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The 49ers' win comes with a giant asterisk. The first quarter looked as though the offense would hum right along before Trey Lance suffered what appeared to be a broken ankle. Emotions were flying high, and everyone wanted to point the finger at Kyle Shanahan for running his quarterback up the middle too much.
We're always quick to point to the examples that work, but that doesn't make the decision correct. Those hits in the interior of the defense add up, and with those piles, bad things tend to happen. Unfortunately, it was the worst-case scenario for Lance.
The show had to go on, and we knew the Niners would beat a hopeless Seattle squad. But it was tough not to feel bad for Lance no matter what happened next.
Jimmy Garoppolo came in and led the offense to a touchdown on two of the following four drives. The offense seemed as though it was hitting on all cylinders until the second half. A seven-minute drive ended in no points after Kyle Shanahan elected to kick a field goal from the two-yard line. That seemed like the only way the Seahawks had a chance, and it ended up that way.
DeMeco Ryans couldn't have put together a better game script. On eight drives before the two-minute warning, Seattle turned the ball over three times and forced five punts. But, in the most literal sense, the defense couldn't play better.
Garoppolo's QB sneak in the fourth quarter gave the team a 27-7 lead. Jimmy Garoppolo earned a $350,000 bonus for playing and winning this game for the 49ers. He stands to make $350k per win, as long he's healthy, and the 49ers keep winning.
The team dominated outside of the blocked field goal. Seattle looked outclassed. Denver struggled with the Texans, while the Rams allowed 25 points to the Falcons. The 49ers have a great chance to get back on track, despite losing Lance. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360032/49ers-seahawks-recap-week-2 | 2022-09-19T01:24:56Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360032/49ers-seahawks-recap-week-2 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the 49ers and linebacker Dre Greenlaw have agreed to a two-year contract extension. Kyle Shanahan wasn’t asked about it after the game, and there are no contract details yet.
Rewatching last week’s game, Greenlaw played quite well aside from a couple of boneheaded penalties. His speed and mentality are much-needed, and his future is bright, provided Dre stays healthy.
Greenlaw led the team in tackles with eight against the Seahawks in Week 2, with one coming behind the line of scrimmage. We’ll see how much the deal is worth and how much it compares to Greenlaw’s peers.
This probably is probably the end of Azeez Al-Shaair’s tenure as a Niner — or at least his chance to earn a lucrative contract with the team. He took advantage of Greenlaw’s injury but has struggled to stay on the field himself.
The timing of the deal is interesting. Obviously, the team freed up cap space once they reworked Jimmy Garoppolo’s deal. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360082/49ers-agree-on-a-2-year-extension-with-lb-dre-greenlaw | 2022-09-19T01:25:02Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360082/49ers-agree-on-a-2-year-extension-with-lb-dre-greenlaw | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sunday Night Football is back for the second week, and we have the Chicago Bears, who we saw last week, traveling to Green Bay to face the Packers, who looked sluggish and out of sorts last week against the Vikings.
If Green Bay drops this game to Chicago, they'll have an uphill battle to get to the playoffs. However, I think they come out and start fast while Chicago struggles early. The Packers' defense is impressive. They just happened to run into arguably the best wideout in the game last week.
It's no guarantee the Packers' offense will magically do better. Sure, they had some drops last week but didn't light the scoreboard up as you'd expect. Chicago is young in the secondary. We'll see if Aaron Rodgers can take advantage.
Allen Lazard returns for the Packers. He'll be Rodgers's go-to target, I imagine. Matt LaFleur is 6-0 in his career against the Bears. Remember, Rodgers told Chicago fans, "I own you" last time out. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360179/bears-vs-packers-sunday-night-football-thread-rooting-against-green-bay | 2022-09-19T01:25:08Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360179/bears-vs-packers-sunday-night-football-thread-rooting-against-green-bay | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kansas volleyball took down Omaha in four sets, 25-16, 25-17, 20-25 and 25-16, in the final match of the Jayhawk Classic on Saturday.
Sophomore opposite London Davis led the Jayhawks with 14 kills. Graduate middle blocker Lauren Dooley added 10 kills and five blocks.
Redshirt freshman outside hitter Ayah Elnady set a school record with eight service aces in four sets, also adding nine kills.
Set One
As the set began, Kansas and Omaha started out on fire offensively. Back to back aces from Elnady increased the early Kansas lead to 7-4.
The set grew close as two straight kills from the Mavericks made the score 12-11 in favor of the Jayhawks.
Going into the first media timeout, the Jayhawks were in the lead 15-12. After the timeout, Elnady had three straight aces to grow the lead to 18-12. The Jayhawks did not let up and secured the set after three straight kills.
The Jayhawks took the set 25 to 16. Their offense was the highlight of the set, tallying 14 kills and five aces.
Set Two
The second set began similarly to the first, with both teams tallying multiple kills. With the score tied at five, Kansas began to grow a small lead after multiple attack errors by Omaha.
The Mavericks were forced to call a timeout after back-to-back kills grew the Kansas lead to 16-12. The Jayhawks took the set 25-17 with little drama. They tallied 13 kills and were hitting a scorching .407 to Omaha’s .054.
Set Three
The third set started off tight, with the teams trading points until the game was tied at seven. A block by Davis and a kill by graduate middle blocker Lauren Dooley caused the Mavericks to call a timeout with Kansas leading nine to seven.
Omaha kept this set close as multiple service errors plagued the Jayhawks.
Kansas was forced to call another timeout after Omaha went on a 3-0 scoring run, leading the Jayhawks 21-17.
The Mavericks called a timeout after two straight attack errors made the score 22-20 in favor of Omaha.
Omaha took the third set 25-20 following a couple errors from the Jayhawks. Kansas’ hitting percentage was .024 during this set.
Set Four
Kansas got off to a hot start in the fourth set following three straight aces from Elnady. The Jayhawks led 6-1, forcing an Omaha timeout.
The Mavericks called another timeout after multiple attack errors grew the Kansas lead to 11-3.
Errors continued to plague Omaha as the lead grew to 18-9.
Kansas ended up taking the fourth and final set 25-16. Kansas tallied a total of 47 kills to Omaha’s 41. Kansas also had nine aces and 10 blocks.
Head coach Ray Bechard was impressed with the Jayhawks’ performance. “We played really well today,” Bechard said. “London gave us a good lift today, Ayah was impressive from the service line. We controlled the match and it was a good effort from everyone involved.”
Following the game, Ainise Havili and Kelsie Payne had their jerseys retired. Havili and Payne were both at Kansas from 2014-2017.
The Jayhawks will be back in action to take on the No. 1 Texas Longhorns on September 21 at 8 p.m. | https://www.kansan.com/sports/no-23-kansas-volleyball-defeats-omaha-to-end-the-jayhawk-classic/article_609f3aee-36d9-11ed-8221-bb9fa3a78c4d.html | 2022-09-19T01:27:15Z | kansan.com | control | https://www.kansan.com/sports/no-23-kansas-volleyball-defeats-omaha-to-end-the-jayhawk-classic/article_609f3aee-36d9-11ed-8221-bb9fa3a78c4d.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONG KONG, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun International Limited (HKEX stock code: 00656, "Fosun International") said a major international investment bank Morgan Stanley has reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Fosun International with a target price of HK$11.4.
In the first half of 2022, Fosun achieved sustainable growth in its revenue, with a total revenue of RMB82.89 billion, representing an increase of 17.7% over the same period in 2021. The company pointed out that after entering the second half of the year, thanks to the Group's long-term adherence to profound industry operations, the financial and operational indicators of companies in multiple segments have rapidly shown signs of a steady recovery.
Fosun's Actual Debt is Only RMB100 Billion, Corresponding to Total Assets of RMB270 billion
The market is concern about Fosun International's debt situation and believes that Fosun is under the pressure of RMB650 billion debt. According to Fosun International's 2022 interim results, its total assets amounted to RMB849.7 billion and total liabilities amounted to RMB651.3 billion as of 30 June 2022. However, the market's perception of RMB650 billion debt is in fact a confusing statement.
This RMB650 billion figure is the consolidated total liabilities of Fosun International and its subsidiaries, including the liabilities of its financial institutions such as insurance companies, banks, etc. However, the liabilities of financial institutions and the commonly referred interest bearing corporate debt are two different concepts. In fact, the consolidated interest bearing debt of Fosun International stands at approximately RMB260 billion only, which also consists of debts of its consolidated listed subsidiaries such as Yuyuan and Fosun Pharma, etc. The repayment obligations of these debts are independently borne by the corresponding listed companies. In other words, the actual debt that is borne by Fosun International is only approximately RMB100 billion, corresponding to total assets of RMB270 billion and net asset value (NAV) of around RMB20 per share. From this perspective, Fosun is not under significant debt repayment pressure.
Morgan Stanley Reiterated its "Overweight" Rating on Fosun International with a Target Price of HK$11.4 for the Third Time
Morgan Stanley issued a research report on 16 September, the report said that most of Fosun's debt at the consolidated level reported in its recent interim results announcement consists of lending by Fosun's operating subsidiaries. The firm estimated that the debt at the holding company, including onshore debt, offshore debt and bank loans, is much lower. In terms of cash, with a tightening credit market, it is understandable that the company needs to take quick action to convert liquid assets into cash. It is estimated that the cash generated from its recent asset sales, together with its cash on hand is getting closer to being able to repay its near-term debt obligations. Morgan Stanley has therefore reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Fosun International with a target price of HK$11.4.
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(The Hill) – President Biden in an interview that aired Sunday declared the coronavirus pandemic is “over,” pointing to the return of large events and the lack of masking and other public health measures in place nationwide.
“The pandemic is over,” Biden told “60 Minutes” from the Detroit auto show last Wednesday, the first one held since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. “We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lotta work on it. It’s– but the pandemic is over. If you notice, no one’s wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it’s changing. And I think this is a perfect example of it.”
The United States is still recording an average of more than 400 deaths per day from COVID-19, according to New York Times data, and more than 1 million Americans have died from the virus since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Highly contagious variants have spread throughout the globe, making it nearly impossible to fully eradicate COVID-19.
As a result, the Biden administration has focused its messaging on the importance of getting vaccinated and receiving booster shots to increase immunity, as well as the wide availability of antiviral pills and other forms of treatment for those who contract the virus.
Biden himself contracted COVID-19 in July, but dealt with only mild symptoms, according to his doctor. Officials credited his mild case to being fully vaccinated and taking the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
The U.S. and much of the world has returned to hosting large events over the past year, like the auto show, and done away with requirements that attendees where mask or provide proof of vaccination. The U.S. does require foreign visitors to be fully vaccinated to come to the country by plane.
“I think you’d agree that the impact on the psyche of the American people as a consequence of the pandemic is profound,” Biden said in his interview with Scott Pelley. “Think of how that has changed everything. You know, people’s attitudes about themselves, their families, about the state of the nation, about the state of their communities. And so there’s a lot of uncertainty out there, a great deal of uncertainty. And we lost a million people. A million people to COVID.”
“When I got in office, when I got elected, only 2 million people had been vaccinated. I got 220 million– my point is it takes time,” he added. “We were left in a very difficult situation. It’s been a very difficult time. Very difficult.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/president-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/ | 2022-09-19T01:28:53Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/president-biden-the-pandemic-is-over/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man who went missing in Horsetooth Mountain area found dead Sunday
Update: 6:35 p.m.: The Larimer County Sheriff's Office on Sunday afternoon said that a man who went missing Saturday in Horsetooth Mountain Park has been found dead.
The man, presumably Torin, Thorsgard, was separated from his group, setting off a multiagency search that began about 6:45 p.m. Saturday. Search and rescue personnel looked for the man until after midnight before pausing and resuming the search Sunday morning.
The sheriff's office said an adult male was found beneath a rock ledge about 12:25 p.m. Sunday. His body was recovered and the incident is being identified as an unattended death. The man's identity and cause and manner of death will be released at a later date by the Larimer County Coroner's Office.
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The Larimer County Sheriff's Office said it is actively searching for man missing in the Horsetooth Mountain Open Space area.
The sheriff's office sent a Tweet around noon Sunday that the adult male, identified as Torin Thorsgard, was separated from his party Saturday night west of Fort Collins
If you have seen Thorsgard recently or know of his whereabouts, you area asked to call the sheriff's office communications center at 970-416-1985. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/18/searchers-looking-for-missing-man-last-seen-in-horsetooth-mountain-area/69502320007/ | 2022-09-19T01:34:47Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/18/searchers-looking-for-missing-man-last-seen-in-horsetooth-mountain-area/69502320007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONG KONG, Sept. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun International Limited (HKEX stock code: 00656, "Fosun International") said a major international investment bank Morgan Stanley has reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Fosun International with a target price of HK$11.4.
In the first half of 2022, Fosun achieved sustainable growth in its revenue, with a total revenue of RMB82.89 billion, representing an increase of 17.7% over the same period in 2021. The company pointed out that after entering the second half of the year, thanks to the Group's long-term adherence to profound industry operations, the financial and operational indicators of companies in multiple segments have rapidly shown signs of a steady recovery.
Fosun's Actual Debt is Only RMB100 Billion, Corresponding to Total Assets of RMB270 billion
The market is concern about Fosun International's debt situation and believes that Fosun is under the pressure of RMB650 billion debt. According to Fosun International's 2022 interim results, its total assets amounted to RMB849.7 billion and total liabilities amounted to RMB651.3 billion as of 30 June 2022. However, the market's perception of RMB650 billion debt is in fact a confusing statement.
This RMB650 billion figure is the consolidated total liabilities of Fosun International and its subsidiaries, including the liabilities of its financial institutions such as insurance companies, banks, etc. However, the liabilities of financial institutions and the commonly referred interest bearing corporate debt are two different concepts. In fact, the consolidated interest bearing debt of Fosun International stands at approximately RMB260 billion only, which also consists of debts of its consolidated listed subsidiaries such as Yuyuan and Fosun Pharma, etc. The repayment obligations of these debts are independently borne by the corresponding listed companies. In other words, the actual debt that is borne by Fosun International is only approximately RMB100 billion, corresponding to total assets of RMB270 billion and net asset value (NAV) of around RMB20 per share. From this perspective, Fosun is not under significant debt repayment pressure.
Morgan Stanley Reiterated its "Overweight" Rating on Fosun International with a Target Price of HK$11.4 for the Third Time
Morgan Stanley issued a research report on 16 September, the report said that most of Fosun's debt at the consolidated level reported in its recent interim results announcement consists of lending by Fosun's operating subsidiaries. The firm estimated that the debt at the holding company, including onshore debt, offshore debt and bank loans, is much lower. In terms of cash, with a tightening credit market, it is understandable that the company needs to take quick action to convert liquid assets into cash. It is estimated that the cash generated from its recent asset sales, together with its cash on hand is getting closer to being able to repay its near-term debt obligations. Morgan Stanley has therefore reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Fosun International with a target price of HK$11.4.
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Kenosha crime: 2 killed, 2 wounded in shooting outside bar
KENOSHA, Wisco. - Two people were killed, and two others were wounded in a shooting outside of a Kenosha bar early Sunday.
Just before 2 a.m., police responded to Las Margaritas near 23rd Avenue and Roosevelt Road in Kenosha.
Officers in the area heard shots fired, and multiple 911 calls were received, police said.
Four gunshot victims were located.
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Two of the victims died, and two victims were hospitalized.
No additional information was released about the victims.
No suspects are in custody.
The investigation is still active and ongoing. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kenosha-crime-2-killed-2-wounded-in-shooting-outside-bar | 2022-09-19T02:07:18Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kenosha-crime-2-killed-2-wounded-in-shooting-outside-bar | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Intruder killed after struggle with Kenosha homeowner: police
KENOSHA, Wisco. - An intruder was killed Friday night after getting into a struggle with a Kenosha homeowner, police said.
At about 7:20 p.m. Friday, Kenosha police officers responded to the 6900 block of 64th Avenue for a report of a suspicious subject that was allegedly damaging vehicles and attempting to enter other people's homes.
The intruder then forced their way into one of the houses, and attacked the homeowner, police said.
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The homeowner fought back, and the intruder was killed during the struggle.
The investigation into this incident is still ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 262-605-5203 or Crime Stoppers at 262-656-7333. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kenosha-homeowner-kills-suspect-who-broke-into-his-home-police | 2022-09-19T02:07:21Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kenosha-homeowner-kills-suspect-who-broke-into-his-home-police | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:
Writers are paying tribute to Salman Rushdie. He's the novelist attacked and seriously injured this month while talking in New York state. Supporters spoke up for him on the steps of the New York Public Library. Here is the British novelist Hari Kunzru.
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HARI KUNZRU: Someone once wrote that the role of the writer is to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, stop it from going to sleep. And that's why we're here - because we owe it to him to stay awake and to use our words to shape the world.
INSKEEP: Now, the threats against Rushdie are so old that we have to review a bit here. His book "The Satanic Verses" was published in the U.K. in the fall of 1988. Months later, Iran's then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared the book blasphemous and issued a fatwa, a religious order saying that Rushdie should be killed. He's often been in hiding since but has published more than a dozen more books. He's been welcomed worldwide at speaking events, was knighted by Britain's queen and embraced by his literary peers. The Iranian American writer Azar Nafisi is also among Rushdie's admirers, and her latest book is titled "Read Dangerously." When we talked, she made a case against censorship.
AZAR NAFISI: What is it about a man or a woman whose only weapon is words? What is it about these words that become so dangerous that some of the most powerful men on Earth, with army and guns and even nuclear weapons, cannot live securely knowing that these people, these - the writers exist?
INSKEEP: It's tempting to think of Rushdie's case as exceptional because he happened to come to the attention of a particular government at a particular time, and it went on for so long. But in your mind, does it reflect something more widespread?
NAFISI: Oh, it's definitely something more widespread. In the case of Rushdie, it went to the extreme. But any totalitarian mindset, even totalitarian mindsets in democracies, the first thing that they rely on in order to control the people and to preserve their power is lying. They feed and grow on lies. And the whole idea behind fiction, the whole idea behind journalism, actually, is seeking for truth no matter where it leads you. And truth is always dangerous because once you hear it, if you remain silent, you become complicit. Look at banning books and censoring books and even burning books, taking them off the shelves in libraries. Fiction humanizes what the tyrants dehumanize. And that is why writers like Rushdie are so dangerous.
INSKEEP: You mentioned efforts to ban different books in the United States, and of course, there's this entire political debate over what should be taught in schools, what should be allowed in schools, what should be allowed in school libraries. What advice would you give a parent who hears these debates and is concerned about what their kids are reading in school and wants to have some control over it? What advice would you give them?
NAFISI: I would bring the debate to schools and talk about the fact that what we are scared of, we should be more scared if our children do not know the truth. Some books like Margaret Atwood's "Handmaid's Tale," Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye," were banned because, for example, Toni Morrison talked about incest and rape. But the whole point is that if we cannot tolerate reading about reality in books, how can we tolerate standing up to ugly realities that are happening every day? We want to arm our children with this independence of mind that can stand up to terrible things that happen every day.
INSKEEP: I don't want to say the political right and the political left in the United States are the same because they each have their own programs, their own approaches. Right now the political right has been using state power to limit what is taught or read in schools. People on the political left tend more often to use cultural power to push against expressions that they...
NAFISI: Yeah. Yeah.
INSKEEP: ...Don't like. But is there something in common there, some common lack of interest in other points of view that says something larger about the country?
NAFISI: Yes. Actually, the interesting thing is that both left and right have different political positions, but they demonstrate the same kind of mindset. It's a mindset that is ideological, that only hears itself. I have this anecdote from Iran where the chief censor for theater in Iran was blind - I mean, literally blind. He would sit in on rehearsals, and somebody would sit beside him and tell him what the actors are doing, and he would censor them.
And that blind censor became a metaphor for me for all censorship, for all mindsets that censor. They don't want to see. They don't want to hear. They don't want to connect to those who are not just opposed to them but different from them. And therefore, they have this white-hat, black-hat mentality. And it is a comfortable way of living because you don't have to think. You don't have to doubt. Somebody else is thinking and formulating what you need to say, to think. And so both on the far left and far right, there is this danger of becoming like a blind censor.
INSKEEP: The latest book by Azar Nafisi is called "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power Of Literature In Troubled Times." Thanks so much.
NAFISI: Thank you very much. Pleasure. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-books/npr-books/2022-08-23/an-iranian-american-writer-makes-a-case-against-censorship-and-for-rushdie | 2022-09-19T02:09:59Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-books/npr-books/2022-08-23/an-iranian-american-writer-makes-a-case-against-censorship-and-for-rushdie | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
J.K. Rowling, who rose to fame as the author of the Harry Potter series, is known for writing about magical subjects and fantasy worlds. But her latest book bears more than a passing resemblance to reality — and, critics say, not in a good way.
The Ink Black Heart is the sixth installment of Rowling's thriller series Cormoran Strike, which she penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The 1,024-page tome started raising eyebrows as soon as it hit stores on Tuesday.
Observers noted that the plot appears to mirror Rowling's own experience of taking heat and losing fans for expressing transphobic views in recent years. Rowling has said publicly that the book was not based on her own life, even though some of the events that take place in the story did in fact happen to her as she was writing it.
"Although I have to say when it did happen to me, those who had already read the book in manuscript form were [like] – are you clairvoyant?" Rowling wrote in a Q&A on Galbraith's website. "I wasn't clairvoyant, I just – yeah, it was just one of those weird twists. Sometimes life imitates art more than one would like."
In the book, a popular artist gets harassed for her opinions
The book centers the story of Edie Ledwell, a popular cartoonist who, according to the official description, is "persecuted by a mysterious online figure" — and ultimately found dead — after her cartoon was criticized for being racist, ableist and transphobic (at least partly over a bit involving "a hermaphrodite worm," Rolling Stone reports).
"The book takes a clear aim at 'social justice warriors' and suggests that Ledwell was a victim of a masterfully plotted, politically fueled hate campaign against her," the magazine continues, adding that the character gets doxxed — with "photos of her home plastered on the Internet" — and faces threats of rape and death because of her opinions.
Parts of the story seem to mirror Rowling's experience
Rowling has made her own opinions known, particularly in regards to the transgender community, over the last several years.
She faced backlash in 2019 for publicly supporting Maya Forstater, a researcher who had lost her job over transphobic tweets. The following year, Rowling posted several controversial tweets, including one opinion piece that mocked the term "people who menstruate" ("I'm sure there used to be a word for those people," she tweeted. "Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"), and published a long statement expressing her concerns with "the consequences of the current trans activism."
Rowling said in November that she's received death threats. She also publicly accused three activists of doxxing her when they posted photos of themselves holding pro-trans rights signs outside of her house in Scotland, "carefully positioning themselves to ensure that our address was visible," she said.
The activists, who had been demonstrating in honor of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, later deleted the photo and deactivated their accounts because of the amount of transphobic backlash they had received online. Scottish police later investigated the so-called doxxing and determined no crimes had been committed (notably, Rowling's home is a popular tourist attraction, as Them points out).
Critics say the book is self-serving and "beyond parody"
News of Rowling's book release has taken Twitter by storm, even prompting dueling hashtags – #IStandWithJKRowling and #ICantStandJKRowling.
Critics have decried the book as "hilariously self-persecuting" and "beyond parody," with some drawing attention to the real-world problems facing transgender people, deriding its length ("500 pages longer than Dune, 300 pages longer than Infinite Jest and 100 pages longer than the Bible," wrote one) and calling for people to boycott her work.
Lark Malakai Grey, co-host of the queer Harry Potter podcast "The Gayly Prophet" told NPR over email that he finds the situation "deeply embarrassing" for Rowling.
"She has published a 1,000-page self-insert fanfiction where she's the victim—it's the kind of behavior that you'd expect from a petulant teenager, not a grown adult with immense wealth and power," he added. "I have no idea what she expected, but seeing the internet fill with jokes about the book has been an absolute joy after all the harm she has caused my community over the past several years."
Rowling's transphobic comments have lost her many fans
Rowling's stance has alienated many in her fanbase — which includes a large number of LGBTQ people — as well as a slew of prominent Harry Potter cast members: Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are among those who have condemned her comments and expressed their support for the trans community.
Rowling was noticeably absent from the Harry Potter 20th anniversary special, a de facto reunion for much of the franchise's cast and crew that aired on New Year's Day 2022. She told Graham Norton's "Radio Show" podcast on Saturday that she was invited to participate in the special but chose not to come because she saw it as "about the films more than the books."
In that same interview, she stressed that she had written her new book before the events of the past year.
"I said to my husband, 'I think everyone is going to see this as a response to what happened to me,' but it genuinely wasn't," she said. "The first draft of the book was finished at the point certain things happened."
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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Today is Independence Day in Ukraine. Thirty-one years ago, Ukraine split from the Soviet Union. Today also marks six months to the day since Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine to try to bring the country back into Russia's orbit. Since then, some 13 million Ukrainians have been displaced. Thousands upon thousands of troops have died on both sides in the biggest war in Europe since 1945, and today brought yet more bloodshed.
I want to bring in NPR's Frank Langfitt, who we find in the southwestern port city of Odesa. And, Frank, I was going to ask how Ukraine has celebrated Independence Day, but it sounds like, in fact, it has turned into an awful day there.
FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE: It has. It was very - supposed to be very subdued. They were trying to avoid celebrations so that there wouldn't be potential targets. But President Zelenskyy has just announced that there was a missile strike on a rail station in the Dnipro region that's killed at least 15 people, left about 50 injured; so, you know, more violence today on a day when the country would like to be celebrating.
KELLY: Yeah. I want to put this in the broader context of how the war is going six months in because I know you have been out talking to the military these past few days. Is Ukraine making progress on what they had promised would be a big counteroffensive?
LANGFITT: No, not at all. In fact, I'd say the counteroffensive that has been talked about hasn't materialized. And some commanders I talked to are up front about that. You know, right now, Russia controls about 20% of the country in the east and the south. And when I was down here, I guess more than three months ago, I've been sort of struck at how limited the progress has been since I've been away. So, like, for instance, there was one village that NPR visited back in late April or so, and at that time, it was, like, four miles from the front line. Now it's maybe 11 miles from the front line, but it's still shelled every day. It used to have about 7,000 people in it. It's now about a hundred.
And I was actually going to go visit this village maybe yesterday. I was thinking about it. But it keeps getting hit on a daily basis. So another example - I was talking to a soldier in another part. This was up in a part of the Kherson region, and she said it had taken three months to take back another village. And that's because the Russians were so well dug in.
KELLY: Wow. I'm just doing the math. You're talking about that one village that's still being shelled that moved from being four miles to 11 miles from the front line, and that was the efforts of four months. Is it that Russia is just putting up such strong defenses that Ukraine is having trouble?
LANGFITT: Yeah. I mean, that is one reason. The Russians have actually sent - because they expected some kind of counteroffensive, they sent thousands of troops down here to reinforce their lines. But there are other reasons as well. You know, Ukrainians want to go on the offense, but it takes a lot more troops and weapons to take land than it does to defend land. And I got to say, Ukrainians are better armed than when I last saw them down here.
Back in April, they were complaining they had no long-range weapons. Now they have things like these HIMARS. These are sophisticated American precision-guided rockets. They can travel more than 50 miles. We've talked about this. And what they've allowed the Ukrainians to do is knock out a lot of Russian ammunition depots. And there's a colonel I was talking to a few days ago, his name is Roman Kostenko, and he said the ammunition - that loss of ammunition is now forcing the Russians to be a lot more judicious in their targeting. And this is what he had to say.
ROMAN KOSTENKO: (Through interpreter) There are some of our positions they aren't shelling at all because they are currently shelling priority targets. Earlier, they shelled along the entire front line. Now they shell in specific places.
LANGFITT: And what this means also, Mary Louise, is the Ukrainians can move a lot more easily to set up new lines of attacks. So a few days back, I was driving on the road, and I come across a bunch of Ukrainian tanks, two mobile rocket launchers, and they were comfortably moving around to new positions. But attacking does require lots of heavy weapons, and the Ukrainians continue to say they need a lot more of them.
KELLY: Although the U.S. and NATO would push back and say, look, we've given Ukraine a ton of weapons already. There was a big announcement of yet more money today.
LANGFITT: Yeah, the numbers have been astonishing. It's billions upon billions in military aid, and it's been done at an incredible pace. And in talking to U.S. officials, they said they had to look back actually to 1973 and the Yom Kippur War to find a time when the United States armed an ally - in this case Israel back then - with so much weaponry in such a short period of time.
KELLY: Frank, let me just step you back from the battlefield. I remember so well, six months ago today, we had a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Mike Mullen, on NPR saying this war would represent a reordering of the world order, that this war would change NATO, would change the U.S. Has it?
LANGFITT: In some ways, yes. And in other ways, I think we need to see how this all plays out. I mean, certainly NATO and the U.S. did rally around Ukraine when, frankly, the Russians failed to take Kyiv in the 72 hours roughly that they expected. And now what we've seen is NATO actually is in the process of expanding. Finland and Sweden are in the process of joining. But, you know, Mary Louise, NATO countries, they - you know, the military stocks, the treasuries, are not bottomless. The various countries in Europe and elsewhere have different - a variety of political priorities - inflation, climate change, China.
And there's also - we're waiting to see what happens in the winter when, you know, it could be a harsh winter without much Russian oil. So the worry here that you hear in Ukraine, especially among commanders, is there's going to be Ukraine fatigue, that the West won't give enough weapons for Ukraine to win, will eventually push Ukraine to go to the negotiating table with a weak hand. And they'll feel under pressure to give up land that right now they're continuing to fight really hard to win back.
KELLY: NPR's Frank Langfitt reporting from the port city of Odesa on this day, Independence Day, in Ukraine. Thank you, Frank.
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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
The government of Japan is trying to get young adults to drink more alcohol, this to boost tax revenues. Japan's alcohol consumption has been on the decline for decades. The new campaign arrives with some controversy, as NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports.
ANTHONY KUHN, BYLINE: The campaign is dubbed Sake Viva. Sake is a rice wine in Japanese. It also refers to alcohol in general. Sake Viva is a contest aimed at 20 and 30-somethings to suggest new ways to make and sell alcoholic beverages. Some critics have complained that the campaign could damage public health. Ryo Tanabe, who's in his 30s, likes to have the occasional drink, and he has no problem with the government encouraging others to do the same. But it's not so much what is being encouraged that puts him off, he says. It's who's doing the encouraging.
RYO TANABE: (Though translator) The fact that the National Tax Agency is doing this makes it a different story. I feel something is wrong with it. I understand they need the tax revenue, but I don't think they have to go this far.
KUHN: Going out drinking with colleagues after work has long been common in Japan, but Tanabe says things are changing.
TANABE: (Through interpreter) Maybe this is just my company, but bosses and workers don't get along. So young people don't want to go out for drinks, even if they are invited.
KUHN: Toshihiko Oki is a journalist who covers the alcohol industry. He notes that during the pandemic, local governments in Japan have asked restaurants not to serve alcohol. Japan's liquor tax revenue in fiscal year 2020 saw its biggest drop in more than three decades.
TOSHIHIKO OKI: Japan's COVID-19 countermeasures included lots of financial support to restaurants which refrained from serving alcohol, but there was no support for sake brewers.
KUHN: Of course, the economy is struggling. And many Japanese just don't have extra income to spend on booze. But what Japanese are drinking, Oki says, also has to do with what they're eating.
OKI: (Through translator) People in their 70s and 80s, our grandparents' generation, eat traditional Japanese food. But the post-baby-boomer generations drink wine and beer.
KUHN: They go better with the foreign foods they're eating. And in Japan's competitive society, many young people see going out for a drink with colleagues after work, not as a way to relieve stress, but as a way to pile it on.
OKI: (Through translator) Socializing is seen as exhausting and a waste of mental energy. Japanese worry about how they're seen by other people, and they want to avoid getting drunk and blurting out anything that could trigger criticism.
KUHN: This leaves Oki little room for optimism about Japanese society. The population is aging and shrinking, and on top of that, he says, its young people are increasingly lonely, inward-looking and isolated. Given the larger shifts, Oki says government efforts to get people to drink and be merry are unlikely to succeed. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/2022-08-25/japan-is-urging-its-youth-to-drink-more-alcohol | 2022-09-19T02:12:34Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/2022-08-25/japan-is-urging-its-youth-to-drink-more-alcohol | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DAVID GURA, HOST:
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Aleksandra Shchebet's life turned upside down. She's a neurologist who was forced to flee to the relative safety of northwestern Ukraine as Russia attacked her city of Kyiv. And she had to leave her patients behind.
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ALEKSANDRA SHCHEBET: My heart is broken, actually. I'm a good neurologist. And now I'm not able to help.
GURA: That was in March. NPR's Ari Daniel got back in touch with Shchebet to see how she's doing. He reports the neurologist is seeing patients again, but the war has transformed her practice.
ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: In early June, some 3 1/2 months after the start of the war, Aleksandra Shchebet decided to return home to Kyiv. It had gotten safer, and she missed her city. On the drive back, she passed by burned houses, shelled supermarkets and, in her words, wounds on the earth. She set up a new office just around the corner from where she used to work and began seeing patients five days a week again, including recently a 47-year-old woman who fled war-torn Chernihiv in northern Ukraine.
SHCHEBET: She couldn't sleep for months.
DANIEL: The woman found Shchebet and did a virtual exam. Now, Shchebet's trained to treat things like Alzheimer's, stroke, MS. But the woman explained that she'd been in the midst of a lot of shelling. Shchebet guessed her insomnia was probably related to stress.
SHCHEBET: She has lost some friends. She saw it, and it was, like, a tragedy for her. So, of course, she couldn't sleep because of that. The pictures of what happened was in her mind again and again before she went to sleep.
DANIEL: In her wartime practice, Shchebet had come to recognize these symptoms as the telltale signs of a particular mental health condition, PTSD.
SHCHEBET: Now we have a lot of cases when people saw in their own eyes how their friends, members of their families are dead or are wounded. Of course, it has its impact on psychic.
DANIEL: Ukraine has become a population in need of care. Shchebet says mental health disorders have increased. She estimates that 90% of her patients, which are all adults, are coming to her with conditions provoked by the war - insomnia, yes, but also anxiety and depression and chronic daily headaches and other pain caused by constant stress. Thing is, back in medical school and residency, Shchebet never trained to diagnose PTSD, and she wasn't alone. She says that since the war began, support for mental health professionals has poured in.
SHCHEBET: There are a lot of courses which were provided by foreign psychiatrists and foreign psychologists for Ukrainian doctors to help them to learn how to deal with these patients.
DANIEL: She also spoke with more experienced colleagues about how to make referrals to psychiatrists and psychotherapists, which involves assessing someone for PTSD. But when Shchebet started seeing patients in Kyiv who she thought might have it, she was worried.
SHCHEBET: What if it is PTSD, and I am not diagnosing it? That may impact quality of patient's life. I was afraid to miss something. You know, you can never be sure for 100%, never.
DANIEL: As those experiencing PTSD continue to seek her out, Shchebet gradually - and she says regrettably - got more confident at diagnosing it.
SHCHEBET: I am feeling sad, actually, because of how many patients with PTSD we have. If patients came to me and ask for help, I have to help. So I'm doing my best I can. There is always a risk that if I am saying, no, I'm not doing this, I'm not handling this PTSD, he'll walk away, and he will never go to doctor again. So I had to do this.
DANIEL: When Shchebet first returned to Kyiv, she found the work devastating.
SHCHEBET: I heard their stories about how they lost their wife or their husband or their parents. It is hard to listen to. And I know I can't help them, except that I can give them medications and say some kind words. That's all.
DANIEL: Shchebet was feeling herself burning out, so she worked with her own therapist to keep her emotions more distant to protect herself. Now she marvels at what she's grown accustomed to. For instance, frequently during an in-person appointment, an air raid siren goes off.
SHCHEBET: I'm saying that, now we have to go with you to the shelter. She or he is saying, OK, I got it.
DANIEL: Chabot continues her consultation in the shelter, usually alongside other doctors and patients who've also rushed to safety.
SHCHEBET: This might be a positive thing for the patients because they know they are not alone.
DANIEL: She doesn't think this time of intense challenge will last forever. So for now, she does what she can. That woman from Chernihiv, who Shchebet diagnosed with PTSD a few weeks back, is now receiving medication and therapy and is improving. Shchebet says the woman told her, I've started to feel the taste of life again.
Ari Daniel, NPR News.
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AILSA CHANG, HOST:
When we haven't been talking this summer about extreme drought, we've been talking about extreme flooding. The latter is what's happening now in many parts of Pakistan. Huge monsoon rains have led to flooding that has killed over 1,100 people in the country since June. About half a million people are displaced and living in refugee camps now. Many more are with friends or relatives. And more heavy rain is expected in September. Farah Naureen is the Mercy Corps director for Pakistan. She joins us now from Islamabad, Pakistan. Welcome.
FARAH NAUREEN: Thank you very much, Ailsa.
CHANG: Can you just tell us, Farah, what is it like where you are right now? Can you just paint a picture of what you're seeing at the moment?
NAUREEN: Yes, yes, I would very much like to do that. What happened this summer was a very early start of monsoon. So it started somewhere in June, where normally, it would start in July. And then we saw a pretty much unstoppable rain in large parts of the country, especially in the south. So provinces like Balochistan sees very little rainfall. And this time around, the rain has been going on for the last two months. And more and more areas are coming under water because of the flash flooding. And what we are seeing now is a large population displaced because of the floods and many of them residing in kind of makeshift tents by the sides of the roads or in schools or in other places where they're finding safety.
CHANG: Right. I know that right now you're coordinating a response for all the people who have been displaced by this flooding. About how many households do you estimate you'll be working with in the coming weeks and months?
NAUREEN: So one thing that I would like to highlight is the scale and the extent of this disaster is really enormous. It's spread over a very, very large geographic area. It is affecting a very huge population. Mercy Corps has been present in some of these flood-affected areas from before with our ongoing programming, especially our health programs. So we're responding in one particular part of Balochistan by providing the immediate relief that's needed to the affected population, such as food and other items, especially health and hygiene-related items that the population needs.
CHANG: And how challenging is it getting food and water right now to the hardest-hit areas?
NAUREEN: So access definitely is an issue for two reasons. The roads have been damaged and underwater. And then the floodwater itself. And we're trying to reach a lot of this population. We have existing presence in many of these areas, and we're able to collaborate with the local health department, the government health department to bring health services to the communities, especially those who are in tents or in a camp situation.
CHANG: Well, of course, what you're seeing, this more intense flooding now - it's an expected consequence of climate change. And I know that you and your organization point out that Pakistan contributes less than 1% of the world's carbon emissions. So let me ask you, if it were up to you, what would you ask of countries with higher carbon emissions? What would you ask them to do to help Pakistan deal with a crisis like this?
NAUREEN: I think what's happening in Pakistan is a clear indication of where the world is headed. And I would like to remind the wealthier nations to really pay attention to what's happening in the world because of the climate change and make responsible decisions. The world is coming in aid of Pakistan. We're hoping that more money will be mobilized, but that is to provide relief and, I hope, eventually recovery to this population. But that's not going to address the underlying...
CHANG: Right.
NAUREEN: ...Issues. So I would just like to remind everybody to pay attention to what's really causing it.
CHANG: That is Farah Baureen from the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps, speaking to us from Islamabad, Pakistan. Thank you very much.
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:
Germany has approved energy-saving measures for the winter that will limit heating and lighting for public buildings. It may not be enough to meet demand. Germany depends on Russia for a third of its natural gas. And because of tensions over the war, Russia could turn the gas spigot off at any time. NPR's Rob Schmitz reports on Germany's dwindling energy options.
ROB SCHMITZ, BYLINE: It's market day in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood, but Ulrike Steinke isn't buying much.
ULRIKE STEINKE: (Speaking German).
SCHMITZ: The retired kindergarten teacher says her pension's not big enough for the rising price of food nor energy.
STEINKE: (Through interpreter) I'm really worried about the winter. My place is drafty, so I'm considering living in the smallest room - the one that heats up quickly. I'll probably leave the heating off in the rest of the apartment.
SCHMITZ: These are the choices facing millions of Germans as the price of energy has risen four times that from a year ago. The government has urged citizens to turn off lights and take shorter showers, and citizens have urged their government to hurry up and find reliable energy alternatives to Russian gas. That's why some were surprised when Germany's economy minister announced the country would not extend the life of its three remaining nuclear power plants scheduled to shut down at the end of the year.
FRANZISKA HOLZ: We do not need any further use of the nuclear power plants beyond their current legal lifetime, simply because gas is only partially used in the power sector.
SCHMITZ: Franziska Holz is an energy expert at the German Institute for Economic Research. She says only a third of Germany's natural gas is used to generate electricity, and Germany's replacing that by burning more coal. That's why, she says, extending the life of nuclear power plants won't make a difference. The problem, she says, is that another third of Germany's natural gas is used solely for heating homes and offices.
HOLZ: And that is really a part of our gas demand, where it's hard to say, bring that to zero. So if we want to keep households at least a little bit warm, we need to keep those plants running.
SCHMITZ: Holz is confident there won't be any electricity blackouts in Germany this winter. She's less confident German industry - which relies on the remaining third of natural gas - will have what it needs to get itself through the winter. To ensure it does, she says Germans will have to further cut their use of natural gas.
HELENA MARSCHALL: Of course, like, we need to deal with the gas crisis we are now facing in the short term. But at the same time, we still have this other crisis we're facing, which is the climate crisis.
SCHMITZ: Helena Marschall, spokesperson for climate group Fridays for Future, says as Germany's government scrambles to find quick solutions to its energy woes, it should keep the climate in mind. Example - Germany's decision to burn more coal to get out of its current predicament.
MARSCHALL: Increasing coal production for a short amount of time, like to address the short-term energy crisis, is fine as long as those additional emissions that are now being put out through that are reduced in another sector or, like, in the next few years are reduced.
SCHMITZ: But that, she says, would require trusting the German government to do that.
MARSCHALL: And we don't have that trust - right? - because it does not look like the government is taking the situation of multiple crises that we find ourselves in very seriously.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Non-English language spoken).
SCHMITZ: Back at the market in Kreuzberg, Ulrikie Steinke agrees.
STEINKE: (Through interpreter) On the one hand, we need to source energy quickly. On the other hand, the money the government is throwing at fossil fuels and maybe even nuclear power plants should be invested in renewables so that we have options in the near future.
SCHMITZ: Sure, Germans will have to tighten their belts for a couple of winters, but the retired teacher poses the question - wouldn't it be a good lesson for us? Rob Schmitz, NPR News, Berlin.
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Arkansas football mailbag: Can Razorbacks solely blame injuries for secondary struggles?
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football managed to avoid an upset by Missouri State in Week 3, eking out a 38-27 win thanks to some fourth-quarter heroics.
The No. 10 Razorbacks (3-0, 1-0 SEC) struggled in coverage against the Bears (2-1), and they have plenty to fix ahead of their matchup with No. 20 Texas A&M (2-1) on Saturday (6 p.m. CT, ESPN) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Arkansas' pass rush is rolling: The Razorbacks lead the country in sacks with 17. But the secondary is an entirely different story. Those coverage woes are the subject of this week's mailbag.
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Are Arkansas' pass defense problems due solely to the injuries in the secondary or something more? — Steve
Arkansas' defense has allowed the most passing yards per game in FBS with 352.7. The season is only three games old for most teams, which must be taken into account, but it's still a bad look. The Razorbacks gave up 357 yards through the air to Missouri State, and while the Bears have one of FCS' best quarterbacks, Arkansas was missing tackles and giving up chunk plays all game.
Through three games, Arkansas has a Pro Football Focus grade of 42.0 in tackling. The only Power Five team with a worse grade is Penn State (41.7). The Razorbacks' coverage grade of 59.7 ranks No. 103 out of 131 teams. Only one fellow top-10 team, No. 8 Oklahoma State, has a worse grade.
The loss of safety Jalen Catalon was, of course, huge. This secondary would look vastly different if the injured preseason All-American were part of it. But Catalon can't cover everyone, and I don't believe missing him is the only problem. His replacement as starter, Latavious Brini, has been solid, and Brini would have been getting playing time even if Catalon were present.
Starting nickel Myles Slusher has missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury, too. Getting Slusher back will be a big boost when it finally happens. Freshman Jayden Johnson has been starting at nickel in Slusher's stead, and he has looked the way you might expect a young starter thrown into the role to look. Coach Sam Pittman said after the game he hopes Slusher will be back at practice Monday, but he isn't certain if that will happen.
Cornerback LaDarrius Bishop missed Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury, but Arkansas was struggling even when he was on the field in the prior two games.
I don't think Arkansas can only blame injuries for its problems in the secondary. Most of the players that have been rotating at defensive back would still be playing frequently if Catalon and/or Slusher were available. Players such as Hudson Clark, Simeon Blair and Malik Chavis have been hit-and-miss, and they can't point to inexperience for their woes as a group. Getting Slusher back will help, but the secondary as a unit has to find a way to get better.
Christina Long covers the Arkansas Razorbacks for the Southwest Times Record and USA Today Network. You can follow her on Twitter @christinalong00 or email her at clong@swtimes.com. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/09/18/arkansas-football-missouri-state-mailbag-secondary/68250103007/ | 2022-09-19T02:20:41Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/sports/college/2022/09/18/arkansas-football-missouri-state-mailbag-secondary/68250103007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Where Arkansas football ranks in coaches poll, AP Top 25 after win over Missouri State
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football survived an upset scare Saturday, beating Missouri State 38-27. The Razorbacks (3-0) used a timely punt return touchdown to get past the Bears (2-1) at Razorback Stadium.
Arkansas' win wasn't pretty, but it was a win. Several teams ahead of the Razorbacks in last week's rankings fell, which gave the Razorbacks a slight boost in one poll.
In the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, Arkansas moved up one spot to No. 10. The Razorbacks are also No. 10 in the newest AP Top 25, holding steady from last week.
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Arkansas remaining nine games feature four opponents ranked in the coaches poll: No. 2 Alabama, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 23 BYU.
The Razorbacks' next game is against Texas A&M on Saturday (6 p.m. CT, ESPN) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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London: Britain, world leaders and royalty from across the globe will on Monday bid a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth, the last towering figure of her era, at a state funeral of inimitable pageantry.
At 6.30 am(0530 GMT), an official lying-in-state period ends after four days in which hundreds of thousands have queued to file past the casket of Britain's longest-reigning monarch at London's historic Westminster Hall.
They, like many across the globe including US President Joe Biden, had wanted to pay tribute to the 96-year-old who had spent seven decades on the British throne.
"You were fortunate to have had her for 70 years," Biden said. "We all were."
Shortly before 11 am, the oak coffin, covered in the Royal Standard flag with the Imperial State Crown on top, will be placed on a gun carriage and pulled by naval personnel to Westminster Abbey for her funeral.
Among the 2,000 in the congregation will be some 500 world leaders, including Biden, Emperor Naruhito of Japan, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The queen's great-grandchildren, Prince George, 9, and Princess Charlotte, 7, the two eldest children of now heir to the throne Prince William, will also be attending.
"Over the last 10 days, my wife and I have been so deeply touched by the many messages of condolence and support we have received from this country and across the world," Charles, Elizabeth's son and the new king, said in a statement.
"As we all prepare to say our last farewell, I wanted simply to take this opportunity to say thank you to all those countless people who have been such a support and comfort to my family and myself in this time of grief."
Elizabeth died on Sept 8 at her Scottish summer home, Balmoral Castle.
Her health had been in decline, and for months the monarch who had carried out hundreds of official engagements well into her 90s had withdrawn from public life, although just two days before her death she had appointed Liz Truss her 15th and final prime minister.
'INVINCIBLE'
Such was her longevity and her inextricable link with Britain that even her own family found her passing a shock.
"We all thought she was invincible," Prince William told well-wishers.
The 40th sovereign in a line that traces its lineage back to 1066, Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952, Britain's first post-imperial monarch.
She oversaw her nation trying to carve out a new place in the world, and she was instrumental in the emergence of the Commonwealth of Nations, now a grouping comprising 56 countries.
When she succeeded her father George VI, Winston Churchill was her first prime minister and Josef Stalin led the Soviet Union. She met nearly every major figure from politics to entertainment and sport including Nelson Mandela, Pope John Paul II, the Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Pele and Roger Federer.
Despite being reputedly just 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall, she dominated rooms with her presence and became a towering global figure, praised in death from Paris and Washington to Moscow and Beijing. National mourning was observed in Brazil, Jordan and Cuba, countries with which she had little direct link.
"Queen Elizabeth II was without any shadow of a doubt the best known figure in the world, the most photographed person in history, the most recognisable person, and the fact that world leaders are going to be pouring into London for the funeral ... is saying a lot about this iconic figure," historian Anthony Seldon told Reuters.
Transport chiefs said one million people were expected in central London for the funeral, while police say it will be the biggest security operation ever in the capital.
King Charles, his siblings and sons Princes William and Harry and other members of the Windsor family will slowly walk behind the coffin as it is taken on the gun carriage to Westminster Abbey, led by some 200 pipers and drummers.
The tenor bell of the Abbey - the site of coronations, weddings and burials of English and then British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years - will toll 96 times.
"Here, where Queen Elizabeth was married and crowned, we gather from across the nation, from the Commonwealth, and from the nations of the world, to mourn our loss, to remember her long life of selfless service," David Hoyle, the Dean of Westminster will say.
In addition to dignitaries, the congregation will include those awarded Britain's highest military and civilian medals for gallantry, representatives from charities supported by the queen, and those who made "extraordinary contributions" to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
TWO MINUTE SILENCE
Tens of millions in Britain and abroad are expected to watch the funeral of the monarch, something which has never been televised before. It will end with the Last Post trumpet salute before the church and the nation falls silent for two minutes.
Afterwards, the coffin will be brought through central London, past the queen's Buckingham Palace home to the Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, with the monarch and the royal family following again on foot during the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) procession.
From there, it will be placed on a hearse to be driven to Windsor Castle, west of London, for a service at St. George's Chapel. This will conclude with the crown, orb and sceptre - symbols of the monarch's power and governance - being removed from the coffin and placed on the altar.
The Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in the royal household, will break his 'Wand of Office', signifying the end of his service to the sovereign, and place it on the casket.
It will then be lowered into the royal vault as the Sovereign's Piper plays a lament, slowly walking away until music in the chapel gradually fades.
Later in the evening, in a private family service, the coffin of Elizabeth and her husband of more than seven decades Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99, will be buried together at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, where her parents and sister, Princess Margaret, also rest.
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London: Queen Elizabeth will be buried alongside her husband Prince Philip in a small chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle in a private ceremony after her state funeral on Monday.
Her parents were also laid to rest in St. George's Chapel.
Elizabeth's funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, before the coffin is driven to Windsor Castle, just west of London.
Westminster Abbey in central London has been the site of coronations, weddings and burials of English and then British royalty for nearly 1,000 years. Elizabeth was also married and crowned in the Abbey.
The queen's wedding to Prince Philip took place on Nov. 20, 1947. Her coronation was on June 2, 1953. Her final visit was for Philip's Thanksgiving Service on March 29, 2022.
Order of service
Following are some of the details of the order of service for the funeral:
- The state funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey, central London, at 11 am (1000 GMT).
- The funeral will be led by the Dean of Westminster David Hoyle, and the sermon will be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
- Before the service, the Abbey's Tenor Bell will toll once a minute for 96 minutes - one toll for each year of the queen's life.
- At the start of the service, as the queen's coffin is carried into the abbey, the Sentences will be sung by the choir of Westminster Abbey. The five Sentences - lines of scripture set to music - have been used at every state funeral since the early 18th century.
- The Dean of Westminster will give the bidding before the first hymn, and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland, will read the first lesson from the book of Corinthians.
- A specially commissioned choral piece composed by the Master of the King's Music, Judith Weir, will be sung by the choir. The piece, "Like as the Hart", is a setting of Psalm 42 to music.
- The second lesson, from the Gospel of John, will be read by British Prime Minister Liz Truss, and will be followed by the hymn "The Lord's my Shepherd". The hymn was also sung at the queen's wedding in 1947.
- Following the sermon, the choir will sing the anthem "My Soul, There is a Country".
- Prayers will be said from the High Altar before the choir sings a short anthem, "O Taste and See How Gracious the Lord is", which was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams for the queen's coronation in 1953.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury will give the commendation and the Dean of Westminster will pronounce the blessing.
- Near the end of the funeral, around 11:55 am, the Last Post will be sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry from the steps of the Lady Chapel. Two minutes' silence will then be observed across the United Kingdom.
- The Reveille will be sounded by the State Trumpeters before the congregation sings "God Save the King".
- At the end of the funeral the Sovereign's Piper of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will play the traditional lament "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep".
- Afterwards, the bells of Westminster Abbey will be rung, fully muffled, which is the tradition following the funeral of the sovereign.
Windsor Castle to be final resting place
Windsor Castle, where the Queen will be laid to rest, is the resting place of more than a dozen English and British kings and queens. Most are buried in St. George's Chapel, including Henry VIII, who died in 1547, and Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649.
Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, it is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, according to the Royal Collection Trust website. It has been the home of 40 monarchs, including Queen Elizabeth.
Work began on St. George's Chapel in 1475 under Edward IV, and it contains relics including the Cross Gneth - which legend says includes part of the cross Jesus was crucified on - and a sword Edward III purportedly used in battle.
Queen Elizabeth commissioned the King George VI memorial chapel, named for her father, which is next to the quire of the main chapel, in 1962. It is where he and his wife, the Queen Mother, are interred, along with their younger daughter Princess Margaret.
The coffin of Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, who died on April 9, 2021, last year, has been stored in a Royal Vault so that he can be buried alongside the queen. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/19/queen-funeral-service-westminster-abbey-windsor-castle.amp.html | 2022-09-19T02:21:08Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2022/09/19/queen-funeral-service-westminster-abbey-windsor-castle.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
London: Queen Elizabeth will be buried alongside her husband Prince Philip in a small chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle in a private ceremony after her state funeral on Monday.
Her parents were also laid to rest in St. George's Chapel.
Elizabeth's funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, before the coffin is driven to Windsor Castle, just west of London.
Westminster Abbey in central London has been the site of coronations, weddings and burials of English and then British royalty for nearly 1,000 years. Elizabeth was also married and crowned in the Abbey.
