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Episode 2 of Royal Caribbean International’s “Making an Icon” video series has been released. This second installment offers eager viewers and cruise fans further insights into the groundbreaking new ship, with tantalizing glimpses of onboard features and behind-the-scenes construction footage.
Icon of the Seas Making Great Construction Progress
The second episode in the behind-the-scenes “Making an Icon” is appropriately entitled “Shaping an Icon” and through the slightly more than seven minutes of video footage, viewers do indeed see Icon of the Seas beginning to come into shape at the Meyer Turku shipyard in southwestern Finland.
From the first steel-cutting for the ship to the keel-laying and coin ceremony in April 2022, the highly anticipated new vessel for Royal Caribbean International is coming together, on what the video claims is “the most ambitious timeline ever seen.”
In fact, the ship is now more than 50% complete, just over a year into its construction from the initial steel cutting on June 14, 2021.
“Shaping an Icon” offers even more insights about the ship’s design and construction stages, as well as hints of what it may offer to guests when the ship debuts in fall 2023.
As the various blocks of the ship are moved into place and further details are added, 3,000 construction team members are working on the ship every day. This gives cruise fans a sense of scale of the vessel, which will surpass Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships to be the largest cruise ship in the world.
Innovations to Come
The ship has already been teased and hinted at for its innovations and unique design, which Royal Caribbean claims will once again revolutionize the cruise industry, as the Oasis-class vessels did when Oasis of the Seas debuted in 2009.
“Icon will follow very much in the footsteps of some of the great ships that this company has built,” said Richard Fain, chairman of the Royal Caribbean Group. “It’s so innovative, it’s so special.”
The first innovation installed on the ship was the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks, the cleanest currently available fuel option for cruise ships. Each tank weighs more than 338 tons, and the video shows the tanks from design to installation in Icon‘s hull.
Even as the ship’s construction continues, many of the final design details are still being confirmed. Colors, themes, and other interior details are still being decided through Royal Caribbean’s Innovation Lab with the use of 3-D modeling, life-size mockups, artistic renditions, and more.
“By December, Icon will be about 80 percent done from a construction perspective,” said Jennifer Goswami, director of product development for Royal Caribbean. “We are really working heavily with our operational partners now and refining all the details.”
Those details, hinted at throughout the video, include the mysterious sphere, the purpose of which has not yet been revealed, as well as new water features, lighting, and structures visible but as yet unexplained.
While there is no date announced for when the next video in the “Making an Icon” series may debut, the first episode was released in mid-August, so it is likely the third episode will be unveiled in October.
That episode promises to reveal “something you have to see to believe” such as moving huge pieces of superstructure, and how and where more water will be added to the ship – hinting at the aquatheater shows Royal Caribbean International’s largest ships have become famous for.
“Up next in Making an Icon you’ll finally see all that’s in store when Icon of the Seas is revealed,” the video concludes.
Stay tuned to Cruise Hive for further updates on what promises to be a truly iconic new ship in the cruise industry.
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Norwegian Cruise Line is implementing a significant price hike to two of the cruise line’s beverage packages effective January 1, 2023. Prices for both the Premium Plus Beverage Package and the Unlimited Open Bar Beverage Package will be raised by $10.
The new pricing makes Norwegian Cruise Line the most expensive for beverage packages in the industry. The only good news? NCL recently made several changes to its loyalty program, which means that those part of the Latitudes Loyalty program can get discounts up to 50% on beverage packages.
Most Expensive Beverage Packages in the Cruise Industry
With pricing going up $10 for both the Premium Plus Beverage Package and the Unlimited Open Bar Beverage Package, Norwegian Cruise Line has become the most expensive cruise line for beverage packages in the industry.
The Premium Plus Beverage Package, which currently costs $128 per person per day, will increase to $138 per person per day, excluding gratuities. There is no limit to what guests can order, including wine, champagne, and premium beverages.
Including the 20% gratuity that the cruise line adds to the package, the price guests will pay per day will be just over $165 for a couple, which comes to $330.
The second-tier beverage package, the Unlimited Open Bar Beverage Package, currently costs $99 per person. From January 1, 2023, the price will go up to $109 per person per day. The package includes all beverages up to $15 per serving. Since 2017, this package’s price has increased by 30 dollars.
Those who think they will buy one package and share will be disappointed. If any guest purchases any of the two packages, the same must be purchased for all guests aged 21+ on the same reservation. Individuals under 21 years old must purchase the Soda Package.
So if it’s better to purchase a beverage package or just pay as you go is up for debate. Beverage prices onboard Norwegian’s cruise ships vary between $6-$9 for beer and ciders, $9 and up for spirits, and cocktails vary between $10-$13 per serving. Those who only have one or two daily drinks will likely want to pass on purchasing a package.
Is there a way to get the beverage package for less? Yes, there is.
Latitudes Program Offers a Way to Save on Beverage Packages
Earlier this week, it became clear that Norwegian Cruise Line has made several changes to the company’s loyalty program. Included in those changes is more freedom for the free dinners the cruise line offers to guests in the Gold, Platinum, Sapphire, Diamond, and Ambassador tiers. But the cruise line also included steep Unlimited Open Bar Package discounts.
After the first cruise with Norwegian, guests automatically enroll in the Latitudes Rewards program so you can unlock a world of rewards. In the first tier, Bronze, which is awarded after the first sailing, guests can get a 30% discount on the beverage package.
Read Also: Norwegian Cruise Line Confirms Major Beverage Switch
These discounts go up significantly after that. Silver and Gold tiers get a 40% discount, Platinum and Sapphire get a 45% discount, and Diamond and Ambassador get a 50% discount.
Say a guest is in the gold tier and purchases the Unlimited Open Bar Beverage Package at $109, they will get a massive $305 discount.
One could, of course, argue that raising the prices is due to these discounts, and they probably are. However, with prices rising globally, Norwegian Cruise Line’s bottom line will also be hurting, and raising prices will always be the direction cruise lines are going in.
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(Mass Appeal) – We’re getting to the most beautiful time of year in New England, when the leaves start to change colors! We’re all fascinated by the process, but sometimes explaining it to kids can be tricky. Here with a fun activity to help them learn is Doctor Megan Allen, owner of The Community Classroom.
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The perfect cocktails to brew for your Hocus Pocus 2 watch party, courtesy of ABC Fine Wine & Spirits
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hocus Pocus 2, the sequel to the '90s classic starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy premieres on Disney Plus September 30th.
Fire up your cauldrons, witches. ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has the four Sanderson Sisters themed cocktails you should brew for your watch party. Come, sisters, WE FLY!
The Calming Circle
- 2 ounces Quarter Horse Kentucky Bourbon
- 1 ounce rosemary simple syrup*
- Woodford Reserve Chocolate Bitters
- Blackberries
- Rosemary sprig
*Rosemary Simple Syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sprigs rosemary
For rosemary simple syrup: Add all ingredients to a pot and bring to a boil for 10 minutes or until all sugar is dissolved. Strain into a jar and refrigerate.
For cocktail: Light a sprig of rosemary on fire and place a chilled coupe glass over it to "smoke" the glass, coating the inside with the flavor of smoked rosemary. While the glass is smoking, muddle a handful of blackberries in a mixing glass. Add bourbon, rosemary simple syrup and a dash of chocolate bitters. Add ice to the mixing glass and stir. Double strain into the coupe glass. Garnish with a blackberry and the smoked rosemary sprig.
Another Glorious Melon
- 1 ½ ounces V5 Vodka
- 1 ounce Charles Regnier Sweet Melon Liqueur
- ½ ounce lime juice
- Ginger ale
- Honeydew ball
- Orange slice
Add vodka, liqueur and lime juice to a glass with ice and stir. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with a honeydew ball and an orange slice.
Amok, amok, amok!
- Creative Mixology Lemon Drop Sugar Rimmer
- 3 ounces La Bella Prosecco
- 2 ounces Pink lemonade
- Lemon wheel
- Rock candy stick
Rim a champagne flute with lemon drop sugar and fill halfway with prosecco. Top with pink lemonade. Garnish with a lemon wheel and a rock candy stick.
The Black Flame Candle
- 2 ounces Palms Black Cherry Rum
- Cola
- Black licorice stick
Add rum to a glass with ice. Top with cola. Garnish with a black licorice stick.
Check out more Halloween recipes here. Gather your cocktail ingredients at abcfws.com or at your nearest ABC store.
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BOSTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Midcoast Energy, LLC ("Midcoast"), a subsidiary of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI, L.P., (with its affiliates, "ArcLight") has closed on the sale of its East Texas operating platform (the "East Texas Business") to Momentum Midstream LLC, a subsidiary of EnCap Flatrock Midstream and other financial partners.
The East Texas Business consists of an East Texas Haynesville-to-Gulf Coast midstream business providing in-basin gathering, processing and treating, as well as long-haul transportation to rapidly growing end-markets, including the U.S. Gulf Coast.
During its ownership of Midcoast, ArcLight invested over $300 million in the expansion of the East Texas Business, including through the development and commercialization of the CJ Express expansion project, providing 1 Bcf/d of natural gas transportation services to the U.S. Gulf Coast LNG markets. The East Texas Business anchored ArcLight's 2018 acquisition of Midcoast, and the segment realized throughput growth of over 75% during its ownership.
"The East Texas Business plays an important role providing domestic and international markets access to clean, affordable, and reliable energy resources produced in the Haynesville. ArcLight is excited to see it continue to grow under the ownership of the experienced team at Momentum Midstream," said Dan Revers, Founder and Managing Partner of ArcLight.
For this transaction, Midcoast was served by Jefferies LLC as exclusive financial advisor and Latham & Watkins LLP as legal advisor.
ArcLight is a leading private equity firm focused on energy, infrastructure and energy transition with a successful long-term track record. Founded in 2001, the firm helped pioneer an asset-based approach to investing across the power, renewables, infrastructure and broader energy value chain. Since then, ArcLight has invested approximately $27 billion in 122 transactions, including over $11 billion of equity capital into the electrification segment, which includes power, transmission, renewable infrastructure and energy transition investments. Through its large infrastructure portfolio, ArcLight invests in companies that provide decarbonizing energy solutions with a strong focus on ESG, including providing access to reliable and affordable energy resources through safe and environmentally responsible operations. Based in Boston, the firm's investment team employs a value-added investment approach that benefits from its dedicated in-house technical, operational, and commercial specialists and partners, as well as the firm's approximately 1,800-person asset management affiliate. More information about ArcLight can be found at www.arclight.com.
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Previously 'locked away' digital collectibles depict the 96-hour passionate tryst between Pamela and Tommy before they got married in Cancun
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- There has been a recent resurgence in interest in Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's passionate relationship but famed Playboy photographer Stephen Wayda was there at the very beginning of the relationship before they got married, documenting it all.
The photos Wayda shot were subsequently locked away for 18 years but are available today as digital collectibles through Makersplace. In 1995, following a mysterious 96-hour tryst, America's sweetheart married rock's bad boy on the beach in front of their hotel.
Behind these photos lay the real story of when Pamela Anderson met Tommy Lee.
"What I loved working with Pam is that she is fun and very spontaneous," says Wayda. "I think Tommy is even more spontaneous."
"A lot of their connection was sexually fuelled, but still there was a lot of commonality. They felt they were soul mates and that they would have an everlasting marriage."
The seven, one-of-a-kind photographs released today via Makersplace are from the original shooting and depict that untold story of when Pam Met Tommy, and their whirlwind marriage 96-hours later.
To learn more and to own these unique 1:1 digital collectibles, visit Makersplace.
Stephen Wayda is an internationally renowned American photographer best known for his photography in Playboy magazine. Wayda shot over 35 Playboy covers and photographed the most celebrities, iconic covers, women, and pictorials in the magazine's history. Over the course of his decades-long career, Wayda photographed celebrities such as Denzel Washington, Pamela Anderson, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Anna Nicole Smith, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Tom Selleck, Kim Kardashian, Travis Barker, and many other pop culture icons, supermodels, and musicians. In his creation of entertaining and compelling images he is regarded as a master in the use of composition and light, both natural and artificial.
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220914-N-WF272-1054 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Sept. 14, 2022) Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Sherwin Thomas, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, who was selected to advance to the rank of chief petty officer, picks out a chief’s rating patch during new uniforms fitting at the Navy Exchange Annapolis, Maryland. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of America’s Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Diana Quinlan)
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Lucky Inn Chop Suey at 3018 Dr Martin Luther King Dr. has been in business since 1932. The owner, Robert Yee, 84, inherited the now 90-year-old business from his father, Hing Yee, who came to America from Hong Kong in the early 1900s.
Hing Yee was an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur bouncing from city-to-city. From San Francisco, to Texas, to Mississippi, he took odd jobs that included selling coal and ice from wooden street carts.
Hing Yee followed a tradition that began in the mid-1800s when hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants came to the United States. Most were male manual laborers who arrived on the West Coast to do agricultural, mining, railroad construction and other low-skilled labor.
Robert’s father came to St. Louis during the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It was a time when the Ford Model A, Hudson7, Studebaker and Packard Twin 6 Roadsters were on the streets. Electric, caboose-like streetcars still clanged along city tracks before ending in 1966.
After arriving in St. Louis, Hing Yee followed another Chinese tradition institutionalized during the California gold rush in the late 1840s. According to Smithsonian Magazine, that’s when Chinese cuisine “emerged from the woks of early Cantonese American immigrants.” As Chinese immigrants migrated throughout the country, so did their cuisine which became popularly known as “Chop Suey” restaurants.
Hing Yee briefly returned to China In the late 1930s. He got married and fathered his only son, Robert, before returning to St. Louis. Yee brought his wife and son to the city in 1958, when Robert was 19. He spent one year at Central High School before enrolling at Saint Louis University with plans to major in electrical engineering. Then Robert’s dad got sick and he-the only child-dropped out of college to run the business.
Robert Yee recalls a thriving St. Louis neighborhood in the 63106-zip code area. Pointing west on MLK Drive, which was Franklin Avenue at the time, he said: “Back then people don’t have to go no where. In three blocks there were two grocery stores, a movie theater, one hardware store, clothing and furniture stores and a Velvet Freeze right across the street.”
Much has changed in the neighborhood since 1958, Robert said.
“First it was a white neighborhood, then it was a Black neighborhood, then it was no neighborhood.”
The Pruitt-Igoe housing complex was not far from Lucky Inn, and its decline is symbolic of the neighborhood’s economic downfall. It was a time of mass exodus as white residents migrated to new affordable housing in nearby county districts. As the population became Blacker, opportunities and resources became fewer.
When Robert Yee took over operations at the restaurant, it was still a bustling sit-down café with several employees. In the mid-1970s, Robert closed the dining room portion of the restaurant and switched to carryout only.
Today, the business is a discreet, gray stone building animated by bright red and yellow signs that read: “Lucky Inn Chop Suey.”
Inside the petite foyer, sits one booth and a tiny magazine table. Customers place orders through a cubby hole carved into the wall. The waiting area is separated from the back of the store by a wrought iron metal gate secured by a weighty, silver padlock.
Robert’s wife, Wing Yee, takes orders from the small window. They were introduced by family friends when Robert briefly returned to China as a young man in his 20s. The Yees were married in 1964 and have been together for 58 years. Their four children are all grown.
Tall, with a full head of snow-white hair, sporting a red St. Louis Cardinals T-shirt, Yee was prepared for our interview. Sitting at a 6x4 dining room table covered with a plastic floral print, he shared numerous framed photos and awards. One was of Yee and the late Veteran television news anchor, John Auble.The newsman visited Lucky Inn after hearing about his popular, signature dish: a Texas-style Chili.
“Oh, yeah,” Yee bragged. “We have customers from Bellefontaine Neighbors, Spanish Lake, and Wentzville that come all the way just for the chili. We’re the only one (Chinese restaurant) that knows how to do it.”
As if on cue, a customer walked in and ordered chili from Wing Lee. The owner said the woman was a “regular” who drives “all the way” from her job at White Castles on Natural Bridge and Kingshighway for the popular dish.
The Yees experienced a minor set-back during the pandemic. Overseas supply chain issues became a major hassle.
“Sometimes I ordered things and never get it,” Roberts recalled.
The couple simply adapted.
“We just cut back our hours to one or two days. Instead of six days, we worked four days, Robert said, adding: But our customers were very respectful. They ordered from the window. They wore masks, so we weren’t too worried.”
Back at the table, Robert shared more mementos. In one framed picture, he stands next to George Clinton with an inset shot of Bootsy Collins, members of the famed group, Parliament-Funkadelic, who visited the restaurant back in the 1970s.
Then there were two framed awards from the Missouri Court of Appeals honoring Yee and his wife,Wing Yee, for their dedicated years of service. Still another picture was of a gathering of high-ranking St. Louis police officers sitting at the floral print table. In the center of the group was a birthday cake the officers presented to Robert for his 80th birthday.
Robert is a bit of a hoarder. Besides the two, huge freezers and blackened stove burners under silver woks and large pots, the store is a mishmash of unrelated items. Two 70s-era pinball machines (one featuring Charlie’s Angels) sit next to piles of old newspapers and magazines. An old Southwestern Bell helmet sits atop the stack.
“I got all kinds of stuff,” Robert bragged. People have just given him things he explained. Walking to a cluttered shelf, Robert returned with two coffee cups. One had “FBI” stenciled on it and the other had former Police Chief, Joe Mokwa’s name on its front.
Police from the station a few blocks east of the restaurant are regular customers. They don’t usually call their orders in, Robert said, adding: “They just come in, sit down and eat.”
Robert said his customers have always been supportive, respectful, and even… protective. To emphasize this point, he shared a story from June 2020, when the downtown 7-Eleven was burned to the ground during the George Floyd protests.
“The next day I come to work in the morning, and I see two guys with guns in their belts,” Robert recalled. “I say, “hey, what are you guys doing?’ They say, ‘we trying to protect you. We don’t let anything to happen to you.’”
In its 90 years of operations, Lucky Inn has never been robbed or vandalized, Robert said. He and his wife feel lucky to have thrived and survived for so long. The couple attributed six generations of building a loyal customer base as the secret to their success.
A rebirth of sorts is on the horizon for the neighborhood thanks to the construction of the $1.7 billion, 97-acre National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) headquarters at the intersection of Jefferson and Cass avenues. The expected staff of more than 3,000 will move into the new facility in 2026. With staff and visitors to the site, there’s no doubt that much-needed development and revenues will flow into the area.
Robert doesn’t expect to be around when the NGA site officially opens.
“I’ll probably be retired by the time they finish it,” he said.
The Yees’ children, who all went to college on scholarships — two to Washington University and two to Saint Louis University -- have no interest in taking over the restaurant.
“They are into technology,” Robert said.
The Yees don’t think they can sell the business.
“Nobody wants it,” Robert said. The neighborhood and the building are just too run down.
In a few years Lucky Inn will be no more and the Yees are OK with that reality.
“When we retire, just close the door,” Robert said, “that’s it.”
Sylvester Brown Jr. is The St. Louis American’s inaugural Deaconess Fellow.
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220914-N-WF272-1153 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Sept. 14, 2022) Senior Chief Operations Specialist Andrea Jones, assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, assists Navy Counselor 1st Class Rosa Mambrufranco, who was selected to advance to the rank of chief petty officer, with a proper fitting of a combination cover during new uniforms fitting at the Navy Exchange Annapolis, Maryland. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of America’s Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Diana Quinlan)
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The Salute to Education, St. Louis' premiere scholarship and awards gala is back, and in-person for the first time in three years! There will be scholarships, awards, the lottery for a trip, the lottery for jewelry, live music, a dj, dancing, dinner and more.
Longtime educator Holly Cousins (center, left), founder of mentoring program Special Friends Extended in the Jennings School District, will receive the St. Louis American Foundation Lifetime Achiever award on Oct. 1, 2022. Join us in celebrating outstanding St. Louis African American educators in stlye at the Milestone 35th Annual Salute to Excellence in Education at the America Center.
For tickets and information on the Milestone 35th anniversary Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship & Awards Gala on Oct. 1, 2022, visit stlamerican.com. All net proceeds from this annual non-profit (501c3) event go towards scholarships for local, high potential students with financial needs.
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Celebrating SCI-Arc's First 50 Years, Supporting Students for the Next 50
The gala dinner and awards will honor architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building / Georgetown Company.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For 50 years, SCI-Arc has been restless, bold, and optimistic. We celebrate the tenacity of the figures and forces that created a movement never before seen in architecture education, which embraces the audacity of ever-shifting visions ahead. This year marks SCI-Arc's 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated with a special scholarship fundraising gala as well as free and accessible events and programs taking place throughout 2022.
On October 11th, friends and supporters of SCI-Arc are invited to gather for Main Event 2022, a scholarship fundraiser and celebration of the outrageous creativity that for 50 years has propelled our school's thought leadership in architecture and design. Main Event benefits the SCI-Arc Scholarship Endowment with net proceeds empowering more students to access the world-renowned school of innovation and architectural thinking. Our Main Event gala dinner and awards is SCI-Arc's primary fundraiser supporting student scholarships, allowing us to sustain our commitment to creating inclusive opportunities for students of all backgrounds, including those from communities underrepresented in architecture, to study at SCI-Arc.
At our gala dinner and awards presentation, we are thrilled to honor inimitable creative leaders including architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building/ Georgetown Company, and recognize SCI-Arc's founding faculty. SCI-Arc's special 50th anniversary Main Event fundraiser is guaranteed to be remembered for years to come.
SCI-Arc takes the lead in reimagining the limits of architecture, reflecting on our first 50 years to propel us into the future, and producing the next generation of risk-takers who will push us towards the potential of the next 50 years. We look forward to reconnecting with and expressing our gratitude to all who have played a role in making SCI-Arc the remarkable school it is today, while reveling in the accomplishments of SCI-Arc's first 50 years.
Gala Program
October 11, 2022
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Gala dinner and awards honoring architect Frank Gehry, visual artist Alison Saar, Walt Disney Imagineering, and the Herald Examiner Building / Georgetown Company.
Celebrating founding director Ray Kappe alongside founding faculty Thom Mayne, Jim Stafford, Glen Small, Ahde Lahti, Bill Simonian, and Shelly Kappe.
