for ten days. I think everybody is ready to have some fun.”
Partnering with local businesses, shows can be found all across the Triad. The Idiot Box, located at 503 N. Green St. in Greensboro, is considered the home base of the festival, followed by Next Door Beer Bar and Bottle shop, located next door. Additional venues include The Brewer’s Kettle — High Point, The Crown Theatre, The Comic Dimension, and The Green Bean. Attendees can expect all types of comedic experiences from the festival including improv, sketch, and stand-up.
“This highlights comedians that The Idiot Box books as well as people who submitted from North Carolina. We have people from all over North America and Canada. We are doing this to help grow our local comedy scene. We even have some free shows in a couple of spots,” she said.
While this should be the fifth annual event, the pandemic thwarted the festival plans. Stencel feels that people are going to enjoy seeing live performances again.
“Everybody is like ‘what can I find that’s new in my town?’ I think they are looking for fun, new, cool things that maybe existed before but they didn’t know about them,” she explained. “I think people are really looking to be out amongst people again and have a little fun. So hopefully we have a successful festival.”
Stencel, who typically organizes the festival herself, said she doesn’t know of another festival that takes on the number of comedians that she does.
“I don’t know of another festival that takes on 300 comedians. Usually, they take 20 or 40. Usually, there’s a board of people,” she said. “In general, I plan it from start to finish on my own, and then I have some staff that helps with videography, double checking this and double checking that. But for the most part, I plan it for eight months and then we go for it.”
The festival also offers comedians a chance to perfect their craft with workshops geared toward making them better performers. Those workshops are already sold out for the 2022 festival.
“We run workshops that teach various skills for performance like improv, how to work better with a theme/partner, or using characters more effectively to make the show funnier. We also run stand-up workshops where we teach you how to come up with a standup comedy skit by the end of the workshop.”
Stencel said that the workshop serves as a way to find those nuances that work for comedians.
“You couldn’t perform at an open mic once a month and be good at this, but some people think you can. That would be like picking up a guitar once a month and thinking that you were going to be this great guitar player by the end of 12 months when you’ve only played 24 minutes,” she said. “It’s definitely something that you have to work on if you want to get good at it. You might be a naturally funny person but being good at stand-up is more than just being a funny person.”
Local comedian Eric Brown said that he is excited to not only be performing this year but also hopes to take in as many shows as possible.
“It is an opportunity to not only perform in front of entertainment brass but comedians from all over the United States, and possibly even the world, as well as some of North Carolina’s funniest comedians,” he said.
You can be sure to find him at one show, enjoying the laughs.
“Out of the 300 participants, I hope I get to see Oscar P.,” he said.
According to Stencel, anyone who comes out is going to have a great time while supporting live comedy.
“There’s something for everyone. There are comedians from all over the country, from every walk of life. You’re going to find somebody that you think is hilarious.
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A fast-growing group of medical offices will open in Forestdale Plaza, commonly known as the Food Lion Shopping Center, by the end of the year.
Bethany Medical, based in High Point, will offer primary and urgent care along with screening, diagnostic services and other specialties in new offices on the eastern side of the shopping center. There will be approximately 30 new jobs, including five providers, at the new location, according to John Joyce, public relations director of Bethany Medical.
The office will use all of the vacant space in the building where Subway is located, according to Dan Hill, vice president and director of real estate for Peters Development, which owns the shopping center. It is not clear if Subway will remain in that location. Hill could not be reached for clarification.
The other tenant of the building, Sophisticuts, recently moved to a larger space beside Food Lion, the anchor tenant of Forestdale Plaza.
“This will be 5,000-6,000 sq. ft. of Class A medical office space,” Joyce said. He believes the renovation will be completed at the end of 2022. It will be the company’s 18th location in North Carolina with the majority in Guilford County. Total construction cost is estimated at $1,066,638.
Bethany Medical, P.A., is an independent sister company of Peters Development, LLC, which purchased the 6.36-acre Forestdale Plaza at 108 W. Main St. July 8 of last year for $6.95 million. The property was previously owned by RCC Forestdale, LLC, and TF Forestdale, LLC, both of Richmond, Va. Peters Development has purchased several smaller shopping centers in High Point in recent years.
On Aug. 18, Bethany Medical Center, P.A., requested the Guilford County Board of Commissioners apply for a N.C. Department of Commerce Rural Building Reuse and Infrastructure Grant application for nearly $600,000 for renovation of the Forestdale Plaza location. One criteria of the grant was that the company “meet or exceed the county average annual wage.” The average annual wage for the 30 new positions will be $54,453, compared to the county average of $53,994.
The request was approved and Commissioners noted renovation of the existing vacant building will create new, full-time jobs. It now goes to the N.C. Department of Commerce for approval.
According to information from the Commissioners’ meeting, the grant, if approved by the Department of Commerce, would be pass-through funding in the form of a loan to Peters Development, forgivable upon meeting the investment and job creation requirements. The funds would reimburse the property owner for eligible project expenses contingent upon performance review and verification by the Department of Commerce. Peters Development is required to supply a 5 percent match.
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As a youth, Bob Marsh had lots of exposure with the circus. His dad took him to see the Sparks Circus, a small tent show performing in Greensboro. Through a growing friendship between his dad and the general manger of the circus, Marsh was included in Sunday dinners in the circus dining tent. He also got to ride elephants around the circus grounds.
By the time Marsh was in middle school, he knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up – a circus clown.
“Some clowns are born and some are manufactured. I was born a clown,” Marsh said with a twinkle in his eye. “Comedy is one of the hardest circus skills to teach. It comes naturally from within. At the conclusion of other acts there is obligatory applause, but when a clown performs there is laughter throughout his act. Laughter comes straight from the heart. I prefer laughter over applause any day.”
As Marsh got older, he spent time backstage before a show and would attend the performances at night. In 1954 he had the privilege to meet the famous clown Emmett Kelly and watch as he applied his makeup.
Marsh participated in musical dramas in high school and did some clowning. After graduating from Guilford College in 1959 with a degree in economics, he spent 26 hours on a Greyhound bus traveling to Sarasota, Fla., in hopes of joining Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus as a clown. The show was on the road at the time, however, Pat Valdo, general performance director, invited him to return in the winter to discuss the character Mr. Jiggs that Marsh had created.
“But Uncle Sam intervened and instead of joining the circus, I ended up in the Army,” Marsh said. “When I got out of the service, I got a regular job in the furniture industry.”
Marsh never forgot his dream to be a circus clown, and he and his wife Judy made a pact that when the youngest of their three children graduated from college, he would follow that dream.
“We decided to do what God put us on earth to do – make people laugh in the circus,” Marsh said.
Meanwhile, Marsh did guest appearances with Ringling Bros. and networked with circus performers through the years.
When he was 62, Marsh researched a number of circuses and joined the Kelly Miller Circus based in Hugo, Okla. The small tent show had a great reputation in the circus world and soon Marsh and his wife were moving every day during the performance season and returning to their home base in High Point until the show was ready to travel again.
“Because of my education and ability to communicate, I was employed as an advance clown,” Marsh said. “It was a marketing position. I preceded the circus to create awareness that it was coming. I performed in schools, hospitals and other locations and did interviews to publicize the show.”
Marsh, a.k.a. Mr. Jiggs, performed as a circus clown for approximately 15 years including as an advance and show clown with the Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus and during the winter with top acts from around the world at Circus Sarasota in Florida. Before any performance it took him an hour to get into costume.
“Clowning is a serious business,” Marsh said. “It takes exceptional creativity. Silly clowns appeal to children, but good clowns appeal to adults.”
When he retired from clowning the couple returned to their home in High Point, but his days as a clown and his time with the circus remains paramount in his heart.
During a recent meeting of the Jamestown Rotary Club, Marsh shared some of his experiences as a clown as well as highlights about the circus in general.
“The golden age of the circus was between 1870-1930,” Marsh said. “People had never seen anything like it. It carried a place of honor in the entertainment industry and gave people the opportunity to see wild animals up close.
“The circus was never a kiddie show, but a family show. It appealed to all ages and never required censorship. It did not change much over the years, just got bigger and better.”
Marsh noted that people who wanted to be part of the circus life had to be part gypsy because they were on the road eight to nine months a year. Although alcohol was always a problem for some working people at the circus, it was not as much so for the performers.
“Most circus people were well educated, good solid people,” he said. “Circus families became neighbors. They lived and worked together and children had to listen to their parents because the circus could be a dangerous place.”
The animal acts were often considered the highlight of a show. Circus animals, especially the elephants, tended to be extremely smart. The elephants were most always females and grouped in twos everywhere they went.
Although not group oriented, cats were easy to train, as well, and often became attached to their trainers. Leopards were the exception and had to be watched carefully. The most dangers animals were bears, which could forget their entire training if aroused.
Unfortunately, high operating costs and the decline of ticket sales made the circus an unsustainable business. After a 146-year run, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus made its last stop in the Piedmont Triad at the Greensboro Coliseum in February 2017, and held its last performance in May of that year.
“After working with the circus for all the years I did, I can say I have never been around anything as well organized,” Marsh said. “The life of a circus clown was a tough existence, but I loved every bit of it. My wife and I enjoyed the lifestyle together.” | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/following-a-dream/article_7e6f6308-294d-11ed-bab1-7f364cc6816c.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:10Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/following-a-dream/article_7e6f6308-294d-11ed-bab1-7f364cc6816c.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang – IS THE PLAYOFF FORMAT THE REASON WE HAVEN’T HAD A BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPION IN THE LAST DECADE? “Yeah. I certainly think the format is significantly more challenging to win. That’s how it is and I think from year to year you see teams and drivers that are capable of winning a race has changed. You see that changing ebbing and flowing throughout the season, so it doesn’t surprise me that with the format that rewards winning races over anything else, overall odds, certainly that changes how you line up to be in the Championship 4.”
