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Grieving Mom Wants Answers About Son Who Died Hours After Completing Navy SEAL 'Hell Week'
Regina Mullen says her son Kyle never got the medical attention he needed, despite the fact that he was coughing up blood. "Supposedly, the medical team just patted on the behind and said, ‘Good job,’” the mom tells Inside Edition.
A grieving mother wants answers after her 24-year-old son made it through what’s known as Navy SEALs Hell Week only to die just hours later.
Regina Mullen says her son Kyle never got the medical attention he needed, despite the fact that he was coughing up blood.
“They said they checked him. It’s impossible. He would have never died hours later if they checked him. Any even non-medical person saw a person spitting up blood, wouldn't you think they need to go to hospital to get checked?” Regina Mullen said.
Kyle Mullen’s lungs were filling up with fluid, and Regina says that some of the other men were asking to have him checked.
“Supposedly, the medical team just patted on the behind and said, ‘Good job,’” Regina said.
The grueling physical and mental endurance tests to become a Navy SEAL actually last three weeks. This year, 210 men started the course and 189 dropped out by the third week. Less than 10% make the cut to join the elite fighting force.
“[Kyle] told me he wanted to do something on a team, something elite,” Regina said.
Kyle Mullen grew up in Manalapan, New Jersey. He was a star athlete in high school and played football for Yale.
“He was the baby of my two, and we were very close — just laugh everyday and dance around the house, and it’s all gone. It’s a big gap in my life,” Regina said.
The Navy has launched an investigation into whether performance-enhancing drugs are routinely taken by Navy SEAL candidates hoping for an edge
Regina says that two toxicology reports, one conducted privately and one done by the Navy, found no such drugs in Kyle’s system.
She says she has tried to meet with the admiral in charge of the SEALs, but he refused.
“I guess he can’t look into the mother’s eyes of the kid that they basically killed,” Regina said.
Since 1953, at least 11 men have died while training to become a Navy SEAL.
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Missouri Man Killed in Hit and Run, Leaving Behind Wife and 10 Children
Charles Criniere was riding his bike when a vehicle struck and killed him before fleeing the scene.
A Missouri teacher, father, husband, and beloved community member was killed after a hit and run while he was out for a bike ride.
Charles Criniere was out riding his bicycle when a car struck and killed him on Aug. 27, KCTV reported.
The driver fled the scene and police were looking for a white 2017-2020 Acura DMX with damage to the front passenger and grill area, according to a tweet by the Kansas City Police Department.
Criniere leaves behind a wife and 10 children, 9 of which still live at home, according to a GoFundMe page. He was the sole provider for his family and worked as a middle school teacher to support them, according to the site.
The father of 10 is well-loved in the community and will be missed by many.
“He was someone...everybody wanted to be his friend,” said Athos Barnes, senior pastor of Greenpoint Baptist Church, where Criniere was a member, as reported by KCTV.
Quinci Dacus, assistant principal at Martin City Middle School where Criniere taught, also spoke to how much Criniere was loved by many.
“Charles Criniere was an amazing person. He was loved by so many. I don't have many words, just a heavy heart. Please keep his family and our school family in your prayers,” said Dacus in a tweet.
The GoFundMe created three days ago has already raised over $158,000 of its $250,000 goal to help support Charles Crinere’s family during this difficult time.
Police told Inside Edition Digital that the vehicle has been located and recovered but they are still looking to identify the driver responsible for the tragedy.
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New York Mother and Boyfriend Charged With 2nd Degree Manslaughter After Baby Dies From Fentanyl Overdose: DA
After prosecutors say 11-month-old Liam Sauve died from ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl, his mother and her boyfriend have been charged with 2nd degree homicide.
A New York mother and her boyfriend have been charged with second-degree manslaughter after an 11-month-old baby ingested a fatal dose of fentanyl, according to local reports.
On May 9, the Onondaga County 911 Center received a report of a baby in poor health in Syracuse, Chief Assistant District Attorney Melinda McGunnigle told local outlet Syracuse.com.
The baby, 11-month-old Liam Sauve, was taken to the hospital and where he was pronounced dead, McGunnigle said to the outlet.
According to McGunnigle, it was initially unclear if the death was accidental or criminal.
The district attorney said the Syracuse police opened an investigation and waited for the Onondaga County Medical Examiner’s office to determine the manner and cause of the child’s death, according to the Syracuse outlet.
The medical examiner’s report from July 18 ruled the death a homicide after determining Liam died from fentanyl toxicity, according to the outlet.
McGunnigle, who has worked as a prosecutor for 15 years, told Syracuse that this incident was a first for her.
“We were shocked when we got the ME’s report,” she said.
When local outlet CNY Central asked if Suave and Huynh gave the baby fentanyl to quiet him down, McGunnigle said that it is possible.
“Whether they gave it to him to get him to sleep or calm down, or the child, being 11 months, could have potentially gotten a hold of it himself,” said McGunnigle.
“Fentanyl is a very, very dangerous drug,” McGunnigle said to the outlet.
“We have had numerous fentanyl overdoses in Onondaga County... Nobody should be around fentanyl, but it should not be near children at all because it’s that dangerous.”
According to CNY Central, the district attorney said it still is not clear exactly how the incident happened — they just know he ingested it in some way.
The boy’s mother, Elizabeth Sauve, 31, and her boyfriend, Quyen Huynh, 38, were charged Thursday with second-degree manslaughter, according to the outlet.
According to inmate records, Sauve has been released from the Onondaga County Justice Center.
Huynh is scheduled for a court date on August 31, and is currently being held without bail at the Onondaga County Justice Center, per the records.
“It’s tragic, it’s horrific that a baby this young, in his own home,” McGunnigle said to CNY Central.
“The death was caused by the actions of people who are supposed to be taking care of him.”
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Oxford High School Gets New AI Weapons Detection Software on Security Cameras After Last Year's Shooting
The school outside Detroit was the scene of a shooting that claimed the lives of four people. An AI weapons detection software called ZeroEyes has been installed in some of their 190 security cameras, the school tells Inside Edition.
A Michigan high school where a shooting took place last year is reopening with a new high-tech security platform to help detect threats that may enter the campus.
Last November, cops say 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley entered Oxford High School outside Detroit with a semi-automatic handgun and opened fire, killing four people and wounding seven others. His parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter, and all three have pleaded not guilty.
“We're certainly still in the midst of recovering and healing,” said Jill Lemond, assistant superintendent of safety and school operations. “The amount of love that we’ve received is unbelievable and really this community has wrapped their arms around us throughout this tragedy.”
But how does a school prevent something like this from happening again?
Inside Edition was granted exclusive access as Oxford High School beefed up security with the new school year underway.
An AI weapons detection software called ZeroEyes has been installed in some of the school’s 190 security cameras.
Lemond says she believes the technology could save lives.
If someone enters the campus carrying a weapon, the ZeroEyes software zeroes in on the suspect. Within just three seconds, an alert is issued from the company’s Philadelphia headquarters.
The alert also gets blasted to first responders and school staff.
ZeroEyes CEO Mike Lahiff says getting vital information that tracks the shooter's exact location and weapon type is critical in preventing conflicting reports to first responders, like what happened in Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down in May.
“This is our green screen room, where we use the cameras on the walls to train so we can detect guns and mitigate gun violence in the United States,” Lahiff said.
The goal is simple: save time, save lives.
“The number one way in which to stop an event is to have the information about the event, this technology certainly allows for that,” Lemond said.
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'Spanish Stonehenge' Emerges After Severe Drought
The monument reportedly found around a century ago was flooded, but has resurfaced.
With water levels dropping due to an extreme drought, the “Spanish Stonehenge," or the Dolmen of Guadalperal, has reemerged.
The Dolmen of Guadalperal is known as the Spanish Stonehenge because it is a site where dozens of megalithic stones are arranged in a circle, similar to Stonehenge in England, and is believed to date back to 5000 BC, according to Reuters.
These megalithic stones can be found in Valdecanas reservoir, which is in the central province of Careses in Spain, where water levels have dropped 28%, as reported by Reuters.
This is not the first sighting of the stones: they also reappeared in 2019 after being submerged for roughly six decades, according to EuroNews.
The monument was reportedly found in the 1920’s by a German archaeologist, Hugo Obermaier, who published his findings in the 1960’s. The site was then flooded in 1963 due to the dam and reservoir created by Francisco Franco’s regime, reported Atlas Obscura.
With the stones reappearing, locals and historians are excited to take advantage of their presence.
Ruben Argentas, owner of a small boat tourism company, is ready for what the reemergence of the stones mean for business, Reuters reported.
"The dolmen emerges and the dolmen tourism begins," Argentas told Reuters.
Archeologist from Madrid’s Complutense University, Enrique Cedillo, told Reuters, “It's a surprise, it's a rare opportunity to be able to access it.”
Though this is a source of excitement for many, what the appearance means in terms of water levels and climate change is not as exciting.
According to a journal published in July by Nature Geoscience, Spain is the driest it has been since over 1,000 years ago and is expected to get less winter rain due to the climate crisis, as reported by the Guardian.
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Uvalde Officers Who Parents Say 'Failed' Schoolchildren in Mass Shooting Will Return to Campus
"People were angry. When people asked about the police officers involved, and (learned) they hadn't been investigated ... that was very disappointing to us," Jesus Rizo, the uncle of slain 9-year-old Jackie Cazares, told Inside Edition Digital.
Parents expressed outrage after learning this week that some officers who "failed" their children during May's mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas will be back on campus when classes resume next week.
At school district meetings held Monday, parents yelled at board members and said it was "unbelievable" that officers roundly criticized for waiting more than an hour to confront a lone shooter who shot and killed 19 children and two teachers in one of the worst school massacres in American history would be allowed to return to the campus.
"I continue to not understand how the school board and administration can believe... our children are going to be safe?" said lifelong Uvalde resident Diana Oveldo-Karau. "Those are the people that failed us."
"We've been waiting over three months for y'all to do (something)," yelled Brett Cross, the uncle and legal guardian of Uziyah Garcia, a 10-year-old student shot to death inside his fourth-grade classroom.
Damning bodycam footage and a scathing government report showed in June that nearly 400 law enforcement officers converged on the school, but did not stop the 18-year-old gunman for more than 70 minutes because of “egregiously poor decision making."
The disturbing findings of a Texas House investigative committee criticized federal, state, local and school police officers who stood outside two fourth-grade classrooms while the shooting continued.
The video showed officers yelling and waiting around for orders to take down the gunman, who could be heard firing rounds.
Tensions ran high during three back-to-back hearings Monday hosted by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District as board members outlined measures they've approved to increase security when classes start Sept. 6.
The outstanding security measures approved by the board include: installing hundreds of new security cameras, fortifying entry points to the school, fencing the campus and hiring a promised number of counselors and police officers. But after repeated pushing from parents about the status of those measures, board members acknowledged that many were not put in place or completed.
"Y'all make it abundantly clear that y'all don't care," Cross said, arguing they haven't done enough to protect the schools. "Y'all don't care ... And you want to know why? It's because y'alls' lives weren't robbed."
Board members said the delays were caused by supply chain problems and other roadblocks.
Parents and relatives seemed most disturbed by the knowledge that a planned audit of school district police who responded to the shooting had not begun, three months after the massacre.
"People were yelling. People were angry. When people asked about the police officers involved, and (learned) they hadn't been investigated ... that was very disappointing to us," Jesus Rizo, the uncle of slain 9-year-old Jackie Cazares, told Inside Edition Digital on Tuesday.
"It's almost like they're trying to hide something," Rizo said of the seemingly slow response of school officials. "How can you fix things in the future if you don't understand what happened in the past?"
Superintendent Hal Harrell told residents at the meeting that the review of school officers' conduct had been delayed because the board prioritized the evaluation of school police chief Pete Arredondo, who was fired last week after months of condemnation by parents who had been demanding his termination.
Arredondo received some of the most damning criticism in the Texas legislative investigation. The review found the chief failed to take command at the scene. First responders “lost critical momentum” by treating the situation as a "barricaded subject" scenario instead of an "active shooter," the report said. Arredondo “did not assume his pre-assigned responsibility of incident command,” investigators said.
Arredondo has said he did not consider himself the officer in charge, and has steadfastly said he did the best he could under confusing circumstances.
The superintendent told residents at the meetings that he would consult with law enforcement agencies to determine how many of officers present at the shooting would be returning to the campus next week.
Also on Monday, more than a dozen major news agencies announced they had sued the state, the City of Uvalde, the school district and the local sheriff’s department for denying media requests for records about the mass shooting.
The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Texas Tribune, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and others are plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
Authorities have denied more than 70 requests made citing the Texas Public Information Act, which mandates the release of government information in the interest of the public. The departments declined to release call logs, body camera footage, interview notes and other documents, saying doing so could jeopardize ongoing investigations.
In a statement, the news agencies said: “In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, and continuing throughout the ensuing two months, (the agencies have) declined to provide any meaningful information in response to the requests regarding the events of that day," the statement said.
Denying requests for public documents were made "despite the unfathomable reality that some 376 members of law enforcement responded to the tragedy, and hundreds of those were in the school or on school property (and) not going into the unlocked classroom where the gunman continued killing helpless youth,” the plaintiffs said in the statement.
The plaintiffs have not publicly responded to the lawsuit.
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Woman Describes Being 'Allergic to Gravity' Due to Her Rare Condition
“If I’m upright too long, I am in so much pain,” Lyndsi Johnson said.
A Maine woman describes herself as being “allergic to gravity” and suffers multiple symptoms, including fainting multiple times a day.
“I’m allergic to gravity - it sounds crazy but it's true,” said Johnson, the Independent reported.
Twenty-eight-year-old Lyndsi Johnson, former member of the U.S. Navy, has taken to social media to help raise awareness and share her experience with an illness she refers to as an allergy to gravity.
In February 2022, Johnson posted on TikTok announcing she was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS).
PoTS is a condition that impacts blood flow and is seen usually when the one impacted stands up from a seated or laying position, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
For Johnson, she feels the impact when standing or sitting.
“As long as I stay flat, it keeps pain levels bearable but if I’m upright too long, I am in so much pain,” said Johnson wrote on Facebook.
Johnson also shared on TikTok that she has been slowly losing her vision over the last few months, hearing squirting-fluid sounds in her neck, migraines that mimic strokes, fatigue, paralyzation, and facial drooping.
“When I tell you the amount of fear I had when I was only able to move my EYES, It was pretty intense. I’m having drooping in my face still but trying to avoid the ER,” said Johnson on Facebook.
Johnson has expressed multiple times via social media her fear of emergency rooms, due either a lack of help with her condition, inadequate treatment, or long wait times.
Johnson first started experiencing symptoms in 2015 when she dealt with chronic back and abdominal pain. Her symptoms worsened over the years to the point where she was projectile vomiting and would faint roughly 10 times a day, according to the Independent.
When she first started experiencing her symptoms she was still in the U.S. Navy, serving as an aviation diesel mechanic, the outlet reported. With the symptoms she was experiencing it became increasingly difficult to fulfill her duties and in 2018 she was medically discharged, according to the Independent.
Due to medication, her fainting has become less frequent but other symptoms are still present, the Daily Mail reported.
With her condition she is not able to perform many tasks by herself, so she has a caretaker and her husband, James, help her with a lot of her activities, according to the Daily Mail.
“I can't leave my house anymore. There is no cure but I'm so grateful for James and what I do have,” said Johnson, according to the Daily Mail.
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Lockport Police Department is investigating a break-in that occurred Monday night at the local office of the Niagara County Department of Social Services.
Niagara County's Public Information Officer Kevin Schuler said cleaners working the morning shift inside the office at 20 East Ave. found "things disheveled" inside the building and contacted police.
Schuler said security cameras were on and working, and footage from the break-in is in LPD's possession. He said the alarm on the building was working and set, however, police are still investigating how it was "subverted."
While acknowledging that personal items and electronic devices, including iPads and iPhones, were stolen from employees' desks, Schuler said that, following a "thorough review," Social Services officials are "confident that no files or other information pertaining to their clients was breached."
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ACKLEY-Steve Tjarks, 72, of Ackley, passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at Grand JiVante in Ackley. A private family service will be held. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls.
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On Monday, a verdict was reached in the trial of former Alden resident Dean Edward Hilpipre, 66. He was found guilty on three separate counts including:
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On Monday, a verdict was reached in the trial of former Alden resident Dean Edward Hilpipre, 66. He was found guilty on three separate counts including:
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Caslavka, Don Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 4 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BLUE SPRINGS, Mo.- Don Caslavka of Blue Springs, Mo., formerly from Iowa Falls, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. There will be a burial service at North Lawn Cemetery. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/caslavka-don-tuesday-aug-30-2022/article_f905daa0-295e-11ed-95fe-e7d4326ca71b.html | 2022-09-01T00:34:45Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/caslavka-don-tuesday-aug-30-2022/article_f905daa0-295e-11ed-95fe-e7d4326ca71b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LIBERAL, Kan.-Lyle McElvania, 95, of Liberal, Kan., and formerly from the Iowa Falls area, died peacefully on Aug. 29, 2022 in Liberal, Kan. A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at the Alden Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/mcelvania-lyle-monday-aug-29-2022/article_70a35d32-293a-11ed-b464-93515679071d.html | 2022-09-01T00:34:51Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/mcelvania-lyle-monday-aug-29-2022/article_70a35d32-293a-11ed-b464-93515679071d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tjarks, Steve Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 8 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ACKLEY-Steve Tjarks, 72, of Ackley, passed away on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 at Grand JiVante in Ackley. A private family service will be held. Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Surls Funeral Home in Iowa Falls. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/tjarks-steve-monday-aug-29-2022/article_035ed832-293a-11ed-b0c3-874778ad7bad.html | 2022-09-01T00:34:55Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/obituaries/death_notices/tjarks-steve-monday-aug-29-2022/article_035ed832-293a-11ed-b0c3-874778ad7bad.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Late last week I received word that my former pastor and friend Bryan was losing his battle with cancer.
Bryan and his family pastored our former church in Phoenix, Ariz. In June of this year, he was experiencing some severe back pain and headache's. The doctors did extensive testing only to find out he had malignant tumors throughout his body and also in his brain.
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I have a friend in North Carolina. He’s one of those friends while growing up we could on any given day likely be found at his house or my house after the daily, “What are you doing today?” phone call on one of those modern phones. You know, the ones on the table next to the telephone book where you pressed the plastic, lit up, numbers instead of the old ones where you inserted your finger into a rotary dialer.
His dad was a truck driver. He had an instantaneous wit in his words, and a smile I remember usually preceding a soon to follow example of that on-the-spot wit. It was usually going to be something about, “What you two are doing is great!” or, “What in the heck are you two doing?” I remember him driving his black ‘57 Ford Convertible Flip Top.
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Three weeks ago we lost our family’s best friend - Gunner, a 12-year-old yellow lab dog. He was such a huge part of our family who made us complete.
Gunner loved life on the farm. He loved hunting for antler sheds, checking fields, doing chores, rides in the truck, going for walks, and camping. His goofy nature would nudge us with his cold nose, roll over for belly scratches, paw shakes, wag his tail in circles, and bark at us to just to get attention.
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Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says "custom notifications" can help reduce crime.
The idea is for a group of people, including Peters Baker, law enforcement officers and a social worker to ring the doorbell of an individual they believe to be causing harm — and have a conversation with them.
"We tell them what we know. But we tell them we want to help you find a way out," she says. "We want to help find a way out of it for everybody. It's different whatever their needs are, and we try and meet those."
Peters Baker joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss work being done to curb violent crime, the Kansas City Police Department in a time of transition and what marijuana legalization in Missouri would mean for the prosecutor's office.
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AFTER the barrage of criticisms and pressures mounted on the federal government to settle the over $600 million funds of the foreign airlines trapped in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the government last week harkened to the numerous clarion calls to release $265 million as part payment of the accumulated funds.
Prior to the released funds, the entire sector and in extension the global aviation community had been at the center stage of buck passing following the controversy the trapped funds generated from both within and out of the country.
The accumulated funds emanated from statutory air transport services rendered by the over 27 foreign airlines operating into Nigeria to the Nigerian traveling public expected to have long been repatriated to the home countries of the foreign carriers longest time.
As stipulated in the Bilateral Air Service Agreements (BASAs) signed between Nigeria and the home countries of the foreign airlines, it was clearly stated that under no conditions should the foreign airlines be prevented from taking out their funds.
Little wonder the hullabaloo the issue generated with the failure to release the funds, thus making air travel procedures and and even international businesses for many Nigerians becoming difficult in an already saturated environment due to the actions taken by the foreign airlines to save more cost.
Such actions taken by the foreign carriers include; stoppage of the sales of low inventory, restriction of sales in Naira and the high rise in air fares amongst others which drastically put many Nigerians in a tight financial predicaments.
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Besides the hardship put on the traveling public, travel agencies’ sector was thrown into a tougher situation that almost crippled their business activities in view of many travelers now forced to shift their patronage to neighbouring countries where cheaper fares were available.
The shift in patronage to the neighbouring countries besides leading to the loss of funds that would have been accrued to Nigeria through the sales of tickets, greatly impacted the travel agencies and the subsequent reduction in their income.
At the receiving end of the controversy were the lower class travelers who could not afford to pay the exorbitant fares on the international routes where an economy Class ticket rose to over N2 million.
Even when the different key players including foreign bodies like the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the government to settle the airlines and treat them better, the body language of the government then was not encouraging.
Things were almost getting out of hands with Emirates announcing its plans to suspend operations into Nigeria September 1st, 2022 while other carriers threatened to pull out before the end of the year before it dawned on the government the subsequent international implications its lackadaisical attitude may have on the generality of Nigerians.
Amidst the thickened tension and uncertainty, the forex the government had hitherto said was not available suddenly appeared leading to the release of $265 million with an outstanding of $300 million.
The release of the part payment which would have been more deserving if it had come earlier, unfortunately came after it had put all the major key players on one hand in a serious tension and the entire Nigeria’s credibility in a bad shape before the international community.
Without doubt, the events that had unfolded in the recent months over the trapped funds must have taught the government particularly its officials the lesson that while you may get away with the shenanigans happening locally, you dare not replicate same laxity and get away with it on the international scene.
Presently, many places the name of Nigeria comes up regarding investments, the story is not that encouraging as it is generally believed that the government does not honour agreements.
With the issues generated by the trapped funds, it is hoped that government will henceforth learn that it’s not all issues particularly as they affect aviation that can be localized since the rules guiding the principles of engagements and agreements are based on international standards.
With the release of the part payment, it is however hoped that the foreign carriers will acknowledge one fact that they on one side and Nigeria both need each other to survive. In other words while the Nigerian citizens need the airlines to travel, the airlines on their side need the Nigerian huge market to remain in business. Therefore, whenever an issue like the trapped funds rears its head, there should always be windows for understanding and tolerance. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/foreign-airlines-trapped-fund-and-its-lessons/ | 2022-09-01T00:35:15Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/foreign-airlines-trapped-fund-and-its-lessons/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The strong start continues for the South Hardin volleyball squad.
The Tigers hosted former NICL-West foe BCLUW and area rival South Hamilton in a triangular on Tuesday night and swept the competition.
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The strong start continues for the South Hardin volleyball squad.
The Tigers hosted former NICL-West foe BCLUW and area rival South Hamilton in a triangular on Tuesday night and swept the competition.
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Dr. Benjamin Grin, and assistant professor of primary care at Kansas City University, is teaching his medical students how factors such as social stigma, where a person lives and systemic racism an affect their health care.
In his course for first- and second-year medical students, Dr. Grin incorporates conversations with people who have lived with the conditions students might encounter in the clinic. One such "peer educator" is Russell Campillo, who is living with HIV and was formerly a substance user. The approach adds a face to Dr. Grins' lessons and helps teach the future doctors to be empathic to their patients' situations.
When patients don't feel like their doctor understands where they're coming from they may be more reluctant to seek care, Dr. Grin explained.
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Nakia Ollivierre, seen here in the season opener last week, won her second race in as many tries Tuesday night. She won the Mason city Newman Invite to pace the Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR Cadets to their first team win of the season. The Cadet freshman beat the number two runners from Class 3A and 2A in the process.
When the rankings came out earlier in the week, the Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR Cadet girls were ranked 18th in Class 3A with Teah Miller (16th) and Abby Harding (17th) also on the poll. That could change for the next ratings after Tuesday night’s Newman Invite in Mason City.
The Cadets won the meet, beating second-rated Clear Lake who was missing one of their top girls. Freshman Nakia Ollivierre, unranked, took her second gold medal in as many races in the process. She bested second-ranked in Class 2A Katelyn Johnson of Osage by 14 seconds and Class 3A second-rated Addison Doughan 46 ticks. It was the second time Ollivierre beat Doughan this season.
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NIGERIA like all member states of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have been urged to pattern their procedures after ICAO annexes and develop their operational programmes/documents in accordance with their national laws and regulations.
Making this call, the Chief Executive Officer of Selective Security International, Mr Ayo Obilana equally said the focus and objective of civil aviation facilitation and security was to ensure seamless safe passage and free flow of passenger, their luggage and cargo, through airport facilities following established global procedure.
Presenting a paper on ‘Challenges To Passenger Facilitation Process in The Aviation Security Regime’ at a conference organized by Aviation Round Table (ART), Obilana listed the templates on aviation facilitation and security operations cover to include: definitions of facilitation and security, objectives of both facilitation and security in civil aviation and appropriate or designated authority agent in charge of process and procedures.
Speaking on the guidance and conformity, the security expert declared that the focus and objective of civil aviation facilitation and security was to ensure seamless safe passage and free flow of passenger, their luggage and cargo, through airport facilities following established global procedure.
According to him: “The process is expected to adequately have in place uncompromised layers of security coverage in all ramifications. It is an all-time airport process during normal or favourable periods, as well as adverse periods especially during occurrence of flight disruption or delay.”
From airline operational perspective, Obilana said the process involved in airport facilitation takes cognizance of acceptable International Standards and practices with recourse to factors such as timely departure and arrival of airlines, fast and efficient Immigration/customs/health protocols and reduction and or elimination of airport congestion.
Faulting the multiple and unnecessary checks/regulations existing at the Lagos airport, he cited how over 15 of such checks exist on departure and a minimum of 5 on arrival compared with 2 or 3 in the U.S and other countries for International travelers.
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Obilana who said for a seamless airport passage to exist, that there must be a balancing act between facilitation and the security procedures with no one overriding the other,declared: “Accordingly, the regime should also ensure coordination and cooperation between airport agencies and the tasking authority who are statutorily assigned for implementation of the process in all facets. The process of facilitation must also ensure that security layers are not compromised in the process in itself.
“Security layers of airport operations should be strictly enforced particularly now that aviation remains a prime target of perpetrators of unlawful acts. And things must not be taken for granted hence, there must be compliance on screening and other security measures to acceptable international standards.
Such operations he said should include enhanced security layers on: passenger screening to acceptable international standards, Passport control by border security officers and other LEO with API with airline and handlers who are to speedily carry out their responsibilities as necessary in the processing of passengers doing away with analog mentality.
Using the Nigeria situation and experience, the security expert though recognise especially those who provide services in areas of security and facilitation, but however called for more scope for improvement.
“The existing anomalous situation have lingered continuously for decades thereby creating numerous challenges regarding delays, gaps, hindrances and sometimes congestion at Nigeria International Airports. They impede and negatively impact airport facilitation process & security operations.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-expert-urges-nigeria-to-adopt-icao-annexes-operational-procedures/ | 2022-09-01T00:35:48Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/security-expert-urges-nigeria-to-adopt-icao-annexes-operational-procedures/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Y2K is so last year.
“Dopamine dressing” is the hottest fashion trend ruling TikTok, where people are executing over-the-top, vibrant outfits in an effort to add joy to their wardrobe.
While #dopaminedressing tops 25.6 million views on the app, Google searches for the colorful craze began to soar this month — and A-listers have even graced the red carpet in neon hues.
Fashion psychologist Dr. Dawnn Karen, who coined the term, swears by dopamine dressing as the key to unlocking happiness through clothing.
“Typically, we’re dressing for external factors — the weather, other people, special events. During the pandemic, there was a shift that occurred. Since no one was around to tell you what to wear, you gave yourself permission to find styles that make you happy,” Karen told the “Today” show. “This isn’t medicine by any means, but I’ve seen people who are normally very shy put on a colorful outfit and become fierce, fabulous and free.”
In fact, a person’s “whole mood shifts when they wear clothes that represent who they really are,” Karen added.
TikTokers have flocked to the platform to show off their spirited renditions of dopamine dressing — which could also be considered maximalism — to include contrasting patterns, striking colors and a bit of personal flare.
User @cybr.grl showed her current style — which is bright, saturated and fun — as a contrast to her past, gloomier fashion choices in a clip amassing nearly 70,000 views.
Meanwhile, Thalia Castro-Vega, known as @polycrom3 online, shows her followers how to dress in an array of colors. In one clip garnering 48,000 views, she flaunts a pair of lilac bell bottoms with reflective circles dangling off the hems, which she paired with a puffy-sleeved blouse of a darker shade of purple. Of course, she completed the monochromatic look with a matching, sparkling lavender bag.
Another content creator known as @killer_closet_ attributes dopamine dressing to healing her “inner child,” saying in a clip that it took until her 30s to figure it out. When comparing an old snap of her as a kid, she cuts to a current image of her in a florescent green frock paired with a neon pink, tiger-striped bag.
While this is the latest trend gaining its footing online, adding personality — as whacky as it may be — could go a long way. Gone may be the days of fitting into the ever-changing trends — marinated makeup, Barbiecore, coastal grandmother, oh my! — and standing out will actually be the latest fad.
Analyst and fashion writer Mandy Lee claims the trend cycle is changing so quickly that being yourself — vivid hues and all — will become the forefront of the fashion world.
“My running theory is that we’ll reach a point where there are so many micro trends they will be impossible to identify, thus imploding the trend cycle as we know it and personal style will reign stronger than ever,” she predicted in a clip with over 652,000 views, adding that there’s “a lot more freedom of expression.”
Cue: dopamine dressing.
Colors have actually been proven to impact our mood, so it’s no surprise bright and playful clothing can have the same effect.
A 2012 study conducted by the University of Hertfordshire confirmed that dressing a certain way — especially when the wearer feels most comfortable — has a mood-enhancing psychological effect.
“This finding shows that clothing doesn’t just influence others, it reflects and influences the wearer’s mood too,” Dr. Karen Pine, an author of the study, said in a release. “Many of the women in this study felt they could alter their mood by changing what they wore. This demonstrates the psychological power of clothing and how the right choices could influence a person’s happiness.”
In the current state of the world, the sudden burst of colored clothing online could be attributed to people’s desire for more joy integrated into their life — albeit through their closets.
Shawn Grain Carter, an associate professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, said being locked down due to the coronavirus pandemic has caused even the most devout black outfit-lovers to hang up their gloomy garbs.
“Wearing color is more of an escape from what’s going on,” Carter previously told The Post. “You’ve got a war, economic instability, new waves of COVID madness — people want to feel good, and so you put on a pink dress or a beautiful yellow set. These are happy colors that make people feel mentally stable and emotionally comfortable.” | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/how-dopamine-dressing-became-tiktoks-latest-happiness-hack/ | 2022-09-01T00:50:35Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/how-dopamine-dressing-became-tiktoks-latest-happiness-hack/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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After a two-year pandemic hiatus, classrooms are finally headed back to normalcy. While it’s a relief for parents, it’s going to take decades to absorb the brutal consequences of COVID on our nation’s kids.
Back in the 1990s, I was listening to a presentation by an official who ran a for-profit prison. During the Q&A, an audience member asked: “How do you know how many beds you need to build?” Without hesitation, the official said: “We extrapolate from the number of children that fail the NAEP’s fourth-grade reading exam.” The room went silent.
Conducted every four years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress is a longitudinal snapshot of student attainment at fourth, eighth and 12th grades and proficiency in reading and math. It was last conducted in 2019 — pre-shutdown, giving us a baseline that abuts COVID. The 2019 NAEP showed 34% of fourth-grade students unable to read at grade level — up 3% from 2015. My bet is the next measure is going to be much bigger.
How much bigger? The Brookings Institution gauges COVID’s impact on reading at 15%. With 2023 right around the corner, we might be looking at a NAEP non-proficiency number around 50%. And if you are looking for evidence of disparate impact, NAEP failure and COVID-related failure are not colorblind.
The good news is the educational establishment knows it has a huge problem on its hands — and it has $22 billion looking for “evidence-based interventions” to address the COVID-aggravated drop in learning.
Unfortunately, the thinking on this front is neither inspired nor up to the challenge. Educators intend to open the funding spigots to pay for measures that depend for their success on high-quality teachers — teachers who don’t exist in the current labor pool.
What would up-to-the-challenge thinking look like?
First, a budget for big thinking. The money is there. The Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Fund is $200 billion, including $20 billion dedicated to closing the COVID gap for at-risk students. The problem is the default thinking that helped get us into this spot: It won’t get us out, even with this bankroll.
We know who fails these NAEP exams. Instead of watching them drown again, let’s develop an educational approach that works for them specifically and at scale.
We know what works: clarity and achievable standards for both academic and personal comportment, scrupulously enforced.
We need to go in with our eyes open. These kids have obvious problems outside the classroom holding them back academically. Clarity is key. This isn’t jail — this is an alternative to jail. Education is your child’s best chance for a good life.
These kids need a culture of learning designed to push back against the problems that exist at home or on the street. The NAEP test is made to be passed. Closing the NAEP gap ought to take priority — not a new teachers’ contract or more identity politics or a lowering of standards to satisfy woke directives.
Look behind the curtain of successful charter and Catholic schools in poor communities. You’ll find a culture of personal responsibility, tied to respect for one’s peers, teachers and the community. Lorraine Monroe made it her calling to save at-risk kids; her mantra is “The Street Stops Here.” There is too much street in our schools and in these kids’ homes. They need loving discipline and structure.
Last, make it practical, hands-on and engaging. If we want to create functional citizens from dysfunctional circumstances, meet them where they are and give them the tools and encouragement they need to rise above their circumstances.
And make it relevant to them. Communicate the immediate benefit and practical value of learning. Build lessons and classroom activities around the demonstration of an education’s real-world value. Unleash and exercise students’ common sense.
This failure at the bottom comes from our middle-class fixation on college as the only path to productive citizenship and living — even though only 40% of high-school graduates have the needed aptitude for college-level work.
The solution to the problem of at-risk kids — most of them minority males — is public trade schools. Teaching trades was once a component of public education, and some high schools were solely dedicated to grooming human capital in the practical arts and sciences. These schools and programs have all but vanished now. They need to be revived.
With all this money sitting idle, let’s invest it in building flagship vocational schools and programs within regular high schools — programs consciously designed to close the NAEP proficiency gap and prepare at-risk kids to fill those millions of unfilled, high-paying, skills-based jobs.
