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CATSKILL — A proposed ash landfill has prompted two community forums. Wheelabrator, a company that converts waste into renewable energy, expressed interest in purchasing 158 acres on Route 9W in Smith’s Landing, including a former quarry owned by Peckham Materials Inc. The landfill proposed by Wheelabrator is called a monofill, so named because it will contain ash and no other waste materials.

Wheelabrator owns 26 plants in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company would haul ash from its incinerator plants in Peekskill, Hudson Falls and Poughkeepsie to the Catskill location and separate the metals from the ash. The company has no plans to burn waste in Catskill. Some local residents were dissatisfied with the presentation Wheelabrator gave the Catskill Village Board of Trustees in January. “They talked about the tax

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Wheelabrator, a New Hampshire-based waste processing company hopes to buy 158 acres owned by Peckham Materials Inc. on Route 9W in Catskill. The company is proposing to build an ash landfill on the site.

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A bill that would provide free tuition and room and board to children of troops killed while serving did not make it out of the Higher Education Committee of the state Assembly.

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ALBANY — A bill that would have provided free college tuition and room and board to additional Gold Star children — dependents of troops who died while serving — has been held over in the state Assembly. A similar benefit, known as the

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Merit Enhanced Recognition Incentive and Tribute, or MERIT, scholarship, has provided tuition and room and board since 2003 at State University of New York and City University of New York schools for children of troops who died in a combat zone. The new legislation would expand the benefit to include dependents of

troops who were killed or seriously disabled in any way while on duty. The Assembly bill was being considered by the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee. Alfred Hooton, of Athens, said he strongly supports the bill. “My father was a veteran who died from Agent Orange coming out of

Vietnam. It would have been nice for somebody to take care of his children,” Hooton said. His wife, Debbie Hooton, agreed. “My dad is also a vet. He was in the Korean War,” Debbie Hooton said. “We had to pay for our own college, and it was a bit of a struggle.” See CHILDREN A2

Court ruling muddles action on Catskill resort By Sarah Trafton Columbia-Greene Media

CATSKILL — Town planners decided Tuesday to continue reviewing site plans for a local resort without an interpretation from the zoning board. Pollace’s Family Resort, located at 71 Landon Ave., is under review by the board for use as an overnight camp for special needs children. The camp will serve the Hasidic Jewish community and include daily prayers and worship. Town Attorney Michael Smith and Code Enforcement Officer Elliot Fishman disagreed about how to classify the use of the property when the board reviewed it in Febru-

ary. Fishman considered it a resort, which was a permitted use, and Smith argued it was a camp, which would require a special-use permit and a public hearing. The planning board decided to refer the project to the zoning board for an interpretation. But the board reversed that decision Tuesday due to some new information. “We are rescinding our request for an interpretation, based on a recommendation from our attorney,” Town of Catskill Planning Board Chairman Joseph Izzo said Thursday. “There was a decision made in the Third Appellate Court that

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supports what they want to do on the site.” The applicant, Jacob BarHorin, will appear before the board at its next meeting, April 23, Izzo said. In the case alluded to by Izzo, Yeshiva Talmud Torah Ohr Moshe v. The Zoning Board of Appeals of Wawarsing, the petitioner’s application to operate a religious camp for youth in a Neighborhood Settlement District was denied “because although a place of worship constitutes an allowable use, a camp or any type of occupancy that permits overnight residence of students, staff or families is not allowable.” The court reversed the deci-

sion March 28. Bar-Horin’s plans allow for 60 children, 60 staff and 50 miscellaneous guests such as family members, engineer Darrin Elsom said in February. The camp will use existing buildings and no new construction will be necessary. “We will only renovate if needed to bring things up to code or for maintenance,” Elsom said. The transition is an emotional time for the resort, which has been in business for more than 70 years. “The Pollace family would like to thank you for allowing our family to serve you for the past 72 years,” the Pollaces

posted on the business Facebook page last month. “With a heavy heart, we have decided we will not be running Pollace’s as a resort this summer. As of March 2019, we are in contract with a buyer for the property. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your loyalty and for allowing our family to become a part of yours throughout all these wonderful years. We feel honored and privileged to have served you and spent all of our summers together. It was truly the best years of our lives.” The resort will return all deposits, according to the post. If the sale was not complete by July, the business would operate only as a motel.

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Black balloons are released in honor of soldiers killed in the line of duty in Iraq, during a welcome home celebration at Fort Hood, Texas, April 22, 2004. A bill that would provide free college tuition and room and board for children of troops killed while on duty has been held up in a state Assembly committee.

the bill. She said the Assembly has funded the MERIT scholarship since 2003, and the proposed bill would extend the benefit to families of troops killed in any way while serving. She said she is concerned about cost and adopting a bill after the state budget was finalized at the beginning of April. “It is widely known that the New York state budget is passed on April 1, and much of the beginning of the legislative session is focused on ensuring that New York is fiscally responsible by looking at spending and secur-

ing revenue for it,” Glick said in a statement. “Every Assemblymember is aware of this process and knows how important it is to discuss budget issues during the budget, and not in a postbudget committee meeting. New Yorkers deserve to ensure their programs are funded with revenue. Discussing budget items outside of the budget is fiscally irresponsible and is generally only done for political gamesmanship.” Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, said the committee’s decision was “a disgrace.”

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Assemblyman Jake Ashby, R-107, is one of the bill’s cosponsors. He voted against the measure that would hold the bill and prevent it from moving out of committee to come for a vote on the Assembly floor. The vote to hold the bill was passed 15-11. “Our service men and women, their families, especially the children, sacrifice their time together every day so we can have a safe, secure and free nation,” Ashby said. “It is especially heartbreaking and financially difficult when one of our military men and women die as a result of serving their country. The intent of this legislation is for New York to step up and say thank you by helping to take care of the children’s future.” Ashby said the bill received bipartisan support from “rank and file legislators.” Cmdr. Gary Flaherty, director of veterans services for Columbia County, was disappointed with the Assembly committee’s decision. He said a similar benefit goes to National Guard members. “We give this to the National Guard for a four-year degree at a SUNY or CUNY program, but a child whose father or mother was killed, this is one of the least things we could do,” Flaherty said. Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, D-66, in New York City, chairs the Higher Education Committee and voted to hold

“I am simply disgusted,” Tague said. “We have legislation here that would help provide college to the children of some of our fallen heroes, and Democrats move to block it?” Robert Hanover, of Hudson, sees both sides of the issue. “I’m conflicted. On the one hand, I want to see them get the benefit, but on the other hand, who is going to pay for it?” Hanover said. State Sen. George Amedore Jr., R-46, opposed the committee’s decision, saying a similar benefit was provided to “illegal immigrants” in the state budget a couple of weeks ago. “It’s shameful to see what Democratic one-party rule has led to in Albany: prioritizing illegal immigrants over our Gold Star families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation,” Amedore said. Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D-106, is not on the Higher Education Committee, but said she voted in favor of the original MERIT scholarships in the state budget, which provided $2.7 million in funding. “I have spoken with my colleagues about [the bill], which would expand MERIT scholarships beyond the traditional definition of Gold Star families, and while I believe this legislation is well-intended, some unanswered questions remain before it is ready to become law,” Barrett said. Among the issues Barrett wants clarified is the number of additional students who would be eligible for the scholarhsip and the fiscal impact on the state.

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Development Mark Schwartz said in January. The site is undergoing tests to determine if it is feasible and it all has to be approved by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The approval process will take years, Talbott agreed. “We could be looking for better,” Talbott said. “Waste management is everybody’s biggest problem. We need to take responsibility for it.” Gallay, Enck and Dr. David Walker of Catskill, a local geologist, will speak at the event. Wheelabrator is drafting a statement in response to the community’s concerns. The statement will be released next week, Schwartz said Friday.

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and local geologist Paul Rubin, of Catskill, will be guest speakers. “We want to get people involved with this press conference,” Weathers said. “We’re encouraging different proposals for use of the property.” Talbott has a similar vision for the community forum, scheduled for April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Catskill Community Center, 344 Main St. “It’s for info gathering and dissemination,” Talbott said. “We want to start with getting people up to speed and aware. It’s better to raise these issues now than wait until it’s developed.” The project is still two to three years away from fruition, Wheelabrator Manager of

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revenue benefits,” said local children’s book author Hudson Talbott, who will be moderating the April 23 forum. “It was a nice commercial for them. The potential health risks and environmental issues are also worth talking about,” Talbott said. “They conveniently left the other info out.” The first meeting will be a press conference April 15 at 11 a.m. in Room 130 of the Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany. “We want to draw attention to a dump of toxic ash from

Peekskill, Hudson Falls and Poughkeepsie,” Riverkeeper Communications Director Cliff Weathers said. “The ash comes from waste filled with toxins such as mercury.” The toxins pose a great risk to the environment, Weathers said. “There is a possibility for it to get into the groundwater, wells and springs,” he said. “There is the probability the ash will spread into the air or the Hudson River, which already has enough challenges.” Route 9W will also be subjected to increased traffic because of the trucking demands, Weathers said. Riverkeeper President Paul Gallay, former EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck

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Johnny Bobbitt Jr. was sentenced Friday to five years special drug court probation and ordered to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program after admitting to his role in a $402,706 GoFundMe scam that solicited funds from more than 14,000 donors across the country with a fraudulent “Good Samaritan” story. During a 15-minute hearing in Superior Court in Mount Holly, N.J., Bobbitt, 36, made no remarks to the judge other than “No, Sir,” when asked if he had anything to say. Other than his lawyers, no one appeared in court to speak on his behalf. Bobbitt pleaded guilty last month to a charge of conspiracy to commit theft by deception. His co-defendants, Mark D’Amico and Kate McClure, have also been charged by the Burlington County, N.J., prosecutor and are awaiting a hearing. Under the terms of his sentencing in drug court, he will have to testify against D’Amico and McClure and cooperate with state authorities. He also will be required to enroll in a

live-in drug rehabilitation facility that will allow him to avoid prison if he remains drug-free. If he fails to complete the program, which offers intensive court-monitored treatment, he would be have to serve five years in prison, including 18 months without parole. State Superior Court Judge Christopher J. Garrenger said the sentence was appropriate because the fraud “represents a breach of public trust.” He also said there is a need to deter others from participating in conspiracies to defraud donors. But the judge also said that Bobbitt has significant drug addiction and that he is “particularly likely to respond to treatment.” Garrenger wished Bobbitt success with the program and warned he would go to prison if he doesn’t follow the rule In 2017, prosecutors say, Bobbitt, then homeless, conspired with D’Amico and McClure to create a false narrative that he used his last $20 to help McClure when she ran out of a gas on a winter night on an I-95 off-ramp in Philadelphia. McClure and her then-boyfriend, D’Amico, started a GoFundMe

campaign that promised to raise money to get Bobbitt off the street. The campaign went viral, and Bobbitt appeared with the couple on national television to spread their story. As donations poured in, prosecutors say, McClure and D’Amico spent the bulk of the money on vacations, casino excursions, a BMW and luxury goods. They bought Bobbitt a camper, and he lived in it for a time on a property McClure’s family owned in Florence Township. They also gave him about $25,000, some of which he spent on drugs, prosecutors said. Bobbitt also pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit money laundering in federal court in Camden, N.J., last month. He faces six to 30 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Jerome Simandle agreed to postpone sentencing on the federal charges until he completes the drug program.

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The remains were discovered during excavation at the property off Route 9J in Stuyvesant.

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STUYVESANT — Skeletal remains found Sunday at an excavation site in the town of Stuyvesant have been positively identified as human and are historical in nature, according to Columbia County Sheriff David P. Bartlett. The investigation will continue, but the property is no longer considered a crime scene, Bartlett said.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon released updated information about the skeletal remains discovered Sunday by an excavation company doing work on private property. Investigators from the sheriff’s office met with anthropologists Lisa Anderson and Julie Weatherwax from the New York State Museum’s Office of Bioarchaeology at the site in Stuyvesant on Tuesday morning, Bartlett said.

Rabies clinics schedule for 2019 CATSKILL — Greene County Public Health Announces the 2019 rabies clinic for Greene County cats, dogs and ferrets at the following locations: April 24, 6-8 p.m. Lexington Firehouse, Route 42, Lexington; May 22, 6-8 p.m. Leeds Firehouse, Old Route 23B, Leeds; June 12, 6-8 p.m. Earlton Firehouse, Route 81, Earlton; Aug. 21, 6-8 p.m. Cairo Firehouse, Railroad Avenue, Cairo; Sept. 11, 6-8 p.m.

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With the assistance of the anthropologists, Town of Stuyvesant Historian Juanita Knott and record archives from the office of Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner, the remains were positively determined to be human and appear to be historical in nature, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The remains have been taken to the New York State Museum for further analysis, Bartlett said.

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Why waffle about PCBs in the Hudson? When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its five-year report on the Hudson River dredging project by General Electric to clean up PCBs, deferring a determination about the effectiveness of the effort was not what environmentalists and officials expected. Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Attorney General Letitia James announced the state intends to sue the EPA, claiming the agency failed to meet the goals of the PCB-dredging project and that the remaining contaminants pose a danger to public health and the environment. PCBs are polychlorinated biphenyls, contaminants released into the Hudson River by GE between 1947 and 1977. About 1.3 million

pounds of PCBs were estimated to be discharged into the river from two GE plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, about 50 miles north of Albany. U.S. EPA Region 2 Administrator Pete Lopez said the agency had made its determination in a years-long effort to recover from decades of contamination, but the choice to defer the ruling fell short of the definitive conclusion hoped for by local governments and watchdog groups. “Scenic Hudson is deeply disappointed in EPA’s decision to issue General Electric a Certificate of Completion for the cleanup while at the same time admitting that the cleanup has not been successful,” said Hayley Carlock, director of environmental ad-

vocacy for Scenic Hudson. “They issued the Certificate of Completion despite the fact that the goals have not been met and will limit EPA’s ability to get GE back into the river to do PCB removal.” What Scenic Hudson and other environmental groups are saying is that the EPA can’t have it both ways. You can’t give GE a complete grade in one breath and, in the next, say the cleanup failed. The best course of action now is for the EPA to demand GE to go back out on the river and finish what it started. The EPA can do better than waffle about a toxic chemical polluting the lifeblood of the Hudson Valley.

