Tis the season for ghouls, ghosts, and other ghastly things.
So, friends and I want to check out some haunted houses and ghosts tours. I checked online, and I know some are in the area. However, I was wondering if any of you could recommend any of them? Specifically, are there any haunted houses or ghost tours in the area that are worth the price?
>America’s college-age population is shrinking, putting pressure on universities with high fixed costs and fewer students to fill their campuses. Schools like Bowling Green State are responding by adding career-focused programs and trying to stand out in a crowded market, while institutions that fail to adapt are facing cuts, closures and economic fallout for the towns that depend on them.
I have a lot of friends with full-time academic jobs, and, in keeping with the stereotype of higher education, many of them are extremely vocal about current events. If there’s a major controversy involving politics, gender, discrimination, or social justice, they usually have something to say about it.
Then the Cornell 7 story broke.
What has struck me is how quiet many of those same people have been. These are people who describe themselves as progressives and feminists, both men and women, and who normally speak very openly about sexual violence and institutional accountability.
Obviously, I can’t know why any individual person hasn’t commented. But I do wonder whether there’s an institutional incentive at work here. Talking seriously about sexual violence in higher education can quickly raise uncomfortable questions about someone’s own university, department, or administration. For people whose careers and livelihoods depend on those institutions, that may make speaking out considerably more complicated.
I’m curious whether anyone else has noticed something similar. Have academics or university employees in your circles been unusually quiet about this story compared with other issues they normally discuss?
TMC CFO Craig Shesky gave a new interview with Water Tower Research covering NOAA permitting, the Allseas production system, TMCR, and the proposed nearly 1,500-acre “Nodule City” processing complex at the Port of Brownsville. Shesky said TMC is in “advanced negotiations with multiple U.S. government agencies” over potential funding for Brownsville and reiterated that TMC would only move forward with the facility if the majority of its financing comes from the government. He also said TMC and Allseas are already procuring equipment toward Q4 2027 vessel commissioning, while making clear that permitting and government financing remain the two major catalysts to watch.
TMC is targeting offshore commissioning in the fourth quarter of 2027. Under its agreement with Allseas, the planned commercial system would use the Hidden Gem vessel and recover approximately 3 million wet tons of nodules annually.
The company is evaluating a U.S. processing complex at the Port of Brownsville but says construction would proceed only with substantial government funding. TMC also cited potential government support, further permitting progress and partnerships as key milestones while reporting $143 million in liquidity at the end of June.
Entertainment journalist Jeff Sneider has drawn sharp public criticism and accusations of unprofessionalism after issuing an explicit threat against actress Inde Navarrette over ignored media inquiries.
The controversy exploded on X, where Sneider declared that his failure to receive a response from Navarrette's publicity team would result in a steady stream of unverified rumours and relentless coverage.
"In one alleged incident, Brubaker pointed a working firearm at Noohu’s face and pulled the trigger, according to the lawsuit filed on Wednesday in California state court. (The complaint did not specify more detail about the alleged firearm incident.)"
The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting begins August 30 in Palau, and deep-sea mining is expected to be one of the issues discussed.
Given the different positions Pacific nations have taken on seabed mining, does anyone have insight into whether this meeting could have a meaningful impact on TMC?
https://www.theprif.org/event/regional-event/2026-08-30/55th-pacific-islands-forum-leaders-meeting
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/explainer-pacific-islands-summit-key-issues-to-watch/4040845
DOE awarded $500 million to seven critical minerals and battery projects on August 20, 2026.
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DOE’s own project description says the Jervois plant will produce battery-grade cobalt sulfate, the salt that goes into battery cathodes, at an industrial site still to be chosen, and that the design rests on a completed feasibility study. Cobalt sulfate is also what a nodule circuit yields. On June 12, 2024, TMC (Nasdaq: TMC) and SGS Canada announced the first cobalt sulfate produced solely from seafloor polymetallic nodules, in bench-scale testing at SGS’s Lakefield, Ontario laboratory. It was made from nickel-copper-cobalt matte, the metal-rich intermediate that comes out of a smelter, which is the form TMC expects to ship nodule metal in once it has been through a furnace. A refinery that takes matte and finishes it into sulfate is the back half of that chain. The smelting step in front of it is not part of the Jervois award.
The fact that publishers are considering opting out of Google entirely marks a significant turning point. For years, anyone who wanted to be found on the internet had to operate by Google’s rules, making constant SEO tweaks to maximize reach. But Google also needs those companies to play ball; without them, its headline product would be gutted.
“No publisher wants to make do without Google, but many are increasingly prepared to do so,” Mark Stenberg wrote in Adweek. “Google, on the other hand, has no such backup plan.”
Sidenote: I have noticed the above image used in a lot of articles. I wish media outlets used a different image. My mind does not see nodules, my mind sees chocolate chip brownies.
I go to AMC weekly, and while the food is fine, I would like to see more variety.
So, if you could add a food, snack, or drink to AMC, what would it be?