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Murfreesboro area football week 3 roundup: Blackman, Oakland, Rockvale earn 4-6A wins
Weather delays of about an hour and a half at Riverdale, Oakland, Rockvale and La Vergne dominated high school football on Friday. But most area football teams were able to eventually complete big region games.
Smyrna's home game vs. Hillsboro was canceled after the Burros elected to leave following a lengthy delay of rain and lightning.
According to Smyrna coach Matt Williams, the Burros could not play the game on Saturday, forcing the cancellation.
Smyrna (3-0) will play at La Vergne in a 6-6A battle of rivals on Friday.
Blackman 34, Riverdale 27
Justin Brown had eight catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns, 13 rushing yards and a TD and added an interception to lead Blackman to a 34-27 win over Riverdale in Region 4-6A action Friday.
The Blaze (2-1, 1-0 region) built a 20-3 lead before Riverdale (2-1, 0-1) came back to tie things at 20 early in the fourth quarter.
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However, a 48-yard pass from Jack Risner to Jacob Page set up Brown's 4-yard TD run with 5:52 remaining and Page caught a pass and pitched it to lineman Myles Gray, who scampered 20 yards for a touchdown just two minutes later to all but put the game away.
Blackman recovered two onside kicks and also had a 40-yard interception return for a TD by linebacker Terence Carpenter in the win.
Page finished with seven receptions for 77 yards for Blackman, which will play at home vs. Summit on Friday.
Isaiah Verser had 22 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown for Riverdale, which will play at Shelbyville on Friday. Quarterback Braden Graham threw for 102 yards and a TD and rushed for another touchdown for the Warriors.
Oakland 65, Stewarts Creek 14
The top-ranked Patriots (3-0, 1-0 Region 4-6A) racked up 438 yards, including 311 on the ground with six TDs, in the blowout.
C.J. Puckett rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns and Quincy Jackson had two receptions for 73 yards and two TDs to lead the Patriots.
T.T. Hill rushed for a team-high 103 yards and a TD while quarterback Kade Hewitt threw for two touchdowns and ran for another two TDs.
Javarian Otey led Stewarts Creek (0-3, 0-1) with 151 yards rushing and a touchdown, but the Red Hawks gained just 174 total yards.
Oakland will play at Ravenwood Friday while Stewarts Creek will be at home, playing on its artificial turf for the first time, against Franklin.
Rockvale 27, Siegel 10
Eban Braiser kicked two field goals and quarterback Brennan Mayhew hit Jaylan Morgan on a 54-yard touchdown strike as the Rockets (2-1, 1-0 Region 4-6A) built a 20-0 lead and never looked back.
Mayhew finished 16-of-26 for 2021 yards and three TDs while Morgan caught two passes for 121 yards and two TDs.
The Rockets will play at Lincoln County Friday. Siegel (2-1, 0-1) will play at Lebanon.
La Vergne 31, Antioch 0
The Wolverines (1-2, 1-0 Region 6-6A) got it done on the ground, scoring four rushing touchdowns.
Zante Clark had two rushing TDs while David Waters and quarterback Javon Drake each scored a TD in the win.
La Vergne's Ethan Jacques had a blocked punt and De'Angelo Ryan led the Wolverines with 80 receiving yards.
La Vergne will play host to rival Smyrna Friday in a Region 6-6A contest.
MTCS 52, Clarksville Academy 37
Eli Wilson rushed 231 yards and five touchdowns as the Cougars (2-1) won the slugfest.
Gabe Howell added a 5-yard TD run and an interception and quarterback Yates Geren had a 23-yard touchdown run for MTCS, which will play at home vs. Mt. Juliet Christian on Friday.
Moore Co. 21, Eagleville 0
The Eagles (1-2, 0-1 Region 5-1A) struggled offensively in getting shut out for the third time in three seasons — all coming to Moore County.
Eagleville quarterback Jesse Brown was 11-of-22 for 86 yards. Elijah Fearns had six receptions for 63 yards and Kaleb Snitzer led the Eagles with six carries for 47 yards.
Eagleville will play at home vs. Gordonsville Friday.
Sequatchie Co. 41, Cannon Co. 19
The Lions fell to 0-3 (0-1 in Region 4-3A), despite 147 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Ryan Perkins.
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Brodie, Sieler weld winning combination for Monroe's football team
WILLIS – Aidan Brodie and Ryan Sieler have been friends since the eighth grade.
But they became even closer last year when they had a double-block class together.
“We were with each other all the time,” Brodie said.
Of course, that class was welding.
Photo Gallery:Monroe at Ypsilanti Lincoln Football
It helped create an unbreakable bond between the two Monroe High football players that was evident Friday night during a 28-21 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln.
Sieler threw 5 passes to Brodie good for 118 yards, including touchdown tosses of 27 and 48 yards.
“We’ve always been close since the eighth grade,” Brodie said. “We had our first ever touchdown pass together against Chelsea and our first varsity touchdown against Saline last year.”
“We really have a bond,” Sieler said. “I try to get him the ball.”
Video:Monroe celebrates its win over Ypsilanti Lincoln
Monroe coach Dave Misfud that’s a wise strategy.
“Aidan is a kid we’ve been working with a lot,” the coach said. “He’s got a lot of skill. He’s still learning how to use that skill.”
That skill was on display on Monroe’s first touchdown of the night. Brodie was tightly guarded by a Lincoln defensive back, but Sieler trusted his receiver and Brodie went up and got the ball for a 27-yard score.
“Ryan threw that ball pretty high,” he said. “My eyes light up when I see that. I am not the biggest guy, but I’ve been taught to go up and play the ball.”
The second Sieler-to-Brodie TD connection came in the second quarter with the score tied 7-7. On that one, Brodie caught a short pass and outraced the defense to the end zone from 48 yards out.
“That was a great play call by the coaches,” Brodie said. “Then me and Ryan and the other nine players made the play.”
Lincoln came back to tie the game 14-14 at halftime.
Monroe took its third lead of the night in the third quarter when runs of 55 yards by Owen Yount and 17 yards by Logan Loveland set up an 8-yard touchdown scamper by Sieler.
"I was just trying to get whatever I could and wound up scoring," the quarterback said. "It felt good."
But Lincoln once again had an answer and the teams headed into the final quarter tied 21-21.
It stayed that way until Lincoln muffed a punt with three minutes left and Monroe recovered. A penalty moved the Trojans to the Lincoln 10 and Dinato Gandara ran it in from there.
Monroe got back to .500 after a disappointing loss to Jackson in the opener last week.
“Coach told us that the biggest improvement comes between Week 1 and Week 2,” Brodie said. “We knew we were a better team than last week.”
“We got our first win under Mifsud,” Sieler said. “We worked hard this week. This will give us momentum. We know we can do it going forward.”
Mifsud said the work during the week is what made the win happen Friday.
“It’s a process,” he said. “You have to make improvements every day. The kids expected more in the opener. They were disappointed. You could tell on Wednesday that we were getting over the hump. They kids understood things and were asking great questions.
“Last week we had so many guys who didn’t have much varsity experience. They got thrown into the fire.”
He was happy to see his guys get rewarded Friday.
“They needed this,” he said. “This is a good program win.”
Monroe travels to Ann Arbor Skyline Friday.
First Quarter
M – Aidan Brodie 27 pass from Ryan Sieler (Nicholas Lieto kick)
Second Quarter
L –Carden Greene 8 pass from Trey Richey (Quinn Wilkerson kick)
M – Brodie 48 pass from Sieler (Lieto kick)
L – Eric Jones 55 pass from Richey (Wilkerson kick)
Third Quarter
M – Sieler 8 run (Lieto kick)
L – David Cook 28 pass from Richey (Wilkerson kick)
Fourth Quarter
M – Dinato Gandara 10 run (Lieto kick)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Owen Yount, M, 3-58; Sean Williams, L, 8-22; Dinato Gandara, M, 8-20; Ryan Sieler, M, 8-20; Logan Loveland, M, 2-19.
Passing: Trey Richey, L, 14-26-262; Ryan Sieler, M, 14-29-160.
Receiving: Aidan Brodie, M, 5-118; Owen Yount, M, 6-40; Logan Frank, M, 1-11; Drew Scznsny, M, 1-10. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/03/brodie-sieler-weld-winning-combination-for-monroes-football-team/65470515007/ | 2022-09-03T09:28:54Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/03/brodie-sieler-weld-winning-combination-for-monroes-football-team/65470515007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The turf belongs to Bedford in victory over Ann Arbor Pioneer
TEMPERANCE – Bedford’s football felt right at home its’ new stadium turf Friday, moving to 2-0 on the season with a 30-6 win over SEC Conference Red Division rival Ann Arbor Pioneer.
The Kicking Mules took the opening kickoff and drove nearly the entire length of the field, taking up nearly all of the first quarter to take a 6-0 lead on a 5-yard run by Owen Przybylski with 1:22 left to play.
That drive set the tone for the game as Bedford dominated the line of scrimmage and time of possession, holding the ball for more than 35 minutes.
Photo Gallery:Ann Arbor Pioneer at Bedford Football
“That’s what we do,” said Bedford’s third-year head coach John Phillips. “We don’t score a lot of points because we’re using up the time of possession. That’s our game plan.”
The Mules were playing their first home game of the season on new turf and under a new lighting system installed this summer. The turf replaced a natural grass playing surface.
Phillips said the new turf “is fantastic. The fact that we can come out here and practice, and then come back out and play the game and not have to worry about the turf being different really lets us get to work.”
Phillips wasn’t the only person happy with the new field. Cory Meggitt is director of Bedford’s marching band.
“It’s nice and level,” he said. “Everything is measured correctly so it makes dressing the formations a lot easier.
“It’s great for all of our students and the different sports programs, and it’s also nice that the music department can benefit from it,” he said.
Bedford took a 14-0 lead into halftime on a 7-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Lucas Gerber to Thomas Huss, and a Gerber pass to Tyler Boerst for a two-point conversion with 1:22 left to play.
“Gerber managed the game really well,” Phillips said. “There were a couple of places where he could’ve gotten down after he made mistakes, but he came back out.”
Przybylski got his second rushing touchdown of the game with 10:46 to play in the third quarter and with a PAT by Jack Decker, Bedford was up 21-0.
Boerst finished up the third-quarter scoring for the Mules with a 19-yard TD run with 4:34 to go, to put Bedford up 27-0.
A Decker 25-yard field goal put Bedford up 30-0 in the fourth quarter before Pioneer got on the board with 5:12 to play in the game.
Trey Brueggermann led a balanced Bedford rushing attack with 82 yards on 10 carries. Boerst had 70 yards on just 6 carries, followed by Hunter Poignon with 44 yards on 9 carries. In all, Bedford rushed for 300 yards.
“We’ve got some work on cleaning up some technique and we didn’t execute the way we wanted to,” Phillips said. “But I love the fact that we were able to run the ball. I love the fact that we played team defense with, between our secondary and our rush, we dominated.”
Brueggermann also led the defense with four tackles, followed by Huss with 3.5 and Avery Labadie with three.
Pioneer managed just 94 yards of total offense.
“I’m real proud of these guys,” Phillips said. “They played a great game all the way around, with great sportsmanship. They just took care of business.”
Bedford will be home again Friday, hosting Dexter.
First Quarter
B – Owen Przybylski 5 run (kick blocked)
Second Quarter
B – Tommy Huss 7 pass from Lucas Gerber (Tyler Boerst pass from Gerber)
Third Quarter
B – Przybylski 6 run (Jack Decker kick)
B – Boerst 19 run (kick blocked)
Fourth Quarter
B – Decker 25 field goal
P – Ocean Babbs 4 pass from Kalan Wong (run failed)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Trey Brueggemann, B, 6-70; Hunter Poignon, B, 9-44; Owen Przybylski, B, 5-37; Brandon Rozek, B, 6-32.
Passing: Kalan Wong, P, 11-18-94; Lucas Gerber, B, 3-12.
Receiving: Ocean Babbs, P, 4-35; Cullen Wellman, P, 1-30; Samuel Bonasso, P, 1-13; Joe Bonenberger, P, 3-11; Tommy Huss, B, 1-7; Tyler Boerst, B, 2-5. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/03/the-turf-belongs-to-bedford-in-victory-over-ann-arbor-pioneer/65470503007/ | 2022-09-03T09:29:00Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/03/the-turf-belongs-to-bedford-in-victory-over-ann-arbor-pioneer/65470503007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The M2 will be partly closed from September through to January as works take place on new slip roads. Entry and exit slips between the M2 and A249 will be closed on the coastbound side of the road from September 12 through to January 13.
This means drivers will be unable to access the Stockbury roundabout from the eastbound side of the M2, or join the M2 eastbound from the Stockbury roundabout at Junction 5. National Highways has told motorists they're working closely with local authorities and emergency services to plan the work, deliberately avoiding the peak summer holiday period.
In a statement published on their website, National Highways said: "We know there’s never a good time to complete this kind of work at a busy junction like this, and understand these closures will cause disruption to journeys, for which we apologise.
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"We've been working closely with the local authorities and emergency services to plan how we do this work, and we’ll be avoiding the main summer holiday peak. Closing the slip roads is the safest approach and causes least disruption, as it reduces the amount of time traffic management will be in place to complete this work and decreases the risk of incidents."
In the new year, both slip roads are set to re-open. Access from the eastbound side of the M2 to the A249 northbound (towards Sittingbourne) will temporarily be via the Stockbury roundabout until the slip opens in spring 2023.
Drivers can use the westbound side of the M2 from the Stockbury roundabout to travel to Junction 4 and return. This diversion route will add around 10 to 12 minutes onto the journey time. Anyone travelling eastbound will need to leave the M2 at Junction 3 and travel along the A229, M20 and A249 to reach the Stockbury roundabout.
If you miss Junction 3, you can travel to Junction 6 and return to Junction 5 using the westbound carriageway, which would add 25 minutes to your journey. For more information, click here.
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Pictures have emerged showing a new sweet shop in Tonbridge, just days after its opening. Mr Simms Sweet Shop is now open in The Pavilion just off the High Street.
There are more than 80 franchise Mr Simms shops across the country, including sites in Bath, Bluewater, Herne Bay and Orpington. But Tonbridge locals can now stock up on their retro favourites.
Shopfitters have been at the site from August 8 to prepare for the grand opening. The first Mr Simms opened in Leek in Staffordshire in 2004. The company celebrated its tenth anniversary by opening its first international store in Hong Kong and now has six more sub-franchise stores overseas.
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It used to be known as Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe but rebranded in 2020 with the modern spelling. Its "mind-blowing collection" of traditional and contemporary sweets includes Cherry Lips, Coldsfoot Rock, cough sweets, specialist liquorice, sugar free sweets and Pick 'n Mix.
Mr Simms used to be in Ely Court in the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre in Tunbridge Wells but closed around six years ago. The new Tonbridge store has been advertising for retail staff and management.
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Moscow: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried on Saturday in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who has been venerated worldwide for bringing down the Iron Curtain but reviled by many at home for the Soviet collapse and the ensuing economic meltdown that plunged millions into poverty.
On Thursday, Putin privately laid flowers at Gorbachev's coffin at a Moscow hospital where he died.
The Kremlin said the president's busy schedule would prevent him from attending the funeral.
Asked what specific business will keep Putin busy on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the president will have a series of working meetings, an international phone call and needs to prepare for a business forum in Russia's Far East he's scheduled to attend next week.
Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91, will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, an iconic mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times.
Despite the choice of the prestigious venue, the Kremlin stopped short of calling it a state funeral, with Peskov saying the ceremony will have elements of one, such as honorary guards, and the government's assistance in organising it.
He wouldn't describe how it will differ from a full-fledged state funeral.
Declaring a state funeral for Gorbachev would have obliged Putin to attend it and would have required Moscow to invite foreign leaders, something that it was apparently reluctant to do amid soaring tensions with the West after sending troops to Ukraine.
The modest ceremony contrasted with a lavish 2007 state funeral given to Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first post-Soviet leader who anointed Putin as his preferred successor and set the stage for him to win the presidency by stepping down.
Putin, who once lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century", has avoided explicit personal criticism of Gorbachev but has repeatedly blamed him for failing to secure written commitments from the West that would rule out NATO's expansion eastward.
The issue has marred Russia-West relations for decades and fomented tensions that exploded when the Russian leader sent troops into Ukraine on February 24.
In a carefully phrased letter of condolence released on Wednesday avoiding explicit praise or criticism, Putin described Gorbachev as a man who left an enormous impact on the course of world history.
He led the country during difficult and dramatic changes, amid large-scale foreign policy, economic and society challenges, Putin said.
He deeply realised that reforms were necessary and tried to offer his solutions for the acute problems.
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Long before Bugatti made the 16-cylinder engine its calling card, Cadillac launched V-16-powered cars in a bid to outdo other luxury automakers. A prime example is this 1930 Cadillac V-16 452A, which recently appeared on an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage.” The car comes from California’s Nethercutt Collection, and is presented here by Cameron Richards, the collection’s vice president.
To keep the V-16 secret, Cadillac initially let slip that it was developing a V-12 to match Packard. So it must have been quite a surprise when the General Motors luxury division unleashed this massive engine on the public. Still, Marmon actually beat Cadillac to the punch, launching its own 16-cylinder engine a few weeks before Cadillac, Leno says in the episode.
The overhead-valve engine displaces 7.4 liters but only develops about 180 hp. While that didn’t match the high-end Duesenbergs, it was still a very respectable figure for the time because there really was no replacement for displacement. The car’s massive torque allowed it to pull away in any of its three gears, according to Leno, though the big engine needs a “firehose” to supply all the fuel it needs.
This specific car has the earlier body style, thought to be from 1928 to 1929, married to the 1930 Cadillac chassis and engine. The customer wanted a V-16 Cadillac with a dual-cowl phaeton body as quickly as possible, and the new body wasn’t ready yet.
Not many people could have afforded this car when new. It cost $6,500 at a time when mass-market cars sold for a few hundred bucks. With the U.S. in the midst of the Great Depression, the launch wasn’t exactly well-timed.
The V-16 was more about effortless acceleration than raw speed, Leno says. These Cadillacs weren’t as fast as contemporary Duesenbergs, but their generous torque almost makes the driving experience comparable to modern electric cars, he says. The smooth-running V-16 also offered a more refined experience than most cars of the period.
The car weighs well over 7,000 lb, but it’s easy to drive with an easy-to-use clutch and great brakes, according to Richards.
Cadillac continued making V-16 cars for about a decade, but eventually went back to slightly more sensible V-8 engines. Looking to recapture the brand’s glory days, GM unveiled the Cadillac Sixteen concept in 2003, but that never made it to production.
Toward the end of the video, Jay gets the chance to drive the car. He remarks that it’s incredibly smooth and quiet, and that the manual steering is much better than other old cars.
Watch the full video and revisit a time when a V-16 powered Cadillac to the front of the luxury-car class.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Amazon’s $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary health organization One Medical, a move that could delay the completion of the deal.
Both One Medical and Amazon received a request for additional information Friday in connection with an FTC review of the merger, according to a filing made with securities regulators by One Medical’s parent, San Francisco-based 1Life Healthcare Inc.
Amazon announced plans in late July to buy One Medical, a concierge-type medical service with roughly 190 medical offices in 25 markets. Last week, the e-commerce giant said it would shutter its own hybrid virtual in-home care service called Amazon Care, a One Medical competitor, because it wasn’t meeting customers’ needs.
The One Medical deal, the first to be announced under CEO Andy Jassy, was another push into healthcare for Amazon following its acquisition of the online pharmacy PillPack for $750 million in 2018. Groups calling for stricter antitrust regulations quickly urged the FTC to block the merger, arguing it would further expand the company’s massive market power.
An Amazon spokesperson declined to comment.
The FTC has already been investigating the sign-up and cancellation practices of Amazon Prime and has issued civil subpoenas in that case.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Serena Williams to not want to go quietly, to not want this match, this trip to the U.S. Open, this transcendent career of hers, to really, truly end.
Right down to what were, barring a change of heart, the final minutes of her quarter-century of excellence on the tennis court, and an unbending unwillingness to be told what wasn’t possible, Williams tried to mount one last classic comeback, earn one last vintage victory, with fans on their feet in a full Arthur Ashe Stadium, cellphone cameras at the ready.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion staved off five match points to prolong the three-hours-plus proceedings, but could not do more, and was eliminated from the U.S. Open in the third round by Ajla Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 on Friday night in what is expected to be her final contest.
“I’ve been down before. … I don’t really give up,” Williams said. “In my career, I’ve never given up. In matches, I don’t give up. Definitely wasn’t giving up tonight.”
She turns 41 this month and recently told the world that she is ready to start “evolving” away from her playing days — she expressed distaste for the word “retirement” — and while she remained purposely vague about whether this appearance at Flushing Meadows definitely would represent her last hurrah, everyone assumed it will be.
“It’s been the most incredible ride and journey I’ve ever been on in my life,” Williams said, tears streaming down her cheeks shortly after one final shot landed in the net. “I’m so grateful to every single person that’s ever said, ‘Go, Serena!’ in their life.”
Asked during an on-court interview whether she might reconsider walking away, Williams replied: “I don’t think so, but you never know.”
A little later, pressed on the same topic at her post-match news conference, Williams joked, “I always did love Australia,” the country that hosts the next Grand Slam tournament in January.
With two victories in singles this week, including over the No. 2 player in the world, Anett Kontaveit, on Wednesday, Williams took her fans on a thrill-a-minute throwback trip at the hard-court tournament that was the site of a half-dozen of her championships.
The first came in 1999 in New York, when Williams was a teen. Now she’s married and a mother; her daughter, Olympia, turned 5 on Thursday.
“Clearly, I’m still capable. … (But) I’m ready to be a mom, explore a different version of Serena,” she said. “Technically, in the world, I’m still super young, so I want to have a little bit of a life while I’m still walking.”
With 23,859 of her closest friends cheering raucously again Friday, Williams faltered against Tomljanovic, a 29-year-old Australian who is ranked 46th.
Williams gave away leads in each set, including the last, in which she was up 1-0 before dropping the final six games.
Tomljanovic is unabashedly a fan of Williams, having growing up watching her play on TV.
“I’m feeling really sorry, just because I love Serena just as much as you guys do. And what she’s done for me, for the sport of tennis, is incredible,” said Tomljanovic, who has never been past the quarterfinals at any major. “This is a surreal moment for me.”
Then, drawing laughs, Tomljanovic added: “I just thought she would beat me. … She’s Serena. That’s that’s just who she is: She’s the greatest of all time. Period.”
Asked what she planned to do on the first day of the rest of her life Saturday, Williams said she’d rest, spend time with Olympia and then added: “I’m definitely probably going to be karaoke-ing.”
Her performance with her racket Friday showed grit and featured some terrific serving, but it was not perfect.
On one point in the second set, Williams’ feet got tangled and she fell to the court, dropping her racket. She finished with 51 unforced errors, 21 more than Tomljanovic.
Williams let a 5-3 lead vanish in the first set. She did something similar in the second, giving away edges of 4-0 and 5-2, and requiring five set points to finally put that one in her pocket. From 4-all in the tiebreaker, meaning Williams was three points from defeat, she pounded a 117 mph ace, hit a forehand winner to cap a 20-stroke exchange, then watched Tomljanovic push a forehand long.
Momentum appeared to be on Williams’ side. But she could not pull off the sort of never-admit-defeat triumph she did so often over the years.
“Oh, my God, thank you so much. You guys were amazing today. I tried,” Williams told the audience, hands on her hips, before mentioning, among others, her parents and her older sister, Venus, a seven-time major champion who is 42.
“I wouldn’t be Serena if there wasn’t Venus. So thank you, Venus,” Williams said. “She’s the only reason that Serena Williams ever existed.”
They started in tennis as kids in Compton, California, coached by their father, Richard, who taught himself about the sport after watching on television while a player received a winner’s check. He was the central figure in the Oscar-winning film “King Richard,” produced by his daughters.
The siblings lost together in the first round of doubles on Thursday night, drawing another sellout. And on Friday, as during the younger Williams’ other outings this week, there could be no doubt about which player the paying public favored.
When Tomljanovic broke to go up 6-5 as part of a four-game run to take the opening set, one person in her guest box rose to applaud — and he was pretty much on his own.
Otherwise, folks applauded when Tomljanovic double-faulted, generally considered a faux pas for tennis crowds.
They got loud in the middle of lengthy exchanges, also frowned upon.
They offered sympathetic sounds of “Awwwwww” when Williams flubbed a shot, and leapt out of their seats when she did something they found extraordinary. A rather routine service break was cause for a standing ovation.
Tomljanovic draped a blue-and-white U.S. Open towel over her head at changeovers, shielding herself from the noise and distractions.
“Just really blocked it out as much as I could. It did get to me a few times, internally. I mean, I didn’t take it personally because, I mean, I would be cheering for Serena, too, if I wasn’t playing her,” Tomljanovic said. “But it was definitely not easy.”
After Williams struck a swinging backhand volley winner to take a 4-0 lead in the second set, her play improving with every passing moment, the reaction was earsplitting. Billie Jean King, a Hall of Famer with 39 total Grand Slam titles across singles, doubles and mixed doubles, raised her cellphone to capture the scene.
“You’re everywhere!” yelled Williams’ husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, from a courtside guest box that also contained power couple Ciara and Russell Wilson.
When Williams drove two consecutive forehand winners to lead 5-2 in the second set, she screamed and leaned forward after each.
She could not sustain that level.
Williams entered the night having won 19 times in a row in the U.S. Open’s third round of singles competition, including reaching at least the semifinals in her most recent 11 appearances in New York.
Talk about a full-circle moment: The only other third-round loss she’s ever had at Flushing Meadows (she is 42-0 in the first and second rounds) came in 1998, the year Williams made her tournament debut at age 16.
She would win her first major trophy 12 months later at the U.S. Open. And now she said goodbye in that same stadium.
“It’s been a long time. I’ve been playing tennis my whole life,” Williams said Friday night, after performing one last twirl-and-wave move usually reserved for victories. “It is a little soon, but I’m also happy because, I mean, this is what I wanted, what I want.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will host Pacific Island leaders in Washington later this month amid growing worries by the United States and Western allies about China’s activity in the region.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement the meetings Sept. 28-29 “will demonstrate the United States’ deep and enduring partnership with Pacific Island countries and the Pacific region.”
Biden has invited Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Nauru, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Fiji to take part in the summit, according to the White House.
The announcement comes days after the Solomon Islands earlier this week asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled, amid concerns over a new security pact between the Solomons and China.
The government made the request after the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry and the British navy patrol boat HMS Spey canceled planned port calls last week due to bureaucratic delays.
The United States and Britain are among countries concerned that a new security pact with Beijing could lead to a Chinese naval base being constructed less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s northeast coast.
The Biden administration came into office in 2021 looking to put greater focus on Asia-Pacific amid growing concerns about China as an economic and military competitor.
To that end, Biden has agreed to the sale of nuclear submarines to Australia and raised the profile of the Indo-Pacific security dialogue known as the Quad (Australia, India, Japan and the United States). He’s also called out China for military provocations against Taiwan, human rights abuses against ethnic minorities and efforts to squelch pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-to-host-pacific-island-summit-with-wary-eye-on-china/ | 2022-09-03T10:02:01Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-to-host-pacific-island-summit-with-wary-eye-on-china/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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The Door McAllen church released a statement this morning apologizing for their production of ‘Hamilton’, in which they altered lyrics to fit Biblical teachings and included a sermon at the end of the show that contained anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric. In addition to their apology, the church promised to never perform the show again, to destroy all recordings of the show and pay damages to the ‘Hamilton’ team which will then be donate to an LGBTQIA+ support organization.
The church released the statement, assumedly prepared by senior pastor Roman Gutierrez, on their Instagram account.
[…]
This statement seemingly closes the door on a three-week saga that captured the attention of the theatre world. The church performed the unauthorized production on Aug 5 and streamed it to their YouTube channel where it was instantly noticed by theatre fans. The case was a perfect storm of copyright violations. The church did not have permission to perform the show, make changes to its lyrics, use its logo, use copyrighted music as a backing track, advertise the production, and stream it on YouTube.
It was also reported to me from multiple sources that merchandise such as t-shirts with the Hamilton logo were also sold during the event. However, I have not been able to obtain photos of that merchandise.
Following our report on the production, the church issued a statement that they had received a license to perform the show. However, the legal team at ‘Hamilton’ stated that permission was given to only perform on Aug 6, with strict rules. The team also reserved the right to discuss this further with the church.
It is likely that this specifically worded statement is a result of those discussions. It is not known at this time how much in damages the church has agreed to pay.
However, according to a statement from the team at ‘Hamilton’, all funds will be donated to an LGBTQIA+ support organization.
See here for the background. Honestly, this is a perfectly fine outcome. The church admitted they were wrong, they promised to stop doing this sort of thing again, they destroyed the bootleg media of their unauthorized performances, and they paid some damages that then got donated to a worthy and fitting cause. I have no notes. Rolling Stone has more. | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106793 | 2022-09-03T10:02:10Z | offthekuff.com | control | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106793 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The legal fight over the shape of Texas political representation for the next decade won’t be decided until next year after a federal panel agreed Tuesday to delay a trial over new political maps.
The federal three-judge panel hearing the case pushed the start of the trial, which was originally scheduled for Sept. 28, following a flurry of disputes over discovery that left both the state and the various plaintiff groups questioning whether they’d have enough time to prepare to make their cases in a federal court in El Paso.
The court said it would announce a new trial at a later time.
The maps passed by the Legislature in 2021 have already gone into effect and are being used for the first time in this year’s elections, but the litigation could decide whether those maps need to be changed to ensure that voters of color have a fair say in choosing their representatives in elections for years to come.
The state faces a broad catalog of challenges to its four political maps, including its congressional and statehouse maps, that could affect a litany of districts. The legal claims, stemming from nearly a dozen consolidated lawsuits, include allegations of intentional discrimination, vote dilution and racial gerrymandering. The Republican-drawn maps largely serve to bolster the party’s dominance, giving white voters greater control of political districts throughout the state.
At issue in the delay were ongoing fights to compel Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas attorney general’s office and other Republican elected officials to turn over thousands of documents that the state has been fighting to keep concealed. With less than a month until the scheduled start of the trial, the state and the plaintiffs groups were also jostling over various depositions in which state lawmakers relied on asserting legislative privilege to avoid divulging information on how the maps were drafted.
Redistricting cases are complex, with plaintiffs carrying the burden of proving wrongdoing by the state. The release of the disputed documents, the plaintiffs argued, could reveal new facts that could require additional depositions.
“Were the September 28 trial setting to hold, the Court could rule in advance of the upcoming legislative session. This would have been a clear benefit to all parties. But a ruling on only partial evidence does justice for none,” some of the plaintiffs wrote in a joint advisory filed with the court last week.
But the delay is not without risk.
This is the joint lawsuit with multiple plaintiffs; the Justice Department lawsuit, which survived a motion to dismiss in June, is being heard separately. The plaintiffs in this lawsuit scored a couple of wins recently relating to documents that must be disclosed to them. Those rulings obviously weren’t the end of the dispute, and so we have delays. The risk mentioned is that a final ruling would not be made in time for the Lege to make any required adjustments to the maps for the 2024 election. Remember, unless the primaries get moved back, which would affect the Presidential races, we need maps by October or so, to accommodate filing season and any updates that county election officials need to make. That’s not a lot of time. We’ll see when the new trial date is scheduled, but keep that time frame in mind. Unless we want to wait until 2026 – which, as we know from previous decades’ experience, is hardly out of the norm – the clock is very much ticking. | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106813 | 2022-09-03T10:02:18Z | offthekuff.com | control | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106813 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states.
The request, which comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington and fund the government, seeks $13.7 billion related to Ukraine, including money for equipment, intelligence support and direct budgetary support. Shalanda Young, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said that more than three-fourths of the $40 billion approved by Congress earlier this year has already been disbursed or committed.
“We have rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their democracy and we cannot allow that support to Ukraine to run dry,” Young said in a blog post.
The White House request will play into congressional budget negotiations in the coming weeks as financing for federal agencies is set to run out Sept. 30. Both parties will be seeking to avoid a government shutdown in the weeks before the midterm elections, but they will have to work out differences over issues like the COVID-19 aid, which has been a sticking point for many months as the White House has said more money is needed for vaccines and testing and Republicans have pointed to the trillions that have already been approved.
In Friday’s request, the White House is seeking $7.1 billion to procure additional vaccines and for replenishing personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile, among other measures. Another $8 billion would go to accelerate research for next-generation vaccines and therapeutics.
Biden is also seeking $2 billion to continue COVID-19 testing programs, including an initiative to distribute free at-home tests that ended on Friday as the government says it is running short on funds. White House officials say they have some tests left in the stockpile, but not enough to provide free tests if cases sharply increase.
Congress has not moved forward on similar administration requests for the COVID-19 response amid the partisan stalemate.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House has repeatedly warned that there would be trade-offs if that money wasn’t approved, and “that is precisely what happened.” The lack of free testing kits, for example, “leaves our domestic testing capacity diminished for a potential fall surge,” she said.
The administration is also asking for $4.5 billion to bolster its efforts to fight monkeypox amid the ongoing outbreak. Officials said they have already depleted significant reserves from the national stockpile to provide over 1.1 million vials of vaccine.
The money would help ensure access to vaccinations, testing and treatment, and also help fund the global effort to fight the disease, administration officials said.
For disaster relief, the White House is asking for $6.5 billion, including money for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, farmers affected by weather events and efforts to increase the resilience of the electric grid. As part of that request, the administration is also asking for $1.4 billion to address unmet disaster recovery needs in several states, including for recent devastating floods in Kentucky. | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-white-house-seeks-13-7-billion-more-for-ukraine/ | 2022-09-03T10:02:44Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-white-house-seeks-13-7-billion-more-for-ukraine/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN (AP) — The German government confirmed Friday that families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Olympics will receive a total of 28 million euros (dollars) in compensation.
The figure — which includes payments already made — had previously been reported by German and Israeli media but not officially communicated by the government.
It’s a significant increase from the initial 10 million-euro offer to the families ahead of the 50th anniversary of the attack, which will be commemorated on Monday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “is very glad about the agreement achieved with the families of the victims,” government spokesman Steffen Hebesteit told reporters in Berlin.
“Germany is emphasizing its responsibility for the mistakes that were made there in 1972, but also in the decades that followed,” he added.
As part of an agreement with the families, Germany has agreed to acknowledge failures that authorities made at the time and to allow German and Israeli historians to review the events surrounding the attack.
Members of the Palestinian group Black September broke into the Olympic Village, killed two athletes from Israel’s national team and took nine more hostage on Sept. 5, 1972. The attackers hoped to force the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel as well as two left-wing extremists in West German jails.
All nine hostages and a West German police officer died during a rescue attempt by German forces. Relatives of the athletes accuse Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli help and then botching the rescue operation.
Immediately after the attack, Germany made payments to relatives of the victims amounting to about 4.19 million marks (about 2 million euros or dollars), according to the country’s interior ministry. In 2002, the surviving relatives received an additional 3 million euros, Germany’s dpa news agency reported.
Asked whether Germany would welcome an apology for the attack from the current Palestinian leadership, Hebestreit said: “Yes, I would.”
He said the issue was not discussed at a recent meeting in Berlin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who dismissed questions about a possible apology and accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond. | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-germany-confirms-28m-settlement-with-munich-attack-families/ | 2022-09-03T10:03:48Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-germany-confirms-28m-settlement-with-munich-attack-families/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MADRID (AP) — The mayor of a southern town in Spain said Friday that an oil slick from a damaged and partly sunken bulk carrier ship off Gibraltar has reached a nearby Spanish beach.
La Línea de la Concepción Mayor Juan Franco said fuel from the leakage had been pushed by winds and currents to the beach.
The leakage occurred Thursday but divers sealed the source. The environmental impact or the quantity of oil spilled was not immediately clear.
“What has entered is a worrying spillage but it is not a tragedy,” Franco said. He said the most important issue was to remove the remaining fuel oil on the tanker safely.
Gibraltar officials said early Friday that 80% of the diesel on the ship had been removed but that some 180 tons of heavy fuel are still on board. The ship was ordered grounded in the shallows after colliding Monday with another vessel in the bay of the British territory located at the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
A government spokesman said there had been no further seepage of heavy fuel since Thursday and that the situation was under control.
The spokesman, who was not authorized to be named publicly, said the ship had been carrying 250 tons of diesel and still had 183 tons of heavy fuel oil and 27 tons of lubricant oil in its tanks.
The heavy fuel oil is potentially more damaging to the environment and more difficult to extract, raising concerns in Spain and Gibraltar for marine life and tourism in the area.
Fabian Picardo, the head of Gibraltar’s government, told Spain’s Cadena SER radio that work would begin on removing the heavy fuel after the diesel is fully extracted.
The usually busy port of Gibraltar remains closed, but the neighboring Algeciras port in Spain is fully operational.
The 178-meter (584-foot), Tuvalu-registered OS 35 was carrying a cargo of steel bars. The LNG carrier with which it collided sustained little damage. No one was injured in the collision.
The captain of the damaged ship has been detained for allegedly not obeying Gibraltar port orders initially after the collision. | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-gibraltar-says-heavy-fuel-yet-to-be-removed-from-cargo-ship/ | 2022-09-03T10:03:55Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/world-news/ap-international/ap-gibraltar-says-heavy-fuel-yet-to-be-removed-from-cargo-ship/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NUEVA YORK - La legendaria carrera de Serena Williams llegó a su fin en el US Open el viernes por la noche cuando la 23 veces campeona de Grand Slam se retiró en una enérgica batalla ante Ajla Tomljanovic, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 en la tercera ronda. En un partido dramático que duró más de tres horas, Williams salvó cinco puntos de partido antes de que el punto final cayera en el Estadio Arthur Ashe.
"Fueron algunos momentos realmente grandiosos hoy", dijo Serena. "Hoy no, pero esta semana ha sido realmente genial. Mucho apoyo, tanto amor. Fue realmente increíble y abrumador. Muy agradecida por ello. Estoy muy agradecida por ello".
"Siento que toda el público realmente quería empujarme más allá de la línea. Estoy muy agradecida y agradecida por eso".
De Michelle Obama a Magic Johnson, Coco Gauff a Lebron James, John Legend a Bill Gates, así es como reaccionó el mundo ante la última batalla de Williams.
Congrats on an amazing career, @SerenaWilliams!
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) September 3, 2022
How lucky were we to be able to watch a young girl from Compton grow up to become one of the greatest athletes of all time.
I'm proud of you, my friend—and I can't wait to see the lives you continue to transform with your talents. pic.twitter.com/VWONEMAwz3
The greatest to ever do it! @KingJames reflects on @serenawilliams legacy. #ThankYouSerenapic.twitter.com/0bRLhEsKQS
— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) September 3, 2022
Sometimes all it takes to change the world is just being you. Thank you, Serena, for changing the game for so many. @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/SQ2KqRLsxx
— Nike (@Nike) September 3, 2022
Serena, THANK YOU. It is because of you I believe in this dream. The impact you’ve had on me goes beyond any words that can be put together and for that I say thank you, thank you, thank you, GOAT! pic.twitter.com/qeNZlC05WJ
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) September 3, 2022
The goat @serenawilliams ❤️ thank you Serena ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VKLUynps6b
— Ons Jabeur (@Ons_Jabeur) September 3, 2022
Honored to have shared the court with you at least once ✨🐐 @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/f7VDIGWdIo
— Jessie Pegula (@JLPegula) September 3, 2022
Simply the 🐐. Unique.
— Juan M. del Potro (@delpotrojuan) September 3, 2022
Thank you @serenawilliams
We love you 💙#USOpen2022 #Serena
thank you @serenawilliams for transcending sports for black athletes, female athletes and every athlete🤍
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) September 3, 2022
such a pleasure to watch, thanks for being an inspiration
.@serenawilliams you’re literally the greatest on and off the court. Thank you for inspiring all of us to pursue our dreams. I love you little sis!!!!!!
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) September 3, 2022
25 years. Champion. Shero. Legend forever! @serenawilliams #USOpen pic.twitter.com/xdo4dy4fpP
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 3, 2022
Thank you, #Serena. pic.twitter.com/uOoxOZomd8
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) September 3, 2022
Age is not what the body tells you, but what your mind tells the body. Teenagers can solve world’s biggest problems, adults can pick up something new & excel.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 3, 2022
Sport inspires society to push limits & achieve the impossible. Congratulations on an inspiring career, @serenawilliams. pic.twitter.com/qxckNSoaw8
Her incredible career made its mark on tennis history.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 3, 2022
And yet her greatest contributions may be yet to come.
Thank you, @serenawilliams.
Your journey continues. #serena #USOpen https://t.co/0wDFfRN3Dq
It’s truly been fun to watch Serena not only change the sport of tennis, but more importantly, how she’s helped empower the next generation. Her tennis accomplishments speak for themselves, but one of the things I admire about her is she simply doesn’t quit. On or off the court
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) September 3, 2022
her will, her strength, her determination…she simply never gives up. She’s a great example to us all. Congrats and thank you, Serena!!
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) September 3, 2022
I love you @serenawilliams It’s been the pleasure of a lifetime to watch you become what you have. Can’t wait to see what you do next. Thank you my old friend
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) September 3, 2022
Serena fighting until the last point, always. You've given so much to tennis, and so much to womens sports. Thank you @serenawilliams
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) September 3, 2022
I’m so grateful for @serenawilliams. What she has given this sport and us will never be lost on me. #ThankYouSerena
— Allyson Felix (@allysonfelix) September 3, 2022
We just witnessed the last US Open for the greatest of all time, Serena Williams!! Serena has meant so much to sports, the game of tennis, the world, every little girl, and even more to every little Black girl across the globe. @serenawilliams #ThankYouSerena
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 3, 2022
To the goat of the tennis courts, @serenawilliams you own that world. Wishing you just as much success in your retirement.
— Bo Jackson (@BoJackson) September 3, 2022
It’s been a joy watching greatness! Congrats Serena!
— Derek Jeter (@derekjeter) September 3, 2022
What a run. @serenawilliams will be leaving behind an extraordinary tennis career that challenged the double standard between male and female players. I look forward to watching her continue building her amazing legacy off the court. https://t.co/K9Hxa2jB3I
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) September 3, 2022
SERENA WILLIAMS!! @serenawilliams I LOVE IT!
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) September 3, 2022
The greatest of all time. Period! It’s been a privilege to watch history. Congrats on an incredible career @serenawilliams 💪🏻❤️ https://t.co/uk1wBM8ZxG
— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) September 3, 2022
if you watched @serenawilliams tonight in her final appearance @usopen then you know what a true champion she is, pushing it to the limit, physically, emotionally, spiritually, she never gave up. she is a national treasure, the world of tennis will never be the same.
— Sandra Bernhard (@SandraBernhard) September 3, 2022
Just ugly crying in my pajamas watching @serenawilliams
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) September 3, 2022
Forever the GOAT @serenawilliams - no matter how this riveting match ends!!
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) September 3, 2022
Hope no one minds if we update the definition of the word "legend" to simply read: "Serena."
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) September 3, 2022
Salute the GOAT @serenawilliams. What a riveting final bow. Such a gift to watch her incredible career.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 3, 2022
Serena !!! U have inspired us all . Thank u for showing us what greatness looks like !@serenawilliams #USOpen2022
— Jennifer Hudson (@IAMJHUD) September 3, 2022
📷: John Minchillo/AP pic.twitter.com/0bcuG4yOhO
You’ve enlightened us, thrilled us, entertained us, taught us and inspired us.
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) September 3, 2022
Thank you, @serenawilliams 💙
There will simply never be another @serenawilliams
— NAACP (@NAACP) September 3, 2022
Thank you.#QueenOfTheCourts pic.twitter.com/RLZUJUi1eS
THE
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 3, 2022
GREATEST
OF
ALL
TIME
🐐#ThankYouSerena | @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/dY1khvoSkx
We know Serena is a fan of figure skating ⛸️
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) September 3, 2022
To: @serenawilliams
From: @nathanwchen #ThankYouSerena pic.twitter.com/7U8ch93Pej
The greatest to ever do it. #ThankYouSerena @serenawilliams | @usopen | #USOpen pic.twitter.com/sDvFEn6Laf
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) September 3, 2022
Serena. Thank you for being you and the inspiration to so many men and women. I’ve never seen a more intense competitor and it was an honor to share a court with you and watch history. Simply the best. @serenawilliams
— James Blake (@JRBlake) September 3, 2022
.@NickKyrgios has heaps of praise for the incredible @serenawilliams pic.twitter.com/aVmWwkkulA
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
THANKS @serenawilliams YOU’RE GOING OUT SCRAPPING, JUST LIKE YOU CAME IN👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾‼️‼️‼️💯
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) September 3, 2022
Simply the Best!! @serenawilliams @usopen pic.twitter.com/PWSwhVO59B
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) September 3, 2022
We cannot say thank you enough, @serenawilliams #RolandGarros | @AmeMauresmo pic.twitter.com/DpduFVLapq
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) September 3, 2022
So proud of this young woman. Teaching us all to fight to the end. That our reserves are deeper than we think. That we exit on our own terms leaving a standard of excellence. An astonishing champion. #SerenaWilliams
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) September 3, 2022
@usopen pic.twitter.com/teCs2CMvSA
"I wouldn't be Serena if there wasn't Venus."@serenawilliams 💙 @Venuseswilliams pic.twitter.com/C7RZXcf23E
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 3, 2022
The greatest to ever do it.
— ESPN (@espn) September 3, 2022
Thank you, @serenawilliams ❤️ pic.twitter.com/lZ6OezBoGu
Legend. 👑#ThankYouSerena | @WTA | @usopen pic.twitter.com/ACYmer7qjY
— ATP Tour (@atptour) September 3, 2022
Merci, @serenawilliams
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) September 3, 2022
There will never be another Queen 🏆#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/0UCTFLHv5J
More than tennis.
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) September 3, 2022
More than one of the greatest.
You mean more to us than we can say, @serenawilliams 💙
Congrats on a legendary career 👑 pic.twitter.com/9HIY6yABET
A player like no other, a career like no other, a story like no other.
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) September 3, 2022
Thank you, Serena 👑@serenawilliams | #Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/h6XDl8cRgQ
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The best products to lower your electric bill
The cost of living is at an all-time high, especially in major metropolitan cities. There’s no need to pay more for things than you need to — including electricity. If your electric bill is alarmingly high every month, there are a few ways you can keep costs down.
Energy-saving products can help lower your electric bill. While some are expensive, they’re worth it in the long run. They range in functionality, but they can all help you monitor your monthly energy usage.
What are the best energy-saving products?
Air filters
A clean air filter can help lower your electric bill because it improves airflow in your heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit. Dirty filters make it difficult for air to circulate efficiently. You might feel more inclined to leave the heater or air conditioner on for extended periods.
Weatherstripping
Weatherstripping gap seals are excellent for keeping warm or cool air within a room. Some windows and doors have spaces where drafts can flow in and out. This means the cool or warm air you’ve worked hard to contain escapes easily. Weatherstripping is easy to attach to any door or window and works well at drowning out external noise.
LED light bulbs
LED light bulbs use less power and last longer than traditional incandescent bulbs. You don’t have to replace them as often as standard light bulbs. Because their wattage is lower, you should see a noticeable reduction in energy consumption over extended periods.
Smart power strips and plugs
Smart power strips and plugs connect to the internet and let you manage your connected appliances and devices remotely. For example, if you have a lamp plugged into a smart plug, you can program a schedule for when it powers on and off by using the corresponding app. You can also monitor how much energy each device uses.
Smart devices
Electric bills are often driven up because of unnecessary power usage. For example, there’s no need to water your lawn if it’s going to rain, but sprinkler systems are programmed to run no matter the weather. A smart sprinkler controller lets you program your sprinkler system, but it also tweaks it based on the weather and eliminates unnecessary watering.
Smart thermostats and energy monitors are the most popular smart devices for reducing energy consumption. Smart thermostats can be managed remotely, and an energy monitor provides you with reports and insights on your power usage to determine the best way to keep it down.
The 12 best energy-saving products
Best filters and weatherstripping for doors and windows
Aerostar MERV 13 Six-pack Pleated Air Filter
These air filters are easy to install and are an excellent, cost-effective way to trap lint, dust mites, pollen, pet dander, smoke and bacteria. They improve the efficiency of your HVAC unit and help keep utility costs low. Sold by Amazon
Filtrete Clean Living Basic Dust Filter
These air filters are electrostatically charged and super-effective at capturing lint, dust mite debris and household dust. They have a 300 Microparticle Performance Rating for trapping unwanted air particles through your heating and cooling system. Sold by Amazon
This weatherstripping gap sealer can help prevent heat and cold from escaping the rooms in your home in winter and summer. It sticks firmly, helps block out external noise and works on interior and exterior doors. Sold by Amazon
Cikkiio Self Adhesive Seal Strip
This weatherstripping seal is 32.8 feet long, 0.2 inches thick and versatile enough to use on windows and doors. It’s excellent for windproofing, dustproofing, weatherproofing and soundproof insulation, and you can use scissors to cut it to the desired length. Sold by Amazon
Best LED light bulbs and power strips
Philips LED Frosted Light Bulbs
These light bulbs use 80% less energy and last 10 times longer than standard 60-watt light bulbs. They deliver comfortable ambient light, fit in any E26 medium screw base and don’t contain mercury, making them eco-friendly. Sold by Amazon
TCP 60-Watt Equivalent LED Light Bulbs
These energy-efficient 9-watt light bulbs can help you save up to 85% on your light bill and last up to 18 years with moderate usage. They offer soft white light and are versatile enough for lamps and ceiling fixtures. Sold by Amazon
This power strip offers surge protection certified by the Electrical Testing Laboratories standards and has six independently controlled outlets and three built-in USB ports. You can use the Kasa smartphone app to monitor energy usage and power on and off your devices. Sold by Amazon
Bestek 2,000 Joules Surge Protector
This power strip has eight outlets and four USB ports that offer fast charging speeds and self-adjust electric currents to charge multiple devices without complications. It has an alloy plastic and flame-retardant construction with a lighted on/off switch for overload protection. Sold by Amazon
With the Amazon Smart Plug, you can use Alexa-enabled devices to control your lights and appliances. You can turn lights on and off through the Alexa app and set an energy-efficient routine for your devices. Sold by Amazon
Best smart devices and plugs
The Google Nest Thermostat is Energy-Star certified and automatically turns itself down when there’s no one home. You can program an energy-efficient schedule on the Google Home app, change the temperature from any device, and HVAC monitoring alerts you if things aren’t running optimally. Sold by Amazon
Sense Flex Home Energy Monitor
This energy monitor is expensive but can help you significantly reduce your electric bill in the long run. You can monitor your generator and up to two circuits and get real-time insights and energy usage reports. Sold by Amazon
The Rachio 3 smart sprinkler keeps tabs on the weather and automatically creates schedules, so your lawn only gets the necessary watering. You can manage your watering schedules through the Rachio smartphone app, and installation is simple, taking less than half an hour. Sold by Amazon
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.
The inaugural flight of the 322-foot (98-meter) rocket — the most powerful ever built by NASA — was delayed late in the countdown Monday. The Kennedy Space Center clocks started ticking again as managers expressed confidence in their plan and forecasters gave favorable weather odds.
Atop the rocket is a crew capsule with three test dummies that will fly around the moon and back over the course of six weeks — NASA’s first such attempt since the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA wants to wring out the spacecraft before strapping in astronauts on the next planned flight in two years.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he’s more confident going into this second launch attempt, given everything engineers learned from the first try.
So is astronaut Jessica Meir, who’s on NASA’s short list for one of the initial moon crews.
“We’re all excited for this to go, but the most important thing is that we go when we’re ready and we get it right, because the next missions will have humans on board. Maybe me, maybe my friends,” Meir told The Associated Press on Friday.
The engineers in charge of the Space Launch System rocket insisted Thursday evening that all four of the rocket’s main engines were good and that a faulty temperature sensor caused one of them to appear as though it were too warm Monday. The engines need to match the minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-250 degrees Celsius) of the liquid hydrogen fuel at liftoff, otherwise they could be damaged and shut down in flight.
“We have convinced ourselves without a shadow of a doubt that we have good-quality liquid hydrogen going through the engines,” said John Honeycutt, the rocket’s program manager.
Once fueling begins Saturday morning, the launch team will perform another engine test — this time earlier in the countdown. Even if that suspect sensor indicates the one engine is too warm, other sensors can be relied on to ensure everything is working correctly and to halt the countdown if there’s a problem, Honeycutt told reporters.
NASA could not perform that kind of engine test during dress rehearsals earlier this year because of leaking fuel. More fuel leaks cropped up Monday; technicians found some loose connections and tightened them.
The engine-temperature situation adds to the flight’s risk, as does another problem that cropped up Monday: cracks in the foam insulation of the rocket. If any foam pieces break off at liftoff, they could strike the strap-on boosters and damage them. Engineers consider the likelihood of that happening low and have accepted these slight additional risks.
“This is an extremely complicated machine and system. Millions of parts,” NASA’s chief, Nelson, told the AP. “There are, in fact, risks. But are those risks acceptable? I leave that to the experts. My role is to remind them you don’t take any chances that are not acceptable risk.”
The $4.1 billion test flight is NASA’s first step in sending astronauts around the moon in 2024 and landing them on the surface in 2025. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972.
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After 14 1/2 months of haggling over details and questioning motivations, a plan to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams was finally approved Friday, setting the stage for a multibillion-dollar tournament as soon as the 2024 season.
What still needs to be determined is just how quickly the current four-team model can be converted and implemented, but it will happen no later than 2026. When it does, major college football’s championship bracket will triple in size.
“This was a very historic day for college football,” said Mississippi State President Mark Keenum, chairman of the CFP’s Board of Managers that pressed ahead after a process that started in June 2021 with an ambitious plan was derailed for months by provincialism and mistrust.
In a unanimous vote that was necessary to pursue early expansion, the 11 university leaders who make up the board approved the original 12-team proposal. It calls for the six highest-ranked conference champions and six at-large picks — as determined by a selection committee — to make the playoff.
The top four seeds would be conference champions and receive byes into the second round. First-round games would be played on campuses and the rest at bowl sites.
A 12-team, 11-game postseason system to crown a champion could be worth as much as $2 billion in media rights to the conferences that play major college football, starting in 2026.
“So our plans are to begin the 12-team format for sure beginning in the 2026 football season,” Keenum said. “However, we have asked our (conference) commissioners on the management committee to explore the possibility of us beginning the 12-team playoff format before the 2026 seasons, in either 2024 or 2025. We as members of the board recognize there’s some pretty substantial issues that have to be resolved.”
If the new format can be implemented before the current 12-year contract with ESPN expires, the conferences could make an additional $450 million over the final two years. The current deal pays about $470 million per year.
CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said ESPN under its contract would get the first bid on any new playoff inventory added in 2024 and ’25.
Beyond 2025, there is no TV contract for a playoff. The plan is to take the new format to the open market and possibly involve multiple TV partners instead of just ESPN.
The conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director who comprise the CFP management committee are scheduled to meet Thursday in Dallas. Among the logistical hurdles that they need to clear are dates of games, host sites, available television windows and the impact on the regular-season schedule.
The committee also needs to determine how all that new revenue will be shared and then have that approved by the presidents.
Hancock announced in February that expanding for the 2024 and ’25 seasons was off the table and attention would be turned to what the playoff would look like for 2026 and beyond. Last month, the CFP locked in sites and dates for the championship games to be played after the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In a 12-team playoff, those dates would have to be pushed back.
But the presidents ultimately decide what happens with the playoff, and they took matters into their own hands to move expansion forward.
“It was time for us to make a decision,” Keenum said.
Even after the February announcement, there were signs early expansion was not dead. A June meeting of the commissioners in Utah renewed optimism differences could be settled.
“It actually wouldn’t surprise me once we agree on the format, if it happens before the end of the current term,” Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff said in July.
Kliavkoff was one of three relatively new Power Five commissioners, along with Kevin Warren (Big Ten) and Jim Phillips (ACC), whose various objections to the 12-team proposal last year stalled negotiations.
That 12-team plan had been worked on for more than two years by a subgroup of the management committee that included Greg Sankey of the Southeastern Conference. Skepticism rose between the new commissioners, who had not been part of a process that started in 2019, and the rest after it was revealed the SEC would be adding Texas and Oklahoma to the powerhouse conference by no later than 2025.
Now everybody is on board with the plan.
“The Pac-12 is strongly in favor of CFP expansion and welcomes the decision of the CFP Board,” Kliavkoff said in a statement. “CFP expansion will provide increased access and excitement and is the right thing for our student-athletes and fans. We look forward to working with our fellow conferences to finalize the important elements of an expanded CFP in order to launch as soon as practicable.”
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Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78.
Former British boxer and close friend Kenny Rainford told The Associated Press in a telephone call from Liverpool, England, that his close friend died on Thursday in Virginia at the home of one of his daughters.
“He had a hard career, traveled a lot and slowed down all the sudden,” said Rainford when asked about a a cause of death.
Rainford’s aunt (Sue) was married to Shavers for a decade. Their marriage ended amicably when Shavers wanted to return to the United States to be with his children and she wanted to stay in England, Rainford said.
Shavers’ death came a day after his birthday. Rainford said a funeral is planned for Sept. 17 in Warren, Ohio. Shavers was born in Garland, Alabama, in 1944 and grew up in the Youngstown, Ohio, area. He didn’t take up boxing until he was 22.
Shavers fought from 1969-1995, which included two abbreviated returns from retirement. He finished 74-14-1 with 68 knockouts.
Shavers lost a unanimous decision to Ali in September 1977 at Madison Square Garden in a fight for the WBC and WBA world heavyweight titles. Ali pulled out the victory with a strong rally in the 15th round.
In March 1979, Shavers beat Ken Norton by knockout in the first round, in what was considered one of his finest victories.
Shavers later faced Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title in September 1979 in Las Vegas. Holmes won the bout by TKO in the bout stopped in the 11th round. Shavers did knock Holmes to the canvas in the seventh round.
Holmes had worked with Shavers in Cleveland at an event run by promoter Don King.
“He was one of the hardest punchers in boxing,” Holmes said of Shavers in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Friday.
Former New York State Athletic Commissioner Randy Gordon said Shavers always had time for the fans, whether it was signing autographs or exchanging a word or two.
“He was one of the nicest guys in the world, until he got into the ring and tried to take your head off,” Gordon told The AP Friday.
Shavers had surgery for a detached retina after the Holmes fight and was stopped by Randall “Tex” Cobb in the eighth round the following year. In 1982 he fought Joe Bugner, also on the comeback trail. Bugner was knocked down in the first, and was stopped by cuts in the second round.
Shavers continued to fight professionally for several years, but never fought for a title again. He was named among the top-10 punchers in boxing history by The Ring and others.
Before turning professional, he won the 1969 National AAU heavyweight title.
Shavers was married to Laverne Payne. They had five daughters from their marriage together: Tamara, Cynthia, Catherine, Carla, and Amy. He also has four daughters from other relationships: Catherine, Lisa, Natasha and Latonya. He worked at General Motors in Lordstown, Ohio, in the late 1960s.
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AP Sports Writers Tom Canavan, Bob Lentz, Dan Gelton and Greg Beacham contributed to this report.
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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The West Virginia man charged with killing three coworkers at a western Maryland machine shop and then wounding a responding state trooper has pleaded not criminally responsible for mental reasons, according to court records.
Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, is charged with murder, attempted murder and other offences in the June 9 shooting at Columbia Machine in Smithsburg and an ensuing shootout with police. Esquivel arrived for his normal shift on June 9, then shot and killed three workers and wounded a fourth. He also shot and wounded a state trooper before he was shot himself.
In a filing last month by his assistant public defender, Esquivel asserted that he lacked the capacity at the time of the shootings to either “appreciate the criminality of the alleged conduct” or “conform that conduct to the requirements of law” due to a “mental disorder or mental retardation,” The Herald-Mail reported.
Judge Brett Wilson accepted the plea and approved the request of the assistant public defender, Brian Hutchison, for bifurcated trials so that the issues of guilt and criminal responsibility could be considered separately.
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DELMARVA FORECAST
Saturday: Mostly sunny and warm. Highs in the upper 80s, except cooler near the beaches.
Saturday night: Mostly clear and seasonable. Isolated fog possible around sunrise. Lows in the mid 60s.
Sunday: Warm, with increasing clouds. A low chance of a stray shower in the evening. Highs near 90°F. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday: Partly cloudy with some showers. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday: Scattered showers likely, with a few rumbles of thunder possible. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday: A few lingering showers early, then partly cloudy. Highs in the low to mid 80s.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
FORECAST DISCUSSION
Normal high: 83°F. Normal low: 64°F.
High pressure over New England continues to slowly slide to the east as we wrap up the work week and look ahead to the Labor Day weekend. This will cause winds to shift to a more easterly direction. As temperatures across much of Delmarva remain unseasonably warm, with afternoon highs near 90°F on Saturday and Sunday, temperatures will be cooler and more comfortable along the Atlantic Beaches.
After a mostly sunny Saturday, on Sunday, we'll notice increasing clouds ahead of an approaching cold front. There is a very low chance of a few stray showers Sunday evening, but most folks will stay dry, so don't cancel any Sunday evening activities.
The cold front continues to approach on Labor Day, but the exact timing of the frontal passage is uncertain. As of Friday evening, it looks like the best chance of showers and some thunder will hold off until Monday night into Tuesday. So for Labor Day, expect partly cloudy skies with a few showers, especially in the afternoon, although again, it looks like most folks will stay dry. Temperatures will be seasonable, in the mid 80s.
We'll expect scattered showers and cooler temperatures on Tuesday. Some thunder is possible with a few embedded gusty downpours, but it looks like most rain will be of the lighter variety.
The cold front will then likely stall out along the East Coast, keeping shower chances in the forecast through early Wednesday.
Then, partly to mostly sunny skies round out the rest of the week.
The tropical Atlantic has gotten more interesting this week.
Hurricane "Danielle" formed late Friday morning, the first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. "Danielle" weakened to a tropical storm late Friday night and is expected to stay well out to sea. The storm does not pose any direct threat to land.
Tropical Storm "Earl" was christened late Friday night. The storm is located northeast of the Leeward Islands and is forecast to move northwest into marginally favorable conditions for tropical strengthening, although it's expected to remain a tropical storm. The forecast track for "Earl" has it turning out to see later this coming week and will not have any direct effects on land, except for maybe Bermuda. Some high surf is possible on the Atlantic beaches. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/nice-start-to-labor-day-weekend/article_01647c4a-2b6e-11ed-9fb0-f36bb9e4c616.html | 2022-09-03T10:13:28Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/nice-start-to-labor-day-weekend/article_01647c4a-2b6e-11ed-9fb0-f36bb9e4c616.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mikhail Gorbachev to be buried in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the break-up of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched drastic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the break-up of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin’s refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Mr Gorbachev, who has been venerated worldwide for bringing down the Iron Curtain but reviled by many at home for the Soviet collapse and the ensuing economic meltdown that plunged millions into poverty.
On Thursday, Mr Putin privately laid flowers at Mr Gorbachev’s coffin at the Moscow hospital where he died. The Kremlin said the president’s busy schedule would prevent him from attending the funeral.
Asked what specific business will keep Mr Putin busy on Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the president will have a series of working meetings, an international phone call, and needs to prepare for a business forum in Russia’s Far East he is scheduled to attend next week.
Mr Gorbachev, who died Tuesday aged 91, will be buried at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery next to his wife, Raisa, following a farewell ceremony at the Pillar Hall of the House of the Unions, a mansion near the Kremlin that has served as the venue for state funerals since Soviet times.
At the farewell event, hundreds of mourners passed by Mr Gorbachev’s open casket flanked by honorary guards, laying flowers as solemn music played.
His daughter Irina and his two granddaughters sat beside the coffin.
