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An American map showing the rapid increase in average winter temperatures across the United States published last week showed us by doing the numbers what we gardeners know in our bones: It’s getting toastier out there. Not always toasty. There is still cold. Just a lot toastier than before. Thirty-five years ago, when I bought my Pasadena garden (and a little cottage sitting on its edge), there were three or four regular overnight frosts, morning ice glistening on the rose bushes and the irises, every winter, and seven or eight in the different microclimate just down the hill, the floor of the Arroyo Seco canyon where the Rose Bowl is. It’s been well over a decade since we have seen any frost at all. The map published by Climate Central shows that our coastal zone of Southern California is an area that has seen average winter temps rise between 2 and 3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970. That’s not nearly as major a change as back East, where all of New England is in a zone where the winter lows are on average 5 degrees higher than 54 years ago. This is not an issue of opinion. It doesn’t matter to the real world if a politician such as Donald Trump finds it convenient to pretend that “climate change is a hoax.” This winter numbers are just a small piece of the data pie showing this year to be the hottest ever. “The global mean surface air temperature from January to September 2024 was 1.54°C above the pre-industrial average. This is the first time the world has exceeded 1.5°C warming,” the World Meteorological Organization reports. King Canute can command the tides to recede all he likes, but the rising tide pays no attention to his royal wishes. But the perhaps apocryphal story of the actual ancient English king, crowned in 1027, as told by his chronicler, Henry of Huntingdon, was meant to tell the opposite of how the story is now understood. After the tide kept coming up and dampened his shoes despite the command, Canute stepped back and declared, “Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws.” A king, or a president, can have no effect on global warming and other examples of climate change by commanding the atmosphere and the oceans to stop heating up. The laws of chemistry, and of physics, are eternal laws. But the president can, out of a desire to seem populist, or whatever reality-denying motive is at play here, once again withdraw our nation from The Paris Agreement, negotiated by 196 countries in 2015 “to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.” And surely once in office Trump will do just that. It’s a national embarrassment, yet another one; it’s anti-human, as well as anti-Earth. For those of us who favor the Earth over, say, Mars, and who don’t want to leave our great-grandchildren an inhospitable home planet, it’s a disgusting political maneuver. But that doesn’t mean that smart, everyday Americans will give up on our own fight against climate change, absurd as it is that the president’s likely action will see us join only a tiny group of countries, including Libya, Iran and Yemen, in the denialism. We do contribute 13% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and American scientists, engineers and politicians of goodwill will continue to work to bring that number down, waiting out the Trump administration’s colossal error. As Max Boykoff, professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado says, yes, there will be “a loss of trust and a loss of opportunity for the U.S. to be in a position of leadership in a clean energy economy, and more generally on other global issues as well.” But: “The renewable energy sector has grown to a point where it actually makes great financial sense to continue to benefit from these market trends. With the way the economy has been moving, the Trump administration’s withdrawal ... may carry more symbolic significance than actual functional significance.” Keep up the good fight, even if this president is unlikely to attain the wisdom of the old king. Larry Wilson is on the Southern California News Group editorial board. lwilson@scng.com.Andy Kotelnicki hints at staying with Penn State despite head-coaching interviews
BRIDGEPORT — North Central West Virginia has a fresh crop of medical sonographers following a recent commencement ceremony at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center. UHC’s School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography presented diplomas on Nov. 22 to Autumn Hutzell and Madison Westfall. Hutzell is registered in abdominal sonography and will be employed as a sonographer at the new Elkins Corridor Medical Center, as an OB/GYN sonographer. Westfall is registered in obstetrics and gynecology sonography and will be employed as a sonographer at UHC. These students passed the sonography principles and instrumentation exam administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers, a prerequisite to obtaining sonography credentials. “Both of these students have proven themselves as dedicated, hardworking, and passionate individuals, who are well prepared for their new profession,” Program Director Micah Ford said, in a UHC press release. “We are so proud of this graduating class and their achievement, as these new sonographers go on to make a difference in the future of health care in West Virginia and beyond.” UHC opened its Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program in July 2000 to satisfy the demand for diagnostic medical sonographers regionally and nationally. The program is designed as an advanced discipline of study for graduates of accredited educational programs in radiologic technology. UHC is one of only two hospitals in West Virginia that offers hospital-based sonography training in OB/GYN, abdomen and vascular sonography. The 18-month program begins in July and incorporates clinical and didactic experiences to prepare individuals for professional abdomen, vascular, obstetric, and gynecologic sonography. Students participate in 40 hours of didactic and clinical education on Mondays through Fridays.Boston, Dec. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Expert Consumers, a leading platform for product reviews and consumer insights, has announced QuickBooks Online as its choice for the Best Bookkeeping Software for December 2024. This recognition highlights QuickBooks Online's commitment to providing businesses with user-friendly, scalable financial tools in an increasingly complex economic environment. 