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A local pizzeria is making the jump past the lettuce curtain.Heirloom Pizza Co. is set to open a second location at the empty Beverly's Fabric building at 344 S. Main St. Owner and chef, Mike Foley, confirmed the news Thursday, "We are so excited to be a part of the revitalization of Oldtown Salinas!"Foley has big plans for the historic two-story building. The new location will serve as more than just a pizza parlor. He hopes it will be a thriving nightlife and social hub for downtown."I want to liven the place up a bit," Foley said. "The plan is to build a music stage and host musicians from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m." The music space would be branded, "Live at Heirloom Pizza Company."Up on the second floor will be another colorful addition to Oldtown. A bar called the Sneaky Tiki Lounge along with an event space for private parties. Unlike the Monterey location, the Salinas spot will be open for lunch. The menu is set to have the same favorites locals love with several new additions like soups and salads. Heirloom Pizza Company will be leasing the space. The building was recently bought by produce giant Taylor Farms; adding to their growing Oldtown Salinas real estate portfolio. In 2018, New Harvest Christian Fellowship bought the building, despite city code prohibiting religious assembly in that space. After taking the zoning matter to city council and to court, the church eventually moved on and sold the building to Taylor. Construction for the new restaurant will take time. Because the space has never been a restaurant, they need to build a kitchen, bars, stage and dining area from the ground up. Once permits are factored in, the entire process could take up to 18 months, with an opening date of Spring 2023.

A local pizzeria is making the jump past the lettuce curtain.

Heirloom Pizza Co. is set to open a second location at the empty Beverly's Fabric building at 344 S. Main St.

Owner and chef, Mike Foley, confirmed the news Thursday, "We are so excited to be a part of the revitalization of Oldtown Salinas!"

Foley has big plans for the historic two-story building. The new location will serve as more than just a pizza parlor. He hopes it will be a thriving nightlife and social hub for downtown.

"I want to liven the place up a bit," Foley said. "The plan is to build a music stage and host musicians from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m." The music space would be branded, "Live at Heirloom Pizza Company."

Up on the second floor will be another colorful addition to Oldtown. A bar called the Sneaky Tiki Lounge along with an event space for private parties.

Unlike the Monterey location, the Salinas spot will be open for lunch. The menu is set to have the same favorites locals love with several new additions like soups and salads.

Heirloom Pizza Company will be leasing the space. The building was recently bought by produce giant Taylor Farms; adding to their growing Oldtown Salinas real estate portfolio. In 2018, New Harvest Christian Fellowship bought the building, despite city code prohibiting religious assembly in that space. After taking the zoning matter to city council and to court, the church eventually moved on and sold the building to Taylor.

Construction for the new restaurant will take time. Because the space has never been a restaurant, they need to build a kitchen, bars, stage and dining area from the ground up. Once permits are factored in, the entire process could take up to 18 months, with an opening date of Spring 2023.

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Wes Anderson is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers alive today. However, his films seem to split people into two groups, those who love them or hate them. I happen to be in the former category. Andersons films have been a big part of my life ever since I saw Fantastic Mr. Fox in theaters when I was 10 years old. He has made four films since that one, with 2014s The Grand Budapest Hotel being his most acclaimed as well as his most recent live-action film until now. The French Dispatch closes a three year gap between films and a seven year gap since Anderson has directed a live-action film. In fact, this is a longer wait than anticipated, as the film was slated to be released in July of 2020.

So was the wait worth it? Of course it was! Anderson has an almost perfect track record at this point, so fans of his will of course love this film. His idiosyncratic style of filmmaking is at its peak here. You may even say it is Wes Anderson at his most Wes Anderson-y. The sets drip with his iconic symmetry. The carefully framed shots are unmistakably his own. His usual cast members all appear throughout the film. To some, this makes The French Dispatch feel like it is Anderson on auto-pilot. However, there is so much more that he does with this film that separates it from his other work.

To start, the story is structured much differently from his other films. Rather than follow a strict narrative, the film tells five different stories, with three of them constructing the centerpiece of the film. The first section and epilogue take place in the offices of The French Dispatch and see the staff of the The French Dispatch assembling the final edition of their paper. The editor, played by Bill Murray, does not want to cut any of the stories that are up for print that week. From there, we are thrust into each story with a visual retelling. For a director so synonymous with wonderful color choice, the majority of the film takes place in black and white. These sections make up the moments that are in-print, only switching to color for things that are either in the present or off the books. As usual with Andersons films, narration and internal monologues from the characters and outside parties help drive the story at certain points. This helps to create a wonderful atmosphere that makes the audience aware that what they are watching is not only the thoughts of a writer, but also the actions of a character on screen. It is truly a spellbinding technique that he has never done better until now.

The cast list includes many of the usual suspects in a Wes Anderson film. Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, and many more return. However, many of these actors take a backseat to new additions to the lineup. The first major story, titled The Concrete Masterpiece, follows Benicio del Toro as a convicted murderer turned modern artist who paints his muse, a prison guard played by La Seydoux. Much of this films R rating comes from this section due to the nude painting scenes as well as Adrien Brody dropping many foul words to rather humorous results. The second story, titled Revisions To A Manifesto sees the second lead role from Timothe Chalamet this year as well as a whole swath of younger actors who do an incredible job at fitting effortlessly into Andersons storybook style of acting. Chalamet he does a great job of disappearing into his character, chasing away any thoughts one might have that he was just cast as name recognition. He is also a surprisingly good comedic actor. The Private Dining Room Of The Police Commissioner closes out the main stories with a magnetizing tale about kidnapping and food, led by Jeffrey Wright as one of the best characters to ever grace Andersons films. Every second he is speaking is enchanting. This section also includes Willem Dafoe in one of the best bit parts in recent memories.

