But instead of sampling alternative meat cuisine, on the first day, the professor gave a presentation about the market opportunity and trends for plant-based meat as well as why it’s impactful. According to market research firm Grand View Research the plant-based meat market was valued at $8.5 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach $24.8 billion by 2030 “I remember walking out of the class and thinking that this was a really interesting opportunity and something that should be explored further because it was going to grow very rapidly And it was something I could get involved in right away while I was still a student,” she said She was assigned a group project in the alternative meat class where she met her future co-founder who was in her last year of a PhD for Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley The two became interested in the technical challenges around plant-based meat and how to improve the taste Oftentimes plant-based meat can be dry and doesn’t fully mimic the experience of eating meat “We thought if we came up with a good solution we could actually be the ones to commercialize that,” Schwabach said And they did—Schwabach and Deng co-founded Sundial Foods and created plant-based wings from a short list of ingredients including chickpeas edible “skin” made from a protein-lipid film to lock in moisture there’s a difference between having an idea for a company and actually starting one Schwabach credits UC Berkeley for helping her turn Sundial Foods into a reality we had no idea what we were doing,” she said “We were science students who had not thought of ourselves as entrepreneurs but UC Berkeley pointed us to a lot of resources.” They enrolled in FORM+FUND Berkeley Law’s free workshop series that teaches the core legal and organizational aspects of starting and scaling a venture-backed business Schwabach participated in UC Berkeley’s CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute’s spring 2021 cohort As a program within that interdisciplinary institute the cohort experience provided Schwabach with the resources she needed to learn how to create a company We were science students who had not thought of ourselves as entrepreneurs but UC Berkeley pointed us to a lot of resources.” “We learned things like how to pitch and tell our story,” she said “And also how to address technical challenges and how to describe them to people who might be potential investors.” Those skills paid off because in November 2021 Sundial Foods secured $4 million in seed funding from Nestle They continued to develop and refine their wings and in 2024 they sold the intellectual property to the food giant Schwabach is no longer the CEO of Sundial Foods but she’s still focused on sustainability “My evolution in thinking over the past few years is that approaching sustainability from a food processing standpoint is the fastest way to make an impact,” she said “It’s more interesting to look at things like agricultural practices and what we can do to make sure that we’re able to supply enough food for everybody on the planet in a way that aligns with the planet.” Her specific project is still in its infancy but in general sustainable farming practices include things like using certain plants to reverse desertification or picking crops that work well in low-water environments Schwabach continues to concentrate on building a sustainability-focused business because it’s very much needed “There are so many amazing ideas and so much fundamental research that could be really useful if it’s applied,” she said “But if you see an idea like that and you’re not the one who tries to get it out into the world CAA is a self-funded nonprofit organization that relies on donations to provide programs and services that support students This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up 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increase the flow of goods so that we can continue to supply future franchise partners with fresh products the opening of the new headquarters is a logical and well-thought-out step." Right: View of the integrated cold store at the new headquarters Vegetables as important sales driverWith the imminent opening of the new headquarters Alfafood GmbH now has a total of eight locations Another new opening is already planned for the first quarter of the new year the fresh produce department of all branches will also be restructured and expanded Vegetables have also established themselves as an important sales driver we did our own shopping at the local wholesale market in Munich some of the goods we order are delivered as truckloads We rely on a limited product selection tailored to the needs of the catering industry For more information:Roni BurcakAlfafood GmbHTel: +49 940 197 0 E-mail: [email protected] www.alfafood.eu FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com 2025 at Bishop Noa Home in Escanaba surrounded by his loving family and was the son of John and Edith Mae (Peterson) Schwalbach Ken graduated from Escanaba High School in 1957 1960 and have celebrated 65 years of marriage together this year Ken was a builder at heart and began his career with building CAPP Homes and then to Tri-State Homes In 1965 in Soo Hill out of his garage Ken began crafting beautiful kitchens for his clients which would be the beginning of Schwabach Kitchens which is still in operation today by his son Ken Jr In 1970 Ken moved Schwalbach Kitchens to Northgate Home Center The Escanaba location was very successful so Ken decided to open another location in Marquette in 1978 In 1988 Ken acquired the Amana Radar Range franchise and it was so popular that cooking classes were offered to use the new appliances In 1991 Schwalbach Kitchens moved to downtown Escanaba joined him in the family business and after 10 years sold him the business in 2003 he wanted to get back into the home building business and just focus on homes He continued to sell homes until his retirement at age 82 He loved lighting a cigar and taking a nice ride especially through Ludington Park or on his side by side in the fresh air He could be found watching any sporting event that involved Michigan Wolverines Green Bay Packers and especially his grandkids sporting events Ken loved to sing and quite often he would break out into song at Bishop Noa Home and everyone would join in He loved life and would say “One Day at a Time” to his family you can play hard,” and he led by example Ken is survived by his wife Barb Schwalbach of Gladstone; daughters Pam (Randy) Tauke of Gladstone Leanne (Tony) Vandermissen of Escanaba; son Kenneth and Alex; 11 great-grandchildren; and brother Tom Schwalbach of Rockford he was preceded in death by siblings Richard The family would like to send a heartfelt thank you for all the love and care he received while Ken resided at Bishop Noa Home Copyright © 2025 Ogden News Publishing of Michigan | https://www.dailypress.net | 600 Ludington St. A techie friend and I had an argument over phone batteries I said you should wait until a battery gets down to 20% before charging it The old nickel-cadmium batteries had memories that could get messed up if you didn’t fully drain them But lithium batteries do better when kept at 50% and above because they stay cooler when they’re not working as hard but I take it off the charger when it reaches 80% Though I use an adaptive battery setting on my phone to stop the charging automatically at 80% I like getting a beep from a free app called Battery Charge Alarm to remind me to take it off the charger you should avoid playing games or streaming videos while your phone is charging be sure you’re using fast charging and wireless charging only sparingly turn on “Battery Saver” or “Low Power Mode.” This prevents your email news and weather apps from constantly refreshing their content The Low Power or Battery Saver mode also prevents apps from running in the background enables dark mode and stops the phone from continually listening for “OK Google” or “Hey Siri.” Minecraft phone holdersIf you like the new Minecraft movie you might like a Minecraft phone stand or device holder look up “Exquisite Gaming” to see holders for other movies and games I haven’t had great success making sourdough bread But now there’s a $129 machine that will make sourdough starter for me If you tell the Sidekick when you need to bake and how much starter your recipe calls for because its micro feeding schedule generates discard only once a week Advanced bakers can use “custom mode” to use their own schedule and flour-to-water ratio The device was created by the innovation arm of General Electric with advice from the King Arthur Bread Co. which has been in business since George Washington was president It’s available for preorder at Indiegogo.com and ships in January there were around 600 machines left out of 3,000 and the company had raised almost $500,000 Three audible plansI just switched from Audible’s $15-a-month audiobook membership to the $8-a-month Audible Plus membership The $8 version lets me stream or download as much as I want from a catalog with 70,000 titles I don’t have to wait for a monthly credit to roll in But the more expensive membership offers a million titles including all the ones you’re probably looking for The Plus Catalog has a lot of great Audible Originals so it’s nice that the Premium membership also gives you access to that since clicking the Plus Catalog link at Audible.com only shows you 50 titles at a time Sometimes it’s like looking for a lost ball in tall weeds A third alternative is Amazon Music Unlimited which offers a free Audible book each month you get access to over 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts Unlike the regular Amazon Music subscription the Unlimited version lets you ask for specific songs and skip ahead as often as you like call Amazon at 800-280-4331 and ask for Audible Beware of Googling “Audible phone number.” When I did that Robot newsThe new Geo Gamma robot from X1 looks almost human in its soft beige bodysuit It walks naturally and can squat to sit in a chair It has humanoid hands to pick up keys and other objects Its earrings light up to show it’s either listening or talking search on the phrase: “1X’s latest humanoid robot will do your chores in a sweater.” It’s expected to cost around $25,000 is now part of the Android text messaging app I asked for a vegan recipe for a picky carnivore and got a lentil-walnut loaf When I asked it for something that most Chicago tourists haven’t tried The world’s first hydrogen-powered Coca-Cola vending machine doesn’t have to be plugged in on April 13 where 58 of them will be on display It’s a joint project of Coca-Cola and Fuji Electric For Current Students For Faculty and Staff University Directory has been invited to join the editorial board of the Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law for a three-year term (2020-2022) under the leadership of Justice Péter Kovács of the International Criminal Court The Yearbook provides a forum for scholarship on Hungarian UA Little Rock is a metropolitan research university in the South that provides accessibility to a quality education through flexible learning and unparalleled internship opportunities So I asked Microsoft Copilot to help me give it up Copilot is an artificially intelligent life coach it kept me going until I reached caffeine zero it said: “Let me know how it goes and if I can help refine the process further when we chat again Best of luck — you’re doing amazing work on this journey Feel free to check back in anytime — I'm here to cheer you on and brainstorm new ideas as you progress Wishing you a calm and caffeinated-balance kind of day!” Copilot can’t remember anything you said after you leave the conversation if it doesn’t volunteer to do this for you it can respond to a 1,000-word summary in a second “It means so much to me to know I've been able to play a role in supporting your journey,” it said “I can't take credit for your incredible success I'm just delighted to be your AI companion Getting a new phoneWhen salad dressing from a leaky jar spilled inside my backpack my Pixel 8 phone croaked in a puddle of vinegar So I walked around the corner and bought the cheapest Samsung that the Xfinity store had the Samsung A16 compares favorably to the new $600 “budget” iPhone though I recommend sticking to an iPhone if you’re used to it and don’t enjoy trying out new tech Critics say the 16a’s battery isn’t as good as the previous model it typically lasts me about a day before needing a recharge Critics also say that the iPhone 16e’s camera is better One critic called the sound quality “tinny” at full volume It has a big 6.7-inch display and I like how it organizes my apps It comes with 128 gigabytes of internal storage it will receive six years worth of security updates But rather than wait for the automatic kind then tap the search icon at the bottom of the screen type “updates for all apps.” Then look for the words: “Want to update your apps?” Once you’ve selected all updates then tap your profile icon at the top of the page Scroll down until you see “Upcoming Automatic Updates.” Tap “Update all.” When it’s finished Smart watches could save us from the next pandemic according to researchers at Aalto University in Finland They offer us advance warnings before we spread the disease 44% of COVID-19 infections were spread several days before the sufferers came down with symptoms If the smartwatch’s diagnosis is “flu,” it’s correct 90% of the time Those who respond to a smart watch alert usually reduce their social contact by 66% to 90% as soon as they realize they’re sick Even a 70% reduction in social contacts leads to 40% to 65% less