![]() ![]() I'll leave it up to you to decide what kind of impact that had on our team this year. Mychelle Johnson, wife of NBA player Miles Bridges, took to Instagram to detail the alleged attack. "When it ends, we'll have more information, and we'll go from there. "The NBA is conducting an investigation, and I don't know when that is going to end," Kupchak said. The restricted free agent spent his first four NBA seasons with the Charlotte Hornets, averaging 20.2 points, seven rebounds, and 3.8 in the 2021-22 campaign.Įarlier this month, Hornets general manager Mitch Kupchak also gave a short statement on Bridge's situation. News: 3 days ago Bridges accumulated a team-high 23 points (8-18 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one rebound and one assist across 31 minutes during Sundays 108-102 loss to the Nuggets. The player will now have to undergo 52 weeks of domestic violence counseling and 52 weeks of parenting classes, serve 100 hours of community service, and perform weekly narcotics testing, with marijuana allowed only if there is a valid doctor's prescription.īridges may face disciplinary action from the NBA. Three felony charges were initially filed, and Bridges had pleaded not guilty to all of them at first. The no-contest plea is an indirect acknowledgment and acceptance of the punishment without formally agreeing with the accusations. Miles Bridges pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge and was sentenced to three years of probation without jail time. "I might be back in March."īridges has yet to make his season debut after being accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children.
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![]() ![]() The older students also serve as role models and tutors for the younger/lower skilled students.įor more information about Mathletes, please contact Nicole Selmanie, idea soon morphed to include struggling students who are testing below grade level, Selmanie said, for a focus on both enrichment and intervention. It has worked beautifully for LGA, as students feel a connection with the two advisors on the team, and like learning in a no-pressure environment after school. ![]() This initiative aims to push students already excelling in math to master material that they have not yet seen, while it serves as an intervention for students who aren't good at it yet, or don't enjoy math very much. ![]() At the end of the day, LGA won the competition, but both the Academy of Engineering and Green Technology at HPHS and High School, Inc. Throughout the day, students also completed group tasks on their school teams, as well as challenge problems, that earned their teams extra points. Competitions includes 13 rounds that are based on a specific math topic, such as functions, trigonometry, logic, mental math, etc. Then, at the district competition, they play to their strengths and compete in rounds that they are good at. At practice, students work on things they need to improve, and topics that push them just above where they currently land. Teachers who had concerns about students could even recommend them for the team. The idea was that schools would host weekly practices for their team, and students from any skill level would be encouraged to join. My colleague, Barb Maidelis, joined the initiative and we proposed the idea as a district-wide program to the district that explained the goals and benefits of such a program, and the estimated cost if fully funded. I decided that if there was no competition suitable for us at this point, we would create our own. The more I heard about interventions and the constant pressure for alternative plans for kids who are performing below grade level, however, the more I wanted the after school group to serve as something more than simply enrichment for kids who already are good at and enjoy math. This year, in my third year, I decided to start the after school club anyway, and see where it took me. I struggled with how they would compete, however, since I knew that it would be difficult to be involved in a competition outside of Hartford, and it would also be very devastating to my kids to compete with many other schools in CT that are far above their skill level. In my first two years at the Law and Government Academy at HPHS, I had tossed around the idea of starting a math club/league/team, like I had been involved in during my high school career. ![]() ![]() ![]() Phloem transdifferentiation from immature xylem cells during bark regeneration after girdling in Eucommiaulmoides Oliv. Pang Y, Zhang J, Cao J, Yin SY, He XQ, Cui KM. The transcriptome of Populus in elevated CO2 reveals increased anthocyanin biosynthesis during delayed autumnal senescence. Tallis MJ, Lin Y, Rogers A, Zhang J, Street NR, Miglietta F, Karnosky DF, De Angelis P, Calfapietra C, Taylor G. Enhanced cytokinin signaling stimulates cell proliferation in cambium of Populus. Immanen J, Nieminen K, Zhang J, Bhalerao R, Helariutta Y. Tissue regeneration after bark girdling: an ideal research tool to investigate plant vascular development and regeneration. Class I KNOX transcription factors promote differentiation of cambial derivatives into xylem fibers