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Forget the spying. Barr said far worse during his hearing. The Washington Post

The following editorial appears in The Washington Post: Lawmakers grilled Attorney General William Barr this week on the Russia investigation, the report of special counsel Robert Mueller and the possibility that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. But for all the attention concentrated on those issues, the most concerning thing Barr said had nothing to do with Russia, but his defense of the Justice Department’s indefensible move to strike down Obamacare. Barr entered office promising to respect Justice Department norms. But he has apparently few qualms about eroding an essential one: that government lawyers defend all duly passed laws in court as long as there is a reasonable argument in their favor. This standard ensures that laws passed by Congress and signed by the president are capably defended from legal challenges regardless of who sits in the White House. The alternative is chaos: Laws the president likes get defended rigorously, while statutes the White House disfavors get

attacked by the executive branch. In the case of Obamacare, Barr’s Justice Department joined challengers to the health-care law in insisting that the whole program must go. This shifts the department’s earlier position that judges should strike only a portion of the law and uphold the rest. The legal reasoning behind the call is embarrassingly thin, considering that Congress’s intent, on which the case turns, is clear - and that even if one took the challengers’ underlying claims seriously, it would still be illogical to quash the whole law. A coalition of states is defending Obamacare, so the Justice Department’s hostile position in the suit might not matter much. But Justice’s take might still matter to judges considering how to rule. Moreover, imagine a case in which there are fewer willing defenders of the law, particularly with the resources to mount a strong defense. These are among the reasons that the Justice Department should defend all laws except in extremely rare circumstances - such as the Obama administra-

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tion’s decision not to defend the bigoted Defense of Marriage Act. Barr this week sought to apply a lower standard to the Justice Department. He said that the attorney general should give the president his best legal advice. But if the president decides that he prefers a different position, “the attorney general litigating on behalf of the United States should take that position if it’s reasonable and a defensible legal position, even if it’s not the position that the attorney general would take if the attorney general was a judge.” So, instead of the Justice Department defending laws unless there is no plausible legal argument in their favor, Barr said the standard is that the president should decide what to do unless there is no plausible legal argument in his favor. It should be noted that even under this standard, the Justice Department’s stand on Obamacare still fails. There simply is no reasonable argument for the department’s position in the case. Yet even if its legal merits were greater, the department’s stance would still be a mistake.

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The Democrats’ sweepstakes of frivolity WASHINGTON — The Democrats’ presidential aspirants seem determined to prove that their party’s 2016 achievement — the election of the current president — was not a fluke that cannot be repeated. But the Republican Party, whose last remaining raison d’etre is to frustrate Democrats, seems to be thinking: We are determined to lose the 2020 election in order to foil Democrats’ attempts to lose it. The Democratic aspirants radiate unseriousness about things they speak about with notable solemnity. By their words of endorsement, many of them said that the Green New Deal is a matter of life and death — for the planet, no less. But their actions — zero Senate votes for the GND — say something else. Among the reasons these aspirants give for promising to abolish the Electoral College is one reason that virtually guarantees that it will not be abolished: Because each state gets two electoral votes for its senators, the system advantages the least populous states. Opposition by 13 states will extinguish any constitutional amendment. If the legislatures of any of the 13 least-populous states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Idaho, West Virginia) fail to oppose an amendment abolishing the electoral-vote system, other legislatures — those of, for example, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Mississippi — probably will ensure defeat. Competition in the Democrats’ frivolity sweepstakes is intense. Beto O’Rourke contemplates amending the Constitution “to show that corporations are not people.” Conceivably, he has not thought through why corporate personhood has been in

Anglo-American law for centuries: For-profit and nonprofit (including almost all progressive advocacy groups) corporations are accorded rights as “artificial persons” (William Blackstone’s phrase) to enable them to have lives, identities and missions that span generations and produce a robust civil society of freely cooperating citizens. Donald Trump must secretly admire Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s thoroughly Trumpian proposal — made where pandering is perfected: Iowa — to ban foreigners from buying U.S. farmland. Lest diabolical foreigners take our loam home? No, Warren says foreigners threaten “food security,” hence “national security,” too. Warren and Trump — he who sees a national security threat from imported Audis — are together at last. “I wore my Planned Parenthood pink!” exclaimed Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar at a recent Washington cattle call for Democratic candidates. She, who is supposed to represent the sensibility of flyover country in her disproportionately coastal party, told the conclave that a “major priority” for her, one that she would emphasize in her presidency’s first 100 days, is statehood for the District of Columbia, a peculiar promise to facilitate retaking Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Julian Castro — former mayor of San Antonio, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development — said that when he is the 46th president he will favor making Congress subject to the Freedom of Information Act. This is perhaps a good goal but not uppermost in the electorate’s mind. The Financial Times notes that in 2018, exit polls showed that a plurality of voters — 41% — ranked health care as their foremost concern. That was the

year when it became obligatory for all candidates to promise that health insurance shall not be denied because of a person’s preexisting health problems. But Trump (“Nobody knew health care could be so complicated”) evidently is going to seek reelection saying: Trust me, there will be “a really great” Republican health care plan — after the election, and after my administration has convinced a court to overturn the entire Affordable Care Act (including guaranteed insurance coverage for those with preexisting conditions), which now enjoys the support of a narrow majority. Voters might wonder why the coming health plan’s greatness will not be unveiled as an election asset. And voters might remember that in 1968 Richard Nixon said: Trust me, I have a plan to end the Vietnam War. When, seven years later, in April 1975, the last helicopter lifted off the roof of the besieged U.S. Embassy in Saigon, more than 21,000 Americans had died in combat since Nixon’s inauguration — approximately 37% of those killed in the war since the early 1960s. The eventual Democratic nominee is probably among the many already running. So the party, with its mosaic of factions to placate (affluent progressives, faculty club socialists, suburban women, African Americans, Hispanics, climate worriers, identity-politics warriors, etc.) and its aversion to winner-take-all primaries, should remember 1972 or 1984. Its nominees, George McGovern and Walter Mondale won 25% and 38%, respectively, of the nominating electorate’s votes. In the two general elections, they lost 98 states. George Will’s email address is ageorgewill@washpost.com. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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What President Trump should learn from the downfall of Sudan’s dictator The Washington Post In recent days, an inspiring photograph went viral of a Sudanese woman dressed in white standing atop a car with her hand pointed high, leading protesters in songs of revolt against the regime of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. On Thursday, her calls were heeded. In what ought to be a first step toward a new Sudan, Bashir was removed from office by the army, according to a television announcement by Sudan’s vice president and defense minister, Awad Ibn Auf. In three decades in office, Bashir proved ruinous for his country and people, and his exit is another testament to the power of mass protests against tyranny. In company with a similar uprising in Algeria, which led to the removal of its long-serving despot last week, it shows that the yearning for greater freedom remains strong in the Arab world, despite the failures of the Arab Spring. To be sure, Sudan faces

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immense obstacles to overcome the damage Bashir wrought. Among many other offenses, the ousted dictator was indicted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges for the mass killing of civilians in the Darfur region a decade ago. Ibn Auf, who announced he will lead a two-year transitional government, is himself under U.S. sanctions for his role in Darfur. Sudan needs a clean break with the past and a credible transitional government that can appeal for international economic aid as well as construct an open and pluralistic system. Ibn Auf is not that leader, and the transition need not take the two years he announced. If he is to avoid more popular unrest, he should appoint civilians to lead the transition; the Sudanese Professionals Association, which spearheaded the revolt, could provide new leaders. The group denounced Ibn Auf’s decision to head an interim regime, saying it was “a coup

to reproduce the faces and institutions that our great people revolted against.” Bashir’s whereabouts are unknown. If Sudan is to surmount its past, he must be held to account for his crimes, either at the ICC or at home, along with all those in his bloated military and intelligence services who aided and abetted them. Despots like Bashir often assume that they can survive no matter what people on the street think. Such despots should pay close attention to what happened in Sudan, where protests began against economic misery and were fueled by resentment of corruption, arrogance and indifference by Bashir and his cronies. President Donald Trump ought to take a lesson, too. What has happened in Algeria and Sudan shows that his administration’s blind backing of other Arab autocrats, including Abdel Fatah el-Sissi of Egypt and Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, is a bad bet.

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represents a 20-percent increase in antlerless harvest and a five-percent increase in buck harvest from the last season. Hunters took 28,642 deer in the Northern Zone and 199,145 deer in the Southern Zone.” DEC touts nearly 60 percent of the adult buck harvest were 2.5 years old or older. They report hunters killed an estimated 66,697 older bucks

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DEC just announced the deer harvest estimates for the 2018-2019 season. According to the report, NY deer hunters killed 12 percent more deer than in the previous year. An estimated 227,787 deer were harvested during the 2018-19 hunting seasons. “The estimated deer take included 114,402 antlerless deer and 113,385 antlered bucks. Statewide, this

CLAVERACK — Thanks to strong seven innings of pitching from Curtis Buchan, Chatham defeated Taconic Hills, 12 -1, in a Thursday’s Patroon Conference battle. Curtis Buchan threw a full seven innings, striking out nine and allowing just one run. Chatham had a strong offensive outing with a total of 14 hits. Ryan Thorsen led the team with 3 hits and an RBI. Kaleb Taylor and Anderson Coonrad led the team with two RBI apiece. Donovan Mier pitched four innings for the Titans with two strike outs and allowing 10 hits and 10 runs. Schuyler Krzeminski threw three innings and struck out two, while surrendering two runs and four hits. Mason Nack had the only two hits and scored the only run for the Titans. Kolby Clegg drove in the Titans’ only run.

COLONIAL COUNCIL Ichabod Crane 5, Rensselaer 3 LANSINBURGH — Making good on five hits with five runs, Ichabod Crane posted a 5-3 Colonial Council baseball victory over Lansingburgh on Thursday. Jake Siter struck out six and allowed four hits and three runs in six innings of work for

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CRARYVILLE — Morgan Hoose singled home Macayla Sparacino with the game-winning run with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Taconic Hills a 7-6 victory over previously unbeaten Chatham in Thursday’s Patroon Conference softball game. With the scored tied 6-6, Sparacino led off the Titans’ eighth by getting hit by a pitch. After swiping second, Hoose came through with her base hit to give the Titans their fourth win in six games. Hoose finished with three singles for Taconic Hills (4-2). Brooke McComb and Emily Mottoshiski each had a double, single and two RBI, Kyra Shetsky had a double and single with an RBI, Autumn Sachs doubled and Sparacino singled. Adryanna Jennings doubled and had two singles for Chatham (4-1, 5-1). Allyssa Rippel had two singles and an RBI, Hannah Taylor two singles, Erin Madsen and Jenna Skype a single and an RBI each, Brooke-Lyn Doyle and Sarah Cartwright a single apiece and Haley Pulver an RBI. Mottoshiski was the winning pitcher, striking out seven, walking one and allowing six runs (five earned) and 11 hits. Skype took the loss, allowing seven runs (three earned) and 11 hits with five strikeouts and two walks.

COLONIAL COUNCIL Ichabod Crane 7, Lansingburgh 0 VALATIE — Sophomore Isabella Milazzo fired a twohit shutout with 14 strikeouts to lead Ichabod Crane to a 7-0

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VALATIE — Ichabod Crane picked up two victories this week in Colonial Counil tennis action. The Riders blanked Voorheesville, 7-0, on Thursday and topped Cobleskill-Richmondville, 6-1, on Wednesday. Results Ichabod Crane 7, Voorheesville 0 Singles: Jan Karl Galia (IC) defeated Marius Mazzeo 6-0, 6-0; Brody Chandler (IC) defeated Juan Rojas 6-1, 6-0; Brett Richards (IC) defeated Ryan Thayer 6-1, 6-2; Harrison Puckett (IC) defeated Jason Gardner 6-0, 6-0; Nick Spensieri (IC) won by forfeit. Doubles: Spencer Bates & Sean Mueller (IC) defeated Conrad Becker & Liam Spollen 6-2, 6-3; Anthony Malanowski & Donte Northrup (IC) won by forfeit. Ichabod Crane 6, Cobleskill 1 Singles: Jan Karl Galia (IC) defeated Jack Pryor 3-6, 7-5, 11-9; Ean Lantzy (IC) defeated Marcus Capabianco 6-2, 6-3; Brody Chandler (IC) defeated Samuel Aliewie 6-0, 6-1; Brett Richards (IC) defeated Lucas Czechowski 6-1, 6-0; Bobby Lang (C) defeated Nick Spensieri 3-6, 7-5, 10-8. Doubles: Spencer Bates & Sean Mueller (IC) defeated Wyatt Thurber & Brock Weingarten 6-2, 6-1; Donte Northrup & Anthony Malanowski (IC) defeated Samira Aliewie & Shane Campbell 6-0, 6-0.

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victory over Lansingburgh in Thursday’s Colonial Council softball game. Milazzo walked only two and surrendered just a pair of singles in helping the Riders bounce back from a 5-1 loss to Mohonasen a day earlier. Milazzo has yet to allow a run at the varsity level.

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Pro hockey NHL PLAYOFFS Conference Quarterinals (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Eastern Conference #8 Columbus 1, #1 Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday: Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 3 Today: Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Sunday: Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16: Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Tampa Bay at Columbus, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA #2 Washington 1, #7 Carolina 0 Thursday: Washington 4, Carolina 2 Saturday: Carolina at Washington, 3 p.m. Monday, April 15: Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18: Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. x-Saturday, April 20: Carolina at Washington, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Washington at Carolina, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Carolina at Washington, TBA #5 Toronto1, #3 Boston 0 Wednesday: Toronto 4, Boston 1 Saturday: Toronto at Boston, 8 p.m. Monday, April 15: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Toronto at Boston, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Boston at Toronto, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Toronto at Boston, TBA #4 N.Y. Islanders 1, #6 Pittsburgh 0 Wednesday: NY Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) Today: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, Noon Tuesday, April 16: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBA x-Saturday, April 20: NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, TBA Western Conference #1 Calgary vs. #8 Colorado Thursday: Colorado at Calgary, 10 p.m. Saturday: Colorado at Calgary, 10:30 p.m. Monday, April 15: Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 17: Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m. x-Friday, April 19: Colorado at Calgary, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: Calgary at Colorado, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Colorado at Calgary, TBA #6 Dallas 1, #2 Nashville 0 Wednesday: Dallas 3, Nashville 2 Saturday: Dallas at Nashville, 6 p.m. Monday, April 15: Nashville at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17: Nashville at Dallas, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, April 20: Dallas at Nashville, TBA x-Monday, April 22: Nashville at Dallas, TBA x-Wednesday, April 24: Dallas at Nashville, TBA #3 San Jose 1, #7 Vegas 0 Wednesday: San Jose 5, Vegas 2 Today: Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Sunday: San Jose at Vegas, 10 p.m. Tuesday, April 16: San Jose at Vegas, 10:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: Vegas at San Jose, TBA x-Sunday, April 21: San Jose at Vegas, TBA x-Tuesday, April 23: Vegas at San Jose, TBA #5 St. Louis 1, #4 Winnipeg 0 Wednesday: St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 Today: St. Louis at Winnipeg, 9:30 p.m. Sunday: Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16: Winnipeg at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, April 18: St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA x-Saturday, April 20: Winnipeg at St. Louis, TBA x-Monday, April 22: St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA

NBA playofs Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s games Indiana at Boston, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Utah at Houston, 9:30 p.m.

