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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released two captive-born Mexican gray wolf pups into a wild litter in southwestern New Mexico last spring, triggering a lawsuit by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Courtesy Endangered Wolf Center
Appeals court removes block on Mexican gray wolf reintroduction
By Rebecca Moss
The New Mexican
Apr 25, 2017 Updated Apr 26, 2017
A federal appeals court in Denver on Tuesday lifted an order that blocked the federal release of Mexican gray wolves in New Mexico without the permission of the state Department of Game and Fish.
The ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came in a case brought last year by the Department of Game and Fish against the U.S. Interior Department and its Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the wolf-recovery program.
The appeals court overturned a June decision by U.S. District Judge William Johnson in Albuquerque to issue a preliminary injunction against wolf releases by the Fish and Wildlife Service without approval of the Game and Fish Department.
The appeals court said the Department of Game and Fish had failed to show it would suffer irreparable harm if wolves were released before its case against the Interior Department and the Fish and Wildlife Service is decided. The case argues that state permission is needed for wolf releases.
The appeals court didn't address the merits of the case brought by the Department of Game and Fish. Johnson had found the department would likely win the lawsuit. The Fish and Wildlife Service says it has authority under the Endangered Species Act to release wolves without state approval.
The Department of Game and Fish and the Fish and Wildlife Service have been entangled in a debate over Mexican wolf recovery since 2011, when the state ended its participation in the federal recovery program.
Wolf advocates applauded the appeals court ruling as a victory for the Endangered Species Act, the federal law providing for the wolf's recovery. But it is unclear when, or if, the Fish and Wildlife Service will resume reintroduction of the wolf in New Mexico.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke voted against protections for the gray wolves and other endangered species as a Republican congressman for Montana. His nomination for interior secretary was opposed by 170 environmental groups, in part because of his record related to endangered species protections.
The Fish and Wildlife Service did not respond to request for comment on the appeals court ruling.
Lance Cherry, a spokesman for the Department of Game and Fish, said in an email that the department will "continue to do all we can to show how unpermitted experimental release of Mexican wolves by the federal government will be harmful to New Mexicans. Our priority will always be doing what's best for New Mexicans, our wildlife and natural resources."
At issue in the case is how the Endangered Species Act interacts with or impedes states' rights.
The Department of Game and Fish argued the case with the support of 18 states, including Colorado, Arizona and Texas, as well as the New Mexico Cattlegrowers Association and the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau.
Defenders of Wildlife, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance intervened in support of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Interior Department.
Bryan Bird of Defenders of Wildlife, said in a statement, "Now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can again release Mexican gray wolves into the wild in New Mexico, we hope that their numbers will continue to climb and that their genetic diversity in the wild will improve."
He said, "It will be up to the staff of the wolf recovery program to do what they said they would in the release plan."
In February, the Fish and Wildlife Service, despite the preliminary injunction against unpermitted wolf releases, published a draft plan calling for release of wolf packs and pups in New Mexico and Arizona this summer.
Bird said it was unlikely Interior Department senior leadership would intervene with species recovery management in the Southwest.
Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity agreed. "Right now, the Fish and Wildlife Service has the authority to release wolves, and most compellingly, the wolves really need new animals to bolster their shaky genetics," he said.
In 2015, the Fish and Wildlife Service sought two permits to release wolves in New Mexico, but the Department of Game and Fish denied the requests, arguing the federal management plan for the recovery failed to consider up-to-date science.
The Fish and Wildlife Service, saying it didn't need state permission under the Endangered Species Act, released two wolf cubs last spring, an action that led to the lawsuit by the Department of Game and Fish.
The appeals court, in lifting the preliminary injunction against wolf releases, said the Department of Game and Fish had "failed to establish that it will suffer irreparable harm absent an injunction."
The court said Game and Fish Director Alexa Sandoval had failed to present sufficient evidence that releasing wolves would change "predator-prey dynamics, other attributes of the ecosystem, or factors influencing the accuracy of the Department's management objectives … let alone indicate that any potential harm would be certain, imminent, and serious."
At last count, there were 113 Mexican wolves in New Mexico and Arizona, up from 97 in 2015.
Contact Rebecca Moss at 505-986-3011 or rmoss@sfnewmexican.com.
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Even more of interest, however, is exactly what Nintendo has planned for Mario Kart Tour.
For those that have played the original game, getting to the maximum of level 20 is not all that hard. Not only that but Nintendo admits to maintain strong growth in hardware and software sales, they'll have a "strong game line-up".
It'll be called Dr. Mario World, and is being co-developed by both companies, with further assistance coming from NHN Entertainment.
Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart Tour, an upcoming mobile entry in the much-loved racing series, has been delayed. It will be an action puzzle game titled Dr. Mario World, and it's slated for a global release (including Japan and the US) sometime this summer. Available now for players is Super Mario Run, a version of the platformer for phones, plus Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Dragalia Lost.
The game is scheduled to launch in the early summer and will feature optional in-app purchases.
Besides, fans just want a full-fledged Nintendo game on smartphones and are ready to put their money where their mouths are. Presumably, the new puzzle game will play similarly.
"While it's true demand fell more than we expected, for children playing for the first time the 3DS is light and has an advantage in price terms", Furukawa said.
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The New 52 universe does not have a "Diana Prince" identity as stated in an interview by series writer Brian Azzarello.[66] However, when she and Superman began dating, for her civilian identity she used the Diana Prince alias whenever she was around Clark Kent; such as when she introduced herself to Lois Lane at Lois's housewarming party under that name.[67]
James Robinson is an acclaimed, award-winning writer whose works include Starman, JSA: The Golden Age and Superman. With Geoff Johns, he was co-writer of Hawkman. In addition, he wrote the screenplay to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery, and created the acclaimed young-readers comic series Leave it to Chance. Robinson is currently writing Wonder Woman (Rebirth).
Another major outfit change for Wonder Woman came about as part of DC Comics' 2011 relaunch of its entire line of publications, The New 52. The character's original one-piece outfit was restored, although the color combination of red and blue was changed to dark red and blue-black. Her chest-plate, belt and tiara were also changed from gold to a platinum or sterling silver color. Along with her sword, she now also utilizes a shield. She wears many accessories such as arm and neck jewelry styled as the "WW" motif. Her outfit is no longer made of fabric, as it now resembles a type of light, flexible body armor. Her boots are now a very dark blue rather than red. The design previously included black trousers, but they were removed and the one-piece look was restored during the time of publication.[195]
Wonder Woman was minorly associated with the series 52, and in the One Year Later universe following Infinite Crisis she becomes a member of the Department of Metahuman Affairs. The most memorable story arc from this era was the much maligned Amazons Attack story arc, which many fans felt was not engaging nor did it do enough service to the well-established characters. After Gail Simone took over the series, a number of memorable story arcs took place, foremost among them Rise of the Olympian and Warkiller. Following the departure of Gail Simone the character was relaunched into the storyline Odyssey, where she must discover who she is and what has happened to her life. During this period she also took part in the events of Blackest Night where she was first a Black Lantern and later a Star Sapphire.
