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Michael Wilbon stepping away from ESPN due to worrisome health problems: 'I should have listened'
Longtime ESPN broadcaster Michael Wilbon is taking a step back from work to address "multiple health issues" he said he should have listened to sooner.
Voters fear the America they’ve known is slipping away
The stakes in Tuesday’s midterm elections are so high that Shane Dunn voted for the first time in his life, at age 65. After a career as a cook up and down the East Coast, Dunn moved to the Philadelphia suburbs and voted last week in Levittown. “I was always a busy man,” he said […]
World of Warcraft Forever Preload and Global Release Times Confirmed
World of Warcraft Forever is just a few days away, and Blizzard has confirmed the global release times and preload details. Here's when you can play in your timezone.
ESPN reporter stepping away ‘for a bit’ for ‘medical stuff’
A longtime ESPN NFL reporter announced Sunday she is stepping away from her post momentarily as she deals with undisclosed medical issues. Jenna Laine, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the Worldwide Leader since her arrival in 2016, shared the update on X Sunday night. Earlier in the day, she skipped the Bucs’…
New cyberattack on supermarket fridges sweeps across Europe
A hacking attack on European supermarkets spread across the continent on Monday, hitting fridges and freezers from Sweden to Belgium and forcing stores to throw away food in an incident that echoed a…
Steelers vs Browns: 5 big takeaways from the blowout win
The Steelers dominated the Browns on Sunday and asserted themselves as the top team in the AFC North.
Seattle council considers costly budget amendments
As council members begin chipping away at Mayor Katie Wilson's budget, it's clear their priorities don't align.
MV3: Jamal Roberts, Mizzou Take Care of Business Against Arkansas
It was the Jamal Roberts show once again — as Mizzou came away with a 34-10 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night
5 takeaways from Bills win over Ravens
Here’s what I took from the Bills victory over the Ravens in Week 8
Europe hit by another wave of grocery store freezer hacks
The new incidents come weeks after a cyberattack on fridges and freezers in France that forced supermarkets to throw away food.
FC Twente dismantle Excelsior to set numerous Eredivisie records
Poor Excelsior were absolutely humiliated on Sunday afternoon by FC Twente. The away side ran riot as they recorded a 9-0 win and set a number of Eredivisie records, both as a club and league wide, in...
Shelling out millions, anti-robotaxi group is D.C.’s top political ad spender
The group outspent both of the top candidates for mayor, ad-tracking data shows.
Midterm Elections: Who Is Winning the Race for Congress?
We’re one day away from the midterms. Here’s the state of play.
“Weakest Call I Have Ever Seen”: Patrick Mahomes’ Wife Brittany Slams Referees Over Questionable False Start Penalty on KC Chiefs
Despite the Denver Broncos’ impressive fourth-quarter turnaround, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes nearly took the game away. With four seconds remaining and Kansas City trailing 28-24, Mahomes connected with Rashee Rice in the end zone.
6 takeaways from Commanders' 27-10 win over Eagles
Six takeaways from the Commanders' 27-10 win over the Eagles.
TOP 10 PLAYERS: Racing Santander 0-3 Real Madrid
Another strong performance away from home
'All INdiana Politics': Indiana party leaders, analysts weigh key races ahead of Election Day
INDIANAPOLIS — With Election Day two days away, Indiana party leaders and political analysts are watching a closely contested secretary of state race, legislative contests that could affect the Republican supermajority in the state House, school referendums and voter turnout. There is no U.S. Senate or gubernatorial race in Indiana this year. Voters will decide […]
How Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make Formula 1 history
Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.
Miami Dolphins Discussion: Post-Game Week 8 Takeaways
We ask Dolphins fans for their takeaways from this afternoon’s game against the New England Patriots.
Compeer Mile raises funds for Rochester mental health
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The 2026 7th Annual Compeer Mile was held this morning, urging people to put away their phones and spend time running and walking. The Compeer Mile is the year’s larg…
4 takeaways from Arkansas football's loss to Missouri
What we learned from the Razorbacks' 34-10 loss to the Tigers.
