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HB A Healthy Vacation Hot Spot BLAME

Study Reveals Carmel Beach as the Vacation Hotspot
with the Cleanest Air in California
• 120 vacation hotspots air quality compared over a 2-week period.
BOB HOPE
By Paul F. Petrick
• Santa Cruz recorded the 2nd cleanest air in the state.
• Infographic showing how each state has performed over 5 years. T he twentieth anniversary of Bob Hope’s death on
July 27th closes the “Season of Hope” that began
with Hope’s 120th birthday on May 29th. It will not
be observed outside of this column, whose author uses
Pepsodent toothpaste because it sponsored Hope’s
radio show. Nevertheless, Hope’s influence on Amer-
ica remains. I am not referring to his unparalleled ca-
reer at the apex of vaudeville, Broadway, movies, radio,
and television. I am not referring to stand-up comedy,
which Hope concocted by synthesizing Frank Fay’s
presentation and Will Rogers’ populism. I am not re-
ferring to his inspiring philanthropy or his record-
breaking collection of honors and tributes. I am
referring to contemporary American politics.
Hope was not a political comedian. Sure, he was the
first comic brave enough to make sport of Sen. Joseph
McCarthy (R-WI). And he deserved a seat on the UN
Security Council, for no one emerged from World War
II a bigger winner. But even during the Vietnam War,
Hope’s comedy was never partisan. He took care to
give a good-natured ribbing to all politicians. Hope’s
comedy was nothing if not broad. And his contribution
to today’s political environment was purely uninten-
tional.
This century’s biggest political story is the realign-
T he air quality across the United States has been steadily
declining over recent years, signaling a worrying trend
for both residents and tourists alike. As per the American
Unsurprisingly, popular vacation destinations in Hawaii
and Alaska emerged as oases of fresh air. Hawaii’s
Hapuna Beach and Poipu Beach topped the list with
ment of big business
from the Republican
Party to the Democratic
Lung Association's 2023 "State of the Air" report, a stag- an AQI reading of just 10. Close behind were three Party. Incredibly, it
gering 137 million Americans were exposed to unhealthy Alaskan destinations: Homer Spit Beach, Sandy began with offhand ad-
levels of air pollution in 2020, a significant increase from Beach, and Kenai Beach with readings of 11 and 14 vice from Hope to a
133 million the previous year. respectively. young man in his em-
A more recent source of concern has been the smoke However, at the other end of the scale were des- ploy.
emanating from Canadian wildfires. The smoke has spread tinations in Texas and New York. Bottom was South On June 15, 1964,
far and wide, affecting the northeastern states and even Padre Island in Texas, beloved for its endless Tony Coelho turned 22
reaching as far as Georgia and Florida. The health impli- stretches of soft, golden sands and warm Gulf of years old. It was the
cations of such pollution are severe, with respiratory prob- Mexico waters. However, the average AQI reading worst day of his life.
lems, eye irritation, and headaches being some of the most stood significantly higher at 57. The Environmental That day, Coelho was
common afflictions. Protection Agency (EPA) has asserted that an AQI diagnosed with epi-
The prospect of clean, ocean air during summer vaca- between 51 – 100 is just ‘acceptable’. lepsy. The son of Cali-
tions is a welcoming thought for the millions of Americans With the current Canadian wildfires, it's perhaps fornia dairy farmers and
living in pollution-impacted areas. A study by MyBio- no surprise that two New York destinations - Coney grandson of Portuguese
Source has revealed which summer vacation destinations Island and Rockaway Beach - came in at second immigrants, Coelho
have the cleanest air for vacation-goers. and third worst, both clocking AQI readings of 56. wikipedia (pronounced “Kwello”)
Analyzing Air Quality Index (AQI) data from the last Maryland’s picturesque Chesapeake Beach, with its experienced periodic
fortnight*, MyBioSource has provided a comprehensive tranquil beaches and waterfront activities, as well seizures following a prior automobile accident. The
understanding of which popular vacation spots in the as North Beach followed with AQI readings of 55. diagnosis resulted from a medical examination Coelho
United States offer the freshest air. California vacation hotspots' air readings were as fol- underwent in preparation for entering a Jesuit seminary.
lows: At the time, epileptics were barred from the Catholic
[The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of how pol- priesthood. Rejected by the Jesuits, Coelho’s driver’s
luted the air is and how it affects human health. It is a nu- Carmel Beach: average AQI of 16. license was soon revoked and his health insurance ter-
merical scale that ranges from 0 to 500, with 0 being the minated. Unemployable due to his disability, Coelho
cleanest air and 500 being the most polluted. The AQI is Santa Cruz: average AQI of 20.
turned to alcohol and thoughts of suicide.
based on six pollutants: Inebriated day after day with only Myles Connolly’s
Ozone Pismo Beach: average AQI of 25.
novel Mr. Blue (1928) for company, Coelho’s despair
Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) Malibu: average AQI of 43. ended when a Jesuit friend brought him to the attention
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of Hope’s wife. Coelho soon found himself living on
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Newport Beach: average AQI of 44. Hope’s estate with the greatest job ever. As Hope’s fac-
Carbon monoxide (CO) totum, Coelho critiqued Hope’s monologues, attended
Lead (Pb)] Huntington Beach: average AQI of 44. tapings of television Brandonspecials,
Bell / Getty
andImages
walked the red carpet
of movie premieres.
Laguna Beach: average AQI of 44. During a nocturnal drive around Los Angeles, Hope
Coronado Beach: average AQI of 45. said to the aspiring priest, “It’s obvious you have this
burn to help people. If that’s your bag, why don’t you
Venice Beach: average AQI of 46. go to work for a member of Congress?” With a loan
co-signed by Hope, Coelho relocated to Washington to
Santa Monica: average AQI of 46. work for his hometown congressman Bernie Sisk (D-
PERMIT NO. 438 CA), eventually becoming Sisk’s chief aide. After a
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Infographic showing a ranking of air quality long career as a staffer, Coelho was elected to Sisk’s
PAID at popular vacation destinations across the US congressional seat upon the latter’s retirement in 1978.
US POSTAGE
Coelho is the transitional figure in modern Demo-
Credit MyBioSource.com
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without political messages, all ded- Then you addressed the class say-
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stolen during classes today. ful day of my life.
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the youngest An old man meets a young man
who asks:
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n't want to.
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etc. You never said anything, nor
Olympian “Do you remember me?”

