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Where does average age of Bengals roster rank in NFL? | The Cincinnati Bengals no longer have one of the youngest rosters in the NFL. As the team heads into year three of the Zac Taylor era, the roster reset has continually added more and more veterans, bumping the average age. According to post-draft metrics from Andrew Walker of the Colts official website, the Bengals rank 12th in terms of average age at 25.04 years of age. Thats still not terribly far off the No. 1 spot (Rams, 24.62), but its a pretty good sign the Bengals are exiting the rebuild phase and the excuses that come along with doing things such as struggling in one-score games or on prime time. Heres a look at the full list of roster ages in the NFL currently: According to rosters on all 32 team websites, the #Colts currently are tied for the eighth-youngest roster in the NFL, with an average age of 24.98. Here's the rest of the list, @JimIrsay. pic.twitter.com/5lN1Ga4qkS Andrew Walker (@AWalkerColts) May 15, 2021 List | The Cincinnati Bengals have one of the youngest rosters in the NFL. The Bengals rank 12th in terms of average age at 25.04 years of age. The Colts are tied for the eighth-youngest roster in the league with an average age of 24.98. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://sports.yahoo.com/where-does-average-age-bengals-205049590.html?src=rss | 0.758035 |
Does roadside assistance cover electric vehicles? | Today's electric vehicles can get up to 300 miles on a single charge, but that can produce "range anxiety" the fear of running out of power. That thought was on the mind of several Drive readers who e-mailed in after reading a recent Star Tribune article about whether the electrical grid has the capacity to power the proliferating number of electric vehicles hitting the roads. They wondered if owners of electric vehicles qualify for roadside assistance should their batteries go dead. The answer is yes, said Jesse Simon, senior manager of marketing and communications for AAA Minneapolis. But the services the auto club offers depend on the type of vehicle a member owns. AAA provides jump-starts, fuel delivery and battery replacement for members with gas-powered vehicles and most hybrid vehicles. The club does not provide jump-starts or battery replacements for drivers whose vehicles are 100% powered by electricity. Not to worry, Simon said AAA won't leave a motorist stranded on the side of the road. "If a member with an EV calls for battery-related service, we most likely would tow their vehicle to a service station, dealership or charging station," he said. "We can still provide many services for members who drive electric vehicles. This includes mechanical first aid, flat tire service, lockout service, extrication and towing." AAA and many of its tow providers don't have mobile battery charging service, "as we haven't identified this as a significant need by our members," Simon said. As demand for EVs grows nearly 60% of all passenger vehicles sold by 2040 will be electric, according to an analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, an arm of the Bloomberg news and research firm Simon said AAA anticipates that "we'll need to expand our service offerings for EVs at some point in the future." Allstate Roadside can provide on-site jump starts if an electric vehicle is a hybrid meaning it is equipped with a 12 volt battery, said spokeswoman Tanya Robinson. A fully electric vehicle must be towed to a charging station, or the vehicle owner's home, she said. But that could change. Though not yet offered in Minneapolis, Allstate is able to bring a portable roadside charging station and offer a fast charge to stranded EV motorists in cities such as Austin, Texas, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. "More are coming online in the very near future," she said. State Farm's Emergency Roadside Assistance offers an array of services and pays the cost incurred by insured drivers who experience a breakdown, and the service "applies equally to any vehicle covered under this policy," including electric vehicles, said spokesman Ben Palmer. Work begins on Hwy. 12 A treacherous stretch of Hwy. 12 in western Hennepin County notorious for fatal crashes is about to be made safer. The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Tuesday will begin adding a center median barrier from County Road 6 to Baker Park Road and a roundabout at County Road 90 in Independence. Hennepin County is building a roundabout and bridge at County Road 92. The two-lane highway, which city leaders and the Highway 12 Safety Coalition have dubbed the "Corridor of Death," will be closed between County Roads 6 and 92 through Sept 17. The detour will be via Watertown Road. Follow news about traffic and commuting at The Drive on startribune.com. E-mail drive@startribune.com, tweet @stribdrive or call Tim Harlow at 612-673-7768. | AAA Minneapolis provides jump-starts, fuel delivery and battery replacement for electric vehicles. State Farm's Emergency Roadside Assistance offers an array of services and pays the cost incurred by insured drivers. Work begins on Hwy. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.startribune.com/does-roadside-assistance-cover-electric-vehicles/600057941/ | 0.202893 |
Does roadside assistance cover electric vehicles? | Today's electric vehicles can get up to 300 miles on a single charge, but that can produce "range anxiety" the fear of running out of power. That thought was on the mind of several Drive readers who e-mailed in after reading a recent Star Tribune article about whether the electrical grid has the capacity to power the proliferating number of electric vehicles hitting the roads. They wondered if owners of electric vehicles qualify for roadside assistance should their batteries go dead. The answer is yes, said Jesse Simon, senior manager of marketing and communications for AAA Minneapolis. But the services the auto club offers depend on the type of vehicle a member owns. AAA provides jump-starts, fuel delivery and battery replacement for members with gas-powered vehicles and most hybrid vehicles. The club does not provide jump-starts or battery replacements for drivers whose vehicles are 100% powered by electricity. Not to worry, Simon said AAA won't leave a motorist stranded on the side of the road. "If a member with an EV calls for battery-related service, we most likely would tow their vehicle to a service station, dealership or charging station," he said. "We can still provide many services for members who drive electric vehicles. This includes mechanical first aid, flat tire service, lockout service, extrication and towing." AAA and many of its tow providers don't have mobile battery charging service, "as we haven't identified this as a significant need by our members," Simon said. As demand for EVs grows nearly 60% of all passenger vehicles sold by 2040 will be electric, according to an analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, an arm of the Bloomberg news and research firm Simon said AAA anticipates that "we'll need to expand our service offerings for EVs at some point in the future." Allstate Roadside can provide on-site jump starts if an electric vehicle is a hybrid meaning it is equipped with a 12 volt battery, said spokeswoman Tanya Robinson. A fully electric vehicle must be towed to a charging station, or the vehicle owner's home, she said. But that could change. Though not yet offered in Minneapolis, Allstate is able to bring a portable roadside charging station and offer a fast charge to stranded EV motorists in cities such as Austin, Texas, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco. "More are coming online in the very near future," she said. State Farm's Emergency Roadside Assistance offers an array of services and pays the cost incurred by insured drivers who experience a breakdown, and the service "applies equally to any vehicle covered under this policy," including electric vehicles, said spokesman Ben Palmer. Work begins on Hwy. 12 A treacherous stretch of Hwy. 12 in western Hennepin County notorious for fatal crashes is about to be made safer. The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Tuesday will begin adding a center median barrier from County Road 6 to Baker Park Road and a roundabout at County Road 90 in Independence. Hennepin County is building a roundabout and bridge at County Road 92. The two-lane highway, which city leaders and the Highway 12 Safety Coalition have dubbed the "Corridor of Death," will be closed between County Roads 6 and 92 through Sept 17. The detour will be via Watertown Road. Follow news about traffic and commuting at The Drive on startribune.com. E-mail drive@startribune.com, tweet @stribdrive or call Tim Harlow at 612-673-7768. | AAA Minneapolis provides jump-starts, fuel delivery and battery replacements for electric vehicles. State Farm's Emergency Roadside Assistance offers an array of services and pays the cost incurred by insured drivers. A treacherous stretch of Hwy. 12 in western Hennepin County is about to be made safer. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.startribune.com/does-roadside-assistance-cover-electric-vehicles/600057941/ | 0.215693 |
Will 'digital nomads,' grounded by pandemic, return to Vancouver? | Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG Article content Sabrina Chammas-Doumets co-working space in Gastown saw enough business from so-called digital nomads travelling through Vancouver before the COVID-19 pandemic that she isnt going to give up on the struggling business, betting on what might come once its over. Im trying to hold on because I do believe that it will pick up again, if I just stay put, said Chammas-Doumet, who has run LAtelier, a 3,000-foot space, since 2016. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Back to video Travellers are grounded for now, and office workers remain mostly sequestered at home, so Chammas-Doumet estimates LAtelier is currently operating at about 40 per cent of usual revenue, helped out by the virtual mailbox services it offers members. However, she is betting that the awareness among many white-collar workers whove been pushed out of their offices for safetys sake that they can work pretty much anywhere, will make for better business, especially in a place like Vancouver. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content I feel like (Vancouver) attracts a lot of digital nomads in the summer, because of the beauty of the city and all the nature activities that people can do, Chammas-Doumet said. Canada is an easy place to travel for a lot of Europeans and Australians and New Zealanders. Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG Despite the pandemic, Vancouver still shows up on the promotional website Nomadist.com as a popular destination, thought not at the top of its landing page. The firm behind a web-based resume assistant resume.io, however, boldly declared Vancouver the digital nomad capital of the world, but based only on the number of Instagram photos hash-tagged #digitalnomad that originated in the city. That conclusion was based on a small sample, 90,000 Instagram posts out of 3.3 million tagged #digitalnomad, but the company deemed the results representative enough to estimate trends as a soft science study, according to Luke Doyle, with the firm NeoMam Studios, which worked with resume.io on the release. And based on the premise that freelance occupations are on the rise, resume.io posed the question of where might these new nomads roam, presuming that their freedom to do so will return soon. However, it does stand to reason that the pandemics mass discovery that a lot of jobs dont need to be tied to a specific location creates potential for the trend to carry on, according to Simon Fraser University innovation academic Terri Griffith. I dont think organizations can unlearn the fact that they could to it, said Griffith, the Keith Beedie Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser Universitys Beedie School of Business. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content They cant say oh, well, you cant do that at home anymore, because we know thats not true. And people for themselves figure out how it fits for them. Griffith said it is a trend that has grown out of more digitally oriented occupations with employers that dont exactly have physical locations themselves. She recalled corresponding with a former student employed by the firm that owns a prominent content platform, but was doing so from Italy. ' Griffith added, which neatly summed up the nomad mindset. Now anchored in Victoria, Steffani Cameron is a bonafide former full-blown nomad who travelled through 25 countries between 2015 and 2019 and doesnt doubt Vancouver will remain popular. People have been really on the game with promoting themselves through social media in Vancouver for a really long time, said the longtime blogger, freelancer and film-industry remote worker. We just have a legacy that way. True nomads, Cameron said, are people who have given up a physical address in their home countries, which means taking on a lot of risk, (because) it puts you at the mercy of whatever country, whatever climate youre in. Nomads are also typically looking for lower-cost destinations, which kind of limits Vancouver to travellers already from countries with stronger currencies and higher standards of living, Cameron said. And the citys outdoor orientation, with lots to do in a climate that is fair, but not tropical, is another attraction, in her estimation. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content A lot of people want it to be easy, said Cameron, which is one of the downsides for some destinations. (Nomads) are going to cities where theres a strong expat vibe, and dont necessarily absorb the local culture. As for the future, Cameron said digital nomads will try to pick up where they left off, though they are likely to face higher post-pandemic airfares and accommodation prices. I think I would go even slower if I was to do it again, and I probably will travel for a few months here and there, Cameron said. But I dont think Ill ever go all in again. depenner@postmedia.com twitter.com/derrickpenner Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday by subscribing to our Sunrise newsletter here. 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Will 'digital nomads,' grounded by pandemic, return to Vancouver? | Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG Article content Sabrina Chammas-Doumets co-working space in Gastown saw enough business from so-called digital nomads travelling through Vancouver before the COVID-19 pandemic that she isnt going to give up on the struggling business, betting on what might come once its over. Im trying to hold on because I do believe that it will pick up again, if I just stay put, said Chammas-Doumet, who has run LAtelier, a 3,000-foot space, since 2016. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Back to video Travellers are grounded for now, and office workers remain mostly sequestered at home, so Chammas-Doumet estimates LAtelier is currently operating at about 40 per cent of usual revenue, helped out by the virtual mailbox services it offers members. However, she is betting that the awareness among many white-collar workers whove been pushed out of their offices for safetys sake that they can work pretty much anywhere, will make for better business, especially in a place like Vancouver. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content I feel like (Vancouver) attracts a lot of digital nomads in the summer, because of the beauty of the city and all the nature activities that people can do, Chammas-Doumet said. Canada is an easy place to travel for a lot of Europeans and Australians and New Zealanders. Photo by Francis Georgian / PNG Despite the pandemic, Vancouver still shows up on the promotional website Nomadist.com as a popular destination, thought not at the top of its landing page. The firm behind a web-based resume assistant resume.io, however, boldly declared Vancouver the digital nomad capital of the world, but based only on the number of Instagram photos hash-tagged #digitalnomad that originated in the city. That conclusion was based on a small sample, 90,000 Instagram posts out of 3.3 million tagged #digitalnomad, but the company deemed the results representative enough to estimate trends as a soft science study, according to Luke Doyle, with the firm NeoMam Studios, which worked with resume.io on the release. And based on the premise that freelance occupations are on the rise, resume.io posed the question of where might these new nomads roam, presuming that their freedom to do so will return soon. However, it does stand to reason that the pandemics mass discovery that a lot of jobs dont need to be tied to a specific location creates potential for the trend to carry on, according to Simon Fraser University innovation academic Terri Griffith. I dont think organizations can unlearn the fact that they could to it, said Griffith, the Keith Beedie Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Simon Fraser Universitys Beedie School of Business. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content They cant say oh, well, you cant do that at home anymore, because we know thats not true. And people for themselves figure out how it fits for them. Griffith said it is a trend that has grown out of more digitally oriented occupations with employers that dont exactly have physical locations themselves. She recalled corresponding with a former student employed by the firm that owns a prominent content platform, but was doing so from Italy. ' Griffith added, which neatly summed up the nomad mindset. Now anchored in Victoria, Steffani Cameron is a bonafide former full-blown nomad who travelled through 25 countries between 2015 and 2019 and doesnt doubt Vancouver will remain popular. People have been really on the game with promoting themselves through social media in Vancouver for a really long time, said the longtime blogger, freelancer and film-industry remote worker. We just have a legacy that way. True nomads, Cameron said, are people who have given up a physical address in their home countries, which means taking on a lot of risk, (because) it puts you at the mercy of whatever country, whatever climate youre in. Nomads are also typically looking for lower-cost destinations, which kind of limits Vancouver to travellers already from countries with stronger currencies and higher standards of living, Cameron said. And the citys outdoor orientation, with lots to do in a climate that is fair, but not tropical, is another attraction, in her estimation. Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content A lot of people want it to be easy, said Cameron, which is one of the downsides for some destinations. (Nomads) are going to cities where theres a strong expat vibe, and dont necessarily absorb the local culture. As for the future, Cameron said digital nomads will try to pick up where they left off, though they are likely to face higher post-pandemic airfares and accommodation prices. I think I would go even slower if I was to do it again, and I probably will travel for a few months here and there, Cameron said. But I dont think Ill ever go all in again. depenner@postmedia.com twitter.com/derrickpenner Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday by subscribing to our Sunrise newsletter here. Share this article in your social network Latest National Stories Advertisement Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Vancouver Sun Headline News Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Email Address There was an error, please provide a valid email address. By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 Thanks for signing up! A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. The next issue of Vancouver Sun Headline News will soon be in your inbox. We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try again Trending | 'Digital nomads' have been flocking to Vancouver in recent months. 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Why is the Queen asking people to plant trees? | PA Media The Queen has launched the Green Canopy scheme to encourage the public to plant more trees People are being urged to take part in a brand new scheme, fronted by the Queen, to help protect the environment. Communities, schools, gardeners and companies are being encouraged to plant trees as part of a special initiative called the Queen's Green Canopy scheme to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. People will be able to plant trees in lots of different places including their own gardens, in schools, or big cities as part of the scheme during tree-planting season from October 2021 through to the end of 2022, to mark her 70 years on the throne. The Queen has planted more than 1,500 trees around the world throughout her reign! Schools and community groups will be able to apply for three million free saplings from the Woodland Trust so they can take part in the project. People are being encouraged to plan their tree Jubilee projects over the summer and be ready for the start of the planting season in October, when they will be able to upload details and images showing where they've planted trees on an interactive Queen's Green Canopy map. Getty Images The Queen has planted lots and lots of trees throughout her reign including this one in Belfast back in 2014 The Prince of Wales joined the Queen for the first jubilee tree-planting in the grounds of Windsor earlier this year when the project was launched, where he encouraged people to plant what he called a "tree-bilee". "It is absolutely vital that more of the right species of trees are planted, in the right places, and that more woodlands, avenues, hedgerows and hedgerow trees and urban planting schemes are established, whilst ensuring that we also protect and sustain what we already have," he said. "Whether you are an individual hoping to plant a single sapling in your garden, a school or community group planting a tree, a council, charity or business intending to plant a whole avenue of trees or a farmer looking to create new hedgerows, everyone across the country can get involved." To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. How mass tree planting is helping the environment (Dec 2019) Trees play a really important role in our world today. The plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen into the air. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming and climate change, and trees can help to slow down their negative effects. Trees can also reduce wind speeds and cool the air around us as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards from their leaves - and that's not all! The plants can help remove pollutants from the air, prevent flooding and soil erosion and boost wildlife. | The Queen has launched the Queen's Green Canopy scheme to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. Schools and community groups will be able to apply for three million free saplings from the Woodland Trust. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57141026 | 0.128212 |
Why is the Queen asking people to plant trees? | PA Media The Queen has launched the Green Canopy scheme to encourage the public to plant more trees People are being urged to take part in a brand new scheme, fronted by the Queen, to help protect the environment. Communities, schools, gardeners and companies are being encouraged to plant trees as part of a special initiative called the Queen's Green Canopy scheme to mark Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee. People will be able to plant trees in lots of different places including their own gardens, in schools, or big cities as part of the scheme during tree-planting season from October 2021 through to the end of 2022, to mark her 70 years on the throne. The Queen has planted more than 1,500 trees around the world throughout her reign! Schools and community groups will be able to apply for three million free saplings from the Woodland Trust so they can take part in the project. People are being encouraged to plan their tree Jubilee projects over the summer and be ready for the start of the planting season in October, when they will be able to upload details and images showing where they've planted trees on an interactive Queen's Green Canopy map. Getty Images The Queen has planted lots and lots of trees throughout her reign including this one in Belfast back in 2014 The Prince of Wales joined the Queen for the first jubilee tree-planting in the grounds of Windsor earlier this year when the project was launched, where he encouraged people to plant what he called a "tree-bilee". "It is absolutely vital that more of the right species of trees are planted, in the right places, and that more woodlands, avenues, hedgerows and hedgerow trees and urban planting schemes are established, whilst ensuring that we also protect and sustain what we already have," he said. "Whether you are an individual hoping to plant a single sapling in your garden, a school or community group planting a tree, a council, charity or business intending to plant a whole avenue of trees or a farmer looking to create new hedgerows, everyone across the country can get involved." To enjoy the CBBC Newsround website at its best you will need to have JavaScript turned on. How mass tree planting is helping the environment (Dec 2019) Trees play a really important role in our world today. The plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen into the air. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming and climate change, and trees can help to slow down their negative effects. Trees can also reduce wind speeds and cool the air around us as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards from their leaves - and that's not all! The plants can help remove pollutants from the air, prevent flooding and soil erosion and boost wildlife. | The Queen has launched the Queen's Green Canopy scheme to mark her Platinum Jubilee. Communities, schools, gardeners and companies are being encouraged to plant trees. The Queen has planted more than 1,500 trees around the world throughout her reign. Schools and community groups will be able to apply for three million free saplings from the Woodland Trust. | bart | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57141026 | 0.298718 |
Will scholarships persuade Ohio parents to get their kids vaccinated? | Starting May 26, every Wednesday, the state will randomly draw a 12-17-year-old to win a scholarship for five weeks. The award will include tuition, room and board, and books to any state school in Ohio. An electronic portal will open to register on May 18. Following federal approval, children ages 12 to 15 began receiving their first dose of Pfizer vaccinations in Ohio on Thursday. Parents are vaccine-hesitant for many reasons -- there is no simple answer, said Gretchen Chapman, a psychology professor at Carnegie Mellon University who studies judgment and decisions in health. Chapman said along with the safety worries of their children, parents can also face barriers to vaccination such as easy access, transportation, taking days off from work to care for a child sick with side effects, and more. There are randomized experiments in the literature showing that monetary incentives do increase vaccination rates, said Chapman. So Id predict it will have a small effect (although well never know for sure because there no control group in Ohio).. Certainly money talks, said Eileen Anderson-Fye, director of Education, Bioethics and Medical Humanities, at Case Western Reserve Universitys School of Medicine. As a medical and psychological anthropologist, she studies how adolescents and young adults adapt to changes in their environments in ways that both advance and harm their well-being. As a parent of three daughters herself, Anderson-Fye said while she can understand some parents hesitancy, it was a no-brainer for her. I do a lot of international travel for my work in global health, in addition, to being very active in the community, Anderson-Fye said. So for me, I wanted to be vaccinated as soon as I could be. She noted while financial incentives for education could absolutely have an impact, adolescents themselves may still be ambivalent. One of the complications, when youre dealing with adolescents who are going through so much developmental change and coming into their own, is much different than taking your baby to be vaccinated, who has no choice, said Anderson-Fye. Anderson-Fye said the micro-culture in a students particular school or environment could profoundly affect adolescents thinking. At the end of the day, one of the things that Im seeing for adolescents that is so important, as with anything else, what their peers think matters a lot, said Anderson-Fye. Dr. Shelly Senders of Senders Pediatrics supports any initiative to get teens and preteens vaccinated so that they can go to school safely. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental health of children and adolescents, and the governors scholarship offer is a great carrot to encourage fence-sitters to get vaccinated, Snyder said. But he said factual information from trusted sources is more important in encouraging families to get vaccinated. We have found, however, that most politics are local, he said. Glitzy initiatives are fine but in most situations are not necessary. We have found that by providing thoughtful and evidence-based guidance in the context of a patient-provider relationship, most families are willing to vaccinate their children against COVID-19. | Starting May 26, every Wednesday, the state will randomly draw a 12-17-year-old to win a scholarship for five weeks. The award will include tuition, room and board, and books to any state school in Ohio. Following federal approval, children ages 12 to 15 began receiving their first dose of Pfizer vaccinations in Ohio on Thursday. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/05/will-scholarships-persuade-ohio-parents-to-get-their-kids-vaccinated.html | 0.138195 |
Did Chris Olave secretly have Ohio State footballs greatest receiving season in 2020? | COLUMBUS, Ohio The college football world is well aware of Ohio State footballs 1-2 receiving punch. Pro Football Focus already said Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson are the nations top two returning receivers. Most 2022 NFL mock drafts have both as first-round picks next April. Before we could completely turn the page to 2021 on Mondays Buckeye Talk podcast, we took one final look back at a 2020 season that was more special than we first realized. Wilson obviously took the leap expected after his promising freshman year. He turned 43 receptions into 723 yards and six touchdowns. If you stretch that over the full 15-game season OSU would have played if not for the pandemic, those numbers balloon to 80 receptions, 1,355 yards and 11 touchdowns. Bar none, that would rank among the greatest seasons ever for an Ohio State receiver. Except Olave would have been even better. Despite missing the Big Ten championship game, Olave led the Buckeyes in receptions (50), yards (729) and touchdowns (seven). So even if you chop off that missed game, his full-season totals would pro-rate to 100 receptions, 1,458 yards and 14 touchdowns. That reception total would have eclipsed Parris Campbells record of 90, set in 2018. The yards would have surpassed David Bostons record of 1,435, set in 1998. Terry Glenn would have held on to his touchdown record of 17, set in 1995. That phantom full season for Olave, though, with its across-the-board excellence, would stand above all others in Ohio State history. Obviously that is not how records work. Olave and Wilson should both have a full season to add to their legacies. Olave enters the season within reach of all of OSUs all-time records if he has a huge season. RECEPTIONS Leader: K.J. Hill 201 Olave: 111 (90 behind) RECEIVING YARDS Leader: Michael Jenkins 2,898 Olave: 1,775 (1,123 behind) RECEIVING YARDS Leader: David Boston 34 Olave: 22 (12 behind) If Olave were the only great receiver in this offense, that sort of monster season might be within reach. It could be considerably harder while sharing targets with a talent like Wilson. If youve never listened to Buckeye Talk, try it now. And subscribe to Buckeye Talk on any of these podcast platforms or wherever you listen to podcasts. Buckeye Talk on iTunes Buckeye Talk on Spotify Buckeye Talk on Google Play Fields Bears jersey: Ohio State football fans can purchase Justin Fields new Chicago Bears jersey here. Its available in white, blue and orange and in mens, womens and youth sizes. Theres also a cheaper T-shirt option. - Buy Buckeyes gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, Lids More Buckeyes coverage Whats the deal with 2021 recruiting target J.T. Basketball sets conference opponents for 2021-22 season Tyreke Johnson, former five-star CB prospect, enters transfer portal | Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson are the nations top two returning receivers. Olave would have had one of the greatest seasons ever for an Ohio State receiver. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/did-chris-olave-secretly-have-ohio-state-footballs-greatest-receiving-season-in-2020.html | 0.331966 |
Did Chris Olave secretly have Ohio State footballs greatest receiving season in 2020? | COLUMBUS, Ohio The college football world is well aware of Ohio State footballs 1-2 receiving punch. Pro Football Focus already said Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson are the nations top two returning receivers. Most 2022 NFL mock drafts have both as first-round picks next April. Before we could completely turn the page to 2021 on Mondays Buckeye Talk podcast, we took one final look back at a 2020 season that was more special than we first realized. Wilson obviously took the leap expected after his promising freshman year. He turned 43 receptions into 723 yards and six touchdowns. If you stretch that over the full 15-game season OSU would have played if not for the pandemic, those numbers balloon to 80 receptions, 1,355 yards and 11 touchdowns. Bar none, that would rank among the greatest seasons ever for an Ohio State receiver. Except Olave would have been even better. Despite missing the Big Ten championship game, Olave led the Buckeyes in receptions (50), yards (729) and touchdowns (seven). So even if you chop off that missed game, his full-season totals would pro-rate to 100 receptions, 1,458 yards and 14 touchdowns. That reception total would have eclipsed Parris Campbells record of 90, set in 2018. The yards would have surpassed David Bostons record of 1,435, set in 1998. Terry Glenn would have held on to his touchdown record of 17, set in 1995. That phantom full season for Olave, though, with its across-the-board excellence, would stand above all others in Ohio State history. Obviously that is not how records work. Olave and Wilson should both have a full season to add to their legacies. Olave enters the season within reach of all of OSUs all-time records if he has a huge season. RECEPTIONS Leader: K.J. Hill 201 Olave: 111 (90 behind) RECEIVING YARDS Leader: Michael Jenkins 2,898 Olave: 1,775 (1,123 behind) RECEIVING YARDS Leader: David Boston 34 Olave: 22 (12 behind) If Olave were the only great receiver in this offense, that sort of monster season might be within reach. It could be considerably harder while sharing targets with a talent like Wilson. If youve never listened to Buckeye Talk, try it now. And subscribe to Buckeye Talk on any of these podcast platforms or wherever you listen to podcasts. Buckeye Talk on iTunes Buckeye Talk on Spotify Buckeye Talk on Google Play Fields Bears jersey: Ohio State football fans can purchase Justin Fields new Chicago Bears jersey here. Its available in white, blue and orange and in mens, womens and youth sizes. Theres also a cheaper T-shirt option. - Buy Buckeyes gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, Lids More Buckeyes coverage Whats the deal with 2021 recruiting target J.T. Basketball sets conference opponents for 2021-22 season Tyreke Johnson, former five-star CB prospect, enters transfer portal | Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson are the nations top two returning receivers. Olave would have had one of the greatest seasons ever for an Ohio State receiver in 2020. He would have eclipsed Parris Campbell's record of 90 receptions, set in 2018. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/did-chris-olave-secretly-have-ohio-state-footballs-greatest-receiving-season-in-2020.html | 0.565362 |
Do the Cleveland Indians offensive woes run deeper than something even Owen Miller can solve? | CLEVELAND, Ohio In the last two weeks, infielder Owen Miller has 21 hits in 44 at-bats through 11 games for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. His hit total is higher than seven of the 13 active position players on the Cleveland Indians big league roster right now. Millers six extra-base hits would already rank tied for seventh on the team with shortstop Andres Gimenez in nearly half as many at-bats. Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti is not the only person taking note of the 24-year-olds rapid development. Miller has seven multi-hit games including five starts where hes collected three hits each. Someone asked me this morning, Hey, is Owen Miller OK? Antonetti said Sunday. Im like, I think so. Why, what happened? They said, He only got two hits last night. Millers hot start has led to the inevitable speculation that he could soon find himself heading to Cleveland in hopes of injecting some life into an offense that is struggling to get runners on base at times, much less push runs across the plate. While Antonetti acknowledged Millers very productive offensive approach at the outset of the minor league season, he also recognized that bringing him along at this point requires a position to become available at the big league level. Miller has seen time defensively at every infield position on the diamond, including his natural shortstop and one game at first base. Owens doing everything he can to take advantage of the opportunity he has and prepare himself for that major-league opportunity when its there, Antonetti said. But promoting Miller right now feels almost like slapping a Band-Aid on a bigger problem, a problem that might go beyond the current composition of the clubs major league roster. Following Sundays 3-2 loss to Seattle in which the Indians went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, manager Terry Francona said some of the teams offensive shortcomings have to do with youth. At 27.7 years, the Indians active roster is the youngest in MLB ahead of Detroit and Seattle. That creates the issue of inexperienced players trying to do too much at the plate instead of sticking to their game plans. Were trying to hit too many pitches, Francona said. Sometimes youve got to have a plan and stick to it. You cant hit everything. As the Indians work through these growing pains, getting even younger seems counter-intuitive. The Indians are languishing in the doldrums of a league dominated by the three true outcomes of walk, strikeout or home run in the preponderance of plate appearances. Meanwhile, some of Clevelands minor league affiliates are flourishing offensively after a dozen games each. The Indians .208 team batting average is second-worst in the American League, just ahead of the Mariners (.205) and theyve scored the third-fewest runs (151) of any team in the AL. Clevelands 83 weighted runs created plus (wRC+) is 17% below league average and only slightly better than last-place Detroit (82). But affiliates such as the Clippers, who rank seventh out of 20 teams in the Triple-A East Division with a .324 batting average on balls in play, and the Double-A Akron Rubberducks who rank sixth in the Northeast Division with a .396 team slugging percentage, are finding ways to put runs on the board. In Low-A Lynchburg, the Hillcats lead the East Division in nearly every offensive category with an .828 OPS and 90 runs scored in 12 games. The club is averaging 10.7 hits per contest. Team RUNS/G AVG OPS Cleveland (MLB) 4.0 .209 .662 Columbus (AAA) 4.6 .243 .751 Akron (AA) 5.4 .245 .716 Lake County (High-A) 4.1 .235 .647 Lynchburg (Low-A) 7.5 .299 .828 The difference is a matter of approach. At the big league level, teams and players are ultimately going to strive for what generates runs and what prevents runs, because that plays a bigger part in how players get compensated. Based upon the current environment, its still a lot easier to hit home runs to score runs than it is to string a bunch of singles together, Antonetti said. Some of that is because of the advances in pitching. When you look at the quality of stuff that is showing up on major league pitching mounds every night, its pretty clear that pitchers have never been better. Combine that with the way teams have gotten inventive with deploying those pitching strategies and pitching resources, it just provides so many advantages for pitchers right now that its really difficult to string a bunch of hits together in a row, Antonetti said, So therefore, the best way to score runs is still to find a way to hit the ball over the fence, and until we change some of that and change some of those underlying dynamics, its gonna be hard. Antonetti said hed like to get back to seeing more batted balls put in play and more action on the field, but the greater conversation that surrounds the issue is creating incentives for players and teams to do that. So, even bringing a guy with Millers exceptional bat-to-ball skills up to the big leagues wont make much of a difference unless you have an entire roster of guys who care more about getting on base 2-3 times a game than bashing their way toward their next contract. Antonetti has voiced his support of Major League Baseballs ongoing efforts to come up with ways to balance the scales between run prevention and run creation. The advantages that pitchers have right now combined with the offensive approach has skewed things more favorably toward pitching, Antonetti said. I think were seeing that play out. Antonetti said the league is actively trying to shape what the future of the game will look like with experimental rules throughout different levels of minor league baseball. The hope is that as some of those changes are adopted, the balance shifts back away from pitching and more toward the center, where run creators are not at a disadvantage. I dont think its great for the industry and I dont think its a product our fans want to see when we have more strikeouts than hits. - New Indians face masks for sale: Heres where you can buy Cleveland Indians-themed face coverings for coronavirus protection, including a single mask ($14.99) and a 3-pack ($24.99). All MLB proceeds donated to charity. Podcast | Owen Miller has 21 hits in 44 at-bats for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers. Miller's hot start has led to the inevitable speculation that he could soon find himself in Cleveland. The Indians are languishing in the doldrums of a league dominated by the three true outcomes of walk, strikeout or home run. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2021/05/do-the-cleveland-indians-offensive-woes-run-deeper-than-something-even-owen-miller-can-solve.html | 0.105745 |
How can Canada prevent a fourth COVID-19 wave? | Open this photo in gallery People get the COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile clinic for members of First Nations and their partners in Montreal on April 30, 2021. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press Its the first spike in numbers that Canadians will want to see. In the past four months, almost 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were delivered to Canada. In the next two months, that number is expected to more than triple. The upward swing in shipments paves the way for provinces and territories to dramatically increase the speed and scale of their vaccination campaigns. On Thursday and Friday, several provinces moved up their timelines and opened bookings for younger groups. The latest rules by province Whats changed is the massive increase in vaccines in the next few weeks, Major-General Dany Fortin said this week. After months of supply disruptions, the latest numbers from the federal government show that by the first week of June, enough vaccine doses are expected to arrive in Canada to cover the first shots for all eligible Canadians. By the end of the same month, the government figures show Canada expects to have enough vaccine to also cover the second shot for about 17 million people. The federal government has released limited information about the delivery of vaccines in the summer. However, it says that by the end of September, Canada will have received a total of at least 100 million doses. Based on that, The Globe and Mail estimates that by the end of July, the country should receive enough doses for all eligible people to be fully vaccinated. When your wait for the shot will likely end Based on publicly available information from the federal government, The Globe crunched the numbers to estimate when you will get your shots. Because little has been disclosed about the deliveries from Johnson & Johnsons single-dose vaccine, estimates are conservatively based on two-doses. As of April 29, the federal government had distributed 14.7 million doses. By early June, Canada should receive about 33 million doses, enough for everyone eligible to get their first shot. * Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. By the end of July, Canada should receive about 65 million doses, enough for all second-shots. By the end of September, Canada is expecting to receive at least 100 million doses. * So far Health Canada has approved vaccines for people 16 and over. MARIEKE WALSH AND JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA When your wait for the shot will likely end Based on publicly available information from the federal government, The Globe crunched the numbers to estimate when you will get your shots. Because little has been disclosed about the deliveries from Johnson & Johnsons single-dose vaccine, estimates are conservatively based on two-doses. As of April 29, the federal government had distributed 14.7 million doses. By early June, Canada should receive about 33 million doses, enough for everyone eligible to get their first shot. * Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. By the end of July, Canada should receive about 65 million doses, enough for all second-shots. By the end of September, Canada is expecting to receive at least 100 million doses. * So far Health Canada has approved vaccines for people 16 and over. MARIEKE WALSH AND JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA When your wait for the shot will likely end Based on publicly available information from the federal government, The Globe crunched the numbers to estimate when you will get your shots. Because little has been disclosed about the deliveries from Johnson & Johnsons single-dose vaccine, estimates are conservatively based on two-doses. As of April 29, the federal government had distributed 14.7 million doses. By the end of September, Canada is expecting to receive at least 100 million doses. By early June, Canada should receive about 33 million doses, enough for everyone eligible to get their first shot. * By the end of July, Canada should receive about 65 million doses, enough for all second-shots. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. * So far Health Canada has approved vaccines for people 16 and over. MARIEKE WALSH AND JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA So far, Health Canada has only approved vaccines for people 16 and older, meaning 31.6 million people are eligible. The first phase of Canadas vaccine rollout in the winter was punctuated by supply disruptions that led to a stumbling start. The risk for more delays was underscored on Friday with the news that Health Canada is stopping the distribution of the first shipment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over quality concerns with part of the manufacturing process. The federal regulator says its seeking more information from the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ensure the vaccine meets quality, safety and efficacy standards. No time frame was given for a decision from Health Canada. Despite that uncertainty, officials are more confident of their projections for Canadas vaccine rollout because most of it depends on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. Canada has bought 129.5 million doses of approved vaccines Health Canada has authorized the use of four COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government says at least 100 million of the doses will arrive in Canada by September. Thats a drop from what was previously committed, but still ensures at least 50 million people can be fully vaccinated. The age eligibility rules for the vaccines mean that so far just 31.6 million of Canadas 38 million population canget their shots. VACCINE (type) DOSAGE Pfizer/BioNTech (mRNA) 48 Moderna (mRNA) 44 Oxford-AstraZeneca (Adenovirus vector)* 23.9 Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Adenovirus vector) 10 *This includes the vaccines that Canada bought through COVAX and from the Serum Institute of India. MARIEKE WALSH AND JOHN SOPINSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL SOURCE: Public Services and Procurement Canada Canada has bought 129.5 million doses of approved vaccines Health Canada has authorized the use of four COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government says at least 100 million of the doses will arrive in Canada by September. Thats a drop from what was previously committed, but still ensures at least 50 million people can be fully vaccinated. The age eligibility rules for the vaccines mean that so far just 31.6 million of Canadas 38 million population can get their shots. VACCINE (type) DOSAGE Pfizer/BioNTech (mRNA) 48 Moderna (mRNA) 44 Oxford-AstraZeneca (Adenovirus vector)* 23.9 Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Adenovirus vector) 10 *This includes the vaccines that Canada bought through COVAX and from the Serum Institute of India. MARIEKE WALSH AND JOHN SOPINSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL SOURCE: Public Services and Procurement Canada Canada has bought 129.5 million doses of approved vaccines Health Canada has authorized the use of four COVID-19 vaccines. The federal government says at least 100 million of the doses will arrive in Canada by September. Thats a drop from what was previously committed, but still ensures at least 50 million people can be fully vaccinated. The age eligibility rules for the vaccines mean that so far just 31.6 million of Canadas 38 million population can get their shots. VACCINE (type) DOSAGE Pfizer/BioNTech (mRNA) 48 Moderna (mRNA) 44 Oxford-AstraZeneca (Adenovirus vector)* 23.9 Janssen/Johnson & Johnson (Adenovirus vector) 10 *This includes the vaccines that Canada bought through COVAX and from the Serum Institute of India. MARIEKE WALSH AND JOHN SOPINSKI/THE GLOBE AND MAIL SOURCE: Public Services and Procurement Canada Pfizer is supplying 61 per cent of Canadas shots until the end June and has been the most reliable vaccine maker: Its deliveries have arrived complete and on time each week since February. Moderna has not delivered a shipment on time since March 11, but Maj.-Gen. Fortin said Thursday the government is negotiating a more consistent schedule. Story continues below advertisement With those two vaccines alone, Canada expects to receive 92 million doses by the end of September. However, uncertainty persists in the delivery schedule for AstraZeneca. On Friday, in a statement to The Globe, the government downgraded estimates for the total number of doses expected by the end of September, to 100 million. It previously expected all 125.9 million. The new number is more than enough vaccines for every Canadian to be fully vaccinated, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said. Proportion of population who received at least one dose of vaccine, by age group Data as of April 24 0.17% Dose 0-17 Male 0.26 Female First 6.30 Second 18-29 13.90 9.55 30-39 17.80 17.33 40-49 25.65 31.99 50-59 38.14 59.38 60-69 63.36 83.81 70-79 84.73 88.27 80+ 87.64 JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL SOURCE: PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA Proportion of population who received at least one dose of vaccine, by age group Data as of April 24 Dose 0.17% Male 0-17 0.26 Female First Second 6.30 18-29 13.90 9.55 30-39 17.80 17.33 40-49 25.65 31.99 50-59 38.14 59.38 60-69 63.36 83.81 70-79 84.73 88.27 80+ 87.64 JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL SOURCE: PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA Proportion of population who received at least one dose of vaccine, by age group Data as of April 24 0.17% Dose 0-17 Male 0.26 Female 6.30 First Second 18-29 13.90 9.55 30-39 17.80 17.33 40-49 25.65 31.99 50-59 38.14 59.38 60-69 63.36 83.81 70-79 84.73 88.27 80+ 87.64 JEREMY AGIUS/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA The overall increase in supply means that concerns about what might limit the success of Canadas vaccination campaign shift from supply to vaccine hesitancy. The barrier to increasing numbers will be whether people want the vaccine. Right now, the barrier is whether theyre eligible and whether we have enough vaccines, said Caroline Colijn, a mathematics professor and Canada 150 Research Chair at Simon Fraser University. Epidemiologists and infectious disease experts told The Globe there is a right way and a wrong way to get through this next phase of the pandemic. One leads to a summer that is similar to, or better, than last year, when patios were open and haircuts were an option. The other leads to a fourth wave that would challenge the latest one. I expect that there will be a fourth wave, but how severe that fourth wave will be depends on a lot of different factors. In the worst case scenario, its as bad and maybe even worse than what were experiencing now, said Jane Heffernan, director of the Centre for Disease Modelling at York University. Story continues below advertisement In the best-case scenario, its so minimal that we will barely see it. To avoid the worst-case scenario will require most eligible Canadians to get their shots and for case counts to drop dramatically. For people in parts of the country with rigid restrictions such as school closings and stay-at-home orders that also means keeping those rules until some time in June, experts suggest. If people can stick with the restrictions for the next six weeks I think we can get to a summer that looks like last summer, said Allison McGeer, an infectious disease specialist and member of Canadas COVID-19 immunity task force. Vaccine uptake is one key in determining how soon restrictions can start to lift. Experts are still grappling with unknowns, including how well vaccines will defend against variants, and how much more transmissible variants will be when contacts among people increase. However, modelling by Dr. Heffernan and Dr. Colijn shows that virtually all adults need to get the shot to make up for the fact that children and most teenagers dont yet have access to vaccines. The youngest people who can get a Health Canada authorized shot are 16, and their only option is Pfizer. The shots from Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have been approved for people 18 and older. Vaccine makers are working on trials for younger people, and Health Canada is reviewing an application from Pfizer to include people as young as 12. If younger people become eligible, then Dr. Colijn and Dr. Heffernan say that the pressure on adults will ease. Story continues below advertisement Surveys by the Angus Reid Institute show the level of vaccine hesitancy is dropping in Canada, but its still too high. Results released on Monday show that 10 per cent of Canadians will not get vaccinated and six per cent are unsure, according to the institutes research. We want to be able to have a birthday party, with other people in our house. We want to go to a club. We want to go to work, Dr. Colijn said. For that I think we are going to need more like 90 to 95 per cent coverage. As the country navigates this latest phase of the coronavirus pandemic, Britains experience is instructive, Dr. McGeer said. Like Canada, Britain opted to delay second doses of COVID-19 vaccines and faced a surge driven by B.1.1.7, a faster-spreading and potentially deadlier variant of the coronavirus. Vaccination rates in OECD countries Doses per 100 people Canada G7 countries OECD countries April 29 Jan. 29 120 Israel has maintained the highest rate of vaccinations 100 Chile saw one of the largest increases over the past three months 80 U.S. Britain 60 Canada 34.8 40 Germany , Italy France 20 Japan 2.5 0 Jeremy Agius/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OUR WORLD IN DATA Vaccination rates in OECD countries Doses per 100 people Canada G7 countries OECD countries April 29 Jan. 29 120 Israel has maintained the highest rate of vaccinations 100 Chile saw one of the largest increases over the past three months 80 U.S. Britain 60 Canada 34.8 40 Germany , Italy France 20 Japan 2.5 0 Jeremy Agius/THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SOURCE: OUR WORLD IN DATA Vaccination rates in OECD countries Doses per 100 people Canada G7 countries OECD countries April 29 Jan. 29 120 100 Israel has maintained the highest rate of vaccinations Chile saw one of the largest increases over the past three months 80 U.S. Britain 60 Canada 34.8 40 Germany , Italy France 20 Japan 2.5 0 Jeremy Agius/THE GLOBE AND MAIL,SOURCE: OUR WORLD IN DATA The U.K. now is coming out of lockdown and seems to be quite stable, Dr. McGeer said. So I think theres every reason to hope that things are going to get much better. Britain, a country of 67 million, saw infection rates skyrocket in December and January as B.1.1.7 gained a foothold, outcompeting older versions. In early January, Britains seven-day average of new daily cases peaked at more than 60,000. Now that average is sitting around 2,400 per day, or about 35 new cases a day per million residents. Canada, by contrast is logging an average of 211 new cases per million a day. COVID-19 deaths in the United Kingdom have plummeted as well, from an average of about 1,300 a day in the third week of January to 16 per day now. Story continues below advertisement Much of the international attention on Britains success has focused on its vaccination campaign, which has been among the fastest in the world. But British experts say the steep decline in cases had more to do with the imposition of one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in the world than it does with vaccines, although there are encouraging signs the shots are contributing now. The initial drop-off in January and February was completely lockdown-driven, said Caroline Walters, an infectious disease modeller at Imperial College London who is working on Englands REACT study, a research project that involves about 150,000 people taking an at-home COVID-19 test every month to measure community prevalence of the coronavirus. The REACT data showed infection rates plummeting in all age groups, Dr. Walters said, despite jabs going mostly to the elderly in the early weeks of the campaign. Now, 65 per cent of adults in England have received a first dose and 27 per cent have received a second. The U.K. waited until infection rates were low and first-dose vaccine coverage significant before it began, slowly, to relax restrictions. In England, in-person schooling resumed on March 8. Non-essential retailers and outdoor dining reopened about three weeks ago, and many other restrictions remain. Emily Cameron-Blake, a research assistant at Oxford Universitys Blavatnik School of Government, is part of a team that developed a stringency index to compare the public-health measures countries have used to control the coronavirus. In general, she said, countries that have imposed more stringent restrictions faster and for longer have had the most success in controlling COVID-19. Britain is just beginning to test those questions. Story continues below advertisement Its too soon to see with the vaccines, to be honest, Ms. Cameron-Blake said. Ms. Cameron-Blake, who is originally from Prince Edward Island, will be able to judge how the reopening goes in her adopted city of Edinburgh. Scotland waited even longer than England to begin reopening. Patios at pubs and non-essential retailers were permitted to open again just this past week, on April 26. By that point, Scotland had vaccinated more than 60 per cent of its adult population with a first dose and more than 25 per cent with a second, and effectively suppressed the virus. On Friday, Scotland, which has a population of about 5.5 million, reported just 191 new cases of COVID-19, with a test positivity rate of 1.1 per cent. The Greater Toronto Area, with a population only slightly larger than Scotlands, reported 2,677 cases on Friday, and about a third of all adults vaccinated with at least a first dose. Know what is happening in the halls of power with the days top political headlines and commentary as selected by Globe editors (subscribers only). Sign up today. | In the past four months, almost 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were delivered to Canada. In the next two months, that number is expected to more than triple. The upward swing in shipments paves the way for provinces and territories to dramatically increase the speed and scale of their vaccination campaigns. | bart | 2 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-how-canada-can-prevent-a-fourth-covid-19-wave/ | 0.110445 |
What picks do the Cleveland Browns have in the 2021 NFL Draft? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns began the 2021 NFL Draft with nine picks, and used their first one -- 26th overall -- on Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II on Thursday. On Friday, though, the Browns made a deal, moving up in the second round from 59 to 52 to grab Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. In the deal with the Panthers, the Browns also received the 113th pick (fourth round) while giving up 59 (second round) and 89 (third round). The Browns now have three picks in Saturdays fourth round. Here is a round-by-round look at what picks the Browns have left following the trade with the Panthers: 2021 NFL DRAFT First round: 26 - Greg Newsome II, Northwestern, CB. Second round: 52 - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame. Third round: 91. Fourth round: 101, 113, 132. Fifth round: 169. Sixth round: 211. Seventh round: 257. - Browns playoffs shirts, hats for sale: Heres where Cleveland Browns fans can order shirts and hats celebrating the team qualifying for the 2020 NFL playoffs. CB Greg Newsome II selected at No. Berry and wife Brittan welcome third child, Eden Ruth Berry Browns most important draft pick this century was three years ago: Pluto Mayfield throwing to Landry, Higgins, others in south Florida this week NFL Draft 2021 preview: Everything to know for the Browns, Ohio State and Cleveland | The Cleveland Browns have nine picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. They used their first pick, 26th overall, on Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II. | bart | 0 | https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/05/what-picks-do-the-cleveland-browns-have-in-the-2021-nfl-draft.html | 0.75541 |
What picks do the Cleveland Browns have in the 2021 NFL Draft? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns began the 2021 NFL Draft with nine picks, and used their first one -- 26th overall -- on Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II on Thursday. On Friday, though, the Browns made a deal, moving up in the second round from 59 to 52 to grab Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. In the deal with the Panthers, the Browns also received the 113th pick (fourth round) while giving up 59 (second round) and 89 (third round). The Browns now have three picks in Saturdays fourth round. Here is a round-by-round look at what picks the Browns have left following the trade with the Panthers: 2021 NFL DRAFT First round: 26 - Greg Newsome II, Northwestern, CB. Second round: 52 - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame. Third round: 91. Fourth round: 101, 113, 132. Fifth round: 169. Sixth round: 211. Seventh round: 257. - Browns playoffs shirts, hats for sale: Heres where Cleveland Browns fans can order shirts and hats celebrating the team qualifying for the 2020 NFL playoffs. CB Greg Newsome II selected at No. Berry and wife Brittan welcome third child, Eden Ruth Berry Browns most important draft pick this century was three years ago: Pluto Mayfield throwing to Landry, Higgins, others in south Florida this week NFL Draft 2021 preview: Everything to know for the Browns, Ohio State and Cleveland | The Cleveland Browns have nine picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Browns moved up in the second round from 59 to 52 to grab Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/05/what-picks-do-the-cleveland-browns-have-in-the-2021-nfl-draft.html | 0.423174 |
What picks do the Cleveland Browns have in the 2021 NFL Draft? | CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns began the 2021 NFL Draft with nine picks, and used their first one -- 26th overall -- on Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II on Thursday. On Friday, though, the Browns made a deal, moving up in the second round from 59 to 52 to grab Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. In the deal with the Panthers, the Browns also received the 113th pick (fourth round) while giving up 59 (second round) and 89 (third round). The Browns now have three picks in Saturdays fourth round. Here is a round-by-round look at what picks the Browns have left following the trade with the Panthers: 2021 NFL DRAFT First round: 26 - Greg Newsome II, Northwestern, CB. Second round: 52 - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame. Third round: 91. Fourth round: 101, 113, 132. Fifth round: 169. Sixth round: 211. Seventh round: 257. - Browns playoffs shirts, hats for sale: Heres where Cleveland Browns fans can order shirts and hats celebrating the team qualifying for the 2020 NFL playoffs. CB Greg Newsome II selected at No. Berry and wife Brittan welcome third child, Eden Ruth Berry Browns most important draft pick this century was three years ago: Pluto Mayfield throwing to Landry, Higgins, others in south Florida this week NFL Draft 2021 preview: Everything to know for the Browns, Ohio State and Cleveland | The Cleveland Browns have nine picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. They used their first pick, 26th overall, on Northwestern cornerback Greg Newsome II. On Friday, they moved up in the second round from 59 to 52 to grab Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. The Browns now have three picks in Saturday's fourth round. | bart | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/05/what-picks-do-the-cleveland-browns-have-in-the-2021-nfl-draft.html | 0.801042 |
Who is Pittsburgh Getting in Pat Freiermuth? | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round, making him the third Nittany Lion picked in the 2021 NFL Draft. Freiermuth became the fifth Penn State tight end to be drafted since 2010 and joined Mike Gesicki as a second-round pick. The 6-5, 250-pound Friermuth was the third-ranked tight end in the draft, according to NFL Draft Bible. Though he dislikes the nickname "Baby Gronk," Freiermuth certainly draws some parallels, particularly as a downfield threat. Here is NFL Draft Bible's scouting report, along with an assessment from former NFL head coach Jim Mora. NFL Draft Bible "Despite all the hype surrounding 'Baby Gronk,' the most exciting part of his evaluation is that there is great room for improvement. His long, lean, frame has yet to fill out, as Freiermuth owns great height and athleticism, to go along with excellent quickness. When he tucks the ball and lowers his shoulders, Freiermuth has shown the propensity to run defenders over with a full-steam-ahead running style after the catch; he has flashed a devastating stiff arm, too. "His size also makes him a significant red-zone target. That being said, while hes an adequate blocker, Freiermuth isnt a killer seeking out contact at the second level; he has bypassed some opportunities to make his presence more known. "His route-running has improved but remains a bit rough around the edges. He has been timed at 4.72 in the 40, with a4.17 short-shuttle time, has a max squat of 575 pounds and 354-pound power clean. The Massachusetts native was used in an array of ways during his time in Happy Valley, often lining up in the H-back position. "Stories about his intense matchups during practice with all-star linebacker Micah Parsons have become folklore. Now, he needs to start filling out his frame and getting stronger in order to reach elite level. If Freiermuth reaches his full potential, he owns All-Pro potential at the NFL level." Jim Mora "He has the size, he has the stature and he has the length. He's what the NFL is looking for right now in a tight end, and that's a mismatch down the field on defensive players. Pat is a guy who causes defensive coordinators headaches, because you have to figure out a way to cover him. If you play man coverage on him, the defensive backs aren't big enough, and linebackers and defensive ends aren't fast enough or athletic enough. These guys are rare and so valued. He's a guy who's going to create problems." Read more Micah Parsons has early 'All-Pro potential' Odafe Oweh ready to take the NFL by storm Shaka Toney could be a late-round steal | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round. | bart | 0 | https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-states-pat-freiermuth-in-the-nfl-draft | 0.120946 |
Who is Pittsburgh Getting in Pat Freiermuth? | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round, making him the third Nittany Lion picked in the 2021 NFL Draft. Freiermuth became the fifth Penn State tight end to be drafted since 2010 and joined Mike Gesicki as a second-round pick. The 6-5, 250-pound Friermuth was the third-ranked tight end in the draft, according to NFL Draft Bible. Though he dislikes the nickname "Baby Gronk," Freiermuth certainly draws some parallels, particularly as a downfield threat. Here is NFL Draft Bible's scouting report, along with an assessment from former NFL head coach Jim Mora. NFL Draft Bible "Despite all the hype surrounding 'Baby Gronk,' the most exciting part of his evaluation is that there is great room for improvement. His long, lean, frame has yet to fill out, as Freiermuth owns great height and athleticism, to go along with excellent quickness. When he tucks the ball and lowers his shoulders, Freiermuth has shown the propensity to run defenders over with a full-steam-ahead running style after the catch; he has flashed a devastating stiff arm, too. "His size also makes him a significant red-zone target. That being said, while hes an adequate blocker, Freiermuth isnt a killer seeking out contact at the second level; he has bypassed some opportunities to make his presence more known. "His route-running has improved but remains a bit rough around the edges. He has been timed at 4.72 in the 40, with a4.17 short-shuttle time, has a max squat of 575 pounds and 354-pound power clean. The Massachusetts native was used in an array of ways during his time in Happy Valley, often lining up in the H-back position. "Stories about his intense matchups during practice with all-star linebacker Micah Parsons have become folklore. Now, he needs to start filling out his frame and getting stronger in order to reach elite level. If Freiermuth reaches his full potential, he owns All-Pro potential at the NFL level." Jim Mora "He has the size, he has the stature and he has the length. He's what the NFL is looking for right now in a tight end, and that's a mismatch down the field on defensive players. Pat is a guy who causes defensive coordinators headaches, because you have to figure out a way to cover him. If you play man coverage on him, the defensive backs aren't big enough, and linebackers and defensive ends aren't fast enough or athletic enough. These guys are rare and so valued. He's a guy who's going to create problems." Read more Micah Parsons has early 'All-Pro potential' Odafe Oweh ready to take the NFL by storm Shaka Toney could be a late-round steal | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round. Freiermuth became the fifth Penn State tight end to be drafted since 2010. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-states-pat-freiermuth-in-the-nfl-draft | 0.205076 |
Who is Pittsburgh Getting in Pat Freiermuth? | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round, making him the third Nittany Lion picked in the 2021 NFL Draft. Freiermuth became the fifth Penn State tight end to be drafted since 2010 and joined Mike Gesicki as a second-round pick. The 6-5, 250-pound Friermuth was the third-ranked tight end in the draft, according to NFL Draft Bible. Though he dislikes the nickname "Baby Gronk," Freiermuth certainly draws some parallels, particularly as a downfield threat. Here is NFL Draft Bible's scouting report, along with an assessment from former NFL head coach Jim Mora. NFL Draft Bible "Despite all the hype surrounding 'Baby Gronk,' the most exciting part of his evaluation is that there is great room for improvement. His long, lean, frame has yet to fill out, as Freiermuth owns great height and athleticism, to go along with excellent quickness. When he tucks the ball and lowers his shoulders, Freiermuth has shown the propensity to run defenders over with a full-steam-ahead running style after the catch; he has flashed a devastating stiff arm, too. "His size also makes him a significant red-zone target. That being said, while hes an adequate blocker, Freiermuth isnt a killer seeking out contact at the second level; he has bypassed some opportunities to make his presence more known. "His route-running has improved but remains a bit rough around the edges. He has been timed at 4.72 in the 40, with a4.17 short-shuttle time, has a max squat of 575 pounds and 354-pound power clean. The Massachusetts native was used in an array of ways during his time in Happy Valley, often lining up in the H-back position. "Stories about his intense matchups during practice with all-star linebacker Micah Parsons have become folklore. Now, he needs to start filling out his frame and getting stronger in order to reach elite level. If Freiermuth reaches his full potential, he owns All-Pro potential at the NFL level." Jim Mora "He has the size, he has the stature and he has the length. He's what the NFL is looking for right now in a tight end, and that's a mismatch down the field on defensive players. Pat is a guy who causes defensive coordinators headaches, because you have to figure out a way to cover him. If you play man coverage on him, the defensive backs aren't big enough, and linebackers and defensive ends aren't fast enough or athletic enough. These guys are rare and so valued. He's a guy who's going to create problems." Read more Micah Parsons has early 'All-Pro potential' Odafe Oweh ready to take the NFL by storm Shaka Toney could be a late-round steal | The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth in the second round. Freiermuth became the fifth Penn State tight end to be drafted since 2010. The 6-5, 250-pound tight end was the third-ranked tight end in the draft. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-states-pat-freiermuth-in-the-nfl-draft | 0.234071 |
Is QB Mills The Right Call for Texans Future? | With the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. With the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. A 2020 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, Mills stands tall at 6'4" 225 pounds. He possess a big and accurate arm, can take a hit from inside the pocket and is tough to bring down. He can even do a pretty decent Nick Foles impression when acting as a receiver. Given the uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson's future and that both Tyrod Taylor and Ryan Finley are on short-term deals, the Texans have taken Mills sliding as an opportunity to look to the future. Frankly, no. It's also one that does come with questions knowing the immediate need at a multitude of positions. There were a number of players still available that would have been able to contribute immediately, like Joseph Ossai, Milton Williams, Elijah Molden and Josh Palmer. Fellow standouts like Dyami Brown and Alim McNiel and Ifeatu Melifonwu are other high-end players that could be starters Week 1. The Texans need options at corner. Their defensive front is a mismatched patchwork of short-term free agents. They need to upgrade a wide receiver after losing DeAndre Hopkins in 2020 and Will Fuller in 2021. As such, if you're grading this pick with the short-term lense, it's somewhere around a D. Keeping the future in mind the Texans front office clearly knows that 2021 is something of a tester year. Come 2022, they will have first and second-round picks once again, they'll have a better idea of the type of team head coach David Culley wants to build, and the future of Watson should be figured out. If Watson is traded, one could be looking at multiple Day 1 and 2 selections come next April. Selecting Mills now gives him a year to sit and learn from QB coach Pep Hamilton, before potentially starting with a more rounded and settled team next season. With this in mind, we'll up it ... and go for a C-. Yes, he has potential. That's where we will put our hopes. | The Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills with the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Mills has potential, but the Texans have a need at a multitude of positions. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/is-stanfords-mills-the-right-call-for-texans-future | 0.198119 |
