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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) State Forester Calvin Mukumoto has proclaimed all of April as Oregon Arbor Month, allowing lots of time for commemorative plantings and other tree-related activities.

Trees play an essential role in the lives of Oregonians, said State Forester Mukumoto. Living through the extreme heat of 2021 and the isolation of the COVID pandemic has brought home to all of us the importance of urban trees to provide shade and cooling, as well as contact with nature right in our own neighborhoods. This proclamation highlights those and the many other benefits that both rural and urban forests provide to the people of Oregon.

Read the full text of the proclamationhere.

Scott Altenhoff, manager of the Oregon Department of Forestrys Urban and Community Forestry Program said, Arbor Month is the perfect time to reflect on the contribution trees make to our physical, mental and emotional health, to the livability of our communities, to our safety, the quality and quantity of our air and water, and to our economy.

Altenhoff said, With extreme weather events becoming more common, more and more communities are recognizing trees for the role they play in moderating temperatures and slowing rainfall runoff and erosion.

At the same time, Altenhoff said urban trees face a wide range of threats. Urban trees in Oregon are at risk from intensifying development, new pests and diseases, such as emerald ash borer, Mediterranean oak borer and sudden oak death and more extreme weather events, he said.

The non-profit organization Oregon Community Trees supported the move from a week-long to a month-long recognition of trees back in 2020. OCT President Mike Oxendine said many towns and cities during the pandemic had to cancel in-person tree celebrations.

This year, people are getting creative and planning many tree-related activities throughout Arbor Month, including public dedications of Hiroshima peace trees that had to be postponed back in 2020, he said.

Oxendine cited the April 29 dedication in Oregon City and the May 20 one in Klamath Falls as two examples of communities celebrating their peace trees, which were grown from the seeds of trees that survived the atom bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in August 1945.

More money for urban forestry is on the horizon

ODFs Altenhoff said hes encouraged that substantial new federal funding for urban forestry is expected by ODF over the next few years. The additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will boost our capacity to help communities better manage and improve their urban forests. Whether its conducting a local tree inventory using free software linked to a statewide tree database, or banding together to secure long-term contracts for the growing of diverse trees now in short supply, cities and towns will be able to really make a difference.

Altenhoff said a large share of the funding will be directed at helping historically underserved and marginalized communities, which often have less tree canopy than more affluent areas. We will be able to help cities and towns start to make up for years of underinvestment in those areas, said Altenhoff.

Altenhoff is also heartened by state legislation to earmark funding specifically for urban forestry for the first time. If passed, Oregon will join other states which are investing in their urban forests so they continue to provide benefits to their people.

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Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Merry Jackson Credit: Hugh McQuaid / CTNewsJunkie

Connecticut Attorney General Tong, along with a coalition of 23 attorneys general from other states, is calling upon car makers Kia and Hyundai to quickly start equipping their vehicles with anti-theft immobilizers in the face of a wave of car thefts across the country.

Tong and his colleague attorneys general say the thefts are occurring because of a failure by the two manufacturers to properly equip their vehicles with the right equipment to fend off car thieves who are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Alarmingly high theft rates for Kia and Hyundai models continue across the country, including several instances in Connecticut.

The thefts may have increased because of the latest video craze that has spread via the social media platform TikTok, showing viewers how to steal cars made from 2015 to 2019 without push-button ignitions or immobilizing anti-theft devices. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the videos have led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities.

Hyundai and Kia have developed theft deterrent software for millions of their vehicles that lack an immobilizer and will provide it free of charge to vehicle owners, according to the NHTSA. The software updates the theft alarm software logic to extend the length of the alarm sound from 30 seconds to a minute, and requires the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the vehicle on.

New Haven Police Lt. Ryan Przybylski told WFSB that there has been a trend upward in stolen Kias and Hyundais. Its about a 100% increase over last year. Its a crime of opportunity. Its just very easy to steal these types of vehicles, these years and makes specifically.

As the attorneys general note in their letter, Kia and Hyundai chose not to include anti-theft immobilizers as standard equipment on several vehicle models sold in the United States during a period when every other car manufacturer was doing so, despite the same Kia and Hyundai models being equipped with immobilizers for sale in Canada and Europe.

Kia and Hyundai failed to equip [their] vehicles with industry-standard anti-theft technology, and customers are now paying a steep price. These cars are now disproportionately targeted by thieves at rates so high some insurers are refusing to cover them, Tong said. Kia and Hyundai need to make this right quickly, and without nickel and diming their customers.

An anti-theft immobilizer is an electronic device that prevents a car from being hot-wired and stolen by someone who doesnt have the key.

The NHTSA urges owners of these vehicles to contact Hyundai (1-800-633-5151) or Kia (1-800-333-4542) for information on the free update.

Hyundai will also provide its customers with a window sticker alerting would-be thieves that the vehicle is equipped with anti-theft protection. Hyundai says it will send the stickers and roll out software updates in a phased approach beginning later this month, with subsequent phases over the next several months.

