Stanford knocks off Cal in both teams' ACC openerSports Update: Key Moves and Injuries Impacting Teams This SeasonThe Bears will see the return of defensive tackle Gervon Dexter on Thursday night. He was questionable with a knee injury that kept him out of the Week 16 loss to the Lions. Dexter has 44 tackles, five sacks, 16 quarterback hits and two fumble recoveries in 13 games this season. The Bears’ inactives are left guard Teven Jenkins (calf), defensive tackle Zacch Pickens, running back Travis Homer (hamstring), safety Elijah Hicks (ankle/foot), linebacker Noah Sewell and safety Tarvarius Moore (knee). The Seahawks’ inactives are quarterback Jaren Hall, tight end Brady Russell (foot), offensive tackle Michael Jerrell, wide receiver Cody White, linebacker Patrick O’Connell and cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett. Hall will serve as the emergency, third quarterback.A chef who is passionate about limiting food waste is urging people to plan for "random meals" this Christmas. Elly Curshen, known online as Elly Pear, is a cook, columnist and producer who became aware of this issue when running The Pear Café in Bristol between 2006 to 2018. She said the key to Christmas cooking was organisation and encouraged people to audit their kitchen - just like a business owner would. "Do a stock take," she said. "Try and work out some kind of fridge and freezer raid meals and clear out space for leftovers." She added: "Get yourself organised and make a list of things you can make with the things you've already got." The author, who has written three cook books, told BBC Radio Bristol the second tip was always having good quality eggs and bread in the house. "Plan for those days between Christmas and New Year," she said. "Plan for some random meals but if you've got eggs and you've got nice bread the world is your oyster." Ms Curshen's RolloverLeftovers series on Instagram led to her nomination as a finalist for this year's Digital Creator Award at The BBC Food & Farming Awards. She said: "I didn't win but it was absolutely amazing to be nominated. "My passion for leftovers and using stuff up in a creative way - I get so much inspiration from what needs to be used up – I guess it stems from the café. "When you have a small business, everything you bring in you have to maximise the profit that's going out so every bit of waste is money, and that's how it started." Ms Curshen started the series on Instagram to share what she was making at home. "I would literally share online, make a reel every single day, edit and share it every day on my own," she said. "I showed how the cooking I made at home flowed from one day to the next." The cookbook author, who now writes for BBC Food and Waitrose Weekend, said ultimately everything can me made into a frittata. "Everything can be used again," she said. "Even things I think are really basic ideas are worth sharing." Follow BBC Bristol on Facebook , X and Instagram . Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630 .
ZANU PF Mashonaland East Backs Mnangagwa Term Extension Beyond 2028COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — For a pair of lower-level downhill events, this sure had plenty of Olympic medal-capturing and World Cup-winning ski racers. The stage belonged to Lindsey Vonn, the 40-year-old who took another step on her comeback trail Saturday with her first races in nearly six years. Vonn wasn't particularly speedy and finished in the middle of the pack on a cold but sunny day at Copper Mountain. Times and places weren't the mission, though, as much as getting used to the speed again and gaining the necessary points to compete on the World Cup circuit this season. Vonn accomplished both, finishing 24th in the first downhill race of the day and 27th in the second. She posted on social media after the FIS races that she had enough points to enter World Cup events. The timing couldn't be more perfect — the next stop on the women's circuit is Beaver Creek, Colorado, in a week. Vonn, who used to own a home in nearby Vail, hasn't committed to any sort of timetable for a World Cup return. “Today was a solid start and I had a blast being in start with my teammates again!” Vonn wrote on X. “While I’m sure people will speculate and say I’m not in top form because of the results, I disagree. This was training for me. I’m still testing equipment and getting back in the groove.” Lindsey Vonn reacts after her run at a downhill skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday in Copper Mountain, Colo. Her competition — a veritable who's who of high-profile ski racers — applauded her efforts. “I don't expect her to come back and win — just that she comes back and she has fun,” said Federica Brignone of Italy, a former overall World Cup champion and three-time Olympic medalist. “She's having fun, and she’s doing what she loves. That’s the best thing that she could do.” In the first race on a frigid morning, Vonn wound up 1.44 seconds behind the winning time of 1 minute, 5.79 seconds posted by Mirjam Puchner of Austria. In her second race through the course later in the morning, Vonn was 1.53 seconds behind Cornelia Huetter of Austria, who