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Daily Record
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Larkhall YMCA Harriers rack up excellent times in various races
Athletes have done well in recent weeks Larkhall YMCA Harriers AAC took part in several events in recent months, with members racking up impressive times. The Edinburgh Marathon Festival saw JogScotland graduates Lorna Elvin (38.44), Lorna Cardwell (42.43)and Nicola Ferguson (42.46) in the 5k at the end of May, in their first race completing the Couch to 5K programme. On the Sunday, May 25, Shona Mitchell ran her first half marathon, completing the course in 2.27:04. Erin Gordon and John Collins took part in the full 26.2 mile marathon, with Gordon finishing in 4.00:15, with Collins not far behind in 4.19:36. Larkhall's U15 girls' team of Lily Cuthbertson, Lucy Thomson, Erin Ogston and Laci McNulty won bronze at the Lanarkshire AAA Track Relays in Cumbernauld on May 17. Drew Reid, George Brown, Emma Dooey and Aimee Davidson competed in a mixed 4x100m, finishing sixth. Senior endurance coach Alex Kidd took part in the Babcock 10k Series at Shettleston, Dumbarton and Helensburgh in V60, finishing in 57,22, 57.44 and 55.52, respectively. Rona MacPherson recorded a personal best time at the London Marathon, completing the course in 3.38:51, setting a new women's club record. Laci McNulty won silver in under-15 girls' 100m and bronze in 200m at the West District Track Championships at Kilmarnock. Ross Kinkade won silver in under-15 boys' 200m, while Aimee Davidson and Emma Dooey both reached the under-13 girls' 100m semi-finals, both setting PBs. Dooey set a PB in her 800m final, en route to finishing second. In under-15 girls' 200m, Lucy Thomson and Lily Cuthbertson recorded PBs in their heats. Drew Reid narrowly missed out on a PB in his heat in under-15 boys' 200m, and in 1500m. Sam Thomson ran well to set a PB in under-15 100m, and PBs were set by George B rown in the under-15 boys' 800m final, and Sophie Brennan in her 800m final, finishing third in a very tight finish. Michael Marden set a PB in long jump with 3.86m. Larkhall athletes played a big role for Team Lanarkshire as the Youth Development League kicked off on May 4. Ross Kinkade won under-15 200m A race, with the fastest overall time of 24.21, following that up wth a win in 4x100m relay. Laci McNulty won silver in the girls' under-15 200m, with 0.04 between her and first place. McNulty was part of a team that placed third in 4x100m. Sophie Brennan was in the U15 girls' B race and placed third in 2.39:90, bringing in more points for the team. Michael Marden and Drew Reid took part in U13 boys' 1500m, with Marden finishing seventh in the A race and Reid fourth in the B race. Marden and Reid formed part of the 4x100m team finishing fourth. George Brown finished seventh in the B race. At the end of the meet, Team South Lanarkshire had a commanding lead of 384 points, at the top of Division 2. Match 2 took place on May 25, with notable performances from Ross Kinkade – who won both the 100m and 200m A races and the 4x100 relay. Laci McNulty won her 200m and placed second in 100m A race, and won the 4x100m. Michael Marden finished fourth in U13 boys' 1500m and won his 4x100m, giving Harriers a clean sweep of the relays, and helping Team South Lanarkshire extend their league lead to 730.5 points and in the hunt for promotion next year, with one match remaining. In April, the Harriers' beginner group, JogScotland Larkhall, completed their Couch to 5k programme, running the Strathclyde Parkrun with friends. Twelve weeks of hard work, training three times a week, paid off as 36 of the original 40 completed the course. In March, a team of six endurance athletes headed to the Alloa Half Marathon. Aaron Partridge stormed through the 13.1 mile course in 1hr 14mins 44secs for 19th overall. Rona MacPherson was first female home in 1.38:18. Erin Gordon, Sarah Leggate and William Thomson completed the course next, all achieving PBs. Ted Zokas and Hannah McGuire finished the race, with McGuire setting a new PB. Louise Henderson took part in the Inverness Half Marathon, beating her old PB by nine minutes to complete the course in 2.10:48. Erin Gordon took part in the Monklands Half Marathon, where she was fourth female overall in 1.45:47. In the associated 10k, Shona Mitchell finished in 1.04:15.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Yahoo
Local woman trying to recover mom's Facebook account after stranger memorializes it
