Celebrate the life of Ryan Niehoff, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of HOFFMEISTER COLONIAL MORTUARY.
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A project mapping medieval England's known murder cases has now added Oxford and York to its street plan of London's 14th century slayings, and found that Oxford's student population was by far the most lethally violent of all social or professional groups in any of the three cities.
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-students-oxford-capital-late-medieval.html
Kia EV9 We asked EV9 designer Tom Kearns to explain the look of Kia’s upcoming battery-powered people mover. Kearns, “a big Nine Inch Nails fan,” didn’t deny the similarities between Kia’s new logo and the band’s. Three-row electric SUVs from brands such as Mercedes (the EQS) and Tesla (the Model X) use blobby, almost minivan-like shapes to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and seemingly signal their battery-powered status. Kia’s EV9, on the other hand, wears the squared-off bodywork of a
It’s April Cools! It’s like April Fools, except instead of cringe comedy you make genuine content that’s different from your normal stuff.1 For example, last year I talked about owning a microscope. This year I debated doing another hobby but settled on a much dumber topic. Have you ever seen those lists of weird things you can buy online? It’s always just novelties and gag gifts. I’m much more interested in the weird things with a legitimate use case.
Karri Saarinen, co-founder and CEO, on taste over metrics, product teams over product managers, strategy over OKRs, plus craft, profitability, and ownership
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-linear-builds-product
In the throes of annual planning. Send help. Apologies for the delay. On the bright side my brain is swimming with post ideas. "We just need to align incentives!" How many times have you heard this? What do most people mean by incentives? They probably mean money, recognition, promotions, benefits, autonomy, support, purpose, social pressures, feedback, and growth. If we can find the perfect mix of these things, we can solve all our problems.
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-244-we-just-need-to-align-incentives
In 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.
http://www.vulture.com/article/romeo-juliet-olivia-hussey-leonard-whiting-paramount-lawsuit.html
Chagrin Falls High School students Sophie Hill and Isabel Nerpouni were given a proclamation from Chagrin Falls Mayor William Tomko for their data collection efforts on behalf of the village’s Shade Tree Commission.
Although walking, the most ancient mode of transportation, offers a variety of physical, mental and environmental health benefits, it is not without câ¦
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925753523000905
Vision Zero stands out as one of the most promising systemic safety action plans. A crucial step to ensure the successful implementation of Vision Zerâ¦
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001457523002762
If your city is doing a street reconstruction project that involves replacing the curb, then don’t miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do a something majorly transformative…by simply moving the curb.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/9/11/reconstructing-the-street-move-the-curb
Asphalt contributes to the urban heat island effect and makes places more prone to flooding. Planners are rethinking its place in cities.
https://nexusmedianews.com/cities-are-depaving-for-a-cooler-future/
"We have nowhere else to go and Amazon knows it." The FTC and states are going after Amazon, largely for stopping merchants from offering discounts elsewhere.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-ftc-sues-to-break-up-amazon-over
There have been two main periods of subway (or “metro”) building in the US. The first was during the late 19th century and early 20th century, when Boston, New York, and Philadelphia all built subway systems
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-washington-dc-got-its-metro
Seconds after allegedly shooting a YouTube prankster at the Dulles Town Center Mall in Sterling on April 2, Alan Walter Colie called a gun rights group that provides legal advice
ICIJ’s massive cross-border investigation remains an influence — and a catchphrase — in politics, business, academia and pop culture, half a decade on.
Solon City Hall receptionist Allyne Zamcheck, 75, is back to work welcoming guests to the city building.
Keep your cherished memories safe, accessible, and organized with Photos Backup Anywhere.
Sketches of misfortune in an insurance trade card
https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/accidents-happen-c1890s
David Letterman relives his horrible "Airplane!" audition in the new oral history book, "Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True History of Airplane!," an excerpt from which was published on Entertainment Weekly. Letterman was brought in to screen test for the lead role of Ted Striker, ultimately played by Robert Hays.