finished in 1:05.99. Huetter is the reigning season-long World Cup downhill champion. “It’s really nice to compare with her again, and nice to have her (racing) again,” Huetter said. “For sure, for the skiing World Cup, we have a lot of more attention. It's generally good for all racers because everyone is looking.” Also in the field were Nadia Delago of Italy, who won a bronze medal in downhill at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and Puchner, the Olympic silver winner in super-G in Beijing. In addition, there was Marta Bassino of Italy, a winner of the super-G at the 2023 world championships, and two-time Olympic champion Michelle Gisin of Switzerland. “For me, it was really a training, but it was fun to have a World Cup race level right here,” Gisin said. “It was a crazy race.” Vonn remains a popular figure and took the time after each run to sign autographs for young fans along with posing for photos. Lindsey Vonn competes in a downhill skiing race at Copper Mountain Ski Resort on Saturday in Copper Mountain, Colo. When she left the sport, Vonn had 82 World Cup race victories, which stood as the record for a woman and within reach of the all-time Alpine record of 86 held by Swedish standout Ingemar Stenmark. The women’s mark held by Vonn was surpassed in January 2023 by Mikaela Shiffrin, who now has 99 wins — more than any Alpine ski racer in the history of the sport. Shiffrin is currently sidelined after a crash in a giant slalom event in Killington, Vermont, last weekend. Vonn’s last major race was in February 2019, when she finished third in a downhill during the world championships in Sweden. The three-time Olympic medalist left the circuit still near the top of her game. But all the broken arms and legs, concussions and torn knee ligaments took too big a toll and sent her into retirement. She had a partial knee replacement last April and felt good enough to give racing another shot. “It's very impressive to see all the passion that Lindsey still has,” Gisin said. Also racing Saturday was 45-year-old Sarah Schleper, who once competed for the United States but now represents Mexico. Schleper was the next racer behind Vonn and they got a chance to share a moment between a pair of 40-somethings still racing. “I was like, ‘Give me some tips, Lindsey,’” Schleper said. “She’s like, ‘Oh, it’s a highway tuck, the whole thing.’ Then she’s like, ‘It’s just like the good old days.’" Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, foreground right, dives toward the end zone to score past San Francisco 49ers defensive end Robert Beal Jr. (51) and linebacker Dee Winters during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green goes up for a dunk during the second half of an Emirates NBA cup basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Minneapolis. 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Set near Calne in an “idyllic position... with stunning views over neighbouring countryside” this sounds more like a resort than a house in the West Country. The four-bedroom house has been put up for sale by Strakers for £700,000. (Image: Strakers) Not only would it be great for a holiday, but imagine how this house with its garden office could change your work-from-home life - walking from your desk in your lunch break, across “large gardens” to take a dip. The house itself is described as a “spacious, beautifully presented, semi-detached house with large, well-maintained gardens”. The house is open-plan with “large” French doors opening onto the swimming pool and deck area with an outdoor dining table. (Image: Strakers) This outdoor table is protected from the elements by a wood-panelled canopy with skylights to avoid it being gloomy. This would be perfect for summer storms, sitting watching the rain fall while enjoying a drink in the dry. The agent is particularly keen on the gardens. They write: “One of the outstanding features of this impressive property is large, mature garden which is incredibly private and sides onto a field. (Image: Strakers) “The garden is divided into a number of sections including a superb, raised paved patio seating area with glass balustrade, extensive lawned area, well-stocked beds and ornamental bushes.” According to estate agent Strutt and Parker, a third of Brits want an indoor swimming pool - topping the list of features that people want in their own homes. Research from Ocean Finance reveals that 36 per cent of homeowners, or over 18 million people, crave an indoor swimming pool which they can call their own. (Image: Strakers) Meanwhile, 23 per cent of people want a jacuzzi or hot tub in their dream house. The house is located in the hamlet of Studley between Chippenham and Calne. The neighbouring village of Derry Hill offers a primary school, post office shop, church and the Lansdowne Arms pub. The pub is “a gabled, rural stone inn with 2 gardens and valley views”, according to its website, with strong reviews. The house was last listed for sale in 2012 for £395,000 when it looked radically different inside, but much the same outside with its pool. Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/subscribe/ As a digital subscriber, you will get: