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The Thanksgiving holiday is almost here and soon families will be coming together for a time of celebration and thankfulness. In addition to the turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and all the other fixings, the Grand Island Fire Department encourages residents to put fire safety on their Thanksgiving menu.
According to the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires. In 2017, more than three times as many home cooking fires occurred on Thanksgiving as on a typical day with U.S. fire departments responding to an estimated 1,600 home cooking fires on the holiday.
Along with NFPA, the Grand Island Fire Department offers the following tips to keep families safe this holiday season:
Be sure to remove previous food and grease buildup from burners, stove top, and oven before starting Thanksgiving cooking.
Stay in the kitchen when frying, grilling, or broiling food. If leaving the kitchen, turn off the stove.
When simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly and remain in the home while the food is cooking.
Keep children at least three feet away from the stove as steam or splashes from vegetables, gravy, and other dishes can cause serious burns.
Avoid wearing loose fitting clothing while cooking and if wearing long sleeves roll them up.
Keep the number of people in the kitchen to a minimum, including children and pets, to avoid injuries from hot spills or causing tripping hazards. Crowded kitchens can cause confusion and result in burns.
Be sure electrical cords from appliances such as electric knives, coffeemakers, plate warmers, and mixers are not dangling off the counter or within easy reach of children.
Keep anything that can catch fire such as oven mitts, wooden utensils, towels, and wrappers away from stoves and ovens.
Never leave children alone near lit candles. Furthermore, matches and utility lighters should be kept in a locked cabinet out of the reach of children.
Test smoke alarms to ensure alarms are working properly.
Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of emergency and know how to use it.
As noted above, many safety tips involve kids. The Fire Department suggests having activities that keep kids out of the kitchen during the busy food preparation time. Games, puzzles, or books centered on Thanksgiving will keep kids busy, but still allows them to be included in the holiday celebration.
Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Schmidt says, "The GIFD wants you have a safe Thanksgiving that is free from fire or accidents. Remember to stand by your pan and keep a close watch on your cooking and baking this holiday season."
For more information about the Grand Island Fire Department visit us atwww.facebook.com/GI.FireDepartment.
Two people already charged with kidnapping two people have been accused of killing one, whose body was found in a drainage pipe in southwest Nebraska.
Chase County Court records say 24-year-old Kevin German, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and 22-year-old Keonna Carter, of Taylorsville, Utah, are charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and other crimes.
The two were arrested Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Court records say they're suspected leaving 22-year-old Annika Swanson, of Imperial, in a drainage pipe in a Chase County pasture on Nov. 14. The records say Carter told investigators that German beat up Swanson and, accompanied by Carter, forced Swanson down into the pipe on Nov. 14. Using Carter's information, authorities found and recovered Swanson's body in the pipe on Sunday. Her father had reported her missing three days earlier.
German, Carter and a third person are also suspected of kidnapping a 20-year-old woman. Authorities have said she's safe now.
Viking Head Coach Brian Sybrants Post Match Interview
Date: Sat., Dec. 7
Time: 1:31 p.m.
Location: Omaha, Neb.
Arena:CHI Health Center
2019-20 Record: 4-4
Head coach: Fred Hoiberg
Record at Nebraska: 4-4 (1st year)
Career NCAA Record: 119-60 (6th year)
2019-20 Record: 6-2
Head coach: Greg McDermott
Record at Creighton: 213-111 (10th year)
Career Record: 493-306 (26th year)
Television: FS1
Play-by-play: Vince Welch
Analyst: Nick Bahe
Online Broadcast: Fox Sports App
Radio: Learfield-IMG Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington)
Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka
Analyst: Jake Muhleisen
Online Radio: Available on Huskers.com, Huskers App, TuneIn.com/Huskers and TuneIn App.
SiriusXM (Internet): Ch. 982
Husker Head to Omaha for Matchup with Creighton
The Husker men's basketball team looks for its second straight win in the annual in-state matchup, as Nebraska makes the short trek up I-80 to take on the Creighton Bluejays Saturday afternoon. It is Nebraska's longest running non-conference series and enters Saturday's game deadlocked at 26 wins apiece.
Tipoff at the CHI Center in Omaha is set for 1:31 p.m., and the matchup between the Huskers and Bluejays will be televised on FS1 with Vince Welch and Nick Bahe on the call. The game will also be available on the Fox Sports app on tablets, computers and mobile devices.
Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Nebraska on the Learfield-IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, the Huskers app and TuneIn radio. The pregame show begins one hour prior to tipoff.
Nebraska (4-4) could not overcome a poor shooting night in a 73-56 loss at Georgia Tech on Wednesday. The Huskers, playing their first road game, shot 32 percent from the field, including 25 percent in the second half, as the Yellow Jackets pulled away down the stretch. Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe led all players with 26 pointers.
Senior guard Haanif Cheatham was a bright spot in a losing effort, as he posted his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds to lead four Huskers in double figures. It marked his fourth consecutive double-figure scoring effort, a stretch where Cheatham is averaging 18 points per game.
The Huskers' offense has been balanced during the early portion of the season with three players averaging over 12 points per game and a fourth in double figures, Much of that has been due to the play of point guard Cam Mack, as the sophomore is among the Big Ten leaders with 6.0 assists per game, while averaging 12.4 points per contest. Mack had 11 points and six assists in the loss at Georgia Tech.
Creighton is 6-2 on the season following a 72-60 win over Oral Roberts on Tuesday. In that game, Christian Bishop's 17 points and eight boards led four Bluejays in double figures, as Creighton shot 49 percent, including 8-of-17 from 3-point range in building a 15-point halftime lead.
Thorir Thorbjarnarson comes off an 11-point, seven-rebound effort in Wednesday's game at Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-6 guard is shooting 48 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range this season after shooting just 35 percent from the floor in his first two seasons.
4 - Double-digit scoring performances from Kevin Cross, which is the most by a Husker freshman since 2016-17 (5-Jeriah Horne and 4-Jordy Tshimanga). Cross is sixth among Big Ten freshmen in scoring at 8.5 ppg entering this week's action.
5.3 - Rebounds per game for freshman Ivan Ouedraogo, which is fourth among all Big Ten freshmen. His rebounds per game is on track to be the highest by a Husker freshman since Aleks Maric grabbed 6.3 rebounds per game in 2005-06.
6 - Three-pointers this season for Thorir Thorbjarnarson, as he is 6-of-14 from long range. In his first two seasons, he went a combined 6-of-28 behind the 3-point stripe.
6.0 - Assists per game for sophomore Cam Mack, which is on pace to be the highest average since Brian Carr averaged 6.7 assists per game in 1986-87.
8 - Nebraska has had eight players score in double-figures during the first eight games of the season. Nebraska has five players averaging at least eight points per game, including four in double figures.
50- Returning point total from last season, all by Thorir Thorbjarnarson. That is the lowest by any power conference team since the 2009-10 season.
The Bluejays come into Saturday's game with a 6-2 mark following a 12-point win over Oral Roberts Tuesday evening. The Bluejays returned nine letterwinners and four starters from a team that went 20-15 and reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. Creighton is 5-0 at home and 1-2 away from the CHI Health Center in 2019-20. Creighton's two losses came at Michigan in the Gavitt Games and against San Diego State in Las Vegas last weekend.
Creighton's strength is an offensive attack that averages 75.1 points per game and averages 9.4 3-pointers per game. Sophomore guard Marcus Zegarowski leads the Bluejays with 17.9 points and 4.3 assists per game, while shooting nearly 50 percent from the floor. He is one of three Bluejays averaging double figures, joining Ty-Shon Alexander (15.9 ppg) and Mitch Ballock (12.6 ppg). Creighton has seven players averaging at least five points per game.
Greg McDermott is in his 10th year at CU after coaching at Iowa State, Northern Iowa, North Dakota State and Wayne State.
Series History: Nebraska and Creighton are meeting for the 53rd time in series history on Saturday, as the teams have tied at 26 wins apiece. It is the longest non-conference series on the Huskers' schedule. The home team has won 11 of the last 14 years, while Nebraska snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series with its win at Pinnacle Bank Arena last season. The Huskers' last win in Omaha was a 71-70 win in the 2004 NIT.
All five starters scored in double figures as No. 24/25 Nebraska used a balanced and efficient offensive attack to cruise to a 94-75 victory over Creighton. Nebraska scored 47 points in each half while putting up the third-highest point total in its 52 all-time meetings with Creighton. The Huskers, who led by as many as 22, were up 13 at the half and Creighton never got closer than nine in the second half. James Palmer Jr. paced the Husker offense with 30 points, hitting 9-of-12 shots from the field, including a career-high six 3-pointers, and he was a perfect 6-of-6 from the line. Thomas Allen added a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Isaiah Roby chipped in 15 points and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
Haanif Cheatham produced his first career double-double for the Huskers, but Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe flirted with a triple-double to lead Georgia Tech to a 73-56 victory in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup.