BRISTOL, ROVAL AND MARTINSVILLE ARE ELIMINATION RACES. HOW WOULD YOU RANK THEM IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY TO ADVANCE? “I think Bristol has the most unknowns because it’s really one of the few racetracks left that we don’t have – the Roval we have a test from there. Martinsville we have a test and a race, but Bristol we don’t have really much data from any of the teams as far as what you have to bring to the racetrack. No one really has a notebook from Bristol, so I would say from a team and driver standpoint that probably has the most unknowns.”
A ROOKIE HASN’T FINISHED IN THE TOP 10 SINCE 2016. IS THAT AN ITEM ON YOUR CHECKLIST? “I can’t say I’ve really put a number on things, but certainly advancing as far in the playoffs as possible is where my head is at and where I think this team is looking for. I think it’s also something that we’re capable of. We come into the playoffs pretty low on playoff points, but at the same time eight points puts me fifth right now, so it’s pretty tight. It’s been a tight season and I think execution and consistency has been at a premium and I think those that are able to perform in that manner is where I think I have to have my mind. I think we’re gonna have to put three really great races together to move onto the next round and start all over again. With that mentality, I don’t think there’s much to lose and a lot to gain. Like I said, it’s my rookie season and I’m only gonna get better from here. We’re only gonna get better as a team from here, so I’m excited to see what we can do.”
THIS IS YOUR FIRST SOUTHERN 500. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE RACE? “I see the Darlington Southern 500 being the biggest mental challenge I’ve had in my career as far as races go, as far as race strategy. Obviously, you mix the playoffs into that. I think you get the length of a race, at least the mental focus you have to have of the Coke 600 mixed with the discipline and the focus that you have to have to run long runs at Richmond and you’re on a knife edge at Darlington, so I think you combine all of those and it’s a pretty big challenge and something I’m excited to experience.”
IS IT NICE TO FINALLY GET TO THE PLAYOFFS? “Yeah, it certainly does. Last week was stressful for all of us at Team Penske, just trying to make sure we got all three of us in. Really throughout the summer still knowing that points were certainly important, so, from that standpoint, it’s a bit of a reset. I honestly feel mentally pretty good. I don’t feel like there’s much expectation plus or minus, so you just go out and try to put together three really great races and try and be consistent and try not to beat ourselves. That’s the opportunity – obviously there are past champions that aren’t in the playoffs right now, so, from that standpoint it’s not guaranteed that I’ll be in it next year or the year after or whatever else, so it’s a great opportunity and it’s a great opportunity in my rookie season and we just have to do everything to make the most of it.”
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT MENTALLY IN THE PLAYOFFS? “In Xfinity I’ve really had the last couple of years quite a few playoff points. I’d probably have to go back to my first year in Xfinity and first year in the Truck Series of going into the playoffs with the least amount of points as I have now, but, from that standpoint, the field is super tight. Like I said before, you can look at it from I’m three below and have some of the fewest playoff points, but I could also look at it as eight points puts me fifth. You think about how easy it is to gain and lose eight points over three races. I think there’s everything to gain for us right now, so I’m excited for that, but I think the ball is in each team’s court for Darlington because it’s such an easy race to beat yourself and it’s such an easy race to get so far behind so early in the first round. We’ll do our part to make sure that doesn’t happen. The races still play out. They still wreck off of two and you can still get collected, but I’m looking forward to having a solid race and doing all the laps.”
WHERE IS YOUR TEAM AT RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS EXPECTATIONS? “I don’t have any expectations. I got the same questions before the start of the season on what my expectations were for my rookie year and, honestly, I want to do my job. That’s the only expectation I have is to have a team that has all of the resources and capability to be able to do that and we’ve certainly delivered on a lot of occasions. We were certainly having a great season if you look back and I have to give myself perspective sometimes that I’m racing round guys who are having career best years and sometimes I want too much, so I think that’s a good thing, but, at the same time, I think the pursuit of being the best is what we’re about here at Team Penske. I don’t think we feel like we’ve got that covered at the moment, so between the three of us I think there’s still more that we want to get, but as far as the 2 car, I feel like we’re the best we’ve been so far. I think we’ve got our process down. The communication is certainly the best it’s been, so I think all of those things are important when I’m racing against guys that have decades with that experience.”
YOUR BIRTHDAY IS FRIDAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL MEMORIES OF A PREVIOUS BIRTHDAY? “Yeah, you guys all know the show Survivor. My family is big into the show Survivor, so we would always watch every season and when I turned 10 I had a Survivor-themed birthday party. All of my buddies from school came over and everyone had the bandanas and this and that and had all of the challenges, so we went all-out on the 10th birthday. And since my 10th birthday, that’s been it. I don’t know if that makes us lame or whatever, but we don’t really celebrate birthdays that hard. Sometimes I will just forget that it’s my birthday, but my birthday is on Friday. I did qualify on the pole in Canada at the truck race on my birthday, so that was cool, but, otherwise, it’s just another day in the year and another tick on the calendar. I don’t know, I guess I’m not that excitable when it comes to days. I’d rather get excited about Christmas or Halloween or something like that.”
WHAT IS MORE SPECIAL ABOUT HALLOWEEN OR CHRISTMAS THAN A BIRTHDAY? “I don’t like all of the focus being on me in that sense. I mean, I’m a race car driver and I get to do all the other cool things, so I don’t need a day for myself, I guess. That’s not just me being modest, that’s kind of how I feel. I’m not someone who takes compliments very well and that kind of falls in the same category of everybody just caring about me for a day. I’d rather just have a nice dinner and move on. September 3rd no one gives a crap about you anyway.”
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE SURVIVOR CHALLENGES AND WHAT KIND OF FOOD DID YOU HAVE? “I’m trying to remember what some of the challenges were, but we only had an evening. It wasn’t a full 26 days or however long that show lasts. My mom would certainly remember because she is definitely the crafty one. She’s was certainly the master of a lot of this, but I do remember there always used to be the food challenge in Survivor, where you had to eat the gross foods and not throw up. I think we did a certain extent of that, not too far, but I do remember one where you had the Oreo on top of your head and you’ve got to get the Oreo in your mouth without using your hands. It was probably more like bar games than anything else for 10 year olds.”
DID YOU GET THE OREO? “I did. I’m pretty good at that one. I’ve got good dexterity with my tongue. Don’t read too far into that, but it’s just a talent, I guess.”
WHY DO YOU FEEL YOU’VE ADAPTED TO CUP EASIER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER ROOKIES THIS YEAR? “It’s certainly hard to say, speaking on other guys and what their experience level is and how they’ve done, but I do feel like you look at the guys who have moved up over the last couple years and I feel like there’s been a pretty good wave that’s come through the Xfinity Series the last four or five years. I feel like I’ve had the opportunity to go into my rookie season in Cup probably as best-prepared as anybody could be with the level of Cup experience I had before this season, the number of years I had in the Xfinity Series and working with the same team, so I certainly feel like I was set up for success in that sense, so a big credit to Team Penske for not only putting the faith in me, but also the right steps in place for that. From that standpoint, I feel like I certainly had that opportunity and feel like I’ve taken advantage of it, but as far as this summer and leading into the playoffs I think we’ve been really consistent. I feel like there have been a few races – Pocono and Watkins Glen come to mind, just races that I feel like I could have done a better job and kind of a good wake up call heading into a race like Darlington that what I do behind the wheel executing is certainly important and certainly plays a massive role in the car’s success during the weekend.”
IS THE MINDSET ANY DIFFERENT PREPARING FOR THE CUP PLAYOFFS THAN THE XFINITY PLAYOFFS? “I think there’s a similar mindset. The same amount of cars get eliminated, but you’ve just got an extra round. From that standpoint, I’d say all of that is fairly similar. Your competitors are different. I would say the biggest difference between Cup and Xfinity is that in Cup there is a strong likelihood that you are racing against guys that aren’t in the playoffs, whereas in Xfinity you’re racing all guys in the playoffs so everybody is getting stage points. There are really small margins to gain, whereas in the Cup Series I feel like there’s probably plenty of times you’re not gonna get stage points. Anytime you get stage points is a big deals, whereas it’s kind of expected in Xfinity with the field that you’re racing with. I think it’s just the depth in the field that plays that role. Those stage points really make a large difference in advancing through rounds of the playoffs.”
A LOT OF YOUNG GUYS IN THE PLAYOFFS YOU HAVE RACED IN XFINITY. IS THAT AN ADVANTAGE? “Anybody else who has as little experience with me that’s along for the ride is probably an advantage or maybe at least common ground.”
WHAT DOES THE ROOKIE YEAR OF THE AWARD MEAN TO YOU? “It’s one of those things you only really get one shot at having. In the Truck Series and Xfinity Series I didn’t get that, so getting it in the Cup Series is certainly a big honor and, like I said, you’ve got one opportunity to do it and one rookie season and it’s certainly been a big positive. That’s one box checked for the year, but certainly higher aspirations from there.”
DO YOU THINK BEING IN THE PLAYOFFS HELPS WITH GAINING RESPECT OR DO THEY STILL SEE THAT YELLOW BUMPER AND FEAR THE WORST? “I walked into the shop today and I’ve got three yellow stripes on the back of my car now. I’ve got one for the playoffs on the spoiler and I’ve got two on the bumper. I’d like to keep three rookie stripes for as long as possible and I think that will pay dividends for what you just described.”
