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There are some foods/desserts that people either love or hate and Brach’s candy corn is one of those divisive treats. Every year social media boasts memes with people casting their vote on if they love candy corn or if the confectionary treat is disgusting. Gospel artist and former Destiny’s child member, Michelle Williams is partnering with Brach’s and going hard to let fans know she is #teamcandycorn!
“I have a bittersweet love for the fall season. I was born in the midwest so I grew up going straight from summer to thinking about snow so that was the bitter part but for the short period of time we experienced fall, I remember going to the apple orchards, the pumpkin patches and things like that. I love the beautiful colors of the season and the fact that the weather is beautiful. You start preparing for the holiday season and it’s all about the food and treats for the season. I love Halloween candy but candy corn was always my favorite,” the singer gushes.
Williams is fully aware that candy corn is one of those polarizing foods that people either love or hate. “It’s funny that this classic candy has such a strong fanbase, people either love it or hate it. I saw how people were going back and forth and thought it would be fun. My first recollection of the candy is my grandmother passing it for Halloween. My grandmother was an amazing cook and caterer and she would design wedding cakes for people so I believe my Grandmother knows her confections and she loved passing little packets of candy corn out for Halloween.”
Williams decided to pen a tune in honor of her favorite candy for the fall season. She created a song to share her love for candy corn in fun and in preparation of the upcoming holiday season. She wants people to be safe during the holiday season and warns parents to be as cautious as possible during the Halloween season. “I hope everyone finds a way to enjoy this season but remain safe, people are still getting sick so it’s important for us to keep using hand sanitizer and in some cases social distancing may be helpful.”
When asked what her favorite Halloween costume was growing up, she responds immediately, “My favorite Halloween costume? That’s easy. Janet Jackson, rthymn nation with the red lip. It was everything.”
You can see Michelle Williams singing her “candy corn” song here.
You can also join Michelle Williams, actor Christian Keyes and several influencers in a Brach’s candy corn sweepstakes here | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/16/singer-michelle-williams-is-teamcandycorn-when-it-comes-to-halloween-treats/ | 2022-09-16T20:39:45Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/16/singer-michelle-williams-is-teamcandycorn-when-it-comes-to-halloween-treats/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Who is superstar Tiffany Haddish’s ex-husband William Stewart?
Until now, the only thing that most people have heard about Stewart is through the Girls Trip star’s memoir, The Last Black Unicorn. Stewart has just published his book, Trust, Lies and Deceit, where he emphatically refutes the claims that their marriage was riddled with explosive fights and physical and mental abuse. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/16/tiffany-haddishs-ex-husband-william-stewart-refutes-abuse-claims-in-his-book/ | 2022-09-16T20:39:51Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/16/tiffany-haddishs-ex-husband-william-stewart-refutes-abuse-claims-in-his-book/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sometimes, all you need is a little push. In the fall of 1976, when Julia Wolfe arrived at the University of Michigan from Pennsylvania, she was just 17 and viewed herself as a "wild teenager" with her sights on social sciences and politics. Activism was a possible path. Music wasn't on her radar.
But one day, a friend coaxed Wolfe into taking a peculiar music class, taught by a forward-thinking Quaker who didn't care how much you knew about composing. Wolfe found the idea of creating something with music not only liberating, but empowering. Her imagination blossomed. Around campus she could be seen strumming an Appalachian dulcimer, playing the rhythm bones and writing music for a women's theater group. She was on the right track, whether she knew it or not.
Now 63, Wolfe is still in touch with that teacher — one of many key people who, over the course of a celebrated career, opened doors and helped inspire her to take risks and spot opportunities. In 1987, almost on a whim, Wolfe, along with fellow composers Michael Gordon and David Lang, founded Bang on a Can, a new music collective that eventually spun off an in-house performing group (the Bang on a Can All-Stars), a festival, a record label and an education component. And she has maintained that youthful wildness in her own compositions, known for being frenetic, abrasive and concussively loud. The Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, another important force in Wolfe's life, once remarked that while she looked quiet and polite, her music, compared with that of her colleagues, was "the sharpest and most aggressive." That risk has paid off, too: Wolfe won a Pulitzer Prize in 2015 and was awarded a MacArthur "genius grant" the following year.
Wolfe's latest work, Her Story, follows in a string of large-scale pieces for orchestra and voices that arrestingly mix history with documentary storytelling in a quasi-oratorio style. These musical documentaries, with their proletarian leanings, have examined American labor history, from the legend of John Henry to Pennsylvania coal mining culture and the tragic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York. Her Story explores what Wolfe calls "the passion and perseverance of women refusing subordination, demanding representation and challenging the prejudice and power structures that have limited women's voices." The work receives its world premiere Thursday with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, before moving on to performances by the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras and the San Francisco Symphony.
From her lower Manhattan home, Wolfe logged on for a video chat to talk about her own battles for representation, her progressive approach to her career, her love of Led Zeppelin and the folk and rock traditions that are woven into her very American sound.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Tom Huizenga: When we last spoke, in April 2015, it was just minutes after you won the Pulitzer Prize for your piece Anthracite Fields. You told me then that you thought of yourself as a renegade. Do you still feel that way?
Julia Wolfe: Well, that was a big statement for me to make. I guess maybe I should just back off and say, what the heck does that mean? Rather than being too self-congratulatory, I would say it means I'm always looking to challenge myself — I'm not just sort of going forward with what I already know, or business as usual. Certainly, there are dramatic examples of very inventive, forward-looking composers over the years. I don't know if I could claim that spot, but I think that it's sort of like an attitude. I'm not trying to write the perfect orchestral work. I'm trying to find a way to express myself that feels fresh and full of discovery.
When you and your colleagues David Lang and Michael Gordon were just starting Bang on a Can in the late 1980s, I feel you were thought of as renegades. But now, 30 years later, the so-called renegades are racking up Pulitzer Prizes and MacArthur Fellowships and commissions with many of the biggest orchestras. Have the mavericks finally become mainstream?
You know, the world is always changing — sometimes in your favor and sometimes not. I don't think that adventurousness or innovation is necessarily lodged in one place. For example, when I first got the opportunity to write for orchestra, I didn't think, "Oh, this is my orchestral music and that is my Bang on a Can All-Stars music." I just thought, how do I bring my voice to this context?
I felt like I really wanted to go into these larger contexts, these more establishment contexts, and bring myself to it. And "myself" is a kind of a wacky, folky, gritty, distorted-guitar-loving person. So I never think, "Well, OK, that's what orchestras do." I think, "What could an orchestra do?" I'm still thinking in this way. Certain environments are conducive to experimentation. But I think it's still me, I guess is what I'm saying.
What does that say about the listeners and the music industry? Maybe they are finally catching up to you?
[Laughs] That sounds good, yeah. But it's always evolving. There's been a huge explosion of interest in new ideas and music, and you can hear that in the so-called concert world that I'm lodged in. You can hear it in pop music and a lot of indie bands — people really interested in sound. You hear it in Sonic Youth or other bands that are very experimental, and Björk. Everybody's ears have opened and different kinds of musics and sounds are so accessible now. Things that might have been exotic in the past are very much in our ears for all kinds of reasons.
There are still challenges for all of us. It's never going to be, like, Top 40. I'm still basically in an experimental world. [But] I think some of the subjects I've been addressing connect to a different public — they've crossed a divide to a certain degree.
Speaking of renegades, my mother has a silver plate with the words "Well-behaved women rarely make history" engraved on it. And I'm thinking that's perhaps an appropriate epigram for your brand new piece, Her Story, which receives its world premiere in Nashville on Sept. 15. It's a large-scale work for orchestra and the Lorelei Ensemble, the Boston-based women's choir.
Beth Willer, the artistic director of Lorelei, came to me and said, "Look, the anniversary of suffrage is coming up, we'd love to commission you to write a piece." I was a little bit hesitant. I knew there was going to be a lot of attention paid to suffrage, a very important moment in American history and history all over the world, but I didn't want to limit it to that anniversary year. It's just one important moment in a very long conversation, a very long battle for equality.
So I went fishing for some text and wound up becoming totally fascinated by Abigail Adams — the wife of John Adams — and her role as an informal adviser. Her letters are pretty amazing — letters that she wrote to John because he was traveling. And I picked this one particular letter that I didn't know before. Abigail is writing to him and saying: "Dear John, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and more favorable than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could." It is just very beautiful and powerful — a woman way ahead of her time.
The other historical figure whose text appears in the piece is Sojourner Truth.
Also an incredibly inspiring figure. They're sort of like bookends of the piece, because it begins with Abigail and the very last text is attributed to Sojourner Truth — an amazing woman, born a slave and then escaped to freedom. I don't know exactly at what point, but she had a kind of spiritual awakening. She was very much an abolitionist and a suffragist, but also very much a spiritual figure of strong faith. And her mission was to fight oppression of all kinds.
I'm wondering if, while writing this new work about equality for women, you were looking back and thinking about your own pathway to becoming a composer.
Especially in the beginning, I definitely came across weird moments of sexism — from being discouraged, like someone saying, "You're just going to be dilettante, dabbling in this," to, "We don't have time to rehearse this piece." So there were battles. But I have had so much support in so many different ways, from my Bang on a Can colleagues and from other musicians, that it's been a glorious ride, and certainly a very different world than when I started. I was the only female composer in my class in graduate school, and then another female composer came the second year. And now, I think a lot of programs are sometimes all women, or half. It's been so much easier for me than, say, the generation before me — people like Joan Tower and Tania León and Meredith Monk, they really had to get the machete out and carve a path. Nobody was really, truly recognizing women composers in that generation.
People like Joan Tower, Tania León and Meredith Monk, they really had to get the machete out and carve a path. Nobody was really, truly recognizing women composers in that generation.
Women composers, as you can see now, are very celebrated — not that you don't run into odd moments at times. And there's the flipside, which is, you don't want to be dealing with tokenism either. You want to just be a composer, you know? You don't want to be a "female composer." You really want to just do your art and say what you have to say.
Women are still underrepresented at America's big orchestras. For example, next season the Cleveland Orchestra will present music by 39 different composers and only three are women.
Historically, and in recent history, it's been a problem. But I feel a very strong reaching out now, like orchestras — obviously not every orchestra — are reexamining representation in every way.
I can just speak for myself, but you grow by the opportunities you get. When you look at history, it's problematic because women didn't have opportunities. It wasn't even a question of, are we leaving them out. Now, there's a wonderful process of rediscovery. I just was a curator for a festival in Finland and I programmed Fanny Mendelssohn, whose pieces are really incredible and certainly have been ignored. She didn't write very many pieces because she wasn't asked to. Amazing that these women powered through the lack of opportunity and made really incredible work. Opportunity is big, as it is in any field, if you get to have it. So I feel a shift, not just for me personally.
Your new work, Her Story, is set up similarly to three large works that precede it: Fire in My Mouth, about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York; Anthracite Fields, about Pennsylvania coal mining culture; and Steel Hammer, about the legend of John Henry. I think of these pieces as "docu-torios" — a marriage of documentary, history and music, in basically an oratorio format. I'm curious as to how that formula came to you.
I totally love "docu-torio." Can I steal that? Because just the other day someone asked, "What do you call these pieces, oratorios?" I thought that worked, because they are narratives and I am telling a history. But I like docu-torio much better.
I think [the formula] has been there all along. I've been a storyteller and I have a theater background. It's been there in the titles of my pieces. It's been there in that I think extra-musically. But at a certain point I thought, OK, people are asking for pieces and it's so wonderful to be commissioned, but I really need to just stop in my tracks and think, what do I want to do next?
That's when I started to think about Steel Hammer. For that piece, I thought about the sound before the subject, and I just kept coming back to that quintessential American ballad about working, human against machine and all the variations of that ballad. That's the piece where I made the shift. It was much closer to a lot of the performance elements and practices of my American folk music background than my classical life.
I watched a video interview you did for Carnegie Hall not long ago. You said, "As a composer, I'm very interested in human stories and how you can tell history in a very different way with music." How does music help you tell the history in a different way?
There are so many books about all these subjects, great books. You read about the tragic elements of all these stories and it's heartbreaking. You're going to feel that when you read about them and when you look at the photographs or when you watch documentaries. But it's a very different thing to sing an idea, and find ways of singing it. It makes it very personal and emotional, and just takes you to a different place. All art is a reflection of somehow figuring out who we are, what we want to say about who we are.
Some of your docu-torios are presented with theatrics and projections, and they strike me as just one step removed from opera. Might we hear a Julia Wolfe opera one day?
Well, people have asked me that. If and when I ever would try to go in that direction — where there are characters — I would definitely want to pick the singers. All of my pieces that are in this docu-torio form require a very natural voice, in the sense that there is very little vibrato. I really want to hear the words; the words are so important. In many of the pieces, they get chopped up and repeated, so you have a good chance to get them if you didn't hear them the first time. I think in opera — because you know the piece already or it's in a different language — there's sometimes less emphasis placed on hearing what they're saying. I guess it's taken care of by subtitles or supertitles. I want it to be more like old balladry, where you're just going to hear it.
You grew up in a household that loved music — you studied piano as a kid and strummed a guitar — but music was not your path at first. You kind of backed into it while at the University of Michigan when a friend talked you into taking a class called "Creative Musicianship." What happened in that class and how did it change your mind about music?
First of all, I should say the program that I went to was called the Residential College. I left high school a year early — I was this restless, wild teenager, and I was like, "I've got to get out of here. I've got to go do my thing." Because I was sort of political in high school, I was always saying we shouldn't have grades. And so this program had no grades, very interesting faculty, really small classes. I was thinking I would study social sciences. I was taking classes reading Marx and Engels, looking at labor history.
Anyway, I walked into this class and I was fascinated about the idea of being able to make something with music, to build something. As a young woman, it felt very empowering. I liked reading about people doing things, but I didn't want to just read about people doing things. I wanted to do something! And in a way, because I was coming from the outside, I probably didn't feel the oppression and inhibition of being a woman composing.
I'm still in touch with the teacher, Jane — she's, I think, 88 or 89 now. She wasn't a composer, she was a pianist and a singer. And she had this really interesting educational philosophy, which was: It didn't matter where you started, you could be the most advanced person in the class, but if you didn't go from here to somewhere else, that was a problem. I'm sure I was the most beginning person in her class that semester. She had these ear training laboratories — beginning, middle and highest level. By the end, I was teaching the beginning one with her.
I think it did make a difference that she was a woman. She then led me to a graduate student, sort of the star student at the University of Michigan music school, Laura Clayton. She was great, super-supportive. I remember looking at these women who were composing and going, "I'd like to do that." Role models are very powerful.
So once you felt like writing music was a thing, how did you eventually find your voice as a composer? Or are you still looking for it?
I think I've found the things I love. And that's what I think a voice is, in a way — when you can identify a composer's style. I always think, "Well, those are all the things they love, and that's why they put it in their pieces." I can identify certain things that I love doing and it seems to be present in a lot of my music. But it wasn't a straight route. I did music and theater. I wrote music in the context of plays. I just didn't go from here to there.
I remember going into the first lesson at University of Michigan [as a postgraduate]. I brought in this crazy piece that was for a mixed ensemble with trapeze artists; it was a wacky thing. The teacher said, "Oh, no, no. We have to put that aside. Here are your 12 pitches. We're going to write a solo piano piece." And it was like being in a straitjacket. I learned a lot, and I did get exposed to [composers] Ligeti and Ives and Crumb and all this amazing music. It was a good exercise — but way too long, about two years. And that's the point where I met Michael, whose life was so varied musically, and he said, "You've got to get out of those lessons." So I did.
Then I got a spot at the Yale School of Music — miraculously, because I hadn't written that much yet — and studied with Martin Bresnick for all four semesters. He handed me a score of De Staat [by Louis Andriessen], and I just looked at it and thought, "Whoa, what the heck is this?" It was so bold and direct. It's not trying to be subtle and mysterious, it's just like, bam, right in your face! And I loved that. Just the way it looked on the page, with the chicken scratch handwriting he had, but it was quarter notes pounding away. It was a very bold sound. That was a huge influence.
So that experimental interest also began in that context. I was very green, and I was finding my language — but I had the support, and had already met David Lang. So between Michael and David and all the conversations we had, it felt like everything's possible, the world's cracked open. It was a great moment in my life, a huge shift, hanging out with those guys. They were so adventurous and curious themselves, and pretty radical in many ways.
Speaking of Michael and David, I'm wondering how Bang on a Can might have helped influence your sound. It started in the late 1980s as a concert presented by a trio of composers, but grew into a multi-pronged organization that included an in-house performance ensemble, a record label and an annual festival. You would have had to think about things like the marketplace for new music, advertising, fundraising, grant proposals, et cetera. Did that responsibility affect your writing?
It was more like a liberation. Even with your greatest teachers, you have to get them off your back, because they're going to have a different perspective from you. They're a different generation. Bang on a Can was just us kids, figuring out what was meaningful to us, and I got exposed to so much music and learned about so many great artists. Just these interesting ideas that John Cage had — he came to the very first Bang on a Can marathon. So, you're absolutely right, that was a huge education, just being in that context of curating. We did learn how to get the word out, but it starts from the music — like, "Oh, I love that piece. We have to figure out how to do that piece."
When people talk about your music, they always mention rock. Compared to your Bang on a Can colleagues, your music does have a louder, more feisty sound. Did you listen to a lot of rock music growing up?
Oh yeah, that's probably all I listened to. Well, I was a big Joni Mitchell fan. But you know, as ridiculous as the lyrics are, I totally listened to Led Zeppelin. I find that music amazing. I listened to The Doors and Aretha Franklin, going into Motown and R&B. I love a lot of music, I have to say. But my upbringing was far less classical than it was connected to popular music. I played show tunes on the piano and my grandmother would sing. I spent a lot of time with popular music, dancing to it and playing it. So, very much a child of rock and roll.
Was there a certain point where that more aggressive sound entered your music? I guess the piece where I think it shows up for sure is Lick, from 1994, with that ferocious drumming and grinding guitar.
Lick was a change point. You're spot on about that. I remember saying to myself, "Oh, I've got to crack this open. I've just got to let this come into the music." And that's the piece where I really embrace it. It's a piece of new music, in a sense, that is irregular and erratic, and the beats are all kind of disjointed, but it's got a lot of rock and roll in it. And some funk.
That might have been a breakthrough piece for you in terms of a more energetic sound. But was there a general breakthrough piece for you, a work which made everybody take notice, something that opened doors for you as a composer?
I remember with Cruel Sister I thought, I'm writing pieces that aren't that long. I think I need to have a longer trajectory. I need to make a bigger statement. And Cruel Sister did that, as well as got into some new sonic territory for me. But I'd say, in terms of the public, Steel Hammer was the change point.
And that work was shortlisted for a Pulitzer in 2010.
I remember being very surprised, especially with Anthracite Fields winning the Pulitzer later — because those are two really gritty pieces. It seems like such a fancy prize for such a gritty piece.
Since we're talking about those pieces, quite a bit of your music is tied to America — whether it's that legend of John Henry in Steel Hammer or your love for the Appalachian dulcimer in Four Marys, or even your response to Sept. 11 in Big Beautiful Dark and Scary. Do you think your music has an "American sound?"
Absolutely, in a number of ways. One is just the rawness of it and what I feel is a very natural tie to rock and roll and American folk music. It's interesting because Michael and I lived in Amsterdam for a year; I think it was 1992. We went there partly because Louis Andriessen was just a great, very welcoming figure. He'd say, "Everybody meet for drinks," or "Everyone come down, let's play doubles ping pong." That was a great year — but I felt very American. There's just a different sensibility, a different tie to history. You feel the weight of history more, I think, as a European. [In America] it's like anything goes, and the irreverence has its problems. But it also sets an environment where you can do whatever the heck you want. I don't have to worry about what the tradition is, or if I'm breaking with tradition.
Getting back to that idea of being a renegade, from the beginning of our conversation: You've created an entire renegade organization with Bang on a Can and its many tentacles reaching here and there. Is there still room for renegades in music today?
It's a really good question: What does it mean to be a renegade now? When I look at the generation before us, there was more to fight against. It was a very restrictive period, like when I was describing those lessons I had at the University of Michigan. Now, the university is a really great place. I have friends teaching there, everyone's happy. But it was a period where you had to make a stand: "I'm against this!" or "I'm for that!" That was their battle. When we came into the professional field, it wasn't as much our battle. [Although] we definitely annoyed a lot of people who were like, "What's this bulls*** that they're doing?"
Now it's a much more open time. It's a much healthier time. I teach at NYU and in the summer institute of Bang on a Can up at Mass MOCA, so I'm very connected to the new generation of composers and performers coming up. It's great that people can realize their ideas, and because it's so open, there are a lot of crossovers with popular music. People are in bands, and they compose. It's very fluid, which I think is very healthy for everybody.
But it's great to remember — and I try to have my students think — about thinking outside the box. What's exciting? Where can we take ideas? It's still interesting to think about experimentation, and to take risks.
So there's still a box to think outside of?
I think there is. It's a much broader box. I guess I have a bias towards the grit. Looking for the intensity, and how we can express who we are, still has its challenges.
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To reach the prompter's box at the home of the San Francisco Opera, Matthew Piatt heads under the stage and walks down a long, narrow passageway.
Then he shimmies up a metal ladder.
"I always have to be careful not to rip my pants," Piatt says, as he hoists himself into a seat and pushes a button to propel himself upward several feet, using a hydraulic lift. From this vantage point, Piatt can view the entire stage through an opening that's about the size of the average suitcase.
Piatt is the prompter for the company's production of Antony and Cleopatra, a new opera adapted from the Shakespeare play by John Adams, who is considered to be one of the world's greatest living composers. Like the play, it's about the star-crossed romance of the Roman general and the Egyptian queen.
The prompter is invisible to the audience, and he may be only one person among the roughly 250-strong cast and crew, but he plays a major role in keeping everything from flying off the rails.
Inside his box, it's bare bones. There's a wooden stand to hold a musical score, monitors to view the conductor, a fan to deal with the heat, a phone to call stage management in case the audio or video feed goes out, and a small electronic keyboard, conveniently Velcroed to the side of the box, to help the prompter give pitches — though Piatt said this is rarely needed, as most people who do this job have perfect pitch.
"We always joke about putting in a wet bar, but we haven't done that yet," he says, with a chuckle.
Piatt will spend the entirety of every performance during the run concealed under a hood in this stuffy little enclosure, located right on the edge of the stage, front and center.
Not all opera productions use prompters. But performers don't wear earpieces, and it can be tough to hear the orchestra properly from the stage; it's likewise challenging to see the conductor under the glaring lights. The prompter helps with cues in difficult moments by speaking, shouting or waving his arms in their direction.
Piatt has been studying Adams's rhythmically and tonally complex score for months in preparation ("Basically, you have to have the score memorized," he says), so that he can help the performers hit all the right notes in all the right places. He also attends every rehearsal, and makes notes about what cues to give in his score, and meets with each cast member individually to develop a prompting strategy tailored specifically for that person.
"When I tell people what I do for a living, most people are not even aware that there's this box," says Piatt. "And if they are aware, they think it conceals lights or something."
A brittle performance — or a sense of comfort?
The operas of John Adams employ massive forces, driving rhythms and vocal lines that mimic human speech patterns. However, the world premiere productions of works like Dr. Atomic and Girls of the Golden West — which both took place under the auspices of San Francisco Opera — didn't use prompters for performances. That's largely because director Peter Sellars, who collaborated with the composer on these productions, says prompters can distract performers from being in the moment.
"With a prompter, you don't get any emotional grounding, you're just desperately trying to save your skin," he says. "And so it creates a rather brittle performance."
Sellars says he'd rather the performers' improvise if they bungle something until they can get back on track.
But Adams says his latest work is especially complex and disorienting for the performers. There are few melodic arias and the scenes are packed with fast-paced, back-and-forth between characters.
"The idea of actually learning all these entrances and bringing them in exactly where they belong is really a treacherous thing," Adams says. "All I care about is that the singers are secure and comfortable."
Prompting in action
Adams originally wrote the role of Cleopatra for someone else (Julia Bullock, who had to pull out of the production around six months ago owing to pregnancy.) So when soprano Amina Edris stepped in, he had to start changing notes during rehearsals to better suit the timbre and range of her voice.
"I'm not gonna lie," says Edris, who had never sung an Adams opera before. "It's a little bit overwhelming to be, like, 'Okay, just after I memorized this part, now I have to reprogram how I think of it again and learn a different version of it.'"
That's why she's grateful for the safety net that is Matthew Piatt.
"Matt is the glue that holds this show together," she says.
In audio captured in the prompter's box during a recent rehearsal, you can hear Piatt cueing Edris as she sings a scene. He sounds loud. But it's directed toward the stage, so the audience doesn't hear the prompter feeding pitches, lines and rhythms to the Queen of Egypt.
Even seasoned performers of Adams' operas are relieved there's a prompter. Baritone Gerald Finley starred in the world premiere production of Adams' Dr. Atomic in 2005. Now he's playing Antony — a Roman general with a tricky death scene. He has to sing while face down on a staircase upstage. From that position, he can't see the conductor or a monitor.
"I can hear [Piatt] counting and giving me literally the beats," Finley says. "I don't know what I would do in fact if Matt wasn't there. Without Matt, I couldn't die."
Taking pride in private thanks
Every now and again, during curtain call, a conductor, director or cast member will lean down to the hood at the edge of the stage and shake the prompter's hand in gratitude for mishaps quietly solved or prevented.
Piatt, who's been doing this job for more than a decade, says he gets the greatest satisfaction from more private acknowledgements of his talents.
"The thing that I take the most pride in is when a singer says, 'I feel really safe when you're at the prompt box,'" he says. "It is my goal so that they can give the best performance possible. After all, that's why people go to the opera."
San Francisco Opera's Antony and Cleopatra runs at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco through Oct. 5, 2022.
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With its roots in African American culture, jazz is in the DNA of America. Since its birth in the early 20th century, jazz history has paralleled U.S. history.
This fall, the American Jazz Museum presents “Sound & Story: 25 Years at the American Jazz Museum,” an exhibit of objects, artifacts and vinyl banners based on the museum's four pillars.
