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Mr. Trash Wheel has seen some issues with these nice, bulging eyes of his. Plastic luggage, cigarette butts and lipstick-ringed espresso cups, certain, however an acoustic guitar and a reside python have additionally crossed this Baltimore icon’s path.
Bobbing the place the Jones Falls flows into the Internal Harbor, Mr. Trash Wheel is a waterwheel that “eats” detritus floating within the stream, to the delight of youngsters, vacationers and environmentalists. A part of the nonprofit Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore’s Wholesome Harbor Initiative, the wheel has turn into a cherished image of Attraction Metropolis since its 2014 inception.
Adam Lindquist MCP ’10, vice chairman of the Wholesome Harbor Initiative, oversees Mr. Trash Wheel’s operations, and was a key a part of its beginning. Working with native sustainable expertise enterprise Clearwater Mills, he developed the preliminary prototype of Mr. Trash Wheel, and got here up with the distinctive function that reworked the waste eater into a personality: its wide-open eyes.
“We thought, why don’t we give this factor googly eyes and a reputation?” stated Lindquist. He crafted the primary model of the eyes out of insulation board earlier than their present iteration, a extra everlasting metal. A video of the brand new contraption quickly went viral, turning the trash fighter into an oddball native superstar, just some notches down from John Waters and “Ace of Truffles” Duff Goldman.
Mr. Trash Wheel was tasked with cleansing the waterways that feed Baltimore’s Internal Harbor in addition to serving as a spokeswheel for the venture. The revitalization of the Internal Harbor within the second half of the twentieth century had pulled the realm out of a post-industrial droop and created a tourism showplace different cities would emulate. However the beautification didn’t lengthen to the water itself; after heavy rains, the harbor would flip into “an enormous mass of floating trash,” stated Lindquist, rendering it unappealing for any type of exercise.
Lindquist was amongst those that yearned for a cleaner, extra inviting waterfront. A local of Elmira, N.Y., he’d grown up mountaineering via the gorges of Watkins Glen and Ithaca, and swimming within the Finger Lakes. After going to school close by for a level in interdisciplinary research, he labored on watershed points in Windfall, R.I., and was struck by a ardour for water administration after seeing the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. On the College of Maryland, he earned a grasp’s diploma in group planning.
“I selected UMD as a result of it was a really versatile program that allowed me to take numerous electives exterior of the structure college … to essentially give attention to water points,” he stated.
Quickly after commencement, Lindquist took a place with the Waterfront Partnership, and started working with the Baltimore sustainable tech firm Clearwater Mills on their new effort to construct sustainable trash interceptors, as mechanisms like Mr. Trash Wheel are identified.
Lindquist knew that “if we’re going to place a trash interceptor within the water, it must be partaking,” he stated. So he and his group got here up with a reputation and a character–one billed by the Waterfront Partnership as loving “pizza packing containers, pythons and Star Wars.” Lately, Mr. Trash Wheel tweeted a photograph of two pigeons dealing with off over a tangle of spilled spaghetti noodles with the caption, “If Girl and the Tramp was filmed in Baltimore.”
Mr. Trash Wheel is greater than a goofy shtick. Since 2014, he and his later-arriving buddies, Professor Trash Wheel, Captain Trash Wheel and Gwynda the Good Wheel of the West, have picked up 2,362 tons of trash from their places alongside Baltimore’s waterfront. The New Yorker referred to as the Trash Wheels “arguably essentially the most beloved and smart anti-plastic-pollution mechanisms within the nation.” The wheels have garnered consideration from The Guardian, CBS, NBC, PBS and past.
This month, on Earth Day, the Waterfront Partnership will rejoice Mr. Trash Wheel’s ninth birthday. Due to Baltimore’s Peabody Heights Brewery, they will elevate a particular glass in his honor; the beer-makers’ draft checklist contains the citrusy IPA Mr. Trash Wheel’s Misplaced Python Ale and Professor Trash Wheel Blinded Me Wit Science, a wit beer.
And, in fact, there can be dessert. “We’ll make a trash birthday cake and feed it to Mr. Trash Wheel,” stated Lindquist.
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Partial victory in effort to preserve historic Black cemetery in Maryland
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Maryland issues a new suicide prevention action plan for schools, families – WTOP News
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Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Maryland. That’s according to a new suicide prevention action plan produced through the state’s Department of Health.
Scott Poland, the director of the Office of Suicide and Violence Prevention at Nova Southeastern University College of Psychology, talked to WTOP about the action plan he authored with his wife, Donna, who is a career educator.
