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Categories: Letters to the Editor, Opinion I visited the Vietnam Wall in Washington and I would imagine the flag and anthem were not in the last thoughts of dying soldiers.The Constitution was forged with purpose to protect everyone’s rights. It’s not a buffet where we choose which ones are most important. Tolerance and diversity are necessary if we are to maintain a free society.Your personal rights end at the nose of the next individual. True patriots should protect another’s right to demonstrate their displeasure as much as their own.Calvin MooreColonie More from The Daily Gazette:EDITORIAL: Thruway tax unfair to working motoristsEDITORIAL: Beware of voter intimidationEDITORIAL: Find a way to get family members into nursing homesAlbany County warns of COVID increaseFoss: Should main downtown branch of the Schenectady County Public Library reopen?
ExxonMobil has been fined $40,000 for a potentially fatal near-miss incident that happened in November 2018 aboard a jack-up rig offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.Noble Regina Allen / Image source: Noble Corp.The incident happened during lifting operations involving a utility winch on the drill floor of the Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig while adjacent to the Venture platform.Due to the failure of a 4-part shackle, lifting-arrangement equipment with a total weight of approximately 225 pounds dropped approximately 58 feet while employees were in the process of disconnecting a load.The dropped lifting-arrangement equipment fell approximately one foot away from an employee. Nobody was injured by the incident was classified as a near-miss with a potential for a fatality.In a statement last week, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) said the equipment used in a lifting operation that took place on the Noble Regina Allen drilling unit under contract to ExxonMobil had not been maintained and operated in a manner that prevented the incident.“The CNSOPB determined that this violation should be subject to an administrative monetary penalty (AMP) of $40,000. A Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued to ExxonMobil on July 12, 2019. The AMP was paid by ExxonMobil on August 12, 2019,” CNSOPB said.Offshore Energy Today StaffSpotted a typo? Have something more to add to the story? Maybe a nice photo? Contact our editorial team via email. Also, if you’re interested in showcasing your company, product or technology on Offshore Energy Today, please contact us via our advertising form where you can also see our media kit.
Sunman, IN—“As a reminder to the residents of the Town of Sunman, a Republican convention will take place on Wednesday, August 14,” states Ginger Bradford, Ripley County Republican Chairman. The purpose of the convention is to select the Republican candidates for the offices of clerk-treasurer and town council for the November election. This is standard procedure for a town of fewer than 3500 residents.Only those registered voters living within the town limits of Sunman and who have voted Republican in past primary elections will be admitted into this convention and permitted to vote. All attendees must show a valid picture I.D. such as a drivers license.The convention is scheduled to begin promptly at 7 p.m. in the Sunman Town Hall. Pat Scharf will be presiding as the convention chairman.
“I don’t want to risk,” Mourinho said. “It is such a long pre-season we don’t need to risk, especially on these pitches, which are not the best quality pitches. If on Sunday he is not 100 per cent, I am not risking him. “He is an important player for us.” Lampard surpassed Bobby Tambling as Chelsea’s record goalscorer in April before agreeing a one-year contract extension to end a saga which rumbled on for much of last season. Frank Lampard’s fitness will not be risked on Chelsea’s tour of Asia, manager Jose Mourinho has said. Press Association
Chelsea’s record goalscorer was slated to start Wednesday’s win over Singha All-Stars in Bangkok, but appeared with strapping and ice on his right ankle due to an Achilles injury. The Blues tackle a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, but Mourinho is taking a long-term view and is not prepared to take any chances of the 35-year-old exacerbating the problem. 