HAVE YOU GOTTEN ANY ADVICE FROM YOUR TEAMMATES? OR DON’T THEY WANT TO GIVE UP ANY SECRETS? “I can’t say I’ve really received any advice, so from that standpoint and to your latter point, there’s some truth to that, but, at the same time, I can’t say I’ve really asked. I think the biggest thing is just doing it race by race, lap by lap. From there, I think it’s easy to put a lot of pressure on the situation with the opportunity that’s there. I mean, we’re talking about a shot to win a championship. That’s only a few race wins away from being capable for somebody in this field of 16, so from my standpoint, it’s another race, another week. Just like the Daytona 500 it’s the biggest race of the year, but it’s also just another race on the calendar and you’ve got to treat it as such. Remember what has gotten you here. Remember the process. Trust the process, but from there no real additional advice.”
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The total revenue for the Jamestown Golf Course for July was $110,786 with operating expenses $131,974. Add to that course maintenance and pro shop expenses plus capital outlay and there was a net operating loss of $61,418 for the month. There was also an operating loss in July 2021 of $27,5781.
The weather in July was hot and humid. There were only five bad weather days and no closed days. There were 2,702 rounds played compared to 2,671 rounds in July 2021.
Greens fees revenue was up 7.78 percent, cart rentals up 16.77 percent, and driving range up 6.35 percent. Pull carts were down 75.47 percent.
Golf shop inventory sales were up just slightly in July at 2 percent but golf shop concessions were up 13.64 percent.
The grill had a profit of $2,860 compared to a profit of $1,856 last year. | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/golf-course-play-close-to-2021-figures/article_c0e1560c-294c-11ed-8b91-4b698617adaa.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:17Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/golf-course-play-close-to-2021-figures/article_c0e1560c-294c-11ed-8b91-4b698617adaa.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When the new pedestrian bridge over Koonce City Lake is completed, it will not only connect the High Point City Lake Park with the Piedmont Environmental Center, but also will allow users to connect with some of Jamestown’s history.
Only during low water level periods, however.
The pedestrian bridge runs roughly parallel to Penny Road as it crosses the lake. Hidden below the waters between the two bridges is the foundation of the home of Pennsylvania native and Quaker James Mendenhall, namesake of the town. When walking to the park from the Environmental Center and when the water is down in the lake, look to the small cove to the right and you might be able to see bricks and even a concrete staircase along the bank. The foundation stones are also visible from Penny Road.
To construct the City Lake Park in the 1920s and create a reservoir for High Point, it was necessary to construct a dam on Deep River. The damming of the water created the lake but unfortunately, destroyed any structures that were in the way. That meant saying goodbye to not only Mendenhall’s home but also his mill.
James Mendenhall (1718-1781) was the grandfather of Richard Mendenhall (1778-1851) whose home still stands on West Main Street across from the entrance to City Lake Park. In 1762, James received a land grant of 204 acres from one of the Lord’s Proprietors, John, Earl Granville, and constructed not only a home, but both a gristmill and sawmill on what was then the west fork of Deep River, just slightly north of what would become the original town of Jamestown. A date stone from the chimney was salvaged before the river was dammed and is now on display at the Mendenhall Homeplace. When James moved to Georgia in 1775, he left the property to his son George, Richard’s father. George’s son, George Cameron, became the third and final Mendenhall generation to live in the house.
More of the foundations of James’ home can still be found on the bank between the lake and the service entrance to the park.
It is believed that during the Revolutionary War, Gen. George Cornwallis’ troops stopped at the mill, commandeering the grain — without pay, of course. The troops were on their way to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Greensboro.
In 1975, John Bauckman, then director of the High Point Museum, lead an archeological expedition at the site, specifically looking for the mill foundation and some of the gears. Photos at the Museum indicate foundation stones were found but appear to be farther inland from the lake.
A historical marker erected several years ago by the Historic Jamestown Society notes the location of the home. The inscription reads: “Built by James Mendenhall, for whom Jamestown was reportedly named. His family moved here from Chester, Pennsylvania, and built the house, a grist mill, and sawmill on the banks of the Deep River. The last Mendenhall occupant was Delphina Mendenhall, widow of George C. Mendenhall, James’ grandson. After her death in 1881, ownership passed through a succession of millwrights. The site is beneath City Lake, near the Penny Road Bridge.”
So, when you’re walking on the new pedestrian bridge in upcoming months, stop along the way and look toward the spot where the James Mendenhall house was located. Think about the history of the town and what the family has meant to it. | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/jamestown-history-lies-below-lake/article_0eaaf5b0-294c-11ed-baeb-733000bcb867.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:20Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/jamestown_news/jamestown-history-lies-below-lake/article_0eaaf5b0-294c-11ed-baeb-733000bcb867.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“Who did they murder?” shouted Michael Harris, the Black Lives Matter organizer known as Activist Pressure, to the marchers he was leading through downtown Greensboro Friday evening.
“Duke Crenshaw!” shouted the crowd of roughly 100 as they turned from Washington onto Elm Street, where diners looked up from tables outside restaurants at Liberty Oak, Natty Greene’s, and Crafted.
“How old was he?” boomed Harris, continuing the call-and-response chant. “Seventeen!” replied the marchers. “Justice for Duke Crenshaw!” shouted Harris, to which the protesters responded, “If we don’t get it, shut it down!”
The march was part of an “All Eyes on Greensboro Police” rally co-organized by Sunrise Movement Greensboro and the Working Class & Houseless Organizing Alliance (WHOA), which began at 7 p.m. outside the city’s Melvin Municipal Building at 300 W. Washington Street. Carrying signs and engaging in call-and-response chanting, protesters marched through the city’s Entertainment District for almost two hours, before returning to Government Plaza. There was no violence. Officers in patrol cars with flashing blue lights observed and followed the march, but did not engage with it, and there were no arrests.
The protest was over the latest fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect by a Greensboro police officer. This time, the victim was a Black teenager.
At around 9 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, a car driven by 17-year-old Nasanto “Duke” Crenshaw, a resident of Hope Mills, NC, was stopped for a traffic infraction in the 4900 block of West Market Street. During the stop, the car was determined to have been stolen from an address in Fayetteville. Several individuals fled from the car, but Crenshaw and two other minors remained in the vehicle.
An August 22 media release from the Greensboro police department alleged that the following then occurred:
“While the officer was attempting to detain the vehicle and remaining occupants, the suspect vehicle struck the police car. The vehicle then accelerated, and the officer discharged their weapon. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
GPD later updated this information by stating that the two other occupants of the vehicle at the time Crenshaw was killed were a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old.
They have not released the names of those passengers, or of the ones who allegedly fled on foot at the initial stop.
Nor did they release the name of the victim, but his sisters Nakita Crenshaw and Shevontia Doriety, both of Fayetteville, have confirmed it. Doriety has created a GoFundMe, “PLEASE HELP US LAY OUR BROTHER TO REST,” for her sibling’s funeral expenses. His service will be held Saturday at the Wiseman Mortuary Chapel in Fayetteville.
On Thursday, Nakita Crenshaw told Triad City Beat reporter Sayaka Matsuoka that one of the other passengers, whom Crenshaw described as 14 years old, told her that her brother had driven into a dead end and was trying to back out when he hit the police car. “He said it wasn’t a huge hit,” Crenshaw told Matsuoka.
Then, according to the alleged witness, an officer shot the teenage driver once in the neck and twice more in the chest.
The statement by GPD appears to describe Crenshaw being shot after the vehicle he was driving struck a patrol car, and does not state whether there were any officers in his path when he accelerated and was killed.
Speakers at the rally in front of the Melvin Municipal Building addressed this question.
“Duke was 17 years old,” said WHOA’s Luis Medina. “Some of the journals have reported that he used his car as a weapon. He bumped into a police car. How many of you have bumped into another car? Does a 17-year-old deserve to die from making a mistake?”
The incident report, which only describes the recovery of a stolen vehicle belonging to Jasmine DeNae McQueen of Fayetteville and does not mention an officer-involved shooting, gives the address from which the car was recovered as 4903 West Market Street. That is the parking lot of Dollar General, just east of Fanta-City International Shopping Center.
The name of the officer who signed the report on the vehicle’s recovery was released on social media by activists who implied she may have been the shooter. This provoked a response from Greensboro police information officer Josie Cambareri, who called that claim false and irresponsible. Cambareri said the officer who signed the report was not the one who shot Crenshaw, and that the GPD was not at this time releasing the name of the officer who did.
“When information was first coming out, we got the name of the only officer that was named in the incident reports,” said WHOA’s Sean Brandt at the Friday night rally. “Later on, the police department and one news source very kindly made sure to tell us how much that officer feared for their life. It makes me wonder how much poor working people fear for their lives when cops come knocking on their doors to kick them out of their houses. It makes me wonder how much our community down there in Center City has to fear for their lives when those squad cars come rolling through.”
In recent social media posts and speeches, WHOA has been criticizing recently-elected District 3 city council member Zack Matheny, who is also president of Downtown Greensboro Inc., whom the organization alleges is behind recent GPD attempts to move the homeless community out of Center City Park.
“And it makes me wonder how much Duke Crenshaw feared for his life when a cop decided to execute him in that car,” continued Brandt, who then addressed statements made by Amiel Rossabi, attorney for the Greensboro Police Officers Association, that misidentification of the officer who signed the incident report as the shooter had caused her to fear for her life.