Another major deviation from his past work is the use of other formats. While he has two stop motion films under his belt, Anderson can add full on animation to his repertoire. The section near the end in which the characters morph into comic strip caricatures of themselves for a cartoonish car chase is one of Andersons funniest moments. There are several sections during the second story in which other unique filmmaking decisions happen, such as the moment where a characters backstory is conveyed by a stage dramatization. The first story is presented in part as a slideshow, with many of them consisting of people physically standing still in a room. It is an absolute delight to see how all of these different ideas come together to make an absolutely cohesive film. Anderson also gets credit for crafting up three enticing stories that all couldve filled out their own feature length films. However, he manages to compact these tales into just the right length to keep everything interesting and engaging. This is also interesting as there is little semblance of a moral or overarching plot throughout these stories. They are simply biographies, anecdotes, memoirs and articles about the lives of fictional people. The film does also lack the emotional gut punch of films like The Royal Tenenbaums or Moonrise Kingdom, but it makes up for it in technique. Due to this, this is likely Andersons least rewatchable film, but that does not make it his least enjoyable.

The anthology structure of the film might make The French Dispatch feel lightweight and the intense overstylization may seem like retreads of his past work, but Wes Anderson has done it again. This film is a wonderful time that will surely delight even the most casual fan of his. To those who have a much deeper connection, this is undoubtedly the film of the year.

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Editors Note: This is the first story in a two-part From the Archives series celebrating The Observers 55th anniversary. The second part will be published Friday, Nov. 5.

Today marks 55 years of The Observer, Notre Dames most prolific student-run newspaper. Founded in 1966 by a group of ambitious students dedicated to providing a reliable and relevant news service on campus, The Observer was the crowning achievement of a years-long effort to make a name for student journalism at Notre Dame.

In this first segment of a two-part edition, we will examine The Observers predecessor The Voice, and how it set up the groundwork for The Observers debut 55 years ago.

March 22, 1963 | The Voice Staff | Researched by Spencer Kelly

Oct. 27, 1966 | Stephen M. Feldhaus | Researched by Spencer Kelly

On Friday, March 22, 1963, a newspaper was born at Notre Dame but it wasnt The Observer. It was The Voice, a short-lived publication that immediately preceded its better-known relative.

In their first-ever edition, The Voice ran a column titled WE HAVE BEGUN a manifesto of sorts. The editors wrote that The Voice arises from no ones ashes, pointing to the absence of a campus newspaper in 1963.

While Scholastic did exist at the time, magazines are essentially different publications than newspapers, with content being long in form and literary in style. Newspapers more often present direct representations of facts, absent of stylistic additions.

For this reason, they wrote that Scholastic is not a newspaper, is not intended to be a newspaper, functionally cant be a newspaper.

As its name implied, The Voice would be favoring a dialogue among the student body, the student government and the administration. The new publication would eliminate the isolation between these groups by creating awareness of the diverse views.

It is in this way that we can claim in some sense to be the voice of the University of Notre Dame, they wrote.

The Voice recognized that these were high aspirations, and it would ultimately fall short of them. The paper was published sporadically over three-and-a-half years. On Thursday, Oct. 27, 1966, the front page declared its own downfall:THE VOICE IS DEAD.

Editor-in-chief Stephen M. Feldhaus (67) cited numerous problems precipitating the papers demise. Insufficient funding prevented the paper from printing regularly, diminishing the relevancy of their stories. Staffing shortages further exacerbated production issues, and lack of support from the University impeded their legitimacy.

But Feldhaus was proud of their work, writing that in spite of the magnitude of these obstacles, the VOICE has managed to exist.

Further, Feldhaus remained optimistic about the future of student journalism at Notre Dame.

Theres room for a newspaper at Notre Dame, he wrote. But not The Voice under the present circumstances.

The newspaper-shaped gap in the Notre Dame community would be filled by a new publication, co-founded by Feldhaus, that launched just one week later: The Observer.

The Voice was effectively a trial run for its descendant a prototype that allowed Feldhaus to learn from his mistakes. Though The Voice crashed, it was crucial to The Observers success.

The Voice rose from no ones ashes, but The Observer rose out the ashes of The Voice. For that, it is forever indebted.

Nov. 3, 1966 | Observer Staff | Researched by Christina Cefalu

The ending of The Voice left an opening for a contemporary change in Notre Dames student journalism. Just a week after The Voice was shut down, its former editor-in-chief Stephen M. Feldhaus banded together a creative and driven group of students, including Robert Anson (67) and Pat Collins (66), to begin a new era of the Notre Dame student newspaper with the founding of The Observer. Feldhaus vision for this new publication was a journal of Notre Dame and its students, which would be published regularly, starting at weekly editions in the first month and biweekly editions to follow.

Infusing the vibrancy of student writing into its pages, the newly-founded Observer would do just what its name proclaims: observe, remark, notice, comment and adhere. The team proclaimed this was not a rebirth of The Voice, but a new beginning in Notre Dames history. 55 years later, The Observer still proudly reports and represents the thoughts and views of the tri-campus community.