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the Riders. Aidan Frick pitched for one inning and only allowed one hit. Rama Culver, Camdyn Ames, Cameron Holzhauer, Josh Nooney and Aidan Frick all had a hit for the Riders. Ethan Saxby, Ames and Quinn Halpin all had an RBI.

CHVL Germantown 5, Rensselaer 2 GREENPORT – Thanks to a productive third and sixth inning, Germantown defeated Rensselaer, 5-2, in Thursday’s Central Hudson Valley League baseball game. The Clippers went through two pitchers during the game. LOGAN WEISS/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA Dan Kellenbenz led the team Chatham pitcher Curtis Buchan throws during Thursday’s Patroon through six innings with 12 Conference game against Taconic Hills. strike outs, while allowing just Amadon struck out seven, two runs and two hits. Dean Rensselaer, striking out six and Ruzich pitched one inning and allowing five runs and eight walked five and allowed two LOGAN WEISS/COLUMBIA-GREENE MEDIA hits and two runs in 5 1/3 inhits. only gave up one hit. Chatham’s Ryan Doyle swings at a pitch during Thursday’s Patroon nings. Waid finished up, fan- Conference baseball game against Taconic Hills. Standouts on the GermanDELAWARE ning two, walking one and altown offense were Josh Sanzo Davenport 5, Windham 2 lowing one hit. Wamsley all had one hit for one assist for the Warriors. who scored two runs and JerWINDHAM — Nate Amadon Jason Maeurer singled and Davenport. emy Consenza with two hits. Brian Van VaDefensively, Quigley had 10 lin (3k,6bb,5r,4h), Post Ruzich contributed two RBI. and Dylan Waid combined on drove in two runs for WindThe Clippers did not commit a three-hitter to lead Daven- ham. Trent Post and Brent putouts and one assist for Davenport. Emerton had seven (3k,1bb,2h) and Kyle Creech a single error. Sanzo led the port to a 5-2 victory over Wind- Emerton both singled. ham in Thursday’s Delaware Greg Zuill, Warren Quig- putouts and three assists and (1k) all pitched for Windham team with two stolen bases. ley, Derek Stahl and Jordan Maeurer had six putouts and (0-2, 0-4). Tim Foust pitched for League baseball game.

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Brockett 6-1, 6-1; John Miles (Ch) defeated Tyler Choinsky 6-0, 6-1; Kamryon Harris (CA)

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which sets a record for “…the percentage and total number of older bucks in the harvest.” Biologists say that’s a 40 percent increase from a decade ago, and a 30 percent increase when compare to the buck take of the 1990s. Officials attribute the increase in the take in the 2.5-year-old buck year class to hunters voluntarily passing up younger bucks in conjunction with mandatory antler restrictions in some Wildlife Management Units (WMUs). 58.8 percent is the statewide calculated estimate of the portion of the adult buck harvest that was 2.5 years or older. If you exclude WMUs with mandatory antler restrictions, that number falls to 54.5 percent of the adult bucks harvested being older bucks. With 2.5-year-old bucks representing 54.5 percent of the total buck take outside antler restriction units, DEC boasts that still represents the “…greatest (such) percentage on record.”

won by forfeit. Doubles: Matt Clark & Dom Bird (CA) defeated Jonah Gray & Jack Bryant 7-5, 6-3; Leo Woytowich & Josiah Decker (CA) won by forfeit. Greenville 4, Maple Hill 3 CASTELTON — Maple Hill’s

No. 1 doubles team of Ben Gorneau and Kate Dushane defeated Greenville’s Derek Rosetti and Justin Sober in straight sets to clinch a 4-3 victory for the Wildcats in Thursday’s Patroon Conference tennis match.

Results Singles: Tim Wochinger (MH) defeated Bergen Criswell 6-1, 6-1; Evan Fink (MH) defeated James Mitchell 6-4, 7-6(7-3); Landon Flach (MH) defeated Jarred Revell 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Miles Weiss (G) defeated

Joshua Zimmerman 6-0, 6-1; Claire Tolan (G) won by forfeit. Doubles: Ben Gorneau & Kate Dushane (G) defeated Derek Rossetti & Justin Sober 6-0, 6-0; Swarajiit Debnath & Angelina Rini (G) won by forfeit.

DEC is crediting changing trends in buck hunting in NY and taking some credit through their “Let Young Bucks Go and Watch them Grow” initiative. To get detailed information about your local deer take, go to DEC’s website at www.dec. ny.gov. When you visit the site, you can search for and view the full Deer Harvest Summary report (PDF). It provides tables, charts, and maps detailing the deer harvest around the state with information on regional trends and breakdown of the take by county, town and WMU and much more. Past harvest summaries are also available on DEC’s website. Striper Update River Basin Sport Shop, Catskill: Tom Gentalen reports lots of schoolie stripers caught with a few up to 35 and 38 inches being reported caught on blood worms or herring. Reports are even large nightcrawlers are working when some fishermen ran out of bloodworms. Hudson River Bait, Rensselear: Kevin Ryan reports similar results with juvenile stripers

being landed using blood worms, sand worms, and herring. Anglers Marine, Hudson: Kevin reports herring are beginning to show up and fisherman are reporting small stripers being caught locally. RJ’s Archery & Tackle, Coxsackie: Jason is getting reports of herring trickling in the Coxsackie stretch of the river as well.

are hosting a hunter education class at their clubhouse on Big Woods Road on Friday April 26th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, finishing on Saturday April 27th from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Preregistration and “homework” are required. Go to www.dec. ny.gov and search for Hunter Education Classes, then register under the Greene County Course listings for Norton Hill’s event. Save the Date: The Northern Catskills Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is holding its annual NWTF Banquet on May 14th at Anthony’s Banquet Hall in Leeds. Field & Stream Outdoor Education Series Turkey Calling Seminar – April 25 from 6-8 p.m. Brian Rush of “Rush Custom Callers” and Andrew Noble of the Schoharie Ridge Runners Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, will demonstrate turkey calling techniques and tips in time for the coming season. After the presentation there will be a kid’s turkey calling contest! Fly Fishing in Streams &

Ponds – April 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Learn the basics of fly fishing in lakes and ponds with the professionals of Capitol District Flyfishers. Let past president, Paul Sinicki, convince you one of the best and most fun ways to learn how to attract, hook, and land fish using a fly rod is to start with panfish and bass. All classes will be held at the Field & Stream store at 579 Troy Schenectady Road in Latham. All you have to do is show up on the scheduled date and time. There is no cost to attend these classes. Have a wonderful Easter and Passover, and Happy Hunting & Fishing until next time. Remember to report poaching violations by calling 1-844-DEC-ECOS. You can share any comments with our sports desk at sports@registerstar.com *If you have a fishing or hunting report, photo, or event you would like to be considered for publication, you can send it to: huntfishreport@ gmail.com

NEWS AND NOTES Reminder: The 2018 Youth Turkey Season starts one half hour before sunrise and ends at noon, both on Saturday April 20th and on Easter Sunday, April 21st. Ham Shoot: The Federation of Polish Sportsmen’s Club - April 14: The Federation of Polish Sportsmen’s Club at 400 Newman Road in Hudson is hosting its annual “all shotgun” ham shoot Sunday, April 14 beginning at 9 a.m. For more information, call the club at 518-828-0375. Hunter Ed Class Coming to Norton Hill Wildlife Club Bill Burger of the Norton Hill Wildlife Club advised they

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Chatham’s Shirley Harvey lays down a bunt during Thursday’s Patroon Conference softball game against Taconic Hills.

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and Jenna Downey singled and Kaili Saccento drove in a run. Julia Thompson was the losing pitcher, striking out six, walking three and allowing

seven runs (one earned) and seven hits. “This was another good outing for Bella, Riders’ coach Tracy Nytransky said. “She had a lot of strikeouts and kept their good hitters off the bases. We’ve been struggling a little with some of our bats and we finally got them going in the

Chatham’s Brooke-Lyn Doyle slides safely in to second base ahead of the tag by Taconic Hills second baseman Kirsten Shumsky during Thursday’s Patroon Conference softball game.

fifth inning. “Lauryn Heffner led us off with a one out single, then Emma came through with a big triple to score Heffner. Jenna and Mackenzie had singles in that inning to plate runs and they made a few mistakes once we made them play the ball. We had some good run support

today and it was a good win for us.”

NON-LEAGUE New Lebanon 10, Cambridge 3 NEW LEBANON — Bailey Catlin tossed a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts to lead New Lebanon to a 10-3 victory over Cambridge in Thursday’s

non-league softball game. Catlin helped herself with the bat, going 3 for 4 with a double. Mikayla Corsey contributed a triple and single. New Lebanon broke the game open with seven runs in the sixth inning. Losing pitcher Sydney Benson struck out five.

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Bobby Hurley not interested in St. John’s job By Steven Marcus and Jim Baumbach Newsday

NEW YORK — Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley will not make himself available for the vacancy created at St. John’s when Chris Mullin resigned on Tuesday. “I am thankful to President Crow and Ray Anderson for entrusting me to lead the basketball program at Arizona State,” Hurley said Thursday night in a statement posted to his verified Twitter account. “My family and

I are proud to be Sun Devils and want to remain at Arizona State for a long time. We are in discussions to extend our agreement and I look forward to continuing to build our program for long-term success. I will have no further public comment on my contract status until our agreement is finalized. Thank you, Sun Devil Nation” With Hurley out, the only other reported candidate is Iona coach and Floral Park resident Tim Cluess. A source said St. John’s had not yet

asked Iona for permission to interview Cluess, 60, who has led the New Rochelle school to six appearances in the NCAA Tournament in his nine years with the program. St. John’s did not respond to requests for comment. Hurley, 47, was projected as the leading candidate in the search conducted by St. John’s athletic director Mike Cragg, a former administrator at Duke who has known Hurley since his playing days with the Blue

Devils. Cragg all but mentioned Hurley when he identified his desire to find a coach who is an “experienced program builder.” That described Hurley’s achievements at Buffalo and for the last four years in Arizona. Facing yet another rebuild — St. John’s is losing Shamorie Ponds and Justin Simon to the NBA draft and the potential of additional player defections — also may have influenced Hurley’s decision. A source in Arizona said “rebuilding Buffalo was hard,

he had to do a rebuild here as well. Doing another one would be hard on a person ... that would be three schools in seven years.” While it is not clear if Hurley was offered the job, St. John’s would have had to make a substantial financial commitment to lure Hurley, whose contract, obtained by Newsday, called for a $2.5 million buyout if he left Arizona State. He made $2.1 million this season and is owed another $7.8 million over the next three years.

NFL to enforce ban on certain helmets, including Brady’s Field Level Media

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be wearing a different helmet for the 2019 season, although it will have nothing to do with finding a new team. Brady’s model of helmet was

banned from the NFL because it did not meet necessary safety standards in laboratory testing, according to ESPN. In total, 32 players from 2018 were wearing a helmet that no longer met NFL standards, the league announced Friday. Brady’s model was actually

deemed inadequate before last season, but players using substandard models were given a one-year grace period to make a change. The NFL and the NFL players Association announced 11 new helmets that were added to the approved equipment list. There were

Association have been putting helmets through new testing standards since 2015. The tests, conducted in Canada, include crash test dummies outfitted with helmets that are subjected to various impacts to record how much force is transferred.

no additions to the banned list this time around. Team equipment managers will be subject to discipline if they facilitate the use of a banned helmet, or know of a player using one, according to ESPN. The NFL and the NFL Players

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Legals (607)588-6291 Ext.177Legal Notice is hereby given that the annual fire safety inspections for 2018- 19 of the following school districts; ANDES, CHARLOTTE VALLEY, CHERRY VALLEYSPRINGFIELD, COOPERSTOWN, EDMESTON. JEFFERSON, H U N T E R - TA N N E R S VILLE, LAURENS, MARGARETVILLE, MILFORD, MORRIS, ONEONTA, ROXBURY, SCHENEVUS, SOUTH KORTRfGHT, S T A M F O R D , W O R C E S T E R , NORTHERN CATSKILL and OTSEGO AREA OCCUPATIONAL CENTERS, and all BOCES owned/leased facilities in the Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES Safety/Risk CoSer for the fire hazards which might endanger the lives of students, teachers or employees therein, have been completed and the reports thereof are available at each respective school district during the regular business hours or at the ONC BOCES Safety/Risk Management office during the hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 424 MAIN STREET P.O. BOX 780 CAIRO, NEW YORK 12413 Request for Proposal 2019-2020 School Physician Services The Board of Education, Cairo-Durham Central School District, Cairo, New York, hereby invites responses to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for School Physician Services for the 2019-2020 school year. The RFP document may be obtained at the District Business Office, 424 Main Street, Cairo, New York. Responses will be received no later than Friday, May 3, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the District Office, Main Street, Cairo, New York, at which time and place all responses will be publicly opened. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals. Jeffrey J. Miriello School Business Official INVITATION TO BID SALE OF SURPLUS VEHICLE The Town of Ashland Fire District is requesting sealed bids for the sale of one (1) 1988 Ford Sanford Rescue Truck. The above vehicle has been taken out of service and will

be sold in "as is" condition with no warranty expressed or implied. The Town of Ashland Fire District urges prospective bidders to view the vehicle before submitting a bid. The above vehicle will be available for inspection at Town of Ashland Highway Garage, 253 Sutton Hollow Rd, Ashland, NY Bids must be placed in a sealed envelope marked "Rescue Bid". The envelope should be addressed to: Ashland Fire District PO Box 171 Ashland, NY 12407-0171 Sealed bids may be dropped off at Town of Ashland town hall during normal business hours, but must be received by the District Secretary prior to 4:00 PM (EDT) on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. The Town of Ashland Fire District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids in total or in part and to waive informalities and irregularities, as it may deem to be in the Town of Ashland Fire District's best interest. By order of Town of Ashland Fire District Board of Commissioners LEGAL NOTICE 2019-2020 District Transportation Request for Proposals The Catskill Central School District requests sealed bids for 2019-2020 District Transportation RFP 1. - Summer School and Jumpstart RFP 2. - Sports and Field Trips 36 plus passenger RFP 3. - Late Bus Runs RFP 4. - Columbia Greene Votec Run RFP 5. - 6:30 AM High School Run RFP 6. - 3 PM High School/Middle School Shuttle Sealed bids should be submitted to the Transportation Coordinator, William Muirhead, Catskill Central School District, 347 West Main Street, Catskill, New York 12414 until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2019 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read. Specifications may be obtained from the Business Office by calling 943-2300 ext. 1472 or 1413. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. By order of the Board of Education Catskill Central School District Amanda McCabe, District Treasurer LEGAL NOTICE 2019-2020 Transportation Services K-12 Student Daily Runs

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The Catskill Central School District requests sealed bids for 2019-2020 District Transportation Services K-12 Student Daily Runs. Pursuant to Section 156.12 the Board of Education intends to award the bid based upon an evaluation of proposals in accordance with the established criteria: a. The previous experience of the contractor in transporting pupils: 6% b. The name of each transportation company of which the contractor has been an owner or manager: 2% c. A description of any safety programs implemented by the contractor: 5% d. A record of accidents in motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% e. The driving history of employees of the contractor: 15 % f. Inspection records and model year of each of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% g. Maintenance schedules of the motor vehicles under the control of the contractor: 15% h. A financial analysis of the contractor: 3% i. Documentation of compliance with motor vehicle insurance requirements: 4% j. Total cost of the proposal: 20% Sealed bids should be submitted to the Transportation Coordinator, William Muirhead, Catskill Central School District, 347 West Main Street, Catskill, New York 12414 until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read.Specifications may be obtained from the Business Office by calling 943-2300 ext. 1472 or 1413. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. By order of the Board of Education Catskill Central School District Amanda McCabe, District Treasurer

For Emergency Dial 911 Request for Proposal The Catskill Housing Authority will receive proposals for lawn care services for the 2019 season. Interested contractors may inquire by calling 9432900 for scheduling information and additional walk-thru information. Catskill Housing Authority, 32 Bronson Street, Catskill, NY 12414."

