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A friend complained that she was tired of picking beans every day and asked what variety needed to be harvested only once or twice a week.
Unfortunately, when it comes to beans, the harvest depends more on the weather than the variety. It might be better to try planting different varieties of beans for a more consistent harvest from early summer to the first hard frost in the fall.
If you want to harvest large amounts of beans for freezing or canning, almost any variety will work, but pole beans have higher yields than bush beans. Blue Lake (available in pole and bush), Kentucky Wonder and Cherokee Trail of Tears are very popular pole varieties, but there are many others that work well, too.
If you prefer fresh beans to eat regularly throughout the summer, here are some suggestions to smooth out the highs and lows so you can harvest beans steadily from early summer to the first hard frost of fall.
Common bush and pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) prefer warm weather and grow rapidly when air and soil temperatures range from 60-85 degrees. When summer temperatures soar, the leaves turn yellow and yields drop significantly. At this point, it’s usually better to pull bush beans out but leave pole beans for fall harvests.
For a long-sustained harvest, try planting bush beans once the weather warms in late spring. Two 8-foot rows spaced 6 inches apart with seeds in each row also planted 6 inches apart should provide enough fresh bush beans for a family of two or three to eat fresh beans a couple of times a week. Beans will be tender, with few strings, until the weather gets hot.
When temperatures rise above 90 degrees, the leaves will turn yellow and harvests will drop significantly. Pull out the plants. Then later, around the first of August, plant a second crop for fall.
As the weather cools, you will have healthier plants and higher yields than if you left the spring plants. Blue Lake (bush variety), Dragons Tongue and Red Swan are among many good bush varieties.
During the heat of the summer when common bush and pole beans falter, try planting Asian Yard Long beans (Vigna unguiculata). They are a tropical species that loves the heat. There are several varieties, in green, red and purple.
Long beans retain most of their color during cooking. They are thin and about 18 inches long. Long beans will not germinate or grow until temperatures remain above 75 degrees and will grow even better when the heat soars into the 90s.
As soon as the nighttime temperatures start to drop, around the first of September, the plants begin to die back and production stops. A double row 8 feet long will probably produce more than you can eat. When canned or frozen, the texture often turns soft or mushy. Common beans may be a better choice for canning or freezing.
For bean harvests into late fall, try planting runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus). Runner beans are not the same species as common pole beans or long beans. They are the most common beans eaten in Europe, and include Scarlet, Sunset, Painted Lady and Buffalo beans. They are very ornamental, with aggressive long vines, covered with loads of red, pink or white edible flowers that bees and hummingbirds love.
They produce very large flat bean pods that are about 9 inches long and half an inch wide. Runner beans are very meaty, and firm-fleshed. If you grow them to seed, they have large black, white or dark purple speckled seeds that are like large lima beans, but have a very smooth, creamy texture.
They are good when sautéed but are often cut diagonally in thin julienne strips and eaten raw in salads. Runner beans should be planted in early summer when the nighttime temperatures and soil are both warm. The vines and flowers grow during the summer, but beans do not appear until cool weather. They can be harvested until hard frost.
These tend to separate along the lengthwise seam during canning or freezing, so are better when eaten fresh. They also make pickled beans that are good if they are not canned. Instead, store the pickled beans in glass jars in the refrigerator for up to two months.
For safe canning and pickling recipes, check “The New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving” or go to the Ball website at www.healthycanning.com/?s=recipes.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our WSU Extension clinic by phone at 509-574-1604 or email gardener@co.yakima.wa.us. You can also visit the Extension clinic at 2403 S. 18th St., Suite 100, in Union Gap. We are there Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/master-gardeners-its-feast-or-famine-with-beans/article_53d541ae-3464-11ed-a2c9-5743f60e19b8.html | 2022-09-18T12:39:26Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/explore_yakima/master-gardeners-its-feast-or-famine-with-beans/article_53d541ae-3464-11ed-a2c9-5743f60e19b8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Yakima County Superior Court took steps to help slow its spread through social distancing.
While most of those precautions have ended — limiting those attending trials to just the involved parties, jurors and court staff, installing plexiglass barriers in front of the court bench and the clerk’s desks — one measure remains: Video appearances for defendants who are in custody while awaiting trial or sentencing.
The court’s presiding judge said there are no plans to eliminate that element even as the county’s COVID risk continues to drop.
“It was a learning experience for us,” Judge Richard Bartheld said. “We have learned that we have less incidents of problems in the courtroom.”
But the head of Yakima County’s public defender’s office believes in-person hearings should return as a matter of equity and recognizing a defendant’s humanity.
“We should not treat individuals who are impoverished and cannot afford bail differently than those who can afford bail,” said Paul Kelley, director of the county’s Department of Assigned Counsel.
Prior to March 2020, defendants being held in the Yakima County jail would be brought to a courtroom in the jail’s basement for a variety of hearings, including preliminary appearances, arraignment and sentencing.
When Gov. Jay Inslee issued his order directing residents to stay home unless absolutely necessary, the court switched to using Zoom teleconferencing software for the appearances, with defendants appearing in court from another room in the jail — or their cells if they could not be moved — appearing on a large monitor on the wall of the courtroom.
Webcams also showed the judge and the attorneys who were arguing in person, with some attorneys appearing via Zoom as well. The proceedings are streamed on the court’s website.
A similar system was implemented at the Yakima County Juvenile Justice Center, where defendants appear from a “virtual courtroom,” sometimes with family also appearing via Zoom.
Trials back in person
Eventually, jury trials resumed and most of the restrictions were lifted, except for the Zoom hearings, particularly for those who are being held in jail as they await trial or sentencing.
Kelley, the public defender, said the understanding back in 2020 was that these were temporary measures that would be lifted when the COVID danger passed.
“We raised concerns about this because we could see what was happening,” Kelley said. “We were adhering and putting in procedures with health and safety in mind. That was an emergency reason.”
Kelley said an in-person hearing is better because it provides a measure of accountability for the court when a defendant is standing before the judge in person rather than appearing on a monitor.
But Bartheld and others see benefits to the virtual system that outweigh the need to go back to in-person hearings.
One is security. When defendants appear in person, corrections officers must be on the alert for signs that an inmate was going to become violent, either toward another inmate or court staff.
“You can’t put a Norteño and a Sureño waiting to get to court together,” Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Joe Brusic said. “You got to keep the defendants separate.”
The videoconferencing, Brusic said, means less stress for the corrections staff, who have to carefully coordinate movement within the jail to keep rival gang members apart.
Kelley, who was once punched in the face in court by a man he was representing at an in-custody hearing, said courtroom attacks are a rare occurrence, and since they were never cited as an excuse before, they shouldn’t be used now.
Some of Brusic’s deputies also appear via Zoom, and while Brusic would like to see his staff fully back in the office, he said a hybrid system works both in the office and the courtroom.
Juvenile court
Juvenile court moved to a virtual system during COVID, and Candi Shute, the juvenile court’s administrator, said the system will stay in place.
“It is helpful in situations that are non-COVID,” Shute said. “There is less anxiety (for a juvenile defendant) sitting in a virtual courtroom with someone, as opposed to being in the gallery.”
In one case, Shute said she was in the room with a defendant, and while sitting off-camera, she just had to give a simple reminder to “be respectful,” something that would not have happened in an open courtroom.
If a defendant who tested negative for the virus wants to appear in person, they will be allowed to go into the regular courtroom, Shute said. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/yakima-county-superior-court-keeps-video-appearances-for-jail-inmates/article_d1f2eb4c-35e8-11ed-851c-2f324bd76efb.html | 2022-09-18T12:39:32Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/yakima-county-superior-court-keeps-video-appearances-for-jail-inmates/article_d1f2eb4c-35e8-11ed-851c-2f324bd76efb.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dedication to ministry continues at Second Missionary Baptist
As Second Missionary Baptist Church celebrates its long history in the Monroe community, some of its members are making history of their own.
Under the Rev. Terrence Johnson’s leadership and administration, technology-based Christian education has been introduced, a women’s ministry and workforce training within the youth ministry has been established. His team focused on developing church visibility using social media not realizing the COVID pandemic would hit, and church services would become virtual. He also added Kathleen Tigney to the ministry team.
Tigney is the first woman to be appointed deacon at SMBC. Johnson selected her shortly after he became leader at Monroe's first Black church. The event marked the first time in 100 years that women were ordained as clergy members.
"It was before the pandemic when I was asked to be a deacon," Tigney said. "My family was kind of surprised and very proud of me. Everyone has been supportive."
However, before accepting the position, Tigney said she discussed the matter with her husband, Floyd, a long-time SMBC member and church trustee.
The 75-year-old is no novice to leadership. For more than 30 years, Tigney worked in the human resource department for the City of Detroit. As a religious leader, Tigney served as senior warden with the Episcopal faith. In 2015, she joined SMBC and said shortly after Pastor Johnson assumed administration of the historic church in 2019 that she was affirmed deacon.
"My role as deacon is to help the pastor in any way he needs it, whether it's with administrative issues, discuss finances and upkeep of the church along with programs within the church. Wherever he needs help, the deacons are there to reach out and help. There are two other deacons, Deacon Bruce Byrd, and Deacon William Parker," she said. "My first year as deacon, we were still under the pandemic and struggling to keep things going."
In her role as deacon, Tigney would like to see a ministry developed for young women and said the greatest lesson she's learned on her spiritual journey is the realization she's not alone.
"You have many people that are there to help you, but you have to have the knowledge and be aware that God is with you, and He is your main source of strength," she said.
“I had knowledge of the work she was doing in a church she previously served,” Johnson said. “For the role of deacon, no gender is required. Once you’ve been called to service by God, that call does not go away.”
At the Clark Street church, leadership responsibility has many levels - from ministry to parenting roles.
Easter Vining and Myra Small are church mothers.
The title usually refers to the older women in African American churches. Along with three other women, Vining and Small have earned the appointed distinction through their dedication to the ministries of the church that recently celebrated its centennial anniversary.
As matriarchs of the spiritual community, they have an obligation to share their wisdom with younger congregants. As older women in the church, they have the knowledge to nurture the next generation.
Mother Vining has been a SMBC member for 66 years and takes her title very seriously.
The 86-year-old sees her role in the church as a person of guidance who serves as a mentor for the younger members.
“I don’t get into the young people’s business but if anyone has a problem, they can speak with me and it will remain confidential,” Vining said. “It’s important to be able to walk the walk and set a standard for the youth to follow. Our church is a family-oriented church, very close knit. Whenever something happens in the community or to a member of our church, we bond together. We’re very close.”
Mother Small, 83, moved to Monroe from Alabama in 1958 and joined SMBC a year later. Her mother, Hattie Hobson attended the church, and her children and grandchildren are members.
Over the years, she’s witnessed many changes like when the church was located on Conant Avenue before moving to its present location.
The reason SMBC is her church is because it’s like a family. She said the people are loving, kind, and they help one another. She credits previous generations of members for the church’s longevity.
As a church mother, she views her role the same as parenting her own children.
“If you see something that is out of order, you will call your child to the side and discuss the issue with them and try to straighten things out,” she said. “It’s important to show them love.”
Over the years, she’s steered youth away from behaviors that could cause trouble and encouraged proper ways to behave.
For SMBC’s future, she envisions growth with the next generation and credits Pastor Johnson for the upgrades that have been made in the three years he has served as pastor.
Mother Small said the 100-year-old church is always welcoming new members.
“We don’t turn anyone away,” she said.
“Second Baptist has always been known as a family church. We’re working at making it a church for family," Johnson added. “Our focus is to see how the church can accommodate families of every age range.” | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/18/dedication-to-ministry-continues-at-second-missionary-baptist/69498691007/ | 2022-09-18T12:47:55Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/09/18/dedication-to-ministry-continues-at-second-missionary-baptist/69498691007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County history: Expanded Monroe High opened in 1928
Some time ago, I wrote about Boyd’s Young Ladies’ Seminary. It was one of several private schools and academies that Monroe housed during late 19th and 20th centuries. The property – located at the corner of Cass Street and West 3rd Street in what is now Boyd Park later became the St Francis Home for Boys – operated by the Diocese of Detroit.
According to the St. Francis Home for Boys Facebook page, the St. Francis Home for Boys orphanage was founded in Monroe in 1898 using the existing Boyd facilities. Similarly, the Detroiturbex.com continues the story of the orphanage, “The Catholic Archdiocese decided to move the home to the Detroit area in 1906, building a spacious new orphanage for 300 boys along Woodward Avenue in Highland Park. Just a few year later, the young residents of the home watched as the land around them was transformed by the construction of Henry Ford’s Highland Park plant, home of the Model “T” automobile and the modern assembly line. Needing a building close to the factory to teach workers skilled trades, Ford offered to buy out the orphanage, as well as provide a large parcel of land west of the city on which to build a new one.”
The story continues, “Located on the corner of Fenkell and Linwood, the new orphanage was designed by Albert Kahn and stood five stories tall. It was dedicated in 1917, becoming home for hundreds of boys whose families were unable or unwilling to care for them under the watchful eyes of nuns. Many of the boys, age 6 to 14, were able to go home for weekends, and boarded with host families over Christmas holidays. The building expanded as well, adding a swimming pool, gymnasium, and another wing. From 1942 to 1969, the home became a military school, but eventually switched back.”
Rewind back to the Boyd site, and the purchase of the site by the Monroe School Board. According to Bulkley’s History of Monroe County Michigan, Monroe’s growth made necessary the erection of “a new and modern building to accommodate the large increase in the number of students and to furnish adequate and sanitary conveniences.” In 1910, the entire block bounded by Cass, Third, Fourth, and Harrison streets was purchased from the Diocese of Detroit.
The Monroe School Board proceeded to build “a spacious, modern school building” as Bulkley describes. “The fine structure, said to be among the most imposing and superbly equipped public schools in the state is of reinforced concrete construction, fire proof in every part and admirably lighted and perfectly ventilated. The cost of the building with its furnishings was something over $125,000. Near the site once stood in the street, one of the historic elms that graced the town, which was of great size and symmetry, its branches reaching far over the opposite sides of the street. An Indian legend of romantic interest attaches to this old tree-having been known in the days of the Potawatomi as the "Council Tree." It has now faded away like the natives who gathered here.”
Monroe’s exponential growth continued and, once again, made it necessary to build a larger Monroe High School. In 1928, an expanded Monroe High School opened at 503 Washington Street; it would serve as Monroe’s high school facility until 1975 when the new high school was built in its present location west of Monroe’s city center. This building continues to serve as Monroe Middle School.
According to the Boyd School historical marker, the 1912 Monroe High School became Boyd Elementary and served as an elementary school until it was demolished in 1971.
Tom Adamich is President – Visiting Librarian Service, a firm he has operated since 1993. He also is Project Archivist for the Greening Nursery Company and Family Archives. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/history/2022/09/18/monroe-county-historyexpanded-monroe-high-opened-in-1928/69496825007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:01Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/history/2022/09/18/monroe-county-historyexpanded-monroe-high-opened-in-1928/69496825007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
POW/MIA flags on display at battlefield
The River Raisin National Battlefield Park had set up the annual Prisoner of War & Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Trail of Remembrance Memorial display alongside the Heritage Trail leading to the battlefield grounds.
“It’s a memorial so that we can keep our promise that they will never be forgotten,” Jamie Keegan said, Chief of Interpretation and Education for the River Raisin National Battlefield Park.
The main organization for the event is determining the route, which typically changes from year to year, and then the set up of the over 500 POW/MIA flags. Parks workers and volunteers spent two days erecting the flags.
The River Raisin National Battlefield Park, DTE, First Merchants Bank, La-Z-Boy, Kiwanis Club of Monroe, Kiwanis Aktion Club, and Troop 547 hope the members of the county come together to remember and honor those who were prisoners of war and those who served and never returned home by visiting the memorial.
“We want to make sure that they are not forgotten,” Keegan said. “We want to make sure that no POW from any conflict is ever forgotten. This memorial display is a remembrance of their devotion and service.”
POW/MIA Recognition Day is commemorated on the third Friday of September each year, and was established in 1979. This year it falls on September 16. For Monroe County in particular, the memorial is an opportunity to remember the 1813 battle at the River Raisin when over 550 American soldiers were taken prisoner. This is the most taken by a foreign power from the continental United States in history.
Keegan also hopes that it sparks conversation and curiosity in the community. She hopes that the younger generation will see the flags and ask a family member what they mean.
“Through questions we’ll keep that promise to never forget,” Keegan said. “It will begin the conversation on the significance and importance of the people the flags represent.”
The memorial display will run through Friday, September 30, 2022. It starts at the Visitor Center at 333 North Dixie Highway, Monroe Michigan 48162, and is best viewed and appreciated by visitors wishing to remember by walking or biking down the path from the Visitor Center to the Battlefield. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/powmia-flags-on-display-at-battlefield/69496218007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:07Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/powmia-flags-on-display-at-battlefield/69496218007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Upcoming Monroe County road construction projects
Following are upcoming road construction projects for Monroe County. All work is weather permitting:
BEDFORD TOWNSHIPSamaria Road between Lewis Avenue and Secor RoadSouth County Water System will install new water main under Samaria Road and the railroad tracks in Samaria. Samaria Road will be closed to through traffic. Signed detour will include Lewis Avenue, Erie Road and Secor Road. This is expected to last one week.
Section Road between Whiteford Center Road and Secor RoadSouth County Water System will install new water main along Section Road between Whiteford Center Road and Secor Road. Section Road will be closed to through traffic. Signed detour will include Secor Road and Smith Roads.
Stoneybrook and Brookwood Forest Subdivisions off Jackman Road and Dean RoadGerken Paving will cold mill the existing pavement surface in the Stoneybrook and Brookwood Forest subdivisions next week. During the latter part of the week, they will also perform aggregate base widening, base crushing, and shaping on Brentwood Lane between Stoneybrook Lane and Dean Road. This work is being performed to prepare the roads for resurfacing with hot mix asphalt. Traffic regulators will maintain one-lane, two-way traffic during the cold milling operation in the Stoneybrook subdivision, and Brentwood Lane will be closed to through traffic during the crushing and shaping work.
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BERLIN TOWNSHIPNorth Dixie Highway between Pheasant Lane and Armstrong RoadSmith’s Waterproofing will apply a high friction surface treatment on North Dixie Highway between Pheasant Lane and Armstrong Road. One-lane, two way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators while work is performed.
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BERLIN/FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIPSNewport South between Post Road and Swan Creek RoadSmith’s Waterproofing will apply a high-friction surface treatment on Newport South between Post Road and Swan Creek Road. One-lane, two way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators while work is performed.Summit Street between the Ohio state line and Sterns RoadMiller Bros. Construction will continue work on the east half of the Summit Street bridge over Shantee Creek. Two-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained during construction utilizing a temporary paved lane and a lane shift.
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FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIPWar Road between Post Road and Buhl RoadSmith’s Waterproofing will apply a high-friction surface treatment on War Road between Post Roadand Buhl Road. One-lane, two way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators while work is performed.
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FRENCHTOWN, MONROE AND RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIPSRaisinville Road between M-50 and North Custer RoadRAM Construction Services will apply a concrete surface coating on the bridge railings on the South Raisinville Road bridge over River Raisin. One-lane, two-way traffic will be maintained with traffic regulators while work is performed.
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IDA TOWNSHIPIda Center Road between Douglas Road and Lewis AvenueGerken Paving is resurfacing Ida Center Road between Douglas Road and Lewis Avenue. Trafficregulators will maintain one-lane, two-way traffic during the hot mix asphalt resurfacing operation.
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SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIPIda Center Road between Sylvania Petersburg Road and Summerfield RoadGerken Paving will overlay Ida Center Road between Sylvania Petersburg Road and SummerfieldRoad next week. Traffic regulators will maintain one-lane, two-way traffic during the hot mix asphaltresurfacing operation.
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WHITEFORD TOWNSHIPWhiteford Center Road between Smith Road and Little Streams TrailSouth County Water System will install new water main along Whiteford Center Road between SmithRoad and Little Streams Trail. Whiteford Center Road will be closed to through traffic. Signed detour will include Secor and Sterns Road. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/road-watch/69497503007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:13Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/road-watch/69497503007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Where in Monroe County? Guess the iconic location in or around the region
Each week, The Monroe News will feature an obscured photo of an iconic location somewhere in or around Monroe County. Try to guess the location using your knowledge of the region and the clues provided, and the answer will be revealed next Sunday. Have a suggestion for a location that would be perfect for a future edition of 'Where in Monroe County?' Snap a photo and email it to Blake Bacho at bbacho@gannett.com.
This piece of Monroe history certainly has gotten a-round. It originally came to Monroe County via France, and spent time as a stepping stone for boarding carriages, then went on display at the Monroe County Museum for a time before arriving at its current home.
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Last week's photo was taken just outside of Monroe County, in the part of Milan Township that resides in Washtenaw County. Located at 3 E. Main St. in downtown Milan, the Moore & Minto Building today primarily serves as the home of the Milan Area Chamber of Commerce, which on its website promises to "work to provide member businesses and non-profit enterprise with leadership, marketing, and a variety of events that engage the public in order to promote commerce, connections, and community well being." | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/where-in-monroe-county/69497171007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:19Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/18/where-in-monroe-county/69497171007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
King Charles has tough act to follow
The Queen of England has served her tour of duty. Long live King Charles.
The country of England has lost its longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Her coffin is on tour of several countries over which she has reigned for 70 years. And while royalty is now a figurehead and the countries are actually run by various groups, when we think about England, we equate royalty with that person being the leader.
The queen was a mother, and while her children were cared for by others as she went about the serious occupation of being queen, Prince Charles, her eldest son, was being carefully groomed to one day become king.
There are many perks to royalty. The average mother of today often has to be a bread and butter earner, house keeper, parent to her children, bathing them, feeding them, attending various school functions, helping to put a roof over their heads, while a king or a queen has these mundane activities taken care of by others. This leaves one to wonder whose children are the real benefactors? (The wealthy are frequently like royalty with others doing much of a parent’s job.)
Queen was the part of Elizabeth’s life the public saw. She rarely made comments about anything that was for public consumption. I suppose that’s in the rule book if one is a royal. Yet we see pictures of her working on truck engines during World War II, but that was before she was put in charge.
The family the queen left behind is now in mourning. Nature just took its course as it appears to do even with the most common man. Except this was royalty and royalty is expected to keep a stiff upper lip, not crying in public and just remembering her successes.
Many countries have now lowered their flags out of respect for the monarch. Some Americans have done this out of both courtesy and love. It often seems like we own a small part of her. Heritage is a strong thing.
Charles is now King of England but he will no longer have Mum to go to with worries and cares. Not only has he inherited the throne, but now he’s the one others must go to with their concerns. He’s been taught the ropes and is now supposed to know everything.
The people of England and the world must give this man some latitude. While he is now top dog we must remember not only has he become ruler, he has lost his mother. He has inherited a world that has shrunk.
Losing the queen may seem like a tragedy to many but we must remember every one of us must travel this same road. Most of us will leave behind loved ones. Have we made them proud of us by what we have done with our life? If not, perhaps we need to clean up our act a bit. We should want to leave our relatives with a feeling of both love and pride in us.
To Elizabeth, perhaps we should say, “Good-bye. Well done,” while England tells Charles, “All hail our new king.” After all, hers is a tough act to follow! I know my mother’s was.
Faye Harris is a former Lenawee County resident who retired from North Adams Schools. She can be reached atfayeharris77@yahoo.com. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/faye-harris-king-charles-tough-act-to-follow/69496779007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:25Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/faye-harris-king-charles-tough-act-to-follow/69496779007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Meeting the queen would only have led to foolishness
With all the news of the queen’s death recently, it got me thinking how little us Americans are exposed to royalty. In fact, for most of us Michiganders, the only kings and queens we come across is during euchre tournaments.
As for me, I’ve had several encounters with queens during my life and they were all part of a homecoming court. And most of the time, it didn’t end well. In high school, I did know our homecoming queen and, just like all the other guys in school, I had a big crush on her. But I never had a chance. Especially since she called me Roy.
We actually spent time together once, but it turned out disastrous.
There was a gathering at a house to help decorate the homecoming float. Now, I had no intention of getting involved with such a thing, but I knew she would be there. So I decided to attend. And, like a dope, I also thought I would impress her by bringing along a bottle of sloe gin, a sweet, grape-flavored liqueur. In a world of bad ideas, that one was from Venus. Within an hour, my head was spinning and I had to leave. I never made it past my front lawn. That’s where my dad found me the next morning as he arrived home from his midnight shift.
Years later, I had another encounter with a homecoming queen that ended in another type of disaster, but almost on the same level of humiliation.
In the old days here at the paper, we would divide up all the regional high schools during homecoming weeks. The reporters were responsible for going to their assigned school during the football game and take a picture of the queen, who is traditionally named at halftime.
This was a big deal. And back then, we used actual film instead of smartphones. And it was always dark, so we had to make sure the right aperture was open or something. Then we had to hustle back to the newsroom so the photographer could develop the film quickly, so we could have her photo in the Saturday morning edition.
We did this task for years, and one time I had Ida. So I got to the field with plenty of time before the second quarter ended. And when the homecoming queen was announced, I made my way to the field and told the lucky girl I needed to take her picture. So I took about three or four just to make sure I got the right aperture.
After a quick congratulations, I hustled back to the newsroom where the photographer was waiting. And I began to roll the film. And rolled and roll and roll. This is where the cold sweat formed on my forehead and my heart started beating like I just ran a marathon.
I opened the camera and my suspicions were correct. There was no film. And there was nothing I could do. Yes, we used someone else’s photo, but it didn’t run the same day as the others. And as a reporter, failing to get the photo or story is simply being a failure.
So I’m glad we don’t have a monarchy. Because every time I get close to a queen, I always become the court jester.
Ray Kisonas is the regional editor of The Monroe News and The Daily Telegram. He can be reached at rayk@monroenews.com. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/ray-kisonas-meeting-the-queen-foolishness/69495246007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:31Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/ray-kisonas-meeting-the-queen-foolishness/69495246007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Scary good treats: Halloween time for creative culinary concoctions
Fall is a season of excitement for many adults and children.
With the rush, of the season already in full swing, I thought it would be fun to start talking about Halloween and theseasonal flavors working up to Thanksgiving. This week we will begin with a visit to the appetizer side of the holiday.
The Halloween season has many iconic sights and sounds, and I find families tendto move to cozy, inside meal gatherings. For my family, pumpkin spice lattes, squash, and pumpkin pie come to mind as I move into this special season.
But before we can talk about the sweet side, we must talk about the savory flavors and the gatherings we may host. I love to share these fun and tasty recipes this time of year because they are both versatile and fun to create. I find these a hit at any gathering and with guests wanting more, a success that is a repeat every year.
This week, let’s start with Halloween cold and hot appetizers. These are easy to make and yummy to eat. Next week I will provide some recipes for entrees, with sweet treats to follow the week after that. Before you know it, we'll be talking about Thanksgiving!
If you're looking to create even more ghostly appetizers, explore the web (internet; not spider) to find countless simple and tasty munchies perfect for fall. My spooky home kitchen is always brewing something new and special this time of year - I hope yours is too!
With this, I could not agree more!
Jacqueline Iannazzo-Corser is a contributing writer to The Monroe News, writing about food and recipes. She is a chef, co-owner of Public House, Culinary Specialist at the Opportunity Center at the Arthur Lesow Community Center, and an adjunct professor of culinary arts at Monroe County Community College. She can be reached at dunbar221@yahoo.com.
Garlic Bread meets the Mummy
Servings 8
Ingredients:
- 7 to 8 garlic cloves (leave skin on)
- 6 tbsp. butter, unsalted and softened
- 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Demi (small size) baguettes
- 6 sticks of string cheese
- Small can of black olive slices
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 to 500 degrees. Place oven rack to the low position in the stove.
- Roast garlic cloves in a small pan on the oven top over low-medium heat. Using a spoon, move the garlic around the pan until fragrant and color deepens (approximately 8-9 minutes).
- When garlic cloves are cool enough to handle, skin and mince cloves with a sharp knife.
- Using a fork, mash garlic further and then add to the softened butter.
- Add Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper to taste, and combine thoroughly.
- Cut each of the small baguette slices in half lengthwise, and then cut again so you have eight slices.
- Spread the cut side of each of the eight halves with the prepared garlic butter.
- Thinly peel apart the string cheese sticks.
- Place two slices of black olives on each half for eyes, and then place the pieces of string cheese in layers on top of the bread halves to look like a mummy.
