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Miami Herald
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Dolphins Stock Report: Zach Sieler works without limitations
The Miami Dolphins began the first day of training camp with Zach Sieler gracing the practice the field with his presence, which is a positive considering he's advocating for a contract extension that provides him a substantial raise. Here's a breakdown of what else happened in Day one of training camp. Top Performers ▪ Receiver Erik Ezukanma: It has been so long since Ezukanma flashed in practice we almost forgotten that he has a rare combination of size and speed. But the Dolphins' 2022 fourth-round pick showcased his athleticism during Wednesday's 11-on-11 work, making two impressive catches that would have produced at least 20 yards each. Ezukanma will need to become a favorite of Zach Wilson and rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers if he intends to be elevated up from the practice squad, which is where he spent all of last season. ▪ Center Andrew Meyer: With starter Aaron Brewer sitting out Wednesday's practice for undisclosed reasons, and backup Liam Eichenberg on the PUP list with an injury coach Mike McDaniel said might keep him sidelined until the regular season, Meyer is getting a major audition to remain on the 53-man roster, and he apparently held his own. The pocket wasn't consistently collapsed, and Miami had no snapping mishaps on Day 1. The Dolphins kept the undrafted former UTEP standout on the 53-man roster all last season, but he didn't get a single snap on offense as a rookie. With Daniel Brunskill's signing, Meyer could be dislodged as the No. 3 center. ▪ Fullback Alec Ingold: The 2024 Pro Bowler caught a pass out the backfield from Tua Tagovailoa and took it 20 yards up field before a defender stopped him. Ingold has always been a pass-catching threat in this offense, but he's extremely underutilized in that phase of the game. STOCK UP Sieler graced us with his presence on the practice field, which isn't exactly a surprise considering he's a lunch-pail type of player. But considering he sparingly participated in OTAs and minicamp as his agent pushes for a new contract, there was concern whether he would be a hold-in at the start of camp. He wasn't. But there's a chance Sieler can be doing exactly what Christian Wilkins did in 2023 when he was pushing for a multiyear extension. Wilkins worked without limitations for two weeks, then shut it down once the team began Week 3 of training camp, and didn't return to practice until the week of the regular season because Miami and his camp never got a deal done. STOCK DOWN Some of the bigger runs of the day occurred while Zeek Biggers, the Dolphins 2025 seventh-round pick, was on the field. On two of those running plays it was noticeable that Biggers was moved out his gap. Considering he's Miami's biggest nose tackle, and the top backup for Benito Jones, this isn't ideal. However, it's common knowledge that nose tackle is one of the most difficult spots to learn as a young player. Injury updates ▪ Bryan Matos: A second-year offensive tackle from the Dominican Republic who is part of the International Player Pathway program, was taken off the field by helicopter at the conclusion of Wednesday's practice. He was strapped to a board on his back before being airlifted to a local hospital. He's in stable condition. ▪ James Daniels, who is expected to be one of Miami's starting guards was pulled an hour into practice, replaced by his backups during the second 11-on-11 period. Daniels did sprints while the first team was working. ▪ Center Aaron Brewer did not work during Wednesday's practice, but came out to the practice 30 minutes into the session after seemingly concluding a workout, or rehab assignment. ▪ Cornerback Artie Burns left the practice early after slamming his helmet on the ground. He walked off on crutches after practice. The nature of the injury is unclear. What they said 'We have a lot of experience on the front seven, and a lot of talent there. We pride ourselves in being dominant,' Dolphins inside linebacker Jordyn Brooks said about Miami's defensive front, which benefits from the return of Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips, who are each returning from knee injuries that kept them sidelined for all, or most of 2024.
