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Daily Archives: August 25, 2022
The situation on the ground demonstrates the urgent need to make progress towards a Two State Solution – GOV.UK
Posted: August 25, 2022 at 2:14 pm
Thank you President. I join others in thanking Mr Wennesland, Mr Lazzarini and Mr Levy for their valuable briefings today.
Let me start by welcoming the two-year anniversary of the Abraham Accords this month. The Abraham Accords are a historic milestone that bring us closer to the goal of shared prosperity and peace throughout the region.
President,
As we stated at the emergency session on 8 August, the UK welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza and we reiterate our calls for the parties to make every effort to sustain it. It is critical that humanitarian access in and out of Gaza is ensured, in accordance with International Humanitarian Law.
We were appalled by the terrorist attack in Jerusalem on 13 August. The UK unequivocally condemns any and all acts of terrorism. Our thoughts are with the victims and families of those affected. We reiterate our unwavering commitment to Israels security. This conflict has taken a terrible toll on both sides. We are concerned at the record number of Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces this year and urge Israel to show restraint in the use of live ammunition and to ensure a thorough and transparent investigation into all fatalities.
President,
We have been clear about our concern over the Israeli governments decision last year to designate six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations. The subsequent raids on the offices of seven Palestinian NGOs, and arrests of their staff, are equally concerning. Civil society organisations play an important role in upholding human rights and democracy and they must be able to operate freely in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We continue to engage with a number of these organisations.
President,
We call on the Israeli authorities to halt plans to advance evictions at Khan Al Ahmar and on the E1 settlement plan. Advancing E1 would seriously hinder a two-state solution. Settlements are contrary to International Humanitarian Law.
This month we also saw demolition orders issued in Masafer Yatta and against a donor-funded school in Ein Samiya. Such demolitions cause unnecessary suffering and in all but exceptional circumstances are contrary to international law.
The UK is a long-standing supporter of UNRWA for the vital role they play in providing core services and humanitarian and protection assistance to Palestinian refugees across the region. We were pleased to announce at the pledging conference in June that we have agreed a new multi-year funding agreement with UNRWA and will provide 15m this year.
The situation on the ground demonstrates the urgent need to make progress towards a Two State Solution that ensures a safe and secure Israel, living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian state based on 1967 lines, with Jerusalem the shared capital of both states. The UK remains committed to working with all parties to reduce tensions and take steps towards a sustainable peace.
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Shakira’s Shocked Reaction to Camera Phone in 2001 Shows Tech Progress – PetaPixel
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Colombian pop star Shakira posted a video to her Instagram last week of her shocked reaction to a phone camera 20 years ago that underlines how far lens technology has progressed.
The Hips Dont Lie singer is visibly blown away by the technology, in what was clearly the first time she had ever seen such a device.
While inspecting the phone in total awe, she says: This one doesnt work in America, no? Thank god, because imagine all the paparazzo.
Shakiras assistant also cannot believe her eyes saying: Oh my god, its even digitally moving. Its a camera, as she puts her hand to her mouth in amazement.
The clip was filmed in 2001 while the singer was visiting Japan and the device in question is a Sharp J-SHO5 flip phone that was released in late 2000 and had a 0.11-megapixel camera.
According to Digital Camera World, the first commercial camera phone was by a Japanese company called Kyocera. In May 1999, it launched a phone that also featured a front-facing camera with just 110,000 pixels and it could store a maximum of 20 JPEGS.
A couple of years into the new millennium and Sony launched the Sony Ericsson T68i and Nokia released the Nokia 7650.
Today, an estimated seven billion photos are shared each day on Whatsapp alone. But, in the early 2000s, only certain networks allowed photos to be sent and the carrier companies charged exorbitant fees.
The singer uploaded the video to her Instagram with the caption Cant see these camera phones catching on.
One commenter wrote: Those first cameras had such awful quality. Even the first iPhone was not very good. It is really quite amazing how good the quality is in phones today when it was not so long ago that we had this.