Steelers vs Browns: 1st half takeaways
Here are our takeaways from the first half between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns.
Arsenal ride out Liverpool storm to top Premier League
Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League with their first win away to Liverpool in 14 years as Kai Havertz's early strike secured a 1-0 victory for the Gunners.That intervention counted for little as Arsenal rode out the closing stages to register another clean sheet and an eighth win in nine league games.
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office took a bit of a hit this weekend with the Halloween holiday drawing audiences away from theaters on Saturday. Ticket sales were led by the
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ ‘Clayface’ lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters.
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters | KNX News 1070 AM
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters | Talk 1370
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters.
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters.
Box Office: ‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters.
‘You Can See Everything,’ 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend
The North American box office faced a slump this weekend as Halloween festivities drew people away from theaters
Mario-Dressed Speedrunner Breaks World Record
The record-smashing Niftski seems to credit the dress-up routine with taking an edge off, bringing him two frames away from a perfect run
Confirmed: Mikel Arteta Announces Arsenal Lineup For Liverpool Clash
Mikel Arteta rings the changes at Anfield as Declan Rice returns and Christos Tzolis starts, with the Gunners chasing their first away win over Liverpool since 2012.
Vikings, Jordan Addison Trade Floated As Deadline Nears
The Minnesota Vikings are now eight days away from the 2026 trade deadline. Before they get there, there are two games to take care of.In Week 8, they travel to Ford Field to play the Detroit Lions. In Week 9, they host the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football in Minneapolis. As of the publishing […] The post Vikings, Jordan Addison Trade Floated As Deadline Nears appeared first on HEAVY.
Inter on the pitch: Nerazzurri's training session
Inter get back to work as they prepare for their next match in the Champions League: the Nerazzurri will take to the pitch on Tuesday 3 November at 21:00 CET away to Feyenoord on the fourth matchday o...
RBL answer the call with back-to-back away wins
Things can change quickly in football. Just a week ago, RB Leipzig were still searching for their first points away from home in the Bundesliga. Since then, the Red Bulls have followed up their home w...
Five takeaways from FSU's loss to Clemson
Florida State suffered its third straight loss on Saturday night to the Clemson Tigers. Here are five takeaways from the game.
Cardiff warned of complacency amid winless away form
Only strugglers Preston and Watford have fewer points than Cardiff City on the road in the Championship this season.
📸 This week’s kit news 👕
Official releases, leaks and great finds: OneFootball brings you a complete roundup of this week's kit news.Barcelona, home, away and third 2027-2028 (leaks)Source: Barça universeChelsea, home 2027-2...
Pitt puts away Georgia Tech, ends losing streak
Pat Narduzzi‘s Panthers ended a three-game skid.
PS Plus Technically Giving Away 5 Free Games on November 3
PlayStation Plus subscribers are technically being treated to five free games come Tuesday, November 3.
After a Tragedy, I Spent a Month Away From Our Online Dystopia. It Changed Me.
Here's what happened when I found a brief reprieve from the horrors of our modern life.
Ticket sales for Sturm Graz match
Away info for clash on 08.11.On Sunday, November 8, we face a big match against Sturm Graz at the Merkur Arena at 17:00. You can find all the information about supporting us in the away fan sector her...
Election officials brace for foreign threats
With the midterms just days away, the channels for federal officials to communicate foreign threats to election officials are at their weakest since the 2016 vote, numerous sources who work in elections told CNN.
Brandy Lefsyk to blend science and holistic wellness in November
TOWNSEND — Imagine settling into a quiet room, letting the stresses of the day fall away as soothing sounds and gentle vibrations create space for stillness and reflection.
Smart Tools, Real Voices: Why Authenticity Still Wins in Healthcare Marketing - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
By Dorron Marketing Artificial intelligence has arrived in healthcare marketing, and it is not going away. From drafting social posts in seconds to segmenting patient audiences, personalizing email campaigns, and […]
Five Takeaways From Oklahoma State's Heartbreaking Loss to Iowa State
Oklahoma State scored 49 points but fell 51–49 at Iowa State. From special teams mistakes and explosive plays allowed to second-half struggles and costly penalties, here are five takeaways from the Cowboys' heartbreaking loss in Ames.