TORONTO, Canada – On what was certainly a picture-perfect day for cricket, the Ontario Masters Softball Cricket Clubs (OMSCC) 2019 season ended on a disappointing note at the St Bede’s ground here, last Sunday, with an umpiring dispute marring the Division One final between Warriors and Rebels.The encounter promised much with heavy bragging rights at stake following Saturday’s semis which saw Warriors defeat defending champions Our Own, and Rebels getting past Reliance Lions. However, what transpired left a very bad taste for the spectators.With just four overs into the contest, controversy erupted over the legitimacy of a catch, prompting disgruntled players and some unruly spectators to invade the playing area. The officiating umpires, from what could be observed, apparently reversed their decisions in favour of both teams at different intervals during the more than one-hour delay.Even the intervention from members of the executives of the OMSCC failed to break the deadlock, as neither sides budged on their respective stands, one claiming that the original decision of out should be upheld while the other claimed the decision should be reversed in their favour.The executives eventually abandoned the game with neither side being declared winners. At that stage Rebels were 24 for two in 4.2 overs (that’s if the player in question Yadram Bogh’s dismissal was upheld).Unconfirmed reports indicate that the OMSCC will be making attempts to replay the game. (Frederick Halley)
EAST LANSING, Mich. — There was a fleeting moment Sunday when Erin Jobe and Liz Carpenter, holding down the Badgers’ third doubles match against a feisty duo of Michigan State opponents, knotted the affair at 7-7, forcing a tiebreaker.Within minutes, the tiebreaker, too, was evenly scored at 7-7. And looking up, one may have cared to notice that Jobe and Carpenter were working on the seventh court at Michigan State’s tennis center. Though craps was not the NCAA-sanctioned sport at hand, it was tough to ignore the Badger-happy coincidence of that quintuple of sevens as, just moments later, Wisconsin would claim the match 8-7(9), a victory that marked the first successful effort of an ailing squad during a weekend frame that had, just 24 hours earlier, revealed a 7-0 loss at the hands of the University of Michigan Wolverines. “It was a big confidence boost for me. It really got me excited to go into the singles match,” Jobe said.”It felt like, ‘OK, we can pull out some wins here.’ It was really good to come back from behind and be in that close situation and be able to pull it out.”Coming off that shutout in Ann Arbor, the Badgers found two clutch match victories against the Spartans, despite still being forced to play their entire roster up a slot, as team ace Caitlin Burke continues to watch from the sidelines with a rib injury. But on Sunday, the team seemed to finally come to terms with its glorified challenge, and Morgan Tuttle and Chelsea Nusslock earned key victories en route to a narrow 5-2 defeat to the Spartans that was perhaps as promising as any loss might be.”I was shell-shocked by what I saw on Saturday at Michigan. It was not at all what we had been working on. … It was very disappointing,” UW head coach Patti Henderson said Sunday. “[Michigan State], compared to [Michigan], was night and day. … Today’s match was a great match. They laid it on the line. They played with all the heart they had. … Every match we lost was in three sets.”The day’s first outright winner, Tuttle handled the Spartans’ Marianne Eelens 6-4, 6-0 in a quick victory that marked the day’s only simple affair. All five other singles matches would split sets, leading to a lengthy series of third frames as Jobe, Carpenter and Caiati dropped 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 matches to Sarah Andrews, Stephanie Kebler and Christine Bader, respectively. With the affair already decided in the Spartans’ favor, Beck and Spartan Jessica Baron forewent their third set in favor of a match tiebreaker, with Baron emerging as the ultimate winner, 6-4, 6-7(4), 1-0(6).”I think [my victory] set a good momentum for everyone else,” Tuttle said. “[Anyone could have] gotten [the] win [and] it would have been good.”Meanwhile, on the second court, Nusslock and Michigan State’s Pascale Schnitzer entered their third frame before the MSU victory had been sealed. In a match where Schnitzer was frequently overruled by the chair umpire on a series of questionable line calls, Nusslock dropped the first set 6-3 before rallying to claim the second 6-4 and then taking the third 6-3 for the Badgers’ second victory on the day. “It was good to see everybody out there really working hard,” Jobe said. “Everybody fought.”Mac VerStandig also reported on this story from Ann Arbor, Mich.