- Place the mummy bread buttered and cheese side up onto a baking sheet.
- Bake at 450 to 500 degrees for 6-8 minutes, until the cheese is melted and just beginning to brown.
- Serve immediately.
Note: I tend to make a double recipe of these breads because everyone takes more than one. Double recipe as needed for your party.
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Pumpkin Cheese Ball
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
- 16 ounces of cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups of cheddar cheese, shredded
- 3 tbsp of onion, minced
- 1/2 cup of salsa
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 cups crushed cheese tortilla chips
- 1 green bell pepper - save the stem
Directions:
- Mix cream cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, salsa, and cumin together until smooth and creamy.
- Place onto plastic wrap, and shape into a circle. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
- Before serving, roll in crushed tortilla chips.
- Top with a bell pepper stem.
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Pumpkin Meat Balls Dipped in Buffalo Sauce
Makes approximately 75
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 pounds of frozen or homemade meatballs (approximately 75)
- 2 bags of thick pretzel sticks
- 1 bunch of fresh parsley
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup buffalo sauce, mild
- 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tbsp. ranch dressing
Sauce Directions:
- Melt the butter and then stir in the buffalo sauce, pumpkin puree and ranch dressing.
Directions:
- Put the meatballs into the slow cooker, cover and heat following package instructions.
- Pour the buffalo sauce over the meatballs and stir to coat.
- To make the buffalo meatballs look like pumpkins, put them on a tray, break the ends off of the pretzel rods and insert into the top of the meatballs. Cut a small hole in the top of each meatball before inserting, as not to break them.
- Place 1 to 2 pieces of parsley on the top of the meat ball, replicating a leaf.
Note: This tasty appetizer pairs well with the Mummy Garlic Bread recipe above. Serve meat balls on a fall tray, or line a tray with leaf lettuce if desired.
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Pumpkin Taco Dip
Serves: Small Gathering of 12 to 14 (3 X)
Ingredients:
- 6, 16 oz. packages of cream cheese
- 3 packets of taco seasoning, mild
- 1 1/2 cups of mild salsa
- 6 cups of shredded cheddar cheese - sharp if desired
Ingredients for decorating the pumpkins:
- Blue tortilla chips
- A small container of sliced black olives
- 1 piece of celery for stem
Directions:
- In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, salsa and taco seasoning.
- Scoop the cream cheese mixture into the middle of a round serving platter and spread out into a large, flattened, oblong-round shape.
- Cover the mixture in shredded cheese.
- Use your tortilla chips to form the eyes and mouth of the pumpkin.
- Use black olive slices to form the smile.
- Push the celery piece into the top to represent the stem.
- Serve with blue and cheddar tortilla chips.
Note: This is a "3x" recipe. You can make small, individual taco dippumpkins. I have served the individual ones for children's parties. I place these at different serving stations throughout the home. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/scary-good-treats-halloween-time-for-creative-culinary-concoctions/69496354007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:37Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/scary-good-treats-halloween-time-for-creative-culinary-concoctions/69496354007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Let’s keep division in math class
Michigan Republicans have been hard at work building a ”new math” designed to make our votes worth zero. In their math, 2 is greater than 664,029, where 2 equals the number of Republicans on the Board of Canvassers and 664,029 equals the number of Michigan signatures on a petition.
Sometimes this Republican math states 2 is greater than 752,288 — for the same reason, different petition. Or think of it this way: the number of registered voters in Michigan equals 8,159,496, while the Republicans on the Board of Canvassers equals 2 of a total of 4. Two individuals tried to turn over 8 million of us into zero.
The state's signature threshold for petitions to make the ballot is 425,000; both far exceeded that by normal math. Michigan voters were nearly robbed of the right to vote on these constitutional amendments because two people on the State Board of Canvassers tried to stop them. This interfering bunch is really just supposed to do what is basically clerical work. But this time, two on this four-person board decided to tell all Michiganders they couldn’t vote on important proposed amendments for the most trivial reason possible: They didn’t like the font! I suspect they wanted to avoid the expected huge number of voters who will turn out to protect women’s health privacy — likely voters who will support Democratic candidates.
The board of canvassers is composed of two persons from each major political party, selected by the governor from proposed candidates. The original idea was to require cooperation. “Michigan’s State Constitution of 1850 created the board to handle administrative duties before and after an election,” said a PBS report. This job is mainly clerical, “…the work of the Board of State Canvassers is relatively simple — rubber stamp proposals that have met the state's requirements to make the ballot,” stated political reporter Rachel Louise Just. The canvassers are also expected to review petitions seeking to put a proposal on the ballot and to approve the language of these. Until recently their tasks did not include politically motivated rulings designed to erase the will of the people with petty complaints about the font.
These clerical appointees tried to cheat us earlier, in November 2020, when two Republican members of the board were solicited by the defeated candidate, then-President Donald Trump, to override the will of the voters who had clearly elected his opponent, Joe Biden. The results of the election were obvious, but for a while it seemed entirely possible these two Republicans would block certification. It is only the integrity of one of those two Republicans that preserved the voice of Michigan voters and the certification of our votes. This year, the political interference goes on.
You may or may not approve of the initiatives proposed: that’s not the point. Agree or disagree, these proposals would have given you the democratic opportunity to contribute your voice to the decision. Fortunately, the state Supreme Court understands math, looked at the numbers, and chose democracy. In this case, thankfully, the sum of 1 charlatan + 1 demagogue = 0.
The State Board of Canvassers has no authority to weigh in on political issues or block proposed amendments. Its job is not to cancel out the math; to erase the importance of petitions signed by so many Michiganders.
“It’s just kind of the last step in the system, the administrative process, of moving things through the system," Kyla Stepp, assistant professor of political science at Central Michigan University, said. "If everything has gone right so far, it’s their job to say, 'Yes, everything has lined up, we’re good.’ … And in this case, everything had lined up up to that point.”
Political skulduggery must not be used to divide us. Vote as if your future was in your own hands, because it is — and we must keep it that way if we are to continue as a democracy. We need to select candidates who know how to count, who know that voters’ concerns count. Good math is greater than bad faith.
Sharon Kourous is a member of Stronger Together Huddle, a group engaged in supporting and promoting the common good of all. She is a retired teacher who lives in Monroe. She can be reached at mcneil102@icloud.com. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/sharon-kourous-lets-keep-division-in-math-class/69496753007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:43Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/sharon-kourous-lets-keep-division-in-math-class/69496753007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Visiting and videotaping our partner agencies
As part of our busy fall campaign activities, we have been videotaping our partner agencies to highlight how they utilize United Way funding.
Looking across the spectrum of 25 agency programs we financially support, it is our profound honor to help address many social issues through these various funded programs. By funding these extraordinary agency partners, we help to address important issues and hopefully improve the quality of life for many in Monroe County. The United Way funds help fight poverty, food insecurity, illiteracy, mental health stigma, domestic violence and sexual assault, among others. We help promote health families, youth mentorship, financial stability, affordable childcare, independent living for people with disabilities, and an ample blood supply. We address grief support, counseling services, cancer patients, substance abuse recovery. We provide for senior meal services, transportation services, and legal services for low-income individuals and families.
The importance of providing these services and addressing these needs have never been more apparent than recently, when we videotaped some of our agency partners for this year’s fall campaign. We visited many of our partners, asking them to share how the United Way helps them to provide these programs and services. We saw what they are doing and observe the difference they were making.
At the Dundee Senior Center, the room was abuzz with the lunch crowd and then a bingo crowd. It seemed all were happy to be together again post-COVID. Social interaction for all, especially seniors, is so vital to overall good health and happiness. I am in awe of the many different ways and through extraordinary odds our agency partners make profound differences in the lives of many county residents. Looking at our statistics on how many we actually do assist through our annual funding, we see that we impact over 25,000 people in Monroe County. That’s 1 in every 6 people. The work we do raising funds for our 25 member agencies makes a HUGE difference.
How do we translate the important work these agencies do into United Way funding into additional fundraising dollars to help even more? How can we impact 50,000 people in Monroe County or 1 in every 3 people? The only way we can is through our donor partners. Every $5 donation makes a BIG difference—it funds 2-3 homeless meals. Donating a dollar a week means $52 or 20-30 homeless meals!
We pledge to help advocate for opportunities that a good life is available for all. Please “Join Us in a New Way to LIVE UNITED”! Look for new, fun ways to support us via our hashtag contest #newwaytoliveunited on all our social media platforms this fall! We appreciate your support to help fight poverty, homelessness, food insecurity, mental health and substance use disorders, domestic violence, and other important community needs!
For more information about the JOINING US IN NEW WAYS TO LIVE UNITED, please contact us! Call us at 734-242-1331, mail a contribution or visit us at 216 N. Monroe St., Monroe, MI 48162, or visit our website at www.unitedwaymlc.org. Visit our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok social media platforms, too!
Laura Schultz Pipis is the Executive Director of the United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/visiting-and-videotaping-our-partner-agencies/69496575007/ | 2022-09-18T12:48:49Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/09/18/visiting-and-videotaping-our-partner-agencies/69496575007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State, has decried a situation in the past where party big wigs would rush to the center to collect appointment letters but would not go back to work at the grassroots, saying the narrative must change.
Governor Lalong started this when the North Central Zonal Exco, led by the Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Mua’zu Bawa paid him a courtesy visit at his Rayfield Government House residence as part of its consultative visit to Plateau State.
He said this time around, the narrative has changed as the basis for the assessment of people for appointment or patronage would be from the polling unit and ward levels.
According to him, the leadership at those levels, where everyone would vote, would have to acknowledge each member’s contribution to the electoral victory.
The governor also stated that the presidential campaign coordinators would be accompanied by party executives who would monitor them to ensure they were on the ground to achieve the desired electoral victory.
The Governor of Plateau Plateau State also expressed total confidence in the North Central Zonal Executive Committee of the party, adding that the party is quite happy with what the leadership is doing at the Zonal level.
He assured them of his and the Presidential Campaign Council’s maximum cooperation and support in order to maintain the winning streak in the zone.
He said: “APC won all the six governorship seats in the zone in 2015 but one defected to the opposition party. The party would work hard to win in all six states. “
Governor Simon Lalong, who is also the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, said the APC is strategising on how to win the 2023 elections at all levels, adding that the party is consulting widely in order to have an all-inclusive campaign structure.
The North Central Zonal Chairman, who is also the North Central Vice Chairman of the party had earlier informed Governor Lalong that they are visiting the state as directed by the National Working Committee of the party to go round to interface and interact with party faithfuls across all six geopolitical zones of the country.
He said the Zonal leadership was at Government House to congratulate Governor Simon Bako Lalong on his well-deserved appointment as the Director General of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.
He thanked the governor for the role he played during the convention, which ensured the emergence of a candidate from the southern part of the country, which is in line with the party’s principles of fairness, justice, and equity.
He said the Zonal leadership would, in the course of the sensitisation visit, cross-fertilize ideas with a view to resolving all differences and grievances before the campaigns. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/appointees-for-presidential-campaigns-must-be-prepared-to-work-at-the-grassroots-gov-lalong/ | 2022-09-18T12:56:31Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/appointees-for-presidential-campaigns-must-be-prepared-to-work-at-the-grassroots-gov-lalong/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MONTREAL, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comexposium USA is pleased to be hosting their first event in Montreal on September 18-19th, 2022. The tradeshow was originally planned in 2020, however due to the pandemic & travel restrictions it was postponed.
Curve Montreal is coinciding with Montreal Fashion week taking place Sept 19th to 25th.
"Mathieu St Arnaud president of MMode, an organization whose aim is to bring together players of Québec fashion industry, and his team have been very supportive of bringing a Curve event to Montreal," says Raphael Camp, President of Curve. "Canada was on very strict lockdown, so this is the first time many of the retailers are traveling. Expectations are quite high as the Canadian lingerie community is looking forward to network & having a chance to preview collections more locally. We are bringing the curated Curve experience of the 50+ best intimate apparel & swim collections to Montreal with ample opportunities for discovering new designers & learning new business strategies. We are excited to introduce brand MRKNTN, which was selected as one of the 10 talented designers for the prestigious Making the Cut reality tv fashion competition. By introducing new talents, we are listening to the demands of the market."
"Buying is always the focus of the Curve shows, however, post-Covid retailers are craving experiences. Consequently, panels & special networking events have become equally important," says Kirsten Griffin, Communication and Visitor Promotion Director. "After 2 years of shutdown, buyers want to feel connected to the lingerie community, make some memories & have fun too. We worked hard to find a nice of balance at the upcoming Curve Montreal. The show will open with Keynote speaker Gilbert Russell of No Qualms Retail discussing Profitability & Growth for 2023 and in the afternoon Elomi, Freya, Goddess, & Fantasie will host a fit workshop. On Monday, Sept 19th buyers are invited to kick off Montreal Fashion Week with a special panel on Diversity & Inclusivity, co-organized by MMode. The highlight of the show will be an invitation-only dinner cruise on the Bateau Mouche. "
Curve produced by Comexposium USA, is the leading trade show for intimate apparel and swim in North America, with events in New York, Los Angeles, and Montreal. Top brands, buyers, & industry influencers come to Curve to create business relationships and learn about the latest fashion trends and industry shifts.
Contact: Kirsten.griffin@comexposium.com
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.klcc.org/movies-tv/movies-tv/2022-09-18/south-african-actress-thuso-mbedu-on-playing-a-19th-century-warrior-in-the-woman-king | 2022-09-18T13:18:45Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/movies-tv/movies-tv/2022-09-18/south-african-actress-thuso-mbedu-on-playing-a-19th-century-warrior-in-the-woman-king | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Randall Munroe about his new book, "What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions."
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with author Randall Munroe about his new book, "What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions."
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Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.
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Retailers have been complaining that credit card companies have the upper hand - charging them "swipe fees" when customers use cards. A bipartisan bill is in the works that could change that dynamic.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.klcc.org/npr-business-money/npr-business-money/2022-09-18/a-new-bill-could-save-retailers-from-paying-a-fee-when-customers-use-credit-cards | 2022-09-18T13:19:03Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-business-money/npr-business-money/2022-09-18/a-new-bill-could-save-retailers-from-paying-a-fee-when-customers-use-credit-cards | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Some Democrats running for governor spent money boosting their far-right opponents ahead of the primary, thinking they'd be easier to beat in the general. The strategy is riskier in swing states.
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Some Democrats running for governor spent money boosting their far-right opponents ahead of the primary, thinking they'd be easier to beat in the general. The strategy is riskier in swing states.
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The 49ers have their first home game of the season later on today as our beloved Niners look to pick up their first victory of the season. What better way than to pick up a win than against Geno Smith and the Seahawks?
As of late last night, the rain was scheduled to hit earlier in the day, with winds blowing southeast averaging 15 miles per hour and up to 20 mph. It’s when the win hits 20 miles per hour is when we see lower-scoring games. Let’s hope we miss the projected “heavy rainfall possible” once kickoff happens.
Seattle Seahawks (1-0) @ San Francisco 49ers (0-1)
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022
Kickoff: 1:05 p.m. PT
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Network: FOX
Play-by-Play: Adam Amin
Color Analyst: Mark Schlereth
Image courtesy of 506 Sports.
You’ll get to watch the 49ers game if you’re located in the yellow. The majority of the country will see Tampa Bay @ New Orleans.
Live streaming: FuboTV (Try for free here!)
Odds: 49ers -9 at DraftKings SportsBook
Total: 40.5
For more betting information, please visit DK Nation. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23309887/49ers-vs-seahawks-live-stream-start-time-how-to-watch-tv-channel-schedule-odds-week-2-kickoff | 2022-09-18T13:27:04Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23309887/49ers-vs-seahawks-live-stream-start-time-how-to-watch-tv-channel-schedule-odds-week-2-kickoff | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Barrows: Trey Lance doesn’t need a hand — he needs a minute to find his feet (paywall)
“There also were plenty of instances when he did get a hand. Kyle Juszczykhelped him up once, Jake Brendel once, Jauan Jennings once and Aaron Banks twice. Following a strong 13-yard run in the second quarter — Lance crashed through two defenders to get a first down — McGlinchey, Juszczyk and Ross Dwelley all ran over to help Lance to his feet.
It’s not a story. A more prominent phenomenon is that everyone is taking out their magnifying glasses to see whether there are any fractures in the 49ers’ locker room. It’s almost as if they’re hoping for it to happen.”
3 keys to victory for the 49ers against the Seahawks in Week 2
“Against Seattle, the 49ers will be facing a new-look defensive line, led by former Chargers outside linebacker Uchenna Nwosu, who was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week in Week 1.”
“The Seahawks’ secondary will be without All-Pro Jamal Adams, but Aiyuk told NBC Sports Bay Area on Thursday that the safety’s absence doesn’t change his mental preparation at all. Facing the Seattle defense will still be a challenge with safety Quandre Diggs on the field.”
Kyle Shanahan expects Jeff Wilson, 49ers’ rookie RBs to step up with Elijah Mitchell sidelined
“We’ve got two young guys behind [Wilson] that we need their help,” Shanahan shared. “I was hoping to give them a little bit more time to kind of get their feet wet. Losing Elijah, these guys got to step it up, and come in, and help Jeff out.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23358130/49ers-news-seahawks-geno-trey-lance-brandon-aiyuk-game-day-nfl-matchup-diggs-jamal-adams-kittle-bosa | 2022-09-18T13:27:11Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23358130/49ers-news-seahawks-geno-trey-lance-brandon-aiyuk-game-day-nfl-matchup-diggs-jamal-adams-kittle-bosa | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — There are times in a performer’s career when the roles that come along may lack substance or intrigue. That’s when the fascinating stories they’ve lived or seen may just be a ticket to success.
Check out this list of actors who decided to take matters into their own hands and create and star in their own shows:
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Comedian, actress and writer Quinta Brunson had her freshman comedy series “Abbott Elementary” premiere in 2021, resulting in multiple Emmy nominations for Brunson and the show. “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers at a public elementary school in Philadelphia while a documentary crew films them. A comedic approach is taken on hard issues such as the lack of funding for teachers and supplies in the public school system. Brunson detailed that she took inspiration from her own life when creating characters and stories.
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Multi-talented comedian, actress, writer, and producer Tina Fey created and starred in the hit NBC comedy “30 Rock” from 2006-2013. The show, which also starred Alec Baldwin, told the story of a head writer of an NBC sketch show and the comedic hijinks that the cast of the show often displayed. With guest stars that included Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, and Oprah, this show had a satirical feel that everyone welcomed and embodied.
Lena Dunham – “Girls”
Actress Lena Dunham created an impressionable piece of art with her HBO show “Girls.” The show follows a 24-year-old aspiring writer in New York, along with her circle of friends, as they navigate the major mistakes they make in their young adult lives. With a cast that included Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Adam Driver, “Girls” proved that Dunham is not afraid to jump off the deep end with characters that can be seen as neurotic and unlikeable.
Jerry Seinfeld – “Seinfeld”
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, with Larry David, co-created the NBC comedy “Seinfeld,” which aired from 1989-1998. The show followed a fictionalized version of himself, along with his three friends, and centers around Seinfeld’s apartment. Often described as “a show about nothing,” Seinfeld presents a unique format that features bookend cuts of Jerry performing stand-up at a comedy club. “Seinfeld” has been featured in multiple entertainment lists as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time and continues to run in syndication.
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
The co-creator of “Seinfeld,” comedian Larry David, truly puts his tonal stamp on every project he creates, including his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the show, David plays himself as he deals with everyday annoyances that push his buttons to the point of awkward, cringe-worthy exchanges. David is famous for providing an episode guideline while allowing actors to improvise full episodes. The series, which co-stars Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essman, has received a whopping 51 Emmy nominations.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Fleabag”
The British comedy-drama series “Fleabag” was created and written by actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge and is adapted from her 2013 one-woman play. The show follows Fleabag, a woman who navigates her life and relationships in London. Waller-Bridge took home the Emmy for writing and acting in the series, which also starred Olivia Coleman and guest-starred Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – “Broad City”
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson came together to create the hilarious Comedy Central show “Broad City.” The show is adapted from a web series that Glazer and Jacobson created at the Upright Citizens Brigade about two Jewish independent young women and their misadventures in New York City. The dynamic duo produced five seasons of the show, which has received critical acclaim, with Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly calling the show “weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious…”
Martin Lawrence – “Martin”
Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence co-created “Martin” from 1992-1997. The show centered on a disc jockey (Lawrence), and his girlfriend (Tisha Campbell), as they worked at a radio station. “Martin” also featured appearances from Snoop Dogg, the Notorious B.I.G, and OutKast, with Snoop stating on the 30th anniversary of the show in 2022, “We would watch the show more than we would make music.” Lawrence’s physical comedy, along with an array of catchphrases, made this show a ’90s hit.
Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project”
Actress Mindy Kaling created the romantic comedy series “The Mindy Project,” which starred Kaling as an obstetrician/gynecologist as she developed relationships in her personal and professional life. The show featured a gang of quirky characters who worked at a small medical practice in New York and found themselves in extreme comedic situations. Kaling told the Daily Beast, “It’s always exactly the same to be the boss of my own show, which is a mix of incredibly rewarding with its frustrations, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/these-actors-created-and-starred-in-their-own-tv-shows/ | 2022-09-18T13:27:17Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/these-actors-created-and-starred-in-their-own-tv-shows/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
1 killed by gunfire in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood
CHICAGO - A 20-year-old was fatally shot in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood early Sunday.
Police say the victim was stand with a group on people on a sidewalk in the 5700 block of West Race Avenue when shots were fired from a gray SUV.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
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2 injured, 1 fatally in shooting on Chicago's South Side
CHICAGO - Two men were standing on a front porch on Chicago's South Side in the Roseland neighborhood when they were shot Saturday night.
Police say around 10:16 p.m. the men were on a porch in the 200 block of East 113 Street when two other men opened fire.
One victim, 32, was shot in the head and the back and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
A 27-year-old victim was also taken to Christ Medical in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
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Man fatally shot in face near Chicago's South Loop
CHICAGO - A man was killed when someone opened fire on a group of people near Chicago's South Loop early Sunday.
Police say an unidentified man was shot in the face and chest while standing on a sidewalk in the 1200 block of South Plymouth Court around 12:45 a.m.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
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Teen killed, another injured in shooting in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood
CHICAGO - One teen was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Chicago's Brighton Park early Sunday.
Around 2:45 a.m., police say two teens were sitting in a car in the 3600 block of South Kedzie Avenue when someone in a gray Jeep opened fire.
An 18-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital was a gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead.
The other victim, a 19-year-old man, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition was a gunshot wound to the right foot.
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Tropical Storm Fiona unleashes flood threat in Caribbean as Hurricane Warning issued for Puerto Rico
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Puerto Rico as Tropical Storm Fiona creeps through the northeastern Caribbean and islands feel the effects from the cyclone.
Over 80,000 customers were without power in Puerto Rico on Saturday as Fiona's outer bands reached the U.S. territory.
The storm's maximum sustained winds are around 60 mph and the National Hurricane Center warns strengthening is likely as the center approaches the coasts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
Some residents are not taking the storm for granted and used the hours before Fiona's arrival to stock up on gasoline and other supplies.
The tropical storm turned deadly Friday evening after a man was swept away by floodwaters on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after heavy rainfall.
Several islands in the eastern Caribbean also reported roof damage, power outages and flooding.
Fiona's wind and rain impacts are expected to spread through Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic on Sunday.
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Where is Tropical Storm Fiona?
Tropical Storm Fiona is centered less than 200 miles southeast of Puerto Rico and is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms on the eastern side of its center of circulation.
A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that has maximum sustained winds between 39 and 73 mph. Once a tropical storm forms, the National Hurricane Center gives it a name off one of six rotating lists.
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Where are watches and warnings in effect?
A Hurricane Warning has been issued for Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra. A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and the north and south coasts of the Dominican Republic.
The governor of the Dominican Republic has also issued a Hurricane Watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano westward to Cabo Cauedo and the northern coast from Cabo Engano westward to Puerto Piata.
Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings have been issued for several island nations in the northeastern Caribbean.
A Tropical Storm Warning means sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are expected within the next 36 hours. The National Hurricane Center warns tropical-storm-force winds will begin in the northeastern Caribbean islands on Friday afternoon, then spread westward to the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday and across Puerto Rico late Saturday and Saturday night.
A Tropical Storm Watch means sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are possible within the next 48 hours. The National Hurricane Center warns tropical-storm-force winds are possible in the watch areas of Dominica on Friday evening and the British Virgin Islands on Saturday.
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A Hurricane Watch is in effect in Puerto Rico, including Vieques and Culebra, ahead of the arrival of gusty winds and heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Fiona.
The governor of the Dominican Republic has also issued a Hurricane Watch for the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engano westward to Cabo Cauedo and the northern coast from Cabo Engano westward to Puerto Piata.
Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings have been issued for several island nations in the northeastern Caribbean.
Islands under a Tropical Storm Warning include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and eastern parts of the Dominican Republic.
What is the forecast for Tropical Storm Fiona?
Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to generally move westward through early Sunday before turning toward the west-northwest and northwest later Sunday and Sunday night.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, Fiona will move across the northeastern Caribbean and track near or just south of the British and U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico from Saturday into Sunday. From there, Tropical Storm Fiona will approach the southern coast of the Dominican Republic on Sunday night and early Monday.
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Gradual strengthening is expected over the next few days, and Fiona could be near hurricane strength (74-plus mph) as it approaches the southern coast of the Dominican Republic Sunday night and early Monday.
Tropical Storm Fiona is then likely to strengthen further after moving across the Dominican Republic early next week, and it could become a hurricane by the middle of next week over the southwestern Atlantic near the Bahamas.
ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON REACHES CLIMATOLOGICAL PEAK SEPT. 10
What are the impacts of Tropical Storm Fiona?
Fiona's wind and rain are likely to reach the Dominican Republic on Sunday and the Turks and Caicos by Monday night or Tuesday.
Flood Watches have been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands from Friday evening through Monday afternoon.
WATER FROM HURRICANES, TROPICAL STORMS KILLS MORE IN U.S. THAN WIND
Tropical Storm Fiona is expected to dump 3 to 6 inches of rain across the northeastern Caribbean islands and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico is likely to receive 4 to 8 inches of rain, with isolated amounts of up to 12 inches possible across eastern and southern Puerto Rico.
In the eastern Dominican Republic, between 6 and 10 inches of rain is forecast, with isolated maximum totals as high as 16 inches in the higher terrain.
The Turks and Caicos are forecast to pick up 4 to 8 inches of rain early next week.
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The FOX Forecast Center noted that recent rainfall has saturated the soils in Puerto Rico, so the heavy rain from Fiona could lead to flooding in urban areas and small streams, as well as trigger mudslides in the archipelago's mountainous terrain.
Other island nations from the northeastern Caribbean through the Turks and Caicos will also have a threat of flash and urban flooding, along with the potential for mudslides in areas of higher terrain. The highest risk of mudslides is in southern and eastern Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic.
Will Tropical Storm Fiona threaten Florida or the U.S. East Coast?
It remains uncertain exactly where Tropical Storm Fiona will track after passing the Dominican Republic. The FOX Forecast Center says the chances of any U.S. impacts are currently low, though they cannot be ruled out entirely. However, any threat to Florida or the U.S. East Coast would be at least a week away.
A dip in the jet stream is forecast to move over Florida and the Bahamas early next week, which should provide an opening for Fiona to turn northward.
If Fiona tracks south of Puerto Rico and avoids the mountains of the Dominican Republic, it is more likely to remain a stronger storm and make this northward turn, which would increase the odds of Fiona moving out into the open waters of the Atlantic and staying away from the U.S.
However, if Fiona tracks closer to those islands and is weakened after interacting with the mountains of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the tropical storm will have a better chance of staying west and moving closer to Florida or the U.S. East Coast.
"When storms pass over those mountainous islands, the results are unpredictable, which makes it impossible to know what state Fiona will be in if it takes that track," FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross said.
The various possibilities of Fiona's track overlaid on the five-day forecast cone of uncertainty are shown on the map below, and you can see there's quite a spread among the computer forecast models.
WHAT IS THE CONE OF UNCERTAINTY IN HURRICANE FORECASTS?
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"When and if the storm reaches the Atlantic, and if it still has a circulation, the computer forecast models indicate a weather pattern conducive for redevelopment over the Atlantic waters," Norcross said. "So everybody in the Bahamas and on the U.S. East Coast, including in Florida, should stay informed."