The choice before us is simple: a middle-class job or a prison bed. It shouldn’t be a hard call to make.
Guy Shepherd is publisher of Planned Man. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/jobs-not-jail-bring-back-vocational-education/ | 2022-09-01T00:50:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/jobs-not-jail-bring-back-vocational-education/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
First, there was the woman at the Wimbledon final who looked like she’d had “700 drinks, bro.” This time, it was the smell of weed that set off Nick Kyrgios.
The 27-year-old Aussie was deep in the second set of his second-round match against Benjamin Bonzi on Wednesday evening at the U.S. Open when he turned to the chair umpire and started complaining about the whiff of marijuana being in the air at Louis Armstrong Stadium.
Up a set and at 4-3 on serve in the second, Kyrgios asked the umpire to issue a warning to the crowd after claiming he had seen and smelled someone smoking marijuana. On the way to his bench during a changeover, Kyrgios sniped, “You don’t even want to remind anyone not to do it?”
The umpire seemed to think Kyrgios was complaining about the smell of food, though, which didn’t go over well with the combustible Aussie.
“It was f–king marijuana,” he shot back. “Obviously I’m not going to be complaining about food stuff. Obviously not.
“Obviously when athletes are running side-to-side and they have asthma already it’s probably not ideal.”
The umpire addressed the crowd as the two players returned to the court, saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, a reminder that you cannot smoke on court.”
The ESPN broadcast also said their reporter on the scene likewise confirmed the smell of marijuana. Then Kyrgios went on to close out the second set, 6-4.
It was hardly the last of his blow-ups, though. Kyrgios was issued a code of conduct warning for spitting on the court after being broken late in the third set, which he went on to lose, 6-4.
This also isn’t the first time Kyrgios has found himself amid a marijuana controversy at the U.S. Open. Six years ago, he caused a stir during the tournament when he responded to a Twitter follower confirming that players on tour are allowed to smoke weed. A WADA spokesperson later confirmed that marijuana is prohibited during competition but is not banned when used outside of competition.
Rant aside, this season has arguably been Kyrgios’ best. He reached his first Grand Slam final earlier this summer at Wimbledon, then followed by winning the singles and doubles titles on the same day at the Citi Open in Washington D.C.
Wednesday, he also finished off Bonzi, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, racking up 30 aces along the way, to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open for the fifth time in his career.
“I’m just really happy to get through,” Kyrgios said afterward. “It’s been a stressful time.
“But I’d rather have that pressure and expectation to go far. … I feel I’m playing some of the best tennis of my life.”
That’s not the only good news for Kyrgios, either. Marijuana is legal in New York, so there’s little chance anyone will sue him for defamation. | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/nick-kyrgios-complains-about-smelling-marijuana-at-us-open/ | 2022-09-01T00:51:06Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/08/31/nick-kyrgios-complains-about-smelling-marijuana-at-us-open/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HS Roundup: West M's Porter goes low at Perry CC
NEW LEXINGTON — West Muskingum's Jack Porter went low on Wednesday at Perry Country Club, posting a 2-under par 34, as the Tornadoes (11-3, 10-3) shot 171 to defeat Crooksville's 183 and Morgan's 212.
Jacob Allen added a 38, Nick Anton shot 48 and Reid Lemity and Landon McWhorter had 51s for West M.
Bo White paced the Ceramics with a 42, while Vaughn Childress shot 43 and Cooper Watts and Tucker Watts chipped in 49s.
Nate Silvus carded a 50 to lead the Raiders, as Wyatt Weaver and Craig Gorrell added 51s and Kaden Garrett had 60.
John Glenn 153, Coshocton 204, River View (DNS): The Muskies' Braden Rice took medalist honors shooting even-par 36 and John Glenn picked up a pair of MVL wins on the back nine at Wildfire.
CJ Dolan chipped in a 38, Noah Dever shot 39 and Owen Van Fossen added a 40 for John Glenn, which moved to 15-0 in the league.
Coby Moore led the Redskins (4-9) with 45, Gavin Mathias carded a 51, Carter Summers added a 53 and Nic Commerata posted a 55.
Thad Cox was the Black Bears' top scorer with a 42, Caleb Kline shot 44 and Isaiah Carpenter totaled 57. Peyton Everhart had to withdraw, preventing River View from registering a team score.
Girls Golf
John Glenn 184, Tri-Valley 212, Philo 245: Addy Burris earned medalist honors with a 41, as the Muskies improved to 32-5 after sweeping a tri-meet at Cambridge Country Club.
Elise Abrams chipped in a 45, Abby McCullough posted a 47 and Libbee Baughman and Emma Paisley added 51s for John Glenn.
Makayla Hutchison led the Scotties with a 44, while Delaney Bell carded a 53, Kate Burkhart had a 55 and Emily Stanford shot 60.
Brianna Mortimer paced the Electrics with a 43, while Grace Hargraves posted a 60, Taylor Winland shot 65 and Alaina Wahl added a 77. | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/09/01/hs-roundup-west-ms-porter-goes-low-at-perry-cc/65465931007/ | 2022-09-01T00:52:41Z | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | control | https://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/09/01/hs-roundup-west-ms-porter-goes-low-at-perry-cc/65465931007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It’s hard to tell where the markets are heading right now. Are we on the path to recovery or is there more pain head? Is a recession at the gate or can it be averted?
Going by one indicator, a recession is indeed in the cards, according to J.P. Morgan’s head of global equity strategy Mislav Matejka.
Whenever jobless claims have exceeded by 10% or more their current three-month average, a recession has materialized. And that has just occurred.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s time to pack up the portfolio. In fact, the indicator is actually a bullish signal for stocks. Whenever it has flashed, the other consequence has been an 11% uptick, on average, for the S&P 500 over the next year.
Further boosting confidence, Matejka thinks the central bank will relax its monetary policy soon. “The Fed could undertake a much more balanced policy view post September,” Matejka explained, “as some of the inflationary pressures continue abating.”
Against this backdrop, Matejka’s analyst colleagues at the banking giant have homed in two lesser-known stocks which they think are poised to charge ahead. Are they alone in believing so or do they have the backing of other experts in the analyst community? With the help of the TipRanks database, we can certainly find out.
Bowlero (BOWL)
The first J.P. Morgan pick we’ll look at is American bowling center operator Bowlero. With roughly 300 centers, the majority of which are U.S.-based, the company is the largest ten-pin bowling center operator in the world. That’s not the only big thing about the company; while most U.S. bowling centers have an average of 21 lanes, Bowlero’s have an average of 40. Its family of brands includes Bowlero, Bowlmor Lanes, and AMF, and combined their lanes cater to over 26 million guests every year. Not to mention, in 2019, the company acquired the Professional Bowlers Association which came with thousands of members and a global fan base in the millions.
The company has yet to report its fiscal fourth quarter results (June quarter) but we can get a feel for the business’s performance by looking at the March quarter report.
Revenue reached $258 million, amounting to a 129.8% year-over-year increase and a 25.8% improvement over pre-pandemic levels. Adjusted EBITDA of $108.4 million rose by $81 million (295.7%) compared to the same period last year and came in $41 million (60.9%) above the pre-pandemic display.
Investors have obviously been pleased with the company since it went public at the end of last year via a SPAC merger. Even in 2022’s very difficult environment, shares are up 31% year-to-date.
J.P. Morgan analyst Kevin Heenan thinks there’s more to come and highlights the company’s distinctive attributes.
“Bowlero is unique, with unmatched scale yielding material P/L benefits tied to two key economic traits of the industry: (i) ~2/3 of revenue comes with essentially no variable costs (bowling & amusement), driving material operating leverage on incremental visits/games; and (ii) ~90% market share is captured by local independents, of which ~1,500 (or >40%) represent ‘high quality acquisition’ targets for Bowlero to apply its proven operating model on,” Heenan explained.
“Looking ahead – our work points to stable/improving margins at 10% modeled top-line growth w/ bowling industry tailwinds exiting the pandemic (in contrast to outdoor-based leisure peers),” the analyst added.
To this end, Heenan initiated coverage on Bowlero shares with an Overweight (i.e., Buy) rating and $17 price target, suggesting shares will climb 44% higher in the year ahead. (To watch Heenan’s track record, click here)
Bowlero has slipped under the radar a bit, and only has 2 recent analyst reviews. They both agree, however, that it’s a stock to buy, making the Moderate Buy analyst consensus unanimous. With shares trading at $11.82, the $15.50 average price target suggests room for ~31% upside. (See Bowlero stock forecast on TipRanks)
Arco Platform (ARCE)
Next up we have Brazilian technology company Arco Platform, which operates in the field of education. The Sao Paulo, Brazil-based firm provides educational systems with technologically advanced features made to deliver educational content mostly to private schools across the country.
The curriculum is designed for K–12 grade levels and is accessible in printed and digital forms via a dedicated site. Publishing, editing, promoting, and advertising educational materials for private schools are all activities of the business and the services are catered toward parents, teachers, administrators, and kids.
Arco reported 2Q22 earnings earlier this month, with revenue increasing by 60.8% year-over-year to R$412.1 million ($80.43 million). Adjusted EBITDA hit R$110.7 million ($21.61 million), amounting to a 53% year-over-year uptick, as the company’s efficiency initiatives appear to be taking shape and are helping offset a rise in operating costs, mainly regarding higher printing and freight costs.
The focus on efficiency is one of the reasons J.P. Morgan’s Marcelo Santos has changed his tune on Arco. The enticing share price (down 35% year-to-date) is another, and those are not the only ones.
“With the exception of the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, private K12 schools have been successful in increasing tickets above inflation since at least 2006, and we expect this positive behavior to continue in coming years. Content providers like Arco should benefit, also being able to push higher prices,” Santos wrote. “We see (1) the company well positioned to ride the uncertain macroeconomic scenario, given strong inflation pass-through capabilities of the private K12 market; and (2) the weakness in shares being an attractive entry point, given significant underperformance versus the broader education sector.”
Based on the above, Santos recently upgraded Arco’s rating from Neutral to Overweight (i.e. Buy) while his $20 price target makes room for one-year gains of 48%. (To watch Santos’s track record, click here)
Small-cap foreign companies don’t always get a lot of analyst attention. Indeed, Arco has stayed relatively under-the-radar, with its Moderate Buy consensus rating breaking down into 1 Buy and 1 Hold. Arco shares are priced at $13.51, with an average price target of $19 indicating a runway toward ~41% upside for the next 12 months. (See ARCE stock forecast on TipRanks)
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/j-p-morgan-says-these-2-under-the-radar-stocks-are-ready-to-rip-higher | 2022-09-01T00:53:19Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/j-p-morgan-says-these-2-under-the-radar-stocks-are-ready-to-rip-higher | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Tesla’s (TSLA) Giga Berlin is up and running and the company has been playing host at the new manufacturing plant. Deutache Bank’s Emmanuel Rosner took a visit and came away with a sense Tesla’s new “localized vehicle production in Europe could be a game-changer, making Tesla to an even more formidable competitor in the region, while likely boosting the company’s gross margins.”
When the company reported Q2 earnings, management noted the facility had already reached positive gross margins. Tesla eventually expects production cost per vehicle in Berlin to more resemble that of Shanghai and come in under that of Fremont. Fremont exceeds the average $36,000 COGS/vehicle, while at Shanghai it is lower. With both the Berlin and Austin factories attaining COGS more akin to Shanghai, general company COGS should improve.
“Combined with saving the large cost of import duties and shipping compared to importing the vehicles from China to Europe, this could potentially result in better reported margins out of Berlin, even after accounting for higher labor cost,” Rosner noted.
Production in Berlin is expected to reach 500,000 Model Ys per year, but the plant is presently staffed with just 2 shifts; Tesla intends on increasing that to 4 shifts and plans on achieving full production sometime next year.
Regarding the potential of a gas crisis in Germany, Tesla conceded the factory’s energy supply is like that of other OEMs located there but stressed its “strong flexibility in steering its global vehicle production to regions where it sees strong demand.”
Generally, the company says demand remains “strong,” and still exceeds its supply capabilities. “This is certainly the case in the US,” notes Rosner, “and could become even more acute after the Inflation Reduction Act takes effect in January 2023.”
All told, Rosner is of the mind 2023 could be a “pivotal year” for Tesla and the analyst sees the company as “one of the most attractive stories in the autos sector.”
As such, Rosner rates TSLA stock a Buy, while his $375 price target implies 12-month share appreciation of ~36%. (To watch Rosner’s track record, click here)
Rosner’s objective is one of the Street’s more upbeat ones. According to TipRanks, among 30 analysts who cover TSLA, the average price target is $314.58. This suggests potential upside of about 14% from the current price. (See Tesla stock forecast on TipRanks)
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analyst. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment. | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/tesla-still-one-of-the-auto-industrys-most-attractive-stories-says-deutsche-bank | 2022-09-01T00:53:25Z | tipranks.com | control | https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/tesla-still-one-of-the-auto-industrys-most-attractive-stories-says-deutsche-bank | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When Michael Aubin showed up at Collier Point Park on Aug. 15, he only expected to sit by the water to relax.
Little did he know, Aubin was at the right place at the right time.
“Somebody started screaming for help, stating that their friend was dying from an overdose and literally screamed out loud, does anybody have any Narcan?” Aubin recalled.
Narcan is a brand of naloxone, an overdose antidote.
Two days earlier, Aubin visited a CVS Pharmacy in Cranston, where he met University of Rhode Island pharmacy students Jacob Derby and Elliana Spagnolo. The pair were hosting a event as part of URI’s Community First Responder program, handing out free Narcan and explaining to visitors how to identify an individual experiencing an overdose.
They gave Aubin two boxes, each containing two doses.
Equipped with that Narcan, Aubin sprung into action at the Providence park, administering one dose to the individual suffering from an overdose. Aubin found a police officer at the park, who then administered a second dose from Aubin’s kit.
“About 30 seconds after that, the individual seemingly just came back to life,” Aubin said.
Aubin said his experience should encourage everyone to carry Narcan. Spagnolo and Derby told 12 News it was the first time they heard of someone using the antidote in an emergency situation.
“I was really just in awe that something I did saved someone’s life, and it’s really rewarding hearing our work being paid off directly in our community,” Spagnolo said.
The URI group debunks misconceptions about Narcan, hoping to make a difference in a crisis that is plaguing the nation.
“There are people who think Narcan isn’t safe for them. They think they might get in trouble if they try to administer it for somebody, so those are things we like to clear up for people,” Derby said. | https://www.wpri.com/opioid-crisis/bystander-saves-person-from-overdose-with-uri-narcan-kit/ | 2022-09-01T00:56:16Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/opioid-crisis/bystander-saves-person-from-overdose-with-uri-narcan-kit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy decision is due at 0430 GMT on September 6 2022.
Westpac have published a what to expect, this in brief:
- We are confident that the Board will decide to raise the cash rate by a further 50 basis points to 2.35%.
- Raising the cash rate by 50 basis points will move the cash rate into the “neutral zone”.
In recent speeches (19 and 20 July) the Governor and Deputy Governor assessed “neutral” is at least 2.5%.
Further ahead:
- we expect the Board will decide to slow the pace of increases to 25 basis points from the October meeting.
This second stage of the tightening process, with consecutive 25 basis point increments, is expected to extend out to February next year with the rate peaking at 3.35%. | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/rba-monetary-policy-meeting-tuesday-september-6-preview-tldr-50bp-hike-coming-up-20220901/ | 2022-09-01T00:57:02Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/rba-monetary-policy-meeting-tuesday-september-6-preview-tldr-50bp-hike-coming-up-20220901/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BONNER COUNTY, Idaho — The Bonner County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) arrested a man on Wednesday for multiple counts of arson in Idaho fires in the past two years.
23-year-old Ryan N. Greene of Priest River was arrested for multiple counts of arson after a long investigation. According to the BCSO press release, over the past two years, multiple intentional wildland fires have been set on Idaho public lands and U.S. Forest Service property in the Priest River area.
During a joint investigation with many Idaho official departments, investigators identified a possible suspect, which resulted in Greene’s arrest on Wednesday.
“This investigation has been a top priority for our office due to the high fire danger and extreme risk of death to the public," Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler said in a statement.
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I've posted a preamble to the People's Bank of China onshoire yuan reference rate setting each day this week.
I won't go over the same ground, here is yesterday's:
Yuan rate setting coming soon - eyes on the PBOC holding the line on the CNY
Check it out for what is expected from the PBoC again today - that is, battling the tide of the strong USD. This is not assisting the PBOC, especially today:
The 2yr UST yield circa 3.52% is underpinning the US dollar on the session.
The mid rate estimate today is 6.8910.
The setting is due at 0115 GMT.
Offshore yuan, CNH, update:
These from earlier:
And, this may trigger harsher sanctions: | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/the-pboc-yuan-setting-is-due-soon-once-again-the-bank-is-battling-a-surging-usd-20220901/ | 2022-09-01T00:57:09Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/the-pboc-yuan-setting-is-due-soon-once-again-the-bank-is-battling-a-surging-usd-20220901/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults across the U.S. military jumped by 13% last year, driven by significant increases in the Army and the Navy as bases began to move out of pandemic restrictions and public venues reopened, The Associated Press has learned.
Mirroring the increase in those reports is the disclosure that close to 36,000 service members said in a confidential survey that they had experienced unwanted sexual contact — a dramatic increase over the roughly 20,000 who said that in a similar 2018 survey, U.S. defense and military officials said.
The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon's efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.
According to officials, the overall increase is largely fueled by a nearly 26% jump in reports involving Army soldiers. It's the largest increase for that service since 2013, when such reports went up by 51%.
The increase in Navy reports was about 9%, the Air Force was a bit more than 2% and the Marine Corps was less than 2%, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the reporting has not yet been made public.
The big increase is especially troublesome for the Army, which is struggling to meet its recruiting goals and is expected to miss the target by at least 10,000 — or by anywhere from 18% to 25% — at the end of September. Army leaders have acknowledged that it is important for parents and others who influence recruits to feel comfortable that their son or daughter is safe and will be taken care of in the service.
Army officials said the numbers are alarming and that they certainly could have an impact on recruiting, if parents believe their youth are at risk of assaults. They said Army leaders saw the growing numbers last year and began trying to implement new programs. Already, they said, some programs are working and the sexual harassment and assault numbers have been coming down this year.
COVID-19 and the pandemic restrictions make year-to-year comparisons complicated. Officials said they do not have enough data to determine if — or how much — the pandemic played a role in the higher reporting and survey numbers.
The Pentagon and the military services have long struggled to come up with programs to prevent sexual assaults and to encourage reporting. While the military has made inroads in making it easier and safer for service members to come forward, it has had far less success reducing the assaults, which have increased nearly every year since 2006.
Army leaders said they've seen some results with a training program that soldiers get when they report to their first duty station. It is rolled out right away, and has soldiers acting out dangerous situations and emphasizes training on how to respond. They also said they are improving evaluation programs that grade unit leaders, including randomly picking peers and others to do the assessments.
The double-digit overall increase comes after two years of relatively small increases in reports filed by or involving service members. In the budget year ending September 2020, reports of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact edged up by 1%, as much of the world largely shut down due to the pandemic. The previous year, reports went up by about 3% — a substantial improvement over 2018, which also saw a 13% increase.
The widespread restrictions on travel and movement for the military continued during fall 2020 and the early part of 2021, and many businesses, restaurants and bars were shut down or had limited service. Things began to open up as more people were vaccinated in the summer and fall, but it’s also not clear whether that greater freedom contributed to the increase in assault reports.
The Pentagon releases a report every year on the number of sexual assaults reported by or about troops. But because sexual assault is a highly underreported crime, the department began to do a confidential survey every two years to get a clearer picture of the problem. The 2018 survey found that more than 20,000 service members said they experienced some type of sexual assault, but only one-third of them filed a formal report.
The latest report, expected to be publicly released Thursday, estimates that about 35,800 service members experienced some type of sexual assault in the previous year, based on the confidential survey. That means that only about one in every five service members reported an incident that happened in the previous year.
Every year as many as 10% of the assaults that service members reported happened before they joined the military.
Officials familiar with the findings said survey respondents also reported increases in hostility in the workplace, as well as more sexual harassment, which can sometimes lead to other sexual assaults or misconduct. They said the survey revealed that about 8% of all women and 1.5% of men in the service said they had experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact.
Officials said the survey suggested that, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a woman's chance of being sexually assaulted in the military was about the same as a woman in the general population. But for men, the risk for those in the military is much lower than in U.S. society.
Defense officials have argued that an increase in reported assaults is a positive trend because so many people are reluctant to report it, both in the military and in society as a whole. Greater reporting, they say, shows there is more confidence in the reporting system and greater comfort with the support for victims.
It’s unclear, however, whether the increased reports last year actually represent a growing problem or whether those who say they were assaulted were just more willing to come forward.
The Pentagon has been under persistent pressure from Congress to improve prevention and prosecutions. Lawmakers acted late last year to take some prosecution authority out of the hands of commanders and instead use independent prosecutors.
Victims rights advocates and others have argued that service members don’t trust the system and are often unwilling to go to their commanders with a complaint for fear of retribution. They also worry that commanders may not press ahead with some cases if they know the accused. Members of Congress argued that using independent prosecutors would make the process more fair, and make victims more comfortable coming forward. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/us-military-sexual-assaults-increase/507-c6d20c3b-95fa-4ebe-b771-0a5ec28b8d44 | 2022-09-01T00:57:14Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/us-military-sexual-assaults-increase/507-c6d20c3b-95fa-4ebe-b771-0a5ec28b8d44 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Suárez will be featured prominently in the opening episode as the Cup Series ventures out to Los Angeles in February to hold its first race at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
The series will give a behind-the-scenes look at the elite drivers and teams competing in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Documenting the lives of the sport’s best on and off the track, viewers will get a rare glimpse of what it takes to balance personal relationships with the pressure to perform. Packed with action, heart and drama, this exhilarating series will offer up a taste of what it’s really like to partake in the world’s top level of stock car racing. Watch as the drivers are pushed mentally and physically to their limits, navigating a NASCAR season unlike any other – with a new car, new tracks and new challenges – for their chance to make history.
Over 10 episodes, “Race for the Championship” will tell the story of the 2022 NASCAR Cup season and playoffs.
Suárez and other drivers will attend the world premiere of the series Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which fans are invited to attend for free (space is limited) and can RSVP here. | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72476-daniel-suarez-trackhouse-racing-darlington-playoffs-advance | 2022-09-01T00:57:14Z | speedwaydigest.com | control | https://speedwaydigest.com/index.php/news/nascar-cup-series-news/72476-daniel-suarez-trackhouse-racing-darlington-playoffs-advance | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The earlier August release is here:
USD/JPY is hitting multi-decade highs today, helped along by rising US interest rates and the BoJ steadfastly holidn to its ultra-easy policy.
The earlier August release is here:
USD/JPY is hitting multi-decade highs today, helped along by rising US interest rates and the BoJ steadfastly holidn to its ultra-easy policy.
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Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) announced today that Acumatica, the world’s fastest-growing cloud ERP company, will serve as the primary sponsor of Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Toyota Camry TRD for the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Kansas Speedway on September 11. Additionally, Acumatica will be featured as an associate partner on Hamlin’s car for three other races during the 10-race playoff.
Acumatica is a leading innovator in cloud ERP with customers located around the world. Acumatica ERP delivers adaptable cloud and mobile technology with a unique all-inclusive user licensing model, enabling a complete, real-time view of your business anytime, anywhere. Through its worldwide network of partners, Acumatica provides the full suite of integrated business management applications, designed to help mid-sized companies thrive in today’s fast-moving markets.
“We're excited to welcome Acumatica into our sport and have the opportunity to represent its innovative technology on the racetrack,” said Joe Gibbs, owner of JGR. “Acumatica is an ideal sponsor for JGR given our shared commitment to performance and teamwork. We look forward to having them join us in Kansas and building what will surely become a winning relationship.”
Hamlin is one of three JGR drivers who qualified for this year’s playoffs thanks to his victories at Richmond Raceway in April and the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. The 48-time Cup Series winner is ranked sixth on the playoff grid with the post-season set to begin this weekend.
“We're honored to be associated with championship teams like Joe Gibbs Racing and prominent drivers like Denny Hamlin, who are known for their impressive performances on the racetrack,” said John Case, CEO of Acumatica. “Performance is a value that's central to our mission. We empower businesses with our high-performance solutions that adapt to today's evolving market demands. Our sponsorship allows us to connect NASCAR's fan base with competitive, cutting-edge technologies. We can't wait to cheer on the JGR team in Kansas.”
The NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled to take place on Sunday, September 11, at 3 p.m. ET. It will air on USA Network, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, and the NBC Sports app.
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It’s Playoff time for the NASCAR Cup Series as they take on the Labor Day Classic at Darlington Raceway along with the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The ARCA Menards Series has its last race of the season on dirt, while the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series runs its biggest event of the season – the U.S. Nationals – in Indianapolis
NASCAR National Series – NCS | NXS
Toyota Playoff drivers… Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch have qualified for the Cup Series Playoffs as they look to extend Toyota’s record as the only OEM to have earned at least one spot in the Championship 4 since this points format begin in 2014. Hamlin has earned a Championship 4 berth each of the last three seasons, while Busch was Toyota’s last NCS champion in 2019. Bell is looking for his first Championship 4 berth in just his third full-time season in the Cup Series.
Hamlin lone double… Hamlin will compete in his only NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series weekend at Darlington, at what has become an annual affair for the Virginia-native. Hamlin has earned five of his 17 Xfinity Series victories at the track ‘Too Tough to Tame.’ He also has four Cup Series victories at the track, with two in the last two seasons (May 2020, September 2021)
Bell closing in on 100… Bell is closing on his 100th career start as the Oklahoma-native will run his 99th Cup Series event this weekend. The second-time Playoff driver earned his best Darlington finish in the spring race as he led Toyota with a sixth-place finish.
Gibbs running two… Ty Gibbs will continue to substitute for Kurt Busch in the NASCAR Cup Series as the 19-year-old will run his seventh Cup Series event. Gibbs is running his third NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday after starting first and leading 18 laps there in the spring.
Nemechek returns… Before the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns at Kansas, John Hunter Nemechek will return to the No. 26 Toyota GR Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Nemechek had the team’s best result of the season in the spring race as he was running second in the closing laps before a late-race caution resulted in a fourth-place finish. Nemechek has Xfinity Series starts scheduled for both Toyota organizations still this season. He will be back to defend his win at Texas Motor Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing in September, before returning to Sam Hunt Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October.
NASCAR Regional Series – ARCA
Love wants the dirt bonus… Jesse Love earned his first win of the season on the Springfield dirt two weeks ago and is now looking for a big money pay out. If he can sweep the dirt events in ARCA competition this season, Love and his team will earn a $50,000 bonus.
Smith closes in on two titles… After another victory in Milwaukee on Sunday, Sammy Smith is closing in on two ARCA titles. With one race remaining on the ARCA East schedule, Smith holds a 33-point advantage over second, while on the Sioux Chief Showdown championship battle, the 18-year-old is 23 points up with two races to go. Both championships will be decided at Bristol Motor Speedway in September.
NHRA – Top Fuel | Funny Car
Countdown Fields set… The NHRA will set their Countdown playoff fields this weekend, and all of Toyota’s full-time drivers are currently set to earn automatic berths by being in the top-10 in points. In Funny Car, all three – Ron Capps, Alexis DeJoria and J.R. Todd – have already clinched their spots, with Justin Ashley and Steve Torrence locked in the Top Fuel field. Shawn Langdon, sixth in points, should clinch by qualifying for the U.S. Nationals, while eighth-place Doug Kalitta and ninth-place Antron Brown are looking to solidify their spots in the field by going rounds on Monday.
Callout returns… The U.S. Nationals will also feature the all-star Pep Boys Callout. In Top Fuel, Ashley and Torrence are part of the final four, while Capps and DeJoria are in the final eight. The Top Fuel Callout is part of Saturday’s on-track action, while the Funny Car portion will run on Sunday.
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Notes of Interest ● The NASCAR Playoffs begin Sunday with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, and for the 16th time since the advent of the playoffs in 2004, Harvick is a part of it. Harvick qualified for this year’s playoffs by scoring two wins – Aug. 7 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn and Aug. 14 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. This is Harvick’s 13th consecutive playoff appearance. He won the championship in 2014. ● Darlington is one of the 10 tracks that make up the NASCAR Playoffs, and of Harvick’s 60 career NASCAR Cup Series victories, 26 have come at playoff tracks. Three of those wins have been at Darlington, while Harvick also has three wins apiece at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway in Ford Worth. He has two wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and one win each at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The remaining nine wins were earned at the most valuable playoff venue – Phoenix Raceway, home to the championship-deciding race. The only track where Harvick doesn’t have a win is the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval. ● Darlington is known as “The Track Too Tough To Tame” but Harvick has tamed the venerable 1.366-mile oval three times, the second-most of any active NASCAR Cup Series driver. The 46-year-old racer from Bakersfield, California, owns two Southern 500 victories (2014 and 2020) and one win in the track’s 400-mile race. In fact, Harvick enters Darlington with an impressive record – he hasn’t finished outside the top-10 since 2012. How long ago was that? “Gangnam Style” and its music video by South Korean singer Psy went viral in 2012, four years before the social media app TikTok became reality. ● That’s a long time, but not nearly as long as Darlington has been around. The 2022 season marks the track’s 72nd anniversary, with the egg-shaped oval having hosted 122 NASCAR Cup Series races. The first came on Sept. 4, 1950 and it was the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history and the first on asphalt. Johnny Mantz drove his Plymouth to the win with an average speed of 75.250 mph and the race took 6 hours, 38 minutes and 40 seconds to complete. Juxtapose that with Harvick’s win in the 2020 Southern 500. His Ford Mustang had an average speed of 132.256 mph and the race finished in 3 hours, 47 minutes and 26 seconds. ● COVID-19 stopped racing in its tracks in 2020. After the checkered flag dropped March 8 at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR went on a 10-week hiatus as the world grappled with the scale of a pandemic not seen since the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919. NASCAR had to navigate a brave new world, and the sport was one of the first to return to action when racing resumed May 17 at Darlington. It was a welcome surprise, as one version of NASCAR’s hypothetical return featured a start date of Oct. 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a stretch of 30 races in 64 days that would wrap with three straight races at Phoenix… on Jan. 1-3 of 2021. In a time of great uncertainty, seeing sports’ return with NASCAR pacing the field proved both prideful and poignant. Harvick never let off the gas even as the season ground to a halt. He focused on all the little details that go into wheeling a 3,400-pound racecar around tracks faster than 39 of his competitors. The result? After finishing second March 8 at Phoenix, Harvick one-upped that result by winning in NASCAR’s return to racing May 17 at Darlington. ● That win on May 17, 2020 at Darlington was Harvick’s milestone 50th career NASCAR Cup Series victory. Harvick led 159 of the race’s 293 laps to secure his 11th straight season as a Cup Series winner. His career win total now stands at 60, which puts him in a tie for ninth on the all-time Cup Series win list with Kyle Busch. ● Among active NASCAR Cup Series drivers, Harvick leads the following categories at Darlington: ● Most starts: 29 (tied with Kurt Busch) ● Most top-fives: 13 (next best is Denny Hamlin with 11) ● Most top-10s: 18 (next best is Hamlin with 15) ● Most laps led: 813 (next best is Hamlin with 786) ● Most laps completed: 9,663 (next best is Kurt Busch with 9,571) ● Note: Hamlin leads the series in wins at Darlington with four, while Harvick stands alone with three wins. ● Who are the all-time leaders at Darlington? Check out these eye-popping statistics: ● Most starts: 65 by Richard Petty ● Most wins: 10 by David Pearson ● Most top-fives: 25 by Petty ● Most top-10s: 34 by Petty ● Most laps led: 2,391 by Petty ● Most laps completed: 17,120 by Petty ● Note: The 17,120 laps completed by Petty translates to 23,434.11 miles, almost equal to the equatorial circumference of the Earth (24,901 miles). ● Harvick has proven immensely consistent at Darlington outside of the NASCAR Cup Series. He has made 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Darlington, finishing among the top-10 nine times, with a best result of third in September 2017. Harvick has also made two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at Darlington, with a best result of fourth in March 2002. ● Darlington is filled with time-honored traditions, so it’s only appropriate that the historic track is part of a new NASCAR tradition – Workforce Appreciation Weekend. This initiative showcases the NASCAR industry’s appreciation to the American workforce. As part of this endeavor, race teams are recognizing individuals who go above and beyond with a Workforce Appreciation Honorary Crew Member position. For the No. 4 team of Stewart-Haas Racing, that person is Darlington-native Jackie Tyner, a key accounts manager who works for Anheuser Busch’s local wholesaler, Southern Crown Partners. For 41 years, Tyner has managed all wholesaler activities at Darlington Raceway. Born and raised in Darlington, he believes the community and the racetrack are a huge part of his identity. Tyner counts late NASCAR executive Jim Hunter as an early mentor in his career, as one of the many roles Hunter served in during his distinguished career was Darlington track president. A true South Carolinian, Tyner raises pecans with his wife, Michelle, within earshot of the rumbling of racecars at Darlington. He is a proud father of three who loves spending time with his eight grandchildren. As part of his honorary crew member position, Tyner’s name appears above the passenger-side door of Harvick’s No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford Mustang in the Cook Out Southern 500. Kevin Harvick, Driver of the No. 4 Busch Light Retro Ford Mustang You’re in the playoffs for a 13th consecutive season and your 16th overall. How does making the playoffs this year compare to any of those previous playoff seasons? “I would say it’s been a very different route to get to this point. As we started the year with the new car, we were on the wrong side of the fence and trying to figure everything out. And as we’ve gone through the year we’ve become progressively better, and we figured some things out and got back to victory lane and really have some momentum as we start the process of these last 10 weeks and racing for a championship. The biggest thing is, we’re giving ourselves a chance to race for the championship – that’s the first goal. That looked bleak for a little while, but now we’re in a good position to get started.” You were on a 65-race winless streak and, coming into August, your playoff chances looked bleak. Then you won back-to-back races to secure your spot in the playoffs as the ninth seed. Is there any rhyme or reason to peaking at the right time? “There’s zero. I wish I could find the keys to that equation. As you look at the things we’ve done this year, as far as our routine and the things that we do and how we communicate, all of that is the same. It’s just the progression of learning about the car, and putting ourselves in a position to have cars that are fast enough to compete at the front. They’ve done a good job of making some adjustments on pit road – the pit crew has been on fire, and they’re making good adjustments on the car. That’s just the learning process that’s come with this particular season. There have been a few races this season where we’ve been in position to win, but haven’t had things work out. I think as you go back to Michigan and Richmond and look at those races, you’re in position to win and have a fast car and everything goes your way and no mistakes. So you just never know when that streak of momentum is going to go your way, and you never know when that streak of momentum is going to go against you. You never know how long it’s going to last in either direction, and you just have to ride that wave as long as you can by just trying to do the right things day after day, week after week, to create the best situation possible to capitalize when it does swing your way.” Do you like Darlington serving as the opening race of the 10-race playoffs? “Well, Darlington just screams NASCAR. From a competitor’s standpoint, when you drive through the tunnel and you look at that racetrack, it looks the same as it did in 1960. From my standpoint, being able to race at a racetrack like that, whatever generation car I’m in, you can relate back to how it started. Darlington is narrow, it’s unique, and it’s just Darlington. You pull in the tunnel and you see the blue tarps and the tents and the people just hanging out in the infield – it’s just a great place to race and forever a part of NASCAR history that I will always enjoy.” What stands out for you the most at Darlington? “I know the characteristics of the racetrack, as far as having to respect it and racing the track. I know what that means, and I’ve definitely been in the wrong position and got carried away and had it bite me before. But it’s a place that I look forward to going to. It’s a place where I enjoy racing and love the challenges that go with it. I think over the last several years we’ve been fortunate to have some success there, and the expectation is to go there and have a chance to race up front and put yourself in contention. So that’ll be the expectation as we go back this time and, hopefully, we can do that and have some fun.” Five hundred miles at Darlington, during the heat and humidity of Labor Day weekend, makes for a very demanding race. How do you approach it? “No matter how hot it is, it’s just a mentally taxing race. It’s just you against the track and being able to have that mindset and know that every lap you have to be up on top of the wheel in order to keep yourself from rubbing up against the wall or doing something that’s detrimental to your car, but also pushing the car hard enough and keeping up with the tire fall-off and understanding all the things that are going on. There are just a lot of moving pieces at Darlington, but it’s really taxing, mentally.” What skillsets are rewarded at Darlington? “Darlington favors the guy who can be very disciplined and is able to push the car right to 99.9 percent of where that tire run is, and be able to put the car up against the wall and not overstep those boundaries. You have to be very disciplined there to get everything out of the car and keep up with the tire fall-off and not tear anything up – on your own, let alone being around everybody else.” Is competing at Darlington about racing the track and your competitors, or is it more about managing your tires? “You’ve got to know when to let somebody go, because you can make it a lot harder on somebody to pass than what it used to be with the things that go on aerodynamically with this particular car. The biggest thing that you have to do is get the restarts right and get yourself really singled out, and once you get singled out, then you can start making some different decisions on when to let somebody go, when to not let somebody go, how hard to fight somebody, and things like that. It just takes one moment there to slip up and the right-rear toe link will be knocked off the car. You can rub the car up against the wall, but if you clip that right-rear tire wrong, it’s going to be the end of your night.” Running that line up against the wall is not the line you typically run. The “Kevin Harvick Line” is along the bottom. Which line is most advantageous, and when? “With this particular car, you’ve just got to be careful with how much you abuse the tires because it drives off the right-rear tire so much that you have to think about that a little bit differently. It didn’t seem like that was 100 percent the preferred way to do it through (turns) three and four the last time. 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NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Cook Out Southern 500
The Place: Darlington Raceway
The Date: Sunday, September 4
The Time: 6 p.m. ET
The Purse: $7,823,733
TV: USA, 5 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 501.3 miles (367 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 115),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 230), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 367)
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
The Place: Darlington Raceway
The Date: Saturday, September 3
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,208,129
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 200.8 miles (147 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 147)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: Kansas Lottery 200
The Place: Kansas Speedway
The Date: Friday, September 9
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $648,530
TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 134)
NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs get underway at ‘The Track Too Tough To Tame’
The 2022 season marks the third year the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has opened at Darlington Raceway (2020-2022) and the competitors vying for this season’s title are ready for the challenge the Cook Out Southern 500 on September 4 (6 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is going to bring.
