There may not be anyone more prepared to plan a wedding than Harmony Walton. She's the founder of The Bridal Bar (a resource for engaged couples and wedding vendors alike), the host of an IHeartRadio show, and the writer behind Jet Fête, a destination wedding blog. She's seen it all, knows everyone in the industry, and has helped shape the world of weddings through her consulting business. Long story short: Harmony was well-equipped when it came time to meet her partner, Bayo Ajigbotafe, at the altar. Harmony and Bayo first met on Tinder and thanks to the dating app's algorithm, soon found eager travel partners in one another and spent four years of circling the globe together. In August of 2018, Harmony headed Cartagena, Colombia , for a wedding industry conference and Bayo tagged along. "We'd been there together before, and it's one of our favorite cities on Earth," she says. After the conference, they decided to extend their stay and spend a long weekend at Casa San Agustin, capping it off with an intimate dinner for two at Alma. "When it was time for dessert, the band started to play 'Hotel California' by The Eagles, and a waiter brought me a love letter on a silver tray," Harmony recalls. "As I read the letter, Bayo got down on one knee!" The restaurant erupted into applause, and Harmony's dear friend Carmen Laborin (a wedding pro from Mexico!) popped out, revealing the plan that she and Bayo had put together hidden photographer and all. "To celebrate, we rounded up our friends and hit the nightclubs, where we danced until dawn," she says. After enjoying their engagement through the end of 2018, Harmony and Bayo decided to start planning a destination wedding and set a date for May 10, 2019. "We wound up putting our entire wedding together in just two and a half months," she reveals. To make that happen, Harmony called on her rolodex of talented wedding pros, whom she also calls dear friends. On the team? Marcy Blum Associates as wedding planners and James x Schulze behind the lens. And the location: the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea ! "We wanted a place that was tropical and would really feel like a vacation for our guests, but was also an easy flight for our west coast families, and a Hawaiian wedding was the perfect choice," Harmony explains. "It didn't hurt that we'd spent our dating anniversary at the resort two years earlier!" For the wedding, the couple envisioned a romantic evening overlooking the water and used tones of pale blue, mauve, silver, rose gold, and light pink to soften the tropical setting . The resulting celebration was chock-full of personal details, from hand-written notes to each guest at dinner to the bride's extra-emotional first dance with her father. Keep reading to see more of the pro's special touches, below! "It was important to us to show our guests a great time from start to finish with good food, great service, and an amazing setting," Harmonys says. "The Four Seasons did just that!" She and Bayo especially loved the ceremony site and reception lawn, which overlooked the ocean but meant they didn't have to have a "beach wedding." "I didn't want my toes or my dress ! in the sand on my wedding day," she adds with a laugh. "Choosing my dress was the easiest part of planning," says the bride. "I've known Hayley Paige for many years, and I love her style as much as I love her as a person. I was meant to wear one of her dresses!" Harmony and Hayley originally planned to create a custom gown, but it was love at first sight when Harmony spotted the Lumi gown while collecting inspiration for their design. The pale blue gown combined flowing sleeves, a V-neck bodice, and a full tulle skirt with star embellishments . "We created a unique bustle and adjusted the neckline to make mine," Harmony says. "Hayley even embellished a corset bra that perfectly peeked through the bodice. I know I'll wear that bra again and again!" Hayley also made the trip to Hawaii to help Harmony into her dream dress and attend the wedding as a guest. In keeping with the romantic theme, Harmony carried a loose bouquet of dahlias, peonies, roses, sea holly, and greenery tied together with a silk ribbon. Bayo donned a classic black tuxedo from The Black Tux for the ceremony, then changed into a white dinner jacket for the reception. "We liked the idea of a wardrobe change, but I loved my dress too much to wear a second one," Harmony admits. "So Bayo changed instead!" "Finding the flower girl dresses was probably the hardest thing we did," Harmony admits. "They ranged in age from a year-and-a-half to 11 years old, so picking something that looked good on all of them was pretty time-consuming." They looked adorable in the end, with each girl in a white high-low dress, gold shoes, and a crown of pink roses . Bayo and Harmony wed under two giant plumeria trees, with the ocean in the background. "The space is so naturally beautiful, so we just used a bit of greenery and some floral garlands around the trunks of the trees to dress them up," says the bride. Guests were seated in the round, surrounding the couple with their loved ones and creating an intimate feeling overall. Harmony's walk down the aisle with her father was especially sentimental: "My dad was in a coma last year, and is now handicapped," she says. "He was determined to walk me down the aisle, and with the help of a flower-clad walker, he did!" That meant there wasn't a dry eye in the house before Ali Phillips friend, officiant, and wedding planner had even started the ceremony. "We completed very detailed questionnaires and each wrote a list of vows (some serious, some funny) that she turned into a sweet and personal ceremony," says Harmony. "She incorporated the details of our story, advice as a married woman herself , and really special vows that she compiled from what we'd sent her." After the ceremony, the newlyweds took time to relish in the moment and pose for some portraits around the resort. (This is when Bayo changed jackets!) Meanwhile, the couple's guests signed the guest book and helped themselves to pineapple-themed favors . "We had a 'Pick Your Pineapple' favor bar , where guests could choose their favorite gift," says the bride of her DIY project. Choices included pineapple dress socks, candles, bottle openers, and journals. The guest book was a watercolor map of Hawaii, on which attendees left love notes for the happy couple. The guest list included a number of Harmony's industry colleagues-turned-close friends, including Hayley Paige. At cocktail hour, they all enjoyed ahi tuna cones and Hawaiian-style roast pig alongside two signature bars. "I love Champagne and Bayo loves whiskey, so we had his-and-hers bars," says Harmony. The Champagne bar featured a selection of bubbly from Louis Roederer, while the groom's 'Wall of Whiskey' had some of his favorite varieties mixed into cocktails (like a tropical combination of bourbon, passion fruit and mint or rye, Campari, lime, and ginger beer). Bayo and Harmony's escort card wall was an exercise in secrecy. "We have a secret Instagram account we've been posting on together since three weeks after we started dating," explains the bride. "We didn't want our love life out in public, so we created a private account that only the two of us knew about to save some of our memories." For their escort cards, they chose 86 photos from their four years of dating, and used each image to help guests find their seats. "As they picked up their cards, they revealed an image that was part of our love story," Harmony explains. A variety of round and rectangular tables created a varied look across the lawn. On each tabletop, shades of white and soft gray were paired with pale pink flowers and blue glassware, adding an air of romance to the tropical setting. Accents of blue-gray tied in to the shade of Harmony's wedding dress, while tables were named after destinations the couple have traveled to together and printed on large blue glass bottles. Each place setting featured a warm gold charger, a linen napkin embroidered with the guest's name as a place card, and a printed menu. "Under each menu was a handwritten thank you note ," adds the bride. "We wanted to acknowledge the time and effort each person had made to be there with us, and every note was unique." The night's music was as considered as the rest of the day's details. "During a road trip to Las Vegas, we spent the drive listing our favorite songs, playing different artists, and curating a list that was meaningful to us," Harmony says. The couple shared their first dance to "This Guy's in Love with You" by Herb Alpert. Harmony's father lost his hearing last year, but he still wanted to share a dance with his daughter at her wedding. "I asked him to pick a song he could hear in his head, even if he couldn't actually hear the music," she says. Her father chose "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, and when it came time to dance, the bride mouthed the words to her father so they could follow the beat together. "It was a really emotional moment , everyone on the lawn was in tears," Harmony recalls. The four-tiered wedding cake was painted with shades of blue and mauve, and the top tier featured a metallic map of Hawaii made of fondant. "The cake stand spun so it turned like a globe," says Harmony. Inside were two flavors: chocolate sponge with mint chocolate mousse, and vanilla sponge with Maui pineapple buttercream. At the end of the night, guests joined the couple on the dance floor to sing "Somebody to Love" by Queen. "Bayo and our oldest flower girl were in the middle of the circle, leading the sing-along," Harmony says. Guests who weren't ready for bed joined the couple for late-night drinks at the lobby bar and a few even returned to the honeymoon suite for even later room service. "We didn't want the party to end, so it didn't!" Harmony says with a laugh. Even with all of her experience, Harmony admits that she and Bayo learned a few things along the way. "First, give yourselves as much time to plan as you can," she says. "We made it happen in a few months, but wish we'd had time to really consider all of our decisions. It will also make it easier for the people you love most to attend if they can plan in advance!" Second, she says to plan to go over budget from the beginning and know exactly how much wiggle room you have . "That way when it does happen, you won't actually be over budget!" And, finally, Harmony stresses how important it is to trust your vendor team. "Surround yourselves with people who do amazing work, and then allow them to do what they do best. This will let you really have fun and eliminate the stress, because you'll be in such good hands!" Wedding Planner: Marcy Blum Associates || Venue, Catering, Cake & Accommodations: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea || Rehearsal Dinner: Maui Brewing Company || Officiant: Ali Phillips || Bride's Dress & Veil: Hayley Paige || Seamstress: A Stitch in Time || Bride's Shoes: Badgley Mischka || Bride's Jewelry & Headpiece: Maria Elena Headpieces || Hair & Makeup: Ry-n Shimabuku || Groom's Attire: The Black Tux || Groomsmen's Attire: Friar Tux || Floral Design: Steven Boyle Design || Paper Products: Minted || Calligraphy: Calligraphy Katrina || Ceremony Music: Alika Nako'oka || Reception Music: Maui DJ Services || Dance Instructor: Michele LaRocque || Champagne Bar: Louis Roederer || Rentals: Steven Boyle Design , Accel Event Rentals Maui , La Tavola Fine Linen || Dance Floor & Lighting: Rio Event Design || Sound: PSAV || Videography: Elysium Productions || Photography: James x Schulze Related video: Jazmyn Simon and Dulé Hill's official wedding video


