I’m outraged by the letter signed by the two Texas U.S. senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, along with 45 other U.S. senators from different states that was intended to usurp the authority of our commander-in-chief. Their actions are unacceptable and the American people should not buy the guise that this reprehensible action is a constitutional lesson. This Republican-authored letter, signed by the GOP leaders, threatens to undermine the ability of any future American president, whether Democrat or Republican, to negotiate with other nations on behalf of the United States. Honorable people can disagree over policy, but this is no way to make America safer or stronger. The authors of this letter must know the vast majority of our international commitments take effect without Congressional approval. And that will be the case should the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany reach an understanding with Iran. International negotiations such as those between the above mentioned countries and in partnership with the United States, provide the protections that our troops around the world rely on every day. They allow for the basing of our forces in places like Afghanistan to protect American interest on foreign soil. They help us disrupt the proliferation by sea of weapons of mass destruction. They are essential tools to the conduct of our foreign policy, and they ensure the continuity that enables the United States to maintain our credibility and global leadership even as presidents and Congresses come and go. Since the beginning of the United States of America, presidents have addressed sensitive and high-profile matters in negotiations that result in commitments, both binding and non-binding, that Congress does not need to approve. Under presidents of both parties, such major shifts in American foreign policy such as diplomatic recognition of the People’s Republic of China, the resolution of the Iran hostage crisis, and the conclusion of the Vietnam War were all conducted without Congressional approval. Writing a letter to a hostile country such as the one sent to Iran by the Republican members of the Senate saying that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them sends a highly misleading signal that our commander in chief cannot deliver on America’s commitments is as ignorant as it is disloyal to the American people. It also severely compromises our security both abroad and at home. The senators’ letter is framed to convince Iran’s leaders not to reach an agreement with the United States. The same senators have made it clear that they will seek and take any action that will end President Obama’s diplomatic negotiations with Iran. If talks with Iran disintegrate because of Congressional interference, the United States, not simply the president, will be blamed. Iran’s nuclear program, which at this time is stagnant, would start progressing again. If this letter is taken seriously by the world leaders, our allied forces would lack the international unity necessary just to enforce existing sanctions, let alone put in place any new ones. Without diplomacy or increased pressure, the need to resort to military force becomes a more likely scenario. Our U.S. senators that have signed this treasonous letter have allowed our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and have unmasked our vulnerability in our own democracy to the world. I am perplexed at how these senators call themselves statesmen, and I am ashamed of anyone who has eyes and still can’t see what they have done to our nation. Tracy Smith Wise County Democratic Party Chair Greenwood

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ban travel to the United States, Canada and eight other countries amid the rapid, global spread of the Omicron variant. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's office announced the decision following a Cabinet vote. The rare move to red-list the U.S. comes amid rising coronavirus infections in Israel and marks a change to pandemic practices between the two nations with close diplomatic relations. The U.S. will join a growing list of European countries and other destinations to which Israelis are barred from travelling, and from which returning travellers must remain in quarantine. A parliamentary committee is expected to give the measure final approval. Once authorized, the travel ban will take effect at midnight Wednesday morning. Israel has seen a surge in new cases of the more infectious coronavirus variant in recent weeks, and began closing its borders and restricting travel in late November. Foreign nationals are not allowed to enter, and all Israelis arriving from overseas are required to quarantine -- including people who are vaccinated. Other countries that were approved to be added to the travel ban starting Wednesday are Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey. Israel rolled out a world-leading vaccination campaign early this year, and more than 4.1 million of Israel's 9.3 million people have received a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. In a prime-time address on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett urged parents to vaccinate their children, declaring that the country's "fifth wave" of coronavirus infections had begun. As of Sunday, Israel's Health Ministry has reported 175 cases of the new variant. Israel has recorded at least 8,232 deaths from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

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James Kuffner once reprogrammed a Prius to turn it into a self-driving car for Google. Now, he's a Toyota top executive largely responsible for its future success.

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Jamie O'Hara The former England Under-21 midfielder left Tottenham for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2011 after a series of loan spells, but lost his place in the Wolves side as the club won promotion back into the Championship at the end of the 2013-14 season. Has also hits the front pages regularly, following his marriage to model Danielle Lloyd.