Darlington Raceway is the fourth different track to host the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series postseason. New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosted the first race of the Playoffs from 2004–2010, then Chicagoland Speedway held the first race of the Playoffs from 2011–2017 and Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the first event of the Playoffs from 2018-2019.
Prior to the 2020 season, Darlington Raceway had hosted just one other Playoff race, the penultimate event in the inaugural Playoffs in 2004. The race was won by seven-time series champion and former Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson.
The winner of the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has gone on to win the title that same season four times. In 2004 (inaugural Cup Playoffs), Kurt Busch won the opening race of the Playoffs at New Hampshire and went on to win the title. In 2011 (race was delayed until Monday due to rain), NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart won his first race of the season at Chicago to open the Playoffs. Stewart went on to set the record for the most wins in a Playoff run with five victories and the title – a feat Kyle Larson matched last season. In 2012, Brad Keselowski won the Playoff race at Chicagoland Speedway and went on to win the title. And in 2017, Martin Truex Jr. won the Playoff race at Chicago to open the Playoffs and went on to win the championship that same season.
The worst finish in the opening race of the Playoffs by a driver that went on to win the NASCAR Cup Series title was Jimmie Johnson’s 39th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to open the 2006 postseason. The worst finish in the opening Playoff race at Chicago for a driver that went on to win the title was Jimmie Johnson’s 12th-place finish in 2016. The worst finish in the opening race of the Playoffs at Las Vegas by a driver that went on to win the title was Kyle Busch’s 19th-place finish in 2019. And the worst finish in the opening race of the Playoffs at Darlington Raceway by a driver that went on to win the championship was Chase Elliott’s 20th-place finish in 2020. Last season, Kyle Larson finished second at Darlington Raceway to open the Playoffs and went on to win the title.
No non-Playoff driver has ever won the opening race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Since the inception of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs in 2014 (last eight seasons), entering the Playoffs as the No. 1 seed has been the most successful seeding, producing four championships among three drivers – Kyle Busch (2015, 2019), Martin Truex Jr. (2017) and Kyle Larson (2021). Hendrick Motorsport’s driver Chase Elliott enters this season’s Playoffs as the No. 1 seed with 40 Playoff points at his side.
The deepest seed that an eventual champion has started the Playoffs was seventh, by Kevin Harvick in 2014 and Joey Logano in 2018.
Historically iconic Darlington Raceway is a contest unto itself for the competitors
Darlington Raceway is the perfect stage for 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs opener, the Cook Out Southern 500 (Sunday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The historic 1.366-mile, egg-shaped, paved oval has hosted 122 NASCAR Cup Series races dating back to 1950, and with its rich tradition of history it has become one of the most iconic tracks on the schedule.
Originally, the raceway was built as a 1.25-mile paved superspeedway in 1949-1950 and hosted the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history and the first on asphalt on September 4, 1950. A total of 75 cars competed in the inaugural event and Curtis Turner won the pole at 82.034 mph, and the race was won by Johnny Mantz (Plymouth, 75.250 mph). The race took 6 hours, 38 minutes, and 40 seconds to complete. This weekend’s race will be exactly 72 years since the inaugural event held in 1950.
Since then, Darlington Raceway has undergone some changes through the years. In 1953, the track was re-measured to 1.375-miles. Then in 1970, the track was re-configured to 1.366-miles following the spring race of that season. The track was repaved in 1995 and then again prior to the 2008 season. Over the years the historic facility has become known amongst its competitors as ‘the track too tough to tame’.
In total, the 122 NASCAR Cup Series races has produced 52 different pole winners and 52 different race winners. NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in poles at Darlington with 12 (1967, ’70, ’72, ’73 sweep, ’75 sweep, ’76 sweep, ’77, ’78 and ’82). Pearson’s 12 Darlington poles are tied with NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough (12 poles at Daytona) for the second-most poles all-time at a single track in the NASCAR Cup Series. Pearson also holds the NASCAR Cup Series record for most poles at a single track with 14 poles at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
A total of five of the 52 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Darlington Raceway are active this weekend, led by Kevin Harvick (2014, 2017) with two poles.
NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson also leads the NASCAR Cup Series in victories at Darlington Raceway with 10 wins (1968, ’70, ’72, ’73, ’74, ’76 sweep, ’77, ’79, 80); followed by fellow Hall of Famers Dale Earnhardt with nine wins and Jeff Gordon with seven. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in victories at Darlington Raceway with four triumphs (2010, 2017, 2020, 2022). Of the 52 NASCAR Cup Series Darlington Raceway race winners, 28 have multiple wins and seven are active this weekend.
This weekend’s Cook Out Southern 500 will be 367 laps (501.3 miles) and will be broken up into three stages. The first stage will be 115 laps, the second stage will be 115 laps and the final stage will be 137 laps.
A total of 20 different starting positions on the grid at Darlington Raceway have resulted in victories in the NASCAR Cup Series. The first starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (21) than any other starting position at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series. The outside front row (second-place) has produced the second-most wins (18). The front row starting positions combined have produced 31.9% of the race winners at Darlington Raceway with 39 wins coming from the two spots. A total of 12 different drivers have won from the pole at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series. NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins from the pole at Darlington Raceway with four wins (1971, 1972, 1976 sweep). Kevin Harvick (2014) and Joey Logano (2022) are the only active drivers to win from the pole at Darlington Raceway. The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Darlington is 43rd by Johnny Mantz in 1950 – the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series event held at the historic raceway.
Quick Rundown: NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs format is competed over the final 10 races and includes 16 drivers and four rounds – the Round of 16, the Round of 12, the Round of 8 and the Championship 4.
An overview:
- A victory in the first 26 races all but guarantees a berth in the 10-race Playoffs.
- The number of Playoff drivers in contention for the championship will decrease after every three Playoff races, from 16 to start; 12 after race No. 3; eight after race No. 6; and four after race No. 9.
- The first three races (27-29) will be known as the Round of 16; races 30-32 will be known as the Round of 12; races 33-35 will be Round of 8; and race No. 36 will be the Championship 4 Round.
- A win by a championship-eligible driver in any Playoff race automatically clinches the winning driver a spot in the next Playoff round.
- Four drivers will enter the Championship Race with a chance at the title, with the highest finisher among those four capturing the prestigious NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Eligibility For The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
- The top 15 drivers with the most wins over the first 26 races will earn a spot in the Playoffs – provided they have finished in the top 30 in points and attempted to qualify for every race (except in rare instances).
- The 16th Playoff position will go to the points leader after race No. 26 if he/she does not have a victory. In the event that there are 16 or more different winners over 26 races, the only winless driver who can earn a Playoff spot would be the points leader after 26 races.
- If there are fewer than 16 different winners in the first 26 races, the remaining Playoff positions will go to those winless drivers highest in points. If there are 16 or more winners in the first 26 races, the ties will first be broken by number of wins, followed by points.
- Prior to the start of the Playoffs, all Playoff drivers will have their points adjusted to 2,000, with all Playoff points added to their total. Those Playoff points will stay with the driver as long as he/she remains in the Playoffs (except for the Championship 4 Round race).
Playoff Structure
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are an elimination-style format that is broken up into four rounds. After the third Playoff race, there will be 12 drivers. After the sixth Playoff race, the field will drop to eight drivers, and following the ninth Playoff race, only four drivers will remain in championship contention.
- Round of 16: The first round (races 27-29 at Darlington, Kansas, Bristol) is the Round of 16. If a Playoff driver wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Round of 12). The remaining available positions 1-12 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each driver will then have their points reset to 3,000, with any awarded Playoff points added.
- Round of 12: The second round (races 30-32 at Texas, Talladega, Charlotte RC) is the Round of 12. Likewise, if a driver in the top 12 in points wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Round of 8). The remaining available positions 1-8 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each driver will then have their points reset to 4,000, with any awarded Playoff points added.
- Round of 8: The third round (races 33-35 at Las Vegas, Homestead, Martinsville) is the Round of 8. If a driver in the top eight in points wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Championship 4). The remaining available positions 1-4 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 5,000.
- Additionally, drivers who are eliminated in the Round of 16, Round of 12 and Round of 8 will have their points readjusted. Each eliminated driver will return to the Playoff-start base of 2,000 with any awarded Playoff points and any accumulated points starting with race No. 27 added. This will allow all drivers not in contention for the title to continue to race for the best possible season-long standing, with final positions fifth-through-16th still up for grabs.
Championship Finale
- The 36th and final race of the season will be the Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, which will feature the Championship 4 Round. Simply stated, the highest finisher in that race among the remaining four eligible drivers will win the NASCAR Cup Series title.
- Playoff points for stage wins will not apply in the season finale, so the official finishing position alone will decide the champion.
- Note: All rules outlined above also apply to the owner championship structure.
Scouting the Playoff field at Darlington
Darlington Raceway is set to kick off the 19th running of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2004-2022) in this Sunday’s Cook Out Southern 500 at 6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Since the inception of the postseason in 2004, 46 different drivers have qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs; including this season’s 16-driver field. Four drivers this season are making their Playoff career debuts in the NASCAR Cup Series – Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez. Veterans Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick are making their NASCAR Cup Series record 16th Playoff appearance – the most all-time.
In total 10 different drivers have won the championship since the inception of the Playoffs in 2004. This season, five former NASCAR Cup Series champions make up the 16-driver Playoff field (active champions in the Playoffs are bolded in the chart below); Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch is the only active competitor with multiple NASCAR Cup Series championships (2015, 2019).
Six different organizations are represented in this season’s NASCAR Cup Series Driver Playoffs – Hendrick Motorsports, Trackhouse Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing and Team Penske.
All three NASCAR Cup Series official engine manufacturers have qualified for the Playoffs as well, led by Chevrolet with eight entries into the postseason, followed by Ford with five and Toyota with three.
Looking ahead to Darlington Raceway, six former winners are entered in the race this weekend; led by Denny Hamlin (2022 2020, 2017, 2010) with four wins. Kevin Harvick is the only other Playoff driver this season with multiple wins at Darlington Raceway with three (2020-3, 2020-1, 2014).
Driver listed below are by seeding heading into Darlington:
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) heads to Darlington Raceway as the Regular Season Champion and the No. 1 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,040 points – up +33 points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his seventh consecutive postseason appearance (2022, '21 '20, '19, '18, '17, '16). Elliott has made 11 series starts at Darlington Raceway, amassing three top fives and five top 10s. His average finish at the 1.366-mile track is 17.3.
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford) heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 2 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,025 points – up +18 points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his ninth postseason appearance (2022, '21 '20, '19, '18, '16, '15, '14, '13). Logano returns to the ‘Lady In Black’ as the most recent winner, taking home the trophy earlier this season from the pole position. Logano has made 17 series career starts at Darlington grabbing a pole, one win (2022), five top fives and nine top 10s. His average finish at Darlington is 13.5.
Ross Chastain (No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) rolls into Darlington Raceway as the No. 3 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,020 points – up +13 points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his first career postseason appearance. Looking to Darlington, Chastain has made six series starts at the egg-shaped track accumulating one top-five and one top-10 finish. His average finish at Darlington is 22.1
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), last season’s NASCAR Cup Series champion, heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 4 seed in the Playoffs with 2,019 points – up +12 points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his sixth postseason appearance (2022, '21, '19, '18, '17, '16). Larson has made nine series starts at Darlington, posting five top fives and seven top 10s. His average finish at 1.366-mile facility is 8.8 – second-best among Playoff contenders.
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 5 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,014 points – up seven points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason (2022, '21 '20, '19). Byron has made eight series starts at Darlington amassing two top fives and two top 10s. His average finish at the 1.366-mile track is 19.8.
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) heads to Darlington Raceway as the defending winner of this Playoff race last season and the No. 6 seed in this season’s Playoffs with 2,013 points – up six points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his record setting 16th postseason appearance (2022, '21, '20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14, '12, '11, '10, '09, '08, '07, '06). Hamlin has made 20 series starts at Darlington Raceway, putting up one pole, four wins (series-most among active drivers: 2010, 2017, 2020, 2021), 11 top fives and 15 top 10s. His average finish at Darlington is 7.7 – best among the Playoff contenders.
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford) heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 7 seed NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,013 points – up six points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his sixth postseason appearance (2022, '21 '20, '19, '18, '17). Blaney is the only Playoff contender without a win this season and earned his spot on points at Daytona last weekend. Blaney has made 11 series starts at Darlington, posting one top-10 finish (eighth). His average finish at the South Carolina track is 19.0.
Tyler Reddick (No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) arrives at Darlington Raceway as the No. 8 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,012 points – up five points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his second career appearance in the postseason (2022, ‘21). Reddick has made six series starts at Darlington Raceway posting one top-five and two top-10 finishes. His average finish at Darlington is 12.5.
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) starts off the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as the No. 9 seed with 2,012 points – up five points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his record setting 16th career postseason appearance (2022 '21, '20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14, '13, '12, '11, '10, '08, '07, '06). Harvick has made 29 series starts at ‘the track too tough to tame’ grabbing three wins (2014, 2020-1, 2020-3), 13 top fives and 18 top 10s. His average finish at Darlington is 12.1.
Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 10 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,011 points – up four points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his second postseason appearance (2022, ’21). Bell has made six series starts at Darlington Raceway, collecting one top-10 finish (sixth). His average finish at Darlington is 18.1.
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) arrives at Darlington Raceway as the No. 11 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,010 points – up three points on the Round of 12 cutoff – in his 15th postseason appearance (2022, '21 '20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14, '13, '11, '10, '08, '07, '06). Busch has made 21 series starts at Darlington posting one win (2008) six top fives and 13 top 10s. His average finish at the 1.366-mile track is 12.9.
Chase Briscoe (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) rolls into Darlington Raceway as the No. 12 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,009 points – up just two points on the Round of 12 cutoff in the final transfer spot on points – in his first appearance in the postseason. Briscoe has made three series starts at Darlington posting a best finish of 11th in May of 2021. His average finish at Darlington is 16.6.
Daniel Suárez (No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) land at Darlington Raceway as the No. 13 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,007 points – two points back from Chase Briscoe in the 12th and final transfer spot on points to the Round of 12 – in his first appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series postseason. Suárez is the first Mexican-born driver to earn a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (all-time). Suárez has made nine series starts at Darlington putting up one top-10 finish (10th earlier this season). His average finish at the historic track is 22.3
Austin Cindric (No. 2 Team Penske Ford) skips into Darlington Raceway as the No. 14 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with 2,006 points – three points behind the Round of 12 cutoff – in his first appearance in the postseason. Cindric is the fourth different Sunoco rookie to earn a spot in the Playoffs; joining Denny Hamlin (2006), Chase Elliott (2016) and Christopher Bell (2020). Cindric made his series track debut at Darlington earlier this season; he started 19th and finished 18th.
Alex Bowman (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) will start the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as the No. 15 seed with 2,006 points - three points behind the Round of 12 cutoff – in his fifth-straight appearance in the postseason (2022, '21 '20, '19, '18). Bowman has made 10 series starts at Darlington Raceway putting up one top five and two top 10s. His average finish at the egg-shaped track is 19.2.
Austin Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) is climbing off of Cloud-9 this week after winning his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs by taking the checkered flag in the regular season finale at Daytona. Now the North Carolina native heads to Darlington Raceway as the No. 16 seed with 2,005 points – back four points from the Round of 12 cutoff – in his fifth postseason appearance (2022, '20, '18, '17, '16). Dillon has made 12 series starts at Darlington posting two top fives and five top 10s. His average finish at Darlington is an 11.9.
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NCS Playoff Media Content Hub.
NASCAR Cup Series has produced some great competition this season
The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season (first 26 races) has been deemed one of the best and the numbers certainly match the eye test. The first 26 races were phenomenal from a statistical standpoint – record-breaking, even.
Series-Most Race Winners (16) Through 26 Races: The 2022 season is tied with the 2003 season for the series-most NASCAR Cup Series winners through 26 races (1949-2022) with 16 different winners each.
Most Average Leaders Since 2011; Up 9.7% Year-Over-Year: A total of 38 different drivers have led laps in the NASCAR Cup Series through the first 26 races of the season with an average of 10.04 leaders per race; up from last season’s 9.2 (+9.7%) – The 2022 season has produced the most average leaders per race since 2011 (12.77) over a decade ago.
Most Green Flag Passes For The Lead Through A Regular Season (26 Races): The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has produced the series-most (1,162) green flag passes for the lead (GFPL) through the first 26 races of a season since the Loop Data statistic was initially tabulated in 2007 (the last 16 seasons).
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The NASCAR Foundation’s Speedy Bear Brigade Powered by Kaulig Giving Expands Across the United States and Mexico - NASCAR-themed teddy bears named ‘Speedy Bear’ are being delivered to children in hospitals across the United States and Mexico as The NASCAR Foundation and Kaulig Giving join together for the sixth annual “Speedy Bear Brigade”. This year’s program expands into Mexico bringing the cumulative total to more than 8,000 Speedy Bears delivered over six years to help comfort children during their hospital stays.
The NASCAR Foundation’s Speedy Bear Brigade began delivering Speedy Bears to children earlier this week with stops in Monterrey, Mexico and Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR volunteers assisted with the deliveries, including representatives from the NASCAR Mexico Series who joined efforts for the first time.
“We are thrilled that our Speedy Bear Brigade continues to grow and impact more children each year,” said Nichole Krieger, The NASCAR Foundation executive director. “Support from donors like Kaulig Giving, the NASCAR Mexico Series and all of our wonderful NASCAR fans are so important in making this program a success as we help deliver cheer and positivity to children in hospitals everywhere.”
This year’s efforts mark the biggest to date with nearly 70 hospitals participating in race markets across the United States and Mexico. The initiative culminates on National Teddy Bear Day on Friday, September 9, with events in Akron, Ohio, home to Kaulig Giving headquarters and during NASCAR’s Kansas Speedway race weekend.
NASCAR Cup Series Featured Matchups: Cook Out Southern 500 – Below is a close look at the featured matchups fans can bet on heading into this weekend’s event.
Austin Dillon vs. Austin Cindric - Austin Dillon’s magical win at Daytona catapulted himself into the Playoffs in dramatic fashion. With both Richard Childress Racing cars in the Playoffs, it will be interesting to see what kind of noise they can make. Team Penske has all three cars in the Playoffs, but Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric is the only rookie in the field. In this battle of Daytona winners, both Austin’s will try to tame the “Lady in Black”. Dillon holds the lead in driver rating with a 73 to 66 advantage, but at Darlington, anything can happen as drivers attempt to manage tire wear.
Chase Elliott vs. Denny Hamlin - Two of the championship favorites finally begin their quest to win it all this week at Darlington. While Denny has two wins in his last seven races at Darlington, Chase only has two top fives and holds a 92.3 driver rating compared to Denny’s 105.1. Although historically Hamlin has fared better at Darlington, Elliott bested him earlier this year, finishing fifth while Hamlin finished 21st. Both Denny and Chase have tons of experience at Darlington and will look to use that knowledge to start their championship run off on the right foot.
Kyle Larson vs. Kyle Busch - It’s been a rough summer for Kyle Busch, but amid his contract controversy, he currently sits 11th in the Playoff standings. If the #18 team finds its stride, there is no doubt that Busch can win his third championship. He’s looking for his first win in his last seven races at Darlington, as is his counterpart Kyle Larson, who had three straight runner-up finishes at Darlington prior to the spring race. Larson will start fourth in the standings when the green flag waves on Sunday, as he looks to defend his 2021 championship. It should be a great battle between these two on Sunday when the 2022 Playoffs get underway.
Kevin Harvick vs. Tyler Reddick - It’s been an up-and-down year for both Kevin Harvick and Tyler Reddick, but both have had a blistering hot summer. Harvick won back-to-back races at Michigan and Richmond, silencing the doubters who didn’t think he would find Victory Lane this year. Tyler Reddick won at both Indianapolis and Road America this year and has cemented himself as a serious Playoff contender. These two are neck-and-neck in the Playoff standings, sitting in eighth (Reddick) and ninth (Harvick) with 12 Playoff points. Harvick returns to one of his favorite tracks, where he owns two wins and six top fives in his last seven races at Darlington. Reddick hasn’t had as much fortune at Darlington, with only one top five in six races. Earlier this year, however, Reddick finished as the runner-up to Joey Logano. At a track like Darlington where experience is crucial, Reddick showed that he’s learning what it takes to tame the “Lady in Black”.
Rising Country Music Sensation Josiah Siska to Sing the National Anthem at Darlington - Darlington Raceway announces rising country music entertainer Josiah Siska to sing the National Anthem in advance of the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, the 73rd running of the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday, Sept. 4.
“We are proud to welcome one of the rising stars in country music, Josiah Siska, to share the National Anthem prior to the crown jewel Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway,” said Kerry Tharp, Darlington Raceway President. “Before the green flag waves to start the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, we look forward to our loyal race fans uniting to honor our nation with Josiah.”
“I am thrilled to get to sing the national anthem for NASCAR’s playoff race at the Cook Out Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend in Darlington,” said Siska. “It’s gonna be incredible. I’ve never been before and I’m so excited that I’ll get to see the race! I love America, I love our freedom, and I can’t wait to sing our country’s national anthem for everybody on race day.”
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Onto Darlington Raceway after a wild Daytona weekend
Daytona International Speedway has historically been known as a place of surprises and this past weekend’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola was no exception. As if a rain delay wasn’t enough, Friday night’s Xfinity Series race went into not double, but triple overtime and sent a different winner into Victory Lane – Jeremy Clements.
Clements took the win under caution over Timmy Hill, AJ Allmendinger, Brandon Brown and Sage Karam who rounded out the top five. This win marked the second of Clements’ NASCAR Xfinity Series career. His first was at Road America in 2017 after working his way up from the 24th position.
With some pep in his step, the South Carolina native, Clements, will head to his home track - Darlington Raceway - in hopes of once again putting on a show. The No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet driver has been making his way to Darlington in the Xfinity Series for 12 years. In his 14 starts, he has posted three top 10s and two of those top 10s were in the 2021 season.
The Xfinity Series was at Darlington Raceway earlier this year for the Mahindra Roxor 200. JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier won the event and Jeremy Clements finished in the 29th position.
Show me the stats: Darlington edition
After a rain-delayed, triple overtime race this past weekend in Daytona, the NASCAR Xfinity Series sets its eyes on Darlington Raceway for the Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 on Saturday, September 3 at 3 p.m. on USA Network, the NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio.
This will be the second trip to Darlington, South Carolina this season. The first race in May saw JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier take the win over his JRM teammate Noah Gragson in runner-up by a margin of victory of .259 seconds. If Allgaier wins again this Saturday, he’ll become the ninth different driver to post back-to-back wins at the track, following Ron Bouchard (1984 sweep), Darrell Waltrip (1985, 1986), Dale Earnhardt (1986, 1987), Harry Grant (1989, 1990), Dale Jarett (1990, 1991), Mark Martin (1993, 1994 sweep, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 sweep), Jeff Burton (2001, 2002 sweep) and Denny Hamlin (2006, 2007).
Heading into this weekend, this will be the 65th Xfinity Series race at ‘the track too tough to tame.” The previous 64 races have produced 35 different race winners and 30 different pole winners. NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin sits as the track’s winningest driver with eight trips to Victory Lane. He also leads with most poles (eight), top fives (14), top 10s (18) and laps led (972).
The track has been a place of “firsts” for a few drivers. Justin Ashburn (2003), Denny Hamlin (2004) and John Jackson (2011) got their first Xfinity Series starts at The Lady in Black while Kyle Busch (2004) and Ross Chastain (2018) each won their first poles here. There is yet to be a driver to post their first career Xfinity Series win at Darlington Raceway.
The on-track action will begin with practice on Saturday, September 3 at 10:05 a.m. ET followed by qualifying at 10:35 a.m. ET. Both practice and qualifying can be streamed on the NBC Sports App.
Xfinity Playoff picture shapes up with three races to go
Daytona International Speedway has always been known as a place where everyone has a chance to win and that theory proved to be true last Friday when Jeremy Clements took the checkered flag. Although Clements posted the win, he will not be making an appearance in the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs due to a L2-level penalty being issued to the No. 51 team Tuesday afternoon. With that said, the current Playoff picture goes as follows:
Already Clinched
The following seven drivers have clinched a spot in the 12-driver postseason field: AJ Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs, Justin Allgaier, Noah Gragson, Josh Berry, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones.
Can Clinch Via Points
If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the playoffs, the following drivers could clinch by being 111 points above the fourth winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer or Daniel Hemric.
- Riley Herbst: Could only clinch with help
- Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
If there is a new winner from Landon Cassill or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the playoffs, the following drivers could clinch by being 111 points above the third winless driver in the standings.
- Riley Herbst: Could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer, Daniel Hemric, Landon Cassill, Ryan Sieg, Sheldon Creed, Anthony Alfredo, Brandon Brown
The following drivers could clinch with a win:
- Myatt Snider: Could only clinch with help
- Jeb Burton: Could only clinch with help
Denny Hamlin running double duty at Darlington
In the last few years, it has seemed that Cup Series regular Denny Hamlin only joins in on Xfinity Series fun once per season – Darlington Raceway weekend. In his 14 starts, he’s posted five wins (2006, 2007, 2010, 2015 and 2017), 10 top fives and 12 top 10s. Every one of his wins has been won from the pole or first starting position.
Hamlin has created quite the buzz around himself at Darlington in the Xfinity Series, currently leading all active drivers in poles (five), wins (five), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (629). He’s also the most recent driver to have won a Xfinity Series Darlington race from the pole or first starting position (2017).
His Cup Series Darlington stats don’t fall too far behind. In his 20 starts, he’s posted four wins (2010, 2017, 2020 and 2021), 11 top fives and 15 top 10s.
Hamlin will be making his first Xfinity Series start of the 2022 season behind the wheel of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, but he won’t be the only Cup Series driver entered in this weekend’s Sports Clips haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 Ty Dillon, Kyle Larson, and Ross Chastain will also be getting some extra track time in this weekend.
Dillon will be piloting the No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet for his fourth Xfinity Series start of the season. He’s posted seven Xfinity Series starts at Darlington with three top 10s and a best finish of seventh in 2017.
Larson will be driving the No.17 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. This will be his third Xfinity Series start of the season and if all goes like the last two, he could very well find himself in Victory Lane. His first start was at Road America where he finished runner-up and his most recent start was at Watkins Glen where he took home the checkered flag. He’s posted four Xfinity Series starts at Darlington Raceway and racked up one top five and four top 10s.
Chastain will be teaming up with Big Machine Racing to drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for his fourth Xfinity Series start of the 2022 season. In his six Xfinity Series starts at Darlington, he’s posted one top five and three top 10s.
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Sunoco Rookie of the Year update – The regular season is starting to wrap up and Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill has really separated himself from the rest of the rookie class. Going into this weekend’s race at Darlington, he leads the group with 703 points.
RCR teammate Sheldon Creed comes in next with 493 points. He has posted two top fives and nine top 10s this season.
Kyle Sieg sits in third with 190 points and Jesse Iwuji slides in next with 84 points.
Ryan Ellis to honor Jeff Gordon with a throwback paint scheme – Alpha Prime Racing announced that Keen Parts/ CorvetteParts.net will be running a throwback paint scheme on Ryan Ellis’ No. 44 Chevrolet this weekend at Darlington Raceway to honor NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon. It’ll be the iconic flames scheme that Gordon drove for many years.
“Jeff was definitely my favorite driver growing up, so it’s really cool to be able to run this scheme with Keen Parts,” said Ellis. “I had so much ‘24’ apparel and dressed up as Jeff for Halloween, so it’ll be really meaningful to put a similar looking fire suit on and strap into the CorvetteParts.net Chevy at Darlington Raceway.”
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
CRAFTSMAN® returns as NASCAR Truck Series Title Sponsor in 2023
NASCAR and Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the world’s largest tool company and a leader in outdoor equipment, announced last week at Daytona International Speedway that American tool icon CRAFTSMAN® will return as the title sponsor of the NASCAR Truck Series beginning in 2023. After serving as the series’ title sponsor from its inception in 1995 to 2008, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will make its homecoming at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2023.
In addition to the Truck Series title sponsorship, Stanley Black & Decker will further expand its presence in the sport, entering into a multi-year partnership designating the company and its iconic brands as the “Official Tools Partner of NASCAR” and “Official Tools” of all NASCAR-owned and operated tracks.
“We celebrate the return of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series with our customers, distribution partners and employees,” said Doug Redpath, President of Hand Tools, Accessories and Storage for Stanley Black & Decker. “From proud homeowners and homebuilders to auto enthusiasts and master mechanics, CRAFTSMAN has been the brand generations have trusted to get the job done. The Truck Series represents authentic, bold and proud drivers and fans, which embody the same characteristics of our CRAFTSMAN brand. We look forward to our return in Daytona in 2023 to reunite with our loyal fans as we begin this new chapter in NASCAR history.”
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series title sponsorship includes exclusive brand integrations on vehicles, crew uniforms, tracks and more in addition to the branding of the Triple Truck Challenge and Championship Race entitlement. It will also serve as a platform to support the launch of new products, amplify seasonal promotions, and highlight the many ways CRAFTSMAN is building pride.
Clinch Scenarios: As Kansas Speedway approaches
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return to action next weekend at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. A lot will be on the line as the competitors return to action as Kansas will be the cutoff race for the Round of 10 and only eight Playoff drivers will advance to the next round.
Only two drivers have clinched spots in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 – GMS Racing’s Grant Enfinger (Indianapolis winner) and Kyle Busch Motorsports’ Chandler Smith (Richmond winner) – which means six other positions that are still open with one race to go. Below are the clinch scenarios heading into the Round of 10 finale at Kansas Speedway on September 9, 2022.
Already Clinched
The following two drivers have clinched a spot in the eight-driver field of the next round: Chandler Smith, Grant Enfinger.
Can Clinch Via Points
If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the seventh winless driver in the standings. The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Ty Majeski, Stewart Friesen, Ben Rhodes or Matt Crafton.
- Zane Smith: Would clinch with 10 points
- John Hunter Nemechek: Would clinch with 13 points
- Ty Majeski: Would clinch with 20 points
- Stewart Friesen: Would clinch with 25 points
- Ben Rhodes: Would clinch with 34 points (needs 35 points if Crafton wins)
- Matt Crafton: Would clinch with 53 points
- Carson Hocevar: Would clinch with 55 points (needs help if Crafton wins)
- Christian Eckes: Could only clinch with help
If there is a new winner from Carson Hocevar or Christian Eckes, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the sixth winless driver in the standings.
- Zane Smith: Would clinch with 13 points
- John Hunter Nemechek: Would clinch with 16 points
- Ty Majeski: Would clinch with 23 points
- Stewart Friesen: Would clinch with 28 points
- Ben Rhodes: Would clinch with 38 points
- Matt Crafton: Could only clinch with help
- Carson Hocevar: Could only clinch with help
- Christian Eckes: Could only clinch with help
Can Clinch Via Win
The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Ty Majeski, Stewart Friesen, Ben Rhodes, Matt Crafton, Carson Hocevar and Christian Eckes.
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23XI Racing announced today that Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry TRD, will switch car numbers for the final 10 races of the season and run the No. 45 as the organization pursues the Owner’s Championship. Wallace will remain paired with his crew chief, Bootie Barker. The move will best position 23XI Racing and the No. 45 car for the strongest run in the playoffs for the Owner’s Championship.
