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Which essential tool for cutting a rabbet joint or dado joint is best?
Although they have fancy names, dados and rabbets are strong, accessible joints that every level of woodworker can use. A dado is a simple flat-bottomed channel that receives and supports shelves or panels, while a rabbet is a one-sided dado cut into the edge of your material. Dados and rabbets are the foundational elements of traditional cabinetry and casework, and they’re a great way to add strength, avoid bulky hardware and enhance visual appeal.
If you’re relatively new to these types of joints, you may find the number of ways you can create them overwhelming. It’s hard to keep track of what tools you need for which method. Thankfully, there are useful products for the two most common methods of making dado and rabbet joints.
What you need to get started
There are some key tools you’re going to need, regardless of the method you choose. As with all woodworking projects, you’re going to need a measuring tape. Another must-have is a good set of clamps, such as the Bessey Economy clutch-style clamp — it strikes the perfect balance between quality and price. Lastly, you’re going to need wood glue to create the joint.
Everything you need to make a dado or rabbet on a table saw
The most common way of making dado or rabbet cuts is with a table saw. However, there are still multiple ways you can make these joints on a table saw. If you don’t make dado and rabbet joints often, consider using the single blade method. On the other hand, if you make these joints frequently, purchase an adjustable dado stack.
DeWALT 10-Inch Jobsite Table Saw
This 10-inch table saw is capable of handling professional projects without taking up too much space. It comes with a convenient wheeled stand, rack and pinion telescoping fence, dust collection port and adjustable throat plate. This saw is more than ready to help you dial in your dado and rabbet joints.
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DeWALT 8 1/4-Inch Compact Jobsite Table Saw
If you’re making your first foray into fine furniture or cabinetry or don’t want to spend a lot of money, this table saw is right for you. With an 8.25-inch blade and all the essential features, this table saw can handle heavy duty DIY tasks easily. Plus, when it’s not in use, you can slip it on a shelf or under a bed without worrying.
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Starrett has built a reputation for producing combination squares that outperform competition in terms of build quality as well as accuracy. Featuring a hardened steel blade, solid cast iron head and a precision lock bolt, you can count on this combination square to provide a straight edge and true right angle every time. Ensuring your fence and blade are completely square before making a dado or rabbet is essential.
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Made from premium TiCo hi-density carbide steel, this adjustable dado stack is designed for endless crosscuts. These blades also feature a silver I.C.E. coating that prevents debris from building up in the blade, keeping it cool and clean during prolonged use. These blades fit standard arbors and all you need to use them on the saw is this dado-appropriate throat plate.
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Everything you need to make a dado or rabbet with a router
Using a router is another popular method of making a dado or rabbet. However, routers are a more advanced tool than most table saws and aren’t as common among DIYers. Nonetheless, there are numerous ways to use a router to make a dado or rabbet. The main thing to remember is keeping your router level and smooth as you move across the material.
DeWALT DWP611 Variable Speed Router
This 1.25 horsepower router packs a lot of power despite its compact nature. With variable speed, a fixed base, adjustable bit depth and two workspace LEDs, the DWP611 is versatile and precise. Whether you want to use your own guides and do it by hand or attach it to a router table for increased consistency, the DWP611 can handle whatever you throw at it.
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Kreg PRS1045 Router Table System
Although a router table isn’t essential for the router method to work, if you’re concerned about precision, this bundle is for you. With self-squaring technology and a robust fence, this router table makes cutting professional-quality dados and rabbets a breeze.
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Top-bearing flush trim bits, or straight bits as they’re known colloquially, attach to your router and use a guide bearing and flat cutter to create a flat-bottomed channel in your material. You can use these bits on a router table for rabetting fairly easily, although it’s not recommended for making dados unless you’re comfortable removing the fence. As long as you keep the base of your router flat to the material, you can get similar results to the table.
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This miniature hand plane is great for creating a perfectly flat surface after using a router to hog out most of the material. Although it’s affordable, this plane has a precision ground cutter that reduces chatter and layered steel blades that work with one another to produce precise, clean shavings with each pass. If you’re unsure about using a handheld router but don’t want to invest in a router table, this is an excellent alternative.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
Southeastern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
Southern Bennington County in southern Vermont...
Southern Windham County in southern Vermont...
* Until 845 PM EDT.
* At 754 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bennington to near New Ashford to near
Pittsfield to near Housatonic, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsfield, Bennington, North Adams, Brattleboro, Adams,
Williamstown, Lee, Lenox, Pownal, Cheshire, Vernon, Wilmington,
Becket, Otis, Stamford, Readsboro, Florida, Hancock, Savoy and New
Ashford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to
the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...
On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
741 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
east central New York.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RENSSELAER...SOUTHERN BENNINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
WINDHAM COUNTIES...
At 740 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Shaftsbury, or 8 miles southeast of Arlington, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bennington, Hoosick Falls, Arlington, Stratton, Shaftsbury,
Wilmington, West Wardsboro, Hoosick, North Bennington, Dover,
Marlboro, Jamaica, Wardsboro, Woodford, Old Bennington, Searsburg,
Glastenbury, Somerset, Wardsboro Center and Paper Mill Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
FOR ULSTER AND GREENE COUNTIES...
At 741 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Prattsville to near Olivebridge to near
Ellenville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported downed trees and wires with
this line of storms near Ellenville.
New Paltz, Ellenville, Hunter, Wallkill, Hurley, Woodstock, Windham,
Prattsville, High Falls, Kerhonkson, Tillson, West Hurley, Napanoch,
North-South Lake Campground, Woodland Valley Campground, West Shokan,
Kenneth L Wilson Campground, Phoenicia, Mount Tremper and Lanesville.
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Bail set at $1 million for crime spree suspect
Police say Maichael Yousa is responsible for a 25-minute crime spree involving a hit and run crash that left a man in critical condition.
Published: Jul. 24, 2022 at 8:13 PM CDT|Updated: 6 minutes ago
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Bail has been set at $1 million dollars for 28-year-old Maichael Yousa.
He is accused of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and reckless endangerment.
Police say he’s responsible for a 25-minute crime spree involving a hit-and-run crash that left a man in critical condition, shots fired from a south side apartment balcony, and shots fired at police.
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CDU leader Friedrich Merz piloted a flight to the wedding of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which has drawn criticism. He said he uses his plane "primarily for professional purposes."
German Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz defended his journey by private plane to the wedding of Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democrats (FDP) in an interview given to public broadcaster ZDF on Sunday.
The CDU is Germany's largest opposition party while the FDP is a part of the country's ruling coalition along with the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens.
Merz told ZDF that he had no regrets over traveling by plane.
"To put it in a nutshell: I use less fuel in this small plane than any official car of a member of the German government. And that's why I fly," Merz said.
Merz added that he uses his plane "primarily for professional purposes."
"I stand by it, and it is, if you like, an old dream of mine. Always has been," he said.
Pictures of Merz and his wife aboard the plan made headlines earlier this month. Merz flew the plane himself.
The pair went to the island of Sylt in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, where Lindner married political reporter Franca Lehfeldt. Sylt forms part of the North Frisian islands and lies just south of Germany's border with Denmark.
Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir of the Greens responded to Merz's claim that he uses less fuel than a member of the ruling coalition.
"My company car is an e-car and therefore directly consumes no fuel at all. Neither does my bicycle," Özdemir wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
707 PM CDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
Heat index values have fallen below heat advisory criteria,
therefore the heat advisory has been allowed to expire. However,
heat index values of 105-109 will continue for the next hour or so
before falling. Continue to take caution if outdoors.
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ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis firefighter is being treated for heat exhaustion Sunday after helping fight a fire on North Florissant Avenue.
The first floor of a vacant two-story building reportedly caught fire, and the fire spread to a warehouse next door. A small dog was rescued from one of the buildings, a video from the St. Louis Fire Department showed.
Fire department tweets said the fire had been knocked down and the buildings were being ventilated shortly after noon Sunday, about an hour after the fire was first reported.
Capt. Garon Mosby tells 5 On Your Side the firefighter is being admitted to the hospital for additional observation.
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Richmond coach Damien Hardwick 'went off his head' and allegedly verbally abused VFL players in foul-mouthed outburst – and the AFL could investigate
- Hardwick was present for the Tigers' VFL clash with Williamstown at Punt Road
- There was an incident in the first quarter that saw players pushing and wrestling
- The Tigers coach is alleged to have verbally abused the players involved
- Williamstown has called for answers from the club and the AFL may be involved
Richmond has been issued with a 'please explain' notice and the AFL Integrity Unit could become involved after Tigers coach Damien Hardwick allegedly abused Williamstown players in their VFL clash at Punt Road at the weekend.
It was a comfortable 55-point win for Richmond's VFL side, played on a sodden Punt Road pitch where the Tigers held Williamstown to just two goals in their 10.14 (74) to 2.7 (19) victory.
But the result was soured by the alleged exchange that occurred minutes into the first quarter.
A Williamstown official told the Herald Sun that several fans were present for the incident while spectators said Hardwick was going 'off his head'.
'He verbally abused one of the Williamstown players because of a hit early in the first quarter … there was some sort of verbal altercation with "Dimma" verbally abusing the player,' the official said.
Richmond player Rhyan Mansell pushes Williamstown player Darby Henderson into the fence
Another eyewitness claimed Hardwick 'went off his head in front of about 70 people'.
'He branded two players 'weak f---ing pricks' and said to them 'come over here and I'll show you how tough you are',' the spectator told the Herald.
Richmond has denied that Hardwick used those words.
Fans reported Hardwick's first-quarter outburst to Williamstown officials at quarter time.
Williamstown's Joel Ottavi becomes involved before Mansell is knocked to the ground
The club is seeking an explanation from Richmond after the embarrassing exchange, which could also be examined by the AFL.
Tigers officials did not comment on whether Hardwick would be fined or sanctioned for his alleged behaviour.
During the incident Richmond player Rhyan Mansell unnecessarily pushed Williamstown player Darby Henderson into the boundary fence advertising.
Players both became involved in a wrestle with Richmond awarded the free kick by officials
Williamstown teammate Joel Ottavi came in to remonstrate with Mansell before Henderson got to his feet and knocked Mansell to the ground.
That led to a series of pushing and wrestling between players from both sides and ultimately a free kick to Richmond for rough conduct.
The on-field microphones did not pick up any of the alleged comments made by Hardwick.
Hardwick was at the ground and the club has confirmed he was involved in an exchange of words, but deny he used the language that spectators and officials reported
Several voices could be heard from the side line making aggressive remarks in the play immediately after the incident, but it was not clear enough to discern what was said or who was saying it.
Richmond released a statement about the incident.
'The club acknowledges there was an exchange of words following an incident in the first quarter which led to a Williamstown player being reported for rough conduct,' Richmond said.
'As far as the club is concerned, that is the end of the matter.'
Hardwick has previously been investigated by the AFL Integrity Unit over a verbal altercation with Adelaide Crows supporters in 2018.
In that incident, Hardwick was walking down the stairs from the coach's box to the oval after his side had been beaten by 36 points in their grand final rematch against the Crows at Adelaide Oval.
He stopped in his tracks after hearing a comment from a Crows supporter and was involved in a verbal stoush, also feigning a headbutt to intimidate the supporter and his mate.
Hardwick then singled the supporter out to security.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Tina Charles scored 27 points, becoming the fourth player in WNBA history to top 7,000 in a career, and the Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 82-72 on Sunday.
Charles, who signed with Seattle (18-10) on June 28, sank 9 of 13 shots — including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. She added 15 rebounds for her second straight double-double. Charles, with 7,013 points, trails only Diana Taurasi (9,651, active), Tina Thompson (7,488) and Tamika Catchings (7,380) on the all-time list.
Charles had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the first half to help Seattle pull away from a 19-19 first-quarter tie for a 41-34 lead at intermission. Charles sank 7 of 8 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, in the half.
League scoring leader Brianna Stewart scored 11 of her 23 points in the third quarter and Epiphanny Prince buried a 3-pointer in the final minute as Seattle took a 63-53 lead into the final period and stayed in front. Stewart added 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.
Rhyne Howard — the No. 1 pick in this year's draft — led Atlanta (12-16) with 23 points, but she made only 9 of 30 shots, including 4 of 14 from distance. Cheyenne Parker and Tiffany Hayes scored 12 apiece. Naz Hillmon added nine points and 14 rebounds.
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By JOHN KEKIS
AP Sports Writer
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered.
His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday — after his daughter Alexandra sang the national anthiem — and was humbled by his surroundings.
“I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to be here today and for giving me the joy of being able to travel this path, this path that has allowed me to be here today and hopefully inspire everyone to believe in yourself,” Ortiz said.
Ortiz was greeted by a raucous crowd chanting “Papi! Papi!” as many fans made the four-hour drive from the vicinity of Fenway Park to attend the festivities.
When he took the stage, Ortiz pointed skyward as is his wont in special moments, a way of honoring his late mother, who died two decades ago after a car accident.
“I always tried to live my life in a way … so I can make a positive influence in the world,” said the 46-year-old Ortiz, just the 58th player elected in his first year on the ballot. “And if my story can remind you of anything, let it remind you that when you believe in someone you can change the world, you can change their future, just like so many people believed in me.”
Ortiz, who survived a nightclub shooting in the Dominican Republic three years ago, soaked in the celebration.
Legions of fans crowded onto the field adjacent to Clark Sports Center, sun umbrellas and Dominican Republic flags sprinkled all around. Ortiz’s No. 34 was seemingly everywhere as fans chanted and sang in Spanish. A sign that read ‘I Love U’ summed up the admiration for Big Papi on his special day.
Six Era Committee selections also comprised in the Class of 2022 — former Twins teammates Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva, the late Minnie Miñoso, former Dodgers star and Mets manager Gil Hodges, and Black pioneers Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler.
I n 14 years with the Red Sox, Ortiz hit 500 homers — 17 of them in the postseason.
If there was a blemish, there was a report by The New York Times that said he tested positive during the 2003 survey drug test conducted by MLB and the players’ association. Ortiz was never penalized for performance-enhancing drugs, and MLB and the union never confirmed there was a positive test. The sides said the survey test results never were vetted to the point of the testing with penalties that started in 2004.
That was far from the mind on this day as Ortiz paid tribute to many in both English and Spanish.
“It’s an honor to be on this stage,” Ortiz said. “I can ask for no more.”
The 83-year-old Kaat, now a broadcaster for the Twins, pitched for a quarter of a century, winning a World Series a year before retiring in 1983. He thanked his dad for instilling the discipline needed to succeed, his wife for always being there, and his former minor league manager, 94-year-old Jack McKeon, who was in the audience.
“I am humbled and honored to be included in this fraternity, some of the greatest players to play the game, and I thank you for being part of this wonderful day,” said Kaat, a native of Zeeland, Michigan.
Oliva was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1964, led the league in hits five times, and became the first player in major league history to win batting titles in each of his first two seasons, finishing with a lifetime average of .304 in 15 seasons with the Twins.
Oliva got his chance in part because of Miñoso, the Cuban Comet.
“I’ve been so blessed, so lucky,” said Oliva, who turned 84 four days ago. “I appreciate it very much. I’d like to say thank you to all those friends, all those wonderful friends, all those friends from all over the world. I appreciated it very much, very much.”
Miñoso grew up on a sugar plantation and played ball on weekends as a kid and became a star with the New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first Black Latino player in the major leagues in 1949, two years after Jackie Robinson broke in. To Cuban players, Miñoso was the Jackie Robinson of Latino America and starred for the White Sox in the 1950s. He was a nine-time All-Star and finished his career with 2,110 hits and a .299 batting average. He died in 2015.
“From a humble ranch in Cuba to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, what a way to honor such a remarkable life lived and to service in the sport he loved. He would have been so very proud to be a Hall of Famer,” said his wife, Sharon.
Irene Hodges spoke on behalf of her father, a hard-hitting first baseman who had 370 homers and 1,274 RBIs in 18 major league seasons — all but the last two with the Dodgers. He retired in 1963 and five years later was hired to manage the Mets, leading them in 1969 to their improbable World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles before dying of a heart attack three years later at 47.
“He would be so proud. Today I am especially happy for my mother,” Irene Hodges said. “When the call came from the Hall of Fame … I began sobbing probably as much as I did when I lost my father. I was so beyond happy for him, and even thrilled that my mom at 95 would be able hear this news. My mom is watching today from our home in Brooklyn.”
O’Neil, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues and was a tireless advocate for the game until his death in 2006, was represented by a niece, Dr. Angela Terry.
“He would remind all of us that his playing careeer was in the Negro Leagues and today he was being inducted into the same class as a Black baseball pioneer, Bud Fowler, and a former Negro League All-Star, Minnie Miñoso,” Terry said. “Man, oh man. Nothing could be better. Thank you for loving our uncle.”
Hall of Famer Dave Winfield paid tribute to Fowler, the first Black to play on a white professional team nearly seven decades before Robinson broke the color barrier with the Dodgers. Fowler also is the first person from the Cooperstown area to receive the honor. He was born in nearby Fort Plain but grew up in Cooperstown, where he learned to play the game.
A second baseman who batted just over .300 in 13 seasons, Fowler was signed at age 20 by a all-white professional team in Massachusetts in 1878. It was the start of a 13-year career that saw him play for 18 teams, including four in one year, the constant moves a direct reflection of the racism he had to endure.
“I ask that you remember Bud Fowler in a broad context,” Winfield said. “Remember him as a skilled athlete who endured obstacles that are hard to imagine today. I personally hope that all of you will see him as a man who loved the game of baseball from its beginning.”
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By DAVE CAMPBELL
AP Sports Writer
BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Tony Finau shot a 4-under 67 to win the 3M Open by three strokes Sunday, erasing a five-stroke deficit with 11 holes left as Scott Piercy tumbled out of the lead down the stretch at windy TPC Twin Cities.
Piercy followed his tournament-record 54-hole score with a wince-inducing 76 to tie for fourth, four strokes back.
Finau finished at 17-under 267. Sungjae Im (68) and Emiliano Grillo (71) tied for second place. James Hahn surged up the board with a 65 to match Piercy and Tom Hoge (70) at 13 under.
Piercy bogeyed four of six holes before a triple-bogey implosion on No. 14, allowing Finau — playing in the preceding trio — to take over for good on his way to his third career tour victory.
Finau made a 31-foot putt for birdie on the 15th green to strengthen his grip on the lead, as the 6-foot-4 Utah player calmly and confidently walked the TPC Twin Cities course in his white hat and aqua-striped polo.
The surest sign this was Finau’s day came on No. 17. His tee shot clanged off the side of the grandstand, ricocheted back onto the green and rolled into the rough — just a few feet from the water. He landed the perfect chip within a foot of the hole to make the par 3, then smiled slightly as he playfully clamped his hand on his chest as if to pretend the sequence gave him heart trouble.
On the daunting par-5 18th, Finau found the water off the tee to face one final challenge. After the penalty stroke, his recovery shots were spot on. With Piercy looking on from the fairway, Finau made a 3-footer for bogey to seal it. He pumped his fist several times, took off his cap and walked off to embrace his family.
Finau, who tied for third at the 3M Open in 2020, jumped from 30th to 17th in the FedEx Cup race. He entered the week ranked 17th in the world.
Piercy shared the first-round lead with Im on Thursday after a 65 and pulled away from the pack Friday with a 64 to take a three-shot edge into the weekend.
The 43-year-old from Las Vegas, who still makes his native city his home base, stretched his lead to four strokes after enduring the 6 1/2-hour delay Saturday to let the rain and lightning play through. His foot bothered him so much he started taking his right shoe off after each swing and walking in his sock to the the next lie.
That was nothing compared to the grind he found himself in Sunday. He was at 20-under after six holes. Less than an hour later, Piercy was in trouble. After posting only three bogeys on his first 61 holes, he went over par on seven of his last 11. That included the 7 he turned in on No. 14.
Piercy’s tee shot landed in the fairway bunker, and his sand wedge didn’t get him out of the sand. With a risky, last-ditch approach to get back on track, his next try from the bunker splashed in the water short and left of the green — instead of a safer play to the right. After the drop, Piercy hit into the rough. Then his next attempt stopped 3 inches short of the cup.
Grillo, the Argentine who tied for second at the John Deere Classic three weeks ago, also had a triple bogey that loomed large in the end, a 7 on No. 7.
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Today we celebrate the woman who made aeronautic history.
Welcome to July 24th on the National Day Calendar.
At age 10, Amelia Mary Earhart knew she wanted to fly an airplane.
While women in her day were not supposed to do such things, this adventurous tomboy saved up and bought a bright yellow biplane called The Canary.
From then on, she blazed a trail across the sky.
Charles Lindbergh was the first to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic, but Earhart was the first woman to achieve this mission four years later.
Her flight was fraught with complications and after more than 14 hours she landed in Derry, Ireland.
This earned her the United States Distinguished Flying Cross.
Throughout her life, Earhart broke many records, and her disappearance in 1937 while circumnavigating the globe remains a tragic mystery.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The XFL is returning in 2023, and, of course, North Texas will be in the midst of it all.
The football league, which is now owned by actor and former wrestler Dwayne Johnson and longtime business partner Dany Garcia, announced on Sunday the home cities for the eight teams competing next year.
The home cities are: Arlington, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando, Las Vegas, Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.
Johnson and Garcia were in Arlington at Texas Live! to make the announcements as the league looks to make a strong return in 2023.
The XFL, which was originally founded in 2001 by WWE's Vince McMahon, relaunched in 2020 but had to suspend operations in the middle of its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league went bankrupt soon after and its future was left in limbo.
The league was purchased by Johnson and Garcia in August 2020, breathing new life into the XFL and a chance at more football for fans of the sport.
Although the teams for the re-relaunch of the league haven't been named yet, the XFL did announce the head coaches for the teams.
Longtime Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops, who coached the XFL's Dallas Renegades in 2020, makes his return to coach the Arlington team at Choctaw Stadium, previously Globe Life Park.
NFL head coach and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips makes his return to coaching with the XFL's Houston team, while former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was chosen to coach the San Antonio team.
"For each community to join in the rally cries of their chosen team, to support and lift up these players and their families who would be representing each city… THEIR city… we needed to make sure we were including the most important voices in the room - the fans - when making these decisions," Johnson said in a statement. "We have been working on cool, new logos and innovative uniforms, that match the dynamic and innovative vision of our league. We can’t wait to share in the electrifying excitement from fans once they meet their new 'hometown team.'"
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New York, New York - Newsfile Corp. - July 24, 2022 - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) redeemable senior notes (the "Notes") between February 13, 2020 and June 23, 2020, inclusive (the "Class Period"), including the following senior redeemable notes issued by WM in May 2019: (i) 2.95% Senior Notes due 2024; (ii) 3.20% Senior Notes due 2026; (iii) 3.45% Senior Notes due 2029; and (iv) 4.00% Senior Notes due 2039, of the important August 8, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Waste Management Notes during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Waste Management class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6891 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 8, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the U.S. Department of Justice had indicated to Waste Management that it would require Waste Management to divest significantly more assets than the $200 million Antitrust Revenue Threshold; (2) as a result, the merger would not be completed by the End Date; and (3) the Notes would be subject to mandatory redemption at 101% of par. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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LONDON (AP) — Truck drivers and travelers seeking to cross from the U.K. into France faced major disruptions and long waiting times for a third day Sunday on the weekend that kicks off the summer holidays for many British families.
Huge lines have formed since Friday at both the Port of Dover for those taking car ferries across the English Channel and in nearby Folkestone on roads leading to the Eurotunnel that goes under the Channel to France.
Eurotunnel said drivers were still facing a wait of at least 90 minutes to check-in for the railway shuttle on Sunday.
Still, congestion at the port had eased somewhat compared to the last two days, when it took several hours to clear a miles-long backlog of traffic as tens of thousands of people went on vacation along with a large amount of cargo trucks.
Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, U.K. travelers face stricter border checks when traveling to the continent. At Dover they are performed on the English side of the channel by French staff.
British officials and politicians have blamed the chaos on staffing shortages at French border posts, an accusation denied by the French.
The Port of Dover said the checkpoints were “fully manned” on Sunday and as of Sunday morning, 72,000 passengers had been processed over the long weekend.
The port’s chief executive Doug Bannister said he was grateful to “everyone who has turned this situation around,” including both French and British authorities. He added it had been an “incredibly challenging” few days and thanked both passengers and the local community for their patience.
Angie Emrys-Jones said she and her family spent 11 hours Saturday in the queue for the Eurotunnel, joining the line at 5:30 a.m. and boarding at 4:15 p.m. She said there were “rows and rows of standstill traffic as far as we could see.”
Natalie Chapman of the trade group Logistics UK said some truck drivers had endured waits “in excess of 18 hours” on Saturday.
“You used to, prior to Brexit, just wave your passport and they may or may not be looked at. But now everyone is checked and stamped,” Chapman said.
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Residents in Joppa neighborhood of Dallas concerned train derailment debris hasn't been cleaned up
DALLAS - It's been 10 days since a train derailed in the Joppa neighborhood of Dallas.
But looking at it Sunday, very little has changed since.
The track has been repaired, but there are still damaged cars, grain, and debris to remove.
Joppa residents said they haven’t heard from Union Pacific following the derailment.
Some in the Southeast Dallas community already had concerns about the railroad.
Following the derailment, their concerns have heightened.
Ever since historic Joppa was founded in 1872 by emancipated slaves, train tracks have been running through the old freedmen’s town.
"I love the trees. I love the birds," said Miriam Matthews- Fields, who lives in Joppa.
But Matthews-Fields doesn’t love the sound of late night locomotives.
"You can just hear the vibrations like an earthquake," she said.
Sunday, cars continue to pass a pile of steel after a train derailment earlier this month.
On July 14, seven Union Pacific rail cars derailed in the miller yard in Southeast Dallas.
Surveillance video showed the moment the train went off the tracks, followed by a cloud of dust.
No one was injured.
Hazmat crews were called out, but determined the cars were carrying cornmeal.
Matthews-Fields said her first concern was whether the cargo was toxic, with a neighborhood just feet away.
"I am grateful there weren’t any chemicals on there, other than grain," she said.
But it’s been 10 days since the derailment and the mess remains.
"They could come and explain, if there was a care, but they do not care to explain apparently," said Shalondria Galimore.
Galimore, who is neighborhood association president, said she hasn’t heard anything from the company in more than a week.
Union Pacific initially said cleanup would happen immediately.
When pressed for a timeline, it revealed to FOX 4 the cleanup will drag on.
Union Pacific said in a statement that the derailment is still under investigation and a contractor will remove the grain starting next week.
The process of removing the cars won’t be done until next month.
Until then, members of the community will continue to look out for each other.
"We have a lot of challenges with being overlooked and included, underserved, and I believe in the southern sector and community of color, it’s overlooked," Galimore said.
And speak out when they feel something isn’t right.
"We aren’t enemies with Union Pacific. We know that we need this transportation to go through our community," Matthews-Fields said.
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Which items to increase your productivity are best?
In times gone by, advice from titans of industry, athletes and world-beaters was to develop a relentless work ethic and put it to use. However, as most 1990s financiers and workaholics will tell you, this approach only leads to burnout and, eventually, a sharp downturn in productivity in both the long and short term.
This is why the focus has shifted to productivity. Learning how to be more productive and how to break old habits can be tricky. What’s more, productivity does not only extend to work. It captures how effective you are with your goals, life, family and commitments. This is because productivity is all about output.
What is productivity?
Productivity is the art of getting things done. This means that you have something to show for your efforts. On the other hand, hard work can often be the process of doing a lot but achieving very little.
When most people think about productivity, they immediately think they need to suffer to get results. This is a very old-fashioned view that, in the long run, can leave people feeling depressed, anxious and overworked. The true path to productivity is in getting the right things done at the right time.
A more important skill and discipline is the ability to filter out or disregard what does not need to be done. High achievers are typically people who can identify their goals and how to get them and then execute a good plan. Identifying the right thing to do at the right time involves prioritizing tasks. It’s also about focusing one’s attention and dedicating specific time brackets to specific tasks so you don’t feel like you’re trying to do too much at once. There are many techniques and tools to use to help achieve higher levels of productivity.
How to increase productivity
Too often, people are told they need a routine or a cast-iron plan. But what happens when you make a plan and can’t stick to it? Oftentimes, this can feel like failure, which in turn causes us to be even less productive in the long run.
Plans, however, are important for giving focus and helping people organize their time. The reason many people fail is that their plans are unrealistic. Many people also try to do too much at once rather than increasing their productivity over time.
