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COXSACKIE — A correction officer at the maximum-security Coxsackie Correctional Facility was attacked by an inmate Monday, according to the union representing the officer.

The officer, who has not been identified, sustained multiple facial fractures during the assault, which occurred at about 11:40 a.m., according to a statement from the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association.

“The inmate had just

entered the school building carrying items that were not allowed in the building,” according to the union. “The officer directed the inmate to stand near the wall so he could be frisked for contraband. The inmate immediately turned towards the officer and attacked him, striking him several times in the face.”

The officer then fell to his knees and the inmate continued attacking him, according to the union. The officer shot back at the inmate with pepper spray, but to no avail.

Another officer arrived and

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The entrance to the Coxsackie Correctional Facility off Route 9W in Coxsackie.

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PRATTSVILLE — A former Prattsville official was indicted Friday on fraud charges by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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O’Hara was at the helm of the town government during the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in 2011. O’Hara entered into various grant agreements with agencies such as the state Housing Trust Fund Corporation and the state Department

of State, according to the release.

“Between 2013 and 2015, Baker provided O’Hara with false invoices from his Prattsville-based modular home business, Moore’s Homes, purporting to reflect construction work on O’Hara’s

automotive garage, O’Hara’s Service Station, which Moore’s Homes did not perform,” according to the release. “O’Hara issued checks to Moore’s Homes reflecting payment on the invoices, but Baker returned all of the See INDICTED A2

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68, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. O’Hara was also charged with bank fraud and making false statements in a loan

CATSKILL — The Fortnightly Club of Catskill will bring holiday cheer to the community this weekend with the 24th annual Festival of Trees.

The festival was scheduled to kick off Friday night with a gala at Anthony’s Banquet Hall in Leeds from 7-10 p.m.

Tickets are $25.

On Saturday and Sunday at Anthony’s Banquet Hall, visitors can admire dozens of trees on display and peruse various vendors for a $5 admission fee. Saturday hours are 11 a.m.- 5 p.m., Sunday is 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

“It’s unbelievable what these decorators come up with year after year,” event chairwoman Christa Bush said. “It’s a great time to kick off the holiday season.

It really gets you in the spirit and there is something for

everyone.”

The festival will feature 56 trees, 30 wreaths, 15 wood items and 12 vendors, Bush said.

“It is the most [trees] we’ve ever had before,” Bush said.

When the event began in 1995, only about 20 trees were involved, Bush said.

“Each year the event becomes more and more successful,” she said. “We have raised upwards of $25,000.”

The money raised from admission, the raffle, the cafe and the trees all goes to the Fortnightly Club, Bush said.

“Every penny goes back out to the community,” she said.

The Fortnightly Club supports arts programs in local schools, local libraries and food pantries, scholarships at Columbia-Greene Community College and a new See TREES A2

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The Fortnightly Club of Catskill will hold its 24th annual Festival of Trees this weekend.

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Cross recalled the events of 2017.

“The FBI came to a board meeting to issue their subpoenas for records from the town,” he said. “It was the talk of the town the next morning.”

O’Hara and Baker appeared Friday in Albany before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel J. Stewart and were released pending a trial scheduled before Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. The case is being investigated by the Office of the New York State Comptroller, Division of Investigation; FBI; DHS-OIG; and HUD-OIG, with assistance from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Office of the Inspector General, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cyrus P.W. Rieck.

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Bonnie Chase declined to comment on why the town hired Capezza and declined to answer if she had been called to testify.

“We hired an attorney to accompany the deputy supervisor and the bookkeeper because they were both subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Albany,” Prattsville Town Councilman Greg Cross said.

Town bookkeeper Michelle Brainard declined to answer if she had been called to testify.

Town Clerk Kathleen Sherman said she did not testify.

Sherman referred questions to Capezza’s office.

Capezza did not respond to requests for comment on last month’s story.

Town Supervisor Kristin Tompkins also did not respond to requests for comment on last month’s story.

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money.” “[O’Hara] then submitted the false invoices and fully reimbursed checks to Prattsville and the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation to fraudulently obtain $24,915 in grant proceeds under the New York Main Street Program,” the U.S. Attorney said.

The indictment further alleges that between 2014 and 2016, O’Hara submitted those same invoices and reimbursed checks to the state Department of State and to the Office of the state Comptroller to fraudulently obtain grant proceeds for Prattsville under the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program,

according to the release.

The indictment also alleges that O’Hara submitted false invoices to obtain grants proceeds from the state Electric and Gas Corporation and used the invoices again on a business loan application to NBT Bank.

Greene County Legislator Jim Thorington, R-Windham, a former Prattsville town councilman, and Karl Heck, director of Economic Development and Planning, were subpoenaed to testify Sept. 5 at the James T. Foley Courthouse in Albany for the investigation.

The Prattsville Town Board made a motion Sept. 9 to hire attorney Tom Capezza for two days, according to meeting minutes. Capezza represented the town in 2017 during an FBI investigation.

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WASHINGTON— Federal health officials have identified vitamin E acetate in the lung fluids of 29 people sickened in the outbreak of dangerous vaping-related lung injuries. The discovery is a “breakthrough” that points to the oil as a likely culprit in the outbreak that has sickened more than 2,000 people and killed at least 39, a top official said Friday.

“These findings provide direct evidence of vitamin E acetate at the primary site of injury

within the lungs,” said Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The latest findings point to growing evidence of vitamin E acetate as “a very strong culprit of concern,” she said.

Although the findings announced Friday do not rule out other possible compounds or ingredients that may be causing the lung injuries, Schuchat described the lab results as a “breakthrough” in the investigation. CDC tested for a wide range of substances that might

be found, including plant oils and petroleum distillates, such as mineral oil.

But, she said, “No other potential toxins were detected.”

CDC officials found vitamin E acetate, an oil derived from the vitamin, in all 29 samples of lung fluid collected from patients who had fallen ill or died from lung injuries. THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, was also found in 23 patients, including three who said they had not used THC products. Nicotine was detected in 16 of 26 patients.

Vitamin E acetate, an oil derived from the vitamin, has already been identified in previous testing by federal and state laboratories in vape products that contain THC. Virtually all the products were obtained on the illicit market. Vitamin E acetate has been used in recent months as a cutting agent or additive on the cannabis black market to stretch the amount of THC in vape cartridges, officials and industry experts have said.

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President Dond Trump wouldn’t commit Friday to endorsing his former attorney general’s Senate run, but said he wouldn’t campaign against Jeff Sessions.

Trump’s indifference to the Alabama Republican’s decision to run for his old seat is a softer response than would have been expected given their strained relationship.

But Sessions sought to head off any attacks by the president in an announcement video Thursday night that focused solely on the way he has championed Trump’s agenda - and the president noticed.

“I saw he said very nice things about me last night,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. But on whether he’d endorse him, Trump said, “We’ll have to see.”

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I was the first to support President Trump,” Sessions says in the video. “I was his strongest advocate. I still am. We must make America great again.”

first-degree use of a firearm, both class B felonies, in Rockland County in 2017. He committed an armed home invasion in 2016 in the Town of Nanuet, according to the union.

New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association Mid-Hudson Region President Michael Mazzella said in a statement Thursday he is hopeful that justice will be served for the injured officer.

“A week after an officer was stabbed multiple times at Green Haven Correctional Facility, another officer was violently attacked and left with multiple facial fractures in an unprovoked attack at

Coxsackie,” Mazzella said.

“Inmate advocates continue to call for a reduction in discipline for inmates yet the violent assaults on staff continue to occur.”

“There is no denying that the violence inside our correctional facilities is getting worse,” Mazzella said. “We hope the district attorney’s office prosecutes this case to the fullest extent of the law and sends a clear message that any inmate who attacks an officer will be held accountable.“ State Department of Correction and Community Supervision Spokesman Thomas Mailey said in a statement Thursday he could not release information regarding the

incident.

“The safety and well-being of our staff and incarcerated individuals is our top priority,” Mailey said. “The department has zero tolerance for violence within our facilities and anyone engaged in misconduct will be disciplined. If warranted, an incident will be referred for outside prosecution.

The department is reviewing an incident involving a staff member and an incarcerated individual that occurred on Monday at the Coxsackie Correctional Facility and cannot comment.”

State police have been notified of the incident, according to the union.

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was able to tackle the inmate to the floor using body holds, according to the union. When additional staff arrived, the inmate was placed in restraints.

The officer was taken to Albany Medical Center where he was treated for a fractured orbital bone, fractured cheekbone and a broken nose. He did not return to duty, according to the union.

The inmate, who has not been identified, is 33 years old and serving an eight-year sentence on a conviction for first-degree burglary and

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scholarship for emergency medical technicians, Bush said.

“Another good example is when the Elks Lodge needed a defibrillator and we helped them to get one,” she said.

In addition to the beautiful scenery, the festival will have live entertainment throughout the weekend provided by the Catskill High School band, chorus and glee club, the Resurrection Lutheran Church, Foggy Otis and the Good Times Band, Bush said.

Soups, sweets and other refreshments will be available for purchase at the cafe, Bush

said.

Face painting will be available for kids and Santa will be on deck all weekend, Bush said.

The trees were judged Friday morning in a variety of categories. Ribbons will be presented prior to Friday’s gala, Bush said.

“We have Most Elegant, Most Creative, Most Whimsical, Most Traditional, Judge’s Choice,” she said.

At the gala, attendants will pick a People’s Choice award winner.

Throughout the weekend, visitors will also get to vote for their choice.

“You will get a ballot with your program when you come in the door,” Bush said. There will be a mailbox to submit

ballots in after making a selection, Bush said.

Bush urges those interested in decorating or sponsoring a tree to get in touch with the Fortnightly Club.

“We contact those interested in the summer with the theme and the dates for the festival,” she said.

The trees range in size from six feet, which cost $175 to sponsor, seven and a half feet, which cost $225 to sponsor, to nine feet, which are $300.

Sponsors from near and far express interest in the event, Bush said.

“A law firm in Newburgh sponsored our cafe,” Bush said.

The festival also has a sponsor from Loudonville, she said.

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CALENDAR Monday, Nov.11 n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m.

Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Veteran’s Day n Greene County Office Building closed in observance of Veteran’s Day

Tuesday, Nov.12 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Coxsackie Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 56 Bailey St., Coxsackie n Coxsackie Village Historic Preservation Committee 6 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Greene County Legislature county services and public works 6 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Nov.13 n Athens Village Board 6:30 p.m. at Vil-

lage Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Catskill Central School District BOE 6:30 p.m. High School Library, 341 West Main St., Catskill n Catskill Town Zoning Board 6 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Catskill Village Board 7 p.m. Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill n Coxsackie Village Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie n Jewett Town Board 7 p.m. at the Jewett Municipal Building, 3547 County Route 23C, Jewett

Thursday, Nov.14 n Greene County Legislature finance

audit 4 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Windham-Ashland-Jewett CSD BOE audit finance committee 5:15 p.m. in superintendent’s office; regular meeting 6 p.m. in the School Library, 5411 Route 23, Windham

Monday, Nov.18 n Athens Town Board 6:45 p.m. at the

Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Durham Town Board 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 7309 Route 81, East Durham n Greene County Legislature economic development and tourism; Gov. Ops; finance and Rep. and Dem. caucus 6 p.m.

Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill n Greenville Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 11159 Route 32, Pioneer Building, Greenville

Johnson puts Hudson in the history books

By Amanda Purcell Columbia-Greene Media

HUDSON — Hudson’s mayor-elect is ready to hit the ground running on his first day in office in January.

Kamal Johnson, a Democrat, won handily over his opponent, incumbent and fellow Democrat Rick Rector, 926-395, in machine votes in the General Election on Tuesday. Early voting results, which were posted and then taken down, were not available as of press time Thursday.

“It’s a humbling experience to know that we got the numbers we did,” Johnson said.

Johnson is Hudson’s first African-American mayor and, at 34, will be one of the city’s youngest mayors when he is inaugurated in January. But when it comes to making history, Johnson was humble.

“I want to project on my community that it doesn’t matter what you look like or where you come from, that you can still accomplish your dreams,” Johnson said.

Johnson said he made the voters part of his campaign, and he and his campaign staff made a point to listen more than they spoke to the residents.

“Everything coming out of our campaign was genuine,” he said.

Johnson defeated Rector, who shut down his campaign in September, in the primary race for mayor in June by almost 2-to-1, 678354. That number did not include absentee votes.

Johnson has served one term as alderman of the city’s 1st Ward. Johnson has

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Mayor-elect Kamal Johnson and his daughter, Asia, on Election Day 2019.

lived in Hudson since he was 8 years old. Johnson said he is excited to be part of one of the most diverse Common Councils in the history of the city this year, and each member learned a lot from one another.

Johnson called it an “inspiration to see leadership that looks and represents the city.”

Johnson said he wants to be a mayor who is known for taking action. He has met with the Galvan Foundation to discuss the affordable housing crisis and vacancy rates in the city. He met with officials from Columbia Memorial Health about keeping birthing services in the city.

He also wants to develop a closer partnership with the Hudson City School District.

To that end, Johnson has joined the district’s Leadership Team and will promote the Early Learning Literacy

Network program throughout the county, which has a 47 percent literacy rate, he said.

Johnson graduated from Columbia-Greene Community College in 2005 and SUNY New Paltz in 2007 with degrees in early childhood education and history.

He is co-director of Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood and is the coordinator of the POPs Fatherhood Initiative — a group that helps fathers connect to their families. He also serves as chairman of the Youth and Police committees of the Hudson Common Council.

Johnson said his first move when taking office will be making appointments to boards and committees, and ensuring the qualified people are serving in the right positions.

One of the areas he wants to focus on is making the

waterfront more accessible to the public.

After his primary loss in June, Rector remained on the ballot with Independent and Republican endorsements. But Rector ended his campaign Sept. 4 instead of running on either of those party lines, calling himself a “proud, progressive liberal Democrat.”

Johnson ran alongside incumbent Common Council President Thomas DePietro.

Without early voting results and absentees, DePietro

held a strong lead with 763 votes early Thursday afternoon against challenger Rob Bujan, who was running on the Republican, Conservative and Independent lines.

Bujan got 480 votes.

DePietro said he was thrilled to be re-elected, saying it shows the majority of the Common Council reflects what the majority of the people want for the city.

“I campaigned on accomplishment and vision, and never once went negative about my challenger,” DePietro said. “I made campaign promises back in 2017, and fulfilled them — we have a more open and more youthfriendly city, and we’ve made the first big step in dealing with our housing crisis. I thank all my supporters, especially the team supporting Hudson’s next mayor, Kamal Johnson, with whom I am eager to work in 2020. Finally, I have no ill will against those who made me prove my worth to the voters by supporting Rob Bujan; everyone has a place at the table.”

To reach reporter Amanda Purcell, call 518-828-1616 ext.

2500, or send an email to apurcell@thedailymail.net, or tweet to @amandajpurcell.

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Tuesday, Nov.19 n Athens Village Planning Board 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 2 First St., Athens n Hunter Town Board 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville

Wednesday, Nov.20 n Catskill Library Board 6:45 p.m. at either the Catskill Library, 1 Franklin St., Catskill or Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville n Catskill Town Board committee meeting 6:30 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill n Greene County Legislature public hearing (Greene County AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Council 66 collective bargaining agreement County Office Building Board Room) 6 p.m. followed by Legislature Meeting No. 11 6:30 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., Catskill

Thursday, Nov.21 n Coxsackie Village Planning Board 7 p.m. Village Hall, 119 Mansion St., Coxsackie

Monday, Nov.25 n Catskill Village Planning Board 7 p.m.

Catskill Senior Center, 15 Academy St., Catskill

Tuesday, Nov.26 n Catskill Town Planning Board 7 p.m.

Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill

Wednesday, Nov.27 n Catskill Town Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Thursday, Nov.28 n Catskill Town Offices closed in obser-

vance of Thanksgiving n Coxsackie Town Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of Thanksgiving

Editor’s Note: A charge is not a conviction. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.

STATE POLICE n A 17-year-old male of Catskill was arrested at 12:54 p.m. Nov. 4 in Durham and charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury with a weapon, a class D felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. His arrestee status is unknown. n Joseph Lane, 31, of Troy, was arrested at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 4 in Greenville and charged with thirddegree burglary, seconddegree mischief and firstdegree unauthorized use of a vehicle, all class D felonies.

He was held. n Daniel J. Joyce, 72, of Cairo, was arrested at 7:06 p.m. Nov. 5 in Cairo and

charged with driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, and making a right-of-way violation, an infraction. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Dante M. Garrido, 20, of Hudson, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. Nov. 5 in Coxsackie and charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, an unclassified misdemeanor, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. He was issued an

appearance ticket. n Gary E. Wilgus, 63, of Catskill, was arrested at 8:40 a.m. Nov. 6 in Catskill and charged with petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket. n Carmelo W. Mendez, 36, of Corona, was arrested at 9:58 p.m. Nov. 6 in Catskill and charged with seventhdegree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor. He was issued an appearance ticket.

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Remember the people who protect our freedom Monday is Veterans Day, 24 hours set aside for the nation to salute and share stories about the servicemen and women who, with astonishing selflessness and courage, risk body and soul to protect an abstract philosophy called democracy.

It is also the 100th anniversary of what was known first as Armistice Day and later as Remembrance Day. The observance date, 11/11, is fixed. Veterans have been honored on this date, and this date alone, since 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation.

Veterans Day differs from Memorial Day in meaning, but just a little.

Memorial Day honors the brave ones who died in service to the nation. Veterans Day pays tribute to all men and women who donned uniforms and gave all they could to their country.

The combined armed services including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard, comprise one of the largest military forces in the world.

As of September 2018, more than 1.3 million people are on active military duty, with almost 900,000 more in the reserve forces, according to data from the U.S. Department of Defense. Nearly 2.5 million men and women are assigned to perform a superhuman task: keep more than 300 million Americans safe and secure.

It’s also important to remember as we honor our veterans Monday that everyone who wears the uniforms of various military branches do so voluntarily. The draft was abolished 47 years ago.

These men and women volunteer to undergo rigorous training and take up arms, knowing they may be called upon at any time to charge into battle against unknown foreign enemies and lay down their lives in defense of the nation.

The world is a much different place today than it was just a year ago. Threats of war surfaced in Iran, domestic terrorism is generating more fear than it has in the last quarter-century.

Alliances once thought to be

impregnable are breaking down. We live in a time of moral turpitude in government and corporations and an era of social incivility and intolerance.

The men and women who serve — even in peacetime — are far from home. They often miss the significant things in life such as births, holidays, birthdays, graduations, weddings and funerals. We take them for granted in the course of life. Military men and women savor them.

When conflicts arise, service members pack up and leave their loved ones, knowing they might not return.

Voters spoke on Tuesday and it is likely that our service men and women did something, somewhere, at some time, to protect this freedom. On Monday, remember our military men and women are the people who work to defend the simple freedom to elect our leaders and many other freedoms. Here’s hoping that we can tell veterans Monday that we are grateful for their sacrifices.

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Trump’s whistleblower attacks set dangerous precedent The Washington Post

The facts of the Ukraine scandal are clear and damning, so it is not surprising that President Donald Trump and his minions search desperately for scapegoats and distraction. In many instances, they just look foolish. But one particular obsession - to name and attack “the whistleblower” - is a grave threat to the integrity of the government.

Despite warnings that disclosing the whistleblower’s identity might expose him or her to harm, right-wing media outlets such as Breitbart have printed the name of a federal employee who may be the whistleblower.