Ty Gibbs will continue to serve as 23XI’s substitute driver and will now drive the No. 23 Toyota Camry TRD with Billy Scott remaining as the crew chief. Aside from the number being different, there will be no changes to the primary partners on either car.
With the No. 45 team in the Owner’s Championship but not the Driver’s Championship, the opportunity arose to look at different options to give the organization the best chance for the highest possible finish at the end of the season. This situation marks the first time in the Modern Era of the Cup Series that a team has been in one championship but not the other.
“After consulting with NASCAR, we made this decision in the best interest of the entire organization and for all our employees who helped earn a spot in the playoffs for the Owner’s Championship through their hard work,” said team president Steve Lauletta. “While Ty has done a great job for us in the No. 45 car, we feel that Bubba’s experience in this car, at the upcoming playoff tracks and his recent momentum will give 23XI the best chance at maximizing our points each weekend. We recognize that this is a unique opportunity in the Cup Series, and we’re grateful to our employees and partners for standing with the team and supporting this decision.”
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No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
PLAYOFF CONTENDER: With the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs set to kick off this Sunday, this will be William Byron’s fourth appearance in the 10-race battle for the championship. The driver of the No. 24 heads into this year’s playoffs seeded in the fifth position – his highest ranking yet in the reseeded points standings. In the upcoming 10 races, the Cup Series has run on six of those tracks already this season and Byron has one win (Martinsville Speedway) and an average finish of 11.33 – the best average finish of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in those six races.
UP FRONT: Byron has led the second-most laps so far this season with 612 behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott, who has led 719. Those 612 laps led by Byron are not only his most in a single Cup Series season but came across 13 races – the seventh-most races led by a driver this year.
DARLINGTON DEETS: With eight previous Cup Series starts at Darlington Raceway, Byron is looking to capitalize on his previously strong showings. Despite running well in most of his starts at the 1.366-mile track, Byron’s results don’t accurately represent the strength he had shown. While he has a track-best finish of fourth (May 2021), Byron has two top-five finishes and two top-10s. However, earlier this year, the 24-year-old driver was poised to take home the win at “The Lady in Black” until being moved out of the way for the victory with two laps to go, resulting in a 13th-place finish. In fact, in that race, he had a 6.11 average running position – his fifth-best race of the 2022 season (based on that statistic). Byron also has one NASCAR Xfinity Series start at the venue, where he qualified sixth and raced to a fifth-place result as well.
THE FUGLE FILES: When the Cup Series returns to Darlington on Sunday, it will mark the fourth trip to the South Carolina track for crew chief Rudy Fugle at the top level of NASCAR. Earlier this year, Fugle and the No. 24 team started ninth and were leading before being moved out of the way for the win with two laps to go, resulting in a 13th-place finish. Last season, Fugle called the shots for Byron at Darlington twice, starting fifth and racing to a fourth-place result in the spring and in the fall, where the team was running within the top 10 before a flat tire ended the team’s race early. Prior to last season, Fugle had only three previous starts at Darlington Raceway – two in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and one in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
VALVOLINE RETURNS: Valvoline will be the primary sponsor of Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Darlington this weekend. This will be the third race that the Valvoline colors will be onboard Byron’s No. 24, with a fourth race coming at his hometown track for the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is a leading worldwide marketer and supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, with sales in more than 140 countries. Established in 1866, the company’s heritage spans more than 150 years, during which time it has developed powerful brand recognition across multiple product and service channels. Valvoline ranks as the No. 3 passenger car motor oil brand in the DIY market by volume. To learn more, visit www.valvoline.com.
HONORING 'JUNGLE': For Sunday’s race at Darlington, the No. 24 will have a special passenger riding above the right-side window – Jim "Jungle" Gilbert – as a part of the Workforce Appreciation campaign that the industry is recognizing this weekend. Known as “Jungle” by his colleagues, Gilbert was a member of the NASCAR industry from 1989 to 2022 before having to retire due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Spending his career as a transporter driver, Gilbert worked at Hendrick Motorsports on the No. 5 team with driver Kasey Kahne before moving to the No. 24 team with Byron. He was also involved with wheel force testing while with the company.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE OF MIND: While the fueler on the No. 24 team hails from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Landon Walker also has significant ties to the southernmost Carolina state, having played football at Clemson University. The former college offensive tackle earned a scholarship to Clemson in 2007 after being named an All-American offensive lineman in his hometown at East Wilkes High School. While playing at Clemson, Walker recorded 3,131 snaps with 49 starts at tackle through four seasons at the university. In 2011, Walker was named team captain, the same season Clemson went on to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. The college football standout was then recruited by Hendrick Motorsports in 2012 and earned a position as the starting fueler for the former No. 5 (now No. 24) team in 2015.
No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
HOW WE GOT HERE: Alex Bowman will make his fifth consecutive appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs – all with Hendrick Motorsports – when the elimination-style format gets underway Sunday at Darlington Raceway. He punched his ticket to this year’s postseason with a win in the third race of the 2022 Cup Series season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In the regular season, Bowman tallied three top-five finishes and 10 top-10s, placing him 15th in the playoff standings.
NOT TOO SHABBY: In his previous 10 starts at the South Carolina track, Bowman has one top-five finish – a runner-up result in May 2020 where he qualified second and led 41 laps in the 293-lap event – and two top-10s. The No. 48 driver has also completed 3,243 of 3,296 laps at the egg-shaped track – or 98.4 percent.
THE SHOWMAN: Since the start of the 2021 Cup Series season, Bowman has the third-most wins of all drivers with five. He took home hardware at Richmond Raceway (April 2021), Dover Motor Speedway (May 2021), Pocono Raceway (June 2021), Martinsville Speedway (October 2021), and Las Vegas (March 2022). The 29-year-old only trails Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott (6) and Kyle Larson (12).
QUITE THE PAIR: Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives have the fifth-most wins of all active driver-crew chief parings with seven. The duo is ranked right behind Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, and his crew chief Cliff Daniels (12). Last week, Ives announced that he would be stepping away from the pit box at the end of the 2022 season.
IVES AT DARLINGTON: Ives is no stranger to success at “The Lady in Black,” notching one top-five finish and three top-10s in his 11 starts at the 1.366-mile track in the Cup Series. The 42-year-old crew chief also has two starts atop the pit box in the NASCAR Xfinity Series where he took home a win with Elliott in April 2014 and a seventh-place result in May 2013 with Regan Smith.
WORKFORCE APPRECIATION: The No. 48 will have the name of Richard “Shannon” Meadows on the right-side window for the Workforce Appreciation Weekend at Darlington. Meadows joined Ally in 2011 to start up Ally’s Growth channel. In October of 2020, he moved to be part of Ally’s new opportunities team and was recently promoted to the Senior underwriter position. A visit to the Darlington spring race helped him fall in love with the track and the sport.
SAVE THEM ALL: Each week of the season, Bowman and primary sponsor Ally have joined forces to contribute $4,800 to Best Friends Animal Society. If Bowman wins, the donation increases to $10,000. To date, a total of $134,800 has been donated to Best Friends Animal Society and its network partners in each race market the Cup Series visits.
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REVVING TO A MILESTONE: The engine shop at Hendrick Motorsports sits three wins away from 500 victories. To date, the company’s engine program is responsible for 337 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, 123 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, 22 wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and 15 wins in the ARCA Menards Series and the K&N Pro Series (now ARCA Menards Series East and West) ranks.
KEEP ON COUNTING: Sunday’s race at Darlington Raceway will be the 1,300th Cup Series race for 14-time Cup Series champs. That total ranks fourth on the all-time list of races by team.
LEADING THE WAY: With nine wins through 26 Cup Series races in 2022, Hendrick Motorsports has earned the most victories so far this season. It is the only four-car team to see all of its drivers win a race this season. The organization is the only one to have multiple drivers with at least two wins – Chase Elliott (four), Kyle Larson (two) and William Byron (two). On top of that, the 1,667 laps out front lead all teams in the series by 96 circuits. Elliott and Byron rank 1-2 in laps led this year.
PLAYOFF POWER: The 2022 season marks the fifth time that the organization has had four drivers make the playoffs – the most ever by a team. It is the 15th season that the team has had at least three drivers in the postseason and the 17th consecutive season that at least two of its drivers have made the playoffs. The latter two marks are the most of all organizations.
RECORD SETTERS: Hendrick Motorsports has posted a series-best 53 wins in the playoffs. Jimmie Johnson has the most with 29 victories. Among the current driver lineup, Elliott tops the board with six wins, followed by Larson with five and Alex Bowman has one. Nine different drivers have won a playoff race for the Concord, North Carolina-based team, which is the most in the Cup Series ranks.
STREAK GOING STRONG: Dating back to the 2021 playoffs, Hendrick Motorsports has won five straight races in the elimination-style postseason. That mark is one shy of the record six won by one team. Larson won four of those five en route to the 2021 championship while Bowman took the other victory.
ON TOP AT DARLINGTON: The company’s 14 wins at the South Carolina track are the most all-time by team – the Southern 500 has been won a record 11 times by the squad. NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon accounts for half of the 14 track wins with seven. Johnson posted three wins, while Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, Tim Richmond and Ricky Rudd each tallied one trip to victory lane at the track "Too Tough to Tame."
ENCORE, ENCORE: The No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro is making another Xfinity Series start beyond its initially announced three races. Larson will be behind the wheel at Darlington – he was previously announced to be driving the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro – in Saturday’s race. Kevin Meendering will serve as the team’s crew chief. The organization has 26 wins in the series with Tony Stewart recording the last win to date at Daytona International Speedway in 2009. Larson, Bowman and Byron have each driven the No. 17 this year at Road America, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and Watkins Glen International, respectively. Those starts marked the organization’s first in the Xfinity ranks in 13 years.
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN: The No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro in the Xfinity Series carries special significance to the Hendrick Motorsports family. It is the same number Ricky Hendrick drove in the Truck Series. That number has won 39 times in Xfinity Series history and two of the four drivers to win in it – Darrell Waltrip and Labonte – would go on to win in the Cup Series with the Rick Hendrick-owned organization.
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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on Darlington Raceway and the Round of 16: "We had a really fast car last time before we had trouble. The first round has a lot of really good tracks for us. Darlington (Raceway), Kansas (Speedway) and Bristol (Motor Speedway). Those are honestly three of my best racetracks. I really like that round and hopefully we can do well in it and get some wins and get some bonus points. I have always run really well at Darlington, but have not gotten a win there yet. I finished second three times in a row before this year, so would love to be one spot better there and finally get that Darlington win that I have been close to getting."
Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the challenge of setting a car up for Darlington: "It drives me crazy trying to set the car up but Darlington (Raceway) is hands down my favorite track on the circuit with Bristol (Motor Speedway) probably close behind that. Darlington is such a challenge. The track itself, how to race it, how to run your own race, executing the pit stops and the green-flag strategy. Everything around Darlington is a true, gritty, racer-type feel to the track and race – it just has that aura. I enjoy it but I am pulling my hair out every second of the day trying to get it right, have a good plan and have a good car to do the things we need to do but that is part of what makes it fun."
Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on this weekend’s "DESI9N TO DRIVE" paint scheme and program: "Partnering with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been going on for about five years now, but last year was the first year we kind of brought it to life on track. That came through an opportunity with NAPA AUTO PARTS, which is my primary sponsor and has been a great partner. When you have a partner that is willing to give up its race to let someone design the car, get behind the foundation and try to make a difference in the community, I think that really says a lot. You don’t see that very often. I’m looking forward to having Dani, the young lady that designed the car, and her family at the track this weekend and hosting them. I’m hoping everyone loves that paint scheme as much as I do."
Elliott on kicking off the playoffs in Darlington: "Darlington (Raceway) is the beginning of a long road ahead. A lot can happen in 10 weeks. A lot can happen in one race weekend, much less 10. So, you know, it’s baby steps and one weekend at a time. Darlington is that first stop and you want to try to get off on a good note and see where it takes you. We’re happy to have those 15 bonus points. We’ve never been in a position to have many bonus points going into the final 10. Hopefully, we can take those points we’ve accumulated and help us get through these rounds. Hopefully, we don’t need them, but if you do have a bad day, you have a little bit of something to fall back on which is always nice. I’m looking forward to getting going and seeing where we stack up this first week and where we need to go from there."
William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on his thoughts for the first race of the playoffs: "I’m optimistic heading back to Darlington (Raceway) for the second time this year. We had the speed we needed in the spring to be in the lead when it mattered. The fall race is always a challenge though when it comes to heat and the transition throughout the race. I’m confident in Rudy (Fugle) and my team, though, that we’ll be prepared for every scenario. Getting off on the right foot for the first race of the playoffs is crucial so you’re not feeling like you are trying to play catch-up throughout the round. If we put together solid races and control the factors we can control, I think we can end the race with a win or at least a good result, which will set us up well for the next two races."
Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what he expects from Sunday’s race: "We ran well in the spring race at Darlington (Raceway) but this weekend’s race will be about as different as can be. It’s a longer race for starters, so there will be a bigger emphasis on strategy, especially with how high tire fall off is there. Sunday’s race is going to be much hotter than it was earlier this year. I do think we have some good notes to work off of since this race starts in the daytime. The biggest thing will be making changes to keep up with the track as it transitions from day to night. I think whoever keeps up with those changes the best will be the ones who find themselves running up front towards the end. Hopefully that’s the No. 24 team and we can kick off the first race of the playoffs with a good run."
Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on making the playoffs for a fifth consecutive year with Hendrick Motorsports: "I am super happy to make the playoffs again and I think it shows the strength of our organization. We have a lot of really smart people working on our cars and giving me the best equipment each weekend to go out there and compete for wins. Greg (Ives) and myself have made the playoffs every season we have been together, and I am looking forward to getting another shot to compete for a championship."
Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on going into his last playoffs as a crew chief: "It’s bittersweet for me. Obviously, I have had a lot of success in the past, but this is my last shot to get a Cup Series championship. I think we have the team capable of contending every weekend and a driver that can get it done. We just have to continue to work hard, stay focused on each weekend and capitalize on every opportunity we get. I have enjoyed my career as a crew chief, and I will take in every moment as I close out this season."
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One of the most promising Dirt Late Model teams in Coltman Farms Racing will be adding a Limited Late Model to their operation with a familiar name to the MPM Marketing family behind the wheel.
Devon Morgan, who is fresh off winning the Dash for Cash championship at Hartwell Speedway, has been tabbed by owner Brett Coltman to pilot a Limited Late Model and join a burgeoning program that includes seasoned veteran Kenny Collins.
Having seen what Coltman has been able to accomplish with Collins, Morgan said it made sense for him to join forces with the two and is confident the partnership will allow him to enjoy sustainable success for many years to come.
“Brett is such a great guy,” Morgan said. “We sat down and talked over lunch and I’m super excited to work with him. Hopefully we can grow as a team.”
Morgan believes he and Coltman can mutually benefit one another while operating under the same roof.
With six victories under his belt in just the 2022 season alone, Morgan is thrilled with the progress he has made behind the wheel of a Dirt Late Model and knows that Coltman is only going to help him build upon his potential.
Although Coltman’s team is still very young, he has every intention of growing the operation into one of the top Dirt Late Model organizations in the United States. He has been involved with helping Collins and his team for several years and now feels more confident in his ability to reach his goals with Morgan as one of his drivers.
“This is just the start of what we want to do,” Coltman said. “I had the privilege of meeting with Devon and his family a few weeks back he’s exactly what I’m looking for in a driver. Devon has more than proven himself in everything he has raced and it’s time he got a chance to move up.”
Another aspect that attracted Morgan to Coltman Farms Racing was the chance to have Collins as a teammate.
Collins and Coltman kicked off 2022 by qualifying for the Thursday preliminary in the Colossal 100 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Dirt Track back in May and setting the fastest time in his group during the Eldora Million despite not making the main event.
Even though he has yet to visit victory lane in one of Coltman’s cars, Collins said the team gets closer to that milestone with every passing week and is confident that having Morgan to share ideas with is going to elevate everyone involved in the program.
“Devon is a talented racer who has won in everything he has raced in,” Collins said. “It will be nice to have a teammate to talk to and give each other input. I’m looking forward to helping him as much as I can, but I’m also grateful to Brett for the opportunity he has given us and for what he does for the racing community.”
Morgan considers it a privilege to have a seasoned veteran like Collins as a teammate. By constantly relying on his expertise, Morgan is confident he will continue to grow as a driver and subsequently bolster Coltman Farms Racing’s growth.
“Kenny has so many years of experience under his belt,” Morgan said. “I’m only two years into this and I still consider myself a rookie. There’s so much to learn, but I know I can go to Kenny for questions, and he’ll give me feedback that will point me in the right direction. It’s going to be awesome working with him.”
Morgan’s brief time in Dirt Late Models has gotten him more acclimated to the different tracks in the region and how aero-sensitive the cars are, which is why he has established his own personal goal of setting fast qualifying times on each occasion that he is driving for Coltman.
The first race Morgan is scheduled to race with Coltman will be announced in the coming weeks. Once he does climb into one of Coltman’s cars, Morgan plans to take in as much as possible so that he can be in an ideal position to excel once 2023 comes around.
“I just want to gain experience,” Morgan said. “It’s going to be very different for me, but we can come out of the gate pretty strong, especially with the help we have behind us. I’m expecting some strong runs off the bat. I’m just really grateful for the opportunity.”
Morgan still plans to run his family-owned car whenever he is not racing with Coltman, but he is ready to start this new chapter in his career and add more victories to his resume.
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Cars and drivers return to the Du Quoin State Fair on Labor Day weekend for the 28th running of the Bill Oldani Memorial. Preliminary events are scheduled on Saturday night September 3 with the 20-mile final on Sunday night September 4. The event pays $2,000 to win and $200 to start.
Ken Schrader had a streak of 4 Oldani wins in a row (and 7 of the last 8) until 45-year old Bobby Regot of St. Charles, Missouri broke the streak by winning last year’s race in near record time. Regot started second and led all but one lap in his fourth Oldani start dating back to 2008. Past winner Kyle Steffens came home second, with Rich Lentz of Herrin, Illinois third, Joe Giesler of St. Mary, Missouri fourth and Bryan Higgerson fifth. Schrader suffered a mechanical failure and exited after leading the first lap.
Some of the early entries for this year’s race include the aforementioned Schrader, Kyle Steffens, Josh Sissom, Brian Shaw, Jacob Franklin, Brian Heizer, Charles Baker, Kevin Davis, Rayce Baker, Jim Shipman, Joe Giesler, and Kevin Burns.
It’s all part of a Labor Day weekend full of racing which has the USAC Silver Crown Series Saturday night, the ARCA Menards Series on Sunday night, and DIRTcar Modifieds both nights.
Practice for the USAC Silver Crown championship cars begins Saturday, September 3 at 5 p.m. with qualifying slated at 6:30 and the Ted Horn 100 presented by MiteXstream at 8:15 p.m. Sunday, September 4 event schedule will begin with practice at 4:15, qualifying at 6:00, and feature racing at 6:30.
Tickets will be available on raceday or by calling the Du Quoin Fair office at 618-542-1535. Info and tickets can also be obtained by calling the Track Enterprises office at 217-764-3200.
For more info, visit www.trackenterprises.com.
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NASCAR-themed teddy bears named ‘Speedy Bear’ are being delivered to children in hospitals across the United States and Mexico as The NASCAR Foundation and Kaulig Giving join together for the sixth annual “Speedy Bear Brigade”. This year’s program expands into Mexico bringing the cumulative total to more than 8,000 Speedy Bears delivered over six years to help comfort children during their hospital stays.
The NASCAR Foundation’s Speedy Bear Brigade began delivering Speedy Bears to children earlier this week with stops in Monterrey, Mexico and Charlotte, North Carolina. NASCAR volunteers assisted with the deliveries, including representatives from the NASCAR Mexico Series who joined efforts for the first time.
“We are thrilled that our Speedy Bear Brigade continues to grow and impact more children each year,” said Nichole Krieger, The NASCAR Foundation executive director. “Support from donors like Kaulig Giving, the NASCAR Mexico Series and all of our wonderful NASCAR fans are so important in making this program a success as we help deliver cheer and positivity to children in hospitals everywhere.”
This year’s efforts mark the biggest to date with nearly 70 hospitals participating in race markets across the United States and Mexico. The initiative culminates on National Teddy Bear Day on Friday, September 9, with events in Akron, Ohio, home to Kaulig Giving headquarters and during NASCAR’s Kansas Speedway race weekend.
“We’re honored to team up with The NASCAR Foundation to deliver cheer, positivity, and comfort to children in hospitals across the country through the Speedy Bear Brigade program,” said Matt Kaulig, team owner of Kaulig Racing and founder of Kaulig Giving. “Our partnership with The NASCAR Foundation continues to grow on and off the track and is a priority for us. All of us share the incredible goal of impacting the communities we love by helping children in need live happier, healthier lives.”
NASCAR fans are encouraged to join the Speedy Bear Brigade by making a $25 donation to The NASCAR Foundation to sponsor a Speedy Bear and send an inspirational message to a child in the hospital. As an additional incentive, Kaulig Giving will match all contributions made at NASCARfoundation.org up to $25,000.
Locations supported by The NASCAR Foundation’s Speedy Bear Brigade powered by Kaulig Giving include:
- Akron, Ohio – Akron Children’s Hospital
- Birmingham, Alabama – Children’s of Alabama
- Braselton, Georgia - Northeast Georgia Medical Center
- Charlotte, North Carolina - Hemby Children’s Hospital and Levine Children’s Hosptial
- Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Clinic
- Concord, North Carolina - Jeff Gordon Children’s Hospital
- Darlington, South Carolina - McLeod Children’s Hospital
- Daytona Beach, Florida - Halifax Health
- Homestead, Florida – Homestead Hospital
- Indianapolis, Indiana – Riley Children’s Hospital
- Jackson, Michigan - Henry Ford Allegiance Health
- Louisville, Kentucky – Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Monterrey, Mexico - Hospital Materno Infantil de Alta Especialidad
- Nashville, Tennessee – Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
- Phoenix, Arizona – Phoenix Children’s Hospital
- Pocono, Pennsylvania – Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Richmond, Virginia – Children’s Hospital at VCU
- Rochester, New York – Golisano Children’s Hospital
- Sebring, Florida – AdventHealth Sebring
- Shawnee Mission, Kansas – AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
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Solid Rock Carriers CARS Late Model Stock Car Tour points leader Carson Kvapil wanted to make sure he was the one to lead the field to the green flag at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
With a blistering time of 19.485, Kvapil earned the pole for Wednesday’s Window World 125 in a talented, 30-car field that includes his boss and NASCAR Hall-of-Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., who will line up sixth on the grid.
Earnhardt Jr. is driving a scheme that pays tribute to the No. 3 Sun Drop car that he ran while developing his skills in Late Model Stock competition. The two-time Daytona 500 set the fastest time during the first practice session on Tuesday evening but will not have to go far to reach Kvapil at the front.
Joining Kvapil on the front row for the historic event will be Corey Heim. A winner in the LMSC Tour at Hickory Motor Speedway back in 2020, Heim is now a part-time competitor in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Kyle Busch Motorsports, where he already has two wins this year.
Kaden Honeycutt, who won two LMSC Tour races in 2021, will search for his first win of the year from the third position. Rounding out the Top 5 are Carter Langley and two-time Langley Speedway track champion Brenden Queen.
Other notable names in the 30-car field include 2016 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner Mike Looney, who ended qualifying in the ninth position. Bobby McCarty, who is a three-time champion in the LMSC Tour, starts in the 11th position.
The Window World 125 at North Wilkesboro is set to get going at approximately 7:30 p.m. this evening. The complete starting lineup can be found below.
For more information on the CARS Late Model Stock Tour and the CARS Pro Late Model Tour, visit www.carsracingtour.com. Be sure to stay active and social with the tour by liking “CARS Tour” on Facebook, following @CARSTour on Twitter and scrolling through photos on Instagram cars_tour.
Additional series information can be obtained by calling the CARS Tour series office, located in
Mooresville, NC, at 704.662.9212.
Window World 125 Starting Lineup:
- Row 1: #8 Carson Kvapil- 19.485 #78 Corey Heim- 19.512
- Row 2: #12 Kaden Honeycutt- 19.521 #5 Carter Langley- 19.537
- Row 3: #03 Brenden Queen- 19.558 #3 Dale Earnhardt Jr.- 19.562
- Row 4: #16 Chad McCumbee- 19.563 #14 Jared Fryar- 19.601
- Row 5: #87 Mike Looney- 19.618 #81 Mini Tyrrell- 19.620
- Row 6: #22 Bobby McCarty- 19.625 #21 Stefan Parsons- 19.633
- Row 7: #71 Katie Hettinger- 19.638 #77 Connor Hall- 19.660
- Row 8: #2r Braden Rogers- 19.662 #91 Jonathan Shafer- 19.674
- Row 9: #95 Jacob Heafner- 19.683 #44 Conner Jones- 19.723
- Row 10: #1 Andrew Grady- 19.726 #24 Mason Diaz- 19.751
- Row 11: #43 William Sawalich- 19.762 #2 Brandon Pierce- 19.799
- Row 12: #28 Connor Mosack- 19.800 #4w Dylon Wilson- 19.836
- Row 13: #29 Bryan Reedy- 19.869 #8b Chase Burrow- 19.879
- Row 14: #32 Zack Miracle- 19.959 #34 Pat Rachels- 20.109
- Row 15: #10 Janson Marchbanks- 20.198 #4 Hayden Swank- 20.380
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In Austin Dillon’s other sports job, as GM for the new Carolina Cowboys Professional Bull Riders team, he pours over stats to put together the best team of bull riders on the circuit.
This past Sunday, the veteran NASCAR Cup Series driver saw lots of numbers, figures, scenarios and possible outcomes dancing in his head as he and his No. 3 Chevy team strategized as the laps counted down at Daytona International Speedway during the Cup Series’ regular season finale.
Knowing it was his last chance to qualify for the 16-driver Cup Series Playoff field, long-shot Dillon laid it all on the line over the final 21 laps and with a little help from teammate Tyler Reddick, he was able to grab the victory and a highly-sought-after post-season berth. Interestingly, he found out that his Cowboys also won their game on Sunday in Austin, Texas. The Cowboys posted a 3-0 score to defeat the Austin Gamblers, who posted a 2-1 total.
“Pretty sweet day,” Dillon said. “It's our first event win for the PBR team. They won and we did too. It's an amazing day. Thank you, Jesus.”
Now the four-time Cup Series winner will begin the Round of 16 Cup Series Playoffs, with races at Darlington, S.C. (Sept. 4), Kansas (Sept. 11) and Bristol Motor Speedway (Sept. 17). At Bristol’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Dillon will proudly fly the title sponsor’s colors on his famed No. 3 Chevy Camaro.
He says Bristol Motor Speedway’s challenging all-concrete layout would make one ornery bull.
“Bristol is a blast, challenging and aggressive,” Dillon said. “If you could equate a race track to a bull ride, it’s Bristol. You’re really having to bear down because of how much load it takes on your body. The harder you drive it, sometimes it rewards you.”
When the checkered flag drops at America’s Night Race, four of the 16 drivers will be eliminated from Playoff contention. Dillon says Bristol’s elimination position in the Playoffs, along with the heightened atmosphere and all of the memorable finishes that have occurred there over the years on the high-banked half-mile oval gives that event an elevated status in the sport.
Dillion says to him, it’s definitely one of the sport’s majors.
“I had a blast driving the dirt race earlier this year, but the Bristol Night Race is something we all look forward to,” Dillon said. “The Bristol Night Race is a crown jewel race to me.”
Dillon, who has won the Food City 300 Xfinity Series race at Bristol, would love to add a Night Race trophy and BMS Gladiator Sword to his collection. He says he feels comfortable at all three of the Round of 16 stops.
"Actually, the first round for history looking back has been a good round for us in the 3 team,” Dillon said. “We've done a good job of upsetting some teams in that first round.
"It won't be from a lack of effort over the next three weeks to progress and try to get another win."
While Dillon will be working hard to advance in the Playoffs and chase a Cup Series championship, he will also be hard at work in his spare time, trying to give his Carolina Cowboys the best possible chance for success.
“If I do anything, I’m going all-in,” Dillon says. “I have a great team at RCR. My dad (Mike Dillon) has taken over some of the (Cowboys) contract stuff as I’ve had to get in the simulator and focus on the race car. I’ve got to do a lot of the fun parts like looking at the stats for the bull riding team and all that. You just have to balance it the best you can.”
In addition to Dillon, the other 15 Cup Series drivers who qualified for the Round of 16 Playoffs are: regular season champ Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Ross Chastain, defending series champ Kyle Larson, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Kevin Harvick, Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Alex Bowman.
The other Bass Pro Shops driver, Martin Truex Jr., saw his bid to make the Playoffs fall short when his No. 19 machine sustained damage and he couldn’t keep up with the draft in the final 21 laps. He finished eighth at Daytona and ultimately missed the Playoff berth by three points to rival Blaney.
The weekend begins with Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Ben Rhodes and defending winner Chandler Smith battling for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory Thursday night in the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (Sept. 15, 9 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio). The rising stars in the ARCA Menards Series also will take on the challenging half-mile bullring in the Bush’s Beans 200 as part of the Thursday night doubleheader (Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m., FS1, MRN Radio).
On Friday, Sparks are sure to fly in the Food City 300, as NASCAR Xfinity Series favorites A.J. Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier, Ty Gibbs and Josh Berry will be trying to lock in their Playoff positions in the season’s final regular season race (Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio). The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will take to the track on Saturday for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Sept. 17, 7:30 p.m., USA Network, PRN Radio), you’ll get to see all of your favorite drivers racing hard to advance in the first elimination race of the Playoffs.
To purchase tickets, please visit www.bristolmotorspeedway.com or call the BMS Ticket Sales Center at (866) 415-4158. Fans can also purchase tickets at any Food City location through Sept. 6.
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Attorneys for a man who was beaten and held down by three law enforcement officers in Mulberry, Arkansas, during an arrest this month that was caught on a widely seen video recorded by a bystander have filed a federal lawsuit against the officers.
The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Randal Worcester, whose Aug. 21 arrest has prompted state and federal investigations. It names Crawford County sheriff's deputies Zack King and Levi White and Thell Riddle of the Mulberry Police Department as defendants, as well as the city of Mulberry, its police chief, Crawford County and its sheriff.
The city of Mulberry, Crawford County and its sheriff, Jimmy Damante, did not immediately return requests for comment Wednesday. Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said "I have no comment at this time." Phone numbers listed for Riddle have been disconnected.
Russell Wood, an attorney for King and White, referred NBC News to his law firm's Facebook page, where a post published Tuesday reads, in part: "I have not had an opportunity to read the federal lawsuit filed by Worcester. ...I will vigorously defend the lawsuit like I do every lawsuit against my law enforcement officers."
The lawsuit accuses the officers of violating Worcester's constitutional rights.
"Any reasonable law enforcement officer should have known that his conduct violated clearly established federal law and was a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution," the lawsuit states.
Worcester is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, as well as money for medical bills, lost wages and attorney's fees and costs.
A spokesman for the Arkansas State Police has said the officers were responding to a disturbance call when they came upon Worcester in Mulberry, about 137 miles northwest of Little Rock. One of the officers is captured in the video punching and kneeing Worcester in the head over and over before grabbing his hair and smashing his head into the pavement. At the same time, another officer knees Worcester repeatedly, while a third holds him down. All three officers have been suspended.
Carrie Jernigan and David Powell, Worcester's attorneys, previously told NBC News his right ear was swollen and purple, he complained of pain in his head, and he had abrasions to his knees after the incident. At one point during the encounter, his eye was gouged, Powell said.
"Lots of things happened to him that should not have happened," Powell said.
Damante and Wood have said Worcester was being questioned for threatening a clerk at a convenience store in a nearby city. Prior to the bystander video, Damante said Worcester had tackled one of the deputies and punched him in the head — allegations Worcester's attorneys have disputed. The deputy suffered a concussion, Damante and Wood have said. Damante has said that before the arrest, Worcester gave the officers a false name and had handed over a knife. None of the three officers was wearing a body camera, but the Mulberry police vehicle's dash camera did record the incident, Damante said. That video has not been released publicly.
Worcester, 27, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, was charged with second-degree battery, resisting arrest, terroristic threatening, second-degree assault, criminal mischief, possessing an instrument of crime, refusal to submit and criminal trespass. He was released on a $15,000 bond. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/man-beaten-in-violent-arrest-video-in-arkansas-sues-officers/article_c2ca57f6-297f-11ed-abc6-2711219e511b.html | 2022-09-01T00:59:53Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/man-beaten-in-violent-arrest-video-in-arkansas-sues-officers/article_c2ca57f6-297f-11ed-abc6-2711219e511b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The number of NASCAR champions competing in the inaugural C. Bell’s Micro Mania has increased from two to six for the Sept. 21-24 races at the 1/5-mile Li’l Texas Motor Speedway dirt oval.
Additions to the entry list are 2020 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Sheldon Creed, 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Daniel Hemric, 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Brett Moffitt and 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Regular Season Champion John Hunter Nemechek.
They will join NASCAR Cup Series driver Christopher Bell (2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion and namesake of the event), two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch (and son Brexton Busch), along with a full field of entrants in the four-day event that is a lead-in for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 NASCAR Playoffs weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.
C. Bell’s Micro Mania begins with a full day of practice on Wednesday, Sept. 21, with qualifying races both Thursday and Friday (Sept. 22-23). Saturday evening’s schedule will consist of mains in both the Outlaw and Junior Sprint classes with the $10,000-to-win Outlaw A-main highlighting a total event purse of $50,440.
Micro sprints are smaller versions of full-sized non-wing sprint cars with side-mounted 640cc motorcycle engines that can generate 140 horsepower with similar chassis and body styles to the larger versions. Competition will take place in both the Outlaw and Junior Sprint classes.
Renovations to the 1/5-mile track began immediately after the NASCAR All-Star Race weekend in May. First, the asphalt was removed and replaced with a clay surface. There is progressive banking in the corners, at three degrees on the bottom and 12 degrees on top. There is also five degrees of banking on both straightaways.
Additional facility upgrades currently underway include a public address system, frontstretch wall/catch fence, caution light system, pit area amenities and a 3,500-seat temporary grandstand.
Texas Motor Speedway will play host to the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs on Sept. 24-25. The weekend will be highlighted by the NASCAR Xfinity Series Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 on Saturday, Sept. 24 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, and PRN), and the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on Sunday, Sept. 25 (2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Ch. 90, PRN, and 95.9 The Ranch).
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A video of a Southwest Airlines pilot saying he will "pull back" the airplane to the gate if passengers do not stop sending nude photos over AirDrop has gone viral.
The incident occurred before takeoff to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to a TikTok video that captured the bizarre announcement.