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Jay-Z 'turns down offer to play the Super Bowl halftime show'. So is it a show of solidarity for out-of-work quarterback Colin Kaepernick? - Hip hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly turned down an offer to perform at February's Super Bowl halftime show - Football's big game is scheduled to take place February 4 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis - There is speculation that Jay-Z turned the NFL down in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback - Kaepernick is a polarizing figure because he protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem at the start of his team's football games - Last year, Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce, generated headlines for her political statements in support of Black Lives Matter during her appearance at the Super Bowl Hip hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly turned down an offer to perform at February's Super Bowl halftime show, it was learned on Friday Hip hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly turned down an offer to perform at February's Super Bowl halftime show, it was learned on Friday. The rapper whose birth name is Shawn Carter has declined the invite, a rarity in the entertainment world given the fact that the Super Bowl is one of the most watched events of the year. News of Jay-Z's decision was first reported by The Source. Football's big game is scheduled to take place February 4 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The NFL, for its part, would neither confirm or deny the report. 'No decisions have been made on the performer(s) and we are not going to speculate on particular artists,' the NFL said in a statement on Wednesday. 'Along with Pepsi, we know that we will put on a spectacular show. When it is time to announce her name we will do it. Or his name. Or their names.' There is speculation that Jay-Z turned the NFL down in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Kaepernick has been a source of controversy over the past year because of his public act of protesting police brutality against minorities by kneeling during the national anthem at the start of his team's football games. He is currently without an NFL contract, which some say is the result of the league ostracizing him because of his political views. The rapper whose birth name is Shawn Carter has declined the invite, a rarity in the entertainment world given the fact that the Super Bowl is one of the most watched events of the year. He is seen above performing during a concert in Queens, New York last Friday The NFL commissioner, Rogert Goodell, denies that teams are intentionally shunning Kaepernick because of politics, according to Luke Jones. At a concert in New York last week, Jay-Z paid homage to Kaepernick. The Brooklyn rapper kicked off the first of three days of the Meadows Music and Arts Festival at Citi Field in Queens, performing a 90-minute set that included his well-known songs as well as political moments. 'I want to dedicate this song to Colin Kaepernick tonight,' Jay-Z said of The Story of OJ, a song about blackness and managing money that also references OJ Simpson. There is speculation that Jay-Z turned the NFL down in a show of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick (center), the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who generated controversy for kneeling during the national anthem to protest police violence 'I want to dedicate this to Dick Gregory. I want to dedicate this song to anyone that was held back and you overcame,' he added about the song from his personal and revealing album, 4:44. Gregory, who died last month, was a comedian and activist who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health. At the Super Bowl earlier this year, Lady Gaga was the headline performer in Houston. Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce, already has two Super Bowl halftime performances under her belt. Jay-Z's wife, Beyonce, already has two Super Bowl halftime performances under her belt. In 2016, her appearance at the halftime show in Santa Clara, California (above), created buzz because of her political statements in support of Black Lives Matter She was the headline act at the big game in New Orleans in 2013 – a game which Kaepernick coincidentally played in for the losing team, the 49ers. In 2016, Beyonce also made an appearance at the halftime show, though this time her act generated headlines for her political statements in support of Black Lives Matter. The multi-platinum singer and her backup performers also made reference to Malcolm X and were dressed as Black Panthers. Though there's no official confirmation from Jay-Z's camp that his decision not to play the Super Bowl was a political statement in support of Kaepernick, the entertainer is already drawing praise from public figures. 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John Ivison: Morneau saga proves ministers can't be lawmakers and shareholders Can it really be that the finance minister did not discuss a bill he introduced? Is it possible that on the two occasions it was on the agenda, he was asked to leave? Article content The problem with telling the truth but not the whole truth is that it foments suspicion and more snooping. Advertisement 2 Article content Bill Morneau might believe he doesn’t report to journalists and that his personal finances are none of their business. tap here to see other videos from our team. John Ivison: Morneau saga proves ministers can't be lawmakers and shareholders Back to video But as soon as he entered public life, and particularly when he became finance minister, his financial affairs ceased to be his own. Inquiring minds now want to know why Morneau appears to have been less than forthright about some of his dealings, specifically with regard to Bill C-27, pension legislation that he sponsored and which may have