Tom Brady's hardware is beyond ridiculous. The New England Patriots quarterback sported all six of his Super Bowl rings during the team's ring ceremony for Super Bowl LIII on Thursday. He brought his other five rings (from Super Bowls LI, XLIX, XXXIX, XXXVIII and XXXVI). The team Twitter account shared a photo of Brady smiling for the camera and flashing his six rings - which feature an absurd amount of jewels. This year's ring was the largest Super Bowl ring in history. The ring for Super Bowl LI had 283 diamonds, a reference to the team's comeback from 28-3. And still, you know Brady isn't satisfied with the heft of these rings. He wants the next one. The Brady 6. pic.twitter.com/BK88mjvlU5 - New England Patriots (@Patriots) June 7, 2019 MORE: Rafael Nadal made history with his 12th French Open win, and his reaction was beautiful What does Kevin Durant want in free agency? 6 things we learned from Browns mandatory minicamp Eagles safety Deiondre' Hall making waves in bid for roster spot WATCH: Lonzo Ball pulls up to watch LaMelo make Drew League debut


5 ways you're hurting your business Don't undermine your own efforts When you first step out as an entrepreneur , it can be an exciting, yet daunting experience. Even once you've started your business and taken the leap, it can be hard to keep taking risks and not let self-doubt take over. Here are five ways that small business owners often self-sabotage their success and how to avoid them. 1. Procrastinating One of the most common ways entrepreneurs sabotage their success is by procrastinating. Putting off important tasks or postponing business meetings or appointments can quickly cause you to fall behind. You might find yourself procrastinating for a variety of reasons, whether it's because you feel overwhelmed, under-qualified or just too stressed. Instead of delaying urgent tasks, organise your to-do list by the tasks that will impact your business the most, and do those first. 2. Setting unrealistic goals In this day and age, it's hard to not feel inspired and motivated by the many successful entrepreneur stories floating around the internet. However, it can seem like almost everybody is an overnight success. As a budding entrepreneur, it can be easy to set unrealistic goals for yourself and your business. This can quickly cause you to feel disappointed when things don't come into fruition in your time frame. Be generous and set realistic goals for your business, especially in the first year when you're just starting. 3. Not outsourcing The quicker you realise that you can't do everything, the better. Many entrepreneurs start their businesses on their own and don't bring on any help   even when they have the means to do so. This can seriously stunt your business growth. It's important to recognise your shortcomings and your opportunities for growth, and bring on the necessary help to get things done. These days, it's easy to source freelancers or contractors if you can't afford long-term employees. 4. Working too hard Many entrepreneurs quickly find out that getting a business up and running requires hours and hours of hard work. When work takes over your life, you can easily find yourself on the fast track to burn out. This can spell trouble when the livelihood of your business depends of you, and only you. While it can tempting to work around the clock, it's important to establish boundaries as an entrepreneur. Taking weekends to rest and recharge is a must and restricting work times will make you happier and more productive. (Self-employed? Here are the tax forms you might need .) 5. Being a perfectionist This is your business, so of course, you want it to be perfect. Unfortunately, this desire for perfection could be holding you back. You need to work out what areas or tasks need to be done to a very high standard, and which ones don't need to be perfect. Your time is limited and you can't be spending too much time on tasks that you aren't going to profit the business in the long term. (Check out our profitability tracking tool .) This article originally appeared on the QuickBooks Resource Center and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.


Santa Ana's weather report has light rainfall ahead for the next week, starting on Sunday, according to drone-powered weather forecasting service Saildrone . Sunday's forecast shows the highest likelihood of rain at 87 percent, with predicted rainfall of 0.12 inches. Also look for mild temperatures today and tomorrow. Temperatures will turn warmer on Thursday, with a high of 71 degrees. Skies will be partly cloudy today and mostly cloudy tomorrow. Winds are forecast to reach a modest high of 13 miles per hour on Monday, while today and tomorrow will continue to be calmer. This story was created automatically using Saildrone's local weather forecast data, then reviewed by an editor. We also incorporate historic weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Although the 2021 F1 rules have not yet been finalised, the ideas are advanced enough for Motorsport.com's technical editor Giorgio Piola to imagine how the new generation of grand prix machinery will look. Here, Giorgio offers more detail about the changes that will appear from 2021 as F1 bids to deliver cars that can follow each other much more closely. 1) The idea is to have a very low nose. This version is attached to the main plane as it was in the 1990s. 2) The mainplane is slightly arched upwards to improve the airflow underneath the car to help feed the 'ground effect' tunnels. 3) The endplates are rounded to help minimise the risk of punctures in the event of contact between cars, which is more likely due to the wide front wing. 4) The low nose without turning vanes shows the simplified aerodynamics. 5) The wheel rims could feature covers to help better manage airflow and make it less disruptive. 6) The brake ducts are simplified and have less of an aerodynamic influence. 2021 Formula 1 concept Photo by: Giorgio Piola 7) The front wheels are covered with two deflectors, which help direct the wash from the front wheel underneath the floor rather than being lifted upwards and outwards causing turbulence for the cars behind. 8) This is the start of a big Venturi channel, which begins where the current bargeboards are. 9) The halo has a better integration with the overall car design. 10) The stepped plane area is not totally flat because there is the chance to house Venturi channels in this area. 11) The taller diffuser is much more powerful than the current diffuser, meaning most of the downforce will be created from underneath the car. 12) The rear wing features a simple endplate to reduce the turbulence effect and helps divert airflow high up with a twin vortex.