Be sure to check back with FOX Weather for updates over the next several days as the details become clearer.
Two other areas to watch in Atlantic
In the western Atlantic Ocean, a low-pressure system centered a few hundred miles west-northwest of Bermuda is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
This system is expected to move east to east-southeastward at 10 to 15 mph, and development into a tropical depression or tropical storm is not expected due to strong upper-level winds.
In the central Atlantic Ocean, the northern end of a tropical disturbance is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, some slow development of this disturbance is possible early next week as it moves northwestward to northward over the central subtropical Atlantic.
The National Hurricane Center currently gives the tropical disturbance a low chance of development in the next five days.
WHERE TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING EACH MONTH OF ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON
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2022 Atlantic hurricane season off to a slow start
Early to mid-September is the time of the season when sea-surface temperatures are the warmest, upper-level winds relax and drier air is typically not widespread.
Unlike recent active years, dry air has been more dominant than usual across the eastern parts of the Atlantic Basin, which has stunted the organization and development of tropical cyclones.
August ended without seeing a single tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Basin for only the second time in the satellite era.
HURRICANE SEASON 2022: AUGUST FINISHES WITHOUT ANY NAMED STORMS FOR FIRST TIME IN DECADES
During an average year, nine named storms and four hurricanes have typically already formed by now, but so far in 2022, the tally stands at just six named storms and two hurricanes.
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Latto, who is best known for her songs “It’s Givin'” and “Big Energy,” recently paid homage to superstar singer-songwriter, Mariah Carey. Latto’s musical message often aligns with Carey’s and both encourage women to love themselves and to know their worth. Latto recently took to Twitter to show love for the beloved Carey.
Just sitting here thinking how @MariahCarey really changed my life ❤️ Everything has been up since you embraced me Queen I’m so thankful to have worked with you!!! Hope you’re having a good day 🥰
— BIG LATTO 🎰 (@Latto) September 15, 2022
“Big Energy” – the song that initially took Latto’s career to the next level – is climbing to new heights thanks to a remix from Mariah Carey herself. The song was sampled from Carey’s 1995 hit called “Fantasy.”
Before the remix dropped, it was advertised all over the internet and it was hard not to notice how much Latto favored Mariah Carey.
Carey rose to fame in 1990 and has made a name for herself in other industries as well. The trademarked term, ‘Queen of Christmas’ came about after her famous song, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” became a holiday staple.
Carey’s net worth of $320 million, and once artists reach that level, it is unusual for them to pay it forward to newer artists, but Carey – as usual – is the exception. Now Latto is paying respect by acknowledging her support. The rapper stated that her life has completely changed.
Much love and respect to you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) September 15, 2022
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Former NBA player Stephen Jackson was blasted after he boldly stated that he checks in with gang members in every city he visits following the murder of rap star PnB Rock.
Rock was shot to death at Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles on Sept. 12, 2022, sending shockwaves that reverberated throughout the country. Both Kodak Black and Nicki Minaj blasted PnB Rock’s girlfriend for posting an Instagram photo of their whereabouts shortly before the rapper was gunned down. Ice T said he is done trying to talk to gang members and calls L.A. “a dangerous place.”
Jackson is the latest prominent personality to speak in the aftermath of yet another rapper’s violent demise. Jackson surprisingly admits that he ceremoniously bows before gangs when he ventures into each city.
“I check in everywhere I go,” Jackson said in a social media post.
“Everywhere I go I call somebody from the place I’m going that I know and check-in. I wanna come home to my family and I love my life. I’m checking in with my people out of respect.”
The former Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs player said he “checks in” as a preventative measure to ensure his own safety.
“It’s nothing wrong with showing respect when you in somebody’s city or state,” Jackson said. “I always check in ’cause I know real ones everywhere. I care about my life and I’m coming home to my kids and my family. Bet that.”
Stephen Jackson says he checks in everywhere he goes 💀 pic.twitter.com/AXoEMrKGVo
— Shannonnn sharpes burner (@shannonsharpeee) September 14, 2022
Many on Twitter blasted Jackson for doubling down on the fact that he makes sure he notifies gangs when he enters their cities.
I’m sorry but how would people even know Stephen Jackson in they city unless he tell them 😭😭😭
— Leonard Sabotlicky (@JWIMYS) September 14, 2022
This is why WE are our worse enemy. Stephen Jackson said those same sentiments about “checking in” with Gang Members or whoever in cities “out of respect” what the hell kind of mediocre nonsense is that? Successful Black people cant travel without fear of harm being done= STUPID
— Pastor Carl Day (@PastorCarlDay) September 14, 2022
Stephen Jackson always finds a way to make himself look more and more like a cornball every day https://t.co/UqDdN68ebi
— reset sosa (@Rytoyza) September 14, 2022
Stephen Jackson’s in his 3rd Childhood
— Maady Maad (@MaadyBK67) September 15, 2022
Stephen Jackson hopped off the porch at 40
— 🗽 (@ISupplyNeeds) September 15, 2022
Stephen Jackson really wants to be a gangsta rapper you think A.I or Shaq n them be “checking in” does Dave Chapelle check in wherever he goes like dawg GROW UP stop tryna live a lifestyle you don’t
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No.2 seed Irina-Camelia Begu provided the Tiriac Foundation Trophy with a home champion in its inaugural edition, defeating Reka Luca Jani 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Begu had taken a Top 50 wild card into the WTA 125 tournament in her home town of Bucharest, where she had previously won the 250-level title in 2017. The 32-year-old Romanian has been on an upswing in 2022, reaching the fourth round of a major for the first time in six years at Roland Garros and then collecting her fifth tour-level trophy in Palermo in July.
This week, No.41-ranked Begu continued that form by winning the event without dropping a set, and conceding only 18 games in five matches. The final was her toughest of those, though: Begu needed an hour and 47 minutes to quell a dogged Jani, who led by an early break in the second set.
Though Begu's bigger game and greater power enabled her to keep her nose in front, protecting her lead was rarely straightforward. On three occasions, Begu captured her opponent's serve, only for Jani's proficiency on the dropshot and instincts for coming forward to respond with an immediate break back.
But after playing a superb game to get back on serve at 4-3 in the second set, the steam went out of Jani's comeback. The forehand that had been on song in that game started leaking errors, and the Hungarian lost eight of the last nine points of the match.
However, Jani's first WTA 125 final caps a stellar three-week stretch that saw the 31-year-old hit a career-high of No.114 ahead of her Bucharest run, which will lift her even closer to the Top 100. Two weeks ago, Jani won the biggest title of her career at the Prague ITF W60, and backed it up last week with a semifinal showing at the Bari 125 event.
Jani made her WTA main draw debut at Budapest 2011 and qualified for her first major at the US Open that year. This year, she returned to a Grand Slam main draw for the first time since then as a lucky loser at Roland Garros. In the past month, she has doubled her career total of Top 100 victories from three to six, with two of those wins coming in Bucharest. Jani overturned a 6-0, 3-0 deficit in the quarterfinals to beat No.6 seed Panna Udvardy 0-6, 6-4, 7-5, then took out Maryna Zanevska 7-5, 7-6(6) in the semifinals, coming from 5-3 down in both sets.
Zanevska, Errani shine; Bolsova, Gamiz take doubles title
Semifinalists Zanevska and Sara Errani also enjoyed strong showings in Bucharest. Zanevska routed No.4 seed Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-0 in the first round, and followed that win with victories over fast-rising 18-year-old Erika Andreeva 6-4, 6-3 in the second round and No.5 seed Mayar Sherif 6-1, 6-4 in the last eight. The Belgian has now reached three semifinals in 2022, following the Saint-Malo 125 and Hamburg at WTA 250 level.
Former World No.5 Errani is already a WTA 125 champion in 2022, having taken the Contrexéville title in July by defeating Dalma Galfi in the final. The Italian repeated that result in Bucharest, taking out No.8 seed Galfi 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round and then outlasting qualifier Rebeka Masarova 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Like Begu, Sorana Cirstea also took a Top 50 wild card into her home tournament. However, the No.1 seed was ousted in the first round by No.118-ranked Simona Waltert 6-3, 6-3. The Swiss 21-year-old is now 3-0 in her career against Top 50 players, having also scored victories over Julia Goerges at Lausanne 2019 (via retirement) and her first Top 10 win over Danielle Collins at Lausanne 2022.
In doubles, No.1 seeds Aliona Bolsova and Andrea Gamiz captured their biggest title together after defeating Jani and Udvardy 7-5, 6-3 in the final. The Spanish-Venezuelan duo had previously lifted three ITF trophies with each other, but had not competed as a team since winning the 2021 Valencia ITF W80 event.
Gamiz had also reached a WTA 125 final the previous week in Bari alongside Eva Vedder, but this result marked her first title at this level. For Bolsova, it was a third WTA 125 title following Bol 2021 (with Katarzyna Kawa) and Valencia 2022 (with Masarova). | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2796012/begu-bests-jani-to-capture-bucharest-125-title | 2022-09-18T13:53:10Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2796012/begu-bests-jani-to-capture-bucharest-125-title | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Darshana Mohanan's all-round show helped Team Ruby pull off an exciting two-run win over Team Pearl in the KCA Pink Challengers T20 tournament at the SD College Ground in Alappuzha on Sunday.
Darshana top-scored with 33 as Ruby were bowled out for 79 in 20 overs. She then produced a sensational spell, claiming 4/4 off her four overs as Pearl were bundled out for 77 in exactly 20 overs. Aparna K K picked up 3/6, while Keerthi K James scalped two.
Shanti T did the star turn with both the ball and bat as Team Emerald outplayed Team Amber by eight wickets in the day's second match.
Shanti and Najlla CMS's twin strikes helped Sapphire restrict Amber to 68/7 in 20 overs. Shanti made 31 and Akshaya A remained unbeaten on 30 as Sapphire chased down the target with 20 balls to spare.
Brief scores: Team Ruby 79 all out in 20 overs (Darshana Mohanan 33; Alka A Suresh 3/11, Vinaya Surendran 3/14) bt Team Pearl 77 all out in 20 overs (Minnu Mani 22; Darshana Mohanan 4/4, Aparana K K 3/6, Keerthi K James 2/20).
Player of the match: Darshana Mohanan
Team Amber 68/7 in 20 overs (Sourabhya P 29, Shanti T 2/15, Najila CMC 2/19) lost to Team Emerald 69/2 in 16.4 overs (Shani T 31, Akshaya A 30 not out; Diya Gireesh 2/10).
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The seasoned Umesh Yadav was on Sunday drafted into the Indian team as veteran seamer Mohammed Shami's replacement for the three-match T20I series against Australia.
Shami was ruled out of the series, starting on Tuesday, late on Saturday night after he had tested positive for COVID-19.
"Fast bowler Mohammed Shami will not be able to take part in the upcoming three-day Mastercard T20I series against Australia after testing positive for COVID-19. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Umesh Yadav as his replacement," the BCCI said in a statement.
The BCCI also said that pacer Navdeep Saini has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match one-day series between India 'A' and New Zealand 'A' after sustaining a right groin injury on the first day of the ongoing Duleep Trophy semifinal match between North Zone and South Zone.
Rishi Dhawan has been named as Saini's replacement in the India 'A' squad.
Umesh, who played the last of his seven T20Is in 2019 against Australia, was back in the scheme of things after recovering from a quadriceps injury he suffered during his county stint in England.
The 35-year-old's comeback is nothing short of fairy tale in this format as his county stint with MIddlesex was cut short by a quadriceps injury.
He had a terrific first leg of IPL 2022 for Kolkata Knight Riders when he swung the ball at a great pace.
For Middlesex, he had a fantastic Royal London Cup in which he took 16 wickets in 7 List A games including a five-wicket and a four-wicket haul.
India squad for Australia series: Rohit Sharma (capta), K L Rahul (vice-capt, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
India 'A' squad: Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidar, Sanju Samson (capt, KS Bharat (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Shabhaz Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik, Rishi Dhawan, Raj Angad Bawa. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/mohammed-shami-out-of-australia-series-with-covid.html | 2022-09-18T13:58:13Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/mohammed-shami-out-of-australia-series-with-covid.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mohali: Virat Kohli batting at the top alongside him is a "definite option" but Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday made it clear that K L Rahul will remain his opening partner at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month.
Speaking to media ahead of the three-match T20 International series against Australia starting here on Tuesday, Rohit said the team management has absolute clarity on the role of each player in the squad.
The Australia series will be followed by three games against the touring South Africans before India leave for the T20 World Cup Down Under.
"Rahul (Dravid) bhai and I have had a chat that we will have to make Virat open in some of the games because he is our third opener. In the last match we saw what he did (as opener) and we are obviously happy about that," Rohit said referring to Kohli's hundred against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup earlier this month.
It was Kohli's first hundred since November 2019 and 71st overall. While calling Kohli as the team's back-up opener, Rohit also clarified that Rahul remains his opening partner.
"K L Rahul will open for us at the T20 World Cup. We are not going to experiment with that position a lot. His performances often go noticed. He is a very important player for India.
"If you look at his performances over last two-three years, it has been very good. I want to make it clear to everyone that we have absolute clarity on this and kya khichdi pak rahi hain wo hume pata hai (we don't have any confusion) we know it very well. There is no confusion," said the skipper on a lighter note.
Rahul's strike rate has been questioned for sometime now and with Kohli finding form at the Asia Cup, the debate over who should be Rohit's opening partner has intensified.
"We are clear what KL brings to the table for us. He is match-winner for us as well. We have not picked a back-up opener and Virat can obviously open for us. He has done that well for his IPL franchise over the years," Rohit added. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/rahul-will-open-at-t20-world-cup-kohli-back-up-opener-rohit-sharma.amp.html | 2022-09-18T13:58:19Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/rahul-will-open-at-t20-world-cup-kohli-back-up-opener-rohit-sharma.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mohali: Virat Kohli batting at the top alongside him is a "definite option" but Indian captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday made it clear that K L Rahul will remain his opening partner at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month.
Speaking to media ahead of the three-match T20 International series against Australia starting here on Tuesday, Rohit said the team management has absolute clarity on the role of each player in the squad.
The Australia series will be followed by three games against the touring South Africans before India leave for the T20 World Cup Down Under.
"Rahul (Dravid) bhai and I have had a chat that we will have to make Virat open in some of the games because he is our third opener. In the last match we saw what he did (as opener) and we are obviously happy about that," Rohit said referring to Kohli's hundred against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup earlier this month.
It was Kohli's first hundred since November 2019 and 71st overall. While calling Kohli as the team's back-up opener, Rohit also clarified that Rahul remains his opening partner.
"K L Rahul will open for us at the T20 World Cup. We are not going to experiment with that position a lot. His performances often go noticed. He is a very important player for India.
"If you look at his performances over last two-three years, it has been very good. I want to make it clear to everyone that we have absolute clarity on this and kya khichdi pak rahi hain wo hume pata hai (we don't have any confusion) we know it very well. There is no confusion," said the skipper on a lighter note.
Rahul's strike rate has been questioned for sometime now and with Kohli finding form at the Asia Cup, the debate over who should be Rohit's opening partner has intensified.
"We are clear what KL brings to the table for us. He is match-winner for us as well. We have not picked a back-up opener and Virat can obviously open for us. He has done that well for his IPL franchise over the years," Rohit added. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/rahul-will-open-at-t20-world-cup-kohli-back-up-opener-rohit-sharma.html | 2022-09-18T13:58:26Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/cricket/2022/09/18/rahul-will-open-at-t20-world-cup-kohli-back-up-opener-rohit-sharma.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is finding it’s easier to call out attacks on democracy than it is to stop them.
His fundamental rationale for running for president was that America’s democratic traditions were in jeopardy. Now, 20 months into his presidency, the dangers are worse, Biden’s warnings are more dire — and the limits of his own ability to fix the problem are clearer.
Former President Donald Trump continues to stoke the baseless claim the 2020 election was stolen, and even now advocates for the results in certain battleground states to be decertified even though the falsehood has been rejected by dozens of courts and his own attorney general. The belief has taken deep root in the Republican Party, with dozens of candidates insisting Trump was right.
Never in the country’s history have elections taken place in a climate where one party has so frontally questioned the integrity of the electoral process and actively sought to undermine confidence in it.
“We’re in an unprecedented situation here, because Biden’s predecessor has shown a flagrant disregard for the Constitution of the United States, and now others are following that path,” said Princeton historian Sean Wilentz, who was among a group invited to the White House recently to put today’s challenges in historical context. “It could be dangerous.”
Biden has found, even with the megaphone of the White House, how difficult it is to counter the Trump-inspired narrative and the millions of Americans who believe it. Trump allies have been going around the country peddling lies about the 2020 election and conspiracy theories about voting machines, while Republican candidates running for office this year have repeated his lies to their supporters –- messaging that has reached a broad audience.
Every U.S. president swears to “preserve, protect and defend” the U.S. Constitution, but even in ordinary times there is no playbook for safeguarding it. Biden took that oath as the nation was facing challenges unmatched since perhaps the U.S. Civil War, in the view of some historians.
In a speech earlier this month at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Biden described democracy as “under assault” and pledged that it was the work of his presidency to defend it. But he also said the solution had to be bigger than him, that he can’t turn back what he sees as a years-long backslide in American political norms on his own.
“For a long time, we’ve told ourselves that American democracy is guaranteed. But it’s not,” he said. “We have to defend it, protect it, stand up for it – each and every one of us.”
Has Biden himself done enough?
His efforts at persuasion don’t seem to have produced any significant shift in public opinion. His push for voting rights legislation in Congress has for the most part fallen short.
Beyond the president’s increasingly drastic warnings, White House officials point to the administration’s efforts to push voting rights safeguards through Congress and to their support for the Electoral Count Act, which would patch ambiguities exploited by Trump and his allies.
The Department of Justice is prosecuting those who violently stormed the Capitol. More than 870 people have been charged and more than 400 convicted.
The administration also has sounded the alarm about domestic extremist groups. There’s an increasing overlap with politically-fueled violence, as a growing number of ardent Trump supporters seem ready to strike back against the FBI or others they consider going too far in investigating the former president. And the National Security Council has developed a whole-of-government strategy to counter domestic violent extremism, which U.S. intelligence officials have called the top threat to homeland security.
While voters ranked threats to democracy as the most important issue ahead of the midterm elections, according to an NBC News poll late last month, the conspiracy theories pushed by Trump and his allies have succeeded in sowing doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections in a large swath of the population.
Two-thirds of Republicans believe Biden wasn’t legitimately elected president, according to an AP-NORC poll. They believe that votes were switched, or voting machines were corrupted en masse, or that fake ballots were cast in favor of Biden because pandemic-era policies made voting too easy.
Trump-backed candidates are winning primaries and some will make it to Congress. In the states, nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race.
Candidates have signaled a new willingness to simply refuse to accept the results of their election if they lose. And election workers across the country are getting death threats and are harassed online, pushing many to just resign.
“We are very clearly playing with fire with some of the new tactics, allowing them to proliferate around the country,” said Matthew Weil, the executive director of our Democracy Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center think tank. “It’s: ‘If my candidate loses, I’m going to drag it out as long as possible. I can cut the legs out from the person who beat me from taking office.’ That’s a new feature and it’s pretty dangerous. We can’t have an election system where people aren’t willing to lose.”
Checking the antidemocratic forces within Trumpism is not just a policy aim, it’s a political endeavor as well, and that clouds the picture.
Biden aides say his best tool to try to preserve democracy is his use of the bully pulpit to make clear to voters that they play a vital role in participating in the electoral process and deciding whom to put into positions of influence.
He isn’t the only one sounding the alarm. The special congressional committee investigating the 2021 Capitol insurrection has delivered the same message, as have election officials in states across the country, historians and other lawmakers.
Administration allies say Biden’s efforts have resonated with voters, particularly as Trump’s behavior in late 2020 and early 2021 has been cast into stark relief by the Jan. 6 committee.
But the president’s remarks have largely been dismissed by Republicans unwilling to break with Trump.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, whom Trump supporters threatened to hang on Jan. 6 and who hid in a secure location beneath the building as the masses hunted him in the halls, decried Biden’s comments after the Philadelphia speech.
“Never before in the history of our nation has a president stood before the American people and accused millions of his own countrymen of being a ‘threat to this country,’” Pence said in remarks to conservatives.
Former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley called Biden “the most condescending president of my lifetime.”
The struggle the nation is facing goes beyond political parties, though. And “unless and until enough people fight for, protect and build our democracy, the fever we see today will continue,” said Melody Barnes, head of the University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy.
The closest parallel, historians say, has been the Civil War era, when war broke out after Southern states wouldn’t recognize Abraham Lincoln had been elected president. Following the end of fighting, there was a continued refusal to accept the rule of law during Reconstruction, as deep racism and violence proliferated, resulting eventually in the Jim Crow era.
At critical moments, U.S. leaders have taken a stand to protect the nation from itself. George Washington left office to ensure future leaders would willingly walk away, too. Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon after Watergate — a wildly unpopular move in 1974 but one that has since been viewed more as an effort to push the country past a national nightmare.
Biden, at a summit this past week on countering hate-fueled violence, talked about how good he felt years ago when he worked successfully with Republicans in the Senate to get the Voting Rights Act extended. “And I thought, well, you know, hate can be defeated,” he said.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — After 36 rounds together in the ring over the past five years, Canelo Álvarez finally put a convincing finish on his remarkable trilogy with Gennady Golovkin.
The Mexican superstar decisively won his third ring meeting with Gennady Golovkin on Saturday night, earning a unanimous-decision victory and clear superiority in their rivalry.
Four years after the fighters’ most recent meeting ended in a narrow, disputed victory for Álvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOs), the four-division world champion left little doubt about this verdict — even though he won by just 115-113 on two judges’ scorecards, with the third seeing it 116-112.
“He’s a strong fighter,” Álvarez said to the raucous cheers of his supportive Vegas crowd. “For me, I’m just glad to share the ring with him. He’s a really good fighter. I’m glad to be involved in that kind of fight.”
Even with an injured left hand that he says will require surgery, the 32-year-old Álvarez delivered a comprehensive pummeling of the now-40-year-old Golovkin (42-2-1) in the first eight rounds, repeatedly testing Triple G’s famed chin with combinations and overhand rights. Golovkin rallied late, but ran out of time.
Golovkin started far too slowly with no clear strategy to take the initiative away from Álvarez. Fighting at 168 pounds for the first time in his career, the Kazakh middleweight star still had moments of his dynamic best in the later rounds against a wearier Canelo, but they weren’t enough to turn the bout against a younger opponent more comfortable at super middleweight, where he reigns as the undisputed champion.
“Everybody knows this is high level, the best fight for boxing,” Golovkin said. “Look at his face. Look at my face. It’s high level, because we trained well, and this is shows that we did a very good fight, very good quality.”
The bitter rivals embraced and spoke warmly to each other after the final bell, perhaps signaling a thaw in their frosty relationship.
Judges Steve Weisfeld and David Sutherland both scored the no-action first round and four of the final five rounds for Golovkin, leading to those 115-113 scores in a bout that Álvarez largely dominated for long stretches. The Associated Press also favored Canelo, 117-111.
Golovkin landed only 23% of his 521 punches, and he only threw 10 punches to Canelo’s body, according to CompuBox. Álvarez wasn’t much more accurate, landing only 26% of his shots, but the Mexican star landed 85 power punches to Golovkin’s 46 and controlled the ring for long stretches.
With a clear victory to wrap up one of the livelier rivalries in recent boxing history, Álvarez rebounded splendidly from only the second loss of his career, a fairly one-sided light heavyweight defeat delivered by Dmitry Bivol last May.
“Thank you so much for your support,” Álvarez said to the crowd. “I’ve gone through very difficult things in my life. Only thing you can do is continue to move forward. I’ve gone through difficult times with my defeat, but defeats can show how you can be great, how you can come back and show humility.”
Golovkin again said he won’t retire after this bout, but the longtime middleweight champion took only his second loss — and the first that was decisive. All three blemishes on his career record are the results of his trilogy with Álvarez.
“I have a great plan,” Golovkin said of his future. “I have a lot of appointments. Congrats today, Canelo. Congrats, fans. Remember, I’m still champion at 160. I come back, guys. I’m still champion.”
After their first two fights resulted in a draw and a narrow majority-decision victory for Álvarez, the fighters finally met again four years later, again fighting just off the Las Vegas Strip at T-Mobile Arena, the site of all three meetings in the trilogy.
The 32-year-old Álvarez was a 5-to-1 favorite shortly before the opening bell, and he fought like it. Throwing far more punches and taking the initiative away from Golovkin, Canelo largely dominated the first half of the fight while a welt rose on Golovkin’s right temple.
Golovkin had no discernible game plan against Canelo’s bullying in the first eight rounds, instead absorbing Álvarez’s blows and not launching enough of his own. Golovkin finally upped his work rate and made progress against a wearier Canelo in the late rounds, but it wasn’t enough.
Álvarez was cut over his right eye in the later rounds, but the damage and Golovkin’s increased activity didn’t appear to wobble him at all, even while his offensive effectiveness dipped.
The bout was the long-delayed final chapter in one of the most intriguing trilogies of this era. Álvarez and Golovkin first fought in 2017 and again in 2018, but those 24 rounds did nothing to determine superiority among two evenly matched fighters with nearly unmatched combinations of skill and punching power.
They fought to a split draw in their first meeting, but nearly everybody without an official scorecard thought Golovkin deserved the victory. Their second meeting was closer, and while Álvarez won by razor-thin majority decision, Golovkin again vehemently disagreed with the judges in his only career defeat.
Golovkin had fought only four times in the four years since that bout, and this third bout likely was delayed by his vocal criticism of Álvarez for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance before the second fight. Álvarez said the rivalry was now personal after years of bad blood and mutual criticism, while Golovkin insisted Álvarez was just another opponent.
That’s clearly not true: This matchup was special, and it may turn out to be the greatest rivalry of both fighters’ careers.
In the show’s penultimate bout, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez remained unbeaten and retained his WBC super flyweight title with a difficult unanimous-decision victory over Israel Gonzalez. The 22-year-old Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) is a rising star, and he overcame a point deduction for a low blow to win a tactical matchup with an unorthodox opponent.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Kalen DeBoer knew no matter how well the transition had gone, this was the week that would validate — one way or another — what Washington had showed so far.
Behind a spectacular performance by Michael Penix Jr., the Huskies emphatically stated their case as a contender in the Pac-12 and maybe worth some national recognition.
Penix threw for 397 yards and four touchdown, and Washington (3-0) toppled No. 11 Michigan State 39-28 on Saturday night.
“We just beat a really good football team in my mind,” Huskies coach DeBoer said. “To get this win now is just going to continue to put the belief in our guys.”
Penix was terrific for three quarters in a primetime national showcase that showed DeBoer’s rebuild is progressing faster than expected. Washington led 29-8 at halftime and 36-14 after three quarters.
Having a star quarterback certainly helps.
“Every game that we’ve seen (Penix) he comes out with the same energy, comes out with the same leadership, mentality. It’s just it’s easy to follow someone like that,” Washington running back Wayne Tualapapa said.
Penix completed 24 of 40 passes and just missed posting the eighth 400-yard passing game in Washington history. He was at his best in the first half, connecting on 18 of 24 attempts for 278 yards and leading Washington to touchdowns on four of its five possessions.
He wasn’t sacked by a Michigan State pass rush that led the country in sacks after two weeks.
“I felt real comfortable out there knowing that I got five guys up there that’s gonna protect me each and every play,” Penix said.
It was the second-best day in Penix’s career in terms of yards passing and TDs, trailing only his 491 yards and five TDs in 2020 against Ohio State while playing for Indiana.
“You got a guy who you can win football games with, not just like try to manage a game, and he’s got so much belief by his teammates in him,” DeBoer said.
Ja’Lynn Polk had six catches for a career-high 153 yards and three TDs. Polk’s 53-yard touchdown catch early in the third quarter was a resounding answer after Michigan State scored on the opening drive of the second half to pull within 29-14.
Payton Thorne threw for 323 yards and three TDs, and led a pair of quick fourth-quarter scoring drives for Michigan State that caused some nerves for the Huskies. Thorne threw a 33-yard TD to Keon Coleman with 5:17 left and the 2-point conversion pulled Michigan State within 11. But the rally was too late for the Spartans (2-1), who were stymied in the run game and saw their pass defense get exposed.
