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PHOTO: MESSY SITUATION Sunday, February 13, 2022A man leaps over sewage which has been flowing along West Parade and Orange Street since early last week, without being attended to by the Kingston & St Andrew Municipal Corporation, causing distress to merchants and shoppers alike. (Photo: Jason Tulloch) ADVERTISEMENT POST A COMMENT HOUSE RULES - We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published. - Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received. - We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion. - Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read. - Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com. - If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com. - Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy	https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/MESSY_SITUATION?profile=1470	2022-02-13T09:19:17	en	0.948897
PHOTO: IN HONOUR OF DR WALTER RODNEY Sunday, February 13, 2022Nicholai Gayle and Shereika Gordon (foreground) of Rex Nettleford Hall, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, unveil a mural in honour of slain Guyanese politician, historian, academic, and black conscious activist Dr Walter Rodney, at the institution last week. Dr Rodney, who headed the Working People's Alliance in Guyana, was assassinated in 1980 in Georgetown, Guyana, at age 38. In 1968 he was banned from entering Jamaica and continuing to lecture at The UWI by the Jamaica Labour Party Government, at the time headed by Hugh Shearer, which sparked riots on the campus. (Photo: Karl Mclarty) � ADVERTISEMENT POST A COMMENT HOUSE RULES - We welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day. Some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper; email addresses will not be published. - Please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted. We will, however, try to publish comments that are representative of all received. - We ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material. Also please stick to the topic under discussion. - Please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read. - Please don't use the comments to advertise. However, our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed: advertising@jamaicaobserver.com. - If readers wish to report offensive comments, suggest a correction or share a story then please email: community@jamaicaobserver.com. - Lastly, read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy	https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/in-honour-of_243842?profile=1470	2022-02-13T09:19:23	en	0.942269
Last-minute changes have led the studio to delay the physical release on Sony consoles. The authors of The Town of Light return to the psychological horror with Martha is Dead, a first-person adventure set in Tuscany in 1944, set in the closing stages of the WWII. The game takes us through the story of a young woman with mental disorders and promised to have very disturbing scenes and an oppressive setting. Unfortunately, some of the scenes in the game will not be playable on PS4 and PS5, not having passed the PlayStation filter. It has been the publisher of the game that has explained the situation from its official Twitter account in an extensive statement where Wired Productions has recalled that Martha is Dead is a recommended title only for adult audiences and that it contains “potentially uncomfortable scenes and themes that may distress some players”. In their statement they have recalled that both Wired Productions and LKA they have always been transparent and honest with the content of Martha Is Dead and the sensitive representations that the game contains, communicating them at all times to the media since its announcement in 2019 and clearly and repeatedly pointing it out within the game since before starting to play. The game will not undergo any changes in the PC and Xbox versionsAlthough Wired Productions have not wanted to detail the specific reasons that have led to modifying the game on PlayStation, the PS5 and PS4 versions will arrive without some items of the game. This is yet another setback for users of Sony consoles, because although the studio will be able to make its changes in time for the digital version release, editions in physical format will take a few weeks to reach stores. “After more than four years of passion and hard work, developer LKA now requires more time to make some unplanned changes,” Wired Productions lamented. Among the physical editions, Martha Is Dead has a Collector’s Edition exclusively for PS5. The publisher has clarified that these changes will only occur in the PlayStation versions, while users who buy the game in PC or Xbox will not be affected and will receive the game unedited on February 24. More about: Martha is Dead and PlayStation.	https://thenewstrace.com/martha-is-dead-does-not-pass-the-playstation-filter-the-horror-game-will-arrive-with-deleted-scenes-on-ps4-and-ps5/220353/	2022-02-13T09:20:31	en	0.950794
Study purchases by large multinational companies are not going to stop. Microsoft, Sony or Tencent will continue to buy more and more development teams and publishing companies, but why? What is behind all this? What does it mean for the workers, for the players and for the future of our environment? In May of last year I wrote the article “This is how Microsoft has made Xbox Game Pass the birthplace of indie video games”. In it, he said: “When 10 years have passed and let’s look back to take stockI think what we will remember most (…) will be the impact that Xbox Game Pass caused”. Almost a year after that, I am more convinced than ever of those words. Adding more than 25 million players, this subscription service has changed both our way of consuming video games and the way they reach us. So much so that Sony is already preparing its own service to respond to it. But behind these movements there is much more than getting subscribers or playing for little money. Raul Rubio, CEO and founder of Tequila Works He explains to me: “games are becoming more expensive. As more effective tools are created, development costs stagnate or grow, but they don’t go down. At the same time, there is more competition because these tools reach more people. In addition , we live in a time in which the user’s perception of value towards the video game goes down. Today, games can not be cheaper. You can play a lot of them for free, and free means someone else pays for it.” It is an unprecedented moment in our history, a moment of change. Video games are increasingly expensive to produce, but the player does not value that because he is used to playing for free, incluso a AAA. Also, there is another issue. The existence of services like Netflix have accustomed us to a service that can cover all our leisure hours in front of a screen. And that witness has been picked up by Microsoft in video games with its Game Pass. Because in the news that accompanied the purchase of Activision-Blizzard nothing was said about making their video games exclusive titles, no, but: “we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within our Game Pass. As always, what we want is to keep adding more value and bigger games to our service.” This statement comes not because Phil Spencer is the most generous person in the world, but because he is running away from a possible case of monopoly, and also because what searched with these purchases is mastering your time, do not make exclusive video games. And how does he accomplish this? While the new great video game comes out, the player demands that there be other games to peck atRaul RubioRaúl Rubio explains it to me like this: “A subscription service like Game Pass needs to have attractors and retainers. While the new great video game comes out, the player demands that there be other games to snack on so as not to stop paying the subscription”. That is why it is so interesting to have gone from buying inXile, Obsidian or Undead Labs to get hold of Bethesda or Activision. Because the licenses they have in their possession, and the muscle to develop them, will allow them to create both attractors, such as Avowed, as well as bring back forgotten names as retainers. Among them are Guitar Hero, new Spyro or even Bubble Witch Saga, titles that you play with a smile from ear to ear when they appear in Game Pass, or in that future Sony Spartacus. But what does this new reality mean for the industry, workers, independent studios, and gamers? Does the future of the video game belong to the multinationals? Subscribe to the 3DJuegos channel on YouTube I talk about this topic with Paulo López, an expert lawyer in mergers and acquisitions at López Abogados, one of the most traditional law firms in Galicia. “The bought ones usually lose control. To give an example unrelated to the video game, the company Motor Barreiros merged with the car manufacturer General Motors, but when the tractor manufacturers John Deere found out that they had bought it to also make tractors and compete with them, they began to make cars. Only for that, General Motors closed Motor Barreiros“. Paulo explains to me that whenever there is a purchase, there are plenty of people and offices. Raúl Rubio confirms it for me: “redundancies are usually eliminated.” But in the video game world there is a nuance, and it is creative: “if Microsoft gets Double Fine, it is clear that they want it for their IP and for the creative spark, so there will be no layoffs. Now, if we’re talking about the Activision-Blizzard acquisition, that’s a conglomerate of companies, so it’s possible that some will go under.” In other words, the purchased studio, or the publisher, loses its absolute control over its productions and its team, and also loses independence, but, in exchange, it can use the muscle of Sony or Microsoft for itself. Raúl sees many advantages to this, such as producing dolls, movies or series of your IPs, for example, getting to places that you would never reach or transmedia actions. They also give you the financial solvency to be able to carry out projects that are becoming more and more expensive. It’s a tense balance, right? But why this hectic and rapid purchase of video game studios? Well, because, as I said before, start the competition for your time. I explain. You have a time a day that you can play. I am the father of two children, so the time I can dedicate to play a day, without being for work, ranges between one hour and two hours. Someone who is in high school will be able to play up to three hours a day, etc. Each person has a limited time to devote to video games, is not infiniteand it is something that is recorded by all the games we buy, accumulate and do not play. The purchase of these publishers and developers is not aimed at creating exclusive games only for Microsoft or Sony, but to generate games and more games to add to a subscription service capable of occupying all your leisure hours. In other words, both companies want to have a constant flow of attractors and retainers so that you don’t have to, or want to, look anywhere but Game Pass or Spartacus to play games. It’s very similar to what Netflix does. You get hooked on Netflix because of Arcane or The Witcher, but you don’t unsubscribe because you can hang out watching the live-action Cowboy Bebop series, although it is nothing of the other world. Therefore, now the competition begins to see who will offer the best offer, service or game option at the price of purchases from publishers and studios. Because our time is finite. And independent video game studios? What will become of the studios not affiliated with the big distributors that are starting up and that also need our attention? Because that game time is also the time we use to search on itch.io. What happens to the jobs that are not born covered by these powerful and absorbing services? From the perspective of Raúl Rubio: “in the short and medium term it will be bad for the indies (…). If every month they release 200 new games, the player will not have time for more. There will be so many offers that your discreet work as an independent studio it will not be seen (…). But in the long term the medium will be better because the medium will be more mature, or the other way around…”, Rubio doubts, “because it may be filled with Netflix movies regular quality. Anyway, I think there will always be room for these different proposals, but, of course, all my neural capacity will be taken over by everything that the big ones are giving me. With the control of multinationals, many products can be launched to retain the audienceIn episode 20 of season 13 of the Reload podcast, Marta Trivi commented on another aspect related to all this: irremediably, It will change the way we enjoy video games. If the objective of all this is to generate a mass of products to consume, that is what we will do: consume products quickly and massively. With the control of publishers by multinationals, their IPs and their development teams, many products can be launched to retain the audience. Because both Sony and Microsoft insist that studios keep their creative freedom. and that this is not about exclusives, is going to conquer your time. However, there is no need to get apocalyptic. The positive of everything continues to prevail and is that Game Pass serves to bring many video games cheaply to people who cannot pay their prices, helps more independent titles to be played, and will improve even more when you have competition. On the other hand, the purchase of studies also ensures that fewer projects are canceled, since having a Game Pass to go out on, its publication compensates within this strategy. On the other hand, it has already been more than proven that Game Pass not incompatible with the purchase of physical games or in digital format, because when they disappear from it, they are bought. What is clear is that, with all this, the war to conquer your time begins, and that it will affect, forever, the way we play video games. The question now isDo you think it will be for better or for worse??	https://thenewstrace.com/we-tell-you-why-xbox-has-gone-from-buying-obsidian-or-ninja-theory-to-buying-bethesda-and-activision/220349/	2022-02-13T09:20:37	en	0.967234
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is flying to Ukraine and Russia this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent and Germany has called on its citizens to leave Ukraine as quickly as possible. Ahead of his first visits as chancellor to Kyiv on Monday and Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with the Ukrainian and Russian presidents, Scholz has renewed his warning to Russia, as well as his advocacy of continuing diplomacy in multiple formats. “It is our job to ensure that we prevent a war in Europe, in that we send a clear message to Russia that any military aggression would have consequences that would be very high for Russia and its prospects, and that we are united with our allies,” Scholz told the German parliament’s upper house on Friday. “But at the same time that also includes using all opportunities for talks and further development,” Scholz said. Russia has concentrated more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and launched a series of military maneuvers in the region, but says it has no plans to invade the nation. Moscow wants guarantees from the West that NATO won’t allow Ukraine and other former Soviet countries to join as members, and for the alliance to halt weapon deployments to Ukraine and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe. The U.S. and NATO flatly reject these demands. Scholz has repeatedly said that Moscow would pay a “high price” in the event of an attack, but his government’s refusal to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine or to spell out which sanctions it would support against Russia have drawn criticism abroad and at home and raised questions about Berlin’s resolve in standing up to Russia. Germany’s reluctant position is partly rooted in its history of aggression during the 20th century when the country's own militarization in Europe during two world wars led many postwar German leaders to view any military response as a very last resort. Despite this historic burden, experts say it is of utmost importance now that Scholz stresses Germany is in sync with its European and American allies, especially when he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Scholz has to convey a very clear message in Moscow, and it can really only be: There is unity and oneness in the Western alliance. There is no possibility of driving a wedge into the Western alliance, and that must be understood in Moscow. I think that’s the most important message he has to convey there," said Markus Ziener, an expert with the German Marshall Fund. “At the same time, he has to make it clear that the costs are high,” Ziener added. “That’s basically the message that is most likely to catch on in Moscow as well. So a military invasion of Ukraine has significant consequences for Russia.” Scholz has not explicitly said what kind of consequences or sanctions Russia would have to face if it invades Ukraine, but it is clear that the future of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline that seeks to bring Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea, bypassing Ukraine, is at stake. U.S. President Joe Biden threatened last week that the pipeline would be blocked in the case of an invasion. That would hurt Russia economically but also cause supply problems for Germany. Construction of the pipeline has been completed, but it is not yet operating. “Germany doesn’t have much leverage, except for saying that it won’t approve Nord Stream 2, which is the only political leverage," Claudia Kemfert, the head of department of energy, transport and environment at the German Institute for Economic Research, said. "Otherwise, Germany is very susceptible to blackmail. We can’t do too much. We have committed ourselves to getting the gas supplies, unlike other European countries we have not diversified our gas supplies and we have dragged our feet on the energy transition. So we did a lot of things wrong, and now we are paying the price,” Kemfert added. It is not surprising, then, that Scholz has stressed the need to keep some ambiguity about sanctions to press Russia to deescalate and has so far avoided mentioning Nord Stream 2 specifically. “The hesitancy of Olaf Scholz obviously leads to the fact that one does not really know what the Germans actually want," Ziener said. "With regard to Nord Stream 2, I think there should have been a clear statement that if it comes to a military intervention, then Nord Stream 2 is off the table." Asked on Friday whether Scholz will be taking any new initiative to Kyiv and Moscow or the positions that are already on the table, his spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit, replied that he will stick with “the positions that we have already set out.” Scholz can only hope that in his talks with Putin he can dissuade him from taking military action with a face-saving solution, says Ziener. “He can actually only hope that at the end of this whole round of negotiations there will be a success, that the war is prevented. Then Scholz will be praised for his negotiating skills," Ziener added. "If not, the question will be asked: What was actually the line of the German government?” ___ Geir Moulson and Kerstin Sopke contributed reporting from Berlin.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/German-leader-travels-to-Russia-Ukraine-as-16914457.php	2022-02-13T09:22:31	en	0.977525
WHL All Times Local Western Conference B.C. Division U.S. Division Eastern Conference East Division Central Division Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Wednesday's results Saskatoon 4 Calgary 2 Lethbridge 2 Moose Jaw 1 Portland 9 Spokane 0 Tri-City 4 Kamloops 3 Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Thursday's results Winnipeg 6 Brandon 2 Friday's results Saskatoon 4 Lethbridge 1 Regina 5 Calgary 0 Moose Jaw 3 Prince Albert 1 Swift Current 4 Brandon 3 (OT) Edmonton 4 Red Deer 0 Vancouver 4 Prince George 1 Kamloops 6 Tri-City 1 Portland 8 Spokane 1 Kelowna 4 Everett 3 (SO) Seattle 6 Victoria 1 Saturday's results Prince Albert 3 Lethbridge 2 Moose Jaw 4 Calgary 1 Winnipeg 8 Swift Current 2 Edmonton 5 Medicine Hat 3 Kamloops 5 Everett 4 (SO) Vancouver 3 Prince George 1 Spokane 3 Portland 2 Seattle 7 Victoria 3 Kelowna 5 Tri-City 4 (OT) Tuesday's games Brandon at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Tri-City at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday's games Moose Jaw at Calgary, 7 p.m. Brandon at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Prince George at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/HKO-WHL-Standings-16914444.php	2022-02-13T09:22:43	en	0.78061
