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Short Pour Saloon: Draft Talk With NFL Agent Luke McMurtrey - Cowboys Ride For Free
In this episode, it’s all about the Cowboys in the NFL Draft this weekend! Joel and Phillip are joined by NFL Agent (and OSU Alum) Luke McMurtrey. They talk about players' brands, what kind of careers they see from the Oklahoma State guys. In addition, they also chat about what Jim Knowles has been able to do with Oklahoma State defense.
They discussed legends weekend and how they help with recruiting. Why Oklahoma State needs to do better about the relationships they have with former players. They ended the conversation with what this weekend will be like for Luke as someone who represents players. And what happens to the guys that might not get drafted. It was fun to get a bit of a different perspective and he gives some great insight into what the weekend might bring.
We can’t thank Luke enough for coming on the show! You can follow him on Twitter @lukemcmurtrey.
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Lawrence, Etienne arrive: “This time, I got it right…” - jaguars.com - jaguars.com
JACKSONVILLE – This was a day for smiles.
It's perhaps not fair to say Trevor Lawrence's smile was the day's biggest, but it was real and wide as the Jaguars' new quarterback appeared before local media for the first time.
"The plan is to keep being me, and it's going to be a lot of fun," he said.
This was Friday at TIAA Bank Field. The scene was the introductory press conference for Lawrence – the No. 1 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft – and his Clemson University teammate, running back Travis Etienne, who the Jaguars selected No. 25 overall Thursday.
Friday draft days are always about smiles. It's the day first-round selections speak to media for the first time with their new franchises. First-round selections represent hope and promise. Few days in Jaguars history have more represented those things than Friday.
So, yes …
Head Coach Urban Meyer smiled beside Lawrence on the podium Friday, and General Manager Trent Baalke smiled beside Meyer. Smiling, too, was Jaguars owner Shad Khan, who sat beside Lawrence and drew perhaps the day's biggest laugh.
Friday felt like the dawn of a new era. But Khan has sat at podiums multiple times previously in a decade as Jaguars owner and discussed new eras. What, he was asked, is different this time?
Khan leaned to the microphone.
"This time," he said, "I got it right."
Khan's reasons for feeling that way are legitimate. Meyer, hired in January, won three national titles (two at Florida and one at Ohio State) in a 17-year career as one of the most successful coaches in college football history. Lawrence lost just two college games, none in the regular season, in three seasons at Clemson – and never lost a regular-season high school or college games.
The duo that now defines the Jaguars is about winning, and championships, and you couldn't be in the team meeting room at the 'Bank Friday and not feel energy, excitement, possibility, hope.
You felt, too, the seriousness Meyer feels about winning when he was asked early in the press conference about patience with young players.
"There is an incredible amount of urgency," Meyer said. "I told our players, 'With all due respect to four-, five-, or six-year plans, that's not the plan at all.' The plan is to try to do the very best we can to win. Every time you like up you try to win."
And make no mistake:
The two players Meyer and Baalke selected first in their first draft symbolize that approach, having combined to help Clemson to College Football Playoff appearances the last three seasons, national-title games following the 2018 and 2019 season and the national title following the 2018 season.
And make no mistake about this, either:
This is where those two players want to be. Lawrence made that clear Thursday after being drafted, and he reiterated the point Friday. Asked why this was the right fit, Lawrence cited Khan, Baalke and Meyer. He also cited the team's coaches, and the fact that it's comparatively close to his hometown of Cartersville, Ga.
"That's just a bonus," he said. "Obviously, you don't know a place until you get there. It's been special since I've been here today. I'm excited to learn more about it and to be a part of the community."
Lawrence added, "I'm not really accustomed to a big city. I grew up in a small town. Clemson's a small town. Jacksonville is technically a big city land-wise, but it's nice coming here. It's kind of familiar in a way sizewise and kind of what I'm used to. So, it's cool."
Lawrence said of his first day in Jacksonville, touring TIAA Bank Field and meeting coaches and staff, "It's been great. Everyone here is great. I'm excited to go to work. We're going to make it home, but yeah … it feels like home and that's the plan. We're going to get settled in quick."
Etienne voiced his reasons for wanting to come to the Jaguars more succinctly.
"I knew Trevor was coming here," he said, laughing.
Late during his time on the podium, Lawrence explained another reason for his smile.
"I'm excited that I'm here and officially a part of the team," he said. "It's kind of a weird period. You're on a team your whole life, then you have this period before the draft where you're working to get better but you're not part of a team. I miss that. So, I'm just excited for that."
As of Friday, that's no more. He's part of a team now, this team – and he's the quarterback Meyer, Baalke and Khan wanted. And the one for which fans have waited for a long, long time.
So, yes … Friday was absolutely a day for smiles.
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Make some time to watch some Dylan Cease knuckle curves - Sox Machine
Dylan Cease has fooled us with outstanding breaking-ball command for short spells before, just like he’s made it look like he’s figured out how to stop yanking his fastball. Whenever he takes the mound, there’s always a chance that he can assume the form of a swing-and-miss monster, which makes it all frustrating that he hadn’t done it for more than chunks of starts before it all slips his grasp.