“We had a matchup issue that they took advantage of. It was obvious, it showed up early in the game,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said. “We knew that it was going to be a game of explosives. … We knew that we needed to eliminate explosive gains and we weren’t able to do that.”
It was Washington’s first win over a ranked Power Five nonconference opponent at home since beating Michigan to open the 2001 season. And the night ended with a sea of purple fans celebrating on the turf of Husky Stadium.
Penix and the Huskies were hot from the outset. Penix threw touchdowns of 8 yards to Polk on Washington’s opening possession and a 19-yard strike to Tualapapa on facing third-and-6 in the second quarter. Penix capped his stellar first half by leading Washington on a 65-yard TD drive in the closing seconds of the half and scrambling from pressure to hit Polk on a 17-yard TD with four seconds left in the half.
Polk had a career-high 100 yards receiving by the half and the Huskies rolled up 322 yards to just 90 for the Spartans in the first 30 minutes.
“We weren’t able to hit the quarterback enough and we weren’t able to put enough pressure on him,” Tucker said.
MISSING
Michigan State played without starting wide receiver Jayden Reed and starting defensive tackle Jacob Slade. Washington was without starting safety Asa Turner and left tackle Jaxson Kirkland remained out following offseason ankle surgery.
THE TAKEAWAY
Michigan State: The Spartans had the worst pass defense in the country a season ago. And while there was hope through the first two games it had improved, the Spartans secondary was completely exposed by Washington. The Spartans surrendered nearly 400 yards passing in just three quarters. Washington’s first punt came in the final minute of the third quarter.
Washington: The Huskies run defense deserves a ton of recognition: Michigan State finished with 42 yards rushing. The better judge of how Washington did was holding the combo of Jerek Broussard and Jalen Berger to 30 yards on 17 carries. Michigan State averaged 228.5 yards rushing over the first two games.
UP NEXT
Michigan State: The Spartans host Minnesota to open Big Ten play next Saturday.
Washington: The Huskies open Pac-12 play next Saturday hosting Stanford.
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The outgoing Republican speaker of the Arizona House says Trump-backed GOP candidates might send the country "back into the dark ages" if they win key midterm races and help enact laws to make it easier to overturn elections -- which he said was tantamount to "fascism."
Rusty Bowers made the comments in an interview for an upcoming CNN special report by Jake Tapper, "American Coup: The January 6th Investigation." The documentary, which details the major bombshells from Congress' exhaustive inquiry into the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, premieres on CNN on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
Bowers was a key witness at one of the public hearings this summer of the US House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection.
Speaking about an unsuccessful Republican proposal to change how elections are run in Arizona, Bowers expressed alarm over provisions in the bill that would've created a pathway for the state legislature to cast aside the popular vote after an election and essentially anoint a winner.
"The legislature, after the election, could dismiss the election," Bowers said in describing the proposal that he ordered all 12 state House committees to consider, virtually ensuring it would never get a vote. "And I said, welcome to fascism."
Overturning or undermining election results is what former President Donald Trump pressured state officials to do in battleground states after he lost the 2020 election, including in Arizona, where Bowers was personally cajoled by Trump himself. Trump failed in his efforts to subvert the election results, but he and his allies have pushed for new voting laws in key states that give partisans more control over elections.
Bowers' use of the "fascism" term is notable, considering the Republican backlash to President Joe Biden's recent remark that Trump's political movement resembles "semi-fascism."
Last month, Bowers lost a Republican primary for an Arizona state Senate seat. His opponent: former state Sen. David Farnsworth, who said that he had "no doubt" that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump and that there was a "conspiracy headed up by the devil himself." This helped earn him an endorsement from Trump, who posted online that "Bowers must be defeated."
Enough Arizona voters agreed, and Bowers lost by 30 points. Bowers admitted to CNN that he "lost big," adding that the outcome doesn't bode well for democracy in the Grand Canyon State.
"It is very possible that the bill that I assigned liberally to my committees will be back" if election deniers win in November, Bowers said. "The possibility of that getting a governor signature would just be a disaster. I call it the possibility of going back into the dark ages in Arizona."
The House January 6 committee is expected to resume its public hearings this month, and lawmakers are now also preparing their final report.
Bowers testified before the panel in June on Trump's pressure campaign to get the legislature to reject the Arizona election results. Bowers was formally censured by the Arizona Republican Party executive committee following his appearance.
The CNN documentary, "American Coup: The January 6th Investigation," re-examines the major revelations from the committee's inquiry, through new interviews with key players and highlights from previous hearings. The major moments include the shocking testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and admissions from Trump's inner circle that he knew he had lost.
With the midterms looming, the Democratic-run select committee only has a few months before the GOP potentially retakes the House. If Republicans win back control of the chamber, they're expected to shut down the panel and to investigate the select committee itself.
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Following up on a pledge to encourage more dialogue, the Pasadena Unified School District is teaming up with local clergy this week to “process” recent events at San Rafael Elementary School, where the school’s principal stirred up controversy and dredged up parent concerns over his remarks after a janitor there was arrested.
The effort — organized by the district and Community Clergy Coalition — is confidential, not open to the public and by invitation only. But it represents an effort to start a dialogue over simmering issues that came to the fore during the August incident that sent Principal Rudy Ramirez on what authorities called a “rant.”
Discussion will relate to the Pasadena Police Department’s response to a nonemergency call detailing a possible intruder on school grounds on Sunday, Aug. 14, which resulted in the handcuffing of a janitor by Pasadena Police Department officers. The discussion will include San Rafael Elementary parents, teachers, employees, and Ramirez.
Responding officers questioned the man, and per protocol, handcuffed him for a little longer than six minutes “until they could verify that he was a PUSD employee with permission to be on a closed campus,” city leaders said in a statement shortly after the incident. “The PUSD employee was likewise polite and cooperative.”
In response to the detainment, though, an angry Ramirez couched the incident in racial terms, saying that the janitor would not have been treated as he was, and cuffed, if he were White.
In a recording of the interaction, Ramirez is also heard discussing interactions with a neighbor and parent at his school, using a derogatory term about Mexican people. And a report noted his expletive-laced words about neighbors who would call the police over such an incident.
The issue galvanized the school community, sparking support and criticism of the principal, and it rippled into City Hall, where even the city’s mayor criticized the tone and words used by Ramirez.
In the weeks since the release of the video, some community members have sided with the mayor, alleging during public comment that Ramirez’s past actions fit what was seen and heard on video.
Others disagreed, and begged the school board to save Ramirez’s job.
“Without Mr. Ramirez, San Rafael will lose its spark,” according to a letter sent to Mayor Victor Gordo, McDonald and the district’s Board of Education on behalf of San Rafael parents, who asked that district leaders allow Ramirez to remain as principal at the local elementary school.
“The dedication and work he has put into the school and making it one of the best in Pasadena is why it is in such great demand,” the letter states. “We urge you not to let a momentary lapse in judgment be the end of a lifelong commitment to public education.”
District leaders previously announced Ramirez will return to campus “in the near future,” which quelled a some concerns in the community.
Now, Pasadena Unified Superintendent Brian McDonald hopes “that through dialogue like this,” he said, “the community can move forward and refocus on student learning and achievement.
The session this week is with counselors and professional facilitators recommended by the Community Clergy Coalition to create a “safe space where all voices are honored,” McDonald said.
“The events of last month have been challenging for the San Rafael Elementary community,” McDonald he added. “It is time to heal and move forward, and the first step is a dialogue to process what occurred and its impact on the school.”
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Heavy traffic is building at the Dartford Tunnel on the M25 as a broken down vehicle has forced two key lanes to close. The vehicle has broken down on the M25 Dartford Tunnel anticlockwise between the J1A A206 and the J31 A1306.
Currently, the left hand tunnel is closed. Traffic is now being diverted through the east tunnel.
Normal traffic conditions are expected to resume between 15:30 and 15:35. Drivers should expect some delays at this time.
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The latest update from traffic monitoring site Inrix reads: "Two lanes closed and queueing traffic due to broken down vehicle on M25 Dartford Tunnel anticlockwise from J1A A206 (Dartford) to J31 A1306 (Lakeside / Purfleet). The left hand tunnel is closed. Traffic is being diverted via the East Tunnel (which is the taller of the two)."
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Twydall in Gillingham might not look like the hardest word to pronounce, but locals know that anyone coming from outside the area is more than likely to get it wrong on their first go. The correct pronunciation is that of ‘Twiddle’, whereas many who are not familiar with the suburb are likely to pronounce it ‘Twi-dall’.
If you want a laugh out of residents and a quick lesson in pronunciation, getting the name wrong will be sure to secure you both. In fact, the larger town of Gillingham itself is frequently pronounced wrong, with those unfamiliar with the area often using a hard ‘G’ at the start rather than the correct soft ‘G’.
It is largely thought that Twydall means ‘Two Parts’ or ‘Double Portion’, stemming from the Old English word twidǣl , which was then later spelt Twydele. In its early history, two Palmerston forts were built in the area, Grange Redoubt and Woodlands Redoubt, the design of which became known as the Twydall Profile.
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These days if you visit Twydall you will find a charming suburb accented by a central shopping precinct. The area’s other defining feature is the uniquely shaped Holy Trinity Church, a Grade II listed building that immediately catches the eye.
There is a certain sense of community in the area that is instantly recognisable, with plenty of friendly faces to be found in this peaceful Medway suburb. KentLive took to the area to see just how the locals feel about the often confusing name of their home.
‘I like to hear somebody mispronounce it so I can correct them’
Richard Nash, 70, is a long time local and has heard the area’s name mispronounced countless times. He begins: “‘Twi-dall’ yep. It’s okay, people just see a word don’t they?
“Especially kids of today, they tend to just do it phonetically, but I soon correct them.” Richard says that he finds the frequent mispronunciation amusing.
He continued: “I like to hear somebody mispronounce it so I can correct them, you get it with lots of places in the country, like Gillingham (said with a hard G). I suppose you could put an ‘E’ in there, that might make it a bit clearer, but it’s always been Twydall.”
‘People just make up all sorts of names for places’
Rita Bax, 65, is a newer resident of Twydall, having lived in the area for six months now. However, even in just that amount of time, she has heard the area pronounced in every incorrect way you could imagine.
Rita said: “People from out of the area call it all sorts of different things. I’ve heard it called ‘Wydall’ and ‘Twi-dall’.
“It’s the same how people always mispronounce Gillingham or Chatham (said with a soft ‘TH’). People just make up all sorts of names for places, it’s weird.”
When asked if she ever had the name mixed up herself, Rita said: “Not really, because I know it was called ‘Twydall’. I’m quite local really, I’ve always known it as ‘Twydall’.”
‘I think it’s always going to be mispronounced’
Wayne Cummings, 42, has been a resident in Twydall for some 30 years and finds the mispronunciation funny. He said: “Yeah ‘Twi-dall’, everyone calls it ‘Twi-dall’
“I know what they mean, so me personally, I don’t really mind that it happens. I think it’s always going to be mispronounced to be fair.”
He continued: “I do find it funny to be fair. I’ve lived here for, like I say, 30 years, so I know how it’s pronounced, that’s the main thing.”
‘I think most people who live here are quite happy that it's called Twydall’
Jenny Smith, 82, has a long lasting connection to Twydall, as her father first moved to the area in the 1950s. After his passing, Jenny returned to the area and has remained ever since.
She offered some insight into why the area is so frequently mispronounced. Jenny said: “I’ll tell you why, because it’s ‘Twi-Dale’.
“Twi meaning two and dale meaning flat area of land. So, Twi-Dale has now become Twydall.
Talking of the common mispronunciation she continued: “I think most people who live here are quite happy that it's called Twydall, but it’s always going to happen.”
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Chandigarh: Students of a private university in Punjab's Mohali held a protest on the campus after videos of several women students were posted on social media, police said Sunday.
The protest was held on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past midnight.
The woman student who was involved in sharing the videos online has been apprehended. She had made videos of some women students and sent those to a youth in Shimla who allegedly uploaded those on social media, they said.
Police said an investigation into the matter was underway.
Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared.
"It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said those involved in posting "objectionable" videos of women students will get the strictest punishment.
In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said, "In Chandigarh University, a woman recorded objectionable videos of women students and made them viral. This is very serious (matter) and shameful. Those involved will get the strictest punishment. The victims should stay strong. We are with you. Everyone should remain patient."
Police said an investigation into the matter was underway. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power in Punjab.
Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared.
"It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said in a tweet. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/18/chandigarh-university-protest-girl-hostel-leaked-videos.amp.html | 2022-09-18T14:37:01Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/18/chandigarh-university-protest-girl-hostel-leaked-videos.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chandigarh: Students of a private university in Punjab's Mohali held a protest on the campus after videos of several women students were posted on social media, police said Sunday.
The protest was held on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past midnight.
The woman student who was involved in sharing the videos online has been apprehended. She had made videos of some women students and sent those to a youth in Shimla who allegedly uploaded those on social media, they said.
Police said an investigation into the matter was underway.
Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared.
"It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said those involved in posting "objectionable" videos of women students will get the strictest punishment.
In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said, "In Chandigarh University, a woman recorded objectionable videos of women students and made them viral. This is very serious (matter) and shameful. Those involved will get the strictest punishment. The victims should stay strong. We are with you. Everyone should remain patient."
Police said an investigation into the matter was underway. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is in power in Punjab.
Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared.
"It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said in a tweet. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/18/chandigarh-university-protest-girl-hostel-leaked-videos.html | 2022-09-18T14:37:08Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/18/chandigarh-university-protest-girl-hostel-leaked-videos.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — There are times in a performer’s career when the roles that come along may lack substance or intrigue. That’s when the fascinating stories they’ve lived or seen may just be a ticket to success.
Check out this list of actors who decided to take matters into their own hands and create and star in their own shows:
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Comedian, actress and writer Quinta Brunson had her freshman comedy series “Abbott Elementary” premiere in 2021, resulting in multiple Emmy nominations for Brunson and the show. “Abbott Elementary” follows a group of teachers at a public elementary school in Philadelphia while a documentary crew films them. A comedic approach is taken on hard issues such as the lack of funding for teachers and supplies in the public school system. Brunson detailed that she took inspiration from her own life when creating characters and stories.
Tina Fey – “30 Rock”
Multi-talented comedian, actress, writer, and producer Tina Fey created and starred in the hit NBC comedy “30 Rock” from 2006-2013. The show, which also starred Alec Baldwin, told the story of a head writer of an NBC sketch show and the comedic hijinks that the cast of the show often displayed. With guest stars that included Matt Damon, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, and Oprah, this show had a satirical feel that everyone welcomed and embodied.
Lena Dunham – “Girls”
Actress Lena Dunham created an impressionable piece of art with her HBO show “Girls.” The show follows a 24-year-old aspiring writer in New York, along with her circle of friends, as they navigate the major mistakes they make in their young adult lives. With a cast that included Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, and Adam Driver, “Girls” proved that Dunham is not afraid to jump off the deep end with characters that can be seen as neurotic and unlikeable.
Jerry Seinfeld – “Seinfeld”
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, with Larry David, co-created the NBC comedy “Seinfeld,” which aired from 1989-1998. The show followed a fictionalized version of himself, along with his three friends, and centers around Seinfeld’s apartment. Often described as “a show about nothing,” Seinfeld presents a unique format that features bookend cuts of Jerry performing stand-up at a comedy club. “Seinfeld” has been featured in multiple entertainment lists as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time and continues to run in syndication.
Larry David – “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
The co-creator of “Seinfeld,” comedian Larry David, truly puts his tonal stamp on every project he creates, including his HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” In the show, David plays himself as he deals with everyday annoyances that push his buttons to the point of awkward, cringe-worthy exchanges. David is famous for providing an episode guideline while allowing actors to improvise full episodes. The series, which co-stars Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essman, has received a whopping 51 Emmy nominations.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge – “Fleabag”
The British comedy-drama series “Fleabag” was created and written by actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge and is adapted from her 2013 one-woman play. The show follows Fleabag, a woman who navigates her life and relationships in London. Waller-Bridge took home the Emmy for writing and acting in the series, which also starred Olivia Coleman and guest-starred Fiona Shaw and Kristin Scott Thomas.
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – “Broad City”
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson came together to create the hilarious Comedy Central show “Broad City.” The show is adapted from a web series that Glazer and Jacobson created at the Upright Citizens Brigade about two Jewish independent young women and their misadventures in New York City. The dynamic duo produced five seasons of the show, which has received critical acclaim, with Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly calling the show “weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious…”
Martin Lawrence – “Martin”
Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence co-created “Martin” from 1992-1997. The show centered on a disc jockey (Lawrence), and his girlfriend (Tisha Campbell), as they worked at a radio station. “Martin” also featured appearances from Snoop Dogg, the Notorious B.I.G, and OutKast, with Snoop stating on the 30th anniversary of the show in 2022, “We would watch the show more than we would make music.” Lawrence’s physical comedy, along with an array of catchphrases, made this show a ’90s hit.
Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project”
Actress Mindy Kaling created the romantic comedy series “The Mindy Project,” which starred Kaling as an obstetrician/gynecologist as she developed relationships in her personal and professional life. The show featured a gang of quirky characters who worked at a small medical practice in New York and found themselves in extreme comedic situations. Kaling told the Daily Beast, “It’s always exactly the same to be the boss of my own show, which is a mix of incredibly rewarding with its frustrations, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.” | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/these-actors-created-and-starred-in-their-own-tv-shows/ | 2022-09-18T14:40:56Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/these-actors-created-and-starred-in-their-own-tv-shows/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
State appointment
- Tricia Eyerly of Yakima was re-appointed last month by Gov. Jay Inslee to the State Independent Living Council. Her new three-year term begins Oct. 3 and lasts through Sept. 30, 2025.
The council develops, signs and submits the State Plan for Independent Living jointly with the Department of Social and Health Services, the health services division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Department of Services for the Blind. The council also monitors and evaluates the implementation of the state plan.
Health care
- Greg Huefner, MSPT, Thad Callaghan, DPT, and Kody Brandt, DPT, with Peak Performance Sports & Spine in Yakima, recently received their spinal manipulation endorsement from the Washington State Physical Therapy Boards.
The endorsement allows these physical therapists to perform thrust manipulation for patients who would benefit from or require the technique.
Dr. Timothy Rinden has joined Yakima Valley Memorial’s Lakeview Rheumatology Group.
After graduating from Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, Rinden completed his residency in internal medicine at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn., then his rheumatology fellowship at the University of Minnesota. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/in-basket-eyerly-re-appointed-to-state-independent-living-council/article_882cdb2a-344f-11ed-8055-cb9d636368ca.html | 2022-09-18T14:43:37Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/in-basket-eyerly-re-appointed-to-state-independent-living-council/article_882cdb2a-344f-11ed-8055-cb9d636368ca.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Most women affected by intimate partner violence sustain a related brain injury.
This grim observation is one supported by the research of Dr. Eve Valera, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School who has been working in the field of domestic violence for nearly 25 years.
Valera presented to Yakima’s domestic violence coalition this past week about the link between intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury, hoping to raise awareness about the effects of head trauma on the physical, mental and emotional health of survivors.
Strangulation is a common and serious form of violence in intimate relationships and a major predictor of later homicide.
Local agencies and organizations, like the YWCA and the Yakima Police Department, have been aware of this link, but are looking at ways to educate the community and improve related available resources, including medical care.
Advocates at Yakima’s YWCA estimated that 9 out of 10 individuals who seek support for partner violence locally report being strangled, choked, hit or otherwise injured above the neck by a partner.
Yakima police use information about strangulation or choking to assess the risk that a violent intimate partner relationship could turn lethal.
Valera said intimate partner violence is a global public health epidemic: It is the leading cause of homicide for women globally and the most common form of violence against women.
“It still doesn’t get the attention it deserves, but I think now we’re getting more people and a greater recognition for the importance of understanding the effects of brain injuries in women who experience partner violence,” Valera said.
Valera noted in her presentation that intimate partner violence also happens to men and that injuries in men should be studied, but her research is focused on women.
What is traumatic brain injury?
Valera said definitions for traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can vary in complexity or inclusivity, but all include two key pieces: any hit or jolt to the head and a disruption in brain function.
“It doesn’t take a lot to sustain a brain injury, and it definitely doesn’t take a lot to sustain what we would call a mild traumatic brain injury, which is also another term for a concussion,” Valera said.
Disrupted brain function includes things like losing consciousness, memory loss, or a change in mental state, according to Valera.
“This would be something as simple as feeling really dazed, disoriented or confused after the hit,” she said.
Brain injury and partner violence
In intimate partner violence, about 80 to 90% of injuries to women are to the head or neck, Valera said.
She heard about the frequency of head and neck injuries anecdotally initially, during volunteer work with women who had experienced violence.
“I said, ‘Wow, it seems like women are sustaining brain injuries,’” she said.
Most TBI research looks at athletes, like football players, or military personnel and veterans. Valera said she looked and found no data related to women and partner violence, so she began a study.
What she found was staggering, she said.
In her study of 99 women experiencing partner violence, 74% reported sustaining at least one brain injury from their partner. More than half reported repetitive brain injuries from their partner, Valera said.
Extrapolating that out to the population of women in the U.S. who experience partner violence — 1 in 3 women or 42 million women total, Valera said — that rate translates to about 31 million women who have experienced brain injuries from their partners and over 21 million with repeated brain injuries.
“We don’t have excellent epidemiological data to know exactly what that number is, but it’s enough to know that we need to be doing more,” Valera said. “The bottom line here is that this is not a trivial topic, this is not something that’s happening to just a small number of people.”
Strangulation
Valera also studies strangulation, a serious form of violence that can cause an acquired brain injury, or ABI. It’s caused by external pressure that obstructs blood flow in or out of the brain or obstructs a person’s airway.
Valera said both types of obstructions affect the amount of oxygen reaching cells in the brain, and the injury doesn’t necessarily require a lot of pressure or strength.
“You’re just basically pressing on some veins and arteries, and if you do it the right way for long enough, that can cause that consequence,” sometimes causing unconsciousness within 10 seconds and brain death in less than four minutes, Valera said.
Because it doesn’t take much pressure, sometimes there are no external marks, like bruising, she said.
“You don’t want to rely on visually seeing something to say ‘Was this person strangled?’ because you may not be able to see stuff, and oftentimes it’s not the case,” she said.
Some signs of strangulation that may be visible include red or bloodshot eyes, redness on the neck, tiny red spots that denote burst blood vessels, swelling or bruising, Valera said.
Strangulation can also cause coughing or vomiting, changes to a person’s voice, loss of consciousness, difficulty swallowing or breathing, pain or tenderness in the neck or a change in mental state. These are symptoms that first responders or advocates should ask about, she said.
About 86% of women in her study said they were choked — strangled — at least once by a partner.
About 27% reported losing consciousness, feeling dazed or confused, or experiencing another alteration in consciousness, which Valera said indicates an acquired brain injury.
Effects of brain injury
Valera also found that intimate partner violence-related brain injuries are associated with poor cognitive and psychological outcomes, she told coalition members.
This finding was reflected in the study, with participants who experienced alterations in consciousness after a strangulation exhibiting poorer performance on tests of memory and experiencing higher rates of depression and post-traumatic stress, Valera said.
People who have experienced brain injuries generally report high rates of cognitive problems affecting memory, concentration and judgment, she said.
“We have women who are in partner-violent relationships, and not only are they experiencing higher ratings of emotional distress ... but they’re also having greater difficulties doing the kind of functions that we need to do every single day, like learning and remembering,” she said.
Valera said some people report headaches, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, balance problems or vision loss, as well as emotional effects.
“Anxiety, irritability, depression,” Valera said. “It may seem inappropriate, and that’s one that I really like to emphasize more because sometimes you may think someone’s just being really annoying or aggressive or wrong (when) maybe they’ve sustained a brain injury.”
Local impact
With her presentation, Valera said she wanted to raise awareness about the effects of head trauma on the physical, mental and emotional health of survivors.
She also mentioned that strangulation is a major predictor of later homicide: The likelihood that a survivor will be killed by their partner later on increases sevenfold if they have been previously strangled by their partner, she said.
“We do want to be vigilant and be aware if someone has experienced strangulation, for their future safety,” Valera said.
Strangulation and other head trauma associated with partner violence, along with their health effects, are already being considered by local organizations and agencies.
YWCA Executive Director Cheri Kilty said her organization and its advocates do ask victims about head trauma or strangulation, though numbers are not strictly tracked. She said there’s an interest in formalizing the data to share among local agencies.
After the discussion, Kilty said advocates estimated that 9 out of 10 of those seeking help from the YWCA report that they have been hit in the head or strangled in the past by a partner. She said staff members have been learning and sharing resources about brain trauma related to intimate partner violence for many years.
“It’s important information to educate everyone about,” she said in an email. “Not everyone associates this kind of trauma with other health issues they might start experiencing.”
She said later in an interview that the organization is looking at ways to improve education and resources, including adding questions about loss of consciousness or other changes in mental state a victim might have experienced after sustaining head trauma.
Other outreach
The Yakima Police Department asks victims about strangulation, head trauma and brain injury when responding to domestic violence incidents, both with emerging incidents and patterns of violence.
There have been 113 incidents of strangulation reported since the department started tracking intimate partner violence data in June 2021, according to the Intimate Partner Violence Dashboard.
The dashboard also shows responses gathered from a lethality assessment, a series of questions officers ask of victims after an incident to evaluate the risk that the partner violence will escalate to a lethal level.
These questions get to the history of past violence, not just behaviors present in the most recent incident.
According to the dashboard, there have been 319 lethality assessment responses where a victim indicated their intimate partner has tried to choke them in the past.
Yakima police Lt. Chad Janis said he hoped the discussion at the coalition meeting improved communication among local groups, including first responders, advocates and medical partners.
“Just the awareness that it’s a much bigger issue and there are a wide range of ways to intervene,” he said. “What we do and how we address it is important. We need to determine best practices.”
He said he hopes Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital will consider joining the coalition to learn about the issue and help coordinate a response. He said many victims don’t seek medical care for head trauma, especially if injuries aren’t visible.
Dee Demel, a support RN in the emergency department at Memorial, said she is working with the police department to establish a protocol and provide a smooth transition of care for victims of intimate partner violence. Right now, patients with injuries from partner violence are treated similar to trauma patients, she said.
“Whatever required level of care they need, they are provided,” Demel said, “except for the differences being that we will take photographs of visible injuries if the patient is filing and if they want us to.”
Demel has been a trained sexual assault nurse examiner for about a decade, taking at least 100 sexual assault kits in that time. She said the training for that role includes information about domestic violence.
She is in the process of developing a class on domestic violence for other health care workers to raise awareness about the number of cases in Yakima and topics like strangulation, she said in an interview.
Data on intimate partner violence and medical care at Memorial isn’t available because of the hospital’s electronic medical record technology and because of the difficulty classifying something as related to domestic violence, Demel said, but anecdotally she said she’s seen an increase recently.
“A lot of times, I think we have to discern out whether or not it is domestic violence, not because we think they’re lying, but more that they’re not telling us exactly how this happened,” Demel said. “We can look at something and say, ‘Well, the story doesn’t match the injury pattern.’”
“And then we do have patients that come in after an injury and they tell us about it,” she continued. “We offer them services, as far as the YWCA and offer to call police.”
She said anytime a health care worker suspects domestic violence, they provide informational resources to the patient, but privacy requirements restrict further steps unless the patient consents or requests additional help.
“We’re in a kind of a tough situation because we want to make sure they’re safe and they’re getting care, but with HIPAA...” she said before trailing off. “With children, we’re mandated reporters, which means that under the law we have to report any type of injury we suspect is child abuse, but (with) abuse of the spouse we don’t have that protection. It’s the choice of that person, whether or not they get the help.”
She said victims should continue to come to the emergency department for help with new injuries.
“Don’t be afraid to come in, and again, have your injuries checked out,” Demel said.
Throughout the presentation delivered virtually to the coalition last week, Valera emphasized the number of people affected by intimate partner violence and related trauma, physical or otherwise.
They are mothers, daughters, siblings and friends, she said.
“I think that when people think it’s relevant to them, they’re more likely to be engaged, they’re more likely to get creative about solutions to the problem,” she said. “And maybe, hopefully, they’re more likely to start the conversation with people around them so that we can talk about intimate partner violence in a way that’s not stigmatizing or frightening.” | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-coalition-looks-at-link-between-intimate-partner-violence-and-traumatic-brain-injury/article_edbb4cde-35d4-11ed-8fb0-b72c6e2628b5.html | 2022-09-18T14:43:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-coalition-looks-at-link-between-intimate-partner-violence-and-traumatic-brain-injury/article_edbb4cde-35d4-11ed-8fb0-b72c6e2628b5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON — Britain's longest-reigning monarch may be gone, but she'll certainly never be forgotten. And now, if you want, you can get that printed on a t-shirt.