LEGAL NOTICE 2019-2022 SchoolAged Special Education and Related Services The Catskill Central School District requests sealed bids for the 2019-2022 SchoolAged Special Education Related Services RFP. Sealed bids should be submitted to the Catskill Central School District, Special Education Office, 770 Embought Road, Catskill, New York 12414 until 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3rd, 2019. Specifications will be available on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019, and may be obtained from the Business Office by calling 518943-2300 ext. 1473. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. By order of the Board of Education Catskill Central School District Amanda McCabe, District Treasurer Town of Chatham Republican Caucus Notice is hereby given to the enrolled Republicans of the Town of Chatham, that a Caucus for the purpose of nominating candidates for election to Town offices at the General Election to be held on November 5, 2019 will be held at the Chatham Fire Department located at 2 Hoffman Street, Chatham New York 12037 on April 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm. Town Offices; 1 Supervisor, 2 Town Council Seats, 1 Town Justice Julia Horst and Julia Veronezi Town of Chatham CoChairs BO Box 30 Chatham, New York 12037 LEGAL Notice of Estoppel NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution which is published herewith, has been adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Stockport, New York, on April 9, 2019, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said Town is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were

authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. Dated: Stockport, New York April 10, 2019 Sandra Novak, Town Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 2 2019 Dated: Town of Stockport, New York, April 9, 2019 BOND RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF STOCKPORT, NEW YORK (THE "TOWN"), DATED APRIL 9, 2019, FOR: (A) MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT OF STOCKPORT WATER DISTRICT #2 OF THE TOWN, ESTIMATING THE AGGREGATE COST THEREOF TO BE $150,000.00, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $150,000.00 BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE A PORTION OF SAID COST; (B) MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT OF STOCKPORT SEWER DISTRICT #1 AND KING'S ACRE SEWER DISRICT OF THE TOWN, ESTIMATING THE AGGREGATE COST THEREOF TO BE $200,000.00, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $200,000.00 BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE A PORTION OF SAID COST; (C) ACQUISITION OF A TRUCK FOR THE TOWN'S HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT, ESTIMATING THE COST THEREOF TO BE $90,000.00, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $90,000.00 BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINANCE A PORTION OF SAID COST; AND(D) ACQUISITION OF A USED POLICE VEHICLE, ESTIMATING THE COST THEREOF TO BE $24,000.00, APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $24,000.00 BONDS OF THE TOWN TO FINACE SAID COST. Resolution by Board Member John Leone, Seconded by Board Member John Drabick. WHEREAS, the Town of Stockport (the "Town") formed Stockport Park Water District No. 1 as of March 3, 1953, Stockport Water District No. 2 as of August 10, 1966 and Stockport Water

District No. 3 as of March 20, 1980 (as subsequently consolidated, "Water District #2") to serve the residents of the Town; and WHEREAS, in connection with the operation of Water District #2, the Town has determined to undertake necessary maintenance and repairs and upgrades to the District's infrastructure and equipment (the "Water Project"), all as more fully described in a budget memorandum, dated April 9, 2019, from Raymond Jurkowski, P.E. to the Town Board, for which the aggregate cost is estimated to be One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Town of Stockport (the "Town") formed Sewer District No. 1 as of January 20, 1953 and King's Acre Sewer District as of June 15, 1979 (the "Sewer Districts") to serve the residents of the Town; and WHEREAS, in connection with the operation of the Sewer Districts, the Town has determined to undertake necessary maintenance and upgrades to the Stotville Lift Station and equipment and systems within the King's Acre Sewer District (collectively, the "Sewer Project"), all as more fully described in a budget memorandum, dated April 9, 2019, from Raymond Jurkowski, P.E. to the Town Board, for which the aggregate cost is estimated to be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Town has determined to acquire a new Ford F550 truck for service to the

Town's Highway Department (the "DPW Truck") at a cost estimated to be Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00); and WHEREAS, the Town has determined to acquire a lightly used police vehicle from the Village of Philmont for service to the Town's Police Department (the "Police Vehicle") at a cost estimated to be Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) WHEREAS, the Town has determined to undertake the Water Project and the Sewer Project (the "Projects") and to acquire the DPW Truck and the Police Vehicle (the "Acquisitions"), and the Town desires to issue bonds in an aggregate amount up to Four Hundred SixtyFour Thousand Dollars ($464,000.00) to finance the cost of the Projects and the Acquisitions, as determined by the Town; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Stockport, New York, as follows: SECTION 1 Pursuant to Sections 31.00 and 32.00 of the Local Finance Law, constituting Chapter 33-A of the Consolidated Laws of the State of New York (the "Law"), the Town hereby authorizes financing of the Projects and the Acquisitions. The maximum aggregate cost of the Projects and Acquistions is hereby estimated to be $464,000.00, which shall be paid from the issuance of $464,000.00 bonds to finance such costs. SECTION 2 It is determined that the period of probable usefulness of the

aforesaid Projects and Acquisitions are as follows: (a) the Water Project is forty (40) years pursuant to Section 11(a)(1) of the Law; (b) the Sewer Project is thirty (30) years pursuant to Section 11(a)(4) of the Law; (c) the DPW Truck is fifteen (15) years pursuant to Section 11(a)(28) of the Law; and (d) the Police Vehicle is three (3) years pursuant to Section 11(a)(77) of the Law; SECTION 3 The plan of financing for the Projects includes the issuance of $350,000.00 serial bonds or statutory installment bonds, payment by District users of water and/or sewer charges (the "Charges") and, to the extent of any shortfall from the Charges, the levy of a tax upon all of the real property in the Town to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and owing. The plan of financing for the Acquisitions includes the issuance of $114,000.00 serial bonds or statutory installment bonds and the levy of a tax upon all of the real property in the Town to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and owing SECTION 4 The temporary use of available funds of the Town, not immediately required for the purpose or purposes for which the same were borrowed, raised or otherwise created, is hereby authorized to be expended pursuant to Section 165.10 of the Local Finance Law for the Project de-

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A report will be filed with the Comptroller of the State of New York for these checks which have not been claimed. This applies under Section 1316 of the Abandoned Property Law of New York State. The report will be available for the public to inspect at our 257 W. Genesee Street offices in Buffalo. Please call (716) 887-8418 or toll free 1-866-645-7542 for more information. We will reimburse you for these funds before or on August 31, 2019 as long as you can prove your identity to us. On or before September 10, 2019, all checks which haven't been claimed will be paid to the Comptroller of New York State. After this payment has been made, we can no longer return the check to you; however, we can provide the necessary information to help you obtain a refund from New York State. BlueShield of Northeastern New York scribed in Section 1 of The bonds issued to fithis resolution. If such nance the cost of the temporary funds are Project described in used for any expendi- Section 1 above shall ture authorized in this mature no later than resolution, the Town the date of the expiraintends to reimburse tion of the period of such funds with the probable usefulness proceeds of the tax- for each such object or exempt borrowing au- purpose. thorized and identified SECTION 7 pursuant to Section 1 The Town hereby covabove. enants and agrees with SECTION 5 the holders from time Notwithstanding the to time of the bonds of respective periods of the Town issued purprobable usefulness of suant to this resoluthe Projects and the tion, and any bond anDPW Truck, the pro- ticipation notes of the posed average matur- Town issued in anticiity date of the bonds pation of the sale of authorized pursuant to said bonds, that the this resolution is ex- Town will duly and pected to exceed five faithfully observe and (5) years. comply with all proviSECTION 6 sions of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as

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amended (the "Code"), and any proposed or final regulations of the Internal Revenue Service issued pursuant thereto (the "Regulations") unless, in the opinion of Bond Counsel to the Town, such compliance is not required by the Code and Regulations to maintain the exemption of interest on said obligations from Federal income taxation. SECTION 8 Pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Town has identified the Project as a "Type 2" action under to the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), and no further "action" as the same is referred to in Article 9 of SEQRA and SEQRA regulations, needs to be taken prior to issuance of the Bonds. SECTION 9 Each of the bonds authorized by this resolution and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall contain the recital of validity prescribed by Section 52.00 of the Law and said bonds and any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds shall be general obligations of the Town, payable as to both principal and interest by a general tax upon all the real property within the Town without legal or constitutional limitation as to rate or amount. The faith and credit of the Town are hereby irrevocably pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and provision shall be made annually in the budget of the Town by appropriation for (a) the amortization and redemption of the bonds and notes to mature in such year, and (b) the payment of interest to be due and payable in such year. SECTION 10 Subject to the provisions of this Bond Resolution and the Law, pursuant to the provisions of Section 30.00 relative to the authorization of the issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes, or the renewals of said obligations and of Section 50.00 and Section 60.00 of the Law, the powers and duties of the Town Board relative to authorizing bonds and bond anticipation notes and prescribing the terms, form and content as to sale and issuance of the bonds herein authorized and of any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, and the renewals of said notes, are hereby delegated to the Supervisor of the Town, as the chief fiscal officer of the Town. Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph a of Section 56.00 of the Local Finance Law, the power to determine whether to issue bonds and bond anticipation notes having substantially level or declining annual debt service, as provided in paragraph d of Section 21.00 of the Local Finance Law, is hereby delegated to the Supervisor of the Town, as the chief fiscal officer of said Town. In addition to the delegation of powers described above, the powers and duties of advertising such bonds for sale, conducting the sale and awarding the bonds, are hereby delegated to the Town Supervisor, who shall advertise such bonds for sale, conduct the sale and award the bonds in such manner as she

shall deem best for the interests of the Town; provided, however, that in the exercise of these delegated powers, he shall comply fully with the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any other order or rule of the State Comptroller applicable to the sale of municipal bonds. SECTION 11 All costs and expenses in connection with the acquisition and development of the objects and purposes set forth in Section 1 above, and the financing thereof by the sale of bonds, including but not limited to, the fees and expenses of bond counsel, financial advisors, underwriters feasibility consultants, counsel for the Town and other professionals, shall be paid to the extent permitted by law from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds. SECTION 12 The validity of the bonds authorized by this bond resolution and of any notes issued in anticipation of said bonds may be contested only if: (a) Such obligations are authorized for any object or purpose for which the Town is not authorized to expend money; or (b) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of the publication of such resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty (20) days after the date of such publication; or (c) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. SECTION 13 This resolution shall be published in full in the designated official newspapers of the Town for such purpose, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Law. SECTION 14 This Resolution shall constitute the declaration of the Town's "official intent" to reimburse expenditures related to the additional costs of the Project authorized by Section 1 with proceeds of the bonds and notes, as required by United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2. SECTION 15 This resolution shall take effect immediately. Ayes: 4 Noes: 0 Absent: 1 Abstention: 0 Motion X Carried / ___ Defeated Town Board Resolution on April 9, 2019

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Pittsburgh guard Ramon Foster is asking his ex-teammates to stop the criticism of current Steelers players. The latest social-media salvo was fired early Thursday morning by former Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall, who called quarterback Ben Roethlisberger a racist in a series of tweets. Mendenhall, who played for Pittsburgh from 2008-12, was addressing accusations that wideout Antonio Brown quit on the team when he did not play in the 2018 season finale. “Moving forward...any former player or affiliate of the Steelers who has an issue with anyone still in the locker room, please contact me or Maurkice

Pouncey or anyone else you feel you can talk to,” Foster wrote in response on Twitter. “Whoever you have an issue with, we will get you their number so you can address them. I PROMISE. “These media takes might give y’all good traffic on your social media outlets but the guys still in that locker room, who y’all still know personally have to answer for those comments. Call them what you want, but call them personally and tell THEM. Defend who you want to defend but you don’t have to mention the team at all.” • Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray had a pre-draft visit with the New York Giants, and he reportedly will head to an