Despite the choice of the prestigious venue, the Kremlin stopped short of calling it a state funeral, with Mr Peskov saying the ceremony will have “elements” of one, such as honorary guards, and the government’s assistance in organising it. He would not describe how it will differ from a fully-fledged state funeral.
Declaring a state funeral for Mr Gorbachev would have obliged Mr Putin to attend it and would have required Moscow to invite foreign leaders, something that it was apparently reluctant to do amid soaring tensions with the West after sending troops to Ukraine.
The modest ceremony contrasts with a lavish 2007 state funeral given to Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first post-Soviet leader who anointed Mr Putin as his preferred successor and set the stage for him to win the presidency by stepping down.
Mr Putin, who once lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century”, has avoided explicit personal criticism of Mr Gorbachev but has repeatedly blamed him for failing to secure written commitments from the West that would rule out Nato’s expansion east.
The issue has marred Russia-West relations for decades and fomented tensions that exploded when the Russian leader sent troops into Ukraine on February 24.
In a carefully phrased letter of condolence released on Wednesday avoiding explicit praise or criticism, Mr Putin described Mr Gorbachev as a man who left “an enormous impact on the course of world history”,
Mr Putin added: “He led the country during difficult and dramatic changes, amid large-scale foreign policy, economic and society challenges.
“He deeply realised that reforms were necessary and tried to offer his solutions for the acute problems.”
The Kremlin’s ambivalence about Mr Gorbachev was reflected in state television broadcasts, which described his worldwide acclaim and grand expectations generated by his reforms, but held him responsible for plunging the country into political turmoil and economic woes and failing to properly defend the country’s interests in talks with the West.
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AILSA CHANG, HOST:
This week, we've been bringing you stories from Uvalde, Texas, where a new school year is beginning. It's the first since the deadly shooting there in May. Classes have already started for some students in homeschooling programs and some who go to private schools.
JOSEPH OLAN: Well, we're just trying to relay to everyone that schools are beacons of hope.
CHANG: That's Joseph Olan. He's the principal of Sacred Heart Catholic School. Thirty students impacted by the shooting at Robb Elementary got scholarships to attend Sacred Heart this year. Our producers, Jonaki Mehta and Alejandra Marquez Hanse, stopped by the campus on a recent weekday after school. But before they could ask Olan any questions, he quickly started talking about a topic on just about everyone's minds in Uvalde - school security.
OLAN: As you see, we have a lot of polycarbonate coverings on our windows and doors. They'll be replaced by steel reinforced frames and doors. Obviously, it's all ballistic-grade material.
OSCAR ORONA: Ballistic glass on, you know, all the outer doors and everything, and the fencing and everything. Plus it's smaller, you know.
CHANG: That's Oscar Orona, who later echoed what he knows about the security at Sacred Heart. His son, Noah, who survived the Robb shooting, is going there this year thanks to one of those scholarships. Noah was shot in the back and is still recovering from his injuries, but he was able to start classes last month.
O ORONA: There's much more control.
JESSICA ORONA: Smaller classrooms.
O ORONA: Smaller classes as well. So he'll get more attention, which I think he's going to need, and I think he's going to do well. That's what our hopes are, at least.
CHANG: We spoke with Oscar and his wife, Jessica Orona, on a rainy night in a library conference room. Noah sat at a nearby table during our conversation. Dressed in bright purple shorts and a black bucket hat, Noah mostly played his handheld Nintendo Switch. At times, he was watching and listening as we spoke. I asked Oscar and Jessica how life has changed for them and for Noah in the last three months.
O ORONA: For one thing, we no longer make long-term plans, because we're not sure how he's going to be feeling or if there's something that's going to trigger him that day. Even though he's been going through trauma counseling, therapy and things of that nature, there's still certain situations he's not comfortable with. Even at home, when it's just us three, you know, ranging from not being able to sleep at night, not wanting to leave the house. Any kind of noise startles him, things of that nature. Some people don't understand that because, you know, you see him right now and he seems like -
J ORONA: He looks normal.
O ORONA: But, you know, even when you just reach for his shoulder, that's - he just kind of flinches. Just to give an example, normally, at the end of the day, I go one way and she goes the other way and take our showers and everything. But now he's like, OK, who's going where? And can you wait till Mom gets out? Or Mom, can you wait for Dad gets out?
CHANG: I assume that is something that has changed since May 24.
J ORONA: Definitely.
O ORONA: Yeah. I mean, that was not the case before. I mean, it was - but now it's part of our life. I mean, we're concerned. I'm concerned. Some of the counselors have thrown around the term PTSD. You know, he was in there for quite a while. So now that the time frame, I think, is up to, like, 83 minutes or something like that where he had to lay there. You know, two teachers and several deceased classmates, and then hear everything that was going on in the other classroom. I can't even begin to imagine myself, much less a 10-year-old, having to go through that.
CHANG: As I understand it, Noah is back in school now, right?
O ORONA: Yes, he is. This is his second week. Yeah.
CHANG: And this is at a new school - right? - at Sacred Heart.
O ORONA: It's at a new school. It's at Sacred Heart Catholic School. And I'm hopeful that the district will be ready in two years. That should be more than enough time for them to, you know...
J ORONA: Do what they say that they were going to do.
CHANG: What would ready look like for you? What would the district need to do to make you feel safe in sending your child back to that district at some point in the future?
O ORONA: Probably the first step would be to have the fences up - even though someone told me that somebody already scaled one of the fences just to see. But I think it would be a deterrent - and to shore up their - the security, not just with police officers, but the system itself. Locked doors, cameras, IDs, things of that nature, so even if somebody does get through the police, they still can't get into the classroom. And again, it's not a knock on the school. It's a tall order, but at some point in time, it's going to have to be filled.
CHANG: You've talked about your desire to make sure that Noah has everything he needs to cope and to grow and to be able to live as full a life as possible. I want to ask you about the financial toll that this has taken on your family. I know you mentioned taking him back and forth to appointments. How have you been dealing with that? Has it been a strain for you all?
O ORONA: It has been, but we both work, and I went back to work...
J ORONA: We both went back to work the week after.
O ORONA: ...The week after we got home, because we know that we need to work to pay our bills. We have applied in some places for help with, you know, funds. There's a lot of money that has been distributed, donated to assist us and to assist the deceased and everything, and we don't see a lot of that because there's a bureaucracy that we have to deal with.
CHANG: What do you want people to know about what your family lived through that day and what you have been living through every day since then?
O ORONA: I think the biggest thing that we were dealing with was we felt guilty because our son survived. Amidst all this carnage and everything, we were asking ourselves, why, you know, how did our son survive? We didn't have an opportunity to mourn. You know, it's - sorry. It's difficult for me to discuss, you know, because...
J ORONA: I mean, I think first and foremost, what's gotten us through is our faith in God. I've just, you know - it's been bottled up, and I haven't really shown any emotion to let it out. Oscar has been more emotional.
O ORONA: I do, because I can't keep it in.
J ORONA: And again, only because, I mean, we have to be strong for him.
O ORONA: Yeah, and I think what a lot of people don't realize is that they say that we're the lucky ones. We don't feel lucky. We feel bad for our friends, our neighbors, our relatives that lost their babies. They just don't know what our fears are. Our fears are that our son - we want him to grow up and have a healthy, normal life, but we also have to prepare for that maybe that's not going to happen.
CHANG: What do you want the world to know about your son?
O ORONA: Well, unfortunately, he is not the same.
J ORONA: But he is a funny kid, always trying to make us laugh, a smart aleck, sometimes.
O ORONA: I think he gets that from his mom.
J ORONA: He loves Pokemon.
O ORONA: And very creative.
J ORONA: He loves art. He likes to draw and paint. So I think all of that, the way he used to be, will be one day, because we're not going to let this rule our lives and we're going to go forward and overcome.
CHANG: That was Oscar and Jessica Orona. Their son Noah survived the shooting at Robb Elementary School. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/npr-top-stories/2022-09-02/a-uvalde-survivors-parents-explain-their-journey-through-gratitude-grief-and-guilt | 2022-09-03T10:19:35Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/npr-top-stories/2022-09-02/a-uvalde-survivors-parents-explain-their-journey-through-gratitude-grief-and-guilt | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A very loyal and astute reader of Niagara Discoveries pointed out that last week I did not fully explain why small community opera houses were given that moniker when in fact they rarely performed operas in their houses. There actually was a distinction between opera houses in larger cities and those in smaller communities. The grander opera houses, like the Hodge in Lockport, did host traveling opera companies from New York City and even Europe. The opera houses in more rural areas usually presented other forms of entertainment such as minstrel and vaudeville shows, local and traveling plays and musicals, and magic and medicine shows. They used the term “opera” to elevate the status of the venue and in some cases to placate the local clergy who did not want to encourage low brow entertainment in their communities.
Continuing with the history of opera houses in Niagara County: The date of construction of Lewiston Opera House varies from 1832 to 1840, depending on the source. There is also a debate as to who built it. Depending on the source, it is attributed to both Joseph Hewitt and Reuben Moss. As Moss was born in 1837, it is unlikely he built it unless it was actually constructed at a later date. It is possible that it was built by Joseph P. Hewitt, son of Joseph Hewitt, as the elder Hewitt died in 1830. The two-story brick building was built with the intention of having stores on the ground floor and a hall on the second level. It is likely that Hewitt gave it the name “Lewiston Opera House,” although that phrase was not widely used on smaller venues until after the Civil War. Hewitt owned it at least through the mid-1880s as he died in 1887.
The first mention of “Moss Hall” appeared in the newspaper in 1890. Like most halls, it hosted lectures, political meetings, plays and musical entertainment. On May 31, 1893, William T. Love announced plans for his “Model City” in Moss Hall. Later in that same decade, a mission was established to meet the religious needs of the poor families who lived along the river. A gospel hymn “song festival” was held on Sunday evenings which attracted people from all over the village. A popular event which began in 1901, and continued for many years, was the “Colonial Ball” or “Assembly.” Held each February to commemorate Washington’s Birthday, this event was the highlight of the social season in Lewiston.
In the 1920s, an addition was built on the east end of the building for the Town of Lewiston offices. The first floor housed the telephone company, while the second floor became Sacarissa Lodge #307 of the International Order of Odd Fellows. Two events in the mid 1960s affected the building. First, the Town of Lewiston announced construction of a new town hall at Ridge and Model City roads. Then a controversy arose when a commercial sign was put on the building covering the words “Lewiston Opera House.” Some thought it improved the building while others felt it detracted from the history of the structure.
Over the years the building has been home to many businesses and organizations including the Lewiston Council for the Arts. Today, the Lewiston Opera House is being evaluated for additional historic designations.
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The Opera House in Middleport was built by James P. Compton. It was announced on June 22, 1876 that he would construct a new brick opera house block on State Street. It was formally opened on Sept. 1. Described as “Handsome…Neat and sufficiently commodious,” this opera house could seat 700 to 800 people. Unfortunately, this opera house was destroyed by fire on March 21, 1882. After the fire, Compton moved to Medina. It took three years for a new brick opera house block to be rebuilt on the same site, this time by Robert Davison. The new opera house was opened on Oct. 8, 1885 with “a company of home talent” providing the entertainment.
Over the next 20 years, several different managers operated the opera house, each one leaving their mark on the establishment. In 1898, when it was announced new managers, W. John Hinchey and Walter J. Vary, would be taking over, the Middleport Herald reported that there would be “A No. 1” first class troupes and “average” attractions, of course at different price levels. The Lockport Journal replied that even the “A No. 1” troupes “are none of the excellent shows which are brought to the Hodge Opera House.” This did not matter to the residents of Middleport as their opera house was called the “Pride of Our Citizens.”
Another curious undated report from about 1903 shows that the debates over Covid restrictions aren’t anything new. The Medina Daily Register questioned why the Middleport Opera House did not close during an outbreak of smallpox, noting “Medina closed its opera house and suppressed all public gatherings when the disease was here.”
In 1909, the Middleport Opera House was sold and became the Star Theater. The advent of films, even silent ones, caused many theaters to move away from live performances. A fire in January 1913 temporarily closed the opera house but it re-opened later in June. By 1919, the first-floor rooms were being used as a Ford showroom and the upstairs was used as a dancing hall called the “Rose Garden” and later “Sears Hall.” The 1920s saw the continued use of the ground floor for automobile sales and later the second floor, the former opera house, became storage. The building was utilized as an auto parts store until the early 1990s. After being vacant for about 10 years, the building was demolished and the site is now a parking lot.
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AUTHOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Tom Collister, curator at the Historical Association of Lewiston, and Christa Lutz, Middleport village historian, for their assistance with this article.
Ann Marie Linnabery is the assistant director of the History Center of Niagara. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-more-about-the-opera-houses-of-niagara-county/article_8d49bb52-2994-11ed-96c8-1b3b7cfce207.html | 2022-09-03T10:25:15Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/lifestyles/niagara-discoveries-more-about-the-opera-houses-of-niagara-county/article_8d49bb52-2994-11ed-96c8-1b3b7cfce207.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ALBANY — In a move aimed at helping the lowest paid workers cope with the rising cost of living, two influential Democrats are building support for a measure that would tie New York’s minimum wage to the consumer price index.
The measure would require the state commissioner of labor to announce upstate wages increase with the rate of inflation once the upstate minimum wage reaches $15 an hour.
The upstate minimum wage is currently $13.20 per hour. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and has remained at that level since 2009.
“Historically, yearly gains in inflation have decreased the value of the minimum wage, chipping away at workers’ purchasing power and leading to hardship for many,” the bill sponsored by Sen. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, states.
Those who rely on the minimum wage jobs tend to be women and people of color, “groups which also face significant barriers to employment,” the bill explains.
But a new report from the Empire Center for Public Policy, a conservative think tank, contends employers are likely to react to a mandatory increase in New York’s wage floor by trimming their workforce.
“If you’re an employer, to make the math work, you’ve got to have fewer employees,” Peter Warren, the author of the analysis, said in an interview. “You’re going to let go of those employees who are the least skilled and the least educated. So the upshot is the people who are disproportionately impacted are the very people Senator Ramos and others are saying they are trying to help.”
The legislation also has a majority conference sponsor in the Assembly — Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner, D — the Bronx.
According to the bill, 16.4% of New York’s workforce — roughly 1 million people — earn the minimum wage. Legislation approved by state lawmakers in 2012 and signed into law by then Gov. Andrew Cuomo began to raise the minimum wage in steps, with three different pay floors in three regions of the state. The minimum went to $15 an hour in New York City in 2015.
The upstate wage is on track to keep increasing until it reaches $15 an hour, with inflation and other indicators taken into account in the calculations made each year.
The measure suggests that if the bill is enacted workers won’t have to worry about whether the lawmakers will sign off on adjustments to the minimum wage each year.
“By joining more than a dozen other states that have tied minimum wage to inflation, minimum wage workers in New York State will maintain their purchasing power without yearly legislative action,” the legislation states.
Small businesses across the state were surveyed on their views of indexing the state minimum wage to the inflation rate, said Ashley Ranslow, state director of the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
“The vast majority of small businesses came back and said, ‘No,’” said Ranslow, explaining that businesses are not in a position now where they can readily absorb the costs of a more expensive payroll.
“We’re in a 40-year, record high inflation, which is really putting substantial pressure on small businesses,” she said. “They see the cost of all of their goods and services go up exponentially. So if you add labor costs on top of that, you put them in an even more difficult position. Sometimes I think what gets lost is that a lot of lawmakers think businesses can just pay people more. But it doesn’t work that way. They have to be able to offset their costs somehow.”
The measure is expected to be considered when lawmakers return to the statehouse in January. Both legislative chambers are dominated by Democrats.
A coalition of labor and progressive groups has formed Raise Up NY to push for the bill’s passage. It argues families can’t make ends meet on New York’s current minimum wage as inflation shrinks the buying power of consumers. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/measure-would-use-consumer-price-data-to-set-minimum-wage/article_1d741f2a-2b24-11ed-8459-03f8e9c9c508.html | 2022-09-03T10:25:21Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/measure-would-use-consumer-price-data-to-set-minimum-wage/article_1d741f2a-2b24-11ed-8459-03f8e9c9c508.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Blake Masters, the Republican Senate candidate in Arizona, once called abortion “demonic” and a “human sacrifice.” His website now says he favors “common-sense regulation” of the procedure. Masters also called the last election a “rotten mess” and said “America would be so much better off” with Donald Trump in the White House. That line is now completely gone from his platform.
As Labor Day approaches, Masters’ desperate attempt to revamp his campaign profile reflects a critical change in the political landscape. Democrats are now playing offense, and the Republicans have been thrown on the defensive. A likely blowout has turned into a nail-biter.
“The long-predicted GOP ‘wave’ election may be crashing on an offshore reef, as abortion and Donald Trump energize Democrats,” writes the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, which skews conservative.
Republicans still retain huge advantages. The president’s party generally loses seats in midterm elections. Redrawn House districts favor the GOP in many states, and key Democrats have retired. While Biden’s approval rating has crept upward, he remains mired in the low 40s. Gas prices have drifted downward, but inflation is still strangling American families, and fewer than 1 in 4 voters say the country is headed in the right direction.
But that is not the whole story. The election is no longer just a referendum on a sputtering presidency. It’s now a choice — between calmness and chaos, between the extreme positions Masters once espoused and the “common-sense” approach he’s so frantically trying to embrace. Trump is now on the ballot.
“This November’s election will still be a reckoning for President Biden and the Democrats, given inflationary pressures and disapproval with the incumbent’s job performance,” sums up Dan Balz, The Washington Post’s astute analyst. “But Republicans cannot escape the reality that Trump and his Make America Great Again, or MAGA, movement are also part of the reckoning that will take place.”
Signs of that reckoning are multiplying. A referendum challenging abortion rights was crushed in the red state of Kansas. In four special elections for House seats this summer, Democratic candidates consistently outperformed Biden’s 2020 pace.
When voters are asked who they want to control the next Congress, Democrats have moved from a small deficit to a tie with Republicans. Last March, Republicans were 17 points more likely to express a “high level of interest” in the next election, according to NBC. Now that level is equal; the “enthusiasm gap” has closed.
Enthusiasm has practical consequences, and one is the number of new voters registering as Democrats — especially women. Another result: Most Democrats are pummeling their GOP rivals when it comes to fundraising.
Why? Democrats have gotten a boost from legislation that could eventually limit the cost of prescription drugs and the impact of climate change. and Biden has turned feisty lately, vigorously denouncing Trumpism as “semi-fascism.”
But two other reasons stand out, and the first is the abortion issue. Not only did the Supreme Court revoke a woman’s constitutional right to manage her own health, several justices in the majority strongly hinted they could use the same reasoning to abrogate other rights, from access to contraception to interracial and same-sex marriages. Plus high-decibel voices in the GOP called for a national ban on abortion.
These messages that galvanized the hard-right wing of the party badly backfired, alarming more moderate women and crystalizing their concerns about what a return to Republican rule would really mean.
“Republicans are on the backfoot because they’re talking about abortion as if Roe were still the law, when it was easy to favor a total ban because it didn’t matter,” wrote the Journal. “Now the policy stakes are real, and Republicans will have to make clear what specific abortion limits they favor and why.”
The court’s decision did not come in a vacuum. It came as Trump’s past actions — and future threats — loom ever larger. Congressional hearings highlighted Trump’s role in instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and also amplified his personal intemperance and instability (remember the dishes he threw against the wall?). The FBI raid on his estate in Florida illuminated his ongoing legal troubles.
Trump himself continues to seize the spotlight — holding rallies, promoting candidates, launching broadsides on social media and teasing about his own future. The result has been to a gift to Democrats: a demon, a target to run against. A chance to change the question from “Do you favor Biden?” to “Do you fear Trump?”
The final answers won’t be known until November. But Republicans are worried. Just ask Blake Masters.
Steven Roberts teaches politics and journalism at George Washington University. He can be contacted by email at stevecokie@gmail.com. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/trump-is-on-the-ballot/article_e985f786-2a3f-11ed-b3d8-338f3a8f908f.html | 2022-09-03T10:25:27Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/trump-is-on-the-ballot/article_e985f786-2a3f-11ed-b3d8-338f3a8f908f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India logged 7,219 new Covid-19 cases and 33 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The new fatalities increased the nationwide Covid death toll to 5,27,965.
The active caseload has dipped to 56,745, accounting for 0.13 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Also in the same period, the recovery of 9,651 patients took the cumulative tally to 4,38,65,016. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.68 per cent.
The daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 1.94 per cent and 2.51 per cent, respectively.
A total of 3,64,886 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall tally to over 88.68 crore.
As of Saturday morning, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 213.01 crore.
So far, over 4.04 crore adolescents have been administered with a first dose of Covid-19 jab since the beginning of vaccination drive for this age bracket. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/03/india-covid-death-infection.amp.html | 2022-09-03T10:27:52Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/03/india-covid-death-infection.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Patna: "Desh ka neta kaisa ho Nitish Kumar jaisa ho" was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the JD(U)'s Bihar headquarters here ahead of the party's national executive meeting scheduled on Saturday.
The chief minister visited the Birchand Patel Marg office on Friday to take stock of the preparations for the meeting, which would be attended by JD(U) office bearers from across the country and would be followed, a day later, by a meeting of the national council, the apex body of the party.
The septuagenarian was modesty personified when he responded to the chants with folded hands and requested journalists not to embarrass him with questions about his being in the race for prime ministership.
However, banners put up at the JD(U) office bore slogans that sent across the message loud and clear that the party expected its de facto leader to play a "national role".
"Pradesh mein dikha, desh mein dikhega" (it has been seen in the state, now it will be seen across the country), "aagaz hua, badlaav hoga" (a beginning has been made, change will follow) are a couple of slogans indicative of the buoyancy in the party since Kumar bit the bullet and walked out of the shadow of a domineering BJP.
There were some more, which sought to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership more viscerally. "Jumla nahin, haqeeqat" and "mann ki nahin, kaam ki" tend to get lost in translation though the import was not lost on politically savvy people of the state.
"On the one hand, we have a leadership that offers outlandish promises of ache din (better days), two lakh jobs per year and Rs 15 lakh into every bank account which are later dismissed by the then president of the very party as a jumla (rhetoric). On the other hand, we have Nitish Kumar who has walked the talk, be it on prohibition or on rural electrification," Rajiv Ranjan Prasad, national secretary of the JD(U), told PTI.
"The recent development in Bihar has set the tone for a political change nationally. The meetings of Saturday and Sunday will come out with a roadmap that would underscore the role to be played by Janata Dal (United) in this backdrop," said Prasad.
The agenda would also include organisational polls and a fresh membership drive, though "national role for Nitish" is likely to dominate the narrative.
Although not claiming to be not keen on the top post, Kumar has nonetheless made it clear that he was serious about fostering opposition unity and was telephonically in touch with many anti-BJP players.
The Left has acknowledged that with five decades of political experience behind him, Kumar will play an important role in forging a united front to challenge the BJP juggernaut.
He has also received thumbs up from regional players such as K Chandrasekhara Rao who visited Patna a few days ago and hailed his Bihar counterpart as "one of the best and senior-most leaders" in the country.
At a press conference he addressed jointly with KCR, the JD(U) leader had said he would be aiming at cobbling together "not a so-called third front, but the main front".
Interestingly, one of the slogans doing the rounds for Kumar at the JD(U) office is "raja nahin fakir hai, desh ki taqdeer hai".
Keen observers of Indian politics may recall the slogan, which became popular when VP Singh was locked in a David versus Goliath battle with the Congress.
It remains to be seen how far the similarities with the bygone era go. | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/03/nitish-jdu-bihar-national-role.html | 2022-09-03T10:28:11Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2022/09/03/nitish-jdu-bihar-national-role.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
If you look at the record through five matches, it makes sense that the betting market remains skeptical of Crystal Palace.
Patrick Vieira’s Eagles are 1-2-2 (W-D-L) with a -2 goal differential, but those numbers need some context.
No team in the Premier League has played a tougher stretch of opponents to open 2022-23 than the Eagles, who have taken on Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Brentford.
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Crystal Palace will face another stiff test with an away match against Newcastle on Saturday.
Despite the fact that Newcastle will be without Callum Wilson, Bruno Guimaraes and Allan Saint-Maximin, they are the +100 favorite on the three-way moneyline.
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When you factor in home-field advantage (around 30-40 cents in soccer), these odds suggest that this injury-riddled version of Newcastle would be a decent favorite over Crystal Palace on a neutral field.
Palace’s defense graded out as a top-six unit last season in terms of preventing expected goals and big scoring chances.
This season they rank 15th in expected goals allowed through Matchweek 5, but when you look at the offenses they’ve played and how those matches played out, they were up 1-0 on Liverpool and 2-0 on Manchester City, it makes sense that their xGA is a little inflated. Crystal Palace is a live ’dog on Saturday.
The play: Crystal Palace +275. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/03/crystal-palace-vs-newcastle-prediction-go-with-live-underdog/ | 2022-09-03T10:38:48Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/03/crystal-palace-vs-newcastle-prediction-go-with-live-underdog/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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Hutchinson: 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo decision is Schrödinger’s roster move
“I’m of the belief that while Lance will have some poor moments, he will keep the 49ers competitive. His inexperience will show — sometimes glaringly — but his ability to extend and create off-schedule plays is an element that has not existed with this offense before. He’s a playmaker, even if it’s not always the “right” play... While he might make some head-scratching errors, this projects as a high-floor group. That defense and run game carried Garoppolo, why not Lance?”
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“A big reason the 49ers felt strongly enough about [WR Danny] Gray to draft him at the end of the third round was the conviction of his coach at SMU, Sonny Dykes....One of the things Dykes told him was, “I’ve never felt speed like that on a field,” which was meaningful to Lynch because Dykes has coached for a long time in the football hotbed of Texas.
Dykes and his assistants also emphasized how much Gray had to overcome to get to SMU.
“Just the love those people have for him,” Lynch said. “He’s got an interesting story. He overcame a lot. And the people are just really pulling for him.”
What if he struggles? “We’re very committed to Trey Lance,” responds 49ers’ John Lynch
“[Head coach] Kyle [Shanahan] makes those decisions, who plays at quarterback and when,” general manager John Lynch said Friday morning on KNBR’s Murph & Mac show. “And I know Kyle, just like we’ve stated many times, we’re very committed to Trey Lance. We’ve got a lot of belief in Trey.
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“Brendel, who opted out of the 2020 season and played just six offensive snaps in 2021, had a surprisingly good training camp, mitigating coaches’ concerns.”
John Lynch details initial conversation with Kyle Shanahan about keeping Jimmy Garoppolo
“And he just thought it was crazy and the next day, kind of came back in and said, ‘You know what, why not?’
I said, ‘Well, you see Jimmy a lot, one of the next times — he’s part of our roster, so there’s no tampering or anything — why don’t you introduce it?’”
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“It was like, ‘Whoa.’ It was my duty at that point to call those teams and go, ‘Hold on, there’s a little twist.’ And then they all said, ‘Obviously, we’re going to have to sit back and let this thing clear and see where it goes.’ That’s that whole story.”
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“Consider: As of Friday, only four other teams were carrying at least nine players in their backfield and at tight end. The Dolphins, whose head coach, Mike McDaniel, spent the previous five seasons with the 49ers as an offensive assistant, have an NFL-high 10 players at those spots....The 49ers’ four running backs average 214 pounds. Three of their four tight ends are above-average blockers, with two tipping the scales at 250-plus pounds.”
“This group is super talented and spearheaded by Warner, the best off-ball linebacker in the league. Controlling the short and intermediate area of the field is so key against modern offenses, and the 49ers’ LBs do it as well as any group in the league.”
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“....drawing of Garoppolo depicted as the protagonist in “The Wolf of Wall Street” declaring to frenzied admirers, “The show goes on!”
It was drawing No. 209, and it’s already one of her most popular works. And, of course, it has a double meaning.
“It was also me saying, ‘I’m also staying,’” Carvalho, 25, said. “So I think it was a perfect reference for the day.” | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/3/23335410/49ers-news-defensive-line-nick-bosa-john-lynch-jimmy-g-trey-lance-quarterback-switch-steve-young-nfl | 2022-09-03T10:47:00Z | ninersnation.com | control | https://www.ninersnation.com/2022/9/3/23335410/49ers-news-defensive-line-nick-bosa-john-lynch-jimmy-g-trey-lance-quarterback-switch-steve-young-nfl | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NJ students: Byers slated to have poem published
Dr. Joseph Bonk, Department of English chairperson at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, reported that senior Kylie Byers is slated to have her poem, “Progression,” published in The American Library of Poetry.
Byers said, “I wrote ‘Progression’ as an ode to overcoming things and pushing through life when you feel it is impossible. I think we all have felt this way more than once in our life and I want this to bring hope to anyone who feels hope is out of reach.”
“When I submitted ‘Progression’ back in late April, I really didn’t have high hopes of being selected for anything,” she said. “I was extremely shocked to even be considered for the publication. I was truly thrilled and honored to accept.”
Bonk said, "Kylie's perceiving that people are in need of hope ― and then producing a poem intended to meet that need ― aligns her with both the spirit of Mountie Service and with what the French deemed littérature engagée ― the idea that a literary artist's role is often to engage society on topics she feels are important (in Kylie's case, it's the importance of hope), rather than producing art as an end unto itself. Congratulations, Kylie! You've certainly made MSMA proud."
At Mount Saint Mary Academy, Byers is involved in the Women’s Empowerment Club and Yearbook committee. Outside of school, she volunteers at her church and a local pet shelter.
Raritan Valley Community College
Some local high schools have been introduced to the college experience through Raritan Valley Community College’s Summer Immersion Program.
Approximately 50 juniors and seniors from Franklin and Bound Brook high schools participated in the program, which ran from Monday, July 11, through Friday, Aug. 5.
Housed at RVCC’s Workforce Training Center, the Summer Immersion Program focused on a number of topics including workforce training career programs, apprenticeships, non-credit certificates and for-credit, career-focused certificate programs, and for-credit transfer programs.
Students also toured the Branchburg-based campus and learned about options for paying for college and RVCC’s student support services.
In addition, students participated in important sessions focusing on their future careers. Some of the program topics included:
• Skills and aptitude inventories• Resume development and job search skills• Soft skills and motivation ― honing interpersonal skills required to secure and retain employment• Entrepreneurship ― identifying attributes of a successful entrepreneur and multiple pathways to goal attainment
The students also gained important professional and personal credentials by participating in a 10-hour, General OSHA Industry Training and a six-hour, First Aid CPR course.
The Summer Immersion Program was supported by an Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grant, “Creating On-ramps to College,” from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) that offers expanded educational opportunities for students. The grant helps support the needs of students, focusing on such areas as accelerating completion, removing barriers, and creating pathways to education and work. It also includes much-needed support services for students. For additional information about RVCC’s Summer Immersion Program, contact Jacki Belin at jacki.belin@raritanval.edu.
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Also: Raritan Valley Community College’s Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will host an exhibition of artwork by more than 60 Central Jersey students, on view from Wednesday, Sept. 7, through December at the college’s Branchburg campus.
The exhibit was created by middle and high schools students after reading and discussing Robert Fisch’s book, Light from the Yellow Star: A Lesson of Love from the Holocaust. The project is part of an outreach program at the Holocaust Memorial and Education Center at the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center, Bridgewater. It’s co-sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon, and Warren Counties.
In Light from the Yellow Star: A Lesson of Love from the Holocaust, Fisch, a Holocaust survivor, pediatrician, author, and graphic artist, shares his difficult journey during the Holocaust. Each page is accompanied by a graphic image that addresses the words on the opposite page. The book’s message, as the title implies, is that even in the darkest times there is always hope for a better future. These lessons are essential in today’s world.
The public is invited to learn more about the exhibition and outreach program at alive presentation, Friday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., at RVCC. During the event, artist and educator Evelyn Rauch will discuss the work and the inspiration behind this exhibit. The presentation will be hybrid, both in-person and on Zoom. Registration is required. To register, visit: www.shorturl.at/bMOWZ
For additional information about any events sponsored by RVCC’s Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, contact Michelle Edgar at michelle.edgar@raritanval.edu.
