- December 28, 2020, 12:30 PM
In a departure from its general short-term Covid-related exemptions granted from certain crew training, medical, and other requirements, the FAA has provided a year-long extension for check airman observations. The exemption is one of the latest in a series of extensions the agency has agreed to as the Covid pandemic has dragged on, but also comes as the FAA has warned that it is looking to normalize operations.
With the check airman observation exemption, the agency has extended the timeframe for observations of check airmen from 24 months to 36 months for those due between January 2021 to December 2021. This extension came at the request of NATA with the strong support of NBAA.
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Over their 138-season history, the Giants have seen scores of talented players become synonymous with the numbers on the backs of their jerseys. Here’s a look at the best Giants player to wear each uniform number:
Oliver batted .298 with a .705 OPS over 91 games with the Giants in 1984 before being dealt to the Phillies in exchange for Kelly Downs and George Riley in a midseason trade.
Known as “HacMan,” Leonard endeared himself to Giants fans by trotting around the bases with his left arm tucked into his body one flap down. His signature moment came in 1987, when he crushed four homers against the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series and took home Series MVP honors despite the Giants losing in seven games.
Michigan’s next school semester might look more like 2020 than a new year
Updated Dec 27, 2020;
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But what lies ahead in the next semester?
With vaccines on the horizon and lessons learned from the fall, some superintendents are optimistic the upcoming semester can be an improvement, but for at least the first couple of months, things might look very similar to the fall.
School districts will resume classes in person, in a hybrid model or all remote in January as they work toward the end of a challenging year affected by COVID-19.
“We have come a long way through this pandemic since March,” said Jeanice Swift, Ann Arbor Public Schools superintendent. “We are absolutely excited about the prospect about vaccines, and yet we know that we are still at a high point of this surge that we’re currently in.”
Cubs historical sleuthing: Leo Durocher edition
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Leo Durocher made a career out of arguing with umpires. Per baseball-reference, he was ejected 100 times during his managing career, third-most among all managers. (Bobby Cox and John McGraw lead the list.)
Now, what we are looking at here is not necessarily an ejection, but after going through a number of possibilities, that’s where I looked, and found the answer.
First, though, let’s establish a couple of other things and for that, I’ll show you the entire photo:
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Keep an eye out for more entries throughout the offseason.
In 2014, the Giants unveiled the Gotham Clubhouse, a speakeasy-style event space reserved for Gotham Club members at Oracle Park. Ensconced behind the out-of-town scoreboard, the Gotham Clubhouse pays homage to the franchise’s rich history in New York.
Founded by John B. Day and Jim Mutrie in 1883, the Giants were originally dubbed the New York Gothams. So, how did they come to be known as the Giants?
An apocryphal story links the origin of their current nickname to Mutrie, who served as the club’s first manager. Mutrie was believed to have coined the moniker after a comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in 1885, when he proclaimed, “My big fellows, my giants!