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/david-letterman-airplane-audition-terrible-1235735642/
Drivers tend to unconsciously regulate their speed based on visual cues. By taking some simple steps to narrow a street visually, we can make it less dangerous.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/9/15/how-to-use-optical-narrowing-to-make-a-street-safer
What treasures will you uncover at the Chagrin Falls Community Yard Sale Saturday?
Any caregiver for a kid in institutionalized education is familiar with the challenge of getting them where they’re going safely, on time, every single day, well before your own day’s assignments come into play. Here's how a walking school bus could help.
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/09/21/how-and-why-to-start-a-walking-school-bus
The new lawsuit marks a boiling point in the dispute, which pits the neighborhood’s love for its cherished park against its children’s need for a new school.
In this post, we will explore capital (in)efficiency and why the current preoccupation with developer productivity (and efficiency overall) is a symptom of something else. We will discuss layoffs, trust, personal identity, and interest rates. It’s going to get heavy.
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-243-capital-inefficiency
No-fault divorce has improved the lives of millions. Now some extreme Republicans want to abandon it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/no-fault-divorce-laws-republicans-repeal/675371/
Driggs is undergoing a ‘remarkable transformation,’ thanks in part to the potential expansion of Grand Targhee Resort. But some are worried it will lose its small-town feel, just like other major ski destinations have over the years
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/driggs-idaho-real-estate-market-57f888c9
"After a road diet, all motorists seem to drive at a rate that feels comfortable to a mildly-impaired older adult."
https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/09/22/study-what-road-diets-mean-for-older-drivers
Jonathan Yacko and Natalie Gilliard moved to Vermont from Long Island and didn’t want to mow several acres of grass. So they planted a wildflower meadow.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/09/15/wildflower-meadow-lawn-grass-vermont/
We are people tired of waiting for our city to spontaneously become pedestrian friendly and human centric. Through means of tactical urbanism, we are doing it our damn selves.
Each Basecamp project has eight built-in tools you can toggle on or off. One for to-dos, one for file storage, one for scheduling, one for a message board, and so on. One of those tools is called "Campfire". Campfire is a real-time group chat. Think of it like Slack, but built right into Basecamp so you don't need Slack or anything els...
https://world.hey.com/jason/keeping-easy-from-becoming-hard-e6af27d0
A grown man made a wager. He lost. He made another wager. He lost again. End of story. - Tony Soprano This is the story
https://www.epsilontheory.com/the-united-states-of-bed-bath-beyond/
We did an analysis of the Google antitrust trial. Last week, over half of the trial was held behind closed doors because the judge, Amit Mehta, is deferring to Google on the need for secrecy.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/how-to-hide-a-2-trillion-antitrust
FTC Chair Lina Khan is getting more aggressive, targeting individual Amazon executives, and seeking to stop a brazen scheme to monopolize health care in Texas. Private equity is big mad.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/cha-ching-lina-khan-attacks-private
Larry Lawrence was putting groceries in the back seat of a car when a .22-caliber rifle went off.
How were gladiators portrayed in ancient Rome?
Words for John Coltrane on his birthday
Transit-oriented development suggests that homes, shops, and services should all be located within 400 meters of transit. The actual distance to create vibrant streets may be much shorter.
Experts say, even if it claims to be âmicrowave-safe.â
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/can-you-put-plastic-in-the-microwave
With the help of calc(), clamp() and CSS vars, we can create composable, responsive, and fluid type scales that smoothly adapts to viewport and container widths.
https://tobiasahlin.com/blog/responsive-fluid-css-type-scales/
A new book by ESPN writer Katie Barnes examines the impact of gender on sports and the rapidly evolving conversation around transgender inclusion.
Should Chagrin Falls implement regulations for short-term rental properties in the village, similar to Airbnb’s?
The hiker had suffered a traumatic shoulder injury and was unable to continue
https://www.advnture.com/news/63-year-old-hiker-rescued-from-grand-canyon-after-friends-leave-him
Diego Stolz's family said they made several complaints that he was being bullied. Their attorneys say it is the largest school bullying settlement in U.S. history.
