Hawaii Brings Ohana to the Little League Baseball® World Series - littleleague.org

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In Hawaii, “ohana” means family.

Baseball on the island is all a part of one big ohana. Just ask thirty-year Little League® volunteer Gerald Oda.

“Ohana for us is family,” said Mr. Oda. “And it is not just blood family. Family is everybody. Everyone that we have a connection with. When we say you’re part of our ohana, it means that you’re part of us.”

Little League teams across the island state are hopeful to once again bring their ohana onto the mainland and make it again to the Little League World Series.

Over the years in Williamsport, Hawaii has had great success on the field. They’ve made 14 Little League Baseball® World Series Tournaments. And they’ve won three of them. The first win came in 2005, then again in 2008, and most recently in 2018.

Sean Yamaguchi was a captain of that 2018 team. Now he’s playing baseball in high school and can reflect on what it meant to represent his state. Like many from Hawaii would, he talked about making sure they played the game the way it is meant to be played: with heart, grit, and sportsmanship.

“We wanted to do it the right way – show the aloha spirit. And I think we did that well,” said Sean. “I think that everyone got the message of what we were about.”

He added that representing the state doesn’t mean more pressure.

“We just play baseball how it’s supposed to be played,” said Sean. “You know, we have fun out there. We have no pressure on us because, I mean, we have nothing to lose. We’re from Hawaii. We’re from such a small place that we can go out there and have fun.”

As great as Hawaii have been on the field, their presence is Williamsport has meant just as much off of it – to opponents, volunteers, and everyone who has watched them play the game their way.

Twice in the last four years, Hawaii has been the recipient of the Jack Losch Little League Baseball World Series Team Sportsmanship Award, given to the team that best displays sportsmanship on and off the field during their time in Williamsport.

Kevin Bagoyo has seen it up close twice. The first time was as a player with Pearl City Little League in 1988, then again, he coached his son, Zack, on the 2021 team from Honolulu Little League. He says the aloha spirit is a big reason why they’ve won the Jack Losch Award twice in the last three years.

“The spirit is just showing a lot of love and kindness to anyone that we meet,” said Mr. Bagoyo. “Not only are we able to share gifts with them, but it also makes us happy as well to able to see the joy on their faces when we give them some candy or some leis and some flowers.”

Mr. Oda echoed Mr. Bagoyo and added the reason why.

“The one thing that we all do, and it’s common to Hawaii teams, is that as soon as we know we are traveling to a tournament, we bring gifts as a sign of appreciation,” said Mr. Oda. “We do this for the people that support the tournament and as a sign of appreciation for our opponent. They’re the reason we are there.”

They show that same appreciation within the team as well. Both Mr. Oda and Mr. Bagoyo spoke of how important it is to make the tournament fun for the players.

“Even among the coaches, we always remind ourselves it’s about creating positive memories for these kids,” said Mr. Oda. “And reminding them that, whether we win or lose, we really can’t control it. But we can definitely control how we perform and how we behave both on and off the field.”

Sean said that the coaching staff did a good job of instilling the island’s ideals into them. He’s taken the aloha spirit he learned growing up in Hawaii around the game of baseball and brought it forward with him.

“The aloha spirit is just being yourself, having fun on the field, off the field, making new friends,” said Sean. “And I think with the Little League World Series experience, we really got to show our aloha spirit to the whole world. And that’s what I loved about it.”

Over the years in Williamsport, Hawaii has shown the world their aloha spirit and invited all of us into their ohana.

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Little by little, Nats want prospect Cole Henry to pitch for full season - The Washington Post

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One could imagine that, after retiring all 12 batters he faced last Saturday, Cole Henry wanted to see a 13th, then a 14th, then a 15th. Or that when the 22-year-old struck out five batters in three innings on April 10 — and again on April 22 — he may have wanted to push for double digits. Or that pitching four dominant innings at a time is making him antsy, even if the Washington Nationals explained this plan at the beginning of spring training.

The goal, put simply, is to have Henry pitch first full minor league season. After he was drafted in the second round in 2020, there were no minor league games to pitch in because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last year, elbow soreness limited him to 47 innings across 11 appearances. So now Washington is spoon-feeding him innings, feeling that’s better than giving him five- or six-inning starts only to shut him down in August.

Henry recently rested for 15 days between outings with the Class AA Harrisburg Senators. Generally viewed as the second-best pitching prospect in the Nationals’ system, Henry has a 0.76 ERA through 23⅔ innings (seven starts). He has struck out 28 batters and walked nine, mixing a four-seam fastball, sinker, curve and change-up. And if you ask around the organization about Henry and Cade Cavalli — the Nationals’ top prospect and first-round pick in 2020 — many believe that, at the moment, Henry is the more polished pitcher.

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Cavalli was a two-way player until he dropped his bat as a junior at the University of Oklahoma. Henry, by contrast, started 11 games as a freshman at LSU before elbow issues kept him to four starts as a sophomore. He’s solely focused on pitching for longer than Cavalli, intriguing members of Washington’s front office and evaluators from other teams. Yet a key difference is that while Cavalli’s with the Class AAA Rochester Red Wings, knocking for a chance, Henry’s being inched along. Cavalli, 23, is a year older and pushed ahead by throwing 123 1/3 innings in 2021.

“We’ve had guys who have been on innings limits in the past, and it’s crazy that when you put a number on a guy it really comes up faster than you would think just through the normal starts," minor league pitching coordinator Sam Narron said. " So we want Cole to be able to finish the year and make all of his starts. It’s going to be a gradual progression, building him through the end of the year where he can continue to pitch finish the year as opposed to maybe having to stop him at a certain point because he has run out of innings.