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Last year, the Florida Legislature was in the midst of an extraordinary push to protect the state’s farming industry from lawsuits over air pollution. Supporters argued that the legislation was critical to protecting Florida’s agricultural businesses from “frivolous lawsuits.” But some lawmakers were skeptical, noting that residents of the state’s heartland who were bringing suit against sugar companies would feel their case anything but frivolous. At issue was the practice of cane burning, a harvesting method in which the sugar industry burns crops to rid the plants of their outer leaves. Florida produces more than half of America’s cane sugar and relies heavily on the technique, but residents in the largely Black and Hispanic communities nearby claim the resulting smoke and ash harms their health. So, on a Wednesday morning in March, lawmakers heard testimony on the new bill. In a committee room in Tallahassee, Joaquin Almazan stepped to the microphone as a newly elected city commissioner in Belle Glade, the largest city in the sugar-rich Glades region, where the smoke drops “black snow” on residents throughout every burning season. Almazan had won his seat just one week before the hearing. His victory was also a victory for the sugar industry, a political powerhouse that employs more than 12,000 workers in the area during harvest season. His rival, Steve Messam, opposed cane burning and sought to end the practice. In a small town of 8,000 voters where political campaigns are generally sleepy, the contest emerged as the marquee race in an election for three seats on the city commission, contributing to record turnout and fueling big spending. In fact, each side raised more than $16,000, making the March election the most expensive in at least 15 years, according to an analysis of campaign finance records by The Palm Beach Post and ProPublica, which examined documents going back to 2006. That’s five times the amount of money typically raised by city commissioner candidates, after adjusting for inflation. While Messam relied on mostly small donations from more than 200 donors, Almazan tapped a much smaller pool of 40 contributors, with much of his campaign money coming from sugar and farming interests. Those industry donors were among more than two dozen entities that gave identical amounts to candidates running for the two other city commission seats. Like Almazan, the two favored contenders in those races supported the sugar industry’s methods, saying that ending cane burning would lead to devastating job losses. At the same time, political action committees aligned with the industry spent thousands of additional dollars to influence the election, with one group promoting business-friendly candidates and another attacking Messam. The local campaign, which was underway while major legislation was pending before the state Legislature, provides a window onto how the industry cultivates political allies in the Glades who, in turn, help protect its interests in Tallahassee. “A voice that is for or against the ag industry is 10 times more powerful coming from the Glades area than someone who is from outside the local area,” said Rick Asnani, a West Palm Beach-based political consultant, explaining the industry’s investment in local elections. “It is absolutely appropriate and logical that an industry is going to protect their industry, their reputation and their backyard.” And indeed, once elected, Almazan emphasized his lifelong residence in the Glades when he asked lawmakers to support the bill. “It’s sad, as we’ve seen too many times previously: Wealthy, out-of-town, so-called environment special interest groups are claiming to know what’s best for our community,” he told lawmakers. “In fact, they repeatedly argue against our city, our best interests, and repeatedly advocate for other solutions that will only bring us economic destruction, unemployment and food insecurity, and shutter local businesses.” His testimony and that of other elected officials and residents in the Glades in support of the legislation would lead several Democrats to withdraw their objections, and the proposal sailed through the Legislature. In response to questions for this story, Almazan said his run for office — and his testimony — were a natural extension of his advocacy as a member of the International Association of Machinists, a union representing sugar workers. “The union encourages its members to rise to challenges,” he said in a statement, “and I felt that by running for the City Commission I could do that.” Asked about the donations from the agricultural industry, he said they’d been given because “I support similar interest, Community, workers and jobs.” Now, nine months later, some Democratic lawmakers want to roll back last year’s key changes, which were aimed at barring so-called nuisance lawsuits against farmers. Under the state’s Right to Farm law, certain farming activities are protected from legal action, and the legislation added “particle emissions” to the list. The term is interchangeable with particulate matter, a known byproduct of cane burning and a type of pollution tied to heart and lung disease. Last month, state Rep. Anna Eskamani and state Sen. Gary Farmer introduced legislation to strike that language, hoping to bolster residents’ ability to sue. FIRST OF ITS KIND AIR MONITORING IN THE GLADES It’s a reflection of the views of some Glades residents and environmental groups, who have battled the sugar industry for years over burning crops. They argue that the resulting smoke and ash harm their health — a claim that the sugar companies deny. Last year, The Post and ProPublica deployed their own air monitors to produce a first-of-its-kind investigation into cane burning. The readings showed repeated spikes in pollution on days when the state had authorized cane burning and smoke was projected to blow toward the sensors. These short-term spikes often reached four times the average pollution levels in the area. Experts said the results highlighted a need for more scrutiny from government agencies, which have access to better equipment and data. The news organizations also found that in 2016, the state Health Department’s own researchers recommended deeper study of the potential health effects of cane burning on Glades residents, after finding that the burns release toxic air pollutants. Six years later, the department has yet to produce such a study and has not responded to questions about why. In the Glades, the opposition to cane burning crystallized in 2015 into a “Stop the Burn” campaign, which was backed by the Sierra Club. The campaign involved rallies to press the industry to use an alternative method of cane harvesting that doesn’t involve fire. But the group’s events rarely amounted to more than a ripple in the state’s political landscape, where sugar companies are among the largest donors. The “Stop the Burn” campaign’s claims drew attention when Messam, one of the group’s leaders, filed to run for an open seat on the Belle Glade City Commission. He was born in Pahokee and grew up in the Glades, the son of Jamaican immigrants. His father worked in the sugar fields, cutting down cane by hand for 75 cents a row, he said. When Messam left to attend Central Michigan University on a football scholarship, he said his teachers thought he had asthma because his breathing sounded difficult. His symptoms abated over time in Michigan. But when he returned home on Christmas break, during cane-burning season, “my allergies went haywire,” he later told supporters in a Facebook Live video on his campaign page. “At the time, I didn’t make the connection.” In 2015, Messam and his family moved to Belle Glade from Greenacres, a city closer to the more populous part of Palm Beach County, east of the cane fields. He was working nearby as a senior vice president of his brother’s construction company, Messam Construction, and serving as a pastor at First Church of God South Bay. Before long, his wife, LoMiekia, who also grew up in the region but had spent much of the prior decade living outside Florida, started to get respiratory tract infections and their young son, Noah, developed allergies and needed a nebulizer to help him breathe. Doctors advised them to move, LoMiekia said in the video. BRAZIL, THAILAND, INDIA WORKING TO END CANE BURNING Messam said he reached out to the Sierra Club to learn more about what activists call “green harvesting,” in which sugar cane is harvested without burning. Harvesters cut the cane with the leaves still attached and separate them from the sugar-rich stalks. Some of the world’s leading sugar-producing nations, including Brazil, India and Thailand, have embraced this method as they move to end or sharply limit cane burning. Florida’s sugar companies, however, maintain that burning is safe and heavily regulated, and that it cannot be changed without significant economic impact. In running for city commissioner, Messam saw a different future for Belle Glade. Switching to green harvesting in Florida would “be a win-win for the environment and the economy,” Messam said. While he understood that local officials have little power to regulate farming — those decisions are made at the state level — he knew that local voices carry weight in Tallahassee. Relying on mostly small contributions, Messam raised a total of more than $16,000 from more than 200 donors. The Sierra Club’s political action committee in Florida made a $500 donation, and some of the group’s local supporters and a plaintiff in the sugar cane burning lawsuit also pitched in. Educators made up much of the campaign haul. His brother’s company contributed $1,000, the maximum under state law. By contrast, his opponent in the race, Almazan, opposed the “Stop the Burn” effort and tapped his connections in labor circles and the agricultural sector. In addition to being a member of the machinists union, he’s also the community action director of the Sugar Industry Labor Management Committee, a political organization that advocates for the union and local sugar companies, according to the union website. “Of course jobs in the sugar industry are important to me,” he said in an email to The Post, highlighting his union membership. “My dad retired from the sugar industry after 35 years and was proud to have raised his family here. I’m proud to have spent more than 30 years in the industry. My son is also building his career here.” The sugar and agriculture industries also backed two other city commissioner candidates running for separate seats: Bishop Andrew “Kenny” Berry of Grace Fellowship Worship Center and incumbent Vice Mayor Mary Ross Wilkerson, who was first elected in 1998. In 2018, candidates for city commission had raised about $3,200 each on average. The three industry-backed candidates in the 2021 race, however, each raised more than $15,000. The vast majority of each campaign’s funds — $13,100 — came from the same 28 individuals, committees and businesses, according to a Post/ProPublica analysis. Agriculture interests represented the single largest pool of money, making up about 40% of these contributions. Among them were the Sugar Cane Growers Co-Op; the Palm Beach Farm PAC, run by farmer and state Rep. Rick Roth, a co-introducer of last year’s legislation; and Hundley Farms, a grower in the Glades that produces sugar cane. ‘I’VE NEVER SEEN THE SUGAR INDUSTRY INVOLVED ... LIKE THIS TIME AROUND’ Some locals, including an incumbent facing an industry-backed challenger, took note of the heightened political activity in Belle Glade. “I’ve never seen the sugar industry involved in any of the political affairs, when it came to campaigns and elections, like this time around here. Period,” said then-City Commissioner Johnny Burroughs Jr., speaking to voters in a Facebook Live video the night before the election. His campaign was struggling as industry allies supported his rival. Asked about the industry donations, Almazan said in a statement, “I’m very thankful for the endorsements I received from major unions including the Palm-Beach Treasure Coast AFL-CIO and the Firefighters as well as support from family, friends, neighbors, local businesses and farmers who together are the backbone of our community.” Berry and Wilkerson, the other two candidates who received significant contributions from sugar and agriculture groups, did not respond to a request for comment on their campaign donations. According to campaign finance records, neither U.S. Sugar nor Florida Crystals, the state’s largest sugar producers, played a direct role in the election. But their allies did. As the campaign progressed, Glades Together, a local political action committee, distributed voter guides and fliers promoting Almazan, along with the two other industry-backed candidates. The literature did not mention cane burning, instead emphasizing the local economy. “Our jobs and our future,” one flier read. “Do your part to protect ag jobs.” The organization was formed by Sherrie Dulany, a former Belle Glade City Commissioner and school teacher. “When it became clear that outside organizations such as the Sierra Club were getting involved in our local election, we organized an effort to promote unity and our local economy,” Dulany told The Post and ProPublica in an email. The sole source of the group’s funding during the election was Liberate Florida, a statewide political action committee financed largely by other PACs, including Florida Prosperity Fund. Among the latter group’s top donors is U.S. Sugar, which gave $75,000 in February, just as the Belle Glade election was heating up. Meanwhile, a group called Urban Action Fund launched mailers targeting Messam. Like Glades Together, the group received funding from a political action committee with ties to Florida Prosperity Fund. The mail pieces didn’t mention sugar or cane burning but used black-and-white photos of Messam at “Stop the Burn” events. “Steve Messam is part of the Sierra Club!” said one mailer. “We don’t need Steve Messam and outsiders who want to see our jobs and us go!” “The Sierra Club’s job killing plan will hurt Glades families,” another mailer warned, leaving unsaid what the plan was or how it would impact the local economy. “Unemployment will make crime worse and hurt social services.” John T. Fox, who chaired Urban Action Fund until it closed on Oct. 12, did not respond to an inquiry from The Post and ProPublica. The news organizations also sought comment from Florida Prosperity Fund’s chair, Brewster Bevis, who also serves as the president and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida, a group representing business interests in the capital. A spokesperson said the organization “does not discuss political activity.” The attacks grated on Messam. And on March 7, two nights before the election, he logged on to Facebook Live to address them. For an hour, he went point by point, rebutting what he called a “smear campaign.” More than 1,000 people watched. Messam argued that green harvesting would create jobs and a new industry to convert sugar cane waste into new products. Sugar companies in the Glades do use leftover sugar cane fiber to make biodegradable paper plates and take-out containers, though industry allies argue there is no large-scale commercial use for the leaf material, the part of the plant that is burned. Producers in Brazil, however, have found ways to use this material as a source of renewable energy. U.S. SUGAR, FLORIDA CRYSTALS POINT TO THEIR EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO VOTE On election day, Almazan won, taking 60% of the vote. When asked about their role in the election, both U.S. Sugar and Florida Crystals pointed to their efforts to encourage their employees to vote. U.S. Sugar did not respond to questions about its donation to Florida Prosperity Fund, but company executive Judy Clayton Sanchez did offer a general statement on the election. “Glades residents elected three qualified candidates who have a track record of leadership in our community,” she said. “Elected candidates were full-time local residents with our communities’ best interest at heart and a history of protecting our rural way of life — not outsiders being influenced, directed and/or paid by out-of-town activists’ groups with anti-farming agendas.” “While disappointing, it is not surprising that The Palm Beach Post would publish a story that challenges the validity of a fair and democratic election,” Florida Crystals said in a statement about this story. “The Palm Beach Post is not only attempting to undermine a free, fair and accessible election but also to harm the reputations of three highly regarded Glades leaders, the consequence of which will be a chilling effect on future leaders who will rethink entering public service.” LOCALS DRIVING THE ANTI-BURN CAMPAIGN, FORMER MAYOR SAYS In the weeks after the election, agricultural and environmental groups pressed their cases in Tallahassee. But, as the bill to protect farmers from lawsuits moved forward, former Pahokee Mayor Colin Walkes, who is on the leadership team of the Sierra Club’s “Stop The Burn” campaign, pushed back on assertions like Almazan’s — that outsiders were getting involved. He told lawmakers that locals were driving the anti-burn efforts. “I want to dispel the myth that we, the locals who are opposed to the bill, are opposed to our industry,” Walkes said during a March 30 hearing. “We want to make sure that our industry thrives, but we want to ensure that we are taking care of the people that help the industry to thrive.” On April 15, as lawmakers gave the legislation its last committee hearing, Almazan and his fellow elected officials from the Glades visited the state Capitol again. They were bused in by a group tied to the Belle Glade Chamber of Commerce. Belle Glade Mayor Steve Wilson led the charge. Not passing the Right to Farm Act changes, Wilson claimed, would decimate the Glades. Farming and the sugar industry are “key to the Glades community,” he said. “It’s our No. 1 economic engine. And if you stop that, trust me, you stop the community, a striving community.” Wilson continued: “Do you think the people in the Glades are that naive, they will put themselves, their family members, their children at risk for the sake of industry or politicians?” Almazan agreed. “I’ve lived all around our sugar fields, and my son’s out there,” he told lawmakers. “I wouldn’t raise my kids to be in a bad environment if I thought it was unhealthy. I would have been moved out of there a long time ago.” Rep. Ramon Alexander, a Democrat from Tallahassee, had already voted against the bill in an earlier committee meeting, but changed his second vote to a “yes.” He noted that the locals supported the changes. “On one end, we’re talking about the environment, which is important. On the other hand, we’re talking about grits, eggs, bacon and collard greens,” Alexander said. “My point is they are in that community, and this is their way. If you don’t work, you don’t eat, and I’m not going to take grits, eggs, bacon and collard greens off of somebody else’s table.” Two of his Democratic colleagues also withdrew their objections after listening to the testimony. “I came in this morning with a ‘no’ vote,” said Rep. Dianne Hart, a Democrat from Tampa, who noted the opposition from environmentalists. “However, I cannot in good conscience tell you what’s best for your community.” She later told the news organizations that she felt it was important to defer to the opinions of people like Almazan who live in the community. At the hearing, Rep. Mike Gottlieb, a Democrat from Davie, agreed. “I’ve been sitting here on my phone looking at environmental studies and particulate matter and so on and so forth,” he said, “but when you hear the testimony of the people who are living there and working there for 40 years … they’re not telling us about horrible environmental hazards that are causing death or premature death or breathing issues.” He then addressed the bill’s sponsor: “I was a ‘no’ as I walked in here today, but hearing you and hearing the people who testified on behalf of your bill, I’m up today.” A week later, the bill went to a vote in the House, which joined the Senate in passing the measure. The overall tally: 147-8. ___ This article is copublished with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. The Palm Beach Post was part of its Local Reporting Network in 2020-21.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/How-the-Florida-sugar-industry-makes-political-16914446.php	2022-02-13T09:22:50	en	0.971703
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — An enraged mob stoned to death a middle-aged man for allegedly desecrating the Quran in a remote village in eastern Pakistan, police said Sunday. The custodian of a local mosque said he saw the man burning the Muslim holy book inside the mosque Saturday evening and told others before informing police, according to police spokesman Chaudhry Imran. The violence took place in a village in the district of Khanewal in Punjab province. Imran said police rushed to the scene, where a man was found surrounded by an angry crowd. Officer Mohammad Iqbal and two subordinates tried to take custody of the man but the group began throwing stones at them, seriously injuring Iqbal and slightly injuring the other two officers. Imran said the identity of the man accused of blasphemy was not yet known. Munawar Gujjar, chief of Tulamba police station, said he rushed reinforcements to the mosque but they did not arrive before the mob had stoned to death the man and hung his body from a tree. Mian Mohammad Ramzan, the mosque custodian, said he saw smoke inside the mosque, which is adjacent to his home, and rushed over to investigate. He found one Quran burned and saw a man attempting to burn another. He said people were starting to arrive for evening prayers as he was shouting for the man to stop. Witnesses said a police team that reached the village before the stoning began took custody of a man but the mob snatched him away from them and beat the police as they tried to rescue him. Later, more officers and constables reached the scene and took control, taking custody of the body, which was transported to a hospital for autopsy. Gujjar, the area police chief, said investigators were scanning available videos to try to identify the assailants, who face arrest. Allama Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, an aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan on religious affairs, condemned the killing and pledged to bring the culprits to justice. He said no one has the right to take the law into their own hands, even if a suspect was involved in an offense, including blasphemy. The killing comes months after the lynching of a Sri Lankan manager of a sporting goods factory in Sialkot in Punjab province on Dec. 3 who was accused by workers of blasphemy. Mob attacks on people accused of blasphemy are common in this conservative Islamic nation. International and national rights groups say blasphemy accusations have often been used to intimidate religious minorities and settle personal scores. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Man-accused-of-blasphemy-stoned-to-death-by-mob-16914458.php	2022-02-13T09:22:56	en	0.981462
