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The calling card for head coach Latricia Trammell is defense. While there have been flashes of the team locking in on defense, it has not traveled well on the road. So far, the Dallas Wings are in 1-6 in away games and have lost four of their last five games. And the defensive rating for the group away from home is 104.1, ninth among road teams this season, and far below their 99.8 rating at home.
But Trammell is undeterred by the losing. She takes a positive outlook, and player morale reflects this. The coach has been consistent on how she feels the team can improve. She has maintained the stance throughout this tough stretch is to watching film then execution.
“We just got to go onward and upward, right?”, Trammell told media following Sunday’s 93-83 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. “We’ve just got to continue to enhance the areas that we need to. We’ll go back and watch this because we always like to say film don’t lie, right?”
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Dallas Wings guard Crystal Dangerfield (11) during the WNBA game between the Dallas Wings and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on June 04, 2023. Photo Credit: Chris Poss
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Published: 5:16 am EDT July 5, 2023Published: July 5, 2023Updated: 1:44 pm EDT July 4, 2023
Image via Pennridge Community Day.
The annual event is a big deal in this Bucks County town.
A popular event is returning to a Bucks County town this week, offering a wide array of family-fun events for everyone.
Pennridge Community Day is set to be held on July 9 at Lenape Park in Perkasie, with a rain date of July 16. The event is being sponsored by Penn Community Bank and put on by Perkasie Rotary.
The event will be held from 8 AM – 9:15 PM. The day’s itinerary includes:
Event sponsors include the Perkasie Historical Society, Troop 67, the Perkasie Park and Recreation Board, and the Perkasie Town Improvement Association, among others.
Learn more at Pennridge Community Day.
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By Valerie Volcovici
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States.
Approval of Orsted’s Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is the administration’s latest move toward meeting its goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030 on every shoreline.
Interior previously approved Vineyard Wind off of Massachusetts and South Fork off of Rhode Island, both of which are under construction.
“Today’s approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Ocean Wind could power up to 380,000 homes and create 3,000 jobs from development through a three-year construction cycle, according to the Interior Department.
As part of its approval during the environmental review process, Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Management said it would take a series of monitoring and mitigation measures to reduce impacts on marine animals and fish, including vessel speed restrictions, and will create a direct compensation program for fisheries.
It also consulted with the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians, as well as the Shinnecock Indian Nation.
Another 14GW of offshore wind energy is in the pipeline with 7 projects undergoing review, said Liz Burdock, founder and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, who added that a supply chain for building out the industry is also emerging domestically.
“The U.S. supply chain is coming to life as factory workers in Paulsboro, New Jersey, fabricators in Baltimore, Maryland, and construction workers at New Jersey’s wind port are manufacturing Ocean Wind 1’s turbine components and ports,” said Burdock.
(Reporting by Valerie VolcoviciEditing by Bill Berkrot…
Jul. 6—Electronic games seized from taverns in Edwardsville, Nanticoke and Wilkes-Barre several years ago by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will be returned, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday.
The 12 page ruling by the state appellate court upheld an opinion by Luzerne County Judge Fred A. Pierantoni III that compelled the return of electronic games to Pinnacle Amusements LLC.
BLCE appealed Pierantoni’s opinion to the Commonwealth Court that agreed with the Luzerne County judge.
State police with the BLCE conducted an undercover investigation of gaming machines in taverns, seizing several from Swizzle Sticks in Edwardsville, Park Market Six Packs to Go in Nanticoke and Anthracite Newsstand in Wilkes-Barre in 2019 and 2020.
The machines were considered gambling devices as they were deemed games of chance rather than skill.
The Commonwealth’s Court opinion is another win for the electronic skill game industry as there have been other challenges to the seizure of machine games in other counties.
Using Pierantoni’s opinion, the appellate court determined the games were more skill than chance as it involved a secondary game called “Follow the Banana.”
Follow the Banana has its own rules relying upon a player’s skill than chance at winning, the appellate court ruled.
The gaming machines, manufactured by Banilla Games, Inc., are “nudge” or “hot swap” games, where a player inserts cash and received digital credits on the machine.
The player selects a theme to play, wager an amount, and spins reels. Once the reels stop, the nudge player can rotate or nudge the reels to attempt to align them in a winning pattern.
The hot swap can substitute or swap one of the reel symbols with a symbol held in a pool outside the reels.
If a player was not able to create a winning pattern, the games present an on-screen option to engage in a secondary round play called…
Developing younger pacers had a $16,000 feature race for each sex conducted over off going on Tuesday afternoon at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
The males were led by the Stay Hungry sophomore gelding Im Hungry (pictured above), a three-quarter brother to millionaire Beach Glass, a PA Stallion Series winner and now triumphant in three consecutive starts after a 1:51.4 mile over a “sloppy” oval. The track’s leading driver, Matt Kakaley, tucked in third with the winner as Oak Grove shipper Bay City led the field past the quarter in :27.2, then brushed to command in front of the stands and reached the half in :56.3 and the three-quarters in 1:24.3. Bay City came out of the pocket to give good chase down the stretch in the :27.1 kicker, but he came up a neck shy of Im Hungry, who is trained by Travis Alexander and owned by Brent McGrath of Somebeachsomewhere fame.
