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Making headway against a killer virus

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In an experiment by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ronald Harty and Bruce Freedman, virus-like particles of Ebola (in green and yellow), which mimic the process by which the authentic Ebola virus spreads, exit a cell along filaments of actin (in red), a structural protein. Harty and Freedman are designing compounds to block this process, increasing the likelihood an infected individual could recover. (Photo: Gordon Ruthel)

   

PHILADELPHIA, PA--Ebola just isn’t going away. Following the major 2014 outbreak in West Africa, the deadly infection came back with a vengeance last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it has claimed nearly 550 lives to date.

The impact has been felt closer to home as well.

Earlier this month, a patient at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) was evaluated for Ebola. Having met the screening criteria for the disease—which include symptoms such as fever, head or muscle aches, or gastrointestinal symptoms, along with recent travel to West Africa—HUP took the cautious approach. Using the various protocols and precautions that they had trained to enact, hospital staff proceeded with evaluating the patient, who was later found to have another condition. This case, along with the ongoing Central African outbreak, underscore the need for continued vigilance when it comes to this disease.

Going out of the box to learn to treat exotic creatures

 

Staff veterinarian Peter DiGeronimo oversees students Stefan Gallini, a third-year, and Lauren Palena, a first-year, as they perform a check up on Blaze, a Mini Lop rabbit. DiGeronimo, himself a Penn Vet alum, supports students with a penchant for treating exotic species in finding opportunities to bolster their classroom and clinical training.

   

PHILADELPHIA, PA--Rebecca Revay, a fourth-year veterinary student at Penn, never had a dog growing up. Instead, her home’s animal census included “red-eared sliders, fire-bellied toads, some parrots, guinea pigs, hamsters, a lot of fish tanks, and a couple snakes,” she says.

Self Defense for College Students-2019 Guide To Campus Protection

(CNBNewsnet)(December 14, 2018)--Many college students and institutions are aware of the importance of personal safety and self-defense, but not everyone knows the best
ways to defend yourself. From keeping yourself prepared when out alone to knowing how to defend yourself and what to use, these rules will help in any campus. Don’t just arm yourself with a knife or stun gun, learn how to use them and how to avoid getting into a situation where they are needed. If you or a loved one are heading off to college, keep in mind these simple rules.

1.Keep off your phone

The first step to avoid trouble is to be aware of your surroundings and stay off your phone. In the modern world of college campuses it is hard to look around and not see someone staring at their phone screen unaware of what is going on around them. Especially when walking alone or at night, stay off the screen as it makes you more vulnerable to being attacked as well as increasing the chance of other dangers such as cars.

PET VET: Pennsylvania Farm Show 2019 Jan. 5; Free Series for Horse Owners & Enthusiasts Alike

 

 

• Saturday, January 05, 2019
•  8:00 AM –5:00 PM

• Address: North Cameron and Maclay Streets
• Location: Harrisburg, PA

Pennsylvania Farm Show

Equine Field Service on the Beat for Clydesdale Cops

 

By: Sacha AdornoPublished: Dec 5, 2018

The New Castle County Mounted Patrol Unit getting into the holiday spirit. From left, Officer Annone on Warden, Officer Nicholson on Diesel, Corporal Shughart on Spartan, Officer Lockett on Seahawk, Sergeant Henasey on Elvis, and Corporal Crum on Wrangler

   

Clydesdale cops Spartan and Julio help keep the peace in northern Delaware, so the horses’ massive bodies must always be up to the task. With their human riders, the equine officers police parks, neighborhoods, and community events as members of the New Castle County (NCC) Mounted Patrol Unit.  When recent eye issues bothered both horses, their sergeant called New Bolton Center’s Equine Field Service.

Shelter Medicine Program Expands Shelter and Community Outreach

 

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By: Sacha AdornoPublished: Dec 5, 2018

Dr. Brittany Watson (at right) supervises a vaccination given by Penn Vet students in the Hunting Park neighborhood of Philadelphia.

   

Every year, 6.5 million stray or surrendered animals enter shelters, 1.5 million of them are euthanized. In Philadelphia, the city’s shelter alone admitted 19,000 animals last year.

Enter Penn Vet’s Shelter Medicine program with a mission that includes keeping animals from ending up in shelters at all. The program helps improve the lives of the city’s most at-risk animals. And early next year it will start covering more ground with a mobile clinic.

