It wasn’t until Donald Trump Jr.’s lightning visit to Nuuk on Jan. 7, 2025, that we grasped the reality of it. The result has been a new phase in Denmark’s ongoing reckoning with the colonial past. This process has not been cancelled or delayed, but the tone has become more subdued, as it has become more relevant to talk not only about the things that divide Greenlanders and Danes, but also about what connects us. When Greenland was incorporated into Denmark, a referendum was held in Denmark—but not in Greenland. There is no indication that the Greenlanders demanded or even wanted such a vote. They were glad to become Danish citizens, precisely because citizens cannot be bought or sold. They had followed the Danish debate over the sale of the Danish West Indies closely, and were well aware that even after World War II, the possibility of the United States purchasing Greenland was still on the table. The very idea of being bought and sold—like enslaved people—is degrading for any population. The Greenlandic author Hans Lynge (1906–1988) wrote about how people would lower their gaze in shame at the mere thought of it.  If Greenland is seen as a part of Denmark, there is nothing unusual about economic surpluses from some regions being transferred to others (what is known as the block grant). Unfortunately, transfers to Greenland have always been talked about as a gift. As Greenland moves toward greater autonomy, economic inequality has become a barrier to political independence. But even more important than the money itself are all the emotions tied to it. By that time, Denmark—once an imperial power with holdings in India, Africa, the West Indies, and the North Atlantic—was under pressure. One by one, it had to give up its overseas possessions, and its great-power ambitions faded. The most painful losses were Norway in 1814 and Schleswig-Holstein in 1864. In the wake of 1864, a new national narrative began to take shape. Danes began saying “small but good” and “what is lost outwardly must be gained inwardly.” The country turned its focus to cultivating its heathlands and making the most of what territory it had. Strong efforts were made to hold on to Iceland and the Faroe Islands, which were not seen as proper colonies, but as “dependencies.” And then there was Greenland—like the Danish West Indies, home to people who were not considered part of the Nordic family.  Bluhme’s narrative fit beautifully with the image of little, friendly Denmark that was emerging in this period, and the book was widely read. One enthusiastic reader was Carl Theodor Zahle, who later became prime minister. During budget negotiations in 1905, Zahle would declare: “There must not be even a trace of self-interest in our relationship with the Greenlanders!” The feeling of love is an important element in the narrative. Around 1921, state documents replaced the old expression of “sovereignty” over Greenland with the term “care,” thereby lifting Denmark’s colonial role out of the realm associated with state power and territorial claims, and into a sphere of concepts that evoked family, closeness, tenderness, and nurturing. In this way, emotions and capital were linked in how Danes perceived the relation to Greenland, particularly after World War II when it was incorporated into the kingdom and modernization efforts were set in motion. Driven by love and care, “Mother Denmark” sent engineers, doctors, teachers, goods, medicine, and so on to Greenland. However, all this love was extended with the expectation of reciprocal love, gratitude, and a certain degree of subordination. Gift-giving is a delicate matter. When gifts are not based on reciprocity, the eternal givers find themselves in a position of power over the eternal receivers. This is why Greenlanders have contested the “Mother Denmark” narrative and tried to extricate themselves from its suffocating embrace. They have done this by pointing out that the flow of value did not only go one way, but that Denmark benefited at least as much from Greenland as the other way around.  Blubber is not the only resource the Danes have extracted from Greenland. There have been several mines, such as the cryolite mine in Ivittuut, and it is debated how much profit they have generated for the metropole over the years. During World War II, cryolite was shipped to the United States instead of Denmark. It was used there, among other things, to manufacture aircraft. But some of the benefits Denmark has gained from its Arctic colony are unquantifiable. Danish politicians are now willing to acknowledge Greenland’s significance for Denmark, not just economically but politically and culturally. In this acknowledgement lies the recognition and respect that the Kalaallit Inuit seek, similar to many other indigenous peoples around the world who are tired of being looked down upon. Kirsten Thisted is an associate professor in cross-cultural and regional studies at the University of Copenhagen. 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Næstved won 2–1 over Thisted on Sun Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are Næstved 6 win(s) Have scored 9 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Næstved and Thisted on Sun 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT?Næstved won 2–1 over Thisted on Sun 09 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Næstved is playing home against Thisted on Sun The rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Thisted was a perfect hostage rescue operation performed by the U.S In the shady world of Special Operations Forces they happen and the public doesn’t even know it happened It wasn’t the case with the operation that led to the rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Thisted With the increased presence of the international naval forces off of the Horn of Africa and increased security aboard ships traversing those waters Somali pirates have had to take a different tack in order to continue the “work” that sustains them they’ve begun taking them among aid workers who are trying to improve the lives of Somalis especially those who are from wealthy western countries In the last quarter of 2011, two American aid workers, Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Thisted worked in Galkayo, North-Central Somalia. Their mission was to help Somali people with ongoing demining projects supported by the Danish Refugee Council They were easy prey for Somali pirates who captured them and demanded ransom for their release the Council tried to negotiate with the captors Attempts by the Council to enlist local Somali elders and traditional leaders to assist in freeing the hostages were unsuccessful and the pirates refused an offer of US$1.5 million ransom the hostages were transferred between few locations in Galkayo With Jessica Buchanan’s health declining then-President Obama was informed that she had a potentially life-threatening medical condition Special Operations forces the green light to do what they do best Special Operations Forces pinned down the location where hostages were held According to the sources familiar with the raid the hostages were guarded by between nine and twelve pirates at a walled-off compound in a remote northern area of Somalia The raid force was compiled from the several different United States Special Operations Forces stationed at Camp Lemonnier in nearby Djibouti as well as the other who were aboard ships off the coast. That also included elements of the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group, also known as SEAL Team 6 two dozen Navy SEALs jumped out into the night from a C-130 Hercules 2 miles north of the Somali town of Cadaado They landed in a remote area a few clicks from the compound where pirates held the hostages operators from the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 traveled by foot they were ready to set off a rescue mission According to locals, the pirates spent all of the previous evening chewing Qat a plant that gives the chewer an amphetamine-like effect The fierce firefight erupted soon as operators entered a compound The battle was short and ended with all nine pirates dead The rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Thisted was on a halfway Both of them were secured and in good condition A first-hand account of the raid appears in former DEVGRU operator Justin K Sheffield’s 2020 book MOB VI: A Seal Team Six Operator’s Battles in the Fight for Good Over Evil three pirates were also captured during the raid Afterward, the two hostages were flown to the U.S. Naval Mission in Djibouti. SEAL Team 6 operators, who were still riding high from the Operation Neptune Spear (a successful raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan) the previous year had another feather in their collective caps At home in Jessica Buchanan’s native Ohio Jessica’s father John answered a surprising late-night phone call: I’m calling because I have great news for you Your daughter has been rescued by our special operations forces.’ The Buchanan family had no idea the rescue mission would take place at all “I’m extremely proud and glad to be an American,” John Buchanan told CNN “I didn’t know this was going to transpire Jessica’s father John almost hung up the phone out of pure disgust for the man remained on the line to find out what the great news was the soldiers should get every ounce of credit and not the “President” who just says yeah go ahead They have nothing to do with it but love to take all the credit News | Mar 2 team that will be competing at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Leysin was just a dream to freeskier Alex Thisted only months ago But it quickly became a reality for the 15-year-old after a breakthrough season Thisted will compete in Switzerland from March 6-13 in her main event “My goal is definitely get a run that I am proud of and put it down,” Thisted said “It would be amazing if I could make top five but I think if I could put a run together that I am proud of then I would be super happy.” Thisted began skiing when she was quite young Three years later Thisted joined her first ski development team Her family split their time between their hometown of Denver and Keystone Resort in order to start to develop the young athlete joined Team Summit in 2017 in order to continue pursuing excellence in the freestyle skiing arena Her family eventually made the permanent move to Keystone when Thisted reached the eighth grade in order to help maximize the time she spent training Since then Thisted has risen onto the junior-level freeski stage in addition to becoming an integral member of the Team Summit park and pipe program She arguably is in the process of having her best season of her young career Thisted’s top performance of the season so far occurred on Jan 28-29 when she took home the the overall women’s freeski slopestyle title at the Rev Tour at Mammoth Mountain in California after she won gold and silver in slopestyle competitions Olympic Development Team athletes as well as two members from the Canadian National Team Her Rev Tour performance ultimately helped her to be named to the U.S team that will compete in both slopestyle and big air competitions in Switzerland “I feel like this entire year has been a surprising to me,” Thisted said that was a shock to me and people around me so getting invited to junior worlds I was super She wants to not only to someday make the X Games and Olympics but to bring home a gold medal for the U.S Thisted believes that being named to the 2022 Junior World Championship team is a step in that direction “I feel like I got recognition and it set me on the path to achieving that dream,” Thisted said Thisted’s talent and dedication goes beyond her individual talent on the ski slope The young phenom is also the captain of Team Summit’s park and pipe program whose members she cites as some of her biggest inspirations “I look up to all of my teammates and coaches,” Thisted said “One of the things I love about Team Summit is that they are pushing me to not only be a better skier Thisted aspires to be like three-time Bejiing Winter Olympic medalist Eileen Gu “Eileen is super good on and off the hill,” Thisted said “She is good in school and skiing.” She manages the juggling act of in-person school at Summit High School and competitive skiing while excelling in doing so Thisted strives to set an example for women skiers everywhere She feels like women are underrepresented in freeskiing and she wants to prove that women can set the standard for the sport as a whole — not just be proficient at skiing “Freesking is a really male-dominated sport and I really strive to be someone who pushes the bar not just for girls but in the sport in general,” Thisted said I even have people come up and assume I am a guy I want to prove girls are just as capable.” Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection The full project is expected to cost about $165,000 All donations made in 2023 will go directly toward this project X Close Ad Join or Sign In By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy to your collection on sale for a limited time Disclaimer: When you purchase through links on our site It's Prime Day, people and the Prime Day deals are LIVE! Right now, Amazon is holding a limited-time deal on a Ted Lasso Funko Pop! perfect for adding to your growing collection of Ted Lasso himself holding a classic British flag-coated tea cup on sale for just $13 so this is quite the opportunity to pick up a favorite which is a bit unbeatable when it comes to popular Funko collectors items Show off your team spirit for AFC Richmond and add Pop Ted Lasso to your collection perfectly captures the cheerful coach we all fell in love with Sit down and enjoy a cup of tea (or coffee...we all know that Ted isn't a big fan of tea) with Ted before the next match and let him remind you to "believe" in your team Set the stage and unite all your favorite Ted Lasso characters for a home-team advantage Whether you're a die-hard fan of the show or just love collecting Funko Pop! this deal is a fantastic way to bring a little bit of that Richmond magic into your home It's a pretty Ted-centric month if you ask us Snag your Funko below for just $13 before it's too late For more deals on streaming services and entertainment products, check out TV Guide's Shopping hub Coalition for Equitable Community Development hosts a community meeting on a project to build more affordable housing for older adults at St The Coalition for Equitable Community Development (CECD) is working on a project to build affordable independent housing for adults over 65 in Hyde Park experts and developers to share progress on the project and provide a snapshot of the scarcity of this kind of housing on the South Side the director of development at The Community Builders; Dixon Romeo executive director of Not Me We; and Lissette Castañeda the city’s Department of Housing commissioner Thisted kicked off the meeting by giving an overview of the project to date She emphasized that the CECD’s goal for the building is to provide housing for people such as “retired nurses administrative assistants and lab techs,” as opposed to retired University of Chicago professors who may have greater financial security “There is a crisis in affordable housing in Chicago “There has never been more of a need for affordable housing advocacy than there is now.” The need is especially acute for older adults on the South Side According to a 2023 report by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning 14.3% of Hyde Park residents are 65 or older affordability is defined as a household spending 30% of its monthly income or less on all housing expenses.) Though the project is a long way from completion Thisted said CECD is deep in the search for a suitable lot for the building She hinted that the coalition is making progress on a few potential lots and filled the group in on the lot proposals that got rejected: the Hyde Park Bank parking lot the Piccadilly building parking lot and the Office Depot building in the Hyde Park Shopping Center all said no the director of development at The Community Builders (TCB) gave an overview of the group’s success in developing similar projects in Chicago “Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive,” said Brooks “You certainly can see a direct connection with the coalition’s mission around creating diverse communities through affordable housing.” TCB was founded in 2000 and has been working in Chicago for 20 years Its operations are three-pronged: the group develops mixed-income housing communities; provides on-site housing management teams and delivers neighborhood amenities such as parks TCB has so far constructed 2,531 units in Chicagoland with 178,116-square-feet of commercial space Its commercial space is often used by family- and Black-owned businesses a lifelong South Shore resident and the executive director of Not Me We provided a larger context to the scarcity of middle- and low-income housing in the area Not Me We is a grassroots community organizing group that focuses on economic and housing issues on the South Side Romeo described the neighborhood as “overwhelmingly low-income,” which leaves residents susceptible to displacement and gentrification The median income in the neighborhood is just $29,000 According to the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University The neighborhood has long been considered to be the “eviction capital” of Cook County Romeo emphasized the shared struggle between neighborhoods on the South Side and described how residents priced-out of Hyde Park might move to South Shore subsequently raising rents and further displacing South Shore residents Castañeda of Chicago’s Department of Housing (DOH) noted that the time is now for more affordable development in the city “Our mission is to support the creation and preservation of affordable housing,” she said “We want to make sure that it is affordable Among pending initiatives Castañeda detailed is Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $1.25 billion Housing and Economic Development Bond project which will give out grants for development projects fund affordable housing and support small business growth Several residents at the meeting said that affordable and accessible housing options would make all the