had a positive influence on the share price of Morneau Shepell, the company in which he continues to hold one million shares. Last week, Morneau said he had withdrew himself on government files at least twice to avoid a conflict of interest but would not say whether the subject discussed was related to the pension bill. The Conflict of Interest Act is clear that, if a public office holder recuses him or herself to avoid a conflict, the reason for the recusal has to be declared publicly within 60 days. The finance minister did not do so, which would appear to be a clear breach of the act, were it not for the fact that the Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, has given him cover once again. Daniel Lauzon, Morneau’s communications director, said Dawson advised the finance minister’s chief of staff, Richard Maksymetz, that Morneau did not have to publicly declare any recusals if the potential conflict of interest was caught in advance. Dawson’s office explained that the establishment of a conflict of interest “screen” eliminates the likelihood of a situation arising that would require a recusal. Advertisement 3 Article content The screen is an arrangement to deal in advance with files that pose a real or potential conflict of interest. The Ethics commissioner recommended the screen as “the best measure of compliance” after Morneau was elected. The finance minister said last week that he was “taken out of meetings” on two occasions because of the conflict of interest screen and had no knowledge of what happened in those meetings because, by definition, he wasn’t in them. Dawson’s office suggested public office holders could be asked to leave a meeting before the last item of business is discussed, without even knowing what the item of business concerned. “This would not constitute a recusal under the Conflict of Interest Act but an instance of the conflict of interest screen working,” said Jocelyne Brisebois, a communications officer in Dawson’s office. Except….Morneau sponsored bill C-27, an act that would enable federally regulated businesses to create target benefit pension plans that lower the risk for employers and raise it for employees. They are highly controversial and their introduction has been opposed vigorously by the public sector unions. They are also a business opportunity for pension providers – a spokeswoman for Morneau Shepell last week told the National Post that the transition to target benefit plans could provide more work for her firm. In the days after the bill was introduced last fall, the company’s share price edged higher, which may or may not have been coincidental. Advertisement 4 Article content Can it really be the case that the finance minister did not discuss a bill he introduced? Is it possible that on the only two occasions when it was on the agenda, he was asked to leave the meeting? Lauzon said there was no conflict of interest – and that if there had been, the screen would have prevented him from sponsoring the bill. Ethics crusader, Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, has less confidence in the infallibility of the system and the Ethics Commissioner. He has sent a letter of complaint to Dawson’s office over what he claims is a failure to issue public declarations on recusals from meetings. He called on Dawson to recuse herself from ruling on matters involving Morneau because she advised him last year that a blind trust was not needed and that a conflict of interest screen was sufficient to protect the public interest. “That makes her biased in favour of finding Minister Morneau not guilty in violating the act,” said Conacher. “Now she is being asked in part to judge that her past decisions were wrong, all the while serving at the pleasure of the Trudeau cabinet on a six-month, renewable contract. “It’s like a layer cake of conflicts of interest, with the entire cabinet stuck together in all those layers.” The perception that politicians are only in it for themselves has reached ludicrous levels. The Conservatives claimed in question period that the government only helped bail-out Bombardier because the finance minister has a “personal interest” in the form of Morneau Shepell, a client of the Montreal-based plane-maker. Advertisement 5 Article content Voters are so jaundiced they might even believe such distended nonsense. The use of loopholes in federal ethics laws has been recurring narrative down the years. Conacher doesn’t believe blind trusts are the answer. They are a sham because the asset owner still knows which investments have been put into the trust, he said. But he has a suggested solution – all ministers and senior government officials should be required to sell their investments and buy term deposits or government bonds. It might deter some we would like to see in public life – smart, successful people who sign up to serve, not for personal enrichment. But the conflict is inherent. It’s an idea whose time may finally have come. • Email: jivison@nationalpost.com | Twitter: IvisonJ

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John Ivison: Secretive committee that holds House of Commons’ purse strings opens doors The reason it has operated in the shadows for so long – it made it easier to bolster parliamentary pay and perks without too many awkward questions being asked Article content OTTAWA — Donald Savoie, the eminent governance expert, once called the House of Commons’ Board of Internal Economy “the most secretive committee that has ever existed — secretive even to its own MPs.” Advertisement 2 Article content No longer. Fulfilling a Liberal campaign promise, the House’s governing body, which is chaired by the Speaker and comprises members of all recognized parties, is now open to public scrutiny. tap here to see other videos from our team. John Ivison: Secretive committee that holds House of Commons’ purse strings opens doors Back to video I wandered into its first public meeting Thursday with raised expectations. Perhaps its members would have unique initiations rites and rituals — funny handshakes like the Freemasons or self-flagellation like Opus Dei. But it turned out to be the most boring secret society that ever existed. Much of the meeting was taken up with a discussion of the House of Commons’ financial statements for the year. It was only when the balance sheet was handed out that I was forced to pause in wonder. This House of ill repute is now spending well in excess of half a billion dollars a year — all within the remit of six MPs you might not want running your office hockey pool. Conservatives from ridings a long way from Ottawa are our most expensive MPs What it's costing us to have 338 MPs go about their business: $60-million for just the first half of fiscal 2017 MP expenses: Rookie Liberal MPs top spenders on gifts, hospitality In fact the House spent an extra $33 million in the year ended March 31, taking total expenses to $545.7 million. The bad news was broken by Daniel Paquette, the House’s chief financial officer. His explanation that this was caused by the addition of 30 new MPs was accepted with equanimity by the board members. That’s because, even if it is in the process of being deodorized by the air freshener of publicity, the board is not an institution that questions itself too deeply. Advertisement 3 Article content There is a reason why it has operated in the shadows for so long – it made it easier to bolster parliamentary pay and perquisites without too many awkward questions being asked. MPs tried their utmost to block former auditor general Sheila Fraser from examining the books, arguing it went beyond the scope of her mandate. She eventually got her way, after a public outcry, and it turned out that there were no outrages similar to the British expenses scandal, where one MP used public funds to clean his moat and another was the only man in history to forget he had paid off his mortgage. But that doesn’t mean House operations are squeaky clean. News reports would emerge intermittently that the “highly secretive” board had “quietly” boosted office budgets, approved Air Canada Maple Leaf lounge passes, increased expense allowances and awarded MPs whopping pay rises. It turned out to be the most boring secret society that ever existed MPs now earn $172,700 a year, with ministerial bonuses reaching $82,600. The prime minister has a salary of $345,400. That basic sessional indemnity has increased 163 per cent in the 20 years since MPs took home a miserable $65,600. In addition, MPs can claim $102 a day for meals, not to mention accessing generous accommodation and travel allowances. Office budgets are $355,400 for each MP, with a top-up of a further $63,480 for those with large ridings. They can spend three per cent of office expenses on hospitality and an additional 10 per cent on advertising (universally known as “ten-percenters” — partisan flyers produced on House of Commons printers that MPs bulk mail to their constituents, or as often as not, other members’ constituents). Advertisement 4 Article content The ten-percenters are just the most blatant example of an operation that is marbled with waste. Anyone with the inclination, or incentive, to cut some of the bloat could surely do so. But there is no incentive. It’s a cozy little arrangement and it’s small wonder no one has been blowing the whistle on their parliamentary colleagues — with the curious exception of the decision to order the NDP to repay $1.4 million for breaking rules governing mailing privileges (a case the New Democrats have taken to the Federal Court, after calling the board a “kangaroo court”). The conflict of interest inherent in the board’s mandate would have debauched a choir of angels. The move to open it to public scrutiny should be hailed as perhaps the only way to remind politicians who gave them their power. • Email: jivison@nationalpost.com | Twitter: IvisonJ

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John Ivison: Since there's no fiscal meltdown in sight, the Liberals will just keep on spending This is a government with an aversion to slimming down — it's like asking a chocoholic to learn to love lettuce Article content The worry when the Trudeau Liberals took office was that they couldn’t operate a spoon — that a two-house paper route would be beyond their organizational abilities. Advertisement 2 Article content Early signs were not encouraging: spending ballooned, deficits appeared to be running amok. tap here to see other videos from our team. John Ivison: Since there's no fiscal meltdown in sight, the Liberals will just keep on spending Back to video Keep calm and carry on, the Liberals said, “investments” in infrastructure and the new child benefit would spark economic growth. In effect, the budget would balance itself. Credit then where it may or may not be due. While we are a long way from a balanced budget, fiscal meltdown also looks to be a remote prospect. The government released its fall economic statement Tuesday and the books are looking more rosy than they have at any point since the first Liberal budget. Economic growth is likely to reduce deficits by a cumulative $32 billion over the next five years. In the current fiscal year, the deficit has fallen from the $28.5 billion (with a $3 billion risk cushion) projected in the 2017 budget to $19.9 billion (with a $1.5 billion adjustment for risk). Projected economic growth of 3.1 per cent this year is likely to yield an extra $8.9 billion of revenue for the government. Even the innumerate journalists in the press gallery were able to calculate that this should mean a deficit of $16.6 billion (before risk). The money is borrowed; if results come in better than expected, you should borrow less. But this is a government with an aversion to slimming down — it’s like asking a chocoholic to learn to love lettuce. Advertisement 3 Article content Canada’s booming economy is clearly being viewed as a windfall, and instead of being used for deficit reduction, nearly one-quarter — or $1.8 billion — of the $8.9 billion in new revenue is earmarked for new “policy actions” — $100 million for improving security at embassies abroad; $93 million for fixing the government’s pay system; $59 million for regulating cannabis; $54 million for refugees and asylum seekers; and so on and on. More “progress for the middle class” is promised in the coming years — the government said it will enhance the Working Income Tax Benefit for low-income workers by $500 million a year from 2019, and index the massive Canada Child Benefit so that it rises with inflation, at a cost of $5.6 billion over five years. The Liberals again gave no clues about when the budget might be balanced — the deficit is forecast at $12.5 billion in 2022-23 — and this may yet hurt them in the next election. But their preferred metric is the percentage of debt to GDP, and it is forecast to tick gently lower in the coming years. The update will be a welcome channel-changer for the government, and in particular for Bill Morneau, the embattled finance minister. He claimed economic growth as a vindication for a patient calculated strategy, though in truth much of the good news is more by accident than design. If the Liberals do have any legitimate claim to having kickstarted growth it is from the introduction of the child benefit program, which significantly increased the amount of money available to cash-strapped working families. Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz has described it as providing an economic floor, and said it may have encouraged some parents to enter the workforce rather than stay home. Advertisement 4 Article content The Liberals were elected after promising to invest heavily in infrastructure, but the annual financial report for the last fiscal year suggested that money has been hard to get out of the door. It will be interesting to hear Poloz’s thoughts on the government’s latest stimulus move when he unveils his monetary policy report Wednesday. There are signs the economy is slowing — retail sales for August contracted. But the belief among many observers is that the economy is close to full capacity and that additional stimulus could prove inflationary, prompting further interest rate hikes by the Bank of Canada. At least by pushing off the child benefit indexation until the middle of next year, it reduces that prospect. “If I were the governor, I’d look through this,” said Jean-Francois Perrault, chief economist at Scotiabank. “(New spending) is not on a scale that is going to have a significant impact.” Morneau and company had better hope so. With a growing debt, and no plan to reduce it, Ottawa is also vulnerable to the negative shock of rising interest rates. • Email: jivison@nationalpost.com | Twitter: IvisonJ

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Join us for Driving into the Future, an automotive virtual panel series In this time of separation and distance, we bring together some of the finest minds in the automotive world to discuss the biggest challenges and questions facing the industry in the future Article content We live in incredibly tumultuous times. If we’re not being curfewed, we are being quarantined. The economy’s in tatters, countless jobs have been wiped out and entire industries brought to their knees. And, thanks to the pandemic, we’re even more “distanced” from each other than ever before. We are, in a word, being challenged like never before. Advertisement 2 Article content But, like most times of tumult, this is also a time for growth and exploration. Nowhere do we see that flower of rebirth stronger than the auto industry. From factories shut down last spring to curb transmission of a deadly virus, we’ve seen an amazing revival of the Canadian automotive industry. Technologies that were transitioning at a traditional snail’s pace are now leaping forward by leaps and bounds. And, if there is any silver lining to this crisis, it’s that the longest standing conflict in the automotive industry — the dealer/customer divide — has also succumbed to the powers of the pandemic. No one in Canada is better positioned to introduce you to the road ahead for the automotive world than Driving, and we will do it through a new Driving into the Future virtual panel series. Driving.ca features Canada’s largest collection of automotive journalists and analysts, and it is also the best information source for Canadians from all walks of life looking to learn about, analyze, and research their next automobile purchase. That’s why we’ve put together a series of virtual roundtables that will investigate all the burning questions that can affect your next new car purchase. Has the Coronavirus really changed the way we will buy our cars in the future? What really is the fastest, most effective way to reduce our carbon footprint? Will autonomous, self-driving cars really make our roads safer? Is the rebirth of the Canadian auto industry real or an illusion? And because we know that not all your buying decisions are gazes into the future’s crystal ball, and we sorely miss the annual winter auto show season, we’re also bringing you a good old-fashioned guide to the best cars and trucks of this new year. Advertisement 3 Article content SIGN UP HERE TO JOIN US AT THIS FREE VIRTUAL AUTO EVENT To inform you about this new era of automotive innovation, we’ve scoured the earth looking for the very best experts to join our team of season automotive journalists. From corporate CEOs to dealers on the front line, from governmental representatives looking to set policy to start-up looking to shake up the status quo, we’ve left no stone unturned in bringing you the very latest in everything automotive. So sign up by clicking the link above for a reminder and then join us Wednesday, February 17 at 11:00 AM EST for The Road to Zero Emissions, the first of our Driving into the Future live web seminars.

