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The Boston Red Sox and visiting Kansas City Royals will each start a pitcher on Saturday who is looking to build upon his most recent outing.
Boston left-hander Rich Hill (7-6, 4.56 ERA) will oppose Kansas City right-hander Brady Singer (8-4, 3.21) in the middle contest of a three-game series.
The Red Sox (70-74) will look to make it two wins in a row after rallying for a 2-1 win over the Royals (57-88) in the series opener on Friday.
Hill, a 42-year-old veteran in his 18th major league season, turned in a sparkling performance on Sunday, when he pitched five shutout, two-hit innings, leading Boston to a 1-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
It was his second scoreless appearance in a span of four starts, including his seven-inning, 11-strikeout effort on Aug. 27 against the Tampa Bay Rays. In between, he was tagged for nine runs in eight innings against the Texas Rangers and the Rays.
Hill was back on his game against the Orioles, as he struck out seven and walked three.
“Anytime you can change speeds, quick-pitch, slow-pitch, hesitate, have the ball come out of your hand any way you want it, that’s a great day,” Hill said.
Following that start, Red Sox manager Alex Cora endorsed Hill for a spot on Team USA for the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
“I talked to (Team USA manager) Mark DeRosa and said, ‘He can open, get lefties out, give you five solid innings,’ ” Cora said. “We’ll see what happens in that and I know my team is from (Puerto Rico), but it’ll be great for Rich to play in that tournament and represent the USA.”
Hill is 2-2 with a 5.76 ERA in 14 career appearances (five starts) against the Royals.
Two of Hill’s five career starts against the Royals came last season as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. On May 25, 2021, Hill struck out a career-high 13 over eight innings of two-run ball, but he finished on the wrong end of a 2-1 result.
Like Hill, Singer is also coming off of a scoreless Sunday start. He held the Detroit Tigers to four hits and one walk while striking out six in seven innings, leading the Royals to a 4-0 win.
“I try to keep my mentality the same all the time, but with the two losses before, the mentality was a little bit better (on Sunday),” Singer said. “Going out there, trying to get deep in the game and going right at them.”
The Royals have dropped four straight since Singer shut down the Tigers, losing on Friday after being swept by the Minnesota Twins in a three-game series in Minneapolis.
On Friday, Kansas City starter Jonathan Heasley worked 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth, but four walks in Boston’s two-run eighth inning did in the Royals.
“We didn’t have a lot of hits, but the quality of at-bats was good,” Cora said. “It was good to see (J.D. Martinez) get the (game-winning hit) and it was good to see (Rafael Devers) draw a walk in that spot. It picks everyone up.”
Another strong Singer outing would help the Royals right the ship.
Singer has worked at least seven scoreless innings on four occasions this season, a mark only matched by the Cleveland Guardians’ Triston McKenzie in the American League. One of those strong starts by Singer came against the New York Yankees on July 28.
“He thrives in situations that are tough or a little different,” Royals manager Mike Matheny said. “He knows we’ve lost a couple games. It’s almost like he wills it to happen. ‘I got to be good today. This team needs me.’ That’s what the good ones do, whether they have their good stuff or not.”
Singer, who has never faced the Red Sox, is 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his past seven starts. He hasn’t lost since Aug. 3 against the Chicago White Sox.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Saturday hailed the full lifting of a U.S. arms embargo on the ethnically divided island nation as a milestone reaffirming increasingly tighter bilateral bonds that serve to bolster stability in the turbulent east Mediterranean region.
President Nicos Anastasiades tweeted his gratitude to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, New Jersey Democrat Robert Menendez, for helping to lift the embargo.
Turkey, which maintains more than 35,000 troops in the northern third of Cyprus, condemned the decision. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry urged the U.S. to reconsider, warning that the move would harm efforts for a Cyprus peace deal, lead to an arms race on the island and undermine regional stability.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in in a statement that Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined Cyprus met the conditions to allow for “exports, re-exports and transfers of defense articles … for the fiscal year 2023.”
The U.S. will assess annually whether Cyprus complies with conditions for the embargo lift, including implementing anti-money laundering regulations and denying Russian military vessels access to ports for refueling and servicing.
Cyprus barred Russian warships from using its ports in early March following the invasion of Ukraine.
The conditions are enshrined in the Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act that the U.S. Congress passed in 2019. The law underscores U.S. support for closer ties among Greece, Cyprus and Israel based on recently discovered offshore gas deposits.
The U.S. enacted the embargo in 1987 to prevent a potential arms race from harming peace talks with the Mediterranean island nation’s breakaway Turkish Cypriots. Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup aimed at union with Greece.
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MOSCOW (AP) — The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100.
The Kyrgyz border service announced the new round of talks as the two ex-Soviet nations traded blame for shelling that resumed Saturday morning after what appeared to be a brief respite overnight.
The fighting, which started Wednesday for no obvious or publicly announced reason, intensified on Friday. Kyrgyzstan’s Health Ministry said early Saturday that the bodies of 24 people killed in the clashes were delivered to hospitals in the Batken region that borders Tajikistan.
Kyrgyz hospitals and clinics also treated 103 people wounded in the shelling, the ministry said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether there were any casualties on Tajikistan’s side.
Tajik authorities, however, accused Kyrgyz forces of destroying a mosque and targeting civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings. Tajikistan’s security officials also charged that Kyrgyzstan was amassing troops and military equipment near the border in preparation for “provocations.”
It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the fighting on the tense border between the two former Soviet Central Asian neighbors. An attempt to establish a cease-fire on Friday afternoon quickly failed and artillery shelling resumed later in the day.
Kyrgyzstan’s Emergencies Ministry said 136,000 people were evacuated from the area engulfed by the fighting.
The border guard chiefs of the two countries met around midnight and agreed to create a joint monitoring group to help end the hostilities.
In 2021, a dispute over water rights and the installation of surveillance cameras by Tajikistan led to clashes near the border that killed at least 55 people.
The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sadyr Zhaparov and Emomali Rakhmon, met Friday at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan. According to a statement on Zhaparov’s website, the two leaders discussed the border situation and agreed to task the relevant authorities with pulling back troops and stopping the fighting.
Zhaparov said Saturday in an online statement that “the issue of disputed borders has always been accompanied with conflicts and casualties”.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin mounted on the battlefield and in the halls of global power as Ukrainian troops pushed their counteroffensive Saturday to advance farther into Ukraine’s partly recaptured northeast.
At a high-level summit in Uzbekistan, Putin vowed to press his attack on Ukraine despite recent military setbacks but also faced concerns by India and China over the drawn-out conflict.
“I know that today’s era is not of war,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Russian leader in televised comments as they met Friday in Uzbekistan. “We discussed this with you on the phone several times, that democracy and dialogue touch the entire world.”
At the same summit a day earlier, Putin acknowledged China’s unspecified “questions and concerns” about the war in Ukraine while thanking President Xi Jinping for Beijing’s “balanced position” on the conflict.
The hurried retreat of Russian troops this month from parts of a northeast region they occupied early in the war, together with the rare public reservations expressed by key allies, underscored the challenges that Putin faces on all fronts. Both China and India have maintained strong ties with Russia and had sought to remain neutral on Ukraine.
Xi, in a statement, expressed support for Russia’s “core interests” but also wanted to work together to “inject stability” into world affairs. Modi said he wanted to discuss “how we can move forward on the path of peace,” adding that the biggest concerns facing the world are the problems of food security, fuel security and fertilizers.
“We must find some way out and you too must contribute to that,” Modi stressed in a rare public rebuke.
The comments cast a shadow over a summit that Putin had hoped would burnish his diplomatic status and show he was not so internationally isolated.
On the battlefield, Western defense officials and analysts said Saturday that Russian forces were apparently setting up a new defensive line in Ukraine’s northeast after Kyiv’s troops broke through the previous one.
The British Defense Ministry said the new front line likely is between the Oskil River and Svatove, 150 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
The new line emerged after the Ukrainian counteroffensive punched a hole through the war’s previous front line, allowing Kyiv’s soldiers to recapture large swaths of land in the northeastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia.
After Russian troops retreated from the city of Izium, Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass grave site, one of the largest found so far.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that there were more than 440 graves at the location containing the bodies of hundreds of civilian adults and children, as well as soldiers, and that some had been tortured, shot or killed by artillery shelling. He cited evidence of atrocities, such as a body with a rope around its neck and broken arms.
“Torture was a widespread practice in the occupied territory. That’s what the Nazis did. That’s what (the Russians) do,” Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly video address. “We will establish the identity of all those who tortured, who mocked, who brought this atrocity from Russia here to Ukrainian soil.”
Ukrainian forces, in the meantime, were crossing the Oskil River in the Kharkiv region and have placed artillery there, the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said Saturday. The river, which flows south from Russia into Ukraine, had been a natural break in the newly emerged front lines since Ukraine launched its counteroffensive about a week ago.
“Russian forces are likely too weak to prevent further Ukrainian advances along the entire Oskil River,” the institute said.
Videos circulating online indicated that Ukrainian forces were continuing to retake land in the country’s embattled east, although their veracity could not be independently verified.
One showed a Ukrainian soldier walking past a damaged building and then pointing at a colleague hanging the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag over a mobile phone tower. The soldier identified the seized village as Dibrova, just northeast of the city of Sloviansk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.
Another video showed two Ukrainian soldiers in what appeared to be a bell tower, with one saying they had retaken the village of Shchurove, also northeast of Sloviansk.
The Ukrainian military and Russia did not comment on the two villages.
Elsewhere, Russian forces continued pounding cities and villages with missile strikes and shelling.
A Russian missile attack early Saturday started a fire in Kharkiv’s industrial area, regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
Syniehubov said remnants suggested the Russians fired S-300 surface-to-air missiles at the city. The S-300 is designed for striking missiles or aircraft in the sky, not targets on the ground. Analysts say Russia’s use of the missiles suggest they may be running out of some precision munitions.
Shelling of the nearby city of Chuhuiv later in the day killed an 11-year-old girl, Syniehubov reported.
In the southern Zaporizhzhia region, a large part of which is occupied by Russian forces, one person was wounded in shelling of the city of Orikhiv, the region’s Ukrainian governor, Oleksandr Starukh, reported on Telegram. He said Russian troops also shelled two villages in the region, destroying several civilian facilities.
Explosions were also reported in Russian-occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia. Russian-installed official Vladimir Rogov said on Telegram that at least five blasts were heard in the city of Melitopol. The city’s Ukrainian mayor, Ivan Fedorov, said they were in a village south of the city, where the Russian troops had relocated some military equipment.
Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region also came under Russian fire overnight, according to its governor, Valentyn Reznichenko. “The enemy attacked six times and launched more than 90 deadly projectiles on peaceful cities and villages,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s atomic energy operator, Energoatom, said a convoy of 25 trucks had brought diesel and other critical supplies to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe’s largest — which was shut down a week ago amid fears that nearby fighting could result in a radiation disaster.
The trucks were allowed through Russian checkpoints Friday to deliver spare parts for repairs of damaged power lines, chemicals for the operation of the plant and additional fuel for backup diesel generators, Energoatom said.
The six-reactor plant was captured by Russian forces in March but is operated by Ukrainian engineers. Its last reactor was switched off Sunday after repeated power failures due to shelling put crucial safety systems at risk.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported Saturday that one of the nuclear plant’s four main external power lines had been repaired.
The Russian military accused Ukraine of renewed artillery shelling of the power plant. Ukrainian authorities did not immediately address the claim.
In Russia, one person was killed and two others wounded Saturday by shelling, according to Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Russian border region of Belgorod. Gladkov blamed Ukraine. The claim could not be verified.
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Karl Ritter in Kyiv contributed to this report.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements.
The new model policies from the Virginia Department of Education, which were posted online Friday, say students’ participation in certain school programming and use of school facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms should be based on their biological sex, with modifications offered only to the extent required under federal law. The policies also say that students who are minors must be referred to by the name and pronouns in their official records, unless a parent approves the use of something else.
Regarding parental notification, the guidelines say school divisions may not encourage teachers to conceal information about a student’s gender from his or her parents. And they say parents must be given an opportunity to object before counseling services pertaining to gender are offered.
The guidance is subject to a 30-day public comment period that opens later this month. Then, in accordance with a 2020 state law, local school boards must adopt policies that are “consistent with” the department’s but may be “more comprehensive,” the document says.
Macaulay Porter, a spokesperson for Youngkin, said in a statement that the updated policy “delivers on the governor’s commitment to preserving parental rights and upholding the dignity and respect of all public school students.”
The revisions mark a sharp departure to guidance that was first issued in 2021 during Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration. Those guidelines said schools should let students use names and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without “any substantiating evidence.” They also said students could participate in programming and access facilities in a manner consistent with their gender identity and urged schools to weigh sharing information about students’ gender identity with parents on a “case-by-case” basis, considering the health and safety of students.
The updated guidelines say school divisions must ensure no student is discriminated against or harassed on the basis of his or her sex and should “attempt to accommodate students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex.”
Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students, the guidelines say.
Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups welcomed the changes.
“We are thrilled to see Governor Youngkin leading our schools toward respecting the privacy and dignity of all students and the preeminent role of parents in the lives of their children,” said Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation.
Democrats, the Virginia Education Association and LGBTQ advocacy groups, meanwhile, criticized Youngkin, saying the changes would harm vulnerable children.
The new policy “calls for the misgendering and outing of children in schools where they’re supposed to be safe. Absolutely shameful,” tweeted Democratic Del. Mike Mullin. Senate Democrats, in a collective statement, called the move “an outright violation of Virginians’ civil rights” and said it perpetuated “the national MAGA playbook of obliterating any inference of diversity, equity, or inclusion in our communities.”
Some LGBTQ advocates suggested the changes could be contested in court. The ACLU of Virginia said it was “appalled” by the overhaul, was reviewing the proposal and would have “more to say in the days to come.”
Virginia’s initial guidance was developed in accordance with a bipartisan 2020 law, which required the Department of Education to craft the policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public schools and make them available to local school boards. The school boards were then directed to adopt policies “consistent with” the state’s model policies.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After two years of virtual and hybrid summits, the world’s leaders will reconvene on the river’s edge in New York this coming week at the U.N. General Assembly, an exercise in multilateralism born from the hope for lasting peace that followed World War II.
The opening of the 77th session comes as the planet is beset with crises on nearly every front. Russia’s war in Ukraine, inflation and economic instability, terrorism and ideological extremism, environmental degradation and devastating floods, droughts and fires and the ongoing pandemic are just a few of the rampant perils.
The high-level meeting opens Monday with a summit on education, whose thorough disruption during the coronavirus pandemic will reverberate for decades to come. Speeches from the scores of attending leaders begin Tuesday and run through Monday, Sept. 26.
While this year is billed as something of a return to the way things were, certain concessions to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have been made. In addition to basic health protocols, few side events will take place on the U.N.’s midtown Manhattan campus.
Here’s what to know about this year’s U.N. General Assembly, which will be presided over by Hungary’s Csaba Kőrösi:
WILL EVERYONE COME TO NEW YORK THIS YEAR?
Yes, mostly. In order to speak at this year’s gathering, leaders or their high-level designees must show up in person — with one notable exception. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not left the country since war broke out in late February. The General Assembly voted Friday to allow him to submit a prerecorded speech, expected to air during the latter half of Wednesday’s session.
WHAT IS THE REAL POINT OF ATTENDING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
While the effectiveness of the United Nations has been questioned for as long as it has existed, the benefits of attendance are undeniable. From the dais, countries broadcast their agendas, grievances and calls to action to the entire world and a permanent record. This week is a key chance for countries often drowned out by what they decry as a hegemonic world order to grab the attention of a larger audience. It’s also a chance for leaders — especially those from countries with tensions — to engage in meetings on the sidelines in neutral territory. Those meetings are often called bilaterals, or “bilats.”
HOW LONG ARE SPEECHES ALLOWED TO BE?
They’re supposed to be 15 minutes. Delegates are “kindly reminded” of that on the U.N.’s website, but speeches notoriously tend to run longer. The longest speech made to the General Assembly clocked in at 269 minutes — nearly 18 times that recommendation. It was delivered by Cuba’s Fidel Castro in 1960.
HOW IS THE ORDER OF SPEECHES DETERMINED?
Up first, as a rule: Brazil. It’s tradition. Early on, Brazil volunteered when no other country wanted to speak first. So now the South American country is enshrined as the first speaker. The United States, as the host country, typically speaks second, but President Joe Biden’s attendance of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will push his speech to Wednesday this year.
After that, the order is determined by whom a country is sending — heads of state before heads of government before ministers and other representatives — and other criteria, like country preference and geographic balance.
IT’S CALLED A DEBATE, BUT A SUCCESSION OF SPEECHES DOESN’T SOUND VERY LIVELY. WHERE’S THE DRAMA?
The structure of the General Debate doesn’t lend itself to obvious fireworks — no booing or interruptions or immediate rebuttals — but that doesn’t mean intrigue and drama are absent.
First, the speeches can be a font of evocative language and barbs — take Zelenskyy’s speech last year, delivered roughly five months before the war began, in which he castigated the U.N. itself as a “retired superhero” and wryly quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sometimes the message is veiled: While since-ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called India’s Hindu nationalist government “fascist” last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted both Pakistan and China without mentioning either by name.
Member states are also allowed to exercise the right of reply, in which they can rebut criticism voiced during the General Debate. These are often fiery exchanges but aren’t typically delivered by prominent members of a country’s delegation. India and Pakistan’s longstanding enmity practically guarantees they’ll be using the right of reply.
ARE MEMBER STATES THE ONLY ONES ALLOWED TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
No. The State of Palestine, Holy See (the Vatican) and the European Union are all permanent observers on the docket this year.
ARE THERE ANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THIS YEAR?
Plenty. In addition to heavy hitters like Biden and Zelenskyy, expect addresses from new British Prime Minister Liz Truss, French President Emmanuel Macron, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and new Kenyan President William Ruto, among many others.
Russia is sending its foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, whose U.S. entry visa was in doubt for some time despite an agreement between the U.N. and the United States that requires the approval of visas “irrespective of the relations existing between the governments of the persons referred to” and the U.S. government.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After his headline performance at Hungary’s Sziget Festival last month, pop star Justin Bieber held a grandiose party for his staff in a luxurious countryside setting — a 19th century castle owned by the son-in-law of the country’s prime minister.
The castle, to the critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is emblematic of the corruption, nepotism and largesse of which the populist leader and his government have been accused for years — the kinds of behavior which now threaten to cost Hungary billions in European Union funding.
Standing beside the iron gates of Schossberger Castle this week, an independent Hungarian lawmaker who has made a name for himself as an anti-corruption crusader snapped pictures of the structure and its expansive manicured grounds.
A former member of Orban’s ruling Fidesz party, Akos Hadhazy left the nationalist-populist party in 2013 after becoming aware of what he describes as a clientelistic system of unchecked corruption taking shape in the Central European nation.
“When Fidesz came to power, I saw more and more that a very serious organization was beginning to develop throughout the country, whose main task was to steal as much of the European Union’s money as possible,” Hadhazy told The Associated Press.
Now, Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on his government over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy.
The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, has for nearly a decade accused Orban of dismantling democratic institutions, taking control of the media and infringing on minority rights. Orban, who has been in office since 2010, denies the accusations.
The longstanding conflict could culminate Sunday when the commission is expected to announce a funding cut for Hungary, one of the 27-nation EU’s largest net beneficiaries, if the country does not change course.
Peter Kreko, director of the Budapest-based think tank Political Capital, said the EU appeared to be hardening its stance against Orban after previous disciplinary measures failed to bring Europe’s longest-serving leader into compliance with its values.
“EU institutions learn slowly, but they learn. More and more people in the Commission and in the European Union know about the negotiation deception tactics of Hungary, as well as about the nature of the Hungarian political regime,” Kreko said.
While it is not clear how much money Hungary stands to lose, funds cut from its 22 billion-euro (dollar) share of the EU’s 2021-27 budget could affect around 70% of funding from some programs, according to an internal July document by Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
Many of the potential cuts are related to public procurements — purchases by the state of goods and services or for the execution of projects using EU funds.
According to Hadhazy, improper processes for awarding of such contracts have allowed Orban’s government to channel large sums of EU money into the businesses of politically connected insiders.
“Huge fortunes were made from such things, and they are essentially the source of this astonishing luxury mansion behind us,” Hadhazy said of the castle in the town of Tura. “The system is about having its tentacles … in the highest levels of government.”
EU commissioner Hahn’s memo also pointed to irregularities in public procurements in Hungary and to “an increase of the odds of winning of politically connected companies.”
Hadhazy, who has investigated and documented hundreds of cases of alleged corruption, borrowed a car from his mother to visit several places this week where he suspects EU funds were misused.
One was the site of a planned server farm near Budapest where the government said it would store the state’s most important data. Receiving more than $50 million in EU funding, construction of the facility — awarded to a company owned by a childhood friend of Orban who is Hungary’s richest man — began in 2016, and completion was set for the following year.
But when Hadhazy visited the site on Wednesday, only a concrete skeleton stood where the server park was planned — a sign, he said, that the funds may have been misused.
“The whole process is a charade,” Hadhazy said of Hungary’s public procurement process, which ordinarily should involve competition between several bidding companies. “It’s decided at the very beginning who can win, and it’s decided who will do the work at the end.”
He pointed to a case involving Istvan Tiborcz, the owner of the castle in Tura who is married to Orban’s daughter. The European Anti-Fraud Office found serious irregularities in the awarding of funds to a company he owned.
As a result of the office’s investigation, the EU demanded the return of more than 40 million euros (dollars). The sum was ultimately footed by Hungarian taxpayers, not Tiborcz’s company, and an investigation into the case by Hungarian authorities was dropped for lack of evidence of a crime.
Tiborcz was Hungary’s 36th wealthiest person this year, according to an analysis by Forbes Hungary.
Orban’s government recently made conciliatory efforts to unlock nearly 6 billion euros (dollars) in pandemic recovery funds that the EU withheld over corruption concerns, and to head off further cuts to Hungary’s portion of the EU budget.
Earlier this month, the Hungarian government pledged to set up its own anti-corruption agency. It has reportedly prepared additional legislation aimed at increasing transparency in public procurements.
But the European Commission faces pressure from EU lawmakers to fully enforce rules on corruption and rule of law requirements. In a resolution passed Thursday with an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament said the Hungarian government had become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” that could no longer be considered a democracy.
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice did not respond to a request for comment. Speaking in Serbia on Friday, Orban dismissed the resolution as a “joke” and maintained that his government’s conservative credentials were the reason for the EU’s tough stance.
Kreko, the analyst, said it was doubtful Orban’s government was serious about changing its ways.
“I would say that the engine of the Orban regime is nepotistic corruption,” he said. “So I think we can be rather skeptical about that how much the government really wants to step up against corruption, which is part of the nature of the regime.”
In 2021, Hungary’s government opted out of joining the European Public Prosecutors Office — an independent EU body tasked with combating crimes affecting the financial interests of the bloc. It argued that joining would amount to a loss of national sovereignty.
But Hadhazy said that unless Orban’s government agrees to join the office, there will be no real guarantee that graft reforms will be able to achieve any meaningful results.
“I say that if the EU gives Hungary one eurocent without us having joined the EU prosecutor’s office, then the EU really is as stupid as Orban says it is,” he said. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-hungary-faces-reckoning-with-eu-that-could-cost-it-billions/ | 2022-09-17T21:14:26Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-hungary-faces-reckoning-with-eu-that-could-cost-it-billions/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s top leaders celebrated the opening Saturday of a new — albeit unfinished — canal that they say will mean ships no longer must secure Russia’s permission to sail from the Baltic Sea to the ports of the Vistula Lagoon.
The event was timed to mark 83 years since the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and to demonstrate symbolically the end of Moscow’s say on the economy and development of a region that borders Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. The government says the waterway gives Poland full sovereignty in the northeastern region, which needs investment and economic development.
“The idea was to have this waterway opened and not to have to ask permission anymore from a country that is not friendly and whose authorities do not hesitate to attack and subdue others,” Polish President Andrzej Duda said.
He said the investment will pay off through the increase in the value of the land around it, through the development of the cities and ports on the lagoon thanks to increased trade, business and tourism.
A few thousand people with national white-and-red flags gathered in rain to watch the Zodiak II technical ship pass through the water gates to inaugurate the canal. The national anthem was played and ships sounded their horns.
Small ships and yachts are expected to be allowed in on Sunday.
The leader of Poland’s right-wing ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, told the crowd this is “the start of Poland’s fourth big port (Elblag) and a new impulse for the development of this land” that will cut unemployment, which is among Poland’s highest levels now at 7.6%.
Kaczynski stressed the construction of the canal shows that “Poland is a truly independent, sovereign and strong nation that matters. “
The canal, built at a cost of almost 2 billion zlotys ($420 million), cuts across the Vistula Spit, east of Gdansk, to allow ships to sail from the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Gdansk to Elblag and smaller ports of the lagoon without obtaining authorization to travel through Russia’s Strait of Pilawa. It also shortens the Baltic-to-Elblag route by some 100 kilometers (54 nautical miles).
However, cargo ships cannot use the passage until the approach to the Port of Elblag is deepened to 5 meters (16 feet). The work is expected to cost 100 million zlotys ($21 million), which is a source of controversy between the national government and city authorities. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-poland-opens-new-sea-waterway-to-cut-dependence-from-russia/ | 2022-09-17T21:14:53Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/ap-poland-opens-new-sea-waterway-to-cut-dependence-from-russia/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
LONDON (AP) — The long goodbye for Queen Elizabeth II is a reminder of a broader truth playing out with little fanfare across Britain: The nation is bidding farewell to the men and women who fought the country’s battles during World War II.
The queen, who served as a mechanic and truck driver in the last months of the war, was a tangible link to the sailors, soldiers, airmen, marines and others who signed up to do their bit in a war that killed 384,000 service personnel and 70,000 British civilians.
But like the queen, even the youngest veterans of the war are now nearing their 100th birthdays, and a steady stream of obituaries tells the story of a disappearing generation.
“It’s extraordinary how that sense of the passing of time is felt very keenly at the moment,″ said Charles Byrne, director general of the Royal British Legion, the nation’s largest armed services charity.
“The queen was a personification of that generation … and with her passing, it just drives home the sense that time is moving relentlessly, as it does.”
That loss is, perhaps, felt more widely in the United Kingdom than a country like the United States, because the U.K.’s very existence was threatened during the war. Bombs fell on cities from London to Belfast, women were conscripted into war work and wartime rationing didn’t end until 1954.
Elizabeth, who famously saved ration coupons to make her wedding dress in 1947, led a ceremony of remembrance for all the nation’s fallen service personnel each year on the anniversary of the end of World War I.
“She is the epitome of that sense of service and stoic contribution,″ Byrne said. “And that is treasured more than ever.”
British authorities don’t know exactly how many World War II veterans are left because the nation’s census takers didn’t track military service until last year. Those figures are due to be released next month.