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — First, Jami Speegle laid down the pillows. Then, the soft blue blanket. Finally, a weighted comforter to hold the makeshift mattress in place. The seats of her green SUV had been pushed forward as far as they could go. The rest of her belongings — a small bag of clothes, some bathroom supplies, paperwork and medications — she piled on top. Sleep, these days, was hardly sleep. It was more like wishful meditation. Just as she was slipping away, she’d be pulled back to the corner of the parking lot she’d been staying in since she became homeless at the beginning of January. Sometimes it was her husband coming back from the night shift at 3 a.m. that shook her awake, twisting his body like a contortionist to try to fit into the car — two grown-ups separated by a midsized dog. Sometimes it was the heat of their three bodies pressed against each other. Or the pain shooting up her spine. A few nights earlier, it was the police that woke her. The officer didn’t give her any trouble, just ran her plates and asked if she was OK. Her answer should have gone without saying, Jami thought. She was a 43-year-old disabled woman living out of her car, the handicap tag dangling from the mirror. She hadn’t showered in days. Still, she didn’t want to risk having to move the car. She smiled and told the officer she’d be fine. Not long before, Jami had a bed and a kitchen and neighbors who checked in. She had porch furniture and houseplants. She had a community, and what felt like stability until it melted away over a single night in September. Now, she had mosquitoes biting at her flesh. FOUR MONTHS EARLIER The peach-colored building sat on the corner of Second Avenue N and Third Street in downtown St. Petersburg for just over 100 years. It was three stories high, with 18 apartment units, and a big, open porch that lined the front of each floor. There was a park across the street, with towering trees, and just two blocks down was the city’s bustling waterfront, with its fancy restaurants and tourists hopping between crowded bars. It wasn’t the location that drew Jami to the building in the fall of 2020, as much as it was the wheelchair ramp outside of the unit on the first floor. She was in her early 30s the first time her back blew out, sending her to the operating room in a partial paralysis almost a decade ago. The diagnosis was severe degenerative disc disease, and although she wasn’t in a wheelchair, yet, that day crept closer. For now, as she underwent surgery after surgery to support the collapsing bones of her spine, she needed an apartment that was accessible — and within her limited budget. Rent for the newly renovated, deluxe studio was $1,100, the most expensive in the aging building, where some tenants paid $600. Jami’s income on disability was fixed at $1,200 a month. Her husband, Shane, 50, worked long hours in construction. It was tight, but they could make it work. They didn’t have much choice. Jami and Shane were new to town, so they hadn’t seen the changes recent years had wrought on the city. Older buildings like this one were slowly disappearing, replaced by luxury apartments with pools and common rooms with marble counters, where a one-bedroom would go for nearly four times what some residents here, at the Stanton Apartments, were paying. It was one of the last affordable housing complexes downtown — not by any legal definition, but in the sense that it was home to people just trying to get by. There were waiters and line cooks, handymen and cleaning ladies. There were misfits and social rejects. People who drank a lot — sometimes too much. There were people with health problems, and elderly folks living off of Social Security. There were dreamers like Jami, with bigger plans on standby. It didn’t take long for Jami to learn the rhythm of the building — which neighbors you could say “hi” to in passing, and which would lead you down a rabbit hole of conversation. She came to know their stories: Rick, the chatty blind man whose wife was bed-bound with cancer. Tammy, the young blonde prone to migraines whose teenage daughter wrapped her in hugs. Chip, who worked in hospitality and, catching his second wind after a few hard decades, bought himself a new mattress. And in the unit above Jami’s was Todd. Toddrick Washington’s section of the porch was a botanical garden, with snake plants and hanging pothos, and a tidy collection of bonsai trees. A fountain flashed lights that changed color to the beat of his music. “I’m the garden man,” he said, sitting on a bench stacked with pillows. One read, “It’s so good to be home.” Todd and Marcia Newton — his high school sweetheart — had found the place through a friend, Michael Nesmith. Michael, on the third floor, lived by himself. But he was rarely alone. The two men hit it off while working the kitchen at Cassis, a brasserie downtown. Todd had since changed restaurants, but Michael stayed on as a sous chef and collected stories of the famous people he’d fed. Angela Bassett. Queen Latifah. Mariah Carey. “She ordered all fried foods, mhmmm, she did,” he said. Michael was a bigger guy, like a teddy bear, who wore a white T-shirt like a uniform. Todd was smaller, spunky. He wore Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Kiss and Journey shirts paired with his footwear of choice: foam clogs. “Comfy as hell,” he shrugged. Both were Black men, in their 50s, who had moved to St. Petersburg from counties south of Pinellas for fresh starts. Both worked in the service industry and thought of it as a calling. They watched Monday Night Football, occasionally betting a four-pack. They loved night fishing and sitcoms, especially Young Sheldon, and there wasn’t a night that went by when they didn’t gather on the porch outside of Michael’s apartment. They were family, they agreed. “My kids call him Uncle Mike,” Todd said. “That’s what it’s like.” When Jami moved in, Todd extended her the same warmth. When she needed help, he was there, especially when Shane was gone for work. When Todd needed a car he leaned on Jami and Shane for a ride. How lucky, Jami thought, that such difficult circumstances had landed her here. ___ Date: 9/30/2021 To: J. Speegle and all others in possession. NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANCY You hereby are notified that pursuant to Section 83.57 Florida Statutes your month-to-month tenancy for rent and use of the premises located at 211 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, Pinellas County is being terminated and you are required to vacate the premises and surrender to your landlord on October 31, 2021. This notice is being served upon you not less than 15 days prior to the end of the applicable rental period as required by law. ___ BOMB There’s a fine line between stability and instability. More than half of the U.S. population lives paycheck to paycheck, many surveys have shown, with little in the bank for when disaster strikes. A slight change can send them free-falling. In 2021, Tampa Bay experienced the highest rent increase of any metro in the nation, at 24 percent. That far outshot the previous regional high point of the last two decades, when rent went up by 6.2 percent in 2015. The owners of the Stanton did not return requests for comment during the reporting of this story, but in a previous interview, a spokesperson for the company, TJM Properties, said that the building had reached “the end of its useful life” and was being sold for demolition. The spokesperson said the company had contacted nonprofits to “help relocate tenants as best as possible.” The city’s growth has attracted a wave of workers, said Jason Matthis, CEO of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership, a nonprofit dedicated to urban redevelopment. As young professionals leave larger metro areas to work remotely in Tampa Bay, even our rising prices comparatively seem like “a good deal.” And for certain businesses, he said, it is a good deal. But for the people who were already here, increases in cost of living coupled with stagnant wages have pushed those who once had padding closer and closer to the edge. Homelessness today looks a lot different than it did five years ago, said Alexia Morrison, president of Reach St. Pete, a nonprofit that works with people struggling to afford housing. It’s single people and families whose jobs pay little. It’s people who, for the first time, can’t make rent. It’s motels, Airbnbs, a roof “just barely” over one’s head. Rent hikes are especially precarious for month-to-month tenants, who are often lower-income, said Tom DiFiore, an attorney for Bay Area Legal Services. The nonprofit firm provides free legal help to people facing evictions. In Florida, landlords can terminate a month-to-month lease with just 15 days’ notice. “And right now,” DiFiore said, “there’s nowhere to go.” Losing housing can grind down mental and physical health and make it harder to hold down a job, said Emily Lemmerman, a researcher with Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. As “the scarlet E” looms, the threat of suicide rises. Black renters face evictions at a higher rate, she said, further entrenching racial disparities in health and well-being. Even if an eviction filing isn’t carried out, it can stain a renter’s reputation, scarring credit and rental history, putting future loans and homes further out of reach. “Eviction is a cause, not just a symptom, of poverty in America,” Lemmerman said. OCT. 4: MISSION CONTROL “They’re hack jobs, I’ll sue them,” shouted an older man with reflective sunglasses and a ponytail. “They need to be investigated. Pathetic. The owner’s not even showing his face.” “Nah, man. That’s not going to do anything,” Todd said, shaking his head. He was leaning back on the third-floor porch. Michael sat close by. “It’s business,” Todd said. “We need to focus on just trying to get a little more time.” It was the first week of October, and the porch outside Michael’s place had transformed into a sort of Mission Control, as residents gathered, trying to figure out where they would go in the event they were forced from their homes. Some were in shock. The reality that a slip of paper, taped on each door overnight, could bring it all to a crashing end was too difficult to comprehend. And for what? So a developer could tear down the building and put up a fancy hotel? Other residents were defiant, anger spewing from their sweat glands. Why had no one warned them? Todd was cool, collected. “It’s reality, that’s what it is,” Todd said. “This is downtown St. Pete. They want to beautify the area. Personally, I get it. We just need the chance to get out of here.” Michael stared blankly. He had no car, no partner like Todd or Jami, no additional income. This porch was the ecosystem that sustained him. Still, he nodded along to Todd’s words. Downstairs, Jami and Shane were bringing home groceries. She was scheduled to go into surgery the next morning, to get metal rods inserted in her back. Compared to many, Jami and Shane hadn’t lived there long. They had stumbled into St. Petersburg by accident, wanderers who were driving cross-country toward the Virgin Islands. They envisioned starting an animal sanctuary there — only to have Jami’s spine collapse, again. The peach building was the permanent housing they had needed to get her into an operating room. Jami’s back troubles had foreclosed her plans of working as a vet tech, but animals had remained her love. She held on to hopes of that sanctuary, hopes of studying the ways animals could help people who had been incarcerated. But as she sat on the porch that fall afternoon, her singsongy voice cracked with exhaustion. “It’s physically impossible for me to move right now,” she said through tears. If surgery went wrong, she could wake up paralyzed, she thought. By the end of the month, she could be without a home. OCT. 13: STAND UP, FIGHT BACK “When working people are under attack, what do we do?” Stand up, fight back. The small crowd of protesters gathered near the corner of the building, holding signs: “Evictions are violence.” “Gentrification ruins lives.” It had been two weeks since the notice appeared, and it was two weeks until residents had to move. They had been given a flimsy list of resources, including a link for PinellasHomeless.org. Meanwhile, the St. Petersburg Tenants Union and local nonprofits had gone door to door offering help. In the warm glow of early evening light, some residents joined the protesters, taking turns with the bullhorn. Inside, Jami lay in bed, breathing heavily. The incision down her back glowed a fleshy red. “Are you ready to medicate?” Shane asked, passing her a small cup of pills. She had been discharged from the hospital that morning, with strict orders to stay in bed. “I really can’t with all of this right now,” she said, slowly waving an arm, as chants continued outside her door. She closed her eyes and inhaled, moaning as she adjusted her head on the pillow. It was the frustration that was eating at her spirit the most. The knowledge that she had tried, she’d really tried, to make the most of the cards she’d been dealt. “We’re not going anywhere, not yet,” Shane told her. “They’ll have to drag you out.” “Ha,” Jami said. Then she fell asleep. Outside, while Todd spoke to television reporters, Michael sat on the stoop, taking the scene in. “I want to talk so bad, but I know if I go out there, I’m going to start crying,” Michael said, tears already forming. The young protesters moved him. They were going to help, he believed. Michael had called his boss and asked for time off so he could try to find a new apartment. It was the first time he’d taken “vacation” in nearly 10 years. Over the last week, he’d called more than 20 places, but almost all of them were taken. One of the apartments had an opening, so he took the bus. By the time he got there, it had been claimed. “I just don’t know how you do this to good people,” he said. “Almost seven years I’ve been here, and now you’re going to put me out on the street.” Now the tears were falling. “I understand business is business, but they don’t have no sympathy for lower-class people. These are the people working at your restaurants. Working at your factories. Businesses are making money off of these people, but there’s no consideration for them.” FURNITURE GRAVEYARD By the beginning of November, the porch looked like a furniture graveyard. Most of the residents had left. They packed bags of clothes and caught buses out of town. A few had walked across the street to Williams Park and begun sleeping on the grass. “Nobody wants to take an eviction,” Todd said. It was quiet. Eerie, but calm — absent of the panic and worry and chaos that had become ever-present. Todd and Michael sat side by side, Bud Lights in hand, reminiscing about the good times, as if it were the last day of school. For the first time in 30 days, they didn’t mention what was to come. Instead, they talked about days spent watching fireworks from the porch. Or grilling after work. They laughed about the time they saw a standoff between a coyote and a pedestrian right there on Third Street, and about how they sat out in their rain gear at 2 a.m. as Tropical Storm Eta rolled in, their backs pressed against the building, as they marveled at the rain. “The things we’ve seen from this porch, you wouldn’t believe them,” Todd said. “Oh, yeah, I enjoyed those days,” Michael said. As the sun began to set, Michael moved the rest of his furniture out to the porch. Todd and Marcia were two of the lucky ones. The couple had found an apartment, one with a swimming pool and a gym, at the southernmost tip of the county. Marcia is able to work from home, and their combined incomes made the rent doable. Michael had struggled to lock anything down. He was planning to crash on a friend’s couch, maybe borrow from family to pay the deposit when he found a place. Now, he was determined to control the one thing he could — his outlook. “I’m not going to let this kill me,” Michael said. “I’m going to keep my head up, keep going to work, stay positive. … That’s all I can do.” NEW YEAR Jami and Shane were the last to go. They stayed as long as they could. While she healed, she’d spent nearly every hour she hadn’t been asleep hunting for a new place. Her need for a handicap-accessible unit made the challenge of skyrocketing rents even tougher. Moreover, Shane had a felony on his record from earlier years when he’d struggled with a substance use disorder, disqualifying them from certain complexes. Still, by the time the legal note arrived at the door in mid-November, informing them they were being evicted, Jami had a plan. A city housing coordinator had helped her get a place in north St. Petersburg, just off of 50th Street. She signed a lease sight unseen. It would be ready by the first of the new year, she was told. With the help of a grant, Jami had just enough to pay for motel stays and a deposit until their move-in date. Then, the day before Christmas, she was hit with more unexpected news. Their new unit wouldn’t be ready until the middle of February. On the last morning they could afford the motel room, Jami sat outside on a stool, taking small puffs from a cigarette while Shane put their belongings into the car. Steam rose from two small styrofoam cups of coffee. “I’m completely out of money,” Jami said, throwing her hands up. “I’ve exhausted all resources. I can’t spend any of the grant that I got because I need it to cover the deposit at the new place.” As she finished off the smoke, she let out a soft laugh; the kind you let out when you’d rather not cry, when you’ve chosen to find amusement in just how bad things can get, because you have no other choice. She was 90 days post-surgery, and about to be sleeping in her car. Not quite what her doctor had meant by “stable housing,” she thought. But this was the bottom, it couldn’t get worse, and that ironically came with its own kind of relief. An hour before checkout, Jami went inside to take a shower. It would be the last one for a while, she thought, as the bathroom filled with steam. CASUALTIES OF CHANGE Jami had not yet told her daughter, who was at college in Montana, that she was homeless. Didn’t want to worry her. By mid-January, she had taken to parking outside of Starbucks in the afternoons. She’d sit with the cafe Wi-Fi for a few hours, taking care of bills, researching physical therapy options and reading the news. The affordable housing shortage had been making headlines, especially with the election of St. Petersburg’s newest mayor, who had named housing as a priority in his inauguration speech. It was nice, Jami thought, that politicians were paying attention. But lip service wasn’t helpful to the people who had already been made casualties of the changing city. As Jami scoured the internet for local gyms that offered free trials — a desperate attempt to get a quick shower — her dog panted anxiously in the back of the car, spinning in circles like a goldfish in a too-small bowl. The dog, a Catahoula mix, made Jami think of Todd. Early last year, during the height of the pandemic, she had been looking for a service dog, when Todd had mentioned wanting to expand his family. The conversation amounted to a road trip to South Carolina, to pick out two puppies. They scooped a boy and girl from the same litter. Jami named hers Coral. Todd named his Bailey — “Bailey ‘Smalls’ Washington, the Ric Flair of all dogs.” They helped raise the siblings together, and marveled watching the dogs listen for their other half through the ceiling and the floor that separated them. “I don’t need pity,” Jami said. “I’m doing everything I can to keep the dignity that I have left. I just want the conversation to start and for people to pay attention, and care.” Behind her, car after car pulled up to the drive-thru intercom as people placed orders for coffee. Jami looked at her calendar and counted the weeks until she’d get to sleep in a real bed. EPILOGUE After nearly three months of living in his new apartment, Todd said he doesn’t miss the drama of the old building. He’s comfortable in his new place, and Marcia likes it better. It’s a place where they can rest. He does, however, miss Michael and Jami. He tries to see them when he can. After couch-hopping for about a month, Michael landed in a long-stay hotel downtown. The building is within earshot of his old apartment. He hangs out with his neighbors, but he’s quieter these days, more kept to himself. The residents there pay month to month. He’s not sure how long he’ll be able to stay. In late January, Jami got a phone call from the CEO of the company that purchased the building she used to live in. The Tampa Bay Times had reached out to a company representative during the reporting of this article, and upon hearing Jami’s story, the executive was moved to step in. The news came while she was sitting in the rain outside of her old, boarded-up apartment, waiting for a FedEx package to arrive. After 25 nights of sleeping in her car, she was going to be put up in a hotel until she could move into her new place. Jami burst into tears. “I had given up,” she said.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Renters-scramble-for-shelter-as-affordable-16914447.php	2022-02-13T09:23:02	en	0.98603
GENEVA (AP) — It’s a widespread lament: Traditional newspapers, especially small local ones, and other media outlets have seen subscriptions dry up as international internet behemoths have swooped in on the market for advertisements that long helped daily, weekly and monthly publications survive. In Switzerland, the government has laid out plans to help. Swiss voters get final say Sunday in what polls have suggested is becoming an increasingly tight contest. Voters were casting ballots on the government's plan, passed in June, to inject more than 150 million francs (about $163 million) into broadcast and print media every year, including — in a first — support early-morning newspaper delivery and online media to the tune of 70 million francs (nearly $76 million) annually. Opponents of the plan pulled together enough signatures in a petition drive to put the issue before the public, part of Switzerland’s particular form of democracy that gives voters in the country of 8.5 million a direct say in policymaking several times a year. Foes of the plan say the cash injection would waste taxpayer money, benefit big newspaper chains and the media moguls who run them and hurt journalistic independence -- by making media outlets more dependent on state handouts and thus less likely to criticize public officials. They also say it’s discriminatory: Free newspapers, for example, wouldn’t benefit. “A media subsidized by the state is a media under control. As the adage goes: ‘Don’t bit the hand that feeds you,’” wrote the opponents who pressed for the referendum. They say big print-media groups together took in more than 300 million in profits in 2020, even during the COVID-19 crisis. Many other countries in Europe and beyond offer support to newspapers such as through postal fee discounts, tax breaks and other measures. Supporters of the cash injection counter that journalism, especially in local areas that have been ill-served by big media groups, should be considered a public service, as are many public radio and television broadcasters in Switzerland, around Europe. “Media groups are fighting to survive. Ad revenues for print press haven’t stopped declining or are getting swallowed up by giants like Facebook and Google, and subscriptions aren’t enough,” wrote the Swiss Green party, which supports the measure. The new money would mostly go toward subsidies or tax breaks on distribution of print media, training for journalists, and support for news agencies in Switzerland. Some of the funds would go publications by associations or non-governmental groups like Swiss-based WWF or the country’s best-known automobile association. Proponents insist that newspapers in Switzerland need help, saying more than 70 have disappeared since 2003. Advertising revenue in all print publications plunged 42% between 2016-2020 in Switzerland. Some 30 million francs would go to online publications to help make sure readers can get local news through the internet. The media subsidy measure is one of four issues on ballots nationwide on Sunday. Another considers a government plan to eliminate some legacy fees on corporations — and essentially granting them a tax break. Yet another aims to limit advertising for tobacco products in areas frequented by children. A fourth issue would ban use of animals and people in tests, with some exceptions – passage of which could have major implications for both imports of some products and research in Switzerland’s much-vaunted pharmaceutical industry.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Swiss-voters-consider-public-aid-plan-for-16914441.php	2022-02-13T09:23:08	en	0.960798