The queen's wedding to Prince Philip took place on Nov. 20, 1947. Her coronation was on June 2, 1953. Her final visit was for Philip's Thanksgiving Service on March 29, 2022.
Order of service
Following are some of the details of the order of service for the funeral:
- The state funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey, central London, at 11 am (1000 GMT).
- The funeral will be led by the Dean of Westminster David Hoyle, and the sermon will be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
- Before the service, the Abbey's Tenor Bell will toll once a minute for 96 minutes - one toll for each year of the queen's life.
- At the start of the service, as the queen's coffin is carried into the abbey, the Sentences will be sung by the choir of Westminster Abbey. The five Sentences - lines of scripture set to music - have been used at every state funeral since the early 18th century.
- The Dean of Westminster will give the bidding before the first hymn, and the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Scotland, will read the first lesson from the book of Corinthians.
- A specially commissioned choral piece composed by the Master of the King's Music, Judith Weir, will be sung by the choir. The piece, "Like as the Hart", is a setting of Psalm 42 to music.
- The second lesson, from the Gospel of John, will be read by British Prime Minister Liz Truss, and will be followed by the hymn "The Lord's my Shepherd". The hymn was also sung at the queen's wedding in 1947.
- Following the sermon, the choir will sing the anthem "My Soul, There is a Country".
- Prayers will be said from the High Altar before the choir sings a short anthem, "O Taste and See How Gracious the Lord is", which was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams for the queen's coronation in 1953.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury will give the commendation and the Dean of Westminster will pronounce the blessing.
- Near the end of the funeral, around 11:55 am, the Last Post will be sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry from the steps of the Lady Chapel. Two minutes' silence will then be observed across the United Kingdom.
- The Reveille will be sounded by the State Trumpeters before the congregation sings "God Save the King".
- At the end of the funeral the Sovereign's Piper of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will play the traditional lament "Sleep, Dearie, Sleep".
- Afterwards, the bells of Westminster Abbey will be rung, fully muffled, which is the tradition following the funeral of the sovereign.
Windsor Castle to be final resting place
Windsor Castle, where the Queen will be laid to rest, is the resting place of more than a dozen English and British kings and queens. Most are buried in St. George's Chapel, including Henry VIII, who died in 1547, and Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649.
Founded by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century, it is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, according to the Royal Collection Trust website. It has been the home of 40 monarchs, including Queen Elizabeth.
Work began on St. George's Chapel in 1475 under Edward IV, and it contains relics including the Cross Gneth - which legend says includes part of the cross Jesus was crucified on - and a sword Edward III purportedly used in battle.
Queen Elizabeth commissioned the King George VI memorial chapel, named for her father, which is next to the quire of the main chapel, in 1962. It is where he and his wife, the Queen Mother, are interred, along with their younger daughter Princess Margaret.
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By Dothraki standards, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Milly Alcock) and Laenor Velaryon’s (Theo Nate) wedding was a dull affair. For the new royal couple, however, it was anything but.
The brutal ending of “We Light the Way,” the fifth episode and midway point of House of the Dragon’s first season, comes straight from the pages of George R.R. Martin’s novel, Fire & Blood, in many important ways. It also boasts key differences from the book in how some key elements are depicted, such as Queen Alicent (Emily Carey) boasting her Hightower pride, not to mention Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) killing Ser Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod) at the conclusion of the wedding feast. Let’s track some of the biggest moments from the episode, based on how they play out on the page.
The Green Queen
With its fifth episode, House of the Dragon puts forth one of the single most anticipated moments from Fire & Blood, as Queen Alicent loudly signal-boosts the end of her friendship with Rhaenyra by wearing an extravagant green gown.
“The beacon on the Hightower,” Larys Strong (Matthew Needham) whispers to his brother Harwin (Ryan Corr). “Do you know what color it glows when Oldtown calls its banners to war?”
The answer is all over Alicent’s attire, of course, and while the fashionable declaration of war originates from the book, it happens under different circumstances. Rather than occurring during Rhaenyra’s wedding, as on the show, the moment happens on the fifth anniversary of her marriage to King Viserys (Paddy Considine). What’s more, the book’s emphasis is less on Alicent’s green dress, and more on Rhaenyra’s choice of wardrobe.
Martin writes: “At the opening feast, the queen wore a green gown, whilst the princess dressed dramatically in Targaryen red and black. Note was taken, and thereafter it became the custom to refer to ‘greens’ and ‘blacks’ when talking of the queen’s party and the party of the princess, respectively.”
The Knight of Kisses
Despite appearing in only two episodes (this one, and previously in the Stepstones war featured in “Second of His Name”), Joffrey Lonmouth’s short reign on House of the Dragon leaves him as the by-far most likable Joffrey in the Game of Thrones franchise, at least for now. Yes, there is another on the way. No, you don’t want to google it.
Ser Lonmouth’s name appears only twice in Fire & Blood, and is described only as Ser Laenor’s favorite knight. Criston kills the so-called Knight of Kisses in the book, but in a very different manner than the show’s version of events. In the book, Criston unleashes unrelenting fury during a tournament held in honor of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s wedding, badly injuring Ser Harwin Strong (Ryan Corr) and later using a morningstar to beat Joffrey within inches of his life. Laenor spends the next several days at Joffrey’s side before his beloved dies.
Afterward, Laenor leaves King’s Landing for Driftmark, completely devastated by the loss. How the show plans to handle Laenor’s next steps remains unclear; Laenor’s devastation, unfortunately, is all too palpable.
Ser Criston’s Collapse
In episode four, House of the Dragon revealed its answer to one of the biggest question marks from Martin’s book—namely, what actually happened between Rhaenyra and Criston Cole? This time around, we get clarity on what happens next: the complete and total collapse of Rhaenyra and Criston’s relationship. | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-fire-and-blood-easter-eggs-episode-5-game-of-thrones | 2022-09-19T02:21:43Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-fire-and-blood-easter-eggs-episode-5-game-of-thrones | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ANAHEIM ― The Angels’ closer-by-committee approach has hardly been a deterrent en route to their three straight wins against the Seattle Mariners.
Friday, Ryan Tepera got the final three outs for his third save of the year.
Saturday, Aaron Loup pitched a perfect ninth inning to close out a 2-1 win, recording his first major-league save since 2014.
Sunday, Jose Quijada relieved Tepera with a runner on base in the ninth inning of a 5-1 victory and retired the next three batters in order. Had there two runners on base rather than one, Quijada would have been in line for his fourth save of the season.
The weekend has been exceptional for its lack of ninth-inning drama. Overall, the Angels have more blown saves (10) than saves (9) since Raisel Iglesias was traded to Atlanta at the Aug. 2 deadline.
“I think any manager would tell you they want a lock-down guy at the end,” Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said.
If nothing else, the experiment has created an opportunity for several pitchers to showcase their talents in a new role. Right-hander Jimmy Herget, a free agent at the end of the season, has been the Angels’ most prolific closer since the Iglesias trade, with five saves in eight opportunities.
Loup had blown three save opportunities before recording his first on Saturday.
“It doesn’t matter the score, the situation of the game,” Loup said. “Our job is the same. It’s to put zeros on the board. That’s all I try to do when I’m out there.”
If the Angels were hoping to see their 2023 closer emerge from their internal candidates, the early results suggest that search might have to continue into the off-season.
Quijada is under team control for 2023, while Tepera and Loup received guaranteed two-year contracts from the Angels last off-season. Loup has a club option for 2024 as well.
The one reliever on the Angels’ roster with meaningful experience as a closer ― veteran right-hander Archie Bradley ― is at Triple-A rehabbing an elbow injury. He’s a free agent at the end of the season.
“We’ve been able to piece it together,” Nevin said. “We’ve got guys that are all capable. Loupy’s done it before. Tep’s down it before. (Jaime) Barría’s had some saves. Quijada. Those guys are capable of getting the last 3 outs. When it matches up the way we have it, it makes you think a little more in the dugout, play out the games.
“Either way as long as we’re winning the game it doesn’t matter to me.”
SUZUKI’S NEXT STEP
Kurt Suzuki, who is expected to retire after the season, is on the active roster but hasn’t played since Aug. 28. He missed some time on the bereavement list this month, and Nevin said the 38-year-old catcher has been working back into game shape since taking time to be with his family.
“Can he go out and catch nine innings right now? He could probably make it through the game,” Nevin said. “Can he give us a good couple innings defensively, run or hit for a guy? He can do that. You want him to be in the best possible position.”
Matt Thaiss has been Max Stassi’s backup since he was called up from Triple-A, allowing Suzuki some time to work back into the rotation. Nevin said Suzuki will get at least one start at home before the season ends. He’s also likely to play when the Angels visit Oakland, where Suzuki started his career in 2007.
Behind the scenes, Suzuki continues to work alongside Thaiss and Stassi in game-planning meetings.
“He’ll play,” Nevin said of Suzuki. “He’s meant a lot to this organization. He’s meant a lot to baseball. He’s going to get a game or two, get a nice send-off for him. You’ve got to give him time to get in shape.”
ALSO
Making his third minor league rehabilitation appearance, Archie Bradley threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Salt Lake. The right-hander pitched around a leadoff single and a fielding error, finishing the inning with a swinging strikeout.
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Seattle (RHP Logan Gilbert, 12-6, 3.19 ERA) at Angels (LHP Jose Suarez 6-6, 3.77 ERA), Monday, 1 p.m., Bally Sports West
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At long last, with its fifth episode House of the Dragon delivers its She’s All That moment: Emily Carey’s Queen Alicent showing up at the proverbial prom known as Princess Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Ser Laenor’s (Theo Nate) wedding week, radically transformed. But with all due respect to Rachel Leigh Cook’s glasses-free makeover, Alicent’s astounding green gown sends a more significant signal—and a deadlier one, too.
“The beacon on the Hightower,” says Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), observing Alicent’s ascent, speaking with his brother Breakbones (Ryan Corr). “Do you know what color it glows when Oldtown calls its banner to war?”
Alicent wears the answer proudly, cutting her way through a celebration meant for Rhaenyra, the young woman who was once her best friend, and is now on her way toward becoming her most bitter foe. It’s a transformative moment not just for the young queen, long a pawn in the so-called game of thrones, but for the Game of Thrones prequel writ large. Taking its name from the Hightower family’s house motto, “We Light the Way” closes the book on House of the Dragon’s first era, and begins its dark dance toward the bloody heart of the tale.
But how did we get to this wedding in the first place? Four episodes built to this moment in the fifth, of course, but more pointedly, a voyage from King’s Landing to House Velaryon’s seat on Driftmark did the trick. As “We Light the Way” begins, a weary King Viserys (Paddy Considine) sets sail for a meeting with Lord Corlys (Steve Toussaint), hoping to repair their rift by offering Rhaenyra’s hand to the Sea Snake’s son.
It’s a taxing journey for the sickly king, but ultimately, a fruitful one. The Sea Snake puts Viserys through his paces, literally forcing him to travel further than necessary and also engaging him in a perhaps stiffer-than-expected negotiation, but the two men agree to terms: Rhaenyra and Laenor will marry, standing tall as the future queen and king of the Seven Kingdoms, with their children keeping the Velaryon family name, before their firstborn ascends to the Iron Throne as a proudly renamed Targaryen.
For their part, the cousins Rhaenyra and Laenor are able to make peace with the arrangement. Recognizing her future husband’s interest in men, Rhaenyra pitches Laenor on a deal where they will both be allowed to love whoever and however they want outside of their marriage: “We’ll perform our duties to our families and the realm, and when it’s done, each of us dines as we see fit.” This pleases Laenor, who wants nothing more than to continue onward with his beloved Joffrey Lonmouth (Solly McLeod), the Knight of Kisses. When they’re alone, Laenor and Joff share a tender moment, wistfully dreaming about their future together—a future that, alas, will be tragically short.
Not everyone’s blindsided by the upcoming tragedy, of course, as at least one person smells blood in the air: Laenor’s mother Rhaenys (Eve Best), the Queen Who Never Was. “We are placing our son in danger,” she insists when alone with her husband, the Sea Snake. “Rhaenyra’s succession will be challenged, and knives will come out for her husband and their heirs.” But Lord Corlys, the man who once said you should never ignore a storm and yet willfully ignores his son’s sexuality, refuses once again to listen to his wife. Where he stands, Rhaenys should be queen of Westeros, and he won’t rest until he gets the chance to right that wrong, consequences be damned.
Alas, the first of those consequences is swiftly on its way, in the form of another man displeased with the arrangement: Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel), who has fallen hard for Rhaenyra following their recent tryst. He implores the princess to reject her planned match and abscond with him across the Narrow Sea and disappear in Essos, to choose love over duty. Rhaenyra all but laughs in his face.
“I am the crown, Ser Criston, or I will be,” she says. “I may chafe at my duties, but do you think I would choose infamy in exchange for a bushel of oranges and a ship to Asshai?”
The rejection rocks Criston, who internalizes it as if it’s a mortal wound. Not that this man warrants much defense, but when Criston is later summoned by Alicent to further investigate rumors of Rhaenyra’s sexual exploits, he’s not wrong to immediately think his life is forfeit; Kingsguard knights have been dismembered, mutilated and otherwise grotesquely killed for far less prominent crimes than “engaging in behaviors” with the princess. With that on his mind, Criston confesses to sleeping with Rhaenyra, despite never being asked that question, and asks only for a merciful death over a gelding. Choices in Westeros, folks: They’re not great! | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-5-recap-the-green-wedding | 2022-09-19T02:21:49Z | vanityfair.com | control | https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/house-of-the-dragon-game-of-thrones-season-1-episode-5-recap-the-green-wedding | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hurricane Fiona Leaves All of Puerto Rico Without Power
Now a category 1 hurricane, Hurricane Fiona is responsible for plunging the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico into darkness, leaving the entire island in the dark.
Now a Category 1 hurricane, Hurricane Fiona has plunged the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico into darkness, knocking out power for the entire island.
Hurricane Fiona made landfall at 3:20 p.m. Sunday along Puerto Rico’s southern coast of Punta Tocon, bringing with it winds reaching 85 miles per hour, torrential downpours, floods and the possibility of mudslides, the National Weather Center reported.
Governor Pedro Pierlusi said on Twitter that officials with the island’s power grid are working to restore the system.
“The @AEEONLINE and @lumaenergypr continue to work in the emergency, they inform me that the system is starting with the Palo Seco plant,” Pierlusi wrote. “Then Monacillos and Central San Juan will be energized to continue restarting the system. Load will be added gradually.”
Officials quickly noted that Hurricane Fiona would not be a repeat of what happened during and after Hurricane Maria. Fiona hit Puerto Rico nearly five years to the day after Maria devastated the island, killing thousands and leaving Puerto Rico without power for several months.
LUMA, Puerto Rico’s power company, tweeted Sunday, “We ask our customers for their support and patience as our LUMA crews work hard to restore power during this dangerous storm. We are coordinating with the NMEAD and other agencies, and we will continue to keep our clients informed.”
Before it made landfall there, Hurricane Fiona soaked the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, killing one man, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron declared a state of emergency there due to the flooding.
The Dominican Republic is also in Fiona’s path and the National Hurricane Center has warned there could be “catastrophic flooding.” A flood watch is also in effect for the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Officials say the weather is not expected to improve in Puerto Rico until late Sunday night or Monday.
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No Time to Fly: Man ‘Invents’ Helicopter Car That Can Drive, But Isn't Yet Airborne
Mithilesh is proud of his invention, which can cruise down the road like any car, while catching everyone’s attention. There is, however, one significant thing that the helicopter car is not yet able to do: fly.
An enterprising young inventor named Mithilesh Prasad has built his own helicopter car.
The 24-year-old, who lives in northern India, in the state of Bihar, modified a Tata Nano by outfitting it with main and tail rotors.
Mithilesh is proud of his invention, which can cruise down the road like any car, while catching everyone’s attention.
There is, however, one significant thing that the helicopter car is not yet able to do: fly.
The car looks like it could come from the same universe as James Bond but doesn’t yet have the abilities of an invention made by the character Q for 007.
And while Mithilesh doesn’t have a "Goldfinger" for aviation, he does have his eyes on a prize in the skies and hopes that one day his invention will be airborne. For now, he will have to settle for catching everyone’s attention on the street.
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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, spoke through a translator in a “60 Minutes” interview Sunday evening US time.
- said Iran is willing to enter what he called a “good deal and fair deal”
- Iran has doubts after former US President Donald Trump exited the last pact
- “There needs to be guarantees. If there were a guarantee, then the Americans could not withdraw from the deal,” Raisi told the CBS News show. “The Americans broke their promises. They did it unilaterally. They said that, ‘I am out of the deal.’ Now making promises is becoming meaningless.”
- Raisi expressed displeasure that Biden has kept in place sanctions imposed by Trump after he left the deal and said he sees little difference between the two administrations.
Info via Bloomberg (gated)
The consensus is that if a deal can be reached it opens up global markets more to Iranian oil exports, and is thus bearish for oil (at the margin). The bullish (at the margin) argument is if a deal is not reached. This interview doesn't make a deal seem imminent, does it? | https://www.forexlive.com/news/irans-president-wants-guarantees-from-the-us-sanctions-lifted-to-reach-a-nuclear-deal-20220919/ | 2022-09-19T02:27:34Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/irans-president-wants-guarantees-from-the-us-sanctions-lifted-to-reach-a-nuclear-deal-20220919/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
There is no fresh news apart from what has been posted to the site already today.
The US dollar is up off its earlier lows during the Asian morning. Overall, ranges are limited though.
ICYMI - UK markets will be closed today, Monday, 19 September 2022. This will thin out interest and liquidity in the Europe/UK session. USD/JPY on its day's high so far: | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usd-posting-across-the-board-gains-vs-other-majors-20220919/ | 2022-09-19T02:27:40Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usd-posting-across-the-board-gains-vs-other-majors-20220919/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force Roger Towberman discusses leadership during a Senior NCO professional enhancement seminar, Aug. 18, 2022, at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington D.C. During the four-day course, Airmen and Guardians learned about conflict resolution, joint service culture and organizational leadership through discussions and panels with guest speakers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nilsa Garcia)
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Updated September 18, 2022 at 9:54 PM ET
Hurricane Fiona made landfall in southwestern Puerto Rico on Sunday afternoon, as the entire island continues to reel from the knockout of its electricity grid.
Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said the damage on the island is "catastrophic in many areas," calling it a "very delicate and sad situation." Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding was continuing across the island Sunday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The Category 1 hurricane was predicted to produce dangerous landslides and heavy flooding on an already storm-battered island.
As of Sunday evening, the storm was centered 45 miles west of Mayagüez, a community on Puerto Rico's western coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. It had maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and was moving northwest at 9 mph. It is now making its way toward the Dominican Republic.
Rain is expected to last all night on Puerto Rico, triggering at least 12 to 18 inches of rainfall across Puerto Rico and up to 30 inches in the island's eastern and southern regions.
More than 1,400,000 customers — more than 3 million people — lost electricity due to a transmission grid failure from the current hurricane, according to utility companies' reports tracked by PowerOutage.US. The website says some power circuits are being restored but is unable to say if any customers have regained power.
Luma Energy, the island's private electric utility, says full restoration of power service on Puerto Rico "could take several days."
In a news conference on Sunday late afternoon, Pierluisi said power crews have begun the effort to restore electricity, adding that it will be a "gradual process" to get the lights back on to critical areas including hospitals, which are currently on generators, and highly populated urban centers.
Dozens of roads have been closed because of landslides, fallen trees or being washed out. Several bridges have also been washed away as a result of the storm and 125 shelters have been opened to house those in need.
The Luis Muñoz Marín international airport in San Juan remains open — but all flights were canceled on Sunday and, as of now, there's no determination whether passenger service will resume on Monday.
Puerto Rico's fragile power grid makes matters worse
It was not long ago when the island's power grid was devastated by Hurricane Maria — a category 4 storm that caused about 3,000 deaths in 2017. More than 80% of the transmission and distribution system was ruined and the restoration process has been slow.
As a result, blackouts have been an ongoing issue on the island.
Leomar Rodríguez González, from Utuado, a town in central Puerto Rico, told NPR he and his family have been anxious as the scenes of heavy flooding and landslides remind them of Hurricane Maria.
"I'm worried about a lot of things but in the moment, flooding is worrying me," he said.
Rodríguez González said Maria devastated his family's home and businesses. It's why they have been preparing for the storm for several days: they stocked up on canned foods, bought extra batteries and trimmed trees near electric poles.
Fernando Vera, who is also from Utuado, told NPR his family has never fully recovered from Hurricane Maria. His home still needs some repair and experiences some outages. "We still struggle from the consequences of Maria and it's kind of difficult knowing we're going to probably have to start over again," he said.
Every year since Maria, the Puerto Rican government has been promising it would be much better prepared for the next storm. This is considered the first real test of that promise.
The government's response plan now included making sure that backup generators are working at hospitals and stocking warehouses with food and cots and other essential supplies. But efforts to ensure that the power grid would be better prepared to handle the storm fell short.
Gov. Pierluisi said the restoration of power will not be like what happened after Hurricane Maria in 2017 and that it will be a "matter of days," not months, to get the grid at least partially up and running. But he could give no estimate when power might be fully restored.
President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Sunday, which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.
The storm is moving toward the Dominican Republic
The storm is headed toward the Dominican Republic and is poised to travel to the east of the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday.
The flash flooding will likely be "life threatening and catastrophic" across the eastern Dominican Republic, according to officials monitoring the storm. The combination of a storm surge and the tide could produce rising waters up to three feet in the southern coast of the island.
Earlier, Fiona wreaked havoc on the eastern Caribbean, damaging roads, destroying properties and killing person in the French territory of Guadeloupe, Sylvie Gustave Dit Duflo, an official for the region, wrote on Twitter.
The storm is forecast to be potentially devastating for parts of the Dominican Republic, northern Haiti and the southern end of the Bahamas in the coming days.
Adrian Florido contributed reporting.
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About 150 farmworkers and community members clad in red and waving flags marched almost two miles Saturday from South Hill Park in Sunnyside to Ostrom Mushroom Farms, where they rallied outside Ostrom’s office for the second time in a few months.
While marching they demanded justice in the workplace, chanted “Sí se puede” and played music. At the rally, a worker committee announced that a majority of the workers at Ostrom had voted in favor of a union.
“We’re done taking the hits, we’re going to hit back,” said Joceline Castillo, a worker at Ostrom.
Castillo said she had come to protest the working conditions and unfair pay, and because workers were overworked and undervalued. A union would cement changes in the workplace, she said, and more than 70% of workers had voted in favor of unionizing.
The union would be affiliated with the United Farm Workers, according to UFW representative Victoria Rudy. The next step is to get Ostrom to recognize the union and begin collective bargaining.
Workers plan to return Monday morning to speak with Ostrom management; the front office appeared closed Saturday afternoon. Ostrom Mushroom Farms did not respond to phone calls as of press time.
Ostrom is also in the midst of a civil rights lawsuit. In August, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit alleging Ostrom had discriminated against domestic workers and women and deceived workers regarding job requirements.
Farmworkers at Ostrom had originally tried to submit a petition in June, alleging that Ostrom had enacted mandatory extended shifts and unrealistic production quotas while threatening and bullying workers.
Maria Lopez, a mushroom picker at Ostrom, said that workers had come to submit the petition once again. She hoped it would be accepted. Ramón Gonzalez, another worker, said little has changed since he protested outside Ostrom in June and that nothing has been resolved.
“We’re staying out here to show that we are here, that we are not leaving until we get what we want,” Gonzalez said.
Castillo said there have been some positive changes, especially since workers had begun to advocate and unionize. She said hours have been reduced and the workplace environment has improved, but that there is still pressure from managers. She believes that once workers unionize, changes will be larger and more permanent.
Other UFW members from Lower Valley communities praised the impact of a union in the workplace. Ana Cruz, a farmworker from Prosser, said that the UFW guaranteed respect for workers’ rights. Adelaida Mendoza, a UFW member from Mabton, said union representation improved medical plans and vacation while decreasing maltreatment.
José Martínez, a member of the workers’ committee who has steadfastly advocated for unionization, thanked community members for showing up.
“I’m happy with the support of the community,” Martínez said in Spanish. “I really like it because we’re fighting for justice and equality and respect.”
“We’re going to keep fighting,” Martínez said. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/farmworkers-march-to-ostrom-mushroom-farms-announce-vote-for-unionization/article_a7e76158-3786-11ed-90ed-5336c4977bd8.html | 2022-09-19T02:59:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/farmworkers-march-to-ostrom-mushroom-farms-announce-vote-for-unionization/article_a7e76158-3786-11ed-90ed-5336c4977bd8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The play, DeeJay Dallas said, is called SportsCenter, because if it works as planned, it will end up being replayed on highlight shows all week long.
Well, it still might, but for none of the reasons the Seahawks anticipated.
Instead, Dallas’ pass on a halfback option in the end zone intended for DK Metcalf in the second quarter was picked off by San Francisco’s Charvarius Ward, ending what was Seattle’s only scoring threat of the day and symbolic of an afternoon when little went right in a 27-7 loss to the 49ers.
“Nothing worked,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “We didn’t do anything anywhere.”
It was pretty much the complete opposite of Monday night when the Seahawks made almost all the right plays at the right time to beat Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos 17-16.
“What a distance from one week to the next,” Carroll said. “The league just reminds you how you get humbled.”
The 49ers grabbed control from the start and never let go, even despite losing quarterback Trey Lance to a devastating ankle injury late in the first quarter. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Lance suffered a broken ankle and will be sidelined for the year.
The 49ers led 3-0 at the time, and Jimmy Garoppolo came on to finish the drive and help the 49ers to a 6-0 lead. He threw a touchdown pass on the next drive and the 49ers led 13-0, and the rout appeared to be on.
But midway through the second quarter the Seahawks caught a break — an apparent Geno Smith interception was nullified by a pass-interference penalty on San Francisco’s Emmanuel Moseley.
Smith then hit Tyler Lockett for 27 yards to the 49ers 13 for Seattle’s longest gain of the day.
That’s when the Seahawks either grew creative or desperate — take your pick — unveiling a formation with four running backs in the backfield and Smith split wide left. It worked on the first play, with rookie Kenneth Walker III taking a direct snap and rushing for 5 yards to the 8.
So Seattle decided to try the formation again, this time hoping to lull the 49ers into thinking another run was coming and throwing a pass over their heads.
Walker handed the ball to Dallas, who rolled to his right, looking for Metcalf in the back of the end zone but also with the option to run if he saw the 49ers hone in on Metcalf. Dallas said when he saw Ward initially step up toward him, he decided to throw it.
Only, Ward dropped back. When Dallas’ pass fluttered short, Ward had one of the easiest interceptions of any NFL season.
“I thought he was going to commit to me so I raised up to throw it and then he dropped back and I just couldn’t pull it back in time,” Dallas said. “That’s why [the pass] looked a little ugly.”
Dallas, who played quarterback at Glynn Academy high school in Brunswick, Georgia, said the play worked well in practice.
“I was looking forward to it for the whole week,” he said. “It was different looks all week, and I felt like I was prepared for that look. It just didn’t happen the way I needed it to go.”
Carroll said when he saw the way the 49ers were aligned that he thought about calling time out.
“I should have,” Carroll said. “It was a really cool play to call and give a shot to, but it asks a lot. And in that situation, I just wish I would have got us out of it.”