 

University Research Paper: 6 Ways to Write a Masterpiece

 

(November 1, 2018)--If a prospective research paper author is concerned in a more general tutorial on research papers, where one must check out several research paper workshops that are accessible on the Web. If one requires to get in progress right away, one should start from the essay table of contents to see what's at that specific site, and then browse step by step to follow a recognized approach to accomplishment on one's research paper. Please, note that it doesn’t matter whether you need a high-school essay or a postgraduate research paper, a thesis proposal or an MBA dissertation because any work done with proper assistance will ensure satisfaction at the most demanding quality standards and one's research is bound to stand out in any institution.

You set out for University program specific you would finish in two years. You know your capacity, and you work hard. So, from your end, it was a done deal. However, you started and realized that you were not the sole determinant of the progress of your work. You experienced quite some delays right from the stage of writing the proposal. Such delays included delays in feedbacks, the supply of materials ordered, equipment breakdown among others. In some situations, you are compelled to wait. Sometimes, the delay may be two months to six months or even a year. If such happens, what do you do? You learned over time to capitalize on setbacks, and indeed it is paying off gradually.

1. Read articles in your area

Timothy J. Piazza Anti-hazing LawProtecting Students and Increasing Penalties

 

 

Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf has signed Senate Bill 1090, the Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Law, which strengthens penalties for hazing and ensures that schools have safeguards to protect students. The governor was joined by Jim and Evelyn Piazza, Timothy’s parents, bill sponsor Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein.

Timothy Piazza was a 19-year-old Penn State University student who died in February 2017 at a fraternity.

Pets Surviving the Storms

 

PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--Since Hurricane Katrina, displaced pets and their families have captured the attention of animal lovers everywhere. Some of the most heart-wrenching stories are of people separated from their four-legged family members. Indeed, public outrage over the poor pet evacuation response during Katrina led Congress to enact the Pet Evacuation Transportation Standards (PETS) Act of 2006, which mandates local and state governments include pets in emergency evacuation plans.     

ICE removes Jamaican national wanted for murder

 

NEW YORK (September 2018)(CNBNewsnet) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a Jamaican national Thursday who is wanted in his home country on murder charges. Oshane Wayne Thompson, 24, was removed from the United States via an ICE Air Operations Charter flight and transferred into the custody of Jamaican law enforcement authorities.

Off-Season Main Transfers

(CNBNewsnet)(August 30, 2018)--The off-season period is an important phase of the NBA, during which each club tries to improve its squad and to make the most advantageous transfers. This season has been especially notable for interesting transfers. Such solutions will impact the distribution of force among the clubs significantly.

Fans can follow basketball live on the user-friendly web platform broadcasting all interesting events.

The Most Interesting Transfers

The off-season period of this year has a sort of tradition - transfers of true veterans who have been playing with one club for a long time. For example, the following interesting transfers can be mentioned:

Dawn Watson's Just Sayin': THAT's A LOT OF CABBAGE

 

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(GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ)(July 23, 2018)--I grew up poor. Not homeless poor, but the kind of poor where I had to start working when I was fourteen to contribute to the household. It’s just how it was.

   My mother had to look for bargains everywhere, including the grocery store. We clipped coupons until our fingers were calloused, looked for sales and substituted cheaper ingredients than what recipes called for. I was eighteen before I realized you were expected to add hamburger to Hamburger Helper in order to complete the dish.

   I packed my lunch bag with cheese ends and bologna ends between slices of expired bread and took a knife with me to cut the worms out of my over-ripe apple. For supper we had unlabeled cans of food and ate whatever was in them; they were cheaper because shoppers had to guess their contents, which was fun for us, imagining what was in them.

Liberian war criminal living in Pennsylvania convicted of immigration fraud and perjury

 

PHILADELPHIA – On July 3, 2018, a defendant in Collingdale, Pennsylvania was found guilty by a federal jury of immigration fraud and perjury charges, following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led investigation, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Penn State's Blue Sparrow Team Named Phase I Winner of Gofly Prize

Newswise — UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A team of Penn State Aerospace Engineering faculty and students is one step closer to making electric-powered human flight a reality after winning a Phase I award for the GoFly Prize, a worldwide competition to build the world’s first personal flying device for anyone, anywhere.

Recent Penn Vet Grad Meghan Ramos helps people by training animals

Recent Penn Vet graduate Meghan Ramos continues her dog scent detection research as a Penn Vet Working Dog Center fellow.

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PHILADELPHIA PA (CNBNewsnet)--“Go, Osa!” says Meghan Ramos, a recent graduate of Penn’s Veterinary Medicine program. Osa, a German shepherd, runs over to a wheel, carefully sniffing one of eight arms that extend from the scent wheel’s center. At the end of each arm is a blood serum that contains either malignant or benign ovarian cancer, a normal, cancer-free serum, or a distractor scent. Osa’s trained to detect blood serums that contain malignant ovarian cancer.

Is Your Snoring a Sign of Something More Serious?

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CNBNewsnet (June 4, 2018)--Whether you know it or not, the world is in the midst of a full-blown snoring epidemic. And this epidemic is affecting both the people who snore and the ones who don’t.

Just look at the numbers: approximately 33% of people in the United States have a chronic snoring problem and 50% snore at least occasionally.

What’s worse, snoring can lead to a number of chronic diseases, including sleep apnea, a fatal form snoring where the person stops breathing during the night for minutes at a time.

What is Snoring and Are You Prone to It?

Let’s start at the beginning, shall we…

The first question on everyone’s mind is probably – what exactly is snoring? In essence, snoring is the noise produced by turbulent airflow. That means, if there are any obstructions to the airflow within the inside of your throat or nose, they will contribute to the noise.

And who’s more prone to snoring?

While people of all ages and genders snore, some are more prone to it than others. For instance, overweight people are more prone to snoring because they have more excess fat tissue around their necks; people who drink usually have more relaxed throat muscles, etc.

How to Solve Your Snoring Problem?

Assets in the opioid epidemic, working dogs can also become its victims

Source: University of Penn School of Veterinary Medicine 

Cynthia Otto, director of the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Working Dog Center, examines a K9 officer as part of a Working Dog Center study. (Image: Tracy Darling/Superfit Canine)

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It’s hard to overstate the magnitude of the nation’s opioid crisis, which claims more than 100 lives each day due to overdoses. The impact of opioids radiates beyond the direct users, however, as secondary exposure to drugs can harm first responders such as police officers, firefighters, and even working dogs, which can use their perceptive noses to find illicit drugs.

Penn Vet Dr. Cynthia Otto awarded for her work with the human-animal bond

 

(SCHAUMBURG, Illinois) May 10, 2018 (CNBNewsnet)—Dr. Cynthia Otto, founder and executive director of the Penn Vet Working Dog Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the winner of the 2018 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award.

Named in honor of the late Leo K. Bustad, an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of human-animal interactions, the Bustad Award is one of three American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Animal Welfare and Human Animal Bond Excellence Awards sponsored and funded by Merck Animal Health. It is presented to an AVMA member veterinarian in recognition of their outstanding work in preserving and protecting the human-animal bond.

Dr. Michael J. Topper, president of the AVMA, will present the award to Dr. Otto at the 2018 AVMA Convention in Denver on Friday, July 13.

Penn School of Veterinary Medicine Involved in Stem Cell and Mammary Gland Study

 

A Penn-led team identified Dll1, a signaling molecule as a marker of mammary gland stem cells, and one that plays a vital role in normal development of the mammary tissue. Above, a cross-section of a mouse mammary gland.
(Image: Sushil Kumar and Rumela Chakrabarti)

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The human body develops most tissue types during fetal development, in a mother’s uterus. Yet one only tissue develops after birth: the mammary gland. This milk-producing organ, a defining characteristic of mammals, is also the site of one of the most common cancers, breast cancer, which affects roughly one in eight women in the United States over the course of their lifetime.

Keys To Being A Successful Parent

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by CNBNews Staff

(CNBNewsnet)(May 16, 2018)--Parenting is a tough job, and you should be proud of yourself for getting this far! While there is no right or wrong way to be the best parent you can be, there are tips that will help you achieve success.

Don’t let what’s happened in the past stop you from changing your ways going forward and making a better future for you and your kids. Stay hopeful that you’ll continue to learn and grow and be the best parent you can be to your children. Mistakes happen, so don’t let a few roadblocks get in your way as you embark on this challenge.

Practice Patience

Parent Confessions: I Didn’t Understand the Seriousness of my Son’s Steroid Use

Photo Courtesy of Cindy Fox

We are a baseball family. I played Little League Baseball® and so did both of my boys. Our oldest son went on the play collegiate baseball and was scouted by several Major League teams, and was Taylor’s idol. Like his older brother, Taylor played Little League and then played on his high school team.  He was a very talented player, and had dreams of pitching in college and one day playing in the pros.

Veterinary experts work to stay ahead of equine doping

 

Using New Bolton Center's high-speed horse treadmill and other specialized equipment, the Equine Pharmacology Research Laboratory has been testing the effects of certain drugs in highly fit animals.

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PHILADELPHIA PA (CNBNewsnet)--Elite athletes train for years to reach the top of their game. Yet some succumb to temptation, using performance-enhancing drugs to gain a slight edge over their competitors.

How working dogs are sniffing out cancer

Osa, a 4-year-old German Shepherd, uses her incredible sense of smell to alert on malignant ovarian cancer at the
Penn Vet Working Dog Center.

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PHILADELPHIA PA (CNBNewsnet)--At Penn, collaboration is as ingrained in the culture as innovation. And, it turns out, some teams end up having quite the crew. One specific group—working to detect early stage ovarian cancer—maintains experts spanning obstetrics and gynecology, chemistry, physics, and veterinary care. It also includes human’s best furry friends: dogs.

Princess Chulabhorn of Thailand visits Penn, with scientific partnerships in mind

The princess met with President Amy Gutmann and leaders of Penn’s health schools to discuss future collaboration aimed at advancing health and science.

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(CNBNewsnet)--Penn President Amy Gutmann welcomed Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand to campus on Thursday, April 5, at a meeting aimed at linking scientific resources on campus with those at Chulabhorn Royal Academy, where the princess serves as president.

Penn Vet Student Linnea Tracy Awarded Merck Animal Health Poultry Scholarship

 

By Hannah Kleckner 

[March 15, 2018; Philadelphia, PA] – Through a partnership with the American Association of Avian Pathologists Foundation (AAAP Foundation) and Merck Animal Health, third-year Penn Vet student Linnea Tracy has been awarded one of ten scholarships presented to veterinary students focused on poultry health this year.

“These recipients are already standout students at their respective universities, and as they prepare to enter the field of poultry production, we want to help provide support for their ongoing education as we know student debt can be a challenge,” said Rick Sibbel, DVM, Executive Director, Food Animal Technical Services, Merck Animal Health. 

New Guidelines Offer the Latest on Preventing & Treating Strangles, 'Strep Throat in Horses'

 

By Katherine Unger Baillie | Kbaillie@Upenn.edu | 215-898-9194Published: Mar 13, 2018

Ashley Boyle (center) of Penn Vet took the lead in writing a new consensus statement on treating, controlling, and preventing the equine infectious disease strangles.

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To assist veterinarians, and owners, in understanding the most up-to-date clinical recommendations when it comes to treating strangles, Ashley Boyle, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, took the lead in writing a new consensus statement, issued by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, on treating, controlling, and preventing strangles in horses.

EMU Wins in the First Round of the CIT Tourney

By Raymond Rolak | CNBNewsnet

YPSILANTI--  The Eastern Michigan University Men’s basketball team took a giant step to salvage the 2017-18 season by posting a resounding 85-63 victory over Niagara in the CollegeInsider.com  postseason tourney.  It is a nice consolation prize after the tough 64-63 last second loss to Toledo in the semi-final at the Mid-American Conference Championship in Cleveland.  It is not the NCAA Tournament or even the NIT but EMU could go far in the CIT.

Before a sparse crowd, redshirt junior Elijah Minnie had a career-high 29 points.  Junior James Thompson IV tallied 20 points and pulled down a team-high 16 rebounds.  Senior Tim Bond had a banner night with 11 points, 12 boards, and eight assists, while also adding two steals.

Penn Brain Injury Experts Identify New Syndrome Possibly Linked to the Incidents in Cuba

 

PHILADELPHIA — A comprehensive evaluation by clinical researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified a neurological syndrome that left U.S. government personnel serving in Havana, Cuba with persistent memory and thinking dysfunction, as well as vision and balance problems after hearing unusual noises in their homes or hotel rooms. The team published their findings today in JAMA. 

EASTERN MICHIGAN U BASKETBALL TEAM SHARES VICTORY CELEBRATION WITH STUDENT (video)

 

EMU nursing major, Jacob Lackey accomplished the stroke of a lifetime

(credit EMU 10K putt promo)

By Raymond Rolak | CNBNewsnet Exclusive

 

YPSILANTI--  The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team had more to celebrate than their close 79-74 victory over in-state rival Central Michigan University during a mid-week game recently.  A spirited crowd also witnessed one of their EMU student family win ten thousand dollars during a half-time promotion.

The CNBNewsnet coverage team was present to witness the extra ordinary occurrence.  EMU nursing major, Jacob Lackey accomplished the stroke of a lifetime.  Billed as the “10-K Putt Challenge” it turned in to a special night.  Lackey, a senior from Plymouth High School, made a golf putt the length of the basketball court.   

Skills Initiative Gives Unemployed West Philadelphians Job Training

WEST PHILADELPHIA, PA--She fell in love with the trees. Born and raised in West Philadelphia, she would pass through Penn as a curious and attentive child. Traveling on SEPTA with her mother, she was fascinated by the University’s arboreal campus, unique and scenic architecture, and pacific quality of life.

Rep. Joanna McClinton ’06 named to Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing

 

Pennsylvania State Representative Joanna McClinton ’06 was recently appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. She is the first woman from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to serve on the Commission, which is charged to create and maintain a consistent and rational statewide sentencing policy through the adoption of guidelines that promote fairer and more uniform sentencing throughout the Commonwealth.

NJAC Weekly Award Winners: November 11; Top Defensive Player Samer Manna, Wesley College

PITMAN—The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced its Week 11 Football Players of the Week on November 12.

Attorney General Shapiro Sues Nation’s Largest Student Loan Company for Widespread Abuses

Navient Engaged in Unfair and Deceptive Lending and Failed to Offer Proper Repayment Plans to Students

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the nation’s largest servicer of federal and private student loans, Navient Corporation, and its subsidiary Navient Solutions, LLC, over widespread abuses in their student loan origination and servicing businesses.

“Navient’s deceptive practices and predatory conduct harmed student borrowers and put their own profits ahead of the interests of millions of families across our country who are struggling to repay student loans,” Attorney General Shapiro said. “The more businesses like Navient put their bottom line ahead of the interests of their customers and consumers, the more vigilant we will be to protect Pennsylvanians and hold businesses like Navient accountable for their misconduct.”

Eight more Penn State Fraternity Members Arraigned in Hazing Death

 

BELEFONTE, Pa. — Eight more members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Pennsylvania State University were arraigned Tuesday on charges in the February death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza. Five of the eight are charged with tampering with evidence for attempting to cover up information as police investigated how Piazza, who fell down a flight of…

CNB Crime: 18 Students Charged with Manslaughter in Penn State Frat Death

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Eighteen Penn State students and their fraternity were charged Friday in one of the largest hazing prosecutions in the nation's history. Eight of the students face involuntary manslaughter charges in connection with the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, who suffered fatal injuries when he fell down a set of stairs during a Beta…

Chicago Sky Draft Jankoska in First Round, Joins the Rutgers Connection

 

Graphic courtesy of MSU Sports Information

 

 

By Raymond Rolak | CNBNews Exclusive

FREELAND, Mich. --  Tori Jankoska couldn’t hold back the tears of joy when, with the ninth overall pick, she was drafted by the Chicago Sky.  She watched the draft festivities with about 40 family and friends in the basement of her parents, Randy and Lisa Jankoska.  The Michigan State guard wanted to stay in the confines of support and share the experience.  Her whole playing career has been that way.  She shares and dishes off to her teammates.  She offers support.  She is the complete team player.

With more violations, Penn State president warns of 'end of Greek life'

 

Penn State President Eric Barron warned Tuesday that "the end of Greek life at Penn State" was a possibility if students continue to flout rules laid out by the university in the wake of a student's death at a fraternity house in February. Nine of the university's 82 fraternities and sororities violated at least one rule…

Penn Releases Results of Niacin Study

Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — The uncomfortable and embarrassing facial side effects many patients experience from the drug niacin, which is prescribed to prevent heart disease, typically lead to a high number of patients abandoning the therapy. For decades, researchers looking to alleviate the effects surmised that the greater the redness or warmth, the worse the experience for the patient.

The Solution To Meaningless Bowl Games

Austin Darrow I CNBNewsnet

 

The college football bowl season is upon us and it is under lots of scrutiny, between stars sitting out to prep for the draft and because of the sole factor that they’re meaningless games.

The NCAA has these bowl games for one reason and one reason only, the money. The student-athletes are being forced to play these games, which does not matter whatsoever.

Jury Says Penn State Defamed Former Assistant Football Coach McQueary; Awards $7.3 Million

 

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Centre County jury awarded Mike McQueary $7.3 million Thursday, finding that Pennsylvania State University defamed him for the central role he played in the prosecution of Jerry Sandusky and three school administrators accused of covering up Sandusky's sexual abuse of children. It took barely four hours for the jury of eight women…

CNB CRIME: Penn State Professor Was Murdered; Pushed Off 80-Foot Cliff

A second person was arraigned for the death of a once-missing Penn State professor after the instructor was allegedly pushed off of an 80-foot cliff. The body of Ronald Bettig, the communications teacher at the state university, was discovered in a quarry by Pennsylvania State Police Friday, reports the Centre Daily Times. Law enforcement charged 39-year-old…

CNB Hunting/Fishing Pa: Big Buck Photo Contest

HARRISBURG, PA - As we close in on a new slate of deer seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is holding a big-buck photo contest to showcase some of the huge whitetails caught on trail cameras this summer and fall in Penn’s Woods.

 

'Party Town' State College Decriminalizes Weed

 

The Borough Council of State College, Penn., approved an ordinance that essentially decriminalizes the possession of marijuana. The measure passed with a vote of 5-2 Monday evening, according to Onward State. Any person caught with less than 30 grams of marijuana is now subject to a non-traffic citation costing $250. There is also a civil penalty… (image Forbes)

 

College Costs Pushed Beyond Families' Ability to Pay

 

Study Ranks All 50 States by College Affordability for Students and Families PHILADELPHIA, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Policy choices by political and institutional leaders have made college less affordable in all 50 states, with real consequences for American families. A study published today by the Institute for Research on Higher Education at the University of…

VIDEO: SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Bill Donohue would like to share something special:

"The video, 'Say Merry Christmas,' is produced by the Say Merry Christmas network; it is a joy to watch. Anyone who supports the Catholic League will realize why it is so dear to us. The presentation is flawless. I would like to thank Catholic League members Rita and Denis Larrivee for bringing this to my attention. Please pass it around."  http://www.catholicleague.org

Say Merry Christmas - Vocal Carrie Rinderer and the American Christian Life United choir...

 

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Newswise — Although many songs insist the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, it can be the worst for families grieving the loss of a child.

“Their grief intensifies because the rest of the world seems to be happy and cheery and wanting to celebrate, and they may not feel like doing that,” said Megan Youtz, clinical counselor with the Hummingbird Program at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The program provides support for children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Sandusky lawyer wants charges dismissed if leaks were made to grand jury

 

BELLEFONTE -- The judge handling convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky's appeal ordered Pennsylvania's attorney general on Thursday to provide him and the former Penn State assistant football coach's lawyers any information she might have about possible leaks in the case by state prosecutors and a grand jury judge. Judge John Cleland gave Attorney General Kathleen Kane…

 

 

Mom of student who killed herself with cyanide sues Amazon, University of Penn

 

 

PHILADELPHIA -- The mother of a 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania student who killed herself on campus in February of 2013 is suing both the university and the online retailer that sold her cyanide, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report. Arya Singh's mother filed the complaint in July in Common Pleas Court, alleging that the University was…

CNB SPORTS: Why America Offers Young Athletes Better Opportunities than Anywhere Else

 (CNBNEWSNET)--All over the world, there are talented young people with their hearts set on a career in sport. For many of them, once they finish high school, the ideal is to get a sports scholarship to a US college, which is why companies that help match talent up to American colleges, such as asmscholarships.com , fill an important role. 

There are strong sports leagues and competitive athletics meets all over the world, and for some sports like soccer, it can be argued that the US has a weaker infrastructure for aspiring stars than other places like the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. However, even for teens who want to get into these kinds of sports, if they also want a college education then the US is still the best option.

Here, we look at why America is different:

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NCAA Reaches Settlement with Penn State; Lions Vacated Football Record will be Restored

 

Agreement allows fine money to be distributed

January 16, 2015 12:58pm

Programs serving child sexual abuse survivors will now receive millions of dollars as part of the NCAA's proposed settlement with Pennsylvania state officials. This lawsuit stemmed from the NCAA’s sanctions against Penn State University for its role in allowing serial child sexual abuse to occur on its campus.

The proposed settlement agreement with the NCAA, university and state officials, among other things, restores Penn State’s vacated wins from 1998 through 2011.

Subject to board approval from Penn State, the new agreement between the NCAA and Penn State, replacing the 2012 consent decree between the parties, provides the following:

• Penn State agrees to commit a total of $60 million to activities and programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse and the treatment of victims of child sexual abuse.
• Penn State acknowledges the NCAA's legitimate and good faith interest and concern regarding the Jerry Sandusky matter.