Get organized
This advice isn’t super helpful on its own. But to put it in context, apply organization to your life and start with the small things. Even just keeping yourself and your space clean and tidy can do wonders for productivity because it minimizes distractions.
Start by making your bed every day. Next, get rid of the trash, and dust and polish your space. Finally, set a time twice a week that you will repeat the process. The space you occupy is often a reflection of your mindset. This means that if your home is chaotic, it’s because your mind feels overwhelmed and chaotic too.
Being organized and/or fastidious is not rocket science. For example, get up early and prepare dinner before you leave for work. Something like a slow cooker or an Instant Pot can free up tons of time and keep the entire household more organized.
A productive life is all about action. So the more routine and discipline you build into your day-to-day routine, the more energy available for other important tasks.
Look after yourself
Perhaps looking after yourself before you look after others can feel counterintuitive, but it’s a cornerstone of productivity.
First, quit as many unhealthy foods you consume as possible and add some exercise. Studies have shown that increased exercise has a hugely positive impact on one’s mental health, which is a key contributing factor to productivity. Why not try a home punching bag and do a couple of rounds of boxing per night? Not only will it supercharge your fitness, but it can also empower you and allow you to blow off some steam.
Next, don’t forget to pamper yourself at least once per day and dress to impress yourself. And once you look great, it’s time to complete at least one or two mindfulness meditations per week. Mindfulness is not only a great way to get relaxed, but it also improves focus and reduces anxiety while giving a sense of well-being.
Prioritize
Prioritization means being ruthlessly objective in your approach. Work is always busy, so learn to say no and focus only on the things that move you forward. This can mean delegating or only answering emails at two set times per day.
For other goals in your life, it’s all about identifying the big steps that get you there and getting them done. There is no magic formula, and chances are you’re going to need to be flexible sometimes to get what you want. Writing everything down and tracking progress in a goal planner can help keep you motivated.
Improve 1% per day
Improving 1% per day means you’ll improve by over 365% over the course of a year. To do this, you’re going to need a journal.
Journaling is a great way to keep yourself accountable. Journaling each day and building on what you have done well and identifying what you could have improved on is a great way to build momentum. Journaling also helps identify what you’re going to do in the days ahead. This means there will be a decrease in your goal or productivity anxiety and a renewed motivation for the journey you are on.
What you need to buy to increase your productivity
LUX Productivity PRO A5 Planner
This unique little planner helps you take a scientific approach to productivity. It does this by making it easier to prioritize your efforts throughout the course of each day so that the week, month and year is taken care of.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
MAXPRO Fitness: Cable Home Gym
Get fit and stay fit at home with the home-gym cable set that enables you to work out at home while taking up barely any space at all. This is perfect for any level of fitness as there are a multitude of workouts available on the app.
Where to buy: Available at Amazon
Hihealer Meditation Cushion Floor Pillow
This meditation pillow is just what you need to motivate you to get your weekly meditation in. Meditation is great for productivity as it boosts focus and reduces anxiety, and having a comfortable chair to do it on makes all the difference.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Getting more sleep may be just what you need. This mask not only helps you to sleep better, but it cuts out the light that may be preventing you from getting the optimal sleep you need to be more productive.
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This timer is a great way to make sure you’re not spending too much time on tasks. Shifting how you fight the clock is the No. 1 way to be more productive.
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Best kids’ footballs
Kids can look adorable when playing or practicing with a regulation-size football, but unless you want to see them get frustrated or hurt, it’s best to give them the football that’s appropriate for their age group. The best footballs for kids nurture their confidence and help them grow as players.
If you’re looking for an affordable, high-quality football that can help teach your little one the game, the ESPN Future Pro Pee Wee football is the top choice.
What you should know before buying a football for kids
The shape, size, composition and feel of the football have a drastic effect on your child’s performance and enjoyment of the game. A good football fits in the hand so that both the ring finger and the pinky easily reach the laces.
Additionally, footballs all have slightly different feels based on how they were made. Some footballs have a tacky coating while others have a smooth feel. Leather feels dramatically different to composite, and it hits the hand differently when catching the ball. A firm ball is more likely to bounce away while balls with softer exteriors are easier to grip.
Features of footballs for kids
Size
Take the childrens’ age and size into consideration before purchasing them a football. Most kids under 14 years old have difficulty catching an official-size football, which is why this size isn’t used in games until high school. The best practice is to go by standard league size depending on age group. Pee Wee footballs are 17.5 inches x 24 inches (size 5) and are made for kids ages 6-9. Junior footballs are 18.5 inches x 25 inches (size 6) and are made for kids ages 9-12.
Youth footballs are 19.25 inches x 26.25 inches (size 7) and are made for kids ages 12-14.
Material
Footballs aren’t made of pigskin as the nickname suggests. They’re most commonly made out of leather, rubber, PVC or some other composite material. Leather feels better to the touch, but it can also become too smooth after prolonged use. However, when a leather football is new and properly maintained it is easier to catch and throw.
Footballs made with composite are much tackier, meaning they stick to your hand easier. Composite footballs are also more likely to resist wear and tear and won’t become too smooth or slick like leather ones. The composite material is easier to catch but can be more difficult to throw accurately as it sticks to your hand.
Grip
The laces on a football are important for throwing accuracy and control, but not all footballs have them. Nerf balls might have foam protrusions, but they’re normally painted on. Some composite footballs only have painted on laces as well. If you’re a casual player, laces aren’t essential, but if you want more accuracy and ball handling, make sure the ball you buy has real laces.
What’s the best football for kids?
Best Football for Pee Wees
ESPN Future Pro Pee Wee Football
What you need to know: The guidelines on the ESPN Future Pro help young kids learn the best way to hold and throw the football, while its soft composite feel makes catching easy.
What you’ll love: Beyond simply being made with high-quality material, this ball encourages your kids’ growth. Some kids are visual learners, so they’ll love having proper hand placement marked on the ball.
What you should consider: Kids will like this football and get a lot out of using it, but the grip is a bit slick.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best Football for Juniors
NFL Super Grip Composite Junior Football
What you need to know: The NFL Super Grip uses an advanced composite leather covering that helps it stick to your hand.
What you’ll love: This tacky football was designed to be caught. The material is pebbled with real laces, and it retains air better than most footballs. It’s true to the name, “super grip.”
What you should consider: This ball is for 9-12-year-olds, but it is still fairly heavy and can hurt if thrown with a true spiral. Take care to maximize its durability by not throwing it indoors or on rough surfaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best Football for Youths
What you need to know: The real leather on this ball has been treated to be softer than normal, allowing fingers to sink in for more control.
What you’ll love: The laces have a pebbled texture for enhanced control and the patented sewn-on stripes improve accuracy when thrown. It’s handcrafted by the same people that make NFL game balls, so they know what they’re doing.
What you should consider: The downside to leather is it’s more expensive but also more absorbent, making it easier to stain and to get waterlogged in the rain.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods and Amazon
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Which gift for Curious George lovers is best?
It’s no wonder kids love Curious George. He’s cute, cuddly and, of course, curious, which sparks youngsters’ natural urge to explore and discover. The adorable monkey has been the subject of popular children’s books since his debut in 1939, and more recently has been the star of an animated movie and popular PBS TV series. As a result, plush animals, toys and books featuring this lovable character are popular with young fans.
Curious George items aren’t as readily available as some featuring other beloved characters, but there are options on the market that are sure to delight young children. Take a little time to explore our list of favorites, and learn more about this sweet character as you shop.
Who created Curious George?
Curious George is the creation of husband-and-wife authors H.A. and Margret Rey. He first appeared in their 1939 book “Raffy and the Nine Monkeys,” and later became the star of a series of books that feature the adorable monkey’s sense of curiosity, trouble it leads to and adventures with his friend The Man with the Yellow Hat. In addition to entertaining children, Curious George books also inspire kids to explore, learn, forgive and be kind.
The beloved children’s stories inspired a 2006 movie and a TV series that has run for 13 seasons on PBS. The mischievous little monkey has a fanbase of millions of youngsters, which is why Curious George toys and other items are popular gifts.
Best Curious George gifts
Kids who love Curious George are thrilled to open gifts such as stuffed animals and various toys depicting the beloved character.
Curious George got his start on the pages of children’s books, and there are still numerous must-reads available today. As you shop, you’ll find that many Curious George gifts are appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers, but there are options available that are perfect for babies too.
Top Curious George stuffed animals
Kids Preferred Curious George Learn to Dress Plush Toy
What you need to know: A soft and educational Curious George stuffed animal in his signature coat that’s perfect for young kids who are learning how to dress.
What you’ll love: Not only is this adorable toy cuddly, but it also teaches young kids how to use clothing fasteners. It’s suitable for kids ages 2 and older thanks to a kid-friendly snap, tie, button and zipper that are easy for little hands to manipulate.
What you should consider: Frequently checking the button is important, as it has been reported to fall off during play.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Buy Buy Baby and Overstock
Gund Curious George Doctor Stuffed Monkey
What you need to know: Any young Curious George fan would be happy to own the sweet monkey dressed in doctor gear.
What you’ll love: Curious George is dressed up as a doctor, making this stuffed toy both fun and educational. It’s manufactured by Gund — a company that’s known for making quality stuffed animals with attention to details.
What you should consider: A pricey toy that’s cute, but smaller in person than anticipated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Animal Adventure Curious George Cuddle Bundle
What you need to know: A plush Curious George plus a super-soft blanket make this pick an affordable option that’s like two gifts in one.
What you’ll love: This gift combo includes a cuddly Curious George plush toy and blanket, each made of soft, plushy material. The pair is available at a reasonable price.
What you should consider: A few stuffed animals developed holes along the seams. The blanket is fairly small, but most kids love it anyway.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Macy’s
Top Curious George toys
Schylling Curious George Pinball Toy
What you need to know: A small but enticing Curious George game that’s best suited for children over age 4.
What you’ll love: This pinball machine will appeal to kids who like a challenging game that will test their hand-eye coordination. We like the cool vintage design that’s reminiscent of toys from the past.
What you should consider: This toy is fairly small and not intended for kids under 4 years of age. The packaging isn’t great either, so you may need to place it in a nice box or bag for gifting.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Curious George Jack-in-the-Box
What you need to know: Parents and grandparents will recognize the classic jack-in-the-box design of this toy, while kids will love the anticipation of George emerging with a few turns of the handle.
What you’ll love: Reminiscent of jack-in-the-box toys from yesteryear, this colorful toy plays “Pop Goes the Weasel” before Curious George pops out. The company recommends it for ages 18 months to 3 years.
What you should consider: Trying to put the monkey back in the box can be frustrating for little ones. Durability may be an issue, as some parents report the toy breaking with typical use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Kids Preferred Curious George Ice Cream Truck Playset
What you need to know: Soft, easy-to-grasp components and appealing music make this playset perfect for the youngest lovers of the curious character.
What you’ll love: Adorable and colorful, this playset boasts an ice cream truck theme with plush pieces that are easy for little hands to hold. Suitable for babies. We like that the handle plays music when gently squeezed.
What you should consider: Older children aren’t likely to find this toy very entertaining.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Curious George books
Curious George Pat-a-Cake Board Book
What you need to know: With colorful illustrations and a George puppet, this book is sure to capture the attention of young children.
What you’ll love: A book that combines entertaining rhymes and a plush Curious George puppet for playing pat-a-cake with a youngster while you read. Colorful illustrations appeal to babies and toddlers.
What you should consider: A few customers reported that in the copies they received, several pages were printed upside down.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby
Curious George Hardcover Classic Collection
What you need to know: A set of seven Curious George classics that have been enjoyed by children for generations.
What you’ll love: This collection includes the seven original stories that have been in publication for more than 74 years. The hardcover books will last through frequent childhood storytimes.
What you should consider: Some parents were concerned about depictions of the main character doing activities like smoking.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Merry Christmas, Curious George
What you need to know: We like this Curious George book as a stocking stuffer thanks to the delightful holiday story it tells.
What you’ll love: Features the main character at Christmastime, making this tale ideal for the holiday season.
What you should consider: Story is more funny than educational, but most little ones find it amusing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
Curious George My First Words at the Farm
What you need to know: This sweet Curious George book and baby hat set is a nice gift for babies or baby showers.
What you’ll love: Amusing illustrations with a farm theme focused on first words help young Curious George lovers discover reading. A soft monkey-ear hat is included in the set, which comes nicely boxed for gifting.
What you should consider: Story is geared toward babies and young children, and is not very entertaining for kids over 3 years of age.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Orioles look to keep morale high, clash with Yankees
The Baltimore Orioles will try to stay on a roll when they host the New York Yankees in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday.
The Orioles rallied from a three-run deficit against one of the best pitchers in the majors to win 6-3 on Saturday night for their 12th victory in the past 15 games.
“We tried to take the pitchers into deeper counts and just wait for them to make mistakes,” said Orioles third baseman Ramon Urias, who had three hits on Saturday, including a two-run homer. “We made them pay for that.”
With all of the excitement surrounding Baltimore, Urias also said it was a playoff-like atmosphere. The Orioles haven’t had a taste of postseason action since 2016, when they lost in the wild-card game to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Baltimore finished last in the AL East in each of the past four full seasons. The Orioles will be last in the division heading into Sunday, but only a half-game behind the Boston Red Sox, who have lost four straight.
Baltimore has been having different players get hot at different times.
Lately it’s been Urias, who is 14-for-31 in his past eight games with four home runs and 13 RBIs.
He raised his batting average from .233 to .264 in that span.
“I’ve maintained the same approach, kept doing the same things,” Urias said. “All of a sudden, things are turning around and looking much better.”
The Yankees still maintain a 12-game lead in the AL East, but they’ve lost three of four coming out of the All-Star break.
Gerrit Cole couldn’t hold a 3-0 lead entering the fifth inning on Saturday and was denied his 10th win of the season.
The Yankees could help themselves by getting timely hits. They were 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position on Saturday night.
“That’s frustrating. We had chances to really pull away,” New York manager Aaron Boone said. “Ton of traffic, a lot of good at-bats up and down the lineup, but just not able to break through, or you get that big extra-base hit with guys on base.”
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge continues to see the ball well coming out of the All-Star break.
He had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs on Saturday night.
Judge is 7-for-15 with three home runs and nine RBIs in his past four games.
Baltimore will try to cool him off behind starter Dean Kremer.
Kremer (3-1, 2.59 ERA) went 0-7 last season and lost his first start this season, but is 3-0 in his past seven starts with a 2.17 ERA.
He has not faced the Yankees this season, but five of his first 11 major league starts came against New York. Kremer went 1-2 in those games with a 5.01 ERA.
The Yankees plan to counter with Nestor Cortes, who will be making his first start since getting a hold in the All-Star Game on Tuesday.
Cortes (7-3, 2.63) threw five shutout innings in Baltimore on April 17, but left with the game scoreless and the Yankees eventually lost 5-0.
Cortes is 1-0 in five career appearances against Baltimore, including three starts, with a 1.74 ERA.
Baltimore second baseman Rougned Odor hit a grand slam in his only career at-bat against Cortes at the end of the 2019 season, when Odor was with the Texas Rangers and Cortes was primarily a reliever.
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Cricket Scotland braced for shocking outcome of damning racism report
A hotel in the grounds of the University of Stirling will this morning provide the setting for what is expected to be one of the most damning and damaging reports ever published on Scottish professional sport.
It is there that Plan4Sport, led by their managing director Louise Tideswell, will reveal the findings of their seven-month independent investigation into claims that Cricket Scotland, the sport’s governing body, is racist, misogynistic and generally not fit for purpose.
Several hundred people involved in the sport have provided detailed evidence and shared their experiences, many anonymously, after Plan4Sport was commissioned by sportscotland, Scotland’s national agency for sport, to provide a root-and-branch analysis of whether Scottish cricket is institutionally biased against non-white players, coaches and other stakeholders.
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Labour government would prioritise growth - Starmer
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Delivering economic growth for the UK would be Labour's main priority if it won the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer is to say.
In a keynote speech, the Labour leader will say the economy is "brittle" and people are poorer as a result.
He will argue that "rebooting" the economy would be the "defining task" of a Labour government.
It comes as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss trade blows over the economy as they bid to be the next Tory leader and PM.
Sir Keir will use his speech in Liverpool to criticise their "Thatcherite cosplay" and condemn the economic record of successive Conservative governments over the last decade.
"Whether it's the cost of living or recovering from the pandemic, our economy is weaker than its competitors. Less resilient. Brittle. And ultimately, we are all poorer for it," he is expected to say.
Labour's priorities if in government would be "growth, growth, growth", Sir Keir will say, adding that the party would focus on delivering this in a way that would be "strong, secure and fair".
The next general election isn't due until 2025, and both Tory leadership candidates have ruled out calling one earlier.
As part of Labour's plan to reboot growth, Sir Starmer will announce that his government would establish an Industrial Strategy Council, which will hold government to account and be a "permanent part of the landscape" that sets out strategic national priorities "beyond the political cycle".
He will also say it is possible to see economic growth while achieving the UK's target to hit net-zero - where the amount of greenhouse gas emitted into the atmosphere is balanced by the amount removed.
"We will not be distracted by the siren calls - from the right or the left - that say economic growth and net-zero do not go together," he will say.
But Sir Keir has been challenged from the left of his party, with former leadership rival Rebecca Long-Bailey calling for a more radical economic policy.
She told The Guardian: "We are living through the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, with household fuel and water bills soaring, while rail fares continue to rack up. It's critical that Labour remains on the side of public opinion here."
Meanwhile, the economy has become a key battleground in the Tory leadership race, with former chancellor Mr Sunak describing Ms Truss's plan to borrow money to fund immediate tax cuts as a "fairytale".
But Foreign Secretary Liz Truss criticised tax increases introduced by her former cabinet colleague Mr Sunak, arguing they "choked off" growth.
She said the economic policies of previous Conservative and Labour governments over the last 20 years have not delivered growth.
Both candidates have suggested their proposals would be approved of by former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
The pair will go head-to-head in a live TV debate later - Our Next Prime Minister will be broadcast on BBC One at 21:00 BST on Monday.
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MasterChef Australia: The global cooks breaking 'Indian curry' stereotypes
By Zoya Mateen
BBC News, Delhi
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As the 14th season of MasterChef Australia draws to a close, Indian food once again has taken centre stage in the popular cooking series.
The season's runner-up, Sarah Todd presented amazing Indian dishes, including a pork vindaloo a pungent and spicy dish from the coastal state of Goa.
MasterChef Australia is one of the most popular TV shows in India and the constant presence of cooks who are Indian-origin or share a connection to the country has only helped its popularity - today it is a bigger hit than the show's Indian version.
Over the years, contestants have wowed the judges with Indian dishes which are often traditional but sometimes come with a modern take.
Rishi Desai, who finished fourth in Season 5 of the show in 2013, impressed the judges with his take on the palak paneer - a dish that has a thick spinach and cream gravy with heaps of cottage cheese to mop the flavour.
Since then, every season has seen contestants dish out mouth-watering dishes that put India's bold regional flavours front and centre.
Indian food doesn't need introduction in most parts of the world. But the show's Indian contestants have showcased the inexhaustible variety and range of flavours it offers.
"MasterChef Australia has taken the western world beyond "butter chicken and naan" to more and different Indian food and ingredient experiences," Sandeep Pandit, who contested in Season 11, says.
Mr Pandit has taken ideas from all over India to create recipes that, although are rooted in tradition, come with a unique modern twang - the most famous being his lobster masala.
"I always knew that even if I cook one Indian dish in every round that I have, I'll still never be able to showcase it all," he says.
MasterChef is also known for spotlighting the exquisite ways food can look amazing on TV and has encouraged contestants to push the boundaries when it comes to presentation and ways to make dining a sophisticated experience.
That has raised a question: can Indian food compete in the fine-dine space with other cuisines like Italian and French. Or should it retain its unique nature, which is sometimes described as rustic?
For Mr Pandit, the answer to the question depends on how you look at it. "Does fine dine mean stylish food served in small portions, with a hero ingredient and multiple elements complimenting it or the cuisine from the royal kitchens and tables from nobility across the world? In any case Indian food fits the scene."
Depinder Chhibber, a contestant in Season 13, remembers feeling utterly nervous the first time she served Indian.
"That's because Indians underestimate our home food even though it's so powerful and the flavours are second to none," says the 30-year-old who wooed judges with dishes like smoked lassi and kadhai paneer.
"But the judges loved my home style Indian dishes."
Ms Chhibber says the limitations posed on Indian food are created by us: "There is so much you can do with Indian flavours".
There is no doubt that Indian cuisine is enjoying something of a renaissance globally.
There was a time when all dishes ended up being lumped together under one name - "curry" - which was then dismissed as "too spicy" or "too smelly", something that was devoid of any artistic possibilities.
But over the years, Indian chefs have dug deeper into old-age recipes and techniques and reinvented them into a unique fine-dine idiom.
Gaggan Anand, arguably one of India's most famous chefs, says the assumption that Indian food cannot be fine dine is a fatuous misconception at best.
"We shouldn't even ask this - I have proved that Indian food can be fine dine," Mr Anand says with characteristic swagger.
Indeed, his eclectic style - imbibing modern influences and funky aesthetics but deeply anchored by the culture he grew up in Kolkata city - has turned his restaurant in Bangkok into the holy grail of fusion food and turned Mr Anand himself into a stuff of legend, "a food god".
Food travellers from every corner descend upon his restaurant, which was ranked fourth on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019, to experience dishes that defy easy categorisation but are an aesthetic triumph. The most famous of these is called yogurt explosion, a dollop of yogurt that explodes in your mouth into a medley of flavours, held together by a layer of gelatine.
But Mr Anand acknowledges that just a few chefs like him cannot do justice to Indian food.
He blames the lack of creativity among those who are in positions of power in India's food industry, but is quick to add that chefs who try to be innovative also find it difficult to survive.
"Even if there are chefs coming who have artistic bend of mind, it's that much harder for them to break through this whole capital system," Mr Anand says.
The entire culture, he adds, has to change. "It's not about presenting India food dressed as European but harnessing the rich heritage of our culture into putting out elegant plates of food," he says.
Mr Pandit feels that Indian chefs constantly seem to be battling the misconception that their food lacks nuance, when actually, the cuisine is "a universe in itself".
"We Indians love to stretch the boundaries of what's possible in food," he says. "The way we've incorporated chillies, tomatoes, cheese, chocolate, tea into our cooking, and the way our spices ginger, turmeric, cardamom and other intensifiers, have contributed to world cuisine, is a case study in itself."
At the same time, Indians can make any culture's food uniquely their own, like they did with Indian-Chinese. Sold in plush restaurants and roadside stalls, the cuisine employs Chinese techniques, but often has ingredients associated with Indian curries.
"This love to recreate something existing into something just as incredible, has been the true essence of Indian cuisine," Mr Dixit says.
But, as Ms Chhibber says, serving Indian isn't always easy, especially in a competitive environment like MasterChef.
"There have been instances when I couldn't serve Indian food, for example, in the Italian team challenge where I had to make a light dessert to go with the pasta dishes we created for entrée and mains," she says.
Besides, sometimes the judges just want to see if the contestants can go beyond their comfort zone. "And for me that zone is Indian food," says Ms Chhibber.
Justin Narayan, the winner of Season 13, also remembers "feeling a little vulnerable" sometimes.
"Indian food is such a huge part of my life and my family's history so to be able to present it on the MasterChef stage is a huge honour," the cook of Fijian-Indian heritage says.
But the response he got was infectious. "More and more people want dishes that are real and authentic," he says, adding that MasterChef has given Indian food a distinguished platform by putting it alongside some of the world's best cuisines.
Mr Anand agrees, but he's also thinks that one can't become a chef from the show. "Even winners have to work hard to earn the chef's jacket," he says.
The real malaise, he says, is systemic in a country that is obsessed with churning out "doctors and engineers" and dismissing those who choose differently.
"True revolution in Indian cooking can only come when this mindset is changed."
- 14 March 2021
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:
15-17-24-29-31
(fifteen, seventeen, twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-one)
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British men's 4x100m relay team secure bronze medal at World Championships as they put Tokyo Olympics controversy behind them after CJ Ujah's failed drugs test saw them stripped of silver
- The British men's 4x100m team won bronze at the World Championships
- The quartet clocked 37.83 seconds as they finished behind Canada and the USA
- Olympic silver won in Tokyo was stripped after CJ Ujah's positive drugs test
The British men’s 4x100metres team put the heartbreak and controversy of the Tokyo Olympics behind them to claim bronze at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
The quartet of Jona Efoloko, Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake and Reece Prescod clocked 37.83sec to finish behind winners Canada and second-placed USA.
Mitchell-Blake and Hughes had been part of the team that were stripped of silver in Tokyo last year following CJ Ujah’s positive drugs test for two banned substances.
The British men's 4x100m team (left to right) Reece Prescod, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Zharnel Hughes, and Jona Efoloko pose with their bronze medals
‘What happened in the past is in the past,’ said Hughes. ‘This is a new history. We can’t control the past, we can only control the present, and ultimately that dictates the future. I feel like we get a medal every year now and it’s becoming normalised.’
With Richard Kilty injured and Adam Gemili subbed out ahead of the final, it was an inexperienced quartet, with anchor runner Prescod running a first relay since his sports days at school and Efoloko making his major championships debut.
‘I was very nervous but Nethaneel told us that pressure is a privilege,’ said Efoloko. ‘I just kept that in the back of my head.’
The team's Olympic silver in Tokyo was stripped after CJ Ujah's positive drugs test
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Jennifer Garner pulls off casual chic and WET hair as she makes a stop by Smashbox in LA while her ex-husband Ben Affleck honeymoons with J-LO
Jennifer Garner was spotted enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon out and about in sunny Los Angeles.
The Adam Project actress, 50, ran some errands in a casual ensemble and damp hair as she went to pick up some essential cosmetic items from Smashbox.
The star's ex-husband, Ben Affleck recently tied the knot in a Las Vegas wedding with singer and superstar, Jennifer Lopez.
Moving on: Jennifer Garner, 50, was seen out and about running errands in Los Angeles on Sunday
The 13 Going On 30 star slipped into a comfortable pair of light blue jeans and dark navy short-sleeved shirt on top.
Although the sun was shining bright, the beauty carried a blue and white striped sweater in case she got a little chilly while running errands.
Jennifer opted to wear gray and white sneakers to add a finishing touch to her overall look for the day.
Relaxing Sunday: The talented actress was seen stepping out of her career holding an assortment of items such as her phone a can containing a refreshing drink
The Elektra star chose to not lug around any large purses or handbags, and instead held a few necessary items, such as her phone and wallet, in her hands.
Her hair was still damp when she stepped outside, and was parted in the middle as her long locks naturally dried into soft waves.
She threw on a pair of large, cat-eyed shaped sunglasses to block her eyes from the sun.
Jennifer pulled off a little to no makeup look as she went shopping at the well-known cosmetic store.
Errand run: The mom of three was alone as she ran an errand to Smashbox in Los Angeles to shop for some cosmetic items
Adorable! Jennifer sent a smile to the camera as she enjoyed time pursuing her passion for gardening
Jennifer shares three children with ex, Ben. They have two daughters, Violet and Seraphina, and one son, Samuel.
The children have been enjoying a trip abroad by joining the Gone Girl actor and his new bride, J.Lo, while they have a blast in Paris to celebrate their recent nuptials.
A source close to the actress revealed to HollywoodLife how the Golden Globe winner felt about the marriage.
'Jen welcomed J.Lo into their family, officially, after they got married,' the insider stated.
The source also explained the Alias actress strongly believes the On The Floor singer, 'is such a great influence on Ben and all that Jen has ever wanted was for him to be healthy, happy, and sober so that he can be there for his children.'
Honeymoon: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been enjoying their honeymoon abroad in Paris, with their children also joining them
Gorgeous: The talented actress donned a stunning red gown when she attended the 2022 Netflix Oscar After Party in March
Jennifer was always supportive of Ben's relationship with the singer, and was told before the two tied the knot in Las Vegas, a source explained to Page Six.
'Ben did tell Jen about the wedding, but I’m told that it was only Friday at the earliest,' the insider stated to the publication. 'It was very, very minimally planned in advance and was largely spur-of-the-moment.'
The source also explained why Jennifer and Ben's oldest daughter, Violet, was not present at the wedding stating she, 'stayed home because she’s extremely loyal to her mom.'