Five takeaways from USC’s 30-18 upset of Ohio State
What did we learn from the Trojans knocking off the No. 2 team in the country Saturday night?
Takeaways from Nebraska football’s loss to Washington
Same story, different day.
Business Owners Have a Window. Most Aren't Ready to Use It. by Tully Ryan
I spend my working life on both sides of a business sale. As an M&A advisor based in Wilmington, I help lower middle market owners across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia sell what they've built. As the founder and CEO of IQExit, I work with the bankers, wealth advisors, CPAs and attorneys who sit beside those owners for years before a sale ever comes up. From both seats, I keep seeing the same thing. The market is ready for our owners. Too many of our owners aren't ready for the market. Start with our own backyard. Wilmington's metro area added more than 12,000 residents between July 2024 and July 2025, a 2.6% jump that ranked seventh in the country. It also posted the highest job growth rate of any metro in North Carolina. I see the same pattern in the growth markets I work in across the Southeast. New residents mean new customers and new workers. They also mean new buyers: people who moved here from corporate jobs and want to own something, private equity groups looking for add-ons in HVAC, electrical, landscaping and other trade services, and younger entrepreneurs who would rather buy a running business than start one from scratch. The ownership numbers are hard to ignore. About half of North Carolina's small businesses have an owner who is 55 or older, and roughly 85% of those owners have no succession plan, according to the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center. Nationally, more than half of Baby Boomer business owners have no documented transition plan. That isn't a crisis yet. It's a timing problem. A lot of businesses will change hands over the next decade, and the prepared ones will get the better buyers and the better terms. Buyers have money and they're using it. But an active market doesn't mean a fast one. The IBBA's latest Market Pulse survey found that Main Street deals took six to 10 months from engagement to close in the second quarter, and lower middle market deals took 11 to 12 months. That clock starts after the owner decides to sell. In my experience, the real preparation has to start years before. Two clocks, two playbooks When I sit down with an owner or their advisor, my first question isn't “What's it worth?” It's “When?” The answer puts the owner in one of two groups. If the owner wants out within 24 months, we're in execution mode. There's no time to rebuild the business. The work is cleaning up what a buyer will test: three years of financials that tie to the tax returns, an add-back schedule you can prove, customer and vendor contracts in writing, a lease that can be assigned, and a price the market will actually pay. The goal is certainty to close. If the exit is two to five years away, the owner has something worth more than time. They have choices. That window is where most value gets built, and most owners waste it by waiting. What kills deals In the lower middle market, deals rarely die over the headline price. They die in diligence, or they get retraded late in the process. I see the same causes again and again. The owner is the business. If every key customer relationship runs through the owner's cell phone, a buyer sees risk and a lender sees more of it. The books don't hold up. Buyers spot weak accounting fast. Statements that get revised mid-process, a revolving door in the bookkeeper's chair, revenue tracked on a side spreadsheet, and margins that slip while sales climb with no clear reason all make a buyer nervous. So does an owner who pushes back when asked for documents. And plenty of private owners run personal expenses through the company. Add-backs are normal. Add-backs you can't document turn into a lower offer. The real estate isn't sorted out. Many owners hold their building in a separate LLC. That's fine, but the lease terms or the property sale should be settled before a buyer shows up, not halfway through diligence. Revenue sits in too few hands. Picture a contractor with 40% of its work coming from one builder, or a service company running on handshake deals. Buyers will still look, but the terms shift toward more seller financing, an earnout, or less cash at closing. Owners and advisors: if your exit is three to five years out • Get a baseline now. Find out where the business really stands today: what a buyer would pay, who that buyer is likely to be, and which gaps would hurt you in