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee have threatened to call the whistleblower as a witness in the panel’s impeachment inquiry. The president even retweeted an article with the printed name. Trump insists he must be allowed to “meet my accuser,” as in a criminal trial. But the whistleblower

is more like a confidential informant who tips off the authorities before an arrest or a trial. Every substantive allegation in the whistleblower’s account has been confirmed, on the record, by witnesses whose identities are known to Trump and the world. The president’s lawyers will have the opportunity to challenge the evidence if and when he is tried in the Senate.

Given how he has slandered other witnesses, there is little doubt what Trump really wants: a target.

Conservative outlets have already attempted to link the alleged whistleblower to their long-running conspiracy theories about the Obama administration and the “deep state.” Obnoxious radio provocateur Rush Limbaugh has mocked the supposed whistleblower’s appearance. For his part, Trump has resorted to attacking the whistleblower’s lawyer, Mark Zaid, on the basis of tweets the lawyer wrote

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in 2017. The president would no doubt like to expose the whistleblower so the conversation can turn to old tweets and conspiracy allegations rather than the facts.

Those facts are: An unnamed whistleblower wrote a memo recounting a phone call Trump held with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he pressed Zelensky to launch investigations designed to help Trump politically. That initial tip resulted in the release of huge amounts of corroborating evidence, including a rough transcript of the call released by the White House itself.

As witness after witness has described the monthslong pressure campaign on Ukraine to serve the president’s political interests, the whistleblower’s account has become superfluous. At this point, the House and Senate need not rely on a word the whistleblower wrote to judge Trump’s actions.

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Can Twitter get back on the right side of history?

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The Justice Department has just charged two former employees of Twitter with spying for Saudi Arabia. The two appear to have infiltrated the social media giant in an effort to collect personal information on users deemed a threat by the kingdom’s leadership.

Just let that sink in for a moment.

Then remember a moment, not that long ago, when Twitter served as a vital tool to nascent democracy movements and critics of repressive leaders.

People around the world - hundreds of millions of us, in fact came to believe that social media gave us a voice that could be heard by countless others.

The fact that social media has evolved in ways designed to suppress those voices, then, probably shouldn’t surprise anyone. And yet - even now - we can’t help feeling disillusioned. Social media once gave us hope. Perhaps in our idealism we were naive, but surely it wasn’t just a scam.

In 2009, Iranians protesting what appeared to be the fraudulent reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used Twitter and Facebook to organize protests and release images of the brutality directed by the state against peaceful demonstrators.

At the request of the U.S. government, Twitter even delayed a site upgrade that would have cut the service for an hour during a critical moment for demonstrators. As the company stated at the time, it recognized “the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran.

Two years later, when protests erupted across the Arab Middle East, Twitter again proved to be a vital medium for informing the outside world of the historic shifts taking place in traditionally closed societies.

Even then, though, vetting the authenticity of the information found in tweets

Abouammo, a U.S. citizen and one of the two former employees being charged in the case, specifically targeted Khashoggi.

There’s speculation the figure described in the charges as “Twitter User 1,” the “prominent critic” of the Saudi royal family who had more than 1 million followers, is actually another prominent Saudi voice. But the profile is consistent with that of my colleague who was savagely murdered on the orders of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Just as chilling, though, is the thought that Mohammed bin Salman might have used his agents to target thousands of dissidents, gathering information that could later be used to similarly extinguish their critical voices. Should all users with a long reach into societies living under repressive leaders expect a similar fate?

Since the murder of Khashoggi, commentators around the world have focused on the lengths to which Mohammed bin Salman is willing to go to stifle dissent - inside the kingdom, beyond its borders, and in cyberspace. The evidence of his sociopathy grows by the day. Few outside the ranks of the crown prince’s sympathizers, paid or unpaid, would dispute it.

But that’s not the story here.

If a young and relatively inexperienced autocrat would invest in this sort of attack on the privacy of people, many of whom are citizens of countries other than his own, what makes us believe that others aren’t actively engaged in similarly nefarious operations?

How can we trust these tech companies to make sure malevolent forces aren’t exploiting our urge to communicate with each other?

If Twitter and other social media empires want to promote and sustain our most vital conversations, this is the question that they need to answer.

Honestly.

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Trump sends dangerous message of neglect to Asia The Washington Post

President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, might or might not be about to announce a partial cessation of hostilities in their (non-shooting) war over tariffs and trade. Depending on which leaked accounts you believe, negotiations are over except for a choice of signing venue, or still snagged on Chinese demands for tariff reductions as the price of an agreement. Any reduction in tension between the two economic giants, if it actually addresses China’s chronic refusal to play by free and transparent economic rules, would benefit both the United States and the world economies. It would not, however, be a substitute for a comprehensive U.S. approach to Asia that also takes in the need to check undue Chinese influence in that region, which produces roughly half of global output - and possesses enormous geopolitical importance.

Yet Trump sent a dangerous message of neglect by not attending the recently

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completed summit of ASEAN, the 10-member Southeast Asian regional organization, in Bangkok, and sending no one higher ranking than national security adviser Robert O’Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. Other nonASEAN nations such as Japan, New Zealand and India sent their prime ministers - and China sent its premier. The latter nation made its impact felt throughout the conference, advancing a free-trade agreement between Beijing and the ASEAN states and imposing its version of history on the final draft of a communique about tensions in the South China Sea. Instead of pinning most blame for the conflicting territorial claims there on Beijing, which has aggressively deployed its navy and built artificial islands capable of military use, the document alluded blandly to “concerns on the land reclamations and activities in the area, which have eroded trust and confidence, increased tensions and may undermine peace, security and

stability in the region.” China was able to walk away touting a neutral “code of conduct” for the waters rather than required restraint on its part.

One should not, perhaps, overstate the short-run impact of these developments.

The Chinese-led regional freetrade deal builds on existing bilateral ones between China and various countries. A decision by India to join would have been a breakthrough, but New Delhi refused. Still, it is sobering to see how countries that would have been included in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership — scrapped by Trump — continue to reposition themselves to trade with China and accommodate its rise. This includes even long-standing friends such as Australia. As for the South China Sea, countries with a stake in the body of water, such as Vietnam and the Philippines, are bound to view the low-level U.S. delegation as more instructive than the high-pitched warning O’Brien issued about access to the petroleum resources at stake.

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purportedly authored in places ranging from Tehran to Tunis was an impossible task. But conventional wisdom at the time declared that the merits of these new online tools outweighed the ways in which they could be misused. Sure, so some of the things we learned from social media turned out to be fake. No big deal, right?

It did not take long for the seasoned tyrants of these countries - the ones that survived, at least - to fight back.

When Middle Eastern governments realized that attempting to block access to social media within their borders was a futile pursuit, they began seeking to control the conversations in other ways, concocting imaginary supporters to spread their own lies. The troll armies began their march.

Twitter has become especially toxic in Turkey, India and Saudi Arabia, where strongmen leaders have used it to intimidate and defame their critics. And Iran isn’t far behind. Even though it’s officially banned in the Islamic republic, officials and others are using the platform more and more each day.

The real “endless war” - the fight for and against truth - rages on. Twitter has become its central battlefield.

Collectively, users may ultimately decide that the pros still outweigh the cons, but the reputation of the social media companies has never fallen so far than it has today. They need to take urgent action to regain their lost credibility - otherwise they run the risk of a mass exodus of users.

Remember MySpace? Neither do I. If real users who provide insights and commentary to organically earned followings - as, for example, Jamal Khashoggi did - can no longer trust Twitter’s ability to protect their private information, then perhaps it’s time to take these conversations elsewhere.

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Joanna Casaregola Joanna Casaregola, age 92, dancing, and caring for all in lifelong resident of Catskill and her family. Joanna is survived St. Patrick’s and St. Anthony’s by her husband of 62 years, Catholic Churches, died Thurs- Cosmo Casaregola of Catskill; day, November 7, 2019 at the three children, Joseph CasarPines in Catskill. She was born egola, Katherine Johnson, and in Catskill on August Thomas Casaregola; 9 18, 1927 to Kazimierz grandchildren; sisterand Katarina (Mokin-law, Petrona Goteszycki) Gotebiowski. biowski; and several Joanna was a gradunieces and nephews. ate of St. Patrick’s Relatives and friends Academy in Catskill. may call 2-5 PM SunAfter graduation, Joday at Traver & Mcanna was employed by Curry Funeral Home, New York Telephone 234 Jefferson Heights, and retired with 30 Catskill. Funeral serCasaregola years of service. She vices will be held 11 AM enjoyed travelling and had an Monday at the funeral home, opportunity to go on many trips with Fr. Paul Guido OFM offiand cruises with the Telephone ciating. Interment will be at St. Pioneers of America. She was a Patrick’s Cemetery in Catskill. dedicated wife, enjoyed square

Sally H. Brandow Rappleyea Sally H. Brandow Rappleyea, 86, of Earlton passed away November 8, 2019 at The Pines in Catskill.

She was born in Albany, a daughter of the late William F. and Helen N. Boyce Brandow.

Sally had a Regents External Degree from SUNY Albany. A retired L.P.N., she worked in health care in Columbia, Greene and Ulster counties. A long-time Athens resident, she previously lived in Claverack and was a licensed realtor for Milt Meisner. Formerly of Stone Ridge, she then returned to Greene County. A member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Athens, Sally was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s

Group. Mother of Harold J. Rappleyea III of Winnetka, CA and Valerie Rappleyea of Wasilla, AK; grandmother of Joshua C. Rappleyea, great grandmother of Jayla and Jayce Rappleyea.

Two sisters, Margaret L. Wiltse and Jean Palmer died previously.

A Funeral Liturgy will be conducted on Wednesday at 10:00 am at the Zion Lutheran Church, 95 N Franklin St, Athens. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Athens. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home, 139 Jefferson Hgts., Catskill. Messages of condolence may be made to MillspaughCamerato.com.

Mary Jane Story Lewis Prescott Mary Jane Story Lewis Prescott, 91, of Saugerties died November 5, 2019.

Judge orders Trump to pay $2M

By Massarah Mikati Johnson Newspapers

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has been ordered by a state judge to pay $2 million to charity to settle a lawsuit against him and his family members for illegally managing his charity organization.

In a Thursday decision, State Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpula said Trump was responsible for letting his 2016 presidential campaign put together a televised fundraiser for the Trump Foundation in Des Moines.

“Mr. Trump’s fiduciary duty breaches included allowing his campaign to orchestra the Fundraiser, allowing his campaign, instead of the Foundation, to direct the distribution of the Funds, and using the Fundraiser and distribution of the Funds to further Mr. Trump’s political campaign,” Scarpula wrote in her decision.

The fundraiser pooled more than $2.8 million that the foundation, which was established in 1988, then distributed to veterans charities of its choosing. The large checks issued to those charities had Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan on the bottom.

It is illegal in New York for charities to participate in political events.

A lawsuit was first brought against Trump by then-acting New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood in June 2018, accusing the president and his children of using the charity for selfinterests and to boost his campaign. A set of factual admissions by Trump revealed issues like the Foundation’s board of directors failing to meet and provide oversight, that Trump used Foundation funds for legal settlements of companies he controlled and that the Foundation paid for a portrait of Trump that cost $10,000.

The two made a deal last year for the Trumps to

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dissolve the foundation and distribute its nearly $1.8 million of liquidated assets to various charities, which the parties agreed on and submitted to Scarpula. Those charities included the Army Emergency Relief, United Negro College Fund and United Way of Capital Area.

However, Trump and the attorney general did not come to an agreement on whether Trump owed more penalties for the Iowa fundraiser. Whereas the AG argued that Trump should pay the entire $2.82 million that was raised at the fundraiser, Trump countered that they had already distributed those funds to charities.

Scarpula decided to order Trump to pay $2 million to approved charities, “taking into consideration that the Funds did ultimately reach their intended destinations.”

She also denied to order Trump pay double the penalty damages, which the attorney general requested.

“The Trump Foundation has shut down, funds that were illegally misused are being restored, the president will be subject to ongoing

supervision by my office, and the Trump children had to undergo compulsory training to ensure this type of illegal activity never takes place again,” Attorney General James said in a statement.

“The court’s decision, together with the settlements we negotiated, are a major victory in our efforts to protect charitable assets and hold accountable those who would abuse charities for personal gain.”

The Trump Foundation’s attorneys also said they were pleased with the judge’s decision.

“The court, in rejecting the attorney general’s frivolous request for statutory penalties, interest and other damages, recognized that every penny ever raised by the Trump Foundation has gone to help those most in need,” Alan Futerfas and Marc Mukasey said in a statement.

“Now that this matter is concluded, the Trump Foundation is proud to make this additional contribution.”

In response to the misconduct of Trump and his foundation, the state Legislature passed a bill that codified the

had been deeply alarmed by another episode at the center of the inquiry: a July phone call in which Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, as well as possible Democratic collusion with Ukraine in 2016.

Vindman said that he notified the same White House lawyers that he viewed that call as inappropriate, and that they later locked down a summary of the call and instructed him not to discuss it.

Democrats have now released a total of nine transcripts, with a handful left to go.

Earlier Friday, Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, failed to appear for a 9 a.m. interview in the impeachment inquiry, defying a subpoena. Investigators had hoped to question Mulvaney for his role in Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine, including his involvement in the decision to withhold a $391 million package of security assistance.

Democrats leading the investigation issued the subpoena for Mulvaney on Thursday night. In a statement Friday, an official working on the impeachment inquiry said that Mulvaney’s lawyer informed them one minute before the start of his deposition that the White House had directed Mulvaney not to comply with the subpoena, claiming he had “absolute immunity” from appearing before Congress.

Investigators were eager to question Mulvaney in the wake of his admission in the White House briefing room last month of a quid pro quo linking the military aid for Ukraine to that country’s

announcement of investigations that Trump wanted.

Hours later, Mulvaney said he was misunderstood and retracted the statement.

The official working on the inquiry said that if Mulvaney had evidence that would exonerate Trump, he would have shown up for the interview.

The official predicted that the no-show would help build the case for obstruction of the impeachment investigation.

Mark Sandy, the associate director for national security programs at the White House Office of Management and Budget, also did not show up for an interview scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Investigators also wanted to ask Sandy about the budget office decision to put a hold on the aid for Ukraine.

Also on Friday, Trump said he had little concern about the recent stream of damning testimony from officials in his own administration who have cooperated with the House impeachment inquiry, and he dismissed the public hearings scheduled to start next week as a “hoax.”

“They shouldn’t be having public hearings,” Trump said to reporters as he left the White House to travel to Georgia, adding that they were a “hoax.”

He said the impeachment inquiry was a continuation of the “Russian witch hunt.”

The testimony from former and current officials has provided a remarkably consistent account of how Trump tried to enlist Ukraine to smear his political rivals by setting up a quid pro quo in which nearly $400 million in military aid would be withheld until the country announced it was investigating former Biden and other Democrats.

Johnson Amendment, a federal regulation that restricts nonprofit organizations from intervening or participating in any political campaign.

The bill was signed into law

by Gov. Andrew Cuomo last month.

In a press release sent out at the time he signed the bill, Cuomo’s office said Trump had repeatedly attempted to weaken the Johnson Amendment.

“For too long we have listened to the Trump administration threaten to remove commonsense protections prohibiting tax-exempt organizations from engaging in inappropriate political activities,” Cuomo said in a statement at the time. “New Yorkers have a right to free and fair elections, and this law will further protect our democracy from unjustified interferences once and for all.”

Massarah Mikati covers the New York State Legislature and immigration for Johnson Newspaper Corp. Email her at mmikati@columbiagreenemedia.com, or find her on Twitter @ massarahmikati.

Amtrak touts record FUNERAL ridership, revenue House Democrats release two more DIRECTORS transcripts of private witness depositions for fiscal 2019 Luz Lazo The Washington Post

Amtrak carried a record 32.5 million passengers in fiscal year 2019 with record growth on the Northeast Corridor and state supporter lines, officials with the railway system said Friday.

Amtrak officials said the company also inched closer to breaking even in the last fiscal year that ended Sept.

30, reporting new financial milestones. Amtrak’s total operating revenue rose to $3.3 billion, up by 3.6% from the previous year, the company said.

“We listened, we invested, we improved, and our customers are noticing a difference,” Amtrak President and Chief Executive Richard Anderson said. “And we are not stopping. We have an aggressive plan to continue to advance our safety program, refresh train interiors, improve amenities, and renew stations and infrastructure.”

Amtrak is touting its successes days before Anderson is set to testify before Congress about Amtrak’s current state and its future. A House transportation committee will hold the hearing “Amtrak Now and Into the Future” on Wednesday at 10 a.m. Amtrak has consistently received about $1.9 billion annually in federal subsidies in recent years. Most of it goes to support its national network, including long distance trains that are heavily subsidized. About $600 million of federal subsidies goes to investments on the Northeast.

Amtrak said it made $1.6 billion in capital improvements in fiscal 2019, resulting in

gains in service reliability and customer satisfaction. Among the changes were the railroad’s continued effort to refresh train interiors with new seat covers, cushions and carpets. Some stations, including Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, got enhanced lounges.

A $110 million in technology upgrades was made to make bookings easier for customers through an improved mobile application.

Amtrak said also last year it completed the installation of the automatic braking system known as Positive Train Control on all tracks it owns and controls, with the exception of less than one mile in the Chicago terminal area.

The railroad said Friday that the investments have led to gains in service reliability and customer satisfaction. An internal survey found 9 out of 10 customers gave Amtrak good marks, the railroad said.

Still, some of its recent actions to save money have proven to be very unpopular. Train aficionados and passengers have pushed back on Amtrak’s decision to kill the dining car on its long distance trains.

Amtrak said it is reinventing its dining service to create more “flexible” and contemporary” dining options that will save Amtrak money and attract a younger generation of riders.

Amtrak has also beefed up sale promotions, adding more buy-one-get-one ticket sales, even on its premium fares, to boost ridership. This latest ridership report of 32.5 million is the highest in history. Ridership was 22.5 million when Amtrak introduced the Acela Express in the Northeast two decades ago.

Nicholas Fandos, Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan The New York Times News Service

House Democrats released two more transcripts of private witness depositions early Friday afternoon, this time disclosing testimony from Fiona Hill, a former White House policy adviser, and Lt. Col. Alexander S. Vindman, who still works there as a Ukraine expert.

Substantial elements of what the officials had to say have already seeped into public view, but the transcripts fill out the picture of what they know about an apparent campaign by President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to pressure Ukraine to conduct politically motivated investigations of Democrats. They will also show what Hill and Vindman might have to say if called to testify publicly.

Hill was the senior director for Russian and Europe on the National Security Council until July. When she spoke with investigators last month, she described a heated confrontation at the White House in early July after Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told visiting Ukrainian officials that they would need to conduct the investigations Trump wanted if their new president was to get the White House meeting he coveted. Hill said that she reported the episode to White House lawyers at the direction of her boss, John Bolton, who called whatever was taking place toward Ukraine a “drug deal” they should not be a part of.

Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the National Security Council, testified that he

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USS SLATER holds Veterans Day observance ALBANY — The USS SLATER Veterans Day observance will be held at 9 a.m. Nov. 11.

The ship will be open to the public for guided tours following the observance until 4 p.m.. Admission is charged.

Visiting an historic warship is a wonderful way to honor the veteran in your family. Everyone is encouraged to take this opportunity to visit USS SLATER, a National Historic Landmark and the only Destroyer Escort afloat in America.

During World War II, 563 Destroyer Escorts battled Nazi U-Boats on the North Atlantic protecting convoys of men and supplies. In the Pacific, they stood first in line to defend naval task forces from Kamikaze attacks. Many DEs continued serving the United States throughout the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Others were given to Allied nations after World War II and served gallantly in foreign navies.

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USS SLATER represents all of these destroyer escorts in service throughout the 20th century.