The video, which was uploaded by user Taylor Marsalis (@teighmars) on Aug. 25, has received more than 2.8 million views, as of Wednesday afternoon. The caption of the video reads Southwest "takes airdropping nudes very seriously."
"Here’s the deal,” the pilot can be heard saying over the intercom in the video. “If this continues while we’re on the ground, I’m going to have to pull back to the gate, everybody’s going to have to get off, we’re going to have to get security involved, and vacation is going to be ruined.”
“Whatever that AirDrop thing is — quit sending naked pictures, let’s get yourself to Cabo,” he added.
"File this under “Stuff a pilot shouldn’t have to say to the cabin”" one TikTok user wrote in the comments.
Another user cautioned those traveling, "Turn your air drop off in public, ESPECIALLY at airports."
It is unclear when the TikTok video was taken. Marsalis did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday. But she told Insider that "she thought the pilot handled the situation 'perfectly.'"
In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for Southwest Airlines wrote: "The safety, security and wellbeing of Customers and Employees is the Southwest Team’s highest priority at all times. When made aware of a potential problem, our Employees address issues to support the comfort of those traveling with us." | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/southwest-airlines-pilot-asks-passengers-to-stop-airdropping-nudes/article_54061360-2988-11ed-a688-83640ca32480.html | 2022-09-01T00:59:59Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/national/southwest-airlines-pilot-asks-passengers-to-stop-airdropping-nudes/article_54061360-2988-11ed-a688-83640ca32480.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - A 75-year-old man from Chelan is dead after a car crash around the 19000 block of Cottonwood Canyon on August 30, around 12:30 p.m.
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the crash. However, Casey Schilperoort reports the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.
"We know for certain that if he had been wearing a seatbelt, he would be alive today," said Schilperoort. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/crash-deemed-deadly-due-to-lack-of-seatbelt/article_d2ba4754-297d-11ed-94c3-cbd7bbb181c1.html | 2022-09-01T01:00:05Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/crash-deemed-deadly-due-to-lack-of-seatbelt/article_d2ba4754-297d-11ed-94c3-cbd7bbb181c1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — After 25 years, the Cargill Auditorium at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) will be getting a face lift.
With an initial donation of $10,000 from Jebro, Inc., the community college is planning to upgrade the seating and technology of the space, which is used for much more than just the students, but also hosts a number of community events.
KCAU 9 spoke with Rod Birdsell of Jebro, Inc. about why they decided to donate.
“There’s so many options to improve your companies or work together with western iowa tech, its really a great benefit for the community,” said birdsell.
The college did not have an estimate on how much the project is going to cost but they are brainstorming fundraising ideas. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/renovations-planned-for-witcc-auditorium/ | 2022-09-01T01:00:08Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/renovations-planned-for-witcc-auditorium/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
JD Motorsports and Ryan Vargas are proud to announce a new partnership with Myrtle Beach, SC based apparel company Native Sons. The No. 6 Native Sons Chevrolet will make its appearance at Darlington Raceway this weekend to take on the Lady in Black.
Native Sons is a nationally recognized custom apparel company that was established in 1984. The company specializes in creative design, quality printing, and unique promotions and events. It has a diverse array of local, regional, and national clients. Native Sons recently signed Coastal Carolina star QB Grayson McCall to a NIL deal and he is featured on the No.6 car driven by Vargas. McCall also signed a NIL deal with Darlington Raceway in July.
“We are stoked to team up with a fellow South Carolina company like JD Motorsports, and with Vargas, an exciting up and coming driver,” said Native Sons owner Steve Taylor. “Sponsoring a car at Darlington, which is in our backyard, and promoting Grayson at the same time is really cool. I think this could be the first car in NASCAR history with a collegiate athlete’s image on the car.”
“I’m very excited to welcome Native Sons aboard our No.6 Chevrolet Camaro this weekend at Darlington! It’s always a pleasure welcoming new brands into the sport and it’s even more special knowing this will be a home race for them,” says Vargas. “After our strong performance at Daytona, I’m excited to carry the momentum from that race into Darlington to better our results from the Spring race.”
In four starts at the historic Darlington Raceway, the La Mirada, CA native has a best finish of 21st after the first Darlington race this season.
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WALLA WALLA, Wash.-
UPDATE: AUGUST 31, 2022 3:06 p.m.
Sergeant Gunner Fulmer with WWPD updated that the body found was a 59-year-old man from Yakima. Detectives do not think there was any foul play in his death, but an autopsy has not been scheduled. No next of kin has been contacted.
AUGUST 30, 2022 11:06 a.m.
The Walla Walla Police Department confirmed that they removed a dead adult body from Jefferson Park on Monday, August, 29th.
Detectives are investigating this case.
This is a developing story, which means information could change. We are working to report timely and accurate information as we get it. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-police-id-body-found-in-walla-walla-park/article_6ef79c3e-288e-11ed-81a5-6fcba95afc30.html | 2022-09-01T01:00:11Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/update-police-id-body-found-in-walla-walla-park/article_6ef79c3e-288e-11ed-81a5-6fcba95afc30.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. - The Yakima Police Department is asking for the public's help finding 36-year-old Heather Sears, who was reported missing by her family.
Anyone with information on her location should contact YPD at 509-575-6200.
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YAKIMA, Wash. - The Yakima Police Department is asking for the public's help finding 36-year-old Heather Sears, who was reported missing by her family.
Anyone with information on her location should contact YPD at 509-575-6200.
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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. &&
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DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 277,000 pickup trucks and cars in the U.S. because the rear view camera lens can get cloudy and reduce visibility for the driver.
The recall covers certain F-250, 350 and 450 trucks as well as the Lincoln Continental, all from the 2017 through 2020 model years. The recalled vehicles have a 360-degree camera system.
Ford says the anti-reflective lens on the cameras can degrade, causing a cloudy image. The company says it has more than 8,800 warranty reports in the U.S. due to the problem.
Dealers will replace the camera at no cost to owners. Ford will notify owners by letter starting Sept. 12.
Ford announced earlier this month that it plans to lay off thousands of workers.
The cuts will impact about 2,000 salaried employees and 1,000 agency personnel, according to a Ford spokesperson.
They represent about 6% of the 31,000 full-time salaried workforces in the U.S. and Canada. Ford’s 56,000 union factory workers are not affected. Some workers also will lose jobs in India.
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MOLOKAI (KHON) – Have you ever heard of a wasp that eats meat?
It’s not something you see every day – a yellow jacket feasting on a deer carcass.
Molokai resident, Gregory Solatorio, captured video of the carnivorous pest while hunting on a friend’s property above Kaunakakai on Molokai in mid-August.
“I was cleaning a deer with a friend and the bee landed on top of the deer I was cutting up and started just going crazy on top of the meat,” Solatorio said.
The insect is not actually a bee, it’s called Vespula pensylvanica, or a western yellowjacket.
You can see a photo of the wasp feasting on a deer carcass in the slideshow below.
According to Cynthia King, an entomologist from the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the wasps have been in Hawaii for over a century.
“But they became more common in the 1970s when they were introduced with a lot more frequency from refrigerated shipments of Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest,” King explained.
They thrive in higher elevations and in cooler areas like Haleakala National Park on Maui and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. The species is native to western North America, especially states west of the Rocky Mountains and into southern Canada.
King said both have been dealing with fluctuations in the western yellowjacket population for decades, with numbers usually peaking in September and October.
She said it’s important for people to be aware since yellow jacket season is coming up.
The wasps are known to nest underground and are attracted to sugars and sweets.
“That’s one reason that they bother people,” King said.
Unlike honey bees, they can sting you multiple times, which can be very painful and deadly for anyone allergic to stings.
But, she said, it’s their carnivorous, predatory appetite that poses the greatest threat. Western yellowjackets have even been known to prey on bird nestlings, according to the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.
“They just take down our native biodiversity, the native moths and spiders and bees and flies, so they can have really sort of cascading influences in our native ecosystems,” explained King.
King said they are threatening native forests and Hawaii’s watershed.
The United States Geological Survey and other agencies have used insecticidal dust and baits to kill the wasps and the Department of Agriculture works tirelessly every fall to ensure none of the pests hitchhike into the state on Christmas trees. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/meat-eating-wasp-spotted-on-hawaii-island/ | 2022-09-01T01:00:27Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/meat-eating-wasp-spotted-on-hawaii-island/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) – We’ve seen some stunning shots from space courtesy of NASA’s $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope since July. But have you heard them?
Yes, you read that right – you can actually listen to some of the images the Webb Telescope has captured.
Scientists and musicians have teamed up to offer a different view at the images and data from Webb. On Wednesday, NASA released two track maps of the landscapes of the Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula and two views of the Southern Ring Nebula. A third track was also released – it is comprised of notes of a transmission spectrum, graphing “the atmospheric characteristics of hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b.”
These tracks – or sonifications – not only give space lovers a new view of these far-off sights but allows those who are blind or low-vision to experience the magic of Webb’s exploration.
“Similar to how written descriptions are unique translations of visual images, sonifications also translate the visual images by encoding information, like color, brightness, star locations, or water absorption signatures, as sounds,” said Quyen Hart, a senior education and outreach scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. “Our teams are committed to ensuring astronomy is accessible to all.”
It’s important to note: the sounds you’ll hear in these sonifications aren’t sounds recorded in space. Instead, according to NASA, Webb’s data is mapped to sound, with music carefully composed to represent details researchers want you to focus on.
The Chandra X-ray Center leads these data sonifications as a partner of NASA. According to the Center’s website, sounds in the sonifications represent the position and brightness of the source.
“In a way, these sonifications are like modern dance or abstract painting – they convert Webb’s images and data to a new medium to engage and inspire listeners,” NASA explained in a release.
That being said, NASA notes it’s a common misconception that there is no sound in space due to it being essentially a vacuum. Instead, NASA points to galaxy clusters that have gases that can produce a medium for sound waves to travel in.
You can listen to each sonification here: Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula, and exoplanet WASP-96 b.
Earlier this year, NASA and the Chandra X-ray Center released a recording of sounds made by a black hole. More specifically, the sonification uses sound waves previously found by astronomers and makes them audible. To do this, the sound was scaled up 57 and 58 octaves above their original pitch, making it roughly 144 quadrillion to 288 quadrillion times louder than their original frequency.
Other sonifications, like those of supernova Cassiopeia A and the ‘Whirpool Galaxy’ of Messier 51, can be found on the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s website. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/youve-seen-the-webb-telescopes-stunning-images-but-have-you-heard-them/ | 2022-09-01T01:00:34Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/youve-seen-the-webb-telescopes-stunning-images-but-have-you-heard-them/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(KCAU) — Siouxland may see the possibility of some severe weather.
[6:21 p.m.] the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cedar County has been downgraded to special weather statement.
[6:13 p.m.] A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for:
- Cedar County
According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm was located three miles north of Belden, Nebraska.
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning will remain in effect until 6:45 p.m. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/weather/weather-news/severe-weather-for-august-31-2022/ | 2022-09-01T01:00:41Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/weather/weather-news/severe-weather-for-august-31-2022/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lorde Becomes DC Hero, Survives a Dip in the Potomac River
Lorde is really embracing the cities she’s visiting on her Solar Power Tour, and we’re not just talking visiting the Bean in Chicago and eating a cheesesteak in Philly. She’s really exploring these cities, like swimming in contaminated rivers level of exploring.
On Monday, the audience at the singer’s Washington DC show were left dumbstruck when she revealed that her pre-show ritual that day involved swimming in the local body of water. “I was thinking today, I was lying in the Potomac River,” she said during an interlude between songs. “I love getting to swim in water where I’m playing, it makes me feel like I know you a bit better.”
If you’re not from DC, you may be thinking, “Aw, that sounds nice,” but natives of the area may now be concerned for the singer’s health. According to a local DC new site, WTOP News, swimming in the Potomac has actually been banned since the early ‘70s, and for good reason. The city’s sewer system “routinely discharges 2 billion gallons of combined sewage and stormwater each year” into various rivers, including, yup, the Potomac.
But while it is illegal to take a a dip in many areas, there are a few spots where you are allowed to wade in. In fact, the Potomac Riverkeeper (yes, that’s a job) Dean Naujoks told WTOP he’s also been swimming in the water. “I was out swimming all weekend myself, and I’m glad that Lorde was enjoying the Nation’s River and getting out and swimming in it,” he said. “It’s come a long way over the last 50 years.” And, lucky for Lorde, it hasn’t rained recently, because that’s when things really get icky.
So, while fans were concerned for Lorde’s health, a few days later, it looks like she’s doing okay. In fact, she seems fairly pleased with her new-found DC fame. In a video of fans approaching Lorde after the whole ordeal and explaining the situation, Lorde clarifies that she was in Maryland during her swim, and the water is a bit safer over there. “I think all is well,” she said. “But now I know why you were laughing. I’m happy to be a DC meme.” | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/lorde-potomac-river-swim-dc-meme | 2022-09-01T01:04:25Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/lorde-potomac-river-swim-dc-meme | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Madonna Regrets Both of Her Marriages
What does sex mean to Madonna? Pretty much everything; the list includes her greatest guilty pleasure, her favorite thing to make, her life mantra, her secret to success, her current favorite obsession, her life motivation, and even her zodiac sign. The 64-year-old icon (and author of the 1992 book Sex) divulged as much in a new Q&A YouTube video that offers further insight into her romantic life. When asked about a past decision that she’s realized “maybe wasn’t the best idea” in retrospect, Madonna responds immediately: “Getting married.” After doing a twirl, she stares straight back into the camera: “Both times!”
Madonna wed her first husband, Sean Penn, on her 27th birthday in 1985. And while she may now regret the three-year marriage, the pair maintains a “very friendly” bond; they were even spotted holding hands at a charity gala in 2016. A decade after they split, Madonna moved on to Guy Ritchie. Madonna gave birth to their son Rocco and adopted their son David over the course of their eight-year marriage, and there have been no reports of co-parenting issues since their divorce in 2008. Evidently, Madonna doesn’t mind that Ritchie once said that marrying her felt like “stepp[ing] into a soap opera.”
Madonna delved into plenty of other topics while prancing around her farm and feeding her horses carrots in the video. Apparently, If she hadn’t gone into music, she would currently be a school teacher. She misses riding the subway. She’s considering revisiting her house music era. She’s “gagging” to do another collaboration with Britney Spears and is hoping to do her first with Kendrick Lamar… Or is she? When asked to share a piece of wisdom, a straight-faced Madonna replied, “none of this is real.” | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/madonna-marriage-regrets-sex-obsession | 2022-09-01T01:04:31Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/madonna-marriage-regrets-sex-obsession | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
All The Must-See Red Carpet Look From the Venice Film Festival 2022
There are few thing that are as inherently glamorous as the Venice Film Festival. Every year, celebrities, models, and the cinema set flock to the Italian city for a week of movie premieres, red carpets, and events, providing us with a fashion showcase throughout it all. The 79th annual festival is sure to impress thanks to the attendance of stylish stars like Tessa Thompson and Jodie Turner-Smith taking part in the festivities. Also set to hit the red carpet is Penelope Cruz, Ana de Armas, and Tilda Swinton, as well as Timothée Chalamet and (hopefully) Harry Styles to round out the men’s fashion.
Of course, the festival is technically about film, and in that department, the event will most definitely deliver. Both of Styles’ films, My Policeman and Don’t Worry Darling are premiering at the festival, and yes, that means the drama surrounding the latter film will be heading to Italy. We can also look forward to hearing the first thoughts on Lucas Guadagnino’s Bones and All, Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, and Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. Basically, it’s going to be a packed week, and while you can’t be present at these premieres, you can keep checking back here to stay up to date on all the fashion on display.
In Valentino.
In Armani Privé with Giuseppe Zanotti shoes.
In Ermanno Scervino.
In Armani Privé.
In Valentino with Cartier jewels.
In Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini with Flavia Vetorasso jewels and Aquazzura shoes.
In Jean Paul Gaultier.
In Gucci.
In Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello.
In Giambattista Valli.
In Alberta Ferretti.
In Armani.
In Ermanno Scervino.
In Armani Privé.
In Giorgio Armani.
In Valentino.
In Gucci.
In Celine by Hedi Slimane
In Dior.
In Valentino.
In Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini with Gianvitto Rossi shoes.
In Chanel.
In Rodarte.
In Alaïa.
In Raisa Vanessa dress with a Rodo bag. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/venice-film-festival-2022-best-red-carpet-fashion | 2022-09-01T01:04:38Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/venice-film-festival-2022-best-red-carpet-fashion | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Over in Greenfield several communities took part in International Overdose Awareness Day.
Beginning at 4:30pm a program of remembrance was held at Episcopal Church of Saints James and Andrew, at the corner of Church and Federal Streets. The event included speakers, a chance to share testimony and overdose education.
The event concluded with a march as participants held a silent candlelight vigil while walking to the Greenfield Town Common.
And in Springfield on Wednesday afternoon the city held it’s own vigil to bring awareness. A candlelight vigil and balloon release was held at Van Horn Park to remember those who have been lost to addiction.
Supporting those that want the support, admiring the survivors and just remembering the one’s that didn’t make it be the one before 9-1-1
A tremendous way for the city to acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind do to addiction. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/silent-candlelight-vigil-and-march-in-greenfield-for-overdose-awareness-day/ | 2022-09-01T01:05:49Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/silent-candlelight-vigil-and-march-in-greenfield-for-overdose-awareness-day/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Greetings,
We are on the cusp of a brand new school year and on behalf of the entire Fergus Falls Public School District I can state that we are very excited to see our students return to school! This column will be the first in a three-part series on updates within the Fergus Falls Public School District. I will focus on the district’s vision in this column. The following week’s column will go into more depth on curriculum and instructional updates. The third column will provide an update on facilities.
Before diving into vision, it’s always good to look at the district’s mission statement. Think of the mission as our purpose.
The mission of the Fergus Falls Public School District is to prepare productive and engaged members of society by creating an environment where all students reach their full potential.
Lofty words? Perhaps, but we believe those words reflect our ongoing commitment to our students. As parents, we see our children — full of promise — and want every opportunity for them to fulfill their potential. The same sentiments should be felt by our community, state and nation. For us to be our very best, it means that we foster the growth of each child’s knowledge, aptitudes, skills and interests. In return, they become the next generation of employees, servicemen and women, entrepreneurs, neighbors and civic leaders.
The district’s vision is the outcome we are seeking to achieve. This may be information that you have read in other columns I have written, but it is important to continue to share the vision with our community because you are an instrumental part in making it happen.
CORE KNOWLEDGE
To maintain a competitive advantage in the employment world and to be well-equipped to meet the challenges of daily living and derive personal satisfaction and well-being, it is essential that our graduates embrace the concept of lifelong learning and develop mastery of key foundational knowledge. Among the foundational knowledge areas: language arts literacy, numeracy, scientific literacy, personal financial literacy, arts literacy and vocational literacy. Students should be able to organize and prioritize their time. They should have knowledge of career paths and how to plan their path to a desired career. Students will also need to be knowledgeable in the use of various technologies including how to best utilize technology for effective communication. Students will have core knowledge in obtaining and maintaining their physical, emotional and cognitive well-being.
COMMUNICATOR
Our students will develop strong communication skills. They will be articulate writers and speakers and able to effectively communicate in front of a group of people. Students will be able to communicate globally and demonstrate effective collaboration skills as a member of a work group or team. To be an effective communicator also means that students are present, focused, active and engaged listeners who are able to accurately process meaning when communicating with others. Students will be aware of social media responsibility, etiquette, protocols and can filter potential social media threats and misinformation.
CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVER
Our goal is to create students who have outstanding problem-solving skills. Students will be aware that most problems have a wide array of potentially effective solutions. We want students to experience failure and frustration — not in a negative way, but as a conduit to learning and resiliency. Students need to be open-minded, curious and adaptable. Students must be able to collect data and apply analytical skills. Students will develop strong critical thinking skills to include inductive and deductive reasoning, the ability to use the principles of design engineering and the scientific method.
CONTRIBUTING CITIZEN
Otters should have pride in themselves, their school, their community and their country. We want our students to have respect and appreciation for the freedoms we have as U.S. citizens. We acknowledge that we each have a responsibility to be agents of change — actively engaged in efforts to improve our local community, state and country. We want to cultivate the idea that through serving and stewardship, students can positively impact the world around them. It is essential that we develop cultural awareness so that we might better understand, accept and communicate with people who may have different knowledge, customs and beliefs than our own.
CHARACTER
It is recognized that the character of an Otter is as important to us as any academic ability. An Otter should live life passionately while always adhering to the highest standards of personal integrity. Otters approach life being mindful and considerate of the thoughts and feelings of others. Graduates will be confident, self-disciplined, and self-directed. They should see themselves as courageous leaders, having the ability to determine their own futures and to positively impact the world around them.
Embedded in this work is forming meaningful relationships with our students. As the years have progressed, I have forgotten some of the things I learned in school. I haven’t forgotten the people. I was blessed to have school staff take a special interest in my life. I still communicate with one of my former teachers on a fairly regular basis and I will remain deeply indebted to her for all that she did to support me and challenge me as a student. All of our students deserve this level of attention.
Our vision outlines a 21st Century education that prepares our students for today and for tomorrow. It outlines necessary knowledge and skills to be a successful contributing member of society while also preparing them to interact with a global community. It equips them to be active problem solvers who can overcome challenges and the inevitable setbacks that are part of life. Most importantly, our vision provides our students with the confidence to pursue and achieve their hopes and dreams. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/back-to-school-for-isd-544/article_e221b072-288f-11ed-9857-8b09a82fed7e.html | 2022-09-01T01:08:49Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/back-to-school-for-isd-544/article_e221b072-288f-11ed-9857-8b09a82fed7e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The past few years have presented unique health challenges to residents of Otter Tail County and the OTC Public Health Office has been instrumental in providing guidance for businesses, schools and anyone impacted by the climate caused by the recent pandemic.
Kristi Wentworth is the assistant public health director for OTC and explains some of the ways her office was able to overcome unprecedented health concerns encountered over the past few years. “COVID-19 allowed us to find alternative ways to serve residents and key stakeholders throughout the community. Prior to the pandemic, there were very few services public health was able to proved without meeting face to face – now we can deliver consistent, appropriate program service in-person, virtually or by telephone.”
Wentworth explains that the pandemic high highlighted opportunities for local and state public health officials to work collaboratively with school staff, students and families as well as the community to achieve healthier outcomes: “More specifically, in the school environment, it highlighted the need for additional health office support, not just relating to pandemic responses, but also ensuring adequate resources, including vaccines and testing, outreach and training opportunities were and continue to remain available, throughout the region.”
OTCPH worked closely with all eight school districts as well as three private schools within the county during the pandemic. Regular situation reports highlighting executive orders and Centers for Disease Control and Minnesota Department of Health guideline changes were shared and discussed as they pertained to safe learning plans established by the MDH.
“The Fergus Falls Public School District has worked very closely with Otter Tail County Public Health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,” explains Jeff Drake, the superintendent of Fergus Falls Public Schools. “Their guidance as well as local district data and community expectations continues to shape the district’s response.”
COVID-19 specific situational awareness reports and resources were shared regularly by OTCPH, helping to reduce risk to individuals and their communities. The agency has also increased direct public health nurse support for schools and childcare systems in response to a post-COVID climate.
More information on current OTCPH initiatives can be found here: ottertailcountymn.us.
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Question: Why are so many vehicles allowed to be on Minnesota roads with only a rear license plate? This seems to be especially true of late model expensive makes (Tesla, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, etc.). Isn't the lack of a front plate a primary offense and the vehicle therefore subject to a traffic stop? I see more and more of this every day and it seems like an entitled group of drivers feel they are above the law.
Answer: Minnesota law requires two license plates on a vehicle. There are some vehicles that are allowed to display only one license plate: motorcycles; a dealer’s vehicle or vehicle in-transit; a collector's vehicle with a pioneer, classic car, collector, or street rod license; a vehicle that is of model year 1972 or earlier (not registered as a collector vehicle), and is used for general transportation purpose.
License plates cannot not be displayed in the front windshield or the rear window, they must be displayed on the front and rear of the vehicle. All plates must be securely fastened so as to prevent them from swinging, displayed horizontally with the identifying numbers and letters facing outward from the vehicle, and mounted in the upright position. The person driving the motor vehicle shall keep the plate legible and unobstructed and free from grease, dust, or other blurring material (dirt, mud, snow, etc.) so that the lettering is plainly visible at all times. It is unlawful to cover any assigned letters and numbers or the name of the state of origin of a license plate with any material whatsoever, including any clear or colorless material that affects the plate's visibility or reflectivity. This also includes obstructing license plate brackets that block the state of issuance, and tabs.
License plates issued to vehicles must display the month of expiration in the lower left corner of each plate and the year of expiration in the lower right corner of each plate.
Why do we have two license plates? From a law enforcement perspective it is safer to have two plates. Witnesses and victims have helped solve crimes and saved lives because they were able to get information from the front license plate. Some examples and situations have included:
- If an officer needs to run vehicle information they can get the plate information from the front or rear of the vehicle.
- It makes a suspect vehicle easier to identify if it is encountered from the front or the rear.
- If a suspect vehicle is backed into a parking spot it is more easily identified.
- Identifying a suspect in a crime (from surveillance images) is easier with front and back plates.
• A robbery or burglary
• Kidnapping or sexual assault
• Homicide
• A gas drive off
A portion of state statutes were used with permission from the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. If you have any questions concerning traffic related laws or issues in Minnesota, send your questions to Trp. Jesse Grabow – Minnesota State Patrol at 1000 Highway 10 West, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501-2205. (You can follow him on Twitter @MSPPIO_NW or reach him at, jesse.grabow@state.mn.us).
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Print or online? Both or neither? These are questions asked by newspaper staff multiple times a day. It is no different for Daily Journal Media, based out of Fergus Falls and covering the Otter Tail County area.
The question from the public is much simpler: When will it print?
Simple questions don’t always have simple answers.
Press releases, letters to the editor, obituaries, news articles, sports stories ... who decides what prints, and when? The responsibility lies within the newsroom and largely on the managing editor, assistant managing editor and sports editor.
An easy place to start is with obituaries, which are paid content. Every obituary that is received and paid for (or charged to an existing account) by press deadline is posted both online and printed in the physical newspaper. Obituaries are printed on page A2 in every edition of Daily Journal and, if the number of obituaries exceeds the space allotted on the page, they are continued on another color page within the newspaper. The same applied for death notices, whether paid (including service information) or unpaid.
News articles written by Daily Journal Media staff hold top priority for print. These articles often begin with a press release emailed to the office that reporters follow up on in order to create a more complete picture of the subject matter. Established governmental meetings are also a top priority for coverage. The goal of the Newsroom is to produce a newspaper with subject matter that is accurate, relevant, timely and interesting. That said, a mix of human interest, business, politics, outdoors, sports and more is desired for each edition, if at all possible.
There are, however, considerations that must be realized when planning a newspaper. Not all press releases result in an article or publication — there are simply too many to accommodate. Daily Journal Media begins by applying the provided press release (or phone call, email, note) with a potential story idea to its goals.
Is the subject matter accurate?
Sometimes this requires followup, sometimes the accuracy isn’t in question. If the information lacks accuracy, this open the door to the potential for a different article entirely, so long as it is relevant.
Is it relevant?
With an aim to share news specific to the Otter Tail County area, relevance is highly tied to geographic location. On rare occasions, national or regional news will appear on the pages of the Daily Journal, but only if the matter at hand holds relevance for readers.
Is it timely?
There are instances in which timelines is irrelevant — the grandmother who has been sewing and donating quilts to charity auctions for three decades, for example. In most cases, however, timeliness is an issue when it comes to determining news. If there is a special guest speaker coming to town in two hours, we simply cannot get something into print or make the necessary contacts in order to put together an online-only article prior to the presentation – but we can print a photo, at a minimum, after the fact.
Is it interesting?
As a matter of human nature, interests are varied from person to person, which is why we aim to include a wide variety of topics in each edition of the newspaper. However, there are instances in which an interview provides a lack of usable information to produce an interesting article. For example, in the guest speaker example used above, if we were able to arrange an interview in a timely manner, but the only information we could get was the speakers name, the title of their presentation and the date, time and location, we don’t have enough information to provide readers with an interesting article. (That would be perfect, however, for a paid advertisement.)
In the case that accuracy, relevance, timeliness and potential for interest are all achieved, there are still a few considerations to make, but one main point — has the topic been covered recently? Often, an organization will have an event or program that rolls out in multiple parts, but coverage cannot be promised or guaranteed for each part simply due to the fact that, again, there is just too much happening. In order to refrain from picking and choosing or playing favorites, the Newsroom has had to establish guidelines to follow in these instances. Ultimately, the solution was that a sole article will be offered that encompasses the project or event series in its entirely as opposed to each individual part.
If not all press releases are guaranteed to print, how can printing be guaranteed? Paid content or paid advertising will guarantee a print date, so long as it meets press deadlines and is deemed appropriate. This can be accomplished by contacting one of Daily Journal Media’s established marketing consultants or publisher, Ken Harty. It is important to note that Daily Journal Media reserves the right to refuse content as they determine necessary.
Letters to the editor are similar to press releases in that there is no guarantee to print or appear online. In fact, letters to the editor will only appear in the newspaper as space allows, in addition to a number of other stipulations, including falling within the appropriate word count, being appropriate in nature, and meeting the Newsroom goals of accuracy, relevance, timeliness and interest. Additionally, there are various filters applied during political seasons and other socioeconomic situations as deemed appropriate by the organization.
The inclusion of sports content is within each edition of Daily Journal and follows the same expectations and goals as other content. Carl Hauser, sports editor and assistant managing editor, explained: “Ideally we have enough space to get everything in print as well as online — that isn’t always the case.” Hauser continued, explaining that one situation that pops up often is having the same team have multiple games in between print dates. In those cases, the game that has most recently occurred takes priority over the other, older games. “Generally speaking, stories that also have photos would have the upper hand if it came down to deciding (what goes to print and what doesn’t).” There are a few things that solely go to print and do not appear online, such as standalone photos and also articles that we pull from external resources, such as National Public Radio News or Minnesota Public Radio News.
“Integrity is the core product of any newspaper operation because what we produce has the trust of the public behind it and they expect that if they consume information from the newspaper, it has been properly vetted to be true and accurate. Without our integrity we have nothing,” stressed Harty of Newsroom practices.
Daily Journal Media’s Newsroom staff relishes ideas and leads from the community, which can be emailed to the newsroom at newsroom@fergusfallsjournal.com or directly to managing editor, Heather Kantrud, at heather.kantrud@fergusfallsjournal.com. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/when-will-it-print-daily-journal-newsroom-practices/article_777b099e-287b-11ed-bdc7-cfd53673d643.html | 2022-09-01T01:09:07Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/when-will-it-print-daily-journal-newsroom-practices/article_777b099e-287b-11ed-bdc7-cfd53673d643.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Brian McCollough, age 55 of Henning, Minnesota passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family and the gentle care of Knute Nelson Hospice at 55 years of age. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Water’s Edge Church with Pastor Craig Case officiating. Pallbearers were Mickey Floberg, Gerald Wolf, Todd Lappegaard, Jerry Swenson, Delbert Haakenson, and Russ Freed. Brian was laid to rest at Water’s Edge Cemetery, Henning, Minnesota
Brian Scott McCollough was born on June 6, 1967 at Saint Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, Minnesota to George and Judith “Judy” (Brorson) McCollough. Brian graduated from the Henning High School with the class of 1986. After high school Brian worked with his father, George at McCollough Welding in Henning, and worked for R.D. Offutt Company for 2 years. Brian has been employed for 28 years as a truck driver for the Jennie O Turkey Store Hatchery in Henning.
Brian enjoyed mowing lawn, working on small engines, fixing and looking at cars, and having fun with and teasing his family. He also enjoyed animals and would walk his sister’s dog, Buddy often. In July of 2022 Brian was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
Brian is survived by his loving parents, George and Judy McCollough of Henning; 2 sisters: Michelle (Jonathon) Lowell of Tobaccoville, North Carolina and Lori (Larry Day) McCollough of Underwood; 7 nieces & nephews: Brett, Jordan, Troy, Brady, Ashley, Andy and Diane; 1 great-nephew, Calvin; many other relatives and a host of friends.
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Gwin, Eugene Howard “Gene” age 85 of Elbow Lake, MN passed away on August 24th, 2022. Gene was preceded in passing by his parents, Charles “Charlie” Gwin and Hilda H. Gwin, brother Stanley Gwin, Delores Jensen Gwin and Susan Connors Gwin. He is survived by his Children – Cheryl (Steve) Fitzgerald, Craig (Mona) Gwin Sr, Robert “Bob” Gwin, Nancy (Eric) Oquist, Bonnie (Barry) Eustice, Karol (David) Akerman, Janelle (John) Weber, Lisa Gwin, Kay (Doug) Lund, Dawn Haglund, Jo (Nate) Musel Parr. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Gene was born on January 25, 1937 in Owatonna, MN. He grew up in rural Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1955. From there he attended Humboldt Institute in Minneapolis. He became a Chemical Dependency Counselor and worked at the Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center for many years. He was a member of the National Guard. Gene continued being of service to others throughout his life. He read to the blind, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, he was a member of AFSCME –serving in many positions: treasurer, steward, member, retiree, People MVP.
Gene enjoyed gardening, woodworking, traveling, visiting with family and friends, all forms of ice cream, watching the Minnesota Vikings play, bowling and commenting on how the crops are doing.
There will be a memorial service at Maplewood Manor, 1010 First Street NE, Elbow Lake, MN on Sept 10th at 9:30 am.
There will be a graveside service St John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Owatonna, MN on Sept. 17th at noon, with lunch following at Darts Park, 429 Mineral Springs Rd, Owatonna.
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Roger L. Nelson, age 84, passed away on August 24, 2022 at the Fergus Falls Veterans Home.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11am on September 9, 2022 at Federated Church in Fergus Falls with Pastor Doug Dent officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and a private inurnment will take place at a later date.
Roger LeRoy Nelson was born on August 12, 1938 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Clifford and Lillian (Jacobson) Nelson. He grew up in Fergus Falls and attended school there. He began working at service stations at a young age. In 1960, he started working at Gene and Clem’s service station, later at the Gulf Station and became involved with stock car racing pit crew. He also became involved in snowmobile racing and was proud to be a member of Team Frustration.
On December 10, 1960, Roger married Jane Carlson at Western Presbyterian Church in rural Fergus Falls. They lived in Fergus Falls and he continued to work at the station until being drafted in October, 1961. He completed Basic Training at Fort Carson, Colorado. He was later stationed with his family at Fort Niagara in Youngstown, NY. Roger and Jane welcomed Bryan to the family while stationed in New York. He was honorably discharged in October 1963. Roger and Jane and their son Bryan returned to Fergus Falls. They welcomed Susan to their family in Fergus Falls. Roger returned to work at Gene and Clem’s Station and worked there until its closure in 1973. He started working for Mark’s Sand and Gravel in the Spring of 1974, eventually retiring in 2001.