diligence. You can't fix what you haven't measured, and the answer is often different from what the owner expects. • Make yourself less necessary. Spend the next few years building a manager or small team that can run daily operations and own customer relationships. Put handshake deals into written contracts. A business that runs without its owner is worth more and is far easier to finance. • Clean the books for three straight years. Buyers and lenders look back at least three years. Separate personal expenses, keep the financials tied to the tax returns, track every add-back as you go, and settle the real estate plan early. A word to CPAs CPAs often see a sale coming before anyone else, and you're usually the most trusted voice an owner has. Year-end meetings are the right time to start this conversation. Here's what I'd ask every CPA to do this season with business owner clients over 55: • Ask the timing question. “Do you see yourself owning this business in five years? If not, who takes it over?” Write down the answer and bring it up again at next year's meeting. • Run a proof of cash and review revenue recognition. Make sure the cash in the bank ties to the revenue on the books. Pay close attention to contractors with work in progress and to companies selling memberships or service plans. These issues are easy to fix with years of lead time and painful to fix a month before closing. • Pair the tax return with an exit readiness review. Invite clients to complete IQExit's Exit Readiness Intelligence (ERI) process as part of year-end planning. It gives you and the client a shared picture of readiness gaps and an indicative value range, and the results come back to you as the advisor. That turns a tax meeting into a planning relationship, and it puts you in position to bring in tax and M&A help early, when choices like purchase price allocation can still save the client real money. Changing the conversation For bankers, wealth advisors and attorneys, the hard part is raising the subject without seeming to nudge a client toward the door. I understand that. Nobody wants to tell a 60-year-old owner it's time to sell. So don't. Ask a different question: “If a buyer called tomorrow, what would they find?” That's a planning question, not a pitch, and it's useful whether the exit is two years out or 15. It's the question we built IQExit to help advisors answer. Whether you're in Wilmington, Raleigh, Charleston, Richmond or anywhere else, owners have a real opening right now. The buyers are out there and so is the capital. The owners who come out ahead will be the ones who start getting ready before they're ready to sell.
BLSAS (CO-OP) Varsity Football @ General Brown
The Bishop Ludden/Syracuse Academy of Science varsity football team has an away playoff game @ General Brown (Dexter, NY) today @ 7p.
Bruins vs. Blackhawks Takeaways: Pastrnak Makes History in OT Win
David Pastrnak reached another franchise milestone as Boston erased a two-goal deficit to defeat Chicago in overtime.
Anti-corruption and party discipline: takeaways from from this week's key political meeting in Beijing
The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.
US Senate candidate El-Sayed wants Democratic rival to stay away, source says
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wants to keep his distance from US Representative Haley Stevens, who he defeated in the Michigan Democratic primary in early August, amid ...
NYC business owner says e-bike takeover is driving away tenants, customers as city struggles to rein in chaos
A New York City neighborhood is at the center of a growing battle over food delivery e-bikes, as residents say hundreds of riders have taken over their streets, blocking driveways, attracting rats and hurting local businesses.
Landen Williams-Callis scores game-winning touchdown in final minute
Rushing for nearly 300 yards again, the future Longhorn is now 236 yards away from 10,000 yards for his career.
Takeaways From Rockets Loss to Mavericks in NBA Cup Opener
Taking a look at the top takeaways from the Houston Rockets' loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Cup opener.
Anti-corruption and party discipline: takeaways from from this week's key political meeting in Beijing
The Communist party central committee meeting was focused on discipline and fighting corruption. It comes ahead of next year when Xi is widely expected to try to secure a fourth term.
How to grow a nest egg while protecting it from inflation and market drops
There is nothing more agitating for everyday investors than markets falling out of bed and rising inflation eating away at their wallets.