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- General
- Los Angeles Times
My last garden
Someday we will leave this house where we've lived, incredibly, for close to 45 years. Maybe a new McMansion will push us away, looming over us and blocking the winter sunrise I watch from our living room, cup of coffee in hand. Maybe we'll decide to move near the kids, instead of visiting them for stretches. Or maybe my husband or I will take a bad fall, making even the three steps to our front door insurmountable. Maybe that will be the moment we go. My mother stayed in her house past the point of being able to disperse a lifetime of family photos, books and the rest. So, like Egyptian royalty, she cocooned with it all. Neat stacks of New Yorkers she 'intended' to read filled an entire bookcase in her bedroom. The 1940s Toby jugs she collected in Victoria, Canada, as a young Navy WAVE officer nestled, bubble-wrapped, in a closet, some carefully glued back together after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. So much 'sparked joy' for her, or at least a duty to preserve. I'm determined to live lighter — certainly to die with less — and I have made some progress giving things away. But my husband and I struggle with the bigger decision of moving: knowing when and to where, that's the trick. Our ruminations and the recent deaths of friends infuse our life here in Los Angeles with a preciousness which, as summer rises, centers on my small garden. The Meyer lemons have ripened into big, juicy softballs. The Valencia blossoms have morphed into countless tiny green oranges. That tree predated us in this house and remains so prolific that in some years local food-bank gleaners have bagged 500 pounds of ripe fruit. Jasmine flowers spill over our brick planters. The trumpet tree's exotic scent lures nocturnal moths into its bright yellow cone petals. Taking out the trash after dark sometimes feels like a visit to Bloomingdale's fragrance counter. My night-blooming cereus, once a small potted plant, now the size of Audrey II from 'Little Shop of Horrors,' is on its third round of buds. Pollinators come calling as dusk descends and the 8-inch flowers languidly unfurl their white petals. Sometimes a dozen or more blooms open over an evening — like the Hollywood Bowl's Fourth of July fireworks finale, minus the '1812 Overture.' Of course, I can buy fresh lemons and flowers wherever we end up living. But there is such quotidian joy for me in these lemons and those flowers. I'm a negligent gardener. Rainstorms invariably seed a carpet of weeds; my winter lettuce bolts before I notice. Bare spots need new plants. I should spend a solid week out there, plucking, fertilizing and replanting. Even so, things mostly grow. I would miss the trees in our 1948 tract. Jacaranda blooms a couple of blocks over dust cars and make a canopy of lavender. In fall, tiny yellow blossoms from the golden rain trees carpet our street. Still, my husband and I are beginning to feel old here. Young families replace neighbors who've died or moved. Little girls in pink leotards twirl on their lawns. Halloween is a big deal on our street again. All as it should be. Our fellow seniors, some longtime friends, still briskly walk the streets. But ramps for wheelchairs and sturdy railings have appeared on some front porches. Local real-estate agents pester us long-timers to sell. Simplify your life, they helpfully suggest. Move to a condo or near your children before it's 'too late.' I'm still upright, yet each year I feel the decision drawing closer. The kids and young grandchildren live in the Northwest, which we love, and being there full time we'd be more a part of their lives. However, at our age, moving means giving up not just this house but, realistically, any house and, likely, a garden. How I will miss my weedy little Giverny. An older neighbor planted sweet peas every year so that the vines wound up her chain link fence. The spring after she died, her house vacant and her presence sorely missed, a mass of flowers reappeared, all color and delicious scent. Whenever we move on, I hope the next gardener will delight in the magenta alstroemeria flowers that emerge every spring, unbidden. Or perhaps as the agapanthus blooms — those swaying lavender balls — knock gently against her family's car as she backs out of the driveway, she'll shake her head at the magic of it all. Molly Selvin, a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and editor-in-chief of the California Supreme Court Historical Society's Review, writes for Blueprint magazine and other publications. This article was produced in partnership with Zócalo Public Square.
Sky News AU
16-07-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Viking unveils spectacular Indian river voyage featuring spa, open-air skydeck, with stops at the Taj Mahal, Old Delhi, Jaipur
The award-winning Viking cruise company has offered a Wonders of India itinerary that includes stops at world heritage sites like the Taj Mahal, Old Delhi and Jaipur's ornate Palace of Winds. Viking's first river voyages in India will begin in 2027 aboard Viking Brahmaputra, with stops along the Brahmaputra River. Viking Brahmaputra will host 80 guests in 40 outside staterooms, said Viking chairman and CEO Torstein Hagen. 'Featuring our signature Scandinavian design for which Viking is known, all staterooms and suites will have floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors with a veranda,' he said. Guests on the three-deck vessel will also enjoy a range of amenities, including a spa and fitness centre and an open-air sky bar on the upper deck. The ship will sail between Guwahati and Nimati Ghat in the northeastern state of Assam. In addition to an eight-day river voyage, the itinerary includes a fully guided land program with overnights in Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, Mr Hagen said. Travellers will be immersed in India's cultural treasures and may visit as many as 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Guests will explore India's so-called Golden Triangle, a tourist circuit in India that connects the national capital, New Delhi, with Agra and Jaipur. 