His seven-inning shutout of the Detroit Tigers in the back half of Thursday’s doubleheader is the longest he’s ever sustained that form, but in order to be a starter who can make a difference on a depth chart, he’ll have to do it again. Right now, he’s merely a decent choice for crossing a day off a calendar, but when Carlos Rodón and Michael Kopech are delivering more than anybody dreamed of this soon, the Sox’s standards for starts are higher than usual. It’s great that Cease’s talent alone feels insufficient, and that performance is required. Let’s see if he can do it again, and against a better lineup.
Now that the sobering truth is out of the way, let’s have some fun.
It’s been a long damn time since we’ve seen a White Sox pitcher overwhelm a team with such a dizzying array of beautiful, beautiful knuckle curves. Statcast said Cease threw 14 of them, and if that feels like an unremarkable quantity, you’d have reason for thinking so. He’s had 11 starts with more.
However, 10 of those starts came in his rookie year, before Cease turned to the slider as his strike-grabbing pitch. For instance, he threw 30 curves against the Twins on July 26, 2019. Don’t feel bad if you can’t recall it. He allowed three runs and 10 baserunners over five innings while throwing 98 pitches, so blends in with most of his other outings. It was just his inconsistent secondary pitch, not the weapon it was last night.
Since introducing the slider, he hadn’t been able to turn to the curveball with the frequency he showed on Thursday. He only did it once in 2020 – against the Cubs on Aug. 23 – and even then, he only got a couple of whiffs on 15 pitches, and fewer than half of them played as strikes. The slider was the star that night.
So yes, Thursday’s breaking ball bonanza broke new ground. Of the 14 he threw, eight played for strikes, and one of the balls should’ve gone his way. Of the four swings, three were whiffs. The other four strikes were called, including this dandy to end the game.
But why should we only look at the last one? Let’s look at all of the other good ones. Here are the other four that were taken for strikes (including one ball that should’ve been called in his favor):
Notice the count? 0-0 on all of them. Cease showed no fear letting them fly up in the zone, counting on the sharpness to keep hitters from thinking about swinging.
Here are the whiffs:
You’ll see Jeimer Candelario in both montages, and two of them came in the same at-bat, their second battle of the game. In between the first-pitch curve for strike one and the fifth-pitch curve for the swinging strike three, Cease threw a high fastball that Candelario fouled off. Watching Candelario’s reaction to the curve that followed, you can see how these pitches are supposed to end up together.
Now, can Cease replicate this kind of success in his next start, which would be in Cincinnati if the schedule holds? Here’s where a less seasoned blogger might write, “It will be interesting to see if he can command his curve in future starts,” but that’s just another way to say, “Hell if I know.”
It’s also a little bit besides the point here, which is 1) he did it against an MLB team over the course of an entire start, 2) it was fun to watch, and 3) it’s fun to rewatch. It buys him a few more looks, it buys Kopech a few more weeks in the flex role he’s taken to so beautifully unless a situation arises elsewhere, and that’s great for everybody as the first month of the season comes to a close.
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Project44 expands real-time visibility into China - FreightWaves
Project44, a leader in shipment visibility for the global logistics community, announced on Friday it has expanded its tracking services into China, giving shippers a real-time view of their truckload shipments within Asia.
In recent years, trucking technology has continued to improve in China as companies have been incentivized to invest in newer trucks enabled with electronic logging devices (ELDs), allowing visibility companies to track their movements and create a more resilient supply chain.
“At project44 we want to be wherever our customers need us, which means being connected to carriers all over the globe. For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform,” said Jett McCandless, CEO and founder of project44, in the release. “With our expansion into Asia Pacific, we are considering the capabilities, regulations and intricacies within each country which is key to delivering value to our current and future customers.”
The company has been praised for its leadership in the visibility space and was listed as a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms. This visualization tool is used by supply chain actors to evaluate potential vendors for shipment tracking tools.
“Over the past year, Gartner has seen a dramatic increase in interest for Real-Time Transportation Visibility (RTTV) in the Asia Pacific,” said Bart A. De Muynck, research vice president of transportation technology at Gartner. “The sheer size of the Asia Pacific region combined with the diverse cultures spread across it creates unique challenges for transportation. Organizations that operate complex global supply chains often favor visibility solutions that can be implemented and utilized worldwide. project44 is recognized as a leader by Gartner for its strong presence in both North America and Europe. Enterprise shippers that operate in Asia will benefit from project44’s expanded carrier coverage in China.”
This announcement brings good news for U.S. manufacturers looking to get more visibility into China and other Asian markets as they continue to strengthen their supply chains after past logistics hurdles like tariff negotiations and pandemic shutdowns. This visibility will also allow Asian customers of project44 to receive the same transportation tracking that Western markets have been more commonly used to.