USS SLATER will remain open through Dec. 1. The ship will be closed Thanksgiving Day. Regular public hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. After Thanksgiving weekend, the

ship will close for the winter, reopening in spring 2020.

The USS SLATER is located on the Hudson River in Downtown Albany just south of the Dunn Memorial Bridge. Admission is $9 for adults and $7 for children.

Call 518-431-1943 for more information or visit the website at www.ussslater.org.

Thacher Park and Nature Center announce upcoming programs VOORHEESVILLE — Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center, 87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, announces the following programs in November For information and to register, call 518-872-0800.

Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. Beginning Birding and Project FeederWatch. November is a great time to observe birds at feeders and in your backyard.

Try out binoculars, learn to use a field guide, and get tips to help you to identify almost any bird species.

Learn about citizen science and a project you can contribute to from the comfort of

your own home. The program will discuss different types of bird seed and feeders, and conduct a Project FeederWatch count. Bring binoculars and field guide or borrow ours.

This indoor program is free and open to adults and children 7 and older. Call to register.

Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. “Oh No, I Think We’ve Created a Monster!” The Friends of Thacher Park invite you to a presentation at their annual meeting.

Dr. George Robinson, retired SUNY Biologist, will talk (and even sing) about his new children’s book, “The

Thacher Park Monster (An imaginary tale set in a historical American place).”

The presentation will follow a brief business meeting that starts at 6:30 p.m. Stay for refreshments and mingle with friends. Children are welcome.

Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. Autumn Hike. Fall is the perfect season for hiking in the park. Explore trails with Jim and Bonnie Schaller on an easy paced walk of about four miles.

Trails are mostly level with a few moderate ups and downs.

Bring a snack and water. Call to register and for the location of the meeting place.

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Hope, like birthdays and flowers, springs eternal I find myself staring another birthday in the face.

It’s not the thrill it used to be. There may be cake — that would be nice but there probably won’t be any clowns or ponies. Even cake loses some of its thrill when you start thinking about the amount of calories, carbohydrates and cholesterol involved.

Still, I’m glad my birthday falls close to Thanksgiving because at my age there becomes a definite connection between these two national holidays — I really am thankful when I get to see another birthday.

I am doing well, considering — I can still sit up and take nourishment on my own.

My mind is as good as it ever was, a fact that frightens The Queen. It just goes on these little vacations that seem to occur with greater frequency.

I sometimes find myself in the kitchen wondering why I’m there, but since I know that I usually go there for a snack, it hasn’t been much of a problem. I find that if I write myself notes, it helps.

Finding the notes sometimes becomes the problem, though, so I always put them in the left-hand pocket of my jeans. Unfortunately when I change pants in the morning, I transfer all the contents of the previous day’s jeans into the choice-of-the-day jeans without weeding out the old notes. Right now there are three different grocery lists, two receipts for bird seed, three phone numbers jotted on scraps of paper that I have no idea who they’re for, the

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DICK

BROOKS little card I always carry just in case that says, “If found wandering, please call — and The Queen’s cell phone number,” three fire police raffle ticket stubs and a CVS coupon that is good for three different items and I forgot to circle the one I was supposed to pick up last week.

Life is not as simple as it was when I had fewer birthdays.

I ran into another little memory glitch yesterday.

I’ve been getting the gardens ready for their seasonal slumber and was putting away the tools I’d been using when behind a flower pot I discovered the seed packets I’d purchased last spring in the hardware store.

I’ve done this for years and am finally secure enough to admit it. I’m a seed junky. After a long hard winter and the brown mush of early spring, to walk into a store and see all those little packets of flower and vegetable seeds smiling up at one makes hope spring eternal. This flower would look great near the arbor, we don’t have this variety of daisy, I always wanted

to grow one of those giant pumpkins, and so I load up — even though the little voice in the back of my head (which sounds a lot like The Queen) says, “When was the last time you actually planted a seed?”

The truthful answer to this nagging question would have to be — “In sixth grade, for a 4H project.”

This doesn’t usually deter me. I always leave the store with a little bag full of seed packets. I tell myself when I arrive back at the castle that this year I’m going to plant them right away. It’s a little too early, the old farmer in me says, there could still be frost.

A couple of weeks go by and now the planting could begin except it means digging a new garden and there’s so much other stuff that needs to be done. The little sack of seed packets works its way further back on the work bench, where it hides until the next fall. I took the little sack full of potential garden delights and put it in the box up on the shelf near the window with the other eight little sacks, thought for a minute about how beautiful the garden will be next year when I get to plant all of them and headed for the post office — there could be birthday cards!

Thought for the week — “As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.” — Robert Quillen Until next week, may you and yours be happy and well.

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Church Briefs TURKEY SUPPER NORTON HILL — The Asbury United Methodist Church, 5830 Route 81, Norton Hill, Greenville, will serve its annual turkey supper 4-7 p.m. Nov. 9. Eat in or take out.

Adults, $15; children 6-12, $7; children under 6, free. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling GNH Lumber at 518-966-5333. It is not necessary to visit the store in person.

BANQUET AND SILENT AUCTION BERNE — Helderberg Christian School Vision Banquet and Silent Auction will be held 4-7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the First Baptist Church of Westerlo, 618 Route 143, Westerlo.

Adults, $15; children under 10, $8. For tickets and information, call the school office at 518-499-5416 or hcsofficeassist@yahoo.com.

SCREENING HUDSON — Temple Israel of Catskill, the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and Columbia-Greene Community College present a free screening of the acclaimed film, “The Last Goldfish,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Arts Center Theater, ColumbiaGreene Community College, 4400 Route 23, Hudson. Told through a personal archive of photos and home movies, “The Last Goldfish,” is the story of a daughter’s search for her family’s lost European roots beginning in Nazi Germany and Kristallnacht to their journey to Trinidad, and eventually settling in Australia. The movie is a revelation of how they got there and why.

Writer and director, Su Goldfish, is related to Temple Israel congregant, Joyce Federman.

Su will hold a question and answer session via Skype from Australia after the viewing. A Havdallah service ending the Sabbath will be conducted

by Rabbi Zoe B. Zak, spiritual leader of Temple Israel of Catskill. Light refreshments will be served.

PANCAKE SUPPER EAST JEWETT — The East Jewett United Methodist Church, 2252 Route 23C, East Jewett, will hold a pancake supper 2-6 p.m. Nov. 10. Menu includes pancakes and maple

syrup, eggs, sausage and gravy, sausage, applesauce and more. Free will offer to benefit a community family.

LUNCHEON COXSACKIE — A ColumbiaGreene Women’s Luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov. 13, at Pegasus Restaurant, 10885 Route 9W, Coxsackie. The Cornucopia luncheon features Kathy Brennan of K&B One of a Kind Designs in Saugerties, music by Ed Mateyunas from Gilboa, and speaker Amy Macris from East Greenbush. Come and bring a friend. Reservations are necessary and cancellations a must.

RSVP No later than Nov. 11.

Call Ruth at 518-634-7405 or Lynn Overbaugh at 910-3826373. The luncheon is $12.50, cash only. When calling, let us know if you have any specific dietary needs and if you are a first timer.

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON NEW BALTIMORE — The Food and Fellowship Luncheon Program at the New Baltimore Reformed Church, 52 Church St., New Baltimore, will be holding their monthly luncheon noon-2 p.m. Nov. 13.

The menu (subject to change) is turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy, butternut squash, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.

Following the meal there will be a presentation by Ron Gabriele. He will be speaking on “Uncle Mike and World War II.” Ron’s Uncle Mike joined the service from Athens. Ron will also tell us something about the causes of the war and how America got into it.

This luncheon is open to all members of the community.

To facilitate planning, reservations are encouraged by the Sunday before the luncheon.

To make reservations, call the church at 518-756-8764 or email nbrchurch@aol.com.

Include your name, contact number, and the number of reservations you are making for this meal. If you need transportation or physical assistance, leave that information as well. Dining space is limited to 60 seats. Free will

offerings are graciously accepted to offset food costs.

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE TANNERSVILLE — The annual Mountaintop Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Kaaterskill United Methodist Church, 5942 Main St., Tannersville.

All are welcome to attend.

Refreshments will be served after the service.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND BAKE SALE CAIRO — A Christmas bazaar and bake sale will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 22 and Nov. 23 at South Cairo United Methodist Church, 25 County Road 67, Leeds. Cookies, coffee and tea will be served.

THANKSGIVING DINNER COXSACKIE — The Coxsackie United Methodist Church, 103 Mansion St., Coxsackie, will serve a Thanksgiving dinner noon-2 p.m. Nov. 28. The menu includes turkey, stuffing, corn, sweet potato casserole, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy, pumpkin and apple pie. No charge, come as you are.

ATHENS — The Senior Angels’ fourth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at the Rivertown Senior Center, 39 Second St., Athens.

Open to all seniors 60 and older. Doors open 11 a.m.; lunch served noon-2 p.m.

There will be music, door prizes and conversation over coffee and pie 2-4 p.m.

For information, or to donate to help offset costs, contact the Department of Human Services at 518-719-3555 and ask for Ken.

WOW: Women Owning Woodlands Winter-like weather has commenced this week as it did early last November, as I recall.

The overnight temperatures at my house have finally started dipping into the low 20s and even teens, by the time you read this. The North Country has had some significant snow and most of the leaves are down, as the landscape assumes its bleak, brown, winter hue. I burned close to half a face cord of wood in just about one week and it looks like I will burn that much again this week.

My firewood supply seems to be assured indefinitely, though, as the emerald ash borer continues to kill almost every mature ash tree on my property. Ash is pretty good firewood in general, even if it is not completely seasoned.

Of all the hardwood tree species in our forest, white ash has the lowest moisture content, at about 45% water, fresh weight.

Burning green wood of any species makes a smoky fire and smoky fires mean that creosote is accumulating in your stove pipe and chimney. Make sure your chimney is clean before you start burning really hot fires.

I have written about the hazards of breathing wood smoke before but I should also mention that woodstoves cause more than 4,000 house fires each year and all of them are preventable.

It is almost like Mother Nature is telling me it is time to return to Florida for the winter.

I love fall in the Catskills and there is no place on earth that I would rather be during October and early November. I do not understand how some other “snowbirds” head south from here in early to mid-October.

Up until a week or so ago, I really

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BEYFUSS had no desire to leave this beautiful place. Once the leaves have fallen and there is ice on my windshield each morning, my attitude changes drastically. My oldest grandchild, Will, turns 13 years old on Nov. 16 and that date works out to be the perfect time to return to his home state of Florida.

The title of this week’s column is not an exclamation of surprise. It is an acronym for “Women Owning Woodlands.”

When most people think about forest ownership or forest management, or anything related to forestry at all, actually, it is assumed that only men are interested or responsible. The truth is that women own, co-own or manage significant acres of forested land in New York state. In New York, “family” owned forests comprise more than 10 million acres. It’s about time that we recognize the importance of women in managing and utilizing this wonderful resource.

Over the past 40 years I have conducted many classes and seminars on topics related to agroforestry, as well as classes devoted to more traditional forest-related subjects such as timber management, improving wildlife habitat, hunting and logging. At the agroforestrythemed classes there has always

been a good turnout of women as well as men, particularly the ginseng classes. It is a myth that women cannot do the same work in the woods as men do.

The company I helped found about seven years ago, American Ginseng Pharm, employs as many or even more women than men to do the necessary woods work. These women operate the chain saws to fell the trees, stack the wood, clear the brush, use and maintain the other power equipment as needed. They also are responsible for almost all of the management decisions.

I am pleased to announce an upcoming workshop, sponsored by the Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra, in Greene County, that is specifically aimed at Women Owning Woodlands (WOW). It will be held noon-5 p.m. Nov. 15 at the ARC. To register, call the ARC at 518-622-9820.

This is a great opportunity to meet collaborators, grow your knowledge, practice hands-on stewardship activities, meet natural resources professionals and discuss your woodland questions/concerns/passions with fellow women landowners.

This gathering will feature a tour and discussion of an ongoing forest inventorying project with a private consulting forester, practice with fall invasive species ID and removal/control methods, practice seeding wild ginseng, and time for conversation with peers and pros over a shared potluck meal. All attendees will receive a free packet of stratified ginseng seed that they can take home to plant on their own property.

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House of Worship News & Services Trinity United Methodist 1311 Rte. 143, Coeymans Hollow | NY 12046 • 756-2812

Pastor Paul Meador • Sunday Worship 11:00am (all are welcome) • Church School: “Faith Builders Kids Christian Education” Wednesday at 7pm • Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer - 7-8:30pm (all are welcome) • Food Pantry, Last Saturday of the month, 10-11am and last Monday of the month, 5-6pm, or by appointment • Thrift Shop Open April 12 - Mid Oct., Thursdays 10 - 4 Saturdays 10 - 2 and when Food Pantry is open. (Handicap Accessible) • Youth Group - Grades 6 - 12 2nd and 4th Thursdays @ 6:30pm

Church of Saint Patrick 21 Main Street, Ravena, NY 12143 • (518) 756-3145

Pastor: Fr. Scott VanDerveer Weekly Mass: 9:00 a.m. Wed & Thurs Saturday Vigil 4:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m.

Food Pantry Hours: Tues & Thurs 10-11 a.m.

Wednesday 6-7:00 p.m.

Thrift Shop Hours: Wed. 6:00-7:00 Thurs, Fri. & Sat. 1:00-3:00 p.m.

All Are Welcome!

Catholic Community of Saint Patrick 24 North Washington Street, Athens 12015 · 945-1656 66 William Street, Catskill 12414 · 943-3150

Janine O’Leary, Parish Life Coordinator Fr. L. Edward Deimeke, Sacramental Minister Saturday* 4:00 p.m. EST / 4:30 p.m. DST *1st / 3rd Athens and 2nd /; 4th Catskill Sunday 8:45 a.m. Catskill / 10:45 a.m. Athens

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New Baltimore Reformed Church 518 756 8764 • Rt. 144 and Church St. NBRChurch@aol.com • www.nbrchurch.org

Rev. Rick L. Behan, Pastor Sunday Worship - 9:30 AM Communion First Sunday every month Fellowship before and after worship Thursday - Choir Rehearsal 4:45 PM Tuesday - Bible Study 10:00 AM 2nd Sunday - Helping Hands 10:30 AM Come to the Church in the Hamlet! Working together since 1833

Congregational Christian Church 175 Main Street · PO Box 326 · Ravena, NY 12143 Church: (518) 756-2485 | Rev. James L. Williams: (518) 441-8117

If you don’t • Sunday Morning Praise Time @ 10:00AM • Sunday School @ 10:15AM have a Church • Sunday Morning Worship @ 10:30AM Fellowship & Refreshments following Sunday Worship Service home, we invite •• Weekly Bible Study @ 7:00PM Monday Evenings you to join us. • Communion Sunday is the first Sunday of every Month “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

To list your Church Services please call Patricia McKenna at (518) 828-1616 x2413

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ShopRite stores are operated by families most of whom have lived and worked in your community for generations. ShopRite families take great pride in the support they provide to local organizations, programs and charities.

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• Our annual Veterans Campaign is one of the most successful and rewarding community benefit programs that ShopRite hosts each year. To date, ShopRite has raised almost 6 million for a number of local veterans organizations since our campaign launched in 2009.

The success of our annual Veterans Campaign relies on the generosity of our ShopRite customers, store associates and our vendor community. In addition to funds collected through customer donations, store associates lead a variety of fundraising efforts including car washes, hot dog sales, pancake breakfasts, food drives and raffles. This campaign provides our customers and associates with a way to give back and say thank you to the brave men and women who put themselves in harm’s way to protect our nation. We are eternally grateful for their service and proud to give them our support.

• ShopRite is also proud to be the major sponsor of the Hudson Valley Honor Flight.

The Hudson Valley Honor Flight is the local chapter of the national Honor Flight Network serving veterans right here in the Hudson Valley. This non-profit organization was created solely to honor American veterans for all their sacrifices by transporting our local heroes to Washington D.C. on a one-day trip to visit and reflect at their memorials, at no cost to them. We proudly honor our veterans with the flight of a lifetime.

ShopRite is a company built on giving back. We take great pride in every program, every donation and every act of volunteerism. We are partners in caring for our neighbors, families, homes and communities. And we participate, not because we have to, but because it’s something a good neighbor should do. Many heartfelt thanks to all our loyal customers who have helped us in achieving our goals.

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Northern Catskills Hunting & Wildlife Expo members Carol Herdman, Mike Pushman and Glen Howard (center) present checks supporting veterans to Russ Burton and Bob Monteleone (right).

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Hunting Expo and local sportsmen support wounded veterans

By Larry DiDonato For Columbia-Greene Media

At a regular meeting of the Catskill Mountain Fish & Game Club in Hunter this past Thursday, a special presentation was made.

The non-profit organization, “Northern Catskills

Hunting & Wildlife Expo,” donated a total of $6000.00 in support of wounded veteran’s hunting programs. The “Northern Catskills Hunting & Wildlife Expo,” is an annual event held on Route 6

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Section IX Most Valuable Player Delana Bonci (13) and the Taconic Hills Titans play Section I champion Bronxville today at 10 a.m. in a New York State Class C Regional field hockey match at Lakeland High School.

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New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur coaches against the Arizona Cardinals during their recent game at MetLife Stadium.

Giants’ Pat Shurmur feels ‘urgency to win a football game’ Tom Rock Newsday

The Giants have lost five straight ugly games. Young promising players are not just making mistakes but

repeating them. They are about to play a game against the equally (or possibly even more) woeful Jets that could

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SECOND TEAM Walter Sutton/Greenville/Goalkeeper Joe Beber/Maple Hill/Back Nick Tryon/Coxsackie-Athens/Back Bashar Hotbani/Hudson/Striker Ben Reinhard/Greenville/Midfielder Ryan Carter/Catskill/Midfielder Corbin Rivenburg/C-D/Striker Dom Hirschoff/Maple Hill/Striker Eli Charlebois/Maple Hill/Striker Miles Weiss/Greenville/Midfielder Tobias Jeralds/Chatham/Striker Griffin Howard/Taconic Hills/Back — Columbia-Greene Media

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Greenville’s James Mitchell (10) is the 2019 Patroon Conference boys soccer Most Valuable Player.

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Porzingis has one regret after messy divorce from Knicks Stefan Bondy New York Daily News

DALLAS — The divorce from the Knicks “wasn’t ideal,” according to Kristaps Porzingis, who took the high road Thursday while expressing regret for his defiant Instagram post.

Porzingis has shown little interest in a mudslinging contest and continued that philosophy a day before facing his former team in Dallas.

“That definitely wasn’t the way I wanted it to happen. But there wasn’t really another way how to do it,” said Porzingis, who posted Instagram messages right after the trade suggesting

that Knicks fans “STAY WOKE!!,” because they deserve better from the franchise, and “the truth will come out.”

Porzingis never elaborated on that warning.

Maybe he never will.

“With all the emotions going on in that moment when I got traded, I put out some stupid Instagram stories, just laying in my bed late at night, ‘Oh man I got traded.’ We all make mistakes,” he said “And it wasn’t perfect. There was no smooth way out of that, I think. It got a little bit ugly but it’s in the past right now. And I have nothing negative to say really about that

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In basically one fateful day on Jan. 30, Porzingis went from franchise hero to public enemy No. 1. The front office pushed the message that its hands were tied — that Porzingis was an irrecoverable malcontent — but the Latvian acknowledged Thursday there were circumstances that would’ve kept him in New York.

Again, he declined to elaborate but said, “Losing is always tough.”

“As I said, I have nothing negative to say, it’s in the past,” he said. “I’m grateful for those

years that I spent in New York. It’s a great experience.”

