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John De Fries still recalls fishing the waters off Waikiki Beach in Oahu as a kid in the 1960s. “Growing up, my family fishing grounds were a source of food first and recreation second,” he says. “Today they’re a playground surrounded by hotels.” Born and raised in Waikiki, De Fries…
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Wicked Local Acton has adopted inclusive, gender-neutral terms for its main executive board. The change goes in effect immediately. According to a release, residents at a special Town Meeting in September 2020, decided on a voice vote to amend the Town Charter, changing references from “Board of Selectmen” to “Select Board.” That vote also authorized changing all references of “Selectmen” to “Members.” The Town Meeting vote was codified at the annual town election in April 1,630-380. The vote allowed the town to begin using the terms “Select Board” and "Members" w...
Talking Sim Racing And Unsung Heroes : Rambling About Cars #6 Feb 12, 2021 at 9:34am ET ++ It's podcast time! Motor1.com writer Matthew Crisara is an avid sim racer, so naturally, we spend quite a bit of time talking video games this week. For the second segment, we each select a vehicle that deserves more respect, and it turns out we have some strong opinions about each person's choice. In terms of video game genres, an accurate simulation of racing is fairly young. The computing power simply wasn't available to the average person until the very late 1980s and really the 1990s for a game t...
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, attend Mass with their families before the presidential inauguration at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Tom Brenner) Editor's note: The Jan. 20 Mass in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day morning was closed to the public, but the pastoral associate for liturgy and director of music ministries at the St. Matthew's Cathedral, who helped plan the liturgy, shares here the music, readings and prayer...