difference for them and their family members a community group for older adults in the neighborhood said that Montgomery Place is currently the only independent living option for older adults in Hyde Park And I know a number of people that have moved out of the neighborhood Probably mainly because they can’t afford Montgomery Place,” she explained the executive director of Crossroads Collective a transit-focused organization on the South Side told the Herald that his sister is an adult over 65 who lives in Hyde Park and faces accessibility issues in her current housing which isn’t designed with older adults in mind Bradford described one incident where his sister fell down in her apartment and had no way to let anyone in the front door to help her up so she called a neighbor and the neighbor got people in the office to come up (and unlock her door) But what if it’s after hours or the weekend Those are the kinds of minor issues that aren’t minor Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Many will remember the age-old jingle sung by none other than Dinah Shore that compelled Americans to get out on the open road in your Chevrolet” became the theme for many who opened their bill-folded maps and filled their tanks and picnic baskets but he is still determined to see as much of the USA as he can in his 1955 Chevy wagon Jeff uses his ’55 Chevy as his daily driver – there is no other vehicle in the Thisted household He confided to us he really wanted a Nomad but soon learned that not all wagons are Nomads He documents the differences between his ’55 Chevy 210 station wagon and the ever-more-popular Nomad in this short video: his ’55 had everything he was looking for when he located it in 2012 on eBay Motors A small-block Chevy V8 was already between the frame rails and since he knew he was going to be driving the car The last two were available as options in 1955 while disc brakes wouldn’t come along until much later this car already had been updated with all three but the seller contacted him later when the original sale fell through Jeff had an overdrive 700R4 transmission installed “almost immediately,” he said he had an LS swap performed on the ’55 along with a 4L60E transmission behind it He also installed a set of Bilstein shocks and all-new body mounts to smooth out the ride Jeff is often asked about his reasoning for putting so many miles on a vehicle that is almost 70 years old Some folks look at him in amazement when he explains this is his only car His response whenever he hears someone say “You can’t daily-drive a Tri-Five Chevy!” is simply Jeff's '55 Chevy had your typical small-block installed when he purchased it He soon swapped in an LS engine and 4L60E transmission Having the right attitude is everything when hitting the open road in any older vehicle Jeff reports that he’s put over 100,000 miles on the car since he’s owned it A broken speedometer cable meant the odometer wasn’t working for a while Jeff and his Chevy have put on approximately 8,500 miles Jeff and his ’55 Chevy have traveled 48,673 miles Jeff has driven his Chevy over some of the highest roads in our nation across the barren salt flats of Bonneville With so many miles under his ’55 Chevy’s seat belt we asked Jeff if there was still any apprehension when setting out on a new adventure “Each trip starts with a new beginning I also make sure to have a can of fix-a-flat I’m on the road early and get 300 miles by 10 a.m “Easy Rider” will quickly remember this place The Sacred Mountain gas station is where Wyatt and Billy fueled up their machines “I’ve had many run-ins with good-hearted people when I needed them most.” Some issues like when a fuel injector harness came unplugged require a little more ingenuity and personal kindness A broken valve spring in Arizona and a cracked transmission pan in Colorado required a little more than a zip-tie but Jeff got to meet a few of the people who make this country great in the process one of the valve springs in the LS engine gave way the mechanic at the shop where Jeff limped in the ’55 was rebuilding his Camaro’s LS3 at home and had a set He texted his wife to bring them into the shop He replaced the broken valve spring with one of his own we look back at iconic roads such as Route 66 as these tiny thoroughfares that weave their way throughout Americana these two-lane roads were the major highways of their time While they were riddled with a myriad of wayside attractions and stopping points they also were the most direct route across the USA Jeff loves to pose his '55 Chevy by those iconic motels that littered the landscape and gave weary travelers solace from a day's journey but will also veer from the asphalt entirely to see some of the USA well beyond the paved roads of America and even some areas where there are no roads in his ’55 Chevy We asked him if there was ever any time when he stopped, and called off the pursuit of adventure. “Pop and I went to the Great American Horse Drive in Maybell On a recent trip through Pennsylvania, Jeff stopped for a quick photo op at the famous Yenko Chevrolet in Canonsburg. This is where Don Yenko turned out some of the most valued Chevrolet muscle cars of the 1960s. jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-50_360695 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-22_448567 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-46_371525 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-41_686237 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-37_139178 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-32_139787 jeff-thisted-is-seeing-the-usa-in-his-daily-driven-55-chevy-2023-08-16_09-15-27_287086 While you may not know all the words to the famous jingle Chevy created back in the 1950s, you can experience all the places that Jeff and his ’55 Chevy travel as they weave their way back and forth across the USA. Check out his blog, and watch the videos. Both are a great way to see and learn about this great country we live in. And, you may just find a burning desire to hit the open road in YOUR classic ride. If so, say, “Hi” to Jeff when you pass him on the highway! Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Chevy Hardcore, directly to your inbox, absolutely FREE! © 2025 Power Automedia. All rights reserved. We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request. We'll send you the most interesting Chevy Hardcore articles, news, car features, and videos every week. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. Owner Jody Thisted is greeted with a nudge and a lick after feeding treats to a couple of the horses sheltered at the Misfit Acres Horse Sanctuary in Amboy It is a refuge for misfit horses.Trevor Cokley | Te Free Press via APGo Deeper.CloseCreate an account or log in to save stories We have added it to a list of your favorite stories but as a child it always made Jody Thisted cry the sanctuary for defective and unwanted play things from the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" cartoon "I couldn't imagine not being wanted," she said And she couldn't imagine discarding a toy or childhood friend just because it had grown shabby or old MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all So strong was her belief in saving the misfits that as an adult she'd start a sanctuary of her own beautiful creatures no longer wanted or needed "Welcome to Misfit Acres," Thisted said the horses at Misfit Acres are far from unwanted or unloved the Amboy woman sticks her head out the front door yells out a greeting and waits for her small troop of horses to whinny in reply "You come out and you know who's going to holler first," Thisted said "You know them by the sound of their voice." a 28-year-old Morgan-Welsh cross with Cushing's disease is usually the first to say "hello." "She is the most person-orientated horse I've ever had," Thisted said whose pen is right outside the door to Thisted's house will follow her owner along the fence when she walks outside and begs to be pet whenever mail is delivered which is a dysfunction of the pituitary gland she needs a special diet and gets sick easily and her feed needs to be soaked before she eats Her pen is across the driveway from Lucky's "Lucky's the one who started it all," Thisted said The story goes that Lucky was in the kill pen When 8-year-old Lucky couldn't be trained as a children's horse Thisted just happened to be looking for a horse and after hearing the horse had been in a "kill pen," began doing research on horse slaughter and abuse Shocked at the number of unwanted horses in the U.S. Thisted bought a small farm outside of Amboy and proceeded to get actively involved in horse rescue she applied for and received nonprofit status making her eligible for tax-deductible donations and grants The Mankato Free Press reports that this month Misfit Acres was one of 52 winners from across the country in the seventh annual Tom's of Maine "50 States for Good" community giving program and received $20,000 to help fund its operations "This year's nonprofit recipients bring to life an inspiring picture of the care that Americans have for each other and their communities," said Susan Dewhirst goodness