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JOINING HEART FOR SELECT DATES: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile and Elle King
TICKETS GO ON SALE STARTING THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
HEART is excited to be joined by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile on the road with them this summer. Along with the stellar line-up, also appearing are Elle King and Lucie Silvas. See full itinerary and details below for a breakdown of which shows these artists will be appearing on with HEART.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 15 at 10:00 AM local time at LiveNation.com.* Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 13 at 10:00 AM local time until Thursday, February 14 at 10:00 PM local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. *Toronto on sale starting at 9:00 AM. local time, St. Louis on sale starting at 11:00 AM local time.
HEART will partner with REVERB for this tour, to reduce the environmental footprint of the events while also engaging fans in local and national causes each night in the concourse. For more information, visit REVERB.org.
Congratulations on the news of the upcoming tour. What inspired you to name it “Love Alive”?
ANN: “Love Alive” is a song and a sentiment that goes back a long way with us. It goes forward too. It is a hopeful, positive and universal vibe like we feel this tour will be.
NANCY: Yes! I think the tour will spark some positive new energy as we rediscover some of our iconic songs and also some fan favorites. Calling the tour “Love Alive” was something Ann and I felt instantly good about. We have always had many love-themed mottos along the way like “Love Rules,” “Love Wins,” “Love is IT”–and of course it’s a very cool song as well.
This will mark Heart’s first tour in three years. During this time, you both released your own projects. Do you feel your time apart will inject Heart with a new energy?
NANCY: Yes, I could see it was time for Heart to have a break. We’d been slogging through tour after tour fairly nonstop and were starting to burn out a little bit. Things had just reached a heavy climax. Working with my other new band Roadcase Royale was a life-saver. Writing brand new songs playing shows and delivering a new album with them was the medicine my soul needed. Ryan Waters (who with Liv Warfield worked in Prince’s band) will be joining me on the Heart stage and I know that will inject a wonderful magic into the Heart equation.
ANN: Absolutely! Both Nancy and I have stretched our wings in life these last three years. We’ve both lived and loved. We have breathed and traveled and experienced life. We come to this tour with fresh energy and oxygen.
Might this year’s tour be different in any way than the 2016 tour?
ANN: It will be unlike any other Heart tour that has been. Some of the songs will be classic of course, but this tour will be a new animal.
NANCY: I think this tour should look feel and sound bigger than other Heart tours so far.
What is the connective tissue between Heart and the other artists you’ve invited to tour with you?
NANCY: I think this year is a good year to show the collective impact of some powerful women in music. We would usually steer clear of the female-centric concept, but in the light of current events it seems like the right statement at the right time.”
ANN: Sheryl and Joan we have known for a long time. We have hung out and appreciated each other’s music onstage and off. Brandi Carlile is a fresh and authentic artist that we both love….and Elle King is my favorite new artist. She has so much soul and attitude! We are so thrilled to host all these artists on the “Love Alive” tour.
Heart has created a meaningful body of work with songs that are deeply woven into the culture. Can you describe the feeling of what it’s like to perform these songs in front of longtime fans as well as new ones?
ANN: It feels good to see people’s eyes light up when we play one of the classic songs they know and love. I always wonder how a song like “Crazy On You” hits the mind and soul of a 17-year-old in 2019…they seem to be as into it live as everyone else. When I think of the connection we continue to have with our very diverse audience, I am deeply grateful and always amazed!
NANCY: It’s an incredible feeling and a great compliment to see our loyal fans and the new generation of Heart fans at the shows. It speaks to the songs as well as giving a bigger sense of history to the younger ones. It’s authentic live music with no added prerecorded or auto tuned vocals or tracks blended in. No bells or whistles, smoke or mirrors. I think in many ways that’s a whole new thing for young kids who love music and they know the difference and appreciate it. It’s completely real.
HEART “LOVE ALIVE” 2019 TOUR DATES
|Tue||7/9||St. Louis, MO +&||Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre|
|Thu||7/11||Chicago, IL +&||Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre|
|Sun||7/14||Toronto, ON +#||Budweiser Stage|
|Tue||7/16||Montreal, QC +#||Centre Bell|
|Wed||7/17||Mansfield, MA +#||Xfinity Center|
|Sat||7/20||Hartford, CT +#||Xfinity Theatre|
|Sun||7/21||Saratoga Springs, NY +&||Saratoga Performing Arts Center|
|Tue||7/23||Bangor, ME +#||Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion|
|Wed||7/24||Gilford, NH +#||Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion|
|Fri||7/26||Darien Center, NY ^#||Darien Lake Amphitheater|
|Sat||7/27||Cincinnati, OH #||Riverbend Music Center|
|Mon||7/29||Bethel, NY +#||Bethel Woods Center for the Arts|
|Tue||7/30||Syracuse, NY +#||St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview|
|Thu||8/1||Burgettstown, PA ^#||KeyBank Pavilion|
|Fri||8/2||Camden, NJ ^#||BB&T Pavilion|
|Sun||8/4||Cleveland, OH ^#||Blossom Music Theater|
|Mon||8/5||Detroit, MI ^#||DTE Energy Music Pavilion|
|Wed||8/7||Indianapolis, IN ^#||Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center|
|Thu||8/8||Nashville, TN ^#||Ascend Amphitheater|
|Sat||8/10||Raleigh, NC ^#||Coastal Credit Union Music Park|
|Sun||8/11||Virginia Beach, VA ^#||Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater|
|Tue||8/13||Columbia, MD ^#||Merriweather Post Pavilion|
|Wed||8/14||Charlotte, NC ^#||PNC Music Pavilion|
