The American Meteor Society (AMS) predict that the shower will be most active on the night of October 20-21, when up to 20 meteors per hour could be visible from areas free of light pollution. The Orionids are a medium strength meteor shower that begin in October every year as the Earth passes through debris left behind by Halley’s Comet, which is visible from our planet every 75-76 years....
“Hey, that was a nice one too,” Dwyer told Kljestan. “First one. First of many,” Kljestan said. The first Kljestan was referring to was the first goal combination between the newly-formed attacking tandem. Though it was their third match together, it was the first time they connected on a goal. After registering 51 assists in three seasons with the Red Bulls, Kljestan was acquired during the winter to help fill the playmaker void left by the retirement of Kaka....
On Tuesday night, Orlando Magic’s mascot, Stuff the Magic Dragon, appeared to extend an olive branch to the 28-year-old. Stuff approached Lopez during warm-ups with what (at first) seemed to be a friendly sign. MORE: Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan air-balls back-to-back free throws Lopez wasn’t amused by the prank and charged after Stuff, but not before Stuff gave Lopez a nice bonk on the head with his sign. Stuff 1, Lopez 0....
Polar bear cub Laerke was born at the Detroit Zoo in November 2020, the zoo said in a press release on Thursday. However, only two days after being born, she stopped moving. Zoo officials quickly transported her to the Ruth Roby Glancy Animal Health Complex, where she reportedly received “around-the-clock emergency care.” But when she finally recovered, her mother no longer recognized her. “Suka is a great mother and very protective of Laerke’s sister, Astra, but it’s clear that she no longer recognizes Laerke as her cub,” Scott Carter, chief life sciences officer for the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) said....
South Africa’s Office of Chief Justice had previously announced Pistorius’ sentencing would take place from June 13 to June 17, and that was confirmed in a court in Pretoria. MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes Pistorius spoke only to confirm he understood Judge Aubrey Ledwaba’s decision. Six-time Paralympic gold medalist Pistorius was initially charged with the culpable homicide of Ms. Steenkamp, who he killed by firing shots through a locked bathroom door in February 2013, and was handed a five-year jail term....
Cherry referenced Bryant after he and his associates won in the category Best Animated Short Film for “Hair Love,” a story in support of natural hair and representation. “This award is dedicated to Kobe Bryant. May we all have a second act as great as his was,” said Cherry, who wrote “Hair Love” and helped to direct and produce it. Bryant won the award in 2018 for his “Dear Basketball,” becoming the first former professional athlete to nominated for, and win, an Oscar....
Guardiola told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s game against Burnley that club captain Kompany would miss out once more with a calf problem and he had no idea when the Belgium defender would return. Over recent seasons, Kompany’s absences have tended to prompt varying degrees of collapse in form by City’s backline. But Otamendi and Stones have formed an increasingly assured alliance over the course of five Premier League victories and three out of three in the Champions League since Kompany last featured at Bournemouth in August....
And so it went for millions of Americans. The recent barrage of bad news–nukes in North Korea, snipers in Maryland, a failing economy, an imminent war, a threat of domestic terror–has left this privileged nation feeling unusually vulnerable and uncharacteristically anxious. Gas masks and biohazard suits are selling as briskly as duct tape and plastic sheeting. Winter vacations are on hold. Psychotherapists are working overtime. And even people who soldiered on after 9-11 are now blinking....
There’s one hitch, however. Most time capsules get lost long before it’s time to crack them open. Historians, for instance, may dig up something at Valley Forge in 2076, but it’s not going to be the time capsule containing the signatures of 22 million Americans that President Ford was supposed to bury there in 1976. After touring the nation, the capsule was stolen from an unattended van at the burial site....
It was inevitable that documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, working his way through all things American from baseball to jazz, would sooner or later get to Twain. And anyone who’s seen those earlier Burns films knows what to expect in “Mark Twain”–it airs on PBS Jan. 14 and 15 (check local listings): lots of still photographs (of the Mississippi River, Twain’s house in Hartford, Conn., Twain himself, over and over–nobody ever liked having his picture made more than he did), lots of fiddles and pianos in the background while lots of smart talking heads deliver, collectively, a faceted and balanced portrait of the author....
They evolved from jagged spikes along the snout of the primitive sea predator named Ischyrhiza mira. Known as rostral denticles, they helped the beast forage and fight off bigger fish. The finding is based on an analysis of fossils. The study was published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Anatomy in its September issue, under the title Complex enameloid microstructure of Ischyrhiza mira rostral denticles. The study was authored by Todd D....
It is an enduring paradox of the American condition. There is a point at which ambition and the determination to succeed, which generally serve us well, turn destructive, corrupting and dishonest. Success becomes its own god. Winning is what matters; the methods or consequences count little or not at all. The latest reminder of the paradox comes from three recent cases: Bill Belichick, the coach of the New England Patriots; runner Marion Jones, and trial lawyer William Lerach....
Nonetheless, Americans remain mixed about U.S. policy in Iraq. Forty-nine percent of those polled think that the Bush administration does not have a well-thought out plan for establishing stability in Iraq; 39 percent do. While the majority of Americans–59 percent–believe that the United States did the right thing by taking military action in Iraq, 58 percent also think that too much money is being spent on the operation. The majority–56 percent–think troops should be reduced and some should come home, up 7 points from the end of September....
The Iranian president arrived on Monday to speak at the United Nations General Assembly on the heels of a CBS News interview where he called U.S. sanctions “tyrannical” and questioned whether the Holocaust occurred, saying that it should be “investigated and researched.” He also said “we cannot trust the Americans” over any nuclear weapons deal after former President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of a deal in 2018. The Biden administration is trying to restore the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)....
So far, more than $25,000 has been raised for medical expenses needed for Deacon Ashmore, 12, out of the fundraisers goal of $30,000 which was created Thursday after the Detroit Free Press first reported on the boy’s attack that occurred Monday. “Many of you know Deacon Ashmore as a great young man! Deacon proved that Monday evening,” wrote Clete Bontrager who organized the fundraiser. “He had surgery Tuesday morning to repair his calf....
According to a map from PowerOutage.US, across 2,219,163 customers tracked, at least 418,110 are currently without power in Louisiana, as of publication time. The map shows that the most reported power outages are currently in the counties of Jefferson (129,911 outages) and New Orleans (48,376 outage). The number of outages reported in Louisiana comes more than a week after Hurricane Ida brought heavy rainfall and widespread damage to the state as a Category 4 storm....
Public health officials and lawmakers—including Democrats and some Republicans—have criticized DeSantis’ response to the rise in virus cases, particularly after he moved to ban local school districts from implementing mask mandates for teachers and students. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised schools to require all students, teachers and staff to wear masks as classes resume this fall, given the surge in new infections driven by the virus’s Delta variant....
The length of the league’s preseason schedule is an issue to almost everybody but those who collect revenue generated by the four exhibition games, and change seems increasingly inevitable. Packers president Mark Murphy at the Combine this week told ESPN the NFL’s competition committee, of which he’s been a part since 2012, has seriously discussed reducing the preseason schedule to three games. DIAMOND: Preseason change long overdue | STEELE: Must be a better way...
Recent disclosures about the extortionary salaries CEOs award themselves may make them unlikely candidates for sympathy. But the truth is, psychiatrists say, it can be terrifying at the top. Many highpowered company chiefs like Chollet harbor suicidal feelings along with their stock options and chamber of commerce trophies. Often, they are so bent on maintaining a veneer of authority that they have trouble acknowledging they need help. Psychiatrists nevertheless treat scores of stressed out execs....
Obesity increases the risk of cognitive decline in middle age - which can lead to full-blown dementia. The finding is based on more than 1,200 people tracked for over 30 years, starting when they were in school. “Developing strategies that improve low fitness and decrease obesity levels in childhood are important because it could contribute to improvements in cognitive performance in midlife,” said lead author Professor Michele Callisaya, of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia....