Royal souvenirs have been around almost as long as the British monarchy itself — people have been shelling out for Jubilee memorabilia since the 1600s, according to Buckingham Palace. The Platinum Jubilee marking Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne in June was no exception, producing all sorts of celebratory collectibles.
In recent days, they've been joined on window displays and store shelves with a new, more somber category of merchandise, honoring the late queen with tote bags, t-shirts, sweatshirts, posters, mugs, magnets and more.
Selections at the gift shop Cool Britannia included t-shirts with pictures of the queen at different ages of her life, overlaid with the words "Forever in Our Hearts," as well as mugs inscribed with the years she was born and died and a message of gratitude.
The store is right near Buckingham Palace and Green Park, where droves of mourners have descended in recent days to lay down flowers, flags, stuffed animals and handwritten notes as far as the eye can see. And lots of people passing by are stopping in for merchandise, according to an employee who agreed to an interview. (NPR is not naming her because she is a minor.)
She says the current bestsellers are pretty much anything with the queen's face on it, including souvenirs from the Platinum Jubilee and merchandise produced since the queen's death — an occasion the country has long planned for out of necessity.
The shop worker says as soon as the queen's death was announced, suppliers reached out to the store letting them know that memorabilia to mark the occasion was now available. A colleague had to drive to Liverpool — a roughly four-hour cross-country trip — overnight to retrieve them in time for the next day.
The store predicted that demand would be high, she added, so they're not exactly selling out. But the shop's manager, who identified himself as Wahid KVC, says some popular items are running out — especially a commemorative tote bag with the queen's face on both sides.
Notably missing from the shelves was much of any King Charles III swag, but the manager says people have started to ask. While the new monarch may have had decades to prepare for his new job, at least this one gift shop still needs a bit more time.
He says the store is definitely planning to start selling those items soon, but hasn't gotten them from suppliers yet, likely because of delays caused by the 10-day national mourning period.
That window is very much in progress, as London is still bursting with locals and visitors lining up to pay their respects to the queen as her body lies in state at Westminster Hall.
A few streets away, mourner Maria Donderici was heading from the line to the pub dressed in a blue t-shirt with pictures of the queen young and old, wrapped in the outline of a heart. "You will stay in our hearts," it read.
Donderici says she ordered it from Amazon to wear on that day specifically. She waited in line for some eight hours, all told.
"Plus I love the royal family," she added, "so I wanted to have something as a keepsake."
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For the second year in a row, the first prize in Kerala's Onam bumper lucky draw has been won by an auto driver. And while Sreevaraham-native Anoop celebrates striking the Rs 25 jackpot, last year's winner has a message for him.
"Go for a fixed deposit for at least two years and live a modest life," said Marad-native Jayapalan, who had won the Rs 12 crore Onam bumper last year.
Like Anoop, Jayapalan too is an auto driver, who claims to be still riding his three-wheeler despite being a millionaire.
And Jayapalan has warned Anoop to spend wisely. "Find a way to ensure your family is secure. Many people will come seeking help. I have helped a few, but it is not easy to help everyone and a few of my relatives have turned against me because of that," Jayapalan said. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/18/onam-bumper-winners-anoop-jayapalan.html | 2022-09-18T14:59:05Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/18/onam-bumper-winners-anoop-jayapalan.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On three different possessions, the upset-minded Washington-Liberty Generals executed their ball-control offensive game plan as planned, resulting in three touchdown drives in a Sept. 16 non-district road game against the West Springfield Spartans. But that wasn’t enough.
Washington-Liberty (1-3) lost 28-21 in the high-school football contest. Two turnovers, not converting on some fourth-down attempts and having some running plays stopped for negative yards were all costly for the Generals by combining to end other potential scoring drives.
“We had some mistakes but we executed well at times and showed maturity by staying in the game,” Washington-Liberty coach Josh Shapiro said.
The Generals took a 7-0 first-quarter lead when Ryan Jones passed to Sean Guffey for a 28-yard scoring pass to cap an eight-play, 68-yard touchdown drive, and Anthony Ceballos Medina booted his first of three extra points.
“That’s what we wanted to do on that first drive,” Shapiro said.
From there, West Springfield rallied to take a 14-7 lead, W-L tied the score by 14 at halftime, then the Spartans scored two third-quarter TDs to lead 28-14.
But the Generals rallied again. After cutting the lead to 28-21, Washington-Liberty had opportunities to tie the game, but one drive ended with an interception and others when the Generals didn’t convert on fourth downs.
“In the past we probably would have lost that game 42-14, but we have a lot of seniors and they kept battling,” Shapiro said.
Jose Morales scored W-L’s second touchdown on a one-yard run and Jackson Nowinski found the end zone for the third on a 18-yard pass from Jones. Morales’ TD capped a nine-play, 56-yard drive.
Jones was 24 of 40 passing for 240 yards and was intercepted twice. Nowinski had seven catches for 83 yards, JoJo Sovula had six for 56, Jackson Broadwell four for minus 1, Luke Harnishfeger three for 50, Guffey two for 15 and Stephen Forney one for eight.
Broadwell had 72 yards rushing and Sovula 19.
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Our NFL betting expert is here to offer his best Arizona Cardinals vs. Las Vegas predictions and picks ahead of Sunday’s game, which is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS.
Neither club found the accelerator early in losses to teams projected to be among the NFL’s elite this season. The Chiefs hung 44 points on the Cardinals and the Chargers ripped ahead of the Raiders 17-3 before pushing through for a 24-19 victory featuring six QB sacks of Las Vegas’ Derek Carr.
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The Cardinals touch down in Vegas facing questions about their ability to slow down elite passing attacks, and the Raiders are certainly capable of moving the ball through the air with Derek Carr and Davante Adams leading the way. Arizona was solid on the road last season and if the Cardinals can get to Carr, they’ll be able to focus on moving the ball with Kyler Murray and avoid an 0-2 start.
Cardinals +5.5 (Caesars)
Even though quarterback Kyler Murray said the team’s 8-1 record away from home in 2021 has no bearing on this season because “it’s a new team, we got new players,” the reality is the Cardinals are trying to turn the page from a season-opening loss at home to Kansas City.
Little went right for Arizona and injuries were certainly a factor playing against a healthy Chiefs team led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but that aspect could even out, especially because of questions on the Raiders offensive line that includes a concussion suffered by center Andre James.
Quarterback Derek Carr was sacked six times and had three interceptions in the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chargers. While Arizona had no sacks in Week 1, the team is expecting its mostly young group of pass rushers to play better in their second game together.
Our pick: Cardinals to cover the +5.5 spread @ -110 via Caesars Sportsbook
Cardinals moneyline +196
It’s the home opener for Las Vegas, but the Raiders managed only 320 yards against the Chargers and they will be facing a team that was dominated 44-21 by the Kansas City Chiefs at home.
Both defenses failed to record a sack in Week 1, although Raiders edge rusher Chandler Jones aims to change that playing against his former team and one where he became the franchise’s all-time leader in sacks last season.
Embarrassed by the home loss to Kansas City, the Cardinals will be a different team this week with a crucial change being the total availability of tight end Zach Ertz, who was on a “pitch count” against the Chiefs and played only 39 snaps.
Our pick: Cardinals to win outright @ +196 via Caesars Sportsbook
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Over 53.5 total points
Knowing their own issues on defense, the Cardinals will be dialed in on offense, knowing they have to score plenty of points.
The Raiders also should have a better showing offensively than last week, and now face a defense that had communications problems and have issues against the run and pass.
Both teams have firepower at receiver with Davante Adams and Marquise Brown playing their second game with the Raiders and Cardinals, respectively. It’s a college reunion for both as Adams and Carr played together at Fresno State and Murray and Brown at Oklahoma.
Our pick: Over 51.5 total points scored @ -110 via Caesars Sportsbook
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Travel is back. Even though that trite phrase may be floating everywhere, these globe-trotter-friendly careers fly under the radar. Ahead, meet four individuals with off-the-beaten-path tourism-driven jobs. All make for unique employment opportunities that may very well inspire you to rethink your own journey.
Director of mindfulness programming
At the verdant Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY, you can recharge your battery with Dr. Nina Smiley, a Princeton-trained psychologist and co-author of “The Three Minute Meditator” (Mind’s I Press) and “Mindfulness in Nature” (Hatherleigh Press.)
“Sharing the simplicity and power of mindfulness meditation in this spectacular space is a perfect fit as I coach people in how to use mindfulness in real time and real life to reduce stress and enhance well-being,” said Smiley.
On vacation, people can be more open to exploring new skills, elaborated Smiley, 70, who invites guests to discover mindfulness during wellness weekends and private sessions, many of which take place along craggy forest trails above the gin-clear Mohonk Lake.
Smiley believes that getting started in this niche is all about cultivating your own practice and then getting trained to share mindfulness. “Many programs have wonderful teachers who offer training and, since COVID-19, much of this is available online,” she said.
Smiley has been studying and practicing mindfulness since the 1980s, and, when Mohonk Mountain House opened their spa in 2005, she became the director of marketing. “I saw an opportunity to bring mindfulness into my workplace and shaped a vision of how to do this, creating classes that I integrated into existing programs and new proposals over the course of several years,” she said.
Wildlife conservation manager
Vaman Ramlall, 46, is passionate about wildlife conservation and dedicated to making a positive impact, so accepting this once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity at Richard Branson’s Necker Island and Moskito islands in the British Virgin Islands was a no-brainer.
“Working within the tourism industry, and being able to say your work is actively saving species from extinction, is indeed a privilege and honor,” he said.
Ramlall works with critically endangered species daily, and educates guests, school children and locals alike about nature.
His top advice? “It takes hard work, diligence, care and resilience, of course, but the true necessity for this particular specialism is a genuine passion and love for animals and their well-being. This is a prerequisite, and without it, it’s impossible to be successful in the role,” he said.
To date, Ramlall and his colleagues have witnessed some big wins on Necker Island, from re-establishing the flamingo colony in the mid 2000s that had been extensively hunted and had disappeared from the BVI to recently welcoming the first baby giant tortoises.
“We believe these are the first Aldabra giant tortoises bred naturally anywhere in the world outside of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, so they are extremely special,” he said.
Ramlall thinks that the tourism industry will increasingly be at the forefront of wildlife conservation, so if you’re curious about being a part of that movement, jump in now.
“We need to work together to ensure we make a positive impact on tackling climate change, species extinction and planetary health,” said Ramlall. “I’m extremely proud of our little haven for endangered species that I get to call work.”
Brand consultant
West Village resident Anthony Berklich, 37, typically logs up to 200,000 miles per year, and shares some of that joy with his clients, booking luxury trips for them through his consultancy.
Berklich, a travel writer and marketing consultant to luxury hotel brands, broke into the field after working in TV and earning a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He decided to launch his Inspired Citizen blog, zooming in on in-depth stories about life-changing travel experiences.
“Throughout this process and throughout getting to know the ins and outs of the travel industry and what guests are looking for, I parlayed that into consulting for luxury brands in the travel space who needed help bettering their guest experience, marketing efforts and enhancing revenue while guests are on property,” he said. “My goal is to share those experiences with people and help them understand how they can experience it, too.”
For aspiring brand consultants, Berklich recommends creating a brand or service that fills a gap. “Although the travel world has come a long way in the modernization of bookings and the way they communicate with travelers, there’s still a lot of work to be done and a lot to be created to make travel easier, more seamless and an all-around better experience for travelers,” he said. “Don’t wait for someone to offer you the perfect job. Create the job, and make people understand why they need you.”
Guest experiences manager
In the six years that Daniel Brigano, 38, has been with the Plaza Hotel in Midtown East, no two days have been the same, he said. His job is to make sure the guest’s trip goes off without a hitch, from in-room amenities to answering questions.
“Our guests are what make my job not only unique, but fulfilling,” he explained. “The Plaza welcomes guests from around the globe, from royalty, executives and CEOs to those who have always dreamt of spending one magical night at the iconic hotel. My job is to bring that magic to life, by creating memorable experiences for all of our guests.”
To keep his high-pressure job in perspective, he strives to live by the Maya Angelou quote: “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,” stressing the importance of cultivating traits like kindness towards others to excel in the hospitality industry.
“Anyone can be taught the logistics of the day-to-day operation; however, you cannot teach empathy and compassion. That simply comes from the heart,” he said. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/check-out-these-travel-jobs-you-didnt-know-existed/ | 2022-09-18T15:04:44Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/check-out-these-travel-jobs-you-didnt-know-existed/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens each kicked off the season with wins. The two teams meet in Baltimore on Sunday with the Ravens 3.5-point favorites.
I think Baltimore is a bit overvalued after its Week 1 win over a Jets team decimated by injuries. The final score was misleading, too. The Ravens led just 10-0 at halftime before pulling away to win 24-9. The Jets actually outgained Baltimore by 106 yards and held a 24-13 edge in first downs.
Miami is coming off a 20-7 win over New England thanks to a defense that held the Patriots to 271 total yards. The Dolphins’ offense gets all the attention, but remember, they had one of the best defenses in the NFL over the second half of last season. One of those games came against Baltimore — when the Dolphins’ defense sacked Lamar Jackson four times and held the Ravens to 4.3 yards per play in Miami’s 22-10 win.
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Here’s an alarming stat for the Ravens: Baltimore rushed for just 63 yards on 21 attempts against the Jets. J.K. Dobbins may play on Sunday, but it’s doubtful he’ll see a heavy workload in his first game back from an ACL injury.
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Look for Miami to shut down the Ravens’ rushing attack for the second straight year and cover the 3.5 points on the road. I also don’t hate putting a few dollars on the Dolphins moneyline.
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A tourist from Denmark was shot in the back after refusing to turn his property over to a gun-wielding robber on Manhattan’s Upper West side Sunday morning, cops said.
The robber approached the 31-year-old at West 103rd Street and West End Avenue around 3:30 a.m. and demanded that he turn over his cell phone.
The victim, who was on his way home from a party, refused to comply and attempted to walk away.
“He just kept walking and the guy shot him,” a police source said.
The tourist, who was born in Argentina and is a resident of Denmark, suffered a gunshot wound to the back, cops said. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in stable condition.
There were no immediate arrests, police said.
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The New York Post breaks down the latest New England Patriots promo codes and betting offers for betting the franchise during the 2022 NFL season.
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How to bet on the New England Patriots in Massachusetts
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Online sports betting in New York launched in early 2022, just in time for Super Bowl 56. The upcoming NFL season marks the first season in which folks in the Empire State can bet on the Patriots.
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New England Patriots ML: 10-7 (Regular Season) 0-1 (Postseason)
The 2021 season was an improvement for the Patriots after 2020 saw the franchise finish with a losing record for the first time since 2000. Rookie QB Mac Jones became the first rookie QB to start for the Patriots since Drew Bledsoe in 1993.
The Patriots began the season 2-4, but won eight of their next 11 games and finished with a 10-7 record to secure a surprise wild card berth. In their first playoff appearance without quarterback Tom Brady since 1998 and their first as a wild card under Belichick, they were defeated 17–47 by the division rival Buffalo Bills, the worst postseason loss of Belichick’s tenure.
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New England Patriots ATS: 10-7 (Regular Season) 0-1 (Postseason)
As records against the spread go, 10-7 is not too bad at all. Of course, the Patriots’ eight-game winning streak had a big part to play in this record, but if you had backed the Pats spread for every game all year, you would still be in profit.
Remarkably, the Patriots were asked to cover a double-digit spread just once all season. A Week 16 23-point win over the Jaguars saw a -17 spread comfortably cover, and was the largest spread of the year.
During the Patriots’ seven-game mid-season unbeaten run, they covered the spread in every game. There was just one game all season in which they won but failed to cover the spread.
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New England Patriots Over/Under record: 9-8 (Regular Season) 1-0 (Postseason)
A 9-8 outcome, or 8-9, is perhaps the best record possible for sportsbooks, showing their ability to perfectly predict the pattern of the Patriots’ total.
Indeed, the Pats faced inconsistency for total betting but were hit with some very low totals. A 14-10 win against the Bills, and a 25-0 win over the Falcons was great news for bettors taking the under.
On the flip side, a 50-10 win over the Jaguars comfortably hit the over, as well as a 54-13 win over the Jets, surprised many. Not knowing which Patriots team would turn up made it difficult for betting the totals in the 2021 season, so expect much of the same for the new campaign.
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Happy Sunday morning! A settled weather pattern is on tap for today and our week ahead, with lower chances of rain and highs in the low 90s. Although Thursday is the official start to Fall, high pressure dominating our region will bring warm and sunny conditions for the next several days. As high pressure pushes west, rain chances will creep back up slightly by Friday.
Sunday morning First to Know forecast (09/18/22)
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Tropical Storm Fiona persists West as it brings heavy rainfall, flooding and mudslide concerns to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Fiona is also expected to strengthen and reach hurricane status later today and is also likely to push North.
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the rising Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, otherwise known as inflation, for states including Wyoming. Screenshot taken last week from a BLS announcement.
Inflation isn’t just high in the nation as a whole, it’s also surging locally and in the western part of the country, newly released figures show.
When the federal government on Tuesday issued these statistics for the nation, it drew considerable attention, and analysts said it contributed to a decline in stock prices and to an increase in expectations the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates at a faster pace. At around the same time, comparable figures were released for geographic areas that are more specific to Wyoming.
The numbers show that in one multi-state area that includes the Cowboy State, inflation has been increasing recently at an even faster clip than nationally. This is according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and per a brief phone conversation and email exchange between the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and a BLS representative.
As was widely reported Tuesday, consumer prices across the country rose 8.3% in August from a year earlier, BLS says. In the agency’s Mountain region, a similar economic stat, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, rose by an even higher percentage.
The region’s CPI-U gained 9.6% in the 12 months ended in August 2022, BLS rep Julie Percival told the WTE on Wednesday. The region includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, according to Percival, a regional economist for the Southwest/Mountain Plains Information Office.
There is another region that also includes Wyoming, although for this wide swath of land, inflation actually grew a little more slowly than throughout the U.S. In the West region, CPI-U increased 8.1%, BLS reported. That’s two-tenths of a percentage point less than for the country. There are 13 states in the West region, and they include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington state and, of course, Wyoming.
BLS explained this inflation trend as reflecting the fact that food prices advanced 10.8%. And energy prices rose 20%, the government explained, “largely the result of an increase in the price of gasoline. The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.7 percent over the year.”
In recent months, gas prices have been declining. Experts expect this to eventually lead to lower inflation, or to be at least one less reason for prices consumers pay to be surging.
According to the AAA motorists service and association, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas across the country was $3.70 on Wednesday. While that is about 14% more than the cost exactly a year ago, it’s also down by about a third from the record reached in June of just above $5. Gas costs a little more across Wyoming on average, at $3.80 per gallon, than it does nationally, although it’s selling for less here in Laramie County. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/inflation-in-wyoming-up-more-than-nationally/article_779ac838-3550-11ed-8fa4-c3ce45c5745d.html | 2022-09-18T15:17:29Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/inflation-in-wyoming-up-more-than-nationally/article_779ac838-3550-11ed-8fa4-c3ce45c5745d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Albany County School District 1 Chairperson Janice Marshall addresses a crowd during a ribbon cutting at Slade Elementary School on Thursday. The school is in use this year after seven years of planning and construction.
Families tour the cafeteria of the new Slade Elementary School on Thursday. The school hosted an open house to introduce the community to the new school building.
Each pod in Slade Elementary School has its own library area. The small libraries feature books specially tailored to each section's grade levels and curriculum.
Albany County School District 1 Chairperson Janice Marshall addresses a crowd during a ribbon cutting at Slade Elementary School on Thursday. The school is in use this year after seven years of planning and construction.
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Classrooms in the new Slade Elementary School feature drawers and extra storage space behind the white boards, which is a favorite of teachers.
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There are three wings, or pods, in the new Slade Elementary School. Each pod contains classrooms for different age groups.
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A hallway leads to one of the pods in Slade Elementary School. The new school hosted an open house Thursday for community members.
If teaching kids is an investment in the future, providing them with a safe, functional place to learn is part of that investment. That was the opinion shared by a group of parents, educators and policymakers who attended an open house for the new Slade Elementary School on Thursday.
The new school building on East Shield Street was the result of years of planning and advocacy to gather enough money to complete the project. Now, the new school stands as a welcoming and colorful place for students to learn and grow.
“It’s incredible to walk through those halls and to see those spaces,” state Sen. Chris Rothfuss said of the school. “I love the quality and care that are brought to these students by their teachers.”
In addition to new facilities like a gymnasium and playground, the school includes multiple features that have students and teachers excited.
“I really love my new room. I have so much more storage,” said Connie Bassett, the music teacher at Slade. “I’m so thankful for this room.”
The music room has built-in closets, drawers and lockers for storing instruments ranging from rhythm sticks to maracas. In some of the traditional classrooms, teachers are using extensive storage space to organize books, files and other materials.
The school is divided into three pods that contain classrooms for students based on grade level. Rather than having one central library, each pod has an area for storing books based on curriculum and skill level.
Slade librarian Janet Boss organized the books and was able to get funding to buy a collection of new books to go along with the new school.
“It’s the most fun I’ve ever had as a librarian,” Boss said of the process.
The new school has been a point of excitement for students as well as teachers, who have enjoyed being the first to use the new resources.
For second grader Blake Carpenter, the best part of the new school is “being in the classroom and learning, and the library.”
No matter their relationship to the school, those attending the open house were positive about the new building for local education.
“This is an important place because learning matters and our kids’ lives matter,” said Albany County School District 1 Superintendent John Goldhardt. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/parents-students-and-teachers-give-high-marks-to-new-slade-elementary/article_8e414cea-3606-11ed-833c-e339655db622.html | 2022-09-18T15:17:35Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/parents-students-and-teachers-give-high-marks-to-new-slade-elementary/article_8e414cea-3606-11ed-833c-e339655db622.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Central girls ran away with the South Regional championship Saturday in Rock Springs.
The Lady Indians finished with 64 points, while runner-up Laramie had 46.
Junior No. 1 singles player Ashli Smedley topped Torrington’s Jacee Shields, 6-0, 6-2, to win regional title. Haley Mathis-Breitkopf blanked Laramie’s Hannah Peterson, 6-0, 6-0, to win the No. 2 singles title.
Central also got a championship from the No. 2 doubles tandem of Crimson Flowers and Lucia Shoemaker, who rallied from a set down to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-0. The No. 1 team of Genesis Tyler and Quincy Dereemer placed second, as did the No. 3 tandem of Gracie Osterland and Morgan Kirkbride. Osterland and Kirkbride dropped a three-setter.
The Cheyenne East girls placed sixth with 14 points, while Cheyenne South took seventh with 13.
South’s Jamie Jones finished third in the No. 2 singles bracket. East’s No. 1 doubles team of Emma Dray and Zoey woods won a three-set match to claim third.
Central’s boys placed third in the team standings with 38 points, while South was fourth (35) and East fifth (31).
South’s Andrew Lock topped East’s Colin Crecelius to win the No. 1 singles title, 6-3, 6-0. Central’s Nathaniel Thornell won the No. 2 singles crown by beating Green River’s Korbin Arnell, 6-4, 6-3.
Central’s Mike Ellison and Owen Black finished second in No. 1 doubles.
South’s No. 1 doubles tandem of Lukas Davidson and Frank Torres took third, as did East’s No. 2 team of Aiden Bohlender and Jacob Romine and the No. 3 team of Peyton Seelye and Jude Guevara.
South’s No. 2 singles player Armando Hernandez placed fourth. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/cheyenne_central/prep-tennis-central-girls-win-regional-title/article_c71a2264-36f9-11ed-8501-2f0f87893475.html | 2022-09-18T15:18:00Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/cheyenne_central/prep-tennis-central-girls-win-regional-title/article_c71a2264-36f9-11ed-8501-2f0f87893475.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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LARAMIE — Five Laramie High golfers competed in the Wyoming Class 4A State Golf Championship Friday and Saturday at White Mountain Golf Course in Rock Springs.
A state qualification tournament was played last week at Three Crowns Golf Club in Casper. The tourney was reduced to one round as the final round scheduled for Casper Municipal Golf Course was nixed because of inclement weather.
The top 20 individual boys and girls golfers advanced to the state championship. Also advancing were players, who were part of the top four teams even though they may not have finished in the top 20.
The Plainsmen and Lady Plainsmen did not finish in the top four as teams, but were represented.
Competing for LHS boys were juniors James Trask and Colin Suloff and freshman Carson Moniz. Trask finished in 20th place with rounds of 83 and 78 for a 161 total. Moniz was 34th with consistent rounds of 84 for 168. Suloff had scorecards of 85 and 87 for a two-way tie at 41st.
LHS girls playing in their final state tournament were seniors Grace Kordon and Samantha Kitchen. Kordon finished in a three-way tie for 20th with rounds of 99 and 98 for a 197 total. Kitchen carded rounds of 100 and 102 for a two-way tie at 27th.
Sheridan’s Samantha Spielman won the girls individual title by four strokes with two rounds of 73 for 146. The Kelly Walsh girls (239 total) won the team title by seven strokes better than Sheridan.
Kelly Walsh’s Josh Lane beat last season’s state champ, Sheridan’s Brock Owings, in a playoff after both finished at 146. Lane had two rounds of 73 after 36 holes. Owings had rounds of 75 and 71 to force the extra play. Jackson Hole won its second team championship in as many years with 616 team strokes, two better than Cheyenne Central. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/lhs-golfers-compete-in-state-tourney/article_ef33d3c6-36ef-11ed-b64a-23a60d10ed77.html | 2022-09-18T15:18:13Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/lhs-golfers-compete-in-state-tourney/article_ef33d3c6-36ef-11ed-b64a-23a60d10ed77.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LARAMIE — The Laramie High tennis teams had many top results during the South Regional Tennis Tournament, and proved it will be a force to be reckoned with at several spots for next week’s state tournament.
The Plainsmen and Lady Plainsmen placed second in the eight-team field Friday and Saturday in Rock Springs.
The LHS boys tallied 43 points with Green River winning the conference title with 54. Cheyenne Central was third at 38. The LHS girls had 45 points with the Central girls winning at 64 and Rock Springs third at 29.
Seeding for the regional tourney was based on records in conference play during the regular season. The regional action will determine seeding for next week’s state tournament Thursday through Saturday at several venues in Gillette.
Two Lady Plainsmen doubles teams went 3-0 to secure the top seeds from the South.
At No. 1 doubles, senior Ruby Dorrell and junior Morgan Moore won their regional title match 6-4, 6-0 against the Central tandem of Tyler and Dereemer (first names unavailable). The 6-4 first set was the closest for the LHS duo during the two days with four at 6-0 and one at 6-1.
At No. 3 doubles, LHS freshmen Peyton Thorburn and Ava Wallhead cruised through the first two matches, then had more work to do in the title match. The LHS tandem beat Central’s Osterland and Kirkbride 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
Two other LHS girls spots advanced to the regional final, and finished second. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Makeda Proctor and freshman Chloe Wallhead also cruised through two matches before losing to Central’s Shoemaker and Flowers 3-6, 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2 singles, sophomore Hannah Peterson battled her way to the final before losing to Central’s Haly Mathis-Breitkopf 6-0, 6-0.
The Plainsmen put together one first-place finish, one for second and two for third.
At No. 3 doubles, juniors Ryan Dennis and Matthew Pikal outlasted the field and beat the Green River team of Archibald and Nielson 7-5, 6-4 in the title match.
At No. 2 doubles, the LHS team of seniors Macoy Callahan and Gage Hepworth worked their way through the first two matches before losing to the Green River duo of Ross and Wilson 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 for second place.