Carroll said he thinks the game might have been “entirely different” had Seattle scored there.
“That’s a huge turnaround when we screwed that up and don’t get in the end zone right there,” Carroll said.
No doubt. But the play also illustrated just how slim the margin of error for the Seahawks was on a day when all three phases came up lacking.
The offensive woes were the most glaring — aside from the drive that ended in the Dallas interception, Seattle crossed midfield only twice, in times when the 49ers were playing soft defense at the end of the first half and the end of the game.
Seattle’s other six drives ended at its own 41 or farther back, with its first three drives of the second half ending at its own 24, 22 and 23, respectively.
The Seahawks went into the game thinking they could run it on the 49ers, taking advantage of the aggressiveness of their defensive ends. Instead, Seattle was held to 36 yards rushing on 14 carries — Seattle has rushed for fewer in the Carroll era only six times — and the passing game couldn’t compensate. The Seahawks were held to 216 yards overall and haven’t scored an offensive touchdown in six quarters.
“We didn’t run the ball worth a darn today,” Carroll said.
The defense, meanwhile, again fell victim to shoddy tackling as the 49ers rushed for 189 yards on 45 carries — 51 coming on one play by Deebo Samuel when Darrell Taylor missed a tackle behind the line of scrimmage — while also committing seven of Seattle’s 10 penalties.
“I think we laid an egg today as far as stopping the run,” linebacker Jordyn Brooks said. “Didn’t tackle well, didn’t get off the blocks well. Just go back to the drawing board and keep getting better.”
The Seahawks also blew a coverage that led to an easy 49ers touchdown on a 38-yard Garoppolo pass to tight end Ross Dwelley.
“Just miscommunication,” Brooks said.
The special teams also contributed with Seattle fumbling away a punt at the 22 when Xavier Crawford was pushed into Lockett. That led to a TD that made it 20-0 at halftime.
Seattle had a brief glimpse of hope in the second half when Tariq Woolen blocked a field goal and Michael Jackson returned it 86 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-7 with 5:25 to play in the third quarter.
“That’s the play you need to get things going, and we needed to capitalize on it,” Carroll said.
It looked like they would when the defense forced a punt to get the ball back.
But the offense went three-and-out, and the 49ers held the ball for 9:29 in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
And while the short week and an emotional hangover from the Denver game was a convenient excuse, safety Quandre Diggs wasn’t buying it.
“I don’t see why we would be riding high,” he said. “We shouldn’t be feeding into all the hype anyways. I mean, obviously we’re not that good (to buy into the hype).”
The hope also, though, is that they are nowhere as bad as they looked Sunday. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/seahawks/nothing-worked-for-seahawks-in-dismal-27-7-loss-to-49ers/article_a884ae06-37c0-11ed-8f11-ef2735c9cdc8.html | 2022-09-19T02:59:55Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/seahawks/nothing-worked-for-seahawks-in-dismal-27-7-loss-to-49ers/article_a884ae06-37c0-11ed-8f11-ef2735c9cdc8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Join ‘Wee Joan’s Dog Walk’ And Take the Lead in Raising Funds for NI Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust
The Northern Ireland Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust (NICLT) is encouraging dog lovers to join ‘Wee Joan’s Dog Walk’ on Sunday 18 September 2022 (1pm-3pm registration at RNLI Portrush Lifeboat Station, Portrush) and take the lead in raising funds for the charity.
This will be the second year for ‘Wee Joan’s Dog Walk’, which is the inspiration of Willie Gregg, the heavily decorated philanthropic bartender from the well-loved Harbour Bar in Portrush.
The event, in memory of Willie’s late mother Joan who passed away in 2021, has an entry fee of £10 per dog, with all money raised going to the NI Children to Lapland and Days to Remember Trust, which has brought over 1200 ill and vulnerable NI children to Lapland over the past 12 years.
Dog owners are also being encouraged to enter in the fun spirit of the event and celebrate Joan’s love of animal print, by dressing their adorable pooches in animal print, to be in with the opportunity to win the best dressed prize!
The event registration and starting point will be at the RNLI Portrush Lifeboat Station on Kerr Street at Portrush Harbour (1pm to 3pm). Dog walkers and their pets will then head over to West Strand beach by beach or promenade to the Black Rocks and back again!
For more information and to register online visit https://nichildrentolapland.com/wee-joans-dog-walk-18th-september-2022/
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1 killed in crash at Reno Air Races
Published: Sep. 18, 2022 at 9:31 PM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
RENO, Nev. (KOLO/Gray News) - One person is dead after a plane went down during the championship round of the Reno Air Races on Sunday afternoon.
Organizers say only one plane was involved, and the National Championship Air Races has suspended all operations for the 2022 event.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the incident.
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1 killed in crash at Reno Air Races
Published: Sep. 18, 2022 at 9:31 PM CDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
RENO, Nev. (KOLO/Gray News) - One person is dead after a plane went down during the championship round of the Reno Air Races on Sunday afternoon.
Organizers say only one plane was involved, and the National Championship Air Races has suspended all operations for the 2022 event.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will be investigating the incident.
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The pandemic is essentially over, right?
For some, yes. For others, not so much.
It was only June when unvaccinated Canadians were finally allowed to leave the country, for reasons unclear to anyone. The vaccine doesn’t prevent transmission, so how did it make sense to keep the unvaccinated behind the frozen curtain? It didn’t.
But that’s Canada. It’s completely lost the plot with COVID and chucked all its previously freedom-loving ideals out the nearest window, eh? America wouldn’t behave like that, right?
Except we are.
Tennis player Novak Djokovic couldn’t travel to America to compete in the US Open in August because he’s unvaccinated. No foreigner may enter the United States without being fully vaccinated. Unless, of course, they walk across our border. That’s right. If you’re visiting, stay away with your COVID-infested self. If you’re trying to stay here forever, bring that COVID right in.
If you’re looking for consistency in COVID-19 policies, you can stop right now. None of it has ever made sense. The fractured trust between Americans and our institutions will be immeasurable. And the damage continues.
New York City kids don’t need a COVID vaccination to attend schools but do need it to play school sports. Think about this. These kids can go to school, have lunch with their friends, take school trips and play sports during gym class, but they can’t play in an after-school league.
Many kids rely on sports to pay for their higher education. Think about all the kids who no longer exercise after school because they can’t play sports.
If we’re doing this for kids’ “health,” we’re doing it all wrong. The poor will be most hurt by these no-science-anywhere rules. Professional athletes playing in the city, obviously, have no such mandate.
It’s not just sports. A few days ago, New York City’s Department of Education fired another 850 teachers and classroom aides, bringing the total to approximately 1,950 DOE workers let go since the October 2021 vaccine mandate. It was a terrible thing to do, even back then, but a year later we have an avalanche of information, about the way COVID spreads and what the vaccines can’t do, that renders the decision not just foolish but cruel.
As The Post’s Susan Edelman reported a few days ago, “In all, NYC has fired more than 2,600 municipal workers not fully vaccinated.” This, when we’re told New York and so many other places are in the middle of a teacher shortage. These teachers are exploring opportunities in faraway places like Long Island. Make it make sense.
Parents also can’t enter New York school buildings if unvaccinated. That includes parents of special-needs children, who must interact with teachers. These nonsensical rules are causing lasting damage.
If you’re vaccinated and thinking “Those people should just get vaccinated,” you’re missing the point. I’m vaccinated, too. But there’s absolutely no reason my Johnson & Johnson shot from March 2021 should gain me any privileges not accorded to others. Studies show the vaccine’s effectiveness wears off after a few months and transmission can happen at any time.
Forced compliance for the fun of it should not be health policy.
And no, boosters don’t mean you’re any safer. In fact, the Biden administration isn’t labeling the latest shot a “booster” at all. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre called it a “new vaccine.” You might find yourself back with the “unvaccinated” sooner than you think.
But don’t take my word for it. Throughout the pandemic, the line from politicians forcing their will on us has been “We must listen to the CDC!” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose guidance we’d ignored while we ate sushi (a big no-no) and medium-cooked burgers (seriously, are you trying to die at this picnic?), suddenly spouted the word of God.
Well, the CDC recommends to “no longer differentiate based on a person’s vaccination status because breakthrough infections occur.” Yet somehow we’re no longer “following the science”?
It’s maddening. And it’s easy to forget these people left behind. But we will feel the effects of their absence. The policeman who’s no longer walking the beat, the firefighter who worked through the pandemic but now is off the job, the teachers missing from your child’s classroom because they wouldn’t do as they were told. And we’ll see repercussions from taking things away from youth because they would not comply.
We have won absolutely nothing with these vaccine mandates — but will have lost so much.
Politicians did so many backward, horrible things in the name of safety throughout COVID. The continuing vaccine mandates are a reminder that the pandemic is over for many, but the harm goes on. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/continuing-covid-craziness-shows-it-was-never-about-the-science/ | 2022-09-19T03:19:45Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/continuing-covid-craziness-shows-it-was-never-about-the-science/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Hopefully no kids follow Dana White on Instagram.
The UFC president shared a graphic photo of a cut sustained by Gregory Rodrigues during UFC Fight Night 210 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Rodrigues scored a TKO win over Chidi Njokuani in a middleweight bout after sustaining an open wound between his eyebrows that nearly saw the fight stop in the first round.
The cageside doctor let things continue, though, and Rodrigues ended up winning in the second round.
It does at least seem like the cut was stitched up well and Rodrigues was fine. He and Njokuani got a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus for their troubles.
“I know one thing: I’m born for this,” Rodrigues told Daniel Cormier after the fight. “Doesn’t matter, man. You need to kill me.”
Rodrigues, 30, improved his MMA record to 13-4 with the win and is now 4-1 in the UFC.
The Brazilian won his first two UFC fights in 2021 before losing a split decision to Armen Petrosyan in February. He rebounded with a first-round knockout win over Julian Marquez in June. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/dana-white-shares-greg-rodrigues-cut-photo-after-ufc-fight-night/ | 2022-09-19T03:20:10Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/dana-white-shares-greg-rodrigues-cut-photo-after-ufc-fight-night/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Our NFL betting expert offers best betting predictions and picks for the Week 2 meeting between the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET on FOX.
The Rams were drilled by the Bills in the opener and looked little like their championship selves with leaky pass protection and a sieve for a secondary. Now the Falcons, in full rebuilding mode, arrive motivated to send Los Angeles to an 0-2 start.
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The Rams were outscored 21-0 in the second half of their banner and ring celebration last Thursday, and the Bills dominated most facets of the game.
After the Falcons blew a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter of a Week 1 loss to the Saints, they now face the Rams. Since 2020, the Falcons have lost three times with a two-TD lead in the fourth quarter.
Rams -10 (Caesars)
It’s Week 2 and already the Super Bowl champs are feeling the need to prove themselves. Rams coach Sean McVay took the blame for the team’s dreadful performance in Week 1 so it’s a safe assumption the Rams won’t overlook a double-digit underdog.
If there was something the McVay-Matthew Stafford combo did well last season, it was taking advantage of weaker opponents. All five Rams defeats in 2021 came against playoff teams. Of their 12 victories, six were by double digits, including four in the first eight weeks.
The Rams’ offensive line gave up seven sacks last week and will be missing center Brian Allen (knee). Coleman Shelton will move to center and Tremayne Anchrum takes over at right guard. The line uncertainty could lead to an efficient quick-strike passing attack.
Our Pick: Rams to cover 10 points
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‘Over’ 46.5 total points (Caesars)
The Rams scored a lone touchdown in their season opener, which no doubt means a sense of urgency on offense is ahead. The Rams appeared to force a sub-par rushing attack last week, presumably to keep the Bills’ offense off the field as long as possible.
There should be more running lanes this week, especially after the Falcons allowed 151 yards on the ground vs. the Saints. L.A. wideout Cooper Kupp looks as determined as ever with 13 catches for 128 yards in the opener.
The Falcons rushed for a whopping 201 yards in the opener, with Cordarrelle Patterson getting a career-best 120 of them. Atlanta QB Marcus Mariota put his team in position to win and will have a motivated wideout in Drake London, who is having a homecoming.
Our Pick: Game total over 46.5 points
Player prop pick: Allen Robinson II ‘Over’ 4.5 receptions
Stafford threw 41 passes in the Week 1 defeat and targeted Kupp or tight end Tyler Higbee with 26 of them. When Stafford is under pressure, Kupp and his tight ends, especially Higbee, are his hurry-up options. More pocket time Sunday means a better variety of targets.
The Rams have high hopes for wideout Allen Robinson II, yet the newcomer was targeted only twice in Week 1 and had one catch. With Van Jefferson injured and Odell Beckham Jr. gone, Robinson is expected to have a major role in the offense.
After Beckham’s Rams tenure got off to a slow start last season, Stafford figured out how to get the veteran more involved in the offense. Expect the same to hold true with Robinson, as McVay and Stafford look to share the wealth against the Falcons.
Our Pick: Allen Robinson II over 4.5 receptions
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Grading the Jets’ 31-30 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Offense
The Jets had to punt three times in the second half and it looked like that might cost them the game. Then, they scored two touchdowns in the final two minutes for the shocking win. The Jets rolled up 402 yards and got contributions from all over the field. QB Joe Flacco (26 of 44, 307 yards, 4 TDs, 110.7 rating) played much better than last week and showed why the coaches had faith in him. WR Garrett Wilson (8 catches, 102 yards, 2 TDs) had a bad drop but otherwise was phenomenal and caught the game-winner. The offensive line allowed just two sacks against a ferocious pass rush.
Grade: B+
Defense
The Browns carved up the Jets far too much. They rolled to 405 yards and scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns. QB Jacoby Brissett (22 of 27, 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) made it look easy for most of the day by using play-action passes. RB Nick Chubb (17 rushes, 87 yards, 3 TDs) had a lot of open running lanes and WR Amari Cooper (9 catches, 101 yards, 1 TD) was open too often. But the Jets did come up with a stop when they needed to with Ashtyn Davis ending any hope of the Browns winning by intercepting Brissett with six seconds left in the game.
Grade: C
Special teams
Braden Mann was one of the goats in the Jets’ Week 1 loss and he was one of the heroes Sunday. Mann’s onside kick with 1:22 left gave the Jets the chance to win. Mann hit it perfectly and Justin Hardee recovered it. Mann also had a pass for a first down on a fake punt early in the game. Greg Zuerlein hit a 57-yard field goal, tying the franchise record for the longest made field goal. KR Braxton Berrios averaged 25 yards per kick return, giving the Jets good field position.
Grade: A+
Coaching
Robert Saleh went out on a limb this week with his “receipts” comment and his players backed him up. It is clear Saleh has the players on the same page with him and they played hard for 60 minutes. Sure, there were issues in this game, but the Jets have lost versions of this game so many times in recent years. When is the last time they won one like this? Saleh deserves the credit because he surely would get the blame if the Jets lost like this.
Grade: A | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/jets-report-card-robert-saleh-deserves-the-credit/ | 2022-09-19T03:21:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/jets-report-card-robert-saleh-deserves-the-credit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Radical progressives are looking to turn the state’s highest court into a rubber stamp for their agenda. The nakedly ideological drive is an assault on the independent judiciary, a bulwark of democracy.
On Wednesday, City & State reported that a top gay Democratic club wrote Gov. Kathy Hochul to condemn the openly gay judge who now serves as acting chief on the Court of Appeals. It’s just part of the unseemly effort to muscle Hochul into nominating a lefty to replace departing Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
“Although Judge [Anthony] Cannataro is openly gay, he does not represent our values,” wrote Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club prez and LGBTQ activist Allen Roskoff. That clearly means he’s not guaranteed to ram the entire lefty agenda, from handcuffing cops to mandating children’s “right” to gender-transition surgery to protecting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, down the public’s throat.
From the moment DiFiore announced her retirement, progressives rushed to denounce her and the high court’s so-called “conservative” majority, which quite rightly stood by the trial-court judge who struck down state Democrats’ blatantly unconstitutional gerrymander. Their gripes extend to other cases where the court didn’t make the “right” decision in cases involving tenants, immigrants, criminal defendants and the green agenda.
The chief judge leads the seven-member appeals court and oversees the operation of the entire state court system. It’s expected that Hochul will nominate a permanent replacement for DiFiore this year, once the Commission on Judicial Nominations submits its list of seven candidates.
It’s not just advocates like Roskoff attacking Cannataro as the “wrong” kind of gay. (That’s a habit for the Owles club, which is also pushing to get Ed Koch’s name off the Queensboro Bridge.)
For example, 20 state Senate Democrats, led by Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, recently wrote the judicial commission urging it to recommend progressive and culturally diverse nominees with a background in “advocacy” work (e.g., criminal-defense attorneys, tenant lawyers, etc.) That’s an implicit threat to shoot down Cannatoro if Hochul nominates him for the job.
The high court is already utterly dominated by Democrats, by the way. But the party’s growing far-left isn’t satisfied. It wants a judiciary that will smile on even blatantly unconstitutional laws, and indeed impose its agenda without the need to pass legislation.
Indeed, progressives see a chance to translate their current power in Albany into a force that will last even if (when, we hope) the voters reject their agenda.
The New York County Lawyers Association issued a statement denouncing the effort to turn the selection process into “a brazenly political one” to fit the “result-oriented political views” of “Senator Gianaris and others.”
Judges are supposed to be independent of politicians. They’re charged with deciding on the substance of a case under the laws and Constitution of New York State.
For once, instead of stalling with her finger to the political winds, Hochul ought to show some spine and publicly reject this ugly effort to politicize New York’s highest court. . | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/progs-hateful-push-for-hard-left-new-york-court-of-appeals/ | 2022-09-19T03:23:48Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/progs-hateful-push-for-hard-left-new-york-court-of-appeals/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Shannon Sharpe revealed he privately battled prostate cancer in 2016 and is currently in remission.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer and broadcaster shared his story — one that he said he always wanted to tell but didn’t necessarily know how to bring it up — on Fox NFL Sunday.
Sharpe, 54, said Janssen’s Talk That Talk campaign, which focuses on encouraging black men into getting regular prostate cancer screenings, approached him a couple of months ago to be a spokesperson.
“At the time they asked me to do it they had no idea I had been diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer,” Sharpe said. “There’s a 96 percent survival rate if screened early and detected early.
“I’m a part of that 96 percent.”
The former tight end said he had family members, including his own father, die from cancer and started getting screened in his 30s after his career.
Sharpe added he’s still cancer-free and getting screened “possibly” saved his life.
“I don’t feel good,” Sharpe said about being cancer-free. “I feel great.” | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/shannon-sharpe-reveals-he-privately-battled-prostate-cancer/ | 2022-09-19T03:24:12Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/shannon-sharpe-reveals-he-privately-battled-prostate-cancer/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Before Sunday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady and free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. shared a sideline hug and short conversation.
The Buccaneers’ Twitter account shared the video along with a picture of the two with the caption, “Game recognize game.”
Beckham is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana native and LSU product. He last played with the Los Angeles Rams, the team that most recently knocked Brady and the Bucs out of the playoffs in the divisional round last postseason, en route to their Super Bowl win.
Many Twitter users replied to the post with speculation about the Buccaneers potentially signing Beckham to the team. Beckham remains a free agent as he continues to recover from a torn ACL he suffered during the Super Bowl. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/tom-brady-odell-beckham-share-hug-before-buccaneers-saints/ | 2022-09-19T03:24:32Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/18/tom-brady-odell-beckham-share-hug-before-buccaneers-saints/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Sometimes, we just need something to get us around — whether we’re off to work on a nice-weather day or to the supermarket to pick up the produce we forgot the other day.
To solve all problems: a quality commuter bike is key.
Much to our delight, Amazon has hundreds to choose from (and, with Prime shipping!) We cut out the guesswork for you and boiled this guide down to the 12 best commuter bikes of 2022 to keep you movin’ and groovin’ for wherever you’re headed.
While you’re at it, you definitely want to pick up a trusty bike helmet that are all backed by a professional cyclist. To ensure you’re safe with your brand-new bike, this heavy duty investment will go a long way.
So, all we have left to say is this: happy shopping, and happy riding.
1. Sixthreezero Around the Block Women’s Beach Cruiser Bike, $270
With nearly 5,000 rave reviews on Amazon, it’s no surprise Sixthreezero makes one of the best commuter bikes around. It’s at a fair price point, comes in a rotisserie of colors to choose from (because who wouldn’t want a mint green or lavender bike?) and has waffle tread tires to provide a cushioned ride for a sweet stroll.
2. Hiland Shimano Men’s Road Bike, $430
The Hiland Shimano Men’s Road Bike is less than $450 and great if you’re looking for a trusty commuter ride. Specifically, it has a durable aluminum frame, a 24-speed change system and even comes with a five-year manufacturer’s warranty.
3. Ancheer Electric Commuter Bike, $630
The Ancheer Electric Commuter Bike is one of the best electric commuter bikes — and for a good reason. It boasts pedal-assist features (plus a removable battery), a speed boost if you toggle the throttle on and can even convert into a mountain bikes if you so choose, thanks to its impressive speed settings.
4. Retrospec Hybrid Beaumont City Bike, $400
The newly released Retrospec Hybrid Beaumont City Bike is one of the hottest new bike releases on Amazon and is characteristic of that stunning vintage charm. Its oversized beige wheels and beautiful leather-like handles are enough to sell us, though we appreciate its high-tensile strength steel construction and included bell and safety rack.
5. Sixthreezero Women’s Electric EVRYjourney E-Bike, $2,000
Though a splurge, the sixthreezero Women’s Electric EVRYjourney E-Bike has a beyond gorgeous look and a vibrant array of colors to choose from. To get you to and from work, it features the ability to go from pedal-assist to full-electric, front and rear disc-hand brakes for simple and prompt stopping and an ultra-comfortable design when riding.
6. Avasta Single-Speed Fixed Gear Urban Commuter Bike, $280
For less than $300, the Avasta Single-Speed Fixed Gear Urban Commuter Bike is a no-frills option if you’re looking for a unisex option at a good price. Namely, it has a durable steel frame, a flat handlebar for riding with ease and two sets of brakes for protection.
7. Hiland Hybrid Commuter Bike, $370, original price: $400
With a stunning look, the Hiland Hybrid Commuter Bike is a lovely option for those who love a good color and an equally good ride. Its attractive look is accredited to its aluminum-alloy frame, and you’ll also appreciate its seven speed settings and double Caliper breaks.
8. Schwinn Wayfarer Hybrid Retro-Styled Cruiser, $224
With a name like Schwinn, you know it has to be good. The brand’s Wayfarer Hybrid Retro-Styled Cruiser is a lightweight yet reliable ride, much ado to its seven speed settings, splash-protecting fenders and retro city look. For less than $250, we’re recommending it to everyone IRL.
9. Vilano R2 Commuter Aluminum Road Bike, $279
The Vilano R2 Commuter Aluminum Bike is a great versatile option for trekking to work or going for a spin around the block. It features a double-butted aluminum frame (that’s also lightweight) and a 21-speed drive train to handle any situation — bumps, turns, you name it.
10. Sohoo City E-Bike, $1,279, original price: $1,349
We love the look of the Sohoo City E-Bike, so much so that we need to give you our 30-second elevator pitch for it. This model comes in a variety of colors, is coastal-inspired, has a detachable luggage rack (who knew?) and an anti-theft battery. To reach 25 mph with ease, this is the bike for you.
11. sixthreezero Men’s EVRYjourney Hybrid Bike, $520
Similar to the brand’s EVRYjourney bike for women, sixthreezero’s Men’s Hybrid Bike is another great investment. It’s perfect for your commuter and joy ride alike, thanks to its semi-slick tires, stylish saddle and grips and front and rear breaks that make long-distance commutes a snap.
12. Rockshark Electric City Cruiser Bike, $800
The Rockshark Electric City Cruiser Bike is a great option if you don’t want to spend more than $1,000. Not only is it one of Amazon’s top sellers, but it has three modes of power — including a power-saving mode — and an elegant, classic design that’s meant for every type of rider.
Check out the New York Post Shopping section for more content. | https://nypost.com/article/best-commuter-bikes/ | 2022-09-19T03:25:12Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/article/best-commuter-bikes/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
More than 50 protesters gathered outside a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, for Republican governor candidate Derek Schmidt, which featured an appearance and endorsement by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Jae Moyer, president of the Kansas Democrat LGBTQ caucus, said they protested the event to take a stand against both Schmidt’s and DeSantis’ policies.
“They support all of these right-wing policies that I know that Kansas voters don't stand for,” Moyer said. “And we have proof because on Aug. 2, we voted overwhelmingly to protect access to abortion and reproductive health care in our state.”
While leading chants of “DeSantis get out of Kansas,” Moyer said the group thinks an out-of-state governor campaigning for Schmidt reveals his unpopularity, considering that Kansans defeated an anti-abortion amendment by a ratio of nearly 60-40%.
Moyer has concerns that, despite August's decisive vote, Schmidt would attempt to enact abortion restrictions anyways if elected governor.
“It just kind of shows how Derek Schmidt is in with these horribly divisive, horribly extreme politicians, that is just not right for Kansas,” Moyer said. “I really think that this will affect the election. I really think that this is a bad look for Schmidt and that this is not something that Kansas wants.”
In a speech before hundreds of attendees at the Embassy Suites Olathe Conference Center, Schmidt pledged to bring DeSantis’ stance on immigration and his anti-LGBTQ education policies to Kansas if elected governor.
DeSantis recently came under fire for sending Venezuelan migrants on a plane to Martha’s Vineyard under false pretenses, a stunt that paralleled segregationist tactics during the Civil Rights Era and which some legal experts warned could qualify as human trafficking.
Schmidt last week told the Kansas City Star that he supported DeSantis’ migrant flights.
“If rerouting the influx of migrants to sanctuary cities filled with some of our nation’s richest and most powerful elites will force Democrats to finally take this issue seriously — as Kansans have for decades — I’m all for it,” Schmidt said.
Conservative talk show host Pete Mundo, who opened the event, also praised DeSantis and suggested a similar tactic of relocating the nearby protestors, who held up signs such as "Shame on DeSantis: Immigrant kidnapper" and "Vote no on authoritarianism."
“I couldn't help but think maybe somebody here would have a plane they could fly them to Martha's Vineyard,” Mundo said to resounding cheers. “They might fit in pretty well up there.”
Schmidt also promised to immediately sign a transgender sports ban and a so-called “parents bill of rights,” both of which Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed earlier this year.
DeSantis stressed education issues in his support for Schmidt.
“We are not going to allow our tax dollars to be used to teach our kids to hate our country or to hate each other,” DeSantis said. “That's not happening on my watch.”
Scott Callaway came to Schmidt’s event specifically to see DeSantis.
“I think it's good for his campaign that he has (DeSantis) here,” Callaway said. “Voters are supporting Ron DeSantis means Derek Schmidt will probably also receive some support as well as a result of this.”
Dan and Susan Carey currently live in Lawrence, but said they're considering moving to Florida. They hope DeSantis’ support for Schmidt will make Kansas more conservative.
“We just are done with the liberal politics, and the state is not going in the direction we would like it to,” Susan Carey said. “I'm glad to see this many people here. So I'm really, really hopeful that we can get rid of Kelly. We can't take four more years of her politics.”
Outside the building, holding a sign that read “Schmidt/DeSantis unfit to govern,” protester Henry Stoever said he believes the politicians are a threat to democracy.