Thomas Edison State University
Kim MacAvoy-Sorochen, clinical education and Simulation Lab coordinator in the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, has earned the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) designation.
MacAvoy-Sorochen, who passed all practice and theory requirements to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, is one of fewer than 3,000 CHSE-certified registered nurses to hold the designation.
Developed by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, a global community of practice enhancing the quality of healthcare, the CHSE certification is intended for individuals who perform healthcare simulation in the educator role.
“I wanted to earn the CHSE certification because it demonstrates an expertise in simulation and provides me with a greater understanding of the process, which makes me a better educator,” said MacAvoy-Sorochen, who works on the Accelerated BSN Program team at the university.
A Certified Emergency Nurse with a background in emergency nursing, MacAvoy-Sorochen, a Monmouth Junction, resident, earned her bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and master of science in nursing (MSN) degrees as well as a nurse educator certificate from TESU. Prior to joining TESU, she worked as a reproductive and endocrinology nurse coordinator at a fertility clinic and at Penn Medicine at Princeton, both in Princeton.
“It is anticipated that students will benefit greatly from Kim’s expertise in developing and implementing simulation-based education and training designed to enhance patient safety and quality during healthcare delivery,” said Dr. Lia van Rijswijk, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs in the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions.
Student and School news appears on Saturdays. Email: cnmetro@mycentraljersey.com
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Hunterdon County still recovering from Ida's devastation
FLEMINGTON – Hunterdon County is still recovering from the effects of the remnants of Hurricane Ida a year ago.
Lives were lost in the flash floods after the storm drenched Flemington with more than 9 inches of rain in a few hours. Motorists became stranded as highways filled with water and culverts over normally trickling streams were overwhelmed by raging torrents.
It could have been worse. First responders throughout the county conducted 300 water rescues during the storm, County Commission Director John Lanza said. The county’s Communications 911 Center answered 2,889 calls between 4 p.m. Sept. 1 and 4 a.m. Sept. 2, 2021, said Brayden Fahey, the county's public safety director.
"Despite the dangers of these flood waters, we witnessed the bravery and heroism of county first responders, many of whom are volunteers, who rushed to rescue victims from flooded roadways, homes and vehicles," County Commissioner Susan Soloway said.
Worst hit was Lambertville along the Delaware River. Some residents are still not back in their homes and federal aid for the recovery is trickling in.
And while homes were wrecked in Lambertville and basements were flooded throughout Hunterdon, roads and bridges through the county suffered major damage.
“The county is still working daily with FEMA on the recovery process," said County Commissioner Shaun Van Doren. "Currently, the county is seeking more than $6.3 million in federal reimbursement for damages and costs under 26 individual projects."
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The county recently awarded a bid to repair on Alexauken Creek Road in West Amwell that was washed away, Van Doren said.
The county contracted with AshBritt, a national emergency response and disaster management firm, to haul more than 7,200 yards of debris out of Lambertville and Stockton, Lanza said.
While the devastation and terror may dominate memories of Ida, residents should remember the heroic actions of their neighbors in coming to the aid of others.
“I think when we look back at the aftermath from Tropical Storm Ida, what should be remembered is how people from all over Hunterdon County came together to help each other in their time of need. From first responders saving lives, to numerous nonprofits that helped those displaced, to the many businesses that donated food and supplies, we saw the very best of Hunterdon County,” said Commissioner Zachary T. Rich.
“I will never forget the impact of Ida on our community," added County Commissioner Jeff Kuhl. "What stands out to me from that storm, is the heroism of our first responders and the many people that stepped up in our hour of need. I will always be grateful for the numerous volunteers that helped with the cleanup and to the many municipal and Hunterdon County personnel that were involved in the storm response efforts.”
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Junk yard in East Brunswick targeted for new development
EAST BRUNSWICK – A warehouse with office space has been proposed at the site of a former auto junkyard.
Harts XNJ, of Jersey City, is seeking preliminary and final site plan approval to build an approximately 146,000-square-foot warehouse with accessory parking and loading spaces at 15 Harts Lane, according to the application.
The plan calls for the former Giancola Auto Salvage and Auto Sales building to be demolished.
The 10.7-acre site is located in an industrial manufacturing zone.
Harts XNJ, the property owner, is also seeking variance approval for shade trees, where 19 are required and 12 are proposed; minimum loading zone dimensions, where 15-by-60 feet is required and some 13.5-by-60 are proposed; and for parking island, where one parking island is required for each 30 parking spaces and none are proposed, according to the application.
According to a March letter from GZA GeoEnvironmental sent to the township and Middlesex County, GZA is investigating environmental conditions at the site. In accordance with requirements of the Notification and Public Outreach rules established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, a public notification sign has been posted and will be maintained until such time as the required remediation is completed and the final remediation document is filed with the NJDEP, the letter says.
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A public hearing on the application is scheduled to be held at the 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 planning board meeting at the Municipal Complex, 1 Jean Walling Civic Center.
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Meteoric rise for 27-year-old hitting coach in Yankees organization
BRIDGEWATER – Jake Hirst will not be outworked.
It’s hard to “out-anything” the Somerset Patriots hitting coach these days, as the Davenport, Iowa native brings an approach, level of knowledge and feel for his players that’s far beyond his years.
But, more than anything, Jake Hirst will not be outworked. Before most of his hitters are likely even out of bed, the energetic former college outfielder is already breaking down film of the previous night’s game looking for any possible advantage he can, part of a lengthy and tedious day that exceeds the expectations of even a modern hitting coach.
“I try to prepare better than anybody else, or prepare more than I have to,” Hirst said. “If it’s coming to the cages early and making sure that I have the machines set up that are representative of what they’re going to see for that night or doing a deep dive on the pitcher and giving those guys the best opportunity to succeed.”
And have they ever been successful as a group.
Through Thursday night, Hirst’s hitters had established a new franchise record with 179 home runs, a number that leads the Double-A Eastern League, as does a .442 slugging percentage and .776 OPS. While those numbers speak for themselves – and speak loudly – there may be no better endorsement than that of his most well-known student, just-promoted Anthony Volpe, who flourished under Hirst’s tutelage both last season in High-A Hudson Valley and this year with the Patriots before reportedly being summoned to Triple-A Scranton on Friday.
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“It’s been amazing,” Volpe said. “I had him last year, and regardless of the results, whether it was last year when I was having a lot of success or this year when I was having a lot of success, or both years now, struggling, he’s the same guy … a lot of being a hitting coach is just being one of the guys and just having a good relationship with every individual player. I think that’s probably one of the best things he does – he obviously treats it as a team – but he really knows everyone’s individual routine and individual approach, and tailors stuff to that. Especially as the season has went on and we’ve had more and more data to kind of gameplan for and get ready for the games, I think he’s been great.”
Elijah Dunham, one of the organization’s top outfield prospects who has already established career highs in numerous offensive categories, echoed similar sentiments.
“I had Jake last year, Jake’s a great guy to have in the clubhouse and the cages,” Dunham said. “It’s easy to talk to him, he’s just like one of the guys He’s not like an intimidating coach or a lazy coach, he’s in there every day working with us. He knows a lot about how the body moves and how the body should work, so really diving into my posture and how I can excel with that, he’s been great to work with in that way. It’s just like having another teammate there. He keeps us accountable with things we’ve got to do, just like every other one of the guys would do.”
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While some of that can be attributed to how relatable Hirst, at just 27 years old, is to a group of hitters that only blow out a few less candles on the birthday cake than he does, it all seems to come back to his insatiable work ethic that’s led to a meteoric rise through the New York Yankees organization.
“He’s young, but I think what the guys love about him is how hard he works,” said Somerset manager Dan Fiorito. “He’s so disciplined with his work every single day. We as a staff, and all the players know exactly what we’re going to get from him. The gameplanning that he puts in, to breaking down the pitchers every single night and getting with the hitters in our meetings, it’s just countless hours that goes unnoticed, but we’re seeing the results and the players, several are obviously having career years. He’s somebody that we as an organization value a lot, and someone who I love having on our staff here.”
Not bad for a guy who was never sure this was the path he was going to take in the first place.
Hirst played four seasons at Central College (Iowa), but at the time, didn’t see it as an avenue to either play or coach professionally. After initially wanting to pursue a career in physical therapy, he eventually settled on looking to become a strength coach and earned his CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) certification by his senior year.
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Getting into coaching baseball, which he initially did at Augustana College (Illinois) for two years, wasn’t always on the radar. A chance meeting with current Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson accelerated that path exponentially.
“I think a lot of it kind of ties into my sports science background and getting my undergrad in exercise science and leaning into whether it was strength coaching for baseball or then inevitably kind of switching and pivoting to coaching hitting,” he said. “Originally, it was coaching outfielders when I was in college. It was while I was getting my masters, I went to a hitting conference, and Dillon gave a talk on vision perception, and it was kind of like an overview of it, but at the time, I was getting my masters in exercise physiology, and there was an overlap in some of the stuff we were going over in class and how he was talking about hitting that I hadn’t really thought of before or heard people talk about. I reached out to him after one of his talks, one thing kind of led to another, and a side conversation at a conference led to an informal interview, which led to a formal interview and led to me working for the Yankees.”
A die-hard Red Sox fan growing up, Hirst jokes that when he told his father that he’d been offered a job by the Yankees, his response was, “Well, are you going to take it? “
He did. Taken it and run with it, really. Starting in the Gulf Coast League in 2019, Hirst has moved quickly, heading to full-season ball with Hudson Valley last year before earning a promotion to Somerset prior to this season.
“It kind of blows me away that I’ve kind of fast-tracked my career in a sense,” Hirst said. “But a lot of it is a lot of the trust that Dillon (Lawson) and (Yankees hitting coordinator) Joe (Migliaccio) and (Yankees farm director) Kevin Reese and the rest of the front office has instilled in me and the opportunities that they’ve given me. I think there’s a level that I’ve earned the opportunities, but it’s also easy to let that get to your head and take your foot off the gas and coast.
“One of the things that I don’t take for granted is their respect and their trust in me. I let it fuel me. If they send me somewhere, and I’m not prepared for it, I’m going to my damndest to make sure I adjust as quickly as possible so maybe it’s a tough day or two versus a tough month or tough couple months. Being adaptable and making the adjustments as quickly as possible wherever I’m thrown at.”
There are only a few rungs left on the ladder to climb, however.
With time on his side, and certainly no shortage of options given he’s considered one of the rising young stars in the coaching world, Hirst isn’t necessarily in a hurry to get there.
But, one day, he’d unquestionably like to get to the top.
“Right now, ultimately, my goal is to get to the big leagues and see what that’s like,” Hirst said.
“I think right now, given the opportunity and given the age that I’m at, I think my goal is to ultimately get there and decide if that’s ultimately what I want to do, or if I want to go back to college. I don’t know, I coached college for a year and a half, but I never really got ‘that’ experience. … I try to coach where my feet are at, coach the players that are in my cage, and really just build relationships with the guys that I’m around and let the rest take care of itself. If I’m able to impact these guys careers at any point, then I think ultimately that’s the goal. If I’m able to do that consistently with enough guys, then I guess the rest just kind of takes care of itself." | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/baseball/patriots/2022/09/03/yankees-jake-hirst-anthony-volpe-hitting-coach/65469812007/ | 2022-09-03T10:57:42Z | mycentraljersey.com | control | https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/baseball/patriots/2022/09/03/yankees-jake-hirst-anthony-volpe-hitting-coach/65469812007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Lagos State government is set to commence the operation of its Red and Blue line trains from the first quarter of 2023. In this report, BOLA BADMUS, TOLA ADENUBI and LEKAN OLABULO write on the prospect of the project against the backdrop of the fate that befell other similar forms of public transportation in the state.
THE Red and Blue rail lines are two ambitious mass transit projects being undertaken by the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration in Lagos State. The trains are expected to commence operation by the first quarter of 2023.
While the 27-kilometre Blue line (Phase 1 and 2) will pass through communities like Marina, Orile, Mile 2, Festac, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, LASU and Okokomaiko, the 37–kilometre Red rail line project will pass through communities such as Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba, and Oyingbo down to Ebute Metta.
With the laying of the final T-Beam, all difficult civil works standing in the way of the Lagos Blue rail line, which started in 2012, have been overcome. The contractors, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), have since gone ahead to set the rail tracks along the alignment and move the project to completion.
Speaking at the launch of the last T-Beam on the Blue Line, Governor Sanwo-Olu said the achievement signposted his administration’s commitment to bringing succour to Lagosians and give them choices in mass transportation.
The governor said the rail projects represented the audacity of his administration’s vision to deliver a robust integrated transit system as encapsulated in the traffic management and transportation pillar of his government’s T.H.E.M.E.S. development agenda.
He said the two sets of EMU coaches already procured for the Blue Line operations would arrive in Lagos from China before the end of October. He said the rail line would be test-run immediately after completion while passenger movement would start within the first quarter of 2023.
Maintenance issue
While many Lagosians have expressed excitement about the commencement of the two rail projects, for others, the state’s maintenance culture has to be improved upon if the rail projects are to outlive the current administration.
Speaking with Saturday Tribune, a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Olaniyi Fajemirokun, wondered how the state government intends to maintain the two rail projects if it is struggling to maintain the BRT buses launched just last year.
Fajemirokun said: “The Red and Blue rail projects are really ambitious and commendable. I congratulate the Lagos State governor on this. The man has shown that he feels the pain that most people go through during rush hour on Lagos roads.
“However, I must raise the issue of maintenance culture here. The Lagos State government has a very poor history of maintenance. You can take a look at the state of all the 500 BRT buses procured just a year ago. Many are in deplorable state. The cooling systems of the BRT buses are already damaged. To enter some of the buses, passengers have to tap in from another bus because their payment system is faulty.
“If you go to the Abule-Egba station of the BRT, you will see many of those buses parked by a building that was formerly occupied by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). All those parked buses are said to be faulty. Because the buses belong to the government and are given out as part of a franchise arrangement, the drivers or operators of the buses drive them recklessly.
“The idea behind the BRT scheme was for Lagosians to leave their cars at home and make use of a comfortable public bus ride to their workplaces. That idea has been defeated because transportation on BRT buses is no longer comfortable and cozy. People no longer sit comfortably because the huge numbers of passengers standing sometimes causes discomfort for those sitting. Sometimes even when the cooling systems are not working, the buses get overloaded, leaving many passengers stressed out before getting to their workplaces.
“To imagine that these are buses that came in around May 2021, it shows that the maintenance culture in this part of the world is abysmal.
“Is this how the Lagos State government intends to maintain the Red and Blue rail projects? If the state fails to improve on its maintenance culture, I don’t see the projects outliving the present administration.”
Also speaking with Saturday Tribune, a civil servant with the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) wondered why many buses bought with taxpayers’ money always end up poorly maintained. The civil servant who wouldn’t want his name in print said: “The first set of BRT buses that arrived in Lagos were the red buses. When they came, they were cynosure of all eyes. Where are they today? They have become relics of what the BRT idea was meant to be.
“When the red buses seemed like disgrace to the state government, the blue ones currently being used where brought in. When they too arrived, it was like enjoying transportation in London. Their cooling systems were out of this world.
“Back then, I would leave my car just to enjoy a cozy ride on these BRT buses. Today, what do we have? The blue buses are fast toeing the path of the red buses. Many of them are in a bad shape while the few that are working are struggling to maintain the original standard.
“The drivers are not helping matters. They overload the buses and at the end of the day, many of them run out of shape. Is this how the state intends to maintain the Red and Blue trains?
“The recruitment pattern of Lagos State for public transportation needs to be overhauled. Many of the drivers manning the BRT buses are rude and aggressive. The state needs to employ better hands for the trains or they will be poorly managed. The idea that it is a public asset allows these drivers to man the BRT recklessly. I just hope that this doesn’t repeat itself on the trains when they commence operations.”
Alternatives for road users
For some residents of Agege, Iju and Agbado, the Red rail line is expected to crash transport cost by almost 50 per cent. Speaking with Saturday Tribune, some of the residents lamented the huge cost of transportation from Agbado and Agege to Ikeja and the Lagos Island axis.
One of the residents who spoke to Saturday Tribune said: “Transport fare from Agbado to Ikeja and Lagos Island is always on the high side. To transport from Agbado to Ikeja alone costs about N1,000 while for some of us going to Lagos Island, it costs about N3,000 going and coming.
“But if the Red rail commences operations, it won’t cost more than N1,000 to and fro. Also, the delays occasioned by gridlocks will be out of the question. The Red rail will really improve transportation to and fro the Lagos Island and the Agbado axis. The waste of long hours in hectic rush-hour traffic will be removed.”
For residents of Orile and Mile 2, the Blue rail line is a relief. A trader, Alhaja Abibatu Tanimola, who plies her trade in the Marina area, expressed the hope that the Blue line would remove the traffic snarl experienced while traversing the Marina-Mile 2 axis.
Alhaja Tanimola said: “Road transportation from Mile 2 to Marina is always hectic, particularly during the evening rush hours. Once the Blue rail commences operations, as promised by Mr Governor, in the first quarter of 2023, all that is expected to be gone. I stay in Alakija area and hope it is extended to Okokomaiko after the first phase is completed.
“The Blue rail line will really come as a relief to Lagosians if it commences operations as promised by Mr Governor. The perennial traffic snarl around the Orile axis will be out of the question. We just hope that the project will commence as assured by Mr Governor. It will really be a relief for some of us that have to be on the island every day for business.”
In the meantime, some commercial bus drivers have expressed confidence that the trains would not affect or threaten their operations. This is even as the bus operators added that the state needs more commercial buses for residents and workers in the state.
A driver who identified himself simply as Awuru, in an interview with Saturday Tribune, said: “The trains cannot in anyway affect our operations. Already, there are not enough commercial buses in Lagos.
“Again, there are routes and timing for train operations. This is unlike commercial buses that you can join at your convenience and time. Trains move at designated time and many will still come back to the buses due to issues around timing.
“The only thing that can threaten commercial vehicle operations is when the government buy buses in large quantities and distribute to people in different parts of the state. Train has limited locations, so it cannot threaten our operations.”
Another driver who identified himself simply as Murtala also said: “There have always been trains in Lagos and people still patronise commercial buses almost on a daily basis. These new trains will not change anything.
“The population of Lagos is too large to rely solely on rail transportation. The government bought many buses in the past and their operation did not threaten our operation. The new trains cannot really affect our operations too.
“Imagine the number of people that go out very early every day between Lagos and Ogun states. How many trains can convey all of them and will the trains be available between 5.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. every day?”
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Cynthia (by E Mail)
Good eye care can be undertaken through different approaches. These include; eating good food that include fruits and vegetables such as carrots, regular body exercises, getting enough sleep as well as avoidance of smoking. It is also important for you to have regular eye examinations with a qualifies optician.
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The effect of the soaring inflation and the plunging value of the naira against the dollar is felt by all Nigerians. Businesses are feeling the brunt and families are struggling to survive the hard times. YUSUF ABDULKADIR and ABIODUN ADIGUN sampled the opinions of some Nigerians on this issue. Their views:
Habeebat Bamidele
The operating cost of most businesses is geting higher, thereby increasing in the prices of goods and services. This affects our customers, which results in low sales. The prices of fuel and most raw materials are no longer favorable for business owners. Items that were sold for N1,000 years ago are now sold for N2,000 — which is a 100 per cent increase in price. This also makes people settle for fewer products that are of low quality. Daily livelihood is not left out. Transportation and feeding are badly affected because inflation is too high. If this continues, the rate of hunger and poverty in Nigeria would be severe.
Hashim Yussuf
As a freelance writer, many of my clients who used to patronise me easily now find it difficult to afford the cost of my services — no thanks to the crippled economy. Unlike before, I now find it difficult to get more gigs, and even when the gigs eventually come, it takes time before the money is paid. This is because the inflation rate has doubled — if not tripled.
Ayobami Azare
The high inflation rate in our country makes the cost of living high. The purchasing power of the naira is affected and most families are seriously affected as well. In fact, some people and families are getting poorer, as the money meant to be saved is being spent on expensive goods and services. Business owners are also affected, as consumers who usually buy expensive goods now switch to less-expensive ones.
Alawode Sanyaolu
Inflation rate and the decline of the naira would likely remain elevated because of high cost of diesel and the persistent shortage of forex. The consistent inflation has left many Nigerians poorer, considering how the cost of every commodity in the market has tripled. Many Nigerians have reduced their consumption rate because of this. Salaries and wages are not increased, yet the prices of things keep on going higher every day. We need to support our government for the betterment of the current situation.
Mayowa Ajayi
During inflationary period, money buys less quantity of goods and services. The value of the naira has decreased. High inflation rate in Nigeria could be attributed to insecurity, poor economic policies, pre-election campaign spending and devaluation of the naira, which is now as high as N710 per dollar. All these make it difficult for importers of goods to have access to adequate foreign currencies.
Nkem Matthew
The high inflation rate affects my business and the decline in naira is not helping matters. The current inflation rate directly and indirectly leads to increase in the prices of goods, materials, transportation and workmanship. People would want to patronise me, but the cost of materials and workmanship keeps pushing them away. Apart from my business, my livelihood is also affected because the cost of my daily needs, especially food, keeps increasing.
Beauty Atoyebi
The high inflation rate is a sad reality that many small-scale business owners, like myself, have to face. The prices of materials have skyrocketed, and an increase in sales price — to compensate for this — may chase away some customers. This has slashed the profit on products, even when the price of foodstuff and other essentials have doubled and, some in some cases, tripled. There is hardly three-square meal anymore. Many of us only manage to meet our needs. I desire that the means of livelihood get better and our needs more accessible.
Ibrahim kazeem
The inflation rate continues to affect our disposable income and makes planning challenging for the household because prices of virtually everything keep changing every day. In all of this, you could not help but think of those who earn low salaries and wages. We hope the government could take some innovative steps and create a balance to all this. These are sad times.
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A man, Adam Oye, has dragged his wife, Ola Oye, before Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State on accounts of irresponsibility, violence and threat to his life.
Adam also claimed that his wife was fetish and was in the habit of keeping charms in the different places in their home.
The plaintiff stated that his life was no longer safe living with his wife and thus prayed the court to dissolve their union and grant him custody of their two children, who are in the defendant’s custody.
According to him, he would give the needed attention to their upkeep and make their education a priority.
Ola was absent in court despite being served a hearing notice.
Adam giving his testimony said, “My lord, I dragged my wife before this court because I am no longer interested in my marriage to her.
“My wife gave me hell and made life unbearable for me before she finally packed her belongings and moved out of my house.
“Ola refused to be submissive to me while she was living under my roof. She rubbed shoulders with me in the house and always insisted on having her way.
“My wife was in the habit of leaving home without my consent and would on many occasions, return late.
“Ola always got me worried any time she left home because she would refuse to leave a clue about her whereabouts.
“She would get angry anytime I queried her activities and would almost pull down the roof.
“My wife had in some instances drawn a knife at me and at other times a scissors or some other dangerous objects, for daring to pry in her affairs.
“Ola and I never saw eye to eye. We lived like cat and mouse.
“I informed her family members of her misbehaviour, but they failed to call her to order,” he stated.
Adam added that “Ola is fetish which was one of the things which put me off about her.
“She constantly boasted about her diabolic prowess and threatened to deal with me ruthlessly.
“She had different charms in her possession and was in the habit of dropping these horrifying objects in corners of the house.
“The more I complained, the deeper my wife got involved in her fetish practice.
“She eventually packed her belongings and moved out of my house after we had a heated argument which resulted in a fight.
“Ola made sure I wasn’t around when she left and locked up our room. She comes to open our room when I am at work and will leave before I return. I always imagine what devilish act she carries out in the room.
“My lord, my wife has vowed never to appear in court when she was served a court summon and after which she received a hearing notice.
“I, therefore, pray the court to order that the door to our room be forced open so that I can have access to it.
“I again plead with the court to grant me custody of our two children. I pledge to be responsible for their upkeep and give their education adequate attention,” he concluded.
The court president, Mrs S.M Akintayo after she has heard the plaintiff, ordered that a fresh hearing notice be issued and served the defendant.
Akintayo then adjourned the case.
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Most women whose associations or dealings with men have been pathologized, fail to see the difference between male capability and competence, and male tyrannical power because all they see as a gender called “male” is an oppressive figure, most likely because they were ill-treated by men while growing up.
“Their experiences may have hurt so badly that any differentiation may never occur, but they need to have experiences with good men, too, to see the difference because they need to know that there is a difference.
“I will advise that women, don’t go about thinking they should get a job or an opportunity merely because of their gender. They must also rid themselves of the claim that men get what they want because they are men.
“They must come to term and to the realization that on this space called earth, everyone earns things because they deserve (work for) them not because they are a woman or a man. THE UNIVERSE DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN GENDERS.
“That some women go about using demeaning and abusive words could depict hate. The anger and hate will ALWAYS cloud their judgment.
“The sad thing about this issue is that the uninformed and misinformed women make the efforts of the informed ones futile.
“Imagine the one you’re taking bullets for making you vulnerable and exposing you to more danger. Ko makes sense naw.”
After all, he’s said, Lola was quiet still. He was then wondering why she was mute. They were at Lola’s gate already.
“Lola, what do you think about what the guest speaker said about feminism?” Craig asked.
“I think women should be respected just as their male counterparts, especially at their workplaces. Parents must learn to focus on their daughters’ interests and abilities and not necessarily find weak excuses to limit their capacities.
“I think another reason many women get disrespected and abused is that they depend on men for their needs. Many of them see men as some sort of financial plan. Parents must encourage their daughters to strive to be independent and not depend on a man or men for survival.
“Parents must also teach their children, male children especially to know that respect shouldn’t be dictated by gender. Due respect should be accorded to everyone regardless of their gender.
“And mostly, the movement needs men like you to speak up as well, especially against discrimination and disregard for women at our places of work.”
“Fantastic! And thank you, Lola, for accepting to go out on a date with me. You have made my weekend.” They both chuckle as Lola made her way for the car door.
“Uhmm… one more thing Lola.”
“Okay? What is it?” Lola responded
“I am sorry about … the thing is my dad is seriously ill and has been on my neck on bringing a woman home, and about me giving him grandchildren before he pushes up the daisies.
“It has been a thing of concern for me, considering his health issues. And I feel pressured whenever I get a call from home because they never stop talking about it.
“My sister’s wedding is coming up next weekend, and I was wondering if you could come with me to attend the wedding.
“Trust me you’ll be fine. I just need to feign being in a relationship so they can play down on talking about the marriage thing when I go for the wedding.
Lola was perplexed and excited about the offer but does not want to jump at it, so it doesn’t sell her out as being desperate.
“But we’re not in a relationship. How will this play out?” Lola asked.
“That is exactly why we will have to feign it,” Craig muttered excitedly.
“I am not sure I can do this, Craig. I am sorry. Thanks for tonight.” Lola said as she made her way out of the car.
Craig felt disappointed and sad as he drove back home.
Conversely, Lola got to her apartment and danced in excitement.
Lola…
To be continued…
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Tinubu is a billionaire without a business; Obi is Atiku’s creation —Melaye, Atiku’s campaign spokesman
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Senator Dino Melaye is one of the spokespersons of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation. In this interview by TAIWO AMODU, he explains the reasons why former vice president and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, remains the man to beat in next year’s presidential election.
With the general election only a few months away and the PDP still beset by internal wrangles, what do you think are the chances of the party going against a formidable opponent like the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next general election?
Democracy is not easy and politics is about management of disagreements. So, there is nothing unusual about what is happening in the PDP, and I will not call it crisis because it has not graduated to that level. There are lots of misgivings as regards the presidential primary, which is normal and acceptable but I assure you that in a matter of days, all these problems will be solved. They are domestic issues that will be tackled domestically and it is not in any way going to impugn on our electoral advantage and capital.
I disagree with you that we have a formidable opponent because the APC has succeeded in campaigning for the PDP as a result of their colossal failure, mismanagement of our resources, as a result of the insecurity in the country, as a result of total collapse of the Naira and massive unemployment. The indices and statistics are there for you to see that we are becoming a failed nation. People are disenchanted and disillusioned about the APC even at the grassroots level. Everybody is just waiting for the APC to leave. It is outrageously calamitous that in a country, you have 90 million people living below the poverty line. It calls for massive amelioration.
When [Goodluck] Jonathan was the president, the total budget for security in the entire country, all defence and security issues, was N66 billion. Between 2015 and 2016, Buhari raised the budget to ninety-something-billion naira. In 2017, he raised it to N140 billion. In 2018, the budget grew to over N200 billion. When the security budget in the country has quadrupled, kidnapping, banditry and general insecurity have escalated. When the budget is increasing, the menace is also escalating. That means that there is no concomitant effect with the increase to justify the budgetary provision.
Some of these challenges you have highlighted to justify the failure of the APC, if you ask the average chieftain of the ruling party, they will refer to the PDP as being responsible for the problems.
Only a comparative analysis can vindicate the PDP. In 2015, when the APC took over from the PDP, a dollar exchanged for N210. Today, a dollar is about N700. This is pure comparative analysis. A loaf of bread in 2015 was N120; today, it is N800. I bought diesel N180 per liter in 2015; today, it is N800. I flew economy to Lagos N23,000 in 2015 but today, I am paying N100,000 for economy to Lagos. These are verifiable facts and even the insecurity they are talking about was limited to Yobe and Borno states at that time. Today, no part of the country is secure, not even the Federal Capital Territory, to the extent that the president is being threatened with kidnap. Anywhere you see bandits, kidnappers, insurgents looking stronger than the government, or the government doesn’t seem to know how to handle the security situation, automatically, the government is involved.
Are you saying that the [Muhammadu] Buhari administration is complicit?
It is not possible anywhere in the world for insurgents to be stronger that the government but here they have proven to be stronger than the government. The last line of defence in any country is the Brigade of Guards and the Brigade of Guards has been attacked. Officers, soldiers of the Brigade of Guards have been killed with no apprehension, no suspects paraded. So, automatically, they (criminal elements) have proven that they have more capacity and for any insurgents or groups of idiots to have capacity beyond the government, it is either the government is part of it or the government is incapacitated or the government lacks the technical know-how. And you cannot be saying this because this government has demonstrated that they are not ready to fight these bandits. Service chiefs who failed woefully to prosecute and win the war against insurgents were given extension of service as reward for failure. That can only strengthen failure. Even when they finished serving their extension, they were decorated as ambassadors to various countries. How do you rationally, logically explain that? How can the fight against insurgency and banditry stop when the government has shown encouragement for failure, when the government has not been decisive? The Buhari administration has not been categorical. He even gave a two-week ultimatum four weeks ago and weeks after, nothing has happened. The word of the president fell to the ground. In a civilised environment, it cannot happen that the president gave an ultimatum and there are no concomitant effects after the expiration of the ultimatum. He has not even gone back to address his ultimatum three weeks after the expiration of the ultimatum. How do you think the war against insurgency will stop? These are the issues that the PDP is coming to correct and ameliorate.
What will Atiku do differently?
Atiku is going to be decisive. Atiku, as president, is going to have a direct evaluation and monitoring department. The president seems to be aloof; he seems to be overwhelmed; he doesn’t even have the knowledge of what is going on and I can buttress the fact because when the threat to kidnap him was given, [Nasir] El-Rufai confessed that he was the one who told the president that bandits said they would kidnap him. That is supposed to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces who is supposed to get security reports on a daily basis from all security agencies. So, we are in a pathetic situation. We are on the edge because we have a president that is deaf and dumb. We have a government that is ineffective. We have a government that does not have the capacity to engage insurgents and bandits.
But Atiku is going to be a decisive president. He is going to reform the security architecture of this country. He is going to put square pegs in square holes. He is not going to be nepotistic in the appointment of service chiefs. He is not going to be tribalistic in the appointment of relevant security heads and there is going to be ultimatum for performance. In this case, there is no ultimatum for performance, no standard, no line of action. Atiku is not going to do that. In 2001-2002 when the sharia crisis started in Kaduna, Atiku with [Olusegun] Obasanjo was very decisive in tackling that problem head-on. The OPC raised its ugly head at that time. MASSOB raised its ugly head at that time. The Niger Delta crisis also came up at that time, but it was tackled head-on and it never surfaced again. Maitatsine was about to raise its head in Borno but it was tackled head-on. Since Atiku was part of that government, whatever the strategy was at that time, it will be reemployed again.
