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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
City sign attacking midfielder Alex Newby after Altrincham exit
YORK City have completed their second signing of the Summer - boosting their ranks with attacking midfielder Alex Newby. Newby will officially join York on July 1 upon the expiry of his contract with fellow National League side Altrincham, having reached double figures in goals for the Robins last campaign. Advertisement The 29-year-old brings welcome experience to the City fold, similarly to their first signing of the Summer in Ollie Banks. Newby began his footballing career in the academy of Bolton Wanderers, before turning professional with hometown club Barrow. He made one appearance for the Bluebirds in a bench appearance against Southport, as well as having a loan spell with local side Kendal Town. The midfielder would drop into non-league permanently to join Clitheroe, before climbing up the pyramid to join Chorley in the National League North. Newby stayed a Chorley player for three years, making 90 appearances and scoring 24 times, his first of which came against York in 2018. Advertisement He would also have multiple play-off campaigns with Chorley, which included a promotion into the National League. Following a season in the fifth tier, Newby made the step into the Football League and into Sky Bet League One, joining Rochdale in 2020. Newby did suffer relegation with the Dale to Sky Bet League Two in his first season, managing 82 appearances and 13 goals in two years. Another two years in the Football League would follow for Newby, joining fellow League Two side Colchester United. He made 34 appearances and scored three goals for the Essex-based side, which also included a loan spell with Altrincham. Advertisement Seven goals in 18 games for the Robins made his move permanent, where he has since helped Altrincham to a play-off semi-final in the 2023/24 season. Whilst Altrincham did narrowly miss out on the play-offs in the 2024/25 season, Newby scored 15 goals in 44 matches, proving to be a key player in Phil Parkinson's side. Speaking on his move to York, Newby commented: "It's brilliant to be here, it's a great move for me, it's something that I was really keen to get done as soon as it was mentioned. "Obviously, meeting the manager as well, I'm just really excited to get started."
Mint
2 days ago
- Mint
Looking for the right kind of green tea
The Long Jing has been on my tea wish list simply because its reputation precedes it. Along with the Bi Luo Chun, the Long Jing sits at the top of the green tea pantheon, and on one's tea explorations. It is a name that comes up often enough until you cannot ignore it. The name Long Jing translates to Dragon Well, and follows in the Chinese tea tradition that tells of an old tea and fantastical tales that accompany it. At first, I found these stories to be quite the attractive hook, marvelling at how even a tea could inspire such legends. Lately though, I am more eager to push past the stories for the tea. And with the Long Jing, suffice to know that the tea gets its name from its place of origin—Longjing village in Hangzhou. Of all the tea styles, I have struggled with green tea the most, in part because the early greens I had were not very memorable. I was also put off by the heavy handed push by marketers towards adopting green tea for losing weight and being disease-free. While I never actively sought green tea, I welcomed the occasional flavourful greens that came my way. And I learnt to distinguish between the pan-roasted Chinese style and the steamed Japanese style, and my preference for the latter was for the colour and the umami hit. Still, it's been a sporadic dalliance at best. Also read: A tea lover's reflection on tradition and change Last week, a ceramicist friend was travelling to China, and I had to ask for some Long Jing tea, given that spring has just ended. All tea regions seem to celebrate green tea plucked in spring. An avowed coffee drinker, my friend was not impressed with the tea, doubting if it looked and sounded better than it was. I had no reference for it, and decided to abandon questions about when it was plucked and by whom and what grade it was. Instead, I decided to enjoy it for the tea it was. What a lovely aroma it had—the packet opened to the smells of a tea garden, that fresh leafy smell that is such a mood lifter. The leaves were the characteristic Long Jing flat leaf, which comes from the pan-frying process when the leaves are pressed against the sides of the pan. I chose to brew it in water that was hot, but not boiling (80–85 degrees Celsius is recommended), and tried a very short steep of 30 seconds before settling for longer (60-90 seconds) steeps. I topped it a few times. Two things that struck me were the smooth mouthfeel and the hit of umami that I was not expecting: I have grown to associate that with Japanese greens and yet, here was a pan-fired Chinese tea exhibiting it. Second, despite being a prized tea, it was effortlessly easy to like and drink. The myth and lore aside, the tea can speak for itself. Perhaps one just needs the right tea to start one's discovery. And for green tea, the Long Jing could very well be that tea. Also read: Do you value that cup of tea? TEA TAKES A flavoured Long Jing with lychee and pandan (Karma Kettle, ₹400 for 50g) or pure Long Jing (Chado Tea, ₹899 for 50g or Newby Tea, ₹8,880 for 250g) Tea Nanny is a fortnightly series on the world of tea. Aravinda Anantharaman is a tea drinker, writer and editor. She posts @AravindaAnanth1 on X.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ms. Newby's celebrates 50 years of service
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Ms. Newby's was established in 1975 on the corner of Joan Avenue and Thomas Drive by Melva Newby. Melva named the business after herself, as one of the first women to open a bar in the area. 'My grandmother she did many things in our early life, and she always wanted to open the bar. And back in the seventies, it was very rare for a woman to be in the bar business. So she was one of the first in Panama City Beach,' Ms. Newby's Owner Will Pickenpaugh said. Niceville man arrested after attempt to sell stolen car online Years later, David Newby opened another business down the road, called Newby's Package and Lounge. It is now called Newby's Too. 'That was my grandfather's. That was David Newby, killer, and it was a strip club, and we decided to turn it into a more, you know, sophisticated kind of bar,' Newby's Too Owner Wesley Pickenpaugh said. The business has stayed in the family, it was passed down to Charlotte Newby. When she retired, the business went to her children, Will and Wesley Pickenpaugh. 'It's really like a family here. You know, so makes it that much more enjoyable to come to work every day,' Pickenpaugh said. They went on to open two other locations, called Newby's Brew and Booze and, Newby's Brew On The Bay. Each location offers a place where you can meet people from all walks of life. 'You'll meet a barber, then you'll meet like a plumber, and you'll meet everyone from all types of work. And they come in to drink, and it's just it's like a surreal moment,' Ms. Newbys's Bartender Sarah Rodriguez said. Enjoy some local state parks for free this summer As Newby's continues to grow, you could see more locations in the future. 'I would have told you we wouldn't have four, so I can't say there's not going to be five,' Retired Ms. Newby's Owner Charlotte Newby said. The 50th anniversary celebration will continue throughout the weekend, with live music and Newby's classic Hunch Punch. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Winnipeg Free Press