Is QB Mills The Right Call for Texans Future? | With the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. With the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. A 2020 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, Mills stands tall at 6'4" 225 pounds. He possess a big and accurate arm, can take a hit from inside the pocket and is tough to bring down. He can even do a pretty decent Nick Foles impression when acting as a receiver. Given the uncertainty surrounding Deshaun Watson's future and that both Tyrod Taylor and Ryan Finley are on short-term deals, the Texans have taken Mills sliding as an opportunity to look to the future. Frankly, no. It's also one that does come with questions knowing the immediate need at a multitude of positions. There were a number of players still available that would have been able to contribute immediately, like Joseph Ossai, Milton Williams, Elijah Molden and Josh Palmer. Fellow standouts like Dyami Brown and Alim McNiel and Ifeatu Melifonwu are other high-end players that could be starters Week 1. The Texans need options at corner. Their defensive front is a mismatched patchwork of short-term free agents. They need to upgrade a wide receiver after losing DeAndre Hopkins in 2020 and Will Fuller in 2021. As such, if you're grading this pick with the short-term lense, it's somewhere around a D. Keeping the future in mind the Texans front office clearly knows that 2021 is something of a tester year. Come 2022, they will have first and second-round picks once again, they'll have a better idea of the type of team head coach David Culley wants to build, and the future of Watson should be figured out. If Watson is traded, one could be looking at multiple Day 1 and 2 selections come next April. Selecting Mills now gives him a year to sit and learn from QB coach Pep Hamilton, before potentially starting with a more rounded and settled team next season. With this in mind, we'll up it ... and go for a C-. Yes, he has potential. That's where we will put our hopes. | The Houston Texans drafted Stanford quarterback Davis Mills with the 67th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Mills has potential, but the Texans have a need at a multitude of positions, including cornerback and wide receiver. The Texans will have a better idea of the type of team head coach David Culley wants to build in 2022. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/is-stanfords-mills-the-right-call-for-texans-future | 0.278318 |
Why would Google suddenly need to know my birthday? | I have had a Google account for many years. I appreciate any enlightening information you may have on this subject! Anne Kuck, Bothell A: I havent found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. But heres what Google support says: When you sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to add your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. For example, minors may see a warning when we think theyve found a site they may not want to see. If youre like me, you may not want to give up personal information. Fortunately, theres no checking on the date you enter, so feel free to get creative. Ive used both for several years now with no apparent conflicts but since upgrading to version 2004 of Windows 10 Home edition, Ive recently encountered something going on. While working to resolve a first-time Malwarebytes problem with its license server, they had me remove Norton to see if it was all of a sudden interfering. I did so but the Malwarebytes problem remains. I then reinstalled Norton but first they specifically said to remove Malwarebytes. I did so successfully but when I then reinstalled Malwarebytes, the license server problem still exists. Malwarebytes told me I dont need to have Norton since Malwarebytes does it all. Ive double-checked my M/B license key & ID and both are currently valid. M/B is still working this issue. Advertising But since both products have been working together for a long time AND since I had major problems with the Windows 10 version 2004 upgrade (the O/S was reinstalled three times), Im currently blaming any anomalies on this upgrade. All my Google search results say the software should exist together but the dates on these are 2019 and earlier. Ted Landreth, Sammamish A: Im not aware of any conflicts between Norton 360 and Malwarebytes, though if youre running real-time protection in both programs that could result in conflicts. And generally its not a good idea to run two programs that are trying to detect viruses. They can potentially see each others actions as indications of a virus or other malware. My suggestion is to at least temporarily uninstall Norton 360, then reinstall Malwarebytes. If everything goes fine and you still feel you need additional anti-virus protection try Windows Defender. Ive experienced no problems running the two programs together. Ive inquired at Geek Squad and they tell me it would require hacking, which is against their company policy. Karen Lund A: Actually, if all you want is the files on the drive you should be able to get at them without hacking. Just remove the drive from the server and then use a SATA-USB adapter to plug it into your computer. As long as the drive is not encrypted, that should do the trick. If the drive is encrypted, however, youd need the decryption key before you could access the data. As for computer help for seniors regardless of income in King County I suggest contacting Komputer Enthusiasts of Greater Seattle (KEGS) at www.kegs.org. They are currently conducting meetings over Zoom. | I havent found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. If youre like me, you may not want to give up personal information. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/why-would-google-suddenly-need-to-know-my-birthday/ | 0.293188 |
Why would Google suddenly need to know my birthday? | I have had a Google account for many years. I appreciate any enlightening information you may have on this subject! Anne Kuck, Bothell A: I havent found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. But heres what Google support says: When you sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to add your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. For example, minors may see a warning when we think theyve found a site they may not want to see. If youre like me, you may not want to give up personal information. Fortunately, theres no checking on the date you enter, so feel free to get creative. Ive used both for several years now with no apparent conflicts but since upgrading to version 2004 of Windows 10 Home edition, Ive recently encountered something going on. While working to resolve a first-time Malwarebytes problem with its license server, they had me remove Norton to see if it was all of a sudden interfering. I did so but the Malwarebytes problem remains. I then reinstalled Norton but first they specifically said to remove Malwarebytes. I did so successfully but when I then reinstalled Malwarebytes, the license server problem still exists. Malwarebytes told me I dont need to have Norton since Malwarebytes does it all. Ive double-checked my M/B license key & ID and both are currently valid. M/B is still working this issue. Advertising But since both products have been working together for a long time AND since I had major problems with the Windows 10 version 2004 upgrade (the O/S was reinstalled three times), Im currently blaming any anomalies on this upgrade. All my Google search results say the software should exist together but the dates on these are 2019 and earlier. Ted Landreth, Sammamish A: Im not aware of any conflicts between Norton 360 and Malwarebytes, though if youre running real-time protection in both programs that could result in conflicts. And generally its not a good idea to run two programs that are trying to detect viruses. They can potentially see each others actions as indications of a virus or other malware. My suggestion is to at least temporarily uninstall Norton 360, then reinstall Malwarebytes. If everything goes fine and you still feel you need additional anti-virus protection try Windows Defender. Ive experienced no problems running the two programs together. Ive inquired at Geek Squad and they tell me it would require hacking, which is against their company policy. Karen Lund A: Actually, if all you want is the files on the drive you should be able to get at them without hacking. Just remove the drive from the server and then use a SATA-USB adapter to plug it into your computer. As long as the drive is not encrypted, that should do the trick. If the drive is encrypted, however, youd need the decryption key before you could access the data. As for computer help for seniors regardless of income in King County I suggest contacting Komputer Enthusiasts of Greater Seattle (KEGS) at www.kegs.org. They are currently conducting meetings over Zoom. | I havent found a legal requirement for Google to ask for your birthday. Knowing your birthday helps us use age-appropriate settings for your account. If youre like me, you may not want to give up personal information. Its not a good idea to run two programs that are trying to detect viruses. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/why-would-google-suddenly-need-to-know-my-birthday/ | 0.355178 |
Who will get zapped when Ohio redraws congressional maps? | WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ten years ago, a small group of Ohio Republicans huddled in a Columbus hotel room they called the bunker with census data and a mapmaking program to redraw Ohios congressional maps to their partys maximum advantage. In a state where the Democratic share of the presidential vote hasnt fallen below 40 percent since George McGoverns 1972 loss to Richard Nixon, Republicans left Democrats with just 25 percent of the states 16 congressional seats. When redistricting begins again later this year, Democrats hope that a new map-drawing process approved by Ohio voters in 2018 as a way to eliminate gerrymandered districts will bring the states congressional seat ratio more in line with the proportion of the states Democratic voters. Because Ohios population hasnt grown as quickly as other states, the Census Bureau announced Monday the states congressional seats will be reduced to 15 for the 2022 elections, as more populous parts of the country gain seats. While political analysts expect the new rules will provide a more regular shape to some of Ohios most peculiarly configured districts - such as the duck-shaped 4th district represented by Champaign Countys Jim Jordan - they expect Republicans will still find a way to stack the deck in their favor. The stakes for doing so are high, as every congressional seat matters to Republicans in Washington who are eager to regain House of Representatives control in the 2022 election. The new Ohio rules allow the states GOP-controlled legislature to approve temporary congressional maps that would be good for just four years by a simple majority if the bipartisan procedure set forth by voters doesnt produce a consensus map. Thats what many political operatives predict will happen. The current gerrymandered map of Ohio's congressional districts, which include some oddly shaped ones. (Rich Exner, cleveland.com) Dont bet on Democrats gaining seats University of Virginia political analyst Kyle Kondik, an Ohio native who serves as managing editor of Sabatos Crystal Ball, anticipates that three safe Democratic seats will be created in the redistricting process - one centered in Cleveland, another centered in Columbus, and a third centered in Cincinnati - with Republicans continuing to hold their current 12 seats. I think, with the way Ohio is now, a fair map would probably be 9-6 Republican, or 10-5 Republican, but I would expect Republicans to probably have more of an advantage despite this new system, Kondik recently told the Cleveland Club of Washington. Kondik and other political prognosticators anticipate dismantling of the 13th Congressional District seat that Niles-area Democrat Tim Ryan will leave to run for the U.S. Senate, with much of its turf absorbed by districts to the north and south now represented by Republicans Dave Joyce of Bainbridge Township (14th district) and Bill Johnson of Marietta (6th district). When it was first drawn, it was drawn to essentially be a safe Democratic seat, taking in a bunch of Democratic voters in Northeast Ohio, Kondik says of Ryans district. He said Republican former President Donald Trumps 2020 performance in the district indicates its really not even that safe a Democratic seat anymore. But it will probably be ripped apart in in the redistricting process. A map of the Ohio's 13th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Tim Ryan. Kapturs district a likely target Baldwin-Wallace University political scientist Thomas Sutton and others expect Toledo Democratic Rep. Marcy Kapturs snake on the lake 9th district will be split up as well, with all its Cuyahoga County portions absorbed by the 11th district that Democrat Marcia Fudge of Warrensville Heights represented before becoming U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Its remaining lakefront turf could go into nearby districts represented by Republicans Jordan, Anthony Gonzalez of Rocky River (16th district) and Bob Latta of Bowling Green (5th district). Republicans drew the district along Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo a decade ago as a way to force out Kaptur or former Cleveland Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich, whom Kaptur bested in a 2012 Democratic primary, when Ohio lost two congressional seats after the 2010 Census. The 2012 remap also put former Democratic Rep. Betty Sutton of Copley Township into the same GOP-leaning district as former Republican Rep. Jim Renacci for a contest Renacci won. Gonzalez now represents that district. To safeguard Republican-held districts in the Franklin County area, the remap put a big chunk of the countys Democratic voters into a new 3rd district that was won by Democrat Joyce Beatty of Columbus. It also put Beavercreek Republican Rep. Steve Austria into the 10th congressional district with Dayton Republican Rep. Mike Turner, prompting Austria to retire rather than run against Turner. Cook Political Report redistricting analyst David Wasserman, whose nonpartisan newsletter analyzes congressional elections, said that one reason Kapturs district will be in the crosshairs again is that the Toledo area votes more Republican than it used to. Even if you were to draw a district centered on Toledo, as Kapturs district used to be, it would only have gone for Biden by a point or two, says Wasserman. Kaptur - the longest serving woman in the history of the U.S. House of Representatives - released a statement on Monday that said Ohios legislature and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine have an obligation to the voters that Ohio will adopt bipartisan map drawing, and declared that every single Republican in power at the state level in Ohio should be held accountable to that promise. If Republicans follow the law and honor the will of Ohio voters, we can have fair districts that accurately reflect the political makeup of our state and make Ohio much more competitive politically, added a statement from Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters. A map of Ohio's 9th Congressional district, currently represented by Toledo Democrat Marcy Kaptur. Wasserman is skeptical that Democrats redistricting wishes will come true. He says Republicans in Ohio might be able to limit Democrats to as few as two safely Democratic congressional seats - Beattys Columbus-centered district and Fudges former district - if theyre seeking the greatest advantage for their party. Even if all of Democrat-leaning urban Cincinnati goes into one district, Wasserman said Republicans could keep control of it by putting the city in the 2nd district that Cincinnati Republican Brad Wenstrup currently represents, and counterbalancing it with Republican-leaning turf stretching as far east as Portsmouth. In that scenario, the rest of Hamilton County could go into a safe Republican seat for incumbent Steve Chabot of Cincinnati, who represents the 1st district. However, splitting Hamilton County, where President Joe Biden defeated Trump by 57% to 41%, in a way that would keep the Democrats from winning a seat there appears highly difficult. Under the gerrymandering reform and based on the most recent population estimates, Cincinnati cannot be split, and efforts must be made to keep one district wholly within the county, said Richard Gunter, a professor emeritus of political science from Ohio State University who worked closely on the reform language. Only about 30,000 Hamilton County residents would be left over to be split into other counties. Upper Arlington Republican Rep. Steve Stivers upcoming retirement to head the Ohio Chamber of Commerce means his territory will be represented by a new Congress member when redistricting occurs, so the 15th district he currently represents could be altered significantly if they need to move incumbents around, says Wasserman. Turf represented by any other Congress members who retire or seek other offices before the maps are drawn would also be ripe for redistribution. Daytons Turner says hes weighing a run for U.S. Senate, and weak first quarter campaign fundraising from Holmes County Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs has fed speculation he wont seek re-election in the 7th district. Jordans duck-shaped district will likely be reshaped, but Wasserman says theres too much Republican turf in west central rural Ohio for him to not have a seat. One way or another, Jim Jordan will have a safe district to run in, said Wasserman. Nobody wants to primary him. Wasserman believes theres a strong chance Ohios untested redistricting process wont create the neutral maps its designers intended because theres too much incentive for Republicans to push through a partisan map that would be good for just four years. While Democrats seem confident that the Ohio Supreme Court would act as a backstop against a really aggressive gerrymander, Wasserman doesnt think thats a sure thing. If theres one district thats entirely in Hamilton County and includes all of Cincinnati, that would be a Democratic pickup, says Wasserman. If Republicans are drawing the map, that is probably not going to happen. Likewise, there could be an additional competitive seat in the Columbus suburbs, a competitive seat in Akron and a seat in Toledo. That would be as many as four or six seats for Democrats out of 15. And thats a big swing from two seats. There is a lot on the line in Ohio. A map of Ohio's 4th Congressional district, currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan. The new rules The new redistricting rules imposed by the 2018 reform require that at least 65 of Ohios 88 counties remain in a single congressional district, allow up to five counties to be split between three districts and let 18 others be split two ways. They require that efforts be made to wholly contain a single district within the states three largest counties: Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton. Cuyahoga is now home to four separate districts, none wholly in the county. Hamilton County has parts of two districts. Of Franklins three current districts, only Beattys is totally within the county. The new limits also say that Cleveland and Cincinnati cant be split between multiple districts, as both are currently. The large-city rule doesnt apply to Columbus because Columbus is too big to fit in a single district, but reform language requires a significant portion of Columbus to be in one district. The legislature still has control over approving the new map, but the new rules require 50 percent support from members of each of the two major political parties. If that fails, the work will be turned over to a separate, seven-member commission of statewide elected officials and representatives from the legislature. But that commission cannot approve a new map without at least two votes from each party. If that fails, the legislature eventually could approve a new map without any minority support, but that new map would be good for just four years instead of the usual decade, and added requirements would be imposed in an attempt to protect local communities and the party in the minority. Map of Ohio's 11th Congressional district, which was represented by Democrat Marcia Fudge before she became Housing and Urban Development Secretary. Why gerrymandering is problematic The Republicans who drew Ohios current congressional districts 10 years ago maximized their numbers by packing as many Democrats as possible in the fewest possible districts. The rest of the states Democrats were put into safely Republican districts where they were so outnumbered their votes would be unlikely to sway elections. The theory behind this years procedure is to produce districts that are more electorally competitive and more geographically compact. University of Akron political scientist David Cohen observes that not a single one of Ohios current congressional seats has switched parties in the decade since theyve been drawn. That means party activists who vote in primary elections select the states congressional representatives, rather than general election voters. Thats an abomination for a representative democracy, says Cohen. Politicians are picking their voters, not the other way around. Thats unethical and really, it is immoral for a democracy to function that way. When we have that situation, representatives arent accountable to their voters. The fact that Summit County is split among four congressional districts can make it an afterthought for all its representatives, presenting the possibility that it wont be a priority for any of them, Cohen says. This new redistricting process will be fascinating to watch, says Cohen, who suspects Republicans angered by Gonzalezs vote to impeach Trump might try to unfavorably alter his district as payback. If the parties cant agree on a map, it will mean the districts will last for only four years and in 2025, thy will have to go back to the drawing board and do it all over again. Thats in nobodys interest. Map of Ohio's 16th congressional district, currently represented by Republican Anthony Gonzalez. Democrats aim for input The Census Bureau wont be able to supply the local population data needed for redistricting for several months due to coronavirus-related delays in the decennial population count, but Democrats already have a good sense of what they want. They say they should keep the four seats that would be safe for Democrats if the letter of the new law is followed: the new Cincinnati district, as well as the Fudge, Beatty and Kaptur districts. They also believe districts in the Akron/Canton region and Columbus area could be drawn in a way that would be competitive enough for them to win. Katy Shanahan, who serves as Ohio state director of All on the Line, an affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee chaired by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, says her organization is trying to increase public engagement in every step of Ohios redistricting, and build public awareness of gerrymanderings negative effects. As the mapping process unfolds, her organization will publicize opportunities to engage in the process so what comes out in the end are fair maps that are representative of Ohioans. She says gerrymandered legislative districts increase polarization, and impede progress on issues the public cares about. The solution is to fight for the fair maps that we deserve, says Shanahan. Ohio Senate Minority leader Kenny Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, said he anticipates holding redistricting hearings all over the state this summer to get citizen input on how districts should be drawn. If somebody wants to have a behind the door, we cant stop them, said Yuko. Its human nature to try to skirt the issue. Yuko and Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, an Akron Democrat, told reporters Friday they hope the state will produce a 10-year map. Sykes said that forcing a four-year map would be a decision made solely by Republicans. We are happy to be a part of this process, want to be a part of this process and think that the best version will be one in which both parties are able to fully participate and agree to something that can give us a 10-year map, said Sykes. Adam Kincaid, who serves as executive director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust, said his organization coordinates with Republicans in all 50 states to make sure theyve got the tools and information they need to draw maps that comply with federal and state laws. If Republicans need to file redistricting lawsuits, Kincaid said his group can connect them with attorneys. He said his organization hasnt dedicated staff to Ohio because the states Republicans already have a great staff and people who know what theyre doing. His organization also isnt engaging in the sort of redistricting-related activism that its Democratic counterpart is doing in Ohio. Kincaid says Democrats are trying to show up at committee hearings and that sort of thing because the states political representation means their party wont have as much control over the process as Republicans. The nature of our engagements are different, says Kincaid. Republicans have control over the legislature and the ability to draw the lines. They dont have that control. It is a different strategy for them. Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, contributed to this story. Read more: Senate candidate Tim Ryan kicks off his campaign with endorsements from Democratic party leaders, online visit with nurses Rep. Steve Chabots ex-treasurer charged with embezzling $1.4 million from his campaign Rep. Jim Jordan sets new record for conservatism, group says U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan announces run for U.S. Senate Jim Jordan seeks answers from Major League Baseball on decision to move All-Star game HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge cancels Trump administration move to deny service to homeless transgender people Ohio anti-fracking activist joins Greta Thunberg to decry fossil fuel subsidies at Earth Day congressional hearing Dont hold your breath on passing marijuana banking legislation, says Senate banking chair Sherrod Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown hopes Biden package will extend Medicare buy-in option to people 50 and over Rep. Anthony Gonzalez resumes push to let college athletes make money from their names and images Rep. Dave Joyce introduces bill to let VA prescribe medical marijuana U.S. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez has double the campaign war chest of Trump-backed challenger Max Miller | Census: Ohio's congressional seats will be reduced to 15 for the 2022 elections. Democrats hope new map-drawing process will bring state's seat ratio more in line. Political analysts expect Republicans to still find a way to stack the deck in their favor. Every congressional seat matters to Republicans eager to regain House of Representatives control. | bart | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/open/2021/05/who-will-get-zapped-when-ohio-redraws-congressional-maps.html | 0.104418 |
Why Is Lyme Disease Increasing In North America? | Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Each year, approximately 35,000 cases of Lyme Disease are reported to the CDC, which is about three times as many cases as were reported in the late 1990s. Whats even more worrisome is that these reports represent only a fraction of the total number of cases. Insurance data suggest as many as 476,000 people were diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease annually from 2010-2018, up more than 20% from around 329,000 cases per year during 2005-2010. Lyme disease is increasing in the United States. Scientists dont know exactly why the incidence of Lyme disease is increasing. However, there are several contributing possibilities. Tick expansion in time, number, and space The black-legged tick. Graham Hickling The black-legged tick (scientific name Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick) is responsible for most cases of Lyme disease in the US, and seems to be increasing in abundance. The number of counties reporting the presence of the black-legged species has more than doubled over the past twenty years. Black-legged ticks are also expanding in Canada, which has led to the introduction and expansion of Lyme disease there. Its not entirely clear why tick populations are expanding, but one explanation is the increase in the number of deer. Adult female ticks feed on deer and changing forest practices, including reforestation, resulted in an explosion of the deer population in the twentieth century, particularly in the Northeast where Lyme disease is most prevalent. As the food source for ticks has increased, so has the tick population. Related, because tick development, survival, and activity are influenced by temperature and humidity, its quite possible that climate change has played a role. One study predicts that rising temperatures will boost the number of cases of Lyme disease by more than 20 percent by mid-century. Exposure Another contributing factor is the extent to which people come into contact with ticks. As Vox has reported, Duane Gubler, a former director of the CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases and world authority, believes that suburbanization, which is the population shift from urban areas to greener suburban neighborhoods, has caused people and ticks to come into contact more often than they used to. Outdoor recreation has also been growing steadily, according to a technical report from the USDA National Center for Natural Resource Economics Research. Awareness Of course, another possibility is that there has simply been an increase in reporting. But there are several reasons to believe this doesnt account for the pattern. One would expect an increase in reporting rate over time in areas where Lyme has only recently been detected. However, case reports are also increasing in places where the disease has been present for decades. Although there havent been serological surveys in people, which would assess the true extent of the disease regardless of case reporting, there have been surveys in dogs. These surveys confirm a general correlation between canine seroprevalence and human case reports. So, the trend is probably real. Finally, a survey of 6 million laboratory tests for Lyme disease shows an increase in test positivity (the fraction of tests that come back positive). If cases were going up just because of more intensive testing, then one would expect test positivity to go down. As the weather warms up, people will spend more time outside. This should help to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic, but it will increase opportunities for contact with ticks. Indeed, a recent study found that the ticks that transmit Lyme disease are as common around beaches as they are in the woods. Its not that either beaches or woods need to be avoided. But protective measures like wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellent (which works, even though ticks arent insects) are a good idea. Symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes, and many people develop a characteristic bulls-eye rash at the site of the bite. See your doctor if you think you have been exposed. If caught in time, Lyme disease is readily treated with antibiotics. | The number of cases of Lyme disease is increasing in the U.S. The black-legged tick is responsible for most cases of the disease in the US, and seems to be increasing in abundance. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2021/04/30/why-is-lyme-disease-increasing-in-north-america/ | 0.199026 |
Why Is Lyme Disease Increasing In North America? | Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Each year, approximately 35,000 cases of Lyme Disease are reported to the CDC, which is about three times as many cases as were reported in the late 1990s. Whats even more worrisome is that these reports represent only a fraction of the total number of cases. Insurance data suggest as many as 476,000 people were diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease annually from 2010-2018, up more than 20% from around 329,000 cases per year during 2005-2010. Lyme disease is increasing in the United States. Scientists dont know exactly why the incidence of Lyme disease is increasing. However, there are several contributing possibilities. Tick expansion in time, number, and space The black-legged tick. Graham Hickling The black-legged tick (scientific name Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick) is responsible for most cases of Lyme disease in the US, and seems to be increasing in abundance. The number of counties reporting the presence of the black-legged species has more than doubled over the past twenty years. Black-legged ticks are also expanding in Canada, which has led to the introduction and expansion of Lyme disease there. Its not entirely clear why tick populations are expanding, but one explanation is the increase in the number of deer. Adult female ticks feed on deer and changing forest practices, including reforestation, resulted in an explosion of the deer population in the twentieth century, particularly in the Northeast where Lyme disease is most prevalent. As the food source for ticks has increased, so has the tick population. Related, because tick development, survival, and activity are influenced by temperature and humidity, its quite possible that climate change has played a role. One study predicts that rising temperatures will boost the number of cases of Lyme disease by more than 20 percent by mid-century. Exposure Another contributing factor is the extent to which people come into contact with ticks. As Vox has reported, Duane Gubler, a former director of the CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases and world authority, believes that suburbanization, which is the population shift from urban areas to greener suburban neighborhoods, has caused people and ticks to come into contact more often than they used to. Outdoor recreation has also been growing steadily, according to a technical report from the USDA National Center for Natural Resource Economics Research. Awareness Of course, another possibility is that there has simply been an increase in reporting. But there are several reasons to believe this doesnt account for the pattern. One would expect an increase in reporting rate over time in areas where Lyme has only recently been detected. However, case reports are also increasing in places where the disease has been present for decades. Although there havent been serological surveys in people, which would assess the true extent of the disease regardless of case reporting, there have been surveys in dogs. These surveys confirm a general correlation between canine seroprevalence and human case reports. So, the trend is probably real. Finally, a survey of 6 million laboratory tests for Lyme disease shows an increase in test positivity (the fraction of tests that come back positive). If cases were going up just because of more intensive testing, then one would expect test positivity to go down. As the weather warms up, people will spend more time outside. This should help to mitigate the Covid-19 pandemic, but it will increase opportunities for contact with ticks. Indeed, a recent study found that the ticks that transmit Lyme disease are as common around beaches as they are in the woods. Its not that either beaches or woods need to be avoided. But protective measures like wearing long sleeves and pants and using insect repellent (which works, even though ticks arent insects) are a good idea. Symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes, and many people develop a characteristic bulls-eye rash at the site of the bite. See your doctor if you think you have been exposed. If caught in time, Lyme disease is readily treated with antibiotics. | The number of cases of Lyme disease is increasing in the U.S. The black-legged tick is responsible for most cases of the disease in the US, and seems to be increasing in abundance. Scientists don't know exactly why the incidence of Lyme Disease is increasing. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2021/04/30/why-is-lyme-disease-increasing-in-north-america/ | 0.174738 |
Are Finance Bros Taking Stimulus Check Funds From Homeless Americans? | Buried in an already disheartening article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their ... [+] stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments in exchange for a hefty fee. getty Buried in an already disheartening New York Times article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get their stimulus payments, not out of the goodness of their heart, but in exchange for a hefty fee. The anecdote was shared by Steven Todd, who lives at the Mainchance homeless shelter in Manhattan. Todd told The Times Andy Newman that educated guys who work in finance had approached homeless people and offered to get them their stimulus money for a commission of several hundred dollars. People were happy to get anything, Todd added. It wasnt fair. Todds account wasnt further substantiated by Newman and similar accounts werent easily identifiable in the news; however, if true, the account is another black eye on a stimulus program that has simultaneously propped up millions and left many Americans behind. Stimulus Checks Not Easily Accessible For Homeless More than 156 million households have already received their third stimulus checks. However, there are still many who are waiting not only for their third payment, but also for the first and second. Those who havent received their money can be segmented into two categories. First are those who are entitled to payments, but didnt receive it automatically because they did not need to file tax returns. Many of these individuals either havent bothered to apply because they didnt think they were eligible or have been stymied by bureaucracy. Second are individuals who were explicitly left out by Congressional policy, including spouses and children of undocumented immigrants. Most individuals experiencing homelessness fall into the former category. Many are eligible for stimulus checks given that anyone with a Social Security number who earns less than $75,000 and cannot be claimed as someone elses dependent is eligible. However, some of the people who would benefit most from the money are having the hardest time getting their hands on it, wrote Newman. Theres this great intention to lift people out of poverty more and give them support, and all of thats wonderful, Beth Hofmeister, a lawyer for the Legal Aid Societys Homeless Rights Project, told The New York Times. But the way people have to access it doesnt really fit with how most really low-income people are interacting with the government. Many Homeless Eligible For $3,200 In Stimulus Checks Given eligibility criteria, many homeless individuals should be eligible for all three stimulus checks: $1,200, $600, and $1,400. This is not an insignificant amount of money and yet it highlights a broader problem. While the federal government has deployed trillions to help Americans, aid often fails to reach the poorest Americans. The IRS and the federal government should do more to ensure that every qualifying American is able to receive their stimulus payments. People do not need a permanent address or a bank account. They dont need to have a job, the IRS writes. For eligible individuals, the IRS will still issue the payment even if they havent filed a tax return in years. While the IRS has worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on a campaign to spotlight banks and credit unions offering no- or low-cost accounts, the barriers for homeless individuals are higher. The IRS needs to create an information campaign to help eligible individuals file a basic tax return and propagate the message that they dont need a permanent address to file their return. An individual experiencing homelessness can put the address of a friend, relative or someone else he or she trusts. The individual may also put the address of a shelter or a drop-in day center, where he or she will be able to collect mail. Lisa Rowan of Forbes Advisor provides good advice in an article titled, How To Get A Stimulus Payment If Youre Homeless. She says that community-based social service organizations can often help. Many of these organizations will allow individuals to use their organizational business address to enable the homeless to receive their benefit checks, tax returns or other important documents, Laura Scherler, senior director of economic mobility and corporate solutions for United Way, told Rowan. Another option is to contact a place of worship about receiving mail there or going to a local post office and applying for mail service. The Upshot Stimulus payments have helped millions of Americans struggling due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It is incumbent on the government to ensure that as many eligible individuals have the knowledge and the opportunity to receive their stimulus checks. Moreover, no one should prey on those experiencing homelessness by taking a portion of their payment in return for helping them receive a stimulus check. | Many homeless Americans are struggling to get their stimulus checks. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2021/04/30/are-finance-bros-taking-stimulus-check-funds-from-homeless-americans/ | 0.140718 |
Are Finance Bros Taking Stimulus Check Funds From Homeless Americans? | Buried in an already disheartening article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their ... [+] stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments in exchange for a hefty fee. getty Buried in an already disheartening New York Times article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get their stimulus payments, not out of the goodness of their heart, but in exchange for a hefty fee. The anecdote was shared by Steven Todd, who lives at the Mainchance homeless shelter in Manhattan. Todd told The Times Andy Newman that educated guys who work in finance had approached homeless people and offered to get them their stimulus money for a commission of several hundred dollars. People were happy to get anything, Todd added. It wasnt fair. Todds account wasnt further substantiated by Newman and similar accounts werent easily identifiable in the news; however, if true, the account is another black eye on a stimulus program that has simultaneously propped up millions and left many Americans behind. Stimulus Checks Not Easily Accessible For Homeless More than 156 million households have already received their third stimulus checks. However, there are still many who are waiting not only for their third payment, but also for the first and second. Those who havent received their money can be segmented into two categories. First are those who are entitled to payments, but didnt receive it automatically because they did not need to file tax returns. Many of these individuals either havent bothered to apply because they didnt think they were eligible or have been stymied by bureaucracy. Second are individuals who were explicitly left out by Congressional policy, including spouses and children of undocumented immigrants. Most individuals experiencing homelessness fall into the former category. Many are eligible for stimulus checks given that anyone with a Social Security number who earns less than $75,000 and cannot be claimed as someone elses dependent is eligible. However, some of the people who would benefit most from the money are having the hardest time getting their hands on it, wrote Newman. Theres this great intention to lift people out of poverty more and give them support, and all of thats wonderful, Beth Hofmeister, a lawyer for the Legal Aid Societys Homeless Rights Project, told The New York Times. But the way people have to access it doesnt really fit with how most really low-income people are interacting with the government. Many Homeless Eligible For $3,200 In Stimulus Checks Given eligibility criteria, many homeless individuals should be eligible for all three stimulus checks: $1,200, $600, and $1,400. This is not an insignificant amount of money and yet it highlights a broader problem. While the federal government has deployed trillions to help Americans, aid often fails to reach the poorest Americans. The IRS and the federal government should do more to ensure that every qualifying American is able to receive their stimulus payments. People do not need a permanent address or a bank account. They dont need to have a job, the IRS writes. For eligible individuals, the IRS will still issue the payment even if they havent filed a tax return in years. While the IRS has worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on a campaign to spotlight banks and credit unions offering no- or low-cost accounts, the barriers for homeless individuals are higher. The IRS needs to create an information campaign to help eligible individuals file a basic tax return and propagate the message that they dont need a permanent address to file their return. An individual experiencing homelessness can put the address of a friend, relative or someone else he or she trusts. The individual may also put the address of a shelter or a drop-in day center, where he or she will be able to collect mail. Lisa Rowan of Forbes Advisor provides good advice in an article titled, How To Get A Stimulus Payment If Youre Homeless. She says that community-based social service organizations can often help. Many of these organizations will allow individuals to use their organizational business address to enable the homeless to receive their benefit checks, tax returns or other important documents, Laura Scherler, senior director of economic mobility and corporate solutions for United Way, told Rowan. Another option is to contact a place of worship about receiving mail there or going to a local post office and applying for mail service. The Upshot Stimulus payments have helped millions of Americans struggling due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It is incumbent on the government to ensure that as many eligible individuals have the knowledge and the opportunity to receive their stimulus checks. Moreover, no one should prey on those experiencing homelessness by taking a portion of their payment in return for helping them receive a stimulus check. | The New York Times reported that finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments in exchange for a hefty fee. More than 156 million households have already received their third stimulus checks. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2021/04/30/are-finance-bros-taking-stimulus-check-funds-from-homeless-americans/ | 0.404977 |
Are Finance Bros Taking Stimulus Check Funds From Homeless Americans? | Buried in an already disheartening article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their ... [+] stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments in exchange for a hefty fee. getty Buried in an already disheartening New York Times article about how homeless Americans are struggling to get their stimulus checks is an even more depressing accusation: finance bros are offering to help homeless people get their stimulus payments, not out of the goodness of their heart, but in exchange for a hefty fee. The anecdote was shared by Steven Todd, who lives at the Mainchance homeless shelter in Manhattan. Todd told The Times Andy Newman that educated guys who work in finance had approached homeless people and offered to get them their stimulus money for a commission of several hundred dollars. People were happy to get anything, Todd added. It wasnt fair. Todds account wasnt further substantiated by Newman and similar accounts werent easily identifiable in the news; however, if true, the account is another black eye on a stimulus program that has simultaneously propped up millions and left many Americans behind. Stimulus Checks Not Easily Accessible For Homeless More than 156 million households have already received their third stimulus checks. However, there are still many who are waiting not only for their third payment, but also for the first and second. Those who havent received their money can be segmented into two categories. First are those who are entitled to payments, but didnt receive it automatically because they did not need to file tax returns. Many of these individuals either havent bothered to apply because they didnt think they were eligible or have been stymied by bureaucracy. Second are individuals who were explicitly left out by Congressional policy, including spouses and children of undocumented immigrants. Most individuals experiencing homelessness fall into the former category. Many are eligible for stimulus checks given that anyone with a Social Security number who earns less than $75,000 and cannot be claimed as someone elses dependent is eligible. However, some of the people who would benefit most from the money are having the hardest time getting their hands on it, wrote Newman. Theres this great intention to lift people out of poverty more and give them support, and all of thats wonderful, Beth Hofmeister, a lawyer for the Legal Aid Societys Homeless Rights Project, told The New York Times. But the way people have to access it doesnt really fit with how most really low-income people are interacting with the government. Many Homeless Eligible For $3,200 In Stimulus Checks Given eligibility criteria, many homeless individuals should be eligible for all three stimulus checks: $1,200, $600, and $1,400. This is not an insignificant amount of money and yet it highlights a broader problem. While the federal government has deployed trillions to help Americans, aid often fails to reach the poorest Americans. The IRS and the federal government should do more to ensure that every qualifying American is able to receive their stimulus payments. People do not need a permanent address or a bank account. They dont need to have a job, the IRS writes. For eligible individuals, the IRS will still issue the payment even if they havent filed a tax return in years. While the IRS has worked with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on a campaign to spotlight banks and credit unions offering no- or low-cost accounts, the barriers for homeless individuals are higher. The IRS needs to create an information campaign to help eligible individuals file a basic tax return and propagate the message that they dont need a permanent address to file their return. An individual experiencing homelessness can put the address of a friend, relative or someone else he or she trusts. The individual may also put the address of a shelter or a drop-in day center, where he or she will be able to collect mail. Lisa Rowan of Forbes Advisor provides good advice in an article titled, How To Get A Stimulus Payment If Youre Homeless. She says that community-based social service organizations can often help. Many of these organizations will allow individuals to use their organizational business address to enable the homeless to receive their benefit checks, tax returns or other important documents, Laura Scherler, senior director of economic mobility and corporate solutions for United Way, told Rowan. Another option is to contact a place of worship about receiving mail there or going to a local post office and applying for mail service. The Upshot Stimulus payments have helped millions of Americans struggling due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It is incumbent on the government to ensure that as many eligible individuals have the knowledge and the opportunity to receive their stimulus checks. Moreover, no one should prey on those experiencing homelessness by taking a portion of their payment in return for helping them receive a stimulus check. | The New York Times reported that finance bros are offering to help homeless people get stimulus payments in exchange for a hefty fee. More than 156 million households have already received their third stimulus checks, but there are still many who are waiting not only for their third payment, but also for the first and second. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2021/04/30/are-finance-bros-taking-stimulus-check-funds-from-homeless-americans/ | 0.452105 |
How Did Unconventional Thinking Become Part Of Our New Normal? | Imagine for a moment that its 1990. A new pandemic is spreading rapidly and indiscriminately across the world, and it carries a significant risk of deathin particular for older people and for those with preexisting medical conditions. Governments in the United States and elsewhere advise their citizens to work from home if possible, and to go out only for exercise and for essential supplies. Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality have also been used to add an extra layer of reality to online purchase decision making. getty It was just over a year ago that the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold, and thanks to technology, we were far better prepared than we would have been at the end of the 20th century. And one area where unconventional thinking had suddenly become the norm is with robotic and AI devices. Although manufacturing robots have been around for many years, autonomous robots seemed destined always to remain a technology of the future, waiting for their time to arrive. We appeared to feel slightly uneasy about machines that resemble humans too closely. But suddenly robots and drones are our friends, safely performing everyday tasks like grocery deliveries and basic personal care where human contact is not advisable. Automating Healthcare Wuhan, China, where the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was first identified, provided one of the earliest examples of how 5G can help us cope with this sudden change. PwC reports that a dozen 5G-connected robots were used in one of the citys hospital wards in spring 2020, tasked with taking patients temperatures, delivering their meals and disinfecting the facility. Not only did this mean patients received more potentially lifesaving attention, but it also ensured that healthcare workers were distanced as much as possible from the infection and that the hospital was kept safer. The speed and reliability of 5G were integral to the ability to manage the robots and schedule their tasks. Under the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, 2020 made lesser-known use cases and modalities popularand 5G could eventually transform these experiences in even bigger ways. Telehealth is an obvious onenot only carrying out remote video consultations, but also providing remote patient monitoring and AI-assisted diagnosis, along with the use of wearable devices and mobile apps to promote a healthier lifestyle and to give an early indication of problems like raised blood pressure or abnormal heart rhythm. The need for streamlined front-line care efforts became all too common in the wake of Covid-19. In the 5G era, first responders could benefit from broad, fast and reliable cellular connectivity to serve communities from urban to rural. For example, 5G connectivity could enhance responders ability to stream high-definition video footage from an incident scene to ensure appropriate resources are sent to deal with the situation. 5G could also help paramedics relay a patients information, vital signs and health history to a hospital to quickly coordinate care teams for potentially better outcomes. Retail Therapy At A Distance Robots have also begun to find employment in shopping malls, where they can meet and greet customers, make AI-inspired suggestions, fetch stock and take payments, to limit contact with staff. The American Marketing Association had identified this trend even before the start of the pandemic, but the incentive to accelerate it quickly became apparent. Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality have also been used to add an extra layer of reality to online purchase decision making, particularly with large-scale domestic purchases like furniture that can now be visualized in the home setting. Forrester Research had also explored the potential impact of 5G connectivity in enabling multisensory shopping experiences using AR, which would fundamentally change the way brands and consumers interact in a brick-and-mortar retail setting, but we can now see this being extended to shopping from home. Robots have found a role in internet shopping too, providing last-mile deliveries from suppliers to the home. Technavio Research has forecast that the use of autonomous delivery robots will rise at almost 20% per year up to 2024, driven by an increase in e-commerce, with 44% of this growth set to occur in North America. Rethinking Restaurants During what T-Mobiles CEO Mike Sievert called The Year of Missing, restaurants and bars were among the hardest-hit businesses, with as many as 110,000 American restaurants reported to have closed either permanently or long term during 2020, according to National Restaurant Association research. Those that survived were the ones that worked creatively, pivoting to takeout, delivery, online classes and pop-up locations, as well as outdoor dining. Focusing on maintaining customer relationships and good service has been key to keeping business moving. Mobile apps for ordering and paying for food, even when eating on site, could ensure minimum contact between server and customers. Events Take To The Virtual Space Among the experiences weve missed most are those that make life enjoyabletravel, sports events, theater performances, live music. The businesses that support these events have suffered massively too. Virtual platforms have developed rapidly to provide new ways for us to interact with these experiences, helping to enrich the lives of people whose physical world has shrunk immeasurable due to lockdowns. Some of these experiences could not have been created without 5G, while for others, 5G enables us to be present virtually from a wider range of physical locations. Mixed reality and real-time 3D video let us watch sports or theater from novel perspectives, attend concerts and explore faraway places in the company of a local guide, all with startling authenticity. One example is the use of 5G-powered cameras mounted on the caps of Major League Baseball players during batting practice in the run-up to last Octobers Fall Classic. Fans were able to see exactly what the player could see with a real-time, 360-degree immersive view of the action. Its also been demonstrated that choirs and bands could perform together from distanced locations. The latency of standard video meeting software is too long to allow real-time musical collaboration, but European researchers working with a choir competition have developed a 5G platform that can replicate singing together in person. The conference and expo industry has also turned to the use of virtual platformsnot using 5G yet, but its easy to see how a virtual reality headset powered by 5G might add a flavor of the real experience to the mix. The End Of Conventional Thinking Among the lessons we have learned in the past 12 months is that unusual times demand unconventional solutions. Taking this attitude forward as things hopefully return to their almost-normal state, we should be in great shape to take advantage of all the new ways of working that 5G promises to offer us. We say 5G for all. | Unconventional thinking has suddenly become part of our new normal. 5G-connected robots were used in Wuhan, China, to deal with SARS-CoV-2. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmobile/2021/04/30/how-did-unconventional-thinking-become-part-of-our-new-normal/ | 0.229978 |
How Did Unconventional Thinking Become Part Of Our New Normal? | Imagine for a moment that its 1990. A new pandemic is spreading rapidly and indiscriminately across the world, and it carries a significant risk of deathin particular for older people and for those with preexisting medical conditions. Governments in the United States and elsewhere advise their citizens to work from home if possible, and to go out only for exercise and for essential supplies. Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality have also been used to add an extra layer of reality to online purchase decision making. getty It was just over a year ago that the coronavirus pandemic began to unfold, and thanks to technology, we were far better prepared than we would have been at the end of the 20th century. And one area where unconventional thinking had suddenly become the norm is with robotic and AI devices. Although manufacturing robots have been around for many years, autonomous robots seemed destined always to remain a technology of the future, waiting for their time to arrive. We appeared to feel slightly uneasy about machines that resemble humans too closely. But suddenly robots and drones are our friends, safely performing everyday tasks like grocery deliveries and basic personal care where human contact is not advisable. Automating Healthcare Wuhan, China, where the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was first identified, provided one of the earliest examples of how 5G can help us cope with this sudden change. PwC reports that a dozen 5G-connected robots were used in one of the citys hospital wards in spring 2020, tasked with taking patients temperatures, delivering their meals and disinfecting the facility. Not only did this mean patients received more potentially lifesaving attention, but it also ensured that healthcare workers were distanced as much as possible from the infection and that the hospital was kept safer. The speed and reliability of 5G were integral to the ability to manage the robots and schedule their tasks. Under the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic, 2020 made lesser-known use cases and modalities popularand 5G could eventually transform these experiences in even bigger ways. Telehealth is an obvious onenot only carrying out remote video consultations, but also providing remote patient monitoring and AI-assisted diagnosis, along with the use of wearable devices and mobile apps to promote a healthier lifestyle and to give an early indication of problems like raised blood pressure or abnormal heart rhythm. The need for streamlined front-line care efforts became all too common in the wake of Covid-19. In the 5G era, first responders could benefit from broad, fast and reliable cellular connectivity to serve communities from urban to rural. For example, 5G connectivity could enhance responders ability to stream high-definition video footage from an incident scene to ensure appropriate resources are sent to deal with the situation. 5G could also help paramedics relay a patients information, vital signs and health history to a hospital to quickly coordinate care teams for potentially better outcomes. Retail Therapy At A Distance Robots have also begun to find employment in shopping malls, where they can meet and greet customers, make AI-inspired suggestions, fetch stock and take payments, to limit contact with staff. The American Marketing Association had identified this trend even before the start of the pandemic, but the incentive to accelerate it quickly became apparent. Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality have also been used to add an extra layer of reality to online purchase decision making, particularly with large-scale domestic purchases like furniture that can now be visualized in the home setting. Forrester Research had also explored the potential impact of 5G connectivity in enabling multisensory shopping experiences using AR, which would fundamentally change the way brands and consumers interact in a brick-and-mortar retail setting, but we can now see this being extended to shopping from home. Robots have found a role in internet shopping too, providing last-mile deliveries from suppliers to the home. Technavio Research has forecast that the use of autonomous delivery robots will rise at almost 20% per year up to 2024, driven by an increase in e-commerce, with 44% of this growth set to occur in North America. Rethinking Restaurants During what T-Mobiles CEO Mike Sievert called The Year of Missing, restaurants and bars were among the hardest-hit businesses, with as many as 110,000 American restaurants reported to have closed either permanently or long term during 2020, according to National Restaurant Association research. Those that survived were the ones that worked creatively, pivoting to takeout, delivery, online classes and pop-up locations, as well as outdoor dining. Focusing on maintaining customer relationships and good service has been key to keeping business moving. Mobile apps for ordering and paying for food, even when eating on site, could ensure minimum contact between server and customers. Events Take To The Virtual Space Among the experiences weve missed most are those that make life enjoyabletravel, sports events, theater performances, live music. The businesses that support these events have suffered massively too. Virtual platforms have developed rapidly to provide new ways for us to interact with these experiences, helping to enrich the lives of people whose physical world has shrunk immeasurable due to lockdowns. Some of these experiences could not have been created without 5G, while for others, 5G enables us to be present virtually from a wider range of physical locations. Mixed reality and real-time 3D video let us watch sports or theater from novel perspectives, attend concerts and explore faraway places in the company of a local guide, all with startling authenticity. One example is the use of 5G-powered cameras mounted on the caps of Major League Baseball players during batting practice in the run-up to last Octobers Fall Classic. Fans were able to see exactly what the player could see with a real-time, 360-degree immersive view of the action. Its also been demonstrated that choirs and bands could perform together from distanced locations. The latency of standard video meeting software is too long to allow real-time musical collaboration, but European researchers working with a choir competition have developed a 5G platform that can replicate singing together in person. The conference and expo industry has also turned to the use of virtual platformsnot using 5G yet, but its easy to see how a virtual reality headset powered by 5G might add a flavor of the real experience to the mix. The End Of Conventional Thinking Among the lessons we have learned in the past 12 months is that unusual times demand unconventional solutions. Taking this attitude forward as things hopefully return to their almost-normal state, we should be in great shape to take advantage of all the new ways of working that 5G promises to offer us. We say 5G for all. | Unconventional thinking has suddenly become part of our new normal. 5G-connected robots were used in Wuhan, China, to deal with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Augmented reality and mixed reality have also been used to add an extra layer of reality to online purchase decision making. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/tmobile/2021/04/30/how-did-unconventional-thinking-become-part-of-our-new-normal/ | 0.369466 |
Should protest occur near private homes? | Protest the legitimate, effective kind is the art of throwing punches in the air. That's a metaphor. We don't intend it literally, nor as belittling. While some demonstrations erupt spontaneously in response to events, and while all are driven by emotion, most also involve a degree of strategy. What must be finessed: how to agitate with enough potency and unpredictability to fix attention on the cause, while taking care not to alienate potential allies and helping them believe a mutually agreeable response exists. Taking protest to the private homes of public officials, while generally legal, runs high on the alienation scale. Several local public figures have been targeted in such a manner. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey attempted to engage demonstrators outside his home in June 2020 and was heckled away. Later in the year, beleaguered Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman sold his home at a loss, an outcome activists who had engaged in visitations viewed "as a big victory." The potential for harm runs both ways. A vulgar outburst at the exurban home of Minneapolis police union boss Bob Kroll in August disgraced one of the protesters, aspiring legislator John Thompson. Thompson apologized, though, and went on to win his seat "at the table." In April, Brooklyn Center City Council Member Kris Lawrence-Anderson said she cast a vote she didn't believe in because she feared retaliation by protesters otherwise. Not exactly a profile in courage for an elected official, but it shows how insidious intimidation can be. The most recent examples have occurred outside the home of Washington County Attorney Pete Orput, who drew prosecutorial duty in the killing of Daunte Wright by Kim Potter, then a Brooklyn Center police officer. As Wright tried to drive off during a traffic stop, Potter threatened to stun him but shot him instead. Two subsequent videos from Washington County have made news. In the first, which unfolds over 20 minutes, Orput comes out of his house to engage with protesters led by activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Levy Armstrong points out that the group has been peaceable, which Orput acknowledges. Then she begins to grill him. He comes across as quick to anger, frequently springing toward Levy Armstrong as he responds. He blusters. Levy Armstrong, an attorney herself, stays in a steely cross-examination mode. She never hands him the microphone. What she and her fellow protesters want, of course, is something Orput can't give on the spot, if at all: a reversal of his professional judgment that a manslaughter charge is the only one he can successfully prosecute against Potter. Orput's example, like Frey's, shows that there's little to be gained, but credibility to be lost, engaging protesters, however earnest the intent. Protests have an agenda, and it isn't negotiation. That happens elsewhere, as state Rep. John Thompson realized. Yet if the first exchange from Orput's neighborhood was unproductive, the second was downright humiliating for well-meaning Minnesotans. A man and woman who live nearby are captured on camera swearing at the protesters, and the woman pairs that with a racial slur. To their faces. The couple may have been intoxicated, but as one protester said, that might just have revealed their truth. If the couple had been in better form, people might have understood their frustration over the activity in their neighborhood. But a public street, even a residential one, is a public forum, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Nonetheless, the court determined in 1988 that protests directed at a single residence can be prohibited if the ordinance is applied regardless of the content of the demonstration, among other limits. A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling in 1993 piggybacked on that decision. So if targeted protests continue, expect more municipalities to weigh in. The broad racial-equity protests of the last year, sometimes in regrettable ways, riveted attention and stirred possibility. But the end goal is structural change, and the means is an accretion of support, wherever it can be drawn from, however long it takes. So we'd ask activists to consider whether targeted residential protests, which in the video-everywhere age thrive on the embarrassment potential of their theatrics, not on their substance, serve the cause well. It's an age-old conflict the passion of a protest and the dispassion of the legal process. It's not soluble on a suburban street. | LZ Granderson: Protests should not be held near public officials' homes. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.startribune.com/should-protest-occur-near-private-homes/600052283/ | 0.107848 |
Should protest occur near private homes? | Protest the legitimate, effective kind is the art of throwing punches in the air. That's a metaphor. We don't intend it literally, nor as belittling. While some demonstrations erupt spontaneously in response to events, and while all are driven by emotion, most also involve a degree of strategy. What must be finessed: how to agitate with enough potency and unpredictability to fix attention on the cause, while taking care not to alienate potential allies and helping them believe a mutually agreeable response exists. Taking protest to the private homes of public officials, while generally legal, runs high on the alienation scale. Several local public figures have been targeted in such a manner. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey attempted to engage demonstrators outside his home in June 2020 and was heckled away. Later in the year, beleaguered Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman sold his home at a loss, an outcome activists who had engaged in visitations viewed "as a big victory." The potential for harm runs both ways. A vulgar outburst at the exurban home of Minneapolis police union boss Bob Kroll in August disgraced one of the protesters, aspiring legislator John Thompson. Thompson apologized, though, and went on to win his seat "at the table." In April, Brooklyn Center City Council Member Kris Lawrence-Anderson said she cast a vote she didn't believe in because she feared retaliation by protesters otherwise. Not exactly a profile in courage for an elected official, but it shows how insidious intimidation can be. The most recent examples have occurred outside the home of Washington County Attorney Pete Orput, who drew prosecutorial duty in the killing of Daunte Wright by Kim Potter, then a Brooklyn Center police officer. As Wright tried to drive off during a traffic stop, Potter threatened to stun him but shot him instead. Two subsequent videos from Washington County have made news. In the first, which unfolds over 20 minutes, Orput comes out of his house to engage with protesters led by activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Levy Armstrong points out that the group has been peaceable, which Orput acknowledges. Then she begins to grill him. He comes across as quick to anger, frequently springing toward Levy Armstrong as he responds. He blusters. Levy Armstrong, an attorney herself, stays in a steely cross-examination mode. She never hands him the microphone. What she and her fellow protesters want, of course, is something Orput can't give on the spot, if at all: a reversal of his professional judgment that a manslaughter charge is the only one he can successfully prosecute against Potter. Orput's example, like Frey's, shows that there's little to be gained, but credibility to be lost, engaging protesters, however earnest the intent. Protests have an agenda, and it isn't negotiation. That happens elsewhere, as state Rep. John Thompson realized. Yet if the first exchange from Orput's neighborhood was unproductive, the second was downright humiliating for well-meaning Minnesotans. A man and woman who live nearby are captured on camera swearing at the protesters, and the woman pairs that with a racial slur. To their faces. The couple may have been intoxicated, but as one protester said, that might just have revealed their truth. If the couple had been in better form, people might have understood their frustration over the activity in their neighborhood. But a public street, even a residential one, is a public forum, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Nonetheless, the court determined in 1988 that protests directed at a single residence can be prohibited if the ordinance is applied regardless of the content of the demonstration, among other limits. A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling in 1993 piggybacked on that decision. So if targeted protests continue, expect more municipalities to weigh in. The broad racial-equity protests of the last year, sometimes in regrettable ways, riveted attention and stirred possibility. But the end goal is structural change, and the means is an accretion of support, wherever it can be drawn from, however long it takes. So we'd ask activists to consider whether targeted residential protests, which in the video-everywhere age thrive on the embarrassment potential of their theatrics, not on their substance, serve the cause well. It's an age-old conflict the passion of a protest and the dispassion of the legal process. It's not soluble on a suburban street. | LZ Granderson: Protests should not be held near public officials' homes. He says they can alienate potential allies and help them believe a mutually agreeable response exists. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.startribune.com/should-protest-occur-near-private-homes/600052283/ | 0.143686 |