A day after the publication of a New York Times interview in which Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner said that Black and female musicians "didn't articulate at the level" of the white musicians featured in his new book of interviews, "The Masters," the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced that he has been removed from its board of directors.
The White House is trying to sell 'Bidenomics,' but poll after poll shows that the public is extremely unhappy with the economy. What does the public see that the bureaucrats don't?
Indian American leaders are calling for justice after a Seattle police officer said 23-year-old Jaanhavi Kandula, a student at Northeastern University, had "limited value."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/jaahnavi-kandula-remembered-tribute-rcna105262
The Teton Crest Trail is a 40-mile high route that traverses ridges offering spectacular wide-angle views of towering granite peaks, glacier-carved canyons, crystalline lakes and wildflower-pocked meadows. It's truly one of our nation's most scenic and iconic trails.
https://www.cleverhiker.com/blog/teton-crest-trail-backpacking-guide
An Appalachian school district’s daring experiment in economic integration.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ohio-athens-city-school-district-campus-integration.html
With “Last Splash,” Kim Deal’s band the Breeders seemed like rock’s post-Nirvana future. Touring again 30 years later, they explain how they fell apart.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2023/09/15/breeders-band-what-happened-last-splash-kim-deal/
Shawnee Chasser has decided to tear down her longtime treehouse after Miami-Dade County fined her over $45,000 for violations.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/13/shawnee-chasser-treehouse-miami-demolish/
I enjoyed mixing movies and music so much, I'm going to do it again.
https://www.albumofrecord.com/p/the-sixth-sense-and-death-cab-for?r=1mi3n7
Chabad Center enters second year of meeting need in the Valley
Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney will not run for reelection in 2024. The former presidential candidate and Massachusetts governor said Wednesday that the country’s many challenges call for a younger generation of leaders.
https://apnews.com/politics/massachusetts-utah-general-news-e80ae66f9572ddcdcc63a666913be886
Because of a wonderful orange juice scam in "Trading Places," the Eddie Murphy Rule wound up in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation act.
Something that I've worked on a bunch professionally, but never written about here: online identity verification is really important for access to government services, access to which is increasingly intermediated via the internet. The current approach to verifying identities generally relies on verification of information in credit records, which is bad and foolish for lots of reasons. The proper solution is the remote presentation of mobile driver's licenses. That's ~3 years off, I regret.
The Chagrin Valley Jaycees will be holding their third annual food truck fundraiser Sept. 23.
There's nothing complicated about company culture. Culture simply happens. It's emergent behavior. There's nothing to do, it just is. A company's culture is a 50-day moving average. It's what you've been collectively doing as a company over the last 50 days. How do you treat people? Who have you hired (or fired) and why? What do you wh...
https://world.hey.com/jason/company-culture-is-the-last-50-days-dab19416
Daniel Auderer can be heard in the clip laughing about the woman's death and discussing details of the car crash in a call with the Seattle Police Officers Guild's president.
The Betting Table is how product priorities are chosen in Shape Up. It’s essentially a planning meeting—priorities are debated, projects picked, and teams finalized—but, it still prompts a lot of questions. What’s so different? Let’s start with the basics. The meeting is three people: Jason (CEO), David (CTO), and myself (Head of Produ...
This newsletter is putting a reporter into the courtroom for the Google monopoly trial. You can get a daily update of the biggest antitrust case in a generation at Big Tech on Trial.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/big-tech-on-trial-how-big-will-be
Ranjith Varma, 55, of Manassas, Virginia, was unresponsive about halfway through 18-mile hike amid temperatures of 100F
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/11/grand-canyon-national-park-hike-death-extreme-heat
If your city is doing a street reconstruction project that involves replacing the curb, then don’t miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do a something majorly transformative…by simply moving the curb.
Tips, tricks and tutorials on the web’s most beautiful language.
When it comes to sustainable web design, the hard work is invisible.