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Trump Scores $617 Million of Cash With Vornado From Tower Bonds
(Bloomberg) -- Investors snapped up $1.2 billion of bonds linked to a San Francisco office tower that makes up much of Donald Trump’s fortune.The AAA slice of the commercial mortgage-backed security sold Friday with a discount margin, or risk premium, of 125 basis points over one-month Libor -- roughly in line with other recent office-tower deals.The bonds are being used to refinance a loan on the 555 California Street property in a deal that gives joint owners Vornado Realty Trust and Trump a $617 million payout.The complex, among the tallest buildings in San Francisco, is one of two Trump-linked office towers that Vornado is refinancing. The other is in New York. While Vornado majority owns them, Trump’s 30% stake is the most valuable part of his portfolio, making up about one-third of his $2.3 billion fortune, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.The refinancing -- and cash windfall for Vornado and Trump -- comes months after several banks tied to the former president said they would no longer work with him after the deadly U.S. Capitol riot in January.‘Trump’s Poor Record’While the bond found strong demand, at least one investor was put off by the Trump connection.“We looked at the deal and it did not pass our Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) process because of Trump’s poor record (going back to the 1990s) of not only paying back investors, but being difficult when he runs into difficulties,” John Kerschner, head of securitized products at Janus Henderson, said in an interview.Kerschner said the offering priced tighter than some other “esoteric” office-tower CMBS deals with somewhat lower-quality properties, such as a recent deal underpinned by a loan on office towers in downtown Houston. On the other hand, the deal priced the same or slightly wider than some deals tied to higher-quality trophy towers, he added.Proceeds of the 555 California Street CMBS will fund improvements to the buildings and return about $617 million to the owners, according to a marketing document obtained by Bloomberg.“For a complex that couldn’t be sold last year, a large equity return is arguably the next best thing for the sponsor,” said Christopher Sullivan, chief investment officer at the United Nations Federal Credit Union. “It is a trophy property in a prime location with stable, high-quality diverse tenants and high occupancy for the area given the pandemic.”Sullivan sees risks, though. The loan is structured as interest-only throughout, which may increase refinancing risk, on top of moderate leverage. Moreover, one-third of tenants also have the option to terminate their leases, “which is not surprising given the level of leasing or space-requirement uncertainties. However, it may present net cash flow risk,” he noted.New York NextMeanwhile, the refinancing of the New York tower at 1290 Avenue of the Americas is “on deck,“ Steve Roth, Vornado’s chief executive officer, said in a letter to shareholders earlier this month.The refinancing comes after Vornado tried selling the two assets last year. It shelved the effort after not reaching its pricing goals.“We found investors to be uncertain, distracted and handicapped by inability to travel,” Roth said in the letter to shareholders. “As markets improve, we may well revisit other alternatives for these two buildings,” he added.Earlier this week, Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and Donald Trump’s son, described the properties as “arguably two of the best commercial assets anywhere in the country.”Trump has at least $590 million in debt coming due in the next four years on other properties owned by the Trump Organization, more than half of which is personally guaranteed. Some of those properties, such as the company’s Washington, D.C., hotel and its golf resort near Miami, have suffered from plunging revenue during the pandemic.“We are one of the most under-leveraged real estate companies in the country relative to our assets,” Eric Trump said.For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.
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Considering a mortgage refinance? 2021 may be the time to get one - Fox Business
With mortgage interest rates on the rise, if you’re ready to refinance, why wait? (iStock)
The ongoing pandemic has had a significant impact on mortgage and mortgage refinance rates, which sunk to historic lows after beginning their decline in March 2020 at the onset of the coronavirus. Interest rates for a 30-year mortgage currently hover around 3% while those for a 15-year mortgage are around 2.30%.
For homeowners interested in refinancing, now may be the time to start the process. If you’re ready to explore your mortgage refinance options, visit Credible to compare rates and lenders.
The following are the benefits and disadvantages to refinancing your mortgage loan:
Pros
1. Low interest rate. When it comes to interest rates, even a fraction of a percent can make a substantial difference. It may put money back in your pocket, or allow you to borrow a larger amount and take cash out while keeping your monthly payment relatively unchanged.
2. Cost savings. If you’re hoping to save money each month, refinancing at a lower interest rate will help you achieve that goal. For example, borrowing $200,000 at 3% for 30 years will cost $843 monthly - a total of $303,555 in principal and interest over the length of the loan. That same $200,000 at a rate of 3.5% percent will increase the monthly payment to $898, while the total cost surges to $323,312, for a difference of $19,757 over the life of the loan.
To determine new monthly payments based on your loan amount, use an online mortgage calculator.
3. Reduces the term of the loan. Switching from a 30-year mortgage to a 15-year allows you to pay off your loan faster. Personal finance expert Matt Hackett of Equity Now explains that 15-year mortgages carry lower interest rates, but the payment is significantly higher than a 30-year, due to the shorter amortization term.
"This is often a decision that a homeowner must wrestle with when refinancing," he states. "If they have significant free cash flow and want to pay down their mortgage faster, then a 15-year may be the better option."
Cons
1. Reducing the length of the loan term could result in a higher monthly payment. Do the math - you're paying the same amount off but compressed into a shorter time period. That will lead to higher monthly payments. Review your monthly budget to determine if you can afford the boost in payments.
According to Freddie Mac, 15-year-fixed mortgage rates are currently hovering close to 2.4%, compared to approximately 3.00% for the 30-year term.
2. Rates are ticking up from 2020’s record lows. As noted above, mortgage interest rates are creeping higher. In fact, Freddie Mac expects them to continue their ascent and hover around 3.8% for the rest of 2021 as the economy recovers.