programs manager at Tom's of Maine Tom's of Maine is a natural products company focused on oral and personal care it has invested in hundreds of nonprofit efforts by giving 10 percent of its profits back to organizations that support people and the planet Misfit Acres provides a safe haven for 10 formerly "unlucky" horses each of which will spend their remaining years on the property -- thus sparing them from abuse and several cats that were deemed unadoptable due to temperament issues and now live in the sanctuary's barn (One of the cats is known on YouTube as Ralph - the Equestrian Kitty." He likes to hop up on ponies' backs for rides.) Though in many ways running Misfit Acres is a full-time job and takes care of the horses in her spare time That means waking up at 4:30 every morning and feeding the horses "When I get home from work it is kind of a mad scramble," she said Since several of the horses have different dietary needs she needs to mix five kinds of feed every day Some of the horses are fed three times a day it's a call to a vet and a night spent outside calming them most of the horses need special consideration is blind in one eye due to an injury as a baby "She doesn't have any trouble except for that." a 16-year-old Morgan/Friesen cross gelding came to Misfit Acres after his owner developed health issues and could no longer care for him He was sold to Misfit Acres after his owner's hours got cut which tend to have bad feet and can develop laminitis which can be a crippling disease if their hooves aren't properly trimmed and cared for (Thisted has been afraid she would have to put Dixie down because of her hooves the only horse born at Misfit Acres is now 18 years old Thisted said she originally got Augie because she wanted to raise one little horse of her own but unfortunately he has health problems of his own has sight problems and depends on Augie to get around Augie takes the responsibility seriously.. he'll sometimes run off with Magic's feed pan Taking care of the horses is expensive and time consuming especially considering their age and medical conditions Each of them is expected to spend the rest of their lives at Misfit Acres and is only put down if their quality of life deteriorates drastically There're a few different reasons for that if Thisted sold one of the horses and things didn't work out with the new owner chances are she might not have enough room to take them back The farm's just too small for more than 10 horses at a time "Another reason is mama gets too attached to them," she said To help keep the horses in good health and to keep their pastures in good condition The $20,000 grant from Tom's of Maine will help a lot She plans on using the money to repair fences at the sanctuary But each of the horses cost between $2,500 to $3,500 to take care of each year That's more than $25,000 just to feed them and get standard veterinary procedures done "That's not if something big happens," Thisted said It also doesn't account for sanctuary maintenance not to mention the heartbreak Thisted goes through when she loses one of them I'll say I won't take another horse," she said even though it's sure to end in tragedy Thisted said she can't imagine what she'd do without Misfit Acres or the community support she gets to keep it going "I can't imagine not doing this," she said "I cannot imagine looking out my window and not seeing horses .. An AP Exchange feature by Jessica Bies of the Mankato Free Press .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By The Associated PressAP File PhotoThis undated photo taken at an unknown location and released by the Danish Refugee Council on Wednesday 2012 shows Dane Poul Hagen Thisted from the Danish Refugee Council's de-mining unit military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages an ailing American woman and a Danish man will soon be safely on their way home after a bold The commandos slipped into a Somali encampment shot and killed nine captors and whisked the hostages to freedom The raid's success was welcome news for the hostages and their families for the military and for President Barack Obama who was delivering his State of the Union speech and beginning a five-state tour as the mission wrapped up He did not mention it in his address but dropped a hint upon arriving in the House chamber by telling Defense Secretary Leon Panetta It was the second splashy SEAL Team 6 success in less than a year following last May's killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan The SEALs encountered some degree of resistance from the kidnappers at the encampment and there was a firefight during an approximately 1- to 1 1/2-hour operation One defense official said it was likely that the SEALs killed the kidnappers rather than capture them because they encountered armed resistance or the threat of resistance The Pentagon was mostly tight-lipped about details on Wednesday citing a need to preserve the secrecy that can give SEALs and other special operations forces an edge against the terrorists criminals and others they are ordered to kill or capture around the world under hazardous and often hostile conditions have become a more prominent tool in the military's kit since the Sept The Obama administration is expected to announce on Thursday that it will invest even more heavily in that capability in coming years the Somalia rescue was carried out by SEAL Team 6 officially known as the Naval Special Warfare Development Group officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a secret mission the biggest counter-terror success of Obama's presidency It was not clear whether any team members participated in both operations One official said the SEALs parachuted from U.S to the outdoor encampment where they found American Jessica Buchanan who had been kidnapped in Somalia last fall Pentagon press secretary George Little said the captors were heavily armed and had "explosives nearby" when the rescuers arrived on the scene He declined to say whether there was an exchange of gunfire and would not provide any further details about how the rescue was completed beyond saying all of the captors were killed by the Americans The American raiders caught the kidnappers as they were sleeping after having chewed the narcotic leaf qat for much of the evening a pirate who gave his name as Bile Hussein told The Associated Press by phone Hussein said he was not present at the site but had spoken with other pirates who were and that they told him nine pirates had been killed in the raid and three were "taken away." officials could not confirm that the kidnappers were engaged in piracy He referred to them simply as "criminals." Little said the decision to go ahead with the rescue was prompted in part by rising concern about the medical condition of Buchanan He said he could not be specific without violating her privacy but did say U.S officials had reason to believe her condition could be life-threatening an official with the Danish Refugee Council which employed Buchanan and Thisted in de-mining efforts in Somalia said Buchanan was "not that ill" but needed medicine Danish Foreign Minister Villy Soevndal told Denmark's TV2 channel "One of the hostages has a disease that was very serious and that had to be solved." Soevndal did not provide any more details officials "within the last week or so" had collected enough information to "connect the dots" that led Obama to authorize the mission on Monday A Western official said the rescuers and the freed hostages flew by helicopter to Camp Lemonnier in the nearby Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been released publicly The hostages will remain in Djibouti Wednesday but will be leaving "fairly soon," one U.S They will then travel to another location for medical screenings and other evaluations before heading home Panetta visited Camp Lemonnier just over a month ago Djibouti hosts the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Africa Command said Buchanan and Thisted were being held for an undisclosed ransom It said the rescue team managed to confirm the hostages' presence in the camp before launching the assault Panetta and other members of Obama's national security team monitored the mission from the White House before traveling up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol for the president's annual message to Congress and the nation Panetta and Ham all praised the skill and courage of the SEALs and expressed gratitude for the safe return of the hostages Thisted were working to protect the people of Somalia when they were violently kidnapped," Ham said in a written statement "It is my hope that all those who work in Somalia for the betterment of the Somali people can be free from the dangers of violent criminals." The Danish Refugee Council confirmed that Buchanan and Thisted were "on their way to be reunited with their families" on Wednesday Minutes after Obama completed his State of the Union address he was on the phone with Buchanan's father to tell him his daughter was safe I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts," Obama said in a statement released by the White House on Wednesday "The United States will