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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Voting for the 2025 Packers Everywhere Fan Favorite photo contest is now open
Football fans can now vote in this year's Packers Everywhere Fan Favorite photo contest. Five finalists were selected from thousands of entries, and fans have until May 1 to select their favorite. The winner will be announced May 6. Advertisement Fans can vote once daily at Each time someone votes, they will beentered to win two tickets to a Packers home game. The winning photo will be featured in locations around Lambeau Field during a 2025 regular-season home game, including on the marquee signs outside the stadium. The finalists are: Bianca Shriver of Sutherland, IA Jim Lee from Stevenson Ranch, CA Lexi Roerk from Owensboro, KY MaKynna Lesinski from Stevens Point Miranda Young from Chippewa Falls The grand prize winner also will receive two tickets to the game in which their photo is featured, plus airfare and hotel accommodations for two nights. This photo of her sons won Jen Hall of Oregon, Ill., the 2024 Packers Everywhere Fan Favorite Contest. Jen Hall's picture of her two sons, Tate and Tripp, was voted the top photo in 2024 contest. The photo was taken in front of their home in Oregon, IL. Advertisement Contact Richard Ryman at rryman@ Follow him on Twitter at @RichRymanPG, on Instagram at @rrymanPG or on Facebook at This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Voting for Packers Everywhere Fan Favorite photo contest is now open
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Hopes York could become first UK 'dark sky city'
Experts hope York could become the UK's first "dark sky city" as part of a global movement to combat light pollution. York St John University academics joined astronomers on Tuesday to discuss how methods including the use of warmer, directional street lighting can have an impact in urban areas. The nearby North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales have been designated Dark Sky Reserves since 2020, meaning light pollution is particularly low, but the UK is yet to have a city with dark sky status. Dr Jen Hall, from the university, said: "We believe York has the potential, knowledge and impetus to be the first. "By coming together, we can protect our night skies for future generations and make York a model for responsible lighting in cities across the UK." Techniques put forward to reduce light pollution include using warm white LED lighting, switching lights off at times they're not required and changing angles to ensure lights point down towards the ground. The university said it had introduced several of these measures on its main campus, with hopes the project could widen across York. Dr Hall, associate professor of tourism and events, told BBC Radio York it would be a "huge challenge, but not an insurmountable one". Mike Hawtin, dark skies conservation lead at the North York Moors National Park Authority, said reducing light pollution was key for protecting nocturnal biodiversity and the environment more broadly. "Light pollution is easy to fix, it saves us money and reduces carbon emissions," he said. "The discussion is never ever about banning the light we all need for a wide range of reasons - it's about sensitive, responsible use, to light only what we need, only when we need it and at a level suitable to that need." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Festival to celebrate 'inky skies and sparkling stars' Dark Skies: Leaders of unique reserve issue plea More streetlights to be turned off or dimmed
BBC News
05-03-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Ambitions for York to become UK's first 'dark sky city'
Experts hope York could become the UK's first "dark sky city" as part of a global movement to combat light St John University academics joined astronomers on Tuesday to discuss how methods including the use of warmer, directional street lighting can have an impact in urban areas. The nearby North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales have been designated Dark Sky Reserves since 2020, meaning light pollution is particularly low, but the UK is yet to have a city with dark sky status. Dr Jen Hall, from the university, said: "We believe York has the potential, knowledge and impetus to be the first. "By coming together, we can protect our night skies for future generations and make York a model for responsible lighting in cities across the UK."Techniques put forward to reduce light pollution include using warm white LED lighting, switching lights off at times they're not required and changing angles to ensure lights point down towards the ground. The university said it had introduced several of these measures on its main campus, with hopes the project could widen across Hall, associate professor of tourism and events, told BBC Radio York it would be a "huge challenge, but not an insurmountable one".Mike Hawtin, dark skies conservation lead at the North York Moors National Park Authority, said reducing light pollution was key for protecting nocturnal biodiversity and the environment more broadly. "Light pollution is easy to fix, it saves us money and reduces carbon emissions," he said. "The discussion is never ever about banning the light we all need for a wide range of reasons - it's about sensitive, responsible use, to light only what we need, only when we need it and at a level suitable to that need." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
York St John University to host free-to-attend The Dark Matters event
York St John University is set to host an event to explore how the city can become more dark sky friendly, and combat the issue of light pollution. The free event, called The Dark Matters, will take place at the university's Creative Centre on Tuesday, March 4. It will bring together dark sky experts, academics, and artists for an evening of discussion, reflections, and film. The event is part of the North York Moors National Park's tenth anniversary Dark Sky Festival celebrations. According to a spokesperson, "The Dark Matters will challenge attendees to rethink the way we use light, highlighting the urgent need for action against excessive artificial light, which negatively impacts wildlife, human health, and the environment." The Dark Matters' campaign for more responsible use of artificial lighting is informed by a number of concerns, such as that of avoiding energy wastage and excessive emissions. It was also claimed, by a spokesperson, that "well-designed, warm-toned lighting not only enhances safety but also reduces crime"; other mentioned benefits of responsible lighting included safeguarding moths (which pollinate "a third of all plants," and are said to be vulnerable to artificial light), and reducing the incidence of hedgehogs wandering onto roads. The event's expert panel will discuss how "we can all contribute to creating better environments in both urban and natural settings." The discussion will be chaired by Dr Jen Hall, associate professor of tourism and events at York St John University, whose research looks at how public engagement with dark sky festivals supports conservation goals. Other panellists include Mike Hawtin, head of nature recovery at North York Moors National Park; Richard Darn, dark skies consultant, astronomer, and activist; Dr Claire Hind, professor of contemporary theatre at York St John University; Sarah Williams, energy and environmental projects officer at York St John University; and Dr Brendan Paddison, associate professor and interim dean at York Business School, York St John University. Attendees will also have the chance to view The Dark Matters film, which captures the research and findings of Dr Hall and Dr Paddison. Dr Hall said: "Yorkshire is a hub of Dark Skies activity, with fantastic efforts to reduce light pollution. "More than a third of Yorkshire's land area is under some form of dark sky designation, with a handful of villages now included too. "But as yet the UK has no Dark Sky city. "We believe York has the potential, knowledge, and impetus to be the first. "By coming together, we can protect our night skies for future generations and make York a model for responsible lighting in cities across the UK." Bookings for The Dark Matters can be made at
