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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese consumer spending and factory output edged up in August but still were weak, official data showed Friday, and forecasters warned the second-largest economy is vulnerable to repeated shutdowns of cities to fight virus outbreaks.
Housing sales plummeted while prices edged lower, adding to a slide in real estate activity under pressure from a government campaign to control surging corporate debt that set off an economic slump in mid-2021.
“China’s economy held up slightly better than anticipated last month, but momentum still weakened,” said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics in a report. “September is shaping up to be even worse.”
Chinese leaders are trying to prop up economic growth that sank to 2.5% over a year earlier in the first six months of 2022, less than half the official 5.5% target, without big stimulus spending that might push up debt and housing costs.
Economists say this year’s Chinese economic growth might come in below 3%, less than half of last year’s 8.1%. The ruling Communist Party has stopped talking about being able to meet its 5.5% target.
Retail sales, one of China’s most important economic engines, rose 5.4% in August over a year earlier, double the previous month’s 2.7% growth, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. That beat forecasts of 3.3%.
Factory output grew by 4.2%, up from July’s 3.8% but still weak by Chinese standards. Investment in factories, real estate and other fixed assets edged up to 5.8% from the previous month’s 5.7%.
China’s rebound from the pandemic was disrupted by anti-virus measures that shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers starting in March. Those restrictions have eased but controls have been temporarily reimposed on the southern business center of Shenzhen and other cities to control outbreaks.
The economy “remains at risk from future lockdowns,” said Robert Carnell of ING in a report.
The ruling party is sticking with a “zero COVID” strategy that calls for keeping the disease out of China by isolating every case. Officials have responded to complaints about the rising economic cost and social disruption by warning that lifting controls will lead to outbreaks that will be more expensive and destructive.
Housing sales fell 30.3% from a year earlier, reflecting disruption as builders cope with tighter limits on their use of debt. Many buyers appear to be reluctant to spend after thousands of apartments that already were paid for were left unfinished, forcing local authorities in some areas to step in and try to complete them.
Prices paid for new homes declined 0.3% from July.
“As a major pool of Chinese household wealth, this won’t help encourage spending,” said Carnell. “These numbers are likely to remain a blot on the economic landscape for quite a while.” | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-chinas-consumer-factory-activity-improve-but-still-weak/ | 2022-09-17T14:17:47Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/business-news/ap-business/ap-chinas-consumer-factory-activity-improve-but-still-weak/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 32 |
PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican leaders of the Arizona Legislature will not try to defend a new law limiting up-close filming of police that has been blocked by a federal judge, a decision that essentially ends the fight over the contentious proposal.
Senate President Karen Fann and House Speaker Rusty Bowers both said they would not intervene in the case by the Friday deadline set by the federal judge when he temporarily blocked the new law from taking effect last week on First Amendment grounds.
And the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. John Kavanagh, said Friday that he has been unable to find an outside group to defend the law, which was challenged by news media organizations and the American Civil Liberties Union.
The groups will now ask that the law, which was set to take effect next week, be permanently blocked.
Kavanagh said he will review U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi’s ruling and see if he can craft a law that passes constitutional muster. He said the law is needed to keep people from distracting police while they are trying to make an arrest, but Tuchi agreed with the challengers that it runs afoul of precedents that say the public and press have a right to film police doing their jobs.
Tuchi noted that there are already Arizona laws barring interfering with police, and that singling out people for taking videos appears to be unconstitutional on its face. And he wrote in his ruling that barring someone from using a phone or news video camera to record — without banning other actions — is a content-based restriction that is illegal.
“If the goal of HB2319 is to prevent interference with law enforcement activities, the Court fails to see how the presence of a person recording a video near an officer interferes with the officer’s activities,” Tuchi wrote.
The law makes it illegal to knowingly film police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer if the officer tells the person to stop. And on private property, an officer who decides someone is interfering or the area is unsafe can order the person to stop filming even if the recording is being made with the owner’s permission.
Bystander cellphone videos are largely credited with revealing police misconduct — such as with the 2020 killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis officers — and reshaping the conversation around police transparency. But Republican Arizona lawmakers say the legislation was needed to limit people with cameras who deliberately impede officers.
Kavanagh and the Legislature were warned repeatedly by the ACLU and the National Press Photographers Association that the proposal would violate the First Amendment, but it passed anyway with only Republican support. The NPPA, on behalf of itself and more than two dozen press groups and media companies including The Associated Press, also wrote to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey after the measure was passed, telling him as well that it was unconstitutional and urging a veto. Ducey signed the bill anyway.
Mickey H. Osterreicher, the general counsel for the photographers association, called the law “an unconstitutional solution in search of a non-existent problem.”
“It’s always a lot easier to write a letter than it is to have to file a lawsuit,” he said. “But some people like to do it the easy way and other people are forced to do it the hard way.”
Once a coalition of media groups and the ACLU sued, Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich refused to defend the law, as did the prosecutor and sheriff’s office in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix.
Bowers said he and fellow Republicans disregarded opponents who said the bill was unconstitutional and essentially said “let’s just try and see what happens.”
“But when you get right down to where you to have to start spending money, no,” Bowers said. “We’ll just wait till next year.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-arizona-legislature-wont-defend-law-limiting-police-filming/ | 2022-09-17T14:18:38Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-arizona-legislature-wont-defend-law-limiting-police-filming/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PALMER, Mass. (WWLP) – Palmer Fire Department was called to a structure fire on Ware Street in Palmer on Friday night.
Engine 161 went to the house where the Palmer Fire Department discovered the fire started in the garage and then into the attic. An off-duty Springfield Firefighter went to the house and was able to maintain the fire until the first Palmer Engine was there.
Springfield Firefighter, Three Rivers, Bondsville, Ware, and Monson Fire all came together to help put out the fire. There were no injuries reported. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/structure-fire-on-ware-street-in-palmer-on-friday/ | 2022-09-17T14:18:44Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/structure-fire-on-ware-street-in-palmer-on-friday/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The Southernmost Point marker in Key West, Florida, a landmark delineating the continental United States’ southernmost spot of land, became a memorial to Queen Elizabeth II on Friday when city workers installed a British flag and royal purple banner at the much-photographed site beside the Atlantic Ocean.
The tribute was particularly fitting because the long-reigning monarch, who died Sept. 8 at age 96, visited the Florida Keys in 1991.
“We do have a connection with the queen; we had the privilege of actually having her visit us,” Key West Mayor Teri Johnston said.
“We join the world today in mourning the loss of such an incredible human being,” Johnston said.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip stopped at Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson, 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, on the royal yacht. They were welcomed by then-Florida Keys Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey, who presented them with a conch shell, an enduring symbol of the island chain.
The red, yellow, black and white Southernmost Point marker, a 20-ton concrete monument that resembles a giant marine navigational buoy, was installed in 1983 and has become a popular photo stop for travelers.
Plans call for the memorial to Queen Elizabeth to stay in place through her funeral on Monday,. | https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-key-west-honors-queen-elizabeth-at-southernmost-point-marker/ | 2022-09-17T14:19:27Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-key-west-honors-queen-elizabeth-at-southernmost-point-marker/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself on Friday, two days after she scolded them when they abruptly rested their case after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses.
The Broward Public Defender’s Office said in a motion that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer held a longstanding animosity toward lead defense lawyer Melisa McNeill.
The motion cited Florida’s Judicial Code of Conduct that states a judge shall disqualify himself or herself if the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned, including but not limited to instances where the judge has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party or a party’s lawyer. Defense attorneys said Scherer’s repeated improper and unjustified attacks on the defense counsel undermine the public’s confidence in the judicial system and have also caused Cruz to fear that he will not receive a fair trial.
Prosecutors said in a response that Scherer has been respectful to both sides.
Cruz’s attorneys had told the judge and prosecutors they would be calling 80 witnesses but surprisingly rested at the start of Wednesday’s court session after calling only about 25 of them.
There were 11 days of defense testimony overall, the last two spotlighting experts about how his birth mother’s heavy use of alcohol during pregnancy might have affected his brain’s development and led to his murdering 17 people at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
The sudden announcement by lead attorney McNeill led to a heated exchange between her and Scherer, who called the decision without warning to her or the prosecution “the most uncalled for, unprofessional way to try a case.”
The 12-member jury and 10 alternates were not present but were lining up outside the courtroom to enter. The sudden announcement also meant prosecutors weren’t ready to start their rebuttal case.
Scherer then accused Cruz’s attorneys of being inconsiderate to all involved, but especially the jurors for wasting their trip to court.
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last October to murdering 14 Stoneman Douglas students and three staff members on Feb. 14, 2018. His trial, now ending its second month, is only to determine whether he is to be sentenced to death or life without parole. For a death sentence, the jury must be unanimous.
After his attorneys rested, Cruz told Scherer he agreed with the decision.
Prosecutors said they will need more than a week to prepare their rebuttal case. The trial is now tentatively scheduled to resume Sept. 27 and conclude the week of Oct. 10. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-defense-seeks-judges-removal-in-florida-school-shooter-case/ | 2022-09-17T14:19:56Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-defense-seeks-judges-removal-in-florida-school-shooter-case/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In the hours since El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced he would seek re-election despite a constitutional ban, opinion quickly divided.
Those who want to give more time to the man who has arrested more than 50,000 people in the past six months for alleged gang connections voiced their support while a vocal minority who see it as one more unsurprising step toward authoritarianism rejected the move.
Bukele announced he would seek re-election in a televised speech Thursday night, El Salvador’s Independence Day, riding a wave of popularity from his crackdown on gangs.
Bukele’s current five-year term ends in 2024, but observers had long expected the announcement, especially since the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court, handpicked by his supporters in congress, ruled last year that re-election was permitted and ordered the electoral court to allow it.
“I don’t understand that about the constitution, but the man is doing a good job, he‘s finishing with the gangs, and yes I support him,” said Estela Sánchez, a produce vendor in the San Salvador suburb of Santa Tecla.
Constitutional lawyers have said re-election violates at least four articles of the constitution, including one that limits the presidential term to five years and states that the person who serves as president will not continue in their functions for one day more.
Vice President Félix Ulloa, predictably, sees it differently. “Of course it isn’t unconstitutional,” Ulloa said. “One of the things that has concerned me my entire life has been to respect the rule of the democratic and constitutional state.”
However, some observers have voiced doubts for years about Bukele’s commitment to democratic institutions.
His popularity and sweeping electoral victories are unquestioned, but that power has been wielded to intimidate lawmakers — he took soldiers into the Legislative Assembly when opponents balked at voting on part of his security plan — to remove Supreme Court justices who had challenged some of his measures early in the COVID-19 pandemic and the attorney general.
Congresswoman Dina Argueta of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, the party Bukele began his political career in, said that the announcement came as no surprise because Bukele had been working toward it. “However, we must establish that our constitution does not allow re-election in any moment,” she said.
Juan Pappier, senior investigator in Human Rights Watch Americas Division, has been a frequent Bukele critic and the human rights organization one of those that Bukele regularly rails against.
“This constitutional breach was predictable,” he said via Twitter. “El Salvador for some time has been on the path to be a dictatorship and many, for ideological blindness, cowardice, geopolitical interests or obsession with immigration did not want to raise the voice in time or help to stop it.”
Within El Salvador, the crackdown that began in late March after gangs killed 62 people in one day, has maintained its popularity despite a rising number of documented human rights violations. Nearly 53,000 people have been arrested since it was put into place March 27 and then renewed monthly ever since.
Human and civil rights organizations have documented more than 3,000. Still, recent polling has shown support for the measures, including suspending some constitutional rights under a state of exception, to be above 90%. Bukele’s own popularity has remained above 80%.
Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. government has been more critical of Bukele’s administration, sanctioning some members of his inner circle and accusing officials of exchanging benefits with gang leaders in return for keeping homicides relatively low during the first half of his term. Bukele has repeatedly denied any such pact, something his government has prosecuted officials from previous administrations for doing.
Eduardo Escobar, a lawyer with the nongovernmental watchdog Citizen Action, said “it is prohibited in the constitution, he has not right to seek re-election, that’s the rule. If he does it, it is contrary to the constitution and takes us closer to Nicaragua. It’s that simple.”
Nicaragua is Central America’s most ominous example. President Daniel Ortega was elected to his fourth consecutive term last November after jailing all of his serious potential opponents. But a constitutional ban on re-election did not stop former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández from seeking re-election either. A friendly court gave him the green light.
Still, Manuel Torres, a bank employee waiting for a bus Friday, was willing to give Bukele the benefit of the doubt.
“Some say it is not legal, we’ll have to see what happens,” Torres said. “There’s a lot of time before the elections, but I would vote for him.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-el-salvador-president-re-election-bid-draws-strong-reaction/ | 2022-09-17T14:20:09Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-el-salvador-president-re-election-bid-draws-strong-reaction/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BERLIN (AP) — A town in central Germany has voted in favor of letting all swimmers bathe topless at its four municipal pools.
German news agency dpa reported Friday that officials in Goettingen had initially permitted topless bathing on weekends after a person who identified as neither male nor female objected to being told to cover up last year.
Dpa quoted a town spokesperson saying that “the overwhelming majority” of swimmers approved of the measure and following a council vote it would now apply throughout the week.
A court in Berlin this week separately rejected a discrimination lawsuit filed by a woman who was told by officials to cover her breasts at an open-air water playground in the capital, while men were not asked to do so. The ruling can be appealed. | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-german-town-votes-to-permit-topless-swimming-in-local-pools/ | 2022-09-17T14:20:16Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-german-town-votes-to-permit-topless-swimming-in-local-pools/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Woman killed in Greenwood area collision, man arrested
Crash was at SH 10 and Red Brown Place Friday morning
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A woman died in a collision in Greenwood Friday morning, and a driver who ran away from the scene was arrested, the Arkansas State Police reported.
About 6:05 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Ruth Greene, 61, of Booneville, was killed in a collision with a sport utility vehicle driven by Brandon Stone, 26, also of Booneville.
More:State Highway 10 shut down for major wreck
The Arkansas State Police report states Stone was driving an SUV west on SH 10 at Red Brown Place when he crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a Jeep driven by Greene. The Jeep was knocked off the roadway, investigators reported.
Stone fled on foot, but he was later located, police reported.
Traffic was detoured for several hours Friday while investigators worked the scene. | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/09/17/woman-killed-in-crash-near-greenwood-friday-man-arrested/69500781007/ | 2022-09-17T14:21:03Z | swtimes.com | control | https://www.swtimes.com/story/news/2022/09/17/woman-killed-in-crash-near-greenwood-friday-man-arrested/69500781007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.
But the decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is unlikely to be the last word in a legal battle that has stakes beyond Texas, and could impact how some of the world’s biggest tech companies regulate content by their users.
The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott last year, has been challenged by tech trade groups that warn that it would prevent platforms from removing extremism and hate speech. A similar law was also passed in Florida and ruled unconstitutional by a separate appeal court.
The final say is likely to come from the U.S. Supreme Court, which earlier this year blocked the Texas law while the lawsuit played out.
“Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say,” U.S. Circuit Court Judge Andrew Oldham wrote.
NetChoice, one of the groups challenging the law, expressed disappointment in a statement that pointed out the ruling was the opposite of the decision made in the lawsuit over the Florida law.
“We remain convinced that when the U.S. Supreme Court hears one of our cases, it will uphold the First Amendment rights of websites, platforms, and apps,” said Carl Szabo, NetChoice’s vice president and general counsel.
Republican elected officials in several states have backed laws like those enacted in Florida and Texas that sought to portray social media companies as generally liberal in outlook and hostile to ideas outside of that viewpoint, especially from the political right.
Justice Samuel Alito wrote in May that is not clear how the high court’s past First Amendment cases, many of which predate the internet age, apply to Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and other digital platforms.
The Florida law, as enacted, would give Florida’s attorney general authority to sue companies under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. It would also allow individual residents to sue social media companies for up to $100,000 if they feel they have been treated unfairly.
The Texas law only applies to the largest social media platforms that have more than 50,000 active users. | https://www.wpri.com/rhode-show/talking-tech/ap-technology/ap-court-rules-in-favor-of-texas-law-on-social-media-regulation/ | 2022-09-17T14:22:13Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/rhode-show/talking-tech/ap-technology/ap-court-rules-in-favor-of-texas-law-on-social-media-regulation/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Max Homa moved into position to defend his title at the Fortinet Championship, shooting a 5-under 67 on Friday to share the 36-hole lead with Danny Willett at the PGA Tour’s season opener.
Homa, a two-time winner last season and a captain’s pick for next week’s Presidents Cup, had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey — his first of the week — for a two-day total of 12-under 132 at Silverado Resort & Spa.
“The course fits my eyes,” Homa said. “I hit a lot of wedges today and I’ve been hitting the wedges really well, so when I get a lot of wedges from fairways like these, I feel like I can attack the pins.”
The four-time PGA Tour winner played collegiately at California.
“I’ve got a great support system here,” said Homa, who won the 2013 NCAA individual title. “I’ve got friends and family up here and a bunch of, you know, people who appreciate I went to school up here.”
Willett, winless in the United States since his triumph at the Masters in 2016, shot a bogey-free 64. The English player kept his PGA Tour card for this season because of players defecting to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.
“Yeah, we kind of got handed a lifeline with the guys leaving, which was nice,” Willett said. “We kind of had to reassess things and decided we’d press on and play a little bit more this fall over here and really try to get some points up early.”
Willett has eight titles on the European tour, most recently last October at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
He had eight birdies in his second round and is bogey-free for the week.
“You know, the rough is hit and miss and with the greens being firm as they are. To go bogey-free is really good,” said Willett, who has only six top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour since winning his lone major. “The field game is pretty sharp, the short game’s pretty sharp.”
First-round leader Justin Lower and Byeong Hun An were two shots back. Lower had a 71. His best finish in 28 previous PGA Tour events dating to 2013 was a tie for eighth. An birdied the 18th and shot 68.
“It’s always hard to follow up a very low round with another good round or even lower,” Lower said. “But I will take one under today. Could it have been better? Yes, but it definitely could have been worse as well.”
Taylor Moore (68), Matt Kuchar (68) and Sahith Theegala (69) were four shots off the lead.
Jason Day, Harris English, Charley Hoffman and Webb Simpson were among the players who missed the cut.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR champion Kyle Larson has signed a three-year contract extension through 2026 with Hendrick Motorsports, the team that welcomed him back last season after a nearly one-year suspension.
The extension announced Friday includes sponsor HendrickCars.com, which will sponsor the No. 5 Chevrolet for 35 races a season. Larson’s extension and the sponsorship renewal are concurrent. The original deal for HendrickCars.com to become Larson’s primary sponsor was announced last July when Rick Hendrick’s online automobile site pulled massive traffic spikes whenever it was featured on Larson’s car.
The 30-year-old Larson was suspended for most of 2020 for using a racial slur and lost his job with Chip Ganassi Racing. Hendrick took him when the suspension was lifted, and Larson won 10 races last season and his first Cup title.
“When Kyle joined our team, the expectations were sky high from both inside and outside the organization. To say he’s exceeded them would be an understatement,” Rick Hendrick said. “Not only has Kyle proven himself as a champion driver, he’s performed at a championship level outside of the race car. We’re proud to continue our relationship and to see him represent our team and our brands in such positive ways. The years to come are very bright.”
HendrickCars.com also will continue to support Larson in his non-NASCAR racing.
“I can’t explain how much this opportunity means,” Larson said. “The chance to compete for the top team and best sponsors in racing is something every driver dreams about. I’m humbled to have incredible people in my corner and amazing support from so many fans.”
Hendrick Automotive Group said it has measured a three-to-one return on its marketing investment in NASCAR through HendrickCars.com. The website’s highest-traffic days of 2022 have been associated with NASCAR-related initiatives, and the company also has utilized Larson as a spokesperson for its corporate social responsibility programs.
Larson heads into Saturday night’s elimination playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway ranked eighth in the standings. The bottom four drivers in the 16-driver field will be eliminated Saturday night.
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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy. | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-17/omicron-boosters-find-few-takers | 2022-09-17T14:23:56Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/2022-09-17/omicron-boosters-find-few-takers | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting on the spring 2023 semester, University of St. Thomas-Houston (UST) will start offering an Associate of Applied Science in Liberal Studies delivered in Spanish. This degree will be offered through the Kolbe School of Innovation and Professional Studies.
This program will support the academic goals of students who are more comfortable taking classes in their native language. A Liberal Studies Associate's Degree from UST offers students a well-rounded education with solid multidisciplinary preparation allowing them to pursue careers in education, STEM, government, business and other fields.
"A Liberal arts education delivered in Spanish will support students by fostering a dual language approach and providing a long run-value in a wide variety of careers," Dr. Nicole McZeal Walters, Dean of The Kolbe School of Innovation and Professional Studies, said.
This two-year, 100% online degree program consists of 60 hours with 45 in core classes and 15 hours in electives. Students can easily move into a four-year bachelor's degree at UST with this AAS in Liberal Studies degree.
To learn more about this opportunity contact USTKolbe@stthom.edu or call 713-525-3549
About University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas - Houston is a comprehensive university, grounded in the liberal arts. Committed to the unity of all knowledge, UST offers programs in the traditional liberal arts, professional, and skills-based disciplines. Graduates of the University of St. Thomas think critically, communicate effectively, succeed professionally, and lead ethically.
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BOTHELL, Wash. , Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autel Robotics, a leading developer of drones and aerial photography devices, has today embarked on a series of activities for its official AutelDay brand event.
Lasting from September 17 to October 31, AutelDay's theme of this year is "New Perspectives. New Possibilities." and includes the Autel Flight Club Video Contest. The competition invites users to explore the infinite possibilities when taking to the skies and shooting film from a new perspective. Autel hopes entrants will employ the EVO Nano series, EVO Lite series or EVO II series drones to create short video pieces.
The EVO Nano+ boasts a three-axis gimbal, as well as 1/1.28-inch (0.8-inch) CMOS sensor capable of shooting 4K, 50MP photos. It weighs a mere 249 grams, or the same as a standard smartphone, meaning it's super convenient for carrying almost anywhere. This drone's RYYB color filter array design features a hefty f/1.9 aperture that allows users superior noise reduction and is capable of creating outstanding imagery in low light conditions.
The EVO Lite+ ensures users more flexibility when it comes to expressing their creativity. The drone packs some extra features to help with shooting outstanding imagery from the air. It offers 6K video while featuring a longer flight range with less interference and an Ultra-Wide Angle Obstacle Avoidance system. The adjustable aperture, ranging from f/2.8 to f/11, helps users alter the exposure and field depth for crafting some truly excellent effects and styles when taking shots. The EVO Lite+ is equally adept at taking shots at night as it comes with a 1-inch CMOS image sensor and intelligent moonlight algorithm to capture crystal-clear, vibrant image details.
The company will collect entrants during the Brand Day period before evaluating them impartially and announcing the winners. First, users create their content with an Autel drone. Then they should follow @Autelrobotics on Instagram or YouTube and also tag this account when posting their content on one of these social media platforms while using the hashtag #AutelDay.
Autel has prepared a range of generous prizes for the best entries. There will be one first-prize winner who will take home $2,000. Two second-prize and three third-prize winners will receive $1,500 and $1,000 each, respectively. Additionally, special prizes will go to another 20 entrants. Please refer to the video contest rule for more details.
Autel will organize more offline Workshop and Roadshow Campaigns in different cities around the world. The company will invite various well-known KOLs from the industry to showcase the company's latest products at the event as well. For specific offline activity arrangements, please refer to the local announcement.
To mark the AutelDay brand event, Autel is also providing customers with an exclusive special offer. Between September 17 and September 30, the company has reduced the price of the EVO Lite+ Premium Bundle by 20 percent to $1479 and the EVO Nano+ Premium Bundle by 20 percent to $879.
About Autel Robotics
Autel Robotics is a team of industry professionals with a genuine passion for technology and years of engineering experience. Since its founding in 2014, Autel has always striven for customer-driven innovation and is continually working to raise the industry standard for drones. The company's headquarter is in Shenzhen, the heart of China's tech industry; it also has R&D bases around the world including Seattle, Munich, and Silicon Valley.
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Ganduje seeks removal of administrative bottlenecks in judicial sector
Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has canvassed for the creation of an efficient system and structures which will remove administrative bottlenecks in the judicial sector.
He made the assertion while declaring open the maiden retreat for top management of the Federal Ministry of Justice held in Kano.
The governor who was represented by his deputy and APC gubernatorial candidate Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna said the theme of the event: “Enhancing System and Structures in the Federal Ministry of Justice for Effective Justice Sector Service Delivery” was well chosen in regards to the numerous challenges affecting the country.
He said: “The retreat, therefore, comes at an appropriate time for the top management of the ministry to explore right mechanisms which will guide them in discharging the primary function of the ministry that is the administration of justice in the country.”
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According to him, the retreat will achieve its objective of articulating activities and programmes which will change the present state of affairs by enhancing the efficiency and fairness of justice delivery, improving integrity, accountability, transparency across the sector, strengthening coordination and cooperation among the various stakeholders.
On his part, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN explained that the retreat will afford them an opportunity for a review and self-assessment of their achievements as well as to identify the challenges and areas requiring revitalisation and then come up with innovative ideas to enhance their capacities to be more efficient and effective in achieving their institutional mandate.
His words: “I am assured that we have here with us in this retreat legal experts and management professionals who will share their wealth of knowledge and experience to keep us abreast with contemporary issues that could support us in actualising this mandate.”
While appreciating Governor Ganduje for hosting the retreat, the minister noted that the Federal Ministry of Justice is cardinal to the agenda of the government to build a strong and diversified economy, improved infrastructure and combat corruption and insecurity.
The Chairman House Committee on Justice represented by Hon. Abubakar Ahmed Yunusa pointed out that effective justice delivery is at the centre of democracy and society therefore any effort geared towards its sustainability is an effort in the right direction and precursor to delivering the dividend of democracy to the citizenry. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ganduje-seeks-removal-of-administrative-bottlenecks-in-judicial-sector/ | 2022-09-17T14:29:45Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/ganduje-seeks-removal-of-administrative-bottlenecks-in-judicial-sector/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I support 35% UN affirmative action for women — Niger APC guber candidate
The gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Umar Bago has promised to implement the 35 percent United Nations (UN) affirmative action for women if elected.
Hon. Bago, who is also an incumbent member of the House of Representatives, representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency of Niger State at the National Assembly gave the promise when he received a delegation from Convener and National Coordinator of Progressive Ambassadors for Tinubu/Shettima 2023, (PATS4BATS 2023), Hajiya Aisha Umar Halilu in Abuja.
According to him, “I am in politics to support the people with dividends of democracy, especially the plights of women who work tirelessly from morning till night to support the entire family.
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“I support the 35 percent United Nations affirmative action on women for political and other appointments, as there are professional women in many fields of human endeavours, ranging from medicine, engineering and humanities.
“I call on women to vote for my party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima for president and vice president respectively and me as governor of Niger State as well as other candidates of the APC in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in the country for Nigerians to yield the dividends of democracy.”
In her response, Hajiya Halilu said, “I am leading this delegation to show our support for you with regards to your track record of empowering the people, especially women.
“This is why this group is willing to campaign for your success at the polls to be the next Executive Governor of Niger State and lead the state to even growth and development.”
The group later inaugurated Bago as the Ambassador of PATS4BATS 2023 wherein he said that he will not relent in supporting women’s emancipation.
It would be recalled that the wife of Tinubu’s running mate, Hajiya Nana Kashim Shettima was already made the grand patron of the association. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/i-support-35-un-affirmative-action-for-women-niger-apc-guber-candidate/ | 2022-09-17T14:29:51Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/i-support-35-un-affirmative-action-for-women-niger-apc-guber-candidate/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chennai: The organiser of an A R Rahman concert in Malaysia has now got his name into the Malaysia Book of Records by choosing to make the announcement about the concert from a height of over 10,000 feet.
Yes, DMY creation chairman Dato Mohamed Yusoff, who had a parachute strapped on, jumped off a helicopter, along with his colleagues, to announce the concert of A R Rahman in Malaysia.
Yusoff's firm DMY Creation is organising the massive concert of the 'Mozart of Madras' in Malaysia after a period of seven years.
The concert is to take place on January 28 next year. A R Rahman shared a video clip of the Chairman and his collegues jumping off with flags, each of which had either a logo or the announcement of the concert and tweeted, "Malaysia, are you ready?"
The concert, which is to take place in National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala lumpur Malaysia, is being called 'A R Rahman - Secret of Success'. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/a-r-rahman-malaysia-concert-book-of-records-dato-mohamed-yusoff.amp.html | 2022-09-17T14:54:22Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/a-r-rahman-malaysia-concert-book-of-records-dato-mohamed-yusoff.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
New Delhi: Pop singer Justin Beiber, who was supposed to pay a visit to India for his tour in October in the capital, has cancelled the event due to his health issues.
The announcement comes after Bieber had pulled out of his ongoing world tour, citing exhaustion as he recovers from Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
A statement issued by the spokesperson of BookMyShow read: "We are extremely disappointed to share that the 'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour - India' scheduled for October 18, 2022 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi has been cancelled owing to the singer's health concerns. We have just been informed that due to health concerns, he will unfortunately not be able to make it next month.
"Along with New Delhi in India, the artist has also cancelled other stops in the tour's run-up to the India show including Chile, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Bahrain, UAE and Israel."
The statement further read that BookMyShow has initiated all refunds for the tickets. "While we are deeply disappointed that we will not be able to welcome Justin Bieber to India this year on account of his health concerns, we wish him well and hope he recovers at the earliest to be back for millions of his fans in India soon.
"While the cancellation of the 'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour - India' has been dependent on factors outside of our control, what is in our hands, is your experience as a BookMyShow consumer and the transparency you expect in the resolution to this situation."
"To that end, BookMyShow has already initiated a full and complete refund of the ticket amount for all consumers who had purchased tickets for the show."
Bieber was diagnosed with the Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which caused partial paralysis to his face, earlier this year. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/justin-bieber-india-international-tour-cancelled-health-issues.html | 2022-09-17T14:54:55Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/justin-bieber-india-international-tour-cancelled-health-issues.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Serial actress Mridhula Vijay had recently given birth to a baby daughter. Now, the actress and her husband, Yuva Krishna, who is also a popular TV artist, posted photos of the baby naming ceremony, announcing the name of their daughter.
“We are so excited to introduce our little princess DWANI KRISHNA. Our sign of love,” the actors wrote.
Dwani was born on August 18. The actors had thanked fans and well-wishers for keeping them in their prayers. Mridhula often posted photos and videos regarding the pregnancy on her social media handles.
Mridhula who shot to fame with serials like ‘Bharya’ and ‘Pookkalam Varavayi’ was part of ‘Thumbapoo’, a family drama, running in Mazhavil Manorama. However, she later dropped out of the serial following her pregnancy based on her doctor’s request.