The Observer greatly expanded the newspaper content, no longer limiting its scope to simple reports of campus events. This new approach included coverage on both global issues and student activities, opinion pieces and cheeky cartoons.

The Observers first publication was saturated with character. The paper included a Letters to the Observer section, which functioned like its current Viewpoint section, giving all students a platform of expression. Norman Jeddeloh (68) interviewed as the first weekly Man in the News article for his efforts to improve life for off-campus students. Interhall sports records stood alongside a passionate plea for athletes to receive compensation beyond scholarships in The college football swindle.

Within these works, The Observers new mission to pursue an all-encompassing search for the truth was woven in. This search for truth stands the test of time, as The Observers success and longevity is founded in its authentic take on the Notre Dame experience.

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Returning Wallabies lock Will Skelton says it was an easy decision to rejoin the national setup, revealing a call from coach Dave Rennie earlier this year convinced him to "put his head down" in pursuit of an opportunity he previously thought might not come again.

Skelton linked up with the Wallabies in Edinburgh on Sunday and is one of five new additions to a squad that is recovering from the withdrawal of Samu Kerevi, Quade Cooper and Sean McMahon. The lock had originally been named alongside Rory Arnold and Tolu Latu last month, but the Japan-based trio's exit and tour-ending injury to Reece Hodge have seen Kurtley Beale, Colby Fainga'a and Duncan Paia'aua also added.

It is a first taste of the Wallabies environment for the former Waratahs lock in almost five years. Having slipped down the pecking order under Michael Cheika, Skelton accepted a short-term deal with English giants Saracens and in the seasons that followed established himself as one of the premier second-rowers in the northern hemisphere, leading to a nomination for the 2020/21 European Player of the Year.

While he missed out on that award to France's star scrum-half, Antoine Dupont, the now-La Rochelle lock is primed to deliver on the promise he showed early in his Test career.

"A bit more experience," Skelton said when asked why he was now a better player than the one who departed Australia in 2017. "Playing week in week out against northern hemisphere boys, you take a bit from them. I've played a lot with the England boys. You see what their standards are like, how they operate."

Skelton won two English Premierships and one European Cup with Saracens, before the club was later found to have cheated the English salary cap and was subsequently banished to the lower level Championship. It also saw several of the team's big names depart, including Skelton, who opted for La Rochelle instead of repatriation to Super Rugby and, at that point, the Wallabies.

But tweaks to the Giteau Law last year represented the start of the shift on Wallabies eligibility for overseas-based players, a situation that continues to be debated at Rugby Australia.

Originally brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for larger squads given the presence of bio-secure bubbles and quarantine, Rennie still did not activate the option last year.

But it wasn't on the account of a lack of engagement, with Skelton revealing he had been contacted about a cameo Tri Nations appearance.

"I spoke to [director of rugby] Scotty Johnson last year [before] the [Tri Nations] but it was a shortened version of it, it was a massive bubble they did for like 12 weeks," Skelton explained. "He asked me to come then and it didn't work out. My wife was pregnant and I didn't really want to leave her.

"I thought the door was closed and then 'Rens' gave me a phone call in the middle of the year and said if you'd like to be involved we'll be looking at you. He just said keep playing good footy and you might be involved with the team. I put my head down."

The return of Skelton and fellow lock Arnold means Australia suddenly has an embarrassment of riches in the second-row. Matt Philip and Izack Rodda had established themselves as Rennie's first-choice lock pairing, with Brumbies youngster Darcy Swain also in the squad.

The availability of Skelton and Arnold for the year's final three Tests is an invaluable injection for Australia on the field after a deflating week off it, with both men hardened by the opening seven weeks of the Top 14 season.

They also faced off in both the European Cup and French Top 14 finals last year, too.

"We were just talking about it yesterday because I've never really played with Will, I just imagine having him behind me or Alan or any of the tight-heads, as a prop, that is a dream," Tupou said of Skelton's potential presence.

"You don't have to do much. You just have to be in good shape and Will will do the rest. [I'm] looking forward to it."

While Rennie initially indicated it might be tough for Skelton and co. to feature against Scotland on Sunday, the lock himself believes he could be up to speed in time for the Murrayfield clash.

"We went through a bit of detail last night," Skelton said. "The shape is quite simple and something as a rugby player you've got to get used to quick.

"I'm not too sure, we'll see what [Rennie] is thinking, but we'll definitely be putting our hand up - all the boys ... we're not here to sit back and train for the three weeks. We want to try and be involved and put our hand up for selection. We'll be trying to get our head around it for Sunday on a seven-day turnaround."

As well as a second coming at Test level, a return to the Wallabies has also given Skelton the opportunity to reconnect with old teammates and experience the team's newfound winning culture under Rennie.

The 29-year-old then wants to add to it.

"You build relationships with them [teammates] at the start of your career and then to be able to play with them for your country is the ultimate," Skelton said. "It's something very special and something you never take for granted. To be involved with the group again is something that I didn't think was coming. Grateful to be here.

"You've seen how well they've been playing, they're on a winning streak, and you want to come in and add value, you don't want to be pulling them back.

"You always want to be involved, guys like Rory and myself, Duncan and Colby, who have joined, we're excited to be here and we're excited to help out with this squad and help take this squad where it wants to be."