'While sailing the Brahmaputra River, guests will see Guwahati's temple, encounter the thriving villages along its banks, search for the one-horned rhinos and buffalo of Kaziranga National Park and discover the cultures of Majuli, one of the world's largest river islands,' Mr Hagen said. 'In recent years, our guests have particularly enjoyed visiting Indian ports on our ocean itineraries. We are now delighted to introduce a new way for curious travellers to explore the heart of this phenomenal country, in-depth and in Viking comfort.' Viking also offers fully guided side excursions to Delhi, Dubai, Kathmandu, Cochin and Mumbai. It's been a busy month for Hagen with the launch of a new ocean-going ship, the Viking Vesta with 499 staterooms for up to 998 guests. It will cruise the Western Mediterranean, including stops in Barcelona, Rome, Monaco, and Florence. The ship will also sail in Scandinavia and British Isles waters with likely stops at Stockholm, Bergen, and London. Viking has also taken possession of a new 'longship' to cruise the French waterways. The Viking Nerthus to carry 168 guests was built at Meyer's Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock Warnemunde in Germany. She will join the fleet of state-of-the-art sister ships on the Seine River for the eight-day Paris and the Heart of Normandy cruise and the eight-day Christmastime in Paris and Normandy itinerary. 'France continues to be a destination of great interest for our guests, and with the arrival of our newest ship on the Seine River, we look forward to introducing even more curious travellers to the region's rich history and cultural treasures,' Mr Hagen said. Torstein Hagen is perhaps the most interesting cruise ship owner of them all. The 83-year-old Norwegian billionaire (his wealth is said to exceed US$13bn) started Viking Cruises in 1997, aged 54, with four riverboats in Russia. He was previously the chief executive of the Royal Viking cruise line. He was forced to step down in 1984 after a failed bid to buy the company. Mr Hagen has big ambitions. His order book is full and he says Viking will deliver 25 additional river ships by 2028 and nine additional ocean ships by 2030. By then, Viking will have 109 river ships in 2028 and 21 ocean and expedition ships in 2030. TRAVELLERS' TIP Rostock is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg and a tourism magnet. It is a university and port city known for its beautiful beaches and brick gothic architecture. Warnemünde is a seaside resort within the Rostock city boundaries. It sits by the mouth of the Warnow River where it meets the Baltic Sea and has a rich maritime history. It is a cruise ship port. Harbour cruises are also offered.
West Australian
12-07-2025
- General
- West Australian
The New York Times recipe: Roasted white fish with lemony almondine
Sole meuniere is a time-honoured classic, the dish that made Julia Child fall in love with French cuisine, so the story goes. A combination of butter and lemon poured over sauteed fish, it's one of those sublimely simple recipes that needs no embellishment. Yet variations abound. Eggplant, grapes, cucumbers, even radishes and beets have elbowed their way into what is otherwise a minimalist recipe. Sensibly, the French culinary bible Larousse Gastronomique gives these frills a thumbs-down, declaring, 'This kind of ornament is quite useless and not at all in keeping with the recipe'. But there's one meuniere spin-off that has broken out of the pack, becoming a classic in its own right: fish almondine. It starts with the same basic preparation as meuniere. Fish fillets are dusted with flour and sauteed in butter (clarified or regular). More butter is added to the pan to brown, then a squeeze of lemon and pinch of minced parsley finish things off. To make almondine, you toss a handful of sliced almonds into the butter to toast just before the lemon juice. The almonds lend crunch and intensify the nuttiness of the brown butter. Usually, almondine is spooned over trout, but any fish works, particularly lean flaky fillets, which benefit from the richness of the sauce. For this recipe, I made two small but significant changes. Instead of sauteing the fillets, I roast them. This lets you skip the flour, lightening things ever so slightly. I also find roasting fish easier and more forgiving than sautéing, and nearly as fast. As a bonus, fish cooked in the oven also tends to be less, let's call it, aquatically aromatic than fish cooked on the stove. My second tweak is that, in addition to the lemon juice, I grate in some of the zest, which makes the flavour a few shades brighter and accentuates the citrus character. If you wanted to mix things up, you could substitute lime for the lemon, or use a Meyer lemon with its gentle perfume. I've even combined lemon and grapefruit, and it was lovely. A dish this simple calls for an equally bare-bones accompaniment, maybe some roasted or boiled potatoes next to a mound of steamed broccoli or green beans, which work perfectly with the nutty sauce. Or serve your fish almondine the way Julia Child had her meuniere — by itself, in all of its buttery, pristine glory. Fish almondine, a variation on a classic meuniere, combines toasted sliced almonds, brown butter and lemon juice as a sauce for sauteed, flour-dusted fillets. In this easy, weeknight-appropriate version, the fish is roasted, skipping the flour, for a more delicate result. Then, the sauce gets extra citrus intensity from a bit of grated lemon zest. Flaky white fish, or trout, is most traditional here. But the winning mix of brown butter, lemon and almonds is equally good on any kind of salmon, prawns, green beans, asparagus — even roast chicken. And it comes together in a flash. Recipe Melissa Clark 4 (170-225g) fillets flaky white fish, such as hake, cod or flounder, or trout Fine sea or table salt and black pepper 7 tbsp unsalted butter ½ cup sliced almonds 1 lemon, zest finely grated, then fruit halved 1 tbsp minced chives, plus more for garnish Step 1 Heat oven to 230C. Place fish on a rimmed baking tray and season fillets lightly with salt and black pepper on both sides. Cut 1 tablespoon butter into small pieces and scatter on top of the fish. Roast for 7 to 11 minutes, or until the fish is tender and cooked through. (Thin fillets will cook more quickly than thick ones.) Step 2 While fish roasts, in a large frying pan, melt remaining 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Cook, swirling the pan, until the foam subsides and the butter turns a deep nut brown, 3 to 7 minutes. (Watch carefully so that it doesn't burn.) Step 3 Add almonds to the pan and turn off the heat; the nuts will immediately start to brown. Toss them in the hot butter until golden, about 2 minutes, turning the heat back on to low if the nuts need a little more colour. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the pan and stir in half of the grated lemon zest, the chives, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Taste and add more lemon juice and salt, if needed. Step 4 Pour the sauce over the fish and garnish with more chives and lemon zest. Serve warm, with the remaining lemon half on the side for squeezing. (You can cut it into wedges, if you like.) Serves 4 Total time: 20 minutes This article originally appeared in The New York Times . © 2023 The New York Times Company
Newsweek
11-07-2025
- Climate
- Newsweek
Anti-Government Militia Targets Weather Radars: What To Know
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. An "anti-government militia" called Veterans on Patrol has declared that it is targeting weather radar installations in Oklahoma. In an interview with News 9 on Tuesday, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, the founder of VOP, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as an anti-government militia, confirmed the group's intentions. When asked whether they were targeting the radars, Meyer replied, "Absolutely." Newsweek contacted the SPLC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for comment on Friday via an online form and email, respectively, outside usual working hours. Why It Matters Following widespread floods that have devastated Texas in the past week, a number of conspiracy theories have swirled online around cloud seeding and weather manipulation. Founded in 2015, Veterans on Patrol initially focused on vigilante activities along the U.S.-Mexico border but has since shifted toward conspiracy-driven campaigns, including those involving weather manipulation. The group's rhetoric has grown more extreme in recent months, raising concerns among public safety officials. A radar during the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's media day about a field campaign to study southeast U.S. tornadoes in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 8, 2023. A radar during the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's media day about a field campaign to study southeast U.S. tornadoes in Memphis, Tennessee, on February 8, 2023. Seth Herald/ AFP/ Getty/Getty Images What To Know Meyer's recent admission follows the vandalism of News 9's radar system in northeast Oklahoma City. Surveillance footage captured an individual tampering with electrical components, disabling power to the radar, damaging the generator and control panels, and knocking the system offline for several hours on Sunday. CBS affiliate KWTV reported having footage of a man disabling the power supply to its NextGen Live radar. The station suggested the incident may be connected to rhetoric from VOP. Police arrested Anthony Tyler Mitchell, 39, in connection with the incident on suspicion of felony malicious injury to property, burglary and damaging critical infrastructure, NBC News reported, citing Oklahoma City Police. Investigators have not confirmed whether he is affiliated with VOP. NOAA previously warned of escalating threats to the Next Generation Weather Radar network, a nationwide system of more than 160 radars used to monitor severe weather. In Oklahoma, where tornadoes and extreme storms are frequent, damage to these systems could have deadly consequences. VOP has said weather radars are being used for sinister purposes. Meyer alleged that the radars, along with other technologies embedded in homes, were part of a larger weather control and individual targeting program. The group said it had placed warning signs near radar sites in protest. Though NOAA has debunked various weather modification claims, lawmakers in several states have moved to ban weather modification. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, announced on July 5 that she was introducing a bill to tackle the "dangerous and deadly practice of weather modification." She wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that she was creating legislation to make "the injection, release, or dispersion of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere for the express purpose of altering weather, temperature, climate, or sunlight intensity" a felony. Newsweek contacted Greene for comment via email on Friday. What People Are Saying News 9's Chief Meteorologist David Payne refuted Meyer's claims, saying: "We have one of the most powerful live radars in Oklahoma, and one of the most powerful live radars in the country, but we cannot do any weather modification at all." He added that if the equipment is sabotaged, "we cannot track severe weather. We cannot track tornadoes, and it basically becomes instantly obsolete." The Oklahoma Department of Public Services told News 9: "Fusion centers play a crucial role in monitoring and mitigating threats to critical infrastructure by serving as focal points for information sharing and analysis. OCTIC (Oklahoma Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center) actively monitors all threats to critical infrastructure in Oklahoma. If you see suspicious activity near critical infrastructures, it's important to report it via the free ProtectOk app. If you witness vandalism taking place, call 911 immediately." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told NBC News: "NOAA is aware of recent threats against weather radar sites and is working with local and other authorities in monitoring the situation closely." What Happens Next In an interview with NBC News on Thursday, Meyer denied giving any directions to attack weather equipment. However, he suggested that VOP was planning further action and said they were capable of targeting up to 15 radar sites simultaneously across Oklahoma.