Should protest occur near private homes? | Protest the legitimate, effective kind is the art of throwing punches in the air. That's a metaphor. We don't intend it literally, nor as belittling. While some demonstrations erupt spontaneously in response to events, and while all are driven by emotion, most also involve a degree of strategy. What must be finessed: how to agitate with enough potency and unpredictability to fix attention on the cause, while taking care not to alienate potential allies and helping them believe a mutually agreeable response exists. Taking protest to the private homes of public officials, while generally legal, runs high on the alienation scale. Several local public figures have been targeted in such a manner. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey attempted to engage demonstrators outside his home in June 2020 and was heckled away. Later in the year, beleaguered Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman sold his home at a loss, an outcome activists who had engaged in visitations viewed "as a big victory." The potential for harm runs both ways. A vulgar outburst at the exurban home of Minneapolis police union boss Bob Kroll in August disgraced one of the protesters, aspiring legislator John Thompson. Thompson apologized, though, and went on to win his seat "at the table." In April, Brooklyn Center City Council Member Kris Lawrence-Anderson said she cast a vote she didn't believe in because she feared retaliation by protesters otherwise. Not exactly a profile in courage for an elected official, but it shows how insidious intimidation can be. The most recent examples have occurred outside the home of Washington County Attorney Pete Orput, who drew prosecutorial duty in the killing of Daunte Wright by Kim Potter, then a Brooklyn Center police officer. As Wright tried to drive off during a traffic stop, Potter threatened to stun him but shot him instead. Two subsequent videos from Washington County have made news. In the first, which unfolds over 20 minutes, Orput comes out of his house to engage with protesters led by activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Levy Armstrong points out that the group has been peaceable, which Orput acknowledges. Then she begins to grill him. He comes across as quick to anger, frequently springing toward Levy Armstrong as he responds. He blusters. Levy Armstrong, an attorney herself, stays in a steely cross-examination mode. She never hands him the microphone. What she and her fellow protesters want, of course, is something Orput can't give on the spot, if at all: a reversal of his professional judgment that a manslaughter charge is the only one he can successfully prosecute against Potter. Orput's example, like Frey's, shows that there's little to be gained, but credibility to be lost, engaging protesters, however earnest the intent. Protests have an agenda, and it isn't negotiation. That happens elsewhere, as state Rep. John Thompson realized. Yet if the first exchange from Orput's neighborhood was unproductive, the second was downright humiliating for well-meaning Minnesotans. A man and woman who live nearby are captured on camera swearing at the protesters, and the woman pairs that with a racial slur. To their faces. The couple may have been intoxicated, but as one protester said, that might just have revealed their truth. If the couple had been in better form, people might have understood their frustration over the activity in their neighborhood. But a public street, even a residential one, is a public forum, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Nonetheless, the court determined in 1988 that protests directed at a single residence can be prohibited if the ordinance is applied regardless of the content of the demonstration, among other limits. A Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling in 1993 piggybacked on that decision. So if targeted protests continue, expect more municipalities to weigh in. The broad racial-equity protests of the last year, sometimes in regrettable ways, riveted attention and stirred possibility. But the end goal is structural change, and the means is an accretion of support, wherever it can be drawn from, however long it takes. So we'd ask activists to consider whether targeted residential protests, which in the video-everywhere age thrive on the embarrassment potential of their theatrics, not on their substance, serve the cause well. It's an age-old conflict the passion of a protest and the dispassion of the legal process. It's not soluble on a suburban street. | Timothy Stanley: Protest is the art of throwing punches in the air. Stanley: Taking protest to the private homes of public officials runs high on alienation scale. He says a public street, even a residential one, is a public forum, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Stanley says if protests continue, expect more municipalities to weigh in. | bart | 2 | https://www.startribune.com/should-protest-occur-near-private-homes/600052283/ | 0.283022 |
What time does the 2021 Kentucky Derby start? What TV channel is it on? | Its the question thats asked every first Saturday in May (or the first Saturday in September last year) with an answer that is usually in the ballpark of the previous year. But, in honor of Jeopardys search for a new host (I like Anderson Cooper, so far), lets do it in the form of a question. Answer: 3:57 p.m. in Los Angeles, 4:57 p.m. in Denver, 5:57 p.m. in Chicago and 6:57 p.m. in Louisville. Its shown on NBC (Ch. Advertisement So, theres your answer, in the form of a question. The reason its asked every year is it is a moving target. There was a time when the race was about 20 minutes earlier so NBC could make its time block by ending at the top of the hour. But recently, the network has sprung for the extra half-hour, so the race has moved accordingly getting it closer to primetime on the East Coast. And, as those of us on the West Coast know, its all about the East Coast. The Derby is actually pretty consistent compared to some other entertainment events, such as a big boxing match or a concert. Although in boxing, they do care about the West Coas,t often sending off the main event at midnight on the East Coast. And how many times have you waited and waited for the main event to come on stage. So, you should be happy the Kentucky Derby is run pretty much run at the time its supposed to. Its not unusual for it to go a couple minutes late if they have problems with the load of the 20 (or this year 19) horses. Still, there is plenty of pageantry to the Kentucky Derby from the singing of My Old Kentucky Home to the obligatory shots of people with too much alcohol in their system trying to stand up straight. So, thats all for two weeks until the game is played again. Advertisement Answer: Preakness Stakes Question: Question: Moderator: I guess no one has rung in. | The Kentucky Derby starts at 3:57 p.m. ET. It's shown on NBC. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-05-01/what-time-2021-kentucky-derby-start-what-tv-channel-horse-racing | 0.277158 |
What time does the 2021 Kentucky Derby start? What TV channel is it on? | Its the question thats asked every first Saturday in May (or the first Saturday in September last year) with an answer that is usually in the ballpark of the previous year. But, in honor of Jeopardys search for a new host (I like Anderson Cooper, so far), lets do it in the form of a question. Answer: 3:57 p.m. in Los Angeles, 4:57 p.m. in Denver, 5:57 p.m. in Chicago and 6:57 p.m. in Louisville. Its shown on NBC (Ch. Advertisement So, theres your answer, in the form of a question. The reason its asked every year is it is a moving target. There was a time when the race was about 20 minutes earlier so NBC could make its time block by ending at the top of the hour. But recently, the network has sprung for the extra half-hour, so the race has moved accordingly getting it closer to primetime on the East Coast. And, as those of us on the West Coast know, its all about the East Coast. The Derby is actually pretty consistent compared to some other entertainment events, such as a big boxing match or a concert. Although in boxing, they do care about the West Coas,t often sending off the main event at midnight on the East Coast. And how many times have you waited and waited for the main event to come on stage. So, you should be happy the Kentucky Derby is run pretty much run at the time its supposed to. Its not unusual for it to go a couple minutes late if they have problems with the load of the 20 (or this year 19) horses. Still, there is plenty of pageantry to the Kentucky Derby from the singing of My Old Kentucky Home to the obligatory shots of people with too much alcohol in their system trying to stand up straight. So, thats all for two weeks until the game is played again. Advertisement Answer: Preakness Stakes Question: Question: Moderator: I guess no one has rung in. | The Kentucky Derby is run every year on the first Saturday in May. The race is shown on NBC (Ch. 6) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the East Coast. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-05-01/what-time-2021-kentucky-derby-start-what-tv-channel-horse-racing | 0.216881 |
What time does the 2021 Kentucky Derby start? What TV channel is it on? | Its the question thats asked every first Saturday in May (or the first Saturday in September last year) with an answer that is usually in the ballpark of the previous year. But, in honor of Jeopardys search for a new host (I like Anderson Cooper, so far), lets do it in the form of a question. Answer: 3:57 p.m. in Los Angeles, 4:57 p.m. in Denver, 5:57 p.m. in Chicago and 6:57 p.m. in Louisville. Its shown on NBC (Ch. Advertisement So, theres your answer, in the form of a question. The reason its asked every year is it is a moving target. There was a time when the race was about 20 minutes earlier so NBC could make its time block by ending at the top of the hour. But recently, the network has sprung for the extra half-hour, so the race has moved accordingly getting it closer to primetime on the East Coast. And, as those of us on the West Coast know, its all about the East Coast. The Derby is actually pretty consistent compared to some other entertainment events, such as a big boxing match or a concert. Although in boxing, they do care about the West Coas,t often sending off the main event at midnight on the East Coast. And how many times have you waited and waited for the main event to come on stage. So, you should be happy the Kentucky Derby is run pretty much run at the time its supposed to. Its not unusual for it to go a couple minutes late if they have problems with the load of the 20 (or this year 19) horses. Still, there is plenty of pageantry to the Kentucky Derby from the singing of My Old Kentucky Home to the obligatory shots of people with too much alcohol in their system trying to stand up straight. So, thats all for two weeks until the game is played again. Advertisement Answer: Preakness Stakes Question: Question: Moderator: I guess no one has rung in. | The Kentucky Derby starts at 3:57 p.m. in Los Angeles. It's shown on NBC (Ch. 3) The race is a moving target because NBC has sprung for the extra half-hour to get it closer to primetime on the East Coast. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-05-01/what-time-2021-kentucky-derby-start-what-tv-channel-horse-racing | 0.201906 |
Did the Jets Make a Mistake Not Picking North Carolina RB Javonte Williams 34th Overall? | Heading into the second round, a running back made sense for the New York Jets. In 2020, 37-year-old Frank Gore led the team in rushing yards. Rookie La'Mical Perine, taken in the fourth round last year, accumulated just 232 yards on the ground. Even if New York addressed its running back room this offseason, adding Tevin Coleman in free agency (a familiar face for Robert Saleh and Mike LaFleur), there was one player on the board that had the potential to be a playmaker in green and white. That's Javonte Williams out of North Carolina, one of the best runnings backs in the nation last season. Instead, the Jets went with Ole Miss wideout Elijah Moore at pick No. 34. Last year at North Carolina, Williams rushed for 1,140 yards in 11 games, compiling 305 yards through the air on 25 receptions. Williams finished with the third-most touchdowns in the nation (19) along with the sixth-most yards on the ground. It didn't take long for another team to swoop in and snag Williams. The UNC product was picked just one selection after the Jets by the Denver Broncos. Williams was the third running back taken in the 2021 NFL draft after Najee Harris (Steelers) and Travis Etienne (Jaguars) came off the board in round one. New York got tremendous value in Moore slipping to the second round, a player general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh raved about later on Friday night, but the Jets didn't necessarily need to add a wideout. With Corey Davis and Keelan Cole joining Gang Green in free agency, set to line up alongside Denzel Mims and Jamison Crowder, rookie quarterback Zach Wilson had several playmakers already at his disposal. That's more than Sam Darnold ever had under center, that's for sure. Alternatively, New York could have addressed their defense at No. 34, specifically the secondary, or traded back to recoup more picks after moving up in the first on Thursday night. Williams looked like he could've been a good fit in Mike LaFleur's offense, a player that would use his power and ability to break tackles to make big plays. A solid running game would also open the door for Wilson and the passing game. Bottom line, considering how pleased the Jets are to come away with Moore at No. 34, they won't feel any regrets. Taking Moore isn't a bad pick by any means, he has the potential to do some damage with Wilson in green and white. If Williams ends up a stud at the next level, though, New York might be kicking themselves a few years down the line. MORE: Follow Max Goodman on Twitter (@MaxTGoodman), on Facebook (also @MaxTGoodman), be sure to bookmark Jets Country and check back daily for news, analysis and more. | Javonte Williams was one of the best running backs in the nation last season. The Jets went with Ole Miss wideout Elijah Moore at pick No. 34. Williams was the third running back taken in the 2021 NFL draft. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/news/did-new-york-jets-make-mistake-not-picking-rb-javonte-williams-with-34th-overall-selection-elijah-moore | 0.207921 |
Did the Jets Make a Mistake Not Picking North Carolina RB Javonte Williams 34th Overall? | Heading into the second round, a running back made sense for the New York Jets. In 2020, 37-year-old Frank Gore led the team in rushing yards. Rookie La'Mical Perine, taken in the fourth round last year, accumulated just 232 yards on the ground. Even if New York addressed its running back room this offseason, adding Tevin Coleman in free agency (a familiar face for Robert Saleh and Mike LaFleur), there was one player on the board that had the potential to be a playmaker in green and white. That's Javonte Williams out of North Carolina, one of the best runnings backs in the nation last season. Instead, the Jets went with Ole Miss wideout Elijah Moore at pick No. 34. Last year at North Carolina, Williams rushed for 1,140 yards in 11 games, compiling 305 yards through the air on 25 receptions. Williams finished with the third-most touchdowns in the nation (19) along with the sixth-most yards on the ground. It didn't take long for another team to swoop in and snag Williams. The UNC product was picked just one selection after the Jets by the Denver Broncos. Williams was the third running back taken in the 2021 NFL draft after Najee Harris (Steelers) and Travis Etienne (Jaguars) came off the board in round one. New York got tremendous value in Moore slipping to the second round, a player general manager Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh raved about later on Friday night, but the Jets didn't necessarily need to add a wideout. With Corey Davis and Keelan Cole joining Gang Green in free agency, set to line up alongside Denzel Mims and Jamison Crowder, rookie quarterback Zach Wilson had several playmakers already at his disposal. That's more than Sam Darnold ever had under center, that's for sure. Alternatively, New York could have addressed their defense at No. 34, specifically the secondary, or traded back to recoup more picks after moving up in the first on Thursday night. Williams looked like he could've been a good fit in Mike LaFleur's offense, a player that would use his power and ability to break tackles to make big plays. A solid running game would also open the door for Wilson and the passing game. Bottom line, considering how pleased the Jets are to come away with Moore at No. 34, they won't feel any regrets. Taking Moore isn't a bad pick by any means, he has the potential to do some damage with Wilson in green and white. If Williams ends up a stud at the next level, though, New York might be kicking themselves a few years down the line. MORE: Follow Max Goodman on Twitter (@MaxTGoodman), on Facebook (also @MaxTGoodman), be sure to bookmark Jets Country and check back daily for news, analysis and more. | Javonte Williams was one of the best running backs in the nation last season. The Jets went with Ole Miss wideout Elijah Moore at pick No. 34. Williams was the third running back taken in the 2021 NFL draft after Najee Harris and Travis Etienne came off the board in round one. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/news/did-new-york-jets-make-mistake-not-picking-rb-javonte-williams-with-34th-overall-selection-elijah-moore | 0.255306 |
What Role Will Kadarius Toney Assume With the New York Giants? | Former Florida Gators wide receiver Kadarius Toney is headed to the Big Apple to perform under the lights. Partaking in an eventful first round, the Giants would trade back from 11 to the 20th pick with the Bears, allowing general manager Dave Gettleman to gather more draft capital while equipping Joe Judge with an offensive weapon that changes the way the team operates. As the Judge enters his second year as head coach, the focal point for the Giants roster construction has been adding weapons to the mix for quarterback Daniel Jones in his junior NFL campaign. Selecting Toney as the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Giants would capitalize by selecting a high upside athlete that they believe will successfully aid the offensive stagnancy seen in New York in the past. Attempting to provide life into their franchise, the Giants gained an affable locker room presence who brings swagger, maximum effort and exhilaration to the Giants squad, especially with the ball in his hands. Excitement. Energy. Juice. Whatever you want to call it, Toney is a spark whose skillset and big personality fits perfectly into the bright lights of New York and the identity the Giants have begun to create this offseason. Seeing a massive jump in his development and production in the 2020 season, Toney catapulted himself in first-round territory with an impressive senior season, accounting for 1,145 yards on 99 total touches a remarkable 12 yard per touch and 11 touchdowns. Playing in a way that emphasizes suddenness and unpredictability, Toney slashed through defenses at the college ranks with ease, bringing a nearly unstoppable force to the Dan Mullen-led offense. Looking to continue that trend at the next level, Toney is set to fill the role as an explosive playmaker in the Giants' offense. Making moves in free agency to acquire Kenny Golladay, Kyle Rudolph and John Ross III to pair alongside Darius Slayton and Evan Engram, the Giants have been adamant about giving Jones weapons to work with as he enters what is a crucial third year in his career. As a result, the Giants' skill position makeup contains a desirable mix of exhilarating youth and dependable experience. With the explosive entities of Golladay who fits in as the teams true X and number one wide receiver and Ross who looks to showcase his speed in New York after a failed start to his career in Cincinnati the Giants have built their offense to be home-run hitters through and through. Likely to operate as the Y receiver out of the slot for a majority of his snaps, Toney will be used in rotation with Ross, providing opposing defenses a number of different looks. However, Toney was not drafted to merely be a rotational piece. More likely, the former Gators was brought in to be an explosive feature piece to utilize alongside the likes of Golladay and Saquon Barkley. As the epitome of versatility, Toney allows the Giants to be creative in the way they get the ball in his hands, likely to see time in the backfield as well as the slot for Big Blue. Equipped with tremendous balance, body control and lateral quickness in the open field, Toney is able to make opponents miss on a consistent basis, providing a juice for a Giants offense that has been rather dull in recent memory outside of Barkleys dominance in his rookie season. Pairing those tools with deceiving strength that allows him to fight through contact at point, Toney is a beast to bring down in one-on-one scenarios. With the addition of Toney, the Giants now sport one of the most explosive lineups in football for Daniel Jones to utilize at his disposal. Now, the big men upfront and the signal-caller of the New York offense will be the deciding factor for how much damage the talented unit is able to do. | The New York Giants selected Kadarius Toney with the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Toney is set to fill the role as an explosive playmaker in the Giants' offense. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kadarius-toney-nfl-draft-new-york-giants-fit | 0.486752 |
What Role Will Kadarius Toney Assume With the New York Giants? | Former Florida Gators wide receiver Kadarius Toney is headed to the Big Apple to perform under the lights. Partaking in an eventful first round, the Giants would trade back from 11 to the 20th pick with the Bears, allowing general manager Dave Gettleman to gather more draft capital while equipping Joe Judge with an offensive weapon that changes the way the team operates. As the Judge enters his second year as head coach, the focal point for the Giants roster construction has been adding weapons to the mix for quarterback Daniel Jones in his junior NFL campaign. Selecting Toney as the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Giants would capitalize by selecting a high upside athlete that they believe will successfully aid the offensive stagnancy seen in New York in the past. Attempting to provide life into their franchise, the Giants gained an affable locker room presence who brings swagger, maximum effort and exhilaration to the Giants squad, especially with the ball in his hands. Excitement. Energy. Juice. Whatever you want to call it, Toney is a spark whose skillset and big personality fits perfectly into the bright lights of New York and the identity the Giants have begun to create this offseason. Seeing a massive jump in his development and production in the 2020 season, Toney catapulted himself in first-round territory with an impressive senior season, accounting for 1,145 yards on 99 total touches a remarkable 12 yard per touch and 11 touchdowns. Playing in a way that emphasizes suddenness and unpredictability, Toney slashed through defenses at the college ranks with ease, bringing a nearly unstoppable force to the Dan Mullen-led offense. Looking to continue that trend at the next level, Toney is set to fill the role as an explosive playmaker in the Giants' offense. Making moves in free agency to acquire Kenny Golladay, Kyle Rudolph and John Ross III to pair alongside Darius Slayton and Evan Engram, the Giants have been adamant about giving Jones weapons to work with as he enters what is a crucial third year in his career. As a result, the Giants' skill position makeup contains a desirable mix of exhilarating youth and dependable experience. With the explosive entities of Golladay who fits in as the teams true X and number one wide receiver and Ross who looks to showcase his speed in New York after a failed start to his career in Cincinnati the Giants have built their offense to be home-run hitters through and through. Likely to operate as the Y receiver out of the slot for a majority of his snaps, Toney will be used in rotation with Ross, providing opposing defenses a number of different looks. However, Toney was not drafted to merely be a rotational piece. More likely, the former Gators was brought in to be an explosive feature piece to utilize alongside the likes of Golladay and Saquon Barkley. As the epitome of versatility, Toney allows the Giants to be creative in the way they get the ball in his hands, likely to see time in the backfield as well as the slot for Big Blue. Equipped with tremendous balance, body control and lateral quickness in the open field, Toney is able to make opponents miss on a consistent basis, providing a juice for a Giants offense that has been rather dull in recent memory outside of Barkleys dominance in his rookie season. Pairing those tools with deceiving strength that allows him to fight through contact at point, Toney is a beast to bring down in one-on-one scenarios. With the addition of Toney, the Giants now sport one of the most explosive lineups in football for Daniel Jones to utilize at his disposal. Now, the big men upfront and the signal-caller of the New York offense will be the deciding factor for how much damage the talented unit is able to do. | The New York Giants selected Kadarius Toney with the 20th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Toney is set to fill the role as an explosive playmaker in the Giants' offense. With the addition of Toney, the Giants now sport one of the most explosive lineups in football. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kadarius-toney-nfl-draft-new-york-giants-fit | 0.593627 |
Will the Lions Attempt to Acquire More Draft Picks on Day 3? | In general manager Brad Holmes' first NFL Draft with the Detroit Lions organization, there is a clear and identifiable type of player the front office is looking for: big and bold. Through two days of the draft, the Lions have selected four players, three of whom are linemen. Day 3 will conclude this year's draft class, as rounds four-seven will take place this weekend. For Detroit, two more potential picks await, if Holmes & Co. stand pat and do not make any deals to acquire more picks. Following Day 2, Holmes was asked if he felt comfortable only having two remaining picks and whether he would consider adding more. Well just see how it falls. Again, when you say accomplish everything, that everything would be to get as many good football players as we possibly can with the picks that we have," Holmes explained. "If theres some moves (that) happen, where we happen to acquire extra, then, itll fall that way. Were not going to pass on good football players just to acquire an extra pick, unless we feel like well still be in position to get them." He added, "We had some dialogue with several teams throughout the day, before the start of the round and throughout the round. We just decided to stay where were at, because we really liked those players that we ended up picking. Thats kind of how it fell out. But, you know, it gets to the point where you can identify the areas of weaknesses or areas that we need to improve depth. But, you cant get everything in one draft. I think that were on a good path about sticking to what our vision is; getting the best football players. Detroit's two remaining draft picks for 2021: Round 4, Pick 7 (112 overall) Round 5, Pick 9 (153 overall) How to watch 2021 NFL Draft | The Detroit Lions have selected four players through two days of the draft. Day 3 will conclude this year's draft class, as rounds four-seven will take place this weekend. The Lions have two remaining picks for 2021. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/will-lions-add-more-picks-nfl-draft | 0.246566 |
When Will the Titans Draft Receiving Help? | Two days and three rounds into the 2021 NFL Draft, general manager Jon Robinson has not addressed the need at wide receiver or tight end. If you looked at mock drafts ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft, nearly every one of them projected the Tennessee Titans would add a wide receiver (maybe two) in the early rounds and tight end at some point. To the surprise of pretty much everybody, general manager Jon Robinson and company have not yet added a pass catcher. Instead, the Titans have selected three defensive players, including two defensive backs and a linebacker through the first two days and four rounds. The only addition made to the offensive side of the ball thus far has been tackle Dillon Radunz, their second-round selection. Robinson, in a press conference Friday night, said the Titans have been interested in adding a wide receiver or tight end, and expressed confidence about the quality of players they can get Saturday in Rounds 4-7. Tennessee is scheduled to make six picks in those four rounds two in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh which would account for more than half of their total picks. I think that we have proven that with players that we historically have selected in the third day, guys that have came in here [linebacker Jayon] Brown was a fifth-round pick that worked and earned playing time as a starter for us, Robinson said. We tell these guys, It doesn't matter where you're selected, what matters is you come in here and you're committed to improving and you're committed to being coached, and we feel like certainly these guys that we've picked the last two nights are about that. Hopefully looking to add six more (Saturday). After cutting veteran wide receiver Adam Humphries in a salary-cap-related move, and losing 2017 first-round pick Corey Davis in free agency, the Titans have few tested options outside of Pro Bowler A.J. Brown. They signed wide receiver Josh Reynolds in free agency, and he figures to have a much larger role with the Titans than over the last four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. After him, the depth chart features 2020 undrafted rookie Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and a host of other unproven options. The Titans tight end room is in similar condition after Jonnu Smith signed with the New England Patriots and MyCole Pruitt became a free agent (he remains unsigned). At that position, the Titans most experienced players are Anthony Firkser, and Geoff Swaim. Both have spent at least one season with the team, none of them have posted consistent receiving numbers due to having limited roles behind Smith. There are some players still left, Robinson said. We've got six picks (in Rounds 4-7), and there are still some players on the board that we like. If the Titans do indeed spend one or more of their six draft picks on a pass catcher on day three of the NFL Draft, here are some options: WIDE RECIEVER Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (5-11, 193): A slot option who averaged 78.0 yards per game as a Cowboy. He had 14-career 100-yard games, which is fifth-most in program history. He finished his collegiate career ninth in Big 12 Conference history in receiving yards. Austin Watkins, WR (6-1, 210), Alabama-Birmingham. His cousin is veteran NFL receiver Sammy Watkins, and Austin Watkins has the same kind of speed and ability to beat press coverage. Combine that with his competitiveness at the catch, and he should be the kind of deep threat on the outside that will keep defenses honest. Others: Shi Smith (South Carolina), Cade Johnson (South Dakota State), and Trevon Grimes (Florida). TIGHT ENDS Brevin Jordan, Miami (6-3, 247): Jordans athleticism compares Jonnu Smiths. This past season, he finished as a finalist for the Mackey Award, which is given to the nations top collegiate tight end. Over three full seasons as a Hurricane, he caught 105 passes (at least 32 each season) for 1,358 yards and 13 touchdowns, including a career-high seven scores this past season. Others: Zach Davidson (Central Missouri), Kyle Granson (SMU), Noah Grey (Duke), Dylan Soehner (Iowa State). | The Tennessee Titans have picked three defensive players through the first two days and four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-2021-nfl-draft-waiting-on-receiving-help | 0.224983 |
When Will the Titans Draft Receiving Help? | Two days and three rounds into the 2021 NFL Draft, general manager Jon Robinson has not addressed the need at wide receiver or tight end. If you looked at mock drafts ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft, nearly every one of them projected the Tennessee Titans would add a wide receiver (maybe two) in the early rounds and tight end at some point. To the surprise of pretty much everybody, general manager Jon Robinson and company have not yet added a pass catcher. Instead, the Titans have selected three defensive players, including two defensive backs and a linebacker through the first two days and four rounds. The only addition made to the offensive side of the ball thus far has been tackle Dillon Radunz, their second-round selection. Robinson, in a press conference Friday night, said the Titans have been interested in adding a wide receiver or tight end, and expressed confidence about the quality of players they can get Saturday in Rounds 4-7. Tennessee is scheduled to make six picks in those four rounds two in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh which would account for more than half of their total picks. I think that we have proven that with players that we historically have selected in the third day, guys that have came in here [linebacker Jayon] Brown was a fifth-round pick that worked and earned playing time as a starter for us, Robinson said. We tell these guys, It doesn't matter where you're selected, what matters is you come in here and you're committed to improving and you're committed to being coached, and we feel like certainly these guys that we've picked the last two nights are about that. Hopefully looking to add six more (Saturday). After cutting veteran wide receiver Adam Humphries in a salary-cap-related move, and losing 2017 first-round pick Corey Davis in free agency, the Titans have few tested options outside of Pro Bowler A.J. Brown. They signed wide receiver Josh Reynolds in free agency, and he figures to have a much larger role with the Titans than over the last four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. After him, the depth chart features 2020 undrafted rookie Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and a host of other unproven options. The Titans tight end room is in similar condition after Jonnu Smith signed with the New England Patriots and MyCole Pruitt became a free agent (he remains unsigned). At that position, the Titans most experienced players are Anthony Firkser, and Geoff Swaim. Both have spent at least one season with the team, none of them have posted consistent receiving numbers due to having limited roles behind Smith. There are some players still left, Robinson said. We've got six picks (in Rounds 4-7), and there are still some players on the board that we like. If the Titans do indeed spend one or more of their six draft picks on a pass catcher on day three of the NFL Draft, here are some options: WIDE RECIEVER Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (5-11, 193): A slot option who averaged 78.0 yards per game as a Cowboy. He had 14-career 100-yard games, which is fifth-most in program history. He finished his collegiate career ninth in Big 12 Conference history in receiving yards. Austin Watkins, WR (6-1, 210), Alabama-Birmingham. His cousin is veteran NFL receiver Sammy Watkins, and Austin Watkins has the same kind of speed and ability to beat press coverage. Combine that with his competitiveness at the catch, and he should be the kind of deep threat on the outside that will keep defenses honest. Others: Shi Smith (South Carolina), Cade Johnson (South Dakota State), and Trevon Grimes (Florida). TIGHT ENDS Brevin Jordan, Miami (6-3, 247): Jordans athleticism compares Jonnu Smiths. This past season, he finished as a finalist for the Mackey Award, which is given to the nations top collegiate tight end. Over three full seasons as a Hurricane, he caught 105 passes (at least 32 each season) for 1,358 yards and 13 touchdowns, including a career-high seven scores this past season. Others: Zach Davidson (Central Missouri), Kyle Granson (SMU), Noah Grey (Duke), Dylan Soehner (Iowa State). | The Tennessee Titans have picked three defensive players through the first two days and four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. The only addition made to the offensive side of the ball thus far has been tackle Dillon Radunz, their second-round selection. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-2021-nfl-draft-waiting-on-receiving-help | 0.195536 |
When Will the Titans Draft Receiving Help? | Two days and three rounds into the 2021 NFL Draft, general manager Jon Robinson has not addressed the need at wide receiver or tight end. If you looked at mock drafts ahead of the 2021 NFL Draft, nearly every one of them projected the Tennessee Titans would add a wide receiver (maybe two) in the early rounds and tight end at some point. To the surprise of pretty much everybody, general manager Jon Robinson and company have not yet added a pass catcher. Instead, the Titans have selected three defensive players, including two defensive backs and a linebacker through the first two days and four rounds. The only addition made to the offensive side of the ball thus far has been tackle Dillon Radunz, their second-round selection. Robinson, in a press conference Friday night, said the Titans have been interested in adding a wide receiver or tight end, and expressed confidence about the quality of players they can get Saturday in Rounds 4-7. Tennessee is scheduled to make six picks in those four rounds two in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh which would account for more than half of their total picks. I think that we have proven that with players that we historically have selected in the third day, guys that have came in here [linebacker Jayon] Brown was a fifth-round pick that worked and earned playing time as a starter for us, Robinson said. We tell these guys, It doesn't matter where you're selected, what matters is you come in here and you're committed to improving and you're committed to being coached, and we feel like certainly these guys that we've picked the last two nights are about that. Hopefully looking to add six more (Saturday). After cutting veteran wide receiver Adam Humphries in a salary-cap-related move, and losing 2017 first-round pick Corey Davis in free agency, the Titans have few tested options outside of Pro Bowler A.J. Brown. They signed wide receiver Josh Reynolds in free agency, and he figures to have a much larger role with the Titans than over the last four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. After him, the depth chart features 2020 undrafted rookie Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and a host of other unproven options. The Titans tight end room is in similar condition after Jonnu Smith signed with the New England Patriots and MyCole Pruitt became a free agent (he remains unsigned). At that position, the Titans most experienced players are Anthony Firkser, and Geoff Swaim. Both have spent at least one season with the team, none of them have posted consistent receiving numbers due to having limited roles behind Smith. There are some players still left, Robinson said. We've got six picks (in Rounds 4-7), and there are still some players on the board that we like. If the Titans do indeed spend one or more of their six draft picks on a pass catcher on day three of the NFL Draft, here are some options: WIDE RECIEVER Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State (5-11, 193): A slot option who averaged 78.0 yards per game as a Cowboy. He had 14-career 100-yard games, which is fifth-most in program history. He finished his collegiate career ninth in Big 12 Conference history in receiving yards. Austin Watkins, WR (6-1, 210), Alabama-Birmingham. His cousin is veteran NFL receiver Sammy Watkins, and Austin Watkins has the same kind of speed and ability to beat press coverage. Combine that with his competitiveness at the catch, and he should be the kind of deep threat on the outside that will keep defenses honest. Others: Shi Smith (South Carolina), Cade Johnson (South Dakota State), and Trevon Grimes (Florida). TIGHT ENDS Brevin Jordan, Miami (6-3, 247): Jordans athleticism compares Jonnu Smiths. This past season, he finished as a finalist for the Mackey Award, which is given to the nations top collegiate tight end. Over three full seasons as a Hurricane, he caught 105 passes (at least 32 each season) for 1,358 yards and 13 touchdowns, including a career-high seven scores this past season. Others: Zach Davidson (Central Missouri), Kyle Granson (SMU), Noah Grey (Duke), Dylan Soehner (Iowa State). | The Tennessee Titans have picked three defensive players through the first two days and four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. The only addition made to the offensive side of the ball thus far has been tackle Dillon Radunz. General manager Jon Robinson said the Titans have been interested in adding a wide receiver or tight end. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-2021-nfl-draft-waiting-on-receiving-help | 0.181634 |
How Does Ifeatu Melifonwu Fit with the Lions? | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall, which came in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Melifonwu was one of the better cover corners in the nation last season, and was an All-ACC Third Team selection. Iffy finished his Syracuse career with 88 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed in three seasons. His best individual year was this past season when he had 54 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and six passes defensed in 10 games. We spoke with John Maakaron of All Lions to get the inside scoop. Maakaron: "He should be able to see the field quickly in new defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn's defense. He will have to earn increased snaps, as Detroit features Jeff Okudah, Amani Oruwariye, Quinton Dunbar and Corn Elder, who are ahead of him on the depth chart. Melifonwu was rated No. 57 on Dane Brugler's big board and earned a second round grade in many analysts profile of him. There is early talk of him playing safety, but general manager Brad Holmes expressed he would leave it up to the coaching staff as to where he lines up." Maakaron: "Fans have been generally understanding with the selections made by Detroit's front office. The Lions have needs everyone, so adding any player on defense will be met with positivity by the majority of fans based on how bad the defense performed the past few seasons." Maakaron: "It has been emphasized on numerous occasions by this new regime that the goal is to blend their beliefs with the skills the players on the roster have. They have their core beliefs, but the goal is to place the players on the field in the best position to succeed. Glenn is from the Bill Parcells coaching tree and has experience playing in the 3-4. In New Orleans, the defense was often in a 4-3 base scheme. I think the talent lends itself to the team playing more 3-4, but with the flexibility to adapt when certain matchups are in their favor." Maakaron: "The Lions are looking to build the right way, and their belief is that is accomplished by building in the trenches. Look, this team has needs at every position, so to add a player of Melifonwu's caliber is going to help upgrade the defense. I feel the front office has been excited about every player they have selected, as they are following their board as closely as possible and selecting the best player. Now, we hope he gets on the field and produces at a high level." | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/football/how-ifeatu-melifonwu-fits-in-detroit | 0.245092 |
How Does Ifeatu Melifonwu Fit with the Lions? | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall, which came in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Melifonwu was one of the better cover corners in the nation last season, and was an All-ACC Third Team selection. Iffy finished his Syracuse career with 88 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed in three seasons. His best individual year was this past season when he had 54 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and six passes defensed in 10 games. We spoke with John Maakaron of All Lions to get the inside scoop. Maakaron: "He should be able to see the field quickly in new defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn's defense. He will have to earn increased snaps, as Detroit features Jeff Okudah, Amani Oruwariye, Quinton Dunbar and Corn Elder, who are ahead of him on the depth chart. Melifonwu was rated No. 57 on Dane Brugler's big board and earned a second round grade in many analysts profile of him. There is early talk of him playing safety, but general manager Brad Holmes expressed he would leave it up to the coaching staff as to where he lines up." Maakaron: "Fans have been generally understanding with the selections made by Detroit's front office. The Lions have needs everyone, so adding any player on defense will be met with positivity by the majority of fans based on how bad the defense performed the past few seasons." Maakaron: "It has been emphasized on numerous occasions by this new regime that the goal is to blend their beliefs with the skills the players on the roster have. They have their core beliefs, but the goal is to place the players on the field in the best position to succeed. Glenn is from the Bill Parcells coaching tree and has experience playing in the 3-4. In New Orleans, the defense was often in a 4-3 base scheme. I think the talent lends itself to the team playing more 3-4, but with the flexibility to adapt when certain matchups are in their favor." Maakaron: "The Lions are looking to build the right way, and their belief is that is accomplished by building in the trenches. Look, this team has needs at every position, so to add a player of Melifonwu's caliber is going to help upgrade the defense. I feel the front office has been excited about every player they have selected, as they are following their board as closely as possible and selecting the best player. Now, we hope he gets on the field and produces at a high level." | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall. Melifonwu was one of the better cover corners in the nation last season. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/football/how-ifeatu-melifonwu-fits-in-detroit | 0.186378 |
How Does Ifeatu Melifonwu Fit with the Lions? | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall, which came in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Melifonwu was one of the better cover corners in the nation last season, and was an All-ACC Third Team selection. Iffy finished his Syracuse career with 88 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, three interceptions and 19 passes defensed in three seasons. His best individual year was this past season when he had 54 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and six passes defensed in 10 games. We spoke with John Maakaron of All Lions to get the inside scoop. Maakaron: "He should be able to see the field quickly in new defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn's defense. He will have to earn increased snaps, as Detroit features Jeff Okudah, Amani Oruwariye, Quinton Dunbar and Corn Elder, who are ahead of him on the depth chart. Melifonwu was rated No. 57 on Dane Brugler's big board and earned a second round grade in many analysts profile of him. There is early talk of him playing safety, but general manager Brad Holmes expressed he would leave it up to the coaching staff as to where he lines up." Maakaron: "Fans have been generally understanding with the selections made by Detroit's front office. The Lions have needs everyone, so adding any player on defense will be met with positivity by the majority of fans based on how bad the defense performed the past few seasons." Maakaron: "It has been emphasized on numerous occasions by this new regime that the goal is to blend their beliefs with the skills the players on the roster have. They have their core beliefs, but the goal is to place the players on the field in the best position to succeed. Glenn is from the Bill Parcells coaching tree and has experience playing in the 3-4. In New Orleans, the defense was often in a 4-3 base scheme. I think the talent lends itself to the team playing more 3-4, but with the flexibility to adapt when certain matchups are in their favor." Maakaron: "The Lions are looking to build the right way, and their belief is that is accomplished by building in the trenches. Look, this team has needs at every position, so to add a player of Melifonwu's caliber is going to help upgrade the defense. I feel the front office has been excited about every player they have selected, as they are following their board as closely as possible and selecting the best player. Now, we hope he gets on the field and produces at a high level." | The Detroit Lions selected Ifeatu Melifonwu with the 101st pick overall. Melifonwu was one of the better cover corners in the nation last season. He should be able to see the field quickly in new defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn's defense. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/syracuse/football/how-ifeatu-melifonwu-fits-in-detroit | 0.252131 |
How is the 2021 NFL Draft going for the Ohio State Buckeyes? | COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State Buckeyes had one player taken in the first round Thursday and five players taken in Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday. On this Saturday Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and I talked about how the draft has unfolded for Ohio State players so far. Weve also been breaking down every OSU pick on our Ohio State football YouTube channel. In the battle to have the most players selected, through the first three rounds, Alabama led all schools with eight draft picks, while Ohio State and Georgia each had six. If youve never listened to Buckeye Talk before, this is a great time to listen and get subscribed at one of these podcast platforms. Podcast How Fields in Chicago is like Brady in Tampa Bay: Lesmerises Clay Wedin on OSUs blue-blood program: Recruiting Roundup Buy Buckeyes gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, Lids Get Ohio State Sugar Bowl champs & CFP gear: Check out shirts, hats and more merchandise commemorating Ohio States Sugar Bowl win over Clemson, as well as gear on the Buckeyes advancing to the College Football Playoff national championship game | The Ohio State Buckeyes had one player taken in the first round Thursday. Five players were taken in Rounds 2 and 3 of the NFL draft. | pegasus | 0 | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/how-is-the-2021-nfl-draft-going-for-the-ohio-state-buckeyes.html | 0.1495 |
What does Ohio State footballs Tommy Togiai bring to the Browns? | CLEVELAND Tommy Togiai made the most of one season as an Ohio State football starter, turning himself from a role player into one of the Big Tens best defensive tackles. The most intriguing piece of his NFL Draft prospect profile more than the brute strength or the unexpected quickness is the fact that Togiai may still have unrealized potential. The Browns are banking on that upside after taking Togiai with the 132nd pick in the fourth round on Saturday. Togiai joins a team with an immediate need for impact players on the interior defensive line. Togiai, long considered the strongest player in the Buckeyes program, started the first seven games at nose tackle in 2020. A positive COVID-19 test kept him out of the national championship game. The absence of his disruptive presence in the middle of the defense was conspicuous. Togiai hoping to add another feat of strength to growing legend Togiais 23 tackles in 2020 included 4.5 for loss and three sacks all against Penn State in the second game of the season. Ohio State ranked 14th nationally in rushing yards per carry, and the wall Togiai created in the middle was a major factor. The Idaho native went into his pro day hoping to break the NFL Scouting Combine record of 49 bench press reps. He only managed 40, which tied for the most in the nation. In addition to that strength, though, Togiai moves better than he is often given credit for. His 40-yard dash (4.97 seconds), 3-cone drill (7.20) and shuttle (4.49) times ranked well ahead of many of the other players with top bench press performances this offseason. At 6-2, 300, there is some question whether Togiai can play nose in the NFL or whether he will need to shift to 3-technique. ESPNs Mel Kiper Jr. said he thought a team could select Togiai in the fourth round and get what could turn out to be second-round value as he improves. Get Ohio State Sugar Bowl champs & CFP gear: Check out shirts, hats and more merchandise commemorating Ohio States Sugar Bowl win over Clemson, as well as gear on the Buckeyes advancing to the College Football Playoff national championship game. | Tommy Togiai is considered the strongest player in the Buckeyes' program. The Browns took him with the 132nd pick in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/what-does-ohio-state-footballs-tommy-togiai-bring-to-the-browns.html | 0.175537 |
What does Ohio State footballs Tommy Togiai bring to the Browns? | CLEVELAND Tommy Togiai made the most of one season as an Ohio State football starter, turning himself from a role player into one of the Big Tens best defensive tackles. The most intriguing piece of his NFL Draft prospect profile more than the brute strength or the unexpected quickness is the fact that Togiai may still have unrealized potential. The Browns are banking on that upside after taking Togiai with the 132nd pick in the fourth round on Saturday. Togiai joins a team with an immediate need for impact players on the interior defensive line. Togiai, long considered the strongest player in the Buckeyes program, started the first seven games at nose tackle in 2020. A positive COVID-19 test kept him out of the national championship game. The absence of his disruptive presence in the middle of the defense was conspicuous. Togiai hoping to add another feat of strength to growing legend Togiais 23 tackles in 2020 included 4.5 for loss and three sacks all against Penn State in the second game of the season. Ohio State ranked 14th nationally in rushing yards per carry, and the wall Togiai created in the middle was a major factor. The Idaho native went into his pro day hoping to break the NFL Scouting Combine record of 49 bench press reps. He only managed 40, which tied for the most in the nation. In addition to that strength, though, Togiai moves better than he is often given credit for. His 40-yard dash (4.97 seconds), 3-cone drill (7.20) and shuttle (4.49) times ranked well ahead of many of the other players with top bench press performances this offseason. At 6-2, 300, there is some question whether Togiai can play nose in the NFL or whether he will need to shift to 3-technique. ESPNs Mel Kiper Jr. said he thought a team could select Togiai in the fourth round and get what could turn out to be second-round value as he improves. Get Ohio State Sugar Bowl champs & CFP gear: Check out shirts, hats and more merchandise commemorating Ohio States Sugar Bowl win over Clemson, as well as gear on the Buckeyes advancing to the College Football Playoff national championship game. | Tommy Togiai made the most of one season as an Ohio State football starter. Togiai turned himself from a role player into one of the Big Ten's best defensive tackles. The Browns are banking on that upside after taking Togiai with the 132nd pick in the fourth round on Saturday. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/05/what-does-ohio-state-footballs-tommy-togiai-bring-to-the-browns.html | 0.200276 |
Did Trumps actions as president cost Florida a seat in Congress and an electoral vote? | The hundreds of people who streamed into Florida every day for a decade brought with them, along with traffic and everything else, an increase in the states political clout greater representation in Congress and in electoral votes that decide the presidency. But not as big an increase as expected. When official numbers came out from the Census Bureau on Monday, Florida was awarded one more congressional district, for a total of 28, and one more electoral vote, for a total of 30. For years, Democrats, Republicans and independent analysts were practically certain that Florida was in line for two more of each. Theres no disputing Florida is on a roll, with the official population count up 14.6% since 2010 to 21.5 million as of April 1, 2020. Nationally, population increased 7.4% to 332.4 million. The numbers confirmed, once again, the South and West are growing much faster than the Midwest and Northeast. The big surprise leapt out when congressional seats were allocated. The Constitution requires a census every 10 years to apportion seats in the U.S. House. Each state gets one representative; the rest are divided based on population. Each states electoral votes are based on its number of House seats, plus two. Actions and rhetoric by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis could have played a role. Immigrant population Florida, widely expected to get two more seats, got one. Texas, expected to get three seats, got two. And Arizona, expected to get one, got zero. A big commonality among those three states is a large Hispanic population, including many immigrants, both legally in the U.S. and here without documentation. And that raises questions about the Trump effect. For much of the former presidents time in office, he demonized immigrants who arent in the country legally. And for much of the planning for the 2020 census, the Trump administration wanted to add a question about citizenship to the census. Ultimately the Supreme Court stopped the citizenship question. Story continues Advocates for the immigrant community said that almost certainly reduced census participation by people who are in the U.S. without permission. (Regardless of what anyone thinks of people in the U.S. without documents, the Constitution requires counting of everyone in the country.) If, as some suspect, that led immigrants to complete the census at a lower rate, it probably hurt Florida, Texas and Arizona, said Michael Garcia, president of the civic group The Hispanic Vote, in Broward County. Like others, Garcia said he couldnt be certain. Kevin Wagner, a Florida Atlantic University political scientist, and Matthew Isbell, a Florida-based Democratic data consultant who runs the MCI Maps firm, said its impossible to know until more data comes out, and even then there may not be a definitive answer. Broward County Commissioner Nan Rich, a former Democratic leader in the Florida Senate, said she has no doubt about what happened. Theres no question in my mind, said Rich, who was chairwoman of Browards Complete Count Committee, which brought civic, government and business leaders together to encourage people to complete the census. I believe it was a whole, orchestrated attempt to undercount certain groups of people in the United States. I think theres a definite corollary to the whole intent of the Trump administration not to count the immigrant population or certainly to undercount it. Census information is legally protected and cant be turned over to law enforcement or immigration authorities. Jorge Garrido, who leads Hispanic Vote in Palm Beach County, said many immigrants, including newly legal immigrants, dont trust the federal government something he said predates Trump. And assuring people the information couldnt be used for anything other than census purposes ran into what was coming out of the Trump Administration, Rich said. Everything they did was to undermine that and to raise the level of fear and uncertainty among people who are undocumented and not just undocumented, but immigrants in general that somehow this would be turned over to ICE and other authorities. One bit of evidence: the states population was 0.9% less than population estimates, one of the larger shortfalls in the country and about double the national shortfall. Its a small percentage, but in a state with 21 million-plus residents, potentially significant. Florida was about 171,000 people short of a second additional seat. I dont think its something thats Florida-specific, Isbell said. A lot of the Sunbelt areas with Hispanic populations seemed to fall a little bit below where the statistical estimates for their populations were, he said, while some northeastern states had populations higher than the estimates. You see a pretty clear pattern. Census promotion Many states and communities had robust efforts to encourage people to participate in the census and backed up their efforts with promotional money. Under DeSantis, critics say, Florida did relatively little, and it was late. Arizona and Texas didnt have the kind of ambitious promotional efforts as some other states. Arturo Vargas, CEO of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, who termed the counts in some states surprising in a statement, said the robust promotional efforts in states like California and New York and anemic efforts in Arizona and Florida may have had an impact. There appears to be a correlation between the investment of statewide governmental resources in census outreach and apportionment tallies, he said. DeSantis appointed a Florida Complete Count Committee, chaired by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuez, on Jan. 6, 2020. Rich said the effort was minimal, at best. The state was missing in action. Mon Holder, senior director of advocacy and programs at the left-leaning advocacy group Florida Rising, said the state could have done much more. One of the predecessor organizations that merged to create Florida Rising did extensive outreach efforts to encourage people to participate in the census. We didnt see a state Complete Count Committee formed until the final hours of the census. And that committee didnt do what it needed to do to make sure that education was widespread, especially in Black and brown communities, Holder said. Taryn Fenske, the governors communications director, said by email that the Nuez-led group accomplished a lot, funded from existing state resources at no additional expense to Florida taxpayers. She pointed to a list of efforts including partnerships through which Florida pro sports teams, coaches and players touted the census; video messages tailored to each county; faith-based content sent to 30,000 faith and community leaders; thousands of fliers at food distribution and COVID-19 testing sites, and a Nuez media blitz in English and Spanish. Fenske noted that two states that spent heavily, California at $187 million and New York at $60 million, still lost one seat each. Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic was exploding just as people were supposed to fill out their census forms last spring, something Fenske said obviously yielded extraordinary impacts and obstacles to enumeration and field operation efforts. Florida had an uptick in the share of households that self-reported their information to the census, to 63.8% in 2020, up from 63% in 2010. It was the first time that people were supposed to go online to answer the census questions. Households that didnt complete the census were supposed to be visited by enumerators to collect the information. Rich said professionals in the Census Bureau wanted more time, but that was short-circuited by Trump Administration political appointees. The pandemic made in-person follow-ups more difficult, said Maria Ilcheva, an expert in data analytics and behavioral research at the Metropolitan Center at Florida International University who was a researcher on reports on census outreach efforts in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. It was difficult to find and train those workers and get them into the field during the pandemic. Still, Ilcheva said, the Census Bureau was largely successful in collecting information in the context of the pandemic. ______ | Florida got one more congressional district, for a total of 28, and one more electoral vote. The big surprise leapt out when congressional seats were allocated. Immigrant population is a big commonality among those three states. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/did-trump-actions-president-cost-194300593.html | 0.136908 |
Did Trumps actions as president cost Florida a seat in Congress and an electoral vote? | The hundreds of people who streamed into Florida every day for a decade brought with them, along with traffic and everything else, an increase in the states political clout greater representation in Congress and in electoral votes that decide the presidency. But not as big an increase as expected. When official numbers came out from the Census Bureau on Monday, Florida was awarded one more congressional district, for a total of 28, and one more electoral vote, for a total of 30. For years, Democrats, Republicans and independent analysts were practically certain that Florida was in line for two more of each. Theres no disputing Florida is on a roll, with the official population count up 14.6% since 2010 to 21.5 million as of April 1, 2020. Nationally, population increased 7.4% to 332.4 million. The numbers confirmed, once again, the South and West are growing much faster than the Midwest and Northeast. The big surprise leapt out when congressional seats were allocated. The Constitution requires a census every 10 years to apportion seats in the U.S. House. Each state gets one representative; the rest are divided based on population. Each states electoral votes are based on its number of House seats, plus two. Actions and rhetoric by former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis could have played a role. Immigrant population Florida, widely expected to get two more seats, got one. Texas, expected to get three seats, got two. And Arizona, expected to get one, got zero. A big commonality among those three states is a large Hispanic population, including many immigrants, both legally in the U.S. and here without documentation. And that raises questions about the Trump effect. For much of the former presidents time in office, he demonized immigrants who arent in the country legally. And for much of the planning for the 2020 census, the Trump administration wanted to add a question about citizenship to the census. Ultimately the Supreme Court stopped the citizenship question. Story continues Advocates for the immigrant community said that almost certainly reduced census participation by people who are in the U.S. without permission. (Regardless of what anyone thinks of people in the U.S. without documents, the Constitution requires counting of everyone in the country.) If, as some suspect, that led immigrants to complete the census at a lower rate, it probably hurt Florida, Texas and Arizona, said Michael Garcia, president of the civic group The Hispanic Vote, in Broward County. Like others, Garcia said he couldnt be certain. Kevin Wagner, a Florida Atlantic University political scientist, and Matthew Isbell, a Florida-based Democratic data consultant who runs the MCI Maps firm, said its impossible to know until more data comes out, and even then there may not be a definitive answer. Broward County Commissioner Nan Rich, a former Democratic leader in the Florida Senate, said she has no doubt about what happened. Theres no question in my mind, said Rich, who was chairwoman of Browards Complete Count Committee, which brought civic, government and business leaders together to encourage people to complete the census. I believe it was a whole, orchestrated attempt to undercount certain groups of people in the United States. I think theres a definite corollary to the whole intent of the Trump administration not to count the immigrant population or certainly to undercount it. Census information is legally protected and cant be turned over to law enforcement or immigration authorities. Jorge Garrido, who leads Hispanic Vote in Palm Beach County, said many immigrants, including newly legal immigrants, dont trust the federal government something he said predates Trump. And assuring people the information couldnt be used for anything other than census purposes ran into what was coming out of the Trump Administration, Rich said. Everything they did was to undermine that and to raise the level of fear and uncertainty among people who are undocumented and not just undocumented, but immigrants in general that somehow this would be turned over to ICE and other authorities. One bit of evidence: the states population was 0.9% less than population estimates, one of the larger shortfalls in the country and about double the national shortfall. Its a small percentage, but in a state with 21 million-plus residents, potentially significant. Florida was about 171,000 people short of a second additional seat. I dont think its something thats Florida-specific, Isbell said. A lot of the Sunbelt areas with Hispanic populations seemed to fall a little bit below where the statistical estimates for their populations were, he said, while some northeastern states had populations higher than the estimates. You see a pretty clear pattern. Census promotion Many states and communities had robust efforts to encourage people to participate in the census and backed up their efforts with promotional money. Under DeSantis, critics say, Florida did relatively little, and it was late. Arizona and Texas didnt have the kind of ambitious promotional efforts as some other states. Arturo Vargas, CEO of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, who termed the counts in some states surprising in a statement, said the robust promotional efforts in states like California and New York and anemic efforts in Arizona and Florida may have had an impact. There appears to be a correlation between the investment of statewide governmental resources in census outreach and apportionment tallies, he said. DeSantis appointed a Florida Complete Count Committee, chaired by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuez, on Jan. 6, 2020. Rich said the effort was minimal, at best. The state was missing in action. Mon Holder, senior director of advocacy and programs at the left-leaning advocacy group Florida Rising, said the state could have done much more. One of the predecessor organizations that merged to create Florida Rising did extensive outreach efforts to encourage people to participate in the census. We didnt see a state Complete Count Committee formed until the final hours of the census. And that committee didnt do what it needed to do to make sure that education was widespread, especially in Black and brown communities, Holder said. Taryn Fenske, the governors communications director, said by email that the Nuez-led group accomplished a lot, funded from existing state resources at no additional expense to Florida taxpayers. She pointed to a list of efforts including partnerships through which Florida pro sports teams, coaches and players touted the census; video messages tailored to each county; faith-based content sent to 30,000 faith and community leaders; thousands of fliers at food distribution and COVID-19 testing sites, and a Nuez media blitz in English and Spanish. Fenske noted that two states that spent heavily, California at $187 million and New York at $60 million, still lost one seat each. Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic was exploding just as people were supposed to fill out their census forms last spring, something Fenske said obviously yielded extraordinary impacts and obstacles to enumeration and field operation efforts. Florida had an uptick in the share of households that self-reported their information to the census, to 63.8% in 2020, up from 63% in 2010. It was the first time that people were supposed to go online to answer the census questions. Households that didnt complete the census were supposed to be visited by enumerators to collect the information. Rich said professionals in the Census Bureau wanted more time, but that was short-circuited by Trump Administration political appointees. The pandemic made in-person follow-ups more difficult, said Maria Ilcheva, an expert in data analytics and behavioral research at the Metropolitan Center at Florida International University who was a researcher on reports on census outreach efforts in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. It was difficult to find and train those workers and get them into the field during the pandemic. Still, Ilcheva said, the Census Bureau was largely successful in collecting information in the context of the pandemic. ______ | Florida got one more congressional district, for a total of 28, and one more electoral vote. The big surprise leapt out when congressional seats were allocated. Immigrant population is a big commonality among those three states, including many immigrants, both legally in the U.S. and without documentation. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/did-trump-actions-president-cost-194300593.html | 0.160113 |
Which 49ers Running Back Will be the Odd Man Out? | The 49ers might have a running back controversy on their hands. Much to the surprise of many, the 49ers drafted two running backs. They selected Ohio State's Trey Sermon in the third round and Louisiana's Elijah Mitchell in the sixth round. That makes SIX running backs currently on the roster. Either the 49ers are looking to throw back their offense to the 60s and 70s, or a couple of these players are going to be shown the door. There is no way the 49ers are going to keep six running backs rostered along with Kyle Juszczyk. Four running backs has been Kyle Shanahan's staple, so at least one player is going to be axed. Wayne Gallman is the immediate thought since he has no guaranteed money. He was always just merely for depth and is an expendable player. JaMycal Hasty could also be on the chopping block as well. Since he was an undrafted free agent, Shanahan has no ties to him or any reason to retain him. He may just remain as a practice squad player that ends up getting poached. One "out of the park" scenario the 49ers could do is trade Raheem Mostert. As superb of a runner as he can be when he is on it, Mostert is not reliable. He has proven he cannot be a workhorse running back, let alone stay healthy for an entire season. His phenomenal performances in 2019 came on the second half of the season, which is not a coincidence. Mostert has proven to be the running back that optimizes Shanahan's offense the most. However, if 2020 taught the 49ers anything it is that they need to devalue players who are made of glass. It is the main reason they traded up to the third pick to draft Trey Lance in the first place. Drafting two running backs may seem unnecessary since the 49ers did not have a dramatic need there, but it is clearly a move to either ship someone off or at least set themselves up for the future. Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. are on expiring contracts this season. It is not a guarantee they would return or even be worth the money should they boost their value. It is better to grab younger and more promising running backs on cost-controlled rookie contracts. Gallman and Hasty are my clear-cut choices as the odd men out, but do not be surprised if Mostert ends being placed their as well. | The 49ers drafted two running backs in the third and sixth rounds. There is no way the 49ers are going to keep six running backs rostered along with Kyle Juszczyk. Raheem Mostert and Wayne Gallman are the clear-cut choices as the odd men out. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/which-49ers-running-back-will-be-the-odd-man-out | 0.50946 |