"So we want to be judicious early so that he can be strong late.”

After last summer, Henry went to the Arizona Fall League and impressed against top prospects from around the league. But because of the plan to measure out his innings, the Nationals chose to not put Henry in major league camp for a second straight spring. Meanwhile, Cavalli and Jackson Rutledge, another young righty, had lockers near catchers Keibert Ruiz and Riley Adams. Without proper context, it seemed as if Henry had fallen behind.

That was far from the case, though. The decision was rooted more in the Nationals’ interest in Henry than some loose pecking order. Rutledge, 23 and slowed by injuries again, is trying to find his rhythm with the low-Class A Fredericksburg Nationals. Cavalli threw seven scoreless innings against the Syracuse Chiefs on Saturday, further burying a blowup on May 17. And Henry sits between them, staying patient with his carefully plotted workload.

None of Henry’s seven starts have exceeded four innings. On May 5, he walked five batters, his worth showing of the year, and was hooked after 2 2/3. But it is still worth noting that, until his command slipped, he had pitched 13 innings and not allowed a run. Henry’s 15-day layoff included some throwing and a good bit of rest. The Nationals are considering a similar break for 25-year-old righty Jake Irvin, who is coming off Tommy John surgery and has a 1.73 ERA in 26 innings for Harrisburg.

“You’re up front with the kid because they want to make it to the major leagues and make an impact,” Narron said. “When those competitive juices get going, of course Cole wants to pitch. We want that. But back in spring we told him, ‘Look, there are going to be starts that are shorter than you want. Trust us. This is for your benefit in the long run.’ ”

Some other updates from the Nationals’ system:

Sammy Infante: The 20-year-old infielder leads the low-A Carolina League with 12 homers through 35 games. The next closest players entered Tuesday with seven. And while his 6-foot-1, 185-pound frame doesn’t scream power, his peripheral statistics suggest this pop isn’t a total mirage. Infante has also found a defensive home in the early going, playing third while top prospect Brady House fills shortstop for Fredericksburg. Infante was drafted as a shortstop in the second round of the 2020 draft. But Washington likes to select middle infielder and then moved them around the diamond, which always seemed possible for Infante.

Brady House, thriving in Fredericksburg, is central to the Nats’ future

Jackson Cluff: After shining defensively at the Arizona Fall League in November, Cluff is struggling at the plate for Harrisburg, entering Tuesday with a batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage slash line of .142/.208/.225. Batting lefty, Cluff is just 2 for 23 with 11 strikeouts against left-handed pitchers. The Nationals invited the 25-year-old to major league camp this spring, liking his glove and strong arm up the middle. But he has to have a sharp turnaround at the plate to get in their rebuild plans.

Left-handed relievers: Ike Schlabach and Jose Ferrer each earned promotions at the end of last week. Schlabach, 25, went from the high-A Wilmington Blue Rocks to Harrisburg, replacing lefty reliever Matt Cronin after he was bumped to Rochester. Ferrer moved from Fredericksburg to Wilmington, filling Schlabach’s spot. Schlabach, originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates, yielded two earned runs and had a solid strikeout rate in 16 2/3 innings with Wilmington. Ferrer, signed by Washington out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, struck out 11.25 batters per nine innings with Fredericksburg (logging 20 innings, only one walk and home run allowed). His fastball is sitting in the mid-90s and has jumped to 98/99.

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Norm Macdonald says goodbye in a Netflix special, with a little help from his friends - CNN

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(CNN)The context is more important than the content in "Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special," a spare one-man comedy show that the former "Weekend Update" anchor, knowing that he was ill, wrote and performed in a single take at home alone before his death in September. The posthumous release provides a fitting and deeply personal tribute, as well as a primer on the art of stand-up.

Netflix has packaged Macdonald's performance, which runs a little over 50 minutes, with a half-hour discussion featuring six of his friends: Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Conan O'Brien, and Molly Shannon, who spend another 30 minutes or so reminiscing about him while deconstructing what viewers just saw.

Chappelle calls the stark setting "very endearing," while Letterman notes that without an audience to respond to the material, "We weren't watching standup comedy. Without that audience, you don't get the full measure of Norm."

What you do get is a clear reminder of Macdonald's quirky sense of humor as he flits from topic to topic, occasionally engages in odd digressions and endures the kind of interruptions that have been common to work experiences during Covid, from his dog barking to answering a phone call and saying sorry, but he's in the middle of taping a comedy special.

While Macdonald knew his time might be short, there's nothing morbid or maudlin about the presentation, which essentially trains a camera on his face and lets him rip. The comic does mention living wills and a few other matters that touch upon mortality, but it's no different in tone than his routine about preferring to gamble at Native-American casinos ("I look on it as a form of reparations") or strategizing about cannibalism should he ever be on a plane that crashes in the Andes.

David Letterman, Molly Shannon, Dave Chappelle, Conan O'Brien, Adam Sandler, David Spade discuss Norm Macdonald in a segment filmed at the Netflix Is A Joke festival.

Like the controversies surrounding Netflix's recent specials involving high-profile comics (the aforementioned Chappelle and more recently Ricky Gervais among them), Macdonald chafes against restrictions on what's presently considered permissible for comedians to say and references how "Words have changed" in terms of what might cause offense. If that has become a kind of generational rift and ongoing debate, Macdonald seemingly wanted to let the world know where he stood.

