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Like Governor Tom Wolf on Facebook: Facebook.com/GovernorWolf Watch the 2016 Year in Review Video By: The Office of Governor Tom Wolf SHARE Email Facebook Twitter YEAR IN REVIEW SHARE TWEET 2016 In Review, Government That Works, Jobs That Pay, Schools That Teach, The Blog, Year in Review Governor Tom Wolf ends his second year in office with major accomplishments in his key priorities, including funding our schools, creating middle-class jobs, fighting the opioid epidemic, reforming state government, and working with the legislature to move Pennsylvania forward.Schools That TeachWorking with the legislature, the governor enacted a fair funding formula and secured a historic $640 million increase to education funding. Read more.Jobs That PayIn two years, the Wolf Administration secured commitments for creating nearly 100,000 full-time jobs and the investment of nearly $1.1 billion in Pennsylvania’s economy. Read more.Government That WorksGovernor Wolf continued his efforts to make state government more efficient, innovative, responsive, and accountable through the state’s GO-TIME initiative and announced first-year savings of $156 million. Read more.Governor Wolf also worked with the legislature to secure $20.4 million in the 2016-17 budget to fund treatment for 45 Centers of Excellence for Pennsylvanians struggling with opioid use disorder and to pass and enact five key bills to decrease opioid abuse. Read more. December 22, 2016
Euthanasia Prevention Coalition 31 July 2017Family First Comment: Contrary to the rhetoric that you may hear through the media!“This increase in the number of attempts to legalize assisted suicide is notable due to the fact that such bills have greater than a 99 percent failure rate. Only three have been signed into law in the last 23 years. In spite of the volume of bills introduced this past year, 100 percent of these attempts failed while Alabama tightened their assisted suicide statute.”www.rejectassistedsuicide.nzInitial data from a research study by Dr. Jacqueline H. Abernathy at Tarleton State University finds a staggering increase in the number of attempts to legalize assisted suicide in U.S. over the past year, in spite of an overwhelming failure rate associated with such legislation: fewer than one percent of all assisted suicide bills become law.The analysis, to be presented at the 2017 National Euthanasia Symposium in Toronto on October 28, included all bills introduced in 36 states and the District of Columbia since 1994. Of the 231 total bills, nearly one-fifth (43 bills) were introduced just this year in 26 states and all attempts failed. This increase in the number of attempts to legalize assisted suicide is notable due to the fact that such bills have greater than a 99 percent failure rate. Only three have been signed into law in the last 23 years. In spite of the volume of bills introduced this past year, 100 percent of these attempts failed while Alabama tightened their assisted suicide statute.Only in the last 4 years have any bills passed the legislative process and of the three, only one, Vermont in 2013, was signed into law following standard legislative procedure. California followed in 2015 by resurrecting a defeated bill in an unrelated special session, where processes are abbreviated and legislation is rushed. Similar can be said of Washington DC that recently passed their ordinance through only a city council vote rather than a bicameral legislature. These victories may explain, in part, the staggering increase in the number of bills introduced in other states.READ MORE: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.co.nz/2017/07/assisted-suicide-legalization-fails-in.html?utm_source=Euthanasia+Prevention+Coalition+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b249d4acda-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_31&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_105a5cdd2d-b249d4acda-157142057