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Jordan Spieth wins Tour Championship to cap off big season Mon., Sept. 28, 2015 ATLANTA – Jordan Spieth treated the Tour Championship as if it were a major. He played like it was, too. Looking for a fitting finish to a sensational season, Spieth poured in putts from all over East Lake and never gave Henrik Stenson or anyone else much of a chance Sunday. His final stroke was an 8-foot par putt that was right in the heart for a 1-under 69, and he leaned back with a smile of pure satisfaction. The 22-year-old Texan became golf’s first $22 million man – a PGA Tour record – with just over $12 million in prize money, and the $10 million bonus for the FedEx Cup. “This is incredible,” Spieth said. “This is an event where we approach it like a major championship because we know this is possible at the end of it.” Even when he missed back-to-back cuts to start the FedEx Cup playoffs, Spieth spent the month trying to peak for the most important event in the lucrative series. He was the first to show up at East Lake on Monday to start grinding on his game. And with a one-shot lead going into the final round Sunday, he was on the putting green three hours before his tee time for what caddie Michael Greller called the “early grind.” “We only do this at the majors,” Greller said. It all paid off so handsomely, especially that putter. Spieth made three birdies in a four-hole stretch around the turn, and they were demoralizing for Stenson. Spieth made a 20-foot birdie on No. 8 for a two-shot swing that he never gave back. He made an 18-foot birdie on the par-5 ninth with Stenson already at tap-in range for birdie. And with Stenson just over 3 feet away for birdie on No. 11, Spieth curled in a 45-foot birdie putt. “Eleven was a dagger,” Spieth said. At that point, Stenson could only smile and bump fists with Spieth. “You can’t expect him to make it,” Stenson said after a 72. “You’re feeling like you got a good chance to make up some ground. But he just poured that one in the middle. It’s fun to watch and just say, ‘Well done.’ The best player this week won the tournament, won the FedEx Cup.” Spieth closed with seven pars for a four-shot victory over Stenson, Danny Lee (65) and Justin Rose (66). His fifth victory of the year, which includes the Masters and the U.S. Open, was worth $1,485,000 million and gave Spieth $12,030,465 for the year. The previous record was $10.9 million by Vijay Singh in 2004. And if that wasn’t enough, Spieth went back to No. 1 in the world. The first person to greet him was his little sister, Ellie, who keeps Spieth and the entire family so grounded in light of so much success. His parents, girlfriend, grandfather and a group of high school friends from Dallas were there to watch another amazing performance in a year filled with him. Spieth became the youngest player since Horton Smith in 1929 to win five times in a season, and the youngest to claim the FedEx Cup title. “It’s been a phenomenal year for him,” Stenson said. “I watched it firsthand at the first two rounds at Augusta, and he played phenomenal and putted phenomenal. And it was the same putting display, really, today – just an exhibition on the greens, to be honest. “His putting and mental focus is the best in the world. It’s hard to argue that.” And there’s no longer an argument for PGA Tour player of the year. Jason Day had five victories, including his first major at the PGA Championship, and there was talk a sixth win and the FedEx Cup might put the Australian in the discussion. Not anymore. Click here to comment on this story »

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Julie Macklowe brings VBeauté to Therapy Hair Studio (Dave Rossman/For the Chronicle) From left: Kelly Burke, Kelsey Champion and Angela Marston at a vbeauté event at Therapy Salon on Westheimer Wednesday Sept. 19,2012. Real estate transactions Tom Lynch, David Adame and Angela Marston, with CBRE, represented the seller, Tbird Plaza, a partnership that has owned the center for more than14 years. ... Tom Lynch, David Adame and Angela Marston, with CBRE, ...

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Jump to content As of Friday, September 13, 2013 This week volunteers at Adopt A Dog have selected Leo as the program’s adoptable pet of the week. They describe him as follows: “Leo is a lion-hearted wire-haired Doxie mix, about 2 years old. We gave him such a brave name because he overcame some scary things in his past, and since he’s found his courage, he’s a much happier, calmer boy! “When Leo first came to the shelter, he was a flea-covered, quivering, scared little fella afraid of his own tail and wouldn’t let anyone near him. His tail was always tucked tight and his ears were always sad and sudden noises sent him hiding. But, just a few days with our wonderful volunteers, and a whole new world opened for Leo! You might say he found his happiness somewhere over the rainbow! “Leo is now a lovable, affectionate, playful, happy dog. And boy, does he love to cuddle! Best spot in the world for him is a cozy lap. And that tail is always wagging, now!” Leo weighs about 10 pounds, is current on shots, microchipped and neutered. His adoption fee is $165; cash or check only, please. The fee to adopt is charged to recoup standard veterinary expenses. Since many of AAD’s dogs are in foster care, please call ahead to meet Leo at the Hukari Animal Shelter, 3910 Heron Drive, Odell; 541-354-1083. Adoption hours are Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. Applications may be downloaded at www.hoodriver-adoptadog.org and faxed to 877-833-7166. The Adopt A Dog program offers 24PetWatch microchips, which include free registration into the 24PetWatch pet recovery service. (For more information visit www.24petwatch.com or call 866-597-2424.) Information from the News and our advertisers (Want to add your business to this to this feed?)

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Jump to content As of Wednesday, September 24, 2014 MONMOUTH — Western Oregon’s women’s soccer team opened Great Northwest Athletic Conference play with a 2-0 win over Montana State-Billings on Thursday and a 1-1 tie against Northwest Nazarene on Saturday. WOU sophomore Savannah Bogan scored her first goal of the season, giving the Wolves a 1-0 lead against MSUB in the 43rd minute. Junior Makana Pundyke scored in the 60th minute. “We’re excited to get the win,” coach Steve Ancheta said. “It’s a tough league and you just can’t get ahead of yourself. … A few connections are starting to move forward on the offensive side.” Goalkeeper Amanda Johnson made nine saves during the victory. Alexis Sutherlin scored in the 31st minute against Northwest Nazarene. Western Oregon (3-2-1 overall) hits the road to face Simon Fraser on Thursday and Western Washington on Saturday. VOLLEYBALL DROPS CONFERENCE GAMES: The WOU volleyball team lost a quartet of matches to open GNAC play last week. The Wolves fell to Montana State-Billings 25-19, 25-22, 25-23 on Sept. 16, Seattle Pacific, 22-25, 25-19, 15-25, 25-18, 25-12 on Thursday, Northwest Nazarene 25-17, 34-32, 28-26 on Saturday and Central Washington 24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 19-25, 15-10 on Monday. Sophomore Cherene O’Hara had a combined 29 kills during the four matches. Western Oregon hosts Saint Martin’s at 7 p.m. Saturday. WOU CROSS-COUNTRY COMPETES IN SEATTLE: Wolves’ junior Zach Holloway finished sixth overall at the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle as Western Oregon’s men’s cross-country team placed fourth at the 21-team event. Holloway finished with a time of 25 minutes, 1 second in the 8,000-meter run. Freshman David Ribich took 21st in 25:39 while Sam Naffziger placed 44th in 26:25. The women finished ninth out of 19 teams. Junior Stephanie Stuckey placed 30th in the 6,000-meter race in 23:03 while Rachel Crawford finished in 35th in 23:07. "I thought we had some people run much better than at Ash Creek," Wolves coach Mike Johnson said. "We saw some real breakthroughs in aggressiveness today. Zach (Holloway) had a real stellar performance. Rachel (Crawford) and Stephanie (Stuckey) got out and ran good races. They beat people that beat them last week.” Western Oregon will compete at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem on Oct. 4. Information from the Itemizer-Observer and our advertisers (Want to add your business to this to this feed?)

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Justin Lester, Ohio State's Kyle Snyder confident at United World Wrestling Championships 2015 (photos) Gallery: Kyle Snyder, Justin Lester head to United World Wrestling Championships Email the author | Follow on Twitter on September 04, 2015 at 6:44 AM, updated September 04, 2015 at 11:43 AM CLEVELAND, Ohio - Justin (Harry) Lester is growing old and Kyle Snyder still is a teenager, but neither Ohioan lacks confidence heading into the 2015 United World Wrestling Championships on Monday through Sept. 12 in Las Vegas. Lester owns two Greco-Roman world bronze medals, and the last was in 2007. He turns 32 this month and is unranked in the world. This isn't the end of the line, but he can see it from here. Las Vegas will be his seventh and final World Championships - and first on U.S. soil. He said he plans to retire after the 2016 Olympics. "The goal is gold,'' Lester said in a phone interview this week. "I want to win gold, but I want to do it in spectacular fashion. I want to give our fans good, exciting matches. I don't want to win 1-0.'' Snyder, 19, in an American phenom. After finishing second at the NCAA Championships in March - as a true freshman for Ohio State - he stunned the wrestling world. Snyder knocked off 2012 Olympic champion Jake Varner three times to make the world team. Snyder was considered an up-and-comer. He arrived sooner than most expected He also beat returning World bronze medalist Javier Cortina of Cuba, and won the Pan American Games. Snyder is ranked 15th at freestyle 97 kilos/213 pounds and is not considered a contender, but isn't someone who easily can be discounted. "In my brain, I believe I'm the best in the world, but until I go out there and wrestle in on Sept. 11 in Las Vegas, I won't know, and neither will anybody else,'' Snyder said in a phone interview this week. "It's important to be confident. Now, you have to make it happen.'' A third Ohioan on the U.S. team is 29-year-old Ohio State grad Reece Humphrey (freestyle 61 kilos/134 pounds), who is unranked and making his third World Championships appearance since 2011. Snyder and Humphrey train at the Ohio Regional Training Center at Ohio State. Snyder's training partner, freestyle heavyweight Tervel Dlagnev, was on the U.S. team until a recent back injury required surgery. Ohio State's rising star: Snyder has geared his entire young career toward this stage and his ultimate goal, the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was unbeaten in three years of high school wrestling in Maryland, then moved to the U.S. Olympic training center for his senior year to train as a freestyle wrestler. He won gold and bronze medals at the last two Junior Worlds. Snyder helped Ohio State win its first national championship in March, but it was a mixed blessing. He was pinned in the NCAA finals by Iowa State's Kyven Gadsen. "It hurt me bad and there was a lot of pain with it,'' he said. "Sometimes pain can change the way people think about stuff. It motivated me to train as hard as I can, but I thought I was doing that before. "I had to understand it's not the end of the world. I need to keep wrestling, and go as far as I can. For me, the motivation is to become the best wrestler in the world. I want to know by the end of the tournament that I wrestled the best wrestlers in the world and embraced the challenges they put forth in me.'' Lester's legacy: A four-time state champion at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, Lester is considered one of the greatest wrestlers Ohio has produced. However, his performances on the world stage always have fallen short. At the 2012 Olympics, he won one match and wrestled poorly. The low point was the 2008 Olympics. A year after his second world bronze, he was considered a gold-medal favorite, but was upset at the U.S. Trials and did not make the team. One factor has been Lester's need to cut between 25 and 30 pounds to make the Olympic weight class of 145.5 pounds. Last year, an in-between weight class of 156 pounds was added to the world circuit (but not the Olympics). That reduced Lester's weight cut and increased his confidence. A positive sign last year was a 9-7 loss to World No. 1 Rasul Chunayev of Azerbaijan. Lester tends to be more aggressive than Asian and European wrestlers and walked into a throw early in the match, but he rallied. "I made one stupid mistake in that match and it cost me,'' Lester said. "I won't make that mistake again.'' Lester is a member of the U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program and with the Army team in Colorado. He and his girlfriend have two daughters and he said the World Championships being in Las Vegas has meant he didn't have to leave three weeks early for a training camp elsewhere. He wrestles Tuesday. "I'm happy-go-lucky right now,'' he said. "I feel good.''

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