disease A smartwatch report will remind people to get tested The results of this research were published in the journal PNAS Nexus Researchers in Japan created a robotic hand that’s part human It could be a godsend for those who have lost theirs and improve how robotic arms interact with their environment The scientists’ biggest challenge was cell death the cells in a hybrid hand have trouble getting all the necessary nutrients So Tokyo University scientists turned to Asian cuisine for inspiration After growing the muscle fibers in the lab they rolled them into tubes as if they were making sushi They also figured out how to make the joints bouncier “Biohybrid robotic hand built using real human muscle cells.” Aaron Schwabach is an associate professor of law at the William H Schwabach has been praised by his colleagues at the law school particularly in the development of the new masters in the study of law degree (M.S.L.) Schwabach’s most notable achievement has been his work in the development of the M.S.L degree at the law school This degree provides legal training for non-lawyers who wish to develop legal expertise that will aid them in their current jobs or facilitate career advancement Schwabach drafted all the materials needed for the American Bar Association to acquiesce the degree which the association did in February 2021 he is also a member of several legal organizations on the editorial boards for the Hungarian Yearbook of International and European Law and the American Bar Association Probate & Property Journal and a peer reviewer for the Fulbright Specialist Program Schwabach has been a productive scholar as well He has published one book chapter and five peer reviewed journal articles since joining the law school two years ago This is well above the law school’s minimum of one published article a year and in Spring 2022 he received a Jumpstart Faculty Scholarship from the Office of the Provost at the university Schwabach has also been recommended by his students for his teaching methods with even some wishing they could take more of his classes from Berkeley Law and a bachelor’s from Antioch College Support our Long Island Bird Conservation Program home to the at-risk American Oystercatcher.  My name is Erica Schwabach and I am the 2018 Women in Conservation Intern and Audubon New York’s seasonal Outreach Field Technician. I primarily led the 'Be a Good Egg' outreach events this season coordinating and recruiting volunteers to help with engagement efforts we talked to thousands of beach-goers about our priority shorebirds, some of which are endangered and threatened - both statewide and federally the most meaningful moments were found in observing the birds in their natural habitat and educating others on why they are so wonderful Throughout the season we worked in beautiful natural areas nestled right amongst some of the most densely packed population in the United States The birds that breed and nest here defy all possible odds including supermoon floods that wash their nests away in the tide; predators - from raccoons to fox to feral cats to crows to gulls and more; human disturbance that comes from living in a highly populated coastal area; not to mention the long migration north to arrive here in the first place! Every year we unfortunately lose some birds along the way having to travel thousands of miles across various hazards up from the Bahamas to our Long Island beaches They’ve survived the journey and are ready to stake out territory and start their families They will fight every day for sheer survival We do everything possible to ensure that these vulnerable species such as the Piping Plover, remain unharmed One of the key actions that we preform is exclosing nests to keep out predators This takes a tremendous amount of teamwork and collaboration only having about 15 minutes to put up the exclosure so that the birds remain as unstressed as possible the exclosures largely decrease predation and increase rates of reproductive success I started my prep for our twelve outreach events on Long Island shores who are absolute rockstars and the backbone of our Be a Good Egg events Working with them was incredibly rewarding Talking with beach-goers gave me the opportunity to engage with people who had never even heard of a shorebird before Educating people about the beach so close to where they live was very valuable Throughout the season we monitored Piping Plovers and Black Skimmers courting and laying eggs and eventually fledging and starting their migration paths back to their wintering grounds.  I remain inspired by women conservationists who came before me Working with shorebirds at Audubon New York has been a life changing and incredible experience I will never forget the seeing my first Piping Plover chick not much bigger than the size of a cotton ball and admiration for all that they go through to survive Help secure the future for birds at risk from climate change advocacy and on-the-ground conservation efforts Sign-up today to receive our monthly e-newsletter and important action alerts Find the closest Audubon Center or Chapter in your area.  Get the latest news and updates about our programs and initiatives delivered straight to your inbox Bruce Schwabach of Ilion announce the engagement of their son daughter of Elizabeth McElroy of Falls Church The bride-elect is a graduate of the University of Delaware and is currently employed as the volunteer program manager for Charlotte Family Housing Her fiancé is a graduate of Union College and obtained his master's degree in sports psychology from Ithaca College He is currently a mental skills coordinator with the Tampa Bay Rays minor league affiliates Plant-based chicken wings from fledgling Sundial Foods are on the menu at the Foghorn Taproom It started as a science project to keep plant-based meat from drying out Jessica Schwabach and Siwen Deng’s chicken wings began as a science project But neither woman set out to reinvent the plant-based foods industry The duo met in the University of California Berkeley’s alternative meats program where they were charged with finding a way to solve the dryness in plant-based “meat” products a company that aims to make plant-based food more nutritious “I took (the alternative meats program) because I was vegan and I thought we would get free vegan food,” said Schwabach who is now Sundial’s chief executive officer While researching and developing plant-based meats in a UC Berkeley laboratory the group they were part of found that “when consumers interact with plant-based meat they kind of treat it the same way they treat animal meat,” said Schwabach But moisture leaves plant-based meat more quickly Schwabach and Deng’s group thought their product would benefit from having a skin as the barrier prevented moisture loss in the cooking process They originally developed a plant-based chicken drumstick “We would tell people what we were doing … and they’d all say it would just be so awesome if you’d make a chicken wing.’ And finally Sundial’s wings are made out of only eight ingredients: salt chickpeas and chickpea protein concentrate A bamboo stalk substitutes a bone and gives the wings their structural support while a protein-lipid film replicates the wing’s skin Shortly after their alternative meats class ended Class feedback to their project was positive and pushed them toward a commercial launch Sundial’s wings target “meat eaters and flexitarians who want to cut out meat for whatever reason It might be for their health or for ethical or sustainability reasons,” she said Sundial participated in the Nestlé R&D Accelerator program in Switzerland where they took their chicken formula from testing to pilot production Sundial co-branded with Nestlé’s plant-based food brand Garden Gourmet and ran a test launch in more than 40 grocery stores across Switzerland is struggling to keep its services going after two of its grants were cancelled Those rescued from brink say it helped keep them housed Supervisors launched a process that could end with added protections for dozens of neighborhood domiciles Sundial’s soft launch prompted in Schwabach a mix of fear and excitement “When you’re working so hard on something and kind of putting all your hopes and dreams and effort into it and then it’s suddenly in the real world The experience proved fruitful as commercial sales allowed Sundial to gauge interest in their product the team learned about areas for improvement as well as what they did well Sundial Foods is turning its focus to the U.S Sundial secured funding through a slew of investors including IndieBio Rutgers University’s Food Innovation Center is handling the production side of their wings the wings were made available to order in New York City and San Francisco Sundial’s product could easily pass as its meat-based counterpart Chive garnishing and a hearty drenching of buffalo sauce fuel the presentation As Sundial prepares to roll out their wings in more U.S this small-scale launch allows the company to test a critical assumption Schwabach said: “People are so used to seeing the Impossible [Burger] and Beyond Burger on menus that they’re not going to blink if there’s a vegan chicken wing And meat-eaters will be able to order it without sort of being like Schwabach and Deng went from lab partners to business partners gave them the push to take their plant-based meat aspirations to the next level “We realized that we could actually go out there and do this thing that would directly impact people and enter the real world instead of being all theoretical,” said Schwabach jsalazar@sfexaminer.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Ben Pimentel’s new weekly newsletter covering the biggest technology stories in San Francisco Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-edition email Receive occasional local offers from our website and its advertisers Sneak peek of the Examiner real estate section We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Bowen School of Law has honored five faculty members as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards and Aaron Schwabach as its top professors of the year The university-wide Faculty Excellence winners will be revealed during a 5:30 p.m ceremony on April 20 in the auditorium in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service Suzanne Penn is an assistant professor of clinical legal education at the William H Penn has provided life-changing legal services to underrepresented Arkansas for years Penn suggested the idea of creating a clinical experience for law students in the Delta region of Arkansas which has long been underserved by attorneys and is home to many individuals unable to afford an attorney even if one was available The Delta project consists of two different courses: The Delta Experience course and the Delta Clinic course two-credit summer intersession course open to all students who have completed their first year students learn about Arkansas divorce law and requirements for process in divorce proceedings and the history of the Arkansas Delta Students also prepare teaching materials to use and share with low-income citizens Penn and her students travel to the Delta to educate low-income citizens about grounds for divorce and what is necessary to obtain one without attorney representation perform fact investigations related to case success and appear in courts as needed to represent their clients and also observe sessions of the courts The Delta Project exemplifies Bowen’s mission of access to justice and public service Nicholas Kahn-Fogel is the distinguished professor in constitutional law at the William H Students comment on his rigorous but nurturing and intellectually challenging classes Kahn-Fogel uses a modified version of the Socratic Method in most of his in-class instruction This increases the likelihood that all students will have the opportunity to engage in class discussion Recommendations from students have positively commented on this Kahn-Fogel’s colleagues have also praised his dedication to teaching Several of his colleagues have commented on his preparation for class and have called Kahn-Fogel meticulous when it comes to knowing his class materials Some have even gone so far as to comment on him rarely canceling class in order to not disrupt student class time Students have recognized his dedication and have selected him for several graduation honors Faculty Excellence Award for Research and Creative Endeavors director of externship programs and pro bono opportunities and the associate dean of experiential learning and clinical programs at the William H Her research has been influential in the area of experiential legal education Terry works to provide law faculty with the theory and best practices to make a legal education more beneficial for students Terry has published three books on best practices when it comes to course design and assessment of student learning in a legal education Law professors from around the country have praised and noted these bodies of work She has also received national recognition for her work the White House Counsel’s Office asked Terry to serve on a panel with four other law professors for a webinar on the role law school experiential education programs play in delivering critical legal services and equip students with professional skills She was also asked to serve on the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Resources on Outcomes and Assessments Committee which focuses on learning outcomes to provide guidance and real-life experiences on outcomes and assessments Faculty Excellence Award for Social Justice andré douglas pond dummings is the Charles C Baum professor of law and associate