David Fizdale never got a chance to coach Porzingis and was not part of the acrimony between star player and franchise. That was much more about the front office and the team’s direction. It was clear Scott Perry and Steve Mills weren’t eager to repair the relationship when they pulled a trigger on the trade within hours of Porzingis’ request.

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Pro hockey

Raiders 26, Chargers 24 L.A. Chargers Oakland

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Boston 15 11 2 1 1 24 56 36 Toronto 17 9 5 2 1 21 58 54 Buffalo 15 9 4 1 1 20 45 40 Florida 15 7 3 2 3 19 55 56 Montreal 16 8 5 2 1 19 58 52 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 0 14 44 47 Ottawa 15 5 9 0 1 11 41 50 Detroit 17 4 12 1 0 9 35 68 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Washington 17 12 2 3 0 27 69 53 NY Islanders 15 11 3 1 0 23 47 34 Pittsburgh 16 9 6 1 0 19 55 42 Carolina 16 9 6 1 0 19 52 46 Philadelphia 15 8 5 0 2 18 50 48 NY Rangers 14 7 6 1 0 15 46 45 Columbus 16 6 7 3 0 15 38 54 New Jersey 14 4 6 1 3 12 40 56 Western Conference Central Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA St. Louis 17 11 3 2 1 25 54 49 Nashville 16 9 5 1 1 20 64 52 Colorado 16 9 5 2 0 20 58 47 Winnipeg 16 8 7 0 1 17 44 51 Dallas 17 8 8 0 1 17 41 42 Chicago 15 5 7 2 1 13 38 46 Minnesota 15 5 9 1 0 11 37 51 Pacific Division GP W L OT SO Pts GF GA Edmonton 17 10 5 1 1 22 48 46 Calgary 19 10 7 2 0 22 57 55 Vancouver 16 9 4 2 1 21 56 41 Vegas 17 9 5 3 0 21 52 48 Arizona 16 9 5 2 0 20 46 37 Anaheim 17 9 7 1 0 19 45 43 San Jose 16 5 10 1 0 11 40 58 Los Angeles 16 5 10 1 0 11 41 63 Wednesday’s games NY Rangers 5, Detroit 1 St. Louis 5, Edmonton 2 Thursday’s games Toronto 2, Vegas 1, OT Washington 5, Florida 4, OT Pittsburgh 4, NY Islanders 3, OT Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2, OT NY Rangers 4, Carolina 2 Ottawa 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Chicago 5, Vancouver 2 Colorado 9, Nashville 4 Calgary 5, New Jersey 2 Columbus 3, Arizona 2 Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s games Tampa Bay vs Buffalo, at Stockholm, 2 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Pro football NFL American Football Conference East W L T Pct PF New England 8 1 0 .889 270 Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 158 N.Y. Jets 1 7 0 .125 96 Miami 1 7 0 .125 103 South W L T Pct PF Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 Indianapolis 5 3 0 .625 182 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 168 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 176 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 152 Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 252 Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 National Football Conference East W L T Pct PF Dallas 5 3 0 .625 227 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 N.Y. Giants 2 7 0 .222 176 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 7 1 0 .875 195 Carolina 5 3 0 .625 209 Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 230 Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 Minnesota 6 3 0 .667 234 Detroit 3 4 1 .438 204 Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 West W L T Pct PF San Francisco 8 0 01.000 235 Seattle 7 2 0 .778 248 L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 Arizona 3 5 1 .389 195 Week 10 Thursday’s games Oakland 26, L.A. Chargers 24 Sunday’s games Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Miami at Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 11 Seattle at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

PA 98 131 211 256 PA 191 177 165 189 PA 176 169 205 210 PA 204 240 194 170 PA 142 213 255 219 PA 156 204 252 250 PA 189 158 217 144 PA 102 230 174 251

0 14 3 7 — 24 10 7 3 6 — 26

First Quarter OAK—D.Carlson 40 yard field goal, 8:01.

OAK—E.Harris 57 yard interception return (D.Carlson kick), 6:02.

Second Quarter LAC—H.Henry 2 yard pass from P.Rivers (Badgley kick), 8:24.

LAC—Gordon III 3 yard rush (Badgley kick), 4:14.

OAK—Ingold 9 yard pass from D.Carr (D.Carlson kick), 0:20.

Third Quarter OAK—D.Carlson 22 yard field goal, 11:33.

LAC—Badgley 27 yard field goal, 0:25.

Fourth Quarter LAC—Ekeler 6 yard pass from P.Rivers (Badgley kick), 4:02.

OAK—J.Jacobs 18 yard rush(Kick failed), 1:02.

A—51,954.

TEAM STATISTICS LAC OAK First Downs 41 24 Total Net Yards 353 296 Rushes-Yds 30-146 21-78 Passing 207 218 Sacked-Yds Lost 5-38 3-18 Comp-Att-Int 17-29-3 21-31-0 Punts 3-43.3 4-42.5 Punt Returns 3-19 2-11 Kickoff Returns 3-52 5-94 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-115 Penalties-Yards 8-70 12-97 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Time of Possession 34:10 25:50 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-LAC, Gordon III 22-108, Ekeler 6-19, Ke.Allen 1-18, D.Watt 1-1. OAK, J.Jacobs 16-71, D.Carr 1-4, Ingold 1-3, Richard 2-0, De.Washington 1-0.

PASSING-LAC, P.Rivers 17-29-3-207. OAK, D.Carr 21-31-0-218.

RECEIVING-LAC, Ke.Allen 8-68, H.Henry 4-30, Mi.Williams 2-55, Ekeler 2-29, Gordon III 1-25.

OAK, Richard 4-43, Renfrow 4-42, Waller 3-40, J.Jacobs 3-30, Ty.Williams 3-25, De.Washington 2-19, Z.Jones 1-10, Ingold 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-LAC, None. OAK, D.Carlson 1

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Friday’s games Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 10 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games Boston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

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Yankees set to hire Blake as pitching coach Field Level Media

The New York Yankees, who fired veteran pitching coach Larry Rothschild last month, reportedly are adding a youthful replacement.

Matt Blake, 33, is set to land the job, multiple media outlets reported Thursday night.

Blake was the Indians’ assistant director of player development for three years – until Tuesday, when he was promoted to be Cleveland’s director of pitching development.

Before joining the Indians, Blake was associated with Cressey Sports Performance, which has Florida and Massachusetts locations. A Holy Cross graduate, Blake was an area scout for the Yankees in 2010.

According to the New York Post, other candidates to become the Yankees’ pitching coach included YES broadcaster David Cone, University of Michigan pitching coach Chris Fetter and University of Arkansas

pitching coach Matt Hobbs.

Rothschild, 65, had been on the job since 2011, but he was fired Oct. 28. Despite a rash of injuries this year, New York finished in the middle of the pack (14th) in the major leagues with a 4.31 regular-season ERA. The Yankees’ 2.87 ERA in the postseason ranked second among the 10 playoff teams.

New York wound up losing the American League Championship Series to the Astros, with Jose Altuve’s ninth-inning homer off Aroldis Chapman in Game 6 sending Houston to the World Series.

Rothschild had previous experience as manager of the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays (19982001) and as pitching coach of the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, then-Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs – a resume far different than the one Blake brings to the role.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Players to watch, from eager newcomers to game-changing transfers Jon Rothstein The New York Times News Service

There are roughly 4,000 players in Division I men’s college basketball every season, but only a select few who can truly affect the game every time they are on the floor.

This season begins after a year in which many of the top players — Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett, to name two — left college for professional opportunities.

That has created an opening for many new names to emerge.

Here are a few you should get to know long before March Madness arrives.

The Freshmen James Wiseman, Memphis During the preseason, Memphis coach Penny Hardaway compared Wiseman’s game favorably to that of former NBA star Chris Bosh. Wiseman, at 7 feet 1 inch, was ranked as the top prospect in this year’s freshman class by virtually every recruiting service, and he is the favorite to be the top pick in next year’s NBA draft. He also is the biggest of many reasons Memphis is one of the most intriguing teams in the country this season.

Cole Anthony, North Carolina Don’t be surprised if Anthony mimics the freshman season that Trae Young had for Oklahoma a few years ago, even if that’s an unfair expectation. The 6-3 Anthony is tailor-made for coach Roy Williams’ high-octane system, and he could put up impressive numbers for a Tar Heels team that lost its top five scorers from last season.

Isaiah Stewart, Washington The Huskies beat out several blue-blood programs for Stewart, a player from upstate New York who considered Syracuse before heading to the Pacific Northwest.

A broad-shouldered 6-9, Stewart has the talent to be a first- or second team All-American. “He has a chance to be the best player on the floor each and every time he plays,” Washington coach Mike Hopkins said.

Anthony Edwards, Georgia Tom Crean has coached both Dwyane Wade and Victor Oladipo during his career, and he said neither had entered his first year of college basketball with the sizzle of Edwards. “The athleticism, the balance, the explosion are things I’ve never been a part of,” said Crean, now the Georgia coach. “I’ve never been around somebody in 20 years as a head coach that has what he has in that area.” Draft analysts are already buzzing about Edwards as a top NBA pick next summer.

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova How highly does Villanova coach Jay Wright think of Robinson-Earl? Wright said last week that his staff compared Robinson-Earl to the former Villanova and current Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, only at a different position. “He’s a great passer,” Wright said. “He picks up everything really quick. He’s really committed. He eats well.

He gets rest.” A versatile talent with a breathtaking faceup game, Robinson-Earl should flourish in the Wildcats’ flowing offensive system. He could be Villanova’s best player already.

The Transfers Quentin Grimes, Houston Coach Kelvin Sampson led the Cougars to the NCAA tournament’s round of 16 last season, and with Grimes, the former Kansas guard, eligible after receiving a waiver that allows him to play immediately, they could get back there again. A silky smooth guard, the 6-5 Grimes averaged 8.4 points for the Jayhawks last season, and his presence should make Houston — not Memphis — the team to beat in the American Athletic Conference.

Kerry Blackshear, Florida This 6-10 graduate transfer from Virginia Tech is a major reason many observers believe the Gators can unseat Kentucky at the top of the Southeastern Conference. “He’s an interior scorer who can also stretch the defense,” Florida coach Mike White said. “He’s stronger than he looks, and guys bounce off of him all the time.” Blackshear was the Hokies’ best player against Duke in the round of 16 last season (18 points, 16 rebounds) and should immediately help Florida

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McDonalds High School All American center James Wiseman (32) shoots a free throw during the 2019 McDonalds High School All American Game at State Farm Arena.

with his overall feel for the game.

Nate Sestina, Kentucky Sestina made 41 3-point shots and shot 38.0% from behind the 3-point line last season at Bucknell before graduating and heading to Lexington. A 6-9 forward, he is leaner and quicker than he was as an undergraduate and will add some needed shooting and experience to Kentucky’s frontcourt, which lost Reid Travis and P.J. Washington to the NBA. Chris Clarke, Texas Tech Clarke did not play for Virginia Tech after he was suspended for the season for reasons the

university never revealed, but he is back and returns as one of the best small-ball big men in the country. He might be a perfect fit in Lubbock with coach Chris Beard.

Quade Green, Washington A former five-star recruit, Green could have transferred anywhere when he left Kentucky last December. He opted to head to Seattle, where he will become Washington’s primary point guard. Green’s play will go a long way in determining whether the Huskies can challenge for another Pac-12 regular-season title.

The Injury Returnees Udoka Azubuike, Kansas The 7-foot Azubuike, who appeared in only nine games as a junior, is 40 pounds lighter than he was last season and looks ready to dominate opponents in the lane. Kansas was 9-0 last season when Azubuike’s season ended with surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right hand.

Tyger Campbell, UCLA Mick Cronin’s first season as UCLA’s coach comes with minimal expectations, but any hopes of qualifying for the NCAA tournament will hinge on Campbell, a pass-first point guard who can set the table for his teammates.

Campbell missed all of last season with a torn knee ligament but could immediately become one of the top floor leaders in the Pac-12 if he can regain the form he showed before his injury.

Andrew Jones, Texas Jones has already given this season a feel-good story by scoring 20 points in the Longhorns’ opener Tuesday night in his first game back after learning he had leukemia. If he can be consistent off the bench, Texas could have one of the top perimeters in the Big 12 and a direct route back to the NCAA tournament.

Tristan Clark, Baylor The Bears overachieved last season after losing Clark to a season-ending knee injury, but any hopes of getting to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament depend on his being a consistent factor in the lane. If Clark returns to form as an all-conference player, then Baylor has a chance to get Scott Drew to the Final Four for the first time.

Seth Towns, Harvard Tommy Amaker, the Harvard coach, said last week that Towns still had not been fully cleared after a knee injury kept him sidelined for all of last season. Can the Crimson win the Ivy League without him? Yes. Can they win games in the NCAA tournament without him? Probably not. If Towns is healthy, then Harvard has round-of-16-caliber talent.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — By this time a week ago, Jamal Adams had emotionally checked out, all but severing his longterm ties to the Jets after believing that general manager Joe Douglas had shopped him to other teams shortly before last Tuesday’s trade deadline.

By Thursday, Adams had reengaged with the organization that drafted him sixth overall in 2017, his dreams of carrying on his father’s legacy still intact.

Yes, Adams still bleeds greenand-white.

After a heart-to-heart talk earlier in the week with Douglas, as well as coach Adam Gase, the air has been cleared and Adams wants to remain a Jet. Now and for however long he plays in the NFL. “I would love to be here, it’s as simple as that,” Adams said after practice. “I want to bring success to this organization. I

want to bring a Super Bowl to this organization. That’s why I feel like I was placed in New York, to pick up where my dad left off. His career (as a Giants running back) was cut short (by injury). I feel that’s my calling. Do I want to be here? Yes, of course.”

Adams had been furious last week after hearing that the Jets had entertained offers for him — the Cowboys had reportedly offered a first-round pick and other draft considerations — and left open the possibility his time in New York was near an end.

“The Rams don’t take calls on Aaron Donald,” Adams said last Wednesday. “The Patriots don’t take calls on Tom Brady. That’s where I hold myself, in that regard.”

Adams was widely panned for suggesting he was on a par with those two future Hall of Fame players, and he told Newsday on Thursday he was

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New York Jets strong safety Jamal Adams (33) looks on prior to the game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium.

hurt by that criticism. But he remains confident in what he means to the Jets.

“I took a lot of hits from it, and a lot of fans and a lot of people hate me for it, but I know my worth,” Adams said. “I know what I bring to a team. I know what I bring to an organization off the field. That’s just what it was. We’ve moved on.”

Before speaking to Douglas and Gase on Tuesday, Adams had met with team owner Christopher Johnson, who told the safety he still means a great deal to the organization. He then resolved his differences with Douglas and Gase.

“It was a good talk,” Adams said. “I told them I don’t hate those guys. They don’t hate

me. I have love and respect for them. We’ve moved on and we apologized for each other. We went about it a little different way on both ends, and it is what it is. You live and learn. It’s part of life. It’s not going to hurt our relationship or anything or how I feel about this organization.”

It has been a miserable year on the field for the 1-7 Jets, but if it turns out Adams remains a part of their long-term future, then at least something will have been salvaged from the wreckage of a lost season. Adams is one of the league’s top safeties and is the kind of player any team would want. And while he’s not as valuable as a quarterback like Brady, arguably the greatest player in NFL history, or two-time Defensive Player of the Year Donald, he is impactful nonetheless. The Jets will be better off with him than without him.

Adams was chided for being naive about the business side of

the NFL, a league that routinely moves on from players and often disregards loyalty. But he insists he understand that part of football.

“I know it’s a business,” he said. “It was just a miscommunication, and I felt a different way toward something that I was told (about being shopped). It’s just different words. It wasn’t about the business. People blew it up. ‘Oh, he needs advice about the business.’ I get the business. I’ve seen a lot of people get cut – Hall of Famers, people who have records here. It was just a miscommunication.”

There is closure to an unfortunate chapter. And there is hope from Adams that he’ll remain a Jet – now and into the future.

“I’m good,” he said. “I have nothing but love and respect for (Douglas and Gase). I want to be here.”

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NO EXCEPTIONS TO Take notice that the THE ABOVE SCHOOL Planning Board of the TAXES NOT PAID TO Village of Chatham, THE SCHOOL DIS- New York, will hold a TRICT OR THE CO- meeting on Monday, LUMBIA COUNTY November 25, 2019 at TREASURER WILL BE 7:30 PM at Tracy MeRE-LEVIED ON THE morial Hall, 77 Main 2020 PROPERTY TAX Street, Chatham, NY BILL. A 2% INTEREST 12037.

CHARGE AND A 7% Patricia DeLong, RE-LEVY FEE WILL BE Deputy Clerk ADDED TO THE Village of Chatham SCHOOL TAX UPON NOTICE AND ORDER RE-LEVY SCHOOLTAXES MAY OF PUBLIC HEARING NOT BE PAID IN ANY By order of the Town LOCATION BETWEEN Board, the Town of THE CLOSE OF BUSI- Catskill will conduct a Public Hearing on the NESS ON DECEMBER 2, 2019 AND JANU- proposal to increase by $690,154.00 the ARY 1, 2020 ANY SUBDIVISION maximum amount to REQUEST WITH UN- be expended, from to PAID 2019/2020 $13,409,846.00 SCHOOL TAXES WILL $14,100,000.00 on the UNTIL improvements in the BE DENIED THE SCHOOL TAXES Leeds and Jefferson Heights Sewer District ARE PAID IN 2020 THIS SCHEDULE on Wednesday, NoDOES NOT APPLY TO vember 20, 2019 at 2019/2020 HUDSON 6:30 PM at the Town CITY SCHOOL DIS- of Catskill Town Hall, TRICT TAXES, WHICH 439 Main Street, CatsThe WILL CONTINUE TO kill, New York.

BE PAYABLE TO THE Leeds and Jefferson COLUMBIA COUNTY Heights Sewer District TREASURER AND encompasses the area WILL NOT BE RE-LEV- from the Town/Village of Catskill line the IED eastern most extent of PAUL J. KEELER, JR. COLUMBIA COUNTY the district; proceeding with a southern bounTREASURER dary along the north November 1, 2019

side of Snake Road, the southern extent of the Wildwing Park Subdivision and along the northern side of the Catskill Creek in Jefferson Heights to the west side of the crossing of Route 23B and Route 23; continuing west along the north side of Route 23 in the vicinity of Exit 21 Thruway Interchange proceeding west past the crossing of Route 23 over the Thruway to the crossing of Route 23 over the Catskill Creek; following the north side of the Catskill Creek to the eastern approach to the Stone Bridge on Route 23B in Leeds being the furthest extent of the district to the west; continuing north along the east side of the Catskill Creek to the Town of Catskill/Town of Athens line; proceeding east along the town line to the west side of the Thruway property at the Exit 21 Interchange; following the Thruway parcel boundary around the Exit 21 Interchange; continuing east to the west side of Brooks Lane and following the west side of Brooks Lane south to the parcel boundaries abutting the north side of James Place proceeding to the east; crossing Route 23 at the eastern terminus of James Place and following south side of Route 23 east encompassing the lands to the south of Route 23 in Jefferson Heights to the Town/Village of Catskill line the eastern extent of the district.

The improvements associated with the proposed district include approximately 31,900 LF of gravity sewers and 11,750 LF of force main, five pump stations, upgrades to the Village of Catskill Allen Street Pump Station and a sanitary and storm sewer separation project in the Village of Catskill sewer collection system. The estimated total cost of the improvements, after the proposed increase, including costs incidental and preliminary thereto, is $14,100,000.00 and the maximum amount that may be expended is $14,100,100.00.