|Fri||8/16||West Palm Beach, FL #||Coral Sky Amphitheater|
|Sat||8/17||Tampa, FL ^#||MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheater|
|Mon||8/19||Atlanta, GA %#||Ameris Bank Amphitheatre|
|Tue||8/20||Birmingham, AL %#||Oak Mountain Amphitheatre|
|Thu||8/22||Houston, TX ^#||Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion|
|Fri||8/23||Dallas, TX #||Dos Equis Pavilion|
|Sun||8/25||Albuquerque, NM ^#||Isleta Amphitheater|
|Tue||8/27||Chula Vista, CA ^#||North Island Credit Union Amphitheater|
|Wed||8/28||Phoenix, AZ ^#||Ak-Chin Pavilion|
|Fri||8/30||Salt Lake City, UT||USANA Amphitheater|
|Sat||8/31||Denver, CO ^#||Pepsi Center|
|Tue||9/3||Portland, OR ^#||Sunlight Supply Amphitheater|
|Wed||9/4||Tacoma, WA ^#||Tacoma Dome|
|Fri||9/6||Concord, CA ^#||Concord Pavilion|
|Sun||9/8||Las Vegas, NV ^||Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort|
|Mon||9/9||Hollywood, CA ^#||Hollywood Bowl|
|+with Sheryl Crow|
|^with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts|
|&Lucie Silvas opening|
|#Elle King opening|
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Brandi Carlile and John Prine Win, But Many Voices Rise At The Americana Awards
Brandi Carlile, who won three Grammy Awards in the American Roots and Americana categories last February, continued a career-defining and culture-shaping year by being named the Americana Artist of the Year Wednesday night at the Ryman Auditorium. The Washington State songwriter, who’s been releasing albums since 2005 as a folk circuit favorite, has this year spearheaded the collaborative country quartet The Highwomen, produced a comeback album by Tanya Tucker and led a massive multi-artist triumph at the Newport Folk Festival complete with a surprise walk-on by Dolly Parton.
Besides thanking Shooter Jennings and Dave Cobb, her Tucker co-producers, as well as her mother who was in the crowd, Carlile lifted up her fellow nominees just as she’s been supporting fellow female artists of late. “Rhinanon Giddens is one of the most important artists in the genre and of our generation,” she said. “I want to say Kacey Musgraves did something new, and it’s really hard to do something new. And Mavis Staples is not the artist of the year. She is the artist of a lifetime. She gave me the new nickname Baby Gangster. And my nickname for her is Love Bomb. Thank you so much to everybody. I’m just so proud.”
John Prine, Americana Artist of the Year in 2017 and 2018, received the Album of the Year Award for his acclaimed The Tree of Forgiveness and Song of the Year for “Summer’s End,” a prize he shared with co-writer Pat McLaughlin. The audience was overjoyed to see Prine, who recently postponed some tour dates for surgery, and his awards seemed seemed a minor event compared to his duet with Bonnie Raitt on “Angel From Montgomery,” a song he wrote and that she released as a career-defining record in 1974.
The night spoke to a strong run for female star collaborations in general. I’m With Her, the trio featuring Sara Watkins, Aoife O’Donovan and Sarah Jarosz won the award for Duo/Group of the Year. And the quartet Our Native Daughters, assembled this year by Rhiannon Giddens, featuring Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah, opened the show. Kiah sang lead on “Black Myself” in a stunning, propulsive celebration of the diversity of voices and backgrounds that has distinguished Americana music recently and that was on the Ryman stage from open to finale.
Michael and Tanya Trotter, the married duo known as The War and Treaty, blasted onto the Americana scene two years ago thanks to an invitation from Buddy Miller to perform and their joyful, titanic voices. On this evening, they were named Emerging Artists of the Year, an honor they received with deep emotion, as Tanya noted the connection between the night’s 9/11 anniversary and her husband’s service in Iraq that led to his music career. In keeping with awards tradition, all of the nominees in the category - Jade Bird (UK), J.S. Ondara (Kenya), Erin Rae and Yola (UK) performed, pointing to a vibrant and international future for the format in both songwriting and outstanding vocals.
Early in the evening, Chris “Critter” Eldridge, son of Seldom Scene banjo player Ben Eldridge and acoustic guitar player in Punch Brothers, was named Instrumentalist of the Year. The prize was presented by fellow flatpickers Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, spotlighting a return of lead acoustic guitar virtuosity to the roots music scene.
Lifetime Achievement awards provided the most emotional and appreciative moments of the night, as they have been since the celebration began 18 years ago with a performance by Johnny and June Carter. Delbert McClinton, a certified godfather of Americana thanks to his distinctly Texan blend of blues, country and R&B, accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance from his fellow Texan Jack Ingram. The veteran credited his wife Wendy with helping him get his life back on track in the 90s, saying “because of her, the last 35 years have been the best time of my life.” And he quoted song titles to express his feeling: “I’m sitting on top of the world,” he told the Ryman crowd. “Like the man said, I did it my way.”
T Bone Burnett delivered an extravagant and affectionate tribute to his friend Elvis Costello in presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. “I have learned more about music and freedom and autonomy from my brother Howard (Coward, a nickname in their duo The Coward Brothers) than from any other source.” In an otherwise lighthearted speech, Costello remembered how his song “Ghost In This House,” which his manager pulled off his debut album because it was too country, opened the door for him to come to Nashville, sing with George Jones and launch some of the most cherished parts of his wide-ranging career.
Bonnie Raitt celebrated her long time friend and collaborator Maria Muldaur, whose 40 years of prolific recording and performing have been oft overlooked among roots music masters. The award was called Trailblazer, but Muldaur said she felt like a “trail follower” in her lifelong quest to know and interpret and preserve the pioneering work of early blues artists.