not tolerate the abduction of our people and will spare no effort to secure the safety of our citizens and to bring their captors to justice." The Danish Refugee Council had been trying to work with Somali elders to win the hostages' freedom but had found little success said he would have preferred to see the two hostages freed peacefully "but we're happy with the outcome Buchanan lived in neighboring Kenya before Somalia and worked at a school in Nairobi called the Rosslyn Academy from 2007-09 He described the American as quick to laugh and adventurous "There have been tears on and around the campus today," Beyer said "She was well-loved by all her students." Several hostages are still being held in Somalia two Spanish doctors seized from neighboring Kenya and an American journalist kidnapped on Saturday Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices 29 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Aarhus Fremad won 2–0 over Thisted on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are Aarhus Fremad 12 win(s) Have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between Aarhus Fremad and Thisted on Sat 29 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT?Aarhus Fremad won 2–0 over Thisted on Sat 29 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Aarhus Fremad is playing home against Thisted on Sat A family crosses the street to the Island Terrace Apartments CECD is deep in the search for a suitable lot in the neighborhood to build a multi-unit building specifically for older adults Though the development won’t break ground any time soon say they want to help meet an acute need for accessible affordable housing for older adults on the South Side Founded in 2008 and based in Hyde Park and Kenwood the CECD has tackled a number of housing issues in the community powered by the philosophy that economic diversity within a neighborhood is a benefit to all residents described successful negotiations with four Hyde Park developments over the last decade to boost the number of affordable housing units in these projects the CECD made an agreement with the owners of Vue53 the apartment building above Target on 53rd Street to allot more than the minimum required percentage of units for affordable housing “It was CECD’s advocacy that made sure that we got more than the minimum ARO requirement and that the affordable units be in the community,” Thisted said referring to the Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) a city ordinance that stipulates that buildings which receive benefits from the city must allot units for affordable housing the CECD pushed the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to have Hyde Park and Kenwood declared as “mobility areas” a city designation for neighborhoods with poverty levels below 20% and low violent crime rates The CHA helps families enrolled in the city's Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) find housing in mobility areas In addition to tax reductions for investors this designation allowed low-income housing voucher holders to use these benefits in Hyde Park the number of voucher holders living in Hyde Park and Kenwood was 717 more than 300 new voucher holder families had moved to Hyde Park and Kenwood CECD has also elevated the goal of building more owner-occupied affordable housing on the South Side; it is now a primary objective of the organization Thisted hopes a shift to the owner-occupied housing model would build intergenerational wealth the CECD cites the city’s Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) as a way to accomplish this goal downtown condo developers can create affordable units anywhere in the city to fulfill their affordable housing requirement Avalon Park and Woodlawn as possible areas to create such affordable housing,” the website reads the CECD is focusing on seniors in Hyde Park and the surrounding neighborhoods many of whom want to stay in the area but can’t find accessible and affordable housing as they age I think Black people couldn’t buy in Hyde Park east of Cottage Grove (Avenue) for a long time,” Thisted said they weren’t able to participate in the (wealth) appreciation.” Thisted spoke to a group from Chicago Hyde Park Village resources and exercise programs for older adults in the neighborhood everyone at the meeting agreed that there is a severe shortage of accessible affordable housing for older adults who wish to live in Hyde Park the CECD commissioned a research study on the state of housing for older adults in Hyde Park and Kenwood The study found that “there is ample demand for a market rate independent living facility in Hyde Park to serve moderate and middle income seniors who earn too much to qualify for affordable housing but not enough to afford Montgomery Place,” an independent living facility near Promontory Point Thisted emphasized that most people she’s spoken with want to stay in Hyde Park access to green spaces and abundance of community events The CECD will host a community meeting on Saturday to discuss plans for the housing initiative for older adults and other affordable housing issues Speakers at the meeting will include those from The Community Builders Not Me We and the city's Department of Housing The CECD community meeting is this Saturday News | Jan 14 U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced on Wednesday, Jan. 11, that the U.S. Revolution Tour, also known as the Rev Tour, will return to Copper Mountain Resort, Aspen Snowmass and Mammoth Mountain in California for 2023. For its first stop of the tour, the Rev Tour will kick off at Copper from Jan. 23-27 with slopestyle and halfpipe competitions. The Rev Tour is an annual competition tour for up-and-coming freeskiers and snowboarders in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air. It’s known to serve as a stepping stone for athletes transitioning from competing at the grassroots level to the elite levels of freeskiing and snowboarding. The Rev Tour will be at Aspen Snowmass from Feb. 8-14 and Mammoth Mountain from March 16-21. As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the public in partnership with the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. The full project is expected to cost about $165,000. All donations made in 2023 will go directly toward this project. Every contribution, no matter the size, will make a difference. 03 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}Thisted won 3–2 over FC Helsingør on Sat The current head to head record for the teams are FC Helsingør 3 win(s) Haven't kept a clean sheet in 9 matches Have scored 7 goals in their last 5 matches Haven't kept a clean sheet in 5 matches Who won between FC Helsingør and Thisted on Sat 03 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT?Thisted won 3–2 over FC Helsingør on Sat 03 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 10 goals in their last 5 matches FC Helsingør is playing home against Thisted on Sat NEW: Danish Refugee Council official says bribed guard made kidnapping possible Aid workers Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted are at a U.S The reintegration process will help the two readjust to normal life 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was established in 1978 by his mother in Glendale and it means if there’s a lamp that needs love and attention More: Pharmacist makes potentially life-saving catch at Cape Coral Hospital installing switches and rewiring a lamp because the family dog chewed through the wire are just some of the repair work Thisted does.  “One day a customer dropped her lamp in the parking lot,” Thisted said I charged her $40 to put it into one piece again.” and has become very good at the craft of making finials the decorative knobs that go on top of lamps Since he took over the business from his parents Thisted has pretty much seen it all when it comes to lamps Thisted and the family moved to Cape Coral when he was 18 bought the business in 1982 from a husband and wife named Tony and Josephine which explains the “TJ” in the store’s name The store was originally called TJ’s World of Lights became more involved in the business in 1984 “My mom knew the business and taught me repairs,” he said “I made my first lamp in fourth-grade art class I was always around it and they were always doing odd repair jobs at the shop.” More: Cape Coral resident ignites writing career with release of young adult fantasy novel More: Sonny's BBQ closed in Cape Coral, just one store left in Lee A second shop the family owned in Bonita Springs closed in 2013 Thisted does his best to keep up with changes in technology and shopping habits. “It’s turned into an Amazon purchasing world,” he said “The mass merchandising has created an issue where price has to be king instead of quality I can get cheap stuff just like everybody else It’s the biggest reason Thisted makes his own lamps “I have a whole table of lamps that I make because they’re better,” he said “I make a lot of things into lamps for people He’s made lamps from porcelain vases “I made a lamp out of an old coffee grinder,” Thisted said “People sometimes don’t know what to do with an heirloom Make it into a lamp and give it a purpose.” One plus on the technology side has been the arrival of LED light bulbs Thisted said that invention is helping his sales because of the favorable energy consumption LED provides People are also attracted to LEDs because of the color and tone options in lighting a room Antique restorations are another specialty.  “I have a lamp in here from 1918 that I am refinishing,” he said I’m probably the only one in the surrounding counties that does this They come here from everywhere and I get plenty of referrals.” More: Cape Coral police offer tips in navigating roundabouts Thisted said it is the lampshade sales that keep the business going these days traditional and contemporary looks popular in Southwest Florida “The shades are for making sales and keeping the registers going,” he said is a certified public accountant and is the bookkeeper for the business The Cape resident is also a grandfather and when he’s not at the lamp store he said he’s usually riding his motorcycle or taking his dog Packer on birding trails. TJ’s Lamps & ShadesLocation: 1401 SE 47th Terrace Monday-Friday Phone: (239) 549-1552Web: tjslamps.com Denmark is a country where some key ingredients for the successful implementation of a geothermal project are present: a complex of district heating systems enabling the effective and local distribution of geothermal energy and a favourable subsurface setting offering a number of aquifers from which water of adequate temperature can be produced only three projects have thus far been realised two of which were terminated due to technical issues a geological consultant based in Denmark remarks: “It was a matter of nuts and bolts” In a press release issued last week the Danish Energy Authority announced the award of another geothermal exploration and extraction licence to Innargi A/S in the Copenhagen area (Hovedstadsområdet This project can be a turning point for the industry and implement the technology in the Danish capital The three projects realised in Denmark so far are Sønderborg Sønderborg was closed due to slight geological and mostly technical reasons There was no water in the primary Triassic Bunter sandstone target so the operator had to use the shallower Gassum formation at only 1.2 km depth all filters were wrongly designed but used anyway and accidental corrosion of the steel pipes in the saline environment clogged up everything the Margretheholm project was closed due to coatings inside the pipes This was mainly driven by precipitation of salts from the Triassic Bunter reservoir inside the filters and the pipes the coating could not be removed which led to the early closure of the project In contrast to the two projects mentioned above, the Thisted geothermal project has been a success since its start-up in 1984 Initially planned to extract water from the Bunter sandstone an exploration well drilled proved that permeability was too low the plant successfully operates between October and April for decades already How much energy does a geothermal project deliver compared to an oil well The Thisted geothermal site produces up to 7 MW of energy How does this compare to an oil field development 1 barrel of oil equates to approximately 6.1 x 10^9 J the Thisted site produces an equivalent of around 98 barrels of oil per day If compared to an offshore single well oilfield a geothermal project such as Thisted is being dwarfed – the Cook field in the UK Central North Sea produced around 5,700 barrels per day in late life However, when compared to onshore oil fields, the energy produced by Thisted does fall in the same range. In this brochure published by the UK Onshore Operators Group it is mentioned that approximately 300 operating wells onshore UK produce in excess of 20,000 barrels of oil per day That averages to 66 barrels of oil per day per well which is very much in the same range as the Thisted project It is clear from the projects mentioned above that the Triassic forms an important candidate for geothermal heat projects in Denmark. This paper published in the Netherlands Journal of Geosciences presents a good overview of the geological characteristics of the main reservoirs one of which has now been operational for decades it now seems that the time is right to realise more geothermal projects in Denmark Henk KombrinkHenk.Kombrink@geoexpro.com+44 77 8899 2374 Sales DirectorIngvild Ryggen CarstensSales Enquiries+47 974 69 090 The same unit that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in May parachuted into the African country under cover of darkness early on Wednesday and crept up to an outdoor camp where the two hostages were being held Barack Obama had authorised the mission, by Seal Team 6 And minutes after he gave his state of the union address to Congress on Wednesday he was on the phone to the American's father to tell him his daughter was safe The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) confirmed the two aid workers were "on their way to be reunited with their families" were working with a de-mining unit of the DRC when gunmen kidnapped them in October The navy Seals came in quickly – catching the guards as they were sleeping after having chewed the narcotic leaf qat for much of the evening according to a pirate who gave his name as Bile Hussein Hussein said he had spoken to pirates who were there and been told that nine pirates had been killed and three "taken away" A US official confirmed that the Seals parachuted into the area before moving on foot to the target near the town of Adado Seal Team 6 is also known as the naval special warfare development group Obama directed his security team to develop a rescue plan after intelligence emerged last week that Buchanan's health was "deteriorating rapidly" according to a senior administration official speaking anonymously I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts Another official said the rescuers and the freed hostages flew by helicopter to a US military base at Camp Lemonnier in neighbouring Djibouti The defence secretary, Leon Panetta, visited the camp just over a month ago. Djibouti, a key US ally in the region, has the only American base in sub-Saharan Africa Buchanan lived in Kenya before transferring to Somalia and worked at a school in Nairobi from 2007-09 described her as quick to laugh and adventurous "There have been tears on and around the campus today," he said The DRC had been trying to work with Somali elders to win the hostages' freedom but had found little success told his country's TV2 channel: "One of the hostages has a disease that was very serious and that had to be solved." He also congratulated the Americans for the raid The DRC said both hostages were unharmed "and at a safe location" The group said in a separate statement that the two "are on their way to be reunited with their families" Olsen informed Thisted's family of the successful military operation and said "they were very happy and incredibly relieved that it is over" Olsen said the hostages would soon be moved from Djibouti to a "safe haven" She added that Buchanan did not need to be hospitalised The workers appear to have been kidnapped by criminals – sometimes referred to as pirates – and not by Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group As large ships at sea have increased their defences against pirate attacks gangs have undertaken land-based kidnappings a Somali elder who had been contacted by the DRC said: "We are really happy with the successful release of the innocents kidnapped by evildoers "They were guests who were treated brutally That was against Islam and our culture … these men [the pirates] have spoiled our good customs and culture Following the kidnapping of Buchanan and Thisted in October in Galkayo town Somalis held demonstrations demanding the pair's quick release Their Somali colleague was detained by police on suspicion of being involved in the crime The two hostages had been working in northern Somalia for the Danish Demining Group which clears mines and unexploded ordnance in conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East two Spanish doctors seized from Kenya and a|US journalist kidnapped on Saturday Laura Thisted bought a ticket for the first sold-out concert at the Bradley Center almost three decades ago She was also in the house for the last concert before the building is demolished this summer this time bringing her daughter Sunday night swivel-hipped Jon Bon Jovi at her first Bradley Center concert And her last at the venerable Milwaukee institution but seemingly ageless and still singing the hits Thisted heard at the 1989 concert RELATED: Review: Bon Jovi sends Milwaukee's BMO Harris Bradley Center with a bang As Thisted and her daughter Erin Thisted-Klemp parked their car and looked for a restaurant for a bite to eat before Sunday's show it was a Bucks game when she was in elementary school "She wasn't alive when this opened," said Thisted "I know there are a lot of moms bringing their daughters tonight so that's cool." the BMO Harris Bradley Center has hosted numerous concerts as well as sporting events ranging from Bucks and Admirals games to NCAA basketball tournament games and rodeo bull riders