Paul Duke STEM High School Formula 24 Racing Team Forges a New Path, Assisted by McDonald’s Golden Grant

At Paul Duke STEM High School, their motto is to be trailblazers and make the path for new and creative ideas. That’s exactly what they are doing now, expanding the path of success and building something special with the Paul Duke F24 Racing Team. They are officially the only F24 Racing team in Gwinnett County Public Schools but with future success, they hope to see that change.

The PDS Formula 24 Racing Team got its start in September 2020 when a senior student, Marco Altamirano-Pacheco, approached the Career and Technical Education Co-Chair Stephen Cochran with the idea of starting a race team at Paul Duke STEM High School. Cochran responded with, “If you can find $5,000 then we will start a team.”

A few months later, Altamirano-Pacheco was driving by McDonald’s when he took a picture of a Golden Grant opportunity offered by the fast-food chain, funded by McDonald’s of Greater Atlanta Owners/Operators. This local initiative supports individuals, educators, programs and organizations serving students grades K-12 by assisting in funding for creative and hands-on educational and community-minded projects.

Altamirano-Pacheco and Cochran applied for the grant with the help of parent Tina Budnitz. They were notified in March 2021 that they had won a $10,000 Golden Grant and they promptly purchased the Greenpower Kit. The Greenpower starter kit provided by Greenpower USA F24 allows students grades 6 through 12 to build Formula 24 cars in a team environment and eventually race in competitions.

“A major influence that got me to join was the want to learn more about the mechanics of electric vehicles. I was interested in components of vehicles like motors, chassis, how to maintain the structural integrity of these types of vehicles, and other intricate parts,” Melecio Flores said.

The newly formed team spent the rest of May 2021 building the car, refining the car this summer and spending the first part of this school year getting the car ready for the first competition which was held October 4 in Lafayette, Alabama. The team took 3rd place in the Modified Division.

“The experience has been amazing. My teammates and generally the team as one, have brought me a good time on and off the track; to experience the thrill and adrenaline rush with them is just great and I wouldn’t really be here in this position without their constant effort in the car,” Darwin Ramirez said.

The PDS F24 Racing Team has learned a lot in the course of getting ready to compete and will continue to do so as the program progresses.

“Some challenges that I have faced in the construction of the body would have to be the fabricating of some of the very complex shapes and structures involved with the body design of our car,” Robert Syvertson said. “I overcame these challenges through perseverance, effort, time, and the exploration of different ideas and strategies to construct and design these systems.”

The team has a number of races to prepare for in the new year. To keep up to speed with the PDS F24 Racing team, visit .

Race Schedule

December 4, 2021
Santa Sprints (F24 race)
Columbus, Ga.
January 15, 2022
Oxford Green Prix
Oxford, Al.
February 12, 2022
Columbus Grand Prix
Columbus, Ga.
April 16, 2022

Diverse Power Grand Prix
LaGrange, Ga.

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Sky News Breakfast: Russia’s invasion reaches fifth day

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– Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says the next 24 hours will be crucial for his country, as satellite images show a three-mile Russian military convoy heading towards Kyiv

– The UK fast-tracks laws to stop Russian oligarchs hiding dirty money in Britain

– The EU shuts its airspace to Russian planes and funds arms supplies to Ukraine

– The Russian rouble is in big trouble, as the currency falls to an all-time low

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Bees VS Giant Hornets || Who Will Win?

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Fruit and vegetable consumption reduce risk of death | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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Fruit and vegetable consumption reduce risk of death

At a Glance

Parents with young boy eating vegetables in the kitchen The study examined how fruit and vegetable consumption affects mortality. Tomwang112 / iStock / Getty Images Plus

It’s well-established that U.S. adults don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, and that this contributes to poor health outcomes. But data on how fruit and vegetable consumption affects mortality are limited and inconsistent. It isn’t clear exactly how much produce we should be eating daily to sustain long-term health.

A team led by Dr. Dong D. Wang at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School examined the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake and mortality. The researchers gathered data from one study of more than 66,000 women from 1984-2014 and another of more than 42,000 men from 1986-2014. They included participants who were free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer when the studies began. Participants answered questions about their diets every two to four years.

The team also conducted a meta-analysis, combining their data with published results from 24 other studies. The work was funded by NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). Results appeared in Circulation on March 1, 2021.

As expected, mortality decreased as fruit and vegetable intake increased. Eating an average of five servings per day was associated with a 13% lower risk of death than eating only two servings per day. Beyond five servings per day, eating more fruits and vegetables wasn’t associated with further reduction in mortality risk.

Fruit consumption and vegetable consumption showed similar relationships to mortality. The lowest risk of mortality was reached at approximately two servings per day for fruit and three servings per day for vegetables. For comparison, U.S. adults average one serving of fruit and 1.5 servings of vegetables per day.

The meta-analysis of 26 studies, which involved a total of more than 1.8 million participants, yielded similar results to that of the two studies.

When the researchers examined individual causes of death, they found that eating more fruit and vegetables was associated with reduced mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Eating more fruit, but not vegetables, was associated with reduced cancer mortality. In contrast, mortality from neurodegenerative diseases was not associated with fruit and vegetable consumption.

While these results held for most types of fruits and vegetables, there were certain exceptions. Consumption of starchy vegetables, such as peas and corn, was not associated with reduced mortality. Nor was consumption of potatoes or fruit juices.

This study was observational. The researchers examined associations between diet and mortality. Although they accounted for other factors related to health, such as age and physical activity, they did not control people’s diets. Thus, the results can’t prove that eating more fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of death. However, they add evidence to support current recommendations for fruit and vegetable consumption.