Cheatham paced the Huskers with 14 points and 11 rebounds, the first double-figure rebounding game of his career. Cam Mack, Jervay Green and Thorir Thorbjarnarson all added 11 points for Nebraska, but the Huskers shot just 32 percent from the field – including 25 percent in the second half – and were 8-of-18 from the free throw line. Nebraska (4-4) also committed a season-high 18 turnovers which led to 18 Yellow Jacket points.
Devoe, the ACC's leading scorer, put up 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Georgia Tech (4-2), reaching the 20-point plateau for the fifth time in six games. Moses Wright added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who trailed by four late in the first half before outscoring Nebraska 21-6 over the final four minutes of the opening period and the first four minutes of the second half to pull away for the win.
• Saturday's game will be the second head coaching matchup between Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg and Creighton's Greg McDermott. The first came on Nov. 21, 2010, when Iowa State beat Creighton, 91-88, at the Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge in Des Moines, Iowa.
• Hoiberg was hired to replace McDermott when he took the Creighton job after four seasons in Ames in April of 2010, and took the Cyclone program to new heights. In Hoiberg's first season, ISU won 16 games which was the most since the 2005-06 season before beginning a string of four straight NCAA appearances with the Cyclones.
• Thorir Thorbjarnarson is the only Husker with experience in the Nebraska-Creighton series, as he played the final minute of last year's win in Lincoln. Senior Haanif Cheatham has taken on Creighton four times, averaging 4.5 ppg and 4.0 rpg. Cheatham had his best game vs. Creighton in his last game in Omaha, scoring 11 points and grabbing seven rebounds in a 102-94 win over No. 7 Creighton during the 2016-17 season.
• Saturday's game is the fourth consecutive game away from Lincoln for the Huskers and the middle of a three-game road trip. In all, NU will play six straight games away from Lincoln - the longest stretch since the 1997-98 season - before returning home to take on Purdue on Dec. 15. In all, Nebraska will go 24 days between home games.
• Through the first eight games, 76.4 percent of the Huskers' offense has come from players who were added in the offseason, including six of Nebraska's top seven scorers.
• The Big Ten won both of its challenges for the first time, going 5-3 against the Big East in the Gavitt Tipoff games and posting an 8-6 mark to win the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Big Ten has won the last two Gavitt Tipoff Games, while the Big Ten's win over the ACC was the first by the conference since 2015.
• One of the biggest points of emphasis for Hoiberg and his staff has been to shoot better from 3-point range, and that work has paid off in recent games despite Wednesday's performance at Georgia Tech. Over the last five games, NU is shooting nearly 40 percent from 3-point range and averaging 8.6 3-pointers per game after shooting just 23 percent in the first three games of the season.
Huskers' 3-Point Improvement
First 3 Games
Last 5 Games
3 Pt. Pct.
• As a team, the Huskers have shot 49 percent or better from the floor in four of their last six contests after shooting 34 percent in the first two games of the year. In that stretch, the Huskers are shooting 47.1 percent from the field.
• Nebraska put together one of its best rebounding performances of the season against Georgia Tech, as it was out-rebounded just 47-44. NU limited the Yellow Jackets to just seven second-chance points, which was a season-low for a Husker opponent.
• Nebraska has put at least four players in double figures in seven of the last eight games dating back to Nov. 9. The only time it didn't occur was against South Florida on Nov. 27, when the Huskers had a pair of 20-point scorers in Haanif Cheatham (26) and Dachon Burke Jr. (21). The Huskers put five players in double figures against Washington State on Nov. 25, the first time Huskers accomplished the feat since a win over Creighton last December.
• The Huskers have averaged 77 points per game since the opening night loss to UC Riverside, including 90+ points in consecutive games against South Dakota State (90) and Southern (93). That marked the first time that the Huskers have scored 90 or more points in consecutive games since the 1999-2000 season.
• Senior guard Haanif Cheatham earned a spot on the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament team last week, as he averaged 19.0 ppg on 70 percent shooting, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range, in helping the Huskers to a 2-1 mark. Cheatham had 19 points and seven boards in the win over Washington State and a career-high 26 point night against South Florida. He needs just 59 to reach 1,000 points for his career.
• Nebraska enters Saturday's game fourth in the Big Ten in turnover margin at +3.0 per game despite a season-high 18 turnovers against Georgia Tech. It marked the only time this season NU had more than 15 turnovers in a game. During his tenure at Iowa State, Hoiberg's teams ranked in the top three in fewest turnovers per game in four of his five seasons at the school.
• Nebraska's 14 first-year players on the roster matches TCU for the most in the nation in research done by the Utah SID John Vu. Only four teams (TCU-14, Nebraska-14, East Carolina-13 and Utah-12) have at least 12 newcomers on their 2019-20 rosters. Nebraska returns a national-low 1.9 percent of its scoring from last season and the 50 returning points is the lowest by any power conference team since 2009 according to noted statistician Ken Pomeroy.
• Nebraska has already played two overtime games in the first month of the season. The school record for OT games is four, set most recently during the 2007-08 campaign.
• Cam Mack's 13-point, 11-assist performance vs. Southern Utah on Nov. 9 marked just the sixth time in the last 30 years that a Husker has had a points-assist double-double. Mack is third in the Big Ten with 6.0 assists per game and has three games with at least seven assists.
Husker Points/Assists Double-Doubles (Last 30 years)
vs. Southern Utah, 11/11/19
vs. Cal State Fullerton, 12/20/18
Lance Jeter
vs. Kansas, 2/5/11
Lance Jeter
at Kansas State, 2/7/10
Sek Henry
at TCU, 11/21/09
Tom Wald
vs. Appalachian State, 12/31/94
Not only are the Huskers adjusting to a whole new roster, but playing at a significantly faster pace than in previous years. The Huskers are 18th nationally in offensive tempo, as their average possession is 15.1 seconds, which leads to NU ranking 41st nationally in adjusted tempo, averaging 73.3 possessions per 40 minutes. NU is second in the Big Ten in tempo after ranking eighth in the Big Ten and 238th nationally in 2018-19.
• In his five seasons as a college coach, Hoiberg's teams have ranked in the top 20 in offensive tempo four times, including top-10 rankings in both 2014 and 2015.
• Hoiberg's first Iowa State team in 2010-11 jumped from 93rd to 34th nationally in tempo and ranked in the top 40 nationally in tempo in four of his five seasons in Ames, including top-15 nationally in his last two campaigns.
• In the KenPom era (1997-present), only one Husker team has ranked among the top 100 nationally in tempo - the 1999-2000 Huskers under Danny Nee.
Two of the cornerstones of the Huskers' recruiting class were junior college transfers Cam Mack and Jervay Green. Mack (third) and Green (eighth) were both ranked in the top 10 nationally by JUCORecruiting.com in the 2019 recruiting class and have played a crucial role for the Huskers early in 2019-20.
Mack, who was listed as the top JC point guard recruit in the country, enters the Creighton game averaging 12.4 points per game while leading the Huskers in assists (6.0), steals (1.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2-to-1). He is also second in rebounding at 4.9 caroms per game.
• Mack enters the weekend as the only Big Ten player who ranks in the top 10 in both assists (fourth) and steals (eighth)
• His 6.0 assists per game is on pace to rank third in school history, trailing only Brian Carr, who averaged 7.9 assists per game in 1984-85 and 6.7 assists per game in 1985-86.
• He has reached double figures six times, including a season-high 24-point performance against South Dakota State on Nov. 15.
• Mack made a run at the first triple-double in school history against Southern on Nov. 9, finishing with 13 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. His 11 assists against the Thunderbirds were the most by a Husker since the 2009-10 campaign.
• Last season at Salt Lake CC, Mack averaged 19.1 points, 7.6 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game, ranking fifth nationally in assists per game. He totaled nine double-doubles and three triple doubles as a freshman and dished out 10-or-more assists nine times.
Green was rated as the No. 2 combo guard nationally after a stint at Western Nebraska CC, has been a jack-of-all-trades for the Big Red, averaging 10.4 points along with 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He ranks on the top three on the squad in rebounding, assists, steals, blocks and 3-pointers.
• Against Georgia Tech, Green finished with 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, and five rebounds.
• He nearly posted a double-double against Washington State with 16 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes.
• Green turned in his best performance of the year against Southern on Nov. 22, scoring 22 points and dishing out six assists in the win overtime win. His two 3-pointers helped key a 10-0 spurt in overtime to seal the win.
• He nearly had a double-double against Southern Utah with 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds, as he sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
• Green garnered NJCAA All-America honors at WNCC in 2019, averaging 23.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He was eighth nationally in scoring and had six 30-point games, including a school-record 51-point outburst.