Dealing with an old Chevy that got the majority of its modifications in the 1980s is like stepping back in time and not in a good way. Our 1967 Camaro was originally a six-cylinder car, and like most early Camaros with a base-model engine, the wimpy inline-six was traded for something a little more muscular. In our case, it was swapped for a 396ci big-block with a small cam and some 1980's appearance modifications. While the car will crank and run, our intent with it is to bring it up to modern standards, starting with the cooling system. The car didn't appear to have any coolant leaks or actual problems in the cooling system, but anything that has been sitting for a long time is susceptible to corrosion and potential problems down the road. At the very least, new hoses would've eased our mind, but we wanted to upgrade the cooling system and ensure that the big-block would run cool, whether it's on the highway or sitting in traffic. For this, we reached out to the folks at Holley. Once known only for its carburetors, Holley now offers a wide range of brands and products, including a new line of radiators and cooling system accessories under the Frostbite brand. Along with a new direct-fit Frostbite three-row aluminum radiator, we opted for a matching electric fan and shroud assembly to eliminate the old mechanical fan setup on our car. The dual SPAL electric fans are wired in using a Frostbite relay kit, which allow the fans to be controlled by the temperature of the engine. While we had the cooling system disassembled, we replaced the old water pump with a new high-performance aluminum unit from Weiand, and replaced all of the fittings, hoses, and even the hard transmission lines. We finished it off with a Mr. Gasket universal overflow tank. We spent a weekend in the shop assembling and installing the cooling system upgrades, and the results are impressive in both performance and appearance. The new radiator and water pump are lighter than the originals and we should be freeing up a couple of horsepower by removing the mechanical fan. And let's not forget the fact that the big-block now runs cool consistently, no matter the conditions. With a collection of new products from Frostbite, Weiand, and Mr. Gasket, we brought this big-block out of the 1980s and into the modern era with a high-performance cooling system. Welcome to the 1980s. Our 1967 Camaro's six-cylinder engine has been swapped for a big-block and the only modification to the cooling system is a flex fan. We're going to bring this cooling system into the modern era with a new radiator, fan, and more. Looking a little deeper into the cooling system we see a crusty, cast-iron water pump. We'll also replace the radiator hoses, heater hoses, and remove the mechanical fan altogether. While we allow the coolant to drain from the radiator, we loosen the transmission cooler lines. After further inspection, the transmission lines are kinked in several areas, so we'll install new hard lines as part of our cooling system upgrade. We removed the four bolts holding the radiator and lifted it out of the engine bay. This radiator was not leaking, so it will go to the swap meet pile and we should be able to get a few bucks to offset the cost of our upgrades. The flex fan will also go into the swap meet pile. Yes, people still use them, and yes, they are still effective. However, a mechanical fan is only effective if there is a shroud to help direct the airflow. In this case, the fan had no positive influence on the cooling system. After removing the alternator and associated brackets, we can loosen the four water pump bolts and remove the crusty water pump. Our big-block took on a new personality, thanks to copious amounts of degreaser, a wire brush, and some classic Chevrolet Orange paint. We scraped the water pump mounting surface to bare metal and then applied a small amount of RTV to the surface. We're replacing the original water pump with a Weiand Action Plus aluminum water pump. Despite the lightweight design, the pump features a heavy-duty shaft, pulley hub, and impellers. Using a Summit Racing engine bolt kit, we attach the new Weiand water pump to the block. We did have to run to the local hardware store to get a 3/8-inch bolt that measures 3 1/2 inches in length for one of the four water pump bosses. The heart of the new cooling system is a Frostbite aluminum radiator. It's an FB148 model, which is a three-row unit that can handle 450-750 horsepower, so it should be perfect for our big-block. The Frostbite radiator bolts directly into place on our 1967 Camaro. The new Frostbite high-performance fan shroud assembly (PN FB513H) is a perfect fit for the 23-inch core in our FB148 radiator. We start by mocking up the SPAL electric fans in the pre-cut holes using a pen to mark the holes that need to be drilled. We drilled four holes per fan, being sure to keep the protective film on the shroud during this process. We used a 1/4-inch drill bit. The kit did not come with mounting hardware so we grabbed a handful of 1/4-20 bolts, making sure they were 1 inch in length. Once the fans are mounted to the shroud, we can then attach the shroud assembly to the radiator using self-tapping sheetmetal screws in the pre-drilled holes. We took the opportunity to clean and paint the radiator support before sliding the new Frostbite radiator and shroud assembly into place. It is designed to use the original bolt holes in the radiator support. Installing the radiator is as simple as tightening four bolts. The position of the new Frostbite radiator is the same as original so all of our original-style lines and hoses can be installed easily. Any time you service a cooling system, it makes sense to replace the thermostat and thermostat housing. The previous housing was chrome, and those are known to leak, so we replaced it with this stock-style one. We got the thermostat, housing, and gasket from rockauto.com. To connect the dual SPAL electric fans, we used a Frostbite relay wiring kit (PN FB403). The kit includes this temperature sending unit, and we threaded it into the port closest to the thermostat. This will ultimately control when the fans turn on and off. We picked up four new heater hose fittings from Summit Racing and applied thread sealer to prevent leaks. We also used a formed hose to make the 90-degree bend from the intake manifold to the water pump. If you ask nice enough, the local parts store may let you search through their formed heater hoses to find something that you can trim to fit. The original transmission cooler lines were toast, so we bought new ones from Summit Racing. Although they were pre-bent, they required some tweaking to fish between the engine and crossmember. Once they lined up with no binding, we tightened them with a line wrench. New Gates radiator hoses came from rockauto.com. The upper radiator hose was a perfect fit, but we had to trim the lower hose to fit. We also noticed that the new lower hose wouldn't fit over the water pump outlet. Our fix involved dipping the end of the hose in hot water, which allowed the rubber to stretch just enough to fit the outlet. The Frostbite FB403 relay kit had plenty of wire, giving us lots of options for mounting the relay. We chose to mount it near the radiator, where the original voltage regulator was located. The light orange wire connects to a 12-volt source, while the gray wire goes to the sending unit, and the red wire connects to the fan harnesses. Finally, we attach the large yellow wire to the provided fused power wire seen here. Using terminals from the kit, we piece together the wiring and attach it to the positive battery cable. The only thing left is to connect the ground wires from the fan harness to the chassis. Once all of our hoses are secured and the connections are crimped, we can pour a mixture of coolant into the new radiator. We ran a short piece of 5/16-inch rubber hose to a Mr. Gasket overflow tank, but a stock tank will also work with the new radiator.


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House flipping is back in a big way in Ohio, driven by low home prices and strong demand for the finished product. During the first quarter of the year, 1,961 homes were flipped in Ohio, 36% more than the previous quarter and 15% up from a year earlier, according to the real-estate service Attom Data Solutions. Flipped homes accounted for 8.2% of all Ohio home sales during the three-month period. In some Ohio ZIP codes, including 44128 in Cuyahoga County and 45426 in Montgomery County, flipped homes accounted for more than 1 out of 4 home sales. Flipping is making a comeback nationally as well. Across the country, flipped homes accounted for 7.2% of sales during the quarter, the highest share since 2010, according to Attom. "There's a lot more flipping happening than before," said Misty Linn, an agent with Core Ohio Realty Advisors who works with investors to buy, renovate and flip homes in Columbus. "It's supply and demand. Our housing inventory is so low, even now. When a home is put on the market, it sells fast." Ohio flippers paid an average $70,600 for homes in the first quarter   less than flippers in any state except Michigan. They sold those homes for an average $128,400, or 82% above purchase price, the highest return in the nation outside Pennsylvania. Flipping was particularly lucrative in Ohio's metro areas. Cleveland-area flips sold for 100% more than   or exactly twice   their purchase price. Canton-area flips yielded 100.5%, Dayton 88.8%, Toledo 69.3%, Akron 72.7%, Cincinnati 75% and Columbus 69.8%, according to Attom. Across the country, flippers get the best returns in working-class cities where home prices are low. The highest returns during the first three months of the year were in Pittsburgh (131.2%), Flint, Michigan (127.6%), Shreveport, Louisiana (112.5%), and Scranton, Pennsylvania (112%). According to Attom, the typical home flipped in Ohio was 1,324 square feet, built in 1964 and sold 184 days after purchase. "They're selling off properties significantly faster than they were a year ago, to help ensure a decent ROI (return on investment) in case the general housing boom slows down or stops," said Todd Teda, chief product officer with Attom. "Looking ahead, it's a mixed picture, with some signs that investors could still find good opportunities in the Midwest. While profit margins generally were down most in lower-priced parts around the country, they still remained higher in those areas as a percentage of invested amounts. So that could keep the home-flipping money flowing to states like Ohio, which has some of the least expensive housing in the nation." Contact Jim Weiker at jweiker@dispatch.com . On Twitter: @JimWeiker .     ©2019 the Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) Visit the Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) at www.ohio.com Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.


The Lakers are wasting no time resuming their head coaching search after negotiations with Tyronn Lue fell apart , according to Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times . Frank Vogel, former head coach with the Magic and Pacers, will interview for the position later Thursday. Vogel was one of three candidates mentioned Wednesday after the Lakers and Lue both announced that negotiations had ceased. The others were Mike Woodson and Lionel Hollins, who will presumably both get interviews soon. Vogel compiled a 304-291 record in two seasons in Orlando and five-plus seasons in Indiana. He took the Pacers to the playoffs five times, including back-to-back trips to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2013 and 2014. He was considered a strong candidate to be lead assistant if things had worked out with Lue. Based on the prior round of interviews, Vogel is expected to meet with controlling owner Jeanie Buss, GM Rob Pelinka, co-owners Joey Buss (who runs the G League South Bay Lakers) and Jesse Buss (assistant GM and director of scouting), Chief Operating Officer Tim Harris, director of special projects Linda Rambis and senior advisor Kurt Rambis. Related video: Lakers, Lue fail to come to agreement