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As two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani works his way back from elbow surgery, the Dodgers are aware that he may not be 100% for the 2025 season. Instead, manager Dave Roberts said Monday, the team will be "nimble" with Ohtani's pitching workload. To that end, Roberts said it's "unlikely" that Ohtani will pitch during the Dodgers' opening series in Japan next year, to be held in Tokyo on March 18 and 19. That isn't too shocking. There's no reason to push him to start in a two-game series that doesn't line up with the rest of the season, especially since they'll want Ohtani-the-pitcher firing on all cylinders for the playoffs. That's much more important than the middle of March. Remember, not only did Ohtani have that elbow surgery in the fall of 2023, but he had to have surgery on his left (non-pitching) shoulder after injuring it during the World Series. Roberts did mention to reporters that the expectation was Ohtani will be ready from the get-go as a hitter. Ohtani, 30, won his third MVP in four seasons last season -- his first with the Dodgers after signing a $700 million deal last offseason. He hit .310/.390/.646 (190 OPS+) with 38 doubles, seven triples, 54 homers, 130 RBI, 134 runs, 59 stolen bases and 9.2 WAR. Obviously, his value on the offensive side is monstrous. He just became the first player ever to have a 50-50 season and win the MVP as a primary designated hitter. Just remember, the last time he pitched in a season was 2023 and he went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings. He finished fourth in AL Cy Young voting in 2022. The Dodgers will have an internal innings target in the regular season with Ohtani, perhaps somewhere in the 150 range. That's part of why there's no reason to put him on the mound in Tokyo, not to mention the fact that they also have Yoshinobu Yamamoto , Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell alongside Ohtani in that rotation. Given the returns of Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May from major injury, the Dodgers will have at least six starting pitchers for the rotation and odds are they'll use at least eight at various points. The main goal will be as much health as possible for October. They won the World Series last year with only three starting pitchers, but they'd surely love to avoid using a bullpen game as a fourth starter if possible.
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United States women’s head coach Emma Hayes admitted she initially grappled with how best to behave during ‘God Save The King’ ahead of her side’s goalless draw with England in their Wembley friendly. The billing of London-born former Chelsea boss Hayes against England’s Dutch manager Sarina Wiegman – arguably the best two bosses in the women’s game – had generated more buzz in the build-up than the players on the pitch, despite it being a rare encounter between the two top-ranked sides in the world. Hayes enjoyed her return to familiar shores but felt the US lacked the “killer piece” after they looked the likelier side to make the breakthrough. Elite meeting of the minds 🌟 — U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) Asked what was going through her mind during the national anthem, Hayes said: “I was definitely mouthing (it), and Naomi (Girma) and Lynn (Williams) could see that I was struggling with where to be and all that. “I got to the end of the anthems and I thought, ‘that’s so ridiculous. I’m proud to be English and I’m proud of our national anthem, and I’m also really proud to coach America’. “Two things are possible all at once. I don’t want to fuel a nationalist debate around it. The realities are both countries are really dear to me for lots of reasons, and I’m really proud to represent both of them.” The Lionesses did not register a shot on target in the first half but grew into the game in the second. US captain Lindsey Horan had the ball in the net after the break but the flag was up, while Hayes’ side had a penalty award for a handball reversed after a VAR check determined substitute Yazmeen Ryan’s shot hit Alex Greenwood’s chest. Hayes, who left Chelsea after 12 trophy-packed years this summer, said: “I’ve been privileged to coach a lot of top-level games, including here, so there’s a familiarity to being here for me. “It’s not new to me, and because of that there was a whole sense of I’m coming back to a place I know. I have a really healthy perspective, and I want to have a really healthy perspective on my profession. “I give everything I possibly can for a team that I really, really enjoy coaching, and I thrive, not just under pressure, but I like these opportunities, I like being in these situations. They bring out the best in me. “You’ve got two top teams now, Sarina is an amazing coach, I thought it was a good tactical match-up, and I just enjoy coaching a high-level football match, to be honest with you. I don’t think too much about it.” Hayes had travelled to London without her entire Olympic gold medal-winning ‘Triple Espresso’ forward line of Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Smith, all nursing niggling injuries. Before the match, the 48-year-old was spotted chatting with Wiegman and her US men’s counterpart, fellow ex-Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, who was also in attendance. England were also missing a number of key attackers for the friendly including Lauren Hemp, Lauren James and Ella Toone, all ruled out with injury. "This shows where we are at and we need to keep improving. It is November now. This is good but we want to be better again. We have to be better again." 👊 Reaction from the boss ⬇️ — Lionesses (@Lionesses) Wiegman brushed aside suggestions from some pundits that her side were content to settle for a draw. She said: “I think we were really defending as a team, very strong. We got momentum in the second half, we did better, and of course both teams went for the win. “So many things happened in this game, also in front of the goal, so I don’t think it was boring. “We wanted to go for the win, but it was such a high-intensity game, you have to deal with a very good opponent, so you can’t just say, ‘Now we’re going to go and score that goal’. “We tried, of course, to do that. We didn’t slow down to keep it 0-0. I think that was just how the game went.”