her first visit to the Bradley Center was a Rick Springfield concert when she was around 11 years old Her friend Martha Freund of Neenah had never been to a concert at the Bradley Center but has seen plenty of Bucks games which happened to be against the Chicago Bulls an outing "they still talk about," she said who couldn't put a number on the Bon Jovi shows she has attended – "I've seen Bon Jovi more times than I can count" – felt a pang of nostalgia Sunday evening before heading in the doors "When I walk in there it feels like the 1980s and only the Northwestern Mutual annual meeting still on the schedule, Sunday's Bon Jovi concert was the last hurrah for the arena, a gift to the city by philanthropist Jane Pettit Paul Jansen has spent the last three decades at the Bradley Center He was hired as executive chef three months before the building opened and was there for the first public event a hockey exhibition featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers on Oct "It's been a building and place where people could come together and celebrate being together Live sports and music can do that," said Jansen "There have been so many memories and so many great experiences." Jansen worked his way up through food and beverage operations and then concessions before becoming general manager for several years and is now vice president overseeing business development Bon Jovi was the last concert of the first season at the Bradley Center and getting the rock band to return for its sixth time was a coup Jon Bon Jovi "has a great fan base here and a great connection to Milwaukee He was at the top of our list of who we could pick to close out the building," said Jansen Sisters Jean Stockwell of Scandinavia and Sharon Yeska of Wild Rose grew up in West Allis and attended Bucks games on their first visits to the Bradley Center Most of the concerts they attended as kids were at Summerfest and the Arena So when the Bradley Center opened "it was like the first cool arena Added Stockwell: "Everything before the Bradley Center was the old arena Now to see the new one right next door is cool." were on their way to Turner Hall for dinner before the Bon Jovi concert.  While Bon Jovi fans waxed nostalgic about the end of the Bradley Center era She was actually attending her first-ever event at the building not even a Monster Truck rally at the Bradley Center for Drath.  So it's kind of exciting going to my first Bradley Center concert," said Drath RELATED: Revisit 30 unforgettable Bradley Center concerts The South Atlantic has been very active in recent days and it presented classic conditions for Saquarema Lucas Chumbo to become champion of Mormaii Big Wave The powerful beach break bombs didn’t disappoint and the sun shone on Monday at Santa Marta Lighthouse in Laguna presenting the big wave riders in a contest that mimics the Big Wave Tour’s format Chumbo added 9.25 and 8.75 and also dropped a 7.50 to overcome his uncle Caio Vaz (5th) and Vinicius dos Santos (6th) He left the Lighthouse of Santa Marta that day with R$20.000 in prize money and the highest score of the competition I need a bed,” Lucas Chianca joked after the contest I took a lot of wipeouts today but I’m happy to see conditions like this in Brazil.” “I wanted to thank everyone who is here on the beach and the master Marcos Monteiro,” Chumbo said Lucas is in the best stretch of his career he won the Nazaré Challenge in February and also won the Best Overall Performance at the 2017/18 Big Wave Awards The Mormaii Big Wave was held in partnership with the WSL (World Surf League) ASTFSM (Santa Marta Lighthouse Towing and Surfing Association) and Atow-Inj of Jaguaruna A post shared by SNAPSHOT SC 🎥🌊 (@snapshot.sc) on May 21 This article was originally published by waves.com.br and adapted by Gustavo Lermen EXPERT OPINION BY CHRIS DESSI, BRANDING EXPERT AND AUTHOR @CHRISDESSI Bill Gross is a smart guy. Twenty years ago he started Idealab They have had some successes and many failures He believes the best ones can unlock human potential Bill wanted to pin point what factors or factor accounts the most for a companies success or failure He took a quantitative approach to analyze some companies he has worked with He reviewed 100 Idealab companies and a 100 non Idealab companies Companies like Flooz, YouTube, Uber, Pets.com, Instagram, AirBNB, Kozmo, LinkedIn He looked at a few factors that he deemed important to get to the one factor that accounts for a startups success Sometimes companies receive a great deal of funding – maybe this could be the factor for success Well funded companies only accounted for a mere 14% success ratio It’s always important to know if the company has a clear path to generate revenues. But Bill notes that you can start out without a business model, and create one later. He pointed out that YouTube didn’t have a business model Bill loves big ideas.  He even named his company Idealab because he loved the “ah-ha” moment of coming up with a great idea But ideas only accounted for a 28% success ratio among the companies he reviewed In Bill’s experience he knew that the customer is the true reality During the talk he quotes Mike Tyson who said “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” If a good team can adapt to the true reality of a demanding customer perhaps the team is the truest indicator of success for a start up Accounted for whopping 42% of the difference between success and failure, timing is the winner. Bill noted that many investors passed on AirBNB. Most thinking that it was odd for a person to rent out a room in their home to a stranger Launched during the recession when people needed extra cash Uber benefited from launching during the recession as well Drivers were looking to pick up some extra money to supplement their income Ask yourself: Are consumers ready for what you’re offering You have to be honest with yourself and your partners Hopefully this information will give you have a higher success ratio and help you to bring something great to the world The opinions expressed here by Inc.com columnists are their own The super early-rate deadline for the 2025 Inc. Power Partner Awards is Friday, May 30, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply now The daily digest for entrepreneurs and business leaders Learn More You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Fred and Claudia Thisted raised sheep here first Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist 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 With pricing just released last week for the 2016 Camaro: we’re very curious to know how Facebook user Jeff Thisted got his hands on what he says is “the very first production model ’16 Camaro available for sale” the ’16 Camaro has yet to enter production production isn’t scheduled until the fourth quarter of this year The video we’re referencing to of course, is this video posted by Thisted on his Facebook account last week While the video is rather short at only 21 seconds long Thisted claims this specific Camaro is owned by GM Chief Engineer He comments that Oppenheiser drove his Camaro to the production specialist meeting which was held last week He then approached Oppenheiser and introduced himself asking him if he could take a look at the car this ’16 Camaro is owned by Oppenheiser The car has been confirmed to be a CTF (Captive Test Field) model We think it’s safe to assume that Thisted jumped the gun and assumed that this ’16 Camaro indeed was the first model available and for sale as he’s quite possibly one of the only members of the general public (media excluded) to get this up close and personal with a new Gen 6 especially one this close to the production version Stay updated on the 6th generation Camaro news through our Facebook page as we’ll be reporting info on these cars as oon as it is available Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from LSX Magazine We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most interesting LSX Magazine articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network a baseball bat he believed to have belonged to legendary Boston Red Sox hitter Ted Williams But this isn't just any Williams-owned piece of wood the bat would hold historical significance and enormous value as the last bat Williams ever swung The lure of this legendary lumber beckoned The News-Press set out to prove what Joe DiMassimo knew in his heart to be true Williams hit a home run in the eighth inning against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jack Fisher in the last plate appearance of his 19-season career Williams dropped his bat and rounded the bases And then he declined to emerge and tip his cap to the fans "Gods do not answer letters," wrote John Updike in a famous New Yorker magazine essay profiling that day I will pay for a lie detector test to be there "Let me explain a few things to you," DiMassimo which feels half-empty following the death of his wife of 60 years last August the grandparents of 11 and the great grandparents of four DiMassimo agreed that his wife's death in part prompted him to finally tell a story he has shared many times over the years with family friends and patrons