Beyond that, Macdonald's performance and the ensuing conversation/analysis (taped during Netflix's recent Netflix Is a Joke comedy showcase) benefit from a relaxed quality, taking viewers behind the curtain where they can listen in on comics' process and thoughts.

Macdonald mentions missing the thrill of being able to perform live, but there's a comforting sense that he's well aware he's both doing something he loves and, for the last time, doing it both on a big stage and his own terms. As his producing partner, Lori Jo Hoekstra, described it, "He left this gift for all of us."

However one responds to the various jokes, there's something more sweet than sad about that. Macdonald is gone, but he was able to orchestrate his own curtain call, saying goodbye with a little help from his friends.

"Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special" premieres May 30 on Netflix.

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Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens - Reuters

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• Government support eases sanctions pressure for now
• Minister sees 'demand crisis' as spending plunges
• Military campaign in Ukraine demands 'huge resources'
• Economists see bleak long-term outlook for Russian economy

LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - For Oleg Kechin, owner of a chain of barbershops, forecasts that Russia will be plunged into its deepest economic crisis in a generation feel overdone.

U.S. President Joe Biden may have promised that Western sanctions would wreak economic havoc in Russia, but Kechin's business is still drawing in customers in the town of Saransk, which lies 510 km (320 miles) southeast of Moscow.

"There's no deep crisis. In general, everything's fine," he said. "Everyone's talking about a decrease in purchasing power, but I haven't noticed it."

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Yet, such confidence may not be entirely well placed, if some indicators are to be believed. Trade with the outside world has plunged, consumers are reluctant to spend and rising prices on basic items are starting to squeeze household budgets.

Russian officials insist the economy is holding up. The central bank slashed interest rates by three percentage points to 11% on Thursday and expects to cut its forecast for inflation for this year from the current prediction of 18-23%.

Under capital controls and orders that exporters sell half their hard currency earnings, the rouble has rallied and, at about 66 to the U.S. dollar , is stronger than before Russia sent its armed forces into Ukraine on Feb. 24.

President Vladimir Putin, who has welcomed the departure of foreign firms which have sold up or just dumped Russian assets, said Russia could not be isolated from global trade.

But not everyone is convinced the economy will escape unscathed. Roman, a 25-year-old in Moscow, who asked not to be identified by his full name, said middle class life was not "drastically different" than before but he saw worrying signs.

"One thing that bothers me ... is constant price rises for everyday goods and even vegetables. I think that signals the worst is yet to come." he said. "The situation with the labour market in my sphere doesn't make me very optimistic either."

'DEMAND CRISIS'

Some indicators justify his concerns. VAT receipts, which reflect consumer spending, fell 54% in April year on year, the Kommersant daily said, citing preliminary finance ministry data.

Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Friday there was a "demand crisis" in business and consumer spending.

Russia has stopped publishing most data on financial flows, but figures compiled by the Bank of Finland based on local customs data show imports have plunged - and not just from the West.

Chinese exports to Russia were down by a quarter in April and shipments from Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan more than halved, the bank said.

The economy minister said manufacturers were re-establishing supply chains broken by sanctions and said 2,000 "backbone companies" could access preferential lending programmes.

But inflation is still at its highest in two decades at more than 17%. That means a 10% hike in pensions and the minimum wage announced by Putin still leaves many facing a cut in household incomes in real terms.

Rising prices may not be Russia's biggest problem. The strong rouble has already brought down weekly inflation sharply, but it won't fend off a broader threat to economic output from Russia's increasing isolation.

Reshetnikov said there were "fears that we could break into a deflationary spiral, when a reduction in money in the economy leads to a reduction in production, lower prices, and so on."

Meanwhile, financing a military campaign in Ukraine will put pressure on the budget. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday that Moscow required "huge financial resources" for what Moscow calls its "special military operation". read more

STIMULUS

Russia has already dipped into its National Wealth Fund, which has about $110 billion of liquid assets, to support spending, which is up 22% this year, the economy minister said.

The finance minister said Moscow had earmarked 8 trillion roubles ($123 billion) of stimulus for "the current circumstances", although it was not clear how much of that was new money and over what period.

The full impact on economic output and jobs from the withdrawal of Western firms, ranging from carmakers to banks, has yet to seen.

Sergei Guriev, economics professor at France's Sciences Po, expected the impact to be felt more sharply in the next few months.

"The real pain has not started yet as some exiting companies are still paying wages and some companies continue production using their inventories of imported parts," said Guriev, who is also a former chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Morgan Stanley economists see a 13% drop in household consumption in 2022 and a 23% fall in investment. The bank's chief regional economist, Alina Slyusarchuk, said in a note that Russia's potential long-term growth rate was now just 1%.

The outlook appears to be dimming for smaller Russian firms, although there is little way to gauge it precisely with so little official data now being published and businesses no longer required to report results.

"Very few companies want to create a strategy or plan long-term, large-scale contracts right now," said Anastasia Kiseleva, a partner at a small public relations firm in Moscow.

"Businesses - especially small ones - will be engaged in pure survival, not developing or creating anything new."

Survival-mode, however, is nothing new to many Russians, who have lived through several deep crises since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

"The worst is ahead of us," said Yevgeniy Sheremetov, who runs a tour company near Lake Baikal in Siberia. "But residents of this country are used to difficulties. I have my summer house, with potatoes and cucumbers. After the 1990s, nothing can scare me."