The video underlines the rapid pace that camera technology has evolved. In two decades, during which Sharkia has remained a relevant pop star, phone cameras have gone from being as rare as unicorns to unavoidable, daily parts of most peoples lives. An estimated 1.72 trillion photos will be taken in 2022, the vast majority on smartphone cameras.
The new millennium ushered in the mass democratization of photography, taking the once elusive art form away from specialists and into the pockets of every person, from Los Angeles to Laos.
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Blueberry industry asked to help with data program – Farm Progress
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The blueberry industry wants to get a better handle on effectiveness of efforts to increase the production, sales and value of the blueberry crop produced domestically for U.S. consumption and export markets, and the sales and value of blueberries imported to the U.S.
Participation from blueberry producers and marketers will be crucial to the data programs success, and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has announced the selection of Bytecode IO as the winning vendor for the Blueberry Industry Production and Pricing Data Collection Program.
Already, the industry task force has played a crucial role in the selection process. USHBC has been working with a sample data set to start developing a model of the data capture and reporting. The second phase of work will expand on the initial sample set of data, ultimately reflecting a supermajority of blueberry volume, both imported and produced in the U.S.
Through this project, USHBC will launch a modernized data analytics platform designed with data governance in mind, which will be previewed atThe Blueberry Summitthis fall in Nashville, and fully launched on or around Dec. 1. For access to existing resources from USHBC, visit thedata and insights center.
In addition to Bytecode IO,Category Partnerswill continue to provide strategic support to the USHBC and remain a critical piece to this new managed analytics platform.
It wont be long and crops will come off, and wheat will go in. To help growers make wheat variety decisions, a vital piece of the Michigan Wheat Programs research agenda is being shared in the 10th consecutive report of high-management wheat research trials.
For more than 30 years, Michigan State University Extension has been conducting wheat performance trials, and 10 years ago, MWP provided funding and resources to include a high-management component.
To learn more about the 125 different varieties including 63 experimental lines tested across Michigan,view the 2021-22 report here.
Michigan boasts 2,017 farms with hogs and added more than $874 million to the U.S. gross domestic product, while supporting 10,513 jobs and creating more than $562 million in personal income in 2021, according to a recent report from the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC).
The report quantifies impact of state and national hog industries, and while the number of hogs in Michigan has grown, the number of farms in the state has dropped falling from 3,316 in 1997 to just over 2,000 in 2017.
According to the report, there are about 1.16 million hogs in Michigan, accounting for 1.6% of the total U.S. hog inventory.
The neweconomic reporthighlights how Americas pig farmers have made significant contributions to the U.S. economy over the past five years.
From farm to fork, the combined economic contribution from hog production and pork processing supports more than 600,000 American jobs and generates $178 billion of direct, indirect and induced sales that equate to $57 billion in value-added GDP, said Holly Cook, NPPC staff economist.
Key takeaways in the report include:
View more pork industry economic data atnppc.org.
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Artist Katie Stout Take Us Inside Her Latest Work in Progress: A Church Shes Converting to a Studio for Her Whimsical Ceramics – artnet News
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From her ceramic Lady Lamps (cartoonish clay women, sometimes appearing to be made of fruit, holding lampshades over their heads) to her purely ornamental, bronze-bezeled Wall Jewelry, Katie Stouts practice straddles functional design and abstract sculpture. She deftly references sources as disparate as Victorian lace patterns and suburban kitsch, all while subverting expectations of form, function, and traditionally female craft techniquesand with humor.
Born in Portland, Maine, the 30-something artist and designer has described her workwhich is now in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, New Yorks Museum of Arts and Design, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Artas nave pop. It is candy-colored and certainly playful, uncannily so. It also pointedly critiques the many stereotypes that still govern how women work, look, and live.
Not Stout, though. This spring, she and her husband left Brooklyn to make an early 20th-century church and parsonage in Hudson, New York, their home. Shes turning the church into her studioa big work in progress, in service of her many works in progresscomplete with a bell tower and a graveyard and windows of stained glass. The space, she said, provides a lot of opportunity for world building.
While preparing new works in clay for group shows in Paris (with Nina Johnson Gallery this October) and at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (with Designed by Women, next year), the artist-designer gave Artnet News a sneak peek inside.