The Royal Air Force says it knows of only one surviving Battle of Britain pilot, the men Winston Churchill immortalized as “the few” who helped turn the tide of the war. Group Captain John Hemingway celebrated his 103rd birthday in July.
But the number of survivors is dwindling.
Among those who died this year were Henriette Hanotte, who ferried downed Allied pilots across the French border as they made their way home. And Harry Billinge, who was just 18 when he joined the first wave of troops to land on Gold Beach in Normandy on D-Day, as well as Douglas Newham, who survived 60 bombing raids as a Royal Air Force navigator, but was haunted by those who didn’t return.
It was a time of shared sacrifice. Then-Princess Elizabeth, like many teenagers, had to persuade her father to let her join the army in 1945.
When Elizabeth turned 18, King George VI exempted her from mandatory military service because he said her training as the heir to the throne took precedence over the wartime need for manpower.
But the princess, who began her war work at 14 with a broadcast to displaced children and later tended a vegetable garden as part of the government’s “Dig for Victory” program, got her way.
She enlisted in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in February 1945 and trained to become a military truck driver and mechanic. The ATS was the largest of the auxiliary services deploying women to non-combat rolls such as clerks, drivers and dispatch riders to free up men for front line duties.
The first female member of the royal family to serve in the armed forces, Elizabeth was promoted to honorary junior commander, the equivalent of an army captain, after completing five months of training. But the war ended before she could be assigned to active duty.
On May 8, 1945, Princess Elizabeth appeared in uniform on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the royal family greeted the crowds celebrating Germany’s surrender. That night, she and her sister, Princess Margaret, slipped out of the palace to take part in the festivities.
“We cheered the king and queen on the balcony and then walked miles through the streets,” she later recalled. “I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief.”
Many of those who took part in that joy are now gone.
Among them is Frank Baugh, a Royal Marine who helped guide a landing craft to Sword Beach during the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings. He later campaigned for a memorial to be built to commemorate the 22,442 men and women who died under British command during the Battle of Normandy.
A few months before his death in June at 98, Baugh toured the British Normandy Memorial, which overlooks the beach where he fought.
“I would like to see children coming all of the time,″ he said. “Because they’re the people we need to tell what’s happened, and those lads that didn’t get back — to remember them.”
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When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school prayer meeting in 1997, school shootings were not yet a part of the national consciousness. The carnage that left three students dead and five more injured at Heath High School, near Paducah, Kentucky, ended when Carneal put down his weapon and the principal walked him to the school office — a scene that seems unimaginable today.
Also stretching today’s imagination — Carneal’s life sentence guaranteed an opportunity for parole after 25 years, the maximum sentence permissible at the time given his age.
A quarter century later, Carneal is 39 with a parole hearing next week that comes at a very different time in American life — after Sandy Hook, after Uvalde. Today police officers and metal detectors are an accepted presence in many schools, and even kindergartners are drilled to prepare for active shooters.
“Twenty-five years seemed like so long, so far away,” Missy Jenkins Smith recalls thinking at the time of the sentencing. Jenkins Smith was 15 when she was shot by Carneal, someone she considered a friend. The bullet left her paralyzed, and she uses a wheelchair to get around. Over the years, she has counted down the time until Carneal would be eligible for parole.
“I would think, ‘It’s been 10 years. How many more years?’ At the 20-year anniversary memorial, I thought, ‘It’s coming up.’”
Ron Avi Astor, a professor of social welfare and education at the University of California, Los Angeles, who has studied school violence, said public opinion around school shootings and juvenile punishment has changed a lot over the last 25 years. In the 1980s and 1990s, Astor provided therapy to children who had committed very serious crimes, including murder, but were rehabilitated and not jailed.
“Today all of them would have been locked up,” he said. “But the majority went on to do good things.”
Jenkins Smith knows first-hand that troubled children can be helped. She worked for years as a counselor for at-risk youth, where her wheelchair served as a stark visual reminder of what violence can do, she said.
“Kids who would threaten school shootings, terroristic threatening, were sent to me,” she said. Some are now adults. “It’s great to see what they’ve accomplished and how they’ve changed their lives around. They’ve learned from their bad decisions.”
But that doesn’t mean she thinks Carneal should be set free. For one thing, she worries that he is not equipped to handle life outside of prison and could still harm others. She also doesn’t think it would be right for him to walk free when the people he injured are still suffering.
“For him to have a chance at 39. People get married at 39. They have children,” she said. “It’s not right for him to possibly have a normal life that those three girls he killed will never have.”
Killed in the shooting were 14-year-old Nicole Hadley, 17-year-old Jessica James, and 15-year-old Kayce Steger.
Astor said that when it comes to the worst crimes, like many people, he struggles with the question of what age children should be held strictly accountable for their actions. As a class exercise, he has his students consider the appropriate punishment for a perpetrator at different ages. Should a 16-year-old be treated the same as a 12-year-old? Should a 12-year-old be treated the same as a 40-year-old?
Without any national consensus, you end up with a patchwork of laws and policies that sometimes result in very different punishments for nearly identical crimes, he said.
The shooting at Heath High School took place on Dec. 1, 1997, the Monday after Thanksgiving break. Less than four months later, 11-year-old Andrew Golden and 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson shot and killed four classmates and a teacher at Westside Middle School near Jonesboro, Arkansas. They wounded another nine children and one adult. The pair were tried as juveniles and released on their 21st birthdays.
Two decades later, in 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. At the same time Carneal is being considered for possible release, a Florida juryis decidingwhether to sentence Cruz to death.
Jenkins Smith has tried for years to understand why Carneal opened fire on his fellow students that day. She was in the marching band with Carneal, and, before the shooting, “I loved being around him because he made a boring day fun,” she said.
She met with Carneal in prison in 2007 and had a long conversation with him. He apologized to her, and she said she has forgiven him.
“A lot of people think that exonerates him from consequences, but I don’t think so,” she said.
Carneal’s parole hearing is scheduled to start on Monday with testimony from those injured in the shooting and close relatives of those who were killed. Jenkins Smith said she knows of only one victim who supports some form of supervised release for Carneal — less confining than prison but not unrestricted freedom. On Tuesday, Carneal will make his case from the Kentucky State Reformatory in La Grange. If the board rules against release, they can decide how long Carneal should wait before his next opportunity for parole.
The parole hearing will be conducted by videoconference, but Jenkins Smith said she will position her camera to show her full body so the parole board can see her wheelchair. It will be, she said, “a reminder that everyone who experienced that impact 25 years ago is still dealing with it, for the rest of their lives.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize — for now — an LGBTQ student group.
In an email to students, university officials on Friday said that it “hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”
On Wednesday, the high court cleared the way for the LGBTQ group, YU Pride Alliance, to gain official recognition from the Jewish university in New York.
The undergraduate group describes itself as “a supportive space for all students, of all sexual orientations and gender identities, to feel respected, visible, and represented.”
Spokespeople for the university did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Saturday.
By a 5-4 vote Wednesday, the justices lifted a temporary hold on a court order that requires Yeshiva University to recognize the group, even as a legal fight continues in New York courts. Two conservatives, Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, sided with the court’s three liberal justices to form a majority.
The disagreement among the justices appears to be mostly about procedure, with the majority writing in a brief unsigned order that Yeshiva should return to state court to seek quick review and temporary relief while the case continues. If it gets neither from state courts, the school can return to the Supreme Court, the majority wrote.
The case was being closely watched by other faith-based institutions.
Following the ruling, the president of the university, Rabbi Ari Berman, said that faith-based universities have the right to establish clubs within its understanding of the Torah.
“Yeshiva University simply seeks that same right of self-determination,” he said. “The Supreme Court has laid out the roadmap for us to find expedited relief and we will follow their instructions.”
Berman also said the university’s “commitment and love for our LGBTQ students are unshakeable.”
Nevertheless, a lawyer for the students said the university’s action Friday was divisive and “shameful.”
“The Pride Alliance seeks a safe space on campus, nothing more. By shutting down all club activities, the YU administration attempts to divide the student body, and pit students against their LGBT peers,” said the lawyer, Katie Rosenfeld.
The university’s tactic, she said, “is a throwback to 50 years ago when the city of Jackson, Mississippi closed all public swimming pools rather than comply with court orders to desegregate.”
The university, an Orthodox Jewish institution in New York, argued that granting recognition to the Pride Alliance, “would violate its sincere religious beliefs.”
The club argued that Yeshiva’s plea to the Supreme Court was premature, also noting the university already has recognized a gay pride club at its law school.
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Ease pain naturally with your favorite music and quality headphones
Every music lover knows that music can lift their spirits, invoke happy memories and even soothe a broken heart. Now pain relief can be added to that list. A recent study found that listening to music can relieve physical pain — especially pain that can be classified as chronic. The effect was amplified by being able to choose the music.
If you’d like to give music therapy for pain relief a try, you’ll need quality wireless headphones. These will help you shut out the world and become immersed in therapeutic sound.
Benefits of wireless headphones
In the past, headphones required a wire to connect to any music-emitting device. Even if the sound quality was impressive, the cable often got in the way and limited the wearer’s movement. Thanks to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, this isn’t a concern with wireless models. The result is more flexibility to move about while wearing them, or kick back and relax cord-free.
Types of wireless headphones
There are three types of wireless headphones — in-ear, earbuds and over-the-ear. Often referred to as earphones, in-ear and earbud models are similar in that they are small and lightweight. However, the main difference is that in-ear models fit inside the ear canals while wireless earbuds fit just outside of the ear canals on the conchas. Over-the-ear models have cushioned ear cups that cover the ears during wear.
The term headphones is often used interchangeably for all three models. The one you choose is a matter of preference. There are quality options in all three categories. Each offers a comfortable fit, noise-canceling capabilities and rich, balanced sound.
Features to look for in wireless headphones
Regardless of the type of wireless headphones you buy, there are a few features to consider that will help you make the most of listening to music to ease your pain.
Fit
Comfort is key when wearing headphones, especially to reduce pain. After all, you don’t want to add to your discomfort with a device that rubs, pinches or applies pressure. Look for earbuds and earphones that are contoured and have a compact design. Ideally, earbuds will include several ear tips in different sizes for a customized fit. Over-the-ear headphones should have cushioned ear cups that are simple to adjust.
Audio quality
Sound is just as important as comfort when wearing headphones. Top brands can be expensive but are known for producing outstanding sound with balanced treble and bass. Noise-canceling technology is available in many models and helps filter outside sounds that can interfere with music. Easy-to-use controls are important for adjusting the sound and volume to fit your preferences.
Connectivity
Because there are no wires to get in the way, wireless headphones work with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The best models are easy to connect and pair and don’t easily lose connection. By checking customer feedback, you can get an idea if connectivity drops are a concern with any wireless headphones you are considering.
Battery life
When relaxing to music, your wireless headphones should hold a charge for as long as you plan to use them. Well-made models provide hours of listening time once fully charged, with some brands getting as much as 50 hours of playtime.
Best wireless headphones for pain relief music therapy
Best over-the-ear wireless headphones
Sony Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones
These wireless headphones come at a high price but offer high-end sound and unbeatable noise-canceling technology. With thick cushioning in the headband and ear cups, the fit is just right for relaxing to your favorite music.
Anker Soundcore Life Q30 Wireless Headphones
Soundcore Life Q30 Headphones are affordable compared to other high-end brands but offer similar features including noise canceling technology, transparency mode and nice sound. The padded ear cups provide comfort during wear.
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Jabra Elite 45h Wireless Headphones
Don’t let the reasonable price fool you. These headphones deliver a nice sound and provide a cushion fit. They also boast long battery life and a highly portable folding design.
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AfterShokz Air Bone Conduction Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
In between over-the-ear headphones and earbuds are models like the Air Bone design. It offers a minimalist structure that’s extremely lightweight and comfortable. Although they don’t cancel noise, they produce notable sound.
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Apple AirPods Max Wireless Headphones
Just as you’d expect from Apple, AirPods won’t disappoint when it comes to their amazing sound and ability to cancel outside noise for a memorable listening experience. They are also comfortable to wear thanks to the padded ear cups. The price is high, but it’s acceptable for dedicated Apple fans.
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Bose QuietComfort 45 Bluetooth Wireless Noise-canceling Headphones
Bose QuietComfort over-the-ear headphones are industry leaders for their impressive sound and comfortable fit. Proprietary Quiet Mode blocks outside sounds so the wearer gets the most out of the pain-minimizing benefits of music.
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Best in-ear and earbud wireless headphones
Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds
When it comes to earbuds, the AirPods Pro stand out in terms of comfort and sound quality. They combine the best of both worlds with reliable sound canceling technology that produces an immersive listening experience and a transparency mode that makes it possible to hear outside sounds when necessary.
These wireless earbuds offer a nice package for a fraction of the price of many competitors. They include a charging case, ear tips in three sizes and ear hooks that keep them in place while being active during wear.
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Studio Beats Buds Wireless Noise Canceling Earbuds
In addition to Spatial Audio technology that produces smooth, balanced sound, Beats Buds feature active noise-canceling capability and transparency mode like higher-priced competitors. However, they are available at a midrange price.
With a lightweight, compact build and ear tips in six sizes, the Everyday Earbuds provide a comfortable fit that works for most wearers. They are a midpriced pair that includes a charging case. They get exceptional runtime per charge.
Bose Soundsport Wireless Headphones
Dependable Bluetooth connectivity, impeccable sound and useful functions are some of the impressive features of Bose Soundsport Headphones. The lightweight slip-on fit makes them comfortable and easy to wear.
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Sony Noise Canceling Wireless Earbud Headphones
These Sony earbud headphones get high marks for having outstanding noise canceling capabilities and next-level sound. Although pricey, many owners find them to be a worthy investment for enjoying their favorite music.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Seven decades after cheetahs died out in India, they’re back.
Eight big cats from Namibia made the long trek Saturday in a chartered cargo flight to the northern Indian city of Gwalior, part of an ambitious and hotly contested plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the South Asian country.
Then they were moved to their new home: a sprawling national park in the heart of India where scientists hope the world’s fastest land animal will roam again.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the cats into their enclosure Saturday morning. The cats emerged from their cage, tentatively at first while continuously scanning their new surroundings.
“When the cheetah will run again … grasslands will be restored, biodiversity will increase and eco-tourism will get a boost,” said Modi.
Cheetahs were once widespread in India and became extinct in 1952 from hunting and loss of habitat. They remain the first and only predator to die out since India’s independence in 1947. India hopes importing African cheetahs will aid efforts to conserve the country’s threatened and largely neglected grasslands.
There are less than 7,000 adult cheetahs left in the wild globally, and they now inhabit less than 9% of their original range. Shrinking habitat, due to the increasing human population and climate change, is a huge threat and India’s grasslands and forests could offer “appropriate” homes for the big cat, said Laurie Marker, of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, an advocacy and research group assisting in bringing the cats to India.
“To save cheetahs from extinction, we need to create permanent places for them on earth,” she said.
Cheetah populations in most countries are declining. An exception to this is South Africa, where the cats have run out of space. Experts hope that Indian forests could offer these cats space to thrive. There are currently a dozen cheetahs in quarantine in South Africa, and they are expected to arrive at the Kuno National Park soon. Earlier this month, four cheetahs captured at reserves in South Africa were flown to Mozambique, where the cheetah population has drastically declined.
Some experts are more cautious.
There could be “cascading and unintended consequences” when a new animal is brought to the mix, said Mayukh Chatterjee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
For example, a tiger population boom in India has led to more conflict with people sharing the same space. With cheetahs, there are questions about how their presence would affect other carnivores like striped hyenas, or even prey like birds.
“The question remains: How well it’s done,” he said.
The initial eight cheetahs from Namibia will be quarantined at a facility in the national park and monitored for a month to make sure they’re not carrying pests. Then they will be released into a larger enclosure in the park to help them get used to their new environment. The enclosures contain natural prey — such as spotted deer and antelope, which scientists hope they’ll learn to hunt — and are designed to prevent other predators like bears or leopards from getting in.
The cheetahs will be fitted with tracking collars and released into the national park in about two months. Their movements will be tracked routinely, but for the most part, they’ll be on their own.
The reserve is big enough to hold 21 cheetahs and if they were to establish territories and breed, they could spread to other interconnected grasslands and forests that can house another dozen cheetahs, according to scientists.
There is only one village with a few hundred families still residing on the fringes of the park. Indian officials said they’d be moved soon, and any livestock loss due to cheetahs will be compensated. The project is estimated to cost $11.5 million over five years, including $6.3 million that will be paid for by state-owned Indian Oil.
The continent-to-continent relocation has been decades in the making. The cats that originally roamed India were Asiatic cheetahs, genetically distinct cousins of those that live in Africa and whose range stretched to Saudi Arabia.
India had hoped to bring in Asiatic cheetahs, but only a few dozen of these survive in Iran and that population is too vulnerable to move.
Many obstacles remain, including the presence of other predators in India like leopards that may compete with cheetahs, said conservation geneticist Pamela Burger of University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna.
“It would be better to conserve them now where they are than to put effort in creating new sites where the outcome is questionable,” she said.
Dr. Adrian Tordiffe, a veterinary wildlife specialist from South Africa associated with the project, said the animals need a helping hand. He added that conservation efforts in many African countries hadn’t been as successful, unlike in India where strict conservation laws have preserved big cat populations.
“We cannot sit back and hope that species like the cheetah will survive on their own without our help,” he said.
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Whatever It Takes: Karns City Runs 60 Times, Grinds Out 14-6 Win Over St. Marys
KARNS CITY, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Eric Booher knelt on one knee, lowered his head and sobbed.
Hunter McConnell consoled the Karns City senior quarterback. Gremlins’ head coach Joe Sherwin came over and patted Booher on the shoulder pads.
It was a difficult week for Booher, who had a death in the family, fell ill and was still dealing with a broken right wrist that prevented him from throwing the football.
(Above, Eric Booher shows emotion after a 14-6 win over St. Marys. Booher had a death in the family during the week, but still played despite that, an illness and a still-mending broken wrist and helped Karns City to the gutty win.)
He was questionable to play against St. Marys on Friday night. But he suited up and was at the helm of an offense that ran the ball 60 times for 245 yards, had two drives that lasted more than seven minutes and just found a way in a 14-6 win over the Flying Dutch.
“He played a great game and he’s a great kid,” Sherwin said. “That’s why he’s the captain of our team. The effort he provided — I just can’t say enough about him. He’s done a fantastic job.”
It was the second week Karns City was grounded because of quarterback injuries. It was also the second straight week it didn’t much matter.
The Gremlins’ offensive line was dominant again, opening up holes for eight different ballcarriers and helping sustaining long, time-consuming drives.
That kept St. Marys’ dangerous offense off the field for long stretches.
Levi Hawk scored on a 4-yard run with 3:39 remaining in the first quarter to give Karns City a 7-0 lead.
The Gremlins went up 14-0 at the end of a 17-play, 89-yard drive that took nearly eight minutes off the clock at the end of the first half. That drive was capped by a 9-yard run by Hawk, who finished with 96 yards on 17 carries. It was also kept alive by a running into the kicker penalty on fourth-and-5 that gave Karns City a first down.
“We’re been working our butts off,” Hawk said. “Our O-line has improved phenomenally and our defense — I don’t think it’s ever been better.”
That defense held St. Marys to just 56 yards in the first half.
Of course, it’s difficult to score without the football. The Dutch ran just 20 plays in the first half and had just three first downs.
“We said all week we have to be physical and match their physicalness,” said St. Marys coach Chris Dworek. “And we didn’t do that in the first half. It’s easy to say this is what’s coming, but to actually physically do it is what we didn’t do in the first half.”
Meanwhile, Karns City was being, well, Karns City.
Lining up. Running the ball. Daring St. Marys to stop it.
The Gremlins had another drive that last more than seven minutes at the start of the second half, but it was stopped at the St. Marys 2.
Sherwin thought about attempting a short field goal to move up 17-0, but decided to keep his offense on the field on fourth-and-goal from the 1.
“Once we got inside the 1, I was like, ‘Heck with it. Let’s go for it,’” Sherwin said. “It would have been nice to come away with points and go up by more than two scores. It just didn’t work out.”
St. Marys finally got some rhythm on offense in the fourth quarter.
The Flying Dutch went 67 yards in seven plays, capped by a 6-yard TD pass from Charlie Coudriet to Carter Chadsey with 6:53 remaining in the game.
Coudriet’s 2-point conversion pass fell incomplete.
Coudriet finished 12 of 22 for 163 yards and a touchdown. He also threw two interceptions — on his first and final pass attempts in the game.
“Things were clicking because we cleaned up things on offense,” Dworek said. “We had a lot less negative plays and a lot less penalties. That was really the thing that was taking the wind out of our sails offensively. Karns City was forcing that stuff, of course, but there’s things we can control better than we did.”
St. Marys had a fourth-and-3 at the Karns City 16 on its next drive, but Micah Rupp stopped Matt Davis, who caught a swing pass, two yards short of the marker. Davis had shed two tackles before Rupp made the stop.
“I thought we he broke that (second) tackle he had it,” Dworek said. “That was a big turning point. A big play.”
Rupp made a number of them on defense.
“He hasn’t necessarily been the game changer on offense that I’m sure he wants to be because of our situation,” Sherwin said. “But he made some nice plays on defense and that tackle was a crucial play.”
After stopping St. Marys at its own 15, Karns City was able to almost run out the final three minutes off the clock as the Gremlins marched to the St. Marys 40 before punting the ball away.
Courdiet was picked off by Braden Slater on the final play of the game.
The win has helped Karns City (2-2) crawl out of an 0-2 hole.
“Sports are everything to us,” Hawk said. “We all dedicate pretty much our lives to the sport. We put everything into winning, no matter how long or what it takes.”
The mantra all week at Karns City was, “Whatever it takes.”
The Gremlins found a way.
“We just had to grind it out a few yards at a time,” Sherwin said. “Defensively we had to shut them down. That was the type of game we needed to play.”
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7-Day Weather Forecast for Clarion County
The 7-day weather forecast for the Clarion County area is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
Today – Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight – Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light south wind.
Sunday – Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night – A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday – A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night – A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday – Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday – A chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night – A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday – A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night – A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
7-Day Weather Forecast, brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
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AICDAC to Hold Narcan Drive-Thru on September 28 in Clarion
Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission is holding a Narcan distribution on September 28 at The Haskell House.
The drive-thru distribution will be on Wednesday, September 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at The Haskell House located at 500 Main Street, Clarion, Pa.
There is no cost to receive the Narcan.
Instructions for Naloxone administration will be provided.
For more information, visit www.aicdac.org or call 814-226-6350.
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All-American Dairy Show to Showcase U.S. Dairy Industry Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The All-American Dairy Show returns to Harrisburg this weekend for its 58th year.
The event, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, features four days of competitions highlighting the best of seven dairy cattle breeds in the Premier National Youth Show and Open Shows, youth development programs, and industry networking designed to grow and sustain a thriving dairy industry in the future.
Competitions begin Sunday, September 18, at 8:30 a.m., with the Youth Showmanship contest in which youth are judged on their breed knowledge and livestock-handling skills.
The show culminates in the Supreme Dairy Pageant on Wednesday, September 21 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Sixteen separate competitions will feature 906 national competitors exhibiting nearly 1,500 of the finest dairy cattle in the industry, as well as youth dairy management, showmanship, and judging competitions that hone the skills of tomorrow’s dairy producers.
“Pennsylvania dairy farmers and their peers around the country are intensely proud of what they do and how well they do it,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “There is no better place than All-American Dairy Show to see the results of excellence in breeding, management skills, and cow care, but even more importantly, to see tomorrow’s dairy industry leaders display their skills and interact with role models at the top of their game. We hope you’ll stop by for a milkshake, buy a grilled cheese to support Pennsylvania youth, and enjoy the competition.”
The 18th Premier National Junior Events include competitions and programs specifically designed to develop youth skills. These include the Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, which brings 4-H, FFA; and 2-year and 4-year collegiate teams to demonstrate their knowledge of dairy and compete head-to-head with their peers from across the nation. The Premier National Junior Show Monday, September 19, will conclude with the selection of the supreme champion cow and heifer at 6:00 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied Industries Association will recognize dedicated show volunteers with its highest honors, the Obie Snider, Image, and Pioneer awards during Monday’s National Junior Show Supreme Pageant for their service to the dairy industry and community. The 2022 Obie Snider Award will be presented to Kenneth I. Raney of State College, Centre County. Michelle Reasner of Tyrone, Blair County will receive the Image Award. Michelle Cornman of Shippensburg, Cumberland County will receive the Pioneer Award.
All-American Dairy Show events are open to the public. Parking and admission are free.
For more about the show, including a complete schedule, visit allamericandairyshow.com
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Clarion County Photo of the Day
Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
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Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Spinach-Stuffed Pizza
Put the toppings on the inside!
Ingredients
1 loaf (1 pound) frozen bread dough, thawed
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup pizza sauce
2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions
-Place thawed dough in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover with plastic and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
-Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large bowl, mix spinach, mushrooms, onion, salt, and pepper. Punch down dough; divide into thirds. On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough into a 10-in. circle. Transfer to a 9-in. springform pan coated with cooking spray; press dough onto the bottom and partway up the sides of the pan.
-Sprinkle 1 cup of mozzarella cheese onto the crust. Top with spinach mixture; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
-On a lightly floured surface, roll out the second portion of dough to a 10-in. circle; place over the cheese layer. Pinch together the top and bottom crusts to seal. (Save the remaining dough for another use.)
-Bake until crust is lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Spread pizza sauce over top; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake 5-6 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.
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Florida Businessman Pleads Guilty in Three Cases Involving Conspiracies to Commit Health Care Fraud, Pay and Receive Unlawful Kickbacks, and Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of conspiracy related to the submission of fraudulent health care claims, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced on Friday.
Daniel Hurt, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, pay and receive unlawful kickbacks, and commit money laundering, as charged in a criminal Information filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 26, 2022; one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, as charged in a criminal Information filed in the District of New Jersey on August 31, 2022; and one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, as charged in a Second Superseding Indictment filed in the Southern District of Florida. Prior to the defendant’s guilty pleas, the cases originating in the District of New Jersey and the Southern District of Florida were transferred to the Western District of Pennsylvania.
As to the conduct originating in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Hurt admitted during his plea hearing that beginning in late 2018 and continuing through approximately October 2019, he participated in a conspiracy related to Medicare billing for cancer genomic (CGx) testing. CGx testing used DNA sequencing to detect mutations in genes that could indicate a higher risk of developing certain types of cancers in the future. CGx testing, however, was not a method of diagnosing whether an individual presently had cancer. Hurt admitted that he and his co-conspirators, including individuals associated with so-called marketing entities, acquired thousands of testing samples from Medicare beneficiaries located throughout the United States. Marketers used targeted campaigns to induce beneficiaries to submit CGx specimens by means of cheek swabs sent to their homes or provided to them at purported “health fairs” held throughout the United States.