What about the economy?
In fact, we have no economy again. The devaluation of the naira is so pathetic.
What is Atiku’s blueprint on that?
The solution from the Atiku camp is very simple. The agenda for economic reformation is very simple. Atiku is going to make sure that the gap between the black market price of dollar and the official price of naira is bridged. Once there is a gap between the official rates of dollar and naira, and there is a gap between the official price and the black market price, we will continue to have problem with the economy. But Atiku is going to make sure that the price is the same. He is going to bridge the gap. Today, the difference is about N240. Nowhere in the world can you get that. Number two, Atiku is going to diversify the economy. He will also make sure that an enabling environment is created for the private sector to thrive because all over the world today, government is a business, must be handled like a business. And a man who has succeeded in transforming N500 to N5,000, a man who is into manufacturing, education, gas and oil, logistics, health and other sectors of the economy, who has succeeded in these private businesses, there is no reason for him to not succeed in handling government fund and that is the difference between him and the APC candidate. The two of them are multibillionaires. The difference is that Atiku is a billionaire with an enterprise; you can see him in manufacturing, logistics, banking, education, oil and gas; you can see him even in humanities but Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a billionaire without an enterprise.
How do you mean?
What can you associate with Tinubu? He even denied the ownership of Alpha Beta. The only two things he admitted he runs are The Nation newspaper and TVC. So, we are talking about [Tinubu] a billionaire without an enterprise and [Atiku] a billionaire with an enterprise who has succeeded, who is a major employer of labour in this country. Over the years, he has managed the businesses into successes and these businesses have grown to become intercontinental in nature. Atiku understands the dynamics of the economy. He understands the private sector. He understands what liberalisation of our economy will bring for us. He understands what the privatisation of our economy will bring for us. He understands the role of the private sector in modern-day economy. He knows the pros and cons of the economy. Now, he has gone to garnish his knowledge with Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy from a university in Cambridge. He has updated his education. Has Tinubu gone back to school since he left school 30-40 years ago?
It appears that the three major presidential candidates are trying to be evasive about discussing power devolution. Many Nigerians see a fundamental nexus between insecurity, economy, corruption, which they believe are tied to the country’s defective political architecture. Why do you think none of the PDP, APC and the Labour Party candidates is actually talking about restructuring?
That is not correct. I disagree completely because Atiku has five cardinal points on his agenda and devolution of power is one of them. You know that Atiku Abubakar was the first apostle of restructuring in this country. When it was dangerous for Nigerians, particularly the Northerners, to talk about restructuring, Atiku mentioned restructuring. Atiku not just talked about restructuring but he also authored a book on restructuring. He was in Lagos a few days ago at the NBA annual conference. There, he talked about devolution of power and restructuring. He talked about power being too concentrated at the centre and power having to be devolved to states and local governments.
Will he walk his talk and confront the establishment in the North?
Atiku is a man of his words. He means what he says and says what he means. This is a man who made devolution one of the cardinal items on his agenda.
There are five things that Atiku has in the direction policy of his government. Economy is there. The unity of this country, which is topping our agenda, is there; education and devolution of power are also there. He is even saying that power should be decentralised. The Federal Government has no business with a lot of businesses they are engaged in. Power should devolve down to the states and local governments so that the states can become stronger and the impact will be felt more at the grassroots.
There is nothing that Atiku wants from God that He hasn’t done for him. Atiku is only coming to be of service to generations yet unborn, otherwise, at 76, he has no business being in government; there is nothing new he is looking for. Is Atiku going to go and look for a new wife, drive a new car, or buy a new house? No. But because of our tomorrow, he is offering up his today, and he is mentally and physically fit to drive the process and you cannot say the same of our opponent in the APC.
Campaigns will start on September 28. What will you tell people who have the notion that Atiku is corrupt, people who accuse him of political harlotry, jumping from one platform to another?
I will start by saying that I don’t believe in beer-parlour talks. Today, you move with empirical evidence. Atiku has never been indicted by any anti-corruption agencies or court of law in this country and neither has any prosecution been initiated against Atiku that has to do with corruption. Obasanjo, we know, is a very deep person. If Atiku were to be corrupt, at the time he had disagreement with him (Atiku), he definitely would have initiated a probe that would indict Atiku, even if Atiku enjoyed immunity at that time. But nothing like that has happened. So, I will not join drunkards to talk about what does not exist. Some people said in 2019 that Atiku was corrupt; that he dared not step into the United States of America or he would be arrested. But Atiku went to the United States of America and he had glorious entry and exit.
So, I am not going to be part of beer-parlour discussion. Let them bring evidence of corruption against him. Atiku owns Intel and got his shares in the 80s. He did not become the vice president in the 80s. As a businessman, he provided the funds for his own election and the election of others in 1999. A man who ran for the presidency of this country in 1992 cannot be said to be a poor man. He did not become the vice president in 1992. So, all these, as far as I am concerned, are products of people on cheap drugs.
The other leg of your question has to do with moving from one political party to another. Atiku is a man who is passionate about rescuing and developing his country. If you enter a vehicle and you find out that the vehicle is slow and cannot take you to your destination, there is no crime in looking for another vehicle. It is all in desperation.
You agree that Atiku is desperate to rule Nigeria?
Desperation is a relative term. It is not a negative term. I mean, you can be desperate for something good. So, the truth of the matter is that if you are passionate about development and rescuing your people, there is no reason why you cannot change political party to achieve that vision for your people. Is it Buhari that has not changed political parties? He started with the All Nigeria Peoples Party [ANPP] but left to form the Congress for Progressive Change [CPC]. He left the CPC and today, he is in the APC. So, is it peculiar to us? Tinubu himself started with the Alliance for Democracy [AD]. He left the AD to form the Action Congress [AC] which became the Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN]. He is in the APC today. Atiku has not even had the mileage in terms of jumping from one party to another. So, you cannot attribute that to Atiku.
Would you say that Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is still with the PDP?
I say it with every blood in my vein that Wike is a PDP man. He is not going to leave the party and he is going to work with Atiku Abubakar because I know that he is a man of honour. He is a man of his words. I was present at the national convention where Wike held the microphone and said he was a PDP man 100 per cent and that whoever emerged there that day as the presidential candidate was going to have his support. Wike is 59 going on 60. He is a matured man; he is not going to eat his words.
What would you be advancing as Atiku’s competitive edge over Tinubu and Peter Obi?
The fact is that Atiku has a plethora of advantages over Tinubu. Atiku is more fit physically and mentally than Tinubu and fitness is a constitutional requirement to be president of this country. Two, Atiku is more politically and economically savvy and experienced than Tinubu. In fact, of all of the candidates of the major parties, Atiku is the only one that is not running for president for the first time, meaning that he understands the route. Every other person, from Tinubu to Obi, is contesting in a presidential election for the first time. The truth of the matter is that the Villa is looking for a healer, not a patient. We are not looking for someone who will need six months orientation before he can kick-start his presidency. We want a person that will hit the ground running.
Atiku does not need any orientation. He will not be going back to the days of Buhari when, after seven months, the president had not appointed ministers because he did not know how to go about it. This will not be the case with Atiku. From day one, Atiku will hit the ground running because you have a man who is experienced, who has run this country in active capacity in the past.
I want to even announce that Peter Obi is a creation of Atiku. Nobody knew Peter Obi at the national level before he was announced as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar against all odds in 2019 because Atiku is a talent hunter. So, Atiku discovered Peter Obi, and law 5 of the 48 laws of power says ‘never outshine your master’. That is the reason why any day Peter sees Atiku, he must pay his maximum respect. There is seniority even in the beer parlour. A man taking beer and a man taking champagne, they are not on the same level. I will not say more than that about Peter Obi and Atiku. Peter Obi is a fantastic Nigerian but the presidency of this country is not the same thing as the director general of the National Bureau of Statistics. They are two different things.
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With the Round of 32 at the US Open in full swing, here are the key numbers and statistics from Day 5.
US Open Day 5: Serena Williams bids farewell | Serena Williams' legacy | The world reacts to Serena Williams' career | Ajla Tomljanovic inspired by Serena Williams | Caroline Garcia defeats Bianca Andreescu | Coco Gauff defeats Madison Keys | Ons Jabeur moves on
Scores | Order of play | Draw
27 - Years between Serena Williams' first pro match, a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Annie Miller in 1995 Québec City qualifying, and her probable final match, a 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-1 loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2022 US Open third round. Serena defeated a Top 10 player in both the third WTA main draw match of her career (beating Mary Pierce 6-3, 7-6(3) in the second round of Chicago 1997) and the second-last (beating Anett Kontaveit 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 in the second round of the 2022 US Open).
3:05 - The length of Tomljanovic's win over Serena, the longest match of Day 5 and the third-longest of the US Open so far. Serena's final season has featured her only two matches since 2016 that have exceeded three hours in length. The longest match of her career was her 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(5) victory over Vera Dushevina in the second round of Madrid 2010, which lasted 3 hours and 26 minutes and in which she saved one match point.
All of 2022's three-hour matches
87.8 - Serena Williams' final winning percentage at the US Open, where she finishes with a 108-15 record. It is marginally her best winning percentage of any Grand Slam, just above 87.6% at the Australian Open, 87.5% at Wimbledon and 83% at Roland Garros. Serena has won more US Open matches than any other player in the Open Era.
108 - #SerenaWilliams is the player with the most main draw wins at the US Open in the Open Era (108), males included. Proprietor.@WTA @WTA_insider #USOpen #USOpentennis #Serena pic.twitter.com/QPFQ8zyiWg
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 3, 2022
46 - Minutes needed for Veronika Kudermetova to defeat Dalma Galfi 6-2, 6-0 in the quickest match of the tournament so far. Galfi had won the previous quickest one round before, 6-2, 6-0 over Harriet Dart in 59 minutes. Kudermetova's win featured streaks of 16 consecutive points (to close out the first set and begin the second) and 13 consecutive points (to close out the match).
100 - Percentage of first-serve points won by Kudermetova against Galfi. Kudermetova is also the tournament's first-serve winning percentage leader so far, having won 91 of the 104 points behind her first delivery (88%) in three matches.
18 - Consecutive sets won by Liudmila Samsonova, who defeated Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-3 to extend the second-longest set streak of 2022. Coincidentally, Samsonova was the player who snapped the longest: Iga Swiatek won 28 sets in a row in March and April before dropping the opening set to Samsonova in the Stuttgart semifinals. Samsonova is also on a career-best 13-match winning streak.
11 - Consecutive matches won by Caroline Garcia, who has now equalled her career-best winning streak. Garcia previously set this mark in 2017 in winning Wuhan and Beijing back-to-back; following her Cincinnati title two weeks ago, the Frenchwoman matched it with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Bianca Andreescu. (Her 11 matches this time round include two qualifying wins in Cincinnati.)
4 - Players who completed a full house of Grand Slam second-week appearances on Day 5. Caroline Garcia, Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff and Zhang Shuai had all previously reached the fourth round or better at the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and have now made that stage at the US Open for the first time this week.
4 - Grand Slam second-week appearances for both Ajla Tomljanovic and Alison Riske-Amritraj. Tomljanovic's win means that the Australian Open is the only major where she is yet to reach the fourth round; Riske-Amritraj is only missing Roland Garros.
2 - Grand Slam second-week appearances for both Veronika Kudermetova (previously a quarterfinalist at Roland Garros this year) and Liudmila Samsonova (who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon 2021).
1 - Ons #Jabeur has reached the Fourth Round at the US Open for the first time in her career - she has now reached the R4 in all four Grand Slam tournaments. Completion.@WTA @WTA_insider #USOpen #USOpen2022 pic.twitter.com/QGUFuAcji3
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 2, 2022
3 - Guaranteed new US Open semifinalists, as well as one first-time US Open finalist, following the losses of Serena Williams and Bianca Andreescu. None of the players remaining in the bottom half of the draw have previously made the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows. Only Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur and Roland Garros runner-up Coco Gauff have made a Grand Slam semifinal before.
Day 4's results had already guaranteed a new US Open semifinalist in the top quarter of the draw following Sloane Stephens' exit.
1 - Remaining former US Open champion in the draw -- No.26 seed Victoria Azarenka. The only other player left who has contested a US Open final is No.22 seed Karolina Pliskova, who could meet Azarenka in the fourth round. | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2776575/us-open-day-5-by-the-numbers-serena-s-greatness-kudermetova-s-serve-and-more | 2022-09-03T11:06:05Z | wtatennis.com | control | https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2776575/us-open-day-5-by-the-numbers-serena-s-greatness-kudermetova-s-serve-and-more | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
332d Aerial Expeditionary Wing leadership honors the senior airmen who have been selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, August 30, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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332d Aerial Expeditionary Wing leadership honors the senior airmen who have been selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, August 30, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley)
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If you don't have any Labor Day plans this weekend, here's an idea that's easy on your wallet.
Saturday you can catch a movie on the big screen for just a few bucks!
Major chains like AMC and Regal Cinemas are pulling out all the stops for National Cinema Day.
Movie attendance hasn't bounced back following the height of the pandemic, so theaters across the country are trying to lure back audiences.
Tickets for all shows will be $3.00.
There are several theaters in the Chattanooga area that are participating.
You can find a theater near you by clicking here. | https://www.local3news.com/community/community-calendar/local-theaters-trying-to-bring-back-audiences-during-national-cinema-day/article_363107de-2ad5-11ed-861d-5302ccd520e7.html | 2022-09-03T11:22:33Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/community/community-calendar/local-theaters-trying-to-bring-back-audiences-during-national-cinema-day/article_363107de-2ad5-11ed-861d-5302ccd520e7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A new studio focused on a solo fitness experience just opened in downtown Chattanooga.
You may have heard of Hot Yoga and Birkam classes, which are performed in rooms with temperatures of over 100 degrees. Now, hot saunas are a new angle to the local fitness scene.
"Hot yoga has been around forever. Bikram, vinyasa, whatever it may be, but working out in a sauna is something that hasn't been thought of. With an infrared sauna it's different heat source, rather than a hot yoga studio. Where hot yoga studios use heaters to heat the air rather than an infrared sauna, it uses different waves lengths to actually heat the internal core temperature," Joshua Snyder, the Owner of Hotworx Chattanooga said.
He and his wife opened up the Hotworx franchise studio in August. He said there is a niche market for this kind of fitness.
"Me and my wife both love health and wellness she is actually a nutrition major. I studied physical therapy, and we just knew we wanted to do something different that's not a gym but that can be a complement to the other gyms," Snyder said.
The classes are in different formats: fifteen minute high-intensity interval training, HIIT, or 30 minute isometric sessions. Four saunas are designated for each. TVs display the instructors and programming for each session.
You can book a class to workout alone or have up to three people in a sauna.
"Some people love doing the workouts, love hearing the instructors, it motivates them. And some people just go in the 40 minute sessions and lay out for 40 minutes and a decompression...mediation," he said.
Snyder said the studio offers convenience, small group training, and sometimes just complete peace.
"Our concept is such a cool use case because you can do it however you like. A lot of people come before work whether it's 5 AM or 6 AM, some people solely go in there to work out, some people solely go in there to relax," he said.
There are more than three-hundred and sixty active locations in the Southeast and now right here in Chattanooga, residents can get a feel of the heat at the new studio. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/a-new-fitness-concept-opens-in-downtown-chattanooga/article_18c199f4-2ad3-11ed-b3c8-df5e38f306e8.html | 2022-09-03T11:22:45Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/a-new-fitness-concept-opens-in-downtown-chattanooga/article_18c199f4-2ad3-11ed-b3c8-df5e38f306e8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Good morning and happy Labor Day Weekend! The weather won’t be the best for the holiday weekend because there will be daily rain chances. However, there will still be dry periods, and temperatures will be pretty comfortable. Keep in mind that you’ll want a backup plan to bring outdoor activities inside in case rain moves over your area.
Today will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the mid-80s. There will be scattered showers, especially this morning through about 9am ET. The rest of the day should be drier with sporadic showers/storms.
Sunday and Monday will have more clouds lingering throughout the days with high temperatures below normal in the upper 70s to low 80s. Both days will have showers likely and possibly thunderstorms. Again, I don’t see it raining all day long for any one location, but the chance for rain is certainly there. Excessive rainfall as totals add up may lead to localized flooding.
This wet pattern will continue next week, too, with daily scattered shower/storm chances and highs in the low to mid-80s and morning lows from 65-70. | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/daily-rain-chances-for-the-holiday-weekend/article_ab07a13a-2b6b-11ed-8993-971e8a3ad592.html | 2022-09-03T11:23:10Z | local3news.com | control | https://www.local3news.com/local-news/daily-rain-chances-for-the-holiday-weekend/article_ab07a13a-2b6b-11ed-8993-971e8a3ad592.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Not everyone holds college and pro football sacred. Some friends might decide to get married on a crisp fall Saturday and others may plan a birthday party when your favorite pro team is playing on a November Sunday.
Many fans choose to record a game they'll miss to watch it later and some of those fans will do everything they can to avoid hearing the final score until they can finally sit down to watch. If you've ever done that, you know how difficult it can be to avoid hearing details about the game. The internet and social media make it only more difficult.
Are there ways to block seeing scores on your phone until you're ready to read articles and watch highlights? Yes and no.
When it comes to blocking spoilers online there are a few spoiler-blocking browser extensions available for the Chrome and Firefox browsers. "Spoiler Protection 2.0" gets good reviews from sports fans and those who want to avoid hearing how the latest episode of "House of the Dragon."
Search for the extension in the browser app store and install it. The extension will place an icon near the top right of the browser bar. When you want to block certain keywords, tap the icon and enter them. For example, if I want to block seeing the score of the Georgia-Oregon football game this weekend, I entered both "Oregon" and "Georgia" and turned on the extension. It's fairly easy to set up.
When I went to the ESPN website, everything that includes one of those keywords was blocked by red boxes. The problem with this solution though is while it might block the keywords, it won't block the score from being displayed. But seriously, if you don't want to see the score you shouldn't be visiting ESPN.com.
"Spoiler Protection 2.0" does block the keywords on social media. I posted a score prediction of that game and when I turned on the extension, my entire post was covered with a red box.
Sadly though, this extension only works with the desktop Chrome browser. Posts and stories about the game will appear if you're scrolling through social media or the internet.
Twitter has a tool that allows users to mute certain keywords. You'll find it in settings, privacy, and mute. You can mute as many keywords as you want and if you want them muted on the Twitter feed and/or notifications. No need to remember to turn it back off as you can set the time from 24 hours to a week, to forever.
Facebook once introduced a spoiler blocking feature but never rolled it out to all of its users. If you're using the Facebook smartphone app, there is no way to keep spoilers from being posted. Though you can mute friends that may post updates and scores.
I searched both app stores for spoiler blocks but the only ones I found haven't been updated in at least five years so I wouldn't recommend installing them.
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UPDATE: The Atlantic hurricane season's first named storm, which debuted earlier this week, got its full billing Friday.
Danielle is now the season's first hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 mph and even higher gusts, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. ET update.
Still, it's not promising much drama, since Danielle is far offshore and won't come ashore for at least five days.
The storm is expected to "meander over the open Atlantic during the next couple of days," before heading to the northeast early next week, the hurricane center said.
The hurricane center says Danielle will become only a Category 2 hurricane and will remain almost stationary throughout the weekend.
The hurricane center announced on Thursday that Danielle had become a named storm in the North Atlantic, the first since July 3.
That means that last monthwas the first August in 25 years to go without a single named storm in the Atlantic.
The last time a season's first hurricane came this late was on September 11, 2013, with Hurricane Humberto.
The average date for the season's first hurricane is August 11.
This was only the third August since 1950 that the Atlantic saw no named storm. And it's the first time since 1941 that there wasn't a named storm in the Atlantic from July 3 to August 30, said Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University.
"This remarkably quiet Atlantic tropical cyclone period is likely to end soon," Klotzbach said Wednesday.
PREVIOUS STORY: For the first time in 25 years, August did not have a named storm - now September is starting off with a possible hurricane
It isn't your imagination. The tropics in the Atlantic have been very quiet this year despite a forecast from NOAA and other experts forecasting an above-average season.
For the first time in 25 years, the month of August did not have a named storm. But as the calendar turned to September, things appear to have changed rather quickly in the tropical Atlantic.
At 11 a.m. Thursday, the National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Depression Five had strengthened into Tropical Storm Danielle.
The storm, currently in the North Atlantic, is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by Saturday. Danielle is not a threat to any land at this time and is expected to remain nearly stationary through the weekend.
"Since 1950, two Augusts have had no Atlantic named storm formations: 1961 and 1997," tweeted Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist at Colorado State University.
And it's not just August. Klotzbach also tweeted:
"For the first time since 1941, the Atlantic has had no named storm (e.g., tropical storm or #hurricane) activity from July 3rd-August 30th."
But the trend may not continue.
"This remarkably quiet Atlantic tropical cyclone period is likely to end soon," Klotzbach said Wednesday morning.
Hurricane season is about to ramp up but may not reach the level originally forecast
The National Hurricane Center is actively watching two other areas for tropical cyclone formation over the next five days. One in the central Atlantic has a high chance of forming, and one off the west coast of Africa has a low chance of developing.
The computer forecast models show a possible hurricane spinning toward the US by the holiday weekend. But the models then show the storm doing a U-turn and moving back into the Atlantic, possibly coming close to Bermuda.
Conditions look fairly good to have three hurricanes in the next 10 days, Klotzbach told CNN, and added having five more hurricanes after September 10 would not be difficult.
Still, the hurricane seasonal above-average predictions might fall short this year.
"Colorado State University's final seasonal hurricane forecast was issued in early August, but the odds of these forecasts verifying correctly are going down by the day," Klotzbach acknowledged.
"Now, the odds of getting 20 named storms, 10 hurricanes and 5 majors are really low," Klotzbach said. "As I've said before, forecasting the weather and climate keeps you humble!"
Looking back historically, the other two years, with no named storms in August, had quite different outcomes.
"1961 ended up a hyperactive hurricane season with an extremely busy September-November, while 1997 was a below-average season," Klotzbach tweeted.
It's still too far out in the computer forecast models to know for certain, but a system moving off Africa in about 6-7 days has meteorologists' attention.
It will be one to watch, if some of the factors suppressing tropical storms this summer ease up.
Varying wind speed and strength kept hurricanes at bay
There have been a couple of factors which likely led to a quiet July and August in the Atlantic basin, CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said.
"Primarily above-normal wind shear and dry air."
Wind shear is the change of wind speed and strength with height in the atmosphere. High levels of wind shear prevent tropical disturbances from developing into well-organized systems and can also tear apart systems which do begin to form.
"We are currently in a La Niña pattern which typically leads to reduced wind shear over the Caribbean and Tropical Atlantic," he noted. "So the fact that we have, so far, seen above normal wind shear is surprising."
Klotzbach agreed one reason is vertical wind shear in the Caribbean/central tropical Atlantic.
But, he tweeted, "while shear has been stronger than anticipated, it's still not that high. 30-day-averaged shear across the Caribbean and tropical Atlantic is tracking between an average and above-average #hurricane season," Klotzbach tweets. "Shear is stronger than typical #LaNina year, however."
"Similar to high wind shear, dry air also limits the growth of thunderstorm activity from tropical waves," Ward said.
The dry air is primarily in the form of Saharan dust. The dust leaves Africa and moves across the Atlantic basin.
"This is not unusual for the early stages of the Atlantic hurricane season, but this year has been above average," he explained.
"While the central tropical Atlantic/Caribbean has generally been dry, it's not hugely anomalous," Klotzbach tweeted.
For a hurricane to form, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said, many ingredients have to come together perfectly.
"If you're missing just one key piece, tropical systems won't develop," he said. "Everything has to go right, but only one thing has to go wrong."
Current indications are things will begin to pick up. But for now, it is a wait-and-see situation. La Niña years historically tend to have a more active end to the hurricane season, which will last for another three months.
"Will the second half of the season make up for the first? We really don't know yet, but certainly hope not," Myers said.
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Former Trump White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin had weeks of discussions with Justice Department prosecutors before their Washington, DC, grand jury appearance on Friday, people briefed on the matter tell CNN.
The purpose of those talks was to outline the types of questions the two men would answer and which they may seek to assert executive privilege and decline to answer, the sources said.
It's unclear which specific questions they ultimately said they would answer.
The grand jury in DC is one investigating possible January 6-related crimes that go beyond the violent riot at the US Capitol.
This part of the investigation is, among other things, examining the conduct of the former President and people around him, including campaign lawyers and other operatives, who helped organize fake electors in seven battleground states in a scheme to keep Trump in office despite losing the election.
Cipollone and Philbin previously testified to the House select committee investigating January 6, where they declined to some questions because of executive privilege.
The discussions with the Justice Department were intended to reach an arrangement between the two sides over possible executive privilege issues.
Unlike congressional investigations, federal prosecutors and investigators in criminal probes generally have greater leeway to pierce claims of executive privilege.
Both Cipollone and Philbin were seen entering the federal courthouse in DC on Friday. Both declined to comment.
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Protests and calls for justice are increasing in Ohio's capital after the police killing of an unarmed Black man this week bluntly signaled the continuation of years of racial inequality and strained relationships with law enforcement.
Donovan Lewis was in bed around 2 a.m. Tuesday when he was shot to death by a Columbus police officer attempting to serve a felony warrant at the apartment building, police said. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant has said the officer, Ricky Anderson, opened fire as it appeared Lewis was holding "something" in his hand. She said a vape pen was later found next to Lewis on the bed.
"How many more lives are gonna be lost to this type of reckless activity? How many more young Black lives will be lost?," Rex Elliott, an attorney for Lewis' family, said Thursday at a news conference.
Lewis joined a growing list of Black people killed in law enforcement encounters in the city of almost 900,000 people. Casey Goodson Jr., 23, was shot in 2020 when he was entering his home, 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant was outside her foster home in 2021 and Andre Hill, 47, was walking toward an officer in 2020 holding an illuminated cell phone in his hand.
Data collected by Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit group that tracks police shootings in the United States, shows at least 14 Black people -- mostly men -- have been shot to death by officers with the Columbus Division of Police in the past five years.
City and county officials promised to address the disparities people of color face in many areas, including health, poverty, economic mobility, education, crime, and food access when they passed resolutions declaring racism a public health crisis in 2020 but the criticism of Columbus officers' treatment of Black residents and allegations of racism and discrimination among the police department's ranks continue to fuel mistrust among the community.
"There are good people in Columbus who know the problem is severe but their knowledge of it does not seem to be listening the issue at all and that's very worrisome," said Wil Haygood, a journalist and biographer chronicling the lives Black Americans and who has written multiple books about life in Columbus.
Haygood, a visiting scholar at the Miami University in Ohio who grew up in Columbus, said the lives of Black people in the city have been marked by interactions with law enforcement for generations. Haygood recalls White enforcement officers confronting demonstrators during racial protests in 1968 and other times when he was stopped by police for no clear reason.
"I grew up not wanting to be around police officers thinking that they were out to do you harm," he said.
In 2018, police statistics show, almost 55% of CDP's use-of-force incidents targeted Black people, who compose less than 29% of the city's population.
Sean Walton, an attorney representing the families of several Black men killed by police in the city, started his career as a personal injury attorney but expanded his practice to civil rights litigation more than five years ago after meeting a family who was protesting the death of a relative outside the county courthouse.
He filed his first lawsuit in 2016 and within a year he took the cases of three other Black men who were killed by police at the time. As the years passed, Walton says he's seen how body cameras and cell phone videos have proved "what the people living in Columbus have long known."
"It is not that the recent spate of shootings is a new development," he said.
The national attention in the aftermath of the police shootings and deaths "has enlightened the country as to the persistent police threat that Black and brown people feel in our daily lives as Columbus citizens," Walton said.
In recent years, there have been some changes like city officials acknowledging systemic racism and the ongoing review by the US Department of Justice into the Columbus Division of Police, but activists, scholars and residents often feel is incremental, with "little to no urgency," and without fully embracing the community's input.
In the past days, several groups in the city have described Lewis' death as evidence of the "significant, ongoing harm perpetuated against Black people" at the hands of law enforcement and began organizing forums, prayers and protests to be held Friday and over the weekend.
"Black people deserve to live in safety and peace and in thriving communities without the looming threat of state-sanctioned violence," the YWCA Columbus said in a statement.
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During a March 2022 site visit, US Environmental Protection Agency staff found that the City of Jackson, Mississippi, did not have adequate staffing for its water system and that as a result of that, routine and preventative maintenance on parts of the system were not being performed.
The findings of the March 2022 EPA site visit were compiled in a July 2022 report prepared by Process Applications, Inc. The report was provided to CNN by the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Free Press was the first to report its existence.
"There are insufficient operators to consistently staff three shifts, seven days per week," the report found at the time of the site visit. It also noted that because there were not enough plant or distribution system staff, the water department was unable to conduct preventative maintenance.
Although treatment plant operators received a salary increase in November 2021, the distribution system crews, in addition to maintenance and instrument technicians, did not. The report identified that there was "a loss of staff in these roles" that coincided with the lack of salary increases.
"In part due to lack of staff," the report also noted that the city does not collect or record system pressure data, routinely flush its distribution system, document the locations and operational statuses of its valves, or perform routine maintenance on its valves and hydrants.
Adequate staffing, the report found, could not only optimize the system's operation, but it could also help reduce its overall operational costs.
CNN reached out to the City of Jackson for comment on the report but did not immediately receive a response. At a Tuesday news conference, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba responded to an EPA official's comments about water department staffing, saying that he was not "abreast of all the community recruitment efforts" and that 10 individuals were training to be class water operators -- it can take up to six years to finish.
However, the mayor did not say whether the city had hired any new staff for the water department -- the recommendation in the report -- and instead said that the city had been transparent about staffing shortages and deferred maintenance.
Infrastructure problems aside, the City of Jackson also has major issues generating revenue from its water system and since 2016, the report notes that revenue has actually been decreasing.
Roughly 50 percent of the water in the system is "non revenue water," meaning water that is not billed, or no payment is received.
Plant administrators told the EPA investigators during their March visit that, "malfunctioning water meters have contributed to a 32 percent decrease in revenue since 2016."
While the city is replacing water meters -- the process is expected to take 18 months -- the report says that "there is uncertainty about whether the new meters will be capable of communicating with the billing system."
But even the billing system is not functioning, the report says, and issues with it are not expected to be resolved, "until late 2024."
The city told EPA staff in March that roughly 14,000 bills were "stranded," meaning they were not sent to, or received by water customers.
Due to problems with the billing system, the City of Jackson was not only unable to provide a complete list of customers to the EPA team, but they also weren't able to calculate its actual collection rate.
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Summer air travel has been trying, to put it mildly. Hellacious, many travelers would say.
About 55,000 flights have been canceled in the US since the Friday before Memorial Day, according to data from flight tracking site FlightAware, and nearly a quarter of US flights have been delayed this summer.
A "huge problem with staffing shortages" has plagued air travel this season and all of 2022 so far, said Kathleen Bangs, a former airline pilot and a spokesperson for FlightAware.
Bangs is inclined to give the airlines the benefit of the doubt in their efforts to ramp up pre-pandemic flight schedules with 2022 staffing challenges.
"I think they truly thought they would have enough employees return, and hire enough new ones, to meet the demand, but as we've all seen, they did not," Bangs said.
Weather and air traffic controller staffing issues have added to the summer disruptions.
But some industry experts are cautiously optimistic about air travel this Labor Day holiday weekend, with predictions for a smoother fall travel season.
According to travel app Hopper, 12.6 million passengers are scheduled to fly from US airports over the holiday weekend. Thursday and Friday will be the busiest days, Hopper predicts. Monday will also be busy as travelers head home.
Thursday's air traffic was relatively smooth. About 300 flights were canceled -- about 1% of flights, according to FlightAware data. This summer's peaks for cancellations have topped 6% of flights canceled. Just under 20% of flights were delayed on Thursday. More than a third of flights were canceled this summer on peak days for delays.