In order to defeat them, Superman and Wonder Woman collected the magic armor created by Hephaestus and intercepted Zod and Faora while they were building a portal to the Phantom Zone. At first, they defeated Zod and Faora by detonating their armor at point-blank range, but Zod and Faora were revitalized by a beam of sunlight sent by Apollo, which gave the criminals enough strength to beat Superman and Wonder Woman and trap them in an abandoned nuclear reactor. As a last-ditch effort to stop their enemies, Superman and Wonder Woman caused a nuclear explosion, but not before Clark told Diana that he loved her. The explosion trapped Zod and Faora back in the Phantom Zone, and Superman shielded Wonder Woman with his cape.[62] The two heroes barely survived the explosion and Superman took Diana to Hessia, who used a healing crystal to save her.[63]
The character has appeared occasionally on live television. In 1966 a short film was made to pitch the character to television studios, but was ultimately unsuccessful. There was also an attempt at a TV movie starring Cathy Lee Crosby, but it failed to launch a TV show. The most famous television show was the 1975 Wonder Woman show starring Lynda Carter. The series was a hit and ran until 1979, becoming a pop culture sensation in the process. Today, the show is largely responsible for the public perception of the character.
After, she encounters Apollo and Artemis. A fight ensues while lead to the capture of Zola. Using Hermes caduceus, they teleport to Olympus and the following events occur: Hermes gives Diana the ability of flight after poking her with a mystical feather, and two, Diana shows off her "God Mode" off to the goddess Artemis, revealing that taking off her bracelets augments her strength.
Though Diana was able to admit honestly that she did love Hades, she escaped her bonds anyway, explaining that she could still love him and refuse his proposal. Angrily, Hades sent all of the forces of Hell to kill her, but she and her friends were rescued by Strife. Confronted by her fiancé again, Diana explained that she had not lied. Wonder Woman has the capacity to love everyone - a concept that could never be understood by one incapable of love, such as he. The realization that he was loved unconditionally disgusted Hades so much that he sent them all away. Before leaving, Hephaestus gifted Hades with a mirror, and shot him with Eros' pistols, allowing, at least, for Hades to love himself.[23]
Magic (Formerly): When she was a child, Diana was marked by the goddess Hecate and bestowed with a fraction of her magical ability.[108] This power lay dormant until it was activated by the Upside-Down Man. Zatanna remarked that Wonder Woman's magical power was unlike anything she had ever seen or felt, and Diana possessed at least enough power to cast out the Upside-Down Man, an immensely powerful demon, from the world.[109] After the Justice League Dark defeated Hecate, the Witchmarked's power was taken from them and absorbed by Circe.[110]
The Gods, led by Athena, create the Amazons in Greece to realize their ideals and bring humans into following them. The leader of the Amazons, Hippolyta feels a yearning for a child). She makes a clay form of a child and prays to the Gods. Hearing this the Gods give the clay form, transforming it into a live child blessed with Gaea's gift, life. The Gods grant her various abilities and she grows up as Diana of Themyscira.
The most recent version of the character's origin (since the new 52) has not yet been told in totality, but certain things are known. It has been revealed how the Amazons replenish their numbers (they do so by kidnapping sailors and using them for procreation before killing them) as well as the fact of Wonder Woman's divine lineage. Despite the fact that Zeus is her father it does not necessarily remove other facts about her origin from canon (for instance the blessings of the gods) though it remains to be seen how or if this will be incorporated into the ongoing stories. In the Zero month of the new 52 in which DC was planning to tell the origins of the character from the new 52, the story for Diana focused on the fact that she had been trained by Ares when she was a teenager though she eventually rebelled against him. It is as of yet unclear how this factors into her new origin. When Diana first came to Man's World she encountered a group attacking the Pentagon. Because of this she befriended Barbara Minerva who was working there on ancient antiquities and Barbara helped her acclimatize to Man's World.
^ Lyons, Charles. "Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2006. In October 1940, the popular women's magazine "Family Circle" published an interview with Marston entitled "Don't Laugh at the Comics," in which the psychologist discussed the unfulfilled potential of the medium.
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"As to the 'advanced femininity,' what are the activities in comic books which women 'indulge in on an equal footing with men'? They do not work. They are not homemakers. They do not bring up a family. Mother-love is entirely absent. Even when Wonder Woman adopts a girl there are Lesbian overtones," he said. At the Senate hearings, Bender testified, too. If anything in American popular culture was bad for girls, she said, it wasn't Wonder Woman; it was Walt Disney. "The mothers are always killed or sent to the insane asylums in Walt Disney movies," she said. This argument fell on deaf ears.
I can tell that this story was supposed to have a lot of pathos to it, but I just wasn't feeling it. I couldn't feel.much for Jason, he's been such a twit since he appeared, it is hard to feel for WW and her relationship with him, such as it is. The whole story was pretty meh, honestly. The art was good most of the time, and there were some really fantastic individual p ...more
Following the events of the Darkseid War, Wonder Woman is told by the dying Myrina Black that on the night of Diana's birth, Hippolyta gave birth to a twin child. This child was revealed to be male, known as Jason, and is said to be incredibly powerful. Wonder Woman makes it her mission to find him.[159] At the same time, she finds the truth behind her origin and history is now cluttered, as she remembers two versions: the pre-Flashpoint one, and the New 52 rendition. She cannot locate Themiscyra or her fellow Amazons and the Lasso of Truth does not work for her anymore.
Orion tells Diana that he was sent to earth to fight a threat, and surprised that the possible threat he faces is a mere child. They find out that Zola's baby is being kept with Hermes, who in turn is hiding in Demeter's realm. Going back to the hotel to regroup, they find Zola and Hera missing. Finally finding them in a bar, Diana comes face to face with War, her old master.


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out and a security guard discharges a can of pepper spray. >> the crowd reacted, not knowing what this was. somebody yelled out, poison gas. it happened a year 9/11 happened. there was a lot of fear just naturally out there. and people said, let's get out of here. >> people inside the club begin to run for the stairwell leading down to the front door. >> it was a very tall, steep stairwell. it was not a stairwell that was built to code, and it really was not suitable for the use that it was put to. and they started running down the stairs. and somebody fell, and then somebody fell on top of them, and somebody fell on top of them.
people out. they were going to pull a limb off if you were going to pull somebody out of the there. >> firefighters must enter to the back of the club to access people piled up along the stairwell leading to the front door. >> they had to stand on the pile. they had to stand on people and take one person at a time off the pile and pull them into safety. they were in cardiac arrest. they were technically dead, and they worked on them and resuscitated them and got a heartbeat and brought them back to life. it takes time for the rescue workers to get there. unfortunately, these people didn't have any time. they were being asphyxiated from all the pressure that was up against them. they had minutes, not tens of minutes. >> despite the efforts of rescue workers, 21 people died.
the club owner is charged with involuntary manslaughter. the owner's case is dismissed and the rest is found not guilty. the owner and manager filed a lawsuit against the city of chicago for malicious prosecution on a related charge. the city denied the claim, and the case was dismissed. nearly two decades earlier, fear grips another crowd and frenzied soccer fans are crushed against a concrete retaining wall. may 29th, 1985. nearly 60,000 supporters fill belgium's stadium for the european cup final, pitting england's liverpool against the italian team. emotions are running high as two of the world's most successful soccer teams face-off. liverpool fan rogan taylor is watching on television from his home in england.
stadium and separated by barriers are instead placed side by side. at the time, english fans have a reputation for hulliganism and violent behavior at matches. >> police about 17,000 in total, 5 police, a dog, and a chicken wire fencing chest high separating the two sets of supporters. mix them and not separate them. but there they were, completely unseparated. >> with nothing substantial to keep the sides apart, tensions begin to rise. >> insults are passed back and forth. there's a little bit of wire shaking goes on. eventually somebody pulls the wire down. and a couple of fights start. as soon as small fights start, the vast bulk of the crowd, the italian crowd in this case, begin to retreat and fight.
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of neglect. the force of the fans against the already weakened structure creates a perfect storm. liverpool fan chris roland is entering the stadium. >> as we were making our way in, we actually heard the wall break. and we saw lots of -- what appeared to be italian supporters -- clambering over the wall. they looked crazed, to be honest, charging down the banks toward us, which is what they were trying to do, to escape the trouble. and in doing so, it took the wall down. >> frantic italian fans are trampling each other as they try to escape danger. the ground is covered with the injured and the dead. >> we hear that there's 2 dead, 4 dead, 10 dead, 16 dead.
we're going, oh, my god. and of course, people would be getting more and more worried if they had family there. it's happened to them. where are they? i can't imagine. no mobile phones. couldn't give them a call. >> while paramedics tend to the injured that have been brought outside, the chaos continues inside the stadium. >> certainly there are hundreds of italian supporters charging down the running tracks towards us. as it turned out, those italian fans heard what happened at the other end and appeared to be charging around for some revenge. >> even though rolland has heard the wall collapse, like many fans across the stadium, he's unaware just how serious the situation is. >> absolutely no idea whatsoever. just that where were a lot of people. it happened in the far right-hand corner from where we are standing. no one knows why this is happening. no one knows why there's a delay. no one knows why the italian fans are agitated.
play the game. >> but the team is not on bard with the police chief's decision. >> there's a general consensus by the player saying, we shouldn't be playing football. we should so not be playing football. but the coach said, look, you know, we have to be guided by the police. >> as night falls, the fans are now subdued in the terraces. more than an hour passed the scheduled kick-off time, the teams get ready to play. >> there might actually be a game of football. and the teams came out. there's going to be a match. right. okay. nobody seemed even slightly enthusiastic about the prospect. certainly not on our end. >> there was no applause, nothing. it was like you were out walking the dog in the forest. absolutely no reaction whatsoever. no players were talking to each other. no players were looking at each other.
i think literally everybody was just looking at the floor totally numb. >> just a short time into the came, laurenson was taken off. >> when the game started i only lasted 80 seconds because i got injured and dislocated my shoulder. i started to cry. it was a mixture of emotion. it was the realization of the massive problems that had been in the game. >> as the game continues, a sense of unease dominates play that is apparent even to those like rogan taylor, watching at home. >> there's a tackle close to the penalty area. but not quite in it. they give the penalty to the italian team. i'm already thinking. he doesn't want extra time. he wants to get this game over. >> the italian team takes the penalty shot. they score the only goal in the game, winning the european cup.
manslaughter and sentenced to three years in prison. the belgian police captain is found guilty of criminal negligence for his handling of security and is given a six-month sentence. for many, the years have not softened the painful memory of that dark day. >> i went back to the stadium to play, and i looked before the game to where i thought that the wall was and there was absolutely nothing there, but that was spooky. that was very, very spooky. kind of thought, oh, my goodness. all those years ago. coming up, too many people, too little space. a terrifying combination on a bridge in cambodia. >> the people in the middle start fainting. the whole crowd went down like that. and later, a stampede is triggered at a popular raid, when "caught on camera: crowd control" continues.
from lack of oxygen, the whole crowd just went down like that. >> cambodian native and associated press photographer gets word of the perilous situation and heads to the bridge to take pictures, but he is not prepared for what he is about to see. >> they ask and they try to call, please give me water. i'm thirsty. please help me. i really thought they must be dying. >> rescue workers desperately try to dislodge people one by one from the crush. it is pinning them down with incredible combined forces. >> think of it like dominos. it's the momentum of the entire mass. it only takes five people pushing against one to break a rib or collapse a lung or smash a child he's head.
>> the government said there was as many as 8,000 people in this tangled mesh of people. i had to start with each end and untangle people, pull them out one at a time. >> trying to free up vital room on the bridge, many decide to take their chances in the river. >> these young men and women who are willing to jump off of a bridge that they didn't know the depths to and a lot of whom didn't even know how to swim, just to make room for other people to have a better chance at catching their breath. that was pretty extraordinary. >> as the minutes pass, panicked faces begin to look exhausted as the rescue workers and journalists gather around them. i try to apologize to all of victims. this is the way of my journalism. i must do it. i take these pictures.
injured. >> we saw the scene at the hospital, chaotic scenes at the hospital. people looking for friends and relatives. the corridors packed with the injured. the hospitals were everwhemed. >> despite the efforts of rescue workers, 347 people are killed and hundreds are injured. >> the overwhelming cause of death according to hospital authorities were people suffocating in the sheer crush or broken bones. people having their bodies crushed in the crowd or in some cases throwing themselves in the river and drowning. >> while the number of cases is staggering, it could have been higher if it weren't for those who jumped from the bridge. >> one of the survivors were told by the young people, listen, you youngsters, you better jump into the river. we have to free up space. he was at the time holding a woman's child. he gave the child back to the woman, and he jumped.
so him and his friends survived. and of course, a lot of people didn't. >> the light of the next day shines on an eerily quiet scene, a stark contrast from the kayous the night before. >> one of the most striking images was the sheer numbers of shoes to spread all over the bridge, all over the banks. it left you wondering where are those people now. >> the nation units to support the survivors and mourn those lost. >> the national government came to pay their respects at the site. they were crying. that is something that i don't think anyone has seen. >> the prime minister himself described this has the worst tragedy for cambodia since the murder rouse regime in which millions of people died. i mean, this country is no stranger to tragedy.
>> one year later, the bridge is demolished. even though it's less than two years old there's no structural damage but it's deemed too painful a reminder. a memorial is constructed to honor those lost. >> i think one of the key things which the government admitted was the ability, the crowd control ability wasn't there. the policing was very poor. that they would need to have better systems in place. >> one of the worst things about it is that most people were young. just young kids out having an evening. you know, people live different lives here and this water festival is a time of celebration, a time to have a good time and to let go. for it to end like that, it affected a lot of people. coming up, out of control college students turn a city upside down. >> i looked up, and i see a tv coming out the window.
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alcohol, the result can be a cocktail of bad behavior. with good judgment gone for the night, vandalism and rioting can spread like wildfire. march 12th, 2011. students are capturing video on their cell phones after an all nighter of drinking in albany, new york. by nearly 7:00 a.m. house parties spill onto the street as a celebration known as kegs and eggs, as students eagerly await the city's st. patrick's day parade. >> thousands of young people were involved. it was upsetting to see what was going on. and we had never experienced that. >> everybody is on every inch of the street, on inch of the sidewalk. on all the porches. they're completely wasted.
"flip that car." and they decided to move that into the middle of the street and just started going to town on it. >> when they're not able to tip it over, they start jumping on the roof, throwing stuff against the windshield. it only takes one person with a bad idea to start something like that. >> the criminal element, we'll use that to the advantage to create mayhem. imitators may then follow on. reacti reactionaries may get caught up on it. people are throwing stones then. you tend to have reaction, if they can do it, i can do it. it's criminal behavior. when you're caught within the crowd, it does tend to become part of the culture of the moment. >> as a group tries to flip a large van, police arrive on the scene and attempt to put a cap on the chaos. >> we got a lot of calls about the very loud parties. the police were deployed.
by then the kids were on the street. they were going from house to house. >> students are capturing all the action on video using their cell phone cameras. >> anybody who had a smartphone is like, i can't believe this is happening. they uploaded them to facebook or youtube right away. i got back to my room and was able to watch what happened an hour ago. video intended for the entertainment quickly becomes incriminating evidence against some of them. >> they took the youtube videos and made a photo array and went knew the neighborhood handing them out to students, trying to get them to match names to faces. >> they put video on it. when something happens like that, they're going to film it. people have to understand we are going to identify you. we identified youngsters that were breaking the law and we arrested them. >> the videos go viral, gaining attention online and in the news media.
>> i talked to the seniors graduating and never lived in the neighborhood. now they're getting their degree that they worked hard for four years, now has a stain of kegs and eggs incident on it. >> after a chaotic day, there are a number of arrests and many are convicted on multiple charges. two people receive jail time. the rest get probation, fines, or community service. the city, in cooperation with the local colleges, is doing whatever it can to prevent anything like this from ever happening again, including a clever new placement for a school vacation. >> they pushed their spring break back by a week so it ran on the same week as st. patrick's day to get the kids out dl so they wouldn't be around the st. patrick's day parade. >> the last thing i want to do is arrest college students here. as far as i'm concerned, the message is strong. we're not going to tolerate it.
coming up, concert goers in los angeles rush the gates. >> stop now. the party will be stopped. >> when "caught on camera: crowd control" continues. year-e even so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash. plus trade up for an additional $1,000 trade-in allowance. hurry. bonus cash ends january 2nd.
june 26th, 2010. the electric daisy carnival, considered a large scale raid, is kicking off its second day in the los angeles coliseum, featuring a lineup of electronic artists and carnival rides. freelance photo journalist dan crouse is photographing the event near the stage. >> et cetera almost like a woodstock kind of thing but way newer with new technology and it's the new youth culture. >> you see a lot of people in different costumes.
sometimes they're creative or sometimes they're just bathing suits and bikinis. >> as the rides are in motion and music under way, fans are finding their places throughout the stadium. >> chris cox is a music producer and deejay sitting in the vip section. >> they stop letting people downstairs because they wanted to start filling in the bleachers. >> they all wanted to get down into the field, which was packed with people. and there were only a few access points where people could get through. and then so many people just started pushing and, you know, it just kept getting more dense and tighter, so people just started climbing over the fences. >> an orderly situation takes a dangerous shift. a local news chopper captures it all from the air. >> people in the crowd that i was standing with was saying bum rush the gates.
the stampede, no one is killed. after the 2010 incident, the electric daisy carnival is moved out of los angeles to las vegas. but fans of the event remain firm it's not a danger to attend. >> i think it gave the festival a pretty bad rap for really a lot of people behaving themselves pretty well. it's really a small percentage of people caught up in that. >> my mom saw it after i came back. she's like, you are never going again. i ended up going three years afterwards. i'm going this year as well. it's something you have to be like, okay, you have to know what you're getting yourself in to and you have to be smart about what you're doing. coming up, the crowd goes wild. >> we all grabbed him and squeezed him and put him on our shoulders. >> fans storm the court at a one of a kind high school basketball game. >> it was a dream come true. the crowd erupted. it was like lava came out of a volcano. the whole place just went nuts.
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down your back, you know. >> but near tend of the second half, the clock is ticking down and jason, number 52, is still on the bench. >> the crowd throughout the game, because they would periodically start chanting "we want j-mac." just in case i had forgotten. >> with only four minutes left and the lead built, the coach finally does what everyone in the crowd has been hoping for. >> i started hearing the chants again pretty loud. i was just kind of mulling in my mind when is the best time to put him in. so when i looked up at the clock and saw just over four minutes, i said, the time is right. he's going to have enough time to get a chance to score a basket. i stood up and i pointed to him, and he just bounced right up. >> i was like, oh, my gosh. he's in. we were all up on our feet. the whole gym was on their feet at that point.
>> the kids all stood up and gave him a standing ovation. i got so overwhelmed with emotion i sat down on the bench and tears were rolling down my face. it's really something i will never forget. >> a nervous excitement grips the crowd. >> half of me was so happy for this kid, he finally got a shot. the other side is i hope he doesn't make a fool of himself. i didn't want him to go in and be overwhelmed or make him scared. you know? i didn't want him to be laughed at or anything. >> i know you're not supposed to pray in a public school. i was praying. i was praying, dear god, please, just help him score one basket. >> jason takes his first shot. it's an air ball. >> usually in a high school gym, player shoots an air ball, you hear chants from the crowd, air ball. i didn't hear anything. it was just like an aw. i think everybody was pulling so hard for him to score a basket. >> he takes his second shot. another miss.
>> it was like, you know, come on, you can do it. just really trying to give him good vibes, that you can do it. >> i'm very nervous. i don't want anyone to take the ball from him. i don't want him to, you know, lose it, get it stolen. i'm so nervous. every second i'm just like don't do this, don't do that. >> jason sets up for another three-pointer. >> all the coaches are praying to god that it would go in. >> and the third one's the charm. >> the place just exploded. >> everybody was up on their feet, and we were all just so excited. and i thought, finally. >> but jason isn't done yet. what happens next is something no one in the crowd could have expected. the shots from the three-point line keep coming. >> and he just went crazy. turned into michael jordan. he started making shot after shot.
points in four minutes. when the buzzer sounds, the crowd bursts onto the court. >> we just ran over to him as fast as we could after the game. we just all grabbed him and geez r squeezed him and put him on our shoulders. >> to see a young man see his dream come true. there's no better feeling than that. >> jason's fan base quickly expands into a much wider audience, thanks to those amateur videos. >> i received a lot of letters from like the white house, getting to meet president bush, getting to meet people like magic johnson. going to the final four that year. >> jason leaves greece athena high school as a student in 2006. but in 2009 returns to his alma mater, this time as an assistant coach. no one would deny it's a triumph jason has earned. >> it feels great to get back to the game that i always loved. nice shot.
Crowd Control Series/Special. (2012) Panic erupts in a nightclub packed to four times its capacity; a soccer game turns into total chaos; a concert crowd becomes trapped.


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Seizing the green growth opportunity
The transition to a low carbon economy – a 'green' economy – will support the UK's recovery and promote long-term prosperity, while helping to make our planet more resilient. UK businesses have the chance to power this transformation and seize the huge opportunities presented.
We commissioned Oxford Economics to help share the overall story of the opportunities and challenges that the green economy presents for the UK.
We are not the first business to look at this topic so we want to learn from work that has already been done and bring the most authoritative elements together into one story.
Ultimately we want to highlight the opportunities for the UK, showing how green investments can grow our economy across all regions of the country and help it to recover, while also helping to improve our environment and reduce harmful carbon emissions.
This paper is the first to come out of our research with Oxford Economics and provides a foundation for the next phase (see right).
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The UK Green Growth Index
The second stage of our work with Oxford Economics, published in September 2021, looks at the opportunities and challenges of the net zero transition across the individual nations and regions of the UK.
Over the coming decade, the UK economy will experience the biggest transformation for generations, as we fundamentally change almost every aspect of our lives - from the food we eat, and the way we heat our homes, to what we drive, where we work and what we wear.
The transition to a low carbon economy – a 'green' economy – will support the UK's recovery and promote long-term prosperity, while helping to make our planet more resilient and driving inclusive growth.
All eyes are on the UK's progress and example, with COP26 taking place in Glasgow in November 2021. This moment of international engagement will provide an extra boost to collaboration and action to drive change – but the UK's own transition will be driven by British enterprise and innovation.
Businesses in the UK are presented with the chance to power the transformation and seize the huge opportunities that green growth and a green economy represents, not just for our domestic market but also globally. Moving to a low carbon economy will see the introduction of new products and services, sparking a green 'multiplier' of growth for businesses and consumers.
Achieving this will not be easy, however. More investment is needed: an estimated £50 billion, comparable to the government's spending on schools in 2020-211, will be needed every year from 2025-2050 to fund the transition to a green economy in the UK alone2.
Reaching net zero will require significant changes right across the real economy, supported through not only substantial investment in new technologies and economic activities, but also new policies from government and a need for individuals to adjust their lifestyles.
The net zero transition will involve transformation of the UK economy
In 2019, the UK passed legislation that committed to reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases by 100% by 2050. This is essential to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming – but it's also a mammoth task.
Meeting the 2050 target will require huge change and development in areas such as energy efficiency, renewable electricity generation, and the development of technologies such as carbon capture and storage. At the same time, we will all need to make lifestyle changes to reduce demand for carbon intensive activities.
This widespread change will have a knock-on impact for our economy, with economic transformation needed to accompany the net zero transition. This creates growth opportunities – as well as challenges – for the UK as it emerges and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The good news is that the UK has made significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions falling by 40% between 1990 and 20197. The largest reductions have been achieved in electricity generation and manufacturing: 43% of the UK's electricity was produced from renewables in 2020, compared to just 3% in 19988.
Transition is a not a 'one-size fits all' approach
Reaching the UK's net zero goal will require a range of measures right across the economy, but this transition will mean varied approaches across the industries:
Some parts of the economy will need to adapt their products and processes to reduce their emissions footprint, for example, manufacturing products using cleaner processes.
Some existing activity may need to scale up, such as clean energy and transport.
In other areas, transition may mean doing less of some things, for example, activity linked to generating fossil fuels.
The transition may also drive completely new activities, such as carbon capture and storage, to help extract and contain harmful emissions before they do damage to the environment.
Achieving this transition will require investment and innovation in new technologies, approaches and activities. At the same time, the UK public will need to make lifestyle changes, such as adjustments to how we use transport, how we heat our homes and what we eat. In some cases, there will also need to be legislation to limit certain activities, for example stopping the sale of petrol cars and introducing greener standards for buildings.
Banking on a sustainable SME market
There is a sizeable opportunity for the UK's small and medium sized business (SME) sector to thrive in the transition to a green economy. This market represents six million SMEs and is the backbone of the UK economy, accounting for more than 99% of the UK's business population9, while generating three-fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector.
In addition to building an inclusive and sustainable growth post pandemic, SMEs are particularly well placed to benefit from the green economy, as their size allows them to make decisions faster, be nimble and change direction to reflect changing customer demands.
For this business segment, there are three core growth sectors which represent significant opportunities for sustainable investment: homes, agriculture and motor.
Homes, agriculture and surface transport are collectively responsible for more than a third of the entire country's carbon emissions, and are areas where we see clear opportunity for growing the green economy.
reduction in UK household emissions between 1997 and 201810
£253 billion
needed for low-carbon heating and to improve home insulation11
new jobs could be supported by work to make homes more energy efficient12
Bank of Scotland enables McKernan Homes to increase the energy efficiency of its East Glasgow housing development
Improving home insulation and installing heat pumps present clear opportunities for increasing the energy efficiency of UK homes. Many UK SMEs are pioneering these changes with the support of Lloyds Banking Group.
McKernan Homes, for example, secured a £1.93 million funding package from the Bank of Scotland's Clean Growth Finance Initiative (CGFI) which provides discounted lending to help firms invest in sustainable projects.
This funding was used to install sustainable measures such as solar panels on the roof, electric charging points in the car park and improved insulation within the 24 flats on its Dennistoun development, in East Glasgow.
of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 were from agriculture, one of highest polluting industries in the UK13
the year the National Farmers Union has said it will help the sector meet net-zero carbon emissions by
£41 billion
investment needed in agriculture, land use, land-use change and forestry between 2020-205014
Lloyds Banking Group's partnership with the Woodland Trust incentivises farmers to plant more trees
Planting trees and hedgerows on farmland will be vital in the transition to net zero while protecting the biodiversity of the UK's green space. Lloyds Banking Group's partnership with the Woodland Trust is incentivising farmers to plant more trees.
Robert Moore, who farms 356 hectares of land in north Lincolnshire, wanted to incorporate native woodland and reinstate hedgerows on the farm, to capture carbon whilst also encouraging more wildlife onto the farm. Mr Moore sought support for this project from the Woodland Trust's MOREwoods and MOREhedges schemes, which offer farmers up to a 75% reduction in the cost of planting trees, enabled by funding from Lloyds Banking Group. Through these schemes, Mr Moore's five hectares of woodland and one kilometre of hedging were planted in early 2021, joining the two kilometres of hedging he had planted the previous year.
increase in transport emissions generated directly by households between 1997 and 201815
battery electric vehicles expected to be on UK roads in 2035, up from 140,000 in 202016
public charging points will be needed in the UK by 2035, up from 21,000 in 202017
UK jobs could be supported by green road transport by 205018
Lex Autolease helps Sky UK to quadruple its electric vehicle fleet year-on-year
Lex Autolease, the UK's largest fleet management provider, has helped Sky UK more than quadruple its electric vehicle (EV) fleet year-on-year, as the media and entertainment company looks to become net-zero emissions by 2030, two decades ahead of the government's target.
In 2020, Sky UK introduced 29 pure EVs, and has already added a further 60 this year, with an additional 72 due for delivery later this year, in line with its zero-emissions strategy.
The EV fleet will be used by colleagues across the business, including the Sky News team when filming on location, sales teams, and company managers.
As one of the UK's largest financial institutions, Lloyds Banking Group is well placed to support our customers to make a fair and just transition to net zero while seizing the green growth opportunity.
We are a founding member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a UN-convened, industry-led alliance of 43 banks across the world aiming for net zero emissions by 2050. As the biggest lender in the UK – we finance one in five mortgages, one in ten electric vehicles in the UK and we have 19% of market share for SME lending, which includes farmers and landowners as part of the agriculture sector – we know we can play an active role in helping to address climate change and support the green economy within these important sectors and others besides.
We are supporting our customers to make changes through schemes such as the Lloyds Bank Clean Growth Financing Initiative, which provides businesses with discounted lending for green purposes, and bespoke financing to help companies move to electric vehicle fleets. In addition to providing funding to our retail clients, we are also investing our own capital through green financing. We want to finance a greener future together.
Find out more about our sustainability commitments
Green economy jobs and the need for
up-skilling
Funding isn't the only challenge in the transition to a net zero economy – securing skilled talent is also critical.
Hundreds of thousands of people already work in the UK's green economy. The 'Environmental Goods and Services Sector', as defined by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), supported more than 400,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the UK in 201819 while the 'Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Economy' supported more than 200,000 full-time equivalent jobs in 201920.
There is clear potential for further growth, with government research estimating that 11 elements of the green economy could support 500,000 jobs by 205021. Growth in green jobs will, however, happen at the same time as more carbon intensive activity is scaled back. Training will therefore be necessary to achieve a just transition, easing the impact for displaced workers and prevent skills shortages holding back green growth.
Reflecting on these skills needs has sharpened our focus on just how important this will be in enabling the transition. At Lloyds Banking Group, we are investing in growing our talent and building dedicated teams, while up-skilling our workforce: more than 900 of our business relationship managers have been trained by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
Working with others to move forward
The transition to net zero is not just about addressing the risks posed by climate change. A green economy poses an opportunity for growth, particularly for UK SMEs across three key sectors: homes, motors and agriculture.
As businesses explore these opportunities, their need for finance and support in implementing climate transition strategies will only increase. At Lloyds Banking Group, we are embedding sustainability within our core operations to enable this transition at scale.
This is not a journey we will go on alone. We will only make real progress by supporting our customers, our teams and working together with partners across the economy to power an inclusive, green economy.
References / footnotes expandable section
1. HM Treasury, Policy paper: Budget 2020, accessed April 2021.
2. Climate Change Committee, The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK's Path to Net Zero, 2020.
3. Climate Change Committee, The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK's Path to Net Zero, 2020,
5. ONS, Environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) estimates, accessed April 2021.
6. McCullough, Alan, et al., UK business opportunities of moving to a low-carbon economy, 2017.
7. Climate Change Committee, The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK's Path to Net Zero, 2020, p.60. This figure includes emissions from international aviation and shipping.
8. BEIS, Energy Trends: UK electricity, accessed April 2021.
9. FSB, UK Small Business Statistics, accessed July 2021
10. DEFRA, UK's carbon footprint, accessed April 2021.
11. Climate Change Committee, The Sixth Carbon Budget: The UK's Path to Net Zero, 2020.
12. Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group, Energy efficiency's offer for a net zero compatible stimulus and recovery, 2020.
13. ONS, Atmospheric emissions: greenhouse gases by industry and gas, accessed July 2021
18. Vivid Economics for Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Energy Innovation Needs Assessment: Road transport, 2019.
19. ONS, Environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) estimates, accessed April 2021. Estimates for 2018 were provisional at the time we accessed these data.
20. ONS, Low carbon and renewable energy economy estimates, accessed April 2021.
21. Vivid Economics for Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Energy Innovation Needs Assessment, 2019.
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Washington Wizards top scorer Gilbert Arenas says he was playing a joke when he pulled a gun in the locker room.
Arenas has described incident as "misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate"
Washington (CNN) -- Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony gun violation after admitting he drew guns in the team locker room in a highly publicized December 21 incident.
Arenas was charged with one count of carrying a pistol without a license, according to court documents filed Thursday.
"We are aware of the charge filed against Gilbert Arenas today and will continue to follow the ongoing legal process very carefully," the team said. "We will also cooperate fully with the proper authorities and the NBA."
The team said it would have no further comment beyond their previous statements on "this serious and unfortunate matter."
A hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Friday in Superior Court in Washington before Judge Robert E. Morin.
There was no immediate comment from his attorney, Kenneth L. Wainstein. It wasn't immediately clear when Arenas, who has been indefinitely suspended from the NBA, would be arraigned on the charge. The document that describes the charge is called an "information," which is filed when a plea agreement has been reached.
A basketball source familiar with the investigation said the Wizards have been informed that Arenas has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. The team has been told by Arenas' legal circle that the agreement does not involve jail time, the source said.
Arenas' indefinite suspension remains in effect until a separate NBA investigation is complete and Commissioner David Stern reaches a decision, the source said. The league investigation, which had been on hold at the request of federal prosecutors, will now resume, the source said.
Arenas described the incident as "a misguided effort to play a joke on a teammate" in a statement released earlier this month.
"Contrary to some press accounts, I never threatened or assaulted anyone with the guns and never pointed them at anyone. Joke or not, I now recognize that what I did was a mistake and was wrong."
Citing NBA sources, the New York Post reported in December that Arenas and Javaris Crittenton both brandished firearms in the team's locker room.
Crittenton's agent, Mark Bartelstein, said his client "hasn't done anything wrong. I'm extremely confident he'll be exonerated."
Asked if Crittenton brought a gun into the Verizon Center that day, Bartelstein said, "I'm not going to get into details." He said Crittenton has not met with authorities, nor has such a meeting been requested or scheduled.
Arenas, a three-time NBA All-Star, spent January 15 in a voluntary meeting with federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington and with District of Columbia metropolitan police, according to his attorney.
Arenas said he told authorities he stored four unloaded guns in his locker at the Verizon Center to keep them away from his children.
"I brought them without any ammunition into the District of Columbia, mistakenly believing that the recent change in the D.C. gun laws allowed a person to store unloaded guns in the District," he said.
He offered a public apology at the time to the league, his teammates and his fans, saying, "I promise to do better in the future."
Some have urged the Wizards to void Arenas' contract, but the source said there is nothing specific in the players' collective bargaining agreement regarding a legal threshold for doing so. League officials believe a felony conviction would give the Wizards better standing in the event that such a decision was made and challenged, but the agreement is unclear.
The Wizards have said any such deliberations would not occur until the legal and league processes are complete.
CNN's Terry Frieden, Carol Cratty and John King contributed to this report.


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Labanga Latika | Sweet Clove Parcels
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It's amazing the way certain foods trigger memories of times gone by, relations lost in the passage of time – the memory brightening your mood faster than a cup of coffee or a quart of ice cream can. Labanga latika, a Bengali sweet dish, is one such food item for me. I don't remember a time when I've not eaten…
Elo Jhelo | Fried Bengali Pastries
I've recently developed a craving for sweet food. This craving rears its head at the strangest of times and more often than not, behaves like that puppy determined to chew on your favourite shoe. And it's nowhere cute because indulging this craving leads to a sugar overload, late-r nights and blurry-eyed mornings. Let's not even mention the not-so-good effects of refined…
Nimki | Bengali Savoury Crackers
An oval-shaped dining table dominates the living room of our family home. It's the place where we eat our meals, yes. But there's much more to that table. The dining table is where Baba* sits to sift through the daily mail and at the end of the month, attempt to make sense of my expenses. The table is where Maa…
Shorshe Salmon | Salmon in Mustard Sauce
Nearly a decade of living in the United Kingdom has made the elder sister a good cook and an almost expert in the art of 'kitchen substitutes'. A cheerleader for the 'quick and easy' meal squad, Raka (the elder sister's name that means 'full moon') confesses that she has learned by trial and error. "I would crave certain Bengali dishes…
Azeri KyuKyu | Herb-ed Omelette
There is something magical in the way eggs, whisked thoroughly, seasoned with a pinch of salt and cooked in a pat of butter or oil, can produce something as deceptively simple like an omelette. And I speak of the basic omelette. Type in the word 'omelette' in the search engine of your choice and it will throw up variants enough…
Aloo Posto | Potatoes in Creamy Poppy Seed Paste
"I'm about to board the flight/train. See you soon.""Okay. By the way, what do you want for lunch/dinner?""You know Maa! Moshuri daal, bhaat, ghee maakha aloo sheddo (red lentil soup, steamed rice, mashed potato seasoned with ghee and salt)" This conversation, or a version of it, is repeated each time I am on the way home after travelling for days/weeks/months.…
A Newbie's Guide to Azeri Cuisine #Chapter2
04/06/2018 Travel Tuck-In
Did you know?# The process of making Azeri specialities dolma and flatbreads (lavash, katyrma, jupka, yufka) are inscribed in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.# Azerbaijan cuisine boasts of more than 30 types of soups.# Black caviar from the Caspian Sea is among the most sought after in the world. Azerbaijan boasts of human settlements dating…
There is a lot of food culture that goes on in the home and in the community in non-traditional ways. Food is a lot more than restaurants. – Eddie Huang (American chef, food personality) For me, home is where food becomes an expression of love, a comforting hug, a celebration, a new tradition, an experience, making it an extension of…
Chai, halva & Azeri hospitality
One of the most beautiful memories that I have brought back from Azerbaijan has been the Azeri passion for food and the warmth they extend to those who appreciate this passion. The warmth that envelopes you as the food bearers — be it the lady of the house or the restaurant server — place the food on the table and serve it makes you feel like a king about to feast!
I promise to make your mouths salivate and ensure that you dream about the wealth that is the Azerbaijani cuisine soon but before that, I do need to touch upon and introduce you to a fascinating experience that is part of the Azeri social fabric. This is the drinking of chai or tea, served with some local or homemade fruit preserve that they call 'jam'.
The mention of tea and jam in the same breadth will probably remind you of the famous Do-Re-Mi song from the classic movie The Sound of Music. Which might make you feel I've forgotten to write 'bread'. But rest assured I have not!
The first time I was served tea and jam was on day one, after a gut bursting lunch. As the little crystal glass filled with the dark golden liquid floated towards me, I couldn't help but think that the Gods and Goddesses of tea are working overtime to woo me over to their side. How else do you explain a coffee lover stumbling upon tea recipes (and trying them as you'll read in Tale of Three Teas), venturing to the southern part of India to walk through the tea estates in Munnar (read Tales from Munnar) and then have a heart-to-heart with tea sommelier and artisan Snigdha (read Tea Time tête-à-tête)!
Payesh & Goodwill to Usher in the New Year
It's that time of the year! I've been waiting for Poila Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar, for some time now. Celebrations aside, the best part of this day is the aroma of traditional food that wafts out of the kitchen. This year, Poila Boishakh is on Sunday, April 15.
The food and rituals, I feel, are a testimony to the synergy that Bengalis have towards their traditions. Not just Bengalis. Peep into the homes in your neighbourhood (not literally!) and you will see the Assamese, Malayali, Sikh, Tamil households busy cleaning house, prepping to greet guests and cooking up a storm. A sign of the earnest desire to cherish traditions. These are among the several communities in India that will be celebrating the beginning of their New Year on April 14-15.