Hurt subsequently caused CGx specimens to be sent to Ellwood City Medical Center (ECMC), a hospital located in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. Hurt further used ECMC as the billing entity for Medicare purposes despite the fact that the facility did not possess properly validated equipment to conduct any CGx testing on-site and, as such, ECMC staff were required, at Hurt’s direction, to repackage the samples and send them to third-party reference laboratories that were capable of completing the testing. In order to justify Medicare reimbursement for the CGx testing, Hurt and his co-conspirators obtained CGx prescriptions from telemedicine physicians without regard to the fact that the doctors did not conduct proper telemedicine visits, were not treating the Medicare beneficiaries for cancer or symptoms of cancer, and did not use the test results in the treatment of the beneficiaries. Hurt further admitted causing ECMC to submit Medicare claims for CGx testing that regularly exceeded $12,000 per beneficiary. In total, between approximately January 2019 and October 2019, Medicare reimbursed ECMC more than $25 million for CGx testing. During this time, Hurt directed ECMC staff to transfer millions of dollars from ECMC-related accounts to bank accounts that Hurt controlled. In turn, Hurt admitted using funds he obtained from ECMC to pay millions of dollars in kickbacks to the marketers, among others, in exchange for their efforts to obtain CGx samples. To disguise such kickbacks, Hurt entered into sham contracts with the marketers to make it appear that they were engaged in, and being paid for, legitimate marketing and referral services. Likewise, Hurt, acting through entities he controlled, entered into similar agreements and business arrangements with ECMC that disguised the payments he obtained from the facility as purportedly legitimate payments, including payments related to management services at ECMC’s laboratory. Payments, in fact, were based on the volume of CGx tests and the amount of resulting Medicare reimbursements. Finally, Hurt admitted that he and others used a portion of Medicare reimbursements obtained through the fraudulent submission of CGx claims to engage in monetary transactions in excess of $10,000, including approximately $3 million in payments toward the purchase of a luxury watercraft in Florida called “In My DNA.”
As to the conduct originating in the District of New Jersey, Hurt admitted his involvement in a similar but separate conspiracy between January 2019 and October 2021. Specifically, Hurt admitted that he owned several clinical laboratories that conducted or arranged for a variety of medical tests, and that he paid kickbacks and bribes to various entities who supplied referrals and orders for CGx for Medicare and other health care benefit program beneficiaries, without regard to medical necessity. The Hurt-controlled laboratories submitted claims for payment to Medicare for these CGx tests, and Medicare reimbursed the laboratories without knowing that the services were not medically necessary or were procured through the payment of kickbacks. During the conspiracy, Hurt, through the laboratories, submitted or caused to be submitted claims to Medicare, including claims for beneficiaries residing in New Jersey. Hurt likewise admitted paying kickbacks to entities who supplied referrals for each CGx test that was billed to Medicare and other health care benefit programs. To conceal the payments of bribes, Hurt and the suppliers entered into sham contracts to make it appear that the suppliers were engaged in, and being paid for, legitimate marketing and referral services. This conspiracy resulted in Medicare paying the Hurt-controlled laboratories at least $53.3 million for CGx test claims, with Hurt receiving at least $26.9 million from the Medicare reimbursements.
As to the conduct originating in the Southern District of Florida, Hurt admitted that he and his co-conspirators were engaged in a scheme to defraud health insurance plans, including two plans funded by the U.S. government, TRICARE and CHAMPVA. TRICARE provides worldwide health care benefits to military personnel and their dependents, as well as military retirees. CHAMPVA operates through the Department of Veteran’s Affairs and shares the costs of health care services for eligible beneficiaries, including veterans. Hurt admitted that he and his co-conspirators participated in a scheme to bill TRICARE, CHAMPVA, and other insurance providers for expensive compounded medications that were not medically necessary. Hurt and his co-conspirators worked with patient recruiters to solicit patients who had health care insurance, including TRICARE and CHAMPVA. The patient recruiters, in turn, would generate prescriptions containing the patients’ information, and a limited selection of expensive compounded medications. These prescriptions, which used formulations created or altered to obtain the maximum possible reimbursement from the insurance companies, were then referred to a telemedicine service located in Utah. Hurt and his co-conspirators paid for the telemedicine services only after the prescriptions had been generated, and the prescriptions were then sent to a pharmacy owned by Hurt and his coconspirators.
Beginning in the fall of 2014, Hurt and two co-conspirators formed a corporation, OptimuMD. Through OptimuMD, Hurt and his co-conspirators purchased a three (3) percent interest in Executive Pharmacy, located in Broward County, Florida. In return, Hurt and his co-conspirators were to receive up to 70% of the gross revenues from Executive Pharmacy. During the conspiracy,
Hurt and his co-conspirators directed patient recruiters and the telemedicine service to send thousands of medically unnecessary prescriptions to Executive Pharmacy. After filling the prescriptions, the pharmacy would bill the patients’ insurance plan thousands of dollars for the compounded medications. Once the pharmacy received payment for the prescriptions, the pharmacy would then pay a kickback to Hurt and his co-conspirators. Hurt and his co-conspirators would then pay kickbacks to the patient recruiters. Executive Pharmacy paid OptimuMD millions of dollars during the scheme—money generated by the prescriptions for medically unnecessary compounded medications. As part of his plea, Hurt admitted to personally receiving $4,265,144 from the scheme. Furthermore, he has agreed to pay $18,440,230 in restitution to TRICARE and $450,844 in restitution to CHAMPVA.
As part of his plea agreement, Hurt has agreed to pay restitution to Medicare, TRICARE, and CHAMPVA in an amount totaling $97,360,451.76. Hurt has separately agreed to the entry of forfeiture money judgments totaling $31,148,624.70, and to forfeit the luxury watercraft, “In My DNA.”
As to each of the conspiracies charged originally in the Western District of Pennsylvania and Southern District of Florida, Hurt faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of not more than the greater of $250,000 or an alternative fine in an amount not more than the greater of twice the gross pecuniary gain to any person or twice the pecuniary loss to any person other than the defendant. As to the conspiracy originally charged in the District of New Jersey, Hurt faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison and a fine of not more than the greater of $250,000 or an alternative fine in an amount not more than the greater of twice the gross pecuniary gain to any person or twice the pecuniary loss to any person other than the defendant. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan of the Western District of Pennsylvania is prosecuting these cases on behalf of the government. Assistant United States Attorney Sean M. Sherman handled the investigation of the conduct that led to the Information originally filed in the District of New Jersey, and Assistant United States Attorney Cynthia Wood of the Southern District of Florida handled the investigation that led to the Second Superseding Indictment originally filed in the Southern District of Florida. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, U.S. Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Office of Inspector General, Food and Drug Administration – Office of Criminal Investigation, and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division – Florida Fraud Resident Unit conducted the investigations of the defendant.
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James Bruce McGinnis
James Bruce McGinnis, age 88, of Oil City, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2022, at 5:14 a.m. at the Caring Place in Franklin.
Born on November 15, 1933, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Newton and Helen Mae McGinnis.
He was a 1951 graduate of Avalon High School in Pittsburgh.
He graduated from Capital University in Columbus, OH in 1955.
On February 4, 2012, Bruce became a Capital Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee for his outstanding accomplishments in football.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving four years from 1955 to 1959.
Bruce was of the Christian faith; he was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
On August 28, 1954, he married the former Barbara Lee Barbee.
They were months shy of their 45th wedding anniversary when Barbara died on March 18, 1999.
Bruce owned and operated multiple grocery stores throughout Venango County.
Surviving are four children, Bruce McGinnis of Birmangham, Barry McGinnis and his wife Lisa of Polk, Brett McGinnis and his wife Lisa of Washington D.C., and Bettina Smith of Oil City; and nine grandchildren, Cory, Molly, Alec, Morgan, Madison, Zachary, Taylor, Rory, and Kaitlin.
Bruce is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, two brothers, and infant grandson, Colten James Smith.
Per Bruce’s wishes, there will be no visitation or services.
Interment will be in Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh beside his wife, Barbara.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the nurses and aides at the Caring Place for the care they gave Bruce, and to AseraCare Hospice for all their diligent care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Precious Paws Animal Rescue, 3636 Route 257, Seneca, PA 16346 or to the Venango County Humane Society, 286 S. Main Street, Seneca, PA 16346.
Morrison Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Online Condolences may be left at www.morrisonhome.com.
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Jeffrey L. Wagner
Jeffrey L. Wagner, age 60, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Tionesta, PA on Thursday, September 15, 2022.
He was born March 1, 1962, in Clarion, PA, son of the late Delbert and Rita (Heasley) Wagner.
On May 5, 1990 in Hernando, Mississippi he married Deborah Wagner who survives.
The couple had two daughters, Jessica Wagner who is a sophomore at Thiel College in Greenville, PA, and Rachel Ann Wagner who they sadly lost in 2001.
Jeff was employed by Penn-Dot for 22 years, currently in Oil City, PA as a District Equipment Manager.
He was a member of the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church of Tylersburg, PA, and was a member of the Fryburg Sportsman Club.
He loved the outdoors especially loved to hunt, fish and trap.
Growing up Jeff was a standout athlete.
From the time Jeff was nine years old, you would find him in Tionesta playing Little League baseball.
Jeff would play on two Tionesta Little League and two Tionesta Senior Little League Championship Teams.
In 1974 Jeff would play on the Clarion-Forest Little League All Star Team.
This team would win the Little League District 25 Championship.
In 1977, most of the same players from the 1974 Clarion-Forest championship team would win the District 25 Senior Little League Championship.
In 1979, Jeff was a junior on the West Forest Indians baseball team. This team would win the PIAA, District 10 Championship.
Jeff played third base while his late older brother Delbert was at shortstop.
In Jeff’s later years, he loved to talk about his baseball accomplishments, especially these three championship teams.
One of the highlights of Jeff’s life was to coach both the Girls Softball and Basketball Teams at the Forest Area School.
He loved his “team girls” and they looked up at him not just as a coach, but also as a trusted mentor.
Jeff always strived to be an inspiration to all.
Jeff served 26 years in the United States Army National Guard Battery C, 1st Battalion 107th Field Artillery, Sergeant First Class.
He was deployed to active duty during the Gulf War.
He was recipient of the William J. Schell Jr. Memorial Award in that he executed exceptional judgement, professional expertise and competence in all functions.
In addition to his wife Debbie and their daughter Jessica he is also survived by daughter Amanda Garmong and her husband Josh and their three daughters, all of Oil City; a son Theodore Wagner of Henrys Bend, PA.
Also surviving are his brother, Tim ”Cookie” Wagner and his companion Deena Graham of Lickingville, PA. Two sisters, Angie Sorvelli of Fryburg; Jean McCleary and her husband Ray of Miola, PA. Many Nieces and Nephews, along with two very special people in Jeff and Debbie’s life, Mike and Louise Fedora of Tionesta.
In addition to his parents and his daughter Rachel he is also preceded in death by two brothers, Theodore and Delbert Wagner.
Friends will be received at the Norman J. Wimer Funeral Home of Tionesta on Sunday from 4-7 PM.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Tionesta Church of God of Tionesta on Monday at 11am with Rev. Jonathan R. Bell and Randy L. Evans co-officiating, both are close friends of the family.
Full Military rights will be accorded by the V.E.T.S. Honor Guard of Franklin, PA, led by Jeff’s National Guard Comrade, Commander John Flick.
Burial at Riverside Cemetery in Tionesta.
Online condolences can be shared by visiting www.wimerfuneralhome.com.
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Joan M. Schick
Joan M. Schick, age 85, peacefully passed away, surrounded by family, on Thursday evening, September 15, 2022, at Passavant Hospital following a short decline in health.
Joan was born of E. Lee and Anna (Varholla) Molowski on March 16, 1937 in Connellsville, PA.
She was a 1955 graduate of Ramsey High School in Mt. Pleasant, PA and she continued her education with a BS in Biochemistry from the Pennsylvania State University in 1959.
Following school she was employed by Merck as a cancer researcher in West Point, PA.
While there, she met Edward J. Schick and they were married August 17, 1963 in Mt. Pleasant, PA.
They had 59 years together. Ed and Joan lived in various places, but finally put down roots in the Oil City area.
In 2015, they moved from Oil City to St. Barnabas, Valencia, PA.
Joan was a devout Catholic and was a member of both St. Stephen Parish in Oil City, PA and St. Richard Parish in Gibsonia, PA.
She was active in the American Association of University Women and served as the president of the Oil City chapter.
She also supported the Venango County 4-H by serving as the President of the Development Committee for several years.
She enjoyed traveling and was able to travel to most of the 50 states and several countries, her favorite being Italy.
She was known for her cookie trays, but she was most proud of her children, her grandchildren, and great granddaughter.
She is survived by her husband and children, Laura Ann Schick Zapanta and husband Conrad, of North Huntingdon, PA, Brian Schick and wife Tammy of Buffalo, WY, Gary Schick and wife Robin of Knox, PA.
She was also the proud grandmother of Joshua Zapanta, Kathryn Zapanta, and Elizabeth Zapanta, Tomas Konkel, Hunter Wilkerson, Trystan Konkel, and Payton Konkel, Robert Schick, Garrett Schick, and Wyatt Schick and great-grandmother to Maggie Jean Konkel.
Also surviving is sister Elizabeth (Betty) Sapola of Mt. Pleasant, PA and sister-in-law Carole Molowski of New Jersey.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, E. Lee Molowski, Jr. and brother-in-law James Sapola.
Friends received Monday 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Ltd., 5864 Heckert Road, Bakerstown, PA.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Sts. Martha and Mary Parish, St. Richard Church, 3841 Dickey Road, Gibsonia, PA.
Interment will follow in Visitation Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, PA.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Joan’s favorite charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, stjude.org.
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Joseph R. Neeley Sr.
Joseph R. Neeley Sr., 80, of Cooperstown, PA, went to his Lord on Thursday Sept. 15, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1941 in Franklin, PA.
Joseph attended Rocky Grove High School graduating with the class of 1959, after high school he married the love of his life Nancy L. Griffin Neeley, who preceded him in death.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, Edith Rodda and Steve Felix.
His sister and brother in law, Carol & Virgil Heslop and his son in law David A. Hall.
He is survived by his brother Steve Felix and his wife Cindy.
Joseph was blessed with 3 children: Nancy J. Neeley-Hall, Pamela J. (Scott) Alex, Joseph R. (Rita) Neeley Jr., who all survive.
He has 5 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Joseph retired from Joy Manufacturing as a welder.
He was known as a master mechanic.
Joseph served as a past governor of the Moose Lodge #78, where he was known for his sense of humor and for playing pranks.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and in his spare time he enjoyed spending time in his garage tinkering with cars.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be made to Venango County VNA Hospice or to Moose Heart.
The Reinsel Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent at www.reinselfuneralhome.com.
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Kenneth “Ken” Eugene McCool
Kenneth “Ken” Eugene McCool, 94, of Sigel, PA, passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 15, 2022, while a patient at Penn Highlands Brookville Hospital.
Ken was born on April 15, 1928, to the late John Kenneth and Anne Belle Victoria (Reed) McCool.
He served for the United States Army during the Korean Conflict between the years of 1950 – 1952.
He was a Private First Class and a Military Police Officer.
Ken graduated from the Sigel High School with the Class of 1946.
He worked in various aspects of the lumber industry.
He also worked as a township supervisor and for PennDOT.
He also worked as a drilling rig worker and a railroad worker. Ken was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association.
Ken married Margaret Jane Seeley on May 5, 1956, in Hazen, PA; after 66 years, Margaret survives him.
Ken loved spending time with his family.
He was a simple man who loved the outdoors.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening.
He also liked to read and listen to music. In addition to his wife, Ken is survived by three children; Kenneth Wayne McCool, Betsy Jane McCool, and Linda Kay McCool all of Sigel, PA; and two sisters; Jeannette Elaine Hetrick of Massillon, OH and Rosalie Ann Westerman of Marienville, PA.
In addition to his parents, Ken is preceded in passing by two sisters; Dora McGee and Geraldine Musolino; and four brothers; Phillip McCool, Joseph R. McCool, Harry Darhl McCool, and Russell Reid McCool.
Family and friends will be received on Monday, September 19, 2022, from 10am – 12pm at the McKinney – d’Argy Funeral Home, 345 Main Street, Brookville, PA 15825.
A funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation and will begin at 12pm. Military Honors will be rendered by the Brookville Area Honor Guard at Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Final interment will take place at Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Eldred Twp., Jefferson Co., PA.
Online condolences and other information may be found by visiting www.dargyfh.com.
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Mary Agnes Mortimer
Mary Agnes Mortimer, 94, of Oil City, PA, a true definition of love and grace took her final bow Thursday Sept. 15, 2022 at Oakwood Heights in Oil City, PA.
Born Feb. 10, 1928 in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of the late John & Mary Scurry Healy.
Mary attended St. Joseph Grade School and was a graduate of Oil City High School.
She was married in St. Joseph Church on Jan. 3, 1948 by Fr. Hurley to John R. Mortimer and he preceded her in death on March 2, 2020.
Mary had worked many years as a cashier for A & P Grocery Store.
A member of St. Stephen Church, part of St. Joseph Parish, she belonged to the St. Stephen Rosary Society for many years.
She enjoyed reading and going to the YMCA.
She is survived by 7 children: Mary Ann Valentine & her husband Jim of Butler, PA, Susan Downing of Oil City, Nancy Pritchard & her husband Tom of Seneca, Teresa Mohr of Oil City, John Mortimer & his wife Mary of NC, Julie Carson & her husband Ken of Kennerdell, and Patrick Mortimer & his wife Karen of Oil City; a son-in-law: Ronald McNeely of Rocky Grove; and by 17 grandchildren, and 25 great grandchildren.
She is survived by one sister Kathleen “Katie” Murray & her husband Richard of FL, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Mary Agnes was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Samuel John Mortimer and a daughter Catherine McNeely.
She was also preceded in death by two sons-in-law
Edward Downing and Bill Mohr, a grandson Billy Mohr and a great granddaughter Mya Valentine
as well as her siblings Fr. Patrick Healy, Robert Healy, John Healy, Ann Gibson, Rosemary Luke, Cecelia Cashdollar and Joan Winklebauer
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in St. Stephen Church, the family will greet friends and family in the church vestibule from 9:30 A.M. until the time of the mass at 10:00 A.M. Fr. John Miller will preside.
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
“I would like the memory of me to be of happy and laughing times and bright and sunny days.”
Memorials may be made to Oakwood Heights 10 Vo-Tech Dr. Oil City, PA 16301 or to Oil Region Library Association, 2 Central Ave Oil City, PA 16301.
The Family would like to thank the entire staff of Oakwood Heights for the loving care their mother received.
The Reinsel Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Condolences may be sent at www.reinselfuneralhome.com.
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Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Down to 4.2 Percent in August, Lowest Rate in More Than 20 Years
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) on Friday released its preliminary employment situation report for August 2022.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.2 percent in August, the lowest rate since June 2000. The U.S. unemployment rate was up two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.7 percent. The commonwealth’s unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points below its August 2021 level and the national rate was down 1.5 percentage points over the year.
“With Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dipping to 4.2 percent – its lowest point since June 2000 – this moment is an opportunity to reflect on the value of labor and celebrate the fact that Pennsylvania workers have access to a competitive job market right now. We must also remember that records are meant to be broken and trends change over time,” L&I Secretary Jennifer Berrier said. “As we tackle economic challenges of today and tomorrow, we must remain committed to the protection of that most valuable economic asset – people.”
Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was up 2,000 over the month. The employment count rose 4,000 (to 6,175,000) while resident unemployment declined 2,000 (to 273,000).
Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were up 6,700 over the month to 5,984,400 in August. Jobs increased in 7 of the 11 industry supersectors. The two supersectors with the largest gains – trade, transportation & utilities and professional & business services – both rose to record high levels (records back to 1990). Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 201,600 with gains in 10 of the 11 supersectors. Three supersectors – trade, transportation & utilities; information; and professional & business services – were above their pre-pandemic job levels in August 2022.
From April 2020 through August 2022, Pennsylvania has recovered approximately 90% of jobs lost in the first two months of the pandemic period.
Additional information is available on the L&I website at https://www.dli.pa.gov.
Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison. August data are preliminary and subject to revision.
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Deer Creek Winery to Host Live Entertainment Today!
Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – Ashleigh Bennett and Ripper Acoustics will be performing on Saturday at Deer Creek Winery!
Saturday’s Music Lineup:
Ashleigh Bennett, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ripper Acoustics, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Deer Creek’s Gift Shop
Browse Deer Creek’s gift shop and sample their vinegars and oils, while listening to live music in a country atmosphere.
Deer Creek Cafe
Deer Creek also serves hand-rolled crust gourmet pizzas, a variety of Goot Essa cheese plates with homemade toasted baguettes, and bruschetta with a twist – along with new menu items.
For a selection of wines that can be served with a meal, click here.
More Information
For more information, call 814-354-7392, or visit Deer Creek’s website here, or follow Deer Creek’s Facebook page.
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SPONSORED: Featured Jobs of the Week at All Seasons Temporaries Inc.
All Seasons Temporaries, Inc. has several new job openings in the local area.
Industrial Painter
3:30pm- 12am Monday – Friday
10:30pm-7am Sunday – Thursday
WE PAY WEEKLY!!!
Duties (But not limited to):
- Read work orders- analyze required paint operations
- Perform hand spray techniques over a lengthy time span
- Examine products or work to verify conformance to specifications
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre-employment screening
- Must be able to lift up to 40lbs.
- Steel toe/ composite toe shoes
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
Lumber Stacker
7am-3:30pm
WE PAY WEEKLY!!!
Duties (But not limited to):
- Stack lumber anywhere between 12’- 16’ to customers specifications with a partner
- Quality control and clip plywood 8’ 12’ to customers’ specs, with a partner
- Using an air nailer, compound miter saw, table saw, or circular saw at some point
- Need to learn all of the paperwork involved, adding, subtracting, ect. (Math)
- Physical job fast paced
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre- employment screening
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
Grinder
7am- 3:30pm Monday – Friday
WE PAY WEEKLY!!!
Duties (But not limited to):
- Grinding metal surfaces to the proper specifications
- Responsible for knowledge and operation of handheld grinders
- Stack sheets of metal upon completion of grinding
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre- employment screening
- Steel toed boots
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
Bundler- Meadville
$12.50 to $13.50/hr. non- exempt
Light forklift driving, packaging bundles of pipe, use of banding and crimping to band pipes together.
Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (some Fridays as needed for overtime, would be eight hours)
Pay Rate: $12.50- $13.50/hr. non- exempt
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre-employment screening
- Must have steel-toed shoes
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
Stick Layers and Bin Tenders– Marienville, Titusville, and Endeavor
$15/hour – 1st and 2nd Shifts – Non-exempt
Job Requirements:
- Ability to lift, bend, twist, and stand for duration shift
- Must pass pre-employment screening
- Must have steel-toed boots
- Must have general mathematical skills
- Must abide by all safety protocols
- Understand lockout protocols
- Must be able to work with a team
Duties (but not limited to):
- Stack and sort lumber in appropriate slots
- Count pieces in stacks
- Tag bundles
- Operate machines and make sure they do not jam
- Clean machines when they are down
- Maintain clean workspaces
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
About All Season’s Temporaries Inc.
All Season’s offices are located at 1288 Liberty Street in Franklin and 113 N. Broad Street in Grove City.
For more information, call 814-437-2148 for the Franklin office or 724-458-6777 for the Grove City office.
Interested individuals may contact either office for available assignments.
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Featured Local Job: Openings at Wagner Tarps; Earn Weekly Bonuses
Saturday, September 17, 2022 @ 08:09 AM
Wagner Tarps, provider of durable, high-quality custom-made vinyl and mesh tarps for the trucking industry for over 25 years has immediate full-time openings at their Brookville facility.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, Wagner tarps will pay you to learn the trade!!
Positions are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On-the-job training, no experience is necessary, you will be trained to manufacture and install custom tarps.
The positions include a WEEKLY BONUS PROGRAM. Earn up to an extra $130 a week just for showing up to work!!
The positions also include paid holidays, paid vacation, paid uniforms, matched retirement, and a Christmas bonus.
Apply in person at:
244 Industrial Park Road
Brookville, PA
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SPONSORED: Sweet Basil Offering Saturday Prime Rib & Burger Sunday!
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – The weekend specials at Sweet Basil Italian Restaurant & Bar are Prime Rib on Saturday and Burgers on Sunday!
Stop at Sweet Basil, meet their friendly staff, and try one of their daily specials!
(Photos by Dave Cyphert of ProPoint Media Photography)
Saturday Prime Rib
Sweet Basil’s special on Saturday is a 12 oz. Prime Rib cooked to your favorite temperature.
It is served with fresh bread, a salad, and the chef’s choice of potato.
Sunday Burger Special
Sunday is Sweet Basil’s Burger Special!
Click here for the different choices and toppings.
The burger is served with fries.
SAVE SOME ROOM FOR DESSERT!
Dining Room Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The restaurant is not taking reservations at this time.
Carry-out and curbside services are also available. Call 814-226-7013 to place your take-out order.
Late-Night Food Available at Sweet Basil’s Bar!
Sweet Basil’s bar is open on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday.
Happy Hour is Monday through Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.!
Late-night food is available at the bar until 10:00 p.m., Monday thru Saturday.
Sweet Basil Italian Restaurant & Bar is located at 21108 Paint Blvd., Shippenville, PA 16254.
Follow Sweet Basil’s Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/sweetbasilrestaurantandbar/.
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Thieves in the Night: Central Clarion Forces Seven Turnovers, Jase Ferguson Throws Four TD Passes, in 45-7 Win Over Punxsutawney
STRATTANVILLE, Pa. (EYT/D9) — Central Clarion used seven turnovers, turning four of them into points, as the Wildcats erupted for a 45-7 victory over Punxsutawney on Homecoming Night at the Clarion-Limestone football field.
(Above, Jase Fersguson threw for four touchdowns in the win over Punxsutawney.)
Central Clarion (4-0 overall) recovered four fumbles while Ryan Hummell intercepted two passes and Brady Quinn another.
“I’ve been saying we can’t expect to keep getting that many turnovers and yet here we are again,” said Central Clarion head coach Dave Eggleton. “Our guys have just been getting in the right position and tackling the ball and dropping back into their zones really well. We’re just playing good, sound defensive football. We’re really not doing anything extraordinary out there.”
But it has been extraordinary for the Wildcats, who have now forced a staggering 22 turnovers in four games.
Central Clarion football coverage on Explore and D9Sports.com is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
On the Chucks’ first possession of the game, Hummell intercepted a Peyton Hetrick pass, returning it 40 yards for a touchdown, but the play was called back on a penalty.
The Wildcats were later stopped on downs at the Chucks’ 36.
Two plays later Zeke Bennett fumbled, and Central Clarion recovered at the Punxsy 45. Four plays later, Jase Ferguson fired his first of four touchdown passes on the evening, this one to Tommy Smith from 42 yards out. Thomas Uckert added the PAT kick for a 7-0 lead with 7:50 to play in the first.