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests. Blinken said at a news conference after the meeting that North Korea was “in a phase of provocation” and the three countries condemned the recent missile launches. “We are absolutely united in our approach, in our determination,” Blinken said after his talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. He said the countries were “very closely consulting” on further steps they may take in response to North Korea, but didn't offer specifics. The three released a joint statement calling on North Korea to engage in dialogue and cease its “unlawful activities.” They said they had no hostile intent toward North Korea and were open to meeting Pyongyang without preconditions. Hayashi later told Japanese reporters the three ministers had “very fruitful” discussion on the North. He declined to give details on additional measures they may take. North Korea has a long history of using provocations such as missile or nuclear tests to seek international concessions. The latest tests come as the North’s economy, already battered by decades of mismanagement and crippling U.S.-led sanctions, is hit hard by pandemic border closures. Many see the tests as an attempt to pressure President Joe Biden’s administration into easing the sanctions. The Biden administration has shown no willingness to do so without meaningful cuts to the North’s nuclear program, but it has offered open-ended talks. North Korea has rebuffed U.S. offers to resume diplomacy, saying it won’t return to talks unless Washington drops what it says are hostile polices. The North bristles at both the sanctions and regular military exercises the U.S. holds with South Korea. The tests also have a technical component, allowing North Korea to hone its weapons arsenal. One of the missiles recently tested — the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile — is capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam. It was the longest-distance weapon the North has tested since 2017. North Korea appears to be pausing its tests during the Winter Olympics in China, its most important ally and economic lifeline. But analysts believe North Korea will dramatically increase its weapons testing after the Olympics. The recent tests have rattled Pyongyang's neighbors in South Korea and Japan. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who helped set up the historic talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and former President Donald Trump in 2018 and 2019, said last month that the tests were a violation UN Security Council resolutions and urged the North to cease “actions that create tensions and pressure.” The Security Council initially imposed sanctions on North Korea after its first nuclear test in 2006. It made them tougher in response to further nuclear tests and the country’s increasingly sophisticated nuclear and ballistic missile programs. China and Russia, citing the North's economic difficulties, have called for lifting sanctions like those banning seafood exports and prohibitions on its citizens working overseas and sending home their earnings. Blinken arrived in Hawaii from Fiji, where he met with Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and other Pacific leaders to talk about regional issues, especially the existential risk posed by climate change. It was the first visit by a U.S. secretary of state to Fiji since 1985. He started his Pacific tour in Australia, where he met his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan. The four nations form the “Quad,” a bloc of Indo-Pacific democracies that was created to counter China’s regional influence. Hayashi and Chung held a separate bilateral meeting Saturday for about 40 minutes before seeing Blinken. Japan’s Foreign Ministry said they reaffirmed the importance of cooperating together and with the United States to respond to North Korea and to achieve regional stability. The ministry said they also “frankly” exchanged views on ongoing disputes between the two countries, including wartime Korean laborers and sexual abuse of Korean women forced into sexual servitude by Japan’s imperial army. Chung proposed the two countries accelerate diplomacy to find solutions to the disagreements, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Blinken also met separately with Chung. He met Hayashi earlier this week in Australia. ___ Associated Press writers Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul contributed to this report.	https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/US-Japan-South-Korea-meet-in-Hawaii-to-discuss-16914453.php	2022-02-13T09:23:15	en	0.964863
BEIJING (AP) — Jordan Weal is happy to have more outside space than just a sidewalk. Leo Komarov is glad there's more to do outside of playing hockey. Eric Staal just likes the atmosphere better. Being confined to the bubble in Beijing may be new for some Olympians, but it's a familiar feeling for the dozen hockey players and two coaches who were in one of the NHL’s playoff bubbles in Toronto and Edmonton in 2020. Based on the extra space and ability to see other athletes and different sports, it might even be an improvement. "Yeah, this is better," said Staal, Canada's captain who was in the Edmonton bubble with the Minnesota Wild. “You’re with your team and you get to walk about in the bubble, and the NHL was a little tougher with the hallways and the walls in the streets and just only in hotels, so a little bit different, for sure. This has got a lot better feel." The Olympic bubble is different in many ways, most notably that it's almost two years into the pandemic and almost everyone involved is vaccinated. It's also a much shorter period of time: roughly three weeks until the gold-medal game, while the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars spent 65 days quarantined until the end of the Stanley Cup Final. This time there are some fans, though with fewer than 1,000 selected guests in the building, games are almost as quiet as empty Scotiabank Arena and Rogers Place when host China isn't on the ice. There's still daily virus testing and mask-wearing. “It is mentally tough on everyone, but it’s what it is," said Weal, who was in Toronto with the Montreal Canadiens. "It’s the world right now, and hopefully as soon as we can, we can get out of this and start moving forward, getting society back to the way it was.” Some of the feelings about the Beijing bubble depend on which bubble and hotel players were in. Those at the Fairmount Royal York in Toronto like Weal and Canada coach Claude Julien at the JW Marriott in Edmonton had far less space than those at Hotel X in Toronto, which had a passageway to the soccer stadium to hang out and run around on grass. “We weren’t allowed to go outdoors,” said Finland defenseman Sami Vatanen, who was at the Royal York with the Carolina Hurricanes. “There was a little area like this where you could go outside, but here you can take walks and you can ride bikes or you can go run. You can do almost whatever you like outdoors, so it’s good. I think we have a little more room anyways in here than we had in Toronto.” Sweden's Lucas Wallmark, who was in Toronto with the Florida Panthers, said the food was better in the NHL bubble, which had Tim Hortons coffee trucks among the options. Olympic teammate Joakim Nordstrom, who was in Toronto with the Boston Bruins at Hotel X, also pointed out, “There was still a restaurant or a bar open that you could go for a beer.” No such luck in Beijing, which does not have alcohol available inside the village. “But you can bring some stuff here if you want,” Vatanen said. More than a decade since then-Philadelphia Flyers coach Peter Laviolette instituted an alcohol policy that players called “dry island," that would aptly describe the experience at this year's Olympics. Czech star David Krejci, who was teammates with Nordstrom on the Bruins, said, “You don’t have a bar, you don’t have much alcohol, but that’s not why we’re here.” Players are in Beijing to try to win a gold medal, so the motivation is similar to chasing the Stanley Cup. U.S. coach David Quinn, who was in Toronto with the New York Rangers, said present day athletes are used to going into bubbles now, 23 months into the pandemic — and there's almost universal agreement that it's a small price to pay to play at the Olympics. “That’s why you compete every day,” Wallmark said. “You want to win. If you have to go through a bubble or whatever, it’s worth it. And if you win, it’s a really cool experience and it’s something I would say almost everyone would go through it to have the chance to win.” ___ Follow AP Hockey Writer Stephen Whyno on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SWhyno ___ More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/winter-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.theheraldreview.com/sports/article/Beijing-Olympics-a-step-up-for-those-in-NHL-16914460.php	2022-02-13T09:23:21	en	0.979107
Alpine Skiing ‘Fricking hell! That was hard’ – Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic Benjamin Alexander skier completes run at Beijing 2022 Benjamin Alexander became Jamaica’s first ever alpine skier at an Olympic Games when competing at Beijing 2022. The former international DJ completed his giant slalom first run in 1:37.94 at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre, an impressive achievement given there were 35 DNFs due to a huge blizzard which impacted Sunday’s schedule. 00:01:03, 19 minutes ago	https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/fricking-hell-that-was-hard-jamaicas-first-ever-olympic-benjamin-alexander-skier-completes-run-at-be_vid1631436/video.shtml	2022-02-13T09:23:25	en	0.942068
BARWON HEADS, Australia (AP) — Former U.S. Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green won the Vic Open by six shots after closing with a 1-under 71 on Sunday. Green, who won the Women’s PGA tournament on the LPGA Tour in 2019, returned from a three-month layoff to win her first professional title in Australia with a 13-under par total of 276 at the 13th Beach Golf Links. She had bogeys on the second and seventh holes but carded three birdies over the last seven holes to extend her margin in blustery conditions. "The Vic Open was my first ever professional event so it definitely has special memories for me coming here; some pretty random memories, but good memories,” said Green, who won her first two titles in the United States. “This is just a stepping stone and will give me some positive vibes. “It’s nice to finally have my name on a proper trophy over here.” Karis Davidson and Whitney Hillier started and finished the final round in a share of second spot, both finishing with even-par 72s. Hillier narrowly missed a birdie putt on the last hole that would have given her outright second. Su Oh and Cassie Porter finished in a tie for fourth at 5 under. The Vic Open features a men’s and women’s tournament in mixed groups. Dimitros Papadatos, Ben Campbell and Matthew Griffin qualified for the 150th British Open in July as the top three finishes in the men’s tournament. All three players were presented with British Open 18th-hole flags after clinching their spots. Papadatos had a 6-under 66 in his final round, closing with a birdie to finish at 21-under 267 and win the Vic Open for a second time. Campbell (66) and was one shot behind and Griffin (70) finished in third place at 16 under. John Lyras, who led the tournament after each of the first three rounds, finished in a share of fifth place at 14 under after a final round of 74. Needing an eagle at the last to get the third qualifying spot for the British Open, he he hit his tee shot into the rough on the left, his second shot into a greenside bunker and flew his third shot past the hole. He also narrowly missed a birdie putt, which cost him fourth place in the tournament. The July 14-17 British Open will be played at St. Andrews on the Old Course. Following the cancellation of the New Zealand Open this year due to COVID-19 pandemic quarantine restrictions, the qualifying spots were allocated to the Vic Open. ___ More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.theheraldreview.com/sports/article/Green-wins-Vic-Open-title-3-men-qualify-for-16914445.php	2022-02-13T09:23:27	en	0.97546
'Hardest thing I've ever done' - Jamaica skier Benjamin Alexander on 'inspiring others' at Beijing 2022 Olympics 'Hardest thing I've ever done' - Jamaica skier Benjamin Alexander gives his thoughts on 'inspiring others' at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Watch every moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+	https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/hardest-thing-i-ve-ever-done-jamaica-skier-benjamin-alexander-on-inspiring-others-at-beijing-2022-ol_vid1631486/video.shtml	2022-02-13T09:23:31	en	0.839684
BEIJING (AP) — Call it love at first snowflake. Long before he became Haiti’s first Winter Olympian, at the Beijing Games on Sunday, Richardson Viano was a scared orphan who'd just arrived in France from the poor Caribbean nation. His new adoptive parents were driving him to their home in the French Alps. Their route that day in 2005 — from the airport where he had just disembarked, so nervous about his unfamiliar surroundings that he clung to his new dad’s leg — took them over a high Alpine pass. It was resplendent with fresh snow and bathed in sunshine, so Andrea and Silvia Viano decided to stop to let 3-year-old Richardson take in the view. “I said, ‘Look Richie, this is where you are going to live,'" his mother recalled. "'See the snow and everything?’” He'd later coin his own phrase for it: “The magic powder.” It magically lifted his mood that day, when a snowflake landed on his nose. "It melted with the warmth,” his mother remembers. "He started laughing.” And so was planted the first seed of what became a passion for skiing that, at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center in the mountains northwest of downtown Beijing, turned Viano into an Olympic history-maker for the island of his birth. “It’s a great honor," the 19-year-old said. And, he hopes, an inspiration for others in Haiti. "If other Haitians can ski, that would be incredible,” he said. “I want to give them a message of hope, of strength, no matter the sport. What’s important is to never give up, to fight. Anything can happen if you believe.” Well, yes, and no. With his mother on hand to watch him race, he tumbled a few gates into the men's giant slalom course that was hard to see in falling snow and fog. He was far from alone in being caught in treacherous conditions. Of 87 starters, 33 didn't complete the first of two runs — Viano among them. “‘The magic powder’ was treacherous today,” his mother said. “It would have been nice if that snowflake could have brought him a bit more luck.” Viano hopes to do better in the men’s slalom on Wednesday. And the big picture of his life so far is still impressive. “It’s an amazing adventure when I think about it: leaving Haiti, arriving in the mountains, starting to ski a bit by chance. My dad was a mountain guide and he put me on skis as soon as I arrived, in 2005, and I’ve skied pretty much all the time ever since," he said. “It really is a passion.” ___ Follow John Leicester: https://twitter.com/johnleicester. More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/winter-games and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.theheraldreview.com/sports/article/Orphan-rides-magic-powder-from-Haiti-to-Winter-16914465.php	2022-02-13T09:23:33	en	0.988065
'Let's change the game' - Benjamin Alexander urges kids to get into skiing early at Beijing 2022 Olympics 'Let's change the game' - Benjamin Alexander urges kids to get more into skiing early at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Watch every moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+	https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/let-s-change-the-game-benjamin-alexander-urges-kids-to-get-into-skiing-early-at-beijing-2022-olympic_vid1631546/video.shtml	2022-02-13T09:23:38	en	0.841623
BEIJING (AP) — Slalom gold medalist Petra Vlhova is leaving the Beijing Olympics early due to an inflamed left ankle tendon and will miss the Alpine combined event in which she would have been a challenger to Mikaela Shiffrin, the favorite in the race. “Having reached her goal of gold in the slalom and considering this small physical problem, we are putting the priority on her next goals and we don’t want to risk making things worse by aiming for a medal in the combined,” Mauro Pini, Vlhova’s coach, told The Associated Press on Sunday. By winning the slalom four days ago, Vlhova became Slovakia’s first Olympic medalist in Alpine skiing. Pini added that Vlhova also wants to make sure she has time “to go home and share this medal with those closest to her.” Vlhova had already sat out the super-G and the opening downhill training session. The Alpine combined is scheduled for Thursday. Vlhova finished second behind Shiffrin in the combined at last season's world championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Last season, Vlhova became the first Slovakian to win the overall World Cup title. She trails Shiffrin by just 17 points in the overall standings this season, with a few more weeks of racing remaining after the Olympics. ___ More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/winter-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports	https://www.theheraldreview.com/sports/article/Slalom-winner-Vlhova-leaving-Olympics-early-with-16914438.php	2022-02-13T09:23:39	en	0.970837
Marco Odermatt fulfilled his billing as favourite for giant slalom gold at the Winter Olympics as he shrugged off extremely challenging conditions to win the title in Beijing. Heavy snow and poor visibility caused havoc, with several contenders for the medals struggling to deal with the weather, but the Swiss sensation kept his cool to win ahead of Slovenia's Zan Kranjec and Mathieu Faivre of France. Ad Conditions were tough with heavy snow falling on a course which is put together using manufactured snow, with mist and fog also causing issues with visibility, prompting complaints from some of the skiers. At one stage, the first run looked like it might be cancelled midway through, and the second was delayed by over an hour. Beijing 2022 ‘Ouch! That is a big impact!’ – Andrienko smashed through gate after ‘really unusual’ crash A new giant slalom king was always going to be crowned given 2018 champion Marcel Hirscher retired back in 2019. Since the Austrian’s departure from the sport, Henrik Kristoffersen (2020) and Alexis Pinturault (2021) both won a giant slalom World Cup crystal globe apiece, although it was Odermatt who headed into the event as favourite having dominated the 2021-22 season so far. Odermatt leads the giant slalom World Cup standings having won four of the five races, finishing second in the other, and that made the Swiss the man to beat on the ‘Ice River’ course at the Yanqing National Alpine Ski Centre. He was able to rise to the occasion in the opening run, posting the fastest time of 1:09.93 despite the difficult conditions. Visibility was low, with Luca De Aliprandini - second in Alta Badia back in December behind Odermatt – among the skiers complaining after he finished his first run 0.49 seconds off the pace. De Aliprandini was sixth after Run 1, while the top five were separated by just 0.19 seconds, with Stefan Brennsteiner a surprise second ahead of Mathieu Faivre and Henrik Kristoffersen. Alexis Pinturault, two-time Olympic bronze medallist, was down in 11th – 1.06 seconds behind. - Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more - ‘I don't believe the race is fair’ – GS finale delayed after blizzard-hit first run The second run went ahead more than one hour later than originally planned, but many of the skiers were finding it tough to deal with the challenging conditions - increasing the chance of a shock result. At the halfway point, there was a surprise skier at the top of the standings as Joan Verdu of Andorra surged into a 0.81 second and the state of the slope only seemed to be getting worse as Verdu’s next challenger Lukas Braathen immediately slid off the course. The first of the big names was next out of the start gate, as Pinturault risked everything on the closing turns to take the lead, but it looked extremely unlikely it would be enough to get the Frenchman into the medals. Pinturault was knocked off top spot by American River Radamus, until the run of the round so far from Slovenian Zan Kranjec, who surged ahead by 1.41 seconds. De Aliprandini had already shown he was not in a good mood because of the conditions and he looked to channel all of that frustration into his run but after surging out of the gate he pushed it too far, smashing into an early start gate and crashing out. With five skiers still to go, Kranjec still held the lead and Thibaut Favrot was not able to displace him, putting so much effort in that he flew up in the air at one point before he recovered impressively - but it also lost him a lot of time. ‘Send some people, we need to find the ski!’ – Official ‘doesn’t understand’ after ski lost in snow Kristoffersen looked to be surging to the lead after a rapid start at the top of the course but made a huge mistake on one of the turns, sliding off the course before recovering to end his hopes of a podium place. Faivre failed on his run too, meaning Kranjec was now guaranteed a medal having only ever won two World Cup races. Brennsteiner pushed to match his opening run, but was the latest to slide off the course, meaning only Odermatt could beat Kranjec. The 24-year-old had seen plenty of his rivals for gold slide off the course and struggle to deal with the snow, meaning securing the title was not a formality. But the Swiss held his nerve in arguably the worst of the conditions so far and crossed the line 0.19 seconds ahead of Kranjec to win the first Olympic title of his career. "It's unbelievable. It was a hard day, with the conditions, with such a long wait between the two runs," said Odermatt. "It was more than five hours for me, it was such a long time to rethink everything and it was hard to stay focused. I tried to sleep some minutes in-between. "I actually never dreamt about it but now it still feels like a dream." - - - Watch every moment of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on discovery+ Beijing 2022 ‘Send some people, we need to find the ski!’ – Official ‘doesn’t understand’ after ski lost in snow Beijing 2022 ‘Fricking hell! That was hard’ – Jamaica’s first-ever Olympic skier completes GS run Advertisement Ad Advertisement Ad	https://www.eurosport.com/alpine-skiing/beijing-2022/2022/marco-odermatt-claims-giant-slalom-gold-at-winter-olympics-as-blizzard-causes-havoc-in-beijing_sto8786172/story.shtml	2022-02-13T09:23:44	en	0.974146