LHS sophomore Paulo Mellizo bounced back from an earlier loss at No. 1 singles to win the consolation bracket for third place by beating Green River’s Braxton Cordova 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Plainsman junior Declan O’Connor also shook of a semifinal loss to claim third after beating Cheyenne South’s Armando Hernandez 7-5, 6-2. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/plainsmen-lady-plainsmen-finish-runner-up-at-regionals/article_82b9dda8-36d1-11ed-86f2-27c38251dd65.html | 2022-09-18T15:18:19Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/high_school/laramie_high/plainsmen-lady-plainsmen-finish-runner-up-at-regionals/article_82b9dda8-36d1-11ed-86f2-27c38251dd65.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Laramie County Community College sophomore midfielder Isaac Perez, left, competes with Northeastern freshman David Schubel for possession during a soccer match Saturday at LCCC. Alyte Katilius/Wyoming Tribune Eagle
CHEYNNE – Northeastern Junior College shut out Laramie County Community 2-0 on Saturday in Cheyenne.
Despite a strong showing in the first half, the Golden Eagles were unable to take advantage of some early chances and failed to play a 90-minute game.
“(Northeastern) played the 90 minutes,” interim LCCC coach Fernando Perez said. “They played well, and I give them credit.”
The Golden Eagles controlled much of the first half, generating five scoring chances and two shots on goal. Christian Nunez had a golden opportunity in the 11th minute to open the scoring, but the ball hopped his foot at the last second.
Azalea Marrufo and Vitaly Zatikyan had two more chances towards the end of the first half, however both stayed out of the net. Marrufo managed to get the ball past Northeastern goalkeeper Nestus Burger, but Burger’s defenders kept the ball from crossing the line. Zatikyan had a chance with 90 seconds remaining in the half that sailed just over the crossbar.
LCCC’s defenders did a good job in the first half limiting the chances for Northeastern. They held the Plainsmen to just one shot on goal in the half, and did not allow any high-danger chances.
The first five minutes of the second half looked similar to the first. LCCC controlled most of the tempo and kept the the ball in the Northeastern end of the field.
However, Northeastern started to stem the tide in the second half. In the 52 minute, sophomore forward Hugo Rego headed a shot past Brian Fierro to give Northeastern a 1-0 lead.
The momentum in the game completely shifted to Northeastern’s side following the goal. Unlike in the first half, LCCC was unable to generate any sort of dangerous scoring chances.
“I feel like we just slowed down,” sophomore midfielder Edgar Garcia said. “We slowed down and got in each other’s heads. So, it was on us.”
Freshman midfielder Usaidullah Abdullah squirted past two LCCC defenders and fired home a shot to the low right side of Fierro to extend the lead to 2-0 in the 69th minute.
LCCC had its best chance to end the shutout bid in the 87th minute. Garcia fired a shot to the upper-left side of the net, but his shot narrowly missed the post and stayed out.
Despite the loss, LCCC has continued to improve. Perez believes if the team can continue to buy into the message and put together a 90-minute effort, they will be in the best position to succeed.
“We have come a long way (since the beginning of the season),” Perez said. “It was rocky in the beginning, but we are progressing. We have a long way to go and have to finish the season strong.”
LCCC will look to rebound on Sept. 23 against Northwest College at 1 p.m. This will be the third game in their seven-game home stand.
Matt Atencio covers Cheyenne prep sports for WyoSports. He can be reached at matencio@wyosports.net. Follow him on Twitter at @MattAtencio5.
Matt Atencio covers Cheyenne prep sports for WyoSports. He can be reached at matencio@wyosports.net. Follow him on Twitter at @MattAtencio5. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/other_sports/lccc/northeastern-rides-dominant-second-half-to-shut-out-lccc/article_513acec4-36de-11ed-a121-4fa6095eee02.html | 2022-09-18T15:18:31Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/other_sports/lccc/northeastern-rides-dominant-second-half-to-shut-out-lccc/article_513acec4-36de-11ed-a121-4fa6095eee02.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chennai: Director Vignesh Shivan, who celebrates his birthday on Sunday, has disclosed that his wife, actress Nayanthara, had pleasantly surprised him by organising a 'dreamy' birthday party beneath the world-renowned Dubai landmark, Burj Khalifa.
Taking to social media to share pictures of their birthday celebration together, Vignesh Shivan wrote: "A birthday filled with pure love from a loving family! Awesome surprise by my wife, my thangam -- a dreamy birthday below Burj Khalifa with all my lovely people with me !"
"Can't get better and more special than this! Always thanking God for all the lovely moments he gives me in this blessed life!"
Nayanthara, for her part, tweeted: "Happiest birthday to the Super special Vignesh Shivan! Stay Blessed always!"
She also posted a video clip of the birthday celebrations of her husband. The clip shows a close group of family members and friends clapping to the beats of a song being played even as the camera zooms in on three cakes, each of which has lighted candles on it.
While one cake reads: "Happy birthday Magane (Happy birthday son!)", the second one reads, "Happy birthday Wikki sir" and the third, which is the biggest of the lot, reads, "Happy birthday Ulagam (Happy birthday my world)." | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/18/vignesh-shivan-celebrates-birthday-beneath-burj-khalifa.amp.html | 2022-09-18T15:37:53Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/18/vignesh-shivan-celebrates-birthday-beneath-burj-khalifa.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A unique haunted house ride rarely seen in the United States that’s just creepy and scary enough for Legoland California’s tween crowd will create the optical illusion riders are seated inside a spinning room when the attraction debuts in 2023.
Legoland California has filed a building permit with the city of Carlsbad for the “Legoland Project 2023: New Haunted Ride,” according to city records.
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The city permit was filed by Legoland California senior project manager Tom Storer on behalf of Merlin Entertainments Group, the parent company of Legoland parks around the world.
Legoland California is always looking five to 10 years ahead for exciting new attractions guests can experience and a “haunted ride” is just one of several the Carlsbad theme park is considering in the years to come, according to Legoland officials.
The Park Fans theme park website reported that Legoland California is planning to add a haunted house-themed Vekoma Madhouse attraction in 2023 to the Lego City area of the park.
Legoland Windsor in the United Kingdom opened a similar Madhouse attraction by the Dutch ridemaker in 2019 known as Haunted House Monster Party.
Vekoma Madhouse rides are modern versions of classic amusement park attractions known as Haunted Swings that create the illusion of a room spinning around seated riders. Riders sit in a swaying gondola surrounded by a room that is really a rotating drum. The optical and physical illusion creates the impression riders are spinning upside down when in reality the room-shaped drum is rotating around them.
Germany-based Mack Rides makes a similar ride called the Mystery Swing.
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The Virginia-based Park Fans published plans for the Legoland Project 2023 after a protracted Freedom of Information Act process with the Carlsbad planning department. The active permit is under review by city officials.
Site plans, blueprints and aerial imagery filed with the city call for the new $542,0000 ride to be built inside a haunted house-themed building. Visitors will enter through a pre-show room before reaching the main indoor ride area.
“The ride itself is a drum element that rotates around guests in fixed seats,” according to the plans obtained by Park Fans.
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Legoland’s existing Autopia-style Driving School track will be partially demolished and remodeled to make room for the new Haunted House Monster Party attraction, according to the permits.
Vekoma Madhouse rides are rare in the United States — with magic-themed Houdini’s Great Escape attractions found at Six Flags parks in New Jersey and Massachusetts. Noah’s Ark water park in Wisconsin has a Mack Rides version of the Haunted Swing attraction called Curse of the Crypt.
The family-friendly Vekoma Madhouse ride should be a good fit for Legoland’s 2-to-12-year-old demographic.
“The motion is mild, but serves to aid the optical illusion created that the room you are seated in is spinning upside-down,” according to Screamscape.
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A video showing a lone gentlemen taking on other men in a brawl outside of Ashford McDonald's has quickly gained viral fame over the weekend. The incident, believed to have taken place on Friday evening, saw a man box two opponents to the ground outside of the entrance to the fast food chain on the lower high street.
He then proceeds to take his shirt off before taking down one of the other men again. Onlookers can be seen and heard spectating the scuffle, shouting and cheering initially, before eventually attempting to break up the fray.
Throughout the fight, the lone man is seen switching between punches and blocking. After knocking down one of the other men multiple times, the shirtless man is seen punching a man who had already been brought to the floor, at which point members from the crowd intervened.
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He is then brought down himself when another man enters the skirmish, after a number of punches knock him to the floor. The man is then seen to be kicked while he is down before the video ends.
Kent Police has been approached for comment. The video has been shared extensively online, amassing millions of views from Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
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The House Oversight Committee has begun receiving financial documents from former President Donald Trump's former accounting firm, Mazars, after a deal was reached to end litigation over the documents earlier this month.
The committee first subpoenaed Trump's financial records in April 2019, which set off a long battle over the documents.
House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, said in a statement to CNN that "the Committee has begun to receive documents from Mazars and expects to receive more pursuant to the settlement. These documents are essential for the Committee to uncover the extent of former President Trump's misconduct and conflicts of interests, and to pursue reforms to prevent similar abuses in the future."
She did not specify which documents Mazars has sent the committee thus far.
The New York Times was first to report that the committee had begun receiving the documents.
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Man found shot to death on far South Side: police
CHICAGO - A man was found dead on Chicago's far South Side in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood early Sunday.
Police say they got a call of person down and found the unidentified man in the 700 block of East 133rd Street around 2:20 a.m.
The man had multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was pronounced dead on scene.
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SEAFORD, Del. -- People in the City of Seaford have come together to plan and build a new community garden that began with a simple Facebook post.
President and founder of The Seaford Community Garden - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization - Cassandra Dayton has had a passion for gardening since she was a young girl, and now she's using it to serve, unify, and inspire others. In March, after suffering from a stroke at just 43 years old, Dayton took to a local Facebook page to share her idea.
"Within a 24-hour period of time of me just asking, 'why doesn't Seaford have a community garden?', I then was blessed with a couple councilman from the city, as well as a land donator," Dayton says.
City of Seaford councilman Jose Santos was one of the first people to dig into the concept.
"I've always thought the city can be whatever you want it to be and this is how you get things done," Santos says.
Aleman Fitzgerald Properties, LLC and Family donated a portion of their property for the garden, which will have two different layouts to serve different people in the community. One will be on the corner of Pearl and High Streets in downtown Seaford, with free, raised garden beds for veterans and seniors. The other will be behind it, also with raised garden beds for people in the community that would like to rent a bed to grow their own produce. The area will include shareable benches, a book nook, a play area for children, tables with games like chess, and a compost bin.
Dayton is currently working with a team of nine others, though they welcome and are always looking for new volunteers to raise money and assemble the garden.
"Cassandra was the brains behind it and now we're trying to help her finish her great deed that she's put out there for us," says Diana Wambold, a member-at-large for The Seaford Community Garden.
One way the group does this is through their "Sip and Paint" events where people paint and decorate items that will eventually be sold on their website. The group has also had an opportunity to give back to the community by donating funds to the local Boy Scouts, Troop 249.
Dayton says that the group is looking for volunteers and sponsors to donate funds, as well as their time and labor to help bring the garden to life. All sponsors will be recognized with the name of their business or organization listed on a decorative flower in the garden.
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SUNDAY FORECAST: Mostly sunny and warm.
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Sunday: Winds SW 10-15 kts. Gusts to 20 kts. Waves 2-3 feet.
Monday: Winds SW 10-15 kts. Gusts to 20 kts. Waves 3-4 feet.
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Sunday: Winds SW 10 kts. Waves 1-2 feet.
Monday: Winds SW 10-15 kts. Waves 2 feet.
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Sunday: SW 5-10 kts. Waves 1 foot.
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BoE expected to hike interest rates at 'crucial' meeting this week
Interest rates are likely to head even higher this week when Bank of England policymakers meet for a crunch meeting.
Economists are pencilling in an increase of 50 basis points, or 0.5 of a percentage point, which would take the official bank borrowing rate to 2.25 per cent, though members of the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) face a tricky balancing act.
Much of the inflationary pressure of late has been caused by soaring fuel and energy costs. However, the oil price has recently eased back, leading to a fall at the pumps, and a proposed government cap on domestic energy bills is likely to take some of the heat out of official inflation data.
The MPC pushed its regular rate-setting meeting back by a week to this coming Thursday as a result of the Queen’s death.
ING developed markets economist James Smith said: “[This week’s] Bank of England meeting is crucial. It will tell us not only how worried policymakers are about the slide in sterling and other UK markets, but also how the government’s decision to cap household/business energy prices will translate into monetary policy.
“We narrowly favour a 50 [basis points] hike on Thursday, taking the bank rate to 2.25 per cent, although 75 [basis points] is clearly on the table and we would expect at least a couple of policymakers to vote for it.
“It's even possible we get a rare three-way vote – the first since 2008 – if dovish committee member Silvana Tenreyro votes for a 25bp hike as she did in August. If our call is correct, then we expect another 50bp move in November and at least another 25bp in December. That would take the bank rate to the 3 per cent area.”
Analysts at investment platform AJ Bell noted: “The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street pushed through her first interest rate increase since summer 2018 last December and after a sequence of six hikes in total, the base rate reached 1.75 per cent, compared to its starting point and historic low of 0.1 per cent.
“Markets’ expectations are swinging around wildly, but they are currently pricing in a 35 per cent chance of a half-point increase and a 65 per cent chance of a three-quarter point rise, to 2.25 per cent or 2.5 per cent respectively.”
Fears
On Friday, the pound touched new 37-year lows against the dollar amid concerns over the strength of the UK economy.
A weak pound means people travelling overseas will find their spending money will not stretch as far and the cost of imports rises. However, it can provide a lift to firms exporting goods and services.
It comes at a time when the rate of UK consumer price inflation is running at a near 40-year high, despite slipping to an annual rate of 9.9 per cent in August from July’s 10.1 per cent.
Walid Koudmani, chief market analyst at financial brokerage XTB, said: “The Bank of England has a tough job ahead of it as it must strike the balance between managing inflation, supporting the currency while simultaneously not negatively affecting the overall economy further.”
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Aggrieved workers of the National Pension Commission (PenCOM) have dragged the Commission and its chairman before the National Industrial Court (NIC), in Abuja over alleged denial of salaries and unlawful labour practice.
In the suit filed through a human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), the aggrieved employees numbering 20 who filed the suit on behalf of themselves and others employed by the Commission in March 2017 are challenging the commission and its chairman before the court on the grounds of unlawful restraint from performing their statutory functions after engagement and refusal to be paid salaries and other entitlements.
In their originating summons, they are seeking an order of the Court directing the Commission to pay them forthwith their salaries, arrears, and allowances from the date of their employment till when the judgment of the Court is complied with by the Commission and the same to be calculated using the Commission’s Salary Structure for its employees.
The claimants also sought a declaration that “having regard to the provisions of Section 28 and 29 of the Pension Reform Act 2014, Regulations 040102 and 130105 of the Public Service Rules, the failure of the Commission to pay them their salaries, arrears, allowances and promotion from the date of their employment till date is an unfair labour practice, discriminatory, ultra vires and in violation of the provisions of the PENCOM Act and the Public Service Rules.
They also seek an order of Injunction directing the Commission to immediately promote them to their rightful position in the Commission based on their employment with the Commission.
“Another order restraining the Commission from further harassing, intimidating, threatening the employment of the Claimants or restraining the Claimants from performing their statutory function in the Commission as Staff of the Commission.”
In the suit marked, NIC/ABJ/188/2022, Counsel to the claimants, Samuel Ogala, of Falana & Falana’s Chambers, formulated three legal questions for determination by the court, as to whether, “having regard to the provisions of Section 28 and 29 of the Pension Reform Act 2014 the Claimants, by virtue of their Offer letters and acceptance are public servants and employees of the Commission.
“Regard to the provisions of Section 28 and 29 of the Pension Reform Act 2014, Regulations 040102 and 130105 of the Public Service Rules, the Claimants being staff of the Commission are entitled to be paid their salaries, arrears, allowances and receive their promotion in the Commission in accordance to what Is applicable to other officers of equivalent rank in the Commission.
“Regard to the provisions of SECTION 28 and 29 of the PENSION REFORM ACT 2014, Regulations 040102 and 130105 of the Public Service Rules, the failure of the Commission to pay the Claimants their salaries, arrears, allowances and promotion from the date of their employment till date is an unfair labour practice, discriminatory, ultra vires and in violation of the provisions of the Pension Reform Act 2014 and the Public Service Rules.
Meanwhile, the suit has been fixed for October 13 for mention.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A top Vatican envoy and his entourage came under fire as they were distributing humanitarian supplies in Ukraine, the Vatican news service said on Sunday, but reported no injuries.
The incident took place near the city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday and forced Vatican Almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and others to take cover.
“For the first time in my life, I didn’t know where to run. Because it is not enough to run, you have to know where to go,” said the Polish-born cardinal, whose position makes charitable contributions in the name of the pope.
Russian shelling hit cities and towns across a wide stretch of Ukraine during the night, officials said Sunday, while the British defense ministry warned that Russia is likely to increase its attacks on civilian targets as it suffers battlefield defeats.
“In the last seven days, Russia has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure even where it probably perceives no immediate military effect,” the ministry said in an online briefing. “As it faces setbacks on the front lines, Russia has likely extended the locations it is prepared to strike in an attempt to directly undermine the morale of the Ukrainian people and government.”
Prosecutors in Kharkiv are accusing Russia of torturing civilians in one village that was recently freed.
In an online statement, they said they found a basement where Russian forces allegedly tortured prisoners in the village of Kozacha Lopan, near the border with Russia.
In images they released, they showed a Russian military TA-57 telephone with additional wires and alligator clips attached to it. Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of using the Soviet-era radio telephones as a power source to shock prisoners during interrogation. It was not immediately possible to verify the Ukrainians’ claims.
Russian fire killed four medics attempting to evacuate a psychiatric hospital in the Kharkiv region on Saturday, said governor Oleh Syniehubov. Two patients were wounded in the attack in the village of Strelecha, he said.
Overnight shelling also hit a hospital in the city of Mykolaiv, a significant Black Sea port, regional governor Vitaliy Kim said. He said there was also shelling in other parts of the region, and two people were wounded.
Three people were wounded in nighttime shelling of the city of Nikopol, which is across the river from Europe’s largest nuclear power station, said regional governor Valentyn Reznichenko.
The six-reactor Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was captured by Russian forces in March, but is operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off a week ago after repeated power failures because shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
Five people have died over the past day in Russian attacks in the Donetsk region, one of two Ukrainian regions that Russia recognizes as sovereign states, governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said.
The separatist forces that control much of Donetsk on Sunday claimed that Ukrainian shelling of a prisoner-of-war colony in Olenivka killed one prisoner and injured four.
More than 50 POWs were reported killed in a July attack on the Olenivka prison that Russian and Ukrainian authorities blame on each other.
A Washington-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War, said Russian forces in Donetsk continue to conduct “meaningless operations” on villages as opposed to reinforcing the front line.
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LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday in Laurens County.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 5:35 p.m. on Highway 72 near Crystal Bay Drive.
Troopers said the motorcyclist was traveling east when they went off the roadway and hit a tree.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Queen's Funeral: 8 diagrams and maps charting Queen Elizabeth II's funeral plans and final journey
Sunday marks the final full day of the lying in state and heads of state will continue to arrive for the funeral – these 8 diagrams and maps chart the final steps of the Queen’s journey.
As of Saturday night, it is expected to take at least 14 hours from the back of the queue to Westminster Hall.
Heads of state, including both Irish president Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach Michael Martin, are expected to join the list of those who have signed a book of condolence at Lancaster House.
The Queen’s state funeral will remember the late monarch’s place in history, with the personal sorrow of a grieving family at its heart, the Dean of Westminster has said.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, who will lead the ceremony, said the scale of the service on Monday was almost unprecedented, even for Westminster Abbey – the scene of so many royal milestones throughout history. | https://www.scotsman.com/news/national/the-queens-funeral-8-diagrams-and-maps-charting-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-plans-and-final-journey-3847481 | 2022-09-18T16:21:59Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/national/the-queens-funeral-8-diagrams-and-maps-charting-queen-elizabeth-iis-funeral-plans-and-final-journey-3847481 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NEXSTAR) – When someone hands you a Double-Double, Animal Style fries and a milkshake at In-N-Out, your eyes probably don’t go straight to the paper packaging.
Distracted by the cheesy fries or juicy burger, you may have missed that there’s a Bible verse printed on just about everything you touch. Not just one verse is referenced, either. There’s a different one on your cup, burger wrapper and fry tray.
Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out Burger, told the Christian Post in a 2019 interview the practice of printing Bible verses on the company’s packaging started with the generation of ownership above her.
“It was my uncle Rich who put the Bible verses on the cups and wrappers in the early ‘90s, just before he passed away,” Snyder said. “He had just accepted the Lord and wanted to put that little touch of his faith on our brand.”
Since taking over, she’s added references to Bible verses to more items, including the fry boat, coffee cups and hot cocoa cups, she said.
On the soda cups you’ll find John 3:16 – the same verse you’ll see printed on the bottom of every Forever 21 bag – which reads, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
But there’s a different one on In-N-Out’s milkshake cups, Proverbs 3:5, which says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
If you order a burger or cheeseburger, you’ll get one verse (Revelation 3:20), but if you get a Double-Double you’ll get another (Nahum 1:7).
The first reads, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.”
The second reads, “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”
Snyder says she added Proverbs 24:16 to the fry tray (“For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes”) and John 13:34 to the cocoa cups (“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another”).
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(The Conversation) – You define beauty yourself. You are more than a number on a scale. Love yourself the way you are. Body positive messages like these seem to be everywhere from social media to TV ads. But while some find the body positivity movement to be uplifting and helpful, others have begun calling the movement “toxic” and suggesting it may be time to move on from this way of thinking.
Body positivity has its roots in radical fat activism that began in the late 1960s. Alongside activism among ethnic minority women, these groups protested against structural biases and discrimination, especially from the fashion and beauty industries that profited from making people and communities feel inadequate.
Over time, this evolved into the body positivity movement as we know it today. Initially, the movement was driven by popular social media accounts that challenged narrowly defined societal standards of appearance.
But some say the movement shifted away from its radical roots when it went mainstream. This was largely thanks to corporate brand campaigns, such as Dove’s Real Beauty campaign and promises by fashion magazines to show a more diverse array of bodies.
Body positivity’s aim to promote acceptance and appreciation of a diversity of body types and sizes may explain why it has such a broad appeal. And indeed, there’s evidence that such messaging can have a positive impact. Studies show that women exposed to social media accounts and content about body positivity have better mood, as well as greater body satisfaction and emotional wellbeing.
Turning toxic
But despite the positive effect body positivity can have, more recently some have voiced concerns. They are worried the movement itself is exclusionary and that it may actually do more harm than good. For example, the singer Lizzo says that the movement has been “co-opted by all bodies” and has become about celebrating “medium and small girls and people who occasionally get rolls”.
Others feel that the movement continues to exclude marginalised bodies, with the most influential body positive accounts and posts typically depicting conventionally attractive white women. One analysis of almost 250 body positivity posts on Instagram found that 67% of the posts featured white women, with men and ethnic minority women seriously under-represented.
Others have said that the emphasis on loving your looks actually reinforces society’s preoccupation with appearance over other attributes. One study found that when women watched a lifestyle television programme aimed at promoting body positivity, they experienced similar increases in anxiety about their body and dissatisfaction compared to women who watched a programme about fashion models.
Such body positivity content may have a negative impact on viewers because it does little to challenge the underlying idea that people are valued primarily for their appearance. Despite its positive spin, the movement still encourages people to work on their body and engage in beauty practices. And if you fail to be body positive, it’s you that’s at fault.
Likewise, some commentators find the involvement of corporations and the “performative activism” (doing something because of how it looks rather than what it achieves) of the movement to be problematic. In her influential article Body Positivity is a Scam, writer Amanda Mull argued that in divorcing itself from its radical past, the movement ignores the structural reasons that lead to negative body image, such as gendered inequalities and systems of oppression. Instead, the messaging now shifts the focus onto individuals and their ability to feel happy in their body.
Some even feel the current movement pushes a form of “toxic positivity”, the expectation that we should always be positive no matter what, and that we should silence negative emotions in ourselves and others. Much of the current movement’s messaging emphasises that people should show confidence and acceptance in their body. The end result is that those who fail to achieve body confidence end up feeling like they’ve failed themselves.
There’s some recent evidence to support this idea. One group of researchers exposed women to this kind of toxic body positivity using various images – such as ones that depicted the message, “You MUST accept your body or you will never be happy”.
Across a series of experiments, women exposed to such messages didn’t feel any better about their body image. Instead, their body image only improved when the participants understood that people close to them (such as friends or family) appreciated them for who they were – rather than what they looked like.
Body neutrality
Many are now moving away from the body positivity movement and the pressures that come from it entirely, and instead are getting behind the body neutrality movement. Rather of focusing on physical appearance, body neutrality is the idea that we can exist without having to think too much about our bodies one way or the other.
We are all more than just our bodies. We are complex beings with a range of emotions and feelings about our bodies.
And because body neutrality de-emphasises the focus on appearance, it allows us to better appreciate all the things our bodies are able to do. Being grateful for being able to do the hobbies you love or appreciating your body for what it’s capable of doing are both examples of body neutrality.
In fact, there’s evidence to suggest that body neutrality can be beneficial to us. Across cultures and demographic groups, body neutrality is associated with more positive body image and mental wellbeing. And the good news is there are many ways you can develop body neutrality, including writing-based therapies, yoga and spending time in nature. | https://www.wspa.com/news/why-the-body-positivity-movement-risks-turning-toxic/ | 2022-09-18T16:23:46Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/why-the-body-positivity-movement-risks-turning-toxic/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Iconic Russian singer Alla Pugacheva, hugely popular since Soviet times, says she wants to be placed on Russia’s foreign agents list in solidarity with her husband who has been designated as one.
The statement by Pugacheva on Instagram on Sunday is a notable slap from a prominent figure at Russian authorities, who have stifled dissent in recent years.
Pugacheva’s husband, singer and TV presenter Maxim Galkin, who has criticized Russia’s sending troops into Ukraine, was added to the foreign agents register on Saturday by the justice ministry for allegedly conducting political activities on behalf of Ukraine and receiving Ukrainian funding.
She called Galkin a “true and incorruptible patriot” who wishes for “the end of deaths of our guys for illusory goals.”
Russian law allows organizations and individuals deemed to be involved in political activity that receive funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents. The term carries a strong pejorative sense and implies additional government scrutiny.
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What are the best fall home decor pieces for autumn?
Judging by the chill in the air and the return of pumpkin spice lattes, fall is officially here. Aside from cozy sweater weather, decorating your home is the best part of the new season. You get to pack up the floral decor and bright summer pieces and swap them out for muted fall staples.
However, embracing autumn doesn’t mean you need to put a pumpkin in every room or abandon your personal style. Instead, opt for a few timeless pieces you’ll enjoy using year after year. From fall garlands to throw blankets, there are numerous ways to embrace autumn by sprucing up your home. Here are some fresh fall home decor pieces you didn’t know you needed.
How to decorate your home for fall
Choose a color scheme
Before going wild at your favorite department store and choosing pieces that don’t match, decide on a color scheme. From sage green to rust orange, there are a variety of color palettes that will help your home embrace autumn. When choosing pieces in your color scheme, opt for fewer large pieces and more accent pieces. For example, instead of replacing all the living room furniture to match your colors, choose a single accent chair, rug or entryway cabinet as a statement piece. Most of your color should come from smaller elements, such as throw blankets, candles, faux pumpkins or towels.
Stay away from trends
New trends come around every year and go out of style just as quickly. So instead of investing in trendy pieces that won’t be buzzy the following year, stick to fresh, timeless pieces that will last forever. Decorate with colors and styles you love, whether trendy or not.
Engage all the senses
Whether you decorate every room in your fall color scheme or prefer a few well-placed pieces, engaging all the senses will make your house feel like fall. For example, an essential oil diffuser with cinnamon bark oil will smell like autumn. Also, try to incorporate varying textures that engage the eyes and feel good to touch, such as velvet pillows or crocheted blankets.