Punxsy (2-2) answered by running the ball nine times, with Bennett carrying the ball on six of those carries, including the final 30 for a touchdown. Hetrick added the PAT kick to tie the game 7-7 with 3:39 to play in the first.
Bennett turned out to be the lone bright spot for the Chucks, carrying the ball 26 times for 119 yards with one score.
“That Bennett kid is a very good running back,” said Eggleton. “Just that one run where he made a nice cutback move for the touchdown shows how good he is. Otherwise I felt our guys did a pretty good job on him.”
After Quinn collected his interception, it took the Wildcats just one play in the second quarter to score again, this time on a 43-yard touchdown pass from Ferguson to Ashton Rex. Uckert added the PAT kick for a 14-7 lead with 9:25 to play in the second.
After a Punxsy punt, the Wildcats used six plays to score on a 6-yard touchdown run by Ferguson. Uckert would add another PAT kick for a 21-7 lead with 4:40 to play in the half.
Connor Kopnitsky rushed four times for 43 yards on the drive. He finished the game with 80 yards on 10 carries.
After trading punts, Central Clarion took over at their own 40. Three plays later, Ferguson found a wide-open Dawson Smail for a 36-yard touchdown pass. Uckert added the PAT kick for a 28-7 halftime lead.
Neither team mustered much offense in the third quarter as a 26-yard field goal by Thomas Uckert accounted for the only points, putting the score 31-7 after three.
The field goal was set up by Hummell’s second interception.
On the last play of the third quarter, the Chucks were trying to hurry and get off a play, but the snap resulted in another fumble recovered by the Wildcats at the Chucks 14.
Brady Quinn then ran around the left side for a 14-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to push the score to 38-7 following the Uckert kick at the 11:55 mark.
Following yet another fumble recovery, the Wildcats needed just two plays to score. Ferguson found Rex for a 50-yard strike to put the mercy rule running clock into effect for the final 8:06 of the contest as the score jumped to 45-7.
Ferguson finished 12-of-23 passes for 249 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
Rex caught nine passes for 161 yards with two scores. Smith caught one pass for 42, and Smail added one catch for 36 yards and a score.
“Ashton Rex had a huge night for us tonight,” said Eggleton. “Tommy Smith had a nice catch down there and Dawson Smail. We even ran the ball a bit tonight even though they had a lot of guys in the box most of the night.”
Central Clarion rushed a total of 31 times for 116 yards. Ferguson rushed 10 times for 53 yards.
The Wildcats’ defense held Punxsy to just 136 yards of total offense. The Chucks gained just eight first downs for the game, including just two in the second half.
Central Clarion is set to travel to Bradford next Friday.
“We’ll celebrate this one a bit tonight and then we’ll start to get ready to try and move to 5-0 next week,” said Eggleton.
Central Clarion football coverage on Explore and D9Sports.com is brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
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Thomas John Mills, Jr.
Thomas John Mills, Jr., 85, of Stoneboro, passed away on September 15, 2022, at Quality Life Services – Mercer.
Tom was born in Stoneboro on June 20, 1937 to the late Thomas Sr. and Helen (Heckman) Mills.
He was a graduate of Lakeview High School and went on to proudly serve his Country in the United States Navy.
He went on to work at Sharon Westinghouse and then in the parts department at Walker Chevrolet until his retirement.
He married his beloved wife, Roberta E. (Davis) Mills on November 20, 1958, she preceded him in death on March 31, 2015.
Tom enjoyed watching NASCAR and above all else loved his family.
He is survived by his son, Richard Mills and wife Lavina of Stoneboro, and brother-in-law Dennis Carlson.
In addition to his wife and parents, Tom was preceded in death by his sisters Ruth Reiser and Susan Carlson, and brother James Mills.
Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to Rose and Black Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 99 Franklin Street, Stoneboro, where visitation will be from 11 am – 2 pm on Saturday, September 24.
Military Honors will follow visitation at 2 pm as well as a time of sharing.
Interment will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in Tom’s name to St. Columbkille Roman Catholic Church or Stoneboro United Methodist Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.RoseAndBlackFH.com.
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LOS ANGELES — Seventeen cats at an overnight boarding facility were killed early Saturday morning when a “major emergency structure fire” tore through at a row of commercial buildings in the Palms area of Los Angeles.
A firefighter was injured battling the blaze and was rushed to a hospital in fair condition.
“Heavy smoke impacted at least half-dozen businesses, including a feline overnight boarding facility where several cats were rescued, but others sadly perished,” said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Firefighters were dispatched at 5:44 a.m. to 9000 Venice Blvd. and had the blaze out within 73 minutes of their arrival, Humphrey said.
“One firefighter took ill during the intense firefight and has been taken to an area hospital in fair condition for observation,” he added.
Seventeen cats were pronounced dead at the scene, and two cats were considered “viable” for medical care, Humphrey said.
The surviving cats were housed at an overnight boarding facility called CatPlaceLA, at 9030 Venice Blvd., officials said.
No civilian injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was under investigation.
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Local Sports: McCalister breaks Jefferson record as Bears shine at Michigan State
EAST LANSING − Carter McCalister broke the Jefferson school record to highlight and impressive showing for the Bears' cross country teams Friday during the MSU Spartan Invitational at Forest Akers Golf Course.
McCalister was the champion in the boys race, running a school-record 15:47.1 to take first by over 40 seconds over runner-up TJ Hansen of Freeland (16:27.47). The race featured 262 individual runners.
McCalister bested his previous PR by over 20 seconds to set the new Jefferson mark. The old record was set by John Webb in 2010 with a time of 15:48.
Jefferson's boys finished ninth out of 26 teams in the Bronze Division, finishing with 238 points. Allendale was first with 133.
Blake Schroeder (42nd), Ben Merkel (53), Williams Steinhour (77), and Xander Hartunian (81) also ran well.
Jefferson's girls placed fifth out of 27 teams in the Bronze Division, finishing with 211 points. Otsego was first with 62. The Bears were the only non-ranked team to place in the top five.
"They did that with Veronica Fitzgerald out of the race," Jefferson coach Phil Speare said. "Her ankle has been sore so we felt it would be best to not race her today."
Jenna Pilachowski ran 19:23.80 to place third overall out of 275 entrants. Riley Peer (39th), Madison Duvall (40), Kim Miller (49), and Mia Schroeder (95) also scored for the Bears.
Milan's girls took 18th and the boys were 24th in the Green Division. Kaily McDaniel led Milan's girls, finishing 44th out of 230 runners, while Brayden Humes paced the boys in 25th out of 283 runners.
CROSS COUNTRY
Bedford places 9th
TOLEDO − Bedford's boys cross country team took ninth place out of 16 teams at Dave's XC Invitational on Saturday at Ottawa Park.
Aidan Ortiz led the Mules, running 17:55.9 to place 49th. Multiple Bedford runners posted personal-best times, including freshman Dane Hieronimus (18:32), sophomore Jacob Yeager (18:39), freshman Gage Bihn (18:42), sophomore Kaleb Dekoeyer (18:45), and sophomore Maceo Colon (19:38).
Eli Hinkleman finished 31st in the junior varsity race with a PR of 19:55. John Ball, Nolan Brescol, and Trent Yeager also ran well.
PREP SWIMMING
Viking relays shine
BELLEVILLE − Dundee won all three relay races in Saturday's Belleville Invitational.
The Vikings were first in the 200 medley relay with Joslyn Ball, Kaylee Imo, Sara Carter and Lia Parry, the 200 free relay with Ball, Emma O'Connell, Imo and Parry, and the 400 free relay with Brook Hester, Carter, Lilly Ratliff and O'Connell.
Imo also took first and qualified for the state meet in the breaststroke. Other individual winners for the Vikings were Ball in the butterfly and backstroke, and O'Connell in the 200 free.
Maya Zaleski stood out for St. Mary Catholic Central, taking first in the 500 free in 6:10.85 and third in the 50 free. Mary Claire Wright, Monika Burkardt, and McKenzie Kidd also swam well for the Kestrels.
There were no team scores for the meet.
PREP SOCCER
Dyer strong in loss
ROCHESTER HILLS − A deflection off a corner kick was the only score in the game as Rochester Hills Christian defeated State Line 1-0 Friday.
It was the only goal allowed by Patriot senior Eli Dyer, who made 7 saves, including stopping a penalty kick in the second half.
"Eli Dyer was the player of the game for State Line," coach Andy Yglesias said.
State Line fell to 5-5 overall despite a positive 23:14 scoring ratio. Dyer has four shutouts this season.
CYO SOCCER
Sweeney leads Panthers
NEW BOSTON − David Sweeney scored three goals to lead St. Joseph to a 4-1 win over St. Stephen Saturday. Joel Hendrick also scored and Katelyn Boberg had an assist for the Panthers. Dominic Imbrogno and Brodie Solarik played well in goal for St. Joseph, which improved to 2-0. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/17/local-sports-mccalister-breaks-jefferson-record-as-bears-shine-at-michigan-state/69499060007/ | 2022-09-17T21:20:10Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/09/17/local-sports-mccalister-breaks-jefferson-record-as-bears-shine-at-michigan-state/69499060007/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Deadline Approaches for Individuals Interested in Applying for a Pardon for Marijuana-Related Convictions
On Friday, Governor Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman said that the deadline is approaching to apply for a pardon for select minor, non-violent marijuana criminal convictions as part of a one-time expedited process through the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.
More than 1,600 people have already applied for a pardon through the PA Marijuana Pardon Project. The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons is accepting applications through Friday, September 30, 2022.
“This is an opportunity for individuals who are seeking to move forward with their lives to get a second chance,” Gov. Wolf said. “I encourage anyone who may be eligible to apply today.”
Lieutenant Governor Fetterman said nobody’s life and record should be ruined by using a plant.
“If you’re living your best life, I believe in a fresh start. Imagine not being able to volunteer at your kid’s school because of some stupid weed charge 20 years ago,” Lt. Gov. Fetterman said. “The governor and I strongly believe in second chances.”
It is estimated that thousands of individuals are eligible due to convictions over the past several decades, even pre-dating marijuana’s inclusion as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act.
Anyone with only the two select marijuana offenses noted below on their record is eligible to apply, and there is no limit for the age of the conviction.
Pennsylvanians eligible for the opportunity to be pardoned are those with one or both of the following convictions:
- Possession of Marijuana (Title 35 Section 780-113 Subsection A31)
- Marijuana, Small Amount Personal Use (Title 35 Section 780-113 Subsection A31I)
The online application for an accelerated pardon through this one-time project is available at pa.gov/mjpardon. Once a person submits their application, they will be contacted if any necessary follow-up is needed.
Those who are not eligible to apply for a pardon through this project because they have additional criminal convictions on their record are encouraged to apply for clemency using a standard application available at bop.pa.gov.
While a pardon constitutes complete forgiveness, those whose pardons are granted will still need to petition the court for an expungement of the conviction from their record.
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Photo Gallery | Georgia football at South Carolina | Sept. 17
The No. 1 ranked University of Georgia football team beat South Carolina 48-7 on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 at Columbia, South Carolina.
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) is pushed out at the one-yard line by South Carolina linebacker Brad Johnson (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia offensive lineman Amarius Mims (65) congratulates quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is happy about a first down conversion during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer celebrates a successful fake punt during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) rolls out to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
The South Carolina mascot and the marching band lead the Gamecock walk before an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia running back Kenny McIntosh (6) runs for a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia celebrates a touchdown reception by tight end Oscar Delp (4) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia tight end Oscar Delp (4) catches a 28-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart congratulates tight end Oscar Delp (4) after he scored a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia defensive back Dan Jackson (17) intercepts a pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
South Carolina wide receiver Jalen Brooks (13) breaks away from Georgia defensive back Jaheim Singletary (9) during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) runs for a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer checks the scoreboard and sees that his team trails 48-0 late in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
South Carolina defensive back Kajuan Banks (33) trips up Georgia running back Kendall Milton (2) during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) fakes a handoff to running back Daijun Edwards (30) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against South Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)Photo by: Associated Press | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/photo-gallery-georgia-football-at-south-carolina-sept-17 | 2022-09-17T21:28:47Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/photo-gallery-georgia-football-at-south-carolina-sept-17 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A woman in her 60s has been hospitalised with 'serious injuries' after a crash in Gillingham today (Saturday). Police are now asking witnesses to the incident to come forward.
According to Kent Police, at around 3.45pm, a blue BMW was involved in a collision with a pedestrian at the junction of the A2 Watling Street and Holmside. The pedestrian, a woman in her 60s, sustained serious injuries for which she is being treated in hospital.
Officers from Kent Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are carrying out enquiries and are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them. They are particularly keen to hear from anyone who was driving in the area and who may have relevant dashcam footage.
Anyone with information, and who has not already spoken to officers, should call the SCIU witness appeal line on 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk, quoting reference MM/COJ/92/22.
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The YWCA Metro St. Louis has announced its 2022 Leaders of Distinction, and the class includes several influential African American women representing business, civic, and philanthropic communities.
“While women continue to make great strides in the professional world, they have yet to achieve equal representation in leadership roles. Public recognition of the achievements of YWCA Academy members and the stories of their individual journeys sends a message to women of all ages and races that, despite the inevitable obstacles, success is within reach,” said Cheryl Watkins, YWCA president and CEO.
Nominees are put forward by their peers and are selected by a panel based on their professional achievements and contributions to the community.
“We’ve spent the past year as an agency rebuilding, rebranding, and reimagining, said Watson, who just completed her first year at the YWCA helm.
“Every professional woman, including our honorees, has been through that experience personally and professionally, whether rebuilding or rebranding on the job or reimagining the way they want to show up in the workplace or in our community.”
The 2022 YWCA Leaders of Distinction honorees are:
Sheila Burkett, Co-Founder & CEO, Spry Digital LLC
Rhonda Carter Adams, Director of Talent & Inclusion, Dot Foods, Inc.
Simone Cummings, PhD, Dean, George Herbert Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University
Hazel Donald, Philanthropist and Community Volunteer
Qiaoni Linda Jing, President, CEO & Board Director, Genective
Cheryl Jones, President & CEO, Girls Incorporated of St. Louis
Emily Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Guarantee Electrical Company
Kim Norwood, Professor of Law, Washington University School of Law
The 2022 Leaders of Distinction will be honored at the 42nd Annual YWCA Leader Lunch at noon Friday, December 2, 2022, at the Union Station Hotel Grand Ballroom, 1820 Market St., STL 63103. For sponsorships and ticket information visit ywcastl.org. | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/ywca-announces-its-2022-leaders-of-distinction/article_2d49a318-3621-11ed-949e-f7ca2e002dad.html | 2022-09-17T21:40:13Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/ywca-announces-its-2022-leaders-of-distinction/article_2d49a318-3621-11ed-949e-f7ca2e002dad.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The current trend of polypharmacy – the simultaneous use of multiple drugs by a single patient for one or more conditions – reflects racism and discrimination in the treatment of Black, Indigenous, and people of color children and teens, according to Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, an intergenerational trauma expert and eating disorder treatment specialist.
“It has been documented in adults that Black patients with mental illness are more likely to receive substance care and more likely to be diagnosed with psychotic disorders than with depression and anxiety,” Dr. Ross stated.
“The lack of access and availability of therapeutic options to treat mental illness and the lack of understanding and acknowledgment that mental illness in teens and children may have their roots in trauma.
“Medication will not fix the brain changes caused by childhood trauma experiences and may not even fix the symptoms. Beyond this, medication use in children and teens is risky at best and dangerous at its worst.”
Dr. Ross’ comments are in response to a new report revealing that anxious and depressed teens are using multiple, powerful psychiatric drugs, many of which are untested in adolescents or for use in tandem.
In 2020, the journal Pediatrics reported that 40.7 percent of people ages 2 to 24 who were prescribed a drug for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder also were prescribed at least one other medication for depression, anxiety, or another mood or behavioral disorder.
Further, researchers found more than 50 psychotropic medicines prescribed in such combinations.
“These patterns should spark further inquiry about the appropriateness, efficacy, and safety of psychotherapeutic polypharmacy in children and young adults, particularly within subgroups where the use is high,” the authors concluded.
While the use of multiple psychotropic medications counts as concerning in such a young population, it is also not surprising given the lack of other treatment options, Dr. Ross told the Washington Informer.
“Beyond this, however, is a lack of understanding about the root cause of many of the psychiatric conditions being diagnosed and treated with medications,” Dr. Ross asserted.
She continued:
“Both during and before the pandemic, BIPOC children and teenagers are exposed to more trauma and adverse events than any white children and teens.”
Given that depression and anxiety have increased in recent years among youth, and young ones who have experienced trauma or childhood adversity (or ACEs – adverse childhood experiences) are more likely to experience depression and anxiety and other health and learning challenges, this is a significant health and social justice conversation, added Sarah Marikos, the executive director of the ACE Resource Network (ARN).
“The issues on prescribing psychotropic medications for children, adolescents, and young people, and lack of access to behavioral health supports for youth who have an increasing need for mental health support is one of the biggest health challenges our country is facing right now,” Marikos wrote in an email.
“This is partly why the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on youth mental health at the end of 2021. When diagnosing and treating depression, anxiety, and ADHD, as well as many more common health conditions, particularly among young people, it is important to have a trauma-informed approach.”
Marikos continued:
“Giving children and young people, or anyone really, a psychiatric diagnosis with medication has serious, potentially helpful, and potentially harmful consequences. Diagnosis informs treatment. Therefore, if the diagnosis is not right, the treatment may not work, or worse, it could be hurtful.”
“Diagnoses can also impact how young people think and feel about themselves and perhaps define themselves. Doctors and behavioral health providers who understand trauma and seek to understand their patients’ history and experiences, may mean a shift in diagnosis and treatment.”
The New York Times noted a nationwide study published in 2006 examined records of visits to doctors’ offices by people younger than 20 and found a sharp rise in office visits involving the prescription of antipsychotic drugs — to 1.2 million in 2002 from 200,000 in 1993. In addition, the drugs were increasingly prescribed in combinations, particularly among low-income children.
The newspaper added that between 2004 and 2008, a national study of children enrolled in Medicaid found that 85 percent of patients on an antipsychotic drug were also prescribed a second medication, with the highest rates among disabled youngsters and those in foster care.
“It’s a fact that our youth are experiencing more mental health concerns today than ever before,” offered Laura Tietz, a pediatric pharmacist.
She once worked at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital in Ohio.
“While I believe physicians and psychiatrists are probably overprescribing these medications, I don’t believe they do so intentionally,” Tietz stated.
“Unfortunately, they are often left with little choice. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other forms of counseling have been shown to be an essential part of managing mental health conditions,” Tietz continued.
“However, there are few professionals in the medical field today who practice adolescent psychiatry and can provide this benefit to our youth.
“This leaves prescribers with the task of trying to manage mental health concerns strictly with medication.
“I believe any physician would tell you that they want to help the patient to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, right now, physicians have few tools besides medication to do this.” | https://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_news/polypharmacy-treatment-of-mental-illness-reflects-racism/article_50f5b874-367b-11ed-8f2e-eb5d024008ed.html | 2022-09-17T21:40:19Z | stlamerican.com | control | https://www.stlamerican.com/your_health_matters/health_news/polypharmacy-treatment-of-mental-illness-reflects-racism/article_50f5b874-367b-11ed-8f2e-eb5d024008ed.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
London: Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Rodrigo Bentancur's first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the bench, exploded back to form with three goals in 13 minutes.
The South Korean, the Premier League's joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham's first eight games.
Leicester took an early lead with a twice-taken penalty by Youri Tielemans but Tottenham hit back quickly with Harry Kane powering in a header at the far post.
Tottenham went ahead in the 21st minute as defender Eric Dier marked his return to the England squad with a glancing header from a corner.
Bottom-placed Leicester were lively in attack though and James Maddison's superb finish sent them in level at halftime.
Bentancur seized on a mistake to restore Tottenham's lead in the 47th minute but Son went on to steal the show.
After coming on in the 59th minute, he curled an unstoppable right-footer into the top corner in the 73rd minute, then curled a left-footer into the opposite side 11 minutes later.
Son then completed his hat-trick after running on to a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg through ball. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/18/premier-league-son-hat-trick-spurs-beat-leicester.amp.html | 2022-09-17T21:42:43Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/18/premier-league-son-hat-trick-spurs-beat-leicester.amp.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
London: Son Heung-min ended his scoring drought in stunning fashion with a sublime hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur crushed Leicester City 6-2 to move joint top of the Premier League on Saturday.
Rodrigo Bentancur's first goal for Tottenham was separating the sides in an entertaining tussle but Son, who started on the bench, exploded back to form with three goals in 13 minutes.
The South Korean, the Premier League's joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham's first eight games.
Leicester took an early lead with a twice-taken penalty by Youri Tielemans but Tottenham hit back quickly with Harry Kane powering in a header at the far post.
Tottenham went ahead in the 21st minute as defender Eric Dier marked his return to the England squad with a glancing header from a corner.
Bottom-placed Leicester were lively in attack though and James Maddison's superb finish sent them in level at halftime.
Bentancur seized on a mistake to restore Tottenham's lead in the 47th minute but Son went on to steal the show.
After coming on in the 59th minute, he curled an unstoppable right-footer into the top corner in the 73rd minute, then curled a left-footer into the opposite side 11 minutes later.
Son then completed his hat-trick after running on to a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg through ball. | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/18/premier-league-son-hat-trick-spurs-beat-leicester.html | 2022-09-17T21:42:50Z | onmanorama.com | control | https://www.onmanorama.com/sports/football/2022/09/18/premier-league-son-hat-trick-spurs-beat-leicester.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Saturday night brings us the biggest home non-conference match of the year for Marquette volleyball.
It was always going to be that way with Illinois qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five seasons under the direction of head coach Chris Tamas last fall and advancing to the Sweet 16 as well. Getting that kind of opportunity in a match in your home gym is always going to be a big deal, and the fact that it was going to come in the final weekend of play before Big East matches start gave it a little extra juice as well.
The match has ratcheted up in importance for the Golden Eagles since the season started, as MU knocked off SEC favorite and then-#11 Kentucky in the opener. That win launched Marquette into the AVCA top 25 and they have stayed there since, falling just once, in match #3 of the year and on the road against reigning national champions Wisconsin.
That means, between MU being ranked ahead of Illinois right now and the match coming in Marquette’s building, that the Golden Eagles can easily be considered the favorite to win. More importantly, they’re favored to win what is one of the most important matches of the week in the entire country. It’s two ranked teams facing off! That’s nationally relevant, no matter how you slice it.
None of that is meant to take away from Sunday’s match against a very good Illinois State program that has had some quality battles with Marquette over the past decade, by the way. All of this is part of MU’s final weekend of action before they start their trek to defend their Big East regular season championship. That’s coming up very quickly on Wednesday night, and again on Saturday with both of those matches coming at home, but that’s a story for down the road. For now, Marquette has to focus on grabbing the big wins in the big opportunities in front of them and maybe, just maybe, hold on tightly to that top 16 RPI number that they had last Tuesday morning.....
Match #9: vs #25 Illinois Fighting Illini (5-3)
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
Time: 6pm Central
Location: McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Streaming: FloSports
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter Updates: @MarquetteVB
Marquette is 0-4 all time against Illinois. The most recent meeting was in 2019 with the two sides meeting on a neutral court and the Illini getting a 3-2 victory. That’s the only time the two sides have met in the regular season, and all three of the other contests have come in the NCAA tournament, including MU’s second ever NCAA tournament contest back in 2011.
Things did not start out well for the Illini this season. They came into the year ranked #17 in the country in the preseason AVCA poll and immediately lost their first match in a sweep. Now, that’s not that big of a deal, since it was 1) on a neutral court and 2) against then-#9 Georgia Tech. Illinois recovered to win their second match at Ole Miss, but the second weekend of the season was pretty much a disaster for them, at least in terms of the ol’ AVCA ranking. Once again, they lost a neutral site match to a team ranked higher than them, falling 3-1 to then-#14 Washington.... but that was their second match of the weekend. The first one was at host Colorado, and the unranked Buffaloes took a 3-0 win.
That’s 1-3 to start the year, and only the fact that two of the losses were to ranked foes kept Illinois in the top 25. They have won four straight since then, including a sweep of Big East opponent Villanova and a sweep of last weekend’s host, a Dayton squad that’s the favorite to win the Atlantic 10 this season. Whatever their problem was, if you can consider it a problem, they seemed to have ironed it out and have now won their last three matches in straight sets. Well, last three matches as of this writing. As you’re reading this on Saturday morning, Illinois is either already preparing for or already playing Illinois State with a 10am Central time start in the Al McGuire Center. MU will play ISU on Sunday, so we’ll talk about the Redbirds a little bit more in a minute.
Part of Illinois’s problems this season may just be missing Kennedy Collins for a stretch. She played in the opener, and then missed the next three matches, and then only played one set against Missouri State, and then sat out against Villanova. The senior from Zion, IL, has played in all six sets since then, so I presume she’ll be in the lineup on Saturday, but it will be their second contest of the day, so we’ll see. She’s averaging 2.60 kills per set and making use of her 6’3” frame to get to 1.50 blocks per frame as well.
Collins isn’t the offensive leader for Illinois, though. That title rests with Raina Terry at the moment, The 6’3” junior is racking up 3.52 kills per set while leading the team in attacks, but she is only hitting .206 on the season after going for a -.037 on 27 swings against Eastern Illinois earlier this week. Jessica Nunge makes for a very good 1-2 punch for the Illini as she’s averaging 3.11 kills and hitting .256.
Diana Brown handles the setting for Illinois, racking up 10.52 assists a frame so far this year. Libero Caroline Barnes is north of an assist per set as well, and with that information, it’s probably not a surprise to you that Brown is actually #2 on the team in digs per set behind Barnes’ 4.11 per frame.
SIDE NOTE: There may be a very weird segment of the crowd at the McGuire Center for this match. Brooke Mosher, the younger sister of former Golden Eagles Madeline and Claire Mosher, plays for Illinois, and the Mosher family hails from Waterloo, Wisconsin. Brooke has played in every set so far this season, so it’s a pretty safe bet that she’ll get a few rotations against Marquette.
Match #10: vs Illinois State Redbirds (6-3)
Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022
Time: 1pm Central
Location: McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Streaming: FloSports
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
Twitter Updates: @MarquetteVB
Marquette is 5-3 all time against Illinois State. The series dates back to an ISU win down in Normal in 2001, and includes a first round NCAA tournament contest in 2014. Marquette has won four of the last five encounters, including last year’s 3-0 victory in Illinois State’s gym.
Breaking News: Illinois State good at volleyball, film at 11. They are the favorites to win the Missouri Valley Conference this season after finishing second a year ago but winning the conference tournament to go to the NCAA tourney for the fourth consecutive season. If they make it back again this season, it will be a new program record for consecutive appearances.