“If you dress up in the uniform of a murderer and you stand beside and support other murderers, you should fear for your life. Only when they do that are we no longer going to have to fear for ours.”
Medina then took the megaphone and asked for help in identifying the officer who killed Crenshaw. “If there’s any video cam footage, this city is going to fucking crumble. Let us see the tape! We live in a world where we are told police protect our children and protect us. They take our tax dollars and ride on our streets. Do they pay for those streets? Do they build those streets? They take their tax dollars and stick them in their guns and they shoot us.”
Medina then acknowledged the size and mood of the crowd.
“It looks like we’ve got the numbers and it looks like everybody here is not exactly pro-police. We’re gonna march and demonstrate that people will react. This is just the beginning.”
Before leading the march, Harris also spoke. The NC-based Harris has taken part in other protests against police violence across the nation, including one on July 8 in Akron, Ohio over the killing of Jayland Walker by that city’s police. Social media video from the Akron protest shows Harris being held by two officers who restrain his arms while a third repeatedly punches him in the head and face.
“There are too many of these,” said Harris. “We want to give our respect to the family, the organizations that put this together, and a shout-out to you all that’s here today to stand together for justice. There’s got to be some accountability when officers do this. They sit there at a desk and continue to work on the force after they do this stuff. We gotta turn our pain into policy.”
During the ensuing march through downtown Greensboro’s Entertainment District, marchers carried a banner with the words NO MORE STOLEN LIVES and the names of men and women killed by the police, both in the Triad and across the nation. These included Amadou Diallo, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Marcus Deon Smith, and in the bottom left corner, Nasanto “Duke” Crenshaw. | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/marchers-call-for-justice-after-gpd-killing-of-17-year-old/article_1787f658-2945-11ed-832d-134f296656a9.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:26Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/marchers-call-for-justice-after-gpd-killing-of-17-year-old/article_1787f658-2945-11ed-832d-134f296656a9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that Denny Hamlin will not compete in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway as originally planned. In Hamlin’s absence, Christopher Bell will pilot the No. 18 Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra in the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200.
While Hamlin will not participate in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, he will be behind the wheel of the No. 11 Sport Clips Toyota Camry TRD for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener Sunday evening. The Chesterfield, Virginia native enters the playoffs ranked sixth overall and is the defending winner of the Southern 500.
“I have had some soreness in my neck, back, and hips from the wreck on Sunday,” said Hamlin, who owns nine Darlington wins across NASCAR’s top-two series. “I feel like the right thing for me to do is to sit out the Xfinity Series race and put 100 percent of my focus on getting ready for this weekend’s Cup Series playoff race.”
Bell, who will also be competing in the Cup Series playoffs, has made a pair of Xfinity Series starts at the Track Too Tough to Tame with a best finish of fourth in August 2019. Since moving to the Cup Series, Bell has posted three top-15 finishes in six starts at Darlington, including a sixth-place finish earlier this year after qualifying third.
This weekend’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway is scheduled for Saturday, September 3, at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, and the NBC Sports app.
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Student Loan Forgiveness Currently Considered Taxable Income
RALEIGH - The White House has indicated that President Biden’s recent student loan forgiveness will be excluded from federal income tax due to the student loan forgiveness exemption contained in IRC 108(f)(5).
See FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most - The White House. As part of the American Rescue Plan, Congress enacted Section 108(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code to expand the types of student loan forgiveness that would not be treated as taxable income for purposes of federal income tax.
The North Carolina General Assembly did not adopt Section 108(f)(5) of the IRC for purposes of the state income tax. Therefore, student loan forgiveness excluded pursuant to IRC 108(f)(5) is currently considered taxable income in North Carolina. See N.C. Stat. 105-153.5(c2)(22).
The Department is monitoring any further enactments by the General Assembly that could change the taxability of student loan forgiveness in North Carolina. | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/student-loan-forgiveness-currently-considered-taxable-income/article_d7927c82-296a-11ed-97b3-efe78b718fbf.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:32Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/news/student-loan-forgiveness-currently-considered-taxable-income/article_d7927c82-296a-11ed-97b3-efe78b718fbf.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lawyers and police officers are supposed to know, enforce, and obey the laws. Here in North Carolina, Attorney General Josh Stein is both the State’s top cop and top lawyer, therefore, he, more than anyone, should be held accountable if he breaks the law. Instead, Stein is now trying to slither out of prosecution by arguing that the law he broke is unconstitutional. And it’s not a brand new law that he was unaware of. It is a State law that dates back to 1931. So why is Stein just now trying to get it changed? BECAUSE HE BROKE IT! That’s why.
The saga began in 2020 when Stein was running against long-time Forsyth County district attorney Jim O’Neill. That year, one of the hot campaign issues was the backlog of unprocessed rape kits on the local and State levels. Both sides exploited the issue for political purposes, but Stein crossed the line with a TV ad that accused O’Neill’s office of having “left 1,500 rape kits sitting on the shelf,” the implication being that O’Neill’s failure to test those rape kits in a timely manner allowed rapists to roam free and rape more victims. O’Neill claimed that Stein broke a 1931 law that “makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly circulate false, derogatory reports about a candidate with the intent of hurting that candidate’s chances in the election” (source AP). Violators of the law would pay a fine and could spend up to 60 days in jail.
Not surprisingly, a Wake County grand jury recently found that Stein should be indicted. But the very next day, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2 to 1, to override the grand jury, essentially preventing the law from being enforced until Stein’s team had time to try and prove that the law as written is unconstitutional. The panel is comprised of two Democratic judges and one Republican judge. The two Democrats sided with Stein, who is also a Democrat. So much for justice being blind. In their ruling, the two Democrat judges said that Stein’s TV ad was protected as free speech, thus his challenge to the 1931 law would likely succeed. Their decision will have the effect of running out the clock on O’Neill’s team because the statute of limitations expires next year.
In her dissenting opinion, the lone Republican judge on the panel wrote, “Stein’s campaign, the ad production company, and the woman who appeared in the ad, haven’t shown they are entitled to this extraordinary relief…the State will forever lose its opportunity to enforce the law if the grand jury proceedings are stopped.”
Clearly the dissenting judge doesn’t believe that free speech under the First Amendment protects lying and defaming, and I agree. But the sad truth is if we start enforcing the 1931 law every time a candidate lies in an ad, then the jails would be overflowing with politicians.
And so, boys and girls, the civics lesson we can all take from this story is very clear. The next time the police stop you for driving 80 mph in a 35 mph zone, just tell the Judge he can’t fine you or take away your license because you and your attorneys are working to have the speed limit changed to 85 mph. Tell him Josh Stein said it’s OK. | https://www.yesweekly.com/opinion/columnists/stein-not-above-the-law/article_473ecb36-294c-11ed-8d52-576333bb085b.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:38Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/opinion/columnists/stein-not-above-the-law/article_473ecb36-294c-11ed-8d52-576333bb085b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Registration Now Open for October 15 Patriot Golf Classic Tournament
GREENSBORO, NC (August 30, 2022) – Gillespie Golf Course will host its inaugrual Patriot Golf Classic golf tournament to benefit the PGA HOPE and Folds of Honor programs at 9 am, Saturday, October 15, 306 E. Florida St. The cost is $125 per two-person team. Register online.
Gillespie is a chapter of PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), a free program that introduces golf to veterans with and without disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being. Folds of Honor is a nonprofit scholarship fund that provides financial assistance to family members of military members killed or disabled in the line of duty. The tournament registration fee cost covers green and cart fees and includes range balls, breakfast and awards. This is a two-person captain’s choice tournament with a shotgun start.
For more information or to become a tournament sponsor, contact Gillespie Golf Course Manager Bob Brooks at bob.brooks@greensboro-nc.gov or 336-373-5850. | https://www.yesweekly.com/sports/registration-now-open-for-october-15-patriot-golf-classic-tournament/article_7e00a5b6-2958-11ed-a49e-bf8f38f6fa02.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:40Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/sports/registration-now-open-for-october-15-patriot-golf-classic-tournament/article_7e00a5b6-2958-11ed-a49e-bf8f38f6fa02.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Wake Forest University’s Face to Face Speaker Forum brings world-renowned, influential voices to Winston-Salem to discuss topics in a variety of areas including politics, arts and culture, business, global issues and social justice. Face to Face also serves as a fundraiser for need-based student scholarships at Wake Forest.
The inaugural in-person season was a success and included best-selling author and noted journalist Malcolm Gladwell, former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and concluded with legendary cellist and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma in conversation with Jeffrey Brown of “PBS Newshour.” Face to Face also hosted a special post-season event with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon and multiple Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN.
The second season kicks off on September 14 at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem with a conversation between America’s 43rd President George W. Bush and the author and presidential historian Jon Meacham. President Bush and Meacham will discuss a wide range of topics, including lessons from the presidency about getting big things done, the importance of personal characteristics to governance and why America is so divided and what can be done to solve the issue.
Season two will feature three additional events:
Thomas Friedman, internationally renowned author and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, on November 15, 2022,
Bryan Stevenson, social justice activist, public interest lawyer and author of the bestselling book “Just Mercy” (also adapted to a feature film), on February 23, 2023, and
Kristin Chenoweth, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and singer best known for her role as Glinda in the musical “Wicked,” on April 12, 2023.
The best way to enjoy all Face to Face events is with a season subscription. Subscriptions are still available for the entire season, including the September 14 event with President Bush. After September 14, Face to Face will introduce a special Gold Package subscription — beginning at only $180 — for the three remaining events of the season.