Player status report, presented by Orlando Health: Orlando City SC at Charlotte FC
Here is the Player Status Report, presented by Orlando Health, for Saturday's away match at Charlotte FC
Florida education chief defends science plan
Education Commissioner Henry Mack pushed back Tuesday against criticism that Florida is de-emphasizing evolution in its new plan for teaching science, insisting the state is still covering a subject he agreed was a bedrock of biological science.“Evolutionary biology and the theory of evolution is in the standards,” Mack said. But several parents and teachers who attended an evening forum on the state’s proposed science standards criticized the proposal by the Florida Department of Education, which Mack runs, specifically the handling of evolutionary science.Joshua Garrett, a teacher in Orange County Public Schools, said the state’s proposed standards “danced around” evolution.State standards are benchmarks for what students should learn in their classes kindergarten through 12th grade, guiding what lessons are taught, what subjects are in state-approved textbooks and what concepts are tested on state exams.Florida’s current science standards call evolution a “big idea” and “the fundamental concept underlying all of biology.”The proposed ones barely mention evolution — a scientific theory explaining change in living species over time from natural selection that has been a cornerstone of biology for more than a century. The term “evolution,” in fact, is never defined in the new high school life sciences standards, though the concepts are sprinkled across several units.The education department has made revisions to its proposal, officials said, but it was not immediately clear at the Tuesday forum, held at Lake Buena Vista High School in southwest Orange County, what those changes were.Mack interjected during Garrett’s comments asking him where specifically he wanted the state to mention evolution more prominently. Then he said, “Consider it done.”Mack also asked Garrett to join the state’s faculty committee on the standards.The state released the new standards in September, and several experts quickly criticized them, saying they lacked depth and skirted around both evolution and climate change, important topics for Florida students to learn.The state has since hosted a “listening tour,” including a virtual forum and two other in-person meetings in Walton and Hillsborough counties. Tuesday’s meeting drew a small crowd of about 30 people, six of whom spoke.Mack described the state’s public forums as a chance for “myth busting” and to make clear Florida’s position.He wants to students to learn “above ideology,” he said, and added that evolution isn’t settled science. TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-middle-asset', slot: 1, fold: "span"}); “I want to cultivate skeptics in the healthy sense of that term. As a result of these standards, students should not be walking away convinced of anything other than the rigor of the scientific method,” Mack said.The new standards would replace the current set, adopted after a monthslong, statewide fight over the inclusion of evolution as a required subject of study. Those who opposed the 2008 standards argued creationism, or the biblical story that God created all living things, should be taught alongside evolution.Thomas Simon, a Winter Park parent, compared Florida adopting the new standards to Nazi Germany ignoring the findings of Jewish scientists — which in part lost them World War II.“If this board could explicitly name communism in the history standards last year — because words matter — you must explicitly name the foundations of modern medicine, agriculture, and energy,” Simon said.Florida last year adopted new standards that require students learn about the “dangers and evil of communism.”Teri O’Connor, an elementary science teacher in Orange County, urged Mack to curtail the total number of standards, as they list more than 1,000 benchmarks teachers are to cover during their classes.“It’s only 180 days of school. That right there is an issue, especially if you want to dive in. If we need to teach the rigor of it and to critically think about each one, that’s difficult,” she said.Kathleen Murray, who spoke on behalf of the conservative political group Citizens Defending Freedom, said she was in “strong support” of the proposed standards. Science should teach children how to think, not what to think, she said.“When teaching the origins of life and the universe, the curriculum owes it to the Florida students to be honest about the limits of what scientific models can actually prove,” Murray said.State education officials said they’d received about 1,800 comments on the benchmarks, and they have updated them based on that criticism.With Tuesday the state’s final scheduled public forum, Mack said his biggest takeaway was that the standards needed to be more explicit about teaching students how to evaluate scientific studies and evidence and how to understand the scientific method.“We might have to do a better job of helping students question more as a result of these standards,” he said.In his original statement when the standards were announced in September, Mack wrote in a social media post that “science begins in wonder, not in ideology,” and “the classical tradition taught that nature is intelligible because it is ordered — that the book of creation can be read by reason.”Some read that to mean he was trying to interject religion into public school education. 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Born to a science dynasty, he broke away and made a photosynthesis breakthrough
French biologist Pierre Joliot helped answer how photosynthetic organisms split water to produce the oxygen that sustains life on Earth. He died Oct. 10 at 94.