The Daredevil star has been dating businessman, John C. Miller, since 2018. Although they briefly separated in 2020, the two have rekindled their relationship since 2021 and have been going strong and steady since then.
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JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities.
Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions that includes steep terrain, sweltering temperatures and low humidity, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
“It’s hot out there again today,” Cal Fire spokesperson Natasha Fouts said Sunday. “And the fuel moisture levels are critically low.”
Crews on the ground protected homes as air tankers dropped retardant on 50-foot (15-meter) flames racing along ridgetops east of the tiny community of Jerseydale.
Light winds blew embers ahead into tree branches “and because it’s so dry, it’s easy for the spot fires to get established and that’s what fuels the growth,” Fouts said.
The fire erupted Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County. Officials described “explosive fire behavior” on Saturday as flames made runs through bone-dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in decades.
By Sunday the blaze had consumed more than 22 square miles (56 square km) of forest land, with no containment, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
Evacuations were in place for over 6,000 people living across a several-mile span of the sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills, though a handful of residents defied the orders and stayed behind, said Adrienne Freeman with the U.S. Forest Service.
“We urge people to evacuate when told,” she said. “This fire is moving very fast.”
Lynda Reynolds-Brown and her husband Aubrey awaited news about the fate of their home from an evacuation center at an elementary school. They fled as ash rained down and the fire descended a hill towards their property.
“It just seemed like it was above our house and coming our way really quickly,” Reynolds-Brown told KCRA-TV.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the fire’s effects.
Flames destroyed at least 10 residential and commercial structures and damaged five others, Cal Fire said. Assessment teams were moving through mountain towns to check for additional damage, Fouts said.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that’s one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Pacific Gas & Electric said on its website that more than 3,100 homes and businesses in the area had lost power as of Sunday and there was no indication when it would be restored. “PG&E is unable to access the affected equipment,” the utility said as flames roared Friday.
The Oak Fire was sparked as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze, the Washburn Fire, that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. The 7.5-square-mile (19-square-km) fire was nearly 80% contained after burning for two weeks and moving into the the Sierra National Forest.
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What to do when you have foggy headlights
There are two main problems with headlights. They can be too bright and blind other drivers or they can be yellowed and foggy, making it difficult for you to see. Unless you are guilty of riding around with high beams on, there is not much you can do to rectify the first issue. The second problem, however, happens over time on all vehicles. This one can be solved by you, even if you don’t have much (or any) repair experience. Here is why it happens and what you can do to prevent or fix it.
Why do headlights get foggy?
Headlights are on the front of your car. This means they get bombarded with everything that is on the highway, including gravel, road salt, grime, exhaust, mud, chemicals, rain water and more. All of these elements gradually build up, coating the protective polycarbonate cover until it is no longer clear. In some instances, these abrasives can scratch and pit that plastic as well.
Another vulnerability headlights have is sunlight. The ultraviolet rays of the sun gradually turn that clear polycarbonate into a dingy yellow. The good news is both of these issues are superficial, so they can be easily fixed.
Another reason headlights can get foggy is if they lose the watertight seal that keeps water vapor from entering. Over time, the seal may dry out and crack, eventually letting moisture inside. No matter how much you clean the exterior, the headlights will remain foggy because the problem is on the inside.
Is there anything you can do to prevent getting foggy headlights?
If you do nothing, your headlights are going to get foggy — you wouldn’t expect your teeth to stay clean if you never brushed and flossed, would you? To help keep your headlights from getting hazy, there are a few things you can do.
Don’t park your car in direct sunlight
When you drive your car, your headlights will be exposed to damaging UV rays. That is unavoidable. However, if you can park in a garage or in the shade, you will diminish your vehicle’s exposure to those damaging rays and prolong the time needed between deep cleanings.
Wash your headlights
Whenever you wash your car, wash your headlights. This removes road grime and chemicals before they have a chance to build up and create a visibility issue.
Polish your headlights
After washing your headlights, consider polishing them. This should be done with a non-abrasive product and a microfiber cloth. Polishing your headlights is the best way to keep them clean and clear.
How to fix foggy headlights
Determine the cause
First, it is important to identify the general cause of your foggy headlights. If you see condensation inside, that means there is a leak in your headlight seal that is letting moisture in. While this isn’t a huge problem, it is one that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Also, it requires a little knowledge about cars, headlights and sealants to repair. If these are foreign terms, or you have no experience resealing a headlight, it is best to ask your mechanic for help.
For all other foggy headlight issues — exterior problems as opposed to interior problems — you can easily restore the headlights yourself.
Restoring foggy headlights
No matter what product you use to restore your foggy headlights, whether it is toothpaste or a headlight restoration kit, the general process is the same.
- Clean your headlights. Rinse off any grime or debris that has accumulated on your headlights. You want them as clean as possible to get the best results from the restoration process.
- Dry your headlights. Completely dry your headlights with a microfiber towel.
- Restore your headlights. If you are using baking soda, mix up a thick paste and apply it to your headlights. For people who want to use toothpaste, simply apply a large dollop and start working it around. If you purchased a headlight restoration kit, follow all directions. Note: many kits require a household drill for application of the medium, sanding and polishing.
- Clean your headlights. Once you are satisfied that you’ve covered every inch of your headlights and worked the medium in, wash your headlights clean using only water.
- Polish with a dry towel. After washing, polish your headlights with a dry, microfiber towel.
- Inspect your work. In most instances, at this point, you will be done. However, sometimes, it can take two applications (or more) to get the clarity you desire. If you see spots that you missed, repeat this process, focussing on the troublesome areas.
What you need to fix foggy headlights
When you need heavy-duty restoration, this kit from 3M is up to the task. You get everything required to clean and protect headlights, taillights, directional lights and more.
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Meguiar’s Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit
This kit is designed to clean and coat your headlights for up to 12 months of protection. It is a heavy-duty product that removes oxidation in five steps.
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Chemical Guys Headlight Restore and Protect
If you’d like to clean your headlights without sanding, this highly rated product from the Chemical Guys is a solid option. It is formulated with a UV blocker to provide long-lasting protection.
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Sylvania Headlight Restoration Kit
This kit from Sylvania includes a surface activator, a clarifying compound, UV block, sandpaper, gloves and more. It is formulated to restore the original clarity to your headlights.
There are 24 items in this comprehensive kit. You get a spray bottle, masking tape, a polishing cloth, 16 sanding discs, scouring pads and more. The only things you need to supply is water and a drill.
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Turtle Wax Headlight Restorer Kit
If you are looking for a budget option, Turtle Wax has a low-priced restoration kit that you can use to clean your headlights without a drill.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily Derby" game were:
1st:3 Hot Shot-2nd:11 Money Bags-3rd:9 Winning Spirit, Race Time: 1:43.81
(1st: 3 Hot Shot, 2nd: 11 Money Bags, 3rd: 9 Winning Spirit; Race Time: one: 43.81)
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SAN PEDRO, Calif. (AP) — At least seven people have been injured after gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held.
The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn’t an active shooter situation but provided no more information.
The LA Fire Department said the incident occurred at or near the car show and that at least three people suffered gunshot wounds and two of them were in critical condition. Seven people overall were injured and taken to hospitals, according to the fire department.
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Satellite images show a plume of smoke rising from a wildfire near California’s Yosemite National Park that forced evacuations as it grew during a weekend of sweltering temperatures.
The Oak Fire grew to more than 14,000 acres early Sunday. NASA satellite images show a large cloud of smoke over the park about 280 miles north of Los Angeles in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Use the map below to see where the fire is burning.
About 2,000 firefighters are attacking flames with aircraft and bulldozers in rugged terrain. Containment was at 0 percent Sunday morning.
Crews on the ground protected homes as air tankers dropped retardant on 50-foot flames racing along ridgetops east of the tiny community of Jerseydale. Light winds blew embers ahead into tree branches. Dry brush is allowing spot fires to develop rapidly.
The fire started Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County. Officials described “explosive fire behavior” on Saturday as flames made runs through bone-dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in decades.
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“It's hot out there again today," Cal Fire spokesperson Natasha Fouts said Sunday. “And the fuel moisture levels are critically low.”
The cause was under investigation.
Evacuations were in place for over 6,000 people living across a several-mile span of the sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills, though a handful of residents defied the orders and stayed behind, said Adrienne Freeman with the U.S. Forest Service.
“We urge people to evacuate when told,” she said. “This fire is moving very fast.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the fire's effects.
Flames destroyed at least 10 residential and commercial structures and damaged five others, Cal Fire said. Assessment teams were moving through mountain towns to check for additional damage, Fouts said.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that's one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Red icons on the map above represent fires, including the nearby Washburn Fire that threatened giant sequoias in the southern part of Yosemite National Park.
That fire was nearly 80% contained after burning for two weeks and moving into the the Sierra National Forest. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/changing-climate/nasa-satellite-images-oak-fire-yosemite-national-park/3792442/ | 2022-07-25T03:18:02Z | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/changing-climate/nasa-satellite-images-oak-fire-yosemite-national-park/3792442/ | false |
WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
753 PM PDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 95 and
105 degrees Fahrenheit for lower elevations and 85 to 95 degrees
for mid elevations up to 6000 feet. Overnight lows will also be
much warmer than normal, mostly in the 60s.
* WHERE...South Central Siskiyou County including Mount Shasta
City, south Weed, Dunsmuir, and McCloud.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 9 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The duration of this heat wave will be
particularly long and is likely to be a top 5 event in the
climate record for duration. Take advantage of the cooler
overnight and morning periods if you want to beat the heat.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 100 and
110 degrees Fahrenheit for the valleys 90 to 100 degrees at mid-
elevations, and 80 to 90 degrees in the mountains. Overnight
lows will also be much warmer than normal, mostly in the 60s to
lower 70s.
* WHERE...Most of Josephine and Jackson counties in southern
Oregon and most of Siskiyou County in Northern California. This
includes the Rogue, Illinois, Applegate, Lower Klamath River,
Scott, and Shasta Valleys as well as surrounding areas.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential
for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or
participating in outdoor activities.
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN AND PETS LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES! This is especially true during warm or hot weather
when car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of
minutes.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 90 and
100 degrees Fahrenheit for the valleys and 85 to 95 degrees for
mid elevations up to 6000 feet. Overnight lows will also be
warmer than normal, mainly in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
* WHERE...In California, northeastern Siskiyou County including
Macdoel and Dorris and all of Modoc County except the lakes and
higher portions of the Warner Mountains. In Oregon, Klamath
County and Lake County including all areas except the higher
mountains and lakes.
* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 9 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
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Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 24, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 498
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
957 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2022
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALBANY COLUMBIA DUTCHESS
FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE
HAMILTON HERKIMER MONTGOMERY
RENSSELAER ST. LAWRENCE SCHENECTADY
SCHOHARIE ULSTER
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
500 UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH 498. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN NEW YORK THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN NEW YORK
FRANKLIN ST. LAWRENCE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLOOMINGDALE, CANTON, CHASM FALLS,
CONSTABLE, DUANE CENTER, GOUVERNEUR, LOON LAKE, MALONE, MASSENA,
OGDENSBURG, PARISHVILLE, PAUL SMITHS, POTSDAM, AND SOUTH COLTON.
500 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
CLINTON ESSEX
IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST VERMONT
CHITTENDEN FRANKLIN GRAND ISLE
LAMOILLE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, BEEKMANTOWN, BURLINGTON,
CROWN POINT CENTER, JOHNSON, MINERVA, NEWCOMB, PARADOX,
PLATTSBURGH, RAY BROOK, SCHROON LAKE, SOUTH HERO, ST. ALBANS,
STOWE, AND TICONDEROGA.
IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
CAYUGA JEFFERSON LEWIS
OSWEGO
IN WESTERN NEW YORK
ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CHAUTAUQUA
ERIE GENESEE LIVINGSTON
MONROE NIAGARA ONTARIO
ORLEANS WAYNE WYOMING
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUBURN, BATAVIA, BUFFALO,
CANANDAIGUA, FAIR HAVEN, GENESEO, JAMESTOWN, LOWVILLE, MEDINA,
NEWARK, NIAGARA FALLS, OLEAN, OSWEGO, ROCHESTER, WARSAW,
WATERTOWN, AND WELLSVILLE.
FULTON GREENE HAMILTON
HERKIMER MONTGOMERY RENSSELAER
SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ULSTER
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Cayuga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates.
* WHEN...Until 100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1000 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Watkins Glen, Dundee, Bath, Hector, Starkey, Urbana, Covert,
Genoa, Trumansburg, Tyrone, Pulteney, Avoca, Hammondsport,
Ovid, Interlaken, Burdett, Lodi, Glenora, Lakemont and Rock
Stream.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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Where to find the best drugstore vitamin C serum
Vitamin C is a naturally occurring antioxidant that works to reduce the signs of aging within the skin and increase collagen and elastin production. This serum brightens the skin and helps to reduce the signs of sun damage and acne scarring on the skin overtime. Certain doses of vitamin C can protect your skin from harmful UV rays to ward off wrinkles, fine lines and other effects of the sun on the skin. All of these skin-perfecting features do not have to come with a heavy price tag. When in pursuit of the best drugstore vitamin C serum, consider your skin type, the ingredients and whether the brand tests its products on animals.
What to consider before buying drugstore vitamin C
Skin type
Vitamin C serum is a good product to use on any skin type. Even those with sensitive skin will not experience irritation or harmful effects. If you have extra-dry skin, ask your dermatologist before using this product. If the concentration of the specific serum is too much for your skin, you will experience mild irritation. In this case, use less of the serum and pair it with a moisturizer. This item will not make the skin dry or oily, rather it works to increase collagen to make the skin softer and increases elastin production to prevent wrinkles and fine lines.
Ingredients
Once you figure out if the specific product will work best with your skin type, consider checking the ingredients list. The best vitamin C serums will also contain ferulic acid, hyaluronic acid and other ingredients that work with vitamin C to prevent aging. Avoid serums that contain drying ingredients, such as alcohol, that will make the skin more dry over time. This will also make it more difficult for your skin to absorb good products.
Cruelty-free
When purchasing drugstore vitamin C serum, check to see if the brand tests its products on their human staff, rather than animals. Cruelty-free products often use clean, gentle and organic formulas and will feature a cruelty-free symbol to show that they have taken a pledge against animal testing.To check if a product is cruelty-free, look for a PETA-approved leaping bunny symbol on the packaging.
Drugstore vitamin C prices
Drugstore vitamin C serums will cost anywhere from $15-$35, depending on the size of the bottle, the ingredients and the brand. Those that feature multiple skin-perfecting ingredients and provide clean formulas will be priced from $25-$35.
Tips for using drugstore vitamin C
To get the best use out of your vitamin C serum, clean and exfoliate your skin before applying. Once you have exfoliated, you can apply a small amount of serum to your face and neck with your fingers. Users should wait five minutes for this product to soak into their skin before moisturizing.
Drugstore vitamin C serum FAQ
What product pairs best with vitamin C serum?
A. When paired with hyaluronic acid, vitamin C serum has increased benefits for skin health. Used together, the hyaluronic acid plumps and moisturizes the face, while vitamin C reduces sun damage and prevents fine lines and wrinkles.
Do I need to use vitamin C serum every day?
A. Users should use vitamin C serum every day. This product should be used in the morning after exfoliation for maximum penetration of the skin and best results.
What are the best vitamin C serums?
This serum contains powerful antioxidants that can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and discoloration. The other vitamins present in this product work to reduce the appearance of premature aging and sun damage, as well as hydrate the skin and leave it looking brighter.
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VitaminSea.beauty Dead Sea Minerals & Vitamin C Complex Toning Skin Serum
This vitamin C serum works to balance uneven skin and is safe for all skin types. It brightens complexion and minimizes dark spots. This formula uses all-natural ingredients and is not tested on animals.
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This vitamin C serum contains nutrients that brighten the skin and prevent common signs of aging. It includes ferulic acid to defend against environmental aggressors, as well as buckthorn oil and plant stem cells to support the skin’s protective barrier.
Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin C Drop
This serum is infused with five percent pure vitamin C to help brighten the appearance of dark spots, acne scars and uneven skin tone. It works to illuminate dull skin and smooth skin with gentle exfoliation. It is vegan-friendly, hypo-allergenic and reduces signs of aging.
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This serum promotes even skin tone and skin softness. It works to gradually reduce the appearance of dark spots, while plumping the skin and protecting it against environmental stressors.
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Fleur & Bee Nectar of the C Vitamin C Serum
This vitamin C face serum is packed with potent ingredients to help boost the look of the skin. This product will make your skin appear to have more collagen and look brighter and tighter. This serum will fight the appearance of hyperpigmentation, fine lines and dark spots. It is a gentle, clean vegan formula.
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Clemson football freshmen meet with fans at event hosted by Clemson NIL collective
Dear Old Clemson founded this summer, and held their first event on Sunday
Dear Old Clemson founded this summer, and held their first event on Sunday
Dear Old Clemson founded this summer, and held their first event on Sunday
The new era of college football was on full display Sunday afternoon at Clemson, both figuratively and literally for the Tigers.
The program's 20 scholarship freshman attended a meet-and-greet event at the University's Madren Center, hosted by the newly formed NIL collective Dear Old Clemson, which paid for their services with an appearance fee.
NIL (name, image and likeness) went into effect on July 1, 2021 when the NCAA approved an interim policy, permitting athletes at all levels to be paid for anything from corporate partnerships, to public appearances and merchandise.
Quarterback Cade Klubnik called it a "great opportunity for this whole freshman class."
"There are a lot of guys here who are going to do great things the next three or four years, and some guys that are going to do great things at the next level, too," he said, adding that the event was a unique opportunity to mingle with fans for the first time.
Dear Old Clemson plans to hold more of these autograph-style sessions, and will host another next month at the Madren Center, with members of the 2023 Clemson softball team. For more information on the collective, click here. | https://www.wyff4.com/article/clemson-football-freshman-meet-with-fans-at-event-hosted-by-clemson-nil-collective/40701020 | 2022-07-25T03:37:57Z | https://www.wyff4.com/article/clemson-football-freshman-meet-with-fans-at-event-hosted-by-clemson-nil-collective/40701020 | true |
Vanilla spice: arid Israel produces potent tropical pods
Many mass produced foods, from ice cream to milk shakes to soy milk, are usually flavoured with artificial vanilla -- but the real organic stuff is still very expensive and sought-after
In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produced vanilla providing what devotees claim is perhaps the strongest ever flavour.
It is made by Vanilla Vida, a new food-industry player that says its computer-guided curing process, along with other high-tech cultivation methods, can scientifically craft each batch of vanilla to a specific taste.
The company, founded in 2020, could prove to a be lucrative venture, producing what has become the world's most precious spice after saffron.
Many mass-produced foods, from ice cream to milk shakes to soy milk, are usually flavoured with artificial vanilla -- but the real organic stuff is still very expensive and sought-after.
An employee sorts vanilla beans at the production hall of start-up Vanilla Vida in the central Israeli city of Or Yehuda
Vanilla Vida has also developed greenhouses to recreate conditions the vanilla needs to flourish, but until the plants there achieve full size, the company imports fresh vanilla to its processing plant in Or Yehuda, a Tel Aviv suburb.
Co-founder and CEO Oren Zilberman told AFP his company subjects the raw product to a highly-monitored ageing process.
This, he said, allows it to draw out desired flavours, accelerating the drying process and eliminating the various risks that come with open air drying in tropical environments like Indonesia or Madagascar, two major vanilla producers.
"We know how, through drying processes with varying temperatures, humidity and other elements to get the raw material to go a certain way, to create slightly different aromas -- the same way you roast coffee differently to create different aromas," Zilberman said.
Vanilla Vida uses high-tech techniques to dry the pods, a process that is constantly monitored -- a stark contrast to the practice of drying the beans over months in the open air of humid climates where beans typically grow
"If you understand the metabolism, you can create chocolatey vanilla, carameley vanilla, smokey woody vanilla like the French prefer, or very sweet vanilla for Americans," he added.
Asked about the quality of the Israeli-aged vanilla, chef Yosefi said the proof was in the pudding, given the flurry of orders for his dacquoise cake and his bistro, Brut.
"People ask for 'the dish with the fruit and vanilla'," he told AFP.
The difference between other commercially available vanilla and the highly-concentrated Vanilla Vida product is "day and night," he said. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-11044967/Vanilla-spice-arid-Israel-produces-potent-tropical-pods.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-25T03:40:01Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-11044967/Vanilla-spice-arid-Israel-produces-potent-tropical-pods.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Which gift for kids who love Playmobil toys is best?
Real-life themes, smiling figures, and countless opportunities for imaginative play have made Playmobil toys a childhood favorite for decades. Created in Germany and introduced in the U.S. in the early 1980s, these toys challenge kids to put set pieces together and roleplay with the brand’s cute characters.
There are so many Playmobil toy options available that shopping for a young enthusiast can be confusing. But regardless of a child’s interest, chances are there is a Playmobil toy available to spark their imagination.
What are Playmobil toys?
Though not as popular as Lego sets, the concept is similar. Like Lego, Playmobil toys typically come in sets with scene components and figures. However, they don’t focus as much on building. They instead aim to inspire children to be creative when they assemble the components and play with the matching figures.
Playmobil figures are renowned for their movable heads and legs, hands that are made to grasp other set accessories and smiling faces. Some sets also include animal figures with moving parts.
Playmobil sets are also appealing to youngsters for their true-to-life themes including houses, parks, farms, city scenes, vehicles and more. Each set comes with ample theme-matching accessories.
When it comes to age-appropriateness, Playmobil toys are typically rated for kids ages 4 to 12. However, it’s important to check the age rating of each set, as some are appropriate for younger kids while others have numerous small pieces that can pose a choking hazard.
Benefits of Playmobil Toys
With bright colors, fun themes, and moving parts, Playmobil toys are made to entice kids to use their imagination as they play. But that’s not the only benefit kids experience when playing with these popular toys.
- Working with the small pieces helps promote hand and eye coordination.
- Organizing set components prompts creative thinking.
- Figuring out how pieces work and fit together develops problem-solving skills.
- Discovering the themes that resemble real-life places and people teaches kids about their own environments.
Types of Playmobil toys
The most popular type of Playmobil toy by far is the playset. Each one is packed with pieces and accessories that create complete scenes when assembled. Small sets — called Take Along sets — and large sets are available. Most sets include people figures, and some come with animal figures. There are many themes available, so it’s easy to find a Playmobil gift that fits a child’s interests or hobbies.
Some Playmobil figures are sold separately, and these are great for adding to a Playmobil set. Figures typically come in packs of two or more characters plus a few matching accessories.
Tent playhouses with Playmobil graphics are also available. These playhouses are large enough for small children to play in, making them perfect for avid Playmobil fans.
Best Playmobil Toys
This Playmobil farm appeals to youngsters who love horses, as it features a horse barn and three pony figures. Three people figures, two cats, and numerous farm-themed accessories are also included in this 194-piece set.
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Playmobil 123 Children’s Playground
Playmobil’s playground set is a good choice for beginners, as it has just nine pieces that are simple for kids to work with. It includes three people figures, a slide and a moving swing for a low price.
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Redbox Playmobil Large Princess Castle Tent Playhouse
This princess castle playhouse checks multiple boxes — it’s great for playing house and appeals to princess fans. Parents appreciate that it’s easy to set up, lightweight and folds for storage.
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Playmobil Weekend Warrior Off-Road Action Truck
We love that this collection appeals to young action buffs, but that’s not all it has to offer. In addition to an off-road vehicle with moving wheels, the set comes with a motorbike and canoe for hours of action-packed play.
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The Crystal Palace delights youngsters with a royal theme and lots of accessories. It’s embellished by crystals that illuminate with battery-powered lights.
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Playmobil Modern House Building Set
With a working doorbell and lights, plus detailed accessories like a grill, plants and lounge furniture, this Playmobil house will keep kids occupied during playtime. What’s more, it’s compatible with other add-on sets for even more creative possibilities.
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Playmobil Family Camper Vehicle Playset
The adorable family camper theme of this set will encourage kids to roleplay fond memories of vacation time. The detailing of the accessories fit the camper design perfectly.
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Redbox Playmobil Large Police Station Tent Playhouse
Kids can act out their Playmobil adventures in this tent playhouse that features a police theme with Playmobil figure graphics. It folds flat for storage.
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This pair of colorful figures features a fun beach theme that includes a beach towel, boom box and snorkeling gear.
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Part of Playmobil’s City Action collection, this fire station playset has realistic details that encourage imaginative play. Kids also love the working fire alarm that’s powered by batteries.
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Playmobil Take Along School House
Not only is the Take Along School House portable, but it comes well-stocked with fun accessories. It includes a teacher and three student figures, plus school essentials like books, a chalkboard, pencils and more.
Sold by Amazon.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — Business boomed at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory on Sunday: day six of New York City’s longest heat wave in this city since 2013.
“It’s been extremely hot and we’ve been extremely busy,” Jessica Sereno, manager at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, told PIX11 News. “We are truly grateful to have this much business during covid because the last few years have been rough.”
At Rockaway Beach in Queens, thousands of New Yorkers looked for a way to cool off Sunday with temperatures in the muggy 90s.
“Too, too hot for me. I prefer winter, which is controversial,” Lola Evelyn, a beachgoer, told PIX11 News.
In these searingly hot temperatures, cooling centers were filled with people in need of frosty air conditioning. The New York City Medical Examiner says at least one person has died so far this weekend due to the extreme heat.
“We have extreme heat and it’s going to hurt a lot of New Yorkers who are the most vulnerable,” Julie Schroger, a climate specialist, told PIX11 News.
Con Ed crews were busy plugging up weak spots in the power grid Sunday, hoping for no more power outages. The company urged New Yorkers to conserve energy by closing unoccupied rooms, setting the AC on the highest temperature setting that’s comfortable and running other appliances only at night or early in the morning.
“If we all work together, it will make it better for our system and there will be less outages,” Sabrina Walters, a Con Ed operating supervisor, told PIX11 News.
Con Ed has 200 mutual aid line workers standing by in case the storms predicted for Monday afternoon get intense. | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-bakes-as-heat-wave-continues/ | 2022-07-25T03:42:03Z | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-bakes-as-heat-wave-continues/ | true |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 37th home run, fellow All-Star Nestor Cortes pitched six sharp innings and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-0 on Sunday.
Jose Trevino, another Yankees All-Star, had the first four-hit game of his career. New York, with the best record in the big leagues, took two of three and has won 22 of 32 series this year.
“It’s always big to win a series,” Yankees manager Aaron Judge said. “You don’t take that for granted whether you’re in a hot streak like we’ve been at times this year or you’re struggling a little bit. Series wins are not to be taken lightly.”
Judge has seven home runs in his last nine games and leads the majors with 81 RBIs. He also raised his batting average to .294, which has been a key area of focus.
“I saw a lot of the greats — Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera — they always hit above .300 and the power just came with it,” Judge said. “That’s always been a goal of mine to hit above .300 and we’ll keep working towards it.”
Cortes (8-3) allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked none while lowering his ERA from 2.63 to 2.48. The 27-year-old lefty began his MLB career with the Orioles in 2018. He has gone 2-0 with a 0.46 in four appearances (three starts) against Baltimore at Oriole Park in his career.
“I go out there every fifth day like I do against any other team but for some reason, I have more success against the Orioles,” Cortes said. “It feels good to do that.”
Clarke Schmidt pitched three innings and earned his first career save.
New York scored three times in the third on a double by DJ LeMahieu and a two-run drive by Judge off Dean Kremer (3-2). Judge has nine homers in his last 12 games against Baltimore and 36 over his career — his most against any opponent.
“I don’t think anybody should pitch to him,” Orioles catcher Robinson Chirinos said. “The guy is unbelievable. He’s hitting good pitches. He’s hitting mistakes. Normally when a guy’s hot, he’s hitting doubles and singles. He’s hitting the ball out of the ballpark, and it’s crazy. He’s a good hitter. What can you say?”
The Yankees lead the majors with 166 homers, the most they’ve hit through the first 96 games of a season in franchise history.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an RBI single and Trevino followed with a double that increased the lead to 5-0 in the sixth. Aaron Hicks drove in the sixth run with a single in the ninth.
VACCINATION
Every member of the Orioles’ 40-man roster is now vaccinated, the club said. That means the entire team can travel to division rival Toronto on Aug. 15-17.