A pendant light fixture crafted in ceramic by Katie Stout, 2021. Photo: Joe Kramm.
What is a studio task on your agenda this week that you are most looking forward to?
Smushing wax for some bronze chandeliers.
What kind of atmosphere do you prefer when you work? Do you listen to music or podcasts, or do you prefer silence? Why?
I love listening to mind-numbing pop to get me out of my bodyanything anthemic works.
Can you send us a snap of the most indispensable item(s) in your studio and tell us why you cant live without it?
Couldnt decide between finger or credit card!
Courtesy of Katie Stout.
Who are your favorite artists, curators, or other thinkers to follow on social media right now?
As far as social media goes, Ive turned into a Reddit voyeur, so I mostly just follow randos posting stuff. But I have loved Alissa Bennett ever since meeting her through Bjarne Melgaard. Before her podcast The C-Word, which jadore, she had these amazing zines that felt like love letters to women who everyone else hated.
What trait do you most admire in a work of art? What trait do you most despise?
I think craft, and craft.
Is there a picture you can send of your current work in progress at the studio?
Yes:
Courtesy of Katie Stout.
When you feel stuck while preparing for a show, what do you do to get unstuck?
I go on runs, get eight hours a sleep, refrain from sugar Or, I usually just spiral til its over.
What is the last exhibition you saw that made an impression on you and why?
Taylor Baldwin and Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels, Honest Bodies at International Waters in Brooklyn this past winter. The space and the work complimented each other so well; both were so weird and uncanny. International Waters is basically just a room on a slant, so youre looking up into it. Serras work messed with your perception even more with these bloated drop-ceiling pieces, and Taylors work, if shown in a different context, could have been perceived as obsessive yard art. That being-on-the-brink energy is something I respond to. The whole thing was so delirious and beautiful and the use of material was novel and heartfelt.
What images or objects do you look at while you work? Share your view from behind the canvas or your desktopwherever you spend the most time.
Right now I stare at stained-glass windows.
Inside Stouts new, under-construction studio in Hudson, New York. Courtesy of Katie Stout.
What made you choose this particular studio over others?
My husband and I bought a church and parsonage upstate, and Im building out the church to be my studio. The space clicks with us and provides a lot of opportunity for world building.
Describe the space in three adjectives.
Apple, horse, bird.
How does the studio environment influence the way you work?
Right now its very dim because of the stained glass and a shortage of electricians, but Im actually kind of liking not being able to see. Theres less to scrutinize if you cant see it, which is very freeing.
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Presidential Search Update: Progress Toward Finding the Right Next WPI Leader – WPI News
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This note was shared today with students, faculty, and staff.
Dear WPI Community:
Welcome back! I hope you had an enjoyable summer, and your new academic year is off to a great start. I am writing with another update on the progress of the search and to outline the work ahead as we seek to find the right person to serve as WPIs 17th president.
In our updates over the summer, we wrote about the very high level of interest in the position and reported on our strong and diverse applicant pool.
The search committee has worked diligently over the past few months reviewing well over 100 candidate submissions and conducting numerous online interviews. Weve now narrowed the pool. Our short list is composed of candidates we strongly believe have the optimal mix of skills, experiences, and personal characteristics to lead WPI as we take on the opportunities and challenges ahead.
In the coming weeks and months, the search committeealong with the recently appointed advisory groupwill continue discussions with these candidates. These discussions will be framed by the position specification shared at the outset of the search and informed by our ongoing community outreach, including questions the community was invited to submit. Our goal is to recommend a final slate to the Board of Trustees in early fall.
I want to thank the search committee for the commitment and passion they have brought to every step of this processand the broader WPI community for their ongoing support and engagement. Our work continues, and we will keep you posted.
Sincerely,
David LaPre '74WPI Trustee and Chair, Presidential Search Committee
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Thirty years of progress in hurricane forecasting since Hurricane Andrew – noaa.gov
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Hurricane Andrew made landfall on August 24, 1992, near Homestead, Florida, becoming one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in U.S. history. It had an extremely low central pressure of 922 millibars and maximum sustained wind speeds estimated at 165 miles per hour. The storm rapidly intensified less than 36 hours before landfall, leaving most residents less than a day to secure their homes and heed evacuation orders.
When NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) staff found themselves with a major hurricane on their doorstep, hurricane researchers urgently began working to aid forecasters at NOAAs National Hurricane Center (NHC). Hurricane Andrew affected their families, and even destroyed one scientists home. Once the hurricane passed, our scientists went right back to work, using what they had learned and seen firsthand to improve our understanding of tropical cyclones. In the 30 years since Andrew, NOAA scientists, forecasters and partners have revolutionized hurricane forecasting to save lives and property.
Storm batters NOAA scientist's home
NOAA AOML meteorologist Stan Goldenberg in front of his home after Hurricane Andrew tore through southern Miami-Dade County. Courtesy of Stan Goldenberg
While storm surge typically accounts for the most devastation during tropical cyclones, it was Hurricane Andrews extremely strong winds that caused most of the damage. This compact, yet powerful storm directly caused 23 U.S. deaths, decimated the urban landscape of southern Miami-Dade County, and reshaped communities to this day. Andrews intensity, combined with lax enforcement of building codes, destroyed over 25,000 homes, leaving more than 160,000 residents homeless. In Homestead alone, the storm obliterated nearly 99% of all mobile homes, leaving the area unrecognizable.
Scientists originally denoted Hurricane Andrew as a Category-4 storm, but after re-analysis in 2002, researchers upgraded it to Category-5. A storm of this magnitude exposed the flaws of the hurricane observation tools used at the time. Andrews maximum sustained winds and flying debris either destroyed the ground-based observational instruments, or in some cases exceeded their capabilities.
Storm devastates mobile home park
Aerial view of the Dadeland Mobile Home Park in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew. Credit: NOAA
Many AOML staff members who lived in South Florida during Hurricane Andrew still work at the laboratory today. Direct experience of the destructive power of this storm inspired our scientists to apply what they learned and fueled their desire to make continual improvements over the last three decades. Frank Marks, Sc.D., the director of AOMLs Hurricane Research Division, was the lead scientist aboard the last NOAA P-3 Hurricane Hunter flights into Andrew on August 22, 1992.
During our flight we found that Andrew had not only reintensified to a hurricane but was also tracking west toward Florida, recalled Marks. It was a very sobering experience as it was pretty clear it was going to make landfall in South Florida, close to home.
Storm tosses boats
Hurricane Andrew ejected boats from their slips at Black Point Marina in Homestead, Florida. Credit: NOAA
Former AOML research meteorologist and current branch chief of the NOAAs National Hurricane Center Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, Chris Landsea, Ph.D., described the storm as a complete upheaval of society in just a few hours. Andrews winds toppled boats and cars, destroyed roofs, shattered windows, ripped power lines from the ground, and peeled the paint off buildings.
Hurricane Andrew reshaped much of the area, causing $50.5 billion in damages in 2020 dollars, and drove major reforms in South Floridas building codes. It also led to numerous advances in the tools and technology used to study, forecast, prepare for, and respond to hurricanes.
Since Andrew, NOAA AOML hurricane researchers have made great strides to advance hurricane prediction through improved observations, forecast models, and analyses. According to NOAAs National Hurricane Center, NOAA has drastically improved its track and intensity forecasts, increasing track accuracy by 75% and intensity forecasts by 50% since Hurricane Andrew. NOAA scientists now use an array of satellite information, land-based, sea-based, and aircraft-related instruments to collect observational data.
Uncrewed aircraft will track hurricane data
Among the many new technologies being used to help improve hurricane forecast models, is this Area I Altius - 600 uncrewed aircraft that will be used in the 2022 hurricane season to collect data in areas of the hurricane that would be unsafe for aircraft with crew members. Credit: Courtesy of Area I
There are several key improvements to observations such as Global Positioning System (GPS) dropsondes, uncrewed saildrones/ocean gliders, and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) which monitor the storm environment and advance overall hurricane understanding. Stepped Frequency Microwave Radiometer (SFMR) observations provide surface wind estimates while Tail Doppler Radar observations from the NOAA P-3 and G-IV aircraft pinpoint the regions of strongest winds and heaviest rainfall. Additionally, high-speed broadband satellite communications transmit high-quality observations in real time from Hurricane Hunter aircraft to ground stations.