A passionate and fiery Mavis Staples accepted a new Inspiration Award, a carryover from her 2007 First Amendment Spirit of Americana Free Speech Award. She couldn’t attend that year, but she was certainly there in 2019. “We’re still here and still singing our freedom songs,” she said after accepting the honor from Civil Rights activist and Freedom Rider Ernest “Rip” Patton. Her trophy was a wooden icon fashioned after a bus from the Freedom Rides of 1961. “The bus is going home with me!” she proclaimed before taking the stage to lead an ensemble cast in the finale “I’ll Fly Away.”
The Milk Carton Kids, the duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan, hosted the show for the second year and paid honor to President’s Award winners Felice and Boudeleaux Bryan with the intricate and intimate “Sleepless Nights.” It was the 18th award show in the 20th year of the Americana Music Association, which has advocated for authentic country and roots music since starting as a small group of professionals in 1999.


While the Eagles' 3-4 record does not portray where they hoped to be at the bye, they are still very much within reach of the division title and there is a lot of football left to be played. The NFC East is wide open, and every team has an opportunity, including Philadelphia.
Although there have been a number of ups and downs for this Eagles team through the first seven games, the team's defense has been a constant point of strength. It's made the big plays, taken the ball from opponents time and time again and remained a top unit despite injuries.
Here are some of the biggest observations of the defense from the first seven weeks:
1. No. 1 In Takeaways
Coming into the season, the Eagles' defense set a goal of three takeaways each game. The team fulfilled that quota in four of its seven matchups and has recorded at least one takeaway against every team it has played. Heading into Week 8, the Eagles lead the NFL with 19 total takeaways - 11 interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. They are also tied for second place in interceptions, with only one fewer than Arizona's league leading 12.
These forced turnovers have come from across the field, the definition of a team effort. Eight different players have recorded a pick, with safety Walter Thurmond's three leading the way for the Eagles. The safety is only one interception off the NFL lead. Additionally, five Eagles have garnered a fumble recovery. Rookie Jordan Hicks leads not only the team, but is also tied for first in the NFL with three. It's clear that forcing turnovers has become part of the identity of this Eagles defense, and it's a trait that will serve it well if it continues throughout the remainder of the season.
2. Hicks Steps Up In A Big Way
At the start of the year, three names consistently came up when discussing the inside linebacker position. None of those names was Jordan Hicks. However, his name may be the one discussed most often. A third-round draft pick, it initially looked as though the linebacker would play a majority of his snaps on special teams, but injuries quickly altered that plan.
When Mychal Kendricks and Kiko Alonso both went down during Week 2's contest, Hicks was thrown into the starting rotation with veteran DeMeco Ryans and didn't miss a beat. That very game, he recorded a forced fumble, a sack for a loss of 6 yards and a team-high seven tackles. From then on, he became a consistent force for the Eagles' defense. The linebacker leads the team this season with 48 tackles and will look to continue his dominant play following the bye week.
Philadelphia could potentially have five healthy inside linebackers as Alonso and Ryans will aim to rejoin Kendricks, Hicks and Najee Goode on the field when the team takes on the Cowboys. With the talent and now health at this position, these linebackers will prove to be a major challenge for opponents in the second half of the season, and Hicks will undoubtedly continue to have a major role.
As we approach the Eagles BYE week, we look back at the best plays from the season up until this point. View the full gallery here...
3. Jenkins, Thurmond A Top Safety Tandem
According to Pro Football Focus, the Eagles have the league's No. 2 safety in Malcolm Jenkins and No. 6 safety in Thurmond, making the pair the highest-rated safety tandem in NFL. Between the two, they have accounted for five of the team's 19 takeaways and four of the 11 interceptions.
Originally signing as a cornerback this past offseason, the Eagles' coaching staff had Thurmond transition into the position, a decision that has paid off. He credits his field vision for his interception stats, and has solidified the starting safety pair for the Eagles, who already knew what they had in Jenkins.
Jenkins has been the best NFL safety in coverage this year per Pro Football Focus and continues to dominate on the field for Philadelphia. He ranks first on the team in passes defensed (8) and tackles for loss (8) and is tied with teammate Fletcher Cox with forced fumbles (3), who are tied for second in the league in that category.
4. Cox Gets His Recognition
Coming off a career season, Cox clearly is not focused on the past. He wants the present to be even better and has played at an even more dominant level. Through seven games, he's only a half-sack away from his career best of 5.5, one fumble away from his career high of three and has already surpassed his personal best in forced fumbles.
The defensive end garnered his first Player of the Week honor following his performance against the Saints. In that game, he became the first Eagle to record three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in a single game.
Cox is further proving his dominance and has been a major asset to the Eagles' defense once again this season.


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Having just completed the Boston Marathon, Nyack resident Patrick Paretti was a few blocks away from the finish line, wrapped in a towel and changing his shorts, when he heard the explosions.
"It sounded like a bomb," said Paretti, 53, a teacher at Nyack Middle School.
The atmosphere in the city changed quickly from a beautiful spring day at a world-renowned event to horror and confusion, he said.
"There was a panic in the street, people crying and running around," Paretti said. "It was pretty tense."
Others expressed anger at another senseless act of violence against innocent Americans.
"It was a great day. It was a great event. Everything was fantastic. It's sad that it was marred," said Mike Quinlan, who ran in the marathon as a member of the Westchester Track Club. "It's really upsetting. What kind of cowards go after innocent people? What are you doing going after people watching a marathon? It makes no sense."
Quinlan spoke from a hotel room in downtown Boston around 7 p.m., about three hours after the incident.
"It's superquiet," he said of the city streets beneath his window.
A Rye resident for 20 years, Adrienne Wald moved to Massachusetts around nine months ago to work at the nursing school at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She was near the finish line with 30 students, caring for exhausted runners, when the explosions occurred.
She immediately recalled Sept. 11.