The US Department of Transportation has posted a new online dashboard where passengers can find comparative information on what each of the large US airlines provides to passengers when delays or cancellations are caused by factors within the airline's control.
Major US carriers posted updated policies this week in response to calls from the DOT for more transparency. Here are customer commitments from American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue and Southwest (pdf).
Hope for Labor Day weekend
Scott Keyes, the founder of flight deals and travel advice site Scott's Cheap Flights, told CNN Travel recently that he expects fewer air travel disruptions around Labor Day weekend than travelers saw over Memorial Day weekend at the start of summer.
"Looking back on the summer, you've had a couple of big holiday travel periods. You had Memorial Day when air travel went terribly. There were widespread delays and cancellations that turned into a nightmare for many folks traveling. ... And then you had July Fourth weekend, when there was minimal travel disruption," Keyes said.
He predicts that Labor Day weekend will be closer to July Fourth.
"And the reason for that is, I think, there are going to be fewer overall travelers on Labor Day than on Memorial Day," he said. "With fewer travelers, you're going to have less strain on the system."
And lower chances of a domino effect if weather or staffing are less than ideal.
'Optimal' travel heading into fall
Bangs said airlines pared down their summer schedules by about 15%, which she said is one of the main reasons the numbers of delays and cancellations haven't been higher.
By about this time in the summer of 2019, there were a little over 50,000 flight cancellations -- or about 1.7% of flights. About 18% of flights were delayed that summer. This summer those figures are closer to 55,000 cancellations -- or about 2.2% of flights, with about 23% delayed.
Deeper schedule reductions are already in play for fall, plus demand normally dips as kids return to school, Bangs said.
She said more than 52,000 flights have been dropped from US carriers' fall schedules, including more than 30,000 American Airlines flights.
"Travel should be optimal during September through October, as demand drops so there is not the same level of stress on the heavy airline schedules we saw over the summer," Bangs said.
And there's reason for people to cheer right now regarding prices.
Experts at Hopper were recently seeing US domestic airfare down 37% for travel in September and October compared to peak summer airfare.
And it's worth monitoring and pouncing on attractive holiday fares as well. Airfare "will rise very fast as we head toward Thanksgiving and Christmas," said Hayley Berg, Hopper's lead economist.
Bangs also noted drops in price by one third for many city pairings in September and October.
"With decreased seat capacity scheduled for fall, people considering traveling during September and October and even into early November should buy those tickets now while they are discounted," she said.
Bangs expects holiday fares to remain lower through September and possibly into October before going up.
What about holiday travel later this year?
Bangs said the airlines will only be fully prepared for the 2022 Thanksgiving and Christmas season "when they get their employee staffing levels back to or even beyond 2019 levels."
She also said she expects the circulation of Covid variants, plus seasonal viruses like the flu, to affect employee absenteeism this fall, noting that illness hit the airlines very hard during the 2021 Christmas season and into January.
"With the pared back schedule and ramp-up to increase staffing, the airlines look better positioned than last year in the 2021 Thanksgiving and holiday travel season," Bangs said.
Weather, of course, is a wild card. Last Thanksgiving went smoothly "partly because the weather was very cooperative across the contiguous 48 states."
Shaping the air travel outlook
Addressing the United States' air travel woes is very much a work in progress.
In addition to its pressure on airlines to provide more transparency around passenger rights, the DOT has proposed new rules that would strengthen protections for airline passengers. That proposal is open for public comment.
"I understand that you're never going to have zero cancellations. There is always going to be a storm somewhere, a surprise somewhere, an issue somewhere," US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN's Kate Bolduan recently.
"But we need a stronger system. And we're expecting airlines that collect revenue by selling tickets to be prepared to service the tickets they sell."
The US pilot shortage is not going away anytime soon, Bangs said.
"It may seem less problematic during the fall months as demand drops, weather improves, and there are less flights out there overall. But new pilots can only be created on a long timeline," she said.
And while less visible to the public, mechanics and technicians are also in short supply, Bangs said.
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg has acknowledged that the Federal Aviation Administration also has staffing issues to address, although he still puts the majority of the recent air travel disruptions on airlines.
"We have seen that particularly in the New York area and the Florida air space there have been staffing challenges for air traffic control -- mostly because of the hole that the pandemic ripped in the training pipeline," he said.
More strategies to come out ahead
Here are some tips on navigating the skies now and in the weeks and months ahead while we hope and wait for smoother travels:
Take the earliest flight possible: "The earlier you book your flight, the better the odds it will go smoothly because ... weather tends to be better in the morning than the afternoon," Keyes said. "But also because you don't have the risk of domino-effect cancellations."
Mimic savvy business travelers: "They've got TSA pre-check. They've got the airline apps downloaded onto their phone," Bangs said. The FlightAware app also helps keep travelers alerted to flight changes.
Nonstops: Bangs and Keyes suggested booking nonstop over connecting flights anytime that's possible. It might be worth the extra cost if there is any.
Don't check a bag: "If your flight does get delayed or you do need to get rescheduled or miss a connection, it's going to be a lot easier to do if they don't also have to find your bag in the belly of a plane," Keyes said.
Ask for whatever you can get: The airlines' revised policies are aiming to make what you're entitled to if your flight is disrupted clearer.
You can also request other accommodation such as a free flight voucher or a miles deposit to your frequent flier account, Bangs said.
"See what you can get," and "always be polite."
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A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed an indictment on Thursday that charged a dive boat captain with manslaughter for the deaths of 34 people after a fire broke out on his vessel on Labor Day 2019.
The Conception, a 75-foot dive boat, caught fire and sunk in the middle of the night on September 2, 2019 while anchored near Santa Cruz Island in California's famed Channel Islands. It was the last day of a three-day diving trip.
Five crew members, including Captain Jerry Boylan, were able to escape the burning vessel, while 33 passengers and one crew member who had been sleeping below deck died.
Judge George H. Wu rejected the indictment against Boylan after determining the charges failed to allege gross negligence, according to court documents.
"The United States Attorney's Office will seek authorization from the Justice Department to appeal this order," spokesman Thom Mrozek told CNN.
In its opposition to the defendant's dismissal, the US Attorney's office asserted that the argument to drop the manslaughter charge based on the lack of the adjective "gross" to define Boylan's alleged negligence "defies logic."
"If, as a result of inattention, a captain fails to perform one of his duties, and that failure results in loss of life, he is criminally liable," the opposition filing states. "If a captain commits a negligent act, which results in loss of life, he is also criminally liable under the statute. Accordingly, given the statute's low bar for criminal liability, there is no legal basis to raise that bar by requiring gross negligence."
CNN has reached out to Boylan's attorney for comment.
The fire that caused the deadly dive boat disaster might have been sparked by cell phones and batteries left charging overnight -- a tragedy that federal safety investigators said could have been prevented by a night watchman.
Robert Sumwait, then the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said in 2020 that while it is not possible to definitively determine the cause of the fire, witness accounts and the "propensity of lithium ion batteries to overheat" suggest that as the likely cause.
The NTSB also faulted the boat's operator for not requiring a crew member to patrol the craft as an overnight watchman, as required by the boat's license and Coast Guard regulations.
Attorney Douglas Schwartz said in a 2019 statement on behalf of the boat's owner, Truth Aquatics, that a crew member had checked the area where the fire was believed to have been concentrated soon before it ignited, he did not point to any evidence the crew member had remained awake.
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Memphis police are searching for a school teacher they say was abducted while she was out on a jog Friday morning.
Eliza "Liza" Fletcher, 34, was jogging around 4:30 a.m. when an unidentified person approached her, police said. She was forced into a mid-sized dark SUV and taken from the scene, police said, adding that they do not have any idea the direction the vehicle was traveling.
"When we arrived on the scene we were handling possibly a missing person," Memphis Police Major Karen Rudolph told a news conference. "After further investigating we found video that did show a black SUV pull into the area across the street here where the victim was taken."
Photos released by police show Fletcher running in the neighborhood near the University of Memphis. She was last seen wearing a pink jogging top and purple running shorts, the police said in an alert.
Fletcher is White, 5'6," with brown hair and green eyes, police said. She weighs 137 pounds.
The teacher's damaged phone was found near the scene where she is believed to have been abducted, CrimeStoppers Executive Director Buddy Chapman said, according to a news release obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ.
Now, the family of the mother of two is offering a $50,000 reward through CrimeStoppers for information that would lead to an arrest in the case, WHBQ reported.
"We look forward to Eliza's safe return and hope that this award will help police capture those who committed this crime," her family said in a statement shared by Chapman.
In a post on Twitter, St. Mary's Episcopal School said Fletcher is a junior kindergarten teacher.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a tweet that it is is also assisting Memphis police in the investigation into Fletcher's disappearance.
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New Mexico plans to build a new abortion clinic near the Texas border, anticipating that more abortion seekers from surrounding states where the procedure is banned will travel there for care.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, signed an executive order on Wednesday directing that $10 million from her executive capital allocation for the 2023 legislative session be purposed for a new clinic in Doña Ana County, which borders Texas' westernmost point.
Abortion is legal in New Mexico, while neighboring Texas and Oklahoma have banned abortions at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions following the US Supreme Court's overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, holding that there is no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion.
"As more states move to restrict and prohibit access to reproductive care, New Mexico will continue to not only protect access to abortion, but to expand and strengthen reproductive health care throughout the state," Lujan Grisham said in a statement Wednesday.
The executive order also orders the state's health agency to develop a "detailed plan to leverage" state resources to expand access to abortion in underserved areas.
In the wake of the court's decision this summer, Lujan Grisham and other Democratic governors have flexed their executive authority to protect and expand access to abortion, signaling to supporters that they're taking action as legislatures were adjourned for the summer.
Democratic governors in at least 10 other states have issued executive orders aimed at protecting abortion providers and patients seeking the procedure as their states have seen an influx in out-of-state patients.
Lujan Grisham also signed an executive order earlier this year directing state agencies and department not to assist with other states' investigations or prosecutions that would hold someone criminally or civilly liable for providing, seeking, obtaining or assisting with an abortion.
The orders also limit the governor offices' authority to extradite people to or from New Mexico if they're facing criminal charges in another state for obtaining, providing or assisting an abortion legal in their home state.
Abortion providers in recent months have closed up their clinics in other states and moved to New Mexico.
Jackson Women's Health Organization, known as the "Pink House," closed its clinic in Mississippi and moved to a new clinic in Las Cruces, also in Doña Ana County. Whole Woman's Health, the largest independent abortion provider in Texas, also closed its four clinics in Texas in July and sought a clinic site at a New Mexico border city.
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As Republicans try to salvage their troubled quest to win the Senate majority this fall, party operatives are pointing their fingers at the fundraising failures of two GOP nominees and their idiosyncratic tech mogul backer, Peter Thiel.
Thiel's $15 million super PAC investments helped boost Ohio's J.D. Vance and Arizona's Blake Masters in their competitive primaries earlier this year, with the California billionaire even influencing former President Donald Trump's decision to endorse both candidates.
But since the two candidates won their respective nominations, Thiel has not stepped up with additional investments as Vance and Masters have struggled to raise money on their own -- while both have been massively outraised by their Democratic rivals. The disparity has prompted Republican observers to question why Thiel has so far refused to help his chosen candidates in the general election through a big donation to a super PAC.
"This is a Thiel problem that has a Thiel solution," said Liam Donovan, a Republican lobbyist and strategist. "Anybody that emerged from these primaries with 30% was going to need help. The difference here is there's a patron that has the capacity to help."
Washington Republicans tell CNN the particular problems in Ohio and Arizona reflect larger issues that are hurting the GOP's Senate hopes. President Joe Biden's slightly improving approval rating, a Democratic base energized by the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and lower gas prices have limited an already narrow window for Republicans to take back the majority after losing it in 2021. High-risk candidates and a Senate map with plenty of GOP seats to defend complicate the situation, as does Trump's own unwillingness to use his hefty war chest to help the Republican effort.
Poor fundraising from Thiel's twin champions, meanwhile, does not mean the campaigns are doomed. Every Republican who spoke to CNN expressed confidence Vance would defeat Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio and that Masters remains competitive against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly in a sharply divided Arizona. But their money deficits further limit where Republicans can make crucial decisions about where to spend finite dollars in the final months of the midterms.
"Candidates need to understand that winning the majority is a team sport, and when you aren't getting the job done in your race, it affects candidates in other races," said one Republican operative who requested anonymity to speak candidly. "Republicans aren't playing with monopoly money here. ... Outside groups will never be able to equalize the playing field. It really makes it difficult."
Without a new infusion of cash, the poor fundraising from Vance and Masters has prompted a shift in Republican outside spending. The leadership-aligned Senate Leadership Fund announced last week it would cancel $8 million in ad reservations in Arizona in September and instead spend an additional $28 million in Ohio to shore up Vance. The super PAC still has ad time reserved in Arizona throughout the month of October.
"We're leaving the door wide open in Arizona but we want to move additional resources to other offensive opportunities that have become increasingly competitive, as well as an unexpected expense in Ohio," Steven Law, the president of SLF, said in a statement last Friday.
Still, the thinly veiled message to Thiel was clear: Without a dramatic shift in fundraising or the races themselves, Republican super PACs would be investing in one of his chosen horses, but not both. That message follows weeks of periodic conversations between Thiel and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, beginning shortly after Vance won his primary in May. In some of those conversations, which were first reported by Puck, McConnell urged Thiel to donate to SLF, a request Thiel has flatly rejected, according to a person familiar with knowledge of the talks. Another Republican familiar says the donation request did not come directly from McConnell but instead from an ally of the Kentucky Republican.
Recent back-channeling between Thiel and McConnell allies has also proved fruitless, this person said, noting that the conservative tech mogul has been closely monitoring Masters' performance and wants to see his campaign improve before making any decisions. Thiel's thinking is that SLF could be compelled to make a new investment if Masters becomes more competitive, this person said.
McConnell himself has not given up on Masters. The Republican leader is hosting a fundraiser in Washington on September 6 with Masters, according to an invitation obtained by CNN.
But the spending shift from SLF last week also reflects a sense throughout the GOP establishment in Washington that Thiel's deep-pocketed play to shape the party has been inconsistent and problematic.
"If you want to be a kingmaker, you have to elect your kings," said the Republican operative.
An unsettled map
The frustration with Thiel comes at an unsettled time for Republican hopes of taking back the Senate -- and money concerns are at the fore.
In addition to questions about Ohio and Arizona, Republican Mehmet Oz is being outraised and outspent by Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania; a contentious primary in New Hampshire has allowed Don Bolduc, a Trump-aligned candidate that many establishment Republicans believe can't win a general election, to lead in recent public polls; and a series of questionable comments and shaky campaign appearances has raised Republican fears about football star Herschel Walker's campaign in Georgia.
The uncertainty has led McConnell to temper expectations that his party could take back the legislative body in 2022.
"It's a 50/50 proposition," McConnell said recently. "We've got a 50/50 Senate right now, we've got a 50/50 nation and I think the outcome is likely to be very, very close either way."
He added: "Senate races are statewide. They're just different in nature from individual congressional districts. Twenty of my members up and only 14 of the Democrats, so that's to their advantage. Many of these states are purple states and could go either way. I think it's just going to be a really close race."
That uncertainty has only heightened frustration with Thiel, amid a growing sense that the tech mogul -- who according to Forbes is worth nearly $4 billion -- effectively abandoned his top recruits at their most critical moment.
"What's another 10 million to Peter Thiel?" said a second Republican operative working on Senate races. "That puts Arizona in play."
"You got these guys through Peter," said another operative, paraphrasing the general feeling about Thiel right now. "You get them out."
Even still, the same operative believes Thiel is done spending on campaigns for the midterms, echoing what people close to the billionaire have suggested for months: "He has been pretty clear from what I have heard that he felt like he shouldn't have to spend any more money in the general."
Frustrated Republicans are not limiting their criticism to Thiel. A third Republican operative said the candidates themselves have thus far failed to meet their fundraising responsibilities as Senate hopefuls in major races, criticizing both Vance and Masters for raising less than some Republican House members in relatively noncompetitive races.
Through the end of June, for instance, Vance had raised a total of $3.5 million, while Ryan had raised nearly $22 million. Masters had raised nearly $5 million, while Kelly had raised $54 million.
"These guys got to get to work," said the operative, who also questioned why the National Republican Senatorial Committee has not done more to help Vance and Masters to raise more money. "They should have been training these guys."
A source familiar with the Vance campaign told CNN that Vance "has seen a significant increase in his fundraising since last quarter's numbers were released." A spokesman for the Masters campaign declined to comment for this story.
A spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee declined to comment on whether they have put pressure on Vance or Masters to prioritize fundraising.
Another Republican strategist pointed to the other missing factor in boosting troubled Republican Senate candidates: Trump.
A spokesman for the former President did not respond to a request for comment. While he has used his endorsement to power candidates to primary wins, he has been stingy in doling out money from his own coffers. Republican operatives worry that Trump's behemoth war chest is also making it harder for Senate candidates to raise money, noting that top donors are less likely to give to candidates when they feel like they have already given to Trump.
"The Trump mothership is hoovering up everything that's out there in terms of small-dollar donations," said the strategist. "Trump's not going to spend it on winning elections. This is a scenario where he should be called out."
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A student at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, Maryland, has died after being shot Friday in the school's yard, according to Baltimore Police.
School had just started for the year on Monday.
A suspect approached the victim, 17, during dismissal. The encounter became heated, and the suspect produced a firearm, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said at a news conference on Friday.
The suspect, also 17, shot at the victim multiple times, Harrison said.
The alleged shooter ran down the street, and school police apprehended him after a short pursuit without "incident or injury," Harrison said.
Authorities also recovered a firearm that the suspect was seen discarding, he said.
School police performed CPR on the student at the scene, who had life-threatening gunshot wounds, Baltimore Police said in a written statement. The victim was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital, the statement said.
"This is an extremely tragic situation, beyond tragic, happening on the grounds of a school in the beginning of the school year," Harrison said.
The person in custody is a student at another high school in the city, according to Harrison. Police have not yet named the victim or the suspect.
Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises thanked police officers for apprehending the suspect "within seconds of the incident."
The school's safety plan was in place and school police were "at post" during dismissal, Santelises said. Police also said law enforcement were in the school yard during the shooting.
Following the violent incident, Santelises, along with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, met with some students, according to CNN affiliate WBFF. After-school activities were also canceled, according to Baltimore City Public Schools. A large number of students witnessed the shooting, according to Santelises, and the school system is offering grief counseling next week, WBFF reported.
Harrison said the investigation is still ongoing and asked the public to contact police with any information.
Friday's shooting is the most recent incident of violence at the school, also known as Mervo. In April, a student stabbed two classmates during a fight, WBFF reported.
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Twenty-three years later, Frank DeAngelis vividly recalls the day his life changed forever. On April 20, 1999, he was the principal at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, when two students -- carrying guns and bombs -- entered the school and opened fire.
Thirteen people died that day -- 12 students and one teacher. Twenty-three others were wounded.
More than two decades later, DeAngelis has joined a national network of current and former school principals who have experienced gun violence in their schools.
Founded in 2019 by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the Principal Recovery Network includes 21 members who help guide school principals in the immediate aftermath of a school tragedy.
Since Columbine, there have been at least 943 incidents of gunfire on school grounds that have resulted in 321 deaths and 652 injuries, according to the NASSP. The group says there have been 27 school shootings this year alone, including the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 19 students and two teachers.
"We can all go through the same event, but how we deal with that -- we deal with it differently," DeAngelis told CNN.
The Principal Recovery Network gathered on August 22 at the Columbine Memorial in Littleton to share the collection of best practices. The group also released a "Guide to Recovery" that school officials can reference immediately after a tragedy occurs.
The manual offers guidance on securing support, reopening schools, attending to the needs of students and staff, holding commemorations and listening to student voices.
Elizabeth Brown, co-facilitator of the Guide to Recovery, says it was created with school shootings in mind.
"It's devastating that this guide has to exist," Brown told CNN.
DeAngelis adds the guide is a quick read, an intentional choice by the Principal Recovery Network.
"We wanted to make it concise because when people go through an event, the last thing they want to do is read through a 50-page document," DeAngelis said.
The guide also includes testimonials from Principal Recovery Network members who have a diverse number of experiences as it relates to school shootings.
In his testimonial, the former principal of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Ty Thompson, addressed the reopening of the school following the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting that killed 17 people and injured 17 others.
"In the immediate aftermath of our tragedy, district focus was on reopening the school," Thompson wrote in the guide. "One of the first things that I discussed with the district, was that I did NOT want students back to school until all victims' funerals had been held. Next, we had to determine how we were going to ensure that the staff and students knew that the administration would support them, not just with words. We needed to prove it."
Another author of the Guide to Recovery includes Michelle Kefford, the current principal of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. She joined the school in July 2019, a little over a year after the shooting on Valentine's Day 2018.
"When they reached out to me it was during the early time in my principalship here at Stoneman Douglas. So, their initial call was really for support of me," Kefford told CNN. "That's sort of how the network works. When there's a tragedy that occurs in one of our schools across the country we all get together as a group and one of us will reach out to that principal, just to offer support and let them know that we're there for them."
While some principals in the network coped with the aftermath of a major mass shooting, others were left to deal with the fallout of smaller gun incidents.
Elizabeth Brown is the former principal at Forest High School in Ocala, Florida.
"There was an active shooter. A former student opened fire in one of the hallways on campus at the very beginning of the school day on April 20, 2019," Brown told CNN. "He shot through a classroom door, severely injuring one student before his gun jammed, ending the attack."
Brown says no one died in that shooting but points out that the scale of an incident does not matter -- they always cause trauma.
"Regardless of whether there were mass casualties, injuries, or no injuries at all, it is the traumatic factor of a person coming into a school campus and opening fire," Brown said. "Those are all very common themes that are not necessarily dependent on the magnitude of the event. And that's kind of where we tried to land with a lot of our pieces in the guide."
A NASSP survey taken in June by 1,000 middle school and high school principals and assistant principals shows that most school leaders remain concerned about gun violence.
Only 47% of school leaders described their school as "very safe." Of the 1,000 students surveyed in grades in 8-12, only 53% say their school is "extremely" or "very" safe.
With that in mind, the Principal Recovery Network is working to get the Guide to Recovery in the hands of administrators across the country, but for now the guide will remain available online for principals and educators to access easily.
"We have most definitely discussed actually having the hardcopy guides delivered to every school district that we can possibly get them to," Brown told CNN. "What we are hoping is that every single school district, every single school foundation looks at this, not as a reactive tool but as a proactive tool."
As for DeAngelis, he remained at Columbine for 15 years following the shooting. Not for himself, he says, but for the students. He continues to advocate for school safety and says he will never stop.
"I'm going to continue to do it until I could no longer do it," DeAngelis said. "I refuse to be helpless. I refuse to be hopeless, and I refuse to give in."
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James Taylor lugged two 24-count cases of bottled water to his pickup truck as the sun beamed its rays onto the parking lot of Grocery Depot in west Jackson, Mississippi.
It was already a scalding 88 degrees around 10 a.m. Taylor was sweating and frustrated.
He couldn't shower or bathe at his house. On Wednesday morning, he woke up to gray water running out of his faucets. It's become almost routine for the city to issue boil-water advisories or water-safety alerts, he told CNN.
"Every other month we got a water problem," Taylor said. "We're going to be worse than (Flint) Michigan. Every other month one pump or something is going out."
Anger, fear, even exhausted resignation: A variety of emotions can be felt throughout Jackson, as the Mississippi capital confronts a historic water crisis.
Part of the horror of the emergency is that it's unsurprising. Jackson residents and local officials have been sounding the alarm for years, but too little has been done. Many in the majority-Black city where around a quarter of residents live in poverty say that systemic neglect is one of the drivers of Jackson's water issues.
Again and again, the state's Republican-controlled legislature, which is predominantly White, has thwarted efforts to upgrade the Black metropolis's decrepit water system, Democratic leaders and residents say. City officials reported that "significant gains" were made by Thursday, but little or no water is flowing from faucets toward the end of the week.
Small businesses also continue to face obstacles, including a dwindling customer base and growing operating costs for more ice and water.
"We've actually been lifting up our persistent water challenges for the better part of two years, crying out for any assistance that we could get," Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat, said on CNN on Tuesday.
Crews on Wednesday installed an emergency rental pump at Jackson's failing O.B. Curtis Water Plant, following catastrophic flooding earlier this week. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said that the rental pump will add 4 million additional gallons of water a day into the system.
But Bishop Dwayne K. Pickett, who's been helping to distribute clean water in southwest Jackson, stressed that the city needs more than a short-term solution. He said that it's galling that state and federal leaders haven't replaced the city's long-troubled water system.
"You're fixing stuff," he explained, "but the whole system is messed up."
Pickett believes that Jackson and its water system have never been a priority for many lawmakers because the city is predominantly Black.
"I'm convinced that if Jackson's population contained 20% more Caucasians that there's no way we'd be where we are," he said. "I think that it's systemic racism, classism (and) poverty at its worst."
Persistent water issues
In Jackson, water emergencies are nothing new.
Last year, in February, a ferocious winter storm swept through parts of Mississippi, including the capital, and ruptured pipes and left tens of thousands of residents without water for weeks.
Over the course of the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency has cited Jackson numerous times and insisted that the city improve its outdated water system.
In the Black metropolis, water crises occur with enough regularity that residents frequently approach their perilous situation with a dose of dark humor.
"I think the fact that our water has become something that we joke about a lot tells you a lot about where we are at," Laurie Bertram Roberts, a Jackson resident, told CNN earlier this year. "It's become this running commentary that is just so ubiquitous, and you don't really think about how messed up that is. Water is a human right."
Republican leaders tend to blunt efforts to upgrade Jackson's deteriorating water infrastructure.
Last December, the EPA released more than $7 billion in new federal water infrastructure funding to state governments and tribes, and urged them to use this allocation from President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package to address the challenges afflicting marginalized communities. Yet there's no guarantee that this funding will reach the areas where it's desperately needed.
"Anyone who thinks Mississippi will change the very consistent practice of not investing in Black people, they're delusional," Andre M. Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told the Washington Post last year. "If you're the president of the United States and you have an equity agenda, you have to be worried that this money going to statehouses will not actually get to places like Jackson."
Following last year's historic winter storm, leaders of the Democrat-led Jackson asked the state for $47 million to go toward water and sewer repairs. The Republican-dominated legislature, however, gave them just $3 million.
(When the city council sought to increase the local sales tax to secure infrastructure funding after the freak cold snap, Reeves groused, "I do think it's really important that the city of Jackson start collecting their water bill payments before they start going and asking everyone else to pony up more money.")
As the Mississippi native and author W. Ralph Eubanks described some of the state's tensions for CNN Opinion, "The message derived from the ways Mississippi's politicians have refused to support the crumbling infrastructure of Jackson again and again over the years is not much different from the late Sen. James K. Vardaman referring to Mississippi's Black citizens as 'lazy, lying, lustful animal(s), which no amount of training can transform into a tolerable citizen.'"
Notably, Jackson has experienced dramatic changes over the past half a century. It's been beset by swift economic decline in recent decades that's been driven by a shrinking population and a shifting demographic profile.
In 1990, the city's population was nearly 200,000. By 2020, the figure hovered around 160,000. White flight powered this drastic drop-off: Between 1990 and 2020, Jackson went from being 56% Black to being 82% Black.
The surrounding suburbs are usually Whiter and wealthier, and they enjoy newer, more reliable infrastructure.
One Jackson resident, Annie Brown, told CNN that she's pleading for officials to do something about the city's long-standing water issues.
"Please help us out, and please get the job done," she said, "because we're suffering out here."
'It's just terrible'
It's hard to exaggerate how profoundly Jackson's water crisis has disrupted daily life in the city.
While Jackson Public Schools remained virtual this week, the schools continued to serve breakfast and lunch for students.
Several parents walked out of Oak Forest Elementary on Wednesday afternoon carrying Styrofoam to-go containers filled with chicken sandwiches, fish, corn and peaches.
Among them was Brown, who explained that she's helping to care for her six grandchildren during the disaster. She said that she'd been driving all over the city, searching for bottled water. Brown and her daughter bought larger pots and pans so that they could boil enough water to bathe the kids.
But finding enough water for six children, she said, has been tough.
"It's just frustrating," Brown said. "We have to use our gas to try to find water, and (the price of) gas is so high. We're barely surviving out here."
Fran Taylor, who picked up meals for her three children, explained that she's learned to live with the city's water problems (the water at her house often turns brown). The only alternative, she told CNN, would be to move.
"I don't know how to feel at the moment," Taylor said. "I can't do nothing about it, so I have to do what I have to do as a parent to take care of my kids. I'm buying bottled water and making sure that they have water to drink, bathe in and brush their teeth with."
Emma Cooper echoed some of Brown and Taylor's frustrations.
Cooper said that the water pressure was low at her house on Wednesday but that she still had to babysit her grandchildren, help with their virtual learning and make sure that they had food to eat.
"It's just terrible," she said through a surgical mask, as she loaded her backseat with lunches. "They (state leaders) need to do better, and things need to be changed."
A different kind of disenfranchisement
Jackson residents painted a vivid picture of the crisis.
Late Wednesday morning, a steady stream of cars lined the roads outside New Jerusalem Church, in southwest Jackson.
Malcolm Pickett, the bishop's son, was loading cases of cold water from a trailer into trunks and backseats. As the sun blazed overhead, Pickett stopped every few minutes to use his T-shirt to wipe sweat off his face.
He said that he had announced on social media that he'd be giving out water at the church. But he said that many of the families spotted the water while driving by, and they stopped to get a case.
"They're scared to use the water, and that's the biggest thing," Pickett said. "We're all about helping people."
Pickett said that Wednesday wasn't the first time he and his father had donated water to the community. They've held distribution events in the past, at other moments when the city's water wasn't safe to drink.
Corean Wheeler, who was among the residents picking up water at the church, said that she feels "disenfranchised" by the city's water crisis.
"You don't even want to wash your hands in this water," she said. "You can't drink it. You can't cook with it. You can't even give it to your pet. We're constantly paying water bills, and (yet) we can't use the water. We feel like we're living in a third world country in America."
That evening, organizers at a water distribution event at Grove Park Community Center ran out of water. A line of cars stretched for half a mile; there simply wasn't enough water for everyone.
Some residents arrived at the event hours early to ensure that they wouldn't leave empty-handed.
Ocey Graves was one of those people. She said that Jackson hasn't received the help it needs from the federal government.
"I'm sick because we need the water, and this is something that should've been worked on," Graves told CNN. "We have (a water issue) every year."
Laura Crowley lives in north Jackson, not too far from the community center, but she arrived at the event too late. She said that she hasn't felt comfortable drinking the water in Jackson for years.
"This has been going on too long," Crowley said. "But we just put it in God's hands."
'Stop talking about it -- and fix it'
Jackson's situation remains dire.
It'll require up to $2 billion to revamp the city's water infrastructure, which has been in disrepair for decades.
At Grocery Depot on Wednesday, nearly every patron leaving the store had a basket filled with cases of bottled water. Many voiced anger over having to burn through their gas, already priced higher than average, to find stores and distribution sites where they might secure clean water. Some said that they can't afford to keep purchasing bottled water.
Taylor, who likened Jackson's crisis to Flint's, was at Grocery Depot, and he told CNN that he's terrified to bathe in the water at his house.
"Right now, we just buy a lot of bottled water and take a wash-up," Taylor said.
He added that he's grown frustrated with Jackson's never-ending water problems. Too often, the city puts out boil-water advisories but then still charges the regular rate for water, he said.
Shaletta Lawson works in the produce department at Grocery Depot, and she explained that she's experienced water issues at her south Jackson home for many years.
She said that sometimes the water is brown or has a bad smell; at other times, she can't flush her toilet. Lawson said that with inflation, the price of gas and ballooning utility bills, she doesn't have enough money to purchase bottled water.
Usually, the water she gets at distribution centers isn't enough.