For tickets and more information about the Main Event Gala, please visit the SCI-Arc website here
Gala Committee
Co-Chairs: Suzanne Boda and Tom Strickler
Committee Members: Barbara Bestor (M.Arch 1 '92), Jerry Neuman, Abigail Scheuer (M.Arch '93)
For more information, visit www.sciarc.edu
Location
The Vibiana
214 S Main St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Trapper Keeper® helped millions of students stay organized and keep their papers together while also allowing them to show off their personal style with designs that ranged from puppies and kittens to laser beams and rainbows. Now one of the most recognized and iconic school supplies is available in a planner that features the planning tools needed to stay organized at school, home, in the office and everywhere in between.
The Trapper Keeper 2023 Monthly Planner is available in blue or glitter galaxy and comes in the traditional Trapper Keeper folio size (8 ½-inch x 11-inch) or a smaller, desk size option (5 ½-inch x 8 ½-inch). Each contains monthly planning pages covering 12 months from January – December 2023. The one month per two-page spread has unruled daily blocks, space for notes and monthly tabs for easy navigation.
Iconic Trapper Keeper features are also incorporated, including an inside storage pocket, a folder with vertical pockets and a metal clip to help keep papers organized. The one-inch metal binder ring provides space for additional folders and paper for ultimate personalization. And – the famous Velcro® closure with that distinctive Trapper Keeper rip will help contents stay in place and help keep your year from falling apart.
The Planner ranges in price from $20-$25 and is available exclusively at Mead.com.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — If Aaron Judge hits a record-breaking 62nd home run this season, it will be worth a pretty penny but it won’t cost fans nearly as much to experience the historic moment at Yankee Stadium.
If you score the right seats and the ball comes your way, drop your beer and hot dog because it may be worth brawling with a fellow fan to snatch a piece of history. If the ball is auctioned, it could sell for $750,000 to $1.2 million, according to Ken Goldin, of Goldin Auctions.
“The max value it could get would be if he hits 62 and doesn’t hit another homer the rest of the season,” Goldin said. “If they want to cash out, put it up for auction immediately.”
If Judge hits 63 or 64 homers in the regular season, those balls could be more valuable than the 62nd homer, he added. Goldin also recommended that the fan who catches the ball should not make a deal with the team right away.
“There’s never ever a reason to do it at the stadium,” Goldin said.
Judge on Thursday was sitting on 60 homers after tying Babe Ruth’s mark on Tuesday night. Bleachers tickets for Wednesday’s game sold as fast as Judge’s exit velocity. The sales more than doubled and prices spiked from $39 to $69, according to a spokesperson for StubHub.
Those affordable tickets are still available for the Red Sox series starting Thursday night in The Boogie Down Bronx. Yankees fans can snatch bleacher seats for about $60 on SeatGeek and $58 on StubHub, as of Thursday morning. For folks just looking to get into the stadium, tickets were going for as little as $23 on StubHub and $18 on SeatGeek.
“Experiencing a moment in sports history is quickly becoming a bucket-list ticket, and the opportunity to see Aaron Judge surpass the American League home run record for a season is one of those moments,” Adam Budelli, a spokesperson for StubHub, said.
Tickets are a bit pricier for the weekend games. Bleacher seats for Friday night start at $146 on StubHub and $136 on SeatGeek. The bleacher seats are sections 103-107, 132-136, 202-207, and 233A-238.
For those strategizing where to sit, here’s some insight. This season, Judge has mostly sprayed his Yankee Stadium homers between left field and right field, with just a bit more landing in left, according to Baseball Savant.
The short porch in the right field is not a bad spot to plunk down some cash. During his career, Judge has hit an equal 39% of his long balls at Yankee Stadium to right and left fields, the stats show.
Judge is leading the league with 60 homers and 128 RBI and is third in batting with a .317 average, according to ESPN stats. Judge is projected to finish with 66 home runs this season, which would set a new club and American League record.
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LAKE CITY, IOWA (WHO) — Three people have been arrested for their alleged roles in reportedly falsifying information to get a newly-hired police officer for the town of Lake City into the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office confirms that Lake City Administrator Eric Wood and former police officers Tony Snyder and Aaron Alspach were arrested, though exact charges weren’t released. Snyder is currently on the police force in the town of Atlantic.
According to a report from last year from KCIM radio, both Snyder and Alspach were hired as officers while still needing certification by the ILEA. By law, they had one year to gain that certification. Alspach was eventually dismissed by the city council after repeatedly failing to gain the certification, the radio station reported.
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Workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms said they were unable to deliver their petition for a union contract to Ostrom management on Wednesday.
During a rally on Saturday, a workers’ committee said more than 70% of workers at Ostrom supported a union. The workers’ committee went to deliver the petition Wednesday around noon, but said management did not discuss their grievances.
“We wanted to talk about working conditions and salaries,” Daniela Leon, an Ostrom worker, said in Spanish.
Workers said they were asked to wait outside and then told to go home for the day because they had violated safety procedures by stepping out of the workspace.
“They were waiting for the CEO and in a little bit, she came out. We waited approximately 40 minutes,” Leon said in Spanish. “When she came out, they started to talk to us about rules that they had. And they didn’t let us say anything, they practically silenced our voice.”
Ostrom Mushroom Farms declined to comment. In August, the company was sued by the Washington state Attorney General's Office for discrimination against domestic workers and women, deceiving workers regarding job requirements and retaliation against workers.
Joceline Castillo, a worker at Ostrom, said that workers had left their workspace during meal breaks in the past and had not faced the same consequences.
Workers said approximately 60 of them went to the office to support the petition delivery and were asked to leave the premises by Ostrom’s CEO.
Workers say that they’ll be able to return to work normally tomorrow.
Agricultural workers in Washington have a right to organize and designate representatives to negotiate employment, but there are no federal collective bargaining protections for agricultural workers under the National Labor Relations Act.
It was the second time workers have tried to deliver a petition to Ostrom's management.
“They should have approached us differently. We went in there peacefully,” Castillo said. “We feel humiliated and neglected.”
Castillo said some H-2A workers were still working inside and did not participate in the attempt to deliver the petition.
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Super Mario Bros.’ First Teaser Trailer Arrives Next Month
Earlier this year, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment moved their upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated feature from December 21 of this year to April 7, 2023. The studios didn’t offer a specific reason for the delay. Regardless, our first look at the Italian plumber’s return to theaters is much closer than we thought. The first teaser for the film will premiere during next month’s New York Comic-Con festivities on Thursday, October 6 at 4pm ET. You can check out the official announcement below.
A new Super Mario movie has been in the works since 2018, with Nintendo producing alongside Universal and Illumination. The film marks the first time that the title character has headlined his own movie since 1993, when Bob Hoskins played the role in what is now considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. Regardless, animation is probably the better way to go. Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic are co-directing the new film from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel and a story by Ed Skudder.
Join us October 6th at 4pm ET for the teaser trailer premiere of Nintendo & Illumination’s upcoming Super Mario Bros. film, releasing April 7, 2023. pic.twitter.com/1jEFnlvCnU
— New York Comic Con (@NY_Comic_Con) September 22, 2022
RELATED: Universal and Nintendo Push Super Mario Bros. Movie To 2023
Chris Pratt stars in the film as the voice of Mario, a casting choice that many fans still aren’t sold on. But perhaps next month’s trailer will finally change that. It also helps that the movie has original Mario voice actor Charles Martinet’s seal of approval. In fact, rumor has it that he even has a cameo role as a mystery character.
The supporting cast also includes Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Charlie Day (Luigi), Jack Black (Bowser), Keegan-Michael Key (Toad), Seth Rogen (Donkey Kong), Fred Armisen (Cranky Kong), Kevin Michael Richardson (Kamek), and Sebastian Maniscalco as Spike.
Are you excited to see new footage from the movie next month? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: The NES Encyclopedia: Every Game Released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
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After sitting mostly empty with little merchandise for more than a year, the Sears store at the Valley Mall will close later this fall.
Officials with California-based Eldon W. Gottschalk and Associates, which is handling the store’s liquidation sales, told the Yakima Herald-Republic the store is expected to close by Nov. 20.
Sears previously had a story in downtown Yakima, and has been an anchor store for the Valley Mall in Union Gap for many years. But the company has been gradually closing hundreds of stores across the country since filing for bankruptcy in 2018.
Earlier this year, more than 100 Sears Hometown stores across the country announced they would close, including the store across from the Mid Valley Mall in Sunnyside at 1702 E. Gregory Ave.
During a Greater Yakima Chamber of Commerce luncheon Sept. 14, CenterCal Properties officials discussed future tenants who were coming to the mall.
Traci Russell, vice president of leasing for mall owner CenterCal Properties, said she continues to seek new clients, including a tenant for the Sears location at the south end of the Valley Mall.
“We’ve been talking to grocery (stores), entertainment uses and soft goods,” she said of the Sears location.
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A teenager accused of fatally stabbing a 20-year-old man has today (Thursday) pleaded not guilty to murder. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is alleged to have killed Thomas Waugh in Tonbridge shortly before 1am on Friday, August 19.
He is also accused of attempting to rob Mr Waugh in the same incident, as well as of robbing two men who had been with Mr Waugh prior to the stabbing. The youth, who is from Tonbridge, entered not guilty pleas to all four charges when he appeared at Maidstone Crown Court, Kent.
A trial lasting four to six weeks is expected to start on February 20 next year. A 17-year-old boy, from Coulsdon in Surrey, who also cannot be identified, faces the same four charges but he was not asked to enter any pleas.
Mr Waugh, who also lived in Tonbridge, died from a stab wound to his left lung. Both teenagers were remanded in custody by Judge Julian Smith until a further hearing on September 30.
Judge Smith was told by the prosecution that further charges are 'anticipated' in respect of another person.
A 16-year-old girl and a woman aged 47 were also arrested in connection with Mr Waugh's death. They remain on police bail, pending further enquiries.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooks Rehabilitation's first participant in the national stroke recovery trial, EMAGINE, has just completed study participation. The randomized, double-blind study tests whether a non-invasive, wearable device that delivers an electromagnetic field to brain networks can reduce disability and improve recovery following moderate to severe ischemic stroke.
Brooks is one of up to 20 research and medical institutions in the United States who have been selected to participate in this pivotal study, with Clinical Research Scientist and Director of Neuromuscular Research, Emily Fox, PT, DPT, PhD, leading the charge as Site Principal Investigator at Brooks.
The portable and user-friendly device, which received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, is designed to accompany participants throughout their recovery journeys, beginning as early as acute hospitalization, and moving with them to the inpatient rehab facility and eventually home. The EMAGINE study allows participants to use the investigational therapy from their homes with the oversight of a trained caregiver. A study team member joins therapy sessions periodically using a remote computer platform.
"It has been such a pleasure collaborating with Dr. Fox and the research team to determine how the stroke program in the hospital can support the EMAGINE research study. It is wonderful when research and operations can work together to ensure patients have access to opportunities like participating in this trial," said Amanda Osborne, PT, MBA, Vice President of Operations and Administrator for the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital - University Campus.
The technology utilizes explanatory machine learning to extract biological features found in brainwaves. These features are then used to target networks in the brain via a low-intensity, frequency-tuned electromagnetic field therapy with the goal of facilitating neuro-recovery. The therapy is intended to be used in combination with the current standard of care in physical or occupational therapy.
"Working with industry partners to conduct research offers an outstanding opportunity for Brooks patients," explains Dr. Fox, Site Principal Investigator. "I have been particularly excited about this clinical trial because of the potential advancements in post-stroke rehabilitation. The focus on innovative technology and rehabilitation that transitions from the hospital to the home allows us to support patients and caregivers throughout their recovery."
Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the US and around the world. Every year, one in four people will suffer from a stroke in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, creating a significant burden on their families and friends, and society as a whole.
System Medical Chief Officer at Brooks, Trevor Paris, M.D., FAAPMR, is a great supporter of innovative solutions in rehabilitation.
"Brooks has a long history of providing rehabilitation to patients with stroke and is always looking for cutting-edge technologies that can enhance our patients' outcomes. Participation in the EMAGINE trial is another step in that quest to enable our patients to achieve their highest potential. We see participation in this national trial as a way to not only help our community of stroke survivors, but potentially improve the lives of stroke patients across the country," he said.
The study is funded by BrainQ, the technology company that developed the investigational device.
"With their notable and innovative approach to stroke care and dedication to community outreach, Brooks is a true partner in furthering our mission to redesign what recovery looks for stroke victims," stated Yotam Drechsler, CEO of BrainQ. "We're honored to be working together."
The EMAGINE stroke recovery trial will enroll 150 randomized subjects nationwide 4-21 days following a stroke. Trial participants will undergo 45 sessions over a total of 9 weeks, 5 times a week. Each session will last for 60 minutes.
Eligible participants will be identified through Brooks Rehabilitation, and recruitment is now open. For more information, visit the EMAGINE website.
For more than 50 years, Brooks Rehabilitation, headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., has been a comprehensive source for physical rehabilitation services. As a nonprofit organization, Brooks operates one of the nation's largest inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. with 160 beds, a second 60-bed inpatient hospital that opened in April 2022, and a Center for Inpatient Rehabilitation in partnership with Halifax Health in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Brooks also has one of the region's largest home healthcare agencies, more than 40 outpatient therapy clinics, the Brooks Rehabilitation Medical Group, two skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and memory care. Brooks will treat more than 60,000 patients through its system of care each year. In addition, Brooks operates the Clinical Research Center, which specializes in research to advance the science of rehabilitation. Brooks also provides many low- or no-cost community programs and services to improve the quality of life for people living with physical disabilities.
For more information, visit BrooksRehab.org.
BrainQ, the EMAGINE Stroke Recovery Trial sponsor, is a US and Israel-based company pioneering a novel therapy for reducing disability and maximizing the recovery potential for stroke and other neurodisorder victims. Their investigational device received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation. Their mission is to restore independence for the millions of people suffering from disability worldwide with a home-based accessible solution.
Worldwide, the BrainQ technology is limited to investigational use only and is not approved or available for sale. BrainQ makes no guarantees regarding clinical trial outcomes or regulatory approval for its technology.
Media contacts
Brooks Rehabilitation:
Jill Matejcek
jill.matejcek@brooksrehab.org
BrainQ:
Madeleine Truitt
madeleine.truitt@brainqtech.com
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Birthday Wishes: Happy Birthday, Justin!
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
A birthday wish, brought to you by The Haskell House.
Happy Birthday, Justin Dehner!
Justin turned 42 today, Wednesday, September 21.
Submitted by his sister, Susan.
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Passing the Test: Redbank Valley Offense Loaded With Right Answers in Aerial Attack
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT/D9) — In this multiple-choice test, there are no wrong answers for Cam Wagner and the Redbank Valley football team.
(Above, from left: Ashton Kahle, Tate Minich, Cam Wagner, Aiden Ortz and Mason Clouse.)
Whether he checks off A, B, C or D, it’s always correct.
Wagner, the senior quarterback for the Bulldogs, has dangerous receiving threats everywhere.
Tate Minich. Aiden Ortz. Mason Clouse. Ashton Kahle. All great options. All having standout seasons in Redbank Valley’s potent attack.
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“When you have speed like these guys, anything is possible,” Wagner said. “You know the phrase, ‘Speed kills?’ Well, it’s true. I’ll say they are best in the district when it comes to speed.”
And they are showing it.
Seniors Minich and Ortz are the two slot receivers in Redbank’s offense. Juniors Clouse and Kahle are on the outside in the roles opened up when Chris Marshall and Marquese Gardlock graduated.
Offensive coordinator Jason Kundick knew what he had coming back and has tailored the offense to fit the skill set of his four receivers and “new” quarterback.
Wagner isn’t exactly a newbie to the position, although this is his first crack at being the full-time starter. He played in big games as a freshman and sophomore, posting a 5-2 record with District 9 and PIAA playoff wins under his belt. Last year, he lost out on the job in a three-headed competition with first-year senior Bryson Bain and senior Gunner Mangiantini.
Bain won the job. Wagner watched, learned and waited.
And never pouted. Never complained.
“You have to give the kid a lot of credit,” said Redbank Valley coach Blane Gold. “Essentially during his freshman and sophomore years he was there and he filled in when guys were hurt. Last year, he wasn’t the guy who was chosen and he came back with a good mindset and leadership — he was voted captain and is obviously off to a good start. I think it’s a great lesson for other student-athletes that just because things don’t go your way, you don’t quit. You battle through that adversity and when you get your chance, you roll with it.”
(Redbank Valley quarterback Cam Wagner looks for an open receiver/photo by Madison McFarland)
Wagner is certainly rolling.
He’s completed 73.7% of his passes (56 of 76) for 1,039 yards and 17 touchdowns in just four games so far this year.
He said while last year was tough, he used it as motivation to shine when he got his chance again.
“I feel like I’ve really improved since last year,” Wagner said. “With these receivers, you can’t really overthrow them. They make big plays for me. I don’t always put the ball on the money, but they always make the plays and the line helps out a lot because our line was one of our biggest doubts, too. For everyone to really step up and do how they’re doing now, it feels good.”
That’s in large part because Kundick has been able to get the most out of his extensive arsenal.
“Really a lot of this started in the spring,” Gold said. “Mike Yurcich, the offensive coordinator at Penn State, and one of our assistant coaches, Jason Huffman, were college roommates, so we have a little bit of access there.”
Last season, Penn State had one of the best slot receivers in the country in Jahan Dotson, who now plays in the NFL with the Washington Commanders. Yurcich showed the Redbank staff some of the things he did to utilize a fast slot receiver so well.
“Jason said, ‘Dang, we have two fast slots,’” Gold said. “Jason really took a lot of the stuff that we saw at Penn State with Coach Yurcich and incorporated some of that. It’s really neat to see him call games because essentially what we do is we like to match up with Aiden and Tate and if they decide to they want to try to take either one of them away, then Jason looks for the matchup on the outside with Ashton and Mason. I gotta give a lot of credit to Jason for the way that, really for the third year in a row, even though we haven’t changed our offensive identity, he has changed the focus.”
All four receivers have made a huge impact.
Ortz leads the Bulldogs with 384 yards and six touchdowns on 16 catches. Minich has caught 19 passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Kahle has hauled in 12 passes for 213 yards and five scores and Clouse has seven receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Ortz has been particularly effective at breaking long runs after catching a jet sweep touch pass. Called “jayhawks” by the Bulldogs, it’s a low-risk play that has become a big part of the offensive arsenal.
(Tate Minich breaks into the open field for the Bulldogs/photo by Madison McFarland)
Wagner receives the snap in the shotgun and basically shovels the ball forward to the receiver running full speed in motion. It’s a pass, but it’s blocked like an old fashioned jet sweep play out of the wing-T.
“I was a running back all through youth,” Ortz said. “Then when I came up here, we’re more of a passing team, so I just had to step up to the receiver position. I love those plays. I can really show people how fast I am.”
And it also gives Ortz a chance to rib Wagner.
“Yeah, I’ve been receiving a lot of jokes from the team lately just saying that it should be a run and that most of my yards are because of them,” Wagner said, smiling. “That’s probably true. But every time that play is called, I feel like it’s gonna turn into a big gain no matter what.”
The blocking up front and from the other receivers has been a big part of that.
“Our o-line blocks that play really well,” Ortz said. “Ashton, every time I’ve run to his side, it’s been a touchdown.”
“I take a lot of pride in that,” Kahle added. “You’re helping your teammates. We’re all family.”
“One of the big things is we don’t take plays off,” Minich said. “We’re running routes 100% every single time and we block for each other.”
Clouse isn’t as fast as the other three receivers, but he’s quick and runs precise routes.
Wagner stressed how important that has been for the offense.
“Mason’s not always the fastest guy, but he’s always our route runner,” Wagner said. “And these three guys have burner speed. So it’s always fun.”
Clouse grins at that assessment.
“I mean, when it’s my turn to make a play, I almost always do,” he said. “Sometimes I can’t run past them, so I’ll just stop in front of them, catch it and get 10 more yards.”
At 4-0 heading into a game Friday at Ridgway, Redbank Valley is off to another good start after going 13-2 last season and advancing to the PIAA Class A title game.
It’s especially satisfying for Wagner, who heard the doubts heading into the season.
“Well, it’s always good to be 4-0 at this point,” Wagner said. “I mean, everyone doubted us coming into this year. Our phrase was, ‘We’re still here.’ We lost how many guys? Thirteen or something like that. We lost that many guys and no one thought we’d still be where we are. I think that we can be a better team than we were last year.”
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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 – Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight – A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday – Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Light west wind.
Saturday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night – A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday – A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 67. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night – Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday – Showers likely, mainly after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night – A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday – A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
7-Day Weather Forecast, brought to you by Redbank Chevrolet and DuBrook.
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9-21 ROUNDUP: North Clarion Boys Cross Country Picks Up Huge Win Over Cranberry; Clarion Girls Soccer Rolls Past Punxsutawney
FRILLS CORNERS, Pa. (EYT/D9) – Aiden Thomas finished first with a time of 18 minutes, 30.6 seconds to lead the North Clarion boys cross country team to a big 22-33 win over Cranberry on Wednesday afternoon.
(Above, members of the North Clarion boys varsity cross country team are, from left: Gabriel Fair, Aiden Thomas, Owen Shaffer, Kaine McFarland, Dane Sliker, Jack Pappas, and Jackson Nicewonger)
Gabriel Fair was second for the Wolves, finishing in 18:33.5 and Kaine McFarland was fourth at 18:42.3 to help secure the tight victory.
Cranberry’s Dalton Wenner was third with a time of 18:42.3.
Jackson Nicewonger and Dane Sliker clinched the win for the Wolves by finishing sixth and seventh respectively with times of 19:38.6 and 19:40.9.
Cranberry had the fifth- and sixth-place finishers in Ben Seybert (18:53.6) and Kaleb Heath (19:34.7), so North Clarion needed those crucial places for the victory.
It was the first time North Clarion has defeated Cranberry since 2003.
Cranberry’s Kayla Hanna won the girls race with a time of 21:19.3. Her teammate, Karleigh Shaeffer was second at 22:17.8.
Katie Bauer was North Clarion’s top finisher, placing third at 23:27.3. Nicole Fair was fourth for the Wolves (23:51.4).
There was no team score as the North Clarion girls do not have a complete team.
GIRLS SOCCER
Alex Leadbetter scored three goals and Alexis Coull scored two more as Clarion downed Punxsutawney, 6-1.
Julianna Wilson also scored for the Bobcats.
VOLLEYBALL
Aryana Girvan led Clarion with 11 kills and 11 digs, but the Bobcats were swept by Corry, 25-17, 25-18, 25-16.