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Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta wanted a pass rusher before the 2019 trade deadline. He ended up with Marcus Peters.

The story has been told before, but its worth revisiting ahead of Tuesdays 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. DeCosta was in negotiations with his Los Angeles Rams counterpart, Les Snead, about another player when the talks hit a snag. Thats when Snead asked DeCosta if hed have any interest in Peters.

For DeCosta, the next best thing to getting an edge rusher who can sack the quarterback was acquiring a cornerback who can make the quarterback hold the ball a little longer. The addition of Peters helped transform the Ravens defense. More than a pass rusher, the 2019 Ravens needed a defensive playmaker and Peters proved to be that guy.

Two years later, the Ravens are sitting at 5-2, but they again could use a jolt. Less than $2 million of salary-cap space, however, will require them to be picky and perhaps creative. Theyre not going to be able to land a running back, offensive tackle, inside linebacker and a cornerback. Theyd probably be lucky to fill one of those holes before the deadline.

As the Peters situation revealed, its not necessarily what a team ideally wants at the trade deadline. Its whats available and what it can afford.

With that in mind, lets look at eight players who have been involved in trade speculation and would make some sense for the Ravens on the surface.

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One of the great losses of the COVID-19-impacted 202021 season was the lack of high-profile nonconference games. While some big games were still played, several tournaments couldnt go off as originally planned and other games that did make it onto the schedule (like Gonzaga vs. Baylor) were wiped away due to positive COVID-19 tests. Thankfully, the 202122 season should be far more normal, and with that normalcy come some outstanding nonconference showdowns between mens college basketballs best teams.

Heres a look at the top 10 standalone games and five best multi-team events (MTEs) on tap for this season.

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1. UCLA vs. Gonzaga: Nov. 23, Las Vegas

The spectacle of this Final Four rematch will be special, particularly considering how many players from that memorable March Madness matchup return. UCLA returns all five starters and adds impact transfer Myles Johnson (Rutgers), while Drew Timme and Andrew Nembhard return after playing starring roles on last years Gonzaga team.

2. Texas at Gonzaga: Nov. 13, Spokane

This matchup between Sports Illustrateds No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the preseason should be absolutely electric. Plus, in a world where so many high-profile nonconference games get played on neutral courts, its great to see a matchup with these stakes played on campus. Dont let this game get overshadowed by a college football Saturday.

3. Duke vs. Kentucky: Nov. 9, New York City

Coach Ks final season begins with a high-profile matchup against John Caliparis new-look Kentucky team in the headliner of opening night. The Blue Devils may be without talented freshman AJ Griffin as he recovers from a knee injury, but the chance to see potential No. 1 NBA pick Paolo Banchero in the spotlight for the first time should be all kinds of fun.

4. Michigan at North Carolina: Dec. 1, Chapel Hill, N.C.

In the best game of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Hubert Davis gets his first big home test in Chapel Hill against a Michigan team set to contend again for the Big Ten title. The frontcourt matchup between Armando Bacot and Hunter Dickinson will be the headliner, but whoever wins the point guard battle of Michigans DeVante Jones and UNCs Caleb Love will likely win the game.

5. Gonzaga vs. Duke: Nov. 26, Las Vegas

From an NBA draft standpoint, no game will be talked about more this season than this one. It pits perhaps the two best prospects in next years class in Dukes Banchero and Gonzagas Chet Holmgren. Both players will likely spend significant time guarding each other in this one, which could wind up as a top-10 matchup depending on how the Blue Devils fare in the Champions Classic.

6. Memphis vs. Tennessee: Dec. 18, Nashville

An in-state rivalry game between two teams loaded with talent, this matchup is an absolute treat for mid-December. Penny Hardaways Tigers loaded up this summer with the additions of five-star freshmen Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, while Rick Barnes and the Vols added a pair of five-stars in Kennedy Chandler and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, as well as top transfer Justin Powell.

7. Villanova at Baylor: Dec. 12, Waco, Texas

The defending national champs play host to a program that has won two of the last five national championships. Is that enough to convince you to watch? Its a new-look Baylor team headlined by transfer point guard James Akinjo and returners Matthew Mayer and Adam Flagler. Villanovas experienced group, led by Collin Gillespie, should be well-equipped to win on the road.

8. Kentucky at Kansas, Jan. 29, Lawrence, Kan.

The SEC/Big 12 Challenge provides us with this matchup of bluebloods in late January. Expect this Kentucky team in particular to look far different in this one than it does in the Champions Classic in November as Calipari integrates lots of new faces to his team. Kansas, an older group that adds fifth-year point guard Remy Martin, should be more ready to win from the outset.

9. Villanova at UCLA, Nov. 12, Los Angeles

This matchup is one of the premier games of the seasons opening week, which is what makes it so disappointing that it will tip off at 11:30 p.m. ET, well after many on the East Coast head to bed. My recommendation: Brew yourself a cup of coffee or two and stay up to see two talented, experienced teams battle it out in Westwood.

10. Alabama at Gonzaga, Dec. 4, Seattle

High-level basketball returns to Seattle for this one, which will be played at the new Climate Pledge Arena. These two squads can put up points in bunches: Gonzaga led the nation in scoring last year and Alabama ranked in the top-25 nationally in that stat as well. Expect plenty of offense in what will be a huge test for Nate Oatss Crimson Tide.

