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Conor McGregor’s jiu jitsu coach Dillon Danis isn’t fighting enough to be in MMA news for good reasons. The BJJ black belt is 2-0 at Bellator and hasn’t entered the cage since June 2019. A lengthy boxing match with Jake Paul never materialized as Danis’ knee is an absolute mess. So all we get from the once hot prospect is the twitter chats and the occasional story where he gets punked in nightclubs.

The most recent incident of this nature came last week when Danis was arrested at a New Jersey bar, with footage showing a bouncer grabbing the IBJJF World Champion in a bare back choke. Details were scarce… or at least they were until UFC fighter and longtime Danis nemesis Al Iaquinta unearthed the bouncer who typed Danis and interviewed him for his podcast, ” Call Me Al “.

According to the bouncer, who is simply called Chance, the bar had caught a few children trying to enter with fake IDs. the altercation that led to his suffocation.

“I’m like, ‘Sorry, brother, you’re not coming in. I need some ID.’,” Chance said (via MMA Junkie). “And then he said, ‘Oh, you don’t know who I am? And I was like, ‘Sorry, man, I don’t know who you are. I need some ID. ‘ So he googles himself and shows me the google page, and I’m like, “That’s not an ID, brother. I need a driver’s license, a passport, whatever. thing to find out how old you are. After that he started to get a little restless or whatever it was that I didn’t know who he was and everything.

As Danis got angry with another doorman, Chance circled behind the wrestling expert.

“That’s when Dillon tried to punch,” he said. “It wasn’t a good punch. He tried to punch him, he missed it, and that’s when I grabbed him by the neck, pulled him down. Usually every time I do this, I legitimately choke you for a second or two until you realize the situation you find yourself in. ? Are you doing well ?’ And he’s giving me a little nudge, so I just gave him a little hug until the cops got everyone under control and could give me a hand.

Needless to say, Chance the Bouncer is now a popular man among anti-Danis fans. Danaher Death Squad member and three-time ADCC World Champion Gordon Ryan sent tickets to Chance ADCC, and he also accepted a free year of training at Tom DeBlass Academy.

As for Danis, he faces a disorderly conduct charge that could result in up to six months in prison.

September 26, 2021 3:08 AM

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Three people are recovering from gunshot wounds after a shooting outside a Lloyd District bar.

On Sunday, September 26, 2021 at 2:03 a.m., officers from the North Riding were dispatched to report a shooting outside a bar in the 1400 block of Northeast Broadway. Officers arrived and learned that three people had been shot, two adult women and one adult man. All three were taken to hospital by ambulance and are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect (s) left before the police were called and no arrests were made.

The enhanced community security team is on its way to investigate. If anyone has any information on this incident, please email [email protected] attention ECST and reference case number 21-268543.

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After opening just two years ago, Tallulah CBD + Juice Bar is expanding its footprint across the state border to Thomasville, Georgia.

The Tallahassee-based store, Florida’s largest CBD and Delta-8 retailer, has three locations in the capital: 1410 Market St. C-4, 1000 Railroad Ave. and 3437 Bannerman Road # 102.

Owner Ashley Guy describes Tallulah as an upscale CBD store compared to typical stores that sell CBD. She said the Bannerman Road location attracts a constant stream of shoppers from Thomasville, about 35 miles from Tallahassee.

“I think a lot of Thomasville customers would like Tallulah in Thomasville as well,” Guy said. “All over the country, even in Thomasville, you only see tobacco shops selling CBD… I thought why not bring Tallulah to Thomasville. I think it will be fine.”

The Thomasville store will be located in a new building at 14838 US. Highway 19, near the Thomasville Toyota dealership. She hopes to open the fourth location in December.

Guy said the store’s rapid expansion exceeded his expectations, noting that the store’s ability to transport Delta 8 catapulted Tallulah’s success as the premier retailer to deliver hemp-cannabis products that deliver a euphoric feel.

“As soon as I found Delta 8 I loved it personally and started wearing it,” Guy said. “We have a huge selection of Delta 8s unlike anything I have ever seen.”

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While the issue of heterosexuals choosing to go to gay clubs for a night out is not new, a recent viral video on TikTok has reignited the debate.

Sophia Mastroieni, known on the app as Sophiamastt, shared a clip of herself sitting in bed on September 2.

In the stills, she explains that “Last night I asked 5 different girls if they were gay in a GAY CLUB and each of them was straight IN A GAY CLUB I’m giving up.”

Captioning their video, the TikToker wrote: “They took our style and now they take our clubs… anyway, I came home alone lol #fyp #lgbt #wlw #lesbian.”

Following that, another TikTok creator called Eliza, or Elizahhh on the app, pasted her own video onto the Mastroieni footage, which can be viewed here, saying, “No, but literally.”

She then explained that there had been a rapid decline in lesbian bars in the United States.

This fact is affirmed by the Lesbian Bar Project, a group aiming to preserve these spaces, which states on its site: “By the end of the 1980s, there were around 200 lesbian bars across the country.

“Now it is believed that there are only 21. These bars are disappearing at a staggering rate and we cannot afford to lose these vital establishments to the fallout from Covid-19.”

Eliza then ended the video by saying, “Straight guys have it everywhere else, literally everywhere. And we want a safe space for us and then you take over?”

“If you all want to be allies and stay with us until we really tell you what we want and what hurts us, then you are performative and not really allies.”

The clip of the two women together has been viewed a million times since it was shared on September 3, the day after Mastroieni made the original video.

As of this writing, the images have also garnered 281,300 likes and nearly 6,500 comments, with some people agreeing with the pair.

TikTok user Alexis Scudder wrote: “I think it all comes down to respecting and understanding that these are queer spaces and realizing that this place is inherently not for you.”

Another person, Tomi, added: “‘Straight bars are terrifying for women’, then why make GAY bars terrifying for GAY.”

SwampPunk typed: “I had a fight with a coworker once because she” went so as not to get hit on “BUT BABIES YOU SHOULD NOT BE THERE.”

Azi explained, “LITERALLY how we value the alliance, but you don’t let us find people we can hang out with in spaces to socialize.”

Fairylovingfairy revealed, “Those comments. You are all allies until we ask you to leave our safe space for us. Then all of a sudden you all go crazy for us to ‘do all of us’. Performative.”

However, others did not think it was unfair for a straight woman to frequent gay bars, notably TorixGalba who wrote: “Literally say there are only 21 bars and say less people should be there. go.”

Girl Boss agreed, typing, “Yeah, no, let’s not preserve spaces where women are safe.”

Riley Roisin said: “Okay but people don’t go to bars to get hit on all the time lol …”

CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif .–

Cuban culture is flourishing in Citrus Heights, thanks to a couple and their cigar shop, which brought them together.

It’s a little corner of Havana inside Casillas Cigars where they have freshly rolled cigars, salsa, and a vibrant Cuban atmosphere. This family owned and operated business manufactures everything it sells.

Owners Pierre and Ana Perales love to share their culture with guests.

“Our Cuban culture is everything,” Ana said.

The cigar store, where Ana and Pierre met, is also the place where their love began.

Pierre remembers the day very well. He called it love at first sight.

“I remember everything. I remember who was in the room when she walked in, what she was wearing, what I was wearing, where she was, everything she said,” Pierre said. “From that point on, we got married at that point.”

The two encounters at the cigar store were entirely coincidental. Ana was driving on Madison Avenue. She said she almost had an accident and swerved, braking and entering the parking lot where the store was located.

She walked in and Pierre started offering her cigars, but said she told him she wasn’t interested in cigars at all – she was looking for something Cuban that had just moved from Nova Scotia. Orleans in the region. After their first meeting, she said “the rest is history”.

“I definitely found what I was looking for!” Ana said, referring to her search for something Cuban.

Fifteen years and two children later, the Perales family proudly carry on their family tradition of rolling fresh cigars. Pierre says they use tobacco grown in the Dominican Republic.

Rolled in every cigar they sell is a tradition passed down to Pierre from his father, who escaped from a Cuban concentration camp to find freedom in America.

“We come from many years and decades of oppression, 60 years of communist control. And again, we have my parents who escaped in 1968, escaped from a communist concentration camp. My father dove in the bay. from Guantanamo, swam two miles where the Marines pulled him out of the water. Talk about a heartbreaking story. And I see my dad every day of my life and run this operation with him. With him here in the family business. “

Casillas Cigars offers over 36 types of fresh hand-rolled cigars, but for customers and those who work there, it’s more than just a cigar shop. It is a community meeting place where people from all walks of life and all cultures come together.

Pierre said a friend of his described his cigar shop as “by the people, by the people and for the people”.

“The guys came back years later and said if it hadn’t been for this place I don’t know what I would have done to myself. I don’t know what would happen because they were going through a divorce or a difficult time, grief or a job transition, ”said Pierre.

Pierre and Ana have said that sharing cigars with their family and friends has historically been part of their spiritual heritage. Comparing smoking and sharing a bread-breaking cigar, Peter said it is a tradition that works in times of peace and war, as well as in times of victory and sorrow.

From a cultural perspective, Ana said it was a spiritual practice, a means by which people could communicate with the gods, the smoke bringing them wishes and prayers.

The couple are now taking their Cuban culture on the road to parties and events. They have an entertainment service called “Havana Nights”, where they bring in dancers, teach guests salsa dancing, and roll them fresh cigars.

It’s just another way the Perales leave their mark on the community and keep their family traditions alive.

“There aren’t a lot of Cubans here in California,” Ana said. “And it’s really nice because we feel like we can leave our mark and we can leave our legacy here as a Cuban. Every day we strive to spread more of our, our culture, through the dance and art because that’s what’s in our blood. It’s what’s in our story. So we love to share that with other people. “

Casillas Cigars is open 7 days a week, located at 7435 Madison Ave. at Citrus Heights. You can book a “Havana Nights” event online.

CLARION CO., Pennsylvania (EYT) – A man from Vowinckel has been sentenced to up to two years in prison for an incident in Farmington Township last year.

On Wednesday, September 22, Presiding Judge Sara J. Seidle-Patton sentenced a 43-year-old man Brian Patrick Desjardins to a minimum of one year less a day to a maximum of two years less a day of imprisonment for a second degree felony, strangling county and two years of probation for a second degree felony of indecent assault , the penalties being consecutive.

Desjardin was given credit for 239 days of sentence served and ordered to register as a level 1 sex offender, which requires 15 years of registration.

Desjardin pleaded guilty to the above counts on Wednesday, June 2.

As a result of the plea agreement, the following charges were dismissed:

– Criminal attempt – Forced coercion of rape, crime 1
– Criminal attempt – Indecent assault aggravated without consent, Crime 2
– Simple assault, offense 2
– Harassment – Subject other than physical contact, Summary

The charges stem from an incident at a residence on Fulmer Drive in Farmington Township, Clarion County, in May 2020.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, Corporal Yoder and Private Snyder and Smith, of PSP Marienville, responded to a report of an ongoing domestic incident at the location described above at approximately 7:42 a.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

When the officers arrived at the scene, Brian Desjardin was attempting to get into a vehicle and leave the property. He was handcuffed after refusing to obey orders to get away from the vehicle, according to the complaint.

The known victim was then interviewed.

She reported that Desjardin started calling her earlier in the morning and then attempted to have sex with her without her consent. The victim reported that Desjardin then attempted to attack him, and she fled up the stairs to get away from him and attempted to call a family member, according to the complaint.

The victim said the altercation continued when she came back down the steps, and Desjardins forcibly threw her onto the mattress and attempted to have sex with her. Desjardin then placed his right hand around her neck with her thumb applying pressure to her throat, preventing her from breathing. The victim said Desjardin then placed a pillow over her face and performed a sexual act on himself while he was on top of her, according to the complaint.

The complaint states that the victim did not consent to any of Desjardins’ sexual acts.

The victim then moved away from Desjardins and tried again to call a member of his family. She told police Desjardin then hit her on the head near her left ear with a closed backhand, causing swelling in the area, according to the complaint.

The victim also suffered two scratches to his chest during the altercation.

On the call to Clarion County 9-1-1, Desjardin picked up the victim’s phone and ended the call. 9-1-1 then called back and spoke to Desjardins. At this point, the operator could hear the victim in the background say that she needed an ambulance.

The Clarion Hospital ambulance responded to the scene and confirmed that the victim’s injuries were recent.

The victim also reported that when she tried to call a family member again, Desjardins took her phone and took it apart, the complaint notes.

Desjardin was arraigned before Judge Schill at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28.

EDITOR’S NOTE 1: Extreme graphic detail was not included due to the sexual nature of the alleged crimes.

EDITOR’S NOTE 2: Several details have been removed from this article to help protect the identity of the victim.

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EVERETT – The state’s largest boat launch is overrun by a sandbar.

Port officials say sediment is flowing at a much faster rate than usual to the Everett 10th Street boat launch.

The guilty? The Snohomish River. Accomplices? No more extreme weather events and a change in historical river flows.

The past decade has seen more severe storms, and with them more flooding, said Laura Gurley, the port’s planning director. “With more water comes more sediment,” she said.

The silt is problematic. More than 30,000 vessels depart each year from the 13-lane boat launch, jointly owned by the port, the Town of Everett and the County of Snohomish. It is used for recreation, commerce, Department of Defense operations, emergency response, and tribal fishing. And it’s a lifeline for Hat Island residents.

At low tide, there have been more and more reports of boaters stranded near the boat launch. Sometimes the north end of the launch becomes unusable. Port officials fear the impacts will one day be more severe than those from a stranded person on a sunny afternoon.

“Thousands of boaters depend on the launch and surrounding waterways to be accessible at all tide levels, including our local emergency responders who provide essential life-safety services on the water. Having a response vessel unable to reach the river channel on a rescue mission could quickly become a life or death situation and we cannot have it, ”said Port CEO Lisa Lefeber , in a press release.

The port will therefore hire someone to dig the launching ramp, as well as part of the sandbank. Literally.

Last month, the port announced it was accepting bids for the work. Whoever gets the contract, which should be awarded this fall, will use cranes equipped with clamshells to pick up the mud. Then they’ll haul the silt somewhere near Port Gardner, where it’ll be dropped off at an open water disposal site – essentially a large hole in Puget Sound. The work is scheduled to take place this winter and must be completed by February 15 to protect the fish runs.

The accumulation of sediment at the boat launch is nothing new. It sits at the mouth of a large river that perpetually pushes silt as water pushes its way through Snohomish County. Dredging therefore takes place approximately every decade.

But there has never been a sandbar like the one that formed just outside the boat launch, and there has never been so much to dig, said Gurley. Ten years ago, teams dug up 25,000 cubic meters of sand. This winter, they are expected to remove 41,000 cubic yards, or about 4,000 dump truck loads. As a result, the project this winter will cost twice as much, at $ 1.2 million.

“We have never seen such a level of sedimentation,” said port spokeswoman Catherine Soper.

This spot near the boat launch and the Federal Shipping Canal is no man’s land – or rather, no man’s water – that has never been dredged before, Gurley said. So, getting the right permits is a complicated affair, involving an assortment of agencies, like the US Army Corps of Engineers, which does most of the dredging in the channel between Everett and Jetty Island. Emergency clearance has not been granted, but Gurley has promised the port will work on it.

Even when dredging is allowed, it’s a band-aid solution that can last for a few years, Gurley said. It probably won’t be long before it fills with sediment. The next step will be to obtain more permanent permits that will allow more frequent dredging over a larger area.

In the meantime, boaters should exercise caution in checking the tides for their scheduled departure and return times. (It’s the return time that people most often forget, Soper said.) And they should understand the ship’s draft, which is how far their boat goes below the surface. some water.

Zachariah Bryan: 425-339-3431; [email protected] Twitter: @zachariahtb.

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Dear Amy: I recently got a Facebook message from a man, “Thomas”, who said he thought he might be my brother, and we did a DNA test to prove he is.

He had sent a message to other family members, including my half-brother, “Eric”.

When I spoke to Thomas he told me that Eric (a new Christian) told him he didn’t want anything to do with him because he could be the product of our father cheating on his mother so that Eric was a baby.

Yes, I know it’s Eric’s choice, Thomas has nothing to do with it.

I’m planning a family reunion soon so we can all get to know Thomas. I don’t know what to do with Eric, who refuses to acknowledge Thomas’ existence.

If I don’t invite Eric, he will make a fuss, but if I invite him, I’m afraid he won’t be welcoming to Thomas.

I do not know what to do. They are the only brothers and sisters I have left, because my two older brothers are deceased, as well as my mother. I just want everyone to get along!

No advice?

Caught in a family feud

Dear caught: Of course you want everyone to get along! Unfortunately, you simply cannot guarantee a particular result.

Eric said he didn’t want to have a relationship with Thomas. As you aptly note, it is up to him.

I think you should invite all family members (including Eric) to your meeting, without attaching any qualifications or guarantees.

It is likely that Eric decides not to attend. It is his choice and his downfall. If he assists, and behaves badly, it is also on him.

Hope all goes well for you and the rest of your family.

Dear Amy: I am 58 years old. I was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease two years ago. My friends are all aware of my diagnosis.

My question concerns my sister. She and I had been separated for almost a decade. Two years ago, I realized that our disagreements were water under the bridge, and we reestablished a relationship. She lives several states further away and has no contact with my friends.

I never told her my diagnosis.

I don’t want her to come to the conclusion that I have broken down the barriers between us because of my illness. I did it because I love it, not because I am facing my own mortality.

I also don’t want to bring stress into her life, she’s had enough and she will go into stress mode – that’s what she is.

Also, because she is my “big sister” I also know that she is going to switch to: “I will take care of you” (again, it is her nature), which is not. what i need or want to be the basis for our relationship.

On the other hand, I don’t want her to feel betrayed when she inevitably learns of my illness.

At the moment, I am able to hide my symptoms well. The day this is not the case, I intend to tell him (and his children).

I am extremely torn as to whether I am making the right decision.

Am i?

Torn up

Dear Torn: I believe you are making the right decision, because right now this is how you face a very difficult diagnosis. You have the right to control your own health information for any reason.

You seem to be shielding yourself from the stress of your sister’s anticipated reaction, but I want to remind you that people don’t always react the way you expect.

Now that your relationship with her is on a better footing, you might be closer to breaking this news to her, explicitly telling her in advance that she can help you the most by staying calm and letting you take the lead.

The timing of your diagnosis and reconnection with your sister seems more than a coincidence, and in my opinion, awareness of your own mortality is the best reason in the world to reconnect.

Dear Amy: I don’t always agree with you, but I admit that I burst out laughing and applauded your response to “Unsure,” the kid who was ditching his wife, who had been his medical aide.

The sentence that made me understand was: “You will undoubtedly deserve the happiness that you reserve. “

Ouch!

Big fan

Dear fan: Hope Uncertain read the true meaning behind this line.

You can email Amy Dickinson at [email protected] or send a letter to Ask Amy, PO Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.

A Dallas-area woman says she and her husband were kicked out of a restaurant for choosing to wear masks to protect their son, who has cystic fibrosis.

In a Facebook post earlier this month, Natalie Wester said she and her husband went to meet friends for a night out at Hang Time, a bar in Rowlett, Texas. Wester said in their Facebook post that the hostess asked the couple to remove their masks when they checked their IDs, but the couple put their masks back on when they arrived at their table.

Wester says she and her husband are fully vaccinated but chose to wear masks because their 4-month-old son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that puts him at risk for severe COVID-19 infection.

The couple continued to wear their masks after ordering drinks and an appetizer. But about 30 minutes later, a waitress approached them and told them to take off their masks.

“… our waitress comes over, sits next to me and says ‘Our manager sent me because I’m nicer than him. And yes, that’s political,'” Wester wrote.

Wester claims the waitress told her she didn’t believe the masks would prevent the spread of COVID-19, despite numerous scientific studies proving otherwise.

When Wester informed the waitress about her son’s condition, she said the waitress told her “she could close my check for me if that was a problem.”

“My husband and I paid and left without a scene,” Wester wrote.

KTVT-TV in Dallas spoke to the owner of Hang Time, who confirmed Wester’s story.

“I spent my money on the business, my blood, sweat and tears on this business, and I don’t want masks here,” owner Tom Blackmer told KTVT. “I think the overall reaction with the masks is ludicrous in the United States right now.”

Speaking with The Dallas Morning News, Blackmer said the couple have “a choice to go wherever they want; there are thousands of bars here. Go somewhere else. … If you’re protecting someone, you shouldn’t go out. . “

Earlier this year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an order barring any state jurisdiction from adopting a mask warrant, including school districts.

While Texas has seen declining case rates over the past week, the state still has the second highest number of new cases per 100,000 population, behind Florida, according to Johns Hopkins.