Bridges

On a recent Sunday afternoon in Midtown, Steve Rodriguez stood in the street, his hand raised in the winter sunlight, watching for traffic and security guards. His skateboard was tilted over on the sidewalk to make a small barrier — a visual cue for walkers to be cautious. He scanned the street, the sidewalk and a plaza up ahead, where a young man was waiting with a skateboard in an empty fountain. Mr. Rodriguez dropped his arm. “Go!” Shiki Rodriguez, 12, jerked into motion. He sprinted forward, jumped onto his board and raced across the fountain, then hit the upturned lip, launching himself into the air. He flew over the ground with his eyes on a bench, his anticipated landing spot. But he landed off balance, and the board shot out as he fell backward. Steve Rodriguez, the lookout and Shiki’s 51-year-old dad, jogged over, intercepting his son’s board. “That was a hard slam,” he said. “You OK?” “Yeah,” said Shiki, taking back his board. A well-dressed woman and her dog … [Read more...] about Why Skaters Love and Resist Skateboard Parks

0 Schools See the latest announcement from University of Texas Dallas. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from University of Texas at Dallas: By Brittany Magelssen January 18, 2023 Dr. George Fair, former dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and former vice president for diversity and community engagement, has been at the forefront in the creation of several key UT Dallas initiatives, including the Academic Bridge Program. Fair retired at the end of last year. As Dr. George Fair prepared to retire after nearly five decades of service at The University of Texas at Dallas in December, he recalled his first visit to campus in 1975, before he joined the faculty as an assistant professor in the special education program. “There was only one building, and they were building the [Erik] Jonsson [Academic] Center and the other three buildings,” said Fair, who was dean of the … [Read more...] about University Of Texas At Dallas: Champion For Equitable Education Retires After 47 Years At UTD

0 Schools See the latest announcement from University of Texas at Dallas. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from University of Texas at Dallas: Stephen Fontenot January 20, 2023 University of Texas at Dallas electrical engineering doctoral student Satwik Dutta MS’20 and geosciences alumna Jade Knighton BS’17 have been selected for the first cohort of Quad Fellowships , a multinational scholarship program launched by the governments of Australia, India, Japan and the United States (the Quad) to build ties among the brightest next-generation STEM scholars. Each of the 100 master’s and doctoral students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) was selected for their commitment to innovation with an eye toward positive social impact and collaboration among the private, public and academic sectors. Each scholar — 25 from each nation — receives a $50,000 fellowship to study in … [Read more...] about University Of Texas At Dallas: Pair Of Stellar Comets Named To Inaugural Class Of Quad Fellows

A man who raced a truck down a Hudson River bike path in 2017, killing eight people in what the authorities have called the deadliest terrorist attack in New York City since 9/11, was convicted of murder charges on Thursday by a federal jury and could now face the death penalty. The man, Sayfullo Saipov, a 34-year-old Uzbek native, said after his arrest that he was inspired to carry out the attack by Islamic State videos that he watched on his phone and that he chose a truck to inflict maximum damage against civilians. Mr. Saipov is the first defendant to face a federal death penalty trial during the administration of President Biden, who had campaigned against capital punishment. The Manhattan jury delivered its verdict during its first full day of deliberations, after hearing wrenching testimony from survivors and relatives of people killed in the attack. The truck had plowed into bicyclists, sending riders flying into the air, crushing others on the ground and leaving broken … [Read more...] about Man Convicted in Terror Attack That Killed 8 on a Manhattan Bike Path

A Texas border county judge said Thursday on CNN that President Joe Biden is not addressing the border crisis amid an overflow of migrants. Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez first explained that border patrol agents have expressed concern that when Title 42 , which is expected to end in coming days, is rescinded, “the influx will be overwhelming and turn a manageable situation to an unmanageable situation.” Cortez said some of the migrants could be sick or criminals, before adding the Biden administration and Congress need to work on fixing the immigration system to make it easier for migrants to legally come over. (RELATED: ‘You Just Said We Need More Money’: John Roberts Grills Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna On The Border) “We have outdated laws that Congress needs to look into and our president needs to provide leadership.” “We have a leak, we need a plumber to come and stop the leak, and instead, what we’re doing is we’re sending us more buckets to hold the … [Read more...] about Texas Judge Says We ‘Have A Leak’ At Border And Biden Is Sending ‘More Buckets To Hold The Water’

WASHINGTON — The embattled small business lending program at the center of the Trump administration’s economic rescue is running into a new set of challenges, one that threatens to saddle borrowers with huge debt loads, as banks begin the tricky task of proving the loans they extended actually met the government’s strict and shifting terms . With thousands of businesses preparing to ask for their eight-week loans to be forgiven, banks and borrowers are just now beginning to realize how complicated the program may turn out to be. Along with lawmakers, they are pushing the Treasury Department, which is overseeing the loan fund, to make forgiveness requirements easier to meet. It is the latest complication for a program that has come under fire for allowing big companies to borrow funds from a finite pool of money aimed at keeping small businesses afloat. More than $500 billion in loans have been approved since the beginning of April, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin … [Read more...] about Small Businesses Counting on Loan Forgiveness Could Be Stuck With Debt