Fifth-year senior Haanif Cheatham has been one of the leaders for a young Husker team. The guard from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is NU's most experienced player, as he played in 80 games between Marquette and Florida Gulf Coast before transferring to Nebraska for his final year. Cheatham's biggest impact has been on the defensive end, where he has the ability to guard multiple spots. Cheatham, who had not played since last December following shoulder surgery that ended his 2018-19 season after 10 games, has playing some of the best basketball of his career in the last 10 days, averaging 18.0 points and 5.5 rebounds over the last four games.
• Cheatham comes off his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds at Georgia Tech on Dec. 4.
• He was in double figures all three games of the Cayman Islands Classic, averaging 19.0 ppg including a career-best 26-point effort against South Florida to garner all-tournament honors.
A former top-100 recruit out of high school, he was named Marquette's top defensive performer in each of his two full seasons at Marquette.
Freshman Yvan Ouedraogo became the first true freshman to start a season opener at Nebraska since 2013 when he started against UC Riverside on Nov. 5.
• Ouedraogo, who became the first true freshman to start in the frontcourt since Brandon Ubel in 2009, had nine points, three rebounds and a pair of steals and a blocked shot in 21 minutes of action.
• He is just the 11th true freshman and 13th freshman overall to start a season opener in the last 25 years at Nebraska, joining a group which includes 1,000-point scorers Tai Webster, Ryan Anderson, Cookie Belcher and Tyronn Lue.
• Ouedraogo has started all eight games for the Huskers, averaging 5.4 points and a team-high 5.3 rebounds per game in just under 20 minutes per game.
• He has grabbed five or more rebounds in each of his last three games, including seven at Georgia Tech on Dec. 7.
• He could become just the third freshman to lead NU in rebounding in a season, joining Aleks Maric (2005-06) and John Turek (2001-02).
• He enjoyed his offensive effort of the season with 11 points, including six in overtime, and four rebounds against Southern on Nov. 22. He snared a team-high 12 rebounds against South Dakota State on Nov. 15.
Ouedraogo, who doesn't turn 18 until after the 2020 Big Ten Tournament, played for the French U-18 squad at the 2019 European Championships in July, averaging 4.0 points, 3.6 rebounds per game as France went 6-1 and finished fifth in the competition.
The other returnee from the 2018-19 season, Dachon Burke Jr. waited in the wings after transferring from Robert Morris. A 6-foot-4 guard, Burke has quickly shown the skills to flourish in Fred Hoiberg's attack, averaging a team-high 12.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Burke has reached double figures five times, including a 17-point, seven-rebound effort against South Dakota State on Nov. 15 and a 21-point performance against South Florida on Nov. 27. Two years ago, Burke was one of the best players in the Northeast Conference, averaging 17.6 points per game while adding 5.8 rebounds and a conference-best 2.1 steals per contest.
Freshman Kevin Cross has been an early contributor for the Huskers. The 6-foot-8 freshman from Little Rock, Ark., has been the first Husker off the bench in all eight games and ranks fifth on the team in scoring at 8.5 points per game while chipping in 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Cross has found his shooting touch in recent games, shooting 51 percent (27-of-53) in his last seven contests. He had shot 50 percent or better from the field in five straight games before being held scoreless against South Florida on Nov. 27. He had two points in Wednesday's loss at Georgia Tech.
• He played a complete game in the win over Washington State, scoring 14 points, grabbing a season-high eight rebounds and blocking two shots in 27 minutes
• Cross played a big role in NU's comeback against Southern, scoring all eight of his points in the second half as the Huskers overcame an eight-point deficit.
• He was efficient against South Dakota State, finishing with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and two blocked shots.
• Against Southern Utah, he had a team-high 19 points, becoming the first freshman in 73 games to pace the Huskers in scoring. His 19 point effort was the highest by a Husker rookie since Shavon Shields in 2013.
• Cross has lost nearly 20 pounds since arriving on campus this summer, and showed glimpses of his potential during NU's trip to Italy, reaching double figures twice in four contests.
Adams Central 57, Aurora 34
Alma 51, Bertrand 44
Amherst 74, Ravenna 68, 2OT
Anselmo-Merna 53, Paxton 50, OT
Arcadia-Loup City 46, Broken Bow 33
Arlington 49, West Point-Beemer 46
Axtell 48, Pleasanton 47
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur 58, Omaha Nation 49
Bennington 68, Wahoo 53
Bloomfield 56, Wynot 32
Blue Hill 75, Kenesaw 65
Boys Town 58, Omaha Concordia 55
Cambridge 56, Hitchcock County 52, 2OT
Centennial 67, David City 44
Central Valley 68, Palmer 39
Chase County 51, Cozad 38
Conestoga 68, Louisville 67
Crete 67, Columbus Lakeview 19
Cross County 53, McCool Junction 8
Deshler 52, Exeter/Milligan 28
Diller-Odell 42, Pawnee City 34
Douglas County West 38, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 31, OT
Elkhorn Mount Michael 52, Omaha Skutt Catholic 32
Elm Creek 62, Shelton 31
Elwood 75, Wilcox-Hildreth 34
Freeman 56, Palmyra 34
Fullerton 76, Burwell 64
Harlan, Iowa 73, Blair 46
Harvard 52, Giltner 36
Hastings 62, Seward 21
Hastings St. Cecilia 45, Columbus Scotus 32
Heartland Lutheran 48, Spalding Academy 36
Hershey 69, Perkins County 40
Howells/Dodge 50, Pierce 47
Johnson-Brock 68, Sidney, Iowa 56
Lewiston 62, Friend 55
Lexington 73, Gothenburg 54
Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 47, Oakland-Craig 38
Loup City 46, Broken Bow 33
Medicine Valley 50, Southwest 26
Neligh-Oakdale 67, Summerland 51
Niobrara/Verdigre 49, Stuart 34
North Bend Central 62, Twin River 42
North Central 51, Boyd County 42
O'Neill 61, Valentine 50
Omaha Christian Academy 59, College View Academy 49
Osceola 60, St. Edward 26
Overton 75, Arapahoe 30
Plainview 51, Winside 17
Platteview 48, Fort Calhoun 36
Ponca 72, Hartington-Newcastle 57
Ralston 63, York 53
Republic County, Kan. 52, Thayer Central 23
Riverside 53, Elgin Public/Pope John 28
Sandy Creek 50, Wood River 44
Schuyler 53, Madison 26
Sioux County 44, Crawford 36
South Platte 55, Arthur County 39
Southern Valley 63, Minden 39
St. Paul 51, Gibbon 40
Sutherland 48, Mullen 42
Wakefield 61, Pender 25
Wallace 53, Wauneta-Palisade 49
Walthill 109, Santee 38
Wilber-Clatonia 43, Tri County 30
Winnebago 54, Homer 52
Wisner-Pilger 56, Lutheran High Northeast 47
Fremont/NE/Westside/Bellevue West Classic=
Bellevue West 82, Fremont 38
Omaha Westside 66, Lincoln Northeast 61
GICC Tournament=
Grand Island Central Catholic 50, Lincoln Lutheran 49
Omaha Gross Catholic 85, Norfolk Catholic 69
HAC/Metro Challenge=
Millard North 84, Lincoln High 40
Papillion-LaVista South 66, Grand Island 15
Lincoln East Early Bird Classic=
Pod 1=
Elkhorn South 65, Norfolk 61
Lincoln Southeast 70, Lincoln East 52
Pod 2=
Kearney 60, Papillion-LaVista 55
Lincoln North Star 68, Bellevue East 57
Lincoln Southwest Early Bird Tournament=
Lincoln Pius X 58, Omaha Creighton Prep 56
Lincoln Southwest 44, Millard West 27
Lourdes Central Catholic Tournament=
Parkview Christian 62, Nebraska City Lourdes 56
Yutan 63, Elmwood-Murdock 41
OPS Jamboree=
Omaha Benson 88, Grand Island Northwest 60
Omaha Burke 48, Gretna 38
Omaha Central 76, Millard South 56
Omaha North 70, Omaha Bryan 66
Western Conference Tournament=
Alliance 53, Chadron 37
North Platte 72, Mitchell 62
Scottsbluff 69, Sidney 28
Sterling, Colo. 73, Gering 45
Anselmo-Merna 55, Paxton 11, OT
Arlington 43, West Point-Beemer 37
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur 72, Omaha Nation 21
Bennington 68, Wahoo 53
Bertrand 56, Alma 7
Blue Hill 58, Kenesaw 25
Broken Bow 61, Arcadia-Loup City 43
Broken Bow 61, Arcadia-Loup City 44
Centennial 67, David City 44
Crete 64, Columbus Lakeview 34
Crofton 56, Hartington Cedar Catholic 40
Cross County 53, McCool Junction 8
Diller-Odell 42, Pawnee City 38
Douglas County West 38, Omaha Brownell-Talbot 31
East Butler 70, Cedar Bluffs 34
Elgin Public/Pope John 61, Riverside 12
Elm Creek 61, Shelton 18
Exeter/Milligan 55, Deshler 43
Freeman 56, Palmyra 34
Giltner 35, Harvard 21
Gothenburg 53, Lexington 51
Hastings St. Cecilia 59, Columbus Scotus 21
Heartland Lutheran 45, Spalding Academy 16
Hershey 46, Perkins County 29
Hitchcock County 76, Cambridge 42
Lewiston 24, Friend 16
Louisville 55, Conestoga 38
Lutheran High Northeast 43, Wisner-Pilger 28
Madison 27, Schuyler 19
Minden 46, Southern Valley 40
Mullen 46, Sutherland 32