NFC East rival next. Multiple outlets reported the Giants visit, and Murray posted a photo on social media of the outside of the team’s facility. The MMQB reported Murray also will visit the Washington Redskins next week. By most accounts, Murray remains the favorite to go first overall to the Arizona Cardinals. • All-Pro guard Marshal Yanda agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens through the 2020 season, ESPN reported. Some speculated the 34-year-old veteran, a seven-time Pro Bowler, might retire this offseason. Yanda was

entering the final year of a four-year, $32 million deal signed in 2015. An Iowa product, Yanda has been with the Ravens since they drafted him in the third round in 2007. He ranks seventh in franchise history with 162 games played. • Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. His license had been suspended for failing to pay a speeding ticket, according to multiple reports. Fournette was cited on Nov. 17 for driving 37 mph in a 25 mph zone, which carried a fine of $204, according

to the Duval County Clerk of Courts. The 24-year-old was released on a $1,500 bond. • The Jets signed former Packers and Ravens running back Ty Montgomery. Terms were not disclosed, but multiple outlets reported the deal is for one year. A converted wideout, the 26-yearold Montgomery spent his first threeplus seasons with Green Bay before being traded to Baltimore for a 2020 seventh-round pick in October. • Dallas Cowboys right tackle La’el Collins is recovering from surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder, he told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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With a patched-up heart, Sabathia returns for one final run James Wagner The New York Times News Service When CC Sabathia climbs the mound at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, it will mark the first start of his 19th and final season in the major leagues. This year will be the capstone of a long road from his hometown, Vallejo, California — one that took an unexpected detour just months ago. During an offseason in which he was recovering from a planned operation on his right knee, Sabathia, 38, was suddenly faced with a more serious health scare: a nearly entirely blocked artery near his heart that required surgery to insert a stent. Professional baseball players rarely have to wrestle with their mortality — even with the occasional injury, they are at the top level of their sport because of peak physical performance. So for Sabathia, the final offseason of his career — one that has included 246 wins, 2,986 strikeouts, six All-Star appearances, a Cy Young Award and a World Series ring — was now laden with considerations about the importance of family and taking care of his body. “As a friend, it was a scary moment,” Yankees reliever Dellin Betances said of Sabathia’s heart issue. “I was praying for him throughout that process. Obviously, at that point, you just want him to be good. And thank God, he is.” Betances was with Sabathia when his heart problem surfaced in early December. Betances, a Brooklyn native, and Sabathia, who lives in Alpine, New Jersey, with his wife and four children, are offseasonthrowingpartners. One morning, Betances and Sabathia met at the workout facility where

they train, Impact Zone in Norwood, New Jersey. After playing catch, Betances said, Sabathia did not look like himself. “He just got tired a lot faster,” Betances said. Betances didn’t think much of it, however, knowing that Sabathia had been busy the previous few weeks. But later in his workout that day, Sabathia also found himself sweating more than usual after riding a stationary bicycle. “I was just trying to get through that workout and couldn’t get through it,” he said, adding that he had been feeling a bit off for weeks. “I just didn’t feel right,” he said. “I know myself. I try to listen to my body.” So Sabathia called Dr. Paul Lee, the Yankees’ head internist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, hoping to rule out any heart issues. He underwent a stress test. During his drive home to New Jersey from the hospital, Sabathia received a call: He needed to come back to the hospital. Recounting the visit during a January episode of his podcast R2C2, Sabathia said he was scared upon learning of a 90% blockage found in the widowmaker artery, an ominous nickname for the left anterior descending artery, a critical blood vessel leading into the heart. Doctors performed an angioplasty Dec. 11, inserting a stent into Sabathia’s artery to allow the passage of blood to his heart. Sabathia returned quickly to his normal day-today activities at home, which he said helped ease his concerns following a jarring experience. “That was good in the sense of trying to wrap my mind around what just happened with my family,” he said. Sabathia admitted on his podcast that he could not

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New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia (52) smiles as he talks with media during spring training camp at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

think about baseball in the first few days after the angioplasty. Instead, he thought about Chris Bosh, the Miami Heat star who was forced into early retirement because of repeated blood clots. According to Dr. Pedro Moreno, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s who was not involved in Sabathia’s treatment, there was little reason for Sabathia to be concerned about pitching after having the stent inserted — a procedure performed on hundreds of thousands

of patients in the U.S. every year. “I’ve been performing angioplasties and stents for the past 25 years,” Moreno said, “So I can tell you that an athlete that goes through an angioplasty — a single-vessel angioplasty, uncomplicated with no heart attack and normal ventricular function — could easily go back to his work as an athlete at the right time with the proper recovery.” Sabathia’s own manager, Aaron Boone, a former

infielder, returned from open-heart surgery in 2003 to play the 10 final games of his career with the Houston Astros. Doug Brocail, a former relief pitcher, recovered from two angioplasties to play four more major league seasons. Jeff Green, a basketball player, is on his seventh season since his open-heart surgery. The Yankees have taken precautions with Sabathia. General manager Brian Cashman said during spring training that Sabathia underwent extensive medical tests, including stress tests, in order to return to play. That does not mean Sabathia is free of all heart worries. His family has a history of heart issues: His cousin, Demetrius Davis, died of heart disease in 2012 at 45, and doctors told Sabathia this winter that such a history highly increased his own odds of heart trouble. That he had this surgery in his 30s, Moreno said, raises questions about premature heart disease and other contributing factors such as cholesterol levels, stress and weight. Sabathia weighed more than 300 pounds for most of his career and, even though he had already resolved to lose weight by then, the loss of his cousin opened his eyes. So Sabathia shed nearly 25 pounds off his 6-feet-6-inch frame. But that led to a drop in velocity and two of his worst seasons, in 2013 and 2014, a drop-off Sabathia attributed in part to the fact that he had drastically dropped so much weight. Sabathia eventually returned to 300 pounds with better eating, incorporated a cut fastball into his repertoire as his velocity diminished and evolved into a serviceable back-of-the-rotation pitcher. He had a 3.65 ERA over 153 innings last season and re-signed for $8

million in November with the Yankees, the only team he wanted to return to. After he is done playing, Sabathia said, he plans to lose more weight. For now, he said, doctors told him to keep watching his diet, which changed several years ago anyway, and continue avoiding alcohol. (Sabathia skipped the 2015 playoffs to enter an alcohol rehabilitation clinic.) “They told me whatever I was doing was on the right track,” said Sabathia, who reported to spring training 5 pounds lighter than his listed weight of 300 from last season. “It’s not much change I need to make.” As he built up from an offseason slowed by two operations, Sabathia said, he had no concerns about his heart’s ability to handle the strain of pitching. He used blood thinners in spring training “for a little while” under doctor’s supervision. He made his final rehabilitation start Sunday in Tampa for a Yankees’ minor league team, his fivegame suspension stemming from an episode in which he threw at a batter last fall out of the way. “I feel good doing everything: playing catch, running, doing all my stuff,” he said during spring training. “So I’m excited.” Even before his heart scare, Sabathia had already decided to retire at the end of this season. He had been thinking about it since last season, he said, because of the condition of his bracesupported right knee and his desire to spend more time with his children. The stent surgery reminded Sabathia about the importance of family and health. He wants to still have a good quality of life beyond this season to enjoy the time with his children — “and my grandkids,” he said.

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Boyfriend is a lamb at home but a lion in public My boyfriend is incredibly sweet and kind to me, but he’s often mean to strangers and can be very aggressive and angry. Some examples: I’m moving in with him, and we are giving a lot of furniture to the poor. One couple, who had agreed to take a couch, DEAR ABBY decided not to. He yelled at them and told them they were going back on their word and causing him problems, so they agreed to take it anyway. Another example: We are dancers, and when someone got in his way on the dance floor, he yelled at them and called them names. I’m afraid he’s going to make himself hated in class. In traffic he yells and swears at everyone. I’m worried he’ll start to lose patience with me like this. Can you please give me some advice? Nervous in the North

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Your boyfriend may be sweet and kind to you, but he has an anger management problem and a low tolerance for frustration. You are right to be concerned that one day he will unload on you. Tell him you care about him, but you view his volatility as a danger to your relationship, and it may also hold him back in future employment. Urge him to get help for it. Without

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help, the problem will only get worse. A child in my son’s second-grade class goes by the name “Sir _____ _____,” and if anyone leaves out “Sir,” he corrects them (and not very nicely). The family claims the child has been knighted, but the details become vague when asked. Abby, I did some digging around. This child’s name isn’t on the official British list of knighted citizens. It’s impossible to inherit the title “Sir” and basically unheard of for an American 7-year-old boy to legitimately be given the title. I feel titles should be earned (such as “Dr.,” “Captain,” or “Mrs.”), not made up to generate a sense of power over those around you. May I tell my son it’s OK not to use this bogus title? Knighted Second-Grader? I don’t recommend it. The kid may have been given the name “Sir” by his parents at birth, just as the children of certain celebrities have been named “Prince” or “Your Majesty.” If your son prefers not to address the boy by name, he’s free not to address him at all.

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Studies show turmeric helps ease osteoarthritis I recently read about turmeric for osteoarthritis. I’m on a limited income. Please tell me more about it, like how much it costs and where I can get it. Turmeric, a spice that has been used for millennia, is the source of curcumin, which TO YOUR has been shown to improve GOOD HEALTH symptoms of osteoarthritis, at least in short-term studies. It is generally thought to be safe, as most people have no side effects or only occasional stomach upset, nausea or diarrhea. A theoretical concern is bleeding, in combination with anticoagulants, but this appears to be rare. I have had many patients try curcumin, and it has improved symptoms in about half of those who tried it. Turmeric is easy to find at any grocery store, but when curcumin is used as a supplement, it is usually combined with other supplements to help with absorption. A common one is piperine, derived from black pepper. It’s difficult to use turmeric from food to get a pharmacologic effect. The usual dose is 400-500 mg two or three times daily. A month’s supply from a reliable online retailer I found cost about $10.

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I’m 73, male and have been swimming a mile in inside pools every day for 10 years. Two months ago, I caught Legionella pneumonia and was in the hospital for three weeks. They said I was critical. I’m afraid to go back to swimming for fear that I’ll die if I get that disease again. What are my chances of getting it again if I return to daily

swimming? Legionnaire’s disease is caused by Legionella pneumophila, a bacteria species that lives in water, especially warm water. Legionella is a dangerous infection. It most commonly affects those over 50 or those with other risk factors, including smoking, alcohol use and a suppressed immune system from a medication or medical condition. Pools are an occasional cause for Legionella infection; hot tubs are more common. Air conditioning systems and cooling towers are responsible for most large outbreaks. Infection occurs when the aerosolized water droplets contaminated with the bacteria are inhaled deep in the lungs where they can cause infection. I don’t know if an investigation was done in your case, but large outbreaks are a significant concern, and often trigger a response by public health officials. The swimming pool is a possibility. A properly cleaned and treated pool poses little risk. You should discuss your diagnosis with the operator of the pools where you swam in the week or two prior to getting sick, so the water can be tested. I would point them to tinyurl.com/CDC-legionella-pool for information appropriate to aquatics professionals. Swimming is a great form of exercise, and you should feel safe and comfortable in your pool.

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Horoscope By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a great many interests and talents, and none is likely to rise to the top and become dominant for any lengthy period of time. You will have to content yourself with exploring and exploiting as many of your abilities as you can in whatever situations present themselves. You have varied and rather rich tastes; you like to surround yourself with the best things, wear the best clothes and eat the best food. What you don’t always consider is how much money it takes to give yourself what you want and enjoy. Despite the fact that you can navigate friendship and personal differences with great skill, you may on one or two occasions actually risk destroying a friendship as a result of an act of uncharacteristic selfishness. When this happens, you have a simple choice: friendship or solitude. You must search your heart for the answer. Also born on this date are: Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president; Al Green, singer; Ron Perlman, actor; Tony Dow, actor; Hunter Pence, baseball player; Rick Schroder, actor; Don Adams, actor and comedian; Samuel Beckett, playwright. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re likely to pay the price today for something that is entirely someone else’s responsibility. In time, you can be reimbursed. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — It’s time

to deliver the goods, whether or not you feel ready. This opportunity isn’t going to last forever, so you must act now. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may not be feeling quite up to snuff as the day begins, but you’ll very soon get your feet under you and be able to hold your own. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s a good day for complete immersion in something new and perhaps a little frightening. Remember, it’s all in fun, isn’t it? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — There is more than one way to skin a cat — or so the saying goes. Today, you’ll prove to those around you that it’s truer today than yesterday. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll be in charge of more than you had expected today, and someone by your side will hold the key to a mystery you must solve immediately. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — The results of a meeting held behind closed doors may not be made available for some time, but you have a hunch you know what was decided. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You can do a lot more today to take care of those around you. It’s not so much a matter of health, exactly, but comfort and contentment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — What’s new these days that wasn’t at all applicable just a few days ago? The answer to this question leads you down an unfamiliar path. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It’s more important to do what is right than to do what is memorable at this time. How you focus your energy makes all the difference. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You must

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Get the free JUST JUMBLE app • Follow us on Twitter @PlayJumble

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Typing symbols Level 1

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Print answer here: Yesterday’s

(Answers Monday) Jumbles: OLDER SHINY MUTTER CABANA Answer: The TV newscasters reported the news from where they were — STATIONED

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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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Name the typing symbol. The number of letters in the answer is provided. (e.g., This is a % sign (7). Answer: Percent.) Freshman level 1. Most common mark to indicate the end of a sentence. (6) 2. Common mark to separate elements of a sentence. (5) 3. A short line (-) for joining two words. (6) 4. One of a pair of marks to enclose textual material. (7) 5. This symbol (+) is known as a ____ sign. (4) Graduate level 6. What does this symbol indicate? (tm) (9) 7. (c) indicates what? (9) 8. It consists of two equally sized dots arranged vertically. (5) 9. It is an inverted V shape. (5) 10. What is the term for this symbol? & (9) PH.D. level 11. This star-like symbol (*) is often used to indicate footnote references, omissions, etc. (8) 12. This is a slanting line. (5) 13. A series of dots, typically three, such as ... (8) 14. It is also known as a paragraph mark, has seven letters. 15. This symbol ((r)) indicates a ____ trademark. (10)

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Period. 2. Comma. 3. Hyphen. 4. Bracket. 5. Plus. 6. Trademark. 7. Copyright. 8. Colon. 9. Caret. 10. Ampersand. 11. Asterisk. 12. Slash. 13. Ellipsis. 14. Pilcrow. 15. Registered. 24 to 30 points — congratulations, doctor; 18 to 23 points — honors graduate; 13 to 17 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 5 to 12 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 4 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

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Crossword Puzzle Mother Goose & Grimm ACROSS 1 Like peas in a __ 4 Synagogue leader 9 Messy person 13 Dumbo’s “wings” 15 Sir __ Newton 16 Family member 17 Clutch 18 Steer clear of 19 “__ See Clearly Now” 20 Cowardly 22 Becomes firm 23 Bookish fellow 24 Siesta time 26 Items listed in a will 29 Traveling on a raft 34 Thick sweet drinks 35 __ as an ape 36 Excessively 37 Middle __; historical period 38 Tribal pole 39 Bazaar 40 Heat in the microwave 41 All __ up; in a row 42 Erroneous 43 Highly regarded 45 Dirtied 46 Telephone inventor’s monogram 47 Bucket 48 Performances 51 Loath 56 Kick out 57 Cuddly-looking marsupial 58 Actress Patricia 60 Strong desire 61 Henry VIII’s royal house 62 Palestine’s __ Strip 63 Eye secretion 64 Oneness 65 Harrison or Reed DOWN 1 Cribbage marker 2 Doesn’t have both __ in the water

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39 About to get an “F” 41 Piece of chicken 42 Aluminum wrap 44 Spring holiday 45 Wage 47 One in the cockpit 48 Lie next to

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The RELATABLE, reluctant Shazam!’ is the comic book adventure we’ve all been waiting for

SUPERHERO By PAT PADUA Washington Post

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Asher Angel as Billy Batson in ‘Shazam!’

“Why is my body changing?” That’s the unspoken cry of every teenager in every coming-of-age movie. It also happens to be the struggle of the reluctant superhero in “Shazam!,” the latest offering from the DC Comics Universe. Based on a character that first appeared in 1940 — and was originally called Captain Marvel, but that’s another story — this has all the thrills of a 21st century blockbuster, but with the heart and patient pacing of an ‘80s adventure. That’s largely thanks to director David F. Sandberg, whose 2017 movie “Annabelle: Creation” put the finely developed characters of “The Conjuring” universe into the service of a series of jump scares. “Shazam!” reverses that process, and shifts from the rapid-fire editing of a typical comic book movie to spend more time developing characters. Characters like Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a 14-year-old who’s run away from every foster home he’s

been placed in so he can search for his real mother. (Although, as his social worker points out, his mom hasn’t seen fit to look for him.) Authorities give him one more chance, placing him with foster parents who have hosted a whole crew of diverse children, including his roommate, a boy named Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer), who walks with a brace and seems like Robert Downey Jr. shrunken into Fred Savage of “The Wonder Years.” Billy resists the affections of his motley new family at first. But after he stands up to bullies who target Freddy at school, Billy magically appears before a wizard (Djimon Hounsou) who’s looking for a champion to take on his power to fight evil. Billy knows he wouldn’t pass any purity test — but is he the hero the world needs? With the magic word and new name — “Shazam!” — the wizard passes his power onto Billy, who’s transformed into a buff adult (Zachary Levi). The thing is, See SUPERHERO C2

‘Avengers: Endgame’ advance ticket sales are already crashing websites BLOCKBUSTER: Presale tickets for the April 26

release have sold out in some places By NARDINE SAAD Los Angeles Times

Still weeks away from opening, “Avengers: Endgame” is already doing some damage. The highly anticipated Marvel film, which is expected to seal the fate of the original Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes, kicked off advance ticket sales

by breaking records and slowing down websites. Atom and Fandango, which were featured as the points of purchase for the tickets, had highs and lows to contend with. Atom reported that in the first hour, the Marvel film had out-sold last year’s “Avengers: Infinity War” threefold and

outpaced the site’s first-hour sales for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” according to Deadline. But by the time this reporter attempted to secure tickets, Atom’s website yielded a 504 time-out error. Fandango had its own issues, too. Several users reported the site and app crashed, being kicked off the page or receiving estimated hourlong wait times. Our attempt to

purchase tickets through the desktop website was met with a paused online queue that lasted more than 40 minutes. Still, there were those who succeeded and some fans celebrated — and chided — their purchases on Twitter. The on-sale announcement was made Tuesday, April 2, in a new teaser for the adventure flick, which features Earth’s mightiest heroes gearing up to

take down the universe-snapping Thanos (Josh Brolin), who had been absent from the previous trailer. There’s another peek at Captain Marvel (Brie Larsen) assembling the team in a spacecraft and pangs of emotion when Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) reunites with his beloved Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and later glimpses a photo of his missing

mentee, Spider-Man (Tom Holland). He and Captain America (Chris Evans), though short-handed, also make nice. Disney announced that 11 theaters in the U.S. will hold the Marvel Studios’ 22-Movie Marathon on April 23. The marathon will feature every film in the MCU, culminating with “Endgame,” on April 25. “Avengers: Endgame” officially opens on April 26.

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Hidden Valley’s pizza-flavored ranch dressing is excessive —

JUST THE WAY WE LIKE IT By MAURA JUDKIS The Washington Post

In a recent campaign stop at an Iowa City pizza parlor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was interrupted by a woman making her way through the crowd. “Sorry, I’m just trying to get some ranch,” said Hanna Kinney, and in an instant, an internet folk hero was born. These days, it seems as if we’re all just trying to get some ranch. The dressing, which has long vacillated between derided symbol of American caloric excess and nostalgic favorite, is on the upswing once again. “Haters, it’s time to come back to the ranch (dressing),” proclaimed a recent Wall Street Journal headline. A September 2018 New York Times story deemed America “Ranch Nation.” A New York pop-up called the Museum of Pizza last November counted Hidden Valley Ranch as one of its corporate sponsors. A cookbook with 60 recipes incorporating the dressing was published in September. Is it millennial nostalgia? A wearied resignation to mayonnaise? A stressed-out nation eating its buttermilkdipped feelings? Ironic appreciation for the lowbrow condiment turned earnest? When we talk about ranch, we’re actually talking about class anxiety. It’s a dressing and a metaphor. Ranch is “the kind of topping serious chefs correctly disdained for decades as extravagant and trashy,” wrote Ben Adler in a 2016 Washington Post essay titled “Ranch dressing is everything that’s wrong with America.” Despite its West Coast roots — yes, Hidden Valley Ranch is a real place, outside Santa Barbara, Calif. — it’s unabashedly Midwestern. It actively sabotages any noble goals you had in choosing to eat vegetables, by covering them in caloric fats. And it’s the perfect ingredient for fat-shaming scolds like Adler (he calls out “a shocking number of inexplicably skinny young people” for eating pizza with ranch) to lord over the

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Hidden Valley is releasing three new flavors of its classic dressing.

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Populism is back in politics, and, lately, some “trashy” ranch is taking up more space in the grocery aisle. masses with sneering statements, like declaring ranch “the culinary equivalent of setting your air conditioner to 62 degrees or driving a Hummer.” (Eating meat is worse for the environment.) When people are snobby about things that a lot of Americans like — see: “The Bachelor,” and McDonald’s — it can be about more than just that show, or restaurant, or flavor, it’s wrapped up in our judgment of the people

who like that thing, and the place that they hold in our socioeconomic hierarchy. Correlation is not causation. But populism is back in politics, and, lately, some “trashy” ranch is taking up more space in the grocery aisle. It’s all very good news for Hidden Valley, which is capitalizing on the latest wave by releasing three new flavors of its classic dressing. The new “Blasted” ranch dressing comes in bold buffalo wing, ranch-dipped pizza and “zestier ranch,” boasting “2 x the zesty ranch taste,” though I’m not sure exactly how one measures ranchiness on any quantifiable scale. Suffice to say, it’s an extra ranchy ranch. That dressing of buttermilk, garlic and herbs has come and gone in phases, and when it comes back, it’s usually as a joke. A cool chef

might put a housemade version of it on their menu as a sort of retro wink — like how some top-rated restaurants serve Miller High Life, the “Champagne of beers.” But then people order it because they love ranch, and before you know it, other chefs are doing it too, and then the media comes calling with “Ranch is back” stories — just like this one. Ranch is to food as normcore is to fashion. Besides, the 90s are back in style. And in the 90s, Hidden Valley had a series of flavored ranch dressings, too. And the word “Blasted!” with its Guy Fieri-esque punch, feels distinctly of that era. There were “flavor-blasted” Goldfish crackers, berry blue blast Go-Gurts, and Gushers fruit snacks were “a fruity blast.” Zesty, too, is a hollow word that is often paired with

ranch. What is zest? Zest is lively, lively is a blast, blasted ranch is zesty, zesty is meaningless. So, I will tell you: The extra zest in this Hidden Valley “Blasted” zestier ranch, I think, is just more onion and garlic. It is a stronger flavor, but not in an unpleasant way. The buffalo ranch is spicy, if you believe ranch dressing is capable of being spicy. It makes a good dip for chicken wings, naturally, but it also denies you the hot-cool contrast of a blue cheese or a regular ranch. Still, it is a solid flavor combination. The pizza ranch — and let’s just say that Blasted pizza-flavored ranch dressing might be the most American condiment there is — has a hint of tomato sauce and smells strongly of oregano. When you taste it, you might

The wild inspirations for ‘Killing Eve’ SEASON 2: Popular

spy thriller returned Sunday April 7 to BBC America By AMANDA HESS New York Times

One of the thrills of “Killing Eve,” which returned for Season 2 on BBC America, is that it is not simply a thriller. The show careens between genres, at once an office sitcom, a police procedural and a screwball romance between the stylish assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and the unlikely spy Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh). And although the source materials for “Killing Eve” are nominally Luke Jennings’ slick novellas, the show was built on a jumble of pop culture inputs. Below, the show’s creator, Phoebe Waller-Bridge; Comer; and director Harry Bradbeer discuss some of the influences on their moodswinging show, including a YouTube video, a podcast and a viral ad.

AN INFAMOUS JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW When Waller-Bridge was tapped to spin Jennings’ books into a TV show, “I fell into a Google hole around female assassins,” she said during a recent conversation in London. She crawled out with a 2012 jailhouse interview on YouTube with convicted Arizona killer Angela Simpson. Simpson — who appears in a black-and-white-striped

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Sandra Oh, front, stars as Eve Polastri, an agent in search of the assassin Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer, back. ‘Killing Eve’ show creators found inspiration in unusual places to help adapt the Luke Hennings’ novellas for TV.

jail uniform, a World Star HipHop logo hanging over her image — is a far cry from Villanelle’s glamorous psycho. But as she watched Simpson’s story of how she locked a man in her basement, tortured and killed him, Waller-Bridge spied “gold dust.” Waller-Bridge had been trying to access the inner workings of Villanelle’s mind, and she found a key in Simpson. When Simpson boasts about the murder, “she sounds more like a psycho than anyone has ever sounded,” Waller-Bridge said. But when Simpson thinks the camera is off, she erupts exuberantly at her performance. She beams at the camera crew and says: “That’s going to be wicked! Make it look

good, please!” All of a sudden, as Waller-Bridge put it, “she sounds so girlie.” The look of the affectless psychopath is just one costume Simpson assumes, and she becomes giddy with pride when she wears it well.

THE ‘MY FAVORITE MURDER’ PODCAST Eve Polastri is charming partly because of her lessthan-professional interest in murder, which helps peel away the self-serious trappings of typical crime dramas and draw her closer to the voyeuristic audience. In early scripts, Eve was a true-crime nut, and Waller-Bridge enlisted a friend obsessed with the genre to explain its appeal. The friend introduced her

to the podcast “My Favorite Murder,” in which the comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark gush over the Wikipedia pages of odd and horrifying crimes. Then, Waller-Bridge recorded her friend as she explained the psychological and physical effects of listening. “‘I like feeling that vacuous emptiness in my soul when I realize there are people out there who can do this,’” Waller-Bridge recalled her friend saying. “‘It puts me in a victim position, and it makes me feel alive.’” Later, WallerBridge decided that Eve’s murder fascination should be sparked just as Villanelle enters her life, and should grow only stronger as she learns of her crimes.

THE KENZO WORLD AD Villanelle is a psychopath with great emotional range, which is not to say that her facial expressions convey normal human reactions — they seem to originate from a different place than everybody else’s. One reference point was Spike Jonze’s 2016 ad for Kenzo World perfume, which Waller-Bridge and Bradbeer sent to Comer as a clue to Villanelle. In the ad, actress and ballerina Margaret Qualley is sitting complacently at a fancy dinner when she is taken over by some kind of alien force, her body and face shifting and spasming out of control. This could be framed as frightening, but instead it is

played as invigorating — as a kind of freedom from societal expectations. Comer was drawn to “the unpredictability” of Qualley but also to her “playfulness and the enthusiasm,” she said. “At the flip of a switch, she can be something completely different.”

‘NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN’ Harry Bradbeer, who directed the first two episodes of the first season, knew that “the camera should have a special relationship with Villanelle,” he said. Though there is a remoteness to Villanelle’s personality, the camera is often close on her face, immersing the audience in her emotions and hinging on her perspective. As Bradbeer put it, “The camera studies her while she studies the world.” It’s as if “the audience is in the driver’s seat of the character’s mind.” In shooting Villanelle, Bradbeer studied the cinematographer Roger Deakins’ work with the Coen brothers, who are also known for their blend of comedy and terror. In “No Country for Old Men,” we get an oddly intimate glimpse at the most inhuman of figures, Javier Bardem’s ghastly hit man, Anton Chigurh. Like Villanelle, Chigurh is most chilling in those moments when he seems to be acting almost normal. “The more happy and innocent and playful and naughty Villanelle seems,” Bradbeer explained, “the more dangerous she becomes.”

have the peculiar experience that some people get from cheap Parmesan cheese, or certain other stinky cheeses, which is: It toes the line between tasting like something good, and also a little bit like vomit. This quality is not as pronounced when you put it on actual pizza — but you could also just put regular ranch on your pizza and avoid the possibility altogether. As for the question of whether or not ranch belongs on pizza: Look, you should do what makes you happy. It would not be a great idea, I’d say, to top a fancy chef-made pizza, or a Neapolitan pizza, with ranch. But a piece of crappy frozen pizza? Honestly, it’s pretty good! It’s excessive. It’s “trashy.” It’s zesty, it’s blasted, but most of all: It’s American, for better or for worse.

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Shazam is a goofy buff adult who feels terribly self-conscious in a boldly colored, tightfitting costume he finds ridiculous. Levi plays Shazam as far more immature than Billy, as if a grown man’s body has revealed the scared kid hiding behind the street-wise swagger. Shazam’s attempts at flight are as uncertain as a baby duckling’s, which leads to some effective slapstick comedy. That physical humor makes his eventual triumph that much more exciting, and Levi’s childlike glee conveys that with a modesty that makes him more relatable than your average flying crusader. Set primarily in Philadelphia, “Shazam!” echoes, and directly references, another underdog who inspired the city: Rocky Balboa. The screenplay by Henry Gayden essentially condenses a few “Rocky” sequels into one package: As the determined boxer evolved from working-class chump to overconfident star over the course of three movies, Shazam develops from vulnerable teen to cocky social media star to selfless family man in a little more than two hours. In the process, he confronts a supervillain (Mark Strong) who has gained control of demons who represent the Seven Deadly Sins. “Shazam!” operates as a thrilling fantasy and a comedy about the learning curve of growing up. It’s also a stirring tale of the heroic potential that lies inside each of us, if only we’re put to the test.

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Bring Joy Coconut Chocolate Candies.