3. New adverse market refinance fee from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. A 0.5% "adverse market fee" went into effect in December 2020, dimming the benefits of mortgage refinancing. That fee had previously not been tacked on to mortgage refinancing, making now a slightly more expensive time to refinance versus April 2020. There are some exceptions to the fee, however, so be sure to check with your lender to see if you qualify.
While that half percent may not sound like a lot, as per the example above, it can add thousands to the ultimate cost of your loan.
Weigh the closing costs
Homeowners considering refinancing prepare for the costs that go with it. That includes fees for appraisal, title searches, and more. The fees can quickly add up.
If you’re not going to stay in your home long enough to offset these closing costs, refinancing may not be the best decision. Also: because your mortgage refinance will essentially pay off your old loan before your expected payoff date, check to make sure that your original lender doesn’t charge a prepayment penalty.
If you’re ready to explore mortgage refinance options, Credible can help. Visit Credible now to compare rates and lenders.
Have a finance-related question, but don't know who to ask? Email The Credible Money Expert at moneyexpert@credible.com and your question might be answered by Credible in our Money Expert column.
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Capitol mum on eviction moratorium extension as renters seek more time - Good Times Weekly
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With two months to go before a statewide eviction moratorium expired in January, lawmakers, lobbyists and the governor’s staff were already deep into negotiations on an extension. They reached it just days before the deadline, providing six more months of a ban on eviction.
Now, with two months left before that extension itself expires on June 30, there is no proposed legislation on giving renters more time before the moratorium ends, and lawmakers expressed uncertainty that there would be.
“It remains to be seen if there’s appetite in Sacramento to extend the protections past June 30,” said David Chiu, a San Francisco Democrat who wrote the original eviction moratorium legislation. “But I don’t think any of my colleagues have an interest in seeing a wave of mass evictions.”
On Wednesday, a group of local-level elected officials, renters and tenant advocates called for an extension of the moratorium, either through legislative action or executive fiat, and a change to the elements of the law that still allow landlords to evict tenants for reasons other than failing to pay their rent.
“If we don’t get this right, we will struggle for generations to come,” said Carroll Fife, a member of the Oakland City Council.
One of the tenants’ primary objections was a major victory for their opponents, landlord advocacy groups, in the last round of negotiations: the state’s preemption of local eviction moratoria that went further than the state’s deadline, like those in the city of Los Angeles or Alameda County early in the pandemic.
Dean Preston of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors urged Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators to allow cities and counties to set their own eviction moratoriums, as long as they went beyond what the state already made law.
“Don’t get in our way,” Preston said. “If you lack the spine to stand up to the real estate industry, you will have to live with that reality, but the minimum you can do is get out of the damn way.”
A spokesperson for Assembly Speaker Rendon declined to comment.
The California Apartment Association, the state’s most powerful landlord lobbying group, is reviewing the need for another extension, but its chief lobbyist Debra Carlton said current legislation doesn’t account for tenants who refuse to apply for rental relief or those who don’t qualify for relief but still don’t pay rent.
“Housing providers who need help are slipping through the cracks because of issues with the current law,” Carlton said. “CAA will continue to evaluate whether an extension is necessary.”
Anya Svanoe, communications director for the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Action, said the changes tenant advocates are calling for would likely come from amendments to the budget, which needs to be passed by June 15.
Activists and tenants also argued that some of the eviction protections instituted during the pandemic should be made permanent, especially a measure in SB 91 giving tenants 15 days to respond to an eviction notice. The previous range was three to five days.
CalMatters found the state’s plan to funnel $2.6 billion in federal funding into rent relief, as laid out in SB 91, has had mixed results. The state has received a total of 150,000 applications, and processed just more than 50,000 of them. More federal money is on the way.
“We are not seeing the level of participation in the rent relief program to warrant ending all protections on June 30,” Chiu said.
Activists and tenants also called for measures that failed to gain traction in the last round of negotiations, such as a total cancellation of rental debt and protections from credit agencies that will use rental debt to lower tenants’ credit scores.
“Renters are seen as transient, unreliable,” said Daniel Lee, a Culver City council member. “But while it’s the people who flip houses who only live there for four or five years, it’s the renters who stay.”
This article is part of the California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.
CalMatters.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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Now would be a good time for Avs to get back on the beam - Colorado Hockey Now
I can hardly believe I’m writing this, but the Minnesota Wild are now tied with the Avs in points, in the Honda West Division. The Wild caught the Avs in points by getting one in their 5-4 overtime loss at home to St. Louis – a game the Wild trailed at one point 3-0 in the second period.
I still don’t think the Wild are as good as their record and I still think the Avs would smack them in the mouth should they meet in the playoffs. But the fact that there is a chance the Avs could now start a first-round playoff series with the Wild on the road, at Xcel Energy Center, is setting off some alarm bells here at Chez Dater at least. I’m sure it is for a few of you too.