Best fall home decor pieces for autumn
Kitchen and dining
Food Network Broken Stripe Fall Kitchen Towel 2-Pack
With a variety of warm fall hues such as blue, green and red, this two-pack of kitchen towels is a fun way to add color to your home while embracing the season. They’re sustainably sourced using responsible methods or materials and are certified nontoxic. Plus, they’re convenient to clean in the washing machine. Sold by Kohl’s
Lodge Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven 6-Quart
While a Dutch oven isn’t traditionally considered home decor, it will blend perfectly with the kitchen or table decor at Thanksgiving or any fall get-together. This six-quart cast-iron Dutch oven is the ideal size for a large family meal, and it’s a durable piece that will last for years. Sold by Amazon
Solino Home Linen Fall Table Runner
From moss green to pumpkin orange, this table runner comes in a variety of colors to suit every style. It’s made of 100 percent pure European linen with an intricate hemstitched border. However, it’s still easy to care for by putting it in the washing machine and ironing it if needed. Sold by Amazon
Living area
G Lake Orange Plaid Throw Blanket
Cuddling underneath a cozy blanket is the best part of fall. This one features an elegant lattice pattern in fall hues with fringe around the exterior. Since it’s made of 100% acrylic fabric, this blanket is not only durable and lightweight but also keeps guests comfortable and warm. Sold by Amazon
4th Emotion Fall Decor Pillow Covers
Instead of getting new pillows every season that take up too much space in storage, opt for pillow covers. This set of four pillow covers come in several sizes from 12 to 20 inches and in gray or orange. The hidden zipper closure makes them elegant and straightforward to put on, and they’re machine-washable to take care of spills quickly. Sold by Amazon
Lorenzen Candle Co Pumpkin Spice Latte Reed Diffuser
Skip the candles this year and opt for this trendy diffuser. Not only is it the ideal style for fall, but it also smells like everyone’s favorite pumpkin spice latte. It’s handmade in the USA using amber-colored round bottles and naturally harvested rattan reeds. As a bonus, all products are vegan, dye-free, paraben-free and cruelty-free. Sold by Amazon
Oriental Cherry Tiered Tray Decor
This fall decor set is one of the most versatile pieces to own. For instance, the wooden books and pumpkin truck come apart so they can be used together or in a separate place, and the books feature a unique set of words on each side. Plus, the lettering is made from a permanent vinyl that will last a long time. Sold by Amazon
Best Toy Home 12-piece Assorted Faux Foam Pumpkins
It wouldn’t be autumn without pumpkin decor. However, these pumpkins come in several colors, such as bronze or dark blue, to give a fresh take on the usual autumn decorations. This set includes 12 foam pumpkins in three sizes that can be used in the kitchen, living room or bedroom. Sold by Amazon
Bedroom and bathroom
Modern Threads Amrapur Overseas 6-piece Cotton Towel Set
When decorating for fall, don’t forget to spruce up the bathroom. This towel set comes with two bath towels, two hand towels and washcloths that have a fresh leaf design to embrace autumn. Also, the towels are made of 500 GSM combed cotton that is both durable and soft. Sold by Amazon
Whether you’re expecting guests over the holidays or want to add a fresh touch to the main bedrooms, this quilt set is ideal for fall. From taupe to black to red, this set comes in several autumn colors in a classic reversible buffalo plaid design. The set comes with a comforter and two pillow shams. Sold by Kohl’s
Grace Life Set Of 12 Pinecone Shower Curtain Hooks
These pinecone shower curtain hooks are the ideal way to add a small touch of fall to the bathroom. Thanks to the free gliding action, there’s never any snagging. Plus, these stainless steel chrome-plated hooks are anti-rust and resistant to bacterial colonization. Sold by Amazon
Outdoor
Earthall Buffalo Plaid Outdoor Rug
Make a great first impression with this classic buffalo plaid outdoor rug that’s designed to absorb water and is resistant to outdoor elements. Use it on its own or underneath a doormat for a fresh touch. It also comes in several fall colors, including red, orange, black and gray. Sold by Amazon
Artoid Mode Pumpkin Welcome Doormat
In addition to its adorable design, this doormat is fade resistant in the sun, stain-resistant and effortless to clean with a hose and soap. To keep guests safe, it features a recycled rubber backing that’s no-slip and low-profile to reduce the chances of slips and tripping. Sold by Amazon
Fake Flowers Front Door Wooden Door Wreath Hanging Sign
Everyone sees the front door when visiting, so be sure to add a fresh fall touch. This hanging sign is modern and veers away from the traditional flower wreath. It’s made of high-quality wood material and is 3D carved with vivid colors. Plus, the realistic-looking flowers are fake and low maintenance. Sold by Amazon
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SEATTLE (AP) — Kalen DeBoer knew no matter how well the transition had gone, this was the week that would validate — one way or another — what Washington had showed so far.
Behind a spectacular performance by Michael Penix Jr., the Huskies emphatically stated their case as a contender in the Pac-12 and maybe worth some national recognition.
Penix threw for 397 yards and four touchdown, and Washington (3-0) toppled No. 11 Michigan State 39-28 on Saturday night.
“We just beat a really good football team in my mind,” Huskies coach DeBoer said. “To get this win now is just going to continue to put the belief in our guys.”
Penix was terrific for three quarters in a primetime national showcase that showed DeBoer’s rebuild is progressing faster than expected. Washington led 29-8 at halftime and 36-14 after three quarters.
Having a star quarterback certainly helps.
“Every game that we’ve seen (Penix) he comes out with the same energy, comes out with the same leadership, mentality. It’s just it’s easy to follow someone like that,” Washington running back Wayne Tualapapa said.
Penix completed 24 of 40 passes and just missed posting the eighth 400-yard passing game in Washington history. He was at his best in the first half, connecting on 18 of 24 attempts for 278 yards and leading Washington to touchdowns on four of its five possessions.
He wasn’t sacked by a Michigan State pass rush that led the country in sacks after two weeks.
“I felt real comfortable out there knowing that I got five guys up there that’s gonna protect me each and every play,” Penix said.
It was the second-best day in Penix’s career in terms of yards passing and TDs, trailing only his 491 yards and five TDs in 2020 against Ohio State while playing for Indiana.
“You got a guy who you can win football games with, not just like try to manage a game, and he’s got so much belief by his teammates in him,” DeBoer said.
Ja’Lynn Polk had six catches for a career-high 153 yards and three TDs. Polk’s 53-yard touchdown catch early in the third quarter was a resounding answer after Michigan State scored on the opening drive of the second half to pull within 29-14.
Payton Thorne threw for 323 yards and three TDs, and led a pair of quick fourth-quarter scoring drives for Michigan State that caused some nerves for the Huskies. Thorne threw a 33-yard TD to Keon Coleman with 5:17 left and the 2-point conversion pulled Michigan State within 11. But the rally was too late for the Spartans (2-1), who were stymied in the run game and saw their pass defense get exposed.
“We had a matchup issue that they took advantage of. It was obvious, it showed up early in the game,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said. “We knew that it was going to be a game of explosives. … We knew that we needed to eliminate explosive gains and we weren’t able to do that.”
It was Washington’s first win over a ranked Power Five nonconference opponent at home since beating Michigan to open the 2001 season. And the night ended with a sea of purple fans celebrating on the turf of Husky Stadium.
Penix and the Huskies were hot from the outset. Penix threw touchdowns of 8 yards to Polk on Washington’s opening possession and a 19-yard strike to Tualapapa on facing third-and-6 in the second quarter. Penix capped his stellar first half by leading Washington on a 65-yard TD drive in the closing seconds of the half and scrambling from pressure to hit Polk on a 17-yard TD with four seconds left in the half.
Polk had a career-high 100 yards receiving by the half and the Huskies rolled up 322 yards to just 90 for the Spartans in the first 30 minutes.
“We weren’t able to hit the quarterback enough and we weren’t able to put enough pressure on him,” Tucker said.
MISSING
Michigan State played without starting wide receiver Jayden Reed and starting defensive tackle Jacob Slade. Washington was without starting safety Asa Turner and left tackle Jaxson Kirkland remained out following offseason ankle surgery.
THE TAKEAWAY
Michigan State: The Spartans had the worst pass defense in the country a season ago. And while there was hope through the first two games it had improved, the Spartans secondary was completely exposed by Washington. The Spartans surrendered nearly 400 yards passing in just three quarters. Washington’s first punt came in the final minute of the third quarter.
Washington: The Huskies run defense deserves a ton of recognition: Michigan State finished with 42 yards rushing. The better judge of how Washington did was holding the combo of Jerek Broussard and Jalen Berger to 30 yards on 17 carries. Michigan State averaged 228.5 yards rushing over the first two games.
UP NEXT
Michigan State: The Spartans host Minnesota to open Big Ten play next Saturday.
Washington: The Huskies open Pac-12 play next Saturday hosting Stanford.
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- Long-term analysis from landmark renal denervation trial presented as Late Breaking Clinical Science, published simultaneously in The Lancet
- Data add to growing body of evidence supporting the durability of the Symplicity blood pressure procedure
DUBLIN and BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced long-term results from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 clinical trial. Subjects who underwent radiofrequency renal denervation (RF RDN) with the first generation Symplicity™ renal denervation system, had a statistically significant reduction in office and ambulatory blood pressure compared to subjects in the sham control group. The data were presented today as Late-Breaking Clinical Science at the 34th Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, and published simultaneously in The Lancet.
"In this long-term follow-up from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial, we observed significant reductions in the blood pressures of patients who underwent treatment with renal denervation, with no long-term complications emerging from this minimally invasive procedure," said Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., executive director of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School; and co-principal investigator for the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial. "These findings provide important insights into the evolution of patients' blood pressure control, with and without renal denervation, in a scenario more akin to the real-world setting— under everyday physician management without the frequent follow up visits and monitoring that occur in research settings. The results illustrate that for certain patients with high blood pressure, despite attempts to adhere to multiple medications and modify their lifestyles, their blood pressure remains poorly controlled, putting them at risk for cardiovascular complications such as stroke."
A total of 535 patients with treatment resistant hypertension were randomized 2:1 to RDN (n=364) vs. sham control (n=171). After six months, 101 patients in the sham control arm underwent treatment with RDN (crossover group). When conducting a longer-term analysis with all available data, and accounting for control crossover patients by using their last observation carried forward (imputation), the results through three years are as follows:
- 26.4 mm Hg reduction in office systolic blood pressure (OSBP) for the RDN group (n=219) versus a reduction of 5.7 mm Hg in OSBP for the sham control group (n=134; adjusted treatment difference: 22.1 mm Hg, p<0.0001).
- 15.6 mm Hg reduction in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure (ASBP) for the RDN group (n=152) and –a 0.3 mm Hg reduction in 24-hour ASBP for the sham control group (n=119); adjusted treatment difference: 16.5 mm Hg, p<0.0001).
- On average, 17.5% of RDN patients spent time in target range (TTR), a cumulative measure in which BP measures are estimated through time, vs. 8.2% TTR for sham patients (p<0.0001).
- Medtronic Symplicity Blood Pressure Procedure1 demonstrated long-term safety in line with expected outcomes for this patient population.2
In 2014, Medtronic announced that at six-months the HTN-3 trial met its primary safety endpoint but did not meet its primary or secondary efficacy endpoints due to multiple confounding factors, including the influence of medication changes, specific patient subgroups, and procedural factors. This latest analysis of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial examined the long-term safety and efficacy of RDN in hypertensive patients who were on antihypertensive medications and received treatment with the Symplicity blood pressure procedure. This included patients from the sham control arm who crossed over to RDN after the initial six-month primary endpoint analysis.
"While we did not find a significant six-month blood pressure reduction difference in RDN versus sham in HTN-3, we felt that there was much to learn by following HTN-3 patients for a longer time period, particularly in those sham patients with sustained blood pressure elevations who 'crossed over' to RDN," said Jeffrey Popma, M.D., chief medical officer for the Coronary & Renal Denervation business and the Structural Heart & Aortic business, which are part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic. "Using standard imputation methods for BP comparison in cross-over patients, we were pleased to see a sustained benefit in three-year blood pressure reduction in HTN-3 patients treated with RDN. This study adds important, incremental information to the totality of evidence now supporting the long-term effect of RDN in patients with hypertension. Documentation of medication compliance and improvements made to the new Spyral catheter may have the potential to further influence clinical outcomes in patients enrolled in the SPYRAL portfolio of studies."
"Combined, with more than 7,000 patients published in clinical studies, we now have a greater understanding of patient behavior and RDN impacts over the long-term," said Jason Weidman, senior vice president and president of the Coronary & Renal Denervation business, which is part of the Cardiovascular Portfolio at Medtronic. "This analysis adds to the extensive long-term, sham-controlled evidence for the Symplicity blood pressure procedure that has consistently shown a positive impact for patients, both in the absence and presence of medications. We remain deeply committed to this adjunctive hypertension treatment option and look forward to data from additional studies, including the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED extension trial, which we plan to have at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, subject to acceptance."
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic. Medtronic plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is the leading global healthcare technology company that boldly attacks the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people across 150 countries. Our technologies and therapies treat 70 health conditions and include cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, surgical tools, patient monitoring systems, and more. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world. In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary. For more information on Medtronic (NYSE:MDT), visit www.Medtronic.com and follow @Medtronic on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties such as those described in Medtronic's periodic reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
1 Study used the first-generation Symplicity system, which included a single-electrode catheter
2 Bhatt et al. A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 March 29. 2014;370:1393-401.
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'Best Colleges' revealed for 2023. Who’s on the list? | College Connection
The 2023 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” – often viewed as the Bible to the college industry – has been released.
New Jersey’s Princeton University is still in first place (for the 12th consecutive year) as the “Best National University.” It’s followed by MIT; Harvard, Stanford, and Yale (tied for third); University of Chicago; Johns Hopkins and University of Pennsylvania (tied for seventh); California Institute of Technology; and Duke and Northwestern (tied for 10th).
While a college’s overall ranking may be of interest, the best use of rankings, for most students, is to identify the specific criteria that are important to them. In the U.S. News rankings, for example, each school is rated on its average freshmen retention rate. This is the percent of freshmen that return to the college for their sophomore year, indicating a level of happiness or satisfaction with their college. The top 25 national universities typically report first-year student retention rates of 97% to 99%.
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Another category lists the percent of classes with fewer than 20 students, and another lists the percent of classes with 50 or more students. A popular New Jersey college with small classes is The College of New Jersey which seldom, if ever, hosts a class in excess of 50 students with most classes seating fewer than 25 students.
A key component in choosing a college should be the availability of a strong program in a student’s chosen major, or field of study. Here, too, the rankings can provide valuable information.
For example, U.S. News not only ranks the best undergraduate engineering programs in general, but also ranks them by their specialties. At engineering schools that offer a doctorate degree, the highest ranked universities for biomedical engineering – Johns Hopkins, Georgia Tech and Duke – differ from the top-ranked for computer engineering – Carnegie Mellon, MIT and University of California at Berkeley.
Students can likewise differentiate among the best undergraduate business specialties, where University of Pennsylvania ranks No. 1 for finance, University of South Carolina for international business, and Babson College for entrepreneurship.
Students in the market for a college education should seek all the pertinent information available in making what is likely to be a very expensive decision that will profoundly affect the rest of their lives.
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Big Central Conference football standings: Through Week 3
Simeon Pincus
MyCentralJersey.com
Updated through Saturday, Sept. 17
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP, WEEK 3: Big Central Conference roundup and story links
(overall record in parenthesis)
Updated through Saturday, Sept. 17
FOOTBALL ROUNDUP, WEEK 3: Big Central Conference roundup and story links
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Credit union robbery suspect arrested in Toledo
Authorities have apprehended the 69-year-old man accused of robbing a Monroe County Community Credit Union branch in Temperance.
On Saturday, investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office received a tip on the suspect's identity that led them to a home in Toledo, Ohio where - according to a press release issued by the sheriff's office - the suspect and the vehicle he allegedly used in the robbery were located. The man, whose identity is being withheld until he is formally charged and arraigned in 1st District Court in Monroe, was taken into custody without incident and lodged in the Lucas County Jail pending an extradition hearing.
"The sheriff's office commends the collective investigative efforts of Deputies Brian Rachuba, Danny Greenwood, Douglas Moore, and Lance Shields, along with Detectives Bob Blair and Josh Motylinski," the sheriff's office said in a press release. "The sheriff's office also thanks the citizens who provided information on the identity of the suspect. The sheriff's office was assisted by the Lucas County Sheriff's Office."
The original incident occurred at approximately 5:40 p.m. Friday night, at the credit union branch located at 7408 Lewis Ave. in Temperance. The suspect allegedly entered the branch, demanded and received an undisclosed amount of money, then fled in a dark-colored Chrysler with obstructed plates.
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Local Sports: SMCC sweeps titles at 53rd Huron Invitational
NEW BOSTON − It was no big surprise when St. Mary Catholic Central's girls cross country team finished in first place at Saturday's 53rd annual Huron Invitational at Willow Metropark.
The Kestrels won their division last year, too, and returned mostly the same team.
Winning the boys race, however, was unexpected.
"That was a little more of a surprise for me," SMCC coach Liz Shafer admitted. "I was so excited for them. We had a lot of seniors graduate last year − a big core group of our team. But we were fortunate to get six freshmen this year and they're really stepping up.
"I like where this team is headed."
SMCC's boys were first with 41 points. Erie Mason was runner up with 45, followed by Whiteford (68), Allen Park Cabrini (87), Ida (132), and Detroit Voyageur (179).
The Falcons' top seven all set personal or season-best times. Simon VanderVlucht placed second with a PR of 16:31. Luke Foster (10th), Max Foldvary (11), Caleb Totten (12), Henry Wickenheiser (15), and Jacob Smith (19) all finished in a tight pack.
Mason's Jackson Ansel was the champion, running a personal-best 16:23.2. Ryan Joyce (8), Parker Campbell (9), Parker Sorg (18), and Jackson Carner (22) also ran well for the Eagles.
Keegan Masters paced Whiteford, placing fourth in 16:46.1 − another career best. Elliott Rodgers was seventh (17:30.3 PR), Zach Kahn 16th, and Brendon Masters 29th.
Ida was led by Jack Gelso in 20th.
Evan Suydam ran a PR of 16:53.9 to place fifth for Summerfield, and Earl Schramm was sixth in 17:12.5 for the Monroe Milers.
SMCC won the girls race with 22 points, followed by Mason (79), Cabrini (80), Ida (89), Whiteford (103), Monroe Milers (151), and Star International (210).
Bella LaFountain came in first in 18:55.3, with teammates Claire Lisker, Alex Wickenheiser, Sam LaFountain, Abby Lechy, Leona Knudsen, Cailynne Flint, Maureen Smith, and Juliana Classic all inside the top 20.
"We knew we'd do well in our division, but I even like to look at Division 2 and see how we stack up," Shafer said. "We would've been third in Division 2. This girls team is a really strong group, so I knew we'd place well."
Bailey Meiring was the top runner for Mason, finishing eighth in 22:21.9, while Elizabeth Lambert (12), Riley England (16), Mikaela Graves (19), and Gabbi Colburn (24) also stood out.
Ida's Katelyn Bydlowski was fourth in 21:33.2, Monroe Milers' Rebekah Gram took 16th, and Whiteford's Emily Rasor was 18th.
DIVISION 1
Monroe High's boys were second in Division 1 with 62 points. Grosse Pointe South won with 59.
Luke Butler was third in 16:24.0 and Kyle Hoffner fourth in 16:27.7. Maxx Adams (16), Andrew Foshag (17), and Myles Bray (22) also scored for the Trojans.
Gibraltar Carlson took 11th as a team, led by Jon Anderson in eighth (16:49.5).
Monroe's girls placed sixth. Viktoria Bloniarz finished sixth in 20:22.0, with Morgan Kay (23) and Corinna Aulph (29) also running well.
Carlson was 10th with Ashley Farnsworth in 59th.
DIVISION 2
Dundee's Isaak Rubley shattered his career-best for the second time this season. He ran 16:21.6 Saturday to win the boys race.
In the boys team standings, New Boston Huron was first with 44 points, followed by Flat Rock (64), Grosse Ile (83), Dundee (90), Redford Union (90), Airport (125), and Garden City (191).
Ryan Morris ran a PR 16:54.6 to finish fourth for Huron, with Griffin Mentzer (5th, 17:15.8), Abdul Ghennewa (6th, 17:23.2), and Lucas Kuhn (8th, 17:44.7) also carrying the win for the host school.
Flat Rock freshman Jacob Stanislawski was third with a PR of 16:48.9. The Rams also had a good race from Nate Vargo (10), Lucas Taraszkiewicz (11), and Adam Brodie (20).
Rubley was not the only highlight for Dundee. Zachary McMahan (7th, 17:25.0 PR) and Noah Nieman (16) also ran strong for the Vikings.
"Every boy ran to either a season or personal best time today," Dundee coach Craig Ringbloom said. "The conditions were perfect this morning, and our boys took advantage of it. There were some incredible performances in the field, capped off by a great battle by Isaak in the final stretch to take the win."
Seth Haliburda was 15th and Kenny Wingate 19th for Airport.
A tiebreaker helped Chelsea nip Tecumseh for the girls title. Both school scored 33 points, but the Bulldogs' sixth runner was the difference, finishing one place ahead of Tecumseh's sixth.
Dundee was third with 109, Huron fourth with 113, Dearborn Divine Child fifth with 122, and Grosse Ile sixth with 124.
Kaylee Hovey paced Dundee in eighth (21:24.9), and Huron's Molly Johnston took fifth (20:48.9). Flat Rock's Megan Woekler was sixth (21:00.9). Airport's Emily Sell finished 32nd and Sydney Mason 35th.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Bedford takes title
WILLIS – Bedford’s volleyball team brought home the championship trophy from Saturday’s Ypsilanti Lincoln Tournament with a 5-0 record.
The Mules beat Belleville 25-20, 25-22 in the semifinals and Livonia Stevenson 25-12, 25-17 in the finals.
Victoria Gray had a big day with 28 kills, 13 blocks, 32 service points and a .447 hitting percentage. Other standouts were Rylee Haberland (54 digs), Kaylin Schroeder (86 assists), Taylor Destatte (37 points, 46 digs), Kadie Morse (.323) and Hannah Fausze (23 kills).
“We improved as the day went and served and received much better than we had been,” Bedford coach Jodi Manore said.
SMCC goes 3-1
LIVONIA – St. Mary Catholic Central beat Flushing, Romeo and Stoney Creek, but lost to Anchor Bay Saturday in the Power League at Schoolcraft College.
Leah DeSarbo racked up 91 assists and Mckenna Payne 21. Payne also led in digs with 32. Jessica Costlow had 41 kills, 29 digs and 9 aces.
Other standouts for the 12-4 Kestrels were Raelyn Turner, Mackenzie Niedermeyer, Lauren Conant and Madeline Dettling.
Spradling leads Whiteford
ONSTED – Allison Spradling rang up 19 kills and 17 digs as Whiteford went 1-1-2 Saturday in the Onsted Tournament.
The Bobcats beat Addison 25-23, 25-14 spilt with Adrian 19-25, 26-24 and Jonesville 20-25, 25-20., then fell 25-20, 25-14 to Addison in the Gold Bracket.
Ava Hillard (10 aces. 11 digs). Alyssa Ulery (24 digs) and Alaina andrews (43 assists) also played well for 5-6-2 Whiteford.
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Ida keeps winning
ADRIAN – Ida ran its record to 10-0 by beating Three Rivers 5-0 and Adrian 6-0 Saturday in the Adrian Invitational.
Jaxon Bolster scores four times for the Blue Streaks and Evan Schmidtz collected 3 goals and 4 assists. Davin Slater added two goals and Grantham Nelson notched three assists.
Other goals came from Connor Ramsey and Evan Tangler. Wade Johnston and Dustin Holycross had assists.
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Monroe freshmen win
WESTLAND – Monroe scored 72.5 of the 101 possible points to win the freshman portion of the John Glenn Rocket Invitational Saturday.
All five of the Trojan freshmen won at least one event.
Nicole Rykse (200 and 500-yard freestyles), Delani Willey (individual medley and breaststroke), Alice Hause (diving and 100 freestyle) all were double winners and Abby Dieckmann and Abby Macleod ruled one event each.
Junior Lauren Lahna won the butterfly and sophomore Katie Murphy swam well. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/18/local-sports-smcc-sweeps-titles-at-53rd-huron-invitational/69499076007/ | 2022-09-18T16:40:02Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/18/local-sports-smcc-sweeps-titles-at-53rd-huron-invitational/69499076007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
31 mins ago - Politics & Policy
Bill Clinton: Democrats can keep control of Congress in midterms
Former President Bill Clinton said on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" that he believes the Democratic Party can retain both the House and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.
Driving the news: The former president added, however, that the GOP may try to scare swing voters toward the extreme as election day approaches.
What he's saying: "We could hold both these houses," Clinton said. "But we have to say the right things."
- "And we have to note the Republicans always close well. Why? Because they find some new way to scare the living daylights out of swing voters about something," he continued.
- Clinton went on to say that in 2021, they made critical race theory "sound worse than smallpox" even though it wasn’t being taught in any public schools in America. "But they didn’t care. They just scare people," he said.
The big picture: Clinton said both political parties have gone more ideological, and "somehow psychically intolerant," pulling more people toward the extremes.
- But, he said, there are still people really trying to think and understand what’s going on. | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/bill-clinton-democratscongress-midterms-gop | 2022-09-18T16:42:54Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/bill-clinton-democratscongress-midterms-gop | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Federal appeals court upholds controversial Texas social media law
A federal appeals court dealt social media giants a blow Friday when it upheld a Texas law that seeks to stop platforms from removing posts if the removal can be viewed as discriminating against a "viewpoint."
Driving the news: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Texas law, HB20, does not violate the First Amendment rights of social media platforms.
- Tech companies and groups representing them in court have argued the law is unconstitutional, and that platforms have a First Amendment right not to host speech they deem to be objectionable.
Why it matters: If the law goes into effect, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies with more than 50 million users will effectively be prevented from enforcing content-related rules on any user postings that can claim to express a political view.
- The ruling opens a door for similar laws to be passed by other states, unless a future U.S. Supreme Court appeal reverses it.
Between the lines: Social media companies face pressure from the right to "censor" less and from the left to take down more content to limit the spread of misinformation.
- Conservatives have been accusing social media companies of content bias for years, driven by a belief that social media rules are unfairly tilted in favor of liberal-leaning content.
Context: Texas' law has been upheld and rejected by a number of courts already. In May, the Supreme Court blocked it from taking effect before tossing it back to the Fifth Circuit.
- A federal appeals court struck down a similar law in Florida in May, in a ruling that directly contradicts the Texas ruling — meaning the issue will almost certainly have to be decided by the Supreme Court.
How it works: The Texas law bars platforms from acting to "block, ban, remove, de-platform, demonetize, de-boost, restrict, deny equal access or visibility to, or otherwise discriminate against expression." Individuals and the Texas Attorney General can sue large social media platforms for violations.
What they're saying: "Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say," the judges wrote in their ruling.
- Judge Andrew Stephen Oldham, a nominee of former President Donald Trump, wrote that the Texas law "does not chill speech; if anything, it chills censorship."
The other side: Critics of the law say it would force platforms to host dangerous and illicit content and fill social media platforms with spam and hate speech.
- "We strongly disagree with the court’s decision. Forcing private companies to give equal treatment to all viewpoints on their platforms places foreign propaganda and extremism on equal footing with decent Internet users, and places Americans at risk," said Matt Schruers, president of the Computer & Communications Industry Association.
- "'God Bless America' and 'Death to America' are both viewpoints, and it is unwise and unconstitutional for the State of Texas to compel a private business to treat those the same," he said.
What's next: The law won't take effect yet. First, the Fifth Circuit has to issue instructions to a lower court, and a Supreme Court appeal from tech groups is likely.
Go deeper: Court opens way for flood of Texas "censorship" lawsuits | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/texas-social-media-law-upheld-appeals-court-censorship | 2022-09-18T16:43:13Z | axios.com | control | https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/texas-social-media-law-upheld-appeals-court-censorship | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I wish I could remember where I heard this. But it is worth repeating for those of you who know what real pain feels like. A televangelist, whose name I can’t remember, reminded me of the powerful nature of words that sometimes strike at your very heart.
He said, “In order for someone to really hurt you, he or she has to be close enough to you, to kiss you.”
Whoa! Now this immediately made me sit up and take notice as it should you. Beyond the biblical reference about Jesus and Judas, this is a pretty dynamic point of which people of faith should take note. Real pain comes from people and circumstances and issues that you really, really care about.
Life does not always encourage you to live with your guard down. But each of us, if we’re honest with ourselves, has done just that when we feel safe with those around us. It is that vulnerability that gives the kiss of death the power to crush your very being.
There is no pain like unexpected pain deliberately aimed at you when you’re not looking.
I find it ironic that as Christians we are supposed to reveal to the external world our internal souls.
Those who see us should indeed see who we are and whose we are. It’s a very public declaration. Then, by how we live our lives, the world should know we belong to the body of Christ.