A Facebook account full of family memories was memorialized by a stranger without the family's knowledge. Now, a woman is fighting for access to her mom's account. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7's Taylor Robertson meets with Hannah Couch and learns about how much this profile means to her and her family LIVE on News Center 7 at 11. Couch says her mom, Soni May Shaw, used Facebook like a scrapbook, and now those memories are gone. TRENDING STORIES: 6-year-old boy dies after drowning in Butler County City says arbitrator ignored 'simply obvious dangers' by reinstating fired police sergeant Suspect in murder of local 32-year-old father arrested in Kentucky 'My mom, she was incredible. I don't think I've ever met someone who didn't love her,' Couch said. 'She was diagnosed with cancer in June of 2023 and it started in her lungs. She has the BRCA gene, and it mutated to an untreatable and incurable brain cancer.' Shaw passed away last summer. 'She was a photographer, softball mom, a great grandma,' Couch said. 'She was actually kind of getting popular on TikTok out of nowhere. She posted, like, easy Sunday game day recipes to feed a family, because Sundays were her thing.' After her mom passed, Couch found comfort reading through old posts. One day, she went to check her mom's profile and it was memorialized. 'The only thing that I can see is my memories that she's tagged me in or stuff that I've tagged her in,' Couch said. Couch says she was shocked, and she immediately tried to find who had memorialized the page, but no one came forward. 'Somebody took that away from us,' Couch said. It made Couch curious. How simple is it to convince Facebook someone is dead? 'I made a fake Facebook. I made myself the legacy contact and then I reported it to memorialize it,' Couch said. 'I found some old lady picture on Facebook, made it her profile picture, I put her picture with a ChatGPT obituary and all you have to do- you don't have to be logged into Facebook- I just went ahead through a Safari browser, report - memorialized.' Couch says she has reached out to Facebook nine times since May and has only gotten one response. 'They basically told me that there was nothing that they could do. It was irreversible and once it's done, it's done,' Couch said. 'It's cruel and Facebook has to do something about it.' News Center 7 reached out to Facebook to see if it's possible to recover Couch's mother's profile, but we have not heard back. Couch says she is considering legal action, but she hopes it doesn't come to that. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Report: Florida football special teams coach moving on to Houston
One of the special teams' coaches for Florida football is moving on to a new job. According to a report by Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Florida Gators Game Changer coordinator Chris Couch is accepting the special teams coordinator job at Houston. Advertisement The move reunites Couch with Houston coach Willie Fritz, whom he worked under at Tulane from 2016-20. Couch endured some ups and downs in his first two years under head coach Billy Napier as lead special teams' analyst. Under Couch, Florida at times failed to line up correctly, resulting in either 10 players or too many players on the field in changeovers for punts and field goal attempts. During the 2024 offseason, Florida added special teams' coordinator Joe Houston to work with Couch. Houston, a former special teams assistant with the New England Patriots (2020-23) and special teams coach at Iowa State (2016-18), added a new voice with experience. Due to a change in NCAA rules, both analysts were able to work on the field during 2024 fall camp, which resulted in smoother special teams' operation during the 2024 season. Coach joins former UF co-defensive coordinator Austin Armstrong as the second coach to leave the Gators for Houston in the last seven months. Armstrong took over as Houston defensive coordinator last December. Advertisement Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun's Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@ Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators' national championship basketball season in 'CHOMP-IONS!' — a hardcover coffee-table collector's book from The Sun. Details at This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Report: Florida football losing special teams analyst to Houston
Scottish Sun
02-06-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Exact date in weeks millions of Nationwide customers to get free £100 – check if you're eligible