There are also key improvements in forecast guidance products and modeling such as Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction System (SHIPS) and Rapid Intensity Index (RII), which provide guidance on hurricane intensity. The Tropical Cyclone Genesis Index (TCGI) provides guidance on tropical storm formation, while the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) and the Hurricanes in a Multi-scale Ocean-coupled Non-hydrostatic (HMON) models provide guidance on both hurricane track and intensity.
Improving hurricane track forecasts
This image shows how improvements to hurricane track forecasts from 1990 to 2018 can lead to a much more precise areas being warned of a hurricane. Credit: NOAA
Andrew was one of only seven storms during the 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, but still stands as a stark reminder, It only takes one storm to make a very bad season. Having a plan in place is vital for everyone who lives or visits hurricane-prone regions. More preparedness information is available from FEMA, NOAAs National Hurricane Center and AOMLs Hurricane FAQ page.
This season, NOAA researchers are testing the newest advancement for hurricane forecasting, the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) model, which will go into operation in 2023. This model brings together ocean and atmospheric observations and allows for scientists to see multiple storms at once to understand how they interact.
Observational improvements were facilitated by partnerships with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NOAAs Aircraft Operation Center (AOC), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR), while forecast guidance products and modeling improvements were facilitated through NOAA's Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) and the Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project (HFIP).
Video: Satellites of the Sea: Observing the Ocean for Hurricane Research
For more information please contact Laura Chaibongsai, NOAAs Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Lab at laura.chaibonsai@noaa.gov or Monica Allen, NOAA Communications at monica.allen@noaa.gov
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STEM in progress with Top Secret Science – hometownweekly
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By Lauren SchiavoneHometown Weekly Staff
Westwoods future scientists and mathematicians were recently able to show their skills in a weeklong camp designed for hands-on STEM activities. Hosted by the Westwood Recreation Department, children were able to study topics in a way that felt playful and entertaining. On Friday afternoon, August 19, children headed to the Islington Branch Library for experiments, games and more; it was the culmination of a week in which the children were immersed in experiments and activities that make science extraordinary.
Children aged 5-10 were welcomed by Top Secret Science facilitators, and Fridays game day was highly anticipated. Children did simple math and examined a bill of chores that doubled interest each day for a month. Getting children excited to use math in a practical sense, they added up items they would theoretically buy with their monthly income. There were also word searches that were worked on in small groups, which helped children to work cooperatively whilst creating more STEM-based conversation.
The most popular experiment for the day was a simple coin trick. Campers took a penny and placed it on their elbow. Flipping their arm, the objective was to catch the penny in the palm in their hand. The top secret? Theres science involved! Simply put: the inertia behind a still force and force in motion can control the object (the coin). Gravity pulls the coin down and the hand, moving faster than the coin, catches it. When practiced, it looks like an effortless trick. Campers leveled up by stacking coins once they got the hang of it and utilized the test with experiment to prove their hypotheses.
Every day is a different subject in science, commented instructor Megan Fuccillo. We have chemistry, physics, lights and sounds day, and game day. We spend each day learning about a new topic. We talk about what kids know and we do an experiment and explain it. The program offered a multitude of ways for campers to get involved in aspects of STEM, focusing each day on a certain subject.
They make observations and predictions and then get to do [the experiment] themselves, she added, focusing on the scientific method.
The Top Secret Science camp brought an abundance of fun to Westwood and prepared the curious campers for back-to-school time.