Irony might not be the best word to describe my example, but remember the ultimate kiss is the kiss of betrayal. The difference between you, me and Christ however, is that Christ knew it was coming. As a matter of fact, not only did He know it was coming, Christ needed it to fulfill His divine mission. It was a kiss that was part of a plan that saved the world.
We are the ones who are blindsided by kisses we wish we could have seen coming. Think back for a minute about that devastating kiss in your own life and I’ll bet you today, that it gives you a reason to have particular insight and perspective about this thing called testimony—yours.
It certainly does me. Maybe your kiss was part of a plan intended to save you. I know this may be difficult to hear because of the pain it caused you, but if you can possibly reconcile the effect it had on you, with the life God planned for you, then perhaps the best is yet to come for you and me.
I don’t know about you, but because of past betrayal, I’ve learned that I cannot live a guarded life and expect God to heal my heart. Been there, done that. It doesn’t work. A closed heart can neither give nor receive and that includes the love from and of the Lord; just like a closed hand can neither give nor receive anything. I want to believe I can see Judas coming these days and as Christ did, accept his effort, as but another failed attempt to destroy my joy. So, the good news for today is, “Been there, bless that!”
Those closest to me today know this and my heart is open to them, as well as to you, should we ever meet. Everybody else can simply keep their lips to themselves.
May God bless and keep you forever. | https://www.stlamerican.com/religion/inspirational_message/sometimes-bad-things-sealed-with-kiss/article_052093da-373c-11ed-b650-6f4241af542a.html | 2022-09-18T16:59:25Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/religion/inspirational_message/sometimes-bad-things-sealed-with-kiss/article_052093da-373c-11ed-b650-6f4241af542a.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NerdWallet) – If asked to picture a payday lender, you might think of a storefront in a strip mall with green dollar signs and neon slogans like “everyday’s payday.” You probably don’t picture a mobile app that advertises on TikTok and sports a colorful logo.
But cash advance apps like Earnin and Dave provide advances with the same borrow-and-repay structure as payday lenders, and consumer advocates say they carry similar risks. Both are fast, no-credit-check options to bridge an income gap or ease the pressure of inflation.
Neither is an ideal first choice for borrowing fast cash, but knowing their differences can help you save money and avoid damaging your finances.
Cash advance apps work like payday loans
Like most payday loans, a cash or paycheck advance app lets you borrow money with no credit check. You’re also required to repay the advance, plus any fees you agreed to, on your next payday.
A single pay cycle is usually not enough time for borrowers to repay a payday loan, so many people fall into a pattern of getting another loan to pay the previous one, says Alex Horowitz, principal officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts.
App users may find themselves in a similar cycle. A 2021 study from the Financial Health Network found that more than 70% of app users get advances consecutively. The study doesn’t say why users reborrow, but Horowitz says the behavior is notably similar to payday loans.
“Direct-to-consumer wage advances share DNA with payday loans,” he says. “They’re structured alike, they have repeat borrowing and they’re timed to the borrower’s payday, giving the lender a strong ability to collect.”
Apps may offer more flexibility
Payday lenders and paycheck advance apps both collect repayment directly from your bank account. If your account balance is too low when they withdraw funds, you could incur an overdraft fee, says Yasmin Farahi, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending.
An app might try to avoid overdrawing your account. Mia Alexander, vice president of customer success at Dave, says the app reviews users’ bank accounts before withdrawing repayment. If repayment will put the balance close to zero or negative, the app may not withdraw funds, she says.
However, apps commonly include language in their user agreements that even if they try not to overdraw your account, they aren’t responsible if they do.
In states where payday lending is allowed, it’s unlikely that a payday lender will offer a free, unsolicited payment extension, as some apps say they do. Some states require payday lenders to offer no-cost extended payment plans to struggling borrowers, but a 2021 report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says that some lenders misrepresent the plans or don’t disclose them.
Also unlike payday lenders, apps don’t make collection calls. If a user revokes access to their bank account to avoid repayment, the app won’t try to collect the funds. The user just can’t get another advance until they repay the previous one.
Payday loans cost more
Payday loans tend to have high, mandatory fees, while apps often don’t. Instead, they charge small fees that users can opt into throughout the borrowing process. Those fees can add up, but they’re usually less than what payday lenders charge.
For example, an app might charge a monthly subscription fee, or a fee for instant access to funds. Most cash advance apps also ask for a tip for the service.
The fee on a $375 payday loan is most commonly about $55 in a two-week period, Horowitz says. Because cash advance app fees are mostly optional, you can easily keep the cost below $10.
Earnin user Sharay Jefferson says she used payday loans in the past, but she switched to a cash advance app because it’s a cheaper way to cover bills and unexpected expenses.
“If you get a payday loan for $200, you’re going to pay maybe three-something back,” she says. “With Earnin, I’m going to have to pay back that $200, plus whatever I decide to tip them. It’s way less expensive.”
Technically, apps aren’t lenders
Regulators like the CFPB haven’t classified paycheck advance apps as lenders, despite their similarities to payday lending.
Earnin CEO and founder Ram Palaniappan says the app is more like a payroll service or ATM because it facilitates access to your own funds. Earnin requires users to upload a time sheet showing they’ve worked enough hours to have earned the cash advance amount. Other apps scan a user’s bank account for income and expenses to determine whether they qualify for an advance.
Farahi says apps should be treated like creditors, meaning they would follow the Truth in Lending Act, which requires creditors to disclose an annual percentage rate. An APR lets consumers compare costs between financing options. For example, users could compare a cash advance app’s APR to a credit card’s and choose the most affordable one.
“People still need to know what the actual cost of credit is and be able to evaluate it and truly compare that cost against other options,” she says.
Apps would also have to adhere to applicable state lending laws. Currently, 18 states and Washington, D.C., have maximum interest rate caps that could limit app fees, she says.
Cash advance app vs. payday loan: Which is better?
If you urgently need cash, you may have better alternatives than payday loans and advance apps, Farahi says.
Local nonprofits and charities can help with basic food and clothing needs. A family or friend could loan you money without charging extra fees. If you have a few hours to spare, a side gig could generate as much money as a typical payday loan or cash advance app.
If the choice is between an app and a payday loan, the app is probably the better option because:
- It’s cheaper.
- It may not trigger an overdraft fee.
- If you don’t repay it, the app won’t send you to collections.
A cash advance from an app is unlikely to leave you in a better financial spot, Farahi says. But it may be a little less likely than a payday loan to leave you worse off. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/cash-advance-apps-vs-payday-loans-which-is-better/ | 2022-09-18T17:01:24Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/cash-advance-apps-vs-payday-loans-which-is-better/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor is suing Chargers team doctor David S. Gazzaniga and the Newport Orthopedic Institute, which he runs, for medical malpractice after suffering a punctured lung during treatment for a 2020 rib injury, per documents obtained by ESPN. Taylor is reportedly seeking $5 million in damages.
The lawsuit comes just as another Chargers quarterback, Justin Herbert, is being treated by the same doctor for fractured rib cartilage following an injury on Thursday night against the Chiefs.
Taylor punctured his lung when Gazzaniga attempted to give a pain-killing injection to his fractured ribs. The quarterback alleges in the lawsuit that he dealt with “severe physical pain resulting in hospitalization, physical therapy, emotional distress and other past pain and suffering.” His lawyers also allege that Gazzaniga’s actions caused Taylor to lose his starting job with the Chargers prior to free agency.
“As he returned to free agency, he entered as a back-up quarterback as opposed to a starting quarterback,” the lawsuit says, per ESPN. “The economic difference between a starting quarterback’s salary and a back-up quarterback’s salary is at least $5,000,000 and is more than likely much greater. The exact amount of such past and future loss is unknown to [Taylor] at this time and he will ask leave of this Court for permission to amend this Complaint to set forth the total amount when ascertained.”
Gazzaniga is also accused of medical battery because Taylor “did not have proper and accurate informed consent prior to the anesthetic injections.”
The NFLPA and Herbert’s representatives are expected to monitor how the Chargers handle their current quarterback amid his injury, per ESPN. Coach Brandon Staley has said Herbert is considered day-to-day ahead of the team’s game next week against the Jaguars.
Taylor’s current deal with the Giants includes $8.5 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $17 million over two years. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/tyrod-taylor-suing-chargers-doctor-treating-justin-herbert/ | 2022-09-18T17:01:38Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/tyrod-taylor-suing-chargers-doctor-treating-justin-herbert/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — New research from the journal Pediatrics reveals that emergency room visits involving children who have swallowed button batteries have doubled in the past decade.
Button batteries are commonly found in products such as remote controls, watches, and toys.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, every three hours a child will visit the ER after consuming a battery.
Health experts say the effects of swallowing a battery are serious and can be deadly. Consuming button batteries can cause serious tissue damage in as little as two hours. Once the battery comes in contact with saliva, a reaction can occur that begins to erode the child’s esophagus.
Experts say one of the most important steps you can take in this situation is to call the poison helpline.
Additionally, children should not be allowed to eat or drink after swallowing the battery.
You can, however, slow the harmful effects by giving your child honey. If your child is over 1 year old, it is recommended to give them two teaspoons every 10 minutes for up to 6 doses.
“After testing nearly 30 different substances found in the kitchen and pantries of most households, we found that honey, which is obviously very palpable, is a weakly acetic type of solution so it helps to neutralize the PH. It also acts as a viscous or physical barrier to coat the esophagus so there is less direct contact,” said Dr. Chris Jatana, Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Experts say above all, get your child to a nearby hospital immediately.
Just last month, an Ohio mother went viral with a Facebook post describing how she gave her young daughter honey after she swallowed a button battery from a doll’s leg.
After arriving at the hospital, X-rays showed the battery had slid into the girl’s stomach where it was less dangerous. The girl was discharged after an overnight stay in the hospital, Nexstar’s WJW reports. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/what-to-do-if-your-kid-accidentally-swallows-a-battery/ | 2022-09-18T17:01:56Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/what-to-do-if-your-kid-accidentally-swallows-a-battery/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
250 New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the “Harlem Hellfighters” 369th Sustainment Brigade said goodbye to their families for a year during a farewell ceremony 9 a.m. Sept. 18, 2022, at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor NY. The Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade will be deploying to Kuwait for a sustainment operations mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
This work, 369th Sustainment Brigade Departure Ceremony (Sept 18, 2022) [Image 4 of 4], by SSG Sebastian Rothwyn, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7422632/369th-sustainment-brigade-departure-ceremony-sept-18-2022 | 2022-09-18T17:04:11Z | dvidshub.net | control | https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7422632/369th-sustainment-brigade-departure-ceremony-sept-18-2022 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hollywood’s long history is riddled with offenses and injustices, and now one of the biggest to ever take place on the Oscar stage has been properly acknowledged at last.
Sacheen Littlefeather was welcomed as the guest of honor at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' event on Saturday evening in Los Angeles — a stark contrast to her first interaction with the organization that puts on the Oscars.
In 1973, when Marlon Brando won the best actor Oscar for his work in The Godfather, he declined the award, and asked Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/AZ), then a 26-year-old actress, to appear onstage on his behalf. Her speech — in which she said Brando was declining the award because of “the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry and on television in movie reruns, and also with recent happenings at Wounded Knee” — was met with boos from the audience. That 60-second speech resulted in decades of abuse and harassment for Littlefeather, who says she was unable to continue working in the business and found her safety threatened.
Now 75, Littlefeather has finally received an apology from the Academy, and a warm standing ovation when she took the stage at the "An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather" event held in her honor. The gathering at the Academy Museum featured performances of dance and song, all selected by Littlefeather, in an evening meant to acknowledge the wrongs of the past and highlight the culture of the Native communities.
In front of a crowd of Academy members, press and industry players, Littlefeather reflected on that infamous moment and its repercussions in a conversation with Academy member Bird Runningwater. “I had prayed to my ancestors to be with me that night, and it was with prayer that I went up there. I went up there like a proud Indian woman,” she told the audience of the moment she took the stage in 1973. “As I began to walk up those steps, I knew that I had to speak the truth. Some people may accept it and some people may not.”
Littlefeather, who peppered her onstage conversation with witty jokes (“I was a size 10 back then” she joked when asked to think about to those moments at the 49th Academy Awards) says that after her speech on the Oscars stage, as she made her way through the party, she was met with mockery by attendees who did the tomahawk chop.
The event, at which they also played the clip of Littlefeather onstage at the 1973 Academy Awards, brought out notable members of the Academy, including current CEO Bill Kramer, current President Janet Yang and former president David Rubin. “The Academy and our industry find itself at an inflection point,” said Rubin, who read out the Academy’s apology. “Ms. Littlefeather, we are pleased and moved that you have so graciously received our letter.” | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/awards-insider-sacheen-littlefeather-academy-apology | 2022-09-18T17:08:55Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/awards-insider-sacheen-littlefeather-academy-apology | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ezra Miller did not, to put it mildly, invoke their right to remain silent. This past March, the actor was arrested in a tiki bar called Margarita Village in Hilo, Hawaii, after shouting profanities, spitting in a patron’s face, and grabbing a microphone from a woman singing karaoke to “Shallow” from A Star Is Born. Miller claimed to have been accosted by a Nazi and to have evidence. In fact, one of the first things you hear the actor say in the three-minute police body-cam video that circulated after the arrest is something the officers had likely never heard from a disorderly dive bar patron before: “I film myself when I get assaulted for NFT crypto art.”
Once outside, Miller—sweaty and disheveled in a black suit jacket, burgundy pants, and a red tie—barks at the cops to state their full names and badge numbers. When one attempts to search Miller’s pockets, the actor says twice, rapid-fire, “I’m transgender nonbinary. I don’t want to be searched by a man.” After being called “sir,” the actor responds, “That is an act of intentional bigotry and a technical hate crime.” Miller, whose pronouns are they/them, registers their objection to being “unlawfully persecuted for a crime of no designation,” says they have preexisting nerve damage from police handcuffs, and expands on the Nazi’s assault. “You should have told us that instead of running away,” an officer replies placidly. “We could have took care of everything real quick. But you wanted to play the game.”
When the police empty Miller’s pockets, they find styrofoam Nerf bullets and place them in a plastic bag, along with the single accessory linking the person in cuffs to the movie that their acclaimed career, as well as $200 million of Warner Bros.’s money, is riding on: a ring emblazoned with their DC Comics superhero character. By now, Miller seems to have burned out their rage. “The Flash ring means a lot to me,” the actor says quietly. “It’s very valuable.”
That arrest was just one turn in a downward spiral so confusing and troubling that even old friends have difficulty parsing the chaos. What’s clear is that Miller has been endangering not just their career, but also their safety—and allegedly that of others—in increasingly plain sight for the last two years. Since 2020, the actor has been accused of crimes and abuses spanning 6,000 miles and two oceans: throwing a chair that hit a woman in the forehead, threatening a couple in their bedroom and stealing their wallet and passport in Hawaii, on top of the incident at Margarita Village; choking two strangers in Iceland; and breaking into a neighbor’s home in Vermont to steal alcohol, which resulted in a felony charge.
In June, two protection orders were issued against Miller. The first was filed in tribal court in North Dakota by Chase Iron Eyes, a Native American businessman, and his wife, Sara Jumping Eagle, on behalf of their 18-year-old, Tokata Iron Eyes, who goes by Gibson. They accuse Miller of grooming, brainwashing, and emotionally abusing the teenager, a nonbinary Indigenous activist Miller met when Iron Eyes was just 12. The tribal court put a temporary order in place, but ultimately dismissed the request for a permanent one, and the parents say they withdrew their request for custody, believing the odds were stacked against them. The second order was requested by a mother in Massachusetts, claiming that Miller’s interest in her own nonbinary 12-year-old made her and the child uncomfortable in incidents between February and June of this year. The actor denies the allegations.
Most recently, Vermont State Police were dispatched to Miller’s farm with an emergency order from the Department for Children and Families. A 25-year-old woman named Ana had moved her three young children into the household. Though the woman has said that Ezra saved her family from an abusive situation, Miller’s farm was said to be gun-ridden and unsafe for children. “I saw more guns than ever, and three little kids running around among them,” a longtime friend who visited in May tells VF. “The youngest girl picked up a bullet and put it in her mouth.” The order issued on August 5 demanded that custody of Ana’s kids immediately be transferred to the state. But when police arrived at the movie star’s farm, Ana and the children were gone. The children’s father tells VF that he has not spoken to his kids since April. A court date concerning custody has been set for October, in Hawaii.
Warner Bros. has not commented on their marquee superhero, and declined to speak for this story. But a source close to the situation says the studio and the actor’s agency, CAA, suggested Miller work with someone in crisis PR. On August 15, Miller finally admitted that they were in the midst of “an intense crisis,” and said in a statement: “I now understand that I am suffering complex mental health issues and have begun ongoing treatment. I want to apologize to everyone that I have alarmed and upset with my past behavior. I am committed to doing the necessary work to get back to a healthy, safe and productive stage in my life.” A source with knowledge of the situation tells Vanity Fair that the work currently consists of undergoing therapy.
Over the last six weeks, VF has spoken to more than a dozen people who crossed paths with Miller in recent years, some of whom worked closely or lived with the actor on the 95-acre farm in Vermont. Most sources described Miller’s spiral as a conflagration of the mental health issues the actor has acknowledged, along with drugs, guns, and outlandish claims, that has raged for more than two years. They say the actor verbally and emotionally abused those around them and referred to themself alternately as Jesus and the devil. Three people say Miller has also wrapped the superhero they play into their grandiose speechifying. The actor, says one source, was “claiming that the Flash is the one who brings the multiverses together just like Jesus.”
All this has been a disturbing trajectory for Miller, whose critical breakthrough came at 19 with their deeply unnerving performance in the 2011 school-massacre drama We Need to Talk About Kevin. The following year, Miller proved their range with a charismatic turn in the coming-of-age story The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Since then, the actor has hopscotched from indies like The Stanford Prison Experiment to full-blown franchise stardom, appearing opposite Johnny Depp in the Harry Potter spin-off series Fantastic Beasts, which has grossed about $1.8 billion. The Flash is due out in June of next year. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/inside-ezra-millers-dark-spiral-messiah-delusions | 2022-09-18T17:09:01Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/inside-ezra-millers-dark-spiral-messiah-delusions | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Woody Allen, the 86-year-old director, writer, actor, and stand-up comic behind well-received films like Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris, told the Spanish news outlet La Vanguardia that his current production, Wasp 22, will be his final film.
He said that his plan “in principle” is to not make any more movies, and focus the rest of his energy on writing, probably a novel. While best known for writing screenplays that he usually directs himself, Allen has, over a career that spans eight decades, published five collections of humor short stories, a memoir, and 10 works for theater of varying length.
News of hanging up the director’s megaphone is not particularly surprising. Resurgent allegations of sexual abuse against his adopted daughter in 1992, for which he was never charged and which he has denied, have effectively ended his ability to work in the United States or find mainstream distribution here. His last two movies, A Rainy Day in New York and Rifkin’s Festival were essentially ignored, although Rainy Day ended up being a worldwide box office champ in May 2020 due to a fluke of early pandemic scheduling.
Allen’s memoir, Apropos of Nothing, was originally set to be published by Hachette, but they canceled its release in 2020 when employees, and Hachette author Ronan Farrow, voiced complaint. (Farrow, of course, is the investigative journalist whose work was instrumental in the downfall of Harvey Weinstein, and is also Woody Allen’s son.) Apropos of Nothing was published by the small press Arcade, who also released this summer’s collection of short humor stories, Zero Gravity.
While promoting the newest book, Allen was interviewed via Instagram by Alec Baldwin. Despite plenty of technical issues (which led to Baldwin shouting off camera in Spanish), Allen suggested that retirement was imminent. “A lot of the thrill is gone,” he said. “When I used to do a film, it'd go into a movie house all across the country. Now you do a movie and you get a couple of weeks in a movie house. Maybe six weeks or four weeks, and then it goes right to streaming or pay-per-view.” He continued, “it was a nice feeling to know that 500 people were seeing it once… I don't know how I feel about making movies. I'm going to make another one, and I'll see how it feels.”
Allen’s writing career began in the early 1950s, when he was a 16-year-old, mailing in, as he put it in Apropos of Nothing, “mother-in-law jokes, parking space jokes, [and] income tax jokes” to newspaper columnists. Nick Kenny of the Daily Mirror was first to buy one of his gags, slipping in an “Allan Konigsberg says …” He soon legally changed his name to Heywood Allen, became a television writer (most notably for Sid Caesar), a stand-up comedian in New York’s Greenwich Village, and eventually made his way to feature films. He has won four Academy Awards off of 24 nominations (winning Best Screenplay for Annie Hall, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Midnight in Paris, and Best Director for Annie Hall), and Diane Keaton, Michael Caine, Mira Sorvino, Penélope Cruz, Cate Blanchett, and Dianne Wiest (twice) have all won Oscars from appearing in Allen's films.
His first movie in the traditional sense as a director was the mock documentary Take The Money and Run in 1969. Depending on how you count these things (he’s created many works for television over the years, and also acted in movie adaptations of his plays which he did not direct) Wasp 22 will be his 50th film. Allen has described it as “a poisonous romantic thriller” similar to his 2005 hit Match Point, and it will be shot in French. The cast has yet to be announced, though IMDb does list Dr. Kenneth Edelson, a New York dermatologist who has appeared in 30 Woody Allen movies, beginning with Alice in 1990, usually credited as Party Guest.
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Rudy Giuliani, once hailed as “America’s Mayor” after 9/11, called Democrats “anarchists” while talking to controversial rocker Ted Nugent on Sunday on “Real America’s Voice.”
"If I was in charge of America, I would put Rudy Giuliani as the Attorney General and start putting an end to the petty crimes," said Ted Nugent, 73, rock musician, conservative activist, and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump.
“They are trying to destroy our society. There is a whole element of them–they basically are anarchists. They want us to become a socialist society…[They think] American nationalism is bad. It’s all part of the same movement. The same people that burn the flag, the same people that take down statues and the same people that burn buildings are the same people that commit the crimes,” said the ex-attorney for former President Donald Trump.
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Nugent told the former mayor of New York City that he remembers when the city was a “slaughter zone” and was “rampant, runaway crime like some kind of outtake from Planet of the Apes and then you came in with truth, logic and common sense law and order.” Giuliani discussed his time running a police department, criticizing how police handle riots today, especially during the clashes of 2020. “I had eight years of no riots. None. Zero. No one even tried,” he said of his experience. (Ironically, Giuliani was accused of nearly inciting a riot in 1992 while he was a mayoral candidate; while Giuliani chanted before the crowd protesting then-mayor David Dinkins, supporters jumped on cars and obstructed traffic.)
Giuliani has been in the spotlight yet again, and not in a good way. Last week, in an interview to commemorate the 21st anniversary of 9/11, he was widely panned on Twitter for saying that September 11, 2001, was “in some ways, you know, the greatest day of my life,” without offering much explanation. Last month, the former Trump attorney was informed that he is a target in the Georgia probe involving alleged 2020 election interference.
In May 2022, while performing at a Trump rally, Nugent told supporters to go “berserk on the skulls of the Democrats,” only hours after a mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket.
At the same rally, the Republican rocker called Democrats “the enemies of America” and echoed Trump’s claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen: Democrats “didn’t sneak into the White House – they lied, they cheated, they scammed. And every day, the Democrats violate their sacred oath to the Constitution.”
In an interview in June 2020, Nugent said, “Donald Trump was sent here by God. Just like our founding fathers were touched by divine intervention.”
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A guest list of 500 royals and foreign heads of government meet in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday.
So far, world leaders spotted in London include U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Emperor Naruhito.
Every country with diplomatic ties to the United Kingdom received an invitation to the Queen’s funeral, with some notable exceptions, like Russia, Belarus and Myanmar, who weren’t extended an invitation due to human rights abuses and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not be able to make it, but his wife Olena Zelenska is expected to make an appearance.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will not be attending, a UK Foreign Office source said on Sunday; human rights groups criticized the invite to the Crown Prince, as he was accused of approving the operation to kill American journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
Although the heads of government for Iran, Nicaragua and North Korea were not invited, the nations’ ambassadors will be in attendance.
“The thing that I will take away from this period is just the beauty of the public’s response, the kindness that you see from members of the public, the patience, the camaraderie, that has been, for me, the most moving tribute of all, has been the public response of the British people,” Prime Minister Ardern said.
The Bidens paid tribute at Westminster Hall on Sunday before the president signed the Official Condolence Book at Lancaster House and and then plan to attend a reception at Buckingham Palace in the evening, hosted by the new monarch, King Charles III. The new king also met with the new U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss before meeting with the leaders of the Commonwealth.
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BBC said that the current wait time to pay their respects to the Queen at Westminster Hall is as long as 13 hours, with the line spanning over five miles. The lying-in-state will end on Monday at 6:30 BST, as the Queen’s coffin needs to be transported to Westminster Abbey for the funeral.
A moment of silence will be held across the United Kingdom at 8pm local time. Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, after reigning for 70 years.
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BARNSTABLE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Baker-Polito Administration announced an update on Sunday regarding the shelter and humanitarian support that is being provided at Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) for the migrants that arrived in Martha’s Vineyard this week.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) continues to lead the coordination efforts among state and local officials to ensure access to food, shelter and essential services for approximately 50 migrants. Governor Charlie Baker has activated up to 125 members of the Massachusetts National Guard as part of this Emergency Response Plan.
On Friday, the Commonwealth offered the migrants a voluntary transition from the Martha’s Vineyard facility to Joint Base Cape Cod. State officials provided transportation to individuals and families from the island to a shelter on JBCC, where there are different services to support urgent needs.
The layout at JBCC allows organizers to create specific housing areas for families, who will remain together as a unit, women, and anyone with specific needs including medical care. MEMA continues to collaborate closely with state agencies and non-profit organizations to provide individuals and families with access to a variety of services including:
- Clothing and hygiene kits
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- Access to health care, mental health, and crisis counseling services
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LOS ANGELES — When USC released its depth chart ahead of the season opener, Solomon Byrd was in for a surprise. The transfer defensive end found himself on the third-string defense. And in the first game against Rice, he played only five snaps.
“It was hard, I’m not going to lie, because I came from Wyoming and I was a starter and a big name up there,” Byrd said. “So when I came down here, there was a lot of talent.
“I just had to keep working, keep doing what I’ve been doing. And it’s starting to pay off.”
It’s that last part — the hard work despite the disappointment, and the immediate success because of that hard work — that has made Byrd the poster child for the culture that new head coach Lincoln Riley is trying to build at USC.
Byrd was elevated into a starting role at rush edge in Week 3 as the product of three things: First, a shoulder injury to Romello Height. Second, persistence at practice that moved him past Korey Foreman onto the second team. And third, performing when his name was called last week against Stanford to the tune of two sacks and a pass breakup.
So Byrd got the start in Height’s place Saturday night against Fresno State and played a pivotal role in USC’s 42-17 win at the Coliseum.
He had four tackles, all solo, against the Bulldogs. Two came for a loss of yardage, the second on a first-and-10 for a nine-yard loss that led to a Fresno punt.
But the play that earned Byrd his glory after the game came on the first possession of the third quarter, in which he came flying into the backfield practically untouched. He made his long reach for Fresno quarterback Jake Haener as he tried to backpedal away, and Byrd did what he’d been coached to do that week: Take a swipe at the football.
Sure enough, the ball came loose, and Byrd was the first to notice, coming up with the fumble recovery in addition to the strip sack. USC held a 21-10 lead at the time, but the turnover set up a Trojan touchdown to put the game out of reach.
“That’s a huge drive in the game,” defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said. “To find yourself immediately giving the ball back to the offense, it was critical.”
Since they arrived from Oklahoma, Riley and Grinch has preached competition, that jobs are never permanent, that they can be won or lost on a week-to-week basis.
If there was any skepticism about this among USC’s players, Byrd is the walking proof that how you practice can change your role come Saturday.
“He’s kind of been a poster child for it,” Grinch said. “The nice thing is the visual: He does those things. It should be a message to everybody else that if ‘I play this way, that I can have some production, too.’ “
In the locker room following the win over Fresno State, Riley presented a game ball to Byrd, who should only see his role continue to solidify in the coming weeks.
“A guy that first game of the season takes five reps as a three, gets an opportunity, keeps working, and now, now look at him,” Riley said beside Byrd at the post-game podium. “Now as a starter really came in and impacted the last two weeks and was even better this week than he was last week from what I saw on the field. And we would expect him to continue to get better.”
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