Will Notre Dame freshman Tyler Buchner's Blue-Gold Game surge morph into relevance? | Eric Hansen South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND Unless Brian Kelly is gaslighting us, the Notre Dame head football coach emerged from Saturdays Blue-Gold Game spring football finale with a manageable summer to-do list. Even if the 17-3 Blue victory over the Gold at Notre Dame Stadium was notably reminiscent at times of the 2002 rendition, a portending 3-0 snoozefest in Tyrone Willinghams first spring in his three-year regime. Like 5-of-21 combined third-down conversions, 1-of-4 fourth-down tries, nine sacks, 18 tackles for loss, a combined 64 rushing yards on 40 carries, and three turnovers. Were still trying to figure out our (offensive) identity, honestly, sophomore running back Chris Tyree offered. The assumption, from a purely optics standpoint Saturday, was that the identity is decidedly introverted. And thats the opposite of where second-year coordinator Tommy Rees and Kelly are committed to coaxing it. Then again, the only public/media peek at a Notre Dame football team ticketed for a preseason top 10 ranking wasnt designed to impress at least not through an offensive prism. We really wanted to put guys out there and force them to compete in some of the more difficult situations that they would be in, an upbeat Kelly said. We wanted them out there in the most difficult circumstances. So today thats why you saw some sacks. Thats why you saw maybe not as many points. But it was all calculated, and (we) got exactly what we wanted out of it from that perspective. Well have a great evaluation. It allows us to move in the direction that we need to into the offseason. Suddenly, the most intriguing thread of that is the quarterback position. Not urgent, mind you, but fascinating. Because of freshman Tyler Buchner. Wisconsin grad transfer Jack Coan will still likely be the starter when the Irish open the 2021 season Sept. 5 at Florida State, and sophomore Drew Pyne will continue to confound those who want to write him off because of his stature (6-foot, 194 pounds). But Buchner, unlike Pyne and Coan playing Saturday without the protective hands off red jersey, continued his late-spring surge and was the statistical star of the Blue-Gold Game. Comparisons to Junior Jabbie, the Notre Dame poster child for spring cautionary tales and the MVP of the 2007 Blue-Gold Game on a day when a record crowd showed up primarily to watch another freshman QB prodigy, Jimmy Clausen. Jabbie never played a meaningful down thereafter and transferred twice to FCS school Delaware and NCAA Div. II Edinboro each of the next two seasons. Kelly to be open-minded enough to get to the bottom of how real Saturdays performance was and what it could turn into. And it appears he is from pondering a niche role for the best running QB on the roster to trying to find more equitable summer reps during the players-only workouts. Its the growth progression for him. Today he took a big step up in terms of his growth, Kelly said. He was given more of an opportunity, obviously, by being live. He took advantage of it. He had some really good throws down the field. Were never going to close the door on what can help our offense be a better offense. Were not going to say, Well, Tyler Buchners a freshman. He cant play. If he can help our football team, well find any role for somebody that can help us. He just needs to continue to grow, continue to learn. If he does that and we feel like when we get to the fall that theres a role or some form of playing that can help us with Tyler Buchner, we'll certainly consider that as well. Whatever makes us better, I guess is what Im saying, were certainly going to consider. Braden Lenzy makes one of his five catches during Notre Dame's Blue-Gold Game, Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Tribune Photo/MICHAEL CATERINA The 6-1, 207-pound midyear, who enrolled with just one year of high school football starting experience, completed 6-of-9 passes for 140 yards and led both touchdown drives. He covered the final seven yards himself on the first with a QB keeper, and handed off to walk-on Leo Albano for the second. Buchners 197.3 passer rating was higher than Coans and Pynes combined. Pyne finished 11-of-23 for 146 yards and an interception. Coan was 18-of-132 for 197 and a pick. Both had impressive moments. Both were hamstrung by splitting up offensive line units that had been used to working together and by some liberal interpretations at times at what was considered a sack. We want to see decision-making, Kelly said of the QBs he had framed as 1 and 1A this spring. We want to see management of the game. We want to see how the quarterbacks handle themselves in the pocket, out of the pocket, what kind of throws theyre making, on-platform throws. Tommy did a great job of giving them all the various throws that weve put in, so that we can continue to help them grow and develop. All in all, all of them did a fine job of what we asked them to do in this format. That format incidentally was a rare standard spring game, splitting up the teams evenly rather than keeping players together who are used to playing together and using a contrived scoring system for things like first downs and defensive three-and-outs. Notre Dames older receivers thrived in the format Lawrence Key III (5 catches for 115), Braden Lenzy (5 for 88) and Avery Davis (5 for 84) in particular. Freshman tight end Mitchell Evans flashed (3 for 59) as did senior tight end George Takacs (3 for 32) on a day when star Michael Mayer was put in mothballs for being 80-percent healthy. The running game, meanwhile, had nothing to prove, and it didnt. The lines evolution should remedy that come August. Marcus Freemans defense, playing without the schematic wrinkles that will make it more formidable in September, instead overwhelmed with its depth on Saturday. The way that I see things right now is that were a good team, Kelly said. And good teams are not good enough. We want to be a great team. Good teams dont win a national championship. You have to be a great team. If its Pyne, if its Buchner, if its Coan, weve got to find a way to develop the quarterback at Notre Dame to be ready to play, Kelly said. I dont know if all three can get equal reps to see that that happens. So something will have to give along the way as this continues to unfold when we go into camp. | Freshman Tyler Buchner was the statistical star of the Blue-Gold Game. Buchner continued his late-spring surge and was the statistical star of the Blue-Gold Game. Wisconsin grad transfer Jack Coan will still likely be the starter when the Irish open the 2021 season Sept. 5 at Florida State. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2021/05/01/notre-dame-freshman-tyler-buchners-blue-gold-game-surge-morph-into-relevance/4911070001/ | 0.275165 |
Should NBA switch to NFL-style calendar with free agency before the draft? | Our look at four topics players, issues, numbers, trends that are impacting and, in some cases, changing the game. First Quarter: NFL approach to NBA calendar Just thinking aloud here The NFL has started to copy the NBA in some ways, most notably the players beginning to realize their power. It cant be apples to apples, not with the power structure of the NFL heavily tilting toward the front offices and team owners, but we have seen marquee players take matters into their hands in ways that look like the NBAs player empowerment era. The first round of the NFL draft was Thursday night, and free agency was not scheduled to open in the coming days because it already happened. Teams already filled certain needs through free agency and didnt have to wait on the draft, although the draft is used to plug holes. That doesnt happen in the NBA, but perhaps it should change. There was a proposal from the then-Houston Rockets front office, led by Daryl Morey, to reform the offseason in 2018. Have free agency begin in July as usual, but have the draft around July 10. That would push Summer League back, which teams didnt appear fond of back then, and even though the NBA is becoming a 24/7/365 operation, folks do like having their summers off. A league source told Yahoo Sports about two-thirds of the teams were against it, with reasons ranging from the shock of change to yes, summer vacations. There are logistical reasons, calculating revenue from the Finals comes into play, which sets the salary cap so teams know how much money theyll have to spend so its not just frivolous arguments against it. But quietly, momentum is changing and two general managers told Yahoo Sports they believe its a 50-50 split across the league. One is a strong proponent for it, the other would favor it but wouldnt fight hard for the change. But imagine how teams would do things knowing that their big free agency signing was already in or out of the fold. Or merely being able to leverage draft picks to work out sign-and-trades with the draft around the corner. Story continues Teams couldnt comprehend having to do free agency and then the draft, which in their mind was overwhelming, the GM whos strongly in favor of change said. But the reality of it is that its the same amount of time. Change is hard for a lot of people. The salaries for the draft are already set, so it wouldnt mess with teams free agency plans if things flipped. It could create more activity, though, since teams usually want to maximize cap space headed into the draft. For the flurry of trades we see on draft night, there could be more if the calendar changed. Last year with the pandemic, the climate was totally different, and I saw an uptick in terms of [teams] considering it, he said. Its a prehistoric approach. Utilizing cap space, assets and team needs are backwards, its ridiculous. Another team executive points out the challenge for small-market teams that have to value the draft more than free agency because there arent the financial advantages therefore amplifying the trade market for teams who are trying to create cap space in free agency and are willing to part ways with draft picks in the meantime. As a whole, change is hard, and the league hasnt applied pressure on the matter one way or the other. A senior league official told Yahoo there hasnt been serious discussion about it recently. I am open to it, [although] one issue becomes the extension of the summer, another general manager told Yahoo Sports. I do like how football can fill free agent needs first and supplement their rosters with the draft second. I have logistical concerns. Theres been a natural order to the way things have been done in the NBA, but it doesnt mean it cant be changed in ways to create a new natural order. The GMs reached by Yahoo Sports didnt come down to a 50-50 split, they were more in favor of the NFL model by a decent margin. Either way, the tide is changing and you wonder if the NBA will bring this up to a vote at some point in the near future. It would have to pass by at least a majority, although it could require a two-thirds or three-fourths margin depending on what else is on the docket. Its something to watch over the next couple years. Ehhh, kinda. New Orleans Zion Williamson getting whacked upside the head by Denvers Nikola Jokic in the final seconds of the Nuggets-Pelicans game Wednesday caused a bit of a stir. It looked like Jokic blocked Williamsons shot just as he made contact with the back of Williamsons head, a no-call in the moment that secured Denvers seventh win in eight games keeping them in play for the third seed, a shocker in the wake of Jamal Murrays ACL injury. For New Orleans, it was yet another close loss that has it on the outside of the play-in tournament. Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy stopped short of going nuclear in the postgame, but everyone knew what he was thinking. Williamson handled it even better, saying he has to earn the respect of the officials. "I do think strength gets punished in this league a lot more than quickness," Van Gundy said. "If you're able to go through contact a little bit, it's called differently. If you fall down every time you're hit or you flop, you get calls. That's just the way it is. It's not just Zion, that's just the way it is. Williamson could be as difficult to officiate as Shaquille ONeal was, who seemingly got hacked on every play but swatted bigs and guards off like mosquitos. Williamsons quickness and willingness to play inside in an increasingly perimeter-oriented game could be tough for officials to watch and see everything, especially if he doesnt react demonstratively. Williamson gets to the line nearly nine times a game but if hes fouled more, he should be at the line more is one of Van Gundys gripes. Perhaps it was an MVP call (yes, Jokic is the MVP), with the ground-bound but precise Jokic getting the benefit of the doubt from the officials in a way that say, JaVale McGee would not. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a huge, controversial block on New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson during Wednesday's game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The leagues two-minute report called it an incorrect no-call, saying Jokic made contact with Williamsons wrist. But isnt the old adage, hand is part of the ball? Or is it No blood, no foul? Depends on when you started playing or what side of town you grew up on, but one thing most agree with on all corners is nobody wants the officials to decide the games. And despite what a few Twitter detectives believe, official X doesnt hate your team and would rather not be the center of attention in a late-game situation. The feeling from here is this: minimal incidental contact on a good defensive play should be rewarded, with the key word minimal. If a player is hit in the eye after getting his shot blocked on the follow through, it should probably be called. And late in games, plays at the rim should come with a certain amount of acceptable contact. Again, this isnt the 90s. Nobody wants to go back to Charles Oakley and Xavier McDaniel leading with the elbow because someone dared travel to the paint. But in a league thats increasingly tilted toward the offense, its OK to give defenders a little leeway, especially at the rim, especially late in games. Good no-call. Third Quarter: Kobe Bryant's Nike line ends It wasnt a fun sight to see the divorce between Nike and the estate of Kobe Bryant last week. After months of negotiations, the two sides couldnt come to an agreement, with Vanessa Bryant wanting what appeared to be reasonable concessions from Nike on Kobes line. Since Kobe Bryants death in early 2020, his retro shoe releases have exploded in ways that didnt happen even at his height with Nike. Anyone whos tried to get a pair of his shoes on Nikes SNKRS app knows the pain of seeing a rejection for a raffle. Vanessa Bryant has heard the complaints of his fans who find Nikes inventory inaccessible and has asked for it to be more available on release day. Whether it was that or the belief Vanessa Bryant wanted a lifetime deal on par with Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, the negotiations broke off as Kobe Bryants deal expired. Its believed Nike will have two final releases from the Kobe line. Vanessa Bryant is free to speak with other shoe brands about a deal. There have been more and more complaints about the accessibility of Nike signature releases in general as websites have been flooded through the pandemic and the apps have been taken over by bots then jacking up the price of the shoes on the resale market. While thats a bigger problem Nike should fix, Vanessa Bryant's desire to have more shoes and apparel for more fans to buy doesnt seem unreasonable and would seem to be an easy fix for Nike on paper. More shoes and more apparel equals more money for the sneaker giant that already laps all competitors in the space. NBA players seemed to clamor for more Bryant models, as more and more have worn his shoes over the past year to honor him. Those will not be easy conversations when the asks come next season and beyond as Nike will have to discontinue any production of the Kobe line. Youd like to think the two sides could come to some reasonable conclusion to restart the relationship, but its hard to see that happening. And nobody wins, either. Break up the Celtics! Theyre tied with the Miami Heat, meaning the Eastern Conference finalists from the bubble are battling to not be in the play-in tournament a year later. There are myriad reasons why the Celtics have underachieved this season not excuses, but valid reasons. Battling COVID-19, which hit the Celtics seemingly harder than other teams. Jayson Tatum revealed he still uses an inhaler as a result of his bout with the virus, along with new addition Evan Fournier not being able to find his footing due to recovering from COVID-19. Kemba Walker hasnt been himself, having undergone a stem cell injection in his left knee in the short offseason. Not playing back-to-backs, and shooting 41% and 35% from three are his lowest shooting numbers since 2014-15 before his four straight All-Star appearances. Hes been better (45% shooting in April), but his availability is still being monitored as the Celtics head to the playoffs. Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker shoots past Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington during ttheir game on April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Its hard to pinpoint exactly why the Celtics are so inconsistent, when you consider they should be able to deal with some of the nagging injuries to guys like Marcus Smart. For the Celtics to be great, in a sense, their best players have to match up with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant and James Harden. This isnt the Eastern Conference of a few years ago, when general manager Danny Ainge could swindle a team like the Brooklyn Nets for all of their draft picks, with his only worry being LeBron James in Miami or Cleveland. But the Nets have recovered to pass the Celtics, along with Philadelphia and Milwaukee, largely due to Ainges unwillingness to part ways with a treasure trove of picks since he picked Tatum and Brown. The picks havent worked out, and with Ainges success in big deals where he clearly came out the winner, it seems he refuses to make a deal unless he swindles his trade partner. As a result, they look like a team without a country, no identity and thin up front which falls on Ainge and coach Brad Stevens. Its year eight for Stevens in Boston, which means only Erik Spoelstra in Miami has a longer tenure. Counting the Kyrie Irving experience in 2018-19, this is the second time in three years the Celtics have underachieved and Stevens largely skated from criticism that time. Hes a good coach, but it cant just fall on the players here. Tatum and Brown not being supernovas can only fly so far, considering how theyve developed since being drafted. But how this season is summarized and explained will be curious. More from Yahoo Sports: | Free agency in the NFL doesn't open until after the draft, but perhaps the NBA should change that. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://sports.yahoo.com/should-nba-switch-to-nfl-style-calendar-with-free-agency-before-the-draft-175758595.html?src=rss | 0.177204 |
Should NBA switch to NFL-style calendar with free agency before the draft? | Our look at four topics players, issues, numbers, trends that are impacting and, in some cases, changing the game. First Quarter: NFL approach to NBA calendar Just thinking aloud here The NFL has started to copy the NBA in some ways, most notably the players beginning to realize their power. It cant be apples to apples, not with the power structure of the NFL heavily tilting toward the front offices and team owners, but we have seen marquee players take matters into their hands in ways that look like the NBAs player empowerment era. The first round of the NFL draft was Thursday night, and free agency was not scheduled to open in the coming days because it already happened. Teams already filled certain needs through free agency and didnt have to wait on the draft, although the draft is used to plug holes. That doesnt happen in the NBA, but perhaps it should change. There was a proposal from the then-Houston Rockets front office, led by Daryl Morey, to reform the offseason in 2018. Have free agency begin in July as usual, but have the draft around July 10. That would push Summer League back, which teams didnt appear fond of back then, and even though the NBA is becoming a 24/7/365 operation, folks do like having their summers off. A league source told Yahoo Sports about two-thirds of the teams were against it, with reasons ranging from the shock of change to yes, summer vacations. There are logistical reasons, calculating revenue from the Finals comes into play, which sets the salary cap so teams know how much money theyll have to spend so its not just frivolous arguments against it. But quietly, momentum is changing and two general managers told Yahoo Sports they believe its a 50-50 split across the league. One is a strong proponent for it, the other would favor it but wouldnt fight hard for the change. But imagine how teams would do things knowing that their big free agency signing was already in or out of the fold. Or merely being able to leverage draft picks to work out sign-and-trades with the draft around the corner. Story continues Teams couldnt comprehend having to do free agency and then the draft, which in their mind was overwhelming, the GM whos strongly in favor of change said. But the reality of it is that its the same amount of time. Change is hard for a lot of people. The salaries for the draft are already set, so it wouldnt mess with teams free agency plans if things flipped. It could create more activity, though, since teams usually want to maximize cap space headed into the draft. For the flurry of trades we see on draft night, there could be more if the calendar changed. Last year with the pandemic, the climate was totally different, and I saw an uptick in terms of [teams] considering it, he said. Its a prehistoric approach. Utilizing cap space, assets and team needs are backwards, its ridiculous. Another team executive points out the challenge for small-market teams that have to value the draft more than free agency because there arent the financial advantages therefore amplifying the trade market for teams who are trying to create cap space in free agency and are willing to part ways with draft picks in the meantime. As a whole, change is hard, and the league hasnt applied pressure on the matter one way or the other. A senior league official told Yahoo there hasnt been serious discussion about it recently. I am open to it, [although] one issue becomes the extension of the summer, another general manager told Yahoo Sports. I do like how football can fill free agent needs first and supplement their rosters with the draft second. I have logistical concerns. Theres been a natural order to the way things have been done in the NBA, but it doesnt mean it cant be changed in ways to create a new natural order. The GMs reached by Yahoo Sports didnt come down to a 50-50 split, they were more in favor of the NFL model by a decent margin. Either way, the tide is changing and you wonder if the NBA will bring this up to a vote at some point in the near future. It would have to pass by at least a majority, although it could require a two-thirds or three-fourths margin depending on what else is on the docket. Its something to watch over the next couple years. Ehhh, kinda. New Orleans Zion Williamson getting whacked upside the head by Denvers Nikola Jokic in the final seconds of the Nuggets-Pelicans game Wednesday caused a bit of a stir. It looked like Jokic blocked Williamsons shot just as he made contact with the back of Williamsons head, a no-call in the moment that secured Denvers seventh win in eight games keeping them in play for the third seed, a shocker in the wake of Jamal Murrays ACL injury. For New Orleans, it was yet another close loss that has it on the outside of the play-in tournament. Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy stopped short of going nuclear in the postgame, but everyone knew what he was thinking. Williamson handled it even better, saying he has to earn the respect of the officials. "I do think strength gets punished in this league a lot more than quickness," Van Gundy said. "If you're able to go through contact a little bit, it's called differently. If you fall down every time you're hit or you flop, you get calls. That's just the way it is. It's not just Zion, that's just the way it is. Williamson could be as difficult to officiate as Shaquille ONeal was, who seemingly got hacked on every play but swatted bigs and guards off like mosquitos. Williamsons quickness and willingness to play inside in an increasingly perimeter-oriented game could be tough for officials to watch and see everything, especially if he doesnt react demonstratively. Williamson gets to the line nearly nine times a game but if hes fouled more, he should be at the line more is one of Van Gundys gripes. Perhaps it was an MVP call (yes, Jokic is the MVP), with the ground-bound but precise Jokic getting the benefit of the doubt from the officials in a way that say, JaVale McGee would not. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a huge, controversial block on New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson during Wednesday's game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The leagues two-minute report called it an incorrect no-call, saying Jokic made contact with Williamsons wrist. But isnt the old adage, hand is part of the ball? Or is it No blood, no foul? Depends on when you started playing or what side of town you grew up on, but one thing most agree with on all corners is nobody wants the officials to decide the games. And despite what a few Twitter detectives believe, official X doesnt hate your team and would rather not be the center of attention in a late-game situation. The feeling from here is this: minimal incidental contact on a good defensive play should be rewarded, with the key word minimal. If a player is hit in the eye after getting his shot blocked on the follow through, it should probably be called. And late in games, plays at the rim should come with a certain amount of acceptable contact. Again, this isnt the 90s. Nobody wants to go back to Charles Oakley and Xavier McDaniel leading with the elbow because someone dared travel to the paint. But in a league thats increasingly tilted toward the offense, its OK to give defenders a little leeway, especially at the rim, especially late in games. Good no-call. Third Quarter: Kobe Bryant's Nike line ends It wasnt a fun sight to see the divorce between Nike and the estate of Kobe Bryant last week. After months of negotiations, the two sides couldnt come to an agreement, with Vanessa Bryant wanting what appeared to be reasonable concessions from Nike on Kobes line. Since Kobe Bryants death in early 2020, his retro shoe releases have exploded in ways that didnt happen even at his height with Nike. Anyone whos tried to get a pair of his shoes on Nikes SNKRS app knows the pain of seeing a rejection for a raffle. Vanessa Bryant has heard the complaints of his fans who find Nikes inventory inaccessible and has asked for it to be more available on release day. Whether it was that or the belief Vanessa Bryant wanted a lifetime deal on par with Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, the negotiations broke off as Kobe Bryants deal expired. Its believed Nike will have two final releases from the Kobe line. Vanessa Bryant is free to speak with other shoe brands about a deal. There have been more and more complaints about the accessibility of Nike signature releases in general as websites have been flooded through the pandemic and the apps have been taken over by bots then jacking up the price of the shoes on the resale market. While thats a bigger problem Nike should fix, Vanessa Bryant's desire to have more shoes and apparel for more fans to buy doesnt seem unreasonable and would seem to be an easy fix for Nike on paper. More shoes and more apparel equals more money for the sneaker giant that already laps all competitors in the space. NBA players seemed to clamor for more Bryant models, as more and more have worn his shoes over the past year to honor him. Those will not be easy conversations when the asks come next season and beyond as Nike will have to discontinue any production of the Kobe line. Youd like to think the two sides could come to some reasonable conclusion to restart the relationship, but its hard to see that happening. And nobody wins, either. Break up the Celtics! Theyre tied with the Miami Heat, meaning the Eastern Conference finalists from the bubble are battling to not be in the play-in tournament a year later. There are myriad reasons why the Celtics have underachieved this season not excuses, but valid reasons. Battling COVID-19, which hit the Celtics seemingly harder than other teams. Jayson Tatum revealed he still uses an inhaler as a result of his bout with the virus, along with new addition Evan Fournier not being able to find his footing due to recovering from COVID-19. Kemba Walker hasnt been himself, having undergone a stem cell injection in his left knee in the short offseason. Not playing back-to-backs, and shooting 41% and 35% from three are his lowest shooting numbers since 2014-15 before his four straight All-Star appearances. Hes been better (45% shooting in April), but his availability is still being monitored as the Celtics head to the playoffs. Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker shoots past Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington during ttheir game on April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Its hard to pinpoint exactly why the Celtics are so inconsistent, when you consider they should be able to deal with some of the nagging injuries to guys like Marcus Smart. For the Celtics to be great, in a sense, their best players have to match up with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant and James Harden. This isnt the Eastern Conference of a few years ago, when general manager Danny Ainge could swindle a team like the Brooklyn Nets for all of their draft picks, with his only worry being LeBron James in Miami or Cleveland. But the Nets have recovered to pass the Celtics, along with Philadelphia and Milwaukee, largely due to Ainges unwillingness to part ways with a treasure trove of picks since he picked Tatum and Brown. The picks havent worked out, and with Ainges success in big deals where he clearly came out the winner, it seems he refuses to make a deal unless he swindles his trade partner. As a result, they look like a team without a country, no identity and thin up front which falls on Ainge and coach Brad Stevens. Its year eight for Stevens in Boston, which means only Erik Spoelstra in Miami has a longer tenure. Counting the Kyrie Irving experience in 2018-19, this is the second time in three years the Celtics have underachieved and Stevens largely skated from criticism that time. Hes a good coach, but it cant just fall on the players here. Tatum and Brown not being supernovas can only fly so far, considering how theyve developed since being drafted. But how this season is summarized and explained will be curious. More from Yahoo Sports: | Free agency in the NFL doesn't open until after the draft, but perhaps the NBA should change that. Two general managers told Yahoo Sports they believe its a 50-50 split across the league. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://sports.yahoo.com/should-nba-switch-to-nfl-style-calendar-with-free-agency-before-the-draft-175758595.html?src=rss | 0.173775 |
Should NBA switch to NFL-style calendar with free agency before the draft? | Our look at four topics players, issues, numbers, trends that are impacting and, in some cases, changing the game. First Quarter: NFL approach to NBA calendar Just thinking aloud here The NFL has started to copy the NBA in some ways, most notably the players beginning to realize their power. It cant be apples to apples, not with the power structure of the NFL heavily tilting toward the front offices and team owners, but we have seen marquee players take matters into their hands in ways that look like the NBAs player empowerment era. The first round of the NFL draft was Thursday night, and free agency was not scheduled to open in the coming days because it already happened. Teams already filled certain needs through free agency and didnt have to wait on the draft, although the draft is used to plug holes. That doesnt happen in the NBA, but perhaps it should change. There was a proposal from the then-Houston Rockets front office, led by Daryl Morey, to reform the offseason in 2018. Have free agency begin in July as usual, but have the draft around July 10. That would push Summer League back, which teams didnt appear fond of back then, and even though the NBA is becoming a 24/7/365 operation, folks do like having their summers off. A league source told Yahoo Sports about two-thirds of the teams were against it, with reasons ranging from the shock of change to yes, summer vacations. There are logistical reasons, calculating revenue from the Finals comes into play, which sets the salary cap so teams know how much money theyll have to spend so its not just frivolous arguments against it. But quietly, momentum is changing and two general managers told Yahoo Sports they believe its a 50-50 split across the league. One is a strong proponent for it, the other would favor it but wouldnt fight hard for the change. But imagine how teams would do things knowing that their big free agency signing was already in or out of the fold. Or merely being able to leverage draft picks to work out sign-and-trades with the draft around the corner. Story continues Teams couldnt comprehend having to do free agency and then the draft, which in their mind was overwhelming, the GM whos strongly in favor of change said. But the reality of it is that its the same amount of time. Change is hard for a lot of people. The salaries for the draft are already set, so it wouldnt mess with teams free agency plans if things flipped. It could create more activity, though, since teams usually want to maximize cap space headed into the draft. For the flurry of trades we see on draft night, there could be more if the calendar changed. Last year with the pandemic, the climate was totally different, and I saw an uptick in terms of [teams] considering it, he said. Its a prehistoric approach. Utilizing cap space, assets and team needs are backwards, its ridiculous. Another team executive points out the challenge for small-market teams that have to value the draft more than free agency because there arent the financial advantages therefore amplifying the trade market for teams who are trying to create cap space in free agency and are willing to part ways with draft picks in the meantime. As a whole, change is hard, and the league hasnt applied pressure on the matter one way or the other. A senior league official told Yahoo there hasnt been serious discussion about it recently. I am open to it, [although] one issue becomes the extension of the summer, another general manager told Yahoo Sports. I do like how football can fill free agent needs first and supplement their rosters with the draft second. I have logistical concerns. Theres been a natural order to the way things have been done in the NBA, but it doesnt mean it cant be changed in ways to create a new natural order. The GMs reached by Yahoo Sports didnt come down to a 50-50 split, they were more in favor of the NFL model by a decent margin. Either way, the tide is changing and you wonder if the NBA will bring this up to a vote at some point in the near future. It would have to pass by at least a majority, although it could require a two-thirds or three-fourths margin depending on what else is on the docket. Its something to watch over the next couple years. Ehhh, kinda. New Orleans Zion Williamson getting whacked upside the head by Denvers Nikola Jokic in the final seconds of the Nuggets-Pelicans game Wednesday caused a bit of a stir. It looked like Jokic blocked Williamsons shot just as he made contact with the back of Williamsons head, a no-call in the moment that secured Denvers seventh win in eight games keeping them in play for the third seed, a shocker in the wake of Jamal Murrays ACL injury. For New Orleans, it was yet another close loss that has it on the outside of the play-in tournament. Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy stopped short of going nuclear in the postgame, but everyone knew what he was thinking. Williamson handled it even better, saying he has to earn the respect of the officials. "I do think strength gets punished in this league a lot more than quickness," Van Gundy said. "If you're able to go through contact a little bit, it's called differently. If you fall down every time you're hit or you flop, you get calls. That's just the way it is. It's not just Zion, that's just the way it is. Williamson could be as difficult to officiate as Shaquille ONeal was, who seemingly got hacked on every play but swatted bigs and guards off like mosquitos. Williamsons quickness and willingness to play inside in an increasingly perimeter-oriented game could be tough for officials to watch and see everything, especially if he doesnt react demonstratively. Williamson gets to the line nearly nine times a game but if hes fouled more, he should be at the line more is one of Van Gundys gripes. Perhaps it was an MVP call (yes, Jokic is the MVP), with the ground-bound but precise Jokic getting the benefit of the doubt from the officials in a way that say, JaVale McGee would not. Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a huge, controversial block on New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson during Wednesday's game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) The leagues two-minute report called it an incorrect no-call, saying Jokic made contact with Williamsons wrist. But isnt the old adage, hand is part of the ball? Or is it No blood, no foul? Depends on when you started playing or what side of town you grew up on, but one thing most agree with on all corners is nobody wants the officials to decide the games. And despite what a few Twitter detectives believe, official X doesnt hate your team and would rather not be the center of attention in a late-game situation. The feeling from here is this: minimal incidental contact on a good defensive play should be rewarded, with the key word minimal. If a player is hit in the eye after getting his shot blocked on the follow through, it should probably be called. And late in games, plays at the rim should come with a certain amount of acceptable contact. Again, this isnt the 90s. Nobody wants to go back to Charles Oakley and Xavier McDaniel leading with the elbow because someone dared travel to the paint. But in a league thats increasingly tilted toward the offense, its OK to give defenders a little leeway, especially at the rim, especially late in games. Good no-call. Third Quarter: Kobe Bryant's Nike line ends It wasnt a fun sight to see the divorce between Nike and the estate of Kobe Bryant last week. After months of negotiations, the two sides couldnt come to an agreement, with Vanessa Bryant wanting what appeared to be reasonable concessions from Nike on Kobes line. Since Kobe Bryants death in early 2020, his retro shoe releases have exploded in ways that didnt happen even at his height with Nike. Anyone whos tried to get a pair of his shoes on Nikes SNKRS app knows the pain of seeing a rejection for a raffle. Vanessa Bryant has heard the complaints of his fans who find Nikes inventory inaccessible and has asked for it to be more available on release day. Whether it was that or the belief Vanessa Bryant wanted a lifetime deal on par with Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, the negotiations broke off as Kobe Bryants deal expired. Its believed Nike will have two final releases from the Kobe line. Vanessa Bryant is free to speak with other shoe brands about a deal. There have been more and more complaints about the accessibility of Nike signature releases in general as websites have been flooded through the pandemic and the apps have been taken over by bots then jacking up the price of the shoes on the resale market. While thats a bigger problem Nike should fix, Vanessa Bryant's desire to have more shoes and apparel for more fans to buy doesnt seem unreasonable and would seem to be an easy fix for Nike on paper. More shoes and more apparel equals more money for the sneaker giant that already laps all competitors in the space. NBA players seemed to clamor for more Bryant models, as more and more have worn his shoes over the past year to honor him. Those will not be easy conversations when the asks come next season and beyond as Nike will have to discontinue any production of the Kobe line. Youd like to think the two sides could come to some reasonable conclusion to restart the relationship, but its hard to see that happening. And nobody wins, either. Break up the Celtics! Theyre tied with the Miami Heat, meaning the Eastern Conference finalists from the bubble are battling to not be in the play-in tournament a year later. There are myriad reasons why the Celtics have underachieved this season not excuses, but valid reasons. Battling COVID-19, which hit the Celtics seemingly harder than other teams. Jayson Tatum revealed he still uses an inhaler as a result of his bout with the virus, along with new addition Evan Fournier not being able to find his footing due to recovering from COVID-19. Kemba Walker hasnt been himself, having undergone a stem cell injection in his left knee in the short offseason. Not playing back-to-backs, and shooting 41% and 35% from three are his lowest shooting numbers since 2014-15 before his four straight All-Star appearances. Hes been better (45% shooting in April), but his availability is still being monitored as the Celtics head to the playoffs. Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker shoots past Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington during ttheir game on April 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Its hard to pinpoint exactly why the Celtics are so inconsistent, when you consider they should be able to deal with some of the nagging injuries to guys like Marcus Smart. For the Celtics to be great, in a sense, their best players have to match up with the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant and James Harden. This isnt the Eastern Conference of a few years ago, when general manager Danny Ainge could swindle a team like the Brooklyn Nets for all of their draft picks, with his only worry being LeBron James in Miami or Cleveland. But the Nets have recovered to pass the Celtics, along with Philadelphia and Milwaukee, largely due to Ainges unwillingness to part ways with a treasure trove of picks since he picked Tatum and Brown. The picks havent worked out, and with Ainges success in big deals where he clearly came out the winner, it seems he refuses to make a deal unless he swindles his trade partner. As a result, they look like a team without a country, no identity and thin up front which falls on Ainge and coach Brad Stevens. Its year eight for Stevens in Boston, which means only Erik Spoelstra in Miami has a longer tenure. Counting the Kyrie Irving experience in 2018-19, this is the second time in three years the Celtics have underachieved and Stevens largely skated from criticism that time. Hes a good coach, but it cant just fall on the players here. Tatum and Brown not being supernovas can only fly so far, considering how theyve developed since being drafted. But how this season is summarized and explained will be curious. More from Yahoo Sports: | Free agency in the NFL doesn't open until after the draft, but perhaps it should change in the NBA. 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Will Scott Peterson, convicted of killing wife Laci and unborn child, get a new trial? | In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago. In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there's a new twist in the case. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him. "Scott did not get a fair trial," Peterson's sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, tells CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. Janey Peterson maintains police did not look hard enough at others or consider a connection to Laci's death and a burglary that happened across the street from the Peterson's home. "The wrong person's in prison," she says. Authorities are not commenting, but Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, disagrees. "There's nothing that's come out that's made me change my view that Scott got a fair trial and that Scott is the one who killed Laci," he tells Vigliotti. "Twenty years later, this case still holds a lot of interest," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times. "Mostly because it remains an enduring mystery. CHRISTMAS EVE 2002 The infamous San Quentin prison is the last stop for men on death row in California, and where our story begins. Because that's where Scott Peterson remains behind bars. For years, the Peterson murder mystery captivated America. SHARON ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S MOTHER [at press conference]: Laci and her unborn child did not deserve to die. Peterson was ultimately convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child Conner. He was sentenced to death. "This was ... a perfect true crime case. It had mystery, murder, sex, media obsession," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times, of the Peterson case. AP But Scott Peterson's death sentence has since been thrown out and several questions still remain. Some people believe he is innocent that he was railroaded, even framed. Others say there is no question he is guilty. It was just on the other side of the same bay nearly 20 years ago, the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn child washed up on shore. On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was first reported missing by her family. GRETCHEN CARLSON [CBS News report]: Police in Modesto, California, have a mystery on their hands. A woman who is eight months pregnant has been missing since Tuesday when she left home to take her dog for a walk. Scott Peterson and Laci Rocha met in 1994 while both were attending college at California Polytechnic State University. They married two years later. In 2002, Laci became pregnant. The two lived in Modesto, California and planned to raise their unborn son Conner there. Court evidence It happened in the city of Modesto, in California's Central Valley. Scott and Laci Peterson lived here on a quiet residential street. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Christmas Day morning, about 9 o'clock, I get a call I was a police detective at Modesto Police Department. Detective Jon Buehler worked the case from the beginning. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Laci was as about as pure a victim as you can get. She was about eight months pregnant when she disappeared. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We went over to the Peterson house, which is when I first met Scott. And the detective remembers noticing something odd about Scott's behavior. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He was a little bit he just didn't seem interested. SCOTT PETERSON: I do not. SCOTT PETERSON: No. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm. Scott told police that Christmas Eve day he left Laci alone and went off a fishing trip. He said when he got home Laci wasn't there only their dog McKenzie. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: McKenzie's there in the front yard area, the street area with a leash on that's kind of muddy. And he's thinking that this is kind of strange. His theory was that she had gone down into the park and had been walking the dog and something happened down there, abduction or something like that. Police immediately started a search. NEWS REPORT: Officers returned in force this morning combing the park and creek bank on foot and on horseback. Relatives, friends, and neighbors joined in distributing fliers and searching the park. SCOTT PETERSON: No, I mean I've asked you a couple times what to do, um, so I have the answers to that. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Oftentimes, a victim who's left behind is firing tons of questions at us. And we didn't get any of that from him. The response from everyone else close to Laci was very different. SUSAN CAUDILLO | SCOTT PETERSON'S SISTER: We're searching we're looking and we're going to find you. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Everybody was going crazy. Everybody was impatient. SHARON ROCHA: Whoever has her, please, please, please, let her go. Bring her back to us" DENNIS ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S FATHER [sobbing]: Please let us have her back. Family, friends the whole community mobilized immediately to join the search for Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Sharon Rocha, Laci's mom, her stepdad, Ron Grantski, her friends her brother Brent, her sister Amy. They just saw this whole world coming down. They were always struggling to hold back tears. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: But when it came to Scott, he always would hold back a little bit. He wouldn't show you all of his cards. LOCAL NEWS REPORT: Officers began a search of the couple's home late last night Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew we had to focus on him from the start because that's the way you work a homicide. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: Nobody's been ruled out. That's what we're trying to do right now. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Because generally, there's going to be somebody with motive and generally, the motive is going to be somebody close. On the morning of Laci's disappearance Scott told police he drove to a boat launch about 90 miles away from his home. He said he wanted to take his brand-new boat out on the water to go fishing for sturgeon, but he never caught a single fish. As he drove home, he called Laci and left a message on her phone: SCOTT PETERSON [voicemail]: Hey, beautiful. I just left a message at home 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley. I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa. I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there. I'll see you in a bit, sweetie. Love you. Bye. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: it seemed like a very scripted message. It just it seemed phony to me. Skeptical detectives also wondered why Scott would have gone fishing in the first place. It was Christmas Eve and his wife was eight months pregnant. Peterson told investigators he had originally planned to golf that day but decided to go fishing because of the chilly weather. SCOTT PETERSON [police interview]: It seemed too cold to go play golf at the club, so ... Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You got a guy who said it was too cold to golf, but it ain't too cold to go fishing. Family, friends, and volunteers launched a huge search for Laci Peterson. KMAX Day after day, the search widened, and the story spread. DENNIS ROCHA : Whoever has Laci. The reward is 500 thousand. Take the money, bring my daughter back safe and take the money and go get away free. Jack Leonard: First of all, you had an attractive looking couple. And it was Christmas Eve, so there's nothing else going on in the news. So, this attracted attention, first of all, from local news, and then national, and then it went global. But hopes for finding Laci Peterson alive were fading. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We still don't have any significant lead into finding Laci Peterson SHARON ROCHA: Please don't give up on us. JACKIE PETERSON | SCOTT'S MOTHER: Please send Laci back to us. And police continued to play close attention to Scott Peterson. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [to reporter]: Our discoveries during the investigation have resuscitated the revisiting of the Peterson residence with a second search warrant. They also asked him to take a polygraph. He refused. Ret. Jon Buehler: Scott told us that he wouldn't take the polygraph And so that arched our eyebrows a little bit that he wouldn't take this thing. GLORIA GOMEZ |NEWS REPORT]: Recently authorities released photos of Peterson's pickup and boat, hoping someone could back up his story. Both Scott and Laci's family stood with him. LEE PETERSON | SCOTT'S FATHER: There is no way in god's green earth that he is, you know, even remotely involved in this thing. SHARON ROCHA: We feel Scott has nothing to do with it. LEE PETERSON: We're looking for Laci, and we're gonna find her. Then it looked like there was a break in the case. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: We're received a tip yesterday Detectives discovered there had been burglary just across the street from the Peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning Laci disappeared. Police quickly put that clue to rest. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We're confident that we have the people in custody for the burglary and they are not connected with the missing of Laci Peterson. Then, about a month after Laci went missing DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: She is prepared to give a statement. This case took a dramatic turn. Ret. Jon Buehler: The first big break we got in the case was of course Amber coming forward. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: We did have a romantic relationship. THE OTHER WOMAN SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I wanted to call you. AMBER FREY: Thank you. Amber Frey had no idea her boyfriend Scott Peterson was married with a pregnant wife. In 2005 she told "Inside Edition" all about their love affair. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: He was looking for someone to be with, someone to spend the rest of his life with. You know, I was at a point in my life that I was ready to meet someone, too. Less than a week after Laci Peterson went missing, Modesto detectives raced over to investigate an intriguing lead: a Fresno massage therapist named Amber Frey revealed that she had been dating Scott Peterson for over a month. She told police that Peterson had lied to her and said he was single. Court evidence Amber was 27 years old when she met Peterson. It was November 2002 a month before Laci went missing. Amber says Scott told her he was a widower. They dined on strawberries and champagne and she was beginning to fall for him. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: It was real for me. And it felt real for him, too. But after a friend saw the Peterson story in the news, he told Amber. And Amber called the police. Detective Buehler and his partner raced down to Amber's home. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Her recall was fantastic. It was almost like it was a script from a Hallmark TV show or something. She could remember restaurants they went to and what they ate. She could remember what Scott was wearing. She would remember what she was wearing. And Amber had pictures. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You know, Scott's in a tux and Ambers in that red dress they're getting ready for the Christmas party. Hoping for clues that might lead them to Laci Peterson, detectives ask Amber Frey to record phone calls between her and Scott Peterson, and she agrees. Court evidence That Christmas party was just a week-and-a-half before Laci would go missing. The detectives were stunned. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We had a guy who looked like the guy you want to marry your younger sister. But now we found that there was that chink in the armor. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: It doesn't mean that he killed Laci. But what it meant to us is there was another side to him that had not been exposed before. Investigators saw an opportunity. Maybe Amber could help them find out what happened to Laci. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: They asked how I felt about tape-recording conversation with Scott And I said "yes." Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: She had an investment, an emotional and a budding romantic investment in this guy I think she saw it crumbling in front of her. The recordings would become part of a damning case against Scott, but first, Amber addressed the questions about her relationship. In an explosive press conference one month after Laci Peterson goes missing, Amber Frey publicly reveals her affair with Scott Peterson. "I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them," she said. "And I pray for her safe return, as well." Evidence photo AMBER FREY [at press conference]: Scott told me he was not married. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them. Laci's family turned on him. BRENT ROCHA | LACI'S BROTHER [addressing reporters]: I would like Scott to know that I trusted him. However, Scott has not been forthcoming with information regarding my sister's disappearance and I am only left to question what else he may be hiding. The story sparked a media frenzy. Jack Leonard: It was huge. It was wild. And it made the case even bigger. You really had the rise of the 24-hour cable news. You had Larry King on there interviewing legal experts, including Nancy Grace. Jack Leonard: Almost from the beginning, she was zeroing in on Scott. Scott Peterson gave an interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer while Laci was still missing. When asked about the marriage, he appeared to refer to Laci in the past tense: SCOTT PETERSON: We took care of each other very well. She was amazing is amazing. SCOTT PETERSON: OK. Scott explains that as a couple they had different interests: SCOTT PETERSON: We have separate pursuits. and being, you know, seven-and-a-half months pregnant she's not going to want to go out in a boat. Scott Peterson speaks with reporter Gloria Gomez. "... some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call," Gomez commented about Peterson turning off his ringing cell phone during their interview. KMAX But critics of Scott say the most surprising moment may be what happened when Scott's phone began to ring during the interview. Laci was missing and Scott doesn't pick up the phone. SCOTT PETERSON: That's my phone, unfortunately. I thought it was off. [Scott gets up] Yeah, it's kind of going crazy isn't it. Gloria Gomez: He didn't hesitate to turn it off and some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call. And then, more than three months after Laci disappeared, in San Francisco Bay the bodies of Laci and Conner washed up only a few miles away from where Scott Peterson said he was fishing. Two bodies are found about a mile apart on the shores of the San Francisco Bay on April 13 and 14, 2003. They are later identified as Laci Peterson and her unborn child. CBS News With the discovery of the bodies, detectives decided to move quickly. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Our concern was maybe he's going to head for the border. Authorities finally caught up with Scott at a San Diego golf course. He told them he was supposed to play a round with his father. He also had about $15,000 in cash and his hair was dyed blond. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He had his brother's driver's license in the car with him, two or three cell phones. And so, you know, not the normal stuff you have if you're going down to the local Winn-Dixie to get groceries. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: Scott Peterson has been arrested. He is in the custody of Modesto Police Department detectives. On April 18, 2003, authorities caught up with Scott Peterson at a golf course in San Diego and arrested him. Authorities found a wad of cash, his brother's ID card, and multiple cell phones inside the vehicle. Days later, Peterson pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder. Evidence photo Just over a year later in Redwood City, California, Scott Peterson went on trial. The trial had been moved about 90 miles from Modesto because of the huge amount of publicity. Peterson had a high-priced Hollywood dream team of attorneys led by Marc Geragos, famous for defending celebrities like Michael Jackson. MARC GERAGOS [during trial]: This is a capital case. I'm worried about my client's life. [laughs] They changed their story a couple times. Attorney Michael Cardoza also worked on Scott Peterson's case. And though he was not part of the court room defense team he says the prosecutors' theory of what Scott did to Laci was confusing. Michael Cardoza: First, it was he killed her the night before, put her in the rug, put her in the truck, took her to the warehouse. Took her to Berkeley and dumped her in the bay. Then later it was, "Yeah, I guess we really don't know when she was killed, where she was killed. But we do know he did it." Well, come on, guys. Make up your mind. But the case against Scott would get a lot clearer when prosecutors started playing recordings the ones Amber Frey managed to secretly make. AMBER FREY [phone recording]: Hello. AMBER FREY: Yes. SCOTT PETERSON: Hey. AMBER FREY: Oh, my goodness. AMBER FREY: I'm here. SCOTT PETERSON: Amber. AMBER FREY: I wish you could hear me. Happy New Year. Just about everyone who was inside the courthouse at the time agrees it was the tape- recorded phone calls between Amber Frey and Scott Peterson that really grabbed the jury: SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I'm near the Eiffel Tower, the New Years' celebration is unreal. That's Scott Peterson one week after Laci went missing on the phone with Amber Frey pretending he's calling from Paris when authorities say he was really in Modesto while the search for Laci was still going on. Michael Cardoza: Amber Frey. Simply. That's what turned that trial It was the pretext phone calls that Amber Frey made to Scott Peterson. Jonathan Vigliotti: They were pretty damning. Michael Cardoza: There's no question. That's what changed this trial. SCOTT PETERSON: I never cheated on you I never did. AMBER FREY: You're married. Explain that one to me. After the jury heard those calls with Amber, attorney Cardoza says everything changed. Because of massive publicity, Scott Peterson's trial was moved from Modesto to Redwood City, in San Mateo County. The decision was made because the judge decided it would be difficult for Peterson to get a fair trial too close to home, where emotions were running high. Michael Cardoza: That emotion was so loud, they could hear nothing else. And then, with crowds gathered outside and no cameras allowed in court, on November 12, 2004, a verdict: We the jury, in the above entitled cause, find the defendant, Scott Lee Peterson, guilty of the crime of murder of Laci Denise Peterson. Michael Cardoza: When the guilty verdict came back, you could hear the crowd outside when you were in the courtroom cheering. Cheering. What kind of effect did that have on the next phase of the trial, the death. Four months later, sentenced to death, the applause was even louder. But inside the courtroom, it seemed to Laci's family that Scott hardly responded. Harvey Kemple | Laci's Uncle: It was just like always, no emotion. No nothing. The man is a definite psychopath. He is getting exactly what he deserves. After sentencing, some of the jurors lashed out at Peterson: Four months after his conviction, Scott Peterson is sentenced to death. At a press conference, Juror No. 7, Richelle Nice, [pictured center] called Peterson a "jerk" and commented "San Quentin is your new home," referring to the prison where he would serve his sentence. CBS News RICHELLE NICE |JUROR [to reporters]: He is a jerk and I have one comment for Scott: You look somebody in the face when they're talking to you. MIKE BELMESSIERI |JUROR [to reporters]: Well, Scott came in with a great big smile on his face, laughing. It was just another day in paradise for Scott, another day that he had to go through emotions. But he's on his way home, Scott figures. Well, guess what, Scotty RICHELLE NICE: San Quentin's your new home. MIKE BELMESSIERI: And it's illegal to kill your wife and child in California. Michael Cardoza: Juror number seven Miss Nice. Listen to what she says. You'd think you'd be a little introspective about that because there's nothing worse, nothing more ultimate, nothing more final than taking someone's life. Michael Cardoza: Scott Peterson, I have no opinion on whether he's guilty or not guilty. But I do know Scott did not get a fair trial. He absolutely did not. Scott Peterson's attorneys filed appeals and nearly 16 years after his conviction, a decision. After two appeals, Scott Peterson's death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court on August 24, 2020, after deciding that the original trial judge made a mistake when jurors were being picked for trial. The result of that mistake, Peterson's supporters say, was that the jury was stacked with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson, shown here in 2018, will now receive a new trial for only the sentence phase. The court upheld his murder convictions. AP Last summer, as Scott sat behind bars in San Quentin, the California Supreme Court threw out his death sentence. Pat Harris: The Supreme Court said, "He is going to get a new trial on the death penalty phase." Pat Harris was part of Scott's defense team in the original trial and he continues to represent him. Pat Harris: They determined that the judge had made a mistake in how the jurors were selected based on the death penalty part of the trial. The result of that mistake, Scott supporters say, was that the jury was stacked against him with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson's team is also arguing that it's not just his death sentence that was all wrong. They say Scott deserves a completely new trial to determine guilt. The reason: that juror number 7 Richelle Nice. Let's get rid of this guy." Nice declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. Harris maintains that Nice was biased from the beginning and when they were picking the original jury Nice was not forthcoming about her own history. Pat Harris: It's pretty clear that she lied to us straight to our face about her own situation. Prospective jurors filled out a questionnaire asking if they had in the past been in a lawsuit and if they had been crime victims. And Nice checked "no". Pat Harris: And we've come to learn that in fact there were issues in her own circle of people. And there were restraining orders. In fact, Nice was involved in two domestic disputes in the past. But prosecutors say when Nice filled out that questionnaire she didn't lie, she just didn't think her past experiences were relevant to the questions and didn't see herself as a victim. Now a lower court will consider if Peterson will get a complete retrial. And his defenders are ready. Janey Peterson: Every piece of information we find out about this day further confirms that Scott is innocent. Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson says there are witnesses who claim they saw Laci very much alive after Scott had already left for his fishing trip that day. Janey Peterson: Absolutely. Janey Peterson: This is our family business we have a back office here that we've dedicated to the case files Jonathan Vigliotti: Oh, wow. Janey Peterson for Scott's case. Janey Peterson: Yeah. Yeah. And Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson has been at war for almost 20 years now. Even though Scott has only been granted a new trial on the death penalty, Janey is gearing up to prove his innocence. Pat Harris: Janey is the heart and soul of the the case. Janey Peterson: I'm not talking about emotions. I'm talking about evidence. Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott. Much of the case for Scott, she says, comes down to the timeline what happened the morning Laci disappeared. He's on death row for the murder of his wife and child. And no one has ever said what time he did this crime, how he did this crime, or the series of events of how he carried out this crime that fits the evidence. Janey Peterson [pointing to evidence board]: Basically, the day starts on the left side According to Scott, that morning he and Laci had breakfast and watched Martha Stewart. SCOTT PETERSON: cookies of some sort they were talking about what to do with meringues. Scott told police Laci told him she was going to clean the house and then walk their dog, McKenzie. He told them that he left the house around 9:30 a.m. He said he went to a nearby warehouse where he had an office and sent an email from his computer, before setting off with his boat to the Berkeley Marina. The prosecution argued that Scott had killed Laci sometime before he left the house that morning. Janey Peterson: The state asserts that Scott murdered Laci and that he loaded her body in his pickup, drove it to his warehouse. But if Laci was seen alive after Scott left the house, Janey says the prosecution's case falls apart. Janey Peterson: There's an abundance of evidence that shows that Laci was alive when he left for the day. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti interviews Scott Peterson's sister-in-law Janey Peterson in her "war room" of evidence she claims proves his innocence. "Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott,: she says. Janey Peterson: The pink squares are all the people in the neighborhood who reported seeing Laci or McKenzie that morning. Janey says most of these witnesses reported the sightings between 9:45 and 10:30 in the morning after Scott said he left the house. She says so much depends on these witnesses, but the defense never called them to defend Scott at his trial. Janey Peterson: I think there were multiple factors that played into it. you had people who, as time went by, thought that maybe what they saw wasn't relevant to the case. Pat Harris: There's been a lot of criticism because we didn't call some witnesses who saw Laci that day. Scott Peterson's attorney Pat Harris. Pat Harris: The original thought process at the time was a number of the witnesses who saw her didn't have great memories or had contra were contradicting each other. Police Detective Jon Buehler says none of the witnesses were actually sure if they did in fact see Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: There were three girls in the neighborhood, two of which were pregnant at the time and two of them having dogs walking in the neighborhood So, it would be real easy for somebody to mistakenly see one of those three girls as being Laci. Still, Janey Peterson says there is a witness who helps prove Laci was alive after Scott left that morning. It was the mailman. Janey Peterson: What the mailman said is that, when I went by the Peterson house the morning of December 24th, I went by there between 10:30 and 10:50. the gate was open, and McKenzie was not on the property. Janey says that's because Laci was out walking McKenzie. If McKenzie had been home, she argues, he would have barked at the mailman because he always did. Janey Peterson: this dog, in particular, barked at that mailman every single day, whether he was behind the gate or in the house. Jonathan Vigliotti: So, what you are saying is during this time, Laci had McKenzie and they were Janey Peterson: On a walk. And according to Janey, if Laci was out walking her dog, then Scott who was in his office sending an email could not have killed her. But when it came time to testify, the mailman didn't have a clear recollection and said "nothing out of the ordinary" happened that day. Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child in 2005. But after appeals, his death sentence was overturned. KMAX Maybe more importantly to a new defense case though, is what Janey believes actually happened to Laci. Instead of Scott killing his pregnant wife, she says it's more likely it was those burglars who robbed the house just across the street. Janey Peterson: There's too many unanswered questions about that burglary to set it aside. The day Laci disappeared, December 24, the homeowners left to go on a trip around 10:30 in the morning. Scott Peterson and his team believe that Laci actually confronted the burglars and something bad happened. To prove it, they point to what they call the "Aponte tip." Janey Peterson [pointing at evidence board]: This is the Aponte tip ... that was the call that was overheard by Lieutenant Aponte at Norco Prison. Lieutenant Xavier Aponte was a corrections officer. He called in a tip about a phone recording he had heard about a month after Laci disappeared. Janey Peterson: And he said he had an inmate who was on the phone with his brother in Modesto discussing the fact that Laci had encountered the burglars across the street from her house. Janey Peterson points to a burglary she believes happened on the same day Laci disappeared, right across the street from the Peterson home. Scott Peterson's supporters theorize that Laci confronted the burglars and that ended badly. But Police quickly arrested the burglars - Steven Todd and Donald Pearce. Modesto Police Department Janey Peterson: When we heard this, we all thought, "Wow, maybe maybe this'll give us some answers as to what happened to Laci." But remember, police dismissed the burglary early on: DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We do not believe at this time that there's any connection with the missing of Laci. Here's why: Pat Harris: The police figured out who did it. They asked the culprits, "Well, when did you do this?" And the two gentlemen that were arrested said, "Oh, it was December 26th, the day after Christmas." Not on December 24, when Laci went missing, but two days later. Peterson's defense isn't buying it. Pat Harris: On December 26th, there was a line of media reporters standing outside the Peterson home up and down that street. There is no way in hell you could burglarize a house with all those people standing out there. But police say the burglars broke in through a back door on the 26th, out of sight of the street and any reporters who may have been there. As for the tip about an inmate phone call from prison, prosecutors say the phone call is just hearsay. Still, Peterson's attorney says if Scott gets a chance at a new trial, that burglary will be front and center. And so will their theory of the crime: that Scott Peterson was actually framed for his wife's murder. In a 2017 A&E documentary, Scott Peterson spoke about the moment he heard the word "guilty." SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I was staggered by it. I had no idea it was coming. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: and I just had this weird sensation that I was falling forward. Those thoughts seem starkly different from courtroom reports that describe Peterson as "emotionless." JUROR [at press conference]: Scott had no emotion on his face, Scott was being Scott. And according to his lawyer, that lack of outward emotion hurt Scott from day one. Pat Harris: I think the biggest problem I have is what I call the "he didn't act right" evidence. There is no such thing as how to act. There's no playbook on how to act when your wife has been murdered. No matter what you do, when you've built the narrative in your mind that he's guilty, whatever Scott did was gonna be interpreted through the lens of he's guilty Pat Harris: It was a terrible investigation from the first minute. Harris says authorities had tunnel vision. He claims they never looked at other possibilities, or even the logic of their own theories. Pat Harris: We did an experiment which we filmed. The defense team loaded weights into a boat. Pat Harris: We took the exact weight We had the boat, similar We recreated it, did a video. And sure enough, when the body was dumped over, the boat flipped. We had a video of this. The judge refused to let it in. But the Supreme Court said that the judge was correct not to let it in. They said the defense had used a different boat, a different motor, in different weather, and one of their own employees who stepped on the side of the boat to let in water and allow the boat to swamp. They even pointed out that the original judge offered the defense a chance to redo the experiment with the original boat and someone who was not a defense employee. But the defense declined. Still, Janey says if given a chance, the defense will present other exonerating evidence. Janey Peterson: We have an ongoing investigation that we don't discuss publicly. But I guarantee you that Scott will never be convicted of capital murder again in a court of law. Jonathan Vigliotti: Some of the most damning evidence is where Laci and her unborn child were found. They washed up very close to an area where Scott Peterson was fishing. Janey Peterson: I'm not saying it's a coincidence. I'm I would argue it was on purpose. Janey Peterson: On purpose. They claim that Peterson was actually framed for the murder, and the real killer or killers held on to Laci's body, eventually dumping it into the San Francisco Bay. Janey Peterson: Her body wasn't taken to the bay December 24th. The bay wasn't sealed off as a crime scene. There are multiple points of access directly to the water, 24 hours a day. I think they took Laci, had Laci, realized the national attention that this case was getting, realized they were in trouble. Janey Peterson: Well I I can't get past the burglary. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: The two burglars that were involved in that both told consistent stories that were backed up by other independent witnesses. Laci and Scott Peterson Evidence photo Detective Jon Buehler, one of the original investigators, says burglars had nothing to do with Laci's murder. And the idea that Laci was kidnapped in broad daylight in that neighborhood just doesn't make sense. Ret. Det. nobody saw an abduction in broad daylight where a girl had a dog, and the dog would be barking, and a girl would be screaming. Tell me how that is going to happen because I don't see it. As for the idea that Scott was framed Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: What is the likelihood that somebody is going to abduct Laci, and then all of a sudden, the media has intense scrutiny and attention to it. All the while we're doing searches up there, all the while that the media is camped out over there, that you've got cops and deputies and other agencies over there looking into this. Ret. Det. Well, I guess possible. But you know, there's still people that believe the earth is flat, too. The District Attorney is not commenting on the defense's theories, but at Peterson's trial, contrary to what the defense argued, prosecutors laid out their relatively clear theory of the crime: that Laci had been murdered in the home either the night before or the morning she disappeared. And they focused on all the falsehoods Peterson had told. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew that he was able to lie fairly easily. Everything from the big lies he told to Amber Frey SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: It's pretty awesome, fireworks there at the Eiffel Tower. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I have I've lied to you that I've been traveling. to the little lies prosecutors say he told about the morning Laci vanished. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm [affirms]. SCOTT PETERSON: We were watching her favorite show, "Martha Stewart." That didn't come on until 9:48 a.m. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You have to dismiss so much circumstantial evidence in this case to believe that Scott didn't do this. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope. It's got strand after stranded after strand. And when you get so many strands weaved together on this big rope, this rope is very, very strong. Buehler remains as confident as he ever was in Peterson's guilt. But Scott's defenders are just as confident. Pat Harris: Yes. Jonathan Vigliotti: Or you are. Pat Harris: Yes. Pat Harris: Oh, he's innocent. I would bet my life on it. Both sides wait to see if the court will allow Peterson's team a chance to fight not just the death penalty, but for his innocence as well. Laci Peterson Evidence photo Until then, we're left with an almost unspeakable tragedy the murder of 27-year-old Laci and her unborn baby, Conner and you have to wonder what's going through Scott Peterson's mind as he sits in prison just a few short miles across the bay from where their bodies washed ashore. Scott Peterson's next court appearance is expected in June 2021 Produced by Chuck Stevenson. Michelle Fanucci is the development producer along with Ryan Smith. Emily Wichick is the field producer. Lauren Turner Dunn is the associate producer. Richard Barber is the producer-editor. Phil Tangel is the editor. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. | In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. 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Will Scott Peterson, convicted of killing wife Laci and unborn child, get a new trial? | In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago. In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there's a new twist in the case. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him. "Scott did not get a fair trial," Peterson's sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, tells CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. Janey Peterson maintains police did not look hard enough at others or consider a connection to Laci's death and a burglary that happened across the street from the Peterson's home. "The wrong person's in prison," she says. Authorities are not commenting, but Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, disagrees. "There's nothing that's come out that's made me change my view that Scott got a fair trial and that Scott is the one who killed Laci," he tells Vigliotti. "Twenty years later, this case still holds a lot of interest," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times. "Mostly because it remains an enduring mystery. CHRISTMAS EVE 2002 The infamous San Quentin prison is the last stop for men on death row in California, and where our story begins. Because that's where Scott Peterson remains behind bars. For years, the Peterson murder mystery captivated America. SHARON ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S MOTHER [at press conference]: Laci and her unborn child did not deserve to die. Peterson was ultimately convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child Conner. He was sentenced to death. "This was ... a perfect true crime case. It had mystery, murder, sex, media obsession," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times, of the Peterson case. AP But Scott Peterson's death sentence has since been thrown out and several questions still remain. Some people believe he is innocent that he was railroaded, even framed. Others say there is no question he is guilty. It was just on the other side of the same bay nearly 20 years ago, the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn child washed up on shore. On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was first reported missing by her family. GRETCHEN CARLSON [CBS News report]: Police in Modesto, California, have a mystery on their hands. A woman who is eight months pregnant has been missing since Tuesday when she left home to take her dog for a walk. Scott Peterson and Laci Rocha met in 1994 while both were attending college at California Polytechnic State University. They married two years later. In 2002, Laci became pregnant. The two lived in Modesto, California and planned to raise their unborn son Conner there. Court evidence It happened in the city of Modesto, in California's Central Valley. Scott and Laci Peterson lived here on a quiet residential street. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Christmas Day morning, about 9 o'clock, I get a call I was a police detective at Modesto Police Department. Detective Jon Buehler worked the case from the beginning. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Laci was as about as pure a victim as you can get. She was about eight months pregnant when she disappeared. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We went over to the Peterson house, which is when I first met Scott. And the detective remembers noticing something odd about Scott's behavior. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He was a little bit he just didn't seem interested. SCOTT PETERSON: I do not. SCOTT PETERSON: No. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm. Scott told police that Christmas Eve day he left Laci alone and went off a fishing trip. He said when he got home Laci wasn't there only their dog McKenzie. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: McKenzie's there in the front yard area, the street area with a leash on that's kind of muddy. And he's thinking that this is kind of strange. His theory was that she had gone down into the park and had been walking the dog and something happened down there, abduction or something like that. Police immediately started a search. NEWS REPORT: Officers returned in force this morning combing the park and creek bank on foot and on horseback. Relatives, friends, and neighbors joined in distributing fliers and searching the park. SCOTT PETERSON: No, I mean I've asked you a couple times what to do, um, so I have the answers to that. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Oftentimes, a victim who's left behind is firing tons of questions at us. And we didn't get any of that from him. The response from everyone else close to Laci was very different. SUSAN CAUDILLO | SCOTT PETERSON'S SISTER: We're searching we're looking and we're going to find you. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Everybody was going crazy. Everybody was impatient. SHARON ROCHA: Whoever has her, please, please, please, let her go. Bring her back to us" DENNIS ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S FATHER [sobbing]: Please let us have her back. Family, friends the whole community mobilized immediately to join the search for Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Sharon Rocha, Laci's mom, her stepdad, Ron Grantski, her friends her brother Brent, her sister Amy. They just saw this whole world coming down. They were always struggling to hold back tears. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: But when it came to Scott, he always would hold back a little bit. He wouldn't show you all of his cards. LOCAL NEWS REPORT: Officers began a search of the couple's home late last night Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew we had to focus on him from the start because that's the way you work a homicide. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: Nobody's been ruled out. That's what we're trying to do right now. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Because generally, there's going to be somebody with motive and generally, the motive is going to be somebody close. On the morning of Laci's disappearance Scott told police he drove to a boat launch about 90 miles away from his home. He said he wanted to take his brand-new boat out on the water to go fishing for sturgeon, but he never caught a single fish. As he drove home, he called Laci and left a message on her phone: SCOTT PETERSON [voicemail]: Hey, beautiful. I just left a message at home 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley. I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa. I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there. I'll see you in a bit, sweetie. Love you. Bye. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: it seemed like a very scripted message. It just it seemed phony to me. Skeptical detectives also wondered why Scott would have gone fishing in the first place. It was Christmas Eve and his wife was eight months pregnant. Peterson told investigators he had originally planned to golf that day but decided to go fishing because of the chilly weather. SCOTT PETERSON [police interview]: It seemed too cold to go play golf at the club, so ... Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You got a guy who said it was too cold to golf, but it ain't too cold to go fishing. Family, friends, and volunteers launched a huge search for Laci Peterson. KMAX Day after day, the search widened, and the story spread. DENNIS ROCHA : Whoever has Laci. The reward is 500 thousand. Take the money, bring my daughter back safe and take the money and go get away free. Jack Leonard: First of all, you had an attractive looking couple. And it was Christmas Eve, so there's nothing else going on in the news. So, this attracted attention, first of all, from local news, and then national, and then it went global. But hopes for finding Laci Peterson alive were fading. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We still don't have any significant lead into finding Laci Peterson SHARON ROCHA: Please don't give up on us. JACKIE PETERSON | SCOTT'S MOTHER: Please send Laci back to us. And police continued to play close attention to Scott Peterson. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [to reporter]: Our discoveries during the investigation have resuscitated the revisiting of the Peterson residence with a second search warrant. They also asked him to take a polygraph. He refused. Ret. Jon Buehler: Scott told us that he wouldn't take the polygraph And so that arched our eyebrows a little bit that he wouldn't take this thing. GLORIA GOMEZ |NEWS REPORT]: Recently authorities released photos of Peterson's pickup and boat, hoping someone could back up his story. Both Scott and Laci's family stood with him. LEE PETERSON | SCOTT'S FATHER: There is no way in god's green earth that he is, you know, even remotely involved in this thing. SHARON ROCHA: We feel Scott has nothing to do with it. LEE PETERSON: We're looking for Laci, and we're gonna find her. Then it looked like there was a break in the case. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: We're received a tip yesterday Detectives discovered there had been burglary just across the street from the Peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning Laci disappeared. Police quickly put that clue to rest. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We're confident that we have the people in custody for the burglary and they are not connected with the missing of Laci Peterson. Then, about a month after Laci went missing DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: She is prepared to give a statement. This case took a dramatic turn. Ret. Jon Buehler: The first big break we got in the case was of course Amber coming forward. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: We did have a romantic relationship. THE OTHER WOMAN SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I wanted to call you. AMBER FREY: Thank you. Amber Frey had no idea her boyfriend Scott Peterson was married with a pregnant wife. In 2005 she told "Inside Edition" all about their love affair. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: He was looking for someone to be with, someone to spend the rest of his life with. You know, I was at a point in my life that I was ready to meet someone, too. Less than a week after Laci Peterson went missing, Modesto detectives raced over to investigate an intriguing lead: a Fresno massage therapist named Amber Frey revealed that she had been dating Scott Peterson for over a month. She told police that Peterson had lied to her and said he was single. Court evidence Amber was 27 years old when she met Peterson. It was November 2002 a month before Laci went missing. Amber says Scott told her he was a widower. They dined on strawberries and champagne and she was beginning to fall for him. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: It was real for me. And it felt real for him, too. But after a friend saw the Peterson story in the news, he told Amber. And Amber called the police. Detective Buehler and his partner raced down to Amber's home. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Her recall was fantastic. It was almost like it was a script from a Hallmark TV show or something. She could remember restaurants they went to and what they ate. She could remember what Scott was wearing. She would remember what she was wearing. And Amber had pictures. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You know, Scott's in a tux and Ambers in that red dress they're getting ready for the Christmas party. Hoping for clues that might lead them to Laci Peterson, detectives ask Amber Frey to record phone calls between her and Scott Peterson, and she agrees. Court evidence That Christmas party was just a week-and-a-half before Laci would go missing. The detectives were stunned. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We had a guy who looked like the guy you want to marry your younger sister. But now we found that there was that chink in the armor. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: It doesn't mean that he killed Laci. But what it meant to us is there was another side to him that had not been exposed before. Investigators saw an opportunity. Maybe Amber could help them find out what happened to Laci. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: They asked how I felt about tape-recording conversation with Scott And I said "yes." Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: She had an investment, an emotional and a budding romantic investment in this guy I think she saw it crumbling in front of her. The recordings would become part of a damning case against Scott, but first, Amber addressed the questions about her relationship. In an explosive press conference one month after Laci Peterson goes missing, Amber Frey publicly reveals her affair with Scott Peterson. "I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them," she said. "And I pray for her safe return, as well." Evidence photo AMBER FREY [at press conference]: Scott told me he was not married. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them. Laci's family turned on him. BRENT ROCHA | LACI'S BROTHER [addressing reporters]: I would like Scott to know that I trusted him. However, Scott has not been forthcoming with information regarding my sister's disappearance and I am only left to question what else he may be hiding. The story sparked a media frenzy. Jack Leonard: It was huge. It was wild. And it made the case even bigger. You really had the rise of the 24-hour cable news. You had Larry King on there interviewing legal experts, including Nancy Grace. Jack Leonard: Almost from the beginning, she was zeroing in on Scott. Scott Peterson gave an interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer while Laci was still missing. When asked about the marriage, he appeared to refer to Laci in the past tense: SCOTT PETERSON: We took care of each other very well. She was amazing is amazing. SCOTT PETERSON: OK. Scott explains that as a couple they had different interests: SCOTT PETERSON: We have separate pursuits. and being, you know, seven-and-a-half months pregnant she's not going to want to go out in a boat. Scott Peterson speaks with reporter Gloria Gomez. "... some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call," Gomez commented about Peterson turning off his ringing cell phone during their interview. KMAX But critics of Scott say the most surprising moment may be what happened when Scott's phone began to ring during the interview. Laci was missing and Scott doesn't pick up the phone. SCOTT PETERSON: That's my phone, unfortunately. I thought it was off. [Scott gets up] Yeah, it's kind of going crazy isn't it. Gloria Gomez: He didn't hesitate to turn it off and some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call. And then, more than three months after Laci disappeared, in San Francisco Bay the bodies of Laci and Conner washed up only a few miles away from where Scott Peterson said he was fishing. Two bodies are found about a mile apart on the shores of the San Francisco Bay on April 13 and 14, 2003. They are later identified as Laci Peterson and her unborn child. CBS News With the discovery of the bodies, detectives decided to move quickly. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Our concern was maybe he's going to head for the border. Authorities finally caught up with Scott at a San Diego golf course. He told them he was supposed to play a round with his father. He also had about $15,000 in cash and his hair was dyed blond. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He had his brother's driver's license in the car with him, two or three cell phones. And so, you know, not the normal stuff you have if you're going down to the local Winn-Dixie to get groceries. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: Scott Peterson has been arrested. He is in the custody of Modesto Police Department detectives. On April 18, 2003, authorities caught up with Scott Peterson at a golf course in San Diego and arrested him. Authorities found a wad of cash, his brother's ID card, and multiple cell phones inside the vehicle. Days later, Peterson pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder. Evidence photo Just over a year later in Redwood City, California, Scott Peterson went on trial. The trial had been moved about 90 miles from Modesto because of the huge amount of publicity. Peterson had a high-priced Hollywood dream team of attorneys led by Marc Geragos, famous for defending celebrities like Michael Jackson. MARC GERAGOS [during trial]: This is a capital case. I'm worried about my client's life. [laughs] They changed their story a couple times. Attorney Michael Cardoza also worked on Scott Peterson's case. And though he was not part of the court room defense team he says the prosecutors' theory of what Scott did to Laci was confusing. Michael Cardoza: First, it was he killed her the night before, put her in the rug, put her in the truck, took her to the warehouse. Took her to Berkeley and dumped her in the bay. Then later it was, "Yeah, I guess we really don't know when she was killed, where she was killed. But we do know he did it." Well, come on, guys. Make up your mind. But the case against Scott would get a lot clearer when prosecutors started playing recordings the ones Amber Frey managed to secretly make. AMBER FREY [phone recording]: Hello. AMBER FREY: Yes. SCOTT PETERSON: Hey. AMBER FREY: Oh, my goodness. AMBER FREY: I'm here. SCOTT PETERSON: Amber. AMBER FREY: I wish you could hear me. Happy New Year. Just about everyone who was inside the courthouse at the time agrees it was the tape- recorded phone calls between Amber Frey and Scott Peterson that really grabbed the jury: SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I'm near the Eiffel Tower, the New Years' celebration is unreal. That's Scott Peterson one week after Laci went missing on the phone with Amber Frey pretending he's calling from Paris when authorities say he was really in Modesto while the search for Laci was still going on. Michael Cardoza: Amber Frey. Simply. That's what turned that trial It was the pretext phone calls that Amber Frey made to Scott Peterson. Jonathan Vigliotti: They were pretty damning. Michael Cardoza: There's no question. That's what changed this trial. SCOTT PETERSON: I never cheated on you I never did. AMBER FREY: You're married. Explain that one to me. After the jury heard those calls with Amber, attorney Cardoza says everything changed. Because of massive publicity, Scott Peterson's trial was moved from Modesto to Redwood City, in San Mateo County. The decision was made because the judge decided it would be difficult for Peterson to get a fair trial too close to home, where emotions were running high. Michael Cardoza: That emotion was so loud, they could hear nothing else. And then, with crowds gathered outside and no cameras allowed in court, on November 12, 2004, a verdict: We the jury, in the above entitled cause, find the defendant, Scott Lee Peterson, guilty of the crime of murder of Laci Denise Peterson. Michael Cardoza: When the guilty verdict came back, you could hear the crowd outside when you were in the courtroom cheering. Cheering. What kind of effect did that have on the next phase of the trial, the death. Four months later, sentenced to death, the applause was even louder. But inside the courtroom, it seemed to Laci's family that Scott hardly responded. Harvey Kemple | Laci's Uncle: It was just like always, no emotion. No nothing. The man is a definite psychopath. He is getting exactly what he deserves. After sentencing, some of the jurors lashed out at Peterson: Four months after his conviction, Scott Peterson is sentenced to death. At a press conference, Juror No. 7, Richelle Nice, [pictured center] called Peterson a "jerk" and commented "San Quentin is your new home," referring to the prison where he would serve his sentence. CBS News RICHELLE NICE |JUROR [to reporters]: He is a jerk and I have one comment for Scott: You look somebody in the face when they're talking to you. MIKE BELMESSIERI |JUROR [to reporters]: Well, Scott came in with a great big smile on his face, laughing. It was just another day in paradise for Scott, another day that he had to go through emotions. But he's on his way home, Scott figures. Well, guess what, Scotty RICHELLE NICE: San Quentin's your new home. MIKE BELMESSIERI: And it's illegal to kill your wife and child in California. Michael Cardoza: Juror number seven Miss Nice. Listen to what she says. You'd think you'd be a little introspective about that because there's nothing worse, nothing more ultimate, nothing more final than taking someone's life. Michael Cardoza: Scott Peterson, I have no opinion on whether he's guilty or not guilty. But I do know Scott did not get a fair trial. He absolutely did not. Scott Peterson's attorneys filed appeals and nearly 16 years after his conviction, a decision. After two appeals, Scott Peterson's death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court on August 24, 2020, after deciding that the original trial judge made a mistake when jurors were being picked for trial. The result of that mistake, Peterson's supporters say, was that the jury was stacked with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson, shown here in 2018, will now receive a new trial for only the sentence phase. The court upheld his murder convictions. AP Last summer, as Scott sat behind bars in San Quentin, the California Supreme Court threw out his death sentence. Pat Harris: The Supreme Court said, "He is going to get a new trial on the death penalty phase." Pat Harris was part of Scott's defense team in the original trial and he continues to represent him. Pat Harris: They determined that the judge had made a mistake in how the jurors were selected based on the death penalty part of the trial. The result of that mistake, Scott supporters say, was that the jury was stacked against him with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson's team is also arguing that it's not just his death sentence that was all wrong. They say Scott deserves a completely new trial to determine guilt. The reason: that juror number 7 Richelle Nice. Let's get rid of this guy." Nice declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. Harris maintains that Nice was biased from the beginning and when they were picking the original jury Nice was not forthcoming about her own history. Pat Harris: It's pretty clear that she lied to us straight to our face about her own situation. Prospective jurors filled out a questionnaire asking if they had in the past been in a lawsuit and if they had been crime victims. And Nice checked "no". Pat Harris: And we've come to learn that in fact there were issues in her own circle of people. And there were restraining orders. In fact, Nice was involved in two domestic disputes in the past. But prosecutors say when Nice filled out that questionnaire she didn't lie, she just didn't think her past experiences were relevant to the questions and didn't see herself as a victim. Now a lower court will consider if Peterson will get a complete retrial. And his defenders are ready. Janey Peterson: Every piece of information we find out about this day further confirms that Scott is innocent. Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson says there are witnesses who claim they saw Laci very much alive after Scott had already left for his fishing trip that day. Janey Peterson: Absolutely. Janey Peterson: This is our family business we have a back office here that we've dedicated to the case files Jonathan Vigliotti: Oh, wow. Janey Peterson for Scott's case. Janey Peterson: Yeah. Yeah. And Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson has been at war for almost 20 years now. Even though Scott has only been granted a new trial on the death penalty, Janey is gearing up to prove his innocence. Pat Harris: Janey is the heart and soul of the the case. Janey Peterson: I'm not talking about emotions. I'm talking about evidence. Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott. Much of the case for Scott, she says, comes down to the timeline what happened the morning Laci disappeared. He's on death row for the murder of his wife and child. And no one has ever said what time he did this crime, how he did this crime, or the series of events of how he carried out this crime that fits the evidence. Janey Peterson [pointing to evidence board]: Basically, the day starts on the left side According to Scott, that morning he and Laci had breakfast and watched Martha Stewart. SCOTT PETERSON: cookies of some sort they were talking about what to do with meringues. Scott told police Laci told him she was going to clean the house and then walk their dog, McKenzie. He told them that he left the house around 9:30 a.m. He said he went to a nearby warehouse where he had an office and sent an email from his computer, before setting off with his boat to the Berkeley Marina. The prosecution argued that Scott had killed Laci sometime before he left the house that morning. Janey Peterson: The state asserts that Scott murdered Laci and that he loaded her body in his pickup, drove it to his warehouse. But if Laci was seen alive after Scott left the house, Janey says the prosecution's case falls apart. Janey Peterson: There's an abundance of evidence that shows that Laci was alive when he left for the day. CBS News' Jonathan Vigliotti interviews Scott Peterson's sister-in-law Janey Peterson in her "war room" of evidence she claims proves his innocence. "Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott,: she says. Janey Peterson: The pink squares are all the people in the neighborhood who reported seeing Laci or McKenzie that morning. Janey says most of these witnesses reported the sightings between 9:45 and 10:30 in the morning after Scott said he left the house. She says so much depends on these witnesses, but the defense never called them to defend Scott at his trial. Janey Peterson: I think there were multiple factors that played into it. you had people who, as time went by, thought that maybe what they saw wasn't relevant to the case. Pat Harris: There's been a lot of criticism because we didn't call some witnesses who saw Laci that day. Scott Peterson's attorney Pat Harris. Pat Harris: The original thought process at the time was a number of the witnesses who saw her didn't have great memories or had contra were contradicting each other. Police Detective Jon Buehler says none of the witnesses were actually sure if they did in fact see Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: There were three girls in the neighborhood, two of which were pregnant at the time and two of them having dogs walking in the neighborhood So, it would be real easy for somebody to mistakenly see one of those three girls as being Laci. Still, Janey Peterson says there is a witness who helps prove Laci was alive after Scott left that morning. It was the mailman. Janey Peterson: What the mailman said is that, when I went by the Peterson house the morning of December 24th, I went by there between 10:30 and 10:50. the gate was open, and McKenzie was not on the property. Janey says that's because Laci was out walking McKenzie. If McKenzie had been home, she argues, he would have barked at the mailman because he always did. Janey Peterson: this dog, in particular, barked at that mailman every single day, whether he was behind the gate or in the house. Jonathan Vigliotti: So, what you are saying is during this time, Laci had McKenzie and they were Janey Peterson: On a walk. And according to Janey, if Laci was out walking her dog, then Scott who was in his office sending an email could not have killed her. But when it came time to testify, the mailman didn't have a clear recollection and said "nothing out of the ordinary" happened that day. Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child in 2005. But after appeals, his death sentence was overturned. KMAX Maybe more importantly to a new defense case though, is what Janey believes actually happened to Laci. Instead of Scott killing his pregnant wife, she says it's more likely it was those burglars who robbed the house just across the street. Janey Peterson: There's too many unanswered questions about that burglary to set it aside. The day Laci disappeared, December 24, the homeowners left to go on a trip around 10:30 in the morning. Scott Peterson and his team believe that Laci actually confronted the burglars and something bad happened. To prove it, they point to what they call the "Aponte tip." Janey Peterson [pointing at evidence board]: This is the Aponte tip ... that was the call that was overheard by Lieutenant Aponte at Norco Prison. Lieutenant Xavier Aponte was a corrections officer. He called in a tip about a phone recording he had heard about a month after Laci disappeared. Janey Peterson: And he said he had an inmate who was on the phone with his brother in Modesto discussing the fact that Laci had encountered the burglars across the street from her house. Janey Peterson points to a burglary she believes happened on the same day Laci disappeared, right across the street from the Peterson home. Scott Peterson's supporters theorize that Laci confronted the burglars and that ended badly. But Police quickly arrested the burglars - Steven Todd and Donald Pearce. Modesto Police Department Janey Peterson: When we heard this, we all thought, "Wow, maybe maybe this'll give us some answers as to what happened to Laci." But remember, police dismissed the burglary early on: DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We do not believe at this time that there's any connection with the missing of Laci. Here's why: Pat Harris: The police figured out who did it. They asked the culprits, "Well, when did you do this?" And the two gentlemen that were arrested said, "Oh, it was December 26th, the day after Christmas." Not on December 24, when Laci went missing, but two days later. Peterson's defense isn't buying it. Pat Harris: On December 26th, there was a line of media reporters standing outside the Peterson home up and down that street. There is no way in hell you could burglarize a house with all those people standing out there. But police say the burglars broke in through a back door on the 26th, out of sight of the street and any reporters who may have been there. As for the tip about an inmate phone call from prison, prosecutors say the phone call is just hearsay. Still, Peterson's attorney says if Scott gets a chance at a new trial, that burglary will be front and center. And so will their theory of the crime: that Scott Peterson was actually framed for his wife's murder. In a 2017 A&E documentary, Scott Peterson spoke about the moment he heard the word "guilty." SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I was staggered by it. I had no idea it was coming. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: and I just had this weird sensation that I was falling forward. Those thoughts seem starkly different from courtroom reports that describe Peterson as "emotionless." JUROR [at press conference]: Scott had no emotion on his face, Scott was being Scott. And according to his lawyer, that lack of outward emotion hurt Scott from day one. Pat Harris: I think the biggest problem I have is what I call the "he didn't act right" evidence. There is no such thing as how to act. There's no playbook on how to act when your wife has been murdered. No matter what you do, when you've built the narrative in your mind that he's guilty, whatever Scott did was gonna be interpreted through the lens of he's guilty Pat Harris: It was a terrible investigation from the first minute. Harris says authorities had tunnel vision. He claims they never looked at other possibilities, or even the logic of their own theories. Pat Harris: We did an experiment which we filmed. The defense team loaded weights into a boat. Pat Harris: We took the exact weight We had the boat, similar We recreated it, did a video. And sure enough, when the body was dumped over, the boat flipped. We had a video of this. The judge refused to let it in. But the Supreme Court said that the judge was correct not to let it in. They said the defense had used a different boat, a different motor, in different weather, and one of their own employees who stepped on the side of the boat to let in water and allow the boat to swamp. They even pointed out that the original judge offered the defense a chance to redo the experiment with the original boat and someone who was not a defense employee. But the defense declined. Still, Janey says if given a chance, the defense will present other exonerating evidence. Janey Peterson: We have an ongoing investigation that we don't discuss publicly. But I guarantee you that Scott will never be convicted of capital murder again in a court of law. Jonathan Vigliotti: Some of the most damning evidence is where Laci and her unborn child were found. They washed up very close to an area where Scott Peterson was fishing. Janey Peterson: I'm not saying it's a coincidence. I'm I would argue it was on purpose. Janey Peterson: On purpose. They claim that Peterson was actually framed for the murder, and the real killer or killers held on to Laci's body, eventually dumping it into the San Francisco Bay. Janey Peterson: Her body wasn't taken to the bay December 24th. The bay wasn't sealed off as a crime scene. There are multiple points of access directly to the water, 24 hours a day. I think they took Laci, had Laci, realized the national attention that this case was getting, realized they were in trouble. Janey Peterson: Well I I can't get past the burglary. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: The two burglars that were involved in that both told consistent stories that were backed up by other independent witnesses. Laci and Scott Peterson Evidence photo Detective Jon Buehler, one of the original investigators, says burglars had nothing to do with Laci's murder. And the idea that Laci was kidnapped in broad daylight in that neighborhood just doesn't make sense. Ret. Det. nobody saw an abduction in broad daylight where a girl had a dog, and the dog would be barking, and a girl would be screaming. Tell me how that is going to happen because I don't see it. As for the idea that Scott was framed Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: What is the likelihood that somebody is going to abduct Laci, and then all of a sudden, the media has intense scrutiny and attention to it. All the while we're doing searches up there, all the while that the media is camped out over there, that you've got cops and deputies and other agencies over there looking into this. Ret. Det. Well, I guess possible. But you know, there's still people that believe the earth is flat, too. The District Attorney is not commenting on the defense's theories, but at Peterson's trial, contrary to what the defense argued, prosecutors laid out their relatively clear theory of the crime: that Laci had been murdered in the home either the night before or the morning she disappeared. And they focused on all the falsehoods Peterson had told. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew that he was able to lie fairly easily. Everything from the big lies he told to Amber Frey SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: It's pretty awesome, fireworks there at the Eiffel Tower. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I have I've lied to you that I've been traveling. to the little lies prosecutors say he told about the morning Laci vanished. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm [affirms]. SCOTT PETERSON: We were watching her favorite show, "Martha Stewart." That didn't come on until 9:48 a.m. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You have to dismiss so much circumstantial evidence in this case to believe that Scott didn't do this. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope. It's got strand after stranded after strand. And when you get so many strands weaved together on this big rope, this rope is very, very strong. Buehler remains as confident as he ever was in Peterson's guilt. But Scott's defenders are just as confident. Pat Harris: Yes. Jonathan Vigliotti: Or you are. Pat Harris: Yes. Pat Harris: Oh, he's innocent. I would bet my life on it. Both sides wait to see if the court will allow Peterson's team a chance to fight not just the death penalty, but for his innocence as well. Laci Peterson Evidence photo Until then, we're left with an almost unspeakable tragedy the murder of 27-year-old Laci and her unborn baby, Conner and you have to wonder what's going through Scott Peterson's mind as he sits in prison just a few short miles across the bay from where their bodies washed ashore. Scott Peterson's next court appearance is expected in June 2021 Produced by Chuck Stevenson. Michelle Fanucci is the development producer along with Ryan Smith. Emily Wichick is the field producer. Lauren Turner Dunn is the associate producer. Richard Barber is the producer-editor. Phil Tangel is the editor. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. | In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-peterson-convicted-killer-new-trial-48-hours/ | 0.451194 |
Will Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission? | There are two ways that getting vaccinated can slow the spread of the virus. First, it can help prevent you getting infected. Second, even if you are unlucky and catch the virus, it may reduce the risk of passing it on. It is crucial to understand how big these benefits are. Two huge new studies have taken advantage of the successful UK vaccine rollout. An Oxford-ONS analysis of more than 370,000 survey participants found infections were reduced by 65% after a single dose. For protection against the virus, one dose was similar to having had a prior infection. There was no major difference between the two available vaccines. Curiously, infection rates were lower up to three weeks before the jab. More plausible is the idea of reverse causation. People can have the vaccination only if they have not tested positive or shown recent symptoms, so it is inevitable there were fewer recorded infections before vaccinations took place. Statistics can be tricky things. Most important, the studies showed that if you are infected after vaccination, it tends to be much milder, both in terms of self-reported symptoms and viral load. If vaccinated people develop a weaker infection, then they might be less likely to pass on the virus. This seems to be the case. Public Health England studied more than 500,000 households in England and estimated that unvaccinated cases infected around 10% of people in their households. But that rate was nearly halved, to around 6%, if the original case had been vaccinated, with a similar reduction from either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. Put these two studies together and it means that, for every six people that unvaccinated people infect, only one would have been infected had they had the jab. People in societies link through their contacts: viruses travel along those links. The evidence builds that Covid-19 vaccines weaken that transmission. By getting vaccinated, you help protect those around you. The UK vaccine rollout is an extraordinary success: directly protecting people and their contacts and providing vital scientific information to the world. | New studies show Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission by 65%. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2021/may/02/vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-pass-covid-on | 0.48276 |
Will Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission? | There are two ways that getting vaccinated can slow the spread of the virus. First, it can help prevent you getting infected. Second, even if you are unlucky and catch the virus, it may reduce the risk of passing it on. It is crucial to understand how big these benefits are. Two huge new studies have taken advantage of the successful UK vaccine rollout. An Oxford-ONS analysis of more than 370,000 survey participants found infections were reduced by 65% after a single dose. For protection against the virus, one dose was similar to having had a prior infection. There was no major difference between the two available vaccines. Curiously, infection rates were lower up to three weeks before the jab. More plausible is the idea of reverse causation. People can have the vaccination only if they have not tested positive or shown recent symptoms, so it is inevitable there were fewer recorded infections before vaccinations took place. Statistics can be tricky things. Most important, the studies showed that if you are infected after vaccination, it tends to be much milder, both in terms of self-reported symptoms and viral load. If vaccinated people develop a weaker infection, then they might be less likely to pass on the virus. This seems to be the case. Public Health England studied more than 500,000 households in England and estimated that unvaccinated cases infected around 10% of people in their households. But that rate was nearly halved, to around 6%, if the original case had been vaccinated, with a similar reduction from either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. Put these two studies together and it means that, for every six people that unvaccinated people infect, only one would have been infected had they had the jab. People in societies link through their contacts: viruses travel along those links. The evidence builds that Covid-19 vaccines weaken that transmission. By getting vaccinated, you help protect those around you. The UK vaccine rollout is an extraordinary success: directly protecting people and their contacts and providing vital scientific information to the world. | New studies show Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission by 65% after a single dose. If you are infected after vaccination, it tends to be much milder, both in terms of self-reported symptoms and viral load. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2021/may/02/vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-pass-covid-on | 0.60928 |
Will Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission? | There are two ways that getting vaccinated can slow the spread of the virus. First, it can help prevent you getting infected. Second, even if you are unlucky and catch the virus, it may reduce the risk of passing it on. It is crucial to understand how big these benefits are. Two huge new studies have taken advantage of the successful UK vaccine rollout. An Oxford-ONS analysis of more than 370,000 survey participants found infections were reduced by 65% after a single dose. For protection against the virus, one dose was similar to having had a prior infection. There was no major difference between the two available vaccines. Curiously, infection rates were lower up to three weeks before the jab. More plausible is the idea of reverse causation. People can have the vaccination only if they have not tested positive or shown recent symptoms, so it is inevitable there were fewer recorded infections before vaccinations took place. Statistics can be tricky things. Most important, the studies showed that if you are infected after vaccination, it tends to be much milder, both in terms of self-reported symptoms and viral load. If vaccinated people develop a weaker infection, then they might be less likely to pass on the virus. This seems to be the case. Public Health England studied more than 500,000 households in England and estimated that unvaccinated cases infected around 10% of people in their households. But that rate was nearly halved, to around 6%, if the original case had been vaccinated, with a similar reduction from either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines. Put these two studies together and it means that, for every six people that unvaccinated people infect, only one would have been infected had they had the jab. People in societies link through their contacts: viruses travel along those links. The evidence builds that Covid-19 vaccines weaken that transmission. By getting vaccinated, you help protect those around you. The UK vaccine rollout is an extraordinary success: directly protecting people and their contacts and providing vital scientific information to the world. | New studies show Covid-19 vaccines reduce virus transmission by 65% after a single dose. If you are infected after vaccination, it tends to be much milder, both in terms of self-reported symptoms and viral load, so you might be less likely to pass on the virus. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2021/may/02/vaccinated-people-less-likely-to-pass-covid-on | 0.640895 |
How have bats inspired a FANG-tastic new phone technology? | Getty Images Scientists say they have created a tool that can produce images from sound, in a similar way to bats. Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate - they produce clicks that bounce off objects to give them a picture of their environment. The new tech could give devices like smartphones and laptops a bat-like sense of their surroundings too. The tool has been developed by experts at the University of Glasgow and can measure echoes and sounds to make images and map shapes, sizes and layouts, wherever it is. Hugh Clark/Bat Conservation Trust/PA Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate It could work on any device with a microphone and speakers or radio antennae. Researchers hope the new tech could detect unwanted intruders in buildings, protect vulnerable patients in nursing homes by tracking their movements, and even monitor the bodies of patients in hospitals to alert doctors and nurses to changes in their breathing. Dr Alex Turpin and Dr Valentin Kapitany, of the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science and School of Physics and Astronomy, are working together on the research. Dr Turpin said: "Echolocation in animals is a remarkable ability, and science has managed to recreate the ability to generate three-dimensional images from reflected echoes in a number of different ways, like Radar and LiDAR. Hugh Clark/Bat Conservation Trust/PA Bats are the most widespread mammal on Earth "What sets this research apart from other systems is that, firstly, it requires data from just a single input - the microphone or the antenna - to create three-dimensional images. Secondly, we believe that the algorithm we've developed could turn any device with either of those pieces of kit into an echolocation device. "That means that the cost of this kind of 3D imaging could be greatly reduced, opening up many new applications. "It's clear that there is a lot of potential here for sensing the world in new ways, and we're keen to continue exploring the possibilities of generating more high-resolution images in the future." The research, "3D imaging from multipath temporal echoes", is published in the journal Physical Review Letters. | Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate - they produce clicks that bounce off objects to give them a picture of their environment. The new tech could give devices like smartphones and laptops a bat-like sense of their surroundings. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56956264 | 0.206986 |
How have bats inspired a FANG-tastic new phone technology? | Getty Images Scientists say they have created a tool that can produce images from sound, in a similar way to bats. Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate - they produce clicks that bounce off objects to give them a picture of their environment. The new tech could give devices like smartphones and laptops a bat-like sense of their surroundings too. The tool has been developed by experts at the University of Glasgow and can measure echoes and sounds to make images and map shapes, sizes and layouts, wherever it is. Hugh Clark/Bat Conservation Trust/PA Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate It could work on any device with a microphone and speakers or radio antennae. Researchers hope the new tech could detect unwanted intruders in buildings, protect vulnerable patients in nursing homes by tracking their movements, and even monitor the bodies of patients in hospitals to alert doctors and nurses to changes in their breathing. Dr Alex Turpin and Dr Valentin Kapitany, of the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science and School of Physics and Astronomy, are working together on the research. Dr Turpin said: "Echolocation in animals is a remarkable ability, and science has managed to recreate the ability to generate three-dimensional images from reflected echoes in a number of different ways, like Radar and LiDAR. Hugh Clark/Bat Conservation Trust/PA Bats are the most widespread mammal on Earth "What sets this research apart from other systems is that, firstly, it requires data from just a single input - the microphone or the antenna - to create three-dimensional images. Secondly, we believe that the algorithm we've developed could turn any device with either of those pieces of kit into an echolocation device. "That means that the cost of this kind of 3D imaging could be greatly reduced, opening up many new applications. "It's clear that there is a lot of potential here for sensing the world in new ways, and we're keen to continue exploring the possibilities of generating more high-resolution images in the future." The research, "3D imaging from multipath temporal echoes", is published in the journal Physical Review Letters. | Bats use something called echolocation to hunt and navigate. They produce clicks that bounce off objects to give them a picture of their environment. The new tech could give devices like smartphones and laptops a bat-like sense of their surroundings too. It could work on any device with a microphone and speakers or radio antennae. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/56956264 | 0.237006 |
Should scientists be allowed to grow human embryos in a dish beyond 14 days? Is it scientifically important or morally wrong? | For more than 30 years, scientists have followed a rule they imposed on themselves to avoid growing a human embryo in a lab dish for more than 14 days. Until recently, the "14-day rule" was largely academic. Scientists couldn't grow them for that long if they wanted to. But in 2016, two teams of researchers reached 12 days, and in 2019, another group grew monkey embryos for 19 days. These advances have spurred some scientists to argue in two recent papers that the 14-day rule should be modified or dropped. There's a lot to be learned by pushing embryos out to 28 days, they say. The regulatory committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, which lays down guidelines for the scientific field, has been debating the issue for months and is expected to issue its final decision this month. Some ethicists and scientists are concerned that revising the rule just as it becomes technologically feasible to break it is ridiculous and morally repugnant. Copy text Copy this quote's text The quote has been copied Tweet Facebook Email Email this story Share Share this story Ben Hurlbut, historian of science at Arizona State University If you abandoned every rule or law that inhibits you as soon as it inhibits you, wed live in a lawless world. Quote icon "If you abandoned every rule or law that inhibits you as soon as it inhibits you, we'd live in a lawless world," said Ben Hurlbut, a historian of science at Arizona State University. And some people consider human embryo research to be unethical at any stage. "Whether 14 days, 14 months, or anywhere in between, such 'rules' remain contrivances to justify the most unethical kinds of science and to allow for the exploitation of our own vulnerable human offspring," said Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a neuroscientist and director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. A single cell is removed from a human embryo to be used in generating embryonic stem cells for scientific research. Advanced Cell Technology via AP Countries are free to ignore rules set by the society, but scientists for decades have generally abided by them. (In the U.S., there's no national law about the 14-day rule, though some states have their own regulations.) Some cultures and religions believe that human life begins at conception, or that the human embryo carries a special status from conception onward. Other cultures believe that life starts later in fetal development, or even at birth. Biologists routinely grow amphibian and mammal embryos in petri dishes, but human embryos are different. Until about 14 days after conception, the human embryo looks like an undifferentiated blob of cells, which is one of the reasons the two week timeframe made sense, several scientists said. Robin Lovell-Badge, who sits on the International Stem Cell Society committee that's considering overturning the rule, said scientists will take any changes seriously. "We've stuck with that rule for over 30 years," he said. Lovell-Badge favors extending the limit, as long as the research is scientifically justified and has public support. Not everyone in the scientific community shares this position. "It's been a difficult part of the guidelines to get agreement on," Lovell-Badge said. "You have very wide-ranging views." The scientific argument Some scientists argue there's a lot to be learned by pushing the 14-day rule out another two weeks. Right now the second two weeks after fertilization is considered a "black box" because so little is known about it, said Insoo Hyun, a professor of bioethics at Case Western and Harvard universities. He co-wrote a March 5 opinion piece arguing for a careful, stepwise extension of the 14-day rule. "You have to really make your case for it," Hyun said. "You have to explain what you want to do and why, have a very clear picture of where the next stopping point is." Women generally don't know they're pregnant before 28 days, so historically, there has not been tissue from aborted or miscarried fetuses available for research. Show caption Hide caption In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. In vitro... In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. In vitro fertilization involves surgically removing eggs from a womans ovaries, combining them with sperm in a laboratory, and transferring the days-old embryo to the womans uterus. Sang Tan, AP The central nervous system, heart and other organs begin to develop during this crucial two-week period. The body plan is established. Cells that will become eggs and sperm start to form. Aspects of the placenta are set up. In many ways, days 14 through 28 are the most interesting period of human development, Lovell-Badge said. "You can do a whole lot of incredibly valuable research," in that timeframe, he said. And it's in that window that many things can go wrong in a pregnancy, such as miscarriage or abnormalities. Perhaps there are treatments that could be developed to fix these problems, if they are better understood, Hyun said, just as pregnant women now take vitamin supplements to prevent spina bifida, in which the spine doesn't develop properly. Share this story. Developing embryos for another week "will thus illuminate this poorly understood period of our development and bring greater understanding of pregnancy loss and developmental disease," said Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, the British scientist who developed the technique for growing human embryos for nearly two weeks. Zernicka-Goetz, author of a 2020 book on human development called "The Dance of Life," would like to extend the 14-day rule out one week to 21 days. "This will enable the scientists to study a period of development that are highly susceptible to developmental failure, something that happens quite frequently in human pregnancy," she wrote in an email, stressing work should be closely regulated "to achieve these potential biomedical advances within an appropriate bi-ethical framework." Despite their differences, most scientists seem to agree there's no reason to push development past 28 days. By one month after conception, embryonic tissue is easier to obtain and study and the organs have formed, leaving fewer questions to answer. "You wouldn't need to take them much beyond that point anyway," Lovell-Badge said. The moral counterargument Pacholczyk, of the Catholic Bioethics Center, said there's simply no justification for 14 days or any other time limit. "Researchers have been feigning for a long time that the 14-day rule was somehow an ethical tenet grounded in biological facts while in reality it has been little more than a ceremonial 'line in the sand' and it should come as little surprise that they are now seeking to move that line beyond 14 days," he wrote in an email. Even some who strongly support scientific research are uncomfortable extending the 14-day rule. Henry Greely, who directs the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University in California, said there should be a hard-stop endpoint for embryo research. "Even though I do not personally give strong moral status to embryos, the idea of doing research on 18-day-old human embryos is disturbing," said Greely, author of the new book "CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans." This sequence of images shows the development of embryos after correcting for a genetic error that would otherwise cause a type of inherited heart disease. OHSU "I'd like to see an endpoint that had some rationale that would make it likely to stick," he said. Growing an embryo in a lab dish instead of a woman's womb is necessarily different, Greely said, and may not represent a "real" embryo anyway. "Does a 14-day embryo that is not implanted deep in a woman's uterus tell us anything meaningful about a 14-day embryo that is?" he asked. Copy text Copy this quote's text The quote has been copied Tweet Facebook Email Email this story Share Share this story Marcy Darnovsky, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society If moves are made to usurp these questions from wider society, its to the detriment of democracy and to the detriment of science. Quote icon Marcy Darnovsky, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, a nonprofit advocacy group, said efforts to overturn the 14-day rule are another example of scientific over-reach. "There's a real problem with scientists who are jumping ahead of the public," she said. Scientists should not be the ones who get to decide where society's moral boundaries lie, she and Hurlbut said. "If moves are made to usurp these questions from wider society," Hurlbut said, "it's to the detriment of democracy and to the detriment of science certainly in the long run, and probably in the short run." Contact Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday. Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input. | For more than 30 years, scientists have followed a rule they imposed on themselves to avoid growing a human embryo in a lab dish for more than 14 days. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/05/02/embryo-research-14-day-rule-under-review-raising-ethical-questions/6916582002/ | 0.340048 |
Should scientists be allowed to grow human embryos in a dish beyond 14 days? Is it scientifically important or morally wrong? | For more than 30 years, scientists have followed a rule they imposed on themselves to avoid growing a human embryo in a lab dish for more than 14 days. Until recently, the "14-day rule" was largely academic. Scientists couldn't grow them for that long if they wanted to. But in 2016, two teams of researchers reached 12 days, and in 2019, another group grew monkey embryos for 19 days. These advances have spurred some scientists to argue in two recent papers that the 14-day rule should be modified or dropped. There's a lot to be learned by pushing embryos out to 28 days, they say. The regulatory committee of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, which lays down guidelines for the scientific field, has been debating the issue for months and is expected to issue its final decision this month. Some ethicists and scientists are concerned that revising the rule just as it becomes technologically feasible to break it is ridiculous and morally repugnant. Copy text Copy this quote's text The quote has been copied Tweet Facebook Email Email this story Share Share this story Ben Hurlbut, historian of science at Arizona State University If you abandoned every rule or law that inhibits you as soon as it inhibits you, wed live in a lawless world. Quote icon "If you abandoned every rule or law that inhibits you as soon as it inhibits you, we'd live in a lawless world," said Ben Hurlbut, a historian of science at Arizona State University. And some people consider human embryo research to be unethical at any stage. "Whether 14 days, 14 months, or anywhere in between, such 'rules' remain contrivances to justify the most unethical kinds of science and to allow for the exploitation of our own vulnerable human offspring," said Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a neuroscientist and director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. A single cell is removed from a human embryo to be used in generating embryonic stem cells for scientific research. Advanced Cell Technology via AP Countries are free to ignore rules set by the society, but scientists for decades have generally abided by them. (In the U.S., there's no national law about the 14-day rule, though some states have their own regulations.) Some cultures and religions believe that human life begins at conception, or that the human embryo carries a special status from conception onward. Other cultures believe that life starts later in fetal development, or even at birth. Biologists routinely grow amphibian and mammal embryos in petri dishes, but human embryos are different. Until about 14 days after conception, the human embryo looks like an undifferentiated blob of cells, which is one of the reasons the two week timeframe made sense, several scientists said. Robin Lovell-Badge, who sits on the International Stem Cell Society committee that's considering overturning the rule, said scientists will take any changes seriously. "We've stuck with that rule for over 30 years," he said. Lovell-Badge favors extending the limit, as long as the research is scientifically justified and has public support. Not everyone in the scientific community shares this position. "It's been a difficult part of the guidelines to get agreement on," Lovell-Badge said. "You have very wide-ranging views." The scientific argument Some scientists argue there's a lot to be learned by pushing the 14-day rule out another two weeks. Right now the second two weeks after fertilization is considered a "black box" because so little is known about it, said Insoo Hyun, a professor of bioethics at Case Western and Harvard universities. He co-wrote a March 5 opinion piece arguing for a careful, stepwise extension of the 14-day rule. "You have to really make your case for it," Hyun said. "You have to explain what you want to do and why, have a very clear picture of where the next stopping point is." Women generally don't know they're pregnant before 28 days, so historically, there has not been tissue from aborted or miscarried fetuses available for research. Show caption Hide caption In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. In vitro... In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, an in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London. In vitro fertilization involves surgically removing eggs from a womans ovaries, combining them with sperm in a laboratory, and transferring the days-old embryo to the womans uterus. Sang Tan, AP The central nervous system, heart and other organs begin to develop during this crucial two-week period. The body plan is established. Cells that will become eggs and sperm start to form. Aspects of the placenta are set up. In many ways, days 14 through 28 are the most interesting period of human development, Lovell-Badge said. "You can do a whole lot of incredibly valuable research," in that timeframe, he said. And it's in that window that many things can go wrong in a pregnancy, such as miscarriage or abnormalities. Perhaps there are treatments that could be developed to fix these problems, if they are better understood, Hyun said, just as pregnant women now take vitamin supplements to prevent spina bifida, in which the spine doesn't develop properly. Share this story. Developing embryos for another week "will thus illuminate this poorly understood period of our development and bring greater understanding of pregnancy loss and developmental disease," said Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, the British scientist who developed the technique for growing human embryos for nearly two weeks. Zernicka-Goetz, author of a 2020 book on human development called "The Dance of Life," would like to extend the 14-day rule out one week to 21 days. "This will enable the scientists to study a period of development that are highly susceptible to developmental failure, something that happens quite frequently in human pregnancy," she wrote in an email, stressing work should be closely regulated "to achieve these potential biomedical advances within an appropriate bi-ethical framework." Despite their differences, most scientists seem to agree there's no reason to push development past 28 days. By one month after conception, embryonic tissue is easier to obtain and study and the organs have formed, leaving fewer questions to answer. "You wouldn't need to take them much beyond that point anyway," Lovell-Badge said. The moral counterargument Pacholczyk, of the Catholic Bioethics Center, said there's simply no justification for 14 days or any other time limit. "Researchers have been feigning for a long time that the 14-day rule was somehow an ethical tenet grounded in biological facts while in reality it has been little more than a ceremonial 'line in the sand' and it should come as little surprise that they are now seeking to move that line beyond 14 days," he wrote in an email. Even some who strongly support scientific research are uncomfortable extending the 14-day rule. Henry Greely, who directs the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University in California, said there should be a hard-stop endpoint for embryo research. "Even though I do not personally give strong moral status to embryos, the idea of doing research on 18-day-old human embryos is disturbing," said Greely, author of the new book "CRISPR People: The Science and Ethics of Editing Humans." This sequence of images shows the development of embryos after correcting for a genetic error that would otherwise cause a type of inherited heart disease. OHSU "I'd like to see an endpoint that had some rationale that would make it likely to stick," he said. Growing an embryo in a lab dish instead of a woman's womb is necessarily different, Greely said, and may not represent a "real" embryo anyway. "Does a 14-day embryo that is not implanted deep in a woman's uterus tell us anything meaningful about a 14-day embryo that is?" he asked. Copy text Copy this quote's text The quote has been copied Tweet Facebook Email Email this story Share Share this story Marcy Darnovsky, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society If moves are made to usurp these questions from wider society, its to the detriment of democracy and to the detriment of science. Quote icon Marcy Darnovsky, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society, a nonprofit advocacy group, said efforts to overturn the 14-day rule are another example of scientific over-reach. "There's a real problem with scientists who are jumping ahead of the public," she said. Scientists should not be the ones who get to decide where society's moral boundaries lie, she and Hurlbut said. "If moves are made to usurp these questions from wider society," Hurlbut said, "it's to the detriment of democracy and to the detriment of science certainly in the long run, and probably in the short run." Contact Karen Weintraub at kweintraub@usatoday. Health and patient safety coverage at USA TODAY is made possible in part by a grant from the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare. The Masimo Foundation does not provide editorial input. | For more than 30 years, scientists have followed a rule they imposed on themselves to avoid growing a human embryo for more than 14 days. In 2016, two teams of researchers reached 12 days, and in 2019, another group grew monkey embryos for 19 days. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/health/2021/05/02/embryo-research-14-day-rule-under-review-raising-ethical-questions/6916582002/ | 0.417234 |
Who is the referee for Man City vs PSG? | The second-leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night will be officiated on the field by a team of Dutch match officials, as confirmed by UEFA. The second-leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night will be officiated on the field by a team of Dutch match officials, as confirmed by UEFA. Pep Guardiola's side will be looking to better their first appearance in the last-four of Europe's premier competition in 2016, when a Manuel Pellegrini lead squad crashed out at the penultimate hurdle at the hands of La Liga giants Real Madrid. Manchester City do of course have an advantage going into Tuesday night's second-leg clash, after goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez secured a 2-1 victory in Paris last Wednesday, after falling behind to a Marquinhos header early on. Ahead of the clash in Manchester, UEFA have confirmed the team of match officials to oversee the clash between Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino. READ MORE: Everton join race to sign Man City forward READ MORE: Man City fans are fuming at Puma over leaked kit The man in charge of proceedings on the field will be 48 year-old Dutch referee, Bjrn Kuipers. He will be joined by assistant referees, Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. As for video assistant referee duties, Kuipers and his team at the Etihad will be aided by Dutch pairing Pol van Boekel, and on assistant VAR duties, Dennis Higler. On the touchline, handling all the technicalities of substitutions and ensuring Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino are both abiding by laws, Greek referee Tasos Sidiropoulos will be the fourth official. Kuipers will be a familiar face to Manchester City and their players, after already officiating one of their Champions League fixtures this season: the 0-0 draw against FC Porto during the group stages back in December. READ MORE: Sergio Aguero makes surprising statue admission READ MORE: Man City star admits he's backing Liverpool against Man United Prior to then, there have been four other occasions when Kuiper has taken charge of games involving Manchester City; most notably, the Champions League Quarter-Final First-Leg against Tottenham back in 2019. Although that game will be remembered for Spurs taking a 1-0 advantage to the Etihad, it didn't come without it's controversy. Kuipers and his team awarded Manchester City a penalty via a VAR review for a handball from Danny Rose during the early moments of the game - a penalty which Sergio Aguero failed to convert. Other matches featuring Kuipers include a 4-0 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016, a 1-1 draw with Roma in 2014, and a 3-1 home defeat to Bayern Munich in 2013. You can follow us for live updates here: @City_Xtra | UEFA confirm team of match officials for Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain. 48-year-old Dutch referee Bjrn Kuipers will be in charge on the field. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/news/who-is-the-referee-for-manchester-city-vs-psg | 0.369344 |
Who is the referee for Man City vs PSG? | The second-leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night will be officiated on the field by a team of Dutch match officials, as confirmed by UEFA. The second-leg of the Champions League semi-final between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night will be officiated on the field by a team of Dutch match officials, as confirmed by UEFA. Pep Guardiola's side will be looking to better their first appearance in the last-four of Europe's premier competition in 2016, when a Manuel Pellegrini lead squad crashed out at the penultimate hurdle at the hands of La Liga giants Real Madrid. Manchester City do of course have an advantage going into Tuesday night's second-leg clash, after goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez secured a 2-1 victory in Paris last Wednesday, after falling behind to a Marquinhos header early on. Ahead of the clash in Manchester, UEFA have confirmed the team of match officials to oversee the clash between Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino. READ MORE: Everton join race to sign Man City forward READ MORE: Man City fans are fuming at Puma over leaked kit The man in charge of proceedings on the field will be 48 year-old Dutch referee, Bjrn Kuipers. He will be joined by assistant referees, Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra. As for video assistant referee duties, Kuipers and his team at the Etihad will be aided by Dutch pairing Pol van Boekel, and on assistant VAR duties, Dennis Higler. On the touchline, handling all the technicalities of substitutions and ensuring Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino are both abiding by laws, Greek referee Tasos Sidiropoulos will be the fourth official. Kuipers will be a familiar face to Manchester City and their players, after already officiating one of their Champions League fixtures this season: the 0-0 draw against FC Porto during the group stages back in December. READ MORE: Sergio Aguero makes surprising statue admission READ MORE: Man City star admits he's backing Liverpool against Man United Prior to then, there have been four other occasions when Kuiper has taken charge of games involving Manchester City; most notably, the Champions League Quarter-Final First-Leg against Tottenham back in 2019. Although that game will be remembered for Spurs taking a 1-0 advantage to the Etihad, it didn't come without it's controversy. Kuipers and his team awarded Manchester City a penalty via a VAR review for a handball from Danny Rose during the early moments of the game - a penalty which Sergio Aguero failed to convert. Other matches featuring Kuipers include a 4-0 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016, a 1-1 draw with Roma in 2014, and a 3-1 home defeat to Bayern Munich in 2013. You can follow us for live updates here: @City_Xtra | Manchester City host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday night. The match will be officiated by a team of Dutch match officials, as confirmed by UEFA. Dutch referee Bjrn Kuipers will be in charge of proceedings on the field. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/news/who-is-the-referee-for-manchester-city-vs-psg | 0.248992 |