Jeff Aikey won his career fourth IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s championship – and career 63rd Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models feature – on Monday night at Boone Speedway. Photo by Barry Johnson.BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 1) – The first champion crowned at the 32nd annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s has already promised to return to Boone Speedway next September in pursuit of a record fifth crown.Jeff Aikey won the Monday night main event for IMCA Late Models at Boone Speedway, leading all 50 laps. While earning his career-leading 63rd Deery Brothers Summer Series victory – and $3,300 – Aikey also matched the division record of four Super Nationals titles held by Gary Webb. Tyler Bruening started inside Aikey on the front row and ran second most of the way. Charlie McKenna took over the spot following the first restart of the night, on lap 40; series point leader Justin Kay passed McKenna after a restart on the next circuit and chased Aikey to the checkers. “I’ll come back next year and try to get number five,” Aikey said. “All four of my Super Nationals (1995, 2004 and 2013) have been special. Kay has been running so strong this season and that’s what makes this win so good.”McKenna, Andy Eckrich and Bruening completed the top five. Aikey and Bruening caught up with the back of the field on the ninth circuit; Aikey stretched his lead out before Bruening and McKenna cleared lapped traffic on lap 28 and cut his advantage to a couple car lengths. The lap 40 yellow took lapped cars out of the equation. Aikey pulled away to win by a comfortable margin after the next restart.“I knew somebody was going to have an awfully good car to beat me tonight because my car was on,” he said. “Through (turns) three and four, right through the middle, it just bit. I knew nobody was going to catch me in that corner.”Darrel DeFrance was the $250 Sunoco Race Fuels feature qualifier drawing winner. He finished 17th in his career 25th Super Nationals appearance.Aikey started his 17th Super Nationals Late Model main event, Greg Kastli his 16th and Todd Cooney his 11th.Feature results – 1. Jeff Aikey, Cedar Falls; 2. Justin Kay, Wheatland; 3. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake; 4. Andy Eckrich, Oxford; 5. Tyler Bruening, Decorah; 6. Joel Callahan, Dubuque; 7. Brian Harris, Davenport; 8. Richie Gustin, Gilman; 9. Scott Fitzpatrick, Wheatland; 10. Todd Cooney, Des Moines; 11. Todd Frank, Montrose; 12. Jason Hahne, Webster City; 13. Jason Rauen, Farley; 14. Joe Zrostlik, Long Grove; 15. Jon Passick, Waterloo; 16. Jeremy Grady, Story City; 17. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown; 18. Ryan Dolan, Lisbon; 19. Paul Nagle, Nevada; 20. Darren Ackerman, Readlyn; 21. Greg Kastli, Waterloo; 22. Al Johnson, Story City; 23. Ray Guss Jr., Milan, Ill.; 24. Allan Hopp, Harlan; 25. Tyler Droste, Waterloo.1st heat – 1. Bruening; 2. Frank; 3. Droste; 4. Hopp; 5. Guss; 6. Paul Conrad, Colo; 7. Sam Halstead, New London; 8. Terry Neal, Ely; 9. Ryan Giles, Grimes.2nd heat – 1. Hahne; 2. Callahan; 3. Johnson; 4. Nagle; 5. Dolan; 6. Passick; 7. Randy Foote, Stanton; 8. Randy Faux, Earlham. 3rd heat – 1. Aikey; 2. Fitzpatrick; 3. Gustin; 4. DeFrance; 5. Don Pataska, Miles; 6. Dean Wagner, Evansdale; 7. Bill Crimmins, Fort Dodge; 8. Craig Jacobs, Des Moines. 4th heat – 1. Eckrich; 2. McKenna; 3. Kastli; 4. Grady; 5. Todd Johnson, Mitchellville; 6. Ryan Griffith, Webster City; 7. Cooney; 8. Matt Ryan, Davenport. 5th heat – 1. Harris; 2. Kay; 3. Zrostlik; 4. Ackerman; 5. Josh Most, Red Oak; 6. Ben Nading, Ankeny; 7. Curtis Glover, Des Moines; 8. Rauen.1st “B” feature – 1. DeFrance; 2. Hopp; 3. Ackerman; 4. Cooney; 5. Dolan; 6. Wagner; 7. Conrad; 8. Foote; 9. Johnson; 10. Giles; 11. Jacobs; 12. Nading; 13. Neal. 2nd “B” feature – 1. Grady; 2. Nagle; 3. Passick; 4. Guss; 5. Rauen; 6. Crimmins; 7. Ryan; 8. Halstead; 9. Most; 10. Pataska; 11. Faux; 12. Glover; 13. Griffith.
LAWRENCEBURG, IN— A temporary lane closure is in place on eastbound U.S. 50 in Lawrenceburg due to a possible pipe failure under the roadway. A depression at the surface of the road near Front Street appeared earlier today and will be covered by a steel plate while further investigation and planning is in progress by INDOT and Dave O’Mara Contractor Inc.Crews are currently working to locate underground utilities and devise a plan for possible repairs.It is unknown how long the lane will be closed. Indiana State Police are on-site to assist with traffic in the area.