- Dr. Dina Bennet, director of collections and curatorial affairs at the American Jazz Museum
The exhibit opens Sept. 15 and continues through International Jazz Day, April 30, 2023. | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-16/the-american-jazz-museum-is-celebrating-25-years-in-kansas-city | 2022-09-16T20:41:52Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-16/the-american-jazz-museum-is-celebrating-25-years-in-kansas-city | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
"It was mesmerizing. The sounds that came out of [the hurdy gurdy] - there was no way I couldn't not play this instrument"
For Ryan Kurczak, the path to playing the hurdy gurdy started with an unusual source: Led Zeppelin. The instrument was included in the 1976 film The Song Remains the Same and piqued his interest with its unique sounds.
After years of playing traditional Irish music on mandolin and guitar in a Led Zeppelin cover band, his curiosity led him back to the hurdy gurdy, which he plays with the ensemble Autumn Equinox.
On this week's Sound Currents, listen to music inspired by the upcoming autumnal equinox and all of the cozy feelings associated with this time of year.
Hosts
Sascha Groschang
Laurel Parks
Guest
Ryan Kurczak of Autumn Equinox
Program
Sheeps Waltz - Farewell to Glasgow
by Autumn Equinox
Ryan Kurczak - hurdy gurdy, Claire Sweeny - nyckelharpa, Dave Riggs - bass
Muireans - Midnight On the Sea - Deep Time
by Autumn Equinox
Ryan Kurczak - hurdy gurdy, Claire Sweeny - nyckelharpa, Dave Riggs - bass
Autumn Gardens - III. Giocoso e leggiero
by Einojuhani Rautavaara
Vladimir Ashkenazy with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
In an Autumn Garden for Gagaku orchestra
by Toru Takemitsu
The Music Department Of The Imperial Household Agency | https://www.kcur.org/show/sound-currents/2022-09-16/with-inspiration-from-celtic-tunes-to-led-zeppelin-this-ensemble-embodies-the-sounds-of-autumn | 2022-09-16T20:41:58Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/show/sound-currents/2022-09-16/with-inspiration-from-celtic-tunes-to-led-zeppelin-this-ensemble-embodies-the-sounds-of-autumn | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On this episode of Tinker Talks we talk about Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. What to look for, how to help weapons safety and more. This is a very important topic and this episode has a lot of valuable information and resources.
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Until next time, take care of one another and stay safe.
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Local Sports: Ulery serves Whiteford volleyball out of deep hole
OTTAWA LAKE – Whiteford’s volleyball team was in a deep hole.
The Bobcats were down 23-13 to Morenci in the second set Thursday night.
Then, Alyssa Ulery stepped to the serving line.
She delivered 12 straight points to wipe out the deficit to win that set and Whiteford took the match 25-13, 25-23, 25-15.
“She is one of our most consistent servers,” Whiteford coach Janie Bunge said. “She gets those floats in there. She was a good one to come up at that time.”
Ulery had a couple of aces near the start of the string. That fired up her teammates.
“At the beginning, she started getting some aces,” Bunge explained. “After that, we got some momentum. It started with Alyssa, then we flew.”
Alaina Andrews was credited with 5 aces and 19 assists, Allison Spradling rang up 13 digs and 5 kills, and Mackenzie Ulery added 6 kills.
Whiteford improved to 4-5 overall and 2-1 in the Tri-County Conference.
“We’re starting to get some confidence and playing a lot better overall,” Bunge said. “Last year’s team could not have made that comeback. We have more confidence now. That comeback was really, really exciting."
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Dundee tops Summerfield
DUNDEE − Dundee swept Summerfield in its "Volley for the Cure" Teal Attack match Thursday, winning 26-24, 25-19, 25-22.
Kennedy Irwin led Dundee with 9 kills and 6 digs, Keira Woodzell had 17 assists and 13 digs, Briley Bordine recorded 14 digs and 5 assists, Macy Salenbien added 6 kills, 4 aces and 2 digs, and Lola Salenbien also played strong defense.
"They played very well as a team," Dundee coach Jennifer Hernandez said. "They are a very talented young team and it is coming together nicely. ... I expect they will continue to push to get better."
Addison Ciacelli directed a good effort for Summerfield with 21 assists and 7 service points. Sophia LaRocca (11 points, 6 digs, 4 aces), Julia Fietz (10 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks), and Marissa Eastman (10 digs, 7 kills) also played well.
Dundee won the junior varsity game 25-16, 25-18, 15-10. Addie Spoering and Mia Samples led the Bulldogs.
Zaranka leads sweep
GIBRALTAR − Skylar Zaranka had 12 kills, 9 digs, and 4 aces to lead Gibraltar Carlson to a three-set sweep of Taylor on Thursday. The Marauders won 25-11, 25-22, 25-7.
Emma Ferguson recorded 30 assists, 4 digs, 4 kills and an ace, Abby Schenavar added 11 kills, 3 blocks and 3 aces, and Ava Romej had 5 kills and 2 aces. Molly Crews and Glorida Llakmani also played well.
"The team played under control with aggression," Carlson coach Bill Henneman said. "We have been talking about working to get better every day. Today we looked better than the last time we were on the court. If we can continue that, we will be where to want to be by season's end."
Carlson improved to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the Downriver League.
Mason record evens
ERIE − Erie Mason fell to 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the Tri-County Conference as Adrian Madison won in four sets Thursday 23-25, 25-11, 25-17, 25-16.
Cami Zaleski shined defensively with 24 digs and added 5 kills, and Jayanna Willets added 12 digs. Beth Sweeney (7 kills, 3 blocks), Audrey Trainor (12 points, 3 aces), and Jenna Wright (3 blocks) also played well.
Adrian Madison also won the JV game.
PREP SOCCER
Schmidtz rallies Ida
MANCHESTER – Evan Schmidtz scored two second-half goals as Ida recovered from a slow start to beat Manchester 4-3 Thursday.
Those two goals completed a hat trick for Schmidtz. He also assisted on a goal by Jaxon Bolster.
Bolster and Titus Benson had assists for the 8-0 Blue Streaks.
“All in all, it was a tight game with Manchester applying a lot of pressure to our midfield,” Ida coach Tim Allen said. “Our team was able to move the ball okay but highlighted some areas where we need to improve on.”
Carlson blanked
GIBRALTAR – Gibraltar Carlson dipped to 7-4-1 with an 8-0 loss to Riverview Thursday.
PREP SWIMMING
Dundee has qualifiers
DUNDEE – Emma Schramm qualified for state diving Regionals, and the 400-yard freestyle relay of Emma O’Connell, Joslyn Ball, Lia Parry and Sara Carter qualified for the MISCA state meet during Dundee’s 119-59 win over Tecumseh Thursday.
The Vikings improved to 5-0.
PREP TENNIS
Milan whips Pirates
MILAN – Milan swept the doubles with Gunnar Kruise-Gavin Kruise, Tyler Denham-Nathan Bowman, Tyler Hatfield-Matthew Fink, and Grant Segrist-Luke Morse in an 7-1 win over Riverview Thursday.
The Big Reds (7-4-3 overall, 2-0 in Huron League) also won the first three singles flights with Matthew Bowman, Zach Fink and Peter Pena.
The Kruise brothers and Denham-Bowman earned points for Milan Wednesday in a 6-2 loss to Williamston.
Big win for Kaplan
ANN ARBOR – Noah Kaplan earned a straight-set win at No. 1 singles for Bedford Thursday, but the Mules fell 6-2 to Ann Arbor Pioneer.
Jaxon Nejedlik recorded Bedford’s other win.
“Today was the first time Bedford has taken 2 points off perennial powerhouse Ann Arbor Pioneer in boys tennis,” Bedford coach Eric Cukierski said.
Monroe scores two
Azariah Duran and Jack Drougel won for Monroe in a 6-2 loss to Saline Thursday.
PREP GOLF
Noland shoots best
PETERSBURG – Ellie Noland shot a personal-best round of 41 to lead Summerfield to a 199-225 win over Milan Thursday.
Deland Hoffman added a 51 for the Bulldogs and Cameron Taylor had a personal-best 53. Jules Meads led Milan with 52.
Bedford drops dual
ANN ARBOR − Grace Lump carded a team-best 47 for Bedford but it was not enough as Ann Arbor Skyline won 191-204 Thursday.
Ashlen Trimmer scored 51 for the Mules, while Elaina Smith, Elyse Czarnik, and Lauren Werbiansky added 53s.
Monroe takes third
CHELSEA − Monroe took third in a Southeastern Conference tri-meet Thursday at Inverness Country Club. Chelsea was first with 187, Ann Arbor Huron second with 199, and Monroe with 229.
Kendra Zureki was eighth with a 55 to lead the Trojans and Kara Danish was right behind with a 56.
PREP SWIMMING
Kidd wins breaststroke
ADRIAN – Mackenzie Kidd won the breaststroke for St. Mary Catholic Central in a 118-60 loss to Adrian.
Other standouts for the Kestrels were Monika Burkardt, Maya Zaleski, Mary Claire Wright, Katelyn Rutkowski, Catherine Ambs, Isabelle Niedermeyer, Sunny Duran, Joyce Dietrich and Brigeta Yakoo.
Monroe battles No. 1
ANN ARBOR – Monroe logged a number of personal bests Thursday in a 153-29 loss to Ann Arbor Pioneer, the No. 1 ranked team in the state.
Nicole Rykse, Natalie Synowiec, Olivia Synowiec and Delani Willey performed well. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/16/local-sports-ulery-serves-whiteford-volleyball-out-of-deep-hole/69497931007/ | 2022-09-16T20:46:26Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/16/local-sports-ulery-serves-whiteford-volleyball-out-of-deep-hole/69497931007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Team: Seton Hall Pirates
2021-22 Record: 21-11, 11-8 Big East
2021-22 Big East Finish: Tied with Marquette for fifth, but lost a tiebreaker because the Golden Eagles swept the season series.
Final 2021-22 KenPom.com Ranking: #52
Postseason? After barely squeaking past 0-19 Georgetown in the opening round of the Big East tournament, Seton Hall gave up a 12-2 run in the first 10 minutes to Connecticut and never had a chance the rest of the way in the quarterfinals. After that, they gave up a 12-1 run and a 17-3 run to TCU on the way to a 69-42 loss as the #8 seed in the NCAA tournament. Not the kind of ending to a campaign you want when you won your final five regular season games to lock in that tourney bid, that’s for sure.
Key Departures: While there are a total of 10 players on last year’s roster that are not on this coming year’s roster, only four of them had rotation spots last year for the Pirates. The most notable one is Jared Rhoden, who capped off his SHU career with a team high 15.5 points per game to go with 6.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals. There’s also Myles Cale, who started nearly every game he played in for the Pirates over the past four seasons. They’re going to lose out on his 9.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists a night. Ike Obiagu never turned into much of a scorer in the post for Seton Hall, but he was a wildly effective rebounder, especially on the offensive glass. Over the past two seasons, Obiagu was one of the best shot blockers in the country, averaging three per game and ranking in the top five in the country in block rate per KenPom.com in both campaigns.
The last notable name is Bryce Aiken, who was the only other player on the roster last season not named Jared Rhoden to average more than 10 points a game. He was at 14.5 a night and added 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists as well. However, Aiken’s injury-prone status reared its ugly head on him again this past year after he suffered a concussion headbutting Greg Elliott’s arm in mid-January and would not play again for Seton Hall.
The biggest actual departure from the team is head coach Kevin Willard saying “we’ve gone about as far as we can go” to Seton Hall and packing up for Maryland before the engine even cooled off on the bus that brought the team back from the airport after they were eliminated from the NCAA tournament. In fairness to Willard bolting out of town within three days of the season ending, Maryland’s job had been sitting open for months and literally anyone with a pulse and an interest in college basketball thought the Terps were going to hire him.
If you go by consistent NCAA tournament appearances, Willard was the most successful coach in Seton Hall history. He took them to back-to-back NCAA tourneys for the first time since 1993-94 and became the second coach in program history to ever take the Pirates to four straight NCAA tournaments and if not for the cancelation of the 2020 tournament, Willard would have been the first Seton Hall coach to get a team to five straight tourney fields.
Key Returners: Seton Hall returns just five guys total, but they all played a rotation role at the very least last season, so that’s pretty good. Kadary Richmond is, by default, the top returning guy. He’s the leading returning scorer at 8.8 points per game, but he also led the team in assists a year ago at 4.1 a night. That’s a pretty good starting point for assembling, or reassembling as it were, a roster. Richmond had a top 50 assist rate per KenPom last season, and was 2nd best in Big East play. If he can get his turnovers under control (24%, which is a yuck), then you could feel safe expecting big things from him.
If you sort SHU by points per game, they return their 4th through 8th scorers from last season. Alexis Yetna is behind Richmond at 8.1 a night, and his team high 7.6 rebounds per game undersells the fact that he just barely missed ranking in the top 100 in rate on both ends of the court in 21-22. Jamir Harris was one of three guys to appear in all 32 games last season, although all but three of those were bench appearances for him. Still, 22.7 minutes of burn on average is proof he’s a useful dude even if 7.9 points and 1.1 rebounds aren’t lighting the world on fire. Tyrese Samuel had a little bit bigger impact at 7.3 points but 4.2 rebounds per game in 29 appearances. Finally, there’s Tray Jackson, who joins Harris and Richardson as the trio to appear in every game. 6.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting nearly 40% from behind the stripe is a perfectly functional 18 minutes a night in the Big East guy, so he’s got that going for him, which is nice.
Key Additions: Let’s deal with the freshmen first, if for no other reason than to get them out of the way. The Pirates have three fresh out of high school players on their roster this season, and according to 247 Sports, forward Tae Davis (6’9”, 204 lb.) is the most notable one at #148 in the Composite rankings. That’s just barely inside our cutoff of “You don’t see a lot of freshmen outside the top 150 contributing in the Big East, y’know?” Davis is the only one to commit to Seton Hall after the coaching change, so that’s worth keeping an eye on as the season goes along.
Onwards to the transfers, and there are five of them to help paper over the losses from last year’s roster. The most notable one is also the only one of the five who will be on his final year of eligibility this season, and that’s KC Ndefo. The 6’7”, 206 pound forward averaged 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists a year ago for Saint Peter’s as the Peacocks won the MAAC tournament and became the first #15 seed to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. Ndefo’s most notable contribution to the Peacocks was actually his defense, averaging 1.2 steals and 2.6 blocks in his 118 game career, and he was top 10 in the country in block rate per KenPom.com last season. That’s awesome..... but it’s reasonable to ask whether or not that he was able to do that because he was in the MAAC and if it’s repeatable in the Big East.
The other four guys may or may not be with the Pirates past this season, but they do have the eligibility to do that if they want. None of them are particularly notable stat monsters from the programs they started their careers at, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they fit together on a roster that doesn’t have an immediately obvious “go get us a bucket” guy. Al-Amir Dawes (6’2”, 180 lbs.) has spent three years at Clemson, and averaged 9.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in 88 appearances for the Tigers. Abdou Ndiaye (6’9”, 200 lbs.) appeared in 77 games in three seasons at Illinois State, but chipped in just 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in his 11.8 minutes per game on average..... and played a career low 9.5 minutes a night this past season for the Huskies.
Those two guys could end up wrapping up their collegiate careers after this season, since that would be four years for them. Dre Davis (6’6”, 212 lbs.) and Femi Odukale (6’6”, 205 lbs.) have each spent two years at their first stops, so they are presumably going to be multi-year SHU players. Davis was at Louisville for the past two seasons, and gave them 7.4 points and 3.1 rebounds while starting in 40 of his 50 appearances. Odukale was a little bit better in the ACC than Davis was, as he has averages of 9.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 53 games for Pitt.
Of the five transfers, only Dawes (37.2%) is a notable plus-level shooter behind the three-point line. Odukale is almost there at 33.0% in his career, but no one else is north of 27%. That seems like a problem, but maybe the coaching staff has a solution to fix everyone’s shooting.
Speaking of the coaching staff, that brings us to the most notable key addition of all for the Pirates......
Head Coach: Shaheen Holloway takes the reins in South Orange after four years as the head coach at Saint Peter’s. After his pro career wrapped up in 2007, Kevin Willard brought him in as an assistant at Iona and then Holloway followed him when Willard took the SHU job. He stayed there until 2018 when he took the SPU top job for his first ever head coaching job. He has a record of 64-57 as a head coach with a 44-32 mark in MAAC play with the Peacocks, and considering he went 10-22 in his first year and 6-12 in the league, that’s actually really good.
Outlook: I think that Seton Hall is my biggest blind spot team this season.
I’ve never been a gigantic fan of Kevin Willard’s entire deal, mostly because .... well, Seton Hall was just there as a team under his direction. It took him until his sixth season to get the car on the road with a winning record in league play, and then he was good for somewhere between nine and 13 wins and if he was lucky, that means a plus-side seed in the NCAA tournament. But this was the longest extended successful run of Seton Hall basketball since PJ Carlisemo was on the sideline, so that has to count for something.
But now Willard is gone, as are the top four rotation guys. Returning are a bunch of rotation piece guys, which is never a bad thing to have, but is also nothing that inspires a ton of faith of excitement. Replacing the departed guys are Shaheen Holloway, a Willard disciple after serving as his assistant at two different stops including Seton Hall, and a group of transfers that would qualify under the banner of “Guys” in the Guys/Dudes/MFers continuum. We’ll dig into Holloway a little bit more in a second, but there’s nothing in the group of new faces that makes you jump out of your seat in excitement, either.
But then again, that’s been Seton Hall basketball in a nutshell for the past seven seasons: Perfectly competent basketball, but nothing that makes you go “oh, dang, look at everything those guys are accomplishing.” So maybe looking at the whole deal and saying “yeah, and?” is actually par for the course and that’s somehow good news for the Pirates.
Given the lack of anyone on this roster who has a single solitary chance of being named to the preseason all-conference team, I don’t think I’m stepping out onto a limb to say that any kind of success that Seton Hall has this season is going to come as a result of Shaheen Holloway’s direction. I want to make this perfectly clear: I am not banging on Seton Hall hiring him, and I think it’s easily safe to say that he and the Pirates won’t be anywhere near the worst team coached by an alumnus this season.
However, just as much as Kevin Willard’s destination of Maryland seemed determined the second that Mark Turgeon stepped down, it seemed that Holloway was the lock it in guarantee to replace Willard..... and that was before the Peacocks won 10 straight games to jump ever so briefly into the KenPom top 100 before their Elite Eight loss knocked them down to #102 to end the season. This is my point: On the morning of February 25th, Saint Peter’s was 10-6 in MAAC play and #171 in the KenPom rankings. This already would have made them the best SPU team that Holloway had coached, since they finished his first three campaigns at #316, #194, and #222, and it was pretty much already written in the stars that Holloway would be in South Orange at the start of the 2022-23 season instead of in Jersey City.
Holloway didn’t suddenly become a great basketball coach because the Peacocks played like a top 35 team for a month. He was the same coach that coached them into being a barely top 180 team for three months, and that’s kind of what they always were in his first three seasons, too.
The question is whether that means he can coach this collection of guys he has right now into being a top 50 team and in the direction of the NCAA tournament. The answer I have right now is “I have absolutely no idea, and neither do you, and neither does anyone else who’s trying to tell you how these things are going to go.” If you want be optimistic about the Pirates, there’s reasons why you can be. For me, honestly, it’s because Kevin Willard’s not the coach any more. But there’s also reasons to look at it the entire venture and say “I don’t know if this is going to work, at least not this season.” | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/16/23347787/marquette-golden-eagles-basketball-team-preview-seton-hall-pirates-holloway-richmond-yetna-ndefo | 2022-09-16T20:46:30Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/16/23347787/marquette-golden-eagles-basketball-team-preview-seton-hall-pirates-holloway-richmond-yetna-ndefo | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Marquette women’s soccer took advantage of a verrrrrry early goal to smother out Western Michigan and secure a 2-0 win in their non-conference finale on Thursday night. The victory moves the Golden Eagles to 4-3-1 through their first eight matches of the season.
As mentioned, Marquette got on the board extremely early in this one. Not only was it in the fourth minute of the game, but it was also on the very first shot of the contest.
GOAL!!!
— MARQUETTE Soccer (@MarquetteWSOC) September 16, 2022
Maggie Starker gives the Golden Eagles the early lead in the fourth minute. Campana and Twombly assist on the goal. pic.twitter.com/Mv3PXpkBRX
That’s just high quality textbook soccer. Alex Campana pushes it down the sideline around the defender to Elsi Twombly who maintains control and knocks it to the middle for Starker to easily pop it into the net. Literally could not have drawn it up better.
Western Michigan started to show signs of life after falling behind so quickly, rattling off the next three shots of the game over the next nine minutes. This is something of a key point of the match here: The underlaying statistics make it look kind of even. MU won on shots, 13-10; very few corners with the Golden Eagles holding a 3-2 advantage at the end of 90 minutes, fouls were almost perfectly even at 12-11. But that early goal gave Marquette the opportunity to dictate how things were going.
It could have been 2-0 a little earlier than it was as Starker had MU’s second shot of the match cleared off the line by a WMU defender instead of keeper Hanna Sargent. It took til the 44th minute of the match for the Golden Eagles to find the back of the net again, and this time it was a different trio of players combining for the goal and two assists.
44' | MU - 2 | WMU - 0
— MARQUETTE Soccer (@MarquetteWSOC) September 16, 2022
Kate Gibson scores the second goal of the match near the end of the first half! pic.twitter.com/hrK3mDjIWX
The video jumps in after Isabella Cook feeds Josie Bieda, and it’s a mostly simple pass to Kate Gibson from there. Gibson realizes that she has an open space, both relative to defenders and Sargent’s placement at the moment and she takes a quick swing on it to catch the inside of the post and deflect it in past Sargent.
2-0 heading to the locker room, and Marquette’s defense made life easy for Mikki Easter after she subbed in for starting keeper Chloe Olson at halftime. Olson had made one save in the first half, but Easter didn’t have to make one at all after intermission on just three WMU shots.
It was the first goal of the year for Starker, and that combined with Gibson’s goal leaves them tied for the second most points on the team right now with four. Both women trail Cook, who has six on two goals and now two assists after the helper on Gibson’s marker. Cook and Gibson are the only two Golden Eagles with more than one goal on the year as Marquette heads into Big East action.
Up Next: Marquette starts off conference action with a pair of road contests next weekend. First up is DePaul on Thursday afternoon because Wish Field still doesn’t (and presumably never will) have lights. First kick against the 2-5-0 Blue Demons is set for 4pm Central. After that, it’s a quick trip down the road to see Butler on Sunday, September 25th. The Bulldogs are 3-4-1 at the moment and will start Big East action against Xavier next Thursday before MU comes to town. | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/16/23356335/marquette-golden-eageles-womens-soccer-recap-western-michigan-broncons-starker-gibson-olson-easter | 2022-09-16T20:46:36Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/16/23356335/marquette-golden-eageles-womens-soccer-recap-western-michigan-broncons-starker-gibson-olson-easter | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A man from West Fargo, who was originally charged in April of this year, appeared in Otter Tail County District Court, on Sep. 14, in his first appearance on a felony level check fraud with an incident that occurred in Fergus Falls.
Robert Louis Butts III, 39, is accused of endorsing a check that was not his and attempting to deposit it.
According to court records, on Mar. 22, a Fergus Falls police officer spoke with the victim in reference to the theft of a check at a motel on Pebble Lake Road in Fergus. The victim stated he was supposed to get a $1,000 check from Mahube-Otwa that did not arrive in the mail.
The victim spoke with a Mahube-Otwa employee who advised him the check was mailed on Jan. 26. Their records further indicated that it was cashed on Feb. 14, at a bank on West Lincoln Avenue.
Court records also state that the endorsement on the back of the check showed a forged signature of the victim and also stated, “Pay to the order of Robert Butts.” The victim told investigators that he did not endorse this check and did not give it to Robert Butts.
Upon further investigation, it was learned that Butts had stayed at the motel starting on Feb. 9, for five or six days. Surveillance video obtained from the bank that was taken on Feb. 14.
A bank employee told investigators that they had opened a new account for Butts, cashed the check for him and provided law enforcement with a copy of the driver’s license used to open the account. The driver’s license was confirmed to belong to the individual later identified as Butts.
Between the surveillance video from the bank and a previous booking photo, investigators determined it was Butts.
At the time the complaint was submitted to the court on Apr. 21, Butts’ whereabouts were unknown so a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Eventually he was apprehended on the warrant.
Butts’ next court appearance will be an omnibus hearing on Oct. 31.
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Roadside pumpkin and squash stands are a harbinger of colder days to come and signal the beginning of the beautiful transition period from summer to fall.
With the fall equinox fast approaching and cooler temperatures heralding a season of harvest and change, residents throughout Otter Tail County are beginning to observe ever-popular eclectic fruit stands emerging throughout the countryside and area communities.
Enter the pumpkin. This fall favorite can be traced back as one of the first crops grown for human consumption in North America, with their thick and solid flesh making them ideal for storing and transporting. While the first pumpkins were very different from the varieties we experience today, researchers have discovered pumpkin seeds in the Oaxaca Highlands of Mexico believed to be over 7,500 years old.
Although pumpkins are inextricably tied to America’s Halloween tradition, the festival celebrated throughout the United Kingdom originally utilized turnips for hallowed-out and ghastly candles of the night, referred to as punkies and the more familiar jack-o-lantern.
When circumstances brought mass migrations of these populations to the American shores in the 1800’s, many of these practices were brought with, and finding the pumpkin as a plentiful fall substitute that was far easier to carve and perhaps more dynamic in the kitchen, the modern pumpkin lantern was born.
Kris Huebsch and her husband Cordell operate Otter Berry Farm located just north of Rush Lake outside of New York Mills, and approximately five acres of the property is dedicated to growing a myriad of pumpkin and squash varieties. Preparations have been made for their annual September Celebration occurring on Set. 17, that will feature a corn maze, numerous food trucks and a bevy of other family friendly fall activities.
“With two people, picking all the pumpkins takes a little over a month,” Huebsch describes the impressive efforts required to hand-collect about 90% of the fall harvest for visitors to peruse and purchase at the market venue. There’s also an option for visitors to journey within the field and get to pick their own pre-cut favorites.
For area gardeners keen to get into pumpkins, Huebsch recommends planting near Memorial Day weekend to avoid late frosts and ensuring the budding vines get at least one inch of water every week.