And the old man says no.
Then the young man tells him
You closed the door and
told us all to stand up and
form a circle.
did you even scold me or take me
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he was his student, And the You were going to search Thanks to you, I understood what
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try and tax itself into prosperity, “ah, how good, for his watch if we n't remember you, because I also
is like a man standing in a like me?” Asks the all had our eyes closed my eyes while looking.’
bucket and trying to lift himself old man. closed.
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T he words “For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People” stretch across the
northern entrance of our nation’s first national park, Yellowstone.
According to the Department of Interior, the goal of the National Park Service
is, and has always been, to keep our wild places protected and unimpaired for
future generations. To that end, more than 400 areas and 84 million acres span-
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protect America’s greatest natural treasures. With 61 of those wilderness areas
toting National Park designation, it can be tricky trying to pick which park to
visit.
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we ranked each park based on their overall accessibility, facilities and accom-
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which we measured by photo ops and stunning scenery.
Keep in mind, it’s almost impossible to say that one is better than the next —
there’s truly something special about each one of our national parks.
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real facilities and services in the area, including a handful of hotels and tour
companies.
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to strike the perfect balance between access and peaceful, secluded wilderness.
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people visiting each year, you won’t have to worry about busy trails or crowds.
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companies that are willing to rent you equipment or take you fishing, back-
packing, kayaking, and bear viewing.
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Presidential Facts
James Buchanan is the only bachelor president.
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(1786-1853), a senator from Alabama, earning
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at which his hands is reaching out for, one has to wonder what is going through his
mind as he’s looking at this very attractive female soldier. She is smiling fondly at
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her prince for the recognition that brought her before him to receive her medal.
Prince is definitely smiling as well, which shows he is well aware of what he is
doing.
And, we have no doubts, given the reputation that he has or rather had once. Back
in the days when Prince Charles was young, he was known as the Playboy Prince.
At the time, Prince Charles was the world’s most eligible and sought-after bachelor.
He was photographed extensively and linked romantically to several of the world’s These Are
most gorgeous and famous women.
In 1979, Prince Charles was photographed kissing and hugging a 26-year-old Titanic
model Jane Priest, on Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia. The picture immediately Survivors
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fresh and alive. At least this picture suggests it. What do you think? In 1912
Biggest Boomtowns
in Every State
Rare Historical Photos Reveal More Than

Immediately Meets The Eye
Author William S. Burroughs with his Jack-O’-
Lantern that he carved with a hatchet, 1996.
How would you feel if you looked out your window and saw Wil-
liam S. Burroughs and his hatchet digging into this pumpkin before
Halloween? If you were familiar with Burroughs’ work you wouldn’t
be shocked. He was a wild man with an avantgarde sense of humor
and a penchant for using weapons. In the last year of his life Bur-
roughs was especially into his weapons, he often went target shooting
on a farm with fellow gun enthusiasts or practicing throwing a knife Derek Jensen / Wikimedia Commons
into a board propped up against the little garage before having his
daily vodka and coke at 3:30 in the afternoon.
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Boomtown. The word sounds like it's describing an explosion — and
in a way, it is. Boomtowns are considered the fastest-growing cities in
America due to rapid business and population growth. An example of such

a place is Woodbridge, Virginia, which saw massive five- and eight-year
percentage changes in population at 863.35% and 840.66%, respectively.
But Woodbridge isn't the only boomtown out there. GOBankingRates
found one in every state by looking at the one-, five- and eight-year
changes in population, occupied housing units and owner-occupied hous-
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ing units of cities with a population of more than 25,000 but less than
500,000. Find out if you're living in one of America's most thriving cities,
and see if your city makes the list.
Indiana: Westfield
Change in population:
1 year: 9.71%
5 years: 33.28%
8 years: 46.53%
Change in occupied housing units:

1 year: 9.79%
5 years: 33.43%
8 years: 46.76%
Change in owner-occupied housing units:

1 year: 13.47%
5 years: 36.91%
8 years: 46.25%
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estate brokerage Redfin showed.
The second straight price jump in the last five months moved up the
sale price of a typical home to $382,500.
Rising prices, combined with stubborn mortgage rates that are nearing
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high at $2,656.
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percent from a year ago, in the four-week period ending June 16.
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MAGIC MUSHROOM
An effort to legalize the sale and use of "magic mushrooms" in the Golden State
has cleared its first hurdle on the road to 2024 ballots.
Lucas Combos, Patch Staff Verified collect enough signatures in 2020 and The initiative would allow for the sale, use, and
CALIFORNIA — An effort seeking to 2022. possession of psilocybin products for Califor-
legalize the possession, sale, and use of This year, organizers see an easier nians 21 and over with relatively few limits.
psilocybin mushrooms statewide in path to land on the ballot, citing a lower (Shutterstock/Dmytro Tyshchenko)
California was cleared this month to 546,651 signature threshold, and the
start gathering enough signatures to get absence of pandemic-era roadblocks
the ballot initiative before voters in that made signature gathering more dif-
2024. ficult. Volunteers have until Jan. 10 to
The recent title and summary ap- meet that goal.
proval from the Secretary of State's Of- "The last two times we needed to sub-
fice allows the reform effort organized mit 623,212 valid signatures but be-
by Decriminalize California to move cause of all the madness over the Gavin
forward for a third time after failing to Newsom recall for once political apathy
MOST EXPENSIVE
Cars Owned by
Richest Celebrities
Will Numb Your Head
The much loved Vanna White hs enjoyed a very successful career in the en- worked in our favor as roughly 2 mil- titioners" to use psilocybin mushrooms
tertainment circuit. She debuted as the host of the ever-popular show called lion fewer voters turned out for the gu- for research, treatment, and therapy.
Wheel of Fortune way back in 1982, and White continues to be the vivacious bernatorial election saving us 76,561 * Require California to implement
host of the hit show to this day. valid signatures," wrote Ryan Mune- "qualification requirements and proto-
Her fan base has grown, and so has her bank account. White fund stardom var, the campaign's director, in an e- cols" for psilocybin-assisted therapy.
pretty quickly, possibly thanks to her easy-going personality and her being a mail to supporters. "Now that the * Allows for criminal records related
natural when it comes to entertaining. plague is over, we can take advantage to prior psilocybin-related offenses to
Concerning vehicles, Vanna White was rather modest in her first car. She had of all the summer festivals and fully be sealed, if the sentence has been com-
a choice between a VW Beetle and an Opel GT. It was because ‘VW’ was her activate our college teams for tabling pleted.
initials that Vanna went for the Beetle, though it wasn’t in her possession for days when they are back in session in
long. A terrible accident wrecked the car, and she wound up purchasing another. late August and September." If the initiative is successful, ele-
Eventually, Vanna bought a 1986 Mercedes Benz 560SL, which is a collectible The initiative's language would le- ments would begin to take effect in
vehicle today. galize the use of psilocybin mush- 2025. California would join Oregon,
rooms for medical, therapeutic, the first U.S. state to decriminalize and
Vanna White – 1986 Mercedes Benz 560SL, religious, spiritual, and recreational legalize psilocybin in 2020, and Col-
Price Undisclosed use for people 21 and older, and set up orado, which decriminalized psilocybin
a statewide framework allowing for re- and four other psychedelics by initiative
tail sales, including at farmers' mar- last year.
kets. Cities and counties would have A legislative effort to decriminalize
the option to locally implement bans the possession of psilocybin, mescaline,
or limits on mushroom sellers within and other psychedelic substances is also
their jurisdictions. underway in California and currently
There would be no set possession sits before a committee in the State As-
limits, and psilocybin products used sembly.
for medical or therapeutic purposes A handful of California cities have al-
would not be subject to taxes. Products ready taken action to decriminalize psi-
sold recreationally would apply a stan- locybin locally, including Oakland in
dard sales tax. 2019 and Santa Cruz in 2020. Leaders
in Arcata voted to deprioritize enforce-
Here are a few highlights of what ment in 2021. The statewide initiative
the initiative would do: would go further in setting up a full
• Decriminalize the cultivation, legal and recreational framework.
manufacture, processing, distribution, California's latest push comes amid a
transportation, possession, storage, wave of proposed legal reforms related
sale and personal use of psilocybin to psychedelics seen across the country
mushrooms for people 21 and over, in- in recent years, including legislative or
cluding "edible products and extracts initiative efforts in Washington, Michi-
derived from them." gan, New York and New Jersey. 11
* Allow "qualified healthcare prac-
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Documentary Review,
“Rock Hudson: All That
Heaven Allowed”
T H E AT E R
By Ben Miles fort to disguise his sexual proclivities. He To Arms,” adapted from the Hemingway
He was the very definition of masculine maintained longstanding friendships with novel, to romantic comedies such as “Pil-
good looks. And while his handsomeness both men and women, including Doris low Talk” and “Send Me No Flowers” —
was as agreed upon as his fame and ac- Day and Elizabeth Taylor, both with special emphasis is placed on the disease
claim as a movie star, the discrepancy be- whom he acted, earning an academy of AIDS and Hudson’s real-life role as the
tween his public persona and his private award nomination for his portrayal, along- first celebrity death
life was as different as his stage name — side caused by the illness.
Rock Hudson Particularly inter-
— was from his esting is the contro-
given name, versy caused by
Roy Harold Hudson’s kiss to
Scherer Jr. Linda Evans in the
In the new 80s television hit
d o c u m e n t a r y, “Dynasty.” Sadly,
“Rock Hudson: friends and co-
All That Heaven workers avoided so-
Allowed,” boldly cializing with
directed by Evans after that
Stephen Kijak — kiss, thinking that
not to be confused AIDS could be
with the 1992 transmitted through such inter-
d o c u m e n t a r y, costar Taylor, as Texas rancher Brick actions.
“Rock Hudson’s Home Movies,” titillat- Benedict in the 1956 screen epic, “Giant.” Rock Hudson lives on not so much as a
ingly directed by Mark Rappaport — we But Hudson would throw lavish all leading man in movies as he does in his
learn of this mega movie icon both as an male bashes/pool parties at his Beverly association with this deadly disease. May
actor and as a closeted gay man. Hills mansion, which friends referred to his soul rest peacefully.
Though Mark Griffin’s 2019 biography, as “The Castle”; clothing was optional. He
“Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allows,” enjoyed San Francisco’s gay bar scene and What: “Rock Hudson: All That Heaven
provides the source material for this 2023 he had a longtime male roommate while Allowed,” Documentary Review
HBO documentary, a good deal of the residing in a one bedroom Hollywood
credit belongs to Rappaport’s 1992 film, apartment at the inception of his remark- Where: HBO, Streaming
which treaded similar socio-biographical ably successful acting career.
ground in an era much less accepting of With extensive interviews with friends Ben Miles is the theater writer for the
diverse sexual lifestyles than our own time and lovers, much of it offered up through HBLocal News. In
is in the 21st century. archival footage, we have editor Claire Di- addition to being this
Interestingly, Hudson’s sexual procliv- dier, along with Director Kijak, to credit newspaper’s theater
ities were among the worst kept secrets in for the documentary’s focused and un- writer, he teaches
Hollywood. While Hudson’s perform- compromising examination of Rock Hud- critical thinking
ances were as masculine as any leading son’s life. Though we are brought to the courses at West
man of his era, the documentary suggests realization of Hudson’s broad range as an Coast University in
that Hudson himself didn’t make much ef- actor — from the film drama “A Farewell Orange County.
Most Iconic Moments in History