The Town of Catskill does not propose to charge any hook-up fees; the cost of connection to the sewer mains will be borne by the property owners directly. The estimated cost of the district to the typical property, a single family home, is $670.00 per year, which is less than the 2019 Special District Average Estimated Cost Threshold listed

by the New York State Office of State Comptroller. The method of financing the improvements, including costs incidental and preliminary thereto, on a long term basis is the issuance of a bond or bonds by the Town of Catskill to secure a 30-year zero interest loan from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Properties within the proposed district will be assessed costs on a benefit basis. A Second Amended Map, Plan and Report describing the improvements, the increase in the maximum amount to expended for such improvements as well as detailed explanation of the cost to the typical property is on file in the Town Clerk's office, Catskill Town Hall, 439 Main Street, Catskill, New York where it may be inspected during regular Town Hall business hours.

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define the direction of the franchise for the immediate future.

And all eyes are on one person to fix it.

“I’m built for this,” head coach Pat Shurmur said on Thursday in response to questions about his job security, how he has been dealing with all of the negative results his team has produced and all of the negative vibes that seem to surround him and the squad.

But for the football coach

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long before Porzingis and his brother, Janis, requested the trade in a five-minute meeting with Perry and Mills. The Knicks had also declined to offer Porzingis a max extension before last season.

“We did have a nice text exchange afterward. But he and I, our relationship was good,”

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on the second-hottest seat in New York – who might be changing chairs with his counterpart if the Giants lose on Sunday – the focus isn’t about big picture decisions or pivotal points in the franchise’s history. For Shurmur, this is about Sunday.

“I feel the urgency to win a football game, period,” he said. “That’s it.”

Sunday’s game may be the tipping point that determines which direction Shurmur’s tenure goes. If they can beat the Jets, it will take at least some of the heat off of him and the team as they head into a bye week. They can regroup, come back for the final

six games, and try to salvage a respectable record with an eye on developing for next season.

If they lose, well, an already irritated and impatient fan base will turn apoplectic, and some of that frustration may bleed into management’s thinking as well. The last head coach the Giants had lasted less than two seasons, so the old thinking that it isn’t the “Giants way” to fire anyone in midseason no longer holds Gatorade.

“I think we all coach and play with an urgency to win games and perform well,” he said when asked if jobs are on the line come Sunday. “We’re always urgent. You coach and play every game like it’s a

playoff game. You try to do everything you can to win. There is always urgency to perform well and win.”

The players face the same pressures, too.

“The recipe to staying in the locker room is winning,” wide receiver Golden Tate said.

“When you’re losing, something’s got to change, you don’t know who it’s going to be. So, I think about it. I love this locker room, I love the personnel, I love our coaches, but ultimately we’re all here to produce wins.”

There is something more, though. Co-owner John Mara said in the summer that he would not judge the season

based on wins or losses, but rather a sense that the Giants are heading in the right direction.

Shurmur on Thursday seemed to make his case for that.

“I know that we are on the right path and I know that we are just a few plays from getting over the top,” he said.

“When the players see that then we can build on that.”

Three of the last five losses have come by 18 points or more, which does not reflect the proximity to success that Shurmur indicates. But in the last four games, the Giants have gone into the fourth quarter within a touchdown of

the lead.

“We created a fumble and got ahead in this past game, we were ahead through most of the first half,” Shurmur said of the loss to the Cowboys.

“We battled back, we kept it to within one score. We were right there.”

Until they weren’t.

“We fell victim to some damaging plays that then create a situation where you lose the game,” he said of the eventual 37-18 final score. “You change those isolated situations and things can be different. That’s what I see.”

Perhaps. But what people see on Sunday may be the image that lasts.

Fizdale said. “I think I really felt good about our relationship. We communicated. I only have fond things to say about him.”

Fizdale was surprised Porzingis wanted out.

“I was. This is the NBA. Everyone’s going to hunt for happiness and comfort,” the coach said. “That was a decision he had to make. So here we are today.”

‘Today’ is not a good place for the Knicks. They are in the

basement of the NBA at 1-6 and facing Porzingis following embarrassing losses to the Kings and Pistons. The Mavericks, meanwhile, are 5-2 and at the top of the Southwest Division.

Porzingis is averaging 19 points and 8.1 boards but has such a high bar he’s disappointed with his performances — even after a 20-month layoff while recovering from ACL surgery. He wants to avoid any added eagerness for

Friday’s game.

“I don’t know if I need extra juice. Maybe I need to slow down actually,” he said.

“That’s what I need. Make it more simple for myself. That’s what I need. I’m just looking forward to getting back in my groove. Of course I’m excited to play against my old team, coach Fizdale and some of the guys that I played with. It’s going to be fun. But I’m more looking forward to just getting back into my rhythm.”

The trade has largely been a disaster for the Knicks. They whiffed in free agency with the cap space cleared and Dennis Smith Jr. has struggled.

The Knicks still have two firstround picks coming but Dallas’ success means the value is worse. Still, Fizdale wasn’t ready to concede defeat.

“Well, we don’t know what Dennis Smith is going to be.

He’s 21 years old. At the end of the day we’ve still got two firstround picks out of that. Who

knows who that’s going to be?”

Fizdale said. “We won’t know exactly what comes out of that for a year or two.”

Regardless of what happens in the future, the Knicks lost a Unicorn who they now have to face on Friday. Fizdale wished he had a chance to actually coach him.

“You always have your dreams. But it didn’t happen,” he said. “I’m happy with the guys we got in the gym right now.”

smoker.

Russ Burton, President of the “Northern Catskills Longbeards” chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), was on hand to receive a $5000.00 donation to his NWTF Chapter to fund local wounded veteran hunting programs. Russ, who coordinates all such chaptersponsored veterans hunting events, puts that money to good use.

It pays for veterans across the state and nation to take part in an early season bear hunt and a spring turkey hunt.

All expenses needed for our wounded veterans to attend the hunts are paid including; resident and non-resident hunting licenses, airfare, and other travel, food and lodging expenses.

This makes it possible for many veterans to participate at no cost to them. It enables vets to attend who would not otherwise be able to take part in this outstanding opportunity. The $1000.00 check was donated to the Catskill Mountain Fish & Game Club for the annual veteran’s early bear hunt.

At the meeting, I learned the Wounded Veterans Hunt run

by Russ and the folks at Northern Catskills Longbeards Chapter of the NWTF received national recognition this year.

At NWTF’s 43rd Annual National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, the Northern Catskills Longbeards Chapter earned elite status as “NWTF Wheelin’ Sportsmen.”

Additionally, Russ, chapter Vice President, James Novak and others, earned their local chapter the “Membership Achievement Award” for “… outstanding achievement in coordinating and hosting events for individuals with mobility impairments or special needs.”

The Northern Catskills Longbeards NWTF Chapter, took out more than 20 wounded veterans during their mentored turkey hunt this past spring. This year’s early season bear hunt was successful as well.

Bob Monteleone, President of Catskill Mountain Fish & Game Club who hosts the hunt, took four vets out along with James Novak and other

volunteers. The vets took one bear out of a total of five bears seen during the two-day hunt.

Although a long way off, a great way to thank those at “Northern Catskills Hunting & Wildlife Expo,” the Northern Catskills Longbeards Chapter of NWTF, and the Catskill Mountain Fish & Game Club for their extraordinary work, is to attend the next Expo in support this worthy cause.

We’ve all heard the phrase “the cost of freedom isn’t free.”

Its paid for by those selfless veterans who give so much to keep us safe in support of our great nation. Let’s show our support next September by attending this worthwhile event.

With Veterans Day coming up on Monday, pledging to support next year’s “Northern Catskills Hunting and Wildlife Expo” is a great way to celebrate this solemn day of reflection in tribute to our veterans.

Happy Veterans Day & Happy Hunting, Fishing, & Trapping until next time.

and bear in the Southern Zone opens at sunrise on Saturday, November 16. Have a safe and enjoyable opening day.

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Joe Manniello’s Week 10 National Football League picks Joe Manniello Newsday

After starting the season 53-38-1 against the spread, I’ve cooled off faster than an Adam Gase-led offense. Bad pick after bad pick the last three weeks (you’re not alone, Sam Darnold) has dropped my record to below .500. The good news? There are some winnable games this week and there’s still about a half season left, so plenty of time to turn it around.

Home teams went an incredible 11-0 straight up AND against the spread on Sunday (not including the London game), reversing the seasonlong trend of road teams dominating (72-44-2 entering Week 9). The Giants (MNF) and Cardinals (TNF) were the only two home teams not to win, although Arizona did cover.

Underdogs went 7-7 ATS last week and are 7658-1.

My most confident picks ATS this week are the 49ers, Cardinals, Cowboys, Browns and Steelers.

Stay away from Lions-Bears.

GAME OF THE WEEK/LOCK OF THE WEEK MONDAY NIGHT SEAHAWKS (7-2) AT 49ERS (8-0) 49ers by 6; O/U: 47 The perfect 49ers have yet to face a quarterback of Russell Wilson’s caliber. The near-perfect MVP frontrunner has yet to face a defense like this, either. Against Nick Bosa and the 49ers’ relentless pass rush, Wilson will face constant pressure, limiting his magician-like escapes and improvised deep shots to Tyler Lockett. The 49ers are stacked on defense, and Richard Sherman should be pumped to face his former team. Seattle’s defense is a far cry from its Legion of Boom days. Jimmy Garoppolo, fresh off his best game of the year, a 4-TD performance at Arizona, should pick apart a weak secondary as he faces little to no pass rush. Not only are the 49ers well-rested after their TNF win, but they’re also likely getting key offensive pieces back in tackles Joe Staley and Mike McGlinchey and fullback Kyle Juszczyk.

Matt Breida and Tevin Colemn should run wild.

And I haven’t even mentioned the best tight end in football. Who’s going to stop George Kittle?

San Francisco’s last two home wins were 51-13 over the Panthers and 31-3 over the Browns, also a Monday nighter. Seattle barely escaped Cleveland in Week 6, and just needed OT at home to fend off the two-win Bucs. Its seven wins are against teams with a combined 18 wins, and its two losses vs. New Orleans (7-1) and Baltimore (6-2). Now it runs into an 8-0 buzzsaw loaded on both sides in front of an electric crowd on MNF. Seattle is in the same division as San Francisco, but as many still doubting the NFL’s lone remaining undefeated team will learn, it isn’t in the same league.

The pick: 49ers 1 P.M. GAMES GIANTS (2-7) “AT” JETS (1-7) Giants by 3; O/U: 44 It’s Week 10, and the Jets and Giants still have as many MetLife Stadium wins combined (2-7) as

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown with offensive tackle Justin Skule (67) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium.

the Buffalo Bills (2-0). By late Sunday afternoon, I’ll be able to retire that stat ... unless, of course, the game ends in a tie. Wouldn’t that be fitting?

The Giants have lost five in a row, are coming off a disheartening loss to the Cowboys on Monday night and have a Swiss cheese defense. Still, they don’t stink as bad as the Jets, who just lost to the winless Dolphins. Pat Shurmur should thank Adam Gase, because if it wasn’t for him and the Jets’ 1-7 mess, more focus would be on the 2-7 Giants. In a battle of two bad teams, it’s impossible to predict what will happen. Sam Darnold should be able to pick apart the Giants secondary, but he’s looked so bad the last three weeks (eight interceptions), maybe he won’t. Daniel Jones has hit a rookie wall but I have more faith in him, Saquon Barkley and the Giants offense. This should be close in the fourth quarter, and considering how bad things have gone for the Jets, Leonard Williams will probably make a play to seal the win for the Giants.

The pick: Giants CHIEFS (6-3) AT TITANS (4-5) Chiefs by 6; O/U: 48 With Patrick Mahomes likely back, expect the Chiefs to feed off his return and build off last week’s thrilling win. Tennessee will need 24-27 points to cover but it won’t be able to hang with Kansas City’s big-play attack. I picked against KC in Week 1, and now I get a do-over in Mahomes’ “second opener.”

The pick: Chiefs BILLS (6-2) AT BROWNS (2-6) Browns by 3; O/U: 40 Buffalo’s six wins are against teams with a combined 9-42 record. Cleveland’s six losses are

against teams with a 35-17 combined record.

That isn’t to discount how well-coached Buffalo is, or how much of a mess Cleveland is, but the point is these teams are a lot closer than the 6-2 vs. 2-6 matchup suggests. The Browns are 0-3 at home (straight up and ATS), but if they start the way they did against Seattle in Week 6 (20-6 lead before losing, 32-28), they’ll win. The key, and I hope Freddie Kitchens is reading, is to feed Nick Chubb. The Bills allow 111.6 rushing yards per game and 4.4 yards per carry. The Browns average 121/5.2.

The pick: Browns RAVENS (6-2) AT BENGALS (0-8) Ravens by 10; O/U: 44.5 This is a prime candidate for the letdown theory. From facing 8-0 in prime time to 0-8 at 1 p.m., it’s understandable if Baltimore isn’t as up for this game. Bengals QB Ryan Finley makes his NFL debut, and with two weeks to prepare, I’ll take the big underdog at home that covered at Baltimore in Week 6 (23-17 loss as 11-point underdogs).

The pick: Bengals FALCONS (1-7) AT SAINTS (6-2) Saints by 13; O/U: 51.5 The Falcons just can’t catch a break. The Saints, like them, are off a bye, so rest is a nonfactor. Atlanta (2-6 ATS) has been a bet-against team whereas New Orleans (6-2 ATS, six straight covers and outright wins) has rewarded backers.

The script will remain the same as the Saints roll to The Big, Easy win.

The pick: Saints LIONS (3-4-1) AT BEARS (3-5) Bears by 2.5; O/U: 41.5 Chicago has lost four in a row and has looked

even worse than a 3-5 team. Detroit has lost four out of five but easily could be 5-3 or 6-2 if a few bounces went its way. Matthew Stafford is the wayyyyy better quarterback but the Lions can’t run the ball. I’m going “George Costanza” with this pick and doing the opposite of my original thought, so give me the more desperate team at home that you just know will put it all together when you least expect it.

The pick: Bears CARDINALS (3-5-1) AT BUCS (2-6) Bucs by 4.5; O/U: 52 The last time Tampa Bay was home, Daniel Jones and the Giants had a wild comeback win.

Yes, the Bucs (2-6 ATS) haven’t played in their building since Week 3, and while being home after a long layoff should provide a boost (see: Oakland last week), it’s not enough of a factor here.

Count on the Cards (6-3 ATS) to be in this game the whole way, as Kyler Murray’s improvisation plus Tampa Bay’s poor pass defense (293.5 yards per game, second most) make the Cardinals a live ‘dog. You think Bruce Arians wishes he was back at Arizona with Murray instead of being stuck with Jameis Winston?

The pick: Cardinals 4 P.M. GAMES PANTHERS (5-3) AT PACKERS (7-2) Packers by 5.5; O/U: 47 Carolina rebounded with a home win after its worst loss of the season. Expect Green Bay to do the same thing at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers called the 26-11 loss at the Chargers a “good slice of humble pie for us.” The hungry Pack gets back on track.

The pick: Packers DOLPHINS (1-7) AT COLTS (5-3) Colts by 10.5; O/U: 44 This is too many points. The Colts’ five wins have been by 2, 3, 6, 7 and 2 points. Miami is on a 4-0 ATS run, and figures to be feeling good after ending the 0-16 talk.

The pick: Dolphins RAMS (5-3) AT STEELERS (4-4) Rams by 3.5 O/U: 44 Don’t think the Rams are back to last year’s form just because they’ve won two in a row against the one-win Falcons and winless Bengals. Jared Goff and the offensive line will be in for a long day against a Pittsburgh defense with 29 sacks, 11 interceptions and 10 forced fumbles.

This will be close but getting over a field goal at home with a reinvigorated team (4-4 after 1-4) feels like a steal.

The pick: Steelers SUNDAY NIGHT VIKINGS (6-3) AT COWBOYS (5-3) Cowboys by 3; O/U: 48 One QB is 6-13 in prime time. The other is 14-5.

You know which record belongs to which player.

Cousins, also 15-26-2 on the road, can’t win the big game. Prescott, 20-8 at home, leads another SNF win in Dallas three weeks after the Cowboys crushed the Eagles, 37-10.

The pick: Cowboys

Take 5: MVP frontrunner Wilson leads Seahawks into San Francisco David DeChant Field Level Media

Rarely does the NFL’s MVP frontrunner face the league’s best defense, but that is just the San Francisco treat in store on “Monday Night Football” when the Seattle Seahawks visit the 49ers.

The game will be Russell Wilson’s biggest test of the season.

1. Seahawks match up (reasonably) well to 49ers Stingy as San Francisco’s pass defense (4.89 yards per attempt, best in NFL) is, its run defense (4.7 yards per carry, 22nd) is susceptible.

That’s partly personnel: Protecting many leads, the 49ers play mostly nickel with two lighter defensive tackles in DeForest Buckner and Arik Armstead.

The Seahawks use 11 personnel 71 percent of the time, tied for fourth-most in the NFL, and run on 40 percent of those plays, tied for fifthmost. They’ll test the 49ers’ run defense – which lost thriving linebacker Kwon Alexander to a season-ending injury – early and often. Success could force San Francisco to play nose tackle D.J. Jones, a solid run-stuffer but less dangerous pass rusher.

That would be welcome, because the 49ers’ front four is comfortably the best passrushing group in the NFL. The unit isn’t just uber-talented – it’s also a perfect mix of styles.

Rookie Nick Bosa wins with speed and power and is already a technical master. He never stays blocked, eventually threatening the quarterback somehow.

Buckner has a rare combination of quickness, size and power, routinely pushing pockets and flushing QBs to improve angles for edge rushers. Dee Ford can win

off the edge on his own, but his speed also makes him the ultimate clean-up man when teammates flush the quarterback.

That skill, of course, is critical against Wilson. Not only is he a masterful escaper, but Wilson protects the ball incredibly well while doing so.

He has just one interception and three fumbles (one on a handoff exchange) all season, with only one turnover while extending a play.

The 49ers will sack Wilson some – his line is overmatched, and his playing style leads to sacks – but they must be cautious of his movement. Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer will use plenty of play-action and moving pockets to slow the rush. More than any other team, the Seahawks love rolling the pocket one way while targeting a route in the other direction. Wilson is one of few QBs with the quick feet and arm strength to make such designs a staple.

2. Pettine, Packers have a run defense problem The Green Bay Packers have allowed at least 149 rushing yards in five of nine games, and they’re 25th in yards per carry allowed (4.73). That’s a major problem with the Carolina Panthers and Christian McCaffrey visiting.

The Packers have some solid, even special run defenders. Kenny Clark is a topfive nose tackle, against both run and pass. Dean Lowry is mean and tough inside, while Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith set physical edges and show great pursuit.

But coordinator Mike Pettine prefers lighter personnel, often sticking with nickel and dime packages against heavier sets. The Packers can stop the run with base

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) points to the sky leaving the team tunnel prior to the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at CenturyLink Field.

personnel – they limited the Chargers to 13 yards on 11 such carries Sunday – but they rarely use it. That overtaxes the D-line, along with up-and-down linebacker Blake Martinez.

Pettine can’t be so stubborn against the Panthers’ diverse run game. Even without the factor of Cam Newton’s mobility, coordinator Norv Turner uses a litany of run schemes – from all types of personnel packages, and from under center or shotgun – and McCaffrey excels in all of them.

Pettine probably should

play 250-pound linebacker B.J. Goodson more, as he has excelled in the box in limited snaps. Of course, that would give Turner chances to try to exploit Goodson in coverage with McCaffrey.

3. Sneaky good matchup in Nashville It isn’t the best game on the slate, but the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense vs. the Tennessee Titans’ defense should be a fascinating matchup.