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Field: Alabama, Belmont, Dayton, Drake, Iona, Kansas, Miami, North Texas

The combination of elite brands like Kansas and Alabama with all these mid-major darlings makes this perhaps the most unusual MTE of the year. The Jayhawks and Tide will be tested: Belmont won 26 games last year and runs it back, Drake returns significant production from a team that earned an at-large bid, North Texas won an NCAA tournament game a season ago and Iona has Rick Pitino roaming the sidelines. Thats saying nothing of Dayton and Miami, potential NCAA tournament teams in their own right.

Field: North Carolina, Purdue, Tennessee and Villanova

Four of the 20 best teams in the sport descend on Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., for two days of high-level basketball. UNC will face Purdue and Tennessee will take on Villanova in the first round, with the winners and losers facing off the next day. Im most excited about seeing Purdue in this setting as the Boilermakers look to make the leap behind growth from Jaden Ivey and a monstrous frontcourt that features Trevion Williams and Zach Edey.

Field: Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, UConn, Loyola Chicago, Michigan State, Syracuse and VCU.

There may be only two preseason top-25 teams in this field, but its balance and talent level across the board makes the Battle 4 Atlantis one of the best MTEs of the year. Among the juicy first-round matchups is a battle between Michigan State and Loyola Chicago, which pits Tom Izzo against his former graduate assistant Drew Valentine, the youngest head coach in Division I. All eight teams here could compete for NCAA tournament bids.

Field: Butler, Chaminade, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Saint Marys, Texas A&M, Wisconsin

For the second straight year, the Maui Invitational wont be played in Hawaii, as a surge in COVID-19 cases has caused the event to relocate to Las Vegas. The headliners of this one are Houston and Oregon, two preseason top-15 teams that could face off in the events championship game. As long as Bill Walton is sitting courtside wearing a lei, it will feel like Maui to me.

Field:

Beach DivisionCal, Florida, Ohio State, Seton Hall

Palms DivisionBowling Green, Milwaukee, Southern Utah, Yale

Three likely NCAA tournament teams in the top division and four intriguing mid-majors makes this event worth watching during Thanksgiving week. Seton Halls talented group of newcomers, headlined by Kadary Richmond, should pose a strong test to E.J. Liddell and Ohio State. On the mid-major front, Milwaukee features five-star wing Patrick Baldwin Jr. playing for his father, Pat, while Yale and Southern Utah are favorites in their respective conferences.

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A satellite circling 14,000 miles over your head has some news for you: There is nothing like an atomic clock to get you to your precise destination both on time and, well, to your precise destination.

Most of us rarely think about how that GPS on our smartphone tells us where to go or how that airplane we are snoozing on gets us to our destination. We have come to accept global movement as something like the proverbial pin in a map. But what would a clock have to do with that?

At Leonardo, the Italian aerospace company that created the hydrogen atomic clocks for the first generation of 26 Galileo satellites that float over the planet working like celestial traffic cops, the scientists have some answers.

This past summer, the European Commission and the European Space Agency selected that first-generation clock, officially called the Passive Hydrogen Maser, for the second generation of 12 Galileo satellites. They will form the European Unions official satellite navigation system, and the newest additions are to be delivered starting in 2023. Each satellite is designed to last about 12 years.

From the companys perspective, atoms keeping time in the heavens is not unlike timekeeping throughout history. It is just that now humans move much faster, and expect all-but-instant gratification as well as precision.

Navigating the high seas at onetime required looking at the sun, the moon and the planets before scientists started developing better and better clocks, Jacopo Belfi, a system engineer for atomic clocks at Leonardo, which is based in Rome, said in a recent phone interview.

The 18th-century invention of the marine chronometer, a specific type of highly accurate mechanical timepiece, helped determine the longitude of a vessel by comparing the positions of the stars to the time on the chronometer (set to Greenwich Mean Time for most oceangoing vessels by the late 19th century), and calculating how far it had traveled east or west. (Latitude had long been determined by tracking the suns position at high noon, or when it reached its highest point.)

Fast-forward to the early 21st century. With the need for more precision and beginning of GPS, the only way to create the exact position was to use an atomic system because at the microscopic level it provides oscillation, almost like perfect little pendulums, Mr. Belfi said. An atomic clock doesnt suffer because of the changes in temperature or the movement of a ship or the humidity or atmospheric pressure.

The company said that more than two billion users relied on the Galileo satellites, which, along with other global navigation systems, measures the physical distance and the time difference between the receiver and the satellite. It pinpoints the users position, the time and the speed by gathering data from four satellites: three to determine the coordinates of the users position and a fourth for time.

The moment that you connect to your device, you receive a message from a satellite at the speed of light, and therefore the distance is measured by both speed and time, said Marina Gioia, integrated project team leader for atomic clocks at Leonardo. The receiver and the satellite need to be synchronized by time. An error of one millionth of a second would mean a positioning error of up to 300 meters (about 1,000 feet). But the accuracy of these clocks allows Galileo to guarantee a precision of 30 centimeters.

This need for precision is critical, and the Passive Hydrogen Maser boasts an error of only one billionth of a second per day, or one second every three million years, according to Leonardo. These are mind-bending numbers for those of us going about our daily business with little comprehension of all the scientific drama.

We take for granted satellite positioning, but what would happen if these signals were turned off? Ms. Gioia asked. Aircraft, shipping, trucks, finance, communication, public utilities, emergency services, agriculture they all rely on exact positioning.