dean for faculty development at the William H he founded and directs the Center for Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform at the law school The center was launched in September 2021 to advance racial equity and fairness in Arkansas and the region through academic legal research The mission of the center aligns with Bowen’s core values of access to justice Boles and cummings have secured more than $1.3 million dollars in grants and gifts for the center from organizations such as the Walmart Foundation and Building Black Communities just to name a few they have developed five primary center projects which includes preparing more than 80 students of color to take the LSAT and the development of the Center for Racial Justice Speaker Series the center has employed more than 44 law students in social justice work including state-wide court observation and enhancing community policing He has also developed a national reputation as a scholar on social justice in regards to the law His work has been widely received and has been downloaded over 13,500 times from the Bepress Bowen Law Repository and 11,400 times from the Social Sciences Research Network he has published or is in the process of publishing 13 law review articles and one Amicus Brief filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Faculty Excellence Award for Rising Faculty Schwabach has been praised by his colleagues at the law school particularly in the development of the new Master of Study in Law degree (M.S.L.) degree provides legal training for non-lawyers who wish to develop legal expertise that will aid them in their current jobs or facilitate career advancement Schwabach drafted all the materials needed for the American Bar Association to acquiesce to the degree He has published one book chapter and five peer-reviewed journal articles since joining the law school two years ago he received a Jumpstart Faculty Scholarship from the Office of the Provost at the university Aaron Schwabach joins Bowen’s faculty as an Associate Professor of Law after teaching at Thomas Jefferson Law School in San Diego He will be teaching Real Property and Decedents’ Estates Professor Schwabach’s scholarly interests range from property-related topics international and domestic environmental law and the inheritance laws of the European Union to the law of war and the complex legal and cultural legacy of Thomas Jefferson An advocate for the Rule of Law internationally Professor Schwabach brings a much needed international focus to Bowen’s faculty after the retirements of two of Bowen’s international faculty members Professor Ken Gallant and Sarah Howard Jenkins Rebecca Feldmann began at Bowen this summer as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Education and the Director of Bowen’s new Veterans Legal Services Clinic An advocate for Americans who cannot afford legal representation Professor Feldmann began her legal career as an attorney at Legal Services of Eastern Missouri where she represented low-income immigrants and their U.S citizen family members in a variety of immigration proceedings Professor Feldmann held clinical teaching positions at Villanova where she supervised students representing survivors of trauma in administrative proceedings Professor Feldmann’s career focus fits well with Bowen’s access to justice core value Desireé Slaybaugh joins Bowen as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Bowen Professor Slaybaugh served two years as a Westerfield Teaching Fellow at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law teaching in Loyola’s Lawyering program Starr Lecturer of Law at the Peking University School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen where she also taught contracts drafting and international human rights law she practiced at a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ law firm in Dallas Texas and devoted pro bono services to a local human rights nonprofit Professor Slaybaugh brings experience in both the classroom and practice to Bowen Carolyn Ryburn joins Bowen as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Professor Ryburn worked in private practice for the Barber Law Firm in Little Rock and as an in-house counsel prior to transitioning to teaching she specialized in insurance coverage defense and workers’ compensation litigation including practicing before the Arkansas trial and appellate courts Professor Ryburn then worked as Employment Counsel for Simmons Bank a multibillion-dollar bank with locations in eight states she managed and practiced in employment litigation before the Arkansas EEOC and in courts throughout the company’s multi-state footprint “Each of these professors brings to the classroom a wealth of experience in both the classroom and practice as well as a passion for teaching Our students will benefit greatly from that,” said Theresa Beiner “We are excited to have them join Bowen’s faculty and I look forward to working with each of them.” The After (2023)Director: Misan HarrimanScreenwriters: John Julius Schwabach Grief and social awareness of violence are the themes underpinning 2024 Oscars Live Action Short nominee The After the debut film from famed Nigerian-British social activist Misan Harriman David Oyelowo, who should have been nominated for an Oscar for his performance as Martin Luther King Jr in Selma in 2015 anchoring almost every shot in this intimate presentation of a man who sees his daughter murdered and his wife die soon after and then must live with the grief that follows It’s a film unafraid to show the gruesome immediacy of a stabbing in London quite obviously holding a contemporary relevance in this regard but is one almost entirely focused on the processing of the sadness and regret that comes after some scenes being utterly captivating with others lacking the same nuance or fragility Oyelowo is simply a vessel around which narrative there are lots of things that The After could have done better For an Academy Award-nominated short film, and one which has been picked up for distribution by Netflix, The After features several elements that are bordering on amateur, perhaps as a result of this being a directorial debut by its famous photographer filmmaker Early moments are choppily edited together causing difficulty in understanding where we are in relation to the action and gutting the film of any rhythm while later moments are hooked to the kinds of cliches you see in student films – grief captured in a scene in which the protagonist stares teary-eyed at a photograph of his lost loved one whilst sat in his car As is the case with every short film worth its salt The film attempts to pass comment on London’s knife crime illuminating those left behind after people die from stabbings and it presents the stabbing in question without logic or sense just as any stabbing must seem to a victim