Will Kylian Mbappe be fit for PSG to face Man City in the Champions League? | Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City, and the Parisian outfit are hoping that he recovers in time for Tuesdays return leg in Manchester. The youngster has scored eight goals in 10 Champions League games so far this season and has been a vital cog in Paris Saint-Germains campaign in Europe's premier competition. READ MORE: Everton join race to sign Man City forward READ MORE: Man City fans are fuming at Puma over leaked kit Speaking to Canal+ in the aftermath of his teams league game on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino provided an update on the French forwards fitness. I'm optimistic. We think he will be there. We will see how it evolves tomorrow. We will decide before the match." When asked about the nature and reason for the injury, Mauricio Pochettino revealed that the forward suffered from "discomfort in his right calf" after the game against Manchester City, though it was unclear exactly when the injury had occurred. "He received a blow that could have happened at any time during the match [against Man City]. It can happen. It's not a serious problem but it created a muscle imbalance in the calf, Pochettino said in an earlier press conference on Friday. READ MORE: Sergio Aguero makes surprising statue admission READ MORE: Man City star admits he's backing Liverpool against Man United Manchester City hold the cards in this tie thanks to their 2-1 away win at the Parc des Princes last Wednesday, and PSG desperately need their French sensation Kylian Mbappe to be on the pitch to give them any chance of progressing through to the Champions League Final. You can follow us for live updates here: @City_Xtra | Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City. | bart | 0 | https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/news/will-kylian-mbappe-be-fit-for-psg-to-face-man-city-in-the-champions-league | 0.160956 |
Will Kylian Mbappe be fit for PSG to face Man City in the Champions League? | Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City, and the Parisian outfit are hoping that he recovers in time for Tuesdays return leg in Manchester. The youngster has scored eight goals in 10 Champions League games so far this season and has been a vital cog in Paris Saint-Germains campaign in Europe's premier competition. READ MORE: Everton join race to sign Man City forward READ MORE: Man City fans are fuming at Puma over leaked kit Speaking to Canal+ in the aftermath of his teams league game on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino provided an update on the French forwards fitness. I'm optimistic. We think he will be there. We will see how it evolves tomorrow. We will decide before the match." When asked about the nature and reason for the injury, Mauricio Pochettino revealed that the forward suffered from "discomfort in his right calf" after the game against Manchester City, though it was unclear exactly when the injury had occurred. "He received a blow that could have happened at any time during the match [against Man City]. It can happen. It's not a serious problem but it created a muscle imbalance in the calf, Pochettino said in an earlier press conference on Friday. READ MORE: Sergio Aguero makes surprising statue admission READ MORE: Man City star admits he's backing Liverpool against Man United Manchester City hold the cards in this tie thanks to their 2-1 away win at the Parc des Princes last Wednesday, and PSG desperately need their French sensation Kylian Mbappe to be on the pitch to give them any chance of progressing through to the Champions League Final. You can follow us for live updates here: @City_Xtra | Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City. The French forward missed out on Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/news/will-kylian-mbappe-be-fit-for-psg-to-face-man-city-in-the-champions-league | 0.242888 |
Will Kylian Mbappe be fit for PSG to face Man City in the Champions League? | Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Paris Saint-Germain hope to have their star forward Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch against Manchester City, after the French international missed out on the Ligue 1 game against Lens on Saturday afternoon. Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City, and the Parisian outfit are hoping that he recovers in time for Tuesdays return leg in Manchester. The youngster has scored eight goals in 10 Champions League games so far this season and has been a vital cog in Paris Saint-Germains campaign in Europe's premier competition. READ MORE: Everton join race to sign Man City forward READ MORE: Man City fans are fuming at Puma over leaked kit Speaking to Canal+ in the aftermath of his teams league game on Saturday, manager Mauricio Pochettino provided an update on the French forwards fitness. I'm optimistic. We think he will be there. We will see how it evolves tomorrow. We will decide before the match." When asked about the nature and reason for the injury, Mauricio Pochettino revealed that the forward suffered from "discomfort in his right calf" after the game against Manchester City, though it was unclear exactly when the injury had occurred. "He received a blow that could have happened at any time during the match [against Man City]. It can happen. It's not a serious problem but it created a muscle imbalance in the calf, Pochettino said in an earlier press conference on Friday. READ MORE: Sergio Aguero makes surprising statue admission READ MORE: Man City star admits he's backing Liverpool against Man United Manchester City hold the cards in this tie thanks to their 2-1 away win at the Parc des Princes last Wednesday, and PSG desperately need their French sensation Kylian Mbappe to be on the pitch to give them any chance of progressing through to the Champions League Final. You can follow us for live updates here: @City_Xtra | Kylian Mbappe missed Paris Saint-Germain's game against Lens on Saturday. The French forward picked up an injury in the first-leg of the Champions League Semi-final against Manchester City. PSG are hoping that he recovers in time for Tuesdays return leg in Manchester. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.si.com/soccer/manchestercity/news/will-kylian-mbappe-be-fit-for-psg-to-face-man-city-in-the-champions-league | 0.289503 |
Can California keep Modernism alive? | Palm Springs isnt just a great place to spend a weekend. Its one of our last and most fervent defenders of what California really is not what it pretends to be. Thats because Palm Springs, like the Golden State, is a modernist project, built by people who broke from old tradition and established cultures and experimented relentlessly to construct new systems that buried the past. Throughout California, modernism has produced freeways that span the state, waterworks through swamps and deserts, culture-dominating industries from Hollywood to Silicon Valley, and brand-new approaches to art, architecture, literature, philosophy, politics and religion. But modernism also damaged California communities, structures and habitats. So, today modernism is in retreat, with post-modernism ascendant. We worship the past, and tell ourselves we want to go backward and restore it. We talk about taking down the dams and interstates, getting back to nature and repairing the environment, staying off our screens and cracking down on the tech companies, and restoring the lands and traditions of our ancestors. Thats what makes Palm Springs and its public devotion to modernism so distinctive. The city is effectively promoting the creation of the new, by looking not forward but backward into its own past. Palm Springs has long touted its mid-century modern architecture those 20th century desert homes, with lots of glass and open spaces, that encourage indoor-outdoor living and have become synonymous with California in the American mind. In 2006, after some years of holding a Modernism Show & Sale and successful symposia on modern design, Palm Springs created a major event Modernism Week. Its grown into a colossus of the February calendar, with home tours, bus tours, walking tours, bike tours, garden tours, films, lectures, parties, concerts, fashion shows and car shows. Theres now a second, smaller-scale Modernism Week in the fall. This year, the pandemic expanded the calendar, with Palm Springs hosting an online Modernism Week in February, followed by an in-person week in April. All celebrate a Palm Springs modernist aesthetic of as the designer-writer Brad Dunning told Palm Springs Life forward-facing the future with open arms and a martini. Modernism Week, of course, is about commerce. Palm Springs tourist economy needs visitors, local arts-oriented businesses want customers, and real estate interests need to sell local homes. But the event also taps into what might be called a nostalgia for the new. Palm Springs is keeping alive a time when Californians could violate old strictures and fashion entirely novel things without having to spend years fighting planning commissions or CEQA lawsuits. But Modernism Week also evangelizes for an updating of modernism, to fit the more diverse needs of today. This years Fast Forward/Designing the Future of Palm Springs event showcased a new and decidedly modernist design for affordable housing by local architect Maria Song. Her design for the 60-unit Monarch Apartment Homes on Indian Canyon Way nods to the renowned work of Donald Wexler, the architect of many of the areas steel-and-glass homes. Songs goal is creating affordable housing beautiful and distinguished enough to be embraced by wealthy neighborhoods. I want people to understand that there is nothing cheap about affordable housing, Song told me. Rents are affordable, but not the materials or landscaping or the quality of the building. The Monarch proposal, being developed by Fairfield-based Community Housing Opportunities Corporation, should produce a building that opens minds and that any community would be proud to have as part of its fabric, she added. That Palm Springs is a citadel of modernism is both appropriate, and rich with contradictions. This is a lush city in the middle of a desert valley full of golf courses and swimming pools, in a state plagued by drought. The largest landowner in Palm Springs is actually the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which in recent years has asserted more of its property rights, frustrating the expansive ambitions of some businesses. Palm Springs is thus, like California itself, caught in a purgatory, between the urge for the new and the demands of the old. In other words, we Californians occupy a no-mans land, somewhere between modernism and post-modernism. We know we need to create new systems that are sustainable and climate-friendly, inclusive and anti-racist. But we are afraid of displacing stakeholders, or burying the past or not respecting our ancestors. For these and other reasons, we maintain nearly insurmountable regulations and obstacles to building anything new. This conundrum can leave us feeling as though we are trapped in time, not sure which way lies the past and which way lies the future. The feeling is expertly captured in a new installation outside the Palm Springs Art Museum by the artist Gonzalo Lebrija. It is a car that is suspended over a pool of liquid not going in any direction, frozen. The works title is History of Suspended Time (A monument for the impossible). If we take inspiration from Palm Springs, well try to go multiple directions at once. Well take the risk of creating modern novelties for our post-modern world. And well recognize that the fastest way to restore the past is to go boldly forward into the future. Joe Mathews writes for Zcalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based media nonprofit affiliated with Arizona State University. | John Sutter: Palm Springs is one of California's last defenders of modernism. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Can-California-keep-Modernism-alive-16143368.php | 0.344019 |
Can California keep Modernism alive? | Palm Springs isnt just a great place to spend a weekend. Its one of our last and most fervent defenders of what California really is not what it pretends to be. Thats because Palm Springs, like the Golden State, is a modernist project, built by people who broke from old tradition and established cultures and experimented relentlessly to construct new systems that buried the past. Throughout California, modernism has produced freeways that span the state, waterworks through swamps and deserts, culture-dominating industries from Hollywood to Silicon Valley, and brand-new approaches to art, architecture, literature, philosophy, politics and religion. But modernism also damaged California communities, structures and habitats. So, today modernism is in retreat, with post-modernism ascendant. We worship the past, and tell ourselves we want to go backward and restore it. We talk about taking down the dams and interstates, getting back to nature and repairing the environment, staying off our screens and cracking down on the tech companies, and restoring the lands and traditions of our ancestors. Thats what makes Palm Springs and its public devotion to modernism so distinctive. The city is effectively promoting the creation of the new, by looking not forward but backward into its own past. Palm Springs has long touted its mid-century modern architecture those 20th century desert homes, with lots of glass and open spaces, that encourage indoor-outdoor living and have become synonymous with California in the American mind. In 2006, after some years of holding a Modernism Show & Sale and successful symposia on modern design, Palm Springs created a major event Modernism Week. Its grown into a colossus of the February calendar, with home tours, bus tours, walking tours, bike tours, garden tours, films, lectures, parties, concerts, fashion shows and car shows. Theres now a second, smaller-scale Modernism Week in the fall. This year, the pandemic expanded the calendar, with Palm Springs hosting an online Modernism Week in February, followed by an in-person week in April. All celebrate a Palm Springs modernist aesthetic of as the designer-writer Brad Dunning told Palm Springs Life forward-facing the future with open arms and a martini. Modernism Week, of course, is about commerce. Palm Springs tourist economy needs visitors, local arts-oriented businesses want customers, and real estate interests need to sell local homes. But the event also taps into what might be called a nostalgia for the new. Palm Springs is keeping alive a time when Californians could violate old strictures and fashion entirely novel things without having to spend years fighting planning commissions or CEQA lawsuits. But Modernism Week also evangelizes for an updating of modernism, to fit the more diverse needs of today. This years Fast Forward/Designing the Future of Palm Springs event showcased a new and decidedly modernist design for affordable housing by local architect Maria Song. Her design for the 60-unit Monarch Apartment Homes on Indian Canyon Way nods to the renowned work of Donald Wexler, the architect of many of the areas steel-and-glass homes. Songs goal is creating affordable housing beautiful and distinguished enough to be embraced by wealthy neighborhoods. I want people to understand that there is nothing cheap about affordable housing, Song told me. Rents are affordable, but not the materials or landscaping or the quality of the building. The Monarch proposal, being developed by Fairfield-based Community Housing Opportunities Corporation, should produce a building that opens minds and that any community would be proud to have as part of its fabric, she added. That Palm Springs is a citadel of modernism is both appropriate, and rich with contradictions. This is a lush city in the middle of a desert valley full of golf courses and swimming pools, in a state plagued by drought. The largest landowner in Palm Springs is actually the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which in recent years has asserted more of its property rights, frustrating the expansive ambitions of some businesses. Palm Springs is thus, like California itself, caught in a purgatory, between the urge for the new and the demands of the old. In other words, we Californians occupy a no-mans land, somewhere between modernism and post-modernism. We know we need to create new systems that are sustainable and climate-friendly, inclusive and anti-racist. But we are afraid of displacing stakeholders, or burying the past or not respecting our ancestors. For these and other reasons, we maintain nearly insurmountable regulations and obstacles to building anything new. This conundrum can leave us feeling as though we are trapped in time, not sure which way lies the past and which way lies the future. The feeling is expertly captured in a new installation outside the Palm Springs Art Museum by the artist Gonzalo Lebrija. It is a car that is suspended over a pool of liquid not going in any direction, frozen. The works title is History of Suspended Time (A monument for the impossible). If we take inspiration from Palm Springs, well try to go multiple directions at once. Well take the risk of creating modern novelties for our post-modern world. And well recognize that the fastest way to restore the past is to go boldly forward into the future. Joe Mathews writes for Zcalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based media nonprofit affiliated with Arizona State University. | John Sutter: Palm Springs is a modernist project, built by people who broke from tradition. He says modernism damaged California communities, structures and habitats. | bart | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Can-California-keep-Modernism-alive-16143368.php | 0.10864 |
Can California keep Modernism alive? | Palm Springs isnt just a great place to spend a weekend. Its one of our last and most fervent defenders of what California really is not what it pretends to be. Thats because Palm Springs, like the Golden State, is a modernist project, built by people who broke from old tradition and established cultures and experimented relentlessly to construct new systems that buried the past. Throughout California, modernism has produced freeways that span the state, waterworks through swamps and deserts, culture-dominating industries from Hollywood to Silicon Valley, and brand-new approaches to art, architecture, literature, philosophy, politics and religion. But modernism also damaged California communities, structures and habitats. So, today modernism is in retreat, with post-modernism ascendant. We worship the past, and tell ourselves we want to go backward and restore it. We talk about taking down the dams and interstates, getting back to nature and repairing the environment, staying off our screens and cracking down on the tech companies, and restoring the lands and traditions of our ancestors. Thats what makes Palm Springs and its public devotion to modernism so distinctive. The city is effectively promoting the creation of the new, by looking not forward but backward into its own past. Palm Springs has long touted its mid-century modern architecture those 20th century desert homes, with lots of glass and open spaces, that encourage indoor-outdoor living and have become synonymous with California in the American mind. In 2006, after some years of holding a Modernism Show & Sale and successful symposia on modern design, Palm Springs created a major event Modernism Week. Its grown into a colossus of the February calendar, with home tours, bus tours, walking tours, bike tours, garden tours, films, lectures, parties, concerts, fashion shows and car shows. Theres now a second, smaller-scale Modernism Week in the fall. This year, the pandemic expanded the calendar, with Palm Springs hosting an online Modernism Week in February, followed by an in-person week in April. All celebrate a Palm Springs modernist aesthetic of as the designer-writer Brad Dunning told Palm Springs Life forward-facing the future with open arms and a martini. Modernism Week, of course, is about commerce. Palm Springs tourist economy needs visitors, local arts-oriented businesses want customers, and real estate interests need to sell local homes. But the event also taps into what might be called a nostalgia for the new. Palm Springs is keeping alive a time when Californians could violate old strictures and fashion entirely novel things without having to spend years fighting planning commissions or CEQA lawsuits. But Modernism Week also evangelizes for an updating of modernism, to fit the more diverse needs of today. This years Fast Forward/Designing the Future of Palm Springs event showcased a new and decidedly modernist design for affordable housing by local architect Maria Song. Her design for the 60-unit Monarch Apartment Homes on Indian Canyon Way nods to the renowned work of Donald Wexler, the architect of many of the areas steel-and-glass homes. Songs goal is creating affordable housing beautiful and distinguished enough to be embraced by wealthy neighborhoods. I want people to understand that there is nothing cheap about affordable housing, Song told me. Rents are affordable, but not the materials or landscaping or the quality of the building. The Monarch proposal, being developed by Fairfield-based Community Housing Opportunities Corporation, should produce a building that opens minds and that any community would be proud to have as part of its fabric, she added. That Palm Springs is a citadel of modernism is both appropriate, and rich with contradictions. This is a lush city in the middle of a desert valley full of golf courses and swimming pools, in a state plagued by drought. The largest landowner in Palm Springs is actually the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which in recent years has asserted more of its property rights, frustrating the expansive ambitions of some businesses. Palm Springs is thus, like California itself, caught in a purgatory, between the urge for the new and the demands of the old. In other words, we Californians occupy a no-mans land, somewhere between modernism and post-modernism. We know we need to create new systems that are sustainable and climate-friendly, inclusive and anti-racist. But we are afraid of displacing stakeholders, or burying the past or not respecting our ancestors. For these and other reasons, we maintain nearly insurmountable regulations and obstacles to building anything new. This conundrum can leave us feeling as though we are trapped in time, not sure which way lies the past and which way lies the future. The feeling is expertly captured in a new installation outside the Palm Springs Art Museum by the artist Gonzalo Lebrija. It is a car that is suspended over a pool of liquid not going in any direction, frozen. The works title is History of Suspended Time (A monument for the impossible). If we take inspiration from Palm Springs, well try to go multiple directions at once. Well take the risk of creating modern novelties for our post-modern world. And well recognize that the fastest way to restore the past is to go boldly forward into the future. Joe Mathews writes for Zcalo Public Square, a Los Angeles-based media nonprofit affiliated with Arizona State University. | LZ Granderson: Palm Springs is one of last bastions of modernism in California. He says modernism damaged California communities, structures and habitats. LZ: Modernism Week promotes the creation of the new, by looking not forward but backward into its own past. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Can-California-keep-Modernism-alive-16143368.php | 0.241878 |
Who is getting COVID-19 in Oregons fourth surge? | I didnt think about how many people he sees in a day who might sit in his car, said Blashishin, adding that he wore a mask while the driver didnt. Days later, Blashishin tested positive for COVID-19. He ultimately spread the virus to his wife and he believes a friend, who was forced to isolate away from his 11-month-old daughter for 10 days but ended up giving it to her anyway. I felt guilty for the longest time, Blashishin said. Blashishin is one of more than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases that began building about eight weeks ago. While new known cases and hospitalizations have been declining in the United States as a whole, Oregon now finds itself as an outlier. Oregon cases are up roughly 30% and hospitalizations 40% in the past two weeks. Both have roughly tripled since the lows of early March. New infections are, in fact, accelerating faster in Oregon than in any other state in the nation. Cases per capita in the past two weeks are the 13th highest even though Oregon has recorded the third lowest rate of infections since the beginning of the pandemic. Confounding public health experts is why cases are dramatically rising in Oregon when in line with the rest of the nation about 30% of residents are now fully vaccinated. Officials at the Oregon Health Authority suspect Oregons relatively low rate of infections for most of the rest of the pandemic have left a larger proportion of the population more susceptible to the virus. On top of that, the much more contagious B.1.1.7 variant now the dominant strain in Oregon and the nation as of early April is allowing the virus to transmit with greater ease. Some studies have found it also causes more severe disease. Whatever the reason, Oregons spring surge so far has been far less devastating than the fall and winter with daily cases averaging a little over half of their earlier highs. And deaths are just a fraction of the December peak. Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that while fewer seniors are being hospitalized thanks to their higher rates of vaccination, the proportion of hospitalized patients who are between the ages of 18 and 34 has grown by almost 50% recently. COVID-19 is now knocking more younger people off their feet, Brown said. The demographics of people infected by coronavirus are similarly shifting. Compared to the months-long fall surge, Oregon has seen a significantly smaller percentage of cases among Oregonians 60 and older. The state, meanwhile, continues to post robust numbers of new cases among 20-somethings, who continue to represent the highest share of infections. Like many Oregonians, Blashishin, 26, will never know the source of his infection for sure. Blashishin said he accepted the ride from the tow-truck driver only because his wifes car was out of commission and getting home would have required a very long walk from Interstate 205. Six days later, he felt chills and some mild congestion. He brushed it off as spring allergies, which hit him every year around that time. He wore a mask when he rode in the car the next day with his friend to visit a trading-card shop the first time in more than a year the two had ventured out in a car together. Its a trip that the friend, Max Virnig, chalks up to maybe a little bit of pandemic fatigue. Several days later, Blashishin was eating a bowl of soup when he was overcome with the realization that hed lost his sense of taste. He grabbed a bottle of vinegar and sniffed. Nothing. He got tested. It came back positive for COVID-19, he said. His wife tested positive a day later, similarly losing her sense of taste and smell while feeling like she had a cold. Their toddler tested negative. I should have been smarter, but I thought it was allergies, Blashishin said. Virnig tested positive around the same time in March, then his 11-month-old daughter in early April, although neither experienced symptoms. Blashishin has repeatedly expressed how sorry he is. Hes told me that so many times, said Virnig, 30, a Southeast Portland resident. I told him, Its fine. I keep stopping him. Dude, it happened, we cant go back and now were here. Both friends were surprised they caught the virus after so many months of living what they consider very cautious lives. They say as dads of young children, they dont go to parties or bars. I dont go places without a mask, Virnig said. Ive only been out to a restaurant once in over a year. Said Blashishin: Man, we went a whole year without getting anything. Its funny to me to think you could go so long and be so cautious and then theres one little thing, and you get it. * Oregons spring surge has seen a notable drop in the share of coronavirus cases among older residents and, in particular, those 80 and older. That age group has always represented a minuscule share of total cases less than 4% while accounting for more than half of all COVID-19 deaths. But the case share for Oregonians 80 and older has been cut by more than half, to 1.7% since early March. Thats almost certainly due to vaccinations of Oregons eldest residents that began in February. The percentage of cases also has dipped among younger seniors, extending to those in their 60s. * Mike Heskett snapped this photo of himself the day he was admitted into Hillsboro Medical Center in early April. (Courtesy of Savanna Morrow) Savanna Morrow looks at the selfie her 58-year-old father, Mike Heskett, texted her from his bed at Oregon Health & Science Universitys Hillsboro Medical Center, shortly after he was admitted there in early April. Morrow knows he was trying to look upbeat, but she could see the uncertainty in his eyes. My dad is just this very healthy, vital person and seeing him lying in a hospital bed at all, it was hard, said Morrow, 33. And I know my dad was trying to make it seem like he was better than he really was. Morrow, who is her fathers primary caregiver during his bout with COVID-19, is awed at how swiftly the disease took over their lives. One morning in late March he came down with a bit of congestion and immediately started to isolate within the Hillsboro home he shares with Morrow, her mother and her brother, Morrow said. He called into the manufacturing plant where he works as a quality-control inspector and was told to get tested because someone else had just tested positive for the virus. Morrow said her father ultimately became part of a larger outbreak. By day three, Heskett felt like he had pneumonia, his blood oxygen level had plummeted into the danger zone of the 80s and he was gasping for air as Morrows brother masked up and with the car windows rolled down drove him to the medical center, Morrow said. By day five, Heskett was thinking about what to say in his final good-byes. But he no longer had the strength to talk to Morrow or her mom by phone. He attempted to draft his messages, he later told them, by text, but he was too weak to hold his phone up and type while lying in his hospital bed. He was so sure he was going to lose that fight, Morrow said. It was so hard to hear him admit that. It still makes me shake when I talk about it. Mike Heskett and daughter, Savanna Morrow. (Beth Nakamura/Staff)The Oregonian But the farewells didnt turn out to be necessary. Her dads fortunes turned, and he was able to come home April 9 beginning his slow recovery, Morrow said. Beyond Hesketts lung damage, misfiring taste buds (bacon tastes like rubber) and overwhelming fatigue, the virus has been financially devastating to their lives. The medical bills for his nearly week-long hospital stay add up to $36,000, Morrow said, and she knows thousands of that wont be covered by insurance. Theres also the time off from work that has hit her father hard. This past week he returned to the facility part-time, but he ended up having to nap during breaks even though his employer allowed him to sit for most of his shift, Morrow said. Morrow thinks of the small blessings the Native American Youth and Family Center that has brought them food and groceries. Both her parents, Morrow said, are of Native American descent. She also thinks of how her dad appears to be the only one who got sick in their household. Although Morrow said only her father was tested, she thinks at least her 60-year-old mother would have shown symptoms if infected because her chronic pulmonary obstructive disease puts her at high risk for severe disease. That has been a big motivator, Morrow said, for the family to wear masks, wash their hands and keep their distance from others throughout the pandemic. We were so careful, we thought it was really unlikely it would enter our lives, Morrow said. Morrow has watched in frustration as apathy about the virus and the vaccines appears to have grown. I hear so many people talking online: Its not really a big problem because Im so healthy or Im careful in public, it will be fine, Morrow said. Its hard for it to be real until it enters your life and reshapes your reality. * Public health experts say younger people are more likely to socialize with others outside their household, are less worried about adverse effects from COVID-19 and are less likely to want to get a vaccine. One survey has found that fewer than 50% of people ages 18 to 29 say they have already been vaccinated or want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, compared to 82% of people 65 and older. Some medical experts say because B.1.1.7 is so much more contagious than previous strains, precautions such as the distance one person stands from another is no longer as safe as it once was. * Forrest Murphy says it was stunning to see the results of his COVID-19 test in early April 2021. (Photo by Dave Killen)The Oregonian Oregon City resident Forrest Murphy, 27, spent the winter working in the kitchen of an assisted-living facility that -- like so many in Oregon and across the country -- was ravaged by the pandemic last year. Three people died and 32 people linked to the facility were infected, according to health authority records. Its a high-risk community, but they tested every week, Murphy said. I got like 20 tests. He said when he had a chance to get his first shot of Pfizer vaccine in early February, he was relieved. Three weeks later, he got his second dose. By March 12, two more weeks had passed, and he was considered fully vaccinated. But in the end, it wasnt the assisted-living facility where Murphy thinks he was exposed. It was hanging out with one unvaccinated friend at each others homes -- something the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said is considered safe because Murphy is fully vaccinated. Murphy said by late March, hed started coughing. It felt like a miserable cold or the start of seasonal allergies. Crummy, said Murphy, summing it up in one word. When he woke up one day and couldnt taste or smell, he wondered if it was possible hed caught COVID-19. He went to urgent care in early April, got a rapid test and it came back positive. Stunned and not wanting to expose anyone else, Murphy said he made the 15-minute walk back home. I almost passed out, Murphy said. I was not feeling OK. I felt like I couldnt catch my breath. Murphy is a breakthrough case -- one of a minute number of Americans whove been fully vaccinated but still tested positive for the coronavirus. In Oregon, officials announced 168 fully vaccinated people who have been infected, including 19 who were hospitalized and three who died as of early April. Thats 0.024% of the 700,000 residents whod already been fully immunized at the time -- figures so small that officials said they were good news. The health authority only releases figures once a month, with the next announcement due in the next week. Nationwide, the CDC reports an even tinier percentage, with just over 7,000 of 87 million fully vaccinated Americans infected, although officials acknowledge its an undercount because someone with no symptoms isnt likely to be tested. I guess Im just part of that unlucky percentage, said Murphy. He said plenty of friends have asked Murphy about his experience getting sick despite his vaccination status. He tells them no vaccine is 100% effective and he believes in the COVID-19 vaccines. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are more than 90% effective. He doesnt want to be used as a reason people dont get the vaccines. My friend told me that made up his mind: Im not going to get the vaccine now, Murphy said. Im like No, no, no, no. Dont have that opinion. Kids dont get polio anymore because of vaccines. I think vaccines are still really, really important and people should definitely get them. Its unclear if Murphy was infected by a more contagious variant, such as B.1.1.7, which some research shows is slightly more successful at evading the effectiveness of vaccines. The Oregon Health Authority says it analyzes breakthrough cases for variants if theres enough sample material available. Murphy has never heard anything from health officials about whether genomic sequencing was done on his sample, or what the results were. Murphy said he feels fortunate to have had just quit his job at the assisted living facility, and he said he feels relieved not to have exposed anyone there. At final count, he said hes been able to trace the infections to at least half a dozen friends and family in a viral chain starting with his friends aunt, who infected his friend, who infected his wife and Murphy, who infected another friend and his roommate. His roommates daughter, who didnt show symptoms, visited her grandmother, who soon tested positive. Its insane how contagious this disease is, Murphy said. Its just astounding. Coronavirus in Oregon: Latest news | Live map tracker |Text alerts | Newsletter -- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian.com; @o_aimee | More than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. | bart | 0 | https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/05/who-is-getting-covid-19-in-oregons-fourth-surge.html | 0.162259 |
Who is getting COVID-19 in Oregons fourth surge? | I didnt think about how many people he sees in a day who might sit in his car, said Blashishin, adding that he wore a mask while the driver didnt. Days later, Blashishin tested positive for COVID-19. He ultimately spread the virus to his wife and he believes a friend, who was forced to isolate away from his 11-month-old daughter for 10 days but ended up giving it to her anyway. I felt guilty for the longest time, Blashishin said. Blashishin is one of more than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases that began building about eight weeks ago. While new known cases and hospitalizations have been declining in the United States as a whole, Oregon now finds itself as an outlier. Oregon cases are up roughly 30% and hospitalizations 40% in the past two weeks. Both have roughly tripled since the lows of early March. New infections are, in fact, accelerating faster in Oregon than in any other state in the nation. Cases per capita in the past two weeks are the 13th highest even though Oregon has recorded the third lowest rate of infections since the beginning of the pandemic. Confounding public health experts is why cases are dramatically rising in Oregon when in line with the rest of the nation about 30% of residents are now fully vaccinated. Officials at the Oregon Health Authority suspect Oregons relatively low rate of infections for most of the rest of the pandemic have left a larger proportion of the population more susceptible to the virus. On top of that, the much more contagious B.1.1.7 variant now the dominant strain in Oregon and the nation as of early April is allowing the virus to transmit with greater ease. Some studies have found it also causes more severe disease. Whatever the reason, Oregons spring surge so far has been far less devastating than the fall and winter with daily cases averaging a little over half of their earlier highs. And deaths are just a fraction of the December peak. Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that while fewer seniors are being hospitalized thanks to their higher rates of vaccination, the proportion of hospitalized patients who are between the ages of 18 and 34 has grown by almost 50% recently. COVID-19 is now knocking more younger people off their feet, Brown said. The demographics of people infected by coronavirus are similarly shifting. Compared to the months-long fall surge, Oregon has seen a significantly smaller percentage of cases among Oregonians 60 and older. The state, meanwhile, continues to post robust numbers of new cases among 20-somethings, who continue to represent the highest share of infections. Like many Oregonians, Blashishin, 26, will never know the source of his infection for sure. Blashishin said he accepted the ride from the tow-truck driver only because his wifes car was out of commission and getting home would have required a very long walk from Interstate 205. Six days later, he felt chills and some mild congestion. He brushed it off as spring allergies, which hit him every year around that time. He wore a mask when he rode in the car the next day with his friend to visit a trading-card shop the first time in more than a year the two had ventured out in a car together. Its a trip that the friend, Max Virnig, chalks up to maybe a little bit of pandemic fatigue. Several days later, Blashishin was eating a bowl of soup when he was overcome with the realization that hed lost his sense of taste. He grabbed a bottle of vinegar and sniffed. Nothing. He got tested. It came back positive for COVID-19, he said. His wife tested positive a day later, similarly losing her sense of taste and smell while feeling like she had a cold. Their toddler tested negative. I should have been smarter, but I thought it was allergies, Blashishin said. Virnig tested positive around the same time in March, then his 11-month-old daughter in early April, although neither experienced symptoms. Blashishin has repeatedly expressed how sorry he is. Hes told me that so many times, said Virnig, 30, a Southeast Portland resident. I told him, Its fine. I keep stopping him. Dude, it happened, we cant go back and now were here. Both friends were surprised they caught the virus after so many months of living what they consider very cautious lives. They say as dads of young children, they dont go to parties or bars. I dont go places without a mask, Virnig said. Ive only been out to a restaurant once in over a year. Said Blashishin: Man, we went a whole year without getting anything. Its funny to me to think you could go so long and be so cautious and then theres one little thing, and you get it. * Oregons spring surge has seen a notable drop in the share of coronavirus cases among older residents and, in particular, those 80 and older. That age group has always represented a minuscule share of total cases less than 4% while accounting for more than half of all COVID-19 deaths. But the case share for Oregonians 80 and older has been cut by more than half, to 1.7% since early March. Thats almost certainly due to vaccinations of Oregons eldest residents that began in February. The percentage of cases also has dipped among younger seniors, extending to those in their 60s. * Mike Heskett snapped this photo of himself the day he was admitted into Hillsboro Medical Center in early April. (Courtesy of Savanna Morrow) Savanna Morrow looks at the selfie her 58-year-old father, Mike Heskett, texted her from his bed at Oregon Health & Science Universitys Hillsboro Medical Center, shortly after he was admitted there in early April. Morrow knows he was trying to look upbeat, but she could see the uncertainty in his eyes. My dad is just this very healthy, vital person and seeing him lying in a hospital bed at all, it was hard, said Morrow, 33. And I know my dad was trying to make it seem like he was better than he really was. Morrow, who is her fathers primary caregiver during his bout with COVID-19, is awed at how swiftly the disease took over their lives. One morning in late March he came down with a bit of congestion and immediately started to isolate within the Hillsboro home he shares with Morrow, her mother and her brother, Morrow said. He called into the manufacturing plant where he works as a quality-control inspector and was told to get tested because someone else had just tested positive for the virus. Morrow said her father ultimately became part of a larger outbreak. By day three, Heskett felt like he had pneumonia, his blood oxygen level had plummeted into the danger zone of the 80s and he was gasping for air as Morrows brother masked up and with the car windows rolled down drove him to the medical center, Morrow said. By day five, Heskett was thinking about what to say in his final good-byes. But he no longer had the strength to talk to Morrow or her mom by phone. He attempted to draft his messages, he later told them, by text, but he was too weak to hold his phone up and type while lying in his hospital bed. He was so sure he was going to lose that fight, Morrow said. It was so hard to hear him admit that. It still makes me shake when I talk about it. Mike Heskett and daughter, Savanna Morrow. (Beth Nakamura/Staff)The Oregonian But the farewells didnt turn out to be necessary. Her dads fortunes turned, and he was able to come home April 9 beginning his slow recovery, Morrow said. Beyond Hesketts lung damage, misfiring taste buds (bacon tastes like rubber) and overwhelming fatigue, the virus has been financially devastating to their lives. The medical bills for his nearly week-long hospital stay add up to $36,000, Morrow said, and she knows thousands of that wont be covered by insurance. Theres also the time off from work that has hit her father hard. This past week he returned to the facility part-time, but he ended up having to nap during breaks even though his employer allowed him to sit for most of his shift, Morrow said. Morrow thinks of the small blessings the Native American Youth and Family Center that has brought them food and groceries. Both her parents, Morrow said, are of Native American descent. She also thinks of how her dad appears to be the only one who got sick in their household. Although Morrow said only her father was tested, she thinks at least her 60-year-old mother would have shown symptoms if infected because her chronic pulmonary obstructive disease puts her at high risk for severe disease. That has been a big motivator, Morrow said, for the family to wear masks, wash their hands and keep their distance from others throughout the pandemic. We were so careful, we thought it was really unlikely it would enter our lives, Morrow said. Morrow has watched in frustration as apathy about the virus and the vaccines appears to have grown. I hear so many people talking online: Its not really a big problem because Im so healthy or Im careful in public, it will be fine, Morrow said. Its hard for it to be real until it enters your life and reshapes your reality. * Public health experts say younger people are more likely to socialize with others outside their household, are less worried about adverse effects from COVID-19 and are less likely to want to get a vaccine. One survey has found that fewer than 50% of people ages 18 to 29 say they have already been vaccinated or want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, compared to 82% of people 65 and older. Some medical experts say because B.1.1.7 is so much more contagious than previous strains, precautions such as the distance one person stands from another is no longer as safe as it once was. * Forrest Murphy says it was stunning to see the results of his COVID-19 test in early April 2021. (Photo by Dave Killen)The Oregonian Oregon City resident Forrest Murphy, 27, spent the winter working in the kitchen of an assisted-living facility that -- like so many in Oregon and across the country -- was ravaged by the pandemic last year. Three people died and 32 people linked to the facility were infected, according to health authority records. Its a high-risk community, but they tested every week, Murphy said. I got like 20 tests. He said when he had a chance to get his first shot of Pfizer vaccine in early February, he was relieved. Three weeks later, he got his second dose. By March 12, two more weeks had passed, and he was considered fully vaccinated. But in the end, it wasnt the assisted-living facility where Murphy thinks he was exposed. It was hanging out with one unvaccinated friend at each others homes -- something the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said is considered safe because Murphy is fully vaccinated. Murphy said by late March, hed started coughing. It felt like a miserable cold or the start of seasonal allergies. Crummy, said Murphy, summing it up in one word. When he woke up one day and couldnt taste or smell, he wondered if it was possible hed caught COVID-19. He went to urgent care in early April, got a rapid test and it came back positive. Stunned and not wanting to expose anyone else, Murphy said he made the 15-minute walk back home. I almost passed out, Murphy said. I was not feeling OK. I felt like I couldnt catch my breath. Murphy is a breakthrough case -- one of a minute number of Americans whove been fully vaccinated but still tested positive for the coronavirus. In Oregon, officials announced 168 fully vaccinated people who have been infected, including 19 who were hospitalized and three who died as of early April. Thats 0.024% of the 700,000 residents whod already been fully immunized at the time -- figures so small that officials said they were good news. The health authority only releases figures once a month, with the next announcement due in the next week. Nationwide, the CDC reports an even tinier percentage, with just over 7,000 of 87 million fully vaccinated Americans infected, although officials acknowledge its an undercount because someone with no symptoms isnt likely to be tested. I guess Im just part of that unlucky percentage, said Murphy. He said plenty of friends have asked Murphy about his experience getting sick despite his vaccination status. He tells them no vaccine is 100% effective and he believes in the COVID-19 vaccines. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are more than 90% effective. He doesnt want to be used as a reason people dont get the vaccines. My friend told me that made up his mind: Im not going to get the vaccine now, Murphy said. Im like No, no, no, no. Dont have that opinion. Kids dont get polio anymore because of vaccines. I think vaccines are still really, really important and people should definitely get them. Its unclear if Murphy was infected by a more contagious variant, such as B.1.1.7, which some research shows is slightly more successful at evading the effectiveness of vaccines. The Oregon Health Authority says it analyzes breakthrough cases for variants if theres enough sample material available. Murphy has never heard anything from health officials about whether genomic sequencing was done on his sample, or what the results were. Murphy said he feels fortunate to have had just quit his job at the assisted living facility, and he said he feels relieved not to have exposed anyone there. At final count, he said hes been able to trace the infections to at least half a dozen friends and family in a viral chain starting with his friends aunt, who infected his friend, who infected his wife and Murphy, who infected another friend and his roommate. His roommates daughter, who didnt show symptoms, visited her grandmother, who soon tested positive. Its insane how contagious this disease is, Murphy said. Its just astounding. Coronavirus in Oregon: Latest news | Live map tracker |Text alerts | Newsletter -- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian.com; @o_aimee | More than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. Oregon cases are up roughly 30% and hospitalizations 40% in the past two weeks. | bart | 1 | https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/05/who-is-getting-covid-19-in-oregons-fourth-surge.html | 0.174011 |
Who is getting COVID-19 in Oregons fourth surge? | I didnt think about how many people he sees in a day who might sit in his car, said Blashishin, adding that he wore a mask while the driver didnt. Days later, Blashishin tested positive for COVID-19. He ultimately spread the virus to his wife and he believes a friend, who was forced to isolate away from his 11-month-old daughter for 10 days but ended up giving it to her anyway. I felt guilty for the longest time, Blashishin said. Blashishin is one of more than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases that began building about eight weeks ago. While new known cases and hospitalizations have been declining in the United States as a whole, Oregon now finds itself as an outlier. Oregon cases are up roughly 30% and hospitalizations 40% in the past two weeks. Both have roughly tripled since the lows of early March. New infections are, in fact, accelerating faster in Oregon than in any other state in the nation. Cases per capita in the past two weeks are the 13th highest even though Oregon has recorded the third lowest rate of infections since the beginning of the pandemic. Confounding public health experts is why cases are dramatically rising in Oregon when in line with the rest of the nation about 30% of residents are now fully vaccinated. Officials at the Oregon Health Authority suspect Oregons relatively low rate of infections for most of the rest of the pandemic have left a larger proportion of the population more susceptible to the virus. On top of that, the much more contagious B.1.1.7 variant now the dominant strain in Oregon and the nation as of early April is allowing the virus to transmit with greater ease. Some studies have found it also causes more severe disease. Whatever the reason, Oregons spring surge so far has been far less devastating than the fall and winter with daily cases averaging a little over half of their earlier highs. And deaths are just a fraction of the December peak. Gov. Kate Brown said Friday that while fewer seniors are being hospitalized thanks to their higher rates of vaccination, the proportion of hospitalized patients who are between the ages of 18 and 34 has grown by almost 50% recently. COVID-19 is now knocking more younger people off their feet, Brown said. The demographics of people infected by coronavirus are similarly shifting. Compared to the months-long fall surge, Oregon has seen a significantly smaller percentage of cases among Oregonians 60 and older. The state, meanwhile, continues to post robust numbers of new cases among 20-somethings, who continue to represent the highest share of infections. Like many Oregonians, Blashishin, 26, will never know the source of his infection for sure. Blashishin said he accepted the ride from the tow-truck driver only because his wifes car was out of commission and getting home would have required a very long walk from Interstate 205. Six days later, he felt chills and some mild congestion. He brushed it off as spring allergies, which hit him every year around that time. He wore a mask when he rode in the car the next day with his friend to visit a trading-card shop the first time in more than a year the two had ventured out in a car together. Its a trip that the friend, Max Virnig, chalks up to maybe a little bit of pandemic fatigue. Several days later, Blashishin was eating a bowl of soup when he was overcome with the realization that hed lost his sense of taste. He grabbed a bottle of vinegar and sniffed. Nothing. He got tested. It came back positive for COVID-19, he said. His wife tested positive a day later, similarly losing her sense of taste and smell while feeling like she had a cold. Their toddler tested negative. I should have been smarter, but I thought it was allergies, Blashishin said. Virnig tested positive around the same time in March, then his 11-month-old daughter in early April, although neither experienced symptoms. Blashishin has repeatedly expressed how sorry he is. Hes told me that so many times, said Virnig, 30, a Southeast Portland resident. I told him, Its fine. I keep stopping him. Dude, it happened, we cant go back and now were here. Both friends were surprised they caught the virus after so many months of living what they consider very cautious lives. They say as dads of young children, they dont go to parties or bars. I dont go places without a mask, Virnig said. Ive only been out to a restaurant once in over a year. Said Blashishin: Man, we went a whole year without getting anything. Its funny to me to think you could go so long and be so cautious and then theres one little thing, and you get it. * Oregons spring surge has seen a notable drop in the share of coronavirus cases among older residents and, in particular, those 80 and older. That age group has always represented a minuscule share of total cases less than 4% while accounting for more than half of all COVID-19 deaths. But the case share for Oregonians 80 and older has been cut by more than half, to 1.7% since early March. Thats almost certainly due to vaccinations of Oregons eldest residents that began in February. The percentage of cases also has dipped among younger seniors, extending to those in their 60s. * Mike Heskett snapped this photo of himself the day he was admitted into Hillsboro Medical Center in early April. (Courtesy of Savanna Morrow) Savanna Morrow looks at the selfie her 58-year-old father, Mike Heskett, texted her from his bed at Oregon Health & Science Universitys Hillsboro Medical Center, shortly after he was admitted there in early April. Morrow knows he was trying to look upbeat, but she could see the uncertainty in his eyes. My dad is just this very healthy, vital person and seeing him lying in a hospital bed at all, it was hard, said Morrow, 33. And I know my dad was trying to make it seem like he was better than he really was. Morrow, who is her fathers primary caregiver during his bout with COVID-19, is awed at how swiftly the disease took over their lives. One morning in late March he came down with a bit of congestion and immediately started to isolate within the Hillsboro home he shares with Morrow, her mother and her brother, Morrow said. He called into the manufacturing plant where he works as a quality-control inspector and was told to get tested because someone else had just tested positive for the virus. Morrow said her father ultimately became part of a larger outbreak. By day three, Heskett felt like he had pneumonia, his blood oxygen level had plummeted into the danger zone of the 80s and he was gasping for air as Morrows brother masked up and with the car windows rolled down drove him to the medical center, Morrow said. By day five, Heskett was thinking about what to say in his final good-byes. But he no longer had the strength to talk to Morrow or her mom by phone. He attempted to draft his messages, he later told them, by text, but he was too weak to hold his phone up and type while lying in his hospital bed. He was so sure he was going to lose that fight, Morrow said. It was so hard to hear him admit that. It still makes me shake when I talk about it. Mike Heskett and daughter, Savanna Morrow. (Beth Nakamura/Staff)The Oregonian But the farewells didnt turn out to be necessary. Her dads fortunes turned, and he was able to come home April 9 beginning his slow recovery, Morrow said. Beyond Hesketts lung damage, misfiring taste buds (bacon tastes like rubber) and overwhelming fatigue, the virus has been financially devastating to their lives. The medical bills for his nearly week-long hospital stay add up to $36,000, Morrow said, and she knows thousands of that wont be covered by insurance. Theres also the time off from work that has hit her father hard. This past week he returned to the facility part-time, but he ended up having to nap during breaks even though his employer allowed him to sit for most of his shift, Morrow said. Morrow thinks of the small blessings the Native American Youth and Family Center that has brought them food and groceries. Both her parents, Morrow said, are of Native American descent. She also thinks of how her dad appears to be the only one who got sick in their household. Although Morrow said only her father was tested, she thinks at least her 60-year-old mother would have shown symptoms if infected because her chronic pulmonary obstructive disease puts her at high risk for severe disease. That has been a big motivator, Morrow said, for the family to wear masks, wash their hands and keep their distance from others throughout the pandemic. We were so careful, we thought it was really unlikely it would enter our lives, Morrow said. Morrow has watched in frustration as apathy about the virus and the vaccines appears to have grown. I hear so many people talking online: Its not really a big problem because Im so healthy or Im careful in public, it will be fine, Morrow said. Its hard for it to be real until it enters your life and reshapes your reality. * Public health experts say younger people are more likely to socialize with others outside their household, are less worried about adverse effects from COVID-19 and are less likely to want to get a vaccine. One survey has found that fewer than 50% of people ages 18 to 29 say they have already been vaccinated or want to get vaccinated as soon as possible, compared to 82% of people 65 and older. Some medical experts say because B.1.1.7 is so much more contagious than previous strains, precautions such as the distance one person stands from another is no longer as safe as it once was. * Forrest Murphy says it was stunning to see the results of his COVID-19 test in early April 2021. (Photo by Dave Killen)The Oregonian Oregon City resident Forrest Murphy, 27, spent the winter working in the kitchen of an assisted-living facility that -- like so many in Oregon and across the country -- was ravaged by the pandemic last year. Three people died and 32 people linked to the facility were infected, according to health authority records. Its a high-risk community, but they tested every week, Murphy said. I got like 20 tests. He said when he had a chance to get his first shot of Pfizer vaccine in early February, he was relieved. Three weeks later, he got his second dose. By March 12, two more weeks had passed, and he was considered fully vaccinated. But in the end, it wasnt the assisted-living facility where Murphy thinks he was exposed. It was hanging out with one unvaccinated friend at each others homes -- something the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said is considered safe because Murphy is fully vaccinated. Murphy said by late March, hed started coughing. It felt like a miserable cold or the start of seasonal allergies. Crummy, said Murphy, summing it up in one word. When he woke up one day and couldnt taste or smell, he wondered if it was possible hed caught COVID-19. He went to urgent care in early April, got a rapid test and it came back positive. Stunned and not wanting to expose anyone else, Murphy said he made the 15-minute walk back home. I almost passed out, Murphy said. I was not feeling OK. I felt like I couldnt catch my breath. Murphy is a breakthrough case -- one of a minute number of Americans whove been fully vaccinated but still tested positive for the coronavirus. In Oregon, officials announced 168 fully vaccinated people who have been infected, including 19 who were hospitalized and three who died as of early April. Thats 0.024% of the 700,000 residents whod already been fully immunized at the time -- figures so small that officials said they were good news. The health authority only releases figures once a month, with the next announcement due in the next week. Nationwide, the CDC reports an even tinier percentage, with just over 7,000 of 87 million fully vaccinated Americans infected, although officials acknowledge its an undercount because someone with no symptoms isnt likely to be tested. I guess Im just part of that unlucky percentage, said Murphy. He said plenty of friends have asked Murphy about his experience getting sick despite his vaccination status. He tells them no vaccine is 100% effective and he believes in the COVID-19 vaccines. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are more than 90% effective. He doesnt want to be used as a reason people dont get the vaccines. My friend told me that made up his mind: Im not going to get the vaccine now, Murphy said. Im like No, no, no, no. Dont have that opinion. Kids dont get polio anymore because of vaccines. I think vaccines are still really, really important and people should definitely get them. Its unclear if Murphy was infected by a more contagious variant, such as B.1.1.7, which some research shows is slightly more successful at evading the effectiveness of vaccines. The Oregon Health Authority says it analyzes breakthrough cases for variants if theres enough sample material available. Murphy has never heard anything from health officials about whether genomic sequencing was done on his sample, or what the results were. Murphy said he feels fortunate to have had just quit his job at the assisted living facility, and he said he feels relieved not to have exposed anyone there. At final count, he said hes been able to trace the infections to at least half a dozen friends and family in a viral chain starting with his friends aunt, who infected his friend, who infected his wife and Murphy, who infected another friend and his roommate. His roommates daughter, who didnt show symptoms, visited her grandmother, who soon tested positive. Its insane how contagious this disease is, Murphy said. Its just astounding. Coronavirus in Oregon: Latest news | Live map tracker |Text alerts | Newsletter -- Aimee Green; agreen@oregonian.com; @o_aimee | More than 28,000 Oregonians known to be infected so far in a fourth wave of coronavirus cases. Oregon cases are up roughly 30% and hospitalizations 40% in the past two weeks. New infections are, in fact, accelerating faster in Oregon than in any other state in the nation. | bart | 2 | https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/05/who-is-getting-covid-19-in-oregons-fourth-surge.html | 0.152368 |
Why are Apple and Epic going to court over Fortnite currency? | Apple and Epic Games will go head to head in court in front of a US federal judge on Monday, the latest stage in the Fortnite makers campaign to break open the iPhones walled garden. The feud has been growing since last August, when Epic set in motion a plan known internally as project liberty to try to get past the restrictions Apple places on software made for iPhones and iPads. Here is what brought the two companies to this point. The App Store is the only way to install software on iPhones and iPads, but companies have to play by Apples rules if they want to be included. Those rules are byzantine, controlling everything from adult content to security practices, but Epics main issue is with the rules controlling how it can charge customers for V-bucks, the in-game currency used to buy items in Fortnite. Apple requires large companies to pay 30% of the money they receive for such sales of digital goods since last December, smaller companies can apply for a discounted rate a cut which Epics founder and chief executive, Tim Sweeney, had long complained was extortionate. Sweeney sent Apple a behind-the-scenes ultimatum: allow Epic to run its own App Store for iPhones, where it could take payments without a cut. Apple rejected Epics terms, and on 13 August Epic unilaterally updated Fortnite to allow users to buy V-bucks direct, and offered a discount for those who did. Apple and Google, whose Google Play app store rules were also circumvented, retaliated within hours by removing the game. Epic took the fight public, reworking Apples famous 1984 commercial to pitch the company under Tim Cook as the new villain. The showdown with Apple has echoes of past Epic campaigns, which have had mixed results. It successfully forced Sonys hand in 2017 in a nearly identical playbook. Fortnite was updated to allow cross play, letting Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Switch players compete directly, but Sony refused to allow PlayStation owners to join. That autumn, a brief software update which Epic said was a mistake enabled the feature for PlayStation owners, proving that it was possible and casting Sony as the sole holdout. The company panicked, fearing it could lose its reputation as the console platform for the players, its tagline at the time, and relented. Another attempt to bypass controls was less successful. Epic launched the Epic Games Store on Android in 2018, using a technical feature of Googles mobile platform to legitimately bypass the companys control. Apple has held fast. The company not only removed Fortnite from the App Store, as Epic expected, but initially tried to go further by threatening Epics ability to publish software for Macs too. That would have harmed another wing of Epics business, where the company makes the Unreal engine, a popular tool for developing 3D graphics for the gaming, film and design industries. The courts blocked that salvo after Microsoft joined in on Epics side. Apple insists there is no room for negotiation, and that the rules the App Store runs on are there to ensure the safety and security of its users. Requirements to funnel payments through Apple protect users against financial scams, and a ban on installing alternative app stores prevents malware from running rampant on the platform. A whole load. Shortly after the case was launched, a new body, the Coalition for App Fairness appeared, with members including Epic, Spotify and the Tinder owner Match Group. CAF is firmly aimed at Apple, and argues that the companys 30% cut represents an enormous portion of their revenue, in many cases an untenably large one. The Guardian is a member of the News Media Association, itself a member of News Media Europe, which in turn is part of CAF. Other CAF members have similar complaints about different parts of the App Store. makes gadgets which can track lost items, a market Apple entered in April. Tile argues Apple has an unfair advantage, because it allows its AirTags software capabilities that Tile was barred from using. According to court filings, Epic will present Apples restrictions as the acts of a monopoly player that is extracting unfair payments from companies with no option but to accede. Apple will argue that the success of other mobile phone makers shows that it is not a monopolist, and that the small portion of Epics business that occurs on iOS reportedly less than 10% of Fortnites revenues before it was pulled - further supports the idea that the two companies are equals. It is rare that battles between companies this big make it to open court, because the incentive to settle beforehand is so big. The list of executives lined up to testify includes Tim Cook and Tim Sweeney, Apples Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi, the former App Store boss Scott Forstall and witnesses from Facebook and Microsoft. Testimony under oath extracted by skilled lawyers could produce some uncomfortable disclosures from everyone. | Apple and Epic Games will go to court over Fortnite currency. Epic is trying to bypass the restrictions Apple places on software made for iPhones and iPads. Apple insists there is no room for negotiation. | ctrlsum | 1 | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/02/why-are-apple-and-epic-going-to-court-over-fortnite-currency | 0.457535 |
Why are Apple and Epic going to court over Fortnite currency? | Apple and Epic Games will go head to head in court in front of a US federal judge on Monday, the latest stage in the Fortnite makers campaign to break open the iPhones walled garden. The feud has been growing since last August, when Epic set in motion a plan known internally as project liberty to try to get past the restrictions Apple places on software made for iPhones and iPads. Here is what brought the two companies to this point. The App Store is the only way to install software on iPhones and iPads, but companies have to play by Apples rules if they want to be included. Those rules are byzantine, controlling everything from adult content to security practices, but Epics main issue is with the rules controlling how it can charge customers for V-bucks, the in-game currency used to buy items in Fortnite. Apple requires large companies to pay 30% of the money they receive for such sales of digital goods since last December, smaller companies can apply for a discounted rate a cut which Epics founder and chief executive, Tim Sweeney, had long complained was extortionate. Sweeney sent Apple a behind-the-scenes ultimatum: allow Epic to run its own App Store for iPhones, where it could take payments without a cut. Apple rejected Epics terms, and on 13 August Epic unilaterally updated Fortnite to allow users to buy V-bucks direct, and offered a discount for those who did. Apple and Google, whose Google Play app store rules were also circumvented, retaliated within hours by removing the game. Epic took the fight public, reworking Apples famous 1984 commercial to pitch the company under Tim Cook as the new villain. The showdown with Apple has echoes of past Epic campaigns, which have had mixed results. It successfully forced Sonys hand in 2017 in a nearly identical playbook. Fortnite was updated to allow cross play, letting Microsoft Xbox and Nintendo Switch players compete directly, but Sony refused to allow PlayStation owners to join. That autumn, a brief software update which Epic said was a mistake enabled the feature for PlayStation owners, proving that it was possible and casting Sony as the sole holdout. The company panicked, fearing it could lose its reputation as the console platform for the players, its tagline at the time, and relented. Another attempt to bypass controls was less successful. Epic launched the Epic Games Store on Android in 2018, using a technical feature of Googles mobile platform to legitimately bypass the companys control. Apple has held fast. The company not only removed Fortnite from the App Store, as Epic expected, but initially tried to go further by threatening Epics ability to publish software for Macs too. That would have harmed another wing of Epics business, where the company makes the Unreal engine, a popular tool for developing 3D graphics for the gaming, film and design industries. The courts blocked that salvo after Microsoft joined in on Epics side. Apple insists there is no room for negotiation, and that the rules the App Store runs on are there to ensure the safety and security of its users. Requirements to funnel payments through Apple protect users against financial scams, and a ban on installing alternative app stores prevents malware from running rampant on the platform. A whole load. Shortly after the case was launched, a new body, the Coalition for App Fairness appeared, with members including Epic, Spotify and the Tinder owner Match Group. CAF is firmly aimed at Apple, and argues that the companys 30% cut represents an enormous portion of their revenue, in many cases an untenably large one. The Guardian is a member of the News Media Association, itself a member of News Media Europe, which in turn is part of CAF. Other CAF members have similar complaints about different parts of the App Store. makes gadgets which can track lost items, a market Apple entered in April. Tile argues Apple has an unfair advantage, because it allows its AirTags software capabilities that Tile was barred from using. According to court filings, Epic will present Apples restrictions as the acts of a monopoly player that is extracting unfair payments from companies with no option but to accede. Apple will argue that the success of other mobile phone makers shows that it is not a monopolist, and that the small portion of Epics business that occurs on iOS reportedly less than 10% of Fortnites revenues before it was pulled - further supports the idea that the two companies are equals. It is rare that battles between companies this big make it to open court, because the incentive to settle beforehand is so big. The list of executives lined up to testify includes Tim Cook and Tim Sweeney, Apples Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi, the former App Store boss Scott Forstall and witnesses from Facebook and Microsoft. Testimony under oath extracted by skilled lawyers could produce some uncomfortable disclosures from everyone. | Apple and Epic Games will go to court over Fortnite currency. Epic is trying to bypass the restrictions Apple places on software made for iPhones and iPads. Apple insists there is no room for negotiation, and that the rules the App Store runs on are there to ensure the safety and security of its users. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/02/why-are-apple-and-epic-going-to-court-over-fortnite-currency | 0.553093 |