The big thing the Avs still have going for them in the division chase: two games in hand still over Minnesota. Those four potential points that the Wild don’t have the same opportunity to get are likely to be big down the stretch. But for that two-games-in-hand advantage to mean anything has to start with Friday’s game with the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena. If the Avs want to avoid the ignominy of ceding home-ice advantage to the Wild for a playoff series next month, they damn well better take care of business against the Sharks.
The oddsmakers say the Avs are heavy favorites to win the game, including the folks up North at realcasinoscanada. But that’s what is making me even a bit more nervous about this one. I am a bit worried about this team going into a funk at the wrong time of the year. I really worry about that last Covid pause having screwed up the team’s rhythm. Those five days the Avs spent cooped up in their hotel rooms in St. Louis did some real damage to their energy levels, both mentally and physically, I believe. They have not looked good at all since the first three minutes of last Saturday’s game against the Blues, and they take a three-game losing streak into this contest.
The good news: Philipp Grubauer and Mikko Rantanen should both be back to the lineup Friday night. Joonas Donskoi might, too, but I think he may need a couple more days.
The Avs today sent Martin Kaut back to Loveland, along with Dan Renouf and winger Miikko Salomaki. For Kaut, it was a very disappointing three games he spent with the big club. I mean, it’s tough to dump on him much, not getting a ton of ice time. That said, he didn’t look too good in the time he got. Fair or not, you just don’t get too many chances as a minor-league call-up. I’m sure Kaut will get more chances, but this was a setback for him, no question about it.
The Avs have the advantage in getting home-ice against the Wild for the first round. And, they still have a shot at first overall in the division. But the way Vegas is playing, that’s looking more like a longer shot every day. It’s time for this team to get refocused and tighten the belts and pull the socks up and all those other wonderful cliches, and get back to winning hockey games.
That needs to start Friday night at Ball.
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Vaccine Fan Fiction, Boom Time for America’s Forests and Political Apathy in N.Y.C.: The Week in Narrated Articles - The New York Times
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This weekend, listen to a collection of narrated articles from around The New York Times, read aloud by the reporters who wrote the stories.
When Vaccines Become an Internet Personality Test
For months, social media has been operating as if mass death and collective trauma could be processed (or at least ignored) by rigorously serving up topical memes on our phones.
Now, the long-running Covid dramedy appears to be nearing its finale, in the form of an orgiastic flurry of vaccine content.
Images of filled-out vaccine cards are status symbols. The syringe emoji is spurting everywhere. There are vaccine fan-fiction TikToks where the pharmaceutical brands are spun into whole personalities. There is even a vaccine heartthrob: Huge Ma, the “Vaccine Daddy” behind the Twitter account @TurboVax, which surfaces open appointment slots in New York.
The Island Is Idyllic. As a Workplace, It’s Toxic.
Since Blaine Wetzel took over the kitchen at the Willows Inn, a restaurant on Lummi, a tiny island near the San Juan archipelago of Washington State, it has become a global destination. Culinary pilgrims come for multicourse dinners of foraged dandelions, custards infused with roasted birch bark and salmon pulled from Pacific waters they can see from the dining room.
Beyond the food, guests come for the story, and pay at least $500 to live in it for a night.
But 35 former staff members who spoke to The New York Times said that story — the one Mr. Wetzel tells to diners, to the media and to aspiring chefs who come to Lummi to learn from him — is deeply misleading.
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The Biggest Mayor’s Race in Years? New Yorkers’ Minds Are Elsewhere.
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The Biggest Mayor’s Race in Years? New Yorkers’ Minds Are Elsewhere.
The next mayor of New York faces a staggering slate of extraordinary challenges: resuscitating tourism and refilling the empty skyscrapers of Midtown Manhattan, bringing jobs back and the commuters to perform them, lowering crime while raising confidence in the city’s police and law enforcement.
And yet, a seemingly large portion of New Yorkers, with only eight weeks left before the Democratic primary, remain utterly disengaged and oblivious to the race.
For many, the ongoing toils of living with the coronavirus and lingering weariness from the 2020 presidential campaign have crowded out time or energy for local politics.
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There’s a Booming Business in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It.
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There’s a Booming Business in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It.
In barely a decade, the wood pellet industry in America’s Southeast has grown from almost nothing to 23 mills with capacity to produce more than 10 million metric tons annually for export. It employs more than 1,000 people directly, and has boosted local logging and trucking businesses.
Supporters see the thriving industry as a climate-friendly source of rural jobs. For others, it’s a polluter and destroyer of nature.
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Rural Ambulance Crews Have Run Out of Money and Volunteers
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Rural Ambulance Crews Have Run Out of Money and Volunteers
The ambulance crews that service much of rural America have run out of money and volunteers, a crisis exacerbated by the demands of the pandemic and a neglected, patchwork 911 system.
The situation is particularly acute in Wyoming, where nearly half of the population lives in territory so empty it is still considered the frontier. At least 10 localities in the state are in danger of losing ambulance service, some imminently, according to an analysis reviewed by The New York Times.
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Screen time among kids skyrocketing; what parents need to know - Wink News
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Hooked On Books: The Days Are Long, But The Years Are Short - Osprey Observer
The month of May not only brings us springtime flowers and warmer weather, it’s also the month we celebrate our moms, our mother figures in our lives and being moms. As moms, we may often feel we’re not doing enough. I remember when my children were little, I was in a constant battle with myself to ‘do it all right.’ I felt the struggle every day to do more or to do better—as many mothers do.