Yuva Krishna who married Mridula in 2021 plays Manu Pratap in the serial ‘Manjil Virinja Poovu’, which is also airing in Mazhavil Manorama | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/mridhula-vijay-baby-name-tv-artist-dwani-krishna.amp.html | 2022-09-17T14:55:15Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/mridhula-vijay-baby-name-tv-artist-dwani-krishna.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dulquer Salmaan says that he has been a huge Shahrukh Khan fan since childhood and that it would be an insult to the superstar to be compared to him. He was responding to a media person’s question about how it feels when his performance in 'Sita Ramam' is compared to Shahrukh Khan’s in ‘Veer Zara’.
“Shahrukh khan is always an inspiration. When I had doubts about my career, I used to think about him. He is such an amazing person, especially the way he interacts with people has always influenced me. Comparing me to Shah Rukh Khan will be an insult to him. There can only be one Shah Rukh Khan,” Dulquer observed adding that even in a room full of people he is very careful with his behaviour.
“The way he treats people, especially women are things we need to learn from him. When he talks to you, you feel like only you are there in the room with him. I love his movies. I have watched 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' countless times in the theatre with my sister,” the actor said.
Dulquer’s reply was widely appreciated by the Bollywood audience. They commented that it was rare to meet a young star who held such respect for a senior star these days and that Dulquer Salman was such a humble actor. Meanwhile, Dulquer Salman’s Telugu epic romance ‘Sita Ramam’ which was released in Hindi last week garnered a lot of praise. Dulquer’s co-star Mrinal Thakur who was present at the success meet of ‘Sita Ramam’ in Mumbai while interacting with the media had this to say about her co-star— "Dulquer is the only actor I have met so far who expressed with his eyes. It is so difficult to match him. He is an inspiration.” ‘Sita Ramam’ directed by Hanu Raghavapudi narrates the love story of a soldier and a Princess who meet through letters. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/shah-rukh-khan-dulquer-salmaan-veer-zara-sita-ramam.amp.html | 2022-09-17T14:55:27Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/shah-rukh-khan-dulquer-salmaan-veer-zara-sita-ramam.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Braylei Griffin, Breeding Rabbit, Greenland 4-H, Winning Bid - $600.
Braylei Griffin, Breeding Rabbit, Greenland 4-H, Winning Bid - $600.
Braylei Griffin, Breeding Rabbit, Greenland 4-H, Winning Bid - $600.
Caleb Wells, Meat Pen Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Caleb Wells, Meat Pen Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Caleb Wells, Meat Pen Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Jordan Fillmore, Fryer Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Jordan Fillmore, Fryer Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Jordan Fillmore, Fryer Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Nora Wells, Breeding Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Nora Wells, Breeding Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Nora Wells, Breeding Rabbit, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Tyler Easterling, Colored Standard Bird, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bird - $1,500
Tyler Easterling, Colored Standard Bird, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bird - $1,500 | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/19d0baac/ | 2022-09-17T14:55:35Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/19d0baac/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cade Smith, Reserve Supreme Champion Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, winning bid, $1,600.
Addison Porter, Grand Champion Meat Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, winning bid, $1,500.
Cade Young, Grand Champion Market Lamb, Goin'Showin' 4-H Club and Farmington FFA, winning bid, $11,200.
Cade Young, Grand Champion Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H Club and Farmington FFA, winning bid, $11,200.
Case Pennington, Reserved Grand Champion Commercial Beef Heifer, Going Showin' 4-H Club, winning bid, $1,500.
Chloe Mabry, Grand Champion Market Pig, Farmington FFA, winning bid, $10,000.
Cooper Horn, Grand Champion Market Steer, Har-Ber FFA, winning bid, $6,500.
Corbin Young, Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe, Goin' Showin 4-H, winning bid, $900.
Gauge Perkins, Grand Champion Junior Dairy Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H Club, winning bid, $800.
Harlie Mabry, Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, winning bid, $1,000.
Jason Calhoon, Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer, Farmington FFA, winning bid, $5,500.
Jill Emerson, Supreme Champion Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, winning bid, $2,000
Keelyn Seagraves, Reserved Supreme Champion Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, winning bid, $1,100.
Savannah Perkins, Reserve Champion Junior Dairy Goat, Farmington FFA, winning bid, $900.
Shelby Earnheart, Grand Champion Registered Gilt, Farmington FFA, winning bid, $900.
Sydney Lowrimore, Reserved Grand Champion Meat Goat (Washington County born), Elkins FFA, winning bid, $700. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/2022-junior-livestock-premium-auction/ | 2022-09-17T14:55:41Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/2022-junior-livestock-premium-auction/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It was a peaceful Friday morning for Murrisha Leon, who was asleep when she received a call from a fellow parent warning her of an active shooter at their children's high school in Arkansas.
Immediately, Leon's heart sank as images of worst-case scenarios flooded her mind. She might lose one of her kids today, she told herself.
"I jumped up in a panic and instantly threw up," Leon told CNN. "I believed it and feared for my children's lives. I called them, and when they didn't answer the first time, I started crying."
Leon's son, 14, and daughter, 16, both attend Watson Chapel High School, which was put on lockdown Friday after the school received news of a possible active shooter on campus. Leon soon received a text from her son, saying, "Mama please come get me, they say three people got shot in the bathroom and I'm scared."
After an agonizing 30 minutes of waiting at the school, Leon -- along with hundreds of other panicked teachers, students and parents -- discovered that it was a false alarm.
A series of prank text messages were sent to police, alerting them of an armed person on campus and saying shots had been fired, the Pine Bluff Police Department wrote on Facebook. A sweep of both middle and high school campuses confirmed the report was a hoax.
"When I found out it was because of a prank text I was extremely upset," Leon said. "It was not a game for us and it was not a game for our children, who were in that building terrified that they were going to be killed."
False reports are 'putting people in danger'
As students throughout the district were being released to parents, many still in tears, a similar panic was unfolding elsewhere.
At least two other US school districts had hoax calls on Friday, following a number of false reports claiming active shooters earlier this week.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office in Florida received a report Friday afternoon of a possible threat to schools in the district, the office said. Out of an abundance of caution, several schools in the district were placed on lockdown, with "special attention" paid to South Fort Myers High School, the department said.
"All resources were allocated and deployed to the school. Shortly after, it was determined to be a hoax call," the sheriff's office said.
The Hollywood Police Department in Florida also received a call Friday afternoon regarding a "possible threat" at McArthur High School, the department said. It later confirmed that no threat was found on the campus.
Incidents like these, where prank calls are made to authorities to lure them to a location under the false pretense that a crime has been committed or is in progress, are sometimes called "swatting," and usually results in a forceful response from local police or SWAT teams.
Authorities are taking note of its frequency, and warning the public of its dangers.
"The FBI is aware of the numerous swatting incidents wherein a report of an active shooter at a school is made," the FBI said in a statement Thursday after a high school in Houston, Texas, was evacuated due to a false report of "10 people shot" earlier in the week.
"The FBI takes swatting very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk."
Swatting has led to tragedy before. In 2017, 28-year-old Andrew Finch was accidentally killed by police in his Kansas home after a prankster reported a hostage situation at the address. Tyler Raj Barriss, the man who made the report, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and ultimately sentenced to 20 years in prison.
"It's not a joke and it's not harmless," CNN chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst John Miller said. "Out of all the types of swatting, this creates the most danger. When police show up for what they think is an active shooter, they come in strong, heavy, armed, and fast. It raises the level of hazard for everyone involved and is putting people in danger."
False reports also exhaust limited police resources, which are better served focusing on real crimes, Miller said.
"It puts a lot of police resources towards an incident that's not really unfolding, because it creates this sense of severe and urgent danger that could result in many fatalities," he said. "It also takes police resources away from incidents that really are happening. Low priority calls can be quite serious and you're delaying response times and not allowing help to get to people who really need it."
While investigations into hoax calls like the ones that occurred Friday are "extremely, extremely time consuming and challenging" due to callers hiding behind layers of concealment, encrypted platforms and the dark web, Miller said, it's critical for local police to take them seriously.
"It's still worth it to pursue these cases because when they end in arrests, it really knocks out the idea it can be done without consequence," he added.
'You can't imagine the stress and hurt you put on families'
Nothing was funny about the parents who stood outside Watson Chapel High School on Friday crying out their children's names, Leon said.
It wasn't funny inside the school either, where Jacorrian Spears said students and staff were texting friends and family to say "I love you" one last time.
Spears, an AP US history teacher, recalls the moment his fourth period class was interrupted by the school secretary screaming into the intercom, "code black, code black, code black," with "distress in her voice."
Immediately, Spears locked his classroom door and blockaded the room with a bookshelf before taking cover with frightened students. Nearly an hour later, everyone was released.
From his window, Spears saw a stream of parents running to unite with their children.
"Teachers were trying to piece together what happened and students were just ready to go home," Spears said. "When we found out it was a prank, I guess I was kind of relieved but it still was terrible."
In addition to sparking fear and panic, Spears said the incident re-traumatized many of his students, who witnessed one of their classmates die in a 2021 shooting at the middle school, which is on the same campus as the high school.
"The students said they had flashbacks of the shooting that happened to them in junior high," Spears said. "Those kids are now 11th graders and they still wear RIP hoodies and shirts of their classmate. They've told me before how it still kind of haunts them and today didn't make it any better. "
The 15-year-old boy who died in the 2021 shooting was Leon's daughter's best friend. "She relives that memory everyday," Leon said. "Today brought everything back."
Leon is now focused on helping her children move past yet another traumatizing event.
"It's very stressful being a parent today," Leon said. "I'm afraid every time they walk out the door. Even before today, I stressed about my children going to school."
"In this day and time, things like this really happen," she added. "You can't imagine the stress and hurt you put on families when you do things like this. This is something most parents worry about everyday when we send our children to school. It needs to stop."
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Sunny Wayne, who was last seen in Rajeev Ravi’s ‘Kuttavum Shikshayum’, is all set to play a police officer in the upcoming film ‘Vela’. The makers released the first look poster from the film recently.
The film, which is directed by debutant Shyam Sasi Vela’, revolves around incidents that happen at a police control room in Palakkad. The script of the film bankrolled by S George under the banner of Sinsil Celluloid, has been written by S Sajas.
Sajas had earlier scripted Asif Ali’s ‘Mandharam’ Shane Nigam will also be seen in a police role in the film, while Sidharth Bharathan and Aditi Balan will play a prominent part. This is Shane Nigam’s first police role in his career. Tamil music composer Sam C S, who composed music for ‘Vikram Vedha’ and ‘Kaithi’ has been brought in for the project, while Mahesh Bhuvanenda is the cinematographer. Sam had earlier worked in ‘Odiyan’ in Mollywood. | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/sunny-wayne-vela-character-poster-george-s-police-roles-shane-nigam.html | 2022-09-17T14:55:47Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/17/sunny-wayne-vela-character-poster-george-s-police-roles-shane-nigam.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Addison Alford, Registered Gilt, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Addison Alford, Registered Gilt, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Addison Alford, Registered Gilt, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Billy Blankenship, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Billy Blankenship, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Billy Blankenship, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Gracelynn Sallee, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Gracelynn Sallee, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Gracelynn Sallee, Registered Gilt, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/353f9f87/ | 2022-09-17T14:55:48Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/353f9f87/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Channing Ashworth, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,100.
Basilee Whorton, Commercial Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Basilee Whorton, Commercial Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Channing Ashworth, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,100.
Basilee Whorton, Commercial Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Channing Ashworth, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,100.
Gavin Porter, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Gavin Porter, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Gavin Porter, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Gracelyn Lee, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Gracelyn Lee, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Gracelyn Lee, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Joshua Bailey, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Joshua Bailey, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Joshua Bailey, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Klayton Clark, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Klayton Clark, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Klayton Clark, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Lilee Daniels, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Lilee Daniels, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Lilee Daniels, Commercial Beef Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Macy Woodward, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Macy Woodward, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Macy Woodward, Registered Beef Heifer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Maebree Whorton, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Maebree Whorton, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Maebree Whorton, Registered Beef Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,500.
Regan Keller, Commercial Beef Heifer, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Regan Keller, Commercial Beef Heifer, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Regan Keller, Commercial Beef Heifer, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,600. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/45c9c80c/ | 2022-09-17T14:55:54Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/45c9c80c/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Abigail Morehead, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $550.
Abigail Morehead, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $550.
Abigail Morehead, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $550.
Avery Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Avery Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Avery Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Brinley Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,250.
Brinley Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,250.
Brinley Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,250.
Brycen Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Brycen Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Brycen Dobbs, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Claire Hale, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Claire Hale, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Claire Hale, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Gertrude Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Gertrude Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Gertrude Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Grady Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Grady Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Grady Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Hunter Stanfill, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Jamie Weeks, Market Lamb, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Jamie Weeks, Market Lamb, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Jamie Weeks, Market Lamb, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Kenley Young, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Kenley Young, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Kenley Young, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Laird Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Laird Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Laird Hudgins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Range Center, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Range Center, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Range Center, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Rebel Hays, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Rebel Hays, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Rebel Hays, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Robert Morgan, Market Lamb, Greenland FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Robert Morgan, Market Lamb, Greenland FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Robert Morgan, Market Lamb, Greenland FFA, Winning Bid - $700.
Rosie McCleland, Market Lamb, Prairie Grove 4-H, Winning Bid - $750.
Rosie McCleland, Market Lamb, Prairie Grove 4-H, Winning Bid - $750.
Rosie McCleland, Market Lamb, Prairie Grove 4-H, Winning Bid - $750.
Scarlet Hudkins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,350.
Scarlet Hudkins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,350.
Scarlet Hudkins, Market Lamb, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Elkins FFA, Winning Bid - $1,350.
Ella Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Ella Downum, Market Lamb, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Remington Hays, Market Lamb, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
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Cash Sheperd, Market Goat, Elkins 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Cash Sheperd, Market Goat, Elkins 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Cash Sheperd, Market Goat, Elkins 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Kalleigh Shreve, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Kalleigh Shreve, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Kalleigh Shreve, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Laney Relph, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Laney Relph, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Laney Relph, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Malachi Scates, Market Goat, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,200.
Malachi Scates, Market Goat, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,200.
Malachi Scates, Market Goat, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,200.
Merritt Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,650.
Merritt Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,650.
Merritt Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,650.
Riley Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Riley Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Riley Batson, Market Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Tripp Perkins, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $4,000.
Tripp Perkins, Market Goat, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $4,000.
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Ella Weaver, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Ella Weaver, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Ella Weaver, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Essa Downum, Registered Ewe, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Essa Downum, Registered Ewe, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Essa Downum, Registered Ewe, Brush Creek 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Langley Jones, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $750.
Langley Jones, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $750.
Langley Jones, Registered Ewe, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $750. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/6e309097/ | 2022-09-17T14:56:13Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/6e309097/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Martin Eric Levine
Martin Eric Levine, 65, a resident of Prairie Grove, passed away Saturday, September 3, 2022, at his home. He was born June 19, 1957, in Farmington, Michigan, the son of Howard and Robbye (Potts) Levine.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Phillip Garner; one brother, David Levine; one sister, Jacqueline Van Shaw.
Survivors include his wife, Lori Levine; three sons, David Levine and wife Heather, Aaron Levine son, Brian Garner and wife Shannon; six grandchildren, Haylee Levine, Hannah Levine, Dawsyn Levine, Calvyn Levine, Kindyll Levine, and Cameron Garner.
Funeral Service was held Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Prairie Grove Christian Church in Prairie Grove.
Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com.
Barbara Jean Smith
Barbara Jean Smith, age 70, a resident of West Fork, Arkansas, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022, in Springdale, Arkansas. She was born August 16, 1952, in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Edward Alonzo and Dorothy (Reid) Duke.
Jeanie loved to travel when she was able, she loved miniature weenie dogs, small children and had problems with grown adults at times.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Dottie Carlo of Watertown, New York.
Survivors include her husband of 36 years (43 years together), Thomas Smith; her three fur kids, Oliver, Hershey, and Lacy; several nieces, nephews and special friends.
At her request there will be no services held. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Circle of Life Hospice Home, 901 Jones Rd., Springdale, Arkansas 72762.
Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com.
Debbie Sue West
Debbie Sue West, Age 65, a resident of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born August 24, 1957, in Woodland, California, the daughter of Hiram Denver and Erma (Estep) Gibson.
Debbie was a devout Christian. She loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved to cook, garden and crochet and was passionate about helping others and her love language was giving.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Gary West.
Survivors include three daughters, Cathy Edens and her husband Terry of Springdale, Arkansas, Angela Gross of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Heather Swain of Newport, Arkansas; two brothers, Jerry Gibson of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Jimmy Sides of Texas; two sisters, Karen Donovan of Westville, Oklahoma, and Carla Williams of Texas; seven grandchildren, Paige Ayers, Samantha Burks, Brittany Swain, Garin Swain, Jason Swain, Jackson Gross, Jacob Gross; five great grandchildren Jaxton Ayers, Revie Ayers, Kennady Ayers, Tessa Tompkin, and Kaidyn Tompkins; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial service was held Friday, September 2, 2022, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove.
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Brynna Drummond, Registered Dairy Goat, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $900.
Brynna Drummond, Registered Dairy Goat, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $900.
Brynna Drummond, Registered Dairy Goat, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $900.
Colt Oliver, Registered Dairy Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Colt Oliver, Registered Dairy Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Colt Oliver, Registered Dairy Goat, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Emma Grace Kelley, Registered Dairy Goat, Prairie Groved FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Emma Grace Kelley, Registered Dairy Goat, Prairie Groved FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Emma Grace Kelley, Registered Dairy Goat, Prairie Groved FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Sicily Burnett, Registered Dairy Goat, Winslow 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Sicily Burnett, Registered Dairy Goat, Winslow 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Sicily Burnett, Registered Dairy Goat, Winslow 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/8b29a163/ | 2022-09-17T14:56:26Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/8b29a163/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
CANE HILL - A tradition finally returns to Cane Hill Harvest Festival this year after a two-year hiatus. The 36th anniversary of the Cane Hill Harvest Festival will again offer visitors a chance to explore the oldest college campus in Arkansas and learn about the crafts and traditions from years past.
"We're really excited to be able to bring back the community tradition. [Attendees] can expect a lot of the same things that we've had in previous years -- Ozark country breakfast and live local music, the sorghum production demonstration and food trucks. We'll also have a quilt show and drawing," says Vanessa McKuin, executive director of Historic Cane Hill.
"We're going to showcase some of the historic buildings through walking tours that we've kind of grouped in different categories. We'll have have them in the morning and the afternoon," she says. The Cane Hill Museum will be open too.
"We also have right now at Historic Cane Hill, a Smithsonian exhibition that's been here since April," she adds. The Smithsonian Habitat exhibit explores animal and plant life and what people can do to protect those natural areas. Topics along the trails include fungi, dead wood, nests and insects.
"[The Smithsonian staff] did a lot of the content for the exhibit, but then we curated it to our specific site," McKuin explains about the self-guided tour throughout campus and along the trail system to Jordan Creek. "Then we have one very special event tied in with the Habitat exhibit called, 'The Silken Thread.' It's a talk with one of the authors of a book of the same name, Ray Fisher," McKuin adds. The event will take place in the college auditorium.
This year will have more of a focus on craft demonstrations rather than vendors. In addition to the annual quilt show, there will be demonstrations from lace tatters and spinners, a blacksmith and a toy exhibit from Shiloh Museum.
"We have lots of other crafts that are traditional to the Ozarks," McKuin adds.
Of course no Cane Hill Festival would be complete without sorghum pressing demonstrations, which include cutting the sorghum that is grown in Cane Hill, pressing the juice from the stalk and cooking it down into sorghum molasses.
Cane Hill isn't named for the sorghum, McKuin says, although it's a common misconception. She relates that the story she heard is "the soil was so rich that there were canebrakes -- river canebrakes -- even growing on the hills."
Also essential to each Cane Hill Festival is the live music with sounds steeped in bluegrass and folk music.
"Cane Hill has a roots music program in the local schools to teach folk music to a new generation. Two of the groups who participate in that are going to be playing at the festival," McKuin says. These are Raising Cane Hill and East of Zion. Also playing are Statehouse Electric, The Cane Hillbillies and the Mountain Gypsies.
"We're encouraging people to bring a blanket or lawn chairs to come out and watch the music."
She adds that there will be T-shirts and sorghum and apple butter for sale (credit cards accepted), favorites of people who attend this festival regularly. A KidsZone will feature bouncy houses and plenty of room for kids to run wild and play.
First timers should be aware that the rural Ozark settlement just west of Fayetteville on Highway 45 is still very rustic -- the perfect place to unplug.
"Once they get into Cane Hill, they probably won't have cell service, so we'll have plenty of signage. They'll be able to find the festival and parking for the festival," McKuin says. "It should be easy for people to find the activities. We'll have info booths at each one of the parking areas to get people oriented."
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FARMINGTON -- The dream realized in Farmington's Class 4A State boys soccer championship keeps getting sweeter for junior manager Victor Pacheo, who received a championship ring along with the team Aug. 25.
Farmington assistant soccer coach Brian Dean was among several people playing instrumental roles in securing a ring for Victor.
"After we won the state championship we had a conversation about the total number of rings we were going to order and who they were going to be for and Victor was part of that conversation," Dean said.
On Friday, Sept. 2, Victor took off his headset prior to helping announce Farmington's 38-20 nonconference varsity football win over Class 7A Springdale long enough to describe the experience.
"The ring is pretty good. It has the cardinal. It says state 'championship.' On the side it has 'Pacheo' and 'manager. I'm pretty happy about that. It was a pretty good surprise for me," Victor said.
Extenuating circumstances kept Victor from attending the Class 4A State Finals boys soccer match won by Farmington, 4-3, over Clarksville on May 21 on Everett Field at the Benton Athletic Complex, yet the young man who deals with autism was never far removed from the hearts of his teammates and coaches.
When the team bus pulled out of the parking lot at Farmington High School on Friday, May 20, not only were they accompanied by a police escort, Victor made himself a visible and vocal show of support making certain the Cardinals got a proper sendoff.
Standing alongside the road, Victor armed himself to the teeth with an arsenal of Cardinal booster equipment. He rang a cowbell, displayed a poster and was yelling, "Go Cardinals," as the bus passed by him.
Volunteer assistant coach Mark Rogers, who drove his own personal vehicle to Benton for the state finals, had the presence of mind to videotape Victor, preserving a moment forever etched in the minds of the Cardinal coaches and players.
Capturing Hearts
Victor captured the hearts of virtually everybody affiliated with the Cardinal soccer program during its first season of varsity competition in 2021.
Whenever the Cardinals scored a goal, Victor added to the excitement by performing an impromptu dance to celebrate. His participation went way beyond his managerial duties. Former coach Tanner Feil, who pioneered the program, took note that while Victor was on the sideline, he'd coach as much as any of the staff with a match in progress.
"There's just something about that kid. You see his smile, it immediately makes you happy. He's obsessed with soccer," Feil said during a 2021 interview. "If you're a coach, he's going to be your best friend."
Victor helped with the organization for practices and set up for games. He cashed in upon every opportunity to serve the interests of the team and habitually enhanced each Cardinal success with the 2021 boys going 10-6-1 and qualifying for state in their first chance for postseason.
Sports occupy Victor's interests. NASCAR and soccer are his favorites, but he won't hesitate to throw in his support for any athletic program Farmington has going. Victor bonded with legendary softball coach Randy Osnes, who retired after the 2021 season, in addition to forging relationships with girls basketball coach Brad Johnson and athletic director Beau Thompson, who was head boys basketball coach until 2020.
Jason Shirey took over the Lady Cardinal softball program upon Osnes' retirement. Victor's influence upon the athletic program became one of the dynamics he learned quickly.
"What I know of Victor is just the legend that preceded him, his love for all things Cardinal and his enthusiasm," Shirey said. "He has just a pure joy and love of school and life that I think we could all learn from Victor."
Cards Trump NASCAR
Dean recalled getting a phone call from Victor's mother, Alba Pacheo, when winter storms disrupted the 4A North Regional basketball tournament hosted by Farmington at Cardinal Arena and games had to be played on a Sunday.
"What have you done to my son that I"m bringing him to school on Sunday?" Alba asked, explaining that she marvelled because Victor typically won't give up watching his favorite sport on TV for nobody.
Yet, here he was showing up to cheer on Farmington's boys and girls basketball teams as they battled for seeding in the Class 4A State tournament.
Cardinal athletics had trumped NASCAR and that was a big deal in the Pacheo household.
Two weeks later Victor persuaded his mother to allow him to ride a fan bus driven by boys coach Johnny Taylor to the Class 4A State girls basketball finals at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs. Alba was concerned for her special needs child, but knew how important being there was to Victor and relented when Taylor assured her that he would look after Victor. Taylor's wife, Morgan, went along on the bus trip serving as an additional chaperone.
Nashville's Sydney Townsend drained a 23-footer in the final seconds and the Lady Cardinals endured heartbreak, losing the girls basketball state championship, 42-41, on March 20. Victor quietly swallowed his disappointment, got back on the bus and went home.
Endeared To Teammates
He faced more adversity during the spring and didn't get to be at all the soccer matches and engage in person like had done in 2021. Yet, there remained a lasting endearment among his soccer teammates.
Cardinal goalie Steven Gomez, named MVP of the state finals, performed exceptionally during Farmington's state tournament run. The deeper the Cardinals went into the state tournament, the tougher competition they faced, and Gomez seemingly got better.
He began the run with three saves in a 2-0 shutout of Wynne. Facing the setting sun during the second half of a quarterfinal, 3-2, win over Pulaski Academy on the Bruins' home field, Gomez still managed to find the ball, chalking up 13 saves. Gomez recorded seven saves during a semifinal, 1-0, win over De Queen, and came up big with nine critical saves during the Cardinals' 4-3 victory over Clarksville in the State Finals on May 21.
Gomez was only too happy to recognize Victor's contributions to the soccer program.
"He was the biggest supporter we had. He came to all of our games last year. He was on the sideline cheering us on. This year we knew he couldn't be at all of our matches. Still, we were very proud that we had him cheering us on," Gomez said.
Victor believes the Cardinals are capable of winning any soccer match they play and never hesitates to tell team members what he's thinking.
Gomez holds fond memories of Victor getting in the ear of the Cardinals, yelling, "Guys, we got this,"
"I love Victor. Victor, I think, was one of our biggest inspirations. He motivated us," Gomez said. "He's always bubbly, always nice, always ready to go and hyped up for the game."
Trivia And Travel Info
Victor enjoys it when the Cardinals play their own version of sporting trivia or travel information during road trips.
During one outing Dean recalls they challenged Victor to name the mascot for various high schools in Arkansas, picking teams at random.
"He knows almost every one of them," Dean said. "He's a special kid, he's smart."
Gomez and team members marvel at Victor's keen sense of direction and how to read maps during road trips. Gomez admitted he'd test Victor by asking for directions he thought might be complicated. Yet, Victor never failed to deliver.
"Ask him for directions for any place in Arkansas and he can tell you. He can give you directions on how to get there and what highway to take," Gomez said.
When signing off on the approval that included Victor to get a championship ring, Thompson needed no convincing. The athletic director already knew the value of Victor's input for the soccer program and what the ring would mean to the teenager on a personal level.
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Chloe Hillian, Dairy Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,800.
Chloe Hillian, Dairy Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,800.
Chloe Hillian, Dairy Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,800.
Collin Stone, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Collin Stone, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Collin Stone, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Hoyt Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Hoyt Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Hoyt Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $800.
Hudson Lowrimore, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Hudson Lowrimore, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Hope Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $800.
Hope Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $800.
Hudson Lowrimore, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Hope Oliver, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $800.
Lee Spinks, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $2,150.
Lee Spinks, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $2,150.
Lee Spinks, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $2,150.
Liam Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Liam Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Liam Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Noah Atha, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $3,900.
Noah Hillian, Dairy Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Noah Atha, Dairy Heifer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $3,900.
Noah Hillian, Dairy Heifer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,100.
Parker Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Parker Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Parker Pittman, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Presleigh Spears, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Presleigh Spears, Dairy Heifer, Goin'Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Presleigh Spears, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Scarlett Stone, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,500.
Scarlett Stone, Dairy Heifer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,500.
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J.T. WAMPLER NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Ali Mero of Springdale puts a hat on a mannequin Saturday Sept 3, at the Farmington Farmers Market. Mero crochets hats, toys and more. The market is held every Saturday at Creekside Park in Farmington and is under the direction of Busy Bees Canning Co.
J.T. WAMPLER NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Ali Mero of Springdale puts a hat on a mannequin Saturday Sept 3, at the Farmington Farmers Market. Mero crochets hats, toys and more. The market is held every Saturday at Creekside Park in Farmington and is under the direction of Busy Bees Canning Co.
J.T. WAMPLER NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Ali Mero of Springdale puts a hat on a mannequin Saturday Sept 3, at the Farmington Farmers Market. Mero crochets hats, toys and more. The market is held every Saturday at Creekside Park in Farmington and is under the direction of Busy Bees Canning Co.
J.T. WAMPLER NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Pepper jelly is displayed Saturday Sept 3, at the Farmington Farmers Market. The market is held every Saturday at Creekside Park in Farmington from 9 a.m. to 1p.m.
J.T. WAMPLER NWA DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Pepper jelly is displayed Saturday Sept 3, at the Farmington Farmers Market. The market is held every Saturday at Creekside Park in Farmington from 9 a.m. to 1p.m.
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Friday's nonconference football game between Farmington and Rogers brought back memories of one of the gravest injustices experienced in four decades of watching and covering high school sports.
Twenty years ago on May 25, 2002, Colstrip sprinter Chester "Tuff" Harris, a member of the Crow Tribe with Northern Cheyenne bloodlines as well, beat everybody off the starting blocks and appeared to win his signature event in the boys 100 meter dash at the Montana Class A State track and field meet held at Missoula. After the runners cleared the finish line, the official declared Tuff Harris disqualified, alleging that he jumped the starting gun. According to the rules, the official should have halted the race immediately, but he hesitated, allowing it to finish.
The race was run again without Tuff Harris and Havre Blue Pony junior Steve Heberly declared the state champion with a time of 11.27. Tuff's father, Jerry Harris, shot a video of the race, which when played back in slow motion clearly showed there was no violation because puffs of smoke from the starting gun can be seen rising in at least three frames before Tuff Harris came off the blocks.
That was Montana, and growing up on the Crow Indian Reservation, we had to deal with an excessive amount of racism frequently manifesting through sporting events, elections, and local government.
I've seen a lot of things, but, shockingly, the first quarter on Friday at Rogers represents a worst case scenario and the most one-sided rules enforcement and lack thereof in football I've ever witnessed from public employees. Yes, the referees draw their salaries from public funds, and taxpayers have a right to expect them to objectively maintain a level playing field during a football game to the best of their ability.
On Friday, Rogers gambled on fourth-and-two, failing to make a first down when Farmington middle linebacker Cooper Gardenhire (5-10, 210) hit Mountie quarterback Dane Williams (6-0, 190) dropping him at the line-of-scrimmage. The Mounties, another blue-clad team like their counterparts 1,500 miles to the northwest in Havre, Mont., got bailed out by what resembles an awful lot like a conspiracy towards a pre-determined outcome.
On first-and-10 from the Rogers' 44, Farmington executed a double pass. Junior quarterback Cameron Vanzant took a two step drop and was standing at the Mountie 46 when he threw a pass sideways to wide receiver Lawson DeVault, who was a behind Vanzant at the 50 when the ball was released with 10:42 showing on the first quarter clock.
Vanzant was moving backwards and his feet came to a stop at the 50 after he threw the ball. Simultaneously, DeVault took a step forward, securing the ball at the Rogers' 49.
No flags were thrown at that juncture and play continued with DeVault throwing downfield to Peyton Funk. Six seconds elapsed before a flag was thrown once officials realized Funk made a reception at the 20 and the side judge threw a flag at the 10:36 mark with Rogers defenders making a lot of contact, appearing to interfere with Funk's ability to receive the ball.
A second flag was thrown by the defensive back judge standing at the Rogers' three with the clock displaying 10:34. Funk fought off the defenders, gaining extra yardage to the Mountie 11, and the clock stopped at 10:32 with the play blown dead and dirty laundry on the field.
Watching the replay and running a stopwatch revealed that 1:05 elapsed after the ball was snapped to start the play before the officials issued their ruling on the field -- penalizing Farmington for an "illegal forward pass" and taking away first-and-10 at the Rogers' 11 less than a minute-and-a-half into the game.
The referees had spent almost as much time in a huddle conferring after the play, a total of 54 seconds, as game time.
The fact they didn't throw a flag immediately when DeVault executed the second throw of a double-pass play and the flags thrown were both by officials who weren't positioned to make that ruling indicates they figured out what to call to take away the big gain after they threw the flags.
A retired deputy sheriff from Wyoming once told me the police operate in this manner. They stop a vehicle first and then they figure out what for.
This changed the tone of the game and the officiating only got worse from that point on. On the next play Farmington fumbled the ball away and Rogers drove, producing a 37-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff a Cardinal returner got tripped up by his own man and hit the turf. The ball came out and the referees awarded Rogers possession, ignoring the rule that "the ground cannot cause a fumble."
The Mounties scored on a 16-yard pass, extending their lead to 10-0. On Farmington's next drive, Vanzant completed a 9-yard pass to Funk on third-and-three, but a controversial holding call negated that and the Cardinals punted.
On second-and-13, Rogers' right guard Conner Simmeron (6-0, 265) picked up Farmington defensive end Scout Morrison (6-2, 205), who slashed inside on a stunt. Simmeron wrapped his arms around the defender's waist, preventing him from sacking Williams at the 18 with the referee standing yards away. There was no holding call and Williams completed a pass. On the next play he threw to Rogers' Mabry Verser (6-2, 200), who appeared to catch the ball as it bounced into his hands off the turf. The ruling on the field was a catch, allowing the Mounties to convert third-and-six.
Every time the Cardinals made a play that appeared might turn momentum in their favor the officiating crew did something to counteract it.
Zach Ralston intercepted a Williams' pass at the Cardinal 45, returning the ball 28 yards. The officials threw a flag and marked off five yards against Farmington after the stand-out defensive play for a sideline infraction.
Four plays following, Rogers' Andrew Trenary (5-10, 165) did his job breaking up a fourth down pass to cause a turnover on downs, then added a little extra by getting in the face of DeVault, the intended receiver, and jawing on him. There was no flag for taunting, which would have pushed Rogers back inside the 20.
Instead the Mounties set up shop with first-and-10 from their own 29. Williams escaped the pocket running the ball aided by Rogers' Diego Dillet (6-2, 300), who dragged down Farmington's Carter Moad (6-0, 210) by his shoulderpad. Williams gained 16 yards on the scramble with no flag thrown for holding.
The same thing happened on the next play, Rogers' receiver Graycen Cash (6-3, 170) latched onto Andrew Disheroon (5-10, 175) preventing a tackle at the line of scrimmage, and repeated three plays afterwards with Rogers' tight end Jansen Garner (6-3, 180) grabbing his opposite No. 11, Farmington's Charlie Mobley (5-10, 165) from behind at Farmington's 42 with Cash running a jet sweep. With no flag forthcoming that eliminated a potential tackle at the Cardinal 45 with the play advancing 13 more yards to Farmington's 32.
Williams threw a touchdown pass to Verser on the next play pushing the Mountie lead out to 17-0.
Rogers' kicker J.T. Miller (5-10, 160) attempted an onside kick but the ball went out-of-bounds. Fear of the Cardinal offense worked against the Mounties as they postured Farmington with a short field inside Rogers' territory at the 47. The officials marked off five more yards on a false start penalty, forcing the drive to begin on Farmington's side of the field with first-and-15 from the Cardinal 48.
Sophomore Russell Hodge (5-10, 180) gave the Cardinals some life when he broke a 52-yard touchdown run. Jorge Cervantes kicked the PAT reducing the Cardinal deficit to 17-7 with 23 seconds to go in the first quarter.
But the officials weren't done, stealing Farmington's thunder by ignoring what looked like a block in the back at the Rogers' 10 and another at the Mounties' 22 as Rogers senior Tye Cunningham (6-0, 180) returned the kickoff 98 yards for a Rogers' touchdown.
The first quarter ended with Rogers leading 24-7. Take away those points for both teams and Farmington wins 32-28 instead of losing 52-39.
Mark Humphrey grew up among a vast extended family of the Crow Indians in south central Montana. His Indian name, "Sings With His Heart," was given unto him by his late adopted father, Walter "Merle" Big Medicine (July 19, 1941 - Nov. 22, 2021), of Dunmore, Mont. Humphrey is a member of a federally recognized tribe. Humphrey's poetry compositions derive from a rich spiritual and Native American heritage. Humphrey is a sports writer for the Enterprise-Leader. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/forensic-audit-first-quarter/ | 2022-09-17T14:56:58Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/forensic-audit-first-quarter/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Before a Supreme Court ruling based on no legal precedent took prayer out of schools in 1963, society prioritized maintaining integrity in all walks of life. Had Friday's football game between visiting Farmington and host Rogers taken place before then, both Rogers superintendent of schools Jeff Perry and athletic director Keith Kilgore would be going into head football coach Chad Harbison's office right now after he and his staff had ample time to review it and confiscating their game film from Friday.
Harbison would be under investigation for several cheap shots by Rogers' players that occurred in the second quarter, and there would be a review of the officials' conduct and a probe into the boosters and their activities to examine whether or not any undue influence occurred. In the old days, no school would want what anybody might consider an "illegitimate win." Old school organizations would rather forfeit than stand accused of cheating, but without prayer in schools society degenerates.
Anybody who thinks they have a hard time imagining such a mentality there's an excellent portrayal of that mindset in the 2006 movie, "Believe in Me," by Bruce Dern playing the role of a school board president named Ellis Brawley all too willing to throw away a hard-earned girls basketball state championship because of a legalistic mindset. The movie is set in western Oklahoma during the early 1960s.
When a cheap shot happens once or twice in a game, it could be written off as an isolated incident, but when there's consistency it reflects on what a head coach tolerates.
I go to my native Crow Indian Reservation to make the point.
Around 1991 after broadcasting another tournament 65 miles away, I hustled to get into a packed gym late in the fourth quarter with my hometown, which is Class A, hosting a District 3-B basketball tournament just in time to see one of the reserve players for their county rival, the Lodge Grass Indians, 34 miles down the road, sub in with the game basically in hand. With the referees backs turned to him, he kicked an opposing player who was positioned to guard him on the in-bounds play.
It was totally unnecessary and a blatant display of unsportsmanlike behavior in front of a packed house, and something Native Americans don't need. There were enough challenges facing Indian teams without provoking any more hostility.
A few years later that particular player went into the entertainment business, needing to draw from a diverse audience to achieve success. When the opportunity presented itself I privately confronted him over the incident and he admitted he's embarrassed by it.
"I was hoping nobody saw that," he said. "Coach [Gordon] Real Bird cussed me out for that."
He also got subbed out at the next dead ball and that was the end of his playing time.
So, don't tell me the head coach can't deal with those issues. If nothing else, he can run it out of them in practice.
Here's what Rogers had going on Friday in front of its own packed house.
Farmington junior quarterback Cameron Vanzant completed a pass to Hunter Reaves for 18 yards on second-and-12. Reaves rolled over and hit the ground as he made the reception. With the play blown dead, he got to his feet only to have Rogers linebacker Ashton Alston (5-9, 220) hit him and knock him down with the side judge standing two yards away.
There was no flag for unnecessary roughness or a late hit or even taunting as Alston berated Reaves. The side judge disregarded all that while another official threw a controversial flag for an ineligible receiver downfield erasing the first down.
Instead of five, the officials marked off six yards creating second-and-18 from the Cardinal 19. Vanzant connected with Luke Elsik coming out of the backfield at Farmington's 48 and the sophomore speedster went the distance for an 81-yard touchdown pulling the Cardinals within 24-14.
A missed tackle cost Farmington on a bubble screen with Tye Cunningham going 68 yards the other way for a Mountie score.
There was more nefarious action by the Mounties on the kickoff. Rogers' Gael Salinas (5-8, 175) lined up as the third man to the left of the kicker on the kickoff coverage unit. Running downfield, Farmington's Asher Hendrix (5-10, 160) blocked him on the left hash mark as Cardinal kick returner Lawson DeVault was tackled at the 20. Salinas reacted by grabbing Hendrix by the facemask and hurling him to the turf.
He stood over Hendrix taunting him. Hendrix got to his feet, held his hands up showing the referees he wasn't engaged and walked off.
The officials huddled for a minute-and-a-half and decided to penalize Farmington 10 yards and Rogers 15 yards. Salinas didn't get ejected for throwing punches.
Farmington mounted a drive penetrating the red zone. On third-and-three from the Mountie 16, Hodges carried the ball up the middle. Center Hunter Marshall recorded a pancake block and helped push the pile forward to the nine. A Rogers defensive tackle punched Marshall in the back while he was lying on the turf. There was no flag.
The Cardinals had to score twice on the drive.
Vanzant found wide receiver Peyton Funk in the back of the end zone for a touchdown with 1:35 left in the first half, but the side judge threw a flag for ineligible receiver downfield again. Somehow they marked off 10 yards instead of five to bring up first-and-goal from the Mounties' 19.
As a Native American I've seen this before, many times over in Montana high school sports when referees attempted to break the will of Indian athletic teams by constantly penalizing them while ignoring infractions committed by their opponent.
Farmington eventually scored with Vanzant throwing to Funk from 10 yards out, but 23 seconds had run off the clock diminishing an opportunity for another drive had the Cardinals attempted an onside kick.
At the end of a first half dominated by controversial officiating and marred by cheap shots and taunting that went unchecked by both those supervising players from the home team and the guys in charge of enforcing the rules, Rogers led 31-21.
Rogers School District lists five core values on its website. Two of those, respect and integrity, didn't show up on the football field Friday night.
Mark Humphrey grew up among a vast extended family of the Crow Indians in south central Montana. His Indian name, "Sings With His Heart," was given unto him by his late adopted father, Walter "Merle" Big Medicine (July 19, 1941 - Nov. 22, 2021), of Dunmore, Mont. Humphrey is a member of a federally recognized tribe. Humphrey's poetry compositions derive from a rich spiritual and Native American heritage. Humphrey is a sports writer for the Enterprise-Leader. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/forensic-audit-second-quarter/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:05Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/forensic-audit-second-quarter/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Critical violations are those factors leading to foodborne illness and must be corrected immediately. Noncritical violations relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Aug. 22
Tacos El Jefe
169 W. Main St., Farmington.
Critical violations: Employee put parsley into a blender for salsa verde with bare hands. Noncritical violations: Some containers of food in the large stainless lacked a cover. Several items in the large stainless lacked date marking.
Aug.25
Tony's Burgers
103 E. Pridemore Drive, Lincoln.
Critical violations: Employee assembled sandwich with bare hands. No bare hand contact with exposed, ready-to-eat food or ice. Sliced tomatoes on the prep table were at 43 degrees and butter in the refrigerator was at 49 degrees. Noncritical violations: Employee was wearing a ring with stone.
Washington Burgerland
802 E. Pridemore Drive, Lincoln.
Critical violations: None. Noncritical violations: Employee preparing food was wearing ring with stone. Forks and spoons were being stored in cups tine side up. Posted permit has expired.
The following establishments had no violations this reporting period: Subway, 851 W. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove.
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LINCOLN -- Lincoln opened the golf season Aug. 1 playing nine holes at The Course at Sager's Crossing in Siloam Springs with the boys team finishing second to Valley Springs.
"Golf season is underway. It was our first match of the year against some of the top schools in our conference," said Lincoln coach Justin Bounds.
Valley Springs won the boys meet out of a four team field with a 131 total followed by Lincoln, 147, Elkins, 155, and Bergman, 157.
Aug. 1, Sager's Crossing
BOYS
Kase Ingram, 47
Kale Jones, 48
Bryson Karber, 50
Paxton Price, 52
Kayden Job, 57
King Adair, 66
Aug. 3, Waldron Country Club
On Aug. 3 Lincoln competed at the Waldron Country Club in another nine-hole event. The boys team placed fifth behind Booneville, 124, Charleston, 125, Mena, 126, and Waldron, 133, while Mansfield was sixth with 149.
"This was our first road trip of the year. It was great competition with the schools in the River Valley," Bounds said.
BOYS
Kase Ingram, 44
Paxton Price, 50
Kale Jones, 51
King Adair, 62
Aug. 8, Sager's Crossing
The bulk of the boys team, Jones, Karber, Job and Adair, weren't available due to football commitments in a return to "The Course at Sager's Crossing" for another nine-hole competition at Siloam Springs on Aug. 8 against host Siloam Springs and Alma. Siloam Springs won the three-way meet with a 188 while Alma tallied 209.
BOYS
Kase Ingram, 55
Paxton Price, 50
Aug. 11, The Creeks
Lincoln competed against six other teams on Thursday, Aug. 11, at "The Creeks," a Cave Springs golf course. The boys team placed third over 18 holes.
"It was good to play there; our conference tourney will be back at The Creeks," Bounds said.
Sophomore Kale Jones shot an 89 to pace the boys team, good for third overall.
"He was very consistent with his scores. He likes his driver, but he had everything working pretty good," Bounds said.
Valley Springs won the boys meet with a 279, edging Flippin with 280 while Lincoln was at 292, Bergman, 303, and Lifeway Christian at 376. Green Forest didn't field a complete team.
"It was our first 18-hole match of the year. We got some scores so we know where we are now. The kids kind of know and understand what it takes to get through 18 holes," Bounds said.
BOYS
Kale Jones, 89
Kase Ingram, 94
Paxton Price, 109
King Adair, 129
Aug. 18, River Valley
Lincoln didn't field a full boys team at the River Valley Golf Course in a meet hosted by Alma on Aug. 18, but that didn't stop Ingram from showing his stuff. He shot an 86, the lowest total thus far in the boys season for an 18-hole meet.
"Kase Ingram finished third overall in the boys division," Bounds said.
Siloam Springs won the boys meet with a 351 while Alma was second with a tally of 381.
BOYS
Kase Ingram, 86
Bryson Karber, 118 | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/lincoln-boys-settling-in-on-green/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:18Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/lincoln-boys-settling-in-on-green/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Abigail Wiles, Market Hog, Lincoln FFA, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Market Hogs
Alexus Phipps, Market Hog, Har-Ber FFA, Winning Bid - $750.
Alyssa Fiorentino, Market Hog, Har-Ber FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Anayah Phipps, Market Hog, Har-Ber FFA, Winning Bid - $900.
Braxton Blankenship, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,600.
Bryce Earnheart, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Cale Jones, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Caleb Wiles, Market Hog, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Caylor Ashworth, Market Hog, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,400.
Chloie Thomas, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Easton Brooks, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Emma Jones, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,700.
Emma Parker, Market Hog, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Ethan Parker, Market Hog, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Gabby Morgan, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Gracie Willis, Market Hog, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,200.
Gus Hale, Market Hog, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Jett Easterling, Market Hog, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,200.
Kendal Perguson, Market Hog, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $3,200.
Kenleigh Shreve, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,800.
Laney Osbon, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,600.
Lizzie Mabry, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Mayli Brooks, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $700.
Reany White, Market Hog, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Rosie Pianalto, Market Hog, Har-Ber FFA, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Violet Shows, Market Hog, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $900.
Woodrow Burkett, Market Hog, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
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Annee White, Market Steer, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-h, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Annee White, Market Steer, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-h, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Annee White, Market Steer, Cove Creek Clever Clovers 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Braydon Kildow, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Braydon Kildow, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Braydon Kildow, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Brooklynne Stovall, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Brooklynne Stovall, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Brooklynne Stovall, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,900.
Cole Bromley, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Cole Bromley, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Cole Bromley, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,000.
Collin Fields, Market Steer, Fayetteville FFA, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Collin Fields, Market Steer, Fayetteville FFA, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Collin Fields, Market Steer, Fayetteville FFA, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Denim Proctor, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,600.
Denim Proctor, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,600.
Denim Proctor, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $3,600.
Fayth Horn, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Fayth Horn, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Fayth Horn, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $900.
Beau Smith, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Beau Smith, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Beau Smith, Market Steer, Goin' Showin' 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,100.
Hudson Moore, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,300.
Hudson Moore, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,300.
Hudson Moore, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,300.
Jake Wynne, Market Steer, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,450.
Jake Wynne, Market Steer, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,450.
Jake Wynne, Market Steer, Washington Co. Rabbit and Poultry 4-H, Winning Bid - $1,450.
Justin Calhoon, Market Steer, Farmington FFA. Winning Bid - $5,200.
Justin Calhoon, Market Steer, Farmington FFA, Winning Bid - $5,200.
Justin Calhoon, Market Steer, Farmington FFA. Winning Bid - $5,200.
Lauren Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,150.
Kaci Bickford, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Kaci Bickford, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300.
Kasey Daniels, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Kasey Daniels, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Kasey Daniels, Market Steer, Hogeye 4-H, Winning Bid - $2,000.
Katelynn Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Katelynn Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Katelynn Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Lauren Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,150.
Lauren Horn, Market Steer, Prairie Grove 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,150.
Tyler Shreve, Market Steer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Tyler Shreve, Market Steer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Tyler Shreve, Market Steer, Lincoln FFA, Winning Bid - $1,400.
Kaci Bickford, Market Steer, Prairie Grove FFA, Winning Bid - $1,300. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/market-steer/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:30Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/market-steer/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The late U.S. Senator Dale Leon Bumpers, said, it best: "When they say it is not about the money -- you can bet it is about the money."
Last week, the Legislative Council's Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Subcommittee authorized the spending of $77.2 million to 40 of the state's 288 school districts.
And, listen up Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, the committee with the long name did so ... without asking a single question.
Not a single question was asked by its members.
Wow!
Maybe it is all about the money -- the federal money.
The federal American Rescue Plan's (ARPA) Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER), has sent the state more than $500 million to date. This, $77.2 million chunk, was the fourth such outlay to area districts from the federal funds, which are "sort of held and approved" by state leaders.
"Sort of held and approved," sounds about right, according to Arkansas School Czar Johnnie Key, a former day care operator and state legislator from Mountain Home.
Key said the federal fund, under federal law, is held by the state Department of Education, but his agency may not direct how school districts choose to use these federal funds. But gladly, Key points out, the state will assist school districts, as needed, to develop plans and priorities.
No wonder the average classroom teachers in Arkansas are outraged at the state and federal educational system.
Arkansas's classroom teachers are among the lowest paid in the nation, yet more than $500 million in federal funds have come through the state with little, if any, strings attached for teachers.
Yet the state, only now, has suggested that "some of the federal ESSER funds" be used for state approved bonuses of $5,000 for classroom teachers and up to $2,500 for non-certified school staff.
This was the "end around" plan that Key and Gov. Asa Hutchinson hatched to put a lid on the classroom teachers gaining a ground swell into getting a raise in basic pay, until a legislative efficiency study could be completed in 2022 and ready for a pay raise recommendation in 2024 -- all under a new governor and possibly a newer general assembly.
Again, it makes one's head swoon that without a single question $77.2 million was approved for this payout.
Here is more of a breakdown that will make your head spin Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer.
Eight school districts are seeking more of their federal allocation that don't meet the legislative council's recommendations. And these eight explained why as they marched to the back of the pay line to wait and see.
Another 10 districts got the OK and are waiting on the checks to arrive. This includes Bearden, Buffalo Island Central, Cedarville, Clinton, Corning, Nashville, Omaha, Palestine-Wheatley, Riverside and Van Buren.
Another eight districts have revised their original plans to match the legislator's requirements and are ready for their cash. They are: Des Arc, Flippin, Heber Springs, Hope, Jessieville, Ouachita River, Stuttgart and Viola.
The 26 districts that didn't meet the Legislative Council's recommendations will be back.
Many of these 26 gave reasons why they didn't meet the requirements for staff bonuses to the panel.
Clarendon Schools, for example, said 20% of its ESSER allocation was devoted to learning loss and then more of those funds to a safe, warm, dry building for its school children.
The Dover School District said its board has already paid additional compensation to its teaching and non-teaching staff over the past two years, but the district said it would use its remaining federal funds to pay out $3,500 in additional pay to all staff.
And here is the real kicker to taking and doling out federal funds at any level, especially when overseen by a state government.
"The (Arkansas) Department of Education may not reimburse districts for American Rescue Plan ESSER expenses, until the department's appropriation has been approved by the subcommittee," according to Key.
So, subcommittees will keep meeting quietly, frequently and at times, almost silently, at the state capitol to sign off on millions and millions of school funds.
But tragically, not a plug nickel for more teacher pay.
-- Maylon Rice is a former journalist who worked for several northwest Arkansas publications. He can be reached via email at [email protected] The opinions expressed are those of the author. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/opinion-no-questions-asked-as-772-million-approved/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:37Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/opinion-no-questions-asked-as-772-million-approved/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FARMINGTON
Harol Morgan, 48, of Springdale, was arrested Aug. 19 in connection with possession of meth or cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance.
Lora Blanks-Buckner, 47, of Springdale, was arrested Aug. 20 on a warrant for failure to appear.
Antonio Oxman, 37, of Springdale, was arrested Aug. 20 in connection with careless driving, excess speed.
Dustin Engler, 52, of PG, was arrested Aug. 20 on a warrant for contempt of court.
Skyler Scaife, 22, of Farmington, was arrested Aug. 22 on a warrant for contempt of court.
PRAIRIE GROVE
Kale Sears, 30, of Cherry Valley, was arested Sept. 1 on a warrant for failure to appear.
Sabian Sandoval, 36, of Prairie Grove, was arrested Sept. 4 in conneection with assault on a household or family member.
Edward Kupers, 24, of Fayetteville, was arrested Sept. 1 in connection with leaving the scene of an accident and careless driving.
James Villegas, 35, of Farmington, was arrested Sept, 7 on a warrant for failure to pay.
Jolean McLean, 36, of Saint Paul, was arrested Sept. 6 on a warrant for failure to appear.
Christopher Morfin-Ayala, 25, of Springdale, was arrested Sept. 6 on a warrant for failure to pay.
Edgar Soto, 20, of Rogers, was arrested Sept. 7 on a warrant for failure to pay. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/police-report/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:43Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/police-report/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The annual Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair was held Sept. 3-5, 2022, on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Scotty Helms of Fayetteville, a fourth-year vendor at the 2022 Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, holds his first metal working product, an S-hook, and an eight-pin Gentleman Fighter, a blade he said he creates only once a year.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Margaret Choffel, 2022 Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair visitor from Fayetteville, talks with Scotty Helms of WK Forge Works about his blades. Choffel, a regular viewer of the television show “Forged in Fire,” said it was fun to see a contestant in person. The fair is held every Labor Day weekend on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Dan Hoffbauer talks about “The Last Gasp,” a work in progress depicting a canister attack during the Civil War’s Battle of Prairie Grove. Hoffbauer was one of 10 local vendors at the 2022 Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, which is held annually during Labor Day weekend on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Civil War artist Dan Hoffbauer points to a detail on a print of one of his paintings at the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair held Sept. 3-5, 2022. This was the Bella Vista resident’s first time as a vendor there.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Oliver Adams, 12, of Farmington, directs parking at the 2022 Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair. A member of Prairie Grove Boy Scout Troop #94, Adam’s said the troop parks cars to raise funds for troop needs.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Joe and Sabrina Wood from Tulsa, Okla., sample flank steak sautéed with onions, peppers and Mike’s Seasoning during the 2022 Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair held Sept. 3-5 on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Mike Garner, president of Mike’s Seasonings from Crystal Springs, Miss., shows off “Spicy Recipe” during his 15th year as a vendor at the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, held Sept. 3-5, 2022, on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park.
DENISE NEMEC SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE LEADER Wild about Quilts vendors Lee Ann, left, and Roxanne, sisters-in-law and business partners, hold up a pattern they call “Melinda’s Heart.” This was their 15th year at the Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair, held Sept. 3-5, 2022, on the grounds of Prairie Grove National Military Park. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/prairie-grove-clothesline-fair/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:49Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/prairie-grove-clothesline-fair/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
GRAVETTE -- Ethan Miller did a little bit of everything and made sure he left his mark on Gravette's new turf surface.
The senior had two long touchdown runs in the first quarter, a two-point conversion run, a fourth-down pass reception and an interception to fuel Prairie Grove's 50-28 victory in the battle of former 4A-1 Conference rivals at Lion Stadium.
Miller needed only two rushing plays to eclipse the 100-yard mark before the first quarter ended. He took the ball on a toss sweep and ran 63 yards for the Tigers' first score, then took a handoff around the left side and ran 56 yards for another score as Prairie Grove (2-0) jumped out to an early 16-0 cushion.
"I think we just played as a team and got everything done that we were supposed to do," Miller said. "I just ran as fast as I can and got into the end zone.
"I just outrun people. I mean, I'll hit people but I won't run them over. I just outrun them."
When Gravette (1-2) was able to make a move and tried to get back into the game, Prairie Grove had a countermove waiting. The Lions picked up their first score on Kyler Austin's 1-yard run, but Camden Patterson answered with an 8-yard run and put the Tigers ahead by two scores again.
Gravette then pulled within 23-14 when Rhett Hilger hit Will Betz with an 8-yard touchdown pass and Austin added a two-point conversion run, only to have Prairie Grove answer in a hurry. One play after the ensuing kickoff, Conner Hubbs took the ball on a counter play and bolted 68 yards for a score, leading to the Tigers' 31-14 halftime cushion.
"Usually, when you focus on one guy too much, then you get something else," Prairie Grove Coach Danny Abshier said. "There was some blocking going on, no doubt about it.
"I think this was the first time we outsized Gravette on the offensive line. Usually, they look bigger on the line than us, to me. But we outsized them on the line."
Prairie Grove extended its lead to 44-14 when Patterson hit Matthew Velasco with a 14-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter, then Coner Whetsell scored on a 2-yard run with 8:44 remaining. Gravette came back with a pair of Hilger touchdown passes -- 26 yards to Gabe Holmes and 32 yards to Betz -- and pulled within 44-28, only to have Whetsell add a 4-yard touchdown run with 1:44 remaining.
"They're really good and really well-coached," Gravette Coach Kelby Bohannon said of Prairie Grove, now a member of the 5A-West. "They're really disciplined -- everything you want on your own team.
"We'll just go back to work, grow and try to match that. I think our ability to come back and compete in the second half stood out. We really didn't execute anything on either side of the ball in the first half, and we really had to get after them with what we wanted to do at halftime. The kids came out and responded really well." | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/prep-football-millers-two-early-scores-help/ | 2022-09-17T14:57:56Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/prep-football-millers-two-early-scores-help/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." Exodus 20:12 (Deut. 5:16)
This commandment of the LORD requires us to honor our parents as our God-given representatives. Children are to obey their parents; and parents -- especially fathers -- are to bring up their children "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord" (Eph. 6:1-4; Col. 3:20-21; Deut. 6:4-9).
And notice that this commandment contains a reason to obey -- a promise: "that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth" (Eph. 6:3).
What does it mean? Well, to disobey and dishonor our parents brings us all sorts of trouble and usually leads to disobeying our teachers in school, our pastors at church, and our government leaders, resulting in a troubled life and often spiritual and eternal death. And, God punishes those who disrespect and disobey their parents and promises blessing and long life to those who obey and respect their parents and others in authority over them (cf. Prov. 30:17; Rom. 13:2).
This command, too, extends to others whom God has placed over us in civil government, the church, and at work and in school.
The Bible tells us: "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God" (Rom. 13:1); and, "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you" (Heb. 13:17; cf. 1 Pet. 2:17ff.; Eph. 6:5ff.; Col. 3:18ff.).
The only exception to God's command to honor and obey parents is that "we ought to obey God rather than men" when there exists a conflict between the will of parents and other authorities and the will of God Himself (Acts 5:29).
And this commandment does not end when we are grown because the Bible also commands us to honor and care for our parents in their old age.
1 Timothy 5:4 says to grown children: "Let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God."
Children sin against God when they disobey their parents and do not show them the honor and respect which God requires. Parents, too, are guilty of sin when they do not bring up their children to know the LORD and His ways. All of us are guilty when we do not submit to our government and its laws in all matters except where they contradict God's Word. And, we are guilty when we do not heed the admonitions of our pastors and spiritual leaders when they rightly apply God's Word to our lives.
How thankful we can be that Jesus Christ kept this commandment perfectly for us, not only in deed but in word and desire! The Scriptures tell us that He submitted Himself to His parents and honored them (Luke 2:51; cf. John 19:25-27). And, how thankful we can be that Jesus also bore upon the cross the just punishment for our sin (1 Cor. 15:3-4; 1 John 2:1ff.)! Through faith in Him, we sinners find pardon and forgiveness. In Him, we find strength and guidance to amend our ways and live in accord with God's will and command.
Dear Lord Jesus, Son of God and our Savior, forgive our sins against the perfect will of You, our God and Maker, and give us the desire to live our lives for You in accord with Your holy Word. Amen.
[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible. Devotion is by Randy Moll. He may be contacted by email at [email protected] More of Moll's devotional writings are freely available at https://goodshepherdonline.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.] | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/religion-god-commands-us-to-honor-parents-and/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:02Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/religion-god-commands-us-to-honor-parents-and/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It was Sunday, Dec. 21, 1969. Christmas was on Thursday, four days later. Carol and I had been married a little over three years.
The Christmas program for Sunday morning had a few minor glitches, but everyone loved it anyway. I was tired but ready for that evening. And then ...
Sunday at noon it began snowing. Seattle and Everett, Wash., seldom received more than a few inches in each snowfall, and we planned on being at the Sunday evening service. However, this weather system began dumping a lot of the little white frozen fluffballs. When the snow was six inches deep, Carol, 2-year-old Darlene, and I built a snowman, a snowmama, and a snowbaby. Baby Ronnie was asleep. We wondered if the snow would preclude our Christmas program that evening. We would find out soon enough.
Our neighbors in the trailer next to our apartment walked over and greeted us. They were not Christians, but they knew we were, and respected us. After watching us and chatting for about 10 minutes, the husband asked, "What are your plans for this evening?"