This new Texas theme park has record-breaking roller coasters
Theme parks come in all shapes, sizes, and locations. One of the newest to open in the United States is tucked away in a corner of the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) campus in Austin, Texas. Dubbed COTALAND, the park is themed around the thrilling world of high-speed car racing, which seems fitting since COTA is the country's only purpose-built Formula 1 track.
Husband’s ex won’t let my teen stepdaughter see me while he’s away
Can the letter writer show up for her stepdaughter without “making it worse” with her mom?
T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 18 Pro for free
The free iPhone deals are so back.
Jets Get Blunt Garrett Wilson Update Amid 49ers Trade Speculation
Although the Nov. 10 trade deadline is still days away, the San Francisco 49ers have started making their moves to bolster the team for the second half of the 2026 season. The Niners have already made one move by trading for DeForest Buckner to beef up their defensive line.San Francisco sent a 2027 fourth-round draft […] The post Jets Get Blunt Garrett Wilson Update Amid 49ers Trade Speculation appeared first on HEAVY.
Udinese vs AS Roma – Match preview and team news
AS Roma is set to face Udinese away from home on Saturday evening at the Bluenergy Stadium in their next Serie A encounter as Gian Piero Gasperini’s team looks to continue their unbeaten league run....
Smithville take care of business early in first round playoff win over Grand Valley
Smithville didn't waste anytime early running away from Grand Valley in the Smithies first round playoff win on Friday.
Tamara Tunie earns Daytime Emmy lead actress honor in triumphant return to soaps
Tamara Tunie of “Beyond the Gates” has won lead actress honors at the Daytime Emmy Awards. She made her return to the soap opera genre after 17 years away.
Nebraska soccer drops final match to No. 18 Purdue
Nebraska soccer’s 2026 season ended in heartbreak. The Huskers fell 2-1 to No. 18 Purdue on Friday, Oct. 30, in West Lafayette after a late goal. In the final game of her college career, Nebraska soccer senior midfielder Ella Guyott scored in the second half to put the Huskers ahead. This was the first time Nebraska had led in a ranked match since its 1-0 win over No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, Sept. 27. However, Purdue scored two unanswered goals to rip the win away from NU.
Good Sports: Redwood girls' flag football aiming for title in first season
The Redwood girls' flag football team is now two wins away from a section championship in their first season playing the sport!
Bhayshul Tuten Blowing Away Expectations as Jaguars’ RB1
In his first season as Jacksonville’s top running back, Bhayshul Tuten has greatly exceeded expectations.
Wendy’s and IHOP Face Buyout Bids. Going Private Is Easy, Fixing a Business Is Hard.
Private-equity firms are targeting struggling U.S. restaurant chains to revive them away from public-market scrutiny.
Broward County's Supervisor of Elections warns about political flyer showing his face
With Election Day just days away, Broward County’s Supervisor of Elections is warning voters about a flyer featuring his own face.
SAG-AFTRA actors launch 'One Job Away' campaign amid concerns over health insurance eligibility
Actor Cheyenne Jackson's effort to help fellow performers qualify for SAG-AFTRA health insurance is gaining attention as industry workers and lawmakers discuss the decline of production jobs in Los Angeles.
Op-Ed: What if falling test scores have little to do with our public schools, and everything to do with NH politics?
New Hampshire is asking its schools to hold back the flood while it pulls away the sandbags
Scientists May Have Found a Lost Roman City—and It Could Solve an Ancient Mystery
Ptolemy’s coordinates point to Claudivium. But why did its people walk away from a thriving city?
This Halloween, amateur astronomers may be in for a dwarf planet treat
The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.
Barbara Barrie’s daughter reveals actress’ final words before death with medical assistance
The “Breaking Away” star was surrounded by loved ones on her deathbed.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
Every election, there is a crucial sliver of voters who help determine which candidates win. Here are five takeaways from a year of listening to voters who backed Biden in 2020 and then Trump in 2024.