Whether or not Patrick Mahomes plays, the Titans have the personnel to match the Chiefs’ weapons. Adoree’

Jackson’s speed – plus safety help – could be enough to slow Tyreek Hill. Kevin Byard, the league’s best allaround safety, could hold his own one-on-one with Travis Kelce, with sturdy slot corner Logan Ryan mixing in.

Linebackers Jayon Brown and Rashaan Evans are agile enough to handle LeSean McCoy and Damien Williams in space.

The question is how much man coverage – which has given the Chiefs some issues – coordinator Dean Pees will use. One of Pees’ effective tactics is to play simple zone coverages (especially Cover-2) in unorthodox manners, rotating his secondary late and rushing a linebacker or defensive back while dropping a D-lineman. With Malcolm Butler (wrist) lost for the season, he could lean more on complexity and less on man coverage.

The Titans have the talent up front to give the Chiefs’ protection issues, but they’re at their best on stunts and twists involving second-level rushers. Those looks usually come from Pees’ zone designs, rather than pure manto-man.

4. Premier edge battles in Dallas Two top pass protectors will draw two freakish edge rushers when the Dallas Cowboys host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.

Though banged-up at times, Tyron Smith remains a rock – a rock with great lateral agility, at that – on the left side. Right tackle La’el Collins is in the midst of his best season, having taken major strides in protection.

The Vikings counter with Everson Griffen – closer to his 2017 form after a disrupted 2018 campaign – and Danielle Hunter, who has career

48.5 sacks despite turning 25 less than two weeks ago.

Griffen brings a relentless, threatening style, always trying to jump the snap count and get upfield, with a wicked inside spin for OTs who overstep. On the other side, Hunter will threaten Collins with his hands and athleticism, looking to bend the corner.

Expect Collins to get help at times, but the Cowboys might be comfortable leaving both on an island for stretches. Dallas’ best advantage is likely in the run game, where Smith and Collins can dictate. Hunter had a critical misstep last week in Kansas City that aided the Chiefs’ 91-yard touchdown run, and Collins will test his discipline early.

5. How Steelers could pull the upset Despite spotty quarterback play, the Pittsburgh Steelers have won three in a row, owing the turnaround primarily to their defense. To run the streak to four against the Los Angeles Rams, that unit will be critical once again.

Pittsburgh’s front remains its best asset, with dangerous edge rushers in T.J. Watt and Bud Dupree and two interior disruptors in Cameron Heyward and Javon Hargrave.

The latter duo will be critical Sunday against the Rams’ inexperienced and depleted interior offensive line.

Coming off its bye, Los Angeles should have some new wrinkles, but it’s hard to hide glaring holes up front.

Even in recent victories over the Falcons and Bengals, the Rams’ offense has yet to truly click early in games. Expect that to continue with Heyward & Co. disrupting inside.

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Moving in together a sticking point in relationship Dear Abby, I have been dating a great guy for two years.

We each have two kids from a previous marriage. I am still legally married (separated almost three years) and am in the process of divorcing. My ex is stubborn and vindictive. He’s dragging this whole thing out for no good DEAR ABBY reason other than to spite me.

I brought up the issue of moving in together with my boyfriend, but he told me he isn’t ready. Clearly, since my divorce isn’t final, we aren’t getting engaged or married anytime soon, but I think it would be the next logical step in moving forward in our relationship.

We see each other every weekend, our kids get along great, and I yearn to blend this already blended family under one roof. I love him, and he says he loves me. He says the fact that I’m still legally married doesn’t bother him.

I’m wondering, because after two years he still isn’t ready, if he’ll ever be ready. What if my divorce isn’t final for years? Must I wait until then to be living together?

Honestly, I just want to go to bed with him and wake up with him every morning. Should I set myself a time limit for him to move forward, or should I quit now? We get along in every way, and this is the one worry in the back of my mind.

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JEANNE PHILLIPS

You and your boyfriend need to have an honest conversation. It’s possible he may want to avoid the present drama in your divorce. It’s equally possible that he doesn’t want to move in together because he likes your relationship just the way it

is — living independently from Monday to Friday while enjoying the pleasure of each other’s company on weekends.

If this is the case, you need to know that things may not change if and when your husband decides to finalize the divorce. This is something you may also want to discuss with your divorce lawyer. There may be a way to sever the tie that binds. You should not be held captive for years because your spiteful almost-ex is dragging things out.

Dear Abby, One of my close friends’ 37-year-old daughter was recently married. One hundred and fifty people were invited to her wedding, and I was not one of them. I sent a gift to the bride and groom before the wedding. We have been neighbors and close friends of her parents for 25 years. Needless to say, I am hurt.

My friend keeps sharing all the particulars and photos with me, which I gush over, but she doesn’t realize my heart is broken. . She has other close friends, and they were all at the wedding. I am sad and clueless about why I was snubbed, and I can’t get over it. Help!

Hurting Inside It was not your friend’s wedding you were eliminated from but her daughter’s. If there were 150 guests, half may have come from the groom’s side — friends, relatives, etc. Also, the happy couple may have wanted to include their own contemporaries. Level with your neighbor about how you feel and ask why you were left off the guest list. You may not have been snubbed at all.

Coronary artery blockage might be treatable without surgery I am 87 and was diagnosed with an 80% blockage in one of my coronary arteries. I do not want invasive surgery. Can this blockage be stented or at least opened a bit?

Blockages in the arteries providing blood to the heart muscle is the hallmark of coronary artery disease. While TO YOUR surgery is still sometimes used, GOOD HEALTH the need for surgery has dropped by 90% due to better medical care and the advent of local treatments on the blood vessels, such as stenting.

A blood vessel first needs to be opened up. This can be done by balloon angioplasty. The plaque blocking the blood vessel is broken up by a cardiologist using a balloon.

After that, a metal stent is placed to keep the vessel from closing up again. The patient will need to take medication for a time to help keep the vessel open. Stents have been shown to improve symptoms, but not make people live longer.

No cardiac surgeon rushes to take an 87-yearold to surgery except under very special circumstances, so I suspect medication treatment, possibly with a stent, rather than surgery is in your future.

Most people with a new diagnosis of coronary artery disease could benefit from some lifestyle changes, including diet, exercise and stress management. These are as important as the medicines and procedures, and need to be emphasized.

DR. KEITH ROACH

I am a 78-year-old man who wants to keep exercising for health reasons, but it is getting

a lot harder due to my burping. When I start jogging or mowing the lawn, I start burping.

It’s almost as if there is gas trapped in my stomach just waiting to be expelled. It doesn’t hurt, and becomes less frequent after I “get over the hump” by running a bit and burping several times. The burping occurs exclusively when I am in a vertical position: I can work for hours in my garden on my hands and knees without burping. My doctor thinks it’s my diet, as I do eat popcorn, peanuts and an apple every night.

People who burp a lot tend to be those who swallow air as they eat. The medical term “aerophagia” has Greek roots and is not uncommon.

Burping — which has its own medical name, “eructation” — and abdominal discomfort or distention are the common symptoms, and it is associated in some people with gastroesophageal reflux.

You are correct that the swallowed air literally is sitting in your stomach waiting to be expelled. It can come out only when you are upright, because the lower esophageal sphincter, through which stomach air would be expelled, is at the top of the stomach. Air rises to the top.

Avoiding gum chewing, smoking and carbonated beverages will help. Slower, more relaxed eating also may help, and a speech therapist with special training in diaphragmatic breathing techniques might be helpful. Still, I can reassure you that what you are experiencing is just an accentuation of normal physiology.

Horoscope

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are never one to make the mistake of thinking there is only one right way to do a thing. You are far more interested in process than in result. The journey is far more interesting to you than the destination, and learning about something is far more satisfying in the long run than knowing about it. You are flexible, tolerant and encouraging to others — often more so than you are with yourself. You can be quite hard on yourself, and yet at the same time you’re more than willing to give others the benefit of the doubt.

You are willing to share almost anything about yourself with anyone; you do not believe that being an open book is dangerous to you at all. You would rather risk making people uncomfortable by telling them too much than making them suspect you by telling them not enough. You know how to perform very well under pressure.

Also born on this date are: Nick Lachey, singer; Susan Tedeschi, singer; Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder and actor; Tom Fogerty, musician; Carl Sagan, physicist; Spiro Agnew, U.S. vice president; Hedy Lamarr, actress.

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, NOVEMBER 10 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — There is much that you have to learn about someone with whom you will be working in the coming days. Begin with the simplest elements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’ll

Family Circus

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Garfield

Blondie

Hagar the Horrible

Zits

Baby Blues

have the chance to catch up with someone who is far ahead of you and the rest of the pack — but scheduling is a key factor.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ve not promised anything one way or the other, so you’ll still have the flexibility you need to lay things out to your advantage.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — The day begins on a promising note. Don’t set yourself back by trying to do too much too quickly or all at once. Pace yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — A personal issue demands time, and yet you still owe someone close to you some attention. You can come up with a satisfactory solution.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may feel buffeted by circumstances that are not quite to your liking today. You could be tempted to withdraw from a certain contest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Even a little self-indulgence can get you into hot water today. Avoid anything that, in the past, you’ve had trouble controlling.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have to bend — or even break — the rules today in order to get where you need to be on time.

Don’t be tempted to do this more than once!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll learn much from someone who plays the role of “oracle” today. Before nightfall you should be able to assume more control.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You are perfectly happy to work with things as they develop, but you want to have some say in how you

Pearls Before Swine

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

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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.

Science Level 1

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

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Solution to Friday’s puzzle

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9.

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(e.g., This galaxy contains our solar system. Answer: Milky Way.) Freshman level 1. The attraction of Earth’s mass for bodies near its surface.

2. Term for an animal with a backbone.

3. Graphite is a soft form of this element.

4. A triangle with two equal sides.

5. Term for the amount per unit size.

Graduate level 6. This wide cylindrical glass vessel with a lip is used in laboratories.

7. What is the only even prime number?

8. It is also called “brown coal.”

9. The largest part of the brain.

10. The name of this unit of computer memory is a portmanteau of “binary digit.”

PH.D. level 11. This type of paper is used as a pH or acid-base indicator.

12. A cuspid tooth is another name for this type of tooth.

13. This three-letter nitrogen compound is used as an explosive.

14. -273.15 Celsius or -459.67 Fahrenheit or 0 Kelvin.

15. “EHT” stands for ____ Horizon Telescope.

SUPER QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Gravity. 2. Vertebrate. 3. Carbon. 4. Isosceles. 5. Density. 6. Beaker. 7. 2. 8.

Lignite. 9. Cerebrum. 10. Bit. 11. Litmus paper. 12. Canine. 13. TNT. 14. Absolute zero. 15. Event.

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 Flood refuge 4 African nation 9 Part of the lower leg 13 Wander 15 Batman’s sidekick 16 Apple’s center 17 Stubborn animal 18 Build 19 As strong as __ 20 Where to find Volunteers 22 Landlady’s collection 23 __ into account; consider 24 Iacocca or Marvin 26 Pulsates 29 Nudging 34 Splitting __; nitpicking 35 Gathers crops 36 “__ whiz!”

37 Helps out 38 “__ makes waste” 39 __ club; school singers 40 Suffix for project or text 41 Helvetica & Arial 42 Clumsy fellows 43 Vipers 45 Pick 46 Presidential nickname 47 Hideaway 48 Swamp critter, for short 51 Undressing 56 Tribal __; traditions passed down 57 __ run; pretest 58 Hatfields & McCoys, e.g.

60 Taxi alternative 61 Ill-gotten gain 62 Pull hard 63 Mrs. Truman 64 Bread ingredient 65 Beatles’ “__ Jude” DOWN 1 Word attached to pit or chair 2 Drive out 3 Hardy cabbage

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4 Plato & Aristotle 5 Steed 6 Beame & Vigoda 7 “Have a __ day!”; overused farewell 8 Antlered animal 9 Petrified 10 Make sharper 11 Horseshoe material 12 Bank teller’s call 14 Trusted counselors 21 Captures 25 O’Neill & Asner 26 Bangkok folks 27 Ethiopia’s Selassie 28 Equestrian 29 Annoying people 30 Word of disgust 31 Inuit abode 32 Has to have 33 Honking birds 35 Angry speech 38 Truly

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42 Chocolate __ cookies 44 Indiana team 45 Pill form 47 Those not to be trusted 48 Social group

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49 Wraparound garment 50 Raw minerals 52 Word of agreement 53 Costa __ 54 Actor Wyle 55 Autry or Kelly 59 __ blue; pastel color

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New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is one of the more challenging Mario games, and it’s new to Switch.

Pokémon Sword/Shield features “open world” elements, so you can wander and catch many new Pokémon species. Nintendo

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PUBLISHER: Nintendo PLATFORM: Nintendo Switch PRICE: $59.99 RATING: E DETAILS: For the first time in its 23-year history, Pokémon games have made their way to a Nintendo home console. They are being released November 15, but given the Pokémon pedigree and legacy, they’re going to be the games to get this season. Set in a modern environment inspired by Great Britain, they are the first Pokémon games to feature “open world” elements, where players are free to explore Victorian-inspired cities and fields full of hundreds of new Pokémon species to find and capture.

PUBLISHER: Nintendo PLATFORM: Nintendo Switch PRICE: $59.99 RATING: E (Everyone) DETAILS: Ranked by gaming site Polygon as the best Mario game ever, New Super Mario Bros U - originally created for Wii U - was a much-needed addition to Nintendo Switch. Sure it’s a game from 2012, but it’s still one of the more challenging Mario games ever made. And if it’s too hard? There are two modes designed for the casual player struggling to get through the levels. And up to four players can join. It wraps up everything great about Mario games in one box.

top video games offer updated

The courtroom drama heats up in “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy.” Capcom

PHOENIX WRIGHT: ACE ATTORNEY TRILOGY PUBLISHER: Capcom PLATFORM: Xbox One, Switch, PS4, PC PRICE: $29.99 RATING: T (Teen) DETAILS: The most popular visual-novel series got a high-definition update this year. The saga of rookie criminal defense attorney Phoenix Wright will keep your family on the edge of their seats. As Wright, you try to solve crimes of passion, deception and high-level corruption, a story written with healthy, good-natured humor that acknowledges how ridiculous and dramatic the courtroom action can get.

FUN

By GENE PARK Washington Post

Another generation of gaming is drawing to a close, with new PlayStations and Xboxes on the way next Christmas. But that means developers have become more confident in creating gaming experiences that look and play better than ever.

The selection is chosen from titles this year that improve on some of the best from the industry’s past, while standing out as some of the year’s best. All but one of these games can be enjoyed with friends and family. From courtroom dramas to exploring new worlds, these are the best games for kids this holiday season.

The new visuals in “The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening” help make it one of the best adventure games available. Nintendo

THE LEGNED OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING PUBLISHER: Nintendo PLATFORM: Nintendo Switch PRICE: $59.99 RATING: E DETAILS: The Washington Post has ranked this the third-greatest game in what’s considered one of the greatest game series of all time. The game is simple, because its roots are from 1992. But the updated visuals make the game look like a beautifully animated pop-up book, with every tree and animal looking like a plastic toy come to life.

Pair that with even more treasures, and this is the best adventure game out there.

The new Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is a reboot of a 1999 PlayStation game. Activision

CRASH TEAM RACING: NITRO-FUELED PUBLISHER: Activision PLATFORM: Xbox One, Switch, PS4 PRICE: $39.99 RATING: E10+ (Ages 10 and older) DETAILS: Yes, Nintendo is dominating this list, but Mario and pals will have to hand over the kart-racing crowd to the bandicoot. Crash Team Racing, a long-awaited remastered version of the 1999 PlayStation hit, is better than the Mario Kart series, offering more challenge, faster vehicles and tons of game modes, all delivered in detailed, dynamic graphics.

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A 6-year-old asks why there are no female toy soldiers

NOW,

THERE WILL BE

There are girls in the Army, but they didn’t make any girl Army men.

So I wondered why.”

VIVIAN LORD 6-year-old girl

By MIHIR ZAVERI New York Times

Since their debut in the 1930s, toy soldiers have, at their core, hardly changed. They stand 2 to 3 inches tall. They are made of plastic. They carry lethal weapons. And they have been, almost without exception, male.

But that is set to change, thanks in part to an indignant 6-year-old from Little Rock, Ark., named Vivian Lord.

Next year, one toy company will, for the first time, release toy soldiers depicting women in combat roles in the U.S. military after Vivian’s complaints spurred widespread media coverage this summer and fall.

“There are girls in the Army, but they didn’t make any girl Army men,” Vivian said in a recent interview. “So I wondered why.”

Vivian made her discovery in July, when, after a particularly productive trip to an arcade while on vacation in Alabama, she redeemed her hard-earned tickets for a batch of toy soldiers.

She was used to playing with her older brother’s soldiers, but these were now her own. And as she lined them up on a coffee table — the good guys versus the bad guys — she realized that all of them were, in fact, guys.

That bothered Vivian. So she questioned her parents. Her mother, Brittany Lord, suggested that her daughter write a letter and complain directly to the toy companies who make and sell the soldiers. So Vivian did.

“Why do you not make girl army men, my friend’s mom is in the army too!!” Vivian wrote in her letter, which Brittany Lord sent to three toy companies. “So why don’t you make them too!!!!!”

Vivian wrote that she had previously found packs of male soldiers colored pink, presumably to appeal to girls, but she could tell those were still men. She said she wanted “girls that look like women.”

Brittany Lord did not expect a response to Vivian’s letter. But one copy reached Jeff Imel, owner of BMC Toys in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Imel trades in nostalgia, what he calls “pop culture perennials.” He sells about 80 toy soldier products, including bags and box sets, even though most other U.S. manufacturers have gone out of business over the decades as operations moved overseas and fighting toys declined in popularity.

And, as it turned out, Imel had heard complaints like Vivian’s before.

Last June, one of those complaints came from a retired U.S. Navy fleet master chief who believed that female toy soldiers could help women in the military be seen as equal to men.

Vivian Lord, 6, holds a toy soldier in her home in Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 27. A letter written by Lord drew a flurry of news media attention and prompted one toymaker to develop, for the first time, a pack of the classic toy soldiers designed to be women. Houston Cofield/New York Times

“I grew up playing with my brother’s plastic green soldiers,” JoAnn Ortloff, the retired master chief, who spent 33 years in the Navy, said in an email to Imel. “My 3 granddaughters are young. I want to expose them to playing with the toy soldiers as well, but there are no female soldiers in the toy form.”

Ortloff, 56, who still serves on the

Department of Defense’s Advisory Committee on Women in the Services, said she often volunteered at events honoring women in service, sometimes displaying the pink toy soldiers.

“Men who picked them up, as well as women, said they were cute girl versions of men,” Ortloff said. “I realized this was the absolute

wrong message women in the military want sent.”

Imel was sympathetic to the idea. He had, in his research, found some examples — a novelty set of female figures from Japan, wearing high heels; and plastic Army nurses from the 1950s.

He promised Ortloff that he would explore the idea but said that making new products was expensive. A year later, his response to Vivian’s letter was largely the same.

“Maybe we’ll get it done someday,” he recalled telling Lord.

Then came the news media.

It started with local outlets in Little Rock, after one reporter had seen a copy of Vivian’s letter that Brittany Lord had posted on Facebook. In one story, Lord mentioned her exchange with Imel.

CNN and a veterans publication published stories online. Soon, Imel was getting calls to do interviews on national television networks like CBS. Imel said he then realized he had made a “huge mistake” in putting off complaints like Vivian’s and Ortloff’s.

“All hell broke loose with the media,” he said, “and I haven’t had a chance to catch my breath since.”

He commissioned sketches and made a preliminary model — called a sculpt — out of resin, then displayed it at a toy show in Chicago in September. Three other sculpts are under development.