Defiant Armenian Women Pose
For A Photograph During The
Hamidian Massacres, 1895

This picture of Armenian women from 1895 shows us how a photo can
illustrate a historical truth while being technically inauthentic. It's true that
Armenian women fought in battle during the Hamidian Massacres that
took place in the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1890s. The massacres were
a result of the Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid II's attempt to hold the crum-
bling empire together by embracing pan-Islamism. As non-Muslims, Ar-
menians were targeted and between 100,000 and 300,000 were killed.
Whether these two Armenian women were preparing to go fight the Ot-
tomans is a matter of debate. Experts in firearms have determined that the
rifles and pistol are props, and the photo is said to have the word "souve-
nir" printed on the back. In other words, this staged photo tells us about
the spirit of the times, and may have been an image meant to inspire Ar-
menian resistance, but that doesn't mean that these particular women were
actually fighters.
In recent years, the acclaimed keyboardist Derek Sherinian (who has
worked with Alice Cooper, Kiss, Billy Idol, Slash and Joe Bonamassa)
Source: Reddit
has identified the woman on the right as Elizabeth Yazidjian, his great
grandmother.
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On the Vine
or Nearby
Ginger Beer
By Kara Newman
G inger beer with foamy head, in small tumbler glass

seated next to knob of fresh ginger
There are many different ways to make ginger beer, the
bolder and often spicier cousin to the more well-known
ginger ale. Some include naturally fermented and lightly al-
coholic variations that can take weeks to fully develop, or in-
dustrialized versions that are more akin to a strongly flavored
soft drink than a brewed beverage. This version from famed
bar professional Audrey Saunders splits the difference, pro-
viding a ginger beer recipe that can be made and served on
demand, while still providing a depth of profile and home-
made flavor.
At the now-closed New York cocktail oasis Pegu Club, pro-
prietor Audrey Saunders’ Gin-Gin Mule rightfully earned a
place in the modern-day cocktail canon. She described the
famously gingery cocktail as a cross between a Moscow
Mule (another ginger beer-based drink) and a Mojito (usually
a rum drink but here made with gin).
While this refreshing cocktail certainly can be made with
store-bought ginger fizz, it is even better when mixed with
something homemade. By creating a concentrated ginger
beer base and mixing it with soda water to create efferves-
cence, you have a combination that can come together from
scratch in about an hour, and will keep refrigerated for up to
two weeks.
“Store-bought stuff has a peppery, more than gingery, pro-
file,” says Saunders, interviewed in the book New York
Cocktails (Cider Mill Press, $20) by Amanda Schuster. In ad-
dition, many brands can be “insipid,” she says.
While Pegu Club made their ginger beer by the gallon,
here’s a smaller-scale version to try at home. It takes a little Liquor.com / Tim Nusog
time—note the one-hour wait for the ingredients to fully in-
tegrate. But the concentrated recipe yields enough for several cocktails, Add sparkling water, seltzer or club soda, to taste, if desired.
since only an ounce of this gingery elixir is all that’s needed for one Funnel into a glass bottle. Cap tightly and store in the refrigerator. This
drink. ginger beer keeps for two weeks.
Ingredients WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GINGER

1 cup water ALE AND GINGER BEER?
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely grated Both terms, ginger ale and ginger beer, have described a wide variety
1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice of ginger-based carbonated drinks throughout history. Many take the
1 teaspoon light brown sugar simplistic stance that ginger beer should generally be fermented (like
Sparkling water, seltzer or club soda, to taste beer, alloing it to achieve natural carbonation from yeast), while ginger
Steps ales are produced by combining a ginger syrup base with plain seltzer.
Makes 1 cup. However, this differentiation changes throughout history. Early ginger
ales, like those produced by the Irish apothecary who pioneered the style,
Add the water to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Thomas Joseph Cantrell, were naturally fermented. And many modern
Stir in the grated ginger. Remove from the heat and cover the saucepan. ginger beers are force-carbonated sodas that see about as much fermen-
Allow to sit for 1 hour. tation time as a can of Coke.

Strain through a fine chinois or cheesecloth. While straining the ginger, The difference between modern ginger beer and ginger ale, in practice,
use a spoon or ladle to firmly press down on the ginger to extract more is one of flavor profile and style. Ginger beer will have a much bolder,
flavor. The appearance will be cloudy, but this is natural. stronger, and often spicier profile than ginger ale, which tends to be
Add the lime juice and brown sugar, and let cool. much more subdued and soft drink-like, owing to years of market growth
and industrialization.
Continued from pg 1
BLAME BOB HOPE

cratic politics. He soon found his true vocation as chairman of the Democratic Con- a decade.
gressional Campaign Committee, the organization tasked with getting Democrats But staving off one political realignment kicked off another. Financially dependent
elected to the House of Representatives. Charged with containing the Reagan Rev- on big business, the Democratic Party lost interest in the class-based concerns that
olution that had swept the presidency and the Senate, Coelho transformed the DCCC once defined it. Coelho epitomized the coming Democratic preoccupation with iden-
from a debt-ridden joke into a fundraising dynamo. He accomplished this by focusing tity politics at the expense of working-class issues by controversially joining the Con-
on a constituency that his party had written off—big business. gressional Hispanic Caucus. But while the Democratic Party’s embrace of big
An extreme extrovert, Coelho extracted money from corporate interests with zeal. business fundamentally changed the party, any changes to big business are super-
He understood that big business is uninterested in the level playing field of the free ficial.
market. Instead, it seeks rents from government in the form of subsidies and tax and Like the Coelho-cultivated relationship between big business and the Democratic
regulatory loopholes. Coelho’s pitch to businessmen was simple. Democrats had Party premised on perpetual Democratic control of the House, today, the relationship
controlled the House for decades with no end in sight and if big business wanted to between big business and the Cultural Left is premised on perpetual left-wing control
keep its goodies, it better pay up. of the commanding heights of the culture. Big business will always play ball with
Coelho’s aggressiveness literally paid off. The DCCC reached parity with its GOP those in power. Post-Coelho, Democrats are happy to play ball with big business. 13
counterpart in business donations and a Republican House majority was delayed for Don’t like it? Blame Bob Hope.
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The Finest Vintage Cars of the

SPECIAL 1960’s Golden Age
SECTION The 1967 Oldsmobile 442 was a solid
reply to the groundbreaking Pontiac GTO.
Introducing the 442, the badge meaning a
400-engine, a 4-barrel carburetor, and “2”
AUTO
for dual exhaust, was all about muscle. The
big-block 400 brought 350 horsepower and
440 ft. lb. torque. Setting a B/Pure stock
national record, the 1967 442 commanded
attention on national drag strips.
A 3-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic transmis-
sion became an option with the 442 as
were front disc brakes. Built upon the lux-
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Chinese Electric Vehicle Makers Lead the World,

Rivaling U.S. Pioneers
Chinese EV companies have grown rapidly in recent years,
becoming major competitors for American automakers like Tesla.
C hina’s electric vehicle companies have grown rapidly in recent years,

becoming major competitors for U.S. automakers like Tesla.
William Li, the CEO of NIO, said competition in the EV industry is
vehicles, including hybrids.
The Seagull, a subcompact hatchback BYD unveiled at the Shanghai auto
show, is the cheapest EV in the world, at about $11,000, compared with
“much fiercer” in China, the world’s largest market for EVs and for auto- $25,000 for a Toyota bZ4X and $40,000 for Tesla’s top-selling Model Y.
mobiles overall. venues, judge says
Every company “must go all out,” he said in an interview at the Shanghai Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who laughed when he was asked about competi-
International Automobile Industry Auto tion from BYD in a 2011 interview with
Show in April. “Otherwise, you may be Bloomberg, now says his views on the
ahead today, [but] you may not be ahead in CHINA-ECONOMY-AUTO- company have changed.
NIOThe assembly line at
a few months.” Chinese automaker NIO in
“That was many years ago,” he wrote on
The fierce competition has spurred rapid Hefei, China, in May. Hector Twitter in May. “Their cars are highly com-
development of the industry. According to Retamal / AFP via Getty Images petitive these days.”
Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research, Other U.S. auto executives agree. When
about one-quarter of passenger cars sold in it comes to EVs, “we see the Chinese as the
China last year were all-electric or plug-in main competitor, not GM or Toyota,” Ford
hybrid vehicles, compared with about 7% Motor CEO Jim Farley said at Morgan
in the U.S. Stanley’s sustainable finance summit in
“China is way ahead of the U.S. in terms May, according to a transcript.
of EV adoption,” said Soumen Mandal, a In February, Ford said it would use tech-
senior analyst for Counterpoint, based in nology from Chinese battery giant CATL
Kolkata, India. at its new $3.5 billion EV battery plant in
Only a few years ago, China had an esti- Michigan in a deal that was criticized by
mated 300 EV makers, a number that ana- William Li China Electric
some U.S. lawmakers.
lysts say will be winnowed down to a dozen Car CEOWilliam Li, the China is by far the global leader in mak-
or so in the coming years. Though local CEO of Chinese EV maker ing EV batteries, which it is able to do at
brands dominate China’s EV market, they Nio, at the Shanghai auto lower cost, thanks to its dominance over
also face competition from foreign auto- show. Hector Retamal / AFP the supply chain and raw materials such as
makers that are trying to muscle in, such as via Getty Images lithium and cobalt.
General Motors and Volkswagen. If localizing China’s battery technology
As with their counterparts in the U.S. and in the U.S. “gets caught up in politics,” Far-
elsewhere, Chinese EV makers’ profitabil- ley said, “the customer is really going to
ity is threatened by excess capacity and a get screwed.”
price war set off in January by Tesla, which Chinese EV makers have also benefited
has a factory in Shanghai. A pledge this from billions of dollars in government sub-
month by Tesla and 15 other automakers to sidies, tax breaks and other incentives. Last
avoid “abnormal pricing” was retracted by month, officials extended a 10% purchase
the China Association of Automobile Man- tax exemption for new energy vehicles
ufacturers, which cited antitrust law. through 2025 and said they would be ex-
Faced with pressure at home, China’s EV makers are pursuing expansion empt from half the purchase tax for two more years.
abroad, especially in emerging markets. Last year, China’s exports of EVs China’s EV industry still faces headwinds, however, including uneven
increased 131.8% year on year to around 680,000 units, official data distribution of charging stations, a broader economic slowdown and the
showed. Thanks in part to the surge in EV sales, China overtook Japan as end of some government subsidies. Buffett, a BYD investor since 2008,
the world’s top auto exporter in the first quarter of this year. has been selling off his stake since August, without saying why.
One place those exports are not going is the U.S., amid geopolitical ten- Though companies like BYD have made inroads in Europe, where EVs
sions with China and efforts to strengthen U.S. domestic manufacturing. make up a larger proportion of auto sales, they face greater difficulties en-
“U.S. automakers are present in China, but there are no Chinese auto- tering the U.S., which imposes a 27.5% tariff on Chinese-made cars and
makers present in the U.S.,” Mandal said. has other unfavorable policies.
Chinese industry leader BYD — a Shenzhen-based company whose “We want to be able to offer our services to U.S. customers,” said Li
name stands for “Build Your Dreams,” which is backed by U.S. investor of NIO. “But we want to make sure we are ready, which will take some
Warren Buffett — now rivals Tesla as the world’s biggest seller of electric time.”
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the percentage of adults with a high school diploma, college experience or higher
education degrees. It also examined the quality of public schools and universities
and looked at gender and racial gaps. (View methodology)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, was ranked as the most educated city in the U.S., fol-
lowed by San Jose, California, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Madison,
Wisconsin. California home prices have fallen most in this city since June: Study
It’s a good showing for the Golden State.
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7 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 78.81
8 Raleigh-Cary, NC 78.40
9 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 76.09
10 Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX 75.98
94 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
WalletHub’s 2023’s Most & Least Educated Cities in America
Least Educated Cities

141 Salinas, CA 28.66

142 Corpus Christi, TX 28.35
143 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 28.03
144 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 27.66
145 Stockton, CA 24.71
146 Modesto, CA 19.57
147 Bakersfield, CA 17.69
148 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 14.16
149 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 11.21
150 Visalia, CA 8.28
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37 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 62.03
47 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 59.41
68 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 54.83
94 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 49.80
136 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 32.59
140 Fresno, CA 29.83
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By Kate Prince/Business Original Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland Purchased By: Hillenbrand, Inc.
M
any brilliant companies – from Apple to Star- Purchased By:N/A Country: Mexico (Made In)
bucks – have been founded in the United Country: Asia (Made In) Batesville Casket Company turned the funeral busi-
States, starting out as small ventures to be- Despite the spelling of “Armour,” Under Armour bills ness commercial. The company was founded in 1884,
come international leaders in their fields. However, the itself as an American company. Founded by Kevin and it has remained headquartered in Batesville, Indiana
world of business isn’t always as straightforward as it Plank in 1996, Under Armour has grown to be one of ever since. It has grown to 3,460 employees, the major-
looks. Regardless of how well-rooted a company’s the top producers of American sportswear and footwear. ity of whom work at BCC’s factories.
American history is, it doesn’t mean that it will always The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland Three of Batesville’s factories are located in America,
belong to Uncle Sam. (though it was founded in Washington D.C.). including one in Batesville, Indiana, one in Manchester,
In fact, many quintessentially American brands are no Under Armour might be headquartered here, but it Tennessee, and a third in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bates-
longer American-owned at all. From ville has expanded to produce some
Ben and Jerry’s to IBM and Holiday of its caskets in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Inn, overseas investors have played Part of the reason for the foreign ex-
a big part in keeping these companies pansion is likely due to its competi-
moving forward. Without them step- tors, which often sell cheaper
ping in, some of them may have caskets that have a lower price point
ceased to exist altogether. because they were made overseas.
Batesville Casket Company @jill5
Fender Stratocaster / Pinterest.com
Original Headquarters: Corona,
California AT&T
Purchased By: Servco Pacific Original Headquarters: Dallas,
Country: China (Made In) Texas
Fender Stratocaster is a guitar Purchased By: N/A
brand that musicians like Jimi Hen- Country: Asia (Made In)
drix and Elvis Presley loved. Having AT&T’s foreign connections
a Stratocaster is a pricey symbol of come by way of their production lo-
dedication to music, and the Player cations. Phones and other technol-
Stratocaster is the entry-level model. ogies made by the global company
Fender’s Player is under $700, while are often produced in Singapore,
higher-priced Fenders, like the China, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
America Ultra HSS and the Acousta- Phones made at these plants have
sonic, have higher price tags. “Custom Made” stamps on them in-
New Player models are made in China, and there are makes the majority of their products overseas. Third- dicating which foreign factory they were produced in.
a range of YouTube videos showing people testing their party manufacturers make almost all of its products. AT&T makes the majority of its revenue from tele-
Chinese-made Players against American ones (we’ll let 55% of Under Armour products are made in Vietnam, com, media, and tech services. Its communications seg-
you be the judge of which is better). Fender pulling pro- Malaysia, Jordan, and China. Meanwhile, 70% of sales ment is by far its biggest earner, and it has since
duction from American factories is nothing new—it did revenue is generated right in North America (primarily expanded even more into wireless video. Whether
the same thing in the 1980s. the U.S. and Canada). AT&T’s pursuit of wireless video as a revenue-grower
Fender Stratocaster ©RobinStrower / Under Armour ©Sorbis / Shutterstock.com will result in more Asian-made products is, for now, still
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5 Steps Toward
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Family Features tempting for children and adults to grab a
As the leading cause of death among Amer- quick snack that may not be healthy. Swap
icans, according to the Centers for Disease out sugary or salty snacks and instead enjoy
Control and Prevention, heart disease often lower-calorie after-school treats that fit into
results from uncontrolled high blood pres- your daily eating plan. Try options like a cup
sure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight of seedless grapes, small banana, cup of
and obesity. However, a heart-healthy eating cherry tomatoes, handful of unsalted nuts or
plan can help lower or control these risk fac- half cup of low-fat or fat-free yogurt.
tors and put you and your family on a path
toward better heart health. Find Heart-Healthy Menus
With back-to-school season adding stress How you eat day after day can make a dif-
to already busy schedules, it’s important for ference in your heart health over time. Devel-
families to make time for healthy eating deci- oped through research by NHLBI, the
sions. Consider these five steps rec- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
ommended by The Heart Truth program of (DASH) eating plan emphasizes vegetables,
the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute fruits, whole grains, fish, poultry, beans, nuts,
Associated Press / TALES AZZONI
(NHLBI): low-fat dairy and healthy oils to help keep
HOYLAKE, England (AP) — With the future of LIV
your blood pressure in a healthy range.
Golf still uncertain, Joaquin Niemann was among
Eat Smart DASH focuses on lowering sodium and lim-
players who arrived for the British Open facing the pro-
One way to get started on a path toward iting foods that are high in saturated fat, in-
spect of no more majors in his immediate future.
heart-healthy eating is to change your way of cluding fatty meats, full-fat dairy and tropical
LIV Golf still doesn't get world ranking points, and
thinking about how and what you eat. For ex- oils.
players have been dropping. With the next major not
ample, use smaller plates to help limit portion
until April in the Masters, some of them might not have
sizes. Chew food slowly and consider the tex- Stay On Track When Dining Out
a way back except through qualifying for the U.S. Open
tures and flavors of different food as you eat. It is possible to eat healthy foods in restau-
or British Open.
rants. To control portion sizes, try tactics like
It remains unclear when — or if — the recent proposal
Plan to Eat Heart Healthy eating half your entree and taking leftovers
of a partnership with the PGA Tour would change any-
Put together an eating plan that offers a bal- home for another meal. Choose foods that are
thing.
ance of calories and nutrients including vege- broiled, baked or roasted to limit calories.
“This might be my last year playing majors because
tables, fruits, whole grains and low-fat or Ask for low-sodium menu options and
of the world rankings," said Niemann, currently No. 43
fat-free dairy. Consider make-at-home favor- request butter, gravy, sauces and salad dress-
in the world. "They are not doing it right. I hope they
ites like Heart-Healthy Pita Pizzas, which in- ings on the side or leave them off completely.
change it. They have to find a way to have the best
clude grilled chicken as a better-for-you
players out here."
alternative to methods such as frying. Visit hearttruth.gov to find more healthy
LIV Golf submitted an application last July to become
eating inspiration and find DASH-friendly
part of the world rankings but there have been issues
Choose Healthy Snacks back-to-school recipes at
with the criteria because LIV has no cut, only 54 holes
After a full day of learning or working, it’s healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov.
and the same 48 players each week. The OWGR board
meets this week but there has been no indication any
decision will be reached.
Only the top 50 in the world qualified for the Open
this week. The other two LIV players in the top 50 play-
ing at Royal Liverpool are defending champion Cam-
eron Smith (No. 7) and PGA champion Brooks Koepka
(No. 12), both exempt by winning majors.
“It's hard to keep everybody happy, I understand that,”
said Abraham Ancer, who is now ranked 68th. “I'm sure
when everybody comes together they'll have a good way
to try to keep everybody happy. But we'll see what
happens. What it's all about is having the best players in
the world at the moment playing in these events.”
Ancer said he would try not to worry too much about
the rankings this week. Majors are the only tournaments
LIV players get points. They also can play small tours,
but those points are minimal and make it difficult to
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move up.
Other LIV players who might not be eligible for future
majors are Thomas Pieters and Talor Gooch, who has
three wins in the LIV Golf League. He fell out of the
top 100 this week.
“I'm not going to add more pressure,” Ancer said. “It’s
already a major and you definitely feel the nerves of a
major. Just knowing that playing good helps and then
we will figure out what happens. I’m not seeing this as
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going to enjoy it as one of them.”
A top-10 finish at the British Open will allow players Prep time: 10 minutes 1 tablespoon fresh basil, rinsed, dried
to return to the tournament next year. A top 4 gets them Cook time: 8 minutes and chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
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beau and Dustin Johnson are exempt in majors next year 4 whole-wheat pitas (6 1/2 inches each) On each pita, spread 1/4 cup tomato sauce
as past champions, as is Patrick Reed at the Masters, 1 cup chunky tomato sauce and top with 1/4 cup chicken, 1/4 cup broccoli,
which gives lifetime exemptions for its winners. 1 cup grilled boneless, skinless chicken 1/2 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and 1/4 table-
Major champions get five-year exemptions into the breast, diced (about 2 small breasts) spoon chopped basil.
other majors. Reed, who is No. 51 in the world, would 1 cup broccoli, rinsed, chopped and Place pitas on nonstick baking sheet and bake
have to go through qualifying if he wants to play the cooked 5-8 minutes until pitas are golden brown and
22 British Open next year. 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese chicken is heated through.
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These Chain Stores Are Closing Locations in 2023
The retail sector can often be fickle, even when the com- it has an ambitious plan to have 40,000 restaurants in
pany is loved and established. Some of the titans in the in- total, though its plans slowed down in 2020. It opened
dustry have faced tough times in recent years, with even 1,042 new Burger Kings in 2019, but that trend was re-
the seemingly infallible ones shuttering locations for good. versed in 2021—though, hopefully, temporarily.
From Aldi to Costco, Walmart, and even designer stores, Burger King ©Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com
it looks like no one is safe. Business status can change on
a dime, but let’s see which household names are closing Christopher & Banks
the doors for good in 2023. Will your local store be next – Year Established: 1956
or has it managed to escape the retail apocolypse? Store Closures: 37
News broke in mid-January of 2021 that retailer Chris-
Z Gallerie topher & Banks, which sells women’s clothes and acces-
Year Established: 1979 sories in forty-four states, would be filing for bankruptcy
Store Closures: 7 Branches* and closing down 37 of its stores (with likely more to
Z Gallerie announced back in 2019 that the company come).
had hit hard times when it filed for bankruptcy. The home Christopher & Banks ©melissamn / Shutterstock.com
decor retailing company had 76 stores scattered across Jones said that the “financial distress” caused by the
America, but it now looks like at least 10 of those locations recent global environment required Christopher & Banks
closed in 2019 and there are 7 more that will be gone for to make tough choices to “position…for the future.” The
good by the beginning of 2022. statement continued, warning that fans of Christopher &
The company was originally formed back in the late Banks might see all of its brick-and-mortar stores close
1970s, slowly growing into one of the nation’s most di- in the near future, if the situation doesn’t change.
verse home furnishing chain stores. Z Gallerie was able to Christopher & Banks ©melissamn / Shutterstock.com
overcome bankruptcy in 2009, and they were able to do
the same now. The company was purchased by Direct Buy Vera Wang
in July 2019 and opened four new Z Gallerie stores na- Year Established: 1990
tionally. Store Closures: 50 Branches*
Z Gallerie © BCFC / Shutterstock.com Vera Wang announced that it would be closing fifty
stores by the year 2021. The retailer wants to focus more
Burger King on its licensing than its brick-and-mortar stores. Vera
Year Established: 1954 Wang escaped the retail plunge in 2019 pretty much un-
Store Closures: 200-250 stores* scathed. 9,300 stores closed in 2019, but the luxury re-
Business Insider called Burger King a restaurant that tailer saw few closings.
we can expect to “see a little less of come 2022.” The Vera Wang made a name for herself designing high-
burger-and-fries chain is owned by RBI, and its parent end wedding gowns. As of summer 2021, Vera Wang
company was in charge of making the decision to close gowns are still available to purchase at stores such as
between 200 and 250 Burger King restaurants, in an at- Neiman Marcus, SOYOO Bridal, and more. That being
tempt to boost profitability in certain underperforming said, 2022 could hold more reductions in Vera Wang’s
areas. physical presence in stores.
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tions established by the U.S. Environmental Protection ratory administers a comprehensive groundwater and vided by Cathy Green, who represents Division 6 of
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Power Grid Strained By Heatwave:

"People Weren't Ready For This Heat"
California is urging residents to conserve air conditioning usage to ease the strain.
Las Vegas has also endured scorching temperatures
By / CBS News, CBS San Francisco The heat wave is shifting California's trajectory for
of 110 degrees or higher for over a week. James Lang-
Heat fuels wildfires, strains power grid fire season, which started slowly due to a record
ley, owner of "We Care Air," said he has witnessed a
Millions of Americans are under heat advisories as snowpack. Firefighters are concerned that the combi-
significant increase in service calls as a power surge
a relentless heat wave sweeps across the United nation of dry vegetation and the heat wave could
left residents in the Providence neighborhood without
States. Sweltering temperatures have settled over at spark dangerous wildfires, posing further threats to
air conditioning
least 14 states, straining the power grid in some parts the state.
"We had a 20 to 30% increase in calls, if not more,"
of the country. Meanwhile, parts of the U.S. are grappling with
Langley said. poor air quality as Canadian wildfires continue to
The overwhelming demand is leading to burn. Smoke from the fires is blanketing the East and
longer work hours and an influx of service Midwest, causing concerns for residents' health. Air
trucks. quality alerts were in effect in 14 states on Tuesday.
"We went from running two trucks eight CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global
hours a day to running three trucks 13 to 14 reach of CBS-owned and operated television and
hours a day. People weren't ready for this radio stations with a local perspective.
heat," Tim Chaize, a service truck
driver said.
In Arizona, the power grid is
managing to meet demand, de-
spite residents in the Phoenix area
setting a new record for electricity
consumption. The city is expected
'California's Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat to break a heat record Tuesday —
wave continues: People walk along a trail as the experiencing 19 consecutive days
sun sets, Sunday, July 16, 2023, in Death Valley Na- of temperatures at or above 110
tional Park, Calif. Overnight temps: 110 degrees. degrees.
(AP Photo/John Locher) At least 12 deaths in Maricopa
County this year have been attrib-
uted to extreme heat, with the
California is urging residents to conserve air con- most vulnerable, including those without
ditioning usage and set thermostats to 78 degrees housing, being the hardest hit.
Fahrenheit to prevent potential blackouts. In one ex- "I cry all the time, I like yell at the heat
ample of the extreme heat, the state's Death Valley is to like go away," said Cristina Hill, an un-
seeing temperatures above 110 — at night. housed woman.
"When you've got really hot temperatures that don't Amid the heat, California firefighters are
cool down at night, that can be really taxing on the battling brush fires around the clock.
electrical equipment," said Jeff Smith, a representa- Crews have been tirelessly navigating
tive from Pacific Gas and Electric. challenging terrain to contain the Lodoga
Smith said the prolonged heat increases the risk of Fire in Northern California, believed to
24 transformer failures. have been sparked by lightning.
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PHOTOS
My Return
to Fashion
by Rix Quinn But my shopping stopped when in-
All my life, I’ve found it hard to re- office activities got cancelled tempo-
sist a good bargain. So, the pandemic rarily. Instead, my company
a couple years ago briefly curtailed scheduled a series of daily video con-
my excellent purchasing decisions. ferences.
I was always out in the stores, shop- So, I had to adjust to just looking
ping for the latest in exercise equip- great above the waist. I positioned my
ment, self-help videos, or ideas to home office in a small storage space
impress my supervisors. we call Uncle Bob’s Basement, be-

I really liked clothes. At work, I cause it smells like old relatives. I put
usually wore nice khakis and a golf a bookcase behind my chair, so
shirt that made me look semi-cool. viewers would think I had actually
I shopped both in-store and read them.
But each day at home
my physical appearance
descended closer to
Hades. First, I quit shav-
ing my scraggly beard. I
looked like a guy who fell
face-first onto grass clip-
pings..
I started wearing sweat-
shirts with the sleeves cut
You won’t see this at the zoo anymore:
off. I bought two pair of The only known photo of a living Quagga
gray sweatpants, which I at the London Zoo (1870).
alternated every other week.
One day a cousin came for
a social visit, and suddenly ap-
peared in my basement. He said he
found me by the smell.
IMAGINE A
But in recent months, we’ve re- WORLD
online. Truth is, I wanted to look turned to the office. I’m showering
better than I actually am. I believe in every other day now, and my wife WITHOUT
that old saying, “If you don’t have a
good act, you better wear a good cos-
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Magazine
You hear a lot about shark sightings and attacks nowadays; does this mean that
sharks are more abundant than ever and doing well overall—or the opposite?
Dear EarthTalk: You that the frequency of shark attacks has not risen signif- more sharks overall.
hear a lot about shark sightings and attacks nowadays; icantly, if at all, in the past few years. Though shark sightings may be becoming more
does this mean that sharks are more abundant than ever In spite of this, due to increasing ocean temperatures frequent, shark numbers are dwindling. Many shark
and doing well overall—or the opposite? -- R.W., Wel- sharks are more inclined to travel into coastal waters species are struggling in their native coral reefs and ma-
fleet, MA where tourist activity is common. According to the Na- rine ecosystems. According to the journal Science,
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, these “Five of the most common reef shark species have ex-
It’s tough to accurately document shark sightings, but waters are typically cooler than waters offshore. Warmer perienced a decline of up to 73 percent.” In addition,
shark attacks are documented The Washington Post states that “a third of all
every year. There are two sharks, rays and related species are at risk of going
classifications of shark bites: extinct.” As a result, scientists are concerned that
provoked and unprovoked. species lower on the food chain will overpopulate
Provoked bites occur after a without the presence of sharks as natural predators.
person has initiated inter- Humans are responsible for many factors that
action with the shark, like at- may be causing a decline in shark populations.
tempting to touch or feed it. Overfishing deprives sharks of one of their primary
But, according to Gavin food sources. Millions of sharks get entangled in
Naylor, director of the Flor- fishing nets and longlines ever year. Plus, some 73
ida Program for Shark Re- million sharks are killed for the shark fin and meat
search, “Unprovoked bites industry.
give us significantly more in-
sight into the biology and be- CONTACTS:
havior of sharks. Changing The ocean phenomenon that's bringing sharks
the environment such that closer to shore
sharks are drawn to the area hough shark sightings may wral.com/story/the-ocean-phenomenon-that-s-
in search of their natural food be becoming more frequent, bringing-sharks-closer-to-shore/20394126/
source might prompt them to shark numbers are dwindling.
bite humans when they Credit: Pexels.com. Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks
otherwise wouldn’t.” and rays
Globally, unprovoked attacks in 2022 were 57. In waters have higher concentrations of chlorophyll which science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4884.
2021, there were 73. During the pandemic, many attracts plankton growth. Many species of fish, rays and
beaches shut down, but looking at the years preceding crabs feed on plankton. As ocean temperatures rise,
Earthwall® is produced by
2020, we can more accurately deduce changes in shark northern and coastal waters grow warmer, attracting Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit
attack frequency. Using data from The University of plankton, fish and other shark bait prey. As a result, EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine.com. To donate,
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2019 was 79.4. Comparing this to 2022, it can be seen around the world has not increased, regions along the question@earthtalk.org.
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Business Insider / PHIL ROSEN has tightened significantly as banks
• A Federal Reserve survey found that shore up deposits and become less will-
the rejection rate for credit applicants ing to lend.
increased to 21.8% at an annualized rate The Fed's survey highlighted the pain
in June. that individuals are feeling. All types of
• That's the highest mark since June loan applications have seen higher re-
2018. jection probabilities. Auto loans, for ex-
• On average, the reported probability ample, saw a rejection probability of
that a loan would be rejected increased 30.7%, while mortgages and credit card
for all loans, from autos to credit cards. limit increases stood at 46.1% and
For anything from credit cards to auto 42.4%, respectively.
loans, lending conditions
are getting tougher and
tougher for Americans.
A recent New York
Federal Reserve survey
found that the overall re-
jection rate for credit ap-
plications increased to
21.8% year-over-year in
June. That's the highest Lending for everything from autos to
level since June 2018, and credit cards has gotten tighter this year.
the increase hit every age AP Photo/David Zalubowsk
group but weighed most
on those with credit scores below 680. Given the tighter lending conditions,
It's been over a year since the Fed many have stopped applying for loans
first started raising interest rates to com- altogether.
bat historic inflation, and after 10 con- "The application rate for any kind of
secutive hikes, policymakers opted for credit over the past twelve months de-
a "skip" in June but many analysts see clined to 40.3 percent from 40.9 percent
more hikes still to come. in February, its lowest reading since
Higher borrowing costs are meant to October 2020," Fed researchers said.
discourage spending and, as a result, "Application rates declined to 11.9 per-
cool down the economy and tame infla- cent for auto loans and 12.5 percent for
tion. But rate hikes also make the gen- credit card limit requests, but increased
eral business environment more to 24.8 percent for credit cards, 6.5 per-
difficult as well, which we saw manifest cent for mortgages, and 5.3 percent for
several months ago across a slew of mortgage refinances."
bank failures starting with Silicon Val- Read the original article on Business
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NFL APPROVES $6.05B SALE OF COMMANDERS, FINES DAN
SNYDER $60M AFTER RELEASING INVESTIGATION REPORT
Yahoo Sports / CHARLES ROBINSO organization that everyone will be proud of — start for a franchise and fan base that went
After months of grinding on the details, the and to making positive contributions in the com- through significant upheaval during Snyder’s
sale of the Washington Commanders is officially munity. tenure. Despite entering the league’s ownership
complete. And with it, lightning-rod team owner The sale sets a world record in pricing for a ranks in 1999 with big expectations following
Dan Snyder is no longer a member of the sports team, eclipsing the $5.3 billion purchase his $800 million purchase of the Washington
league’s ownership class. of English Premier League club Chelsea in 2022 franchise, Snyder’s reign became mired in a vast
array of failure. From decades of poor perform-
ance on the field to the long-running controversy
over the team’s former nickname — not to men-
tion an inability to secure a new stadium —
Snyder was largely seen across the league as a
man running a once-proud cornerstone franchise
into the ground.
NFL fines Dan Snyder $60 million after inves-