"It makes me feel bad, angry and frustrated," Lawson said. "We got people out here who can't buy water. Like me. I'm low income."
This anger permeates Jackson.
Glenda Johnson had a heavy cart packed with groceries and four cases of bottled water as she trudged out of Grocery Depot. She said that she's fed up with seeing some officials on the news discuss the water crisis while she can't even shower at her house.
She had just one message for state and federal leaders: "Stop talking about it -- and fix it. All that talking isn't helping us."
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Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Fox News on Friday to say there is no "legitimate reason" for classified documents to have been at Mar-a-Lago and cast doubt in the idea that they had somehow been declassified.
"No. I can't think of a legitimate reason why they should have been -- could be taken out of government, away from the government if they are classified," Barr said of the documents found at former President Donald Trump's Florida resort.
"I, frankly, am skeptical of the claim that [Trump] declassified everything," Barr added.
"Because frankly, I think it's highly improbable, and second, if in fact he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said 'I hereby declassify everything in here,' that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness, it's almost worse than taking the documents," he said.
Barr also rejected criticism that the FBI search was in the wrong because it was "unprecedented."
"Let me just say, I think the driver on this from the beginning was loads of classified information sitting in Mar-a-Lago. People say this [raid] was unprecedented -- well, it's also unprecedented for a president to take all this classified information and put them in a country club, okay," Barr said.
"And how long is the government going to try to get that back? They jawboned for a year, they were deceived on the voluntary actions taken, they went and got a subpoena, they were deceived on that they feel, and the facts are starting to show that they were being jerked around," he added. "And so how long, you know, how long do they wait?"
Asked about his stance on Trump's request for a special master to review documents pertaining to the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago, Barr called the idea a "red herring" and "waste of time."
"Well, I think the whole idea of a special master is a bit of a red herring," Barr said, adding, "at this stage, since they have already gone through the documents, I think it's a waste of time."
Barr said there's a "legitimate concern" about protecting documents that could be related to Trump's private lawyer communications, but it does not "appear to be much of it," and noted he's "not sure you need a special master to identify it."
"What people are missing is that all the other documents taken, even if they claim to be executive privilege, either belong to the government because they are government records -- even if they are classified, even if they are subject to executive privilege -- they still belong to the government and go to the Archives," he added.
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Brown, veterans discuss legislation
ZANESVILLE – Sen. Sherrod Brown recently hosted a roundtable with local military veterans, including those who have been harmed by exposure to toxic burn pits this week. Discussed was the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden.
“This bill is the most comprehensive expansion of benefits for veterans who faced toxic exposure in our country’s history,” said Brown. “Providing health care and benefits for veterans who suffer from toxic exposure is a cost of going to war. If you were exposed to toxins while serving our country, you deserve the benefits you earned. Period. No exceptions.”
Brown was joined by several veterans at the event including Andrea Neutzling, an Ohio U.S. Army veteran who developed a rare, incurable lung disease after exposure to burn pits during a one-year deployment to Iraq in 2005, and Zack Boring, a U.S. Marine veteran from Zanesville who served in Afghanistan.
"Hopefully with the passage of this bill, we, as Americans, can do better for the future generations of American service members who may be exposed to toxins during their service,” said Neutzling.
“I’m really happy the PACT Act has passed and Sen. Brown fought so hard to get that law passed,” said Boring. “That means that veterans in this generation will get health care faster than the Vietnam veterans who were affected by Agent Orange.”
The legislation is named after Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, a Central Ohio veteran who passed away at age 39 from lung cancer in 2020 after being exposed to burn pits during a one-year deployment in Iraq in 2006.
“The PACT Act is so important for younger veterans who were stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan. Some of those veterans may not realize symptoms like bronchitis, COPD or even chronic runny noses could be related to their burn pit exposure,” said Larry Daniels, the director of the Muskingum County Veterans Service Office.“The Muskingum County Veterans Service Office hopes to reach out to as many veterans as possible who have faced those burn pits. Vets are welcome to come in for 15 to 20 minutes; we’re all veterans here who focus on taking care of our own.”
The PACT Act is the result of a years-long fight by Brown, veterans and advocates to secure access to Department of Veterans Affairs health care and disability benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals. He now is working with Ohio veterans, their families and advocates to bring additional attention to provisions in the PACT Act so veterans can get the care they’ve earned and deserve.
All Ohio veterans and family members can go to va.gov/pact to find out more about how they can claim the benefits they have earned.
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Procktor exhibit opens at ZMA
ZANESVILLE − Selections from the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation - Rise of the Ancient Mariner illustrated by Patrick Procktor is on display in the White-Gorsuch Wings Works on Paper Gallery at the Zanesville Museum of Art.
The prints featured in the exhibition were donated to the ZMA by the Ackerman Foundation in 1980. The organization was founded in the mid-1970s by Martin Ackerman, an attorney who specialized in tax law. The short-lived, private, niche foundation had a singular mission to connect art donors with museums unable, yet eager, to acquire contemporary art. For more than 10 years it facilitated millions of dollars’ worth of fine art donations to hundreds of museums in the United States.
The exhibition features a series of 12 aquatints created by the noted British artist Patrick Procktor (1936-2003). The British watercolorist, painter and printmaker dazzled the London art scene during the 1960s. He rejected conventional values and artistic traditions similar to other post-war New Generation artists such as David Hockney, Bridget Riley, Patrick Caulfield and Allen Jones.
Procktor was described as a dandy, social genius and very productive and theatrical artist who created psychologically charged, deeply autobiographical portraits of rock stars, socialites and artists that conveyed their story. This narrative element in his work made book illustration and his collaborative relationship with printmaker Editions Alecto a rewarding outlet for the artist.
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Determined Morgan stays unbeaten
Carson Copeland uses his legs, defense to help Raiders move to 3-0
DUNCAN FALLS — Morgan is focused on writing a new narrative.
The Raiders showed how they're doing it on Friday night, as Carson Copeland delivered his team's only touchdown and made a game-sealing tackle on fourth down to secure a 7-6 win against Philo in a Muskingum Valley League crossover game at Sam Hatfield Stadium.
Its the first 3-0 start for the Raiders since 2007, which also happened to be the last time they toppled the Electrics. They haven't been 4-0 since a 10-0 campaign in 2000, the last time they won an MVL title.
Both scenarios remain on the table for the current group.
"We're tired of losing and we want to change that losing culture," remarked Copeland, who had 72 yards on 18 carries. "That started in the weight room, but we have guys who care enough to learn the game. We watch film during our free periods, and guys like Wade (Pauley) and Aden (Weaver) were watching film on the ride here. The guys are putting the time in and want to be good."
Morgan coach Chase Bowman has witnessed it since the offseason. This group has dedicated plenty of time and effort in turning the program around. The program is now reaping the benefits.
"The kids have taken the weight room seriously. They did that in the offseason and do it in practice every day," Bowman said. "These guys are ask good questions and really want to be good. They've put the time and effort in to be at this point.
"This group also fights for each other, and we talk about staying steady," Bowman said. "We're getting over that hurdle and not letting the adversity affect our mentality. There's a fine line between confidence and overconfidence, and we talked about that before the game. It's nice now to be 3-0, but we still have a lot of goals in front of us."
The bruising Copeland highlighted a team effort. Philo had a chance to strike early be recovering a squib kickoff to open the game, but the Raiders forced the Electrics to turn the ball over on downs.
The teams traded punts before the Raiders put together their lone scoring drive. A short Philo punt allowed Morgan to start at the Electrics 38-yard line. Copeland opened the drive with a 9-yard burst followed by Logan Niceswanger hitting Mason Burnside for 12-yard gain.
Three plays later, Niceswanger made one of the biggest plays of the night, rolling to his left and finding a leaping Kole Searl for a 14-yard connection on fourth-and-12. Copeland bowled his way into the end zone from five yards out on the next play, and his extra point made it 7-0 with 3:58 left in the first quarter.
Each team drove into opposing territory, but turnovers ended those drives. Searl intercepted Philo quarterback Demetrius Strickland around the Morgan 20, but the Raiders gave it back in the red zone when Cade Searls picked off Niceswanger's pass at the Philo 2.
The teams also exchanged turnovers late in the first half. Burnside grabbed an interception for the Raiders, but they gave it back four plays later on a fumble recovered by Philo's Kyler Nader. The Electrics drove to the Morgan 30 and appeared to have a touchdown when Strickland connected with Griffin Wells as time expired.
But, a facemask penalty negated the score, and Philo took a knee into the half.
It was a microcosm of the evening for the Electrics, who had six penalties for 55 yards and two interceptions.
They didn't seem fazed out of the locker room, as the Electrics covered 60 yards on nine plays — eight were runs. The key play was Case Fink hitting Drew Wright for a 20-yard gain to the Raider 1. Fink plunged into the end zone on the next play, but a botched snap on the extra point kept Morgan ahead 7-6 with 8:46 left in the second half.
Both teams had a pair of lengthy drives in the second half, but none ended in points. The Raiders lost a fumble and threw an interception to end their possessions, while the Electrics didn't convert on a fake punt from the Morgan 44.
Philo reached the Morgan 33 on its final possession of the game. After a false start turned a third-and-8 into third-and-13, Fink threw an incompletion, then appeared to break free on fourth down. But Copeland tackled him to turn the ball over on downs.
The Raiders ran out the final 1:50 to seal the win.
Niceswanger finished 11-of-17 for 119 yards, Searl caught five passes for 43 yards and Copeland added three receptions for 47 yards to highlight the winning effort.
Morgan welcomes Sheridan next week
"We gave up a lot of big plays in Week 1 (against River View), but we want to make teams earn their touchdowns," Bowman said. "It felt like our play in the second half from Warren carried over. We played a good 48 minutes tonight.
"Offensively, we have a lot of weapons, and we don't depend on one guy," he added. "It's definitely a team effort."
Copeland echoed that sentiment.
"No one is selfish and playing for themselves," he added. "I'm rooting for Wade to get a 20, 30-yard gain when he carries the ball and for Logan to make a play with his arm or his legs. We're rooting for each other to make plays. We've been playing together for years, and we're ready for something different."
Strickland and Fink combined to go 6-of-15 passing for 76 yards, Blake Linkous ran for 68 yards on 11 attempts and Drew Lincicome had two catches for 25 yards and recovered a pair of fumbles for the Electrics, who head to River View next week.
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Maysville bounces back with 'special' win at Coshocton
COSHOCTON — Special teams played a key role in Maysville’s Week 3 road bout with Coshocton.
Despite a rough first half that led to a 12-point second-quarter deficit, the Panthers' special teams and defense revitalized a second-half surge. Sammy Scott hit two field goals, and the Panthers pitched a shutout in that span to earn a 20-12 win in a Muskingum Valley League crossover battle at Stewart Field.
A strong shift in momentum midway through the third quarter revamped the Panthers, whose defensive front shut down Coshocton’s wing-T offense in the second half. Led by strong-hitting linebacker and vocal leader Hayden Jarrett, his 10-tackle performance provided the Maysville defense a staple of stability in the trenches.
But it was the special team big plays that couldn’t be overlooked.
“We work special teams all the time, and we preach it,” Maysville coach Craig Clarke said. “Sammy Scott has been kicking for two years and he hit two field goals to keep us in the game. It’s uncommon in football at this level, but he made the plays. Wesley Armstead had a long return that set up a scoring drive and a return that went for a score.”
It was Scott’s 32-yard field goal at 3:44 in the third that gave the Panthers (2-1) a 13-12 lead after treading water in the first half. A quick Coshocton three-and-out to end the quarter gave Armstead the opportunity to make a play. He did just that, cutting back at the Redskins 35-yard line to complete a 78-yard punt return to extend the Panthers lead at 11:41 in the fourth.
The strong momentum shift was too much for Coshocton (0-3) to match, especially after the return, but Redskins had opportunities in the last four minutes. Miscues and penalties haunted the Redskins' final drive, as Coshocton made its way to the Panthers' 37.
But sophomore quarterback Colton Conkle was dragged to the turf by Mathew Harper on fourth-and-4 with 2:26 left.
“We talked in the second half about playing with emotion,” Clarke said. “We didn’t change anything in the second half as far as adjustments, we just had to play with more energy. Once they played with emotion, we tackled better, we were getting to the ball and making plays. We’re undersized on the ends, but our defense played lights out.”
It wasn’t rainbow and sunshine for the Panthers in the first quarter — it felt more like Groundhog Day for their defense. Coshocton took a nine-play drive on its second drive of the night, with Conkle rolling out of the pocket to find Evan Unger for the score from the Panther 3. Caiden Whiteus’ attempt was wide right, but gave the Redskins the early lead, 6-0, at 2:33 in the first.
The hosts hit the end zone again at the 7:06 mark in the second when fullback Riley Woodie burrowed in from a yard out. The 11-play drive was catapulted by a bizarre play that saw Whiteus stuffed at the Panther 22, but he lateralled the ball back to Conkle, who broke loose and was shoved out of bounds near the goal line.
Coshocton coach Steve Smith was pleased with the first half, feeling his team dictated the line of scrimmage.
“That was the best half of football we had played all year,” Smith said. “ We couldn’t keep them from scoring in the second quarter, and letting them get a field goal before half really didn’t help our cause. The Achilles heel for us is execution and finishing drives.”
Coshocton’s gauntlet of a schedule hasn’t given the young Redskins a break, having played two 3-0 teams in Ridgewood and Cambridge in successive weeks. Smith saw sparks and some glimpses of what the offense and defense can provide on Friday, as the first half provided steady runs from Woodie and Whiteus. The second half of the game was much the same as the first two games, with explosive plays from the opposition and untimely penalties hindering the operation.
The first explosive play was a 53-yard kickoff return by Coen Fink after Coshocton extended the lead to 12-0. With a short field at Coshocton's 43, quarterback Alex Bobb hit Armstead over the middle to pick up crucial third down. Three plays later, Bobb took a keeper from a yard out to complete the six-play scoring drive. It was still 12-7 Redskins following Scott’s PAT.
Failing to put a drive together, Coshocton punted the ball back to Maysville with less than three minutes to play until half. Bobb hit receiver Tyler Debolt for 41 yards to move the ball to the Redskins 11, but a holding penalty and sack kept the Panthers out of the red zone. But Scott boomed his 33-yard attempt through the uprights to cut the deficit to 12-10 at the half.
The third quarter was met with grit between two backs and linebackers. Jarrett and Woodie collided on more than one occasion on the night, and the two went blow for blow throughout the game.
Jarrett, a 1,000-yard rusher as a junior, heralded Woodie on his toughness.
“He’s a load to play against,” said Jarrett. “I really enjoyed playing against him, he was tough to play against.”
Jarrett’s leadership was pivotal in the second half when two younger linebackers, Harper and Todd Saxton, played big roles Jarrett wasn’t the lone wolf, as a defense that was scorched by New Lexington a week ago stymied Coshocton’s second-half game plan.
Fink broke up a promising catch by Unger on the first drive of the third that kept the Redskins out of the end zone and retake the lead. Armstead had six tackles in the secondary to complete his memorable night, as he also had four catches for 44 yards. Jarrett compiled 9 rushes and 44 yards on the ground.
Woodie finished with 20 carries for 132 yards and cornerback Travin Berry had a solid defensive effort with five tackles.
Both teams won’t catch much of a break headed to week four, Maysville welcomes reigning MVL Big-School Champions Tri-Valley to the Maysville Athletic Complex. Coshocton heads to New Concord to face winless John Glenn.
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Standing tall: Tri-Valley football fends off Jackson rally
Opportunistic defense rules the day for Scotties on Hall of Fame Night
DRESDEN — It was exactly the type of game that Tri-Valley coach Cameron West expected on Friday night — a bareknuckle fight until one team was left standing.
Deadlocked in a scoreless struggle with visiting Jackson for 35 minutes, the Scotties finally broke the ice when Ashton Sensibaugh caught a pass from Max Lyall over the middle, split two defenders and raced into the end zone for a 65-yard touchdown. Tri-Valley finally seized momentum — or so it seemed.
This one was just getting started. The teams traded haymakers down the stretch, and the dazed Ironmen were left fighting for their life down a point in the final minute with a chance to escape Muskingum County with a win.
Aaron Frueh had other plans. The Scotties' 6-5, 190-pound defensive end shed a block and delivered the deathblow — a fourth-down sack that forced a fumble and secured a 14-13 win on Hall of Fame Night in the latest thriller at Jack Anderson Stadium.
The school inducted four of its all-time greats — girls basketball stars Hanna Luburgh, Carly Young and Alyssa Miller and legendary football coach Justin Buttermore. Buttermore, who is head coach at Upper Arlington, left a message for the fans on the video board at the field.
Fans were treated to a game cut from the same cloth as some of Buttermore's classics.
Trailing 14-7 with five minutes left, Jackson drove 63 yards for what appeared to be the tying touchdown when Brayden Powell followed a 5-yard keeper from 6-3, 220-pound quarterback Jacob Winters with a 3-yard scoring plunge. All the Ironmen needed was the PAT to knot it with 2:05 left.
But the extra point was pulled wide left. Forced to onside kick with only two timeouts remaining, the Ironmen thought they recovered around the 50-yard line. The officials deemed it happened short of the necessary 10 yards for the ball to travel, and Tri-Valley took over at the Jackson 49.
They failed to record a first down, however, and were forced to punt with a minute left. Frueh's sack, which followed three Winters incompletions, sealed it.
"When it comes down to the wire there is no one else I want out there besides us 11, especially on defense," senior receiver/linebacker Hansel Holmes said. "This is two games in a row now where it's a last-minute drive and we've got to hold firm. We did."
Tri-Valley improved to 2-1 with Muskingum Valley League play looming. Holmes, one of the team's captains, said the group has learned much about itself during a rugged early schedule that included Columbus DeSales and Licking Heights prior to Friday's game.
"We knew when we saw our schedule, especially those first two weeks that we were going to have to come out and fight," Holmes said. "We're so much better than we were going into Week 1. Now we're going into Week 4 and the sky is the limit for us."
The teams combined for 15 penalties — eight were offensive holding calls — for 130 yards, six turnovers and were just 6-of-23 on third-down conversions in a game dominated by defense for three quarters.
Tri-Valley's was especially stout, forcing three punts and recovering a fumble in the first half in building a 131-66 edge in yards. But the Ironmen used a goal-line stand in the first quarter and an interception at their own 15 in the second to turn away scoring chances.
Things opened up considerably in the fourth quarter, however.
With Tri-Valley's running game stymied — it ran for just 34 yards on 29 carries — Lyall carried the offense by hitting 20 of 31 passes for 279 yards and a pair of TDs. Half of those completions went to Ashton Sensibaugh (4 for 119 yards) and Holmes (6 for 78), who accounted for both scores.
It was Holmes' that hit the hardest.
Tied at 7 with 9:20 left after Eli Broermann's 25-yard interception return for a touchdown, Tri-Valley returned the ensuing kickoff to its own 42. Lyall then had completions of 5, 11 and 5 yards, then ran four yards for a first down to reach the Jackson 27.
Two plays later, Lyall found a streaking Holmes in stride on a wheel route for 26 yards down the sideline after he beat his man deep. The extra point made it 14-7.
This came after Jackson, which turned to more spread formations in the second half, saw two scoring chances dissipate after turnovers. The first came on a Holmes fumble recovery in the third, the second on Ethan Helms' interception after Kam Karns pressured Winters into an errant throw. Both came in Jackson territory.
West credited the defense for shouldering much of the load, particularly coordinator Jeremy Cameron, who changed up the team's defense to combat Jackson's high-powered offense.
West said the team practices with high intensity, particularly this past week, especially in defensive pursuit situations. It was something West hammered home again to his team in his postgame address.
"It's hard to convince 16-, 17-, 18-year-old kids at practice that you have to run to the ball until it becomes habit," West said. "We had some bad habits, but I think we're finally starting to break some of those habits. We're listening and starting to understand the game plan better defensively. We did some different things this week and we executed the game plan to perfection."
Holmes called Cameron "the best defensive coordinator in the MVL."
"Jackson had 17 different formations and he had a check for every one of them," Holmes said. "He's a great coach to play for."
It was the third time in three years these Division III, Region 11 powers faced off, and the second time the Scotties got the best of Andy Hall's Ironmen. Jackson's veteran defense stonewalled Tri-Valley, 24-3, in 2021, a year after the Scotties earned a hard-fought 14-12 playoff win in 2020.
Hall lamented the loss, and especially his team's missed oppotunities, but praised his team for staying in the game, despite being dominated by the Scottie defense in the first half.
At 1-2, his team still has difficult tests with high-powered Mount Orab Western Brown and Chillicothe, among others, remaining in their quest to return to the postseason. They've now lost two games by four combined points — Division V power Ironton came back for a 29-26 win last week.
This one was another tough outcome in a land far from home.
"Both in the same region in Division III, good storied programs — that's why you play in games like this," Hall said. "You want to be in situations where you compete at the highest level. We may see these guys again in the playoffs. It was two great programs going at it, and this is what happens."
This one was the best game in the series, a game that featured a little of everything. Holmes said it was one of his favorite games.
"That's a community that rallies around that program and they play football the right way," said West, who has coached in all three games. "It's just a shame they are almost three hours away because I wish we could play every year."
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Week 3 Roundup: New Lex moves to 3-0
NEW LEXINGTON — Host New Lexington appeared in cruise control racing out to a 20-0 lead against visiting John Glenn on Friday night.
The Muskies closed to 20-14 going to the fourth quarter, but Lukas Ratliff connected with Ryan Hobbs on a touchdown to open the final frame, as the Panthers moved to 3-0 with a 26-14 victory at Jim Rockwell Stadium.
Hunter Rose had three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter to stake New Lex to its 20-0 lead, but the Muskies (0-3) scored late in the first half and added their second touchdown midway through the third quarter.
No other details were available.
Berne Union 40, Rosecrans 15
The host Bishops (1-2) took a 15-14 lead about 90 seconds into the third quarter, but the big play of Nate Nemeth propelled the Rockets to an impressive Mid-State League Cardinal Division win.
Trailing 14-9 at the half, Brendan Bernath guided Rosecrans down the field before connecting with Weston Hartman for a 32-yard scoring strike at the 10:38 mark of the third. The two-point pass failed, but the Bishops led 15-14.
Nemeth took over for Berne Union. He took the ensuing kickoff 95 yards to the end zone, and Nico Otero's extra point made it 21-15 Rockets. Nemeth struck again midway through the third, outrunning the Rosecrans defense for a 90-yard touchdown and a 27-15 lead with 5:06 left in the quarter.
Nemeth added his third TD of the third stanza with a 6-yard run with 12 seconds left, while Nate Homan's 4-yard TD run late in the fourth capped the scoring for the Rockets.
Nemeth finished with 226 yards on 18 carries and Homan added 150 yards on 19 totes for the Rockets, who owned a 423-221 edge in total yards.
Homan scored from two yards out to put Berne Union up 7-0, but Bernath found Hartman for a 31-yard TD late in the first quarter, and a 22-yard field goal by Garrett Pugh at the 8:29 mark of the second quarter put Rosecrans up 9-7. Nemeth answered with a 6-yard scoring run to give Berne the halftime lead.
Bernath completed 13 of 23 passes for 148 yards with two TDs and two interceptions, Nick Bernath ran for 61 yards on 11 carries and Hartman caught five passes for 99 yards to highlight the Rosecrans' effort.
Fort Frye 40, Zanesville 27
The visiting Blue Devils (1-2) scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to cut into a 40-6 deficit with 6:36 left, but they never got closer in a nonleague loss in Beverly.
Fort Frye, now 3-0, built leads of 14-0 after one quarter and 33-6 at halftime before both teams scored in the third to make it 40-13, including Drew Doyle's 8-yard scoring run for ZHS.
Doyle hit pay dirt twice more in the fourth, including a 57-yard scoring jolt to cut the lead to 40-27.
Zanesville heads to Lakewood next week for a Licking County League crossover.
River View 36, Crooksville 0
The visiting Black Bears (1-2) built a 16-0 halftime lead in earning their first win of the season.
Trinton Cottrell went 7-of-17 for 22 yards with an interception, Blaze Hunter had three carries for 19 yards and Gunner Chevalier caught two passes for 19 yards, as the Ceramics were outgained 292-101.
River View had 193 yards rushing on 27 attempts and three of its four offensive touchdowns came on the ground.
Sheridan 28, Logan 7
The host Generals broke open a 7-all tie at halftime with 21 unanswered points to improve to 2-1.
Sheridan extended the lead with a 14-yard touchdown run with 8:36 left in the third quarter, then stopped the Chieftains on downs one yard short of a first down at its own 44-yard line.
Quarterback Reid Packer then ran 38 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 21-7 late in the quarter, and another score late in the fourth pushed the lead to 28-7.
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So says Mayor Turner, and I’m glad to hear it.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said Thursday that investigating abortions under the state’s near-total ban is the city’s “lowest priority” when it comes to crime.
Turner said the city would continue to marshal its limited law enforcement resources toward driving down violent crime. While the city cannot ignore the law, Turner said, he wanted to assure medical professionals and pregnant Houstonians that police here will not seek to interfere in sensitive health care decisions.
“I want women to get the best health care that we can offer in this city, and I don’t want doctors or health care providers or practitioners to second-guess themselves in providing the best health care,” Turner said at a City Hall news conference. “We cannot undo the law, it is on the books. It is what it is. We cannot supersede it, but we certainly can prioritize how our resources will be used in this city.”
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Matt Slinkard, the city’s executive assistant police chief, acknowledged the city is duty-bound to enforce the law, but said Houston Police Department officers would remain “laser-focused” on violent crime. Police officials told City Council this week that violent crime is down 10 percent year-over-year, though it remains above pre-pandemic levels.
Slinkard said he was not aware of any complaints filed with the department since the law took effect last week. The mayor also sent a letter to District Attorney Kim Ogg outlining those priorities.
Turner spoke at City Hall along with members of the city’s women’s commission and council members, a majority of whom are women.
Like I said, good to hear. As you know, multiple other Texas cities have taken similar action, via the passage of an ordinance called the GRACE Act. Those have spelled out the things that the city and its law enforcement agency intend to de-emphasize to the extent that they can. One thing those cities have in common is that they all operate under the weak mayor/city manager form of government. I feel pretty confident that’s why they passed these ordinances via their city councils – their mayors don’t have the executive authority to set those policies on their own. It’s possible there could still be a Council vote of some kind on this, but for the most part I’d expect this to cover it. I really hope it’s all an academic exercise, that in a few months we’ll have a Congress and a Senate that can pass a national abortion rights law. Until then, every bit of local action is appreciated. | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106836 | 2022-09-03T11:35:09Z | offthekuff.com | control | http://www.offthekuff.com/wp/?p=106836 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A Tunbridge Wells man has taken to social media to show the number of shops leaving their lights on overnight. Richard Harrington took a walk through the town on Thursday (September 1) and shared the pictures he took on Twitter.
In the post, he said: "Having walked around Tunbridge Wells tonight, I took more photos of businesses wasting energy, who clearly believe they are exempt from the energy crisis hitting right now." He then went on to post the pictures in a thread underneath the initial tweet.
Among the posts, Richard addressed Clarks, the shoe shop, for leaving their lights on. In the tweet, he said: "Then we come to @clarksshoes - I appreciate you want to sell shoes, but middle of the night probably isn't going to happen. Perhaps you can set an example by turning lighting off, and letting others follow in your steps?"
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At the end of the thread, Richard sent a collective message to local councillors, urging them to "work together" to encourage businesses and council buildings to turn their lights off at night.
"At a time of rising costs, along side the climate emergency, businesses of all sizes should be considering all appropriate steps they can take," he told KentLive. "By reducing their energy usage, not only will companies be able to reduce their overheads and carbon footprint, but will help to reduce the pressure on stretched energy supplies."
In response to a reply under the Twitter thread, the local Oxfam bookshop stated it will take action to ensure their lights don't stay on too late. "Our lights go off at a pre-set time each evening. We will check as to whether that is currently set too late," a spokesperson said.
It comes as energy bills are set for another steep rise this winter. Ofgem confirmed last week that its price cap will rise to £3,549 a year on October 1.
That marks a huge hike by 80 per cent compared to the current level of £1,971. The rise will add even more pressure on those already struggling amid the current cost of living crisis.
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Nothing beats seeing a brilliant film on the big screen. Whether it's the latest release or a niche favourite, trips to the cinema are always good fun.
Today (September 3) is in fact National Cinema Day, where film fanatics can grab tickets from just £3. So, what better way to spend your weekend than by heading to your local cinema?
We're lucky to have such a variety of cinemas across the county, including Odeon and Cineworld sites. Over the years, reviewers have taken to TripAdvisor to make their thoughts known.
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We've compiled a list of all the Odeon and Cineworld cinemas in Kent along with their TripAdvisor rating out of five stars, so you can see where's best to head on National Cinema Day.
Odeon
Orpington - 4.5 stars
Beckenham - 3.5 stars
Chatham - 3.5 stars
Tunbridge Wells - 3.5 stars
Maidstone - 3 stars
Cineworld
Dover - 4 stars
Rochester - 4 stars
Ashford - 3.5 stars
Bexleyheath - 3 stars
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president at the center of the capital, Colombo.
On July 13, the ousted leader, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard an air force plane for the Maldives, before traveling to Singapore from where he officially resigned. He flew to Thailand two weeks later.
Rajapaksa has no court case or arrest warrant pending against him. The only court case he was facing for alleged corruption during his time as the secretary to the Ministry of Defense under his older brother's presidency was withdrawn when he was elected president in 2019 because of constitutional immunity.
For months, Sri Lanka has been in the grips of its worst economic crisis, which triggered extraordinary protests and unprecedented public rage that ultimately forced Rajapaksa and his brother, the former prime minister, to step down. The situation in the bankrupt country was made worse by global factors like the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but many hold the once-powerful Rajapaksa family as responsible for severely mismanaging the economy and tipping it into crisis.
The economic meltdown has seen monthslong shortages of essentials such as fuel, medicine and cooking gas due to a severe shortage of foreign currency. Though cooking gas supplies were restored through World Bank support, shortages of fuel, critical medicines and some food items continue.
The island nation has suspended repayment of nearly $7 billion in foreign debt due this year. The country's total foreign debt amounts to more than $51 billion, of which $28 billion has to be repaid by 2027.
On Tuesday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over after Rajapaksa resigned, and his administration reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.9 billion bailout package over four years to help the country recover.
Rajapaksa, a former military officer, was elected on promises to uplift the country's economy and ensure national security after Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks killed some 270 people in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday 2019. He relinquished his American citizenship when he contested the election because laws at the time made dual citizens ineligible from holding political office.
As a top defense official, he is accused of overseeing human rights violations by the military during the country's three-decade civil war with the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels who fought for an independent state for the country's ethnic minority Tamils.
In April, protesters started camping outside the president's office in the heart of Colombo and chanted "Gota, go home," a demand for Rajapaksa to quit, which quickly became the rallying cry of the movement.
The demonstrations dismantled the Rajapaksa family's grip on politics. Before Rajapaksa resigned, his older brother stepped down as prime minister and three more close family members quit their Cabinet positions.
But the country's new president, Wickremesinghe, has since cracked down on protests. His first action as leader included dismantling the protest tents in the middle of the night as police forcibly removed demonstrators from the site and attacked them.
There is genuine fear among people who want to protest now, said Bhavani Fonseksa, with the independent think tank Center for Policy Alternatives.
"Whether people will take to the streets to demonstrate again is still to be seen, especially since there's been so much repression since Ranil Wickremesinghe came to power. Several protesters have been arrested so there is genuine fear," she said.
Dayan Jayatilleka, a former diplomat and political analyst, said the ruling SLPP party will welcome him back, but didn't think his return would spark people to flood the streets again. "They will be sour — it is still far too early for him to return," he said.
"There is no way Gotabaya will be forgiven for his transgressions but I think now there is more bitterness than public rage that awaits him," Jayatilleka added.
For Nazly Hameem, an organizer who helped lead the protest movement, the former president's return isn't an issue "as long as he is held accountable."
"He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country."