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For the first time in more than a decade, Jefferson County Public Schools will start the 2019-20 school year without a single resource officer from the Louisville Metro Police Department. That unit of the department was eliminated last month   a casualty of cuts made by a city walloped with a $35 million budget deficit and no new revenue to fill the gap. As a result, more than a dozen JCPS schools, including some that serve kids as young as 5, have been left in the lurch when it comes to school security just weeks before the new year begins. Deanna Thomas was one of 17 resource officers told to head back to the streets. She worries, in their absence, students will miss out on making connections with law enforcement officers willing to gain kids' trust. "All of us are passionate about what we do," she said. "Whenever people hear SRO, they're thinking, 'Oh, a retired police officer.' It's always the older cops. But it was me and several other fresher police officers. ... This is what we want to do." Thomas, 28, and her fellow SROs were told of their move from the schools as the department faced a staffing challenge. The budget problem led to the cancellation of a police recruit class that would have started in the spring. Even with the reassignment of SROs, department leaders expect to have 60 fewer officers protecting Louisville this time next year. From April: These JCPS schools would lose LMPD officers in city's budget cuts JCPS, meanwhile, hasn't yet presented a plan for how it plans to keep students and staff safe at the schools without the LMPD officers. The district last year started work to create its own police department, but those plans have slowed. Superintendent Marty Pollio has since floated using night-shift security officers to cover security gaps during school days. The decision comes at a critical time. In Kentucky, all school districts, including JCPS, must work to meet the requirements of a new school safety law , including a target for having a resource officer in every school. Advocates nationally have pushed for more police in schools, in the era of mass shootings, while critics have blasted officers for their role in the school-to-prison pipeline. And locally, police are facing a wave of violent crime   with many of the incidents involving youth. As for Thomas, she won't be headed back to patrol. After just one year as a resource officer at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Newburg, she knew she loved working with kids and could see she was making a difference. She was the trusted adult able to calm a student down. She heard tips about neighborhood conflicts she could share with officers on patrol. And she could talk some sense into kids on the verge of making life-altering decisions. "They knew, 'If we're talking to Officer Thomas, we've got to change our mentality or do something different, or it's not going to be good,'" she said. So, faced with mixed messages about the future of her job, she lined up a backup plan: She would become a teacher. She'll be teaching sixth grade science to T.J. Middle students beginning in August. "I don't think anyone wanted to go back to the streets," she told the Courier Journal. "It's a specialty unit for a reason. ... You have to interact and do all these things on a daily basis to get to where you want to get to, and then they're like, 'Oh, we're sorry. Your unit isn't valuable enough.' That's how it feels, being an officer in that position." Read this: The FBI says gangs are using kids to carry out shooting spree 'It was a roller coaster' For Thomas and her fellow LMPD resource officers, the 2018-19 school year was riddled with uncertainty. The confusion started on their first day, she said. That was when the officers were presented with JCPS' plan to   beginning the following year   create its own security force. With an in-house contingent, the LMPD officers would no longer be needed. Thomas, who had just joined the resource officer unit, was stunned. "I did all this work to get on this unit, and you're telling me that it might not even be around next year?" Thomas recalled thinking. "So I start freaking out and having a panic attack, and I'm like, 'Oh my god, why even go through the effort of doing all this if I'm going to get put back on the streets?'" Thomas, though, had put years into getting the chance to work with kids. She stuck with the assignment. By late fall, JCPS had backed down on its timeline for creating its own police department, pushing the plan to an undetermined date. But new concerns arose within a few months, as the city announced it was facing a $35 million shortfall . JCPS board member: Schools should be able to suspend students for using e-cigs The LMPD resource officers, Thomas said, knew their jobs were on the line. They began advocating for their unit, explaining to their supervisors the impact they had every day on Louisville's kids. They sent information up the chain of command, listing, for example, how many weapons they'd safely retrieved from students and how many sports teams they coached, she said. The officers never received a response. "It was a roller coaster," Thomas recalled. "I didn't know where it was going to go or what was going to happen." As they awaited answers, Thomas and the other officers continued showing up to school. When days were called off because of teacher protests , the officers worked patrol in the divisions where their schools were located. Then, in March, Louisville Metro Council rejected a tax hike that would have spared the city millions of dollars in cuts. Around that time, Thomas said her sergeant emailed the resource officers asking where they would prefer to be reassigned. They knew their time was up, she said. Looking back, Thomas is still troubled by the outcome. "I felt undervalued as an SRO," she said. "When I know that I was making a clear and obvious difference." Support local journalism Support stories like this one by becoming a subscriber today! Get unlimited digital access here! 'Set in their ways' It's still unclear how JCPS will cover the security gaps left by the departing LMPD officers. Officers from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the St. Matthews and Jeffersontown police departments will remain in their assigned posts at some JCPS schools this upcoming year. But at least 17 schools won't have a returning resource officer. To cover the vacancies, Pollio has said the district could use night-shift security officers   typically retired cops. District documents show the Jefferson County Board of Education will discuss school safety at a July 30 retreat, before voting on a safety plan Aug. 6. Thomas said she's worried about replacing younger resource officers with retirees. As part of her teaching program requirements, she's taking classes this summer at the University of Louisville on topics including racial disparities in classrooms and what it means to be culturally proficient. It's important to have people that want to relate to kids, she said. "If you're going to go with older, retired people that are set in their ways, and they've already served their time and they're out, I doubt that they're really trying to be culturally relevant and proficient," she said. "... And it worries me because these kids really respect when you can be on the same level and know what's going on in their lives." Previously: What could a JCPS police force look like? Here's what to know District spokeswoman Renee Murphy said many security officers already employed by JCPS who are being considered to replace resource officers have been trained and "at times have already worked in schools during the day with students." "If they haven't had training, there would be a plan to offer them additional support," she said. When the idea of pulling resource officers from schools was first proposed in Mayor Greg Fischer's budget proposal , he explained that JCPS has the capability to fund and staff its own school safety strategy, pointing to a budget that triples Louisville Metro's. And Louisville Metro Police said that though the officers are dedicated and important for school safety, they had to be moved. "We will be in such a shortage that we will need to get those officers back into patrol divisions," spokeswoman Jessie Halladay said at the time. Still, Thomas said, not having LMPD officers in JCPS buildings could also hamstring efforts to prevent violence in the community. As a resource officer, Thomas said she would often be tipped off about ongoing neighborhood issues. When she would hear "rumblings" of off-campus conflicts, she would call the Sixth or Seventh divisions to give patrol officers a heads up. "That's another job SROs have: still staying in contact with beat officers and letting them know," Thomas said. "... (SROs) help prevent juvenile crime outside the school as well as in." More news: JCPS, Simmons College plan to get more black teachers into classrooms Some of her fellow resource officers, she said, planned to retire rather than returning to beat patrol. Most have been temporarily reassigned to community services, which includes the outreach-focused community policing unit and, previously, the SRO unit. It's not clear how long the temporary assignments will last. Asked how many of those officers planned to retire later this year, a spokesman said one sergeant had planned to retire prior to budget troubles. The department wouldn't know about any others until they turn in retirement paperwork, which police policy states should be at least 30 days prior to their scheduled departure, LMPD spokesman Lamont Washington said. Nicolai Jilek, president of the union that represents LMPD officers, said he'd heard at least three officers who were SROs last year plan to retire and two others are set to leave for other departments. "The SRO program was a good program, and the officers were highly trained and had great relationships with schools, staff and students," Jilek said. "As far as I'm aware, we have no other equivalent or better plan in place. That's what's concerning to me." Courier Journal investigation: The alarming rise of youth suicides From Officer Thomas to Ms. Thomas When Thomas talks about the difference she made during her year as a resource officer at T.J. Middle, she always comes back to the same word: relationships. As an officer on patrol, she was interacting with new people every day. But at a school, she was around the same kids all the time. She could dig in and find what makes them tick, she said. And, according to Thomas, the time spent building those relationships paid off. She bonded, for example, with a boy known around the school for his involvement in the juvenile justice system. "When I came in, security told me, staff told me, 'Officer Thomas, he's been arrested before,'" she said. "'... You need to keep an eye out for this kid.'" By the end of the year, Thomas and the boy were "best buddies." The boy was more likely to break up a fight than be in one, she said. Students "went from calling me Officer Thomas to Ms. Thomas by the end of the year, just because of that relationship," she said. "They saw me as more than the police officer in the school." As her relationships with students strengthened, Thomas said she issued fewer citations. During the final days of school, she volunteered to sit in a field day dunk tank, letting students dunk her   uniform and all   as much as they wanted. But Thomas said she's also aware of her role in what's become known as the school-to-prison pipeline   the link, backed by research, that zero-tolerance discipline, including the presence of police in schools, increases the chance a student will end up in the criminal justice system. Related: After a steep increase, JCPS continues its drop in elementary suspensions The school-to-prison pipeline is especially harmful for black students, who are involved in a disproportionate amount of police-involved incidents at schools in JCPS and nationwide. Though black students make up roughly 40% of JCPS' enrollment, they accounted for 72% of the school-based arrests reported to the state for the 2017-18 school year, the most recent data publicly available. Still, with increasing violence in the community, officers play a valuable role in keeping schools safe, Thomas said. In April, for example, a resource officer at Valley High School intercepted a student walking toward campus with a loaded gun and a box of ammunition. "The amount of shootings that are happening outside of the school, and the amount of violence that these kids are exposed to and seeing outside of school ... they're internalizing that and taking that to school, " she said, adding that a major concern is students' access to weapons. Thomas said last year she cited students as young as the sixth grade   a part of the job she said she hated to do. "It hurts your heart and your spirit, because you're like, 'I failed. I wasn't able to talk them out of this or prevent this from happening,'" she said. Thomas said her approach to the job isn't unique. She and her fellow resource officers worked under a triad model for policing in schools: teacher, counselor and law enforcement officer. Education news: JCPS board member will resign, creating vacancy Many of her LMPD colleagues took their roles as counselors seriously, she said. "It's definitely not just me that thinks this is necessary, these relationships," she said. "That's what a good SRO does." Moving forward, she's excited to interact with more kids: "I just want to be able to have an effect on a larger population, rather than just a smaller one," she said. "I want to teach science to these kids   I want to be one-on-one with them in the classroom, and I want it to never end up where I need to call for support or security." She'll likely have some advantages, thanks to her training, in areas including deescalation and communication. But she said she doesn't think any of that will be as useful as getting to know the kids in her classroom. "Most of the relationships I formed with the kids went from negative to positive, which is what I was hoping would happen," she said of her year as a resource officer. "Which is another reason I was like, 'OK, I'm ready to be in the classroom,'" she said, smiling. "I want to be working with these kids, more than just like when s--- hits the fan." Mandy McLaren: 502-582-4525; mmclaren@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @mandy_mclaren . Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/mandym . Darcy Costello: 502-582-4834; dcostello@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @dctello . Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: courier-journal.com/darcyc . This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville police pull school resource officers from JCPS