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Little Princess Ball makes triumphant return to Moose Jaw - Moose Jaw Today

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For the last two years, princes and princesses from far away realms have been keeping a close eye on the pandemic, just waiting for a chance to get back in public and have a chance to mingle with their admirers.

This past weekend at the Heritage Inn ballroom in Moose Jaw, it was their chance to do so once again.

And they came out in force.

From Cinderella to Elsa, Jasmine to Ariel, and even Gaston and The Beast, all made the journey to Moose Jaw for the return of the Little Princess Ball on Saturday and Sunday evenings at the Heritage Inn.

To say it led to many a magical moment for the hundreds of youngsters and their parents who took part in the festivities would be a bit of an understatement -- the wide eyes and expressions of amazement from the little ones said everything that needed to be said.

That’s what it’s all about according to The Fairy Godmother, who once again took on the guise of Princess Ball organizer Elaine Crocker for the event.

“We’re so relieved that we finally get to come back, we’ve missed this just as much as little princesses have and it’s just amazing,” Crocker said during a brief break from signing hundreds of autographs for the princesses.

“I’m more shocked at the mommy’s faces this year,” she added with a laugh. “With Beauty and the Beast being here, when they found out they were as excited as the little ones, it was ‘oh my gosh Belle’s here’. And the little kids always amaze us with their look of awe on their faces, it’s always ‘oh my, OH MY!’”

Folks walking into the ballroom were immediately greeted by a receiving line of Disney princesses, who were more than happy to pose for photos with the little ones. Then it was on to the wide range of activities throughout the evening, offering an amazing experience for everyone involved.

It’s all the result of a remarkable effort that begins months before the doors first open -- planning begins in September, January is when fabrication starts and then the real work begins.

“Then three days before the ball, we usually come in on Wednesday night and we start,” Crocker explained. “This year, we finished at two o’clock on Friday morning, so it took us that long to get everything ready. But we were able to get a couple of hours of sleep and we’re good!”

Tickets for both nights were sold out, something that didn’t come as much of a surprise given the long wait for the return of the Ball.

“Everybody is so happy to be out of their house that it took no time to sell out the second night and the community support has been amazing as usual,” Crocker said. “We put a cry out for help and we get a response immediately.  The community has been so helpful for us and it’s amazing.”

The whole project acts as a fundraiser for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation, which puts the funds towards neo-natal care on an annual basis. This time around, proceeds will go towards purchasing a new incubator to help the 500-plus babies born at the Wigmore Hospital every year.

“The wonderful thing is each and every year, the Little Princess Ball funds go to help new moms and their babies in this community, and we can’t begin to say how much this has impacted [neo-natal care],” said Kelly McElree, executive director with the Moose Jaw Health Foundation.

“I would say on behalf of all the doctors and nurses and everyone who works at the hospital and all those moms and babies, just a big thank you to the Princess Ball and for the tremendous support of everyone in the community… it just means so much and it’s such a wonderful feeling to see all these amazing faces having such an incredible time.”

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Jaguars OT Walker Little adopting right approach ahead of 2022 season - Black and Teal

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Trevor Lawrence should make a huge leap in Year 2 but he isn’t the only member of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2021 draft class that is poised to improve. Cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Andre Cisco will most likely have an expanded role in the secondary. On the other hand, offensive tackle Walker Little faces a bit less clarity ahead of the 2022 season.

A second-round pick by the Jags last year, Little spent most of his rookie campaign on the bench but showed flashes when given the opportunity. He ended up starting three games (including the last two of the season) and although he gave up two starts in the first one, he didn’t allow any in the following two.

Nevertheless, the former Stanford Cardinal will enter training camp without a defined role. The Jags gave Cam Robinson a three-year, $54 million contract, meaning that left tackle is out of the question for Little. Right tackle might be a possibility but to earn the job, he will need to beat incumbent Jawaan Taylor, who’s made 49 starts at the position. The sophomore offensive lineman is embracing the challenge and says he’s ready to compete, via John Ohsher of the team’s official website.

You’re always competing with yourself. We’re all competing with each other. Even if you’re a 10-year guy with his spot secured, you always have competition inside you… For me, it’s not about the competition, per se. It’s just competing with myself and being the best version of myself each day and making sure I do my job the best I can. If I can do that, hopefully, the results will be what I want them to be. We’ll figure it out from there.

The Jaguars can’t keep Walker Little on the sidelines in 2022.

Little is right. If he takes care of business, the coaching staff will take notice and will have no choice but to give him playing time. On the other hand, Jawaan Taylor might not give up the starting job so easily. The Jaguars’ brass like him and believe he can play at a high level despite the fact that he struggled with penalties last season.

The Jags were a mess under Urban Meyer and several players, including Trevor Lawrence, underperformed, so it will be interesting to see how they will respond now that head coach Doug Pederson is at the helm. Furthermore, moved on from offensive line coach George Warhop and hired Phil Rauscher to take his place. The change could end up benefiting Taylor., who is entering the last year of his rookie and might be looking for a long-term deal.

Walker has plenty of upside and the team’s brass should still be high on him after using an early-round pick on him last year. The fact that they’re letting him compete for a starting job shows that they think he can become a mainstay of the offensive line.

The Jaguars will hold several position battles in training camp and one of the most intriguing ones will be the one between Jawaan Taylor and Walker Little to start at right tackle. It’s too early to tell how things will play out but there’s no doubt Little has the right mindset and a realistic chance to win.