The Passive Hydrogen Maser, which measures less than 2 feet long and weighs about 40 pounds, looks more like a high-tech science class creation than a conventional clock. But its insides are where the precision exists, which also has a connection to the heavens, from Mr. Belfis perspective.

The typical image is that the atom is a planetary system and that the charged nucleus has the same role of the sun, and the electrons are the planets orbiting around it, he said. The laws of physics make the atom the perfect timekeeper.

Now, on the heels of its contract with Galileo, Leonardo has been showing off its newest clock at the Italy Pavilion in the Dubai Expo 2020 (which runs through March).

It is the RbPOP, shorthand for rubidium pulsed optically pumped a rubidium atomic clock developed by the company in partnership with the National Institute of Meteorological Research in Italy. (Rubidium is a soft and absorbent metal, which allows its atoms to be more easily manipulated than other metals or substances.)

It weighs about 22 pounds, or about half that of the Passive Hydrogen Maser. While its main use has not been determined yet, it certainly will be involved in future space missions, the company said.

But here on Earth, the focus is making sure billions of people get from point A to point B with the most accurate atomic clocks possible.

If the time of the satellite is not precise, Ms. Gioia said with a laugh, you will end up at the grocery store instead of the beach.

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FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ERIC NEWMAN,SHOWRUNNER INGRID ESCAJEDA AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DOUG MIRO

ALL EPISODES TO BE DIRECTED BY ANDRS BAIZ

Netflix today announced the new limited drama series, Griselda, executive produced by and starring Sofia Vergara in the titular role. The project is the latest from Writer/Executive Producer Eric Newman under his overall deal with Netflix. Ingrid Escajeda is Showrunner, Writer and Executive Producer. Luis Balaguer, Doug Miro, Andrs Baiz, Carlo Bernard also Executive Produce.

SOFIA VERGARA: "Griselda Blanco was a larger-than-life character whose ruthless but ingenious tactics allowed her to rule a billion dollar empire years before many of the most notorious male kingpins we know so much about. We are thrilled to have found the perfect partners in Eric, Andrs and Netflix to help us bring this story of her life to the screen."

ERIC NEWMAN: "Griselda Blanco has long been a passion project for Sofia and we are grateful that she and her partners at LatinWe have chosen us to help her tell that story. Sofia is a brilliant talent and her passion combined with a fantastic story from Doug and Ingrid, and the amazing Andrs Baiz at the directing helm, means we have a very exciting series to share with audiences."

PETER FRIEDLANDER, VICE PRESIDENT, UCAN SCRIPTED SERIES, NETFLIX: "Eric Newman has deftly brought to life among the most dynamic characters and stories on screen today. We're excited to continue on this creative path with him and for this collaboration with Sofia Vergara -- a force in entertainment and a world-beloved talent. With an incredible team at the helm -- we can't wait for the world to see how Ingrid Escajeda, Doug Miro, and Andrs Baiz take on the twists and turns of Griselda Blanco's epic story."

Vergara and Executive Producer, Luis Balaguer, had been developing the project for eight years at Latin World Entertainment before bringing it to Netflix. The series is a standalone limited drama, it is not a spinoff and has no association or crossover to the Narcos franchise.

Vergara is joined by fellow Colombian native Andrs Baiz who will direct all episodes of the limited drama and also serves as Executive Producer.

Format: Limited Series; (6) 50-minute episodes

Logline: Griselda chronicles the real life of savvy and ambitious Colombian business woman, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco's lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the "Black Widow".

Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Ingrid Escajeda (Justified, Empire) who co-wrote the first episode with Doug Miro.

Executive Producers: Luis Balaguer with Latin World Entertainment, and Eric Newman, Doug Miro, Andrs Baiz and Carlo Bernard - the creative team behind Narcos

Director: Andrs Baiz will direct all six episodes

About Eric Newman:

Newman is currently under an overall deal with Netflix on both the feature and the television side. Newman is responsible for the immensely successful Narcos franchise, which he originated and brought to Netflix in 2014. He has segued from showrunning Narcos to overseeing an expanding Netflix slate. On the TV side, he is EP on Narcos: Mexico, which premieres its third and final season on November 5 as well as on his upcoming limited series True Story starring and executive produced by Kevin Hart premieres November 24 on Netflix. He is also working on the anticipated opioid TV drama Painkiller, as well as THE WATCHER with Ryan Murphy, currently filming in New York. On the feature side, Newman is in production on his third Netflix film, Escape From Spiderhead starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett, directed by Joseph Kosinski, and in pre-production on Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, and a sequel to the 2017 Netflix hit Bright, starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton. Also in the works for Netflix isThe Upper World starring Daniel Kaluuya. (approved by Eric Newman)

About Sofia Vergara:

Sofia Vergara is an Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG-nominated actress who is best known for playing 'Gloria Delgado-Pritchett' in the five-time Emmy Award-winning comedy, MODERN FAMILY. She recently wrapped her second season as a judge on NBC's hit summer series, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. Vergara's film credits include BOTTOM OF THE 9th opposite Joe Manganiello, NEW YEAR'S EVE, FOUR BROTHERS, CHEF, BIG TROUBLE and HOT PURSUIT, on which Vergara also served as a producer. In addition to her acting career, Vergara is well-known as a successful entrepreneur and global businesswomanwho has cultivated a strong lifestyle brand with a diverse portfolio of productsincluding haircare, furniture collections, eyewear and a bestselling apparel line for Walmart.