Mother, Goose & Beans, another area pumpkin patch option located in Erhard, is opening its gates to the public on Sept. 24.
Common insects to be aware that can damage crops include squash bugs, vine borers and the striped cucumber beetle. When harvesting squash and pumpkins it’s ideal to pick them before the first hard freeze – while lighter autumn frosts will kill the vines, they typically will not harm the fruit.
More information regarding the growing care of pumpkins and a plethora of other plants can be found at the following: extension.umn.edu.
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Leave it to the official injury report to throw cold water on Kayvon Thibodeaux’s optimism.
One day after Thibodeaux said he was “confident” that he could make his Giants debut Sunday, the rookie first-round pick was listed as doubtful (MCL sprain) to play against the Panthers. Fellow edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (calf) also is listed as doubtful.
Both players worked with trainers off to the side of practice during Friday’s viewing period, which is a strong indication that the Giants likely will be without their starting duo for a second straight game.
Receiver Kadarius Toney (hamstring) is listed as questionable but was not in a red no-contact jersey and appeared to move well running routes. He participated in some but not all of team practice periods Thursday – when the hamstring he injured during training camp “tightened up,” according to head coach Brian Daboll – and he was first added to the injury report.
“Every guy that’s injured, we have to do a good job as a staff – starting with our medical and strength staff – of determining where that player is,” Daboll said. “And if they can do something that can help us as a team, we can have different plans for that particular player – how many reps or what package we put them in or what down we put them in.”
The Giants will be without rookie second-round receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (knee), cornerbacks Aaron Robinson (appendicitis) and Nick McCloud (hamstring), and safety Jason Pinnock (shoulder). McCloud was the Giants-named Special Teams Player of the Week for his work as a punt gunner.
To make up for shortages, it is likely the Giants will elevate safety Tony Jefferson and cornerback Fabian Moreau from the practice squad. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/kayvon-thibodeaux-doubtful-for-giants-panthers-game/ | 2022-09-16T20:55:17Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/kayvon-thibodeaux-doubtful-for-giants-panthers-game/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kevon Lawless Trial: Witness admits to setting up victim before he and daughter were killed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Trial continued Friday for Kevon Lawless, charged with the murder of Brandon Waddles and his 3-year-old daughter, Trinity Randolph, in August 2020.
Lawless watched as one witness, who WAVE News is not identifying, took the stand to talk about what happened leading up to the deadly shooting.
The female witness admitted to texting Waddles to “come outside,” even though she was not there.
At the time, the witness was 17-year-old. She has already been convicted of facilitating murder in juvenile court.
In court Friday, she told the court she helped Lawless in some kind of ploy to go after Waddles.
“You helped set up somebody to have something bad happen?” Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Ryane Conroy asked.
“Yes,” the witness answered.
“What did you set him up to have happen?” Conroy followed.
“Set him up to get robbed,” the witness replied.
Prosecution also showed police body cam footage of her allegedly on the phone with Lawless.
She later admitted to hearing gunshots while on the phone with Lawless on the day in question.
She testified that in return for her participation, she was supposed to receive money.
In juvenile court, she was given 60 hours of volunteering in a deal with the Commonwealth’s Attorney Office.
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Lady Marina Windsor
Lady Marina Windsor is the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of St Andrews; the younger sister of Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick, and the older sister of 27-year-old Lady Amelia Windsor. She is a paternal granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent.
Lady Marina is thought to be close with her grandparents, often choosing to stay at their royal residence located within Kensington Palace, when in London. Until recently, she and her sister shared a ‘cosy flat’ in Notting Hill, from where they enjoyed visiting markets and finding vintage steals.
Marina attended St Mary's Ascot school where she was Deputy Head Girl before going on to study French and Portuguese at the University of Edinburgh, where she starred in a number of plays and wrote for student-based Y-Magazine on ‘interesting causes around the world’. | https://www.tatler.com/article/who-are-lady-amelia-and-lady-marina-windsor | 2022-09-16T20:59:11Z | tatler.com | control | https://www.tatler.com/article/who-are-lady-amelia-and-lady-marina-windsor | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After serious breach, Uber says services operational
(AP) - The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services are operational following what security professionals were calling a major data breach. It said there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data.
What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach on Thursday after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials.
Screenshots the hacker shared with security researchers indicate this person obtained full access to the cloud-based systems where Uber stores sensitive customer and financial data.
It is not known how much data the hacker stole or how long they were inside Uber’s network. Two researchers who communicated directly with the person — who self-identified as an 18-year-old to one of them— said they appeared interested in publicity. There was no indication they destroyed data.
But files shared with the researchers and posted widely on Twitter and other social media indicated the hacker was able to access Uber’s most crucial internal systems.
“It was really bad the access he had. It’s awful,” said Corbin Leo, one of the researchers who chatted with the hacker online.
He said screenshots the person shared showed the intruder got access to systems stored on Amazon and Google cloud-based servers where Uber keeps source code, financial data and customer data such as driver’s licenses.
“If he had keys to the kingdom he could start stopping services. He could delete stuff. He could download customer data, change people’s passwords,” said Leo, a researcher and head of business development at the security company Zellic.
Screenshots the hacker shared — many of which found their way online — showed they had accessed sensitive financial data and internal databases. Among them was one in which the hacker announced the breach on Uber’s internal Slack collaboration ssytem.
Sam Curry, an engineer with Yuga Labs who also communicated with the hacker, said there was no indication that the hacker had done any damage or was interested in anything more than publicity. “My gut feeling is that it seems like they are out to get as much attention as possible.”
Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees Thursday who said they were “working to lock down everything internally” to restrict the hacker’s access. That included the San Francisco company’s Slack network, he said.
In a statement posted online Friday, Uber said “internal software tools that we took down as a precaution yesterday are coming back online.”
It said all its services — including Uber Eats and Uber Freight — were operational.
The company did not respond to questions from The Associated Press including about whether the hacker gained access to customer data and if that data was stored encrypted. The company said there was no evidence that the intruder accessed “sensitive user data” such as trip history.
Curry and Leo said the hacker did not indicate how much data was copied. Uber did not recommend any specific actions for its users, such as changing passwords.
The hacker alerted the researchers to the intrusion Thursday by using an internal Uber account on the company’s network used to post vulnerabilities identified through its bug-bounty program, which pays ethical hackers to ferret out network weaknesses.
After commenting on those posts, the hacker provided a Telegram account address. Curry and other researchers then engaged them in a separate conversation, where the intruder provided screenshots of various pages from Uber’s cloud providers to prove they broke in.
The AP attempted to contact the hacker at the Telegram account, but received no response.
Screenshots posted on Twitter appeared to confirm what the researchers said the hacker claimed: That they obtained privileged access to Uber’s most critical systems through social engineering. Effectively, the hacker discovered the password of an Uber employee. Then, posing as a fellow worker, the hacker bombarded the employee with text messages asking them to confirm that they had logged into their account. Ultimately, the employee caved and provided a two-factor authentication code the hacker used to log in.
Social engineering is a popular hacking strategy, as humans tend to be the weakest link in any network. Teenagers used it in 2020 to hack Twitter and it has more recently been used in hacks of the tech companies Twilio and Cloudflare.
Uber has been hacked before.
Its former chief security officer, Joseph Sullivan, is currently on trial for allegedly arranging to pay hackers $100,000 to cover up a 2016 high-tech heist in which the personal information of about 57 million customers and drivers was stolen.
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SALISBURY, Md.-An Eden man has died after an early morning car crash in Salisbury.
Deputies were called to the scene at the 26000 block of Riverside Drive just before 8am. They say a tractor-trailer stopped on the roadway and was preparing to unload when a Dodge pickup truck, driven by 55 year old Gordon Caple, hit the back of the trailer.
Caple was transported to Tidal Health where he later died from his injuries. No one else was injured in the crash. Investigators say alcohol does not appear to be involved in the crash.
Police continue to investigate. | https://www.wboc.com/news/deadly-crash-in-salisbury/article_a7db2e86-35fd-11ed-a3a6-03b5510c8dee.html | 2022-09-16T21:04:04Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/deadly-crash-in-salisbury/article_a7db2e86-35fd-11ed-a3a6-03b5510c8dee.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MARINE FORECAST
A SE WIND WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY WITH GOOD VISIBILITY. WINDS IWL LTURN TO THE SOUTH TO SW AND INCREASE SOME SUNDAY. FAIR SKIES ARE EXPECTED ON ALL AREA WATERS.
Atlantic Ocean:
Saturday: E/SE 5-8 knots. Seas: 2 ft.
Sunday: S 5-10 knots. Seas: 2 ft.
Chesapeake Bay:
Saturday: E/SE 3-7 knots. Seas: 0-1 ft.
Sunday: SW 5-9 knots. Seas: 1 ft.
Delaware Bay:
Saturday: E/SE 4-7 knots. Seas: 1-2 ft.
Sunday: SW 5-10 knots. Seas: 1-2 ft. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast/article_c602e9b8-35f7-11ed-b4f5-5fe38340df88.html | 2022-09-16T21:04:10Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/marine-forecast/article_c602e9b8-35f7-11ed-b4f5-5fe38340df88.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Forecast updated on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 4:00 PM by WBOC Meteorologist Dan Satterfield (AMS-CBM).
DELMARVA FORECAST
Tonight: Clear and cool. Low 54°. Wind: N 0-3 mph.
Saturday: Sunny and pleasant with a bit higher humidity. High 82° inland with temps. near 75° on the beaches. Wind: SE 1-5 mph.
Saturday Night: Clear and more humid. Patchy ground fog at sunrise. Low 62° inland to 69 at the coast. Wind: S 1-6 mph.
Sunday: Sunny and warmer with a bit higher humidity. High 84° inland with temps. near 76° on the beaches. Wind: SW 3-10 mph. Coastal winds S at 8-12 mph PM.
Forecast Discussion:
Look for mostly clear skies tonight with light winds from the North. It will be dry and cool with lows around 54° at sunrise. It will be warmer near the Bays and on the immediate coast.
Saturday looks slightly warmer, and the humidity will rise a little as winds turn to the East then SE at 2-5 mph. Afternoon high temps will reach 82 inland with coastal temps. in the mid 70's. It will stay mainly sunny with just some puffy fair weather cumulus clouds. We may see some hazy skies due to high level smoke from the western wildfires.
Sunday looks warmer, and the humidity will rise some as winds turn to the southwest at 6-10 mph. Afternoon high temps will reach 84° inland with coastal temps. in the mid 70's. It will stay remain sunny with just some puffy fair weather cumulus clouds.
In the long range, look for afternoon temps. to rise to around 88° on Monday. It will be more humid as well with a SW wind.
Unusually warm weather will return from Wednesday into Thursday of next week with afternoon highest temps. from 87-88° from Tuesday through Thursday. Dew points will reach the mid 60's giving a humid, but not really muggy feel to the air. Much of the eastern half of the U.S. will see unseasonably warm weather next week before the pattern changes to a more early fall like pattern by Friday. Cooler weather will reach Delmarva by Friday.
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Zander Murray: Gala Fairydean Rovers footballer 'wants to inspire others' after coming out as gay
A Scottish footballer has become the first openly gay senior player in the country in 30 years after making the decision to open up about his sexuality.
Zander Murray, who plays for Lowland League club Gala Fairydean Rovers, took the step after attending a pride event on holiday and concluding that his efforts to keep his sexuality private were ‘playing havoc’ with his life.
Speaking to the club’s website Murray said: “It feels like the weight of the world is now off my shoulders.
"The vibe at the pride event was brilliant and everyone was just being free and happy and it was great to just be me.
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"I want to help other players who are struggling with this as it isn't easy for men, especially footballers to deal with.
"So I put a post on my social media telling folk I was gay. I didn't need to sit the boys down in the changing room and tell them."
The 30-year-old, who has also turned out for East of Scotland sides Broxburn Athletic and Pumpherston and spent time as a youth with Airdrie and Motherwell, paid tribute to his supportive team-mates.
"I’ve been blown away by their support,” he added. “Before coming out you think people will turn against you and you think the worst.
"It's been lovely how much support I have had.
"I’ve done lots of research and always keep an eye on media outlets to see if there are any support platforms for young gay male footballers but there are none.
"I would really like to look into and see what support can be given to other players to inspire them.”
Murray’s decision comes in the wake of Scottish FA referees Craig Napier and Lloyd Wilson, who came out and Blackpool forward Jake Daniels who did likewise in May, becoming the first openly gay male professional footballer in the UK since Justin Fashanu, who played for Airdrieonians and Hearts in the early to mid-nineties.
He continued: "Of course there are gay footballers in our game and I’ve had lots of players get in touch saying they have read my post and can't believe how strong I am by doing this."
Murray hopes that in the future, players won’t need to come out and make announcements about their sexuality – and has called on the SFA to look into doing more to help and support players in a similar position.
"It can be difficult and you can feel very alone. I knew I was different for many years but with other people in the game coming out it's been amazing,” he continued.
"Hopefully the SFA can work with other leagues and partners and look at support and drive how we help other players.
“That support is greatly needed in the men's game.
“Women's football is another ball game. They are completely diverse and open and this is something the men's game should aspire to be."
Gala’s chairperson Ryan Cass added: "Everyone at the club is fully supportive of Zander and we are delighted for him that he feels comfortable to come out.
"Zander has shown great bravery and he has the club's full support and I am certain that he will get the support he deserves from all across the football family in Scotland." | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/zander-murray-gala-fairydean-rovers-footballer-wants-to-inspire-others-after-coming-out-as-gay-3846785 | 2022-09-16T21:04:57Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/zander-murray-gala-fairydean-rovers-footballer-wants-to-inspire-others-after-coming-out-as-gay-3846785 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Perry school named 2022 National Blue Ribbon School
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 297 schools Friday.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Houston County elementary school is one of six Georgia schools named as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022. The list includes six Georgia schools:
- Georgia – Appling – North Columbia Elementary School, Columbia County School District.
- Georgia – Bremen – Jones Elementary School, Bremen City School District.
- Georgia – Jefferson – Jefferson Elementary School, Jefferson City School District.
- Georgia – Perry – Kings Chapel Elementary School, Houston County School District.
- Georgia – Rome – Armuchee Primary School, Floyd County School District.
- Georgia – Trion – Trion Middle School, Trion City School District.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as models of effective school practices for state and district educators and other schools throughout the nation. A National Blue Ribbon School flag at a school’s entryway is a recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning.
“I applaud all the honorees for the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for creating vibrant, welcoming, and affirming school communities where students can learn, grow, reach their potential, and achieve their dreams,” said Secretary Cardona. “As our country continues to recover from the pandemic, we know that our future will only be as strong as the education we provide to all of our children. Blue Ribbon Schools have gone above and beyond to keep students healthy and safe while meeting their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. These schools show what is possible to make an enduring, positive difference in students’ lives.”
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Perry school named 2022 National Blue Ribbon School
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 297 schools Friday.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Houston County elementary school is one of six Georgia schools named as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized 297 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022. The list includes six Georgia schools:
- Georgia – Appling – North Columbia Elementary School, Columbia County School District.
- Georgia – Bremen – Jones Elementary School, Bremen City School District.
- Georgia – Jefferson – Jefferson Elementary School, Jefferson City School District.
- Georgia – Perry – Kings Chapel Elementary School, Houston County School District.
- Georgia – Rome – Armuchee Primary School, Floyd County School District.
- Georgia – Trion – Trion Middle School, Trion City School District.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, National Blue Ribbon Schools serve as models of effective school practices for state and district educators and other schools throughout the nation. A National Blue Ribbon School flag at a school’s entryway is a recognized symbol of exemplary teaching and learning.
“I applaud all the honorees for the 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools Award for creating vibrant, welcoming, and affirming school communities where students can learn, grow, reach their potential, and achieve their dreams,” said Secretary Cardona. “As our country continues to recover from the pandemic, we know that our future will only be as strong as the education we provide to all of our children. Blue Ribbon Schools have gone above and beyond to keep students healthy and safe while meeting their academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. These schools show what is possible to make an enduring, positive difference in students’ lives.”
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed approximately 10,000 awards to more than 9,000 schools. | https://www.41nbc.com/perry-school-named-2022-national-blue-ribbon-school/ | 2022-09-16T21:07:53Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/perry-school-named-2022-national-blue-ribbon-school/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
UPDATE: Man arrested in connection with robbery of north Macon Dollar Tree
A 23-year-old is now in custody in connection to the armed robbery of Dollar Tree on 175 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. this week.
UPDATE (9/16): A 23-year-old is now in custody in connection to the armed robbery of Dollar Tree on 175 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. this week.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says Taqwa Suwan Dixon of Macon was identified as one of the suspects involved and warrants were issued for his arrest.
He was located at his home and taken into custody.
Dixon is being held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond. He’s charged with armed robbery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that happened Wednesday night.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says it happened just before 10 o’clock at Dollar Tree, located at 175 Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard.
Witnesses told deputies two males, dressed in dark clothing with their faces hidden, entered the store with guns and demanded money from the clerk. They ran after receiving cash, and no one was injured.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information. | https://www.41nbc.com/update-man-arrested-connection-robbery-north-macon-dolllar-tree/ | 2022-09-16T21:07:59Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/update-man-arrested-connection-robbery-north-macon-dolllar-tree/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
UPDATE: Man arrested in connection with robbery of north Macon Dollar Tree
A 23-year-old is now in custody in connection to the armed robbery of Dollar Tree on 175 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. this week.
UPDATE (9/16): A 23-year-old is now in custody in connection to the armed robbery of Dollar Tree on 175 Tom Hill Sr. Blvd. this week.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says Taqwa Suwan Dixon of Macon was identified as one of the suspects involved and warrants were issued for his arrest.
He was located at his home and taken into custody.
Dixon is being held at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center without bond. He’s charged with armed robbery, false imprisonment and kidnapping.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that happened Wednesday night.
A Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release says it happened just before 10 o’clock at Dollar Tree, located at 175 Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard.
Witnesses told deputies two males, dressed in dark clothing with their faces hidden, entered the store with guns and demanded money from the clerk. They ran after receiving cash, and no one was injured.
Call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME if you have any information. | https://www.41nbc.com/update-man-arrested-connection-robbery-north-macon-dolllar-tree/ | 2022-09-16T21:07:59Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/update-man-arrested-connection-robbery-north-macon-dolllar-tree/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
PASCO, Wash.-
The Pasco City Council will hold two Cannabis Listening Sessions to gauge the community's thoughts on retail cannabis within the city limits.
In 2012 Washington state initiative 502 allowed the sale of cannabis, but gave cities the choice to prohibit or allow it.
In 2014 the Pasco City Council voted to prohibit the sale of cannabis.
Earlier this year, though, the Council expressed interest in possibly allowing the sale of cannabis in Pasco.
The City Council wants to hear from the community before reaching a final decision on whether or not to allow the sale of cannabis.
1st Listening Session: Tuesday, September, 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the HAPO Center at 6600 Burden Boulevard.
2nd Listening Session: Tuesday, October, 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Pasco Police Regional Training Center. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/cannabis-listening-sessions-to-be-held-in-pasco/article_c9a2574c-35e4-11ed-9211-cb864959885f.html | 2022-09-16T21:10:55Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/cannabis-listening-sessions-to-be-held-in-pasco/article_c9a2574c-35e4-11ed-9211-cb864959885f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KENNEWICK, Wash.-
Following a fire at its downtown Kennewick location in February, iconic Tri-Cities eatery Foodies announced that it will be reopening at the Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex this fall.
According to a City of Kennewick news release, the restaurant space inside Kennewick's Columbia River Landing facility at 2701 Paul Parish Drive is currently being customized, an opening date will be announced when the site has been tailored to reflect the full Foodies experience.
"It's the best time of year in the Tri-Cities to open our doors and welcome old and new friends to enjoy Foodies on the river," said Joanna Wilson, owner of Foodies.
The Columbia River Landing utilizes river views and supports the city of Kennewick's efforts to make Columbia Park a premier destination.
"The excitement of Foodies and their fans is contagious. Our community and visitors deserve full service dining on the shores of the Columbia River, so we're pleased they are reopening in Kennewick and we're confident it will be a top attraction," said Evelyn Lusignan, City of Kennewick Public Affairs Director. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/foodies-coming-to-columbia-park/article_74ed6fb8-35f6-11ed-99b8-a7be527eb6f3.html | 2022-09-16T21:11:01Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/foodies-coming-to-columbia-park/article_74ed6fb8-35f6-11ed-99b8-a7be527eb6f3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON, D.C.-
This year National Gold Star Families Remembrance Week runs from Sunday, September, 18, to Sunday, September, 24.
The week is a formal recognition on a national level to honor the loss and sacrifice of families in support of fallen members of the armed forces, as well as veterans.
Americans are encouraged to perform acts of community service and goodwill to honor Gold Star Families throughout the week.
Gold Star Families Remembrance Week serves as a buildup to Gold Star Mother's Day, observed every year since 1936 by Presidential Proclamation, on the last Sunday of September.
"We owe an enormous debt to the men and women who sacrificed their lives to protect our nation and values we all hold so dear. But we also owe an enormous debt to those whom they have left behind, their widows, orphans, and other loved ones," said Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA).
"I always say that when someone joins the military, it's not just a job-it's a family commitment to our country. This is especially true for those families whose loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice on the battlefield fighting for our freedom. They deserve all the honor, support, gratitude, and respect we can give them," said Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA). | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/gold-star-families-remebrance-week-kicks-off-sept-18/article_3f74c056-35fc-11ed-bc6f-57e7fde1817d.html | 2022-09-16T21:11:07Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/gold-star-families-remebrance-week-kicks-off-sept-18/article_3f74c056-35fc-11ed-bc6f-57e7fde1817d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OLYMPIA, Wash.-
To be eligible to register, residents must live in the Upper Yakima Valley, Grant County, or Adams County.
Eligible residents must also fall within the income guidelines of the program.
Must be able to provide proof of income for the previous three months.
Must provide identification for every member of the household. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/oic-registration-for-rental-and-utility-assistance-opens-in-october/article_1bdf44c8-35e2-11ed-8f0c-0f6146f73017.html | 2022-09-16T21:11:13Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/oic-registration-for-rental-and-utility-assistance-opens-in-october/article_1bdf44c8-35e2-11ed-8f0c-0f6146f73017.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
T.G.I.F, everyone! Our Friday evening will feature mostly clear skies and comfy conditions. Temperatures will fall from the 80s into the 70s this evening. Tonight, look for clear skies and light winds. A little patchy fog could develop in some river valleys, but mainly dry.
Our weekend brings plenty of sunshine, but again a smidge more humidity and slightly warmer temps. We will return to near normal highs in the mid to upper 80s. Next week temps may begin to warm back above normal with highs back into the upper 80s and eventually the lower 90s.
Our next front may not arrive until the end of next week, so as Fall arrives Thursday it will feel much more like Summer in the Tennessee Valley! | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/mostly-clear-and-comfortable-friday-night/article_488d8b5a-35f7-11ed-aeee-175f6eb2d45d.html | 2022-09-16T21:21:12Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/mostly-clear-and-comfortable-friday-night/article_488d8b5a-35f7-11ed-aeee-175f6eb2d45d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UPDATE: The National Transportation Safety Board released the preliminary report on the plane crash that happened near Cleveland, Tennessee nearly two weeks ago.
Investigators say bad weather caused the Cessna 182P airplane to turn two full 360-degree turns.
They say the pilot, Dr. William Gist, then descended toward the ground and hit a tree.
Dr. Gist and his wife Beth Ann were both killed.
Access the full report here:
PREVIOUS UPDATE: The names of the two people who died in a small plane crash in Bradley County on Monday evening have been released.
The Bradley County Medical Examiner identifies the pilot as Dr. William "Bill" Edward Gist and the passenger as Beth Ann Gist. Both victims are from Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson says a Cessna 182-P single engine plane crashed near the Bradley County/Polk County line, deep in the woods.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane was one of four owned by Mountain Flyers, a club based in North Carolina.
According to Flightaware, the plane took off from Clarksdale, Mississippi and was supposed to land in Asheville, North Carolina.
Dr. Gist and his wife used to live in Chattanooga and both worked at Erlanger.
A spokesperson for the hospital released the following statement:
“We offer our deepest condolences to the Gist family for their loss. While Beth Gist, DNP, and Bill Gist, MD, left Erlanger a few years back, they will always be a part of the Erlanger family. They both made incredible contributions to the medical field and community at large. They will be deeply missed.”
The NTSB and the FAA continue to investigate the cause of the crash and say there is no timeline for when the investigation will be finished.
Stay with the Local 3 News app for updates to this developing story.
PREVIOUS STORY: The Bradley County Sheriff's Office is responding to a small plane crash on Monday evening.
It happened around 5:30pm in the Ocoee area.
Sheriff Steve Lawson confirms the crash and says crews are just arriving at the scene near the Polk County line.
Details are limited at this time.
Injuries, if any, as well as the cause of the crash are unknown.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he intends to use "every penny" of the $12 million his state budgeted to relocate migrants and set the expectation for buses and "likely more" flights full of migrants paid for by the state.
"These are just the beginning efforts," the Republican governor said. "We've got an infrastructure in place now. There's going to be a lot more that's happening."
Speaking at a news conference in Daytona Beach, DeSantis defended using taxpayer dollars to send 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard because he said many people who cross the border end up in Florida. He said people working for Florida are in Texas and they "profile" individuals who are likely headed to Florida.
Florida, he added, has hired its own contractor to coordinate the state's relocation efforts in Texas, though DeSantis did not close the door on working with Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott to arrange future transportation.
"We may collaborate," DeSantis said.
If he could, DeSantis said, "I would send [them] back to Mexico or back to the home country." Most, if not all, of the migrants on the two flights said they were from Venezuela.
DeSantis also disputed that the migrants did not know where they were going in Massachusetts because he claimed they had signed a waiver and were provided with a packet that included a map of Martha's Vineyard.
"It's obvious that's where they were going," he said, adding, "It's all voluntary."
The state budget DeSantis signed this year allocated $12 million to move "unauthorized aliens" but specified the intent was to transport people "from this state." Asked about that provision, DeSantis dismissed it as semantic because so many migrants end up in Florida, but they are not moving there in groups large enough to intercept.
"So we've been interdicted people on a onesie, twosie basis," DeSantis said. "And we said, OK, so we've had people in Texas for months, trying to figure out how are these people getting into Florida? What's the movement? And the reality is 40% of them say they want to go to Florida. And so that's a lot. I mean, we talk about all those people, but the problem is that they're coming in through with like three people in a car and they go through, it's hard for us to know, because they're just coming into the state like any other car, so there's not a big movement."
"So they've been in Texas, identifying people that are trying to come to Florida and then offering them free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions. And so they went from Texas to Florida, to Martha's Vineyard in the flight."
Responding to criticism on Thursday from President Joe Biden, DeSantis said, "We're continuing to ... use every tool at our disposal to insulate the state of Florida from the negative ramifications of his reckless border policies."
"He didn't scramble to get his Cabinet together when we had millions of people illegally pouring across the southern border," DeSantis said.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — New billboards regarding abortion will be appearing in South Dakota.
Gavin Newsom, the Democrat Governor of California, announced on Twitter his Political Action Committee Newsom for California Governor 2022 paid for billboards in seven states.
“Just launched billboards in 7 of the most restrictive anti-abortion states that explain how women can access care–no matter where they live,” Newsom tweeted. “To any woman seeking an abortion in these anti-freedom states: CA will defend your right to make decisions about your own health.”
The billboard shows a woman in handcuffs and says “South Dakota doesn’t own your body. You do.” It points people to abortion.ca.gov.
Along with South Dakota, Newsom said he put billboards up in Texas, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and Oklahoma.
KELOLAND News has reached out to both Governor Kristi Noem’s campaign and Jamie Smith’s campaign for reaction to these billboards. Responses will be added to this story.
Noem responded to Newsom on Twitter. She wrote: “In South Dakota, we are a destination for FREEDOM and LIFE. Now that you’ve run your billboards in SD, why don’t you get to work cleaning up the human feces on the streets of your cities and turning the lights back on. By the way, did you write this tweet in the dark?” | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/south-dakota-news/california-gov-launching-abortion-billboards-in-sd/ | 2022-09-16T21:21:27Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/south-dakota-news/california-gov-launching-abortion-billboards-in-sd/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Workers from a rival outfit kill a member of the Communist party. The victim's party colleagues exact revenge - eye for an eye. Sounds like a familiar story? In a state that has seen its fair share of revenge and political killings, the story is bound to sound too real.
'Kothu', directed by veteran filmmaker Sibi Malayil, captures this political scenario quite realistically, though it may be questioned for the lopsided narration of the tale of violence.
Despite being a political drama, the film dwells deeply on human emotions, catching you unawares in the most unexpected places. This is the strength of the movie. It's nice to see Sibi Malayil back to his forte, though many may question his choice of diving deep into politics.
The film is set in modern-day Kannur, where the Communist party flag flies high. Asif Ali, plays Shanu, an event manager and a loyal party worker. We are told he has a tragic past which is revealed in the later part of the movie's first half.
Balanchandra master, played by Ranjith, has a great influence on his life. Shanu's duty to his party is what defines the movie. It is through him, that we are told the grim realities of ground politics and the life of a worker who agrees to toe the party line. Sibi Malayil, in a recent interview with Onmanorama, had said the movie offers Asif Ali a space to perform. In 'Kothu', we get to see Asif performing to his heart's content, both as a lover and a party worker.
Roshan Mathew, plays Sumesh, a strong and loyal friend. He drives most of the emotion in the movie. Roshan emotes his scenes with breathtaking sincerity.
Nikhila Vimal essays her character (Shanu's wife) with ease. Sreelakshmi, Vijilesh Karayad, and Renjith also play prominent roles in the film. The comedy is spot on. Screenwriter Hemanth Kumar needs to be commended for trying to call a spade a spade, though some of the situations seem forced towards the end. Some of the scenes also may seem illogical, but that is forgivable, as it happens only in bits and parts. In an industry that has churned out several political thrillers, 'Kothu' makes its politics clear without attempting to sugarcoat the truth. It also attempts to expose the sufferings of families, especially women and children, whose husbands and fathers are martyred for political reasons. The songs by Jakes Bejoy and the cinematography by Prashant Raveendran do justice to 'Kothu', which pulls at your heartstrings with its thought-provoking message. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2022/09/16/kothu-sibi-malayil-roshan-mathew-nikhila-vimal-movie-review.amp.html | 2022-09-16T21:22:20Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2022/09/16/kothu-sibi-malayil-roshan-mathew-nikhila-vimal-movie-review.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Scientists have debated its existence. Tiny traces provided clues. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of a celestial diamond after finding it on Earth's surface.
The stone, called lonsdaleite, has a hardness and strength that exceeds that of a regular diamond. The rare mineral arrived here by way of a meteorite, new research has suggested.
What's more, the natural chemical process through which scientists believe lonsdaleite formed could inspire a way to manufacture super-durable industrial components, according to the authors of the study published September 12 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The revelation started to unfold when geologist Andy Tomkins, a professor at Monash University in Australia, was out in the field categorizing meteorites. He came across a strange "bended" kind of diamond in a space rock in Northwest Africa, said study coauthor Alan Salek, a doctoral student and researcher at RMIT University in Australia.
Tomkins theorized the meteorite that held the lonsdaleite came from the mantle of a dwarf planet that existed about 4.5 billion years, Salek said.
"The dwarf planet was then catastrophically struck by an asteroid, releasing pressure and leading to the formation of these really strange diamonds," he added.
With its cutting-edge methods and possibilities for the future, the discovery is exciting, said Paul Asimow, a professor of geology and geochemistry at the California Institute of Technology. Asimow was not involved in the study.
"It really takes advantage of a number of recent developments in microscopy to do what they did as well as they did it," Asimow said.
The team was able to analyze the meteorite with the help of electron microscopy and advanced synchrotron techniques, which built maps of the space object's components, including lonsdaleite, diamond and graphite, according to the study.
Diamonds and lonsdaleite can form in three ways. It can be through high pressure and temperature over a long period of time, which is how diamonds form on the Earth's surface; the shock of a hypervelocity collision of a meteor; or the release of vapors from broken-up graphite that would attach to a small diamond fragment and build upon it, Asimow said.
The method that creates the mineral can influence its size, he added. Researchers proposed in this study that the third method formed the larger sample that they had found.
"Nature has thus provided us with a process to try and replicate in industry," Tomkins said in a news release. "We think that lonsdaleite could be used to make tiny, ultra-hard machine parts if we can develop an industrial process that promotes replacement of pre-shaped graphite parts by lonsdaleite."
What is it exactly?
Long before this discovery, scientists have debated the existence of lonsdaleite, Asimow said.
"It seems like a strange claim that we have a name for a thing, and we all agree what it is," he added, "and yet there are claims in the community that it's not a real mineral, it's not a real crystal, that you could have a macroscopic scale."
Scientists first identified bits of the mineral in 1967, but they were minute -- about 1 to 2 nanometers, which is 1,000 times smaller than what was found in the most recent discovery, Salek said.
Finding a bigger sample has shown that lonsdaleite is not just an anomaly from other diamonds, Asimow said.
Regular diamonds, such as the ones you see in fine jewelry, are made out of carbon and have a cubic atomic structure, Salek said. As the hardest material known up until now, they are also used in manufacturing.
Lonsdaleite is also made of carbon, but it has an unusual hexagonal structure instead, he added.
Researchers have come up with models for the structure of lonsdaleite before, and they theorized the hexagonal structure could make it up to 58% harder than regular diamonds, Salek said. This hardness could make the rare space diamond a valuable resource for industrial applications if scientists can find a way to use the new method of production to create minerals that are big enough.
What does it mean for us?
Now that scientists know about this mineral, the discovery raises the question of whether they can replicate it.
Tools such as saw blades, drill bits and mining sites need to be durably hard and wear resistant, so a ready supply of lonsdaleite could make them perform even better, Salek said. And now with a credible scientific theory as to how these larger deposits formed, a rough blueprint exists to make lonsdaleite in a lab.
From this discovery, we can also learn more about the interactions of the universe, said Phil Sutton, a senior lecturer in astrophysics at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. Sutton was not involved in the research.
In uncovering the story of where we come from and how we evolved, he added, it's important to know that materials were exchanged between environments -- even across solar systems.
Scientists named lonsdaleite after crystallographer Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, who in 1945 became one of the first women elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of London.
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(MASS APPEAL) – Friday, September 16th was opening day of the Big E! Mass Appeal took our show live to the fair grounds to find out the details on all your favorite foods, the live entertainment scheduled, some new attractions to look out for and so much more!
Patrick Berry and Kayla Hevey spoke with Gene Cassidy, President and CEO of the Eastern States Exposition, to find out all the details of this years fair. You can find a schedule for all events happening at the Big E this year HERE
New attraction: The Big E Super Wheel
One of the new attractions that guests can look forward to seeing is the Super Wheel. This 150ft Ferris Wheel has replaced the original wheel located at the North American Midway section of the fair. It is the largest of its kind in North America and features enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas. There are also VIP gondolas that are available to rent that have cushioned seats and a see through floor!
Mass Appeal met with Lynda Franc, Cooperate Marketing Director for North American Midway Entertainment to get all the details on this new ride.
Live Entertainment
Everybody knows about the live entertainment that’s put on here every year. John Juliano and Anne-Alise Pietruska of CFE, Mellowship Entertainment, who are responsible for making it all happen, were joined by Patrick at the Court of Honor Stage to find out what you can look forward to seeing at this years Big E.
You can find a full list of scheduled entertainment for this year HERE
Farm-A-Rama
The Big E started out as an agricultural fair and that is still a part of the experience today. You can find an array of livestock animals as well as family fun events that take place daily. Kayla met with Farma-A-Rama coordinator Chris Garrett to get all the details.
To find out about all the agricultural events at Farm-A-Rama you can visit them on the Big E’s website.
Another new addition to the Big E: The Front Porch
The Front Porch made its debut at the Big E on opening day, featuring a comfortable atmosphere filled with local vendors and food. This new addition is located inside gate 5, adjacent to the Better Living Center. Patrick spoke with Tim Garstka, Director of Sales for the Eastern States Exposition about what he hopes the Front Porch will bring to the Big E.
Food Highlights
A fan favorite every year at the Big E is of course, the food! Kayla took a look at some new dishes as well as the classics to give a preview of what to expect as you stroll the fair grounds.
Kayla met with Gina Luari, owner of The Place 2 Be in Springfield, who will be providing customers with out of this world milkshakes. We also got a preview of classic comfort foods from Emily Potter, of the Bean Restaurant Group. Of course you’ll need something to wash all this down and Mark Avery, owner and head brewer at Two Week Notice Brewing Company offers and array of IPAs. There are even some based on classics at the Big E including the “Westside Big Slide”.
All food that will be available throughout the duration of the Big E can be found HERE
Military Appreciation Day
Opening day, Friday, September 16th is Military Appreciate Day at the Big E. Free admission is provided for active duty and retired military personal. There will also be a Mobile Vet Center located on Avenue of the States that will provide all veterans with any information they may be looking for about healthcare and other services.
Joining Mass Appeal is Michael McNamara, from the Department of Veteran Affairs to share with us how the Big E is highlighting Veterans on Military Appreciation Day.
To find out more you can visit them on the Big E website.
Avenue of the States
The State buildings are always a hit with guests. You can find the bets of New England only steps apart within the Avenue of the States. Some highlights we brought to you are from the Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine Buildings to get an idea of what to look forward to.
Patrick and Kayla caught up with Anna Trenholm, Maine Building Manager, Mark DeCosta of the Rhode Island Building and Lynne, Manager at the New Hampshire building for just a piece of what is offered to guests throughout the fair.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Guests at Disney World appeared frightened as a large funnel-shaped cloud loomed in dark skies above the Florida resort on Thursday.
“No lines on this ride,” one man joked as he took video of the menacing cloud formation at the entrance to EPCOT theme park.
The National Weather Service responded to a comment on the video, saying it looked like it could have been a funnel cloud.
“Hard to tell if there is any rotation in the video though,” the tweet said.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: CHK) ("Chesapeake" or the "Company") today announced that the registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registering common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("common stock"), of the Company issuable as part of the Company's previously announced exchange offers (each, an "Offer," and collectively, the "Offers") relating to its outstanding (i) Class A warrants (the "Class A warrants"), (ii) Class B warrants (the "Class B warrants") and (iii) Class C warrants (the "Class C warrants," and together with the Class A warrants and the Class B warrants, the "warrants"), each to purchase shares of common stock, has been declared effective by the SEC. As a result, the Company does not expect or intend to extend the expiration date of any Offer, each of which is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on October 7, 2022 (the "Expiration Date"), as described in the Company's Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended. The Company advises holders of warrants who intend and are eligible to participate in the Offers to tender their warrants as soon as possible in the manner described in the Company's Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange and related offering materials previously distributed to each holder.
The Company is offering to all holders of the warrants the opportunity to receive a number of shares of common stock to be determined over a ten trading day volume-weighted average trading price measurement period, in each case, for warrants validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offers, as further described in the Company's Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended.
Tendered warrants may be withdrawn by holders at any time prior to the applicable Expiration Date. The Company may extend or amend an Offer without extending or amending any other Offer.
The Offers are being made pursuant to an amended Prospectus/Offers to Exchange dated September 16, 2022, and an amended Schedule TO, dated September 12, 2022, each of which has been filed with the SEC and more fully set forth the terms and conditions of the Offers.
Chesapeake's common stock, Class A warrants, Class B warrants and Class C warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols "CHK," "CHKEW," "CHKEZ" and "CHKEL," respectively. As of August 17, 2022, there were 120,848,720 shares of common stock, 9,751,853 Class A warrants, 12,290,669 Class B warrants and 11,269,865 Class C warrants outstanding.
The Company has engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Cowen and Company, LLC and Intrepid Partners, LLC as the dealer managers for the Offers. Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the Offers may be directed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1 (212) 723-7914; Cowen and Company, LLC at 1 (646) 562-1010; and Intrepid Partners, LLC at 1 (713) 292-0863. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been appointed as the information agent for the Offers, and Equiniti Trust Company has been appointed as the exchange agent. Requests for documents should be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 1 (877) 732-3617 (for warrant holders) or 1 (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers) or via the following email address: chk@dfking.com.
Copies of the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, will be available free of charge at the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. Requests for documents may also be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 1 (877) 732-3617 (for warrant holders) or 1 (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers) or via the following email address: chk@dfking.com. A registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the securities to be issued in the Offers has been filed with the SEC and was declared effective on September 16, 2022.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the warrants or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. The Offers are being made only through the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, and the complete terms and conditions of the Offers are set forth in the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended.
Holders of the warrants are urged to read the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, carefully before making any decision with respect to the Offers because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the Offers.
None of the Company, any of its management or its board of directors, or the information agent, the exchange agent or any dealer manager makes any recommendation as to whether or not holders of warrants should tender warrants for exchange in the Offers.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Corporation is powered by dedicated and innovative employees who are focused on discovering and responsibly developing our leading positions in top U.S. oil and gas plays. With a goal to achieve net-zero direct GHG emissions by 2035, Chesapeake is committed to safely answering the call for affordable, reliable, lower carbon energy.
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact. They include statements that give our current expectations, management's outlook guidance or forecasts of future events, expected natural gas and oil growth trajectory, projected cash flow and liquidity, our ability to enhance our cash flow and financial flexibility, dividend plans, future production and commodity mix, plans and objectives for future operations, ESG initiatives, the ability of our employees, portfolio strength and operational leadership to create long-term value, and the assumptions on which such statements are based. Although we believe the expectations and forecasts reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. No assurance can be given that such forward-looking statements will be correct or achieved or that the assumptions are accurate or will not change over time.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include those described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K and any updates to those factors set forth in Chesapeake's subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K (available at http://www.chk.com/investors/sec-filings). These risk factors include: the ability to execute on our business strategy following emergence from bankruptcy; the impact of inflation and commodity price volatility resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, COVID-19 and related supply chain constraints, along with the effect on our business, financial condition, employees, contractors and vendors, and on the global demand for oil and natural gas and U.S. and world financial markets; the acquisitions of Vine Energy Inc. ("Vine") and Chief E&D Holdings, LP and affiliates of Tug Hill, Inc. (together, "Chief"), including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses of Vine and Chief into the Company and achieve the expected synergies from these acquisitions within the expected timeframes; effects of purchase price adjustments and indemnity obligations; the volatility of oil, natural gas and NGL prices; the limitations our level of indebtedness may have on our financial flexibility; our ability to comply with the covenants under our credit facility and other indebtedness; our inability to access the capital markets on favorable terms; the availability of cash flows from operations and other funds to fund cash dividends, repurchases of equity, to finance reserve replacement costs and/or satisfy our debt obligations; write-downs of our oil and natural gas asset carrying values due to low commodity prices; our ability to replace reserves and sustain production; uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves and projecting future rates of production and the amount and timing of development expenditures; our ability to generate profits or achieve targeted results in drilling and well operations; leasehold terms expiring before production can be established; commodity derivative activities resulting in lower prices realized on oil, natural gas and NGL sales; the need to secure derivative liabilities and the inability of counterparties to satisfy their obligations; adverse developments or losses from pending or future litigation and regulatory proceedings, including royalty claims; charges incurred in response to market conditions; drilling and operating risks and resulting liabilities; effects of environmental protection laws and regulations on our business and legislative, regulatory and environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, addressing environmental concerns, including initiatives addressing the impact of global climate change or further regulating hydraulic fracturing, methane emissions, flaring or water disposal; our ability to achieve and maintain ESG goals and certifications; our need to secure adequate supplies of water for our drilling operations and to dispose of or recycle the water used; impacts of potential legislative and regulatory actions addressing climate change; federal and state tax proposals affecting our industry; potential OTC derivatives regulation limiting our ability to hedge against commodity price fluctuations; competition in the oil and gas exploration and production industry; a deterioration in general economic, business or industry conditions; negative public perceptions of our industry; limited control over properties we do not operate; pipeline and gathering system capacity constraints and transportation interruptions; terrorist activities or cyber-attacks adversely impacting our operations; and an interruption in operations at our headquarters due to a catastrophic event.
In addition, disclosures concerning the estimated contribution of derivative contracts to our future results of operations are based upon market information as of a specific date. These market prices are subject to significant volatility. Our production forecasts are also dependent upon many assumptions, including estimates of production decline rates from existing wells and the outcome of future drilling activity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update any of the information provided in this release, except as required by applicable law. In addition, this news release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management's best judgment only as of the date of this news release.
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FORT COLLINS, Colorado — Many farms across the country primarily function by the work of immigrants from all over the world.
Because there is a food shortage crisis coupled with an agriculture laborer shortage, experts believe farms and immigrant workers are the key for agriculture success and solving the food shortage.
A recent study by Texas A&M suggest solving the labor shortages currently impacting the industry will reduce overall food prices Food prices have soared by more than 13 percent in the last year, which is the largest annual increase since 1979.
Immigrants can also be the key to closing that labor gap that farms are experiencing.
Which is why the combination of non-profit organizations, and a new bill could be the very thing to helping with the crisis.
In Colorado, there is the Buena Vida Farm, operating by many many migrant women workers from central and south America.
Buana Vida Farm developed a program called the Hispanic Women’s Farming Proyecto, designed to provide agriculture education to immigrant women to help them develop their own business.
“We started the project, it’s in its third year, we have six women and they are the hardest working women you will ever seen,” said Mary Lou Smith, who help start the program, “They are all entrepreneurial, they all have other jobs and they come here mostly once a week all day every Monday. And then they work all their other jobs around that, but this time during harvest they have to come extra, and they have families and are working so hard. It’s just unbelievable and during the hot part of the day. Hispanic folk are at a tremendous disadvantage when it comes to getting their papers, especially if they came here without papers, which most of those I’m acquainted with have done. Yes, there are some that believe that if immigrants aren’t taking these jobs, others will they’re wrong about that, but even those folks there are a lot of common ground there.”
Which is why programs like these and a bipartisan bill come into play.
Advocates are hoping for the success of the farm workforce modernization act – stating it could play a crucial role in easing the industry’s current labor shortage and lowering high food prices for consumers.
The bill, which has been passed twice by the U.S. House of Representatives, provides legal status for experienced domestic farmworkers and streamlines the h-2a temporary worker visa program.
“But I wanted these women to have more of an opportunity to more than just pick crops,” Smith said. “I wanted them to have an opportunity for them to really learn about agriculture.”
“This program is important because they give us immigrants the opportunity to have a job,” said Rebecca who is part of the program. “Besides working and learning the job, we’re also getting certificate in agriculture.”
Now, programs like Proyecto that are providing education is more important than ever.
Smith said by providing that experience, it can allow more workers in the agriculture industry.
But more importantly, for these workers to progress and run their own farm and business one day. | https://www.katc.com/news/national-politics/the-race/immigrant-farming-key-to-solving-labor-shortage-and-increase-food-prices | 2022-09-16T21:30:35Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national-politics/the-race/immigrant-farming-key-to-solving-labor-shortage-and-increase-food-prices | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONG KONG, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "TAOP"), today announced that on September 16, 2022, it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), notifying the Company that it is currently not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from August 4, 2022 through September 15, 2022, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement. This press release is issued pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification. The notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's ordinary shares, which will continue to trade uninterrupted on Nasdaq under the ticker "TAOP".
Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 15, 2023 (the "Compliance Period"), to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. If at any time during the Compliance Period, the closing bid price per share of the Company's ordinary shares is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company a written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by March 15, 2023, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day grace period. If the Company does not qualify for the second compliance period or fails to regain compliance during the second 180-day period, then Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company's ordinary shares, at which point the Company will have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel.
About Taoping Inc.
Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, and continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP also provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as smart community, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.taop.com.
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Temperatures hotter than the center of the sun, the highest-energy lasers in the world, magnets the size of a basketball court — and the promise of virtually unlimited energy on Earth.
Dozens of universities and governments worldwide are pursuing fusion energy, hoping to obtain a limitless energy source that produces no carbon emissions.
At Zap Energy outside Seattle, researchers are among the 35 private companies racing to crack the puzzle.
Ben Levitt is the director of research and development at Zap Energy.
"I run a team here of physicists and engineers at this lab. We do the development on the fusion core reactor right here," said Levitt. "Where we need to get to is getting more energy output from these fusion reactions than is required as input. In other words, to light the candle, you need a certain amount of energy."
No one here is wearing radiation protection. Scientists say nuclear fusion is very different than nuclear fission, which powers hundreds of power plants across the world.
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"Fission, which is commercially available and has been so since, you know, right after World War II, is the breaking apart of large nuclei. Think of uranium and plutonium, those things. When you take a large nucleus and split it apart, you get a bunch of energy coming out, and that's great," Levitt said.
But fission reactors also produce thousands of tons of radioactive waste each year.
"Fusion, on the other hand, is quite different and is not yet commercially available. This process exists in all the stars and galaxies in the universe. So the challenge for us is how do you create a star on Earth? Our sun is made up predominantly of hydrogen and helium. What the sun also has is a lot of gravitational force. So it can compress all this hot gas, hot enough and dense enough that these nuclei of hydrogen come so close together they actually fuse, and they're pushed together to create another nucleus. This heavier nucleus is helium. And you get even more energy than in the fission reaction," said Levitt.
To "create that star on Earth," says Levitt, researchers must contain a mysterious substance called plasma.
"In order of increasing temperature, you can start at a solid, increase the temperature you get to a liquid, then to a gas," he said. "What happens when you go even hotter than a gas? That's a plasma."
Plasma's charged particles repel one another.
"The trick is to force them together, long enough that they'll fuse," he continued.
Smushing charged plasma to achieve fusion takes incredible force. A massive machine called the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, uses 192 giant lasers to push the plasma together.
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A facility under construction in France called Iter will use huge magnets to try to achieve fusion.
Zap, meanwhile, is working to make smaller scale reactors. Their name reflects their strategy: By hitting the plasma with a lightning zap, they create magnetic fields that they believe can eventually keep the plasma together.
"If we can create this actually confined plasma with its own magnetic field, it will self confine without the need for any other confinement technology," said Levitt.
But big hurdles loom. Tritium gas is a rare isotope of hydrogen that is a key ingredient for fusion.
Recent reports, including an article in Science Magazine, suggest a gas shortage could derail efforts to achieve fusion.
The bigger problem is that despite billions of dollars of funding and decades of research into fusion, no experiment has ever produced a sustained burn.
"We've been making fusion reactions for more than a decade now. The issue is producing more energy output from fusion reactions than is required to start. These fusion reactions are what's called this energy break-even demonstration. We believe we're right around the corner from doing so," said Levitt.
That achievement could make Zap Energy a household name and transform the world's energy system for centuries.
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Popular east coast grocer Wegmans has announced that it will end the self-checkout app it once tried citing a spike in shoplifting.
The app allowed customers to scan items while shopping and then bag and pay for the items, skipping a human cashier and bagger entirely.
The grocery store said in a statement, "Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state."
The statement said, "We've made the decision to turn off the app until we can make improvements that will meet the needs of our customers and business."
Wegmans did not provide further details on the loss numbers or what changes the grocery store plans to make with the app.
Its "scan-and-go" app was made available to customers as online retail giant Amazon started to increase the prominence of its cashier-free Amazon Go stores in multiple locations.
The in-store shopping feature began to be adopted more by customers during the pandemic as shoppers looked for ways to have less contact with the public around them to reduce the spread of COVID-19. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/east-coast-favorite-wegmans-ends-self-checkout-app-citing-spike-in-shoplifting | 2022-09-16T21:30:53Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/east-coast-favorite-wegmans-ends-self-checkout-app-citing-spike-in-shoplifting | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After shipping giant FedEx released new forecast details Friday, the company's FedEx Corp stock saw share prices plunge amid fears of a slowdown.
Companies and investors are anxiously planning a possible slowdown in global demand amid rising inflation going into the holiday shopping season.
The news puts even more pressure on the company's new Chief Operating Officer, Raj Subramaniam, as he takes on a company recovering after a volatile period of months.
FedEx Corp stock dropped 24% during Wall Street trading on Friday.
Helane Becker, an analyst with Cowen, said, "We suspect that headwinds from an inflation-fatigued U.S. economy, a resource-constrained European economy, and second-order effects from lockdowns in China proved too much to overcome."
Analysts had also noted several internal issues with the company that has spooked investors before and after Subramaniam was brought in earlier this year to try and smooth out worries.