Kia is also rolling out its free software updates in a phased approach. The company will begin to update vehicles later this month, with ensuing phases throughout the next several months.

Concurrently, the companies have been working with law enforcement agencies to provide more than 26,000 steering wheel locks since November 2022 to 77 law enforcement agencies in 12 states. The NHTSA is encouraging interested vehicle owners to contact local law enforcement to see if a wheel lock is available.

A service advisor at Lia Hyundai in Hartford said business to update the cars has been brisk. At this location, it is a software update for the car and there is no charge because it has been called a recall by Hyundai. Car owners still have to go to the dealership to get the upgrade. It cant be done by phone.

Kia of East Hartford said that there have not been many more cars coming in for this recall than any other recall. While the dealership does have the capability to do the software update, he said most people are going to Hyundai to get the update done.

Kia and Hyundai recently announced a campaign to provide software upgrades for some of the impacted vehicle models. But Tong and other AGs point out that the announcement is long overdue and still not enough. They are urging the companies to do everything in their power to accelerate the implementation of the software upgrade and to provide free alternative protective measures for all those owners whose cars cannot support the software upgrade.

Calls and e-mails sent to the Connecticut State Police to ask for statistics or data about car thefts here in the state and these particular model car thefts were not returned.

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Twitter is undergoing a lot of changes these days, with many of the shifts not going over well with users. For instance, Twitter Blue ($84 a year) will be required to vote in polls, and only those with Twitter Blue will populate the For You curated feed. Another change is that Twitter Blue users will get higher visibility than non-Blue users making Twitter a pay-to-play service.

But what if I told you there is an easy and free (for Android) way to only show your chronological timeline of people you follow and undo all the recent UI changes, including metrics?

Ive written about the solution before, and its called Control Panel for Twitter. Its a free browser extension available on GitHub. When combined with the ability to create a progressive web app (PWA) in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, you can make a custom Twitter app that is streamlined, simple, and undoes all the recent Musk-era changes.

The same process can be done on Android (and, to a lesser extent, on iOS), and itll take you less than five minutes.

Bonus? By following this method, the scroll performance of Twitter also significantly improves on Android, which is a big deal for those with high-refresh displays.

By following these steps, youll create a faster, smoother, and more streamlined custom Twitter app thats so good youll likely uninstall the official Twitter one.

The trick is to use Firefox Beta, which allows custom browser extensions, but you have to unlock the feature via Advanced Settings.

Heres what to do:

1. Download Firefox Beta from the Android Play Store.

2. Open Firefox Beta.

3. Go to Settings (three dots, lower corner) About Firefox Beta (very bottom) Tap on the Firefox logo 5 times.

4. Go back to (Firefox) Settings, and under Advanced, and you should now see Custom Add-on Collection.

5. Enter the following details after you tap Custom Add-on Collection:

- 13844640

- Android-Collection

6. When completed, go back to Settings Advanced and now tap Add-ons, and you should see Control Panel for Twitter as an option.

Once installed, you can tap under Settings Add-ons Control Panel for Twitter to access the extensions settings. I wont go over ALL the things this extension can do, but here are some screenshots for you to get an idea:

As you can see, there are many choices and the ability to hide all sorts of UI elements, replace the Twitter Blue icon, hide verified accounts, hide re-Tweets, clean up Search, and more. The default settings already undo many of Twitters weird recent choices, so you may not need to tinker much.

You can now use the Control Panel for Twitter extension in Firefox beta, logging into your Twitter account and reaping all the benefits.

But many will want a standalone app instead of just using the web browser. Thats where the magic of progressive web apps (PWA) comes into the picture. Firefox Beta lets you turn any website into a web app, and thats what well do with Twitter.

1. Go to twitter.com in Firefox Beta.

2. Open (Firefox) Settings (three dots, lower corner).

3. Scroll down until you see Install.

4. Touch and hold to manually place it on your home screen or choose to add automatically.

You should now have the Twitter icon with a little Firefox logo on your Android home screen. Tapping it opens the Twitter PWA in full-screen mode, so there is no visible container or browser elements its just the app.

For Samsung users with the camera cutout and who use Twitter in dark or dim mode, you may have a white bar across the top. Dont worry. You can fix this:

1. Go to Settings in Samsung Display Camera cutout.

2. Scroll down to find Firefox Beta in the app list.

3. Tap and select Hide camera cutout.

4. Now close and relaunch the Twitter PWA.

And that should be it. You now have a customized Twitter app that is faster, smoother and has less Twitter nonsense in it, all for free.

Being Apple, of course, you have fewer options than on Android. The good news is that the Control Panel for Twitter extension is available on iOS (and iPad and Mac), but it costs $5.99 in the Apple App Store (opens in new tab). Why? Because you bought an Apple product, everything costs more money there, even free GitHub extensions.