...and why it is so draining and burnout-inducing
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-242-the-simplicity-fetish
I didn't think there were this many ways to tell somebody to fck off.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a45049011/fani-willis-jim-jordan-letter/
Let’s bring back an era of accountability.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/05/opinion/covid-learning-loss.html
The judge who signed off on a search warrant authorizing the raid of a newspaper office in Marion, Kansas, is facing a complaint about her decision and has been asked by a judicial body to respond, records shared with CNN by the complainant show.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/us/marion-county-record-newspaper-judge-conduct-complaint/index.html
In recent weeks, a number of aggressive encounters between humans and grizzly bears in Montana have been reported.
Your one-stop shop for all things Akron RubberDucks
https://rubberducks.milbstore.com/products/ernie-ducky-pennant
Chagrin Falls Village Council to apply for federal grant for even more work on Locust Lane.
I'm often asked how you know if an idea — product, business, or otherwise — is good. Good enough to pursue. Good enough to follow. Good enough to invest in. Good enough to get behind. You don't know. You feel. You give into your intuition, you tune into your senses, you notice goosebumps. What does it feel like? What's the vibe of this...
Furniture used to last generations. Now it barely survives a move. Industry insiders explain.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/09/05/new-furniture-quality-doesnt-last/
Geauga County Common Pleas Court Judge Timothy Grendell and the disciplinary counsel recently filed lengthy witness lists for the judge’s upcoming disciplinary hearing before the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Board
Developer productivity is so August 2023. Enter Developer Counter-Productivity. Productive developers spend more of their time and energy on high-leverage activities. Counter-productive developers spend more time and energy on low or negative-leverage activities. This skew is often only marginally within their control (and sometimes completely out of their control). It explains why the same developers in a different environment can be so much more (or less) productive.
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-240-the-ultimate-guide-to-developer
You work as a product manager at an e-commerce company. Your team prioritizes a performance tweak you hope will improve page load time. You release an improvement and find that time spent on site increases, correlating with a higher average order value (AOV) and increased ad revenue.
https://cutlefish.substack.com/p/tbm-241-convictions-loosely-held
Fraunces is a display, 'Old Style' soft-serif typeface inspired by the mannerisms of early 20th century typefaces such as Windsor, Souvenir, and the Cooper Series.
We believe in extending our product philosophy across all aspects of our company — especially customer support. We interviewed our in-house CX team to share how Linear uses Linear.
https://linear.app/blog/how-we-think-about-customer-experience-at-linear
There's no way out of the parking tickets or the fleecing, but come on, Chicago Parking Meters investors, voluntarily give something back.
From destroying documents to trying to stop a public feed of the antitrust trial, Google knows the value of its own privacy.
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/quick-read-google-cares-about-googles
The billlionaire allegedly feared the strike on Crimea could trigger nuclear war.
The video of Ta’Kiya Young slaying shows a violent, potentially criminal act, Jeff Wenninger writes.
Leonard Mack, who served seven and half years in prison for the crime, said, "I never lost hope that one day that I would be proven innocent."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/leonard-mack-exonerated-47-years-after-wrongful-rape-conviction/
The Web is a little bit darker today, a fair bit poorer.
https://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2023/09/06/memories-of-molly/
In a Netflix documentary, survivors of sexual abuse and the whistleblower who spoke out share harrowing testimonies
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/06/boy-scouts-america-documentary-netflix
All 25 car brands reviewed raised privacy concerns regarding customer data.
Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand failed a recent privacy and security test from Mozilla. You’re probably driving around in a "privacy nightmare" that may collect information as sensitive as your race, health status, and sexual activity.
https://gizmodo.com/mozilla-new-cars-data-privacy-report-1850805416
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 CD release of "Deeptronica " on Discogs.
https://www.discogs.com/release/4394337-Deeptronica-Deeptronica-
Molly Holzschlag, whose pioneering work in online design standards led to her being dubbed "the fairy godmother of the web," has died at age 60.