“Derek Schmidt spent so much time involved in these lawsuits that were really a front for Trump issues,” Stoever said. “He did not serve the people of Kansas as he should have as an attorney general. He was so involved in politics that he should be turned out of office.”
Elizabeth Fiedler, a senior at Gardner Edgerton High School, recently led a school walkout against a policy she said put transgender students at risk.
Fiedler said the protestors were met with some opposition from attendees, but otherwise got the support of many people driving by.
“We do not stand for hate, and we want to make it known that we, the future voters, do not stand for this,” Fiedler said. And if they don't pay for the consequences now, they will later.” | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-09-18/derek-schmidt-pledges-to-model-kansas-immigration-and-school-policies-off-ron-desantis | 2022-09-19T03:28:23Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-09-18/derek-schmidt-pledges-to-model-kansas-immigration-and-school-policies-off-ron-desantis | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DETROIT (WXYZ) — During the day, Shadow Duffy is a construction worker and a mechanic.
"Being able to work on and run heavy equipment... I was able to fix the axle shaft on a bobcat," said Shadow.
But, at night, the 37-year-old transforms into an aerialist and circus performer.
When 7 Action News asked "Do you get scared when you perform?"
Shadow replied with a yes, "A dose of fear is always healthy. It gives you a healthy respect for your equipment,"
Since the age of 17, Shadow has been training in aerial acrobatics and has even won several awards for her art.
"I ended up taking a few competitions, actually 2nd in the world in Tokyo, best in Michigan titles for years and years until we found out I was sick," said Shadow.
The mighty artist was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a rare auto-immune condition that weakens muscles.
"My face stopped working and my body followed shortly after.
Soon after, Shadow underwent a thymectomy, a major surgical procedure involving opening her chest," said Shadow.
According to Mayo Clinic, the disease can strike anyone at any age, but it's more common in women younger than 40 and in men older than 60.
In fact, doctors gave gave her six months to live. "Because they had found a tumor in my chest when they did the surgery. I’ve learned to talk to and trust my body enough to do the things they told me I would never be able to do. So, yeah, I definitely looked mortality in the face quite a few times," said Shadow.
When asked if the news break her, Shadow replied "Yes, so many times!"
12 years later, Shadow is standing strong, a pinnacle of willpower for people facing similar challenges.
"I found ways to be healthy, to eat healthy, to mitigate the symptoms, and I practice a lot. This is my physical therapy," said Shadow.
Since there is no cure, Shadow still battles with tiredness and claw hands among other symptoms.
"It's such an invisible disability. You would never look at me and think I’m disabled. Another big thing I’ve learned is to advocate for others as well as for myself, for disability rights and disability recognition," Shadow added.
And, that’s why she's also calling for reforms within the aerial competition world.
"There is plenty of diversity in just regular categories, but they just lump all the disabled people together. So, I would like to see more diversity and more knowledge around the disabled community in general," said Shadow.
Meanwhile, Shadow knows the worst is yet to come.
"One day I woke up 12 years ago, and I couldn’t speak, and nobody knew why and everybody was saying I was crazy, and I know it's going to come back and it's going to take me out. So to live the dream I get to live every day is pretty amazing in my book," said Shadow. | https://www.fox17online.com/michigan-aerialist-uses-myasthenia-gravis-fight-to-create-more-awareness | 2022-09-19T03:40:22Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/michigan-aerialist-uses-myasthenia-gravis-fight-to-create-more-awareness | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Pitt junior running back Israel Abanikanda carried the ball 31 times for 131 yards and a touchdown to lead the No. 23 Panthers to a 34-13 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday.
Pitt (2-1) was without its top two quarterbacks for the nonconference contest, but third-string signal caller Nate Yarnell was efficient under center, going 9-for-12 passing for 179 yards and a touchdown.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said Yarnell began the week as the team’s fourth-string quarterback before earning start.
“He’s so calm in the huddle and I thought he looked comfortable out there the whole time,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t think he was nervous, not one bit. Not even close, which was shocking, because I was damn nervous.”
Western Michigan (1-2) had its opportunities, with a 31-yard double pass from receiver Anthony Sambucci to receiver A.J. Abbott for a touchdown that cut Pitt’s lead to 20-13 heading into the fourth quarter.
Pitt responded on its next drive when Yarnell found sophomore receiver Konata Mumpfield for a 6-yard touchdown reception to give the Panthers a two-score cushion. Redshirt junior running back Daniel Carter would ice the game with 3:03 to play in the fourth quarter when he plunged in for a 4-yard touchdown run.
The Broncos kept out of the endzone thanks to an aggressive Pitt secondary that finished the game with three interceptions, one returned for a score by redshirt senior cornerback Marquis Williams and two by redshirt senior safety Erick Harlett II.
Harlett’s second interception came in the endzone as Western Michigan was threatening to tie the game deep in Panther territory late in the third quarter.
“I was trying to get the coverage called out to my cornerback, we were on the side where the Pitt fans were and it was kind of loud,” Harlett said. “Then shoot, I just made a play.”
Western Michigan freshman kicker Palmer Domschke helped keep the game competitive by connecting on field goals of 32 and 40 yards to trim the Panthers’ halftime lead to 13-6.
Pitt dominated time of possession in the game, possessing the ball 38 minutes and 36 seconds compared to 21:24 for Western Michigan.
“You could tell by the first drive, they were going to eat the clock,” Western Michigan coach Tim Lester said. “I think we had three plays in the first quarter. It was going to be a premium on the plays we had. And you can’t turn the ball over. They turned it over three times last year, and we beat them. And we turned it over three times this year, and they beat us.”
Along with Abanikanda, Pitt was led offensively by senior receiver Jared Wayne with three receptions for 94 yards, while senior running back Vincent Davis added 11 carries for 83 yards. | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/abanikanda-pushes-no-23-pitt-past-western-michigan-34-13 | 2022-09-19T03:40:34Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/abanikanda-pushes-no-23-pitt-past-western-michigan-34-13 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Panthers held Northern to just 149 total rushing yards. Red shirt junior Caleef Jenkins broke a career high of 104 yards, 12 carries and scored twice.
Next up, DU will host Northwood next weekend. | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/davenport-moves-to-2-0-with-win-over-nmu | 2022-09-19T03:40:40Z | fox17online.com | control | https://www.fox17online.com/sports/davenport-moves-to-2-0-with-win-over-nmu | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del.- A man was found shot several times at a hospital in Dover early Sunday morning.
Police say a 23-year-old Dover man was found with several gunshot wounds at Bayhealth Kent Campus just before 5 a.m.
He told police that he was in the area of South New St. and West Reed St. when he was shot. Police went to the area and found several shell casings.
He was uncooperative with police and would not give any more details or suspect description.
If you wish to provide information on this case or other criminal activity, please contact the Dover Police Department at (302)736-7130. Callers may remain anonymous. Tips may also be submitted to law enforcement through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 800-TIP-3333 or online at delaware.crimestoppersweb.com; a cash reward is possible for information leading to an arrest. | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-man-found-with-several-gunshot-wounds-at-hospital/article_7ff20a9a-379f-11ed-924c-f3178bc30ad0.html | 2022-09-19T03:40:55Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/dover-man-found-with-several-gunshot-wounds-at-hospital/article_7ff20a9a-379f-11ed-924c-f3178bc30ad0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The M25 is closed in both directions between junction 2 and junction 1A (just south of Dartford River Crossing) due to a Metropolitan Police led incident this morning (Monday, September 19).
Diversions are in place and accoridng to National Highways motorists should expect long delays as normal traffic conditions are not expected until at least 4.30am.
We have contacted the Metropolitan Police for more information on this incident.
At the moment the nature of the indicent is unknown. We will be bringing you the latest traffic and travel updates throughout this morning. Follow our live blog below for more information on this incident as it unfolds.
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Diversions in place for southbound traffic
The following diversion is in place for southbound traffic:
- Southbound - (Clockwise) - Follow the hollow black triangle.
- Follow the above route, roads in reverse order. Use the A2 to re-join the M25 at J2.
Delays are likely on the approach to this closure, with additional journey times also expected on diversion routes.
Diversions in place for northbound traffic
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- Northbound (Anti-clockwise) - Follow the hollow black square symbol.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Will, Kankakee counties among others
WILL COUNTY, Ill. - A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for Grundy, Will, Kendall, LaSalle and Kankakee counties Sunday night.
The watch is expected to expire at 4 a.m.
Severe thunderstorms are possible overnight — especially along and south of Interstate 88, the National Weather Service said.
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Well, this is a sensitive topic, so I'll level it up tp those interested to check this out from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
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It's a speech from RBNZ Governor Orr.
The relevance to the financial system and central banks as a part of that is best summarised in this from Orr:
- The last few months have had no shortage of extreme weather linked to climate change across the globe, with record beating tempatures and droughts. Here in New Zealand, last year set a new record for weather-related insurance payments, and this year is on pace to break the record.
- Assessing material risks to banks and insurers, and the financial system as an ecosystem, is our core business. Financial stability is best maintained when all relevant risks are identified, priced, and allocated to those best able to manage them. To meet our financial stability objective, it’s important for us to take account of the current and future impacts of climate change.
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NZD/USD update: | https://www.forexlive.com/news/statement-from-the-rbnz-why-climate-matters-to-rbnz-20220919/ | 2022-09-19T03:58:53Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/statement-from-the-rbnz-why-climate-matters-to-rbnz-20220919/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
1 hour ago - World
Biden: U.S. forces would defend Taiwan if China's military invaded
President Biden again vowed in an interview Sunday that American forces would defend Taiwan if China's military invaded the self-governing island — prompting the White House to stress that U.S. policy hasn't changed on the matter.
Driving the news: Biden said during an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday U.S. forces would defend the democratically run island "if in fact there was an unprecedented attack."
- A White House official said after the interview that the U.S. government's long-running policy of "strategic ambiguity" on Taiwan had not changed, CBS News notes.
The big picture: The U.S. government has for decades acknowledged that the Chinese government considers Taiwan as part of "one China."
- Under this policy, the U.S. opposes any attempts to change the island's self-governing, democratic status by force.
Flashback:
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With New York on the verge of lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers, Republicans have introduced federal legislation that would block the state’s action.
U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs introduced a bill titled the “Protect Local Farms Act.” The bill’s text is straightforward. It would add a preemption to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that would prevent states from setting the maximum work weeks for farmworkers to less than 60 hours.
The legislation is in response to the New York Farm Laborers Wage Board’s recommendation to lower the farm overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours over the next decade. The phased-in approach, if approved by state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, would not begin until 2024. Every two years, the overtime threshold will be lowered by four hours until it reaches the 40-hour mark in 2032.
Reardon has 45 days to review the wage board’s report and either accept or reject its findings.
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican who is running to represent the new 24th Congressional District that includes all of Cayuga County, urged Reardon to reject the proposal. But if she doesn’t, the bill Tenney, R-Canandaigua, has cosponsored would preempt the state’s regulation.
“New York family farms power our state and feed our families — they cannot bear nor do they deserve these additional price hikes,” Tenney said.
The legislation’s impact would affect two other states, California and Washington, that are implementing a 40-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers.
Supporters of a lower overtime standard say it corrects a decision made decades ago that excluded farmworkers. Workers in other industries have long received overtime after working 40 hours a week, but not farm laborers.
Opponents, especially those in agriculture, argue that it would be detrimental to farms already struggling due to the effects of inflation and COVID-19. A survey of farmers found that some farms could close or move out of state if the lower overtime threshold is adopted.
Robert Harding
The (Auburn) Citizen
With New York on the verge of lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers, Republicans have introduced federal legislation that would block the state’s action.
U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs introduced a bill titled the “Protect Local Farms Act.” The bill’s text is straightforward. It would add a preemption to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that would prevent states from setting the maximum work weeks for farmworkers to less than 60 hours.
The legislation is in response to the New York Farm Laborers Wage Board’s recommendation to lower the farm overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours over the next decade. The phased-in approach, if approved by state Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, would not begin until 2024. Every two years, the overtime threshold will be lowered by four hours until it reaches the 40-hour mark in 2032.
Reardon has 45 days to review the wage board’s report and either accept or reject its findings.
U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, a Republican who is running to represent the new 24th Congressional District that includes all of Cayuga County, urged Reardon to reject the proposal. But if she doesn’t, the bill Tenney, R-Canandaigua, has cosponsored would preempt the state’s regulation.
“New York family farms power our state and feed our families — they cannot bear nor do they deserve these additional price hikes,” Tenney said.
The legislation’s impact would affect two other states, California and Washington, that are implementing a 40-hour overtime threshold for farmworkers.
Supporters of a lower overtime standard say it corrects a decision made decades ago that excluded farmworkers. Workers in other industries have long received overtime after working 40 hours a week, but not farm laborers.
Opponents, especially those in agriculture, argue that it would be detrimental to farms already struggling due to the effects of inflation and COVID-19. A survey of farmers found that some farms could close or move out of state if the lower overtime threshold is adopted. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/ny-gop-reps-eye-federal-bill-to-block-lowering-farm-ot-threshold/article_8721f1f8-37a5-11ed-9271-0326d4e82e97.html | 2022-09-19T04:10:06Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/ny-gop-reps-eye-federal-bill-to-block-lowering-farm-ot-threshold/article_8721f1f8-37a5-11ed-9271-0326d4e82e97.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPOKANE, Wash. — In 10 days, hundreds of thousands of people have gotten on rides, purchased food and played carnival games at the Spokane County Interstate Fair.
“The fair is fun, the rides are awesome,” attendee Ricky Williams said.
Fair director Erin Gurtel said it’s been exciting to see the fair come back to almost pre-pandemic attendance.
“We had a feeling it was going to be a great fair this year, but the community has really turned out and it’s exceeded our expectations,” Gurtel shared.
Gurtel said in 2019, the fair saw over 200,000 attendees.
She said this year, attendance numbers are expected to make an almost-full return.
“We’re tracking, I think, we’re going to get almost to that number, which we’re really excited about,” Gurtel said.
Gurtel said the pandemic changed how the fair looked over the last two years. To keep the spirit of the fair alive, organizers adopted a fair food drive-thru in 2020. Then in 2021, the fair came back, but masks were required under the state mandate.
Gurtel said attendance was down near 50% in those years when compared to 2019 numbers.
This year, the fair came back with no mask guidelines. With more people at the fair, vendors are selling more food.
Gary Wood at Moonshriners Elephant Ears said the fry team has been working hard to meet demand since the start of the fair.
“Compared to years past, we’re doing pretty well," Wood said. "Without the fair the last few years, this has been a real big boost to us.”
Wood said Moonshriners has fried dough and sprinkled cinnamon sugar more than a few times over the last 10 days.
"Roughly about 19,000,” Wood said.
The Spokane end-of-summer favorite also celebrates record carnival and beer garden sales and its first sold-out show since 2009 this year.
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BERLIN, Germany — German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month.
In a statement Friday, authorities said officials stumbled over one of the snails on a baggage truck and initially thought it was a toy until it started moving. By following the trail left by the 8-inch snail, they found a bag with a hole, with another snail already peeping out of it — possibly preparing a dash for freedom.
In total, officials found six bags containing 93 giant snails, 62 pounds of fish and smoked meat, and a suitcase full of rotting meat. All had been imported from Nigeria and were destined for an African goods store in western Germany.
The snails were handed to an animal rescue service in Duesseldorf and the meat was destroyed, customs officials said.
“Never in the history of the Duesseldorf customs office has a trail of slime led us to smuggled goods,” said its spokesman Michael Walk.
Giant African snails, growing up to 8 inches long and five inches wide, are known in various warm areas as an invasive species. Thousands of miles from Duesseldorf, the Florida Department of Agriculture describes them as "one of the most damaging snails in the world," consuming "at least 500 different types of plants."
The snails, subject to multiple eradication efforts in Florida over the years, are known to destroy plants, eat stucco off homes, and carry diseases. They were spotted in the state again this summer. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/giant-snails-germany/507-36f61886-65d7-4e85-9df4-bba54ce4fe16 | 2022-09-19T04:12:13Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/giant-snails-germany/507-36f61886-65d7-4e85-9df4-bba54ce4fe16 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SPOKANE, Wash — This season will mark my 21st with the Chiefs. I've seen the ups and downs of a junior hockey season more than most and the last couple of years have been a rollercoaster for the club, from the ups of a 10 game win streak to end the 2020 season, to last year's winless start over the team's first 7 games that helped lead to the subsequent firing of a head coach in mid-season for the first time in over 3 decades. Last year's slow start would be overcome by a fast finish from a young team that rallied around interim head coach Ryan Smith to vault from last place in the Western Conference up to 7th. The Chiefs playoff run would end with a 4 game sweep at the hands of second seed Kamloops but the playoff experience proved valuable to a young club that would be returning most of its' roster for the 2022-23 campaign.
Spokane also got a boost when Smith was promoted from the interim title to become the team's head coach over the off season. Assistant coach Dustin Donaghy was also retained, bringing stability to the coaching staff for the young club. Another assistant, Stefan Legien, was hired from the Memorial Cup champion St. John's Seadogs, to round out the staff for new general manager Matt Bardsley. Bardsley took over for Scott Carter in the off season, after having built the Kamloops club that had beaten the Chiefs in the playoffs this past April. I'm excited with the staff that is in place as they have the experience and ability to lead Spokane towards the top of the league in the next few seasons.
Performance on the ice all starts with the players though, and the Chiefs will return most of the roster from last season, while welcoming some exciting newcomers this year that will be making an impact for the club for the next 3 to 4 years. If there's one area you want experience, it's in goal, and the Chiefs certainly do that as they return their player of the year in Mason Beaupit. Beaupit was selected in the 4th round of the NHL draft by San Jose and will get the opportunity to attend the Sharks rookie camp. Backup Manny Panghli returns as well, but will be pushed by Cooper Michaluk. who is back after being called up late in the season and stepped in during the playoff series vs. Kamloops when Beaupit was lost to injury midway through the series. Experience counts, especially between the pipes, and the Chiefs will have plenty of it this season.
Defensively, the team will be led by returning 20 year olds Raegan Wiles and Mac Gross. Western Hockey League teams can only keep 3 twenty year olds, and whether the team keeps both Wiles and Gross and have just one 20 year old forward remains to be seen. Nineteen year old D-man Graham Sward, who was drafted in the 5th round by Nashville in the NHL draft, is the lone 19 that is back for Spokane and led all defensemen in scoring for Spokane last year. 18 year olds Brayden Crampton, Logan Cunningham and Ben Bonni all return, but it's doubtful all three will remain with the team this season as the club is welcoming a good crew of young defensemen. Saige Weinstein is back for his 17 year old season and helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal in the Hlinka tournament this summer. Sixteen year olds Will McIsaac and Nathan Mayes saw brief time with the Chiefs last year and were both impressive in their limited times with the club. One or both should make the club this season. I've listed 9 defensemen and the team generally keeps only 8, so one of the players will be the odd man out. The logical assumptions are keeping only one 10 year old between Wiles or Gross, or keeping just 2 of the 3 18 year olds, or sending one of the 16 year olds down. The team does have some experience on the blue line though and a lot of depth, which is a good problem to have.
Offensively, the club will be having to make some major decisions as the Chiefs will have a lot of experience back as well as a lot of exciting newcomers. 20 year olds Erik Atchison, Cade Hays and Reed Jacobson are fighting for limited spots. With only 3 twenty year old spots available, it's guaranteed the team is only keeping two of those forwards at the most, and with the depth coming in, it's probably a better bet only one of the three will stay with the Chiefs after the deadline. The 19 year old group will be led by leading returning scorer Chase Bertholet, who's the third Chief who is attending NHL camp, with Winnipeg. Blake Swetlikoff, Ty Cheveldayoff and Grady Lane will complete the 19 year old group and they will have to take big steps in their games offensively to lead the club past the first round of the playoffs this season. The 18 year olds will have Carter Streek and Michael Cicek back and those two will be counted on to help lead this team in minutes and points contributions this year. They will joined by Italian import draft pick Tomasso De Luca, who has shown some great offensive instincts in the preseason. Jake Gudelj and Kooper Gizowski are the two 17 year olds and having played a full season as 16's, they'll be definitely looked upon to grow their games this season. Number one overall bantam pick Berkly Catton leads the 16 year old group as he will be a top 2 line player and a major contributor offensively for Spokane. Second round pick Luca Shcherbyna, Will Jamieson, Cole Wadsworth and Cam Parr are the other 16 year olds in the mix, but it would appear 3 of them will probably be waiting until next year for their turn at a full time roster spot.
There's a lot to look forward to with this club this season. Yes, it will be a young group, and yes, there will be growing pains with mistakes made at inopportune times. The exciting part though is this team will grow from those mistakes and become a better team as the year goes along. Many of them will be back over the next 2 to 3 years as well. promising a bright future for the Chiefs. I've seen this cycle more than a few times in my career with the team, and this is always the fun part for me. The last couple of seasons have been tough at times, but I expect things to turn upward as this season progresses and see a bright future for this group. It's hard to believe the games begin to count this week when the Chiefs head to Victoria to play back to back games on Friday and Saturday, It's a return trip to the site that saw the Chiefs clinch a playoff spot in the final 2 games of last year's regular season. It all starts for real Friday night at 7:05 pm, as I'll have the call on 103.5 FM the Game and 1510 AM KGA with the pre-game show at 6:30 pm. Saturday's game will be at 6:05 pm with the pre-game at 5:30 pm. The home opener is just a week after that, so it's time to gear up Chiefs fans! Let's hope to get off to a good start and we'll see you on the radio! | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/nhl/spokane-chiefs/chiefs-prepare-for-2022-23-opener/293-8ab2e844-6e12-45c7-a026-f75f34ed6bb1 | 2022-09-19T04:12:19Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/sports/nhl/spokane-chiefs/chiefs-prepare-for-2022-23-opener/293-8ab2e844-6e12-45c7-a026-f75f34ed6bb1 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PASCO, Wash.-
Fall is just a couple days away and the festivities have begun! Middleton Six Sons Family Farms is getting ready to kick off the festivities with a Sunflower Festival and then its Pumpkin Patch festivities.
For ten years the farm has been celebrating the fall season with pumpkin patches mazes and more. This is the first year the farm is having a Sunflower Festival.
The first annual Father Daughter-Dance and Dinner was put on. Next week, the farm is hosting a Mother-Son Dance.
Matthew Middleton is one of the co-owners and tells us it's nice to see so many people come out to the farm after so many years.
"It's a huge blessing to see the community come out and support us farmers this just started as a little dream to have some friends come out an enjoy the farm and now we have a lot of friends come out on the weekends," says Middleton.
This year alone, the farm hired nearly 300 people to help the run the farm for the estimated 15,000 people every weekend.
Every Saturday night, the farm will be putting on a firework show beginning at 8pm. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/middleton-farms-gets-ready-for-fall-festivities-on-the-farm/article_18d8dd9a-37ca-11ed-a916-4be341516168.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:24Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/middleton-farms-gets-ready-for-fall-festivities-on-the-farm/article_18d8dd9a-37ca-11ed-a916-4be341516168.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HERMISTON, Wash.-
Hermiston Kiwanis Club hosted it's Kiwanis Kid's Day over the weekend partnering with the Hermiston Parks and Rec department.
The event was frees and included pony rides, a petting zoo, entertainment and more. The Hermiston Police Department, Bomb Squad and Fire Department were at the event to show off their equipment to the kids attending and teach them about how each department works.
Event Coordinator, Mike Frink says, "Everybody's having a great time and the parents are really appreciative."
The last time this event was put on was 2 years ago. Before the pandemic, this event had only been hosted in 2019, making this their second time hosting Kiwanis Kids Day. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/hermiston-parks-and-rec-hosts-a-kiwanis-kids-day/article_d0386906-37c0-11ed-9ff8-171fa311cc95.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:30Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/hermiston-parks-and-rec-hosts-a-kiwanis-kids-day/article_d0386906-37c0-11ed-9ff8-171fa311cc95.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WALLA WALLA, Wash. -
The Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless has been helping people who need homes by giving them shelter and showing them what they need to do to get into apartments and jobs.
The shelter will expand soon to provide space for those close to finding housing that can't afford it or can't find an opening in the market.
Executive Director Jordan Green said, "... our hope is that we can kind of allow kind of a launch pad that allows people to transition more successfully, so it adds capacity and allows us a little more room to work with for people but it also allows them a little more autonomy and a little more structure in their life to kind of be able to plan for success as they leave camp."
While there are programs that help with the paper work and even give financial aid to the homeless, there aren't enough affordable places for those looking according to Green.
Green said that's why they've started working on the expansion to the Sleep Center with new shelters. The shelters will have AC, electricity and plumbing.
Katie Dumond has been homeless for seven years and stays at the shelter.
She said she's getting help looking for housing and found community in the shelter.
"I'm trying to get back on my feet but this is a safe place to live it's secured and I met a lot of people here, " she said.
The foundation and plumbing have been set for the new structures and Green said the expansion should be done in October. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/new-shelters-being-made-for-homeless-looking-for-homes/article_f902432c-37c8-11ed-8a84-d774fbc5e9bc.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:37Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/new-shelters-being-made-for-homeless-looking-for-homes/article_f902432c-37c8-11ed-8a84-d774fbc5e9bc.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
OTHELLO, Wash.-
On September 15, Othello Police was helping the Department of Corrections with a Human Sex Tracking Demand Reduction Sting. It's an operation that targets people looking to pay young adult woman for sex.
Othello Police have been an effort to prioritize these crimes after people have said the department does NOT have the resources to help victims of sex trafficking.
6 men were arrested between the ages of 28 and 53 from Othello, Moses Lake Chelan and East Wenatche.
Othello PD shares it's important to know that internet crimes against children and sex trafficking are a problem across the US not just in Othello.
In a Facebook post, Othello PD says, "If you believe you have information about human trafficking you may call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline at 1-888-373-7888, or the Othello Police Department 509-488-3314, you can remain anonymous." | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/othello-police-share-information-on-sex-trafficking-in-the-area-saying-people-are-not-for/article_90aadca8-37c8-11ed-b874-d7343ab2dcb2.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:43Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/othello-police-share-information-on-sex-trafficking-in-the-area-saying-people-are-not-for/article_90aadca8-37c8-11ed-b874-d7343ab2dcb2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PENDLETON, Wash.-
Pendleton Round-Up in Oregon hosting a Pow-Wow Tribal Dance.
The competition is meant to show case the tribal traditions throughout the United States.
Participants in the competition were divided into age groups from youngest to oldest.
We're told this event has become a way for tribes to express the cultural diversity and preserve their identity.
At the beginning of the ceremony, blankets were given as a symbol of of the cultural value that's associated with the tribe. The event helps the tribes connect with one another. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pendleton-tribal-dance-ceremony/article_274959c6-37b7-11ed-b7c4-4315a25b9cd0.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:49Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pendleton-tribal-dance-ceremony/article_274959c6-37b7-11ed-b7c4-4315a25b9cd0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RICHLAND, Wash. -
Today the Tri-Cities Cider House celebrated National Batman Day and Adam West's birthday by hosting a pint-and-paint activity..
Fireflight Studios LLC provided a painting class while the TC Cider House provided the drinks and snacks...
While the final product may look intimidating, the process is actually pretty simple
Instructors break down the painting into basic techniques and walk the painters through a step-by-step process to help them be successful.