Follow us on Twitter @dailytrojan The ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives is collaborating with Project Suicide Prevention Intervention Now (SPIN) in a partnership to develop a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-inclusive curriculum in high schools.History in magazines · Various editions are organized on a wall of the ONE archive for teachers to incorporate in their curriculums. The goal of the collaboration is to educate students about LGBT history. – Jasmine Rolle | Daily TrojanThe ONE archives, which are affiliated with USC, include the world’s largest research library on LGBTQ history and interests.The ONE archives contain collections ranging from personal papers by activists, books, periodicals, art, photography and posters. The ONE archives are also a part of USC’s digital library, which includes audio and video recordings as well as visual media.The ONE organization itself started in 1952 as a magazine. In 2000, it moved into its current building on West Adams Boulevard. In October 2010, the ONE Archives became a part of USC Libraries.SPIN is an organization that works directly with the Los Angeles Unified School District in order to support LGBT students by strengthening the tie between different programs throughout Los Angeles County.Jamie Scot, the project and development manager to the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives, said the idea of the project is to fill in the holes of classes that leave LGBT people out of history.“Researchers are taking textbooks and mirroring them with our own curriculum, which is very similar to what teachers are teaching in regular history classes,” Scot said.The collaboration will provide an in-depth curriculum change based on history from 1940 to the present. The ONE archives will provide resources for the curriculum. Teachers will have the opportunity to use the new material and incorporate them into the curriculum they currently use.“We have our own history and people who have contributed to history but are gay and books never mention them,” Scot said.Other projects that collaborate with the archives include the independent non-profit organization ONE. It functions in conjunction with the ONE archives at USC.“Both ‘ONE’ organizations function side by side, however, they are independent of each other,” said Loni Shibuyama, an archivist at the ONE archives.Many students were excited about the new project. Eliza Asherian, a senior majoring in biological sciences, believes teaching LGBTQ history in the school system is an opportunity to further equality.“I think this is beneficial because it definitely promotes equality among all people, something that should be reflected throughout history textbooks,” Asherian said.Others see both benefits and drawbacks in the new program.“One part of me wants to say that this will help and that everyone should have someone to look up to and then the other part of me says, why should people have to be defined by these groups?” Edwin To, a senior majoring in theater, said. “Why can’t they just be seen for their achievements?”A goal of the archives is to source new collections and continually develop the archive, in addition to including current events and finding new ways to bring history out and educate people about the LGBTQ community.
USC women’s basketball coach Michael Cooper is a firm believer in playing against the nation’s top teams.“My old saying is ‘In order to be the best, you got to play the best,’” Cooper said. “We’re going out and playing some of the best teams in the country.”Going for two · Senior guard Jacki Gemelos looks to lead the USC to road victories against Nebraska and No. 11 Georgia this weekend. – George Chearswat | Daily TrojanLast year Cooper’s squad took the same path, which led the Women of Troy to the Women’s National Invitational Tournament after missing out on the NCAA tournament.Cooper points to nonconference losses to Xavier and Princeton as the marks on last year’s schedule that deflated USC’s chances to make the Big Dance.But that didn’t stop him from assembling another nonconference plate chock full of tough road games that starts this weekend against Nebraska and No. 11 Georgia.His players are embracing the challenge.“We need to get credit and show who we are,” senior guard Ashley Corral said. “It helps us in the future, so when we get those wins we’re used to playing on the road in front of big crowds in tough games.”USC will have plenty of chances to get signature wins this season with nonconference matchups against No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 2 Notre Dame, last year’s national champion and runner-up, respectively.The Women of Troy also have a chance to play No. 8 Duke in a tournament over Thanksgiving break in the Bahamas, and, as always, there are the two conference matches against No. 5 Stanford, who made the Final Four last year.