The same basic storyline was followed in the section for distaffs, with the Lazarus N three-year-old filly Annas Wish equalling her mark of 1:52.2 over a surface upgraded to “good” before the race. Tyler Buter had a post inside all the main leavers and put them all in behind early, enabling him to guide his filly through fractions of :27.2, :57 and 1:24.1. Sweet Home swung wide from second-over in the stretch and was doing nicely late, but Annas Wish was able to keep that one at bay by a half-length for trainer Jenn Bongiorno and owners Robert Weinstein and Jordon Sklut.
The two feature race-winning drivers, Buter and Kakaley, also tied for the day’s honours with three victories.
Racing will be held throughout the Fourth Of July weekend at Pocono, going at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday (July 4) and on Sunday at 6…
PERKASIE — Fun was in store at Lenape Park last week as the Perkasie Fire Company Carnival completed its popular run.
Hosted by Bartlebough Amusements, the carnival boasted dozens of rides and fair games for kids of all ages.
Thrill-seeking riders turned upside down on the Ring of Fire, soared through the air on the Double Shock and whirled around on the Scrambler, while children streamed down the Fun Slide, spun around in giant bears, clambered up a rope ladder and flew high on the Dumbo ride.
Riders loop around the Ring of Fire. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)
Riders are lifted high in the air on the Double Shock ride. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)
Riders twirl around on the Scrambler. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)
Kids spin around on the Bear Affair ride. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)
Kids soar high on the Dumbo ride. (John Worthington – MediaNews Group)
Attendees also competed for a colorful assortment of stuffed animals and other prizes in the quarterback toss, the speed pitch and the water gun game, while younger children tested their aim in the balloon pop and fish bowl games.
Additional highlights were a trampoline, a Tweetie Bird bouncy house, a mechanical bull and a photo booth.
Accompanying the rides and games was a long line of food vendors, serving corn dogs, pierogis, jumbo turkey legs, funnel cake, Santillo’s genuine Italian sausage and more.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday approved construction of an offshore windfarm that will generate 1,100 megawatts of power from up to 98 turbines off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the third such project in the United States.
Approval of Orsted’s (ORSTED.CO) Ocean Wind by the Interior Department is the administration’s latest move toward meeting its goal of developing 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030 on every shoreline.
Interior previously approved Vineyard Wind off of Massachusetts and South Fork off of Rhode Island, both of which are under construction.
“Today’s approval for the Ocean Wind 1 project is another milestone in our efforts to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation,” said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland.
Ocean Wind could power up to 380,000 homes and create 3,000 jobs from development through a three-year construction cycle, according to the Interior Department.
As part of its approval during the environmental review process, Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Management said it would take a series of monitoring and mitigation measures to reduce impacts on marine animals and fish, including vessel speed restrictions, and will create a direct compensation program for fisheries.
It also consulted with the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians, as well as the Shinnecock Indian Nation.
Another 14GW of offshore wind energy is in the pipeline with 7 projects undergoing review, said Liz Burdock, founder and CEO of the Business Network for Offshore Wind, who added that a supply chain for building out the industry is also emerging domestically.
“The U.S. supply chain is coming to life as factory workers in Paulsboro, New Jersey, fabricators in Baltimore, Maryland, and construction workers at New Jersey’s wind port are manufacturing Ocean Wind 1’s turbine components and ports,” said Burdock.
Reporting by Valerie…
The UNAMI Human Rights Office (HRO), in cooperation with the Kurdistan Region’s Office of the Coordinator for International Advocacy, organized a roundtable discussion in Erbil on civic space. The event held in Erbil brought together representatives from various security services with participants from civil society, including journalists, activists, and NGO representatives.
This initiative stems from a series of discussions with law enforcement officials that welcomed the opportunity to have a platform for dialogue between security forces and civil society to discuss matters of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Dindar Zebari, Coordinator for International Advocacy, underlined that “to ensure accountability for violations, media and journalists play an essential role in monitoring human rights. However, more needs to be done, including practical education and training for all, including law enforcement as well as media, to warrant the adherence to international human rights norms and standards”.
“The protection of civic space remains a priority area for UNAMI HRO. We stand ready to provide further assistance under the umbrella of the Kurdistan Regional Action Plan for Human Rights, and to deepen our cooperation with all relevant stakeholders to advance the protection of human rights”, said Florian Razesberger, Senior Human Rights Officer of UNAMI.
Participants discussed concrete measures and recommendations to strengthen the promotion and protection of civic space in the Kurdistan Region. As one participating journalist stated: “Events like these are opening a gateway between security forces and civil society. It is critical to understand each other’s situation and I hope that this dialogue can continue in the future”.
The event was in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.