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OL Reign sign midfielder Kim Little - Sounder At Heart

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OL Reign announced at halftime of their match against the San Diego Wave that the club has signed midfielder Kim Little on loan from Arsenal Women. The loan will begin on June 1, 2022, and will run up until the start of Arsenal’s 2022/23 season — giving her roughly three months with the Reign.

Little previously played for the Reign for three seasons (2014-2016). In that time with then-Seattle Reign FC, the midfielder made 63 regular-season appearances, starting in all but one match under head coach Laura Harvey. Little scored 32 goals and had 16 assists in the regular season — leading the Reign in goals in 2014 (16) and 2015 (10). Little was named NWSL MVP in 2014 and helped the Reign earn back-to-back NWSL Shields.

In her last season with the Reign, Little was named BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year for her contributions to the Reign and the Scotland national team.

The Scottish midfielder moved back to Arsenal in 2017. There, she’s started 69 of the 73 games she’s played for the club — scoring 27 goals and being named captain. In the 2018-19 season, which saw Little return from an ACL injury, Arsenal won the FA WSL title. At Arsenal, Little has played a range of positions in the midfield, sometimes dropping deep due to injuries and rotation, but often playing as a box-to-box midfielder.

She has been called out by players like Tobin Heath, Steph Catley, and Hope Solo as one of the most talented players they’ve ever had the chance to train and play with. Those who had the honor of watching Little play know she is about more than stats. She makes the game look easy. Whether it’s a Cruyff turn to get away from three defenders, a tackle on the defensive end to spring an attack, or her ability to weave a pass through the narrowest of lanes, Little keeps the ball for her team and makes it look simple in the process.

The 31-year-old is returning to a number of familiar faces in Seattle. She played alongside midfielder Jess Fishlock, defender Lauren Barnes, and forward Megan Rapinoe during all three of her seasons with Seattle.

While Little’s loan spell ends before the NWSL season concludes, she’ll be coming at a key time for the Reign. With a number of international dates in June and July, there will be plenty of disruption in the league. Having a world-class player like Little to help lead the team through the tough summer schedule — as Little has retired from national team play with Scotland — will be a big boost for the club.

“Bringing Kim back to the PNW is huge. Kim will go down in history as one of the best players to ever play in the NWSL, and to have the chance to work with her again is exciting,” said OL Reign head coach Laura Harvey. “I’d like to thank Arsenal for helping make this happen. This is a unique opportunity for us and one that we felt could be a huge impact on our squad in a crazy summer schedule. Kim’s ability and experience will be crucial for us to help continue to push our performances forward and help continue the growth of our young squad.”

Prior to joining the Reign, Little made her first stint with Arsenal (2008-2013), winning five league titles in addition to three FA Cups with the club during that time. Additionally, the international superstar has played for both the Scotland and Great Britain national teams.

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Suspect in Little 500 weekend shooting arrested and charged - Indiana Daily Student

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A Bloomington man has been charged with attempted murder and carrying a handgun without a license in connection with the shooting of a 26-year-old man that occurred April 23, during Little 500 weekend, according to The Herald-Times.

Michael V. Carson Jr., 33, was arrested on May 26. He is currently being held in the Monroe County Jail.

Carson was determined to be a suspect after witnesses identified him as the person who fired a gun in response to an altercation. The incident was captured on video surveillance near Sixth and Lincoln streets.  

The shooting occurred within a half hour of the shooting at Kalao Restaurant and Nightclub but was determined to be unrelated. 

Officers on the scene found a man with a gunshot wound to his abdomen in the passenger seat of a car. He was taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital and transferred to an Indianapolis hospital by helicopter May 16. 

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Sydney Little Light races to NAIA national title for Rocky Mountain College - Montana Sports

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BILLINGS - Sydney Little Light has her first collegiate national championship and what's believed to be the first ever for a Rocky Mountain College track and field athlete.

Friday in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the former Hardin standout won the women’s 1,500-meter title at the NAIA Track & Field Championships racing to a personal-best time of 4:25.90. The mark also broke Little Light's own women's school-record, according to RMC Athletics. British Columbia's Holly MacGillivray was second in 4:26.40.

After clinching the national title, Little Light wasn't done. Later Friday she placed 6th in the women’s 800 with a time of 2:14.07. That race marked her second first-team All-American finish of the day.

Little Light has been a strong runner for Rocky in both track and cross country since joining the school.

Two other RMC runners earned All-American status with junior Jackson Wilson finishing third in the men’s 5,000 meters and Mei-Li Stevens closing in sixth in the women's half marathon.

Senior Jackson Duffey was 18th in the 5,000 with a time of 15:41.72.

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A Little Rescue Provides Respite for Its Horses and Owners - Cultured Magazine

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Nestled in the heart of Hidden Valley, just forty miles out of the center of Los Angeles, James and Brandi Perse’s rustically chic 25-acre horse ranch provides far more than a respite from the city’s industrial hum. For the Malibu-based couple and their two young boys, the property has become a safe refuge for all manner of neglected, sick, abused or elderly animals abandoned in their time of need. Brandi rescued her first horse 10 years ago. Since then her passion for rehabilitation has only deepened.

Her nonprofit, A Little Rescue, still operates out of the family ranch. On the day of the organization’s first-weekend fundraiser this May, a gorgeous, gallant grey steed could be seen presiding over his paddock welcoming attendants to the estate with neighborly whinnies. The daytime event brought together vintage curio shops like Recreo and second-hand jewelry stores like Ludlow Vintage, arranging the vendors in a makeshift market for guests to peruse, with a portion of the proceeds from all sales being generously donated to the nonprofit. Next to the country-western souk, an amphitheater had been constructed using bales of hay elegantly draped in hand woven blankets, where guests could hear a special musical performance by William Rush. As you wandered throughout the grounds making your way through each of the refurbished barns and grabbing delicious morsels of catered refreshments donated by Food Heirloom LA to sustain yourself, music wafted through the country air, entwining with the chortles of farm animals. 

Elsewhere on the homestead, attendants could treat themselves to a host of wellness offerings. Alongside massages by Yosef Chason, one found a host of more holistic approaches to health and self-care. Breathwork specialist Meredith Baker and Gua Sha guru Saree D’amico lead participants through therapeutic sessions. Many of the animals who call the A Little Rescue ranch their home were taken in by the charity just before they would have been sold off for their meat, but the dedicated care they received, including many experimental treatments not unlike those performed on lucky attendants, has allowed them the time and space to heal, a testament to the power of resilience and our inborn capacity for recovery.

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330P Tues: Little Village educators, families, electeds mobilize against steep budget cuts at already starved schools - Chicago Teachers Union

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Lightfoot’s CPS team slashes over $3 million from Little Village school budgets as district sits on $1.4 billion in federal COVID relief dollars, low-balls scope of harm from cuts to critical programs.

• 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 31: Protest, press conference with educators, families, students, elected officials, under the Little Village Arch, 26th and Albany, Chicago.

CHICAGO — Little Village educators, parents, families, elected officials and community residents are joining the chorus of voices demanding Mayor Lightfoot and her CPS team reverse her cruel and devastating school budget cuts, which would slash more than $3 million from Little Village schools. Last Wednesday, the mayor’s CPS CEO vowed to move ahead with cuts, even though he admitted schools are currently starved of a third of the funds they need just to meet the bare minimum – crippling educators’ ability to meet ever increasing student needs in the predominantly low-income Latinx community during the pandemic.

Little Village CTU members, families, elected officials and community residents will join together for a #FreeTheFunds rally and press conference after school, at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 31, under the Little Village Arch at 26th and Albany, to demand the mayor invest some of the $1.4 billion in COVID relief funds CPS is currently hoarding in recovery supports for CPS students.

The pandemic has hit Little Village hard, with the neighborhood in a COVID hot zone for much of the last two years. Slashing $3 million plus would break the budgets at over a dozen already starved neighborhood schools and make it virtually impossible for educators and staff to provide the programs and services needed to address the students’ two years of trauma and loss.

While the mayor’s CPS team could still reverse the cuts, neighborhood schools are bracing for real harm from cuts of $100,000 to as much as $900,000 currently being imposed. Administrators have been warning educators of staff cuts, split classrooms, reductions in critical areas of support like special education, and larger class sizes — all in a district that has struggled with overcrowding at many schools and system-wide special education violations.

At the same time that CPS is unnecessarily cutting over $60 million from schools city wide, Mayor Lightfoot’s hand-picked board of ecucation has agreed to take on $175 million in City pension payments this year alone, in a shameful scheme to balance the city budget in an election year on the backs of CPS students.

The cuts at schools across the city are even more disgraceful after the district pledged next year would be a “recovery” year for students, their families and their school communities. Instead, schools continue to be trapped in another round of budget hunger games that is ratcheting up stress on already anxious and traumatized families, students and educators who have been struggling simply to survive during the pandemic.

The CTU, parents and elected officials are demanding that CPS reverse the devastating budget cuts in Little Village and at every other school and instead use unspent COVID relief funds to plug funding gaps for the rest of this year and next year. They also want the district to abandon the racist ‘student-based budgeting’ scheme, or SBB, that has been used as a pretext to slash already deeply underfunded schools, and instead agree to fund vital positions at every school.

The Chicago Teachers Union represents more than 25,000 teachers and educational support personnel working in Chicago Public Schools, and by extension, the nearly 400,000 students and families they serve. The CTU is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Federation of Teachers and is the third-largest teachers local in the United States. For more information please visit the CTU website at www.ctulocal1.org.

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The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble performs at the Foothills Performing Arts Center - WSKG.org

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The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble and Prep Orchestra perform their Spring Concert at the Foothills Performing Arts Center.  Music Director Uli Speth joins us to talk about the program, and about the history of the ensemble and some of the former members who are still pursuing music.

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Stock futures are little changed with S&P 500 on track for winning week - CNBC

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Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading as the S&P 500 attempted to snap a seven-week losing streak.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 40 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were near flat.

Retail corporate earnings continued after the market closed Thursday. Ulta Beauty shares rallied more than 6% postmarket after better-than-expected quarterly results, while Gap sunk about 13% after slashing its profit guidance.

The postmarket moves came after stocks gained in Thursday's regular session. The Dow rose for a fifth-straight trading day, adding more than 500 points, or 1.6%. The S&P 500 climbed about 2% and the Nasdaq Composite rose nearly 2.7%.

A batch of strong earnings from the retail sector boosted market sentiment Thursday. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF gained more than 4%. Macy's, Williams-Sonoma, Dollar Tree and Dollar General were among the leaders.

The three indexes are on track to close the week higher. The Dow is up 4.4%, the S&P 500 is 4% higher and the Nasdaq Composite is up 3.4% on the week.

Still, the averages are well off their highs, with the Nasdaq Composite solidly in bear market territory and the S&P 500 having briefly dipped more than 20% below its record last week.