SCORING CHANGE
The Yankees used four outfielders in the second against Adley Rutschman, who hit a fly ball to left that was dropped by second baseman Gleyber Torres on the warning track. The official scorer initially charged Torres with an error but later awarded Rutschman his 18th double in 19 games.
STACKING WINS
The Yankees have won at least 66 of their first 97 games for the 10th time in franchise history.
MOVES
Yankees: RHP Shane Greene was designated for assignment. Greene made his first appearance for the Yankees since he was a rookie in 2014 on Saturday and gave up a home run.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: RHP Ron Marinaccio (shoulder inflammation) was reinstated from the 15-day injured list. … OF Giancarlo Stanton is feeling “beat up” but he could be back in the lineup Tuesday. … RHP Michael King will need surgery to repair his fractured elbow. He could be ready for spring training if he doesn’t require Tommy John surgery, manager Aaron Boone said.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-2, 3.24 ERA) will start the series opener Tuesday against the Mets and RHP Taijuan Walker (7-2, 2.55 ERA).
Orioles: RHP Austin Voth (1-1, 6.38 ERA) is starting Monday against the Rays and RHP Corey Kluber (6-5, 3.73 ERA)
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
04-18-19-27-37
(four, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-seven, thirty-seven)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
04-18-19-27-37
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Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins first Tour de France title
King of the mountains. Champion on the Champs-Elysees.
Jonas Vingegaard blossomed from a talented rookie to a dominant leader in his own right over three weeks of epic racing to win his first Tour de France title on Sunday.
The former fish factory worker from Denmark dethroned defending champion Tadej Pogacar with memorable performances in the mountains in cycling's biggest race.
The 25-year-old Vingegaard, who was runner-up to Pogacar in his first Tour last year, excelled in the scorching heat that enveloped France this month and came out on top of a thrilling duel with Pogacar, the big favorite at the start of the race.
Jasper Philipsen won Sunday's last stage — a mainly processional ride around Paris to the Champs-Elysees — in a sprint ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Alexander Kristoff.
Vingegaard competed last year as a replacement for Tom Dumoulin in the Jumbo-Visma squad. It was a revelation for Vingegaard as he realized that he could fight for the overall title after dropping Pogacar in the famed Mont Ventoux climb, but his Slovenian rival was at the top of his game and largely untouchable.
A year later, Vingegaard stood on top of the podium after building his triumph with two phenomenal rides in the Alps and the Pyrenees.
The official overall margin of victory was 2 minutes, 43 seconds but Vingegaard slowed down toward the end of the stage to celebrate with teammates, crossing well after Pogacar. Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour champion, was 7:22 off the pace in third.
Three weeks ago in Copenhagen, the Jumbo-Visma team started the race with two leaders — Vingegaard and three-time Spanish Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic. But Roglic's challenge took a blow when he suffered a dislocated shoulder and lost more than two minutes to Pogacar on the cobbled fifth stage of the race, leaving Vingegaard in a sole leader's role.
Vingegaard more than exceeded expectations from that moment.
He made his intentions clear in the first big mountain stage up the Col du Granon to seize the race leader's yellow jersey from Pogacar, who fell more than two minutes behind that day. Having claimed the famed tunic during a stage featuring three monster Alpine climbs, Vingegaard kept it until the end.
With the help of teammates including the versatile Wout Van Aert, Vingegaard responded to the relentless attacks launched by Pogacar day in, day out. His supremacy in the mountains was such that, in addition to his overall win, Vingegaard also claimed the jersey for king of the mountains — not bad for a rider who comes from a country whose highest point is barely 170 meters above sea level.
Vingegaard and Pogacar were clearly in a class of their own this year as their closest rival, Thomas, was reduced to being a mere spectator in the leaders' fight.
Vingegaard delivered his decisive blow in the Pyrenees, posting a second stage win at the Hautacam ski resort. There the Dane responded to a series of attacks from Pogacar and ultimately dropped the Slovenian in the last big mountain stage of this year's race to increase his overall lead to more than three minutes.
Pogacar cracked about four kilometers (2 1/2 miles) from the finish in the final ascent, with his hopes of winning a third consecutive title all but over. He fought until the very end but Vingegaard was again the strongest in Saturday's individual time trial to effectively secure the title.
"The battle between me and Jonas for the yellow jersey has been very special," Pogacar said. "I think we have some very interesting next two or three years ahead of us. Jonas has stepped up his game this year."
The light-framed Vingegaard is not perhaps as naturally gifted as Pogacar, who has shown over the past couple of years that he is capable of winning Grand Tours and the most prestigious one-day classics as well.
But Vingegaard surely learns fast.
Vingegaard did not experience his first ascent before he was already 16. His climbing skills would not remain unnoticed for long, though.
After he posted a record time on the Coll de Rates climb during a training camp in Spain with his former team ColoQuick, he joined Jumbo-Visma in 2019 and rapidly improved. In his first Tour last year, he showed proper leadership skills after Roglic crashed out of the race, and followed up with a cold-blooded ride to victory this summer.
The growing rivalry between Pogacar and Vingegaard has brought new race scenarios that have delighted fans.
Both men were equipped with strong teams capable of controlling the race in the mountains, an essential element that was a trademark of the mighty Ineos teams in the past decade. But on many occasions, both Pogacar and Vingegaard were left just relying on themselves in high altitude, fighting each other on equal terms.
Pogacar also brought a sense of old-fashioned romanticism with his long-range attacks. At 23, the UAE-Emirates Team has a bright future.
Vingegaard became the first Dane to win the Tour since Bjarne Riis achieved the feat in 1996 during a time when doping was widespread in cycling.
Following his retirement from cycling, Riis admitted in 2007 to using the blood-booster EPO from 1993-98, including during his Tour victory.
Asked whether his team should be trusted, Vingegaard said he and his teammates "are totally clean, every one of us."
"No one of us is taking anything illegal," he added. "I think why we're so good is the preparation that we do. We take altitude camps to the next step." | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/danish-cyclist-jonas-vingegaard-wins-first-tour-de-france/40699415 | 2022-07-25T03:46:58Z | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/danish-cyclist-jonas-vingegaard-wins-first-tour-de-france/40699415 | false |
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Keno" game were:
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PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive health care are dwindling due to expansion of Catholic hospital networks.
These are states such as Oregon, Washington, California, New York and Connecticut, where abortion will remain legal despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Concerns in these blue states pertain to such services as contraception, sterilization and certain procedures for handling pregnancy emergencies. These services are widely available at secular hospitals but generally forbidden, along with abortion, at Catholic facilities under the Ethical and Religious Directives set by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The differing perspectives on these services can clash when a Catholic hospital system seeks to acquire or merge with a non-sectarian hospital, as is happening now in northeastern Connecticut. State officials are assessing a bid by Catholic-run Covenant Health to merge with Day Kimball Healthcare, an independent, financially struggling hospital and health care system based in the town of Putnam.
“We need to ensure that any new ownership can provide a full range of care — including reproductive health care, family planning, gender-affirming care and end-of-life care,” said Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat.
Lois Utley, a specialist in tracking hospital mergers, said her organization, Community Catalyst, has identified more than 20 municipalities in blue or purple states where the only acute care hospitals are Catholic.
“We are definitely sliding backwards in terms of comprehensive reproductive health,” Utley said. “Catholic systems are taking over many physician practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory care centers, and patients seeking contraception won’t be able to get it if their physician is now part of that system.”
According to the Catholic Health Association, there are 654 Catholic hospitals in the U.S., including 299 with obstetric services. The CHA says more than one in seven U.S. hospital patients are cared for in a Catholic facility.
The CHA’s president, Sister Mary Haddad, said the Catholic hospitals provide a wide range of prenatal, obstetric and postnatal services while assisting in about 500,000 births annually.
“This commitment is rooted in our reverence for life, from conception to natural death,” Haddad said via email. “As a result, Catholic hospitals do not offer elective abortions.”
Protocols are different for dire emergencies when the mother “suffers from an urgent, life-threatening condition during pregnancy,” Haddad said. “Catholic health clinicians provide all medically indicated treatment even if it poses a threat to the unborn.”
This approach is now being mirrored in several states imposing bans that allow abortions only to save a mother’s life. There is concern that doctors governed by such bans — whether a state law or a Catholic directive — may endanger a pregnant woman’s health by withholding treatment as she begins to show ill effects from a pregnancy-related problem.
In California, Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener is among those warily monitoring the proliferation of Catholic health care providers, who operate 52 hospitals in his state.
The hospitals provide “superb care to a lot of people, including low-income communities,” Wiener said. But they “absolutely deny people access to reproductive health care as well as gender-affirming care (for transgender people).”
“It’s the bishop, not professional standards, that are dictating who can receive what health care,” Wiener said. “That is scary.”
Charles Camosy, professor of medical humanities at the Creighton University School of Medicine, says critics of the mergers fail to acknowledge a major benefit of Catholic health care expansion.
“These mergers take place because Catholic institutions are willing to take on the really hard places where others have failed to make money,” he said. “We should focus on what these institutions are doing in a positive way — stepping into the breach where virtually no one else wants to go, especially in rural areas.”
That argument has resonance in mostly rural northeast Connecticut, where Day Kimball serves an aging population of about 125,000.
Kyle Kramer, Day Kimball’s CEO, said the 104-bed hospital has been seeking a financial partner for more than seven years and would soon face “very serious issues” if it had to continue on its own.
Regarding the proposed merger, he said, “Change is always difficult.”
However, he said Day Kimball’s providers would remain committed to comprehensive health care if the merger proceeds, seeking to ensure that patients are informed of all options when it comes to such matters as contraception, miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies.
As for abortions, Kramer said Day Kimball had never performed them for the sole purpose of ending a pregnancy and would continue that policy if partnering with Covenant.
Despite the assurances, some residents are concerned that the region’s only hospital would become Catholic-owned. Some merger opponents protested outside the hospital last Monday.
“The public is being told if you don’t take Covenant, you won’t have a hospital at all,” said Elizabeth Canning of Pomfret, Connecticut. “Which is, of course, frightening. So people go, ‘Okay, well, we’ll take them. … It’s better than nothing.’”
“I’ve had wonderful care here. That’s not my objection,” Canning continued. “I don’t want any religion involved in my health care.”
Sue Grant Nash, a retired Day Kimball hospice social worker from Putnam, described herself as religious but said she doesn’t believe people’s values should be imposed on others.
“Very important articles of faith that Catholics may have, and I respect completely, shouldn’t impact the quality of health care that is available to the public,” she said.
There have been related developments in other states.
—In Washington, Democratic state Sen. Emily Randall plans to re-introduce a bill that would empower the attorney general to block hospital mergers and acquisitions if they jeopardize “the continued existence of accessible, affordable health care, including reproductive health care.” Gov. Jay Inslee says he is in support of such a measure.
The state has already passed a bill that bars the state’s religious hospitals from prohibiting health care providers from providing medically necessary care to hasten miscarriages or end nonviable pregnancies, like ectopic pregnancies. Under the new law, patients can sue a hospital if they are denied such care, and providers can also sue if they are disciplined for providing such care.
—In Oregon, the state has new authority to bar religious hospitals from acquiring or merging with another health care entity if that means access to abortion and other reproductive services would be reduced. A law that took effect March 1 requires state approval for mergers and acquisitions of sizable health care entities.
Thirty percent of acute care beds in the state are controlled by systems that restrict access to these services, according to Katie Shriver of the Service Employees International Union, who testified in support of the bill last year.
The law also allows the state to consider end-of-life options allowed by hospitals seeking to establish a footprint or expand in Oregon, which in 1994 became the first state to legalize medical aid in dying.
—In Newport Beach, California, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian divorced itself from a large Catholic health system earlier this year. The separation from Providence Health & Services, which runs 52 hospitals across seven states, came after a years-long legal battle.
In a 2020 lawsuit, Hoag said it was a “captive affiliate” of Providence, which is headquartered more than 1,000 miles away in Washington state. Hoag was founded as a Presbyterian institution in 1952.
In 2013, Hoag joined with St. Joseph Health, a local Catholic hospital chain, aspiring to broaden access to health care in its area. In 2016, Providence Health absorbed St. Joseph along with Hoag.
Hoag’s doctors questioned Providence’s move to standardize treatment decisions across its hospitals and also balked at restrictions on reproductive care. In 2014 then-Attorney General Kamala Harris approved the health systems’ affiliation on condition that Hoag would not be bound by Catholic health directives.
Hoag’s lawsuit said its “Presbyterian beliefs, values and policies have been compromised due to restrictions within the larger Catholic system.”
— In New York, two Democratic legislators proposed a bill this year that would have required the state’s health department to publish a list of health services that are unavailable at each general hospital so patients can be better informed.
The lawmakers said the legislation, which failed, was needed to address “health care deserts” where hospitals have closed or merged with religiously affiliated entities and reproductive care and other health services have been lost.
The New York Civil Liberties Union, which has raised concerns about hospitals in Schenectady and Lockport affiliating with Catholic entities, says some New York patients have had difficulty obtaining miscarriage services and birth control pills from Catholic providers.
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Crary reported from New York. Associated Press reporters Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Washington; Andrew Selsky in Salem, Oregon; Adam Beam in Sacramento, California; and Deepa Bharath in Los Angeles contributed.
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered.
His megawatt smile tinged with a tad of emotion, the former Boston Red Sox slugger was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday — after his daughter Alexandra sang the national anthem — and was humbled by his surroundings.
“I want to thank God for giving me the opportunity to be here today and for giving me the joy of being able to travel this path, this path that has allowed me to be here today and hopefully inspire everyone to believe in yourself,” Ortiz said.
Ortiz was greeted by a raucous crowd chanting “Papi! Papi!" as many fans made the four-hour drive from the vicinity of Fenway Park to attend the festivities.
When he took the stage, Ortiz pointed skyward as is his wont in special moments, a way of honoring his late mother, who died two decades ago after a car accident.
“I always tried to live my life in a way ... so I can make a positive influence in the world," said the 46-year-old Ortiz, just the 58th player elected in his first year on the ballot. "And if my story can remind you of anything, let it remind you that when you believe in someone you can change the world, you can change their future, just like so many people believed in me.”
Ortiz, who survived a nightclub shooting in the Dominican Republic three years ago, soaked in the celebration.
Legions of fans crowded onto the field adjacent to Clark Sports Center, sun umbrellas and Dominican Republic flags sprinkled all around. Ortiz’s No. 34 was seemingly everywhere as fans chanted and sang in Spanish. A sign that read ‘I Love U’ summed up the admiration for Big Papi on his special day.
Six Era Committee selections also comprised in the Class of 2022 — former Twins teammates Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva, the late Minnie Miñoso, former Dodgers star and Mets manager Gil Hodges, and Black pioneers Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler.
In 14 years with the Red Sox, Ortiz hit 500 homers — 17 of them in the postseason.
If there was a blemish, there was a report by The New York Times that said he tested positive during the 2003 survey drug test conducted by MLB and the players’ association. Ortiz was never penalized for performance-enhancing drugs, and MLB and the union never confirmed there was a positive test. The sides said the survey test results never were vetted to the point of the testing with penalties that started in 2004.
That was far from the mind on this day as Ortiz paid tribute to many in both English and Spanish.
“It's an honor to be on this stage,” Ortiz said. “I can ask for no more.”
The 83-year-old Kaat, now a broadcaster for the Twins, pitched for a quarter of a century, winning a World Series a year before retiring in 1983. He thanked his dad for instilling the discipline needed to succeed, his wife for always being there, and his former minor league manager, 94-year-old Jack McKeon, who was in the audience.
“I am humbled and honored to be included in this fraternity, some of the greatest players to play the game, and I thank you for being part of this wonderful day,” said Kaat, a native of Zeeland, Michigan.
Oliva was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1964, led the league in hits five times, and became the first player in major league history to win batting titles in each of his first two seasons, finishing with a lifetime average of .304 in 15 seasons with the Twins.
Oliva got his chance in part because of Miñoso, the Cuban Comet.
“I’ve been so blessed, so lucky,” said Oliva, who turned 84 four days ago. “I appreciate it very much. I’d like to say thank you to all those friends, all those wonderful friends, all those friends from all over the world. I appreciated it very much, very much.”
Miñoso grew up on a sugar plantation and played ball on weekends as a kid and became a star with the New York Cubans in the Negro Leagues before becoming the first Black Latino player in the major leagues in 1949, two years after Jackie Robinson broke in. To Cuban players, Miñoso was the Jackie Robinson of Latino America and starred for the White Sox in the 1950s. He was a nine-time All-Star and finished his career with 2,110 hits and a .299 batting average. He died in 2015.
“From a humble ranch in Cuba to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, what a way to honor such a remarkable life lived and to service in the sport he loved. He would have been so very proud to be a Hall of Famer,” said his wife, Sharon.
Irene Hodges spoke on behalf of her father, a hard-hitting first baseman who had 370 homers and 1,274 RBIs in 18 major league seasons — all but the last two with the Dodgers. He retired in 1963 and five years later was hired to manage the Mets, leading them in 1969 to their improbable World Series victory over the Baltimore Orioles before dying of a heart attack three years later at 47.
“He would be so proud. Today I am especially happy for my mother," Irene Hodges said. “When the call came from the Hall of Fame ... I began sobbing probably as much as I did when I lost my father. I was so beyond happy for him, and even thrilled that my mom at 95 would be able hear this news. My mom is watching today from our home in Brooklyn.”
O’Neil, who played for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues and was a tireless advocate for the game until his death in 2006, was represented by a niece, Dr. Angela Terry.
“He would remind all of us that his playing career was in the Negro Leagues and today he was being inducted into the same class as a Black baseball pioneer, Bud Fowler, and a former Negro League All-Star, Minnie Miñoso," Terry said. “Man, oh man. Nothing could be better. Thank you for loving our uncle.”
Hall of Famer Dave Winfield paid tribute to Fowler, the first Black to play on a white professional team nearly seven decades before Robinson broke the color barrier with the Dodgers. Fowler also is the first person from the Cooperstown area to receive the honor. He was born in nearby Fort Plain but grew up in Cooperstown, where he learned to play the game.
A second baseman who batted just over .300 in 13 seasons, Fowler was signed at age 20 by a all-white professional team in Massachusetts in 1878. It was the start of a 13-year career that saw him play for 18 teams, including four in one year, the constant moves a direct reflection of the racism he had to endure.
“I ask that you remember Bud Fowler in a broad context,” Winfield said. “Remember him as a skilled athlete who endured obstacles that are hard to imagine today. I personally hope that all of you will see him as a man who loved the game of baseball from its beginning.” | https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/big-papi-a-big-hit-at-his-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction/article_4957c66a-0bc0-11ed-954c-537f6a2d552e.html | 2022-07-25T04:18:09Z | https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/big-papi-a-big-hit-at-his-baseball-hall-of-fame-induction/article_4957c66a-0bc0-11ed-954c-537f6a2d552e.html | false |
WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
753 PM PDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 95 and
105 degrees Fahrenheit for lower elevations and 85 to 95 degrees
for mid elevations up to 6000 feet. Overnight lows will also be
much warmer than normal, mostly in the 60s.
* WHERE...South Central Siskiyou County including Mount Shasta
City, south Weed, Dunsmuir, and McCloud.
* WHEN...From 1 PM Monday to 9 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The duration of this heat wave will be
particularly long and is likely to be a top 5 event in the
climate record for duration. Take advantage of the cooler
overnight and morning periods if you want to beat the heat.
* View the hazard area in detail at
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 9 PM
PDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 100 and
110 degrees Fahrenheit for the valleys 90 to 100 degrees at mid-
elevations, and 80 to 90 degrees in the mountains. Overnight
lows will also be much warmer than normal, mostly in the 60s to
lower 70s.
* WHERE...Most of Josephine and Jackson counties in southern
Oregon and most of Siskiyou County in Northern California. This
includes the Rogue, Illinois, Applegate, Lower Klamath River,
Scott, and Shasta Valleys as well as surrounding areas.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential
for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or
participating in outdoor activities.
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN AND PETS LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES! This is especially true during warm or hot weather
when car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of
minutes.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM PDT
* WHAT...Dangerously hot daily high temperatures between 90 and
100 degrees Fahrenheit for the valleys and 85 to 95 degrees for
mid elevations up to 6000 feet. Overnight lows will also be
warmer than normal, mainly in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
* WHERE...In California, northeastern Siskiyou County including
Macdoel and Dorris and all of Modoc County except the lakes and
higher portions of the Warner Mountains. In Oregon, Klamath
County and Lake County including all areas except the higher
mountains and lakes.
* WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 9 PM PDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
9-7-1-3
(nine, seven, one, three)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
9-7-1-3
(nine, seven, one, three) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17326335.php | 2022-07-25T04:21:39Z | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17326335.php | false |
Which popular LeapFrog toys are best?
LeapFrog is a brand known for their interactive learning toys. It has produced plenty of fun and engaging educational products for kids over the years, but which ones have parents been most eager to get their hands on lately? Well, that depends on the subject. LeapFrog makes toys for reading, counting and so on. Broken down by those subjects, here are the most popular LeapFrog toys you can buy online now.
What is LeapFrog?
LeapFrog is a company that specializes in educational toys for children ranging from infants to first graders. LeapFrog toys combine education and play with technology and tactile components for an immersive learning experience. They produce interactive learning games, books and even stuffed animals.
How much do LeapFrog toys cost?
While some LeapFrog toys cost fewer than $15, most start at around $20 and can go up to around $50.
LeapFrog counting and numbers toys
LeapFrog Scout’s Learning Lights Remote Deluxe
What you need to know: Available in green or pink, this learning remote helps children 6 months to 3 years old learn numbers and shapes.
What you’ll love: It features LeapFrog’s “Scout” character as it goes through shapes, numbers and even weather. There’s music and songs plus the remote lights up.
What you should consider: Demo batteries are included, but you will need to get three fresh AAA batteries for use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog Chat and Count Smart Phone
What you need to know: This chat and count phone comes in two colors, providing music and number activities for children 18 months to 3 years old.
What you’ll love: The “phone” is perfect for little hands and has clear, big number buttons for easy use. A digital Scout or Violet dog will count along with kids as they learn their numbers.
What you should consider: The volume is on the quiet side, which can be frustrating. Demo batteries do come included, but you’ll need three fresh AAA batteries for use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: Here is a little toy oven offered in two colors for kids, focusing on counting and pretend-play for kids between the ages of 2 and 5.
What you’ll love: The oven comes with 16 ingredients and accessories for “baking” different dishes. Counting, time and even temperature are explored through play pretend.
What you should consider: Demo batteries included, but three fresh AAA batteries will be required.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog Count Along Cash Register
What you need to know: This green cash register comes with toy money and groceries so children 2 years old and up can practice counting, selling and buying.
What you’ll love: The register counts, talks and even sings. Kids can insert the coins in a count-along coin slot while playing grocery store, making for a fun, educational and immersive experience.
What you should consider: The cash register drawer can jam if overfilled. Demo batteries included, but three fresh AAA batteries will be needed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog reading and writing toys
LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set
What you need to know: This set comes with 26 alphabet tiles for the refrigerator as well as a tile reader in yellow or pink so kids 2 to 5 years old can learn each letter one by one.
What you’ll love: The set promotes phonics and fine motor skills as well as vocabulary and coordination. There are also fun songs that can be activated with the different letters.
What you should consider: There aren’t too many features with this toy, and the letters don’t come with a storage back. Three AAA batteries are required but are not included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: Available in two colors, this toy laptop is a fun computer introduction that helps teach letters and spelling for children between the ages of 2 and 4 years old.
What you’ll love: There are four different learning modes and 16 songs/melodies. Kids can pretend to send emails and learn how to spell their own names as well as animal names.
What you should consider: Screen brightness is not adjustable, and the set requires three AAA batteries that do not come included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This 11-inch tall plush Scout character stuffed animal is a snuggly dog with tons of songs and activities for kids 6 months to 3 years old.
What you’ll love: Scout is soft and comforting, with over 40 songs and melodies for children to learn. The activities help teach kids words as well as how to express emotion.
What you should consider: You will need to get three AA batteries, as they do not come included.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Kohl’s and Bed Bath & Beyond
LeapFrog Mr. Pencil’s Scribble and Write
What you need to know: Mr. Pencil is designed for kids 3 to 7 years old and helps them learn how to trace and write letters.
What you’ll love: This toy is great for learning how to spell and matching sounds with letters. There’s a screen for tracing and a smiling pencil stylus. Two AA batteries come included.
What you should consider: The screen is a little dark and can be difficult to see.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog toys that cover lots of subjects
LeapFrog Learn and Groove Caterpillar Drums
What you need to know: This drum set is shaped like a friendly caterpillar and is designed to teach music, counting and songs to kids 6 months to 3 years old.
What you’ll love: Children can follow along or make up their own songs. The caterpillar features bright colors and lights plus wiggly feet.
What you should consider: Demo batteries come included but two fresh AA batteries will be required.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
LeapFrog LeapStart Preschool Success
What you need to know: LeapStart helps kids 3 to 7 years old learn reading, counting, problem-solving and more through booklets and an interactive stylus.
What you’ll love: The featured activities usually have multiple levels and are perfect for getting kids ready for preschool through the first grade. There’s audio and colorful imagery to help maximize engagement. Two AA batteries come included.
What you should consider: A computer and internet connection are required for all downloads, and if this is being given as a gift, it’s probably best to do all downloading before giving it to the recipient to save time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
LeapFrog RockIt Twist Handheld Learning Game System
What you need to know: Here is a handheld gaming system available in green or pink that is designed for kids 4 to 8 years old.
What you’ll love: There are great tactile features like dials and buttons. Kids can “grow” three virtual pets and play a variety of corresponding games and puzzles. This game promotes literacy, numbers skills and creative thinking. Rechargeable batteries come included.
What you should consider: It might be a redundant and limited toy if the child already has an iPad or tablet.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Axar Patel smashed a whirlwind unbeaten 35-ball 64, his maiden ODI fifty, as India scripted a sensational series-clinching two-wicket win over the West Indies in the second game here.
Set a stiff target of 312, the visitors were down to 205 for five in 38.4 overs but Patel revived India's chase with his six-hitting prowess to take the visitors home with two balls to spare on Sunday.
Needing six off the last three balls, Patel clobbered Kyle Mayers straight over the bowler's head for a six as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Patel smashed five sixes and three fours in his unconquered innings and added 51 off 33 balls with Deepak Hooda (33) to keep India in the hunt.
Iyer, Samson Smash Fifties
This was after Shreyas Iyer (63) and Sanju Samson (54) tried to take the chase deep with well-paced fifties.
Earlier, opting to bat, Shai Hope produced a masterclass 135-ball 117, while skipper Nicholas Pooran showed his big-hitting prowess with six maximums and one four during his 74 off 77 balls as West Indies posted an impressive 311 for six.
In reply, Shubman Gill (43) looked in good touch as he hit five boundaries during his 49-ball innings to give India a decent start but captain Shikhar Dhawan (13) found the going tough at the other end.
The India skipper was the first to depart with Mayers producing a stunning catch at third man off the bowling of Romario Shepherd.
Mayers then pegged India back with two quick wickets, first getting rid off a well-set Gill and then removing Suryakumar Yadav (9), who once again dragged one to his stumps.
Iyer and Samson tried to take the chase deep with a 99-run partnership off 94 balls but once both departed, India still needed 105 runs from 11 overs.
It was all a Patel show after that as he kept fighting despite losing Hooda and Shardul Thakur.
Earlier, Hope played the role of an anchor to perfection as he added 65 runs with opener Mayers (39), before forging another 62-run stand with Shamarh Brooks (35).
Hope then found his perfect ally in skipper Pooran as the two shared a 117-run stand.
Hope, who was dismissed cheaply in first ODI, hit eight fours and three maximums in his 135-ball 115-run knock.
For India, the spin duo of Patel (1/40) and Hooda (1/42) were economical but Yuzvendra Chahal (1/69) was expensive as he was smashed for six sixes and two fours.
Mohammed Siraj (0/47) bowled well but Avesh Khan (0/54 in 6 overs) had a forgettable ODI debut, while Thakur (3/54) made amends in the back end with three wickets.
Hope looked in full flow as he played some exquisite shots on the off side before reaching the three figure mark in his 100th ODI game with a six in the 45th over.
Earlier, Mayers tore apart debutant Avesh, slamming him for successive boundaries in the fourth and sixth overs as the Indian pacer, guilty of bowling too full and short, ended up conceding 36 in his first three overs.