We had spoken with them at times but didn't know them very well. I looked at the snow we were standing in, looked up toward the clouds that were hidden by the blowing snow, looked back at both of them and realized they had something deep on their mind and needed friendship. I also realized that my car, that didn't have snow tires, wasn't going anywhere.
"Drinking hot chocolate and relaxing. Why?"
"May we come over and talk for a while?"
I looked at Carol, pondered the severity of the storm, and asked, "When would be a good time?"
"How about an hour from now?"
"Great. Make it happen, and we'll have hot chocolate ready." The snow was now around eight inches deep, so I cancelled our interaction at church. I called to tell the pastor, but he didn't answer the phone. I knew I would have some explaining to do later that week.
Our neighbors came over around 6:30 that evening, and we had a wonderful time visiting and talking about anything and everything as all four of us established a good relationship. But we finally got around to the topic on their minds. We talked about the Bible, church, and Christmas. We put Darlene to bed, gave Ronnie a fresh bottle, talked, laughed, drank more hot chocolate, and sang several Christmas Carols until 2 a.m.! They told us that, as a married couple, they never had that good of a time before, and thanked us profusely for making that Christmas Sunday special for them.
The snow had been piling up all that time, so they made deep tracks getting home -- next door. We didn't give them an altar call or push them about faith in Christ in any manner. But our discussion, our home, our family, our attitudes and our love for them revealed our love for Jesus Christ. We hid nothing from them.
Several days later I explained to the pastor why I missed the Christmas program that Sunday evening. He wasn't happy with me, but I felt we were on a mission from the Lord.
Within a few months, Boeing had a big layoff, and we moved to Los Alamos, N.M.
Five years later, I got a card from someone I didn't know in Michigan.
"Dear Mr. & Mrs. Linzey. You might not remember us, but in 1968-1970 we lived in a trailer next door to your apartment. On the Sunday before Christmas, you allowed us to visit you til the wee hours in the morning. We just want to tell you that last week we both accepted Jesus as our Savior, and it's because of our visit that snowy night in Everett, Washington, and we want to thank you for sharing your lives and the love of the Lord with us."
The return address was messed up so I couldn't respond, but that note from our former neighbor brought tears to our eyes. And it reminded us to be flexible in our schedules so that we can cooperate with the Lord as He brings people and situations into our lives. Those of us who say we live for Jesus need to verify it by how we live.
We'll always be grateful for the impulse the Lord gave us that snowy evening in 1969, and it set the stage for how we would live the rest of our lives.
-- S. Eugene Linzey is an author, mentor, and speaker. Send comments and questions to [email protected] Visit his web site at www.genelinzey.com. The opinions expressed are those of the author. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/religion-loving-our-neighbor/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:08Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/religion-loving-our-neighbor/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Critical violations are those factors leading to foodborne illness and must be corrected immediately. Noncritical violations relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Aug. 30
Blackbeard's Fish And Chips
295 Kelli Ave., Farmington
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: At least one employee who has supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program. Facility lacks refrigerator thermometer in small under counter side dish fridges.
Farmington High School
12329 Arkansas 170 North, Farmington
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Handwash sink in dish area lacked signage.
Happy Day Care
214 Rheas Mill Road, Farmington
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Watermelon in the fridge was at 42 degrees. Permit expired 06/30/2022.
McDonald's
207 W. Main St., Farmington
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: The floor behind the ice machine has a black buildup and debris. The hinge of an under counter freezer door was broken, which prevented the freezer door from closing completely. Permit was in email and not posted.
Aug. 31
G's Meaty Bun's
2421 N. Center St., Suite B, Elkins
Critical violations: Disposable towels are unavailable at handwashing sink in food preparation area. Potato salad and macaroni and cheese prepared on Sunday lack discard date marking.
Noncritical violations: Outdoor meat smoker wall screening is rolled up. Outdoor meat smoker shall be fully screened. Retail Food Permit expired 7/31/2022.
McDonald's
1985 N. Center St., Elkins
Critical violations: None
Noncritical violations: Food employee is wearing several bracelets.
Sept. 1
The following establishments had no violations this reporting period:
Aug. 30 -- Agave's, 112 Southwinds Road, Suite 1, Farmington | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/restaurant-inspections/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:15Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/restaurant-inspections/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
FAYETTEVILLE -- Caught between rising costs and decreasing revenue, Central Emergency Medical Services is asking local governments for more than $1 million to help the agency through the end of the year.
The board of the Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority, which oversees the operation of Central Emergency Medical Services, voted Aug. 3 to ask the members of the authority to provide $1,043,178 in additional funding.
The total is divided among the members based on per capita, with Washington County being asked to provide $545,140 and Fayetteville being asked to provide $357,454. The other cities' share of the requested funding ranges from $28,655 for Farmington down to $1,750 from Winslow. Springdale provides its own ambulance service.
Farmington and Lincoln city councils already have approved the request from the ambulance service. Lincoln's allotment is $10,333. Prairie Grove City Council has heard the request but not voted yet.
The cities and the county provide an annual subsidy to the ambulance service to help offset the costs of operating. The subsidy in 2021 was $1,578,689 and in 2022 the annual subsidy was put at $1,605,838.
Steve Harrison, CEMS chief, said the service has an annual budget of about $15 million with the bulk of the revenue coming from payments from Medicare, private insurance and individuals who use the service. Harrison said revenue from all those sources has been decreasing with changes to reimbursement rates from Medicare and Medicaid and private insurance and with an increase in people who are struggling to pay for the service on their own.
Harrison said the covid pandemic contributed to the problem, as did the recent spike in inflation and supply chain issues.
"There are a lot of reasons for the shortfall," Harrison said. "Obviously, covid had a lot to do with it. During the worst of the covid we'd run calls and people would decide they didn't want to go to the hospital. Sometimes they were scared of getting covid if they went to the hospital but if they didn't want to go we'd try to treat them at home."
"The way our service is run, if we don't transport someone, most of the time we don't charge them," Harrison said. "So we made the calls but if we didn't transport them there was no reimbursement. We can't bill Medicare or Medicaid or insurance because we didn't transport them."
Harrison said the service had some "backup funds" in reserve but that started to decrease in 2020 and 2021. As the pandemic continued, he said, the service also began to see a higher turnover rate among its 125 employees, which in turn increased costs through overtime. He said the ambulance service responds to between 450 and 500 calls per week.
"Our normal turnover rate for a year was somewhere around 10%," he said. "Last year it was up to around 24%. People are getting burned out. They're tired of covid. They're tired of working overtime. Some of them have gone into other areas of health care or emergency services where they have more structure. We're a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year service. They answer every 911 call."
Harrison said the cost of medical supplies have increased from 40% to as much as 65%. The recent increase in fuel prices also hit the service hard.
"Our fuel bill has more than doubled from late 2020 to the middle of 2022," he said.
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FARMINGTON
CPR, Stop The Bleed
Farmington Fire Department will host a hands only CPR and Stop the Bleed training from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 at the Farmington Senior Center, 340 W. Main St. For more information or to register, call 479-267-3338.
Fall CleanUp
The Fall Cleanup for Farmington residents will be held 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 and 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 24. Drop off is at the public works building, 380 N. Broyles St. Proof of residency is required. Electronics will be accepted. What's not acceptable: household trash, hardardous waste, refrigerants, yard waste, construction material, tires, paint, gas or oil.
PRAIRIE GROVE
State Park Cleanup
National Public Lands Day Park Cleanup will be 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 24 at PG Battlefield State Park. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/whats-happening/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:27Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/whats-happening/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MENA -- Lincoln gave up three second half touchdowns and suffered a late interception as Mena spoiled Lincoln coach Reed Mendoza's return to his hometown, 31-28, in nonconference football Friday.
"It's heaven if you're a redneck like me, very isolated away from any big towns," Mendoza said while noting Mena's at least two hours from Hot Springs and a fair distance from Texarkana situated right in the middle of the Quachita Mountains.
He grew up playing ball, hunting and fishing.
"That's about what I did. It's tight-knit, everybody knows everybody. I always had trust, hopefully it's still that way, just a bunch of good people looking out for each other," Mendoza said.
Mena (2-1) kicked a field goal and led 3-0 early. The Wolves (2-1) answered with junior quarterback Drew Moore finding freshman Kayden Job on a 4-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Job lined up in the slot to the right and worked his way two yards deep into the end zone. The ball was underthrown and a Mena defender jumped the route nearly making an interception.
Recognizing that, the 6-feet-1, 200-pound freshman came back to the ball, stepping out of the end zone to wrest it out of the hands of a defender. He then bulled his way back across the goal line, overpowering three Bearcats. T. Vang kicked the PAT and Lincoln jumped in front, 7-3, with 9:22 remaining in the second quarter.
Mena regained the lead behind the rushing of Jayden Felix, who picked up 128 of Mena's 200 rushing yards. Felix ran for three touchdowns. Mena quarterback Gabe Corcoran threw for 168 yards, while Colby Davis added the other rushing touchdown for Mena.
Lincoln overcame a third down-and-11 situation from its own 18 to mount a scoring drive in the last three minutes. Moore threw a shovel pass to sophomore running back Kale Jones that went for 22 yards and a first down at the Wolves' 40 with 2:05 left in the first half.
Clock management became crucial during the drive. Moore found Kellar Price for 14 yards securing a first down at Mena's 23 but only 13.2 seconds were left. After two incomplete passes the clock was down to 5.1 seconds but that was enough time for Moore to find a receiver on a flag pattern for a touchdown as time expired in the first half. Vang kicked the point-after putting the Wolves back ahead, 14-10.
The game continued to see-saw back-and-forth with Mena retaking the lead at 16-10 in the third quarter. The Wolves kept battling, converting on third-and-nine from the Bearcat 24 when Moore hooked up with Job again on a crossing route. Job caught the ball at the 20 and turned upfield. He broke two tackles before a third defender wrapped up his legs, bringing him down at the five and setting up first-and-goal.
The Wolves found themselves down 31-21 midway through the fourth quarter, but on first down from his own 20 Moore hit Jace Birkes for an 80-yard touchdown strike. Birkes ran a short up and out then went deep, streaking past the cornerback down the sideline. Moore hit him in stride to complete the sensational play. Vang's kick pulled Lincoln within a field goal, trailing 31-28, at the 7:28 mark of the fourth quarter.
The Wolves had a chance, but Kalib Cox intercepted a pass to ice the win for Mena. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/wolves-come-up-short-31-28/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:34Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/wolves-come-up-short-31-28/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LINCOLN -- There's a young man in the Lincoln football program whose demonstrated the patience of Job, the biblical figure whose character held up amidst trying circumstances and harsh criticism from his friends. Patience is considered one of many divine attributes, and football coaches seek to perfect this within individual players as they mould a team.
Last season Kayden Job, then an eighth grader, found himself taking on the role of a servant as he shifted from quarterback to center on the offensive line. No longer was he kingpin of the offense as he had been starting at quarterback in the seventh grade, calling plays in the huddle, directing backs and aligning receivers while uttering signals.
Critics might compare the adjustment to taking a Thoroughbred and turning a high-powered race horse into a pack mule, but Kayden chooses not to allow a negative mindset to affect his attitude.
"I'll do anything for my team for us to take a win," Kayden said.
According to billygraham.org, the phrase "the patience of Job" demonstrates the experience of Job's triumphant attitude during excruciating suffering that intruded his life.
The Old Testament Job's prosperity vanished overnight with calamity piled upon disaster attacking his health, wealth, and children. His friends subjected him to more accusations than the media has for Donald Trump and called into question his faith.
The reality is many a gifted athlete wouldn't accept such a reassignment. Many would consider moving from starting quarterback to starting center a demotion. There are parents, who refuse to respect coaching decisions. For some this is what "School Choice" was made for, transfer their student-athlete to another program.
In the eyes of Lincoln head football coach Reed Mendoza Kayden's flexibility shines through in a society where the news feed features personalities frequently clouded by ambition.
"First and foremost it says that Kayden is willing to do whatever he has to in order to help us win and that's huge. He's not selfish and lot of kids aren't that way anymore," Mendoza said. "From a physicality standpoint and a toughness standpoint I definitely think it was beneficial for him and he's a kid we feel comfortable playing at a lot of different positions knowing in 4A football you'll have some of those kids. Kayden probably could play all 22 spots on the field, that's a little bit of an exaggeration maybe he could play 14 or 15 of them. Kayden is one of those guys."
In the Old Testament things got so bad that Job's wife urged him to "Curse God and die," but Job replied: "Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity" (Job 2:10).
Kayden's transition from quarterback to offensive lineman wasn't easy.
"Lineman is kind of different because there's a lot of different things you have to do like reaching and blocking. It's so much different from [playing a backfield position]," Kayden said. "When I first started playing lineman [last year] I didn't know a single thing, and then [this season] they told me they were going to move me outside to wide receiver and outside linebacker. I just had to relearn [new positions]."
Not only was he again moving to a new position, Kayden got promoted to varsity. That, too, presents a certain set of emotional challenges, and yet a close examination of Kayden's life reveals he's developed a servant's heart.
Kayden took on the role of waterboy keeping his former teammates from his grade level hydrated during Lincoln's 40-0 junior high loss to Mena on Tuesday, Sept. 6. He classified that as somewhat of a bittersweet experience watching his classmates and the eighth graders struggle against the Junior Bearcats.
The junior Wolves lost two key freshmen, Josh Stokes and Hunter Diddle, on consecutive days. Diddle sustained a broken bone and is out for the season. Kayden couldn't help feeling like he could have made a difference for the junior high team if he suited up, but had to keep in mind he's got a higher calling.
"Tonight, I saw them, the first play they came out and they smoked us. There were thoughts rolling through my head, 'why did I move up?' and all that stuff ... I think it will help me in the long run," Kayden said.
The loss dropped the junior Wolves to 0-3 with their season going in the opposite direction of Kayden and the Lincoln varsity, which is now 2-1 following Friday's 31-28 loss at Mena. Regardless, Kayden's discovering means to inject his personal input into his teammates on the junior high roster.
"I try to encourage them, help them out. I try to teach them new things that coaches teach me. I just try to help them with their game play, try to get them better," Kayden said.
The 6-feet-1, 200-pound freshman stands out as a natural born leader and his classmates looked to him because of his physical stature and athletic ability long before his promotion to varsity. Kayden endeavors to lead by example, but he hasn't forgotten the value of interacting with his peers.
"I just keep working, I just keep doing my thing, just work as hard as I do, come in there and get the work done and go have fun with the buds," Kayden said.
Here's a teenager, whose athletic life personifies "the patience of Job," quite literally -- since that's his last name. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/wolves-tap-patience-of-job/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:40Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/wolves-tap-patience-of-job/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PRAIRIE GROVE -- Students and staff alike enjoyed a visit from Congressman Steve Womack to Prairie Grove Middle School Thursday.
Womack toured the brand new Prairie Grove Middle School and met students, teachers and faculty. He engaged with several classes, Prairie Grove School District Superintendent Reba Holmes and middle school assistant principal Luke Humphreys.
Womack (AR-3) has represented Arkansas's Third Congressional District since 2011. He is a member of the House Appropriations Committee.
Advertising And Economics
Womack's first stop was in Mrs. Henry's sixth grade science class where the topic of study was thermal energy and conduction. Students measured which insulated cup keeps water hot the longest after previously evaluating which one kept a beverage cold the longest.
Yeti, a popular name brand cup, ranked second. According to student temperature readings, the Tervis cup kept the water hotter longer.
"If this cup is second and you're paying more for it, it shows you the power of what?" Womack asked.
"Commercials," the class all answered at once.
"You're paying more for something less effective, and in this free market society of ours, and you report that to consumers then their stock market share is probably going to go down," Womack said, giving a summary in economics.
Looking around the class, he spotted another utensil bearing the University of Arkansas logo.
"If it's got a Razorback on it, that makes it better?" Womack asked.
"Yes," the students answered.
"Again, it's the power of advertising," Womack said.
Spinning The Wheel
Womack participated in a tradition Mrs. Henry has for visitors by spinning a wheel. Students bet he would land on the orange number. Womack spun and won a treat for landing on the chosen number. He selected a green Jolly Rancher candy as his prize although the kids said blue tastes better.
The Congressman described a visit to a school in Tanzania on the African continent saying the first thing he noticed was there wasn't any light switch on the walls because the school didn't have electricity. The only bathroom was outside. Students sat on two rocks above a hole and everything drained from there. Food preparation at the school came from a basic menu. The cook stirred a pot of maize and beans.
"When you went to lunch that was what you ate. They were happy, they were thrilled to learn in that environment," Womack said.
He told students to think about the kids in Tanzania, who were proud of what they had, and compare that to school facilities in Prairie Grove urging them not to take it for granted.
"Look around this school for a minute. Look at how new it is. How proud of it are you?" Womack asked.
Students responded enthusiastically and one girl shouted, "I like the floors."
"Somebody really thought highly of you in order to build this building for you so here's what we got to do in exchange for that, take care of it," Womack said.
Emphasis On Self Care
He went over three points telling the sixth graders that after keeping a focus on getting an education he wants them to make really smart decisions.
"You're at the age right now, at 11 or 12 years old, where you're about to enter a time frame with a lot of potential distractions coming from social media and from watching TV," Womack said. "Listen to your conscience. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it."
Womack told students to seek advice from their parents, teachers and coaches and listen to them.
His third point was to take care of each one's personal health.
" How many of 'you' are there?" Womack asked.
"One," a girl replied.
"Can you go to Wal-mart and buy another you?" he asked.
"No," students said.
Students identified ways they can take of their health by working out and brushing their teeth.
Experiment Produces Data
In Mrs. Ashworth's fifth grade science class students got to use their personal cell phones. Womack walked in during the midst of an experiment. Students were assembled into teams as they followed directions endeavoring to stick with proper scientific methods. They poured milk into Petri dishes, then dropped in food dye before soap was added to determine what impact it had on chemical bonds.
Ashworth invited those who carried an electronic device with them to get it out during the experiment.
"We record it because we want to get some qualitative data. What causes our colors to burst when we add the soap?" she asked.
At Womack's insistence, his communications director Alexia Sikora, who hails from Yonkers, N.Y., engaged with students in Ms. Arivett's fourth grade math and science class.
"Are you smarter than a fourth grader?" Womack asked.
Sikora proved equal to the task, explaining how to arrive at identifying three as the factor of nine after listing two equations 9x1 and 3x3 that equal nine.
Students were quick to identify three as a single factor despite the repetition.
"That factor is the same even though it's being used twice," Arivett said.
Womack led the cheers as Sikora lined up to shoot a mini basketball at a wastebasket because she got the answer right and the students instantly chimed in, "Yonkers, Yonkers, Yonkers!"
Womack drummed up school spirit as various students took turns shooting a basket.
"Prairie Grove, Prairie Grove, Prairie Grove."
Teamwork Essential
Womack told the Arivett and the class he liked seeing students working in teams.
"Every business out there that is hiring new people, they want people to be part of a (what)?" Womack asked.
"Team," the students finished the sentence for him.
Womack emphasized the importance of each person doing their job to fulfill teamwork comparing success in the workplace to running a football play.
"What happens in football when somebody doesn't do their job?" Womack asked.
Prairie Grove's football IQ showed out at the fourth grade level with one student answering above the rest.
"They get blown up in the backfield."
The sophistication of that response from a fourth grader brought laughter among Womack, his aides and the Prairie Grove staff.
Womack concluded his tour in the cafeteria filled with students eating lunch. He exchanged high-fives with students outside for recess once he left the facility, picked up a basketball, did a little dribbling and spun the ball on his finger before reaching his vehicle. | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/womack-tours-new-middle-school/ | 2022-09-17T14:58:46Z | wcel.nwaonline.com | control | https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2022/sep/14/womack-tours-new-middle-school/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A private aviation broker in Florida estimated the cost at nearly $500,000 for the two private flights that transported 48 migrants from Texas, through Florida and then to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet said why the jets landed in Florida but he implied at a Friday news conference that no one boarded or got off at Crestview Airport on Wednesday.
From Florida, the migrants were flown to Spartanburg, South Carolina, and then to Martha’s Vineyard in what added up to a nearly 1,800-mile journey.
Ben Hague of Ben Hague Aviation in Estero estimated a “ballpark” cost for each flight at $230,000, though he acknowledged the cost could have been even higher since the pilots would have been over their hour limits, requiring them to stay overnight where they landed.
A document on Transparency Florida indicated Vertol Systems Inc. received $615,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation for the “relocation program of unauthorized aliens.” It is not known if that money was used for the Martha’s Vineyard flights.
Gov. DeSantis’ office has not responded to questions about the cost, nor which, if any, Florida state personnel were involved in the transportation process in Texas.
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesperson said that agency was not involved. Florida National Guard and Highway Patrol have not responded to questions about whether they were involved.
As far as why Florida taxpayer money was used to transport people out of Texas, DeSantis said Florida officials sent to the border have collected data indicating 40% of border-crossers want to come to Florida. He said Florida law enforcement have found migrants crossing the state border in cars, but he claimed — in his opinion — that it made more sense to go to Texas to find larger groups of people.
“So, they’ve been in Texas identifying people that are trying to come to Florida and then offering them free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions,” DeSantis said. “And there’s likely to be buses and more planes but I’ll tell you this — the legislature gave me $12 million and I’m going to spend every penny.”
A week ago, DeSantis offered a hint about the flights to Massachusetts, The Washington Post reported, when he told donors at a fundraiser that he intended to use the money to “go to Texas and help.”
“Maybe we’ll send (some) to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha’s Vineyard. Who knows?” DeSantis said, according to the article. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/marthas-vineyard-flights-cost-florida-around-500k-expert-estimates/ | 2022-09-17T15:01:11Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/marthas-vineyard-flights-cost-florida-around-500k-expert-estimates/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A teenaged, two-time national champion baton twirler claims she was drugged and sexually assaulted during a goodwill trip to Peru organized by the United States Twirling Association — which did nothing to prevent the alleged abuse, according to a lawsuit.
The association pledged to have private security on hand for the six athletes during the September 2019 trip to Lima, where the twirlers were supposed to visit foster homes and grade schools and participate in a parade, the victim, now 20, contended in her Brooklyn Federal Court lawsuit.
Instead, there was no security at all, and the athletes were left with their “creepy” host, a man named Jacobo who headed the local Lions Club, said the victim and her parents, who were not publicly identified in court papers.
Jacobo, who initiated contact with the association about traveling to Peru, allegedly became “enamored” with the then 17-year-old victim, and tried to get her alone throughout the trip, according to the lawsuit.
She told her mother Jacobo was acting “kinda creepy,” toward her, adding, “There have been multiple instances where he just wants to take me but I’ve refused,” according to the legal filing.
USTA chaperone Koralea Slagle allegedly stood by while the girls were kept out each night until 3 a.m. and regularly offered only booze — no water — to drink.
She even criticized the girls, sniping in an email to USTA President Karen Cammer that “they thought complaining to the states would make water appear,” the family claimed in court papers.
Slagle told the girls’ parents they were “having a good time,” and blamed the lack of water on “Peruvian culture.”
During one private event, Slagle allegedly drank champagne while Jacobo told the American twirlers to pose for photos with models and strangers. One of the athletes got drinks from the bar “because of extreme thirst,” according to the allegations.
That’s when the bartender served up a “special mojito” for the victim, who felt sick after consuming it. She contacted her family, who started making arrangements to get her home.
Hours later, Jacobo, who had a key to the victim’s hotel room, allegedly assaulted the ill and disoriented girl, she said in court papers. Slagle knew Jacobo had a room key, the victim charged.
The victim was taken to an emergency room when she landed in the US. She had lost 8% of her body weight, according to the legal claim.
“The events that took place in Peru should not have occurred, and it is sad that a lawsuit had to be filed for the victim’s voice to be heard,” said her lawyer, Andrew Goldwasser.
The family is suing the Nassau County-based USTA, Slagle and Cammer for unspecified damages. Slagle, of Kansas, and Cammer, of Long Island, did not return messages.
“The USTA takes seriously the welfare of its members. The USTA has not seen the complaint and does not comment on pending litigation,” spokesman Ken Frydman told The Post. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/champion-baton-twirler-drugged-assaulted-during-nightmare-trip-lawsuit/ | 2022-09-17T15:06:06Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/champion-baton-twirler-drugged-assaulted-during-nightmare-trip-lawsuit/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two NYU students were groped within 10 minutes of each other while walking through Washington Square Park this week, the school’s security team reported in a campus safety alert.
In the first incident, a twisted assailant grabbed the butt of a student at around 8:30 p.m. Monday. The second student was grabbed on the thigh, the school said.
The creep pulled down one of the victim’s shorts as she ran away, said NYPD officials who confirmed the Monday night incidents in the neighborhood’s 6th Precinct.
One of the victims said the unprovoked attacker looked to be homeless.
The disturbing incidents come amid a 25% spike in the number of rapes reported in the precinct this year as compared to the same time last year — 10 from 8 — and a 10% climb in rapes across the city — 1,151, up from 1,042 — NYPD data shows as of Sept. 11.
Of the 1,151 rapes, 629 (55%) involved “acquaintances;” 455 (39%) were of a “domestic” nature, and 67 (6%) were committed by a “stranger,” the NYPD said.
“There is zero fear of the criminal justice system — specifically in Manhattan in DA Alvin Bragg’s world,” said former NYPD Sgt. Joseph Giacalone, now a professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College.
“Washington Square Park has pretty much fallen into decay with all kinds of people taking refuge inside of the park: criminals, drug addicts, you name it. Shootings and murders are down, but everything else is off the charts,” he said.
NYU said it’s been flagging unsafe conditions to cops for months.
“We, along with other park neighbors and other NYC universities, have been sharing our concerns with city authorities for some months now,” said NYU spokesman John Beckman. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/two-nyu-students-groped-within-10-minutes-as-citywide-rapes-surge/ | 2022-09-17T15:06:18Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/two-nyu-students-groped-within-10-minutes-as-citywide-rapes-surge/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
(NerdWallet) – President Biden’s highly anticipated federal student loan cancellation announcement last month created as many questions as it answered, prompting at least one major loan servicer’s website to crash as borrowers hustled to check their eligibility.
What is clear: Individuals making less than $125,000 and couples filing jointly making less than $250,000 may receive up to $10,000 in student debt cancellation — and that maximum goes up to $20,000 if the borrower ever received a Pell Grant.
What has been murky: Which loans will the cancellation apply to first? Will payment amounts on any remaining student debt change after cancellation? And what happens with FFELP loans?
Here’s the latest about how student loan cancellation will actually work.
1. When can I apply?
The application for student loan cancellation will be available by early October, according to the Education Department.
While about 8 million borrowers may see cancellation automatically, most will need to submit an application. The application will initially be available only online, but borrowers can expect access to a paper version at a later date.
Borrowers must apply for cancellation before the window closes on Dec. 31, 2023. So, if you have access to the online application, don’t wait around for the paper one, to ensure your application is handled in as timely a manner as possible.
2. How can I get ready for cancellation?
There are two main steps you can take to prepare for cancellation:
- Verify you meet the income eligibility criteria.
- Make sure your contact information is up to date on Studentaid.gov and with your servicer.
To be eligible, your annual federal income for 2020 or 2021 must be less than $125,000 if you filed as an individual. If you filed jointly, the cutoff is $250,000. If you earned above the maximum in one of the two years but met the threshold in the other, you can qualify with the lower annual income.
While it may seem safe to assume adjusted gross income is what qualifies for federal annual income, the Education Department has not clarified explicitly.
3. How much will I get?
Here’s the deal on the Pell Grant qualification: If you have ever received a Pell Grant of any amount and meet the income requirement, you get $20,000 in cancellation ($10,000 based on income requirements, plus an extra $10,000 for being a Pell Grant recipient).
The Pell Grant award does not have to correlate with the time, school or program for which you used your federal student loans. For example, let’s say you received a Pell Grant for your community college and didn’t use loans. Ten years later, you went back and finished your undergraduate degree with loans. Those loans can qualify for the $20,000 cancellation.
This is particularly critical for Parent PLUS borrowers. A Parent PLUS loan is not necessarily eligible for the extra $10,000 in cancellation just because the child who benefited from the loan was a Pell Grant recipient. In order for a Parent PLUS loan to get the extra relief, the parent borrower must have received a Pell Grant for their own education at some point.
The extra $10,000 is not prorated based on the amount of your Pell Grant. A Pell Grant award of any amount qualifies for the extra $10,000 in full.
4. Do FFELP loans count?
Some FFELP loans will receive cancellation. Here are all the loan types that are eligible:
- All loans under the Direct Loan Program.
- Federally-owned FFELP loans.
- Defaulted FFELP loans held at a guaranty agency.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
- Other defaulted loans, including commercially-serviced Stafford loans.
Commercially-owned FFELP loans can count if you consolidate them into a direct loan. Consider the pros and cons of consolidation to make sure it’s worth it.
Check Studentaid.gov to verify which types of loans you have. Here’s how to find that information on the portal.
- Log in to Studentaid.gov.
- Select “My Aid” in the dropdown menu under your name.
- See your loans listed in the “Loan Breakdown” section.
- Expand “View Loans” and select “View Loan Details” next to each loan to see more details.
5. Will a payment refund increase my cancellation amount?
You can request a refund on student loan payments made during the pandemic forbearance if payments weren’t required. However, Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, recommends only asking for a refund if you’re experiencing a financial hardship.
The Education Department hasn’t announced the official date it will use to determine your cancellation loan balance, but Buchanan expects a clarification will be posted on the department website in the next couple of weeks.
“If you are trying to get a refund to maximize or optimize your loan forgiveness, my suggestion to borrowers is to wait,” says Buchanan.
6. Will my payment change after cancellation?
Borrowers will see their loans reamortized based on their post-cancellation balances. Monthly payments will likely decrease as a result. However, the remaining payment term will stay the same.
“Ideally if everything is still in order, if you can afford that (original) payment, continue making that bigger payment,” says Damian Dunn, certified financial planner and vice president for corporate financial wellness platform Your Money Line. Borrowers “know how painful student loan debt can be,” he says. “If they can get from under that faster, even better.”
7. Can I pick which loans are canceled?
Borrowers with multiple loans cannot select how they want their cancellation applied. Here is the order in which loans will receive relief:
- Defaulted federally-owned loans.
- Defaulted commercially-owned FFELP loans.
- Direct loans and federally-owned FFELP loans in good standing.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
The Education Department will use the following order to cancel loans if you have several loans of the same type:
- Loans with the highest statutory interest rate.
- If interest rates are the same, unsubsidized loans get relief before subsidized loans.
- If interest rate and subsidy are the same, newest loans get relief.
- If all other factors are the same, the loan with the lowest combined principal and interest balance gets relief.
How can I get updated information?
You can find the latest updates on the Education Department’s website. Once the application is live, borrowers should call 833-932-3439 for help. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/7-new-details-on-how-student-loan-cancellation-will-actually-work/ | 2022-09-17T15:06:33Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/7-new-details-on-how-student-loan-cancellation-will-actually-work/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
‘Gatebil is home to some of Scandinavia’s craziest cars, wildest on-track action and the maddest parties; it’s an unforgettable experience.’ If you asked me to explain Gatebil events in a nutshell, that would be it. It’s also the exact reason why I’ll be heading back to Mantorp Park and Rudskogen Motorsenter next year.
While Gatebil’s appeal comes from a combination of things, it’s the cars at the centre of it all. High-horsepower, four-wheeled creations like this BMW-based build I found pitted in the RJ Motorsport tent, almost always with a crowd swarmed around it. There’s a good reason why, too.
Richard Johansson – the ‘RJ’ in RJ Motorsport – is definitely no stranger to big builds and huge horsepower. In fact, nine cars came before this one, and all were serious street and drift machines. There’s been everything from Volvo 740s to Nissan Skylines, but most of them have shared one thing in common: Toyota 2JZ power.
During 2020, Richard had his sights set on buying a farm with funds raised from selling his previous build, a 1,171hp MkIV Supra. But when that purchase fell through, Richard did what any self-respecting Swedish petrol-head would do – he bought himself a new project car.
This time around he started with a 2008 BMW 530d, complete with a blown motor. Richard always liked the idea of swapping a 2JZ into a station wagon, and given the E61 needed a new engine, it was the perfect candidate. The BMW was stripped right down to its bare shell and work began without delay.
First things first, the exterior, which doesn’t really look modified at all. There’s a good reason for this: Richard really wanted to fly under the radar – especially when daily driving the wagon – so whatever he could keep stock or simply enhance by dipping into the BMW parts bin, he did.
That thinking didn’t apply to the wheels though, hence the Work Meister S1 3Ps at all four corners wrapped up in Nankang AR-1 semi-slicks. To get the 19×12.5-inch wheels and 305/30R19 tires to fit out back required a bit of work, both to the outer arches as well as the inner fenders which have been tubbed. Custom-modified shock towers and D2 coilovers all round close the fender gap with no rubbing at the front (which uses 19×10-inch wheels and 235/35R19 tires) or rear.
If you caught my Under The Hood At Mantorp Park story a couple of weeks ago (stay tuned for Part 2 from Rudskogen…), you’d have seen that BMW engine swaps were everywhere at the first Swedish event of the 2022 Gatebil summer season. This E61, however, has a Toyota twist.
The 3.0L DOHC 24-valve inline-six looks almost like a factory fit in the BMW’s bay, but your eyes are immediately drawn to the giant Garrett G42-1450 turbocharger hanging off the side of the engine and all other thoughts of stock-ness go out the window. That turbo sits on a custom manifold with boost controlled through a Precision 66mm wastegate.
Richard has applied all of his 2JZ-GTE tuning knowledge to this build, and the base engine spec includes custom 85mm CP forged pistons, BC forged connecting rods and ARP fasteners throughout, plus GSC S2 billet cams with BC cam gears, and BC valve springs with titanium retainers. Fuel is supplied via twin Nuke Performance rails and Bosch 2,000cc injectors.
Tuned through an Ecumaster engine management system, the result is a staggering 1,160hp with mammoth torque to boot.
Thanks to the custom-made twin 4-inch stainless steel exhaust system, the sound this E61 makes is gnarly. I experienced this firsthand when Richard lightly squeezed the loud pedal on his way back to the paddock after our shoot.
While fitting the engine, Richard noticed that the angle of the BMW’s drivetrain didn’t match up the engine. In most retrofit scenarios you see a Toyota transmission behind a 2JZ, but the problem was solved here by adapting a BMW M4 DCT gearbox to fit. So far it’s held up to all the power that Richard has thrown at it.
Have a look and listen for yourself here.
Prior to planning this shoot I hadn’t seen the BMW’s interior, but once Richard opened the door for me I couldn’t help but chuckle a little. It’s not everyday you’re presented with a street-driven station wagon that’s been decked out with a full roll cage, race seats and harnesses, and everything else you’d expect to see in a full-blown race car.
Despite this being a wagon, and therefore designed as a sensible vehicle, Richard can forget bringing any large bags and suitcases with him on trips because rear luggage space is pretty much non-existent now. What there’s plenty of room for is fuel – something this 1,000hp+ 2JZ unsurprisingly has a huge thirst for – in a massive cell that’s sealed off from the cabin by a custom firewall.
There’s so much I love about this build, but the best thing of all has to be its street-legal status in Sweden and the fact that Richard never shies away from taking it out and letting the 2J rip.
There are plenty of slammed BMW wagons around, but surely not many – if any – as crazy as this.
Alen Haseta
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Just when you think you have heard it all you quickly find out you have not. The recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has given scammers an opportunity. They never cease to amaze me and their scandalous actions know no bounds.
Here is how the scam works. A fake email arrives that appears to be from Microsoft claiming that the company is working on an interactive memorial for Queen Elizabeth II. The email will have links that if clicked will take you to what we call a harvesting page (harvesting information). The page will look like a Microsoft login page, however, it is really meant to fool you into entering your login information. Once the scammers have this information they will be logging into your real Microsoft account and it’s all over from there.
Essentially, every time a celebrity dies this scamming opportunity presents itself, in fact the Queen has died many times in the past as claimed by scammers. The bigger the news the more widespread the scam is. The key to it for the scammers is for them to tug on your emotions to get you to click the links in their phishing (fake) emails. The information they are phishing with does not even have to be true, but if it is that makes it even more effective.
It can also take many forms like Queen Elizabeth II memorabilia sites or the first 10K people to sign up receive an actual crown jewel from the Queen’s estate. If it looks too good to be true it probably is.
The bottom line is you should always be aware that a scam is a possibility and be attentive to emails, text messages and other communications concerning the death of Queen Elizabeth II and arrangements for her funeral.
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Strip clubs: Glasgow awards licences to lap-dancing clubs months after Edinburgh ban is announced
Glasgow City Council has awarded licences to lap-dancing clubs for the first time – just months after Edinburgh’s licensing board voted to ban strip clubs in the Capital.
The City of Edinburgh Council voted through a nil-cap policy in March, limiting the number of establishments to zero and effectively forcing its four lap-dancing venues to close from April 2023.
Glasgow council has gone in the opposite direction, allowing the city's three venues to remain open.
It ruled in March that no new clubs could open, but existing venues would have "grandfather rights" to apply for sexual entertainment venue status.
Seventh Heaven, Diamond Dolls and Platinum Lace were each granted three-year licences.
Megara Furie, secretary of the GMB union's Adult Entertainment Branch, said the council's decision was a "brilliant day for the workers who campaigned for the future of their workplaces and their livelihoods".
Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime programme, she said: "The women working in strip clubs are doing so through choice and there is a process to become a dancer.
"It is not as if you can just walk in off the street. There is an interview process, auditions and things like that so it is not as simple as women being cattled in and made to dance for boys - it's just not like that at all.
"There is CCTV covering every square inch of the clubs and the safety of workers is put first".
With Edinburgh's four lap-dancing venues are expected to close next year, there are fears the ban will result in a “serious deterioration in women’s safety” and drive workers into a dangerous unregulated market.
In August, Councillor Lewis Younie called on council officials to investigate the potential impacts of prohibiting sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) in the capital on people who earn a living in the industry.
The Lib Dem councillor called out the ‘moral panic’ of members of the Licensing Board who voted narrowly earlier this year in favour of introducing a ‘nil-cap’ policy on SEVs from April 2023 – which will effectively stop the city’s four strip bars from operating legally and prevent any new venues from opening in future.
Union United Sex Workers (USW) claims that 100 jobs will be lost following the nil-cap and has successfully crowd-funded £20,000 to mount a legal challenge against the city council, arguing the ban is not compatible with the Equality Act.
Councillor Younie argues the controversial move will “endanger people’s lives and encourage criminality”, leading to a rise in backroom brothels and unlicensed strip clubs by reducing the choices available to workers.
However, he is hopeful that a change in the make-up of the council chamber following May’s election – where he won a historic third seat for the Lib Dems in the Almond ward – can act as a catalyst for the decision to be reviewed and overturned.
He said: “The facts are unchanged but the balance of councillors has changed very dramatically,” adding the policy will not make anyone “healthier, happier or safer”.
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Queen Elizabeth II death: What will happen on the day of the Queen’s funeral?
It is a day that has been decades in the planning, with every detail arranged for the biggest state funeral ever to be held in Britain.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday in Westminster Abbey, where hundreds of dignitaries and global heads of state will join the royal family to lay the monarch to rest. Here is your definitive guide to the day:
When and where will the funeral take place?
The state funeral of the Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey at 11am.
Buckingham Palace said elements of the state funeral service and the associated ceremonial arrangements will pay tribute to the Queen’s 70-year reign, and her life of service as head of state, nation and Commonwealth.
Members of the public in London, who have been queuing for up to 22 hours to pay respects to the Queen as she lies in state in the Abbey, will be able to do so until 6:30am on the day of the funeral.
At 10:44am the coffin will travel on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the funeral. It will be followed by King Charles II, members of the royal family and members of the King’s household.
The procession will arrive at the West Gate of Westminster Abbey at 10:52am, where the bearer party will lift the coffin from the State Gun Carriage and carry it into the Abbey for the State Funeral Service.
The service will be followed by a private Committal Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, which will take place later the same day at 4pm, with 800 people in attendance.
Who will attend?
The funeral service, which will be conducted by the Dean of Westminster, will be attended by heads of state and overseas government representatives, including foreign royal families, governors general and prime ministers, as well as members of the extended royal family.
Other representatives of the Realms and the Commonwealth, recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross, Government, the UK Parliament, the Scottish Parliament, other devolved parliaments, the Church, and charities with which the Queen was associated, will form the congregation, along with other public representatives.
Almost 200 people who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours earlier this year will also join the congregation, including those who made extraordinary contributions to society during the Covid-19 pandemic.
What will happen during the service?
During the service, Prime Minister Liz Truss and Patricia Scotland, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, will read lessons. Religious leaders, including Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and Stephen Cottrell, the Archbishop of York, will say prayers.
The sermon will be given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who will also give the Commendation. The Dean of Westminster will then pronounce the blessing.
Towards the end of the service, about 11:55pm, the Last Post will sound followed by a two-minute silence, which will be be observed in the Abbey, and throughout the UK. The National Anthem will bring the state funeral service to a close at about noon.
After the service, the coffin will process through London, before being joined by members of the royal family at Windsor Castle. Minute guns will be fired on the East Lawn of the castle and the Curfew Tower Bell will be tolled.
The Committal Service, conducted by the Dean of Windsor, will take place in St George's Chapel at 4pm. A private burial will take place in The King George VI Memorial Chapel later that evening. At the end of the service the Lord Chamberlain will "break" his wand of office and place it on the coffin.
The Queen is to be buried together with the Duke of Edinburgh.
Where can I watch it?
Major TV channels, including BBC One and Two and ITV, are to broadcast live coverage of the funeral from early in the morning.
Prince Philip’s funeral was viewed by more than 13 million people in the UK last year, while funeral of Princess Diana in September 1997 was watched by more than 31 million British audience members.
What is happening in Scotland?
The funeral service will be broadcast live on a big screen in Holyrood Park in front of the Palace of Holyroodhouse from 8am. Some churches will also screen the service at Westminster Abbey, including Fettercairn Church, near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire and the Tron Church on Bath Street, Glasgow.
Although cinemas have generally opted to close, Vue cinemas across Scotland and the Arc Cinema in Peterhead have offered free bookable tickets to a live screening of the ceremony in London.Legion Scotland will open for members and the public on Monday morning.
What will be closed on Monday?
Scotland will observe the national bank holiday, meaning many businesses and services will be closed. State schools – and most private schools, nurseries and universities – will be shut as a mark of respect for the Queen. Other non-essential services such as sports facilities, museums and libraries will also be closed.
Major supermarket chains have said they will close for the day of the funeral, with some opening convenience stores later in the day. Many pubs and bars are also likely to alter their opening hours. Aberdeenshire beer chain Brewdog has confirmed its bars will be closed until 2pm.
The UK Government has said some businesses "may wish to consider closing or postponing events", but added there is no obligation to do so and no statutory entitlement to time off for workers.
Essential council services including waste collection will continue, although recycling centres are likely to be shut.
No courts or tribunals are to sit in Scotland on Monday.
Health boards have been given guidance to support their planning for the holiday, which the Scottish Government said underlines the importance of essential healthcare services continuing. This includes pre-planned treatments, and the winter vaccination programme.
Some shops in Glasgow announced they would open as food banks on Monday after it emerged 17 food banks run by the Trussell Trust would close their doors.
Most public transport services are expected to run as normal.
A period of national mourning will end on Monday after the state funeral.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A private aviation broker in Florida estimated the cost at nearly $500,000 for the two private flights that transported 48 migrants from Texas, through Florida and then to Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has not yet said why the jets landed in Florida but he implied at a Friday news conference that no one boarded or got off at Crestview Airport on Wednesday.
From Florida, the migrants were flown to Spartanburg, South Carolina, and then to Martha’s Vineyard in what added up to a nearly 1,800-mile journey.
Ben Hague of Ben Hague Aviation in Estero estimated a “ballpark” cost for each flight at $230,000, though he acknowledged the cost could have been even higher since the pilots would have been over their hour limits, requiring them to stay overnight where they landed.
A document on Transparency Florida indicated Vertol Systems Inc. received $615,000 from the Florida Department of Transportation for the “relocation program of unauthorized aliens.” It is not known if that money was used for the Martha’s Vineyard flights.
Gov. DeSantis’ office has not responded to questions about the cost, nor which, if any, Florida state personnel were involved in the transportation process in Texas.
A Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesperson said that agency was not involved. Florida National Guard and Highway Patrol have not responded to questions about whether they were involved.
As far as why Florida taxpayer money was used to transport people out of Texas, DeSantis said Florida officials sent to the border have collected data indicating 40% of border-crossers want to come to Florida. He said Florida law enforcement have found migrants crossing the state border in cars, but he claimed — in his opinion — that it made more sense to go to Texas to find larger groups of people.
“So, they’ve been in Texas identifying people that are trying to come to Florida and then offering them free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions,” DeSantis said. “And there’s likely to be buses and more planes but I’ll tell you this — the legislature gave me $12 million and I’m going to spend every penny.”
A week ago, DeSantis offered a hint about the flights to Massachusetts, The Washington Post reported, when he told donors at a fundraiser that he intended to use the money to “go to Texas and help.”
“Maybe we’ll send (some) to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha’s Vineyard. Who knows?” DeSantis said, according to the article. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/marthas-vineyard-flights-cost-florida-around-500k-expert-estimates/ | 2022-09-17T15:20:58Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/marthas-vineyard-flights-cost-florida-around-500k-expert-estimates/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Cheyenne Regional Medical Group (CRMG) Therapy and Performance is a physical rehabilitation clinic focused on restoring physical health, well-being and quality of life for people recovering from an injury or illness or who have certain health conditions. The Therapy and Performance team includes knowledgeable occupational and physical therapists trained to address a variety of conditions. The clinic has recently moved to Pershing Plaza. It was previously located on the fifth floor of the medical office building attached to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.
What is occupational therapy?
Occupational therapy is a rehabilitative service that helps people regain independence and improve their quality of life through the supervised practice and use of daily and purposeful activities. For this kind of therapy, an “occupation” is considered an activity or purpose that “occupies” a person’s time.
What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is a rehabilitative service that treats abnormal movement and pain caused by an injury, a disability or health conditions. It seeks to promote health and quality of life.
When would someone want to see an occupational or physical therapist?
A person might need an occupational therapist to help rehab from an injury, illness or condition that is making it hard to perform daily activities and tasks. This could happen after the person has had an upper extremity injury (such as a hand fracture) or if the person has been injured at work, has had surgery or has had a brain injury.
A person might need a physical therapist to help manage and treat pain or other conditions that interfere with the person’s ability to move. This could happen after a stroke or other neurological event, after orthopedic surgery, if the person has back and neck pain or limitations in joint movement or if the person suffered a work or sports injury.
What kinds of treatment do occupational therapists provide?
Occupational therapists evaluate and assess each patient to create an individualized plan of care in collaboration with the patient and patient’s provider. Occupational therapists use evidence-based interventions that include therapeutic activities and exercises, manual or hands-on techniques and neuromuscular re-education. The goal is to help restore, adapt or modify patients’ movements to meet their occupational needs. Occupational therapists can help patients live independently and participate in meaningful activities at home and work and within the community.
What kinds of treatment do physical therapists provide?
Physical therapists evaluate and assess movement and function to create an individualized plan of care in collaboration with the patient and patient’s provider. Individualized care plans are tailored to improve the patient’s ability to move, reduce or manage pain, restore function, increase endurance and prevent disability. Physical therapists focus on helping people achieve fitness goals, regain or maintain their independence and lead active lives.
What’s the difference between occupational and physical therapy?
Occupational therapy focuses on a person’s ability to perform, participate and engage in daily activities and tasks. Physical therapy focuses on a person’s ability to move and manage pain and to restore or improve function.
Why is physical rehabilitation important?
Occupational therapy interventions have been shown to reduce re-hospitalization rates due to the focus on performing daily activities and tasks in a safe manner. Physical therapy interventions promote mobilization after injury or illness to achieve healing and to improve or maintain quality of life.
What services are offered at the CRMG Therapy and Performance?
CRMG Therapy and Performance offers several kinds of rehabilitation and care, including aquatic therapy, back pain management, custom orthotics (to include fabrication), instrument and sound-assisted soft tissue mobilization techniques, Kinesio Taping, LSVT-BIG, lymphedema therapy, manual therapy and soft tissue mobilization techniques, myofascial release techniques, neurologic rehabilitation, orthopedic care, physical agent modalities and trigger-point dry needling.
Molly Fretag, OTD, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist with CRMG Therapy and Performance. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University and a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Pacific University. She specializes in holistic, patient-centered therapy, caregiver education and outreach. She is also an aging-in-place advocate.
Molly Fretag, OTD, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist with CRMG Therapy and Performance. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University and a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy from Pacific University. She specializes in holistic, patient-centered therapy, caregiver education and outreach. She is also an aging-in-place advocate. | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/fretag-benefits-of-occupational-and-physical-therapy/article_89b4481c-361f-11ed-a083-bb7cc11abf27.html | 2022-09-17T15:23:33Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/fretag-benefits-of-occupational-and-physical-therapy/article_89b4481c-361f-11ed-a083-bb7cc11abf27.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Via Wyoming News Exchange
JACKSON – A Teton County climber turned businessman has effectively given away his multibillion-dollar business, aiming to earmark company profits for fighting climate change and protecting undeveloped landscapes across the world.
“Despite its immensity, the Earth’s resources are not infinite, and it’s clear we’ve exceeded its limits,” Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, 83, wrote in a letter posted to the homepage of his company’s website Wednesday afternoon.
“But it’s also resilient,” he wrote. “We can save our planet if we commit to it.”
Chouinard’s plan for making that commitment: Transferring the company’s voting stock and common shares into a trust and nonprofit, respectively.
The trust, dubbed the Patagonia Purpose Trust, will be administered by the Chouinard family and its closest advisors and be tasked with ensuring that the company stays true to its values.
The nonprofit, the Holdfast Collective, will put Patagonia’s annual profits – roughly $100 million – toward environmental initiatives such as addressing “the root causes of the climate crisis,” protecting land and water, and supporting “stronger environmental policy,” according to Outside Online.
The founder outlined his vision in the Wednesday letter, and in a New York Times interview published in parallel explaining his motives.
The Holdfast Collective, an Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(4) nonprofit, is able to make unlimited political contributions.
As such, the Chouinards – Yvon, his wife, Malinda, and their children, Fletcher and Claire – received no tax write-off for the donation. They will, however, pay about $17.5 million in taxes for donating the company’s voting shares to the trust.
In Wyoming
In Teton County, where Chouinard owns a home and notched first ascents on some of the area’s most iconic climbing routes, like The Snaz in Grand Teton National Park, friends weren’t surprised.
“He didn’t want to build this whole thing up and then see it go to a bunch of bean counters and investment guys,” said Paul Bruun, the Jackson Hole News&Guide’s outdoors columnist. “He wanted to see more than that. That’s always been his goal.”
Bruun has been one of Chouinard’s fishing buddies for years. The two met in the 1970s when Bruun ran the sporting goods department at Stone Drug. Chouinard used to wander in to buy wood chips for his smoker, in which he cooked whitefish.
Town councilor and economist Jonathan Schechter, now running for re-election, has had Chouinard speak at conferences he has hosted about sustainable business. He said the Patagonia founder has been adamant about finding a way to bake his values into the business – even after he’s gone.
“It isn’t just his life,” Schechter said. “It’s his legacy, and it’s something he’s thought about for 20 years – ‘How do I be successful and how do I keep the bastards from screwing it up?’
“He’s told me point blank more than once if he can’t run his business the way he wants to run it, he’s just going to shut it down.”
Chouinard said he opted out of selling Patagonia because he “couldn’t be sure a new owner would maintain our values or keep our team of people around the world employed.” And he decided against going public.
“What a disaster that would have been,” Chouinard wrote in his online letter. “Even public companies with good intentions are under too much pressure to create short-term gain at the expense of long-term vitality and responsibility.”
Instead, Chouinard, who also owns a home in Ventura, California, where Patagonia is headquartered, appears to view the arrangement as a way to continue the social ethos he and Malinda have brought to the company, which hasn’t been afraid to get politically involved.
Patagonia sued the Trump administration to protect Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, after President Donald Trump announced plans to slash the size of the monument – encompassing red-rock canyons and archaeologically significant sites – by 85%.
In Teton County, Patagonia pulled its products from stores operated by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort after the ski hill’s owners hosted a fundraiser for the House Freedom Caucus.
As for giving away his business, Chouinard told the Times: “I didn’t know what to do with the company because I didn’t ever want a company.”
The reluctant businessman added: “Now I could die tomorrow and the company is going to continue doing the right thing for the next 50 years, and I don’t have to be around.” | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/yvon-chouinard-effectively-gives-away-patagonia/article_e9f4c0c0-3611-11ed-aba2-cfbe7b02dca9.html | 2022-09-17T15:23:40Z | wyomingnews.com | control | https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/yvon-chouinard-effectively-gives-away-patagonia/article_e9f4c0c0-3611-11ed-aba2-cfbe7b02dca9.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
I have lost count of the times I have been asked my ethnicity, from applying to jobs to filling up a form to get a library card. Yet the only option available for me has almost always been “other”, something I got used to since I moved to the UK, six years ago.
While a large Maghrebi population has immigrated to France, including my dad, there’s barely any in the UK. The lack of representation of Arab people in Britain is an undeniable fact and with the rise of islamophobia in Europe, and negative attitudes towards Arabs and Muslims, it's just got worse over the years.
I never felt fully included in regard to my race, and it can be quite isolating. This led to lots of questioning, especially after noticing racist comments towards Arab refugees often seen as a threat or a burden to UK society.
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Are we welcome here? Are we, as the application form at my local library reads, seen as “other”? How can we improve diversity in the media? Lots of questions but barely any answers.
There were around 230,000 British-Arabs in the UK according to the Census 2011, representing only 0.4 per cent of the population. If we include refugees and expatriates like myself, this number is much bigger. We deserve to be treated better. or we will continue to be undermined and invisible.
As a French-Arab reporter working in England, I have tried to spin a more positive light on our community by sharing successful stories of Arab entrepreneurs and refugees. But with only a few Arab journalists working here, it is difficult to ensure that we get fair coverage.
Challenging prejudice
TV shows and Hollywood films keep portraying Arabs as villains, if not terrorists, and I find it very exhausting to constantly have to fight for better representation of minorities. When Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek refused to play an Arab terrorist in James Bond, it was good to finally see a Hollywood actor challenging prejudice.
At the time he said: “We cannot identify him with any act of terrorism reflecting an ideology or a religion. That’s not something I would entertain, so if that is why I am your choice then you can count me out”
'We did not see race'
Growing up in France, I never thought of myself as Arab. It was not the first thing that would come to my mind when asked to introduce myself. I lived in an area with a large concentration of Muslim and Arab population and we simply did not see “race”.
I studied in Paris and moved to various places in the UK and it was only then that I started experiencing racism and discrimination. “Where are you from?,” I’m often being asked. “France,” I would then reply. “But you don’t look French”. This is racism but many probably don’t realise it and we often remain silent.
I once had cans of beer thrown towards me for speaking French and Arabic on the phone. I was told to shut up on the bus and was given the finger. Both incidents happened in Swindon.
Naturally, I stopped speaking Arabic on the street to avoid any other incident. And that’s exactly why representation matters.
Not seeing Arab people in the media contributed to experiences of loneliness. As a race reporter I’m starting to see a bit more representation but a lot more can be done to help us feel fully accepted.
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It’s no secret that pretty much everything is getting more and more expensive, almost by the day it seems. From our weekly food shops, to the petrol we’re putting in our cars and the bills for our gas and electricity, everything has seen a steep rise over the last year.
Perhaps one increase that us Brits are saddest to see hit our bank balances is the cost of those all too important pub trips also slowly but surely creeping up. These days, finding a pint of even the most basic of beers in the south east for under £4 is a much harder task than you may think.
While our county’s prices haven’t quite reached the highs you’d see in London, there’s no denying that a night out in Kent is noticeably more expensive than it once was. On a quest to find as cheap a pint we could, we took to the streets of Medway, specifically Rochester, and looked to find the cheapest this town had to offer.
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Rochester is one of the central hubs for nightlife in Medway, boasting a High Street absolutely bursting with pubs and bars. This made it a truly ideal location to find out just how much you’d really be spending for a ‘cheap’ pint these days.
As each individual bar and pub often has wildly varying drinks on tap, choosing one particular brand to compare from location to location became impossible. So, we aimed to find just the cheapest lager or ale each establishment offered - here are the results.
The Queen Charlotte
Starting out rather strong, The Queen Charlotte found at the end of the High Street closest to Chatham had some more than reasonable prices on offer. Their cheapest pint was that of John Smith’s at just £2.05.
In terms of lagers, Stella Artois will only set you back £3.85 for a pint here. Not a bad place to start, or end, the night with prices like that.
John Smith's - £2.05
The Golden Lion, JD Wetherspoon
A favourite among Brits everywhere, Wetherspoons is well known for its prices that tend to be cheaper than most, and this branch was no exception. If you’re after a truly cheap night out, this might be your best bet.
In terms of ales, the cheapest on the menu is the Greene King Ruddles Best at just £1.49. If you’re after lager, Bud Light will set you back just £1.99 for a pint - it’s really no wonder students spend so much time in Spoons.
Greene King Ruddles Best- £1.49
The Eagle Tavern
Moving further up the High Street now, and with that the prices are also starting to creep up. Here the cheapest pint of lager on offer is that of Amstel, costing £4.70.
This particular pub has plenty to offer, situated within a Grade II listed building, it is an undeniably popular feature of Rochester. During the day, this traditional pub offers a warm, family-friendly and dog-friendly atmosphere before the evenings see the establishment come to life with live music, club nights and quiz nights.
Amstell - £4.70
The City Wall
Moving along the High Street and we find ourselves at The City Wall Wine Bar, another staple of nights out in Medway. This is an incredibly popular spot thanks to their dance floor, DJ sets and karaoke night.
The City Wall does specialise in wines and cocktails, but has a number of beers and ales available. Our trip told us that the cheapest on offer was, like The Queen Charlotte, John Smith’s, though ever so slightly more expensive at £2.10
John Smith's - £2.10
The Two Brewers
Now over to the Two Brewers, a pub that proudly boasts being one of Rochester’s smallest. Having operated from within the historic town since 1683, it’s a pub teeming with history.
However, we are solely looking at prices here today, and the cheapest pint on the menu is that of the Spitfire. Costing £4.40, this is apparently an incredibly popular choice among visitors.
Spitfire - £4.40
The Jolly Knight
Prices saw a notable fall over at the next pub, with the East Coast IPA the cheapest pint on offer at the Jolly Knight. Coming in at £3.10, this is a price that many are sure to be happy to pay.
This sports bar has cemented itself within the town as a fantastic spot to catch all of the biggest and best sporting events throughout the year. With prices like that, we can see why.
East Coast IPA -£3.10
The George Vaults
This rather esteemed establishment has plenty to boast. From their three bars, vaulted 14th-century cellar and the intimate courtyard, it's a truly unique spot to grab a drink while in Rochester.
However, this Conservation Award winning bar and restaurant is among the pricier choices if you’re just after a ‘cheap’ pint. Here, the cheapest on offer is that of Fosters, going for £5 a pint.
Fosters - £5
Wolfe & Castle
Over to a relatively newer addition to Rochester now, the Wolfe & Castle micropub set up shop earlier this year, and has already proven popular within the town. With a focus on craft and bottled beers, this is certainly a spot that offers something truly unique in Rochester.
In fact, KentLive paid a visit to the pub earlier this year to try it out for ourselves. Given that this pub has a focus on craft beers, you will be paying a little more, with the cheapest being £5.50 for a pint of Omnipollo Prize Pills.
Omnipollo Prize Pills - £5.50
The Crown
Our final stop of the trip, situated just before Rochester Bridge, taking you to Strood, The Crown pub. From its ideal location at the entrance of the town, it is one of the first building you would lay eyes on if you approach the area from Strood.
In terms of prices, it might not have been one of the cheapest, but it wasn’t the most expensive either. Here, the lowest costing pint on offer is that of Fosters at £4.30.
Fosters - £4.30
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Reddick: Losing Ride To Busch A Business Decision
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
RacinToday.com
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Tyler Reddick calmly said Friday that he views actions NASCAR team owner Richard Childress took when he hired Kyle Busch as strictly business and no personal vendetta against him.
“I’m not going to be there after 2023 and they have to look after their best interests,” Reddick said at Bristol Motor Speedway during preparations for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race. “They’re looking ahead to the future and what’s gonna be best for them in the long term. I understand that.
“I’m sure I could understand how people think it’s personal, but I’m not looking at it that way. For the long term of RCR, it makes sense to put him (Busch) in the (No.) 8 car.”
Childress told Reddick an hour before the Busch announcement earlier this week that the two-time NASCAR champion would replace him as the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet in 2023.
He also said Busch would have the crew chief that now works with Reddick. However, he told Reddick he would field a third Cup team next year for him and he was working to acquire a charter.
“None of it surprised me,” said Reddick, who noted the meeting he had with Childress wasn’t tense.
In March, Reddick signed a one-year deal with RCR. Then in mid-July, it was announced that Reddick would join 23XI Racing in 2024. Reddick thought he wouldn’t have to adjust to a new team until 2024, but now he finds himself in that position for 2023.
“It’s a unique challenge to be able to kind of go through that next year with a new group of people (at RCR),” Reddick said. “I think if anything, it will probably help me when I move on to the next place, kind of getting used to working with different people.”
Reddick, who has remained the consummate professional throughout the ordeal, said he intended to finish what he agreed to do at RCR.