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The Nasdaq after Thursday's close is down 27.6% from its record, while the S&P 500 and Dow are off by 15.8% and 11.7%, respectively.

"We think there's a good chance for some more strength here. This is sort of a classic bear market rally or bounce off the bottom," Troy Gayeski, chief market strategist for FS Investments, told CNBC's "Closing Bell: Overtime" on Monday. "Inflation expectations have rolled over recently."

On Friday, investors will be eyeing economic data releases, including personal income, consumer spending and core personal consumption expenditures.

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Sing and Dance Along with Little Miss Ann June 24 - North Liberty

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Join the North Liberty Library for a free outdoor children’s musical performance from Little Miss Ann on June 24.

The five Ws

• Who: All ages welcome, but geared towards children ages birth through elementary.
• What: A free outdoor children’s musical performance with award-winning Chicago kids’ musician, Little Miss Ann. Arrive early for decorate bikes, wagons and whatever else rolls at the Freedom Roll starting at 9 a.m.
• Where: Penn Meadows Park pavilion.
• When: Friday, June 24, at 10:30 a.m.
• Why: To sing and dance to music that has good messages and infectious melodies for everybody.

More on Ann Torralba, aka Little Miss Ann

Ann is an award-winning Chicago kids musician, a former Chicago Public School teacher, an instructor at Chicago’s iconic Old Town School of Folk Music, a mom, and a first generation Filipina American.

Little Miss Ann has made five family music albums that span different genres such as folk, rock, punk, country, bluegrass and more. Ann sings and plays guitar, ukulele, various flutes, and percussion instruments on her albums. Little Miss Ann’s album “Keep On” was produced by Grammy winning producer Dean Jones. She has received accolades for her albums such as a NAAPA award and the Parent’s Choice Award. Her sixth album, “28 Days,” also produced by Dean Jones, was released May 7, 2021, with special guests, Suzi Shelton, Elena Moon Park, Tommy Soulati Shepherd and son, Frances England, Mil’s Trills, Anna Jacobson, Ric Salazar and others.

Besides writing, recording and performing reinvented classics and soulful originals that all children can enjoy, Little Miss Ann has also written and collaborated on songs that highlight her Filipina American culture.

What to bring

• Bikes, blades, wagons, wheelbarrows, wheelchairs and whatever else rolls to decorate for the Freedom Roll at 9 a.m. before Little Miss Ann’s concert.
• Lawn chairs and blankets to relax on while enjoying the show.
• Snacks, water, sunscreen and whatever else your group may need.

How to get there and where to park

• Penn Meadows Park in located at 310 N Dubuque St.
• Skip the car and walk, bike or roller blade to the show!

You also might be wondering

• Penn Meadows Park has permanent restrooms on site.
• Dogs are welcome as long as they are on a leash and you clean up after them.
• The use of tobacco, nicotine, vape and other electronic smoking devices are prohibited in North Liberty parks, trails and public recreation areas.
• Since this event is outside, there are no additional COVID mitigations.

Stay in the loop

• In the event of bad weather, this event will be moved inside the recreation center gym. Follow the Facebook event for updates.
• Share your photos with us by tagging the City of North Liberty and North Liberty Library on Facebook or Instagram.
• Stay connected with the City by subscribing to the North Liberty Bulletin or signing up for news alerts.

Accessibility

We’re committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation at our events for individuals with disabilities. For accommodations, please reach out to [email protected] or call (319) 626-5755.

More City Slate Fun

This event is part of the City Slate, a compilation of North Liberty’s largest and free city-produced events, with more than 40 events planned in 2022. The yearlong schedule of events is made possible by Adam Schechinger State Farm, Centro, Inc, The Eastern Iowa Airport – CID, GEICO Philanthropic Foundation, Hills Bank, MidWestOne Bank, Shive-Hattery, South Slope Cooperative, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Veridian Credit Union.Explore the schedule at northlibertyiowa.org/cityslate.

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Mortgage rates fall slightly, but offer little relief to buyers - CNN

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(CNN)Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week, but still remain above 5%.

The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.10% in the week ending May 26, down from 5.25% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is still well above the 2.95% average from this time last year.

"Mortgage rates decreased for the second week in a row due to multiple headwinds that the economy is facing," said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist. "Despite the recent moderation in rates, the housing market has clearly slowed, and the deceleration is spreading to other segments of the economy, such as consumer spending on durable goods."

Buyers are finding homes even less affordable as inflation takes a larger chunk of their income and the cost of borrowing has reduced their purchasing power. Rates have risen sharply since January, pushing the cost of financing a home significantly higher for buyers.

At the end of May 2021, a buyer who put 20% down on a $375,500 home -- a price just under the median price for an existing home -- and financed the rest with a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at an average interest rate of 2.95% had a monthly mortgage payment of principal and interest of $1,258, according to numbers from Freddie Mac.

Today, a homeowner buying the same price house with an average rate of 5.10% would pay $1,631 a month in principal and interest. That is $373 more each month and $134,140 more in cumulative interest payments over the life of the loan, according to numbers from Freddie Mac.

For many people, that several hundred dollars in additional payment a month is the difference between deciding whether to buy a home and build equity or continuing to rent.

Analysts expect mortgage rates will remain at these levels or move higher, as long as the Federal Reserve is still working to stem inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has said the central bank will continue to raise interest rates until the goal of healthier prices is met.