Video by Sports Media Group Safety Glover Quin, who was a steady presence on and off the field during a career spent with the Houston Texans and Detroit Lions, has announced he is retiring. A fourth-round draft pick of the Texans in 2009, the 33-year-old Quin played 10 seasons. 'Playing professional sports was always a dream' Though he started every game for the Lions in his six seasons with the team beginning in 2013, the team released him in February to save $6.25 million against the salary cap. ESPN Lions reporter Michael Rothstein wrote that after Detroit's final game last season, a shutout win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, Quin took pictures with teammates and seemed to take in the scenery and the moment, perhaps a sign that he knew he had played his last game. "Playing professional sports was always a dream of mine. Football was the route I chose and God blessed me to be able to persevere through all the hardships and play 10 years in the NFL," Quin wrote in a text message to Rothstein. "I'm so thankful for the opportunity I had to play in the NFL with such great players and two great organizations. "Football was never who I was as a person. It was always what I had done. I wanted to use football as a stepping stone into the rest of my life and not let football be my life. I always only wanted to play 10 years. Said if I was able to walk off the field after the last game in Year 10, it would be really hard for me to walk back on. I'm young, I'm healthy and I got a lot of life to live. So I'm walking away from the game of football." On Instagram, Quin posted a video of some of his game highlights and pictures with his family with Nina Simone's classic "Feeling Good" as the soundtrack. His youngest son says now his dad will be able to take him to school every day and spend time with his two brothers too. 'I watched everything he did' Quin retires with just one Pro Bowl appearance, but he has been one of the most productive safeties in the NFL over the last six years, since signing with the Lions as a free agent. Logan Lamorandier, who runs LionLowdown.com, tweeted that Quin's 148 consecutive starts were more than any active safety, and in his time with the Lions, he was the only player with at least 400 tackles, 15 interceptions, 10 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles. Quin's 19 interceptions are the most for a safety in Detroit history. He had a league-best seven picks in 2014, his Pro Bowl season; he was voted second-team All-Pro that year as well. But Quin was just as impactful off the field. He was one of the Lions' union reps and was a big brother/mentor to numerous teammates. Safety Quandre Diggs told ESPN last year, "I might not be a good safety if GQ wasn't here. Just put it like that. He taught me the ropes. I watched everything he did when I played nickel because I always knew that it was going to be the transition for me. "So basically everything he's done, I've watched and I tried to emulate." Linebacker Jarrad Davis told The Athletic last season, "GQ's been everything since I've gotten here. This dude right here, he's showed me a lot, showed my teammates a lot, not only how to be a great football player but to be a great man. All love goes to him and his family from us, because he's shown us the way for a long time." Quin has spent time in recent offseasons coaching his sons' Little League teams; that and more seems to be in his future. "Now I get to spend time returning the love and support to my family and friends that supported me throughout my career," Quin said in the text message to Rothstein. "Thank you to everyone that played a role in my career. It is, and was, very much appreciated!!" 'With great admiration and respect' The Lions released a statement attributed to general manager Bob Quinn acknowledging Quin's contributions to the team, on and off the field. "It is with great admiration and respect that we congratulate Glover Quin on his retirement following 10 seasons in the National Football League - six of which were spent with the Lions. Throughout his time in Detroit, Glover was the definition of a leader in everything he did. "In addition to his consistent play on the field, his presence in the locker room for younger players and his natural ability to connect with our community defined his legacy as a Lion. We wish him and his family the very best as he enters this next stage of his life."


As Juventus claimed their eighth successive Serie A title at a canter this season, I Bianconeri's stranglehold on the Italian top flight appeared to be growing ever tighter. The latest title triumph was the Old Lady's 35th in their illustrious history, further cementing their status as the most successful club in the history of Italian football.  | FOTO Antonio Conte 欄 Zhang Jindong pic.twitter.com/7Vla0XgkQY   Inter (@Inter) June 2, 2019 An 11-point gap between Juventus and runners-up Napoli in their latest victorious Serie A campaign suggested that, now more than ever, it is going to take something very special to stop I Bianconeri at the peak of their powers. However, a difficult end to the season saw the champions fail to win in each of their last five games, with two defeats and three draws suggesting that Juve are not quite the indomitable force that their overall league performance throughout the season had suggested. In amongst a difficult late-season run of form, it was announced that manager Massimilano Allegri would leave the club at the end of the season, bringing an end to an all-conquering five-year reign in Turin in which the Italian has guided his side to the domestic title each season. Domestic rivals Inter , Roma and Milan are also set for change with new managers ahead of next season, amid a huge period of overhaul among Italy's heavyweight sides, in which I Bianconeri's dominance in Serie A now appears open to challenge for the first time in almost a decade. #Juventus replaced Antonio Conte in less than 24 hours yet people believe they're floundering around & don't have a deal Max Allegri's successor despite letting him go with a year left on his contract 臘♂   Adam Digby (@Adz77) June 1, 2019 Whilst Roma and Milan scour the managerial market for successors to Claudio Ranieri and Gennaro Gattuso respectively, and Juventus continue to be linked with a move for Manchester City 's Pep Guardiola, Inter have stolen a march with the appointment of Antonio Conte. The appointment appears to be a significant coup for I Nerazzurri, given that he reportedly had offers from elsewhere, including former club Juventus, and the 49-year-old could be just the man to awaken one of Serie A's sleeping giants. In this season's showpiece event, Liverpool became the first team since Jose Mourinho's Inter side in 2010 to win the Champions League with less possession than the opposition in the final. Success is not always built on technical superiority over rivals. Discipline, organisation and a clear philosophical direction are also key to climbing to the top and winning silverware, and it was those qualities which made Mourinho's reign with I Nerazzurri such a success. The Portuguese boasted the likes of Diego Milito and Wesly Sneijder at the peaks of their powers in his treble-winning side of 2009/10, but the Inter ranks of that time were generally not at the technical summit of the game. Rather, Mourinho was able to mould a side which was successful through his image; tactically diligent, organised, resilient and efficient. There are many differences between the managerial styles and philosophies of Mourinho and Conte, but there are also a number of key similarities. The Italian was hardly able to ride the wave of Juve's autocracy in Italian football as he guided I Bianconeri to three Serie A titles between 2011/12 and 2013/14, with the first of those Juve's first title in nine years. Conte's relentlessly impassioned and energetic style of management has a galvanising effect on his sides, and his tactical nous is equally key to the successes of his sides. That was certainly true of his first year in charge at Chelsea . Having arrived in west London in the same summer that Barcelona great Pep Guardiola arrived in the Premier League as Manchester City boss, it was Conte who came out on top in the battle of the superstar coaches. A 3-0 hiding away to Arsenal in the early phases of Conte's Chelsea reign in September 2016 asked serious questions of the Italian and his new side, and he responded in fine style by demonstrating the impact of intelligence and diligence in his managerial capacity. After suffering heavily at the Emirates, Conte made the inspired tactical decision to switch from a standard 4-3-3 to a less conventional system with three at the back and supporting wing backs. Maurizio Sarri - Juventus (?) Carlo Ancelotti - Napoli Antonio Conte - Inter Any Italian teams interested in Jose M, Guus H, Roberto DM, Rafa B or André VB?   Kristof Terreur  (@HLNinEngeland) May 31, 2019 The change paid dividends, as it plugged the gaps which were ruthlessly exploited by Arsenal, and helped Chelsea on course to an emphatic Premier League title triumph in Conte's first season at the helm. Given Inter's recent struggles, Conte's energy and pragmatism are exactly what I Nerazzurri require to guide them back to the summit of Italian football. Following the remarkable treble haul from Jose Mourinho's side in 2009/10, Inter have claimed silverware just once since, retaining the Coppa Italia the following season, and have gone through several rebuilds in recent years. Conte becomes Inter's 13th manager in less than a decade since Mouriho departed for Real Madrid in 2010, a remarkable turnover for a club of Inter's stature, and one which largely reflects the club's troubles to move forward in recent times. Uninspired transfer business and player dramas have not helped the cause. The Mauro Icardi soap opera has largely overshadowed proceedings for I Nerazzurri this season, with the Argentine stripped of the club's captaincy and frozen out of the picture for a number of weeks. The star striker appears set to move on this summer, and his exit would benefit the club in terms of cutting ties with unwanted distractions, but it would also see Inter lose their most consistently reliable goalscorer. I Nerazzurri struggled without their leader in the side, and their late-season upturn in form coincided with Icardi's return in attack as Luciano Spalletti's side scraped into the fourth and final Champions League spot. That achievement has given Conte a valuable platform to build upon as he succeeds his compatriot at the San Siro, but there is clearly much work still to be done for the former Italy head coach to ensure that his debut season in Milan is a successful one. 欄 | Coach ➕ President Two men on a mission to bring Inter back to the very top ⚫ #WelcomeAntonio #ForzaInter #NotForEveryone pic.twitter.com/nxEnQ6EiSu   Inter (@Inter_en) 31 May 2019 Inter have lost a great deal of the discipline and burning desire for success which Jose Mourinho previously instilled in them, but Conte is just the man needed to reinstate those same qualities and fresh energy into a talented squad and a club primed to challenge at the top once more.


