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What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but we have heard that before.While there appears to be a break in the action, here’s what could be next in major college football conference realignment.ACCThe conference thought hard about rescuing Stanford and California from the sinking Pac-12. Notre Dame, which doesn’t compete in ACC football, was leading the push to add the Northern California schools, but the 12 votes necessary to approve the expansion were not quite there.Everything in the ACC is about revenue and how it’s divvied up these days. Expansion appears to be another leverage point. A Stanford/Cal addition, and maybe SMU, wouldn’t produce a windfall, but there is some money to be made. That’s ...

Folger Shakespeare Library in DC delays reopening until 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

The Folger Shakespeare Library on D.C.’s Capitol Hill estimates it will remain closed into 2024 due to ongoing renovations, after originally planning to reopen in November.In a news release Wednesday, Director Mike Whitmore said “unforeseen hurdles” and the “careful attention” required to renovate historic builds are factors that have delayed the reopening.That said, construction is wrapping up around the library’s theater. The 2023-24 Theatre season will be presented “largely as planned,” according to Whitmore, with more details to come by the end of September.As for the rest of the renovations, Whitmore said the library will share a new opening date and information about reopening celebrations before the end of this year.“We know that in pushing forward the reopening, we are setting the Folger up for success in the years ahead,” Whitmore said in the news release.The library building, which boasts “the world’s ...

Investigators holding event to raise reward in restaurant double homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is holding an event to raise the reward in the hope it will help solve a double homicide that took place at a Denver restaurant almost four months ago.On April 24, Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio Gutierrez Morales were shot and killed inside a restaurant located on the corner of 38th Avenue and Raleigh Street in the West Highlands.The Denver Police Department is still working to track down the suspect or suspects responsible for their deaths. Westminster wedding crasher wanted for stealing gifts Metro Denver Crime Stoppers is asking the community to join them on Saturday starting at 3 p.m. at Clancy's Irish Pub, located at 7000 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge, for a fundraiser. Investigators are hoping they can raise money to help increase the reward.The fundraiser will also feature Guerrilla Radio, a Rage Against the Machine tribute band, and Sabotage, a Beastie Boys tribute band. In June, the reward received a significant increase when M...

Why the UK’s economic upturn is a false dawn for the Tories

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

The good news for the U.K. government is the economy is doing slightly better than expected. The bad news is it’s surely going to take more than that to turn its fortunes around in time for the general election.After flirting with recession for the best part of 18 months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it looks increasingly likely that will be avoided. On Friday, gross domestic product, measuring the value of goods and services in the economy, posted its strongest growth in over a year for the three months to June, rising 0.5 percent.A particularly strong rebound in the country’s struggling car industry in June gave fresh evidence of a return to some kind of normality in manufacturing, after the combined shocks of the war and the earlier disruption to supply chains from the pandemic.In theory, that should support the chances of the ruling Conservatives, giving the party time to repair a reputation for economic competence that has been badly dented in the last couple ...

Hundreds of motorcyclists turn out for funeral procession to send off local Navy vet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

Hundreds of motorcycle riders were on hand Friday morning to help give a final farewell to a Vietnam veteran.The motorcyclists turned out after a Weymouth funeral home made a request to a local American Legion Riders group, asking if volunteers could help escort Anthony Meizis to his final resting place in Bourne.Shared on the Department Of Mass American Legion Riders Facebook page, a funeral director at McDonald Keohane Funeral Home put out the request earlier this week, explaining how Meizis had no family or next of kin that could attend his funeral service.“I had heard of your organization, making sure that no veteran was buried alone, and I would be forever grateful if you would assist me in escorting him to Bourne for his burial and military honors,” Cara Johnson said. “Especially since he loved motorcycles.”A few days later, hundreds of motorcyclists took part in the procession for the Navy Lance Corporal, heading down Main Street in Weymouth and procee...

Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

(CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises.The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30 a.m. MT from a New Mexico spaceport attached to a massive twin-fuselage mothership.It carried three customers: entrepreneur and health and wellness coach Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastatia Mayers — the first space travelers from Antigua who won their seats in a fundraiser drawing — as well as former Olympian Jon Goodwin, who competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Munich Summer Games. Goodwin became the second person with Parkinson’s disease to travel to space.The group’s journey began at Virgin Galactic’s spaceport in New Mexico, where the passengers boarded VSS Unity as it sat attached beneath the wing of the mothership called VMS Eve.VMS Eve took off much like an airplane, barreling ...

Nike shows off Kobe Bryant 8 Protro Halo sneaker created by widow Vanessa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

Kobe Bryant fans will have a new way of memorializing the late NBA star. Nike has teamed up with Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow, for a new sneaker coming out on Aug. 23, which would have been his 45th birthday.“Partnering with Nike Basketball, Vanessa Bryant imagined and created the Halo shoe concept and launch as a way to honor Kobe’s birthday each year,” the company said in a press release. “The Halo concept will be an annual release that will honor and celebrate this special date.”First up is the Kobe 8 Proto Halo, the newest addition to the Protro lineup, which will be available through Nike’s SNKRS app and at select global retailers.In addition to its triple-white colorway, the sneaker features “new updates in design and performance innovation,” including a Nike React foam — for comfort, responsiveness, and durability — and an updated herringbone traction pattern for better grip.The design, meanwhile, features an e...

Residents of devastated Lahaina will be allowed back to check on their homes. Follow live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Lahaina residents will be allowed to return Friday to check on their property and that people will be able to get out, too, to get water and access other services.An official announcement will come later Friday from the office of Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr., Green told Hawaii News Now, adding that people should expect an announcement of a curfew as well. “The recovery’s going to be extraordinarily complicated, but we do want people to get back to their homes and just do what they can to assess safely because it’s pretty dangerous,” he said.An ...

Consumer Health: Questions about breastfeeding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

Laurel Kelly | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News NetworkThe American Academy of Pediatrics has affirmed its recommendation and advocacy for breastfeeding, stating, “Research has shown that breastfeeding is linked to decreased rates of lower respiratory tract infections, severe diarrhea, ear infections and obesity. Breastfeeding is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, as well as other protective effects.”Specifically, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation is for:— Exclusive breastfeeding of infants for the first six months of life before introducing nutritious complementary foods.— Maternity care practices at birth hospitals or centers that improve breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.— Breastfeeding as long as mutually desired for two years or beyond.— Support of mothers who choose to breastfeed beyond the first year, including protections against workplace barriers.— Policies that protect breastfeeding ...

Does landscaping increase home value?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

Cynthia Paez Bowman | Bankrate.com (TNS)Landscaping can have a big impact on the impression a home makes. The front lawn leading to your door is usually what a visitor notices first; the view out the back can enhance the ambiance of interior rooms. The question is, how vital is it to invest in curb appeal to improve your home’s value? Is it worth prioritizing part of your home maintenance budget on your outdoor areas?The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) claims professional landscaping can increase a home’s price tag 15 percent to 20 percent more at the time of resale. “High-quality landscape designs usually have an ROI of 20 percent to 30 percent of the overall house value,” says Bryan McKenzie, a landscape designer and co-founder of gardening advice site bumpercroptimes.com.However, not all projects deliver on the promise, and some can potentially decrease property value. Where you see beauty, others may see a burden or even a hazard.Let’s dig more deeply into when l...