Second-guessing myself at the end of the day seemed to be a regular event. I would analyze my day and question why I was late picking up my daughter from cheerleading practice, or if I should have done more to help my son prepare for his spelling test. I would even question if I was packing lunches that were ‘good enough.’ God never intended motherhood to be a chore or an unpleasant task.
We have a special role in the lives of our children that is truly a gift from God. During the difficult days, focus on unconditional love—the same unconditional love that God has for us.
Proverbs 31:31 tells us, “Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.” Motherhood is undoubtedly a blessing from God. “The days are long, but the years are short.”
Have a blessed Mother’s Day.
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There is no perfect family, no life free of mess. But in the midst of it all, God is there. In this book, the author shares her story of motherhood and how God used her children and life’s messes as instruments of His presence and how God can put things back together the ‘right way.’ Told with humor and honesty, this book will let you know that motherhood is delightfully messy and that you are not alone.
The Better Mom: Growing in Grace Between Perfection and the Mess
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In The Better Mom, readers are invited to grow out of the ‘mess’ of motherhood and into a place where all mothers can grow as a better, happier mom. Readers are encouraged to embrace the refining work of the Holy Spirit to help every family not just survive but thrive through the parenting years.
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For those in the trenches of motherhood who’ve felt alone, defeated and at their wits’ end, this book commiserates but also uplifts and encourages in a way that gives moms hope and makes them smile. This book is filled with stories and insights that give moms permission to put aside the fantasy of being a perfect parent and instead become the kind of parent God needs you to be.
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There’s no ‘one size fits all’ recipe for being a good mom. This faith-based book will help you find a parenting style that works for you. Abandoning cookie-cutter advice, this book offers biblical wisdom to help tap into individual strengths and weaknesses, push past the fear of doing it wrong and chart a grace-filled course for your family.
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First Time Smoking Weed: Tips, What to Expect, and More - Healthline
About to smoke, eat, vape, drink, or absorb cannabis for the first time and not sure what to expect?
I’m a frequent cannabis user and journalist covering the topic, so I’m often the recipient of anecdotes from all kinds of people about the ways different buds and products affect them individually.
This is a pretty common way to learn about cannabis. Without clear guidelines or regulations (due to federal prohibition), word-of-mouth is how most people figure out what’s what when it comes to intoxicating substances.
Here’s a roundup of tips, tricks, and things to consider for your first time.
A note about legalityCannabis isn’t legal everywhere, though many U.S. states have legalized it for medical use, recreational purposes, or both. It’s best to not take a chance and know the laws in your state.
If you live outside the United States, you may be subject to different laws.
That informal informational network I mentioned earlier changes a bit every time a new state or other municipality legalizes cannabis, which, at this stage in time, is on a near-weekly basis.
One thing legalization has not meaningfully changed, though, is the way society tends to talk about being intoxicated or high.
“I think in the beginning there is this shedding required to move through what is effectively brainwashing that came as the result of prohibition and anti-weed propaganda,” says Emma Chasen of Eminent Consulting.
When it comes to cannabis, discussions of being high are steeped in binaries. Products are described as being simply intoxicating or not. This comes up a lot when talking about CBD versus THC.
Same goes for whether something is psychoactive. (Note: This distinction is usually incorrectly applied; all cannabinoids technically have psychoactive effects.)
In reality, cannabis’s effects fall along a spectrum. How you’ll feel those effects depends on a lot of things, including the product you’re using, your surroundings, and your emotional state that day.
This can be a little nerve-wracking if you’re new to cannabis, but there’s room to lean into this subjectivity. Often, binaries exist because they’re comfortable: They offer clear guidelines and remove any confusion.
In reality, though, nothing is that simple, and talking in binaries creates a false security. It’s no different when it comes to cannabis.
Before your first cannabis experience, mentally prepare yourself to explore these gray areas. Let go of any expectations. Be open to a range of possible outcomes (we’ll get into how to handle a not-so-great outcome later).
To understand how a cannabis high manifests in individual bodies, it will only benefit users and would-be users to get comfortable exploring the gray areas.
Speaking of binaries, there’s the issue of cannabis strains (or cultivars). These are often described as being an indica or sativa. This is basically shorthand for the former causing a euphoric body high and the latter producing a more energetic and cerebral high, among other effects.
These descriptions aren’t necessarily false, but they’re completely subjective.
Additionally, categorizing cannabis by just these two terms completely misses a wide spectrum of other effects caused by different factors, including flavonoids and terpenes.
Rather than just going for an indica or a sativa, think about how you want to feel: Energetic and creative? Relaxed and introspective? Are there therapeutic effects you’re looking for, like pain relief or appetite stimulation?
Based off this information, cannabis specialists or dispensary staff can help you choose the best product.
If you’d rather be more hands-on in choosing a product, cannabis journalist and author Ellen Holland suggests looking to your nose.
“We are lucky in that the aromatic and flavorful elements of cannabis, the terpenes, play a large role in the effects. In that way, our sense of smell can guide us towards the type of high we’re seeking,” she says.