“Season two of Face to Face is filled with wonderful, talented artists, including President Bush himself who has become a noted painter since leaving office,” Face to Face Executive Director Sue Henderson said. “Our season will conclude with Kristin Chenoweth, who is one of the most widely acclaimed performing artists of our time.
“We are a community facing event that works with the United Way and other local organizations to provide free tickets to those in the community who might not otherwise be able to afford to attend Face to Face events,” Henderson said. “There’s another benefit of Face to Face that sometimes goes unnoticed. People considering a move to the City of Arts and Innovation look at the caliber of events that our community offers, and we think Face to Face is a good example of what makes Winston-Salem a great place to live and work.”
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit facetoface.wfu.edu.
Arts Council is the chief advocate of the arts and cultural sector in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Our goal is to serve as a leader in lifting up, creating awareness and providing support to grow and sustain artistic, cultural and creative offerings throughout our region. We acknowledge that it takes every voice, every talent, and every story to make our community a great place to live, work, and play. Arts Council is committed to serving as a facilitator, organizer, and promoter of conversations that are authentic, inclusive, and forward-thinking. There are over 800,000 art experiences taking place in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County annually. To learn more about upcoming arts and culture events happening in our community please visit www.cityofthearts.com. | https://www.yesweekly.com/thearts/face-to-face-season-2-to-kickoff-september-14/article_5b6f3b34-2949-11ed-9229-bf2b968ed669.html | 2022-08-31T22:29:46Z | yesweekly.com | control | https://www.yesweekly.com/thearts/face-to-face-season-2-to-kickoff-september-14/article_5b6f3b34-2949-11ed-9229-bf2b968ed669.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
House of the Dragon Loses Co-Showrunner Miguel Sapochnik in Season 2
HBO kicked off the week with news that House of the Dragon is officially coming back for a second season. But one of the spinoff’s primary creative team members is leaving Westeros behind. According to The Hollywood Reporter, co-showrunner Miguel Sapochnik is stepping down from the series ahead of season 2.
Sapochnik split the showrunning duties on House of the Dragon with Ryan Condal. He also directed the show’s pilot, which became the most-watched premiere in HBO history when it debuted almost two weeks ago. Sapochnik blamed exhaustion for his departure, but he isn’t leaving HBO anytime soon. THR also claims that Sapochnik has inked a first-look deal with the network to develop other new projects. The report doesn’t explicitly rule out a return to direct future episodes of House of the Dragon. Regardless, he will still be listed as an executive producer.
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Sapochnik has been involved with the Game of Thrones universe since the flagship series’ fifth season, and he directed two episodes that year. He later helmed four additional episodes of the show (including the series finale), and also won an Emmy for directing “Battle of the Bastards” in season 6. However, House of the Dragon marked Sapochnik’s first time filling the role of showrunner and executive producer. In addition to helming the series’ record-breaking pilot, he also directed the sixth and seventh episodes, which will air on September 25 and October 2, respectively.
Condal will now be the sole showrunner on House of the Dragon. Additionally, another Game of Thrones veteran is joining the prequel’s creative team. Alan Taylor, who directed seven episodes of the original series, is coming aboard as a director and executive producer in season 2. Taylor most recently directed The Many Saints of Newark for Warner Bros. and HBO. He also helmed Thor: The Dark World and Terminator Genisys.
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“Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of House of the Dragon,” said Sapochnik in a new statement. “I am so proud of what we accomplished with season 1 and overjoyed by the enthusiastic reaction of our viewers. It was incredibly tough to decide to move on, but I know that it is the right choice for me, personally and professionally.
“As I do so, though, I am deeply comforted to know that Alan will be joining the series,” continued Sapochnik. “He’s someone I’ve known and respected for a long time, and I believe this precious series could not be in safer hands. I am so glad to remain a part of the HBO and House of the Dragon family and, of course, I wish Ryan and his team success and all the best with season 2 and beyond.”
The next episode of House of the Dragon airs this Sunday at 9pm on HBO.
How do you feel about Sapochnik leaving the series? Tell us what you think in the comment section below!
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Certification training will be offered this fall for people interested in advocating for residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Niagara, Erie, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties.
The NYS Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, supported locally by People Inc., connects caring and effective advocates with older adults and people with disabilities who live in nursing homes, assisted living and other licensed adult care homes.
Volunteers, known as ombudsmen, visit residents to identify concerns. They investigate and resolve complaints to advocate for the rights of people living in long-term care facilities. Ombudsman volunteers assist with monitoring resident care and building conditions, while working with facility staff to correct problems, using a range of problem-resolution and advocacy skills.
“Ombudsmen volunteers are urgently needed to serve society’s most vulnerable population,” said Susan Fenster, regional director of People Inc. “Our volunteers can make a tremendous difference in someone’s life.”
Upon successful completion of a 36-hour training program, Ombudsman volunteers are certified by the New York State Office for the Aging, work closely with their staff supervisor and are assigned to a facility in their area where they make weekly visits to meet with the facility residents. Schedules are flexible; the minimum service is two hours per week.
The upcoming training will be provided via Zoom on weekday evenings beginning in October. In-facility mentoring is part of the curriculum.
Volunteer opportunities are available for those who work in professional fields, such as paralegals, human service staff, social workers and business professionals. Many volunteers are also recent retirees, ranging from those who have worked within education systems to administration and engineering fields.
For more information on volunteering, call 716-817-9222.
People Inc., a multispecialty non-profit health and human services agency, provides programs and services to more than 12,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, families and older adults throughout Western New York and the Greater Rochester region, and with almost 4,000 employees it is one of the region’s largest employers. To learn more, visit people-inc.org, or follow People Inc. on Facebook or Twitter @PeopleIncNews. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/long-term-care-ombudsman-training-starts-in-october/article_480e6ac4-2967-11ed-a77a-4f91b4bdcf1a.html | 2022-08-31T22:36:22Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/community/long-term-care-ombudsman-training-starts-in-october/article_480e6ac4-2967-11ed-a77a-4f91b4bdcf1a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Perry trustees tap interim police chief amid Pomesky suspension
PERRY TWP. – Trustees have affirmed that Police Chief Mike Pomesky will remain on paid suspension indefinitely while also naming a "temporary chief."
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Following a special, closed-door meeting Tuesday that ran about three hours, the Perry Board of Trustees agreed 3-0 to name Chad Guist as the interim chief. Guist is a Perry Police Department sergeant and his new position is effective immediately, Trustee Lisa Nelligan said.
Guist has about 24 years of service with Perry police.
Pomesky was placed on paid, administrative leave Aug. 16 by trustees, who voted unanimously on the move following a closed-door discussion that included the chief. He earns approximately $83,000 a year.
Police sergeants have been leading the three daily police shifts to make up for Pomesky's indefinite absence.
Little information has been given by trustees for putting Pomesky on leave. Officials remained mostly mum on the issue Tuesday night after being asked specific questions by The Independent.
"It's a process we're going through right now and will continue," said township attorney James Mathews, adding that Pomesky's status may be revisited during next week's board meeting.
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Trustee Ralph DeChiara Jr. has said that the suspension was partially related to an arrest in early August ordered by the chief on the executive of a Columbus-based human resources agency, which was hired in July to work with the township.
Two misdemeanor criminal charges had been filed against the leader of Training Marbles, the firm hired by trustees to conduct internal workforce surveys and personnel training, Pomesky had said.
Public records document outlines conditions of police chief's paid suspension
According to Perry Township records, a condition of Pomesky's administrative leave included turning in work-related government property, such as his police cruiser, badge, radio and cellphone.
Internal dispute:Report states administrator tried to interfere with Perry police chief's employment
He is also prohibited from entering the Police Department station and official township buildings, such as Township Hall, unless invited to do so. Public parks and other related public facilities were excluded from that order.
Pomesky, 46, has served as the Perry police chief since December 2009.
Hired as an officer in 2001, Pomesky worked his way up the Police Department ranks. He was promoted to sergeant before taking over as chief.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Four military families filed a federal lawsuit against the US Government on Wednesday, claiming they suffered severe health problems from drinking the water from the Navy's Red Hill system.
The Navy admits the water was contaminated by jet fuel that leaked from its Red Hill storage facility.
The lawsuit details health problems including seizures, gastrointestinal disorders, neurological issues, rashes and more.
The attorneys for the families say "the government compounded the suffering by first denying and then dismissing" the health concerns.
The Navy has since admitted the fuel leakage is a grave problem and says it will be corrected. But many balk at the Navy's timeline, saying action needs to be taken now rather than later.
A Navy spokesperson released the following statement on Wednesday:
“The Navy does not discuss details of or provide status updates on specific claims. The Navy is focused on ensuring the safety and health of those impacted from the November 2021 fuel spill. Nothing is more important than the health, safety, and well-being of our people, their families, and our community neighbors. Providing clean, safe, drinking water to our families and communities, and ensuring their continued health and safety concerns are addressed are our highest priorities.”
Meanwhile, Hawaii is still awaiting the Navy's updated plan to defuel the Red Hill fuel facility.
In July, the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) disapproved of the Navy's initial plan citing a lack of details and solid timeline.
The state says the Navy claimed it would have an updated plan by Aug. 31. The Navy now says the updated plan is due Sept. 7. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/4-oahu-families-sue-us-government-over-health-problems-related-to-red-hill-water-contamination/article_6d70f2ee-2978-11ed-9434-436dda923f9d.html | 2022-08-31T22:40:53Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/4-oahu-families-sue-us-government-over-health-problems-related-to-red-hill-water-contamination/article_6d70f2ee-2978-11ed-9434-436dda923f9d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KAPAAU, Hawaii (KITV4) -- An autopsy has confirmed that a pre-teen boy died from a single gunshot wound following an accidental shooting at a Boy Scouts camp on the Big Island over the weekend.