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will not play Sunday and head coach Kyle Shanahan said the lingering discomfort is a concern. Purdy sat out Friday after he participated in the start of Thursday's practice with the 49ers, then retreated indoors for what Shanahan said was a treatment session. Brandon Allen, 32, will start in Purdy's place, and the 49ers are also without defensive end Nick Bosa (oblique). Shanahan said players believe in Allen, even if he's an unknown. "Outside of here people haven't seen a lot of Brandon. But it's his second year (with the 49ers)," Shanahan said. "Obviously guys want Brock up, but guys are excited to see Brandon play." Shanahan said they are "a little surprised" Purdy experienced tightness and discomfort in his shoulder after an MRI exam on Monday that showed no long-term cause for concern. "The way it responded this week, it's really up in the air for next week," Shanahan said of Purdy. Allen is familiar to Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, who was an assistant coach with the Rams during Allen's two-year run in Los Angeles. Allen broke into the NFL in 2016 with the Jaguars and is 2-7 in nine career starts. He went 1-2 with the Broncos in 2019 and 1-5 in six starts over two years with the Bengals in 2020 and ‘21. Shanahan said Allen's confidence grew throughout the week and he doesn't anticipate a major change in how he calls the offense. Left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) also missed practice for the third consecutive day. Without disclosing the nature of the ailment to Purdy's throwing shoulder, general manager John Lynch confirmed Friday an MRI exam took place to determine the severity of any injury. Allen worked with the first team most of Thursday and Friday with Joshua Dobbs also taking snaps. Lynch described Purdy's status for the 49ers (5-5) this week as "tenuous." "Hopefully, he makes progress, and we can have a shot at this weekend, but we'll see," Lynch said in an interview with KNBR in San Francisco. "I think it's tenuous." When Purdy was on the field this week, he primarily worked on the side in position-specific drills with QB coach Brian Griese. Williams played through an ankle injury last week after being listed as questionable but exited the stadium with an exaggerated limp on Sunday. Run game coordinator Chris Foerster said the 49ers aren't where they want to be at 5-5 because they haven't won close games, not because of injuries. "Seven games left is like an eternity," Foerster said. "So much can happen. Do the math. What was our record last year? It was 12-5. I was on a 13-win team that was nowhere near as good as the team last year." With or without Purdy, Foerster said the challenge for the 49ers is not to give up the ball to a defense that has 19 takeaways. The 49ers have 13 giveaways this season. --Field Level MediaRep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., penned a scathing op-ed about his party Friday, claiming Democrats lost an “easy” presidential election because they failed to address “real issues.” Moulton has been an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party since Election Day. The congressman first turned heads on Nov. 7 when he suggested to The New York Times that the party needed to change its approach to issues surrounding the transgender community. “Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” he told the publication. “I have two little girls, I don’t want them getting run over on a playing field by a male or formerly male athlete, but as a Democrat I’m supposed to be afraid to say that.” The congressman quickly received backlash for the remarks, with protesters descending on his Salem, Massachusetts, office in a show of support for the LGBT community. However, he has repeatedly doubled down on his criticisms, including in a Friday op-ed for The Washington Post titled “I’m done with Democratic purity tests.” “Independents and Republicans see what we do to fellow Democrats who disagree with the party line. Why would they think they’d have a prayer with us?” Moulton asked. He argued that President-elect Donald Trump proved to voters he “understands real fears,” while Democrats have often downplayed or ignored voters’ concerns. He pointed to Trump responding to Americans’ fears about increasing crime with pledges to support law enforcement, whereas members of the Democratic Party called to “defund the police.” The congressman also noted Trump made the economy a key element of his campaign. He compared that decision to the Biden administration downplaying rising grocery costs “because it was ‘transitory,’ whatever that means.” “When Democrats don’t engage honestly on real issues important to Americans, we give the impression that we either don’t understand or, worse yet, simply don’t care,” Moulton wrote. “This should have been an easy election for Democrats ... But the American people voted for Trump because he articulated a vision, however twisted and unconscionable, for solving their problems and addressing their fears,” he concluded. Moulton has not been alone in criticizing the Democratic Party since Vice President Kamala Harris’s election loss. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., earlier this month argued Democrats have ignored an “identity crisis” facing American men, contributing to the party’s loss in appeal to such voters.Okay, we’re doing this. 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