“We like [playing on the road],” sophomore forward Cassie Harberts said. “It’s a lot of fun playing in front of fans, even if they’re not rooting for you.”Their first chance to win in a hostile environment comes Friday against the Cornhuskers (2-0), who have averaged 97 points per game while allowing only 48 points in their wins over Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Mississippi Valley State.Nebraska has seven players averaging nine points or more, including four that are averaging double figures.Sophomore forward Jordan Hooper has played an average of just 18.5 minutes per game through their first two contests but leads the Huskers with 19.5 points and 8.5 rebounds.The Women of Troy will travel to Athens on Sunday to take on the Bulldogs, who made the Sweet 16 last season.Georgia opened with an 83-60 victory over TCU last Friday, then beat Georgia Southern 68-49 on Tuesday. They will also host College of Charleston on Thursday before playing USC.The Women of Troy beat Georgia 71-63 last year at the Galen Center, and both teams return four starters from last year’s squads.Guard Khaalidah Miller leads Georgia with 16.5 points per game and is one of four Bulldogs averaging at least 13.0 points.Both of USC’s opponents this weekend exhibit faster-paced offenses and press defenses, and Harberts says the Women of Troy will have to play better than they did in their season opener against Fresno State.“We can’t come out down 11-0 on the road against these really good teams,” Harberts said, referring to USC’s early struggles in their season opener. “They’re going to be really tough, [and] we’re not going to get any calls, so we just need to come out and play our game.”But the team is confident they will be ready for the faster tempo.“They’re going to get in close and press us fullcourt,” senior guard Jacki Gemelos said. “But it’s something we’re ready for. We’ve prepared this week and done a really good job against our [practice squad] with the pressure.”USC tips off against Nebraska on Friday at 7 p.m., and faces the Bulldogs at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin CityWith less than 40 days to the 6th Okpekpe International 10-kilometre Road Race, the Governor of Edo State, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has challenged the event’s Organising Committee to ensure that more tourism receipts accrue to the state.Obaseki said the 10-kilometre road race has placed the state and the host communities on the global sporting map, attracting sports lovers and participants from various parts of the world to the state. “The growing popularity of Okpekpe Road Race is heartwarming and I urge the organising committee to strengthen the partnership with stakeholders such as hotel owners, transporters, producers of souvenirs and other key actors in the tourism sector so that we can record more gains from the event,†he said.“With a well-structured sports sector, most of our youths will be engaged and the tourism sector will experience a major boost. We are committed to the development of the sector with our blueprint that will deliver 20 mini-stadia and a remodelled Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in the near future to serve as platforms for discovering and honing sporting talent,†the governor stressed.Chairman of the Organising Committee and Commissioner for Youths and Special Duties, Mr Mika Amonokha, assured the governor that the 6th edition of the race will build on past gains.According to the Director of Organisation for the 6th Okpekpe International 10km road race, Zack Amodu, this year’s event will be bigger and better organised and in strict accordance with International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules.The race has since been elevated by the IAAF to a silver label status, the first in Nigeria and West Africa.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram
Said “The Last Dance” director Jason Hehir: “There are certain aspects of his life that he wants to keep private.”MORE: Charles Barkley: ‘I feel sadness’ about deteriorated friendship with Michael JordanSo where was Jordan actually interviewed? Turns out he was filmed at three different locations, all of which were close to Jordan’s home in Jupiter, Fla. Why the multiple residences? Because Hehir couldn’t perform all the interviews he needed in one sitting.Per Insider, the first house in which Jordan is filmed was rented by the production. It’s the one that features the big all-white living room and ocean view. The remainder of the interviews were conducted in two separate locations. Hehir said they belonged to friends of the production who allowed the interviews to take place there.Because who wouldn’t want Michael Jordan in their home?Perhaps some keen-eyed viewers of “The Last Dance” noticed the differences in the locations. The first is the most open-spaced; the second has a similar all-white background but isn’t quite as large. The third is the most different and features the closest shots on Jordan. Fans who thought they were catching brief glimpses of Michael Jordan’s home during his interviews for “The Last Dance” were sorely mistaken.Turns out, Jordan gave interviews for the ESPN documentary in places other than his. So the luxurious, all-white backdrop with accompanying ocean view — none of it is Jordan’s, according to a story by Insider. In fact, the NBA great refused to let “The Last Dance” film crew interview him at all inside his own house. His Jupiter residence is inside The Bear’s Club golf course resort. Per Insider, it’s a three-acre, 28,000-square-foot mansion with 18 structures, including a two-story guardhouse. It has 11 bedrooms and an entire wing dedicated as a workout facility — complete with basketball court.”He just didn’t want people to see all that,” Hehir told Insider. “I respected that so I never pushed back.”