Hadlee Campbell had 17 digs and five kills, Taylor Alston eight kills, Grace Ochs 26 assists and Bri Pierce added 16 digs for Clarion.
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Carl A. Strohmyer
Carl A. Strohmyer, 29, of Shippenville, was born on August 18,1993 and passed away on September 16, 2022.
Carl no longer has to fight to find his happiness.
May he now see the light; feel the love and freedom that he so deserves to be surrounded by.
Carl graduated from Keystone Jr./Sr. Highschool with the class of 2012.
Carl was happiest being outdoors, fishing, hunting, exploring and being with his friends.
He was a history buff by nature, and knew a little about everything.
Carl could carry a conversation on with anyone, his interesting personality made him the genuine person he was.
His family will hold and cherish the time they had with him.
He was newly employed at TTSR as a caregiver.
A job that let his heart of gold shine.
Carl is survived by his mother Patricia N. Strohmyer and father William (Bill) B. Strohmyer III and his companion Kristy White and her daughter Sierra White. Two siblings; William (Billy) B. Strohmyer IV and companion Tiffany Mobley and their children Shawntell, Scarlett, and Skylah.
Michelle L. Strohmyer and her companion Corey Courson. Maternal grandparent Myrtle A. Cortez and paternal grandparents William (Bill) B. Strohmyer II and Genieve Zeller.
Carl was also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Carl was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Robert J. Cortez.
Carl will be missed by his dog Sally, whom he cherished and shared an extremely special bond with.
Carl was a good person with a heart of gold, followed with a troubled soul.
Please know you are not alone. For help you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988 24/7.
In accordance with the family’s wishes there will be no visitation or public service.
The family encourages that memorial donations be made to NAMI-National Alliance on Mental Illness at www.donate.nami.org or Clarion County Coalition for Suicide Prevention at 214 South 7th Ave, Clarion PA 16214.
To view or share photos or leave an online condolence please visit the funeral home’s website at www.mcentire-weaverfuneralhome.com.
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Clarion Borough Police Department to Apply for State Grant to Install Security Cameras, PA System on Main Street
CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) – The Clarion Borough Council has granted permission to the police department to apply for a Local Law Enforcement Support Program, which would include the implementation of security cameras and a PA sound system on Main Street.
(PHOTOS: Captured by Jacob Deemer/EYT Media.)
The motion came during council’s second monthly meeting in which Officer Justin O’Neil presented the application on behalf of the Clarion Borough Police Department.
“This funding (is) for technology improvements to help reduce violent crime or increase the solvability of a crime,” Officer O’Neil explained to council. “So, our project was that a PA system for downtown would be nice. We worked that part in with cameras for downtown with a PA system.”
The grant, which came as part of Governor Tom Wolf’s final capstone budget, provides law enforcement agencies with the necessary resources to implement information technology improvements, purchase or upgrade equipment, cover nontraditional law enforcement personnel costs, support retention and recruitment efforts, and provide necessary training.
“So, if something were to happen downtown during ALF or a big event, we would have a way to communicate with all the residents,” O’Neil said.
In the proposal, the sound system and cameras would be installed along Main Street, between South 4th Avenue and South 8th Avenue.
“We were at the Destination Clarion Downtown meeting, and the merchants (on Main Street) are really excited about it,” council president Carol Lapinto said.
Mayor Jennifer Fulmer Vinson chimed in, “Yeah, because it would also include a sound system, which is something that a lot of downtown businesses have really wanted for multiple reasons.”
Priority consideration for these grants will be given to areas of Pennsylvania with high rates of violence or to law enforcement agencies with low clearance rates (that is, the ratio of arrests to known offenses).
Officer O’Neil went on to explain to council that the department anticipates using the security cameras to get descriptions of possible suspects involved in crime, as well as including body cams for officers to wear while on duty as part of the grant.
“What Chief (Bill Peck) said at the meeting was, every Autumn Leaf Festival, there’s no way to evacuate 100,000 people without having some type of system,” Lapinto said. “I know several members of council have questions about the cameras. The merchants were very excited. Unfortunately, in today’s world, it’s necessary.”
Lapinto’s comment prompted council member Rachel Roberts to say, “What are the concerns for having security cameras for our downtown businesses?”
Council member Benjamin Aaron swiftly replied, “I have absolutely no problem if (the cameras) are privately owned.”
“Large municipalities have cameras all over, and they’re able to track where someone has gone in real time,” Roberts said.
“And, when those went up, the minority was in the opposition to those. I mean, that’s why we vote on things. You’re not going to change my mind,” Aaron stated.
The conversation prompted O’Neil to explain that the camera’s view would be the same for anyone else walking along Main Street and will not be pointed toward business doors.
“There shouldn’t be any privacy issues is what you’re saying,” Mayor Fulmer Vinson said. “The cameras won’t be peeking into anybody’s windows.”
When the issue came to vote, the motion passed with Aaron standing as the lone council member to vote against it.
Grant awards are expected to be announced in December 2022.
In other business, borough council accepted the resignation of Jessica Schwabenbauer as Administrative/Stormwater Assistant, effective September 23, 2022. Council subsequently granted permission to advertise to hire a full-time Administrative/Stormwater Assistant.
Lastly, council approved permission to procure services for Clarion Borough Contract 2022-4 Fire Department Building Parapet Repair Project. The project, as Public Works Foreman Todd Colosimo noted, will aim toward fixing a leakage issue in the fire department building.
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Featured Local Job: All Seasons Temporaries Inc. Offers Multiple Positions
All Seasons Temporaries, Inc. has several new job openings in the local area.
Legal Secretary
8:00am-5:00pm
Monday- Friday
WE PAY WEEKLY!!
Duties (But not limited to):
- Retrieving and routing incoming mail, preparing outgoing mail and delivering to the post office at the end of the day
- Collection of data from insurance companies, banks, tax collectors, clients and real estate agents
- Answering phones, greeting and assisting people who come into the building
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre- employment screening
- Must be able to maintain Confidentiality at all times
- Must be able to use Microsoft Word and Excel
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
Assembly
7am-3:30pm Monday- Friday
WE PAY WEEKLY!!!
Duties (But not limited to):
- Be able to use multiple small hand tools
- Maintain appropriate records and reports
- Perform assembly tasks over a lengthy time span
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able to pass pre-employment screening
- Must be able to lift up to 40lbs
Please send resumes to [email protected] or call 814-437-2148 for more information.
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: Life Skills Worker II
Youth Services hiring Life Skills Workers II or Youth Care Professionals to work directly with Adolescents at Abraxas I (AI) in Marienville, Pennsylvania – starting pay is $15.26 per hour!
Department: Abraxas Youth & Family Services
Location: Marienville, PA
Salary: $15.26 an hour – $19.26 an hour
Bonus: $5,000 Sign-on Bonus
Start a career that makes a difference in people’s lives!
To Apply: Text JOB to 412-912-2012
Abraxas I provides adolescent treatment programs for substance abuse, delinquency, and medically necessary mental health services. Their 90-acre campus is nestled in the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.
This is an entry-level position; seeking individuals to role model, teach and supervise adolescents in a structured residential environment.
In this role, you will regularly supervise and interact with clients, observe and address client behavior, and document services in client files. Comprehensive paid training is provided to prepare new employees for success in theri team-oriented environment.
$5,000 Sign-on Bonus
$15.26 – $19.26 an hour
Who Abraxas Is:
Abraxas Youth & Family Services is a national nonprofit human services provider dedicated to Building Better Futures for at-risk youth, adults, and families. Our diversified array of services includes alternative education, outpatient counseling, in-home services, shelter, detention, residential treatment, and re-entry/transition services.
Since 1973, Abraxas team members have positively impacted the lives of those we serve and the communities in which they live.
Benefits & Perks:
Abraxas provides a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that offers the protection, peace of mind, and flexibility designed to support you – both at home and at work.
- Medical & Dental & Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Life & Short-Term Disability Insurance
- 403(b) Savings Plan
- Life Assistance Program (LAP)
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (PTO) * Paid Holidays * Paid Training
- Advancement Opportunities
In this role, you will:
- Provide direct supervision, leadership, and serve as a role model to clients while interacting in a therapeutic and meaningful manner
- Observe client behavior and intervene appropriately, as dictated by policy and individual client treatment plan
- Implement the daily activity schedule and structure and coordinate client activities, such as Family Night, Structured Recreation, etc
- Facilitate and document various psycho-educational groups via standardized curricula
- Conduct scheduled and random head counts to provide effective people security
- Assist with mentoring and on-the-job training of newer team members
- Support the Abraxas philosophy and mission and promotes the Seven Key Principles of care
- Demonstrate appropriate use of Safe Crisis Management techniques and skills
Hiring Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Must possess a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Must be able to pass physical and pre-employment drug/alcohol screening
- Must pass criminal background check investigation
- Flexibility to work overtime as required
Why Should You Consider Abraxas?
- At Abraxas, they celebrate the richness of their diverse employees and the communities they serve. They are actively committed to building a culture of awareness and belonging, as they strive to ensure they are a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally competent organization.
- As they work to make a difference in people’s lives, Abraxas is dedicated to respect, equity, and the engagement of those they serve and their employees.
- As a provider of trauma-informed care, Abraxas firmly believes in recovery and that thier clients can lead fulfilling and meaningful lives, and they consider it an honor and a privilege to assist them in their journey.
- Whether you’re looking to begin a rewarding career or you’re a seasoned professional wanting a new challenge, Abraxas has a place for you and opportunities for development at all levels.
- At Abraxas, everything they do centers around people. That is why they are committed to providing you with competitive pay and comprehensive benefits options that help make your life easier and healthier, with a focus on providing choice when it comes to physical, emotional, and financial wellness. Their benefit options meet you where you are in your life and set you up for success both in and outside of work.
- If you want to have a positive impact in the lives of others, join Abraxas!
Equal Opportunity Employer
Abraxas Youth & Family Services, an affiliate of Apis Services Inc., offers a rewarding career for those passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. Abraxas is a great place to start your career whether you have a high school diploma or GED, military experience, some college, or a bachelor’s or advanced degree. If you are interested in counseling, juvenile justice, psychology, social work, teaching, or just want to make a difference, they have a career path for you.
Apis Services, Inc. provides administrative services to a variety of businesses and non-profit agencies so they can focus on their individual goals and missions. Apis serves 30+ affiliates throughout the USA including locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Colorado, New Jersey, and North Carolina.
Join Them in Building Better Futures!
Interested in joining their outstanding team? If you have any questions, you can contact Abraxas by email at [email protected]
Give them a call at (814) 927-6615 and Brenda or Wendy will be happy to help you!
More information can also be found by visiting this page.
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Jessie M. Hoover
Jessie M. Hoover, age 92, of Lucinda, passed away Tuesday evening, September 20, 2022, at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Born September 16, 1930, in Muzzette, Forest County, she was a daughter of the late Lias and Gertrude Finlaw Irwin.
She married Edward J. Hoover on January 29,1949 in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Franklin. He preceded her in death on March 10, 2015.
Jessie was a house keeping supervisor for Beverly Healthcare and Clarion Care prior to retirement.
She attended the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lucinda and was a member of the St. Joseph Rosary Society.
Survivors include five children: Donna Carl and her husband, George, of Atlantic; Andrew Hoover and his wife, Brenda, of Shippenville; Stephen Hoover and his wife, Brenda, of Lucinda; Agnes Dechant and her husband, Mark, of Lucinda, and Michael Hoover and his wife, Diane, of Tylersburg; eight grandchildren: Becky Monhemius, Greg Hoover, Amy Wolberansky, Sarah Rawlings, Carrie Hoover, Elizabeth Dechant, Amanda Kenmuir and Charles Wells, and seven great grandchildren: Carly Monhemius, Cora Monhemius, Isabella Wolberansky ,Brennan Wolberansky, McKenna Hoover, Stephen Hoover and Amelia Kenmuir.
Jessie is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, Jessie was preceded in death a daughter, Suzanne Wells, six brothers and six sisters.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, September 23, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 112 Rectory Lane, Lucinda, with Father Michael Polinek, parish priest, officiating.
Interment will follow in the St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Jessie M. Hoover to the St. Joseph School, P.O. Box 9, Lucinda, PA 16235.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Borland-Ensminger Funeral Home in Leeper.
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Kay Jean Kenemuth Gray
Kay Jean Kenemuth Gray, of Sanibel, Florida, died September 15, 2022, with her family by her side.
She was 80 years old.
Known as Kay Jean in school and Jean afterward, she was born in Franklin and grew up in Fern.
She was the daughter of Fern residents Theda Perry Kenemuth and Kermit N. Kenemuth.
Kay Jean attended the Ashland Elementary School, the Keystone Joint School and Keystone High School.
She was president of her 1959 high school class and took part in numerous school activities.
But it was her participation in the senior class play that changed her life.
While she had known Knox resident Ed Gray since sixth grade, they never spent time together until then.
She asked him for a ride home after play practice, and that started a love story that lasted 63 years.
Kay Jean attended Penn State University, where she received a Bachelor’s of Elementary Education.
They married, after graduation, in Ninevah, Ashland Township.
She worked as an elementary school teacher in Prince Georges County, Maryland, and Wescosville, Pa.
A daughter of educators, Jean took great pride in her work at the schools and brought that love of learning into her households in Allentown and Edina, MN.
Books were always by her side; no holiday went uncelebrated.
Jean could make almost anything with yarn and fabric.
Sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting – she could do it all.
When her daughters married on her beloved Sanibel Island, she created tote bags for every attendee. She had a knack for crafts.
Jean also loved flowers and spent hours gardening in Minnesota and Pennsylvania.
She loved bringing beauty into the world and appreciated the greenery of her home on Sanibel.
She traveled with her husband and family on many cherished trips.
Perhaps as a nod to how her love story began, Jean continued an appreciation for theater throughout her life.
She also enjoyed card games. No one ever beat her at Rummikub.
Kay Jean is survived by her husband, C. Edward Gray of Sanibel; her daughters Christine Gray (Don Faust) of Yardley and Catherine Gray Ardecki (Tom Ardecki) of Sewell, NJ ; as well as her brother Dale Kenemuth (Marjorie) of Potomac, Md, and nine nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, as well as her brother John “Jack” Kenemuth and her sister Sarah Jane Kenemuth Zaidi.
Family and friends will be received from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday Sept. 30 at William N. Rupert Mortuary, Inc., 430 Mendenhall Avenue, Knox.
A private burial will be held at Fern Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the KCCure Papillary Kidney Cancer fund, or the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Fund, 3333 Sanibel Captiva Road, Sanibel, FL 33957.
Online condolences may be sent to Jean’s family at www.rupertfuneralhomes.com.
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Passing the Test: Redbank Valley Offense Loaded With Right Answers in Aerial Attack
NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT/D9) — In this multiple-choice test, there are no wrong answers for Cam Wagner and the Redbank Valley football team.
(Above, from left: Ashton Kahle, Tate Minich, Cam Wagner, Aiden Ortz and Mason Clouse.)
Whether he checks off A, B, C, or D, it’s always correct.
Wagner, the senior quarterback for the Bulldogs, has dangerous receiving threats everywhere.
Tate Minich. Aiden Ortz. Mason Clouse. Ashton Kahle. All great options. All with standout seasons in Redbank Valley’s potent attack.
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“When you have speed like these guys, anything is possible,” Wagner said. “You know the phrase, ‘Speed kills?’ Well, it’s true. I’ll say they are best in the district when it comes to speed.”
And, they are showing it.
Seniors Minich and Ortz are the two slot receivers in Redbank’s offense. Juniors Clouse and Kahle are on the outside in the roles opened up when Chris Marshall and Marquese Gardlock graduated.
Offensive coordinator Jason Kundick knew what he had coming back and has tailored the offense to fit the skill set of his four receivers and “new” quarterback.
Wagner isn’t exactly a newbie to the position, although this is his first crack at being the full-time starter. He played in big games as a freshman and sophomore, posting a 5-2 record with District 9 and PIAA playoff wins under his belt. Last year, he lost out on the job in a three-headed competition with first-year senior Bryson Bain and senior Gunner Mangiantini.
Bain won the job. Wagner watched, learned, and waited.
And never pouted. Never complained.
“You have to give the kid a lot of credit,” said Redbank Valley coach Blane Gold. “Essentially during his freshman and sophomore years he was there and he filled in when guys were hurt. Last year, he wasn’t the guy who was chosen and he came back with a good mindset and leadership — he was voted captain and is obviously off to a good start. I think it’s a great lesson for other student-athletes that just because things don’t go your way, you don’t quit. You battle through that adversity and when you get your chance, you roll with it.”
(Redbank Valley quarterback Cam Wagner looks for an open receiver/photo by Madison McFarland)
Wagner is certainly rolling.
He’s completed 73.7% of his passes (56 of 76) for 1,039 yards and 17 touchdowns in just four games so far this year.
He said while last year was tough, he used it as motivation to shine when he got his chance again.
“I feel like I’ve really improved since last year,” Wagner said. “With these receivers, you can’t really overthrow them. They make big plays for me. I don’t always put the ball on the money, but they always make the plays and the line helps out a lot because our line was one of our biggest doubts, too. For everyone to really step up and do how they’re doing now, it feels good.”
That’s in large part because Kundick has been able to get the most out of his extensive arsenal.
“Really a lot of this started in the spring,” Gold said. “Mike Yurcich, the offensive coordinator at Penn State, and one of our assistant coaches, Jason Huffman, were college roommates, so we have a little bit of access there.”
Last season, Penn State had one of the best slot receivers in the country in Jahan Dotson, who now plays in the NFL with the Washington Commanders. Yurcich showed the Redbank staff some of the things he did to utilize a fast slot receiver so well.
“Jason said, ‘Dang, we have two fast slots,’” Gold said. “Jason really took a lot of the stuff that we saw at Penn State with Coach Yurcich and incorporated some of that. It’s really neat to see him call games because essentially what we do is we like to match up with Aiden and Tate and if they decide to they want to try to take either one of them away, then Jason looks for the matchup on the outside with Ashton and Mason. I gotta give a lot of credit to Jason for the way that, really for the third year in a row, even though we haven’t changed our offensive identity, he has changed the focus.”
All four receivers have made a huge impact.
Ortz leads the Bulldogs with 384 yards and six touchdowns on 16 catches. Minich has caught 19 passes for 270 yards and three TDs. Kahle has hauled in 12 passes for 213 yards and five scores and Clouse has seven receptions for 135 yards and a touchdown.
Ortz has been particularly effective at breaking long runs after catching a jet sweep touch pass. Called “jayhawks” by the Bulldogs, it’s a low-risk play that has become a big part of the offensive arsenal.
(Tate Minich breaks into the open field for the Bulldogs/photo by Madison McFarland)
Wagner receives the snap in the shotgun and basically shovels the ball forward to the receiver running full speed in motion. It’s a pass, but it’s blocked like an old-fashioned jet sweep play out of the wing-T.
“I was a running back all through youth,” Ortz said. “Then when I came up here, we’re more of a passing team, so I just had to step up to the receiver position. I love those plays. I can really show people how fast I am.”
And it also gives Ortz a chance to rib Wagner.
“Yeah, I’ve been receiving a lot of jokes from the team lately just saying that it should be a run and that most of my yards are because of them,” Wagner said, smiling. “That’s probably true. But every time that play is called, I feel like it’s gonna turn into a big gain no matter what.”
The blocking up front and from the other receivers has been a big part of that.
“Our o-line blocks that play really well,” Ortz said. “Ashton, every time I’ve run to his side, it’s been a touchdown.”
“I take a lot of pride in that,” Kahle added. “You’re helping your teammates. We’re all family.”
“One of the big things is we don’t take plays off,” Minich said. “We’re running routes 100% every single time and we block for each other.”
Clouse isn’t as fast as the other three receivers, but he’s quick and runs precise routes.
Wagner stressed how important that has been for the offense.
“Mason’s not always the fastest guy, but he’s always our route runner,” Wagner said. “And these three guys have burner speed. So it’s always fun.”
Clouse grins at that assessment.
“I mean, when it’s my turn to make a play, I almost always do,” he said. “Sometimes I can’t run past them, so I’ll just stop in front of them, catch it and get 10 more yards.”
At 4-0 heading into a game Friday at Ridgway, Redbank Valley is off to another good start after going 13-2 last season and advancing to the PIAA Class A title game.
It’s especially satisfying for Wagner, who heard the doubts heading into the season.
“Well, it’s always good to be 4-0 at this point,” Wagner said. “I mean, everyone doubted us coming into this year. Our phrase was, ‘We’re still here.’ We lost how many guys? Thirteen or something like that. We lost that many guys and no one thought we’d still be where we are. I think that we can be a better team than we were last year.”
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Ronald R. Gessler
Ronald R. Gessler, 85, a resident of 425 Gilfillan Street, Franklin, died peacefully at 8:20 PM Monday, September 19, 2022 in UPMC-Northwest, Seneca, following a period of declining health.
He was born December 4, 1936 in Dixonville, Indiana County, a beloved son of the late: Germain V. and Clare E. Bradley Gessler.
Ron was a 1955 graduate of St. Michael’s High School in Greenville.
He retired in 1991 from PennDOT following 37 years of service in the Surveying and Engineering departments.
Following his retirement, Ron had worked with John Neidich Surveying from 1992 through 2010.
He was an active and faithful member of St. Patrick Church in Franklin.
He was a former member of B.P.O.E. Franklin Elks Lodge #110, and the Franklin Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #328, where he enjoyed bowling until his health no longer allowed him to participate.
Paramount in Ron’s life was his family, whom he cherished.
He was married September 17, 1960 to the former Rosalia M. “Rose” Schiffer, who survives.
In addition to his beloved wife of 62 years, he is survived by a son, R. Darren Gessler and his wife, Gayla, and their daughter, Madalana of Elizabeth, PA.
Also surviving is Ron’s brother, James Gessler of Greenville; in addition to many loving nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Thomas and William; and by two sisters: Ethel and Lois.
In accordance of his wishes, there will be no public visitation.
Family and friends are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial, Saturday at 11 AM in St. Patrick Church, 949 Liberty Street, Franklin, with Father James C. Campbell, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Oil City.
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be directed in his name to either: St. Patrick Church; or to E.W.T.N. (Eternal Word Television Network), 5817 Old Leeds Road, Irondale, AL 35210.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Timothy E. Hartle Funeral Home, 1328 Elk Street, Franklin.
Please visit: www.hartlefuneralhome.com for further information and to leave a note of condolence.
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Sandra Lee Murdock
Sandra Lee Murdock, 77, of Seneca, died Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at her residence.
