A federal program is giving shelter dogs a second chance while ensuring California farmland is protected.With funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the California Department of Food and Agriculture is deploying dog teams to various counties to investigate shipping terminals and discover pests that might — if they were released – devastating local cultures. Many “detector dogs” come from shelters and rescues before being identified as prime candidates for USDA training.Contra Costa County agricultural biologist and dog handler Simone Ackermann and her furry colleague Major are one of 10 canine teams in the state tasked with sniffing unmarked plots…
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NEW YORK, November 21 ― Mosaics, paintings, jewelry, ceramics, manuscripts from the 4th to 15th centuries: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York exhibits 200 ancient and medieval works that reflect a thousand years of influence of the Byzantine Empire on communities Christians from Egypt, Tunisia and Ethiopia.Advertisement Advertisement One of the richest museums in the world, the museum has brought together gem collections from Africa, Asia and Europe for an exhibition titled “Africa and Byzantium”, which opened on Sunday and will continue until ‘next March. The Met this week presented a preview to a few journalists of its…
A staggering 110 million people are currently displaced around the world – more than ever before, according to a report released by the NGO. United Nations Refugee Agency in January. At a time when refugees are widely perceived as a huge, anonymous and threatening entity, the book What We Remember Will Be Saved: A Story of Refugees and the Things They Carry, published in September, puts faces to the masses and is timely. named remember the human stories behind the numbers. Stephanie Saldañajournalist and academic of American and French nationality, recounts with poetry and compassion the heartbreaking odysseys of six…
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday its intention to apply to host the 2034 World Cupthe latest step in a campaign to make the kingdom a global sporting power. The bid “aims to deliver a world-class tournament and will draw inspiration from Saudi Arabia’s ongoing social and economic transformation and the country’s deep-rooted passion for football,” said a statement from the Saudi Arab Football Federation. News of the offer comes a year later Neighboring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle Eastwhere the Saudi national team scored a superb group stage victory against eventual winners Argentina. The Saudi announcement comes…
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Update requiredTo play audio, update the browser or Flash plugin. Sacramento State on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio Sac State ASI president calls on CapRadio board to resign. Sacramento Kings documentary “Game On: Fight for the Kings.” The Sacramento Greek Festival celebrates its 60th anniversary. Sacramento State ASI President Calls on CapRadio Board to Resign CapRadio’s financial difficulties extend beyond public radio. As an auxiliary to Sacramento State, any debt is ultimately the responsibility of the university. President of Sacramento State Associated Students Inc. Nataly Andrade-Domínguez is a member of the board of directors of CapRadio. In a…
The exhibition Facing the rising sun: Freedman Cemetery opened in 2000 at the African American Museum in Fair Park, telling the story of the thriving black community just north of today’s downtown. Curators Phillip Collins and Alan Govenar expected the exhibition to last only a year. Two decades later, it is still on display. It serves as inspiration for two new exhibitions in adjoining exhibition halls, Central Trail: Deep Ellum Crossroads And See a blind world, a lemon never seen before, which opened last week and commemorates the 150th anniversary of the historic district. Both, again, are organized by Collins,…
CHICAGO, November 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas invites visitors to view nearly 100 Christmas trees and other exhibits that celebrate cultural diversity this holiday season.This is the 20th year of “Christmas Trees from Around the World,” a display of 3-foot trees. Members of various ethnic and religious communities decorated the trees to represent their heritage. Also on display are a Christian Nativity scene, an African-American Kwanzaa Kinara, a Hindu Prayer Thali and a Jewish Menorah. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas invites visitors to view nearly 100 Christmas trees on display this holiday season. Post this Christmas…
When Tandon’s former student Miguel Guerrero was just 14 years old, he created a Minecraft server that was at one point considered the largest in the world. This was just the beginning of his entrepreneurial efforts; Guerrero later co-founded Otis AI, a company that creates marketing campaigns for small businesses. Guerrero was always exposed to the world of entrepreneurship, as both sides of his family operated small businesses. Driven by his family’s efforts and his passion for Minecraft, Guerrero founded the MeepCraft Minecraft server, a virtual economy within the game. After graduating from the Tandon School of Engineering in 2019,…