"I was in New York on 9/11," she said. "It was like flashbacks for me, the two explosions. Nobody knew what to expect. It was really a terrifying sight."
As the chaos abated a few hours after the explosions, Scarsdale native Robert Asher, 27, and other members of the Bronx-based Van Cortlandt Track Club left their hotel to go to a restaurant. They were all starving, Asher said. When they returned, they couldn't get back to their rooms.
"My hotel was evacuated," said Asher, who works in the athletic department at Edgemont High School. "My clothes and stuff are still in the hotel room. I have to call the hotel and have that shipped back."
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Hudson Valley leaders expressed condolences to the families of the victims, while also putting the region on alert.
"My heart goes out to the victims and their families of the horrific tragedy at the Boston Marathon," said Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino on his Facebook page. "As a result of the events in Boston, Westchester County is on a heightened level of readiness."
Astorino ordered county police to deploy a helicopter to monitor critical infrastructure and boats to patrol the Hudson River. Bomb dogs swept county buildings, including the county courthouse. And security was stepped up at Kensico Dam, Westchester County Airport and other locations.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued a statement saying he had directed the State Police, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and other agencies to go on a heightened state of alert after the blasts.
The New York National Guard had three vehicles and six soldiers supporting security at the marathon, Cuomo noted. The personnel are working with Boston officials to handle the aftermath of the tragedy, Cuomo said.
The MTA police also issued a statement saying officers would be increasing patrols on Metro-North trains and checking riders' bags.
"All security personnel will remind all employees to be vigilant," the statement said. "The increased coverage will continue until we fully understand the cause of the explosions in Boston."
The Indian Point nuclear power plant issued a statement saying the facility was secure.
Peekskill Police Chief Eric Johansen said he was stepping up the police presence in the city.
"We've deployed extra patrols to critical locations," Johansen said.
The chairman of the State Senate's Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee, Sen. Greg Ball (R-Patterson), also issued a statement, saying that although police haven't yet identified the incident as a terrorist attack, people should remain on guard.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to the citizens of Boston and the families of those involved in today's explosions," Ball said. "While reports remain unclear, it is important that New Yorkers and all Americans remain vigilant."
Wald felt she was in a state of shock from the experience.
"I was sure it was terrorism," she said. "I was waiting for another major explosion. I didn't think I would live another day."
Paretti, who spoke as he was driving home, said he was anxious, even on the road. He couldn't get the explosions off his mind.
"You start thinking, 'Are more bombs going to go off?' " he said. "It's terrifying, to be honest."

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IndiGo announces shift in domestic flight operations
Effective September 05, 2019, IndiGo will operate flights with call signs between 6E 5000 – 6E 5999 from Terminal 3 of Delhi and Terminal 2 of Mumbai airport.
In a move to support aviation bodies to revamp airport infrastructure at Delhi and Mumbai, IndiGo, India’s leading airline, will shift a part of its domestic operations to terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from September 05, 2019. All the flights with call sign between 6E 5000 – 6E 5999 will be departing from and arriving at Terminal 3 of Delhi and Terminal 2 of Mumbai.
During this transition phase, IndiGo has taken measures to ensure passengers are informed at every stage while flying with 6E. IndiGo is reaching out to all affected passengers and their respective travel agents via SMS, calls, and emails provided in reservation. IndiGo passengers are requested to retrieve their PNR on our website or mobile app to check their terminal before leaving for the airport.
Commenting on the development, Mr. William Boulter, Chief Commercial Officer, IndiGo said, “As we expand our domestic and international operations, we are also spreading our footprint across airports within Delhi and Mumbai. September 05, 2019 onwards, IndiGo will be operating domestic flights from the terminals 1,2 and 3 in Delhi and terminals 1 and 2 in Mumbai. We request all the passengers to check their terminal before departing for airport. This move has come as part of enhancing the overall airport infrastructure of these cities. IndiGo, with its focus on supporting economic growth through increased mobility, is happy to cooperate with the authorities.”
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Career job fair draws crowd
by The Press and Standard | November 15, 2019 5:00 am
Last Updated: November 13, 2019 at 12:03 pm
Several hundred people turned out for the annual Colleton County Veterans Day Career Job Fair and Resource Expo held at the National Guard Armory November 7.
Businesses, law enforcement, schools, and the military were present and ready to encourage people to join in and become a part of their select communities.
People of all ages were there to connect with leaders in industry, while some young people were checking out the sheriff’s department, highway patrol, hospital, Army, National Guard and about 40 other vendors.
The VFW represented its organization, and many visiting veterans walked through the crowded venue wearing their service hats.
The day included door prizes, making connections, and forging future relationships.
The Colleton County Veterans Affairs Office partnered with the Service Member and Family Care (SMFC) Directorate of the South Carolina National Guard, S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce (DEW), S.C. Works and Lowcountry Council of Governments, Amedisys Hospice, Veterans Victory House and the Veterans Council to host the event.


Premier League clubs are queueing up to land Napoli striker Victor Osimhen with Manchester United currently leading the race, according to Corriere Dello Sport.
Newcastle United were the first English club to show their hand with a bid of £84 million in January, which was rejected, and now the Red Devils appear to have moved ahead of the Magpies after opening talks with Osimhem’s Roberto Calenda. The Nigeria international has scored 16 goals in 28 appearances for Napoli this season, and such form has also alerted Arsenal.
The 23-year-old’s goals have helped Napoli stake a claim in the top four in Serie A and though he still has three years remaining on his contract after signing from Lille in 2020, it would appear as though his would-be suitors believe they can get a deal done to bring him to England.
Calenda is leading the negotiations over any potential move, and he is believed to have held “a summit” with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis, sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli and Osimhen himself.
Napoli are reluctant to lose the star but hope a bidding war will at least drive up his fee. United’s bid will be reliant on getting the green light from new manager Erik ten Haag, while Arsenal appear to be the best suited to offer Champions League football.