The Redbirds did start off their year with a bit of a scuffle, falling in four sets to Florida State and in five to that very good Dayton team in an event hosted by Cincinnati. The loss to the Flyers — favorites in the A-10 and all — is less bothersome than falling to the Seminoles, as FSU is picked to finish fifth in the ACC, which has a clear top four teams. They followed those two losses up with a five match winning streak, including three straight sweeps, but they’re coming into Milwaukee off a loss. Back last Saturday, ISU lost in straight sets to Memphis in the final match of a tournament that the Tigers were hosting. Road loss, not much to worry about....... but Memphis is picked to finish eighth in the 11 team AAC this season. That’s not ideal.
This contest will be the second one of the weekend for Illinois State, as they’ll be playing Illinois on Saturday morning, perhaps right as you’re reading this. That will give them a few more hours of rest than Marquette, as the Golden Eagles are tangling with the Illini on Saturday evening. What does that mean for Sunday afternoon’s match? Who knows?
Junior Kaitlyn Prondzinski is leading Illinois State’s offense coming into the weekend. She’s good for 3.23 kills per set and she’s hitting a very robust .313 on the year. She’s only second on the team in attacks though, as that category is led by Sarah Kushner. At some point, you have to wonder if head coach Allie Matters will shift her offense, because Kushner is only hitting .185 through nine matches.
Speaking of shifting the offense, setter Katelyn Lefler missed Illinois State’s match with Memphis. That seems incredibly relevant to their loss while hitting just .009 against the Tigers, and it’s the second match this season that Lefler has missed. Nora Janka got the rotations at setter in that one and put up 26 helpers in the loss. Is Lefler good to return to action, or is she going to play against Illinois and see what happens on Sunday, or is she out for sure? | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/17/23351568/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-preview-illinois-fighting-illini-illinois-state-redbirds | 2022-09-17T21:56:13Z | anonymouseagle.com | control | https://www.anonymouseagle.com/2022/9/17/23351568/marquette-golden-eagles-volleyball-preview-illinois-fighting-illini-illinois-state-redbirds | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The concept of fashion differs from person to person and region to region. In Atlanta at Bonfire ATL, sponsored by Backwoods, people from all walks of life for a couple of reasons to have a great time and relax stylishly while doing it.
Rolling out recently ran into a couple of attendees that were rocking trendy, but inexpensive clothing. Find out below their favorite places to shop and the inspiration behind their style.
1. Butterfly crop top and heart-shaped hoop earrings
Where is your outfit from?
I got it from the beauty supply store girl. Yes, Angie’s on Memorial Drive. The top, the bottoms, and I got the shoes from Shoeland.
What inspires your fashion sense?
I go for whatever. I don’t really go for fashion trends, I just go for what fits me.
2. Pool party vibes
Where their outfits came from …
The entire group shared that their outfits were mostly inexpensive as they enjoy shopping at places such as the Eman Park area, Goodwill, Park Avenue, Shein, and Claire’s.
What inspires their fashion sense …
The group shared that they were coming from another event that evening, but that they were mostly inspired by their friends and their environment.
3. Boho chic
Where is your outfit from?
I forgot if I’m being honest, but it was from somewhere in downtown Los Angeles.
What inspires your fashion sense?
I like the boho chic, hippie, auntie-type vibes. You know, so that’s what I was giving today.
Watch the full interview here. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/creative-relaxed-fashion-and-thrifting-finds-at-bonfire-atl/ | 2022-09-17T21:56:42Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/creative-relaxed-fashion-and-thrifting-finds-at-bonfire-atl/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Dr. Ken Harris is the president and CEO of the National Business League (NBL), and he’s also the co-chair of Stellantis’ North America inaugural National Black Supplier Development Program (NBSDP). Through this program, Stellantis and the NBL will support Black-owned supplier companies through resources, connections, education, and have future plans to connect them with contracts as well.
As the NBL’s president and CEO, Dr. Harris elaborated on the program’s mission and goals during the NBSDP’s kickoff event, held last month at Stellantis’ Conner Event Center in Detroit. He delivered a powerful speech as he eloquently reminded the audience of the significance of Booker T. Washingtons’s famous metaphor: “cast down your bucket were you are.” During his speech, Dr. Harris also recognized Lottie Holland (director – diversity, inclusion and engagement at Stellantis, North America) as the pioneer who spearheaded this momentous program by continuing to ‘cast down her bucket’, in an effort to affect intergenerational change. He referenced how her team of colleagues and NBSDP pilot program participants are paving the way forward and simultaneously making history, as they stood alongside her as she rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration of the program’s launch. The historic moment was televised by the NYSE and also commemorated Black Business Month.
Press play below to hear more of what Dr. Harris had to say. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/dr-ken-harris-ignites-stellantis-1st-ntl-black-supplier-development-program/ | 2022-09-17T21:56:43Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/dr-ken-harris-ignites-stellantis-1st-ntl-black-supplier-development-program/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kym Whitley has always been open about her life as a single mother and raising her adopted eight-year-old son Devante with her hand-selected tribe. With Sept. 16 being national working parents’ day, Whitley sat down with producer Lena Waithe to discuss the ups and downs of being a working parent. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/exclusive-lena-waithe-and-kym-whitley-celebrate-national-working-parents-day/ | 2022-09-17T21:56:46Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/exclusive-lena-waithe-and-kym-whitley-celebrate-national-working-parents-day/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Actor Giancarlo Esposito and Emily Swallow, star of the show The Mandalorian, stepped on to the D23 Expo red carpet dropping pearls of wisdom along the way. The two opened up about what Disney meant to their careers and why keeping your dream alive is important. The Mandalorian is now streaming on Disney Plus. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/giancarlo-esposito-and-emily-swallow-never-stop-dreaming/ | 2022-09-17T21:56:52Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/giancarlo-esposito-and-emily-swallow-never-stop-dreaming/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
James Ijames is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, director and educator. The North Carolina native pulls from his experiences growing up in his community. His productions are extremely intentional, they provide a voice to the disenfranchised and tell stories that are oftentimes ignored.
Rolling out spoke with Ijames about his recent production, The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington and what inspired it.
Why is it important for you to tell your stories from the Black perspective?
I want to be walking in the footsteps of people who have already done it really beautifully. I want to walk in the footsteps of August Wilson and Lorraine Hansbury. And for folks who are still with us folks like Susan Murray Parks and and Lynn Nottage. I like being with people that look like me and sound like me and have a similar worldview to mine. That’s really important to me. I get a lot of joy and pleasure out of that. I recognize that oftentimes my plays are being performed in front of not the most diverse audiences, so it’s really important to me. Especially for the Black people and the people of color in those audiences; I’m showing them versions of themselves in my work. I don’t want it to be about trying to educate White people about Black people. It’s much more important to me that Black people can see themselves as fully fleshed out, interesting, complex people on stage.
What inspired this play?
I worked for a number of years at a museum in Philly called the National Constitution Center. I started out doing a school show called the living news. I got promoted to a marque show called Freedom Rising. While I was there, the director of theater programs Nora Quinn, would have me write these ancillary theater pieces, like a traveling exhibition.
There was one about Mount Vernon and George Washington. While researching I’d seen this letter from Mary Cranch to Abigail Adams describing how Martha was afraid because she knew that, after she passed, the enslaved people would be emancipated. She became very afraid that they were going to kill her. I discovered this and thought this is a fantastic story. The theatricality I could play with is enormous. It’s a real romp through American cultural production and sort of like this meditation on the founding of the country.
What do you want people to take away from this production?
What I hope people take away from it is a real reexamination of how we look at history. So much of the history that we’re taught has been sanitized and structured in such a way that it sort of keeps folks passive. I want people to reconsider history. I want people to reconsider the people from American history in particular that we put on pedestals. They were deeply flawed people.
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington is playing at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago through Oct. 9, 2022. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/james-ijames-shares-why-he-focuses-black-culture-in-his-work/ | 2022-09-17T21:56:58Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/james-ijames-shares-why-he-focuses-black-culture-in-his-work/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nikki Searles grew tired of the limited vegan restaurant selections in her neighborhood. Living on the east side of Buffalo, New York, she became frustrated by the lack of vegan dining options within a short distance to eat a simple meal.
Her solution to the issue? She created her own restaurant with Sunshine Vegan Eats on Jefferson Avenue. In May, rolling out spoke to Searles about the establishment and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
You opened this restaurant two years ago, the first year of the pandemic. Why?
I literally opened March 7, 2020. It’s been two years, I started right at the pandemic and opened the vegan restaurant because there was nowhere here to go to get vegan and [‘m] vegan myself. We don’t have the options here. So I created the lane of the options for us to have.
Is it annoying that you to have make your own vegan food to have that option in your neighborhood?
Sometimes it is because you do want to go to other places to eat, but it’s getting to the point where I think in the next year, [it’ll] be a lot more people. You know, people come from all over, I get people from Rochester, you guys are from Atlanta. … So we’re on the map, we just need a little bit more of us. That’s all.
What’s the next thing?
My next thing, I will be adding a second location. Because like I said, everybody, whether you’re vegan or no — there’s this vegan magic that happens behind these doors behind you. You guys have some food today, so you know.
And it was good. There are a lot of soul-food-based items on the menu. In the Black community, how important is it to promote vegan and vegetarianism?
So I came to Jefferson Avenue, because number one, you can go anywhere and get pizza, wings, soul food, things of that sort, right? But to actually pull up on Jefferson and [have a choice of] healthy [options is great]. You can get ginger shots, you [can] get fresh juice, fresh beans and greens. I have something different for everybody.
Our signature here is tied to Impossible Niyahs.
I get a lot of people that come in, they still eat meat, or they might not eat beef anymore and they’re like, “Oh my gosh, it’s good. It’s like the real deal.” I’ve been vegan now for a little over five years, so I just believe that bringing health and awareness into the community is important.
How long did it take to learn how to make some of these dishes?
I’m a visual learner. I could come, I could see you make something or I can go to a restaurant, I can eat something and make it. So my mind is constantly always working and figuring out, “Hmm, let me try that out.” | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/nikki-searles-offering-buffalo-new-york-healthy-food-options/ | 2022-09-17T21:57:02Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/nikki-searles-offering-buffalo-new-york-healthy-food-options/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
No Options, More Opportunities (NoMo) is an organization in Philadelphia whose mission is to provide a safe space for youth and young adults to develop positive life skills and nurture their potential to break the cycle of poverty. With over 15,700 followers across social media, NoMo is getting the message across about what young people need to thrive.
Monique Curry-Mims is the chief operating officer of NoMo and spoke about the organization’s objectives.
What does the organization offer the community?
We work with justice-impacted youth, youth [who are] living in poverty to give them more options and more opportunities for success. Our program has been around for 26 years and we have three locations. Our North Philadelphia location is our headquarters where we offer trauma-informed care, licensed therapists, financial literacy courses, and career explorations. We also have something called “Stay Safe Saturdays,” where we allow the youth to just be the youth. We know today that sometimes the youth serve as the babysitter, the person in charge, and then they probably don’t feel safe in their own neighborhoods. So we get them out of the cities, off the streets, and allow them to just be kids for a weekend. Our South Philadelphia location is our vocational training center where we have culinary arts certifications, dental assistant certifications, and sterilization processes certifications.
We know it takes a village to have a lot of partnerships and we can’t do this alone, so we bring in experts [who] are able to come in and work with our youth. We’re not just saying, “OK, let’s go teach a class.” We’re actually bringing people in [who] know what they’re doing to give the skills needed to really move people out of poverty.
How can your organization benefit other cities?
Our model is amazing. We’re actually starting an exchange program with the city of Chicago because we know sometimes it’s more than just a pathway, sometimes you need a fresh start. So we’re currently developing a program with Chicago where they’re sending you here and we’re sending you there and really providing that new environment. They’re still able to get housing, and the financial program just like here in Philadelphia.
Where can people find you online?
Our Instagram is @nomo_foundation and our website is www.nomofoundation.org. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/nomo-coo-monique-curry-mims-is-breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty-in-philadelphia/ | 2022-09-17T21:57:08Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/nomo-coo-monique-curry-mims-is-breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty-in-philadelphia/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Nicka Sewell-Smith is a host, consultant, and documentarian with more than 20 years of experience as a genealogist. She has extensive experience in researching African American slaves and generations of their children and is an expert in genealogy research in the Mississippi Delta.
What led you into becoming a genealogist?
My first project that I had was my own family, and pretty much anything that I thought about doing in terms of professionally, I would try that out on my family project. Back in the days of building websites and things like that, I would ask myself “Could I do that? Could I edit videos?” In order to keep those skills I had developed when I was in college and got my degree for, I would do it for my family.
I didn’t really even think about the fact that I may be necessarily good at research until other people started telling me about it and saying, “You can do this so quickly and so easily” or, “You just know so much about so many different topics with regard to black history and stories. How did you get all that stuff?”
It wasn’t necessarily things that I learned in school, but it was things that I picked up and learned about as I was tracing my family history, and then I started tracing the family histories of other people. I often say that there is no better way to learn about the history of the country, state, city, or county that you live in or that your ancestors come from than to learn it from the vantage point of your ancestors.
What is the connection between Black history and genealogy?
I think connecting Black history to what we’re doing now, which is making black history, we don’t often think about it from that vantage point because we’re in the current. But anytime we can connect what we’re doing today with what happened previously, or we can learn from certain things that took place before, that’s even better for us that are living today and those that are coming after us. Folks always say that history repeats itself, but I honestly think it’s just a remix version of a previous song. It still has all the elements, and the words are the same, but it depends on what your definition of remix is. Remixes in the 90s, the beat changed, the melody changed, but the lyrics were exactly the same.
Where can people find you?
My website is www.whoismikasmith.com. I also have a web series called BlackProGen Live. We have over 130 episodes specifically geared towards people of color, genealogy research, and everything from how to get started to how to research in specific states. We’ve talked to all kinds of folks, and we’ve even done research on lynching victims or people who were victims of racial violence. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/pro-genealogist-nicka-sewell-smith-is-taking-a-deeper-dive-into-black-history/ | 2022-09-17T21:57:14Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/pro-genealogist-nicka-sewell-smith-is-taking-a-deeper-dive-into-black-history/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
United Healthcare hosted its A Better You health and wellness education program in Atlanta on Sept. 10 to help African Americans ages 60 and above and other Medicare beneficiaries learn more about Medicare and their health care coverage options. The next event will be on Sept. 17 in Houston.
Rev. Telley Lynnette Gadson joins A Better You to share her lifelong battle with obesity and her weight loss journey, and United Healthcare’s Rita Tolbert will facilitate the Medicare education portion of the events. Both spoke with rolling out about the program.
What is this experience about?
Rita Tolbert: It’s an initiative to continue to bring information and empower our communities about health education. It’s important to speak about Medicare, and those who are entering that space and to help to demystify some of the information around it because people get easily confused. We’re here to try to present that information because we know how critical it is to health literacy. Health literacy is one of our pillars at UnitedHealthcare in terms of trying to make sure that we are bringing health equity to all communities of color who have not in the past had the same access to health care. This is an initiative that we partner with the United Methodist Church that is really aligned with their mission as well as our mission, which is to help people live healthier lives and to help the health system work better for everyone.
How can health conversations become beneficial in the church?
Telley Gadson: The Bible says, “What good is it for somebody to gain the world and lose their soul?” So I would paraphrase and say “What good is to have all of the book knowledge in the world and have no wisdom on how to use it? What good is it to pray for good health if we’re not going to engage the words of the text that tells us faith without work is dead.” For me, it’s very personal. In addition to both my mother and father having serious and delicate health conditions, I am a survivor of lifelong obesity.
I’m also a survivor of depression and anxiety. It’s important to think that as we stand on platforms, as we enjoy the privileges of our titles and positions, we speak truth to power, and are able to say, “I didn’t always get this thing. I didn’t always love to drink eight bottles of water a day. I didn’t always have a body, that breathed exercise. But now that I’m here, I got to help some other people get there.” So speaking the language, being transparent, and saying, “All of us are broken, we need help.” God has placed people like Rita Tolbert, and UnitedHealthcare on the Earth to help us to get to where we need to be. | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/rita-tolbert-and-telley-gadson-are-promoting-health-with-a-better-you-program/ | 2022-09-17T21:57:20Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/rita-tolbert-and-telley-gadson-are-promoting-health-with-a-better-you-program/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HBCU pride roll calls streamed through the chat box as billionaire philanthropist Robert F. Smith opened the second virtual HBCU Tech Conference presented by HP Inc. on Sept. 13-16. Smith, in a virtual fireside chat with HuffPost editor-in-chief Danielle Belton, issued a call to action to HBCU leaders, faculty and corporations to accelerate digital transformation at HBCUs and prepare students to participate in the fourth industrial revolution.
Smith described today’s HBCU students as digital natives who are fired up and ready to become digital innovators. Sadly, he said, 80 percent of HBCUs sit in “digital deserts” without adequate broadband access. Smith implored the HBCU community to demand broadband and high-speed connectivity. This is particularly an urgent charge for smaller HBCUs. The majority of them aren’t funded at the level of a Morehouse College or a Howard University.
“If our students don’t have broadband and computing capacity, it will limit their gaining access to this economy,” he said. “We have to get those resources and ensure HBCUs have access and infrastructure to teach and train our students to be a part of this as a producer, not just a consumer, of the technology.”
HBCU Innovation
During this four-day conference, participants were able to leverage resources and champion solutions through the Future of Work Academy professional development series; a career accelerator; a two-day interactive symposium devoted to technical learning and career readiness; an esports gaming experience; and student innovator competitions to solve real-world business problems in marketing and health IT.
HBCU students showcased digital skills in a manner just as impressive as a step show competition on the yard. For the marketing contest, students were challenged to develop a social media campaign that empowers underrepresented creators and small business owners to foster a deeper connection with their communities. Universities that participated across all four competitions during the conference included Alabama A&M University, Fisk University, Jackson State University and Morehouse College.
HP also worked closely with HBCUs to design workshops for IT, faculty, staff and leadership to gain industry insights around talent development, tech curriculum and diversifying the tech workforce, as well as how to safeguard HBCUs against cybersecurity attacks.
Take Off With A Limitless Mindset
Despite growing up in a Black neighborhood in Denver during segregation, Smith says he was fortunate to have parents and community leaders who exposed him to the world of technology. This empowered Smith to think critically.
He shared how he developed a limitless mindset from a young man in his community who taught him and several other kids how to build rockets. Later, as an intern at Bell Labs, his mentor pushed him to take on tough challenges and “enjoy the discovery of figuring things out.”
He credits early exposure to technology for enabling him to develop a fast-adoption understanding of cutting-edge technology. This would become the framework for his enterprise software, data and technology-enabled companies.
“A consumer can get a greater return on investment on software than anything else they can do,” Smith said.
The Tech Opportunity & Challenge For HBCUs
Belton pressed Smith on what the fourth industrial revolution means for today’s HBCU students.
“It means we have a massive opportunity as Blacks to compete in the global economy,” he said. “I can’t underscore enough the importance of ensuring our community has access to the tools of this fourth industrial revolution.”
With unlimited computing power available, Smith said: “We need to be uploading software, not just downloading it. If we miss out on this fourth industrial revolution, it’s going to be generations before we can participate again.”
Smith issued a mandate to HBCUs to ensure students understand that every industry is being transformed by technology on a global scale. “We must provide them with curriculum and resources so they know how to develop software.” He also encouraged HBCUs to continue participating in forums such as HP’s HBCU Tech Conference. These are great events where faculty and staff can actively engage in next-generation digital learning. Enabling them to understand what the opportunities are.
Black Generational Wealth Inspiration
During the conversation, Smith invoked the names of successful Black business leaders. Enterprising icons like Ken Chenault, Stan O’Neal and Reginald Lewis influenced his career path and approach.
“Having heard about the challenges they faced and how they navigated through the business environment as African Americans was informative to me. It helped me think about what I wanted to accomplish. Not just personally, but what I can deliver to the community through what I’ve learned,” he said.
Now, Smith is doing the same for his community, intentionally focusing on HBCUs. Meeting the demand for tech resources to digitally transform HBCUs, Smith said, will create a steady stream of Black talent. Consequentially, it will propel the next generation of Black tech innovators, and job and wealth creators.
“We must provide enough access for our brilliant digitally native students to flourish.”
– Written by Marcellus Womack and T. Shawn Taylor | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/robert-f-smith-delivers-powerful-charge-to-support-digital-equity-at-hbcus/ | 2022-09-17T21:57:26Z | rollingout.com | control | https://rollingout.com/2022/09/17/robert-f-smith-delivers-powerful-charge-to-support-digital-equity-at-hbcus/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HS Roundup: Zanesville girls top Maysville
ZANESVILLE — Rylee McCuen and Aubri Cooke each scored two goals, sending Zanesville past Maysville 4-2 in girls soccer action on Saturday at John D. Sulsberger Stadium.
The Lady Devils are now 3-4-1 and play at Granville on Thursday.
No other information was available.
Rosecrans 1, West Muskingum 0: Chloe Zemba found Caitlyn Wilson for the game-winning goal in the second half, as the Bishops edged the Tornadoes.
Rosecrans moved to 8-4 and travels to Columbus Academy on Wednesday.
Boys Golf
John Glenn second at River View Invite: The Muskies only trailed champion Fort Frye, which shot 312, at Hickory Flats.
John Glenn and Hiland tied for second at 322. Noah Dever tied for third overall with a 76, while Owen Van Fossen carded an 80 and Braden Rice and CJ Dolan fired 83s, while Hiland's Nathan Kline carded a 75 for second overall.
Jack Porter shot 77 to lead the Tornadoes in ninth (364), as Jake Allen had 82, Nick Anton 99 and JT O'Donnell 106, while Charlie Peterson tied for third with 76, as Rosecrans was 13th (385). Nathan Hart added a 91, Evan Bauer a 95 and Jordan Joseph 125.
Meadowbrook came in 10th (365), as Ben Coss had 82, Damon Baier 89, Steven Grafton 95 and Owen Dennis 99; New Lex was 11th (375), as Brody Agriesti had 92, Drew Barnette and Caden Gibson 94 and Brandon Stevenson 95; and Thad Cox had 85 and Caleb Kline 98 for River View.
Fort Frye's Chatum Courson was the overall winner with a 73.
Boys Soccer
Morgan 2, Lakewood 0: Jude Garber and Tavian Myers scored goals and Logan Raines posted another shutout for the Raiders in a win over the Lancers.
Dover 7, Tri-Valley 1: The Tornadoes raced out to a 5-0 lead, while the Yuvi Bastola knocked in a penalty kick to highlight the Scotties' effort in the loss.
Cross Country
Sheridan boys second at Galion: Tate Ruthers posted a winning time of 16:34, edging Tallmadge's Colin Adams by 16 seconds, as the Generals tallied 73 points for a second-place finish behind Tallmadge, which scored 62.
John Skinner added a fifth (17:08) and Simon Conrad an eighth (17:28) to place three inside the top 10, while Raine Rodich finished 23rd (18:14) and Isaiah Brown 36th (18:39) to round out the Sheridan scoring.
The Sheridan girls came in eighth (193), as Nora Covey led the way in 22nd (20:54). Addison Smith was 32nd (21:56), Jenna Stewart 35th (22:12), Grace Householder 52nd (23:07) and Alex Gittings 58th (23:40). Lybertei Nihiser was eighth (13:58) and Ella Conners ninth (13:59) for the girls middle school team.
Croziers pace Tri-Valley at Newark Invite: Taylor Crozier placed ninth in 21:14 to pace the Scottie girls, while Dalton Crozier was the boys' top finisher in 29th (18:42).
Braylie Burkey took 40th (23.48), Kelcie Hopper 61st (25.53), Lizzie Mjolhus 71st (28.09) and Elle Folden 81st (28.16) to round out the girls scoring, while Ben Kennedy placed 79th (21.50), Ethan Dusenbery 86th (22.12) and Aidan Miller 95th (22.50) for the boys. Erin Hogue also placed fourth (13:23) in the middle school girls race.
Crooksville's Sheets paces area runners at Fairfield Union Invite: Hannah Sheets came in 10th overall, running a time of 22:10, as the Crooksville girls were sixth with 174 points.
Grace Sheets placed 39th (25:16), Samantha Reed 53rd (26:02), Angelina Wood 54th (26:03) and Malorie Crooks 77th (27:58) to round out the girls' scoring, while the Crooksville boys were 10th (289), as Grayson Houk came in 34th (19:39) and Dawson Dyer 102nd (24:33) to highlight their effort.
Morgan's Cody Young was the area's boys top finisher in 20th (18:58), while teammates John Kirkbride (20:23) and Trayton Nelson (20:26) were 50th and 53rd, respectively.
Zanesville's Cameron Dunn placed 66th (21:10) and Nicholas Caldwell 78th (22:11) for the boys, while Alyssa Foley was 56th (26:15) for the Lady Devils.
Colts' West paces area runners at Meadowbrook's Colt Carnival: Kendell West won the boys race with a time of 17:13, while West Muskingum's Jacob Agin came in 36th (19:47) and Maysville's Tillman Hawk 144th (29:16) to lead the area boys competing.
The Meadowbrook girls were second with 92 points, as Marabelle Thornberry took 10th (22:02) and Taylor Forbes 19th (23:05) for the Colts.
West Muskingum's Sydney Bollinger finished 74th (27:18) and Madison Rockwell came in 126th (37:11), while Maysville's Emily Lawson was 94th (29:53) and Emerson Williams was 125th (36:43) round out area competitors.
Volleyball
Sheridan 25, 25, 25, Licking Valley 12, 17, 13: Alexis Bradley and Jamisyn Stinson had 10 kills apiece and Bradley and Peyton Powell combined for 39 assists as the Generals improved to 8-3 overall.
Bradley also made a team-high 10 digs with her 20 assists and went 9-of-9 serving with an ace, Stinson and Powell, who had 19 assists, added three digs apiece, Nora Saffell had five kills and three digs and Halle Warner hit five kills with 10-of-10 serving and two aces in the win.
Sheridan reserves (8-3) won 25-15, 25-11 behind seven kills by Haily Clifton, 13 assists, 12-of-12 serving and four aces from Lilly Talbot, 15-of-15 serving with seven aces by Hayden Goodfellow and 11 digs and 5-of-5 serving from Maddi Bisdon.
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T.P. Trailer Modifieds were on hand for practice rounds to prepare for the Saturday Freedom 76, with 54 cars taking part in the practice session.
On Saturday, September 17, the 52nd annual Freedom 76 will be run for the 358 Modifieds. The program will include qualifying heats, consolation races, cash dash, along with the Schaeffer Racing Minuteman 20 leading to the 76-lap championship feature. Pit gates open at 9 am for inspections, grandstand ticket windows open at 3 pm. pill draw for position is at 4:30 pm. with the drivers meeting at 5 pm. warm-ups are at 6 pm. with racing starting at 7 pm. Fans will be able to enter the Grandstand areas between 9 am. and 12 Noon to reserve seats with blankets.