of such But this is hardly a deep or fresh undertaking the story focusing on the lost father figure the film therefore acting upon predispositions that men are protectors Showing a man upset is hardly revolutionary in 2024 and the film hooking itself to a superficial presentation of how apparently it is does detract from your engagement as a viewer The After presents this shallow idea with barely a crumb of visual creativity Most of the angles we witness are from around the height of a human being’s shoulder knowledge or foresight in the storyboarding stage of creation The glossy super HD look lacks any nuance too feeling cold and lacking the meaning that comes with lens choices and so on – one noteworthy sequence shot against the backdrop of a setting sun does not make for a beautiful overall presentation especially for one nominated at the Oscars And that’s the point, really. Why is this film nominated at the 96th Academy Awards when so many more creative and meaningful projects haven’t been Is it because of the star power of its lead it’s difficult to believe that this has been nominated based on its qualities as a standalone piece of art detached from its creators and the reputations of those within it There are fourteen other short films nominated at the Academy Awards in 2024 You’d be better off dedicating your time to any of them than you would be dedicating your time to The After and there are some aspects of the lead performance to enjoy but generally this is a below-par Oscars nominee and overall quality of its fellow nominees The Duchess of Sussex helped promote her photographer friend's Oscar-nominated short film 'The After' Dave Benett/Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty FC Ingolstadt 04 mathematically secured the top seed in 2 Bundesliga after building a seven-point gap at first place. Adam Pretty/Bongarts/Getty ImagesThe start was FC Ingolstadt 04 travelled to SC 04 Schwabach to open the new season in the fourth division of German football Less than 600 people watched a drab 0-0 draw which tells you how hard-fought the draw was for Ingolstadt Schwabach's star signing, former Nurnberg striker Jurgen Falter, missed three golden opportunities, leading his coach Uwe Neunsinger to ruefully say: "We had numerous chances to win this game." It was FC Ingolstadt's first-ever league match Those of you familiar with the German custom of making a club's year of foundation part of the club name may have presumed that both Schwabach and Ingolstadt were formed in 1904 In Schwabach's case that's (more or less) true But the "04" in Ingolstadt's name refers to 2004 the year that two local clubs merged to create a new one less than 10 years and 10 months after that scoreless game in deepest Franconia Schwabach are playing at the seventh tier of the German league pyramid while Ingolstadt have just won promotion to the Bundesliga And indeed Ingolstadt's story centres around the classic millionaire who falls in love with football in this case a man named Peter Jackwerth and a huge But it's not quite so simple. As early as 2009, when his team was playing in the second division and about to get relegated, Jackwerth was compared with Hoffenheim's patron Dietmar Hopp. It was a comparison he didn't like, telling a Bavarian newspaper: "Financially However: Give me €30 million and we're playing in the top flight had spent €15 million on three young talents (Carlos Eduardo Chinedu Obasi and Demba Ba) plus another €2 million on Per Nilsson shattering all transfer records for the division Hence Jackwerth's line that with a lot of money he could buy his way into the Bundesliga It's true that Ingolstadt never laid out that sort of money Since the club was formed some 10 years ago only €4 million were spent on transfers -- in total And this season's budget in the second division was a modest €8.5 million So it would be a good starting point to not compare Ingolstadt with teams like Hoffenheim (or Wolfsburg or Leipzig) but rather with a club like Paderborn The two cities are about the same size and neither was noted as a football town until recently the most successful team in Ingolstadt was the billiards club BSC The two biggest football teams were MTV Ingolstadt and ESV Ingolstadt Ingolstadt's greatest football year was 1979-80 when both clubs competed in the southern division of the then two-tiered Second Bundesliga both clubs were playing amateur football (MTV at the fifth level ESV at the sixth) and suffering from money problems Jackwerth came from Gerd Muller's birthplace Nordlingen a Swabian town 50 miles west of Ingolstadt That's probably why he hit upon an idea none of the locals would have ever entertained: a merger As "11Freunde" magazine noted in 2008 the two Ingolstadt clubs "were so strongly at enmity that by comparison [heated rivals] Bayern and 1860 Munich resemble lovers." Maybe it helped Jackwerth's cause that the two rivals had recently tasted what joining forces could be like: In July 2002 a combined MTV/ESV team played a friendly against Bayern Munich in front of 5,000 fans and only lost 7-1 -- a decent result considering expectations Or maybe it was simply economic considerations which eventually led the two Ingolstadt clubs to follow Jackwerth's advice MTV's members voted to merge the club's football division with ESV's and create a new team called FC Ingolstadt MTV then went on to win promotion from the fifth division to the fourth in what was effectively their last-ever season It meant that the new club could start life in the Bayernliga Ingolstadt were promoted to the third division and found a new main sponsor in Audi the company's headquarters are in Ingolstadt about halfway between Munich and Nuremberg Almost a quarter of the 130,000 people who live in Ingolstadt today work for Audi the second-largest car manufacturer in the world After the turn of the century, Audi intensified its sport sponsorship, entering into deals with big clubs like Bayern Munich (2002), Real Madrid (2003) or Milan (2007). Between 2010 and 2011, the company even acquired 9.09 percent of Bayern shares for €90 million the company's investment in the local club the team won promotion to the second division and it became apparent that the venerable ESV Stadium would never meet the requirements for professional football Audi could have easily shouldered the €25 million that were needed to build a new stadium instead it was chairman Jackwerth who set up a Stadium PLC and then raised the money through loan deals with the city Audi merely acquired the naming rights to the ground A global player like Audi was willing to invest heavily in order to be associated with giants like Bayern But it was careful to be linked with a mediocre Bavarian team sandwiched between Bayern Munich and Nurnberg that was also lacking all the intangible things that make clubs attractive for sponsors: history