“Fruit, floral, fuel, and earth are common flavor profiles in cannabis flowers, and following these groupings can help people find what’s right for them,” she explains.
Holland says that “fruity cultivars” are uplifting, while floral ones are introspective. Fuel-backed cultivars (like Sour Diesel) are powerful, while those with earthy smells and flavors tend to cause relaxing effects.
“The diversity of this botanical is vast, and strain names can often be misleading,” she adds.
“It’s great to gravitate towards the scents you already find appealing. The lemony whiffs from a Gelonade tell you it’s going to be bright and energizing. The dank, gassy scents of a classic OG Kush tell you that it’s going to be strong and soothing,” she says.
These specific strains Holland describes should be fairly easy to find in many legal dispensaries.
Edibles may be a good place to start for those who don’t want to get into the nuances of the plant or deal with the health effects of smoking.
You’ll want to be mindful of the type and dose, though.
Generally, edibles made with live resin tend to produce stronger effects. Edibles metabolize in the liver rather in the bloodstream, so they produce a longer lasting high that could result in psychedelic effects at higher doses.
For your first time, aim for a dose of 5 milligrams or less (2.5 milligrams would be ideal). Edibles also take longer to onset than inhalation, so you’ll want to wait at least an hour or two before trying more.
Regardless of your consumption method, Dr. Jordan Tishler, president and CEO of inhaleMD, agrees that dose is necessary to nail down.
“The key is dose. If cannabis provokes discomfort or anxiety, the dose is simply too high,” he says, echoing common complaints of people who have tried cannabis and decided it’s not for them.
“It’s not about strains or CBD ratios. None of that has panned out in studies,” Tishler says, who is also the president of the Association of Cannabis Specialists and a professor at Harvard Medical School.
“Your cannabis specialist should be very specific about what to take and how much. Usually this is a slow ramp-up, not only to get you used to the feelings but also to let your body adjust,” he says.
Often, people benefit from doses that are much smaller than they expect, Tishler adds.
For those who have had a bad experience with cannabis or other intoxicating substances in the past, Chasen has a few guidelines that people can keep in mind.
“First of all, what kind of experience are you looking to have? We know what experience you don’t want, but do you have certain therapeutic goals? A mood you’d like to conjure with cannabis?” she tells people to ask themselves.
“Secondly, I’d want to examine other consumption methods,” Chasen says. If you previously smoked and didn’t like it, maybe a tincture or edible would work better.
She adds that, lately, she’s been “super into” tinctures because there are some that are solely cannabis and others that combine cannabis with “supportive botanicals” — things like adaptogenic mushrooms and herbs.
Chasen also stresses the importance of “set and setting,” which is a popular concept in psychedelic use.
“Make sure you are in a comfortable space with people you feel safe with,” she says. Sometimes, people’s adverse reactions to intoxicating substances can be triggered by happenings outside their own bodies.
Your first cannabis experience isn’t the time to hang out with someone new for the first time. Stick with people you know and trust. Aim to be somewhere that feels safe and comfortable, whether that’s your living room or favorite beach.
Part of experimenting with intoxicating substances is learning limits, however uncomfortable that might get at times.
If things get uncomfortable (mentally or physically), Tishler recommends an easy fix.
“The best advice if you do get too much is to relax with the support of your special people, watch some lighthearted TV, and go to sleep. You’ll be fine in the morning,” Tishler says.
There are plenty of anecdotal remedies that people swear by, from chewing peppercorns to drinking lemon tea, but there isn’t a ton of evidence behind them.
Be prepared for remedies to not work. Have a backup plan, whether that’s a friend to walk you home or a clear pathway to the couch.
Ultimately, Chasen notes there’s still a lot of mystery around the mechanics of being high and being comfortable with it, and this isn’t just specific to new users.
“I think people feel like they’re losing themselves,” she says, adding that it “directly threatens their security and functionality, which directly challenges the ways we were taught to feel secure and in control.”
And sometimes that loss of control doesn’t feel good.
“Yes, too much THC may make you feel incredibly anxious and paranoid. It may lead you to believe, ‘Hey, this isn’t for me,’” Chasen adds.
“But, also, if you were taught how to cope with that experience, if you were taught to be intentional about that consumption, you could find really valuable insights about yourself in that experience, and I just don’t think that we are at all prepared to look that in the face,” she says very matter-of-factly.
“I don’t think we’re prepared in the way that our culture raised us to look our egos in the face and watch them die,” Chasen says.
That’s not to say you need to go straight to ego death, but regardless of what happens, give yourself some space to reflect afterward.
If it was a good experience, why? Did it unlock unexpected feelings or sensations? Did you find a new perspective?
And if it wasn’t so good, what felt uncomfortable? Did you feel physically sick? Did uncomfortable emotions come up?
Any cannabis experience — good or bad — can be a learning opportunity.
There’s no right or wrong way to go about your first cannabis experience. Everyone’s different.
But if you relax, do a bit of research, and lean into the unknown, you’ll probably be just fine.