Adult Grandstand tickets on Saturday will be $40, while children ages 6-11 are $10, with children ages 5 and under admitted for free. Pit admission will be $45, and no license is required. There will be no advanced tickets sold for this event, and the rain date is Saturday, September 24.
Saturday, September 24 will feature Round 9 with the Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage Cars along with the Xcel Modifieds and the Roadrunners in action starting at 5 pm. Pit gates open at 2 pm., Grandstand gates open at 4 pm. Grandstand admission will be $10, with children ages 12 and under admitted for free. Pit admission is $30 for the Outlaw Racing Series event. This event will run as long as the date is not needed as the Freedom 76 rain date.
Since the 1960’s, Grandview Speedway has been presenting exciting wheel to wheel NASCAR stock car racing every Saturday Night starting in April and running through September, plus special events. Grandview Speedway is located at 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, Pa. 19505, just off Route 100, ten miles north of Pottstown, Pa.
Information is always available at www.grandviewspeedway.com or on Facebook, or by telephone at 610.754.7688.
T.P. TRUCK EQUIPMENT FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN FEATURE FINISH (38 laps): RYAN GRIM, Logan Watt, Brett Gilmore, Cole Stangle, Kyle Smith, Addison Meitzler, Kevin Hirthler, Nate Brinker, Decker Swinehart, Jimmy Leiby, Cody Manmiller, Brian Hirthler, Dylan Hoch, Brad Brightbill, Ryan Graver, Mike Schneck Jr., Jordan Henn, Parker Guldin, Nathan Mohr, Talan Carter, Dakota Kohler, Steve Young, Mark Gaugler, Xavier Sprague, Shon Elk, Michael Burrows, Brad Grim, Mark Kemmerer
DID NOT QUALIFY: Jesse Hirthler, Jesse Landis, Dylan Swinehart, Joey Vaccaro, Zach Steffy, Kaitlyn Bailey, Mike Stofflet, Matt Clay, Chris Esposito, Mike Myers, Colton Perry, Keith Haring, Brad Force, Adrianna Delliponti, Nathan Horn, Josh Adams, Logan Bauman, Mark Mohr, Bryan Rhoads, Billy Eggers, Kevin Olenick, Jesse Leiby
UPCOMING EVENTS –
Saturday, September 17 – 52nd annual FREEDOM 76 MODIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP for T.P. Trailer Modifieds $31,060 to win – 7 pm.
Saturday, September 24 - Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage plus Xcel Modifieds and Roadrunners – 5 pm. (Rain date for Freedom 76)
Saturday, October 15 - Outlaw Racing Series Enduro and Outlaw Racing Series Vintage – 5 pm.
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Nearly five months after his wild crash, “Shugah” Shane Sexton will return to 410 sprint car action in the USAC/CRA Series Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. The effervescent teen will be debuting a brand new GAS Chassis in his return. Spectator gates at the popular half-mile clay oval will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will start at 7:00.
Saturday will be the sixth start of the year for the 18-year-old in the premier wingless sprint car series West of the Mississippi. Four of those starts have been in Arizona and the other two have been at Perris. Sexton’s plan was to race most of the races in the series this year. The season started out that way when he started five of the first seven races only sitting out a pair in Central California. His early season was punctuated by some impressive main event passing jobs. His best finish came at Cocopah on January 29th. On that night, the talkative racer started 18th in the main event and drove all the way to 11th for his best finish of the year. He also earned the Hard Charger Award on that night. Even though he has only started six of the 14 races in the series this year, he is still ranked 21st in the championship point standings. He should move back into the top 20 tomorrow night.
Things were rolling along well for Sexton until the last Saturday in April at Perris. Heading into turn one on lap two of the main event, he tangled with another car and began a series of nasty flips that saw him tumble all the way to the crashwall. The car was bent, but it did its job and Sexton climbed out unscathed and ready to race again. In fact, he was supposed to race a couple of times already in a new chassis, but there was a delay in getting his engine back after it was sent out to be refreshed.
Sexton should be very familiar with the GAS Chassis as his father Stan is the proprietor of the new company and builds them in his Warner Springs Ranch shop. GAS stands for Gatlin And Sexton. The Gatlin in the name is Sexton’s grandmother Nita Gatlin. For more information on the new chassis or for pricing, please use the contact information in this press release.
While he was out of his 410 sprint car, Sexton stayed busy wheeling a Brian Fonseca owned Lightning Sprint Car in six races in three different states. Included in the six starts was a win in a preliminary at the prestigious Dirt Cup at Washington’s Deming Speedway on July 15th. He also placed second in the POWRi Lightning Sprint Car Nationals at the Central Missouri Speedway on May 28th. Last month, he finished third in the CLS race at the Santa Maria Speedway.
Adult tickets to see “Shugah” Shane and the rest of the stars in action on Saturday are $30.00. Seniors 65 and over get in for $25.00. For kids 6 to 12, it is just $5.00. Children 5 and under are admitted free. There will be plenty of tickets available for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday, this event will not sell out. Perris Auto Speedway is located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds at 18700 Lake Perris Drive in the city of Paris (91767). The track website is http://www.perrisautospeedway.com/ and the office phone number is (951) 940-0134. The fairgrounds charges $10 for parking.
For fans who come east on the 91 Freeway to get to The PAS, the eastbound lanes will be shut down all weekend in Corona. Fans can take the 91 east to either the 605 or the 57 north to the 60 Freeway east.
Sexton and the #74 team wish to extend their thanks to the following 2022 racing season partners. Gas Chassis, Key Brothers Racing, Nita Gatlin, Hugh Jorgan, Mike Pridgeon Racing Engines, AG Sandcars, Powder 1, Ron’s Tire and Brake, and Savage Racing. If you would like to be a part of this fun, upcoming team and get exposure not only at the tracks but around the world on Flo Racing, please contact Shane Sexton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (619) 362-5921.
Sexton would like to extend a thank you to Brian Fonseca and Samantha Sproull for the opportunity to wheel their lightning sprint and he would like to thank their team sponsors for making it possible. They are the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Foothill Tractor & Heavy Equipment, KB Rod Benders, and MJK Auto Sales.
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Brandon Jones scored a runner-up finish to lead Toyota in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday evening. Jones and Ty Gibbs officially advance to the NXS Playoffs. Gibbs is the second overall seed with Jones in seventh.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Bristol Motor Speedway
Race 26 of 33 – 159.9 miles, 300 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Noah Gragson*
2nd, BRANDON JONES
3rd, Austin Hill*
4th, Sam Mayer*
5th, Riley Herbst*
12th, JEFFREY EARNHARDT
14th, SAMMY SMITH
33rd, JJ YELEY
35th, TY GIBBS
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
BRANDON JONES, No. 19 Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 2nd
Would you have played the last laps differently if it wasn’t your ride for next season?
“It didn’t even cross my mind at the time. This one hurts the most just because it was our race to win, I felt like. We battled so many things tonight adversity wise, and just kept coming back. It was really cool to look at our race as a whole to see where it started to see where it ended for us. Really thought when the 7 (Justin Allgaier) sped – I thought easy, piece of cake, we’ve got him easy, but the bottom didn’t take off great, but those newer, fresher tires certainly paid a dividend at the end. I just caught him at the wrong time, every single time. I could get in deeper into the corner, and I could kind of get him in the middle, but I could never get him at the exit. I had maybe two times where I had a shot maybe to try to get in his left rear, try to get him loose. I put maximum pressure on him. I gave it everything I had today, so that’s always a great thing to say that you’ve done. Big thanks to Jeld-Wen, Menards – so much they have done for my career. Toyota, this year has been really great, really special for me to be a part of it. We are getting close to the Playoffs – this is the last one, so we are going to start doing that. Just a lot of momentum with these last couple of races that we had here lately. We are ready to light the wick for the Playoffs.”
Would you have put the bumper to Noah Gragson if you could have gotten to him in the closing laps?
“This one hurts. I wanted this one really, really bad tonight. I fought a lot of adversity, a lot of odd things I’ve never had happened, I had happen tonight in the car and I had to fight through a lot of stuff early on. It was a blessing for us, not for the 7 (Justin Allgaier) that he sped, but one more spot that I didn’t have to deal with. Tried to give it multiple shots and obviously we’re switching to that group at some point, but that wasn’t even in my mindset in the middle of the race to try to knock them out of the way and try to get the win. This group still has a few more that are overdue and Bristol owes me one man. I’ve been so close here so many times. This was a good testament to these guys today. I can’t thank Toyota enough for everything they’ve done for me this year and in the past. Jeld-Wen, they came on this year and Menards as they have done so much. We’re close. This is right now the time to start turning this season around because the Playoffs are here. The last couple weeks have been great. Two second place finishes at Bristol in the weekend and can’t be too upset with that.”
TY GIBBS, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota GR Supra, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 35th
How disappointed are you?
“Very disappointed. We had a very fast Monster Energy GR Supra. I was excited for the rest of the race. Thank you to Mitch Covington (Monster Energy) and Interstate Batteries. If it was God’s plan for us to win tonight, we would’ve. I feel like the guys made a really good progress over the last year from this car, from what we had last year. I felt like we were a little off last race here last September. We came back and I feel like we were one of the fastest, so very thankful for that.”
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36th
22nd
14th
“I feel like we gave it a heck of a run the last few weeks. We started running top five, getting faster and almost won at Darlington Raceway. I thought the guys on the Whelen team did really well with adjustments after practice and qualifying today wt a Bristol Motor Speedway and they were getting me in the game. I was trying to hang in there and go as long as I could for the start of Stage 3. I was on older tires but had the top rolling pretty good. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The No. 9 got the No. 54 and then he got into me. Everyone at RCR and ECR have worked hard this season and they put so much effort into it. I’m proud of them.”
-Sheldon Creed
Austin Hill and the No. 21 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet Team Pick Up Strong Third-Place Finish at Bristol Motor Speedway
3rd
15th
6th
"Man, I think if I didn’t have that damage on the front, we could have rallied back and won that thing tonight in the Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet. We didn’t have a great practice or qualifying session and I started the race extremely tight. We made it through the first stage and then my team gave me a big adjustment and the car was much better. My spotter got me through some crazy incidents on the track and we were there in the right place at the end. Unfortunately, I got into the back of the 19 with nowhere to go and that gave us damage on the nose. I’ll take a third-place finish and now we have positive momentum heading into the first race of the Playoffs at Texas. I’m proud of this team and everyone at RCR and ECR. We’re ready to win in the Playoffs.”
-Austin Hil
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Make it three in a row for Noah Gragson, who has built enormous momentum as the NASCAR Xfinity Series moves into its seven-race Playoff.
On 90-lap older tires, Gragson held off Brandon Jones, the driver who will take his seat in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet next year, in a 20-lap green-flag run to the finish of Friday night’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The victory was Gragson’s third straight in the series, his sixth of the season and the 11th of his career.
The race also settled the series Playoff picture. Despite power-steering issues, Daniel Hemric clinched one of the two available spots in the 12-driver Playoff field with a 20th-place finish. Ryan Sieg claimed the final berth, finishing 10th—his first top-10 run in 16 Bristol starts—after brake issues sent Landon Cassill to the garage for 112 laps and relegated him to 35th.
AJ Allmendinger clinched his second straight Regular Season Championship with a sixth-place result.
When J.J. Yeley slammed the inside wall after slight contact from race leader Justin Allgaier, on Lap 271, Gragson and crew chief Luke Lambert opted to stay on the track while all the other lead-lap cars pitted for fresh tires.
After the restart on Lap 281, Gragson pulled out to a one-second lead before Jones began to close the gap on new rubber. Jones got to Gragson’s bumper but couldn’t find a way past the No. 9 Chevrolet. Gragson crossed the finish line .145 seconds ahead of Jones’ No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
“That last caution came out, and I knew if I could ring the top, it was going to be hard for them to get there,” said Gragson, who will graduate to a full-time NASCAR Cup Series ride with Petty GMS in 2023. “I appreciate Brandon Jones racing us clean. He gave us the bumper with two (laps) to go, and I was hanging on, scrubbing the fence.
“We won here in Bristol in 2020 and there were no fans here (because of the coronavirus pandemic)… What a great opportunity to race here in front of fans and have the opportunity to win the race. Our car was fast all day. We got to the top and we were rolling. I had a blast.”
A rueful Jones provided a post-mortem of the event on pit road.
“This one hurt the most because this was our race to lose, I thought,” Jones said. “Fresher tires certainly paid off there at the end. I just caught him (Gragson) at the wrong time every time.”
Gragson’s stiffest competition—his JR Motorsports teammate Justin Allgaier—wasn’t at the front of the field for the ending. Allgaier led the procession of lead-lap cars to pit road when Gragson stayed out, but a speeding penalty sent him to the rear of the field for the final restart.
“I know what happened; I didn’t really think I was speeding, but obviously I was,” said Allgaier, who has led 791 laps in his last seven Bristol races without winning. “I just hate it for everybody. It was cool for (Noah) to get the win. I cannot believe that they were able to stay out there and still run the speed they were.
“I love to hate this place. I’m close to 1,000 career laps led here (actually 1,004) and only one win, and that was over 10 years ago (2010). So, I’ve just got to do a better job next time.”
Allgaier led a race-high 148 laps on Friday, to 89 for Ty Gibbs, 34 for Sheldon Creed and 25 for Gragson.
Gragson also was instrumental in changing the complexion of the race in the middle of Stage 2. Pole winner Gibbs had won the first stage wire-to-wire, but on Lap 129, while Gibbs and Creed were battling for the lead, contact from Gragson’s Chevrolet sent Gibbs’ Toyota into Creed’s Camaro.
Both Gibbs and Creed crashed hard into the outside wall and were eliminated from the race.
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Race Winner: Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 1 Winner: Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 2 Winner: Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Overview:
Riley Herbst and the No. 98 Resorts World Las Vegas team for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) battled their way to a fifth-place finish in Friday night’s Food City 300, the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season finale, at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. After starting 12th, Herbst ran in the top-15 until contact with the No. 2 machine of Sheldon Creed on lap 14 sent him into a spin. He fell back to 33rd but wasted no time charging to the front of the pack. Herbst was 15th by the end of Stage 1 and entered the top-10 on lap 120. He earned six valuable stage points with a fifth-place finish in Stage 2. The Las Vegas native restarted ninth in the final stage and, during a hectic restart, maneuvered his way around the chaos to fifth. He struggled with the balance of his Ford Mustang from that point and fell back to sixth. When the caution flag flew on lap 272, crew chief Richard Boswell called his driver to pit road for four tires, fuel and an air pressure adjustment to give Herbst what he needed for the final sprint to the finish. He restarted fifth with 20 laps to go and brought home his sixth top-five of 2022.
Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Resorts World Las Vegas Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing:
“Man, our Ford Mustang was the best it had been all day at the end of the race. I wish we could’ve had a little more time and better track position, but I’m still proud of this No. 98 team for rebounding from that early spin for a top-five finish. I think we proved that we’re here to compete and capable of running up front. We’re turning our focus to the playoffs and Texas.”
Notes:
● Herbst earned his sixth top-five of the season and his second top-five in four career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at Bristol.
● Herbst finished fifth in Stage 2 to earn six bonus points.
● This was Herbst's third straight top-10 at Bristol. He finished third last September and 10th in September 2020.
● Noah Gragson won the Food City 300 to score his 11th career Xfinity Series victory, his sixth of the season, and his second at Bristol. His margin over second-place Brandon Jones was .145 of a second.
● Herbst finished the regular season ninth in the driver standings. He begins his third consecutive appearance in the 12-driver playoffs in the 11th position, three points behind the top-eight cutoff to advance to the next round.
● There were eight caution periods for a total of 58 laps.
● Only 13 of the 38 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● AJ Allmendinger is the regular season champion. He won with a 53-point advantage over second-place Justin Allgaier.
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 on Sept. 24 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. It is the first race of the seven-race Xfinity Series Playoffs. The race starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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Big weekend for JD Motorsports with Bayley Currey coming home with a Top 15 finish as well as Bobby McCarty making his debut with JDM.
Bayley Currey, driver of the No.4 Alka-Seltzer Chevrolet, brought home a Top 15 finish with a P.11. “Bristol has always been one of my favorite tracks”, says Currey. “P.11 feels really good. I haven’t been able to give Alka-Seltzer the finishes they deserve lately so I’m happy to be able to do this for them”. He continued.
Bobby McCarty made his Xfinity debut with JD Motorsports, piloting the No.6 Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet. “I can’t thank Johnny and my sponsors enough for this opportunity. JDM provided me with a great team, and I am happy to have made my debut with them.” Said McCarty.
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The rising singer-songerwriter from Rochester, New York, talks about finding success after 40 in music, working with Billie Eilish's manager, and leaving behind a career as a public defender.
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The rising singer-songerwriter from Rochester, New York, talks about finding success after 40 in music, working with Billie Eilish's manager, and leaving behind a career as a public defender.
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The rising singer-songerwriter from Rochester, New York, talks about finding success after 40 in music, working with Billie Eilish's manager, and leaving behind a career as a public defender.
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The rising singer-songerwriter from Rochester, New York, talks about finding success after 40 in music, working with Billie Eilish's manager, and leaving behind a career as a public defender.
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Updated September 17, 2022 at 5:32 PM ET
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Fiona was expected to become a hurricane as it neared Puerto Rico on Saturday, threatening to dump up to 20 inches (51 centimeters) of rain as people braced for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
The storm already lashed several eastern Caribbean islands, with one death reported in the French territory of Guadeloupe. Regional prefect Alexandre Rochatte said the body was found on a roadside after a home washed away in the capital of Basse-Terre. More than 20 other people were rescued amid heavy wind and rain that left 13,000 customers without power, with the storm tearing up roads, downing trees and destroying at least one bridge.
Fiona was centered 70 miles (115 kilometers) south of St. Croix late Saturday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). It was moving west at 9 mph (15 kph) on a path forecast to pass near or over Puerto Rico on Sunday night. Fiona was expected to become a hurricane before reaching Puerto Rico's southern coast.
"We are already starting to feel its effects," Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said at a news conference in which the lights briefly went out as he spoke, prompting groans and laughs across the island. "We should not underestimate this storm."
Officials said the heavy rains anticipated would be dangerous because the island's soil is already saturated.
"We're not saying that the winds aren't dangerous, but we are preparing for a historic event in terms of rain," said Ernesto Morales, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Juan.
Many Puerto Ricans worried about serious power outages since the reconstruction of the island's power grid razed by Hurricane Maria in 2017 only recently began. The grid remains fragile and power outages occur daily, with some 37,000 customers already in the dark Saturday.
Luma, the company that operates the transmission and distribution of power on the island, said it flew in an extra 100 lineworkers ahead of the storm but warned of "significant" outages over the weekend.
Fiona was forecast to swipe past the Dominican Republic on Monday as a potential hurricane and then Haiti and the Turks and Caicos Islands with the threat of extreme rain.
Forecaster posted a hurricane watch for the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as the southern coast of the Dominican Republic from Cabo Engaño westward to Cabo Caucedo and for the northern coast from Cabo Engaño westward to Puerto Plata.
In Puerto Rico, authorities opened shelters and closed public beaches, casinos, theaters and museums as they urged people to remain indoors. Officials also transferred hundreds of endangered Puerto Rican parrots to their shelter.
"It's time to activate your emergency plan and contact and help your relatives, especially elderly adults who live alone," said Dr. Gloria Amador, who runs a nonprofit health organization in central Puerto Rico.
Pierluisi said $550 million in emergency funds were available to deal with the storm's aftermath along with enough food to feed 200,000 people for 20 days three times a day.
At least one cruise ship visit and several flights to the island were canceled, while authorities in the eastern Caribbean islands canceled school and prohibited people from practicing aquatic sports as Fiona battered the region.
On Guadeloupe, authorities said they recorded wind gusts of up to 74 mph (120 kph). They also said 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain fell in three hours in the Gros Morne area.
Forecasters are monitoring two other systems
Fiona, which is the Atlantic hurricane season's sixth named storm, was predicted to bring 5 to 10 inches (13 to 25 centimeters) of rain in eastern and southern Puerto Rico, with as much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) in isolated spots. Rains of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 centimeters) were forecast for the Dominican Republic, with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in places. Life-threatening surf also was possible from Fiona's winds, forecasters said.
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in the eastern Pacific dissipated Saturday afternoon after making landfall to the south of Acapulco on Mexico's southwestern coast.
The cluster of storms was about 95 miles (155 kilometers) east-southeast of Acapulco, with maximum sustained winds of 30 mph (45 kph) late in the afternoon.
The hurricane center said Lester's remnants could drop from 8 to 12 inches (20 to 31 centimeters) of rain on the coasts of upper Guerrero state and Michoacan state, with isolated areas getting 16 inches (41 centimeters).
Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Madeline formed farther out in the Pacific, but forecasters predicted it would not pose any threat to land as it moved away from Mexico.
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1 ¾ C. milk (scalded)
1 C. sugar
½ tsp salt
2 T flour
2 T cocoa
2 egg yolks (beaten)-keep egg whites for meringue
1 T butter
Mix sugar, salt, cocoa & flour. Add to scalded milk & cook 8-10 minutes. Add vanilla, butter and beaten egg yolks. Cook until thick. Put in baked pie shell. Top with meringue of the 2 beaten egg whites and bake until meringue is lightly brown. May also top with Cool Whip instead of meringue. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/chocolate-pie/article_97b08f16-344e-11ed-a1fe-8b992d121001.html | 2022-09-17T22:11:09Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/chocolate-pie/article_97b08f16-344e-11ed-a1fe-8b992d121001.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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2 C. flour
1 C. butter, softened
½ C. walnuts
2 (8-oz.) pkgs of cream cheese
1 C. powdered sugar
6 oz. frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (3.4-oz.) pkgs instant lemon pudding mix
3 ½ C. milk
1 (12-oz.) ctn. Frozen whipped topping, thawed
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, butter and nuts. Press into bottom of 9x13 in. pan. Bake for 25 min; cool. Beat cream cheese, sugar and 6 oz Cool Whip. Spread over cooled crust. Whisk lemon pudding and mild for 3-5 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer. Chill until set, then top with whipped topping. Enjoy. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/lemon-lush/article_f54f880c-344e-11ed-8690-a7518c6494f3.html | 2022-09-17T22:11:21Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/lemon-lush/article_f54f880c-344e-11ed-8690-a7518c6494f3.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2 C. warm water (110-115 degrees)
2/3 C. of sugar
1-1/2 T of active dry yeast
6 C. flour, divided
1-1/2 tsp salt
¼ C. vegetable oil
Melted butter
In a bowl, stir together warm water and sugar. Sprinkle in yeast; let stand 5-15 minutes until dissolved. In a large bowl, sift 3 cups flour with salt. Add yeast mixture and oil; mix together. Gradually add remaining flour. Using a dough hook, mix until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover with plastic wrap or a warm damp towel. Place in a warm draft-free area; let rise until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down; place on a lightly floured surface. Cut in half. Flatten each portion into a rectangle; starting at one end, roll into a loaf shape. Pinch ends together. Place in two greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans.
Cover and let rise for 30-50 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Brush tops of loaves with butter. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans and place on a wire rack. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/old-fashioned-white-bread/article_e1e2020e-344e-11ed-8167-0f314a0bdd29.html | 2022-09-17T22:11:27Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/old-fashioned-white-bread/article_e1e2020e-344e-11ed-8167-0f314a0bdd29.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
2 ¼ C. milk
¾ C. brown sugar
4 T cornstarch
2 eggs
1 C. raisins (boiled & drained)
1 T butter
1 tsp. vanilla
Scald 2 C. of milk. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch, moisten with ¼ C. milk. Add egg yolks and mix together. Cook until thick. Add butter, vanilla and raisins. Pour mixture into cooled, baked pie crust. Serve topped with meringue or whipped cream. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/raisin-deluxe-pie/article_c509c66c-344e-11ed-86e5-f3f9f433da30.html | 2022-09-17T22:11:33Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/raisin-deluxe-pie/article_c509c66c-344e-11ed-86e5-f3f9f433da30.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ingredients
1 bottle (3C.) Burgundy wine or other dry red wine, chilled
½ C. fresh lemon juice
½ C. fresh orange juice
½ C. white sugar
¼ C. brandy
1 sm. Lemon, sliced
1sm. Orange sliced
½ C. strawberries, hulled & cut in half
1 (10-oz.) bottle club soda, chilled
16 ice cubes
Directions
Stir wine, juices, sugar and brandy in a large pitcher until sugar is dissolved. Stir in lemon and orange slices; refrigerate. Just before serving, add strawberries, club soda and ice. Stir and pour into glasses.
Yield: 8 (6 oz.) servings. You may make these wine coolers early in the day or as little as 15minutes before serving. Serve from a glass pitcher to highlight the brilliant colors of the fruit slices. | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/sangria-red-wine-cooler/article_b18a9186-35dc-11ed-ada6-5f2dad4e12a6.html | 2022-09-17T22:11:39Z | timescitizen.com | control | http://www.timescitizen.com/kifg/cooks_corner/sangria-red-wine-cooler/article_b18a9186-35dc-11ed-ada6-5f2dad4e12a6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The start of Class 2A District 7 play provided Iowa Falls-Alden with the opportunity to start with a clean slate, but the same issues that plagued the team during three non-district losses showed up in Monroe Friday night.
Host Prairie City-Monroe (PCM) scored on their first four offensive drives of the contest and utilized plenty of chunk yardage plays to rout the Cadets by a 42-0 final.
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Friday night, No. 6 Dike-New Hartford produced six plays of 15 yards or more and were able to easily pull away from South Hardin by a final of 33-8
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Traditional earthenware bowls have multifunctional uses and are popular in Korean cooking for serving sizzling soups or making dishes like dolsot bi bim bap, a hot rice dish served with a mixed variety of vegetables, rice and seasoned meat.
Serving food in warm stone bowls keeps the items hot from the first to the last bite, whether they’re soups and stews or individually-sized casseroles. Some Korean stone bowls for cooking will retain heat for up to two hours after they’ve been removed from the heat source.
When serving warm, delicious foods this fall, why not opt for a dish that does double duty? Get one that works with your oven and stovetop, then can be moved to the table so you can eat from it.
The Korean Stone Bowl by Crazy Korean Cooking has been glaze-fired twice, so it provides elegant appeal. It comes in different sizes, with and without lids. The small cup bowl without a lid, which is about the size of a tennis ball, measures 4.87 inches in diameter and fits 16 ounces to the brim. It sells for $18.99 on Amazon.
The cookware is crafted from fine, porous clay that retains heat well but doesn’t absorb flavors from ingredients. Made in Korea, this bowl is lead-, cadmium- and arsenic-free. Place it directly on electric stovetops or inside ovens and microwaves.
Korean cooking bowls require special care. While it’s dishwasher safe, hand washing is recommended. Also, the manufacturer advises that you don’t abruptly change temperatures; if the dish feels too hot, don’t place it in the freezer hoping for a quick cooldown. This could result in a cracked pot. (However, if the crack is small, you can usually coat it with oil to prevent any sauces from seeping through.) This particular bowl doesn’t require any pre-soaking or seasoning.