Louisville Metro Council eases massage business restrictions
Louisville Metro Council eased massage business rules after therapists said the ordinance hurt their work and drove professionals away.
Louisville Metro Council eases massage business restrictions
Louisville Metro Council eased massage business rules after therapists said the ordinance hurt their work and drove professionals away.
Bre Tiesi explains abrupt ‘Special Forces’ exit: ‘My biggest thing was safety’
Bre Tiesi opens up to EW about her decision to walk away from ‘Special Forces’ early, with Oliver Hudson following right behind her.
Clemson animal health officials: keep domestic birds away from wild waterfowl and their waters
The call comes as waterfowl take wing along the Atlantic Flyway and migrate south to overwinter, carrying with them diseases such as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Brewers blow away business projections with World Series title
Milwaukee established an MLB record for retail revenue during the postseason. Meanwhile, the team averaged 42,692 fans over eight home playoff dates at American Family Field, with ticket prices skyrocketing on the secondary market (which the Brewers don’t control).
Science Begins With Wonder and Sometimes With a Salamander.
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. BAR HARBOR—The children had come to see the axolotls, those odd little salamanders with pink frills around their heads and the remarkable ability to grow back what they lose. But also there were stickers. There were crafts. There was the kind of excitement that makes a roomful of kindergarteners forget, for a little while, that sitting still is ever a requirement. And then there were the animals themselves, alive in their clear cases at the MDI Biological Laboratory, where 12 children from Pemetic Elementary School got to meet the creatures they had been learning about in class. “Do you love them?” their teacher, Carol Null, asked. The answer came back in a chorus. “I do!” “I do!” “I do too,” Null said, smiling. “I love them even more now.” That was the thing about a day at the lab. Science was no longer a picture in a book, or a word on a classroom wall. It had a face, a tail, and a set of extraordinary powers. And for a child, sometimes that is where wonder begins. Sometimes learning about science is about stickers. Sometimes it’s about bright pink feathers and getting super excited about that glow in the dark. Sometimes learning about science is joy—pure and simple joy. That’s how it was October 28 at the MDI Bio Lab as Miss Hannah (known in the lab as Dr. Hannah Lust, director of STEM, undergraduate and graduate Training), other scientists, graduate students, and MDI Bio Lab staff, hosted 12 students from Carol Null’s Pemetic Elementary School’s kindergarten class. The 2.5-hour program created by Dr. Lust focused on axolotls, a species of mole salamanders, a superhero in the animal world: a superhero with some scientific-study worthy superpowers. One of those superpowers come from the axolotls’ ability to regenerate body parts, including entire limbs. But also, they’re cute. This fall, before coming to the internationally renowned lab nestled in Salsbury Cove, Null has been integrating axolotls into her class. They’ve been part of the kids’ vocabulary and their storytelling. They’ve been part of science. They’ve been part of the children’s learning about facts vs opinions. The Pemetic Elementary kindergarten students learn about invasive species and the impact on the ecology and one student related it to their dad, who lobsters, and his worries about green craps, an invasive species in Maine. “Are they bigger or smaller than you thought they’d be?” the children are asked after the scientists show them multiple see-through cases of axolotls, lined up on a table that they’re told not to jiggle. “Bigger!” “I think they’re bigger.” “Smaller!” The bio lab opening its doors to the collaborations and to students and families is a norm, but this is the first program of this kind. It’s meant to encourage kindergarten students about axolotls. But when the students come to the bio lab something else happens too—something beyond Null’s child-focused teaching—the students see science—and the regenerating creatures in real life. They do crafts. They speak with them. They meet people who know all about them: scientists and educators who talk to the kids like they’re equals. That’s a superhero power, too. Null speaks about meeting the kids where they’re at in her classroom, letting their interest and hearts lead her in their learning. That requires recognition of interests, of individuality, of empathy. Some would argue that’s a super power, too, but it’s also in those 12 students as they listen to the storybook, encounter those live axolotls, and hear about how axolotls might help advance society’s understanding of human health. As Eddie Seckeler (comparative animal models, CORE facility manager), carefully puts the axolotls on a cart and rolls them away, some of the children stop what they’re