Mortgage rates tend to track 10-year US Treasury bonds, but they are also indirectly impacted by the Fed's actions on inflation.

"Investors taking part in the stock market sell-off of the past five weeks have shifted their attention to the debt market, driving up prices on T-bills and mortgage-backed securities," said Joel Berner, Realtor.com's senior economic research analyst. "This allowed mortgage rates to fall, even amid inflation-cooling policies initiated by the Federal Reserve."

Buyers are getting squeezed out

As mortgage rates have moved higher and the cost of buying a home increases, more buyers are expected to drop out of the market. That, in turn, is likely to reduce competition in some markets, slowing the pace of home price growth.

"Mortgage rates leveling off is a lifeline for prospective homebuyers already dealing with inflation and record-high listing prices, and welcome news for the housing market at large," said Berner.

The spike in mortgage rates over the last four months has led to a monthslong slide in new home sales and existing home sales.

"The current slowdown in the market, while increasing the number of homes for sale, may actually exacerbate the existing overall housing shortage in the long term if the news causes builders to pull back," Berner said.

As the cost of buying and financing a home remains high, current homeowners may opt to stay put and hold on to their lower mortgage rate.

Homebuilder sentiment, as measured this month by the National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index, is down 10.4% from May of last year and at its lowest level since the early days of the pandemic. New home sales fell by nearly 17% in April from the month prior as buying became even less affordable.

Pending home sales also slipped in April, as contract activity decreased for the sixth consecutive month to the slowest pace in nearly a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors. The forward-looking indicator, which tracks contracts signed but not closed, dropped 3.9% in April from March and is down 9.1% from a year ago.

"Pending contracts are telling, as they better reflect the timelier impact from higher mortgage rates than do closings," said Lawrence Yun, NAR's chief economist.

The higher cost of borrowing is already a burden, he said, but it becomes even more problematic for families on a budget and already contending with rapid inflation, including surging fuel and food costs.

"Dark and stormy is the current mood, but a period of steadier rates below recent highs will give buyers, sellers, and builders alike the time to adjust to the new financial environment," said Berner.

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Little Village's Xquina Incubator & Cafe Is Fully Funded, Construction Expected To Wrap By 2023 - Block Club Chicago

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LITTLE VILLAGE — Construction on the long-anticipated Xquina Incubator & Cafe project is expected to start this summer, officials said.

The community hub and business space, which was introduced to residents in 2018, will soon take over the rehabbed two- and three-story buildings at 3523- 3525 W. 26th St.

Project leaders and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony in September 2020, but construction was repeatedly delayed due to the pandemic, said Kim Close, interim executive director and chief operating officer of the Little Village Community Foundation. It was slated to wrap up last summer, but even that date was a delay from a previous expected completion of 2019.

Close said she now anticipates the entire building will be open and operational by 2023.

“We’re just so thrilled that this is moving forward,” Close said. “At the end of the day, it’s about creating the most impactful community of Little Village, that’s the end goal. It’s a place-based entrepreneurial ecosystem that will live on 26th Street. It’s important that it has a home on this extremely important corridor.”

The first floor will feature a cafe run by Ambrosio Gonzalez, of La Catedral Cafe, a bilingual business incubator. It will also have a shared commercial kitchen run by Little Village-based Food Hero, a culinary education startup. The second floor will have a co-working space, while the third floor will be a gallery for local artists and an event space.

While the project was delayed most recently, officials continued funding efforts and have now fully financed it, Close said. It’s a $4.8 million endeavor with a mix of city, state and private money, Close said.

The Little Village Community Foundation is also the sole owner of Xquina, Close said. It was previously a joint effort from the foundation and the Little Village Chamber of Commerce. There was a settlement to make the foundation the lone owner, Close said, but she declined to provide details.

The business services Xquina will offer are already being offered through the foundation, but the building will give infrastructural support to create lasting economic and community opportunities, Close said.

“These resources, this technical assistance to help [people] get access to capital, like micro grants, whatever they need to get their business to grow and to prosper … those services are currently being delivered by the foundation,” Close said.

Although the incubator will be in Little Village, the services will be available for anyone, Close said.

“Entrepreneurial services exist in The Loop. They exist in other places. Why is Chicago putting $1.5 million into into Xquina? It’s because they want those services available here on the Southwest Side in Spanish,” she said.

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Construction on rehabbing the two- and three-story buildings on the corner of 26th Street and Drake Avenue is expected to start this summer.

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Little Saigon woes continue - Seattle - Northwest Asian Weekly

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Get our favorite Logitech gaming mouse for as little as $39 - PCWorld

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Looking for a good gaming mouse that won’t break the bank? Today, you’re in luck. The Logitech G502 Hero is currently $39 at Amazon. It’s actually our favorite gaming mouse here at PCWorld.

In our review of the G502 Hero, we gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and an Editors’ Choice Award. “If you’re looking for a new gaming mouse, or maybe your first gaming mouse? The G502 Hero is a top-tier option,” we said. It’s also our top pick as the best general purpose gaming mouse.

The G502 Hero has 11 programmable buttons with mechanical switch tensioning and a HERO 25K sensor. The sensor allows the mouse to hit an astounding 25,600 DPI. That’s way past the usual 16,000 DPI we see with most gaming mice. It also has RGB lighting, adjustable weights to get the feel just right, and onboard memory for up to five profiles.

This mouse is an excellent value, as most high-end gaming mice cost upwards of $75.

[Today’s deal: Logitech G502 Hero for $39 at Amazon.]

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