Born, February 13, 1945 in Oil City, she was the daughter of Richard and Betty Lobaugh Cotterman.
She married Olen Murdock on July 25, 2012.
She graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School.
She had worked at the Holiday Inn, Oil City Hospital and also transported children to school.
Playing games with her friends, spending time with her family especially her grandchildren, and summertime at her cottage on Henry’s Bend were very important to Sandra.
She was also a member of the Franklin Women’s Club.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons, Doug Douglas (Debbie) of Elizabethtown and Kirk Douglas (Eileen) of Oil City, 2 grandchildren, Robert (Courtney) and Laney Douglas, and two great grandchildren, Seth and Blake Douglas. A brother Richard Cotterman (Susie) of Oil City and a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Cotterman of Oil City, and several nieces and nephews.
Sandra was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Ronald Cotterman.
A Gathering of Friends and Family will be on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 12:00pm until 12:45PM at the DICKSON FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, INC. 123 S. Franklin St. Cochranton.
Interment will be in the Cochranton Cemetery.
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Say What?!: World’s Largest Portuguese Folk Dance Held in Ontario
Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
ONTARIO, Canada – An Ontario group gathered 747 people to perform a Portuguese folk dance and break a Guinness World Record.
The Portuguese Cultural Center of Mississauga hosted the Guinness World Record attempt for the largest Portuguese folk dance during the weekend in the Streetsville area of the city.
Read the full story here.
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Clarion County Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority Announces Section 8 Waiting List is Open
Clarion, Pa. (EYT) – Clarion County Housing Authority and Redevelopment Authority announces Section 8 waiting list is open.
The Clarion County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (CCHRA) continues to manage the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program for Clarion and Forest Counties, allowing CCHRA to offer quality housing throughout these counties.
The waiting list for the Section 8 Program currently has about a month turnaround time. All households in need of assistance are strongly encouraged to apply today!
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the income limit date for the fiscal year 2022. HUD is required by state law to set income limits to determine the eligibility of applicants for their assisted housing programs including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program allows a renter to find housing of their choice and receive rental assistance from the Housing Authority. This program assists landlords by sending all or part of the monthly rental payment each month. Eligibility is determined for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and all properties after a family is selected from the waiting list and income and household composition are reviewed.
CCHA maintains a waiting list for each program and development, applicants who live or work in Clarion or Forest Counties have a preference on the waiting list and will have the opportunity to be housed ahead of any out-of-county or out-of-state applicants.
ALL WAITING LISTS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN.
CCHA is always looking for new landlords to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more information about any of the properties or programs that the Clarion County Housing Authority has to offer, or to apply you may contact the office or visit the website to complete an application.
More information is available on CCHA’s website: clarionhousing.com
Contact:
Voice/TTY: 814-226-8910
Fax: 814-226-6039
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.clarionhousing.com
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SPONSORED: Deer Creek Winery to Host Adult Pumpkin Carving Event on October 9
Thursday, September 22, 2022 @ 12:09 AM
SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. (EYT) – Deer Creek Winery is hosting an adult pumpkin carving event on Sunday, October 9th.
Come on out to the winery and carve your own pumpkin. Tickets are just $15.00 each, and the price will get you your own pumpkin and a glass of wine.
The event will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 9.
Purchase your tickets online or by calling the winery at 814-354-7392.
Deer Creek Winery is located at 3333 Soap Fat Road, Shippenville, Pa.
For more information on any of the events, call at 814-354-7392 or visit Deer Creek Winery’s website here.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today reported financial results for the Company's fiscal first quarter ended August 31, 2022. First quarter results were on plan, reflecting strategic investments in Education Solutions and a return to more normal seasonality for the summer when schools are not in session and the business typically generates an operating loss. Accordingly, the Company affirmed its previous guidance for fiscal year 2023.
Company Commentary from Peter Warwick, Scholastic President & CEO
Peter Warwick, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "After a solid first quarter, Scholastic is excited for this year's back-to-school season. Book Fairs is well positioned to increase in-person fair counts to meet our goal of 85% pre-pandemic levels, and Book Club offerings are receiving positive early responses from participating teachers and families. In Trade, we are looking forward to multiple new releases from best-selling authors, including the fourth Cat Kid Comic Club® in Dav Pilkey's latest series. Importantly, across all of our children's books channels, we are well prepared with inventory and staffing to meet anticipated demand.
"Up against a difficult prior year comparison, when sales benefited partly because of the timing of shipments, Education Solutions continued its multi-year growth trajectory in the first quarter. At the same time, we strategically invested in long-term go-to-market capabilities and moved to acquire Learning Ovations™, the creator of A2i™, a Science of Reading-based literacy assessment and instructional system, backed by gold-standard research, validation and efficacy. Combined with Scholastic's bestselling books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs, and other products and services that support children's learning and literacy, this acquisition, which closed subsequent to quarter end, significantly accelerates development of Scholastic's comprehensive literacy platform.
"Every back-to-school season represents an opportunity for Scholastic to reaffirm its role supporting students, educators and families. This year we are committed to being there for schools and communities more than ever, given recent reports of expanding learning gaps as a result of the pandemic. The news has renewed focus on supporting children's basic learning needs, especially with the historic levels of federal and state school funding now available. Together, we can help improve childhood literacy. We are confident that our engaging, high-quality content and the reputation we have built with teachers over the past 100 years uniquely positions Scholastic to help kids learn to read and read to learn."
Fiscal 2023 Q1 Review
Revenues increased 1.2% to $262.9 million, driven primarily by higher Book Fairs revenues partially offset by lower revenues in Education Solutions, compared to the prior year period, which partially benefited from the timing of shipments related the pandemic.
Operating loss increased $26.1 million to $58.1 million while Adjusted EBITDA loss (a non-GAAP measure of operations explained in the accompanying tables) increased $22.6 million to $35.6 million. As expected, the increase was primarily driven by the lower sales in Education Solutions which resulted in an $11.6 million increase in the operating loss. The remaining increase was driven by higher cost of goods sold, primarily reflecting increased freight costs in the trade channel.
Capital Position and Liquidity
Higher cash used by operating activities of $123.9 million and free cash use (a non-GAAP measure of operations explained in the accompanying tables) of $125.6 million versus the prior period were primarily driven by a $77.3 million increase in inventory purchases to offset long lead times related to continuing global supply chain challenges and to meet expected demand. Product costs also continue to increase, primarily in freight charges, impacting inventory purchases. Free cash use was also impacted by the $63.1 million federal income tax refund and the $6.6 million in insurance recoveries received in the prior fiscal period, partially offset by $39.6 million in higher customer remittances. The Company's net cash position and strong balance sheet continue to afford the Company financial flexibility to manage supply chain challenges, as well as to pursue strategic growth initiatives.
The Company distributed $5.1 million in dividends in the first quarter and has reacquired 122,781 shares of its common stock to-date for $5.7 million. The Company expects to continue open market repurchases of its shares for the foreseeable future.
Segment Results
Children's Book Publishing and Distribution
Book Fairs revenues increased $12.3 million to $28.3 million, primarily due to increased shipments related to reward redemptions. Redemptions, which are common in summer months, were not significant in the prior fiscal period as the Book Fairs business had not yet begun to recover from the pandemic-related shutdowns. New fair activity is minimal during the first quarter based on the seasonality of the business.
Trade revenues were relatively flat during a quiet quarter at $90.1 million, a decrease of $2.9 million, versus a tough comparison to the prior year, which benefited from the successful release of the limited edition foil covers for Dog Man®. Fiscal 2023 revenues from frontlist titles are expected to benefit from new fall releases such as the fourth Cat Kid Comic Club title from Dav Pilkey's latest series and backlist titles continue to perform well. Additionally, the channel has begun to recognize revenue and expenses related to the release of the animated series on Apple TV+®, Eva the Owlet™ , based on the book series Owl Diaries™.
Book Clubs revenues were relatively flat at $6.3 million, as this channel is seasonally quiet during the summer months.
Education Solutions
Revenues decreased $6.9 million to $73.2 million, relative to the prior year when significant sales shifted from the preceding fourth quarter owing to supply chain constraints at that time. This was partially offset by higher revenues from the New Worlds Reading Initiative, a free book delivery program to advance literacy in the state of Florida, which did not commence shipping until the third quarter of the prior year. As expected, operating loss increased $11.6 million, on the shift in product shipments and continued strategic investments in long-term go-to-market capabilities in the division.
International
In local currency, International revenues increased $5.8 million to $65.0 million, primarily driven by the performance of the trade and book fairs channels in the Australia and Canada markets. This was partially offset by $4.7 million in unfavorable foreign currency translation adjustment due to the strengthening of the US dollar. In addition, during the quarter, the Company finalized the disposition of its low margin direct-to-consumer business in Asia, which generated losses in the prior year.
Overhead
Excluding one-time items, overhead costs were relatively flat at $20.2 million, as the Company continues to focus on capital resources allocations.
Outlook
The Company has affirmed its guidance for fiscal year 2023 for revenues to increase 8% to 10% and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the accompanying tables) of $195 million to $205 million, up from $189 million in fiscal 2022, with the greatest contribution expected in the seasonally important second and fourth fiscal quarters.
Additional Information
To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we include certain non-GAAP calculations and presentations including, as noted above, "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Free Cash Flow". Please refer to the non-GAAP financial tables attached to this press release for supporting details on the impact of one-time items on operating income, net income and diluted EPS, and the use of non-GAAP financial measures included in this release. This information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its results at 4:30 p.m. ET today, September 22, 2022. Peter Warwick, Scholastic President and Chief Executive Officer, and Kenneth Cleary, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will moderate the call.
The conference call and accompanying slides will be webcast and accessible through the Investor Relations section of Scholastic's website, www.investor.scholastic.com. To access the conference call by phone, please go to this link (registration link), and you will be provided with dial in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. Shortly following the call, an archived webcast and accompanying slides from the conference call will also be posted at investor.scholastic.com.
About Scholastic
For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been encouraging the personal and intellectual growth of all children, beginning with literacy. Having earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families, Scholastic is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of literacy curriculum, professional services, and classroom magazines, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates and distributes bestselling books and e-books, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, and other products and services that support children's learning and literacy, both in school and at home. With 15 international operations and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to future periods. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the conditions of the children's book and educational materials markets generally and acceptance of the Company's products within those markets, and other risks and factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated.
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DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Trapper Keeper® helped millions of students stay organized and keep their papers together while also allowing them to show off their personal style with designs that ranged from puppies and kittens to laser beams and rainbows. Now one of the most recognized and iconic school supplies is available in a planner that features the planning tools needed to stay organized at school, home, in the office and everywhere in between.
The Trapper Keeper 2023 Monthly Planner is available in blue or glitter galaxy and comes in the traditional Trapper Keeper folio size (8 ½-inch x 11-inch) or a smaller, desk size option (5 ½-inch x 8 ½-inch). Each contains monthly planning pages covering 12 months from January – December 2023. The one month per two-page spread has unruled daily blocks, space for notes and monthly tabs for easy navigation.
Iconic Trapper Keeper features are also incorporated, including an inside storage pocket, a folder with vertical pockets and a metal clip to help keep papers organized. The one-inch metal binder ring provides space for additional folders and paper for ultimate personalization. And – the famous Velcro® closure with that distinctive Trapper Keeper rip will help contents stay in place and help keep your year from falling apart.
The Planner ranges in price from $20-$25 and is available exclusively at Mead.com.
ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) is one of the world's largest designers, marketers and manufacturers of branded academic, consumer and business products. Our widely recognized brands include Artline®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Barrilito®, Derwent®, Esselte®, Five Star®, Foroni®, GBC®, Hilroy®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®, Wilson Jones® and many others. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries around the world. More information about ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, can be found at www.accobrands.com.
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CHURDAN, Iowa — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn't go over well.
Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets.
"I told my dad I wanted to be an organic farmer and he goes, 'Ha, ha, ha,'" Naylor said, noting it wasn't until 2014 that he could embrace his dream and begin transitioning from standard to organic crops.
But over the decades, something unexpected happened — demand for organics started increasing so fast that it began outstripping the supply produced in the U.S.
Now a new challenge has emerged: It's not getting consumers to pay the higher prices, it's convincing enough farmers to get past their organic reluctance and start taking advantage of the revenue pouring in.
Instead of growing to meet the demand, the number of farmers converting to organic is actually dropping. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture committed up to $300 million to recruit and help more farmers make the switch.
"It feels good," said Chris Schreiner, executive director of the organic-certifying organization Oregon Tilth, referring to the government help. "It's a milestone in the arc of this work."
Schreiner, who has worked at the Oregon-based organization since 1998, said expanding technical training is important given the vast differences in farming land conventionally and organically. Schreiner noted that one farmer told him that converting a conventional farmer was like asking "a foot doctor to become a heart surgeon."
The key difference is the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides as well as genetically modified seeds. Most conventional farms rely on those practices but they are banned at organic farms. Instead, organic farmers must control weeds and pests with techniques such as rotating different crops and planting cover crops that squeeze out weeds and add nutrients to the soil.
Crops can only be deemed organic if they are grown on land that hasn't been treated with synthetic substances for three years. During that period, farmers can grow crops, but they won't get the extra premium that accompanies organic crops.
According to the USDA, the number of conventional farms newly transitioning to organic production dropped by about 70% from 2008 to 2019. Organic comprises about 6% of overall food sales, but only 1% of the country's farmland is in organic production, with foreign producers making up the gap.
In the U.S, "There are so many barriers to farmers making that leap to organic," said Megan DeBates, vice president of government affairs for the Organic Trade Association.
While farmers seem hesitant, U.S. consumers aren't. Annual sales of organic products have roughly doubled in the past decade and now top $63 billion, according to the Organic Trade Association. Sales are projected to climb up to 5.5% this year.
That growth is clear to anyone pushing a cart in an average supermarket, past bins of organic apples and bananas, through dairy and egg sections and along shelves brimming with organic beef and chicken.
The new USDA effort would include $100 million toward helping farmers learn new techniques for growing organic crops; $75 million for farmers who meet new conservation practice standards; $25 million to expand crop insurance options and reduce costs; and $100 million to aid organic supply chains and develop markets for organics.
Nick Andrews, an Oregon State University extension agent who works with organic farmers, called the USDA effort a "game changer." It should be especially attractive to farmers with small parcels of land because the added value of organic crops makes it possible to make significant money off even 25 to 100 acre (10 to 40 hectare) farms — much smaller than the commercial operations that provide most of the country's produce.
"I've seen organic farmers keep families in business who otherwise would go out of business," Andrews said.
Noah Wendt, who in the past few years has transitioned 1,500 acres (607 hectares) of land in central Iowa to organic, noted the shift has been "rocky" at times for him and his farming partner, Caleb Akin.
But he and Akin recently bought a grain elevator east of Des Moines to use solely for organic crops, the kind of project the USDA program can assist. They hope the elevator will not only be a nearby spot to store grain but provide a one-stop shop to learn about growing and marketing organic crops.
Seeing all the organic activity is gratifying for George and Patti Naylor, who farm near the tiny central Iowa community of Churdan. But they say they still value most the simple benefits of their choice, such as evenings spent watching hundreds of rare monarch butterflies that flock to their herbicide-free farm.
As Patti Naylor put it, "It really helps to believe in what you're doing."
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Niagara County Clerk Joseph A. Jastrzemski on Thursday issued a reminder to military veterans that their DD214 discharge papers can be filed directly with the county clerk's office, and certified copies obtained, free of charge.
“It has been brought to the attention of county clerks across the state that there are businesses who are charging for filing a veteran’s DD214 forms with the local clerk’s office and obtaining copies, when this is completely unnecessary,” Jastrzemski said in a statement.
These businesses make the filing process seem complicated and market themselves as a go-between for the veteran with their local county clerk’s office, he said.
“Again, not only is this just a matter of bringing your DD214 papers to our office in Lockport, but our Veterans Service Agency is located in the same place so in case there is some sort of question or issue, we have people readily available to help.”
Proof of honorable discharge from service is required when a veteran accesses certain government programs and benefits.
For more information, call the Niagara County Veterans Service Agency at 716-438-4090.
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MIDDLEPORT — The Village Board's September business meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 26, village Clerk-Treasurer Lisa M. VanBuren announced on Thursday.
Middleport village board meeting date changed to Sept. 26
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Saturday is a Free Fishing Day in New York state.
On Free Fishing days, both New York residents and non-residents may fish fresh waters without a fishing license. All other fishing regulations remain in effect. The state Department of Environmental Conservation's HuntFishNY smartphone app (for iOS and Android) has a "Tackle Box" feature that provides information on state fishing regulations, waterbodies, state-operated fishing access sites, stocking information and even photos to help identify fish likely found in a certain river, lake or stream.
More information about freshwater fishing is available at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/fishing.html .
Six Free Fishing days are scheduled each year to encourage outdoor activity that contributes to the economy and helps support fish and wildlife conservation. The last one this year is scheduled for Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration will host a free, virtual National Cyber Summit for small businesses on Oct. 26. Tools, tips and resources to bolster cybersecurity infrastructure will be shared, and new trends and challenges faced by entrepreneurs will be explored.
"America's small businesses are pivoting to digital technologies and online strategies at historic rates to reach new customers and improve operational efficiencies, but that pivot has also exposed them to significant new threats from cyberattacks,” Isabella Casillas Guzman, SBA administrator, said in a Thursday release. The summit's aim is to “build on that work and ensure America's 33 million small businesses and innovative startups can pivot safely online and grow resilient businesses," she said.
According to SBA, the summit is comprised of digestible and compact segments, and attendees will be able to network and access practical tips and problem-solving strategies. In addition to SBA staff, speakers will include representatives of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, business chambers, major technology platforms and business coaches.
Register for the summit at www.bit.ly/SBACyberSummit.
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Americans' investments are now getting dragged into the culture wars. Investors are looking at how climate change affects the bottom line of companies, but the GOP wants to penalize them for it.
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DENVER, Colo. — The baby formula shortage may have left the headlines, but it revealed the struggle millions of moms face every day to breastfeed successfully.
However, the crisis also fueled interest in breastfeeding support. Now, education programs are starting to pop up all over the country to give moms that support.
At the Metropolitan State University of Denver, a brand-new lactation consultant training certificate program just launched. It’s been years in the making.
The program is run in part by registered nurse and lactation counselor Amanda Ogden. Ogden has been helping moms breastfeed for years through her nonprofit the mama’hood.
“Breastfeeding is not intuitive. It's like if you read a book about swimming but have never seen swimming; it's not easy to do,” said Ogden.
She said more women than ever are interested in breastfeeding because of the formula shortage, but without the proper support, the majority of moms will find it difficult to breastfeed.
“We need to help families make this work right now, because right now, breastfeeding is the luxury of the educated and well-off. If you are poor and you have to be back at work by day 10 and your insurance doesn't send you a nice pump, then you're really set up to make it much harder,” said Ogden.
The CDC found that 60% of moms don’t breastfeed their babies for as long as they’d like to. That number goes up for mothers of color and lower-income moms. For many, it’s because they don’t have a lactation counselor or other supports to keep breastfeeding when problems come up.
“I was in tears like two days post-birth,” said mom of two, Donielle Dominguez.
Dominguez is a Lactation Certificate Program Coordinator at MSU Denver’s program, yet she still found herself in need of support to breastfeed.
“Being a registered dietitian and an instructor, I thought I knew everything I needed to know to breastfeed, and it was really hard,” said Dominguez.
“Moms do feel really lonely,” said Dr. Jennifer Bolton, a professor of nutrition at MSU Denver and the director of the Lactation Certificate Program.
Bolton said this training is even more crucial because the labor force of lactation consultants is aging and 90% white, which is not reflective of the diversity in the communities these consultants serve.
“It's a scary situation to be in, to not know how you're going to feed your baby. And there are plenty of people who can help, but we need to train more,” said Bolton.
Programs like MSU Denver’s are growing. Colleges in Georgia, Nebraska, Tennessee, Michigan and Pennsylvania all recently started lactation certification programs.
The impact of this support means all the difference to moms.
“I'm very confident that I would have probably struggled with postpartum depression pretty significantly if I wasn't able to breastfeed my baby,” said Dominguez.
“It really did a lot to take away a lot of the shame and like, discomfort that maybe I was feeling. You didn't have to do it alone. I thought it was really, really incredible,” said new mom Brianna Hammerman.
And these women know for some families, breastfeeding is just not an option, but these women hope that with more lactation support, more mothers will have the chance to try.
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A woman is suing the City of Memphis, Tennessee, alleging police didn’t properly investigate her rape.
Alicia Franklin claims she was raped by Cleotha Henderson, who is now accused of kidnapping and raping Eliza Fletcher.
In the lawsuit, Franklin says she connected with Henderson on a dating app last year and eventually agreed to go on a date with him.
Franklin claims Henderson put a gun to her head and raped her. She said he then left her alone in an apartment.
"I was raped when I was pregnant,” Franklin told TV station WMC. “That was really traumatizing for me."
Franklin said she went to a hospital and a rape kit was collected.
She told WMC that she escorted officers back to where she was raped, but claims they didn’t collect evidence at the scene
She also said she gave officers Henderson’s phone number and a description of his vehicle.
"They just walked around, they walked out the little back slide door, where the Charger was parked at, where he forced me in the car and raped me. That's it. They didn't fingerprint for anything, nothing like that,” Franklin said.
Franklin added that police presented her with a photo lineup but she didn’t recognize Henderson from the picture they provided.
Franklin’s lawsuit says her DNA test results were entered into the national database three days after Fletcher was kidnapped.
Franklin believes Fletcher would be alive today if authorities investigated her case in a timely manner.
"I started taking everything in and I'm like wow I'm alive. And she didn't make it because I know what she went through,” she said.
NBC News reports that police declined to comment on Fletcher’s lawsuit.
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Prepare, don’t panic.
Florida storm watchers are urging residents to keep an eye on weather reports over the weekend as a tropical wave winding through the Caribbean begins to pick up steam.
“Everyone living in the Gulf Coast should be paying attention to the forecast of this tropical disturbance,” Fox Weather meteorologist Geoff Bansen told The Post on Thursday.
Bansen said it’s too early to predict the intensity and course of the system.
The wave is expected to develop into a tropical storm by the weekend and potentially build into a hurricane by next week.
Pablo Santos, chief meteorologist at the National Weather Service of Miami, cautioned Sunshine Staters to remain level-headed.