Credit Suisse analysts released an assessment that said, "We have noted high levels of investor skepticism directed at management's ability to reach its long-term targets. With earnings misses like this, that skepticism seems increasingly warranted." | https://www.katc.com/news/national/fedex-warns-of-slowdown-fears-stock-drops-during-wall-street-trading | 2022-09-16T21:31:00Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/fedex-warns-of-slowdown-fears-stock-drops-during-wall-street-trading | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied granting a posthumous pardon to George Floyd for a 2004 Houston drug conviction.
The board made their decision known Thursday in a letter, which a reporter with The Marshall Project first made public, the Associated Press reported.
“After a full and careful review of the application and other information filed with the application, a majority of the Board decided not to recommend a Full Pardon and/or Pardon for Innocence,” the board wrote in the letter, the Associated Press reported.
The board did not say why they denied the pardon, the news outlet reported.
According to the news outlet, the board originally unanimously recommended that Floyd receive a posthumous pardon from Gov. Greg Abbott last October.
The pardon was first filed in April 2021, after the officer who initially arrested Floyd in 2004 was later indicted following a deadly drug raid, CNN reported.
But in December, they changed course, saying they found “procedural errors" in its initial recommendation in Floyd’s case, the news outlet reported.
Floyd's family can reapply for a pardon in two years, according to the letter, the news outlets reported. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/texas-parole-board-denies-posthumous-pardon-for-george-floyd-for-2004-arrest | 2022-09-16T21:31:18Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/texas-parole-board-denies-posthumous-pardon-for-george-floyd-for-2004-arrest | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Guests at Disney World appeared frightened as a large funnel-shaped cloud loomed in dark skies above the Florida resort on Thursday.
“No lines on this ride,” one man joked as he took video of the menacing cloud formation at the entrance to EPCOT theme park.
The National Weather Service responded to a comment on the video, saying it looked like it could have been a funnel cloud.
“Hard to tell if there is any rotation in the video though,” the tweet said.
No tornado was confirmed as having touched down. One local Orlando meteorologist said it was possibly “a scud cloud.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/no-lines-on-this-ride-ominous-cloud-forms-near-disney-world/ | 2022-09-16T21:31:33Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/no-lines-on-this-ride-ominous-cloud-forms-near-disney-world/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Prince William County planners have released a new draft of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
The draft is largely in line with a July presentation at a Board of County Supervisors work session and reflects minor changes in response to that meeting.
The Comprehensive Plan is a guiding document for county land-use policies. While not committing the Board of County Supervisors to any decisions, it declares the county’s vision for future development.
The most substantial change in the draft is an appendix focused on guidelines for developers to include affordable housing in their projects.
County planner David McGettigan said officials are working on an affordable housing ordinance, but the appendix would be the first guidelines for developers.
The document says about 20% of proposed developments should include affordable housing, as well as a variety of regulations about income limits and locations.
“We are looking that all residential projects should have an affordable component,” McGettigan said.
McGettigan said developers have offered affordable units on their own recently, so “it’s something that the development community is willing to do.”
One of the controversial elements of an initial proposal was to increase density in what’s known as the “rural crescent” – roughly 117,000 acres restricted to no more than one home for every 10 acres with strict prohibitions on the expansion of public sewer lines.
The draft plan called for increasing that density to one home per five acres, but planners have reverted the area to allowing one house per 10 acres.
While density proposals were reduced, the planned changes to allow expansion of public sewer throughout the county continued to move forward.
The plan avoids inclusion of the PW Digital Gateway, a proposal for data centers on 2,100 acres along Pageland Lane. It provides options for some office and retail uses in the area if the digital gateway is not approved.
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Harry Styles with a purse. Taylor Swift in gold. Steven Spielberg's love song to his late parents. After two years in the dark, with movie theaters shuttered and studios in existential struggle, the Toronto International Film Festival returned this week with a blockbuster, largely unmasked edition.
Structured as a sprawling public festival with sidebar industry meetings and critic-led buzz, Toronto has become the leading bellwether for the annual award season, where commerce and art converge. This year, though, as opposed to smaller, idiosyncratic and independent cinema that led the way through Covid, it was Hollywood studios and celebrity entourages that led the march back into sold-out cinemas.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, The Woman King, and a major studio's first gay theatrical romcom Bros made their international debut in Toronto, with full casts in attendance and rapturous audience reactions. Jordan Peele introduced a special IMAX screening of Nope alongside cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema to help Universal launch an Oscar campaign for his summer extravaganza.
La La Land director Damien Chazelle took a break from the editing suite to debut the fever dream trailer for his 1920s Hollywood epic, Babylon. But nothing quite shifted the energy and excitement at this year's edition than Steven Spielberg's Toronto debut with The Fabelmans: a wistful, and deeply personal film about his parents' divorce and his filmmaking career as an irreplaceable avenue for catharsis.
Spielberg wasn't alone in his earnest ode to a medium facing a fragile and uncertain future. Hollywood and cinemas themselves are playing a starring role in several of this year's award-season films, in what at felt times like a collective industrial campaign to insist upon cinemas as sacred endangered spaces.
After his Bond films, Sam Mendes returned to his theatrical roots with Empire of Light, a portrait of a movie theatre manager in 1980s England played by Olivia Colman. The director assembled cinematographer Roger Deakins and composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to create a distinctly big screen portrait of mental health, friendship, and cinema's power to inspire and heal.
Current viewing trends may prove otherwise but the studio pictures on screen were big, ambitious, and well-received examples of Hollywood polish.
Despite the festival's insistence on the triumphant return to red carpets and widescreen projection, certain fundamental shifts in the making and distribution of film are impossible to ignore. Streamers Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime threw some of this year's biggest soirees, as they came to Toronto with a roster of splashy documentaries and feature films - from Harry Styles as a closeted English police officer in Amazon's My Policeman to an extraordinary new documentary about Sidney Poitier called Sidney produced by Oprah Winfrey for Apple.
But the biggest coup was certainly Netflix's new Knives Out film, Glass Onion which features Daniel Craig's return as Inspector Benoit Blanc and an ensemble of would-be murderers including Kate Hudson, Ed Norton, and Janelle Monáe. It remains unclear if the film will receive an extended theatrical run before its Netflix premiere but it's bound to be one of the biggest international hits for the streamer when it debuts on December 23.
For cinephiles targeted by fall's more serious entertainments, some of this year's wintry dramas returned to classic award-season themes - war, political exile, repressed desires, and unresolved memories. Added to the mix in this post-Covid edition were several portraits of mental health, including Causeway with Jennifer Lawrence as a returning Afghanistan war veteran with invisible wounds - and Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman as parents of a depressed teenage son in The Son by the French filmmaker Florian Zeller.
Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras arrived in Toronto directly after winning this year's top prize at the Venice Film Festival for her film All The Beauty and the Bloodshed. It follows acclaimed photographer Nan Goldin's campaign against the Sackler family's institutional relationship with art museums, and is also an intimate portrait of opioid addiction and corporate malfeasance. It is provocative and powerful, and bound to be in contention for the year's best-of lists.
That said, in contrast to all of my previous festivals, this year there seemed to be less emphasis on award season prognostication and argumentative predictions. This was evident in the concurrent coverage of the Emmy Awards on Monday night as several critics took a pause from film screenings to write scathing reviews of the telecast and the Emmys' cultural relevance.
As for the Oscars – the ongoing stories of racial exclusion, nosediving ratings – not to mention this year's 'slap' - have damaged the Academy Awards as a unifying brand and pinnacle for film festival season. In conversations and coverage, there was less focus on likely frontrunners and inevitable Best Pictures. Instead, there was broad excitement for a wide-ranging and high-quality season of new films from across genres and cultures. Queer desire in Pakistan's first international breakout film Joyland debuted alongside the scathing social satire and Palme d'Or winner Triangle of Sadness from Swedish director Ruben Ostlund.
Above all, there was cautious hope that widescreen storytelling on a human scale can survive the onslaught of televised dragons and endless superhero sequels. If Toronto's annual empires of light were any indication, this fall there will be a feast of possibilities.
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Climate change and extreme weather events are fueling hunger, conflict and inequality at an unprecedented rate in the countries least equipped to deal with the impact, according to a new report released on Friday by Oxfam, the international aid agency.
The charity looked at the 10 countries that were the subject of the most United Nations appeals for extreme weather-related crises since 2000: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Somalia and Zimbabwe. The report found that these countries have seen the number of people suffering acute hunger — when food is scarce — more than double in the last six years to 48 million, with nearly 18 million on the brink of starvation, when people succumb to that scarcity of food.
Pointing to recent crises such as the droughts across the Horn of Africa and the devastating floods in Pakistan, the report highlights how weather extremes are becoming more common and more severe – increasing by fivefold in the last 50 years.
The countries least responsible for climate change are suffering the most
Yet despite the destruction wrought by climate change, collectively those 10 climate hot spot nations are responsible for just 0.1% of global carbon emissions. The G20 nations — which represent 19 of the world's largest economies, plus the European Union — contribute around 80%.
"These countries which are most impacted are the ones who contribute least to climate change and have the least resources," said report author Emily Farr. She thinks that countries that pollute the most have a moral imperative to support their climate-vulnerable neighbors.
Earlier this year, as part of the research for the "Hunger in a Heating World" report, Farr, who works on food security issues for Oxfam, visited Somalia, where one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters is unfolding.
"The impact from what is now five consecutive seasons of drought is visible," Farr said. "I talked to families living on rice and nothing else." She says the impoverished families acknowledged that she must be tired of hearing them talk about the help they need, and that they in turn are tired of asking. The families told her that they need investment to help them adapt for the long term.
The charity offers pointed criticism of the oil and gas industry. It cites a not-yet-published analysis of World Bank data claiming that companies have amassed profits of $2.8 billion a day for the last 50 years, yet the report notes that insufficient funds have been allocated to help those affected by climate change.
"Less than 18 days of those profits would cover the entire $48.82 billion U.N. humanitarian appeal for 2022," the report states.
It's not just climate change that's bringing a hunger crisis
Oxfam points out that while climate change is not the only cause of the impoverishment of people in the listed countries, sudden weather extremes multiply the effects of pre-existing conflict, inequality and economic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic. And for millions of people, time is already running out.
"While aid has saved lives, it is facing cuts and in Somalia we expect to see famine before the end of the year unless we see a massive scaling up of funding," Farr observed. Oxfam defines famine as when 30% of the population is acutely malnourished due to a complete lack of access to food. "There is still a small window to prevent it, but it is incredibly urgent because other countries could follow," she said.
The report also highlights the irony that the global food system is partly to blame for the soaring hunger with its industrial model and reliance on chemicals contributing up to a third of total greenhouse gas emissions.
"The food system is heavily oriented toward the corporate model of production. Meanwhile, smallholders who are minimal contributors to climate change and use sustainable techniques don't get the support they need." Farr said.
Gernot Laganda, director of Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction at the U.N. World Food Program, says the report outlines how more frequent and severe climate crises overload the already strained humanitarian aid system.
"When you are bogged down in repeated cycles of crisis response, you don't have time and finances to work on vulnerability reduction on the long-term basis," Laganda said. "The diversification of our food and energy systems is the number one risk management strategy that we need to employ."
Ahead of U.N. General Assembly meetings this week, and the COP 27 climate change conference in Egypt in November, Oxfam is calling for polluting nations to adopt a suite of measures alongside emissions reductions. They're calling for emergency funds for people facing imminent famine, both debt cancellation and compensation for impacted countries and increased investment in local food production.
Whether Oxfam's advocacy will be heeded remains to be seen. Last year after the COP 26 in Glasgow, the charity condemned rich countries for blocking a proposal to compensate climate-hit developing countries for damage already wrought.
The report also calls for the provision of safe and legal routes for people impelled to move due to climate change. In Somalia over a million have been internally displaced just this year. In Latin America, weather conditions have decimated harvests of coffee and maize, forcing members of vulnerable communities to migrate to the United States.
Wealthy industrialized countries may be less exposed to extreme weather but are far from immune, as indicated by recent record drought in Europe and scorching temperatures across the United States.
Laganda warns that if global temperatures do not subside, then the world will reach a tipping point where weather extremes could increasingly become the norm: "Climate impacts hit the most vulnerable first, but they don't have boundaries. It can happen to any economy in the world."
Andrew Connelly is a British freelance journalist focusing on politics, migration and conflict. He tweets @connellyandrew.
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NPR's Juana Summers chats with Marcus Mumford about his debut solo album, Self-Titled, which is a deeply personal exploration of healing, mercy and forgiveness.
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A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan has been sold for $10.1 million — becoming the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia ever bought at an auction.
The item was sold on Thursday at Sotheby's "INVICTUS" a two-part auction of sports artifacts. The bright red shirt with the words, "Bulls 23," amassed 20 bids, Sotheby's told NPR.
Jordan wore the jersey during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals. His team, the Chicago Bulls, would go on to win the championship series against the Utah Jazz.
The season is widely known as Jordan's "Last Dance" because it concluded a historic run of wins for the Bulls in the 1990s, which included six NBA championships. Jordan went on to temporary retire in 1999. In 2001, he returned to play for another two years. Jordan officially retired in 2003 at age 40.
The jersey toppled the previous record for game-worn collectibles — a jersey worn by the late soccer player Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup sold for $9.28 million.
A 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card still holds the title for generally the most valuable piece of sports memorabilia sold at an auction, with a price tag of $12.6 million.
The jersey is also considered the most valuable Jordan-relate item ever sold at an auction. In 2021, a pair of sneakers he wore during his first season with the Bulls was sold for nearly $1.5 million.
Brahm Wachter, Sotheby's head of streetwear and modern collectables, told NPR that Jordan's jersey stirred excitement from both sports fans and avid collectors.
He said the "record-breaking result, with an astounding 20 bids, solidifies Michael Jordan as the undisputed GOAT, proving his name and incomparable legacy is just as relevant as it was nearly 25 years ago."
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The ride-hailing service Uber said Friday that all its services are operational following what security professionals were calling a major data breach. It said there was no evidence the hacker got access to sensitive user data.
What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach on Thursday after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials.
Screenshots the hacker shared with security researchers indicate this person obtained full access to the cloud-based systems where Uber stores sensitive customer and financial data.
It is not known how much data the hacker stole or how long they were inside Uber's network. Two researchers who communicated directly with the person — who self-identified as an 18-year-old to one of them— said they appeared interested in publicity. There was no indication they destroyed data.
But files shared with the researchers and posted widely on Twitter and other social media indicated the hacker was able to access Uber's most crucial internal systems.
"It was really bad the access he had. It's awful," said Corbin Leo, one of the researchers who chatted with the hacker online.
He said screenshots the person shared showed the intruder got access to systems stored on Amazon and Google cloud-based servers where Uber keeps source code, financial data and customer data such as driver's licenses.
"If he had keys to the kingdom he could start stopping services. He could delete stuff. He could download customer data, change people's passwords," said Leo, a researcher and head of business development at the security company Zellic.
Screenshots the hacker shared — many of which found their way online — showed they had accessed sensitive financial data and internal databases. Among them was one in which the hacker announced the breach on Uber's internal Slack collaboration ssytem.
Sam Curry, an engineer with Yuga Labs who also communicated with the hacker, said there was no indication that the hacker had done any damage or was interested in anything more than publicity. "My gut feeling is that it seems like they are out to get as much attention as possible."
Curry said he spoke to several Uber employees Thursday who said they were "working to lock down everything internally" to restrict the hacker's access. That included the San Francisco company's Slack network, he said.
In a statement posted online Friday, Uber said "internal software tools that we took down as a precaution yesterday are coming back online."
It said all its services — including Uber Eats and Uber Freight — were operational.
The company did not respond to questions from The Associated Press including about whether the hacker gained access to customer data and if that data was stored encrypted. The company said there was no evidence that the intruder accessed "sensitive user data" such as trip history.
Curry and Leo said the hacker did not indicate how much data was copied. Uber did not recommend any specific actions for its users, such as changing passwords.
The hacker alerted the researchers to the intrusion Thursday by using an internal Uber account on the company's network used to post vulnerabilities identified through its bug-bounty program, which pays ethical hackers to ferret out network weaknesses.
After commenting on those posts, the hacker provided a Telegram account address. Curry and other researchers then engaged them in a separate conversation, where the intruder provided screenshots of various pages from Uber's cloud providers to prove they broke in.
The AP attempted to contact the hacker at the Telegram account, but received no response.
Screenshots posted on Twitter appeared to confirm what the researchers said the hacker claimed: That they obtained privileged access to Uber's most critical systems through social engineering. Effectively, the hacker discovered the password of an Uber employee. Then, posing as a fellow worker, the hacker bombarded the employee with text messages asking them to confirm that they had logged into their account. Ultimately, the employee caved and provided a two-factor authentication code the hacker used to log in.
Social engineering is a popular hacking strategy, as humans tend to be the weakest link in any network. Teenagers used it in 2020 to hack Twitter and it has more recently been used in hacks of the tech companies Twilio and Cloudflare.
Uber has been hacked before.
Its former chief security officer, Joseph Sullivan, is currently on trial for allegedly arranging to pay hackers $100,000 to cover up a 2016 high-tech heist in which the personal information of about 57 million customers and drivers was stolen.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Oren Sellstrom, litigation director at Lawyers for Civil Rights, about what's next for the nearly 50 migrants that were flown to Martha's Vineyard from Texas.
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U.S. natural gas prices are soaring as suppliers step up exports to Europe, which is no longer getting natural gas from Russia. How expensive will it be for Americans to heat their homes this winter?
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the inability to attract sufficient investment assets and based on the recommendation of Emles Advisors LLC, the investment adviser to the series of the Emles Trust, the Board of Trustees has decided to liquidate and close the Trust's six Exchange-Traded Funds (the "Funds"). As a result, the Board concluded that liquidating and closing the Funds would be in the best interest of the Funds and shareholders. The Funds to be liquidated are:
- Emles @Home ETF (ticker: LIV)
- Emles Alpha Opportunities ETF (ticker: EOPS)
- Emles Federal Contractors ETF (ticker: FEDX)
- Emles Luxury Goods ETF (ticker: LUXE)
- Emles Made in America ETF (ticker: AMER)
- Emles Real Estate Credit ETF (ticker: REC)
Shareholders of the Funds may sell their shares on the Cboe BZX (the "Exchange") until the market close on October 19th, 2022, where transaction fees from their broker-dealer may be incurred. The shares of the Funds will no longer trade on the Exchange after market close on October 19th, 2022, and shares will subsequently be delisted. The Funds will stop accepting creation orders from Authorized Participants on October 19th, 2022.
The Funds will liquidate on or about October 26th, 2022 (Liquidation Date). Shareholders who continue to hold their shares on the Liquidation Date will receive a liquidating distribution of cash portion of their brokerage accounts equal to the amount of the net asset value of their shares. Proceeds from the liquidation are currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders the day after the Liquidation Date. For tax purposes, shareholders will generally recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the amount received for their shares over their adjusted basis in such shares. Shareholders generally will see a capital gain or loss on the redemptions and should consult with and rely on their own independent tax and legal professionals about potential tax consequences.
The final tax status of distributions made by the Funds will be provided to shareholders with the year-end tax reporting for the Funds (including any portion which may be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes, thereby reducing shareholder's basis in such shares).
To complete their liquidation, each Fund will be increasing its cash position through the sale of portfolio assets and will deviate from the investment objective and strategies stated in the Fund's prospectus. This may adversely affect a Fund's performance. As a result, the Fund's tracking error relative to its benchmark index (where applicable) may be materially impacted.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "TAOP"), today announced that on September 16, 2022, it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), notifying the Company that it is currently not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from August 4, 2022 through September 15, 2022, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement. This press release is issued pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification. The notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's ordinary shares, which will continue to trade uninterrupted on Nasdaq under the ticker "TAOP".
Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 15, 2023 (the "Compliance Period"), to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. If at any time during the Compliance Period, the closing bid price per share of the Company's ordinary shares is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company a written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by March 15, 2023, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day grace period. If the Company does not qualify for the second compliance period or fails to regain compliance during the second 180-day period, then Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company's ordinary shares, at which point the Company will have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel.
About Taoping Inc.
Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, and continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP also provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as smart community, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.taop.com.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the inability to attract sufficient investment assets and based on the recommendation of Emles Advisors LLC, the investment adviser to the series of the Emles Trust, the Board of Trustees has decided to liquidate and close the Trust's six Exchange-Traded Funds (the "Funds"). As a result, the Board concluded that liquidating and closing the Funds would be in the best interest of the Funds and shareholders. The Funds to be liquidated are:
- Emles @Home ETF (ticker: LIV)
- Emles Alpha Opportunities ETF (ticker: EOPS)
- Emles Federal Contractors ETF (ticker: FEDX)
- Emles Luxury Goods ETF (ticker: LUXE)
- Emles Made in America ETF (ticker: AMER)
- Emles Real Estate Credit ETF (ticker: REC)
Shareholders of the Funds may sell their shares on the Cboe BZX (the "Exchange") until the market close on October 19th, 2022, where transaction fees from their broker-dealer may be incurred. The shares of the Funds will no longer trade on the Exchange after market close on October 19th, 2022, and shares will subsequently be delisted. The Funds will stop accepting creation orders from Authorized Participants on October 19th, 2022.
The Funds will liquidate on or about October 26th, 2022 (Liquidation Date). Shareholders who continue to hold their shares on the Liquidation Date will receive a liquidating distribution of cash portion of their brokerage accounts equal to the amount of the net asset value of their shares. Proceeds from the liquidation are currently scheduled to be sent to shareholders the day after the Liquidation Date. For tax purposes, shareholders will generally recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the amount received for their shares over their adjusted basis in such shares. Shareholders generally will see a capital gain or loss on the redemptions and should consult with and rely on their own independent tax and legal professionals about potential tax consequences.
The final tax status of distributions made by the Funds will be provided to shareholders with the year-end tax reporting for the Funds (including any portion which may be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes, thereby reducing shareholder's basis in such shares).
To complete their liquidation, each Fund will be increasing its cash position through the sale of portfolio assets and will deviate from the investment objective and strategies stated in the Fund's prospectus. This may adversely affect a Fund's performance. As a result, the Fund's tracking error relative to its benchmark index (where applicable) may be materially impacted.
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors Ra Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RMED) in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Catheter Precision, Inc. ("Catheter Precision"). The Merger is structured as a stock for stock reverse merger whereby all of Catheter Precision's outstanding convertible promissory notes and equity interests are to be exchanged for shares of RMED common stock and Catheter Precision options assumed by RMED. Upon completion of the transaction, Catheter Precision shareholders are expected to own approximately 80% of the combined company, and RMED equity holders are expected to only own approximately 20% of the combined company. If you own RMED shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/rmed
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HONG KONG, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "TAOP"), today announced that on September 16, 2022, it received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), notifying the Company that it is currently not in compliance with the minimum bid price requirement set forth under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of US$1.00 per share. Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A) provides that a failure to meet the minimum bid price requirement exists if the deficiency continues for a period of 30 consecutive business days. Based on the closing bid price of the Company's ordinary shares for the 30 consecutive business days from August 4, 2022 through September 15, 2022, the Company no longer meets the minimum bid price requirement. This press release is issued pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b), which requires prompt disclosure of receipt of a deficiency notification. The notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's ordinary shares, which will continue to trade uninterrupted on Nasdaq under the ticker "TAOP".
Pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has a compliance period of 180 calendar days, or until March 15, 2023 (the "Compliance Period"), to regain compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. If at any time during the Compliance Period, the closing bid price per share of the Company's ordinary shares is at least $1.00 for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide the Company a written confirmation of compliance and the matter will be closed.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by March 15, 2023, the Company may be eligible for an additional 180 calendar day grace period. If the Company does not qualify for the second compliance period or fails to regain compliance during the second 180-day period, then Nasdaq will notify the Company of its determination to delist the Company's ordinary shares, at which point the Company will have an opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a Hearings Panel.
About Taoping Inc.
Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, and continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP also provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as smart community, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit www.taop.com.
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Kansas volleyball started the Jayhawk Classic against the Lipscomb Bisons on Thursday. Costly errors by Lipscomb put the game away for the Jayhawks as they swept the Bisons 3-0.
Set One:
As Kansas and Lipscomb started the match, both offenses proved lethal in the first few points. However, the Bisons couldn’t go on any scoring runs early as service errors plagued the squad.
Lipscomb ended the first set with seven service errors in just the first set, immediately giving the ball back to the Jayhawks after a powerful kill. The offense rolled for the Bisons, but their errors on the serving end killed any momentum the team had.
The Bisons actually led the set in kills, 13-11, but with 11 total errors in the set, it proved too much to overcome for Lipscomb.
The Jayhawks’ attack proved strong as well, ending with a .360 hit percentage in the first set, leading them to a 25-19 set victory. Redshirt-freshman outside hitter Ayah Elnady and sophomore outside hitter Caroline Bien paved the way with three kills of their own as the second set began.
Set Two:
After a tight first set, the second set proved to be all Kansas as Lipscomb again couldn’t help itself with a lot of sloppy attacks. With 12 attack errors along with four service errors from the Bisons in the second set, Kansas’ offense fired on all cylinders and never let up.
The Jayhawks came alive on the defensive end as well, adding six blocks in the set to keep the Bisons’ attack at bay. Lipscomb ended the second set with a -.119 hit percentage as nothing connected offensively for the Bisons.
Graduate middle blocker Lauren Dooley made her presence felt in the second set as she proved to be a wall at the net all set long. Dooley tallied five total blocks by the end of the second set as she anchored the defensive end to a 25-16 set win.
“Our initial line of defense was really good and I think that’s really what changed the complexion of the match. When we start blocking balls and that physicality certainly affected that,” Kansas head coach Ray Bechard said.
Set Three:
The third set proved to be much closer than the previous two as Lipscomb came out firing to a 3-0 early lead. But that didn’t hold for long as the Jayhawks rallied back to tie the set at three-a-piece.
Down 2-0, the Bisons played with a sense of urgency in the third set, keeping up with the Kansas attacks. That sense of urgency, however, came with a lot of errors.
The Bisons racked up another 15 total errors in the set, with eight attack errors and seven service errors. This brought Lipscomb’s hit percentage to .179 for the set, even after tallying 15 kills in the third set.