RelatedPosts Nigeria dying under Buhari’s jackboot, by Tunde Odesola Edo poll: APC supporters commend Buhari for providing level playing field Buhari holds closed-door meeting with Ghana’s President President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja called on private sector investors to join hands with the government in youth and sports development in the country. The President made the call when he received the “Torch of Unity” and flag-off of its movement across Nigeria, heralding the National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Benin City, the Edo State capital, in March this year. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to continue supporting and providing the enabling environment for the development of sports at all levels. He said: “I am pleased to receive the National Sports Festival ‘Torch of Unity’. It is a symbolic representation of the Unity, Peace and Solidarity amongst Nigerians, especially the athletes and officials in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. “Since the inception of the National Sports Festival in 1973, the Games have been a useful avenue for interaction, integration for our youth, sportsmen and women and a platform for states to showcase their best in sports. “It is for this reason that the Federal Government intervened to host the last edition of the Festival in the FCT in order to salvage the sports fiesta from permanent closure. “I wish to commend the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Federal Capital Territory for hosting the event in 2018.” On sports development in the country, the President applauded the Ministry for initiating the Adopt an Athlete or Stadium Campaign, noting: “It is one of the useful ways to create opportunities for participation by firms and individuals.” He, therefore, invited sports lovers and enthusiasts to take advantage of the Adoption Campaign to be part of raising the banner of sports in Nigeria. On the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic in Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for July 24 to August 9 and August 25 to September 6, 2020 respectively, the President used the occasion with the sports fraternity to wish the country’s athletes the best of luck at the games. He urged them to be good ambassadors. In his remarks, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, said with the flag off, the Torch of Unity is expected to move round all the States and the Federal Capital Territory before finally arriving Benin City on March 22 for the opening ceremony of the 20th Edition of the “Nigeria Olympics”.Tags: Edo State CapitalMuhammadu BuhariNational Sports FestivalTorch of Unity
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Raewin Senior’s hundred put Jamaica in charge of their third round game in the Regional Under-19 Championship against Trinidad and Tobago, but the reigning champions were fighting back on the second day at Molineaux.Senior carved out a wonderful 120 as Jamaica were dismissed for 251 in their first innings, to secure a crucial 98-run lead.At the close, however, T&T were rallying on 95 for two – just three runs shy of cancelling out their deficit.Resuming the day on 106 for seven in reply to T&T’s 153, Jamaica flourished through the efforts of Senior, while David Bird supported with an invaluable 35.Senior, starting on 26, played well to strike 12 fours and two sixes in an innings spanning 206 deliveries and four hours.Bird, meanwhile, converted his overnight three into 35, an innings that required 78 balls and included a single four.Together, they added 96 for the eighth wicket to frustrate the Trinidadians and carve out an important lead.When they were separated, Senior found an ally in number 11 Kishawn Graham (9 not out) to put on 41 for the last wicket.Left-arm spinner Justyn Gangoo failed to add to his overnight tally and finished with three for 33 while off-spinners Avinash Mahabirsingh (2-29) and Aaron Maniram (2-50), along with new-ball bowler Joshua James (2-51) all ended with two wickets each.T&T had the worst possible start to their second innings when Navin Bidaisee perished for two with as many runs on the board but Leonardo Julien struck 54 and Sachin Seecharan, an unbeaten 34, to stabilise the innings.Julien faced 90 deliveries and crunched six fours and two sixes while Seecharan hit four fours in his 59-ball innings, in a 93-run stand for the second wicket.