tigation
None of those lowlights cast a shadow as trou-
bling as the numerous workplace complaints and
litany of investigations into Snyder and his fran-
chise over the past decade, all of which culmi-
nated in an NFL ownership tide that prodded
Thursday’s sale.
The league released its findings from the sex-
ual and financial misconduct investigation into
the franchise by Mary Jo White just minutes
after announcing the sale was approved. The in-
vestigation sustained former employee Tiffani
Johnston's allegation of sexual harassment by
Snyder’s fellow NFL franchise owners voted by a group led by Los Angeles Dodgers co- Snyder and allegations of underreporting of NFL
unanimously to approve the $6.05 billion sale on owner Todd Boehly. It also represents a signifi- revenues. As a result, the NFL said in its report,
Thursday, the league announced, transferring the cant leap forward for NFL franchise prices, fined Snyder $60 million.
team into the hands of a group led by private significantly outpacing the $4.65 billion pur- "The conduct substantiated in Ms. White's
equity investor Josh Harris. The move came chase of the Denver Broncos by the Walton- findings has no place in the NFL," Goodell said
swiftly after the league’s finance committee Penner group last year. in a statement. "We strive for workplaces that
gave club owners a green light earlier in the Aside from the weighty financial implications are safe, respectful and professional. What Ms.
week, recommending a transaction that could ul- of the sale for the NFL, it also represents a fresh Johnston experienced is inappropriate and con-
timately pave the way for future “group collec- trary to the NFL's
tives” purchasing NFL teams, rather than the The NFL has approved the sale
values."
tradition model of one owner holding the major- of the Washington Commanders, In a statement,
ity of equity in a franchise. ending Dan Snyder's time as a Johnston's attorneys
"Congratulations to Josh Harris and his im- team owner. who also represented
pressive group of partners," NFL commissioner over 40 Commanders
Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Josh will be employees, said the
a great addition to the NFL. He has a remarkable accusers can "claim
record in business, sports and in his com- total vindication."
munities. The diverse group that Josh has put to- Even with some fi-
gether is outstanding for its business acumen and nality arriving this
strong Washington ties and we welcome them to week, the league still
the NFL as well. has former NFL head
"I met Josh several years ago, prior to his ac- coach Jon Gruden’s
quisition of an interest in the Steelers and have pending lawsuit
been fortunate to get to know him better over the against the league over
past few months. I know he has a commitment controversial leaked
to winning on the field, but also to running an Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports emails.
CA School District Approves Plan To Notify Parents Of Pronoun Changes

After a heated meeting, a California school district required its schools to
tell parents if their children begin using different pronouns.
Lucas Combos, Patch Staff Verified
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versial policy Thursday, requiring schools to inform a student's parents if they to approve a controver-
begin using pronouns not listed on their birth certificate, ask to use facilities "that sial rule requiring
do not align with the gender stated in those records," or requests to change any- schools to out children to
thing in their school records. parents if they start using
The 4-1 vote came despite pushback that the policy effectively outs transgender, different pronouns at
school.
nonbinary, or gender nonconforming children without their consent, and a Shutterstock/Matt Gush
strongly-worded letter from state Attorney General Rob Bonta urging the district
to prioritize student privacy.
"The protection of every student's privacy ad safety is of utmost importance,
and that includes protecting their right to choose when, how, and with whom they
share their gender identity," Bonta said in a statement Thursday. "By allowing
for the disclosure of a student's gender identity without their consent, Chino Val-
ley Unified School District's suggested Parental Notification policy would strip
them of their freedom, violate their autonomy, and potentially put them in a harm-
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 film, with the same title as one of the most popular songs
of the band/lead singer that it’s based around. Rami Malek plays Freddie Mercury, the front-
man of the legendary band Queen who’s dealing with both inner and outer turmoil in his
shortlived career, as well as his struggles with the AIDS virus.
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author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the Univer-
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on the scientist’s relationship with his wife, Jane, titled: Travelling to Infinity: My Life with
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mayne shares the screen with Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emma Watson, and Harry Lloyd,
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The Most Valuable Celebrities We
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e’ve all heard the stories about someone stumbling upon a valuable comic or knick- Chris Shackleton
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knack in a Salvation Army, or the family who moves into a new house only to find e all know famous families such as the Karda-
a wine cellar below the floorboards worth a fortune. shians and the Baldwins, but what about the celeb
Anything from baseball cards or vintage Coca Cola cans to stuffed toys or even ticket stubs relations who don’t flaunt their lineages? As it
from legendary concerts, could be the items worth millions. You never know what items are turns out, the world of showbiz is pretty small, and there are
lurking in your basement or your local thrift store that could be worth big bucks to a collector. plenty of family connections that have managed to stay under
Read on to discover a list of some of the most valuable collectible items of all time. You the radar. That’s right: you won't believe how connected fa-
never know, it might be time to bring out the stepladder and venture into the attic. You could mous people really are these days...
have been sitting on a dusty goldmine for decades, blissfully unaware.
Persian Rug
Maker: Unknown
Original Price: $1,500*
Worth Today: $33.76 Million*
Sotheby’s is known for selling rare, beautiful collectibles, and the auction house is the go-to
venue for anyone look-
ing to sell something
valuable (if not down-
right strange). At an
auction in June of
2013, the Sotheby’s au-
dience burst into
stunned applause when
it was announced that a
rare Persian rug had Antonio Banderas and
sold for $33.76 million, Dakota Johnson
setting a world record. If you’ll remember, Banderas was once married to ac-
The rug in question tress Melanie Griffith, who had Dakota with her previous
was a hand-knotted, husband, Don Johnson. Though their relationship isn’t
Clark-Sickle-Leaf car- connected through blood, at one point, the actor was her
pet from the sev- stepfather. And they’re still close to this day.
enteenth century with a Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Hollywood Re-
dark blue and red border. Mary Jo Otsea, the auctioneer, said that the carpet was “extraordinary porter
and wonderful” and “deserved” the high price for which it sold.
©potterybarn / Pinterest.com
Robby the Robot Movie Prop

Maker: MGM Studios
Original Price: $1.21 million*
Worth Today: $5.375 Million*
Robby the Robot was an iconic piece
of movie history. It was created for the
1956 Forbidden Planet, and it was made
for $125,000 ($1.2 million in today’s
money), though, on re-sale, it would far
eclipse that original price. Robby the
Robot was auctioned off for over $5
million, making a fitting end to his suc-
cessful Hollywood career.
Bonhams, the auction house that sold
it, confirmed that number was a record
for a movie prop. In Forbidden Planet,
a group of astronauts travels to a distant Lily Allen and
planet to find out the fate of another Alfie Allen
group sent there years earlier. The It may take seeing their names next to each other to re-
movie has a 96% rating on Rotten To- alize that the British pop singer and the Game of Thrones
matoes and is widely considered a sci- cast member are sister and brother, respectively. Creative
fi classic. talent must run in the family!
@borgcom / Pinterest.com Danny Martindale/FilmMagic/Getty Images
1931 Dracula Poster

Maker: Universal Studios
Original Price: $0.05*
Worth Today: $525,800*
Dracula is a tale for the ages. It is the classic vam-
pire story, and the 1931 movie, which starred Bela
Lugosi in the title role, is one of the most famous
films of all time. The movie was released on Valen-
tine’s Day of that year, and memorabilia associated
with it have sold for big bucks at auction.
A 1931 movie poster advertising the film sold for
$525,800 at an auction house in Dallas, Texas. Her- Emma Roberts and
itage Auctions noted that the high price of sale meant Julia Roberts
that the poster category of auctions was a growing Not that they’re keeping it a secret from the public or
market. So, if you’ve snagged any vintage posters, anything, but for one reason or another, many people never
you might be in luck. realized Julia is actually Emma’s aunt. The more you
©Universal Pictures / commons.wikimedia.org know!
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