We can no longer ignore humans’ negative impact on the planet. While some parts of the world still can close their eyes to shared and global sustainability challenges, the negative consequences of human activity in other parts of the world have increasingly detrimental effects on the planet and people’s lives. For example, in recent years, global warming is leading to heavy rainfall at unusual times of the year. As a result, in India, some farmers have lost their entire cotton harvest. We also begin to see and understand the negative impacts of global plastic use and waste on nature, animals, and the things we eat. Offered By Business Models For Sustainability Copenhagen Business SchoolAbout this Course What you will learn Sustainable business model theory Sustainable business model innovation Tools and strategies for sustainable business model innovation Offered by Copenhagen Business School Centrally located in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is one of the largest business schools in Europe with close to 23,000 students. CBS offers world-class research-based degree programs at undergraduate, graduate, and PhD levels as well as executive and other post experience programs. NHH NHH Norwegian School of Economics is one of the leading business schools in Europe. NHH has an internationally recognized research environment and is the first choice of students who want to study business administration in Norway. ESADE Business and Law School Founded in 1958, ESADE Business and Law School has campuses in Barcelona and Madrid and a presence in São Paulo, Lima, Mexico City, Bogotá, Santiago and Buenos Aires. It has partnership agreements with more than 100 universities and business schools worldwide. Each year, more than 11,000 students participate in its programmes (MBA and Executive Education, as well as bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in business administration and law). ESADE Alumni, the school’s alumni association, is 50,000 members strong, including more than 17,500 members in management positions at enterprises around the globe. ESADE Business School also participates in the ESADECREAPOLIS business park, a pioneering innovation centre that brings together academia and the world of business. With a clear international orientation, ESADE is consistently ranked among the world’s top business schools by the leading rankings ESCP Business School The World's First Business School (est. 1819) Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction to Sustainable Business Models Over the last two decades, it has become increasingly clear that our current ways of living and organizing are neither environmentally nor socially sustainable. Research shows that current climate changes and dramatic decreases in global biodiversity are a direct result of human activity. Sustainable Business Model Innovation Building on the concept of sustainable business models introduced in Module 1, we will explore what innovation is and its benefits in this module. If we are to change towards more sustainable organisational practices, it is paramount that we innovate on products and services and the way we run businesses. You will learn about sustainable business model innovation, key principles of sustainable business model innovation, market evolution and the role of consumers, and various tools to develop sustainable business models. Circular Business Models In this module, Lars Jacob and Svening will take us on a deep dive into the concept of the circular economy. Through a number of examples from various industries, they will discuss the main differences between linear and circular economies, and they will explore some key characteristics of circular business models. Starting with a circular economy, they will introduce concepts such as the access and collaborative economy, the all-important role of collaboration and partnerships for sustainable futures, as well as different levels of “recycling.” Sustainability in Practice In this module, we will further explore concepts introduced in this course’s previous modules. Our main focus will be on how companies work with sustainability in practice and what challenges and opportunities they face in doing so. First, Professor Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen will introduce the concept of strategic planning and implementation and the relationship between a strategy and a business model. We will then continue by exploring how companies work with value propositions, customer interfaces, supply chains, and financial models in reality. Finally, we will look into sustainable communication and marketing and what role they play in transforming companies towards sustainability. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I purchase the Certificate? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/business-models-for-sustainability	2022-07-20T21:20:08	en	0.936208
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the four first responders killed in last weekend’s New Mexico helicopter crash managed to call 911 before succumbing to his injuries, according to emergency dispatch recordings. It’s not clear which crash victim made the call Saturday evening to San Miguel County dispatchers, according to the recordings that were made public on Tuesday. The call sparked a frantic search for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter in the hills near the northern New Mexico community of Las Vegas. An unidentified dispatcher said over emergency frequencies that the person who calling said they saw dust when the helicopter hit the ground but no smoke or flames. The person also reported that gas was leaking from the aircraft, which was full of fuel because the crew had refueled before taking off for the trip home. Searchers took more than 30 minutes to find the wreckage, their work complicated by nightfall and increasing difficulties that the initial survivor had in communicating, the dispatch records indicated. “Subject is in a lot of pain and disoriented,” a dispatcher said at one point. State police officers who arrived at the scene first initially reported there were two unresponsive patients and two who had died. Authorities have said that the helicopter crew had wrapped up a firefighting mission and were returning home to Albuquerque when the crash happened. They had spent a few hours that afternoon dropping buckets of water on a wildfire burning on private land near Las Vegas. The crew included Bernalillo County Undersheriff Larry Koren, Lt. Fred Beers, Deputy Michael Levison and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue Specialist Matthew King. The National Transportation Safety Board said earlier this week that the helicopter came down at a high rate of speed, hitting the ground upright before toppling over. Aerial footage of the scene showed mangled wreckage among pinon and juniper trees. Federal investigators are expected to release a preliminary report about the crash in a the coming weeks and the full investigation could last a year or more.	https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/fatally-injured-new-mexico-helicopter-crew-member-called-911/	2022-07-20T21:20:10	en	0.974465
To celebrate the fifth anniversary of First Move - Michelle Obama’s national health initiative to raise awareness about active living and combat obesity - Beyonce opened the doors to her swanky gym and let cameras in to film her workout. Makeup free with her hair scraped back, the star completes a number of toning and weight based exercises providing an exclusive insight into how she gets her body stage ready. To the soundtrack of Eye of the Tiger, Beyonce works her abs with side crunches, hits the floor for sit ups (with the added challenge of a medicine ball) and lunges up and down on a weight bench. If there was anything to get us off the sofa and into the gym this weekend then this is it .	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/beyonce-s-gym-regime-revealed	2022-07-20T21:20:11	en	0.949324
In this course, you'll review the specifics of the Capstone project. In addition, you will create and run your regression model and share your results with your peers. Let's get started! This course is part of the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization Offered By About this Course Offered by Howard University Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu. Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction to Specialization and Course In module 1, you’ll learn about the steps you will take to complete the Capstone Project. We will cover the following learning objectives. Data Wrangling & Using the PCA Function Let’s recap! In module 1, you were introduced to the Capstone project and Tasks 1-4. In module 2, you’ll complete Task 1: Data wrangling and Task 2: Use PCA to reduce the number of dimensions. We will cover the following learning objectives. Run Your Model and Interpret Your Results Let’s recap! In module 2, you learned how to complete Tasks 1 & Task 2. In module 3, you will learn how to complete Task 3: Run your regression model and Task 4: Interpret the results from your model. We will cover the following learning objectives. Peer Review: Interpreting Results Using Your Model Welcome to the final module of this course! Over the past 3 modules, you have been introduced to and gained knowledge on the following topics: Data wrangling (Task 1),Use PCA to Reduce the Number of Dimensions (Task 2), Run your regression model (Task 3) and, Interpret the results from your model (Task 4). In this final module you will prepare your final Capstone Project, submit it, discuss what you learned and complete peer reviews. We will cover the following learning objectives. About the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization This Specialization is for learners interested in exploring or pursuing careers in data science or understanding some data science for their current roles. This course will build upon your previous mathematical foundations and equip you with key applied tools for using and analyzing large data sets. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/capstone-a-data-science-problem-in-linear-algebra-framework	2022-07-20T21:20:15	en	0.896162
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state is investing $10M in to the city of Albuquerque’s Rail Trail project. Officials made the announcement Wednesday at the Rail Yards in downtown Albuquerque. The project will build a seven-mile loop of multi-use trails connecting the downtown area to the Sawmill District, Old Town, and the Bosque. “It will be a landmark that every person in this city knows about and has been to. That’s how powerful and impactful this project is,” said Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. The state’s $10M investment will be added to the $15M committed to the project by the city. The total cost of the project is estimated to be about $40M.	https://www.krqe.com/news/state-invests-10m-for-albuquerque-rail-trail-project/	2022-07-20T21:20:16	en	0.940945
Much has been made of the negative impact of airbrushing, media scrutiny and unrealistic fashion industry expectations as far as women’s bodies are concerned, but it’s not often that men’s body image comes to the fore. The shocking news released recently by CRI (Crime Reduction Initiatives) that anabolic steroid use increased by 645% between 2010 and 2013, however, suggests that we may have had our heads in the sand as to the extent of the pressure felt by men to conform to a certain Hulk Hogan-esque physique. The CRI informed the BBC that in 2013 there were 2,161 steroid users; this figure was only 290 in 2010. While steroids are legal for personal use, they are nevertheless categorised as a class C drug and it is against the law to supply steroids to others. While steroids can boost muscle mass and help users maintain tougher training regimes, associated side effects include hair loss , acne , fertility, liver and heart problems. Despite the health risks, for some the temptation to resort to artificial methods is irresistible - on the surface they offer a golden ticket to impressive guns and superhero strength. When slogging away in the gym isn’t producing results, steroid injections can fast track your progress and apparent fitness. Personal trainer and SP&Co founder Stephen Price thinks that our quick fix culture is partly to blame for an increase is steroid dependancy: "Steroid use shows huge physical changes in a very short amount of time - we live in an era of transformation where instead of broadening our goals and looking at the bigger health picture, we rely on products that sell a solution based on time and not a lot else! If you see a product that promises a quick solution as opposed to a more prolonged effort, most people would go for the first one, regardless of any associated health drawbacks. "Fancy smoothies, restrictive nutrition plans, intensive physical programmes and a conveyor belt of products - our culture revolves around changing us in the moment as opposed to reeducating ourselves to be able to look after our long term health. The more sustainable option inherently requires a change of behaviour and habits before change is seen as opposed to steroids and other speedy fixes that don't demand this but but do result in a negative pattern of behaviour." In reality, injecting steroids to bulk up could take you as far from fit as it’s possible to get. Users often aren’t aware that the risks are the same as those faced drug abusers. Dirty needles increase the spread of infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and C, but syringe and needle exchanges are traditionally thought of as focusing on addictions to drugs such as heroin. The health watchdog NICE believes that it’s high time this approach and perception changed; updated guidelines stipulate that needle and syringe programmes should be adapted to steroid users. Specialist fitness and nutritional advice, visits to gyms and longer opening hours are to be introduced to combat the rise of steroid use, and in particular the proliferation of diseases associated with injecting them. Have you or someone you know ever been tempted to turn to steroids? Do you think that men face the same body image burdens that women do? Comment below or tweet us @GetTheGloss . For more information visit CRI.org.uk	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/does-your-partner-take-steroids-you-may-want-to-read-this	2022-07-20T21:20:42	en	0.959659
Yesterday adidas announced that they have put three of London’s hottest female fitness bloggers at the heart of their autumn/winter ‘15 campaign. Popular bloggers Em Sheldon, AJ Odudu and Cat Meffan have been chosen to showcase their individual styles and model their favourite looks from the new collection in a series of creative images, which is also a first glimpse at the new collection TV presenter and fitness expert AJ Odudu said, “It’s amazing to be part of the adidas Autumn/Winter ’15 campaign alongside Em and Cat. We’re all so passionate about our areas of fitness and promoting a healthy body image for females. The new collection from adidas certainly adds to that confident feeling you get from working out. We love it!”. MORE GLOSS: The summer ‘It’ gym kit The new Autumn/Winter ‘15 collection contains everything from sports bras and tights to tanks and features hero patterns and colourways of rich blues and vibrant flashes of yellow, inspired by the fast pace of the city. Another key style draws influence from heat and danger, leading with lava-inspired prints combining solar reds with darker tones. A number of the pieces also feature the next generation in climate control technology - Climachill and Climaheat , which work against surrounding temperatures to provide the optimum body temperature for training, cooling you down in the heat and warming you up in the cold. In addition to this new clothing campaign the three bloggers have also worked alongside adidas to create the bespoke #workit Summer Series, each designed with different fitness goals in mind to help women keep fit, healthy and strong over the summer months. The brand new AW15 Women’s Training collection is available from June here . Follow us on @getthegloss and Katie @KatieRob20	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/female-fitness-bloggers-front-new-adidas-campaign	2022-07-20T21:21:13	en	0.932341
In this course, you'll be introduced to finding inverses and matrix algebra using Python. You will also practice using row reduction to solve linear equations as well as practice how to define linear transformations. Let's get started! This course is part of the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization Offered By About this Course Offered by Howard University Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu. Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction to finding inverses In module 1, you’ll learn how to define linear equations, how to use Python to find the determinant of matrices and how to perform different commands using Python. We will cover the following learning objectives. Introduction to Matrix Algebra with Python Let’s recap! In module 1, you learned how to define linear equations, how to use Python to find the determinant of matrices and how to perform different commands using Python. In module 2, you’ll learn how to explain different matrix algebra functions, perform matrix algebra on large data sets using Python. We will cover the following learning objectives. Solving Systems of Linear Equations Let’s recap! In module 2, you learned how to explain different matrix algebra functions and perform matrix algebra on large data sets using Python. In module 3, you will learn how to solve systems of linear equations using several methods. We will cover the following learning objectives. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Welcome to the final module of this course! Over the past 3 modules, you have been introduced to and gained knowledge on the following topics: determinants, inverses, matrix algebra with Python, row reduction and, systems of linear equations. In the final module of the course, you’ll apply what you’ve learned to concrete, real-world examples. You’ll practice using linear transformation, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, and solving applications. We will cover the following learning objectives. About the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization This Specialization is for learners interested in exploring or pursuing careers in data science or understanding some data science for their current roles. This course will build upon your previous mathematical foundations and equip you with key applied tools for using and analyzing large data sets. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/linear-algebra-concepts-python	2022-07-20T21:21:13	en	0.898157
This course is the first of a series that is designed for beginners who want to learn how to apply basic data science concepts to real-world problems. You might be a student who is considering pursuing a career in data science and wanting to learn more, or you might be a business professional who wants to apply some data science principles to your work. Or, you might simply be a curious, lifelong learner intrigued by the powerful tools that data science and math provides. Regardless of your motivation, we’ll provide you with the support and information you need to get started. This course is part of the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization Offered By About this Course Offered by Howard University Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu. Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction to Matrices and Linear Algebra In module 1, you'll learn how to explain fundamental concepts of linear algebra and how to use Python, one of the most powerful programming languages, to model different data. We will cover the following learning objectives. Using Linear Algebra Concepts in Python Let's recap! In module 1, you performed software installation, learned some best practices, and learned how graphs are used to model data in Python. In module 2, you'll gain the knowledge you need to use linear algebra to solve data science problems. You'll also perform matrix algebra on large data sets using Python. We will cover the following learning objectives. Vector Equations and Systems of Linear Equations Let's recap! In module 2, you learned how to use linear algebra to solve data science problems. Using Python, you also learned how to perform matrix algebra on large data sets. In module 3, you will learn how to define vector equations and use vector equations to model data. We will cover the following learning objectives. Real-World Applications of Vector Equations Welcome to the final module of this course! Over the past 3 modules, you have been introduced to and gained knowledge on the following topics:- Version control - Git Bash, Jupyter Notebook via Anaconda, NumPy and SymPy, and other software tools, Modeling data, Matrix algebra and, Vector equations. In the final module of the course, you'll apply what you've learned to concrete, real-world examples. You'll practice using vector equations to study data sets and provide peer reviews. We will cover the following learning objectives. About the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization This Specialization is for learners interested in exploring or pursuing careers in data science or understanding some data science for their current roles. This course will build upon your previous mathematical foundations and equip you with key applied tools for using and analyzing large data sets. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/linear-algebra-python-intro	2022-07-20T21:21:21	en	0.920109
Course one of the Architecting Hybrid Cloud with Anthos series introduces participants to manage multi-cloud and hybrid Kubernetes deployments using Anthos. Through presentations and hands-on labs, participants explore planning and creating Anthos environments and building manageable and reliable multi-cluster Kubernetes infrastructure environments centered around Anthos and containers. This course is a continuation of Architecting with GKE and assumes direct experience with the technologies covered in that course. Offered By Multi-Cluster, Multi-Cloud with Anthos Google CloudAbout this Course Experience with Google Kubernetes Engine What you will learn Create, connect, and manage Anthos clusters in multiple environments. Create and manage Anthos fleets. Attach clusters and observe application behaviors. Load balance clusters. Experience with Google Kubernetes Engine Offered by Google Cloud We help millions of organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their businesses with innovative technology created in—and for—the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability, and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping customers apply our technologies to create success. Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction Welcome to Multi-Cluster, Multi-Cloud with Anthos. Introduction to Anthos In this module, you learn about the Anthos technology stack - and how it can help you to design and build multi-environment solutions. Anthos Environments In this module, after a brief review of containers and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), you learn about creating and managing Anthos clusters, in Google Cloud and on other cloud providers. Fleet Networking In this module, you learn about how to group clusters and other resources together in a fleet. You then learn about fleet networking, including multi-cluster services and gateways. Managing Configuration with Anthos In this module, you learn how to centrally manage multi-cluster configurations. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I purchase the Certificate? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/multi-cluster-multi-cloud-with-anthos	2022-07-20T21:21:27	en	0.891583
In this course, you'll learn how to distinguish between the different types of regression models. You will apply the Method of Least Squares to a dataset by hand and using Python. In addition, you will learn how to employ a linear regression model to identify scenarios. Let's get started! This course is part of the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization Offered By About this Course Offered by Howard University Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced one Schwarzman Scholar, three Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American Ph.D. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visit www.howard.edu. Syllabus - What you will learn from this course Introduction to Regression Models In module 1, you’ll learn how to define regression and learn about the various types of regression models and how they are used. We will cover the following learning objectives. Using the Method of Least Squares Let’s recap! In module 1, you learned how to define regression models and use the various types of regression models. In module 2, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to know in order to apply the method of least squares.. You’ll also learn how to apply the method of least squares using Python. We will cover the following learning objectives. Using Linear Regression Models Let’s recap! In module 2, you learned how to apply the method of least squares. In module 3, you will learn how to understand linear regression models. We will cover the following learning objectives. Using Linear Regression Model Welcome to the final module of this course! Over the past 3 modules, you have been introduced to and gained knowledge on the following topics: regression, regression models, applying the method of least squares and, understanding linear regression models. In the final module of the course, you’ll apply what you’ve learned to concrete, real-world examples. You’ll review real-world linear regression models and complete peer reviews. We will cover the following learning objectives. About the Linear Algebra for Data Science Using Python Specialization This Specialization is for learners interested in exploring or pursuing careers in data science or understanding some data science for their current roles. This course will build upon your previous mathematical foundations and equip you with key applied tools for using and analyzing large data sets. Frequently Asked Questions When will I have access to the lectures and assignments? What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization? Is financial aid available? More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/learn/regression-models-linear-algebra	2022-07-20T21:21:35	en	0.898222
If there's one fitness trend that's showing signs of sticking around it's the rise of results-driven, fast-paced training - and Heartcore's new studio is the latest place to do it. The fifth in a line of impressive studios, Heartcore's newest space launched in London last night to reveal the latest destination for gym bunnies to get their fitness fix. With two large studios hosting Dynamic Reformer Pilates, TRX and Barre classes, the theme is intensity - high intensity to be exact, with a new cardio-based HIIT class launching soon. The Heartcore chain was founded by personal trainer to the stars Jess Schuring, who has worked with 'The Body' Elle Macpherson and is now transforming bodies into stronger, leaner ones wherever she goes - with the Fulham crowd being her next target. Expect long and lithe limbs which ache in places you never knew existed the next day, stronger abs and deliciously healthy juices and snack bars to refuel on post-workout. We'll see you there… Heartcore has studios in Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill, Fulham and Hampstead. Visit www.heartcore.co.uk for more details	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/heartcore-launches-new-fulham-fitness-studio	2022-07-20T21:21:44	en	0.936871
Reebok Classic has partnered up with beauty brand FACE Stockholm to create the trainers of the summer. A limited edition collection of metallic and macquillage-inspired kicks, the theme of the unique range has been unveiled as ‘bold finishing touches’ - think makeup and a great pair of shoes. Fronted by blogger and Revenge actress Ashley Madekwe in a seriously steamy, sporty and scene-stealing campaign, suffice to say the shots prove that ‘Lips and Kicks’ make for the most eye-catching of final flourishes to any new season ensemble. MORE GLOSS: Millie Mackintosh’s workout secrets The perfect way to step into summer, the Reebok X FACE Stockholm collection launches on the 1st of July, with the metallics following on the 1st of August. They range from £75 - £90 and will be available to buy online at Reebok.co.uk . Follow us @getthegloss and Ayesha @Ayesha_Muttu .	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/reebok-and-face-stockholm-create-the-trainers-of-the-summer	2022-07-20T21:22:14	en	0.924641
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45 minutes of hot yoga, a 5km run and 8 miles spinning - not your average Sunday morning (or triathlon) but on our agenda last weekend as we braved the challenge of The Urban Tri. Arriving at Yotopia’s snazzy Covent Garden studio at the slightly ungodly hour of 9.30am we kicked off the alternative event with a 45 minute hot yoga session. The lovely Emily led us through a fast moving vinyasa flow which got our heart rate up and our bodies warm (read: sweaty). After stretching out our legs and opening up our hips we had a few minutes to gather our thoughts during a short relaxation, and then the real race began. Last weekend three members of team GTG swapped their usual Sunday morning activities of brunch and bed for a hat-trick of fitness events Trainers laced up, we made our way to BOOM Cycle via Embankment, Southbank and Blackfriars Bridge. Running across the Thames in the glorious sunshine and whizzing (kind of) past iconic London landmarks meant we managed to keep our pace up whilst our friends from Sweatshop marked the route to avoid us missing a turn. Arriving at BOOM Cycle in Holborn our legs had no time to rest as it was straight on our bikes for the last section of the Urban Tri. With the music booming and the lights down low we were ready for the last push and as the playlist got better and better we powered through the 8 miles to the finish line. Elated (and somewhat relieved) to finish we were treated to protein hits by way of Pip & Nut nut butters (the almond and coconut one is the dream) and Rebel Kitchen Mylk and of course, a very much needed shower. The Urban Tri runs the first Sunday of every month and costs £40 - find out more here.	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/team-gtg-try-a-new-type-of-triathlon-the-urban-tri	2022-07-20T21:22:45	en	0.955996
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Victoria’s Secret models are known for having the “perfect body” but in a new interview with Self Magazine, Alessandra Ambrosio has revealed that it’s not just all about your figure and that she wants more for her daughter. The VS Angel said that she would like her five-year-old daughter Anja to grow up feeling confident about the way she looks and to know that there is more to life than appearance. She admirably said: “Having a perfect body isn't everything. I want my daughter to be nice, have a good education and be disciplined. That's what makes people like her. A perfect butt doesn't make an amazing person. It's about feeling confident.” Alessandra admitted that despite her figure, she didn’t begin exercising until after her daughter was born. She told Self: “When I started with Victoria's Secret at 21, I never worked out. Then when I got pregnant with my daughter, I gained about 60 pounds and had to walk the Victoria's Secret show three months later. That was the first time I had to really fight to get my body back into shape.” So what did the model do to get fit? Worked hard, that’s what. “When you're in a bikini, your abs are the most important. I like doing bridges and I'll also finish a workout with 100 bicycle crunches. I'll do three sets of 25 Supermans [to tone my back],” she revealed. “I don't really do much for my arms - throwing my kids in the air helps already. Plus, as a Brazilian, I know the last thing a man is going to look at - even after your feet - is your arms. “I Spin on Monday, go to pilates on Wednesday and yoga on Sunday. You have all these other things to put in front of [workouts] that you say are more important, but they’re not. Your health is most important.”	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/fitness/victoria-s-secret-model-alessandra-ambrosio-on-body-confidence-and-her-post-baby-workout	2022-07-20T21:23:17	en	0.987972
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Health fads come and go and many wonder foods only have fifteen minutes of fame but there is one superfood that reigns supreme. In fact, we loved Aduna’s Baobab Superfruit Powder so much we gave it pride of place in our edit of the best health and wellness products, Get The Box. Known in Africa as The Tree of Life, the humble baobab fruit is one of the most nutrient dense crops on the planet; a natural multivitamin, a rich source of fibre and super high in antioxidants - Baobab is bursting with goodness. Aduna isn't just about being healthy though, social business is at the heart of what they do. Working with women in poverty-stricken northern Ghana to harvest the special superfruit, Aduna want to #MakeBaobabFamous so they can expand their production and help even more women. In order to achieve this Aduna entered Virgin Media’s Pitch To Rich competition, and have now reached the semi-final. If they manage to win they plan to scale-up their business in Africa to work with 8000 communities (they currently work with 11) and create sustainable livelihoods for millions of rural households, and this is where your help comes in - Aduna needs your vote. Voting couldn’t be easier and takes a mere 10 seconds. Simply click here to help them .	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/help-aduna-makebaobabfamous	2022-07-20T21:23:47	en	0.950153
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We love a supperclub- so much cooler than a dinner party. You get to bring friends, make new ones, the atmosphere is likely casual and you don’t have to do the cooking (unless you really want to muck in). When food is local, seasonal, sourced from nature and most importantly, delicious, all the better. Did we mention wine? For all of the above, and a chance to find out more about Rooted London , a Hackney based kitchen and nutrition coaching company founded by Pandora Symes and launching in 2015 and based around nourishing the body and soul with natural, sustainably sourced produce, sign up for a supperclub like no other on Friday 12th December here . Rooted has joined forces with yoga studio Stretch to host the evening, and you’ll receive two classes of wine along with your three course feast courtesy of Borough Wines . We can’t think of a better way to make merry in the run up to Christmas- no dodgy mince pies or dry as dust turkey breast in sight. Tickets are £35 and can be purchased here The supperclub will be held at 6b Ada Street, off broadway market E8 4QU Follow Rooted on Instagram , Twitter and find them on Facebook	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/nutrition/get-a-taste-for-rooted-kitchen-at-a-fresh-festive-supperclub	2022-07-20T21:24:18	en	0.962939
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Cloud Spanner - Defining Schemas and Understanding Query Plans Load data into tables. Use pre-defined Python client library code to load data. Query data with client libraries. Make updates to the database schema. Add a Secondary Index. Examine Query plans.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-cloud-spanner-defining-schemas-and-understanding-query-plans-b8liu	2022-07-20T21:24:29	en	0.679862
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Creating and Populating a Bigtable Instance Create a Bigtable instance and a Bigtable table with column families. Use a Dataflow template to load SequenceFile files from Cloud Storage into Bigtable. Verify the data loaded into Bigtable. Delete the Bigtable table and instance.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-creating-and-populating-a-bigtable-instance-a2gyk	2022-07-20T21:24:36	en	0.787816
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Deploy a Modern Web App connected to a Cloud Spanner Instance Configure the Project Environment. Download and inspect the application code. Deploy Backend application component. Import sample stock trade data to the database. Deploy Frontend application component. Perform operations in the OmegaTrade Application.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-deploy-a-modern-web-app-connected-to-a-cloud-spanner-instance-l4vor	2022-07-20T21:24:42	en	0.744862
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Designing and Querying Bigtable Schemas Explore a Bigtable instance using the Google Cloud Console. Configure the cbt CLI for your instance. Design an appropriate schema and row key using Bigtable best practices. Query data within Bigtable. Explore a Bigtable instance using the Google Cloud Console. Configure the cbt CLI for your instance. Design an appropriate schema and row key using Bigtable best practices. Query data within Bigtable. This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you explore a Bigtable instance and use the Bigtable CLI (cbt CLI) to query data in Bigtable. You also design a table schema and row key using best practices for Bigtable. Database (DB) Design Database (DBMS) Google Cloud Platform Learn a new tool or skill in an interactive, hands-on environment You'll gain access to software and tools in a cloud workspace - no download required We help millions of organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their businesses with innovative technology created in—and for—the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability, and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping customers apply our technologies to create success. In Projects, you'll complete an activity or scenario by following a set of instructions in an interactive hands-on environment. Projects are completed in a real cloud environment and within real instances of various products as opposed to a simulation or demo environment. By purchasing a Project, you'll get everything you need to complete the Project including temporary access to any product required to complete the Project. Even though Projects are technically available on mobile devices, we highly recommend that you complete Projects on a laptop or desktop only. Yes, you can download and keep any of your created files from the Project. To do so, please make sure you save any files and work to your device before exiting the product environment. Projects are not eligible for refunds. See our full refund policy. Financial aid is not available for Projects. In rare instances, Projects may be taken down for maintenance or other reasons. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us. Auditing is not available for Projects. At the top of the page, you can view the experience level recommended for this Project. Yes, everything you need to complete your Project will be available in your browser. More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-designing-and-querying-bigtable-schemas-hbocj	2022-07-20T21:24:48	en	0.901666
Drinking plenty of water, along with getting enough sleep and eating your five a day is one of the oldest and simplest tricks in the beauty book. Tipped off by every celebrity, model and movie star ever as the number one golden health rule, heaps of hydration will not only help deliver a crystal clear complexion, but will also work to control appetite, improve digestion, boost energy and allow your body a better night's sleep. The problem however, is that chugging down the recommended amounts of H20 (up to three litres a day), can sometimes feel like a bit of a flavourless chore, with many of us preferring to reach for a calorific can instead. Although - that was until we discovered the new hip and handy fruit infused water bottles from Acquablend, which have allowed us to put the sugary stuff aside and indulge in the world’s best and most natural beauty elixir, but with a fruity twist. Originally designed to help tackle rising health problems such as obesity, Acquablend bottles provide a practical and simple solution to those leading hectic lifestyles who need to incorporate more water into their everyday routine. Durable, BPA-free and portable, each bottle contains a compartment designed to be filled with your favourite fruit and veg combinations. Simply slice up your preferred fruit, vegetable or herbs, give it a shake and place in the fridge for roughly 30 mins - et voilà - your very own tropical take on water. Well documented for having a wide array of varied health benefits, fruit infused water is super rich in natural antioxidants and nutrients, and depending on your recipe can also help to boost energy, improve metabolism and flush out harmful toxins - not to mention make for a refreshing, tasty tipple. For your chance to win your very own Acquablend bottle enter our competition here ! Follow us on @getthegloss and Katie @KatieRob20	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/nutrition/hip-hydration-the-coolest-new-way-to-up-your-daily-water-intake	2022-07-20T21:24:49	en	0.945521
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Introduction to Computer Vision with TensorFlow Set up the development environment in the IDE Design, compile, train and evaluate your model. Save and load models Write your own callbacks to customize behaviour during training Complete a series of exercises to guide you through experimenting with the different layers of the network	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-introduction-to-computer-vision-with-tensorflow-7q5na	2022-07-20T21:24:54	en	0.918878
Life Time proposes 'iconic' 32-story luxury apartment building in Edina There's a chance Edina could become the home of a 32-story luxury high rise that would tower over east Edina and west Richfield and easily dwarf the tallest building currently in either city. The 300-unit luxury apartment proposal was presented to the Edina City Council Tuesday night. The idea would see the building built on the south side of Life Time Edina at Southdale, adjacent to York Avenue and on the land owned by Simon Property Group, which operates Southdale Mall. Dubbed "Life Time Living at Southdale", it would become one of a handful of luxury apartments operated by the health and wellness brand, with others in suburban Miami, Las Vegas and Dallas, and development plans for Boston and New York City. "I think there's some cache in being up there with Las Vegas and Coral Gables and Chicago, I guess, a town our size," said Edina Mayor James Hovland. "Not that that would influence us on our decision-making process," Life Time's Eric Padget referred to the building as "iconic," saying it would attract both locals and people from around the country, many of whom might consider it a second home. The average apartment size would be approximately 1,300 square feet, and at a cost of about $3.50 per square foot, the monthly lease agreements would be about $4,550. Penthouse suites midway up the building on the northwest and southwest corners would cost more. The building, at an estimated cost of $113 million, would be privately funded. It would come with about 450 parking spaces, including 85 spaces available to the public. Surrounding the building would be just over 1.5 acres of green space that also would be open to the public. The green space would provide space for improved walking paths in addition to outdoor amenities, with ESG Architects' Christine Pecard suggesting pickleball courts and other activity areas. The 18-story Westin Edina Galleria, which rises 236 feet off the ground at the corner of York Ave. and 69th St. just south of Southdale Mall, is the tallest building in Edina today. Beyond being 32 floors, the building's specific height wasn't addressed. But depending on the height of each floor, one could presume the building to be up to 375 feet tall. Bring Me The News has reached out to Life Time for a specific height. "I need to think through the height thing. It looks like it just dwarfs everything that's out there," Edina Mayor James Hovland said. "I'm not saying I'm against it, I'm just telling you I need to think about it." At the very top of the tower would be a skyroom and outdoor terrace. Only two of the 30 tallest buildings in Minnesota are outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and those are the 8500 Tower in Bloomington, which is 381 feet tall, and Broadway Plaza in Rochester, which stands 342 feet tall. The tallest building in Minnesota is the IDS Center in Minneapolis at 792 feet. Life Time claims it conducted a study to determine how the towering building would shadow residential and commercial areas around it. Pecard said the worst shadowing would be during the late winter months, namely in late January when the building casts a shadow that "barely nicks residential homes." Building multiple apartment buildings instead of a tower is an option, but not Life Time's preference, for a multitude of reasons. "If you were to do smaller buildings, you're looking a the expense of three separate buildings," said Pecard. "The amount of green space that we're proposing would simply not be possible if we had four parcels and multiple buildings." Padgett noted that the luxury appeal would bring big redevelopment opportunities to Southdale Mall, suggesting that the project would attract a high-end grocery store and new retail tenants at the mall. Council member James Pierce, who said he needs to think on the issue, wondered if building a massive tower now would lead to an Edina skyline in the future. Fellow councilman Ron Anderson didn't shoot down the proposal, but said building a 32-story tower so close to residential areas is "unacceptable."	https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-business/life-time-proposes-iconic-32-story-luxury-apartment-building-in-edina	2022-07-20T21:24:55	en	0.977692
Minneapolis police release videos from deadly encounter with Andrew Tekle Sundberg Minneapolis officials on Wednesday released body camera footage of the first and final moments of the encounter that ended with police snipers fatally shooting 20-year-old Andrew Tekle Sundberg on Thursday, July 14. The newly-released footage shows what happened when officers first arrived to a call of shots fired at the apartment on the 900 block of 21st Ave. S in the Seward neighborhood around 9:30 p.m. and the final moments after a nearly six-hour standoff. The only view of the snipers who fatally shot Sundberg are from their rooftop position. Officer Zach Seraphine, who along with Officer Aaron Pearson shot Sundberg, is heard with minimal commentary in the video. "Can't see it. He's got a cellphone," Seraphine says at 4:18 a.m. Fifteen seconds later he says "gun" and shots are fired, killing Sundberg. "We have not identified the video that shows the clearest images of what happened at that time," a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension spokesperson said. "We know that there is video out there that residents, media members have. We ask that they share that with the BCA." The spotlight being used by police "whitewashes things out," the spokesperson added. The compilation of videos includes more than 10 minutes of the incident, beginning with the first officer on scene who appears to narrowly dodge multiple shots that were fired through a locked metal door inside the apartment building. The above view of the bullet-riddled door came moments after Arabella Foss-Yarbrough and her two young children escaped from the first apartment on the right, just inside the locked metal door. The end of the video shows police officers standing near the front entrance to the building, with Sundberg leaning out of his third-floor window and refusing to exit the building with his hands up, as was instructed numerous times by police. Here is the video compilation: "This is not an outcome that anyone wanted and my deepest condolences go out to the family of Mr. Sundberg," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey remarked during Wednesday's press conference. According to Frey, city officials are intentionally declining to provide any narration or description with the footage, leaving determinations of what exactly happened in the hands of state investigators. "In all of these situations, there is an ongoing balance between getting information out quickly and getting it right and the goal here is to air on the side of getting it right," he said. "I'm so thankful that the mother and her two toddlers escaped harm from the bullets fired into their home and that our officers were able assist her in getting out of the building without themselves being shot," said Minneapolis Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman. "While we cannot comment on the ongoing investigation or the outcome, there were a lot of people who did great work in this incident." "They demonstrated bravery under fire, a commitment to protecting the public and a determination to use communication whenever possible," she continued. The BCA investigation remains open and ongoing.	https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-police-release-videos-from-deadly-encounter-with-andrew-tekle-sundberg	2022-07-20T21:24:56	en	0.97701
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Two MN Reps. vote against House bill protecting marriage equality The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bipartisan bill, which would protect marriage equality with federal protections for same-sex and interracial couples. The Respect for Marriage Act passed 267-157, with 47 Republican lawmakers joining House Democrats in support of the legislation. Minnesota's congressional delegation cast five votes in favor of the legislation, with two Republican lawmakers opposing the measure. Republican Rep. Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined four Democrats from Minnesota and voted in favor of the bill, while Rep. Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Rep. Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) stood with the majority of Republicans and voted against. The push to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in federal law comes in response to the United States Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade and a call by Justice Clarence Thomas for the high court to reconsider rulings that protected same-sex marriage and access to contraceptives. "These radical justices took a wrecking ball to precedent of the court and privacy in the Constitution and placed ever more of our cherished freedoms on the chopping block," Speaker Nancy Pelosi stated in remarks on the House Floor on Monday. Minnesota Second Congressional District Rep. Angie Craig is among Democratic lawmakers expressing outrage over the Republican opposition to measures to codify the right to same-sex marriage. The future of the Respect for Marriage Act remains uncertain in the Senate, where at least 10 Republicans would need to support the measure for it to pass.	https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/two-mn-reps-vote-against-house-bill-protecting-marriage-equality	2022-07-20T21:25:00	en	0.940975
Woman wounded in St. Cloud shooting, no arrests A woman was wounded in a shooting that took place in St. Cloud Tuesday. Police said the incident happened just before 11 p.m. on the 800 block of 11th Street South. Officers in the area at the time heard multiple gunshots. However, those responsible for the shooting fled the area before police arrived to the scene. It was learned that a 32-year-old woman showed up to St. Cloud Hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening from the shooting. Authorities discovered that the woman or someone she was with was the intended target. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday afternoon. Police are investigating. Note: The details provided in this story are based on the police’s latest version of events, and may be subject to change.	https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/woman-wounded-in-st-cloud-shooting-no-arrests	2022-07-20T21:25:01	en	0.986032
Monitoring and Managing Bigtable Health and Performance Monitor disk and CPU usage for a Bigtable instance. Configure node autoscaling and replication in Bigtable. Back up and restore data in Bigtable. Monitor disk and CPU usage for a Bigtable instance. Configure node autoscaling and replication in Bigtable. Back up and restore data in Bigtable. This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you monitor disk and CPU usage in a Bigtable instance, update an existing cluster to apply node autoscaling, implement replication in an instance, and back up and restore data in Bigtable. Data Analysis Database (DBMS) Cloud Computing Learn a new tool or skill in an interactive, hands-on environment You'll gain access to software and tools in a cloud workspace - no download required We help millions of organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their businesses with innovative technology created in—and for—the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability, and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping customers apply our technologies to create success. In Projects, you'll complete an activity or scenario by following a set of instructions in an interactive hands-on environment. Projects are completed in a real cloud environment and within real instances of various products as opposed to a simulation or demo environment. By purchasing a Project, you'll get everything you need to complete the Project including temporary access to any product required to complete the Project. Even though Projects are technically available on mobile devices, we highly recommend that you complete Projects on a laptop or desktop only. Yes, you can download and keep any of your created files from the Project. To do so, please make sure you save any files and work to your device before exiting the product environment. Projects are not eligible for refunds. See our full refund policy. Financial aid is not available for Projects. In rare instances, Projects may be taken down for maintenance or other reasons. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us. Auditing is not available for Projects. At the top of the page, you can view the experience level recommended for this Project. Yes, everything you need to complete your Project will be available in your browser. More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-monitoring-and-managing-bigtable-health-and-performance-yi3kh	2022-07-20T21:25:01	en	0.916761
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Streaming Data to Bigtable Create a Bigtable instance using Google Cloud CLI (gcloud CLI) commands. Create a Bigtable table with column families using Cloud Bigtable CLI (cbt CLI) commands. Launch a Dataflow pipeline to read streaming data from Pub/Sub and write into Bigtable. Verify the streaming data loaded into Bigtable. Delete a Bigtable table and a Bigtable instance using commands.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-streaming-data-to-bigtable-pg6bi	2022-07-20T21:25:08	en	0.792927
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Culinary stars will shine bright this fall in San Antonio during a new three-day food festival, Tasting Texas Wine + Food Festival. It will be held from Oct. 27-30 mostly at Travis Park downtown and at the Pearl, and tickets just went on sale. Ticketholders will get a chance sample the food and drinks of top James Beard Award-winning chefs like Rick Bayless, as well as of a variety of San Antonio luminaries such as Steve McHugh of Cured and Landrace, Jason Dady of Tré and Jardín and more. There also will be beer and spirits makers and spirit makers from throughout the United States and Mexico. The Collective, which will be held from noon to 6 p.m. each day of the festival at Travis Park, is the marquee event that will feature the Texas Wine Garden, cooking demonstrations, tastings, seminars and a market. For $300, patrons will have daily access to it all and will receive a commemorative wine glass. There are also various ticketed lunch and dinner events, and tickets can be purchased individually or as part of a package. The Weekender costs $600 a person and the Super VIP costs $1,025 a person. The event is being put on by Culinaria, the San Antonio nonprofit working to promote the city’s dining and drinks, in partnership with Visit San Antonio and the prestigious James Beard Foundation. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to CulinariaSA.org. cblount@express-news.net \| Twitter: @chuck_blount \| Instagram: @bbqdiver	https://www.expressnews.com/food/article/New-San-Antonio-food-fest-Tasting-Texas-Wine-17317835.php	2022-07-20T21:25:09	en	0.94799
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Vertex AI Tabular Data: Qwik Start Create a Vertex AI tabular dataset Train an AutoML classification model Request predictions from a hosted model Create a Vertex AI tabular dataset Train an AutoML classification model Request predictions from a hosted model This is a self-paced lab that takes place in the Google Cloud console. In this lab, you will learn how to build a binary classification model from tabular data using Vertex AI. Data Model Database (DBMS) Cloud Computing Learn a new tool or skill in an interactive, hands-on environment You'll gain access to software and tools in a cloud workspace - no download required We help millions of organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their businesses with innovative technology created in—and for—the cloud. Our products are engineered for security, reliability, and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware. Our teams are dedicated to helping customers apply our technologies to create success. In Projects, you'll complete an activity or scenario by following a set of instructions in an interactive hands-on environment. Projects are completed in a real cloud environment and within real instances of various products as opposed to a simulation or demo environment. By purchasing a Project, you'll get everything you need to complete the Project including temporary access to any product required to complete the Project. Even though Projects are technically available on mobile devices, we highly recommend that you complete Projects on a laptop or desktop only. Yes, you can download and keep any of your created files from the Project. To do so, please make sure you save any files and work to your device before exiting the product environment. Projects are not eligible for refunds. See our full refund policy. Financial aid is not available for Projects. In rare instances, Projects may be taken down for maintenance or other reasons. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us. Auditing is not available for Projects. At the top of the page, you can view the experience level recommended for this Project. Yes, everything you need to complete your Project will be available in your browser. More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.	https://www.coursera.org/projects/googlecloud-vertex-ai-tabular-data-qwik-start-rpdam	2022-07-20T21:25:14	en	0.922549
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate A visit to a panadería begins in the parking lot. It’s the colorful paint on the walls, the hand-drawn lettering on the signs, the bright decorations hanging in the windows. But most importantly, it’s the intoxicating aroma of sugar, flour and yeast inviting customers to sit for a spell with a fresh pastry and cup of coffee or grab a couple dozen sweet treats to bring home and share with family. That heavily scented scene plays out daily as sugar fiends stock up on the conchas, empanadas and marranitos that fuel our lives at the near-countless Mexican bakeries sprinkled across the city. To identify the best of those sugar shops, I have visited more than 30 panaderías and sampled more than 200 pastries over the course of the last four months. I started with the panaderías on the West Side, followed by the North Side, then the South Side, before concluding with a trip to the East Side. This week I’ll wrap up this spectacularly sweet undertaking by naming the top 5 panaderías in the San Antonio, as well as the best conchas, empanadas, orejas and more from the bakeries we visited. Top 5 panaderías 5. Alebrije Bakery The selection at this Government Hill newcomer isn’t huge, often just a half-dozen items sitting in the display case. But those pastries are baked to perfection and among the best in the city. In addition to fluffy conchas, marranitos topped with a colorful sugary crust and cream-filled doughnuts, the creamy concoctions tres leches cake and chocolate flan at this bakery are particular standouts. But the best was the pay de queso — and it’s the best in the city. This creamy Mexican-style cheesecake has a slim, crusty base topped with a jiggling layer of cheesy goodness sporting fresh fruit and an ideal balance of flavors and textures with blistered pockets of deeply browned sugar. Alebrije Bakery, 1931 N. New Braunfels Ave., 210-551-1771, alebrijesa.com, Facebook: Alebrije 4. El Folklor Bakery With one of the largest and most diverse selections of well-executed pastries available in San Antonio, this bakery just north of Windcrest will satisfy just about any sweet tooth. El Folklor has mastered all of the traditional staples, and serves up airy and nicely spiced conchas, chewy marranitos with a tingling gingerbread bite and snappy orejas that deliver irresistible crunch in every bite. The bakery also has less common items in stock such as the orange-flavored pound cake called ojo de buey (steer’s eye) and a homemade version of Hostess cupcakes. El Folklor Bakery, 5663 Randolph Blvd., 210-437-4207, Facebook: @elfolklorbakeryrandolph 3. Panadería Jiménez & Coffee Shop This bright and airy Deco District bakery expertly balances the offerings of a traditional panadería with the hip vibe of a modern coffee shop, with customers queuing up for lattes and pastries in equal numbers. The baked goods are intensely flavored, with conchas that deliver a potent nose of cinnamon and anise, turnovers filled with decadent Nutella and glazed doughnuts that taste strongly of fresh fruit. Panadería Jiménez also has the best and most inventive selection of empanadas in the city. Panadería Jiménez & Coffee Shop, 1846 Fredericksburg Road, panaderiajimenez.com, Facebook: Panaderia Jiménez & Coffee Shop 2. Panifico Bake Shop Conchas are king at this West Side favorite, but there’s so much more on tap than those domed, shell-shaped breakfast buns, from empanadas loaded with generous quantities of fruit or cream cheese and remarkably chewy, well-spiced marranitos. The orejas are outstanding, crunchy and with a nutty aroma, and almost took the top spot. But Panifco does make the best conchas in the city, and they have a devoted following. So be sure to arrive early, particularly on weekends and holidays, if you hope to leave with a full array of sweets. Panifico Bake Shop, 602 NW 24th St., 210-434-9290, panifico.com, Facebook: @panificobakeshop 1. La Panadería No panadería in San Antonio better represents both tradition and modernity than this celebrated business which earned co-owner David Cáceres a semifinalist spot for Outstanding Baker in the 2022 James Beard Foundation Awards. La Panadería serves one of the most distinctive conchas in town, with a remarkably airy crumb and a slight aroma of sourdough. The empanadas have a light and crispy chew as they are made with laminated dough normally used for croissants — which are outstanding here, too. This is also the only bakery in the city where customers don’t have to wait until Christmas for rosca de reyes (three kings bread) or until Día de los Muertos for pan de muerto (similar to a concha) as it’s stocked year-round. La Panadería,(multiple locations) 8305 Broadway, 210-375-6746; 301 E Houston St., 210-592-6264; 17030 Fiesta Texas Drive, Suite 105, 210-600-4460, lapanaderia.com, Facebook: @lapanaderia Individual pastry bests Best bolillos: Mayra’s Bakery A good bolillo is simple. It’s just flour, yeast and very little else. But it requires a real mastery over those ingredients to achieve the perfect razor-thin crust over a delicate and tender crumb of pale bread to both blanket the ingredients in a torta and provide a contrasting crunch. Mayra’s in Kirby pulls it off with panache, creating the best bolillos in town, bolillos so perfect, they’re worthy of eating on their own. Mayra’s Bakery, 3155 Ackerman Road, 210-310-0100, Facebook: Mayra’s Bakery Best conchas: Panifico Bake Shop Concha convention meets a modern Instagram-friendly style at this West Side bakery. The bready base of the conchas here is tender, buttery and lightly spiced — perfect for soaking up coffee or hot cocoa. But on weekends, holidays and for special orders, the flaky sugar crust on top of those buns comes in a psychedelic range of camera-ready hues. Panifico Bake Shop, 602 NW 24th St., 210-434-9290, panifico.com, Facebook: @panificobakeshop Best doughnuts: Chica’s Bakery y Mas This South Side bakery generally has at least a half-dozen playful doughnuts in its display case, ranging from chubby chocolate-glazed pillows filled with vanilla pastry cream, sparkly things covered in pastel sprinkles to fruity cake-style doughnuts rarely found in area panaderías. Grab a dozen and make everyone at the office grin for the rest of the day. Chica’s Bakery y Mas, 9155 S. Zarzamora St., 210-922-4793, Facebook: Chica’s Bakery y mas Best empanadas: Panadería Jiménez & Coffee Shop There are a lot of good empanadas in San Antonio, but few panaderías push the flavor boundaries with as much whimsy and technical excellence as this Deco District bakery. Sure, you’ll find excellent pineapple, apple and pumpkin options, but the cherry and cream cheese, blueberry and cream cheese and cajeta and guava options will keep you coming back for more. Panadería Jiménez & Coffee Shop, 1846 Fredericksburg Road, panaderiajimenez.com, Facebook: Panaderia Jiménez & Coffee Shop Best marranitos: Bedoy’s Bakery This midtown San Antonio institution has been a go-to for decades, and its perfectly formed marranitos are a good example of why. They have a spot-on balance of chewy texture and warm cinnamon and ginger spice throughout. Bedoy’s Bakery, 803 W. Hildebrand Ave., 210-736-2253, bedoysbakery.com, Facebook: @BedoysBakery Best orejas: La Esmeralda Bakery It’s all about deep, chocolaty caramelization on these crunchy curlicues. This South Side shop leaves left its orejas in the oven long enough to develop a well-burnished rich and nutty finish with an intense flavor and aroma balanced with a crisp coating of sugar over light and flaky pastry. La Esmeralda Bakery, 739 New Laredo Highway, 210-922-3063, Facebook: La Esmeralda Bakery Best pan de muerto: La Panadería La Panadería is one of very few Mexican bakeries in town to keep pan de muerto in regular, year-round supply, and it’s the best you’ll find in San Antonio. This tender, almost briochelike bun delivered all of the anise and orange flavors you’d expect in a roll with a restrained level of sweetness. Types of Mexican pastries Bolillo: A small white bread loaf similar to a baguette, with a crunchy exterior and a tender inside. Often used to make sandwiches. Campechana: A crunchy, flaky, rectangular pastry often sweetened with a bit of sugar sprinkled on top before baking. Concha: A dome-shaped sweet roll with a sugary crust fashioned to look like a seashell. Cono de nieve: Puff-pastry rolled into the shape of an ice cream cone and filled with pastry cream. Cuerno: A croissant-shaped sweet pastry often topped with a sugary crust. Empanada: A pastry with a shell-like pie dough stuffed with a wide range of fruit preserves and other sweet fillings. Marranito: A dense, pig-shaped cookie spiced in a manner similar to gingerbread. Niño envuelto: A jelly-roll style cake often filled with fruit jams and sprinkled with coconut. Ojo de buey: An orange-flavored pound cake wrapped in a ring of flaky pastry dough. Oreja: Puff pastry curled into an ear shape, sprinkled with sugar and baked until crisp. Pay de queso: A type of cheesecake popular in Mexico typically made from milk, cream cheese, eggs and vanilla. Piedra: A dense, craggy, irregularly shaped pastry resembling a rock often made from leftover conchas. Pierna: A pastry made of tender sweet dough rolled into the shape of a leg and filled with fruit preserves. Yoyo: Two sweet breads sandwiched together with jam and often sprinkled with coconut. The result resembles a yo-yo. 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Like any A-list star worth their salt, Jennifer Aniston has many strings to her bow. Jennifer is the face of Aveeno skincare, invests in hair care company Living Proof and has her own fragrance line (alongside her day job as an award winning actress), and now it appears she will have cookbook author to add to her overrunning CV. In a recent interview with Bobbi Brown for Yahoo Beauty Jennifer revealed she is a dab hand in the kitchen and let slip that a cookbook is definitely on the cards. “I would like to do a lifestyle thing, for people who struggle with dieting. I could just make anything for a diet taste delicious,” Jennifer said. An advocate of a healthy lifestyle, Jennifer is well practised at cooking (and eating) well and explained to Bobbi: “Yes, I’m a good alchemist. I can mix certain things together that are all very healthy, but you don’t feel like you’re depriving yourself in any way.” This certainly sounds like a cookbook we can get on board with…	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/nutrition/jennifer-aniston-reveals-she-is-working-on-a-healthy-cookbook	2022-07-20T21:25:20	en	0.975689