in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl. Liebsch D, Sunaryo W, Holmlund M, Norberg M, Zhang J, Hall HC, Helizon H, Xu Jin X, Helariutta Y, Nilsson O, Polle A and Fischer U. AINTEGUMENTA and the D-type cyclin CYCD3 1 regulate root secondary growth and respond to cytokinins. Randall RS, Miyashima S, Blomster T, Zhang J, Elo A, Karlberg A, Immanen J, Nieminen K, Lee JY, Kakimoto T, Blajecka K, Melnyk CW, Alcasabas A, Forzani C, Matsumoto-Kitano M, Mähönen AP, Bhalerao R, Dewitte W, Helariutta Y and Murray JAH. MultiSite Gateway-Compatible Cell Type-Specific Gene-Inducible System for Plants. Siligato R, Wang X, Yadav SR, Lehesranta S, Ma G, Ursache R, Sevilem I, Zhang J, Gorte M, Prasad K, Wrzaczek M, Heidstra R, Murphy A, Scheres B, Mähönen AP. 2016.Cytokinin and auxin display distinct but interconnected distribution and signaling profiles to stimulate cambial activity. Immanen J, Nieminen K, Smolander O, Kojima Mikiko, Serra JA, Koskinen P, Zhang J, Elo A, Mahonen A, Street N, Bhalerao R, Paulin L, Auvinen P, Sakakibara H and HelariuttaY. Interspecies hormonal control of host root morphology by parasitic plants. Spallek S, Melnyk CW, Wakatake T, Zhang J, Sakamoto Y, Kiba T, Yoshida S, Matsunga S, Sakakibara H and Shirasu K. 2021 Cytokinins initiate secondary growth in the Arabidopsis root through a set of LBD genes. Ye L, Xin Wang X, Lyu M, Siligato R, Eswaran G, Vainio L, Blomster T, Zhang J and Mähönen AP. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 22:293-299. Arabidopsis as a model for wood formation. Molecular features of secondary vascular tissue regeneration after bark girdling in Populus. Zhang J, Gao G, Chen JJ, Taylor G, Cui KM and He XQ. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 17:56-63.ĥ. Zhang J, Nieminen K, Serra JA and Helariutta Y. Wood development: Growth through knowledge. (*corresponding author ) New Phytologist 224: 188–201.ģ. Differential roles of auxin and cytokinins during secondary vascular tissue regeneration in Populus. Chen JJ, Wang L, Immanen J, Nieminen K, Spicer R, Helariutta Y, Zhang J * and He XQ*. Transcriptional regulatory framework for vascular cambium development in Arabidopsis roots. Zhang J, Eswaran G, Alonso-Serra J, Kucukoglu M, Xiang JL, Yang WB., Elo A, Nieminen K, Damén T, Joung J-G, Yun J-Y, Lee J-H, Ragni L, de Reuille P, Ahnert ES, Lee J-Y, Mähönen AP and Helariutta Y. ![]() ![]() For your heart will always be where your riches are.Simple and biblical ways to show you are a good financial stewardīiblical financial stewardship isn’t a phrase to throw around just to sound spiritual, profound, or self-righteous. Provide for yourselves purses that don’t wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them. Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the Kingdom. Instead of worrying about money, we can use our time and treasures here on earth to share God’s love with others, knowing that nothing in this life can destroy the heavenly reward God has promised. When we receive new life in Jesus Christ, we can follow our Savior’s example and live with an eternal perspective. Growing our treasures here on earth will not make life last any longer. But the Bible reminds us that money-like almost everything else in our lives-is only temporary. In life’s unexpected storms, money can help us feel unsinkable. Hebrews 13:5 GNT Store up heavenly riches. For God has said, “I will never leave you I will never abandon you.” ![]() “Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. When we focus on being content with God and all his promises, we can keep our lives free from unhealthy love of money, belongings, relationships, and everything else that distracts us from God. Scripture reminds us that whenever we feel like we don’t have enough, we should look at what we do have, and can never lose: the eternal love of God. When it comes to money, it seems like we can never have enough. Our sinful hearts always cause us to desire what we don’t have. Matthew 6:24 GNT Check your heart for contentment. “You cannot be a slave of two masters you will hate one and love the other you will be loyal to one and despise the other. ![]() If not, Scripture invites you to ask your heavenly Father to help you remain wholly dependent on him. As you navigate financial worries, pause and ask yourself if your heart is truly focused on serving God. Too often, we prioritize money and financial success and neglect our relationship with God. Jesus tells us that we can only serve one master. If you find yourself worried about finances, you might be living with money as your master. Make sure you’re serving the right master. If you’re feeling tossed by the waves of financial worries today, here are three reminders from Scripture that can help anchor your faith in God. But amid the changing tides of life, we are called to trust God-and not money-to carry us safely through every storm we face. This doesn’t mean that Christians should neglect good financial planning, budgeting, or saving. Throughout Scripture, we are warned not to place our faith in our financial stability or success. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows” (1 Timothy 6:10 GNT). The apostle Paul has a warning for us regarding love of-or dependence on-money: “For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. ![]() But in an endless sea of financial worries, grasping onto money like a lifesaver will only drag us down under the waves. ![]() When things feel out of my control, my instinct is often to grab on tighter. I know you can’t afford it right now, but you really should try to buy a house as soon as possible.ĭon’t put too much hope in that retirement fund-start saving money on the side, too. You might want to rethink your investments-everyone I know is losing money fast. Waves of fear and countless opinions come crashing over my head: Recently, whenever I start a conversation about money, it feels like I’m jumping headlong into a raging typhoon. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Morning Sentinel prices are: $1.30 daily, $2.30 Saturday/Sunday “Weekend Edition”. In December 2009, the newspaper was criticized for firing one of its journalists who had made negative remarks about the gay-rights group Human Rights Campaign. The Morning Sentinel requested, through the state Freedom of Access Act, emails between Steve Daly and city officials for two weeks prior to and two weeks following Dalys resignation on Dec. Frank Blethen, a descendant of Seattle Times founder Albert Blethen, a Maine native, later called the purchase "the largest and riskiest investment in our history" but a necessary move to keep the newspapers from becoming part of a corporate chain. ![]() Gannett and his heirs-no relation to the Virginia-based chain called Gannett Company-held the three Maine dailies until 1998, when they sold them to The Seattle Times Company, which rechristened the chain " Blethen Maine Newspapers". Gannett's ownership also saw the paper become less politically biased. His holdings included the Portland Press Herald and, after 1929, the Sentinel's in-county competitor, the Kennebec Journal. In 1911, a financially ailing Davis sold the paper to bond holders ten years later, it was bought by Guy Gannett, who was in the process of building a newspaper, radio and television empire in Maine. Murphy-the Waterville Morning Sentinel, within a year, grew from a three-desk operation to requiring its own building, on Silver Street. Eugene Thayer, leavened by newspaper veteran Thomas F. Senator Charles Fletcher Johnson and future mayor L. The paper is printed at the Portland Press Herald press in South Portland, Maine.įounded in 1904 by officials of the Waterville Democratic Party-Waterville mayor Cyrus Davis future U.S. The newspaper covers cities and towns in parts of Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot and Somerset counties. The Morning Sentinel is an American daily newspaper published six mornings a week in Waterville, Maine. March 3, 1904 ( ), as Waterville Morning Sentinel Newspaper in Waterville, Maine Morning Sentinel I can confirm that a two-month investigation has led the Maine State Police to execute search warrants at two separate locations Wednesday morning, March 23, Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the. ![]() ![]() Chiles scored a 14.166 on bars and a 13.433 on beam. So she called on Chiles to fill in for her on bars and beam and Lee to step in on floor. “So I thought it was better to take a step back and let these other girls do the job. “I didn't want to go into any of the other events not believing in myself,” Biles said. There is no manager who comes to the pitching mound in gymnastics. “I am not going to lose a medal for this country and these girls because they’ve worked way too hard to have me go out there and lose a medal.” “I was like, ‘I am not in the right headspace,’” Biles said. Only three other gymnasts, and none who competed on the top six teams, scored lower. In a sport where winning and losing can come down to one-tenth, let alone one one-hundredth of a point, Biles was 1.2 points below what she put up in qualifying. Instantly, Biles knew she couldn’t compete any longer.īiles received 13.766, a painfully low score in elite gymnastics. Of the 42 women who competed Tuesday, only one attempted an easier vault. The Yurchenko 1.5 is a basic vault, a 5.0 degree of difficulty that is comically pedestrian at this level. Her teammates were so stunned that they covered their mouths. This is somewhat akin to a baseball pitcher thinking he was going to throw a fastball but instead throwing a curveball. “I was trying to do a two and a half but that was not clicking.” Simone Biles knew something was not right “I did not choose to do a one and a half,” Biles said. On her vault she attempted to perform a Yurchenko with 2.5 twists, except she was so out of it that she managed only 1.5 twists. For Biles, the inability to concentrate was obvious. A lack of focus is as dangerous as a busted-up ankle. Some will dismiss mental health issues, but gymnastics, in particular, is a sport that requires the mind as much as the body. Team USA won silver in the artistic Women's Team Final. However, Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, was anything but good in her one vault attempt. “I have to put my pride aside,” she thought. While it would no doubt have been better for all if Biles had determined this prior to the start of competition, she said she felt