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Editorial: Progress in fighting crime – WBAL TV Baltimore
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>> THIS IS A WBAL-TV 11 EDITORIAL WITH DAN JOERRES. >> ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER VIOLENT WEEKEND IN BALTIMORE CITY, SOME GOOD NEWS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME. THIS WEEK, THE MAYORS AND OFF -- THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE 12 PEOPLE LINKED TO THE PRINCESS PLAZA SOCIAL NETWORKING WEST BALTIMORE, A GROUP OF DRUG DEALERS AND VIOLENCE, THE TWO MONTH-LONG LONG INVESTIGATION IS PART OF A GROUP REDUCTION STRATEGY INTRODUCED BY OFFICIALS. WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THE REPUTATION REGARDING CRIME. NOW, WE HAVE REASON FOR HOPE. THESE ARRESTS SO -- SHOWED THAT WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, AND WE APPLAUD THE STEPS WERE TAKING TO MAKE STREETS SAFER. THIS IS JUST ONE COMPONENT TO MAKING OUR CITY A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. THERES WORK TO BE DONE. WE MUST DO OUR PART. IT TAKES ALL OF US. WHETHER GETTING INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE SIMPLY KEEPING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN. IT IS ALL HANDS ON DECK. BUT BE ON ITS. -- LETS BE HONEST. THIS WILL NOT PUT A DENT IN THE EPIDEMIC, BUT THIS INVESTIGATION WILL BE SWIFT, AND IT SHOWS PROGRESS. THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGING TO ALL OF US. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US TO CHANGE THE NARRATIVE ABOUT OUR CITY AND BUILD A BETTER BALTIMORE.
Editorial: Progress in fighting crime
Updated: 9:22 AM EDT Aug 25, 2022
On the heels of another violent weekend in Baltimore City, some good news in the fight against crime.This week, the mayor's office announced the arrest of 12 people, including two teenaged boys, linked to the so-called Princess Plaza social network in west Baltimore -- a group authorities say sold drugs and were involved in violence.The two-month-long investigation was part of the group violence reduction strategy plan introduced by city officials.We all are well aware of the city's reputation regarding crime. But now, we have reason for hope.These arrests show the commitment City Hall has to improving public safety, and we applaud city officials on the steps they are taking to make our streets safer. This is just one component to making our city a safe place to live, work and play.There is still more work to be done. And we must do our part.It takes all of us: Whether it's getting involved in community events or simply keeping your neighborhood clean. Its all hands on deck.Let's be honest, this week's arrests won't put a dent in the violent crime epidemic in Baltimore City. But the investigation into the 12 arrests was swift and shows progress. And that should be encouraging to us all.At the end of the day, it will take all of us to change the narrative about our city and building a better Baltimore.
On the heels of another violent weekend in Baltimore City, some good news in the fight against crime.
This week, the mayor's office announced the arrest of 12 people, including two teenaged boys, linked to the so-called Princess Plaza social network in west Baltimore -- a group authorities say sold drugs and were involved in violence.
The two-month-long investigation was part of the group violence reduction strategy plan introduced by city officials.
We all are well aware of the city's reputation regarding crime. But now, we have reason for hope.
These arrests show the commitment City Hall has to improving public safety, and we applaud city officials on the steps they are taking to make our streets safer. This is just one component to making our city a safe place to live, work and play.
There is still more work to be done. And we must do our part.
It takes all of us: Whether it's getting involved in community events or simply keeping your neighborhood clean. Its all hands on deck.
Let's be honest, this week's arrests won't put a dent in the violent crime epidemic in Baltimore City. But the investigation into the 12 arrests was swift and shows progress. And that should be encouraging to us all.
At the end of the day, it will take all of us to change the narrative about our city and building a better Baltimore.
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Karl Dorrell happy with progress CU Buffs have made since his arrival two years ago – The Denver Gazette
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Karl Dorrell is going into this season as if it could be his last as the head coach at Colorado.
Granted, thats been his mindset for over a decade now, since he was fired at UCLA and spent all but one of the next 12 years in the NFL.
When he first got started coaching, Dorrell thought it would be all smooth sailing and that hed never get fired. But now, more than 30 years after he started coaching and has been fired multiple times, he doesnt fear that pressure hewelcomes it.
I think everybody in this profession, because of the competitiveness and were in the business of winning, we always anticipate [that] you can get fired, Dorrell said at Wednesdays Front Range media huddle in Denver. I treat every coaching year since my UCLA years as going in with the mindset that I could be fired after this year. It doesnt matter if youre on a five-year contract, or four or two. They fire you regardless.