“We are urging preparation,” he said. “It’s too early to tell what is going to happen.”
Florida has so far been spared a hurricane this season, and residents are crossing their fingers the tropical wave doesn’t deal the Gulf Coast an unwelcome blow.
Santos said it’s a good time for Floridians to revisit their hurricane preparedness plans and remain vigilant.
If the system develops and impacts Florida, meteorologists said the brunt would be felt early next week.
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Sage Rosenfels threw a perfect deep strike in regard to former teammate Brett Favre’s welfare fraud case.
Rosenfels was a backup quarterback on the 2009 Vikings behind Favre, who has been accused of arranging to redirect $5 million in public funds in 2017 to the construction of a volleyball arena at Southern Mississippi, where his daughter was a student-athlete on the team.
“Since retirement, I have been lucky to avoid stealing millions of dollars from the poorest people in my state,” Rosenfels wrote Thursday on Twitter.
Two hours later, the 44-year-old Rosenfels also made a self-deprecating joke on the social media site, writing, “Of course, this is partially because I had already stolen millions from the richest people in our country.”
In all, $77 million reportedly was funneled away from a federal program intended to aid needy families in Mississippi, ranked among the poorest states in the country. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is suing up to 40 people in the case. That includes Favre, the Hall of Fame quarterback who played one season for the Jets in 2008 following 16 years with the Packers.
Another key figure in the scandal, former Mississippi welfare director John Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges in a potential cooperation agreement, NBC reported. Davis agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and theft, which hold a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, according to court documents.
“At Davis’s direction, (Mississippi’s welfare agency) provided federal funds to two nonprofit organizations and then directed the two nonprofit organizations to fraudulently award contracts to various entities and individuals for social services that were never provided,” the Justice Department said in the news release.
NBC News previously had reported that Davis was directly involved in discussions with Favre and then-governor Phil Bryant about securing millions for the volleyball facility.
Recently revealed text messages from August 2017 between Favre and Southern Miss athletic staffer Nancy New indicated that Favre was concerned about the alleged arrangement becoming public.
“If you were to pay me is there anyway the media can find out where it came from and how much?” Favre wrote, according to court documents filed last week in Jackson.
“No, we never have had that information publicized. I understand you being uneasy about that though. Let’s see what happens on Monday with the conversation with some of the folks at Southern. Maybe it will click with them. Hopefully,” New responded.
Favre replied: “Ok thanks,” and the following day, New texted him: “Wow, just got off the phone with Phil Bryant! He is on board with us! We will get this done!”
To which Favre responded: “Awesome I needed to hear that for sure.”
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Blagojevich rips into Pritzker for urging state senator to resign his seat
CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is blasting Gov. JB Pritzker after the incumbent urged a state senator to resign his seat for allegedly taking a bribe.
Earlier this week, State Sen. Emil Jones III was hit with federal bribery charges as part of a yearslong investigation involving the politically connected red-light camera company SafeSpeed LLC.
Jones, son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., is also charged with lying to the FBI.
Blagojevich says Pritzker urging Jones to resign is "hypocrisy."
"Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence? Gov. Pritzker should get off his high horse and practice what he preaches," Blagojevich said in a statement.
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The charges against the younger Jones point to a Senate bill filed in February 2019 requiring a statewide study of automated traffic law enforcement systems, including red-light cameras.
The feds say Jones agreed that, in exchange for benefits from an individual with an interest in SafeSpeed, he would work to limit such studies to systems used in Chicago, "thereby excluding from study and recommendations automated traffic enforcement systems utilized in numerous other municipalities" served by SafeSpeed.
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Jones also allegedly told the individual with an interest in SafeSpeed that he would protect it from legislation in the General Assembly in exchange for $5,000 and a job for an unnamed associate.
The state senator allegedly lied to the FBI about his role in the scheme Sept. 24, 2019.
"Maybe Gov. Pritzker should resign too," Blagojevich continues in his statement. "After all, what do you call the $10 million he gave to indicted House Speaker Mike Madigan in order to get Madigan to pass his legislation? Or what about Gov. Pritzker's scam to use toilets as a way to avoid paying the more than $300,000 in property taxes he owed?"
The feds filed their charges against Jones in a document known as an information, which typically signals a defendant’s intention to plead guilty. The Chicago Democrat is now the latest in a long line of Illinois politicians to face charges since the feds’ probe of SafeSpeed-related deals surfaced in 2019.
SafeSpeed has not been charged with wrongdoing.
"If he were to apply the same standard to himself that he's applying to Sen Jones, then Gov. Pritzker should take the lead and resign first," Blagojevich said.
"If hypocrisy were a crime, JB would end up doing more time in prison than me," the former governor said.
A day after federal prosecutors accused Jones of taking $5,000 to protect SafeSpeed from unfavorable legislation, state Senate President Don Harmon "asked for and received" the senator’s resignation as chair of the Senate Licensed Activities Committee, according to a letter Harmon filed with the secretary of the Senate.
That position came along with an $11,098 annual stipend for Jones on top of his annual salary, which amounted to $80,700 last year before taxes, according to the state comptroller’s office.
Jones also agreed to step down from his positions as vice chair of the Public Safety Committee — which handles red-light camera business — and Senate deputy majority leader. Those titles were unpaid.
"Sen. Jones is accused of accepting bribes. And Senator Hastings is accused of abusing women. They should answer the charges and have their day in court. But in the best interests of their constituents, these men must resign from their offices," Pritzker said in a statement. "Resigning only their leadership roles falls short of what the public should expect. I want to send a clear message to the people of Illinois: corruption and abuse have no place here."
Pritzker said Illinois residents deserve to have elected leaders who are focused on representing their needs, "not on holding office when facing serious and credible charges."
"Integrity is essential to public service, and corruption for personal gain and abuse in private or public is unacceptable," the governor said in the statement.
Despite Pritzker's and Republican calls to relinquish his Senate seat altogether, Jones has given no indication he’s going anywhere.
The indicted senator’s father issued a statement Tuesday asserting the charges against his son "do not reflect the man he is," with the retired leader vowing "to fight with him and stand alongside him throughout this process."
Blagojevich concluded his state by saying, "By the way, when I was Governor, I broke no laws, crossed no lines, never took a penny - paid all of my property taxes and overpaid my federal taxes by $6,000!"
Blagojevich had served time in prison after being convicted of 18 felony corruption charges in 2010, including trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Barack Obama and trying to shake down a children's hospital.
His 14-year sentence was commuted by then-President Donald Trump in February 2020.
FOX 32 Chicago reached out to Gov. Pritzker for a response to Blagojevich's statement, and a spokesperson said they have no comment.
Jones is the ninth member of the Illinois General Assembly to be hit by federal charges in the last several years.
Sun-Times Media Wire and Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Chicago police sergeant pleads not guilty to kneeling on teen outside Park Ridge Starbucks
PARK RIDGE, Ill. - A Chicago police sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges after he allegedly kneeled on a teenage boy outside a Starbucks in northwest suburban Park Ridge this summer.
Sgt. Michael Vitellaro, 49, was relieved of his police powers last month after video surfaced showing him kneeling on the back of a 14-year-old boy who he thought was stealing his son's bicycle on July 1.
Vitellaro faces felony counts of official misconduct and aggravated battery in connection with the incident, according to the Park Ridge police. He is due back in court Oct. 19, prosecutors said.
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The teen’s parents released a statement Thursday afternoon through their attorney, saying they weren't surprised by Vitellaro's pleas.
"We were not surprised by the not guilty pleas today and it was definitely emotional to be in the same room as this individual for the first time. Our family continues to feel so supported by our community and we will continue to show our solidarity until justice is served," Angel and Nicole Nieves said in a written statement.
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During a court hearing last month, Assistant State’s Attorney Mary McDonnell said Vitellaro was informed around 5:15 p.m. on July 1 that his 13-year-old son’s bicycle had been stolen from the Park Ridge Public Library and had been spotted near the Starbucks at 100 S. Northwest Highway.
When Vitellaro arrived, he waited around hoping to catch the person who stole the bike, McDonnell said. The teen was sitting on his own bike nearby with a group of his friends.
When the boy touched the bike belonging to Vitellaro’s son, Vitellaro approached him, grabbed his forearm and pushed him to the ground, McDonnell said. Vitellaro then put the boy in an "arm bar" and placed a knee on his back.
The video shared by the boy's family shows the boy’s friends surrounding Vitellaro and yelling at him to get off.
"He’s taking my son’s bike," Vitellaro is heard saying.
The friends yell back, "No, he’s not," as they help pull the boy from the ground.
McDonnell noted that the boy asked Vitellaro repeatedly to let him go. During that time, Vitellaro called 911 and told the dispatcher he was a cop, McDonnell said.
When a bystander asked Vitellaro why he was on top of the boy, he continued to insist the teen had stolen his son’s bike, McDonnell said. After allowing the boy to stand up, Vitellaro followed him as he walked away crying and pleaded with the sergeant to "get away from him."
When officers from Park Ridge arrived, Vitellaro pointed out the boy and identified him as a bike thief, McDonnell said. But video surveillance apparently shows the boy didn’t take the bike, which was already outside the Starbucks when he arrived.
The following day, Vitellaro filed Chicago police reports and labeled the incident as an "off-duty arrest." He described the teen as the "offender" and claimed the boy pulled away and didn’t respond to directions.
Vitellaro was relieved of his police powers last month, a Chicago police spokesperson said. The police department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are both investigating his actions.
Vitellaro’s attorney, James McKay, said the sergeant’s son has a rare blood disorder and had his bike swiped when he wasn’t looking. McKay said Vitellaro saw the boy hop onto the bike, leading him to believe the teen was the person who stole it.
Vitellaro used his police training to detain the teen, according to McKay, who said his client called 911 and cooperated with police throughout the investigation. McKay claimed Vitellaro "gently" placed his knee on the boy’s back, noting that the teen refused medical attention.
McKay described his client as a "dedicated public servant" and longtime Chicagoan who earned a master’s degree and volunteers at Ebinger Elementary School in Edison Park.
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...HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FACING SHORES OF ALL HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS...
.A long-period south-southwest swell is increasing surf heights
along south facing shores of all Hawaiian Islands. The swell is
expected to peak during the daylight hours today, and then slowly
lower from tonight through Friday.
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Surf of 7 to 10 feet.
* WHERE...South facing shores of all Hawaiian Islands.
* WHEN...Through this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Moderate. Expect strong breaking waves, shore break,
and strong longshore and rip currents making swimming difficult
and dangerous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Beachgoers, swimmers, and surfers should heed all advice given by
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HONOLULU (KITV4) -- An attempted murder investigation is underway after a man was shot in the chest with “some kind of arrow” in Chinatown late Wednesday night, according to Honolulu Police investigators.
The incident happened around 10:15 p.m. on North Hotel Street. According to police, the victim – only identified as a 54-year-old man – was struck in the chest with a dart or an arrow-like object.
He was taken from the scene by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in unknown condition.
So far, police have not released a description of a suspect and no arrests have been made. It is unclear what led up to the attack.
This is a developing story. Check back with KITV4 for more information.
Matthew has been the digital content manager for KITV4 since September 2021. Matthew is a prolific writer, editor, and self-described "newsie" who's worked in television markets in Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
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Cooper Roberts returns home nearly 3 months after Highland Park parade shooting
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - Cooper Roberts, the young boy paralyzed from the waist down in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, has finally returned home after multiple surgeries and weeks of rehab.
The Roberts family made the joyous announcement Thursday afternoon.
"We are at a total loss of words to express how filled with gratitude, love and wholeness we now feel given that we are able to finally have Cooper back at home. There was a time, not all that long ago, where we were desperately and feverishly praying just for Cooper to live. To be able to have Cooper home and our family all reunited together again is such an amazing blessing," the family said in a statement.
Cooper Roberts back at home
During the Highland Park tragedy, the 8-year-old was shot in the back and the bullet exited his chest. The gunshot wound severed his spine, causing paralysis from the waist down.
Cooper now uses a wheelchair.
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"Even our home, which we all have loved, simply cannot work for us anymore with Cooper and a wheelchair and many other needs. It’s yet another thing that keeps us up at night – how will we find, renovate or build a home that can work for our family again? Right now, Cooper is only able to access certain parts of the house – that is not right for him or for our family," the Roberts family said.
The family says Cooper "continues to face a heartbreakingly cruel and unfair road ahead," and that they'll all have to adjust to a "new normal."
"Cooper has decided that he is going to find new sports to play. Cooper has decided to take up wheelchair tennis. He has already been to the tennis courts a couple times!" the family said.
Cooper Roberts playing tennis
In late July, Cooper's mother – Keely Roberts – released a video statement sharing how their family was doing and how they were coping with the tragedy.
"I continue to believe that Cooper is a miracle. I continue to believe that Cooper is going to change the world," said Keely.
Keely was also shot during the parade. She sustained bullet wounds to two parts of her leg.
Cooper's twin brother, Luke, was hit by shrapnel during the shooting.
"You take for granted how wonderful it is to be able to have all your children together and how important they are to each other until it is taken away. Having our children reunited as a sibling unit and knowing that they can be together whenever they need or want to, is so special to us and to Cooper. They have held each other up and through so much during what has been the most horrific time in their lives," the family said Thursday.
"Since the very start, Cooper has inspired us. He is brave and kind. He is tough as nails yet incredibly tender-hearted. He cares more about others well-being than his own … Please continue to pray for our sweet little boy…we know he will show the entire world that love really does win in the end."
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Jupiter to reach opposition, make closest approach to Earth in decades — when to see it
Just after the fall equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, it will be a prime viewing time for sky watchers seeking a special glimpse of Jupiter, which will soon make its closest approach in nearly 60 years.
There will be great views of Jupiter throughout the night of Monday, Sept. 26, when the largest planet in our solar system reaches opposition, according to NASA. Opposition is when Earth passes directly between the sun and an outer planet — in this case, Jupiter — placing the giant planet and the sun on opposite sides of Earth.
Jupiter’s opposition happens every 13 months, which makes the planet appear larger and brighter than at any other time of the year, NASA says. What makes this period of opposition even more special is that Jupiter will also make its closest approach to Earth in the last 59 years — two things that rarely coincide.
The planets in our solar system do not orbit the sun in perfect circles. Instead, they orbit in more of an ellipse or "flattened" circle shape. This means Earth and Jupiter pass each other at different points throughout the year.
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Jupiter will be approximately 367 million miles in distance from Earth at its closest approach. The last time the giant planet was so close was in 1963, NASA says.
At its farthest point, the giant planet is approximately 600 million miles away from Earth.
RELATED: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captures dazzling images of Neptune's rings, moons
How to see Jupiter’s opposition, closest approach to Earth
"The views should be great for a few days before and after Sept. 26," Adam Kobelski, a research astrophysicist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, said in a statement this month.
"So, take advantage of good weather on either side of this date to take in the sight. Outside of the Moon, it should be one of the (if not the) brightest objects in the night sky," Kobelski added.
Look for Jupiter in the east after sunset, which will be "brighter than any star," EarthSky says. It lies directly south of the eastern side of the "Great Square," a group of four stars in the constellation Pegasus. There is also a faint group of six stars known as the "Circlet" in the constellation Pisces between the Great Square and Jupiter.
An ideal viewing location will be at a high elevation in a dark and dry area. Kobelski also recommended a larger telescope to see Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and bands in more detail.
Jupiter has 53 named moons, but scientists believe there are 79 moons in total, according to NASA. The four largest moons, Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, are called the "Galilean satellites" — named after the man who first observed them in 1610, Galileo Galilei.
In binoculars or a telescope, the Galilean satellites should appear as bright dots on either side of Jupiter during opposition.
"With good binoculars, the banding (at least the central band) and three or four of the Galilean satellites should be visible," Kobelski said. "It’s important to remember that Galileo observed these moons with 17th-century optics. One of the key needs will be a stable mount for whatever system you use."
Exploring Jupiter and its moons
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter for six years, sending back images and data about Jupiter’s atmosphere, interior structures, internal magnetic field, and magnetosphere. It first launched in 2011 and reached the planet five years later.
The space agency is also planning its next major Jupiter exploration project, involving a spacecraft called the Europa Clipper.
Scheduled to launch no earlier than October 2024, the spacecraft will Jupiter’s moon, Europa, which is known for its icy shell and the vast ocean beneath its surface.
Scientists hope to see whether Europa has conditions able to sustain life, the agency said.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.
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Dr. William R. O’Brien, an early member of the Aeronautical Systems Division, and his son, Michael G. O’Brien, currently Deputy Program Director for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile for AFLCMC’s Armament Directorate at Eglin AFB, Florida, reflect on Dr. O’Brien’s early career. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jim Varhegyi)
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts the Partners in the Blue Pacific Ministerial in New York City, New York.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosts the Partners in the Blue Pacific Ministerial in New York City, New York.
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Are you struggling to pick your next read but know what genre you like? Looking for a new book, but would love some recommendations from a librarian? Want to get that and some free snacks? Prince William Public Libraries is now offering YA Book Boxes and Adulting 101 Kits for teens to reserve online and pick up at any of our 12 branches.
YA Book Boxes
Book subscription boxes are popular among teen readers, but they cost money. The library’s YA Book Box, designed for ages 12 and up, is free and is carefully created based on your request so you get a new book and snacks each time.
Interested teen readers fill out an online form so library staff can curate a box to suit their interests. Questions include preferred genres, subject material to avoid, drink and snack preferences, and so on. The box will include a book, snack, drink, and occasionally an ARC (advanced reader copy). A library card is needed to put the box on hold, and the box and library book must be returned. All other items are for you to keep! The online form can be found at pwcva.gov/department/library/young-adult-book-box.
Adulting 101 Kits
Adulting 101 Kits are also available. A backpack with a binder of information can be checked out at any time or placed on hold through the library catalog by searching “learning circle adulting kit bag” at pwcva.gov/library. The binder has sewing tips, recipes, resources for LGBT+ patrons, a list of textbook rental sites, and more. For convenience, the backpack and binder are checked out as a pair and should be returned together. Books inside the backpack are related to adulting and are checked out to you individually with the backpack, but don’t need to be returned with the backpack and the binder at the same time. This kit is perfect for soon-to-be high school graduates and new college students.
Prince William Public Libraries offers both in-person and virtual programs like Dungeons & Dragons for Teens, Take and Make craft kits, and Teen Advisory Groups. For upcoming programs, visit the Events section at pwcva.gov/library
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FC Edinburgh exit SPFL Trust Trophy after 4-0 loss at Queen of the South
FC Edinburgh crashed out of the SPFL Trust Trophy after a 4-0 third-round defeat to Queen of the South.
It's the second time in five days the Citizens have conceded four goals to the Doonhamers at Palmerston following last Saturday's 4-1 League One defeat.
Alan Maybury's men fell behind midway through the first half in Dumfries, Connor Murray beating Edinburgh goalkeeper Sam Ramsbottom from the penalty spot.
The hosts doubled their advantage eight minutes after the restart when David McKay converted from close range following a goalmouth scramble.
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Queens made sure of their victory with 20 minutes remaining through Michael Ruth's header at the back post and further gloss was added to the scoreline when Lee Connelly struck six minutes from time.
The Capital outfit are back in league action next Saturday when they make the trip north to take on Montrose at Links Park. Edinburgh are currently fourth in Scottish football's third tier.
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UNIONDALE, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (NYSE: ACR) (the "Company") announced today that its Board of Directors declared cash dividends on its Preferred Stock.
The Company will pay a cash dividend on its 8.625% Fixed-to-Floating Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.5390625 per share. The dividend will be paid on October 31, 2022, to holders of record on October 3, 2022.
The Company will also pay a cash dividend on its 7.875% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.4921875 per share. The dividend will be payable on October 31, 2022, to holders of record on October 3, 2022.
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust that is primarily focused on originating, holding and managing commercial real estate ("CRE") mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property through direct ownership and joint ventures. The Company is externally managed by ACRES Capital, LLC, a subsidiary of ACRES Capital Corp., a private commercial real estate lender exclusively dedicated to nationwide middle market CRE lending with a focus on multifamily, student housing, hospitality, industrial and office property in top U.S. markets. For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.acresreit.com or contact investor relations at IR@acresreit.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "trend," "will," "continue," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "look forward" or other similar words or terms. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that can affect future results are discussed in the documents filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect new or changing information or events after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required by law.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at www.acresreit.com or contact investor relations at IR@acresreit.com
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In 2013, Ye West and Sway Calloway had an iconic interview that is still being referenced to this day. West went on the “Sway in the Morning” radio show and asked for support from some of the biggest businesses in the world.
“I’m standing up and I am telling you ‘I’m Warhol,’ ” West said. “I am the most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney, Nike, Google, who’s going to let me create more, or do you want to marginalize me until I’m out of my moment?”
Calloway then tried to offer some advice to West asking, “Why don’t you empower yourself and do it yourself?”
Apparently, West was not happy with the advice and he shouted, “Sway, you don’t got the answers.”
Almost a decade later, it seems like Calloway was on to something, and West finally agrees. In an interview with “Good Morning America” that aired on Sept. 22, West discussed his breakup with the clothing brand Gap, and how he’s going to release his own apparel.
Q: “So Sway, almost 10 years ago, asked ‘why don’t you [sell the Yeezy brand directly to consumers?] Was he right?
Kanye West: “You know what? I will go ahead and say that Sway had the answer.” https://t.co/KLC5GdaG1O
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 22, 2022
The reporter reminded West of the advice Calloway gave him that day.
“You know what,” West said. “I will go ahead and say Sway had the answer. I know people are going to be like ‘no.’ ”
Later in the interview, West went in-depth about why he severed the partnership with GAP
“It was all kind of a disregard for the voice of something that I co-created. I co-created the product at Adidas. I co-created the product at GAP. It’s time for me to make my own thing,” he said.
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On Sept. 2o, Marc Wilson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for felony involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Georgia.
Wilson’s attorneys claim that on June 14, 2020, he was harassed, called racial slurs, and almost run off the road in his car by three White males in a pickup truck in Statesboro, Georgia. To protect him and his girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat, he fired his handgun at the truck in hopes that they would go away.
One of the bullets hit and killed 17-year-old Haley Hutcheson, who Wilson didn’t know was in the pickup truck. Wilson then turned himself into police three days later and was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault.
Georgia is considered a “stand your ground” state, where a person can use deadly force whenever they reasonably believe it to be necessary to defend against certain violent crimes. Wilson’s defense attorneys tried to claim the death was a result of self-defense, but the effort fell short.