Roger is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Jane Nelson; children: Bryan Nelson of Battle Lake, MN and Susan Nelson Burns of Underwood, MN; Grandchildren: Shaylah Nelson Thompson of Fargo, ND, Seth (Sarah) Thompson of Fergus Falls, MN, Clover (Michael) Downs of Fergus Falls, MN, Bailey Shirreff Nelson of Fergus Falls, MN; Great-Grandchildren: Carter, Hadlie, Mason, Aria and Hunter; Siblings: Gordon (Harriet) Nelson, Donna Thorsen, Sybil (Ray) Westerberg, Donald Nelson, Carol Thorsen, Sylvia Ellingson, Loran (Pat) Goese, Linda Fidigan and Karen (Fred) Taylor.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Lillian Nelson; mother and father-in-law, Carl and Viola Carlson; brother and sister-in law, David and Shirley Carlson; brothers-in-law, Truman and Richard Thorsen and Merle Ellingson; nephew, Steven Carlson; niece, Jody Ecker and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Glende Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls is in charge of arrangements for Roger L. Nelson. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/obituaries/roger-l-nelson-1938-2022/article_f2aad724-2962-11ed-9c46-17800604268e.html | 2022-09-01T01:09:26Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/obituaries/roger-l-nelson-1938-2022/article_f2aad724-2962-11ed-9c46-17800604268e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Interpreting literature has been a source of joy in my life.
The process goes deeper than that word conveys though. Literature in this process encompasses music, art and everything expressed through any medium attempting to bring about beauty or convey feelings otherwise impossible to illustrate.
The bodies of work I find myself constantly returning to for guidance and discovery offer me something new on every visit.
Hemingway is a consistent center for these regular reviews of myself and the world around me and “Hills Like White Elephants” is something I will be reading the rest of my life.
Through my love of the work I recommended it to a very close friend of mine and the way she interpreted it changed the way I view many things.
The introduction to this famous short story is stark and laid bare – anyone who’s familiar with Ernest is well acquainted with his spartan prose and these first lines encapsulate the story.
Over coffee we talked about Hills and how it made us feel. I learned that she never read past the opening lines, because those were all she needed to understand.
I was in several English and film interpretation courses at the time, one being focused on the advantages and disadvantages of bringing prior knowledge to a text or a film before experiencing it.
Throughout the semester solid arguments were brought forth from both sides of reasoning and it’s something I doubt has a single answer.
What I loved about my friend’s interpretation of the work was what was left out of it and spoke to how profound a writer Hemingway was. What could be described as a background for the story to follow through a careless first glance was actually the complete story.
The background formed the heart of the work, it began and ended in those few lines. Nothing else was needed, or could be said. The conclusion was obvious from the first sentence and that conversation with my friend over coffee greatly influenced my perspective when approaching not only books, but also art and many other things in life.
There’s a steeple that can be seen nearly everywhere on our property near Clitherall and it’s been a beautiful constant in the background of all my time spent there. As I continue in life, I can feel and understand it’s the foreground in my life and all that’s needed for my story.
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While many schools in the area have already kicked off the 2022-23 school year, my household of Fergus Falls Otters haven’t quite gotten into the building for formal classes as of yet.
Regardless, it certainly feels like the school year has started! Fall sports have already boasted games/meets/matches and practices have been going on for weeks already. Actually, there may be less chaos after school starts when it comes to getting kids to and from practices — time will tell!
This are sure different than when I went to school. We weren’t allowed to start sports practices too much before school started, so we didn’t close out summer with the obligation of weeks of school extra curriculars cutting our free time short. School supplies didn’t hit the shelves weeks before school supply lists were available, so we didn’t need to worry about school supply shortages or traveling to other towns in search of a $1 box of markers because they were hoarded and unavailable at the local store ... and teachers weren’t so picky and specific about what supplies were on their classroom lists — a binder was a binder, it didn’t have to be a specific color.
Then there is the whole friend aspect ... Going back to school held a certain level of excitement because we had limited access to some of our friends in the summer months. Landline phone calls or face-to-face visits, which weren’t always doable, were the language of summer friendships. Oftentimes, “summer friends” were different than “school year friends.” There were no cell phones, video chat, online video gaming ... Chat rooms and online messengers were a thing later on, but that became commonplace later in my school years.
I was always excited to get back to school. I spent the majority of my summers working and spending a couple weeks visiting my grandparents along with my cousins, which was all well and good, but school is where I liked to be.
The kids in my house are all trying to maintain that they don’t like school, but their excitement speaks for itself — they are ready to get back to school. They are excited to ride the bus and spend the beginning and end of each school day with their bus buddies. They are excited for recess and the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center and chicken patties from the cafeteria. They are excited to hear about what some of their friends did during the summer — the ones they didn’t keep up with thanks to modern technology throughout the past few months. They aren’t even upset about having to get up earlier each morning anymore ...
So, who isn’t excited?
I love seeing the kids excited for school. Not just to see them grow academically and socially, but also because childhood seems to be getting shorter and shorter for the youngest of our population.
While some may argue that school is part of the reason for growing up to fast, I feel it is a double-edged sword. Children are largely influenced by other children — if Joey has no other children in his home, the tendrils of his childhood may be saved by his friends and classmates at school. If Katie’s social skills are topping off a few years younger than they should, school may help her mature.
Kids won’t remain kids forever. They aren’t supposed to. They are supposed to grow each year. They are supposed to lose bits and pieces of their childhood as they grow into functional adults. There isn’t a child/adult switch the gets flipped and everything changes all at once, it is a gradual process. Something that is all too often forgotten. Something that needs to be remembered.
I sincerely hope that the children of our communities have a wonderful school year full of age-appropriate growth and fun and that the parents of these children do their best to help them remain in that age-appropriateness — not holding them back, but also not pushing them forward at too rapid a pace.
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I once read this: we can turn our appliances off and back on again, but we cannot do the same to ourselves. Slow ourselves down, yes, but not turn back on again. Death is irreversible. That is why life is sometimes defined by the ability to die. Like the Red Queen, life must run in place as hard as possible, just to stay alive. We must cycle water and nutrients, remove toxins, repair ourselves and evade doom.
Viruses are undead. Simple bits of DNA or RNA in protein coats lacking a metabolism, they need a living cell to subvert to produce endless copies of themselves (me, me, me!) They kill their host, or cause it to become cancerous and go rogue. As they spread genes and cull life, they are key to our ecosystems. Still, heat, sunlight and plain old soap can destroy viruses.
Cells, the basic unit of life, became more complex and diverse over time. Changes to a cell is like trying to rebuild and refuel a motor while it is still running. The Red Queen’s race. Life is continuous. Inside you is something that has never known death, only endless change: an unbroken metabolic spark which began billions of years ago.
This miracle is because cells do not and cannot stop to split themselves. Given enough resources, they just shift processes and run duplicates in parallel as they begin to split. They do not stop running either to fuse genes with other cells to create daughter cells. Sex.
The earliest forms of sex were between neuter — sexless — gametes of equal size and did not always lead to cell division (reproduction) right after. But the math of complex systems is chaotic. Fusing two equal cells of increasing complexity while having both running at once became harder.
So an asymmetry developed in more complex lifeforms: larger gametes that contained nearly everything needed for new life, which we call female — and smaller gametes which we call male — but “smaller” is relative: the size can vary wildly between species or even within one. By stripping basic functions out of sperm, sex became more efficient — at a cost. Sperm are fragile and die.
I strangely thought about this recently when reading how bad things are at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), America’s tax collector, after 10 years of steep budget cuts under Republican-led congresses — 20% of its budget was slashed as the country grew!
Few organizations are more complex than a government agency. None are more essential to the metabolism of our government than the IRS. Cripple its efficiency and America sickens. Taxpayer burdens may be debatable, but there’s no decent excuse for skipping basic funding and upgrades and starving our nation’s ability to properly tax.
It wasn’t just the cuts. The IRS got an increasingly complex workload too — refunds, relief checks. Dismal results: insufficient, overworked workers doing complicated paper-bound processes in cramped quarters, due to a lack of newer technology (its computers are 20 to 50 years out of date).
We’ve seen the effects: Slower returns, delayed refunds, puzzling paperwork, insufficient auditing of corporations and the wealthy. The wrong people get audited and not enough of the right ones do. We have triple the billionaires we did in 2010 and many are tax evaders. America loses one trillion dollars a year in tax revenue which we could use for infrastructure and prosperity. One trillion dollars, with twelve zeros. Our annual budget was 4.9 trillion dollars in 2019. That’s not a small chunk of change!
A third of IRS employees (called agents) are due to retire, which means they need new hires to train all types: IT staff, clerks, accountants to process hundreds of million tax returns, program and upgrade computers, issue refunds, do customer service and bring it into the 21st century. This is a crisis.
Now, wealthy agitators confuse the issue. IRS “agents” are not all auditors or Special Agents (law enforcement). They’re the clerks who open the mail, who review your taxes, run the systems and make sure your taxpayer data is safe in a cyber-connected world. 78,000 IRS agents are minuscule compared to over 1 million people serving our country in the Armed Forces. Yet, without IRS employees and revenue, soldiers don’t get paid. Nothing gets paid. No lighting bolt will reverse that.
Such a deadly political virus attacking the IRS is very simple: shortsighted selfishness, multiplying itself endlessly, slowly killing the USA so they may flourish. For shame. A virus has no thought, no understanding. Humans have more.
This overdue fix will take a decade and cost far more than proper investment would have. The IRS must hire and train more folks to develop the new system while keeping the old running in parallel, without pause. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/goodbye-dr-frankenstein/article_4341ee10-27b6-11ed-9ef1-07fdfd4507d5.html | 2022-09-01T01:09:44Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/goodbye-dr-frankenstein/article_4341ee10-27b6-11ed-9ef1-07fdfd4507d5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The four teens lingered in the back pew as parents one row ahead looked not on. Each of the four swaggered to the tune sung as hand held hymnals anchored. Heads bowed – prayerfully encapsulating words mouthed as they joined in without a trace of noncompliance among em.
“Look, they’re singing,” the one beside me whispered. A novelty from our vantage point it was – only because we don’t usually sit in the very last pew along the back wall of the sanctuary which is even further back than the back pew on either side of the aisles. For some reason, today, we parked there and truth-be-told, we rather liked it.
“A person sure notices a lot sitting back here, don’t they?” he commented not so quietly.
I smiled within as he expressed his thoughts aloud. Norwegians don’t usually express too much – at least not mine. Perhaps it was the Swedish side of him coming out all sweet like.
Directly across from the teens, on the other side of the aisle, a young family nestled. The youngest hung around mama’s neck dangling like a fine piece of jewelry as they leaned into one another. Blessed assurance it was. Another little one sat between two adults, feet not yet touching the floor below pew. Papa leaned over to share songbook – souls bonding as he pointed to each word sung. Eyes glued, she followed. He pointed the way. She followed. One day she’ll step out on her own to follow Him and until then, she’s practicing while He holds fast.
A few rows up sat another connected crew for such a time as this. A mama’s lap is never big enough – yet there’s always room – always room for one more. It’s a Sunday morning offering of sorts and so it goes.
So it goes row after row as the communion of saints gather. We gather because we can. We gather because we hear His Word proclaimed. We gather side-by-side because while Christ walked the earth, He gathered people and they listened to His Word spoken.
He says in Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
He says in Hebrews10:25, “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some; but exhorting one another and so much more, as ye see the day approaching.”
He says in Acts 2:42, “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
As the community of saints gather each Sunday, may you find rest in knowing there is a place for you among them. If you do not have a community in which to worship, I invite you to seek until you find. I invite you to knock until the door opens. “… For those who seek, will find. Those who knock, the door will be opened unto you” (Matthew 7:7). Amen.
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This editorial is written after reading a Journal article published August 27. Our opinion is Carbon Solutions proposed pipeline to capture and sequester CO2 for transportation to western North Dakota from ethanol plants is not a good or safe proposal.
The hidden agenda is not so much clean air or environment, but benefitting “for profit” investors, piggybacking on funding assistance from taxpayer money to pressure and acquire landowner easements for lowball money which destroy land easements run over and creating a new silent enemy for area residents in the threat of line leakage/blowing. Our family and like-minded landowners have researched and attended meetings relating to this project.
This proposed pipeline is concerning and poses risks to environment and area residents in the event of sequestered carbon leakage. The easement the company proposes to acquire contains concerning language relating to rights of perpetuity, to transport ANY product, to adjust pipeline-size and location and assign easement ownership to ANY entity. There would be no future control if hazardous products besides CO2 are transported along this line in the future, posing risks to residents and environment, or who easement rights are assigned to.
In February of 2020, it was reported a CO2 pipeline exploded in Sartaria, Mississippi into a “noxious green fog that left residents confused, convulsing, foaming at the mouth and even unconscious”. We understand leaks from a CO2 pipeline are basically undetected until symptoms hit, risking death to humans, animals and plant growth, which leakage can be transported for miles.
Residents in the multi-state region are concerned regarding the process of sequestering carbon into an underground pipeline, pressurization on the pipes, on the land and waterways it would cross. The proposed easement is company-biased with landowner getting paid once and bearing the risk of the pipeline over the land, which is uninsurable under most insurance policies. There is a threat of undetected leaks in the air and into waterways rapidly flowing downstream to communities. Carbon sequestering has not proven reliable or safe and could prove deadly to residents, unseen and quickly. These for-profit project supporters claim carbon sequestering benefits climate; we read the percentage of carbon capture anticipated in this project is minute compared to carbon emissions globally, particularly when China is dispersing high levels of CO2 into the air. The periodical “Ag Week” is a source providing information on this matter.
We question claims for local job creation since company agents and crews we have seen are not local. We found factual data and percentages generated favorable to the project seemingly come from company representatives.
Carbon Solutions and subsidiaries are NOT a public utility company; but stand to make profits from seeking out, pressuring acquiescence to encumber land owned by others for private gain. Easements devalue land and forever restrict usage and, for some, not worth the encumbrance. It’s each landowner’s right to decline.
Briese’s see this proposed pipeline as company investor-biased, intrusive and not proven safe for the community or environment.
Allen & Sue Briese
Fergus Falls | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/we-said-no-to-carbon-solutions-proposed-easement/article_a25e621e-289e-11ed-9fbb-f7d934e0c599.html | 2022-09-01T01:09:57Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/opinion/we-said-no-to-carbon-solutions-proposed-easement/article_a25e621e-289e-11ed-9fbb-f7d934e0c599.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On the road to take on Central Lakes Conference foe, the Willmar Cardinals, on Aug. 30, the Fergus Falls Otters girls tennis team came away with a 7-0 sweep.
Isabella Abrahams had a fantastic night on the court, commanding control of her match and winning handily in straight sets. “Abrahams is an unsung hero on our team,” says Otters coach Jamie Lill. “She's at the top of the ladder and plays everybody else's stud at first singles. Her matches are never easy and she handles the roll with so much integrity and grit. Abrahams is as mentally tough as they come and she executed her game very well.”
Leila Nasri continued her great play at second singles with another straight set victory. Nasri is doing an amazing job of working points and staying patient throughout her matches. When she sees an opening, she takes it. She's always very intellectual during her matches.
Ruby Ellison filled the third singles spot today with a 6-4, 6-2 win. “Ellison does such a great job of tracking down balls and forcing her opponents to continually hit more shots,” mentioned Jamie. “She's doing a great job of outlasting opponents in singles.”
Kaia Ness had another great day at forth singles with the most highly contested match of the day. Ness is gaining confidence and finding more and more consistency every single day. Her match was a real baseline battle, her topspin and shot variety gave her the edge in the end.
In doubles action, Hattie Fullhard joined Ashtyn Lill in the first doubles slot. They won 6-1, 6-0 and made routine work of their opponents by finishing shots at the net and just playing clean tennis.
“Fullhard had a great first match at first doubles and in her first time pairing with Ashtyn,” said Lill. “She is extremely aggressive at the net and tracks the ball very well. Her instinct to poach and finish points is helping her find a lot of early success this season.”
Karley Braeger and Cyntreya Lockett paired up again for a second doubles win. The duo are a "go-to" doubles team for the Otters. They can both easily play with other partners, but always jive when teamed up together. They are both such competitive athletes that we always know they're going to give each match everything they've got.
Kezi Hartwell and Hannah Anderson teamed up for third doubles, winning 6-0, 6-3. Both are great finishers at the net and they did a great job of closing in and finishing points early in the rally.
“Tonight was a fantastic match for us all around. We have some very versatile girls that are showing us some great things already this season,” stated Jamie. “We have a roster that includes a lot of girls on that varsity bubble. It's rewarding to see how their hard work is paying off for them so far this season.”
The Otters play host to Alexandria on Sept. 1, at the Kennedy School courts.
Singles:
1. Isabella Abrahams (FF) defeated Adali Laidlaw (W) 6-2, 6-0.
2. Leila Nasri (FF) defeated Emmie Larson (W) 6-2, 6-2.
3. Ruby Ellison (FF) defeated Kennedy Mara (W) 6-4, 6-2.
4. Kaia Ness (FF) defeated Aubrey Peterson (W) 6-2, 7-6(2).
Doubles:
1. Ashtyn Lill/Hattie Fullhart (FF) defeated Abby Hisken/Heidi Kath (W) 6-1, 6-0.
2. Karley Braeger/Cyntreya Lockett (FF) defeated Katelyn Garberding/Addie Malone (W) 6-0, 6-3.
3. Hannah Anderson/Kezi Hartwell (FF) defeated Jenna Hisken/Lizzy Hoffmann (W) 6-0, 6-3. | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/7-0-fergus-girls-sweep-willmar/article_924c5434-294e-11ed-aa85-3f19f1594577.html | 2022-09-01T01:10:03Z | fergusfallsjournal.com | control | https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/sports/7-0-fergus-girls-sweep-willmar/article_924c5434-294e-11ed-aa85-3f19f1594577.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Ashby Arrows used four sets to defeat the Battle Lake Battlers, in Little Eight Conference volleyball, on Aug. 30. Sets scores were 25-19, 25-15, 19-25 and 25-15.
“Tonight's opener was an all-around team win,” stated Arrows coach Hayley Stevens. “Everyone contributed and stepped up to do what they were asked to do. The communication throughout the entire four sets was consistent and helped to push us through some wild volleys.”
Ryleigh Brendmoen provided a solid all-around game. She had 11 digs and 10 kills, along with eight aces. BrookeLinn Finkelson led the squad with 24 kills and Haleigh Brendmoen finished with 24 assists and 12 digs.
“Haleigh is back this season after an injury last fall and she has stepped up to fill the setter position after playing outside the last two years,” stated Stevens. “Finkelson's attack game was on; reaching the net right when we needed her on multiple volleys. With a team of young players and some with little to no varsity experience we have a lot of work ahead of us but a win felt great after a hard-working couple of preseason weeks.”
Battle Lake was led by Kinely Bormann, who finished with seven kills and three blocks. Morgan Malone had 12 digs and six kills, while Sophie Akerman contributed 25 assists.
"This was a good match for both teams to open the season with," said Battlers coach Jenny Roisum. "We are a young team, with a lot of learning and growing to do. The girls stayed positive and pushed back up till the last point. Ashby had a couple nice serving runs and good swings from the outside."
Ashby will travel to take on Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley on Sept. 1, while Battle Lake will take on Bertha-Hewitt, on Sept. 2.
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The Hillcrest Comets boys soccer team defeated the Melrose Dutchmen at home on Aug. 30, by the score of 12-2. The Comets scored three minute into the game when Izak Ostevold placed a pass to junior Abram Ness who buried the ball in the back of the net. Nine minutes later, Mateus Gjerme scored for the Comets on an assist from Emil Boe. At fourteen minutes, Gjerme hooked a corner kick from the left side, scoring unassisted. At 21 minutes, freshman Drew Fischer scored off a beautiful assist from Rolf Fluge attacking up the center of the field. Just one minute later, Isak Ostevold scored off an assist from Ness. At 24 minutes, Boe scored on an assist from Fluge. At 34 minutes, Ness got his second goal off an assist from Elias Skjelbred, left outside defender attacking up the left touchline, ending all scoring for the first half with the Comets up 7-0.
Six minutes into the second half, Ness scored on a beautiful volley goal from the 18 yard line unassisted, obtaining his first hat trick of the 2022 season. Four minutes later, Isak Ostevold scored off an assist from Ness. At 53 minutes, Fischer scored his second goal off an assist from Boe. Seven minutes later Boe scored off an assist from TJ Idudu. At 72 minutes, substitute goaltender, Kyle Muhumuza misplayed a ball from the right side of the field allowing the Dutchmen their first goal of the game. At 75 minutes, Freshman Zane Holmquist scored, attacking up the left touchline off a feed from Chance Carpenter. The Comets scored an own goal for the Dutchmen at 75 minutes to end all scoring with the Comets up 12–2.
The Comets launched 24 shots on goal compared to the Dutchmen’s 8. Senior captain Cole Peterson was perfect in goal through 70 minutes.
“It was a great opportunity for the Comet coaching staff to see our 2022 team in its first game. We were able to play 25 players in the varsity game,” stated Comets coach Rod Jensen. “Junior players Matthew Knutson and Rolf Fluge were my choice of players of the game with their ability to keep the ball forward and support the offensive attack.”
The Comets face off against Detroit Lakes on Sept. 1, at home in a conference and section matchup.
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Golfer continues to hit the links at 100 years old with longtime friend
FARGO, N.D. (WDAY) - A 100-year-old golfer and his 92-year-old longtime cart partner rarely miss a morning round of golf.
The two longtime friends keep up their golf games and are fixtures at a golf course in North Dakota.
They both shoot well below their age, which is not bad when you consider one of them is 100 years old.
Max Olson, 92, and Wendell Johnson, 100, said they get up before the birds do to play their round.
You can find them on the course by 8 a.m., twice a week, and they both hit the ball well.
“We’ve had quite the experiences over the years,” Olson said.
Olson was a barber in the Fargo area for 40 years, and Johnson worked at the post office for 30 years.
Both men have served in the armed forces: Olson in the Korean War and Johnson is a Purple Heart recipient from his time in World War II.
The two have stories and continue to be there for one another.
Johnson said he had to help Olson when his golf cart got stuck in the mud over the summer.
“It was 100-year-old Wendell to the rescue. I had to help him get out of there,” Johnson said.
The two golfers finished their morning round of golf and said they were looking forward to their next game.
“That’s what it’s all about. To have fun, get out in the fresh air, and move around,” Olson said.
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Driver hospitalized after semi overturns near McNeely Lake
Published: Aug. 31, 2022 at 8:33 PM EDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro police are investigating after a semi truck overturns on a road near McNeely Lake, south of the Highview neighborhood, on Wednesday evening.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officers were called to the intersection of Cooper Chapel Road and Pennsylvania Run Road on reports of a semi truck that had overturned.
Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said the driver of the semi was taken to UofL Health Jewish Hospital for treatment. The driver is expected to survive.
No other injuries were reported.
LMPD’s Traffic Unit is working to determine details of the crash.
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Make Ends Meet: The future of merging financial accounts with open banking
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Most people have an average of five to seven different financial accounts, including credit cards, debit cards, checking accounts, savings accounts, stocks and possibly a 401k. Each one independent of the others.
Open banking, currently not yet in the United States, would give a person the ability to access and act on those services as if it all were one single account.
For countries using open banking, it allows for their services to be more personalized or tailored to their lifestyle and behaviors.
The Biden administration issued an executive order to boost the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s decade-long effort to kickstart open banking in the U.S.
In Europe and the U.K., open banking is regulated, and some estimates show that 87% of countries in the world offer some form of open banking. However, many Americans have never heard of open banking.
Huw Davies, Chief Commercial Officer at Ozone API, is on a mission to accelerate open banking.
“This is something happening all around the world,” Davies said. “The number of customers using this are growing 50% year on year exponentially, and will be into the hundreds of millions of users around the world very quickly.”
Open banking is not new, but its acceptance and use is on the rise. Davies said it will allow users to bring all their financial and business services together.
“There are lots of benefits, but they’re fundamentally driven by putting customers more in control, so they can engage with their finances in the way they want, with the service provider they want, in the way that suits them,” Davies said.
Simply put, open banking gives a person the ability to share your financial account information with a third-party provider.
In the past, only a person and their bank could access that financial data. It would make getting a loan, getting a home, getting a credit card and any other financial service mush easier.
“You can literally press a button, give your consent, and all that data is automatically passed to them so they can make a decision without you having to provide all that,” Davies said.
For those who are unbanked, underserved or unable to get a credit card, loan or other services, open banking will improve access to financial services for these consumer segments.
Open banking helps to give a full financial picture of common ordinary bills that people pay on time, like their cell phone, their rent or their car payment.
“If they can show they’re regularly paying their bills, their rent; and it’s clear what’s coming into their account and what’s going out, lenders can make much better decisions,” stressed Davies. “And all of a sudden, a whole load of customers that were previously excluded can start accessing these products.”
The United States is lagging behind Asia and the U.K. where open banking is in use and regulated, but Americans may soon have a few more opportunities pooling all their financial data all in one place.
“It’s without a doubt a global phenomenon,” Davies said.
The hang up to bringing open banking to the U.S. is privacy concerns. Consumer privacy and data protection is paramount. The more data shared, the greater the chance for privacy breaches, cybercrime, and fraud.
Davies believes when it is available to American consumers, it puts the customer in control of their data and choices.
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Peltola beats Palin, wins Alaska House special election
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat on Wednesday, besting a field that included Republican Sarah Palin, who was seeking a political comeback in the state where she was once governor.
Peltola, who is Yup’ik and turned 49 on Wednesday, will become the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to hold the seat. She will serve the remaining months of the late Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young’s term. Young held the seat for 49 years before his death in March.
“I’m honored and humbled by the support I have received from across Alaska,” Peltola said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing Don Young’s legacy of bipartisanship, serving all Alaskans and building support for Alaska’s interests in DC.”
Peltola’s victory, coming in Alaska’s first statewide ranked choice voting election, is a boon for Democrats, particularly coming off better-than-expected performances in special elections around the country this year following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. She will be the first Democrat to hold the seat since the late U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, who was seeking reelection in 1972 when his plane disappeared. Begich was later declared dead and Young in 1973 was elected to the seat.
Peltola ran as a coalition builder while her two Republican opponents — Palin and Begich’s grandson, also named Nick Begich — at times went after each other. Palin also railed against the ranked voting system, which was instituted by Alaska voters.
All three are candidates in the November general election, seeking a two-year House term, which would start in January.
The results came 15 days after the Aug. 16 election, in line with the deadline for state elections officials to receive absentee ballots mailed from outside the U.S. Ranked choice tabulations took place Wednesday after no candidate won more than 50% of the first choice votes. Peltola was in the lead heading into the tabulations.
Wednesday’s results were a disappointment for Palin, who was looking to make a political comeback 14 years after she was vaulted onto the national stage when John McCain selected her to be his running mate in the 2008 presidential election. In her run for the House seat, she had widespread name recognition and won the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
After Peltola’s victory was announced, Palin slammed the ranked voting process as “crazy, convoluted, confusing.”
“Though we’re disappointed in this outcome, Alaskans know I’m the last one who’ll ever retreat,” Palin said in a statement.
During the campaign, critics questioned Palin’s commitment to Alaska, citing her decision to resign as governor in July 2009, partway through her term. Palin went on to become a conservative commentator on TV and appeared in reality television programs, among other pursuits.
Palin has insisted her commitment to Alaska never wavered and said ahead of the special election that she had “signed up for the long haul.”
Peltola, a former state lawmaker who most recently worked for a commission whose goal is to rebuild salmon resources on the Kuskokwim River, cast herself as a “regular” Alaskan. “I’m not a millionaire. I’m not an international celebrity,” she said.
Peltola has said she was hopeful that the new system would allow more moderate candidates to be elected.
During the campaign, she emphasized her support of abortion rights and said she wanted to elevate issues of ocean productivity and food security. Peltola said she got a boost after the June special primary when she won endorsements from Democrats and independents who had been in the race. She said she believed her positive messaging also resonated with voters.
“It’s been very attractive to a lot of people to have a message of working together and positivity and holding each other up and unity and as Americans none of us are each other’s enemy,” she said. “That is just a message that people really need to hear right now.”
Alaska voters in 2020 approved an elections process that replaced party primaries with open primaries. Under the new system, ranked voting is used in general elections.
Under ranked voting, ballots are counted in rounds. A candidate can win outright with more than 50% of the vote in the first round. If no one hits that threshold, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Voters who chose that candidate as their top pick have their votes count for their next choice. Rounds continue until two candidates remain, and whoever has the most votes wins.
In Alaska, voters last backed a Democrat for president in 1964. But the state also has a history of rewarding candidates with an independent streak. The state has more registered unaffiliated voters than registered Republicans or Democrats combined.
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PHOTOS: NICU caring 7 sets of twins at once, a new record for the hospital
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - Staff members at the NICU for a hospital in Colorado have had their hands full due to a record-breaking number of twins being cared for at the same time.
The Children’s Hospital Colorado, located in Colorado Springs, said they have seven sets of twins currently in their care.
A hospital spokesperson said the doctors and nurses at the hospital have “been seeing double recently!” The hospital says it has never cared for this many sets of twins before.
The hospital shared photos with KKTV showing some of the babies and a few parents.
“You might say we’re #twinning,” Leila Roche, the senior communications specialist for the hospital, wrote.
The news was shared with the public on Monday.
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A Cork mother told of how a False Widow bit her 15-week old son.
Mother Sarah-Jane Dennehy said her baby Charlie was bitten last Monday at home in Shanagarry.
“Charlie was playing on his mat and then he was the colour purple as he screamed hysterically like I’d never heard him before,” Ms Dennehy said.
“I took off his trousers and saw that his left leg, from his knee to his ankle, was bright red and he had three big welts. Then I stripped off his top and as I did so a big Noble False Widow crawled out from behind his ear.”
She captured the spider and brought it to the GP.
Charlie was taken to the emergency department and given more painkillers and the effects of the venom wore off after about 11 hours.
“It was really harrowing experience for Charlie and myself. I hope nobody else goes through this. Although Charlie received great medical care from his GP and the hospital, the guidelines just aren’t there to deal with False Widow bites at the moment,” she said.
Originally from Madeira and the Canary Islands, the Noble False Widow spider Steatoda nobilis has the potential to become one of the world’s most invasive species of spider.
It was first reported in southern England in 1879 and in recent decades has increased its range and population density, spreading northwards towards Scotland and westward through Wales and Ireland.
In that time the species has also spread globally across Europe, East Asia, North America, and South America.
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Former Provincial Chairman Bernie Keane passes away
Bernie Keane, former Provincial President of Great Britain and a stalwart of the Roger Casements club in Coventry, passed away recently.
From Ballyhaunis in Mayo, Bernie was born in 1947 and arrived in the UK in 1963.
He immediately joined Roger Casements and the following year helped them lift the Junior Hurling Championship title beating St Finbarrs.
He became club chairman in 1980, holding the position until 1986.
He then became chairman of the Warwickshire minor county board and vice-chairman of the senior Warwickshire board.
He has since served as Provincial Treasurer for six years, Chairman of Underage Coaching and Games Development in Britain and vice chairman of the provincial council for three years.
He then went on to represent his club at provincial level, first becoming Treasurer of Britain GAA from 2002 to 2006 and then holding the title of President of the provincial council from 2009 until 2012.
Bernie was also trustee at Pairc na hEireann forming part of the original development committee for the grounds in 1985.
He was also Life President of Roger Casements.
Roger Casements said in a statement: “Roger Casements will forever be indebted to Bernie for his wise counsel, leadership and support and for setting the highest of standards that we continue to maintain today.”
Keane was also present for the Queen’s visit to Croke Park, attended Buckingham Palace events and accompanied the All Star hurlers to San Francisco.
But Bernie was known to be most proud of the progress of the GAA at underage in Britain which always meant so much to him.
Bernie told The Irish World in 2012, when he was stepping down as President of the provincial council: “It’s the lifeblood of the game. We won’t always be having emigrants from Ireland. We have to produce our own players.”
It was at the Roger Casements club that Bernie met his wife Margaret, from Athboy in Co. Meath.
Margaret also served on the Warwickshire county board in various positions and was a volunteer both on the gate at Páirc na hÉireann and in the kitchen. She was famous for her hospitality at Provincial council meetings.
Like Bernie, she was known for her dedicated service to club, county and province.
In 2017, Margaret was recognised for her outstanding commitment to the GAA by receiving the International Award at the GAA President’s Awards from Aogan O’ Fearghail.
She sadly passed away after a short illness in July 2018.
The Keane family would then face a legal battle to have the words In ár gcroíthe go deo (In our hearts forever) – inscribed on Margaret’s headstone, without an English translation.
However the family would win their appeal last year before the Church of England’s court – the Arches Court of Canterbury.
The court’s decision ended a near three-year legal struggle for the family.
Paddy Hoey, Chairman of Roger Casements GAA club, said of Bernie: “He was an integral part of the club, a great GAA man, a very good neighbour.
“He was a good friend to a lot of people and he always liked to see the right side of people.
“He was just one of those really, really nice guys.
“Himself and Margaret looked after a lot of people when they came to Coventry.
“Both on and off the field, they looked after a lot of lads when they came to Coventry.
“Bernie was very fair.
“He had great foresight when it came to looking after underage GAA.
“It’s ironic that Prionnsias Redican passed away and was buried last weekend, the two of them were an integral part of starting underage in the early 60s to mid 60s in Britain.
“He was a very big integral part of that.
“Obviously it was a great occasion when he became President of Great Britain.
“It was a very fitting position for him because he worked so hard looking after everybody.
“He was a very fair man.
“There’s no doubt about that.
“He struggled the last twelve months with his health but I would still speak to him on a regular basis.
“He would always want to know what was going on in the club.
“It’s a sad time for the club but it’s an honour to have known him really.
“Obviously we lost Margaret four years ago and there was a difficult time with the situation with Margaret and the headstone and that was a battle that they finally won and I’m glad that he was still around to see that happen.
“He’ll rest in peace with that.
“They’re a strong family, a good family and very close to Casements.
“He was very good to everybody, very good to me and anyone that’s involved in Casements.
“He was a very very proud Mayo man.
“He was the only hurler I ever knew from Mayo.
But he was a good one by all accounts.
“Everyone in the club had some dealing with Bernie and they were all good.
“Any position he ever held with the club, everyone always thought he was very fair and very straight.
“He had massive input in Pairc na hEireann from the early days, he was one of the original trustees.
“He had great foresight and he had a great passion for it.
“Our prayers and thoughts are with the family and anyone who knew Bernie.”
Martin Grogan, Assistant Treasurer on the Warwickshire County Board and also of the Roger Casements club, went back many years with Bernie.