That mindset helped Dorrell immensely when he was a position coach in the NFL. Even if the team wasnt playing well and he was a part of his fair share of bad teams he knew he had to make sure at least the position he was coaching was performing well. But even now that hes a head coach again, nothings changed.
Its now been 2 years since Dorrell was hired and the outside perception of the program hasnt changed much. The Buffaloes are picked to finish last in the Pac-12 this season and CU has lost multiple young starters to the transfer portal in the past 12 months.
But Dorrell doesnt see any of that as he heads into another season that feels like his first. After the pandemic made the 2020 season feel like a wash, Dorrell treated the 2021 season like it was his first real year with the Buffs. But heading into 2022, theres almost an entirely new offensive coaching staff on board, and it feels a little bit like the third different era of Dorrells tenure.
And even if this is Dorrells last year, hes not selling himself short with what hes accomplished.
At the end of the day, if I were not here and I were not the leader of this program, this program is in such better shape than when I got here, Dorrell said. Its ready to be built on. Im hoping Im here [for] a long time. To build it right like weve done and the type of players that are in the program now that are more committed and inspired and competitive, those things were missing from the bulk of this team when I first got here.
For Dorrell, it starts with the quarterback position.
I always judge the greatness of a team by that room, he said. We finally have depth in that room and we have good prospects in that room. That helps when that room is solid. That brings other people here. Recruiting is going to continue to get better and better and eventually we'll be where I envision us will be.
The Buffs still havent announced whether returning starter Brendon Lewis or former Tennessee transfer J.T. Shrout will be the starting quarterback when TCU comes to Boulder next week. Those two have been in a battle throughout camp, and its gotten to the point where Dorrell and his staff have already had preliminary discussions about playing both of them.
The other worry for Dorrell and his staff once the decision is made is trying to keep the player happy who missed out on the starting job.
Its no secret that theres more player movement than ever right now in college football, and intense battles between quarterbacks with multiple years of eligibility almost always result in a transfer. But Dorrell is hoping that the culture shift that took place over the offseason can prevent that in his program.
If you think about it, if I had a team of players that didnt get what they want and they all wanted to leave, thats a sh---y program, Dorrell said. How do they win? When adversity strikes in the game, how do you overcome that? Our players, were trying to teach them how to deal with adversity and continue to compete. Thats life.
That message has led to a team that Dorrell feels can win some games this fall.
I think the makeup of this team is much better than last years team, Dorrell said. To be quite honest, I would be more concerned if everybody was back from last year. We wouldn't be where we are right now. A lot of things happened for the right reasons.
Watch:'Buffs ready to buck expectations in Dorrell's third year', from Denver Gazette news partner KUSA
Defensive lineman Janaz Jordan is no longer a member of the Colorado program due to a violation of team rules, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
The senior from Hampton, Virginia played in 27 games over the last three years with the Buffs after transferring in from Hinds Community College in Mississippi. He made four starts during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
He figured to be a member of the interior defensive line rotation under new defensive line coach Gerald Chatman.
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All the great progress in our fight against puppy mills this summer – Humane Society
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Dogs peering out from wire enclosures at a puppy mill in Kansas in 2022. The HSUS
Summer is a time of rest and relaxation for many of us, but there has been no lull in our fight to end puppy mills. We have made real progress in our campaign to stop inhumane dog breeders who mass-produce puppies for sale through third-party outlets like pet stores and online sites that allow their cruelty to remain hidden. Heres a roundup of recent wins:
Many other states and localities are considering humane pet store laws or breeder regulations, and well be working to support them in any way we can. New York is poised to become the sixth state to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores, with legislation headed to the Governors desk. We will also continue to lobby support for the Puppy Protection Act in Congress which will help improve the quality of life for puppies living in large-scale breeding facilities. To find out more about how you can become involved, contact your state director or follow us on social media. By working together to educate the public and secure better legal protection for dogs, we can hasten the day when puppy mills are little more than a bad memory.
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