While Fireflight instructors provide a tutorial, the painters also have the opportunity to make the painting their own.
Co-owner of Fireflight Studios, Jessey Bement, says its a way for people to get out of their comfort zone to try something new
Bement says people can sign up for upcoming classes through their social media pages however they also accept walk-in painters.
Their next paint class is next Wednesday at Ice Harbor Brewing Company in Kennewick, where they will be painting "funky chickens". | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pint-and-paint-national-batman-day/article_d853d03a-37c0-11ed-9f90-db92f799b913.html | 2022-09-19T04:24:55Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pint-and-paint-national-batman-day/article_d853d03a-37c0-11ed-9f90-db92f799b913.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
What a week for the 49ers. They were 10-point favorites at home against the Seattle Seahawks, coming off an ugly loss against the Green Bay Packers, but they covered the spread in a dominant win at Levi’s Stadium.
DraftKings Sportsbook has the opening odds posted, and the 49ers are 2.5-point road underdogs in Denver on Sunday Night Football. This is pretty surprising, considering the 49ers just came off of a dominant home win against the Seahawks — a team that the Broncos lost to on opening weekend.
The over/under is set to 43 points — which means that the line-setters don’t believe this is going to be a very high-scoring game in Denver.
The Broncos also just had an uninspiring win against the Texans at home, with Russell Wilson putting up a pretty meager box score: 14-of-31, 219 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT and scoring 16 points against a rebuilding Texans team.
On the flip side, the 49ers had a bittersweet victory. They got a win in their home opener but lost their starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. Not to fear, they’ve got an experienced backup in Jimmy Garoppolo who will be taking over the rest of the season. | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360173/san-francisco-49ers-denver-broncos-week-2-opening-odds-betting-line-underdogs | 2022-09-19T04:27:31Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/18/23360173/san-francisco-49ers-denver-broncos-week-2-opening-odds-betting-line-underdogs | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TILL now, I haven’t lost my early hope that wisdom is to be found in a book as easily as a fish can be found in a sea. I desire wisdom as keenly as Solomon did, but it must be as infectious as my mother’s tears. However, I have neither the time nor the strenuous quest for philosophy. I wish the philosopher performs the search for wisdom and feed me with the fruit of his labour, just as I get drugs from chemists and yams from farmers, but could this wish be bought for little naira in our latest Nigeria? I guess I’m taken back to 1960. My peeling heart could feel the heat, the dust and the shout of joy at the Tafawa Balewa square (TBS) in lagos state on October 1, 1960 in response to the independence granted by the United kingdom to Nigeria as a sovereign state. After the official handling of power from Sir James Robertson (The british colonial master) to sir Tafawa Balewa (The first prime minister in Nigeria), a critical part of Balewa’sfirst speech, “…We are better-equipped for the task of nation-building,”remains till today a rhetorical question that pretends to be a statement of affirmation. Perhaps, the Jamboree had disallowed our fathers to perceive that the prime minister’s statement, in real sense, meant “Are we ready for the task of nation-building?”
“The name Nigeria is a geographical expression and not a single country”, said Chief Obafemi Awolowo. This paradoxical statement made by Chief Awolowo is so deep that it calls for the analysis of how Nigeria as a nation was formed. Prior to 1914, Nigeria was made up of three territories, the Lagos Colony, Northern Protectorate and Southern Protectorate. In 1906, the British colonial master, Walter Egerton, merged Lagos Colony with the Southern Protectorate, reducing the colonies to two (Northern and southern). However, the need for convenient administration of Nigeria as a whole, as well as the desire to make full exploitation of Nigeria’s economy spurred Lord Luggard to submit a proposal to the British government for the amalgamation of the two protectorates in May 9, 1913–An autocratic decision taken without the consent of the two parties. His proposal was granted on Jan 1, 1914 and endorsed by the speech of the british secretary, Lord Harcourt, “…May the union be fruitful and the couple be constant”–Some words of blessing on a “forced marriage”.
The blessing turned out to be a curse in disguise when the Nigerian civil war broke out in July 6, 1967(an omen that marked the beginning of a call for “divorce”). “Nigeria is a group of individuals pretending to be a people”, according to Odumegwu Ojukwu. As far as six decades ago,the true problem that has been affecting the development of Nigeria is the antagonistic beliefs held by its different groupse, what could be summed up as the shibboleth called “dichotomy”. One hundred and six years after amalgamation, sixty years after independence and yet the problem remains unchanged as the British envisioned it. Lord Lugard amalgamated Northern and Southern territories and not their people. Today, almost everything we see in Nigeria bears the stigma of dichotomy. Among other things, there exist the Muslim/Christian dichotomy, North/South dichotomy, Majority/Minority dichotomy, Capitalism/Socialism dichotomy and democracy/autocracy dichotomy. This is a realisation of long term vision envisaged by british administrators who created Nigeria in such a way that the South is made to subject to the North.
From the beginning, the British had hypocritically turned the heart of northerners against southerners by making Southern Nigeria which provides the major economic resources subject to Northern Nigeria. The first general election held in 1959 was manipulated to favour the North. National council of Nigeria citizens (NCNC) had 74 per cent of the total votes, Action group (AG) had 26.1 per cent while Northern people’s congress (NPC) had 26 per cent of the legal vote counts, yet James Robertson allotted 148 seats to the NPC, whereas NCNC and AG coalitions got 89 and 75 seats respectively. In Nigeria today, this preference still holds. The Northerners are treated as the “Senior citizens”. Not only the northern people but also ridiculously the Northern cattle are prioritized over citizens from other parts of the country. I guess my poem titled “Senior citizen of Nigeria” depicts the current state of Nigeria today. S-eeing everyday the blood of the saint- s/ E-ndless pains on my nation’s Fac- e/N -othing done to alleviate the pai- n
/I-nstead “give them land” is what “Baba” Sa- i/ O-thers opinions? he said N- o/“R-ear the cattle and kill the farme- r”/C-attle’s grass valued above Rice Sa-c/I-n the name of Bororos’ graffit-i/T-elling other tribes they have no righ-t/I-nfact they must just obey what “Baba” sa-i/Z-ealous men lost their glit-z/E-ven the Kings cannot Sorosok-e/N-ever again should this happen agai-n/ O-lowolayemo is crying for Ow-o/F-eranjesu is crying for Bee-f/ N-ation sinking in a worst conditio-n/I-n the name of harvest oh help us inar-i/G-un is licenced to the c-attle’s gan-g/ E-ven a right for them above the Polic-e/R-ight to freedom of speech deba-r/ I-nfact when Baba sa-i we have nothing to sa-i/A-ba father we need your Mann-a!
To me, the way we can have a better tomorrow in Nigeria is by solving the problem of dichotomy and embracing unity. We have to unite our hearts as “a people” and not “a territory”. All citizens should be treated equally and fundamental human rights be restored. With these, Nigeria will rise from the current state of being a “gi-ANT” of Africa to being the true “GIANT” of Africa in the nearest future.
- Daniel writes in from the University of Ibadan via omoyeniadeboladaniel@gmail.com | https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/ | 2022-09-19T04:38:14Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AMIDST the different reactions that had greeted the abrupt departure of Queen Elizabeth ll is a special one being bandied by one Uju Anya, a lecturer at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, United States. The stinging statement is just one out of the many audacious invectives detonated to impinge and recalibrate the many years of colonialist imperialism, visited on Nigeria and various other countries of the world through the Queen. Individuals and associations who claim to be good students of history have lampooned the departed Queen, just like Anya who said shortly before her departure was confirmed that, “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving and genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.” This statement of hers got more criticisms than praises. The criticisms were from those who felt the dead should be given the benefit of rest and not be subjected to missiles.
Looking deeply into Anya’s claims, one would discover them to be personal, heartfelt and bold. The speech was not an extemporaneous one, as she was fully prepared to bear the brunt of throwing stones at the speechless, pale and humbled flesh of the late Queen of England. With fairness to the parties involved in this war of words, imperialistic wars are not strange to Africa. Nigeria during the pre-colonial period and prior to the first visit of the Queen to African countries like South Africa in 1947 and Kenya in 1952 witnessed a lot of imperialistic moves, mass enslavement and killing of people. This was before the incursion of the British. Nigeria became independent in 1960. The Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), which at first became self-governing in 1951, later became independent in 1957. It was declared a republic in 1960, three years after which Nigeria became one.
Britain should apologise to Africans for keeping a hold on the continent despite giving the impression that the territory had been given independence. Clearly attesting to this is the Anglo-Nigeria Defence Pact of 1962, whose provisions entitled the British to the non-transferable right of entering the country with sophisticated arms and ammunition without being questioned. Thanks to the Dapo Falashe-led students union and various interest groups in the country for the mass resistance. The Governor-General at this time was still responsible to the Queen who was still regarded as a primus inter pares in the country and has easy access through her officials.
The reported genocide which took place in the southeastern part of the country between 1967 and 1970 was a child of necessity and acrimony which grew out of the complete marginalisation of the Igbo by the Barracuda Nigeria. It was championed by General Yakubu Gowon against the secessionist agitators and Biafrans led by Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. The war led to the death of no less than 3 million people. Ojukwu was fighting many things at the same time. He was fighting the double standards which the Nigerian Army was suffused in, including the undue elevation of Yakubu Gowon. He felt that his hardworking and brilliant Igbo people should have a stake in the administration of the country and its resources, or they should withdraw from the marriage that had not been fruitful. Only this was enough to open the can of worms.
The British government fortified Nigeria against the secessionists by complementing its troops which were already around 85,000. It issued a statement to tacitly support the Nigerian government and one Nigeria against the minority Biafra while this war was at the foundational stage. By June 1967, Sir David Hunt, the new British High Commissioner, wrote in a memo to London that the “only way of preserving unity of Nigeria is to remove Ojukwu by force.” Meanwhile, it was recently found out that the British had an inspiration for their solidarity with the Nigerian State. It was clearly revealed by Lord Lugard who once said the British are not philanthropists by reaching out with education, religion and civilization but businessmen. The businessmen disclosed their intent in the course of this war by also saying through George Thomas, the Commonwealth Secretary that: “the sole immediate British interest in Nigeria is that the Nigerian economy should be brought back to a condition in which our substantial trade and investment in the country can be further developed, and particularly so we can regain access to important oil installations.”
No wonder then that Britain instigated the Nigeria State to further smoke out Ken Saro Wiwa, a brilliant author and widely traveled environmentalist who, provoked by the total degradation of his minority Ogoni (oil producing area), mobilised for the mass consolidation of his explosive Ogoni Bill of Rights in the year 1990. Wiwa, being an orator, inspired people to action with his words. He wanted the self-determining Ogoni and spoke it, in action and words, spirit and flesh. He was not a friend of the British who, via the instrumentality of its jointly owned Shell BP company, stole oil, misused and polluted water for the Ogoni. The churches at this time were not also places for the usual contracts between miracle workers and their seekers but freedom fighters who went on several days of intercessory prayers and vigils. They solicited freedom via their massive rallies which eventually almost stopped the evil activities of the British Shell in Ogoni. Wiwa was predeterminedly executed alongside others in the year 1995 by the Abacha-led junta.
Interestingly, the Nigeria that was aided tacitly (by the British) to murder the iconic legend of free speech was comically suspended from the Commonwealth that same year. Is that not funny? In conclusion, it must be clearly noted that Nigerians who attacked Uju Anya are not abreast of their history. They must try proving Professor Hugh Trevor Roper wrong by knowing their heroes and those who aren’t.
- Akingbondere, an intern at the Falana and Falana’s Chambers, writes in from Lagos | https://tribuneonlineng.com/why-uju-anya-is-right/ | 2022-09-19T04:38:27Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/why-uju-anya-is-right/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Anderson (left), 8th Logistic Readiness Squadron flight service center technician and emergency management (EM) augmentee, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Avalos, 8th Communications Squadron client systems technician and EM augmentee, reports a chemical agent detector reading during a training event at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Sept. 14, 2022. Augmentees act as force multipliers and allow a smaller group of Airmen to execute the mission in a safe and efficient manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert)
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Teressa Fillmon has a special connection with the Ukraine and the people there.
"We spent half of our lives in the Ukraine."
Starting the organization his kids too in 2000, Fillmon focused on helping Ukrainian orphans, at one point, helping more than 5000 children without families.
Now, back home in Tallahassee, she's helping relocate Ukrainian families to the Capital City. Families who were forced out of the country when tensions started between Russia and the Ukraine.
"In the background, I have to find housing, I have to figure out how they'll get around town, I've got to figure out who's going to pay for food, so again, we have to rely on the general public or churches or organizations, whoever wants to help us financially give tax deductible donations to us," said Fillmon.
Leo Makarov's family came to Tallahassee with the help of his kids too. They have been living in here for three months.
"We're happy that we're here and we can start our lives once again," said Makarov.
In order to to come to the United States, families like the Makarov's can be required to have a sponsor.
In order to work, there's an additional process that needs to be followed. One that Leo and his family are still working through three months later.
"I was considering my self being a teacher here, but I cannot even apply for a job because I don't have the permission," said Makarov.
While the process can be frustrating at times, Leo remains grateful for the support he's receiving with housing, food and other every day needs.
"With this moral support and people trying to help us, you know, we feel that," said Makarov. | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/support-needed-for-more-refugee-families-in-tallahassee | 2022-09-19T04:58:35Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/support-needed-for-more-refugee-families-in-tallahassee | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The emotion and elation of Seattle’s season-opening win over Denver helped gloss over a troubling trend: The Seahawks didn’t score at all in the second half in that game. In fact, they didn’t even cross midfield.
On Sunday, when that offensive inefficiency and scoring deficiency continued for four more quarters with no end in sight, there was no hiding it.
The Seahawks are still, as running back Rashaad Penny said after the game, trying to find their offensive identity. For now, however, it’s an offense marked by an inability to meld the synergy between run and pass that Pete Carroll has always viewed as the mecca of a successful game plan.
In a 27-7 loss to the 49ers at Levi’s Stadium that wasn’t even as close as the score would indicate, there was no synergy; merely a disconnected jumble of plays (and some ill-advised trickeration) that left the Seahawks perpetually out of sync.
“What a difference from one week to the next,” said Carroll, as glum after this one as he was ebullient after knocking off Russell Wilson last week. “We didn’t do anything like we wanted to today on the line of scrimmage — on either side of the ball. We didn’t deal with it right.”
The Seahawks’ seven points came courtesy of a blocked field goal by Tariq Woolen that Michael Jackson scooped up and took 86 yards to the end zone. But the part of their squad charged with scoring points, the offense, has now gone six straight quarters without doing so.
In fact, the Seahawks barely made it into San Francisco territory on offense, continuing that troubling trend. The one time they did so with a chance to change the entire tenor of the game, a trick play blew up spectacularly after the Seahawks drove all the way to the 8 trailing 13-0 in the second quarter. Running back Kenneth Walker III took the snap as a wildcat and handed off to DeeJay Dallas, a former high school quarterback, whose soft pass intended for DK Metcalf in the end zone was picked off. Carroll admitted afterward that his instincts told him call a timeout and spike the play, but he didn’t heed his spidey sense.
“It was a really cool play to call and give a shot, but it asked a lot, and in that situation, I just wish I would have got us out of it,” he said.
In the long run (which the Seahawks had far too few of), the Seahawks forced their defense to be on the field far too long, which was compounded by some tackling issues that helped prolong 49ers drives. The time of possession numbers told the story with stark precision — 38:20 for San Francisco to 21:40 for Seattle (with a healthy portion of the Seahawks’ possession time coming on an ill-fated drive late in the first half and a meaningless one at the end of the second).
Linebacker Jordyn Brooks used the term “laid an egg” to describe Seattle’s run defense, but it described their offense aptly, as well. They mustered just 216 total yards, and were particularly bereft in the running game, which Carroll has always regarded as the crux of a successful offense. They had a mere 36 yards on 14 carries, which forced them to attempt to compensate in increasingly desperate and ultimately futile ways.
“We ran the ball for nothing,” said Carroll, spitting out that last word with evident disdain.
“We’ve just got to make more things happen. I think it is connected to (the fact that) we have to fit it off what we’re doing with the running game and make the passing game come to life off play passes and stuff that really didn’t even show today.”
Metcalf, the Seahawks most dangerous offensive weapon, was held to 35 yards on four catches after getting just 36 receiving yards against the Broncos. The Seahawks must figure out a way to once again turn Metcalf from a big-play threat to a big-play maker. And that won’t be easy until the Seahawks unleash a running attack that forces defenses to loosen up its coverage.
“Yeah, they’re doubling him, and that’s going to be the case all year,” said quarterback Geno Smith. “They’re going to make it hard on him. They want to win, too. It’s very hard to cover DK and Tyler (Lockett) with just one guy. And so they’re going to put multiple guys on them. They’re going to try and do whatever they can to make the other guys on our team beat them.”
It’s tempting to wonder anew about Smith’s ability to be one of those people who can beat a team. He was rightly praised for his poised and efficient game against Denver, but most of that damage was done in the first half, when Smith connected on his first 13 passes and 17 of his first 18. We’ll eventually find out if that Seattle victory was the product of an unsustainable emotional impetus (and a coaching blunder that also isn’t likely to be replicated).
In this game, Smith again had good completion numbers — 24 of 30 for 197 yards, with one interception, his first in five games as a Seattle starter. But much of it was low-risk short passes that didn’t translate to a fluid offense.
“He couldn’t get going, couldn’t get started. He just couldn’t get rolling,” Carroll said. “Nothing worked, and we didn’t do anything anywhere. I didn’t see him do anything that really took us out of the game. I thought he was going along with it. But we just needed to have a whole complement of ball, on both sides of the football. It just wasn’t there.”
The Seahawks need to relocate the fluid, complimentary offense with which they burst out of the starting gate last week. And do so quickly — or this season could get away from them despite the rousing start. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/seahawks/seahawks-must-fix-their-offensive-woes-before-season-gets-away-from-them/article_4eff91b4-37c2-11ed-9ec5-ebf95d4521ee.html | 2022-09-19T05:08:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/seahawks/seahawks-must-fix-their-offensive-woes-before-season-gets-away-from-them/article_4eff91b4-37c2-11ed-9ec5-ebf95d4521ee.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New York City shelters are so overwhelmed by the migrant crisis that Mayor Eric Adams is considering using cruise ships as temporary housing.
“We examined everything from the legality of using any type of cruise ship for temporary housing,” Hizzoner during an interview on WCBS Sunday.
“We’re looking at everything to see, how do we deal with this?”
Adams made the suggestion just hours before The Post reported that a record number of 9 buses carrying migrants traveled into the city.
Each bus typically carries between 40 and 50 migrants.
The influx is crippling the New York shelter system. Full-time facilities are being pushed to the brink and affecting the quality of life of the neighborhood and the city has opened 23 emergency shelters, but there are still not enough beds.
Cruise ships could help alleviate the stress, according to Adams, and were once an alternative the Bloomberg administration considered during its own migration surge.
Adams did not disclose any further details regarding the potential floating shelters but slammed federal policy of barring migrants from working in the US before obtaining work permits.
“We’re saying, ‘You could come here, but you are not allowed to work.’ That is unbelievable,” Adams said, noting the shortages in various sectors, including food, healthcare and transit.
“We need to look and see what we are facing shortages, how do we go about allowing people to take care of themselves? If not, we, the government, must take care of them. That just makes no sense.”
On Friday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand suggested relocating newly arrived migrants to upstate cities that are experiencing unemployment issues, a move that could also score the municipalities serious federal funding. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/19/nyc-mayor-adams-says-migrants-could-be-housed-on-cruise-ships/ | 2022-09-19T05:09:03Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/19/nyc-mayor-adams-says-migrants-could-be-housed-on-cruise-ships/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAIYUAN, China, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Jineng Clean Energy Technology Ltd. ("Jinergy") launched the Jinergy Design Series of All-black Modules: the single-sided power generation module JNMM120 and the bifacial power generation module JNHM120. The products continue to use the edge technologies of PERC and N-type heterojunction (HTJ) cell modules. On this basis, it has added black design to the customization service, in which lightweight, high-pressure resistance and other specific properties can also be equipped. The small size of the products makes the application scenarios flexible and changeable, more suitable for the landscape projects such as villa roof, landscape enclosure and urban ground carport that have requirements for aesthetics. The all-black module would bring extraordinary installation experience to the high-end distributed module application market, for it boasts both outstanding appearance and excellent power generation performance.
Aesthetic driven
The design of traditional distributed module attaches the most importance to LCOE and efficiency. But in practical application, the overall aesthetics of residential roof and landscape project must be taken into account. Especially in European and other economically developed overseas markets, the "aesthetics" of the project can't be ignored. Besides generation of green and clean energy, the PV modules also have certain property of building materials in distributed module application, and it needs to be coordinated and matched with the whole building in order to truly impress end users of the distributed module and guide users to complete more proactive installation actions, so as to increase the utilization rate of green, clean and independent low-carbon energy system supply.
Jinergy's all-black modules are designed to meet those needs. These products adopt all-black integrated design, with black backsheet, black bus bar, black frame and black encapsulant material. Due to the high-grade aesthetic degree different from conventional modules, these products are more favored by customers with high aesthetic requirements.
Attribute of low carbon
So far, Jinergy has shipped nearly 300MW modules to the European market. Our whole series of PERC products have obtained the "French CFP" certification, and fully entered the French market. And Jinergy have taken this opportunity to gradually develop European customers.
"This time, we purchased the Jinergy JNMM120-375 all-black modules, totaling 3.19MW, which will be used for our 3kW household distributed system products. Because the local customers in France pay special attention to the appearance of the products, both the aesthetic degree and the performance of Jinergy all-black products are in line with their requirements", said Vicky Cohen, the customer who concluded the first transaction of the all-black module.
Carbon footprint optimization has long been embedded in our product design. The whole series of our HJT products are based on N-type cell technology, and the technological processes are simplified and optimized, endowing all these products with natural low-carbon property. Based on customers' actual application requirements, Jinergy has been adhering to high standards and high requirements. While ensuring high-efficiency and reliable product quality, Jinergy also place emphasis on the low carbon property in the full life cycle to provide efficient and reliable, long-term and stable products with more green value for terminal customers.
Jinergy releases product application value from multiple dimensions, strives to make constant improvements, focuses on advanced HJT technology to constantly expand differentiated module solutions, and pays continuous attention to the low carbon attributes of products. The diversification of Jinergy all-black modules would facilitate the expansion of its application scope in the distributed module filed. Jinergy will constantly improve the product ecosystem to provide quality products that better cater to user needs.
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President Joe Biden says the U.S. will defend Taiwan if China stages an "unprecedented attack" on the island, his latest in a string of remarks over the past year that have been unusually explicit about America's intentions in the face of growing pressure from Beijing.
In an interview with the CBS news show 60 Minutes that aired on Sunday, Biden was asked if U.S. forces would defend Taiwan — a self-ruled democracy that sits roughly 100 miles off the Chinese coast and is claimed by Beijing as part of China.
"Yes, if in fact, there was an unprecedented attack," Biden replied.
Asked again if, unlike in Ukraine, U.S. forces would get involved in the event of a Chinese invasion, Biden replied: "Yes."
On three previous occasions since mid-2021 Biden has made similar public comments suggesting that the U.S. would get involved in a conflict over Taiwan.
Some observers say the remarks contradict a long-standing preference from U.S. administrations for ambiguity on the issue of defending Taiwan, as a way to deter both China and Taiwan from taking steps that could alter the status quo.
The White House has said the remarks do not represent a change in U.S. policy.
After the 60 Minutes interview aired, a White House spokesperson said: "The president has said this before... He also made clear then that our Taiwan policy hasn't changed. That remains true."
Still, the interview is sure to anger Beijing, which has accused U.S. politicians of sending "wrong signals" to those in Taiwan who favor formal independence.
China's ruling Communist Party sees Taiwan as unfinished business from the civil war, which ended in 1949 with the defeated Nationalist Party fleeing to the island. Beijing has vowed to bring Taiwan back into the fold - ideally by peaceful means, it says, but by force if necessary.
Polls show, however, that a large majority of Taiwan's 23 million people prefer the status quo, and oppose unification with China.
Biden said the U.S. was not encouraging Taiwan's independence — a red line for Beijing — but he added: "Taiwan makes their own judgments about their independence...that's their decision."
By law, the U.S. has a commitment to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself. Debate about what that should look like has intensified in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China has also tipped the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait with a sweeping, multi-year modernization of its armed forces.
While U.S. officials insist that America's policy toward Taiwan has not changed, informal relations between Washington and Taipei have warmed as tensions between the U.S. and China have worsened in recent years.
In a phone call in July, Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned Biden against American meddling on the Taiwan issue, saying "those who play with fire eventually get burned."
Last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, becoming the most senior U.S. official to set foot on the island since Newt Gingrich traveled to the island as House Speaker in 1997.
China was livid over the visit, and in the weeks since it has conducted military drills near Taiwan and flown warplanes across the median line down the center of the Taiwan Strait that separates Taiwan from the mainland.
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HONOLULU (KITV4) – Mikella Debina’s abduction case sparked headlines on the Big Island as well as prompted a Maile Amber Alert under Hawaii's Amber Alert System.
Many residents believe because Debina’s rescuers were notified of her kidnapping, they were able to step in to help. Now they want to see more alerts sent out when children go missing.
Only two Amber Alerts have been sent out island-wide since Hawaii adopted the system in 2005 while 33 children were reported missing and/or endangered since then.
That’s according to the State Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division.
More than 60% of missing children cases involve a family member and 33% of them are abductions.
"We're happy everyone’s safe but that doesn’t take away from the other children who are missing in Hawaii. This is why we ask the public all the time, if you see missing child posters, stop for a second. Take a look at that image because behind those images, there is a family looking for their loved ones," said John Bischoff, vice-president, Missing Children Division National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Family members of deceased Maile Gilbert say Mikella Debina's case is bittersweet and that this system works.
"The Maile Amber Alert would’ve changed everything with Maile’s story. Many people would’ve been informed within the small timeframe of her disappearance. This past alert was so effective. Everyone on and off island knew,” said Mindy Gilbert, Maile Gilbert’s sister.
264 Amber Alerts were sent out nationally in 2021. Missing children advocates said that is an increase. 200 is the national average.
Amber Alerts are sent out after proof that a child is in immediate danger. If you've seen or think you've seen a missing child, call your local authorities or 1800-THE-LOST.
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One killed in Midtown Fort Collins motorcycle crash
An unidentified woman died Sunday afternoon after the motorcycle she and another rider were on crashed in a Midtown Fort Collins parking lot.
It's unclear whether the woman was the driver or rider, but the crash, which involved only the motorcycle, happened in a parking lot in the 2600 block of Manhattan Avenue, according to a Fort Collins Police Services release.
Responding officers found both an adult male and female with serious injuries shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday. Both parties were taken to area hospitals for treatment, and the female was pronounced dead at the hospital. FCPS' Collision Reconstruction and Scene Handling (CRASH) team is handling the investigation.
Neither rider was wearing a helmet, and investigators say they're trying to determine whether inexperience by the driver played a role in the crash. Anyone with information about the crash who has not spoken to police is asked to call officer David Kaes at 970-221-6842. | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/19/one-killed-in-midtown-fort-collins-motorcycle-crash/69502575007/ | 2022-09-19T06:26:00Z | coloradoan.com | control | https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2022/09/19/one-killed-in-midtown-fort-collins-motorcycle-crash/69502575007/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Alicent and Rhaenyra Grow up in House of the Dragon Episode 6 Trailer
Warning: There are spoilers ahead for House of the Dragon episode 5!
