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Scientists want your dead butterflies, moths if you live in these states

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The U.S. Geological Survey has a morbid request: they want you to mail in deceased butterflies, moths, and skippers if you live in one of six states.According to the USGS, the pilot program hopes to collect specimens that can help "identify contaminants and environmental factors which may be contributing to the decline of insect populations." said USGS. "There are some questions that can't effectively be answered without help from a lot of people. It's what makes citizen science so special and valuable,” said Julie Dietze, USGS scientist-in-charge of the effort. "Collections like this one are important because they have the potential to provide scientists now, and 20 years from now, access to specimens." It may look stunning, but officials want you to kill this bug if you see it "Citizen scientists" have been submitting their butterflies, moths, and skippers since April, but based on how many specimens have been received, collections may continue through Nov...

ATCEMS: 4 dead following rollover collision in south Austin

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Four people died overnight after a rollover collision in south Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.EMS officials responded to the 5300 block of South Interstate 35 service road near Battle Bend Boulevard at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sunday for a collision involving a rollover with a fire.At the scene, four people were pronounced dead, and two additional patients were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Literary calendar for week of July 30

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

SARAH AUNA: Minnesotan presents “Both and All,” a queer memoir about mending heartbreak, reading the entire book in public for the first time. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.GARY HEYN: Author and treasurer of the Germanic Genealogy Society reads from his newly released book “Standing at the Grave: A Family’s Journey from the Grand Duchy of Posen to the Prairies of North Dakota,” presented by the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota, an affiliate of the Germanic Genealogy Society, dedicated to stimulating interest in the history of Pommern/Pomerania. (Most of Pomerania is now part of Poland, but its westernmost section is in eastern Germany.) Free. 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1385 Mendota Road, Mendota Heights. Information at prgmn.org.DANIEL HORNSBY: Minnesotan discusses “Sucker,” his funny/creepy novel about a young man who separates from his rich family to start an i...

Letters: Redo I-94? Others have imagination. Take heed, MnDOT

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

Others have imagination. MnDOT should take heedAfter spending six years on its Re-Think I-94 project, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), with its recent 10 alternatives, has demonstrated it has little imagination. But don’t give up; others do have imagination, and MnDOT should pay attention.Before MnDOT says “we can’t consider your idea, it costs too much”, remember they are prepared to spend $600 million or more to strap St. Paul with just another noisy, dirty, dangerous freeway, cutting a wide swath through St. Paul, with no amends for the 60 years that I-94 has divided and punished the city.If we are going to spend that kind of money, we should get real improvements.I-94 — a key part of the long-haul national Interstate Highway System — should not have access every mile. Regardless of how it is being used now, it should never have been built as a fast-on-fast-off shortcut for locals trying to save two minutes driving from home to the supermarket or clinic.I...

Source: Danielle Hunter agrees to new 1-year deal with Vikings

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

Danielle Hunter isn’t going anywhere.After not participating in training camp the past few days, Hunter has agreed to terms on a new contract with the Vikings, a source confirmed to the Pioneer Press.The deal could be worth up to $20 million, according to NFL Network insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport, with Hunter getting a reported $17 million guaranteed. He will be free agent after this season.The new contract means Hunter will likely be back on the field next week with the Vikings set to resume practice on Monday. There was a scheduled day off on Sunday meaning players were away from TCO Performance Center in Eagan.It’s been a long road to this point as Hunter was clearly not interested in playing out his old contract that was going to pay him about $5.5 million this season. He missed all of organized team activities this spring, including mandatory minicamp, and while he reported to training camp so he wouldn’t get fined $50,000 per day, it he wasn’t...

Nightclub security guard beaten to death in Hollywood 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

A security guard at a nightclub was killed after being brutally beaten by a large mob in Hollywood early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to the Dragonfly Hollywood nightclub in the 6500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard around 2 a.m. on reports of a group of 10 people attacking one person. “The victim was working at this nightclub, and a large group – for unknown reasons – confronted that security guard, causing him to fall into the street,” said LAPD West Bureau Homicide Division Detective Samuel Marullo. “At which time the group advanced and kicked and stomped him to death.” Video from the scene captured first responders attempting life-saving measures on the security guard, only identified as a male in his 30s, as he was lying in the street. The club was still open and full of patrons at the time of the security guard’s death. It is unknown whether any arrests have been made.Anyone with information regarding the...

How To Choose A CBD Hemp Strain — Tips For Picking The Perfect Hemp Flower

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

Smoking hemp flowers hasn’t overtaken the CBD oil or edibles markets, but it has seen tremendous growth in the past few years. Recent estimates suggest the CBD smokable market is already around $80 million, and it could grow to the billions as more people try these products. Surveys also suggest more cigarette smokers are turning to CBD-rich hemp flowers as an alternative to nicotine-containing tobacco.If you’re one of the many customers interested in CBD flowers and prerolls, you may wonder how to choose from the wide variety of CBD strains. Similar to cannabis, there are countless CBD hybrids on today’s market. People new to smoking CBD hemp joints should consider the following tips when shopping for a strain.How To Pick Sublime Smokable Hemp — Tips For BeginnersStick With A Reputable CBD Hemp FarmThe first step when shopping for any CBD hemp product is to carefully screen your intended company. If your CBD hemp farm doesn’t publish third-party lab reports, you shouldn’t do busine...

Local resident solicits birthday donations for Cupertino nonprofit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

Coalition gets birthday giftFriends and family of Yi-Lee Don decided to celebrate the Fremont resident’s birthday by raising $20,665 in donations for the Cupertino-based Chinese American Coalition for Compassionate Care. The donations came after Don, CEO of FIT Bearings in Fremont, made a request on his Facebook page.The funds will support the coalition’s virtual initiatives, including advanced care planning community events, the weekly Compassionate Care Forum, Mindful Self-Care workshops and programs for coping with grief and loss.The coalition’s programs are aimed at addressing end-of-life care concerns in the local Chinese community. For more information, visit caccc-usa.org.Clean energy rebatesSilicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) recently launched its Small-to-Medium Business Rebate Program, designed to help local businesses and property owners adopt clean, efficient electric technologies. The program offers rebates of up to $20,000—$25,000 for nonprofits—for upgrading to electri...

TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival marks 20th year

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

After helming TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s New Works Festival since 2014, Giovanna Sardelli is looking at the festival’s 20th anniversary from a different perspective, having recently been named TheatreWorks’ new artistic director,The New Works Festival runs Aug. 11-20 at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto. Kicking off this year’s festival at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11 is a special fundraising event featuring two contemporary playwrights: Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang (“Madame Butterfly,” “Chinglish”) and Obie Award winner Rajiv Joseph (“Archduke,” “The North Pool”). The benefit includes dinner and an onstage event, with all proceeds going to support TheatreWorks. Tickets are $75-$325.A second fundraiser, “Songs and Stories with Shakina: A Musical TheatreWorks Fundraiser and Party,” is set for Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 for the show and $150 for both the show and the after-party.Actor/transgender activist Shakina Nayfack will premiere a number of songs from her new mu...

Sunnyvale museum expands, extends Lockheed exhibit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:27:14 GMT

Lockheed exhibit extendedThe “Lockheed in Sunnyvale, 1956 to 2023” exhibit at the Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum, which opened in June, has since been expanded to fill the entire upstairs space at the museum. The expansion was due to close this month but has been extended through the first week of September.The exhibit highlights how the company’s arrival changed the city and the surrounding Santa Clara Valley.While the museum still boasts a permanent Lockheed exhibit, the temporary exhibit features items acquired more recently as well as other materials that have never been on public view. According to museum director Laura Babcock, the exhibit will also provide an overview of the various divisions within Lockheed and the work accomplished there through the years.The museum, located at 570 E. Remington Drive, is open every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, noon-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.heritageparkmuseum.org or call 408-749-0220.Recreation scholarshipsYouths up to age 21 ...