“He (Childress) said he’s going to have details for me soon,” Reddick said. “We both agree the most important thing (this weekend) is for me to focus on this race.”
There has been speculation that Reddick might move to 23XI Racing a year early if Kurt Busch is unable to return. However, team co-owner Denny Hamlin said Thursday their intention was to field the No. 45 Toyota next year for Busch who’s recovering from a concussion he suffered in July at Pocono during a qualifying crash.
“We have Kurt under contract this year, next year, and an optional third year,” Hamlin said. “It’s important for us to make sure that Kurt has the opportunity to come back whenever he wants. Situations that might change around the race team shouldn’t affect our commitment to Kurt whatsoever.”
For several months, Reddick and Kyle Busch have been the center of attention on social media and in interviews each race weekend. It’s chatter that hasn’t affected Reddick who leaves his house at 7 a.m. to go workout or go to the simulator and doesn’t return until 4 p.m. or 5 p.m.
“I don’t even have enough time to keep my house looking the way I’d like to,” Reddick commented. “I try to leave a little bit on the side so I can spend it at home with (girlfriend) Alexa and (son) Beau.”
When asked how he would respond to people claiming he would get the third best equipment next year, Reddick said he would point out that the Next Gen car is “pretty spec.”
“It’s all the same stuff, so I think they can rule that out pretty quickly,” Reddick said.
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NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Bass Pro Shops Night Race
The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway
The Date: Saturday, September 17
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $8,338,394
TV: USA, 6:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 266.5 miles (500 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 125),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 500)
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(NerdWallet) – President Biden’s highly anticipated federal student loan cancellation announcement last month created as many questions as it answered, prompting at least one major loan servicer’s website to crash as borrowers hustled to check their eligibility.
What is clear: Individuals making less than $125,000 and couples filing jointly making less than $250,000 may receive up to $10,000 in student debt cancellation — and that maximum goes up to $20,000 if the borrower ever received a Pell Grant.
What has been murky: Which loans will the cancellation apply to first? Will payment amounts on any remaining student debt change after cancellation? And what happens with FFELP loans?
Here’s the latest about how student loan cancellation will actually work.
1. When can I apply?
The application for student loan cancellation will be available by early October, according to the Education Department.
While about 8 million borrowers may see cancellation automatically, most will need to submit an application. The application will initially be available only online, but borrowers can expect access to a paper version at a later date.
Borrowers must apply for cancellation before the window closes on Dec. 31, 2023. So, if you have access to the online application, don’t wait around for the paper one, to ensure your application is handled in as timely a manner as possible.
2. How can I get ready for cancellation?
There are two main steps you can take to prepare for cancellation:
- Verify you meet the income eligibility criteria.
- Make sure your contact information is up to date on Studentaid.gov and with your servicer.
To be eligible, your annual federal income for 2020 or 2021 must be less than $125,000 if you filed as an individual. If you filed jointly, the cutoff is $250,000. If you earned above the maximum in one of the two years but met the threshold in the other, you can qualify with the lower annual income.
While it may seem safe to assume adjusted gross income is what qualifies for federal annual income, the Education Department has not clarified explicitly.
3. How much will I get?
Here’s the deal on the Pell Grant qualification: If you have ever received a Pell Grant of any amount and meet the income requirement, you get $20,000 in cancellation ($10,000 based on income requirements, plus an extra $10,000 for being a Pell Grant recipient).
The Pell Grant award does not have to correlate with the time, school or program for which you used your federal student loans. For example, let’s say you received a Pell Grant for your community college and didn’t use loans. Ten years later, you went back and finished your undergraduate degree with loans. Those loans can qualify for the $20,000 cancellation.
This is particularly critical for Parent PLUS borrowers. A Parent PLUS loan is not necessarily eligible for the extra $10,000 in cancellation just because the child who benefited from the loan was a Pell Grant recipient. In order for a Parent PLUS loan to get the extra relief, the parent borrower must have received a Pell Grant for their own education at some point.
The extra $10,000 is not prorated based on the amount of your Pell Grant. A Pell Grant award of any amount qualifies for the extra $10,000 in full.
4. Do FFELP loans count?
Some FFELP loans will receive cancellation. Here are all the loan types that are eligible:
- All loans under the Direct Loan Program.
- Federally-owned FFELP loans.
- Defaulted FFELP loans held at a guaranty agency.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
- Other defaulted loans, including commercially-serviced Stafford loans.
Commercially-owned FFELP loans can count if you consolidate them into a direct loan. Consider the pros and cons of consolidation to make sure it’s worth it.
Check Studentaid.gov to verify which types of loans you have. Here’s how to find that information on the portal.
- Log in to Studentaid.gov.
- Select “My Aid” in the dropdown menu under your name.
- See your loans listed in the “Loan Breakdown” section.
- Expand “View Loans” and select “View Loan Details” next to each loan to see more details.
5. Will a payment refund increase my cancellation amount?
You can request a refund on student loan payments made during the pandemic forbearance if payments weren’t required. However, Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, recommends only asking for a refund if you’re experiencing a financial hardship.
The Education Department hasn’t announced the official date it will use to determine your cancellation loan balance, but Buchanan expects a clarification will be posted on the department website in the next couple of weeks.
“If you are trying to get a refund to maximize or optimize your loan forgiveness, my suggestion to borrowers is to wait,” says Buchanan.
6. Will my payment change after cancellation?
Borrowers will see their loans reamortized based on their post-cancellation balances. Monthly payments will likely decrease as a result. However, the remaining payment term will stay the same.
“Ideally if everything is still in order, if you can afford that (original) payment, continue making that bigger payment,” says Damian Dunn, certified financial planner and vice president for corporate financial wellness platform Your Money Line. Borrowers “know how painful student loan debt can be,” he says. “If they can get from under that faster, even better.”
7. Can I pick which loans are canceled?
Borrowers with multiple loans cannot select how they want their cancellation applied. Here is the order in which loans will receive relief:
- Defaulted federally-owned loans.
- Defaulted commercially-owned FFELP loans.
- Direct loans and federally-owned FFELP loans in good standing.
- Federally-owned Perkins loans.
The Education Department will use the following order to cancel loans if you have several loans of the same type:
- Loans with the highest statutory interest rate.
- If interest rates are the same, unsubsidized loans get relief before subsidized loans.
- If interest rate and subsidy are the same, newest loans get relief.
- If all other factors are the same, the loan with the lowest combined principal and interest balance gets relief.
How can I get updated information?
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Tropical Storm Fiona is currently situated in the northeastern Caribbean Sea and is expected to trek west in the coming days. The primary threats to the Caribbean Islands are heavy rainfall, flooding and strong wind gusts through Saturday afternoon. Fiona is expected to strengthen early next week after moving across Hispaniola.
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RIO DE JANEIRO – U.S. Navy divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU-2) and their Brazilian counterparts conduct dive training during UNITAS LXIII, Sept. 14, 2022. UNITAS is the world’s longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Brazil, it brings together multinational forces from Belize, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States conducting operations in and off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations through the execution of anti-surface, anti-submarine, anti-air, amphibious and electronic warfare operations that enhance warfighting proficiency and increase interoperability among participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jahlena Royer/Released)
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Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight from Long Beach to Honolulu were surprised with Mitchell Ukuleles and the first in-flight ukulele lesson taught by Guitar Center instructors
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, surprised passengers on Southwest Airlines® from Long Beach to Honolulu, with the first-ever in-flight ukulele class by Guitar Center on Friday, September 16.
Above the clouds, passengers onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft all received a Mitchell MU40 Soprano ukulele, a Road Runner carrying case and a unique lesson in the sky. Best-in-class Guitar Center Lessons instructors taught passengers how easy it is to learn to play the ukulele, one of Hawaii's happiest and most familiar instruments – so easy, passengers were able to learn to play the song "Hello, Aloha. How are you?" during the flight. Passengers on board kicked off their weekend travels flying across the Pacific Ocean, unified, one chord at a time, with a sweet-sounding surprise, and an unforgettable travel day to Honolulu.
Alexandra Windsor, educational affairs specialist for Guitar Center Lessons, and Ryan Miyashiro and Ryan Imata, Guitar Center instructors at Guitar Center's Pearl City store, led passengers in a group lesson to kick off their travel to the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. "I've taught students through Guitar Center Lessons since 2014, but never in an airplane. It was inspiring to see how quickly passengers of all ages picked up the ukulele – many with no musical background. The ukulele is the perfect instrument for beginners, and it shows just how fun and easy learning something new can be," said Windsor.
"Our Customers anticipate warm Southwest Hospitality throughout their journeys with us, and these Surprise and Delight events are a unique way to create memorable experiences," said Brandy King, Senior Director of Public Relations at Southwest Airlines. "Today's celebration of Hawaiian culture and Southwest Hospitality underscore our everyday commitment to serve and celebrate the spirit of Aloha."
To celebrate the partnership beyond the in-flight entertainment, Southwest Airlines customers and Guitar Center fans can visit Southwest.fm/ukuleleflight to enter the Ukuleles Take Flight sweepstakes for a chance to win round trip air travel on Southwest for a winner and a guest, and two Mitchel MU40 Soprano ukuleles*.
"Playing music is our passion at Guitar Center. Learning an instrument like the ukulele is an enriching and rewarding experience that creates lifelong benefits and memories. We offer Guitar Center lessons in almost any instrument online and in our stores across the country and for this one-time special flight, above the clouds! Not many people can say they learned to play a song on a Southwest flight to Hawaii!" said Donny Gruendler, Guitar Center VP of music education.
Please see photos and B-roll from the event HERE.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Open to legal residents of 50 United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Alaska and Rhode Island) age 21 or older at time of entry. Void where prohibited. Limit one entry per person. All fields must be completed. Approximate retail value of prize: $960. For complete details and how to enter, see https://southwest.fm/ukuleleflight. By submitting this entry, you agree to the Official Rules. By entering, information collected will be used in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy. Sponsor: Southwest Airlines Co., 2702 Love Field Drive, Dallas, TX 75235. Enter by September 30, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time.
ABOUT GUITAR CENTER
Guitar Center is a leading retailer of musical instruments, lessons, repairs and rentals in the United States. With nearly 300 stores across the United States and one of the top direct sales websites in the industry, Guitar Center has helped people make music for more than 50 years. Guitar Center also provides customers with various musician-based services, including Guitar Center Lessons, where musicians of all ages and skill levels can learn to play a variety of instruments in many music genres; GC Repairs, an on-site maintenance and repairs service; and GC Rentals, a program offering easy rentals of instruments and other sound reinforcement gear. Additionally, Guitar Center's sister brands include Music & Arts, which operates more than 200 stores specializing in band & orchestral instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors and students, and Musician's Friend, a leading direct marketer of musical instruments in the United States. For more information about Guitar Center, please visit www.guitarcenter.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
Southwest Airlines Co. operates one of the world's most admired and awarded airlines, offering its one-of-a-kind value and Hospitality at 121 airports across 11 countries. Having celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2021, Southwest took flight in 1971 to democratize the sky through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel and now carries more air travelers flying nonstop within the United States than any other airline1. Based in Dallas and famous for an Employee-first corporate Culture, Southwest maintains an unprecedented record of no involuntary furloughs or layoffs in its history. By empowering its more than 62,0002 People to deliver unparalleled Hospitality, the maverick airline cherishes a passionate loyalty among as many as 130 million Customers carried a year. That formula for success brought industry-leading prosperity and 47 consecutive years3 of profitability for Southwest Shareholders (NYSE: LUV). Southwest leverages a unique legacy and mission to serve communities around the world including harnessing the power of its People and Purpose to put communities at the Heart of its success. Learn more by visiting Southwest.com/citizenship. Southwest is also continuing to develop tangible steps toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, including offering Customers an opportunity to help the airline offset its carbon emissions. To be part of the solution, visit Southwest.com/wannaoffsetcarbon.
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Mississippi Gov. says it’s a "great day to not be in Jackson" amid water crisis
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said on Friday that it was, as always, "a great day to not be in Jackson," the capital city that had been facing a water crisis after flooding in the Pearl River damaged its water system.
The big picture: Reeves made the comments while speaking in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It's the latest in a back-and-forth between Reeves and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.
- They have each accused the other's office of failing to address longstanding issues in the city's water treatment prior to the crisis, Axios' Shawna Chen reports.
- "I feel like I should take off my emergency manager director hat and leave it in the car and take off my public works director hat and leave it in the car," Reeves added in the speech.
Flashback: Reeves claimed that city officials failed to give the state and federal governments a plan to fix longstanding issues with the water system, and that staff in the water plant where the failure happened "had been abandoned."
- Lumumba shared records that he says contradict Reeves' statements including the city's capital improvement plan from a few years ago, which included funding requests for the water treatment plant, and a document that listed a number of critical repairs and a schedule for implementation.
- And last year, Reeves said that Jackson needed to work harder at "collecting their water bill payments before they start going and asking everyone else to pony up more money," the Washington Post reported.
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If you’re looking to simplify your day-to-day life, a MacBook Air could come in handy.
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This chic black MacBook Air offers 128GB of flash storage, perfect to safeguard your important files, and an impressive nine hours of battery life. It’s also ideal for multitasking thanks to the Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM, all in a sleek 11″ frame.
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Lightweight and travel-friendly, this refurbished 11.6″ MacBook Air offers 128Gb of flash storage, an Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM to allow for major multitasking. You’ll get six hours of battery life and a Turbo Boost feature that allows for energy efficiency and extra power round out this model hailing from 2015.
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Our college football betting expert offers his best betting picks and predictions for the matchup between Miami and Texas A&M scheduled for Saturday at College Station, Texas, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
No. 24 Texas A&M is feeling the heat after being beaten by Appalachian State, while No. 13 Miami is looking to record the first big win of the Mario Cristobal era.
Miami vs Texas A&M prediction
- Miami to cover +5.5 spread @ -117 via Caesars Sportsbook
- Under 44.5 total points to be scored @ -117 via Caesars Sportsbook
- Tyler Van Dyke to top 285.5 passing yards @ -120 via Caesars Sportsbook
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Miami vs Texas A&M picks and analysis
The Aggies (1-1) had just 186 yards in their woeful effort against Appalachian State. Miami (2-0) sees the opportunity for a statement win and has a significant edge at quarterback with Tyler Van Dyke.
Miami to cover +5.5
Texas A&M not only lost 17-14 to App State but only one of its two touchdowns was produced by the offense. Devon Achane’s 95-yard kickoff return score was easily the Aggies’ best moment of the day.
The Sun Belt team had a 22-9 edge in first downs, 315-186 advantage in total yards, and controlled the ball for a whopping 41:29 to Texas A&M’s 18:31. The evidence points to this: Texas A&M is not that good of a team early this season.
Coach Jimbo Fisher hinted that Haynes King might not be the starting quarterback against Miami after passing for just 97 yards. But the running game wasn’t all that potent if you take away gains of 31 and 26 yards. The rest of the game, the Aggies had just 32 yards on the ground.
Miami’s defense has allowed 20 total points in two games and figures to ensure this is a close battle. Taking the Hurricanes and the points seems like a super play based on Texas A&M’s issues.
Our Pick: Miami to cover +5.5 spread
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Under 44.5 points
Van Dyke finished last season by throwing for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns in six consecutive games. He put his name on the radar and big things are expected of him this season.
He hasn’t hit 300 yet this season — he has a total of 454 through two games — but expect him to be fired up for this game. Texas A&M is one of the opponents NFL talent evaluators will be watching closely.
A nice complement to Van Dyke is running back Henry Parrish Jr., who has topped 100 rushing yards in both games this season. Miami certainly has noticed the manner in which App State controlled the ball and will be striving for similar success.
The Hurricanes have a big red circle on the schedule for this game. They will be hyped up and you can expect this total to go under when you factor in the Texas A&M offensive issues.
Our Pick: Under 44.5 total points to be scored
Van Dyke over 285.5 passing yards
King has passed for 461 yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions and it’s alarming he could be removed as the starter after two games. LSU transfer Max Johnson would be the probable replacement and he’s thrown just four passes this season.
Achane has rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns but that average of 54 yards per game isn’t going to cut it. Wideout Ainias Smith has nice season numbers (10 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns) but had just four grabs for 21 yards and no scores against Appalachian State.
Van Dyke passed for 261 yards with one touchdown and one interception in last Saturday’s 30-7 win over Southern Miss. That first 300-yard effort of this game is looming.
Right now, it might be best to avoid Texas A&M offensive players. You don’t know if you can count on them, but you know things should be fine with Van Dyke.
Our Pick: Tyler Van Dyke over 285.5 passing yards
Texas A&M vs Miami odds
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MILWAUKEE — Catcher Jose Trevino left the Yankees’ 7-6 loss to the Brewers in the seventh inning Friday night with a right knee contusion after he took a foul ball off his right knee in the bottom of the fifth.
Trevino initially remained in the game and caught the sixth before Kyle Higashioka came up to pinch hit for him leading off the top of the seventh.
“He was compromised,’’ manager Aaron Boone said of Trevino.
Marwin Gonzalez also was removed to start the bottom of the sixth with dizziness, Boone said.
Gonzalez started the game at first base and when he came out, Oswaldo Cabrera moved from right field to first, making his first appearance at the position in his professional career.
“That’s a tough spot, but he’s got that makeup that he’s gonna handle himself,’’ Boone said. “Not ideal, but that’s where we are right now from an injury standpoint.”
Harrison Bader could make his Yankees debut soon, manager Aaron Boone said, adding the center fielder could be in The Bronx as Tuesday after rehabbing from the plantar fasciitis that has sidelined him since before he was acquired from St. Louis in exchange for Jordan Montgomery.
Boone made it clear prior to the game what Bader’s role will be: “Center fielder.”
“He’s a premium, maybe the best, defensive outfielder in the league,’’ Boone said. “I think we’re adding a significant player to our lineup.”
Bader was off Friday and scheduled to play minor league rehab games Saturday and Sunday. If he and the Yankees decide he’s ready, the Bronxville native will be with the Yankees when they open their homestand against the Pirates.
The right-handed hitting Bader has had a rough season at the plate, with a .673 OPS in 264 plate appearances for the Cardinals, but he has swung the bat well during his rehab assignment.
He was acquired, though, for his defense and speed.
Bader will give the Yankees some much-needed outfield depth, as Aaron Judge has been forced into playing center, with the slumping Aaron Hicks in left and Cabrera in right.
Boone didn’t rule out the possibility of moving Cabrera to left when Bader is in the lineup in center, with Judge back in right.
Giancarlo Stanton is not an option in the outfield and won’t be for the foreseeable future, as he returns from the injury suffered when he fouled a ball off his foot.
Boone said Stanton’s return to the outfield was “on pause,” but didn’t rule it out down the road, pointing to the fact he stayed healthy last year while playing some outfield.
Luis Severino is scheduled to rejoin the rotation on Wednesday after another solid rehab outing with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. Boone said the right-hander, sidelined since mid-July with a strained lat, isn’t completely built up, but he expects Severino to have an immediate impact.
“It’s Luis Severino,’’ Boone said. “He’s Severino. He’s having an excellent year for us and can match up with a lot of really good pitchers.”
Anthony Rizzo took batting practice against rehabbing Scott Effross and continues to feel good in his return from lower back tightness and headaches following an epidural.
Boone said there’s a “chance” Rizzo will be in the lineup Sunday against the Brewers and he believes the time off will have served the first baseman well.
“What’s exciting is that he was grinding with the back even before he went on the IL,’’ Boone said. “That’s he’s feeling good is encouraging. It allows him to impact us.”
Oswald Peraza entered Friday having not played in a week, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa performing well, though he made a big error in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ loss. Boone said Peraza might be at shortstop on Saturday.
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Has COVID-19 become no more dangerous than the flu for most people?
That's a question that scientists are debating as the country heads into a third pandemic winter. Early in the pandemic, COVID was estimated to be 10 times more lethal than the flu, fueling many people's fears.
"We have all been questioning, 'When does COVID look like influenza?''' says Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco. "And, I would say, 'Yes, we are there.'"
Gandhi and other researchers argue that most people today have enough immunity — gained from vaccination, infection or both — to protect them against getting seriously ill from COVID. And this is especially so since the omicron variant doesn't appear to make people as sick as earlier strains, Gandhi says.
So unless a more virulent variant emerges, COVID's menace has diminished considerably for most people, which means that they can go about their daily lives, says Gandhi, "in a way that you used to live with endemic seasonal flu."
But there's still plenty of differing views on this topic. While the threat from COVID-19 may be approaching the peril the flu poses, skeptics doubt it's hit that point yet.
"I'm sorry — I just disagree," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the White House's medical adviser, and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "The severity of one compared to the other is really quite stark. And the potential to kill of one versus the other is really quite stark."
COVID is still killing hundreds of people every day, which means more than 125,000 additional COVID deaths could occur over the next 12 months if deaths continue at that pace, Fauci notes. COVID-19 has already killed more than 1 million Americans and it was the third leading cause of death in 2021.
A bad flu season kills about 50,000 people.
"COVID is a much more serious public health issue than is influenza," Fauci says, noting this is especially true for older people, the group at the highest risk dying from the disease.
Debating the way deaths are counted
The debate over COVID's mortality rate hinges on what counts as a COVID-19 death. Gandhi and other researchers argue that the daily death toll attributed to COVID is exaggerated because many deaths blamed on the disease are actually from other causes. Some of the people who died for other reasons happened to also test positive for the coronavirus.
"We are now seeing consistently that more than 70% of our COVID hospitalizations are in that category," says Dr. Shira Doron, an infectious disease specialist at the Tufts Medical Center and a professor at the Tufts University School of Medicine. "If you're counting them all as hospitalizations, and then those people die and you count them all as COVID deaths, you are pretty dramatically overcounting."
If deaths were classified more accurately, then the daily death toll would be closer to the toll the flu takes during a typical season, Doron says. If this is true, the odds of a person dying if they get a COVID infection — what's called the case fatality rate — would be about the same as the flu now, which is estimated to be around 0.1%, or perhaps even lower.
In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Thursday, researchers attempted to filter out other deaths to analyze mortality rates for people hospitalized "primarily for COVID-19." They find the death rate has dropped significantly in the omicron era, compared to the delta period.
But Fauci argues that it's difficult to distinguish between deaths that are caused "because of" COVID and those "with" COVID. The disease has been found to put stress on many systems of the body.
"What's the difference with someone who has mild congestive heart failure, goes into the hospital and gets COVID, and then dies from profound congestive heart failure?" he asks. "Is that with COVID or because of COVID? COVID certainly contributed to it."
A second reason many experts estimate that COVID's mortality rate is probably lower than it appears is that many infections aren't being reported now because of home testing.
The fatality rate is a ratio — the number of deaths over the number of confirmed cases — so if there are more actual cases, that means that the likelihood of an individual dying is lower.
"I believe that we have reached the point where, for an individual, COVID poses less of a risk of hospitalization and death than does influenza," Doron says.
Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, agrees, especially because the vaccines and treatments for COVID are better than those for the flu.
"If you are up-to-date on your vaccines today, and you avail yourself of the treatments, your chances of dying COVID are vanishingly rare and certainly much lower than your risk of getting into trouble with the flu," Jha told NPR.
Risk remains high for the elderly and frail
But Jha stresses that omicron is so contagious and is infecting so many people that it overall "on a population level poses a much greater threat to the American population than flu does," and it can still cause a greater number of total deaths.
And, mortality rates for any disease vary by age and other demographic factors. Importantly, COVID remains much more lethal for older and medically frail people than younger people. Recent data from the CDC shows that compared to 18- to 29-year-olds, people aged 65 to 74 have 60 times the risk of dying; those aged 75 to 84 have 140 times the risk; and those 85 and older have 330 times greater risk.
The danger is especially high for those not vaccinated, boosted and treated properly. And with COVID still spreading widely, they remain vulnerable to exposure from social contact.
While younger, otherwise healthy people can sometimes get very sick and even die from COVID, that's gotten rare.
"I think it's really important people have an accurate sense of the reality in order to go about their lives," says Dr. Jake Scott, an infectious disease specialist at Stanford University. "If their risk assessments are being driven by or influenced by these overestimated hospitalization and death rates, I think that's problematic."
Waiting to see if the pattern is confirmed
Other researchers still argue that COVID remains far riskier than the flu.
"However you slice it, there was never an instance where COVID-19 was milder than the flu," says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly of Washington University in St. Louis, who has done research comparing COVID to the flu.
"We've never, ever in the history of the pandemic, in all our studies from the beginning until now, have found that COVID-19 is equally risky to the flu," Al-Aly says. "It's always carried a higher risk."
Some experts are waiting for more data that shows a clear trend in reduced mortality rates.
"I'll probably feel more comfortable saying something like, 'Oh, COVID is similar to the flu' when we actually see a pattern that resembles that," says Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston in the division of health policy and public health. "We're sort of just starting to see that, and I haven't really seen that in a sustained way."
Many also point out that COVID can increase the risk of experiencing long-term health problems, such as long COVID.
"Even people with mild to moderate symptoms from COVID can end up with long COVID," Fauci says. "That doesn't happen with influenza. It's a totally different ball game."
But Gandhi also questions that. Much of the estimated risk for long COVID comes from people who got seriously ill at the start of the pandemic, she says. And if you account for that, the risk of long-term health problems may not be greater from COVID than from other viral infections like the flu, she says.
"It was really severe COVID that led to long COVID. And as the disease has become milder, we're seeing lower rates of long COVID," Gandhi says.
In fact, some experts even fear that this year's flu season could be more severe than this winter's COVID surge. After very mild or even nonexistent flu seasons during the pandemic, the flu hit Australia hard this year. And what happens in the Southern Hemisphere often predicts what happens in North America.
"If we have a serious influenza season, and if the omicron variants continue to cause principally mild disease, this coming winter could be a much worse flu season than COVID," says Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease researcher at Vanderbilt University.
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Ugly, beaten down and bloody; hidden and lonely; sick and perverse, all around at his worst: This is where we find Oliver Sim as he opens Hideous Bastard. Over a serpentine bassline and big, weepy violins, Sim lances the infected wound of his self-esteem, asking over and over, "Am I hideous?" He doesn't get an answer, but he does come to a realization: "Radical honesty might set me free if it makes me hideous." Herein lies the central conceit of his debut solo album, that we may reclaim power for ourselves by embracing what makes us monstrous.
Sim is far from the first artist to turn to horror imagery to reckon with queerness; populated with unloved experiments and villainous boundary transgressors, horror has always contained an allegory for the queer experience. From the ostracization for same-sex intimacy in Carmilla, one of the earliest works of fiction about vampires, to the denial and disbelief in the supernatural that seals the protagonist's fate in the ghost story of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House or the gender dysphoria of serial killer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, queer horror fans have long seen themselves in parts of these stories.
More and more often lately, modern horror is explicitly centering queerness in shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and What We Do In The Shadows and films like It: Chapter Two and Bodies Bodies Bodies. In the music world, Hideous Bastards joins recent releases like Rina Sawayama's "This Hell" and the music video for Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" that say: "If you can't join 'em in heaven, it's time to reclaim hell." Across 10 tracks, Hideous Bastard utilizes the sonic and narrative hallmarks of horror to interrogate Sim's own relationship to his sexuality and the visage he presents to the world, while — like the best of that genre — side-stepping easily packaged resolutions.
Maybe it's that iconic debut album cover, black with a bold white "x" in the middle, maybe it's the monochromatic wardrobe or the nighttime moodiness of the music, but members of The xx have always seemed at home in darkness. In the airy arrangements of the band's music, Oliver Sim anchored wispy musings on the cliff's edge of love and loss, spun alongside bandmate Romy Madley Croft and Jamie xx, with fluid bass playing and his plaintive baritone.
With room to move on his solo debut, Sim hones in on that darkness and the storytelling possibilities of the low end. A growling, pitch-shifted bass vocal adds harmonies to half the album's songs, lending menace and mixed feelings to lovelorn recollections ("Romance With A Memory," "Never Here," "GMT") and mocking weight to crises of confidence ("Unreliable Narrator" and "Confident Man").
It's a focus befitting the album's monstrous theme. Our villains often sing to us in trembling depths of pitch, from opera (Don Pizarro from Fidelio), to musical theater (Javert from Les Misérables, Hades from Hadestown), and Disney movies, too (Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Even outside a musical context, horror films have long utilized distorted bass effects and vocal doubling to convey that otherworldly evil is in the room, that ordinary characters are talking in its voice. On Hideous Bastard, that subterranean sound allows Sim to take on the voice of the villain, as he grapples with identity, shame and expectations of masculinity.
On "Unreliable Narrator" in particular, the only song in which this monstrous bass harmony backs every line, Sim sings about modulating his voice in an attempt to fit a certain perception of manliness, losing himself in a facade even as he "tried hard to be authentic." A horror and psychological thriller buff, Sim says the song is an intentional mid-point in the album — just as those films often destabilize viewers' expectations of who the protagonist can trust part way through the runtime, Sim here encourages the listener to consider if he himself is wearing a mask.
Similarly on "Never Here," a personal reflection on how we distort our own memories by choosing what we capture and preserve, Sim wonders if he exists at all when his feelings of insecurity contradict the evidence. "Pictures fade, technology breaks / I know the moment don't exist within its color and shape," he sings over an eerie, arpeggiated synth line reminiscent of The Twilight Zone's theme. As the song spirals into breakdown, Sim backs up from the mic and screams "I was never really here" again and again, much like a man hoping to be proved wrong. It's a bite-sized example of what can happen when collective queer history is erased: the demise of the individual queer self sometimes seems inevitable; doubly so when you feel greater kinship with the evil witches, serial killers and disfigured monsters of film, who inevitably meet a gruesome end, than with any traditional hero.
Sim doesn't just sing like a villain on Hideous Bastard; he also takes inspiration from several in particular. He says "Unreliable Narrator" was inspired by Patrick Bateman's monologue in the 2000 film American Psycho, in which Bateman coldly confesses that there is simply no one there under his elaborately constructed persona. Later, on Hideous Bastard's closing number, "Run The Credits," he sings, "Disney princes, my god, I hate them / I'm Buffalo Bill, I'm Patrick Bateman."
"Those characters were the ones who were being cast away for being hideous in some way," he said in an interview with the podcast Midnight Chats. Like many queer horror fans, Sim says he saw himself in those villains who face hostility from society, identifying with "a repressed queerness" he saw in them. Sim's interest has a historical precedent: The monsters of fiction have long been caricatures of societal fears, and several of Gothic literature's famous authors grappled with the taboo of homosexuality — sometimes their own — in their work. Bram Stoker used the hateful fervor around Oscar Wilde's homosexuality trial as inspiration for Dracula, and the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is called "More hideous than belongs to humanity" by the doctor who created him, rejected by the person who is by all intents his parent.