“This amount likely offers the most benefit in terms of prevention of major chronic disease and is a relatively achievable intake for the general public,” Wang notes.

—by Brian Doctrow, Ph.D.

References: Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies. Wang DD, Li Y, Bhupathiraju SN, Rosner BA, Sun Q, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Manson JE, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Hu FB. Circulation. 2021 Mar 1. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048996. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33641343

Funding: NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

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CLIMAX – Bande-annonce

Naître et mourir sont des expériences extraordinaires. Vivre est un plaisir fugitif.

CLIMAX, un film de Gaspar Noé, à découvrir à la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Festival de Cannes 2018
et au cinéma le 19 septembre prochain.

Wilmer Valderrama and fiancee Amanda Pacheco welcome their first child

Wilmer Valderrama and fiancee Amanda Pacheco welcome their first baby

Wilmer Valderrama and his fiancee Amanda Pacheco are proud parents now. The couple announced on February 21 that they had welcomed their first child, a daughter, who was born on February 15.

The That ’70s Show Alaun wrote in the caption of an Instagram photo of herself and Amanda holding their little one in hand: “Life is an ever-evolving journey, and for all those times when our path needs a light . Angels are often sent to show us the way and that we can be more … we greet our first daughter straight from heaven … # ItsJustUs3Now. 02.15.2021. ”

Amanda posted the same photo and caption on her Instagram.

Stars congratulated the duo on their new bundle of joys. Eva Longoria raved about the announcement and wrote in the comments of the NCIS star’s post: “Ahhhhhhhh !!!!!! I’m soooo happy for both of you !!! Love you guys!”

Gabrielle Union added: “Ahhhhhh CONGRATULATIONS my friend !!!!!”

Rumer Willis wrote: “Congratulations guys, so happy for you guys. I can’t [sic] You meet. “

The couple, who announced their engagement on New Years Day last year, only announced that they were expecting their first child in December. The couple posted their cool auto maternity photoshoot on Instagram, along with the same hashtag # ItsJustUs3Now.

While the couple was only recently talking about Amanda’s pregnancy, the model wrote an emotional Instagram post earlier this month about her trip.

She wrote: “As our due date approaches very soon, I am so grateful and feel so happy that a wave of calm has flowed through my body, which is such an unexpected feeling because pregnancy has always been something that really freaked out got me out. The whole process, especially / especially delivery !! It’s always been something I’ve always been very scared of. “

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ASU students face hurdles integrating into their community during COVID-19 – The State Press

“Remote learning has made limited opportunities for on-campus students to interact with classmates.” Illustration published on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.

Students who moved on campus at the beginning of the spring semester face unique difficulties integrating into the ASU community, with COVID-19 cases still high in Arizona and in-person events still limited.

Throughout the fall semester, in-person welcome events for incoming freshmen were limited due to the pandemic. As the semester progressed, some students wanted more in-person social activities, something many students felt ASU had promised ahead of the fall semester.

In response to requests from students, the University has pushed for more in-person instruction and events during the spring semester, despite Arizona being first in the nation for its seven-day rolling average per 100,000 cases as of Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Meenah Rincon, a University spokesperson, wrote in an email that ASU hopes to fulfill this growing demand, but must adhere to its new, tighter set of rules as the pandemic continues.

Rincon wrote that an identified event organizer must be physically present at every in-person event and must complete a checklist to ensure University protocol is being properly followed. Social distancing must be observed throughout the entire event and masks are required at all times, she wrote.

Jonathan Pacheco, a fifth year student studying elementary education and vice president of the Programming and Activities Board (PAB), said the board is continuing the same traditions they’ve always had, but with adaptations to adhere to COVID-19 regulations. PAB requires students wear their masks at all times, socially distance, RSVP and refrain from eating food during these events.

“Other than that, the rules are still the same,” Pacheco said. “Just have fun. You’re still gonna talk to people, you’re still gonna meet new people.”

Despite this reassurance, students are voicing their growing concerns. Predominantly Zoom-hosted welcome events greeted students who moved on-campus for the spring. Aniket Tiwari, a freshman and international student who arrived at ASU this spring, said he’s been struggling to find a sense of community and connect with other students on campus.

“I attended (welcome) events, but even they are virtual and they are boring,” Tiwari said. “I couldn’t make friends.”

According to the University’s COVID-19 management strategy webpage, ASU began classes this semester in learning mode two, where courses are offered in ASU Sync. The mode allowed for classes to be made available both in-person while adhering to public health guidelines, and via Zoom. 

While Tiwari was aware of this, he was shocked by how many of his own classes were strictly online.

“I thought that 50% would be in person, but it’s like 95% online,” Tiwari said. “The way things are virtual right now is really hard for me.”

Tiwari’s experience was the same as many new students during the fall semester. Many students were disappointed in how few in-person classes and events were available and how little control ASU seemed to have over the spread of coronavirus in the dorms.

As of Monday, there were 537 active COVID-19 cases within the ASU community, and nearly 6,000 students, staff and faculty have tested positive since Aug. 1.

Receptive to student demands and sympathetic to the social and academic challenges of a virtual classroom, Pacheco said PAB hopes to shake things up throughout the spring semester. The group plans on hosting events in larger outdoor spaces like the Sun Devil Fitness Complex fields, where people can spread out and reduce the likelihood of spreading the virus.

While campus life may look different now than it once did, the University, PAB and other student engagement groups are working together to provide some in-person events for students, as the pandemic allows.

“For those people who are hesitant about coming to on-campus events, try one out and talk to us there,” Pacheco said. “We want to make sure every single person there feels comfortable.”

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