The extension only works in Apple Safari, so you dont need to do much. Just buy the app in the Apple App Store. Once installed, go to iOSs settings, and click Safari. Under Safaris General section, you should see an Extensions menu item. Click it and turn on Control Panel for Twitter. You can also access the extensions settings here for later customization.

I had to restart the phone and clear out the Safari cache before it started to work on twitter.com, but it does work. So thats the good news.

The bad news is that while Safari can create PWAs, including for Twitter (which runs well), as far as I know, Safaris extensions dont run in those PWAs, unlike Firefox and other browsers. So that means to use your custom BS-free Twitter youll need only to use it in the Safari web browser and not a web app.

Lame.

Hopefully, Apple will allow PWAs to run browser extensions in the future.

Anyway, thats my quick guide on how to make Twitter better on Android (and iOS, kind of). As mentioned at the beginning of this article, you can also do this for the desktop with a standalone custom Twitter app, which I use all the time.

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Can anyone beat South Carolina? After four rounds of thewomen's NCAA basketball tournament, that's still the question. Led by the imposing Aliyah Boston, the reigning Naismith Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, South Carolina is the defending champion and has yet to lose a game this year. Iowa and the sensational Caitlin Clark are up next for the Gamecocks. The other Final Four matchup pits No. 1 Virginia Tech against No. 3 LSU.

Both Final Four games will be played on Friday in Dallas. Virginia Tech and LSU are up first, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT), followed by the prime-time matchup of South Carolina and Iowa at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). Both games will be shown on ESPN and ESPN Plus.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the women's Final Four and national championship game on Sunday without cable (and here's how to watch the men's tournament).

Aliyah Boston and No. 1 South Carolina take on No. 2 Iowa in the Final Four on Friday.

What is the NCAAW tournament schedule?

The schedule and channels for the Final Four and national championship are listed below (all times ET).

Friday, March 31

Sunday, April 2

Can I stream March Madness for free?

Go to the NCAA'sMarch Madness Live siteor use its March Madness Live app and you'll be able to watch games for free. You can watch March Madness Live on iOS and Android devices along with Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Xbox. The app also supports AirPlay and Chromecast.

As with most things that are free, there's a catch. Without proving you're a pay-TV subscriber, you get only a three-hour preview, after which point you'll need to log in to continue watching.

You can use a live TV streaming service to watch the women's NCAA basketball tournament. All five of the major live TV streaming services offer the channels needed to watch every game, but keep in mind that not every service carries every local network, so check each one using the links below to make sure it carries ABC in your area. You can also watch the remainder of the tournament on ESPN Plus.

ESPN's stand-alone streaming service costs $10 a month or $100 a year and will show both Final Four games as well as the national championship game.

Read our ESPN Plus review.

YouTube TV now costs $73 a month and includes ABC and ESPN. Plug in your ZIP code on itswelcome pageto see which local networks are available in your area.Read our YouTube TV review.

All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out ourlive-TV streaming services guide.

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Unlimited

ClickUps Unlimited plan includes unlimited storage, unlimited list, board and calendar views, unlimited integrations, unlimited dashboards and unlimited custom fieldshence the plans name, Unlimited. It includes all the views such as list, board, calendar, Gantt, timeline, map, mind maps, chat and whiteboards. Activity view, timeline view and workload view, however, are limited to just 100 views and the activity is stored for just seven days.

One major drawback to the unlimited plan is that it limits a users custom exports to five, which means if you want to export your lists or table views as an Excel or CSV file, you can only do so five times. Also, automations are limited to 1,000 per month as opposed to 10,000 and 25,000 per month on the other plans.

The Unlimited plan is perfect for individuals or small teams that do not need much automation per month.

The Business plan is great for businesses, hence the name, because it is the plan that removes the limits on most features, allowing teams to use the software as much as they need. The Business plan unlocks unlimited use of activity, timeline and workload views, custom task IDs, advanced time tracking features, workload management features and advanced dashboard features.

This plan includes features with teams in mind. For example, the advanced dashboard allows project managers to quickly identify team members who are overloaded with work as well as team members who need more tasks. It also includes the Work in Progress (WIP) Limits ClickApp to help manage a teams work capacity and time-tracking widgets that include billable reports and timesheets.

This plan also steps up security a notch by protecting the software from any unauthorized access with ClickUps two-factor authentication and also enables Googles single sign-on. One major drawback to the Business and Business Plus plans is that it is not HIPAA compliant. If your business requires HIPAA compliance to store your sensitive data, you will have to upgrade to its Enterprise plan.

The Business and Business Plus plans are very similar. The biggest distinction is that the Business Plus plan is ideal for businesses with multiple teams as it includes a number of features to assist in managing projects across multiple teams such as custom role creation, custom permissions, team sharing and subtasks in multiple lists. The plan also increases the automations per month to 25,000, which is up from 10,000 in the Business plan.

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