Imel said the first group of toys was likely to have 24 figures in five positions: a soldier standing and holding a handgun and binoculars; standing and shooting a rifle; kneeling and shooting a rifle; lying on the ground with a rifle; and kneeling and firing a bazooka.

He plans to start a crowdfunding campaign next month, through which people will be able to pre-order the soldiers. Full packs will be available before next October, he said.

He got another note from Vivian.

“Vivian sent me a really nice thank-you letter — on construction paper,” Imel said.

“That’s how you know a kid cares, putting it on their colored paper.”

Vivian said that she jumped up and down when she heard Imel would make the female soldiers.

“When I grow up, I might give some to my kids, too,” she said.

And for Ortloff, she said the project “is very important to me, and so many women, to provide an equal play option for our children.”

She added, “We are not cute girl versions of male soldiers.”

Players, parents turn to tutors for help with Fortnite and Apex Legends

By HAWKEN MILLER Washington Post

Anthony Yeo remembered the panic. Playing Fortnite with his niece Poppy Ford, whenever their foes’ shots found him, he would wildly build cover, hastily assembling any kind of fortification to stave off elimination.

“Now what do I do?” Yeo, 46, asked his niece over a video chat. The 13-year-old Fortnite veteran replied.

“Breathe, keep a level head and you get out of there,” Ford said.

The lesson was well-known to Ford, an avid Fortnite player, but it required a little drilling before Yeo could embrace it. It was a lesson taught to them by Cody Lefevre, a 26-year-old lacrosse coach and elementary school PE teacher in Colorado who, for $175 per 90 minutes, moonlights as a coach for aspiring Fortnite amateurs.

The increased prevalence of competitive video games in social circles throughout the world, but particularly with today’s youth, has sparked a desire by players to improve.

In turn, that has fostered a cottage industry for accomplished gamers to instruct the less-savvy in the ways of smart gaming. Just as some people seek out a tennis or golf coach

to assist them in their weekly matches with friends, so too are children and adults enlisting people like Lefevre to level up their online abilities.

Video games are expected to generate $152 billion in total revenue this year, by market analytics firm Newzoo, and esports events are awarding more and more in cash prizes.

A 16-year-old recently won $3 million in the Fortnite World Cup, while the total prize pool for The International, a world championship-caliber event centered on the game DOTA 2, exceeded $34 million. The International’s pool exceeds that of The Masters by nearly three times and a little more than half of what the PGA Tour doles out for its season-ending Tour Championship.

Yeo and Ford aren’t aiming to become esports pros, but they do want to win more often when they play together.

While Yeo and Ford are related, they’re separated by the Pacific Ocean, Ford in Australia and Yeo in Los Angeles, and gaming is one way for them to keep in touch.

Yeo wanted to get better and surprise Ford with some improved Fortnite skills and bought a session for himself and Ford when he felt he was falling behind in the game.

Yeo found Lefevre on Fiverr, an online services website

like Angie’s List. Training with Lefevre in Fortnite’s consequence-free creative mode, the coach has helped Yeo and Ford build bigger and aim better through their coaching sessions.

Ford streams her gameplay occasionally under the name Popstar_Poppy, her mom moderates the chat to ensure it’s family friendly. She’s good at the game but said she doesn’t want to be a professional.

The appeal for those seeking instruction for themselves or their children goes beyond a potential pro gaming career, though. Parents want their kids to enjoy video games without losing all the time, which can bring dissatisfaction and frustration. Coaches interviewed by The Washington Post say they believe improving in any video game improves a child’s self-esteem, helps them learn more efficiently and gives them a better appreciation for gaming.

“Learning how to be great at one thing can help with something else as well,” Lefevre said. “It’s smart learning and being very efficient with their time. . . .

“It feels like some people would think it’s just a video game, but there’s character development. I can help them be a better person.”

Tutors come from all walks

of life and live around the world. Rates vary, as does the setting for the lessons, with some syncing with students online while others will meet in person at a brick-and-mortar location. The one thing the instructors have in common is that they are good at a particular video game and interact well with their clients.

Given that many of the students in these situations are children, safety is a concern often asked about by parents who want to make sure they’re not entrusting their kids to a potential predator. Many sites are now providing background checks and most interactions are isolated to online environments.

A typical coach-student relationship starts with setting goals the player wants to achieve. Then, the coaches help students tinker with their computer settings, watch their gameplay, share strategies and tips and eventually play with the student. Frankfurt native Benjamin Delibegovic, who studied eight semesters to be an educator and now works full-time as a police officer, is a part-time Apex Legends coach.

He applies what he learned in police training - use cover, watch line of sight and try to approach threats from behind - in game. Apart from strategy, Delibegovic said having a positive

mindset is important, not only for the success of the student but his success as a teacher.

“I take that aspect of motivation into my coaching sessions and also trying to tell them, don’t be frustrated when you die,” Delibegovic said. “Just say ‘hmm okay.

What can I do to not die next time?’ and motivate them.”

Online matchmaking services like Fiverr, and a host of start-ups like G-pprentice, are trying to monetize this newfound line of work by connecting coaches with clients. Some established coaches in the gaming community provide their services through specialized platforms like Gamer Sensei and ProGuides.

The closest comparison is the ride sharing economy, but unlike that industry, coaching prices vary dramatically, depending on how many hours per week coaches work and their skill level. Some charge as low as $7.50 per hour while more well-known coaches found on ProGuides, like Dmitry “Redmercy” Garanin, could make upward of $2,000 per month. Some, like 28-year-old Kevin Tolin from Greenville, Alabama, say they aren’t in it for the money.

“I’m teaching you something but also having fun together,” Tolin said. “I’m not looking for the pay.”

Retired professional gamers and influencers found on Gamer Sensei and ProGuides are looking to make this a full or part time career. They still get to play the game they love, and make money while they do it. Sometimes people will pay a premium just to play with a professional.

“I’m picking ProGuides over streaming and having more fun and [more] income,” said former pro League of Legends player Andres Zamora, now CEO of Dark Horse, an esports team based in Chile. “I help them with the knowledge I have and the student feels comfortable, learns and has fun whether they win or lose.”

Attracting new clients is difficult in this space, but some are leveraging lessons from their full-time jobs to garner interest from parents in video game tutoring.

“I’ve worked for five years as a barber and getting referrals is extremely important,” Erickson said.

That’s where the endorsements of players like Yeo and Ford can help, even if the lessons don’t always stick. What was it that Yeo is supposed to remember when he starts feeling enemy fire?

Yeo replies: “I ask for Poppy’s backup real quick.”

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By BECKY KRYSTAL Washington Post

It’s been a couple of weeks since I had my last farmers market peach, and the transition always feels like a bit of a bummer. But my disappointment is lessened knowing pear season is ramping up. While buying any type of pears I could get my hands on for the photo above, I sampled my first Seckel pears of the year. Bliss! Peach who?

As fantastic as pears can be, they sometimes play second fiddle to their relations, apples. Why? “Pears are difficult,” says Emily Zaas, who runs Maryland’s Black Rock Orchard with her husband, David Hochheimer, “but they are so enjoyable because of the variety.” They’re hard to grow, which for buyers can mean less access, or access to fewer varieties.

Moreover, once you buy them, it takes a little more effort to figure out when they’re ready to eat.

Don’t let uncertainty stop you from loving on this quintessential fall fruit.

Here’s what you need to know:

PE AR S The unheralded stars of the fall fruit bounty

BUYING Pears come in a variety of colors and gradients, which don’t really tell you much beyond what type they are. The colors don’t indicate what’s going on inside, other than the Bartlett, which I’ll get to below. Purchase pears that are fragrant and free of cuts or other blemishes that might cause them to rot.

Russeting, or brown rough patches, is perfectly normal and fine to eat. Pear season runs from late summer into December or January, although they’re typically available year-round at supermarkets.

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Chili lime black bean tacos take just 20 minutes, a few pantry staples

By SONJA OVERHISER & ALEX OVERHISER

Kosher salt 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil One 15.5-ounce can no-salt-added black beans, with the liquid 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika (pimentón; sweet or hot) 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Six 6-inch corn tortillas 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce (from 1 heart of romaine) Hot sauce, such as Cholula (optional)

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Our fellow home cooks are constantly asking us for ideas and recipes to help them put a healthy-ish meal on the table at lightning speed — for those familiar nights when you just don’t have time for lots of chopping and extensive prep. We can all relate.

So what’s the solution? You can start by packing your shelves and refrigerator with a few staples that are low on effort and big on flavor. In our pantry, canned black beans, limes and a few key condiments and spices are near the top of the list.

This plant-based taco recipe is a lesson in minimalism: You’ll be surprised at the amount of flavor achieved from a few humble ingredients in just 20 minutes.

Our favorite trick for cooking black beans is with a little can liquid, spices and a hint of Dijon mustard for complexity. What takes them over the top is a crunchy, tart two-onion quick pickle. And if you like a little kick, put that hot sauce to use.

Spanish smoked paprika (pimentón) brings a noticeable flair to plant-based dishes and is worth the investment. You can find it in the

Chili lime black bean tacos are a tasty and quick weeknight dinner. Justin Tsucalas/Washington Post.

spice aisle in the grocery store. It is not interchangeable with sweet paprika or Hungarian paprika.

CHILI LIME BLACK BEAN TACOS 2 servings (makes 6 tacos) This recipe is a lesson in minimalism: You’ll be surprised at the amount of flavor achieved from a few humble ingredients in just 20

minutes.

Make Ahead: Refrigerate leftover black bean filling and pickled onion for up totwo days; reheat the black beans on the stove top.

2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced crosswise (white and green parts) 1 small red onion, thinly sliced ¼ cup lime juice (from 2 or 3 limes)

Make the two-onion quick pickle: Combine the scallions and half the red onion slices in a medium bowl.

Cover the onions and scallions with hot tap water and squeeze them a few times with your hands. Let them stand for about 2 minutes to extract their raw flavor, then drain.

Combine the lime juice, the rinsed red onions and scallions, and a pinch of kosher salt in a small jar or liquid measuring cup. Let stand while you make the remainder of the recipe, or for at least 10 minutes.

On to the black beans: Heat the oil until shimmering in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the remaining red onion and cook without

stirring for about 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Add the black beans with their liquid, the chili powder, cumin, Spanish smoked paprika, Dijon mustard and ½ teaspoon of kosher salt; stir to incorporate. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces to a thick sauce.

We like to add a bit of flavor and lovely char marks while warming our tortillas (not required, but highly recommended). Place a tortilla right on the grate above the flame of a gas burner, then cook on medium heat for a few seconds per side, flipping with tongs, until lightly blackened on the edges. Repeat for all tortillas.

If you don’t have a gas range, arrange the tortillas in a single layer on a baking sheet and broil for about 1 minute per side.

To assemble the tacos, place some chopped romaine at the center of each tortilla, then add a large spoonful of the black bean mixture. Top with the pickled onions and hot sauce, if using. If desired, you can pour a small splash of the lime juice from the onion pickles onto each taco (but be conservative or you’ll have a watery taco).

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Books & authors Author draws on her experience

as a homeless teen

By ELIZABETH HAND Washington Post

The Butterfly Girl

By Rene Denfeld Harper. 264 pp. $26.99 Rene Denfeld is a former private investigator who has gazed fearlessly into the dark parts of people’s lives, including her own. Her 1997 book “Kill the Body, the Head Will Fall” drew on her experience as an amateur boxer who became the first woman to win the Tacoma Golden Gloves title. Elsewhere, she has written about the man she once thought of as her father, who turned out to be a sexual predator: “At nights I slept with Johnny and my mother. ... What happened in that bed? I cannot remember now, and have never remembered.” By the time she was 15, Denfeld was homeless.

Denfeld’s 2014 fiction debut, “The Enchanted,” is a remarkable novel centered on a death-row prisoner and the female investigator involved in his case. At once terrifying and transcendent, the novel received the ALA Medal for Excellence in Fiction and the French Prix Award. It also set the stage for Denfeld’s breakout 2017 bestseller, “The Child Finder.” That novel introduced readers to Naomi Cottle, a private investigator who specializes in missing children. Set in Oregon (Denfeld lives in Portland), its tone is eerie and dreamy, as readers hear the alternating narrations of Naomi and the abducted girl she hopes to find in the Oregon wilderness.

Naomi Cottle returns in Denfeld’s latest novel, “The Butterfly Girl.” This time, she’s in search of her younger sister. As children, Naomi and her sister were abducted and held prisoner for several years. Only Naomi managed to escape. Ever since, she has been haunted by her sister’s fate: Did

she survive to adulthood? Who was their captor?

Naomi focuses her search on Portland. There she crosses paths with Celia, an 11-year-old runaway who has fled sexual abuse at the hands of her heroin-addicted mother’s vile partner, Teddy. Like Naomi, Celia had abandoned her own younger sister when she left home. Celia now takes refuge in a

ravine beneath a highway overpass with other homeless children who dumpster dive for food and prostitute themselves for a few dollars or the promise of a hot meal or drugs.

During the day, Celia finds solace in the city library, absorbed by natural history books about butterflies. Sometimes, she returns home to check on her sister, Alyssa, and their mother, always leaving before

the violent and predatory Teddy returns.

As in “The Child Finder,” the tale unfolds from the perspectives of an imperiled girl; her captor; and the dogged, damaged Naomi. The cynical, steadfast, streetwise Celia does much of the novel’s heavy lifting. Bright and devoid of selfpity, Celia is bent on saving her sister. Having seen her accusations against Teddy dismissed, she steels herself to rescue Alyssa from Teddy’s predations, knowing all too well what she’s up against.

As Naomi observes: “People act as if reporting childhood sexual abuse solved the problem, but Naomi knew that most cases didn’t end in conviction. What no one talked about was what life was like for the victims after acquittal.”

Denfeld reminds us that storytelling remains one of the most powerful means we have of confronting our darkest human impulses, and sometimes overcoming them. It’s unfortunate that this time, while her pacing is swift, her prose, unfortunately, is often workmanlike, lacking the sheer bravura strangeness of the previous novel.

Naomi, intent on both her missing sister and the increasingly vulnerable Celia, too often seems merely diligent than indefatigable.

The tale’s resolution relies heavily on coincidences, a few of which strain even a seasoned suspense reader’s credulity. Still, few people write as well about childhood sexual trauma as Denfeld does - its origins, the legacy that can extend for generations for both victim and perpetrator and especially the coping strategies that victims develop to survive.

Hand’s 15th novel, “Curious Toys,” was published this month.

Collectors and their stunning, strange acquisitions

By REAGAN UPSHAW Washington Post

Cabinets of Curiosities

By Patrick Mauriès Thames & Hudson. 256 pp. $45 Many of us keep a tchotchke of some kind on a mantelpiece or dresser in our houses - a stone from a vacation beach, a dime-store gift from a grandchild now in college, a folk sculpture picked up in Mexico, a thing that embodies a memory of a place or a time in our lives. In “Cabinets of Curiosities,” Patrick Mauriès tells the story of some truly awesome collectors.

Precursors of such collections were the relics amassed by medieval churches - a piece of the True Cross, a bone from a saint, a vial of the Virgin’s milk - items that were believed to have miraculous properties. “Something of the atmosphere of the supernatural that belonged to them passed to the cabinets of curiosities, so that alchemy, the occult and magic were never very far way,” Mauriès writes. Indeed, some of the earliest known collectors of curiosities were alchemists or apothecaries, very similar professions in those days.

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Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Saturday, Oct. 26, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. The Night Fire. Michael Connelly. Little, Brown 2. The Guardians. John Grisham.

Doubleday 3. The Deserter. DeMille/DeMille. Simon & Schuster 4. The 19th Christmas. Patterson/Paetro.

Little, Brown 5. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Charlie Mackesy. HarperOne

They never knew when a piece of a mummy or a chip of unicorn’s horn, pulled out of a dusty drawer, might prove useful in a concoction.

By the 16th century, the

rage for collecting curiosities had spread to the ruling class, and part of the history of such collecting is the shift from private to public display. In Florence, Francesco de’ Medici

kept his collection in a windowless room about the size of a modern living room, and items were stored in closed cupboards without any form of identification. Francesco knew what each thing was, and he could explain it to visitors.

North of the Alps, on the other hand, collections of curiosities tended to proclaim the wealth and power of their owners. In Munich, Duke Albrecht V’s collection occupied two well-lighted floors of a large palace. Every item was labeled, and objects were laid out on tables or suspended from walls or ceilings. Access to the collection was readily available to distinguished citizens, artists and fellow connoisseurs.

The presentation of a collection often became a bit of theater. At some places, a visitor would encounter a liveried dwarf, acting both as a guide and as one of the curiosities.

Artists visiting a nobleman’s collection might be looking to sketch a stuffed dodo, or they might be seeking inspiration in a small painting by a celebrated painter. Late Renaissance collections were often chockablock displays of art and nature, with an intricately

Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers 6. The Water Dancer. Ta-Nehisi Coates.

One World 7. Agent Running in the Field. John le Carre. Viking 8. The Institute. Stephen King. Scribner 9. The Dutch House. Ann Patchett. Harper 10. The Burning White. Brent Weeks.

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HARDCOVER NONFICTION 1. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier. Ree Drummond. Morrow 2. Me. Elton John. Holt 3. Catch and Kill. Ronan Farrow. Little,

Brown 4. Binging with Babish. Andrew Rea. HMH 5. Trump vs. China. Newt Gingrich. Center Street 6. The Way I Heard It. Mike Rowe. Gallery 7. I Really Needed This Today. Hoda Kotb.

Putnam 8. Three Days at the Brink. Bret Baier.

Morrow 9. Nothing Fancy. Alison Roman. Clarkson Potter 10. Blowout. Rachel Maddow. Crown

MASS MARKET 1. Beauchamp Hall. Danielle Steel. Dell

2. Meant to Be Yours. Susan Mallery. HQN 3. Dark Sacred Night. Michael Connelly.

Vision 4. Doctor Sleep (movie tie-in). Stephen King. Pocket 5. Target: Alex Cross. James Patterson.

Vision 6. Alaskan Holiday. Debbie Macomber.

Ballantine 7. Holy Ghost. John Sandford. Putnam 8. Never Tell. Lisa Gardner. Dutton 9. Year One. Nora Roberts. St. Martin’s 10. Season of Love. Debbie Macomber.

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carved piece of ivory placed next to a jar holding a twoheaded cat placed next to an elaborate automaton, with a stuffed crocodile hanging from the ceiling overhead. By the 18th century, such motley assortments were on their way out, with artworks increasingly displayed by themselves and biological specimens sent to the precursors of modern natural history museums.

With the Age of Revolution and the fall of monarchies, the cabinet of curiosities again became a private affair, the domain of the connoisseur in his study.

The old chockablock exhibits would have their influence, however, and Mauriès devotes his final chapters to surrealists who created jarring juxtapositions of objects and to contemporary interior designers who revel in a decor featuring animal skulls, pieces of tribal art, portraits made of seashells and the like. Such over-the-top displays are a faint but worthy echo of the Renaissance cabinet. Most of us, having to do the dusting ourselves, will be contented with the vacation tchotchke.

Upshaw is an art dealer and critic in Beacon.

1. Every Breath. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central 2. The Great Alone. Kristin Hannah. Griffin 3. Redemption. David Baldacci. Grand Central 4. The 18th Abduction. Patterson/Paetro.

Grand Central 5. Nine Perfect Strangers. Liane Moriarty.

Flatiron 6. Before We Were Yours. Lisa Wingate.

Ballantine 7. Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste Ng. Penguin Books 8. A Well-Behaved Woman. Therese Anne Fowler. Griffin 9. A Spark of Light. Jodi Picoult. Ballantine 10. The Overstory. Richard Powers.