Enrique Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys right-wing group, was on Tuesday sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of spearheading a plot to stop the certification of the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
£62,995 OTR/£66,607 as tested/£680pcm Is the ownership experience as bright and sunny as the car itself? Ollie Marriage THAT’S NOT A VW ID.BUZZ YOU’RE LOOKING AT. BUT THAT’S FINE, because this is a story with a lengthy back story. I’m taking you back to May 2017 and I’m in the south of Spain to ‘drive’ the ID.Buzz concept. It’s predictably dreadful, but the experience of being in it is wonderful. It’s bright, airy, cool, and stacked with neat details. VW is promising to have it in production in
The police department in Oakboro, North Carolina, has been asked to address drivers misusing a left-turn lane—but this is not a policing issue, and no level of enforcement can correct it. Instead, let’s look at the street’s design.
https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2023/9/1/two-lefts-dont-make-a-right
An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/304575/
View Timothy J. Baeslach's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/timothy-baeslach-obituary?id=53009882
Harris Wolobah’s cause of death not yet determined but relatives fear complications from Pacqui chip a factor
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/05/massachusetts-teen-dies-spicy-tortilla-chip-pacqui
The phrase “Stockholm Syndrome” was invented by a police psychiatrist to discredit a female hostage in a 1973 bank heist who criticized the police.
https://www.stadafa.com/2020/12/stockholm-syndrome-discredit.html
You can’t have margin without constraints. At 37signals, we work in 6-week cycles. At the end of the 6 weeks, whatever we’re building has to ship. After the cycle, we have a 2-week cool-down where people can roam, experiment, and fix a nagging frustration or two. It's also a chance to slow down, reflect, and recalibrate. The cool-down ...
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
Built in 1867, the Trinidad was plagued with structural issues and sank nearly a century and a half ago. Historians intend to nominate it for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/04/1197480909/shipwreck-trinidad-found-lake-michigan-wisconsin
A new mapping project by Natural England will help unearth the deep history and mystery of this ancient network of subterranean tracks.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230813-holloways-englands-mysterious-sunken-roads
Buy the Handpresso Wild Hybrid online or shop all Bike from Backcountry.com.
Michael Fassbender stars as the titular Killer in David Fincher's new film who listens to The Smiths. "I thought it was amusing and funny," Fincher said of the choice. The Killer is out October 27.
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-smiths-soundtrack-david-finchers-new-film-the-killer/
For 30 years, a memorial to Nazi collaborators sat largely unnoticed just outside Philadelphia. Now it’s drawing outrage.
https://inquirer.com/news/st-mary-ukrainian-catholic-cemetary-ss-memorial-20230903.html
A law enforcement team in northeast Oklahoma believes the prolific serial killer known as "BTK" may be responsible for several additional unsolved missing person and homicide cases. Now they're hoping the public can help them identify barns and silos in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri that the self-proclaimed BTK killer Dennis Rader sketched in never-before-seen detailed drawings.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/us/btk-drawings-serial-killer-investigation/index.html
On May 27, 1956, millions of Americans tuned in to The Ed Sullivan Show, expecting the usual variety of comedians, talents and musical guests. What they weren’t prepared for was a short animated film that Sullivan introduced thusly: Just last week you read about the H-bomb being dropped.
A $4 thrift store purchase turned out to be a rare painting by American artist N.C. Wyeth.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/01/1197221461/thrift-store-painting-rare-wyeth-worth-quarter-million
Back in the 1980s, cops in LA wrote 40,000 jaywalking tickets a year. Now they write ZERO.Buy me tacos ðð®âº https://patreon.com/roa… a road quest...
Dominic Pezzola was sentenced to 10 years. Ethan Nordean was sentenced to 18 years. Judge Timothy Kelly called the events of Jan. 6 "a national disgrace."
A storyteller who specialized in tales of beach bums, burnouts and small-time hustlers, Buffett chronicled coastal life with humor and a light touch.
Federal asset forfeitures topped burglary losses for the first time in 2014.
The Florida governor's operation went to extraordinary lengths to intimidate a high school sophomore—all for a question about Donald Trump.
Fast detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe (Maps.Me) app founders.