North Bend Central 62, Twin River 18
North Central 37, Boyd County 22
O'Neill 59, Valentine 36
Oakland-Craig 64, Logan View-Scribner-Snyder 24
Omaha Concordia 68, Boys Town 18
Omaha Mercy 43, Blair 42
Omaha Skutt Catholic 50, Bishop Neumann 38
Overton 44, Arapahoe 22
Palmer 42, Central Valley 35
Pender 66, Wakefield-Allen 52
Pierce 43, Howells/Dodge 39
Platteview 64, Fort Calhoun 15
Pleasanton 48, Axtell 47
Ponca 54, Hartington-Newcastle 27
Ravenna 50, Amherst 37
Santee 73, Walthill 38
Seward 46, Hastings 33
South Platte 67, Arthur County 30
Southwest 31, Medicine Valley 29
St. Edward 43, Osceola 39
St. Paul 56, Gibbon 44
Stuart 51, Niobrara/Verdigre 29
Summerland 55, Neligh-Oakdale 26
Sutton 45, Superior 33
Thayer Central 39, Republic County, Kan. 32
Wallace 36, Wauneta-Palisade 34
Wilber-Clatonia 34, Tri County 31
Wilcox-Hildreth 48, Elwood 44
Wilcox-Hildreth 48, Hi-Line 44
Winnebago 50, Homer 43
Winside 35, Plainview 31
Wood River 44, Sandy Creek 28
Wynot 67, Bloomfield 27
York 62, Ralston 48
Fremont/NE/Westside/Bellevue West Classic=
Fremont 70, Bellevue West 23
Omaha Westside 66, Lincoln Northeast 45
GICC Tournament=
Grand Island Central Catholic 30, Lincoln Lutheran 28
Omaha Gross Catholic 55, Norfolk Catholic 0
HAC/Metro Challenge=
Papillion-LaVista South 66, Grand Island 15
Lincoln East Early Bird Classic=
Pod 1=
Lincoln East 67, Lincoln Southeast 14
Norfolk 40, Elkhorn South 38
Pod 2=
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The Hastings College men's soccer team was able to keep the attacking pressure on the Crusaders and was able to pick up the 1-0 victory on Wednesday night as they took on No.6 William Carey in the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinal game.
The Broncos played a tough, physical match with the No. 6 seeded Crusaders of William Carey. William Carey was able to go toe-to-toe with the Broncos in the first half and tried to slow down the Broncos' offense as they limited the Broncos to only 3 shots with none of them coming on target. The Broncos' defense did a great job in the first half forcing tough shot attempts and refused to allow a clean look at the goal. The Crusaders outshot the Broncos 9-3 with shots on goal in favor of the Crusaders 1-0. Neither team was able to find the back of the net as the teams went into the locker room at half, tied 0-0.
The Broncos came out the second half looking switch gears and get their offensive attack going against the Crusaders. There wouldn't be a whole lot of action until the 71st minute as Lukas Goetz (FR/Nordstetten Berufliche, Germany) would draw a foul inside the box setting up a pentalty kick. Will Pointon (JR/Portsmouth, England) would be the hero of the day as he would drill the penalty kick into the back of the net and give the Broncos the 1-0 lead. With William Carey picking up the red card on the foul, they would be forced to play the remaining 19 minutes down to just 10 men on the field.
Being down a man, William Carey couldn't find a way to get past the aggressive Bronco defense as the Broncos would defend the Crusaders last effort and hang on to a 1-0 victory.
The Crusaders would lead the Broncos 17-12 on shots, but the Broncos took quality over quantity as they led 4-2 on shots on goal. The Broncos were able to pick up four corner kicks on the day compared to four for the Crusaders. Jesus Parra (JR/Salinas, CA) was perfect for the Broncos with only two saves to secure the teams 16th shutout on the season which leads the nation. William Carey led the Broncos in only one other category, which was fouls, as they led 10-8.
Hastings improves to 19-2-3 on the season and will play again Friday Dec. 5th as they take on Columbia College with kick-off set at 8:30 p.m. CT for a chance to make it to the NAIA National Championship game.
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With the victory, Nebraska improved to 8-1 on the season while the Blue Devils slipped to 6-3 overall. The Huskers handed Duke just its third loss in 13 games in the history of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, with two of those losses coming to Nebraska at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
While Kissinger matched her career best with six threes by going 6-for-9 from long range to finish with a team-high 19 points, the junior from Minden, Neb., was far from the only Husker firing. The Big Red got 14 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting night from the field from sophomore Ashtyn Veerbeek. The 6-2 forward from Sioux Center, Iowa, matched her career high by burying all three of her three-pointers and finished another traditional three-point play for the Huskers.
Senior guard Hannah Whitish added a pair of three-pointers, while going 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the closing minute to help the Huskers seal the four-point win. They were Whitish's first free throw attempts of the season.
Early in the game, Whitish dished out three assists to become the first Husker in history to score 1,000 points, hit 200 threes and distribute 400 assists in a career. She added three more assists to finish the night with 403 in her career, moving past former Husker Stacy Imming (1984-87) into the No. 7 spot on the NU career list. The six assists were also a season high for Whitish.
Junior center Kate Cain added 10 points, five rebounds and five big blocks to go along with a pair of steals. Cain's block total pushed her to 207 in her career to match 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Danielle Page at No. 3 on the Nebraska career block chart.
The Huskers also got significant contributions from senior Nicea Eliely, sophomore Leigha Brown and freshman Isabelle Bourne. Eliely managed nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, while Brown pitched in eight points, including crucial free throws down the stretch, five rebounds and two steals including a huge hustle play to dive on the floor and secure a Husker possession in the closing minute.
Bourne added six points, a team-high seven rebounds including four on the offensive end, and two blocks.
As a team, Nebraska hit 48.3 percent (28-58) of its shots from the field, including a scorching 12-of-27 (.444) from three-point range. The Big Red also knocked down 15-of-20 free throws, including 9-of-10 in the fourth quarter to seal the win. The Huskers also dished out a season-high 23 assists, including six from Whitish, five from Sam Haiby, four from Kissinger, three from Brown and three more from Eliely.
The Huskers worked their way to a 21-20 lead at the end of the first quarter, knocking down 4-of-12 threes to overcome 9-of-14 overall shooting by Duke in the quarter. The Huskers outworked the Blue Devils on the boards 12-6 in the opening quarter, including seven offensive rebounds.
The Big Red caught fire two minutes into the second quarter, overcoming a 25-21 Duke lead on a three by Veerbeek and two more by Kissinger to claim a 34-30 edge and force a Duke timeout with 6:05 left in the half. Veerbeek added a jumper to make it 36-30. Later in the quarter, Whitish buried a three to give Nebraska the biggest lead of the game at 47-37 with 3:07 left in the half.
Duke rallied late in the quarter, but the Huskers took a 49-45 lead to the halftime locker room. At the half, Nebraska was winning on the glass, 19-14 and had allowed just three offensive boards to the Blue Devils who had hit a scalding hot 19-of-31 field goals, including 4-of-8 threes.
Duke bolted out of the locker room early in the second half to take a 51-49 lead. The game remained a possession game for the rest of the quarter, but Nebraska got the final three points of the period to take a 65-62 lead to the fourth.
Nebraska never relinquished the lead in the fourth, although Duke pulled within one point on multiple occasions, the last coming at 76-75 with 1:19 left. The Huskers' last seven points came at the free throw line, beginning with one from Eliely before Brown hit a pair and Whitish hit the final four to seal the win.
The Huskers survived despite giving up 16 offensive rebounds in the second half, primarily because of Nebraska's tighter grip on the Blue Devil shooters. Duke went 0-for-9 from three-point range in the second half and just 14-of-37 overall from the field after halftime.
Leaonna Odom finished with game highs of 20 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Duke, while Miela Goodchild added 15 points. All-America candidate Haley Gorecki managed 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Onome Akinbode-James pitched in 13 points and six rebounds for the Blue Devils.
Nebraska will enjoy nine days off from competition before returning to the court to take on Oral Roberts on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip is set for 1 p.m. against the Golden Eagles, with tickets on sale now at Huskers.com.
Cheatham paced the Huskers with 14 points and 11 rebounds, the first double-figure rebounding game of his career. Cam Mack, Jervay Green and Thorir Thorbjarnarson all added 11 points for Nebraska, but the Huskers shot just 32 percent from the field – including 25 percent in the second half – and were 8-of-18 from the free throw line. Nebraska (4-4) also committed a season-high 18 turnovers which led to 18 Yellow Jacket points.
Devoe, the ACC's leading scorer, put up 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Georgia Tech (4-2), reaching the 20-point plateau for the fifth time in six games. Moses Wright added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who trailed by four late in the first half before outscoring Nebraska 21-6 over the final four minutes of the opening period and the first four minutes of the second half to pull away for the win.
Nebraska trailed by four, 32-28, at the half. The Huskers, who entered the game averaging 11.9 turnovers per game, survived a first half in which they turned the ball over 11 times. Fueled by the turnovers, Georgia Tech used runs of 8-0 and 10-0 to take the four-point lead into the locker room. Cheatham put up eight points and six rebounds to keep the Huskers close, and Thorbjarnarson provided a spark with six points in seven minutes off the bench en route to his career-high 11 points.
Dachon Burke hit 3-pointer on Nebraska's opening possession, but the Huskers missed seven of their next eight shots as Georgia Tech built an 8-5 lead. Nebraska responded with an 8-1 run to grab a 13-9 advantage, but the Huskers then went scoreless for more than five minutes as Georgia Tech scored eight straight points to pull in front 17-13 at the midway mark of the half.
Thorbjarnarson ended a scoreless drought of more than four minutes with a basket, and he sparked Nebraska with six points and drew a pair of charges during a 13-5 run that put the Huskers in front 26-22 with four minutes remaining in the half. But after back-to-back Thorbjarnarson baskets gave the Huskers their biggest lead, Georgia Tech scored 10 straight points to take a six-point lead, before Cheatham ended another four-minute scoring drought for the Huskers with a layup just before the first-half buzzer.
After Georgia Tech closed the first half on a 10-2 run, the Yellow Jackets opened the second half on an 11-4 spurt as the Huskers struggled to score. Green knocked down a 3-pointer to begin the half, but Nebraska missed its next 10 shots and converted only 4-of-10 free throws as Georgia Tech built its first double-digit lead at 43-32 four minutes into the half.
A quick 5-0 spurt pulled Nebraska to within six, but Georgia Tech answered that run with a pair of 5-0 runs of its own over the next four minutes to grab a 13-point lead midway through the period. Nebraska cut the lead to double digits twice over the next five minutes but could get no closer than nine before Georgia Tech put the game away by scoring seven straight points to build a 67-51 lead with 2:26 remaining.
Nebraska continues its three-game road trip on Saturday, when the Huskers travel to Omaha to take on the Creighton Bluejays. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at the CHI Health Center, with television coverage on FS1 and radio coverage on the Husker Sports Network.
Stivrins was a unanimous choice for the All-Big Ten First Team. The 2018 AVCA First-Team All-American collected her second career all-conference honor after 2.57 kills per set, 1.06 blocks per set and a team-best .383 hitting percentage during the regular season. Stivrins' .412 hitting percentage in conference play was third-best in the Big Ten, and the junior middle blocker guided a Husker defense that had a league-best .156 opponent hitting percentage in Big Ten play.
Sun earned her first career All-Big Ten honor, but her second career all-conference honor as she was an All-Big 12 first teamer at Texas in 2017. The junior outside hitter led the Huskers with 3.57 kills per set with 2.42 digs per set and a team-high 24 aces during the regular season. Sun posted double-digit kills in 18 of 20 Big Ten matches, and her 3.53 kills per set in Big Ten play ranked eighth.
Hames collected her first All-Big Ten award after averaging 10.92 assists and 2.90 digs per set during the regular season. One of the best defensive setters in the nation, Hames recorded a team-high 15 double-doubles and also served 21 aces. Her 11.37 assists per set in Big Ten play ranked third in the conference.
Kubik earned Nebraska's first Big Ten Freshman of the Year honor and first conference freshman of the year since Hannah Werth won the award in 2009 in the Big 12. Kubik averaged 2.73 kills and 2.52 digs per set in her first year as a Husker. She ranked fourth among Big Ten freshmen in kills (2.73 per set) and digs (2.52 per set) in conference play. The outside hitter was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team and the All-Freshman Team. Kubik is the first Husker freshman to be named to an All-Big Ten team since Kadie Rolfzen in 2013.
Knuckles earned All-Freshman Team accolades after leading the Huskers with 3.71 digs per set in her first year as the Huskers' libero. Knuckles served 20 aces and was a Big Ten Freshman of the Week and Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week during the season, helping the Huskers lead all Big Ten teams with a .156 opponent hitting percentage in conference play.
Sophomore opposite hitter Anezka Szabo received Nebraska's Sportsmanship Award.
Wisconsin's Dana Rettke was the Big Ten Player of the Year. Wisconsin coach Kelly Sheffield was chosen Coach of the Year by the media, while Penn State's Russ Rose was voted Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches.
2019 Big Ten Volleyball All-Big Ten Honorees
First Team
Jacqueline Quade, Sr., Illinois
Katie Myers, So., Maryland
Paige Jones, So., Michigan*
Mackenzi Welsh, Sr., Michigan
CC McGraw, So., Minnesota
Regan Pittman, Jr., Minnesota*
Stephanie Samedy, Jr., Minnesota
Nicklin Hames, So., Nebraska
Lauren Stivrins, Jr., Nebraska*
Lexi Sun, Jr., Nebraska
Kaitlyn Hord, So., Penn State*
Jonni Parker, So., Penn State*
Kendall White, Sr., Penn State*
Grace Cleveland, So., Purdue*
Blake Mohler, Sr., Purdue
Sydney Hilley, Jr., Wisconsin*
Grace Loberg, Jr., Wisconsin
Dana Rettke, Jr., Wisconsin*
* denotes unanimous selection
Second Team
Ashlyn Fleming, Sr., Illinois
Breana Edwards, So., Indiana
Cori Crocker, Sr., Michigan
Alexis Hart, Sr., Minnesota
Taylor Morgan, Sr., Minnesota
Madi Kubik, Fr., Nebraska
Temi Thomas-Ailara, Fr., Northwestern
Kylie Murr, Fr., Ohio State
Gabby Blossom, So., Penn State
Caitlyn Newton, Jr., Purdue
Madison Duello, Sr., Wisconsin
Molly Haggerty, Jr., Wisconsin
Danielle Hart, So., Wisconsin
All-Freshman Team
Diana Brown, Illinois
May Pertofsky, Michigan
Jessica Robinson, Michigan
Kenzie Knuckles, Nebraska
Madi Kubik, Nebraska
Temi Thomas-Ailara, Northwestern
Jenaisya Moore, Ohio State
Kylie Murr, Ohio State
Player of the Year: Dana Rettke, Jr., Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year: Kendall White, Sr., Penn State
Setter of the Year: Sydney Hilley, Jr., Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year: Madi Kubik, Nebraska
Coach of the Year (Coaches): Russ Rose, Penn State
Coach of the Year (Media): Kelly Sheffield, Wisconsin
Sportsmanship Honorees
Beth Prince, Sr., OH, Illinois
Meaghan Koors, Sr., DS, Indiana
Brie Orr, Jr., S, Iowa
Taylor Smith, Sr., S, Maryland
Sydney Wetterstrom, Sr., OH, Michigan
Sam McLean, Sr., DS/L, Michigan State
Lauren Litzau, Sr., DS/L, Minnesota
Anezka Szabo, So., OH, Nebraska
Emily Ehman, Sr., L, Northwestern
Bia Rodrigues-Franklin, Sr., OH, Ohio State
Emily Sciorra, Sr., DS, Penn State
Jael Johnson, So., MB, Purdue
Jasmine Stackhouse, Sr., MB, Rutgers
M.E. Dodge, Sr., DS/L, Wisconsin


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In recent months, we have reported a number of drowning incidents across the country. Despite the fact that Belize is surrounded by bodies of water and is dotted with rivers, creeks and other tributaries, a relatively high number of adults and children still drown. Over the years, the YMCA has carried out several swim programs to teach people to swim and train lifeguards. For the past fifteen years YMCA Belize has been partnering with its U.S. counterpart to train lifeguards on how to respond timely and help to prevent accidents. Since Wednesday, a group of lifeguards in training have been working with two international trainers to become certified lifeguards in the YMCA's annual program. News Five's Andrea Polanco stopped in at today's training and has more.
Sixteen lifeguards are being certified through the YMCA's certification program in conjunction with Gateway Region YMCA of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. But to become certified, the lifeguards must do nine e-learning courses blended into classroom teachings. Upon completion of the theory, the lifeguards in training will have to demonstrate pool skills in the practical component of certification exercise, including a number of different rescue scenarios.
Kyle Fetick, Lifeguard Instructor, Gateway Region YMCA, St. Louis, U.S.A.
"At the end of this certification course they would have completed all the physical competency requirements that we have, so they had to swim certain distance in the pool; they had to do some threading skills, they had to show us that they can go down to the bottom of at least eight feet and then from that once they pass that portion they go through the rest of the course. The rest of the course consists of classroom learning where they learn CPR and AD, First AID. Some of them are non-swimming assist, a lot of them are rescue skills with a distress swimmer, a drowning victim that is responsive or one that is un-responsive. Basically when we teach are them we are saying that on this day they are able to complete these skills for us, but if they go on and don't practice these skills or don't have to do them again, they are gonna forget some of those skills and that is very important. As a part of the swimming lessons are concerned, the majority of drowning in the U.S.A. happen when a lifeguard isn't present, they are able to not only prevent accidents from happening, but if they do happen they are able to respond to it in a timely manner and that increases the likelihood of survival especially in young children."
Nertavo Rancharan is one of those lifeguards who helps swimmers stay safe in the waters. He has always enjoyed swimming, couple that with his love for helping people – lifeguarding presented an opportunity for him to do both. He got introduced to lifeguarding through the YMCA and today he is hoping to become certified through this programme.
Nertavo Rancharan, Lifeguard in Training
"Today we are practicing different life-saving techniques such as if you have a spinal injury how to take them out – how to properly take them out so they don't damage their spinal cord even more. We are also practicing how to save someone if they are unconscious in the deep or in the shallow and how to take them out of the water properly. I believe that everyone should know how to swim. At the Y, we teach from infants to adults, all ages, no one is too old or too young to learn how to swim. We classify them like beginners ,intermediate and advance and that is how we go placing them and how they learn different techniques, how to stay up and at least how to float. I believe that the law should be upheld that all public pools should have lifeguards in case of an emergency and that is what we are training here in case we have an emergency."
The YMCA says that there is a big need for lifeguards in Belize; and certification programs likes this one help lifeguards to be updated with industry techniques and equipment in lifeguarding.
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"This is very important to us because with all the incidents, accidents, and even drowning in our waterways we feel that it is very important to promote and push lifeguard. Because instead of telling our young people know water, we need to prepare them for the water all around us. The schools with whom we partner directly, people are trying to slow down and not take trips to the cayes and the rivers because of the concern; so there is a big need for swim instruction and there is an even bigger need for life guard training so that we can have safety among all our young people and among our young groups."
Lifeguards must be re-certified through this program every two years to keep abreast of lifeguarding standards. Reporting for News Five, I'm Andrea Polanco.


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Time is flying, another year of caregiving has gone by and here we are in 2019! Happy New Year!
Do you have any New Year's resolutions or is your mind spinning with all the 'must do's", 'can't have" and "there's never time for _______ (fill in the blank) anyways"?
Of course, you love your mom and dad and of course, you take care of them… but what about you?
Who cares for you?
I get it, when you care for your parent your life may be turned upside down. You deal with challenges and situations you never believe would happen or become a part of your life… but they do. Nowadays they call it your "new normal".
Your 'new normal' requires that you take good care of yourself in the first place so… have you set your New Year's goals? If yes, great! And I hope the goals I suggest here are high on your list. If not, why not making them a priority for your own sanity and wellbeing?
Your goal #1: Be Happy.
How? By setting time aside every week to care for yourself.
And I don't mean a movie night or a dinner with your friends. The reality is that most caregivers can't really relax (aka shut off their phone) when they are away from their loved one and their outing doesn't have a lasting impact as it's tough to be fully present. So what do you do?
You take care of yourself by setting aside at least 2 hours a week and during your time alone you silence your phone and choose what makes you happy: a walk with picnic in the forest, bake your favorite cake, go shopping for a new pair of heels, read a book, go golfing, volunteer at your favorite charity, take a workshop, grab a towel and head for the ocean. Whatever makes you happy, go for it! YOU DECIDE!
Your goal#2: Choose Your Friends Wisely.
Years ago I attended a workshop and the teacher told us to look at our phone contacts and delete every person that has a negative attitude and impact on your life. That definitely caused some uproar but despite it being a challenge (who wants to delete their negative uncle as he is family?!) it turned out that it was empowering and pretty easy to do.
If you want to delete negative people from your life, start with your phone. You don't owe anyone an explanation, you won't regret, and it's one less stressor. So go for it! YOU DECIDE!
Your goal #3: Get support but don't ask the whole world for help.
Love Facebook? AND want my honest & bold opinion?
Caregiver Support Groups on Facebook are very popular and not all are always your best resource. The personal stories are often heart-breaking and since venting seems to be encouraged in some groups this often leads to more "raw" shares, rants and hurtful experiences in the endless stream of comments. And while you read it, your brain absorbs other people's problems and sometimes it is hard to find one that offers the support that really helps you feel better, have less stress and (very important!) gives you better tools for caregiving.
And no one warned you for "possible disturbing images" in the group, right?
OMG!! I can't believe what I see happening online… It makes my stomach turn!
Just think for a moment: when you are 86 yrs old, you have Alzheimer's and are not in control of your own life any longer (try to picture it…) would you want to be exposed in public groups on Facebook?
You can guess my personal answer: "NO WAY!!"
What can you do instead?
Reach out and ask for support from professionals who know and understand your challenges. They are trained to help you find resources, stay focused and learn how you can manage your caregiving journey while dealing with your so-called 'new normal'. Without compromising your own health, values and relationships. Think of your family doctor, social worker, Alzheimer's live support group, service provider, church groups, caregiver coach, local family counselling services, geriatric care manager etc. When you care for a parent or elderly relative, it is important that you acknowledge yourself as a caregiver so you can take the right steps to prevent overwhelm, guilt and burnout.
No one else can do it for you. It is your life, go for it! YOU DECIDE!
Since I assume you love Facebook though, here are 3 of my favourite uplifting, fun and caring resources you can check out: "Working Daughter" and "Happy Healthy Caregiver".
And one of the pages with the truest caregiver wisdom is Caregiving Support by Denise Brown of Caregiving.com. Denise is my mentor and trainer with more than 25 years of experience with caregivers.
To wrap it up… I am curious: are you ready to commit to these 3 goals?
Yes? Awesome, go for it!
If not, why?
Let me help you! Here's a previous blog that you may like and the tips are really easy to implement in your life. Visit the blog.
Maybe you're not sure if your parents are in need of more help? visit this blog by Silver Sherpa. It will help you recognize the warning signs.
Ready to dive deeper into your caregiver journey, discover strategies and tools to be your best self AND be the amazing caregiver who feels confident, valued, and loved? Don't' get stressed, get healthy!
I'd love for you to book a 20 min complimentary consult with me. Wanna go for it? YOU DECIDE! JUST CLICK THIS LINK TO GO TO MY CALENDAR.
Happy 2019! With love
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Saskia Jennings is a Cert. Caregiving Consultant & Educator who focuses on you, the caregiver. She offers a unique and effective combination of Wholistic Life & Wellness Coaching, 10 yrs of gained experience in the Caregiver Service Industry, and extensive training in caregiving strategies & tools to help busy professionals who care for their parents. We are connected with trusted professional partners who can assist with planning and solutions to help your elderly relatives and your family. Set up time with Saskia to determine your needs.
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Andy Pettitte's deposition in Brian McNamee's defamation case against Roger Clemens took place Wednesday in Manhattan, McNamee attorney Richard Emery said.
In the lawsuit, McNamee, Clemens' former trainer, says Clemens defamed him by saying he lied about injecting Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.
Pettitte has testified that Clemens admitted using human growth hormone to him, but he acknowledged during Clemens' criminal perjury trial last year he may have misunderstood him.
Pettitte may wind up seeing Clemens -- once a close friend -- when the Yankees visit Houston this weekend. Now a special assistant to the Astros general manager, Clemens will be a part of the Astros' pregame ceremony honoring Rivera before his final game Sunday.
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Roger Clemens will have a byline in Friday's editions of the Houston Chronicle with a story about Rivera, sports editor Nick Mathews said . . . The Yankees activated Travis Hafner and placed CC Sabathia on the disabled list. Hafner hasn't played since July 26 because of a shoulder injury.
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Christmas Greetings from
The Forgiveness Foundation
Christian Ministries
Christmas Day 2017 is here! Christians throughout the World are celebrating the birth of the Messiah - Jesus The Christ - their Lord and Savior! Christians assemble to worship Jesus through song, prayer, and word. Christmas is the time of year when families gather to share their time, gifts, and renew their love for one another. Some Christians celebrate Christmas through sharing their talent, gifts, and love with others less fortunate. Christmas is a time of joy! Christmas is a time of renewal! Christmas is a time of worship! Christmas is a time of thanksgiving!
Our greeting would not be complete without a Christmas message. Today's Bible passage is not a conventional Christmas passage but it expresses the "Spirit of Christmas" quite well.
One of the religion scholars came up (to Jesus). Hearing the lively exchange of question and answer and seeing how sharp Jesus was in his answers, he put in his question: "Which is most important of all the commandments?" Jesus said, "The first in importance is, 'Listen Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.' And here is the second; Love others as well as love yourself.' There is no other commandment that ranks with these." (Mark 12:28-31, MSG*)
In just seven days a new year begins, let's resolve today, let's begin today, to live the words expressed by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ seeking Him and His will for our livers with every fiber of our being while loving our neighbors as we love ourselves and Jesus loves us.
We at The Forgiveness Foundation Christian Ministries take this time to wish you and yours a very Blessed Christmas.
*MSG is short for The Message Bible. The Message is translated directly from Greek, not other English translations, however, it includes many common phrases, rhythms, and idioms found in the English language today as a way to help the readers better connect and understand The Message written.
The tree is decorated in lights and ornaments made and collected over the years from school projects and various places the family had visited. Stockings hang over the fireplace. A nativity scene is on display across from the tree. Pieces of holly and branches from an evergreen tree are spread throughout the house. Christmas cards from family and friends decorate the mantel. A child slowly walks through the house, taking one last look at the tree, and the lack of presents under the tree, before going to bed with a small grin on his face. He is excited for morning. What will it bring?
As he awakens, he realizes it is Christmas!! He jumps out of bed and, still in his pajamas, runs to look under the tree. Are the presents there? How many? How big are they?
What would your child's reaction be if he ran out to the tree and saw that there were no presents? What would your reaction be?
On December 21, 2000, Robert Rega and three friends were concerned over their lack of funds to purchase Christmas gifts for their children. Together, they concocted a plan to rob a local motel. They recruited a fifth individual to join them. No one was to be harmed. Several hours later, one man was dead. A security guard, performing his job. Instead of providing a happy Christmas for their children, Robert and his friends ruined Christmas for their families and the family of the security guard. Was it worth it? Are Christmas presents worth losing a lifetime with your children?
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6, ESV)
The Christmas season is full of traditions. Some traditions are universal, some are regional, and some are just among family. Each tradition was established at some point in history, be it thousands of years ago or a generation ago. We have already shared with you the origins of the Christmas Tree, but what about Christmas itself? How did Christmas become Christmas?
Christmas became a formal holiday under Roman Emperor Justinian, around AD 529, but the origins of Christmas go back much farther, even before Christ was born. Today we know Christmas as a holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, however, it started as a pagan holiday. Ancient Rome held a harvest festival to mark the winter solstice and to honor Saturn, the god of sowing, for the upcoming plowing and planting season. Other ancient civilizations, such as Egypt, also held festivals around the time of the winter solstice to gain the gods' favor for the upcoming planting season.
After Jesus' ascension into Heaven, Christians began celebrating Christ's birth, "as a means of replacing worship of the sun, with worship of the Son." Although we celebrate Jesus' birth on December 25, he was born earlier in the year. Why then, would Christians use a pagan holiday to celebrate? Because being a Christian was illegal and could result in death.


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I'm taking my first vacation of the season, just a few weeks into it. I'm headed to New Orleans tomorrow morning for three days of music, sun, and hard livin'. Two years ago when I made the same trip, the Mets were already mired in last place, and it was a nice break. Not so this time around, when they're showing significantly more spark. A quick rematch of Heilman/Beckett and Martinez/Leiter followed by three against the Nats at Shea. (Here's betting I have a better chance of catching some Nationals action on the tube in Louisiana than in DC.)
7-7, one game out, technically in last place. I want to have double-digit wins by the time I return. You hear me??? (Just in case my harassment worked last night.)
Rob, man the fort until the end of the weekend. With the O's and D-Rays on the slate for the Sox, you should have plenty of incentive to recap.
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In Europe, from Roman times, the term vellum was used for the best quality of prepared skin, regardless of the animal from which the hide was obtained, calf, sheep, and goat all being commonly used (other animals, including pig, deer, donkey, horse, or camel have been used). Although the term derives from the French for "calf", except for Muslim or Jewish use, animal vellum can include hide from virtually any other mammal. The best quality, "uterine vellum", was said to be made from the skins of stillborn or unborn animals, although the term was also applied to fine quality skins made from young animals. Many libraries and museums increasingly use only the safe if confusing term "membrane"; depending on factors such as the method of preparation it may be very hard to determine the animal involved without using a laboratory, and the term avoids the need to distinguish between vellum and parchment.
French sources, closer to the original etymology, tend to define velin as from calf only, while the British Standards Institution defines parchment as made from the split skin of several species, and vellum from the unsplit skin. In the usage of modern practitioners of the artistic crafts of writing, illuminating, lettering, and bookbinding, "vellum" is normally reserved for calfskin, while any other skin is called "parchment".
Vellum is a translucent material produced from the skin, often split, of a young animal. The skin is washed with water and lime (Calcium hydroxide), but not together. It is then soaked in lime for several days to soften and remove the hair. Once clear, the two sides of the skin are distinct: the side facing inside the animal and the hair side. The "inside body side" of the skin is the usually lighter and more refined of the two. The hair follicles may be visible on the outer side, together with any scarring, made while the animal was alive. The membrane can also show the pattern of the animal's vein network called the "veining" of the sheet.
Any remaining hair is removed ("scudding") and the skin is dried by attaching it to a frame (a "herse"). The skin is attached at points around the circumference with cords; to prevent tearing, the maker wraps the area of the skin to which the cord is to be attached around a pebble (a "pippin"). The maker then uses a crescent shaped knife, (a "lunarium" or "lunellum"), to clean off any remaining hairs. Once the skin is completely dry, it is thoroughly cleaned and processed into sheets. The number of sheets extracted from the piece of skin depends on the size of the skin and the given dimensions requested by the order. For example, the average calfskin can provide three and half medium sheets of writing material. This can be doubled when it is folded into two conjoint leaves, also known as a bifolium. Historians have found evidence of manuscripts where the scribe wrote down the medieval instructions now followed by modern membrane makers. The membrane is then rubbed with a round, flat object ("pouncing") to ensure that the ink would adhere well.
Preparing manuscripts
Once the vellum is prepared, traditionally a "quire" is formed of group of several sheets. Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham point out, in "Introduction to Manuscript Studies", that "the quire was the scribe's basic writing unit throughout the Middle Ages". Guidelines are then made on the membrane. They note "'pricking' is the process of making holes in a sheet of parchment (or membrane) in preparation of it ruling. The lines were then made by ruling between the prick marks...The process of entering ruled lines on the page to serve as a guide for entering text. Most manuscripts were ruled with horizontal lines that served as the baselines on which the text was entered and with vertical bounding lines that marked the boundaries of the columns."
Most of the finer sort of medieval manuscripts, whether illuminated or not, were written on vellum. Some Gandharan Buddhist texts were written on vellum, and all Sifrei Torah (Hebrew: ספר תורה ; plural: ספרי תורה, Sifrei Torah) are written on kosher klaf or vellum.
A quarter of the 180 copy edition of Johannes Gutenberg's first Bible printed in 1455 with movable type was also printed on vellum, presumably because his market expected this for a high-quality book. Paper was used for most book-printing, as it was cheaper and easier to process through a printing press and bind.
In art, vellum was used for paintings, especially if they needed to be sent long distances, before canvas became widely used in about 1500, and continued to be used for drawings, and watercolours. Old master prints were sometimes printed on vellum, especially for presentation copies, until at least the seventeenth century.
Limp vellum or limp-parchment bindings were used frequently in the 16th and 17th centuries, and were sometimes gilt but were also often not embellished. In later centuries vellum has been more commonly used like leather, that is, as the covering for stiff board bindings. Vellum can be stained virtually any color but seldom is, as a great part of its beauty and appeal rests in its faint grain and hair markings, as well as its warmth and simplicity.
Lasting in excess of 1,000 years—Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care for example dates from about 600 and is in excellent condition—animal vellum can be far more durable than paper. For this reason, many important documents are written on animal vellum, such as diplomas. Referring to a diploma as a "sheepskin" alludes to the time when diplomas were written on vellum made from animal hides.


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Melbourne Highly Vulnerable To Killer Heatwaves
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According to Thomas Longden, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide have been the cities of Australia most prone to deadly heatwave conditions.
Mr Longden's study, which he summarises in an article in The Conversation, shows that between 2001 and 2015, Melbourne and Adelaide suffered the most exposure to temperatures beyond 7.26º C above the average. Above this "crucial threshold", deaths are more likely, and he estimates that there were 151 deaths in Melbourne and 144 in Adelaide during this period.
A Melbourne University study, released in March last year, found many of Melbourne's apartment blocks have little or no protection against overheating, and failed to meet overheating tests which are standards in Europe and the US. They depend on air conditioning for cooling, so if there were a power blackout during a heatwave, the buildings would heat up and the occupants would suffer.
Mr Longden suggests that a failure to acclimatise to rising temperatures is a major factor in heat-related mortality. His study focusses on the "extreme heat index acclimatisation measure", calculated by subtracting the 30-day temperature average from a 3-day average. This measure can help to identify the times when residents begin to struggle with the heat.
Since the severe heatwaves of 2009, many states and territories have implemented or revised their heatwave response plans, or conducted campaigns to raise people's awareness about the health risks. A 2016 review proposed that heatwave response plans and early warning systems should be evaluated and updated at least every five years.
Using Mr Longden's 7.26º C threshold, the Bureau of Meteorology could issue warnings of extreme heat risk periods, giving people a chance to prepare.
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Morgan's Guide Service, Inc
"Family Owned & Operated"
Office Location: 275 Garner Dr, Russell Springs, KY 42642
(270) 866-7177
Jerry Morgan owner & operator of Morgan's Guide Service, Inc has been fishing the waters of Lake Cumberland all of his life. In addition, he has been providing a topnotch Striper fish guide service for 30 plus years. In 2011, Jerry was proud to bring on board his son, Jeremy Morgan as a Guide to the service. Jeremy has fished along side of his Dad for several years as a youngster and now brings his expertise to the family team. In 2017 we added a third guide to our team and are proud to welcome Gary Anger. Then as an addition to the team, Richie Stepehsn joined our team of expert fishermen in 2019. Gary & Richie has been a guide on Lake Cumberland for over 20 years and has proven to be a crucial assest to our team of guides. These additions has made Morgan's Guide Service one of the best on Lake Cumberland.
With more than 1,200 miles of shoreline on beautiful Lake Cumberland, Jerry, Jeremy, Gary and Richie strive to provide the most personal, convenient, and courteous service, not to mention they pride themselves by being on the elite list of the most experienced fishing guides on the water.
Morgan's Guide Service, Inc has provided fishing excitement to customers visiting from all over the United States. With the knowledge and love of the sport, our services has been featured in news article from Chicago, IL, which described his fishing skills and ability to leave his customers happy and desiring to return for more fishing excursions. The Guide Service has also appeared in a widely distributed newsletter published in Michigan and had an article published in 2011 Tournament Trails Magazine. We invite you to visit one of the best vacation spots on Lake Cumberland and schedule a Fishing Charter for a day or two of fun filled fishing. Our service is equipped for individual charters with Corporate Groups welcomed as well. Lake Cumberland is one of the most enjoyable and relaxing places with a superior fishing spot just adding to the pleasures. We certainly want you to have bragging rights about your experience with us. Please visit our pictures page for some of our very satisfied clients and the ones that didn't get away!
Morgan's Guide Service employ's some of the best professional licensed guides in the area; their guiding experience totals over 60 years. These guides have extensive knowledge of the lake, courteous and professional attitudes and have a love for fishing which makes them some of the best fishing guides on the lake. We maintain constant contact with each guide to maximize the team efforts required to produce the utmost fishing pleasure for our clients. We furnish safe and comfortable boats, equipped with the best in fishing gear and fish-finding equipment. All bait and tackle needed to maximize each charters fishing experience is provided.
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One dried fruit that is extremely beneficial for our health as well as our whole body is the date. Dates can be consumed every day and they'll improve our beauty and our complete health. They contain vitamin A, magnesium, vitamin K, manganese, copper, niacin, vitamin B6, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
These are the 7 best reasons why you should start consuming dates now:
Dates Are Good Against Constipation
Take several dates and put them in a glass of water. Leave them to rest overnight. The juice they will release has a laxative effect.
Energy Booster
Dates are abundant in sugar like sucrose, glucose and fructose. There are many people around the word who eat them regularly so that they could improve their mood and increase their levels of energy.
Lower Cholesterol
This amazing dry fruit doesn't contain cholesterol and it only contains a small amount of fat. Including them into your everyday diet means that they will help you decrease your levels of cholesterol and you'll lose weight.
Iron Source
100 g of dates contain 0.90 g iron. That comprises 11% of our daily need. This is the real fact why doctors and experts recommend dates to children and pregnant women. They can help you against anemia and improve your complete blood health.
Vitamin for the Eyes
Dates are abundant in zeaxanthin and lutein that we need in order to have healthy eyes. They are something we need to protect the macula and eye retina, so our eyesight is improved. In case of eye problems, eat dates every day to improve your sight and treat the problems.
Bone Health
Dates contain plenty of nutrients that we need for optimal bone health. They can help us against various skeletal diseases like arthritis and osteoporosis. Eat dates every day and your bones will be healthy and strong.
Better Delivery
If you eat dates at least 1 month before your delivery, you'll decrease the bleeding and the pain. According to a research, women who consumed dates often gave birth easier than those who didn't consume them at all.
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Lead Facility Auditor
Remote, CA 91766
Job Description
Full-Time | Remote| Permanent
The Lead Facility Auditor will be auditing inpatient and outpatient cases for code validation and/or documentation improvement, assist in the supervision of coders, perform client audits and quality assurance (QA) on coding team, conduct training' s, and other client activities.
CodingAID works with many of the largest and most prestigious healthcare organizations in the nation to locate and evaluate top talent for their organizations.
Please read the below description and apply if you meet the requirements and would like to hear more about this opportunity.
- Assist in the supervision of client deliverable and creating audit reports
- Act as a mentor and trainer for the coding team
- Review inpatient and outpatient medical records for validation of coding assignment
- Provide detailed rationale and supporting evidence for recommendation and findings
- Utilize industry recognized references to support their review finding, such as ICD-10 Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding, AHIMA Practice Briefs related to compliant querying, and AHA Coding Clinics
- CCS Certification through AHIMA is Required
- Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) credentials such as CDIP and/or CCDS are highly preferred
- 5+ years of experience as an Auditor for Inpatient and Outpatient Facilities
- 3+ years of ICD-10 coding and DRG reimbursement experience with recent acute care coding and auditing experience
- 2+ years of recent Trauma Level I Audit experience
- Previous experience training and mentoring coders and/or auditors
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with multiple EMR Systems and Auditing Software, such as Epic, Cerner, Meditech, etc.
- High School diploma or GED required
- Competitive salary; commensurate with experience
- Benefits package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Pet Insurance, Life Insurance, Generous Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k) with matching.
CodingAID is a division of Managed Resources and an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V/SO
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"The Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) is an invasive species of termite. It has been transported worldwide from its native range in southern China to Formosa (Taiwan, where it gets its name) and Japan. In the 20th century it became established in South Africa, Hawaii and in the continental United States.
The Formosan subterranean termite is often nicknamed the super-termite because of its destructive habits. This is because of the large size of its colonies, and the termites' ability to consume wood at a rapid rate. A single colony may contain several million individuals (compared with several hundred thousand termites for other subterranean termite species) that forage up to 300 feet (100 m) in soil. A mature Formosan colony can consume as much as 13 ounces of wood a day (ca. 400 g) and severely damage a structure in as little as three months. Because of its population size and foraging range, the presence of a colony poses serious threats to nearby structures. Once established, Formosan subterranean termites have never been eradicated from an area."
Source: [Wikipedia]
"Dry-wood termites nest in the wood on which they feed and do not invade a structure from the soil. Because their colonies are within the structure, they are difficult to control. Preventive measures include the use of chemically treated wood in building construction and the use of paint or other durable finish to seal cracks in wood surfaces. Fumigation is the most effective method for eliminating a dry-wood termite infestation. Another method is to place insecticide into small holes drilled into galleries of infested wood."
Source: [Encyclopedia Britannica]
"Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (see taxonomy below), but are now accepted as the epifamily Termitoidae, of the cockroach order Blattodea. While termites are commonly known, especially in Australia, as "white ants", they are only distantly related to the ants."
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University of Buckingham Overseas Pgce
University of Buckingham Overseas Pgce
International PGCE
Full or Part-time: Full-time
Course outline
The International Postgraduate Certificate of Education is similar in format and structure to our Independent PGCE. It offers teachers based in schools outside the UK, who have not undergone a period of formal training, the opportunity to participate in a structured programme of professional development.
Course content
The PGCE is a 37-week school-based course, during which time you will work under the guidance of a mentor and receive weekly tutorials to review progress and set targets. It is available in most subjects and to all age levels. There are two residentials (six days overall) to attend and these are supplemented by a weekly programme on the University's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). You will be assigned a University tutor who visits twice to assess your progress and guide your development. You will be assessed by both your mentor and your tutor and there are three assignments to complete.
For teachers undertaking their first year of teaching we highly recommend your participation in our Ab Initio course and PGCE Introductory Day in late August. This will provide you with some basic knowledge and skills to start teaching.
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