LOS ANGELES (AP) Carlos Vela scored twice and Los Angeles FC rallied to a club-record six goals after giving up the opening score, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 6-1 on Saturday night. Vela, with 19 goals on the season, extended his lead to six goals ahead of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the MLS Golden Boot race. LAFC (13-2-4), in its second year, became the quickest franchise to reach 100 points. Yordy Reyna took advantage of a goalkeeping error to open the scoring in the fifth minute for the Whitecaps (4-8-8). But Vancouver's Andy Rose knocked in an LAFC corner for an own goal that leveled the score in the 35th minute. LAFC scored twice more before the half. Adama Diomande headed in Vela's corner in the 41st minute and Mark-Anthony Kaye buried a left-footed shot from outside the box into the upper left corner in the 44th. Vela scored both of his goals in the second half to extend the lead to 5-1, and Diego Rossi capped the scoring in the 72nd minute.


BOSTON   The former men's tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin is set to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal . Michael Center is expected to plead guilty in Boston federal court on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Center was charged with accepting $100,000 to help an applicant get admitted to the school as a tennis recruit even though the student didn't play the sport. Authorities say $60,000 of that was given to Center in cash during a meeting in a hotel parking lot. Center was among dozens of coaches, prominent parents and others arrested last month in the nationwide admissions scam. Former coaches at Yale and Stanford have already pleaded guilty. Fourteen parents have agreed to plead guilty.


HOUSTON, TX   A Harris County grand jury has indicted Derion Vence on felony evidence tampering charges, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Vence, who is in the Harris County Jail, is accused of dumping the body of 4-year-old Maleah Davis on the side of an Arkansas highway in May. Vence, who was the boyfriend of Davis' mother Brittney Bowens and a prime suspect in her disappearance, was arrested May 11 and charged with evidence tampering. "Our work continues to seek justice for Maleah," Harris County DA Kim Ogg said. The child's decomposing remains were recovered on May 31 along an Arkansas highway, hours after Vence reportedly revealed to a Houston community activist where he dumped her body. The remains were returned to Houston that day, and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences confirmed on June 3 that they were Maleah's remains. After investigators positively identified the child's remains, a forensic pathologist revealed Davis died as a result of homicidal violence. However, the DA's office said they are still waiting on a final autopsy report. When prosecutors receive the final report from the medical examiner's office, that evidence will be considered as part of any decision regarding possible additional charges, officials said.


Danilo Petrucci led his factory Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso in second MotoGP practice at Jerez, which was red-flagged shortly before the end. Like FP1, the afternoon session was controlled for the majority by Marc Marquez, whose 1m38.154s kept him on top for most of the 45-minute running. It was Marquez who improved first as the final fast laps started, but he was only faster by seven thousandths of a second and Cal Crutchlow soon demoted him. The Briton was then beaten by Petrucci, who set a time of 1m37.909s with just three minutes on the clock and shortly before the session was red-flagged. The stoppage was caused by Karel Abraham and Bradley Smith crashing at Turn 5 in quick succession with the former's Avintia Ducati bike and lots of debris left on track. The break lasted only a few minutes and the field had time for one more fast lap, but the majority of the top riders couldn't improve, and Petrucci ended up topping the session. Dovizioso was second as he beat Crutchlow by 0.001s with Marquez taking fourth. The Yamahas of Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quartararo improved after the red flag to secure fifth and sixth respectively followed by three more Hondas: wildcard Stefan Bradl, LCR's Takaaki Nakagami and Jorge Lorenzo. The same nine riders are currently in the top 10 of the overall classification as well, with the final Q2 spot currently belonging to Jack Miller - who was 11th-fastest in FP2, narrowly beaten by Pramac Ducati teammate Francesco Bagnaia. Pol Espargaro was the top KTM in 12th as his teammate Johann Zarco suffered his second crash of the day at Turn 2. Tech 3 rider Hafizh Syahrin also fell and completed just three laps in the session. Joan Mir also crashed and was only 17th but still close to teammate Alex Rins, who took 16th as neither Suzuki finished in the overall top 10. After taking 16th in FP1, Valentino Rossi continued to struggle as he only took 14th in FP2. FP2 results Cla#RiderBikeTimeGap 1 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'37.909 2 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'38.006 0.097 3 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'38.104 0.195 4 93 Marc Marquez Honda 1'38.147 0.238 5 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'38.241 0.332 6 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1'38.370 0.461 7 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1'38.373 0.464 8 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1'38.414 0.505 9 99 Jorge Lorenzo Honda 1'38.445 0.536 10 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1'38.593 0.684 11 43 Jack Miller Ducati 1'38.606 0.697 12 44 Pol Espargaro KTM 1'38.635 0.726 13 29 Andrea Iannone Aprilia 1'38.676 0.767 14 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'38.681 0.772 15 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1'38.721 0.812 16 42 Alex Rins Suzuki 1'38.747 0.838 17 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 1'38.789 0.880 18 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1'38.900 0.991 19 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 1'39.110 1.201 20 5 Johann Zarco KTM 1'39.366 1.457 21 17 Karel Abraham Ducati 1'39.532 1.623 22 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 1'39.774 1.865 23 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1'39.904 1.995 24 55 Hafizh Syahrin KTM 1'40.894 2.985 View full results


MIDLAND, Mich. - Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura shot a 7-under 63 in alternate shot Friday to open a five-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA's first-year team event. Clanton and Suwannapura birdied five of the last seven holes on the front nine and played the last five holes in 2 under, making three birdies and a bogey. ''I think because we pretty chill, like 'You hit a bad shot, like OK, I'll fix it, don't worry,''' Suwannapura said. ''So everybody kind of like relaxing the game today, so the result pretty good.'' They had a 16-under 194 total at Midland Country Club, with a best-ball round left Saturday. ''Each hole's an opportunity,'' Clanton said. ''How many opportunities can we give ourselves. One of those things where as many fairways and greens as you can hit and if the putts go in, great.'' Full-field scores from the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Suwannapura, from Thailand, won the Marathon Classic last year for her lone LPGA title. Clanton is winless on the tour. They had an alternate-shot 67 on Wednesday and shot a best-ball 64 on Thursday. ''Today, I think what we did was quite impressive just with our ball-striking in general,'' Clanton said. ''Jasmine's putting's on point. I think you've just got to look at it as it's just another opportunity to play and the more that you can think of the fact that it's just another day on the golf course, we're going to go out and try to do what we've been doing, the better it's going to be.'' Sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn had a 64 to move into a tie for second at 11 under with Simin Feng-Ruixin Liu (67), Na Yeon Choi-Jenny Shin (67) and Paula Creamer-Morgan Pressel (69). ''I felt like first round, don't want to miss any shot because I don't want my sister to have like tough shot and I kind of worry and scared,'' Ariya Jutanugarn said. ''But today we already make the cut and nothing to lose, so we keep playing golf.''


CHASKA, Minn.   Hannah Green got just about everything wrong in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship except what mattered: Her score. Green didn't have wet weather gear when she teed off Thursday at Hazeltine as it started to rain - she doesn't like rain pants, anyway, because they make too much noise. On a long, tough course at Hazeltine National, she missed nine greens and never had a tap-in for par. No matter. She took 23 putts, none on the par-5 seventh when she holed a bunker shot, and she kept bogeys off her card for a 4-under 68 for a one-shot lead over Hyo Joo Kim and Mel Reid. "I guess I just had a lot of luck today with putts going in and getting good bounces," Green said. Kim set small goals to help her on a big course. She wanted to hit 12 greens and take no more than 30 putts, and she accomplished both in her 69. Reid played in one of the final groups and finished strong, hitting just inside the hazard right of the 16th fairway, taking her shot over a tree and grandstand and onto the green. Hazeltine was as tough as advertised, playing at 6,831 yards - just 244 yards short of the Pebble Beach scorecard last week at the U.S. Open. It was long enough that Ariya Jutanugarn not only carried a driver for the first time all year, she hit it - twice. "Made bogey" she said with a laugh after her 70. And it was tough enough - especially with a mixture of rain, wind, a drop in temperatures, sunshine and more rain - that only 16 players broke par and 20 players shot 80 or higher. One of them was Michelle Wie, who returned from two months off with an injured right wrist and matched her highest score as a pro with an 84. She was happy to be playing golf again, which made her score feel even worse. "I'm not entirely sure how much left I have in me," Wie said as she began to cry. "I love being out here." Green had everything going her way except for being prepared for the elements. She opened with a 15-foot par putt. She followed with a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-5 11th, which played so long in these conditions - 557 yards - that she had 7-iron for her third shot. Most of the pars she saved were in the 6-foot range. '"I don't really think I ever had a tap-in putt for my par putts when I missed the green," she said. "I made all of them. Very happy with that." She also had her own cheering section. Your browser does not support iframes. Full-field scores from the KPMG Women's PGA Championship Karrie Webb, Australia's most prolific major champion, has been offering scholarships to two amateurs for the last several years. They are with Webb this week, and followed Green along. They're all staying in the same house, cooking and working on a 2,000-piece puzzle they wanted to finish in time for their barbecue Saturday. This is meaningful to Green because she was a Karrie Webb scholarship winner four years ago, coming over to America for the U.S. Women's Open - the first golf tournament she saw as a spectator. She even toured the media center, and there she was Thursday evening answering questions about her round. "That was a real eye-opener for me, and I guess it's pretty cool now to be doing that today," Green said. The rain wasn't too much of a burden. A Hazeltine staff member brought out extra towels. Her boyfriend ran back to the house to get a heavier jacket to cope with the chill. She might even buy rain pants. Jutanugarn is so powerful off the tee that she typically doesn't carry a driver. The Thai is just as effective with a 3-wood or a 2-iron. Hazeltine made her change. "I hit my driver twice today - pretty good," Jutanugarn said. Her bogey was on the par-5 11th hole. She also hit her driver on the par-5 15th into the right rough, leaving her 260 yards away. She laid up and made birdie the conventional way, and relied on a 3-wood and a 4-iron to set up birdie on the 528-yard seventh hole with water guarding the front of the green. Defending champion Sung Hyun Park and I.K. Kim also were in the group at 70 with Jutanugarn. The group at 71 included major champions So Yeon Ryu and Lydia Ko. Most of the early starters were finishing when a blue sky and moderate breeze gave way to wind and rain. "I was wearing my sunglasses and I wondered if it was the sunglasses that were dark," Ko said. "No, it's dark. The wind was really blowing and at one point, when you're hitting straight into the wind, I think I hit one of my drives 200 yards because I didn't hit it very well and it went straight up." On the 382-yard sixth hole, with the wind at her back, she hit driver and a sand wedge into the green to set up her final birdie. "I was hitting 7-iron yesterday," she said. It was like that for Green all day. Hardly any of the clubs she hit it practice rounds were same for the opening round. The putter was working at most any length.


