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Zelenskyy visit tightens bonds with Poland amid Russian war

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA (Associated Press)WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of deeper cooperation on a state visit to Poland on Wednesday as the neighbors sought to forge a tighter relationship in defiance of Russia’s full-scale war against Kyiv that has reshaped international alliances.Polish President Andrzej Duda said his country has provided four Soviet-designed MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine to help it beat back the Kremlin’s assault. Four more are in the process of being handed over and another six are being prepared, he said.Zelenskyy said at a news conference with Duda that his government would “extend a hearty welcome” to Polish businesses seeking to help Ukraine’s postwar rebuilding, which the World Bank has estimated could cost $411 billion. He met later with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and said he would sign agreements on developing Ukrainian infrastructure.Poland heaped m...

Wallie the Sensei Brings Wisdom to the Roxy

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Wallie the Sensei Brings Wisdom to the Roxy: One of our first music interviews of this year was with rising Compton rapper Wallie the Sensei, and for good reason. His Here 2 Stay release gave us a great start to 2023.“My city is the reason I am who I’ve become, even outside of music,” he told us. “The way I dress, how I talk and my overall experiences as a man. The music is only giving you a small feel of how it really is growin’ up here. It’s a much smaller place than what people think it is. From the way of life to the slang, everything is different. I’m a product of where I’m from.” Later in the same feature, he said, “My last project was me expressing where I was at the moment; I just kinda laid everything out how I was feeling. This mixtape mechanically shows how I evolved as an artist. It has me experimenting. My recording process when I dropped my first project took me 2-4 hours per song, but now I can crack out records anywhere between 30 minutes – 1 hour while doing even mo...

1 Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash on Tully Road [San Jose, CA]

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Pedestrian Hurt in Traffic Accident on Flint AvenueSAN JOSE, CA (April 5, 2023) – Thursday night, a hit-and-run crash on Tully Road left a pedestrian hospitalized.The incident happened on March 9th, just after 7:00 p.m., near the intersection of Tully Road and Flint Avenue.According to reports, a pedestrian was walking in the area when they were struck by a white or light-colored four-door truck making a turn. The driver then slowed down but did not remain at the scene and was nowhere to be located.Investigation showed that the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.Emergency crews arrived at the site of the collision. Medics, transported the pedestrian to a local hospital for treatment.At this time, officials have not released any further information about the crash.Any witnesses are urged to contact SJPD’s Traffic Investigations Unit at [email protected] or call 408-277-4654.A driver must stop and take certain actions when involved in a motor vehicle acc...

Feeling Sexy? Beware of New Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Just when you thought catching cooties isn’t all that scary anymore, they’re back and one strain is quite difficult to get rid of! There’s a newly-observed, drug-resistant gonorrhea strain that doesn’t respond to common antibiotics and it can become a problem.How This Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain Could Become a Global Concern:We can’t help it — it’s natural to crave sex. However, having sex these days is riskier than ever. Because more people can catch the drug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control say that this strain of STD is difficult to treat with antibiotics like Tetracycline, Ciprofloxacin, Cefixime, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime, and Azithromycin. Unfortunately, there isn’t a vaccine against this type of Sexually-Transmitted Disease either.An antibiotic-resistant STD can become a huge problem in the future because Neisseria gonorrhoeae might eventually become almost impossible to treat with the resou...

Cocklebur: Annoying weed to Some, Powerful Anti-Aging Component to Others

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

There’s a new anti-aging ingredient that might just become the next big thing in the skincare industry! But would you believe that the ingredient is an invasive weed? If you’re familiar with nature, you probably already know what a cocklebur is — and South Korean researchers recently learned about its new benefit to the skin!Will Cocklebur Be A Part of My Anti-Aging Regimen?Every so often, new skincare ingredients become popular for their anti-aging benefits; we witnessed the trend where people recommended the use of retinol, hyaluronic acid, snail slime, vitamin C, niacinamide, etc. Recently, however, Myongji University researchers discovered that the cocklebur — a type of weed that grows in some parts of Central Asia, Southern Europe, and China — is said to also have anti-aging properties.The researchers from South Korea used a 3D tissue model (with cell structures that are similar to human skin) for the experiment. They then applied cocklebur fruit extracts and found that the col...