good heading to the gym before trying to power through. However, there is a distinction in sports between just walking away and acknowledging when, for whatever reason, you are either incapable of continuing or your performance is hurting the team - like a player testing out a knee and realising he can’t go or the pulling of a hockey goalie who is letting in too many shots. After all, she decided to stop competing. There is no denying that Biles “quit" by some definitions of the word. But the world's most prominent gymnast has deemed that course of action insufficient.While some have slammed Biles as a quitter who let her USA teammates down, there is a compelling argument that the gymnast's decision actually gave Team USA a chance to win the silver medal that they may not have otherwise. Biles and other gymnasts impacted by Nassar's abuse are currently engaged in a civil suit against USAG, which has offered a $217 million settlement to be split amongst Nassar's 500+ victims. Come on."Īccording to a year-plus Senate investigation, USAG - in conjunction with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee - "knowingly concealed" Nassar's abuse. to the best of our ability, and all the time, most of the time, every time I've represented, come back with gold medals. "And the hardest part for us is we've always done our part. "We can't feel comfortable promoting our sport if we fear that something might happen like this again because they're not doing their part," Biles said. She has repeatedly called for an independent investigation of USAG's handling of the Nassar case so that those impacted can learn "why it happened, when it happened, and who knew what, when." ![]() In speaking with Vogue, Biles described her discontent with USAG's apparent lack of interest in thoroughly investigating how the system broke down to endanger so many of America's top gymnasts. ![]() ![]() Another year of dealing with USAG. That, I don't know if I can take." We were gripping at the bars, and I just started crying. "Obviously it was the right decision, but to have it finalized - in a way, you feel defeated because you've worked so hard. "I felt kind of torn and broken," Biles said regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics - which were initially scheduled for summer of 2020. In a recent interview with Vogue, Simone Biles described the dread she feels about competing under USA Gymnastics for an additional year. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() ![]() Since you find the story in notes it just feels really weird, but it’s still slightly nice to get the character’s point of view, and the serenity of the place, as it already feels fantastic, is made better by this, but overall it’s just a compiled mess of random character things that is impossible to figure out. The music is still good enough that I don’t swap it out for something else, like I normally do. Multiple times I found myself figuring out what to do and going “oh that’s sooo cool!”, so quality of the puzzles is fantastic.Īs for music and visuals, the visuals are oddly nice, and even if a bit rudimentary, they’re anything but bad-looking. The puzzles are great, the idea that you just get a bunch of random looking red stuff and have to figure out what to do with it yourself, while it may not be for everyone is definitely something I’m a fan of. Nether the less, I like this little iOS series of puzzle games. I just don’t like the fact that you have to dig deep into something that probably would have been more enjoyable and enticing for other players if it wasn’t so hard to find and understand. I’m not saying that it is a bad story, I like the characters perspective of the place and the inner turmoil and tormenting emotions that dwell within him as the journey continues. My only other main problem is that story being told through notes. I don’t know weather they removed it or if it’s a bug or something? But I miss it. ![]() Ever since the new update, I can’t hear any of the games music. It kind of reminds me of monument valley in that, despite being pricey for how short the game really is, the game wins you over with it’s interesting puzzle mechanics and it’s beautiful music that is hard to find in any other game like this. Yes this game is not for everyone I understand that, but nether the less, it has a charm to it that I really like. ![]() ![]() But, if you look at it for a logical standpoint, I could see this series of games working out in the end. I’m going to be honest and say that for an iOS game (or any puzzle game in general), this one may not stand out that much. My only concern is the “lack of music” bug ![]() ![]() ![]() Our success enables us to have dedicated team committed to the quality and reliability of the products and services we offer. 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They have been brewing beer at U Fleku since at latest 1499: isotopic measurements of the remains of paintings on the wooden ceiling of the brewhouse have dated theme back to 1360! It is the same recipe that I brewed at The Macquarie Brewery in early 2005. The recipe is “supposed” to be the same as that used at Prague’s most famous beer hall, brew-pub, & beer garden known as U Fleku.