With 35 million visitors to the Paris region in 2018, overtourism is a real concern for France 's capital city and those who love it. While it's hard to avoid the pull of the City of Light, the country has many alluring villes waiting to be explored. ( Read more about why overtourism matters .) So the next time you plan a trip, spread the love. Each of these five French cities offers enough history, food and wine, shopping, art and culture, and that certain French je ne sais quoi to satisfy any Francophile's cravings. Arles Vincent van Gogh fell hard for Arles , and painted some of his most memorable masterpieces while living here from 1888 to 1889. With a wealth of Roman and Romanesque UNESCO sites, atmospheric streets, and 300 days of sunshine a year, it's easy to understand why. Download a van Gogh Walking Tour Map that connects sites where the artist painted, or appreciate his art by stopping at the Fondation Vincent van Gogh . The two-tiered Arles Arena , modeled after Rome's Coliseum, invites spectators to watch spectacles and concerts, including summer Tuesdays when theatrical and sporting events pay homage to the chariot-racing, gladiatorial days of yore. Sustainable travel tip: Taco & Co offers tours around Arles via electic bike. You can hire them to schlep you and your luggage to and from the train station, too. Strasbourg As the capital of the Alsace region, Strasbourg perfectly blends French and German cultures. The UNESCO-protected medieval core is actually an island, so a boat tour is the best way to explore. The scenic Petite France neighborhood, however, is made for meandering, thanks to cobbled streets, arched bridges, and half-timbered houses with overflowing flower boxes. You can taste the city's dual German-French history with specialties such as choucroute ( sauerkraut) and tarte flambée , also known as flammekueche , a thin crispy dough topped with fromage blanc , sliced onions, and bacon. Come December, the area around the gothic Cathedral Notre Dame de Strasbourg transforms into an enchanted snow globe scene when the famous Christmas Market splashes the city with holiday magic. ( Discover more of the best Christmas markets in Europe .) Sustainable travel tip: Well-marked cycling routes roll by historical sites and parks, such as the Parc de l'Orangerie , the largest green space in the city, also home to a breeding sanctuary for storks, the symbol of Alsace. Dijon Once the seat of the powerful Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon 's rich history is preserved in its slew of medieval buildings and Renaissance façades. It's also known for gustatory delights, and a myriad of bistros and Michelin-star institutions serve the best of Burgundy cuisine. Wander through the Place de La Liberation, anchored by the 14th-century Ducal Palace and the Musée des Beaux Arts . Kids will love splashing in square's bubbling fountains, too. Burgundy's grand cru terroirs were recognized by UNESCO in 2015, and Dijon is the perfect pied-à-terre for oenophiles who can drive the Route des Grands Crus , or test out the city's cozy wine bars such as Le Caveau de la Chouette . Sustainable travel tip: Maille boutiques offer the world-famous Dijon mustard on tap, but support local by learning to make your own pungent souvenir from a Burgundy family . Lille Easy to reach from Paris and Brussels, and a stop on the Eurostar route to London, Lille, the birthplace of former French president Charles de Gaulle, might be France's best-kept secret. Once an important merchant center of French Flanders, Lille is still a retail therapy haven. Shop luxury names like Hermès and Louis Vuitton on Rue de la Grande Chaussée, or treasure hunt the first weekend in September when an enormous flea market known as the Braderie de Lille takes over the city. At La Vieille Bourse (old stock exchange), a grand 17th-century building, find a secondhand book market Tuesday through Sunday. Need an art fix? Lille's Palais des Beaux-Arts is one of France's largest museums, and has so many masterpieces, you'll hardly miss the Louvre. Sustainable travel tip: Lille's City Pass grants entry into 29 sites and museums, as well as free access to public transportation . Toulouse Known as La Ville Rose (the Pink City) for the color of the stone used in many of the buildings, this southwestern city offers something for everyone. Tens of thousands of French and international students call it home, and are spoiled for choice when it comes to tapas ( Bodega Chez Vincent is well loved) and drinks ( Chez Tonton is a perennial favorite). Toulouse holds two UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Canal du Midi , popular for barge cruising, and the Basilica of St. Sernin , the biggest Romanesque building in Europe. The sunny weather means makes chilling along the banks of the Garonne River a popular pastime, and the Pyrénées mountains, less than two hours away by train, are epic for hiking and skiing. Don't leave without a taste of cassoulet, a hearty stew of Toulouse sausage, white beans, and duck confit. Try this dish and other regional specialties at the Marché Victor Hugo . Sustainable travel tip: France's space capital, Cité de l'Espace , is just a half-hour bus ride from the center, and showcases the wonders of the final frontier through exhibits and special programming. Related video: Europe's Largest Gothic Palace Was Once Home to Popes Kimberley Lovato is a self-proclaimed Francophile and frequent contributor to National Geographic Travel. Follow her on Twitter .


LEXINGTON, Ky.   Several former Louisville football players are crossing the lines of the Governor's Cup rivalry to help pay for former Kentucky football quarterback Jared Lorezen's funeral . Former Louisville offensive lineman Jamon Brown, who like Lorenzen spent time in the NFL playing for the New York Giants, and his foundation are donating $5,000, Danny Mosby, the executive director of the Jamon Brown Foundation confirmed in an email to the (Louisville) Courier Journal . Mosby said former Louisville players Deion Branch and Chris Redman will also be donating an unspecified amount toward funeral costs. "We wanted to be an example of how, no matter if you played for the blue or the red, how important it is for us to come together and support one another, both in and out of sports," Brown told Forbes.com . "The rivalry between the schools is intense, and it's great, but at the end of the day, all that doesn't matter. What matters is that you remember that we're all in this game of life together, whether you played for the blue or the red." Lorenzen, who still holds multiple Kentucky passing records, died Wednesday at the age of 38 after being hospitalized last week with an infection, heart and kidney issues. According to Lorenzen's obituary , a celebration of his life will be held Wednesday from 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. as well as a burial service at St. Pius X Church in Edgewood. Jon Hale: jahale@courier-journal.com ; Twitter: @JonHale_CJ . This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Former Louisville football players help pay for Jared Lorenzen's funeral