Wilson was found not guilty on the charges of felony murder and aggravated assault that he originally faced, but was convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter. A felony manslaughter conviction carries a penalty from one to 10 years in prison, but prosecutors pushed for and got the maximum sentence.
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Before Ye went on “Good Morning America” and admitted Sway had the answers in 2013, the biggest news in American pop culture on Sept. 22 was Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka facing a team suspension for reportedly having an inappropriate relationship with a staff employee.
The news of Udoka, who has been in a public relationship with legendary actress Nia Long, immediately became the most viral topic on social media and ESPN’s top story. The comments from viewers and fans spanned from speculating who could have been the staff member he had the relationship with to memes about consoling Long to a general discussion about infidelity. Some users even took the news as a chance to bring up Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers, whose Twitter account was spotted liking multiple pornographic posts before being unliked.
While jokes and memes are a staple of Internet culture, there is one story that hasn’t received as much consistent national attention. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been at the center of a two-year federal investigation in which the state of Mississippi allegedly used over a million dollars in welfare funds to pay him for speaking engagements and radio appearances. Favre allegedly didn’t even show up for the engagements. While he’s denied any knowledge of wrongdoing and has paid the state back $1.1 million, he has yet to pay back the $228,000 in interest, according to reports. When Mississippi was given $70 million of federal funds to assist those in need, $5 million was given to Southern Miss to build a new volleyball facility. Favre’s daughter, Breleigh, played for the school’s Golden Eagles’ court and beach volleyball squads from 2017-22.
Mississippi is America’s poorest state. According to the 2018 U.S. Census, Mississippi had the nation’s highest percentage of Black residents at 38.82 percent. The state’s capital of Jackson is 82.5 percent Black as of 2021, reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Jackson is currently recovering from its second water crisis in two years, where residents didn’t have access to usable or drinkable for weeks after experiencing severe weather. The city lacks the funding or infrastructure to protect its residents in such situations. While the Jackson State football team is doing its part by distributing water to fans at the next home game, the Tigers are only a football team. And although the team’s head coach is millionaire Deion Sanders, there is only so much he can do as a football coach in the middle of football season.
The roads of Mississippi contain potholes and uneven random hills that put the toughest vehicles through its rigors. The Mississippi Municipal Service Company said potholes are responsible for one of the most common liability claims that the state’s drivers make.
According to Feeding America, one in every six Mississippians is facing hunger, one in every fifth child faces hunger and it would require over $231 million to address the food insecurity issue.
Long story less long, if any state in America could use every penny of the federal assistance given to it and not to a rich celebrity native, it’s Mississippi. Favre allegedly leveraged his White privilege and status to benefit himself at the hands of thousands of Black, Brown and White residents in need should be America’s, and certainly the largest story in sports, right now. It should be at the top of every newscast until it’s settled, instead of the celebrity gossip of a Black man’s love life.
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It’s no secret that some rappers have a person behind the scenes writing their rhymes. Sometimes, ghostwriters are not asked if they enjoy what they do.
That’s the question that started the conversation when Jadakiss was on “The Personal Party Podcast” and was asked about his skills as a ghostwriter and whether he enjoyed it. One of the bad experiences Jadakiss recounted was with Diddy.
“I really hated it,” Jadakiss said during the podcast. “After giving [Diddy] ‘All About the Benjamins,’ ‘Señorita,’ ‘Victory,’ a couple of remixes, I used to feel like it was taking away too much of me. I ain’t know how to morph.”
Jadakiss and Diddy had two different styles of rapping, which made it difficult for him to pen verses.
“It ain’t like he a n—- that I knew my whole life that I can just scribe him how I think he should be,” Jadakiss continued. “I ain’t feel like I could write the bars for myself and give it to him, because I ain’t feel like it fit him. He had too much money. My mind couldn’t think of that much Versace or being on that type of financial level.”
Jadakiss said that even though he was conflicted, Diddy still wanted the verses.
“He just used to tell me, ‘Give me the s— that you would say for you,'” Jadakiss said. “I’m like, ‘It ain’t gon’ fit for you.’ He used to know how to make it work.”
The songs that Jadakiss mentioned that he wrote for Diddy ended up being classics, so it seems as though he did make it work after all.
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With a long-awaited return for the North American International Detroit Auto Show to be live, on Saturday, Sept. 17, the InsideOut Literary Arts Performance Troupe delivered powerful spoken word thoughts in the Toyota Exhibit Area in Detroit, MI. Toyota and InsideOut Literary Arts, an award-winning organization headquartered in Detroit, showcased the 2022 Youth Performance Troupe winners as part of the organization’s Citywide Poets after-school program, which provides teens with weekly creative writing workshops, publications, and performance opportunities. Toyota is a major sponsor of the InsideOut Literary Arts organization.
Metro Detroit High School Students Milo Borsodi, Samer Budair, Stella Hughes and Noelle Taylor recited spoken word poetry around “Loving Yourself” and what it means to have “Limitless Possibilities for All.” The Youth Performance Troupe Coach LaShaun phoenix Moore, a Detroit-based vocalist, spoken word artist and culture creator, helped the troupe fine tune their skills and served as program MC. Students from the Alnur Dance Troupe showed off their moves while DJ Bruce Bailey kicked out the tunes. The students were surprised when Toyota gave the Youth Performance Troupe iPad Air tablets so they can creatively continue their writing skills.
“Many people know Toyota as a car company, but we’re so much more than that,” said Bill Shelmon, executive project manager, Advance Product Planning Office, Toyota Motor North America. “We’re focused on educating today’s students to build tomorrow’s leaders. At Toyota, we believe that youth development during non-school hours is needed today more than ever, and it’s vital for high school students to learn 21st century leadership skills that support their academic, career and life goals.”
For over two decades, InsideOut Literary Arts has reached more than 70,000 students in schools throughout Metro Detroit and published nearly 500 school literary journals. Through InsideOut’s programming, 94% of teachers surveyed said it improved student’s writing and critical thinking skills; 80% of InsideOut students demonstrated improved reading comprehension after taking part in the program; and 83% of the InsideOut students said they applied what they learned about writing in other classes. Students have gone on to be journalists, health care workers, entrepreneurs, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights.
“Through the transforming power of the written and spoken word, paired with unique performance opportunities to a diverse range of audiences, students learn that creativity, voice and expression are critical tools that can shift paradigms and change the circumstances that affect their lives,” said Suma Karaman Rosen, executive director, InsideOut Literary Arts. “We are truly grateful to Toyota for supporting our year-long Youth Performance Troupe program.”
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BOSTON, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (NYSE: HTY) (the "Fund"), advised by John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, announced today that the Board of Trustees (the "Board") has approved a change to the Fund's investment policies. This change provides additional flexibility with respect to investments in non-U.S. issuers, which the Fund believes is in the best interest of the Fund's shareholders.
Under the new investment policies, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 40% of its total assets in securities of non-U.S. issuers, unless the manager deems market conditions and/or company valuations to be less favorable to non-U.S. issuers, in which case, the fund will invest at least 30% of its total assets in non-U.S. issuers. The Fund's investments in securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers are expected to vary over time.
The change announced today will become effective upon on October 1, 2022.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined by the United States securities laws. You should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because they are subject to uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond the Fund's control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
An investor should consider a Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing.
A company of Manulife Investment Management, we serve investors through a unique multimanager approach, complementing our extensive in-house capabilities with an unrivaled network of specialized asset managers, backed by some of the most rigorous investment oversight in the industry. The result is a diverse lineup of time-tested investments from a premier asset manager with a heritage of financial stewardship.
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 18 geographies. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
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RESTON, Va., Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, today announced the appointment of Vice Admiral David Lewis, U.S. Navy (Ret) as Senior Vice President, Maritime.
Lewis will be responsible for enhancing the company's maritime capabilities and advancing strategic initiatives that drive organic growth across Leidos' maritime divisions. The organization includes subsidiary Gibbs & Cox and provides critical support for a broad range of Navy activities, including ship design & engineering, autonomous underwater and surface vehicle technology programs, as well as advanced undersea sensors and integration, for domestic and international customers.
"Admiral Lewis brings a wealth of military and technology expertise following a distinguished career in the Navy," said Gerry Fasano, Leidos Defense Group President. "His experience is a tremendous asset and will enable Leidos to deliver formidable operational advantages for the fleet."
Before joining Leidos, Lewis served as the Naval Postgraduate School Chair of Acquisition and in the United States Navy in operational, engineering, and acquisition related billets. Upon selection to flag rank in 2009, he served as vice commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command, followed by four years as Program Executive Officer (Ships), where he directed the delivery of 18 ships and procurement of an additional 51 ships. From 2014-2017, he served as commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, where he led a global workforce of 10,300 civilian and military personnel who designed, developed and deployed advanced communications and information capabilities for the Navy. His final assignment was Director for the Defense Contract Management Agency.
Lewis graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1979 and was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. He also holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School.
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company's 44,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $13.7 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. For more information, visit www.leidos.com.
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Melissa Dueñas
(571) 526-6850
Melissa.L.Duenas@leidos.com
Thomas Doheny
(571) 474-4735
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Jalen Drummond
(571) 992-5046
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DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tailwater Capital LLC ("Tailwater"), a private equity firm that takes a full immersion approach to investing in energy and growth infrastructure solutions, today announced that it has closed definitive agreements to sell Align Midstream Partners II, LLC ("Align" or the "Company") to M6 Midstream LLC ("Momentum"). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"This transaction marks another successful milestone for our team and we believe our assets will continue to drive significant value for our stakeholders," said Fritz Brinkman, Chief Executive Officer of Align. "Over the past five years, we have built an expansive system of gas gathering and processing assets in the core of the East Texas Haynesville, connecting regional supply from some of the most active producers in the basin to attractive downstream markets. We are thankful for Tailwater's support in navigating a dynamic market backdrop and are excited to watch Momentum own these assets through the next phase of growth."
"We are proud of the execution success demonstrated by the Align team over the last five years," said Jason Downie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Tailwater. "Their best-in-class commercial and operational capabilities and superior customer service allowed the company to develop critical midstream infrastructure that will feed downstream gas demand growth for years to come. This marks the second consecutive exit from Align and another strong return for our investors."
The transaction is Tailwater's second successful exit for Align. In September 2017, Tailwater announced the sale of Align Midstream, LLC to Enable Midstream for $300 million.
Piper Sandler & Co. served as the exclusive financial advisor to Align Midstream Partners II, LLC in connection with the transaction. Locke Lord served as legal counsel.
About Align Midstream Partners II, LLC
Align Midstream Partners II is a Dallas-based midstream company focused on servicing producers' needs in East Texas with gathering, processing and treating assets across the Haynesville and Cotton Valley formations. Align II is the second partnership for the management team and Tailwater Capital. In November 2019, Align II announced the combination of its assets with Elevate Midstream, LLC, expanding Align II's footprint in East Texas.
About Tailwater Capital LLC
Dallas-based Tailwater Capital is an energy and growth infrastructure private equity firm with a well-established track record of working constructively with proven management teams to deliver value-added solutions. Tailwater has raised more than $3.8 billion in committed capital since inception and the team has executed more than 100 transactions representing over $23 billion in value. For more information, please visit www.tailwatercapital.com.
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Jill McMillan
Managing Director, Communications & Public Affairs
Phone: 214-489-7047
Email: jmcmillan@tailwatercapital.com
John Schaufele
Managing Director, Investor Relations & Fundraising
Phone: 214-489-7043
Email: jschaufele@tailwatercapital.com
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The civil trial between the city of Spokane and the family of a man who was shot and killed by Spokane police officers in 2019 came to a quick conclusion on Thursday after the city agreed to pay $4 million in damages.
35-year-old David Novak was shot by Spokane Police Officer Brandon Rankin on Jan. 7, 2019, after he reportedly threatened to shoot and kill a group of men following a verbal confrontation.
According to police, Novak went back into his home in the 600 block of W. Montgomery Avenue as the group of people he allegedly threatened called the police. When officers arrived, one of the responding officers told dispatch they heard a gunshot.
Moments later, a confrontation led to Novak being shot by Officer Rankin. Novak went back into his house after being shot but was pronounced dead shortly after.
While it was initially believed that Novak was armed and had fired shots during or before the confrontation, Spokane Police said on Jan. 8, 2019, that no gun was recovered from the crime scene. Instead, officers found a bat.
Spokane County Prosecutor Larry Haskell ultimately determined on Aug. 21, 2019, that Officer Rankin was "justified" in his use of lethal force and, therefore, would not face criminal charges.
"There's 11 seconds from when you guys say Spokane police until you shot my brother," Novak's sister Crystal Jenkins said. "11 seconds. Who can react in 11 seconds?"
Novak's family filed a complaint for damages against the city of Spokane in January 2021, two years after he was killed. The complaint specifically listed former Spokane Mayor David Condon, Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl, Officer Rankin, Spokane County and Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich.
"You have no idea what family you're messing with," Jenkins said.
The suit claimed the city used unnecessary violence, excessive force and committed assault and battery against Novak. His family also claimed the Spokane Police Department (SPD) failed to notify them of Novak's death in a timely manner or properly train officers on the use of force.
Two months later, the city's attorneys responded to the complaint and denied nearly all claims in the suit. Spokane City Council then approved $100,000 to pay the city's legal defense against the Novak family.
The jury expected to hear opening statements from attorneys on Thursday morning. Before jurors even made it into the courtroom, however, both parties reached a settlement of $4 million to the Novak family.
"We can't bring David back, so our goal and our hope is that this saves lives in other ways," Novak's mother Debbie said. "And that when somebody in uniform uses excessive force, they will think twice before they use excessive force or take a life."
The settlement must now receive formal approval from the Spokane City Council before it becomes official.
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A Kootenai County proposal for cities to collect impact fees to fund improvements to the jail, sheriff’s office and parks and waterways received a mostly skeptical reception from local mayors Wednesday, reports our partners from the Coeur d'Alene Press.
“Where does this end?” asked Rathdrum Mayor Vic Holmes during the meeting of mayors with county officials. “Do we keep adding and adding and adding until no one can afford to live here?”
Athol Mayor Bill Hill said while Athol is a small town, its reach is significant. Collecting impact fees would affect many around it.
“When we make a decision it is for a much larger area than our city limits,” he said.
Mayors of Post Falls, Rathdrum, Athol, Hayden and Dalton Gardens, and an attorney representing Harrison and Huetter heard the latest on a draft plan, “Paying for Growth in Kootenai County.”
The meeting was led by Anne Wescott, a partner with Galena Consulting based in Boise, hired by the county.
She outlined the plan that asks the cities to collect impact fees on the county’s behalf to fund expansion, additional equipment and improvements in three areas.
The impact fees, which would likely be collected for 10 years, would pay for $12 million for KCSO expansion and additions of weapons, radios and vehicles for deputies; $13.8 million for the jail expansion, vehicle and equipment additions and $13.3 million for parks and waterways.
It’s projected that the total impact fees on each new building permit would be about $1,600.
Wescott said the proposal eases the burden on existing property owners and puts it on new growth to fund services and facilities to keep up with that growth.
The plan projects Kootenai County’s population to reach 251,999 by 2032.
“The conversation we're having now is not who should pay, the city or the county," she said. "It’s who should pay, the existing taxpayer or new growth?"
Commissioner Leslie Duncan said the proposal was in response to citizens who said the county should be collecting impact fees to fund future needs.
“So we started down this path,” she said.
Duncan said she knows there will be differences, but she hopes they can reach an agreement.
“I have more people getting priced out of their homes tax-wise than people coming here and saying, ‘I’m not going to pay another $1,600 for my house.’ Who says that? Nobody,” Duncan said.
Mayor Holmes had doubts.
He said the impact fees would not help with the cost of housing and could “make it impossible for existing residents, their children, to purchase property in the town."
Mayor Ron Jacobson pointed out Post Falls has its own police force. He said he could not support impact fees on new construction in the city to fund equipment and vehicles for the sheriff’s office.
Jacobson said Post Falls has long had good, working relationships with other cities and the county, but was upset that the mayors were not included earlier on the proposal and a related study.
He said he would need more information about the proposal to fund jail improvements through impact fees before determining whether he could support it.
“Do we want to be good neighbors? Absolutely,” Jacobson said.
There were some heated exchanges.
Emily Smith, city attorney for Rathdrum, questioned the connection between impact fees on new growth to pay for expansion of the jail and sheriff’s office.
She asked if there was information available to show the link between new growth and an increase in crime.
“Correlation is sufficient,” said Patrick Braden, deputy prosecuting attorney.
“If you have to prove causation,” there would be no impact fees, he said.
Dalton Gardens Mayor Dan Edwards, a building contractor, was supportive. He said going after new growth was fair.
"For the contractor to take a few extra bucks out of his pockets to fund our sheriff’s department, our jail, our parks, for the next 10 years, this is a no-brainer to me," he said. "I mean, everybody should be on board and not complaining and criticizing about this."
Duncan said without new impact fees, existing taxpayers could have to foot the bill.
“There’s no easy answer," she said.
Wescott said they will review the mayors' input, make adjustments, and get back to them.
She said ideally, they need all cities to be onboard for it to work.
“Impact fees aren’t rocket science," she said. “It’s about what your policy objective is."
The idea is to keep a level of service, not burden existing taxpayers, while being equitable and fair, Wescott said.
“The equitable and fair part, we have some work to do,” she said.
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SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The 911 emergency line in the Spokane County area is experiencing technical difficulties. People having an emergency are currently being asked to call Crime Check.
The Spokane Regional Communications Emergency (SREC 911) tweeted about the outrage. Residents are asked to call the Crime Check dispatch line at (509) 456-2233.
At this time, multiple counties are experiencing this issue and SREC is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
It is not known when the outage will be resolved.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.
A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly tighter orbit around its companion space rock — demonstrating that if a killer asteroid ever heads our way, we’d stand a fighting chance of diverting it.
Cameras and telescopes will watch the crash, but it will take months to find out if it actually changed the orbit.
The $325 million planetary defense test began with Dart’s launch last fall.
ASTEROID TARGET
The asteroid with the bull’s-eye on it is Dimorphos, about 7 million miles (9.6 million kilometers) from Earth. It is actually the puny sidekick of a 2,500-foot (780-meter) asteroid named Didymos, Greek for twin. Discovered in 1996, Didymos is spinning so fast that scientists believe it flung off material that eventually formed a moonlet. Dimorphos — roughly 525 feet (160 meters) across — orbits its parent body at a distance of less than a mile (1.2 kilometers).
“This really is about asteroid deflection, not disruption," said Nancy Chabot, a planetary scientist and mission team leader at Johns Hopkins University, which is managing the effort. "This isn’t going to blow up the asteroid. It isn’t going to put it into lots of pieces.” Rather, the impact will dig out a crater tens of yards (meters) in size and hurl some 2 million pounds (1 million kilograms) of rocks and dirt into space.
NASA insists there’s a zero chance either asteroid will threaten Earth — now or in the future. That’s why the pair was picked.
DART, THE IMPACTOR
Johns Hopkins took a minimalist approach in developing Dart — short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test — given that it’s essentially a battering ram and faces sure destruction. It has a single instrument: a camera used for navigating, targeting and chronicling the final action. Believed to be essentially a rubble pile, Dimorphos will emerge as a point of light an hour before impact, looming larger and larger in the camera images beamed back to Earth. Managers are confident Dart won’t smash into the larger Didymos by mistake. The spacecraft’s navigation is designed to distinguish between the two asteroids and, in the final 50 minutes, target the smaller one.
The size of a small vending machine at 1,260 pounds (570 kilograms), the spacecraft will slam into roughly 11 billion pounds (5 billion kilograms) of asteroid. “Sometimes we describe it as running a golf cart into a Great Pyramid,” said Chabot.
Unless Dart misses — NASA puts the odds of that happening at less than 10% — it will be the end of the road for Dart. If it goes screaming past both space rocks, it will encounter them again in a couple years for Take 2.
SAVING EARTH
Little Dimorphos completes a lap around big Didymos every 11 hours and 55 minutes. The impact by Dart should shave about 10 minutes off that. Although the strike itself should be immediately apparent, it will take months to verify the moonlet’s tweaked orbit. Cameras on Dart and a mini tagalong satellite will capture the collision up close. Telescopes on all seven continents, along with the Hubble and Webb space telescopes and NASA’s asteroid-hunting Lucy spacecraft, may see a bright flash as Dart smacks Dimorphos and sends streams of rock and dirt cascading into space. The observatories will track the pair of asteroids as they circle the sun, to see if Dart altered Dimorphos’ orbit. In 2024, a European spacecraft named Hera will retrace Dart’s journey to measure the impact results.
Although the intended nudge should change the moonlet’s position only slightly, that will add up to a major shift over time, according to Chabot. "So if you were going to do this for planetary defense, you would do it five, 10, 15, 20 years in advance in order for this technique to work,” she said. Even if Dart misses, the experiment still will provide valuable insight, said NASA program executive Andrea Riley. “This is why we test. We want to do it now rather than when there’s an actual need,” she said.
ASTEROID MISSIONS GALORE
Planet Earth is on an asteroid-chasing roll. NASA has close to a pound (450 grams) of rubble collected from asteroid Bennu headed to Earth. The stash should arrive next September. Japan was the first to retrieve asteroid samples, accomplishing the feat twice. China hopes to follow suit with a mission launching in 2025. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, meanwhile, is headed to asteroids near Jupiter, after launching last year. Another spacecraft, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, is loaded into NASA’s new moon rocket awaiting liftoff; it will use a solar sail to fly past a space rock that’s less than 60 feet (18 meters) next year. In 2026, NASA will launch a census-taking telescope to identify hard-to-find asteroids that could pose risks. One asteroid mission is grounded while an independent review board weighs its future. NASA’s Psyche spacecraft should have launched this year to a metal-rich asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, but the team couldn’t test the flight software in time.
HOLLYWOOD’S TAKE
Hollywood has churned out dozens of killer-space-rock movies over the decades, including 1998′s “Armageddon” which brought Bruce Willis to Cape Canaveral for filming, and last year's “Don’t Look Up” with Leonardo DiCaprio leading an all-star cast. NASA’s planetary defense officer, Lindley Johnson, figures he’s seen them all since 1979′s “Meteor,” his personal favorite “since Sean Connery played me.” While some of the sci-fi films are more accurate than others, he noted, entertainment always wins out. The good news is that the coast seems clear for the next century, with no known threats. Otherwise, “it would be like the movies, right?” said NASA’s science mission chief Thomas Zurbuchen. What’s worrisome, though, are the unknown threats. Fewer than half of the 460-foot (140-meter) objects have been confirmed, with millions of smaller but still-dangerous objects zooming around. “These threats are real, and what makes this time special, is we can do something about it,” Zurbuchen said. Not by blowing up an asteroid as Willis’ character did — that would be a last, last-minute resort — or by begging government leaders to take action as DiCaprio’s character did in vain. If time allows, the best tactic could be to nudge the menacing asteroid out of our way, like Dart.