With a high rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it’s clear users are happy with this ceramic Korean bowl and have successfully used it to make crispy rice dishes, dolsot bi bim bap, and other Korean favorites. They do note, however, that the bowl may look smaller than expected.
“These ceramic bowls are great!! Where have they been all my life?,” one Amazon customer said. “Stovetop (gas or electric), oven, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, what’s not to love? Saves so much hassle to be able to use one pot for cooking, serving, storing in the fridge and reheating.”
“Makes the best Budae-jjigae I have ever made! No matter what I put in it and no matter how hot the temp food never sticks on! Very even heat,” user Jennifer said. “The lid is great too, with a little steam vent. Great for adding the noodles atop the stew last step! The trivet/tray makes stove to table super easy and last but very not least, it cleans so easily!”
One reviewer notes that this product isn’t just for Korean food.
“As I write this I am eating a breakfast of oatmeal, ham, and fried eggs in my dolsot,” Dee Jay said. “Drizzle pumpkin oil in the bowl and heat, then add oatmeal as the base, a little shredded cheese, some ham chunks, and two fried eggs — delicious!
Wouldn’t it be nice to eat a hot meal without having to worry it will go cold on you?
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Traditional earthenware bowls have multifunctional uses and are popular in Korean cooking for serving sizzling soups or making dishes like dolsot bi bim bap, a hot rice dish served with a mixed variety of vegetables, rice and seasoned meat.
Serving food in warm stone bowls keeps the items hot from the first to the last bite, whether they’re soups and stews or individually-sized casseroles. Some Korean stone bowls for cooking will retain heat for up to two hours after they’ve been removed from the heat source.
When serving warm, delicious foods this fall, why not opt for a dish that does double duty? Get one that works with your oven and stovetop, then can be moved to the table so you can eat from it.
The Korean Stone Bowl by Crazy Korean Cooking has been glaze-fired twice, so it provides elegant appeal. It comes in different sizes, with and without lids. The small cup bowl without a lid, which is about the size of a tennis ball, measures 4.87 inches in diameter and fits 16 ounces to the brim. It sells for $18.99 on Amazon.
The cookware is crafted from fine, porous clay that retains heat well but doesn’t absorb flavors from ingredients. Made in Korea, this bowl is lead-, cadmium- and arsenic-free. Place it directly on electric stovetops or inside ovens and microwaves.
Korean cooking bowls require special care. While it’s dishwasher safe, hand washing is recommended. Also, the manufacturer advises that you don’t abruptly change temperatures; if the dish feels too hot, don’t place it in the freezer hoping for a quick cooldown. This could result in a cracked pot. (However, if the crack is small, you can usually coat it with oil to prevent any sauces from seeping through.) This particular bowl doesn’t require any pre-soaking or seasoning.
With a high rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it’s clear users are happy with this ceramic Korean bowl and have successfully used it to make crispy rice dishes, dolsot bi bim bap, and other Korean favorites. They do note, however, that the bowl may look smaller than expected.
“These ceramic bowls are great!! Where have they been all my life?,” one Amazon customer said. “Stovetop (gas or electric), oven, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, what’s not to love? Saves so much hassle to be able to use one pot for cooking, serving, storing in the fridge and reheating.”
“Makes the best Budae-jjigae I have ever made! No matter what I put in it and no matter how hot the temp food never sticks on! Very even heat,” user Jennifer said. “The lid is great too, with a little steam vent. Great for adding the noodles atop the stew last step! The trivet/tray makes stove to table super easy and last but very not least, it cleans so easily!”
One reviewer notes that this product isn’t just for Korean food.
“As I write this I am eating a breakfast of oatmeal, ham, and fried eggs in my dolsot,” Dee Jay said. “Drizzle pumpkin oil in the bowl and heat, then add oatmeal as the base, a little shredded cheese, some ham chunks, and two fried eggs — delicious!
Wouldn’t it be nice to eat a hot meal without having to worry it will go cold on you?
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LONDON (AP) — All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren stood in silent vigil beside her coffin Saturday, capping another huge day in which thousands came to pay their respects. Mourners huddled in a line that snaked across London, enduring the city’s coldest night in months and waits that stretched up to 16 hours.
Authorities warned that more chilly weather was expected Saturday night. “Tonight’s forecast is cold. Warm clothing is recommended,” the ministry in charge of the line tweeted.
As U.S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders and dignitaries flew into London ahead of the queen’s state funeral on Monday, a tide of people wanting to say goodbye streamed into Parliament’s Westminster Hall for another day Saturday. That’s where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
The numbers of mourners have grown steadily since the public was first admitted on Wednesday, with a queue that snakes around Southwark Park and stretches for at least 5 miles (8 kilometers).
Honoring their patience, King Charles III and his eldest son Prince William made an unannounced visit Saturday to greet people waiting to file past Elizabeth’s coffin, shaking hands and thanking mourners in the queue near Lambeth Bridge.
Later, all the queen’s grandchildren stood by her coffin. William and Prince Harry, Charles’ sons, were joined by 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, now the heir to the throne, stood, his head bowed, at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, were in uniform. Mourners continued to file past in silence.
Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes earlier in the week as the queen’s coffin left 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, requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
Before the vigil, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie issued a statement praising their “beloved grannie.”
“We, like many, thought you’d be here forever. And we all miss you terribly. You were our matriarch, our guide, our loving hand on our backs leading us through this world. You taught us so much and we will cherish those lessons and memories forever,” the sisters wrote.
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, 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.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as temperatures fell to 6 degrees Celsius (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 many 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.”
Saturday’s vigil followed one on Friday in which the queen’s four children — Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward — stood vigil at the coffin.
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.”
On Saturday, the new king was holding audiences with incoming prime ministers, governor generals of the realms and military leaders.
The Metropolitan Police arrested a man Friday night during the viewing for a suspected public order offense. Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin.
Tracey Holland told Sky News that her 7-year-old niece Darcy Holland was pushed out of the way by a man who tried to “run up to the coffin, lift up the standard and try to do I don’t know what.” She said police detained the man in “two seconds.”
The lying-in-state continues until early Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale of 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.
After the service Monday 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.
Late Saturday, the government revealed details of where the public can watch the day’s services and processions.
In addition to a number of viewing areas along the route, mourners will be able to watch on screens set up in Hyde Park, close to Buckingham Palace. There also will be screening sites at several towns and cities across the U.K and about 125 cinemas will open to screen the funeral.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy held an early-morning rehearsal Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined the picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed in the air as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police say 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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MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019.
With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s tapped” — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the festivities after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year to packed festival grounds in Bavaria’s capital, The event did not take place in 2020 and 2021 as authorities grappled with the unpredictable development of COVID-19 infections and restrictions.
Those worries were put aside this year. The city announced in late April that Oktoberfest would go ahead, and Reiter said Saturday that “it was a good decision.”
“I’m glad that we can finally celebrate together,” Bavarian governor Markus Soeder said at the opening ceremony. “There are many who say, ‘Can we, can we not? Is it appropriate now?’ I just want to say one thing: We have two or three difficult years behind us, no one knows exactly what this winter will be like, and we need joie de vivre and strength.”
Three hours before Reiter tapped the first keg, revelers rushed to secure seats in the huge beer tents as the gates to the festival opened.
They will need significantly deeper pockets than at the last Oktoberfest, with brewers and visitors facing pressure from inflation.
A 1-liter (2-pint) mug of beer costs between 12.60 and 13.80 euros (dollars) this year, which is an increase of about 15% compared with 2019, according to the festival’s official homepage.
This year’s Oktoberfest, the 187th edition of the event, runs through Oct. 3.
Soeder told the daily Muenchner Merkur newspaper in comments published earlier Saturday that the number of coronavirus infections would probably rise following the Oktoberfest but “at the same time, thankfully, we aren’t measuring an undue strain on hospitals anywhere.”
“That speaks for us being in new phase of corona,” he said, adding that authorities would try to protect vulnerable people but not prevent celebrations. | https://www.wpri.com/health/ap-health/ap-its-tapped-germanys-oktoberfest-opens-after-2-year-hiatus/ | 2022-09-17T22:21:18Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/health/ap-health/ap-its-tapped-germanys-oktoberfest-opens-after-2-year-hiatus/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
MOSCOW (AP) — The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sat down for talks Saturday to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100.
The Kyrgyz border service announced the new round of talks as the two ex-Soviet nations traded blame for shelling that resumed Saturday morning after what appeared to be a brief respite overnight.
The fighting, which started Wednesday for no obvious or publicly announced reason, intensified on Friday. Kyrgyzstan’s Health Ministry said early Saturday that the bodies of 24 people killed in the clashes were delivered to hospitals in the Batken region that borders Tajikistan.
Kyrgyz hospitals and clinics also treated 103 people wounded in the shelling, the ministry said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether there were any casualties on Tajikistan’s side.
Tajik authorities, however, accused Kyrgyz forces of destroying a mosque and targeting civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings. Tajikistan’s security officials also charged that Kyrgyzstan was amassing troops and military equipment near the border in preparation for “provocations.”
It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the fighting on the tense border between the two former Soviet Central Asian neighbors. An attempt to establish a cease-fire on Friday afternoon quickly failed and artillery shelling resumed later in the day.
Kyrgyzstan’s Emergencies Ministry said 136,000 people were evacuated from the area engulfed by the fighting.
The border guard chiefs of the two countries met around midnight and agreed to create a joint monitoring group to help end the hostilities.
In 2021, a dispute over water rights and the installation of surveillance cameras by Tajikistan led to clashes near the border that killed at least 55 people.
The presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Sadyr Zhaparov and Emomali Rakhmon, met Friday at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Uzbekistan. According to a statement on Zhaparov’s website, the two leaders discussed the border situation and agreed to task the relevant authorities with pulling back troops and stopping the fighting.
Zhaparov said Saturday in an online statement that “the issue of disputed borders has always been accompanied with conflicts and casualties”.
“But, we will not give anyone a single meter of our land, which we inherited from our ancestors,” Zhaparov said. “We will firmly defend national interests.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-hold-talks-to-end-border-fighting/ | 2022-09-17T22:22:01Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/breaking-news/ap-top-news/ap-kyrgyzstan-and-tajikistan-hold-talks-to-end-border-fighting/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Some of the most loyal of Disney enthusiasts say one specific thing is keeping them from visiting Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando more often — they even say it’s causing “the Happiest Place on Earth” to completely lose its magic.
It’s the cost.
A family vacation to Walt Disney World Resort is more expensive than ever and fans are noticing, according to a new poll. The gambling website time2play recently released a study based on data from 1,927 “self-described Disney World enthusiasts” about the rising costs to visit the park.
According to the study, 92.6% of those surveyed believed the cost of a Disney World vacation is out of reach for an average family. Additionally, 68.3% of people said increases made it feel like the theme park has lost all its magic.
As of Tuesday, the cost for a standard one-park day ticket on Friday, Sept. 16 is $134, though prices of tickets vary by date. Standard Walt Disney World tickets range between $139 and $154 through October, according to Disney World’s website.
Almost 50% of respondents said they postponed a Disney World trip in recent years due to price increases.
According to a study by “Koala“, a company based in Brooklyn that connects vacationers with timeshare owners online, a single-day ticket Walt Disney World could cost $253.20 in just nine years.
When Walt Disney World Resort opened in 1971, a ticket cost only $3.50. Adjusting for inflation, that would be $22.61 today. According to Koala calculations, there has been an average price increase of 7.4% each year since the park opened.
Meanwhile, the cost for standard one-park day tickets at Disneyland, Disney’s California park, cost about $149 for Sept. 16. Standard Disneyland tickets range between $135 and $165 through the month of October, per Disneyland’s website.
Disney enthusiasts polled by time2play also said by a large majority (66.9%) that they felt they wouldn’t get a true Disney World experience if they didn’t pay for upgrades like the Genie+ service, which offers “Lighting Lanes” — which lets users wait in shorter lines for rides. Genie+ service is an extra $15 per person each day (though prices may vary), in addition to admission cost. Genie service doesn’t come complete with all Lightning Lanes, however. Guests must purchase even more lanes within the Genie app for full lane skipping. | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/68-of-disney-world-fans-say-the-parks-lost-its-magic-poll/ | 2022-09-17T22:22:43Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/national/68-of-disney-world-fans-say-the-parks-lost-its-magic-poll/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Stillman College’s first female president, Cynthia Warrick, has announced plans to retire after leading the Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based historically Black college for five years.
Stillman’s Board of Trustees has launched a national search for Warrick’s replacement. The college plans to find her successor by the June 30, 2023, end of Warrick’s contract.
Warrick, 68, said she is choosing to retire because she wants to relax and spend more time with family, especially her grandchildren. She plans to return to her hometown of San Antonio.
Warrick was named Stillman’s seventh president in April 2017. She was originally appointed as an interim president but said the role began to feel like a mission she was called to fulfill, The Tuscaloosa News reported.
“I … didn’t expect to be here this long,” Warrick said during a news conference to announce her plans. “But you know, the job called me, God called me and we were able to accomplish miracles. Believe me, we were able to accomplish a lot in a short period of time … I’m ready to pass the torch on to the next person to take up the race.”
When she arrived, Stillman was at a critical point financially and academically, Warrick said.
“I was tasked with a real challenge, and my husband’s a finance guy and he said, ‘You’ll be home in three months.’ It was just that bad,” Warrick said. “But I figured God didn’t send me here to close the college down. And we were going to do what we had to do, to make sure that the college was going to be strong again and flourish. And now, after five and a half years, we’re there.”
According to a news release, Warrick is leaving Stillman debt-free after $40 million in debt has been either paid off or forgiven.
“The college has gone through some very rocky times and she has been the anchor that has kept us on track. She has raised the brand of the institution and enhanced the college’s reputation,” said Donald Comer, chair of the school’s board.
The school was founded in 1876 and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. Warrick, who previously served as interim president at South Carolina State University and Grambling State University, said she will continue to play a role at Stillman after her departure.
“I will cherish the outpouring of support from the local community, the state and the alumni that has contributed to the success that we have achieved during my tenure,” Warrick said. “Stillman is now a place where a new president can build on the teaching, research and the community service that we established in the past five years.” | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-1st-female-president-at-alabamas-stillman-college-to-retire/ | 2022-09-17T22:23:11Z | wpri.com | control | https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/ap-1st-female-president-at-alabamas-stillman-college-to-retire/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Which space exploration toys are best?
On September 26, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is launching the Double Asteroid Redirect Test spacecraft directly at Dimorphos, an asteroid passing by the Earth, to test its capabilities in the event of an imminent threat to the planet. It’s an exciting time for space fans and an even better time to introduce the concepts of space exploration to your children. Among the best ways for kids to learn is through play. Even if the toy you choose isn’t meant to be educational, it can inspire a fascination that lasts a lifetime.
What to know before you buy a space exploration toy
Age range
All toys have suggested age ranges. You should always double-check the suggested age range for safety and to ensure you don’t get a toy that’s too simple or complex for your child. You can safely fudge the numbers on some toys by a year or two should your child be more or less mature than other kids.
Education factor
Some space exploration toys are explicitly meant to serve as educational tools. These usually have books with space-related information or are “experiment kits” meant to teach various concepts such as rocketry. If you know your child wants to learn, save yourself the effort of googling all the answers to their questions by grabbing one of these educational toys.
What are the best space exploration toys to buy?
4M Toysmith Green Science Solar Rover
This toy gives your children something to build, something to play with and something to learn from all in one. It’s for ages 5 and up, and there are five other kits besides the solar rover.
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There are 10,000 reusable, recyclable and non-toxic water beads included, plus three large squish balls, two medium squish balls, six small squish balls and two astronauts.
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ArtCreativity Saturn Rocket Plush Toy
This plush is great for younger children as it can spark the imagination without being harmful if dropped or should they poke themselves or someone else. It stands 18.5 inches tall.
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This set includes a rocket and lunar rover, plus two small astronauts that can fit inside both. It has lights and sounds to keep younger children engaged, and it includes the necessary batteries.
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This massive 29-inch space-themed dartboard is equally fun for kids and adults. Because it uses plastic sticky balls, 12 of which are included in four colors, there’s no risk of damaging your walls on a miss.
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This magnetic set includes 33 pieces that kids can use to make four different rockets or one massive one. The pieces are environmentally friendly and washable. It comes with a storage container.
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iPlay, iLearn Solar System Floor Puzzle
This 48-piece puzzle is made of polished wood for durability and is meant for kids ages 3-8. It also includes a planetary exploration guidebook full of fun facts to help kids learn.
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Jackinthebox Space Educational STEM Toy
This toy for kids ages 7-10 includes six activities: a space explorer board game, a rocket science experiment, a constellation arts-and-crafts, a solar system wind chime, a build-your-own kaleidoscope and a recipe to make “phases of the moon” cookies.
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This play tent is the perfect place to let your child’s imagination rocket to the stars. It’s even better when you buy other space-themed toys to use to stuff it. It’s 41.5 inches wide and 54 inches tall in the center.
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Jsinma Space Shuttle Building Set
This 807-piece set is meant for kids ages 6 to 12 and lets you build a space shuttle, lunar lander and lunar rover. It also comes with four mini-figures.
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Lego City Deep Space Rocket And Launch Control
This set includes 837 pieces and is meant for kids ages 7 and up. It comes in frustration-free packaging for an extra cost and the rocket is over 16 inches tall once built.
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This set includes 786 pieces, including six astronaut mini-figures, and it is for kids ages 7 and up. It’s inspired by real NASA equipment and comes with physical and digital instructions.
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Lego Creator Three-In-One Space Rover Explorer
This set includes 510 pieces that kids can use to make three different space-themed items: a large rover, a space fighter and a base. It’s meant for kids ages 8 and up.
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Lego Duplo Space Shuttle Mission
This set is meant for kids ages 2 and up and comes with 23 pieces with larger connectors than standard Legos so they don’t get frustrated.
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Little Experimenter Projector Telescope
This telescope is the perfect toy to inspire interest in space and astronomy. It comes with three discs with eight images each for 24 total projections, plus each one has a passage in an accompanying guidebook.
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Myriad365 Rocket Science Kit For Kids
This rocket-building kit is meant for kids ages 8 and up and includes enough “fuel” to launch it up to five times and up to 50 feet high. The company is based in Austin, Texas.
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Remoking Space Adventure Toy Playset
This 30-piece set is good for children as young as 3 and is perfect for multi-child households. There are several rockets, vehicles and astronauts so each child can play with a similar toy.
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Science Can Talking Astronomy Solar System Model Kit
This is packed with educational avenues that can keep kids as young as 3 engaged. There are three projection slides with a total of 24 images and the recording can play in English or Spanish.
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Spooktacular Creations Astronaut Helmet
There’s hardly a better way to help your child feel like a real astronaut than to get them the most important part of the uniform. The fully functioning visor is the cherry on top.
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Watinc Outer Space Story Board
Your child can build their own solar system with this felt board and 39 hook-and-loop planets and figures. It also includes four hooks so you can hang it up, though you can leave it on the floor.
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BEIJING (AP) — Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space station that is due to be completed later this year.
Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong’s installed pumps, a handle to open the hatch door from outside in an emergency, and a foot-stop to fix an astronaut’s feet to a robotic arm, state media said.
China is building its own space station after being excluded by the U.S. from the International Space Station because its military runs the country’s space program. American officials see a host of strategic challenges from China’s space ambitions, in an echo of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry that prompted the race to the moon in the 1960s.
The latest spacewalk was the second during a six-month mission that will oversee the completion of the space station. The first of two laboratories, a 23-ton module, was added to the station in July and the other is to be sent up later this year.
The third member of the crew, Liu Yang, supported the other two from inside during the spacewalk. Liu and Chen conducted the first spacewalk about two weeks ago.
They will be joined by three more astronauts near the end of their mission in what will be the first time the station has six people on board.
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The Avian Flu, also known as the bird flu, is back in Tennessee for the first time since 2017. All poultry shows and exhibits are, now, on hold, and backyard farmers cannot sell poultry at any market.
The Avian Flu has not spread to Duck, Cluck, Goose Urban Farms but many poultry farmers around the state are worried about what it could mean for their birds.
"Some of these are pets, it would mean losing all of them all at once it would be devastating," said Owner Jennifer Lawrence.
Jennifer Lawrence started Duck, Cluck, Goose Urban Farms a few years ago after she began collecting chickens to have her own source of eggs.
Lawrence says after finding out about critically endangered birds her hobby turned into a passion to save species that were at risk like the Dutch Hookbill.
The Avian Flu was last in Tennessee five years ago and now that it's made a return, Lawrence has been monitoring her birds closely making sure they show no signs of illness or start to drop dead, but she says she can't do much to stop wild birds.
"They're the carriers, and you can't control were ever they go," said Lawrence.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture advises poultry farmers to bring their birds indoors until the Avian Flu is brought under control.
Lawrence says many farmers in her situation don't have the capability of doing that, but she is taking sanitary precautions.
"Clean shoes, having a bleach pan with bleach and water to dips shoes in," said Lawrence.
Lawrence says if one of her birds became sick with the Avian Flu, she would have to contact the Department of Agriculture for testing and they would have to put down her entire flock of endangered birds.
"And for a farm like this it would mean losing all my birds," said Lawrence.
State Veterinarian Dr. Samantha Beaty says while the disease may spread to farms there is no risk of consuming contaminated chicken from a grocery store.
Right now, Lawrence is unable to ship any of her product until the disease is controlled, but she's more concerned about losing her pets.
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Maj. Lauren Schlichting, right wing pilot for the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, signs a shirt at the Joint Base Andrews 2022 Air & Space Expo at JBA, Md., Sept. 17, 2022. Airshows provide an opportunity for people to see U.S. military air capabilities in action and meet the service members who fly and maintain the equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Pate)
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After sharing hugs and teary goodbyes with roughly 50 migrants who had arrived unexpectedly by plane on this affluent vacation island, the volunteers who sheltered them at an Episcopal church carried out tables and chairs, packed food onto trucks and folded portable cots.
A familiar quiet had descended by Friday afternoon on the tree-lined downtown block on Martha's Vineyard, where Jackie Stallings, 56, could not stop thinking about a young Venezuelan -- she was 23 but looked 15 -- who sat with her in the St. Andrew's Parish House the night before.
The asylum seeker showed Stallings cell phone video taken during the journey across a remote Central American jungle, pointing out migrants who died along the way.
"It was like she was showing me cat videos but it was actually their journey and what they endured to get here," said Stallings, a member of the Martha's Vineyard Community Services nonprofit. "There were bodies and moms with babies trying to get through mud that was like clay."
"The heartbreaking part is seeing these beautiful young ladies become desensitized," said her husband, Larkin Stallings, 66, an Oak Bluffs bar owner who sits on the nonprofit's board. "For them, they just flip and show you a picture."
Stallings cut him off.
"She was like, look, this one died, part of their original party. And he died and this one died. The mud is like to up to here to them," she said Friday in the shade of the parish house porch, pointing to her thigh. "And you see them, they literally have to lift their legs out the mud. They die because they get stuck."
During their whirlwind 44-hour visit this week, migrants like the young Venezuelan woman left an indelible mark on their accidental hosts in this isolated enclave known as a summer playground for former US presidents, celebrities and billionaires.
They were flown from Texas on Florida's dime
The guests, including young children, boarded buses Friday morning around the corner from St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Days of uncertainty on the small island off the coast of Massachusetts and a massive effort by locals to provide for them ended with a new odyssey -- a ferry ride and then another bus caravan to temporary housing at Joint Base Cape Cod.
The asylum seekers -- most of them from Venezuela -- had been flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday under arrangements made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis -- part of a series of moves by Republican governors to transport migrants to liberal cities to protest what they describe as the failure of the federal government to secure the southern border.
Martha's Vineyard had not been expecting them but a small army of activists mobilized to help people who had become pawns in the contentious debate over America's broken immigration system.
DeSantis' move was sharply denounced by the White House, Democratic officials and immigration lawyers who vowed legal action on grounds, they said, the migrants were lured north with promises of work, housing and help with immigration papers and ultimately misled about their final destination.
Florida's governor denied the migrants did not know where they were going. He said they had signed a waiver and had been provided with a packet that included a map of Martha's Vineyard. "It's obvious that's where they were going," he said, adding that the move was voluntary.
Lisa Belcastro, winter shelter coordinator for the Harbor Homes nonprofit, was close to tears about an hour after the migrants left the island on Friday, with volunteers beginning to clean up the parish house and church hall where the newcomers slept.
"I want them to have a good life," she said. "I want the journey they experienced and the hardships they experienced to have been worth it for them and their families. I want them to come to America and be embraced. They all want to work. And I just I want their journey to have a happy ending."
'No one knew we were coming'
On Thursday night, a group of young male migrants congregated on the narrow street outside the church, just blocks from the glittering upscale shops, restaurants and art galleries on Main Street in Edgartown. One asylum seeker, in his early 20s, ventured down the street to explore at one point. He asked about the price of a hamburger at a fancy eatery. When told it was $26, he noted that was much more than he earned in a month in Venezuela when he could find work.
Through a front window in the parish house, young children could be seen in a playroom filled with books and stuffed animals.
Juan Ramirez, who is 24 but appears younger, stood outside the hall of the 123-year-old church -- where 18 of the men slept on portable cots and inflatable mattresses under donated blankets for two nights. He teared up talking about the family he left behind in Táchira state in western Venezuela when he embarked on his journey in late July with his phone and $400 in cash.
"My friends thought I was crazy for leaving, that I would never make it. I only want a better future for my family," he said of his parents, grandparents and his favorite niece back home. "I try but it's hard not to think about them."
The cash was long gone and his phone stolen by the time Ramirez reached northern Mexico and the border with the United States, he said.
Ramirez and other migrants said they were released by US immigration authorities with an order to return for a hearing. In San Antonio, they were approached by a woman who offered them a plane ride to a shelter in the Northeast where there would be housing, jobs and assistance with immigration papers. The migrants were put up in a hotel until about 50 of them were assembled for the flight to Massachusetts.
"When we landed no one was waiting for us," he said. "No one knew we were coming. We realized they had lied to us. But, thankfully, we came upon kindhearted people who have supported us with everything we need."
'We're all in this together'
Pedro Luis Torrealba, 37, said he left the Venezuelan capital of Caracas with his wife in mid July. Their two children -- ages 6 and 11 -- stayed behind with relatives.
The couple started the roadless crossing on the border between Colombia and Panama -- the deadly Darién Gap -- with more than 60 other migrants, Torrealba said outside the parish house on Thursday night. Only 22 completed the trek across the 60 miles of jungle and steep mountains, he said. Some fell from cliffs, others were swept away by flood waters.
Those deaths are occurring at a time when a record number of undocumented migrants are overwhelming the US-Mexico border and dying while attempting to cross.