"Our slogan was 'Gota, go home' — we didn't expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn't involve himself in active politics, it won't be a problem."
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For the second straight week, a game’s outcome was determined by a final field-goal attempt, with neither going in the favor of the Madison Warhawks, resulting in an 0-2 start for the high-school football team.
Madison’s most recent loss was 34-31 to the host Lake Braddock Bruins on Sept. 1 when the Warhawks had a potential game-tying 33-yard field goal blocked with 32 seconds to play. The game before, Stone Bridge made a walk-off game-winning field goal in a 17-16 road victory.
Against Lake Braddock, Madison scored touchdowns on its first two drives to lead 14-0 in the first quarter. Angelo Jreige scored on a three-yard run, then quarterback Mac Lewis found the end zone on a one-yard sneak, with Orion Luera booting two extra points.
Lewis completed six passes on those two drives for 70 yards.
Madison led 17-14 at halftime on Luera’s 24-yard field goal. Lake Braddock rallied to build a 28-17 second-half lead and was ahead the rest of the way.
Alex Carlson scored 0n a 24-yard run and Dominic Knicely on a 90-yard kickoff return for Madison’s second-half touchdowns, with Kaden Wansel catching a two-point conversion pass.
Lewis was 19 of 30 passing for 219 yards. Jreige ran for 68 yards and Knicely for 30. Sonny Endicott caught seven passes for 54 yards, Jreige four for 65 and Cord Yates three for 59.
An interception and coming up short on a couple of fourth-down attempts deep in Lake Braddock territory were costly for Madison.
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The Yorktown Patriots bounced back with a lopsided victory in high-school football action the night of Sept. 1, while the Washington-Liberty Generals and Wakefield Warriors lost the same evening. All three games were non-district contests.
Yorktown routed the visiting Jackson-Reed Tigers from D.C., 40-6, in Arlington to even its record at 1-1. Washington-Liberty (1-0, 1-1) lost on the road to the Westfield Bulldogs, 21-3, and host Wakefield (0-2) fell to the West Potomac Wolverines, 41-12.
* For Yorktown, the Patriots amassed 360 total yards, including 268 rushing.
“Coming off a loss, that was a big win for us, because we needed a victory,” Yorktown coach Bruce Hanson said. “We still had too many penalties, and we have to keep working on that. Overall I was pleased with the way we played. On defense we hustled to the ball, and our quarterback had a good game.”
That quarterback is senior James Yoest. He was 5 of 6 passing for 72 yards, he threw two touchdown passes and he ran the ball for 22 yards and for one score. His scoring passes went for five yards to Charlie Taylor (three catches, 58 yards) and 14 yards to Miles Rosman (two catches).
Yoest ran five yards for his TD. Xander Starks (64 yards rushing) had scoring runs two and 20 yards, and Rosman had a 36-yard touchdown run. Tomas Edmeades kicked three extra points.
Miles Fang was Yorktown’s leading rusher with 120 yards on just six carries. Rosman ran for 36 yards and Keegan Westhoff for 26. Westhoff and Michael Merritt each had one catch.
Yorktown backup quarterback Hudson Green completed two passes for 20 yards. Yorktown played its second string most of the second half.
The game ended on a sack by Edmeades as the Tigers were driving for a potential final score.
“Our schedule gets tougher the next few games, so we need to keep playing better,” Hanson said.
* Wakefield never led against West Potomac (2-0), yet rallied from an early 14-0 deficit to cut the lead to 14-12 in the second quarter. But the Warriors didn’t score again.
Wakefield’s points came on a blocked punt by Michael Hutchinson that rolled out of the end zone for a safety, a 27-yard field goal by Mario Pinedo-Quiroga, then Hutchinson’s 14-yard return of his second blocked punt, followed by Pinedo-Quiroga’s extra point.
Wakefield had 262 yards rushing, led by 161 on 18 carries from Antonio Smith, 42 from, Ali Hamzah and 37 from Hutchinson.
Wakefield quarterback Shaan Rangra completed two passes. Frank Turicos-Sorto and Smith each caught one pass.
Wakefield lost two fumbles.
* Washington-Liberty had a good drive to start the game, then another the third quarter, but got little else going offensively. The Generals’ three points came on a 22-yard first-half field goal by Anthony Ceballos Medina.
Jackson Broadwell was W-L’s leading rusher in the loss with 50 yards. Quarterback Ryan Jones completed multile passes.
“Westfield was better than I thought they were,” W-L coach Josh Shapiro said. “They made us look averageish.”
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The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, has said that the no work no pay’ policy stands as he slammed the Academic Staff Union University (ASUU) over the lingering impasse between the union and the Federal Government.
The Minister made this known when he visited Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State.
Opiah, while expressing dismay over the 201 days old strike embarked upon by ASUU since February 14th, 2022, said the Federal Government has done its best to resolve the issues raised by ASUU but they have been adamant to call off the strike.
According to him, the Federal Government cannot pay lecturers for what they did not work for, adding that, the strike has continued to portray a bad image of the country and has succeeded in causing more pains for parents and students.
He said the federal government has done so much on infrastructural development in all higher institutions across the country. He charged the Vice-Chancellor of FUL Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi to appeal to lecturers to come back to work adding that, their prolonged stay at home has done more harm than good to the future of Nigerian students.
His words “The Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has done so much, especially in infrastructural development in our tertiary institution. Because anywhere you go, you will see the presence of TETFUND, buildings, vehicles and all manners of institutional assets.
“Those who think that lack of infrastructure is one of the reasons they went on strike should think again. Mr Vice Chancellor, let me use this opportunity to appeal to you, to also appeal to our lecturers to come back to work because our children are suffering.
“Our country’s image is going lower. Our parents are not happy, and this lecturer is also a parent to some of our students. Contrary to what they think, some of us also have our children at Nigerian universities and they are also suffering.
“Although, if we stay on strike forever, it means our children will be out of school forever. It is not in our own interest. There is nothing that has gone wrong that we cannot get corrected through dialogue. I know that almost everything that ASUU brought forth for discussion between the Federal Government has been resolved.
“Except that, now that ASUU wants to be paid for all the six months that they were absent from duty. And the Federal Government is saying no we cannot pay for those days you did not work. For once, let us activate the principle of no work no pay which is natural. It is only a thief that goes to eat where he didn’t work.
“And so if there should be any appeal for Federal Government to do otherwise, Lecturers should come back to the classroom to beg and appeal and renegotiate because this thing is no longer funny”.
He, however, assured the university that the Federal Government will speedily ensure the provision of perimeter fencing in view of the security challenges bedevilling the nation today.
The minister however commended the team spirit between the Vice-Chancellor of the University and the Governing Board stressing that the management is very committed to the upliftment of the institution.
Earlier in his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi while appreciating the visit of the minister said the present management have sacrifice a lot to bring development to the institution.
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Creating different avenues to bond with your child is a responsibility an effective parent must not neglect. Establishing and daily strengthening bonds between parents and their child(ren) is vital to the overall upbringing of a child.
Parents need to explore all available options and opportunities to create a bond with their children. Parenting becomes less taxing and burdensome when both parties share a special bond.
When strong bonds are established, you get to understand your child better and vice versa. As a parent, you become more involved and become a major part of your child’s life when there is an established, strong and standing bond between you both.
Are you a parent or guardian thinking of ways to explore in order to establish and strengthen a bond with your child? Check out these five ways you can follow that guarantee a strengthened bond with your child.
1. Being available
If you intend on building and strengthening bonds with your child, nothing beats your being available for them. Your child deserves all the time they can get to spend with you.
Nothing, not even your work or career, should deny you the opportunity to spend quality time with your child.
Being available shows and proves to your child that they are a priority in your life, despite everything else seeking your attention.
Need to strengthen the bond between you and your child? Be available.
2. Create time to listen to and talk with them daily
No child wants a parent that cannot be talked to. You need to be your child’s number one talking partner.
To strengthen the bond between you and your child, you need to not only talk with them but also be there to listen to them. Show them that you are available to hear them out, even if what they want to say may be childish talk.
If you don’t have time to talk during the day, bedtime is a great opportunity to catch up with your kids about how their day went. You can ask them questions that will prompt them to answer in detail, like “how did your day go?”, “what happened in school?“, “is there anything you would like me to know?”, and so on.
You should also open up to them about how your day went as well.
Thinking of how to effectively parent your child? Check out how to parent the 21st century child
3. Eating together
Meal times are a great avenue that provides opportunities for bonding between parents and their children.
Eating together with your kids also gives you the opportunity to easily detect if anything is wrong with them and how to quickly address whatever is wrong.
If you can’t eat with them daily because of your work schedule, you can make it a family custom to always eat together during the weekends.
Doing this consciously helps strengthen the bond between you and your child.
4. Playing together
Creating time to play, cuddle, and hang out with your child is another great way to strengthen your bond.
Having a fun time with your kids on a regular basis is an amazing trick to capturing their hearts and love for you.
Either you take them to recreational centres, run around the home together, ride bicycles, play football or any other sports activities, ensure your child has a great time with you and you can rest assured you are truly bonding with them.
5. Give expression to your love for them
It’s often said that every parent loves their child, but regardless of this fact, you need to daily show your children that you love them.
You can express your love to them through physical touch, such as hugging, pecking, cuddling, and so on.
You need to tell your child daily that you love them regardless of any situation. You can also get them gifts, show up on their special days, and encourage them.
A demonstration of love, no matter how small, helps in strengthening the bond between you and your child.
Have you noticed that your child is not close to you? Check out why they are not.
Bonds are not established in a day, it is a gradual process. It takes consistency, determination, love and understanding from parents before bonds are strengthened with their children.
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The governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), in Ogun State, Professor David Bamgbose, is dead.
Bamgbose, who was until his death, the founder of Yewa College of Education, died at the age of 54, on Friday, at a private hospital, in Abeokuta.
The educationist cum politician died just five days after he was declared by his party as the governorship candidate.
Tribune Online had it that the deceased had complained about tiredness some days back, taken to a hospital for attention, before finally succumbing to death.
The news of his passage was disclosed by his Personal Assistant and Asst. Senior Pastor of Peace and Love Church, Mr Oduntan Olayemi.
“He complained of tiredness on Thursday and we decided to take him to a hospital around Olomore. We were referred to FMC for further checks.
“We opted for the state hospital, Lantoro because of the urgency and he was admitted to the emergency ward where he was administered oxygen till today (Friday).
“I got back to the hospital this morning and I met him breathing too fast and heavy. I was at where I went to get him some prescribed medication when the news came that he has passed on”, he said.
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Central Clarion Hopes to Match the Physical Play of Port Allegany When It Makes the Long Trek to Face the Gators
CLARION, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Central Clarion was a confident team going into Week 1.
(Jase Ferguson makes a leaping, one-handed interception for Central Clarion/photo courtesy of Molly Zimmerman.)
The self-assuredness has only grown after an impressive 42-7 win over Brookville.
But when the Wildcats make the long trek to Port Allegany for a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday night, they’ll be welcomed by a team that is also riding high following a convincing victory over Ridgway.
And it’s a team that not afraid to put hat on hat, too.
“The big thing you notice when you put on the film is their physicality,” said Central Clarion coach Dave Eggleton. “They’re big and they’re physical.”
The Wildcats hope to match that intensity.
There were plenty of things for Eggleton to be excited about after the season debut.
Three of the five offensive linemen — Tyler Klugh, Jimmy Kerr and Coleman Slater — were seeing their first varsity action and they played well, protecting quarterback Jase Ferguson well enough to help him throw for 307 yards and four touchdowns.
Junior Dawson Smail, who has committed to play baseball at Xavier University, also made an impact with a key 24-yard reception after not playing football at all last year.
Ferguson, who was strictly the quarterback in 2021, made a leaping, one-handed interception in his first action on defense in his high school career.
“We have a group of guys with a good mix of experience and young guys who are really good football players, too,” Eggleton said. “That’s exciting. We had a handful of guys out there getting their first varsity reps and they did really well.”
Port Allegany, though, presents a stiff test, especially to Central Clarion’s dangerous offense.
The Gators held Ridgway to just one yard rushing and 54 total in the 30-6 victory.
Meanwhile the Port offense was efficient behind usual suspects, quarterback Drew Evens and running back Blane Moses.
Evens had 64 yards passing and 59 yards rushing in the win. Moses, a bruising back, powered his way to 132 yards on the ground on 27 carries. He scored three TDs.
This will be the first meeting between Port Allegany and Central Clarion.
“We’re going to see a really good team again this week,” Eggleton said. “I’m excited to see how we match up.”
Here’s a look at some other Week 2 games in District 9:
ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC (1-0) at MONITEAU (0-1)
The Crusaders had a three-headed monster on the ground in a wild 35-30 win over Otto-Eldred on Saturday.
Noah Cherry rumbled for 180 yards, Ben Reynolds picked up 112 more on the ground and Frankie Smith added 94 to Elk County Catholic’s gaudy rushing numbers.
Moniteau will certainly have to be more careful with the football than it was last week in a 47-14 loss to St. Marys.
The Warriors committed five turnovers (three interceptions and two lost fumbles). All of them were costly.
Moniteau, though, does have a promising run defense led by linebacker Matt Martino, who made nine tackles — three for a loss — last week. He also had a quarterback sack.
The Warriors also likes to run the ball and Hunter Stalker was a bright spot in the loss to the Dutch. He carried 15 times for 70 yards and a TD.
RIDGWAY (0-1) at ST. MARYS (1-0)
Charlie Coudriet has taken over the reins of the Dutch offense from his brother, Christian Coudriet, who had a legendary career at St. Marys with more than 7,000 yards passing and 67 touchdowns.
Charlie acquitted himself quite well in the 47-14 win over Moniteau, completing 7 of 14 for 137 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 57 yards and four scores.
Ridgway’s offense scuffled mightily in the 30-6 loss to Port Allegany. The lone score came on an 11-yard TD pass from Cameron Larkin to Eric Hoffman.
PUNXSUTAWNEY (1-0) at KANE (0-1)
The Chucks came into the year with high hopes, despite a 2-7 campaign in 2021.
A 56-0 win over Bradford, which has no lost 19 in a row, has Punxsutawney off to a good start on the way to its goal of breaking its playoff drought.
Zeke Bennett scored four touchdowns and rushed for 179 yards. Landon Martz also cracked the century mark on the ground on just nine attempts in the lopsided win.
Meanwhile Kane had a 19-6 lead on Brockway before squandering it in a tough 28-25 loss.
Ricky Zampogna rushed for 146 yards and quarterback Kyle Zook threw for another 184.
BROCKWAY (1-0) at DuBOIS (1-0)
Cam-Ron Hays did a lot of damage for the Beavers last week in a 28-7 win over Karns City, rushing for all four DuBois touchdowns.
Brockway survived a scare against Kane to start 1-0 for the second consecutive season.
CAMERON COUNTY (0-1) at SMETHPORT (0-1)
The Red Raider defense is legit.
Cameron County limited Union/A-C Valley to just one first down in the second half and out-gained the Falcon Knights in the 27-14 loss.
Smethport, missing 15 players due to academic issues dating back to last school year, fell behind juggernaught Redbank Valley 53-0 at halftime on the way to the 53-8 loss.
The Hubbers, though, have a lot of experience back from last season, minus quarterback Noah Lent.
COUDERSPORT (0-1) at BRADFORD (0-1)
The Falcons nearly rallied from 20-0 down against Keystone last week, closing the gap to 20-16 before the Panthers pulled away.
Coudersport got back in the game thanks to Gavyn Ayers, who threw for a touchdown and ran for another.
Meanwhile the Owls ran into red-hot Punxsutawney.
BROOKVILLE (0-1) at TYRONE (1-0)
The Raiders got off to an inauspicious start, but hope to turn things around against Tyrone in a game they were originally supposed to host.
Jackson Zimmerman rushed for 121 yards and a TD for Brookville, which committed six turnovers in the 42-7 loss to Central Clarion.
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Allegheny National Forest ATV/OHM Trails Set to Close on September 25
WARREN, Pa. – The US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will close all all-terrain vehicle and off-highway motorcycle (ATV/OHM) trails on Allegheny National Forest at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 25.
ATV/OHM trails will remain closed through the fall, with the following exceptions:
– The Marienville and Timberline trails will be open for an extended weekend in October to give riders an opportunity to enjoy the autumn foliage. Trails will open at 8:00 am, on Friday, October 7th, and close at 11:59 pm on Monday, October 10th. The Timberline Trailhead will open Thursday, October 6th to accommodate riders camping for the weekend. The Willow Creek, Rocky Gap, and Penoke Trails will remain closed.
– Tour de Forest Trail Ride in partnership with Marienville Volunteer Fire Department. October 1st and 2nd, 2022. Registered event participants ONLY. Designated event routes ONLY. https://www.marienville-fire.com/
Riding the ATV/OHM trails requires a permit, which is valid through the end of the calendar year. The 2022 ATV/OHM permit cost, mail-in forms, vendors, and directions for electronic submissions can be found on the Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/allegheny/passes-permits/recreation.
Trail conditions can be challenging, and riders are encouraged to consider their skill level when evaluating whether to use any trail.
Forest Service staff will monitor ATV/OHM trail conditions for potential winter use.
“We are hopeful that weather conditions with sustained cold temperatures may allow us to open some trails for winter riding,” said Marienville District Ranger Rob Fallon. Winter use of the ATV/OHM trail system requires sustained cold temperatures that freeze the trail surface and push frost into the ground.
The forest will post information on the Allegheny National Forest website and social media channels when ATV/OHM trail access changes. Please check access conditions before riding.
Forest visitors are requested to practice outdoor ethics such as Leave No Trace principles and Tread Lightly. Users should employ caution when on any of the trails, as many are open for multiple uses, and you may encounter vehicles, groomers, snowshoers, skiers, or hikers at any time.
For more information about outdoor recreation activities in the Allegheny National Forest visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/allegheny/recreation.
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Carolyn Louise Davis
Carolyn Louise Davis, 78, of Tavares, FL, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Mike Conley Hospice House in Clermont, FL.
Mrs. Davis was born March 27, 1944 in Oil City, PA, to the late Kenneth Curtis Wade and Evelyn Mae Smalley Wade.
Along with her parents Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband; Jamieson Taylor Davis.
After a long battle with cancer, Carolyn has received her new body in Heaven with her Lord and Savior, Jesus.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her daughters; Alicia Merritt, Leigh Anne Alsup (Mitch), brother; Billy Wade (Carolyn), three grandchildren; Dockery Merritt, Rebecca Milner (Grant), Jordan Alsup (Savannah), three great-grandchildren; Jamie Alsup, Evie Milner, Saylor Alsup, long time friend; Dan Gualtieri, niece; April Kleck (Jim), nephews; Timothy Wade, Everett Wade (Tina).
Funeral services will be 2pm Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Collierville Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 1pm.
She will be interred in the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.
Online condolences and memorial tributes can be made at www.ColliervilleFuneral.com.
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Clarion County Photo of the Day
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Quick Apricot Chicken
This simple apricot chicken will become one of your favorite dishes!
Ingredients
1/2 cup apricot preserves
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1/2 cup salted cashews
Hot cooked rice
Crushed red pepper flakes, optional
Directions
-In a shallow microwave-safe dish, combine the first seven ingredients; stir in chicken. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes, stirring once.
-Add green pepper and cashews. Cover and microwave on high for 2-4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring once. Let stand for 3 minutes. Serve with rice and if desired, sprinkle with red pepper flakes.
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Clarion University Football: Ground Game Dominates But Golden Eagles Fall to West Liberty, 21-14
CLARION, Pa. – Playing under the lights in front of an impassioned home crowd, the Clarion football team cut their halftime deficit in half but were unable to finish off the comeback in falling 21-14 to West Liberty at Memorial Stadium.
Photo by Kirkland Photography.
The Golden Eagles showcased a potent rushing offense against the Hilltoppers, totaling 199 rushing yards on 42 attempts for a 4.4 yards per carry average. Most of that damage was done by returning all-conference running back Khalil Owens, who went off for 120 yards on 28 carries and two touchdowns.
His first score of the game responded to the opening touchdown for the Hilltoppers, who took a 7-0 lead with 6:34 left in the first quarter. Owens and Corahn Alleyne chipped away at the West Liberty defense on the ground, and Clarion was added by a deep completion from Will Alexander to Nathan Roby that ended up on the WLU nine-yard line. The Hilltoppers were called for a roughing the passer penalty after the completion, putting Clarion inside the five with four cracks at the end zone. Owens needed only two, busting through the left side of the line for the score.
The difference in the game came in the second quarter, with the Hilltoppers scoring two touchdowns in the frame to pull ahead 21-7. The first came on a long pass from Jamie Diven to Rashawn Harvey, after the former was flushed from the pocket on a ferocious pass rush. With the play broken down, Diven hucked it deep to Harvey, who pulled it in at the goal line and fell over the plane for the score. The other score came with less than a minute left in the half, when Shon Stephens picked off Alexander on the left sideline and returned it 20 yards for the score.
Clarion also benefitted from a handful of turnovers in the game. They picked off Diven and Rudy Garcia once each, with Connor Lyczek and Legend Davis each hauling in errant passes. Shane Kemper and Jeremy Ford each recovered fumbles on defense, as well.
The only other Golden Eagle touchdown of the game did not come off a turnover, but rather tenacious defense from the Golden Eagles. Clarion forced a three-and-out deep in West Liberty territory, with Ty Corbin returning the ball to the Hilltoppers’ 41-yard line to start the drive. Clarion methodically rushed the ball down the field, with Owens punching it in from one yard out to make it 21-14.
Lyczek halted the Hilltoppers’ last drive of the third quarter with a pick, leading to the Golden Eagles driving deep into West Liberty territory. Clarion converted a 4th-and-3 from the Hilltopper nine-yard line to keep the drive alive, but Zach Benedek was picked in the end zone to quash the threat. The Golden Eagles got back into Hilltopper territory on their final drive of the game, but Benedek’s pass intended for Corahn Alleyne sailed high to end the game.
Alleyne had a strong debut in a Golden Eagle uniform, finishing with 36 receiving yards and 33 rushing yards on the night. Clarion finished with three sacks on the night, including tallies from Daryl Davis, Jake Tarburton and Drew Blon. The defense held West Liberty to just 120 rushing yards on 40 carries, a 3.0 yards per attempt average, and kept the Hilltoppers under 300 total yards of offense.
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Coversome to Perform Tonight at Deer Creek Winery; Grandma’s Apple Pie Wine Is Back!
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – Get a bottle of Grandma’s Apple Pie Wine while you are enjoying live entertainment by Coversome at Deer Creek Winery!
Stop by to relax, sip a glass of wine with a meal, and enjoy the start of the weekend!
Coversome will be performing a variety of classic rock and other popular tunes from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Grandma’s Apple Pie Wine is Back!
Grandma’s Apple Pie is back and is a sweet and spiced apple wine with lots of caramel undertones. We suggest serving it gently warmed and it will have you conjuring up family memories from the first sip to the last.
As always, Deer Creek offers a full wine selection, a light cafe menu, and select craft beers from North Country Brewing.
Deer Creek Winery is located at 3333 Soap Fat Road, Shippenville, PA 16254.
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Kerle Tire Game of the Week Returns With Karns City, Redbank Valley Showdown
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) – The Kerle Tire Game of the Week kicks off tonight with a Friday night clash between Karns City and Redbank Valley and EYT Media/D9Sports will have all of the action live from Redbank Valley High School.
The Kerle Tire Pregame Show will start at 6:30 p.m. followed by kickoff at 7:00 p.m. with the area’s favorite broadcast team, Mike Kalinowski and Bob “The Governor” Dunkle, on the call.
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Michael Patton Advising: Uncle Sam Wants to Know About Your Gig Income
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Michael Patton, of Patton Financial Advising, submitted the following article: Uncle Sam Wants to Know About Your Gig Income.
If you earn money through an app or online digital platform, you may be affected by a tax reporting change that took effect on January 1, 2022. A provision of the 2021 American Rescue Plan requires third-party payment processors to report business transactions totaling over $600 per year by issuing a Form 1099-K to the taxpayer and the IRS. In prior years, the reporting threshold was much higher (200 business transactions and $20,000).
Here are a few things you should probably know about this far-reaching new rule.
It’s not personal. Business transactions are defined as payments for goods or services, including tips. Money received from the online sale of personal items like old clothing or furniture, which are normally sold at a loss, is not taxable and does not need to be reported. However, those in the business of reselling goods for a profit should carefully track the original costs of their purchases. Peer-to-peer payment apps are not required to report personal transactions intended as gifts or used to pay back friends for dinner or trips, or to split other costs. How will third-party apps know the difference? The payer will be asked to indicate the purpose of each transaction so it can be categorized correctly.
Read the full article here: https://www.pattonadvising.com/Uncle-Sam-Wants-to-Know-About-Your-Gig-Income.c9932.htm
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Richard “Rick” J. Campbell Sr.
Richard “Rick” J. Campbell Sr., age 63, of Sligo, died Tuesday, August 30, 2022, in Albany, New York due to injuries from a vehicle accident.
Born November 6, 1958, in Lakewood, Ohio, he was the son of the late Leon Campbell, Sr. and Jane Zang Campbell.
Rick was employed with Specialty Transport and LIR Escorts.
He was an active member of the Sligo Volunteer Fire Company and loved hunting, fishing, traveling and spending time with his family and friends.
On October 15, 1977, Rick married the former Sue Bish and she proceeded him in death on August 9, 2011.
He later married the former Inza Boyden on June 18, 2016, and she survives.
Survivors include his wife, Inza; his five children: Mellissa and George Kephart of Meadville; Deborah and Eric Story of Punxsutawney; Richard Campbell and Stephanie
Hilliard of New Bethlehem; Jessica and Krissy Givens of Hiller, and Leon Campbell of Sligo; two step children: April Powers of Tioga and Fred Powers of Millerston, and grandkids: Ashley, Logan, Karter and Savannah Kephart of Meadville; Hunter and Julie Greeley of Brookville, and Makenzie and Cayden Craig of New Bethlehem.
Rick is also survived by his siblings: Leon and Debby Campbell of Denver Colorado; Susan and Mike McKinney of Greenville and Brian and Lois Campbell of Meadville, and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents and first wife, he was proceeded in death by a brother, David Campbell.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at the Rupert Funeral Home and Cremation Service chapel, 233 Penn Street, New Bethlehem.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday September 7, 2022, in the funeral home chapel with Reverend Zach Lays officiating.
Interment will follow at the Alcola Trinity Cemetery in Fairmount City.
Memorial contributions may be given in the name of Richard Campbell, Sr. to the Sligo Volunteer Fire Department, 408 Colerain Street, Sligo, PA 16255.
Online condolences may be sent to Rick’s family at www.rupertfuneralhomes.com.
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Robert A. “Pizza” Parenti
Robert A. “Pizza” Parenti, 78, of Perryville, Parker, Pa, passed away Wednesday morning (08-31-22), at Parker Personal Care Home following an extended illness.
Born in Butler, Pa. on September 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Antonio (Tony) and Norma Hoover Parenti.
He was a graduate of A. C. Valley High School and was baptized Catholic by faith.
Bob served with the 101st Airborne of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era conflict.
He was a member of the American Legion and a social member of the VFW of Parker.
An over-the-road truck driver for most of his working life, he hauled mostly oil transport with his last employment driving for then Penreco of Karns City.
Surviving are his wife, Bonnie Bittinger Parenti; two daughters and husbands: Angela (Mark) Viertel of Parker and Nicole (Shane) Thompson of Emlenton; five grandchildren: Kelsey (Josh) Wilson, Rachel, and Annie Viertel, Karac Thompson, and Ellie (fiancé’ Dawson Jones) Thompson; one great-granddaughter: Kathleen Wilson; also surviving are five step-children: Jake Long, Mandy Bittinger, and Melinda (Evan) Heeter all of Parker; Connie Long of Karns City, and Megan (Steve) Hohman of Allison Park; several step grand and step-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, “Pizza” was preceded in death by his first wife Kathleen (Kathy) Wagner Parenti who passed on October 15, 2003, and his sister Susan LeVier.
Family and friends are welcome from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Friday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 So. Wayne Ave., Parker, where a Memorial Service will be held at 8:00 PM.
He shall be laid to rest with his first wife at Parker Presbyterian Cemetery.
Member of the American Legion and VFW of Parker will conduct services at 6:00 PM at the beginning of visitation.
His family suggests memorials be made to Mechling-Sheakley Veterans Home, Route 68, at Cowansville, Pa, 16218.
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Say What?!: Alligator Wrangled in Parking Lot of Florida Wendy’s
Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
HERNANDO COUNTY, Florida – Authorities in Florida captured a large alligator found in an unusual location: a Wendy’s parking lot.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that deputies responded to a report of an alligator “loitering” outside the Wendy’s on Commercial Way in Spring Hill.
Read the full story here.
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SPONSORED: Check Out the New Vehicles on Redbank Chevrolet’s Lot!
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) – Stop in at Redbank Chevrolet in New Bethlehem and check out the new vehicles on their lot!
(Pictured above: Sales Professional Wylie Miller.)
NEW 2022 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500
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For more information, visit Redbank Chevrolet online at www.RedbankChevrolet.com OR – Call 814-275-6734.
Redbank Chevrolet is located at 500 Broad Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242.
For Redbank Chevrolet’s business hours, click here.
“Stop in at Redbank Chevrolet … and if you don’t see us today, we’ll still be here tomorrow!”
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District 9 High School Football Schedule: Week 2
Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
This week’s PIAA District 9 High School Football Schedule brought to you by Nick’s Auto Body.
Friday, September 2
Central Clarion at Port Allegany, 7:00 p.m.
Karns City at Redbank Valley, 7:00 p.m.
Elk County Catholic at Moniteau, 7:00 p.m.
Punxsutawney at Kane, 7:00 p.m.
Brookville at Tyrone, 7:00 p.m.
Ridgway at St. Marys, 7:00 p.m.
Brockway at DuBois, 7:00 p.m.
Cameron County at Smethport, 7:00 p.m.
Clearfield at Bald Eagle, 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 3
Otto-Eldred at Sheffield, 1:30 p.m.
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DuBois Educational Foundation Is Holding Its 13th Annual Golf Scramble to Benefit Penn State DuBois
Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
DUBOIS, Pa. (EYT) – The DuBois Educational Foundation is holding its 13th Annual Golf Scramble to benefit Penn State, DuBois, on Friday, September 16.
The scramble will be held at the Treasure Lake SilverWoods Course, 231 Palmetto Road, DuBois, Pa.
The deadline to register for the event is Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
– Registration: 9:30 a.m.
– Dinner to Follow
Extra events within the golf scramble will include a putting contest, the longest drive contest, closest to the pin, skins, Vegas hole, and more with chances to win a driver, putter, and a wedge.
You may register for the event by contacting Caleb Bennett at 814-512-1480 or by email at [email protected]
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September Happenings in the Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors Region
Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
As summer fades and autumn approaches, September is a busy and beautiful time in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region.
(Photo by Dave Cyphert / ProPoint Media Photography.)
Here are just some of the highlights of events happening in September.
September Events
Sept 3-4 Flea Market in Hazen
Sept 10 Summer Film Festival in Brockway
Sept 11 Airport Drag Races in St. Marys
Sept 16-18 Peanut Butter Festival in New Bethlehem
Sept 16-18 Fall Fest in St. Marys
Sept 17-18 Coolspring Power Museum open in Coolspring
Sept 17-18 Greenberg Cadillac Museum open in Brookville
Sept 23-25 Oktoberfest in Marienville
Sept 24 Flavors of Fall in Ridgway
Sept 24-Oct 2 Autumn Leaf Festival in Clarion
Find more fun things to do, see, and experience in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region online at VisitPAGO.com.
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Week 2 Football Scores Powered by Eric Shick Insurance
Friday, September 2, 2022 @ 03:09 PM
Friday, September 2, 2022, PIAA District 9 high school football scores. Powered by Eric Shick Insurance.
High school football scores on D9Sports.com are brought to you by Eric Shick Insurance of New Bethlehem, Pa. Call 814-275-2210 today or click here for more information.
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