Thakur was not spared either as Mayers sent his first two balls for a four and a six but Siraj kept things tight in his opening spell.
West Indies Amass 93 In Last 10 Overs
Hooda produced the first breakthrough with Mayers hitting his first delivery straight back to the bowler.
Brooks and Hopes then looked to build a partnership with Hooda and Patel bowling in tandem as just 42 runs came from the 11th to 20th over.
Chahal was introduced late into the attack and was taken to the cleaners in the 21st over with Hope and Brooks smashing a six and a four.
But Dhawan brought back Patel and he produced a wicket-maiden to get rid off Brooks with the Indian skipper taking a low catch.
Chahal dealt another blow with Brandon King miscuing his slog sweep as WI slipped to 130 for three.
Pooran took his time initially and then used his feet against the spinners, especially Chahal, to produce some big shots.
Hope too picked up three boundaries and also slog-swept Chahal for a six to reach his fifty.
The 200 was up in 38th overs with Pooran unleashing two maximums. The West Indies skipper exploded in the 39th over with two sixes off Chahal on both sides of the ground to bring up his fifty.
Pooran, down on one-knee, also clobbered Patel for another six before sending Avesh over the ropes for his sixth maximum but Thakur bowled him around his legs to produce a crucial breakthrough.
Hope then unleashed two sixes in two balls off Chahal en route his century, while Rovman Powell (13) and Romario Shepherd (14) played some lusty blows to take the hosts across the 300-mark.
West Indies amassed 93 runs in last 10 overs.
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MANCHESTER — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that Buffalo Branch Road in Laurel County will be temporarily closed to through traffic for bridge construction. The closure is expected to last until Thursday, July 28.
The temporary closure will occur at the junction of Buffalo Branch Road and KY 578 (Terrells Creek Road) to allow a construction crew to set a new structure for the bridge carrying KY 578 over Buffalo Branch Creek.
Motorists needing to access Buffalo Branch Road from KY 578 can use Dixon Branch Road and Kelly Branch Road.
KYTC asks motorists to be aware of the work zone, expect delays, and to utilize safe driving habits when traveling through the area.
The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Motorists can access travel and traffic conditions at http://goky.ky.gov or contribute their reports at www.waze.com or via the Waze mobile application. You can also get traffic information for District 11 counties at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict11 or by following us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KYTCDistrict11. | https://www.sentinel-echo.com/news/buffalo-branch-road-in-laurel-county-temporarily-closed-for-bridge-work/article_f727127e-09df-11ed-ad12-a7afa38c8393.html | 2022-07-25T04:29:20Z | https://www.sentinel-echo.com/news/buffalo-branch-road-in-laurel-county-temporarily-closed-for-bridge-work/article_f727127e-09df-11ed-ad12-a7afa38c8393.html | true |
JERSEYDALE, Calif. (AP) — A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of California’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities.
Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions that includes steep terrain, sweltering temperatures and low humidity, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
“It’s hot out there again today,” Cal Fire spokesperson Natasha Fouts said Sunday. “And the fuel moisture levels are critically low.”
Crews on the ground protected homes as air tankers dropped retardant on 50-foot (15-meter) flames racing along ridgetops east of the tiny community of Jerseydale.
Light winds blew embers ahead into tree branches “and because it’s so dry, it’s easy for the spot fires to get established and that’s what fuels the growth,” Fouts said.
The fire erupted Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County. Officials described “explosive fire behavior” on Saturday as flames made runs through bone-dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in decades.
By Sunday the blaze had consumed more than 22 square miles (56 square km) of forest land, with no containment, Cal Fire said. The cause was under investigation.
Evacuations were in place for over 6,000 people living across a several-mile span of the sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills, though a handful of residents defied the orders and stayed behind, said Adrienne Freeman with the U.S. Forest Service.
“We urge people to evacuate when told,” she said. “This fire is moving very fast.”
Lynda Reynolds-Brown and her husband Aubrey awaited news about the fate of their home from an evacuation center at an elementary school. They fled as ash rained down and the fire descended a hill towards their property.
“It just seemed like it was above our house and coming our way really quickly,” Reynolds-Brown told KCRA-TV.
Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the fire’s effects.
Flames destroyed at least 10 residential and commercial structures and damaged five others, Cal Fire said. Assessment teams were moving through mountain towns to check for additional damage, Fouts said.
Numerous roads were closed, including a stretch of State Route 140 that’s one of the main routes into Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Pacific Gas & Electric said on its website that more than 3,100 homes and businesses in the area had lost power as of Sunday and there was no indication when it would be restored. “PG&E is unable to access the affected equipment,” the utility said as flames roared Friday.
The Oak Fire was sparked as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze, the Washburn Fire, that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. The 7.5-square-mile (19-square-km) fire was nearly 80% contained after burning for two weeks and moving into the the Sierra National Forest.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Patrick Mahomes walked onto the practice field at Missouri Western State University on Sunday flanked by NFL rookies and longshots, many of whom dream of making in a year what the Chiefs quarterback will make by the end of the day.
Yet when the Chiefs open the season in Arizona on Sept. 11, Mahomes won't even be the best-paid QB in the game.
Yes, Mahomes set the market when he signed a 10-year, $450 million contract in July 2020, but that astonishing deal has been surpassed — in average pay and guaranteed compensation — multiple times over the past couple of years. And the latest to join the club with a skyrocketing quarterback contract is the Cardinals' Kyler Murray, whose 5-year, $230.5 million deal signed this week outpaces Mahomes in average pay by more than a million per year.
All of which is fine for Mahomes, whose inherent humility means he doesn't mind seeing others get their due.
“You want the salaries to keep going up, your players getting more and more,” Mahomes said. “When I saw my deal, I knew I was going to be pretty set for life, regardless of what the market kind of patterns. But you just keep playing. I mean, money is one thing, but when you get a Super Bowl ring in your career, I mean, that's the kind of thing you look back upon.”
Mahomes earned that ring with a victory over San Francisco on a warm Miami night in February 2020.
That's something missing from the resume of Murray, who lost the only playoff game of his first three seasons in the league, along with just about everyone else whose contract rivals that of the Kansas City quarterback.
There's the Bills' Josh Allen, who signed a six-year deal worth more than $258 million last August and whose 3-3 playoff record includes a dramatic overtime loss to Kansas City last season. And the Browns' Deshaun Watson, who is 1-2 in the playoffs, but who signed a five-year, $230 million deal that's fully guaranteed in March. And Dak Prescott of the Cowboys, who signed a four-year, $160 million contract last year despite having never played for a conference title.
Mahomes has played for the last four of those, winning two with the two losses in nail-biter finishes.
“I think especially the quarterback position, because the next guy or the top guy or any of these top-tier quarterbacks, they make such a difference in NFL games, that (contracts) are going to get passed up,” Mahomes explained. “And I mean, if you look at guys that signed last year to this year, they got passed up.”
He expects the same to happen when the Chargers' Justin Herbert and the Bengals' Joe Burrow sign new deals.
Mahomes was quick to make a crucial point about his own deal, though: "I was going to make sure that I got paid, like I said, to take care of your family. But I want to have a great team around me as well. And whatever way that is, I'm going to make sure I have a great team around me for the rest of my career.”
The Chiefs spent lavishly last offseason, both in free agency and the draft, to rebuild an offensive line that failed to protect Mahomes against Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl. And while general manager Brett Veach has still been forced to make some tough financial decisions — like trading away Tyreek Hill rather than give the wide receiver a record-setting contract — he's still been able to land players such as JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Ronald Jones II to help out.
Mahomes understands the responsibility that comes with his hefty contract, too. That was evident this past offseason, when he invited wide receivers, running backs and tight ends to his home in Texas for some voluntary workouts.
“Patrick does a great job with his leadership ability,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid acknowledged this week. “He understands his strengths, he understands his weaknesses, and he’s willing to work on his weaknesses like a wild man. He attacks all those things, and he wants you to coach him and coach him hard.”
Regardless of what Mahomes' bank account might say.
“I want the Chiefs to be at the top of the rankings. I want to do whatever I can to put us in those positions,” he said. "That all comes with how you play on the field. You can have these offseason lifts and everything like that, but when it comes down to it, it’s going to be who’s there in the middle of February holding up that trophy and getting that ring. So, I think whenever you have that motivation to be the best and to win as a team then everything else kind of handles itself.”
Notes: The Chiefs practice again Monday with rookies and quarterbacks before veterans report later in the day. The first full-squad workout is Wednesday. ... WR Cornell Powell was the star of Sunday's workout with several impressive catches in traffic. ... LB Leo Chenal was back to work after leaving Saturday's practice early due to heat exhaustion.
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By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Josef Newgarden collapsed in the motorhome lot following his late crash Sunday at Iowa Speedway and was taken to a Des Moines hospital by helicopter for evaluation. Team Penske said he’d be held overnight.
“Following the conclusion of the race Newgarden lost consciousness and fell, sustaining a cut on the back of his head,” Team Penske said in a statement. “After being evaluated, all scans were negative. Newgarden will be held overnight for observation. Following IndyCar protocol, Newgarden will be evaluated by the IndyCar medical staff on Thursday.”
IndyCar medical director Dr. Geoffrey Billows said Newgarden was transported by helicopter to Mercy One Des Moines Medical Center because the infield care center lacked the equipment to properly evaluate the American.
Billows said Newgarden was awake and alert, but the hospital was a 45-minute drive from the track and heavy traffic for the post-race Blake Shelton concert would have delayed the journey.
Newgarden dominated and led 148 of the 300 laps while trying to sweep the doubleheader weekend. But something on his Team Penske car broke with 64 laps remaining and the 31-year-old from Tennessee spun hard into the outside wall — creating an opening for Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren SP to win the race.
Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion, was visibly rattled after his mandatory check in the infield care center after the crash. He said the crash into the wall “definitely rocked me. I got a little bit shaken from it but I’m OK.
“Definitely was a bit of a shot. I want to cry, so sad for my team. I don’t know what happened,” Newgarden said. “Everything felt fine to me. Totally unexpected and it caught me by my surprise. Team Penske is the best. I never have this stuff, so maybe we were due.”
Chevrolet’s initial diagnosis was that the suspension broke on Newgarden’s car. There was no immediate word on the force in which Newgarden hit the outside wall.
Billows said Newgarden cleared all tests in the care center after the crash, and the medical staff spoke to him a second time before he returned to the motorhome lot. IndyCar also had planned to re-evaluate him Thursday in Indianapolis before he collapsed upon returning to the motorhome lot.
“Thinking of my bus brother right now,” tweeted Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin.
O’Ward made the pass for the win on pit road with a speedy stop by his Arrow McLaren SP team and held off Penske teammates Will Power and Scott McLaughlin. It’s the second win of the season for the Mexican driver, who finished second on Saturday and remains firmly in the IndyCar title race with five races remaining.
O’Ward is fifth in the standings, 36 points behind leader Marcus Ericsson. His win halted Team Penske’s dominance on the 0.894-mile oval, where Roger Penske’s drivers had won six of the last seven races prior to Sunday.
Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing finished fourth and was followed by teammate Jimmie Johnson, who raced hard with Indianapolis 500 winner Ericsson to earn his best finish through two seasons of IndyCar racing. Ericsson is also a Ganassi driver and Newgarden’s crash helped the Swede retain the lead in the IndyCar standings — making Johnson’s aggressive racing a bit nerve-racking for the Ganassi camp.
“I race my teammates with the most respect I possibly can, every race I’ve been in, I’ve given way,” Johnson said. “That was really the first time I fought for position and felt like I should have been up there passing (Dixon). Today I had it in me and I raced clean, hard, and just had an awesome day.”
Ericsson said Johnson’s experience on ovals was the difference. The seven-time NASCAR champion made 686 starts in a stock car and won 83 races.
“Yeah, you know, he has a couple of more oval races than me under his belt. I think that’s what I was thinking when he was battling me,” Ericsson said. “All the time I was trying to sort of make him go in my dirty air. Every time I looked in my mirror, he was inside, out, inside, out. Oh, my God. Step behind me, please.”
It was another podium sweep for Chevrolet, who did it on Saturday with Newgarden, O’Ward and Power.
Newgarden was scored as the points leader at the time of his crash and dropped to a tie with Dixon for third in the standings following his crash. There are five drivers separated by 36 points in the standings, and Ericsson leads Power by eight points.
CREW MEMBER INJURED
A crew member for A.J. Foyt Racing was also transported to the hospital Sunday when he was hit by driver Dalton Kellett during Kellett’s final pit stop.
Chris McFadden posted on Instagram a photo from inside an ambulance and said the “preliminary assessment shows a fractured femur, possible chipped bone, a decent puncture wound, as well as some gnarly bruising.”
“This is the risk we take in this sport and unfortunately these things happen,” McFadden wrote.
RAHAL RETURNS
Team owner Bobby Rahal had been noticeably absent from the track for nearly two months and confirmed Sunday that the 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner underwent a triple bypass.
Rahal told The Associated Press he went for a routine annual physical on May 5 and doctors discovered he’d unknowingly suffered a heart attack — maybe two — and found 100% blockage in his left anterior descending artery.
Rahal assumed surgery would be immediate but it actually didn’t happen until June 6. He appeared slimmed down ahead of Sunday’s race, only the second IndyCar race the owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan has attended since that May physical.
“Surprised he leaked the news, but nonetheless it’s been an intense couple months for our family,” son Graham Rahal wrote on Twitter. “We’re ultra lucky to still have dad with us, very lucky, but now he’s good for another 100k miles we think! Many had asked where he’s been, now you have your answer.”
UP NEXT
IndyCar and NASCAR share next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. IndyCar races Saturday on the road course; NASCAR races Sunday on the same circuit.
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By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — NASCAR stripped Denny Hamlin of his win at Pocono Raceway when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection and was disqualified, awarding Chase Elliott the Cup Series victory.
Joe Gibbs Racing had Hamlin’s car and runner-up Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Toyota both disqualified. Hamlin lost his record seventh victory at Pocono and his third win of the season. Busch led a race-high 63 laps.
The penalties can be appealed and both Toyotas were sent to NASCAR’s research and development center in North Carolina.
“There was some issues discovered that affect aero in the vehicle,” NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran said. “There really was no reason why there was some material that was somewhere it shouldn’t have been. And that does basically come down to a DQ.”
Moran said final decisions “should be sorted out by next week.”
Elliott, who had finished third, was given his fourth win of the season.
Moran said the inspection “rules have tightened up” with the introduction this season of a new car. NASCAR’s newest version is pretty much a kit car. Teams get all the same pieces from varying vendors and have detailed instructions regarding how to put it together.
“We don’t want to be here talking about this problem,” Moran said. “But the teams and the owners and everybody was well aware that this new car was going to be kept with some pretty tight tolerances. There’s some areas that all the teams are well aware that we can not go down the path that we had in the past with the other car.”
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MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Steve and Andrea Ward have been eager to get back to their home after evacuating on Friday afternoon due to the Oak Fire.
The wildfire ripped through Triangle Road, leaving nothing but destruction.
RELATED: Oak Fire explodes in size, Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency in Mariposa County
On Sunday, the Wards walked through the debris of what was once their home, looking around at what's left - heartbroken over the loss of most of their belongings, but happy to see a few memories somewhat untouched.
Like an address sign Steve recently fixed up.
"Just to see that space, I honestly thought it was going to be burnt to the ground. I'm surprised it's still standing," said Andrea.
A wooden arch also stood in front of their home, where the two said 'I do' not long ago.
Now only part of the base remains, the rest destroyed in the flames.
Though their home is transformed into dark, gray ashes, the couple says it's the memories that bring them hope of a brighter tomorrow.
"What was more important that was built in that... was strong bonds and a stronger love," said Steve.
As the Wards walked around their property, they learned the fire took pretty much everything. Everything but their strength and perseverance to rebuild not only their home, but the community.
But the couple are glad that they have each other.
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Is this the week the Cleveland Browns find out who will be their Week 1 starting quarterback?
Definitely maybe.
However, it’s also possible the Browns this week might find out only who their Week 1 starting quarterback won’t be. Not who it WILL be. Only who it won’t be.
Confused?
Don’t be too hard on yourself. These are the Cleveland Browns, where confusion has reigned for most of this century. As usual with the Browns, this is self-inflicted confusion. We know this because it centers on the quarterback position, where confusion has reigned for most of this century.
Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last few months, or aren’t a fan of the National Football League, chances are you’ve probably heard that the Browns’ endless, desperate search for a franchise quarterback capable of leading the team to its first NFL championship since 1964 resulted in them trading for Deshaun Watson.
The Browns immediately signed Watson to a five-year $230 million contract, despite knowing that there was a very good chance Watson would be suspended by the NFL for an undetermined number of games at the start of the 2022 season, after being accused by over two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage therapy sessions.
The Browns’ training camp begins on Wednesday of this week, and in fairness to the team, it seems reasonable to assume that arbitrator Sue Robinson will announce whether Watson violated the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy, which could lead to the suspension of Watson. For how many games? The most popular guesses seem to be between 1 and 17.
If Watson is suspended, the Browns would be forced to revert to Plan B, C, or perhaps even D at the quarterback position. That, in turn, would result in another “only-the-Browns” moment in which, by trying to solve their quarterback quandary, they actually made it worse – initially, anyway.
Within the organization, the hope is that Watson’s expected suspension would be fewer than eight games. That would be relatively manageable, given the team’s otherwise loaded roster, and rather-soft (at least on paper) early-season schedule.
Preparing for the unknown, Browns general manager Andrew Berry has rounded up three safety nets at the quarterback position, in anticipation of a Watson suspension of some length.
They are, with their number of career starts in the NFL in parenthesis: Jacoby Brissett (37), Josh Rosen (16), and Joshua Dobbs (0).
Brissett, 29, a third-round pick by New England in the 2016 NFL draft, is by far the most experienced of the group. Prior to signing with Cleveland, he spent four years with the Colts, and one each with the Patriots and Dolphins. In his 37 starts Brissett had a record of 14-23, with 36 touchdown passes, 17 interceptions, and a passer rating of 83.
Rosen, 25, the 10th overall pick, by Arizona, in the first round of the 2018 draft, has played for three teams in his three years in the league: Arizona, Miami and Atlanta, where he compiled a combined record of 3-13, with 12 touchdown passes, 21 interceptions, and a passer rating of 61.1. In 2020 he was a member of the 49ers, but did not appear in a game.
Dobbs, 27, was a fourth-round pick by the Steelers in the 2017 draft. He appeared in five games in 2018 and one in 2020, throwing no touchdown passes or interceptions, in generating a passer rating of 39.1.
As it stands now, assuming that the length of Watson’s suspension will be announced sometime this week, Brissett would clearly be the expected Browns starter at quarterback in their Week 1 game at Carolina, whose starting quarterback, in all likelihood, would be discarded Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.
You can’t make this stuff up.
The one caveat in the upcoming drama, is that if Watson’s suspension is longer than expected, to the point that it might put the Browns’ season in jeopardy, Cleveland might be forced to pursue a trade for another veteran quarterback, for example 49ers veteran Jimmy Garoppolo.
That, in turn, would leave the Browns’ off-season quarterback scorecard looking like this: traded for one (Watson), traded one (Mayfield), signed three (Brissett, Rosen, Dobbs), and traded for another one (Garoppolo).
In the meantime, the many veterans on that loaded Browns roster have to be feeling some degree of frustration in that Berry has assembled a roster loaded with talent everywhere, including (finally!) at quarterback, but only after Watson is cleared to play, and nobody yet knows when that will be.
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Classes
HOME AND FAMILY ARTS DAY PROGRAMS: Hosted by Allen County Extension Homemakers; on Wednesday, 11 a.m. “What’s New in the Fort,” 1 p.m. Monarch butterflies, 2 p.m. music with Donna and 3 p.m. pie baking contest judging and auction; on Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon, Kids and crafts; Home and Family Arts Building, Allen County Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Road.
LOCAL FOODS AND CHEF WORKSHOP: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday; hosted by NEI Local Foods Network through Eco Fest; chef Aaron Butts will show how to properly prep, store and create quick, simple recipes using produce from local farms; LC Nature Park; more information: www.neifood.org.
Fundraisers
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WINE & BEER FESTIVAL: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday; Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St.; $40 general admission, $55 premiumtickets: wineandbeerfestival.com.
Health
“HOW TO MAKE SUMMER GRILLING HEALTHIER”: Presented by Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana; Sue Delagrange will offer tips to reduce your cancer risk while grilling; in person at Cancer Services, 6316 Mutual Drive, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday; virtual, 1 to 2:30 p.m. today; to register, call 484-9560 or email ahathaway@cancer-services.org.
Organizations
BOB LEIMAN TOASTMASTERS CLUB: Communication and leadership training; 6:30 to 8 p.m. today; Ivy Tech Coliseum campus, Room CC1364, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.
NORTHEAST INDIANA LOCAL FOOD NETWORK: Local food week from Friday through Aug. 7; various farms and businesses throughout area; information: www.neifood.org.
THE VILLAGES: Virtual foster parent informational session; free; 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Aug. 1; to register go to villageskids.org or call 423-6676.
SALAMONIE SENIOR MONDAY LUNCHEON: Noon Aug. 1; for ages 50 and older; Salamonie Lake Interpretive Center, 3691 New Holland Road, Andrews; Jim Bickel, an avocational archaeologist from Huntington, will present program on prehistoric stone artifacts found in Huntington County and northern Indiana; main dish provided; guests asked to bring side dish to share, beverage and own table service; donations accepted; reservations can be made by calling 260-468-2127. | https://www.journalgazette.net/living/local-arts/calendar/community-update-a-calendar-of-area-classes-fundraisers-and-events/article_7fa1c40a-085a-11ed-a9ff-bbab88755c9a.html | 2022-07-25T05:03:25Z | https://www.journalgazette.net/living/local-arts/calendar/community-update-a-calendar-of-area-classes-fundraisers-and-events/article_7fa1c40a-085a-11ed-a9ff-bbab88755c9a.html | false |
Bella Hadid flashes her toned figure in shorts and a cropped sports top while showing off her creative side as she learns the art of glassblowing
It appears Bella Hadid has found a new hobby that showcases her artistic side.
On Sunday, the catwalk queen took to her Instagram page and posted a step-by-step video of herself making her own glass piece, using classic glassblowing technique in a workshop.
Considering the extreme temperatures it takes to make glass from beginning to end, Bella opted to keep her cloths to a minimum and wore skimpy white shorts with a cropped purple sports top.
Showing her creative side: Bella Hadid, 25, learned the classic art of glassblowing to make her own glass piece and posting a video on her Instagram page on Sunday
Glass is made from the process of heating sand to an extremely high temperature so that it turns into a moldable liquid. When it solidifies, a piece of glass is formed in whatever shape the creator has molded it into.
In the video, viewers will find Bella at the stage where she's working to shape the molten red hot material.
She can be seen sitting down and jabbing a long, sharp wrench-like tool with her scorching hot material, which was attached to a hollow blow pole about three feet long.
She was concerned with safety and wore goggles to protect her eyes.
Shaping: The video shows Bella at the stage where she's working to shape the molten red hot material that is attached to a blow pole
Working it: An instructor can be heard voicing a couple of tips as she spins that object around to the point where a small hole begins to form
Dose of heat: By the end of the first clip, Bella gets up and gives the hot material another dose of intense heat by placing it into a fiery furnace
An instructor can be heard voicing a couple of tips as she spins that object round and round to the point where a small hole begins to form.
By the end of the first clip, Bella gets up and gives the hot material another dose of intense heat by placing it into the fiery furnace.
For the next phase, the instructor assists Bella and slowly spins the blow pole while she sands down the still-molten red piece with two black blocks.
The heat is so intense that you can see steam floating into the air as they continue the sanding-down process.
Honing it: For the next phase, the instructor assists Bella and slowly spins the blow pole while she sands down the still molten red piece with two black blocks
Team work: Bella and the instructor work together to begin molding the molten hot object into shape with those two black blocks
Trippy: Bella gave her 53.7 million Instagram fans and followers a look at how her glass piece is looking at this stage of the process
More intense heat: At one point, the Washington, DC, native can be seen kneeling down using a small propane tank to heat up the object to make a few more changes
At one point, the Washington, DC, native can be seen kneeling down using a small propane tank to heat up the object to make a few more changes.
'Oh yeah, that's the one right there,' a man's voice from behind the camera can be heard saying as they continue to spin the object while jabbing it with that sharp tool.
As the process continues, Bella sits down, spinning the blow pole back and forth as it rests in a round plate that she holds with her right hand.
'It's a perfect shape,' the instructors says in encouragement.
'Here it is, ladies and gentlemen,' the man continues just as Bella gets up to blow into the pole to expand the molten hot material out to form some sort of glassware or vase.
Example: The catwalk queen drew out the shape of her piece she was trying to attain with chalk
Rounding it out: As the process continues, Bella sits down and spins the blow pole back and forth as it rests in a round plate that she holds with her right hand
Major phase: 'Here it is, ladies and gentlemen,' the man from behind the camera continues as Bella starts blowing into the pole
Expanding: Bella then process of blowing into the pole to expand the molten material out to form some sort of glassware
Old technique: Glassblowing is the practice of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube, or in this case a pole
The final clips shows a closeup of Bella spinning the glass while adding a few intricate touches to the piece with a prong-like tool.
Glassblowing is the practice of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube
It was was invented by Syrian craftsmen in the area of Sidon, Aleppo, Hama and Palmyra in the 1st century BC, according to Britannica.
The technique has remained essentially the same to the present day.
Ancient art form: Glassblowing was was invented by Syrian craftsmen in the area of Sidon, Aleppo, Hama and Palmyra in the 1st century bc, according to Britannica
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SHANGHAI, July 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company InventisBio (SHSE: 688382), a leading company in innovative drug development, today listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (the "STAR Market") of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The issue price is CNY 18.12 per share, representing a market cap of CNY 10.419 billion.
Qiming Venture Partners invested in InventisBio in September 2020. The successful listing of the company marks the fourth IPO in Qiming's portfolio in 2022. InventisBio has become the ninth portfolio company listed on the STAR Market.
InventisBio is a China-based global biotech company dedicated to the research and development (R&D) of innovative drugs, with a focus on cancer, metabolic diseases and other major diseases. The company is co-founded by several professional experts with international backgrounds. InventisBio's core R&D team members have an average of more than 20 years of experience in innovative drug R&D and team management in multinational pharmaceutical companies.
With strength and rich experience in drug R&D, InventisBio has independently developed a series of innovative targeted drugs with patent protection, covering non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer, colorectal cancer and other solid tumors, as well as metabolic diseases such as hyperuricemia and gout.
InventisBio has business cooperation with well-known pharmaceutical enterprises including Betta Pharma, Pfizer, and Merck (MSD) among many others. Currently, with three core products at the clinical trial stage, five projects at the pre-clinical stage, and three core products entering phase II or phase III clinical registration trials, the company has been foremost among those who have made progress in drug R&D in China and even the world.
According to InventisBio, the company is committed to addressing unmet medical needs, developing innovative drugs with proprietary rights to be marketed worldwide, and consistently providing patients with safer, more effective and more affordable treatments. The successful listing on the STAR Market brings a new opportunity to InventisBio. The company will accelerate its product industrialization and commercialization, while continuing to enrich the product pipeline by advancing more candidate compounds into global clinical trial phases.
Dr. Kan Chen, Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, said, "Equipped with rich experience in innovative drug development, InventisBio's team has profound insights into the industry trends. The company's product pipeline has made progress to date. Many projects have entered the clinical stage or late-clinical stage and demonstrated best-in-class potential. The company's IPO is a new starting point, and we look forward to InventisBio strengthening its industrialization and commercialization capability to better benefit patients with more of its products entering the late-clinical stage and obtaining approval to be marketed."
About Qiming Venture Partners
Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.4 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have invested in outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages.
Since our debut, we have backed over 480 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 180 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or by other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn status.
Many of our portfolio companies are today's most influential firms in their respective sectors, including Xiaomi (SEHK:1810), Meituan (SEHK:3690), Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI, SEHK:9626), Zhihu (NYSE: ZH, SEHK: 2390), Roborock (SHSE:688169), Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SHSE: 603087), Tigermed (SZSE:300347, SEHK:3347), Zai Lab (NASDAQ:ZLAB, SEHK:9688), CanSino Biologics (SEHK:6185, SHSE:688185), Schrödinger (NASDAQ:SDGR), APT Medical (SHSE:688617), New Horizon Health (SEHK:6606), Venus MedTech (SEHK:2500), Sanyou Medical (SHSE:688085), AmoyDx (SZSE:300685), Berry Genomics (SZSE:000710), SinocellTech (SHSE: 688520), Yuanxin Technology, dMed-Clinipace, Belief BioMed, WeRide, Biren Technology and UBTech among many others.