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
North Carolina court says it's OK to swap jurors while they are deliberating
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's highest court on Friday left intact a murder conviction that a lower appeals court had thrown out on the grounds that a jury shake-up during deliberations violated the defendant's rights and required a new trial. By a 5-2 decision, the state Supreme Court reversed last year's decision of a state Court of Appeals panel that had sided with Eric Ramond Chambers, who has been serving a sentence of life in prison without parole. The state constitution says no one can be convicted of a crime except by 'the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court' that state justices have declared in the past repeatedly must be composed of 12 people. A 2021 state law says an alternate juror can be substituted for one of the 12 after deliberations begin as long as the judge instructs the amended jury to begin deliberations anew. The judge at Chambers' 2022 trial did just that when an alternate juror joined deliberations because an original juror couldn't continue the next day due to a medical appointment. The original 12 had deliberated for less than 30 minutes the day before. Chambers, who was representing himself in the trial, was not in the courtroom when the substitution occurred. By midday the reconstituted jury had reached a verdict, and Chambers was convicted of first-degree murder and a serious assault charge for the 2018 shooting in a Raleigh motel room. Chambers petitioned the Court of Appeals, which later ruled that his right to a 'properly constituted jury' had been violated and the 2021 law couldn't supersede the state constitution because 13 people had reached the verdict. State attorneys then appealed. Writing for Friday's majority, Chief Justice Paul Newby said the 2021 law doesn't violate Chamber's right because it provides 'critical safeguards that ensure that the twelve-juror threshold remains sacrosanct.' Newby wrote the law says no more than 12 jurors can participate in the jury's deliberations and that a judge's instruction to begin deliberations anew means 'any discussion in which the excused juror participated is disregarded and entirely new deliberations are commenced by the newly-constituted twelve.' The four other justices who are registered Republicans joined Newby in his opinion. In a dissenting opinion to retain the new trial, Associate Justice Allison Riggs wrote the 2021 law is an unconstitutional departure from the concept of 12-member juries and 'endangers the impartiality and unanimity of the jury.' No matter what directions a trial judge gives to jurors to begin deliberations anew, Riggs added, 'we must assume by law that the original juror's mere presence impacted the verdict.' Associate Justice Anita Earls — who with Riggs are the court's two registered Democrats — also dissented.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
North Carolina court says it's OK to swap jurors while they are deliberating
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's highest court on Friday left intact a murder conviction that a lower appeals court had thrown out on the grounds that a jury shake-up during deliberations violated the defendant's rights and required a new trial. By a 5-2 decision, the state Supreme Court reversed last year's decision of a state Court of Appeals panel that had sided with Eric Ramond Chambers, who has been serving a sentence of life in prison without parole. The state constitution says no one can be convicted of a crime except by 'the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court' that state justices have declared in the past repeatedly must be composed of 12 people. A 2021 state law says an alternate juror can be substituted for one of the 12 after deliberations begin as long as the judge instructs the amended jury to begin deliberations anew. The judge at Chambers' 2022 trial did just that when an alternate juror joined deliberations because an original juror couldn't continue the next day due to a medical appointment. The original 12 had deliberated for less than 30 minutes the day before. Chambers, who was representing himself in the trial, was not in the courtroom when the substitution occurred. By midday the reconstituted jury had reached a verdict, and Chambers was convicted of first-degree murder and a serious assault charge for the 2018 shooting in a Raleigh motel room. Chambers petitioned the Court of Appeals, which later ruled that his right to a 'properly constituted jury' had been violated and the 2021 law couldn't supersede the state constitution because 13 people had reached the verdict. State attorneys then appealed. Writing for Friday's majority, Chief Justice Paul Newby said the 2021 law doesn't violate Chamber's right because it provides 'critical safeguards that ensure that the twelve-juror threshold remains sacrosanct.' Newby wrote the law says no more than 12 jurors can participate in the jury's deliberations and that a judge's instruction to begin deliberations anew means 'any discussion in which the excused juror participated is disregarded and entirely new deliberations are commenced by the newly-constituted twelve.' The four other justices who are registered Republicans joined Newby in his opinion. In a dissenting opinion to retain the new trial, Associate Justice Allison Riggs wrote the 2021 law is an unconstitutional departure from the concept of 12-member juries and 'endangers the impartiality and unanimity of the jury.' No matter what directions a trial judge gives to jurors to begin deliberations anew, Riggs added, 'we must assume by law that the original juror's mere presence impacted the verdict.' Associate Justice Anita Earls — who with Riggs are the court's two registered Democrats — also dissented.