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WATERBURY, Conn. — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he tried to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
More than a dozen family members of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the shooting also showed up to observe his testimony in Waterbury Superior Court, which is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Newtown, where the shooting occurred.
Plaintiffs attorney Christopher Mattei showed a video from Jones' Infowars web show calling the mass shooting “phony as a three-dollar bill" and calling the parents of the victims “crisis actors.”
“Mr. Jones, if someone were to falsely claim that a group of families who had lost loved ones were actors and had faked the deaths of their loved ones, that would be a horrible thing to say, correct?” Mattei asked Jones before showing the video.
“In the context, it could be, yes,” Jones replied.
Jones was found liable last year by default for damages to plaintiffs without a trial, as punishment for what the judge called his repeated failures to turn over documents to their lawyers. The six-member jury is now deciding how much Jones and Free Speech Systems, Infowars’ parent company, should pay the families for defaming them and intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
In often emotional testimony, family members have described enduring death threats, in-person harassment and abusive comments on social media. Some moved to avoid the abuse.
Jones has been in Connecticut this week in preparation for his appearance. He held a news conference Wednesday outside the courthouse, bashing the proceedings — as he has on his Infowars show — as a “travesty of justice” and calling the judge a “tyrant.” He made similar comments on his way into the courthouse Thursday.
“This is not really a trial,” he said. “This is a show trial, a literal kangaroo court.”
The plaintiffs attorneys began by asking Jones whether he believed Judge Barbara Bellis was a tyrant and whether he calls a lot of people tyrants.
“Only when they act like it,” he said.
Jones also was asked about a page on his Infowars site that called the trial a “kangaroo court” and advertisements on that page. He said the page was created by his staff. He also was asked about daily profit reports, but Jones said he could not answer.
Bellis began the day by going over the topics that Jones could not mention in his testimony: free speech rights; the Sandy Hook families' $73 million settlement this year with gun-maker Remington (the company made the Bushmaster rifle used to kill the victims at Sandy Hook); the percentage of Jones' shows that discussed Sandy Hook; and whether he profited from those shows or a similar case in Texas.
“This is not the appropriate forum for you to offer that testimony,” Bellis said. Jones indicated that he understood.
But the jury had to be sent out of the courtroom several times while attorneys argued about the scope of Jones' answers.
“You're going to get your exercise in today, those of you who wear Fitbits,” the judge told jurors.
Jones also has been found liable by default in two similar lawsuits over the hoax lies in his hometown of Austin, Texas, where a jury in one of the trials ordered Jones last month to pay nearly $50 million in damages to the parents of one of the children killed. A third trial in Texas is expected to begin near the end of the year.
When Jones faced the Texas jury last month and testified under oath, he toned down his rhetoric. He said he realized the hoax lies were irresponsible and the school shooting was “100% real.”
Jones' shows had portrayed the Sandy Hook shooting as staged by crisis actors as part of gun control efforts.
Testimony at the current trial also has focused on website analytics data run by Infowars employees showing how its sales of dietary supplements, food, clothing and other items spiked around the time Jones talked about the Sandy Hook shooting.
Evidence, including internal Infowars emails and depositions, also shows dissention within the company about pushing the hoax lies.
Jones' lawyer Norman Pattis is arguing that any damages should be limited and accused the victims' relatives of exaggerating the harm the lies caused them.
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Bright patches of yellow and pink flowers line the walkway in Doug Fuller’s backyard in Cambridge, Iowa.
But, just one year ago, the same garden was bare. Fuller was in the middle of a year long battle with severe depression and suicidal thoughts.
“Hopelessness is probably the biggest thing you think of,” he said of his depression. “When this goes on for month after month after month, you just feel like ‘Is this ever gonna improve?’”
This experience – of farmers grappling with suicide – is devastatingly common. Farmers and ranchers are nearly two times more likely to die by suicide in the U.S., compared to other occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Last year, the U.S Department of Agriculture awarded grants totaling $2.5 million to states across the country to expand mental health resources to farmers. Some Midwestern states took the money as an opportunity to distribute resources not only to farmers, but also to the lenders, the suppliers and community members they interact with on a daily basis.
The stresses of agriculture
Farmers face a lot of factors out of their control — from the weather to commodity prices to the ever-changing state of global markets. Michael Rosmann, a southwest Iowa psychologist who specializes in helping farmers, said the uncertainty of it all can lead to a lot of stress.
At the same time, Rosmann said the things that make a good farmer – independence and a willingness to take risks – can work against them when they need help.
“They're reluctant to reveal what they perceive as weaknesses, when indeed, admitting that we need help is a strength not a weakness,” he said.
This hesitancy to ask for help means that intervention is difficult. More than doctors or counselors, farmers are likely to trust people who understand the unique stressors of agriculture.
“They often show signs of distress to people who they work with regularly,” Rosmann said. “They will tell people who are perceived to be on their side about what they're going through.”
A different approach
At the annual Monona County Farm Bureau meeting in the small, western Iowa town of Ute, Donna Mills stepped up to a microphone. From the podium, she directed her captivated crowd of agricultural workers to a pamphlet, filled with suicide warning signs and hotline numbers, sitting in front of them.
These presentations are happening all over Iowa; in banks, in veterinarian offices, in co-ops and in pesticide safety training sessions. The Iowa Department of Agriculture is using its USDA grant to equip people who interact with farmers the most on how to identify stress and refer them to resources.
Mills, one of the program’s outreach coordinators, said sometimes the resources are met with awkward laughter and jokes. But, other times, she said she can see its impact.
“There were a few sessions that I had where someone would come up after me and say ‘There was a guy that was sitting in this training, he attempted to take his own life several times already. So thank you,’” Mills said.
The resources are integrated into spaces where farmers are already going for information. Iowa State University Extension's state behavioral specialist Dr. David Brown said it’s a strategic effort to combat the heavy cloud of stigma in rural communities.
“If we put on a meeting that says we're going to talk about farm stress, do you know how many farmers will show up for that? Absolutely none,” Brown said. “So we have to use other means to get the information into the farmers hands.”
Signs of promise
Similar peer support programs are being embraced in Nebraska. In 2019, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture began to offer two hour workshops for community members to understand farm stress.
The workshop’s facilitator, Glennis McClure, said the goal is to teach participants what to say to a farmer in need. So far, it’s found success. More than 80% of participants left the session with more confidence in their ability to talk to a person under stress, according to a survey by University of Nebraska Extension.
She said each participant has to practice how to ask that really important, but really difficult question: “Are you thinking about suicide?”
“We really shouldn't be afraid of reaching out and trying to find out where people are in that scheme of things,” she said.
Grant Woodley, a rural pastor and farmer in Clarion, Iowa, took advantage of one of Iowa’s agricultural focused suicide prevention trainings. He said it gave him the language to approach hard conversations with his neighbors and friends.
“This training really gives lay people the tools to really walk alongside someone, to break through some of that isolation that occurs with mental health,” he said.
Reaching out
Back in Cambridge, Fuller has fully recovered from his intense depression and isolation.
He doesn’t know what triggered his episode – maybe it was the way a windstorm flattened some of his crops or maybe it was the isolation of COVID. But, he said, he does know he only got better after he asked for help.
“I just don't see any reason to have kept all this to myself,” he said. “Because it was as real as we are sitting here today.”
While Fuller didn’t always believe he would make it to the next harvest, he said it helped that his family and friends never stopped insisting he would.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call 988 for help.
For resources specific to farm stress in your state, look here:
- Iowa – https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/farm-ranch-wellbeing
- Nebraska – https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/kearney/staying-connected-during-tough-times/
- Missouri – https://agriculture.mo.gov/stress.php
- Kansas – https://www.kansasagstress.org/mental-health
- Illinois - https://extension.illinois.edu/health/farm-mental-health
- Indiana - https://www.in.gov/isda/programs-and-initiatives/mental-health-resources/
- North Dakota - https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-hub/ag-topics/farm-safety-health/managing-stress
Kendall Crawford is Iowa Public Radio’s western Iowa reporter based in Sioux City. Follow Kendall on Twitter: @kcrawfish33
This story was produced in partnership with Harvest Public Media, a collaboration of public media newsrooms in the Midwest. It reports on food systems, agriculture and rural issues. Follow Harvest on Twitter: @HarvestPM
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The Census Bureau has announced some sober findings for the state of Kansas. The national rate of Americans without health insurance fell to its lowest level since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but the uninsured rate in Kansas is now higher than the national rate.
Phillip Steiner, a senior analyst at the Kansas Health Institute, said his team was shocked and this was a milestone they didn’t want to reach.
"The data we have goes back to 1999. And historically, Kansas was about a couple percentage points better than the United States. Then once the Affordable Care Act passed, that number caught up and it was essentially like a statistical tie," Steiner said.
Kansas Health Institute researchers also found that Kansas residents who identify as Hispanic or Black were more likely to be uninsured in Kansas than in the U.S. In fact, results from the 2021 American Community Survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that:
- 20.3% of Kansas residents who identify as Hispanic were uninsured, which was a decrease from the 23.3% who were uninsured in 2019, but still higher than the 17.7% of Hispanic residents uninsured across the country.
- 14.1% of Kansas residents who identify as Black or African American were uninsured compared to 9.6% across the country.
The U.S. Census Bureau will release additional data with state-level detail on October 20, 2022.
- Phillip Steiner, a senior analyst at the Kansas Health Institute
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Brooke Knoll
Guest
David Balakrishnan, founder of Turtle Island Quartet, composer and violinist
Program
Skylife
by David Balakrishnan
Turtle Island Quartet
Spider Dreams
by David Balakrishnan
Turtle Island Quartet
Esenada
by David Balakrishnan
Turtle Island Quartet
A Night in Tunisia
by Dizzy Gillespie
Turtle Island Quartet and Paquito D'Rivera
Squawk
by David Balakrishnan
Turtle Island Quartet
Subconcious Lee
by Lee Konitz (arr. B. von Gutzeit)
Turtle Island Quartet
The Second Wave
by David Balakrishnan
Terence Blanchard and the E Collective with the Turtle Island Quartet
You can learn more about Turtle Island Quartet at turtleislandquartet.com and their October 2 Harriman-Jewell Series performance at hjseries.org.
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It doesn’t matter if you’re shopping for a first mortgage or a home equity line-of-credit.
Borrowers of every stripe took a beating as Freddie Mac’s 30-year fixed rate rocketed up 27 basis points to 6.29% and the prime rate jumped three-quarters of a point to 6.25%.
Both barometers are at their highest levels since 2008 following the Federal Reserve’s short-term rate hike on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
If you were to take out a $647,200 mortgage today (Freddie Mac’s maximum conforming loan amount), your principal and interest payment would be $4,002. One year ago, the Freddie average rate was 2.88%, offering a principal and interest payment of $2,687.
That’s $1,315 more per month, or a payment jump of 49%.
Mortgage rates have doubled since the start of the year, the steepest and swiftest rise in Freddie Mac’s 51-year-old rate survey. The only increase surpassing that was a four-year run at the end of the Carter administration, when rates soared from under 9% in the fall of 1977 to 18.6% in October 1981.
One could argue the cost of homeownership is up nearly 50% from a year ago if you include the state’s annual 2% property tax increase. That compares with the current 8.3% U.S. annual inflation rate. Cost crushing indeed.
Plenty of my shops’ pre-approved borrowers, especially first-time buyers, are heading for the hills. Lots of homeownership angst between lofty rates and lofty prices. They want to wait it out for a year to see what happens.
Median home prices may not hit the hard skids though. It’s unlikely we will see a collapse like the Great Recession and the 2008 mortgage meltdown. The job market is still very hot. The inventory level of homes for sale is still very tight.
“The labor market is still very strong, adding 315,000 jobs last month,” said Raymond Sfeir, economic research director at Chapman University. “There were 11 million job openings last month. That’s huge.”
The number of homes coming on the market are way down. New listings in Southern California are down 22% from the average for the three years preceding COVID, according to Steven Thomas, author of Reports on Housing.
Normal expected market time – or the time it would take to sell all the listings at the current sales pace — is 90 to 120 days. Currently, it is 74 days in Southern California – still low, but more than double the 33 days a year ago, Thomas’ figures show. That should translate into a market correction, but not a rout.
“Inventory has already peaked for the year,” said Thomas. “Prices will be down slightly through the end of the year.”
“The sky is not falling,” added Jordan Levine, chief economist at the California Association of Realtors. “The market is rebalancing. (California) prices are going down a little bit next year. Statewide, it will be a modest single digit drop.”
This could be bad news for moving companies, agents, escrow officers and mortgage lenders since most borrowers in America took advantage of lifetime low mortgage rates during and because of the pandemic’s shock to the economy, with rates falling to an all-time low of 2.65% in January 2021.
Eighty-nine percent of U.S. borrowers have mortgage rates below 5%, while two-thirds of all borrowers have rates under 4% and a fourth have rates under 3%, according to Black Knight.
And, for California property owners, moving means more in property taxes as well.
So, where are mortgage rates headed in the near term? Even higher.
Sfeir, Levine and Thomas see fixed rates hitting about 6.5% through the end of the year. Levine expects rates at 7-7.5% next year.
Sfeir sees two more short-term rate increases of one-quarter to one-half percent at the Fed’s November and December Fed meetings. Mortgage rates are influenced by the Fed’s moves but don’t move in concert with them.
“Inflation has peaked, but its still on the high side,” he said.
This is the opportunity for first-time buyers with little down. You can get in now. You can refinance when rates drop in a year. So long as you don’t plan to sell within five years or less, your home value will be safe.
Freddie Mac rate news: The 30-year fixed rate averaged 6.29%, 27 basis points higher than last week. The 15-year fixed rate averaged 5.44%, 23 basis points higher than last week.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a 3.8% mortgage application increase from the previous week.
Bottom line: Assuming a borrower gets the average 30-year fixed rate on a conforming $647,200 loan, last year’s payment was $1,315 less than this week’s payment of $4,002.
What I see: Locally, well-qualified borrowers can get the following fixed-rate mortgages without points: A 30-year FHA at 6%, a 15-year conventional at 6.125%, a 30-year conventional at 6.375%, a 15-year conventional high-balance ($647,201 to $970,800) at 6%, a 30-year conventional high-balance at 6.5% and a 30-year purchase jumbo at 5.875%.
Eye catcher loan of the week: A 30-year jumbo mortgage with interest-only payments locked at 5.75% for the first seven years without points.
Jeff Lazerson is a mortgage broker. He can be reached at 949-334-2424 or jlazerson@mortgagegrader.com. His website is www.mortgagegrader.com.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The ball that José Quijada threw right down the middle to Corey Seager, a ball that ended up over the fence for a tie-breaking homer, wasn’t what frustrated manager Phil Nevin so much after the Angels’ 5-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
It was the walk that preceded it.
Quijada walked Marcus Semien to lead off the eighth in a tie game, just before Quijada grooved a fastball that Seager blasted into the Angels’ bullpen. It was just the sixth hit that Quijada had allowed to a lefty all season. They had been 5 for 45 against him.
“The home run’s not really what beat us,” Nevin said. “We walked three leadoff hitters today and all three of them scored. We’ve got to get better at that. That’s the difference in the game today.”
Starter Michael Lorenzen issued two walks in five-plus innings, but one was leading off the third and one was leading off the sixth. They were two of the three runs that he allowed.
Those lapses spoiled a day that started pretty well as the Angels looked to win the rubber game of the series. They had a 3-0 lead in the third. Michael Stefanic and Luis Rengifo had singled and Mike Trout drove in both with a double. Taylor Ward followed with an RBI single.
Lorenzen was dominating through five innings. Lorenzen had given up just one run and one hit, facing just two hitters over the minimum. He’d struck out seven.
But he issued a leadoff walk to No. 9 hitter Leody Tavares in the sixth, and then he gave up a single to Semien, ending his day.
Left-hander Aaron Loup entered to face Seager. He got Seager to ground into a force, but then Nathaniel Lowe punched a ball through the left side to drive in a run. Adolis Garcia then dropped a bloop single into right, tying the game.
Left fielder Jo Adell saved the Angels from further damage with a strong throw to nail Lowe at the plate after a single by Jonah Heim.
It was the latest demonstration of Adell’s defensive improvement.
“I’m happy with what he’s done out there,” Nevin said. “He continues to work. We’re a week and a half away from the end of the season. He’s still putting in the work that needs to be done to be better out there. And I’m proud of him for the way he’s gone about that.”
While Adell’s throw saved the inning from being worse, it came too late to spare Lorenzen. After 16 starts, he has a 4.78 ERA, which is not quite what he or the Angels had hoped for when they agreed to a one-year deal last winter.
He has a 4.01 ERA if you discount the two starts he made with a shoulder issue before going on the injured list in July.
Lorenzen would like to return, so these last starts could be critical in shaping the Angels’ opinion of what he could do next year.
“There’s like some good and some bad,” Lorenzen said of Thursday’s game. “I feel good about it but couldn’t keep the team in it long enough. It leaves a sour taste in my mouth for sure.”
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We know it’s a virtual cinch that Flightline will be voted an historic Horse of the Year if he wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Keeneland. Doesn’t matter if he’ll have raced only three times in 2022. It’s as easy as choosing between a trip to the beach or the dentist.
No horse has won Horse of the Year with fewer than four starts since the Eclipse Awards were established in 1971. Ghostzapper won the award in 2004 with only four races, and that was an easy choice as well.
What we don’t know is whether Flightline, who’s won his five career races by a combined 62¾ lengths, will race at age 5. One of his owners, Kosta Hronis, is in favor of it. Another, Bill Farish of Lane’s End, where Flightline will stand stud when his racing days are over, also talks about bringing the Tapit colt back for another year, but he doesn’t sound as convincing as Hronis.
The guess here is that the Breeders’ Cup will be Flightline’s swan song, despite the sport badly in need of stars to keep fans’ interest up. The fact is the breeding part of the industry is too lucrative to keep the colt on the track. Flightline’s future in the breeding shed is just too enormous to take a chance on racing him.
I hope I’m wrong, but the debate on whether Flightline deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as past greats like Spectacular Bid will continue with the John Sadler-trained monster having raced only six times.
Along with catastrophic injuries, early retirements are a part of the sport that really stinks.
Here’s a look at the Horse of the Year race as we hit the stretch:
Flightline
Death, taxes and the colt who continues to gain more believers with each race. Just when you’ve seen his most dominating performances, he goes and wins the Pacific Classic at Del Mar by a record 19¼ lengths.Is he as good as Spectacular Bid? Talent-wise, yes. When you put the résumés of the two side by side, no. As special as he is, Flightline doesn’t deserve to be mentioned with greats like Secretariat, Spectacular Bid and Ruffian until he does more. Now if he wins the Breeders’ Cup Classic by a wide margin, let’s talk again.
Life Is Good
The son of Into Mischief is next in line to win Horse of the Year if he takes the Classic. He’s won three of four, including two Grade I’s, this year and is on target to run in the Grade I Woodward Stakes at Aqueduct on Oct. 1 as a tuneup for the Breeders’ Cup. There are some who argue he can’t go the Classic’s distance of a mile and a quarter because he faltered in the stretch of the Dubai World Cup and finished fourth March 26, but they said the same about Authentic after almost blowing a huge lead in the 2020 Haskell. We know how that turned out.
Epicenter
Finally got his first Grade I victory when he outran Cyberknife and Zandon to win the Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 27. He’d finished second in two previous tries – the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.A son of Not This Time, he’s established himself as the top 3-year-old of 2022 and would most likely be voted Horse of the Year if he can win the Breeders’ Cup Classic. This is a talented colt who’s got every reason to jump up and surprise Flightline and Life Is Good on Nov. 5.
Nest
Yes, the daughter of Curlin is a darkhorse candidate to win Horse of the Year. If Nest wins the Distaff and a longshot surprises in the Classic, she’s the top candidate to take home the most prestigious of the Eclipse Awards. The Todd Pletcher-trained 3-year-old filly has won three Grade I’s this year and finished a strong second behind Mo Donegal in the Belmont Stakes. She seems to be getting better each race and it would be fun to see her run at age 4.
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Stolen railroad wiring caused delays of more than an hour long for six Metrolink trains Thursday morning, Sept. 22, on the Orange County and Inland Empire-Orange County lines — with conductors having to hop off and stop traffic at 10 crossings before jumping back aboard.
Engineers brought the trains to a stop before the crossings. Wearing orange vests and armed with wands, the conductors would bring vehicles to a halt, allowing the trains to safely, slowing rumble over the street.
Just before 4 a.m., the track-indication system signaled to Metrolink dispatchers there was a problem. Repair crews were dispatched to between the Orange and Santa Ana stations and found wiring had been removed, Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson said.
Law enforcement officials were notified of the vandalism, with the investigation ongoing. Thieves often take wire from public facilities and then sell it.
Repairs were made, and by 11:30 a.m. all of the trains were operating at normal speeds. Metrolink offered vouchers and alternate transportation to affected passengers.
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South Korean PPI (think of this a 'wholesale' inflation index) for August 2022:
- -0.3% m/m (prior +0.3%) - first fall m/m since October 2020
- +8.4% y/y (prior +9.2%) - slowest since September 2021
more to come
Like pretty much everything else the Korean won has been losing aground against the US dollar:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Attorney Mark Paoletta said Thomas is “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions about her work relating to the 2020 election.”
The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election.
Thomas’s willingness to testify comes as the committee is preparing to wrap up its work before the end of the year and is writing a final report laying out its findings about the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The panel announced Wednesday that it will reconvene for a hearing on Sept. 28, likely the last in a series of hearings that began this summer.
The testimony from Thomas — known as Ginni — was one of the remaining items for the panel as it eyes the completion of its work. The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and shown some of that video testimony in its eight hearings over the summer.
The extent of Thomas’ involvement ahead of the Capitol attack is unknown. In the days after The Associated Press and other news organizations called the presidential election for Biden, Thomas emailed two lawmakers in Arizona to urge them to choose “a clean slate of Electors” and “stand strong in the face of political and media pressure.” The AP obtained the emails earlier this year under the state’s open records law.