It's the latter that Sim takes clearest aesthetic inspiration from in Hideous, the short film that accompanies the album. In it, Sim plays an artist who, after coming out on live television and performing the undeniably celebratory "Fruit" with sensual self-possession, transforms into a clawed, horned and green-skinned monster to exact violence on the production crew that mocks him. If an ignorance of queer history can make a person feel doomed by their narrative, then by regaining our history and re-centering it — as Sim does in both the film and the album by stepping into a monstrous persona — we can finally begin to reclaim agency over our own lives.
Shame's journey is never over, and it isn't linear, but it's not without moments of reprieve. There's a playfulness in Sim's work, too, connecting to queer horror's habit of having fun with absurdity, referencing The Twilight Zone, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the hopeful ending of the film and throughout the album, Sim weaves a lighter narrative using the voice of Bronski Beat's Jimmy Somerville. The collaboration was the result of Sim's real-life desire to seek guidance from a queer elder before publicizing his HIV-positive status; throughout the record, Somerville's countertenor floats through moments of uncertainty, bolstering Sim when, like every villain, he falters in a song's third act. It's Somerville who encourages Sim to "be brave, have trust" and "be willing to be loved" on the opening track, after which "Am I hideous?" becomes a defiant rhetorical question instead of a self-effacement. Somerville emerges from the spectral mist of "Confident Man" as Sim's chanting of the chorus begins to feel frenzied; his voice is a reminder of what further possibilities exist in direct contrast to the toxic ideas symbolized in the bass vocal, which never reappears by itself to torment Sim after this song.
History may erase, society may discriminate, the self may succumb to shame. When others accuse you of dancing with the devil, Hideous Bastard argues — like decades of queer-interpreted horror before it — you can show them how he really moves. But though there is liberation in revelry and taking ownership of villainy, masks are meant to come off. A queer figure alone in a conformity-obsessed society can be a tragic one; when you live like that, it's easy to internalize that tenderness is not available to you. But care and community are instrumental to survival. If there is power in reclaiming monstrosity, Hideous Bastard posits that there is also power in reaching out our hands — be they clawed, scarred or deformed — for kindness, and receiving it in turn.
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Ugly, beaten down and bloody; hidden and lonely; sick and perverse, all around at his worst: This is where we find Oliver Sim as he opens Hideous Bastard. Over a serpentine bassline and big, weepy violins, Sim lances the infected wound of his self-esteem, asking over and over, "Am I hideous?" He doesn't get an answer, but he does come to a realization: "Radical honesty might set me free if it makes me hideous." Herein lies the central conceit of his debut solo album, that we may reclaim power for ourselves by embracing what makes us monstrous.
Sim is far from the first artist to turn to horror imagery to reckon with queerness; populated with unloved experiments and villainous boundary transgressors, horror has always contained an allegory for the queer experience. From the ostracization for same-sex intimacy in Carmilla, one of the earliest works of fiction about vampires, to the denial and disbelief in the supernatural that seals the protagonist's fate in the ghost story of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House or the gender dysphoria of serial killer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, queer horror fans have long seen themselves in parts of these stories.
More and more often lately, modern horror is explicitly centering queerness in shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and What We Do In The Shadows and films like It: Chapter Two and Bodies Bodies Bodies. In the music world, Hideous Bastards joins recent releases like Rina Sawayama's "This Hell" and the music video for Lil Nas X's "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" that say: "If you can't join 'em in heaven, it's time to reclaim hell." Across 10 tracks, Hideous Bastard utilizes the sonic and narrative hallmarks of horror to interrogate Sim's own relationship to his sexuality and the visage he presents to the world, while — like the best of that genre — side-stepping easily packaged resolutions.
Maybe it's that iconic debut album cover, black with a bold white "x" in the middle, maybe it's the monochromatic wardrobe or the nighttime moodiness of the music, but members of The xx have always seemed at home in darkness. In the airy arrangements of the band's music, Oliver Sim anchored wispy musings on the cliff's edge of love and loss, spun alongside bandmate Romy Madley Croft and Jamie xx, with fluid bass playing and his plaintive baritone.
With room to move on his solo debut, Sim hones in on that darkness and the storytelling possibilities of the low end. A growling, pitch-shifted bass vocal adds harmonies to half the album's songs, lending menace and mixed feelings to lovelorn recollections ("Romance With A Memory," "Never Here," "GMT") and mocking weight to crises of confidence ("Unreliable Narrator" and "Confident Man").
It's a focus befitting the album's monstrous theme. Our villains often sing to us in trembling depths of pitch, from opera (Don Pizarro from Fidelio), to musical theater (Javert from Les Misérables, Hades from Hadestown), and Disney movies, too (Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame). Even outside a musical context, horror films have long utilized distorted bass effects and vocal doubling to convey that otherworldly evil is in the room, that ordinary characters are talking in its voice. On Hideous Bastard, that subterranean sound allows Sim to take on the voice of the villain, as he grapples with identity, shame and expectations of masculinity.
On "Unreliable Narrator" in particular, the only song in which this monstrous bass harmony backs every line, Sim sings about modulating his voice in an attempt to fit a certain perception of manliness, losing himself in a facade even as he "tried hard to be authentic." A horror and psychological thriller buff, Sim says the song is an intentional mid-point in the album — just as those films often destabilize viewers' expectations of who the protagonist can trust part way through the runtime, Sim here encourages the listener to consider if he himself is wearing a mask.
Similarly on "Never Here," a personal reflection on how we distort our own memories by choosing what we capture and preserve, Sim wonders if he exists at all when his feelings of insecurity contradict the evidence. "Pictures fade, technology breaks / I know the moment don't exist within its color and shape," he sings over an eerie, arpeggiated synth line reminiscent of The Twilight Zone's theme. As the song spirals into breakdown, Sim backs up from the mic and screams "I was never really here" again and again, much like a man hoping to be proved wrong. It's a bite-sized example of what can happen when collective queer history is erased: the demise of the individual queer self sometimes seems inevitable; doubly so when you feel greater kinship with the evil witches, serial killers and disfigured monsters of film, who inevitably meet a gruesome end, than with any traditional hero.
Sim doesn't just sing like a villain on Hideous Bastard; he also takes inspiration from several in particular. He says "Unreliable Narrator" was inspired by Patrick Bateman's monologue in the 2000 film American Psycho, in which Bateman coldly confesses that there is simply no one there under his elaborately constructed persona. Later, on Hideous Bastard's closing number, "Run The Credits," he sings, "Disney princes, my god, I hate them / I'm Buffalo Bill, I'm Patrick Bateman."
"Those characters were the ones who were being cast away for being hideous in some way," he said in an interview with the podcast Midnight Chats. Like many queer horror fans, Sim says he saw himself in those villains who face hostility from society, identifying with "a repressed queerness" he saw in them. Sim's interest has a historical precedent: The monsters of fiction have long been caricatures of societal fears, and several of Gothic literature's famous authors grappled with the taboo of homosexuality — sometimes their own — in their work. Bram Stoker used the hateful fervor around Oscar Wilde's homosexuality trial as inspiration for Dracula, and the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is called "More hideous than belongs to humanity" by the doctor who created him, rejected by the person who is by all intents his parent.
It's the latter that Sim takes clearest aesthetic inspiration from in Hideous, the short film that accompanies the album. In it, Sim plays an artist who, after coming out on live television and performing the undeniably celebratory "Fruit" with sensual self-possession, transforms into a clawed, horned and green-skinned monster to exact violence on the production crew that mocks him. If an ignorance of queer history can make a person feel doomed by their narrative, then by regaining our history and re-centering it — as Sim does in both the film and the album by stepping into a monstrous persona — we can finally begin to reclaim agency over our own lives.
Shame's journey is never over, and it isn't linear, but it's not without moments of reprieve. There's a playfulness in Sim's work, too, connecting to queer horror's habit of having fun with absurdity, referencing The Twilight Zone, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and even Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the hopeful ending of the film and throughout the album, Sim weaves a lighter narrative using the voice of Bronski Beat's Jimmy Somerville. The collaboration was the result of Sim's real-life desire to seek guidance from a queer elder before publicizing his HIV-positive status; throughout the record, Somerville's countertenor floats through moments of uncertainty, bolstering Sim when, like every villain, he falters in a song's third act. It's Somerville who encourages Sim to "be brave, have trust" and "be willing to be loved" on the opening track, after which "Am I hideous?" becomes a defiant rhetorical question instead of a self-effacement. Somerville emerges from the spectral mist of "Confident Man" as Sim's chanting of the chorus begins to feel frenzied; his voice is a reminder of what further possibilities exist in direct contrast to the toxic ideas symbolized in the bass vocal, which never reappears by itself to torment Sim after this song.
History may erase, society may discriminate, the self may succumb to shame. When others accuse you of dancing with the devil, Hideous Bastard argues — like decades of queer-interpreted horror before it — you can show them how he really moves. But though there is liberation in revelry and taking ownership of villainy, masks are meant to come off. A queer figure alone in a conformity-obsessed society can be a tragic one; when you live like that, it's easy to internalize that tenderness is not available to you. But care and community are instrumental to survival. If there is power in reclaiming monstrosity, Hideous Bastard posits that there is also power in reaching out our hands — be they clawed, scarred or deformed — for kindness, and receiving it in turn.
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If air-conditioning your home felt expensive this summer, get ready, because turning up the heat may cost even more this winter.
The rising utility bills are being driven by the surge in the price of natural gas, which generates about 40% of the United States' electricity.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects this surge to last through the winter, given that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reduced overall supplies while global consumption remains high.
Here's what's behind the spike in prices and how it could impact you.
Russia is weaponizing its natural gas supplies
There's much less natural gas in the world these days because of Russia.
For years, Russia supplied Europe with cheap natural gas to power its factories and heat its homes. But after the West imposed sanctions for the war in Ukraine, Russia slashed its supplies, effectively weaponizing its natural gas.
While the global supply has dropped, demand has remained high.
In the U.S., half of homes use natural gas for heating or cooling.
Given how hot this summer was for parts of the U.S., many had their air conditioners working overtime.
U.S. natural gas inventories have also dropped this year, which together has driven up prices around 300% from just a few years ago.
What will this mean for prices in the U.S.?
Prices are expected to keep climbing.
Even though the country's inventory of liquid natural gas is low, this hasn't stopped the U.S. from exporting large amounts to Europe to help fill the void left by Russia.
U.S. natural gas producers have an incentive to export since they stand to profit from the spike in global prices.
"If the price they can get in Europe is a lot more than what they can sell their natural gas for in the U.S., then some of that is going to be exported to Europe, and that is going to raise the price of things in the United States," says Ellen Wald, an oil and gas expert with the Atlantic Council.
"Not to the levels that we're seeing in Europe, but we could continue to see more expensive energy costs in the U.S. because of this," she adds.
There's also a geopolitical argument for stepping up supplies to Europe. The European Union is a huge trading partner, and major economic disruptions there could send aftershocks to the United States.
How much will electricity bills go up?
Bills could go up a lot, especially in a state like Texas, which is the largest natural gas-consuming state, followed by California.
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) estimates the average family may pay more than $1,200 to heat their home this winter. That's $175 more than last winter, which is notable considering that nearly 40% of families are already feeling financially strapped, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
The 40% of U.S. homes that use natural gas could see their winter heating costs increase by a third, according to NEADA, which could keep inflation up.
But much of this also depends on winter weather. The U.S. could be spared a massive spike if it's a mild winter.
How long could this last?
A lot depends on whether Russia will turn its gas taps back on for Europe ahead of winter. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this month that Russia will resume gas flows only if the West lifts sanctions.
The other big factor is how quickly Europe can find alternative natural gas sources.
Right now, Europe gets most of its gas through pipelines, but it's racing to set up additional infrastructure to receive liquefied natural gas, which can be transported by sea from countries such as Qatar.
That will take time, but over the long term it would free Europe from depending on Russia for a key commodity.
"Europe will be in a better place because it will have completely gotten rid of its dependency on Russian gas," says Agathe Demarais, global forecasting director at the Economist Intelligence Unit. "After a few years, Russia won't be able to weaponize gas supplies anymore."
Until then, as the U.S. continues exporting its supplies to Europe and demand remains high, this price spike may be here awhile.
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Authorities in Massachusetts are moving the dozens of migrants who arrived earlier this week in Martha's Vineyard to Cape Cod.
The office for Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Friday that the state's emergency management agency relocated the migrants to Joint Base Cape Cod. There, the state will provide shelter, food and other essential services, Baker said.
Baker also plans to activate 125 members of the state National Guard to assist.
"We are grateful to the providers, volunteers and local officials that stepped up on Martha's Vineyard over the past few days to provide immediate services to these individuals," Baker said in a statement. "Our Administration has been working across state government to develop a plan to ensure these individuals will have access to the services they need going forward, and Joint Base Cape Cod is well equipped to serve these needs."
The migrants' arrival in Martha's Vineyard earlier this week was a surprise to local officials, who had no idea that they were coming. The immigrants, many of whom were from Venezuela, were surprised themselves, since they had been told they were being sent to Boston for work opportunities. They arrived on two separate planes that took off from San Antonio, Texas, and that were arranged and paid for by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Since Wednesday, state and local organizations have scrambled to assist the new arrivals, many of whom speak little to no English.
According to GBH, Joint Base Cape Cod's southern portion has a small town usually reserved for housing soldiers and their families. It has provided humanitarian assistance in the past, including when residents from Louisiana stayed there after fleeing Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Passengers aboard Southwest Airlines flight from Long Beach to Honolulu were surprised with Mitchell Ukuleles and the first in-flight ukulele lesson taught by Guitar Center instructors
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, surprised passengers on Southwest Airlines® from Long Beach to Honolulu, with the first-ever in-flight ukulele class by Guitar Center on Friday, September 16.
Above the clouds, passengers onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft all received a Mitchell MU40 Soprano ukulele, a Road Runner carrying case and a unique lesson in the sky. Best-in-class Guitar Center Lessons instructors taught passengers how easy it is to learn to play the ukulele, one of Hawaii's happiest and most familiar instruments – so easy, passengers were able to learn to play the song "Hello, Aloha. How are you?" during the flight. Passengers on board kicked off their weekend travels flying across the Pacific Ocean, unified, one chord at a time, with a sweet-sounding surprise, and an unforgettable travel day to Honolulu.
Alexandra Windsor, educational affairs specialist for Guitar Center Lessons, and Ryan Miyashiro and Ryan Imata, Guitar Center instructors at Guitar Center's Pearl City store, led passengers in a group lesson to kick off their travel to the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawaii. "I've taught students through Guitar Center Lessons since 2014, but never in an airplane. It was inspiring to see how quickly passengers of all ages picked up the ukulele – many with no musical background. The ukulele is the perfect instrument for beginners, and it shows just how fun and easy learning something new can be," said Windsor.
"Our Customers anticipate warm Southwest Hospitality throughout their journeys with us, and these Surprise and Delight events are a unique way to create memorable experiences," said Brandy King, Senior Director of Public Relations at Southwest Airlines. "Today's celebration of Hawaiian culture and Southwest Hospitality underscore our everyday commitment to serve and celebrate the spirit of Aloha."
To celebrate the partnership beyond the in-flight entertainment, Southwest Airlines customers and Guitar Center fans can visit Southwest.fm/ukuleleflight to enter the Ukuleles Take Flight sweepstakes for a chance to win round trip air travel on Southwest for a winner and a guest, and two Mitchel MU40 Soprano ukuleles*.
"Playing music is our passion at Guitar Center. Learning an instrument like the ukulele is an enriching and rewarding experience that creates lifelong benefits and memories. We offer Guitar Center lessons in almost any instrument online and in our stores across the country and for this one-time special flight, above the clouds! Not many people can say they learned to play a song on a Southwest flight to Hawaii!" said Donny Gruendler, Guitar Center VP of music education.
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Directions promotes Gies who oversaw Monroe, Lambertville branches
Directions Credit Union has promoted Matt Gies, who once oversaw the Monroe and Lambertville branches.
Gies is now the Talent Officer for Directions, which has 23 branches throughout the Toledo Area, Central Ohio and Southeast Michigan, and more than 200 employees. As Chief Talent Officer, Gies will help recruit, hire, develop and retain employees, as well as set the strategic vision and priorities for talent at various levels in the organization.
Gies started at Directions Credit Union in 2005, where he worked as a teller at the Tremainsville Road branch location. He quickly moved to training, then to human resources and was instrumental at the branch locations during the merger with Education Plus Credit Union in 2018. He oversaw Directions Credit Union’s digital conversion before he was promoted to this new role.
“Matt was an easy choice for Chief Talent Officer, as he’s been with the credit union in various capacities during his tenure, and we know his previous experience illustrates he will be a wonderful leader here,” said Barry Shaner, President/CEO of Directions Credit Union.
Gies is looking forward to helping team members grow professionally and plans to focus heavily on employee engagement and building a strong culture.
“I know people are our greatest resource, and I’m excited about this opportunity to develop people for future challenges, and help them achieve their professional goals,” Gies said. “I also want our people to think strategically about the future, and I want to develop and implement programs so staff are ready for any future changes.”
In his new position, Gies plans to work on leadership development programs, as well as focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
He is a graduate of Spring Arbor University and he’s currently working on his MBA with an academic enhancement in Human Resource Management from Tiffin University. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/17/directions-promotes-gies-who-oversaw-monroe-lambertville-branches/69498645007/ | 2022-09-17T15:58:22Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/09/17/directions-promotes-gies-who-oversaw-monroe-lambertville-branches/69498645007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
After 35 years on the Kansas City, Kansas, police force, Roger Golubski retired in 2010. He left behind decades of rumors and allegations of exploiting "vulnerable Black women for sexual favors and coerced some of them into fabricating testimony to clear cases he investigated."
Peggy Lowe and Steve Vockrodt, two reporters who have followed the Golubski case for months, talked about the six charges brought against Golubski and the reaction of one of his victims listed in those charges.
- Peggy Lowe, investigative reporter, KCUR
- Steve Vockrodt, investigative editor, Midwest Newsroom | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-17/former-kansas-city-kansas-police-detective-arrested-on-civil-rights-charges | 2022-09-17T16:00:59Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-09-17/former-kansas-city-kansas-police-detective-arrested-on-civil-rights-charges | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
In the video below, Greg Michalowski takes a look at the sense of site and outlines its importance - and why it is so essential - in your trading.
The sense of site needs help from tools applied to the price action, but if done properly, you will be able to see and believe more in your trading. Enjoy and learn.
The video goes hand in hand with another video titled "Making Sense of your Senses in your trading". You can watch that video too by clicking on the play button below.
Good fortune with your trading. | https://www.forexlive.com/Education/seeing-is-believing-in-trading-the-sense-of-site-is-essential-to-your-success-20220917/ | 2022-09-17T16:09:42Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/Education/seeing-is-believing-in-trading-the-sense-of-site-is-essential-to-your-success-20220917/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
My mother died 42 years after her husband — Akeredolu
• Confirms record of being the first graduate among seven surviving children
Ondo State governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has disclosed that his mother, Lady Evangelist, Bosede Akeredolu died precisely 42 years after the demise of her husband.
Akeredolu made the disclosure while receiving members of the State Executive Council led by the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedadiwa, a traditional ruler from Ikale community, Ondo state and a host of others, on a condolence visit, at his residence in Orogun in Akinyele local government area of Oyo State on Saturday.
The governor who stated that his mother has chosen the right time said she had succeeded in seeing children to the top echelon of their careers.
He added that even though he was the first graduate in the family, his other siblings have made marks in their chosen careers.
Akeredolu who described his late mother as a prayer warrior said she detested third-party interference in the affairs of her children and their spouses.
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He added that God is so gracious to his late mum to have been survived by all the seven children that she gave birth to.
According to him, “my late mum was highly favoured and product of unquantified grace of God. She gave birth to seven children and all of them survived her.
“She lived a fulfilled and meaningful life. She is an epitome of the biblical virtuous woman and dutiful wife.
“My mother is a prayer warrior. What I will miss most in her is the intercessory prayers. Anytime you put a call through to her, the response was always ‘let us pray’.
“My late mum detests third-party interference in the private and marital lives of her children.
“My mother died at the right time. Many of you wouldn’t have been here if this incident happened in 2023 and thereafter.
“I thank God for her life. The necessary arrangement is being made to move her corpse to Ondo state for a befitting burial.”
Earlier, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Aiyedadiwa said mama lived a purposeful and meaningful life.
He said mama is so blessed and highly favoured to have produced a two terms governor in Ondo State.
According to her, mama will be remembered for her words of wisdom and biblical counsel.
Also speaking, the Oniju of Iju Odo, Oba Festus Olumoyegun, commiserated with the governor over the demise of his mother.
Oba Olumoyegun expressed the readiness of his council to participate actively in the burial ceremony of the nonagenarian.
He thanked the governor for his benevolence to the people of Ikale, especially the naming of the State University after one of its illustrious sons, Chief Olusegun Agagu.
Also, the State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams commiserated with the Ondo state governor on the demise of his mother.
The CP prayed to God to give the family fortitude to bear what he described as an irreparable loss. | https://tribuneonlineng.com/my-mother-died-42-years-after-her-husband-akeredolu/ | 2022-09-17T16:18:58Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/my-mother-died-42-years-after-her-husband-akeredolu/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Labour Party in Orhionmwon and Uhunmwode Local Government Areas of Edo State on Saturday insisted on Murphy Imasuen as the candidate of the party for the Federal Constituency and not the decamped Elizabeth Ativie, who joined the party penultimate week after abandoning her earlier party, the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The Labour Party, in a statement jointly signed by Orhiakhi Osaigbovo, Chairman Orhionmwon; Austin Oronsaye, Chairman Uhunmwode; Ken Omusi, State Youth Leader and two others, denied the former speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Elizabeth Ativie, who claimed she is the party’s candidate for the Federal Constituency for the 2023 general elections.
Reading the Press Statement, the State Youth Leader, Comrade Ken Omusi,
said: “the party wishes to state that the duly elected candidate for Orhionmwon/ Uhunmwode Federal Constituency is Hon Murphy Imasuen who emerged during the substitution primaries held in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area on the 13th June 2023.
“We wish to state that it has come to our notice that the duly elected candidate representing Orhionmwon/ Uhunmwode Federal Constituency; Hon Murphy Imasuen was recently removed from the INEC list in Abuja and replaced by the name of Hon Elizabeth Ativie. In the interest of the party and public, we hereby state unequivocally the following:
“That Hon Murphy Imasuen was duly elected and given the ticket to run for the Orhionmwon/ Uhunmwode Federal Constituency during the substitution Primaries held in Abudu on the 13th of July 2023.
“That Hon Elizabeth Ativie at the time of the substitution primaries was unarguably absent because she was still a card-carrying member of the APC at the time.
“That Ativie who recently resigned from the APC on the 6th day of September, which is less than two weeks ago urged her teaming supporters to remain calm while assuring that in a few weeks, she would let the whole world know her next political move.
“We hereby make bold to say that we do not recognise Ativie yet as a member of the Labour Party Edo State chapter, talk more of being the House of Representative candidate for Orhionmwon/Uhunmwode Federal Constituency.
“This to us is laughable and mere propaganda, we will not allow or tolerate any attempt by Elizabeth Ativie to repeat her fraudulent act in Labour Party as seen in the press statement signed by the APC state publicity secretary, Mr Peter Igbinigie”, the statement reads.
He also appealed to the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Comrade Julius Abure and the security agencies to call Ativie to order in order to avert any breach of peace.
It would be recalled that the former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Ativie, resigned her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over what she termed a non-inclusion of women in elective positions while seeking a third force where members are to freely express themselves, outside the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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- Orhionmwon/Uhunmwonde Federal Constituency, Labour Party insists on Imasuen as candidate | https://tribuneonlineng.com/orhionmwon-uhunmwonde-federal-constituency-labour-party-insists-on-imasuen-as-candidate/ | 2022-09-17T16:19:11Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/orhionmwon-uhunmwonde-federal-constituency-labour-party-insists-on-imasuen-as-candidate/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nigerian students under the auspices of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Saturday threatened a showdown with the Federal Government, resolving to shut down all the international airports nationwide in continuation of its protests to end the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The students said the steps became necessary in order to make Nigerian leaders and government feel the pains that they had subjected students to in the past seven months, decrying the attitude of the federal government towards the striking lecturers as well as education as a whole.
Converging in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday, the students said the four-day shutdown of busy highways and expressways had been a success but said the move to disrupt international travels from September 19, 2022, is to make bourgeois and the government feel the pains that had subjected students to.
Speaking, the Chairman, NANS National Task Force on ‘End ASUU Strike Now,’ Ojo Raymond Olumide, disclosed that students were already tired of pleading with both parties over the need to end the strike.
Olumide said the Federal Government should prepare for another round of mother of all battles with the closure of all the international airports nationwide.
He stressed that airports will be occupied and grounded until the strike is called off, adding that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration must pay all outstanding arrears and salaries of the lecturers.
“We shall begin another round of protest next week by storming the airspaces on Monday, 19th September 2022 to #OccupyTheAirports. We want to let the world know about the pains and anguish students are going through.
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“Nigerian students whose parents create the commonwealth cannot continue to be suffering at home alongside our lecturers while the few who gain from our sweats and blood have their kids abroad jollying and flexing.
“We call on students to rise and join us as we take our destinies into our hands. Our demands remain consistently clear and simple. We call on ASUU leadership for a meeting as soon as possible to discuss solidarity actions and plan for the next phase of the struggles.
“Nigerian students are not subjected to security agencies and we haven’t seen any step from them to avert ASUU strike. He said they could not tell them that they were not aware of what is going on.
“Being on the road for the past four days and had garnered alot of solidarity. Grounding the airport is for us to get solidarity and we will keep on grounding the local and international airports.
“They know the effect of grounding the airport, the only thing we request for them is to open our campuses back. They should give enough budgetary allocation, we are not asking for 26 percent we are asking for 22 percent.
“We pass a vote of no confidence on both ministers of labour and education. We call on the Buhari government to pay all outstanding arrears and salaries of the lecturers. The policy of “No Work No Pay” is a fascist one; it is, therefore condemnable and nonacceptable to all the millions of students in Nigeria.
“We will, by this statement, not beg again. We shall be mobilizing all students to shut down the country. No Education! No Movement,” NANS chairman said.
Olumide condemned the Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, over his purported comment on the barricading of federal roads by the students, Olumide stated that the strike had continued to linger due to the absence of children of the political class in public universities.
“Through Nigerians, the federal and state governments became and are still uncomfortable with our protests. Instead of them responding to us responsibly, we were shocked that the Minister of Works Babatunde Fashola called out fundamental human rights ‘illegal!’
“Yet, the minister’s outburst is also another evidence that the Buhari government hates real educational development.
“They are never apologetic and are hell-bent on destroying every remnant of state welfare left. They prefer to kill the public schools instead of revamping them.
“Nigerian students are not surprised that the Buhari government does not care about public education. After all, all the politicians have their kids schooling abroad while the children of the masses that constitute 99 percent of the population are only fit to be thugs, hard workers, and sex slaves.
“We dare say that this cruelty will not continue anymore. And, it is on this note we call on the national leadership of ASUU to synergise with Nigerian students in achieving this struggle that we have commenced by ensuring that a state of emergency is declared in the educational sector.” | https://tribuneonlineng.com/students-threaten-to-grind-airports-activities-over-lingering-asuu-strike/ | 2022-09-17T16:19:24Z | tribuneonlineng.com | control | https://tribuneonlineng.com/students-threaten-to-grind-airports-activities-over-lingering-asuu-strike/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The console of Stacy Koester's black Audi is stashed with items not found in most cars: Blue latex gloves. Allergy medicine. Bandages. Small utility knives.
But she's not a physician making house calls. She's part of a team of women in Gillette, Wyoming, who are devoting much of their time looking for clues in the case of a missing woman they have never met.
Irene Gakwa was last seen by her family during a video call on February 24 and was reported missing in late March. She was 32 at the time. The Kenyan immigrant lived in Gillette with her boyfriend, Nathan Hightman, who is considered a person of interest in her disappearance. He's separately charged with five felonies for allegedly transferring money from her bank account, changing her online banking password, maxing out her credit card and deleting her email account after she vanished.
Wearing T-shirts with the words, "Where's Irene?" and "Team Irene," the women have logged hundreds of miles in their cars, scouring the vast high plains of Campbell County for anything that might help solve the mystery.
Last weekend, their search included about two dozen people, 10 horses and ATVs donated by local residents to help them explore the area from a higher vantage point.
A big focus of their search is a 55-gallon metal drum that Gillette police say may be connected to the case.
"We believe that barrel is a key part of the investigation," Koester said.
The drum 'is an item of interest,' police say
In a May statement, Gillette police said they are "requesting information regarding the possibility of a 55-gallon metal drum, which may have been burned and/or abandoned within the county."
Police have declined to say why they're seeking details about the drum or what role it may have played in Gakwa's disappearance.
But Gakwa's oldest brother, Kennedy Wainaina, said Gillette police told the family that a neighbor reported seeing what appeared to be a fire burning in a drum in Hightman's backyard between late February and March.
Police told them they searched Hightman's property but didn't find the drum, Wainaina told CNN.
In a statement to CNN, Dan Stroup, the lead detective in the case, declined to share additional details on the drum or Wainaina's assertion.
"I am not able to provide any comment on the barrel other than it is an item of interest that we would like to examine as part of this investigation," he said.
CNN has left messages via text and email with two neighbors of Hightman's but has not received a response. CNN also reached out to Hightman for comment but has not heard back.
Koester and others are now combing the area for the drum, although their search is complicated by the fact that northeastern Wyoming is full of oil and natural gas fields, and by default, oil drums. Many of them are on private property that can't be accessed without the owners' permission.
Investigators have said they're following various leads in Gakwa's disappearance, including a cryptic one "indicating that Irene may have been taken to a rural area, mine site or oil and gas location ... in a passenger vehicle or crossover SUV," according to a statement released in April.
Gillette police say they are seeking information on a gray or silver-colored Subaru Crosstrek with Idaho license plates that may have trespassed on private property, possibly in a rural area, between February 24 and March 20.
The car is registered to Hightman, Stroup told CNN. He declined to provide additional details.
"This is still a very active investigation," Stroup said. "Please rest assured our team is working diligently to resolve this case."
A group of women in Gillette lead frequent searches
Koester and her search co-organizer, Heidi Kennedy, are on a mission to find out what happened to Gakwa.
Born and raised in Kenya, Gakwa moved to Idaho in May 2019, hoping to launch a career in health care. A petite woman, she stood just over 5 feet tall and weighed about 90 pounds.
She moved to Gillette in the summer of 2021, but the local volunteers involved in the search did not know her. "She's a member of our community," Kennedy said. "We have to keep looking."
Gakwa's two brothers live in a suburb of Boise, Idaho, while her parents are in Kenya. So Koester and Kennedy have assumed leadership of local, grassroots efforts to find answers.
Their efforts have become a lifeline for a family that's trying to remain hopeful, yet fearing the worst.
"These women, I have no words to explain how they've helped our family, " Wainaina said. "They have become our family in Gillette, they are our feet on the ground. They've kept us updated on everything happening with the searches. We have tried to give them money to pay for some of the expenses in the search, but they've said no."