Martin said: “I remember him in Ballyhaunis and I remember him hurling.
“He went to Coventry then but there was a great link with Roger Casements and Ballyhaunis.
“The trips were over and back and the craic was great.
“Actually I came here myself on a trip to Casements from Ballyhaunis and I’m still here. That was in 1974.
“He was a great influence in the club.
“A steady hand, he was very interested in underage.
“He was chairman of the minor board here in Warwickshire for years, and then he progressed onto the provincial council.
“But Margaret his wife they had two cars and there would be nine or ten in these cars going to matches, you couldn’t do it now.
“The club went through a bad patch. We won the championship in ‘79 in Warwickshire, and the following year about eight of them lads had gone back to Ireland or America.
“We struggled in the early ‘80s.
“At one stage the club nearly folded but I remember Bernie saying, ‘We’ve got to keep this club going for the people that founded it back in ‘56’.
“We rode the storm and to see the club where it is today- we’re fielding teams in every age group, men and women- It’s a testament to Bernie and Margaret.”
Michael Collins Warwickshire GAA are deeply saddened at Bernie’s passing. He gave his whole life to his club Roger Casements, his county Warwickshire and the province of Great Britain.
“He was the last Warwickshire man to be President of Britain, something we’re very proud of.
“He was a tremendous Gael.
“He and his wife Margaret were a fantastic couple for Warwickshire GAA. It was a GAA family through and through and the two of them were a massive help in a practical way, they would do anything to help.
“He was a fantastic man.
“He was a very popular man across all the clubs, no one had a bad word to say about Bernie.
“He was always there for advice and help.”
Noel O’Sullivan, President of the Provincial Council of Great Britain, said: “Bernie Keane will be sadly missed at his club of Roger Casements but also in the wider GAA communities of Warwickshire, Great Britain and beyond.
“He did so much to develop the game, particularly at underage during his time as President of the Provincial Council of Great Britain.
“He worked tirelessly for his club, county and province and his contribution will not be forgotten.
“Thoughts and prayers to his family and all who knew him.”
Conor McGinn MP, Irish-born Labour MP and Shadow Cabinet Minister, said: “Bernie was a stalwart of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contributed a huge amount to the Irish community in Britain over decades, always with his beloved Margaret at his side. After her death, he and his formidable, inspirational family – in the midst of their own grief – took a powerful stand again for equality, respect and the Irish language.
“Bernie was a true Gael and his legacy lives on through a thriving GAA in Warwickshire and Britain, and the work and passion of his family.”
Liam Conlon, Chair of the Labour party Irish Society, said: “Bernie was a wonderful, kind man who always put others first. In October 2021 he received the Labour Party Irish Society’s Gerry Ryan Community Award, and we had a great evening with him at Páirc na hÉireann, a second home for the Keane family. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time, especially his children – Colette, Michael, Vincent, Bernadette, Caroline and Donna”
Regarding Bernie Keane’s funeral arrangements, there will be a reception at 6pm at Holy Family Catholic Church, CV6 4GF on Tuesday 30 August.
Requiem mass will take place at 10.30am there on Wednesday 31 August.
There will then be burial at St Giles Meadow Churchyard, CV7 9GZ.
Following burial, there will be a reception held at Christ the King Community Centre, CV6 2AA.
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Book of Condolences in Derry Guildhall for 16-year-old boys who drowned in Lough Enagh on Bank Holiday Monday
Sandra Duffy, The mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Sandra Duffy today opened a book of condolence at the Guildhall in memory of the two 16-year-old boys who died after getting into difficulty in a lough in Derry.
The teenagers, Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, had been swimming at Lough Enagh on Monday evening.
The boys had been in a larger group who stopped off at the lough while cycling in the area.
They were pupils at St Columb’s College in the city.
The bicycles the boys had been riding remained beside the lough on Tuesday which has been cordoned off by police, while some locals visited the small jetty to leave flowers in tribute.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of the two boys.
“Our hearts go out to their families. We can all imagine young people going out to enjoy a beautiful summer’s afternoon. And for it to end in such tragedy, people availing of and using a water amenity, which we’ve all done in our different times,” he told reporters in Monaghan.
Principal Finbar Madden described “shock and sadness” within the school at the “heart-breaking loss of two of our incoming Year 13 pupils”.
“No words can express the devastation that we feel as a school community, but first and foremost our thoughts and prayers are with both boys’ families, community and friends,” he said in a statement.
“This will be a very difficult time for the whole St Columb’s family and in the coming days it will be important that our pupils are with people they know and trust.”
The boys had been involved with Newbuildings Cricket Club.
In a statement, the club described them as “two of the most well mannered and lovely people”.
“It was an absolute pleasure to have in our U15s last season,” it said.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends, survivors and the wider Kerala community.”
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan said the local community was shocked at the tragedy, particularly the Kerala community which the teenagers had been part of.
He said the city is heartbroken at the devastating loss of Reuven Simon and Joseph Sebastian, adding thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and the Kerala community at “this unbelievably dark and difficult time”.
“All of the young fellas involved in last night’s incident were from the Kerala community, they would be a very settled, established and vibrant Kerala community here, maybe 250 families from southern India who have been here a long time,” he told the PA news agency.
“These young fellas have just completed their GCSEs, they got their results last week. They would have been looking forward to getting back to school.
“I have spoken to the school principal who was looking forward to having these boys back, he said they were great students and never had a day’s bother out of them, and now he is going to have to break it to the rest of the boys at the school who will be coming back this week to the sight of two empty desks in their classroom.”
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers were called shortly after 6.25pm to reports of a number of people in difficulty in the water.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said a rapid response paramedic, five emergency crews, a hazardous area response team and an ambulance officer were dispatched.
NIAS also tasked the air ambulance to attend the bank holiday Monday incident.
One of the boys was taken from the water but later pronounced dead in hospital.
The body of the second youth was recovered late on Monday night following extensive searches by Foyle Search and Rescue and police divers.
Another male was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries not believed to be life threatening, while three others have been left shocked, police said.
Mark Deeney, Western Area Commander for the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said their thoughts are with the families and friends of the boys those affected.
He said firefighters were called to the scene at 6.31pm, and deployed a number of fire appliances and a specialist Water Rescue Team.
“On arrival we were informed that two teenage boys were missing in the water approximately five metres from the end of a jetty,” he said.
“Members of the Water Rescue Team from Crescent Link immediately entered the water and, supported by other personnel, were able to recover one of the boys within 20 minutes.
“He was transferred to hospital by NIAS but sadly did not survive.”
The search continued for the second boy, and his body was recovered just before midnight after an extensive search.
He added: “Despite the tragic outcome I would like to commend the efforts of our crews at the scene who worked tirelessly in an attempt to rescue the boys.
“Working in partnership with our colleagues in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Foyle Search and Rescue, everything possible was done to give them the best chance of survival.
“We are continuing to support our crews today and indeed our colleagues in our Regional Control Centre with specialist debriefs following this challenging incident.”
Mr Durkan said the lough had been the scene of tragedy just over 30 years ago, when a young man lost his life.
“The beauty of this lake belies a real danger,” he said.
“I have been working with other elected representatives, agencies and community agencies on putting forward proposals for the redevelopment of this lough for more water sports.
“Whatever we do, safety has to be first and foremost in everyone’s minds.
“Sadly many people said there was an accident waiting to happen, and sadly it happened last night.”
PSNI’s Inspector Brogan said: “Inquiries are ongoing into this incident but we believe, at this stage, that this was a tragic drowning incident.
“Our thoughts are with the families of those affected.”
The Book of Condolence will be open for the public to sign from 4pm on Wednesday 31 August and from 9am to 5pm daily. For those who cannot sign the book in person in the Guildhall they can sign it online www.derrystrabane.com/mayor. (opens in a new tab)
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Death of founder of Aisling Return to Ireland Project
Tributes have been paid to the co-founder of the Aisling Return to Ireland project, John Glynn, who died recently (20 August).
John was well known in the community for working with those struggling with alcohol addiction for many years.
He worked with the London Irish Centre and set up a drop-in at Cricklewood Homeless Concern as it was known then.
He set up the Aisling Project in 1994 which to this day supports vulnerable Irish people in the UK who are isolated and in need.
The Aisling Return to Ireland initiative enables many to visit Ireland who wouldn’t normally have the means to do so and reconnect with families and friends who they may not have seen in decades. It also helps long-term emigrants resettle in Ireland.
Aisling announced the sad news via social media saying: “It’s with great sadness we must report that our founder and inspiration John Glynn has died.”
His Aisling co-founder Alex McDonnell paid tribute: “Many people lost a good friend this week when John Glynn passed away. He had suffered through a painful illness and his passing was a release in the end for his family and all his many loved ones in particular the team here.
“John had been a community worker in the Irish and homeless communities in London for many years and was known all over town as the man to go to if you were in trouble, particularly with alcohol problems.
“In certain parts, Kilburn and Cricklewood for instance he had an appropriate nickname. When one of the Irish street drinkers went missing word would go around that he was in rehab courtesy of John ‘The Body Snatcher’.
“This was not a rare occurrence, John had amazing success with the hardest, most entrenched alcoholics in London. He had many great qualities essential to his chosen vocation as an alcohol worker: he was compassionate and caring but he was also stubborn, persistent and loyal. I never knew him to give up on anyone and hundreds of people owe their lives (and their livers) to him.
“John formed a rewarding partnership with the Kairos Community Trust in South East London who would book in so many of John’s clients for detox and rehab on his say so. It was a place very suited to John where no one in need was ever turned away however hardcore and they had amazing success with the toughest most dedicated drinkers, particularly the Irish clients who recognised and benefitted from the community spirit that makes the place such a beacon of hope.
“I met John in 1994 at the Irish Book Fair at the London Irish Centre. He was with Deirdre Robinson both of whom were community workers at the centre. I was working at Arlington House, a large homeless hostel in Camden Town home to 250 Irish men out of the 400 living there. We discovered that we had a lot in common, working with so many Irish people living lives of desperate exile. We hatched a plan to start trying to get some of them home to Ireland and the Aisling Project was born.
“Over the next 28 years we took hundreds of long term Irish men and women to their homeland for a holiday and a break away from their lives lived on the edge in London. Many were reunited with their families after so long away and the psychological benefits were enormous. Emigration had been a disaster for many young people who left Ireland with such hope only to find themselves old at forty, no longer any use to the subbies, without any support, no family and a social and eventual chemical dependence on alcohol.
“John recognised that they was a clear correlation between all these factors and homelessness which hit the Irish in London hard in the 1980s and 90s.
“He set up the Saturday Club at Cricklewood Homeless Concern which was a drop-in attended by hundreds of local Irish people and where along with food and chat John found a vast reservoir of need to which he could respond. At night he also went on outreach soup runs into the centre of London’s cardboard cities on the Strand, behind the Savoy and Lincoln’s Inn where the posh people complained of tripping over the homeless on their way to the opera.
“All this and Aisling too. It is like John Glynn lived several lives, all of them good and yet he had so much more to give. Even in his last days he rang around all of the Aisling people who depended on hearing from him with a kind word or a stern rebuke for falling off the wagon. No judgements but plenty of love and encouragement. There is no one like him, the irreplaceable John Glynn.”
Safe Home Ireland said: “Our sincere condolences on the sad loss of a very special gentleman. John was one of the most kind, patient, compassionate, non-judgmental, man known. He made time for everyone regardless of status or position. He cared passionately and gave generously. We will fondly remember John forever – Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.”
Kairos Director Mossie Lyons said: “It was with deep sadness that we learnt of the death of John Glynn on Saturday, 20 August.
“John’s friendship with Kairos extended back over the 30 years of the charity’s work with homeless people suffering from addiction.
“There are people who owe their life to John’s care, support and love. Co-founder of the Aisling Return to Ireland trip 28 years ago, John organised a ‘dry trip’ for Kairos residents each year. Many reconnected with family, friends and places of their youth on these trips. Through his work with Brent Community Alcohol Service (BCAS) and the London Irish Centre there are people who continue to thrive and enjoy life. Rest in peace, John, and our condolences to your wife, Kay, and family.” | https://www.theirishworld.com/death-of-founder-of-aisling-return-to-ireland-project/ | 2022-09-01T01:14:51Z | theirishworld.com | control | https://www.theirishworld.com/death-of-founder-of-aisling-return-to-ireland-project/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Electric vehicle owners to be hit by energy price increases
Electric vehicle (EV) owners will be hit by the energy price rise, says the RAC.
It said the cost of a full charge at home for an EV with a 64-kilowatt hour battery will be £33.80 under the new cap which comes into force on 1 October.
That is significantly more than the current price of £18.37 and last winter’s £13.69.
The figures represent the cost when using a seven-kilowatt charger.
EVs have soared in popularity in recent months, ahead of the ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and vans in the UK from 2030.
Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show there was a 50 per cent increase in registrations of pure electric cars during the first seven months of the year compared with the same period in 2021.
RAC spokesman Rod Dennis said: “The impact of the energy price cap increase will certainly be felt by drivers who charge their electric cars at home, with a full charge of a typical family-sized electric SUV costing 84 per cent more from 1 October than it does under the current ap.
“Despite recent falls in the price of petrol and diesel, the cost of charging at home is still good value compared to paying for either fuel, but again underlines just how the rising cost of electricity is affecting so many areas of people’s lives.
“We’re also aware that public chargepoint operators are having no choice but to increase their prices to reflect the rising wholesale costs they’re faced with, which will heavily impact drivers who have no choice other than to charge up away from home.
“The RAC continues to support the FairCharge’s campaign for the Government to cut the VAT rate levied on electricity from public charge points to 5 per cent, to mirror the rate charged on domestic electricity.”
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False widow spiders 230 times more poisonous than native Irish spiders
Noble false widow spiders are up to 230 times more poisonous than native species in Irish homes, a study has shown.
A team of scientists at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) found that not only is the venom much more potent than that of any common northern European spiders, the species is also able to adapt its attacking behaviour to prevail in different scenarios.
The researchers investigated the potency of the false widow spider’s venom in a bid to understand why it is so successful at spreading in towns and cities throughout the world.
The study, published in the international journal Toxins, also revealed false widows can make calculated decisions on whether to attack large or small prey depending on how much venom is left in their glands.
If little venom is available, they avoid large opponents that could injure them, and instead focus on small prey.
Scientists also discovered that in battle noble false widows do not inject venom randomly, but target the most innervated body parts of its enemy, where the neurotoxic venom is most efficient.
This may explain why this species can tackle animals much larger than itself, including lizards, bats, shrews and other spiders.
The noble false widow spider killed and ate 95% of its opponents during the study.
Originating from Madeira and the Canary Islands, the noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) has the potential to become one of the world’s most invasive species of spider.
It was first reported in southern England in 1879. In recent decades it has spread to Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The species has also spread globally across Europe, east Asia, North America and South America.
It has can cause a range of mild to severe symptoms in people who are bitten, but little is known about its impact on native species.
Over the past five years, the team at the NUIG’s Venom Systems Lab, led by Dr Michel Dugon, studied a range of characteristics specific to the species including its venom, symptoms after envenomation, ecology and behaviour.
Dr Dugon said: “Over the years, we have learned a lot about the noble false widow and its venom.
“This study is another important step to understand the true impact this species has on the ecosystems it invades throughout the world.”
Co-senior author Dr John Dunbar described the noble false widow spider as a “truly remarkable animal”.
“At every turn this species has surprised us in its ability to become globally invasive and dominate habitats it occupies,” he said.
“The tiniest amounts of venom – about 1,000th of a raindrop – can cause medically significant symptoms in humans that are about 250,000 times larger than them.
“Each new study brings us closer to understanding how exactly they are achieving their success.”
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Garryowen and Parnells ready for title battle
Parnells and Garryowen will go toe-to-toe for the London intermediate football championship this Sunday at McGovern Park (4pm).
Parnells were too strong for Harlesden Harps overcoming them by 2-15 to 1-8 in their semi-final, while Garryowen edged St Claret’s by 1-11 to 1-9 to book their final place.
Sunday’s showdown will see Parnells aiming to restore their senior status having been relegated in 2019, while Garryowen will be looking for their first intermediate championship since 2015.
Speaking to the Irish World, Finbarr ‘Dick’ Daly of Garryowen said that while Parnells would be the favourites, his team will go into this match quietly confident.
Parnells’ Tony Griffin disagreed saying it was 50/50 and that his team will be taking nothing for granted, despite their big semi-final win.
“We just take it one game at a time,” said Griffin, who trained St Kiernan’s to an intermediate title in 2009.
“We’re here now and we’ve got to enjoy the moment, and grasp it. That’s the important thing; grasp it because you never know what might happen next year.
“We have just got to cease the occasion and get over the line.”
Quiet confidence
Daly has been involved with Garryowen on and off for 30 plus years. Having assisted last year, he took full charge of the team for this campaign.
He believes Parnells should be favourites in this final, but says his team go into the game with a quiet confidence and are comfortable with being the underdogs.
“We will take the tag of being underdogs,” he told The Irish World:
“I would hope we can give a good account of ourselves because Parnells will go into the game very strong favourites in my book, and in every neutral GAA man that’s out there every second weekend.
“Ninety per cent of them, and rightly so, would say that Parnells would be favourites going into the game.”
Last year, Garryowen lost out to Harlesden Harps in the semi-finals in a game that went to extra-time. They also went out at the same stage in 2018, at Neasden’s hands.
“We’ve been a long time in the doldrums. We sort of ‘hit the crossbar’ last year against Harlesden Harps, so it’s progress to get to a final.
“Parnells put up a massive score against Harlesden Harps and they’ll be a really, really strong favourites against us, but the character we showed against Claret’s, who are a good side, I think might stand to us.
“We have more than a fighting chance, let’s put it like that.”
Garryowen overcame St Claret’s by 1-11 to 1-9 in their semi-final – a game that could have gone either way.
“To be honest, we probably were a little bit short over the course of the hour, and Claret’s probably played a lot of the better football, but we got the result.”
The game turned when London county footballer Oladimeji Olajubu burst through to goal with a good finish.
“He’s promised and promised and promised,” said Daly.
“He’s probably one of the best athletes playing Gaelic football in London. Regardless of his lacking in football (grounding), he makes up for it in athleticism.”
Olajubu played county football with London this year and Daly believes Garryowen have more players who could make the breakthrough.
“Going forward we would have one or two players that are certainly good enough,” he said.
“Aiden McGuire’s a county footballer (Longford) and I’d love to see him playing corner forward for London seniors, because he is a serious player.
“Our centre back is very good from Tyrone, Elon Byrne.”
From Kilmichael in Cork, Daly played for London for six years in the ‘80s and ‘90s winning a McGrath Cup medal in 1988 when they beat Waterford at Ruislip. Still the only piece of senior silverware won by London’s footballers.
“I’ve played against Parnells myself in senior finals, I’ve been through all of this,” he said.
Senior champions in 1956, 1958, 1969, 1972 and 1980, Garryowen – like Parnells – is a club with “a lot of tradition”, as Daly reminds.
The 1980 final win came against Parnells, while they were also All-Britain champions in 1970 when they defeated Hertfordshire’s Glen Rovers in the final.
And Olajubu is just the latest Garryowen player to tog out for London – keeping a fine tradition going.
The club was represented on the London team that famously beat Leitrim in ’77, and was instrumental to the Exiles’ three-in-a-row junior All-Ireland success of 1969-71.
It’s a history to be proud of – and Daly’s team could be set to write a new chapter.
Toe-to-toe
But Garryowen have lost to Parnells twice this year including a heavy defeat of 5-14 to 0-3 at the start of the year.
“They absolutely hammered us in a league game in Goodmayes but having said that, we know we’ve got to match them man-for-man,” said Daly.
“I don’t think we’d be looking so much at tactics against them, I just feel we need to go toe-to-toe with them.”
Garryowen making a final is more impressive when you consider they lost some big players from last year like Cian Doyle and Alan Kyne, who transferred to Tir Chonaill Gaels.
“For clubs like ourselves, we can’t be a picking ground for any of the bigger clubs. And it has happened so many times over the years,” says Daly.
“Alan Kyne was a huge player for us, Cian Doyle was a serious loss [too].”
In spite of this, Daly says the group is getting stronger helped by the current success they’re having.
“We think we have more of a balance now. Our club is very strong and it’s getting stronger. We’ve transferred two players (in) this week,” he said.
“They probably won’t start but we’ve transferred two potential county players because success breeds success.”
Veterans
It was two Parnells veterans, in former county footballer Ryan Forde and Connor Spinks, who found the net for Parnells in their semi-final win, but manager Griffin is reluctant to heap too much praise on individuals when it was a team effort.
Reflecting on their win over Harlesden, Griffin said: “We were confident going into it.
“I just thought it was a very accomplished performance by all our team from the goalie all the way through the 18 players we used.
“I thought everyone won their individual battles. It was all about the team performance. And that’s the way we’ve been all year.
“I don’t think we have any stars. We’re a very balanced team. We’re a very young team with an average age of about 23.
“We have 12 that came through our underage system so we were very confident because of our youth and pace that we would get over the line.”
He adds: “But Garryowen will be a different kettle of fish. They never give up. They’ve got some very good players.
“Their forwards are dangerous. Aiden Maguire is a very good player and the young lad from Dublin Jordan (Dargan-Akiwumi) has serious pace.
“You can’t rule out the Corcorans. They’ve been with them a long time.
“They’re a force to be reckoned with. They’re not in the final for nothing. We always knew that they were dogged, and they wouldn’t give up.”
Rock bottom
Parnells were relegated from senior in 2019 when they gave Kingdom Kerry Gaels a walkover in their relegation play-off.
“Parnells were at rock bottom in 2019. But we knew that our underage successes were going to come through,” said Griffin.
“Last year, I would say we had 13 homegrown players on our starting 15. No one else would have 13 homegrown players on their first team.”
Connor Spinks, Eoghan Reilly, Ryan Forde, Darragh Griffin and Joshua Obahor represented Parnells on London’s successful junior team this year.
Griffin, from Ballydonoghue in Co. Kerry, has been in London since 1993.
Manager of the Parnells ‘first team’ since 2020 – the club fielded at intermediate and junior up until this year – he also played a role in coaching many of those who have come through the ranks as he was coaching underage beforehand.
“We’re a club that thrives on our underage,” he said.
“We know we’ve probably got four or five lads next year that will come straight in and will be pushing for places on the team here as well.”
Parnells won the last of their seven senior titles in ’91, when they beat Garryowen in the final. But you have to go back to 2011 and 2010 for the last time they reached the senior decider.
Their other senior championships came in 1962, 1966, 1971, 1979, 1981 and 1988, during which time they were one of the heavyweights of London and British football.
Indeed, provincial titles came their way in 1967, 1968, 1984 and 1991 – and they were runners up in 1972, 1982 and 1988.
“Parnells are a senior club but haven’t won the championship since 1991 so we have a long way to go,” adds Griffin.
“But we’re not even thinking about that for now. We’re just thinking about the Garryowen game on Sunday and what will be will be.
“To get up senior is what we want, but Garryowen will be a tough battle.”
Involved with Parnells for 12 years now, Griffin says it’s a family club and this is evident in two of his sons playing in their semi-final against Harlesden Harps – Darragh started at centre forward with Ciaran coming on. Both scored a point.
Another son of Tony’s, Conor, is playing with the club’s U17s.
“We’re a family club; I would say that we’re a parish within London,” he said.
“The boys are not just football colleagues, they’re friends, they’re mates. And I think that will go on for a long time.
“This is just the start – we want to move on. We want to kick on but to do that we need to win next Sunday.
“That’s the aim; our goal at the start of our season has been to win the intermediate championship and get out of Division 3.”
Parnells still gave a Division 3 final to look forward to against Wandsworth Gaels.
“So there’s nothing achieved. Our season is over the next few weeks,” he continued.
“It’s 50/50 and it’s all on the day. You never know what could happen.”
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Believing in Miracles
Richie and Eoghan from Hawke the Band told David Hennessy about their new single, the importance of hope and moving to London just ahead of the pandemic.
London-based Irish band Hawke The Band have released their new single, Miracles.
Formed in 2019 by two friends Richie Power and Eoghan MacMahon, it was not long before Aslan frontman Christy Dignam proclaimed Hawke the Band “the next big thing”.
It was still early days for the band when Hawke the Band won a competition to play as special guests of local heroes Aslan at Dublin’s 5,000 capacity Iveagh Gardens.
The lads would waste no time in moving to London to further the band and have played UK festival slots, playing alongside other young breakout acts such as Jake Bugg and Tom Grennan.
But Covid-19 would halt them in their tracks.
However, rather than standing still they would remain busy over much of that time releasing music although live gigging was off the agenda.
Miracles is their latest offering. Described as a song about the conflict between doubt and hope, it seems hope wins due to the song’s upbeat sound.
Richie told The Irish World: “That’s the kind of overall message that we’re trying to send.
“It’s easy to get caught in that mindset of doubt: Are things going to work out?
“And it’s a common emotion that a lot of people in their mid 20s would feel, ‘Are they doing what they were born to do?’
“I suppose it’s just trying to remind you that even though it’s easy for those emotions to creep in, it’s important to understand that hope is really everything.
“And that’s what you need to hold on to and listen to.
“And that’s what we tried to do with that song, start off quite melancholic and then just kick in with the big drums and anthemic chorus just to be kinda like, ‘Yeah, hope is the way to go’.”
Eoghan adds: “It fits in really well with what I think a lot of people are facing nowadays.
“I feel like we’re in such an uncertain time, everything’s so chaotic that people are feeling doubt about where they’re going, what they’re doing.
“I feel a lot of people feel doubt and that’s a normal thing to feel.
“You’re always gonna have that doubt.
“If you don’t have the two sides, you’d be insane.
“If you didn’t doubt yourself sometimes, people would think you were on cocaine all the time.
“That’s what I like about the song.
“In times of doubt, remember to have the faith.”
It is funny that Eoghan mentions drugs there because a previous song, Molly, sometimes gets mistaken for being about illegal substances.
Do people really still think Molly is about drugs?
“No, but they should,” laughs Eoghan.
“No, I’m joking.
“People ask about Molly and drug references but it’s not about that.”
Richie says: “Sometimes when we’re writing stuff, we can see that sometimes it will have two meanings, but sometimes that’s the beauty of music.
“It’s just making something that means something to you, but it doesn’t have to be so specific.
“It’s about leaving it up to the listener to relate to it and whatever they want to take from the song, it’s up to them.
“And we kind of like that about music.
“Some of my favourite songs, I have no clue what it’s about.
“You know Fairy tale of New York?
“When he says, ‘It was Christmas Eve, babe in the drunk tank..’
“I always thought that meant in the pub.
“On Christmas Eve, I’d go down to the pub with my friends and stuff.
“And I just loved that, ‘Christmas Eve, babe in the drunk tank’.
“Eoghan was like, ‘You know, that’s a holding cell?’
“I was like, ‘I didn’t want to know that. The song’s just lost all meaning’.
“I’m there imagining me and all my friends in the pub.”
Eoghan adds: “Don McLean didn’t like to say to people what American Pie was about.”
Richie goes on: “Noel Gallagher: Most of his songs are, ‘What is that about?’
“And he would just say, ‘There’s 80,000 people out there last night who know exactly what it’s about’.
“The whole point of music and writing songs for us is to give people something to relate to and give people something to feel.
“Like with Miracles, it’s just knowing in the face of doubt that there’s an even more overwhelming feeling of hope on the other side that you just need to tap into.
“I think doubt is important, but it’s not as important as the hope that will make you keep doing what you want to do.”
Eoghan uses a surprising example then.
“It’s like Kanye West,” he says.
“At a certain point somebody should have probably said to him, ‘I don’t know if running for President is going to be the best thing for you right now’.”
Richie answers: “Totally disagree, Kanye 2024.”
It has been tough for the lads to not be able to play live the last few years but they now find themselves getting back on track.
Richie remembers: “We started just a couple of months before the pandemic started.
“We won a competition with Aslan, supported them a couple of times in Dublin and we were delighted with how the band was starting and then we were like, ‘Let’s move to London. There’s good opportunity there’.
“And then as soon as we got here, obviously the pandemic happened.
“So we only really feel like in the last six months or so we’re proper giving it a bash.
“Obviously, throughout the pandemic, it was quite tiring in a big sense but also a good chance to sit down and think, ‘What is it exactly we’re trying to do here?’
“And get ready for when things opened like they have now.
“We’ve done a fair few gigs.
“We’ve been playing with a lot of different promotions companies that we wanted to get working with like Live Nation.
“There’s a couple of well known and very decent promotions companies that we kind of wanted to get on board with and we’ve been gigging with them over the last couple of months.”
Eoghan adds: “When we played with Aslan at the Ivegah Gardens gig, I remember one thing Christy said was, ‘This business is 23 hours crap and one hour getting on stage and just the best thing in the planet’.
“I’m not saying I don’t enjoy the other stuff. It is fun.
“Trying to create something is great fun.
“I would never choose anything else.
“But that one hour onstage, it’s interdimensional. It’s brilliant.”
The lads recently played the This is Kilburn festival.
Speaking ahead of it, Richie says: “It’s with the London Irish Centre.
“It’s a family event.
“Be a bit of craic, they have Guinness on draught so looking forward to that.”
How have they settled into London if the majority of their time here has been in pandemic?
Eoghan says: “I feel like if I’m saying I love London then people will take it that I don’t love Dublin.
“Dublin is a city that I’ll die in and I love it.
“I love Dublin and that’s what it is but London just for this period in our lives and my life anyway is absolutely the right place to be.
“I suppose it’s kind of take what you can from it and move back to Dublin because I always want to be in Dublin.”
Any regrets about the timing of it though, being locked down here as opposed to at home?
“No regrets at all,” Richie says.
“I felt like for me Dublin was always more locked down than London was.
“I did not want that so I just enjoyed the freedom of being here.
“And while there were struggles of not being able to see the family and times I would have wanted to be there, that’s kind of always going to be the case.
“There’s always going to be struggles but from a selfish point of view of where I would have rather be, I feel like there’s no regrets of being in London.
“I did enjoy it and I felt like while it was still locked down there was a little bit more freedom than there was in Dublin.”
So what are the plans going forward? Is it to produce an album at some point?
Eoghan says: “Yeah, that’s the ideal thing to do.
“I do love the idea of just a coherent thing that you can listen to from top to bottom. I love that idea.
“That will be certainly a great thing to do an album, but we’ll see.”
Richie adds: “I feel like we’d probably need a little bit more time to develop a project that works live and then something that we also believe in.
“There’s a lot of material that we haven’t fully gotten to test and see how people relate to it and see what works.
“I think not right now, but it’s definitely something that we’d want to do.
“I definitely think albums are still very important.”
Eoghan adds: “It tells a story. That side of it, I love.
“We’d love to do an album. That’d be amazing.”
The band do have more music to come.
Richie says: “We’re in the middle of recording a few others.
“We’re just kind of getting back on board from where we left off as the pandemic hit.
“We just want gig and gig and grow and take over the world.”
Eoghan adds: “Obviously, we want to take over the world of course.”
The lads aren’t taking themselves too seriously when they talk about world domination but since it comes up, who of them would be a better Kanye? Who could run for President? Eoghan says it’s Richie that he has a bit of Barack Obama about him.
“I can’t even get an argument by him, because he just ends up knowing all the points.
“I think you’d be good for President.
“The two people I would vote for is Michael O’Leary from Ryanair or Richie.”
An exasperated Richie answers: “I prefer the Barack Obama association, not Michael O’Leary.”
Eoghan explains: “He’d be like, ‘You’re not getting on with your bag. You’re not getting whatever you want,’ to the other TDs.”
Richie concludes: “I am not running for President, I can barely turn the cooker on.”
Since moving to London, Richie has started playing GAA with Éire Óg club in central London and his clubmates have been supporting the band and their music.
Richie says: “We had a gig booked before the pandemic.
“And then when the pandemic happened, we had to keep postponing and postponing so by the time it actually happened, I was already playing for Éire Óg.
“A good 12 or 14 of them came down. It’s great craic.
“They’re definitely very supportive and good lads.”
Eoghan doesn’t play but has joined some of the social activities.
“If we’re having a bit of a session and playing few songs, just having the craic on a Saturday night.
“Once the Holloway Gaels come in, it’s like it turns from Gertie Browns into Copperface Jacks.
“They’re up dancing on tables and all. It’s great.”
Miracles is out now.
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Hayley Nolan: Irish Lioness
London City Lionesses midfielder/ defender Hayley Nolan always wanted to play football but told David Hennessy she didn’t see a future in it until she was offered a college scholarship to play soccer in the USA.
“My dad was a coach to a local team. He put me on the bench because I was five or six playing with boys but I just kept tugging his shirt, asking to go on,” 25-year-old London City Lionesses midfielder Hayley Nolan remembers first being drawn to the sport of football.
“He was afraid I was going to get hurt.
“That’s one of my first memories.
“I’m very grateful that he did bring me along to get involved with football because this is where my life is now, and I absolutely love it.”
After joining local boys club Kill Celtic at the age of six, Hayley played with the boys’ teams until under-12 level before signing for her first women’s team, Peamount United.
She would also play underage for Ireland and was part of the Irish team that reached the semi-finals at the 2014 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship.
Hayley also grew up playing Gaelic football, even playing county for Kildare at minor level.
“I played it alongside the football continuously.
“I think when I was 18 I actually leaned towards Gaelic a little bit more.
“I was on the minor Kildare team.
“So when it came around to getting the offer from the States, that was a hard decision for me because I really enjoyed playing Gaelic football.
“I think if I didn’t go down the soccer route, I would still be playing.
“When I go home, I kick around with Kill.”
Hayley comes from a very sporting family as her sister Katie was captain of Ireland’s volleyball team and her other sister Sarah has played camogie for Kildare.
But while Hayley played for Ireland at every underage level, she did not see a career in the female game until late on.
“It was a little bit hard to see.
“I think one of the best moments for me- I think I was 18- was when I got called into the senior Irish team for a training camp and Emma Byrne was there who I’d been looking up to since I was quite young.
“I think those moments just stick with you: That you can actually play alongside your idols.
“I think I realized when I was 18, 19 that I could actually probably do it as a career.”
It was then that Nolan was recruited by the University of Hartford and accepted a four-year scholarship to play college football in America while she would also study economics and finance.
“It gave me a huge opportunity.”
After four years with Hartford Hawks, Nolan was one of the first six players signed to Connecticut Fusion in 2018 ahead of their inaugural season in the second-tier UWS.
Hayley joined London City Lionesses from Fusion in 2020, signed by the Lionesses’ Irish former manager Lisa Fallon.
Around that time Nolan would also take part in the BT Sport series Ultimate Goal where she was coached by England greats like Fara Williams and Eniola Aluko.
Although Lisa would depart soon after signing Hayley, Melissa Philips would take charge with very little disruption.
“I’m extremely grateful to Lisa Fallon for bringing me in.
“But then when Melissa Phillips took over, nothing really dropped.
“I think the standards remained the same, motivation stayed the same.
“Mel built a great culture that we have here and whatever happens, the biggest thing I’ll take away from London City is the culture and the environment in which I’m playing in.
“I can’t think of anywhere else where I’ve been where I’ve been feeling at home, or where people care.
“They care about you as a professional, but they care about you as a person as well.
“I think that’s why we do so well, because everyone feels like it’s a family.
“We also want to be pushing for the same goal, which is to get promoted, and to do well this season.
“So I can only speak highly of the staff that are at London City.
“So hopefully after all the hard work for the last two and a half years, we can kind of push over the line.
“Obviously London City was established only a couple of years ago in 2019.
“So for us, it’s about getting the club into the WSL.
“It’d be a great story for the club itself to be able to play in the first division within its first four or five years of being founded.”
Hayley made her Republic of Ireland debut in April last year in a friendly with Belgium but injuries have prevented her from adding to her debut cap so far.
“I think when you make your debut for your country which you’ve been dreaming about since you were a young girl, I think it’s probably one of the best moments of your career.
“And it was so for me when I made my debut.
“And unfortunately after that I got an injury and I was out for about six months or so.
“I don’t want to just be in and out of the squads.
“The main goal for me is to become a consistent player within the team and to kind of help us get qualified for big events: Euros, World Cups, which is where the team is going. I think we’re doing so well right now within the World Cup qualification.”
It’s unfortunate that Republic of Ireland didn’t make it to the recent European Championships.
Hayley was there to see England win the tournament and believes that showpiece event will only help to grow the game.
“I went to the Euro final. I had to go.
“It was great for all the little girls who are watching thinking, ‘Can I actually do this for the future?’
“I think it was a huge moment for women’s football.
“I think it’s only going to grow the game.
“I’ve seen online that sales for WSL, for championship clubs have really risen so much, so hopefully that continues and we can get so many more girls involved.”
Republic of Ireland have never qualified for a major tournament in women’s football but have knocking ever louder in recent years.
Hayley believes it’s only a matter of time.
“We can definitely compete.
“I think with the girls that we have in the squad and the younger players coming through, there’s no doubt in my mind that we will be qualifying for events sooner rather than later.”
Vera Pauw’s Republic of Ireland team are in World Cup qualification action when they take on Finland and Slovakia in September when they will be looking to secure a play- off spot with their final two games. Hayley has been named in the squad for these two games.
“I can only speak highly of Vera.
“I think she’s done a tremendous job since she’s come in.
“And you can see that in this qualification.
“We’ve set up ourselves to be in a great position, playing Finland in September to get qualified.
“She’s done a great job.
“I think you can even see that in the rankings.
“We’ve moved up, the highest we’ve been ever so she’s really creating a great culture within the team and a culture where we think that we can go out there and beat anybody regardless of who we’re playing.
“We know what we bring, we know what our strengths are and we play to that.
“And we think that we can definitely compete with any team.”
And Hayley and her club team mates are just as confident going into the next campaign.
Last season London City Lionesses finished second only to Liverpool to miss out on promotion.
This season they are determined to go one better.
“Obviously, we have to take each game as it comes.
“It’s about making Princes Park a fortress and to make it very difficult for people to come and take any points from us at home.
“But I think I know how I feel, I know how some of the other girls feel about last year and we’re definitely very determined and motivated to put things right this year.
“I think a lot of us were very excited to get back to pre-season off of the back of last year, just because I think we all felt like we missed out on the opportunity to get promoted.
“I think we’re going to be in an even stronger position this year than we were last.”
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Ireland ‘needs to speak to UK’ before restricting Russian tourists
Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says engagement with London because of Common Travel Area
Ireland would need to hold discussions with the UK ahead of making any move to restrict Russian tourists entering the country, said Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.
He said the Common Travel Area (CTA) across the UK and Ireland meant Dublin would have to speak to London prior to tightening rules on Russian visas.
The Irish Foreign Minister made his comment as EU Foreign Ministers in Prague tightened visa restrictions but did not suspend the facility.
While it will make it more difficult and expensive for Russian tourists to get visas, it will barely effect oligarchs and is far short the blanket ban sought by some leaders and Ukraine.
Five EU countries that share land borders with Russia — Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — warned they will take action if the EU does not.
Germany and France say a blanket ban would unfairly punish all Russians and prevent Putin’s critics from escaping.
They also say it would play into the narrative he tells Russian that the West is against them.
The compromise decision was reached at a of foreign ministers meeting in Prague on Wednesday.
EU officials said countries can take additional measures at a national level.
Commission vice president Josep Borrell said an increase in Russian tourists convinced member states that something had to be done.
“We have seen many Russians traveling for leisure and shopping as if no war was raging in Ukraine,” he told reporters in Prague.
“(Getting visas) is going to be more difficult, it’s going to be a longer process. Consequently, the number of new visitors will be substantially reduced.”
Full suspension of the 2007 visa facilitation arrangement, partially suspended at the start of the war, will mean that wait times and costs will probably go up for Russian tourists.
The cost will jump from €35 to €80.
Ireland will need to confer with London, said Coveney.
Ireland is not part of the Schengen zone. The long-standing CTA allows for free movement of UK and Irish citizens between the two countries.
“I can understand that a number of countries obviously want to raise this issue tomorrow and this evening in order again to raise the cost of what Russia is doing for Russians,” Mr Coveney said in Prague on Tuesday.
“Ireland is in an unusual space in this area because we’re not part of the Schengen area. We already have quite a strict regime in terms of the facilitation of visas coming from Russia, we don’t have a visa facilitation system like they have across Schengen, so we’re in a slightly different category already.
“And of course we have a Common Travel Area with the UK so on issues like this we’d need to speak to the UK as well, but certainly we can be part of this discussion.”
As well as potential restrictions on Russian visitor visas, the meetings in Prague will also discuss an EU plan to provide military training to Ukrainian forces.
Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher urged the Irish government to support a targeted ban on visas for Russians entering the EU.
“Over the past six months, the EU, as a collective, has implemented wide-ranging economic sanctions on Russia,” he said.
“While I wish we had gone further when it comes to banning the import of Russian gas, the EU sanctions have been an important sign of our strong opposition to Russian aggression.
“However, it’s time to move the sanctions package on to include applying bans on Russian tourist and non-humanitarian visas.
“I do not believe that EU Member States should be facilitating the holiday desires of Russian citizens, especially the oligarchs supporting Putin. While of course many Russians are opposed to the war, we need to make it clear to everyone in Russia that the continuation of this war by Putin will result in an impact in their own lives.
“Of course, visas should be provided to those Russian citizens actively fleeing persecution by Putin and his cronies. These brave leaders are well known and should be supported in escaping Russia. In addition, certain exemptions should be made for family-reunion and medical necessity reasons,
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Lily Agg: A Lioness from the very start
Lily Agg has been with London City Lionesses since the club started in 2019 and says it is time for the club to be in the WSL.
28-year-old midfielder Lily Agg has been with London City Lionesses since the very beginning.
In 2019 it was set up as a breakaway club from Millwall Lionesses.
Last season they came very close to promotion to the WSL.
And Lily has been there every step of the way.
Along the way she has become an Irish international.
Born in Brighton, Lily told former London City Lionesses manager Lisa Fallon, from Dublin, about her Cork roots.
Lisa would pass that information on to Republic of Ireland manager Vera Pauw who would draft her into her team.
Lily would make her debut in June and even score on her first time out.
Now Lily and her fellow Lionesses are kicking off another season in the Women’s Championship and, having come so close to promotion last time, they are determined to finish the job this time around.
Lily told The Irish World: “I think it’s exciting to have been a part of it from the beginning and I think it makes you very grateful and appreciate where the club is at.
“There’s been massive strides made by the club every year.
Last season the club finished second to Liverpool who would be promoted to the WSL as champions although few fancied the Lionesses to be Liverpool’s closest challengers.
“We were never going to be favourites to win the league when you’ve got teams like Liverpool but I think we’ve done such a good job to finish second.
“We were gutted that we didn’t win the league.
“Heading into this year, we’ve grown again.
“If anything, we’re still underdogs.
“I think there’s a few people out there who think we kind of got lucky last year but we’re hoping to prove just what a good team we are.
“I think we’re one of the only teams that took four points off Liverpool.
“It shows we can compete with the teams that essentially are ‘better’ than us.
“But even in our Conti Cup games, we got drawn all WSL teams.
“And once again, I think we gave a really good show of ourselves in terms of the results, and also the performances.
“So we’re more than capable to play at that level.
“Hopefully this year we will showcase that again.”
It was former London City Lioness Lisa Fallon who was interested to find out about Lily’s Irish family.
“I think she just said, ‘Do you have any kind of Irish blood?’
“And I was like, ‘Yeah, on my grandma’s side’.
“And then I think she then worked her magic and luckily got the message across that I can represent Ireland. And here we are.”
Lily has family in Cork and growing up would visit her grandmother in the Cobh area.
“My mum was born there and then came over to England.
“She was a nurse, trainee nurse following in my grandma’s footsteps.
“So grandma came over to England, mum then done the same thing and so we then grew up over here.”
Lily would have to wait to make her debut first because of a passport issue and then due to injury but she would make her international debut against Philippines in June and score the only goal of the game. It was a dream debut for her.
“It’s been amazing, a bit surreal really when I think of the last year and then finally making my debut and scoring.
“I kind of pinch myself.
“It’s amazing, my family are very proud.
“It’s something that really does mean a lot to me.
“All I can do now is keep trying to work hard and hopefully get called up for upcoming camps.”
Vera Pauw’s team are currently second in their qualifying group.
They now go into two matches against Finland and Slovakia hoping to secure a play- off.
Like her London City Lionesses team mate Hayley Nolan, Lily has made the squad for the all important games.
“It’s two massive upcoming games, which hopefully I can be a part of.”
Much like the job her compatriot Sarina Wiegman has done with England, Vera Pauw has brought a new belief and culture to the Republic of Ireland team.
“Vera’s brilliant.
“Especially with things that have happened recently with Vera, I think it shows a lot about her as a person and her strength and her courage and also how she kind of wears her heart on her sleeve within the team.
“Girls really respect Vera and I think it’s shown in the progress of the team over the last few years.
“The girls at Ireland made me feel so welcome since being there.
“They’re not only great footballers, they’re great people.
“It’s great to be a part of it.”
Republic of Ireland just missed out on this year’s European Championships with defeat to Ukraine seeing them miss out in their second last game seeing them miss out.
“The girls were so gutted to have missed out on the euros.
“World Cup qualification is something everyone’s really pushing towards.
“I know everyone’s really focused. Everyone’s so determined to get there.
“Tournament football is something the team is definitely, definitely hoping to reach and I don’t think it will be too long.”
Of course Lily was watching the recent tournament and has been overwhelmed to see the effect England’s win has had on the sport.
“I think the message from the tournament is, women’s football is powerful and it can grow and it’s about understanding what it needs to get there.
“I think more and more people are watching and appreciating the women’s game.
“I went to watch a few of the games and to see such a mix of people- You’ve got men there, daughters, little boys, elderly people- You name it, it’s just great entertainment for everyone.”
Lily would start her career with her home town club of Brighton before her successful trial with Arsenal’s legendary academy.
Lily’s mother used to say she ‘should have been a boy’ because she wanted to play football but Lily sees the game becoming more and more accessible now for women.
“I think there was even drama between commentators last night because he (Graeme Souness) said ‘it’s a man’s game’, the thing is football is football.
“I think that’s what we have to understand. Whether you’re a boy, girl, man: If you want to play football, it’s accessible for everyone.
“I used to say things like, ‘I wish I was a boy’ because there was no job available for a woman footballer.
“The good thing now is that is available.
“You just say, ‘I want to be a footballer’.”
From Arsenal, Lily would go on to play at clubs like London Bees, Millwall Lionesses, Cardiff Met, Frankfurt, Bristol City and Charlton.
But she was also working as a PE teacher.
“I joke now that I wish I was a good ten years younger because now is the time things are coming together and it’s brilliant.
“I remember trialling for Arsenal and Chelsea and at the time got into both. It was a bit of a tough decision because I support Chelsea but at the time, Arsenal women were the best in the country and it was an absolute dream.
“Hardly anyone ever made it into their academy and it was such an opportunity and I had some great years there playing with players such as Kelly Smith, Rachel Yankee.
“I have really good memories of Emma Byrne, Yvonne (Tracy), Ciara (Grant).
“But I then went to university. I went to Brighton Uni to become a teacher because back then, even though it’s not hundreds of years ago, you didn’t get paid so I knew I needed a career alongside that.”
Lily played underage for England even captaining them at Under 15 level.
Along the way she played with European champion Lioness Nikita Parris and Jordan Nobbs who missed the tournament through injury.
Back to the job in hand, Lily knows that promotion is not going to be easy.
“It’s not going to be an easy ride, that’s for sure.
“We’re going to have to really fight every single game.”
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Here Comes the Judge
Niall Buggy told David Hennessy about joining the cast of To Kill A Mockingbird in the West End, how he has witnessed racism with his own eyes and how people still ask him to say the lines of his Father Ted character, Henry Sellers.
Multi-award-winning Irish actor Niall Buggy has joined the cast of To Kill A Mockingbird in the West End.
The Olivier Award-winning actor from Dublin is playing Judge Taylor in Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel.
Buggy takes over the role from another Irish actor in Jim Norton who is known to television audiences for playing Bishop Brennan in Father Ted and to stage audiences for his work with Conor McPherson.
And he is not the only new addition to the cast as Richard Coyle takes over the role of Atticus Finch from Rafe Spall.
Although he has been in the theatre for 50+ years, Niall says taking over a role in a production that is already up and running is a new experience for him.
Niall told The Irish World: “I’ve never done a takeover before so it’s quite a new thing for me. But it’s a very exciting show.
“They’ve already done it for quite a long time and myself and Richard are joining.
“He’s got a very tough job because he’s playing Atticus Finch. But he’s brilliant so he’ll be fine.”
Memorable as Geoff in the comedy Coupling, Coyle was last on the West End stage in the Olivier Award nominated hit play, Ink.
Asked about taking over from Jim Norton, Niall says: “It’s a bit nerve wracking, but it’s something well worth doing.
“Because it’s such a wonderful piece, extraordinary piece.
“It’s so important for any time, really so I’m very pleased to be doing it.”
The production directed by Bartlett Sher has already been critically acclaimed with The Evening Standard calling it ‘magnificent’ while The Daily Telegraph says it ‘captures the zeitgeist’.
The Harper Lee adaptation has been one of the major hits of this year’s West End season, playing to full houses at the Gielgud Theatre since its opening in March.
And Niall Buggy joins a cast that includes Belfast actor and former Tir Chonaill Gaels footballer Patrick O’Kane.
The story of To Kill a Mockingbird is one of racial injustice and childhood innocence.
Harper Lee’s original novel has sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
Set in Maycomb, Alabama in 1934, To Kill a Mockingbird has provided American literature with some of its most indelible characters: lawyer Atticus Finch, the tragically wronged Tom Robinson, Atticus’ daughter Scout, her brother Jem, their housekeeper and caretaker Calpurnia and the reclusive Arthur “Boo” Radley.
The story, its characters and portrait of small-town America have helped to, and continue to, inspire conversation and change.
“I saw the film when I was very young.
“I remember being very, very touched by it even as a kid.
“It is an extraordinary story.
“Stories will out, won’t they?
“A really good story will get the people coming into the theatre to listen to it and find out what they can from it.
“Atticus is an extraordinary character.
“But I have to say I’m beginning to realize now the judge is also an extraordinary character, maybe a little bit of an older version of Atticus.
“I think there’s something maybe quite spiritual about him.
“And he’s certainly a moralistic man.
“It’s very interesting to hear these people talk, these white men.
“Judge Taylor is an elderly white man and his ideas and thoughts about how people should live are very different to what his generation of people, who were racist, would have been thinking.
“They were brought up that way, comes out of fear I presume.”
Told through the eyes of six-year-old Scout, the story sees Atticus Finch asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man who is accused of raping a young white woman.
Many of the prejudiced town people disapprove but Atticus, who has strong morals, agrees to defend Robinson to the best of his ability.
It is something that Scout and her brother are even taunted for by other kids at school.
“He (Judge Taylor)’s the one who goes to Atticus and tries to get him to defend Tom Robinson who’s been found guilty of committing this crime, which obviously he didn’t do.
“But he goes to Atticus thinking he’d be able to defend him and look after him in a way. And that’s what he does try and do.
“He’s a member of the townsfolk, Judge Taylor, but he really believes that it’s time for things to be different.
“He says that Tom Robinson should be given a jury trial, ‘It’s time for that to happen. I want Tom Robinson to have a jury trial, it’s time’.”
Niall breaks into character here going into a southern American drawl at the end there.
While his morals prevent Atticus from turning down the judge’s request, it makes him a target for lynching himself so prejudiced are the people of the time.
“They want to think of black people as bad.
“That’s the basic crudity of it really.
“And then when they come across white people who don’t believe that, they think that they are in cahoots with these people.
“It’s terrible. It still goes on, it hasn’t finished.
“It’s not as bad, I suppose, as it was.
“I remember when I was a kid coming over from Dublin, I think I went to Paddington.
“I remember seeing these signs up on the bed and breakfast, ‘No blacks, no Irish’.
“And it’s not that long ago. I know I’m an old person but it’s not that long.
“It’s strange, it’s 45 years ago, you know?”
Asked if he came up against the sort of anti- Irish sentiment, Niall says: “I mean I was very lucky because I was in the theatre.
“You don’t come across that at all in the theatre.
“So I didn’t on a daily basis experience that animosity.
“But I certainly was aware that it existed.
“And of course, to see that outside on a window outside a bed and breakfast was very horrifying.
“Very shocking to see for a young fella coming over from Ireland.”
Although it’s a classic tale, To Kill A Mockingbird may have a special poignancy now in the times of Black Lives Matter.
“I was on the subway- I love New York. I love the whole atmosphere of the place- and a young girl came on who had just made her communion with her parents.
“She was in a black group of people and this woman came over, she said to me, ‘I gotta sit beside you’.
“I said, ‘Why’s that?’
“’Because I can’t sit beside them’.
“And she pointed her finger at them.
“I just said, ‘Well, you’re not going to get the opportunity to sit beside me’.
“And I got off because I didn’t want those people to be more disturbed than they already were by her terrible behaviour.
“We come across it all the time in some form or another, not only black and white but in every way. It’s all out of fear I suppose. I don’t know.”
How awful for the little girl… “Oh my God. Terrible.
“But hopefully she has learned that not everybody is like that.
“Well, one can only hope.”
Niall has been acting for 54 years now but laughs, “I haven’t been counting”.
Of course he is counting from those days when he came to London as a young man. He has been based here ever since although often gone back to work in Ireland.
But his history in the theatre goes back further than that as he was eleven when he looked for his first audition.
“I ran away from home when I was 11. But I only ran away from the day.
“And then I went to try and get an audition at the Theatre Royal in Dublin, which was a big old variety theatre, because I used to sing when I was a kid. I still sing.
“I was a very unhappy child so I thought that that would be my saviour.
“But I eventually got into the Abbey school and then got into the Abbey.”
Did you ever think of doing anything other than performing? “No, not really.
“No, it’s always been there.
“Yeah, always been there in my heart and in my soul.
“Always been.
“I never have done anything else.
“I wouldn’t know how to do anything else.
“Some people think I don’t know how to do this.
“You’re always up against that.”
Buggy has acted in the work of Brian Friel, Sean O’Casey, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde, Conor McPherson and Martin McDonagh.
It definitely seems like he has acted for all the greats.
“So lucky. These great writers.”
Are there any great playwrights whose work he hasn’t got to act in that he still has ambitions to do? “I’ve done quite a lot of Friel and Tom Murphy.
“And I love all of those.
“But I’d love also if I got the opportunity to do some of the more modern Irish playwrights.
“I worked with a girl called Sonya Kelly.
“She’s a wonderful young writer and I did a play of hers called Furniture about two years ago.
“She was great. It was great to work with her because we went on tour with the play.
“It’s actually five little plays and we had a great time doing that.
“Bring it on, anybody.
“And this is a great piece of work too, I think.
“A great, great, great piece of work.
“So I’ve been blessed with the people that I’ve been associated with and the people that I’ve worked with, Aaron Sorkin adapted this. And it’s an extraordinary adaptation. Yeah. Very exciting. Yeah.”
Niall acted for London-based Armagh director Gavin McAlinden when he and Paul McGann performed in Tom Murphy’s The Gigli Concert at The Finborough Theatre.
“I had a great time,” Niall says of that production.
The Irish World has covered the work of Gavin McAlinden who is an award-winning director whose acting gymnasium and theatre company gives actors the chance to gain experience.
Niall says it is ‘very important’ to give younger actors the benefit of his experience.
“You have to be there to encourage and to pass on things that you may have learned, or not learned and try and help, to be there.
“But I’m constantly insecure and nervous about it, but eventually that disappears, and you start to get in to the play and let it do what it has to do to you.”
Buggy has won numerous stage awards. He is a Drama Desk Award winner, he also took the Irish Times Theatre Award for playing the lead in Brian Friel’s Uncle Vanya.
He also won an Olivier Award for playing Brian in Dead Funny.
“No, I don’t ever think about it,” he laughs when we bring it up.
“But thanks for reminding me.
“One of my favourite parts that I ever played was a character called Casimir in Aristocrats by Brian Friel.
“Casimir got about 15 awards for that, because I went to New York with it and won an Obie and lots of things. Time Out.
“It’s lovely to get awards but, and I am not saying this in a smug sort of modesty, it’s really the part you play that gets the awards.
“If you get good parts, it can be recognized that you might be good in it.
“But they have to be good roles.”
Many will remember Niall for his appearance in Father Ted.
Niall played Henry Sellers, a celebrity from the BBC, who comes to the island to judge a talent competition.
But what Ted does not realise is that Henry is a ‘terrible alcoholic’ who has been sacked by the BBC and is not too happy about it shouting the now iconic words, ‘I made the BBC’.
As Father Ted has become so iconic, do people remember Niall for this role still? “Oh God they do.
“About four weeks ago in Dublin, I was walking down and two Gardai, women police, stopped me and said, ‘Oh, Henry Sellers’.
“They asked me to say it (‘I made the BBC’) into the phone.
“They asked me if I would say it.
“So I did.”
To Kill A Mockingbird at Gielgud Theatre until 19 November.
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Keeping up with the Ryder- Joneses
David Hennessy and Georgie Durcan spoke to Galway singer- songwriter Oisin Mod about his debut album, working with Bill Ryder Jones and being compared to Elliott Smith.
Galway singer- songwriter Oisin Mod releases his debut album Honeycomb this week.
Produced by former Coral guitarist Bill Ryder Jones, Oisin is already being compared to acts like Elliott Smith, Mazzy Star and even John Lennon.
Following the release, he will make his London gig debut at Paper Dress Vintage in Hackney on 14 September.
Having played in various bands for years, it was when his last one fizzled out that Oisin found himself as a songwriter with a more pared-back style.
There’s often a coincidental story or some kind of connection for how certain people end up working together but Oisin collaborating with Bill Ryder Jones was more simple: He asked him.
Without being arrogant about it, he was confident that Wirral singer- songwriter would want to be involved. And he was right.
Oisin told The Irish World: “I’m just a massive fan of his records, so I was aware that his sensibilities would lend themselves to my songs, you know?”
When Oisin had amassed a collection of songs that would go on to make up Honeycomb, his instinct told him that they needed something else, another layer of stardust sprinkled on them.
Oisin sent the demos to Bill to see if the former Coral guitarist would be up for producing an album.
And he was glad he did as it was clear from their earliest conversations that the two of them were on the same page about how these songs could shine and truly soar, so they booked ten days in the studio together to realise Oisin’s vision.
What was it like when Ryder- Jones said he would work on the album with Oisin?
Well, Oisin was pretty confident he would know where he was coming from.
“Maybe it’s hard to say it and not sound somewhat arrogant, but I was pretty sure he’d want to be involved in it.
“I sent a couple of tunes.
“I wasn’t really sure if I wanted to make an album or not, but I said I would go over and do a couple of songs and see how that went.
“And then things kept getting pushed back last year so then there was a good gap and I’d written a lot more songs.
“So it was, ‘I have the body of work here, let’s do it in one go, rather than going over and back’.
“It just made more sense, you know?”
What was it like to work with Bill? “It was a lovely, he was so encouraging and was happy to voice what he thought and where he thought things should go.
“There was a lot of pre-production done on the record so I had a pretty concrete idea as to the bones of the arrangement.
“He added some brilliant parts and the way he would speak to me in terms of like just getting to the core of what it was we were trying to make.
“He’d listened to the demos a few times and we’d had a few calls over zoom and we were just chatting about it, and just kind of chatting to one another so there would be some type of rapport that wasn’t just work related going in beforehand, which was lovely.
“It doesn’t feel like work often, you know?”
The album was recorded in ten days which Oisin thinks may have been to its benefit rather than its disadvantage.
“I do have a habit of overthinking things, but as we only had ten days you don’t have time to do that.
“I always think about people like Neil Young, they weren’t overthinking stuff, they had a few days in between tours and they went in and said, ‘OK this is how it’s going to be…’ and just captured that moment.
“I think we finished two songs on the first day so that kind of gave us room to be able to try some things later on over the course of the sessions.
“I was confident enough in the songs and confident enough in working with Bill that I was happy to just let it become whatever it was gonna become.
“And I was confident that I’d be happy with the end product.
“I didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself going in recording the thing, because it was gonna get recorded.
“I thought that it would have been a healthier option to fully buy into the process rather than waste energy worrying about it.”
Have they stayed in touch? Would Oisin work with Bill on the next album? “Yeah, we keep in touch. We send each other texts every now and again.
“Would I go over and do another one with him? I’m not sure. It would depend on what the next round of songs is like really to be honest with you.
“But I’d love for him to be involved in the next one in some capacity.
“Whether I would go over and do it in the studio in West Kirby with him, I don’t know.
“It’s maybe too early in the process of the next one to know that, to say yeah to that or to say no really.”
Oisin makes his London debut next month in a part of London where he has some family.
“I have a sister in Hackney and we’re playing in Hackney as well.
“I wanted to play Paper Dress Vintage but I didn’t actually- Because she was living in Bethnal Green and I thought she was still living there but she’d since moved to Hackney.
“I was like, ‘I’m going to play a show in Hackney’. She was like, ‘I live there’.
“I’ll get to see her, she’ll come down.
“I am looking forward to going over and playing because I don’t really have any other plans to play this record live that much with the five piece band.
“At least not this year.
“We started rehearsing, and it’s interesting to kind of come back to the songs and sing them again.
“It’ll be interesting for me to see in the context of my relationship with the songs how I feel on the evening of the show and after it, you know?”
The album tells tales of melancholy, heartbreak and reflection in a way that feel very personal.
“A lot of it is (personal).
“A lot of it is and I suppose in that regard, a lot of it was written not really with other people hearing it in my mind.
“I know I’m speaking about very specific things in it a lot of the time, but objectively, maybe that isn’t too obvious.
“But a lot of it would be personal lyrically, I suppose.”
Is Honeycomb, the title track, a love song? “Yeah, it is. Maybe it’s trying a little bit not to be, but it probably is.
“It’s probably more so about the bad things about being in a loving relationship that people maybe sometimes find themselves falling into.
“Or unhealthy more so than bad is probably a more apt word.”
Is there catharsis in writing about these things? Would he say songwriting is like therapy? “I wouldn’t. I don’t think I would because the idea of it being therapeutic kind of infers that there’s an end result and you’re figuring something out whereas that’s not really it for me.
“It’s not like, ‘Oh my god, I wrote this song. I feel great now’.
“It’s just wanting to work on songs for me primarily.
“Of course, other things are going to feed into it, but I wouldn’t compare it totally with therapy.
“Of course, there’s parallels there in the way it’s a mode of expression and maybe realizing some things, but more often than not, in my case, it doesn’t provide a solution for whatever it is you’re talking about.
“So I wouldn’t fully consider it totally therapeutic or cathartic or anything like that, to be honest.”
From when he was young, music was a constant in Oisin’s life.
He has played guitar and violin since he was eight.
As previously mentioned, it was when his last group fizzled out that he truly found his own voice as a songwriter.
“I don’t think that’s uncommon for people, there’s things you kind of just grow out of, maybe they’re kind of akin to teenage crushes or teenage loves or whatever.
“But more often than not, they kind of don’t kind of continue to operate as they once did when people start to grow a little bit, I suppose.
“I’d been playing in a band for years and I just kind of felt I’d grown out of it. I didn’t want to do it anymore. I started writing songs for myself and it felt natural and right. It was more how I would speak and think. The songs were just for me.”
Is it easier to work through emotions writing solo? “I would say yes in the sense that there’s less apprehension about having to bring the work to other people you’re very, very close to when you’re not even fully sure what it is yet.
“So that can be maybe a little bit tiresome at times, it can take a lot of energy worrying about those things.
“That’s not to say that that’s the case for everybody by any means.
“But doing things on your own, I found that that kind of apprehension isn’t present anymore.”
Is it always easy to write songs? “I think it’s beneficial to try and do something every day.
“Saying every day is easier than actually doing it every day.
“But more often than not, you don’t control the timetable. It kind of arrives when it arrives.
“But that being said, being in the habit of being ready for them to arrive helps.
“I find anyways, there could be a lot of nothing going on,” he laughs.
Hot Press have described Oisin’s music as having ‘shades of Elliott Smith, solo Lennon and Mazzy Star in its warm textures’.
What does he think of these comparisons? “They’re fine. I don’t really put too much stock in it, to be honest with it.
“He (Smith) writes great songs, so it’s maybe easier for one’s psyche to presume people are coming from a positive angle with these things.
“I try not to really think about to be honest with you.”
Who are his influences? “There’s a few Irish songwriters who are kind of just doing their own thing and are in their own lane and not necessarily a part of any scene as such that are making work that I think is absolutely fantastic.
“Recognizing attitudes in other songwriters who have been putting out records in the last four or five years was inspiring for me to be able to recognize myself, it’s okay, I don’t really need to be looking side to side at what other people are doing to make this, to be happy with it.”
Oisin comes from Moycullen, just like Galway football captain Seán Kelly.
Has he played some GAA himself? “I played underage but everybody plays underage.
“Once you get to under 12s, that’s when I stopped playing.
“I know a few boys who still play junior for the craic really.
“You just kind of give it a go.
“It’s more about community at that age, and those age groups rather than the sport so much, you know?”
Of Galway’s success in reaching the final this year he says: “The fact that Galway aren’t often in such a position, it was a lovely thing to see really: Everyone kind of coming together.”
Oisin Mod’s debut album Honeycomb is out now.
He plays Paper Dress Vintage in Hackney on 14 September.
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Party in the Pairc
Thousands of visitors from Liverpool, London, Limerick, Derry and further afield gathered at Pairc Festival in the grounds of The New Irish Centre for a vibrant celebration of music and culture.
On Friday evening, Brummy band Ocean Colour Scene, supported by Birmingham’s up and coming outfit The Clause, got the event underway.
On Saturday, local comedian Jo Enright introduced The Birmingham Pipe and Drums band who started the weekend of celebrations.
First on the mainstage were local legends LAMPA and The Father Teds, before welcoming Dubliner Damien Dempsey, alternative band Hermitage Green and Beoga – known for their collaborations with Ed Sheeran including Galway Girl (see last week’s Irish World interview).
Stealing the show were veterans Hothouse Flowers who still have their flare (see this week’s Irish World interview p16-17)
They stunned the Birmingham crowd with their set.
The main event of the evening was headliner Imelda May (currently starring in sea shanty sequel Fisherman’s Friends: One and All) who wrapped up the evening with The Waterboys supporting.
As a final farewell she called up to the stage Damien Dempsey and Hothouse Flowers for a final session much to the delight of the crowd.
For the finale, the busiest day of the weekend, thousands travelled across the city and from Ireland for headliner Nathan Carter.
The day’s festivities were well underway with performances from popular local bands Bang on the Ear and On The Sesh.
The Sharon Shannon Trio and The Dublin Legends brought everyone to their feet before welcoming Finbar Furey to the stage.
After a four year hiatus he had decided, he announced, that this should be his final tour.
As expected, and as is his form, the ever popular Nathan Carter, in the main arena, had the whole audience dancing to Wagon Wheel.
Over at the second stage, The Irish Music and Culture Stage, programmed by partner the Birmingham Irish Association, there were trad sessions and performances all weekend long.
Local talent included Irish dancing from the Scanlon and Annie Kidd Schools of Dance and The Birmingham Pipe and Drums Band and contemporary five-piece trad band LAMPA.
Professor Carl Chinn delivered a talk on The Peaky Blinders and the Birmingham Irish Connection.
Other local talent who performed included Ash Sheehan, On The Sesh, Bang on the Ear, Cairde, Sereno and Rigmarole.
Festival director Ciaran Healy, who is Birmingham Irish and is also co-owner of The Old Crown in Birmingham, was delighted with the support for the festival which, he said, proved there is a real thirst for live music in the city.
He said “We were originally inspired by John Fitzgerald who owned Minstrel music and hosted bands at The Irish Centre.
“John told me about all the touring bands he used to bring over from Ireland and I always had ambitions to book in bigger Irish names to bring here but we didn’t have a venue.
“The Old Crown grew St. Patrick’s Day over the years, and we established ourselves, so naturally the next thing to do was move on to something bigger in the summer with more reliable weather.
“Without that conversation with John about all the bands we used to bring over, it probably wouldn’t have happened.
“We took inspiration from the Feis festival in Liverpool and I’m really keen to establish Irish culture and expand in the Midlands.
“I have my own connections to Ireland; we would always holiday there over the six weeks.
“We really soaked up the culture and it becomes integrated into what you are doing every day.
“The weekend and weather has been great. The infrastructure and stage worked well together. It’s a great site.
“Next year will be massive, I have already sent out some emails to artists and after our first year we will tweak and learn from the first edition of our festival to make it even bigger and better.
“The plan is to grow this and get everyone involved”.
Páirc Festival Awards
On Sunday evening Carl Chinn presented the Irish Music and Culture Awards to members of the West Midlands’ Irish community.
John Fitzgerald who was awarded for his ‘lifelong contribution to Irish music in Birmingham’.
Mr. Fitzgerald, who was once lead singer in a band called The Castaways, was a well-known and popular local music promoter and for forty years owned and ran the specialist Irish music shop Minstrel Music.
Local photographer Brendan Farrell was awarded for his fifty year career covering GAA, music, and dancing across the West Midlands.
Queenie Mulvey was awarded for her work at Birmingham’s Irish Centre with her late husband Noel Mulvey.
Local fundraiser Pat O’Neill was also awarded for his service to the Irish in Birmingham.
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