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Welcome to National Emergency Responders Day!
Trained to respond to a wide range of emergencies, emergency responders are some of the first to arrive at the scenes of natural disasters, accidents, and terrorist attacks. They include people such as paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, and firefighters. Because of the trauma they encounter, they must be of strong physical and mental health. Today we honor and celebrate them for all they do to keep us safe.
National Emergency Responders Day takes place on September 11, the anniversary of the largest terrorist attack in American history. Emergency responders were many of the first to arrive at the locations of the attacks, and many lost their lives that day, and continue to feel the day's effects decades later, making it appropriate that we honor them on its anniversary. Of the 2,977 who were killed that day, 412 were emergency workers who responded to the World Trade Center, and of those, 343 were New York City firefighters and paramedics.
Rushing into the rubble, they breathed in dust that contained asbestos, glass fibers, lead, cement, dioxins, and other chemicals. Many have since experienced respiratory and neurological damage, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. Perhaps most detrimental is the great number of emergency responders who have succumbed to cancer on account of the disaster. Some have developed lung cancer because of exposure to asbestos and skin cancer because of exposure to chemicals. Other cancers—such as breast, thyroid, and esophageal—have developed from exposure on the day. By the anniversary of the tragedy in 2018, there had been 150 emergency workers who had lost their lives over the years on account of September 11th.
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Blue Ribbon College Basketball publisher on preseason prediction for Syracuse: ‘We’re going to be wrong’ (podcast) (youtube; podcast; Syracuse Orange)
Chris Dortch is the editor and publisher of the Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook, which has earned a reputation as the Bible of college basketball.
Its comprehensiveness is unmatched in the industry. The yearbook comprises over 400 pages filled with details of every NCAA Division I team and predictions for each conference.
It’s such a massive undertaking that Dortch can’t do all the predictions, which include an order of finish and all-conference selections, by himself. In some cases, he assigns those duties to one of his many writers.
“It’s extremely difficult,’' Dortch said of the prediction process. “I don’t get in the way. I assign a captain for every league to make the predictions based on what the other writers think. I don’t generally overrule them.’'
In the case of the ACC, Blue Ribbon picked Syracuse to come in 12th in the league’s expanded 18-team format. And Dortch is already wishing he had a do-over. (Full discloser: Syracuse.com’s Mike Waters wrote the Syracuse preview in this year’s Blue Ribbon but had no role in the ACC predictions).
“As I look now and see Syracuse at No. 12 and having read your story and done a lot of extra homework for your show, I think No. 12 is too low,” Dortch said in an appearance on the “Inside Syracuse Basketball” podcast. “But having said that, it’s not like it used to be. If it was a 12-team league and we picked them 12, maybe you’re in a little bit of trouble. But 12 could easily be eight and if you’re eight, you’re in the NCAA Tournament.
“And that’s all you want is a chance.’’
Why did Dortch think Syracuse would finish higher than its predicted 12th-place finish? Dortch pointed to the four transfers that SU coach Adrian Autry and his staff brought in during the offseason.
“After I really poured into Syracuse,’' Dortch said, “I believe that Syracuse had one of the most effective portal classes in the entire country.’'
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Founder/CEO of No Destination Announces New Syracuse Sports Podcast (youtube; radio; Orange Nation)
Sam Holland, Founder/CEO of No Destination, joins Steve Infanti and Paulie Scibilia to announce a new show featuring Eddie Lampkin and Elijah Moore, give his input on the performance of Syracuse Football so far, and discuss what he has heard about the new culture under Fran Brown.
Petar Majstorovic – Syracuse NIL Deals, Net Worth, Player Information – CollegeNetWorth.com (collegenetworth.com; AI)
Petar Majstorovic is set to make his mark on Syracuse University’s basketball team in the upcoming season. This 6-foot-9 Serbian forward has recently signed a National Letter of Intent with the Orange, joining the roster for the 2024-25 season.
His skills on the court, showcased during his time in France, demonstrate his potential to contribute significantly to the team’s performance.
Majstorovic’s addition brings depth to the front court, an area where Syracuse aims to strengthen its lineup.
With an average of 9.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in the France Under-21 league, he has shown his capability to impact games positively.
As fans look forward to watching him play, his journey from Serbia to Syracuse reflects his growing prominence in the basketball world.
The excitement surrounding Majstorovic also ties into the financial aspects of college athletics.
As he builds his career, his performance could enhance not only his future prospects but also increase the visibility and success of the [COLOR=var(--ast-global-color-0)]Syracuse basketballhttps://www.collegenetworth.com/jim-boeheim-syracuse/ program.[/COLOR]
His story is one of aspiration and talent, promising thrilling moments on the court this season.
Syracuse Men's Basketball on Instagram: "We’ll stick to hoopin… …until next year. Thanks to everyone that supported our guys at the 2nd Annual Fore the Players Classic! ⛳️"
937 likes, 7 comments - cuse_mbb on September 10, 2024: "We’ll stick to hoopin… …until next year. Thanks to everyone that supported our guys at the 2nd Annual Fore the Players Classic! ⛳️".
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Sharpshooters culled 109 deer in Syracuse last winter; city to implement new ‘trap and euthanize’ method (PS; Featherstone)
U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters last winter killed 109 whitetail deer in Syracuse neighborhoods, up from just 79 deer eliminated the previous winter, and the second largest tally since the city’s deer management program began in 2019.
Greg Loh, the city’s chief policy officer, attributed the increase to state legislation passed last year allowing sharpshooters to get closer to their targets by reducing the setback distance from residences from 500 feet to 250 feet, with permission from property owners.
“During the last several weeks of the deer management season, the legislation allowed us to operate in some areas that we previously were not able to operate and that did result in some additional removals,” Loh said.
Despite the improved numbers, Loh said the city will be trying a new “trap and euthanize” method to remove deer in some Eastside neighborhoods. The method is authorized by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
“We still see the overpopulation problem as big, or bigger, in some sections of the Eastside,” said Loh. “We are proposing to use the trap and euthanize method, which is used in other municipalities, but allows us to operate in areas where the use of a sharpshooter is not possible.”
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Gregory Martin, 5, of Buffalo, caught this 1 lb 13.7 oz pumpkinseed in Oneida Lake in late August. If confirmed, the fish would set a new state record, and possibly a new world record.Hope Pragacz
Buffalo boy reels in record-breaking Oneida Lake sunfish (PS; Featherstone)
Gregory Martin, a five-year-old angler from Buffalo, might have broken both the New York State and world records for Lepomis gibbosus, a type of common sunfish also known as a pumpkinseed.
It happened two weeks ago just outside Spruce Cove Marina on the north shore of Oneida Lake, where Gregory’s aunt, Hope Pragacz, has a cottage. Gregory was fishing from Pragacz’s pontoon boat in 26 feet of water when something took his worm, bending his pole like a piece of licorice.
Pragacz thought at first that Gregory had hooked a walleye. It wouldn’t be the first time.
“Last year he had a kid’s pole and he caught a walleye with it,” said Pragacz. “That kid, from the time he caught the walleye, to the time he ate it at the table—it was unbelievable. Now he calls me all the time to go fishing.”
Gregory was using a new telescoping pole that Pragacz had given him for Christmas when he caught the plump pumpkinseed. But he needed a little help from his dad to keep the tip up. He reeled in the fish and netted it all on his own.
“It seemed like forever, but it was just a few minutes,” said Pragacz. “When I catch a little panfish like that they give you the fight of a life, and you think you’ve got something big on. But it was the biggest thing I’ve ever seen.”
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