The “Maryland Action Plan to Prevent Suicide in K-12 Schools” serves as a reference guide to school administrators and the community, and was developed in cooperation with the state health department’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
Poland said one thing that surprises people is that children as young as 8 years old may consider taking their own lives.
“I hear from school personnel all around the country (asking if they) have to take it seriously (if a fourth or fifth grader is talking about suicide). And the answer is absolutely yes,” Poland said.
Among the data points in the action plan is a survey of students in the “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey of 2021/2022.” According to that survey, 21% of high school students “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, and 27% of middle schoolers considered suicide at some point in their lives.
Poland said it’s important to talk about suicide with young people, and that the idea that talking about it might encourage a young person to consider suicide is a “myth.”
“When we actually bring it up, it gives someone a chance to unburden themselves, to realize that they’re not alone, that there are alternatives and that there is help available,” Poland said.
But he said young people are most susceptible to imitating suicidal behavior: “It is important that we not glorify the suicide victim.”
Instead, Poland said, the emphasis after a suicide should be on healing those affected and helping them find appropriate ways to deal with their emotions and mental health.
The plan released this week includes providing intervention action plans for a young person who may be considering suicide.
“Part of that, of course, is removing lethal means and developing a written safety plan with them,” he said.
Poland said that can include helping people understand “the importance of calling 988, doing things that can calm themselves down,” and reaching out to the nearest trusted adult.
People can reach the national resource for crisis response services and suicide prevention by dialing 988.
Poland said social media is “wreaking havoc” on children’s emotional well-being, often making them feel “not smart enough, not rich enough, not good enough.” Poland said he’s currently working with the state of South Dakota on developing tools to help “young people be a little more mindful and make better decisions about their screen time.”
Poland said parents can help — when it comes to the hours and hours that many people spend online — by modeling healthy amounts of screen time themselves. And he said adults need to think about how they introduce technology to their kids.
“We’re in too (much of) a hurry to give kids smartphones and 24-hour internet access,” Poland said.
“I really have to compliment Maryland,” Poland said, on coming up with the new plan.
Poland said Maryland does not have an especially high rate of suicide, but “I think we all recognize that losing one young person to suicide is one too many.”
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Getting to know Michigan State football’s Week 2 opponent: Maryland
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Game two is coming up for Michigan State football as the Spartans hit the road for an early season Big Ten matchup against Maryland. The Terps have had MSU’s number in recent years, but the Spartans’ new-look team is ready to change that narrative this weekend.
Jonathan Smith and his staff have a lot to work on this week after a lackluster 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic, but we’ve become more than used to slow starts for MSU in their first game so it’s not time to panic just yet.
While the team wraps up their preparations for Maryland, let’s take a quick look at the Terps and see what we can learn about them before the big game on Saturday.
Maryland is off and running in their 2024 campaign and had an absolutely dominant week one performance. The Terps took on UConn at home and came away with an impressive 50-7 win. Sure UConn is an awful football program, but we saw how poorly Michigan State just did against a similar opponent.
Not only was the final score lopsided, but ever major statistical category was as well. Maryland doubled UConn in first downs and rushing yards, threw for nearly 400 passing yards and even won the turnover battle 3-0. The Terps also only had five penalties for 45 yards which is significantly better than MSU’s 12 for 140 yards against FAU.
Sure all of this took place against UConn, but it appears that Maryland is in a very good spot heading into this big week two matchup.
One thing that I thought would be a positive for Michigan State in this game is that Maryland is breaking in a new quarterback as well. The Terps’ quarterback, Billy Edwards Jr., went off against UConn and completed 20-of-27 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns. He also is a capable runner and added 39 yards on the ground, so Michigan State will have its hands full on Saturday slowing him down.
The Terps don’t have one standout running back in the backfield, so that does benefit MSU. They do however have two solid backs in Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray who both ran for over 60 yards and one score each.
The one player however that Michigan State needs to pay the most attention to is wide receiver Tai Felton. He had one of the best Week 1 performances in the country as he recorded seven receptions for 178 yards and two touchdowns. Thankfully MSU’s defense and secondary looked much improved against FAU, so hopefully that carries over into this weekend’s matchup.
The opportunity in front of MSU on Saturday is massive. The Spartans are big underdogs in this matchup which they probably deserve, but a win would do wonders not just for the overall perception of the team but for their confidence moving forward.
I’ve got a strange feeling that we’re going to be very happy around 7 p.m. ET Saturday night.
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