Will convicted wife killer Scott Peterson get a new trial? | In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago. In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there's a new twist in the case. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him. "Scott did not get a fair trial," Peterson's sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, tells CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. Janey Peterson maintains police did not look hard enough at others or consider a connection to Laci's death and a burglary that happened across the street from the Peterson's home. "The wrong person's in prison," she says. Authorities are not commenting, but Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, disagrees. "There's nothing that's come out that's made me change my view that Scott got a fair trial and that Scott is the one who killed Laci," he tells Vigliotti. "Twenty years later, this case still holds a lot of interest," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times. "Mostly because it remains an enduring mystery. CHRISTMAS EVE 2002 The infamous San Quentin prison is the last stop for men on death row in California, and where our story begins. Because that's where Scott Peterson remains behind bars. For years, the Peterson murder mystery captivated America. SHARON ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S MOTHER [at press conference]: Laci and her unborn child did not deserve to die. Peterson was ultimately convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child Conner. He was sentenced to death. But Scott Peterson's death sentence has since been thrown out and several questions still remain. Some people believe he is innocent that he was railroaded, even framed. Others say there is no question he is guilty. Story continues It was just on the other side of the same bay nearly 20 years ago, the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn child washed up on shore. On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was first reported missing by her family. Scott Peterson and Laci Rocha met in 1994 while both were attending college at California Polytechnic State University. They married two years later. In 2002, Laci became pregnant. The two lived in Modesto, California, and planned to raise their unborn son Conner there. / Credit: Court evidence GRETCHEN CARLSON [CBS News report]: Police in Modesto, California, have a mystery on their hands. A woman who is eight months pregnant has been missing since Tuesday when she left home to take her dog for a walk. It happened in the city of Modesto, in California's Central Valley. Scott and Laci Peterson lived here on a quiet residential street. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Christmas Day morning, about 9 o'clock, I get a call I was a police detective at Modesto Police Department. Detective Jon Buehler worked the case from the beginning. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Laci was as about as pure a victim as you can get. She was about eight months pregnant when she disappeared. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We went over to the Peterson house, which is when I first met Scott. And the detective remembers noticing something odd about Scott's behavior. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He was a little bit he just didn't seem interested. SCOTT PETERSON: I do not. SCOTT PETERSON: No. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm. Scott told police that Christmas Eve day he left Laci alone and went off a fishing trip. He said when he got home Laci wasn't there only their dog McKenzie. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: McKenzie's there in the front yard area, the street area with a leash on that's kind of muddy. And he's thinking that this is kind of strange. His theory was that she had gone down into the park and had been walking the dog and something happened down there, abduction or something like that. Police immediately started a search. NEWS REPORT: Officers returned in force this morning combing the park and creek bank on foot and on horseback. Relatives, friends, and neighbors joined in distributing fliers and searching the park. SCOTT PETERSON: No, I mean I've asked you a couple times what to do, um, so I have the answers to that. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Oftentimes, a victim who's left behind is firing tons of questions at us. And we didn't get any of that from him. The response from everyone else close to Laci was very different. SUSAN CAUDILLO | SCOTT PETERSON'S SISTER: We're searching we're looking and we're going to find you. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Everybody was going crazy. Everybody was impatient. SHARON ROCHA: Whoever has her, please, please, please, let her go. Bring her back to us" DENNIS ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S FATHER [sobbing]: Please let us have her back. Family, friends the whole community mobilized immediately to join the search for Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Sharon Rocha, Laci's mom, her stepdad, Ron Grantski, her friends her brother Brent, her sister Amy. They just saw this whole world coming down. They were always struggling to hold back tears. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: But when it came to Scott, he always would hold back a little bit. He wouldn't show you all of his cards. LOCAL NEWS REPORT: Officers began a search of the couple's home late last night Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew we had to focus on him from the start because that's the way you work a homicide. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: Nobody's been ruled out. That's what we're trying to do right now. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Because generally, there's going to be somebody with motive and generally, the motive is going to be somebody close. On the morning of Laci's disappearance Scott told police he drove to a boat launch about 90 miles away from his home. He said he wanted to take his brand-new boat out on the water to go fishing for sturgeon, but he never caught a single fish. As he drove home, he called Laci and left a message on her phone: SCOTT PETERSON [voicemail]: Hey, beautiful. I just left a message at home 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley. I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa. I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there. I'll see you in a bit, sweetie. Love you. Bye. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: it seemed like a very scripted message. It just it seemed phony to me. Skeptical detectives also wondered why Scott would have gone fishing in the first place. It was Christmas Eve and his wife was eight months pregnant. Peterson told investigators he had originally planned to golf that day but decided to go fishing because of the chilly weather. SCOTT PETERSON [police interview]: It seemed too cold to go play golf at the club, so ... Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You got a guy who said it was too cold to golf, but it ain't too cold to go fishing. Family, friends, and volunteers launched a huge search for Laci Peterson. / Credit: KMAX Day after day, the search widened, and the story spread. DENNIS ROCHA : Whoever has Laci. The reward is 500 thousand. Take the money, bring my daughter back safe and take the money and go get away free. Jack Leonard: First of all, you had an attractive looking couple. And it was Christmas Eve, so there's nothing else going on in the news. So, this attracted attention, first of all, from local news, and then national, and then it went global. But hopes for finding Laci Peterson alive were fading. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We still don't have any significant lead into finding Laci Peterson SHARON ROCHA: Please don't give up on us. JACKIE PETERSON | SCOTT'S MOTHER: Please send Laci back to us. And police continued to play close attention to Scott Peterson. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [to reporter]: Our discoveries during the investigation have resuscitated the revisiting of the Peterson residence with a second search warrant. They also asked him to take a polygraph. He refused. Ret. Jon Buehler: Scott told us that he wouldn't take the polygraph And so that arched our eyebrows a little bit that he wouldn't take this thing. GLORIA GOMEZ |NEWS REPORT]: Recently authorities released photos of Peterson's pickup and boat, hoping someone could back up his story. Both Scott and Laci's family stood with him. LEE PETERSON | SCOTT'S FATHER: There is no way in god's green earth that he is, you know, even remotely involved in this thing. SHARON ROCHA: We feel Scott has nothing to do with it. LEE PETERSON: We're looking for Laci, and we're gonna find her. Then it looked like there was a break in the case. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: We're received a tip yesterday Detectives discovered there had been a burglary just across the street from the Peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning Laci disappeared. Police quickly put that clue to rest. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We're confident that we have the people in custody for the burglary and they are not connected with the missing of Laci Peterson. Then, about a month after Laci went missing DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: She is prepared to give a statement. This case took a dramatic turn. Ret. Jon Buehler: The first big break we got in the case was of course Amber coming forward. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: We did have a romantic relationship. THE OTHER WOMAN SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I wanted to call you. AMBER FREY: Thank you. Amber Frey had no idea her boyfriend Scott Peterson was married with a pregnant wife. In 2005 she told "Inside Edition" all about their love affair. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: He was looking for someone to be with, someone to spend the rest of his life with. You know, I was at a point in my life that I was ready to meet someone, too. Less than a week after Laci Peterson went missing, Modesto detectives investigate an intriguing lead: a Fresno massage therapist named Amber Frey revealed that she had been dating Scott Peterson for over a month. She told police that Peterson had lied to her and said he was single. / Credit: Court evidence Amber was 27 years old when she met Peterson. It was November 2002 a month before Laci went missing. Amber says Scott told her he was a widower. They dined on strawberries and champagne and she was beginning to fall for him. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: It was real for me. And it felt real for him, too. But after a friend saw the Peterson story in the news, he told Amber. And Amber called the police. Detective Buehler and his partner raced down to Amber's home. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Her recall was fantastic. It was almost like it was a script from a Hallmark TV show or something. She could remember restaurants they went to and what they ate. She could remember what Scott was wearing. She would remember what she was wearing. And Amber had pictures. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You know, Scott's in a tux and Ambers in that red dress they're getting ready for the Christmas party. Hoping for clues that might lead them to Laci Peterson, detectives ask Amber Frey to record phone calls between her and Scott Peterson, and she agrees. / Credit: Court evidence That Christmas party was just a week-and-a-half before Laci would go missing. The detectives were stunned. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We had a guy who looked like the guy you want to marry your younger sister. But now we found that there was that chink in the armor. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: It doesn't mean that he killed Laci. But what it meant to us is there was another side to him that had not been exposed before. Investigators saw an opportunity. Maybe Amber could help them find out what happened to Laci. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: They asked how I felt about tape-recording conversation with Scott And I said "yes." Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: She had an investment, an emotional and a budding romantic investment in this guy I think she saw it crumbling in front of her. The recordings would become part of a damning case against Scott, but first, Amber addressed the questions about her relationship. In an explosive press conference one month after Laci Peterson goes missing, Amber Frey publicly reveals her affair with Scott Peterson. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: Scott told me he was not married. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them. Laci's family turned on him. BRENT ROCHA | LACI'S BROTHER [addressing reporters]: I would like Scott to know that I trusted him. However, Scott has not been forthcoming with information regarding my sister's disappearance and I am only left to question what else he may be hiding. The story sparked a media frenzy. Jack Leonard: It was huge. It was wild. And it made the case even bigger. You really had the rise of the 24-hour cable news. You had Larry King on there interviewing legal experts, including Nancy Grace. Jack Leonard: Almost from the beginning, she was zeroing in on Scott. Scott Peterson gave an interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer while Laci was still missing. When asked about the marriage, he appeared to refer to Laci in the past tense: SCOTT PETERSON: We took care of each other very well. She was amazing is amazing. SCOTT PETERSON: OK. Scott explains that as a couple they had different interests: SCOTT PETERSON: We have separate pursuits. and being, you know, seven-and-a-half months pregnant she's not going to want to go out in a boat. Scott Peterson speaks with reporter Gloria Gomez. But critics of Scott say the most surprising moment may be what happened when Scott's phone began to ring during the interview. Laci was missing and Scott doesn't pick up the phone. SCOTT PETERSON: That's my phone, unfortunately. I thought it was off. [Scott gets up] Yeah, it's kind of going crazy isn't it. Gloria Gomez: He didn't hesitate to turn it off and some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call. And then, more than three months after Laci disappeared, in San Francisco Bay the bodies of Laci and Conner washed up only a few miles away from where Scott Peterson said he was fishing. Two bodies are found about a mile apart on the shores of the San Francisco Bay on April 13 and 14, 2003. They are later identified as Laci Peterson and her unborn child. / Credit: CBS News With the discovery of the bodies, detectives decided to move quickly. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Our concern was maybe he's going to head for the border. Authorities finally caught up with Scott at a San Diego golf course. He told them he was supposed to play a round with his father. He also had about $15,000 in cash and his hair was dyed blond. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He had his brother's driver's license in the car with him, two or three cell phones. And so, you know, not the normal stuff you have if you're going down to the local Winn-Dixie to get groceries. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: Scott Peterson has been arrested. He is in the custody of Modesto Police Department detectives. On April 18, 2003, police say Scott Peterson led them on a high-speed freeway evasion. When they caught up with him, he had dyed his hair blond and had $15,000 in cash and camping gear in his car. Days later, Peterson pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder. / Credit: Evidence photo Just over a year later in Redwood City, California, Scott Peterson went on trial. The trial had been moved about 90 miles from Modesto because of the huge amount of publicity. Peterson had a high-priced Hollywood dream team of attorneys led by Marc Geragos, famous for defending celebrities like Michael Jackson. MARC GERAGOS [at trial]: This is a capital case. I'm worried about my client's life. [laughs] They changed their story a couple times. Attorney Michael Cardoza also worked on Scott Peterson's case. And though he was not part of the court room defense team he says the prosecutors' theory of what Scott did to Laci was confusing. Michael Cardoza: First, it was he killed her the night before, put her in the rug, put her in the truck, took her to the warehouse. Took her to Berkeley and dumped her in the bay. Then later it was, "Yeah, I guess we really don't know when she was killed, where she was killed. But we do know he did it." Well, come on, guys. Make up your mind. But the case against Scott would get a lot clearer when prosecutors started playing recordings the ones Amber Frey managed to secretly make. AMBER FREY [phone recording]: Hello. AMBER FREY: Yes. SCOTT PETERSON: Hey. AMBER FREY: Oh, my goodness. AMBER FREY: I'm here. SCOTT PETERSON: Amber. AMBER FREY: I wish you could hear me. Happy New Year. Just about everyone who was inside the courthouse at the time agrees it was the tape- recorded phone calls between Amber Frey and Scott Peterson that really grabbed the jury: SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I'm near the Eiffel Tower, the New Years' celebration is unreal. That's Scott Peterson one week after Laci went missing on the phone with Amber Frey pretending he's calling from Paris when authorities say he was really in Modesto while the search for Laci was still going on. Michael Cardoza: Amber Frey. Simply. That's what turned that trial It was the pretext phone calls that Amber Frey made to Scott Peterson. Jonathan Vigliotti: They were pretty damning. Michael Cardoza: There's no question. That's what changed this trial. SCOTT PETERSON: I never cheated on you I never did. AMBER FREY: You're married. Explain that one to me. After the jury heard those calls with Amber, attorney Cardoza says everything changed. Because of massive publicity, Scott Peterson's trial was moved from Modesto to Redwood City, in San Mateo County. The decision was made because the judge decided it would be difficult for Peterson to get a fair trial too close to home, where emotions were running high. Michael Cardoza: That emotion was so loud, they could hear nothing else. And then, with crowds gathered outside and no cameras allowed in court, on November 12, 2004, a verdict: We the jury, in the above entitled cause, find the defendant, Scott Lee Peterson, guilty of the crime of murder of Laci Denise Peterson. Michael Cardoza: When the guilty verdict came back, you could hear the crowd outside when you were in the courtroom cheering. Cheering. What kind of effect did that have on the next phase of the trial, the death. Four months later, sentenced to death, the applause was even louder. But inside the courtroom, it seemed to Laci's family that Scott hardly responded. Harvey Kemple | Laci's Uncle: It was just like always, no emotion. No nothing. The man is a definite psychopath. He is getting exactly what he deserves. After sentencing, some of the jurors lashed out at Peterson: Four months after his conviction, Scott Peterson is sentenced to death. At a press conference, Juror No. 7, Richelle Nice, [pictured center] called Peterson a RICHELLE NICE |JUROR [to reporters]: He is a jerk and I have one comment for Scott: You look somebody in the face when they're talking to you. MIKE BELMESSIERI |JUROR [to reporters]: Well, Scott came in with a great big smile on his face, laughing. It was just another day in paradise for Scott, another day that he had to go through emotions. But he's on his way home, Scott figures. Well, guess what, Scotty RICHELLE NICE: San Quentin's your new home. MIKE BELMESSIERI: And it's illegal to kill your wife and child in California. Michael Cardoza: Juror number seven Miss Nice. Listen to what she says. You'd think you'd be a little introspective about that because there's nothing worse, nothing more ultimate, nothing more final than taking someone's life. Michael Cardoza: Scott Peterson, I have no opinion on whether he's guilty or not guilty. But I do know Scott did not get a fair trial. He absolutely did not. Scott Peterson's attorneys filed appeals and nearly 16 years after his conviction, a decision. After two appeals, Scott Peterson's death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court on August 24, 2020, after deciding that the original trial judge made a mistake when jurors were being picked for trial. The result of that mistake, Peterson's supporters say, was that the jury was stacked with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson, shown here in 2011, will now receive a new trial for only the sentence phase. The court upheld his murder convictions. / Credit: AP Last summer, as Scott sat behind bars in San Quentin, the California Supreme Court threw out his death sentence. Pat Harris: The Supreme Court said, "He is going to get a new trial on the death penalty phase." Pat Harris was part of Scott's defense team in the original trial and he continues to represent him. Pat Harris: They determined that the judge had made a mistake in how the jurors were selected based on the death penalty part of the trial. The result of that mistake, Scott supporters say, was that the jury was stacked against him with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson's team is also arguing that it's not just his death sentence that was all wrong. They say Scott deserves a completely new trial to determine guilt. The reason: that juror number 7 Richelle Nice. Let's get rid of this guy." Nice declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. Harris maintains that Nice was biased from the beginning and when they were picking the original jury Nice was not forthcoming about her own history. Pat Harris: It's pretty clear that she lied to us straight to our face about her own situation. Prospective jurors filled out a questionnaire asking if they had in the past been in a lawsuit and if they had been crime victims. And Nice checked "no". Pat Harris: And we've come to learn that in fact there were issues in her own circle of people. And there were restraining orders. In fact, Nice was involved in two domestic disputes in the past. But prosecutors say when Nice filled out that questionnaire she didn't lie, she just didn't think her past experiences were relevant to the questions and didn't see herself as a victim. Now a lower court will consider if Peterson will get a complete retrial. And his defenders are ready. Janey Peterson: Every piece of information we find out about this day further confirms that Scott is innocent. Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson says there are witnesses who claim they saw Laci very much alive after Scott had already left for his fishing trip that day. Janey Peterson: Absolutely. Janey Peterson: This is our family business we have a back office here that we've dedicated to the case files Jonathan Vigliotti: Oh, wow. Janey Peterson for Scott's case. Janey Peterson: Yeah. Yeah. And Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson has been at war for almost 20 years now. Even though Scott has only been granted a new trial on the death penalty, Janey is gearing up to prove his innocence. Pat Harris: Janey is the heart and soul of the the case. Janey Peterson: I'm not talking about emotions. I'm talking about evidence. Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott. Much of the case for Scott, she says, comes down to the timeline what happened the morning Laci disappeared. He's on death row for the murder of his wife and child. And no one has ever said what time he did this crime, how he did this crime, or the series of events of how he carried out this crime that fits the evidence. Janey Peterson [pointing to evidence board]: Basically, the day starts on the left side According to Scott, that morning he and Laci had breakfast and watched Martha Stewart. SCOTT PETERSON: cookies of some sort they were talking about what to do with meringues. Scott told police Laci told him she was going to clean the house and then walk their dog, McKenzie. He told them that he left the house around 9:30 a.m. He said he went to a nearby warehouse where he had an office and sent an email from his computer, before setting off with his boat to the Berkeley Marina. The prosecution argued that Scott had killed Laci sometime before he left the house that morning. Janey Peterson: The state asserts that Scott murdered Laci and that he loaded her body in his pickup, drove it to his warehouse. But if Laci was seen alive after Scott left the house, Janey says the prosecution's case falls apart. Janey Peterson: There's an abundance of evidence that shows that Laci was alive when he left for the day. Janey Peterson: The pink squares are all the people in the neighborhood who reported seeing Laci or McKenzie that morning. Janey says most of these witnesses reported the sightings between 9:45 and 10:30 in the morning after Scott said he left the house. She says so much depends on these witnesses, but the defense never called them to defend Scott at his trial. Janey Peterson: I think there were multiple factors that played into it. you had people who, as time went by, thought that maybe what they saw wasn't relevant to the case. Pat Harris: There's been a lot of criticism because we didn't call some witnesses who saw Laci that day. Scott Peterson's attorney Pat Harris. Pat Harris: The original thought process at the time was a number of the witnesses who saw her didn't have great memories or had contra were contradicting each other. Police Detective Jon Buehler says none of the witnesses were actually sure if they did in fact see Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: There were three girls in the neighborhood, two of which were pregnant at the time and two of them having dogs walking in the neighborhood So, it would be real easy for somebody to mistakenly see one of those three girls as being Laci. Still, Janey Peterson says there is a witness who helps prove Laci was alive after Scott left that morning. It was the mailman. Janey Peterson: What the mailman said is that, when I went by the Peterson house the morning of December 24th, I went by there between 10:30 and 10:50. the gate was open, and McKenzie was not on the property. Janey says that's because Laci was out walking McKenzie. If McKenzie had been home, she argues, he would have barked at the mailman because he always did. Janey Peterson: this dog, in particular, barked at that mailman every single day, whether he was behind the gate or in the house. Jonathan Vigliotti: So, what you are saying is during this time, Laci had McKenzie and they were Janey Peterson: On a walk. And according to Janey, if Laci was out walking her dog, then Scott who was in his office sending an email could not have killed her. But when it came time to testify, the mailman didn't have a clear recollection and said "nothing out of the ordinary" happened that day. Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child in 2005. But after appeals, his death sentence was overturned. / Credit: KMAX Maybe more importantly to a new defense case though, is what Janey believes actually happened to Laci. Instead of Scott killing his pregnant wife, she says it's more likely it was those burglars who robbed the house just across the street. Janey Peterson: There's too many unanswered questions about that burglary to set it aside. The day Laci disappeared, December 24, the homeowners left to go on a trip around 10:30 in the morning. Scott Peterson and his team believe that Laci actually confronted the burglars and something bad happened. To prove it, they point to what they call the "Aponte tip." Janey Peterson [pointing at evidence board]: This is the Aponte tip ... that was the call that was overheard by Lieutenant Aponte at Norco Prison. Lieutenant Xavier Aponte was a corrections officer. He called in a tip about a phone recording he had heard about a month after Laci disappeared. Janey Peterson: And he said he had an inmate who was on the phone with his brother in Modesto discussing the fact that Laci had encountered the burglars across the street from her house. Janey Peterson points to a burglary she believes happened on the same day Laci disappeared, right across the street from the Peterson home. Scott Peterson's supporters theorize that Laci confronted the burglars and that ended badly. But police quickly arrested the burglars - Steven Todd and Donald Pearce. / Credit: Modesto Police Department Janey Peterson: When we heard this, we all thought, "Wow, maybe maybe this'll give us some answers as to what happened to Laci." But remember, police dismissed the burglary early on: DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We do not believe at this time that there's any connection with the missing of Laci. Here's why: Pat Harris: The police figured out who did it. They asked the culprits, "Well, when did you do this?" And the two gentlemen that were arrested said, "Oh, it was December 26th, the day after Christmas." Not on December 24, when Laci went missing, but two days later. Peterson's defense isn't buying it. Pat Harris: On December 26th, there was a line of media reporters standing outside the Peterson home up and down that street. There is no way in hell you could burglarize a house with all those people standing out there. But police say the burglars broke in through a back door on the 26th, out of sight of the street and any reporters who may have been there. As for the tip about an inmate phone call from prison, prosecutors say the phone call is just hearsay. Still, Peterson's attorney says if Scott gets a chance at a new trial, that burglary will be front and center. And so will their theory of the crime: that Scott Peterson was actually framed for his wife's murder. In a 2017 A&E documentary, Scott Peterson spoke about the moment he heard the word "guilty." SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I was staggered by it. I had no idea it was coming. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: and I just had this weird sensation that I was falling forward. Those thoughts seem starkly different from courtroom reports that describe Peterson as "emotionless." JUROR [at press conference]: Scott had no emotion on his face, Scott was being Scott. And according to his lawyer, that lack of outward emotion hurt Scott from day one. Pat Harris: I think the biggest problem I have is what I call the "he didn't act right" evidence. There is no such thing as how to act. There's no playbook on how to act when your wife has been murdered. No matter what you do, when you've built the narrative in your mind that he's guilty, whatever Scott did was gonna be interpreted through the lens of he's guilty Pat Harris: It was a terrible investigation from the first minute. Harris says authorities had tunnel vision. He claims they never looked at other possibilities, or even the logic of their own theories. Pat Harris: We did an experiment which we filmed. The defense team loaded weights into a boat. Pat Harris: We took the exact weight We had the boat, similar We recreated it, did a video. And sure enough, when the body was dumped over, the boat flipped. We had a video of this. The judge refused to let it in. But the Supreme Court said that the judge was correct not to let it in. They said the defense had used a different boat, a different motor, in different weather, and one of their own employees who stepped on the side of the boat to let in water and allow the boat to swamp. They even pointed out that the original judge offered the defense a chance to redo the experiment with the original boat and someone who was not a defense employee. But the defense declined. Still, Janey says if given a chance, the defense will present other exonerating evidence. Janey Peterson: We have an ongoing investigation that we don't discuss publicly. But I guarantee you that Scott will never be convicted of capital murder again in a court of law. Jonathan Vigliotti: Some of the most damning evidence is where Laci and her unborn child were found. They washed up very close to an area where Scott Peterson was fishing. Janey Peterson: I'm not saying it's a coincidence. I'm I would argue it was on purpose. Janey Peterson: On purpose. They claim that Peterson was actually framed for the murder, and the real killer or killers held on to Laci's body, eventually dumping it into the San Francisco Bay. Janey Peterson: Her body wasn't taken to the bay December 24th. The bay wasn't sealed off as a crime scene. There are multiple points of access directly to the water, 24 hours a day. I think they took Laci, had Laci, realized the national attention that this case was getting, realized they were in trouble. Janey Peterson: Well I I can't get past the burglary. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: The two burglars that were involved in that both told consistent stories that were backed up by other independent witnesses. Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, tells Detective Jon Buehler, one of the original investigators, says burglars had nothing to do with Laci's murder. And the idea that Laci was kidnapped in broad daylight in that neighborhood just doesn't make sense. Ret. Det. nobody saw an abduction in broad daylight where a girl had a dog, and the dog would be barking, and a girl would be screaming. Tell me how that is going to happen because I don't see it. As for the idea that Scott was framed Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: What is the likelihood that somebody is going to abduct Laci, and then all of a sudden, the media has intense scrutiny and attention to it. All the while we're doing searches up there, all the while that the media is camped out over there, that you've got cops and deputies and other agencies over there looking into this. Ret. Det. Well, I guess possible. But you know, there's still people that believe the earth is flat, too. The District Attorney is not commenting on the defense's theories, but at Peterson's trial, contrary to what the defense argued, prosecutors laid out their relatively clear theory of the crime: that Laci had been murdered in the home either the night before or the morning she disappeared. And they focused on all the falsehoods Peterson had told. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew that he was able to lie fairly easily. Everything from the big lies he told to Amber Frey SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: It's pretty awesome, fireworks there at the Eiffel Tower. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I have I've lied to you that I've been traveling. to the little lies prosecutors say he told about the morning Laci vanished. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm [affirms]. SCOTT PETERSON: We were watching her favorite show, "Martha Stewart." That didn't come on until 9:48 a.m. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You have to dismiss so much circumstantial evidence in this case to believe that Scott didn't do this. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope. It's got strand after stranded after strand. And when you get so many strands weaved together on this big rope, this rope is very, very strong. Buehler remains as confident as he ever was in Peterson's guilt. But Scott's defenders are just as confident. Pat Harris: Yes. Jonathan Vigliotti: Or you are. Pat Harris: Yes. Pat Harris: Oh, he's innocent. I would bet my life on it. Both sides wait to see if the court will allow Peterson's team a chance to fight not just the death penalty, but for his innocence as well. Laci Peterson / Credit: Evidence photo Until then, we're left with an almost unspeakable tragedy the murder of 27-year-old Laci and her unborn baby, Conner and you have to wonder what's going through Scott Peterson's mind as he sits in prison just a few short miles across the bay from where their bodies washed ashore. Scott Peterson's next court appearance is expected in June 2021 Produced by Chuck Stevenson. Michelle Fanucci is the development producer along with Ryan Smith. Emily Wichick is the field producer. Lauren Turner Dunn is the associate producer. Richard Barber is the producer-editor. Phil Tangel is the editor. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Voters spar over race and recovery in "Face the Nation" focus group Stunning science: COVID-19 vaccines' life-saving breakthrough Gottlieb says U.S. "locking in" gains against COVID-19 as vaccinations continue | In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. | bart | 1 | https://news.yahoo.com/convicted-wife-killer-scott-peterson-030600170.html | 0.328929 |
Will convicted wife killer Scott Peterson get a new trial? | In a California courtroom this week, there was a hearing in a sensational murder case that most think ended nearly 20 years ago. In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. But now there's a new twist in the case. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. His supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence that could exonerate him. "Scott did not get a fair trial," Peterson's sister-in-law, Janey Peterson, tells CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. Janey Peterson maintains police did not look hard enough at others or consider a connection to Laci's death and a burglary that happened across the street from the Peterson's home. "The wrong person's in prison," she says. Authorities are not commenting, but Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, disagrees. "There's nothing that's come out that's made me change my view that Scott got a fair trial and that Scott is the one who killed Laci," he tells Vigliotti. "Twenty years later, this case still holds a lot of interest," says Jack Leonard, senior editor of investigations at the Los Angeles Times. "Mostly because it remains an enduring mystery. CHRISTMAS EVE 2002 The infamous San Quentin prison is the last stop for men on death row in California, and where our story begins. Because that's where Scott Peterson remains behind bars. For years, the Peterson murder mystery captivated America. SHARON ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S MOTHER [at press conference]: Laci and her unborn child did not deserve to die. Peterson was ultimately convicted of murdering his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child Conner. He was sentenced to death. But Scott Peterson's death sentence has since been thrown out and several questions still remain. Some people believe he is innocent that he was railroaded, even framed. Others say there is no question he is guilty. Story continues It was just on the other side of the same bay nearly 20 years ago, the bodies of Laci Peterson and her unborn child washed up on shore. On Christmas Eve 2002, Laci Peterson was first reported missing by her family. Scott Peterson and Laci Rocha met in 1994 while both were attending college at California Polytechnic State University. They married two years later. In 2002, Laci became pregnant. The two lived in Modesto, California, and planned to raise their unborn son Conner there. / Credit: Court evidence GRETCHEN CARLSON [CBS News report]: Police in Modesto, California, have a mystery on their hands. A woman who is eight months pregnant has been missing since Tuesday when she left home to take her dog for a walk. It happened in the city of Modesto, in California's Central Valley. Scott and Laci Peterson lived here on a quiet residential street. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Christmas Day morning, about 9 o'clock, I get a call I was a police detective at Modesto Police Department. Detective Jon Buehler worked the case from the beginning. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Laci was as about as pure a victim as you can get. She was about eight months pregnant when she disappeared. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We went over to the Peterson house, which is when I first met Scott. And the detective remembers noticing something odd about Scott's behavior. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He was a little bit he just didn't seem interested. SCOTT PETERSON: I do not. SCOTT PETERSON: No. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm. Scott told police that Christmas Eve day he left Laci alone and went off a fishing trip. He said when he got home Laci wasn't there only their dog McKenzie. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: McKenzie's there in the front yard area, the street area with a leash on that's kind of muddy. And he's thinking that this is kind of strange. His theory was that she had gone down into the park and had been walking the dog and something happened down there, abduction or something like that. Police immediately started a search. NEWS REPORT: Officers returned in force this morning combing the park and creek bank on foot and on horseback. Relatives, friends, and neighbors joined in distributing fliers and searching the park. SCOTT PETERSON: No, I mean I've asked you a couple times what to do, um, so I have the answers to that. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Oftentimes, a victim who's left behind is firing tons of questions at us. And we didn't get any of that from him. The response from everyone else close to Laci was very different. SUSAN CAUDILLO | SCOTT PETERSON'S SISTER: We're searching we're looking and we're going to find you. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Everybody was going crazy. Everybody was impatient. SHARON ROCHA: Whoever has her, please, please, please, let her go. Bring her back to us" DENNIS ROCHA | LACI PETERSON'S FATHER [sobbing]: Please let us have her back. Family, friends the whole community mobilized immediately to join the search for Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Sharon Rocha, Laci's mom, her stepdad, Ron Grantski, her friends her brother Brent, her sister Amy. They just saw this whole world coming down. They were always struggling to hold back tears. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: But when it came to Scott, he always would hold back a little bit. He wouldn't show you all of his cards. LOCAL NEWS REPORT: Officers began a search of the couple's home late last night Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew we had to focus on him from the start because that's the way you work a homicide. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: Nobody's been ruled out. That's what we're trying to do right now. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Because generally, there's going to be somebody with motive and generally, the motive is going to be somebody close. On the morning of Laci's disappearance Scott told police he drove to a boat launch about 90 miles away from his home. He said he wanted to take his brand-new boat out on the water to go fishing for sturgeon, but he never caught a single fish. As he drove home, he called Laci and left a message on her phone: SCOTT PETERSON [voicemail]: Hey, beautiful. I just left a message at home 2:15. I'm leaving Berkeley. I won't be able to get to Vella Farms to get the basket for Papa. I was hoping you would get this message and go on out there. I'll see you in a bit, sweetie. Love you. Bye. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: it seemed like a very scripted message. It just it seemed phony to me. Skeptical detectives also wondered why Scott would have gone fishing in the first place. It was Christmas Eve and his wife was eight months pregnant. Peterson told investigators he had originally planned to golf that day but decided to go fishing because of the chilly weather. SCOTT PETERSON [police interview]: It seemed too cold to go play golf at the club, so ... Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You got a guy who said it was too cold to golf, but it ain't too cold to go fishing. Family, friends, and volunteers launched a huge search for Laci Peterson. / Credit: KMAX Day after day, the search widened, and the story spread. DENNIS ROCHA : Whoever has Laci. The reward is 500 thousand. Take the money, bring my daughter back safe and take the money and go get away free. Jack Leonard: First of all, you had an attractive looking couple. And it was Christmas Eve, so there's nothing else going on in the news. So, this attracted attention, first of all, from local news, and then national, and then it went global. But hopes for finding Laci Peterson alive were fading. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We still don't have any significant lead into finding Laci Peterson SHARON ROCHA: Please don't give up on us. JACKIE PETERSON | SCOTT'S MOTHER: Please send Laci back to us. And police continued to play close attention to Scott Peterson. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [to reporter]: Our discoveries during the investigation have resuscitated the revisiting of the Peterson residence with a second search warrant. They also asked him to take a polygraph. He refused. Ret. Jon Buehler: Scott told us that he wouldn't take the polygraph And so that arched our eyebrows a little bit that he wouldn't take this thing. GLORIA GOMEZ |NEWS REPORT]: Recently authorities released photos of Peterson's pickup and boat, hoping someone could back up his story. Both Scott and Laci's family stood with him. LEE PETERSON | SCOTT'S FATHER: There is no way in god's green earth that he is, you know, even remotely involved in this thing. SHARON ROCHA: We feel Scott has nothing to do with it. LEE PETERSON: We're looking for Laci, and we're gonna find her. Then it looked like there was a break in the case. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: We're received a tip yesterday Detectives discovered there had been a burglary just across the street from the Peterson home. One witness told police she believed that burglary happened the same morning Laci disappeared. Police quickly put that clue to rest. DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We're confident that we have the people in custody for the burglary and they are not connected with the missing of Laci Peterson. Then, about a month after Laci went missing DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: She is prepared to give a statement. This case took a dramatic turn. Ret. Jon Buehler: The first big break we got in the case was of course Amber coming forward. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: We did have a romantic relationship. THE OTHER WOMAN SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I wanted to call you. AMBER FREY: Thank you. Amber Frey had no idea her boyfriend Scott Peterson was married with a pregnant wife. In 2005 she told "Inside Edition" all about their love affair. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: He was looking for someone to be with, someone to spend the rest of his life with. You know, I was at a point in my life that I was ready to meet someone, too. Less than a week after Laci Peterson went missing, Modesto detectives investigate an intriguing lead: a Fresno massage therapist named Amber Frey revealed that she had been dating Scott Peterson for over a month. She told police that Peterson had lied to her and said he was single. / Credit: Court evidence Amber was 27 years old when she met Peterson. It was November 2002 a month before Laci went missing. Amber says Scott told her he was a widower. They dined on strawberries and champagne and she was beginning to fall for him. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: It was real for me. And it felt real for him, too. But after a friend saw the Peterson story in the news, he told Amber. And Amber called the police. Detective Buehler and his partner raced down to Amber's home. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Her recall was fantastic. It was almost like it was a script from a Hallmark TV show or something. She could remember restaurants they went to and what they ate. She could remember what Scott was wearing. She would remember what she was wearing. And Amber had pictures. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You know, Scott's in a tux and Ambers in that red dress they're getting ready for the Christmas party. Hoping for clues that might lead them to Laci Peterson, detectives ask Amber Frey to record phone calls between her and Scott Peterson, and she agrees. / Credit: Court evidence That Christmas party was just a week-and-a-half before Laci would go missing. The detectives were stunned. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We had a guy who looked like the guy you want to marry your younger sister. But now we found that there was that chink in the armor. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: It doesn't mean that he killed Laci. But what it meant to us is there was another side to him that had not been exposed before. Investigators saw an opportunity. Maybe Amber could help them find out what happened to Laci. AMBER FREY ["Inside Edition"]: They asked how I felt about tape-recording conversation with Scott And I said "yes." Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: She had an investment, an emotional and a budding romantic investment in this guy I think she saw it crumbling in front of her. The recordings would become part of a damning case against Scott, but first, Amber addressed the questions about her relationship. In an explosive press conference one month after Laci Peterson goes missing, Amber Frey publicly reveals her affair with Scott Peterson. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: Scott told me he was not married. AMBER FREY [at press conference]: I am very sorry for Laci's family and the pain that this has caused them. Laci's family turned on him. BRENT ROCHA | LACI'S BROTHER [addressing reporters]: I would like Scott to know that I trusted him. However, Scott has not been forthcoming with information regarding my sister's disappearance and I am only left to question what else he may be hiding. The story sparked a media frenzy. Jack Leonard: It was huge. It was wild. And it made the case even bigger. You really had the rise of the 24-hour cable news. You had Larry King on there interviewing legal experts, including Nancy Grace. Jack Leonard: Almost from the beginning, she was zeroing in on Scott. Scott Peterson gave an interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer while Laci was still missing. When asked about the marriage, he appeared to refer to Laci in the past tense: SCOTT PETERSON: We took care of each other very well. She was amazing is amazing. SCOTT PETERSON: OK. Scott explains that as a couple they had different interests: SCOTT PETERSON: We have separate pursuits. and being, you know, seven-and-a-half months pregnant she's not going to want to go out in a boat. Scott Peterson speaks with reporter Gloria Gomez. But critics of Scott say the most surprising moment may be what happened when Scott's phone began to ring during the interview. Laci was missing and Scott doesn't pick up the phone. SCOTT PETERSON: That's my phone, unfortunately. I thought it was off. [Scott gets up] Yeah, it's kind of going crazy isn't it. Gloria Gomez: He didn't hesitate to turn it off and some would say that why, if you're a concerned husband, if your wife is missing, you know, you would have that cell phone clinging to you and every call would be an urgent call. And then, more than three months after Laci disappeared, in San Francisco Bay the bodies of Laci and Conner washed up only a few miles away from where Scott Peterson said he was fishing. Two bodies are found about a mile apart on the shores of the San Francisco Bay on April 13 and 14, 2003. They are later identified as Laci Peterson and her unborn child. / Credit: CBS News With the discovery of the bodies, detectives decided to move quickly. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: Our concern was maybe he's going to head for the border. Authorities finally caught up with Scott at a San Diego golf course. He told them he was supposed to play a round with his father. He also had about $15,000 in cash and his hair was dyed blond. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: He had his brother's driver's license in the car with him, two or three cell phones. And so, you know, not the normal stuff you have if you're going down to the local Winn-Dixie to get groceries. POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE: Scott Peterson has been arrested. He is in the custody of Modesto Police Department detectives. On April 18, 2003, police say Scott Peterson led them on a high-speed freeway evasion. When they caught up with him, he had dyed his hair blond and had $15,000 in cash and camping gear in his car. Days later, Peterson pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder. / Credit: Evidence photo Just over a year later in Redwood City, California, Scott Peterson went on trial. The trial had been moved about 90 miles from Modesto because of the huge amount of publicity. Peterson had a high-priced Hollywood dream team of attorneys led by Marc Geragos, famous for defending celebrities like Michael Jackson. MARC GERAGOS [at trial]: This is a capital case. I'm worried about my client's life. [laughs] They changed their story a couple times. Attorney Michael Cardoza also worked on Scott Peterson's case. And though he was not part of the court room defense team he says the prosecutors' theory of what Scott did to Laci was confusing. Michael Cardoza: First, it was he killed her the night before, put her in the rug, put her in the truck, took her to the warehouse. Took her to Berkeley and dumped her in the bay. Then later it was, "Yeah, I guess we really don't know when she was killed, where she was killed. But we do know he did it." Well, come on, guys. Make up your mind. But the case against Scott would get a lot clearer when prosecutors started playing recordings the ones Amber Frey managed to secretly make. AMBER FREY [phone recording]: Hello. AMBER FREY: Yes. SCOTT PETERSON: Hey. AMBER FREY: Oh, my goodness. AMBER FREY: I'm here. SCOTT PETERSON: Amber. AMBER FREY: I wish you could hear me. Happy New Year. Just about everyone who was inside the courthouse at the time agrees it was the tape- recorded phone calls between Amber Frey and Scott Peterson that really grabbed the jury: SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I'm near the Eiffel Tower, the New Years' celebration is unreal. That's Scott Peterson one week after Laci went missing on the phone with Amber Frey pretending he's calling from Paris when authorities say he was really in Modesto while the search for Laci was still going on. Michael Cardoza: Amber Frey. Simply. That's what turned that trial It was the pretext phone calls that Amber Frey made to Scott Peterson. Jonathan Vigliotti: They were pretty damning. Michael Cardoza: There's no question. That's what changed this trial. SCOTT PETERSON: I never cheated on you I never did. AMBER FREY: You're married. Explain that one to me. After the jury heard those calls with Amber, attorney Cardoza says everything changed. Because of massive publicity, Scott Peterson's trial was moved from Modesto to Redwood City, in San Mateo County. The decision was made because the judge decided it would be difficult for Peterson to get a fair trial too close to home, where emotions were running high. Michael Cardoza: That emotion was so loud, they could hear nothing else. And then, with crowds gathered outside and no cameras allowed in court, on November 12, 2004, a verdict: We the jury, in the above entitled cause, find the defendant, Scott Lee Peterson, guilty of the crime of murder of Laci Denise Peterson. Michael Cardoza: When the guilty verdict came back, you could hear the crowd outside when you were in the courtroom cheering. Cheering. What kind of effect did that have on the next phase of the trial, the death. Four months later, sentenced to death, the applause was even louder. But inside the courtroom, it seemed to Laci's family that Scott hardly responded. Harvey Kemple | Laci's Uncle: It was just like always, no emotion. No nothing. The man is a definite psychopath. He is getting exactly what he deserves. After sentencing, some of the jurors lashed out at Peterson: Four months after his conviction, Scott Peterson is sentenced to death. At a press conference, Juror No. 7, Richelle Nice, [pictured center] called Peterson a RICHELLE NICE |JUROR [to reporters]: He is a jerk and I have one comment for Scott: You look somebody in the face when they're talking to you. MIKE BELMESSIERI |JUROR [to reporters]: Well, Scott came in with a great big smile on his face, laughing. It was just another day in paradise for Scott, another day that he had to go through emotions. But he's on his way home, Scott figures. Well, guess what, Scotty RICHELLE NICE: San Quentin's your new home. MIKE BELMESSIERI: And it's illegal to kill your wife and child in California. Michael Cardoza: Juror number seven Miss Nice. Listen to what she says. You'd think you'd be a little introspective about that because there's nothing worse, nothing more ultimate, nothing more final than taking someone's life. Michael Cardoza: Scott Peterson, I have no opinion on whether he's guilty or not guilty. But I do know Scott did not get a fair trial. He absolutely did not. Scott Peterson's attorneys filed appeals and nearly 16 years after his conviction, a decision. After two appeals, Scott Peterson's death sentence was overturned by the California Supreme Court on August 24, 2020, after deciding that the original trial judge made a mistake when jurors were being picked for trial. The result of that mistake, Peterson's supporters say, was that the jury was stacked with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson, shown here in 2011, will now receive a new trial for only the sentence phase. The court upheld his murder convictions. / Credit: AP Last summer, as Scott sat behind bars in San Quentin, the California Supreme Court threw out his death sentence. Pat Harris: The Supreme Court said, "He is going to get a new trial on the death penalty phase." Pat Harris was part of Scott's defense team in the original trial and he continues to represent him. Pat Harris: They determined that the judge had made a mistake in how the jurors were selected based on the death penalty part of the trial. The result of that mistake, Scott supporters say, was that the jury was stacked against him with pro death penalty jurors. Peterson's team is also arguing that it's not just his death sentence that was all wrong. They say Scott deserves a completely new trial to determine guilt. The reason: that juror number 7 Richelle Nice. Let's get rid of this guy." Nice declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. Harris maintains that Nice was biased from the beginning and when they were picking the original jury Nice was not forthcoming about her own history. Pat Harris: It's pretty clear that she lied to us straight to our face about her own situation. Prospective jurors filled out a questionnaire asking if they had in the past been in a lawsuit and if they had been crime victims. And Nice checked "no". Pat Harris: And we've come to learn that in fact there were issues in her own circle of people. And there were restraining orders. In fact, Nice was involved in two domestic disputes in the past. But prosecutors say when Nice filled out that questionnaire she didn't lie, she just didn't think her past experiences were relevant to the questions and didn't see herself as a victim. Now a lower court will consider if Peterson will get a complete retrial. And his defenders are ready. Janey Peterson: Every piece of information we find out about this day further confirms that Scott is innocent. Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson says there are witnesses who claim they saw Laci very much alive after Scott had already left for his fishing trip that day. Janey Peterson: Absolutely. Janey Peterson: This is our family business we have a back office here that we've dedicated to the case files Jonathan Vigliotti: Oh, wow. Janey Peterson for Scott's case. Janey Peterson: Yeah. Yeah. And Scott's sister-in-law Janey Peterson has been at war for almost 20 years now. Even though Scott has only been granted a new trial on the death penalty, Janey is gearing up to prove his innocence. Pat Harris: Janey is the heart and soul of the the case. Janey Peterson: I'm not talking about emotions. I'm talking about evidence. Everything on this board is a fact. there's no scenario of guilt for Scott. Much of the case for Scott, she says, comes down to the timeline what happened the morning Laci disappeared. He's on death row for the murder of his wife and child. And no one has ever said what time he did this crime, how he did this crime, or the series of events of how he carried out this crime that fits the evidence. Janey Peterson [pointing to evidence board]: Basically, the day starts on the left side According to Scott, that morning he and Laci had breakfast and watched Martha Stewart. SCOTT PETERSON: cookies of some sort they were talking about what to do with meringues. Scott told police Laci told him she was going to clean the house and then walk their dog, McKenzie. He told them that he left the house around 9:30 a.m. He said he went to a nearby warehouse where he had an office and sent an email from his computer, before setting off with his boat to the Berkeley Marina. The prosecution argued that Scott had killed Laci sometime before he left the house that morning. Janey Peterson: The state asserts that Scott murdered Laci and that he loaded her body in his pickup, drove it to his warehouse. But if Laci was seen alive after Scott left the house, Janey says the prosecution's case falls apart. Janey Peterson: There's an abundance of evidence that shows that Laci was alive when he left for the day. Janey Peterson: The pink squares are all the people in the neighborhood who reported seeing Laci or McKenzie that morning. Janey says most of these witnesses reported the sightings between 9:45 and 10:30 in the morning after Scott said he left the house. She says so much depends on these witnesses, but the defense never called them to defend Scott at his trial. Janey Peterson: I think there were multiple factors that played into it. you had people who, as time went by, thought that maybe what they saw wasn't relevant to the case. Pat Harris: There's been a lot of criticism because we didn't call some witnesses who saw Laci that day. Scott Peterson's attorney Pat Harris. Pat Harris: The original thought process at the time was a number of the witnesses who saw her didn't have great memories or had contra were contradicting each other. Police Detective Jon Buehler says none of the witnesses were actually sure if they did in fact see Laci. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: There were three girls in the neighborhood, two of which were pregnant at the time and two of them having dogs walking in the neighborhood So, it would be real easy for somebody to mistakenly see one of those three girls as being Laci. Still, Janey Peterson says there is a witness who helps prove Laci was alive after Scott left that morning. It was the mailman. Janey Peterson: What the mailman said is that, when I went by the Peterson house the morning of December 24th, I went by there between 10:30 and 10:50. the gate was open, and McKenzie was not on the property. Janey says that's because Laci was out walking McKenzie. If McKenzie had been home, she argues, he would have barked at the mailman because he always did. Janey Peterson: this dog, in particular, barked at that mailman every single day, whether he was behind the gate or in the house. Jonathan Vigliotti: So, what you are saying is during this time, Laci had McKenzie and they were Janey Peterson: On a walk. And according to Janey, if Laci was out walking her dog, then Scott who was in his office sending an email could not have killed her. But when it came time to testify, the mailman didn't have a clear recollection and said "nothing out of the ordinary" happened that day. Scott Peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci and their unborn child in 2005. But after appeals, his death sentence was overturned. / Credit: KMAX Maybe more importantly to a new defense case though, is what Janey believes actually happened to Laci. Instead of Scott killing his pregnant wife, she says it's more likely it was those burglars who robbed the house just across the street. Janey Peterson: There's too many unanswered questions about that burglary to set it aside. The day Laci disappeared, December 24, the homeowners left to go on a trip around 10:30 in the morning. Scott Peterson and his team believe that Laci actually confronted the burglars and something bad happened. To prove it, they point to what they call the "Aponte tip." Janey Peterson [pointing at evidence board]: This is the Aponte tip ... that was the call that was overheard by Lieutenant Aponte at Norco Prison. Lieutenant Xavier Aponte was a corrections officer. He called in a tip about a phone recording he had heard about a month after Laci disappeared. Janey Peterson: And he said he had an inmate who was on the phone with his brother in Modesto discussing the fact that Laci had encountered the burglars across the street from her house. Janey Peterson points to a burglary she believes happened on the same day Laci disappeared, right across the street from the Peterson home. Scott Peterson's supporters theorize that Laci confronted the burglars and that ended badly. But police quickly arrested the burglars - Steven Todd and Donald Pearce. / Credit: Modesto Police Department Janey Peterson: When we heard this, we all thought, "Wow, maybe maybe this'll give us some answers as to what happened to Laci." But remember, police dismissed the burglary early on: DOUG RIDENOUR | MODESTO P.D. [at press conference]: We do not believe at this time that there's any connection with the missing of Laci. Here's why: Pat Harris: The police figured out who did it. They asked the culprits, "Well, when did you do this?" And the two gentlemen that were arrested said, "Oh, it was December 26th, the day after Christmas." Not on December 24, when Laci went missing, but two days later. Peterson's defense isn't buying it. Pat Harris: On December 26th, there was a line of media reporters standing outside the Peterson home up and down that street. There is no way in hell you could burglarize a house with all those people standing out there. But police say the burglars broke in through a back door on the 26th, out of sight of the street and any reporters who may have been there. As for the tip about an inmate phone call from prison, prosecutors say the phone call is just hearsay. Still, Peterson's attorney says if Scott gets a chance at a new trial, that burglary will be front and center. And so will their theory of the crime: that Scott Peterson was actually framed for his wife's murder. In a 2017 A&E documentary, Scott Peterson spoke about the moment he heard the word "guilty." SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I was staggered by it. I had no idea it was coming. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: and I just had this weird sensation that I was falling forward. Those thoughts seem starkly different from courtroom reports that describe Peterson as "emotionless." JUROR [at press conference]: Scott had no emotion on his face, Scott was being Scott. And according to his lawyer, that lack of outward emotion hurt Scott from day one. Pat Harris: I think the biggest problem I have is what I call the "he didn't act right" evidence. There is no such thing as how to act. There's no playbook on how to act when your wife has been murdered. No matter what you do, when you've built the narrative in your mind that he's guilty, whatever Scott did was gonna be interpreted through the lens of he's guilty Pat Harris: It was a terrible investigation from the first minute. Harris says authorities had tunnel vision. He claims they never looked at other possibilities, or even the logic of their own theories. Pat Harris: We did an experiment which we filmed. The defense team loaded weights into a boat. Pat Harris: We took the exact weight We had the boat, similar We recreated it, did a video. And sure enough, when the body was dumped over, the boat flipped. We had a video of this. The judge refused to let it in. But the Supreme Court said that the judge was correct not to let it in. They said the defense had used a different boat, a different motor, in different weather, and one of their own employees who stepped on the side of the boat to let in water and allow the boat to swamp. They even pointed out that the original judge offered the defense a chance to redo the experiment with the original boat and someone who was not a defense employee. But the defense declined. Still, Janey says if given a chance, the defense will present other exonerating evidence. Janey Peterson: We have an ongoing investigation that we don't discuss publicly. But I guarantee you that Scott will never be convicted of capital murder again in a court of law. Jonathan Vigliotti: Some of the most damning evidence is where Laci and her unborn child were found. They washed up very close to an area where Scott Peterson was fishing. Janey Peterson: I'm not saying it's a coincidence. I'm I would argue it was on purpose. Janey Peterson: On purpose. They claim that Peterson was actually framed for the murder, and the real killer or killers held on to Laci's body, eventually dumping it into the San Francisco Bay. Janey Peterson: Her body wasn't taken to the bay December 24th. The bay wasn't sealed off as a crime scene. There are multiple points of access directly to the water, 24 hours a day. I think they took Laci, had Laci, realized the national attention that this case was getting, realized they were in trouble. Janey Peterson: Well I I can't get past the burglary. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: The two burglars that were involved in that both told consistent stories that were backed up by other independent witnesses. Jon Buehler, one of the original detectives on the case, tells Detective Jon Buehler, one of the original investigators, says burglars had nothing to do with Laci's murder. And the idea that Laci was kidnapped in broad daylight in that neighborhood just doesn't make sense. Ret. Det. nobody saw an abduction in broad daylight where a girl had a dog, and the dog would be barking, and a girl would be screaming. Tell me how that is going to happen because I don't see it. As for the idea that Scott was framed Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: What is the likelihood that somebody is going to abduct Laci, and then all of a sudden, the media has intense scrutiny and attention to it. All the while we're doing searches up there, all the while that the media is camped out over there, that you've got cops and deputies and other agencies over there looking into this. Ret. Det. Well, I guess possible. But you know, there's still people that believe the earth is flat, too. The District Attorney is not commenting on the defense's theories, but at Peterson's trial, contrary to what the defense argued, prosecutors laid out their relatively clear theory of the crime: that Laci had been murdered in the home either the night before or the morning she disappeared. And they focused on all the falsehoods Peterson had told. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: We knew that he was able to lie fairly easily. Everything from the big lies he told to Amber Frey SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: It's pretty awesome, fireworks there at the Eiffel Tower. SCOTT PETERSON [phone recording]: I have I've lied to you that I've been traveling. to the little lies prosecutors say he told about the morning Laci vanished. SCOTT PETERSON: Mm-hmm [affirms]. SCOTT PETERSON: We were watching her favorite show, "Martha Stewart." That didn't come on until 9:48 a.m. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: You have to dismiss so much circumstantial evidence in this case to believe that Scott didn't do this. Ret. Det. Jon Buehler: In a circumstantial evidence case becomes like a big rope. It's got strand after stranded after strand. And when you get so many strands weaved together on this big rope, this rope is very, very strong. Buehler remains as confident as he ever was in Peterson's guilt. But Scott's defenders are just as confident. Pat Harris: Yes. Jonathan Vigliotti: Or you are. Pat Harris: Yes. Pat Harris: Oh, he's innocent. I would bet my life on it. Both sides wait to see if the court will allow Peterson's team a chance to fight not just the death penalty, but for his innocence as well. Laci Peterson / Credit: Evidence photo Until then, we're left with an almost unspeakable tragedy the murder of 27-year-old Laci and her unborn baby, Conner and you have to wonder what's going through Scott Peterson's mind as he sits in prison just a few short miles across the bay from where their bodies washed ashore. Scott Peterson's next court appearance is expected in June 2021 Produced by Chuck Stevenson. Michelle Fanucci is the development producer along with Ryan Smith. Emily Wichick is the field producer. Lauren Turner Dunn is the associate producer. Richard Barber is the producer-editor. Phil Tangel is the editor. Patti Aronofsky is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Voters spar over race and recovery in "Face the Nation" focus group Stunning science: COVID-19 vaccines' life-saving breakthrough Gottlieb says U.S. "locking in" gains against COVID-19 as vaccinations continue | In 2004, Scott Peterson was convicted and later sentenced to death for killing his pregnant wife Laci and dumping her body in the San Francisco Bay. California's highest court overturned Peterson's death sentence last summer, meaning he will get a new sentencing trial. Peterson's supporters want him to be retried on all charges, saying they have new evidence. | bart | 2 | https://news.yahoo.com/convicted-wife-killer-scott-peterson-030600170.html | 0.429748 |
How Does Former Gators QB Kyle Trask Align in Tampa Bay? | Assuming the starting position at Florida in 2019, Kyle Trask made the most of his opportunity to be selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the NFL draft. The possible heir apparent to Tom Bradys (pretty newly constructed) throne in Tampa Bay has been appointed. Fresh off a Super Bowl victory in the first year of Bradys run in Tampa, the Buccaneers executed a near-perfect offseason, returning all 22 starters and a majority of the teams' reserves for a title defending season in 2021. As a result, the Bucs front office was looking to bolster the depth of its roster. Picking EDGE rusher Joe Tyron in the first round, general manager Jason Licht was looking to secure their signal-caller of the future in the second. Therefore, as the final pick of the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked to the future, securing former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask as the inevitable successor of Brady. Set to be given multiple years to develop on the practice field before hes thrown into action, Trask sits in a favorable position in Tampa. Seven years: The amount of time between starts from the high school to the collegiate level. As a well-followed storyline throughout Trasks meteoric rise as commander of the Florida Gators offense, his virtue of patience as a backup prevailed, ultimately deciding his standing as a second-rounder. Spending time behind the likes of DEriq King and Feleipe Franks since his freshman season of high school, the Manvel (Texas) native and former two-star recruit stayed the course to assume the starting position when Franks went down with a leg injury against Kentucky. Leading the Gators to another New Years Six bowl victory, Trask capitalized on his nearly two-year run as the Gators starter. Throwing for 4,283 yards, 43 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 68.9 percent completion in his final collegiate season, Trask dominated as a pocket passer, showing great touch and accuracy at all the short and intermediate levels of the field. Trask shows comfortability playing in an offense that emphasizes quick hitters across the middle, playing with a high football IQ and increased sense of decision-making skills last season. Despite being limited in terms of arm strength, Trask makes up for it with his ability to throw receivers open, targeting space at the top of the route that makes the offense he plays in better. His lack of mobility outside of the pocket was a concern going into the draft, but given the man hell be learning from who has made a career of playing inside the pocket the Bucs felt Trask embodied an ideal replacement for Brady. As a plus, Trask showed his significant improvement inside the pocket with awareness and ball security last season, a tribute to his progression since being thrust into the starting lineup. Without a designated role in the offense for at least two seasons, Trask will get loads of time to grow accustomed to the playbook and verbiage of the offense. Looking to take over the reins in Tampa eventually, Trask will provide adequate depth to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwichs offense for now. Overall, Trask is a teachable rookie that will see his first years in the NFL on the bench. His familiarity in that spot and proven history of waiting his turn prepares him for the road ahead. | Former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kyle-trask-buccaneers-fit-nfl-draft | 0.374481 |
How Does Former Gators QB Kyle Trask Align in Tampa Bay? | Assuming the starting position at Florida in 2019, Kyle Trask made the most of his opportunity to be selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the NFL draft. The possible heir apparent to Tom Bradys (pretty newly constructed) throne in Tampa Bay has been appointed. Fresh off a Super Bowl victory in the first year of Bradys run in Tampa, the Buccaneers executed a near-perfect offseason, returning all 22 starters and a majority of the teams' reserves for a title defending season in 2021. As a result, the Bucs front office was looking to bolster the depth of its roster. Picking EDGE rusher Joe Tyron in the first round, general manager Jason Licht was looking to secure their signal-caller of the future in the second. Therefore, as the final pick of the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked to the future, securing former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask as the inevitable successor of Brady. Set to be given multiple years to develop on the practice field before hes thrown into action, Trask sits in a favorable position in Tampa. Seven years: The amount of time between starts from the high school to the collegiate level. As a well-followed storyline throughout Trasks meteoric rise as commander of the Florida Gators offense, his virtue of patience as a backup prevailed, ultimately deciding his standing as a second-rounder. Spending time behind the likes of DEriq King and Feleipe Franks since his freshman season of high school, the Manvel (Texas) native and former two-star recruit stayed the course to assume the starting position when Franks went down with a leg injury against Kentucky. Leading the Gators to another New Years Six bowl victory, Trask capitalized on his nearly two-year run as the Gators starter. Throwing for 4,283 yards, 43 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 68.9 percent completion in his final collegiate season, Trask dominated as a pocket passer, showing great touch and accuracy at all the short and intermediate levels of the field. Trask shows comfortability playing in an offense that emphasizes quick hitters across the middle, playing with a high football IQ and increased sense of decision-making skills last season. Despite being limited in terms of arm strength, Trask makes up for it with his ability to throw receivers open, targeting space at the top of the route that makes the offense he plays in better. His lack of mobility outside of the pocket was a concern going into the draft, but given the man hell be learning from who has made a career of playing inside the pocket the Bucs felt Trask embodied an ideal replacement for Brady. As a plus, Trask showed his significant improvement inside the pocket with awareness and ball security last season, a tribute to his progression since being thrust into the starting lineup. Without a designated role in the offense for at least two seasons, Trask will get loads of time to grow accustomed to the playbook and verbiage of the offense. Looking to take over the reins in Tampa eventually, Trask will provide adequate depth to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwichs offense for now. Overall, Trask is a teachable rookie that will see his first years in the NFL on the bench. His familiarity in that spot and proven history of waiting his turn prepares him for the road ahead. | The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Trask will be given multiple years to develop on the practice field before hes thrown into action. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kyle-trask-buccaneers-fit-nfl-draft | 0.436006 |
How Does Former Gators QB Kyle Trask Align in Tampa Bay? | Assuming the starting position at Florida in 2019, Kyle Trask made the most of his opportunity to be selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the NFL draft. The possible heir apparent to Tom Bradys (pretty newly constructed) throne in Tampa Bay has been appointed. Fresh off a Super Bowl victory in the first year of Bradys run in Tampa, the Buccaneers executed a near-perfect offseason, returning all 22 starters and a majority of the teams' reserves for a title defending season in 2021. As a result, the Bucs front office was looking to bolster the depth of its roster. Picking EDGE rusher Joe Tyron in the first round, general manager Jason Licht was looking to secure their signal-caller of the future in the second. Therefore, as the final pick of the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked to the future, securing former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask as the inevitable successor of Brady. Set to be given multiple years to develop on the practice field before hes thrown into action, Trask sits in a favorable position in Tampa. Seven years: The amount of time between starts from the high school to the collegiate level. As a well-followed storyline throughout Trasks meteoric rise as commander of the Florida Gators offense, his virtue of patience as a backup prevailed, ultimately deciding his standing as a second-rounder. Spending time behind the likes of DEriq King and Feleipe Franks since his freshman season of high school, the Manvel (Texas) native and former two-star recruit stayed the course to assume the starting position when Franks went down with a leg injury against Kentucky. Leading the Gators to another New Years Six bowl victory, Trask capitalized on his nearly two-year run as the Gators starter. Throwing for 4,283 yards, 43 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 68.9 percent completion in his final collegiate season, Trask dominated as a pocket passer, showing great touch and accuracy at all the short and intermediate levels of the field. Trask shows comfortability playing in an offense that emphasizes quick hitters across the middle, playing with a high football IQ and increased sense of decision-making skills last season. Despite being limited in terms of arm strength, Trask makes up for it with his ability to throw receivers open, targeting space at the top of the route that makes the offense he plays in better. His lack of mobility outside of the pocket was a concern going into the draft, but given the man hell be learning from who has made a career of playing inside the pocket the Bucs felt Trask embodied an ideal replacement for Brady. As a plus, Trask showed his significant improvement inside the pocket with awareness and ball security last season, a tribute to his progression since being thrust into the starting lineup. Without a designated role in the offense for at least two seasons, Trask will get loads of time to grow accustomed to the playbook and verbiage of the offense. Looking to take over the reins in Tampa eventually, Trask will provide adequate depth to offensive coordinator Byron Leftwichs offense for now. Overall, Trask is a teachable rookie that will see his first years in the NFL on the bench. His familiarity in that spot and proven history of waiting his turn prepares him for the road ahead. | Former Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Trask is expected to take over the starting job at Florida in 2019. He will be given multiple years to develop on the practice field before hes thrown into action. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/college/florida/football/florida-gators-kyle-trask-buccaneers-fit-nfl-draft | 0.576432 |
Is 49ers' Trey Lance the hottest draft pick in Bay Area history? | When Roger Goodell stepped to the podium and read the name of the 49ers first draft pick Thursday evening, it was harder to tell which was louder the cheers of the 49ers faithful, or their sighs of relief. Mac Jones, San Franciscos Public Enemy No. 1, would not be coming to the 49ers. The 49ers staked their future on Trey Lance, even though, as legend now has it, Lance has never even held a football. However light Trey may be on experience, the 49ers like Lance a lot. So do the fans. In fact, I hereby assert that the 49ers drafting Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. The main factor is that Trey Lance is not Mac Jones. Jones might make a fun and effective quarterback for the Patriots, who drafted him at No. 15. But he is a traditional pocket passer and 49ers fans were deathly afraid that their team was being rendered obsolete by coach Kyle Shanahans love for old-school, no-run pocket passers. Many 49ers fans saw the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl two years ago as a sign from the football gods that it was time to move into the future. The 49ers and their old-school QB were smoked by a crafty, mobile quarterback, whom the 49ers had shunned in the draft. Shanahan is a very popular coach among most fans and media experts, for his innovative offense, leadership style and cool hats. But the love affair was cooling. The draft of Lance was an eye-opener. Look, dad traded in his minivan for a Corvette! Deep was the dread that Shanahan would draft Danny Dropback, so 49ers fans might have been just as happy with Justin Fields. Stephen Curry changed the basic offensive structure of the NBA, but when he was drafted nobody anticipated his pioneering future. Timing is one reason Lance gets the nod as the most instantly-exciting draft pick in the Bay Area. Alex Smith looked like a splendid pick when the 49ers took him No. 1 overall in 2006, but the fan enthusiasm was damped by the sadness of the Aaron Rodgers lovers. Plus, the 49ers were coming off a 2-14 season, and had no Super Bowl dreams. The current 49ers have a Super Bowl window, with big-time playmakers, they just need someone to open it up. Lance is the missing link, not just another rebuilding block. Another factor is the mystery. Lance has imperfections, but his potential is enticing. As draftnik Conor Myles of si.com said, Hed provide a power element to this offense, which the NFL is completely unprepared to stop. Tim Lincecum had some of that mysterious vibe when drafted No. 10 overall, an undersized kid with a quirky delivery and big fastball. But nobody was saying, Three World Series titles, here we come! It would be hard for a player in a sport other than football to top this list. The NBA draft is catching up, but football is still king, its draft is a season in itself. I admit, I wasnt around for Y.A. Title draft in 1951 or Hugh McElhenny in 52. Im sure they were big deals, as was John Brodie out of Stanford in 57. Too many fans werent sold. The Raiders dont have a first rounder whose draft caused the stir that Lance did for the 49ers. A lot of hope, but faith in Al Davis judgment was badly faded, and the Raiders were in a brutal four-year tailspin that no rookie was going to pull them out of. The Raiders did create some interest drafting Eldridge Dickey in 68, the first Black quarterback ever picked in the NFLs first round. Posey, having won the Golden Spikes Award at Florida State, created considerable buzz. Reggie Jackson in 66, Todd Van Poppel in 90, Ariel Prieto in 95, Kyler Murray in 2018. Nate Thurmond in 63, Joe Barry Carroll in 80, Chris Mullin in 85, Chris Washburn in 86, Curry in 09. The Sharks: Logan Couture in 07, Devin Setoguchi in 05 and Patrick Marleau in 97. Exciting first-round picks, all of them, but Trey Lance is the guy. Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler | Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. | bart | 0 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/Is-49ers-Trey-Lance-the-hottest-draft-pick-in-16145833.php | 0.303836 |
Is 49ers' Trey Lance the hottest draft pick in Bay Area history? | When Roger Goodell stepped to the podium and read the name of the 49ers first draft pick Thursday evening, it was harder to tell which was louder the cheers of the 49ers faithful, or their sighs of relief. Mac Jones, San Franciscos Public Enemy No. 1, would not be coming to the 49ers. The 49ers staked their future on Trey Lance, even though, as legend now has it, Lance has never even held a football. However light Trey may be on experience, the 49ers like Lance a lot. So do the fans. In fact, I hereby assert that the 49ers drafting Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. The main factor is that Trey Lance is not Mac Jones. Jones might make a fun and effective quarterback for the Patriots, who drafted him at No. 15. But he is a traditional pocket passer and 49ers fans were deathly afraid that their team was being rendered obsolete by coach Kyle Shanahans love for old-school, no-run pocket passers. Many 49ers fans saw the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl two years ago as a sign from the football gods that it was time to move into the future. The 49ers and their old-school QB were smoked by a crafty, mobile quarterback, whom the 49ers had shunned in the draft. Shanahan is a very popular coach among most fans and media experts, for his innovative offense, leadership style and cool hats. But the love affair was cooling. The draft of Lance was an eye-opener. Look, dad traded in his minivan for a Corvette! Deep was the dread that Shanahan would draft Danny Dropback, so 49ers fans might have been just as happy with Justin Fields. Stephen Curry changed the basic offensive structure of the NBA, but when he was drafted nobody anticipated his pioneering future. Timing is one reason Lance gets the nod as the most instantly-exciting draft pick in the Bay Area. Alex Smith looked like a splendid pick when the 49ers took him No. 1 overall in 2006, but the fan enthusiasm was damped by the sadness of the Aaron Rodgers lovers. Plus, the 49ers were coming off a 2-14 season, and had no Super Bowl dreams. The current 49ers have a Super Bowl window, with big-time playmakers, they just need someone to open it up. Lance is the missing link, not just another rebuilding block. Another factor is the mystery. Lance has imperfections, but his potential is enticing. As draftnik Conor Myles of si.com said, Hed provide a power element to this offense, which the NFL is completely unprepared to stop. Tim Lincecum had some of that mysterious vibe when drafted No. 10 overall, an undersized kid with a quirky delivery and big fastball. But nobody was saying, Three World Series titles, here we come! It would be hard for a player in a sport other than football to top this list. The NBA draft is catching up, but football is still king, its draft is a season in itself. I admit, I wasnt around for Y.A. Title draft in 1951 or Hugh McElhenny in 52. Im sure they were big deals, as was John Brodie out of Stanford in 57. Too many fans werent sold. The Raiders dont have a first rounder whose draft caused the stir that Lance did for the 49ers. A lot of hope, but faith in Al Davis judgment was badly faded, and the Raiders were in a brutal four-year tailspin that no rookie was going to pull them out of. The Raiders did create some interest drafting Eldridge Dickey in 68, the first Black quarterback ever picked in the NFLs first round. Posey, having won the Golden Spikes Award at Florida State, created considerable buzz. Reggie Jackson in 66, Todd Van Poppel in 90, Ariel Prieto in 95, Kyler Murray in 2018. Nate Thurmond in 63, Joe Barry Carroll in 80, Chris Mullin in 85, Chris Washburn in 86, Curry in 09. The Sharks: Logan Couture in 07, Devin Setoguchi in 05 and Patrick Marleau in 97. Exciting first-round picks, all of them, but Trey Lance is the guy. Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler | Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. The 49ers staked their future on Lance, even though, as legend now has it, Lance has never even held a football. | bart | 1 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/Is-49ers-Trey-Lance-the-hottest-draft-pick-in-16145833.php | 0.432934 |
Is 49ers' Trey Lance the hottest draft pick in Bay Area history? | When Roger Goodell stepped to the podium and read the name of the 49ers first draft pick Thursday evening, it was harder to tell which was louder the cheers of the 49ers faithful, or their sighs of relief. Mac Jones, San Franciscos Public Enemy No. 1, would not be coming to the 49ers. The 49ers staked their future on Trey Lance, even though, as legend now has it, Lance has never even held a football. However light Trey may be on experience, the 49ers like Lance a lot. So do the fans. In fact, I hereby assert that the 49ers drafting Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. The main factor is that Trey Lance is not Mac Jones. Jones might make a fun and effective quarterback for the Patriots, who drafted him at No. 15. But he is a traditional pocket passer and 49ers fans were deathly afraid that their team was being rendered obsolete by coach Kyle Shanahans love for old-school, no-run pocket passers. Many 49ers fans saw the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl two years ago as a sign from the football gods that it was time to move into the future. The 49ers and their old-school QB were smoked by a crafty, mobile quarterback, whom the 49ers had shunned in the draft. Shanahan is a very popular coach among most fans and media experts, for his innovative offense, leadership style and cool hats. But the love affair was cooling. The draft of Lance was an eye-opener. Look, dad traded in his minivan for a Corvette! Deep was the dread that Shanahan would draft Danny Dropback, so 49ers fans might have been just as happy with Justin Fields. Stephen Curry changed the basic offensive structure of the NBA, but when he was drafted nobody anticipated his pioneering future. Timing is one reason Lance gets the nod as the most instantly-exciting draft pick in the Bay Area. Alex Smith looked like a splendid pick when the 49ers took him No. 1 overall in 2006, but the fan enthusiasm was damped by the sadness of the Aaron Rodgers lovers. Plus, the 49ers were coming off a 2-14 season, and had no Super Bowl dreams. The current 49ers have a Super Bowl window, with big-time playmakers, they just need someone to open it up. Lance is the missing link, not just another rebuilding block. Another factor is the mystery. Lance has imperfections, but his potential is enticing. As draftnik Conor Myles of si.com said, Hed provide a power element to this offense, which the NFL is completely unprepared to stop. Tim Lincecum had some of that mysterious vibe when drafted No. 10 overall, an undersized kid with a quirky delivery and big fastball. But nobody was saying, Three World Series titles, here we come! It would be hard for a player in a sport other than football to top this list. The NBA draft is catching up, but football is still king, its draft is a season in itself. I admit, I wasnt around for Y.A. Title draft in 1951 or Hugh McElhenny in 52. Im sure they were big deals, as was John Brodie out of Stanford in 57. Too many fans werent sold. The Raiders dont have a first rounder whose draft caused the stir that Lance did for the 49ers. A lot of hope, but faith in Al Davis judgment was badly faded, and the Raiders were in a brutal four-year tailspin that no rookie was going to pull them out of. The Raiders did create some interest drafting Eldridge Dickey in 68, the first Black quarterback ever picked in the NFLs first round. Posey, having won the Golden Spikes Award at Florida State, created considerable buzz. Reggie Jackson in 66, Todd Van Poppel in 90, Ariel Prieto in 95, Kyler Murray in 2018. Nate Thurmond in 63, Joe Barry Carroll in 80, Chris Mullin in 85, Chris Washburn in 86, Curry in 09. The Sharks: Logan Couture in 07, Devin Setoguchi in 05 and Patrick Marleau in 97. Exciting first-round picks, all of them, but Trey Lance is the guy. Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler | Trey Lance was the single most seismic draft pick in Bay Area history, all factors considered. The 49ers staked their future on Lance, even though, as legend now has it, Lance has never even held a football. Timing is one reason Lance gets the nod as the most instantly-exciting draft pick. | bart | 2 | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers/article/Is-49ers-Trey-Lance-the-hottest-draft-pick-in-16145833.php | 0.484506 |
Is Fear The Walking Dead Really Going To Outlive The Walking Dead? | Fear the Walking Dead AMC Fear the Walking Dead continues its pandemic-delayed season tonight with another episode, this one presumably focusing on the coming conflict with the mysterious group that keeps spray painting dire messages around the world and may or may not have access to a nuclear submarine. But now the show is in a weird situation where as far as we know, it may actually outlive The Walking Dead proper, which has a hard end date set after an extended 11th season. No, Fear the Walking Dead has not passed TWD in total time, yet. Its on season 6 and we know season 7 is coming. But it very well may still be airing when both The Walking Dead is over and limited series spin-offs like World Beyond are ending. What seems increasingly clear is that the long-rumored idea of a crossover is probably not going to happen at this point. Season 11 of The Walking Dead appears to be dealing with the dual problems of the non-comic storyline of Maggie and her Reaper enemies, and the comic finale storyline of the Commonwealth, despite many of the major players being gone from the show (Rick, Carl, Michonne, Dwight). There does not seem to be a plan to bring Morgan or Dwight back to TWD, nor does there appear to be a plan to merge long-running Fear characters like Alicia or Strand with the main cast, which is something fans used to dream about. Fear the Walking Dead 2019 AMC Film Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved. Fear continues to be years behind the actual timeline of The Walking Dead, and while time movesoddly across all these series, I dont think weve had anywhere near enough jumps to keep up overall. The Fear cast has started to bloat quite a bit, which is why were seeing characters like John and Virginia killed off in quick succession. The show has had wild swings in quality, going from extremely great episodes with the Clarke family in early seasons, to a terrible few years as they were killed off, to some improvements and now were hovering somewhere in the middle. Ratings continue to drop, with season 6 setting new lows every few weeks, but thats not all that unexpected for a show ending its sixth season. Overall, we have seen Fear the Walking Dead lose a smaller percentage of viewers than The Walking Dead over time, and TWD now has less than double the viewership of Fear, when that figure used to be more like 3-4x. In short, Fear has a pretty loyal core audience. AMC maintains they are committed to The Walking Dead universe as a whole. The projects we know about going forward will be the Daryl and Carol spin-off, the Rick Grimes movies and Fear the Walking Dead, as no announcement has been made about it ending. Whether it becomes the lead Walking Dead show is unclear, or if the Carol and Daryl show is supposed to be that instead, given the high profile of its leads. Strange times for TWD after a decade now. Im going to keep watching Fear, but things are getting pretty weird all around, and Im not clear on what the endgame is here, if there is one. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook. | AMC's Fear the Walking Dead may outlive The Walking Dead. | ctrlsum | 0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/05/02/is-fear-the-walking-dead-really-going-to-outlive-the-walking-dead/ | 0.157108 |
Is Fear The Walking Dead Really Going To Outlive The Walking Dead? | Fear the Walking Dead AMC Fear the Walking Dead continues its pandemic-delayed season tonight with another episode, this one presumably focusing on the coming conflict with the mysterious group that keeps spray painting dire messages around the world and may or may not have access to a nuclear submarine. But now the show is in a weird situation where as far as we know, it may actually outlive The Walking Dead proper, which has a hard end date set after an extended 11th season. No, Fear the Walking Dead has not passed TWD in total time, yet. Its on season 6 and we know season 7 is coming. But it very well may still be airing when both The Walking Dead is over and limited series spin-offs like World Beyond are ending. What seems increasingly clear is that the long-rumored idea of a crossover is probably not going to happen at this point. Season 11 of The Walking Dead appears to be dealing with the dual problems of the non-comic storyline of Maggie and her Reaper enemies, and the comic finale storyline of the Commonwealth, despite many of the major players being gone from the show (Rick, Carl, Michonne, Dwight). There does not seem to be a plan to bring Morgan or Dwight back to TWD, nor does there appear to be a plan to merge long-running Fear characters like Alicia or Strand with the main cast, which is something fans used to dream about. Fear the Walking Dead 2019 AMC Film Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved. Fear continues to be years behind the actual timeline of The Walking Dead, and while time movesoddly across all these series, I dont think weve had anywhere near enough jumps to keep up overall. The Fear cast has started to bloat quite a bit, which is why were seeing characters like John and Virginia killed off in quick succession. The show has had wild swings in quality, going from extremely great episodes with the Clarke family in early seasons, to a terrible few years as they were killed off, to some improvements and now were hovering somewhere in the middle. Ratings continue to drop, with season 6 setting new lows every few weeks, but thats not all that unexpected for a show ending its sixth season. Overall, we have seen Fear the Walking Dead lose a smaller percentage of viewers than The Walking Dead over time, and TWD now has less than double the viewership of Fear, when that figure used to be more like 3-4x. In short, Fear has a pretty loyal core audience. AMC maintains they are committed to The Walking Dead universe as a whole. The projects we know about going forward will be the Daryl and Carol spin-off, the Rick Grimes movies and Fear the Walking Dead, as no announcement has been made about it ending. Whether it becomes the lead Walking Dead show is unclear, or if the Carol and Daryl show is supposed to be that instead, given the high profile of its leads. Strange times for TWD after a decade now. Im going to keep watching Fear, but things are getting pretty weird all around, and Im not clear on what the endgame is here, if there is one. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook. | Fear the Walking Dead has not passed The Walking Dead in total time, yet. Its on season 6 and we know season 7 is coming. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/05/02/is-fear-the-walking-dead-really-going-to-outlive-the-walking-dead/ | 0.266878 |
Is Fear The Walking Dead Really Going To Outlive The Walking Dead? | Fear the Walking Dead AMC Fear the Walking Dead continues its pandemic-delayed season tonight with another episode, this one presumably focusing on the coming conflict with the mysterious group that keeps spray painting dire messages around the world and may or may not have access to a nuclear submarine. But now the show is in a weird situation where as far as we know, it may actually outlive The Walking Dead proper, which has a hard end date set after an extended 11th season. No, Fear the Walking Dead has not passed TWD in total time, yet. Its on season 6 and we know season 7 is coming. But it very well may still be airing when both The Walking Dead is over and limited series spin-offs like World Beyond are ending. What seems increasingly clear is that the long-rumored idea of a crossover is probably not going to happen at this point. Season 11 of The Walking Dead appears to be dealing with the dual problems of the non-comic storyline of Maggie and her Reaper enemies, and the comic finale storyline of the Commonwealth, despite many of the major players being gone from the show (Rick, Carl, Michonne, Dwight). There does not seem to be a plan to bring Morgan or Dwight back to TWD, nor does there appear to be a plan to merge long-running Fear characters like Alicia or Strand with the main cast, which is something fans used to dream about. Fear the Walking Dead 2019 AMC Film Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved. Fear continues to be years behind the actual timeline of The Walking Dead, and while time movesoddly across all these series, I dont think weve had anywhere near enough jumps to keep up overall. The Fear cast has started to bloat quite a bit, which is why were seeing characters like John and Virginia killed off in quick succession. The show has had wild swings in quality, going from extremely great episodes with the Clarke family in early seasons, to a terrible few years as they were killed off, to some improvements and now were hovering somewhere in the middle. Ratings continue to drop, with season 6 setting new lows every few weeks, but thats not all that unexpected for a show ending its sixth season. Overall, we have seen Fear the Walking Dead lose a smaller percentage of viewers than The Walking Dead over time, and TWD now has less than double the viewership of Fear, when that figure used to be more like 3-4x. In short, Fear has a pretty loyal core audience. AMC maintains they are committed to The Walking Dead universe as a whole. The projects we know about going forward will be the Daryl and Carol spin-off, the Rick Grimes movies and Fear the Walking Dead, as no announcement has been made about it ending. Whether it becomes the lead Walking Dead show is unclear, or if the Carol and Daryl show is supposed to be that instead, given the high profile of its leads. Strange times for TWD after a decade now. Im going to keep watching Fear, but things are getting pretty weird all around, and Im not clear on what the endgame is here, if there is one. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to my free weekly content round-up newsletter, God Rolls. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series, and The Earthborn Trilogy, which is also on audiobook. | Fear the Walking Dead may outlive The Walking Dead. AMC has not said when the show will end. The show has had wild swings in quality, going from extremely great episodes with the Clarke family in early seasons to a terrible few years as they were killed off, to some improvements and now we're hovering somewhere in the middle. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/05/02/is-fear-the-walking-dead-really-going-to-outlive-the-walking-dead/ | 0.497256 |
Why Is LEGO Encouraging All Leaders To Play More? | Dr Kathy Sullivan, First female American astronaut to walk on the moon has teamed up with LEGO to ... [+] encourage more adults to play. Over the last year, when working with leaders who need to find different ways to approach challenges, I have found one word emerging consistently; curiosity. New, complex problems, the big wicked ones we have been navigating since March 2020, demand entirely different thinking. The leaders handling the crisis more effectively recognize the need to rethink processes and ways of working. New thinking doesn't emerge overnight. Even though we understand the value of curiosity as a leadership trait, this behavior is difficult to nurture when a leader is used to be the person to whom colleagues defer when seeking solutions. Over time, as leadership builds their expertise and skill, they work at a deeper level of cognition, which helps spot patterns and trends and quickly and efficiently identifies solutions. But when dealing with complex, wicked problems, applying pre-existing solutions are not always the best way forward and can be more damaging to the organization. For leaders to admit that they don't have the answers is also incredibly difficult and even more so in organizations and cultures where colleagues look to the leader for strong direction. Integrating curiosity can be difficult for leaders who have adopted a well-defined and robust leadership style. At the same time, as we increasingly acknowledge leaders need to be even more open to different ideas, there is a leap from knowing the importance of curiosity to leading with more inquisitiveness and openness, where playing becomes the bridge to curiosity. Dr.Kathy Sullivan, whose achievements range from the brightest stars to the ocean's deepest depths, shared her views with Forbes. Sullivan was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions and the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984. Her first-hand experience on the STS-31 mission launched the Hubble Telescope. Thirty-six years later, she also achieved the accolade for the first woman to reach the ocean's deepest point, Mariana Trench, through a 35 thousand foot dive to the Challenger Deep, achieving a world record in the process. Sullivan is working with LEGO to encourage more play among adults. Speaking to Sullivan, a geologist by training, she explained what drives her to continue to push boundaries; "I think the complete answer is curiosity, I'm not driving by titles or awards. I'm curious, and I've always been intensely curious about everything and especially this planet. Curiosity has always propelled me." Sullivan's insatiable curiosity allowed her to challenge boundaries, assumptions and learn more. Sullivan explains the importance of play as a core to her leadership and career; her background as a geologist and working with scientists and engineers creates the bedrock to have fun and the satisfaction of creating and achieving new outcomes. "Scientists and engineers solve problems, but you have to let your creativity and your lateral thinking release." It can seem counter-intuitive to encourage leaders to consider playing, particularly during the global pandemic and economic crises, the relationship between play and higher cognitive function. Today, more than ever, leaders need to offset the impact of prolonged stress with the need for even higher cognitive thinking to address complex problems. Research by the LEGO Foundation identified the benefits of play across five main areas. Play associated with learning allows individuals to regulate emotions, defined by researchers Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Antonio Damasio as the 'emotional rudder.' Playfulness creates joyful experiences stimulating dopamine, the hormone helping us to make sense of new information and strengthen memories. Dopamine helps to enhance neural activity that correlates with creative thinking. If we understand the activities in our brain and what helps to build stronger cognitive function, then we realize that play is not just limited to children. Sullivan and Lego have joined forces in their quest to encourage more opportunities for adults to play using familiar models such as the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery. Esben Staerk, President of Lego Education, explains the importance of this approach; "Research shows the benefits of learning by doing and real-world application, like building the space shuttle of the future out of LEGO bricks or simulating a spacewalk. These meaningful, playful, hands-on learning experiences nurture and stimulate the confidence, curiosity, and creativity needed to take on the challenges of today and tomorrow." Sullivan explains the importance of play for adults; "We tend to denigrate the word, and forget that play is intrinsic for development as every human infant turns into a capable functioning adult. I love that fun is, is right central to the core values of LEGO as a company. They design every product to spark the spirit all of is need to solve any problem from a small household or new family problems to bigger, more challenging ones. We need that creativity. We need that imagination, that's, that's what drives us forward." Genevieve Capa Cruz, Head of Adult Business, explains why Lego is paying more attention to adults; "We've seen that more adults are rediscovering LEGO building as a means to switch off and relax from the stresses of every day. This became even more apparent when the pandemic hit, with a lot of our adults saying they turned to play as a way to relax, get creative and enjoy time with their family as they build together. LEGO has teamed up with NASA to create models aimed at adults to encourage more play and creativity LEGO We designed our portfolio to cater to what adults look for in a model challenging and immersive build, great display value, and in line with the themes they're passionate about, such as space, movies, sports, art, and design or supercars. Everything from the model design and building instructions to the packaging of this set is designed to reflect the interests of adults and help them relax and switch off with an immersive building experience. Sullivan sees our renewed interest in space and moon exploration as a perfect opportunity to fuel our curiosity to create "a shared journey of discovery and creativity." As the first woman to walk on the Moon and then dive to the depths of the Ocean, Sullivan is the living embodiment of the power of curiosity and how it can propel us to achieve goals we hadn't considered. Strong commitment to curiosity leads to inspirational and powerful leadership, far more effective than leadership for leadership's sake. | Dr Kathy Sullivan was the first female American astronaut to walk on the moon. She is working with LEGO to encourage more adults to play. Sullivan explains the importance of play as a core to her leadership and career. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaheenajanjuhajivrajeurope/2021/05/02/why-lego-is-encouraging-all-leaders-to-play-more/ | 0.113453 |
Why Is LEGO Encouraging All Leaders To Play More? | Dr Kathy Sullivan, First female American astronaut to walk on the moon has teamed up with LEGO to ... [+] encourage more adults to play. Over the last year, when working with leaders who need to find different ways to approach challenges, I have found one word emerging consistently; curiosity. New, complex problems, the big wicked ones we have been navigating since March 2020, demand entirely different thinking. The leaders handling the crisis more effectively recognize the need to rethink processes and ways of working. New thinking doesn't emerge overnight. Even though we understand the value of curiosity as a leadership trait, this behavior is difficult to nurture when a leader is used to be the person to whom colleagues defer when seeking solutions. Over time, as leadership builds their expertise and skill, they work at a deeper level of cognition, which helps spot patterns and trends and quickly and efficiently identifies solutions. But when dealing with complex, wicked problems, applying pre-existing solutions are not always the best way forward and can be more damaging to the organization. For leaders to admit that they don't have the answers is also incredibly difficult and even more so in organizations and cultures where colleagues look to the leader for strong direction. Integrating curiosity can be difficult for leaders who have adopted a well-defined and robust leadership style. At the same time, as we increasingly acknowledge leaders need to be even more open to different ideas, there is a leap from knowing the importance of curiosity to leading with more inquisitiveness and openness, where playing becomes the bridge to curiosity. Dr.Kathy Sullivan, whose achievements range from the brightest stars to the ocean's deepest depths, shared her views with Forbes. Sullivan was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions and the first American woman to walk in space on October 11, 1984. Her first-hand experience on the STS-31 mission launched the Hubble Telescope. Thirty-six years later, she also achieved the accolade for the first woman to reach the ocean's deepest point, Mariana Trench, through a 35 thousand foot dive to the Challenger Deep, achieving a world record in the process. Sullivan is working with LEGO to encourage more play among adults. Speaking to Sullivan, a geologist by training, she explained what drives her to continue to push boundaries; "I think the complete answer is curiosity, I'm not driving by titles or awards. I'm curious, and I've always been intensely curious about everything and especially this planet. Curiosity has always propelled me." Sullivan's insatiable curiosity allowed her to challenge boundaries, assumptions and learn more. Sullivan explains the importance of play as a core to her leadership and career; her background as a geologist and working with scientists and engineers creates the bedrock to have fun and the satisfaction of creating and achieving new outcomes. "Scientists and engineers solve problems, but you have to let your creativity and your lateral thinking release." It can seem counter-intuitive to encourage leaders to consider playing, particularly during the global pandemic and economic crises, the relationship between play and higher cognitive function. Today, more than ever, leaders need to offset the impact of prolonged stress with the need for even higher cognitive thinking to address complex problems. Research by the LEGO Foundation identified the benefits of play across five main areas. Play associated with learning allows individuals to regulate emotions, defined by researchers Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Antonio Damasio as the 'emotional rudder.' Playfulness creates joyful experiences stimulating dopamine, the hormone helping us to make sense of new information and strengthen memories. Dopamine helps to enhance neural activity that correlates with creative thinking. If we understand the activities in our brain and what helps to build stronger cognitive function, then we realize that play is not just limited to children. Sullivan and Lego have joined forces in their quest to encourage more opportunities for adults to play using familiar models such as the LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery. Esben Staerk, President of Lego Education, explains the importance of this approach; "Research shows the benefits of learning by doing and real-world application, like building the space shuttle of the future out of LEGO bricks or simulating a spacewalk. These meaningful, playful, hands-on learning experiences nurture and stimulate the confidence, curiosity, and creativity needed to take on the challenges of today and tomorrow." Sullivan explains the importance of play for adults; "We tend to denigrate the word, and forget that play is intrinsic for development as every human infant turns into a capable functioning adult. I love that fun is, is right central to the core values of LEGO as a company. They design every product to spark the spirit all of is need to solve any problem from a small household or new family problems to bigger, more challenging ones. We need that creativity. We need that imagination, that's, that's what drives us forward." Genevieve Capa Cruz, Head of Adult Business, explains why Lego is paying more attention to adults; "We've seen that more adults are rediscovering LEGO building as a means to switch off and relax from the stresses of every day. This became even more apparent when the pandemic hit, with a lot of our adults saying they turned to play as a way to relax, get creative and enjoy time with their family as they build together. LEGO has teamed up with NASA to create models aimed at adults to encourage more play and creativity LEGO We designed our portfolio to cater to what adults look for in a model challenging and immersive build, great display value, and in line with the themes they're passionate about, such as space, movies, sports, art, and design or supercars. Everything from the model design and building instructions to the packaging of this set is designed to reflect the interests of adults and help them relax and switch off with an immersive building experience. Sullivan sees our renewed interest in space and moon exploration as a perfect opportunity to fuel our curiosity to create "a shared journey of discovery and creativity." As the first woman to walk on the Moon and then dive to the depths of the Ocean, Sullivan is the living embodiment of the power of curiosity and how it can propel us to achieve goals we hadn't considered. Strong commitment to curiosity leads to inspirational and powerful leadership, far more effective than leadership for leadership's sake. | Dr Kathy Sullivan was the first female American astronaut to walk on the moon. She is working with LEGO to encourage more adults to play. Sullivan explains the importance of play as a core to her leadership and career. Her background as a geologist and working with scientists and engineers creates the bedrock to have fun. | pegasus | 2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaheenajanjuhajivrajeurope/2021/05/02/why-lego-is-encouraging-all-leaders-to-play-more/ | 0.166441 |
Did Cowboys 'Panic' Or Get Their Guy In Micah? | Cowboys Blitzcast FRISCO - Behind us. Completed. Take a deep breath! Then tell the truth. And while we're at it ... hey, Dallas Cowboys: Same question, same framework - that is, "Tell the truth.'' Welcome to Daily Blitz with Indy Car Tim presented by DSP Media in partnership with CowboysSI.com. The Cowboys specifically pledged to us - with team owner Jerry Jones' $1,000 bet with yours truly (Mike Fisher) that Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons was the top target all along. COO Stephen Jones reiterated that late Thursday after Round 1 ... and then came a text from a team official to CowboysSI.com confirming it one more time. "But, c'mon, you guys tell us that every year!'' we said skeptically to the Joneses during the live post-Round 1 presser. READ MORE: Sources: Cowboys Tried To Trade Up To 6 - But Also Had Micah No. 1 But ... Its done. The opinions of the Cowboys selection at 12 after trading down with the Eagles are as varied as the mock drafts before the draft. Lets discuss! Please join us daily for the Daily Blitz or each Thursday night starting at 7 pm for sports talk LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter, or listen to the recorded podcast the next day at CowboysSI.com and TheBlitzcast.com! - Vs. NFC East in Draft To be featured in our BlitzBox segment please reach out to us on Twitter with the hashtag #Blitzbox or send your questions to TheCowboysBlitzcast@gmail.com and well read your question and answer it on the air on our next show. Please continue the conversation on Twitter: @BlitzcastNFL, @ColbySapp, and @IndyCarTim. And make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for all the latest videos and visual content! READ MORE: 'This Is All I Ever Wanted!' Micah Parsons To Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys select Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with 12th pick in NFL draft. | bart | 0 | https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/podcasts/did-dallas-cowboys-panic-or-get-their-guy-in-micah-parsons-nfl-draft | 0.185692 |
Did Cowboys 'Panic' Or Get Their Guy In Micah? | Cowboys Blitzcast FRISCO - Behind us. Completed. Take a deep breath! Then tell the truth. And while we're at it ... hey, Dallas Cowboys: Same question, same framework - that is, "Tell the truth.'' Welcome to Daily Blitz with Indy Car Tim presented by DSP Media in partnership with CowboysSI.com. The Cowboys specifically pledged to us - with team owner Jerry Jones' $1,000 bet with yours truly (Mike Fisher) that Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons was the top target all along. COO Stephen Jones reiterated that late Thursday after Round 1 ... and then came a text from a team official to CowboysSI.com confirming it one more time. "But, c'mon, you guys tell us that every year!'' we said skeptically to the Joneses during the live post-Round 1 presser. READ MORE: Sources: Cowboys Tried To Trade Up To 6 - But Also Had Micah No. 1 But ... Its done. The opinions of the Cowboys selection at 12 after trading down with the Eagles are as varied as the mock drafts before the draft. Lets discuss! Please join us daily for the Daily Blitz or each Thursday night starting at 7 pm for sports talk LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter, or listen to the recorded podcast the next day at CowboysSI.com and TheBlitzcast.com! - Vs. NFC East in Draft To be featured in our BlitzBox segment please reach out to us on Twitter with the hashtag #Blitzbox or send your questions to TheCowboysBlitzcast@gmail.com and well read your question and answer it on the air on our next show. Please continue the conversation on Twitter: @BlitzcastNFL, @ColbySapp, and @IndyCarTim. And make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for all the latest videos and visual content! READ MORE: 'This Is All I Ever Wanted!' Micah Parsons To Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys select Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with 12th pick in NFL draft. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made $1,000 bet with Mike Fisher that Parsons was top target. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/podcasts/did-dallas-cowboys-panic-or-get-their-guy-in-micah-parsons-nfl-draft | 0.227233 |
Did Cowboys 'Panic' Or Get Their Guy In Micah? | Cowboys Blitzcast FRISCO - Behind us. Completed. Take a deep breath! Then tell the truth. And while we're at it ... hey, Dallas Cowboys: Same question, same framework - that is, "Tell the truth.'' Welcome to Daily Blitz with Indy Car Tim presented by DSP Media in partnership with CowboysSI.com. The Cowboys specifically pledged to us - with team owner Jerry Jones' $1,000 bet with yours truly (Mike Fisher) that Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons was the top target all along. COO Stephen Jones reiterated that late Thursday after Round 1 ... and then came a text from a team official to CowboysSI.com confirming it one more time. "But, c'mon, you guys tell us that every year!'' we said skeptically to the Joneses during the live post-Round 1 presser. READ MORE: Sources: Cowboys Tried To Trade Up To 6 - But Also Had Micah No. 1 But ... Its done. The opinions of the Cowboys selection at 12 after trading down with the Eagles are as varied as the mock drafts before the draft. Lets discuss! Please join us daily for the Daily Blitz or each Thursday night starting at 7 pm for sports talk LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter, or listen to the recorded podcast the next day at CowboysSI.com and TheBlitzcast.com! - Vs. NFC East in Draft To be featured in our BlitzBox segment please reach out to us on Twitter with the hashtag #Blitzbox or send your questions to TheCowboysBlitzcast@gmail.com and well read your question and answer it on the air on our next show. Please continue the conversation on Twitter: @BlitzcastNFL, @ColbySapp, and @IndyCarTim. And make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for all the latest videos and visual content! READ MORE: 'This Is All I Ever Wanted!' Micah Parsons To Cowboys | Dallas Cowboys select Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons with 12th pick in NFL draft. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones made $1,000 bet with Mike Fisher that Parsons was top target. COO Stephen Jones reiterated that late Thursday after Round 1... and then came a text from a team official to CowboysSI.com. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/podcasts/did-dallas-cowboys-panic-or-get-their-guy-in-micah-parsons-nfl-draft | 0.220262 |
Who Is Dillon Radunz and Why Did The Titans Draft Him in Round 2? | He is a well-rounded lineman who excelled at an FCS program and will try to become Tennessee's next right tackle. The right tackle competition for the Tennessee Titans got much more interesting on day two of the NFL Draft. A few weeks ago, coach Mike Vrabel, when asked about the position, said there was no predetermined depth chart. Those with a chance to end up on top include free agent Kendall Lamm, the recently re-signed Ty Sambrailo and David Quessenberry. Dillon Radunz, Tennessees second-round pick, will add some youth to the battle. While the 6-foot-6, 298-pound North Dakota State product knows he will be the least experienced player compared to the three veterans, but he also has every intention of winning the job. Because thats just who he is. I'm always going to want to start. I'm not going to speak it into existence that I won't be (the starter), if that for some reason happens, Radunz said. I'm always going to be competitive. I'm always going to want teams to win. I'm always going to want my team to win, so I'll push the guys in front of me and make sure they're on their P's and Q's about that. It's going to be a competitive atmosphere. What to know about the newest candidate to be the Titans right tackle: He prides himself on versatility. A few days before the NFL Draft, ESPNs Jeremy Fowler reported that Radunzs stock was rising because some people around the league believed he could play all five offensive line spots. Radunz said he focused on making himself versatile throughout the draft process. That will be important because he primarily played left tackle in college. He will be shuffling over to the other side in the NFL, at least early on, and may also be expected to play other positions. I've been working on it in the offseason, doing drills and stuff with the right tackle if that is the position they want me to be at, he said. So, I've been working on both sides of the ball, switching up my stance like that, so that is probably the biggest challenge and then making sure everything you're dotting your I's and crossing your T's when you switch over. He has plenty of experience with NFL players and coaches. Leading up to the NFL Draft, Radunz trained with one of the best offensive tackles in recent league history, Joe Staley, the former San Francisco 49er who made six Pro Bowl appearances and made the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s team. He has also worked with former NFL offensive line coach Paul Alexander. I flew out to California immediately after that game, went to train with Joe Staley, ex-49er, future Hall of Famer, so he was super good in my development, Radunz said He was a huge testament to that, so shout out to him. I did that a lot with previous NFL players. I worked out with Paul Alexander. He was a previous NFL coach. And of course, he has played with some NFL players at NDSU, including the No. 3 overall pick in this years draft, quarterback Trey Lance, and 2016 No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Carson Wentz. He feels like his stock rose at Senior Bowl. Radunz played in just two games in the past several months due to COVID-19, and only one of those was for the NDSU Bison due to COVID-19. The other was at the Reeses Senior Bowl, where he was named player of the week after a strong showing throughout. You can always lift weights, stuff like that, but there's something different about hitting guys, he said. So, being able to just hit pads, being able to train with other offensive linemen, they understand the physicality of the game, so having them hold pads for you and stuff. It's been difficult, but at the same time, I think I did a good job at it. Things showed at the Senior Bowl, and we'll continue to do that through OTAs and rookie minicamp. Titans general manager Jon Robinson agreed. Their season was shortened obviously. That Senior Bowl exposure was really good for him to go against some of the best of the best in college football, Robinson said. Got a chance to spend some time down there with him, get to know him. He's about what we're about, you know, football-wise and makeup and commitment to being a good football player. Hes durable. After redshirting as a freshman, he entered the 2017 season with a much large role. However, he tore his ACL after playing 15 snaps in NDSUs season-opener the following season and went on to miss the entire season. After that, though, he went on to start 32 consecutive games for the Bison. He enters the NFL about as healthy as could be. My body is super fresh, he said. I literally have no injuries at all, no nicks and bruises. I was able to gain a lot of strength too through that because I wasn't playing in the season, so my body's in tip-top shape. It's just a matter of getting back into or I should say coasting into that football shape that I was talking about since I haven't played football, but I'd say there's a lot of positives about only playing one game. | Dillon Radunz was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round. He will compete with Kendall Lamm, Ty Sambrailo and David Quessenberry to be the Titans' right tackle. | bart | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-nfl-dillon-radunz-roundup | 0.130668 |
Who Is Dillon Radunz and Why Did The Titans Draft Him in Round 2? | He is a well-rounded lineman who excelled at an FCS program and will try to become Tennessee's next right tackle. The right tackle competition for the Tennessee Titans got much more interesting on day two of the NFL Draft. A few weeks ago, coach Mike Vrabel, when asked about the position, said there was no predetermined depth chart. Those with a chance to end up on top include free agent Kendall Lamm, the recently re-signed Ty Sambrailo and David Quessenberry. Dillon Radunz, Tennessees second-round pick, will add some youth to the battle. While the 6-foot-6, 298-pound North Dakota State product knows he will be the least experienced player compared to the three veterans, but he also has every intention of winning the job. Because thats just who he is. I'm always going to want to start. I'm not going to speak it into existence that I won't be (the starter), if that for some reason happens, Radunz said. I'm always going to be competitive. I'm always going to want teams to win. I'm always going to want my team to win, so I'll push the guys in front of me and make sure they're on their P's and Q's about that. It's going to be a competitive atmosphere. What to know about the newest candidate to be the Titans right tackle: He prides himself on versatility. A few days before the NFL Draft, ESPNs Jeremy Fowler reported that Radunzs stock was rising because some people around the league believed he could play all five offensive line spots. Radunz said he focused on making himself versatile throughout the draft process. That will be important because he primarily played left tackle in college. He will be shuffling over to the other side in the NFL, at least early on, and may also be expected to play other positions. I've been working on it in the offseason, doing drills and stuff with the right tackle if that is the position they want me to be at, he said. So, I've been working on both sides of the ball, switching up my stance like that, so that is probably the biggest challenge and then making sure everything you're dotting your I's and crossing your T's when you switch over. He has plenty of experience with NFL players and coaches. Leading up to the NFL Draft, Radunz trained with one of the best offensive tackles in recent league history, Joe Staley, the former San Francisco 49er who made six Pro Bowl appearances and made the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-2010s team. He has also worked with former NFL offensive line coach Paul Alexander. I flew out to California immediately after that game, went to train with Joe Staley, ex-49er, future Hall of Famer, so he was super good in my development, Radunz said He was a huge testament to that, so shout out to him. I did that a lot with previous NFL players. I worked out with Paul Alexander. He was a previous NFL coach. And of course, he has played with some NFL players at NDSU, including the No. 3 overall pick in this years draft, quarterback Trey Lance, and 2016 No. 1 overall pick, quarterback Carson Wentz. He feels like his stock rose at Senior Bowl. Radunz played in just two games in the past several months due to COVID-19, and only one of those was for the NDSU Bison due to COVID-19. The other was at the Reeses Senior Bowl, where he was named player of the week after a strong showing throughout. You can always lift weights, stuff like that, but there's something different about hitting guys, he said. So, being able to just hit pads, being able to train with other offensive linemen, they understand the physicality of the game, so having them hold pads for you and stuff. It's been difficult, but at the same time, I think I did a good job at it. Things showed at the Senior Bowl, and we'll continue to do that through OTAs and rookie minicamp. Titans general manager Jon Robinson agreed. Their season was shortened obviously. That Senior Bowl exposure was really good for him to go against some of the best of the best in college football, Robinson said. Got a chance to spend some time down there with him, get to know him. He's about what we're about, you know, football-wise and makeup and commitment to being a good football player. Hes durable. After redshirting as a freshman, he entered the 2017 season with a much large role. However, he tore his ACL after playing 15 snaps in NDSUs season-opener the following season and went on to miss the entire season. After that, though, he went on to start 32 consecutive games for the Bison. He enters the NFL about as healthy as could be. My body is super fresh, he said. I literally have no injuries at all, no nicks and bruises. I was able to gain a lot of strength too through that because I wasn't playing in the season, so my body's in tip-top shape. It's just a matter of getting back into or I should say coasting into that football shape that I was talking about since I haven't played football, but I'd say there's a lot of positives about only playing one game. | Dillon Radunz was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round. He will compete with Kendall Lamm, Ty Sambrailo and David Quessenberry to be the Titans' right tackle. The 6-foot-6, 298-pound North Dakota State product prides himself on his versatility. | bart | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-nfl-dillon-radunz-roundup | 0.176348 |
How Many 2021 Starters did Eagles Find in Draft? | There is at least one, perhaps two, but the future could see several of the drafted players hit the starting lineup in 2022 PHILADELPHIA - My goal for the Eagles going into draft weekend was to see if they could land at least two starters for the coming season. Three preferred, but two acceptable. Well, theres one for sure, and thats DeVonta Smith, the A+ selection general manager Howie Roseman made just 10 picks into the draft. He will be the No. 1 receiver and could very well become, in his rookie season, the first Eagles WR to top 1,000 yards receiving since Jeremy Maclin seven years ago. The aggression Roseman showed in jumping ahead of the Giants in a trade with the Giants was worth it. Also worth it was the original trade back from No. 6 to No. 12 on March 26 with the Dolphins. Coming out of that deal for the Eagles was Miamis No. 1 pick in 2022, the Heisman Trophy winner, DeVonta Smith, and cornerback Zech McPhearson, who was taken by the Eagles with the 123rd overall pick the Dolphins also sent them to climb those six spots. It ultimately only cost the Eagles the third-round pick they sent to the Cowboys to move up two spots, the 84th overall pick the Eagles had acquired from the Colts in the Carson Wentz trade, and one the Cowboys used to take Iowa pass rusher Chauncey Golston. Speaking of McPhearson, he could be starter No. 2 in this draft class. Hes the only cornerback the Eagles drafted, and they needed cornerbacks, so, if he has a good summer, he could line up for the season opener opposite Darius Slay. Granted, its not easy to trust rookie corners. It is one of the most demanding positions on the field aside from the quarterback spot. Jonathan Gannons zone defensive scheme, though, could help McPhearson, who can play both man-to-man press and zone but is considered more adept at zone. Gannon is also expected to play more cover two than his predecessor and that can help make the job of a corner especially a rookie corner easier. Roseman, though, was quick to point out that the roster isnt done being assembled, and he referenced August of 2017, and specifically a preseason game in Green Bay when he swung a trade for Bills CB Ronald Darby, who became a starter on the Eagles Super Bowl team. We've had experiences about getting guys late in the process, the GM said. And in that same year we needed a running back at the trade deadline, we made a trade at the trade deadline. I promise you and the fans we'll do whatever it takes at any time of the year to improve the roster. Receiver and cornerback were the two positions that I believe the Eagles needed to find starters in 2021. Lets go through it: Second-round pick Landon Dickerson could be a surprise starter. There are rumblings that Roseman could find a way to part with right guard Brandon Brooks, in which case, Dickerson likely slides into that spot, provided, of course, he has fully recovered from a second torn ACL. Third-round selection Milton Williams wont start, but he should be able to see significant defensive line time in a rotation with Fletcher Cox, Javon Hargrave, and Hassan Ridgeway. Fifth-round running back Kenny Gainwell will also see plenty of snaps, but Miles Sanders is still the starter. The sixth round brought defensive tackle Marlon Tuitupolu, who will need to stand out to earn snaps in the D-line rotation, and defensive end Tarron Jackson. Jackson wont start, but he could very well find himself in a rotation with Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, and Josh Sweat. The same thing could happen with seventh-round pick Patrick Johnson who can shuffle between end and linebacker. While some of these players may not start in 2021, they could gain some valuable experience and be ready to step into that role in 2022. Ed Kracz is the publisher of SI.coms EagleMaven and co-host of the Eagles Unfiltered Podcast. Check out the latest Eagles news at www.SI.com/NFL/Eagles and please follow him on Twitter: @kracze. | There is at least one, perhaps two, but the future could see several of the drafted players hit the starting lineup in 2022. receiver and cornerback were the two positions that I believe the Eagles needed to find starters in 2021. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/how-many-2021-starters-did-eagles-find-in-draft | 0.120656 |
How Many 2021 Starters did Eagles Find in Draft? | There is at least one, perhaps two, but the future could see several of the drafted players hit the starting lineup in 2022 PHILADELPHIA - My goal for the Eagles going into draft weekend was to see if they could land at least two starters for the coming season. Three preferred, but two acceptable. Well, theres one for sure, and thats DeVonta Smith, the A+ selection general manager Howie Roseman made just 10 picks into the draft. He will be the No. 1 receiver and could very well become, in his rookie season, the first Eagles WR to top 1,000 yards receiving since Jeremy Maclin seven years ago. The aggression Roseman showed in jumping ahead of the Giants in a trade with the Giants was worth it. Also worth it was the original trade back from No. 6 to No. 12 on March 26 with the Dolphins. Coming out of that deal for the Eagles was Miamis No. 1 pick in 2022, the Heisman Trophy winner, DeVonta Smith, and cornerback Zech McPhearson, who was taken by the Eagles with the 123rd overall pick the Dolphins also sent them to climb those six spots. It ultimately only cost the Eagles the third-round pick they sent to the Cowboys to move up two spots, the 84th overall pick the Eagles had acquired from the Colts in the Carson Wentz trade, and one the Cowboys used to take Iowa pass rusher Chauncey Golston. Speaking of McPhearson, he could be starter No. 2 in this draft class. Hes the only cornerback the Eagles drafted, and they needed cornerbacks, so, if he has a good summer, he could line up for the season opener opposite Darius Slay. Granted, its not easy to trust rookie corners. It is one of the most demanding positions on the field aside from the quarterback spot. Jonathan Gannons zone defensive scheme, though, could help McPhearson, who can play both man-to-man press and zone but is considered more adept at zone. Gannon is also expected to play more cover two than his predecessor and that can help make the job of a corner especially a rookie corner easier. Roseman, though, was quick to point out that the roster isnt done being assembled, and he referenced August of 2017, and specifically a preseason game in Green Bay when he swung a trade for Bills CB Ronald Darby, who became a starter on the Eagles Super Bowl team. We've had experiences about getting guys late in the process, the GM said. And in that same year we needed a running back at the trade deadline, we made a trade at the trade deadline. I promise you and the fans we'll do whatever it takes at any time of the year to improve the roster. Receiver and cornerback were the two positions that I believe the Eagles needed to find starters in 2021. Lets go through it: Second-round pick Landon Dickerson could be a surprise starter. There are rumblings that Roseman could find a way to part with right guard Brandon Brooks, in which case, Dickerson likely slides into that spot, provided, of course, he has fully recovered from a second torn ACL. Third-round selection Milton Williams wont start, but he should be able to see significant defensive line time in a rotation with Fletcher Cox, Javon Hargrave, and Hassan Ridgeway. Fifth-round running back Kenny Gainwell will also see plenty of snaps, but Miles Sanders is still the starter. The sixth round brought defensive tackle Marlon Tuitupolu, who will need to stand out to earn snaps in the D-line rotation, and defensive end Tarron Jackson. Jackson wont start, but he could very well find himself in a rotation with Brandon Graham, Derek Barnett, and Josh Sweat. The same thing could happen with seventh-round pick Patrick Johnson who can shuffle between end and linebacker. While some of these players may not start in 2021, they could gain some valuable experience and be ready to step into that role in 2022. Ed Kracz is the publisher of SI.coms EagleMaven and co-host of the Eagles Unfiltered Podcast. Check out the latest Eagles news at www.SI.com/NFL/Eagles and please follow him on Twitter: @kracze. | DeVonta Smith, Zech McPhearson and Landon Dickerson could start for the Eagles in 2021. There is at least one, perhaps two, but the future could see several of the drafted players hit the starting lineup in 2022. | ctrlsum | 2 | https://www.si.com/nfl/eagles/news/how-many-2021-starters-did-eagles-find-in-draft | 0.423255 |
How Can the Olympics Protect 78,000 Volunteers From the Coronavirus? | TOKYO For Olympic host cities, one of the keys to a successful Games is the army of volunteers cheerfully performing a range of duties, like fetching water, driving Olympic vehicles, interpreting for athletes or carrying medals to ceremonies. If the rescheduled Tokyo Games go ahead as planned this summer, roughly 78,000 volunteers will have another responsibility: preventing the spread of the coronavirus, both among participants and themselves. For protection, the volunteers are being offered little more than a couple of cloth masks, a bottle of sanitizer and mantras about social distancing. Unless they qualify for vaccination through Japans slow age-based rollout, they will not be inoculated against the coronavirus. I dont know how were going to be able to do this, said Akiko Kariya, 40, a paralegal in Tokyo who signed up to volunteer as an interpreter. The Olympic committee hasnt told us exactly what they will do to keep us safe. As organizers have scrambled to assure the globe that Tokyo can pull off the Games in the midst of a pandemic, the volunteers have been left largely on their own to figure out how to avoid infection. Much of the planning for the postponed Olympics has a seat-of-the-pants quality. With less than three months to go before the opening ceremony, the organizers have yet to decide whether domestic spectators will be admitted, or hammer out details about who, besides the athletes, will be tested regularly. Advertising Tens of thousands of participants will descend on Tokyo from more than 200 countries after nearly a year in which Japans borders have been largely closed to outsiders. The volunteers assignments will bring them into contact with many of the Olympic visitors as they pass in and out of a bubble that will encompass the Olympic Village and other venues. There are a lot of people who have to go in and out of the bubble, and they are not protected at all and not even being tested, said Barbara Holthus, a volunteer and deputy director of the German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo. I do see the risk of a superspreader event. A leaflet distributed to volunteers advises them to ask visitors to stand at least 1 meter a little more than 3 feet apart. During shifts, they should disinfect their hands frequently. If offering assistance to someone, they should avoid directly facing the other person and never talk without a mask. Mask-wearing and hand-washing are very basic, but doing that to the max is the most important thing we can do, said Natsuki Den, senior director of volunteer promotion for the Tokyo organizing committee. People often say, That is so basic; is that all you can do? Den said. But if every volunteer implements these basic measures, she said, it can really limit the risk. Beyond that, it is hard to think of any magic countermeasures because they dont really exist. Even as a majority of the Japanese public has remained opposed to hosting the Olympics this year, many volunteers say they are committed, at least in principle, to fostering international fellowship after more than a year of isolation. (The ranks of volunteers did take a sizable hit when about 1,000 volunteers quit after the first president of the Tokyo organizing committee, Yoshiro Mori, made sexist comments.) Advertising But volunteers worry about their own health as well as the safety of the athletes and other Olympic participants, especially as Tokyo experiences new spikes in virus cases. The capital is currently under a state of emergency. I am scared that I would get the virus and show no symptoms, and accidentally give it to the athletes, said Yuto Hirano, 30, who works at a technology company in Tokyo and is assigned to help athletes backstage at the Paralympics events for boccia, a ball sport. I want to protect myself so that I can protect them. In addition to the Olympic volunteers, organizers need to secure medical workers to staff the Games. Typically, doctors and nurses also volunteer to work at the Olympics, but this year, with the medical system overstretched from a year of fighting the coronavirus, health care workers have begun to balk. We are surprised about the talk going around requesting the dispatch of 500 nurses to the Tokyo Olympics, the Japan Federation of Medical Workers Unions said in a statement posted on its website, adding that now is not the time for the Olympics, its time for coronavirus countermeasures. As the pandemic rages on, some nonmedical volunteers are going to great lengths to keep safe. Yoko Aoshima, 49, who teaches English at a business college in Shizuoka, about 90 miles outside Tokyo, has booked a hotel for the days she is scheduled to work, at a cost of 110,000 yen, or about $1,000. That means she will not have to commute. To avoid public transit in Tokyo, she plans to purchase a bicycle when she gets to Tokyo to commute to the field hockey stadium where she is assigned shifts. Advertising But Aoshima, who decided to volunteer in part to honor the legacy of her father, a former physical education teacher, wonders how she will protect her family when she returns home after the Games. When I go back to Shizuoka, is it safe enough for my family to stay with me? Aoshima asked. Will I be able to go back to work? She said she had already purchased a few at-home coronavirus tests to use after the Olympics. For volunteers who have spent the past year avoiding crowds, the concept of suddenly being thrust into contact with athletes, coaches, officials or members of the media from outside Japan is triggering a sense of cognitive dissonance. I only saw one friend last year, when she had a baby, said Kariya, the paralegal in Tokyo. I go to the supermarket or the bank, where I really need to go. The last time I rode the train was last March. In the absence of more safety measures, Kariya said she was considering quitting as a volunteer. Sponsored Many volunteers are disappointed that they will not be offered vaccines before the Games. So far, organizers have said they are not considering prioritizing Japans Olympic athletes for vaccination, much less volunteers. They cant say they have priority because then the people would start shouting at them, said Chiharu Charles Nishikawa, 61, who volunteered at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and London in 2012 and advises the Olympic committee about volunteering. Some volunteers said they were worried that organizers did not have the resources to monitor everyone for adherence to the rules, which include wearing masks, avoiding dining in restaurants and staying off public transit. Holthus said volunteers could be put in a sticky spot, given that their primary role is to project an image of harmonious hospitality. A volunteer handbook issued before the Olympics was postponed last year encouraged them to address people with a smile. In online sessions and other messaging since, Holthus said, they still keep saying, Oh, and your smile is going to be so important. Were supposed to be wearing masks, she said. So I find that very insensitive. Advertising Not every volunteer has serious concerns about safety. Some said that they expected widespread compliance with the rules, given what is on the line. I think athletes will do whatever it takes to participate in the Olympics, said Philbert Ono, a travel writer, photographer and translator. If we tell them to wear a mask, they will wear a mask, he said. When they have meals, they will sit way far apart and separated and facing only one direction. So I think they are very disciplined, and they know what is at stake. | About 78,000 volunteers will have to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. They are being offered little more than a couple of cloth masks, a bottle of sanitizer and mantras about social distancing. | pegasus | 1 | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/how-can-the-olympics-protect-78000-volunteers-from-the-coronavirus/ | 0.137923 |
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