When it comes to host gifts, a homemade take on the Almond Joy

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By CATHY BARROW Washington Post

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hen I’m invited to share a special meal with friends, whether holiday feast or birthday party, I always bring something along. Sure, some hosts might ask me to contribute a dish, but others respond with “Don’t bring a thing. I’ve got this.” I am unable, constitutionally, to appear on someone’s doorstep without something in my hand. It’s in these moments that I bring indulgences. Imported cheese and fancy crackers. Extravagant wine. Homemade candies. Made with unsweetened coconut and plenty of hickory-smoked almonds, the Bring Joy Coconut Chocolate Candy is a modern twist on the beloved Almond Joy. As far as gifts go, with no baking and no chocolate tempering necessary, they are pantry-friendly and a breeze to pull together, even with only a couple hours’ notice. On point for either Easter or Passover, they can be made up to two weeks in advance, too. Unsweetened coconut is sold in airy, crunchy flakes - great in granola but a little large for candy. I used my high-speed blender to blitz the flakes into small bits, careful not to pulverize. Using the same blender, I chopped the smoked almonds into equally small bits. The almonds and coconut are bound with powdered sugar and sweetened condensed milk, then kneaded like bread dough until cohesive and stiff. I used a small juice glass with a flat bottom to press the dough into the loaf pan, forming a solid block. The filling is chewy and dense, so it needs to be compacted. After chilling, the dough is much easier to cut into crisp-edged squares. If egg-shaped candies are your goal, use a two- tablespoon scoop to portion, then with slightly damp hands, form them before chilling. Tempering chocolate can be challenging for even the most accomplished cooks. To keep this recipe as straightforward as possible, I added shortening (or butter) to melted chips to make a dipping sauce that sets up in the refrigerator. No thermometers needed. Working with half the chips at a time keeps the chocolate the correct texture for enrobing. It’s so darn pretty, you’ll be congratulating yourself. Finely chopped nuts and flaky salt make for a chic, grown-up party treat, but sprinkles and edible glitter aren’t outside the realm of possibility. Making these candies is an afternoon’s distraction for young cooks, and decorating is the best part.

BRING JOY COCONUT CHOCOLATE CANDIES 18 servings (makes 1 ½-inch squares) You’ll need a 9-by-4 ½-inch baking dish or loaf pan. The filling may be chopped by hand, but it’s easier to achieve the sublime texture with either a high-speed blender or full-size food processor, not a mini-processor. Organic, unsweetened coconut flakes are widely available at Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and MOM’s, as well as other outlets. MAKE AHEAD: The filling mixture needs to be refrigerated for 1 hour. The finished candies need to be refrigerated for at least 1 hour before serving, and can be kept cold between layers of wax paper

in an airtight container (ideally, a cookie tin) for up to 2 weeks. 2 2 cups unsweetened laked coconut 1 cup hickory-smoked almonds 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk 1 1/3 cups semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips 2 tablespoons shortening or unsalted butter Flaked salt, for decorating Line a 9-by-4 ½-inch loaf pan with aluminum foil, letting excess hang over the short sides; it will be used to lift the candies from the pan. Use a food processor or a high-speed blender to whir the coconut flakes until chopped but not pulverized.

Work slowly, checking frequently. The chopped coconut should yield about 1 ¼ cups; transfer to a mixing bowl. Grind the almonds until finely chopped. Reserve 1 tablespoon for decorating, then add the rest to the coconut. Add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract to the almond-and-coconut mixture, stirring to incorporate. Pour the condensed milk into the coconut mixture and use your hands to combine the ingredients until stiff. If this filling mixture not cohesive, very judiciously add more condensed milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Knead and press firmly, pushing the mixture away from you, folding, and repeating until the

ingredients are evenly distributed. Press the filling into the prepared pan, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Place parchment paper on a wire rack. Lift the foil holding the block of filling and unmold it onto a cutting board, top side down. Score the into 18 squares of equal size (3 across, 6 down). Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the chilled filling; you might have a little trim, which is your cook’s snack. Place the filling squares on the parchment paper and let them dry out a bit while you melt the chocolate. (This drying step will help the chocolate adhere more readily.) Fill a small saucepan with about 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat so the water is barely

bubbling at the edges. Place half of the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl that fits over the pan without its bottom touching the water), creating a double boiler. Melt the chocolate, whisking until smooth. Whisk in 1 tablespoon of the shortening or butter until melted; take the bowl off the heat. Working with one piece at a time, dip a cold filling square into the chocolate, turning it over and over to coat completely, and then transfer it to the parchmentlined rack. (I use a table fork and a soup spoon, lifting with the fork while spooning the chocolate over the top.) Let the chocolate fall back into the bowl through the tines of the fork, and then gently slide the candy on to

the parchment. After coating 9 candies, repeat the process, melting the remaining chocolate with the remaining shortening or butter, and then coating the remaining candies. (There may be leftover chocolate; use it to coat pretzel rods, dried apricots or Saltines.) Sprinkle the top of the candies with the reserved chopped almonds and a small pinch of flaked salt. Before eating, refrigerate the candies, uncovered, for about 1 hour, until the chocolate is firm and cold. Nutrition | Per piece: 240 calories, 3 g protein, 25 g carbohydrates, 15 g fat, 9 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 55 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 20 g sugar

Q&A: How to dress up dinner with this simple ingredient Washington Post

Washington-area food writer and editor Olga Massov recently joined The Washington Post Food section staff in answering questions about all things food. Here are edited excerpts from that chat. I am looking for some ways to dress up already baked sweet potatoes and spaghetti squash for dinner for one. Egg, always an egg. I’d then throw on some harissa and fresh cilantro. DEB LINDSEY/WASHINGTON POST

Have assorted red wines that were opened and forgotten? Go ahead and use them in something like this Beef Stew With Sweet Potato Dumplings.

I need to bake cookies on Sunday for a Wednesday party. Should I freeze them

or will they stay fresh on my counter in a ziplock bag?

cut in half/roasted, with creme fraiche and some type of roe on top?

I’d freeze them. I need suggestions for simple and tasty hors d’oeuvres for 16 people that can be shopped for and assembled easily in someone else’s kitchen. I will be arriving the afternoon before my mom’s 90th birthday party the next morning, so my time is limited, but I will have access to a kitchen. The only dietary requirement is that they not contain wheat due to an allergy. Extra points for posh! How about small potatoes

I found half a dozen bottles of assorted red wines (mostly malbecs or cabs) that were opened, had a cup or so used, and then were sealed with one of those vacuum pump corks & forgotten. I tested them and they’re definitely past the point where I want to drink them, but not to vinegar either. Any ideas for using up a lot of not-drinkable red wine? Not everyone will agree with this, because lots of people say don’t cook with wine you wouldn’t drink, but I do

it all the time, with excellent results. Go ahead and braise some lamb shanks in it, with some tomato and stock and onion and rosemary. Or a basic beef stew. It’ll be great. Am I crazy, or does turmeric not taste like anything? I swear it has no flavor and does nothing more than add a pretty color to a dish. My father disagrees. What do you think? Turmeric tends to have a bitter, very earthy taste. It definitely adds more than color — turmeric has quite a few known health benefits, though be wary when people claim it’s a cure-all.

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Books & authors The 19th-century book that helps us understand social media’s

allure & perils By MICHAEL DIRDA Washington Post

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds By Charles Mackay Speaking of William Morris’ medieval fantasy, “The Well at the World’s End,” C.S. Lewis once asked himself whether anyone could actually write a story as magical as that title. To me, Charles Mackay’s “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” possesses an almost equally evocative power. First published in 1841 and expanded in 1852, it chronicles some of the many varieties of human folly, obsession and self-delusion. Here, in fact, are the deep taproots of the credulity and lemming-like behavior that characterize today’s social media. Mackay himself was a wideranging man of letters, as well as the father — via a servant — of Marie Corelli, at one time the bestselling novelist in England. Today her books, such as the wittily macabre fantasy “The Sorrows of Satan,” are somewhat undeservedly forgotten. Not so her father’s masterpiece, which is periodically rediscovered and acclaimed. I myself first learned about it as a boy from reading “Baruch: My Own Story,” the autobiography of the financier Bernard M. Baruch, who credited Mackay with convincing him to sell all his stock just before the 1929 market crash. More recently, economic writers such as Andrew Tobias and Michael Lewis have championed the book. Overall, one might characterize Mackay’s work as popular history, conveyed in a tone of ironic, head-shaking amusement. Its epigraph could easily have been Puck’s famous observation, “What fools these mortals be!” In its first chapter, “Money Mania — The Mississippi Scheme,” Mackay recounts how the professional gambler John Law took over the banking of 17th-century France, flooded the market with paper currency, ran up the national debt to Trumpian levels and ultimately wreaked havoc throughout society. For a short while, though, everyone from shopkeepers to the most distinguished nobles trusted

Law’s financial genius and, like the victims fleeced by Bernie Madoff, could hardly wait to give him their money. Following a description of England’s similar mania, “The South-Sea Bubble,” Mackay’s third chapter remains his most famous. “The Tulipomania” tracks the introduction of tulips into Europe, the particular passion of the Dutch for these flowers, and the increasingly vast sums paid to acquire rare examples. People traded land, jewelry, carriages and art for a single onion-like bulb. And then, poof, in a twinkling, the demand for tulips collapsed, and investors found themselves desperate to unload their stock at any price. For a modern analogue, on a much lower scale, think back to the craze for Beanie Babies. To my mind, though, Mackay really shines in his lively but disdainful accounts of alchemy, the fanaticism and brutality of the Crusades and the persecution of reputed witches. Here is how he introduces

his overview of alchemy: “Three causes especially have excited the discontent of mankind; and, by impelling us to seek for remedies for the irremediable, have bewildered us in a maze of madness and error. These are death, toil, and ignorance of the future ... The first has led many to imagine that they might find means to avoid death, or failing in this, that they might, nevertheless, so prolong existence as to reckon it by centuries instead of units. From this sprang the search, so long continued and still pursued, for the elixir vitae, or water of life, which has led thousands to pretend to it and millions to believe in it. From the second sprang the search for the philosopher’s stone, which was to create plenty by changing all metals into gold; and from the third, the false science of astrology, divination, and their divisions of necromancy, chiromancy, augury, with all their train of signs, portents, and omens.” Mackay then proceeds to regale

us with brief biographies of such noted occultists as Roger Bacon, Paracelsus, Dr. Dee, the Comte de St. Germain and Cagliostro. Admittedly, some of what he says has been superseded by the more scholarly research of Frances A. Yates and other historians, but he remains vastly entertaining nonetheless. His description of Cornelius Agrippa even strikes an eerily contemporary note: “Some men, by dint of excessive egotism, manage to persuade their contemporaries that they are very great men indeed: they publish their acquirements so loudly in people’s ears, and keep up their own praises so incessantly, that the world’s applause is actually taken by storm.” Like Robert Burton’s “Anatomy of Melancholy,” Isaac D’Israeli’s “Curiosities of Literature” and Charles Fort’s “The Book of the Damned,” “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” is an encyclopedic hodgepodge, the bookish equivalent to Aladdin’s cave of wonders. Under “Modern Prophecies,” for instance,” Mackay surveys beliefs in the imminent end of the world. In “The Slow Poisoners,” he discusses this once fashionable mode for eliminating enemies, rightly lingering over the beautiful Marquise de Brinvilliers, the murderer of her father and two brothers (as well as the inspiration for John Dickson Carr’s supreme mystery thriller “The Burning Court”). Above all, Mackay is a compelling storyteller, whatever his topic: haunted houses, phony relics, celebrated highwaymen, the clever guiles of fortune-tellers. While mocking the pseudo-scientific use of magnets to treat disease, he even neatly sums up the power of all charlatans: “Induce belief and blind confidence, and you may do any thing.” Every age, Mackay writes, “has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or phantasy into which it plunges, spurred on either by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation.” Gain, excitement, imitation — today’s social media certainly trades in all those, while confirming more than ever the virulent and now viral “madness of crowds.”

A high-stakes coming-of-age story By ELLEN MORTON Washington Post Boy Swallows Universe By Trent Dalton Harper. 464 pp. $26.99 Set in Australia, “Boy Swallows Universe” is a sprawling novel about a thoughtful boy’s premature journey into manhood. At age 12, Eli Bell has grasped the last idyllic strands of innocence. He is catapulted reluctantly out of his youth after he discovers the depth of his mom and stepdad’s involvement with local drug traffickers. The only option for Eli and his brother, August, is to move in with their estranged father, an alcoholic whose mind “operates with as

much order and predictability as the insides of our lounge room vinyl beanbag.” As a narrator, Eli is a casual philosopher who takes in the glory and consequence of the smallest quotidian details,

and his acute observations are often refracted through his singular lens of farce and surrealism. When witnessing a neighborhood bully stab a local priest’s car with a samurai sword, for example, he sees “an old warrior about to ritually end the life of his best friend, or his favourite Australian suburban getabout motorcar.” Any preteen might get up to such preposterous mischief, but Eli’s high jinks have much higher stakes and potentially catastrophic consequences. His first brush with the heroin trade sets him on an inescapable path, a nightmare that follows him to the edge of adulthood. As he turns 18, he dreams of becoming a

journalist, he falls in love, he struggles to understand what it is to be a good man, and still the monsters of Eli’s childhood haunt him. Eli keeps his sense of humor but the years of his adolescence pass, and he gets battered by life and circumstance; inevitably some of his fanciful whimsy gives way to anger and a bleak pragmatism. His loss of innocence comes in narrative sucker punches, plot turns that evoke stomach-clenching terror and sickening grief. What makes these experiences so affecting is they happen to Eli and August, two immensely and immediately lovable characters. Almost from the first page, Eli’s lollop-

ing descriptions reveal each brother’s stark individuality, but also a compelling fraternal devotion and understanding. They remain each other’s only constants throughout a young adulthood littered with traumas large and small. “Boy Swallows Universe” hypnotizes you with wonder, and then hammers you with heartbreak. The events of Eli’s life are often fatal and tragic, but fate and tragedy do not overpower the story. Eli’s remarkably poetic voice and his astonishingly open heart take the day. They enable him to carve out the best of what’s possible from the worst of what is, which is the miracle that makes this novel marvelous.

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION

Orbit 6. The American Agent. Jacqueline Winspear. Harper 7. Wild Card. Stuart Woods. Putnam 8. Wolf Pack. C.J. Box. Putnam 9. The Chef. Patterson/DiLallo. Little, Brown 10. The Last Second. Coulter/Ellison. Gallery

1. Where the Crawdads Sing. Delia Owens. Putnam 2. The Cornwalls Are Gone. Patterson/ DuBois. Little, Brown 3. Run Away. Harlan Coben. Grand Central 4. Celtic Empire. Cussler/Cussler. Putnam 5. Tiamat’s Wrath. James S.A. Corey.