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The UK has recorded 16,982 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to new government data - an increase from the 16,717 announced the previous day.
The number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test was 67, down from 150 the previous day.
The announcement comes after it was confirmed yesterday that there have now been 58,500 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
The numbers of patients being admitted to hospitals has also reportedly increased, with 792 people taken in on Thursday compared to 513 seven days earlier.
It comes as new measures to stem the spread of the virus come into effect in regions across the country.
In London, parts of Essex and York, the weekend has seen a new range of restrictions and guidelines be introduced after the introduction of tier 2 lockdown measures. The change in rules, which come with guidance to avoid unnecessary use of public transport, rule out household mixing indoors.
Meanwhile in the north of the country parts of Lancashire will join Merseyside to be placed in a tier three local lockdown, which further limits household mixing and curtails the sale of alcohol for hospitality businesses.
Million young people 'could be struck by coronavirus jobs crisis'


Williamson County Schools bus drivers play an important role in the school day, and the district celebrated them with an appreciation luncheon May 18. More Photos!
Bus drivers and attendants gathered for the festivities at the WCS bus garage, which was decorated with a rodeo theme.
“Our drivers and attendants are so very important to the district,” said WCS Assistant Director of Transportation Barbara Jean Williams. “They play such a large part in our students’ lives. As the first school employee the students see every day, they can have a huge impact.”
The district currently has 213 drivers and 45 attendants and is always looking for more people to join the team. If you’re interested in being a vital part of the school district, visit the WCS Careers page to apply.
“We receive so many compliments from parents telling us our drivers are amazing,” Williams said. “We can’t thank them enough. This celebration is just a small expression of gratitude for what they do every day.”


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Key US Supreme Court justices expressed wariness about a far-reaching constitutional argument that would give state lawmakers more power to set the rules for federal elections.
Hearing almost three hours of arguments Wednesday, the justices weighed contentions that the Constitution precludes state judges and other officials from performing longstanding roles in shaping congressional districts, voter eligibility and mail-in ballot requirements.
Some members of the court’s conservative wing suggested they weren’t convinced by sweeping arguments being pressed by North Carolina Republicans in the redistricting case. Justice
Critics say the so-called independent state legislature theory would have dire implications for democracy, depriving voters of crucial layers of protection, wreaking havoc on election administration and changing a centuries-old constitutional understanding.
Lawyers opposing the theory said the Supreme Court can intervene only if a state court egregiously overstepped its authority.
“We don’t doubt that there is some review by this court in the most extreme circumstances,” said
Backers of the theory say it would ensure that elected representatives, not judges or administrators, are setting out the voting rules.
The debate stems from the Constitution’s elections
The central question is whether that phrase refers only to a state’s elected legislative body or instead to its broader lawmaking system, a category that includes officials authorized to make election-related decisions, citizens voting on ballot initiatives and courts exercising their traditional power to review laws.
Conservative justices expressed skepticism during Wednesday’s session about a North Carolina Supreme Court decision that said a congressional map drawn by the Republican-controlled General Assembly was so partisan it violated several provisions of the state constitution. Justice
“Basically they’re saying in no uncertain terms, ‘Look, there’s legislative malfunction here. The legislature’s adopted a political gerrymandering, and it’s really hard to amend the state constitution and we don’t have a referendum to correct it. So there’s a big problem in the state and we have to step in,’” Alito said.
“I think what might strike a person is that this is a proposal that gets rid of the normal checks and balances on the way big governmental decisions are made in this country,” Kagan said. “And you might think that it gets rid of all those checks and balances at exactly the time when they are needed most because legislators we all know have their own self-interest. They want to get re-elected.”
David Thompson, the lawyer representing North Carolina Republicans, responded that “checks and balances do apply, but they come from the federal Constitution and the panoply of federal laws like the Voting Rights Act and other statutes that are highly protective of voters.”
“Vesting the power to veto the actions of the legislature significantly undermines the argument that it can do whatever it wants,” Roberts said.
Thompson said a governor’s veto was a “procedural limitation” on the legislature’s power, contrasting it with what he said was the North Carolina Supreme Court’s “substantive limitation.”
Several justices, including Barrett, indicated they didn’t buy that distinction.
“Is your formalistic test just a way of trying to deal with our precedents or are you rooting that in the Constitution itself?” she asked Thompson. “Because you do have a problem with explaining why these procedural limitations are OK but substantively limitations are not.”
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That law “establishes conclusively that North Carolina courts do not in any way usurp the legislative function when they draw remedial maps in the manner that the statute prescribes,” Verrilli argued.
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The theory “rejects all of this history and would wreak havoc in the administration of elections across the nation,” Prelogar argued.
The case is Moore v. Harper, 21-1271.
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While Iowa high school baseball and softball athletes rejoice about having a 2020 season, there are those who are still mourning the spring season. The possible storylines are now gone with the wind, wiped away thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the time nears what would have been the state soccer tournaments, players, coaches, and fans can only look back and imagine. That includes on the soccer pitch where the ADM girls soccer team was set to take things to new heights, especially following the 2019 campaign. Last season was full of positives for the Tiger girls as they breezed their way to a state tournament appearance and did so as the top seed in the Class 2A tournament. It was a year primed for a championship run for the Tigers, something that adds to the sting of a lost season.
“The thing is I felt we could have gone really far this year and hopefully make it back to state,” said head coach Kelsey Dolder. “This was a very special group with a lot of skill and experience on their side.”
That experience and skill helped the Tigers to capture the programs’ sixth-ever state tournament appearance and first time as a number one seed. That same group helped continue the Tigers’ historic run of Raccoon River Conference titles. ADM had the talent and experience in play for a potential seventh-straight conference crown but unfortunately, that too vanished with the lost season. Adding even more fuel to the fire, the popularity of soccer at ADM High School grew, even more, presenting coach Dolder with an unprecedented situation.