About Latin World Entertainment:

Founded by Luis Balaguer and Sofia Vergara, Latin World Entertainment (LWE) is a full-service, diversified entertainment and media company with a specialty in client management, production and licensing. Since its inception in the 1990's, the company has evolved from traditional talent management and film marketing to being one of today's most innovative companies operating at the intersection of content and product sales. Through this specialized strategy, LWE has become a leader in optimizing audiences as active consumers for major network partners (NBC, Fox, Disney), while helping clients build owned and operated brands leveraging their personal enterprise, value, and influence. The company's licensing agreements have generated millions in annual sales, while their brand extension division has brokered multiple large endorsement deals with P&G, Pepsi, Ford, Maybelline and more, in addition to a hugely successful business partnership with Walmart. In addition to Griselda, LWE has a variety of other major film and television projects in all stages of development and production.

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By Anthony Anderson| ND Insider Correspondent

SOUTH BEND When Notre Dame conducted an open womens basketball practice for its fans last week, the most notable thing missing compared to the last several years was that nobody was missing.

Not only was each player on the floor, but each was deemed fully healthy. Each went full throttle. Each appeared unencumbered.

It was more of the same, too, during NDs 104-46 exhibition throttling of Emporia State on Monday night at Purcell Pavilion.

Yes, and thank goodness, Irish coach Niele Ivey said of that unusual development. Knock on wood, but everybodys healthy, 100%.

Its hard to definitively pinpoint the last time NDs experienced that sweet circumstance, but it has to go back, as far as major injuries anyway, to at least before All-American Brianna Turner was sidelined during the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Noie: How will second time be smoother for Notre Dame women's coach Niele Ivey?

More: Notre Dame's Niele Ivey to use NCAA women's tourney absence as motivation going forward

Ever since that day, until now even throughout the 2017-18 national title run, then the 2018-19 runner-up encore, then the 2019-20 freefall, then the 2020-21 pandemic surreality that accompanied Iveys first year in charge the Irish have had to navigate injury setbacks, major and minor, virtually nonstop.

If they eventually have to navigate them again in 2021-22, and almost no team escapes unscathed these days, theyll fervently hope for brief and minor setbacks.

Such becomes even more pivotal with just 10 scholarship players on the roster (the NCAA allows 15). The situation is accompanied by Iveys stated preference for an up-tempo style, one that best fits deep teams.

As ND continues to prepare for its regular-season opener Nov. 9 against visiting Ohio, it does so with eight of those 10 players having already proven theyre capable of positively impacting a regular-season major college basketball game.

The other two players freshman Sonia Citron, ranked No. 16 in her class by ESPN, and freshman in eligibility Nat Marshall, No. 34 from the 2020 class are expected to quickly grab minutes as well.

We have a shorter roster, Ivey said, but every (scholarship) person on this team is really going to contribute. Its exciting. I think everybodys going to play a vital role this year, and weve added the two walk-ons (sophomore guards Trinity Cha and Sarah Cernugel) to help our numbers.

Notre Dame, coming off a 10-10 (8-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) record in last winters COVID-shortened season, is headlined by forward Maddy Westbeld, who earned ACC Rookie of the Year honors while leading ND in scoring (15.2) and rebounding (7.9).

The only freshman in the nation to average at least 15 points, 7.5 boards, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals, the 6-foot-3 Westbeld also shot 49% on 2s, 39% on 3s and 79% at the line.

The skys the limit for Maddy, Ivey said. The fact she came in with a college body, with that confidence she had to step in, I thought that was tremendous last year. I think this year, youre going to see the same consistency. … She has the experience now. She knows shes going to be someone Im going to call on and lean on, and shes not afraid of the big moment.

Nor is Westbeld afraid to embrace the still relatively new identity of the longtime perennial power Irish as they enter a season unranked in a major preseason poll for the first time since 2006.

Being an underdog is the most fun part, Westbeld claimed after ND was picked to finish sixth in the 15-school ACC by both coaches and media. Were going to come in and prove everybody wrong. ... Were kind of flying under the radar, but people are going to know who we are.

Who the Irish are, among other things, is a team returning 73% of last seasons scoring.

Individually, the returnees include senior shooting guard Dara Mabrey (11.3 ppg, 3.2 assists, 40-of-104 on 3s for 38.5%); slick freshman point guard Olivia Miles who averaged 9.3 points and a team-leading 3.5 assists across the six games she played upon becoming the programs first-ever early enrollee last January junior swing Anaya Peoples (9.1 ppg, 6.0 rebounds); and streamlined junior shooting forward Sam Brunelle (8.7 ppg, 58% on 2s, 38% on 3s).

Ive transformed my body to the best its ever been, Brunelle said definitively.

Last season, Brunelle, once the No. 1-rated high school player in the nation, was unable to run over the four months preceding the opening game due to knee issues. She wound up trying to play catch up all season.

This offseason, she not only dropped the 25 pounds she gained heading into last winter, but shes visibly turned more of her weight to muscle.

Brunelles not alone in wildly improved health.

The 6-4 Marshall moved freely and easily in the open workout and in the exhibition after missing nearly two years recovering from the torn anterior cruciate ligament she suffered as a high school senior in December 2019.