The shooting happened on the rifle range at Camp Honokaia Boy Scout Camp, near Honokaa, on Sunday, Aug. 28.
The boy’s identity is still being withheld pending further investigation, however, Hawaii Island Police officials said he was 12 years old. Foul play is not suspected and no arrests have been made, authorities said.
Details surrounding the shooting are still limited. Investigators said the boy was not carrying a weapon at the time of the incident. The Boy Scouts of America referred to the incident as an “accidental firearm discharge” and said it occurred during a camp activity.
Hawaii Island Police say they are still investigating this incident and are conducting interviews with children and adults that were present at the time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police department’s non-emergency number at 808-935-3311, or Detective Jeremy Kubojiri of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at 808-961-2378 or email him at Jeremy.Kubojiri@hawaiicounty.gov.
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The 49ers caught a lot of people off guard when they decided to keep five running backs on the 53-man roster. However, keeping Jordan Mason made sense, given his upside, potential impact, and the health of the other running backs.
During today’s episode of The Shanaplan, Akash and I discussed what the roster's construction tells us about how the Niners will look offensively.
It’s a Kyle Shanahan team. We know they’re going to run the ball. Elijah Mitchell will get the first crack at carries since he’s RB1. Jeff Wilson Jr. is the veteran third-down back and will be active. Ty Davis-Price won’t be inactive. He rotated with the starters more in practice than last year’s third-rounder.
That leaves two options: Mason, the undrafted free agent, or Trey Sermon, last year’s third-round pick. Shanahan has said all of the right things about Sermon, even singling out the second-year runner for a preseason carry against the Texans.
It feels like the 49ers want Sermon to be their third-down back. He lined up in the slot once and had six snaps out wide as a receiver. The team also got a good look at Sermon as a pass blocker, as he had ten pass-blocking snaps. And to Sermon’s credit, he didn’t allow any pressure.
Then, you have Mason, who couldn’t have had a better August. It didn’t matter if it was practice or a game; Mason ran for first downs. Mason is a no-nonsense runner who seems like a diamond in the rough.
Check out the full episode below to hear who we believe will be the odd man out:
Other topics include:
- Why Akash doesn’t believe Jimmy G. delayed shoulder surgery this offseason
- What is your biggest positional worry?
- What would you have done differently if you ran the 49ers?
Which running back do you believe doesn’t dress?
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The 49ers announced their initial practice squad on Wednesday, which filled 13 of the 16 available spots. Expect the Niners to sign a few more players to the practice squad in the coming days. Most notably, San Francisco was able to retain edge rusher Kemoko Turay after his exceptional preseason.
#49ers practice squad:
— Matt Barrows (@mattbarrows) August 31, 2022
DL Alex Barrett
S Tashaun Gipson Sr.
OL Alfredo Gutierrez*
S Tayler Hawkins
CB Qwuantrezz Knight
WR Tay Martin
LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball
OL Jason Poe
WR Willie Snead IV
DL Akeem Spence
OL Keaton Sutherland
DL Kemoko Turay
WR Malik Turner
Longtime 49ers practice squad regular Alex Barrett joins Turay and veteran interior defensive lineman Akeem Spence as the first line of defense if the Niners’ d-line is hit with injuries.
The 49ers can add three more players to the practice squad. The pro scouting department will be busy over the next day or so as they look to add perhaps another cornerback, safety, and perhaps running back. Surprisingly, Dontae Johnson wasn’t on the list. Yet.
Several of the 49ers’ most impressive undrafted free agents this preseason: CB Qwuantrezz Knight, LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball, S Tayler Hawkins, and OL Jason Poe, all agreed to join the team’s practice squad.
Veteran safety Tashaun Gipson is a top candidate to be activated early in the season while the 49ers await Jimmie Ward’s return from injury. Entering his 11th NFL season, Gipson has amassed 132 career starts at safety.
Wide receivers Willie Snead, Malik Turner, and Tay Martin are currently the lone skill-position players on the practice squad, although I would expect a running back to be added following their decision to waive Trey Sermon.
Interior offensive lineman Keaton Sutherland rounds out the practice squad, having spent the past few years bouncing between multiple teams’ practice units. The team can keep Guiterrez as he’s part of the NFL’s International Pathway Program.
The 49ers officially announced they claimed OL Blake Hance off waivers from the Browns. The team also signed tight end Tyler Kroft and edge rusher Jordan Willis to one-year deals. These were corresponding moves after placing safety Jimmie Ward and linebacker Curtis Robinson on the injured reserve list. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/31/23331536/49ers-practice-squad-willis-kroft | 2022-08-31T22:42:05Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/31/23331536/49ers-practice-squad-willis-kroft | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Another slow news day for the 49ers, right? Right. San Francisco waived 2021 third-round pick Trey Sermon a day after roster cuts. Sermon is subject to waivers, but someone will claim him.
This is the 49ers' corresponding move to claiming former Browns offensive lineman Blake Hance. Remember, last year, the Niners traded two picks to move up and select Sermon.
General manager John Lynch said in the preseason finale, “throughout training camp, Sermon has been one of our best players.” As if we needed proof that, more often than not, the team gives us lip service.
Wow.
It didn’t feel like Sermon would get cut, but it was evident that he didn’t offer the same as the other runners. That’s why it felt Sermon’s best bet was the third down back. Not anymore.
This is a vote of confidence for Ty Davis-Price and Jordan Mason. It does not speak highly for Sermon, though. At the time, it seemed as though Sermon would fit into Shanahan’s offense. The Niners needed him to be more decisive, create on his own, and that never happened.
Sermon appeared in 9 games with the 49ers last season (2 starts) and amassed 167 rushing yards and one touchdown on 41 carries. He also caught three passes for 26 receiving yards.
Sermon’s release marks the latest addition to a growing list of 49ers selections in the top-four rounds under Shanahan and Lynch to never crack the rotation. It remains puzzling to see the contrast between the star power the Niners have found in the draft with the likes of Nick Bosa, Deebo Samuel, Fred Warner, and George Kittle in contrast to players like C.J. Beathard, Joe Williams, Jalen Hurd, Dante Pettis, and now Sermon. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/31/23331680/49ers-waive-rb-trey-sermon | 2022-08-31T22:42:11Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/8/31/23331680/49ers-waive-rb-trey-sermon | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Officials in Tennessee say actress Shonka Dukureh, who starred as Big Mama in this year's film "Elvis," died of natural causes.
The Davidson County Medical Examiner’s office said her official cause of death was “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease," NBC News and the Los Angeles Times reported.
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, happens when the force of blood against the artery walls is too high. Atherosclerosis is when arteries thicken or harden due to the buildup of plaque in the inner lining of an artery.
Dukureh was found dead inside the bedroom of her Kothe Way apartment that she shared with her two children, Nashville police said on July 21.
The Associated Press reported that Dukureh was found unresponsive by one of her young children, who went to a neighbor's apartment for help.
In a statement, police said there were no signs of foul play at the time.
She was 44. | https://www.katc.com/entertainment/officials-autopsy-reveals-actress-from-elvis-film-died-of-natural-causes | 2022-08-31T22:42:24Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/entertainment/officials-autopsy-reveals-actress-from-elvis-film-died-of-natural-causes | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BROUSSARD, La.— The City of Broussard was awarded a $7,500 Tourism Grant for improvements to its historic Valsin Broussard House.
The Lafayette Visitor Enterprise Fund (LVEF) grant was awarded to the City of Broussard by the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Comission (LCVC). Grant funds have been allocated to the historic home of the town's founder that, recently purchased by the city to serve as a visitor center.
Built in 1876, the two-story, Creole-style Valsin Broussard House is the oldest residential building in Broussard.
The funding provided by this grant will allow the city to purchase exhibit displays and furnishings in order to showcase donated historic items and share the area’s history with the public.
This will include items like display cases, signage, literature racks and custom wall displays, along with other materials needed to create a welcome center for visitors to the area.
Mayor Ray Bourque said,
“The City of Broussard has invested in the Valsin Broussard House in order to create a unique historic showcase and welcome center for our community. “The money provided through this grant program will help us to furnish and equip the building to serve its new public function.”
To learn more about the City of Broussard, visit their website by clicking here. | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/city-of-broussard-awarded-tourism-grant-for-historic-valsin-broussard-house | 2022-08-31T22:42:48Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/city-of-broussard-awarded-tourism-grant-for-historic-valsin-broussard-house | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two women who were protesting outside a meeting featuring a talk from AG Jeff Landry were issued summons for violating Lafayette's noise ordinance, records indicate.
According to the initial offense report from Lafayette Police obtained by KATC investigates, two Lafayette women were issued a summons for violation of the noise ordinance outside the Comeaux Recreation Center on Bluebird Drive on the southside. The report is dated August 23 at around 7 p.m.
Amanda Nicole Anderson and Sarah Elise Credeur were both given tickets for disturbing the peace with noise, the record shows.
Our media partners at The Advocate say both women are part of a group Reproductive Freedom Acadiana which conduct several previous gatherings and marches in Lafayette to protest the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which gave women the right to an abortion.