doing to watch. “Bye axolotls.” “Bye!” “Bye!” The axolotls are not just images in a book, Hello, I’m an axolotl by Hayley and John Rocco; they are real and cool. MDI Biological Laboratory scientists Dr. Prayag Murawala and Dr. James Godwin who both feature in the Roccos’ book. The kindergarteners get to meet them in real life, off the page, in the world, doing science. They learn from them, laugh with them. “The visit is about more than meeting an unusual animal. By introducing children to scientists working in their own community, the experience helps make science tangible and accessible. Students can see that science is not just something they read about in books or learn about at school. It is something real people do every day by asking questions, making observations and working to understand how the world works,” explains MDI Biological Laboratory Director of Communications Rebecca Woods. While the students make axolotl-related crafts around tables, graduate students and staff help out. Ryan holds up his construction paper setting and axolotl to show Omar Maged, a graduate student. “Do you like it?” Ryan asks, eyes wide, turning from his axolotl to look up at Omar. Omar studies the construction paper for a moment, smiles and says definitively, each word important. “It is beautiful.” Null says that she’s so thankful for all the “amazing” community partners that her school and her students get to interact with as they learn and grow and live, but emphasized how the MDI Bio Lab goes out of its way to create something meaningful, something that allows her young students to build their own agency, to know that they can be impactful in their community, to show them how how things they learn about in text is connected to themselves and their community. Woods explains, “Axolotls have an extraordinary ability to regenerate, or regrow, certain body parts, including limbs. Scientists study these animals to understand how regeneration works and what their biology might teach us about tissue repair and healing in humans.” The children enter the space for “a memorable introduction to a big scientific question,” Woods said. “How can some animals regrow body parts? The encounter encourages children to look closely, wonder about what they see and begin to understand how scientists use observations and experiments to investigate questions.” “For the students, the visit is an opportunity to explore a fascinating animal and meet scientists in their own community,” Woods explains. “For MDI Biological Laboratory, it is a chance to share the excitement of research, nurture curiosity, and help young learners discover that science begins with asking questions.“ At the beginning of the school year, Pemetic kindergarteners didn’t know what the axolotl was—at least not exactly—now they know all about the axolotl’s life cycle. “It’s different than a butterfly,” one student told Mrs. Null. It is. The change and knowledge might seem small**,** but it offers a glimpse of what happens when a subject moves beyond the pages of a book and into a child’s world. The children have been learning about butterflies at the Charlotte Rhoades Park and Butterfly Garden. At both the garden and the MDI Bio Lab, the children see the animals, meet the scientists who study them and at the lab encounter a question that researchers are still working to answer: how can some creatures regenerate body parts, and what might that teach us about healing in humans? They leave with gift bags, paper-plate salamanders, new things to wonder about and a connection between the science they learn in school and the work happening in their own community. The axolotls may be remarkable for their ability to grow back what they have lost. For these young students, the day offers something different: a chance to discover how much there is to ask, observe, and imagine. When Null’s students had time to use chalk and draw whatever they want, in the beginning of the year, they drew rainbows. Now? They’re using that chalk and choosing to draw axolotls instead. About MDI Bio Laboratory For more than 125 years, MDI Bio Lab has been a center for training and research in comparative biology. In the last two decades its biomedical research has focused on aging, regeneration, and environmental toxins. The Laboratory houses 11 research groups staffed by an international team of world-class scientists and graduate students. It also leads a statewide network of colleges, universities and research institutions that collaborate to provide training, research experiences and financial support to help young Mainers play a bigger role in today’s biomedical revolution. Located on Maine’s rugged coast, the Laboratory’s 100+ acre campus houses research facilities, cottages and dorms that house visiting scientists and students. It is also home to MDI Bioscience, a subsidiary working to design innovative techniques to speed the drug discovery process. The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Rick Osann Art. 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