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Athletics-U.S. storm to another crushing 4x400m men's relay gold
By Mitch Phillips
EUGENE, Ore., July 24 (Reuters) - The United States maintained their stranglehold of the men's 4x400 metres relay on Sunday as they won World Championships gold in utterly dominant style in front of a delirious home crowd.
The United States have now won eight of the past nine world titles and eight of the past 10 Olympic golds and Sunday's crown never looked in doubt.
Elija Godwin and Bryce Deadmon were retained from the semi-finals with newly-crowned individual gold medallist Michael Norman and Champion Allison, fourth in the final, drafted in and each man extended the lead as they came home in two minutes, 56.17 seconds.
In a race of their own 20m back, Jamaica took a second successive silver with Belgium, anchored by Kevin Borlee in his seventh World Championships, collecting bronze again after finishing third in Doha.
Japan set an Asian record to finish fourth as they went under three minutes for the first time with 2:59.51.
"It’s a great feeling," said Norman, who, with Deadmon, was also part of the Olympic gold-medal winning team last year.
"Elija ran an amazing first leg, really set the right tone, I just had to make sure I got it to Bryce so we could keep it up. I'm really happy with the medal and happy with the team and I really felt the energy today."
Deadmon also praised the fans, who produced great noise on the final night of action to live up to Eugene's "Tracktown USA" reputation.
"In Tokyo they had a virtual audio but to hear this crowd here, it was like crazy and definitely a help," he said.
"All our transitions went smooth. Pace was good, time was good, I mean, it felt like we came out to win."
Jamaica's Jevaughn Powell said: "It is always a tough task running with the Team USA but we are trying to challenge them as much as possible and I think we did that.
"It is tremendous to be a part of this team. I've been watching these guys since the high school and it's an amazing feeling to bring Jamaica on the podium again."
(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Peter Rutherford)
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
9-5-4
(nine, five, four)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
9-5-4
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
7-7-9-0-0
(seven, seven, nine, zero, zero)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 5" game were:
7-7-9-0-0
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On July 22, WINTER shared photos of herself sitting on the iconic staircase of the K-pop world.
This particular staircase is where lots of K-pop stars take their photos with stage outfits while they wait for their turn for KBS' music show 'Music Bank' recording.
WINTER wore a cute and elegant 'Girls' stage outfit, and posed in the middle of the stairs for the photos.
It turned out the stairs around WINTER looked wobbly; they were not in straight lines that they should be.
It seemed like WINTER accidentally made the stairs look wobbly while she was trying to photoshop her face and body to appear sharper and thinner.
That is what tends to happen when you try to make yourself look 'slim' by using the 'slim' function without paying attention to how things around you in the photos look on mobile photo editing applications.
WINTER is already beautiful and skinny, who is known as one of the prettiest out of the fourth generation female K-pop stars.
What came to fans' thought was that although it is her choice, there is no need for her to photoshop herself to make her prettier.
They left comments such as, "She's already perfect without photoshop though!", "Ah, but she doesn't need photoshop!", "Everyone photoshops their Instagram photos a little. Why can't WINTER?", "Let's just pretend that we didn't find anything odd in the photos.", and so on.
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Second man in the last four days has drowned in Waukesha County's Lac La Belle
A second man in the last four days has drowned on Lac La Belle in Waukesha County, authorities say.
In a statement posted to Facebook Sunday night, the Western Lakes Fire District said a man in his 30s went under water and never resurfaced. Multiple people attempted to rescue the man, the statement reads.
"At this time the incident has transitioned from a rescue to recovery. ...This remains an active incident and under investigation by the Town of Oconomowoc Police," the statement reads in part.
Multiple agencies responded Sunday. "This incident was truly multi jurisdictional and involved multiple municipalities," the statement reads in part.
On Saturday, authorities announced that a man's body was recovered from the lake, believed to be the man that drowned on Thursday.
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Barely a year ago Volkswagen AG boss Herbert Diess was secure enough in his role. Though the outspoken former BMW AG executive repeatedly clashed with trade unions after his appointment in 2018, his ambitious electric-vehicle strategy and very public bromance with Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk caught the eye of US retail investors, sending the shares surging. VW’s American arm even joked about changing the corporate name to “Voltswagen.”
On Friday, Diess was unceremoniously ousted after shocking once too often for the liking of VW’s family owners, the Porsche and Piech clan. He’s been replaced by someone less provocative and more congenial -- and closer to the owners. Oliver Blume, the boss of VW’s very profitable Porsche subsidiary. (Blume will retain his job running the 911 maker in addition to managing the much larger VW group.) The change should cool internal tensions, but Blume mustn’t lose VW’s new dynamism and value-creation potential.
The group’s transformation from metal-basher to software-enabled electric-vehicle giant won’t happen unless the person at the top is prepared to make unpopular decisions. Whatever Diess’s faults as a manager and communicator, he didn’t duck those challenges.
VW’s shares might have collapsed had such an abrupt exit happened last year (when Diess’s relations with labor representatives further deteriorated after he raised the possibility of job cuts). Investors valued his frankness (he lauded Tesla’s innovation and agility while bemoaning VW’s productivity) and the strategic vision that helped VW move on from the disastrous diesel-emissions scandal. VW even initiated a plan for an initial public offering of the Porsche sports car unit, scheduled for later this year.
But lately investors haven’t supported him in the only way that matters: by buying the stock. Due to a combination of recession worries, VW’s underperformance in China and software-development delays for which Diess must shoulder part of the blame, the shares have fallen 45% from the peak last year. That decline made it easier for VW powerbrokers to fire him. In short: The iconoclast broke many eggs, but neglected to complete the omelet.
Diess’s departure will revive worries that VW is effectively ungovernable. The Porsche and Piech families, the trade unions and the state of Lower Saxony call the shots, not fund managers in London, Frankfurt or New York. They don’t always agree, but preserving jobs tends to take priority. That explains why the group is one of the world’s largest private-sector employers, with about 670,000 employees. The CEO somehow has to placate these interest groups while totally transforming VW’s production and technology in the coming decade as combustion engines are phased out. The last Porsche chief executive who became VW group CEO, Matthias Müller, lasted less than three years before deciding in 2018 it wasn’t much fun (Diess replaced him). Needless to say, Musk doesn’t have any of this baggage at Tesla.
Blume is no a pushover. He brings heaps of production experience and, with the launch of the electric Porsche Taycan (which now outsells the 911), he proved he can do radical stuff without ruffling the wrong feathers.
My guess is he’ll emphasize evolution rather than revolution. Blume sees scope for clean e-fuels to prolong the combustion engine era, for example. And what of Diess’s insistence that VW develop a group-wide proprietary vehicle software stack to rival Google and Apple (so VW is also valued more like a Silicon Valley giant)? The effort delayed important model launches such as the electric Porsche Macan. Lately, Porsche executives seem less bothered about who makes the software, providing it actually works.
His appointment also does nothing to improve VW’s woeful corporate governance. Having Blume run Porsche and VW as the parent prepares to sell a 25% stake in Porsche to IPO investors is a classic VW fudge. So much for the promised extra independence Porsche will get from being separately listed (as I’ve argued, the IPO will in fact help cement family control over a beloved asset).
The auto industy is fortunate to have some impressive leaders as it embarks on epochal and risky change. Jim Farley at Ford Motor Co., Ola Kallenius at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, General Motors Co.’s Mary Barra and Carlos Tavares of Stellantis NV are among those skillfully managing radical change while bringing workers along on the ride. Blume’s task is arguably the hardest of all, and he won’t succeed by always being the nice guy. Hopefully, VW’s stakeholders will let him get on with the job of overtaking Tesla. But I wouldn’t bet on it.
More From This Writer and Others at Bloomberg Opinion:
• Why Volkswagen Buyers Get a Lamborghini for Free: Chris Bryant
• Musk Has a ‘ Super Bad Feeling.’ Should Everyone?: Liam Denning
• Going Electric Doesn’t Have To Be So Complicated: Anjani Trivedi
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United appear to have an identity again
One of the few guarantees in appointing Erik ten Hag was Manchester United would play, or at least attempt to play, progressive and watchable football. Over their four matches in Thailand and Australia, United favoured a proactive possession-based style, perfected during the attack-versus-defence training drills Ten Hag has introduced where the forwards have to beat the buzzer to score.
United have not been not reliant on the counter-attacking tactic that embellished Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reign and their patient play was evident against Melbourne Victory. United trailed 1-0 as half-time loomed, yet they went into the interval 2-1 up through two admittedly fortuitous goals that were made possible by a weighted attacking approach.
The highlight of the tour, performance-wise, was the 3-1 defeat of Crystal Palace in Melbourne when Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho finished virtuoso team goals. David de Gea started the attack for the former and although he had a patchy tour, he has shown signs of adapting to Ten Hag's approach. De Gea emerged from his area three times in the 4-0 thrashing of Liverpool and that never happened last season.
Also read: Ten Hag criticises players and reveals what he told them in dressing room
Fred was likely to thrive under Ten Hag and the Brazilian has been dubbed the "connector" by his new manager. Fred has always had potential as the conduit between defence and attack and is now operating under a bolder and better coach. Frenkie de Jong is the intended connector in Ten Hag's United but Fred would be his natural foil.
Ten Hag is taking chances with the defence
Few would have expected United to sign a centre-back and then start the season with Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof but that remains possible ahead of next week's opener against Brighton. Lisandro Martinez is not yet officially a United player and will have one match — at the most — to familiarise himself with his new teammates.
Martinez highlights United's backing for Ten Hag more than any other addition as they pursued the Argentinian over the recruitment department's recommendation of Pau Torres as a left-footed centre half. Ten Hag has clarified Martinez is being bought to strengthen the team, not the squad, and indicated United's first-choice defensive partnership will be Maguire and Martinez.
Maguire nor Martinez are renowned for their speed and United intend to play a high line, so they are bound to be vulnerable with little recovery pace against any forward who plays on the shoulder. Eric Bailly is the centre half with the skillset best equipped for the tactic, only he is the fifth-choice centre half and available for transfer.
Raphael Varane, a four-times Champions League winner and World Cup triumphant, has been relegated to third, maybe even fourth, in the centre-back pecking order. Varane did not cover himself in glory when he came on against Aston Villa.
Luke Shaw's dozy positioning left United exposed against Melbourne and Villa and during the open training session at the WACA on Thursday, Shaw and Tyrell Malacia were designated regulars. Dressing room sources have say Ten Hag is concise with the players, who suspect he is still feeling them out, and that may be the case at left-back.
Decisiveness and discipline have returned
United's three best players on tour were Sancho, Anthony Martial and Diogo Dalot, three beneficiaries of Ten Hag's decisiveness. United decided in May that Aaron Wan-Bissaka — not even used in the second friendly against Melbourne — was surplus and that has emboldened Dalot, who was already hopeful his game would develop under Ten Hag's coaching.
Ten Hag has addressed United's lopsided attack by playing Sancho on the right-hand side, a logical switch that has contributed to United's fluid attacking moves. United originally intended for Sancho to occupy the right wing but a combination of Mason Greenwood's development and Solskjaer's impressionable nature led to Sancho primarily playing off the left in his first season.
Martial has a history of crumbling when competition is present and during the tour there was none, so he started regularly and scored three goals in four games. The Frenchman's performance level has been more encouraging than his goalscoring and staff at United have been particularly impressed by how Martial has adapted to Ten Hag's pressing demands.
The United dressing room became borderline unmanageable last season but it has been fumigated of brand obsessives. Ten Hag is ordering the players brusquely and after two weeks in his company, it is clearer why United appointed the authoritative Dutchman.
"It is discipline," Dalot said. "We need to be ready for that, to be ready to hear things that maybe we don’t want to hear, but I think everything is for the greater good of the team and that’s the most important thing."
Ten Hag must be creative with the midfield
Ten Hag's two standout Ajax sides operated in 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 and United used both formations during the tour. Scott McTominay's absence through injury against Villa prompted Ten Hag to start Donny van de Beek, with Fred at the base of a midfield triangle.
Van de Beek was a passenger and the fortnight in Thailand and Australia has not been remotely fulfilling for James Garner, restricted to 22 minutes in the second-half against Villa when United had relinquished control. McTominay was bustling in his three starts but he has a ceiling.
De Jong continues to resist extradition to Manchester and Ten Hag has suggested he would have to develop an incumbent midfielder if United fail to sign De Jong. Zidane Iqbal was the breakout youngster of the tour though it would be impulsive to identify him as a sudden solution even if he does model his game on De Jong.
The midfield is United's weakest area and it is remarkable none of their three signings is an outright central midfielder. Ten Hag stressed Christian Eriksen had been recruited to reinforce the midfield and the Dane has the capacity to operate from deep. His efficacy is still at its highest in the final third.
Dearth in depth
Whether it was callow academy graduates or internationals, United's squad depth is alarmingly inadequate. Facundo Pellistri and Amad, teenagers the club invested £46m in less than two years ago, were so peripheral Pellistri did not play again despite scoring in the opening friendly against Liverpool and Amad was usually allocated the graveyard shift up front. Tahith Chong, whose contract was seemingly extended with a view to obtaining a fee this summer, got more minutes than Pellistri.
Anthony Elanga was overplayed last season and already there are signs he is not going to be as prominent under Ten Hag. The Swede enjoyed some Scandinavian solidarity off Solskjaer during pre-season last year and Ralf Rangnick latched onto him to secure his own academy legacy. Elanga was anonymous on his only start against Melbourne.
The United attack is an injury away from collapsing — unless Cristiano Ronaldo is available for selection. With or without Ronaldo, United want a new forward and it remains a pressing concern.
In defence, Wan-Bissaka is drained of confidence and Alex Telles has been downgraded to a dogsbody, popping up at centre-back and in midfield. Bailly was in crowd-pleasing form against Liverpool and Melbourne before regressing against Villa and Varane, a starter in Maguire's absence in Bangkok, first succumbed to injury and then lost his place. Malacia has shown some promise, at least.
Other than a routine assist for Rashford, Van de Beek showed why there has been no fanfare about his reunion with Ten Hag and Iqbal and Charlie Savage looked more at ease in a United shirt.
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US to host virtual meeting on Tuesday of Indo-Pacific trade, economic ministers
The United States will host a virtual meeting on Tuesday of officials representing the 14 countries that have joined the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, as Washington seeks to expand its engagement with Asia.
The ministerial meeting will be hosted by US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, their offices announced in a statement on Sunday.
President Joe Biden, who launched the IPEF in May on a trip to Tokyo, wants to use it as a way to raise environmental, labor and other standards across Asia.
Washington has lacked an economic pillar to its Indo-Pacific engagement since former President Donald Trump quit a multinational trans-Pacific trade agreement, leaving the field open to China to expand its influence.
In addition to the United States, the IPEF members comprise Australia, Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Top news developments from Karnataka on July 25, 2022
Here are the key news developments to watch out for from Karnataka today
1. Karnataka Chitsters Association is holding a protest demonstration to draw the attention of the government to the rectification of anomaly in the matter of levying GST on chit funds at Freedom Park, from 10 a.m. onwards.
2. State RTI and Social Activists Forum Karnataka, Bengaluru Urban District is holding a dharna against the alleged injustice meted out to RTI and social activists at Freedom Park from 10 a.m.
From North Karnataka
1. Kalasa Banduri Nala Horata Samiti members are set to hold farmers’ meetings in Belagavi.
2. Janavadi Mahila Sanghatane leaders K. Neela and Meenakshi Bali are holding a press conference in Kalaburagi today regarding the State Conference of their organisation.
3. Kuruba Community Association is holding a press conference today in Kalaburagi on the 75th birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
From South Karnataka
1. Environmentalist Salumarada Thimmakka will visit Chamundi Hills in Mysuru today. The visit has assumed significance in the light of environmental concerns expressed over the development works at Chamundi Hills.
From Coastal Karnataka
1. Udupi Deputy Commissioner M. Kurma Rao is holding a press conference today at 1 p.m.
2. Muralidhar L Hegde, professor, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Texas, US will inaugurate a workshop on ‘DNA damage and repair in human health, scientific breakthrough in Indian context’ at Mangalore University. K. S. Jagannatha Rao, Pro Vice-Chancellor, KL Deemed to be University, Vijayawada, will speak at Mangalagangotri, 10 a.m.
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Shreveport sportswriter Jimmy Watson wins Prep Writer of the Year Award
Shreveport Times sportswriter Jimmy Watson shows he still has his fastball. The seasoned veteran won three Louisiana Sportswriter Association awards, including Prep Writer of the Year, 48 years after winning his first. The Prep Writer contest requires four entries from the previous calendar year – a feature, a column, a game story, and a second entry in one of those categories. Watson won for his touching stories on former Airline athletic director Ronnie Coker’s battle with colon cancer and on the shooting death of Woodlawn’s Clinton Johnson. His column entry discussed the difficulties of District 1-1A with a nine-team league and his game story was about the Calvary-Logansport clash when the late Lane Mangum and Tim Wheless were honored prior to kickoff.
“While I am humbled to receive these awards, the recognition should go to the families of Clinton, Lane, Tim and Ronnie for trusting me with their stories,” Watson said.
A former publisher of the Excelsior Springs (Missouri) Daily Standard, Watson was sports editor Byrd High’s Highlife in 1969 and was sports editor of the Louisiana Tech’s The Tech Talk in 1974. He won his first two LSWA awards that year while working for the late O.K. “Buddy” Davis at the Ruston Daily Leader.
Watson began working for the Shreveport Times in 1999 and has won numerous LSWA, LPA and APME awards over the years in 10 different categories.
Watson also won first place awards for Prep Feature and Prep Event in Class I. Gannett Louisiana writer Koki Riley finished third in Prep Event and was honorable mention Prep Writer.
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SHANGHAI, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) ("Daqo New Energy" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2022 ended June 30, 2022 before U.S. markets open on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.
The Company has scheduled a conference call to discuss the results at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on August 3, 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing / Hong Kong time on the same day).
The dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
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Police: 2 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Los Angeles park
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two people were killed and at least five others were injured after gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held.
The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn’t an active shooter situation but provided no more information.
LAPD Capt. Kelly Muniz said during a news conference that the casualties were reported at the baseball diamond. Police have not identified the victims.
“The original call came out as having multiple shooting victims on the baseball diamond at Peck Park. As we speak here, this is an ongoing, active crime scene, and we are continuing to clear the park for evidence and potentially additional victims,” Muniz said. “We don’t know exactly how many shooters we have at this point.”
The LA Fire Department said the incident occurred at or near the car show and that at least three people suffered gunshot wounds and two of them were in critical condition. Seven people overall, four men and three women, were injured and taken to hospitals, according to the fire department.
Police have not offered a motive. No arrests have been made.
Peck Park is about 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people were killed and at least five others were injured after gunfire erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles park where a car show was being held.
The LA Police Department said the shooting occurred around 3:50 p.m. at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood. The LAPD tweeted it wasn’t an active shooter situation but provided no more information.
LAPD Capt. Kelly Muniz said during a news conference that the casualties were reported at the baseball diamond. Police have not identified the victims.
“The original call came out as having multiple shooting victims on the baseball diamond at Peck Park. As we speak here, this is an ongoing, active crime scene, and we are continuing to clear the park for evidence and potentially additional victims,” Muniz said. “We don’t know exactly how many shooters we have at this point.”
The LA Fire Department said the incident occurred at or near the car show and that at least three people suffered gunshot wounds and two of them were in critical condition. Seven people overall, four men and three women, were injured and taken to hospitals, according to the fire department.
Police have not offered a motive. No arrests have been made.
Peck Park is about 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) south of downtown Los Angeles.
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“The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood.”
— Thomas Jefferson
On the night of the Jan. 6 commission’s last prime-time hearing on July 21, which nailed the former president’s dereliction of his constitutional duty to send troops in to quash the insurrection, one of his most avid supporters was also derelict in its responsibilities as a member of the Fourth Estate.
While the committee was hearing testimony from two lifelong Republicans who voted for Donald Trump and who had worked devotedly in his administration, and were explaining why the former president had shattered their faith in him, forcing them to resign their White House posts, Fox’s prime-time talking heads of Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham were not only avoiding this critical public service, but in Hannity’s case at least, portraying it as a sham investigation.
MAGAites may feel comfortable falling back on their oft-baseless views that all Democrats lie and that any negative thing “the media” reports about Spanky Bonespurs is merely fake news. The people who were exposing Trump in these hearings, however, as a lying fraud who put our constitutional democracy at great peril on Jan. 6, 2021, were his own White House staff, congressional Republicans and even three family members. The very people who had helped sustain his presidency through thick and thin during his four years were now being accused of “so many lies and misrepresentations” on Trump’s own flatulent social media network, Truth Social.
But as bad as the attempt by the Carlson/Hannity/Ingraham trio was to dismiss these congressional hearings, it was the Rupert Murdoch News empire that had abandoned any genuine connection with objective journalism years ago, that is perhaps guilty of collaborating with a wannabe dictator and should be viewed not only as a traitor to journalistic core principles but a traitor, not unlike Trump himself, to this nation.
Words have consequences, and those willing to share them, despite their absence of reality-based evidence, are complicit in any claims that evoke violence. Equally damaging is when a large platform like the Fox Network chooses to avoid reporting on sworn testimony given under penalty of perjury if they lie, denying their viewing public an opportunity to draw their own conclusions on the veracity of what the Jan. 6 committee is presenting to all Americans.
Fox’s deliberate choice to not air the full slate of the commission’s hearings sends a misinformed signal to its very large viewer share that what transpired on Jan. 6, 2021, is the “sham” Hannity called it and propped up Trump’s own duplicitous view of it as a witch hunt.
Their actions are so transparently dishonest and disingenuous because had the same behavior been played out by any Democratic president and their coterie of devoted loyalists, there would’ve been uninterrupted reporting 24/7 and hair-on-fire vilifying by the likes of Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham, along with all the other Fox doe-eyed pretenders who saddled up to Trump over these last four to five years.
American activist and educator Bill Dixon once stated that “while everyone has a right to his or her opinion, the people who are informed have more of a right.” Fox chose to deny its viewers that right because it suited its perception of who mattered most — the megalomaniac who Fox wanted to help keep in power because it no doubt aligned with its financial and political interests. | https://dentonrc.com/opinion/columnists/fox-s-dereliction-of-duty/article_83407f98-f31b-581a-8739-3b66a2ef3381.html | 2022-07-25T06:23:26Z | https://dentonrc.com/opinion/columnists/fox-s-dereliction-of-duty/article_83407f98-f31b-581a-8739-3b66a2ef3381.html | true |
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — They all had stories about how the distance runner known as “Pre" gave them motivation. How they considered it an honor to race in his backyard, in his signature event, at one of the biggest track meets in the world.
The presence of the late Steve Prefontaine looms large around these parts. This is the house that Pre built (even if Hayward Field has been renovated and resurfaced). The 5,000 meters was Pre's race.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway ran the final at world championships Sunday in a way Pre might have done it himself — racing not only to win, but to dictate the way the race would be run.
“I couldn’t think of a better place to win than here,” Ingebrigtsen said after he won in 13 minutes, 9.24 seconds.
Everywhere in Eugene, there are reminders of Prefontaine, who died in a car accident in 1975 at 24. There’s Pre’s Trail, a bark-covered loop that meanders aside the Willamette River, where runners of every ability flock. There’s Pre’s Rock, the marker on the side of the road where he died that has become a pilgrimage for runners. Fans have been wearing shirts with Pre's image — including ones featuring his distinctive bushy mustache — all week.
There are movies about his life. Most notably, “Prefontaine,” starring Jared Leto as Pre, and “Without Limits," featuring Billy Crudup, that came out about the same time.
Sam Parsons didn’t medal in the 5,000. The runner from Delaware who represents Germany finished last in the final. But he still felt like a rock star for one reason — racing in the place Pre made famous.
“I wish he could have been here watching,” said Parsons, who can quote the Prefontaine movie “Without Limits” line by line. “I wish I could have shook his hand and taken a picture with him. I hope he’d be proud of me.”
Growing up, Parsons had posters on his wall of Prefontaine. His favorite was the one of just Pre's eyes that read: “Where are all the rock star runners?”
Parsons decided to be one.
“I was a 5-foot-nothing kid from middle-of-nowhere Delaware and out of place. But Pre made this sport cool for me,” Parsons said. “It made me want to pursue it. ... He made it so you can talk to girls and have swagger — be the guy on campus.”
American Grant Fisher would watch Prefontaine movies before cross country meets on a portable DVD player.
Just for extra inspiration.
“He started the running craze and running boom back in his day,” said Fisher, who finished sixth. “It’s just cool to be running the same event as him. He laid the groundwork for this.”
Prefontaine starred at the University of Oregon, where he won numerous NCAA titles. He finished in fourth-place at the 1972 Olympics in the 5,000. He set American records from 2,000 meters all the way to 10,000.
His coach, Bill Bowerman, would become one of the founders of a shoe company called Nike. The swoosh is ever-present in Eugene and a big reason that an event as big as the world championships would make it to a college town like this.
“Pre is someone that I hope lives through me,” Parsons said. “I hope I can continue his legacy.”
Ingebrigtsen certainly competed like him — with an intensity.
Angered over taking silver in the 1,500 meters a few days earlier, Ingebrigtsen wasn’t about to give anyone a chance in the 5,000. About halfway through the race, which was run in 90-degree heat, he took a gamble by veering out of traffic for a moment to take advantage of a water station set up in the middle of the track. Not everyone would make that move. Someone with confidence would. Soon after Ingebrigtsen hydrated, he plotted his move. When he took off, no one could catch him.
“Today was not a tactical race. I just won it because I was the better runner,” Ingebrigtsen said.
Pre couldn't have said it better. At least, that’s what all the Norwegian greats have told Ingebrigtsen. He’s heard the stories and seen some of Prefontaine's races.
“I know that there were a lot of running legends in the stands cheering for me,” Ingebrigtsen said. “I’m very proud of doing that here. I’m very honored.”
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A boat carrying Haitian migrants bound for the United States capsized off the coast of the Bahamas early Sunday, leaving at least 17 people dead, the Bahamian prime minister said.
One male and 16 females, including a toddler, were among the dead, said Aubynette Rolle, managing director of the Bahamas’ Public Hospitals Authority.
Three of the rescued, two women and one man, were hospitalized with “injuries and ailments as a result of near-drowning incidents,” said Ryan Pinder, the attorney general and acting health minister.
Two of those rescued were Bahamian men suspected of aiding in or running the operation, said Clayton Fernander, the police commissioner. Aside from those two men, who were in custody, the others were thought to all be Haitian migrants, officials said.
One woman was pulled from the capsized boat after officers heard knocking from the hull. She was kept alive by a small air pocket, Fernander said, rescued after daybreak as teams struggled overnight to identify the boat’s ocean-blue hull.
More people are presumed to be missing, Davis said, and the boat was thought to have been carrying as many as 60 people when it departed from a dock off West Bay Street, which runs along the northwest side of the capital, Nassau, on the island of New Providence.
The boat’s occupants were thought to be “irregular Haitian migrants,” part of a “suspected human-smuggling operation,” Davis said, adding that it was bound for Miami. U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The 30-foot twin-engine speedboat was found about seven miles off the island’s coast, officials said. Nassau is about 185 miles from Miami.
It is believed that the boat “capsized in rough seas,” Davis said. “Formidable weather conditions out there” were hampering rescue efforts, said Capt. Shonedel Pinder, deputy commander of the Bahamian defense force.
The U.S. Coast Guard was surveying a wide expanse around the site in hopes of finding occupants of the boat who may have drifted away, officials said.
Twenty of the people rescued were in immigration detention, Shonedel Pinder said. Some of the survivors told investigators that they paid between $3,000 and $8,000 for the journey, he said.
The Haitian embassies in Washington and the Bahamas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Davis said his administration has “continuously warned against these treacherous voyages.”
He added: “I understand the situations that many of these migrants face, that have encouraged them to take such great risk. We, however, appeal to those considering making such a voyage not to do so.”
The capsizing is the latest tragedy involving migrants seeking to make a life for themselves in the United States. Last month, the bodies of 46 migrants were found in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, the deadliest incident of its kind in the nation’s history.