Griffin declined to identify the players, citing medical privacy laws.The positive tests occurred on June 23, the first day all members of the team were tested as part of the NBA’s plan to restart the season, which was suspended in mid-March because of the pandemic. Griffin says the Pelicans have had no players test positive since.“The league has a system in place that was designed to catch these cases. That system worked and we’re just going to deal with it the best we can moving forward,” Griffin said. “The league is relying both on the CDC and their own medical experts and the players’ union medical experts on this, and we’re going to continue to follow those guidelines.”When the Pelicans return to action on July 30 against Utah at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex outside of Orlando, Florida, they will be 3½ games out of the Western Conference’s final playoff spot with eight games left.Because of the NBA’s decision to base seeding on winning percentage, New Orleans and Sacramento also are effectively one game behind Portland for the ninth spot. This season, finishing ninth — as well as within four games of eighth — offers a “play-in” opportunity to qualify for the postseason by beating the eighth seed two straight times. The Latest: Pelicans say 3 players tested positive for virus ___Members of the Carolina Hurricanes have returned to their home ice at PNC Arena as the team began voluntary training sessions amid the second phase of the NHL’s return plan.In a video conference with reporters, captain Jordan Staal said the players went through safety protocols that included wearing a mask and getting a temperature check when arriving at the arena, as well as “keeping your distance as best you can.”The team had announced last week that roughly 16 players were expected to participate, divided into two groups, with workouts closed to the public and media.Staal said the goal was “feeling the ice again” while running some drills. The team hasn’t specified which players were scheduled to participate in Tuesday’s sessions, though Staal said his group included All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton. ___Grinnell College in Iowa says it will cancel football and other fall sports because of concerns about the coronavirus.The Division III school announced it would cancel sports including football, soccer, golf, cross-country and volleyball. The college, located in the small city of Grinnell about 45 miles east of Des Moines, competes in the Midwest Conference.The college says in a statement: “We have approached every decision about the coming school year, including this one, using a public health framework that prioritizes the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and community.”The decision comes less than a year after the college canceled much of its football season because its roster had dwindled to 28 players due to injuries. Grinnell had planned to resume football this year. Share This StoryFacebookTwitteremailPrintLinkedinRedditThe Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___Pelicans general manager David Griffin says three New Orleans players have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be in self-isolation until testing shows they can return to team activities without infecting others. June 30, 2020
Associated Press Hamilton broke his left leg in January, but the team has said he should be ready to go if the season resumes.“Hopefully we can get through this Phase 2 and 3 unscathed, and get in the bubble and go from there,” Staal said.Training camps may open as early as July 10 if an agreement between the league and players on virus testing, health and safety protocols, and “hub” cities to host the games can be reached.___The LPGA Tour lost another tournament when the Canadian Women’s Open was canceled because of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements from the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand was awarded the titles for leading the standings when the coronavirus pandemic stopped the series after six of the 10 men’s rounds and four of the five women’s rounds.South Africa was second and Fiji third in the men’s series. Australia was second and Canada third in the women’s.___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports The CP Women’s Open was scheduled for Sept. 3-6 at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club in Vancouver. The LPGA Tour and Golf Canada say it will return to Shaughnessy the last week in August next year.“I understand this was a tough decision for everyone involved, but given the restrictions faced, there was simply nothing else that could be done that would have enabled us to run the event in 2020,” LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan says.___The rest of the rugby sevens world series has been canceled and New Zealand declared winners of the men’s and women’s titles.The Hong Kong, Singapore, Langford, London and Paris legs were postponed but World Rugby canceled them after discussion with all of the host unions.
Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Lisa Stone filled the departed Denise Ianello’s spot as assistant coach and the Badgers’ primary recruiter with former UC-Santa Barbara assistant Tasha McDowell, the university announced Monday.McDowell acted as UCSB’s recruiting coordinator for the last three seasons, during which the Gauchos recorded a Sweet 16 appearance two years ago and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2004-05. The berth was Santa Barbara’s ninth-straight NCAA appearance.“She’s just a tremendous talent,” Stone said. “She’s a proven, successful recruiter. Her impact at Santa Barbara … she was at UCSB, [and] they’ve been in the NCAA tournament. [She is] a Midwestern-grown girl who has Midwestern ties. [She is] just a tremendous addition to our staff, fits in great with our players, fits in great with my current staff and [she and I are] able to hit the ground running without missing a beat.”Ianello left Wisconsin with her husband Rob to relocate to South Bend, Ind. Rob, formerly the tight ends coach for the Wisconsin football team, took a job at Notre Dame under new head coach Charlie Weis as the team’s receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.“I respect Denise for her decision,” Stone said. “Everything is positive. There really is no negative to any of this. We wish Denise well in her future endeavors; she plans on having another child in the next year. Her husband Rob is a very talented football coach and happiness is key to them, and they are going to be happy and I’m happy for them.”McDowell has enjoyed success at nearly every stop in her basketball career. As a senior at St. Ambrose University, she averaged 13.4 points, 5.1 assists and 3.6 steals per game and led her team to a 27-7 record.“She has Midwestern values,” Stone said. “She has similar roots, and I think that has a lot to do [with] it. As far as ties to the Midwest, her family is here, and that means a lot for her. Her ability to go to California and then connect with the West Coast connections are proven, and all she’ll have to do is basically reintroduce herself to the Midwest, but it won’t take long. The Midwestern people already know her.”Following college, McDowell worked as an assistant at St. Ambrose before moving on to Bradley and Dayton. During her time in Dayton, the Flyers reached the Women’s NIT postseason tournament.“She’s just very polished, very sharp, very intelligent, very connected, can recruit all styles of student athletes,” Stone said. “I’m just very impressed with her presentation, her ability to communicate, what she stands for — she’s got very strong morals and standards. She believes what I believe in ways of acquiring success, and I’m real excited about Tasha. It’s a tremendous addition for us.”McDowell will begin work at Wisconsin May 1 and will enter an interesting situation. The Badgers have already signed players for next season, but this summer will serve as a key recruiting battleground for the 2006-07 season, with a number of camps taking place.“I think, well, immediately, we will get Tasha introduced to the team and to people,” Stone said. “So she’ll start on May 1. She needs to go back for their banquet, we have our banquet, things of that nature. But we won’t miss a beat. … We’ll have her call our players that are coming next year and we’ll get her on the track of the list that we’re working on.”
