内容摘要：Pollinator-friendly garden patches can be as small as containers on a balcony, said Tallamy, who has proposed a

Pollinator-friendly garden patches can be as small as containers on a balcony, said Tallamy, who has proposed a

in which the Raiders gave up a third-round draft pick.That means Smith is starting over again.

“There’s not a lot of guys that would have shown that resiliency,” offensive coordinator Chip Kelly said. “There’s not a lot of guys that would have persevered through all of that. ... He’s so relatable to everybody in this program because he’s kind of lived that life.“The fact that he has done it and come out and to be the way he is now is really a testament to him.”Smith said his up-and-down NFL career has helped him “cherish it a little bit more.”

The Raiders are putting their hopes and money — they signed Smith to athat takes it through the 2027 season — that he can help make the franchise at least competitive again.

Three AFC West teams made the playoffs last season. The Raiders, who went 4-13, were the only ones taking early vacations, meaning hopes of ending a playoff victory drought that dates to the 2003 season would continue. Smith also has the burden of trying to win in a division with fellow quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert and Bo Nix.

But Smith also takes over an offense that includes tight end Brock Bowers, wide receiver Jakobi Meyers and running back Ashton Jeanty.He described a 2024 planning meeting where a brigade commander presented to the division commander a slide reading “get a mosquito” and a suggestion they might “just catch one off the streets.”

The officer wrote two incident reports to the brigade commander detailing the use of human shields, reports that would have been escalated to the division chief, he said. The military said it had no comment when asked whether it received them.One report documented the accidental killing of a Palestinian, he said — troops didn’t realize another unit was using him as a shield and shot him as he ran into a house. The officer recommended the Palestinians be dressed in army clothes to avoid misidentification.

He said he knew of at least one other Palestinian who died while used as a shield — he passed out in a tunnel.Convincing soldiers to operate lawfully when they see their enemy using questionable practices is difficult, said Michael Schmitt, a distinguished professor of international law at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Israeli officials and other observers say Hamas uses civilians as shields as it embeds itself in communities, hiding fighters in hospitals and schools.