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| New Year Health Resolutions for Allergy and Asthma Management |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (17 reads) | |
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Arlington heights, ill. (December, 2025) – as the new year approaches, your thoughts might be turning to resolutions to improve your health. If you are one of the millions of americans living with allergies or asthma, know that small, practical changes can lead to big improvements in daily comfort and long-term health.
the american college of allergy, asthma and immunology (acaai) encourages people to use the new year as a chance to evaluate their current management strategies and adopt resolutions that support better symptom control and overall wellness.
“allergies and asthma don’t have to hold you back,” says allergist cherie zachary, md, president of the american college of allergy, asthma and immunology (acaai). “With thoughtful, practical steps and support from a board-certified allergist, you can reduce flare-ups, improve quality of life, and breathe easier throughout the whole year.”
below are five acaai-recommended resolutions to help guide your 2026 health goals:
schedule a check-in with your allergist resolve to make an appointment with a board-certified allergist early in the year. Regular check-ups ensure your treatment plan is up to date, your medications are working as intended, and any new or worsening symptoms are addressed. Adjustments may be necessary due to changes in weight, health insurance coverage, or symptom patterns.
prioritize a healthy diet and hydration what you eat can impact your immune system and allergy triggers. Adopt a balanced diet that avoids known food allergens and supports overall nutrition. Staying well-hydrated also helps maintain moisture in your respiratory tract and skin, which can benefit those with allergies or eczema. Drink plenty of water and use moisturizers to reduce irritation and dryness in the colder months.
focus on mental well-being to reduce symptoms stress and anxiety are more than emotional burdens they can make allergy and asthma symptoms worse. Building stress management techniques into your daily routine, such as meditation, deep-breathing exercises, or leisure activities you enjoy, can help keep your immune system balanced and reduce the likelihood of flare-ups.
keep vaccinations and preventive care current respiratory infections such as influenza, rsv, and covid-19 can be particularly dangerous for people with asthma or compromised respiratory systems. Ensure you are up to date on recommended vaccines and boosters to help protect your lungs throughout cold and flu season.
stay active with asthma-friendly exercise regular physical activity supports heart and lung health. For those with asthma, it may be helpful to use your prescribed pre-exercise inhaler and choose workouts suited to your condition. If air quality is poor or weather conditions are extreme, consider indoor options like yoga or low-impact cardio. Breathing exercises, such as those practiced in yoga, can even help strengthen respiratory function.
these resolutions offer accessible and practical goals for anyone living with allergies or asthma whether you’re seeking to reduce daily symptoms or enhance your overall wellness in the year ahead.
“simple lifestyle adjustments and preventative care can make a meaningful difference for people managing these conditions.”
dr. Cherie zachary, md, president of the american college of allergy, asthma and immunology (acaai)
“starting the year with a plan tailored to your needs is a powerful first step toward better health.”
for more tips on allergy and asthma management, and to find a board-certified allergist near you, visit allergyandasthmarelief.Org.
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| Colorado officially names Fernando Lovo athletic director |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (15 reads) | |
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Colorado names fernando lovo as new athletic director
griffin dreifaldt
- the university of colorado has named fernando lovo as its next athletic director.
- lovo, 37, will succeed rick george, who is transitioning to an athletic director emeritus role.
- he previously served as the athletic director at the university of new mexico, overseeing athletic and financial success.
- lovos official start date at cu is set for january 1, 2026.
the university of colorado has officially named its next athletic director, announcing that fernando lovo will succeed rick george in leading the cu athletic department. At 37, lovo brings a strong resume and a reputation for decisive leadership, with the colorado board of regents unanimously approving his hiring.
rick george will move into an athletic director emeritus role, while lovo is set to begin on january 1, 2026, officially. Colorado chancellor justin schwartz praised the hire, calling lovo a dynamic leader who is ideal for this moment and embodies cus standards and values. He has a proven track record of guiding student-athletes to success both on the field and in the classroom, and i am confident he is the right steward to lead cu athletics into the next era of college sports.
lovo comes to boulder from the university of new mexico, where he served as vice president and director of athletics. After arriving in albuquerque in december 2024, he oversaw eight mountain west championships, tied for the fourth most in school history and the most of any conference member last year. One of his first major decisions came in his second week on the job, when he hired jason eck as head football coach. Eck quickly delivered, leading the lobos to a 9–3 regular season, their first nine-win campaign since 2016, and a bowl appearance against minnesota, while earning mountain west coach of the year honors. Lovo also hired eric olen from uc san diego to lead the mens basketball program, widely regarded as one of the top hires of the offseason, as unm opened the season 10–2.
off the field, lovo led the unm athletic department to unprecedented financial growth. The department posted a record revenue year, increasing its operating budget by 17.6 percent from 2025 to 2026, while setting new highs in ticket sales, multimedia rights, parking, concessions, trademark and licensing revenue and lobo club fundraising.
before his tenure at new mexico, lovo spent two stints at the university of texas at austin in various senior administrative roles. Beginning in december 2021, he served as senior associate athletics director for facilities and operations before being promoted to oversee facilities, capital projects and game operations. He later advanced to executive senior associate athletics director for operations, where he also acted as the sport administrator for mens basketball and played a key role in department-wide planning and execution.
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| BNP Paribas Global Agri TR Index Forecast |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (14 reads) | |
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this document outlines the methodology for developing a machine learning model to forecast the bnp paribas global agri tr index. Our approach leverages a multi-faceted strategy combining time-series analysis with external economic and agricultural market indicators. The core of our model will be built upon robust time-series forecasting techniques such as arima, prophet, and lstm networks. These methods are chosen for their ability to capture complex temporal dependencies and seasonality inherent in financial index data. We will meticulously preprocess the historical index data, addressing issues like missing values, outliers, and non-stationarity through techniques like differencing and transformations. Feature engineering will play a critical role, focusing on creating lagged variables, moving averages, and other temporal features to enhance the predictive power of the univariate time-series models.
beyond internal temporal dynamics, our model will incorporate a range of external factors that significantly influence agricultural commodity prices and, consequently, the bnp paribas global agri tr index. These exogenous variables will include macroeconomic indicators such as global inflation rates, interest rate policies of major central banks, and gdp growth. Furthermore, we will integrate agricultural-specific data, including supply and demand forecasts for key agricultural commodities (e.G., Grains, oilseeds, livestock), weather patterns and climate change indicators, geopolitical events affecting agricultural trade, and changes in government agricultural policies and subsidies. The selection of these external features will be guided by rigorous correlation and granger causality analyses to ensure their predictive relevance and minimize multicollinearity within the model. Ensemble learning techniques, such as gradient boosting (e.G., Xgboost, lightgbm) or random forests, will be employed to combine the predictive strengths of different models and features, thereby improving overall forecast accuracy and robustness.
the model development process will adhere to a strict validation framework. We will employ a time-series cross-validation strategy, where the model is trained on a rolling window of historical data and tested on subsequent periods. Key performance metrics such as mean absolute error (mae), root mean squared error (rmse), and mean absolute percentage error (mape) will be used to evaluate the models accuracy. Regular re-training and calibration of the model will be essential to adapt to evolving market conditions and maintain forecast relevance. The ultimate goal is to deliver a reliable and actionable forecast for the bnp paribas global agri tr index, providing valuable insights for investment strategies and risk management within the agricultural sector.
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- d. Bertsekas. Min common/max crossing duality: a geometric view of conjugacy in convex optimization. Lab. For information and decision systems, mit, tech. Rep. Report lids-p-2796, 2009
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- bewley, r. M. Yang (1998), on the size and power of system tests for cointegration, review of economics and statistics, 80, 675–679. |
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| Should Claire Brosseau, mentally debilitated actress have the legal right to die |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (20 reads) | |
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Claire brosseau, canadian actress afflicted with debilitating mental health woes sues for right to assisted suicide after saying depression has made life unbearable and treatment has failed her. The suit raises the moral dilemma who should have the right to right to end their life and that canada’s maid program should not only be limited to those afflicted with physical conditions.
an acclaimed canadian actress afflicted with a debilitating mental illness and depression has sued the government for the the right to die, arguing that her ongoing mental health woes has made living unbearable.
claire brosseau, 48, who juggled bouts of career success only to be undermined by recurring bouts of depression according to a report by the new york times has indicated that she is now seeking the legal right to assisted suicide.
canadian actress struggle with mental health
the actress best known for her appearance as jenny reynolds in the 2006 romcom a previous engagement and other canadian show engagements told the publication she was first diagnosed with manic depression when she was 14 years old, before going on a wild drug, alcohol and sex-filled bender.
brosseau would later be identified as having anxiety, chronic suicidal ideation, an eating disorder, personality disorder, substance abuse disorder, ptsd, and a slew of other mental health conditions.
she attempted suicide countless times and has been treated by psychiatrists, psychologists, and counselors across north america, according to an open letter published on her substack earlier this year.
she has tried dozens of medications, therapies and guided psychedelics in an attempt to improve her mental health, but to no avail.
brosseau, who has neither a partner nor children, decided in 2021 that she would apply for euthanasia under canada‘s medical aid in dying (maid) program.
has assisted dying in canada gone too far?
the law allows ‘eligible adults’ to request assistance from a medical professional to end their life, legal since 2016 after court rulings struck down prohibitions. Originally for those with foreseeable death, the law expanded in 2021 (bill c-7) to include those with grievous, irremediable conditions where death isn’t imminent, but eligibility for sole mental illness has been delayed to 2027 after initially scheduled to be pushed through in 2023, then again in 2024.
brosseau has since filed a complaint with the ontario superior court alleging genuine rights violations.
brosseau was an honors student at her montreal high school, starred in plays and was relatively popular. She graduated at 16 and was recruited to attend an elite drama college in quebec, where she studied theatre performance for two years. After graduation, the thespian moved to nyc and continued her acting studies at the neighborhood playhouse school of the theater, the dailymail reports.
she gained steady work in musicals and films and gained good money in a line of work that leaves many struggling to make ends meet.
roller coaster career and emotions
but just as she started to make a name for herself, she suffered another depressive episode that saw her struggle to eat and leading to her drowning herself with booze and drugs.
brosseau moved back to montreal in her early 20s and was hospitalized for several months. And as her mental health began to improve and her career once again started to thrive.
she appeared on entertainment tonight canada and the strombo show, a radio show hosted by canadian broadcaster george stroumboulopoulos, macleans reported.
she landed supporting roles in film and tv projects with james franco and daniel stern, secured a deal with a comedy club chain, acted in commercials in los angeles and even got some writing gigs.
although she was earning a lot of money and she even landed her ‘dream part’ in a european film, brosseau said her mental health conditions still impeded her success.
‘i had a great place to stay and i was doing well on the film and i was having fun on set, and every night i would go back to my hotel and i would bawl and scream and rip my clothes apart.,’ She told the ny times.
‘and cry and just — i wanted to kill myself and i couldn’t wait to get out of there. And then the next day at work, i’d be fine and i’d have so much fun.’
claire brosseau lawsuit triggers moral dilemma debate
brosseau vowed to get her life together after she stumbled and smashed her face into a curb at the 2016 canadian screen awards. She had been drunk and high on cocaine, according to macleans.
she got sober, underwent treatment at an intensive psychiatric care unit and began a series of therapies. She also started taking prescribed antidepressant, antipsychotic, and anti-anxiety medications.
the actress remained in what she described as ‘remission’ for several years, but in 2021, as her career hit a low point, she attempted suicide again.
brosseau says her mental health was so poor that she once ate peanuts, despite being allergic to them, in the hopes of triggering a fatal reaction.
she decided to pursue maid shortly after that, under the belief that it would be eligible for mental health patients in 2023.
she hosted a series of ‘farewell dinners’ with her friends, family and closest colleagues in which she revealed her intentions to end her life.
brosseau, alongside former war correspondent john scully, who suffers from ptsd, is now suing the canadian government for the right to die.
she has asked for ‘the same rights as others with incurable illnesses to choose when and how i die’ and alleged the current assisted suicide maid law is discriminatory. But is it?
the law has triggered much debate as to whether the government should legalize suicide for those enduring quality of life issues, even mental woes, given the argument that there treatment exists to improve the patient’s condition unlike a terminal physical illness or cancer.
while many oppose assisted suicide for mental health conditions, dr gail robinson, a professor of psychiatry at the university of toronto, believes maid is a reasonable choice for the debilitated actress.
robison said she would ‘love’ for brosseau to change her mind, but ‘will support her’ if she does get the green light for maid, according to the nytimes.
however, the actresses other psychiatrist, dr mark fefergrad, said ‘i believe she can get well’ and added that ‘i don’t think maid is the best or only choice for her.’
fefergrad believes that given the nature of her illness, brosseau’s request for maid has to be considered differently from requests from patients with physical ailments.
canadian authorities have not indicated if they intend to once again push back the threshold of mental health woes as a precursor for assisted suicide beyond 2027. |
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| Altar Call | What of the future? - The Observer |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (13 reads) | |
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Opinion —
seventy-five years ago, elton trueblood dared to publish a book titled “the future of the christian.” At the time many insisted that theirs was a post-christian age because the christian worldview had lost its influence in the world.
not so, trueblood declared. Because of the widespread spiritual hunger of modern man, the christian faith had a bright future. The recognition of how bad life can be is good news, a valuable asset for christians. Spiritual poverty and immorality creates a powerful motivation for the new life available through faith in christ. So a sense of need is an essential blessing.
trueblood amplifies this principle by describing the paradox of weakness as the doorway to strength. “John milton, in his blindness, grasped the paradox more thoroughly than most men have been able to do,” trueblood asserts. Milton’s own words illustrate the significance of trueblood’s contention:
“it does not trouble me — though to you it seems painful — to be numbered with the blind, the afflicted, the sorrowful, the weak, since there is hope that i am so much the nearer to the mercy and protection of the almighty father. There is a certain way, as the apostle shows, through weakness to the highest strength. It matters not how weak i may be, so long as in my weakness that immortal and superior strength works more powerfully, so long as in my darkness the light of the divine countenance shines forth more brightly; for then, though feeble, i shall be sublimely strong, sightless and yet endowed with piercing sight. Through this infirmity i can be completed, perfected: in this darkness i can be filled with light. For in truth, we blind men are not god’s last and slightest care; in proportion as we cannot behold anything except himself, he is disposed to look upon us with the more mercy and kindness.”
milton’s stunning faith does indeed exemplify that “a sense of need is fundamentally a blessing.” It is a necessary condition for spiritual fulfillment, trueblood contends, “because there is no hope at all for those who do not recognize that they are hungry.” Jesus, of course, was speaking of this spiritual hunger for god when he said, “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” (matthew 5:6). The intensity of this hunger is quite visible today on college campuses where thousands of students are turning in faith to jesus.
so trueblood was right in forecasting a bright future for the christian faith!
he was convinced that the majority of modern christians far outnumber those who hold a negative view of christianity’s future. His description of basic christianity is most helpful. For him the “basic christian” believes in god and trusts him, “because he believes that god is like jesus christ.” Here indeed is the crown jewel of christian faith: god is like jesus! This is the deepest conviction of basic christians: “that at the center of being is one who is like christ.”
trueblood calls this central conviction “the most revolutionary truth in the world.” So he declares, “if god exists, and if he is like christ, the welfare of every finite person consists in conformity to his will.” And he says, “since we cannot expect to discover god’s will alone, we need the help of other reverent seekers who make up the church.”
so, together in the church, we discover that god’s will is for us to surrender to jesus and live our lives to reflect his presence within us. Like jesus we find ways to “go about doing good” for the sake of others. While we live as much like jesus as possible, the holy spirit is busy shaping us, conforming us to the likeness of jesus in the lifelong process known as sanctification.
i love trueblood’s inspiring observation about life after death: “if god is like christ, it would be illogical to assume that his concern for individual persons could come to an end with the death of mortal bodies.” No, he says, our god is lord of the future as well as the present. He offers new meaning to the familiar phrase, “the life everlasting.”
“it is an absurdity to suppose that the lord of heaven and earth would, in the end, abandon those beings who, in spite of their sins, are the very crown jewels of his creation. If god is like christ, it is a fair conclusion that personality will not end with our fleshly decay, but will continue and flourish in ways beyond our capacity either to ask or to think. It is not strange, therefore, that the last phrase of the apostles’ creed is ‘and the life everlasting. Amen.’”
well, basic christians, there is ample evidence today that there is a bright future ahead for the christian faith. Let us rejoice that god is like christ, and ask the holy spirit to help us guide hungry people to the true bread that satisfies spiritual hunger. Until we receive the gift of life everlasting, there is work to be done by every servant of jesus. Put your hands to the plow. |
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| Louisiana New Years Eve 2025: Events, Concerts, Fireworks |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (13 reads) | |
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Where to celebrate new year’s eve 2025 across louisiana
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- new orleans hosts free riverfront concert at woldenberg park with dumpstaphunk, sweet crude, and fireworks over mississippi river
- baton rouge’s red stick revelry features live music and 9-foot led red stick drop at midnight in downtown
- lafayette offers family-friendly celebrations including children’s museum countdown and vermilionville dance with geno delafose
- sugar bowl new year’s eve parade rolls through french quarter at 2 pm featuring floats and marching bands
- multiple family-friendly “noon year’s eve” events across louisiana let kids celebrate at midday
complete guide: where to celebrate new year’s eve 2025 across louisiana
louisiana new years eve 2025 features family-friendly midday countdowns, free riverfront concerts, sugar bowl parade, fireworks across the state.
lafayette, la. (Kpel news) — louisiana communities have lined up new year’s eve celebrations with live music, fireworks, parades, and parties running from midday family events to late-night countdowns.
the crescent city hosts its biggest new year’s eve party with new orleans eve at woldenberg park, a free concert running 9 pm to midnight. The riverfront celebration features performances by dumpstaphunk, sweet crude, and dj captain charles, culminating in the signature fleur-de-lis drop and fireworks over the mississippi river.
“this free, open-air concert features live music from dj captain charles, sweet crude, and dumpstaphunk, plus fireworks and more festivities,” according to new orleans & company.
the celebration uses a fleur-de-lis drop instead of the times square ball—the symbol most associated with louisiana and new orleans.
sugar bowl parade kicks off festivities
college football fans and parade watchers can catch the allstate sugar bowl new year’s eve parade starting at 2 pm in the french quarter. The mardi gras-style procession travels along decatur street from elysian fields avenue, passing landmarks including the french market, café du monde, and jackson square before ending at canal street.
the parade sets up the college football playoff quarterfinal at the sugar bowl on january 1, when georgia faces ole miss at the caesars superdome.
new orleans has celebrations at every venue type. The revivalists headline the orpheum theater, while galactic performs their annual new year’s eve show at tipitina’s with special guest anjelika “jelly” joseph.
baton rouge drops red stick at midnight
the state capital’s red stick revelry runs 8 pm to midnight at davis rhorer plaza in downtown baton rouge. The free public celebration features live music from press 1 for english and after 8, followed by the midnight drop of a custom-designed 9-foot led-lighted red stick from atop the town square beacon.
according to the downtown development district, the event includes laser light shows choreographed to music, with fireworks over the mississippi river marking the arrival of 2026.
baton rouge puts on red stick rising from 11 am to 12:30 pm at river center library and town square for families with young kids. The daytime celebration features art activities, an “auld lang syne” sing-along, the amazing bacon stilt walker, and a noon countdown with the red stick rise.
the knock knock children’s museum hosts its annual noon year’s eve from 10 am to noon, offering hands-on activities including kazoo making, goal reflections, and specialty headbands and crowns.
adult celebrations include the l’auberge casino and hotel new year’s eve bash featuring downbeat louisiana, with doors opening at 10:30 pm. The crowne plaza hosts a party with performances by the chase tyler band and wayne toups.
lafayette mixes family events with zydeco dances
lafayette has celebrations that show off acadiana culture. Vermilionville historic village throws a new year’s eve dance from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am with geno delafose and french rockin’ boogie. Delafose is a second-generation zydeco accordionist who keeps dancers moving with high-energy performances. Tickets cost about $45, with money going to the village’s educational programs on acadiana culture.
the children’s museum of acadiana puts on its 27th annual new year’s noon carnival and countdown from 10 am to 2 pm. Kids get festive party accessories, access to all exhibits, face painting, and treats for sale. Tickets are $16 per person plus fees, with members receiving 50% off.
rock ‘n’ bowl de lafayette kicks off its new year’s eve party at 9 pm with clay cormier and the highway boys. Vip bowling lanes can be reserved.
the yard goat throws an all-white party starting at 9 pm. The event has dj booty, free champagne, fireworks, countdown, snow machines, photo booth, and glow sticks.
midday countdowns let kids join the party
multiple louisiana venues hold midday countdowns so kids can ring in the new year without staying up until midnight.
the louisiana children’s museum runs “noon year’s eve” from 9:30 am to 1 pm with crafts, music, confetti, and a midday countdown. Tickets are $25 for non-members, with confetti poppers available for $5 each.
the audubon zoo holds a kid-friendly party from 10 am to 1 pm with music, crafts, and animal viewing.
frenchmen street clubs pack lineups
frenchmen street in new orleans has live music all night at venues including the spotted cat music club, the maison, the blue nile, and café negril.
dj soul sister’s new year’s eve soul train comes back to the civic theatre for the first time since 2022. She spins funk, disco, and r&b on vinyl from the mid-1970s through mid-1980s. General admission tickets start at $35 advance.
best spots to watch fireworks
several spots along the mississippi river have good views of the midnight fireworks. Woldenberg park, moonwalk riverfront park, and crescent park near the french market have views of the fireworks display.
algiers point on the west bank is less crowded and has clear views across the river. Get there early—crowds fill riverside areas quickly.
the paddlewheeler creole queen and steamboat natchez run new year’s eve cruises with food, open bars, live music, and front-row fireworks viewing from the river.
weather outlook
louisiana’s new year’s eve weather will be cool to mild. The national weather service calls for clear skies and cool temperatures on december 31, with overnight lows in the upper 30s across most of the state. A cold front moving through sunday night will drop temperatures from the 80-degree weekend highs.
north louisiana may hit near-freezing temperatures early january 1, while southern parishes stay milder. Bring layers for outdoor riverfront celebrations as temperatures drop through the evening.
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| Longtime Portland Pilots AD, baseball coach Joe Etzel dies at 87 |
| Posted on Tuesday, December 30 @ 00:00:47 PST (14 reads) | |
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Portland ore. (Kptv) - an icon of university of portland pilots athletics passed away sunday, the school announced.
joe etzel, who dedicated nearly 50 years of his life to the university as a student-athlete, coach, and athletic director, was 87.
pilots vp of athletics scott leykam gave the following statement:
“joe etzel was the foundation upon which modern pilot athletics was built. His vision, integrity, and unwavering belief in the power of college athletics shaped this department for more than three decades. Every student-athlete who wears portland across their chest benefits from the programs, facilities, and culture he created. Joe was a mentor, a leader, and a true steward of the university of portland. He lived his life with purpose, humility, and service — values at the core of the university of portland mission. We give thanks for his life and extend our deepest condolences to the etzel family.”
etzel began his pilots career as a standout pitcher - leading portland to their first two ncaa division i baseball championship appearances in 1957 and 1958.
he graduated in 1960, and still ranks no. 2 all-time with a 2.45 career era, while also playing on the pilots basketball team.
he returned to the bluff as the team’s head baseball coach in 1966, leading the pilots to 378 victories over 21 seasons at the helm - also leading them back to the ncaa tournament in 1979 for the first time since his playing days.
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the 29th annual les schwab invitational this weekend saw a showdown between the top-ranked team in oregon and the no. 1 squad from seattle on sunday. But perhaps his greatest legacy at the school is his tenure as the pilots athletic director (ad), from 1970 until 2004, when he retired as the longest-tenured ad in ncaa division i.
among his accomplishments as ad include guiding the program into the west coast conference in 1976, and overseeing the construction of the program’s modern facilities - including the state-of-the-art chiles center in 1984 and merlo field in 1990.
etzel was also responsible for hiring legendary soccer coach and former portland timbers star clive charles to lead the men’s soccer program in 1986.
charles coached the pilots men, as well as the women’s team beginning in 1989, until his death prior to the 2003 season.
the london-born charles led the pilots women to the 2002 ncaa division i national championship in his final season, elevating the program to national prominence under etzel’s guidance.
the pilots women’s cross country team won the naia championship in 1985 during etzel’s tenure as well - the first national title in school history.
upon etzel’s retirement in 2004, the school renamed pilot stadium - the home of the baseball program since 1988 - to joe etzel field. His fundraising after retirement has led to several major renovations at the stadium, according to the university.
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Competing, guiding, and mentoring – chase carey’s pursuit of fishing for a living
when chase carey graduated from emmanuel university with a degree in sports management last year he had one major goal in mind: find a way to fish for a living. Like many up-and-comers in this next generation of tournament anglers, carey made a name for himself through college fishing.
under the leadership of a bass fishing legend, the late pam martin-wells, or “coach pam” as carey calls her, chase and his partner dylan akins were crowned the bassmaster college series team of the year his senior year. Team of the year was one of many accolades and accomplishments carey compiled throughout his collegiate fishing career.
since graduating, carey has gone on to compete in the gauntlet that is the bassmaster opens, with hopes of one-day qualifying for the elite series through the open eqs. Along with fishing tournaments, carey started a guiding business to help off-set tournament expenses.
“i worked part-time for my dad’s automotive accessory business in the atlanta-metro the first few months after graduating,” carey explained. “But i realized i needed to spend more time on the water if i wanted to be able to compete with the best and get closer to my goal of fishing for a living. That was the catalyst to starting guide trips.”
like many new fishing guides, carey’s business started slowly but has steadily picked up as he grows his network and client list. Guide trips have allowed him to spend more time on the water the past six months, helping him hone his craft while simultaneously giving back to the next generation of fish-obsessed youngsters.
in addition to traditional 4-hour, 6-hour and electronics guide trips, carey offers a unique and impactful option called “youth angler mentorship” on his website. An idea that came to carey after having a few kids approach him when he drove his boat past the neighborhood fishing pond.
“i usually stop and talk to the kids at our local fishing pond because i know how much impact one or two fishing mentors had on me when i was younger,” carey said. “One day it hit me… why not create a service for young anglers where i could take them fishing monthly or semi-monthly on local lakes. With a consistent schedule, it’s more like teaching and training versus a fish-catching trip.
“i worked it out to make this option more cost effective for the kids and their parents than traditional guide trips, and it’s been great so far. One of my dad’s buddies, chad hart, was my fishing mentor in high school and it had a huge influence on me. I’m hoping this service can offer that same chance to kids who love to fish and are eager to learn.”
carey’s time on the water has increased to an all-time high in the latter half of 2025, with guide trips, local tournaments and competing in one division of the bassmaster opens eqs complementing his ultimate goal. His relationship with skeeter boats and the yamaha power pay contingency program have additionally helped carey with his professional fishing pursuits.
during his years in the college fishing ranks, carey won thousands of dollars through yamaha power pay. Carey is quick to praise the program for its support of tournament fishermen and for the parents of high school and collegiate anglers.
this year carey ran his third skeeter boat powered by a yamaha 250-horsepower v max sho® and was rewarded with another $1,300 of bonus payouts for being the highest finishing angler in supported tournaments through yamaha’s popular program.
“i owned my boat this year so i can tell you exactly how much i pocketed through power pay,” carey said with a laugh. “Honestly, i couldn’t tell you how much money i made through the program in college because i gave all my checks to my dad, but i know the extra money was hugely helpful. My dad owned the boat in college and has always been my number one supporter. It’s the least i could do with all my family has done to help my dream.”
carey’s response about his college power pay winnings and the genuine appreciation he has for his parents and supporters says a lot about his character. In a time where many people are quick to take all the credit, claim the rewards, stick out their chest and inflate their ego; it’s refreshing to hear carey humbly give credit where it’s due.
more than just a talented young angler on the rise, carey has proven to have a great head on his shoulders, too. There is little doubt he has a bright future ahead of him.
if you want to learn more about potential rewards through yamaha’s free-to-register power pay program, follow this ink: https://yamahapowerpay.Com/. |
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| Auburn University Water Resources Center receives national grant award - The Obs |
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auburn — the auburn university water resources center (auwrc) and auburn university college of sciences and mathematics (cosam) were recently awarded an environmental literacy for community resilience grant from the national academy of science’s gulf research program.
the project — co-designing resiliency: from monitoring to making change with citizen science water data — focuses on alabama water watch (aww), auwrc’s nationally recognized citizen science program. Financially, the project ranked as the largest of six gulf research program awards in the region, supported by nearly $740,000.
“i am excited to get this project underway with the help of impactful partnerships and community involvement,” said alabama water watch director, mona dominguez.
auwrc is a premier institution for watershed education, outreach and research. It is part of the alabama agricultural experiment station and alabama extension. Through these partnerships, research and outreach turn into meaningful action.
the project aims to empower citizen scientists, researchers and other essential partners. Together, they will co?Design and implement practical solutions to local water quality issues that threaten community and environmental health.
thanks to its volunteers, aww has built an extensive dataset over the past 30 years. Thousands of dedicated citizen scientists contributed by monitoring water chemistry, bacteriological conditions and biological health in alabama’s streams, rivers, lakes and bays.
aww follows epa?Approved quality assurance plans to ensure data credibility. As a result, organizations including the alabama department of environmental management (adem), municipalities and universities rely on aww datasets to achieve their goals.
over the last few decades, aww has trained approximately 9,000 citizen scientists to collect water data. In fact, water watch data collection was instrumental in regulatory changes for some of alabama’s most prestigious water bodies.
with great reach, aww extends its impact all over alabama. Its datasets guide policy decisions that classified wolf bay and the magnolia river as “outstanding alabama waters.” In fact, its reach designated lake martin as the sole “alabama treasured lake.”
over time, aww has offered data interpretation presentations and released waterbody reports. In addition, it created online water data tools so citizens can better understand and apply their data to protect water quality.
seeing the need to better utilize the current aww data, the group saw this project as an opportunity to advance the program for now and the future.
“we feel strongly that this wealth of water quality data remains underutilized, which is resulting in missed opportunities to protect and restore alabama’s watersheds,” dominguez said.
the project brings in faculty expertise from cosam’s department of geosciences including professor karen mcneal and associate professor chandana mitra. Both researchers are co-investigators on the grant and play key roles in strengthening the program’s data, technology and community-engagement components.
in spring 2025, dominguez discovered the au solves hackathon spearheaded by cosam faculty mitra and mcneal. From that connection, the initiative offered faculty a unique opportunity to tackle real-world problems with focused research.
dominguez said she immediately recognized the applicability of the au solves model to collaborative solutions to local water quality challenges. She said she was excited to team up with fellow auburn collaborators mitra and mcneal on the project.
“this project is unique because it’s a two-way process. It’s not just us giving information to citizens,” mitra said. “It’s a give-and-take. We learn from their years of on-the-ground experience, and they get scientific tools that help their work.”
to achieve the project goal, auwrc and cosam partners plan to pursue several objectives over a three?Year period. In year-one, the team will learn directly from aww monitors and other key stakeholders by gathering information through interviews, focus groups and surveys. To deepen the analysis, the team will use eye?Tracking to evaluate navigation of the aww water data tools.
the team intends to apply results to pinpoint challenges, such as knowledge and skill gaps that hinder watershed groups from solving water quality issues. To address those gaps, they plan to improve the aww website and educational products and add a new online course.
in year-two, the project team expands the hackathon model. Together with these efforts, au researchers tackle local challenges identified by aww watershed groups across the state.
“the hackathon brings researchers, students and community partners together to solve real problems collaboratively,” mitra said. “You don’t have to be a scientist — anyone passionate about water quality can help create solutions.”
finally, aww and its partners will utilize the co-developed plan to sustainably integrate strategies into local watershed action plans and aww’s overall programming. Looking ahead, this guarantees long?Term impacts within the program and strengthens the overall mission.
“this work is really about strengthening community resilience and empowering citizens to better understand the data they’re collecting,” mcneal said. “They already care deeply about their watersheds, and this project gives them more tools and support to make a difference.”
through this program, volunteers get the chance to work directly with auburn researchers to identify water quality problems in their water bodies and co-design solutions. They will also help implement community-lead protection strategies to safeguard local waterways.
through extraordinary partnerships and standout community engagement, this grant ensures alabama water watch continues to create solutions for healthier water for our future. With a focus on the power of community, alabama water watch creates solutions for healthier water for our future.
“these interdisciplinary collaborations are exactly the kinds of projects that continue to receive support because they bring together scientists, students and community members,” mcneal said. “They show what’s possible when we work across disciplines for the good of alabama’s watersheds.”
by getting involved, participants connect and make a positive impact in their communities while protecting alabama’s beautiful waters for generations to come. Visit the auwrc website to learn more about its initiatives or volunteer as an aww volunteer monitor. |
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