It was only in 2013 that Audi became more heavily involved financially When Ingolstadt were in their third consecutive season in the second division the company may have been convinced the team had been established as a proper Audi not only acquired the Stadium PLC from Jackwerth thus becoming sole owner of the stadium and the training facilities Ingolstadt promptly played a disastrous season Shortly before the club's general assembly in early October 2013 Pauli in front of less than 8,000 fans and sank to last place It was the moment the club made an inspired choice that would prove to be the foundation for today's success Having gone through seven coaches in four and a half years the club knew they had to put the right man in charge this time former Schalke and Bayern player Thomas Linke eventually settled on the 46-year-old Austrian Ralph Hasenhuttl a team even more unglamorous than Ingolstadt "We are happy to be able to present an experienced man," Linke said "And we are convinced the team will get back on the rails under his guidance." Ralph Hasenhuttl has a 45.65 winning percentage with FC Ingolstadt 04. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty ImagesThey did more than just that Hasenhuttl first steered the side to a respectable mid-table finish "kicker" magazine predicted that Hasenhuttl's solid defence and his swift counter-attacking game would finally put Ingolstadt into the first half of the table "Maybe even into the top bracket," the piece read "provided the club find a proven goalscorer." no Ingolstadt player has reached double digits each of the team's four strikers -- among them Australian international Mathew Leckie probably the club's best-known player -- has scored a minimum of five goals Most of them were created by midfielder Pascal Gross Ingolstadt's most consistently outstanding player Hasenhuttl's well-balanced team got off to their customary slow start (only three wins after seven games) but finally climbed into first place in late September for good It's safe to say that even Audi was taken by surprise when Ingolstadt were for all practical purposes promoted as early as mid-April following a dramatic 3-2 home win against Dusseldorf a few months after Audi had bought the shares and the Stadium PLC from Jackwerth the club set themselves the goal to build a team that could challenge at the top of the second divison within the next five years Hasenhuttl has beaten this schedule by three full seasons After Audi secured the rights of FC Ingolstadt 04's stadium the arena changed its name to Audi Sportpark. Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty ImagesIt seems the DFL the governing body passed a new rule that says third parties cannot hold shares in more than three clubs and may own more than 10 percent of only one The rule was obviously prompted by the realisation that two clubs at least partly owned by Audi would soon meet on the field of play the situation is further complicated by the fact that a third club are fully owned by the company that owns Audi: Volkswagen It's not legally possible to do something about Volkswagen's various conflicting interests in the Bundesliga, the DFL's CEO Christian Seifert said because "all those shares were acquired before the new regulations came into effect." But it's a bizarre situation indeed that a league which prides itself on fan ownership and the absence of outside investors now has to worry about, as the DFL's press release put it in March "protecting the integrity and credibility of the sporting competition" because of corporate entanglement Right now it's entirely unclear if and how Audi will make their presence -- and their financial muscle -- felt given that Ingolstadt have become a Bundesliga club. However, they won't go far from their roots as Jackwerth says: "We are not a company team and our budget will be that of a newly promoted club." Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information Nestle led a funding round of about $4 million in Sundial Foods, said Jessica Schwabach, chief executive officer of the Albany, California-based company. The proceeds will help fund initial production as the company plans to introduce vegan chicken wings in the Bay Area in the spring and expand throughout California next year. NORTH PORT -- Both sides of West Price Boulevard were bursting with pride last week, as parents, teachers and well-wishers gave hundreds of fifth graders a loving boost with graduation ceremonies, sending them on their way to the next big step in their lives: middle school. Principal Linda Daniels and Assistant Principal John Carey congratulated Cranberry Elementary students and handed out certificates of promotion at a ceremony at Heron Creek Middle School. Scott Wilson, Heron Creek's principal, addressed next year's sixth-graders as well. Across the street at North Port High School, Toledo Blade Elementary School's retiring Principal Thomas Coulson promoted his last class of fifth-graders. After shaking hands with every child, he warned them that next year they'd be at the bottom of the heap again. Coulson received a standing ovation after his remarks. Both schools bestowed awards on their students. At Cranberry's ceremony, Sarah Gardy and Luke Hogue were presented with the Sons of the American Revolution Awards for their exemplary behavior and all-around achievement. Devon Bridger and Alexis Fattorusso received American Legion Awards from the Women's Auxiliary. Over at the high school, Toledo Blade students Nolan Mullen and Joelle Johnson won the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Award. Jessica Tardibuono and Salvatore Schwabach won "Spirit of Americanism Awards," which were given by the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, North Port Unit 254. Nadia Dankanych won the English for Speakers of Other Languages Award; and Brandon Ford, Samantha Hall and Skyler Sokolosky were given Outstanding Reading Progress Awards. Many students were also awarded the President's Awards for Education Excellence. by Brian Crecente Source DCMM LinkPC modeAmong the winners of this year’s International German Casemod Championships at Gamescom were computers that looked like a Portal turret, a Half-Life HEV Suit Charger and a massive... egg? Among the winners of this year’s International German Casemod Championships at Gamescom were computers that looked like a Portal turret, a Half-Life HEV Suit Charger and a massive... egg? Each year modders from around the country gather at Gamescom to show off and create spectacular mods. The competition is broken down into a number of categories, but the main divide is between the people who come with their cases finishes and those who arrive to build a casemod from pre-set pieces in 24 hours. The 24 hours live-modding competition is broken up into three days of 8-hour marathon modding, with teams of two