“We had record numbers at open gyms and with the number of freshmen that were coming out, we were on the brink of making three teams this season which we haven’t had in years,” Dolder said.
Following the teams exit from the state tournament last season, the thought that dominated the minds of the players was a repeat trip back to Cownie Soccer Complex.
“It’s really frustrating because we felt we had it in us to make it back again this year,” said senior soccer star Josi Lonneman. “I and the rest of the team knew we could make it back and that was a big goal for us this year.”
By many accounts, the Tigers were set to be a dangerous team across the Class 2A landscape. They seemingly had a lot in place but perhaps the best piece in their arsenal didn’t involve the physical skill at all.
“We are really close with each other,” said senior multi-sport star Delaney Bertman. “We work really well together which helped us out a lot on the field. Our team chemistry was amazing and it was one of the best parts of this team.”
Team chemistry from year to year, like everything else, can change but with just one senior departing from the 2019 ADM roster, life on the soccer pitch was not looking very different for 2020. That would have meant that everyone from the starting lineup last season (aside from an injured Abby Gonzales) would have returned. Along with a few other aspects, that would have gone a long way towards another strong start for ADM girls soccer.
“We would have our starting lineup back from last season,” Dolder said. “Previously we had a bunch of girls out for track as well but this year they decided to focus on just soccer and that would have helped us even more early on.”
Once again, just the thought of what could have been can be a tough pill to swallow. Even through sharing athletes last year, the Tigers suffered just one loss. A lot of those efforts were spearheaded by the current senior class.
“I actually started coaching this senior class when they were in seventh grade out for middle school basketball so I’ve been with these ladies for the past five years,” began Dolder. “It’s been amazing to watch these ladies grow. They have come such a long way and they are such a special group. All of these seniors I would have had now were in that middle school basketball team five years ago. I’m thankful for the year that we had last year with these ladies. They all stepped up and made this team so successful last year.”
From this past season, two soccer athletes in Lonneman and Delaney Barton have been granted to opportunity to play on the collegiate soccer pitch. Despite the lack of a senior high school season, both Barton and Lonneman will get the chance to reunite with former ADM star Sydney Bertman.
“It’s unfortunate but we don’t let all of this get to us,” said Lonneman.

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A small high school in Washington state says it has landed Sarah Palin as its commencement speaker -- the result of an effort by the school's senior class to woo the former Alaska governor.
Republic High School announced the big get in a recent press release, which also notes that the senior class features 27 students. The school says the class president led a concerted letter-writing and social media campaign.
"Republic High School is excited to announce that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has accepted the invitation of the senior class to serve as the 2013 commencement speaker on June 1, 2013."
Palin aides have yet to respond to a request from Post Politics.
Republic is a small town in northeastern Washington, near the Canadian border. The ceremony will be held in the school's gymnasium.
For more on the effort, see this story from the Spokesman-Review.


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BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation announced today that it has taken on funding the case of a retired Glendale, Arizona Navy veteran whose gun collection was seized by authorities because of an on-going dispute with a neighbor who obtained a protection order.
The case of 56-year-old Rick Bailey has made headlines in the Southwest and across the Internet. Bailey had complained to the City of Glendale about the neighbor’s habit of parking dump trucks used in his landscaping company. The dispute unfolded over several months until Bailey called police over concerns of toxic chemical odors apparently coming from the neighbor’s property. The neighbor apparently alleged that Bailey had threatened him, and the following day, he obtained a harassment order against Bailey. Police showed up and took Bailey’s gun collection, and he wants his property back.
SAF is working with Chandler, Arizona attorney Mark J. Victor to secure the return of Bailey’s firearms and help solve his predicament. Bailey’s collection of 28 firearms has an estimated value of more than $25,000 and took more than a decade for him to collect.
“Mr. Bailey is devastated by this situation,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb. “We seem to live in an environment when someone’s life can be turned upside down on an allegation that should have been thoroughly investigated before any action was ordered by a court.
“Sadly,” he continued, “this kind of hideous gun confiscation flies below the radar and it is happening more frequently to gun owners across the country.
“Bailey had to retire from his job due to a disability from a back injury that also resulted in his medical discharge from the Navy after four years of service,” he noted. “He couldn’t physically harm anybody.
“This situation appears to have gotten out of control,” Gottlieb observed. “A generation ago, neighbors solved this kind of dispute over a cup of coffee or a Sunday barbecue. We’re helping Bailey in his appeal of the judge’s order so he can not only reclaim his valuable firearms, but also some of his dignity as well.”


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Nederman has successfully introduced nanofiber filter media to several stationary products and now the time has come for the company to update its range of mobile fume and dust extractors.
During 1st January 2021, Nederman introduced Nanofiber and ePTFE filter options for the FilterBox product range. Both will be top-of-the-line products performing significantly better than today’s polyester filter media, especially in more demanding applications. The company will also optimize and add a nanofiber layer to the filter in FilterCart.
Fume extraction is more than just a product. It’s a clean air solution, backed by technical expertise and powered by technology that meet unique operational needs while protecting people, production and the planet.
Benefits with the new filter media options Nanofiber and ePTFE
Both Nanofiber and ePTFE media technology offer significant performance advantages:
- Higher efficiency which means cleaner air and healthier work environment.
- Surface loading properties which results in more effective filter cleaning and longer cleaning intervals increasing productivity.
- Higher dust holding capacity which maintains higher airflow and improved capture for extended periods of time.
The increased performance leads to extended filter life and lower cost of ownership. Whereas nanofiber technology offers the best customer value for frequent welding applications, ePTFE is a great option when higher efficiency is desired. Thanks to the ePTFE ‘s ability to being mechanically cleaned, it is ideal for demanding dust applications like sticky or hygroscopic non-combustible dust. For any of these cases, the new ePTFE filter is now available at a significantly lower cost than the previous PTFE cartridges.
Changes to the FilterCart product range – Introducing the FilterCart+
FilterCart will now become FilterCart+. The updated versions FilterCart+ and FilterCart+ W3* are supplied with a disposable 30 m2 nanofiber filter. Although the area has been slightly reduced there is more useable filter area resulting from optimized pleat geometry.
- Recommended for light duty or medium duty intermittent use such as maintenance and repair welding or light dust applications where 1000 m3 per hour or less is required.
- Dust holding capacity is increased with up to 30% – resulting in longer filter life.
- Significantly higher efficiency, now F9 (EN779) and MERV 14 (ASHRAE 52.2) – means cleaner air and healthier work environment (previous filters were M6 and MERV 11).
Changes to the FilterBox product range – Introducing A+ and A++versions
New products with Nanofiber filter:
FilterBox Twin A+
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The new A+ models are ideal for welding and delivered with a large 17 m2, nanofiber filter with automatic, pneumatic cleaning.
- Recommended for frequent welding applications or when higher efficiency is desired e.g. in stainless steel or high alloy welding (additional HEPA filter may be needed).
- Flame retardant, nanofiber coated cellulose/polyester blend filter.
- High filter efficiency F9 (EN779) and MERV 15 (ASHRAE 52.2). W3 approved.
- Up to 10 x longer time between cleaning thanks to surface loading properties.
New products with ePTFE filter:
The old FilterBox eQ range gets a new name and is now updated to be delivered with the new 13 m2 ePTFE membrane high efficiency filter. This also means new article numbers.
- Recommended for demanding dust applications like sticky or hygroscopic dust, when highest possible efficiency is desired or when there is a customer preference for PTFE.
- Can be both mechanically and pneumatically cleaned
- Filter efficiency E11 (EN1822) and MERV 16 (ASHRAE 52.2). W3 approved.
- Up to 7 x longer time between cleaning thanks to surface loading properties.
- Possibility to connect a pneumatic or electric tool to start the fan(like the old eQ).
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- All FilterBox models with pneumatic cleaning can be upgraded with the new Nanofiber cartridge 12377251to improve performance and filter life. If the unit does not have pneumatic cleaning it can be retrofitted. Please note that although the filter has a metal mesh, mechanical cleaning needs to be disengaged as instructed in the replacement filter manual
- All FilterBoxes can be upgraded with the new ePTFE cartridge12377252.As always pneumatic cleaning is required in all welding applications. Can also be mechanically cleaned.
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Overcoming Trigeminal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, and Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment
Trigeminal neuralgia, also known as tic douloureux, is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is the main nerve responsible for sensation in the face. The condition is characterized by sudden, severe facial pain that may last for a few seconds or minutes.
Symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia may include:
Sudden, severe facial pain may be triggered by activities such as talking, eating, or brushing your teeth.
- Pain may last for a few seconds or minutes and may recur frequently.
- Experiencing difficulty while eating food and drinking beverages due to pain.
- Difficulty speaking or communicating due to pain.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Causes
The trigeminal neuralgia causes are often unknown. It can be related to irritation or damage to the trigeminal nerve. Multiple sclerosis, brain tumors, or blood vessels pressing on the nerve are the other known causes.
Non-Surgical Treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Radiofrequency ablation is a non-surgical treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia.
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Pierogi Shaped Necklace with Butter and Sour Cream is handmade from clay. Pierogi with blue, white and silver beads measures approx 2 1/2 inches long and comes with a chain. Chain sizes vary from 8 inches to 20 in.


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|I learned this one the hard way. If you're dyeing over a color, it helps to first remove enough of the manufacturer's dye that you get down to the original base tones of the fabric.
In one case recently, the print of the fabric I was dyeing stayed a yucky mud green-brown no matter what I did to cover it. So I used color remover (NOT bleach, which can damage the fabric -- use the kind of color remover that comes in a box in the fabric dye section). It turns out that underneath, the print of my fabric is a light yucky yellow-greenish brown; no wonder I couldn't mask it or get it to go away. But knowing this, I can work WITH the fabric's undertones instead of going crazy trying to cover them up. (In this case I'll avoid dyeing the fabric with anything that has even a hint of red in it, because red and green are complementary colors, and complementary colors mixed together make muddy brown.)
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This means having to share drive time with a motley crew of armed robbers including a thrill-seeking former Wall Street trader (Jon Hamm) and a manic, trigger-happy wacko (Jamie Foxx).
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THIS is true. Driver has a second-hand Mazda MX-5 for several months and wonders why she sees others which are convertibles.
Her son takes it in for a service and mentions this. The Mazda technician presses a button and the hard-top folds out of sight.
The MX-5 programme started in 1989. Its idea, nicely achieved, was to emulate the front-engined, rear-wheel drive British two-seater which was going out of favour because of crash safety legislation in the US. Mazda’s hunch, and execution, was correct. It soon became the world’s best-selling two-seater sports car and, fittingly, the latest is in the shortlist of six for the European Car of the Year title, announced next March at the Geneva show.
Over the decades it evolved gradually, provoking interest and debate on the styling changes. Now there’s a new MX-5 which eschews evolutionary design for a much different shape which marries elements of a Porsche Boxster, various Ginettas and TVRs to give a blunter, punchier look.
A Mazda video shows a chap in a miles-from-anywhere house checking the fridge. He grabs the keys to his blood-red Mazda and has a pleasant drive, roof down, past forest, dam and desert to a gas station and bait shop. Must be the States, then? He buys a single carton of milk and departs for his cabin. The Mazda promo tag is “Reasons to Drive”. Or: a damned expensive quart of milk? He should get a memo pad on his fridge.