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NOTEWORTHY PAPERBACKS Summaries from The New York Times Book Review:

UNSHELTERED

By Barbara Kingsolver.

(Harper Perennial, $17.99.) Two narratives, one set in the 21st century and one in the 19th, entwine in this novel about two families that occupy the same house centuries apart.

Each seeks elusive shelter as it reels from its own set of disruptions. Kingsolver “has given us another densely packed and intricately imagined book,” Meg Wolitzer wrote in The Times.

PALACES FOR THE PEOPLE: HOW SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HELP FIGHT INEQUALITY, POLARIZATION, AND THE DECLINE OF CIVIC LIFE

By Eric Klinenberg. (Broadway Books, $18.) Klinenberg, an NYU sociologist, argues that designing public building projects like streets and schools to maximize human connections solves a host of social ills. “Anyone interested in cities will find this book an engaging survey,” Times reviewer Pete Buttigieg wrote.

COME WITH ME

By Helen Schulman.

(Harper Perennial, $16.99.)

Set in Silicon Valley and Fukushima, Japan, Schulman’s sixth novel centers on a long-married couple, the parents of three children, who plunge into real-world and cyber experiences that shake the foundations of their staid, affluent life. Times reviewer Stephen McCauley called the book “strikingly original, compelling and beautifully written.”

NINE PINTS: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MONEY, MEDICINE, AND MYSTERIES OF BLOOD

By Rose George. (Picador, $18.) This exploration of that crucial bodily fluid encompasses the ancient practice of bloodletting, the lucrative market in plasma transfusions and the author’s harrowing personal experiences. The Times’ Dwight Garner applauded George’s “no-nonsense briskness” and “potent moral sensibility.”

I AM DYNAMITE! A LIFE OF NIETZSCHE

By Sue Prideaux.

(Tim Duggan Books, $18.).

This intimate biography of the sickly 19th-century philosopher who became an unwitting intellectual pillar of the Third Reich moves between his life, his published work and his personal writings.

The Times’ Parul Sehgal praised Prideaux’s “attentive, scrupulous portrait.”

MEMOIRS OF AN EXPROM QUEEN

By Alix Kates Shulman.

(Picador, $17.)

Published in 1972 and immediately embraced as a feminist classic, this reissued novel follows its heroine from teenage triumphs and humiliations in an Ohio suburb through snuffed-out ambitions and a disastrous marriage to a hardfought kind of freedom, sexual and otherwise. “Sasha Davis might well be a female cousin of Alexander Portnoy,” Marylin Bender wrote in The Times.

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LUCKY EXPERT North-South vulnerable, South deals NORTH ♠ 10 3 2 ♥ QJ76 ♦ AK3 ♣AQ2 WEST EAST ♠K ♠J96 ♥ K 10 5 3 2 ♥ A984 ♦ J764 ♦ 9852 ♣J93 ♣K6 SOUTH ♠AQ8754 ♥ Void ♦ Q 10 ♣ 10 8 7 5 4 The bidding: SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 2♠ Pass 2NT Pass 4♣ Pass 4♠ All pass Opening lead: Three of ♥ It isn’t fair. It’s bad enough that experts have superior bridge judgment and technique, they also seem to get lucky more often than we do. Today’s lucky expert, sitting South, is ACBL Hall of Fame member David Berkowitz, of Boca

Raton, Florida.

Berkowitz played low from dummy on the opening heart lead.

The rule of 11 would have told East to play his eight, but that takes more courage than East could muster.

Berkowitz ruffed the ace of hearts and had to decide how to play the black suits. This was a team game, so overtricks didn’t matter — just safety. Berkowitz decided to lay down the ace of spades. Should the king of spades be onside, with East, it would still be there later, and his goal was to assure no more than one spade loser, if possible. Lucky Berkowitz saw the king fall under his ace as West leaned farther back in his chair.

Assured now of only one spade loser, Berkowitz turned his attention to clubs and gave that suit the same treatment. He led a club to dummy’s ace, no doubt disappointed not to drop that king also. Berkowitz crossed back to his hand and led another club. He mis-guessed by playing dummy’s queen, but he had his contract, losing one spade and two clubs.

At the other table, the contract failed when declarer led a spade to the queen and then later a club to the queen. No luck in either suit. He probably wasn’t an expert!

By Stella Wilder Born today, you are never one to make the mistake of thinking there is only one right way to do a thing. You are far more interested in process than in result. The journey is far more interesting to you than the destination, and learning about something is far more satisfying in the long run than knowing about it. You are flexible, tolerant and encouraging to others — often more so than you are with yourself. You can be quite hard on yourself, and yet at the same time you’re more than willing to give others the benefit of the doubt.

You are willing to share almost anything about yourself with anyone; you do not believe that being an open book is dangerous to you at all. You would rather risk making people uncomfortable by telling them too much than making them suspect you by telling them not enough.

You know how to perform very well under pressure.

Also born on this date are: Nick Lachey, singer; Susan Tedeschi, singer; Lou Ferrigno, bodybuilder and actor; Tom Fogerty, musician; Carl Sagan, physicist; Spiro Agnew, U.S. vice president; Hedy Lamarr, actress.

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, NOVEMBER 10 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — There is much that you have to learn about someone with whom you will be working in the coming days. Begin with the simplest elements.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — You’ll have the chance to catch up with someone who is far ahead of you and the rest of the pack — but scheduling is a key factor.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You’ve not promised anything one way or the other, so you’ll still have the flex-

ibility you need to lay things out to your advantage.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — The day begins on a promising note. Don’t set yourself back by trying to do too much too quickly or all at once. Pace yourself.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) — A personal issue demands time, and yet you still owe someone close to you some attention. You can come up with a satisfactory solution.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You may feel buffeted by circumstances that are not quite to your liking today. You could be tempted to withdraw from a certain contest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Even a little self-indulgence can get you into hot water today. Avoid anything that, in the past, you’ve had trouble controlling.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You may have to bend — or even break — the rules today in order to get where you need to be on time. Don’t be tempted to do this more than once!

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — You’ll learn much from someone who plays the role of “oracle” today. Before nightfall you should be able to assume more control.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You are perfectly happy to work with things as they develop, but you want to have some say in how you make use of certain key resources.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — An unexpected encounter raises the stakes considerably today. You have what it takes to deliver the goods, but not until after dark.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — You can afford to exert yourself a little more than usual today, especially when it comes to an activity that usually doesn’t inspire you.

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Pizza Hut thinks outside the (square) box DELIVERING CHANGE:

square — feels like a giant leap for pizza-kind.

Chain tries out round box “For the most part, only marginal changes

By EMILY HEIL Washington Post have been made to pizza boxConsider the pizza box. Not es through the years,” Nicolas a specific pizza box, because Burquier, Pizza Hut’s chief custhey all pretty much look the tomer and operations officer, same, but all the pizza boxes said in an email. “This round you might have encountered box leverages new technology anytime in the last half century and represents step change inor so. They’re probably some novation.”

The pie chain’s claims about combination of red, white and green, and maybe feature the new box are many. Some an Italian-looking chef with of its shiny new features are a swirly mustache. They’re meant to improve its funcbulky, and you struggle to fit tion and use: The round shape them in your fridge when there means there’s less waste (i.e., are leftovers, or even in your it’s better for the environment), trash can when they’re empty. and it’s made of sustainably The pizza box has been this harvested plant fiber. It’s inway for decades, even as cars dustrially compostable. Less have gone electric and phones material also means it takes have become pocket-size, por- up less space on the shelves of table means of accessing the Pizza Hut locations — and in whole of human knowledge your fridge.

The box (can you even call a (or at least a lot of cat videos).

Innovation in the pizza-box disc-shaped vessel a box? Disspace has consisted of the ad- cuss.) has ridges on the bottom dition of those miniature plas- exterior and grooves in the top, tic platforms that keep the top so multiples can lock together, of the box from sticking to the meaning there’s no slipping cheese below. Maybe a vent or during delivery or when you’re two to keep air circulating. Little toting a stack into a party. They cupholders for garlic butter or don’t require time-consuming assembling by employees, and ranch dressing.

And so what might seem like they break down easily — you a small step — Pizza Hut’s an- can fold them over multiple nouncement this month that times until you have someit’s trying out a high-tech new thing compact enough to drop design that’s round instead of into your trash can.

Pears

Use pears to make a tart or pear butter

From C3

RIPENING In “Jane Grigson’s Fruit Book,” the author gives a sobering assessment: “A ripe pear gives very slightly round the stem, but should be in no way squashy. All this provides problems for the shopkeeper and supplier. The result is that most people have never eaten a decent pear in their lives.” Jane does not suffer fools! Even if you don’t subscribe to that brand of bluntness, it is true that getting a perfectly ripe pear requires some know-how.

USA Pears, a website run by a group representing growers in the Northwest, says pears are one of the few types of fruits that don’t ripen on the tree. (Asian pears, however, do ripen on the tree.) That, in combination with the fact that riper pears are easily damaged, means many of the pears you find at the grocery store are not quite ready to be eaten. For more same- or next-day satisfaction, farmers market pears are a safer bet. They’re also where you may come across less common varieties.

But how to ensure your pear is ripe? Give it the old squeeze test, applying gentle pressure to the neck with your thumb. The pear is ready if it yields there; firm Boscs and Concordes won’t give quite as much as other types. USA Pears notes that pears ripen from the inside out, and the neck is closest to the center. If you checked the fatter part of the pear, by the time it was soft, the inside would be overripe. If you have Bartletts with green skin, they will lighten to yellow as they ripen.

Once your pears have ripened at room temperature, store them in the refrigerator. At that point, Zaas says, they can last as long as a few weeks. You can also store unripe pears in the refrigerator and then bring them back out when you’re ready to ripen

And there are taste claims, too. Grooves along the bottom help catch grease and circulate air to prevent soggy crust, says Pizza Hut, and the latch closure keeps heat in, so your pie ostensibly stays warmer longer.

“I think one day in the future we’ll reminisce about the idea of round pizzas in square boxes and laugh,” Burquier said.

We had Pizza Hut ship us a few samples of the new whizbang receptacle so we could kick its tires. Out of the box (yes, the box arrived in a box — so very meta) it looked promising: sturdy (no center sag) but relatively lightweight, with an easy-to-snap lid. The stacking feature felt nice and secure.

But all that assessment was simply of an empty box. The real question was: How would Pizza Hut is trying out a new round design. Emily Heil/Washington Post it perform in the field? We mocked up a trial wherein we ordered two identical pizzas on the new box and took both fact, the pizza that had traveled in the traditional box was from Pizza Hut, each with half pies back to the office.

The new box felt much more 2 degrees warmer (we used cheese and half sausage and secure and easy to handle.

We both an instant-read and gun onion. We gave the bottom didn’t have to palm it in the centhermometer). The crusts and of the new box to the friendly integrity of the toppings were ter of the pie like you often do people behind the counter completely indistinguishable. with the classic pizza tote.

And and asked that one of the pizNow, it’s entirely possible that it didn’t seem to slide around zas be placed on it, with the this was the fault of our imperwhile it was perched on the seat other going into the standard fect test. box, which comes lined with a of the Uber.

About 30 minutes later, we But when it came time to corrugated liner and one of the opened both boxes and found toss the remnants of lunch, we aforementioned plastic table... almost no discernible difappreciated the way the new top thingees. When they were both ready, we clicked the top ferences between the two. In container folded up for easy

Robin Mather of the Chicago Tribune offers the following recipes using pears. She is a longtime food journalist and the author of “The Feast Nearby,” a collection of essays and recipes from a year of eating locally on a budget. Follow her as she writes her third book at thefeastofthedove.com.

PEAR-ALMOND TART This simple tart will look — and taste — more impressive than its simple ingredients might suggest. Remember that you want pears that will hold their shape for this tart. If you can’t find creme fraiche, substitute lightly sweetened sour cream as a garnish at serving time.

Makes: about 12 servings CRUST: 2 ¼ cups ground almond meal 4 ½ tablespoons sugar 8 tablespoons melted salted butter FILLING: 2 cups sugar, divided use (plus more for browning) 3 Anjou, Bosc or Comice pears, peeled, sliced in half 1 ½ cups milk 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs, lightly beaten ¼ cup flour ¼ cup sliced toasted almonds Creme fraiche, sweetened sour cream or whipped cream 1. For the crust: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine almond meal, sugar and melted butter in a medium bowl.

Stir to combine. Pat the crust mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 12-inch tart pan and press into place with the bottom of a drinking glass.

Bake the crust until just colored, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely before filling.

2. For the filling: Heat 4 cups water them.

PREPPING There’s not a whole lot that’s complicated here. As with all fruit, wash and scrub under cold, running water and then dry. If you’re peeling, you can use a paring knife, but a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler is good for removing a thinner layer, says Rolce Payne in “Cooking With Fruit.” She suggests going down the pear from stem to blossom end. To core, a dedicated corer can do the trick; so can a melon baller.

and 1½ cups sugar to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low. Add the pears; poach until tender, 20-25 minutes. Remove pears from the syrup. Allow to cool, then cut out cores. Cut the pears into fans by slicing into ¼-inch slices that remain attached by about ½ inch at the stem end. Set aside.

3. Combine milk and vanilla in a small saucepan and bring it to just a simmer over medium heat. (Don’t let it boil over.) Combine eggs, remaining ½ cup sugar and the flour in a large saucepan.

Temper the mixture by slowly whisking in a little of the hot milk. Then gradually whisk in the rest. Cook, whisking continuously, over medium heat. At the first sign of a boil, 3 to 6 minutes, remove pan from the heat while continuing to whisk until mixture begins to thicken. Allow the custard to cool.

4. Spoon cooled custard into the tart shell. Lay the fanned-out pears, stem end inward, in the custard. Scatter the sliced almonds over top. Sprinkle with 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar. Heat the broiler in the oven. Place the tart on the middle rack, 4 to 5 inches from the broil. Allow to broil until pears and custard are golden, about 5 minutes, watching carefully.

5. Serve warm with creme fraiche, sweetened sour cream or whipped cream.

Nutrition information per serving: 428 calories, 22 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 69 mg cholesterol, 54 g carbohydrates, 45 g sugar, 8 g protein, 101 mg sodium, 4 g fiber

VANILLA-CARDAMOM PEAR BUTTER Makes: about 7 half-pints

When you want to halve and stuff pears, Payne says to scoop them out with the small end of a melon baller, a small knife or a teaspoon.

Pears are prone to browning once cut, but water mixed with some lemon juice can help stave off discoloration.

VARIETIES Here’s a rundown on flavor and appearance of some of the most common varieties as described by USA Pears, unless otherwise noted.

Anjou: “Refreshingly sweet and juicy with a hint of citrus.” Egg-shaped and bright green, sometimes with a red blush. Other than color, red and green Anjou are

You’ll definitely want to use ripe Bartlett pears for this fruit butter because they cook into a silky puree. Making this pear butter in the slow cooker means you don’t have to stand over it while it cooks. We’ve given directions to both can and freeze this sumptuous delight.

6 ½ pounds Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch cubes Juice of 1 large lemon ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon coarse salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1. Tumble all ingredients except butter into a slow cooker. Stir to blend, then cover and cook on low until the pear butter is very thick and mounds on a spoon, 8 to 10 hours. Test its readiness by placing a spoonful on a plate; if no liquid escapes around the edges, the pear butter is ready. If it weeps, continue to cook with the lid crosswise to allow excess liquid to evaporate.

2. Stir in the butter until it is fully melted. Ladle the hot pear butter into sterile half-pint jars, leaving ¼-inch headspace. To can, apply lids and rings just until finger tight; process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. To freeze, allow the pear butter to cool to room temperature, then freeze without lids. Once pear butter is frozen, add lids and freeze for up to six months.

Nutrition information per tablespoon: 21 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 5 g carbohydrates, 3 g sugar, 0 g protein, 5 mg sodium, 1 g fiber

basically interchangeable, although Saveur says the red are sweeter with less pronounced citrus undertones.

Asian: “The Asian pear could be the love child between a pear and jicama with some melon thrown in. Its flesh is cool, crisp, juicy and firm, with diverse notes,” is how food writer David Hagedorn described them in The Post. Zaas finds them quite sweet, too. There are many varieties, but most of what you’ll come across here are round like apples and speckled, with a color that can range from olive to pale yellow.

Bartlett: “Signature pear flavor with abundant juice.”

Most traditional pear shape with rounded bottom and distinct neck. Green and red are similar, though, again, Saveur says red are smoother and sweeter.

Bosc: “Crisp and woodsy with a honey sweetness.”

Brown with russeting on all or some of the skin, with a fully round bottom that gradually tapers into a narrow

neck.

Comice: “Succulent, buttery and exceptionally sweet.” Round with a squat neck, mostly green with some red. Often found in fruit boxes sent to you by doting aunts.

Concorde: “Crunchy and earthy with a hint of vanilla.”

Yellow-green with a pointed top that expands into a round bottom.

Forelle: “Crisp, tangy and refreshingly sweet.” Bellshaped, a little bigger than Seckel, green and red with red freckles.

Seckel: “Bite-sized, crunchy and ultra-sweet.” Chubby and round with a small neck, a mix of olive green and maroon skin. My favorite; I pop them like candy.

Starkrimson: “Aromatic, moist and sweet with a floral essence.” Bright red with a shape similar to Bartlett.

WHICH TO USE WHERE Texture is a primary factor in choosing pears for cooking. Mostly that comes down to whether the pear is firm or

disposal.

Was it possible we were witnessing the future? That someday, when we’re picking up a pie by spaceship — or drone — we won’t even remember a time when pizza came in square boxes with mustachioed chefs on them and cursive fonts proclaiming the contents to be fresh, hot and delicious?

Maybe, but the traditional one will always be an icon.

soft, which can be driven by the variety or the degree of ripeness.

Seckel and Bosc pears are firmer and can hold their shape, Zaas says. Whole or halved Seckels are spectacular baked into the top of a cake, and Bake From Scratch magazine recently used the shape and texture of Boscs to advantage by fanning out partially sliced whole fruit in a mesmerizing galette. The magazine also recommends Anjou as an all-purpose variety that can stand up to high temperatures, so consider them in pies and tarts.

Firmer pears — Bosc, Anjou — or less ripe specimens of the softer types are great for poaching, such as in a spiced wine mixture. They can work for slaws, grilling and sauteing, too, according to USA Pears. Pears in salads are a prime fall attraction as well. Don’t forget about Asian pears in the firm and crisp category, either, although they don’t cook well.

Bartletts break down very well, making them an ideal candidate for sauce, jam or butter. Anything that’s very soft or juicy can, of course, be eaten out of hand, as well as incorporated into soups or smoothies or spooned on top of yogurt and oatmeal.

If you want to do a simple taste test of cooked pears, Zaas recommends cutting several varieties into quarters and roasting them with a little butter. You should be able to notice their distinct flavors and textures. Similarly, try halving and coring them and filling with your choice of sweet or savory filling.

PAIRING Pears lean mild and sweet, meaning they’re a perfect foil for stronger flavors. Payne suggests pairing pears with cranberries. She also recommends adding them to thicken and flavor a spinach soup, as well as dressing pears with a lemon vinaigrette that does double duty in terms of taste and keeping the fruit from browning. Another option if you like punchy is to pickle pears. Warm spices are an ideal partner, too, whether it’s cinnamon, cardamom or ginger. And dark chocolate?

Yes, please.

Zaas recommends you build a cheese board that includes pears (try fresh and dried) alongside nuts. I’d start with blue cheese, goat cheese and brie.

If your theory is more likewith-like, pears go very well with their apple cousins. Almonds, with a similar mellow, floral fragrance, are always a safe bet, too.