1. Becoming. Michelle Obama. Crown 2. Girl, Stop Apologizing. Rachel Hollis. HarperCollins Leadership 3. The Right Side of History. Ben Shapiro. Broadside 4. The Path Made Clear. Oprah Winfrey.

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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 30, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan (c) 2019 NPD Group.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

Flatiron 5. The Elder Scrolls: The Official Cookbook. Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. Insight Editions 6. Eat to Beat Disease. William W. Li. Grand Central 7. Hashimoto’s Food Pharmacology. Izabella Wentz. HarperOne 8. Grateful American. Gary Sinise. Nelson 9. It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way. Lysa TerKeurst. Nelson 10. Bad Blood. John Carreyrou. Knopf

MASS MARKET 1. The Good Fight. Danielle Steel. Dell 2. The Wyoming Kid. Debbie Macomber. Harlequin

3. Come Sundown. Nora Roberts. St. Martin’s 4. Twisted Prey. John Sandford. Putnam 5. The Fallen. David Baldacci. Vision 6. The Life She Wants. Robyn Carr. Mira 7. The 17th Suspect. James Patterson. Vision 8. Between You and Me. Susan Wiggs. Avon 9. Marrying My Cowboy. Palmer/ McKenna/Pearce. Zebra 10. I’ve Got My Eyes on You. Mary Higgins Clark. Pocket

TRADE PAPERBACK 1. Supermarket. Bobby Hall. Simon & Schuster

NOTEWORTHY PAPERBACKS Summaries from The New York Times Book Review:

HOMEY DON’T PLAY THAT!: THE STORY OF “IN LIVING COLOR” AND THE BLACK COMEDY REVOLUTION By David Peisner. (37 Ink/Atria, $17.) Peisner explores the inluential sketch comedy show, which helped jump-start the careers of Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and others, and what made it a cultural force in the 1990s. The book includes interviews with the cast and writers, and outlines how the show helped shape national conversations about race.

AWAYLAND: STORIES By Ramona Ausubel. (Riverhead, $16.) The pieces in this collection touch on everything from leaving home to mortality, all with a zany undertow. One story includes a cyclops with a dating proile. As New York Times reviewer Rebecca Lee put it, the stories foreground “families so cracked and mythologically weird that they are more like interesting old ruins.”

HITLER IN LOS ANGELES: HOW JEWS FOILED NAZI PLOTS AGAINST HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA By Steven J. Ross. (Bloomsbury, $18.) Hitler and Joseph Goebbels set their sights on Los Angeles, planning terrorist attacks and attempts to kill leading Hollywood stars, but a World War I veteran created a spy ring to foil their eforts. Ross’ engaging history turns up some surprising facts, and was a inalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2018.

KUDOS By Rachel Cusk. (Picador, $17.) The inal volume in Cusk’s critically acclaimed trilogy, this book inds Faye, a writer and the series’s narrator, newly married and on the literary festival circuit. As with the other novels, the story resists typical plot summary, and highlights the rich monologues Faye elicits from the people she encounters. As Times critic Dwight Garner wrote, Cusk “has that ability, unique to the great performers in every art form, to hold one rapt from the moment she appears.”

THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY: OUR DESTINY IN THE UNIVERSE By Michio Kaku. (Anchor, $16.) Kaku, a scientist whose previous books considered the future of physics and the future of the mind, goes long in his new book, imagining everything from settling Mars to how humans might alter themselves to come close to achieving immortality. Kaku gives readers a sense of the science and research being done right now, and where it might lead.

WASHINGTON BLACK 2. The Woman in the Window. A.J. Finn. Morrow 3. The First Lady. Patterson/DuBois. Grand Central 4. The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Heather Morris. Harper 5. A Gentleman in Moscow. Amor Towles. Penguin Books 6. The Lost Girls of Paris. Pam Jenoff. Park Row 7. The Home Edit. Shearer/Teplin. Clarkson Potter 8. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine. Gail Honeyman. Penguin Books 9. The Huntress. Kate Quinn. Morrow 10. Pet Sematary (movie tie-in). Stephen King. Gallery

By Esi Edugyan. (Vintage, $16.95.) Edugyan’s terriic novel opens in Barbados in the last days of slavery, and follows a slave who develops a close relationship with his master’s brother. He escapes by hot air balloon, and the pair head to Canada as the story takes on the elements of an adventure narrative. This book was one of the Book Review’s 10 best of 2018.

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Puzzles Last week’s puzzle answers

Level 1

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Solution to Last Week’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit

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Answers Next Week

POWER OF THE NINE Both vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠943 ♥ J6 ♦ K J 10 8 5 2 ♣K5 WEST EAST ♠ A Q J 10 7 5 ♠8 ♥ 54 ♥ Q987 ♦ A7 ♦ Q9643 ♣Q93 ♣842 SOUTH ♠K62 ♥ A K 10 3 2 ♦ Void ♣ A J 10 7 6 The bidding:

SOUTH WEST NORTH 1♣* 1♠ 2♦** 2♥ 2♠ 3♦ 4♣ Pass 4♥ pass *Strong and artificial **Natural and game forcing

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Opening lead: Five of ♥ South in today’s deal was American expert Eddie Wold, from Texas. The opening heart lead went to the six, seven, and 10. Wold led a club to dummy’s king, a club back to his ace, and ruffed a club —

Horoscope pleased to see the suit split evenly. He ruffed a diamond back to his hand and cashed the two top hearts before taking a moment to think. West was known to have six spades from the auction, and had followed to two trumps, three clubs, and one diamond. He had one diamond remaining, likely the ace. At this point, Wold made the inspired play of leading a low spade from his hand toward dummy’s nine. West couldn’t duck, as the nine would win and Wold would ruff a diamond back to his hand, felling the ace. He would run clubs until East ruffed, and East would then have to lead a diamond into dummy’s king-jack. Declarer would end up with 11 tricks. West won the low spade with his 10, but he had no answer. A spade would set up the king of spades for Wold’s tenth trick, and the ace of diamonds would eventually lead to East’s being endplayed, just as if West had let the nine of spades win. West decided to cash the ace of spades, holding Wold to 10 tricks. Nicely played! (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.)

By Stella Wilder Born today, you have a great many interests and talents, and none is likely to rise to the top and become dominant for any lengthy period of time. You will have to content yourself with exploring and exploiting as many of your abilities as you can in whatever situations present themselves. You have varied and rather rich tastes; you like to surround yourself with the best things, wear the best clothes and eat the best food. What you don’t always consider is how much money it takes to give yourself what you want and enjoy. Despite the fact that you can navigate friendship and personal differences with great skill, you may on one or two occasions actually risk destroying a friendship as a result of an act of uncharacteristic selfishness. When this happens, you have a simple choice: friendship or solitude. You must search your heart for the answer. Also born on this date are: Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president; Al Green, singer; Ron Perlman, actor; Tony Dow, actor; Hunter Pence, baseball player; Rick Schroder, actor; Don Adams, actor and comedian; Samuel Beckett, playwright. To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re likely to pay the price today for something that is entirely someone else’s responsibility. In time, you can be reimbursed. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — It’s time to deliver the goods, whether or not you feel ready. This opportunity isn’t going to last forever, so you must act now. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may not be feeling quite up to snuff as the day begins, but you’ll very soon get

your feet under you and be able to hold your own. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — It’s a good day for complete immersion in something new and perhaps a little frightening. Remember, it’s all in fun, isn’t it? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — There is more than one way to skin a cat — or so the saying goes. Today, you’ll prove to those around you that it’s truer today than yesterday. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — You’ll be in charge of more than you had expected today, and someone by your side will hold the key to a mystery you must solve immediately. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — The results of a meeting held behind closed doors may not be made available for some time, but you have a hunch you know what was decided. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — You can do a lot more today to take care of those around you. It’s not so much a matter of health, exactly, but comfort and contentment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — What’s new these days that wasn’t at all applicable just a few days ago? The answer to this question leads you down an unfamiliar path. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — It’s more important to do what is right than to do what is memorable at this time. How you focus your energy makes all the difference. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — You must collect all the tools you need before starting a new task. Prepare for what might happen, not for what will probably happen. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — Forward motion keeps you from getting stuck in a situation that is definitely not for you today. You learn something new during the evening hours. COPYRIGHT 2019 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE, INC.

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Travel An ice marathon across a frozen Russian lake:

‘I RAN TWICE AS FAST’

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Baikal Ice Marathon participants run on the frozen surface in Russia, March 2. It is one of the world’s most grueling races: 26 miles over Siberia’s Lake Baikal, amid cracking ice and shifting weather.

By NEIL MACFARQUHAR New York Times

LAKE BAIKAL, Russia — The ice rumbled and then shook underfoot. No one had warned Véronique Messina about that. Messina, a French speech therapist working in Cambodia, came to Lake Baikal in distant Siberia to run a marathon across its frozen surface. She ventured onto the ice for her first trial run just a day before the race. “I am afraid of water to begin with, and you can see that you are running on water,” she said. The booms and tremors rippling across the ice as it shifts, sometimes called the “Baikal Symphony,” proved an even worse surprise. “It was horrible,” said Messina, 40. “The ice was shaking. I was shaking. Each time it cracked, I think I ran twice as fast.” Marathon runners often use races to explore the world, and every March the Baikal Ice Marathon attracts a small group to the lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, both for its exotic, ethereal beauty and the unpredictable, grueling conditions. Edged by distant snowcapped mountains, the winter lake is a vast plain of white snow interrupted by extended swaths of dark blue ice swept clear by the wind. Microclimates generate tempests that sabotage weather forecasts. “Science cannot help us,” said Aleksey P. Nikiforov, 58, the charming, voluble, occasionally cantankerous founder of the race, held this year on March 2. Many runners said testing their limits drew them to Baikal, the Earth’s largest, deepest body of fresh water, some 2,700 miles east of Moscow.

It was horrible. The ice was shaking. I was shaking. Each time it cracked, I think I ran twice as fast.” VÉRONIQUE MESSINA Runner

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Runners warm up on the morning of the Baikal Ice Marathon, in Siberia, Russia.

“My 30th birthday is later this month so I wanted to do something crazy,” said Sabrina Kwong, a Hong Kong banker, adding nervously, “I signed up before thinking how extreme it would be.” The ice and the weather ensure that no two races are identical. “Baikal prepares new surprises, especially for you runners, every time,” Nikiforov said during a briefing the night before this year’s race. “That makes it more interesting,” he added, provoking nervous laughter. Asked in 2005 to organize a marathon skirting the lake, Nikiforov, who owns a small Siberian tourism company, thought: “Why not across it?” The Baikalsky Nature Reserve on the eastern shore sits 23.2 miles from

Listvyanka, the main tourist village on the western side, 3 miles short of a marathon’s official 26.2 miles. To add them, the headache is identifying a smooth, meandering path devoid of cracks or impassable berms of broken ice. Nikiforov scouts the ice repeatedly for weeks before the race. He tests the thickness with a trusty Soviet hand drill; 17 inches can support a tank. This year the ice was about 27 inches thick. Thundering like distant cannon fire, random cracks cleave open and slam shut in the frozen, floating crust. Cracks present more of a danger of twisting an ankle than falling through, although one year such a large hole opened that runners avoided the water by scrambling across three small, parked hovercraft. Last year, a fierce, glacial wind blew up from nowhere,

reducing visibility to a few yards. Disoriented runners stumbled off the route marked by short red flags. Some got frostbite. Nikiforov reluctantly canceled the race for the first time and evacuated everyone. Drawing from the local shamanistic traditions, he considers Lake Baikal a living being. “People think that I am crazy when I say that Baikal is alive, that it is breathing, but they come here and they feel it,” he said. Two Russian and French running partners, Vladimir V. Voloshin, 44, and Laurent N. Lecamp, 41, forced off the lake in 2018, kissed the ice when they arrived this year. “It was part of our investment in good weather,” Voloshin said. During the briefing, Nikiforov casually mentioned that he had just discovered a new crack. One anxious question: “Can you explain a little more about the crack — how wide is it?” “It might close, it might get wider, we don’t know,” he responded, adding that boards could be laid over the 11-inch fracture if needed. Race day started with a 55-minute ride on 10 small hovercraft across the lake to

the starting point. This year 97 men and 30 women participated from 23 countries, with a quarter of the racers from Russia. Of the total, 24 people ran a half marathon. Nikiforov keeps the race small, not least so he can evacuate everybody if necessary. The race motto is “Clean Water Preservation Run,” but the competition is less an active environmental effort than an attempt to raise consciousness about protecting the mile-deep lake. It holds about 20 percent of the fresh surface water on Earth. Thick clouds threatened snow as the runners departed in a pack. Within an hour, they had spread out over three miles, little black dots on an all-white planet where the snowy lake merged with the overcast sky. Then the sun emerged and at 26 degrees Fahrenheit, balmy for Siberia in March, one Russian runner stripped to just shorts. Spotting him, Nikiforov leapt from his hovercraft. “You will either lose your testicles on your own or we will help you!” he bellowed in Russian, using a more earthy term and threatening expulsion if the man did not dress. “The rules have to be tough, this is Baikal,” he

muttered. The recommended wardrobe included a balaclava; face tape; goggles or glasses; a light, windproof jacket and pants; two layers of thin thermal underwear and heavy gloves. Snap-on crampons or running shoes with spikes were also critical. Runners sometimes slog through snow, sometimes navigate bare ice. Alex E. O’Shea, 44, a firefighter from Cork, Ireland, fashioned doit-yourself spikes by hammering metal studs into his shoes. Their flat heads proved useless on hard ice, and he fell once. Messina set off with some trepidation. Fretting about the crack, she decided to stick with other runners. She soon found herself solo, however, eyeballing the thick white veins in the ice and wondering where to leap if one burst open. “It was also beautiful,” she said, “You are alone on Baikal, it is your race, you are alone with yourself.” The race ended with little fanfare. Tourists crowding the ice mostly ignored the runners, who maneuvered to the finish line past obstacles like ice skaters, dog sleds and tourists snapping selfies. Anton Dolgov, 44, a wiry Moscow IT executive, won in 3:05:05 hours. Ekaterina Lykasheva, 30, from nearby Irkutsk, was the first woman at 3:49:30, joyfully sliding the last few feet on her knees into the arms of her husband and young son. Messina was the sixth woman across at 4:30:54. “I did it, I ran on water!” she said triumphantly, describing the overall experience like being an astronaut exploring another planet. “I was just so happy to be there!” Would she do it again? “I love to see new places, other things,” she laughed.