Just as we were starting to love Milly Alcock and Emily Carey in House of the Dragon, playing Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower, a time jump is coming. Next week’s episode skips ahead far enough that both will become new actors. Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke will take over next week as the older Rhaenyra and Alicent. But contrary to the prediction by Alicent’s father Otto, it appears King Viserys did indeed live to be an old man, and is still around. All those leechings must have done him some good.
In the new trailer for House of the Dragon episode 5, Rhaenyra and her husband Laenor have gotten past their obvious issues of orientation to produce some heirs. As have the dragons.
RELATED: House of the Dragon Episode 4 – What Did You Think?!
HBO has also posted the behind-the-scenes video featurette for House of the Dragon episode 5. It serves as a reminder that Game of Thrones weddings tend toward the dramatic. And that the color green may prove even more significant than the episode spelled out.
House of the Dragon episode 6 will premiere next Sunday, September 25, on HBO and HBO Max.
What do you think of the new trailer? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
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PASCO, Wash.-
Fall is just a couple days away and the festivities have begun! Middleton Six Sons Family Farms is getting ready to kick off the festivities with a Sunflower Festival and then its Pumpkin Patch festivities.
For ten years the farm has been celebrating the fall season with pumpkin patches mazes and more. This is the first year the farm is having a Sunflower Festival.
The first annual Father Daughter-Dance and Dinner was put on. Next week, the farm is hosting a Mother-Son Dance.
Matthew Middleton is one of the co-owners and tells us it's nice to see so many people come out to the farm after so many years.
"It's a huge blessing to see the community come out and support us farmers this just started as a little dream to have some friends come out an enjoy the farm and now we have a lot of friends come out on the weekends," says Middleton.
This year alone, the farm hired nearly 300 people to help the run the farm for the estimated 15,000 people every weekend.
Every Saturday night, the farm will be putting on a firework show beginning at 8pm. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/middleton-farms-gets-ready-for-fall-festivities-on-the-farm/article_18d8dd9a-37ca-11ed-a916-4be341516168.html | 2022-09-19T06:47:12Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/middleton-farms-gets-ready-for-fall-festivities-on-the-farm/article_18d8dd9a-37ca-11ed-a916-4be341516168.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash.-
17-year-old Alexandra Tito was last need wearing black jeans, a green "5 finger death punch" hoodie and carrying an olive green backpack.
Alexandra left home around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and is said to have brown "bobbed" hair, blue eyes, weighs about 100 pounds and 4'10".
She's known to hang out at Franklin Park and the area of S 1st St. and Nob Hill Blvd.
If you have any information you're asked to contact Yakima Police or non-emergency dispatch. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-police-looking-for-17-year-old-runaway-left-home-around-2-30-p-m/article_c12aa57a-37dc-11ed-98f7-7f72df1188e6.html | 2022-09-19T06:47:18Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-police-looking-for-17-year-old-runaway-left-home-around-2-30-p-m/article_c12aa57a-37dc-11ed-98f7-7f72df1188e6.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cloudy and cool tonight with fall-like lows in the upper 40s and low 50s.
Mostly dry through Wednesday until we see a slight chance of evening showers leak into the first day of Fall.
We will be sunny and warm tomorrow with highs in the low 80s and few clouds in the mix.
We'll enjoy the last of summer before we drop to upper 70s by the end of the week.
A bit gusty on Tuesday afternoon in the Yakima and Kittitas Valleys and the Columbia River Gorge with gusts between 20-25 mph. Avg. wind speeds on Tuesday will vary from 10-20 mph.
Sunshine will persist through Wednesday with afternoon clouds moving in and a SLIGHT chance of showers by late evening.
Thursday is the first day of fall and it will feel like it so grab your PSL and cozy sweaters because temps will be in the upper 70s with partly cloudy skies and lows will begin dropping into the 40s as we approach the weekend.
Breezy conditions from Tuesday calm down before we finish summer and after we start fall, we see a little pick-me-up with the temps as they climb back into the 80s for our first weekend in Autumn. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/weather-forecast-sunday-sept-18/article_7b365838-37dd-11ed-991b-33c4b9b47a18.html | 2022-09-19T06:47:24Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/weather-forecast-sunday-sept-18/article_7b365838-37dd-11ed-991b-33c4b9b47a18.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Scientists Are Teaching a Robot How to Laugh
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Meet Erica. Erica is a robot with a distinguished sense of humor — she knows when to let out sympathetic chuckles or snort hysterically. Does Erica know jokes, or how to tell them? Not quite, but Erica recognizes when a social situation is in need of a polite smile, and when a real LOL.
Artificial intelligence is cold, mechanical, and unemotional. With Erica, researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are trying to encode an aspect of empathy within spoken dialogue systems, such that our interactions with robots take on a more human appeal. Their work was published in the journal Frontiers in Robotics and AI last week.
“We think that one of the important functions of conversational A.I. is empathy,” said Koji Inoue, the lead author of the research. “So we decided that one way a robot can empathize with users is to share their laughter.”
A.I. today basks in the glory of versatility: it can write poems, hold conversations, churn out music, curate playlists, give us recommendations — as friends do. Then there’s the more social role of fighting fires and treating people. What Alfred was to Batman, A.I. is poised to be to us. The ethics and concerns with programming our biases within these systems remain compelling, but what’s curious is a concerted effort to reproduce in robots every part of “human-like” intelligence, including emotional intelligence and empathy. It raises the question of the kind of intelligence we want from our A.I. — is it the calculative kind, or does emotional intelligence feature too? Moreover, how much of the latter can be calibrated by way of algorithms and machine learning?
This is not the first time scientists have tried to make a robot laugh, or find its tickle bones between wires and codes. “Laughter generation requires a high level of dialogue understanding. Thus, implementing laughter in existing systems, such as in conversational robots, has been challenging,” the researchers wrote in their paper.
With Erica (who is quite famous for starring in a sci-fi movie before), researchers tried a “shared laughter prediction” model that could help train the robot in conversational laughter. The training data included 80 speed-dating conversations male students in the university had with Erica. During these conversations, four female actors were operating the robot. The interaction was marked to distinguish between solo laughs, social laughs (where actual laughing-out-loud humor is missing and is more subdued in nature), and proper chuckles.
These conversations helped train Erica to a) detect laughter around her, b) decide whether to laugh, and c) choose the laugh most appropriate for that situation — all of which worked to reflect her empathy, if not quite her sense of humor. “Conversation is, of course, multimodal, not just responding correctly. So we decided that one way a robot can empathize with users is to share their laughter, which you cannot do with a text-based chatbot,” the researchers wrote. Moreover, conversational behaviors in robots like Erica can also display sociability through the gaze of the eye, gestures, or speaking styles. They tested Erica’s “sense of humor” by playing clips of her responding to different situations to 130 volunteers, who rated the model high for displaying “empathy, naturalness, human-likeness, and understanding.”
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Residing within is a fascination with projecting our unique consciousness onto inanimate machines. Arguably, this can be a good thing: with the domination of A.I. in every aspect, there is a need to shift discourse towards the need for empathy in machine learning. And this has indeed proven fruitful — look at the use of A.I. robots in healthcare. For instance, dementia care for patients extracts an emotional toll from healthcare providers who report severe burnout and fatigue.
“AI robots can use empathy to care for dementia patients without feeling ‘burned-out.’ They can be the go-between between doctors/nurses and their patients. They can work closely with doctors to gather information and refine treatment plans. They can work with nurses to monitor patients and engage in day to daycare. At the same time, dementia patients who receive consistent empathetic care report better outcomes,” explained Jun Wu.
At the same time, empathy in A.I. may never quite fully achieve its desired result. “Firstly, humans do not consistently agree on what is or is not ethical. Second, contemporary AI and machine learning methods tend to be blunt instruments which either search for solutions within the bounds of predefined rules, or mimic behavior,” a paper published this year argued. “An ethical A.I. must be capable of inferring unspoken rules, interpreting nuance and context, possess and be able to infer intent, and explain not just its actions but its intent,” And when these unspoken rules are forever changing, how can an insentient algorithm keep up? It’s a terribly complex undertaking to understand and identify the range of emotions humans feel.
There are other ethical concerns with training A.I.s to understand human empathy or be self-aware that further complicate the idea of personhood, agency, and consent. If an A.I. uses empathy to make decisions, is it as human as us? Ultron in Avengers is but one such example in fiction — a machine that developed consciousness to realize the extent of social inequity and injustice, and chose to act on it by destroying the world.
The tension between innovation and preservation sits at the heart of this discourse. It helps to look at Erica and her history: Japanese scientists Hiroshi Ishiguro and Kohei Ogawa built this humanoid robot in an attempt to study the interaction and possible relationship between humans and computers. These human replicas make for fascinating but haunting work, but the endeavor shows science’s, and the individual’s, desire to understand who we are, and what makes us. The unique humanness we are concerned with is what the Japanese call “sonzai-kan.” And to “re-create human presence we need to know more about ourselves than we do—about the accumulation of cues and micromovements that trigger our empathy, put us at ease, and earn our trust,” Alex Mar beautifully wrote in a profile of Ishiguro’s work. Mar adds:
“There are entire planets of intimate information, our most interior level of consciousness, that we will never fully be able to share. Our longing to connect, to bridge this divide, is a driving human desire—one that Hiroshi believes will someday be satisfied through humanlike machines. He is convinced that human emotions, whether empathy or romantic love, are nothing more than responses to stimuli, subject to manipulation. Through the fluid interplay of its pneumatic joints, the arch of its mechanical brow, the tilt of its plastic skull, the many subtle movements achieved through years of research studying the human template, the android becomes more able to span that gap, to form a perfectly engineered bond with us. An elaborate metaphysical trick, perhaps—but what does that matter, if it fills a need? If it feels real?”
For now, Erica’s ability to laugh doesn’t mean the lacuna of empathy or conversational humor is solved. The researchers of the present study conclude that “this is [not] an easy problem at all, and it may well take more than 10 to 20 years before we can finally have a casual chat with a robot like we would with a friend.”
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Culinary hi-tech is served - Zaedo Musa
Now is an exciting time in Scotland. With the pandemic seemingly in the rear view, high streets are busy again, night clubs are bouncing and cafes are full once more.
For restaurants in particular, this is a welcome return. Over the last few years, Scotland’s culinary scene burgeoned to the extent that it now stands on par with some of Europe’s more established gastronomic capitals. While still retaining much of the traditional authenticity that makes the Scottish restaurant scene unique, Scotland is now home to a menagerie of diverse and high-quality restaurants.
When deciding where to launch in the UK, Scotland was the obvious choice. Superb has reached Scotland intending to assist the development of the UK’s, and arguably Europe's, most exciting culinary scene. Edinburgh has rapidly forged a reputation as Scotland’s home of fine dining, boasting four of the country’s ten Michelin Star restaurants. Glasgow, traditionally Edinburgh's livelier cousin, has also established a vibrant culinary scene. Rife with student-populated bars as well as refined dining options such as The Gannet (which hosted Leonardo DiCaprio during November’s COP26 summit), areas like Finnieston are now considered amongst Europe’s gastronomic hotspots.
Both cities have now found their groove - with foodies, bloggers and critics all flocking to experience their flourishing culinary offerings first-hand. As the Scottish hospitality sector enters another challenging period, ensuring restaurants are properly equipped to effectively manage their workloads will be critical to their success.
Cancellations and staff shortages have had crippling effects on bars and restaurants throughout the UK this year, and restaurant tech played a crucial role in helping European restaurants remain afloat during the pandemic.With crowds come complications. An enormous influx of customers is of course essential for restaurants, but with that comes organisational headaches. The pandemic has provided the perfect opportunity for restaurants to reassess their management systems, and embracing new technology should be an essential part of this. Dining out is, above all, an experience - technology can make this experience more bespoke for both hosts and guests alike.
Restaurant tech has an integral role to play in the growth of Scottish hospitality, so it is fitting that Superb arrives in Scotland at a time when tech scale-ups are also massively on the rise. For too long, the hospitality industry has been reliant on sub-par and underperforming technology. This is now changing, and, helped in part due to the available talent through the city’s university, Edinburgh has seen a 31% increase in tech employment since 2018. With a growing number of start-ups and scale-ups now based in the capital, Edinburgh has been earmarked as a potential destination for many of the UK’s future unicorns. Already home to juggernauts like Skyscanner, there is room for an influx of tech talent - not just in Edinburgh, but nationwide.
Being home to an incredibly dynamic tech and culinary scene, our Scottish rollout came at the perfect time. Despite hospitality feeling the bite of the cost of living crisis, both sectors remain vibrant and full of potential. Scotland is in the early stages of a tech and culinary revolution; one that Superb is excited to help facilitate and be part of.
Zaedo Musa, CEO and Founder of the Danish guest experience management (GXM) platform Superb (www.superbexperience.com)
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Readers' letters: Truss’s voodoo economics will not work
The news that Liz Truss is lifting the cap on bankers’ bonuses is consistent with her belief that tax cuts alone will magically restore economic growth.
The Tories have only ever had one answer to economic problems – tax cuts, deregulation and letting the market rip.
The fact that this voodoo economics approach has never delivered national prosperity doesn’t interest them.
They have wholly abdicated their responsibility as a government, which is to regulate market failures to protect the population, because they’ve been too busy lining their own pockets and those of their oligarch donors.
There is no better example of ruinous market failure than the so-called ‘energy market,’ run by private corporations for profit alone. It doesn’t function efficiently, doesn’t serve the interests of people and business, and has failed to invest in renewable energy and technology.
The UK stands alone amongst European states in having sold off its energy assets and it did so in the service of a failed ideology.
It’s why even though the prices of wholesale gas and electricity are the cheapest since 2010, energy bills have soared 85 per cent since March. It’s pure profiteering.
We’re living through the death throes of neoliberalism, an economic ideology indifferent to human suffering.
Scotland’s opportunity is to build a state that prioritises its citizens’ welfare, by taking back control of its resources and establishing and enforcing regulations to save and enhance lives.
Leah Gunn Barrett, Edinburgh
Energy figures
Among other somewhat ridiculous assertions Dr Richard Dixon (Scotsman, 15 September ) claims that our new PM is "backing far-off, ridiculously expensive, nuclear power".
Instead of such waffle, let’s do a Kelvin and at at least try to put in the numbers that every serious scientific argument requires.
The new Hinkley Point C nuclear power station will produce 3.1 GW for 60 years at an installation cost of £26billion - that's about £140m per GWyr of essential baseload.
Almost finished is our latest and largest windfarm, Seagreen, off the Angus coast, which will, according to its owners, produce an average 0.55GW for 25 years at an installation cost of £3 billion or £218 million per GWyr of intermittent supply
It will take about six Seagreens (600 plus huge turbines covering an area of near 7000 square miles) to equal Hinkley's output and a huge and costly increase in energy storage to make them truly viable.
The nuclear station, I have no doubt, will be more expensive to run than offshore windfarm equivalency.
I am unable to make numerical comparisons but it seems to me that, contrary to such wild assertions as Dr Dixon's, it is going to be neither ridiculously expensive compared with wind power nor so much later in delivery than its wind power near equivalent.
Dr A McCormick, Terregles, Dumfries
Fracking alarm
Clark Cross does well to lay to rest the alarmism against fracking in his letter of 17 September.
Opponents of hydraulic fracturing major on the supposed harmful chemicals used. But the high pressure water and sand mixture has only one chemical, polyacrylamide, which makes up 0.05 per cent of the solution.
Polyacrylamide has been declared safe by the Environment Agency, and is also used in the manufacture of contact lenses.
We will need natural gas for decades to come, so it makes sense to get it from Lancashire and other areas rather than import it.
The British Geological Survey has estimated there may be over two trillion cubic feet of onshore gas reserves in Britain.
William Loneskie, Lauder
Nuclear legacy
Reader Steuart Campbell spoiled his positive case for nuclear electricity by providing no verifiable figures to support his conclusions (Letters, September 17).
A crucial omission was the true cost of dealing with the nuclear waste that has to be kept safe for well over a thousand years.
As things now stand no country has invested a capital sum whose compound interest is sufficient to avoid our descendants for the next millennia having to pay taxes to cover the costs of managing the wastes we created in keeping our lights on yesterday and today.
If Mr Campbell knows otherwise, perhaps he could share that information with us?
Tim Flinn, Garvald, East Lothian
Fans disrespect
We found out on Wednesday evening the true mindset of a large section of Celtic supporters in Warsaw.
We found out on Saturday the mindset of a large section of Dundee United supporters, not a minority as their management claims.
If Celtic fans want to show allegiance to Ireland I understand that, the history of their club is the clue.
As for the Dundee United fans. that baffles me. Regardless of where allegiances lie, to show such disrespect and venom towards our Queen is despicable and the boards of both clubs should set the example and clamp down.
They know who they sold the tickets to.
Ian Balloch, Grangemouth
Climate King
King Charles III can be appropriately apolitical, particularly non-party political, while maintaining his interest and work on the global warming emergency.
Those with a vested interest in framing the climate emergency as a mere political issue rather than a global existential crisis mustn't succeed in silencing the new King.
King Charles III’s concern for restoring balance within our dangerously challenged ecological systems is grounded in his knowledge of the land and the soil.
It is a locally grounded knowledge that has been affirmed by his extensive travels to every part of the planet.
It is as a climate king that Charles can do most to define a new age and contribute to a better future for the planet and, ironically, for both the monarchy and capitalism.
Stewart Sweeney, Adelaide, South Australia
Learning curve
I note the SNP’s top economic ‘’guru,’’ Tim Rideout, after completion of his ‘’anti-racism course,’’ is returning to work for the party.
Having read some of his forecasts and statements, I fear there should also have been a compulsory course on basic economics and most of all,one on living in the real world.
Alexander McKay, Edinburgh
Market garden
Since the Brexit vote in 2016 the value of the pound against the US dollar has fallen 28 per cent.
The value of the pound against the Euro is 18 per cent less since mid-2016; the value of the pound against the Canadian dollar is 25 per cent less since mid-2016.
The following sample import quantities are World Bank figures 2019 (46 per cent of food consumed in Britain is imported):
The United States sell about $1 billion in food to the United Kingdom.
The eight countries selling Britain more food than the USA does are all in the European Union, starting with France, which sells $4 billion in food to the UK.
These figures show a calculated deception and betrayal of the British people and especially the poorest.
The value of the pound lurched downwards as soon as the 2016 referendum was announced.
The barrage of deception from rich fanatics and richer currency investors intensified and was aimed straight at the least informed voters and those resentful of anything foreign.
Britain did exactly what Kremlin strategists have thirsted to see since the 1920s. Britain beggared itself and insulted a European project of peace, stability and democracy.
The new Prime Minister of the UK has unwittingly identified a way out of this disaster
She promises that any constitutional referendum in Scotland must carry a majority of all qualified voters to effect any change.
The principle is correct for plebiscites literally affecting life and death, and UK poverty this winter will be a matter of life and death, mostly thanks to the public being misled into a wasteland.
Let the decision to leave the European Union be annulled unless 50 per cent of qualified electors confirm it in a new referendum.There is no problem on the European side. They’ve consistently said they’ll welcome the UK back.
Tim Cox, Bern 6, Switzerland
False hopes
The latest data on the NHS Inform website claims that the SNP have got waiting times for orthopaedic operations down to a mere 26 weeks.
This figure was attained by means of a new method of counting, which considers only the median waiting times of 7564 people who actually managed to get themselves treated between April and June this year.
The Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, anticipated that the "new platform" would "provide people with some reassurance on the possible length of their wait".
You can just imagine the wave of reassurance sweeping over the 42,372 people still on the waiting list, 12,209 of whom have already been waiting for more than a year!
Not surprisingly the surgeons who are toiling manfully on the front line have labelled the figure as "grossly misleading", obviously by omitting to report the waiting times of those still on the list.
The tens of thousand of patients concerned will be finding the process of waiting arduous enough without being fed false hopes and unrealistic expectations.
Colin Hamilton, Edinburgh
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Chandigarh: Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab's Mohali Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a probe.
The protests continued on the campus till late Sunday night with senior officials from the district administration, police and university trying to pacify the students. The university has been shut till Saturday.
After a preliminary investigation, police arrested a woman student, while a 23-year-old youth, stated to be her boyfriend, was held in Himachal Pradesh and handed over to the Punjab Police.
The Himachal Police also detained another 31-year-old man in connection with the case.
Punjab's Additional Director General of Police, Gurpreet Deo, who reached the Chandigarh University campus to take stock of the situation after the Saturday night protests, told reporters that the woman student appeared to have shared a video of herself with the youth and no objectionable video of any other student was found. University authorities also rejected as "false and baseless" reports that claimed videos of several women students in the varsity hostel were made and leaked on social media and that distraught students had attempted suicide.
During the Sunday evening protest by a large number of students, including male, many accused the university authorities of "suppressing facts" related to the alleged videos and '"suicide attempt'' by a student. Some students claimed that videos were leaked.
Most of the protesters were dressed in black clothes and chanted "we want justice" in the presence of police. They raised slogans against police as well.
Tension prevailed on the campus as protesting students confronted university and police officials, questioning "if nothing had happened on the campus", why the university on Sunday evening declared September 19 and 20 as "non-teaching days", thus a holiday for students.
They demanded an apology from the police and district administration for calling the objectionable videos of some students as rumours. They claimed the accused woman had admitted she had made the videos. Despite repeated efforts by the university authorities to end the fresh protest, students continued with it.
The university authorities even sought a list of their demands to end the stalemate. There was heavy deployment of police on the campus.
Students demanded that the statements of those female students whose videos, they alleged, got leaked, be recorded before representative of students.
Several students individually put forth their demands before the university authorities on many issues including changing hostel wardens, relaxation in timings for hostel entry, and safety issues.
A student claimed the videos were made which were later deleted and the accused student's phone was also broken.
Another student claimed more than 10 girls women students suffered panic attacks Saturday evening fearing that MMS videos of "50-60 girls had" been leaked by the arrested student to her boyfriend over phone.
She claimed that the boy's hostel had been converted into a girl's hostel recently and lacked facilities, while even CCTV cameras had not been installed in every corridor. Some students also alleged that the university was trying to enforce a dress code for female students. "We want that all investigation should be held with transparency," said a protesting woman student while also demanding that "hostels should not be made jails".
Deputy Inspector General of Police G PS Bhullar and Deputy Commissioner Amit Talwar told the protesters that a Special Investigation Team headed by a senior woman IPS officer will be formed for an in-depth investigation.
"It is our duty to clear every apprehension of the children," said Bhullar. Dr Arvinder Singh Kang, Director, Students Welfare of the University, tried to pacify the protesters. A student was also brought before them and she claimed that she was fine and no one had attempted suicide.
Mohali's SSP Vivek Sheel Soni faced the ire of agitated students after he told reporters that the protests occurred after "rumours" that videos of several women students had been made and leaked.
Soni said the arrested student's mobile phone has been seized for a forensic analysis and added that no suicide attempt by any student or death has occurred. An FIR under IPC section 354-C (voyeurism) and the IT Act has been registered in the matter and further probe is on, officials said.
Chief Minister Mann ordered the probe into the incident, saying strict action will be taken against those found guilty. "Our daughters are our honour... a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident."
"I am in touch with the administration, said Mann, who is in Germany, appealing to people not to believe rumours.
The incident sparked a flurry of reactions from political parties and the central and state women's rights organisations too stepped in.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal said those involved in the incident will get the "harshest punishment".
Pujab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati visited the university campus.
In a statement, the National Commission for Women (NCW) said its chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the Director General of Police of Punjab to deal with the matter strictly and without any laxity.
The victims must be given proper counselling and their safety and security must be ensured, the NCW said.
The women's rights body has also written to Vice Chancellor, Chandigarh University to take stringent action against the culprits in accordance with the law and investigate the matter extensively.
Opposition leaders including Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, former chief minister Amarinder Singh, Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal and senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa demanded a free and fair probe and exemplary punishment for the guilty.
Badal said authorities should make all facts public and not try to suppress anything.
Following accusations of students that they were lathi-charged on Saturday during their protest, Mohali Deputy Commissioner Amit Talwar told them a magisterial inquiry will be conducted into it.
University authorities said that the demand of protesting students regarding relaxing hostel timings has been agreed to.
The university management and the police suggested that a students' committee be formed to hold further talks with the university administration regarding their various other issues.
DC Talwar also assured the students that no protesting student will be rusticated from the college.
Meanwhile, in Himachal Pradesh, DGP Sanjay Kundu said the state police reacted to the request of Punjab Police with sensitivity and professionalism and nabbed a 23-year-old man from Rohru in Shimla in the case.
Kundu in a tweet further said, If any collateral evidence comes our way, we will take action as per law." He further said a 31-year-old man, a resident of Tehsil Theog, was detained at Dhalli in Shimla, adding that he was taken by the Punjab Police to inquire his involvement in the case.
Briefing reporters at the university campus, ADGP Deo, who also holds the charge of women and child affairs, said many rumours about the case were circulating on various social media platforms.
"There are 4,000 girl students who live in the hostel. One has been arrested by police. Her phone has been taken into police possession and state cyber crime is conducting its analysis".
Deo said that three to four girl students spotted the accused student in the common washroom where she was taking some pictures with her phone "which they thought she was taking from underneath the bathroom door... They then reported the matter to the warden and subsequently the police were informed".
"I want to clarify after interaction with the group of girls they are happy that their concerns have been addressed. Their concern was if there is any video of other girls on her phone. Prima facie we did not come across any video of other girls," ADG DEO said. In a statement here, Chandigarh University Pro-Chancellor R S Bawa said there are rumours that girls have committed suicide whereas the fact is that no girl has attempted any such step. No girl has been admitted to hospital in the incident, he said.
Bawa said, "There is another rumour which is circulating through media that an objectionable MMS has been found of different students. This is totally false and baseless."
Mohali SSP Soni said, "If you look at the sequence of events so far now, in our investigation it has come to notice that the video was only of herself. Apart from this, there is no video of any other (student)."
In a video that surfaced on social media, a few students were purportedly seen confronting the student who is accused of making the videos. They ask her to tell the truth.
Referring to a video of a student being taken in an ambulance, the SSP Soni said she had some anxiety problems and was fine.
Replying to a question on the hostel warden, the SSP said she questioned the woman student, who was later arrested, to find information on whether she had made a video of any other student.
Notably, in a video, the warden is purportedly seen asking the woman student, "Who told you to record the video?..You will be suspended".
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New Delhi: Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh is likely to join the BJP here on Monday in presence of its senior leaders.
The 80-year-old Singh will also merge his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) with the BJP.
Singh had floated the PLC last year after quitting Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister.
The PLC contested the elections in alliance with the BJP and the Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyuk).
However, none of its candidates could register a win, with Singh himself losing from his home turf of Patiala Urban.
Singh will join the BJP in the presence of its senior leaders in Delhi on Monday, PLC spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal had said.
The former Punjab chief minister recently returned from London following a spinal surgery, and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
After his meeting with Shah on September 12, Singh said he held a very productive discussion on various issues related to national security, rising cases of narco-terrorism in Punjab and the future roadmap for the state's overall holistic development.