Thirty-six years ago, a serial killer began his 13-year murder spree in Bexar County. Angel Maturino Reséndiz, a Mexican citizen who was also known by the alias Rafael Resendez-Ramirez, has been linked to at least 15 deaths across the United States, including in Texas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois and Georgia. Three of his murders were committed in Bexar County. Reséndiz was known as “The Railroad Killer” because he would ride the rails and jump off to kill his victims. He used rocks, a pickaxe and other blunt objects to kill the victims inside their homes. Some of his female victims were also raped. On ExpressNews.com: 48 years ago, a drug lord from San Antonio started the longest prison siege in U.S. history According to officials, Reséndiz would linger in the homes and usually eat. . He would also often take sentimental items and lay them out with the victims’ driver’s licenses to learn about their lives. His first identified victim was 22-year-old Michael White, of San Antonio, who was found in the front yard of an abandoned downtown home bludgeoned to death with a brick on July 19, 1991. Reséndiz told authorities that he had killed White because he was gay. However, the convicted murderer's killing spree began five years earlier. In 2001, he confessed to killing a Bexar County homeless couple in 1986 and dumping their bodies in the San Antonio area. The couple have never been identified. He told authorities he killed the woman for disrespecting him. Her body was found on March 23, 1986, with four gunshot wounds in an abandoned farmhouse in Bexar County. On ExpressNews.com: The slaying of a 12-year-old Texas girl was solved after 43 years through DNA evidence He also confessed to killing the woman's boyfriend because he said he was involved with black magic. Reséndiz said he dumped the man's body between San Antonio and Uvalde. The man's body has never been found and not much is known about him, according to the Department of Justice. After the 1991 White murder, it is believed Reséndiz did not kill again until 1997, when he murdered a young couple — 19-year-old Jesse Howell and his 16-year-old fiancée Wendy Von Huben — in Ocala, Florida. Howell was killed with an air hose coupling and dumped beside railroad tracks, while Von Huben was discovered 40 miles away in a shallow grave. She had been raped, strangled and suffocated, authorities said. In 1998, he beat to death 97-year-old Leafie Mason in Huges Springs, Texas. Later that year, he killed Houston doctor, Dr. Claudia Benton, who was sexually assaulted and beaten to death. Police were able to match fingerprints found on Benton’s Jeep to Reséndiz, who had a lengthy criminal history. Officials said he was deported numerous times but would return to the U.S. to commit the brutal murders. Within a few months, investigators had linked Reséndiz to three murders in Texas and Kentucky, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest. While police were searching for him, he killed four more Texas residents: In May 1999, 46-year-old Norman Sirnic and 47-year-old Karen Sirnic, both from Weimar, were bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer in the parsonage of the United Church of Christ; a month later, 26-year-old Noemi Dominguez was killed with a pickaxe in her Houston apartment; and 73-year-old Josephine Konvicka was killed with the same pickaxe in her Dubina farmhouse. On ExpressNews.com: DNA evidence links Texas man to decades-old homicides in California, officials say Reséndiz remained at large until he surrendered to Texas authorities on July 13, 1999. He was briefly put on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List before his surrender. He was tried and sentenced for Benton’s murder in May 2000. Despite multiple appeals, he was executed in Huntsville on June 27, 2006, by lethal injection. "I want to ask if it is in your heart to forgive me," he said in his final statement before dying. "You don't have to. I know I allowed the devil to rule my life. I just ask you to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me for allowing the devil to deceive me. I thank God for having patience with me. I don't deserve to cause you pain. You did not deserve this. I deserve what I am getting." taylor.pettaway@express-news.net	https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Railroad-Killer-Resendiz-San-Antonio-17317314.php	2022-07-20T21:25:22	en	0.98726
PEORIA – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, raised $577,000 during the second quarter of 2022, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Election Commission. LaHood, who has raised almost $3 million during the 2022 campaign cycle, has more than $4.36 million cash on hand. He represents the 18th District, which includes Morgan County. Because of redistricting, however, he is seeking election in the new 16th District, which is farther north. He won the Republican primary election for the district in June. LaHood is the national finance chair for the National Republican Campaign Committee, which raised $16.5 million in June and $34.2 million in the second quarter of 2022.	https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Rep-LaHood-fundraising-efforts-revealed-17317335.php	2022-07-20T21:25:22	en	0.984599
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A male lion, formerly of the San Antonio Zoo, killed the Birmingham Zoo's female lion, Akili, during a meeting between the two on Monday, officials said. The two lions were being slowly introduced after Akili, who was born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado, lost her mate, Kwanza, in 2021. Josh, the new male lion, was transferred to the Birmingham Zoo from San Antonio in April. Within minutes of a meeting on Monday, Akili was fatally wounded by Josh. The process of the two lions being introduced was a slow one, according to zoo officials. "Animal introductions are always risky because wild animals can be unpredictable and we cannot control their interactions," Hollie Colahan, the Birmingham Zoo's deputy director, said in a statement. The introduction was done on a day the zoo was closed, so there were no visitors present. "Despite immediate intervention by the Animal Care and Animal Health teams, she succumbed to her injuries and died Monday afternoon," Colahan continued. The Birmingham Zoo had worked with the Lion Species Survival Plan to identify a new male companion for Akili, with Josh being the chosen mate. "The staff is devastated at this unexpected loss of a long-time favorite animal and member of the zoo family," Scott Kayser, the zoo’s manager of predators, wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. Josh is fine and "will continue to receive the excellent care he always receives," Jennifer Ogilvie, a spokeswoman for the Birmingham Zoo, told KENS.	https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Birmingham-Zoo-Akili-Josh-17317729.php	2022-07-20T21:25:28	en	0.984582
BEARDSTOWN — The Pinfall Wrestling Association is bringing its No One Survives main event to Beardstown in August. The four-way match will include head-to-head competition with such challengers as Victor Analog, Devonte Knox, The Prodigy CMC, and Jake Lander. It will take place at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 at Beardstown Park District, 6 Armory Lane. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door or for reserved seats. Tickets are available at the Beardstown Park District during business hours, at the door or online.	https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/wrestlingmatch-17315802.php	2022-07-20T21:25:29	en	0.936087
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A meteorologist for the National Weather Service in San Antonio and Austin took over the agency's Twitter feed early Wednesday to detail their overnight duties. "This midnight shifter is getting lonely and craving human interaction," the meteorologist wrote in the tweet. Judging by the Twitter thread, the early morning hours are just as busy as the daytime hours, but with the added obstacle of staying awake. Mack Morris, a meteorologist with the NWS, would not identify who was responsible for the early morning Twitter thread but said they work in pairs overnight. "You work with another colleague; there's always another person there with you," Morris said. "I wouldn't call it lonely, just tiring." Meteorologists usually work seven straight overnight shifts every two months, Morris said, "just to get them out of the way." Some meteorologists prefer to work the overnight shifts and may do more than others. The overnight shifts come with extra pay. On ExpressNews.com: San Antonio weather: What’s 'normal' these days anyway? The eight-hour shift typically begins at 11 p.m. Morris said one of the highlights of starting work at that time are the chance wildlife encounters. "Occasionally we'll see a raccoon or a skunk, those nocturnal animals," Morris said. "We have cameras set up all over the office. In the middle of the night, you'll see a skunk, just hanging out. They're much smaller than you think they are. Possums, fox, just about anything you think of that comes around at night." With two kids at home, Morris said he usually goes straight to bed after work and wakes up around 3 or 4 p.m., depending on the day. When school starts, he may have to go pick up one of the kids around that time. On ExpressNews.com: A bobcat was caught roaming in the backyard of a home near Shops at La Cantera "It's funny; whenever I tell my 5-year-old that I'm going to work (during a midnight shift), he'll say, 'you work all night?'" Morris said. "I'll say, 'yep,' and he'll say, 'you're awake all night? Wow.'" While the work is very similar to the day shift, staying awake can be tough if you're not used to it. Morris used to work a 12-hour overnight shift for a different company. He said it was easier than the eight-hour shift with NWS because he would start around dinner time. "When I go in, it's kind of harder to get adjusted," Morris said. "Once you get in a couple of days in a row, you'll get adjusted." On ExpressNews.com: Working the graveyard shift at San Antonio International suits parking supervisor Morris said he sometimes eats as soon as his shift begins to "prep the brain," although overnight forecasters "just eat whenever." Overnight work can be "pretty busy," Morris said, as meteorologists work to confirm details for the morning's weather, get necessary training done and put out news items for the media and for city governments like Austin and San Antonio, including heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. That information is vital for governments to know whether to open cooling and warming centers, Morris said. Further work goes into ensuring the Del Rio Weather balloon makes it off the ground safely, with the auto launcher preparing for the day's lift around 5:30 a.m. and the balloon released around 6:05 a.m. The overnight shift is also critical to the weather service's operations in Texas, as the local NWS is charged with backing up fellow offices like those in Brownsville and Corpus Christi. "We always have to be on our toes," Morris said. "If something goes wrong, if something went wrong for them, we'd have to be ready to back them up. Things like that can happen at any time." shepard.price@express-news.net	https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/National-Weather-Service-overnight-shift-17317402.php	2022-07-20T21:25:34	en	0.974695
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A Texas favorite is once again struggling to keep the shelves stocked. Last July, Topo Chico was in short supply because of a glass shortage. Now, a limit on daily water use in Mexico may be impacting the mineral water company, according to Market Realist, a financial news outlet. The water, bottled in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, since 1895, takes its name from the Cerro del Topo Chico mountain near the city, which is limiting daily water from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. in response to a historic drought. "We continue to face tight supply challenges with Topo Chico mineral water and are working hard to keep it on store shelves," a spokeswoman with the Coca-Cola Company wrote in an email. "We appreciate our loyal fans' patience." Topo Chico, which Coca-Cola acquired five years ago for $220 million, is a popular drink in Texas. Coca-Cola did not comment on whether the water restrictions is the cause of this year's Topo Chico shortage, although food supplier What Chefs Want said in a market alert that drought conditions and water shortages have led to a halt in production for several products, including Topo Chico. Demand for water outpaced supply by about 2.5 cubic meters per second in Monterrey in June, city water director Juan Ignacio Barragan said during a news conference last month, leading to water restrictions. Last year's shortage was caused by a lack of raw materials, including glass. The glass shortage remains ongoing, according to CBS Austin. shepard.price@express-news.net	https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Topo-Chico-shortage-Texas-17316975.php	2022-07-20T21:25:40	en	0.964934
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Texas truck driver Homero Zamorano and co-defendant Christian Martinez worked together on three previous immigrant smuggling trips before they were arrested in connection with an abandoned 18-wheeler containing dozens of migrants who died from the heat in Southwest San Antonio, a federal agent said. Zamorano, 45, of Palestine in East Texas, is charged with illegally transporting undocumented immigrants on June 27. Martinez, 28, of Palestine, also known as “Gordito,” also allegedly worked with at least two other drivers — one caught at the Border Patrol checkpoint north of Laredo with 107 immigrants in his trailer and one caught with dozens of other immigrants this spring, Homeland Security Investigations agent Nestor Canales testified at a hearing for Martinez this week. “This defendant was a part of an egregious and outrageous case in which 64 people were in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning for hours, and 53 of those individuals have died,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Spears said at the hearing in San Antonio’s federal court. “Some are still in the hospital. This defendant helped coordinate that incident, and not only did he do it on one occasion, this defendant has done it on multiple occasions, according to his own admission. And he’s done it with multiple people, not just the driver of this 18-wheeler but also several other defendants.” Martinez, whom Spears said is homeless but has relatives in Palestine, is charged with conspiring with Zamorano and could face up to life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. Canales testified that Martinez drove Zamorano from Palestine to a truck stop south of San Antonio and gave him instructions on where to pick up the load of 64 in Laredo. A review of court documents and investigative records shows more than 200 migrants were smuggled in similarly before Border Patrol intercepted the loads, with at least one trailer registering a temperature of 98 degrees. Authorities have said Zamorano made it past the Border Patrol checkpoint with the load of 64, and it has not been determined if the trailer’s cooling system was working at any point during the two-hour trip from Laredo to San Antonio. The day of the incident, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said the cooling system of the refrigerated trailer did not appear to be working when the 18-wheeler was found along Quintana Road. The immigrants did not have any water, Hood said. Temperatures hovered at around 100 degrees, and experts have said it could have been more than 140 degrees in the trailer. Survivors have said the trailer appeared to have bullion or a spice sprinkled in it, and former agents said that is a common tactic used by smugglers to throw off police dogs from discovering the human cargo. Mike Gross, who with former federal prosecutor David Shearer was appointed to represent Martinez, suggested that his client might have been coerced into speaking with agents. Martinez, Gross said, attended special education classes and can’t read or write. Gross also said there’s no evidence that his client has any violent criminal history. Gross also argued that Martinez was not at the scene when Zamorano allegedly abandoned the trailer and dying immigrants. At best, Gross said, the government’s allegations paint his client as a middle man. “I do not mean to downplay the significance of the death of the 53 individuals,” Gross told U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad. “However, Mr. Martinez was not present when either the air conditioner went out or when the decision to abandon those people was made.” Bemporad determined prosecutors had established probable cause and denied Martinez release on bond, finding him a flight risk. “This is an extremely serious case,” Bemporad said. “It’s a serious case because many people died, but it’s a serious case whether or not people had died. Transporting people in bulk in tractor-trailers is about as dangerous an offense as we see in terms of the danger to life.” guillermo.contreras@express-news.net \| Twitter: @gmaninfedland	https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Truck-driver-fatal-smuggling-immigrant-trailer-17317549.php	2022-07-20T21:25:46	en	0.976429
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More than 600 million people, or 13% of the world's adult population, are currently obese, which is estimated to cost the global economy around $2tn (£1.3tn), including £47bn to the UK. Many national and local governments have tried and struggled to address these issues; in 2011 Denmark introduced a ‘fat tax’ on foods containing more than 2.3%, while France introduced the ‘Nutella tax’ in 2012, which quadrupled the tax on saturated fat-rich palm oil - but both schemes failed to make any real changes. As a result politicians in Puerto Rico have started to look at more drastic measures and have been discussing whether the government should be more involved with one of the perceived reasons for the growth in childhood obesity - irresponsible parenting. If the legislation were to pass, teachers would be told to look out for and monitor students they think are overweight and then refer them on to a councillor, or in more severe cases, a social worker. Following this, it would be up to the parents to devise a fitness and diet regime for the child which would be monitored monthly. If there was no progress with the child after a year, a fine of £525 would be implemented. While Senator Gilberto Rodriguez Valle supporting the scheme insists no humiliation of children will take place and families will be informed with confidence and education, the plans have come under fire by opposition in Puerto Rico who suggest that teachers acting as body police will further stigmatise those overweight and further perpetuate thinness as a status symbol. Opposition to these ideas have also arisen in the UK, in particular with Andrew Hill, professor of medical psychology at Leeds University. “The causes (of obesity) are driven by environment. You live in an environment which encourages you to eat lots of food and discourages physical activity. To then apply a penalty to punish something that people have varying degrees of control over seems to be not just counterproductive but morally dubious." “We need to move the argument away from saying it's all about individual responsibility and 'it's you to blame'. People do have some responsibility but we must recognise the power of environment and how difficult it is to change for the rest of your life," said Andrew. Instead, it is argued that a system of reward rather than punishment should be introduced. "There's definitely room for thinking more about incentives, maybe some sort of rewards for losing weight, especially as obesity tends to affect the poor most,” says Peter Ayton, professor of psychology at City University."People respond to incentives and deterrents. There needs to be more discussion of what works," he said. Follow us on @getthegloss and Katie @KatieRob20	https://www.getthegloss.com/health/nutrition/should-parents-be-fined-for-their-overweight-children	2022-07-20T21:25:51	en	0.975147
A classic Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western from 1966 had a memorable title and an iconic theme song: “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” The good, the bad and the ugly, unfortunately, is a pretty good description of life in America in 2022. All three components are percolating, in some instances dangerously so, and the overall results do not provide comfort. I’m going to address them in the sequence of the ugly, the good and the bad. Unfortunately, we don’t have to spend much time to pinpoint the ugly. Gun violence and mass shootings with military armaments are becoming commonplace. Hooray for Washington for finally coming together to pass the first significant gun-control legislation in 30 years while also addressing mental health and related social issues. On ExpressNews.com: Editorial: Texans are sweating over the grid. Fix it. My heart beats with pride to brag about the good. American philanthropy has never looked better through the voluntary sharing of time, talent and treasure. Charitable giving reached a record high of $485 billion in 2021, according to Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy. This overall total is extraordinary, more than $1 billion a day. Another way to picture this amount: It’s 5,000 pallets, each stacked with $100 million in $100 bills. It’s evident that American individuals, corporations and foundations consistently respond to urgent priorities, of which there is no shortage. While the mega-gifts get all the attention, we shouldn’t overlook that the majority of American households — from all socioeconomic backgrounds — donate to charity. The gift of time — perhaps even more precious than money because it can never be replaced — is equally impressive. It was last estimated that approximately 63 million Americans — 25 percent of the adult population — volunteer their time, energy and passion to making a difference in improving the lot of others. The bad is the most complex to delineate. We just don’t do a good enough job of getting along with each other. Worse yet, we are steadily separating into distinct ideological pods in which people who think differently live in different places, get their news and information from different sources, and refuse to listen to and understand those with whom they disagree. Americans have long participated in heated debates over political, ideological and philosophical differences. But those discussions have never been so divisive, at least not since the Civil War. It’s not a stretch to say we are headed toward an uncivil war. People who think differently see others as the enemy. This runs against every fiber of the American tradition of coming together during times of enormous challenge. It’s scary to say this, but I wonder if the nation could pull together if we were attacked by a foreign power. This is not the America of our parents and grandparents. We have developed and administered COVID vaccines with the commitment, dedication and energy worthy of a moonshot. Now, teaching the necessity of civility needs to receive top priority at every level of our educational infrastructure and be reinforced by our religious and social organizations. Restoring civility and respect for those who think differently is the only way we can make today’s hybrid of the good, the bad and the ugly workable in the spirit of our nation’s motto — “E Pluribus Unum” — out of many, one. Jim Eskin is a fundraising consultant/trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the local nonprofit sector and the author of “10 Simple Fundraising Lessons.”	https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Commentary-American-society-charity-politics-17317592.php	2022-07-20T21:25:53	en	0.957914

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