of the now-closed Naples sports bar called Teo's where he used to display the bat in a case between 1994 and 2005 He wants half the proceeds to go to the Jimmy Fund a Boston nonprofit that raises money for cancer research He wants the other half to go toward a trust fund for his grandchildren "I got the bat from Tommy O'Donnell in 1966," DiMassimo said who claimed it was the last bat used by Ted." Tommy O'Donnell was outside hitting ground balls with it The two contractors and co-workers were rebuilding the Massachusetts Turnpike They got together one evening for a post-work gathering DiMassimo had worked as a part-time scout for two years for the St But then O'Donnell told him the story about how his younger brother had served Williams as his personal bat boy and how his brother was given the bat to him by Williams after the "Splendid Splinter" hit his final home run in 1960 the job was shutting down," DiMassimo said But his brother Billy O'Donnell is retired and living in Boynton Beach Reached by phone and told some of DiMassimo's story "It's 100 percent authentic," Billy O'Donnell said of DiMassimo's bat my brother took that bat from me against my wishes!" Anger could be heard rising in Billy O'Donnell's voice "But that's all water under the bridge now." The bat DiMassimo owns measures 35 inches long and weighs 33.4 ounces But it does have model W166 etched onto it the words "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER" and "LOUISVILLE it says "GENUINE" and "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER." In between exhibits director and curator for the Louisville Slugger Museum "I'm looking at the bat records here," Meiman said He spent the final years of his life in Hernando DiMassimo saw the grand opening of the Ted Williams Museum there as another opportunity to get Williams to autograph the bat drive to Hernando on his behalf and with the bat was a fishing friend of Ted Williams," DiMassimo said "He was going up there for the opening of the museum 'You put this in his hands.' All I really wanted at this time was an autograph." Williams and two of his personal assistants took the bat to a post office in order to weigh it after Williams declared: "This was my bat!" DiMassimo had asked hometown friend Jeff Reardon to get the bat signed at Fenway Park in 1991 the year the Red Sox held Ted Williams Day in honor of the 50th anniversary of the season in which he hit .406 He remembered DiMassimo from their hometown and DiMassimo's hot dog restaurant there Reardon remembered lending his cap to Williams that day in 1991 when Williams finally tipped a cap to the Fenway Park fans Williams signed that cap and gave it back to Reardon But Reardon could not quite recall attempting to get DiMassimo's bat signed by Williams DiMassimo was contacted by John Henry Williams five or six years after he opened the place," DiMassimo said and there was a big statue of Ted in the middle of the museum 'This is where that bat belongs.' And I says But when DiMassimo asked to see Ted Williams John Henry Williams replied that his father was "having a bad day." So DiMassimo left the bat with John Henry Williams John Henry Williams gave the bat to a man named Marco Millobar and it still isn't signed,'" DiMassimo said DiMassimo approached a Red Sox executive named Meg Vaillancourt about auctioning the bat She declined but asked if he would donate it to the team for display purposes Red Sox President Larry Lucchino said he had not heard of DiMassimo's bat Although he could not confirm that bat's authenticity "It's possible," Lucchino said of the bat being Williams's last bat there was very little control over the memorabilia like there is now It was pretty much left up to the clubhouse guys what happened to everything." Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 and is the last player to hit .400 or better in a season 9 and was nicknamed "The Kid," signed hundreds Most of them sell for between $2,000 and $10,000 but they can sell for much more than that if they can be proven to be game-used and if they have historical value "If one could prove it was Ted Williams' last bat it would be extremely valuable," Lifson said "Now when you come to a bat that has special significance because it was used in a milestone event there has to be something more than hearsay to back it up "There's all kinds of miscommunications when dealing with these things It could be that it was a bat that was there the final day There's tons of things that could be off." Lifson recalled auctioning the bat used by Williams to hit his 518th home run we had some pretty meaningful documentation to back it up," Lifson said He auctioned it again about 10 years ago for $40,000 "I think $100,000 would be a low point," Lifson said director of the Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame which relocated from Hernando to Tropicana Field said DiMassimo should be glad Williams never signed that bat "That bat's probably more valuable unsigned," McCarthy said back in the '90s would have been the time for this guy to sell the bat That could have a million dollars back then John Taube is considered the nation's foremost expert at authenticating game-used baseball bats He has identified dozens of bats of historical significance including ones used by Babe Ruth and the ones Williams used to hit his 400th and 518th career home runs Taube wrote the book that was on Meiman's desk at the Louisville Slugger Museum The book lists every big league Hall of Fame player and the bat brands and models he used in each season of his career Taube received several photographs from The News-Press of DiMassimo's bat Although Taube never has held that bat in his hands or even seen it in person he deduced this from four photographs that were taken with an iPhone "There's a player's name that was sanded off the bat you'll see remnants of a cursive brand that was on there That was the player's name who was originally on the bat and Williams has been applied by hand on magic marker "What you should see there is just GENUINE Ted Williams Taube said he was pretty sure the National Baseball Hall of Fame had Williams's bat from home run No manager of the Giamatti Research Center in Cooperstown confirmed that the real bat from home run No rested in a climate-controlled case somewhere at the Hall of Fame but was not in display to the public Asked if he could share the verification information on that bat Rochenberg said: "We can't share any of that information." has been back and forth in recent days to a hospital near West Palm Beach Billy O'Donnell said he misunderstood the nature of DiMassimo's bat that the bat could have been the last one used by Williams in 1960 must have either misunderstood or made up that tall tale "I'm talking about 1955 when I got that bat," he said "But it's not the one he hit the 521st home run with." O'Donnell was told about the bat authenticator's comments but bristled at them He insisted DiMassimo's bat was used in a game by Williams at the end of the 1955 season DiMassimo resigned himself that the piece of lumber he has treasured for half a century is not the last bat used by Ted Williams once again holding and looking at the bat in his home I thought this really was Ted Williams' last bat Connect with this reporter: David Dorsey (Facebook), @DavidADorsey (Twitter) wrote a book about her life with the serial killer before he was convicted Ashley Holstrom helps make books at Sourcebooks. She lives near Chicago with her cat named after Hemingway and her bookshelves organized by color. Newsletter: Crooked Reads. Twitter: @alholstrom View All posts by Ashley Holstrom and her Danish colleague Poul Hagen Thisted after pirates held them hostage for months near the Somali town of Adado According to reports by The Associated Press the Navy Seals entered the country in the dark hours of the night killed nine kidnappers and quickly freed the hostages The two hostages had been with a de-mining unit of the Danish refugee Council when they were kidnapped by gunmen last October President Obama told his security team to work on a rescue plan which would be sent to him for approval after receiving information last week that Buchanan's health had been deteriorating rapidly A rescue option was then approved on Monday In a statement released by the White House I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts The Danish Refugee Council has said that the Buchannan and Thisted are on their way to be reunited with their families The Washington Post reported that Pentagon officials said there is no indication that the captors were connected to terrorists or to al-Shabab The men are said to be simply pirates who had been hoping to get a hefty payment after trading the hostages in for ransom The rescue came after Somali authorities had tried and failed for months to rescue the hostages The Somali government has been overwhelmed and plagued for years by pirates as well as terrorist activities Thisted were working to protect the people of Somalia when they were violently kidnapped It is my hope that all those who work in Somalia for the betterment of the Somali people can be free from the dangers of violent criminals