Oakland Calling all fans of comics and pop culture! Need a reason to visit San Diego in the summer, which the Weather Channel says has one of the best year-round climates in the nation? Then Comic-Con International is the excuse you've been waiting for. The mammoth celebration of everything from traditional comic books to the latest in anime, sci-fi and Western animation fills the San Diego Convention Center each year to its capacity of 125,000. Spanning July 18-21 this year, the conference will, as always, feature panels, awards, autograph sessions and special guests, including artist Neal Adams (Batman, X-Men), cartoonist Sergio Aragonés (Groo the Wanderer) and writer/artist Ebony Flowers (Hot Comb). Feel free to come in costume, and as it has for over 33 years, Comic-Con offers child care. And when you're not at the convention, venture out to explore San Diego, with its beaches, historical sites and world-famous zoo. It's more doable than you think. According to travel site Skyscanner , there are plenty of flights from Oakland to San Diego in that time frame, and the prices aren't too shabby. So if you're looking for a change of scenery, here are some deals to put on your to-do list. (Prices and availability are current as of publication and subject to change.) Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in the articles may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions. Flight deals to San Diego The cheapest flights between Oakland and San Diego are if you leave on July 18 and return on July 23. Spirit Airlines currently has roundtrip, nonstop tickets for $180. There are also deals to be had earlier in July. If you fly out of Oakland on July 17 and return from San Diego on July 22, Southwest Airlines can get you there and back for $201 roundtrip. Top San Diego accommodations Regarding where to stay, here are some of San Diego's top-rated hotels, which we selected from Skyscanner's listings based on price and customer satisfaction. The Hotel del Coronado (1500 Orange Ave.) If you're looking to treat yourself, consider The Hotel del Coronado . The hotel has a 4.6-star rating on Skyscanner, and rooms are currently available for $290. Family and pet-friendly, the sprawling "Del," as it's known, is a beachfront village unto itself. According to its website , it has several ocean-view restaurants and bars; shops and boutiques; beach equipment and boat rentals; a heated pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows (2223 El Cajon Blvd.) Another 4.6-star option is The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows . Rooms are currently set at $79 a night. Located near the famous Balboa Park, home of attractions like the San Diego Zoo, the Lafayette is a classic California hotel, with bungalows for those seeking more private accommodations, and, as its central attraction, the Weissmuller Olympic Pool. The U.S. Grant (326 Broadway) A third option is The U.S. Grant . The 4.7-star hotel has rooms for $159 a night. Set in the heart of San Diego, this hotel is close to Westfield Horton Plaza, Petco Park and the San Diego Convention Center. Other attractions include the San Diego Zoo. Featured San Diego restaurants Don't miss San Diego's food scene, with plenty of popular spots to get your fill of local cuisine. Here are a few of the top-rated eateries from Skyscanner's listings. Extraordinary Desserts (2929 Fifth Ave.) Let's start with the essentials: where to satisfy your sweet tooth. For a popular option, check out Extraordinary Desserts , which has an average of 4.7 stars out of 160 reviews on Skyscanner. Extraordinary Desserts is located in the Balboa Park neighborhood, with a second restaurant in Little Italy near downtown. "It's a very nice place to hang out with friends and share some beautifully decorated treats," wrote visitor Roque. "I loved the fresh fruit tartlets. They're so delicious and beautiful to see that you will never want to eat them!" The Prado at Balboa Park (1549 El Prado) One of San Diego's most popular restaurants is The Prado at Balboa Park , with 4.6 stars from 133 reviews. Set in manicured gardens, the Prado is located at the historic House of Hospitality in the center of San Diego. Mister A's (2550 Fifth Ave., 12th floor) Also worth considering is Mister A's . Its California-style New American fine dining menu comes with spectacular views of the San Diego skyline, San Diego Bay, Balboa Park, Coronado and Point Loma. "Came here to surprise my brother with a fancy lunch," wrote Makiah. "The staff were friendly and excited to help me surprise him after not seeing him for about two years. The place is beautiful, the view is gorgeous and the food is amazing!" In-N-Out Burger (2005 Camino Del Este) Finally, there's In-N-Out Burger , the iconic California fast-food chain. "Favorite place to grab a burger, and it is so cheap," wrote Kim. "Freshly made fries and milkshakes made with real ice cream round out a great meal." What to see and do in San Diego San Diego is also full of sites to visit and explore. Here are some popular attractions to round out your trip, again from Skyscanner's listings. San Diego Zoo (2920 Zoo Drive) First up is the San Diego Zoo . The San Diego Zoo houses over 4,000 animals from more than 800 species. At over 100 acres, the zoo offers exhibits that run the gamut of the world's ecosystems. Balboa Park (1549 El Prado) Balboa Park is another popular destination. A massive urban park, it's home to multiple museums, shops, restaurants and, most famously, the San Diego Zoo. Many of the buildings within the park were built for California expos in the early 20th century and are now protected as prime examples of architecture from that period. "Beautiful," wrote visitor Ryan. "Lots to see. Amazing museums. Great family environment." Gaslamp Quarter (614 Fifth Ave.) Finally, spend some time at the Gaslamp Quarter . Bordered by the water and downtown San Diego, the Gaslamp Quarter is alive with activity almost every day and night of the week, with restaurants, bars, movies, playhouses, hotels and other attractions. This story was created automatically using flight, hotel, and local attractions data, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we're doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback.


Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Wednesday that he would not run for president, his reasoning coming as no surprise: His son, Beau, died of brain cancer in May at 46, and Mr. Biden lost valuable time to mount a candidacy as he struggled with his grief. "Beau is our inspiration," Mr. Biden, who turns 73 next month, told listeners in the Rose Garden. His son had urged him to run, but in the months following his death, Mr. Biden openly acknowledged his own fragility: sudden breakdowns, drained emotional reserves. Sign Up For NYT Now's Morning Briefing Newsletter This is not the first time the nation's political life has been roiled by excruciating grief of a parent who has lost a child. In 1900, as many as three in 10 infants in urban areas died before their first birthdays. No surprise, then, that many 18th- and 19th-century presidents suffered the loss of one or more children. Historians are still tallying the costs to both our leaders and the public. Four of the six children Thomas Jefferson fathered with his wife, Martha, including their only son, died before they were 4 years old. William Henry Harrison endured the early deaths of six of his ten children , including three adult sons in the three years leading up to his election in 1840. In January 1853, two months before his inauguration , Franklin Pierce lost his third and only surviving son, Benny, in a train accident . Pierce himself had to pick up the 11-year-old boy right after his "head was smashed to jelly," as a New York Times correspondent reported. A week later, Pierce wrote former Senator Jefferson Davis, who would serve as his Secretary of War. "How shall I be able to summon my manhood to gather up my energies for the duties before me, it is hard for me to see." Indeed Pierce never rebounded, and his administration proved disastrous for the country. Mr. Biden had wondered aloud and often whether he had the "emotional fuel" for intense engagement in public life, and in this there is ample precedent. Calvin Coolidge lost his eagerness to serve after his second son, 16-year-old Calvin Jr., died on July 7, 1924, of a staph infection acquired after playing tennis without his socks. "When he died, the power and the glory of the presidency went with him," Coolidge wrote in his memoir. The popular president withdrew, becoming much less involved in the nation's affairs, and he did not seek re-election in 1928. Similarly, Theodore Roosevelt was planning a political comeback until Quentin, the youngest of his four sons, was shot down by a German pilot in July 1918. That autumn, the 60-year-old Roosevelt told friends that "the world seems to have shut down upon me." He died brokenhearted in January 1919. "The American people expect their presidents to be superhuman, but in fact they sometimes have to deal with loss just like the rest of us," said historian Jeffrey A. Engel, director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. But while some presidents were drained by grief, others eventually rebounded with a renewed sense of purpose. After the death of the 11-year-old Willie , the third of his four sons, from typhoid fever in February 1862, Abraham Lincoln quickly pulled himself together and emerged an even stronger leader. "Willie's loss toughened Lincoln and made him more ready to commit troops to defeating the South," said Harold Holzer, author of several books about the president. "He also became the consoler-in-chief for parents across the nation." He had already lost Edward, his second son, at age 3 in 1850. William McKinley forged a new identity after his only two children, daughters Ida and Katie , died early deaths. These losses fueled the young lawyer's commitment to public service, leading to his first run for Congress in 1876. Two decades later, just before McKinley won the Republican nomination, the prominent Washington journalist George Alfred Townsend observed that "his cross has become his passion." These days, mental health professionals agree that few life events are more devestating than the death of a child. "It's every parent's worst nightmare," said Dr. Renee Binder, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and president of the American Psychiatric Association. "Parents are supposed to die first. It's a violation of the natural order." Yet until recently, scholars rarely studied bereaved parents. For decades, the literature on grief was anchored mostly by the conceptual model devised by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross : a progression through denial, anger, bargaining and depression before reaching acceptance. Robert Neimeyer, a psychologist at the University of Memphis and editor of the journal Death Studies, calls the Kubler-Ross model "rusty and dusty," arguing that "it is useful in its generalities, but fails in its particulars." Recovery is rarely so neat and predictable, Dr. Neimeyer said. Some bereaved parents rebound very slowly, if at all. Research suggests that about 30 percent will suffer from persistent, complex bereavement. They struggle with daily functioning for six months or longer after the loss because of intrusive thoughts on the deceased. Parents like Franklin Pierce who witness the violent death of a child are likely to fare worst of all. "Complex bereavement is complicated and can also give rise to other psychiatric and somatic conditions, such as major depression and hypertension," said Therese Rando, a psychotherapist who has written several books on grief. On the positive side, studies also show that many bereaved parents experience what some experts call post-traumatic growth. Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun, psychologists at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, note that positive changes often emerge after a crisis, such as a greater appreciation of life and a greater sense of personal strength. "But the growth doesn't necessarily lead to a decrease in the distress   the longing or the grief," Dr. Calhoun noted. "They tend to run on parallel tracks." The loss of Christine Reagan shortly after her birth in June 1947 may have increased the marital tension between Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman. But the death of Patrick Kennedy just 39 hours after birth led to a rapprochement between John and Jacqueline Kennedy. Dwight D. Eisenhower would send his wife, Mamie, flowers every year on the birthday of his first son, Icky, who died of scarlet fever at age 3. George Bush kept a picture on his desk of his second child, Robin, who died at age 3 of leukemia. With Mr. Biden's withdrawal, there is still another candidate coping with this particularly tenacious grief. In 2009, Carly Fiorina's 35-year-old stepdaughter, Lori Ann, died of a drug overdose. Like Mr. Biden, she has spoken bluntly of her pain. The White House has often been home to parents who mourn lost children. But now they feel less need to hide the anguish. Joshua Kendall is author of First Dads: Parenting and Politics From George Washington to Barack Obama, which will be published in 2016.