Comments Adam Harris began his collegiate football career as a linebacker at Cornell. After transferring to Syracuse prior to the 2009 season, Harris walked on to the football team and switched to the fullback position during spring practice in 2010. Now the starter at the position, Harris has played in all 10 of SU’s games this season and has helped pave the way for running back Delone Carter, who has 938 yards rushing on the season. On Saturday, the Orange offense faces a challenge in Connecticut, a team that beat West Virginia and Pittsburgh in its previous two games and beat SU 56-31 last season. The Daily Orange spoke to Harris this week to discuss how the unit is preparing for the Connecticut defense: The Daily Orange: This Connecticut defense was able to neutralize both West Virginia and Pittsburgh in the running game, so what do you guys need to do to have success against them? Harris: No. 1, we just need to protect the ball. That’s the biggest thing. We can’t turn the ball over. Last week we had some turnovers and, fortunately, we still came out on top. But one thing that we always talk about is we have to be positive in the turnover ratio. That will be one of the biggest keys this week — win the turnover ratio and picking up your assignments when they bring pressure. If you were to pinpoint some of the key players and positions on this Connecticut defense from watching film, whom would you say you need to focus on this week? I know they have some real experienced linebackers — four- and three-year starters. They’ve got a couple linemen that have been there for a couple of years, too, so we know they’ll be stout against the run, and they’re really good up front.AdvertisementThis is placeholder text Some teams have had some success bringing pressure against you guys. Do you expect Connecticut to construct a similar strategy this week? Yeah, I definitely think they’ll bring a decent amount of pressure at us. The main thing for us is to get into the books this week and make sure everybody knows their assignments and whom they have to block. Against several Big East teams this season, you guys have been able to stay in the game by managing the clock though not necessarily putting a lot of points on the board. How key is getting points on the board against this Connecticut team that has been successful shutting down offenses at times this season? It’s really important. Time of possession is always huge in a ball game. If you can keep their offense off the field as long as possible, obviously they can’t put up points. If we can sustain long drives and put up some points, our defense can usually keep us in the game. What are some things that Connecticut was able to do successfully against West Virginia and Pittsburgh that you guys have taken notice of? It goes back to the turnovers. I know against Pittsburgh they intercepted a couple balls and forced some fumbles on kickoff returns. When you fumble the ball on your 20-yard line, they only have to go 20 yards to score. Their defense really helped their offense out a lot. Heading into this week, looking to close out the season strong, how important is it for this Syracuse offense to continue improving? I think everybody still feels hungry because I don’t think we’re done yet. There’s still a lot more that everybody wants to do with this season. After already securing bowl eligibility, what is the mentality of this Syracuse team heading into this game? Is the pressure off, and is the sense of urgency still there? Nobody wants to be complacent right now. Everybody is still hungry for this game and we just have to keep preparing like maybe we didn’t make the bowl game. When you start getting comfortable and start looking ahead, that’s when you get beat. aljohn@syr.edu Published on November 18, 2010 at 12:00 pm
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