She has said in interviews that she attended the initial pro-Trump rally the morning of Jan. 6 but left before Trump spoke and the crowds headed for the Capitol.
Thomas, a Trump supporter long active in conservative causes, has repeatedly maintained that her political activities posed no conflict of interest with the work of her husband.
“Like so many married couples, we share many of the same ideals, principles, and aspirations for America. But we have our own separate careers, and our own ideas and opinions too. Clarence doesn’t discuss his work with me, and I don’t involve him in my work,” Thomas told the Washington Free Beacon in an interview published in March.
Justice Thomas was the lone dissenting voice when the Supreme Court ruled in January to allow a congressional committee access to presidential diaries, visitor logs, speech drafts and handwritten notes relating to the events of Jan. 6.
Ginni Thomas has been openly critical of the committee’s work, including signing onto a letter to House Republicans calling for the expulsion of Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois from the GOP conference for joining the Jan. 6 congressional committee.
CNN first reported that Thomas agreed to the interview.
It’s unclear if the committee’s hearing next week will provide a general overview of what the panel has learned or if it will focus on new information and evidence, such as any evidence provided by Thomas. The committee also conducted several interviews at the end of July and into August with Trump’s Cabinet secretaries, some of whom had discussed invoking the constitutional process in the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office after the insurrection.
Cheney, the committee’s Republican vice chairwoman, said at the panel’s most recent hearing in July that the committee “has far more evidence to share with the American people and more to gather.”
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SALISBURY, Md. - The Downtown Salisbury parking lot may be full of cars right now, but it will not be the case for long.
Unity Square is a sprawling, open air outdoor space that will welcome seating, greenery, sculptures and even a splash pad to the downtown.
Mayor Jake Day says this will be the new heart of Salisbury's downtown.
"That will be a large gathering space, a city square, a town square that will have everything from a splash pad to climbing, some things for kids, to sculptures. Some really incredible pieces of art that have already been commissioned," he said.
The City Council voted this week to approve allocating the final piece of the over 3 million dollars in funding for the project.
Alexia Dill at Lilac Clothing Company is excited for the project, but is concerned about the impact on parking.
"There's already complications down here and people asking where to park and the street parking's kind of frustrating because there's limited to no parking," she said.
"But if it brings people back together especially after COVID I think it will be a positive," Dill continued.
But the Mayor says that will not be a concern as substantially more parking will soon be on the way.
"Parking is a utility like sewer, like water, it's necessary but no one visits a place for the glory of its parking lots," he said.
After Unity Square is completed at some point in 2023, the much larger project to complete the other end of the downtown parking lot will get underway.
That project includes residential housing and a 450 car parking garage.
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MARDELA SPRINGS, Md. - The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating two men wanted for robbing a Mardela Springs convenience store.
The sheriff's office on Tuesday said the crime happened at the Goose Creek store on July 24. Detectives investigating the crime determined that Ivan Lee Conaway, 30, and Michael Jacoby Robinson, 39, entered the store and asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes. Investigators said that when the clerk placed the cigarettes on the counter, Conaway smacked the clerk’s hand off of the cigarettes, grabbed the cigarettes and fled the store. The store clerk received minor injuries to her wrist as a result of the incident.
It was determined that Conaway got into a vehicle being driven by Michael Robinson and they both fled the area.
A detective from the sheriff's office's Criminal Investigation Division completed an application for charges and submitted it to the District Court commissioner. The District Court commissioner issued a criminal summons for both men charging them with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. The criminal summons were unable to be served so they were returned to the court and arrest warrants were issued.
Both Conaway and Robinson are now wanted for robbery. The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in locating both men. Investigators ask that anyone with information about this case to contact the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office's Criminal Investigation Division at 410-548-4891.
Anonymous information may also be submitted to Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776 or through the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office app (free download from the app store); persons providing information leading to Conaway and Robinson arrest in this case may be eligible for a cash reward.
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MARINE FORECAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER EARLY FRIDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. VISIBILITY WILL BE EXCELLENT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH MUCH COOLER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
GALE WARNINGS ARE POSTED FOR ALL AREA WATERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
NOTE: LARGE SWELLS FROM HURRICANE FIONA ARE BRINGING STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO ALL THE BEAHCES, AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
Atlantic Ocean:
Friday: Gale Warning NW 17-35+ knots. Seas: 6-9 ft.
Saturday: Small Craft Advisory. W 10-17 knots. Seas: 5-8 ft.
Chesapeake Bay:
Friday: Gale Warning. N 14-24 knots. Seas: 4 ft.
Saturday: Small Craft Advisory. W 5-12 knots. Seas: 2 ft.
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Friday: Gale Warning. NW 14-24 knots. Seas: 3-5 ft.
Saturday: Small Craft Advisory. W 5-12 knots. Seas: 2-3 ft.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s partial military mobilization is a sign it is “failing and flailing” in its invasion of Ukraine, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau charged Wednesday, condemning what he called an escalation of the war.
Trudeau said the activation of some reservists, combined with President Vladimir Putin’s veiled nuclear threats and plans for referendums in occupied areas of Ukraine showed the Russian leader is desperate.
“Putin has fundamentally miscalculated in a whole bunch of different ways,” the prime minister told reporters gathered at U.N. headquarters, where the General Assembly is meeting. “Putin was wrong and he is, right now, failing and flailing in his response to the situation.”
In calling for the mobilization, Putin cited the length of the front line and said Russia is effectively fighting the combined military might of Western countries.
Trudeau vowed Canada would continue to strengthen sanctions on Russia and provide military aid to Ukraine, but offered no details. Putin, he said, was inching closer to “admitting what he has not wanted to admit” that his country is, in fact, at war.
The Canadian leader accused Putin of “war crimes” and said Russia, a founding member of the United Nations, was violating the institution’s basic tenets.
“We continue to ensure that we do everything necessary to make sure Putin and his cronies are held to account,” Trudeau said.
Prodded by reporters to wade into American politics, Trudeau sidestepped on one point and dove in on another. Asked if President Joe Biden was wrong in declaring the COVID-19 pandemic over, Trudeau noted people struggling in hospitals and said “we all want this pandemic to be over as quickly as possible.”
On the subject of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, though, he enthusiastically said Canada would fight for reproductive rights around the world.
“We’ll help the United States if we need to as well,” he said.
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AP National Writer Matt Sedensky can be reached at msedensky@ap.org and https://twitter.com/sedensky. For more AP coverage of the U.N. General Assembly, visit https://apnews.com/hub/united-nations-general-assembly
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Forecast updated on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 4:00 PM by WBOC Meteorologist Dan Satterfield (AMS-CBM).
DELMARVA FORECAST
Tonight: Clearing early, windy, and much cooler. Low 50-52°. Wind: NW 14-24 mph. Winds higher near open water.
Friday: Sunny, windy, and much cooler. High 67°. Wind: Nw 14-23 mph. Winds higher near open water.
Friday Night: Clear, breezy, and much cooler. Low 45-47°. Wind: N 6-11 mph. Winds higher near open water.
Saturday: Sunny early then increasing high clouds PM, dry, and pleasant. High 73°. Wind: W 5-12 mph. Winds higher near open water.
Forecast Discussion:
Skies will clear this evening with much cooler air arriving by morning. Lowest temps. will be in the low 50's by sunrise Friday with a north breeze at 8-17 mph. Winds near open water will be much higher with gusts to over 35 mph possible.
Friday looks cool and windy, behind the cold front, with sunshine and low humidity. Winds will increase from the north to NW at 14-26 mph. Afternoon high temps. will stay below 70 degrees in most areas!
Saturday looks sunny and breezy, with a real chill in the air at sunrise as temperatures dip into the mid 40's! A sunny afternoon will bring high temps. in the low 70's. All in all it will be a lovely autumn day. Winds will increase from the north to NW at 11-16 mph in the afternoon.
In the long range, we will warm to around 80° on Sunday with increasing clouds. Some showers with another cold front will arrive Sunday evening into early Monday with afternoon temps. around 78 degrees Monday PM. Skies will clear Monday afternoon into Tuesday with nice fall weather. Look for sunshine and high temps. in the mid 70's Tuesday falling to the lower 70's by Wednesday as more cool air arrives. Lows will dip into the mid 50's Tuesday and fall to the upper 40's by sunrise Thursday.
The average high for today is 78 degrees with an average low of 58 degrees.
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300 Chicago Couples Collectively Renew Their Vows for 50th Golden Wedding Anniversary
Almost 300 couples who got married in 1972 came together at Holy Name Cathedral to renew their vows.
Almost 300 Chicago couples gathered at a church on Sunday to collectively renew their vows after 50 years of marriage.
The ceremony was held at Holy Name Cathedral in celebration of their golden wedding anniversaries, according to local ABC affiliate WLS-TV.
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich had nothing but positive words for the couples whose relationships all began in 1972, using a baseball analogy to support his message shared on Holy Name Cathedral's YouTube page.
"Two thousand, six hundred and thirty two. Those are the number of games Carl Ripkin Jr. played in a consecutive row," the cardinal said.
"And he was honored for that as a man who always showed up."
Cupich said that 50 years of marriage "involves more than 18,000 days," which he said is worth being proud of.
Carl Meyer, one of the husbands, told WLS-TV that he was "very emotional" as he reminisced on five decades with his wife, Joyce, "and all the experiences together."
"We brought my parents here when they celebrated their 50th," his wife added. "I always remember that and now we're there, which is hard to believe."
According to outlets WLS-TV and WABI 5, each of the couples has a different secret on how to keep a marriage alive for five decades.
Jim McLemore said to “never go to bed angry," according to local station WABI 5.
According to the outlet, his wife, Pat, said they may not be lucky at cards, but they are “always lucky in love."
Cynthia Morales said even if it is negative, you have to communicate to your partner, according to WABI 5.
“You can’t read each other’s minds, you have to communicate,” she said.
One wife, Adrienne Michele, mentioned a sense of humor being vital. Her husband, Dino, chimed in saying, "I learned one thing. She's always right,” according to the WLS-TV.
"You are the people who since the day that you promised to be true to each other, in good times and bad and in sickness and in health, promising yourself and God, and you have showed up each and every day," the cardinal said.
"That is worth celebrating," he added.
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Betty White’s Personal Belongings Are Going Up for Auction
“Betty White was a beloved national treasure and a cross generational icon,” said president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, Darren Julien.
Big fan of Betty White? You may be in luck because you can have the chance to own a personal item that belonged to the iconic Hollywood star.
From Sept. 23 to Sept. 25, Beverly Hills-based Julien's Auctions will be offering up over 1,500 items, including awards, scripts, wardrobe, memorabilia from her TV shows and more.
“Betty White was a beloved national treasure and a cross generational icon who made us laugh for eighty years with her illustrious work on film, radio and television classics such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls,” president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, Darren Julien, said.
“We are honored to work with her Estate in this exclusive presentation of these precious artifacts and personal mementos from her storied life and career which will be offered for the first time at auction to the public, museum curators and her legions of fans worldwide.”
The collection includes the famed actress’s original director's chair from “The Golden Girls” set, her engraved wedding band, and White’s black-and-gold Mignon gown worn to the 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 17, 1989.
White, a trailblazer in the world of film and television, died at the age of 99 on December 31, 2021, just 17 days before her 100th birthday.
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Cancer-Related Deaths Have Declined Over the Past Decade: CDC Report
According to new research from the CDC, despite ongoing demographic disparities, cancer-related deaths have declined over the past several years.
Deaths related to cancer have decreased over the last decade, according to new research.
Cancer killed an estimated 602,350 people in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
However, the U.S. cancer death rate declined by 32% from 1991 to 2019, according to the annual report from the American Association for Cancer Research.
Per the research, this decrease has saved 3.5 million lives.
"The U.S. cancer death rate is steadily declining, and more people than ever before are living longer and fuller lives after a cancer diagnosis," the report says.
Researchers also noted that the number of cancer survivors has increased by more than a million just in the past year, and between 2016 to 2019, the rate of people surviving cancer has only accelerated.
"In fact, the number of children and adults living with a history of cancer exceeded a record 18 million in January 2022," according to the report.
The reason for this is because of "remarkable advances" in medical research and cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment, per the researchers.
For example, between August 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration approved eight new anticancer therapeutics, 10 therapeutics for use for new cancer types and two new diagnostic imaging agents.
"We have now a revolution in immune therapies. And when you put that together with the combination of targeted therapies, chemo and radiation therapy, we now have patients that would have died within two years of a diagnosis living 15, 20, 25, 30 years, essentially cured of their malignancies," AACR President Lisa Coussens said.
However, many populations "continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of cancer," the report says.
According to the report, Black populations have historically been disproportionately impacted by cancer and other health disparities, and in the 1990s, cancer death rates were 33% higher for Black community members compared to their white counterparts. While the disparity has lessened in 2019, Black populations continued to see disproportionate death rates.
According to the report, other racial, sexuality, and economic-based disparities include:
- Gastric cancer is almost twice as likely in American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian Black or Hispanic communities
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders are 38% more likely to have advanced head and neck cancer
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders are 18% more likely to die from said cancers
- Gay men are 4% more likely to report a lifetime cancer diagnosis
- Rural county residents are 34% more likely to die from lung cancer
- People with low education and income levels are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
According to the report, these disparities are caused by a list of factors, including access to health insurance, location, systemic racism, structural inequities and a lack of health care workforce diversity.
In an effort to prevent a reduction in these upwards trends, the CDC is asking for bipartisan support in prioritizing medical research.
This includes increasing budgets for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute by $4.1 billion and $853 million, respectively.
"Ensuring that medical research remains a high priority for our nation's policy makers is vital if we are to maintain the momentum in advances against cancer," Margaret Foti, chief executive officer of AACR said, "especially as we recover from the devastating impact of COVID-19 on cancer research and patient care."
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D.C. Man Charged With 17 Counts In Connection With Attacks on Homeless Men In the District and New York City
Gerald Brevard has been arrested and charged for the assault of homeless men across D.C. and NYC, and if convicted, he could face extra time for the potential of a hate-crime, according to authorities.
A District of Columbia man is facing 17 charges for allegedly shooting homeless men across D.C. and New York City, according to local reports.
Gerald Brevard III, 31, was linked to the violent incidents through firearm evidence, according to local outlet WUSA 9.
Brevard has been detained since his arrest on March 15 in D.C. that was a result of “a joint investigation of MPD, the New York City Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,” according to reports.
According to the DC News Now, a grand jury returned the indictment Wednesday and the 31-year-old was charged with first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, aggravated assault while armed, mayhem while armed, and multiple firearm offenses in relation to the March 2022 attacks on three homeless men who were residing in D.C.
Brevard allegedly assaulted three men between March 3-12 in D.C. and New York City, with one dying as a result, according to the outlet.
The indictment alleges that the attacks were bias-related hate crimes on account of the victims' perceived or actual homelessness, according to WUSA 9.
The indictment also alleges that Brevard assaulted the first victim with a firearm with the intent to kill him on March 3 and did the same to another on March 8, with the second alleged victim suffering serious and permanent bodily injury, according to the outlet.
On March 9, Brevard allegedly shot and stabbed 54-year-old Morgan Holmes, resulting in the man's death, according to DC News Now.
According to the reports, Brevard’s arraignment is set for October 18, 2022.
Because the indictment alleges that the murder and assaults were bias-related hate crimes, Brevard could face up to 1.5 times the maximum term of imprisonment for the murder and assaults if he is found guilty at trial, according to WUSA 9.
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Avowed Nazi sympathizer sentenced to 4 years over role in Jan. 6 riot
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an avowed Nazi sympathizer and white supremacist who served in the U.S. Army reserves, to four years in prison for storming the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, according to the Department of Justice.
Why it matters: Hale-Cusanelli's case received attention from the military because of his reservist status at the time and his employment as a security contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey, where he had a security clearance and access to a variety of munitions.
At his sentencing trial on Thursday, the court also found that Hale-Cusanelli, 32, from Colts Neck, New Jersey, had obstructed justice during the trial when he made certain statements under oath, which enhanced his sentence.
- He was found guilty of five criminal charges in a federal trial in May, including a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding.
- Hale-Cusanelli claimed he did not know Congress convened at the U.S. Capitol while on the stand in the trial, according to NBC News.
- He will be under three years of supervised release after the prison sentence and must also pay $2,000 in restitution, the judge ruled.
The big picture: In a statement of facts provided by an agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in January 2021, the agent said Hale-Cusanelli described himself as "a white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer" during a meeting six days after the riot.
- Federal prosecutors said in a filing in March 2021 that a NCIS investigation into Hale-Cusanelli revealed that 34 of his interviewed colleagues agreed that he held “extremist or radical views pertaining to the Jewish people, minorities, and women.”
- One of the colleagues said he had at one point "shaved his facial hair into a 'Hitler mustache,'" and prosecutors extracted photos of the alleged mustache from his phone.
By the numbers: The DOJ said Thursday more than 870 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the Capitol, and over 265 have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
Go deeper: Jan. 6 witness receives probation, no prison time
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Florida Highway Shut Down After Truck Carrying Coors Light Crashes Leaving Beer On Road
The semi became a real “Silver Bullet” during the accident when authorities say that it failed to stop.
Coors’ slogan might be “Tap the Rockies,” but the Colorado beer company might have to alter to catchphrase to “slippery when wet” after a semi truck carrying caseloads of the beverage was involved in an accident in Florida, leaving the booze all over a highway, New York Post reported.
Part of Florida’s busy I-75 had to be shut down after a pair of tractor-trailers collided Wednesday morning, sending the semi carrying the beer careening across the road, Florida Highway Patrol reported.
The multi-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 6 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-75 about 30 miles north of Tampa, NPR reported.
The semi became a real “Silver Bullet” during the accident, when authorities say that it failed to stop.
Florida Highway Patrol tweeted images of the aftermath showing Coors beer cans spilled across the pavement.
Minor injuries were reported by those involved in the crash, NPR said.
Crews worked feverishly to clean up the beer and open the road back up, Florida Highway Patrol tweeted.
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Florida Priest and Secretary Stole $1.5M from Church: Cops
Cops say money that was meant for the parish went directly into their pockets.
The Biblical verse of "Thou Shall Not Steal" has allegedly caught up with an Irish Pastor who was living in Florida pontificating at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Vero Beach, and his associate who are accused of fraudulently depositing nearly $1.5 million of parishioners’ donations into a bank account over a five-year period, cops say, according to The Irish Examiner.
Father Richard Murphy, who hailed from County Wexford in Ireland and died in 2020, along with his secretary Deborah True, had been under investigation since December 2021 by the Vero Beach Police Department, Irish Examiner reported.
Police were contacted by the Diocese of Palm Beach last fall in regard to a fraudulent bank account and possible misappropriation of funds that occurred over the course of approximately five years at Holy Cross Catholic Church, cops said.
The authorities' nine-month investigation into the late pastor and True and concluded that the duo opened a bank account in the name of “Holy Cross Catholic Church,” which was hidden from the Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach, cops say.
The investigation also uncovered bank records which show that nearly $1.5 million of parishioners’ donations were fraudulently deposited into the account since 2015, police said.
Cops say True used over $500,000 of those funds to pay off personal lines of credit from 2015 until 2020, according to police, and an additional $147,000 was withdrawn from the account and deposited into True’s personal checking account.
Cops say that Pastor Murphy had also personally benefited from the funds in the account. No criminal investigation was opened against Father Richard Murphy because he is deceased.
Last week, True turned herself into authorities and was charged with one count of organized fraud over $50,000.00.
On Tuesday, police posted the news on their Facebook page and officially broke the story to the community.
Court records obtained by Inside Edition Digital show she has not entered a plea and has posted a $25,000 bond. True will return to court on November 3, where she will be arraigned. It remains unclear if she has obtained a lawyer.
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Food Advertised as 'Scallops' in Some Instances Are Totally Different Fish, Inside Edition Investigation Finds
Applied Food Technologies in Florida found samples of seafood advertised to be “scallops” at restaurants across the United States to be anything but.
Food advertised on menus and in markets as “scallops” in some instances have no amount of the seafood in it at all, an Inside Edition investigation has found.
Inside Edition ordered scallops at restaurants across the country and sent them to Applied Food Technologies in Florida for testing. Samples of seafood advertised to be “scallops” at some restaurants in New York City turned out to be anything but.
The fried scallops Inside Edition purchased at Fish House, a popular fish market in New York City, were found to have no scallops in them at all.
“We were certainly surprised,” Molly Sims, who specializes in seafood DNA analysis, said of her and her colleagues’ findings. “Surprised to see such a blatantly false scallop.
“My best guess to what they were is some sort of surimi-type product,” she continued.
According to Dr. David Friedman, an expert on seafood and the author of "Food Sanity," surimi is a type of fish paste.
“It's a bunch of goo that's shaped like a scallop to fool you,” she said.
Friedman says of all the creatures in the sea, scallops are the most frequently substituted.
“It's very common, especially in dishes they can hide in soups and sauces,” he told Inside Edition.
Unlike natural scallops, surimi is made from a less healthy paste, typically out of cheap fish like pollock or whiting, he explained.
“They shape and mold it into hockey pucks and then fry,” he said.
When Inside Edition chief investigative correspondent Lisa Guerrero returned to Fish House, she explained to a manager that scallops ordered at the restaurant were found to have not, in fact, been scallops.
“Yeah, they're imitation scallops,” the manager replied.
“Wouldn't you feel better if the menu said ‘imitation scallops’ so the customer knows what they're buying?” Guerrero asked.
“Do you have any idea how many things are imitation?” the manager said.
“That's why we’re doing the investigation,” Guerrero said.
The fried scallops provided to Inside Edition at Angel Fish Market in New York were found to not be real scallops, either.
The manager there walked away when asked if the store was selling fake scallops. Later, she confirmed their "fried scallops are imitation" and that they would change the menu to reflect that.
At a third eatery, items on the menu advertised as scallops were found to be made of spinefoot fish.
“You can trust your eyes and your nose,” Friedman said. “You want to see irregular shapes; if they’re perfect shapes like hockey pucks, they're fakes. You want to do the sniff test; scallops have a sweet smell. if it smells fishy, something fishy is going on!”
But it wasn’t all fishy business. Samples of scallops collected by Inside Edition in Toledo, Dallas and St. Louis all turned about to be the real deal, according to Applied Food Technologies.
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