Kansas only had 10 kills in the entire third set, but thanks in part to those 15 total errors, the Jayhawks managed to squeak out a 25-23 set victory to complete the sweep of the Bisons.
“To get out of here 3-0, certainly there’s some merit to that. To let them come back in the third set was a little disappointing, but we’ll learn from that, and we have a lot of volleyball to play tomorrow and Saturday,” Bechard said.
Lipscomb finished the match with 42 combined errors, while the Jayhawks tallied just 17 through three sets.
The Jayhawks improve to 9-1 on the season and continue the Jayhawk Classic Friday at 6:30 p.m. against UCF. | https://www.kansan.com/sports/errors-help-jayhawks-sweep-lipscomb/article_ab93e4de-35d3-11ed-8536-cffa84427b23.html | 2022-09-16T21:49:02Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/sports/errors-help-jayhawks-sweep-lipscomb/article_ab93e4de-35d3-11ed-8536-cffa84427b23.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kansas’ soccer team fell to 6-3 on the season with a 90’ loss to Florida Atlantic on Thursday night.
The Jayhawks took a lead in the first half and were able to keep things knotted up through the later half of the game, but a 90th-minute goal by FAU’s Bri Austin handed them their third non-conference loss of the season.
Kansas cemented offensive control early in the first half, taking six shots before FAU even attempted its first. Then, at the 23:41 mark of the half, super-senior midfielder Rylan Childers scored her third goal of the season: a high right putaway off the assist from her younger sister, sophomore midfielder Raena Childers.
The Jayhawks’ offense went quiet for the rest of the half, attempting only one shot in the next 20 minutes. Meanwhile, FAU’s redshirt senior midfielder Gi Krstec got them on the board with a shot in the top lefthand corner of Kansas’ goal to even the score at 1-1.
This score remained heading into halftime as both teams’ defense stepped it up in the last 20 minutes of the first period.
The Jayhawks ended up with seven shots, and two shot-on-goals, in the first half of the action compared to FAU’s two and one, respectively.
With both defenses holding strong, Kansas attempted two shots in the first ten minutes of the second half with nothing to show. FAU earned the first corner kick of the match at the 60:22 mark, but was unable to capitalize, keeping the score knotted at one. For the next 20 minutes, the two teams continued to trade blows with their own shots, shot-on-goals, and freekicks, but both Kansas and FAU’s goalies prevented anything from getting past them.
That is, until, Bri Austin, FAU’s graduate student forward, used impressive footwork to get past her defender and take an aggressive low left shot, scoring the tie-breaking goal at 89:49.
Although it was not the result they hoped for, Kansas proved steadfast in their efforts to keep the game close throughout the second half and were aggressive with their shots throughout the game.
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FedEx warning sends shudders down the market, economy
FedEx is sounding the alarm about the global economy, with the shipping giant's weak quarter ricocheting across markets, and hinting at a broader — and potentially deep — downturn.
Why it matters: The diversity of goods flowing through FedEx's network serves as a barometer of the broader economy's health.
Driving the news: FedEx said revenue and profit in its first quarter ending Aug. 31 fell short of its expectations. The shipping giant "expects business conditions to further weaken in the second quarter," it said.
- “Global volumes declined as macroeconomic trends significantly worsened later in the quarter, both internationally and in the U.S," CEO Raj Subramaniam said in a statement.
- Subramaniam later told CNBC's Jim Cramer that he believes the world is headed toward a recession.
The impact: FedEx's stock swooned by over 21%, driving down the broader market. FedEx projected earnings per share of $3.44, well below the FactSet consensus of $5.05.
Threat level: FedEx outlined a slew of cost cuts designed to offset diving revenue, including:
- Temporarily parking some aircraft and reducing flights.
- Cutting labor hours, deferring hiring and reducing Sunday operations at some locations.
- Closing more than 90 FedEx Office locations and five corporate offices.
Reality check: It's no secret that spending is shifting from physical goods to services like travel and entertainment, while inflation is undermining consumer confidence and spending power. It's surprising that FedEx didn't see that coming, and adjust accordingly.
- "We are disappointed that FDX was not able to flex costs down quicker," Goldman Sachs analyst Jordan Alliger wrote in a research note.
What we're watching: Whether FedEx's troubles are truly reflective of wider troubles.
- Consumers are still spending. Yet shipping companies had been "over-earning on pandemic-driven volume," Morgan Stanley analyst Ravi Shanker wrote in a research note.
- FedEx's warning signals "the start of the post pandemic unwind" for FedEx and UPS, Shanker added. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/16/fedex-ups-economy-revenue-profit | 2022-09-16T21:51:29Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/16/fedex-ups-economy-revenue-profit | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
David Beckham Waited in Line for Over 13 Hours to Pay His Respects to the Queen
Now that the Queen has officially made it to Westminster Hall, she will remain there, lying in state, until her funeral on Monday. Until then, the public has the opportunity to see the monarch’s coffin and pay their respects, but it has proven to be a long wait on line, and there are seemingly no exceptions. On Friday, David Beckham was spotted on “The Queue” as it has been dubbed, slowly waiting his turn to get to Westminster Hall, a journey that took him over 13 hours.
In an interview with ITV News, the soccer star revealed he got in line very early in the morning on Friday. “I thought by coming at 2 A.M. it was going to be a little bit quieter,” he told the reporter. “I was wrong.” At that point, it was two in the afternoon local time and, according to Town & Country, he finally made it inside Westminster around half past three, making Beckham’s total wait around 13 and a half hours. At one point, the line got so long, the government has to prohibit more people from joining it. Entry has now resumed, though the wait time is reportedly 24 hours now, with the line reaching five miles in length.
One would assume Beckham could get a fast pass of some sort to skip the line, considering not only his celebrity, but the fact that he met the Queen on multiple occasions, including when he received the Order of the British Empire from her in 2003. The former footballer seemed more than happy to wait on line, however, explaining that he was there for his late grandparents.
“I grew up in a household of royalists and I was brought up that way so if my grandparents would have been here today, I know they would have wanted to be here,” he said. “So, I’m here on their behalf and on behalf of my family, and obviously to celebrate with everybody else here.”
Beckham continued, reminiscing on his favorite memory with the Queen, when he received his OBE for his services to football. “I was so lucky that I was able to have a few moments like that in my life, to be around her Majesty.” He emphasized the gravity of the occasion, calling it “a sad day,” but one “for us to remember the incredible legacy that she’s left.”
“This day was always going to be difficult and it’s difficult for the nation,” he said. “It’s difficult for everyone around the world because I think everyone is feeling it. Our thoughts are with the family and with everybody here today.” | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/david-beckham-waited-13-hours-queen-elizabeth | 2022-09-16T21:55:58Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/david-beckham-waited-13-hours-queen-elizabeth | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Harry Styles May Just Be the Perfect Celebrity Spokesperson for BeReal
Those who are on BeReal (and there are many, enough to make it the No. 1 free app in the US and No. 2 in Canada and the UK), know that the notification demanding users that it’s “Time to BeReal” once a day, seems to always come at the most inopportune times. For days in a row it will pop up in the afternoon, prompting a user to take another photo of their laptop, forced to shield any work content open at that moment that may not be fit for the eyes of their dozen or so followers. Or, it comes when you’re laying on the couch at night, embarrassingly rewatching the previous season of RHONY because you just need to unwind a little. So, when the notification comes and you’re actually doing something interesting—say, at a Harry Styles concert—it’s cause for celebration.
OK, last night the notification actually went off around 6 PM ET (I checked), but despite the name and entire point of the app, at least one fan (and probably more) who attended Harry’s House last night, sat on her notification until she was in the pit of Madison Square Garden, face to face with Styles. Content with facing the stain of the “two hours late” mark on her post (an indicator which shows your followers how “real” you really were that day), the young woman asked Styles to take her BeReal.
“No!” the musician responded enthusiastically, once again treating MSG like a small jazz club filled with a few devoted fans instead of an arena packed with 20,000 screaming girls. Styles shuffled back on the stage, before changing his tune. “Yeah, come on then,” he said, reaching out for the phone. “What is it?” Unsurprisingly, the crowd goes while. “I’m ready,” he said, spreading his pink-panted legs in a power pose. “It’s my big social media shine.” Despite Styles’ immediate questioning of the app, he has no problems working it when he gets his hands on the fan’s phone, taking the two necessary photos for the post before tossing it back to the fan. “It’s real!” he says with a chuckle.
Of course, the resulting pictures are already all over social media, the selfie featuring Styles with his eyes half-closed, a mob of screaming fans recording the moment on their phones in front of him. And while the app has spawned memes of what celebrities’ posts on the app would be like, this may just be BeReal’s first authentic celebrity moment.
It’s notable that the moment comes from Styles, and not someone like Kylie Jenner, who has been noticeably more active on TikTok as her native Instagram continues its failure to keep up with the growing short form video platform. BeReal is the antidote to apps that generate mass followings, as it’s built around a small community where one is hypothetically supposed to feel comfortable enough to post authentically at any given moment. But if anyone could find a way to hijack that, it’s probably Jenner.
Styles, though, has made it clear he’s not a social media guy. He recently revealed he only uses Instagram to look at posts about plants and architecture and called Twitter “a shitstorm of people trying to be awful to people.” Maybe that’s why BeReal is the perfect alternative for him, a place where he can post a photo of his plant’s growth process for Olivia Wilde or Alessandro Michele to admire, away from the prying eyes of his rabid fanbase. Maybe, this whole event has convinced the singer that he too would like to BeReal. | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/harry-styles-be-real-msg-concert | 2022-09-16T21:56:04Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/harry-styles-be-real-msg-concert | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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If your current slip-ons look a little ragged, it might be time for a shoe upgrade. Seeing as there are about a million choices available through a single online search, we’re always happy to narrow the field a bit.
There’s a pair of casual men’s loafers that is raking in thousands of positive reviews right now at Amazon. These Bruno Marc Men’s Casual Slip-On Loafers are being praised for their smooth and cushy lining and for being breathable and lightweight.
Bruno Marc Men’s Casual Slip-On Loafers Stretch Shoes
The brand claims its shoes create a barefoot-like experience because of the multi-spandex canvas lining they’re made with. The inner lining is designed to keep feet cool and dry and aim to make the shoes appropriate for year-round wear. Their light EVA insole is covered with a cork surface that absorbs shock during walking, which is a great asset for people who are on their feet all day. Each shoe weighs less than a large apple, according to the brand.
The price of these men’s loafers varies from $32.99 to $42.99, depending on style and size. They’re offered from sizes 6 1/2 to 15 and come in eight colors at Amazon. These Bruno Marc men’s loafers can be paired with jeans, shorts or trousers.
Their flexibility is evident in the marketing photos the company includes on Amazon.
With more than 5,700 global ratings, customers say they’ve found these men’s loafers to be well made, comfortable and lightweight. They have an average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, with 71% awarding them the full five stars. Several people have mentioned ordering an extra pair. One man who left a review even went as far as to say it felt like he was walking on marshmallows when he wore them.
We like that each pair comes with a spare set of laces and insoles. That way you can choose from elastic or regular laces or use a different insole based on whether or not you plan to wear socks. Some reviewers have mentioned these might be a knock-off of a more expensive brand called Hey Dudes, but that they found them to be a great value and equally comfortable.
“Easy to slip on if you’re grilling outside or just running to the store down the road. They are comfortable and lightweight, but don’t sacrifice on durability,” Amazon user Chris. D wrote. “I have had mine for 4 months now and no issues, Sometimes I wear them for the whole day. I often forget I have them on.”
Although these are marketed as men’s loafers, women have also purchased and raved about wearing them, too.
While the vast majority of reviews are positive, some have been negative, with common complaints saying the shoes didn’t fit as well as expected or that they didn’t hold up long.
Do you see yourself wearing these shoes to the office or bringing them along on your next vacation?
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Jennifer Lawrence is Feuding with a Real Housewife
Jennifer Lawrence received an invitation to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but despite being a known Bravo superfan, this is one request she will likely turn down. RHOBH star Erika Jayne welcomed Lawrence to “come on down and mix it up with the cast,” but given the circumstances, it seems a bit more like a threat than a friendly invite.
Let’s rewind a little. This feud between Jayne and Lawrence began at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the actress is promoting her upcoming film, Causeway. There, Lawrence was asked by Variety about the latest season of RHOBH, which she admitted isn’t great at the moment. “My biggest problem with this season is that it’s just been boring and I think that Erika is evil,” she said, without mincing words. “I would go as far as to say, she needs a publicist ASAP.” Lawrence continued discussing her opinions on the franchise, while her other costars held back. “Don’t drag me into this,” Brian Tyree Henry said when Lawrence asked for his opinion. “I don’t want Dorinda or Erika coming for me.”
Smart move, Brian, because that’s exactly what’s happening now. On Watch What Happens Live on Wednesday, Andy Cohen asked Jayne what she thought of Lawrence’s comments. "Well, you know, it's easy to label people when they are at their absolute lowest going through something in real time on television,” she said, suggesting that Lawrence come on the show. “I'm sure that we could unmask the ugly parts of her personality, as well.”
Honestly, I think many people would love for that to happen, including Lawrence, who can no doubt hold her own among the Housewives. Besides, if the season is boring, what better way to mix it up that to throw JLaw into the mix? Unfortunately, Lawrence will likely decline this fairly hostile invitation, but hey, there’s always RHONY. | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jennifer-lawrence-erika-jayne-feud | 2022-09-16T21:56:10Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/jennifer-lawrence-erika-jayne-feud | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Yasmin Kara-Hanani, the young, bold investment banker on the BBC Two series Industry, recently tried to level with her manager.
“We’re all cunts, aren’t we? So let’s just lean into it, yeah?”
It’s a stunning line, delivered with delicious confidence by Marisa Abela, the 25-year-old who plays her. No one would accuse the English actress of that—or of sharing her character’s radiating ruthlessness—but she is entirely in command, and certainly leaning in.
Look at Abela’s career trajectory: Before even graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA), one of the world’s most prestigious acting programs, she’d shot a recurring role in the action series Cobra and was already working on Industry. (She sent selfies with her graduate degree to Lena Dunham, who directed the series’ pilot.) As its second season snowballs more viewers and attention on social media, Abela wraps work on Greta Gerwig’s buzzy Barbie movie, and is in early talks to play Amy Winehouse in the upcoming Back to Black biopic—a prospect she is hesitant to discuss, but has her fingers crossed.
“If you’d have told me that by the time I was 25 I’d have worked with Lena Dunham and Greta Gerwig, I’d have geeked out,” she says. “It’s just inspiring, working with these women who have crushed it in the most ultimate way.”
Just as those two women, and just as her character on Industry, which streams on HBO, Abela understands the trials and benefits of hard work. Born in the arty coastal town of Brighton to a stage actress mother and a comedian-turned-director father, the actress knew firsthand what she would be up against if she pursued acting. She jokes that her parents warned, “Unless there’s nothing else you can do, don’t do it.” This led to a brief period—her “rebellion,” she calls it—where she intended to become a human rights lawyer.
Her showbiz genes ultimately won out, and she wound up in London, albeit a very different one than the money-hungry metropolis portrayed in the series. While Yasmin is made to suffer all kinds of harassment from her toxic higher-ups, Abela knew that enduring a bit of humbling during her acting training would strengthen her chops, something she says helped her clue into a finance world about which she had no idea.
“You do these objectively humiliating exercises in both,” she says. “If you want it badly enough, you have to blindly trust that pretending to be a giraffe for 2 hours on a Monday morning is going to get you where you need to go. Not that it was a bad time—I had an amazing time at RADA—but, you’re crawling around like a dog… literally. You might be metaphorically crawling around like a dog in finance, but you are actually doing that in acting school.”
The giraffe comment refers to an exercise she did during her studies—the large animal assigned to her because, she says, it’s far from who she is: smaller, more cat-like, “less gracious.” I suggest that, despite her 5’5” stature, she seems to have a large enough presence, and that cats are among the more gracious animals; she replies they’re graceful “in a different way.” Her instructors, she says, “wanted me to be more above it all.”
“There’s this unwavering belief in both [finance and acting] that your superiors know everything,” she says. “I think it’s why you can only come into a career like these if you start very young. Because in order to put up with the bullshit at the beginning, you have to be young enough to think it’s acceptable.”
Her own youth informs the way she is able to view these structures so clearly, though Abela’s dedication to her craft is equally indebted to a very English workmanship. As someone born in the generationally nebulous 1996, she shrugs off over-emphasizing any one label. She says growing up with social media “must be the big delineation” between Millennials and Gen Z, but observes that the way the two groups react to outside stressors offers another way to understand them.
“The Industry headline will be, “the first real Gen Z drama,” and I’m like, ‘What?’” she laughs. “Millennial, Gen Z… I think, in a way, that’s what the show is about: These cuspers who aren’t woke enough to call bullshit when they see it, and know what they can and can’t stand up to; but not Millennial enough to put up with it and endure the trauma. That’s where our drama sits, in the friction of those two worlds.”
A “Zillennial” myself, I mention that I’ve yet to come across another character in our age group who, like Yasmin, displays her sexuality proudly and prominently without it being packaged for shock value. Throughout the series, Yasmin regularly indulges in casual sex after leaving an unsatisfying boyfriend, and the way her sexuality coexists with her professionalism becomes one of her character’s most fascinating arcs.
“Yasmin is very unsure of herself at work—unsure of how to navigate these relationships with people she might not otherwise have ever met in her life,” Abela says, mirroring her own outsider status with finance types. “Rather than having this constantly terrified, birdlike girl, there needed to be a real surety with her sexuality. I thought it would be really exciting to see this young woman not questioning whether anyone thought she was sad about the way she looked. How exciting, you know?”
She continues, speaking from a place of thoughtfulness and assuredness, and I’m reminded of other venerated English thespians who were completely self-assured from the jump, treating onscreen nudity as both an intellectual acting challenge and a completely natural form of expression: the Vanessa Redgraves, the Helen Mirrens of the world. (Quietly, I punish myself for setting up this dichotomy.)
“Women struggle with their sexuality and sensuality, and there are so many amazing television series and books that help us understand that but, what if, just once, with this character, that is not the issue?” she asks. “She loves her body, she loves having sex, she loves the way people are attracted to her. And that just turns her on, in every aspect of that phrase. I thought, as a sort of a provocation point, why don't we just go for that? If the question on the exam is, ‘Is Yasmin purely happy in her sexuality?’ Then yes. ‘Discuss?’ That’s what the show does.”
Still, Yasmin’s character struggles with other aspects of her life, particularly her troubled home life which, though well-bred and affluent, is on the constant verge of collapse. I ask about her character’s ease with languages, since the series almost borders on comedy every time she whips out a new, perfectly spoken tongue with a foreign client, or at her Persian home.
“Yasmin’s a chameleon, and that's where she feels comfortable: in trying to mirror the people around her,” Abela explains. “If that's a natural proclivity for you, languages make sense. She's entitled, but she's not entitled enough to have never learned another language, and that's where her insecurities come in. She just wants to make sure everyone around her is comfortable and that she's not putting anyone off. She’s well-bred in that way.” | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/marisa-abela-industry-season-2-barbie-interview | 2022-09-16T21:56:16Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/marisa-abela-industry-season-2-barbie-interview | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Photographer Shaniqwa Jarvis Sleeps to Dream
Shaniqwa Jarvis has spent the past two decades traveling across the globe with her camera, shooting everything from Nike and Supreme campaigns to subjects such as Serena Williams and former U.S. President Barack Obama. Throughout those years, she’s kept an eye out for moments that could capture something that’s been on her mind since she was just out of elementary school. The New York-born photographer has long been fascinated with dreams—to the point where she’s even learned how to control hers—and what they mean.
The dreamlike quality of the photos that encompass “Sleep to Dream,” her exhibition on view at the Tribeca gallery SN37 through October 16, comes through on a screen, but nowhere near as much as it does on the gallery’s walls; in a first for Jarvis, she had them painted black. “I feel like when you go into a meditative space or a dream space, you always go to black first, before you go to the light,” she says from her home in Los Angeles. “And I felt like creating that space for the viewer to walk into and then seeing these lit photographs would make the viewer feel like they were inside of my head.”
This exhibition features photographs dating all the way back to 1999. Have you always known they’d be a series, or was it only looking back that you realized their cohesion?
Over the years, it’s always been the same in that I’m working on commercial work or other projects and then I stop and take a breath and am like, Oh, wait, I’ve been photographing all doors. I’ve been photographing all hands. What am I trying to say? When I sat down and looked at all my work for this show, there was an alarming sentiment that kept ringing over and over. It made me think that I should look deeper, look harder at what I’ve been trying to say over the years, so I dug through all my negatives. It took me a very long time to come to these images.
So, what were you trying to say?
I came to this place where I was like, Wait, you’re always in a dream state. You’re always trying to figure out things through memory and dreams—to figure out things like, What’s in your memory and within your dreams that inspires the other work you do? I think there’s something about the things that aren't here, which I’m always trying to capture. This isn’t a full statement show where there’s a period at the end. For me, it’s still an exploration.
Costa Rica, Venice, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Jersey City, Iceland… the list of where you took these goes on. Were those travels for work or pleasure?
Earlier on it was more about exploration and travel, but I always try and take time to create when I’m working on commercial projects. Even when I’m on set, I’m looking at something like, Oh, that's interesting—what is it saying?
Which of the photos really takes you back to the moment it captures?
Sleep to Dream (2020, pictured above), which I photographed on a road trip in Iceland. When I think about snow or I think about travel, I think that image is always there.
Do you sleep to dream?
Yeah, I definitely feel like I’ve been super obsessed with dreams for a very long time. It started in junior high, when I chose to write about dreams in my English class. My teachers and my mom were both like, “Okay, this is a pretty heavy and weird subject at age 11.” And I was just like, “No, I think I can control my dreams. I think I can work out something I didn’t finish in the day.” I remember going to the library and putting a lot of time into it because I was so interested.
Were you actually successful in controlling your dreams?
Yeah, I still can. It comes from how we’d always do a meditation and yoga at the African dance classes I went to with my mom. I feel like there’s something about learning to meditate at a young age that then helped me figure out how I can actually go into a dream state.
Can you share any of your recent ones?
They’ve all just been work anxiety, which lets me know that I need to take a little bit of a break. When I dream about work, it means that I’ve gone too far and I need to chill.
What’s the story behind The cleanest I’ve ever been (pictured above)?
It’s from a work trip that I did with the American Friends Association when the U.S. pulled all of their old guns and missiles out of Vieques. I wasn’t a part of the group, so I was left alone to roam and photograph things as I saw fit. I just remember standing in the shower and being like, Wait, have I been here before? There kept being these weird flashes of things looking familiar, and of course, it was in an old church dormitory, so nothing about it had to do with me being there before. I was standing in the shower and knew I wanted to capture it, so I did it over the course of a few days in black and white and then in color. It was one of the first times I photographed the same thing over and over during the course of a few days to wait for the correct lighting to match what I saw in my head.
At first, I thought that Emotional Maturity (2022, pictured below) was a flash photo of an asphalt road.
I’m printing it on fabric and hanging it at the center of the gallery because I really want people to feel the movement of the image. That’s another one I waited for the right moment to capture. It was during a storm in Barbados and there was water crashing up against the side of a building that I was standing next to at night. I just waited and waited and waited for the tide to come in.
I also first thought that A moment with Maggie (2003, pictured below) was taken from an airplane window, but like many of your photographs, it’s taken from below.
That one was taken on an exploratory trip to Zihuatanejo with my friend, Maggie. We were shocked at how beautiful the sky was, and I spent a lot of time shooting upward on the beach. I was truly mesmerized by, and trying to capture, the sight, sound, and smell.
Another one I wanted to ask you about, And the fog rolled in (2020, pictured above), was also taken on a beach.
The title is literally what happened. We were on the beach for a good friend's birthday and I told the group I was going to take a walk and snap some pictures. The minute I stood up, a pretty intense fog started to roll in. My friends wanted me to come back, but I didn’t sense any urgency. I saw this kid staring into the fog and it was one of those where it was like, “Okay, take it now—take it now.” | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/shaniqwa-jarvis-sn37-gallery-interview | 2022-09-16T21:56:22Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/shaniqwa-jarvis-sn37-gallery-interview | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Bella Hadid Does a TikTok Fashion Challenge and Proves She Can Make Anything Look Good
Normally, we’d all take style advice from Bella Hadid in the blink of an eye. So, heads up: You may want to think twice about following her lead in what to wear to your first day back at school. On Thursday, the 25-year-old model joined the photographer Tyrell Hampton in giving the TikTok user Morgan Presley’s back-to-school dressing prompt a go. At the start, Hadid is dressed in a white tank top, enormous black basketball shorts, and white socks. She then proceeds to join the many who’ve followed Presley’s instructions and turn them on their head. When the narration calls for her and Hampton to try on an “appropriate” pair of shorts, Hadid does just that—though without taking off the extremely sizable ones she already has on.
“Personally, I like to belt my blazers to accentuate my waist,” Presley says—a move so odd that she’s no doubt in on the joke. But as is the case with the heels Hadid eventually puts on without taking off her white socks, it’s actually one that Hadid has pulled when not getting up to antics on TikTok. In fact, we wouldn’t be too surprised if we spotted Hadid wearing the end result on the street. The commenters agree: Pretty much everyone has responded with something along the lines of “this look proves Bella can make anything look good.”
If you have a feeling you won’t be as successful as Hadid in pulling off such a look, there are plenty of other instances in which she’s served up inspiration for what to wear when getting back to studying. And if there’s anything you can’t go wrong with, it’s one of her absolute essentials: big pants. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/bella-hadid-back-to-school-tiktok | 2022-09-16T21:56:28Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/bella-hadid-back-to-school-tiktok | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A black leather jacket is one of the most versatile items of clothing you can own. It’s the perfect level of warmth for slightly chilly fall weather; it can take you from day to night with ease; and it plays equally well with knitwear, a simple white T-shirt and jeans, or a slip dress. Depending on the cut and detailing, it can read sophisticated chic or retro punk—and when lined with (faux) shearling, it can get you through a few months of winter, too. This season’s standout takes on the timeless style range from ’90s minimalist to cropped and contemporary—all in luxe materials, from soft calfskin to sturdy vegan leather. Shop all of our picks below.
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Temperatures hotter than the center of the sun, the highest-energy lasers in the world, magnets the size of a basketball court — and the promise of virtually unlimited energy on Earth.