She and 6-3 grad transfer Maya Dodson the star of that exhibition with 24 points, 11-of-14 field goal shooting and five blocks give the Irish a two-pronged blend of agility and skills exceeding whats been available inside the last two years.

Maya brings a different presence, Ivey said of Dodson, who averaged 7.0 points and 1.6 blocks, good for third in the Pac-12, in 20.6 minutes per game during her 2018-19 sophomore season at powerhouse Stanford.

Also on the Irish roster are senior guards Abby Prohaska (4.2 ppg) and Kate Gilbert (3.8), both juniors in eligibility and the last remaining active players from the 2019 runner-up club.

Both have been sidelined for multiple extended periods by multiple health issues during their ND careers, but both, per Ivey, are full-go now.

(Purcell Pavilion homes games in ALL CAPS; all times Eastern)

NOVEMBER

1: EMPORIA STATE (exhibition), 7 p.m.

9: OHIO, 7

11: WESTERN ILLINOIS, 7

14: At Syracuse, noon

18: FORDHAM, 7

21: BRYANT, 5

26: Georgia, 4:30, (Daytona Beach Invitational)

27: Oregon State, 7, (Daytona Beach Invitational)

DECEMBER

2: At Michigan State, 8 (ACC/Big Ten Challenge)

5: At Connecticut, noon

8: At Valparaiso, 7

12: PURDUE-FORT WAYNE, 2

19: PITTSBURGH, 2

22: At DePaul, TBA

30: At Virginia, 7

JANUARY

2: At Duke, 2

9: N.C. STATE, 2

13 At Wake Forest, 7

16: NORTH CAROLINA, 1

20: At Boston College, 8

23: At Pittsburgh, 2

27: SYRACUSE, 8

30: BOSTON COLLEGE, 2

FEBRUARY

3: VIRGINIA TECH, 8

6: At Florida State, 2

10: MIAMI, 8

13: At Louisville, 2

17: At Georgia Tech, 8

24: CLEMSON, 8

27: LOUISVILLE, TBA

Reviewing the additions and subtractions to Notre Dames active roster as a whole, there are just three scholarship newcomers in Citron, Dodson and Marshall though Miles can kind of be counted as a fourth compared to seven departures.

Two of those gone are graduated regulars in shooting guard Destinee Walker (second in scoring last season at 11.4, 55-of-61 on free throws) and center Mikki Vaughn (7.6 points, 1.4 blocks), joined by graduated former walk-on Nicole Benz.

The other four transferred in Amirah Abdur-Rahim (SMU), Alli Campbell (Penn State), Danielle Cosgrove (St. Johns) and Alasia Hayes (Mississippi State), though none from that quartet played regularly last season, and ND was far from unique in player movement.

I was kind of surprised by the numbers, Ivey said of more than 1,000 individuals around the nation entering the transfer portal over the offseason, but I think its because of the legislation that passed so that players could have that one-time transfer waiver without sitting out. I think over time, it will slow down a little bit.

Added Ivey, I can only speak for Notre Dame, and as I recruit, I just pray I continue to bring in the right fit. … You try to do your due diligence, and Im so excited about the group I have right now.

The starters within that group have not been formally set, according to the coach, though Ivey indicated after the exhibition that she was pleased with the group she started first in Dodson, Westbeld, Mabrey, Peoples and Miles.

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Austin American-Statesman

Tuesday is Election Day throughout the state and includes several ballot items specific toAustin and other local jurisdictions. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

Here are fourthings worth watching as the voting unfolds:

Austin voters will on decide Proposition A, ahotly contested measure aimed at requiring the city to hire hundreds more police officers. Supporters pointto two trends from the past two years: an increase in officer retirements that have led to slower response timesand a rise in homicides. The other side says the cost of the staffing planwould require raising taxes, scaling back other city servicesor both.

More: Millions spent on fight over Austin's Prop A, but will voters turn out?

More: Dueling Austin PACs each raise more than $1 million ahead of Prop A vote on police staffing

The second Austin ballot item is Proposition B, which would clear the way for the sale of 9 acres ofparkland the city owns near Lady Bird Lake.The city has a tentative deal in place to give the land to software giant Oracle in exchange for 48 acresin East Austin that Oracle has an option tobuy.Technically, Proposition B might allow for others to make a bid on the city's 9 acres, but the ballot language was written specifically with Oracle in mind. Oracle has donated $900,000 to support the measure.

More: Ballot language raises eyebrows as land swap between Austin, Oracle goes before voters

Voters will weigh in on two bond propositions in fast-growing Williamson County school districts. In Leander, school district officials are seekingapproval for a $772.2 million bond proposal to build five schools, renovate 13 others and make additional upgrades. The Georgetown school district is proposing a bond package of $381.7 million to build two elementary schools, a middle school, and other health and learning centers.

More: Leander school district asking voters to approve $772.3 million in bonds

Voters across the state will decide whether to make eight additions to the Texas Constitution, including twopandemic-inspired measures one to preserve access to loved ones in nursing homesand another barringgovernment ordersthat prohibit or limit religious gatherings. Other proposed amendments wouldchange eligibility requirements for judges, allow a state agency to investigate complaints against judicial candidates, and extend property tax breaks for some Texans.

American-Statesman staff writers Ryan Autullo, Maria Mendez andChuck Lindell

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