Over the years, celebration patterns at the Bhaumick household have changed – new and old friends, thought processes, cultural programmes, the manner of rejoicing.
Never the food though. There is comfortable excitement in the known – starting the day with a breakfast of luchi, aloo'r dum and begun bhaaja (fried bread, Bengali style potato curry with fried brinjal), followed by a lavish lunch of two appetisers, a dal, vegetable curries, fish curry, mutton or chicken curry, a few sweets and a must on New Year day, the payesh. Our New Year days don't involve so much food anymore but we don't miss out on the maangsho jhol (recipe for Bengali style mutton curry) and the payesh.
I am not a payesh fan, being lactose intolerant. But I do make an exception for Khejur Gur Payesh. Made with date palm jaggery that is available in the winter months only, it is a Bengali speciality. So this year, I decided to learn how to make my favourite. And because New Years are about going overboard, I also learned to make Chhana Payesh – a milk pudding made with chhana or paneer. Chhana is a type of cheese curd; process it further and you get paneer. No Indian store nearby? Make chhana at home, the process is pretty simple as is evident in 'Churning out homemade chhana/paneer'.
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His Excellency Archbishop Martin Krebs, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Fiji paid a farewell call to His Excellency The President Major-General (Ret'd) Jioji Konusi Konrote at Borron House.
Archbishop Krebs (56) was born in Essen, Germany. He was ordained priest in 1983, and after obtaining a doctorate in Canon Law entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See in 1991.
Archbishop Krebs has wide experience, working in a number of Apostolic Nunciatures in Burundi, Japan, Austria, the Czech Republic, the European Union and the United States of America.
In September 2008 Monsignor Krebs was appointed Apostolic Nuncio in Guinea and Mali. He was ordained Archbishop in November 2008.
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Mount Pleasant News
Census Information is Key to Henry County
Why is the Census important to Mount Pleasant? It is a snapshot of America that determines how congressional seats are apportioned, how state and federal dollars are distributed, where businesses choose to ship products and where they build new stores. To do all that properly, the count needs to be accurate.
Over $400 billion per year is allocated throughout the nation with help from census data, including programs such as public health, education and infrastructure. State and local funds are often distributed based on population, meaning that every person is important when advocating for funding. The strength of census statistics and data also helps inform many public policy proposals at all levels of government.
The number of congressional districts in a state may shift based on increases or decreases in population over the previous decade, which affects congressional representation and state electoral votes. This reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives and resulting change in electoral votes helps dictate the geographic shift in political power within the United States.
Restaurants such as Jimmy Johns, Dominos and Starbucks all have population requirements before they will come into a community. If we grow in population, we have a much better chance of getting new restaurants in town.
The City of Mount Pleasant receives $125.00 per person from the State of Iowa in Road Use Tax every year for a period of 10 years. Every person over our current population of 8,688 (2010 census) is $125.00 more we have to spend on our streets.
By now, you should have received a survey in the mail asking you to be counted in the Census. PLEASE, complete that form and make sure that everyone in your household gets counted. If you have questions about this process, please contact Kristi Ray at the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance at 319-385-3101 or email kristi@mpiowa.org.
The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance exists to improve the quality of life for Henry County residents through economic growth. The Chamber consists of 360 businesses, organizations and individual members.
Press Release on Covid-19
Gov. Reynolds signs new proclamation continuing State Public Health Emergency Declaration
On Thursday, March 26, Gov. Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the State Public Health Emergency Declaration, suspending elective and nonessential medical and dental procedures, extending and expanding retail business closures, ordering health care facilities and nursing homes to engage in advanced health care screenings, and removing additional legal barriers to ensure a continued strong response to this disaster. The state of public health disaster emergency shall expire on April 16, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., unless sooner terminated or extended by the governor. For more information, please click here for the full proclamation.
Governor Announces Much Needed Small Business Relief
This week, Governor Reynolds announced the launch of a new Iowa Small Business Relief Program that will provide financial assistance to small businesses that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program offers eligible small businesses grants ranging from $5,000-$25,000 in addition to offering Iowa businesses a deferral of sales and use or withholding taxes due and waiver of penalty and interest.
In addition, a fund has been created to support Targeted Small Businesses (TSB) with zero employees that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program offers eligible small businesses grants ranging from $5,000-$10,000 to businesses that are sole proprietors or single-member LLCs that are also TSB certified, or have an application submitted to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) by April 10, 2020 to become TSB certified.
For both of these programs, plus information from the Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loan, log on to www.ioweconomicdevelopment.com.
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Congratulations to the 2020 Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet Recipients
Congratulations to the following for their recognition at the Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet on Thursday evening!
Citizen of the Year – Mary Elgar
Volunteer of the Year – Mark Hempen, Henry County Health Center
Ambassador of the Year – Jennifer Wharton, Wayland State Bank
Main Street Leadership Award – Lisa Oetken, Director
Expansion Awards – Beck's Superior Hybrids, Cornerstone Building Brands, Robin Run, Walmart Super Center
Mount Pleasant Selected for Employer Innovation Grant
MOUNT PLEASANT – On Tuesday, Governor Reynolds announced 14 recipients of the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund, a matching grant that helps employers provide postsecondary training and education opportunities for their employees. The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance has been awarded one of those grants for $10,000.
"Through the Employer Innovation Fund, Future Ready Iowa is working to spur innovation among employers and communities," said Gov. Reynolds. "We have thousands of open jobs and rewarding careers and that is why we launched Future Ready Iowa. The Employer Innovation Fund is just one way we can help remove the barriers to postsecondary training and education and help Iowans achieve their goals."
To meet identified employer needs in the area, this project will fund the purchase a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine to be placed in the Mount Pleasant High School as well as cover the cost of training instructors. The school district and the local business community have partnered together to teach students and parents about the advanced technology involved in manufacturing jobs within their community. Local manufacturers will serve as project advisors and will help teach more than 175 students how to use the CNC machine each semester. As this is a matching grant, the business community will contribute $5,000 to this project, the schools will contribute $5,000 and the state grant will complete the $10,000 match.
"We are very honored to receive the Employer Innovation Fund grant. We look forward to working with Colby Newman and other teachers in the Career and Technical Education department to train students on this exciting piece of equipment" said Kristi Ray, Executive Vice President of the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance.
The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance exists to improve the quality of life for Henry County residents through economic growth. The Mount Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance includes the Mount Pleasant Area Development Commission, the Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Mount Pleasant and Henry County Tourism.
Main Street by the Numbers
Check out the amazing work that Main Street Mount Pleasant has done from 2002-2019!
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