Dozens of universities and governments worldwide are pursuing fusion energy, hoping to obtain a limitless energy source that produces no carbon emissions.
At Zap Energy outside Seattle, researchers are among the 35 private companies racing to crack the puzzle.
Ben Levitt is the director of research and development at Zap Energy.
"I run a team here of physicists and engineers at this lab. We do the development on the fusion core reactor right here," said Levitt. "Where we need to get to is getting more energy output from these fusion reactions than is required as input. In other words, to light the candle, you need a certain amount of energy."
No one here is wearing radiation protection. Scientists say nuclear fusion is very different than nuclear fission, which powers hundreds of power plants across the world.
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"Fission, which is commercially available and has been so since, you know, right after World War II, is the breaking apart of large nuclei. Think of uranium and plutonium, those things. When you take a large nucleus and split it apart, you get a bunch of energy coming out, and that's great," Levitt said.
But fission reactors also produce thousands of tons of radioactive waste each year.
"Fusion, on the other hand, is quite different and is not yet commercially available. This process exists in all the stars and galaxies in the universe. So the challenge for us is how do you create a star on Earth? Our sun is made up predominantly of hydrogen and helium. What the sun also has is a lot of gravitational force. So it can compress all this hot gas, hot enough and dense enough that these nuclei of hydrogen come so close together they actually fuse, and they're pushed together to create another nucleus. This heavier nucleus is helium. And you get even more energy than in the fission reaction," said Levitt.
To "create that star on Earth," says Levitt, researchers must contain a mysterious substance called plasma.
"In order of increasing temperature, you can start at a solid, increase the temperature you get to a liquid, then to a gas," he said. "What happens when you go even hotter than a gas? That's a plasma."
Plasma's charged particles repel one another.
"The trick is to force them together, long enough that they'll fuse," he continued.
Smushing charged plasma to achieve fusion takes incredible force. A massive machine called the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, California, uses 192 giant lasers to push the plasma together.
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A facility under construction in France called Iter will use huge magnets to try to achieve fusion.
Zap, meanwhile, is working to make smaller scale reactors. Their name reflects their strategy: By hitting the plasma with a lightning zap, they create magnetic fields that they believe can eventually keep the plasma together.
"If we can create this actually confined plasma with its own magnetic field, it will self confine without the need for any other confinement technology," said Levitt.
But big hurdles loom. Tritium gas is a rare isotope of hydrogen that is a key ingredient for fusion.
Recent reports, including an article in Science Magazine, suggest a gas shortage could derail efforts to achieve fusion.
The bigger problem is that despite billions of dollars of funding and decades of research into fusion, no experiment has ever produced a sustained burn.
"We've been making fusion reactions for more than a decade now. The issue is producing more energy output from fusion reactions than is required to start. These fusion reactions are what's called this energy break-even demonstration. We believe we're right around the corner from doing so," said Levitt.
That achievement could make Zap Energy a household name and transform the world's energy system for centuries.
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Emma Watson Makes a Rare Appearance in a Lace Alexander McQueen Gown
It’s been somewhat fascinating to witness what the stars of the Harry Potter franchise have gotten up to since starring in its eight blockbuster films. Daniel Radcliffe has spoken openly about how the fame that came with it driving him to alcoholism and taken on eccentric roles such as Weird Al Yankovic and a farting corpse. Rupert Grint has purchased an ice cream truck and landed roles in TV series such as Servant. And as for Emma Watson? The 32-year-old actor forever associated with Hermione Granger has studied at Brown, starred in films like Little Women—and, perhaps most surprising of all, joined the board of directors at Kering, the mega luxury conglomerate that owns fashion heavyweights such as Gucci, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, and Alexander McQueen.
Watson has naturally been repping many of those brands since coming on board in 2020, so it was no surprise when she turned up to the Kering Foundation's Caring For Women Dinner on Thursday night in New York City fully outfitted in McQueen. The actor selected a white semi-sheer lace dress with cutouts and an open back. In terms of accessories, she went with a black clutch covered in McQueen’s signature studs. Apart from that, she could have easily walked off the red carpet and down the aisle of her wedding.
The look may mark the start of a new era for Watson. She’s begun working with Law Roach, the prolific stylist who’s been outfitting Zendaya in some of the best luxury vintage out there for years. (The CFDA announced that he will be the inaugural recipient of its new Stylist Award earlier this week.) The actor’s IMDb page doesn’t list any upcoming projects since making her directorial debut with a film for Prada—which, oddly enough, is owned by Kering’s top competitor LVMH—but we’d suggest making a mental note to keep out for whatever she wears to her next red carpet. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/emma-watson-kering-red-carpet-mcqueen-dress | 2022-09-16T21:56:40Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/emma-watson-kering-red-carpet-mcqueen-dress | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Fat Tone:\nBy Danny Baker for BBC 0ne : “In the late 80s’ an unusual series – I like your word offplop – went on air. If It Can...Do Burt took place in Hare Hood Studio’ for BBC one a new 3, 4 programme made with musician Peter Stranges and actors Peter Sutherland who I was the original ‘Skinne Head’ . At an earlier recording we were Patients who are prescribed Adderall could have trouble filling their prescriptions.
That's because pharmaceutical companies are facing supply chain disruptions, Bloomberg reported.
This has led to pharmacies nationwide, including Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens, having difficulty keeping the ADHD medication in stock at locations nationwide.
A pharmacist at Walmart told EW Scripps that another issue with the shortage is that only a few drugmakers provide the medication.
According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), which tracks current drug shortages, pharmaceutical companies Par and Teva estimate a release date for their 20 mg capsules by early September.
ASHP's website said Sandoz estimates a release date of its 20 mg capsules sometime this month.
Teva could see 25 mg and 30 mg capsules being available in mid-September, the ASHP website said.
According to ASPH, companies Rhodes, Sandoz, and Amneal have several different Adderall milligrams available.
Companies like Shire, Prasco, and Lannett say they have products available, ASHP said. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/adderall-shortage-could-impact-adhd-patients | 2022-09-16T21:56:44Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/adderall-shortage-could-impact-adhd-patients | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8th, the fate of London Fashion Week looked uncertain. Several designers including Burberry, Raf Simons, and Roksanda either canceled or postponed their shows to a later date. Meanwhile, Harris Reed, an American talent who’s made his name in the U.K. seized the moment to remind the world that despite the somber news, the British fashion scene is as vibrant as ever and that the shows must, respectfully, go on. “It has been a challenging two years…,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. “London is a place where community, creativity, and cultivation should always be in the forefront of what we support and nurture.” On September 15th, Reed officially kicked off the spring 2023 season with a tribute to the late monarch and a collection of over-the-top gowns styled with the dramatic halo headpieces, made in collaboration with Vivienne Lake, that have become the designer’s calling card. Although the schedule has been scaled back, there is still much to seen and celebrated on the London runways. Check back here often as we track our favorite looks. | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-spring-2023 | 2022-09-16T21:56:46Z | wmagazine.com | control | https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/london-fashion-week-spring-2023 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The curtain will come down for the final time on Broadway's "The Phantom of the Opera."
The New York Times and Deadline report that the show will close in February 2023.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" is the longest-running show on Broadway. It made its debut in 1988 and won a Tony Award for Best Musical.
The Broadway show has been seen by nearly 20 million people and grossed more than $1 billion, according to The New York Times, which cited numbers
from Broadway League.
The show will still be in existence in other parts of the world. "The Phantom of the Opera" is still open in London, Japan, Australia, China, Finland and the Czech Republic. | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/broadways-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reportedly-close-in-2023 | 2022-09-16T21:56:50Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/broadways-phantom-of-the-opera-to-reportedly-close-in-2023 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A piece of fine jewelry or classic investment timepiece is never just an accessory—there’s always a rich story behind it. In W’s new series Rock Stars, we delve into what makes past, present, and future heirlooms so unique.
In early June, shortly after the Cannes Film Festival ended, the seaside city continued to brim with energy. As red carpets were rolled up for next year and A-list actors decamped to their summer homes, jewelry experts and editors from across the globe descended upon the South of France to celebrate the unveiling of the new Perlée jewelry collection from Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Like its name, which translates to beaded in English, Perlée is distinguished by its spherical, golden beads. The motif has long been integral to Van Cleef, having existed on the house’s creations in various forms since the 1920s. First used to emphasize designs or outline the borders of a stone, the circular shapes were then featured in a number of significant Van Cleef collections. From Couscous and Bagatelle in 1948, which consisted of beads in various sizes, to Twist in the 1960s, a playful braided collection that combined gold with coral, turquoise, and cultured pearls. In 1968, the delicate golden spheres became an essential part of the still-iconic Alhambra collection.
But it wasn’t until 2008 that the Maison launched Perlée. Its orderly lines of beads are produced from precious metals—rose, white, and yellow gold—using a lost wax-casting technique. They are then reworked individually by hand and mixed with precious stones, mother of pearl, and coral. The collection, having received several updates and new iterations over the years, has become a playful favorite of the house.
Its most recent unveiling was held at the Palais Bulles—the world famous bubble-like residence of the late designer Pierre Cardin. With its curving, circular modules, rounded pools, and bespoke, contemporary furniture, it was a fitting location that echoed the spherical collection.
The jewelry that was on view, and is now available for purchase, is joyful and lively in spirit. Five new rings, inspired by an archival design from 1968, are adorned with golden beads and feature vibrant, ornamental stones. A duet of open cuff bracelets in yellow gold and diamonds, with coral or lapis lazuli cabochons, achieve a balance of lighthearted elegance. And for the first time since its creation in 2008, the collection also features colored precious stones on a set of 3 sparkling rings.
Another first for Perlée is the addition of watches featuring delicate round faces, surrounded by rows of golden beads that sit daintily on a charming grosgrain strap.
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Popular east coast grocer Wegmans has announced that it will end the self-checkout app it once tried citing a spike in shoplifting.
The app allowed customers to scan items while shopping and then bag and pay for the items, skipping a human cashier and bagger entirely.
The grocery store said in a statement, "Unfortunately, the losses we are experiencing prevent us from continuing to make it available in its current state."
The statement said, "We've made the decision to turn off the app until we can make improvements that will meet the needs of our customers and business."
Wegmans did not provide further details on the loss numbers or what changes the grocery store plans to make with the app.
Its "scan-and-go" app was made available to customers as online retail giant Amazon started to increase the prominence of its cashier-free Amazon Go stores in multiple locations.
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Maj. Gen. John B. Richardson IV, commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to perform the Cav Charge at the celebration of the 101st birthday of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 16. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Cheyne Hanoski)
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Artemis Update: What Will It Take To Make It Back To The Moon?
8:09 minutes
Sixty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy gave an historic address at Rice University, in which he laid down a challenge to the nation and the world.
“But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.”
Six decades later, going to space is still hard. This week, a flight of Blue Origin’s ‘New Shepard’ rocket experienced ‘an anomaly’ during a launch, triggering the escape system for the capsule (which, thankfully, was uncrewed.) And the Artemis 1 mission, the first test flight of America’s planned return to the moon, is on hold while a leaking fuel line is addressed.
Dr. John Blevins, the chief engineer for the Space Launch System, the massive rocket powering the Artemis 1 flight, joins Ira to provide an update on the mission, and why, after 60 years, the trip to the moon still contains so many challenges to be overcome.
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Depression Isn’t Caused By Low Serotonin. So How Do Antidepressants Work?
17:02 minutes
In 2001, a now classic Zoloft commercial hit the airwaves—featuring a sad little blob with a rain cloud following it around. The commercial explains that “while the cause is unknown, depression may be related to an imbalance of natural chemicals between nerve cells in the brain. Prescription Zoloft works to correct this imbalance.”
That theory of depression as a chemical imbalance is based on a simple premise: Depressed people’s brains lack serotonin. If a patient takes a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), like Prozac or Zoloft, it boosts their serotonin levels, and their depression lifts.
The trouble is that when researchers started testing this theory they found it didn’t hold up. Serotonin is certainly involved in depression. But it’s way more complicated than it originally seemed.
To be clear, there is a body of research showing that antidepressants do work—it’s just unclear exactly how they work.
A few months ago, a study was released which summarized decades of research debunking the overly simplistic chemical imbalance model. This left many depression researchers yawning and frustrated, as the field has long discarded the chemical imbalance theory of depression. However, the study did reveal that the public understanding of depression and antidepressants hasn’t kept up with the pace of scientific research.
Ira talks with Dr. David Hellerstein, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, to break down what we do and don’t know about how antidepressants work and the future of medication treatment for depression.
The following resources are available if you or someone close to you is in need of mental health support:
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Understanding Metabolism Genes Might Improve Depression Treatment
15:44 minutes
Sometimes finding the right antidepressant medication is basically trial and error. Scientists are still trying to figure out why some antidepressants work for some people, but not others.
Researchers at the Veterans Administration wanted to know if genetic testing might help doctors with prescribing the antidepressant best suited for their patients. Specifically, they examined genes that indicate whether or not someone is able to properly metabolize a medication.
Ira is joined by Dr. David Oslin, professor of psychiatry at the Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, to explain his latest research and its broader implications.
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This Astrophysicist Holds Star Data In The Palm Of Her Hand
8:53 minutes
When you look into the sky, the space between stars looks empty and void—but it isn’t. That’s where stars are born. And since astronomers and astrophysicists can’t reach these stellar nurseries, they rely on data collected by telescopes to peer into space.
But what if you could hold part of the galaxy in their hands? Or peer into an orb and see the birthplace of stars? By combining astrophysics and art, that’s exactly what Dr. Nia Imara does. She’s a visual artist and assistant professor of astronomy at UC Santa Cruz, based in Santa Cruz, California. Imara talks with Ira about studying stellar nurseries, how she creates stellar nursery spheres, and what she can learn from holding them in her hand.
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Why The Owner of Patagonia Gave Away The Whole Company
12:09 minutes
Earlier this week, the founder and owner of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard—the company known for their famous puffer jackets and outdoor gear—gave away the whole company. Who’d he give it to? The Earth.
“Hopefully this will influence a new form of capitalism that doesn’t end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people,” Chouinard told David Gelles for The New York Times. “We are going to give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet.”
Purbita Saha, deputy editor at Popular Science, debriefs Ira on Chouinard’s decision, as well as other science stories of the week. They talk about if it’s safe to get the COVID booster and flu shot at the same time, how a new blood test could catch early stages of cancer, why the night sky is bluer, the reason why NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, and the fight over trash between cockatoos and Australians.
**Editor’s Note: When this story aired, we incorrectly referred to melatonin as melanin when discussing how blue light affects our ability to sleep.**
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An AI Partnership May Improve Breast Cancer Screenings
9:18 minutes
Reading a mammogram is a specialized skill, and one that takes a lot of training. Even expertly-trained radiologists may miss up to 20% of breast cancers present in mammograms, especially if a patient is younger or has larger, denser breasts.
Researchers have been working since the advent of artificial intelligence to find ways to assist radiologists in making more accurate diagnoses. This July, a German research team, publishing in The Lancet Digital Health, found that when AI is used to help sort mammograms into low, uncertain, and high risk categories, a partnership between the radiologist and the algorithm leads to more accurate results.
To explain how this result may be translated into real clinical settings, Ira talks to Harvard’s Constance Lehman, a longtime researcher in the field of breast imaging. She talks about the promise of AI in breast cancer screening, its limitations, and the work ahead to ensure it actually serves patients.
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Pulling Water From Thin Air? It’s Materials Science, Not Magic.
11:57 minutes
You’ve probably seen a magic trick in which a performer makes a playing card, coin, or even a rabbit appear out of thin air. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at UT Austin describe an experiment where they seem to pull water out of dry air—but it’s not magic, and it’s not a trick. Carefully applied materials science and engineering allows the team to extract as much as six liters of water per day from one kilogram of their polymer, even in areas with 15% humidity. That’s drier than the Sahara Desert.
The material itself contains two main ingredients. First, a konjac gum, which can be found in Asian cooking, rapidly absorbs water from the air. (In scientific terms, it’s a “hygroscopic material.”) The second ingredient, hydroxypropyl cellulose, responds dramatically to changes in temperature. So at lower temperatures, the team’s polymer film absorbs water, but can rapidly release that water when the film is heated by the sun or artificial heating.
Dr. Guihua Yu, a professor of materials science and mechanical engineering at UT Austin and one of the authors of the report, joins Ira to talk about the material, its applications, and what challenges remain before it can be put into widespread use.
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IRA FLATOW: This is Science Friday. I’m Ira Flatow. You know the old magic trick of pulling a playing card out of thin air? Well, what if you could do that with water, pull it out of thin air efficiently, and even from dry desert air? Given the critical water shortages we’re facing and threatening to get worse in our climate crisis, that would be some trick, wouldn’t it?
Well, a group of engineers at the University of Texas at Austin claims to be able to do that. Joining me now is Dr. Guihua Yu, Professor of Materials Science and Mechanical and Engineering at UT Austin. He works with the Texas Materials Institute and the UT Energy Institute. And his group has developed a material that can literally pull water out of air and as I say, even from desert air. And they describe some of its performance in research published in the journal Nature Communications. Welcome to Science Friday Dr. Yu.
GUIHUA YU: Thank you so much for having me, Ira.
IRA FLATOW: What’s that old phrase, any significantly advanced technology’s equivalent to magic? I mean, is this magic? Tell us about this material?
GUIHUA YU: Oh, sure. So we actually have been working on designing these soft materials. So we call it hydrogel. So hydrogel means– by a scientific term, it’s kind of a polymer, this highly cross-link. So this actually magic material have two chemical ingredients. One of them is doing a function of water harvesting in terms of the hygroscopic property. Hygroscopic means you can absorb water vapor.
So we have this one polymer, [? conjugate ?] [? gum. ?] So you can actually find them actually very commonly in kitchens, especially in Asia. So this [? conjugate ?] [? gum ?] actually can be very efficient in terms of absorbing the water vapor and then store it in their network.
So another ingredient that we designed doing also the other function is for water release. So you can imagine, right? So in our daily life, the desiccants can do the job of dehumidifing our ambient air but really, after water absorption. So it’s very hard for them to release the water back to be useful.
IRA FLATOW: Right.
GUIHUA YU: Yeah. So that– typically, we need to pay large energy penalty, meaning that you need to heat up that desiccant to release the water, so going through this evaporation, condensation. So that’s actually you need to have external electricity to do that. So our magic materials that has the second ingredient, we call a [? Hydroxypropyl ?] Cellulose.
So that HPC is actually very unique in terms of they are responsible to the thermal heat, meaning that if you have a mild temperature change, for example, if you have 80 at night– and then actually, when sun comes in to heat up your gel materials to about 95 Fahrenheit. So that actually temperature change will effectively release the water that you originally stored in the gel. So by that effective absorption, and also effective water release, so we actually found this self-standing gel. They are able to collect the water on their own without any external kind of electricity needed.
IRA FLATOW: So you have this gel that is made out of stuff that’s readily available. You can buy it in the market. And it absorbs water on its own sitting there. And then if you leave it out in the sun getting warm enough, it can heat it up enough, and the water comes pouring out. Would that be correct?
GUIHUA YU: Yes. Yes, exactly. Of course, that’s actually it’s every day you can have only one cycle, right? So we call it passive water harvesting. But you can also do active water harvesting. So you can actually do the multicycles every day.
For example, these materials we design, if you kind of heat it up by some electricity, you can actually even run about 15 to 20 cycles per day. So in fact, we also can increase the water yield per day so that we calculate that at a different relative humidity. So for example, in a desert area, that relative humidity is about 15%. So we can actually release about 6 liters of water per kilogram of our materials, so to be very effectively to be used for really critical water needs.
So our project is funded by Department of Defense. Really the goal is for a soldier to use in extreme kind of conditions. But of course, given this very simple way that we make the materials– and it’s also this very cost-effective materials and the renewable [? cellulose. ?] So we believe that we actually can benefit many society in different areas in the world.
IRA FLATOW: So you can get 6 liters of water from 1 kilogram of your stuff in a desert condition.
GUIHUA YU: Yes.
IRA FLATOW: That’s amazing. You must be surprised yourself how well it works.
GUIHUA YU: Oh, yes, originally we thought that if we have these kind of materials, maybe we can have the equal weight of the water that you can absorb. But like really by designing better, how fast they can release water, so this actually is you have these perfect engineering students. They can design this material to work to their best. So we found that the optimum condition is these actually gel can be cycled multiple times a day. So that’s really kind of boosted the water yield per day.
IRA FLATOW: So you imagine, then, first the military and then maybe all of us buying a device that would contain this material on the store shelf somewhere.
GUIHUA YU: Yes, we think that’s definitely possible because as I mentioned, these materials actually can be made very easily. And once you have the kind of these precursors to make these materials– so simply by mixing them together, so let them react for about a few minutes, so they will be able to form these gel materials. And they actually they will be able to start to collect the water.
Of course, if we design a prototype device, with this layer of materials, we call it absorbent [INAUDIBLE], so that will have kind of the optimum kind of design in terms of that portability and also kind of a high yield. So that actually can be for a disaster relief use. But I imagine that in really kind of in our garage, so people buying these solutions that you can make these materials and actually engineer them together. Then maybe it’s a fun project over the weekends and with kids to make it.
IRA FLATOW: [LAUGHS] I’m sure, though, there must be some patentable or proprietary method you’re using though, or is it not?
GUIHUA YU: Oh, yes, this is actually– it’s– we have a patent in terms of how you can actually use these materials. That material is actually patented. But certainly some of these ingredients in terms of that you can make, it’s really easy. That actually can be made by customers.
IRA FLATOW: Does it have a shelf life? I mean, does it get used up at all? Or is it sort of like– I’m thinking, like, a catalyst, that it doesn’t. Or does it– if you use it too many times, well, we have to go out and buy some more?
GUIHUA YU: Well, that’s a great question, Ira. So we actually tested in the lab conditions over several weeks up to about a month so these gels films that we made and in doing about 15 to 20 cycles per day. So after so many days, several weeks, so they still perform very similarly their fresh state. So we believe these gels, because it’s actually we made it is with these spongy structures.
So you can imagine our kitchen sponge, right? So they are not only just lasting for a few days, but rather at least quite a few weeks, even months. So this actually gels is mechanically also relatively strong. So they are able to hold their strengths for a certain period of time. So if for a longer testings, for a few testings, so we will see how long they can last. But I believe this is actually can be with a sufficient kind of shelf life.
IRA FLATOW: Wow. Now, I know you’re an engineer. And I know as an engineer, you know you don’t get something for nothing, right?
GUIHUA YU: Yes.
IRA FLATOW: So there’s got to be some downside to this or some weakness. What is that?
GUIHUA YU: Yes. Yeah, that’s another great question. So talking about potential challenging, one of the keys is how you can expose these gel films with a very high surface area so to interact with water vapor. So one of the processes we actually made them to host, to keep their hierarchical structure is by freeze drying.
So freeze drying process is actually once the gel form, so we want to get rid of their original solvents. That can be water. It can be either organic solvents. But you want to maintain their hierarchical structure.
So this structural step by freeze drying is actually kind more of a limiting factors in terms of scaling up. So if you just simply by drying them with the hot plate or with other means– so sometimes they structurally may collapse. So the freeze drying step probably will be a determination kind of step how scalable the process is. So we are actually trying to see what the other kind of processes that can be used to maintain the microstructures of these gels to have the highest possible kind of efficiency.
IRA FLATOW: Mm-hmm Are there other applications beyond drinking water? Because you’re obviously you’re making fresh water.
GUIHUA YU: Yes.
IRA FLATOW: You could grow plants with it, right?
GUIHUA YU: Yes, exactly!
IRA FLATOW: What else could you do with it?
GUIHUA YU: So that was actually our earlier idea. We actually, in 2019, we published the first work on this SMAG gel. We call it Super Absorbent Moisture Gels. So that was our first generation of this SMAG gel that can harvest the water from the ambient air.
But we also actually, about two years ago, after our first work, we also turned that SMAG gel into so-called self-watering soil. So simply put is you can turn whatever soil, even dry sand, to be able to sell water. So this, actually– concept is actually a demonstration that can potentially useful for sustainable agriculture. So this self-watering soil, by incorporation chemically modified with our SMAG gel, this water harvesting gel, they are able to irrigate themselves and without any additional water. So really, that’s our kind of a demoing that these gel films not only just for harvesting fresh water, but they can also be beneficial for agriculture.
IRA FLATOW: OK. So when are we going to see this? Self-watering soil is just– my mind is blowing here. When are we going to see this type of material on the market or available?
GUIHUA YU: Oh, yes, you’re right. Ira, so we actually are working with some of the industry partners for more of a few tests because in a university lab, everything that is actually is in a lab scale. So usually we work with limited amount of materials. And we test it in more ideal lab kind of conditions.
But when you’re actually going out for a few tests, and then it’s kind of really open to different areas. So that’s actually– it’s how we’re actually designing the additional experiments to work for a few tests. We really hope is in the next few years, once we have more of these field tests. So we will have the idea what challenges remain for pushing them to be useful and actually that the customer can buy in a warehouse or actually kind of also for farmers, they can use on their own.
IRA FLATOW: This is incredible Thank you Dr. Yu for taking time to talk with us and keep us in your loop about what’s happening, OK?
GUIHUA YU: Sure. Yeah. Thank you for having me and look forward to more interaction and hopefully society will see some of these products in the near future.
IRA FLATOW: Yeah. It looks like you’ve invented something really cool and useful. Dr. Guihua Yu, a Professor of Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin.
GUIHUA YU: Thank you, Ira.
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A Smoky Aftertaste: Keeping Wildfires Out Of Your Wine Glass
7:45 minutes
Readers who love wine: It’s time to have a serious talk. California, Washington and Oregon are three of our largest wine-producing states. They’re also some of the states most prone to wildfires.
The West Coast is in the midst of its wildfire season, which makes us wonder: How does smoke impact the wines that come from this region? And what could this mean for those who enjoy a Napa Valley merlot, or an Oregon pinot noir?
There’s an area of food science research dedicated to answering these questions. Factors like the length of smoke exposure, the chemical composition of that smoke, and the type of wine being created all factor into how the final wine product tastes. The best side of a smoked wine spectrum is a mild campfire flavor. The bad side is burning tires.
Joining Ira to talk about how scientists are working to better understand how wildfire smoke impacts wine is Dr. Cole Cerrato, assistant professor of food science at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
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(CN) — Reversing the decision of a lower court, the 10th Circuit on Friday granted qualified immunity to an Oklahoma police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy who was naked and having an apparent mental health crisis at the time of his death.
The ruling means the officer, Denton Scherman, will not have to face civil rights claims over the 2019 killing of 17-year-old high school student Isaiah Lewis.
Last year, U.S. District Judge David Russell, a Ronald Reagan appointee, granted qualified immunity to another officer involved in the incident but declined to do so for Scherman, who had fired the deadly shots.
"A reasonable jury could conclude that ... deadly force was not justified," even if nonlethal force was "clearly necessary," Russell wrote in his opinion. Among other factors, Russell noted that it was "undisputed" that Lewis did not have a weapon.
Scherman appealed to the Denver-based 10th Circuit, which on Friday found that Russell had improperly denied Scherman qualified immunity. The three-judge panel reversed Russell's order, effectively ending the yearslong case against the cop.
The case stemmed from a bizarre incident in Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City, in April 2019.
Responding to a false report of domestic violence at the home of Lewis' girlfriend, local police found Lewis naked and running through the woods. They pursued Lewis for roughly an hour as he continued running naked through the neighborhood and "generally behaving strangely," according to court filings.
At one point, two officers who were not involved in the initial domestic violence call — including Scherman, an officer in training — spotted Lewis hiding in a backyard. They tried to arrest him.
Instead of stopping, Lewis broke into a nearby home. The officers pursued him. Inside, Lewis allegedly attacked the other officer, Sergeant Milo Box. Box attempted to use his Taser on Lewis, but it had "no effect," according to court records.
Lewis then allegedly turned to Scherman, who argued in federal court in Oklahoma that he reasonably viewed Lewis as a threat. Scherman fired five shots at Lewis, hitting him four times. Lewis died from his injuries.
The local district attorney's office declined to press charges against the officers, saying in a statement that Scherman was lawfully defending himself and Box when he fired his weapon. Lewis' family filed a civil rights lawsuit against both officers and the city of Edmond, accusing them of violating Lewis' Fourth Amendment rights by allegedly using excessive force against him "while he was in emotional distress."
Andrew Stroth, an attorney representing the Lewis family, told a local ABC affiliate last year that the case was a "very clear" example of police misuse of force.
"There was an unarmed, 17-year-old teenage young man who was suffering from a mental health crisis," Stroth said.
The 10th Circuit disagreed. In its ruling on Friday, the court zeroed in on the moments before Scherman shot Lewis.
When Scherman entered the house, he saw Lewis "pummeling Box" and could therefore "reasonably presume" that Box was "rendered immobile if not seriously injured," wrote Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Bobby Baldock, a Reagan appointee.
Lewis "had not responded to non-lethal force" in the form of a Taser and "had, by whatever means, rendered Box immobile," Baldock added — all factors that strengthened Scherman's arguments for using deadly force.
The unanimous three-judge panel also found that because Scherman was in a "confined area" when Lewis allegedly advanced on him, it was "difficult if not impossible for Scherman to retreat."
Last but not least, the panel turned to precedent in other cases involving police killings. Given the unusual nature of this incident, lawyers for Lewis' family had not identified a case where an officer was found in violation of the Fourth Amendment under the same circumstances faced by Scherman, the ruling states.
Because of this, Baldock wrote, Scherman did not have "fair notice" that "his repeated use of lethal force was unconstitutional." As such, lawyers for Lewis' family had not "clearly established" that every reasonable officer in Scherman's position would have found his use of force excessive.
Baldock was joined on the panel by U.S. Circuit Judges Harris Hartz and Carolyn McHugh, appointees of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, respectively.
What happens next in the case is unclear. While Lewis' killing prompted outrage and protests in the Oklahoma City area, the civil rights claims against Scherman have effectively been on hold since he appealed last year.
Attorneys for Lewis' family did not respond by press time to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the city of Edmond declined to comment on the ruling.
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A trio of elk lumbered through Mammoth Campground in Yellowstone National Park. Drivers of dirt-caked cars and trucks hauling campers stopped short. Movement lower to the ground caught my attention.
Perhaps disturbed by the passing beasts, a small creature with a dark stripe on its back plodded out from the brush.
“That’s the strangest raccoon I’ve ever seen,” I announced to, well, Klaus and Grace the dogs. The friends who’d journeyed from California were ahead of me in the line, presumably watching the elk.
Camera on the floor of the passenger seat, I tried to take a picture with my phone, but ended up with a blur and part of my truck.
Not a racoon at all, I realized weeks later when the image popped into my mind and I did a bit of research. Rather a badger, a first for me.
Not too surprising, either. Though common in Yellowstone, badgers are more active at night than during the day.
In the campground we had fallen asleep each night to screaming elk. Each day hundreds of bison greeted us, some crossing streams and valleys in the distance, others a few feet from our moving vehicle. We were three of many who stopped to photograph a pronghorn that sure seemed to be posing, hanging around longer than most to admire the rare sighting.
We didn’t join the throng stopped to see a black bear in a tree but spotted it as we edged past stopped cars blocking a lane.
As time passes it is the image of the small, solitary badger that returns often to my mind.
In America’s most famous national park, visited by more than 4 million people every year, I felt grateful to share a fleeting, private moment with a reclusive animal.
Once the elk rubbernecking ended, we headed south through the heart of the park, much of it congested and slow until we reached the wild southern half that leads into Grand Teton National Park, our next stop.
Not a morning person, I’d gotten up early each day in Yellowstone to enjoy the scenery before the two-footed outnumbered the four. Watching night turn into day in the vast Lamar Valley more than justified one early wake-up.
Looking forward to sleeping in past dawn, I regretted mentioning Mormon Row to my friends over beers in claustrophobic Jackson Hole during our first night camping in Grand Teton.
Sent from Salt Lake City by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to establish new communities, Mormon homesteaders arrived in the 1890s in what became the southeast corner of a national park. The settlers clustered their farms, unlike most of the typical homesteaders in the West.
Today, Mormon Row comprises a group of dilapidated farmhouses, the most famous of which is featured as foreground for golden-hour shots of the Teton Range in photography lessons about lighting.
“That sounds amazing,” one friend said.
“We have to go,” her boyfriend added.
They stared at me. I sipped my beer.
He said it would be OK, we didn’t need to go. She replied yeah, but we might never be here again.
I took another sip.
He repeated that, really, it was OK.
“Wait. He’s trying to talk himself into it,” she said.
She was right, and I did.
The next morning arrived early, but unlike during a trip to the area years ago, I managed not to curse my alarm.
Cars lined the pre-dawn street when we pulled onto Mormon Row. Before joining the growing gaggle of sightseers facing west I looked east. A partially caved-in wood and wire post met the road. Trees formed a semi-circle around a lone farmhouse. The flat valley beyond gave way to rolling tree-lined peaks, a soft contrast to the ragged granite of the famed Teton Range on the other side.
I walked over, pulled my hands from my pockets, took off my gloves, breathed hot air onto my hands, and started snapping pictures. Temperatures close to freezing served as a reminder that our early September 2021 visit came mere weeks before parts of the park closed for the season.
My friend crossed the street.
“Wow, cool shot,” he said, taking out his camera. His girlfriend walked up and stood next to him.
We looked in the wrong direction for a few minutes before turning around and heading toward the group.
I maneuvered to a spot near the front of the pack. She hung back while he staked out a spot among trees near the edge of the property.
One early riser— convinced he would miss the best shot and his wife would never forgive him — joked to a man in the front with a tripod that he should take pictures for everybody and send them to the rest. His wife agreed and offered to give the man her email address, promising she wouldn’t sell them. Some halfhearted laughter, then silence.
The moment came, with the clicking of cameras and a few hushed gasps the only sounds.
Late-arriving visitors rushed over — many from idling cars — took pictures of the money shot and left. The early crew departed too, without looking the other way.
Lingering, we crossed the street again. To the east the low sun over the lower, less rugged, less photographed mountains painted the valley below.
We took a back road to our campground through a valley replete with bison. The soft morning light faded, exposing the hard edges of the western mountains.
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FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR, Wyo. (AP) — Tony Valdez wasn't worried about being left high and dry when he bought Buckboard Marina three years ago, but that's changed with the receding waters of Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
This year, he has already dredged 10 feet (3 meters) so boats could still use the marina. Now, with Flaming Gorge becoming a crucial emergency water supply for the region, Valdez worries the reservoir has nowhere to go but lower still.
“I mean, this is our natural resource and it’s going away,” he said. “Water is the most precious thing we have.”
As a 20-year drought creeps ever farther up the Colorado River Basin and seven Western states vie for their fair share of water under the century-old Colorado River Compact, this boating and fishing paradise on the Wyoming-Utah line is a new flashpoint.
Nobody disputes the root of the problem: The agreement dates to a cooler, wetter time and is based on assumptions about precipitation that simply no longer apply, in part due to climate change.
But as business owners like Valdez are finding out firsthand, recreation is just one of many competing priorities while growing demand in the basin's more populous downstream states — California, Nevada and Arizona — conflicts with dwindling supply from the more rural states upstream — Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a collaborative series on the Colorado River as the 100th anniversary of the historic Colorado River Compact approaches. The Associated Press, The Colorado Sun, The Albuquerque Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Arizona Daily Star and The Nevada Independent are working together to explore the pressures on the river in 2022.
Amid jostling by farmers, ranchers, businesses, industries, municipalities and government officials, it's anyone's guess who will come out ahead or get left behind — including natural ecosystems that need water, too.
“It’s a complicated mess. And right now the environment is akin to a snake den because everybody is just out for themselves,” said Kyle Roerink, director of the Great Basin Water Network conservation group.
In August, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton agreed for now to let Upper Basin states keep working together on drought plans that emphasize voluntary water conservation rather than have the bureau dictate reservoir releases.
That's a decision welcomed by Wyoming State Engineer Brandon Gebhart, the state's chief water regulator. “Reclamation reinforced a position that Wyoming has long agreed with,” Gebhart said. “The solution to our challenges relies on the bedrock of a century of collaboration and partnership.”
Gebhart acknowledged, though, that continued drought could lead to an even lower Flaming Gorge, with the next decision about any new drawdowns due in April.
Fed by the Green River and rimmed by spectacular cliffs and scrubby desert, Flaming Gorge is by far the biggest reservoir in the Upper Basin, which refers to the vast area covering all waters upstream of Lees Ferry on the Colorado River in northern Arizona.
Built in the 1960s to store and control water in the Green River, which flows into the Colorado in southeastern Utah, Flaming Gorge is the Colorado River system's third-biggest reservoir. It's now about 75% full, compared to just 25% or so in Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the bigger reservoirs downstream.
Snaking over 66 square miles (170 square kilometers) south of Green River, Wyoming, Flaming Gorge remains a renowned spot to catch giant lake trout or take a boat to a secluded cove for a dip in cool, aquamarine waters.
Just be careful about jumping in at places that were deeper a few years ago.
In April, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that under a drought plan for the Upper Basin states, it would release enough water to draw down Flaming Gorge by 15 feet (4.6 meters). The goal is to help ensure that Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona can still generate electricity some 450 miles (725 kilometers) downstream.
So far, drawdowns this year and last have left Flaming Gorge about 6 feet (1.8 meters) lower than a year ago and 12 feet (3.7 meters) lower than two years ago, reaching lows unseen since 2005.
Besides boats not being able to use his marina, Valdez worries about the reservoir's kokanee salmon, which are important food for prized lake trout and tasty game fish in their own right.
Lately, kokanee numbers have been down for unknown reasons. The trend could continue as the reservoir falls, reducing spawning habitat and causing lake trout to eat more kokanee, said Wyoming Game and Fish Department Regional Fisheries Supervisor Robert Keith.
“As the reservoir drops, the available habitat for the two species is going to become compacted, so they're going to overlap more," Keith said. “So the opportunity for predation is going to be greater.”
Although Wyoming uses only about 60% of the water it’s entitled to under the compact, Gebhart says the Upper Basin states have little to spare given recent flows.
The vast majority of Colorado River Basin water used in Wyoming goes to irrigating grass and alfalfa for cattle. Industry — mainly power plants and minerals processing — accounts for about 9% and cities and towns about 3%.
More conservation by southwestern Wyoming's 2,500 water rights holders could help keep water in the system. For example, ranchers can install more efficient irrigation with assistance from government grants and other funding, said Cory Toye with Trout Unlimited.
The fish habitat and angler advocacy group has been working with ranchers on such projects in Wyoming for years and the Flaming Gorge drawdowns have heightened awareness of the problem, Toye said.
States in the compact have been funding efforts to boost snowfall by releasing silver iodide from airplanes and ground-based devices in Wyoming and elsewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Cloud seeding can increase snow somewhat, research shows. But the technique is unlikely to fully offset or reverse drought or bring Flaming Gorge back up from levels threatening Buckboard Marina.
Lucerne Valley Marina, just south of the Utah line, will need to adapt if levels keep falling but could still operate.
“We're anchoring in 200 feet (61 meters) of water when full," owner Jerry Taylor said. “We have quite a bit of ability for lake drop. But Buckboard does not.”
In a worst-case scenario, Buckboard would be stranded some distance away from where the Green River flowed more than 60 years ago.
For now, Valdez hopes to lure back tourists who've stayed home amid high gasoline prices and the lower water. And he says Wyoming residents also need uncrowded places like Buckboard to enjoy.
“People just don’t get raised like this anymore, get to hunt and fish,” Valdez said. “And have a sustainable source of water.”
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press
AP photographer Rick Bowmer contributed to this report.
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ATLANTA (CN) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Friday in a trademark dispute between the owners of the Flora-Bama Lounge and Oyster Bar on the Florida-Alabama state line and the creators of the MTV reality series "Floribama Shore."
Owners of the lounge filed suit in 2019 seeking an injunction and damages for infringing profits and lost licensing royalties from the show's producers, alleging they intentionally derived the series' title from their registered trademark "Flora-Bama."
After four seasons of the "Jersey Shore" spin-off series, the creators are accused by the bar of using their success to "stomp on the established business of a smaller competitor."
495 Productions and ViacomCBS, a global media and entertainment company that runs MTV and numerous other television brands including Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, initially sought out the Flora-Bama Lounge in Pensacola as a potential filming location for their show.
The bar has become regionally famous since it first opened in 1964, from selling its own merchandise to developing facilities for hosting events including a beachfront concert venue.
Jimmy Buffet even refers to the lounge in his song "Bama Breeze" and country music star Kenny Chesney has a song named after it, which he has performed there on live television.
Since August 2011, the reality show's creators made repeated advances to the Flora-Bama Lounge, requesting that they be allowed to film there, according to the lawsuit.
The Flora-Bama owners said they allowed for the production company to do a few casting calls at the bar, but declined all other involvement.
After "Floribama Shore" premiered in 2017 on MTV and other television and internet platforms, the Flora-Bama Lounge said guests became confused by the apparent association between the establishment and the show, asking employees about cast members and expressing confusion on social media posts.
The owners began to fear that the show would cause them to suffer a loss in customers who believe they are linked to a show that is described as featuring nine young adults who come to the coast to "party, hook up, fight and stir up plenty of other southern-fried shenanigans."
According to court filings, they have "lost the right to control their own identity and destiny" and "one can no longer hear, think, or Google the word Flora-Bama" without the show coming to mind.
Their argument was sufficient enough for the district court to examine evidence, but the court granted summary judgment for the show creators on First Amendment grounds instead of permitting a jury to make the decision.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, a Bill Clinton appointee, ruled last year that although "Flora-Bama" has been used in the title of songs, the lounge owners' use of its mark refers to their facilities and not to the title of an artistic work.
"The issue is close and not squarely controlled by prior decisions. This order grants summary judgment because the plaintiffs’ showing of likelihood of confusion—an element of the plaintiffs’ infringement claims—is not strong enough to meet the standard that applies to artistic works. This is so in part because the plaintiffs and defendants use the competing marks in substantially different settings," Hinkle wrote in his September 2021 order.
On appeal to the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit, counsel for the Flora-Bama Lounge argue that the district court mistakenly applied a "confusingly similar titles" exception to trademark use, established in a case where the Ninth Circuit found that the public interest in avoiding consumer confusion outweighs the public interest in free expression. Before that, the 1989 Rogers v. Grimaldi case declared that an expressive work of a similar title is non-infringing unless "the use has no artistic relevance to the underlying work whatsoever" or is "explicitly mislead[ing]."
But the members of Friday's three-judge panel expressed they have never adopted this footnote exception and that applying it may not be the best method to determine whether the lounge's mark was infringed upon or if their claims are barred by the First Amendment.
Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Frank Hull, a Bill Clinton appointee, said she was concerned about the footnote title exception and pointed to the district court's finding that the lounge owners are not using "Flora-Bama" as the title of a song or specific event.
"Coca-Cola, Nike, Pepsi, those are brands, not artistic works," said U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Luck, a Donald Trump appointee, who questioned the line between branding for a commercial business and an artistic work.
William Cash, representing the Flora-Bama Lounge owners, argued that the show creators had many different possible title choices, because it wasn't even filmed on the Florida-Alabama border but in Panama City Beach, Tampa and other areas .
"Wouldn't it be worse for the mark holder if they specifically used the mark?" asked U.S. Circuit Judge Andrew Brasher, another Trump appointee.
Cash said his clients were not so much worried about possible negative commentary about their establishment as they were about their name being "stapled onto [a] show" that has nothing to do with them.
The show creators' attorney Susan Kohlmann of Jenner & Block agreed that the show title "Floribama Shore" doesn't pertain to the establishment and only refers to the area where the series was set and its subculture. Kohlman argued that her clients create and distribute television shows, while the Flora-Bama Lounge runs a food, beverage and live music business.
"In an effort to expand the success of the 'Shore' franchise to a new geographic setting, ViacomCBS executives looked for a title that would define the subculture represented—young Southerners who rent summer 'shore houses' in beach towns along the Gulf Coast," Kohlmann wrote in her brief to the 11th Circuit. "Why would ViacomCBS’s choice of title for a major new series be driven by a desire to appropriate the goodwill of a mark known to only 1-2% of the national population?"
Luck said he struggles with the lounge's argument that it has artistic works attached to it, such as being referenced in songs and featured in documentaries, even though "Flora-Bama" was not an expressive work at the time it was trademarked.
The judges did not signal when they intend to issue their ruling.
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(AP)— A judge on Friday slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan's governor, assuring he'll be free in 2023.
Ty Garbin's sentence of 6 1/4 years was reduced to 2 1/2 years, a reward even greater than prosecutors had sought.
U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker cited Garbin's “substantial assistance” to the government and his own assessment of the 26-year-old airplane mechanic, who cooperated soon after his arrest, pleaded guilty and testified at two trials.
Prosecutors had requested a 36-month reduction while Garbin's attorney asked for 51 months. Jonker settled on a 45-month break.
Garbin has been in custody since he and five other men were arrested in October 2020.
He testified at two trials. The first, last spring, ended with acquittals for Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta and no verdicts for Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.
Fox and Croft were convicted at a second trial that ended on Aug. 23 in federal court in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Garbin said the goal was to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home and spark a civil war, known among right-wing extremists as the “boogaloo.” The FBI, which had agents and informants inside the group, stopped the plot.
Defense attorney Mark Satawa said Garbin will likely testify for prosecutors in separate but related cases filed against others in state court.
Kaleb Franks, 28, also pleaded guilty and assisted the government. He has not been sentenced yet.
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By ED WHITE Associated Press
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MANHATTAN (CN) — Wall Street saw its worst sell-off since June 2020 earlier this week, and with growth slowing and another interest rate hike almost assured, markets were unable to recover even a little of the lost value in equities.
The biggest plunge came on Tuesday, when the Dow fell 1,276 points, a 3.9% fall for the day, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq losing 177 points and 632 points — declining 4.3% and 5.1% — respectively. By the week’s end, the Dow lost 1,330 points, the S&P shed 194 points, and the Nasdaq declined 664 points.
The rout started after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its consumer price index, showing prices increased another 0.1% in August and 8.3% over the last year. Many investors had hoped dropping gasoline prices would help further ease inflation, but the CPI report showed inflation has been persistent in a few sectors.
On the heels of the inflation report came retail sales data on Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau, which reported retail sales in August gained 0.3%, better than the 0.1% many analysts had predicted. Retail sales from July also were revised significantly lower, from the 0.8% initially reported to 0.4%, which further supports the theory that consumer demand is slowing.
Some were quick to point out the Census Bureau’s report excludes volatile items like vehicles, food service, and building supplies, while others note consumer spending does not paint a fulsome picture of overall spending.
“Looking at the report is a mixed picture and is likely to see [gross domestic product] growth expectations for the third quarter revised down a little,” wrote James Knightley, chief international economist at ING. “Nonetheless, we must remember that consumer spending isn’t just retail.”
Year-over-year, the retail numbers paint a strong picture of consumer spending. In total, consumers spent more than 10% last month compared with August 2021, with food services and drinking establishments seeing a whopping 18.5% increase over that period. However, with volumes now dropping those numbers are sure to taper off, even with inflation, and many believe spending already has been dropping.
“When this data is folded into personal consumption expenditures later this month by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, it will confirm what we already see in Morning Consult’s consumer spending data for August — very little growth in real spending,” said Scott Brave, leading consumer spending economist at the survey company.
The BLS also on Thursday released its producer price index, which noted that demand fell 0.1% in August. The drop was largely expected, and moderates the hot CPI report and mollifies those worried the Federal Reserve may go too far next week in hiking interest rates.
However, it also likely portends what many have been warning about: a recession in early 2023.
“We now expect a mild recession in [first half] 2023, with negative real GDP growth in [the first two quarters,” wrote analysts at Oxford Economics in an investor’s note Friday afternoon. “We continue to see inflation moderating in 2023, but at a slower pace than before, with the year-over-year change in the CPI not returning to the 2% target until 2024.”
Others in the business community are using the dreaded ‘r’ word now, too.
On Friday, before markets opened, FedEx told analysts that “macroeconomic trends significantly worsened later in the quarter, both internationally and in the U.S.,” and CEO Raj Subramaniam said during an interview on CNBC that he thinks a global recession is inevitable. “These numbers, they don’t portend very well,” he said of the slowdown of FedEx’s business.
The shipping company saw its shares lose nearly one-fourth of its value in early-morning trading, finishing the day down 21%.
Continuing its recent trend, consumer confidence inched up again slightly earlier this week. The preliminary University of Michigan consumer confidence index increased from 58.2 to 59.5, slightly below the expectation it would raise back to 60.
Perhaps more importantly, long-term inflation expectations fell to the lowest they have been since July 2021, while 12-month inflation expectations dropped for the third straight month. Business expectations also improved in the index, though uncertainty over long-run inflation picked up from 3.9 to 4.5 on the index.
“Consumers are showing amazing resiliency as buying conditions for major ticket items are better than the June lows but still look weak,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial. “Falling gas prices should boost consumer spending in the near term, but tightening financial conditions create growing risks for next year.”
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WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is on trial in Connecticut for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre a hoax, continued Friday to describe the proceedings as a “kangaroo court” from his Infowars studio in Texas.
Jones' commentary became a focus of testimony on the fourth day of the trial, with a lawyer for the Sandy Hook families questioning a corporate representative for Jones' Infowars brand about how seriously the company was taking the trial.
The lawyer, Christopher Mattei, showed the jury a photo he said was of an Infowars webpage, depicting the judge in the trial with lasers shooting out of her eyes.
“On a scale of one to 10, how seriously is Infowars taking this trial,” Mattei asked the corporate representative, Brittany Paz.
“10. It's serious to me,” Paz responded.
The exchange occurred as Jones prepares to begin attending the trial in Waterbury next week and the judge, Barbara Bellis, considers a request by the families' lawyers to limit what Jones and his lawyer can say and argue in court. Jones is expected to testify, but it's not clear yet when.
Jones and his Free Speech Systems company are on trial in a lawsuit brought by an FBI agent who responded to the shooting and relatives of eight of the 20 first-graders and six educators killed in the December 2012 massacre in Newtown. They say Jones inflicted emotional and psychological harm on them, and they have been threatened and harassed by Jones’ followers.
Jones has already been found liable for spreading the myth that the shooting never happened, and the six-member jury will be deciding how much he and his company should pay the plaintiffs in damages.
In a motion filed Thursday, the families' lawyers asked Bellis for several limitations on what Jones and his lawyer, Norman Pattis, can say and argue at the trial, including barring them alleging that holding Jones and Free Speech Systems accountable for their actions offends the First Amendment.
Pattis outlined Jones' defense in a motion filed Friday in response to the families' motion.
“The defendants have argued, and intend to argue, that the plaintiffs have motives, biases and interest in exaggerating their claims against the defendants, to wit: their interest in gun control regulation and their hostility to Mr. Jones,” Pattis wrote.
Pattis also said Jones is challenging the amount of any damages to be awarded and is focusing on the families' motives for “overstating their damages: to wit: their desire to silence Alex Jones not just because he harmed them, but because they find his politics and political affiliations repugnant.”
Pattis added, “Mr. Jones’ conspiracy theory may by offensive to some, and ridiculous to others, but he has not gained millions of listeners by compelling people to tune in. He speaks a language that many Americans seem prepared to accept.”
On his web show on Thursday, Jones once again called the Connecticut proceedings “a show trial.”
The judge “now has to carry out this fraud,” he said. “But across the legal community, people are just saying, ’My God, this is something worthy of Venezuela. This is unbelievable.’ ”
Mattei has showed the jury evidence that Jones' viewership and sales of products such as nutritional supplements and clothing on his web site soared around the times he talked about the Sandy Hook shooting, suggesting Jones was profiting off the shooting.
Pattis countered in court Thursday that the jury should be allowed to hear that Jones believes there is a conspiracy to take guns away and enslave people.
“They have put before this jury the theory that Jones merchandizes fear for the sake of making a buck," Pattis said. "Our claim is that he recognizes the fear of the people and makes a dollar to support that premise.”
Last month, a jury in Texas awarded the parents of one of the slain Sandy Hook children nearly $50 million in a similar lawsuit against Jones and his company over the hoax claims. Jones also faces a third trial in Texas later this year over how much he should pay the parents of another child killed in the shooting.
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press
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