shaping plastic, burning wood and assembly the guts of their computer creations under the watchful eyes of a team of judges. We spent a bit of time with one of the judges at this year’s show to talk about the winners and the competition. Here’s the full down of winners from this year’s event: First Place: RENEGADE, The Public Enemy by Ali Abbas (44 years) from Schwabach Second Place: taabar sin by George Kähler (24 years) from Weisendorf Third Place: Vengance of the Vertabrae by Johannes Loew (22 years) from Eschenburg First Place: The Black Widow by Ali Abbas (44 years) from Schwabach Second Place: Black Sphere V2 by Bertram Brugner (29 years) from Munich Third Place: Xperience by Florian Hering (18 years) from Untermerzbach Most spectacular Creation (Election by the gamescom visitors) First Place: Project 2012 by Jens (27 years) & Maik (31 years) Schierhorn from Peine Second Place: Vengance by the Vertabrae of Johannes Loew (22 years) from Eschenburg Third Place: Sentry Turret by Stefan Blass (36 years) from Cologne Consumer Electronics Modification (CE-Mod) First Place: Looping Louie revolution by Matthias Streser (25 years) from Espelkamp Second Place: Wicked Widow Set by Ali Abbas (44 years) from Schwabach Third Place: Schrott-Mod 2.1 by Maik Schierhorn (31 years) from Peine Second Place: Looping Louie revolution by Matthias Streser (25 years) from Espelkamp Third Place: Team: Coolermaster with Oliver Peier (40 years) & Patrick Betz (32 years) The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. 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A NUMBER OF Danish football fans who were detained by the Danish police prior to a match in order to prevent hooligan violence are fighting for compensation Thomas Vestergaard and Andersen Christian Solvkaer were in Copenhagen to watch a football match between Denmark and Sweden at 8pm The local police were aware that “hooligan groups from each country were travelling to the city and planning to fight each other”, according to a statement from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) The stadium hosting the match had a capacity of 38,000 spectators and around half were charged with various criminal offences while the other half were arrested under provision of the Police Act the first big fight started between Danish and Swedish spectators which resulted in five or six people being arrested One of them was detained for 7 hours and 21 minutes between 4.45pm to 12.06am while the other was detained for 7 hours and 37 minutes between 3.50pm to 11.27pm they were not charged with any criminal offences The three brought their case before the Danish courts on 4 November 2009 alleging that their detention had been unlawful because “it had been preventive and exceeded six hours” – which was the time-limit provided for under the relevant domestic law for detention in order to avert a danger or disturbance of public order the three explained that they had arrived in Copenhagen “well before the match was to begin” They stated that they had not been involved in any altercations or had any intention of doing so they admitted they had previously been held in police custody in connection with other football matches The court also learned that a witness contacted police because he had just overheard a telephone call made by the first applicant encouraging others to come and fight against Swedish spectators in front of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen Although detention under the Act shouldn’t have exceeded 6 hours the court heard that police decided it was best to avoid arresting anyone too early in the day – since they would then be released during or after the game with “the possibility that they would become involved in brawls anew” The Danish court determined that the police had acted within their powers – that a lesser detention time would not have helped avert further disturbance This decision was subsequently upheld on appeal by the High Court and leave to appeal to the Supreme Court was ultimately refused in December 2011 The applicants lodged their complaint with the ECHR on 8 June 2012 The Chamber of the ECtHR relinquished jurisdiction in favour of the Grand Chamber of the Court last Tuesday – meaning the court is relinquishing its right to hear the case back down to the lower court No date has been announced for when it will be back before the courts Create an email alert based on the current article "Producing food from animals is inefficient The idea led to a vegan "wing" made from only eight ingredients: water the product took "years of research and development to perfect" a "proprietary technology." the experience for these young entrepreneurs has been a thrill and surprise as they have watched their inspiration become a reality I was watching the plant-based alternatives space grow and evolve from the consumer side for years without anticipating that I'd actually wind up as one of those innovators." But where does one get the inspiration to start a new food product from scratch Jessica Schwabach shares more on her inspiration behind the creation of Sundial Foods with Mashed: "I am most inspired by the sense of togetherness and community of cooking and sharing a meal with loved ones I have many fond memories of spending time with family and friends where I remember the time spent being with them more than I recall the actual meal that brought us together." Schwabach further notes that Popular gastronomy techniques include: "spherification "The beauty of molecular gastronomy is just one of the reasons that food science captured my interest as I was finishing my PhD." Rolling Stone was an early fan of this chickpea-chicken project noting that this school-project-turned-business used a $4 million investment from a "Nestle incubator" to create a chicken "drumstick" that it describes as "hyper-realistic" with a "coveted skin texture." Referring to the 2022 product launch the magazine goes on to describe the process as "one of the cleanest plant-based protein products on the market." Vegan chicken wings actually weren't the "go-to" food for Sundial Food founders Jessica Schwabach and Siwen Deng — which is why they had to make their own Schwabach would often snack on new products she found at the Berkeley Student Food Collective "really intrigued by any animal-free snack foods that would pop up." Deng shares she was so busy with PhD work that she often grabbed whatever was convenient but a "regular favorite was tortilla chips with artichoke & jalapeño dip." Deng describes the experience of eating a Sundial wing: "The Sundial Wings experience is unlike any other plant-based meat you've tried the exterior skin of our wings has a signature crunch that people often associate with animal-based chicken wings so you can pick up a piece with your hands like you would with traditional wings." Adds Schwabach