Koester and Kennedy have galvanized a group of mostly local women for Saturday searches around the Gillette area several times a month. Sometimes, a dozen people show up. Other days, about two dozen. Wainaina and other members of the Kenyan community in greater Boise sometimes make the 12-hour drive to join them.
In recent weeks, the searchers have rummaged through trash bags, peered into garbage containers, trudged through drainage tunnels and inspected bones from dead animals to make sure they're not human.
"Sometimes I worry that the one thing we overlook is what will have answers," Koester said.
They have vowed to turn over anything suspicious to the Gillette Police Department.
They're also focusing attention on Hightman
Hightman, 39, has pleaded not guilty to the financial charges and is scheduled to go on trial in December.
He is considered a person of interest in her disappearance and has "not made himself available to detectives looking to resolve questions that exist in the investigation," Gillette police said in a statement.
'We believe he has information pertaining to the disappearance of Irene, but he has elected not to provide that information to law enforcement at this time," Stroup said.
Hightman told investigators he last saw Gakwa in late February, when she came home one night, packed her clothing in two plastic bags and left in a dark-colored SUV, according to the affidavit of probable cause. He told police he hadn't heard from her since.
CNN has made repeated attempts to reach Hightman via phone, text and email, but he has not responded.
Koester and other neighbors have gathered outside Hightman's house, holding signs and chanting, "Nate, where's Irene?"
Koester also launched a TikTok account dedicated to finding Gakwa and began posting videos in June, urging local residents to join the search.
Last week, Hightman filed a stalking protection order against Koester, accusing her of threatening him, sharing his personal information in the videos and barraging him with unsolicited texts and phone calls.
In his petition, filed in Campbell County Circuit Court, he said Koester drove past his home while shouting his name and has posted his schedule online to incite people against him.
Koester denied the allegations, saying Hightman is trying to silence her. She said she sent him several text messages in July, imploring him to help them find Gakwa.
"I don't care about your criminal charges ..." Koester wrote in one text she shared with CNN. "However Irene is a different story ... she is just missing. Please tell me where to search."
Hightman did not respond to the messages, Koester said.
A judge dismissed Hightman's petition Thursday, said Joseph Bolton, clerk for the Circuit Court in Campbell County.
The searchers promised her family they'll keep looking
Meanwhile, Kennedy and Koester say they'll continue rallying the group of mostly Gillette-area women to keep up the search.
As mothers to daughters themselves, they've promised Gakwa's family that they'll keep looking until she's found or there's a resolution in her case.
"We just want her found. We want to bring closure for her family, however long that takes -- I'm hoping it's not going to take long," Kennedy said. "It could be one of us, our mothers, children. We have to try to find her or get them answers."
Kennedy and Koester have started a group message with Gakwa's family in Idaho and Kenya to keep them updated on developments. After months of looking, there's not much new to report. But they say they're not giving up yet.
Some days, while running errands, the women will take a country-road detour instead of a busy street, trying to cram in a quick search. Their first few searches were a chaotic "hot mess," Koester said, but they've since learned to be more organized and focused. Their next search is on September 24.
Koester gives the searchers a bag that includes medicine in case of contact with bugs or plants they're allergic to -- and knives to cut through any tangled items. She keeps bandages handy for unexpected bruises in rough terrain.
The organizers don't reveal the search locations beforehand to avoid any preemptive movement of evidence. They use an app to keep track of their searches so they don't go over the same area twice.
"I'm not a criminal, but I try to think like one," Koester said. "If I wanted to hide something, where would I put it?"
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Prince William and Kate, the new Princess of Wales, reveled in their senior-royal status Saturday as they helped King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, host a Buckingham Palace lunch for dignitaries arriving for the Monday funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle were nowhere in sight as the governors-general of the British Commonwealth realms gathered in the royal home for the welcoming meal.
Representatives of such far-flung nations as Australia, Canada, Tuvalu, Belize, New Zealand, and others were all in attendance. Many had already stopped at London’s Lancaster House to sign an official book of condolence.
Kate, dressed demurely in a long-sleeved, high-necked black dress and pearls, appeared to relish her role as her mother-in-law’s deputy hostess.
She and Camilla beamed at one another as they conferred before separating to attend to their guests.
The Princess was seen placing a comforting hand on the arm of Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles, Governor of St. Lucia, and joining in lively conversations with other officials.
The Waleses are set to take a more prominent role in the day-to-day doings of “The Firm,” as the royal family is known, now that Charles has assumed the throne — as William’s brother Harry, who quit royal life in 2020, and his wife Meghan remain on the outs. | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/princess-kate-greets-funeral-guests-at-buckingham-palace/ | 2022-09-17T16:37:34Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/princess-kate-greets-funeral-guests-at-buckingham-palace/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Armed robbery, carjacking on Lakeshore Drive during downtown Mexican Independence Day celebration
CHICAGO - A group of people were robbed and their car was stolen by an armed suspect on DuSable Lakeshore Drive during the Mexican Independence Day celebrations downtown early Saturday morning.
Five victims went to the 10th District Police Department to report a robbery that happened around 3: 15 a.m. in the 1400 block of DuSable Lakeshore Drive near Chicago's South Loop.
Police say the victims were in a car and stopped on Lakeshore Drive during an overnight Mexican Independence Day celebration when an armed offender approached them and told them to get out fo the car.
The suspect took several necklaces from two of the victims and took the vehicle.
The suspect drove off southbound on Lakeshore Drive.
No injuries reported.
The stolen car is a 2011 Nissan Rogue with an IL plate # DD47882.
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DOJ seeks appeal in Mar-a-Lago probe over seized classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month.
The department told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta that the judge’s hold, imposed last week, had impeded the "government’s efforts to protect the nation’s security" and interfered with its investigation into the presence of top-secret information at Mar-a-Lago. It asked the court to remove that order so work could resume, and to halt a judge’s directive forcing the department to provide the seized classified documents to an independent arbiter for his review.
"The government and the public would suffer irreparable harm absent a stay" of the order, department lawyers wrote in their brief to the appeals court.
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U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s appointment of a so-called special master to review the documents, and the resulting legal tussle it has caused, appear certain to slow by weeks the department’s investigation into the holding of classified documents at the Florida property after Trump left office. The Justice Department has been investigating possible violations of multiple statutes, including under the Espionage Act, but it remains unclear whether Trump — who has been laying the groundwork for a potential presidential run — or anyone else might be charged.
The FBI says it took about 11,000 documents, including roughly 100 with classification markings found in a storage room and an office, while serving a court-authorized search warrant at the home on Aug. 8. Weeks after the search, Trump lawyers asked a judge to appoint a special master to conduct an independent review of the records.
Cannon granted the request last week, assigning a special master to review the records and weed out any that may be covered by claims of attorney-client or executive privilege. She directed the department to halt its use of the classified documents for investigative purposes until further court order, or until the completion of the special master’s work.
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On Thursday night, she assigned Raymond Dearie, the former chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn, to serve in the role. She also declined to lift her earlier order, citing ongoing disputes about the nature of the documents that she said merited a neutral review by an outside arbiter.
"The Court does not find it appropriate to accept the Government’s conclusions on these important and disputed issues without further review by a neutral third party in an expedited and orderly fashion," she wrote.
The Justice Department on Friday night told the appeals court that Cannon’s injunction "unduly interferes with the criminal investigation," prohibiting investigators from "accessing the seized records to evaluate whether charges are appropriate." It also prevents the FBI from using the seized records in its criminal investigation to determine which documents, if any, were disclosed and to whom, the department said.
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Though Cannon has said investigators are free to do other investigative work that did not involve a review of the documents, the department said Friday that that was largely impractical. Noting the discovery of dozens of empty folders at Mar-a-Lago marked classified, it said the judge’s hold appeared to bar it from "further reviewing the records to discern any patterns in the types of records that were retained, which could lead to identification of other records still missing."
The department also asked the appeals court to reject Cannon’s order that it provide the newly appointed special master with the classified documents, suggesting there was no reason for the arbiter to review highly sensitive records that did not involve questions of legal privilege.
"Plaintiff has no claim for the return of those records, which belong to the government and were seized in a court-authorized search," department lawyers wrote. "The records are not subject to any possible claim of personal attorney-client privilege. And neither Plaintiff nor the court has cited any authority suggesting that a former President could successfully invoke executive privilege to prevent the Executive Branch from reviewing its own records."
Cannon has directed Dearie to complete his work by Nov. 30 and to prioritize the review of the classified documents. She directed the Justice Department to permit the Trump legal team to inspect the seized classified records with "controlled access conditions" — something government lawyers said Friday was needless and harmful.
On Friday, Dearie, a former federal prosecutor, scheduled a preliminary conference with Trump lawyers and Justice Department lawyers for Tuesday afternoon.
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Tigers beat White Sox 3-2 on Reyes' deep sac fly in 10th
DETROIT - Victor Reyes hit a deep flyball to center field in the 10th inning, scoring automatic runner Ryan Kreidler from third base and giving the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
"This is a great win — there's no question about it," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. "Whether you love or hate the extra-inning rule, it creates a lot of action. That was a fun way to win a game."
The White Sox fell four games behind the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central.
"We can't be thinking about what Minnesota and Cleveland are doing unless we are playing them," interim manager Miguel Cairo said. "We can only focus on winning the game we are playing."
Tigers reliever Alex Lange (5-4) struck out the side in the 10th, and Willi Castro started the bottom half with a bunt. Liam Hendriks (3-4) fielded it, looked at Kreidler going to third, then bounced his throw to first, putting runners on the corners.
The error was the second of Hendriks' 12-year career.
"That was a pretty bad time to have one," he said. "If I make the right play there, Reyes is the third out and we're hitting again in the 11th."
Riley Greene struck out before Reyes hit his game-ending sacrifice fly on a 1-2 fastball. Adam Engel made a running catch but had no chance to throw out Kreidler.
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"I had gotten him to swing at two high fastballs and I thought I could get another one past him," Hendriks said. "I missed low and he put a good swing on it."
Chicago trailed 2-0 after seven innings but tied the game in the eighth, spoiling a scoreless seven-inning, three-hit outing by Tigers starter Matt Manning.
"This was great," Manning said. "I think (the White Sox) thought they were going to come in and get some easy wins. We didn't like that, so we were going to fight back."
Josh Harrison doubled off reliever Joe Jimenez with one out in the eighth, and Elvis Andrus reached on an infield single off Kreidler’s glove at third.
Yoan Moncada popped out, but Jose Abreu doubled past Kreidler’s dive to tie the game. Abreu has a career average of .349 with 118 RBIs in 142 games against the Tigers.
"I liked the way we battled back," Cairo said. "We got Jose a chance and he got us that double to put us right back into the game."
The Tigers had a scoring chance in the bottom of the inning with Javier Báez on third and one out.
However, Joe Kelly struck out Spencer Torkelson, and when the third strike bounced away from Yasmani Grandal, Kelly picked it up and threw to Grandal in time to retire Báez at the plate.
"That's a tough read for Javy, and I hate to criticize aggressiveness — he's trying to make a play," Hinch said. "But (Torkelson) has to run to first — we messed that play up a couple ways."
Andrus had three singles, including the only two hits Manning allowed in the first six innings.
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead with a two-out rally in the first. Báez singled, Eric Haase drew a walk and Torkelson singled to center.
Báez tripled with two out in the fifth, but Jimmy Lambert came out of the White Sox bullpen to strike out Haase.
Chicago threatened in the sixth when Andrus reached on shortstop Báez's throwing error, stole second and moved to third on Yoan Moncada's flyball. Manning, though, retired Jose Abreu on a routine fly to center.
Jonathan Schoop put the Tigers up 2-0 with a two-out homer off Lambert in the sixth, and Manning pitched around Eloy Jimenez's leadoff double in the seventh.
"That was a heck of a game by a young pitcher facing a team in a pennant race," Hinch said.
THE ONLY OTHER TIME
The other error in Hendriks' 465-game career came on Sept. 5, 2017. While playing for Oakland, he threw away a pickoff attempt in a 10-3 loss to Seattle.
JAVY'S NIGHT
Báez finished 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, a single, a walk, a stolen base and two errors. He has 26 errors and 25 walks this season.
"I've faced these guys a lot when I was in Chicago, so I knew what to expect and I was seeing the ball really well," he said.
In the ninth, he said he lost sight of the ball after Torkelson's whiff.
"I thought the ball rolled over to their dugout and it really went right back to the pitcher," he said. "I didn't really know what to do there."
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The Nissan Titan and Nissan Frontier pickup trucks equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission are being recalled because the trucks can slip out of “Park” and roll away, the NHTSA disclosed this week. This is an expansion of a previous recall.
An issue with the transmission can prevent the parking pawl from being engaged, so when a driver shifts the truck into Park it may not actually be in Park. If the driver doesn’t engage the emergency parking brake, the truck could roll away without warning.
The issue affects more than 203,000 newer Nissan trucks. The bulk of the recall encompasses more than 92,000 units of the redesigned Nissan Frontier mid-size pickup truck from the 2022-2023 model years. Yet its predecessor from the 2020-2021 model years is also included because Nissan put the new engine in its old truck. Nearly 59,000 Nissan Titan full-size pickup trucks have been recalled from the 2020-2023 model year.
Most of the affected trucks had been recalled in June, but that recall had been limited to models produced from late 2019 to June 14, 2022. After that fix, Nissan uncovered another issue of the trucks not engaging in Park, and expanded the recall under “an abundance of caution,” Nissan explained in paperwork filed with the NHTSA. During the expanded investigation, Nissan also scrutinized the 2023 Nissan Z sports coupe, but it has not been included in the current, expanded recall.
Other Nissan and Infiniti vehicles equipped with the widespread 9-speed automatic transmission could be affected, with Nissan admitting the ongoing investigation does not have a remedy at the moment. In the meantime, Nissan will advise owners to engage the emergency parking brake until a fix is finalized.
Owners can expect notification by mail as early as Nov. 1. For more info, call Nissan’s customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or visit the brand’s dedicated recall hub.
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LONDON, UK — Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporary halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles from Parliament.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 43 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.
“It was cold overnight, but we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,'' Chris Harman of London said. “It was worth it. I would do it again and again and again. I would walk to the end of the earth for my queen.”
People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Honoring their patience, King Charles III and Prince William made an unannounced visit to greet people waiting to file past Elizabeth's coffin. The two senior royals shook hands and thanked the mourners in the miles-long queue near Lambeth Bridge.
Charles has made several impromptu walkabouts since he became king on Sept. 8, in an attempt to meet as many of his subjects as possible.
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.
Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.
Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
People queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Others blew kisses. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
On Friday, the waiting time swelled to as long as 24 hours. The mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.
“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.
The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. Charles is set to hold audiences Saturday with incoming prime ministers, governor generals of the realms and military leaders.
After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year reign.
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The Lexus IS sport sedan enters the 2023 model year with only minor tweaks, though there’s a new Special Appearance Package available for the IS 350 F Sport and IS 500 F Sport Premium. It sees the latter adopt a striking shade of orange paint called Molten Pearl.
The IS 350 features a new F Sport Design grade, which adds the exterior styling details of the IS 350 F Sport model to the regular sedan. Anyone upgrading to the IS 350 F Sport receives a Handling Package, which adds an adaptive suspension, a drive mode selector with custom modes, and a Torsen limited-slip rear differential (rear-wheel-drive models only). A set of 19-inch BBS wheels in black can also be added to this package.
There’s also the Special Appearance Package for the IS 350 F Sport that adds a gray exterior paint called Incognito, in combination with a black hood and roof. Black is also used for the interior trim. The package also includes 19-inch Enkei wheels with a dark finish. Just 480 units of the Special Appearance Package will be available to IS 350 F Sport buyers.
Further up is the IS 500 F Sport. This grade gets the 19-inch Enkei wheels as standard, with black 19-inch BBS wheels available as an alternative.
The Special Appearance Package for the IS 500 F Sport is limited to the better-equipped IS 500 F Sport Premium and includes a black interior, plus floor mat accents and a key wrap color-matched to the Molten Pearl exterior. Only 150 units will be available.
There’s been no change to the powertrains of the IS lineup for 2023. The range starts off with a 241-hp 2.0-liter turbo-4 in the IS 300, a 311-hp 3.5-liter V-6 in the IS 350 F Sport, and a 472-hp 5.0-liter V-8 in the IS 500 F Sport. Drive is to the rear wheels only as standard, though all-wheel drive can be added to the IS 300 and IS 350 F Sport. An 8-speed automatic is the transmission for rear-wheel-drive models and a 6-speed is fitted to those with all-wheel drive.
The IS comes standard with an 8.0-inch touchscreen, though a more practical 10.3-inch touchscreen is available on vehicles equipped with navigation or the Mark Levinson Premium Audio Package.
The 2023 IS goes on sale in the fall. Full pricing is listed below:
2022 Lexus IS 300 – $40,585
2022 Lexus IS 300 AWD – $42,585
2022 Lexus IS 350 F Sport Design – $43,660
2022 Lexus IS 350 F Sport – $44,910
2022 Lexus IS 350 F Sport Design AWD – $45,660
2022 Lexus IS 350 F Sport AWD – $46,910
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport – $58,270
2022 Lexus IS 500 F Sport Premium – $62,770
All figures include a $1,150 destination charge.
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The Jeep Wrangler 4xe was the bestselling plug-in hybrid in the U.S. over the first half of 2022, and no other plug-in hybrid came close. At nearly double the sales of the production-limited Toyota RAV4 Prime, it only accounts for about 20% of new Wrangler sales. Yet its success has an outsized influence as the brand bridges its combustion-engine past to its electric future.
For 2023, Jeep expands its 4xe lineup with a Grand Cherokee 4xe special edition and a new Jeep Wrangler Willys 4xe that offers a more affordable entry point to the Wrangler 4xe lineup. Consider the 4xe plug-in hybrid powertrain the north star of Jeep’s transition to having a fully electric lineup by 2030 in Europe, and in the U.S. for half of its sales to derive from electric vehicles. For now, Jeep subsists on plug-in hybrids (PHEV) without a full battery electric vehicle (BEV) in the lineup. For now.
The first electric Jeeps to arrive in the U.S. will be a BEV version of the Wagoneer full-size SUV and an electric alternative to the Jeep Wrangler called the Recon. The Wagoneer S will be smaller than its gas sibling, more of a mid-sized SUV like the Grand Cherokee, and will likely be the aspirational (read: expensive) model in the Jeep EV family, with specs teased at 600 hp, a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds, and a range of 400 miles.
The Recon promises the off-road capability of the Wrangler, and features removable doors and a removable top. Both vehicles are planned to debut in 2023 as 2024 models. A third model called the Avenger will slot under the Renegade as Jeep’s smallest vehicle, but it’s unknown if it will come to North America after European sales start early next year.
For the 2023 model year, Jeep carries its sales momentum forward as parent company Stellantis’s bestselling U.S. brand, mostly on the backs of its large and larger Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer SUVs. Here’s what’s new for 2023.
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L
– Redesigned in 2022, the Grand Cherokee mid-size SUV and the larger Grand Cherokee L three-row SUV carry over with minor updates.
– The off-road Trailhawk only comes as a 4xe plug-in hybrid, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-4 with two electric motors for a total system output of 375 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. It can tow 6,000 lb or it provides 25 miles of electric-only range, but only a 23-mpg combined rating when the juice runs out.
– A new 30th Anniversary edition exclusive to the 4xe adds adds black body accents, black 20-inch wheels, and body color-matched lower moldings, rocker panels, and fender flares. Finer features include a dual-tip exhaust, a dual-pane sunroof, Capri leather trim, cooled front seats, a 9-speaker Alpine audio system, a wireless charging pad for mobile devices, a digital rearview mirror, a surround-view camera system, and a 10.1-inch infotainment screen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. It’s a package costing $4,700, but Jeep hasn’t yet disclosed model pricing for the 2023 Grand Cherokee.
– Top trims come with a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and can be had with a 9-speaker Alpine audio system (Limited trim) or a 19-speaker McIntosh system (Overland and Summit grades).
2023 Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer
– Launched new for 2022, the full-size SUVs get even fuller sized with Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L models that are one foot longer and have a 7.0-inch longer wheelbase than the already large regular models. It’s no coincidence that they measure exactly one inch longer than the 2022 Chevy Suburban. The second and third rows remain the same, with enough head and leg room to fit adults, but the cargo room behind row three expands another 15.8 cubic feet to 44.2 cubic feet.
– The base engine remains a 5.7-liter V-8 that makes 392 hp and 404 lb-ft of torque, but most models including the Wagoneer L get a standard twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-6 that makes 420 hp and 468 lb-ft of torque. The Grand Wagoneer L punches out to 510 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive come standard, with three different four-wheel-drive systems available and the same 10,000-lb towing capacity as the V-8.
– Wagoneer Series II models can be equipped with a Carbide Package that blacks out the 20-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, badges, and grille trim. The black theme carries over inside.
2023 Jeep Wrangler
– New for 2023 is a Freedom special edition that plays to the U.S. military with an American flag decal, an Oscar Mike “on the move” badge, and a $250 donation from Jeep for every Wrangler and Gladiator Freedom model purchased. It comes with steel rock rails and a steel front bumper to equip a winch.
– A new entry-level Willys trim costs at least $600 less than last year’s entry-level Sahara 4xe, and it comes well equipped. Standard running gear includes LED headlights, 17-inch wheels, mud-terrain tires, rock rails, a limited-slip differential, a 9-speaker Alpine audio system, and all-weather floor mats. Popular features like a power retractable roof and 8.4-inch infotainment screen are available.
– It comes standard with a full-time 4-wheel-drive system, heavy-duty Dana 44 axles, and a lift kit with 10.1 inches of ground clearance. Like other 4xe models, the Wrangler 4xe uses a 2.0-liter turbo-4 and pair of electric motors to generate up to 375 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque. A 17.3-kwh battery feeds the two motors to deliver 21 miles of electric range.
2023 Jeep Gladiator
– The pickup truck version of the Wrangler still comes with a 3.6-liter V-6 that makes 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque, and a 6-speed manual transmission or available 8-speed automatic. An available 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 returns, with 260 hp and 442 lb-ft of torque, and an 8-speed automatic. Towing maxes out at 7,700 lb.
– New for 2023 is a Freedom special edition, with similar equipment to that in the same package in the Wrangler.
– All but the base Sport models come with keyless entry, remote start, and a 7.0-inch instrument cluster.
2023 Jeep Cherokee
– Jeep launched a new X off-road trim last year on its five-seat crossover, but the 2023 model is expected to carry over.
2023 Jeep Compass
– Expect the compact crossover to carry over after last year’s update.
2023 Jeep Renegade
– Jeep’s smallest crossover SUV carries over unchanged.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of his nephew.
The jury deliberated about 17 hours over three days before reaching its verdict in the murder-for-hire case against James “Tim” Norman, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was charged with conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
Norman and his nephew, Andre Montgomery, both starred in the long-running OWN reality show about a popular soul-food business founded in the St. Louis area by Robbie Montgomery — Norman’s mother and Andre’s grandmother.
Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty but Norman could be sentenced to up to life in prison. Sentencing is set for Dec. 15.
Federal prosecutors said Norman, 43, hired two people to kill the 21-year-old Montgomery on March 14, 2016, then tried to cash a $450,000 life insurance policy taken out on his nephew months earlier.
Defense attorney Michael Leonard said after the verdict that he and Norman were “extremely surprised and disappointed in the outcome” of the case. He said they plan to appeal and that Norman continues to be optimistic that he will eventually prevail.
Leonard said the testimony during the trial of two co-conspirators was shown to be “extremely non-credible.” And he said Norman testified well during the trial, noting he was not cross-examined.
U.S. Attorney Sayler Fleming said she was “very, very pleased” with the verdict but that her office would make no further statements until after the sentencing.
During closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Angie Danis said Norman was the architect of the plan to kill Montgomery.
“This plan doesn’t exist but for Tim Norman’s greed,” Danis said.
Leonard argued in his closing argument that the murder plot presented by prosecutors was a “made up theory.”
Prosecutors said Norman paid $10,000 to an exotic dancer, Terica Ellis, to lure his nephew to the site where he was shot and paid $5,000 to Travell Anthony Hill to shoot Montgomery.
Ellis and Hill both testified for the prosecution in the case. They have both pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme.
In testimony during the trial, Norman said he helped his nephew move to St. Louis about 18 months before he was killed and supported him financially because he was trying to watch out for Montgomery. He said he sought to be a “father figure” to his brother’s son.
Former Sweetie Pie’s employees and other character witnesses testified that Norman and his nephew had a close relationship.
Danis said all the testimony from the scheme’s co-conspirators was backed up in trial by texts, call records and location data.
She said Norman created “an image of being a mentor and a father figure to all these people, but it’s fiction.”
Leonard said during his closing argument that Ellis testified to get a shorter sentence and said Hill admitted he was a heavy drug user and that he was “hopped up on drugs that day.”
Norman testified Tuesday that he took out the life insurance policy on his nephew to give a longtime customer of the family restaurants, Waiel Rebhi Yaghnam, some business.
Yaghnam pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and wire fraud in the case.
Montgomery left St. Louis after at least $220,000 in cash, jewelry and other items were stolen in a June 2015 burglary at Robbie Montgomery’s home.
Norman told jurors he and his mother hired a private investigator to find and confront his nephew about the robbery but he had no intention of hurting him. | https://www.wspa.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-sweetie-pie-star-found-guilty-in-nephews-shooting-death/ | 2022-09-17T16:47:01Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/ap-sweetie-pie-star-found-guilty-in-nephews-shooting-death/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem faced a Friday deadline to appeal a state ethics board’s finding that there was evidence she improperly intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.
The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously last month that there was enough evidence to believe the Republican governor had committed malfeasance and engaged in a conflict of interest.
Noem has maintained she did nothing wrong, but so far the process has been conducted in private. Neither her office nor her reelection campaign answered questions Friday on whether she would proceed to a contested case hearing that would give her a chance to make her case publicly.
The board took unspecified “action” against the governor, and board member Gene Kean said last month that Friday would be the deadline for Noem to respond.
If there is no public hearing, it’s not clear whether the board will release details of the action it took. The board closed the complaint last month but suggested it could be reopened.
A lawyer who has represented the governor before the board also did not respond to questions.
The Associated Press first reported that shortly after a state agency moved in July 2020 to deny Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, an appraiser license, the governor held a meeting with Peters and key decision-makers in her licensure. Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. The South Dakota Legislature’s audit committee, controlled by Republicans, unanimously approved a report in May that found Noem’s daughter got preferential treatment.
Noem previously requested the ethics complaint be dismissed without a hearing by arguing that the person who brought it, former Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, was out for revenge after she successfully pushed for his impeachment and removal from office for his conduct in a 2020 fatal car crash.
In that April motion to the board, Noem’s attorneys also said she could counter the accusations against her. Her campaign spokesman, Ian Fury, on Friday referred a reporter to an August statement that branded the board’s action as “illegal.”
But declining to fight the evidence in a contested case hearing would allow the board’s “action” against her while potentially avoiding further public scrutiny.
The Government Accountability Board, which has never handled such a high-profile case since its inception in 2017, has not publicly said what action it has taken. It has deliberated over the complaints for nearly a year in a series of closed-door meetings, navigating untested laws.
Board member David Gienapp, at the board’s August meeting, verbally moved to invoke a statute — SDCL 3-24-7 — that states the board “shall” hold a contested case hearing “to afford the accused person the opportunity to respond to the allegation.” But the board’s draft minutes, posted two days later, make no mention of that statute. Instead, the draft minutes state that the board acted to “make an initial determination” that the complaint “alleges facts” that the governor engaged in misconduct.
The board’s minutes state that it took “appropriate action,” but the board has kept that action a secret so far. The board is allowed under state law to issue a private reprimand. But the statute says it may take that action at the conclusion of a contested case hearing and after it has determined, by a majority vote, that there has been misconduct.
“Their official actions, whatever they may be, should be a public record,” said David Bordewyk, who directs the South Dakota Newspaper Association and advocates for open records and meeting laws.
“Given the nature of this board, which is to hold public officials accountable, the public has a right to know what those accountability measures are, regardless of the official.”
Board members this week either declined to comment or did not return a request for comment. An attorney hired by the board, Mark Haigh, has previously said it “fully complied” with all the requirements in the laws governing it. | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-gov-kristi-noem-silent-on-possible-appeal-of-ethics-board/ | 2022-09-17T16:48:12Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-gov-kristi-noem-silent-on-possible-appeal-of-ethics-board/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DETROIT (AP) — A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collecting a portion of a $490 million settlement negotiated with the school.
“The University of Michigan offers its heartfelt apology for the abuse perpetrated by the late Robert Anderson. We hope this settlement helps the healing process for survivors,” said Paul Brown, chairman of the school’s governing board.
Anderson died in 2008 after working at the university for nearly 40 years. He was director of the campus Health Service and a physician for multiple sports teams, including football.
Former athletes, students and others who had no connection to the university — mostly men — said they were molested by Anderson during routine physicals or other visits.
The settlement was announced in January, but the final details took months to wrap up. The university said the deal recently got approval from 98% of claimants.
“It’s been a long road,” said Richard Schulte, a lead negotiator for Anderson’s victims. “I’m very happy for the survivors and glad I could get it across the finish line.”
The university will have no role in how the money is distributed. Six percent, or $30 million, of the settlement will be set aside for people who step forward later with claims.
U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts approved creation of the fund and appointed Houston-based Archer Systems LLC as the claims administrator.
“The process is completely confidential, but we’re hopeful distribution should take place this fall,” Schulte said.
The scandal emerged publicly in 2020, two years after Tad DeLuca, a wrestler in the 1970s, made a complaint that triggered a police investigation, though Anderson was long deceased.
That triggered a wave of men who stepped forward to say they, too, had been assaulted by Anderson; some allegations stretched back decades. Lawsuits followed.
The university, meanwhile, hired law firm WilmerHale to conduct an investigation. The results were devastating: Anderson harassed, abused and assaulted patients on “countless occasions” during his 37-year career.
Coaches, trainers and other staff in the athletic department did not question Anderson’s status, despite complaints, rumors and even jokes among athletes about his behavior, according to the report.
The report said complaints were made to athletic director Don Canham and legendary football coach Bo Schembechler but no action was taken. Both are deceased.
Anderson also was certified by the federal government to give physicals to pilots and air traffic controllers in southeastern Michigan, some of whom count themselves as victims.
“We consider this settlement just one of the steps we have taken in a process we began more than two years ago to fully understand what happened, make amends and enact reforms,” Brown said. “Our work is not done until U-M is considered the leader in creating a campus environment that is safe for everyone.”
Not everyone was satisfied. Richard Goldman, a student broadcaster and Anderson victim in the early 1980s, said Schembechler referred him to Canham but the powerful athletic director didn’t intervene.
“Seriously, fake apologies are not accepted,” Goldman said of Brown’s remarks.
The settlement is one of several by universities following sex abuse scandals. Michigan State University paid $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor and a doctor for USA Gymnastics.
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