In Mexico, Torrealba said, the couple and other migrants were briefly abducted by members of the Zetas cartel, a violent drug trafficking organization. When he told them he could not make the extortion payment to allow them to continue, he said, a cartel member used pliers to pull out his two gold teeth.
They finally made it across the US-Mexico earlier this month. In San Antonio, they encountered a woman who offered them a free flight to a place they had never heard of, along with a promise of immigration assistance, housing and employment. Torrealba did not receive treatment for the injuries to his mouth and jaw until they arrived on Martha's Vineyard.
Another Venezuelan, David Bautista, 26, said he left San Cristóbal, the capital city of Táchira state, in late July. More than a month later he crossed the Rio Grande to Eagle Pass, Texas, from the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras. He said he was released by US immigration authorities after 11 days in detention. They gave him papers for an immigration hearing in Washington, DC.
At a migrant shelter in San Antonio, he too was offered the free flight and the benefits that supposedly came with it -- including help with changing the date and location of his immigration hearing.
"I can't tell you any more because I don't know any more," he said. "We're all lost. We're all in this together. We just know this is an island somewhere in the United States."
Standing next to Bautista, a 52-year-old man named Osmar Cabral, who said he is from Portugal and has been living on Martha's Vineyard for four months, handed the migrant a folded $100 bill.
"I've never met him before," Cabral said. "But I came here with a friend because I wanted to help. We're all brothers."
His friend, Franklin Pierre, a Venezuelan who has lived on Martha's Vineyard since 2015 and works for a party rental company, was there to speak with some migrants and offer them advice.
"You have to show up for your immigration hearing or you'll be deported," Pierre told Bautista and other young men gathered around him. "You're arriving here after the busy summer season and work is hard to find. And winter is very cold, sometimes reaching 10 degrees below zero. Imagine that and not having work."
A sweet gesture
At one point Thursday night, a group of lawyers who had interviewed the migrants told reporters outside the parish house that they were exploring legal action, claiming that due process and the civil rights of the migrants had been violated.
"This is a human rights violation. This is a constitutional violation," Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director for Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston, said as volunteers and other supporters applauded. "And we will hold the states and perpetrators accountable to the fullest extent of the law. This will not go unanswered."
Some passersby recorded the scene on their cell phones.
Rachel Self, an immigration attorney from Boston, also drew applause.
"We've got their backs and they are not alone. And to that end, I would like to specifically thank Trader Fred for donating underwear because Martha's Vineyard doesn't have a Walmart down the street," she said, referring to the migrants and a local retailer who stepped up to help them.
A bystander suddenly tossed a bag of chocolates.
"I brought the candy," said Matt Frederick, 54, a local who said he works as a waiter and cab driver and lives in his car. He had been handing out bags of candy to the migrants on the street. He said he had spent $100 on the sweets.
"I just feel compassion," he said, adding that he lives in his car because he refuses to pay the exorbitant rents on the island. "There are lot of people here who are struggling to get by. It's not all rich people."
On Friday, after the migrants had left Martha's Vineyard, a volunteer with the Harbor Homes nonprofit, Sean O'Sullivan, disassembled the folding cots that 18 of the male migrants slept on in the parish hall.
"The year round community is very strong because you are kind of isolated here -- whether it's the ferry or the bad weather, you're stuck here," he said. "We're used to helping each other. We're used to dealing with people in need and we're super happy -- like they enriched us, we're happy to help them on their journey."
At the empty parish house hours after the migrants had departed, Charles Rus, the church organist and music director, said the place felt lonely.
"The governor of Florida got it wrong," he said. "I think he thought we wouldn't know what to do. And actually people here really give a damn. They really care."
Jackie Stallings said she hopes to visit the migrants at the Cape Cod base, a temporary accommodation.
The migrants "will be housed in dormitory-style spaces . . . with separate spaces accommodating both individuals and families," and families will not be separated, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's office said in a news release. They will have access to services including legal, health care, food, hygiene kits, and crisis counseling.
"I kept telling them it was like a dormitory. I didn't want to say you're going to a military base," she said. "We want to go make sure they're OK."
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Chicago Mexican Independence Celebrations lead to police spike strips, blocked roads, closed exits
CHICAGO - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Saturday that Mexican Independence Day celebrations in the city are fine in moderation, but are not acceptable when they block streets and keep residents up all night, which is why police will be using new crowd control tactics on Saturday night.
The annual celebrations started on Thursday night and continued Friday night. Tens of thousands of people came on foot and in cars to Chicago's Loop, waving Mexican flags, lighting fireworks, playing music and "drifting" in intersections. More partying is expected on Saturday night, but this time, partiers will be met by additional police tactics to keep traffic moving and people safe.
"We will be towing more cars," Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said, warning that cars might not be towed on the spot, but could be towed later – at a cost of $10,000. "Drag racing and drifting will not be tolerated. Those cars will be towed on the scene or at a later date under the new ordinance."
Brown said officers will be using "tire deflation devices" on Saturday night to put drivers who are dragging and drifting out of commission. There will also be road closures, some in conjunction with Illinois State Police. Closures will include downtown bridges and parts of DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Some exits off interstates including the Ohio Street exit will also be closed.
"Celebrate safely, but we must have public safety," Brown said.
A group of people were robbed and their car was stolen by an armed suspect on DuSable Lake Shore Drive during the Mexican Independence Day celebrations downtown early Saturday morning.
The partying prevented Loop workers from getting home in a timely fashion, the mayor said, and kept Loop residents up for hours.
"Last night, no doubt cultural pride was certainly on display, and we save many people celebrating safely all over our city," Lightfoot said. "But unfortunately, what was also on display last night I think diminished the celebration of this important anniversary of Mexican Independence Day. Some were engaged in unsafe and reckless behavior. Blocking major roadways to do donuts is not safe. Lighting fireworks in the middle of the street is not safe. Hoking horns and loud music til all hours of the night is not being respectful to neighbors in the downtown and other neighborhoods." | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mexican-independence-celebrations-lead-to-police-spike-strips-blocked-roads-closed-exits | 2022-09-17T22:38:10Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mexican-independence-celebrations-lead-to-police-spike-strips-blocked-roads-closed-exits | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Palos Park waterway gets new name, eliminating derogatory term
PALOS PARK, Illinois - A suburban Chicago waterway and a western Illinois island have been renamed under a new national policy to remove their previous names' use of a racist term for a Native American woman.
The water feature near Palos Park in Cook County was formerly called Laughing Squaw Sloughs, but is now known as Cherry Hill Woods Sloughs, while the former Squaw Island in Calhoun County has been renamed Calhoun Island.
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The two Illinois sites were renamed on Sept. 8 and are among nearly 650 geographic features across the nation to receive a new name following an order by U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who is the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency.
Haaland's order, issued in November, declared the word "squaw" derogatory and created a process for reviewing and replacing geographic place names that use the term.
Dorene Wiese, a member of the White Earth Ojibwe Nation and president of the American Indian Association of Illinois, said that dating back to the 1800s, cartoon drawings depicted Indigenous women and used the term "squaw" in an offensive way.
Wiese, 73, hopes that removing references to the word in place names will be a step to ensure that the next generation won't be subjected to its offense, or even know of the word at all.
"That's our hope, that in the future that will be erased," she told the Chicago Tribune. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/palos-park-waterway-gets-new-name-eliminating-derogatory-term | 2022-09-17T22:38:22Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/palos-park-waterway-gets-new-name-eliminating-derogatory-term | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Three people shot at funeral in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood
CHICAGO - Three people were shot at a funeral Saturday afternoon in Bronzeville on Chicago's South Side, according to officials.
The shooting happened just after noon near Christian Tabernacle Church, 4712 S. Prairie Ave.
Paramedics found three men with gunshot wounds, according to Chicago Fire Department Spokesperson Larry Merritt.
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Chicago police say the men, 35, 29 and 26, were near the street when they were approached by a black Cadillac and someone inside opened fire.
They were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where police said they were in good condition.
No one was in custody. | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/three-people-shot-at-funeral-in-chicagos-bronzeville-neighborhood | 2022-09-17T22:38:29Z | fox32chicago.com | control | https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/three-people-shot-at-funeral-in-chicagos-bronzeville-neighborhood | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – A father who entered an elephant enclosure with his 2-year-old daughter at the San Diego Zoo has been sentenced to four years probation.
Jose Manuel Navarrete was arrested in March 2021 on suspicion of child cruelty after zoo officials said he bypassed multiple barriers and “purposely and illegally trespassed” into a habitat containing Asian and African elephants.
“You hear this woman yelling, ‘Jose, stop. Jose, stop!’” a witness told Nexstar’s KSWB at the time. “And he jumps the fence and then he goes through the elephant enclosure, and he’s got his little girl with him who, I don’t know, had to be under 2.”
Video shared to KSWB shows Navarrete flee the enclosure after realizing an elephant is charging toward him and his daughter. Police noted at the time that he dropped the young girl while climbing to safety, then quickly turned back to retrieve her.
Navarrete, already on probation for two other cases in Orange County, did not show up to his initial sentencing in July.
“He did contact my office last court hearing on his inability to come down to San Diego from Orange County,” said his attorney representing him.
Navarrete entered a plea deal for child endangerment, which his attorney told the judge he is remorseful for.
“Mr. Navarrete, I’m not convinced that you are going to fare well on probation given your interview with probation,” said Judge Rachel Cano, who said Navarrete indicated that he, too, was a victim.
“Rest assured, you are not the victim. It was your daughter, and you endangered your daughter,” Judge Cano said.
The judge told Navarrete to take his probation terms seriously.
“If I place you on probation, you are willing to abide by those conditions?” the judge asked.
“Correct,” Navarrete said.
Navarrete was sentenced to four years probation. He has been asked to stay away from the San Diego Zoo. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/dad-who-brought-child-2-into-elephant-enclosure-sentenced-to-probation/ | 2022-09-17T22:47:27Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/dad-who-brought-child-2-into-elephant-enclosure-sentenced-to-probation/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PASADENA — The 1930s-era building occupied by Michaels arts and crafts store on Colorado Boulevard has sold for $9.4 million, officials said. But don’t worry, creatives. Michaels is staying put.
That’s because the site is said to be among the company’s top selling stores in the region, and it’s on a long-term lease.
The property itself — built in 1939 with its just more than 21,000 square feet sitting on almost an acre — is among an array of Pasadena commercial buildings built in the early 20th century, or with features that date back that far.
Investors saw the site as a keen investment, said Bill Ukropina, whose team at Coldwell Banker Commercial Pasadena, including Robert Ip, Kathi Constanzo and Alex Banks, brokered the deal for buyer, whose name was undisclosed and seller, Colomar Partnership.
“This property has tremendous value, being located along Colorado Boulevard (Historic Route 66), one of the busiest thoroughfares in Pasadena,” he said. “It offers convenient ingress/egress, large street frontage and abundant on-site parking. The property is zoned for mixed-use or multifamily, which gives the asset outstanding development potential.”
Ukropia noted that the building itself is not considered historic, but its vintage sign — which today has the Michaels name on it — is of historical significance.
But more broadly, the relatively high price on the investment — $9,488,000 all in — is a sign that Colorado Boulevard remains attractive for investors with an eye on the longterm, Ukropina said.
“It shows investors like Pasadena long-term as investment in commercial real estate,” he said, noting that “it’s still a strong market,” despite being in an era of the pandemic, when business and commercial real estate, along with office space, has taken a hit along Colorado Boulevard.
The pandemic has indeed hit Pasadena — like many cities with a lot of commercial office space, and the satellite businesses that profit from that space, including coffee shops, restaurants.
Many who work in administrative modes of work can work from home, and that has taken a chunk of workers out of Pasadena, who no longer commute daily into downtown hubs to work. And that means they don’t eat lunch or dinner, or buy things at surrounding local retail and culinary spots, and that impacts businesses and jobs down the line.
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SEAFORD, Del.- People in Seaford are asked to lock their car doors after several vehicles were reported stolen in the area.
Seaford Police say the thefts have been mostly newer model Kia and Hyundai vehicles.
Officers have found several cars that were stolen outside of Seaford Police jurisdiction.
In the meantime, police encourage those in Seaford to invest in a home camera system or steering wheel locks to discourage criminal activity.
The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Nanola (302)629-6645. | https://www.wboc.com/news/police-warn-of-increased-vehicle-thefts-in-seaford/article_d2a89c54-36d2-11ed-9df1-0f7dd60d5080.html | 2022-09-17T22:55:49Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/police-warn-of-increased-vehicle-thefts-in-seaford/article_d2a89c54-36d2-11ed-9df1-0f7dd60d5080.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration has rewritten Virginia's model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements.
The new model policies from the Virginia Department of Education, which were posted online Friday, say students' participation in certain school programming and use of school facilities like bathrooms or locker rooms should be based on their biological sex, with modifications offered only to the extent required under federal law. The policies also say that students who are minors must be referred to by the name and pronouns in their official records, unless a parent approves the use of something else.
Regarding parental notification, the guidelines say school divisions may not encourage teachers to conceal information about a student's gender from his or her parents. And they say parents must be given an opportunity to object before counseling services pertaining to gender are offered.
The guidance is subject to a 30-day public comment period that opens later this month. Then, in accordance with a 2020 state law, local school boards must adopt policies that are “consistent with” the department's but may be “more comprehensive,” the document says.
Macaulay Porter, a spokesperson for Youngkin, said in a statement that the updated policy “delivers on the governor’s commitment to preserving parental rights and upholding the dignity and respect of all public school students.”
The revisions mark a sharp departure to guidance that was first issued in 2021 during Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's administration. Those guidelines said schools should let students use names and gender pronouns that reflect their gender identity without “any substantiating evidence." They also said students could participate in programming and access facilities in a manner consistent with their gender identity and urged schools to weigh sharing information about students' gender identity with parents on a “case-by-case” basis, considering the health and safety of students.
The updated guidelines say school divisions must ensure no student is discriminated against or harassed on the basis of his or her sex and should “attempt to accommodate students with distinctive needs, including any student with a persistent and sincere belief that his or her gender differs from his or her sex."
Single-user bathrooms and facilities should be made available in accessible areas and provided with appropriate signage, indicating accessibility for all students, the guidelines say.
Conservative lawmakers and advocacy groups welcomed the changes.
“We are thrilled to see Governor Youngkin leading our schools toward respecting the privacy and dignity of all students and the preeminent role of parents in the lives of their children,” said Victoria Cobb, president of The Family Foundation.
Democrats, the Virginia Education Association and LGBTQ advocacy groups, meanwhile, criticized Youngkin, saying the changes would harm vulnerable children.
The new policy “calls for the misgendering and outing of children in schools where they’re supposed to be safe. Absolutely shameful,” tweeted Democratic Del. Mike Mullin. Senate Democrats, in a collective statement, called the move “an outright violation of Virginians’ civil rights" and said it perpetuated "the national MAGA playbook of obliterating any inference of diversity, equity, or inclusion in our communities.”
Some LGBTQ advocates suggested the changes could be contested in court. The ACLU of Virginia said it was “appalled” by the overhaul, was reviewing the proposal and would have “more to say in the days to come.”
Virginia's initial guidance was developed in accordance with a bipartisan 2020 law, which required the Department of Education to craft the policies concerning the treatment of transgender students in public schools and make them available to local school boards. The school boards were then directed to adopt policies “consistent with” the state's model policies.
But many school boards never complied, according to a recent analysis by Equality Virginia, an LGBTQ advocacy group. A Department of Education spokesman told the Virginia Mercury last year the agency was not even tracking which divisions were meeting the standards. | https://www.wboc.com/news/va-gov-seeks-new-transgender-student-policies/article_53b6eafa-36cc-11ed-8fff-ff01d84823ae.html | 2022-09-17T22:55:50Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/va-gov-seeks-new-transgender-student-policies/article_53b6eafa-36cc-11ed-8fff-ff01d84823ae.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Saturday night: Mostly clear. Lows: 62-64° Winds: SE 6 mph
Sunday: Sunny. Highs: 83-85° Winds: SW 5-8 mph
Sunday night: Clear. Lows: 65-69° Winds: S 3-5 mph
Monday: Sunny. Highs: 87-88° Winds: SW 5-10 mph
Monday night: Partly cloudy. Lows: 66-68° Winds: S 6 mph
Tuesday: Sunny. Highs: 86-89° Lows: 66-68°
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs: 88-91° Lows: 61-67°
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs: 77-85° Lows: 69-70°
Friday: Sunny. Highs: 68-71° Lows: 48-57°
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs: 64-71° Lows: 47-51°
Forecast Discussion:
Good Saturday evening Delmarva! It was a beautiful day with temperatures making it to the low 80s on the mid-shore and the upper 70s to the south and along the coast. Tonight temperatures will fall to the low 60s with clear skies.
Sunday morning will be cool with temperatures rising to the low to mid-80s by the afternoon. Thanks to a ridge over the Carolinas we will have winds come southwesterly will make those afternoon high temperatures slightly higher than the average for this time of year. Sunday evening will fall to the mid to upper 60s overnight.
Monday will start the work week off on a warm note. Temperatures will rise from the mid to upper 60s to the upper 80s by the afternoon. Although the start of the work week will be flirting with the 90s, the dew points will not be unbearable. With dew points in the mid-60s at the most, we will just be feeling the air. Monday evening we will see a dry cold front move through the area. There will not be a need to worry about precipitation from that front just some cloudy cover is likely. We will be cooling to the mid to upper 60s once again.
Most of the work week will be dry, warm, and sunny until Thursday night when a stronger cold front which will change our weather patterns and remind us that the first day of fall is next Thursday. Thursday morning temperatures will be in the upper 60s to low 70s but by the time the front sweeps through, we will wake up to temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s.
The average temperature for mid-September is 79 degrees for a high and a low of 60 degrees. | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-updated-on-saturday-september-17-2022-at-6-29-pm/article_a39e5f1c-36d1-11ed-a49c-fb95c8210036.html | 2022-09-17T22:55:50Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/weather/forecast-updated-on-saturday-september-17-2022-at-6-29-pm/article_a39e5f1c-36d1-11ed-a49c-fb95c8210036.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
By Dominique Williams | Sacramento Bee
Firefighters are looking to gain the upper hand on the Mosquito Fire in El Dorado and Placer counties near Sacramento ahead of an afternoon of stiff winds and possible rain Sunday.
The fire, which erupted on Mosquito Road at Oxbow Reservoir the evening of Sept. 6, is measured at 71,292 acres with 21% containment, Cal Fire said in a Saturday morning update.
Firefighters continued patrolling and securing control lines Friday night in anticipation of increased winds in the area, which are forecast to peak mid-Saturday afternoon with 20-25 mph gusts, according to Cal Fire.
While the National Weather Service said rain is expected Sunday through Tuesday, Cal Fire said it will help moderate and slow the fire’s growth but is not forecast to be a season-ending event.
Crews will welcome precipitation, but the stronger winds have the potential to cast embers farther out in front of the fire.
“The weather changes will be the biggest challenge for firefighters over the next several days,” Cal Fire said in the update.
The Mosquito Fire has surpassed Siskiyou County’s McKinney Fire, becoming California’s largest wildfire of the year.
Evacuation orders were lifted for parts of Georgetown on Friday afternoon, according to fire officials, but more than 11,000 people remain displaced.
Other wildfire updates
• The Dutch Fire, which erupted Tuesday afternoon near Dutch Flat in Placer County, is burning at 48 acres with 75% containment as of Saturday morning. All evacuations have been lifted and I-80 has opened to one lane in both directions, fire officials said in an update.
• The Mountain Fire, which ignited near Gazelle-Callahan Road in Siskiyou County the afternoon of Sept. 2, is 85% contained with 13,440 acres charred. Increased clouds and light showers are predicted throughout the weekend, which could result in flash flooding or flooding near burn areas, according to Cal Fire.
• The Fairview Fire, burning near the city of Hemet in Riverside County, remains at 28,307 acres and is 98% contained. Weather in the area is expected to shift Saturday to drier and warmer conditions, causing “nuisance smoke” in the areas of the fire perimeter, according to fire officials. The fire has killed two civilians, injured one more and has also injured two firefighters.
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Arkansas football score vs. Missouri State: Live updates from Bobby Petrino's return
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football will face off against former coach Bobby Petrino and Missouri State on Saturday (6 p.m. CT, SECN+). The No. 11 Razorbacks (2-0) and Bears (2-0) are meeting for the first time since 2011, Petrino's final season in Fayetteville.
Arkansas is coming off a 44-30 win over South Carolina. Missouri State defeated Tennessee-Martin 35-30 in Week 2.
The Bears are one of the top teams in FCS, ranked No. 5 in the nation. Quarterback Jason Shelley, formerly of Utah State, is one of the best quarterbacks in the FCS and was a Walter Peyton Award finalist last season for national offensive player of the year with the Bears. Missouri State has more than two dozen new transfers on its roster this season.
Check back for live score updates from Arkansas' game with Missouri State.
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ZILLAH, Wash.-
The City of Zillah holds a ceremony honoring the 100-year anniversary of The Tea Pot Scandal.
Mayor Scott Carmack speaks about the history behind the Teapot Done.
The event, open to the public, is part of the No Rhyme or Reason Country Market event in Zillah. Over 100 vendors participated in the event at Stewart Park. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/100th-anniversary-of-the-teapot-dome-in-zillah/article_44032a56-36cc-11ed-b360-ab5c22a0f4a2.html | 2022-09-17T23:17:32Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/100th-anniversary-of-the-teapot-dome-in-zillah/article_44032a56-36cc-11ed-b360-ab5c22a0f4a2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ATLANTA (AP) — No. 20 Ole Miss shrugged off its uncertainty at quarterback by running right through Georgia Tech, with Zach Evans and Quinshon Judkins leading a 316-yard pummeling on the ground that carried the Rebels to a 42-0 victory Saturday.
Jaxson Dart returned as the starting quarterback after Luke Altmyer got the nod the previous week.
It really didn't matter who was taking the snaps. Not the way Ole Miss (3-0) was running the ball.
The game plan was apparent from the very first possession. On third-and-7 from the Georgia Tech 17, Judkins ran for the first down. The freshman then rumbled to the end zone on third-and-goal from the 7.
Ole Miss ran for all six of its touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards on a staggering 62 carries. Evans had scoring runs of 3 and 26 yards while rushing for 134 yards. Judkins gained 98 yards and also scored twice.
Ulysses Bentley added two more TD runs as the Rebels really poured it on the third quarter, doubling their 21-0 halftime lead.
The Ole Miss defense wasn't too shabby, either. The Rebels held Georgia Tech to 214 yards total offense while sacking Jeff Sims seven times. They have allowed just 13 points on the season, albeit against less-than-stellar opposition.
Dart completed 10 of 16 passes for 207 yards with an interception, doing some of his best work on the ground. He rushed for 40 yards and pretty much delivered the exclamation point to this beatdown by lowering his shoulder to send safety Jaylon King flying at the end of a run late in the third.
Georgia Tech (1-2) turned in a miserable performance in front of the home folks, many of them not bothering to hang around for the second half on a warm, sunny day.
The Yellow Jackets surrendered another blocked punt — their third of the young season — to set up a touchdown that pushed Ole Miss to a 14-0 lead with the game barely 5 minutes old.
Georgia Tech certainly did nothing to relieve the pressure on embattled coach Geoff Collins, who increasingly looks to be winding down his tenure in Atlanta.
Dart, a transfer from Southern Cal, started for the second time. Altmyer got the nod last week, only to be forced out of the game with an upper-body injury.
The injury wasn't serious, but Dart got all the significant snaps in this one. Altmyer finally came on in the fourth quarter to handle garbage time.
THE TAKEAWAY
Ole Miss: The defense continues to excel, but it's hard to tell how much of that is due to the lack of quality opponents. Dart did what was asked of him but will eventually need to show more in the passing game. Ole Miss isn't going to be able to run like this once it gets to the Southeastern Conference part of its schedule.
Georgia Tech: There are no signs of this program showing improvement in Collins' fourth season. The Yellow Jackets fell to 10-27 overall and 1-10 against ranked opponents during his tenure. They continue to make the sort of silly mistakes that reflect badly on the coaching staff. Athletic director Todd Stansbury couldn't miss the boos that poured down on the home team as they trotted off the field at halftime — or that most of the fans were long gone by the time the game ended.
UP NEXT
Ole Miss: Rounds out a weak non-conference slate by hosting Tulsa next Saturday.
Georgia Tech: Hits the road for the first time this season for a game at Central Florida. | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/no-20-ole-miss-runs-right-through-ga-tech-in-blowout | 2022-09-17T23:17:39Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/college-sports/no-20-ole-miss-runs-right-through-ga-tech-in-blowout | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Good Saturday evening! It's going to be a spectacular night as the majority of the area will stay dry under mostly clear skies. A stray shower or rumble of thunder may develop along the easterly seabreeze this evening in the southeast Big Bend. Otherwise, plan for a beautiful and quiet night with low temperatures in the upper 60's to low 70's.
Sunday should offer a similar set-up as Saturday in that much of the Big Bend and South Georgia will trend dry all day long. There could be a couple hit or miss showers and rumbles of thunder in the southeast Big Bend and near I-75 in South Georgia. Fortunately, a lot of drier air is going to linger which will really help limit the chance for rain virtually everywhere! Rain chances on Sunday will only be around 30%. High temperatures will be in the upper 80's to low 90's and it'll be fairly humid. It may also be a little breezy, too, with winds coming from the north-northeast.
Next week, upper level high pressure will build over the Southern Great Plains and Southeast US. Locally, this will eliminate the chance for rain while simultaneously bringing a gradual warming trend. High temperatures will be in the low to middle 90's under fairly humid conditions.
Looks like summer will send us off with some heat as we transition into the new season...the first day of fall is on Thursday but it sure won't feel like it just yet! | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/saturday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-09-17-22 | 2022-09-17T23:17:51Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/weather/saturday-evening-first-to-know-forecast-09-17-22 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Does blowing on a hot cup of tea actually cool it down?
It's all down to the interplay of convection and evaporation.
Although your breath is generally warmer than the air, blowing on a hot cup of tea does cool it a little. As water molecules evaporate from the surface, the average kinetic energy of the tea drops, as does the temperature. The molecules condense in a steamy fog over the cup, which lowers the tea’s evaporation rate from the surface.
Blowing replaces the hot, moist air with cooler, drier air, which then increases evaporation. Stirring will help to cool the tea by speeding up the process of convection, which brings the hottest liquid at the bottom of the cup up to the top. Creating a vortex through stirring will also increase the surface area to boost evaporation and cooling.
Read more:
- Does stirring a cup of tea make it cool quicker?
- How are we able to drink scalding drinks, like tea?
- Is it possible to drink too much tea?
- Is green tea better for you than breakfast tea?
Asked by: James of Bridgwater, via email
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Authors
Dr Emma Davies is a science writer and editor with a PhD in food chemistry from the University of Leeds. She writes about all aspects of chemistry, from food and the environment to toxicology and regulatory science.
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