![]() “He just wanted to come in and say that we’d always been on his mind and good luck. A few months later, Pitt walked in the door of Crowe’s office and said he was driving past. I think he was also uncomfortable with the age difference between Russell and Penny Lane.” But maybe there just wasn’t enough on the page. “He had fallen in love with the idea of the character. “I knew had never fully fallen in love with the character,” Crowe told Origins. Just loosening me up and geeking out about Cool Boarders, but really just spending the time to get to know me, make me feel comfortable.” And he’s like, ‘You’ve got to show me how to land that trick’. “So, I was like, ‘Well, Mr Pitt, I can do these tricks’ and he was like, ‘Wow, you can land that trick? I’ve only got this one and that one’. Do you play Cool Boarders?’ I, by the way, had been playing a f***load of Cool Boarders. Pitt started to talk to him about a snowboarding video game called Cool Boarders to help him feel at ease.įugit told Uproxx, “He was like, ‘Hey, man, I’ve been playing this game, Cool Boarders. He told Vulture he remembered Rachael Leigh Cook was in the waiting room, as was John de Lancie’s son Keegan.įugit was told he would be screen-testing with Pitt, and he was, understandably, nervous. When he got the call back, he was ecstatic just to be flying to Los Angeles in first class, he told Vulture in 2020. Fugit was a teenager from Utah with no acting experience when he auditioned on tape. Pitt was still attached by the time Patrick Fugit came on the scene. “We kind of geeked out about music and everything and he was slowly kind of putting on the Russell Hammond persona. “So, I called him with this to play Russell Hammond and we spent about four months working on it. And Meryl Streep was being considered for the role of William’s mum, which McDormand ultimately played.īut the big one was Brad Pitt, who was in talks for Crudup’s eventual role of Russell Hammond, Stillwater’s charismatic frontman.Ĭrowe told the Origins podcast that he had previously met Pitt around the time of his 1989 rom-com Say Anything. Later on, Canadian actor and now Oscar-winning filmmaker Sarah Polley was attached. ![]() There was a version of Almost Famous that would’ve had three very different stars in the roles that went to Hudson, Billy Crudup and Frances McDormand.Ĭrowe revealed in a 2020 podcast marking the film’s anniversary that Natalie Portman was originally in the running for the magnetic groupie with a sad soul. No doubt if Hudson had never landed the role, she still would’ve found a way to be famous famous and not just almost famous, but she wasn’t the first choice for the role. Within a couple of years, Almost Famous wasn’t even a “cult” hit, it was a hit hit, often appearing on lists of iconic movies of that era.īut that memorable close-up image of Hudson as Penny Lane in her violet-tinted sunglasses almost wasn’t to be. Remember, Crowe did shoot all that footage. A year later, the studio even released an extended version of the film, adding another 41 minutes to the runtime. The film came out at a time when the popularity of DVDs surged, and it had a second life on the home entertainment circuit. While it may not have made a buck in those dark days, rave reviews and a successful awards season, including four Oscar nominations and a win for Crowe for his screenplay, ensured Almost Famous had longevity beyond those early bums on seats metrics. The film is credited with launching Kate Hudson's career. ![]() It also claimed relations between Crowe and the studio, Dreamworks, were strained. The LA Times remarked that Crowe went silent once the dismal numbers started rolling in, despite his loquaciousness before the release – “he refuses to come to the phone now to discuss it”, the paper wrote. When the movie was released, it finished its opening weekend in third place, behind a rerelease of The Exorcist. ![]() And it didn’t pay off – not at first anyway. Principal photography ran to 92 days, compared to the average of 50 to 65 days. ![]() The LA Times wrote Crowe’s commitment to detail necessitated reams and reams of film for the 172-page screenplay, which was about 50 per cent longer than the average. Given the cast was relatively low-key at the time – Almost Famous was Hudson’s break-out role so she wasn’t yet commanding much cash – most of the budget was spent on the production. Well, according to a contemporaneous report from the LA Times, the plan wasn’t to pay US$60 million, that’s how much it cost after Crowe went over budget by US$15 million. So, he was hot property and the prospect of his semi-autobiographical story – Crowe was 16 when he went on the road with the Allman Brothers for a Rolling Stone feature – was enough for the studio to stump up US$60 million ($96m). ![]() ![]() ![]() Even so, we mainly recommend this software to advanced users. Beginners shouldn't experience too many difficulties in learning how to handle Flash Decompiler Trillix. Sometimes it takes a while to carry on a command, but didn't freeze or crash during our tests. The program uses a high amount of system resources and contains a comprehensive help file (including tutorials). 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