To read the Advocate's story about the incident, click here. | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/two-protesters-at-recent-meeting-given-tickets-for-noise | 2022-08-31T22:42:54Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/lafayette-parish/two-protesters-at-recent-meeting-given-tickets-for-noise | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It’s been quiet — too quiet — this Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists and residents of storm-prone areas whisper almost as if not to tempt fate.
A record-tying inactive August is drawing to a close and no storms have formed, even though it is peak hurricane season and all experts’ pre-season forecasts warned of an above-normal season. Nearly all the factors that meteorologists look for in a busy season are there.
Warm ocean water for fuel? Check.
Not a lot of wind shear that decapitates storms? Check.
La Nina, the natural cooling of the central Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide and increases Atlantic storm activity? Check.
Yet zero storms formed. Surprised experts point to unusual persistent dry air and a few other factors. But each time they and computer simulations think something is brewing, nothing comes of it.
“It has been surprisingly and freakishly quiet in the Atlantic,” University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy said, pointing out that weak Tropical Storm Colin fizzled out on July 2 and there’s been nothing since.
It’ll be the first time since 1941 that the Atlantic has gone from July 3 to the end of August with no named storm, Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach said. Since 1950, only 1997 and 1961 had no named storms in August and 1961 then went hyperactive in September, including deadly Carla, he said.
In Lake Charles, Louisiana, one of the more weather-battered cities in the past decade, residents have noticed how quiet the hurricane season is so far and it’s almost “testing fate” to bring it up, Mayor Nic Hunter said.
From August 2020 to August 2021, the city was hammered by two hurricanes — Laura and Delta — only six weeks apart, a deep freeze and spring flooding. Residents still have blue tarps on their roofs.
“I think there’s a lot of knocking on wood. There’s a lot of prayers,” Hunter said. “Until the season is over, I don’t think anybody’s going to have any sighs of relief.”
Certainly not 74-year-old Shirley Verdin, who lives about 200 miles (320 kilometers) away in Bayou Point-Au-Chien, where Hurricane Ida ripped through on Aug. 29 last year. She now lives in a Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer next to her gutted home that will be demolished down to the pilings this weekend so it can be rebuilt.
There are wisps of potential storm systems swirling in the Atlantic that meteorologists are following and so is Verdin. Closely.
“I know there’s something out there right now,” she said.
The National Hurricane Center is watching three thunderstorm systems in the Atlantic and gives them all at least a 50% chance of becoming a named tropical storm, with one of them a likely sounding 80%. But Colorado State’s Klotzbach has seen this before this year and isn’t counting on them.
Just late last week, the computer forecast models predicted three maybe four storms forming, including one becoming a major hurricane with winds of more than 110 mph (177 km/h), Klotzbach said.
Then nothing.
For the past month and a half, thunderstorms that could be seeds of hurricanes power off Africa looking strong enough “but then they encounter a lot of dry air that’s just sitting over the Atlantic,” University of Albany atmospheric scientist Kristen Corbosiero said. “The dry air has really been the main thing that’s been stopping storms from really getting going.”
Relative humidity is about 15% below normal and there’s been Saharan dust in there making it drier, McNoldy and Klotzbach said.
The dry air does a couple things, Corbosiero said. Those thunderstorms become more potent and get their energy as warm moist air rises off the ocean. The ocean is warm enough, but the dry air causes that water to evaporate, cool and go down, not up, she said.
That dry air also helps create cross winds about 2 miles up (3 to 4 kilometers) “that can really do damage to a storm trying to form,” Corbosiero said.
Matthew Rosencrans, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's lead hurricane outlook forecaster, said he sees signs that the dry air is ending and normal moisture will be returning, which could mean more storms. Rosencrans also says crosswinds at other heights, especially in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico also were a factor in dampening storm activity until now.
Other factors include a patch of sinking air over the Atlantic, a poorly located high pressure system also connected to the European heat wave and dust, the scientists said.
It's been weird in the tropics, too, but in a different way, Klotzbach said. Before this year, the north Indian Ocean has had only one named storm in August; this year there are two, he said. And in the Pacific, Supertyphoon Hinnamnor is not only the most powerful storm on Earth this year, but it’s moving southwest when these type storms usually move west to east, Klotzbach said.
“There’s some odd stuff going on,” Klotzbach said.
But in the Atlantic nothing’s really going on and victims of past years’ storms don’t want to jinx it.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful?” Louisiana resident Thomas Halko asked about whether the so-far quiet hurricane season will continue. Halko lives in southeastern Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, in an area hammered by Hurricane Ida last year. A house on his property shifted clear off its foundation and had to be demolished.
“We made it through the week and it looks like we’re in relatively good shape for the next five days or so,” he said of the upcoming weather report.
But it’s hard to appreciate the quiet when he feels a “nervous anticipation of doom” thinking about the ongoing hurricane season.
“There is this foreboding that really won’t go away,” he said.
Hurricane season peaks around Sept. 10 and stretches through Nov. 30.
“It is important to remember the lessons of Hurricane Andrew, which devastated South Florida and Louisiana in an otherwise quiet year,” National Hurricane Center acting Director Jamie Rhome said in an email. “It only takes one landfalling hurricane to make it a bad season for you, and we still have many months to go in the hurricane season.” | https://www.katc.com/news/national/calm-before-storms-oddly-quiet-atlantic-despite-forecasts | 2022-08-31T22:42:58Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/calm-before-storms-oddly-quiet-atlantic-despite-forecasts | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Five thousand people in the U.S. are diagnosed with a neurological disease called ALS every year. Medical experts say it typically takes an average of two years to diagnose, but new research will likely make that timetable a lot shorter.
In 2019, Mark Weston and his wife, Kathleen, had their retirement all planned out.
"We were all set up for a sail off into the sunset and have a really fun retirement," Weston said. "We had, we bought a house on the coast of Maine several months earlier."
A week before the big move, he got a life-changing diagnosis.
"I got diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease," Weston said.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
"In the case of what I have, which is called limb onset ALS, you begin to lose the ability to do stuff like walk or stand up and sit down without assistance," Weston said. "Eventually, all the motor neurons fail, and you essentially become paralyzed and can no longer breathe."
There's no cure and no effective treatment as of yet. Weston wanted to contribute to research, so he asked to be a part of drug trials.
"And they said, 'Well, you're in a spot where you've had symptoms long enough that you're not that interesting to the drug investigators, to the sponsors of these experimental drugs,'" Weston recalled. "They want people who are more freshly symptomatic because you get better results."
He was still craving a sense of purpose.
"What am I going to do with my time?" Weston said. "I can't ride my horse anymore. I had to sell my motorcycle. I had to sell my bicycle. I can't even go hiking."
Weston says he was happy to learn of a research study that uses artificial intelligence to accurately document the progression of the disease. The hope is that it would help diagnose ALS earlier so people like Weston could be a part of drug trials.
"To me, it's like science fiction where they pinpoint different parts of your face and your musculature and your eye expressions," Weston said.
The nonprofit responsible for the study is EverythingALS. Indu Navar started it after losing her husband to ALS.
"Through that journey, I just realized that how behind we are in bringing, you know, technology and real innovation to these diseases, especially brain disease," Navar said.
The program uses sensors to track the degeneration of movement, speech and facial expressions over time. Participants are asked to do the 15-minute session once a month for five months.
"We measure the speech and video of people like the facial changes and gait changes, like how they move their balances and how they breathe and how they type, how they move their fingers," Navar said.
Navar says the research has been going great so far with 1,000 participants in only 14 months. She says she expects to put something in front of the FDA by the end of the year. What's really cool, is that she's using technology her husband created in the study.
"I really don't want him to be known as somebody who was lost to the disease," Navar said. "I want him to be known as somebody who solved, who helped solve the disease." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 2022-08-31T22:43:10Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/groundbreaking-research-involving-artificial-intelligence-could-diagnose-als-patients-sooner | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Georgia prosecutor announced earlier this week that 26 alleged gang members were charged in connection to homes of Atlanta athletes and celebrities being burglarized.
On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis announced the indictments against alleged members of the Drug Rich gang, who are accused of committing carjacking, kidnapping, armed robberies, shootings, and home invasions, the Associated Press reported.
According to the 220-count indictment, celebrities targeted include singer Mariah Carey, reality TV star Marlo Hampton, Atlanta United player Brad Guzan and Atlanta Falcons player Calvin Ridley.
Willis added that the alleged suspects victimized social media influencers, the Associated Press reported.
“What they do is target people who show their wealth on social media,” Willis said during a press conference, the AP reported. “So I do have a message for the public: Where it is kind of fun to put your things on social media and show off, unfortunately these gangs are becoming more savvy, more sophisticated in the way that they target you.”
According to Willis, 18 of the 26 defendants charged are in custody, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 2022-08-31T22:43:18Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/prosecutor-26-alleged-gang-members-charged-for-targeting-atlanta-celebrities | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A complaint filed on Tuesday by a think tank alleges that coffee giant Starbucks has discriminatory diversity policies.
35 current and former Starbucks executives and directors are named as defendants in the suit, including interim Chief Executive Howard Schultz.
The National Center for Public Policy Research filed the complaint objecting to what it called Starbucks' hiring goals for Black employees and other groups, Reuters reported.
The complaint accuses Starbucks of giving contracts to "diverse" advertisers and vendors and connecting executive pay to diversity. It says of the company's leadership that the initiatives benefit "them personally to pose as virtuous advocates of 'Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity,' even as it harms the company and its owners." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/starbucks-leadership-sued-over-diversity-policies | 2022-08-31T22:43:24Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/starbucks-leadership-sued-over-diversity-policies | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LOWS TONIGHT: MID-70S
HIGHS THURSDAY: LOWER 90S
DISCUSSION
Relatively quiet conditions across Acadiana this afternoon.