Jackie Bryant is a freelance writer who focuses on cannabis, food, travel, and other culture topics. Originally from New York, she now calls San Diego home. She is a regular contributor to Forbes, where she covers cannabis, and her work can also be found in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Sierra, WeedWeek, Afar, Playboy, and many others. She also writes a newsletter and hosts a podcast, both about cannabis culture. More of her work can be found here.
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Short-term rentals look to rebound post-pandemic - Powell Tribune
Park County has seen a surge in short-term rentals in recent years, with more and more property owners opening up their homes, cottages and spare bedrooms to paying guests.
However, like everything else in the travel industry, the short-term rental business appears to have slowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
The number of short-term rentals within the 82435 zip code — which stretches from Clark to Powell to Garland — peaked at around 60 offerings in 2020. That was down from a peak of 70 such rentals in 2019, Powell Economic Partnership/Powell Chamber Executive Director Rebekah Burns told Park County commissioners earlier this month.
“There is quite a range, and most of those people are operating during the high [tourism] season for sure,” Burns said.
There are some limitations to the data, which was collected by a third-party program and provided to the chamber. Specifically, Burns said the program only tracks rentals offered through the two most popular marketplaces, Airbnb and VRBO.
“There are, of course, others, like FlipKey and others that are harder to track down,” Burns said.
Short-term rental owners weren’t the only ones in the local lodging industry to sit out 2020; some facilities, including some in Yellowstone National Park, chose not to fully open. Besides COVID-19 precautions, there were fewer people traveling last year.
Overall, tax collection data indicates that the Park County lodging industry took a huge blow in 2020. Between July and November, for example, the amount of money spent on stays at hotels, motels, campgrounds, short-term rentals, etc., fell 37% from the same time period in 2019. That was a more than $25 million drop.
As for the outlook in 2021, a recent report from Airbnb suggests less populated areas — potentially like Park County — may become the destinations of choice as the COVID-19 pandemic eases and its impacts lessen.
“Once people feel safe to travel, they will. But it will look different than before the pandemic,” wrote Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “Travel will be viewed as an antidote to isolation and disconnection. People don’t generally miss landmarks, crowded shuttles and lines and lobbies packed with tourists.”
Chesky also referenced survey data indicating most people won’t be traveling far from home this year.
“We will get in cars and travel nearby,” he said, “dispersing to thousands of smaller cities, towns and rural communities, making tourism an important part of how local economies recover.”
The Park County Travel Council has predicted a rebound for local tourism, writing in its annual report last fall that, “If 2020 was the year potential travelers dreamed of coming to Cody Yellowstone, 2021 will hopefully be the year those dreams come true.”
Meanwhile, Burns said the Powell Chamber has been working with short-term rental owners to increase the amount of time they open their properties to the traveling public.
“That’s a lot of education around the four seasons of recreation,” Burns said. She specifically mentioned the fall hunting season as an opportunity to grow local tourism, with more sportsmen and women potentially turning to short-term rentals when they recreate in Park County.
“A lot of hunters like to do that as opposed to staying in hotels,” Burns said.
The chamber’s educational efforts have also included the creation of a “vacation binder” that lists every restaurant and attraction within 50 miles and provides helpful information for property owners.
“Unlike a hotel, these folks may or may not be aware of what their visitor needs to know and understands about our county,” Burns said. She said that information can also help property owners with neighbor relations, “because the more the vacation home rentals are aware of the information that they need to share, the easier it is for everybody.”
The rise of short-term rentals hasn’t been entirely painless, as local governments heard some complaints from residents who were surprised or upset to see neighboring homes suddenly become miniature hotels; concerns were also raised about some rural property owners potentially overloading their septic systems and other infrastructure by allowing large numbers of guests to stay in their homes.
In response, both the Powell City Council and the Park County Commission discussed the possibility of creating some kind of short-term rental regulations in 2019. The county, for example, held a series of public meetings in Powell, Cody, Clark, Wapiti and the South Fork in August and September 2019. The Powell council ultimately decided not to move forward with any new regulations at that time, while county planning officials are continuing to discuss possible rules.
Park County Planning Director Joy Hill said COVID-19 put a wrench in process.
“Between meeting limitations and the surge in development, we were stopped cold in our tracks,” she said. However, the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission has set a series of workshops in the next few months “to get the ball rolling again,” Hill said. She added that the workshops will address “many” other potential changes to the county’s regulations that have nothing to do with short-term rentals.
At public meetings in 2019, property owners generally expressed opposition to any additional rules on their rentals, saying the ratings system and oversight provided through marketplaces like Airbnb effectively allow the industry to police itself. Property owners also described a host of benefits from the short-rentals, from meeting new people, to making additional money, to providing a boost to the local economy through the hiring of cleaning crews. However, there appeared to be some openness to some simple, common sense rules.
A couple speakers referenced the process used by the City of Cody, which has had short-term rental regulations in place since 2017. The city requires a $25 annual fee and an inspection every three years to check for things like working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, proper egress windows and visible address numbers.
Like any other lodging service in Park County, short-term rental owners are required to charge and collect taxes on their accommodations that total 11%. That includes a 4% sales tax and a 7% lodging tax that is used to promote tourism in both Park County and Wyoming as a whole.
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