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Sheldon Menery, Godfather Of Commander, Passes Away

Sheldon Menery, the Godfather of Commander, retired Level 5 Magic: The Gathering judge, founding member of the Commander Rules Committee, and longtime columnist for Star City Games, died last night after a seven-year bout with cancer. Menery’s wife posted the sad news on Facebook this morning, adding an announcement for a memorial gathering will be coming soon. Menery spoke candidly about his ongoing treatment and struggle with the disease on social media, but still managed to make it out to MagicCons and SCG CON events to play his favorite format and be around the people he loved.

12 EPIC Gluten Free Pancake Recipes

Published: Dec 21, 2023 · Updated: Dec 21, 2023 by Madeline Mayfield · This post may contain affiliate links Make one of these gluten-free pancake recipes or start with the classic fluffy stack below for the best breakfast ever! 5 from 5 votes Some of the recipes below are naturally gluten-free while others I’ve made for years using a 1:1 gluten-free baking flour mix and have yielded epic results each time.

Hurricane Otis hit Acapulco. But it has many Americans trembling.

When I woke up to the devastation of Hurricane Otis — which hit Acapulco, Mexico, as a Category 5 storm and at last count had left at least 100 people dead or missing — I knew as a hurricane scientist that a “nightmare scenario” of catastrophic rapid intensification had happened. Tropical storm Otis’ winds increased by 115 mph in less than 24 hours and became a Category 5 the next day. In addition to killing so many people, the storm is believed to have caused billions of dollars in property damage and destruction just in the state of Guerrero alone.

Comedian Margaret Cho Announces The psyCHO Tour, Coming This Fall

Three-time Grammy and Emmy nominee, comedian Margaret Cho has announced she will embark on a national U.S. run in support of The psyCHO Tour this fall. Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 15 at 10 a.m. (local time). Margaret will hit various cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and her hometown of San Francisco before embarking on a string of European dates this winter.

Five Books to Change Conservatives' Minds

As the 2016 presidential election made clear, we live in the era of the echo chamber. To escape their own, progressives need to be reading the best conservative thought -- certainly Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman, but also more contemporary figures such as Antonin Scalia and Robert Ellickson. The same is true for conservatives, if they hope to learn from progressives. Here are five books with which they might start.

Senate Democrats make the case for Puerto Rico self-determination

It took six decades and many attempts before Congress passed a statehood bill and admitted New Mexico to the union in 1912. That is cause for optimism, said Sen. Martin Heinrich, who right now is thinking about the future of Puerto Rico. The Caribbean island of a little more than 3 million people has been a territory of the U.S. since 1917, despite repeated pushes for autonomy.  “I think these things … seem impossible until they’re not.

Bahram Akradi Wikipedia, Age, Net Worth Of Life Time Fitness CEO

Life Time’s Q3 2023 results reveal expansion plans, sparking curiosity about founder Bahram Akradi and driving searches for his Wikipedia information. Let’s delve deeper into his story! The CEO and founder of Life Time is Bahram Akradi, a company focused on health and fitness. He champions holistic well-being, steering a health and fitness company toward comprehensive lifestyle transformation. With over 30 years in the industry, Bahram Akradi has witnessed its evolution from the beginning to its current dynamic state.

Gmail for Android update brings back red notification icon

A week after the original change, a new update to Gmail for Android drops the Dynamic Color theming of the notification app icon for the classic red. Version 2023.06.11.x is rolling out on Thursday evening and simply brings back the red Gmail icon in notifications. The change last week technically conformed to the latest Material You look, but most people found it annoying. It made email alerts stand out less in the notification shade, and Google must have received enough feedback about it.

Overwatch 2 soars on Steam top sellers list as Pink Mercy skin launches

Mercy buffs are coming in a future patch. Overwatch 2 has just rereleased the Pink Mercy skin, alongside a new Rose Gold variant in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Pink Mercy has long been the most requested skin in Overwatch history. It was introduced back in 2018, as part of a charity push for the BCRF. Since it went away, Overwatch’s social media posts have been plagued with players pleading for the skin to come back.