Well, I was OK for milk but had to go and see a man. It was darkly daylight and raining as I snaked up the valley road, roof down, spray blowing clear of the cabin. A chap in an open Caterham overtook and roared away. Half an hour of splashing later I arrived at the hamlet in the dale and got a lift in a convoy of 4x4s and pick-ups (all Nissan Navaras) up a rocky track to a shooting hut on the high moor. The plan was to hunt grouse with falcons, quickly thwarted by gale force winds carrying rain and sleet.
Back to the Mazda, this time keeping the hood up – and it felt rather better – tighter, less affected by the shabby surfaces and ridges, easier to drive plus vite, to borrow a phrase from the Smallbore Bar at Les Bras d’arbre à Cames.
This fourth iteration is the shortest, lowest and widest. It is also 220lb lighter, which affects the composure. It now weighs about a ton. There are double wishbones at the front but multi-link locations at the back – perhaps a compromise. Gears are six-speed manual.
This time the hood is just that. There’s no hard-top folder at the moment. Nor is there electric power for the hood but you don’t need it. The opening and closing can be done from the seat. Unclip the roof tensioner on the screen rail, pull the roof back and push it down behind the seats until a click tells you it is flat and secure. To raise it, pull a latch on the bulkhead and raise the hood until it engages with the front tensioning catch.
However, you need reasonably long arms and strong shoulders to do all this without getting up from your seat.
There’s an adage that by the time we can afford a sports car we are too old for them. I started young but they are no longer an everyday thing and the rigours of getting in and out of the tight Mazda cabin were early reminders of, well, changes. Happily, the lowering, twisting and rising became easier after a few days but the experience requires some suppleness. It’s not a car for heavyweights.
Another thing is dazzle from oncoming vehicles – made more likely because of your lower seat position. Whatever, mostly it’s a charming car.
The modern instruments are white on black, with the rev counter in central spot. The navigation screen (where fitted) is freestanding. There is a proper handbrake and the steering wheel adjusts for height but not reach. At low speed I could hear the whine of the wiper motor, which I’d want fixing. I’d also ask about the rear parking brakes, which briefly stick after being parked overnight.
Prices start at £18,495 for the 129bhp 1.5SE. It is rated at 47mpg, 139g CO2 and 0-62mph in 8.3 seconds. Torque is a modest 110.5 lb ft at 4,800rpm, so it needs revving hard. The other engine is the 158bhp 2-litre with a more useful 147.4 lb ft, again peaking at 4,800 revs. It is rates at 40.9mpg and 161g. Prices start at £20,095 for the SE-L. All gearboxes are six-speed manual: no automatic, nor any diesel engines.
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Once my body had adapted to the cabin space it was an agreeable car. There is a decent amount of luggage space (no spare wheel) for shopping or a touring holiday and the folded hood doesn’t impinge on the space.
The engine benefits from Mazda’s economy system called Skyactiv which uses larger capacity, high compression engines instead of smaller turbo units. In my hands, it averages 43mpg to 45mpg and a merry 48mpg on my “commuter” test of city, motorway, suburban and country roads.
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Almost nowhere in the urbanized parts of our global countries and cities is it possible to see the stars during the night. The nightly darkness is overpowered by streetlights, light from traffic and houses – what is called light pollution.
Apart from the sad consequence that the starry skies – which have inspired so much thought, art and science – are practically invisible to us today, there are other consequences we don’t yet know about.
The University of Wageningen in Holland decided to conduct an experiment in order to find out. Together with the Dutch Institute for Ecology (NIOO), they built a set of coloured cubes which are placed in a pasture, in which caterpillars of a nocturnal butterfly are then studied to observe the effect of this unnaturally lighted environment on them: an environment that mimics the intensity of light in our cities at night.
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It has a beauty, however, that results in the worrying conclusion of the project: the caterpillars are confused by the light, which causes them to die. Usually, they cocoon in the fall, when they wait for winter to pass, so that they can develop and reveal their metamorphosis as butterflies in the spring, when the days grow longer and there’s more light.
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You would not guess that this bike is eleven years old with a little more than 40K miles under its belt. It just looks too GOOD to have been used so well, right? You’ve heard the legend of how BMWs last so long and run so well and hold their value long after most other bikes are on their way to the scrap pile. Well, take a good long look at this K1300S, because here’s the living proof that the legend is real! Sure, this gleaming machine shows a few signs of its experiences if you look close enough, but you know what? We think the bike only looks BETTER because of it. What do YOU think? Wait, before you answer, take it for a test ride. Then, after your heart rate returns to normal, your eyes shrink back to their normal size, and you stop grinning long enough to speak again, you can tell us what you really think about “old” BMWs. You’ll have to honestly admit, this one is still just a kid.
The K1300S is a Sport-Touring Superstar, with emphasis on the Sport. Its liquid-cooled 1,293 cc in-line four-cylinder engine provides 175 horses of neck-snapping acceleration across a very wide RPM range while BMW’s exclusive Duolever front- and Paralever rear-suspension assure controlled and precise handling even in the twistiest curves. Of course, it also features BMW’s advanced ABS to guarantee that the stopping is as safe and sure as the going. This bike comes with no shortage of incredible extras too.
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Highways England chief executive announces departureJim O’Sullivan has advised he is to stand down as chief executive of Highways England early next year.
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The Inevitable is the first official release from Jeremy’s Retort. The album is a cohesive blend of metal, thrash, progressive rock, dynamic vocals, and contemplative lyrics with a wide spectrum of sheer intensity. The Inevitable is a journey through the darkness of the human condition searching for a glimpse of light.
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