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New Delhi: Former chief minister and Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh is likely to join the BJP here on Monday in presence of its senior leaders.
The 80-year-old Singh will also merge his newly formed Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) with the BJP.
Singh had floated the PLC last year after quitting Congress following his unceremonious exit as chief minister.
The PLC contested the elections in alliance with the BJP and the Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyuk).
However, none of its candidates could register a win, with Singh himself losing from his home turf of Patiala Urban.
Singh will join the BJP in the presence of its senior leaders in Delhi on Monday, PLC spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal had said.
The former Punjab chief minister recently returned from London following a spinal surgery, and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
After his meeting with Shah on September 12, Singh said he held a very productive discussion on various issues related to national security, rising cases of narco-terrorism in Punjab and the future roadmap for the state's overall holistic development.
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SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- When Scania returns to the first IAA fair since 2018, it is with a massive demonstration of its capability for providing sustainable transport solutions. Fourteen different vehicles are on display in three different areas. And they are fitted into a frame of services that form the industry's broadest offer for customers set to reduce their CO2 footprint, while also achieving the best total operating economy. Scania is tackling the climate crisis by offering sustainable customer value based on fuel efficiency, electrification and digital services such as the new "My Scania" portal.
- At this year's IAA, Scania demonstrates how its many sustainable solutions provide for customers' needs
- Visionary battery-electric trucks, smart urban solutions including buses, and industry-leading Scania trucks with the Super-based powertrain are supported by Scania's digital services
- Fourteen different Scania vehicles are on display in three different areas, mirroring Scania's industry-leading rang
- Scania's recently introduced next-level battery-electric trucks for regional haulage will be on display for the first time
- Two new powerful – 420 and 460 hp – biogas truck engines from Scania to make their world première at IAA
- Studio Scania will broadcast online daily on location from IAA, covering hot industry topics such as electrification and fossil-free transports.
"At the IAA fair, the Scania team demonstrates that our ambition level is of the highest grade when it comes to creating sustainable transport solutions for the ecosystem of transports," says Stefano Fedel, Executive Vice President and Head of Sales and Marketing at Scania. "Our passion for providing customer value guides us while implementing cutting-edge, fossil-free solutions based on modularity and digitalisation, which are fit for the transformation our industry currently is undergoing."
All the vehicles Scania has on display at the IAA fair are testament to Scania's solutions-oriented approach, with regular and digital services combined. All solutions are built around the vehicles and their operations, but it is obvious that connected services are decisive for maximising customer's profitability here and now:
"Our industry has entered an era where make or break is closely connected to what kind of data-driven services we and our trusted partners are offering," says Fedel. "By utilising data, everything from finance and insurance to preventive replacements and
driver services can be tailored to each customer's individual needs. We have already come far in tapping into the potential that digitalisation and electrification bring to our customers' bottom lines."
Scania has for many years conveyed the message that there is no silver-bullet solution available for the transport industry when fighting climate change. According to Scania, fossil-free fuels like biomethane and biodiesel plays and important role for reaching the company's own science-based, CO2-reduction targets.
The central part of the display stand is used for exposing Scania's wide offer of digital and connected services and charging solutions. Two new services will make their debut at IAA: My Scania and the Scania Driver app. Both are set to pave the way for increased customer efficiency and profitability.
"Based on our modular thinking, we keep adding more variety and opportunities to our portfolio for all kinds of customers,", says Fedel. "The journey through this decade is fascinating since it holds more alternatives – and more uncertainty – than ever before. Navigating uncharted waters is challenging for everyone involved. It is our obligation as a leading manufacturer to offer all the relevant solutions and to support our customers by guiding them in the best possible way via partnerships."
At this year's IAA, Scania also has a studio set-up at their stand. From this studio, Scania hosts and experts plus invited guests will be doing online broadcasts where guests discuss highly relevant topics such as electrification, fossil-free transports and sustainable solutions. The aim is to help make the most relevant content from IAA available for audiences who cannot attend the fair themselves.
Vehicles that Scania has on display at IAA:
Scania has fourteen vehicles on display at IAA in total, both indoor and outdoor. On the electrification side, Scania is showing four battery-electric vehicles indoors: one unit of the recently introduced new BEV for regional purposes, one BEV bus and two BEV trucks for urban applications. The extensive vehicle line-up at IAA bears witness of the broad range Scania has to offer, not only on the BEV side: eight ICE trucks, whereof two V8s, three vehicles that have the Super-based powertrain (the industry's most fuel-efficient powertrain), and one biomethane truck, representing the two new gas engines that Scania is introducing.
At the 800 m2 outdoor arena, Scania is displaying five vehicles. Among them are a BEV city tipper with the well-known Scania XT characteristics, especially robustness and durability. It is accompanied by one conventional XT sibling with a Scania V8, plus one heavy-haulage V8 tractor and an Irizar coach. Last but not least, Scania will is bringing three more vehicles, to the IAA test and drive arena: one Scania Super, one hook-lift BEV and a versatile hybrid truck.
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Allison Case, a family medicine physician, spends much of her time working in a hospital where she delivers babies and provides reproductive health care services.
Case lives and works in Indiana, where abortion is now banned with few exceptions. She’s also licensed to practice in New Mexico, a state where abortion remains legal.
Before Indiana’s abortion ban took effect, Case would use her days off to provide reproductive health services, including abortion care, via telemedicine through a clinic that serves patients in New Mexico. Many of them travel from neighboring Texas where abortion is banned.
Some travel solo, she said, others have their children with them.
“Some people are buying hotels, others might have family or friends they can stay with, some are just sleeping in their cars,” Case said. “It's really awful.”
Since Roe was overturned, clinics that provide abortions have seen an increase in demand. Many clinics rely on help from physicians out of state, like Case, who are able to alleviate some of the pressure and keep wait times down by providing services via telemedicine.
But as more states move to restrict abortion, providers are finding themselves navigating an increasingly complicated legal landscape.
Is abortion by telemedicine legal? Depends.
Medication abortions work for most people who are under 11 weeks pregnant, and research suggests medication abortion via telemedicine is safe and effective. Yet many states have enacted legislation to ban or limit access to telehealth abortions.
But it’s not always clear what that means for doctors like Case who are physically located in a state with abortion restrictions, but have a license that enables them to provide care via telehealth to patients in states where it is legal.
Case said she has consulted several lawyers and none of them had a concrete answer for her.
“One lawyer was like, ‘If anyone tells you they think they know [or] they have certainty about this stuff, they're out of their mind’,” she said.
State laws about telemedicine for abortion:
- Iowa: It is legal for residents to seek telemedicine services for abortions. It is also legal for Iowa doctors to provide these services
- Kansas: Doctors in Kansas are barred from providing telemedicine abortion care, but it is legal for resident to seek these services.
- Missouri: Telemedicine abortion is illegal, for both patients and providers.
- Nebraska: Telemedicine abortion is illegal, for both patients and providers.
In many states, patients seeking a telehealth abortion have to be physically present in a state where telemedicine abortion is legal, even if it’s just to have a brief virtual consultation with a provider, who may be located in an entirely different state.
Telemedicine abortion providers are finding themselves in a murky legal gray area, having to weigh how much risk they’re willing to assume to care for their patients, or consider halting this aspect of care altogether.
Katherine Watson, a law professor and medical ethicist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said this is unchartered territory.
“The stakes are so high. We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state,” Watson said. “And the map is a patchwork. So this is an absolutely radical change.”
She said people have to understand the distinction between the letter of the law and the enforcement environment. Even if the law does not explicitly criminalize what doctors like Case do, the enforcement environment can ensnare some of them in legal trouble, Watson said.
“In a draconian enforcement environment, you may not have violated the letter of the law. But creative prosecutors may look for a reason to persecute you,” she said.
There is no slam-dunk argument prosecutors can use, she said, but in a charged political environment, there is a real risk.
Look no further than Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indiana OB-GYN who spoke out about a legal abortion she provided earlier this summer to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio and was vilified and publicly accused of wrongdoing by the state’s attorney general.
Weighing the risks
Case works with Whole Woman’s Health, a reproductive health clinic that offers telemedicine abortion in five states: Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, Virginia and Maryland. The organization does not have a brick and mortar clinic in some of these places, but it works with providers who have medical licenses there to staff virtual appointments.
Whole Woman’s Health President and CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller said she speaks with providers about the risks they face working for the clinic. She suspects the lack of clarity in state laws is by design, intended to “scare people away from providing safe abortion care.”
The clinic has already stopped working with providers based in Texas because of the way the abortion law there allows for anyone –– even if not personally affected –– to sue anyone who performs, aids, or intends to aid in an abortion. That opens the door for political, cultural and even personal grievances to interfere with health care providers’ work.
“Just because you comply with the law doesn't mean that anti-abortion people won’t come after you and try to vilify you and make your life difficult,” Hagstrom Miller said.
On a day off from her job caring for Indiana patients in late August, Case sat at her laptop as one of her cats nestled in her lap quietly and her first telemedicine abortion patient logged on.
The woman was a pregnant student from Texas who sat in her car. The camera only displayed the top half of her face. She had driven for hours to New Mexico seeking a prescription for abortion pills.
Case walked her through what to expect, explaining that abortion pills stop the pregnancy from progressing and prompt the body to eject the fetus within a few hours.
“It depends on the person, but many people describe it as a heavy period,” Case told the young woman.
The patient wanted a medical note to excuse her from school, but asked that the note not mention that she had an abortion.
It’s women like these who motivate Case to take on telemedicine abortion cases.
But now that Indiana’s abortion ban has taken effect, Case said she will likely stop those services. The risk is too high.
“It really has left me feeling kind of helpless, like I'm not able to help people out. And that's sad."Dr. Allison Case
If providers in these states decide the risk is too high, Hagstrom Miller said, the clinic is ready to divert the patient load to providers in states where abortion remains legal and protected.
For her part, Case said, if the patient volume is high enough, she might consider driving to Illinois to provide those telemedicine services.
“I just think it's a crazy thing to think I will drive one and a half hours to Illinois to use my New Mexico license to help people driving from Texas to New Mexico to get their abortion,” she said. “It's just like madness.”
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Commonwealth University will pay nearly $1 million to the family of a young man who died after a 2021 fraternity hazing incident as part of a recent settlement agreement.
The agreement with the family of Adam Oakes also requires the Richmond university to make additional changes to its fraternity and sorority life. The deal was approved Friday by the Fairfax County Circuit Court, VCU announced in a news release.
“This is a blueprint to foster a safer and healthier community for students who are part of fraternities and sororities and to create a climate of respect and inclusion that is needed for academic success,” a joint statement from the family and university said.
A police investigation found that Oakes, a 19-year-old who had received a bid to the Delta Chi fraternity, was told to drink a large bottle of whiskey in February 2021. The freshman from Loudoun County was found dead the next morning. The office of the chief medical examiner ruled Oakes’ death was caused by alcohol poisoning. VCU expelled Delta Chi in June 2021.
“Adam was a beloved son, grandson, nephew, cousin, student and friend. He had a tremendous future ahead of him and his senseless death brought unspeakable pain and tragedy to all who knew him," Friday's statement said.
In addition to the $995,000 monetary settlement, the agreement will require that VCU students complete 12 credit hours and other eligibility requirements before joining a fraternity or sorority. It will also prohibit alcohol at any activity of any fraternity or sorority attended by new members, and tighten the rules for alcohol served or consumed at student organization functions.
VCU will begin the process of creating a physical memorial to Oakes on campus, and will designate Feb. 27 as an annual hazing prevention day and day of remembrance for Oakes. The settlement also contains a reporting requirement for information about student organizations found to be in violation of the code of conduct.
Delta Chi faced discipline each of its last seven years on campus, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Several former members of the fraternity have pleaded guilty or were found guilty of misdemeanor hazing or misdemeanor serving alcohol to a minor in connection with the case, the newspaper has reported. None has received jail time. | https://www.wboc.com/news/vcu-reaches-settlement-with-family-of-hazing-victim/article_51482e26-37e6-11ed-b02c-4b23c75532d4.html | 2022-09-19T08:12:40Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/vcu-reaches-settlement-with-family-of-hazing-victim/article_51482e26-37e6-11ed-b02c-4b23c75532d4.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Forecast Updated on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 3:45am by WBOC Meteorologist Mike Lichniak
Today: Partly to mostly sunny with a stray chance of a shower. Most of us will be dry. Highs: 82-88. Winds: S-SW 5-15 mph.
Tonight: Stray shower possible. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy to mostly clear. We may have some patchy fog by morning. Lows: 65-72. Winds: N 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs: 80-86. Winds: N-NW 5-15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows: 62-70. Winds: W 5-10 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs: 85-90. Winds: SW 5-15 mph.
Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny with PM showers and storms possible. Highs: 84-90. Winds: SW-NW 5-25+ mph.
A weak boundary is set up to our north and west this morning and will be moving in our direction throughout the day. Ahead of this boundary, temperatures jump up into the 80s and with a few of us getting close to 90 degrees. There will also be a build up of the humidity a bit today ahead of this boundary. At this moment, it looks like we will be dry as this boundary moves across Delmarva this evening. This is also on the idea that the cluster of thunderstorms that will develop to our west will diminish before arriving. I don’t know if I truly believe that, so I am saying the chance of a stray shower isn’t off the table today. I believe most of us will be dry today.
As the boundary passes through the region, the wind will shift on Tuesday bringing a touch cooler air as highs only climb up into the low and mid 80s on Tuesday with a mix of sun and clouds. High pressure settles on Wednesday bringing our temperatures up into the mid and upper 80s and a bit more humidity. A second front will be pushing into our region by Thursday afternoon bringing our best chance of some showers and storms over the next 7 days. The chance isn’t the greatest at the moment because the front will be moisture starved, but a few storms are not out of the question.
This is the only hiccup for Firefly weekend as the forecast looks fantastic for all weekend plans. Lots of sunshine and cooler temperatures as high pressure from Canada settles into control of the forecast. It will be a windy Friday as the cooler air rushes onto Delmarva, but it should settle down throughout the weekend. High temperatures will be in the mid 70s on Friday and Saturday with morning temperatures on Saturday morning in the 40s…nice and crisp. Another shot of showers and storms are going to be possible on Monday with another front arriving.
Fiona is doing a number on the islands in the Caribbean this morning. This storm will turn to the north over the next few days. It will not reach the mainland US, but it will come close enough to us that the swell will be significantly kicked up heading toward the weekend and waves will be massive at our beaches starting on Thursday through the weekend. This will also drive our rip current up heading into the weekend. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/warmer-and-more-humid-to-start-the-week/article_0dcc97dc-37ef-11ed-91d0-637986729fd7.html | 2022-09-19T08:12:46Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-summary/warmer-and-more-humid-to-start-the-week/article_0dcc97dc-37ef-11ed-91d0-637986729fd7.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Atlantic Ocean:
Monday: SW 10-15 knots. Seas: 2-3 feet.
Tuesday: NW 5-10 knots. Seas: 2-3 feet.
Chesapeake Bay:
Monday: SW 5-10 knots. Waves: 1 foot.
Tuesday: NW 5-10 knots. Waves: 1 foot.
Delaware Bay:
Monday: SW 5-10 knots. Seas: 1-2 feet.
Tuesday: NW 5-15 knots. Seas: 1-2 feet. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-monday-september-19-2022/article_290acd84-37ef-11ed-b525-d7973817fe8c.html | 2022-09-19T08:12:52Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/on-the-waters/marine-forecast-for-monday-september-19-2022/article_290acd84-37ef-11ed-b525-d7973817fe8c.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Queen Elizabeth II State Funeral: How to watch Her Majesty’s state funeral on BBC and public screenings
Prominent figures from around the world including the president of France, Emmanuel Macron and the president of the United Stats, Joe Biden will be in attendance
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will finally be laid to rest today, as her state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey.
The UK’s longest reigning monarch died at Balmoral on Thursday, September 8, and has been in a period of lying-in-state at Westminster Hall since Wednesday, September 14.
Queues to see Her Majesty reached more than five miles, with some people queuing in excess of 24 hours for a glimpse at her coffin.
King Charles III declared that Monday, September 19 would be a bank holiday, so the public can pay their respects.
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The funeral will be broadcast on big screens across the UK, and will also be televised.
Where can I watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on TV?
Her Majesty’s funeral will be broadcast on BBC, Sky and ITV. Coverage will be shown early on as the nation prepares for the historic occassion.
Coverage from Sky News begins at 9am, and can be viewed on TV, the Sky News App and Sky News Youtube channel.
ITV will also provide full coverage of the funeral and procession as part of a special programme, with a documentary film to be shown at 7:30pm.
BBC has provided full, comprehensive coverage of all events since the Queen died. Their coverage begins at 8am on TV, radio, iPlayer and BBC Sounds. Full BSL coverage will be available on BBC Two.
When does the funeral start?
The funeral will begin at 11am, around four and a half hours after doors closed to see Her Majesty lying-in-state.
It is scheduled to end at 11:55am, followed by a national two-minute silence before her coffin will move from Westminster to Wellington Arch at 12:15pm.
Where can I watch the funeral near me?
Viewing places to allow the public to watch the state funeral will be held at locations from Northern Ireland to Plymouth.
With information provided via the Government website, here’s every screening over the funeral in the UK.
Northern Ireland
Belfast - Belfast City Hall
Coleraine - Coleraine Town Hall
Lisburn - Lisburn City Centre
Scotland
Edinburgh - Holyrood Park
East of England
Norwich - Nave of Norwich Cathedral
Norwich - Norwich Theatre Royal
Midlands
Bedford - Bedford Corn Exchange
Birmingham - Centenary Square
Coventry - University Square
Lincoln - Lincoln Castle
Wolverhampton - Queen’s Square
North East
Durham - Durham Cathedral (live stream on their Facebook page too)
Newcastle upon Tyne - Old Eldon Square
North West
Blackpool - Fylde Memorial Arboretum on Moor Park Avenue
Carlisle - Bitts Park
Manchester - Cathedral Gardens, Exchange Square, Manchester Cathedral
South East
Hastings - Alexandra Park
Hatfield - Hatfield Park
South West
Bristol - Bristol Cathedral
Exeter - Northernhay Gardens, Sandy Park, Exeter City Football Club
Plymouth - Lyric Theatre
Salisbury - Salisbury Cathedral
Truro - Truro Cathedral
South Yorkshire
Sheffield - Cathedral and forecourt
West Yorkshire
Bradford - Bradford Cathedral
Leeds - Millennium Square | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/read-this/queen-elizabeth-ii-state-funeral-how-to-watch-state-funeral-on-bbc-itv-sky-public-screenings-3847630 | 2022-09-19T08:19:28Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/read-this/queen-elizabeth-ii-state-funeral-how-to-watch-state-funeral-on-bbc-itv-sky-public-screenings-3847630 | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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- France CAC 40 -0.5%
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Be reminded that UK markets are closed but it seems like we are very much continuing the same themes from last week. The dollar is holding firmer while equities are staying on the defensive as we gear towards the Fed. S&P 500 futures are down 23 points, or 0.6%, currently with Nasdaq futures down 0.8% and Dow futures down 0.5%. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equities-lower-at-the-open-today-20220919/ | 2022-09-19T08:33:44Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/european-equities-lower-at-the-open-today-20220919/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM, which leads the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, has issued strict directives to its leaders not to meddle in administrative matters. A set of guidelines submitted by the state committee of the party to the government says that some leaders were regularly visiting the Secretariat in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, which is the administrative headquarters of the government.
The guidelines, which are a part of a document prepared by the state committee after taking stock of the first one year of the second Pinarayi Vijayan government, stress that such tendencies of party leaders should be curbed at the earliest. According to the state committee, it decided to impose a ban on visits of leaders to the Secretariat based on the principle that the party should not interfere in the day-to-day administration of the state.
The state committee also says that it had earlier pointed out that a few party comrades were eager to become power centres. However, recently, the number of such leaders has increased. In order to check such activities, which are on the rise, necessary steps should be taken at the earliest by all party segments, says the state committee.
“The party should intervene when the government deviates from the right track. But, the party shouldn’t interfere in administrative matters. Care has to be taken to avoid the criticism of ‘cell rule,’” say the guidelines.
Ministers, staff cautioned
At the same time, the party cautions ministers and their staff not to raise unnecessary objections when people approach them to solve various issues. “It the responsibility of ministers to clear the problems faced by people,” say the guidelines.
The state committee warns ministers and party leaders assigned to work for the government that the party would take strict action if they commit lapses. “Functioning of party leaders in government has to be under the scanner. When corrections are needed, the party should be able to influence the government to implement them,” says the document.
The CPM report also mentions that allegations of corruption are being raised against local bodies ruled by the party and such issues have to be solved at the local level itself.
CITU ticked off
In yet another observation, the CPM report says that certain sections of the party are blocking the developmental projects of the government. “Utilizing party machinery, these sections are raising objections to development in order to protect their own vested interests,” says the state committee, indirectly taking a dig at CITU, the trade union wing of the CPM. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/cpm-warns-party-leaders-to-not-intefere-in-govt-workings.html | 2022-09-19T08:58:47Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/cpm-warns-party-leaders-to-not-intefere-in-govt-workings.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Thiruvananthapuram: The State Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is planning an innovative programme, 'Operation Safe Campus', to inculcate college students with better traffic culture.
The department chose college campuses for the drive considering the rising sale of two-wheelers in the State, and the high accident rate involving those in the 18-25 age group.
Two-wheelers comprised 69.5 per cent of all vehicles sold post COVID-19 in Kerala. The significant reduction in bus schedules has fuelled the sale of two-wheelers. Cars comprised 15 per cent of vehicles sold.
According to the central Ministry of Surface Transport statistics, two-wheelers were involved in 43.7 per cent of accidents reported in the country, and 43 per cent of fatalities were of two-wheeler riders.
Youngsters in the age group of 18-25 comprised 21 per cent of total road accident deaths. In Kerala, 19 per cent of deaths were that of youngsters in the same age group.
The MVD has also noticed major accidents involving superbikes. Reckless use of such bikes, especially by students and youngsters, have been causing accidents.
As part of 'Operation Safe Campus', the department, with the cooperation of colleges, would identify reckless riders and prepare a database of their vehicles. Modified vehicles, too, would be included in the database. Gates passes would be made mandatory for vehicles in colleges.
The details of the enforcement squad would be made public. Guidelines would be issued to check misuse of vehicles on campuses on festival days. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/mvd-operation-safe-campus-two-wheeler.amp.html | 2022-09-19T08:59:06Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2022/09/19/mvd-operation-safe-campus-two-wheeler.amp.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
On the day of her funeral, we remember Queen Elizabeth's coronation Published September 19, 2022 at 2:03 AM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Memories of Queen Elizabeth's coronation on June 2, 1953, from some people in Britain old enough to remember it. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-19/on-the-day-of-her-funeral-we-remember-queen-elizabeths-coronation | 2022-09-19T09:11:44Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-19/on-the-day-of-her-funeral-we-remember-queen-elizabeths-coronation | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and Nick Aldworth, a U.K. national counterterrorism expert, about the queen's funeral and security precautions.
Copyright 2022 NPR
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt, author Claudia Joseph and Nick Aldworth, a U.K. national counterterrorism expert, about the queen's funeral and security precautions.
Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-19/security-precautions-are-in-place-as-mourners-gather-for-queen-elizabeths-funeral | 2022-09-19T09:11:56Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-19/security-precautions-are-in-place-as-mourners-gather-for-queen-elizabeths-funeral | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Newhouse’s take on student loan forgiveness is baloney
To the editor — One unfortunate consequence of my doing my civic duty by occasionally expressing my opinion to my elected representatives is I have to endure an almost daily barrage of propaganda from the office of Rep. Dan Newhouse. One recent screed was his intonation against student loan forgiveness, and it struck me as an incitement to class warfare for political point-scoring.
The problem is, it was a bunch of baloney. He attempted to characterize the program as a “Robin Hood in reverse,” suggesting that poor working people were subsidizing the educations of the wealthy elite.
Anyone who understands how income taxes (which fund the program) works knows that this is not true. And I suspect Dan knows how income taxes work.
Income taxes are paid primarily by the wealthy (though too many find loopholes to abdicate their responsibility) and the loan forgiveness, no doubt, will be great benefit to many struggling working families attempting to achieve some measure of independence — including many whose debts are from trade schools, community colleges, etc. This also includes many people Mr. Newhouse supposedly represents.
One thing Dan seems to know is if you can’t score points with the truth, then lie.
KEN JONES
Yakima | https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letter-newhouses-take-on-student-loans-is-baloney/article_039b34fe-36cc-11ed-9400-cbc27a080746.html | 2022-09-19T09:13:37Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/letter-newhouses-take-on-student-loans-is-baloney/article_039b34fe-36cc-11ed-9400-cbc27a080746.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest stunt to embarrass President Joe Biden — in advance hopes of replacing him in the Oval Office — was to dump immigrants stopped at the southern border in a fancy community in New England that was not expecting or prepared to house them.
What a hoot, political supporters say. What a clever maneuver, governor. Actually, it’s as clever as it is cruel.
DeSantis is using and humiliating vulnerable human beings, people who risked their lives to escape their homeland for America, to make a political point — and further his presidential ambitions. After all, he couldn’t buy better press nationwide.
In a statement, the governor explained his actions: “States like Massachusetts, New York and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states’ and support for the Biden administration’s open-border policies.”
Florida, he said, will not tolerate it.
Enter this insulting relocation, cranked into gear Wednesday and financed by a state where hundreds of thousands of immigrants have found refuge since the 1960s and where they have led, and continue to lead, productive lives.
The first group of some 50 refugees in the offensive program had their flights to Massachusetts paid for out of Florida’s $12 million allotment to scare away undocumented immigrants, approved by the Legislature this year. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Núñez alluded to the program several weeks ago in a radio show, creating a backlash in Miami, home to so many immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia and Nicaragua, when she touched the third rail and said that Cubans, too, would be shipped north.
Let’s hope that backlash turns into pure outrage that Florida is joining Texas and Arizona in using human beings as pawns for political gain. It seems no coincidence that these immigrants were dropped into a swanky community where Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama own property.
The stunt is generating national coverage for the governor. Photos show the immigrants, including families and children, being greeted by surprised townspeople. The Vineyard had no idea these immigrants were coming. Martha’s Vineyard News reported the community had to scramble to open a church to house the refugees — more mercy shown there than they received in Florida.
How cruel to put any human beings in such a predicament.
These immigrants had no idea they were political pawns. It appears that at the border, once paroled, they were told by Florida border officials sent there that they would be given housing and jobs and food in a sanctuary city, but not in Florida.
At a Thursday news conference, a smug DeSantis said those favoring sanctuary communities would get a taste of their own medicine.
“Florida is more than happy to facilitate transport to those areas,” he said.
Every immigrant in Florida should remember the pain of their first days in America. How heartbreaking it would have been to be used as a pawn by a heartless politician. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/other-views-with-shameful-martha-s-vineyard-stunt-desantis-dishes-out-cruelty-with-a-smirk/article_9dc6dc38-36cf-11ed-9d78-f791dc410a75.html | 2022-09-19T09:13:49Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/other-views-with-shameful-martha-s-vineyard-stunt-desantis-dishes-out-cruelty-with-a-smirk/article_9dc6dc38-36cf-11ed-9d78-f791dc410a75.html | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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