From Swarm to The Power, Statement Pieces Take Over Streaming

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television are fighting for your viewership now more than ever. UNBINGED is here to help you weed through it all, with reviews of the latest shows that highlight what we love, what we hate and what we love to hate-watch, too.It has been said that the medium through which we choose to communicate might hold as much value as the message itself. So where does that leave streaming content hoping to make a statement? The hottest new shows seem to be driven by an important message, but will folks stick around to learn something or gain insight  if they’re indifferent to the story or characters? This month, we set out to unravel the intent and content worth watching via Prime Video’s Swarm and The Power and Apple TV+’s Extrapolations. Swarm (Prime Video)What happens when a fan becomes a fanatic? When “crave” becomes “craze”? What happens when a social media hive mind hurls the wants and needs of thousands onto an already fr...

(Un)Reality: Arts Calendar April 6-12

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Artists engage with the nature of reality, the balance of theory and history, and how to infuse tradition with new life; the bookstore lets you sleep over, a photographer goes chasing waterfalls, literary soul mates communicate across time; the state poet laureate, a guided walk along a particularly interesting stretch of the river, a campy film classic gets a new live reading.Enrique Agudo at Vellum LAThursday, April 6Enrique Agudo: Ipseity at Vellum LA. An installation of eight digital paintings by new media artist Enrique Agudo, presenting visualizations of contemporary notions of identity through the depiction of new deities and their environments, in allegorical scenes about the human self and our relationship to technology. Inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites, these works take on our digital realities in the form of traditional painting, but making use of the most cutting edge technology—integrated generative animations connected to real-time data in which the digital and the phys...

Recipes: Creme caramel, panna cotta and other delicious desserts for spring

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

Whether it’s an Easter feast or a springtime party, my menus often conclude with a dessert of coconut cake or strawberry shortcakes. Winners, indeed. But a sweet, recent eat-athon at my house changed my plans.In decades, past crème caramel was a frequent treat at my home. It’s a tradition that has mostly fallen by the wayside, for me, but a recent spring dinner party left me with the most delightful leftovers: a generous half portion stored in the fridge. My daughter and granddaughter stopped in for a quick visit, and the two of them, bit by bit, bowl by bowl, polished it off. Glee filled their faces. Sweet bliss.Ah, crème caramel, that eggy caramel custard that bakes atop a layer of caramel. It’s baked in a bain-marie — the baking dish nestled into a hot water bath in the oven — then chilled and inverted onto a serving dish. The result: a welcome puddle of caramelized sugar coats the surface of the luscious custard.It’s known as flan in Spanish-s...

Bay Area breweries win honors, medals at California Beer Summit

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

The recent California Beer Summit offered plenty of news — ranging from cautious optimism to woeful doom — on the state of the craft beer world. But there was some very good news for the Bay Area breweries who triumphed at the summit’s 2023 Brewers Cup.Let’s start with that rosy news, because out of 246 medals awarded in 83 categories at the festivities held in mid-March in Sacramento, the champion that emerged was Morgan Territory Brewing in Tracy — and soon in Pleasant Hill. Named Brewery of the Year, Morgan Territory won eight medals, including two in a single category, a gold for Lubricator and a bronze for Big Bock Energy, both bocks.Humble Sea Brewing now has taprooms in Santa Cruz, Pacifica and Felton. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) Other Bay Area gold medal winners included Half Moon Bay Brewing for its Saison, Sunnyvale’s Faultline Brewing for its Oktoberfest and Danville Brewing for its Chocolate Raspberry Royale. Vacaville’s Solano Bre...

Baseball: 5 great spots to grab a bite near San Francisco’s Oracle Park

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:14:17 GMT

The only thing better than decking yourself out in orange and black for a day at the ballpark is some delicious food to go with it. You can certainly eat inside San Francisco’s Oracle Park — who doesn’t love Organic Coup or The Lumpia Company?But if you’re looking for something before or after the game, there are plenty of options for reasonably priced, tasty eats between SoMa and Mission Bay, and many are within a 10-minute walk. Some even have waterfront and ballpark views. Neighborhood restaurateurs, such as Scott Morton of MoMo’s, take great pride in matching the excitement of orange-clad fans with stellar hospitality.“It’s a full house on most game days, and my job is to put on the best show I can,” Morton says. “Hospitality and maintaining a fun atmosphere are a big part of that.”Here’s everything you need to know about MoMo’s, which is celebrating 25 years in the neighborhood, and four other restaurants where y...