I would expect schools to beg him to come, not for him to ask for permission. Of course, if here in the US he'll be rejected for his lack of DEI statements with his work.
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I would expect schools to beg him to come, not for him to ask for permission. Of course, if here in the US he'll be rejected for his lack of DEI statements with his work.
Nope, I've never seen that guy. His dress and hair suggest late 60s-early 70s in that pic. I guess my grandparents would have known who he is.
I remember him as being the white male predecessor to Oprah
Five teens aged 11-14 years were joyriding in a stolen car at 1 AM Sunday morning in North Minneapolis. Four were hit by fully-automatic gunfire that registered on Shot-Spotter. Police recovered in excess of 30 shell casings at the scene.
Two of the five minors in the car were arrested less than two weeks ago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/yutes-shot-in-stolen-vehicle-minneapolis/
Two of the five minors in the car were arrested less than two weeks ago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/yutes-shot-in-stolen-vehicle-minneapolis/
Gravel dump truck crashes through Civil War-era covered bridge falling into Maine river
Horror ensued after a man decided to drive a 36,000-pound dump truck filled with gravel across a Civil War-era covered wooden bridge.
The 19th-century Babb's Bridge in Gorham collapsed on Friday at around 12:45 pm when a Ford F-750 dump truck, loaded with crushed gravel, attempted to cross the fragile structure.
Driver Joshua Polewarzyk, 37, of Limington, attempted to cross the 183-year-old bridge when its wooden floor gave way - sending the vehicle plunging into the river below.
The truck, weighing approximately 36,000 pounds, was nearly 30,000 pounds over the bridge's posted 6,000-pound capacity.
Maine Department of Transportation spokesperson Paul Merrill called the incident 'unprecedented' saying that 'this is a first' he's ever seen.
'People who I work with, who have been around for decades, do not know of any instance like this happening, in any bridge in MaineDOT's bridge inventory. This is a first, I believe,' Merrill said to News Center Maine.
In a press release, Gorham Police said 'the excessive weight of the vehicle caused the wooden floor of the bridge structure to give way.'
The truck rolled over, leaving its top partially submerged.
Fortunately, Polewarzyk managed to escape with only minor injuries.
'The operator was able to self-extricate himself from the truck and only sustained minor injuries, according to the news release.
This is an F-750 dump truck.
Horror ensued after a man decided to drive a 36,000-pound dump truck filled with gravel across a Civil War-era covered wooden bridge.
The 19th-century Babb's Bridge in Gorham collapsed on Friday at around 12:45 pm when a Ford F-750 dump truck, loaded with crushed gravel, attempted to cross the fragile structure.
Driver Joshua Polewarzyk, 37, of Limington, attempted to cross the 183-year-old bridge when its wooden floor gave way - sending the vehicle plunging into the river below.
The truck, weighing approximately 36,000 pounds, was nearly 30,000 pounds over the bridge's posted 6,000-pound capacity.
Maine Department of Transportation spokesperson Paul Merrill called the incident 'unprecedented' saying that 'this is a first' he's ever seen.
'People who I work with, who have been around for decades, do not know of any instance like this happening, in any bridge in MaineDOT's bridge inventory. This is a first, I believe,' Merrill said to News Center Maine.
In a press release, Gorham Police said 'the excessive weight of the vehicle caused the wooden floor of the bridge structure to give way.'
The truck rolled over, leaving its top partially submerged.
Fortunately, Polewarzyk managed to escape with only minor injuries.
'The operator was able to self-extricate himself from the truck and only sustained minor injuries, according to the news release.
This is an F-750 dump truck.
Sounds like a fancy way of saying he shit himself.
Dude sounds like a moron. I hope they pull his license for at least a decade. I don't want people like that operating vehicles, especially large vehicles.
Sounds like a fancy way of saying he shit himself.
Dude sounds like a moron. I hope they pull his license for at least a decade. I don't want people like that operating vehicles, especially large vehicles.
He's definitely a moron. He should be a greeter at walmart.
US national parks are receiving record-high gift of $100M
PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated PressUpdated: Aug 26, 2024 / 09:11 AM CDT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit organization of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history, a $100 million gift the fundraising group described as transformative for the country’s national parks.
The National Park Foundation, which Congress created in the 1960s to support national parks, will receive the donation from Indianapolis-based foundation Lilly Endowment Inc. The park foundation described the gift on Monday as the largest grant in history benefiting U.S. national parks.
The money will be used to address the needs of the country’s more than 400 national park sites, said Will Shafroth, president and CEO of the National Park Foundation.
The foundation hopes to announce the first round of grants stemming from the donation later this year, Shafroth said.
Exactly how the money will be utilized remains to be seen, but one of the foundation’s priorities is restoring coral reefs at Biscayne National Park in Florida, Shafroth said, while another priority is the restoration of trout species in western national parks. Those are among the foundation’s recent investments.
In addition to funding initiatives that protect fragile ecosystems and species, Shafroth said the money will also be used to create opportunities for young people to visit national parks.
“This grant will allow us to supercharge our efforts to ensure our national parks are for everyone, for generations to come,” he said.
The system’s hundreds of units include national parks, memorials, monuments, historic sites and other locations. It includes iconic national parks such as Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Yosemite National Park in California, as well as beloved sites such as the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. It also includes preserved areas that are less accessible to many people, such as Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The National Park Foundation is in the midst of its “Campaign for National Parks,” a $1 billion fundraising effort to support parks. Lilly Endowment made the gift to support that effort, said N. Clay Robbins, chair and CEO of Lilly Endowment.
“We believe the National Park Foundation’s campaign will enhance the programming in and promote the future vibrancy of our country’s marvelous system of parks, monuments and historic sites,” Robbins said.
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The Lilly Endowment provides funding for Associated Press coverage of democracy, philanthropy, and religion.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/travel/ap-us-national-parks-are-receiving-record-high-gift-of-100m/
I see nothing but opportunities for skimming and corruption.
You think there will be ballot box's at national parks?
Well now that you gave them the idea.
Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, throws out major charges against ex-Louisville officers
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