We can not totally rule out a few isolated showers through early this evening, but most of us look to stay quiet.
Mild and muggy overnight as lows settle into the mid-70s.
Most of Thursday will remain relatively dry with the exception of a few isolated storms developing and moving in from the NE during the evening hours (30-40%).
By Friday, rain chances will begin increasing on us as a surge of low-level moisture moves in from the Gulf.
Unfortunately, I'd plan on a healthy scattering of showers and storms thru a good part of the holiday weekend as the pattern remains unsettled with deep tropical moisture remaining in place.
A good 3-5" of rainfall will be possible thru this time frame with isolated higher amounts in spots as well.
Scattered storm chances look stick with us for the early parts of next week as well.
Have a good one!
TROPICS
The Atlantic is beginning to look more active... well somewhat. Let's discuss context.
Two areas now have a high chance of becoming at least a depression in the days ahead. Next names up are #Danielle and #Earl. GOOD NEWS: They will remain out to sea!
Interesting fact: If we make it through today without a named system, it'll be the first time since 1997 that no named storms formed in the Atlantic basin during the month of August.
After a historic past two seasons, this is something we'll certainly take!
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J.K. Rowling, who rose to fame as the author of the Harry Potter series, is known for writing about magical subjects and fantasy worlds. But her latest book bears more than a passing resemblance to reality — and, critics say, not in a good way.
The Ink Black Heart is the sixth installment of Rowling's thriller series Cormoran Strike, which she penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The 1,024-page tome started raising eyebrows as soon as it hit stores on Tuesday.
Observers noted that the plot appears to mirror Rowling's own experience of taking heat and losing fans for expressing transphobic views in recent years. Rowling has said publicly that the book was not based on her own life, even though some of the events that take place in the story did in fact happen to her as she was writing it.
"Although I have to say when it did happen to me, those who had already read the book in manuscript form were [like] – are you clairvoyant?" Rowling wrote in a Q&A on Galbraith's website. "I wasn't clairvoyant, I just – yeah, it was just one of those weird twists. Sometimes life imitates art more than one would like."
In the book, a popular artist gets harassed for her opinions
The book centers the story of Edie Ledwell, a popular cartoonist who, according to the official description, is "persecuted by a mysterious online figure" — and ultimately found dead — after her cartoon was criticized for being racist, ableist and transphobic (at least partly over a bit involving "a hermaphrodite worm," Rolling Stone reports).
"The book takes a clear aim at 'social justice warriors' and suggests that Ledwell was a victim of a masterfully plotted, politically fueled hate campaign against her," the magazine continues, adding that the character gets doxxed — with "photos of her home plastered on the Internet" — and faces threats of rape and death because of her opinions.
Parts of the story seem to mirror Rowling's experience
Rowling has made her own opinions known, particularly in regards to the transgender community, over the last several years.
She faced backlash in 2019 for publicly supporting Maya Forstater, a researcher who had lost her job over transphobic tweets. The following year, Rowling posted several controversial tweets, including one opinion piece that mocked the term "people who menstruate" ("I'm sure there used to be a word for those people," she tweeted. "Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"), and published a long statement expressing her concerns with "the consequences of the current trans activism."
Rowling said in November that she's received death threats. She also publicly accused three activists of doxxing her when they posted photos of themselves holding pro-trans rights signs outside of her house in Scotland, "carefully positioning themselves to ensure that our address was visible," she said.
The activists, who had been demonstrating in honor of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, later deleted the photo and deactivated their accounts because of the amount of transphobic backlash they had received online. Scottish police later investigated the so-called doxxing and determined no crimes had been committed (notably, Rowling's home is a popular tourist attraction, as Them points out).
Critics say the book is self-serving and "beyond parody"
News of Rowling's book release has taken Twitter by storm, even prompting dueling hashtags – #IStandWithJKRowling and #ICantStandJKRowling.
Critics have decried the book as "hilariously self-persecuting" and "beyond parody," with some drawing attention to the real-world problems facing transgender people, deriding its length ("500 pages longer than Dune, 300 pages longer than Infinite Jest and 100 pages longer than the Bible," wrote one) and calling for people to boycott her work.
Lark Malakai Gray, co-host of the queer Harry Potter podcast "The Gayly Prophet" told NPR over email that he finds the situation "deeply embarrassing" for Rowling.
"She has published a 1,000-page self-insert fanfiction where she's the victim—it's the kind of behavior that you'd expect from a petulant teenager, not a grown adult with immense wealth and power," he added. "I have no idea what she expected, but seeing the internet fill with jokes about the book has been an absolute joy after all the harm she has caused my community over the past several years."
Rowling's transphobic comments have lost her many fans
Rowling's stance has alienated many in her fanbase — which includes a large number of LGBTQ people — as well as a slew of prominent Harry Potter cast members: Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are among those who have condemned her comments and expressed their support for the trans community.
Rowling was noticeably absent from the Harry Potter 20th anniversary special, a de facto reunion for much of the franchise's cast and crew that aired on New Year's Day 2022. She told Graham Norton's "Radio Show" podcast on Saturday that she was invited to participate in the special but chose not to come because she saw it as "about the films more than the books."
In that same interview, she stressed that she had written her new book before the events of the past year.
"I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't," she said. "The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened."
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Board of Canvassers on Wednesday rejected an abortion rights initiative after its two Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
The two Democrats on the board voted in favor, but getting the measure on the ballot required at least three votes of the four-member board. The Reproductive Freedom for All campaign, which gathered signatures to get the measure on the ballot, is expected to appeal to the Democratic-leaning Michigan Supreme Court in the coming days.
The board's verdict isn't expected to be the last word on the proposed constitutional amendment, which aims to negate a 91-year-old state law that would ban abortion in all instances except to save the life of the mother. But the meeting drew hundreds of people, who packed the hearing room and overflow rooms for a chance to comment. Abortion opponents also protested outside.
Michigan's 1931 law — which abortion opponents had hoped would be triggered by a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade in June — remains blocked after months of court battles. A state judge ruled Aug. 19 that Republican county prosecutors couldn't enforce the ban, saying it was "in the public's best interest to let the people of the great state of Michigan decide this matter at the ballot box."
Both sides indicated they would file challenges with the state's Democrat-leaning Supreme Court if the decision went against them. Supporters of another initiative that didn't make the ballot Wednesday — a measure to expand voting, including adding ballot drop boxes — also are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Groups have seven business days to appeal and the ballot must be finalized by Sept. 9.
The Bureau of Elections verified last Thursday that the abortion ballot initiative petition contained enough valid signatures for the amendment to qualify for the ballot and recommended that the state Board of Canvassers approve the measure. The board does not always follow the bureau's recommendations.
Abortion rights have become a powerful motivator for voters since Roe was overturned. In conservative Kansas, voters overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed the Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outright, and the issue has swayed votes in special elections for Congress, including in a battleground district in upstate New York. Nationally, Democrats have seen an increase in fundraising since the Supreme Court decision.
Having abortion rights on the ballot in November would almost certainly be a boon for Democrats in Michigan, a swing state where voters will also be deciding whether Democrats keep control of statewide offices, including governor and secretary of state. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Democrats have put abortion rights front and center in their campaigns, and after Republicans chose businesswoman Tudor Dixon as the GOP nominee for governor, Democrats released an ad blasting her strong opposition to abortion, including in cases of rape and incest.
The organization behind the abortion ballot initiative turned in over 700,000 petition signatures — a record number for any ballot initiative in the state — providing names, addresses and phone numbers that can be used as voter contacts during the campaign season.
Abortion opponents protested noisily outside as the meeting got underway Wednesday. Their muffled yells could be heard inside the hearing room, and the Republican board chairman at one point asked security to tell them to stop banging on the windows.
During the public comment period, Dr. Jessica Frost, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Lansing, told the board "we must restore the reproductive protections lost when Roe was overturned."
Opponents said the ballot language was confusing. Several called abortion immoral and warned board members against approval.
"I can't imagine a more important decision that you have to ever make in your life, because I know that you and I will kneel before Christ someday and answer for the decision you make today," Billy Putman said.
The Michigan Board of Canvassers, comprising two Republicans and two Democrats, has become increasingly partisan in recent years.
The board made national headlines following the 2020 presidential election when one member, who has since resigned, abstained from voting to certify Joe Biden's victory in the state. The other GOP board member, who voted to certify, wasn't nominated again by the state GOP party and was replaced by Tony Daunt, the board chairman.
Earlier this year, two leading candidates for the GOP nomination for governor were dropped from the primary ballot after the board deadlocked along partisan lines on whether too many fraudulent signatures on their nomination papers made them ineligible. A tie vote meant the candidates lost.
The board also voted Wednesday not to place another initiative, to expand voting in the state, on the fall ballot, though the committee backing the measure is expected to appeal the decision to the Michigan Supreme Court.
The measure would expand voter rights by allowing nine days of in-person early voting, state-funded absentee ballot postage and drop boxes in every community. The four-member board split 2-2, with Democrats voting to certify the initiative for the ballot and Republicans opposing certification, saying some of its language is unclear.
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Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second year in a row, according to new provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second year in a row, according to new provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Schools are open in Philadelphia, but tens of thousands of students have been sent home early this week because it's too hot in their unairconditioned classrooms.
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Schools are open in Philadelphia, but tens of thousands of students have been sent home early this week because it's too hot in their unairconditioned classrooms.
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