Scroll on to find out if you qualify PAY BOOST Exact date in weeks millions of Nationwide customers to get free £100 – check if you're eligible MILLIONS of Nationwide customers are about to get a free £100 in their bank accounts in just weeks to come. The building society is handing out the cash as part of its Fairer Share scheme, rewarding loyal customers with a slice of a whopping £410million pot. 1 Nationwide customers could receive a free cash boost Credit: Getty If you qualify, the money will land between June 18 and July 4. The payment will go straight into your Nationwide current account, so you won't have to worry about any forms. To qualify, you must have opened your main current account with Nationwide by March 31 this year. On top of that, you'll need to either have a savings balance of £100 or more, or owe at least £100 on your mortgage by the same date. Plus, your account has to show some activity between January and March - so it can't just be sitting there gathering dust. An estimated four million people will pocket the payout this year. It will be the third year in a row Nationwide has rewarded customers in this way. Boss Debbie Crosbie said: 'Nationwide has had an outstanding twelve months. We returned a record £2.8billion in value to members and remain number one for customer service.' So if you're a regular Nationwide user and tick the right boxes then it's happy days. And if that wasn't enough, there's another sweetener on the table. Natwest Couch to Cash The 5k challenge The bank has just launched a £200 switching bonus for newbies, plus a Member Exclusive Bond that pays a tidy return. Anyone who saves the full £10,000 in the bond will bag £762.50 in interest over 18 months – that's £150 more than its next best offer. The £100 payment is separate from the £50 one-off bonus paid earlier this year to 12 million members. What if i don't bank with Nationwide? If you're not banking with Nationwide as yet, you will have to sit this one out unfortunately. However, it's not all doom and gloom. Other banks are getting in on the free cash action too. Santander is currently offering a free £180 for switching your current account over. TSB is giving new customers who switch to the high street bank a £100 switching incentive. You get the £100 upfront but if you spend on you debit card for 20 times in the first six months you get a £15 a month cash back. Co-op bank is also paying £175 to new customers. And its not just traditional banks offering up freebies. Customers can also cash in on free perks with popular digital banks.
Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Science
- Indian Express
8 animals that ‘hibernate' in the summer
When we think of hibernation, we usually picture animals sleeping through the winter to escape the harsh cold. But did you know that some animals hibernate during the summer as well? This phenomenon, called aestivation (or estivation), is a survival strategy various species use to avoid extreme heat, drought, or food scarcity. Like winter hibernation, aestivation helps animals slow their metabolism and conserve energy until conditions improve. This strategy becomes crucial in dry or desert regions, where water and food are scarce during summer. Some key reasons why animals aestivate include: One of the most famous aestivators, the African lungfish, survives extreme droughts by burying itself in mud and secreting a protective mucus cocoon. It can remain in this state for up to four years until rains return and refill the water bodies. Native to North America's arid regions, the desert tortoise aestivates to escape the scorching desert heat. It digs burrows and remains inactive until the cooler months arrive, conserving water and energy. Many species of land snails, including the Roman snail, aestivate by sealing themselves inside their shells with a mucus layer to prevent water loss. This helps them survive dry summers in Mediterranean and desert climates. Some crocodile species, like the Australian freshwater crocodile, aestivate by digging into riverbanks or burrowing in mud when water sources dry up. They remain inactive until the rainy season replenishes their habitat. Certain amphibians, like the spotted salamander, aestivate when ponds or streams dry out. They burrow underground and stay dormant until conditions become favorable again. Frogs, especially those living in desert regions, aestivate to survive long dry periods. The Couch's spadefoot toad buries itself in the soil and remains dormant for months until rain triggers its reawakening. While most hedgehogs hibernate in winter, some species aestivate in extremely hot regions to avoid dehydration and heat stress. Even earthworms aestivate when soil becomes too dry. They burrow deeper into the ground, wrapping themselves in a protective mucus layer to retain moisture. While both hibernation and estivation involve a state of dormancy, they occur in different seasons and for different reasons:
