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BeyondGeography's JournalMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61 - Nocturne
?si=TC9bCZgiNu6Ek6oxRoman Gabriel, legendary Rams QB and former NFL MVP, dead at 83
Gabriel, the first Filipino-American quarterback in the NFL and the league MVP in 1969, died Saturday. He was 83. His son, Roman Gabriel III, announced his father’s death on social media, saying he died peacefully at home of natural causes.
…Gabriel, who played at North Carolina State and was a two-time player of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989. He was 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, big for a quarterback in that era. Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi once described him as “a big telephone pole,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
…Gabriel was such a hot prospect that the Rams made him the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft, and the Oakland Raiders of the rival AFL selected him No. 1. Gabriel wound up signing with the Rams, though it took until George Allen was hired as coach in 1966 for Gabriel to start leaving a mark. From 1967 to 1970, Gabriel led the Rams to a 41-14-4 record and two division titles, though never a playoff game. He was voted MVP in 1969 after throwing for 2,549 yards with 24 touchdown passes and five rushing scores.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/21/sports/roman-gabriel-former-rams-and-eagles-qb-dead-at-83/
Leader Jeffries Floor Speech in Support of Bipartisan Legislation for America's National Security
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US House approves $61bn in military aid for Ukraine after months of stalling
The bipartisan vote saw 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans join to support Ukraine, with 112 Republicans voting against. It came after the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, forced a series of bills onto the floor in the face of fierce resistance within his own Republican party, many of whom oppose spending more on Ukraine’s defense.
Voting began hours ahead of schedule in an extraordinary Saturday session that delayed the House’s planned recess.
In a powerful effort to sum up the stakes before the vote, the former Democratic speaker, Nancy Pelosi, made a stridently graphic appeal: “I hope our colleagues will choose democracy and decency rather than autocracy and evil because I fear if you choose the Putin route, you will have blood on your hands, blood of the children, blood of their mothers raped in front of their parents, raped in front of their children,” she said.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/20/us-house-approves-61bn-aid-ukraine?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
I won’t lie, I am almost tearful with gratitude for this.
President Biden is such a pro, this only happens IMO because he got through to Johnson about what’s at stake in Ukraine. Biden was patient, he held his fire, he got his points across to the Speaker.
He got it done.
Four more years.
What a moment
https://twitter.com/bidenhq/status/1781050914108801026?s=61&t=EcvWMxA1syxTf8zqNwq-IATrump now engaging in juror intimidation
Lawrence is leading with this right now:
https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1780726164648046960?s=61&t=EcvWMxA1syxTf8zqNwq-IA
Tesla to lay off more than 10% of staff globally as sales fall
Source: Reuters
April 15 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) will lay off more than 10% of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles. The world's largest automaker by market value had 140,473 employees globally as of December 2023, its latest annual report shows. The memo did not say how many jobs would be affected. Some staff in California and Texas have already been notified of layoffs, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, declining to be named due to the sensitivity of the subject.
"As we prepare the company for our next phase of growth, it is extremely important to look at every aspect of the company for cost reductions and increasing productivity," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in the memo. "As part of this effort, we have done a thorough review of the organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount by more than 10% globally," it said.
…The layoffs follow an exclusive Reuters report on April 5 that Tesla had cancelled a long-promised inexpensive car, expected to cost $25,000, that investors have been counting on to drive mass market growth. Musk had said the car, known as the Model 2, would start production in late 2025. Shortly after the story published, Musk posted "Reuters is lying" on his social media site X, without detailing any inaccuracies. He hasn't commented on the car since, leaving investors and analysts to speculate on its future.
Reuters also reported April 5 that Tesla would shift its focus to self-driving robotaxis built on the same small-car platform. Musk posted on X that evening: "Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8," with no further details. Tesla could be years away from releasing a fully autonomous vehicle with regulatory approval, according to experts in self-driving cars and regulation.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-lay-off-more-than-10-its-staff-electrek-reports-2024-04-15/
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
https://twitter.com/variety/status/1778915560736096725?s=61&t=EcvWMxA1syxTf8zqNwq-IAEleanor, who grew up in Orange County, California, met Francis while working as an assistant art director on his directorial debut, the Roger Corman-produced 1963 horror film “Dementia 13.” (She had studied design at UCLA.) Within months of dating, Eleanor became pregnant and the couple were wed in Las Vegas in February 1963. Their first-born, Gian-Carlo, quickly became a regular presence in his father’s films, as did their subsequent children, Roman (born in 1965) and Sofia (born in 1971). After acting in their father’s films and growing up on sets, all would go into the movies.
…Gian-Carlo, who’s seen in the background of many of his father’s films and had begun doing second-unit photography, died at the age of 22 in a 1986 boating accident. He was killed while riding in a boat piloted by Griffin O’Neal, son of Ryan O’Neal, who was found guilty of negligence. Roman directed several movies of his own and regularly collaborates with Wes Anderson. He’s president of his father’s San Francisco-based film company, American Zoetrope. Sofia became one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of her generation as the writer-director of films including “Lost in Translation” and the 2023 release “Priscilla.” Sofia dedicated that film to her mother.
…Eleanor died just as Francis is preparing a long-planned, self-financed epic, “Metropolis,” which is to premiere next month at the Cannes Film Festival…Eleanor recently completed her third memoir, the family said. In the manuscript she wrote: “I appreciate how my unexpected life has stretched and pulled me in so many extraordinary ways and taken me in a multitude of directions beyond my wildest imaginings.”
https://apnews.com/article/eleanor-coppola-dead-d1174964d8fef8a1b63ced6a9387f62b
Driver Crashes Truck Into Texas Public Safety Dept., Causing Injuries, Officials Say
Source: NY Times
Multiple people were reported injured on Friday after a person driving a semitrailer truck crashed into a Department of Public Safety office in Brenham, Texas, in what officials said may have been an intentional act. It was unclear exactly how many people were injured, and details about the injuries were unknown. The Texas Department of Public Safety said on social media that there were “reports of multiple serious injuries.”
A suspect was taken into custody, according to the Department of Public Safety, and Texas Rangers were investigating the crash. Judge Mark Keough of Montgomery County said in a social media post that the driver had been denied a commercial driver’s license on Thursday. “He returned today with intent to harm,” Judge Keough wrote. KHOU, a CBS affiliate, reported that Sheriff Otto Hanak of Washington County said that he believed the crash may have been an intentional act. Dade Phelan, the Texas House speaker, also said in a post on social media that the driver “intentionally caused injury to innocent Texans.” Mr. Phelan also said the truck was stolen.
Video and images of the scene showed the truck in a parking lot, and damage to a wall of the building with debris scattered on the ground. The Department of Public Safety provides a range of services, in addition to supervising vehicle inspection. Public safety facilities can also handle handgun licensing, some criminal processing and sex offender registration. Brenham is about 75 miles northwest of Houston.
This is a developing story.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/texas-truck-crash.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j00.N74l._wSl1icXPzcJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
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