The United States apprehended 356 Haitian migrants in March after a boat carrying them ran aground off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. Emergency workers rescued 158 people from the water before immigration officials apprehended another 198 who had stayed aboard the vessel. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/25/miami-boat-capsizes-bahamas-haiti-migrant/ | 2022-07-25T06:25:40Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/07/25/miami-boat-capsizes-bahamas-haiti-migrant/ | true |
Storm Prediction Ctr, Norman, OK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 25, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 500
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
203 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2022
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 500 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
NY
. NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CAYUGA
CHAUTAUQUA CLINTON ERIE
ESSEX FRANKLIN GENESEE
HAMILTON HERKIMER JEFFERSON
LEWIS LIVINGSTON MADISON
MONROE NIAGARA ONEIDA
ONONDAGA ONTARIO ORLEANS
OSWEGO ST. LAWRENCE SENECA
WAYNE WYOMING YATES
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES...
At 206 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Allegany, or
near Olean, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Olean, Wellsville, Allegany State Park, Alfred, Allegany, Cuba, St.
Bonaventure, Whitesville, Weston Mills and Hinsdale.
This includes Interstate 86 between exits 23 and 30.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Nobody wants to stay in hospital any longer than they need to. So what happens when at the end of your medical care you are unable to be discharged?
What is ‘bed blocking’?
This is a situation known officially as a “delayed discharge” and better known as “bed blocking”.
Officially this happens when a patient who is “clinically ready for discharge” is unable to be released as the “necessary care, support or accommodation” is not easily available and/or the funding (for example to pay for a placement in a care home) is not available.
A prolonged stay in hospital can increase the risk of hospital-acquired infections in older patients and cause shortages in the available number of beds, affecting patient care and flow.
It also costs the NHS money to keep clinically fit patients in hospital care.
Public Health Scotland calls timely release from hospital an “important indicator of quality” as it shows that the care the patient has received has been “person-centred, effective, integrated and harm-free”.
Delayed discharge can cause harm to NHS patients
Lengthy unnecessary hospital stays involving prolonged bed rest have also been shown to put the patient at increased risk of muscle wastage, pressure sores, and loss of independence.
We’ve collated the following collection of charts that show the current ‘bed blocking’ situation across Scotland’s health boards.
For added context to the delayed discharge data we’ve also included data that shows hospital occupancy.
The data is from NHS Scotland open data and we will update the charts when new data is available.
What is the target for NHS delayed discharges?
The government have no set targets for either the number of delayed discharges or for the level of staffed beds that should be available at any given time.
‘Bed blocking’
Due to the increasing complexity of their care needs, older people tend to be more likely to suffer a delayed hospital discharge.
The chart below shows the breakdown of delayed beds by age group.
There are many reasons provided for discharges being delayed in the official statistics:
- Health and social care reasons – this could be something like the patient is awaiting a placement in a care home, or is being allocated a home care provision that needs to be set up
- Patient and family reasons – this is commonly used where patients require changes to their home prior to being discharged. For example for wheelchair accessibility or railings to be put in place.
- Code nine – this code is used in the most complex of cases. This category was introduced in 2006 and can include situations where the patient requires a bed in a specialist facility, where no specialist facilities exist within the area, or where the patient is undergoing an Adults with Incapacity assessment which involves a legal process which can take time.
The chart below shows the number of delayed discharges broken down by the reason provided by the health board.
Hospital occupancy
Hospitals must balance the number of available staffed beds against anticipated demand in order to provide a safe, efficient and effective service.
The charts below give information on bed occupancy for acute hospital care.
This includes medical and surgical specialty groups such as consultation with specialist clinicians; emergency treatment; routine, complex and life-saving surgery; specialist diagnostic procedures; close observation; and short-term care of patients.
Public Health Scotland states that “evolving models of healthcare provision aim to reduce the frequency and duration of hospital admissions and improve the integration of health and social care services” which involves a reduction in the total number of beds in the long term.
The chart below shows the data on total available staffed beds and occupancy of beds for acute care across Scottish hospitals.
Use the dropdown to select the area you are interested in.
Data is also available showing beds occupancy broken by specialty type, which are shown in the chart below.
Public Health Scotland said that, while there are no national targets for bed occupancy, local health boards might have internal performance targets.
Typically in most areas of Scotland beds for medical specialties have been more full than those for surgery.
However, this is not the case for all health boards.
Use the dropdown to view different areas.
If you have been impacted by long waiting times and wish to share your story, please fill in the form below.
More health data
This article is part of a series that aims to make data about waiting times and pressures on the NHS more accessible and easy to understand.
You can view the rest of the series below.
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The World Championships finished in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday with Great Britain winning seven medals.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the stories after the championships in America.
Hudson-Smith’s bravery
No-one expected Matt Hudson-Smith to reveal his suicide attempt as he spoke just minutes after being presented with his 400m bronze medal.
The 27-year-old has endured a three-year injury nightmare where he racked up medical bills and lost sponsors and he showed courage to talk about his problems.
His medal on Friday night at Hayward Field proves he can compete at the top and he is in a much better place on and off the track.
Wightman’s wonder
Jake Wightman’s shock 1500m gold was one of the biggest feel-good stories of the championships.
The 28-year-old was not expected to topple Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen but outkicked him at 200m to win in style.
That he did it in front of coach and dad Geoff – who was commentating inside Hayward Field – and mum Susan captured the world’s imagination.
Swift Shericka
Shericka Jackson is the fastest woman in the world over 200m after winning gold in Eugene.
Her time of 21.45 seconds is only bettered by Florence Griffiths-Joyner’s 21.34 seconds from 1988, the legality of which has been questioned by many.
Both of her long-standing records are under threat with Griffith-Joyner having run the 100m in 10.49 seconds in 1988.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce came second behind Jackson in the 200m after winning the 100m – her fifth world title in the distance – in a championship record of 10.67 seconds.
McLaughlin’s magic
There was no doubt Sydney McLaughlin was a superstar before the championships but the 22-year-old cemented her legacy in Oregon.
She shattered her own world record to lower the 400m hurdle mark to 50.68 seconds – the fourth time she has broken the record in 13 months – to win gold.
Afterwards she insisted she could go even faster, despite having obliterated the field on Friday in Eugene.
Hodgkinson hope
Keely Hodgkinson can be the golden girl of athletics in Britain even after missing out on 800m glory.
She may have taken silver, beaten by the USA’s Athing Mu who also pipped her to Olympic gold in Tokyo last year, but her star continues to rise.
With Dina Asher-Smith an injury doubt for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Hodgkinson can emerge from a summer – which also includes the European Championships – as the face of British athletics. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3526195/highlights-from-the-world-championships-in-eugene/ | 2022-07-25T06:31:45Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3526195/highlights-from-the-world-championships-in-eugene/ | false |
The 2022-23 Sky Bet Championship season kicks off earlier than usual this week due to the World Cup finals in Qatar, which start in November.
Huddersfield take on relegated Burnley at the John Smith’s Stadium on Friday night in the new campaign’s opening fixture.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at each club’s chances.
Birmingham
New boss John Eustace is Blues’ ninth manager since 2016 and attempts to stabilise the perennial strugglers are still being undermined by ongoing speculation over the future ownership of the club. Squad investment has been nominal, while incomplete major repair works at St Andrew’s remain a bugbear with fans.
Prediction: Relegation
Blackburn
Blackburn flirted with the play-offs last season but are a club in transition after appointing Jon Dahl Tomasson as head coach and Gregg Broughton as director of football. The departures of skipper Darragh Lenihan and on-loan players have left a big hole and others could follow. Recruitment remains key to Rovers’ chances.
Prediction: Mid-table
Blackpool
The Seasiders defied the odds to steer clear of relegation trouble last season after promotion, but could find it tougher second time round. New manager Michael Appleton, back for his second spell in charge following Neil Critchley’s departure, has been forced to be patient in the transfer market in his bid to strengthen.
Prediction: Survival after relegation battle
Bristol City
Season-ticket sales of more than 13,000 in early July are testament to a growing sense of optimism at Ashton Gate. The Robins finished 17th last season, but fans are hoping boss Nigel Pearson laid the foundations for success in his first full campaign in charge. Jason Euell’s arrival as first-team coach has strengthened his hand.
Prediction: Mid-table
Burnley
Burnley’s six-year Premier League stay ended in May and a new era must unfold at Turf Moor. Vincent Kompany embarks on his first season as a manager in English football and it remains to be seen how the club respond after a player exodus and a raft of new signings were brought in by the former Belgium and Manchester City defender.
Prediction: Play-offs
Cardiff
Bluebirds owner Vincent Tan has entrusted manager Steve Morison with another season at the helm after he steered them clear of a relegation fight, but the pressure is on after a summer of heavy recruitment. A play-off challenge is expected, but that will depend on how quickly Morison’s new-look squad can gel.
Prediction: Mid-table
Coventry
Coventry have maintained year-on-year progress under boss Mark Robins after two promotions and last season’s 12th-placed finish. The Sky Blues harboured play-off hopes in mid-April and will be aiming to mount another challenge, but Robins’ task will only get harder unless he can strengthen while retaining his best players.
Prediction: Play-off challengers
Huddersfield
One of last season’s biggest surprises after finishing third and falling short in the play-off final, Huddersfield have had to regroup following head coach Carlos Corberan’s shock resignation. Replacement Danny Schofield faces a huge challenge to keep them moving forward, but the Terriers appear to have recruited well again.
Prediction: Play-off challengers
Hull
Having survived their first season back in the second tier, Hull have reinvested the £17.1million received from Brentford for England Under-21s striker Keane Lewis-Potter in some eye-catching new recruits. Turkish owner Acun Illcali has Premier League aspirations and will hope head coach Shota Arveladze can mount a play-off challenge.
Prediction: Mid-table
Luton
Luton boss Nathan Jones was named Sky Bet Championship manager of the year last season for guiding his side into the play-offs. The Hatters have laid the blueprint for smaller clubs and after more shrewd business in the summer transfer market, Jones will be striving to keep pushing the bar.
Prediction: Mid-table
Middlesbrough
Boro have a serial promotion winner at the helm in Chris Wilder and missed out on a play-off place on the final day last season after he had arrived in November. The former Sheffield United boss, hellbent on a top-flight return, has the club’s full support and subject to more new signings, Boro can challenge for promotion.
Prediction: Play-offs
Millwall
Gary Rowett signed a new contract this month after last season’s play-off hopes ended on the final day. He has led Millwall to eighth, 11th and ninth-placed finishes and with some new additions, including on-loan Leeds defenders Charlie Cresswell and Jamie Shackleton, the Lions hope to nail a top-six finish.
Prediction: Play-off challengers
Norwich
Norwich were relegated from the Premier League for the second time in three seasons but the odds are still stacked in their favour for another instant return. Parachute payments have helped Dean Smith retain one of the strongest squads in the Championship and add the likes of Brazilian Gabriel Sara and Isaac Hayden.
Prediction: Automatic promotion
Preston
Ryan Lowe steered Preston clear of relegation danger after replacing Frankie McAvoy in December, but he is in the process of rebuilding after releasing 13 players in May. Former Liverpool midfielder Ben Woodburn and Robbie Brady have joined as free agents, but the Lilywhites could struggle in an increasingly competitive division.
Prediction: Survival after relegation battlers
QPR
QPR chairman Amit Bhatia heralded Michael Beale as a “spectacular coach” when appointing him as Mark Warburton’s replacement in June. Beale worked as first-team coach under Steven Gerrard at Rangers and Aston Villa, but after choosing to go it alone only time will tell if he can justify the excitement from within Loftus Road.
Prediction: Mid-table
Reading
Paul Ince, named permanent boss after steering Reading clear of the bottom three, must defy the bookmakers’ odds if he is to do so again. Shane Long has returned to the club and Newcastle’s Jeff Hendrick has joined on loan, but the Royals lost their way under Ince’s predecessor Veljko Paunovic and are among the favourites for the drop.
Prediction: Survival after relegation battle
Rotherham
Paul Warne sealed his third promotion in five and a half years as Rotherham boss in April. The Millers bounced straight back to the Championship after relegation for a second time, but Warne has met with frustration in the summer transfer market and faces another huge task to keep them punching above their weight.
Prediction: Relegation
Sheffield United
The Blades’ bid for an immediate top-flight return last season ended in play-off semi-final disappointment, but they will be challenging again under Paul Heckingbottom. More signings are expected after the arrivals of Anel Ahmedhodzic, Ciaran Clark and England Under-21 midfielder Tommy Doyle, on loan from Manchester City.
Prediction: Play-offs
Stoke
Stoke have had a major reshuffle this summer. Joe Allen, Tom Ince and Alfie Doughty were among a long list of departures, but the Potters have recruited wisely and Dwight Gayle’s arrival from Newcastle could add a cutting edge as they aim to improve on four consecutive mid-table finishes since top-flight relegation in 2018.
Prediction: Mid-table
Sunderland
Sunderland’s progress under Alex Neil has been impressive and the signings of Jack Clarke and Patrick Roberts, influential in getting them out of League One, appear good business. But there has been little other transfer activity and a mid-table finish may be more realistic for fans dreaming of back-to-back promotions.
Prediction: Mid-table
Swansea
Russell Martin’s first season in charge ended in a disappointing 15th-placed finish after Swansea were beaten play-off finalists in the previous campaign, but they are geared for another promotion push. After leaving Stoke, Allen has returned to the Liberty Stadium as one of several summer recruits with the aim of ending the Swans’ five-year Premier League exile.
Prediction: Play-offs
Watford
Watford moved swiftly to install Rob Edwards as manager in May following their second Premier League relegation in three seasons. Much depends on how the Hornets react to the likely departures of Ismaila Sarr and Emmanuel Dennis, but Edwards, who guided Forest Green to the League Two title, is aiming for back-to-back promotions.
Prediction: Automatic promotion
West Brom
Last season was one for West Brom to forget but Steve Bruce, appointed in February, has added John Swift, Jed Wallace and Okay Yokuslu to his squad while Daryl Dike’s return to fitness will be a major boost. With more new signings expected, the Baggies boss will target his fifth Premier League promotion as manager.
Prediction: Play-offs
Wigan
The Latics’ return to the second tier, two years after a points deduction for going into administration had led to relegation, has been followed by reports of more cash-flow problems, which the current owners have denied. But no new signings had arrived by late July and another survival battle beckons.
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FORNEBU, Norway, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akastor ASA's (OSE: AKAST) 50% owned affiliate AKOFS Offshore AS (AKOFS Offshore) has now signed a firm contract for its vessel "Aker Wayfarer" that will continue to perform services as a subsea equipment support vessel (SESV) for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) as client in Brazil. The duration of the contract is 1,415 days, or almost 4 years, and the services will commence in first half of 2023. AKOFS Offshore will be performing the "Aker Wayfarer" operations jointly with its partners Bravante for marine services and Oceaneering for ROV services.
Total contract value is about USD 282 million, of which about USD 198 million will be revenue allocated to AKOFS Offshore and included in the company's backlog.
AKOFS Offshore, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, is a global provider of vessel based subsea well intervention and installation services to the oil and gas industry. In addition to the vessel "Aker Wayfarer", it also operates the vessels "AKOFS Santos" and "AKOFS Seafarer". The Company is owned by Akastor AS (50%), Mitsui & Co., Ltd (25%) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (25%).
For further information, please contact:
Øyvind Paaske
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This press release may include forward-looking information or statements and is subject to our disclaimer; see https://akastor.com.
Akastor is a Norway-based oil-services investment company with a portfolio of industrial holdings and other investments. The company has a flexible mandate for active ownership and long-term value creation.
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Explained | Why are Indian sports bodies under scandal and scrutiny?
July 24, 2022 23:00 ISTWhat are the various controversies in the football and hockey organisations of India? Why are international bodies unhappy with their functioning?
The story so far: The sports administration in India was in the headlines frequently these past few weeks all for the wrong reasons. Both the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) face potential ban/suspension if elections to the executive body are not done immediately. Hockey India has also come under scrutiny by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the delay in conducting elections.
What happened?
A seven-member delegation of the world football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation had come to the country last month for a meeting with the Committee of Administrators (CoA). The CoA was entrusted with the running of football by the Supreme Court after the executive committee of the AIFF was dissolved for violating the Central government’s sports code. It was mandated that by July 31, the amendments to the AIFF’s new constitution have to be made and the elections for the national football body completed by September 15. If not, India would face a FIFA ban.
The IOA is also being warned of a possible suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOA elections, scheduled to have been held last December, have not been conducted yet. The recent letter from the IOC to the executive council members of the IOA expressed concerns about the multiple legal proceedings that caused delays and created unnecessary complications.
The FIH wrote to the CoA, which is currently administrating hockey in the country as the Delhi High Court found Hockey India’s executive board in violation of the National Sports Code. The letter from the FIH stresses on the need to have elections based on the rules laid down by the Indian government. It also raised concerns about Hockey India getting its act together before the 2023 World Cup, which India is scheduled to host in January.
What is the Sports Code?
The Sports Code, or National Sports Development Code of India to be precise, was introduced in 2011 by the Central government, which wanted good governance practices in the management of sports at the national level without interfering in the autonomy of the national sports bodies. It was widely accepted that such a sports code was needed as it was felt that most of the sports federations had become personal fiefdoms of certain individuals — many of them politicians — as they continued to remain in power for long periods. The National Spots Code laid down restrictions regarding age and tenure.
What happens when a sports body is found to be in violation of the Sports Code?
The respective federations can be put under a CoA. That is what happened with the football and hockey associations. Last May, the Supreme Court had appointed a three-member CoA led by former Supreme Court judge A.R. Dave to run the AIFF, whose president Praful Patel had to resign. The Sports Ministry in an affidavit had said that Mr. Patel continuing in his post would be in violation of the Sports Code as he had been the president for more than 12 years.
In a similar fashion, the Delhi High Court observed that the Sports Code was violated by Hockey India and a CoA was formed to run the game’s administration in India.
Why was Narinder Batra, a veteran Indian sports administrator, in the news recently?
On July 18, Mr. Batra resigned from the IOC, IOA and FIH. He was the president of FIH and the IOA and a member of the IOC. He cited personal reasons for his resignation, which came a couple of weeks after the Delhi High Court refused to stay the order that had barred him from officiating as the IOA president. The court had earlier ruled his appointment as a life member of Hockey India as illegal. Mr. Batra has been one of India’s most influential sports administrators in recent times, but things aren’t going well for him now. On the day of his multiple resignations, the CBI registered a case against him for alleged misappropriation of Hockey India’s funds (₹35 lakh).
What have been the previous instances where a CoA was formed for administering sports bodies?
In February, the Delhi High court appointed Gita Mittal as the chairperson of the CoA to run the Table Tennis Federation of India, which was suspended following an inquiry into the match-fixing allegations raised by one of India’s leading players, Manika Batra. She had alleged that national coach Soumyadeep Roy had asked her to throw her match to Sutirtha Mukherjee so that the latter could qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
In 2017, the Supreme Court had appointed a CoA to implement the reforms in the administration of cricket in the country suggested by the Justice R.M. Lodha committee. The CoA consisted of Vinod Rai, Ramachandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and Diana Edulji. However, Mr. Guha resigned the committee a few months later. The Lodha committee had been appointed in 2015 following the report submitted by the Justice Mukul Mudgal Committee that investigated the IPL spot-fixing scandal in 2013. The CoA’s tenure came to an end in 2019 with former India captain Sourav Ganguly being elected as the BCCI president and Jay Shah as its secretary.
- All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) face potential ban/suspension if elections to the executive body are not done immediately. Hockey India has also come under scrutiny by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for the delay in conducting elections.
- The Sports Code, or National Sports Development Code of India to be precise, was introduced in 2011 by the Central government, which wanted good governance practices in the management of sports at the national level without interfering in the autonomy of the national sports bodies.
- In case of a violation of the Sports Code, the respective federations can be put under a Committee of Administrators. That is what happened with the football and hockey associations. Last May, the Supreme Court had appointed a three-member CoA led by former Supreme Court judge A.R. Dave to run the AIFF, whose president Praful Patel had to resign | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/explained-why-are-indian-sports-bodies-under-scandal-and-scrutiny/article65678656.ece/amp/ | 2022-07-25T06:51:00Z | https://www.thehindu.com/sport/explained-why-are-indian-sports-bodies-under-scandal-and-scrutiny/article65678656.ece/amp/ | false |
Indonesia foot and mouth outbreak prompts NZ, Australia restrictions
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has warned of the dangers of foot and mouth disease on her country after an outbreak in Indonesia
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia could cost thousands of New Zealand jobs, as her nation and neighbouring Australia stepped up border biosecurity restrictions.
"While not a threat to humans, it would devastate our national herd. Essentially, all animals that are of cloven hoof are at risk," Ardern told reporters in Wellington.
Ardern warned that the disease, first detected in Indonesia in April, has the potential to threaten up to 100,000 jobs in New Zealand's agriculture sector.
Foot and mouth disease is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of livestock.
It can have a significant economic impact, especially on a country like New Zealand which exported around 17 million sheep and two million cattle in the eight months up until May 2022.
A foot-and-mouth outbreak has ripped through two Indonesian provinces, killing thousands of cows and infecting hundreds of thousands more.
Ardern said New Zealand has never had an outbreak -- and wants to keep it that way by tightening border restrictions.
"We want to make sure that we've got all our settings in place to protect ourselves from this emerging threat," she added.
There are currently no direct flights from Indonesia to New Zealand, but Ardern said it is important to stop it from entering the country, potentially via Australian tourists who had visited south-east Asia.
Travellers from Indonesia will not be allowed to bring meat products into New Zealand, baggage will be screened and there will be disinfectant mats at airports to clean footwear.
In Australia, parcels and baggage from China and Indonesia are now being checked and there are also foot mats at airports in response to the disease.
Canberra has so far rejected opposition calls to close the border to Indonesia completely, but further measures have not been ruled out.
Ardern said her government is working with Australian authorities to try to further reduce the risk.
New Zealand is set to fully open its borders at midnight on Sunday to all visitors.
New Zealand's Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor said "vigilance is absolutely crucial" as the disease could also affect up to 77 percent of the country's wildlife population, including wild deer, pigs and sheep.
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PETALING JAYA: Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh has urged the police to speed up investigations into the death of a man, hours before his release from seven days’ jail for a drink-driving offence.
He also urged the authorities to hand over the outstanding documents in relation to the case.
Speaking to Malaysiakini, Ramkarpal said the outstanding documents were crucial to determining the cause of the late Kim Shih Keat’s death on June 28.
“We urge authorities today to provide the outstanding documents - mainly, the post-mortem report and the chemist report - which are crucial in order to determine the cause of death, which is still unknown at this point of time,” the DAP lawmaker told the portal.
Ramkarpal added that an inquest may be called depending on the post-mortem results.
On June 28, Kim was allegedly rushed to the hospital hours before his release from Kluang prison at the end of a seven-day sentence for driving under the influence.
He was supposed to be released on June 28, died at 9.33am on the same day at the Enche’ Besar Halijah Khalsom Hospital in Kluang.
This was about two hours after he was found unconscious and taken to the hospital by the prison authorities.
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 25, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
228 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of south central
Franklin, southeastern St. Lawrence and southwestern Essex Counties
through 315 AM EDT...
At 227 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 15 miles northeast of Lowville to 12 miles
north of Big Moose to near Golden Beach Campground to Lewey Lake
Campground. Movement was east at 85 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Tupper Lake, Oswegatchie, Minerva, Newcomb, Piercefield, Horseshoe
Lake, Schroon Lake, Cranberry Lake, Star Lake, Pitcairn, Lower
Oswegatchie, Olmstedville, Aldrich, South Schroon, Conifer, Steep
Bay, Wanakena, Newton Falls and Vanderwhacker Mountain.
This includes Interstate 87 between mile markers 82 and 87.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for
northern New York.
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4397 7426 4412 7428 4405 7507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 252DEG 72KT 4396 7527 4399 7489 4382 7453 4364
7442
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Oneida
County through 315 AM EDT...
At 231 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Delta Lake, or 11 miles southwest of Boonville,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
Rome, Lee, Trenton, Camden, Boonville, Forestport, Steuben, Florence,
Ava and Remsen.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
central New York.
LAT...LON 4333 7508 4330 7515 4326 7516 4325 7515
4325 7513 4323 7507 4322 7508 4327 7587
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TIME...MOT...LOC 0631Z 270DEG 37KT 4339 7551
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A sea of mud, a nightmare with no escape and a lack of 'basic human requirements': How it all went so wrong at Splendour in the Grass
- Splendour organisers have been slammed for putting on a shambolic festival
- Revellers forced to wait up to 18 hours to get inside, only to have to sleep in cars
- Campgrounds were left covered in mud with people banned from entering
- Revellers waited up to six hours to get a bus out of the festival on Saturday night
- Attendees took to TikTok to reveal they waited until 6am on Sunday for a bus
- Videos show crowds of people packed in the freezing cold waiting for buses
- They slammed festival organisers for not having more buses ready to take them
- Splendour issued a second grovelling apology after first was slammed by guests
The first Splendour in the Grass in three years was marred by disastrous weather, poor planning, extensive cancellations and allegations of incompetence from patrons.
As many as 50,000 revellers attended the beloved Byron Bay festival over the weekend - despite torrential rain turning the lush parklands into a mudpit.
Friday's opening day was canned after heavy rainfall saw organisers close the campgrounds due to large parts being submerged.
Partygoers were left waiting up to 18 hours, with some sleeping in their cars - only to be turned around.
Day two went ahead, but management didn't seem ready for the amount of people departing en masse following the final act.
Guests were forced to wait as late as 6am for a bus, with people claiming they had seen people becrushed and fall unwell with little to no support from staff.
A series of grovelling apologies from organisers have been met with anger and disgust from those in attendance who claim they put on a calamitous festival despite three years of planning.
'It's survival of the fittest,' a patron told Daily Mail Australia.
The first Splendour in the Grass in three years has been marred by disastrous weather, comical planning, extensive cancellations and allegations of miscare from patrons
As many as 50,000 revellers attended the beloved Byron Bay festival over the weekend - despite torrential rain turning the lush parklands into a mudpit
Campgrounds
Heavy rain through the preceding week saw the usually green parklands instead coloured a muddy brown.
The keenest of attendees had already started setting up camp from Wednesday, with the majority piling in from midday on Thursday ready for the opening day.
As the rain continued to fall, the line of cars began to extend into the kilometres as security checks took longer and longer.
Late on Thursday night, guards made the decision not to let anyone else in and walked off the job, leaving volunteers reeling as they attempted to explain the situation to people who had been waiting as long as 18 hours.
Young patrons were begging for help after running low on petrol and supplies, but claim they were told to either give up their place in line or 'call the NRMA'.
Splendour officials instead diverted the thousands still waiting to use its spillover area for camping instead of the onsite grounds - at least 10 minutes down the road.
Plenty were without accomodation, forced to sleep in their cars while they waited for morning before they could set up their tents.
Volunteers, who work for a free ticket, were stationed through the night only for many to be rostered on to start their next shift within a matter of hours.
Revellers face an almighty task packing up and leaving the campgrounds with many vehicles already bogged in mud
Many guests have no choice but to suffer through the conditions after having already set up their campsites
People resorted to sleeping in their cars not wanting to lose their place in line - before organisers closed the grounds
One festival-goer named Steph told Daily Mail Australia she and her friends had driven from the Gold Coast on Thursday only to sit in the queue heading into Splendour for 11 hours.
After waiting for three-and-a-half hours her car only made it to the front gate, but there was still no sign of getting in.
'We asked another staff member what we should do and she said ''I don't know'' and that she was meant to finish hours ago but no one has told her anything,' Steph said.
'She was so cold and wet, she was clutching a hot water bottle and the volunteers and staff haven't been offered any food. We offered one of the volunteers Pringle's and honestly he was so happy.'
Wandering up to the front of the queue, which was only 1.5km away, Steph said many had already chosen to spend the night sleeping in their cars.
A marquee was set up in the campgrounds for those who'd had their gear soaked.
'I went over and this one girl was so drenched, she was shivering and clutching her things. Turns out her campsite got completely flooded and so the volunteers put her in this marquee with other flood-affected people so it was like a little flood evacuation centre,' Steph told Daily Mail Australia.
'She said they just told her to wait until 9am, keeping in mind it was nearly 2am, because that's the first shuttle that will take her back to her car.
'Another girl had no shoes on because all her stuff got flooded and she was told she can't get back to her car because it's bogged. So she's just so wet, lying in a soaked tent.'
Even the volunteers were looking to abandon the festival.
'I asked this volunteer how we get out and she said ''you're making the right decision, I wish I could come with you but we have all decided to stay and help where we can'',' Steph said.
Those forced to abandon their bogged cars in the campgrounds will now face the difficult task of freeing them on Monday as the last of the campers exit the parklands.
The onsite campground has been closed to any new arrivals
The flooding is so bad in some areas of the campgrounds water is rising up attendees' legs
Transport
The decision to close the major campground caused a chain reaction which set Splendour spiralling out of the control of organisers.
The rain eased on Saturday but took another turn for the worse about 11pm as thousands of attendees tried to get back to their accommodation for the night - either in town or at the back-up campsite.
Frustrated patrons took to social media to complain after they waited as long as six hours for a bus to pick them up, with some still stranded on the grounds at 6am.
Initially Splendour organisers had blamed the problems on its Tweed routes and said 90 per cent of its patrons had left the site by 3:30am - the same as it was in 2019.
Attendees said they were lacking responsibility over a perceived lack of logistical planning after thousands were forced to move to offsite campgrounds.
The latest apology fell upon deaf ears, with people saying the improvements were nothing but a 'basic human requirement'.
According to attendees, workers at the festival didn't provide water or warmth for the shivering crowds.
'Don't let them fool you, we had to beg for water. There was no communication from anyone as we stood there for hours. They said they would bring blankets and never did,' a frustrated reveller wrote.
'There's people here without shoes, jackets, food and the amount of buses in comparison to people is ridiculous.'
Frustrated patrons took to social media to complain after they waited as long as six hours for a bus to pick them up, with some still stranded on the grounds at 6am
Revellers said they were forced to wait till 6am for a bus to get out of Splendour
Other festivalgoers slammed the organisers' poor planning, complaining they were still waiting for a bus by the time the sun was rising.
'Not to mention it's a PREBOOKED bus ticket … like they knew how many people needed to go home,' one woman in the group wrote.
'Update: just got home. It's 6am. The sun is UP.'
One woman said organisers should rethink their decision to go from a 40,000 capacity to 50,000 as there weren't enough resources for that many attendees.
'I understand there are so many factors playing a part in things going wrong but previously when it was capped at 40,000 waiting time to get home was never that long, two hours max,' she wrote.
Other ticket-holders said they would boycott the festival on Sunday to avoid waiting in six-hour lines to get home again.
In a statement on Sunday morning, organisers said everyone was off the premises by 3:30am, with people heaping further criticism after the response.
Scrambling to repair its image, management sent out another apology on Sunday evening, saying they brought in 'toilets and water' as 'extra measures'.
'We know last night's journey home was sh*tty for some of you. It usually takes some time to get everyone out of the venue, we're so sorry you had that experience at Splendour,' the statement said on Sunday.
'While it doesn't excuse the delay, the fact is some of the buses we ordered didn't show up and that had a significant impact.
'We've been on the phones all day to pull in as many additional transport options as we can. There will likely be wait times again tonight, but we will have extra measures in place to support you including toilets and water.
'We are doing our best to get you all home safe and as quickly as possible.'
The latest apology fell upon deaf ears, with people saying the improvements were nothing but a 'basic human requirement'.
'To say sh*tty for some of you, it's usual, blame the bus company, then make out how amazing you are being on the phone all day is NOT owning your stuff Splendour!!! Such a lack of compassion for the people who are paying you who you literally left out in the mud, hungry and cold all night,' an attendee responded to the latest apology.
''Toilets and water' arent an extra measure ... pretty sure everyone was aware it was a basic human requirement. take a bow splendour!' a woman replied.
Scrambling to repair its image, management sent out another apology on Sunday evening, saying they brought in 'toilets and water' as 'extra measures'
Facilities
Splendour organisers fought to increase its usual capacity of 40,000 up to 50,000 - largely to increase profits and bring back some of the money lost to the pandemic.
That meant there was a greater need to provide adequate services and facilities, particularly after thousands of campers were forced to abandon plans to spend the weekend in the parklands.
Instead, attendees said organisers betrayed their loyalty and perseverance with a total lack of 'basic human requirements' including toilets and water - particularly for those waiting up to six hours to get a bus out of the muddy festival.
The weather and state of the entry points into the festival meant supply chains were compromised - but there was little sympathy given the region had been lashed with severe storms for the past six months.
Tree stumps were used as makeshift islands for people to buy drinks, with flooding covering areas in front of stalls.
VIP sections, which were sold for as much as $210 on top of the regular ticket price, were oversold and as such saw queues extending hundreds of metres.
Festival-goers queuing for coffee on Day 2 at Splendour in the Grass stand on logs to escape flood water
Festival co-founder Jessica Ducrou told punters to 'bring your gumboots' with the grounds still submerged in thick mud and floodwaters on Saturday
An attendee told The Guardian the security guard told them to 'line up or f*ck off' when they said they paid for priority access.
Even more comically, the festival only alerted under 16s last month they had to be chaperoned by an adult or wouldn't be allowed entry after NSW Police and liquor licensing authorities reminded them laws had changed since the last festival.
Organisers claimed they had only been informed on June 16 and were 'very unhappy about these major changes being forced on the festival at such a late stage'.
The new NSW legislation, passed in November, 2019, saw supervision laws implemented for patrons under 18 at music festivals deemed 'at risk'.
The rule was implemented in response to a spate of drug overdoses at events, largely in Sydney.
According to attendees, workers at the festival didn't provide water or warmth for the shivering crowds.
'Don't let them fool you, we had to beg for water. There was no communication from anyone as we stood there for hours. They said they would bring blankets and never did,' a frustrated reveller wrote.
'There's people here without shoes, jackets, food and the amount of buses in comparison to people is ridiculous.'
Organisers were forced to cancel main-stage performances on the first day of the festival on Friday amid flooded campsites and delays accessing the site
Communication
Perhaps the biggest gripe attendees had with Splendour organisers was the lack of communication.
Despite the Northern Rivers region suffering repeated floods over the past six months, the heavy rainfall wasn't expected for what are typically dryer months and it threw the rulebook out the window for those in charge.
The empathy was extended only so far however, with people forced to wait up to 18 hours to enter the campgrounds before the festival even started - only to be told they wouldn't be allowed in.
Facing dwindling petrol, expiring food, a lack of water and no toilets - desperate patrons were forced to go outside, beg others for nourishment and sleep in their cars or risk losing their place in line.
Festval-goer Steph told Daily Mail Australia the lack of messaging from Splendour organisers made an already impossible situation even worse - and said it bordered on the dangerous.
'People were only hearing how bad it is through the Splendour in the Grass 2022 page set up by people attending the festival,' she said.
'No official communications other than (the event's) last story on Instagram and Facebook saying there's delays and that the show will go on ''rain, hail or shine''.
Festivalgoers were determined to not let the rain and muddy conditions ruin their fun on Friday
Rather than informing patrons themselves, Splendour organisers settled for a series of social media posts to announce major decisions or apologise for their lack of planning.
Officials responded to the bus debacle with a statement on Sunday morning, claiming everyone was off the premises by 3:30am - which drew further criticism when people alleged it wasn't true.
Scrambling to repair its image, management sent out another apology on Sunday evening, saying they brought in 'toilets and water' as 'extra measures'.
Splendour in the Grass revellers were forced to wait as late as 6am to get a bus out of the festival grounds on Sunday morning
Initially Splendour organisers had blamed the problems on its Tweed routes and said 90 per cent of its patrons had left the site by 3:30am - the same as it was in 2019.
Attendees said they were lacking responsibility over a perceived lack of logistical planning after thousands were forced to move to offsite campgrounds.
The latest apology fell upon deaf ears, with people saying the improvements were nothing but a 'basic human requirement'.
Initially Splendour organisers had blamed the problems on its Tweed routes and said 90 per cent of its patrons had left the site by 3:30am - the same as it was in 2019
'Dear Splendour on top of everything else, your PR, media and comms teams have produced an epic series of how-not-to-do-it announcements and messaging,' one attendee said.
A man claimed a bus driver said it was organisers who had significantly underestimated the amount of vehicles needed - particularly after the campgrounds were closed on Friday.
'Our bus driver roped in two other busses that had to follow him because they didn't know the bus route to tweed via the coast line. The bus drivers were absolute legends and after they dropped us off at 5am were on their way back after organisers were pleading to them over walkie talkies,' he said.
'Come on Splendour we deserve better than that and so do the bus drivers that were out there all night! More toilets and water isn't going to fix a thing, especially those that couldn't make it today because of getting home at a time when the rest of the state is waking up. What a slap in the face.'
Liam Gallagher was one of the final acts on Splendour's final night - with the former Oasis frontman rocking the remaining patrons from the festival's shambolic weekend
Those in attendance believe Splendour, once Australia's most beloved festival, has done irreparable damage to its reputation.
The shambolic approach to severe weather which had been consistent in the area throughout the previous months combined with a lack of willingness to take responsibility for disaster planning inflamed tensions between staff and patrons.
While music fans desperate to see their favourite artists still enjoyed those who weren't cancelled, many more said the first major mainstream festival since the pandemic ruined their ambition to attend future events.
'I've been to festivals all around the world but this was my first time at Splendour. We'd been planning it for years and it couldn't have been more of an anticlimax,' a reveller named Luke told Daily Mail Australia.
'The combination of the rudeness and at times unwillingness of staff with the mud and buses - it definitely was not worth it and I doubt I'd ever go again.
The farcical scenes were such that the local council said businesses were being impacted by the lack of logistical planning - with infamously staunch locals even swearing off the celebration.
Organisers face a tough task convincing people to return next year, with Splendour the latest to potentially face the axe from the Aussie music calendar. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11045077/Splendour-Grass-2022-went-wrong.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-25T07:00:05Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11045077/Splendour-Grass-2022-went-wrong.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Even Australia's biggest company admits they can't find staff - because workers didn't come back even after the nation's borders re-opened
- Shortage of migrant workers is causing flow-on effect for Australian companies
- BHP's chief financial officer said the miner was struggling to fill job vacancies
- The foreign workforce dried up during border closures but has still not returned
A massive worker shortage has left Australian employers - including the nation's biggest company - struggling to find staff.
The skilled migrant workforce dried up over two years of border closures but now, even with travel open again, they haven't returned, BHP's chief financial officer David Lamont told a Melbourne business leaders' forum.
'The biggest issue for us is actually not so much the cost of labour but the shortage of labour,' Mr Lamont said.
'We previously have been able to rely on immigration to assist here in Australia to offset some of the wage needs that we have, whether that's a cleaner at a worksite all the way through to our skilled staff that we need to operate the business.'
Mining giant BHP (pictured) said the company is struggling to find workers after the foreign workforce dried up and has not returned
Mining companies are offering huge salaries and signing bonuses to even new graduates as companies struggle to find workers to fill roles (file image)
'Shortage of skills is also the major issue for us, if you have a look not only directly in our own operations, but the communities that we operate within.'
Asked whether this is an issue facing Australia in particular, Mr Lamont said he'd 'like to know where 'everyone's run to' because the shortage appeared to be global.
'Travelling around the world recently ... any economy that I go to, everyone's struggling for labour ... people have re-thought how they want to work,' he said.
The Covid pandemic combined with Russia's invasion of Ukraine had contributed to a sense of uncertainty for the world economy, he told the Strategic Business Forum last week.
Mr Lamont said companies needed to plan 'for five, 10, 15, 20 years' ahead and that the worker shortage, plus the conundrum over whether migrant workers would return, and in what numbers, posed a major hurdle to most big businesses.
BHP chief financial officer David Lamont (pictured) told a forum in Melbourne last week that he'd 'like to know where all the workers have run to' after noticing the issue seems to be global
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said delays of up to 18 months for overseas workers to obtain visas was too long.
He noted in particular the NSW Department of Education's attempts to address teacher shortages in the state.
'They have accredited so many people around the world, but the advice I'm receiving is it will take 18 months for their visa applications to be processed by Home Affairs. That needs to be addressed, and it needs to be addressed quickly,' he said.
Deloitte's national immigration lead Fiona Webb said Australia had developed a less then great reputation as a destination for workers.
'The slow nature of our processing, coupled with the uncertainty about the path to getting permanent residence in Australia, means employers are losing good candidates to other markets,' she told The Australian.
'These candidates often have offers on the table from two or three countries.'
Work from home conditions over the last two years have contributed to a shift not only the way companies operate but how employees want to work (stock image)
Even WA, which shut itself off from the rest of the country for much of the last two years; content to rely on it's mining revenue, is feeling the pinch.
There are more jobs to be filled in WA than there are unemployed Western Australians.
Last week premier Mark McGowan launched the Skilled Migrant Employment Register which will allow foreign workers overseas or interstate to register their interest in moving to WA.
Employers will be able to search the register by skillset and make employment and visa sponsorship offers.
WA Premier Mark McGowan (pictured) has asked the Commonwealth government to increase migration caps to help offset the worker shortage
Mr McGowan called on the Commonwealth to increase migration caps after recently completing an overseas recruitment drive targeting doctors, nurses and tradies.
'I have asked the Federal Government to increase the overall cap on the permanent migration program to allow for an increased State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) for WA and for additional employer sponsored visas,' Mr McGowan said.
'I understand the previous Federal Government had set the planning figure for 2022-23 at 160,000 places.
'I believe there is an opportunity to revise this figure upwards to account for the significantly different economic conditions Western Australia and the country are facing.'
Mr McGowan did not nominate a new migration figure but the Business Council of Australia wants to raise the cap to 220,000 for the next two years. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11045103/BHP-chief-financial-officer-David-Lamont-says-Australias-biggest-company-staff.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-25T07:00:07Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11045103/BHP-chief-financial-officer-David-Lamont-says-Australias-biggest-company-staff.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. marshal and a suspect in a killing were shot Sunday as officers tried to arrest the man at a mobile home park in an Atlanta suburb, authorities said.
Both the officer and the suspect were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation sad in a statement.
The marshal was entering the home with other officers to arrest 19-year-old Antonio Murgado around 9:15 a.m. when Murgado fired at police, state agents said.
Officers fired back and Murgado was hit several times, investigators said.
Murgado was wanted in relation to a killing in Pike County.
The shooting happened at a mobile home park in Peachtree City, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Atlanta. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/us-marshal-injured-in-shooting-in-atlanta-suburb/ | 2022-07-25T07:00:11Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/us-marshal-injured-in-shooting-in-atlanta-suburb/ | true |
Which cheap home decor is best?
Shopping for cheap home decor items to make your house feel more like a home is a great way to make a space your own. Searching for the best deals on home decor takes time but it is well worth the low costs of design in the long run. The key factor when searching for cheap home decor is to make sure you do not compromise durability for the low cost. An item that is durable while also being cost effective will save you money over time.
When searching for the best cheap home decor, consider the item’s measurements in relation to your space, the material used to make the item and the color scheme of the space you are designing.
What to know before YOU BUY cheap home decor
Measurements
When searching for cheap home decor online, it is vital to take measurements of the space you are trying to fill to find the right-sized products for your home. People often consider length and height when measuring but forget to consider depth when hanging items on their walls.
This measurement is important because it ensures a cheap wall decoration does not hang too far over the wall. Also measure the doorways of your home to make sure the products you are bringing in will fit through the door.
Color
When searching for cheap home decor online, consider following a color scheme for the space you are decorating. A good color scheme consists of the same colors of different shades along with complementary colors. Looking at color swatches allow you to see the colors that work with one another and colors that are opposite on the spectrum. It may be difficult to see the true color of an item when viewing it online, but read the description for the name of the color and try to find it in a store to see if it will match your space. A color will end up reflecting the tone of the sun at whatever time of day it is and your light fixtures. For best color matching, turn the lights off and open the blind to see what the true color of an item is when you purchase it.
What to look for in A quality cheap home decor
Material
Opt for durable cheap home decor items. Regardless of the style of item you are using to fill your space, it should last you a long time and should survive some general wear and tear. A sturdy item will not be altered in the shipping and handling process and will remain intact long after its purchase. Just because an item is inexpensive does not mean it is made of cheap, breakable materials. Sacrificing cost for durability in the long run costs you more money. For example, if the item you purchased was made with non-sturdy material, you will have to buy another one shortly after purchasing it when it breaks; but if you purchase one durable item that lasts, only one will ever have to be purchased.
How much you can expect to spend on cheap home decor
Cheap home decor items are available in a variety of price ranges depending on the purpose of the product and the brand. Buyers will find cheap pieces with minimal design and durability for $10-$25. Products made with durable material and featuring a unique design cost $30-$50 dollars.
Tips for buying cheap home decor
- When purchasing cheap home decor, compare prices with other brands and online outlets to make sure you get the best possible deal.
- Read product descriptions carefully to ensure you are not being ripped off. Just because the item is cheap doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be made with durable material.
- Some cheaper items come with a hefty shipping cost. Before purchasing, check that the cost of shipping is cost effective.
Cheap home decor FAQ
How do you know if your home decor will fit in the room you have it planned for?
A. To know if your new cheap home decor items will fit in your space, measure the height, width and depth and utilize online room planning websites. These sites help you visualize where everything will fit. Measure most items in the room to get the best use of space before you bring in a new item.
What styles of design are popular right now?
A. Styles of design that are popular right now are neutral color palettes with grays, creams and browns, distressed wood, lack of patterns, repurposed industrial pieces and linen fabrics.
What ARE the best cheap home decorS to buy?
NuLOOM Berlin Casual Knitted Fitted Ottoman Ivory Round Pouf
This ivory round pouf features a solid design and is easy to move from one place to another. It is ideal in a living room or bedroom and does not take up too much space. Due to the fabric, it is an indoor-only item and can be used as a seat and a footrest.
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Sziqiqi Ceramic Farmtown Vases
This item features a simple design with different shapes and macaron colors. The vases add a modern feel to any space and the colors are perfect for every season. You can fill them with smaller items or they can remain unfilled, depending on how you choose to design the space. This item can serve as a decorative piece or a fragrance diffuser.
Sold by Amazon
Artificial Eucalyptus Greenery Hanging Wall Decor
This item is handmade and features a quick and easy set up. Each wooden stick is carefully selected to ensure straightness and the brand guarantees you receive the exact item you see in the photo online or your money back. The leaves are artificial eucalyptus.
Sold by Amazon
HoMedics Indoor 3-Tier Relaxation Tabletop Fountain
This tabletop fountain brings a calming zen to any space and produces a tranquil sound when running. It is quiet and easy to use. It features a submersible pump that circulates the water to keep it free of algae. You can turn it on and off with a switch. You can add natural river rocks if desired.
Sold by Amazon
Greenco 5-Tier Wall-Mount Corner Shelves
These decorative, multi-functional shelves are durably made and feature a lightweight yet sturdy build. They are easy to assemble and mount onto the wall and come with all the hardware necessary to get the job done. They can hold up to 20 pounds per shelf.
Sold by Amazon
Dakota Fields Amundson Striped Cotton Table Runner
This table runner is made from natural cotton and linen and is handmade. It is of moderate thickness, soft and skin friendly. The linen features unique stitching and is eco-friendly. It is durable and reusable and features delicately woven burlap tassels.
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- Strong operational performance during the first half of the year. The business continues to perform well boosted by the growth in Core Net Sales (+5.1% year-on-year) from key products of the Medical Dermatology portfolio
- The EU Dermatology portfolio continues to lead the growth of Almirall's business. Ilumetri® maintained an excellent sales momentum driven by new country launches, and Klisyri® and Wynzora® are gaining good traction in Europe
- Total EBITDA reached €107.6MM year-to-date (-21.2%), though the comparison to 2021 is impacted by product divestments in the previous year and the finalization of deferred income from AstraZeneca
- SG&A reached €210.1MM (+9.0%) driven by the support of recent launches and R&D was at €44.9MM, increasing as expected and reaching 10.3% of Core Net Sales
- Almirall and its partner Eli Lilly announced positive data from Phase III 52-week topline results of lebrikizumab (atopic dermatitis). These encouraging results reinforce Almirall's confidence that the product has the potential to be a first-line biologic and may support less frequent dosing
- Based on the solid performance of the business in H1, Almirall is reiterating its 2022 guidance
BARCELONA, Spain, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almirall, S.A. (ALM), the global biopharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, today announced its H1 2022 financial results.
Summary of results
- Core Net Sales* reached €436.6 MM, a +5.1% year-on-year increase, and Core EBITDA* reached €98.3 MM, a -21.7% year-on-year decrease, tracking in line with guidance due to a strong EU Dermatology performance and positive contribution from growth drivers.
- Core Gross Margin* of 67.7% in line with expectations for the year.
- Total EBITDA was at €107.6 MM, a -21.2% year-on-year decrease, though the comparison to 2021 is impacted by product divestments in the previous year and the finalization of historical deferred income.
- R&D expenses of €44.9 MM increased as expected reaching 10.3% of Core Net Sales. R&D investment will continue to rise in line with Almirall's expectations due to the Phase IIIb studies for lebrikizumab, the Klisyri® large field studies, as well as increased spending on earlier stage assets such as the anti IL1-RAP.
- SG&A (Selling, General and Administrative) expenses were €210.1 MM, 9% higher than last year as Almirall continued to add investment towards the successful execution of recent product launches such as Wynzora®, Klisyri® in the US and EU, and Ilumetri® rollout in key countries.
- Almirall finished the first semester with a very healthy balance sheet with a leverage of 0.9 x Net Debt to EBITDA and an optimal cash position, generating €56 MM of operating cash flow during H1, which gives the company flexibility to continue to explore inorganic growth opportunities.
* Core results excludes AstraZeneca contribution: Deferred Income and Other Income. From 2022 onwards, there is no difference between Core Net Sales and Net Sales as no additional Deferred Income from AstraZeneca is registered, the difference related to Core EBITDA and EBITDA is explained by the other income related to AstraZeneca.
Further information from Almirall's H1 results is available at: https://www.almirall.com/media/newsroom
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians head to the polls Monday to vote on a new constitution — a controversial initiative spearheaded by Tunisian President Kais Saied that critics say will formalize his power grab and reverse hard-won democratic gains in the North African nation.
Monday’s referendum marks one year to the day that Saied froze Tunisia’s parliament and dismissed his government — a move derided by critics as “a coup” but celebrated by Tunisians who had grown exasperated with the country’s political elites and years of economic stagnation. In the year since then, Saied has given himself the power to rule by decree and has fired dozens of judges, decisions that have provoked a series of protests.
The new constitution gives the office of the president all executive powers and removes key checks and balances. The power of Tunisia’s judiciary and parliament would be greatly reduced.
Critics warn that Saied’s new political structure could pave the way to a new autocracy in the country that rose up against former autocratic strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 and kicked off the Arab Spring pro-democracy protests. Tunisia is the only nation to emerge with a democracy from those protests.
Saied says the changes are needed to eliminate corruption and “return the nation to the revolutionary path.”
The drafting and organization of Monday’s referendum has been marred by controversy. Sadok Belaid, a constitutional law professor Saied brought in to head the committee drafting the new constitution, has denounced the result — which was extensively revised by the president — saying it “contains considerable risks and shortcomings” that could pave the way for "a disgraceful dictatorial regime.”
Saied has urged Tunisians to back the proposal, despite electoral standards requiring that he remain neutral. The vote will be supervised by the Independent High Authority for Elections, whose members he appointed.
A former constitutional law professor, Saied ran for the presidency on a populist, anti-corruption platform in 2019, winning with over 70% of the votes in the second round.
Supporters of Saied believe the new constitution will put an end to years of political deadlock.
Fatma Ben Salah, a pro-Saied civil society activist, says it's “abnormal” that the 2014 constitution grants limited powers to a president elected with a large majority but gives more power to the prime minister. Ben Salah says Tunisia became ungovernable due to years of conflict between the three branches of government, accentuating the country's economic and social crisis.
Former Minister Hatem El Euchi believes the unification of executive power could ensure stability, revive the economy and investment and create jobs. Tunisia’s National Institute of Statistics say the unemployment rate stands at more than 16% while inflation has risen to 8.1%.
But for Tunisian magistrate Ahmed Souab, the constitution represents a “serious danger for democracy” because it does not guarantee a clear balance of powers and gives more prerogatives to Saied than those held by previous Tunisian strongmen.
Numerous civil society groups have rejected the new constitution. The Tunisian non-governmental group Al Bawsala says the new constitution would lead to a monopolization of power that would threaten every citizen's rights and freedoms.
“(This) does not provide any control mechanism, even in the event of a flagrant violation of the constitution by the president," Al Bawsala communications officer Haythem Benzid told The Associated Press.
Benzid believes Saied is relying on the widespread discontent caused by the mismanagement of public affairs in the decade since Tunisia’s revolution.
The proposed constitution has split Tunisia’s opposition. Only one party, Afek Tounes, has said it will vote against the proposal. Most political parties, including Tunisia’s influential Islamist party Ennahdha, say they plan to boycott Monday’s referendum so as not to legitimize the process.
“We refuse to go to the funeral of democracy,” said Republican Party leader Issam Chebbi, adding that he considers “the absolute personal power” that Saied wants to grant himself “worse than that of Ben Ali.”
Tunisian activist Henda Fellah tweeted Sunday that she had decided to boycott the vote, saying the text is built on a flawed foundation and that its violations of electoral law were “countless.”
“This would be the first time I’m not voting since 2011,” Fellah said.
Many observers expect low voter turnout for the referendum, highlighting Tunisians’ disenchantment with politics and their daily struggles coping with rising inflation.
The preliminary results are expected to be announced by Wednesday, with a final result on Aug. 28. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Tunisians-vote-on-proposal-to-give-president-more-17326418.php | 2022-07-25T07:07:32Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Tunisians-vote-on-proposal-to-give-president-more-17326418.php | true |
WFO BINGHAMTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 25, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
212 AM EDT Mon Jul 25 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCHUYLER...
NORTHWESTERN CHEMUNG AND SOUTHERN STEUBEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 29, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1035 PM PDT Sun Jul 24 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 110
possible in the lower elevations, around 90 to 100 possible in
the mountains.
* WHERE...In Washington, East Slopes of the Washington Cascades,
Simcoe Highlands, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
and Northwest Blue Mountains. In Oregon, Foothills of the
Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of
Oregon, Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Central Oregon, East
Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Grande Ronde Valley, Foothills
of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, John Day Basin and
North Central Oregon.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-
conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives
and neighbors.
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in
vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during
warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal
temperatures in a matter of minutes.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures around 105
to 115 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of
Washington, Kittitas Valley, Yakima Valley and Lower Columbia
Basin of Washington. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge
of Oregon and Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon.
* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 11 PM PDT Friday.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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BEIJING (AP) — China added a laboratory to its permanent orbiting space station Monday as it moves toward completing the structure in coming months.
The Wentian laboratory was launched from the Wenchang space base on the tropical island province of Hainan on Sunday with a large crowd of amateur photographers and space enthusiasts watching.
After 13 hours of flight, it successfully docked with the Tianhe living area of the Tiangong space station at 3:13 a.m. Monday (1913 GMT), according to the China Manned Space Agency.
Photos distributed by Xinhua News Agency later showed the three astronauts inside the expanded space station.
The 23-ton Wentian laboratory is designed for science and biology experiments and is heavier than any other single-module spacecraft currently in space, according to the state-owned Global Times.
A second laboratory segment, the Mengtian, is due to be launched in October. Three astronauts who started their six-month mission aboard the space station last month oversaw the Wentian’s arrival and docking.
A Long March 5B-Y3 rocket, China’s most powerful, carried the laboratory module in the third such launch since the Chinese space station entered its construction phase. It was preceded by the Tianzhou-class cargo spacecraft and the Shenzhou-14 crewed spacecraft.
China’s space program is run by the ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army, and has largely proceeded with the Tiangong program without other nations’ assistance. The U.S. excluded China from the International Space Station because of its military ties.
China launched its first astronaut into orbit in 2003, making it only the third country to do so on its own after the former Soviet Union and the U.S. Its space program has landed robot rovers on the moon and placed one on Mars last year. China has also returned lunar samples and officials have discussed a possible crewed mission to the moon. | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/china-adds-science-lab-to-its-orbiting-space-station/ | 2022-07-25T07:14:46Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/china-adds-science-lab-to-its-orbiting-space-station/ | true |
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